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FREE THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018
VOLUME 20, NO. 41
School Board shift Challenger James Golden takes District 6 seat. PAGE 5
YOUR TOWN
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Double tribute During an Aug. 17 ceremony at East Manatee Fire Rescue’s administration building in Lakewood Ranch, Chuck Daughtrey accepts a certificate of recognition for the work the VFW does in the community from Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Executive Director Keith Pandeloglou (both pictured above). Moments earlier, Pandeloglou and East County Observer Associate Publisher Lori Ruth were honored by the VFW for the work they have done in presenting the annual Tribute to Heroes Parade in Lakewood Ranch.
Speaking out about apraxia Nathan Benderson Park fundraiser will raise awareness of the neurological condition. SEE PAGE 8
Jay Heater
Teacher and behavioral therapist Courtney Rune works with Adam Schwab to fight apraxia at Pinnacle Academy in Lakewood Ranch.
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Windsong traffic Amelia Hanks
New lessons on innovation Freedom Elementary School Support Specialist Carolyn Winget was prepared for the new school year. She attended the Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute in Wilmington, N.C., July 25-28. She was one of 150 attendees who were selected out of 3,000 applicants. She will share lessons about teachning technologies with district teachers and administrators.
Upper Manatee River Road development triggers traffic concerns. SEE PAGE 3
Back on the music scene. INSIDE Pam Eubanks
Windsong’s Howard Duff says traffic merging from three lanes to one creates an unsafe condition.