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changing of the guard by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

beauty and the feet

Baugh, Benac take commission seats

Courtesy of Katy Arrillaga, UPWC

Park Ranger Teresa Good, UPWC Vice President Beckie Suverkrup, Linda Schauer and Anne Walsh, co-second vice presidents, with member Debbie Briggs

Members of the University Park Women’s Club had a “howling” good time at a recent luncheon and meeting, held at the Chart House Restaurant on Longboat Key. The event’s theme was “Exploring Florida’s Wild Side.”

Guest speakers were Myakka State Park Ranger Teresa Good, who provided a wildlife exhibit, and Dr. Jennifer Rosenboom, principal of Just For Girls Academy.

Lakewood Ranch High hosted the American Heart Association at the school’s Sept. 28, football game against Boca Ciega. The entire student body of Lakewood Ranch, along with the faculty, staff and fans, took part in the school-wide red out.

The student government of Lakewood Ranch High sold red out T-shirts for $15 and collected change throughout the week and at the game. Lakewood Ranch exceeded the national average of $1,500 by raising $2,200. One-hundred percent of the donations and sales benefited the American Heart Association and went toward building healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

Fairfield celebrates grand opening Neal Communities opened its first East County community for 2012.

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Vanessa Baugh celebrates her election as the new District 5 representative for the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners seat during a victory party Nov. 6.

Baugh, a Lakewood Ranch businesswoman, won 65% of the vote. ‘Woo-hoo,’ says Benac.

EAST COUNTY — Vanessa Baugh said people called her crazy when she began her campaign for public office, so she didn’t take her victory for granted Tuesday night after a struggle to get there.

Wiping tears from her eyes at a victory rally in Lakewood Ranch, Baugh struggled to describe her emotions as she spoke after beating Democrat James T. Golden for the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 5 seat.

Baugh earned 65.04% of the vote in Tuesday’s election to take the seat of incumbent Donna Hayes, who is retiring.

“I might really cry,” Baugh said.

“It’s really hard to describe how I feel right now. I’m overwhelmed and honored. It’s the best feeling in the world to know the people of Manatee County want me to represent them. This is a win for the community.”

Facing impending budget cuts, Baugh vowed to make tough de-

Photos by Pam Eubanks

Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 7 winner Betsy Benac talks with Chuck Dees after giving a victory speech. cisions and repeatedly referenced her excitement in representing the Manatee County business community.

“We have big challenges ahead countywide,” Baugh said. “I start Nov. 20, and I plan to get it done right away.”

At the same rally, Republican Betsy Benac, former Manatee County planner and newcomer to politics, pumped her fist and shouted, “Woo-hoo!” as she grabbed the microphone after

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EAST COUNTY — The East County’s newest community opened this weekend along State Road 70.

Developer Neal Communities held its public grand opening Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 for Fairfield, a community of 140 maintenance-free, paired villas located at 5430 Chatham Square Way, just west of Natalie Way. Homes, which range in size from 1,434 square feet to 1,524 square feet, are priced from the high $100,000s.

The Crystal Sand and The Tidewater models are new plans being offered. Neal Communities President Pat Neal said the designs better utilize natural light and have a larger feel.

“It’s a remarkable location,” Neal said. “You’ll find almost nothing on State Road 70, west of I-75 (that’s new). It’s closer to play, closer to the beaches and closer to downtown, with the exception of the Woodbrook (community).”

The private, gated Fairfield community has controlledaccess entry and includes a pool, cabana, patio area, party room and fitness center.

Neal said of all the 61 communities he’s built in Manatee County over the last 40 years, he is most proud of the landscaping at Fairfield.

“The landscaping at the entry is exciting,” he said. “The buffer, native and ornamental vegetation creates a common and surprisingly gorgeous look in an urban setting.”

The developer broke ground on Fairfield in May. Final site plans for the 27-acre project had been approved by the county in January.

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Building Permits ..13B Calendar.............12A

Classifieds .........17B Cops Corner........15A

Crossword...........16B Real Estate.........12A

Sports.................17A Vol. 13, No. 43 | Two sections Weather..............16B YourObserver.com

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by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

Cascades residents celebrate completion Cascades residents celebrated the completion of their community with a party Nov. 3, at the clubhouse.

CASCADES — Almost exactly eight years after residents closed on the first home, residents of Cascades rallied together to celebrate the completion of their community.

“You could always hear (the construction); you could see the heavy trucks,” said Jerry Matisoff said, a member of the Cascades Homeowners Association. “It’s done. It’s a (comforting) feeling.”

More than 300 residents of Cascades gathered Nov. 3, at the community’s clubhouse and pool area, for a party celebration. The event was the largest Cascades homeowners’ function yet, organizers said.

“For all those years, you live with the sand and dirt and noise,” homeowner Will Taylor said as he mingled with friends. “We had a rocky start, at no fault of anybody here. But it’s over and done with and it’s a nice place to live. We are most happy.”

Debby Landes, president of Cascades Homeowners Association, agreed, noting the end of construction gives homeowners a greater feeling of ownership, although they have controlled the homeowners association board for a long time.

“It’s important to bring the community together,” Landes said. “It’s a statement of community. I think that’s good and with it comes a sense of responsibility.”

Work on Cascades begin in mid2003, under the direction of builder Levitt & Sons. Work continued through 2007, at which time the company declared bankruptcy.

Construction came to a standstill for more than a year, until the remain-

TIMELINE • July 16, 2003 — Levitt & Sons accepts first deposit checks on undeveloped land • November 2004 — First deed recorded

Art Napolitano pours wine for guests.

• Nov. 8, 2007 — Levitt files Chapter 11 • January 2008 — Soneet Kapila named chief administrator John Sagar, Stan Graff and Lee Chegwidden mingle inside the clubhouse.

Below: Maureen Salamon catches up with friend, Judy Waits. ing lots were purchased by Medallion Home in late 2009, re-starting the development process.

Owners closed on the last of the 453 homes Aug. 29.

“It’s awesome (construction is finally over); we waited a long time,” said Carole Friedman, who attended the event with her husband, Howie.

“We can move forward.”

Howie Friedman added: “(Cascades) sells itself; it’s a great community.”

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25, 2009 — Liquidation complete with auction sale to Medallion Home • August 2012 — Last home closes • Nov. 3, 2012 — Community celebration

“I was here before the clubhouse (was finished),” said Linda Willner, a seven-year resident, pictured with Stan Roschelle. “To see it finished in all its glory gives us great pleasure.”

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GREAT SCOT!

Homemade chicken stock simmers on the stovetop.

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Proceeds from the event will benefit the Wobbly Feet Foundation.

by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

Local chefs are making final preparations for the Suncoast Food & Wine Festival.

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etting ready to feed 2,500 lamb, artisan breads and cheeses, guests is no simple task. carved venison and elk, and more But, more than 30 local than 3,000 handmade chocolates restaurateurs are getting ready and truffles. to do just that for this year’s “It’s a big deal for us,” Colpitts Suncoast Food & Wine Festival, says of the event. “Everything which will offer atis made from tendees samples scratch.

Time of wines and good management is eats, while raising critical.” funds for charity.

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Students will Culinary Arts per vegetable puree. begin to finDepartment Chairish preparing man Garry Colpitts estimates food at 4 a.m. Nov. 10, on camstudents and staff, in total, will pus, before heading to the polo dedicate more than 1,500 hours grounds to set up their stations to get ready for the Nov. 10 event. and tables, alongside restauMTI will offer a variety of sam- rants whose staffs also have been ples, including dozens of appe- working hard to deliver savory tizers, ceviche, sushi, barbecued treats for the masses.

by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

Scottish Festival to liven Main Street

Artisan breads, such as this one, will be available for sampling.

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Student Chris Beaver grates Asiago cheese.

Below: Allan Jackson practices making a risottostyle sauce with shrimp and roasted peppers.

If You Go Suncoast Food & Wine Fest When: 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 Where: Sarasota Polo Club, 8201 Polo Club Lane, Sarasota Details: Sample foods from more than 35 local restaurants and hundreds of wines, while enjoying live music by The Venturas and The Garbage Men. Festivities also include silent and live auctions, a fashion show, cooking demonstrations and more.

Cost: $60 Tickets and info: suncoastfoodandwinefest.com or 870-0002

LAKEWOOD RANCH — East County residents can get a taste of the Highlands life while benefiting charity this weekend.

The fourth annual Scottish St. Andrew’s Festival, hosted by MacAllisters Grill & Tavern, will start at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

Event organizer Karen Ronney, owner of MacAllisters, wants people to embrace St. Andrew’s Day like they do St. Patrick’s Day. “The Irish hog the limelight,” Ronney says, joking. “We have bagpipes, too.”

This year’s free event, which will feature face painting, balloon artists, a rock wall, beer and wine samples, pictures with Santa and live music from the Jacobites Pipe & Drum Band and the Billy Rice band, will benefit the Wobbly Feet Foundation, an organization that raises awareness and support for Ataxiatelangiectasia (A-T), a rare and progressive neurological disease.

