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NEIGHBORHOOD

SPORTS

Our Lady of the Angels offers families loads of fun during festival.

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Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer captures district title. PAGE 18A

OUR TOWN

COMMUNITY East County to celebrate arts at Ovation event.

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WAR STORIES

by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

+ Olympic teams vie for accolades Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School students are training hard, as they prepare for interscholastic competition.

Students on the Cardinal Mooney Academic Olympics Team will compete against other Sarasota County schools in interscholastic matches from January through March. After final elimination matches, an all-star team consisting of the top-scoring students from the local teams will represent Sarasota County at the Florida State Academic Competition for Excellence, which is held each spring at Disney World, in Orlando.

Students on Cardinal Mooney’s team include: Elizabeth Reynolds, Sam McMullen, Sarah Coffey, Elizabeth Panagopoulus, Brian Richter, Nick Etz, Juan Pablo Gonzalez (team capt.), Sean Rosensweig, Abby Goecker, Louis Masi, Mike Kahl, John Roddenberry and Kelly Nicholson.

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James Kangas shares a picture of a young version of himself outside a B-17 turret. Kangas wore a wired full-body electric suit and gloves to fight off below-zero temperatures in the turret.

James Kangas, an 87-year-old World War II 8th Air Force veteran and former ball turret gunner, relived his time in the belly of a B-17 at the Wings of Freedom Tour.

+ Dental office hosts Give Kids a Smile In an effort to fight pediatric dental disease, Lakewood Ranch-based Dentistry for Children and Adolescents is hosting a day of free dental treatment Feb. 1, through the Give Kids a Smile program.

“This year, we are celebrating our 10-year anniversary event by giving back to the community I’ve grown to love,” Dentistry for Children and Adolescents Dr. Maribel SantosCordero said.

Santos-Cordero noted 60% of children will have a cavity or filling between the ages of 5 and 9.

EAST COUNTY — James Kangas wrapped his 87-year-old fingers around the long metal barrel of the .50-caliber machine gun extending through the turret of a B-17 bomber.

Then, he pulled out a creaseless certificate from the Air Force, dated April 25, 1945 and addressed to “The Lucky Bastard Club,” an ode to Kangas’ injury-free 35-mission tour.

“No brothers got a scratch,” the paper read in inky black cursive.

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Kangas, a World War II 8th Air Force veteran and former ball turret gunner on a B-17 bomber who usually shies away from reunions, became nostalgic Jan. 25, at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour.

The tour, held Jan. 23 through Jan. 25, in Sarasota, is the only event in the world during which the public can fly

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by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

SMR, Tampa Lightning announce partnership Both organizations intend to expand their reaches through the new deal.

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Schroeder-Manatee Ranch President and CEO Rex Jensen shows off the Lakewood Ranch Tampa Bay Lightning jersey he received from Lightning Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman, during a Jan. 25 press conference.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — As a child in Canada, Todd Pokrywa learned to skate by pushing a kitchen chair around his backyard, after his father flooded the property and let it ice over. He lived and breathed hockey, plastering his bedroom walls with hockey posters and playing ice, street and ball hockey at every opportunity.

As a young adult, he pursued his interest in the growth and changing of communi-

ties; he earned a degree in urban and regional planning from Canada’s University of Waterloo.

And, now, as vice president of planning for Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Pokrywa has the opportunity to combine his two life passions: hockey and community development.

Flanked on one side by SMR officials and on the other by hockey legend Steve Yzerman and sports executive Tod Leiweke, Pokrywa led introductions Jan. 25, as SMR

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TOUCH AND FEEL

by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

LECOM students provide free dentures to low-income patients

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The school’s inaugural class gets its first hands-on experience in a new patient clinic.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — On a normal day at school, Stephanie Cole sticks tools inside Harry’s lifeless jaw.

Cole, 24, a first-year student at LECOM Student of Dental Medicine, sometimes scrapes and nudges Harry’s white, solid cheeks.

Her margin for error is great.

That’s because Harry feels nothing — he’s is a mannequin.

Until Jan. 10, Cole’s learning did not include live patients.

Now, Cole and the rest of LECOM’s 100 dental-student inaugural class are fitting 30 low-income patients with dentures at the school’s new patient clinic.

Students work with a patient — some with no teeth, others with worn dentures — for nine to 10 weeks, one day a week, during three-hour appointments.

The Manatee Community Coalition on Homelessness refers some of the patients.

Those patients receive free care.

Others in underserved, low-income areas get care through contacting the school.

Those patients get dentures for one-third less than what it would cost at a private clinic, said Michael Polin, LECOM spokesman.

LECOM donated $10,000 materials and services to provide the care.

