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Pam Eubanks
August 19, 2011

Author John Maxwell to speak at Bayside

Bayside Community Church will host speaker and author John Maxwell this weekend.

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Michael Eng
August 19, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River High Freshmen Orientation

Braden River High School faculty welcomed its incoming freshmen with an orientation program Aug. 18. The program featured performances by the marching band, the River Rhapsody singers, the Black Pearls dance team and more. Administrators also discussed Braden River's rules and expectations with the Class of 2015.

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Pam Eubanks
August 17, 2011

Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II: Everyone's Hero

Against a sky painted in shades of blue, pink and orange, vehicles parked along a sidewalk lined with miniature American flags along 44th Drive East in the Wallingford subdivision.

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Observer Staff
August 17, 2011

News Briefs

GreyHawk supervisor cleared of ethics complaint; Mega-church buys more Ranch property; Town Hall to host irrigation presentation; Schools gear up with open house events; Manatee County Jail earns re-accreditation

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Pam Eubanks
August 17, 2011

Windsor expansion in progress

The facility will open a new memory care community next spring.

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Pam Eubanks
August 17, 2011

Bible Baptist Church secures new property

The East County church has signed a five-year-lease for the John H. Marble Recreation Complex, better known as the old YMCA building on State Road 70.

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Pam Eubanks
August 17, 2011

Lakewood Rotarians help stamp out hunger

The Rotary Club of Lakewood last week donated $3,000 in food to the Food Bank of Manatee. However, the bank is still short on non-perishable food supplies.

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Michael Eng
August 15, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Baptist VBS

Children at Sarasota Baptist Church enjoyed an energy-filled week during the church's 'Jump! Put Faith in Motion' Vacation Bible School Aug. 8-12. The kids participated in a plethora of activities, including arts and crafts, music and more, while learning about the Christian faith.

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By Allison Moore
August 14, 2011

PHOTO EVENT: Cancer Support Celebrity Bartending

Cancer Support Community-Florida Suncoast raised more than $4,000 at its first Celebrity Bartending event Aug. 4. at Urban Flats.

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Pam Eubanks
August 13, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: Prom Ice Cream Social

Adults with disabilities reunited Friday afternoon at Faith Christian Church for the Prom Ice Cream Social. Attendees had participated in the Night Out with the Stars Prom in May, and returned to the church to pick up pictures and a DVD from the event and to feast on ice cream.

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Pam Eubanks
August 12, 2011

FCCLA youths excel at nationals

Students from Lakewood Ranch and Southeast high schools and Braden River Middle School took honors at a recent conference in California

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Jen Blanco
August 12, 2011

PHOTO GALLERY: St. Mary Magdalene VBS

Sixteen children traveled to the Big Apple for St. Mary Magdalene's Big Apple Adventure VBS Aug. 8-12. Throughout the week, children enjoyed worship, arts and crafts, mission central, snacks and more.