Nick and Samantha Dzembo started Wobbly Feet after their son, Connor, now 6, was diagnosed with the disease.

Ronney and the Dzembos collaborated on the event’s planning.

Ronney said she appreciates and admires the strength of the Dzembos, frequent customers of MacAllisters. The restaurant owner has two young children herself, including a newborn.

“This is about raising money for research,” Ronney said. “It’s a full-time job how Samantha and Nick care for Connor. I don’t know how they do it. I couldn’t imagine not knowing the life expectancy of my own child.”

Connor, one of four children in Florida with A-T and one of only 500 in the U.S., looks like any other child, anxiously tugging on his mother’s shirt and laughing as the family sits together outside of MacAllisters.

The Dzembos weren’t aware anything was wrong with Connor until, at 6 months old, he seemed to get sick every day.

Then, the diagnosis came.

Now, as the disease kills his brain cells over time, degenerat-

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When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 Where: Lakewood Ranch Main Street Details: Festivities include face painting, balloon artists, a rock wall, beer and wine samples, pictures with Santa and live music from the Jacobites Pipe & Drum Band, the Billy Rice band and a raffle for an iPad 3.

Info: macallisters.com ing his cerebellum to the point where he loses motor function and speech ability, Connor struggles to get through the day.

On Halloween, Connor, excited to join his friends trick-ortreating, only made it 10 houses before his legs gave out and his parents had to carry him home.

Connor has to take daily inflammatory medicine to stay healthy.

“You can be in denial when they’re young, because the progressions are almost overnight,” Samantha Dzembo said. “Every dollar we raise here will go directly to research. We can say the dollars the community gives us will go directly toward our purpose.”

In three years, through donations and fundraisers, Wobbly Feet has raised more than $80,000 and co-funded three medical-research projects, alongside the A-T Children’s Project, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Albert Einstein University and Louisiana State University, toward treatments to prolong and increase the quality of life of an A-T child.

In a few weeks, Nick and Samantha Dzembo will head to Washington, D.C., for an A-T conference, where they will speak with researchers about the disease.

The Dzembos hope to raise $5,000 at the Scottish Festival.

“This is an active community, and I know we can reach that,” Ronney said.

Contact Josh Siegel at jsiegel@ yourobserver.com.

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Kasandra Dean and Marlana Houston prepare a chocolate mousse.

3,000 — Number of pieces of handmade chocolates and truffles that will be offered

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Samantha and Nick Dzembo started the Wobbly Feet Foundation after their son, Connor, now 6, was diagnosed with Ataxiatelangiectasia (A-T), a rare and progressive neurological disease.

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+ Temple program goes east Temple Emanu-El’s Lunch with the Rabbi program took a field trip to Lakewood Ranch Sept. 6, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall. The event, which is regularly held at the synagogue, took place at the new location to reach out to the East County Jewish community.

Temple members and community guests enjoyed brown-bag lunches and noshed on homemade chocolate-covered matzah and gingerbread cookies, while discussing current events and topics of Jewish and general interest.

For more information about Temple Emanu-El’s programming in East County, call 371-2788.

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The First City Reach Celebrity Golf Fundraiser Tournament, featuring Darryl

Strawberry, was held Oct. 18, at the Palm-Aire Golf and Country Club. The tournament raised money for the City Reach program at The Source Church, which impacts the community through outreach programs such as a daily free food giveaway, feeding the homeless, clothing giveaway, elderly outreach, business outreach, extremehome makeovers, youth in arts outreach and various other youth programs.

Strawberry also spoke at several events while in town.

+ Donation supports SMART program, infrastructure The Cassidy Family Foundation recently gave a $10,000 grant to Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy, better known as SMART. The East County-based therapy horseback riding program is for naming rights for an individual stall in the main barn and provides general support for the program.

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+ Music from a can East County resident Bill Mills spotted an unusual sight on a recent trip to Europe — a musician playing guitar from inside a garbage receptacle.

“The funniest part was the song he was singing; it was an old Tom Jones song — “It’s Not Unusual,’” Mills says.

Mills is using the picture in the “52 Weeks of My Life” photo challenge.

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by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

Lakewood Ranch hosts Tour of Homes Lakewood Ranch is celebrating its 15th annual Tour of Homes through Nov. 18. as many models that they can come in and view at one time,” said Rachel Gray, event coordinator for LWR Communities, a subsidiary of Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch. “Haddington in Country Club East is the newest neighborhood within Country Club East and the newest in all of Lakewood Ranch. This is their grand opening.”

Tour of Home booklets, with information on models and builders, are available at Lakewood Ranch Information Center locations: 6220 University Parkway, Sarasota; 6310 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton; and 8307 Lake Club Blvd., Braden-

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The Marbella model, by Arthur Rutenberg Homes, includes 3,841 square feet of living area. It is located in The Lake Club.

The Francesco features 2,802 square feet of living area, plenty of designer touches and architectural details.

Photos by Pam Eubanks

The Montego model in The Vineyards at The Lake Club has a double island in the kitchen.

Built by John Cannon Homes, The Baylin boasts four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,325 square feet of living space.

A number of community events also are happening during the Tour of Homes, including The Out-of-Door Academy’s Thunder Fun Day Nov. 10 and the Ponies under the Palms Mustang and Ford Show Nov. 18.

The closure of Viking Culinary Center on Lakewood Ranch Main Street forced a change of venue for a few events, particularly those associated with the Truffle Festival Nov. 16 and Nov. 17.

The Nov. 16 dinner has been moved to Mattison’s 41, in Sarasota, and the Nov. 17 event has been moved to the Polo Grill and Bar. “We just moved the location; everything stayed the same,” said volunteer event coordinator Sandy Loevner, president of the board of directors for Florida Winefest.

A one-year anniversary celebration for Viking, slated for Nov. 18, has been canceled.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — With new home sales on the rise, Lakewood Ranch is showcasing its best designs and newest communities.

Now through Nov. 18, Lakewood Ranch is celebrating its 15th annual Tour of Homes, an event that highlights Lakewood Ranch’s newest communities and home models.

This year’s tour, which features 47 models — the most yet — includes 15 models that are new to the tour, including six models that opened in recent weeks.

Guests can visit models from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday, in the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club, Country Club East, the Lake Club, Central Park, Greenbrook and Esplanade.

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County, owners disagree on Willowbrook inspections County officials say the matter is private. Residents say the county could have done more to prevent problems with their homes.

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EAST COUNTY — In an otherwise empty pool at the Willowbrook condominium community in East County, a group of homeowners are huddled around a scrapbook full of pictures of moldy ceilings, sinking floors, balconies without railings and water-damaged walls.

Residents say these problems are all the result of faulty building and materials that wouldn’t have happened had the county found the errors during inspections.

But at the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Oct. 30, county building department officials disagreed, saying the structural problems in Willowbrook were the fault of KB Home, the development’s builder.

John Barnott, director of the county’s building and development services, reported findings of county inspections and blamed the condo’s issues on “weatherproofing and quality-of-construction issues that are not subject to the building code.”

Residents don’t believe that explanation.

“The county frustrates me,” said Armando Oyolo-Delgado, an outspoken resident. “They take the defense that this is a private matter. Yes, there are private issues and legalities. But we’re not asking him to get involved in that. They need to hold KB Home, which gave us a bad product, accountable for what they did.”

County attorney Mickey Palmer, who is board certified in construction law, maintained the small role of government in private disputes and says inspectors are limited in what they’re required to look out for.

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Willowbrook residents huddled around a scrapbook full of pictures showing damage to their homes.

looking over the contractor’s shoulders every day,” Palmer said, noting government inspectors are responsible for only a small part ofa broad building code. “Disputes like this happen every day. If local government got involved in everyone’s construction claims, it would set a bad precedent.

Sometimes the builders violate the building code and the government isn’t aware of it.”

At the meeting, county commissioners also eliminated a proposal to make void mandatory mediation clauses for the sale and construction of homes.

Contact Josh Siegel at jsiegel@yourobserver.com.

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+ Teenager arrested for vehicle burglary spree Officers responded to a call of multiple vehicle burglaries in the River Pointe subdivision Nov. 4.

The burglaries occurred on the 200 block of 41st St. NE and the 100 block of 41 St. Circle E. After several units responded to the scene, the suspect was located and apprehended without incident. Joshua Motley, 15, was arrested.

+ SCF president, trustees step down State College of Florida’s Board of Trustees approved a settlement with the college’s president, Lars Hafner, and accepted his immediate resignation Oct. 30.

Hafner’s lawyer and attorneys hired by the board negotiated the deal, which pays the former president $363,000. Hafner had been accused of making reckless financial decisions.

In June, Board Chairman Carlos Beruff went to the state, saying that Hafner forged a former chairman’s name on documents. An ethics commission cleared Hafner of any wrongdoing.

Later last summer, Gov. Rick Scott appointed six board members to help with fiscal management.

Joe Miller and Jennifer Saslaw, who both resigned, were the only board members not appointed by Scott.