It all fits into LECOM’s core philosophy of giving students early clinical experience, no matter the pace, said Dr. Francis M. Curd, the school’s assistant dean of clinical education.

“The fees are low, but we are slow,” Curd said, repeating the common refrain school officials tell patients.

Since Jan. 10, Cole has slowly fitted Ken Murry, a 48-year-old fork lifter at Tropicana who recently returned to his job after being laid off earlier this year.

The Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Sarasota-Manatee referred Murry, who wants to be able to eat cashews again.

Cole and Murry spent their first appointment together developing a treatment plan and making the first impression, or an initial imprint of the teeth meant to fit the dentures to a person’s mouth.

Cole, a Sarasota native, was excited but felt scared.

Murry bit down on a custom tray, which Cole prepared, full of cakey wax.

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Legacy Golf Course, built by Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, has seen an uptick in activity recently.

After its lender assumed control in 2009, Och-Ziff Capital Management, the new buyer, can spend money on improvements to the course.

Legacy Golf Course sold A subsidiary of Och-Ziff Management, a New York-based hedge fund, bought the course for about $3 million.

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Stephanie Cole, a first-year LECOM dental student, works with Dr. Francis M. Curd to fit Ken Murry, a Tropicana fork lifter, for a new set of dentures.

This was it — she had begun her first real-life procedure.

Cole never got much out of mixing polysulfide in a dark, quiet classroom. Videos and lectures left her bored.

Shadowing real dentists just made her want to put on the gloves, hop onto a stool and dig tools into a patient’s mouth.

“Until I apply, it doesn’t stick,” Cole said.

“But now I’m beginning to experience the real thing, dealing with people’s emotions, and it reminds me of why I do it. I do it because it (dental care) changes peoples lives.”

During their second meeting, Cole worked on border molding to ensure Murry’s tissue retains the dentures.

The third appointment is the most important. That is when Cole makes the final impression.

She tells Murry if this step isn’t done right, the rest of their time together will mean nothing.

The process intrigues Murry — how the

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repetitive, intricate work leads to a tangible end result.

“It’s quite interesting to watch (Cole) work,” Murry said. “She explains every step.

I learn what she learns. And at the end, I get to see myself smile.”

Murry will get his dentures in March.

In June, LECOM will start a second denture clinic for about 50 patients. This round won’t be free, but, according to Curd, a full set of dentures will cost $668, still less than it would cost at a private practice.

Comprehensive care, including cavities, crowns, cleanings and more, will be made available to the public March 2014, midway through the four-year journey for LECOM’s inaugural class, which will graduate in 2016.

“I’m really lucky to get a patient who is so patient and cooperative,” Cole said. “Life is not complete until you make a difference. I am already doing that here.”

Contact Josh Siegel at jsiegel@your observer.com.

by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

East County to celebrate arts

Lakewood Ranch Main Street will host the sixth annual Ovation event Feb. 2.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Singer/songwriter Mindy Simmons started her musical career in the genre of rhythm and blues.

But her musical efforts shifted 22 years ago, when she moved to Florida. Since then, she’s been focusing on folk music.

On Feb. 2, artists and musicians, including Simmons, will converge to share their passion for the arts during Ovation: A Day for the Arts. The annual event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Main Street, will feature live dance, music and drama performances, art demonstrations and more, as area artists gather to bring the arts to the East County community.

“We want to educate the pub-

lic (about what’s out there),” said Simmons, president of the Sarasota Folk Club. “Traditional folk music is alive and well, and it’s about storytelling and history. At the same time, acoustic musicians are writing new folk music all the time.”

Attendees will also be able to see everything from local high school drama and dance team performances, to shows by the Sarasota Opera, Manatee Players, Sarasota Cuban Ballet and others.

“It’s to give people an idea of the different cultural assets that are in this region,” said Rachel Gray, events, promotions and website coordinator for Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch. “It’s a draw for people who would

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Singer/songwriter Mindy Simmons will perform at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 2. potentially (live here), and it’s a way for them to see what they might be interested in.”

Gray said this year’s event has been expanded to include a third stage, because so many groups wanted to participate.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — In a long-awaited move, the lender Textron Financial Corp., which took over Legacy Golf Course’s $6.7 million debt in August of 2009 to avoid foreclosure, sold the course in late December 2012.

A subsidiary of Och-Ziff Capital Management, a New-York based hedge fund, bought the course for about $3 million.

It financed the purchase with a $3.6 million loan.

Och-Ziff, an alternative asset manager with about $31.9 billion in assets, hired Christovich and Associates of Oviedo to manage the course.

Providence, R.I.-based company Textron Financial has been wanting to shed Legacy from day one, when it took over for Troon Golf after the course cited fewer golfers playing public and member rounds, said Brian Richter, who has managed Legacy for Textron since 2009.

