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E A ST COUNTY

YourObserver.com

2018

Lakewood Ranch’s weekly newspaper since 1998

Holiday Gift Guide INSIDE for everyone find the perfect something / Holiday essentials to needs GIFT IDEAS / Page 4 longer for all your shopping 17 / Area malls stay open PERFECT TIMING / Page time your gift gets there in / Page 24 / Make sure SHIPPING DEADLINES to see St. Nick this season 30 / Don’t miss your chance SANTA STOPS / Page

YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 21, NO. 1

FREE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018

YOUR TOWN

Medallion prepares for project Roadway connection clears way to residential development along Upper Manatee River Road. PAGE 3

Pam Eubanks

Turkey time Six-year-old Vivian Bower (above) did not mind being a turkey Nov. 15. She and the other 119 kindergartners at Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School gave a Thanksgiving-inspired performance with songs and dances focused on turkeys. “It’s fun being a turkey,” said Vivian, who practiced turkey songs and dances Nov. 11 while dressed as a princess during her birthday party.

STILL THE BEST

Braden River High defends its 3A state marching band championship at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. SEE PAGE 5 Amelia Hanks

Braden River High junior Clinton Engelberger performs with his marching band Nov. 17 during the state championship finals.

Courtesy photo

Giving tree Each year, Chloe Wetherington (above) and her mom, Joy, love watching the community come together to help others in need. They help with RiverLife Church’s annual Buy a Tree, Change a Life tree sale event, which raises money for nonprofits and people in need. This year’s sale of 300 North Carolina Fraser firs starts Nov. 18 at Riverlife, 1012 Morgan Johnson Road, Bradenton. The event has raised more than $37,000 for charity in two years. Trees sold out last year in just 10 days.

Some just wing it

Thanksgiving gives some families a chance to put a personal stamp on the holiday. SEE PAGE 9

A+E

Breaking down plastics. INSIDE


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