Trustees did not name an interim president. Jack Crocker, vice president of academic quality and success, who was to serve as acting president until an interim president is found, told staff he also resigned late last week.

In an email to college staff, Crocker submitted his letter of resignation the day before his new appointment.

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Meetings &agendas Manatee County Planning Commission — 9 a.m. Nov. 8, at the Manatee County Administrative Building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

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Manatee County Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting — 9 a.m. Nov. 13, at the Manatee County Administrative Building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

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Manatee County School Board Meeting — 5:45 p.m.

Nov. 12, at the School Board Administration Building, 215 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

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+ Commissioners OK preserve expansion County Commissioners unanimously approved Oct. 30, an expansion of Robinson Preserve, a Manatee County mainstay for bird watching, hiking and photography. The preserve will be expanded by 150 acres according to an agreement with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast.

+ Red Cross volunteers to help Sandy victims Volunteers from the American Red Cross offered a relief response to Sandy, including about 40 from Florida’s West Coast region. The Red Cross’ emergency services program manager from Sarasota also joined the local volunteers, according to Linda Carbone, CEO of Florida’s West Coast region.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Observer EAST COUNTY

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

FIRST PLACE LONGBOAT: Rising Sun, Ind.

Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944

Editor & CEO / Matt Walsh, mwalsh@ yourobserver.com Executive Editor / Lisa Walsh, lwalsh@ yourobserver.com Chief Digital Officer / Emily Walsh, ewalsh@ yourobserver.com

FIRST PLACE EAST COUNTY: London FIRST PLACE PELICAN PRESS: Boston

GRAND PRIZE: Sicily, Italy

FIRST PLACE SARASOTA: Pompeii, Italy

Deputy Executive Editor / Jessica Luck, jluck@ yourobserver.com Managing Editor / Pam Eubanks, peubanks@ yourobserver.com Assistant Managing Editor/Design / Jess Eng, jeng@yourobserver.com Assistant Managing Editor/News / Randi Donahue,rdonahue@yourobserver.com Sports Editor / Jen Blanco, jblanco@yourobserver.com Staff Writer / Josh Siegel, jsiegel@yourobserver.com Black Tie Editor / Loren Mayo, lmayo@ yourobserver.com Arts & Entertainment Editor / Mallory Gnaegy, mgnaegy@yourobserver.com Copy Editor / Maria Amodio Director of Advertising / Jill Raleigh, jraleigh@ yourobserver.com East County Advertising Manager / Lori Ruth, lruth@yourobserver.com; Digital Sales Manager / Kathleen O’Hara, kohara@yourobserver.com Senior Advertising Executive / Laura Ritter, lritter@yourobserver.com; Advertising Executives / Victoria Baga, vbaga@yourobserver.com; Penny DiGregorio, pdigregorio@yourobserver.com; Rosemary Felton, rfelton@yourobserver.com; Darcy Jahn, djahn@yourobserver.com; Chris Kelley, ckelley@yourobserver.com; Robert Lewis, blewis@yourobserver.com; Rose Mango, rmango@yourobserver.com; Suzanne Munroe, smunroe@yourobserver.com; Kenji Trujillo, ktrujillo@yourobserver.com Sales & Marketing Coordinator / Leslie Gnaegy, lgnaegy@yourobserver.com Sales Coordinator/Account Managers / Susan Leedom, sleedom@yourobserver.com; Rachel Livingston, rlivingston@yourobserver.com Classified Advertising Sales Executives/ Maureen Hird, mhird@yourobserver.com; Courtney Callahan, ccallahan@yourobserver. com Interactive Art Director / Caleb Stanton, cstanton@yourobserver.com Advertising-Production Operations Manager / Kathy Payne, kpayne@yourobserver.com Advertising-Production Coordinator / Brooke Schultheis, bschultheis@yourobserver.com Advertising Graphic Designers / Monica DiMattei, mdimattei@yourobserver.com; Marjorie Holloway, mholloway@yourobserver. com; Luis Trujillo, ltrujillo@yourobserver.com; Chris Stolz, cstolz@yourobserver.com

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Oh, the places we’ll go ...

Worldwide destinations • Africa • Alaska • Anaheim, Calif.

• Aspen, Colo.

• Australia • Boston • Brazil • Cambodia • Canada • Chile • China • Concord, Mass.

• Dominican Republic • England • Fort Kent, Maine • Galapagos Islands • Germany • Greece • Guatemala • Hawaii • Hong Kong • Iceland • India • Indianapolis • Ireland • Italy • Jackson Hole, Wyo.

• Kansas City, Mo. • Key West • Kingdom of Tonga • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Mackinac Island, Mich.

• Mexico • Niagara Falls, N.Y. • Ocracoke Island, N.C. • Rising Sun, Ind. • Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo.

• Saipan • Samoa • San Antonio • San Francisco • Scotland • Sicily, Italy • Spain • Trinidad • Turkey • Ukraine • Venezuela • Williamsburg, Va.

The Observer has logged thousands of miles this year, traveling to and from unique places all around the world. It’s clear that our Longboat, East County and Sarasota Observer and Pelican Press readers have enjoyed some interesting vacations based on the photos you submitted to our annual “It’s Read Everywhere” photo contest.

This year, The Observer went to the London Olympics three times, ran the Boston Marathon, relaxed on an Alaskan cruise, went horseback riding in Wyoming, took a hot-air balloon ride in Spain, visited the Sydney Opera House twice and traveled to the kingdom of Tonga. Even though we attempted to spot the Loch Ness monster while in Scotland, Nessie failed to make an appearance. Oh well, there’s always next year!

This year, 8,177 votes were cast for our 75 total submissions. The world map above pinpoints each location The Observer traveled to this year.

The grand-prize winners this year were Sarasota residents Nilda and David Mager, who will receive two $500 travel vouchers.

With 4,086 votes out of a total 8,177, their photo of Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, claimed the top spot.

First-place winners from each newspaper will receive $350 travel vouchers. See Page 2B to view the photos that wowed our readers this year in our online contest.

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SARASOTA FIRST PLACE: Gloria Musicae, Sarasota’s professional chorus, enjoyed a tour of the ancient city of Pompeii. Artistic Director Joseph Holt led the group on this tour, which featured the European solo debut of Sarasotan Maria Wirries.

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LONGBOAT FIRST PLACE: Longboat Key and Diplomat Resort residents Eddie Knoll, Larry Dick, Paul Manley, Olga Manley, Connie Grace, Virginia Tangeman, Mary Dick and Dick Grace caught up on their Longboat Observer news while at an annual July reunion in Rising Sun, Ind. They enjoyed paddle boating on the Ohio River — and reading their Observer, of course!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Sarasota residents Nilda and David Mager read their Observer everywhere they go — even Sicily, Italy! Here they stand in front of the Temple of Concordia, which was erected about 430 B.C. The archaeological area, known as the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily, is one of the most important archeological sites in the world and a Unesco world heritage site since 1998.

EAST COUNTY FIRST PLACE: Lynn Jones brought her East County Observer along to the 2012 Olympics in London. Lynn and her husband attended three events that week: weight lifting, Greco-Roman wrestling (at which they saw medals presented) and watching Usain Bolt compete at Olympic Park.

PELICAN PRESS FIRST PLACE: Adam Bright and Jim Harding caught up on their Pelican Press news before running the Boston Marathon in record heat in April.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012

ELECTION / PAGE 1A

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HOW MANATEE VOTED A check mark indicates the winner; Bold-faced name designates whom Manatee picked.

FEDERAL Candidate Votes President Romney 78,658 Obama 61,195

% 55.6 43.3

U.S. Senator Mack Nelson

64,994 68,150

47.1 49.4

U.S. House Buchanan Fitzgerald

74,594 61,271

54.9 45.1

MANATEE COUNTY

GreyHawk Landing CDD Seat 2 494 51.8 DiPalma Plaia 460 48.2 Heritage Harbour South CDD Seat 1 546 55.9 Lane Martinetti 430 44.1

97.2 2.8

Heritage Harbour South CDD Seat 2 379 38.5 Aulenbach 605 61.5 Patterson

County Commission District 5 Baugh 21,113 11,344 Golden

65.0 35.0

Lakewood Ranch CDD 2 Seat 1 Finney 951 76.0 300 24.0 Twiggs

STATE

County Commission District 7 Benac 102,331 Write-in 5,495

94.9 5.1

Lakewood Ranch CDD 5 Seat 4 Leavey 477 54.1 404 45.9 Richardson

State Attorney 12th Judicial Circuit Brodsky 75,993 56.5 Torraco 58,407 43.5

Supervisor of Elections Bennett 75,455 Williams 54,939

57.1 41.6

Tara CDD Seat 4 Connor Dyer

338 479

41.4 58.6

State Senator District 26 Galvano 76,989 48,845 House

School Board District 2 77,328 Miner 44,537 Moates

63.5 36.5

Waterlefe CDD Seat 2 Kalish 361 Donoghue 192

65.3 34.7

East Manatee Fire Commissioner Seat 4 BonAmi 14,262 66.5 Center 7,186 33.5

Waterlefe CDD Seat 4 221 Corson Hogan 294

42.9 57.1

Clerk of the Circuit Court Shore 110,943 Write-in 3,173

61.2 38.8

State Representative District 73 Steube 46,521 73.8 16,554 26.2 McCann

AMENDMENTS

Amendment 4 Yes 51,017 No 77,484

39.7 60.3

Amendment 9 Yes 85,143 No 47,752

64.1 35.9

Amendment 1 Votes Yes 63,264 No 65,950

% 49.0 51.0

Amendment 5 Yes 45,962 No 79,751

36.6 63.4

Amendment 10 Yes 65,934 No 63,001

51.1 48.9

Amendment 2 Yes 85,720 No 47,040

64.6 35.4

Amendment 6 Yes 59,887 No 74,422

44.6 55.4

Amendment 11 Yes 79,998 No 52,017

60.6 39.4

Amendment 3 Yes 52,578 No 76,214

40.8 59.2

Amendment 8 Yes 57,237 No 73,041

43.9 56.1

Amendment 12 Yes 49,309 No 73,873

40.0 60.0

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winning the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 7 at-large seat.