Richter, who is still with Legacy after the management change, said he’s seen more activity around the course lately, which gives its new owner flexibility to spend money.

“They (Och-Ziff ) will keep Legacy a high-end facility and can put a little extra money into it for improvements,” Richter said. “I’ve seen more excitement around here lately. But (golf ) is still a luxury item, and at the higher end of it, and with the economy down, we’re still not at a profitable point yet.”

Golf legend Arnold Palmer designed Legacy, an 18-hole, 200-acre course that Schroeder-Manatee Ranch built.

It opened in March 1997 and was soon acquired by Arizona-based Troon Golf.

In 2009, public rounds dropped 8.5% from the year before, while member rounds fell 2.5% from 2008.

Troon tried to negotiate with its lender to change the structure of the property’s debt, but was unsuccessful.

Textron soon took over.

Och-Ziff has not released specific plans about the property.

Richter shut down speculation that Och-Ziff would flip Legacy in a few years and turn a profit on it.

“They (Och-Ziff ) are not in the business of flipping,” Richter said.

An Och-Ziff Capital Management spokesperson declined to comment for this story.

Contact Josh Siegel at jsiegel@ yourobserver.com

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+ Braden River students learn Florida’s history Students at Braden River High School got an entertaining and informative glimpse into Florida’s past, when Patrick “Rick” Smith Jr. shared stories from his father in a multimedia presentation Jan. 23, at the school.

Smith presented about the book, “A Land Remembered,” which his late father, Patrick D. Smith, wrote. The story captures the pioneering spirit of Floridians, starting in 1858 when the MacIvey family left Georgia and settled in Florida.

Courtesy photo Braden River High School agriculture and business students sponsored the event.

Students are reading the book, applying its content to different cross-content area projects and creating digital movies of the story.

Lakewood Ranch Cinemas and the Sarasota Film Society hosted the world premiere of “Parker,” a crime thriller that depicts a thief with a unique code of professional ethics.

A VIP reception was held Jan. 24, before the film was shown at Lakewood Ranch Cinemas.

Many scenes from the film were shot at the Ringling Museum, in Sarasota.

The Sarasota Film Commission worked closely with the production staff to ensure the Sarasota area would be used in the film, instead of another area in Florida.

Additionally, more than 300 extras from Sarasota and Manatee counties were chosen for the film, which Taylor Hackford directed and stars Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez and Michael Chiklis.

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by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

‘Southwest County Focus’

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Manatee County planning officials are evaluating how development occurs in the community and how to best ensure growth pays for the infrastructure improvements — water, sewer and other services — that come along with it.

Zoning and Planning official John Osborne presented his findings from a two-year ‘How Will We Grow’ study at a Manatee County Commission workshop Jan. 15.

County officials now are inviting the public to weigh in on options for future growth. This article is the second installment in a series taking a closeup look at each of three scenarios that has been presented as an alternatives for growth, as well as other related topics being considered.

The second alternative, dubbed ‘Southwest County Focus,’ puts the bulk of Manatee County’s future population in an area generally west of Interstate 75 and south of the Manatee River. also are built to serve specific communities, rather than the area at large.

“The modern development practice is there’s a gated community and there’s one way in and out. It serves that community,” Osborne said. “In Southwest County, the roads (are set up) in a grid. There’re a lot of redundancies in that. It provides a lot of advantages for infrastructure efficiency. You are basically expanding on existing systems.”

Osborne said the “Southwest County Focus” scenario was examined because there has been interest in redevelopment of Manatee County’s urban core. The area’s infrastructure, including sewer and water lines, were primarily built in the 1950s and 1960s and will need to be replaced soon, as well. This has led county officials to consider how to best use dollars for infrastructure.

Although Southwest County would be ideal for redevelopment, the task may prove challenging because many areas within Southwest County are not completely built out; there generally is low market activity; larger properties in the U.S. 41 vicinity would require development of existing properties; and lands in the U.S. 301 corridor are intermixed with industrial properties, making residential development largely undesirable.

Osborne, however, noted the expected 2035 population for this area could be reached

Economic Development Manatee County planners envision, under the Southwest County Focus concept, there will be continued focus on redevelopment of vacant and underutilized parcels, both with residential, but most likely non-residential units.

The focus of new population (labor) will bring more residents closer to the industrial- and main-employment center of the county, which has more than 1,000 acres of vacant lands with a future land-use classification of industrial in the Southwest County.

— “How Will We Grow” presentation with existing projects on file in the county’s concurrency reservation system.

Osborne said redevelopment in Southwest County will be more time-consuming and more challenging from an engineering perspective because so much of the area already is developed. Manatee County government will have to modify its level of service standards and create incentives to encourage development in the area.