Benac won by a landslide, earning 94.9% of the vote over write-in candidate Thomas Dell. She replaces longtime Commissioner Joe McClash, whom she beat in the primary.

“It was difficult to get here, and it was especially hard being new,” Benac said. “But, with my experience in business, I think people really embraced my message of economic development.” Proud to live in District 5, Benac promised to fight for the Manatee County business community, which she said is underrepresented.

“I’ve worked in this system a long time, and I’m thrilled to earn a leadership position in it,” Benac said. “It’s time to move forward and make decisions because we have the momentum right now.”

In another local race, longtime campaigner Dave “Watchdog” Miner won the District 2 seat on the Manatee County School Board, garnering 63.5% of the vote. Miner beat Robert Moates, a teacher at Lakewood Ranch High School.

Republican Mike Bennett became the new Supervisor of Elections when he beat Charles N. Williams with 57.1% of the vote.

Bennett has served as senator for Florida’s District 21 seat since 2002.

In the federal U.S. House race, Vern Buchanan won his fourth term as representative in District 16, after beating Keith Fitzgerald 53.6% to 46.4% in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Ed Brodsky became the new state attorney, earning 54.9% of the vote in both counties over John Torraco.

Incumbent Greg Steube recorded an easy win in the state representative District 73 race.

Steube received 73.75% of the vote to beat Bob McCann.

Continuing to represent the county he has served in since 1977, R.B. “Chips” Shore retained his spot as Manatee Clerk of Circuit Court, earning 97.2% of the vote.

“Give yourself a hand,” Baugh said to the audience at the end of the rally. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming out.”

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Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue renovations near completion

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EAST COUNTY — When Dari and Rob Oglesby step into their near-empty retail space in the Shoppes at University Town Center, they look past the construction that’s under way.

Instead, they see what the space will hold once renovations to Nate’s Place, an adoption center for Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue, are complete — a glass-walled cat room, a cottage-style adoption area for dogs and an informational kiosk. It’ll also have restrooms and office space, laundry and storage areas and more.

The majority of animals will be kept at the Rescue’s Ranch location on Lorraine Road, where animals also will get medical treatment and training.

Honor vacated the Nate’s Place space in late April and prepared for a threemonth project. Because of delays, however, renovations did not begin on the retail space known as Nate’s Place until Oct. 1. The facility will have been closed about eight months by the time it reopens.

“It let us get organized,” Honor President Rob Oglesby said of the delay. “We’re trying to make it feel like the Ranch while we’re here.”

Dari Oglesby, executive director, agreed. “We made some changes to the layout,” she said. “We hope when Nate’s opens, it’s going to be that much greater.”

A soft opening is expected in late November with a grand opening following sometime in December.

Nate’s Place will continue to serve as an adoption center, but space will be better utilized than before and also will be used for educational programming and other uses, Dari Oglesby said.

“Nate’s Place before — people just came in to look at the animals,” she said.

“There was no follow through and education. We’re going to try to change that.”

Additionally, Nate’s Place will offer limited items for sale, such as leashes and toys, to help bring in revenues to offset the organization’s roughly $22,000 in monthly expenses.

The rescue also will hold a family carnival Nov. 10, to help raise funds for the organization, while also bringing awareness to Honor, its facilities and the animals under its care.

Honor is on track to adopt out 720 ani-

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Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue Executive Director Dari Oglesby is eager to see renovations to Nate’s Place finished.

Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue Fall Carnival When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 10 Where: 4951 Lorraine Road, Bradenton Cost: Free admission and parking; Wristbands for games and activities cost $15 in advance; $20 at event Includes: Unlimited games, activities, raffles, food, silent auctions, product vendors and more.

Other details: Please no personal pets.

Benefits: Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue Info: honoranimalrescue.org

Adoptions Year # of animals adopted 2009 359 2010 550 2011 633 2012 720 (Estimate)

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competitive edge by Morganne Riggs | Contributor

Braden River High School JROTC wins competition

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EAST COUNTY — Cadets in Braden River High School’s JROTC program excelled Oct. 20, in the Raiders competition, at which they faced academic, physical and tactical challenges. Three teams — one of eight males, one of eight females and one co-ed team — had two minutes to complete as many push-ups as possible and another two minutes to do as many sit-ups as possible. They also made their way across a rope bridge, ran for a mile with packs on their backs and ran a three-mile team run.

Braden River’s three teams placed first in overall competition, and also

won many competition categories.

In the physical test: Braden River’s male and female teams took first place; its mixed team placed second. In the rope bridge, team run and academics categories, all three of Braden River’s teams placed first.

In cross country/first aid, Braden River’s female team placed first; its male and mixed teams placed second.

“The Braden River team worked hard for the trophies they won,” said Morganne Riggs, JROTC S5 public affairs officer. “Each cadet put forth their best effort, and everyone here is very proud.”

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Manatee Genealogical Society Meeting — starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Manatee County Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. W., Bradenton. The Rev. Joey Mimbs, of Bethel Baptist Church, Bradenton, will present “Getting Ready for Your Genealogy Research Trip in the South.” The Computer SIG will review “Ten Useful Computer Tips for Genealogical Research.” Info, Jean Morris at 722-5156 rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flmgs/.

Make a Difference Volunteer Fair — runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at Keiser University, 6151 Lake Osprey Drive, Sarasota. More than 40 non-profits will be on site to connect with prospective volunteers. Info, lunchwithleaders.org.

Art Center Manatee Invitational Reception — takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at ComCenter Lakewood Ranch, 9040 Town Center Parkway, Lakewood Ranch. Ten artists will be displaying their work. The show runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, until Nov. 30. Info, 782-1200.

Adopt-A-Family of Manatee Charity Bar Night — takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Tips from the night help struggling families.

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A Royal Tea & Fashion Show — opens at 10:30 a.m. at the Palm-Aire Golf and Country Club, 5601 Country Club Way, Sarasota.

Boutique opens at 10:30 a.m.

Luncheon starts at noon, with the fashion show following at 1 p.m.

Event by the Palm-Aire Women’s Club. Cost is $85. Info, 355-8144.

Mixon Health and Business Fair — runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mixon Fruit Farms, 2525 27th St. E., Bradenton. Enjoy health tips, health screenings and related vendors. Event is free. Info, 748-5829.

Haven Hoedown Fundraiser — takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. at Community Haven for Adults & Children with Disabilities, 4405 Desoto Road, Sarasota. Country singer Adrian Ray will provide musical entertainment while guests enjoy a variety of foods for purchase, hay rides, a 50/50 raffle and cowboyinspired games, such as a horse race and lassoing. Info, 355-8808.

Karaoke with Cowboy George — takes place from 7 to 10 p.m. at Linger Lodge Restaurant, 7205 85th St. Ct. E., Bradenton. Info, lingerlodgeresort.com or 755-2757.

Gemini — performs at 9 p.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch.

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Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota ELKS Lodge No. 2855 Golf Tournament — starts at 8 a.m. at the Tara Preserve Golf Course. Registration starts at 7 a.m. Entry fee of $75 includes green and cart fees, drinks and lunch. Info or sponsorships, 812-0159.

University Park Community Outreach Rummage Sale — runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Longwood Run Parks and Recreation Center Gymnasium, 6050 Longwood Run Blvd., Sarasota. Proceeds benefit Feeding Empty Little Tummies and Joys for our Children at Christmas.

Bring a non-perishable food item and register to win two rounds of golf at the University Park golf course. Info, 351-8606.

American Association of University Women, Manatee Branch Meeting — starts at 9 a.m. at the Bradenton Country Club, 4646 Ninth Ave. W., Bradenton.

Kim Taylor, fitness director at the club, will speak on “Nutrition and Fitness.” Reservations, 7989144.

Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser — runs from 9 to 11 a.m. at Spin Fit Indoor Cycling Studio, 6277 Lake Osprey Drive, Sarasota.The cycling studio is raising money for Hurricane Sandy victims. Anyone can participate at no cost for the ride. A $15 minimum is being asked to go to the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund. Twenty bikes are available each hour. Call ahead to reserve a bike, 524-6103 Prospect Riding Center Open House and Ribbon Cutting

Ceremony — runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Three T’s Ranch, 34250 State Road 70, Myakka City. Welcome Prospect Riding Center and other non-profits whose clients may benefit from therapeutic riding. Activities include games, hayrides, therapeutic riding demonstrations, gifts and wellness vendors. Info, 713-1736.

Racing Dog Rescue Project Homecoming Picnic Fundraiser — runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sun-n-Fun, 7125 Fruitville Road, Sarasota. Learn more about the Racing Dog Rescue Project, while enjoying lunch and other activities. Greyounds welcome. Please no flexi-leashes and no other pets.

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Citrus Cooking Competition — runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mixon Fruit Farms, 2525 27th St. E., Bradenton. Local high school chefs will put their culinary skills to the test. Mixon customers can enjoy samples from the competition during judging. Info, 7485829.

First Responders Challenge — takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Manatee Technical Institute’s Lakewood Ranch campus, 5530 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton. Admission is free.

Concessions available for purchase. Watch firefighters, police officers and EMTs compete for bragging rights. Proceeds benefit the MTI Foundation, which provides scholarships to MTI students. Info, mtialumniassociation. org or call 751-7900 Ex. 2231.

ODA Thunder Fun Day — runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Out-of-Door Academy, 5950 Deer Drive, Sarasota. Event features games, contests, inflatables, food music and more. Info, jfineberg@ oda.edu or 554-3408.

Cultural Fashion Show — runs from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Michael’s On East, 1212 East Ave. S., Sarasota. Hosted by the Asian Women’s Club of Lakewood Ranch, the event will showcase the ethnic traditional and Asian-inspired modern design outfits from Asian countries. Cost is $40 for members; $45 for nonmembers. Reservations required. Info, 320-4886.

St. Andrews Scottish Festival — starts at 6 p.m. Nov. 10, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

Event features live music by the Billy Rice Band and the Jacobites Scottish Bagpipe Band, as well as Scottish beer and scotch sampling, golf swing analysis, face painting, rock climbing and more.

Proceeds benefit the Wobbly Feet Foundation. Info, lakewoodranch. com.

Art Slam — takes place from noon to 10 p.m. at Bradenton’s Riverwalk on the Manatee River. Spectators are invited to watch as groups create unique works of art. Free event includes a riverfront festival with food and live music. Info, realizebradenton. com.

Florida Mountain Boys— performs from 7 to 10 p.m. at Linger Lodge Restaurant, 7205 85th St. Court E., Bradenton. Info, lingerlodgeresort. com or 755-2757.

Relay for Life Kickoff Party & Ice Cream Social — runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at Myakka City United Methodist Church, 10525 Lebanon St., Myakka City.

Join the fun and learn how to make a difference in the fight against cancer. Info, Relayforlife.org/ myakkacityfl.

Glass Onion Band — performs at 9 p.m.

Nov. 9, at the Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch.

sunday, Nov. 11 Sun-n-Fun Veterans Day Shootout Cowboys vs. Cops/Military — starts at 8 a.m. at Sunn-Fun, 7125 Fruitville Road, Sarasota. Manatee Gun & Archery Club hosts open shooting tournament with 100% of proceeds benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project. Info, Scott Lindauer, 720-2556 or sunandfunshootout.com.

Robert Garcia — performs from 4 to 7 p.m. at Linger Lodge Restaurant, 7205 85th St. Court E., Bradenton. Info, lingerlodgeresort.com or 755-2757.

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Monday, Nov. 12 Alateens — meets from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, at Woodland Community Church, 9607 State Road 70, Bradenton. Young people meet to learn how to recover from the effects of alcoholism and how to apply the 12 steps, adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to their lives. Info, 747-2879.

Writers Workshop — runs from 2 to 4 p.m. Mondays, at State College of Florida, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton, in Science Building 25, Room 146. Workshop is free. Info, 753-8680.

Wednesday, Nov. 14 Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance November Luncheon — runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar’s Fête Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Schroeder-Manatee Ranch President and CEO Rex Jensen will be the guest speaker. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Info, lwrba.org.

Cosmetic Seminar & Food Drive — runs from 3 to 6 p.m. at The Aesthetic & Wellness Center, 3825 State Road 64 E., Suite 300, Bradenton. Dr. Inda Mowett will demonstrate options in facial rejuvenation and skin care. Door prizes, refreshments and more also available. Reservations required. Info, 749-0741 or tawceter.com.

Bridge-A-Life Adoption Awareness Event — runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Bayside Community Church, 15800 State Road 64 E., Bradenton. Learn about adoption from adoptive parents and professionals. Free Chick-fil-A dinner and child care provided for children fifth grade and younger. Register for child care by emailing tony. bridgealife@gmail.com.

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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff ’s Office.

Oct. 31

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12:18 a.m. — 16300 block of Baycross Drive. Suspicious Incidents. While entering her home, a woman heard a loud noise and thought it was a sliding glass door. The woman left the house and returned with a security guard. The woman found two books on the floor in the study, which she didn’t remember being on the floor. There were no signs of forced entry and nothing was missing from the home. The woman was told to call the police again if she discovered items were missing.

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3:44 p.m.—6100 block of Turnbury Park Dr. Larceny Petit First Offense. A woman reported that an unknown person stole her tag decal.

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E. Petit Theft First Degree. An employee was arrested after admitting to taking $101.00 from a drawer in the store’s vision center.

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7 p.m. — 4300 block of 39th St. E. Criminal Mischief. While legally parked in a parking lot, a vehicle’s tires were punctured with metal spikes and a liquid was poured onto all painted surfaces.

Nov. 4

Smash and grab

7:47 a.m.—800 block of 128th St. NE. Burglary of a Vehicle. Suspects stole a GPS system from an unlocked vehicle, then smashed the front passenger-side window of another vehicle to steal two purses containing cash and other items.

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8:57 a.m. — 11200 block of State Road 70 E. Petit Theft. A woman put her wallet down while grocery shopping and when she returned to retrieve it, it was gone. While viewing surveillance footage the next day, the woman said she saw a white male grab her wallet and walk away. The store manager identified the male suspect as a regular customer, but police determined it was impossible to see whether the item the male suspect picked up was actually a wallet.

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East County fights leukemia, lymphoma East County residents remembered loved ones they lost to leukemia and lymphoma and rallied for a cure, as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society hosted its annual Light the Night fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 3, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Attendees carried red and yellow balloons as they walked more than a mile for the event.

Name: Chris Mulholland Area of Focus: Biology Hometown: Bradenton, Florida Claim to Fame: Earned a Fulbright grant to conduct cancer research at the LudwigMaximillians-Universität in Munich, Germany.

New College students like Chris Mulholland benefit immensely from the College’s Student Research and Travel Grant Program (SRTG). Just last year, SRTG grants allowed 53 students to travel around the globe in pursuit of the latest research for thesis work, tutorials and independent study projects. That is one of the many reasons why New College is often called a “graduate program for undergraduates.”

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Speed seekers learn camaraderie Eight-year-old Conner Dutting-Morrell and his 10-year-old teammate, Danny Sams, recently finished their first season racing quarter midget cars in the USAC National Series.

EAST COUNTY — Every time he steps onto the track, 8-yearold Conner Dutting-Morrell has one goal in mind — winning.

The Rowlett Elementary School third-grader began racing when he was 5 years old, and since then, Conner has been traveling across the country with the hopes of winning a United States Auto Club National Series championship.

Conner, along with 10-yearold teammate Danny Sams, recently finished his first season racing quarter midget cars in the USAC National Series. Conner competed in two divisions, the senior animal class and the light 160 class, finishing eighth and ninth in the nation, while Danny finished fifth and ninth in his respective divisions.

“Winning is my favorite part,” says Conner, who has won a handful of races, including one national race. “You get to hold the checkered flag and drive around the track.”

Conner and Danny met several years ago at the local track

in Tampa. The two boys discovered they both had a passion for racing and began traveling across the country together competing in various races.

Like Conner, Danny began racing when he was 5 years old.

The sport proved to be challenging at first, but, within a year, Danny had mastered how to maneuver around the track.

“It was the best thing,” Danny says. “It was a lot of fun because you get to go fast.”

Danny won his first national race about two years ago. At the time, Danny thought he had a chance to win, but it wasn’t until he crossed the finish line at his local track that the reality of his accomplishment hit him.

“I was so happy,” Danny says.

“I remember shaking my fist in the air like, ‘Yeah!’”

This year, the two competed in their first season of the USAC National Series. Conner and Danny competed in nine of the 15 races on the USAC National Series circuit and traveled to

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The Class 2A district and regional champion Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team captured its second consecutive Class 2A state championship Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, at Deer Island Country Club in Tavares.

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The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team shot a combined 610 to capture its second consecutive Class 2A state championship Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, at Deer Island Country Club in Tavares.

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Ten-year-old Danny Sams and 8-year-old Conner Dutting-Morrell recently finished competing in their first season of the United States Auto Club National Series.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — If there is one thing the Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team isn’t short on, it’s tournament experience.

This season, the Mustangs’ starting lineup boasted a pair of sophomores, a pair of juniors and a senior who all have spent the past several years competing at a high level.

So, when Lakewood traveled

to Deer Island Country Club in Tavares for the Class 2A state championship Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, it wasn’t a matter of whether it was capable of competing with some of the top golf teams in the state — it was whether it believed it could defend its state title.

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“It was different,” senior Ben Boulch says. “It was a little more intense. I didn’t really feel pressure, though; I was too focused on how cold I was, so I didn’t really have the opportunity to focus on what was going on

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SIDELINES + Mustangs fall short of playoff berth The Lakewood Ranch High football team saw its playoff aspirations diminish with a 29-20 loss to Seminole Osceola in a Class 6A-District 7 contest Nov. 2.

The Mustangs needed a victory to finish as the district runner-up and earn a spot in the postseason.

Chris Pearcey finished with a game-high 126 yards on the ground for Lakewood.

Lakewood will close out its season Nov. 9 at Manatee, who is ranked No. 1 in the nation and in Class 7A.

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“It’s a team sport — it really is,” says Conner’s father, Allen Morrell.

“The kids learn from each other,” Danny’s father, Danny, says. “It’s such great competition.”

Over the course of the season, the two boys competed against the sons of some of Nascar’s most prominent names, including Jeff Burton.

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The Mustangs overcame cold and windy conditions to capture their second consecutive state championship. Lakewood shot a combined 610 to finish three shots ahead of Ponte Vedra.

“It was a relief,” Boulch says of winning the state title. “We expected to win all year, so to get there and not achieve it in the end would have been a disappointment.”

Junior Danny Walker, who was the 2010 individual state champion, fired a combined 152 to lead the way for Lakewood.

Junior Ramsey Touchberry and Boulch both shot 153. Sophomore Spence Schultz shot a 155, and sophomore Luke Miller shot a 167.

“It was a different kind of pressure this year,” coach Dave Frantz says. “It’s a good pressure to have. Last year we were undefeated going in and won the state championship. This year, we went to the state championship with a completely different lineup.

“This year it was how would those new players, who were new to the lineup, fill in those spots,” Frantz says. “We just wanted to give them enough experience and mainly enough confidence to perform at a high level, and I’m excited that they did perform at that level.”

With their state championship, the Mustangs finished the season 127-8, posting a school record for the most wins in a

When the boys aren’t racing their quarter midget cars, which go between 40 and 50 miles per hour, Conner and Danny spend their free time racing dirt karts at Dirt Devil Speedway in Tampa.

With their first season behind them, Conner and Danny will take a few months off before returning to the track again in March. Next season, they say they hope to compete in all of the USAC National Series races on the schedule.

Eventually, Danny has aspirations of competing in the fast truck and minisprint, car-racing series.

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single season.

Following its victory, Lakewood broke out bottles of sparkling grape juice in celebration. However, the Mustangs decided their celebration technique wasn’t quite up to par, and the players heeded the advice of Boulch and dove into the pool.

“The youth of the team definitely played a part in some areas,” Frantz says. “I think because they are so experienced, they act more relaxed and crazy at times. They really like each other, so it’s cool to see.”

The Mustangs will lose a pair of seniors in Boulch and David Dill from this year’s squad. Boulch has aspirations of playing collegiate golf next fall and is looking at several schools across the country, including the University of North Florida and Embry-Riddle, among others.

“I’m going to miss the guys on the team,” Boulch says. “We have a good bond between us. All the trips we’ve taken have been good, and the times we’ve spent together (have been good). I’m going to miss those parts.”

Lakewood will look to Walker and Touchberry, who have both competed in three state championships, to lead the way for the Mustangs next fall. Frantz also is looking forward to the contributions of Barry McDonnell and twin brothers Charlie and Kelly Sun next season.

“People are already talking three-peat,” Frantz says. “Our (motto) for next year is Mission: Three-Peat.”

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Pirates fundraiser nets $7,000 The Braden River High baseball team raised $7,000 for its program during the Schappacher Family and Friends golf tournament fundraiser Oct. 13, at the River Club Golf Course.

Players, parents and members of the Tampa Bay Rays participated in the fundraiser, which included several specialty holes.

The Rays foursome of pitchers James Shields and David Price, third base coach Tom Foley and athletic trainer Ron Porterfield won the inaugural golf tournament. Following the event, the Rays players interacted with the other players, signed autographs

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Lakewood scored 44 points to finish behind Estero by 20 points.

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and posed for pictures.

“These four guys really helped to make our tournament special,” Braden River coach Mike Verrill said. “My golf committee who worked with me on the tournament did a fantastic job and I would like to thank the following: Kelly Wilson, Mariane Henderson, Belinda Younce and Jeff Schappacher, as well as all of our parents and friends who help make this a great event.

Funds from the tournament will go toward the Pirates’ baseball program for improvements to the field and clubhouse and to the purchase of baseballrelated equipment.

Natalie Novak finished sixth in 20:19.10 followed by Katie Wray (10th, 20:48.20), Julia Ortiz (11th, 20:55.30), Michelle Last (14th, 21:16.00), Elizabeth Chandler (16th, 21:55.80) and

Ashley Platt (17th, 22:12.90).

Braden River’s Alexis Cullen finished 13th in 21:04.90 to pace the Lady Pirates who finished fifth overall with 132 points.

The Lakewood Ranch High boys cross-country team also finished second with 70 points, 31 points behind Estero.

Mitch Arnold finished eighth in 17:32.60 to pace the Mustangs.

Josh Napier finished 11th in 18:02.40 followed by Steven Estes (12th, 18:04.00), George Dabbiero (19th, 18:20.90), Jonathan Milkovich (20th, 18:21.90) and Tyler McWilliam (23rd, 18:27.20).

Braden River’s Matthew McFall finished 15th in 18:06.70 to pace the Pirates, who finished eighth overall.

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+ EMB Junior Midgets fall in OT The East Manatee Bulldogs Junior Midget squad dropped its season finale to the Palm Harbor Panthers 27-21 in overtime Nov. 3.

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Cardinal Mooney cross-country runners earn regional berths Cardinal Mooney High junior Grace CasaGrande set a new personal record, finishing third in 19:39.44 to lead the Lady Cougars to a sixth-place finish at the Class 1A-District 10 cross-country meet Nov. 2, at Taylor Park in Largo.

CasaGrande now will advance to the Class 1A-Region 3 Meet Nov. 10 in Melbourne.

ODA’s Carling Landeche finished sixth in 21:03.25 to pace the Lady Thunder, who finished fifth overall. Chloe Ruppert finished 16th in 22:09.62 and Peyton Vaughn finished 21st in 22:32.94.

Keyon Fordham rushed for more than 200 yards and scored on runs of 65, 48 and 39 yards to lead the way offensively for East Manatee. Fordham also added an extra point and Justin Curtis kicked a two-point conversion. Chase Knopf led the way

Cardinal Mooney sophomore Cal Davidson Turner finished seventh to lead the Cougars to a sixth-place finish.

Davidson Turner also will advance to the regional meet Nov. 10.

ODA’s Peter Runge finished fourth in 17:04.13 followed

by Tait Lystad (23rd, 19:12.4) and Zachary Lang (24th, 19:14.05). Cardinal Mooney’s Mitch Gannon finished 25th in 19:14.68.

In the JV division, Cardinal Mooney freshman Ryan Lee Romero finished first followed by sophomore Tyler Shanahan. defensively with several tackles for loss.

Seven players played their final game in an East Manatee uniform, including Chase Tench, Niklas Traylor, Cole Haddad, Hunter Barnes, Jernard Porter, Matthew Strauss and Christian Barbour.

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Senior Emily Ruple serves the ball for Lakewood Ranch.

Lakewood Ranch junior Ashlyn Falahee finished with 10 kills, three blocks, one ace and five digs.

Ali Milbourn and Nicole Grant go up for a block in the first game of Lakewood Ranch’s 3-0 Class 6A-Region 3 quarterfinal victory over Dover Strawberry Crest.

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Senior Emily Ruple digs the ball for the Lady Mustangs.

The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team defeated Dover Strawberry Crest 25-22, 25-13, 25-18 in a Class 6ARegion 3 quarterfinal match Oct. 30.

Mariah Robertson finished with 19 kills, two digs and a block to pace the Lady Mustangs (21-5). Ashlyn Falahee had 10 kills, three blocks, one ace and five digs. Nicole Grant added six kills and libero Jor-

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With the win, the Lady Mustangs played host to District 11 champion Tampa Sickles in a regional semifinal match Nov. 6. Results from Lakewood’s regional semifinal were unavailable as of press time Tuesday. Be sure to check YourObserver.com to see how the Lady Mustangs fared.