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MANATEE COUNTY — As Manatee County officials look at options for guiding growth in the county, the area known as “Southwest County” has come to the forefront of discussions.

The area is typically defined as the unincorporated area south of the Manatee River but only extends east to the CSX rail line, which runs parallel to U.S. 301. But under Manatee’s “How Will We Grow?” presentation, which is being brought before the public for discussion, the second option, called “Southwest County Focus,” extends that urban core area to focus on all unincorporated lands south of the Manatee River and west of Interstate 75.

This alternative places 60% of the county’s future population growth into this Southwest County area.

New development in Southwest County, however, primarily would occur on property Manatee Fruit Co. owns in west Bradenton.

“The advantages (of this plan) are we have the infrastructure already in place for the majority of it,” Manatee County Planning and Zoning official John Osborne said. “There are already schools in the area. There’s a tremendous roadway network already built. Roads connect to something; (they) can absorb a tremendous amount of more development.”

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The Manatee County School Board’s Citizen Advisory Group narrowed its top 10 candidates for the district’s superintendent post to five Jan. 22.

Women on the list include Pam Stewart, of Tallahassee, the former interim education commissioner at the Florida Department of Education; Dr. Constance Jones, an administrator-on-assignment at Gulf Middle in Cape Coral and a finalist for Lee County superintendent in 201; Kathryn LeRoy, director of high school programs in Duval County and former chief academic officer there, who was a semifinalist for that district’s superintendent post; and former Marion County Deputy Superintendent Diana Greene and Rick Mills, Minneapolis Public Schools Chief executive officer, rounds out the list.

Each group member voted for up to five candidates.

The group was scheduled to meet with Florida School Boards Association Executive Director Wayne Blanton Jan. 30, after the East County Observer went to press, to finalize the list. It will present five finalists to the school board at a meeting at 9 a.m. Jan. 31, in the school district’s administration building.

Voting results were: • Constance Jones, 20 votes • Kathryn LeRoy, 17 votes • Diana Greene, 16 votes • Rick Mills, 16 votes • Pam Stewart, 12 votes

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 Manatee County School Board Special Meeting: Selection of Superintendent finalists — 9 a.m. Jan. 31, at 215 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton  Manatee County School Board Council of Governments — 4 p.m. Feb. 5, at the Public Safety Center, 2101 47th Terrace E., Bradenton  Manatee County Board of County Commissioners Council of Governments — 4 p.m. Feb. 5, at the Public Safety Center, 2101 47th Terrace E., Bradenton  Manatee County Board of County Commissioners Land Use Meeting — 9 a.m. Feb. 7, at the Manatee County Administration Building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

hearing Jan. 23, regarding concern about gunfire noise from the Schroeder-Manatee Ranch’s Ancient Oak Gun Club, a proposed 24-station sporting clay course to be built on 78 acres south of State Road 64 East, off Uihlein Road.

During a Dec. 19 public hearing, officials and parents from the Center for Montessori School and officials from Bayside Community Church, both neighboring residents to the proposed site, expressed reservations about the gun club’s proximity to their facilities.

Dorman issued a notice of intent Jan. 8 to approve a special permit application for the gun club, in which she declared the club compatible with the area and not a danger to public safety. Those

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February 2, 2013 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Seating provided. No coolers please. Free parking and admission.

Combining the best of a street festival and concert hall, Ovation brings together the area’s most talented performers for a free celebration of the arts with live entertainment on two stages. Browse the many booths, shops and boutiques, and find refreshment at cozy restaurants and cafes. Truly an event not to be missed!

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who spoke out against the gun club in December had until Jan. 16 to respond to the county.

After considering feedback from the concerned parties, Dorman said noise from the proposed gun club might be too loud.

Manatee County’s noise ordinance states noise cannot exceed 60 decibels.

In an interview with the East County Observer in January, Wayne Evans, whom was brought by SMR last June, to run the project, said the low-brass, low-ammunition ringing from the club’s shotguns would be quieter than the 60-decibel limit.

Dorman has 45 days to schedule a new public hearing to be held at the County Administration Building, in downtown Bradenton.

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reach to the board; their confidence in her financial management; and the trust she enjoys from college employees.

Board Chairman Carlos Beruff noted that the board’s decision to offer Probstfeld the permanent position would also avoid a learning curve that would be required for a new president who would be unfamiliar with the college and community.

“I commit to you that every day I will wake up with the knowledge in my heart that this is a college I love, and it is my goal to contribute to making it a better place,” Probstfeld said.

The details of her contract will be considered at a future board meeting.

SCF’s former president, Lars Hafner, resigned Oct. 30, with a $363,000 settlement agreement, after trustees questioned his financial judgment.