The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team advanced to the Class 6A-Region 3 semifinals Nov. 6.

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Jimmy Pendolino, the former manager of Aerosmith and Peter Gabriel, signed on to manage the Lakewood Ranch-based Matt Facciolla Band after watching them play in person Aug. 31.

Music in the Making When Lakewood Ranch resident Matt Facciolla pictured a music career, it looked a lot different.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — When the music faded to silence, Matt Facciolla turned to paint.

The 40-year-old singer/ songwriter, who’s held a guitar since he learned his first three cords at 12 years old, moved in 2000 to Los Angeles with his roommate Dave Schulz, of the Goo Goo Dolls.

But the music never came.

Within two years, the fledgling songwriter sought something more secure and ventured to Sarasota to open a painting business.

Now, near the end of a whirlwind year opening shows for the Outlaws, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Goo Goo Dolls and the J. Geils Band, the Sarasota-based Matt Facciolla Band, Facciolla and his band mates, Joe Fanara and Wes Price, got the signature they need to keep the music coming.

After years of courting man-

ager Jimmy Pendolino, who formerly worked for Aerosmith and Peter Gabriel, Pendolino finally signed on to manage the Matt Facciolla Band after he saw them play in person Aug. 31, at a show with the famed blues group, the J. Geils Band, in Buffalo, N.Y. Now, the Matt Facciolla Band awaits the Nov. 9 release party for its second album, “Second Chances,” at Ace’s Live in Bradenton.

“I wouldn’t say this means we made it, because making it to me means being able to write and play music again,” says Facciolla, a Lakewood Ranch resident. “But it means we can get into doors that would be hard to get into our own. We’re finally getting national attention now. ” Facciolla couldn’t envision this scenario 10 years ago — or even 20 years ago.

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Matt Facciolla, right, the group’s singer/songwriter, and Joe Fanara, left, have known each other since they were kids. where hard-rock music paced life, but he spent most of his childhood in Buffalo, N.Y., where he grew up with Fanara, the band’s bass player. Facciolla joined a cover band called TDM at 14 years old.

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sions with Fanara’s cover band, which the bass player formed with George Neeno, a current contributor to the Matt Facciolla Band.

Facciolla struggled to sing other artists’ songs, and, in a few-year stretch, was kicked

out of about 10 garage bands until he found the itch to write original lyrics.

So Facciolla started Electric Bushman, an original band whose second album, “Sink,” was written up in Billboard magazine and caught the attention of the 1996 Atlantic Olympics, where the band performed with Gin Blossoms, Jewel and others.

Then, in his prime as an artist, Facciolla fled to L.A., the heart of the music scene.

Lonely without his family and overwhelmed by the transient lifestyle around him, L.A. zapped the energy out of Facciolla. His two years living on the West Coast started a four-year period when Facciolla never picked up a pen.

“I had no inspiration to write,” Facciolla says. “L.A. can suck the creativity right out of

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you. I don’t know if you can call it writer’s block, because I’m not sure that really exists. It was just so opposite to Buffalo. It didn’t work out.”

At a wall with chasing a music industry he never truly embraced, Facciolla married in L.A., had a child and struggled financially until he moved in 2002 to Sarasota.

Here, he helped found Elite Painting & Design, which paints houses and plazas in Lakewood Ranch.

“I just met the right people,” Facciolla says. “My family friend wanted to start a high-end paint company, and he thought I’d be perfect to run it.”

Facciolla divorced, remarried, had another daughter, Kate, and reunited with Fanara, The two quickly began writing music together, and Facciolla drew inspiration from the people around him.

“I don’t know what sparked me to write again,” Facciolla says. “Sometimes, the songs just come out of nowhere. It could be something around me that I see. Or it could be something someone says that gets me writing. I write where my head is.”

Facciolla wrote a song called “Jimmy in the Jungle” about a monkey drinking rum.

He wrote songs about his daughters, 3-year-old Kate and 10-year-old Madison.

His song, “Undone,” appeared in the 2011 movie, “The Final Night and Day.” In 2009, the Matt Facciolla Band released its first album, “Songs for a Needy World,” while recording “Second Chances.”

Facciolla and his band also recently agreed to perform at the January 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

Although Facciolla admits the edge of success feels different at 40 than it would if he were young, the joy of writing and the thrill of an audience stay the same.

“We have a great opportunity late in the game,” Facciolla says. “After all these years running around, it’s still the same. You have to win a crowd. And when we go out and have to prove ourselves, we do great in that situation.”

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Ten students at ODA will perform in the Sarasota Opera’s ‘Little Nemo in Slumberland.’

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Students at The Out-of-Door Academy may be accustomed to small class sizes and small casts for theater productions.

But this weekend, they’ll be part of something much bigger.

Ten students from ODA will join more than 90 other youth on stage at the Sarasota Opera House Nov. 10, for the world premiere of “Little Nemo in Slumberland.”

Based on Winsor McCay’s newspaper comic strip, “Little Nemo in Slumberland,” the story recounts the adventures of a boy as he works to save SlumberParticipating land from an emstudents peror who wants from ODA continual dayM’Balia Bangoura light. Nemo’s adDevin Bradbury ventures include Sierra Dickerson encounters with Colby Elliott a crystal enBianca Guidotti chantress, giants, Nikki LaSalla a floating bed Gabriela Maraia and other magMelanie Mason nificent sights.

Stephanie Although the Muench opera’s principal Andrew Romano roles will be sung by members of the Sarasota Youth Opera, the youths will be joined by students from Booker High School, ODA and the Sailor Circus.

ODA’s Devin Bradbury, a member of the Youth Opera program, will have a solo as the character Princess Glimmerina.

“It’s been nothing but mind opening,” says ODA Music Director Lisa Rosser, of the experience for her students. “It’s really introduced them to a bigger world. It’s going to be something they never forget.”

Rosser said ODA took its seniors last school year to an opera at the Sarasota Opera, where they were introduced to the

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Nicholas Lewis, Stephanie Muench, Sierra Dickerson, Gabby Maraia, Melanie Mason, Colby Elliott and Andrew Romano opera’s education outreach program. And, at the end of the year, the school was approached about participating in “Little Nemo.”

Since the start of the school year, Maestro Jesse Martins, of the Sarasota Youth Opera, has been coming out once a week to work with select ODA choir students.

“We get a better feel for the music when they come in,” Romano says. “They described how our voices connect with the movement and gave us (new perspective).”

Stephanie Muench agrees. “(Maestro) made us step out of our comfort zones,” she says. “It was the most productive rehearsals I’ve had.”

Rosser says the lessons have helped students project their voices better, as well as

improve their articulation and vocal technique.

Rosser says the opera is different than the choir performances to which her students are accustomed. “You’re not a choir when you are on stage. (They have) helped them to be more expressive.”

Students say they’ve been impressed with how hard students in the Sarasota Youth Opera work. They’ve also enjoyed every minute of the experience, which has been both challenging and eye-opening.

Though they may get a little nervous moments before their performance begins Saturday, for now, they are just excited to be a part of the action when the curtain rises.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@ yourobserver.com.

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Humane Society hosts furry festival East County residents enjoyed an afternoon with their pets Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch’s Dog Days of Autumn, at Greenbrook Adventure Park. Attendees enjoyed a hot-dog cook-off, socializing, vendor booths and a chance to adopt a new family member.

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Proceeds from the event benefited the 10th Autism Southwest Florida Walk Now for Autism Speaks.

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Twelve Oaks Recovery Center, a provider of addiction treatment services, will open three, free assessment-and-resource centers. The centers will serve as links between health-care providers and citizens.

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The acquisition is the first in the company’s 30-year history. First Watch opened its 100th restaurant Oct. 29, in Panama City.

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In less than 30 days, two Traviata floor plans sold at the Founders Club, earning almost $2.5 million in sales.

The fully furnished Traviata model, a single-family home from London Bay Homes’ Reserve Collection, recently sold for $1.49 million and remains open for viewing through January 2013. Located along the Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed championship golf course at The Founders Club, a second Traviata home will be completed in May 2013.

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Home in Country Club Village sells for $1.26 million The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Oct. 22 and Oct. 26.

A home in Country Club Village of Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Robert Bradbury, of Sarasota, sold his home at 13232 Palmers Creek Terrace to David and Lisa Grain, of Sarasota, for $1.26 million. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,950 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.2 million in 2010.

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Sam Rodgers Properties Inc. sold the home at 500 Mast Drive to Wanda Garcia, of Bradenton, for $1,142,500. Built in 2011, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,797 square feet of living area.

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Bonus Properties Inc. sold the home at 7320 Desert Ridge Glen to R. Scott and Tamara Connin, of Lakewood Ranch, for $890,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,403 square feet of living area.

Carl and Lucy Carbone, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 8322 Tartan Fields Circle to Sara Mills, of Lakewood Ranch, for $240,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,565 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $221,300 in 2003.

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CCIST LLC sold the home at 15401 Linn Park Terrace to Lakshman and Gayathri Watawala, of Lakewood Ranch, for $850,000.

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Michael Boyle and Laura Simpson-Boyle, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 14726 Bowfin Terrace to Jason Zabawa, of Lakewood Ranch, for $465,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,103 square feet of living area.

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Gregory and Dawn Rusnak, of Lexington, Mass., sold their home at 7657 Camden Harbour Drive to Jaroslaw and Rosario Kowalczyk, of Bradenton, for $420,000.

Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,452 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $725,000 in 2005.

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the home at 116 New Briton Court to Kelli Lee, of Bradenton, for $310,000. Built in 2004, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,390 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $387,900 in 2004.

Matthias Arend and Michelle Daniels, of Oberstein, Germany, sold their home at 830 Cedar Harbour Court to Timothy and Kristi Rees, of Bradenton, for $205,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,033 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $200,000 in 2010.

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Robert and Jeneace Slifka, of West Harford, Conn., sold their home at 8705 49th Terrace E. to Paul and Susan Bennett, of Bradenton, for $360,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,770 square feet of living area.

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Glyn and Diana Moser sold their home at 5206 88th St. E. to Richard and Sandra Kuebler, of Bradenton, for $350,000. Built in 1996, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,110 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $450,000 in 2007.

Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,154 square feet of living area.

Hillary Steele, of Sarasota, sold her home at 11214 Pine Lilly Place to Robert and Kathleen Dickson, of Fairfax, Va., for $214,500. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,215 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $230,000 in 2009.

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Leonard and Elizabeth Vernon, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6516 65th Ave. Drive E. to William and Ashley Marston, of Bradenton, for $350,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,976 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $79,500 in 1979.

Savannah Preserve at University Place

William and Geraldine Warren, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 8051 condominium at 8051 St. Simons St. to Diana Jarrett, of Bradenton, for $228,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,512 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $254,000 in 2009.

Mote Ranch

William and Jacqueline Jackson, of University Park, sold their home at 6820 Coyote Ridge Court to Mark and Melissa Kahlbaugh, of Bradenton, for $330,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,883 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $336,000 in 2002.

Mill Creek

Ronald and Shannon Ford, of Helenwood, Tenn., sold their home at 303 135th St. E. to Andrew and Melissa Alexander, of Sarasota, for $329,900. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,888 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $255,000 in 2002.

Hampton Terrace at University Place

Stan Pinkus, of Sarasota, sold his home at 7812 Edmonston Circle to Gordon Moskowitz, of University Park, for $325,000.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,432 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $301,500 in 2003.

Heritage Harbour

Winn and Karen Johnson, of Keene, N.H., sold their home at 226 River Enclave Court to Randall Lewis, of Alpharetta, Ga., for $280,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,840 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $279,000 in 2007.

Carlyle at the Village of Palm-Aire Josh Siegel

This Country Club Village of Lakewood Ranch home, which has three bedrooms, fiveand-a-half baths, a pool and 4,950 square feet of living area, sold for $1.26 million.

Fairway Lakes at Palm-Aire Country Club

Harry and Ann Schumer, of Clearwater, sold their home at 5821 Fairwoods Circle to Eugene and Karen Smoot, of Sarasota, for $271,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,060 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $225,000 in 2001.

Greyhawk Landing

Ted and Sarah Berg, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 12668 Cara Cara Loop to Brian and Shelley Tackman, of Bradenton, for $270,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,565 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $474,900 in 2005.

Braden Woods

Ryan McClellan and Michael McClellan, of Evans, Ga., sold their home at 5913 99th St. E. to Diane Engster, of Alexandria, Va., for $261,000. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,431 square feet

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Gary and Marsha Keefer, of Norwalk, Ohio, sold their home at 6502 Butlers Crest Drive to Leo and Patricia Elneker, of Bradenton, for $258,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,156 square feet of living area.

Ashley Trace at University Place

John and Marianne Salvatore, of Richboro, Pa., sold their home at 7605 Charleston St. to David and Barbara Waisburd, of Bradenton, for $250,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,467 square feet of living area.

River Wilderness

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. sold the home at 3317 Lakeside Circle to Carlos Pimentel, of Parrish, for $300,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 3,358 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $481,500 in 2004.

Gary and Elizabeth Carevich, of Tacoma, Wash., sold their home at 2987 Wilderness Blvd. E. to Richard Manne, of Parrish, for $265,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,537 square feet of living area.

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(Please provide your name and address) Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230 DOUBLE SINK/GOOSENECK faucet: Elkay stainless. Sprayer, soap and filtered water dispenser. Excellent. $110. 941-351-8828.

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THE OBSERVER OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY NOVEMBER 22.

GARAGE/MOVING SALE Nov. 10th, 8am-1pm.

Tara - 7104 Melrose Place. 70 years of collections!

Business Opportunities

EARLY DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED ADS IN THE EAST COUNTY OBSERVER WILL BE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH @ NOON

SATURDAY, 9A.M.-4P.M., 4816 77th St. E., Bradenton 34203 - Creekwood. Kitchen table and chairs, matching stools, end tables and coffee tables. Electric stove, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher. 60” and 27” TVs. All items in excellent condition

JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 Down Required, Financing Available for growth, Includes customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+ Call 941-907-8141

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ALGEBRA TUTOR wanted for high school student, our home. 941-750-9873 or 941-720-3744.

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GIRLS’ DRESSES: Bridal Flower (3), size 6 and 2 size 4. $60/ea. 941-745-2202.

MAGNETIC EXERCISE Bike, Stamina Fusion 4545, new in box, $200. 941-896-8072.

Platform bed w/ 3 drawers, detached headboard, mattress. $150.00. Don, @ 941-756-9283.

Autos Wanted CASH FOR CARS! Call Ryan and get paid today!

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Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOAT SLIPS FOR SALE in World Class Longboat Key Moorings Marina. 45 ft. to 194 ft. Prices from $1334/ft. Full Service Facility. Rental Slips also available.

Bettie R. Perry, Lic. Real Estate Broker Associated Realty LBK, Inc. Cell: 941-961-0372 www.bettieperry.com

Boats ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE - Braden River Lakes subdivision at 4800 E State Road 64 (aka Manatee Avenue East), Fri., Sat., Sun., November 9, 10, 11 - 8AM-1PM each day.

TV: PIONEER Elite 53”, with matching jet black stereo cabinet, perfect cond. Was $5000 new, Sell: $450. PALISTER SECTIONAL SOFA, 7 pc., Leather, Duel power recliners. Was $3500 new, Sell: $400. RAINBOW CASTLE SWING SET with slide and rope ladder. Was $3000 new, Sell: $350.

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Merchandise Wanted LOCALLY OWNED and operated since 2004 with three locations, America's Super Pawn will pay you top dollar for your estate jewelry, watches, diamonds, musical instruments, computers, motorcycles, cars and other unwanted items.

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STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

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Help Wanted DRIVERS: LOCAL, Great Pay & Benefits. Home every day. Pd. Holidays/Vac. 401K CDL-A. w/X end. School grads. Accepted. 866-358-3937.

EXPERIENCED PAINTERS needed for commercial painting company. Must have own hand tools and transportation. Call 727-944-4444 ext. 222 or fax info to 727-942-4277.

WORK FROM HOME. Address envelopes.

Internet research. $8.00/hour Part Time. John 941-724-5907.

Homes For Rent ATTENTION RENTAL OWNERS Tired of Tenants, Toilets & Taxes? We manage headache properties! Real Property Management of Sarasota & Manatee, www.rpmSaraMana.com, 941-225-8183.

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Call Dan Ferber, 941-812-7286 or Richard Moody, 941-301-7193.

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Foreclosures $349,900 Waterlefe Golf & River Club Gated, Large Maintenance free 3/3 home w/private pool overlooking canal. Community Amenities & more! M5831304 $87,000 Rio Vista –Sarasota Updated 2/1 home, flexible floor plan + fenced lot. M5832379 $85,900 Glen Oaks Ridge Villa Spacious,1372SF w/attached laundry & storage rm. Walk to Bobby Jones Golf Complex, community pool.

Active 55+ comm. M5831182

Palm Aire - Eagle Creek Condo Annual, 2/2 ground flr condo.

Move in ready! Comm. Amenities.

A3965708 Bob Bronston 705-0811 Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club, Clubside, Veranda, Arbor Greens & Terrace – We have short term & long term rentals available in all sections: single family homes, villas & condos. Golfing, Clubhouse, pools & just minutes to Siesta beaches!

Vicky Reilly 266-5962 $640,000 Oyster Bay Landings Oversized private homesites, Non Waterfront & Waterfront sites.

A3937878 Rita Ferrell Lasky 780-3579

$749,000 Serenoa 4352SF, 4BR/3.5BA game room + office; Salt pool & more!

A3967667 Cher Pujol 504-5902

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