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A new five-year contract intended to delay the retirement of Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker would give him a $34,720.20 annual raise.

Hunzeker’s annual salary would increase from $169,124.80 to $203,845.

The contract also would cut a large lump-sum retirement payment promised to Hunzeker from his participation in the Florida Retirement System’s Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP).

Hunzeker would forfeit a $337,411.83 payment from the DROP program, which Hunzeker, 65, signed up for when he was 62 years old.

Currently, he is scheduled to retire Aug. 31, 2014. Hunzeker’s new contract would run though Jan. 29, 2018.

According to a table of 13 area counties, County Information Outreach Coordinator Nick Azzara provided, Hunzeker’s current pay ranked second to last for his position.

Commissioners were scheduled to discuss the contract at a Jan. 29 meeting, after the East County Observer went to press.

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Probstfeld, who previously said she wasn’t interested in taking the position past her interim status, accepted the job.

She appreciated the board’s confidence in her and the support of her colleagues, several of whom spoke in favor of the board’s motion.

Probstfeld, who has served as SCF’s interim president since November, came to SCF in 2003 as vice president of business and administrative services.

Board Vice Chairman Dr. Craig Trigueiro made a motion that the board offer Probstfeld a contract. He said after hearing attendees at recent community input sessions list the attributes they wanted to see in the next president, he became convinced that Probstfeld was the person for the job.

Trustees individually expressed their support for Probstfeld, citing their appreciation for her engagement with the community; her communication with and out-

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WINGS / FROM PAGE 1A on a B-17 bomber, B-24 bomber and a P-51 Mustang fighter.

The non-profit Collings Foundation, which seeks to support living-history events, annually tours the country with the planes.

While at the event, Kangas, an East County resident, shared war stories with Denny King and Dave Daily, fellow members of VFW Post 12055, in Lakewood Ranch, Kangas joked he couldn’t fit his wide frame — much larger than his fighting days of 132 pounds on his 5-foot, 5-inch frame — into the plane now.

He also noticed the B-17’s turret had less glass than he remembered.

“It’s emotional to be here,” Kangas said.

“It chokes you up thinking about old friends who are gone and reliving things to which you were exposed.”

Kangas, a veteran of 35 missions in Germany, who also spent time in England and Iceland, says he feels lost in large group gettogethers with veterans who fought in different places and at different times.

Sure, they all fought for the same cause, but Kangas experienced something others didn’t; he had a unique view formed from behind an oxygen mask in the belly of a B-17 plane.

Kangas developed the endurance to squeeze into the plane’s tiny turret for eight to 10 hours a day from his days growing up on a dairy farm in Minnesota, where he milked cows and hoed hay.

The youngest of five boys, Kangas watched his older brothers all participate in the armed services.

Kangas’ father, who worked in defense, knew the price of war.

When a 17-year-old Kangas tried to enlist in the Navy with a friend, his father wouldn’t sign the papers.

A year later, at 18, Kangas was drafted into the Air Force.

At gunnery school in Arizona, the Air Force told Kangas his small stature made him a perfect fit for the turret.

His two-year military career soon began.

Always the smallest on his crew, Kangas sat on a wooden seat in the turret with his back and head against the padded door, his legs held in mid-air by two footrests on the front wall.

Behind an oxygen mask required by highaltitude flying, Kangas’ eyes met a pair of .50-caliber machine guns that extended through the turret on both sides of him.

Kangas’ hands, hidden beneath a full body electric suit and gloves wired for warmth to fight below-zero temperatures, controlled the guns and fired bullets through two handgrips with buttons.

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Dennis King, Ed Devers, Dave Daily and James Kangas stand beside a B-17. Kangas operated from the turret, a rotating ball with two .50-caliber machine guns running through it.

The tight, closed-off space left Kangas lonely and vulnerable — it was hardest for him to exit the plane in the event of an emergency.

But it also offered freedom.

Kangas would cheat and slip milk chocolate Hershey bars under his mask.

He needed all the boost he could get to weather the tough times.

On one mission in December 1944, a sleet storm in England clogged the propellers of Kangas’ B-17, a brand-new plane.

The propellers couldn’t churn fast enough.

The plane’s captain yelled, “Bailout!”

Kangas could barely hear the command as ice flicked off the plane’s propellers.

Kangas heard enough and slid out of the turret, kicking off the side door before parachuting from the plane, less than 1,000 feet from the ground.

Sleet stones nipped on Kangas’ parachute.

It sounded like chickens pecking on feed back at the farm.

Floating with the breeze, Kangas drifted into a thick cloud, where it became deadly quiet.

A whiplash left him briefly unconscious.

He didn’t know if he was dead or alive.

He awoke and floated lower until he could see a man scraping ice off the windshield of his truck.

He yelled at the man.

“He looked everywhere but up,” Kangas said.

Kangas landed far from the truck. He walked a half-mile, by old English houses

with straw roofs and stone buildings.

Nearby, Kangas located a crewmember, and the two were able to call Air Force controllers who sent a truck to rescue them.

Kangas — as in all his missions — was unharmed.

Two crewmembers had broken their legs in the bailout.

Another mission, the last of the 8th Air Force, left Kangas’ plane without two engines. On a flight in April 1945 from England to Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, German anti-aircraft shot at the B-17’s engines.

From the plane’s belly, Kangas could see the red flash of the explosion.

The hole-filled plane managed to land safely in Belgium, allied territory.

“If it’s your time, it’s your time,” Kangas said of his wartime experience. “You don’t have much control.”

Kangas’ brief tour left him fearless and confident.

In 1945, after his service, he went to Detroit to attend night school for engineering before settling in Minnesota where he worked as a carpenter contractor.

He retired two years ago to Bradenton.

At the end of the Wings of Freedom Tour, the Collings Foundation gave Kangas an honor flight to Venice aboard the B-17.

Although Kangas has no physical wounds, his experiences have left an imprint on him.

“I’m glad I served and I’m glad I got out,” Kangas said. “I figure I’m damn lucky.”

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LIGHTNING / FROM PAGE 1A and the Tampa Bay Lightning announced their new branding partnership.

“We here in the Ranch will be the thunder for the Lightning,” he said.

SMR subsidiary LWR Communities has become the exclusive residential real-estate development partner of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Times Forum, with Lakewood Ranch receiving extensive brand exposure for Lightning home games, including dasher board and LED signage and the title sponsorship to an in-game feature celebrating good things in and around the Tampa Bay and Lakewood Ranch communities. Lakewood Ranch will also be the presenting sponsor for two Tampa Bay Lightning games each season and has its name on the new “Lakewood Ranch Client Services Lounge.”

“We’re a unique community, and a unique community requires a unique marketing approach,” SMR President and CEO Rex Jensen said. “Both businesses are about people. Organizationally, the Lightning are the same culture (as SMR). Hockey is popular in our key markets; the (hockey) season overlaps with our peak (home) sales season. This relationship will put us on the national and international real-estate map.”

LWR Communities President Brian Kennelly said he believes the partnership also will stimulate the local economy by giving Lakewood Ranch the exposure it needs to attract new and established businesses that want to come to Florida.

Lightning CEO Tod Leiweke said the partnership benefits his organization, as well, because the Lightning hopes to expand its reach and fan base throughout Sarasota

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Tampa Bay Lightning CEO Tod Leiweke, Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Vice President of Planning Todd Pokrywa, SMR President and CEO Rex Jensen, Tampa Bay Lightning Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman, LWR Communities President Brian Kennelly and ThunderBug pose for a picture following a press conference Jan. 25. and Manatee counties and the region. The organization will host an annual National Hockey League alumni golf tournament in Lakewood Ranch, as part of that effort, for example.

Leiweke noted the Lightning also hopes to have more winners of their $50,000 Community Hero grants come from the Sarasota/Bradenton area. SMR CEO and President

Rex Jensen has been appointed to the Community Heroes committee.

“The fact is, this is our home,” Leiweke said.

“We really believe there is a lot we can do to support Lakewood Ranch and this (region).”

The branding agreement between SMR and the Lightning is for two years.

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Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners wanting to open beachfront buildings faced a major hurdle last week.

Town Manager Dave Bullock sent a memo to Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon Jan. 24, explaining unit owners seeking to renovate buildings and re-open some units have approached the town.

“The town believes that any request to perform work on the property or take responsibility for any portion or obligation of the property will need the written consent of the Association,” Bullock wrote. “This written consent will need to be presented to the town prior to the grant of any permit applications or utility account modifications.”

Some owners, according to Planning, Zoning and Building Director Robin Meyer, have even hired an appraiser to establish the value of the buildings.

But now that Yablon and the Association must sign off on any proposed renovation, it’s likely the buildings won’t be re-opened individually.

Yablon told the Longboat Observer two weeks ago that opening up the units “is not a sanctioned activity by the Association.”

Siesta Key Association Vice President Peter van Roekens, who also serves as a director of the Terrace East Condominium Association, protested noise levels coming from Blasé Café in a Jan. 23 email to Sarasota County commissioners.

“They are way over the allowable C-scale and they are every night they have music,” van Roekens said in the email message.

Sarasota County code-enforcement officers and Sheriff’s deputies generally measure using the A-scale.

County staff is currently organizing neighborhood workshops to begin crafting a new ordinance to govern noise regulations, according to Assistant Zoning Administrator Donna Thompson.

The city and Sarasota’s Downtown Improvement District are coming together in as early as fall for a jointly funded streetscape project on First Street.

The two-block stretch of First Street slated for wider sidewalks and lush landscaping is home to Florida Studio Theatre, Bijou Café and the Sarasota Opera House. It also acts as a direct route from the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota to downtown.

Merchants on the lesser-traversed street just north of Main Street were happy to hear that after years without any improvements, the city will be spending $1.6 million on the project.

In addition to wider sidewalks and new landscaping, the project will add brick crosswalks, new lampposts and underground power utilities.

The city is also considering the construction of two roundabouts, one at First Street and Cocoanut Avenue and another at First Avenue and Pineapple Avenue, similar to roundabouts constructed on Ringling Boulevard downtown.

+ Drainage project costs swell The Beach Road drainage project suffered the same fate as bollards bound for Siesta Key Village when only three firms responded to the Jan. 23 solicitation for the estimated $1.5 million construction contract.

Charlotte County-based Forsberg, Construction submitted the lowest bid of $4.25 million for construction, and other contractors submitted an average bid of $4.4 million.

If the county selects Forsberg that would push the total project cost to more than $6 million, according to the 2013 fiscal year budget.

“The cost has come in higher than what was budgeted,” said Sarasota County Project Manager Curtis Smith during a Jan. 28 phone interview.

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Willis Elementary School’s Lily Dickens, Lily Sikorski, Christopher Heller and Clayton Murry loaded up their tray with a variety of fruits and vegetables, with plans to create a house and animals to go around it.

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Above: Braden River Elementary School secondgraders Nish Patel, Derick Cooper, Ashlynn Poznanski and Britlee Yant worked in teams to make art with fruits and vegetables.

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Children at 14 elementary schools last week bolstered their creativity with a new medium — fruits and vegetables.

EAST COUNTY — The cafeteria at Willis Elementary School buzzed with excitement Jan. 25, as children carrying trays piled high with fruits and veggies rushed to their tables.

These piles of food, however, weren’t for eating — they were for play.

Ten-year-old Trystan Robertson worked quickly. He used a green pepper and black olives to create a Martian.

“I made an alien face!” he shouted in delight to his teammates, as they also worked on their alien planet-themed fruit-and-vegetable display.

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Teams from each school battled to claim the top display design for their school. Top designs were submitted into a district-level competition, for which winners will be announced this week.

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Nine-yearold Aidan Pierce agreed.

“It makes me hungry,” he said smiling, as he built a monkey out of a kiwi, grapes and an orange. “The Aidan Pierce, 9 reward should be to eat all the food you made. This is awesome.”

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Guests also can enjoy food and drink, booths and other festivities. Proceeds benefit The V Foundation. Overflow parking available at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. Info, lakewoodranch. com.

Braden River Middle School Talent and Fashion Extravaganza — runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Braden River Elementary School, 6125 River Club Blvd., Bradenton. Enjoy a night of fun and excitement, door prizes and refreshments, while supporting Braden River Middle’s Renaissance program. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 for children.

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San Marco Farmers Market — runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays, at San Marco Plaza, 8215 Natures Way, Lakewood Ranch. Shop for fresh produce, crafts, specialty items and more. Info, sanmarcoplaza.com.

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Musician Jonathan Cortez — plays at 9 p.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Info, pologrillandbar.com.

saturday, Feb. 2 Annual Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast — runs from 8 to 10 a.m. at Harvest United Methodist Church, 14305 Covenant Way, Lakewood Ranch.

Scouts from Troop 125 will serve a pancake breakfast. Tickets are $5, or buy four and get one free. Call 5267272 for advance tickets or purchase tickets at the door.

Health and Safety Hullabaloo — runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Blake Medical Center, 2020 59th St. W., Bradenton. Visit more than 30 interactive booths featuring information on nutrition, fitness, health and safety. Physicians will be on site. Free screenings available. Info, blakemedicalcenter.com/hullabaloo.

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Cost is $30 on race day for the 5K and $35 on race day for the 10K. Event benefits Manatee County YMCA Annual Scholarship Campaign. Registration, active.com. Info, 782-0220 Ext. 103.

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Ovation: A Day for the Arts — runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Enjoy live performances from the Ovation stages, special demonstrations and interactive booths and displays. Info, lakewoodranch.com.

sunday, Feb. 3 Walking the Bible with Rabbi Barbara Aiello — runs from 10 a.m. to noon at The Lodge, 4802 26th St. W. Bradenton. At this event, hosted by Congregation Ner Tamid, participants will interact with a 15-foot map of Israel, so they can follow Abraham’s journey and the Israelites’ trek to the Promised Land.

Cost is $10. For info/registration, call 7551231 or email shalom@nertamidflorida.org.

Monday, feb. 4 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. Instant critiquing by group.

Workshop is free. Info, 753-8680.

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.

Tuesday, feb. 5 Tuesday Live! Walking by Faith: Lessons Learned in the Dark — starts at 9 a.m. at Harvest United Methodist Church, 14305 Covenant Way, Lakewood Ranch. Author, speaker and recording artist Jennifer Rothschild will conduct Bible study. Runs through March 26. Childcare is available.

Info or registration, welcometoharvest.org or Kathleen Frank, kafrank@tampabay. rr.com.

Jazzercise — takes place at 9:30 a.m.

Tuesdays, at Sarasota Baptist’s Lakewood Ranch campus, 5600 Deer Drive, Lakewood Ranch. Elaine Spang teaches the class.

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Lipreading Plus Group — meets from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, at Human Services Center Building J, 1750 17th St., Sarasota.

Facilitator Betty Petzko, a member of the Hearing Loss Association of Sarasota, is

TUESDAY, FEB. 5 Manatee Genealogical Society Meeting — runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Manatee County Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd., Bradenton. Program features George G. Morgan, certified genealogist, author and professional seminar leader presenting “Locating Anglican Parish Records in England.”

Computer Special Interest Group director Currie Colket will review “Making Personalized Genealogical Maps.”

Info, Jean Morris at 722-5156 or rootsweb.ancestry. com/~flmgs/. hard of hearing and is becoming proficient in lipreading; she wants to mentor others.

Donna Carlton, 366-0260.

thursday, Feb. 7 Lunch with the Rabbi — starts at 1 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. Join Rabbi Brenner Glickman, of Temple Emanu-El, for an afternoon of socializing and discussion of topics of Jewish interest and current events.

Attendees should bring a brown-bag lunch; homemade dessert will be provided. Info, 371-2788.

Manatee Chamber of Commerce 50th Annual Dinner and Member Appreciation Night — runs from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar’s Fête Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Celebrate the chamber’s anniversary while it looks back at its 2012 accomplishments and shares its goals for 2013. Individual tickets are $65. Guests can reserve half and full tables. RSVP to Nicole at Nicoleo@manateechamber.com or 748-4842, Ext. 122. Info, ManateeChamber.com.

Childen and Adults with Attention Defecit/ Hyperactivity (C.H.A.D.D.) Meeting — starts at 5:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, at Sea of Strengths Academy, 7313 International Place, Suite 90, Sarasota.

Come to this monthly meeting to hear speakers and learn about resources dealing with these conditions. Info, Susan Stevens at sstevens@sosaschool.com or 538-6822.

Mana-Tween Book Club — runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, at the Braden River Branch Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Each month, book club members (ages 8 to 12) will explore a different “tween” book and meet to discuss.

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East County student relishes time as queen Junior Miss Manatee County Fair Sarah Adams also showed livestock in the 2013 fair.

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Junior Miss Manatee County Fair Sarah Adams stands by her cow/calf pair, Bella and Olivia.

Age: 15 School: Braden River High School Favorite movie: “Titanic” Favorite subject: English Favorite food: Spaghetti Favorite fair ride: Freak Out and ReMix

EAST COUNTY — Sarah Adams never dreamed the first pageant she entered would be one in which she took home a crown.

But, as the Manatee County Fair opened Jan. 17 through Jan. 27, Adams found herself crowned Junior Miss Manatee County Fair, a title she won Jan. 12 during the annual fair pageant.

The Braden River High School sophomore immediately stepped into her role representing the Manatee County Fair, alongside Miss Manatee County Fair Noelle Beauchamp, Little Miss Madison Barter and Mini Miss Alyssa Pritchett, during the fair and in the coming year.

The experience, Adams said, has been life changing. Not only did she gain valuable interviewing skills and other skills from the pageant, but she also mingled with fairgoers. With a vision to become a psychologist, the ability to speak comfortably with people will be important, she said.

“It’s going to stick with me forever,” Adams said of the experience, noting she also learned about her facial expressions and posture. “It taught me a lot.”

Adams, 15, loves going to the fair, particularly to watch her friends compete in the livestock shows. Adams also competes.

This year she’s showing her pig, Snoopy, and her cow/calf pair, Bella and Olivia.

She had to be at the fair nearly every day to feed and care for her livestock. Between those responsibilities, her role as a fair queen and keeping up with homework, Adams admits the two-week fair was exhausting at times. However, she didn’t mind.

“When I have a passion for something, I don’t worry about what needs to get done,” she said.

“I make a point to make everything happen as fast as I can.”

She also spent plenty of time with her parents, Scott and Teresa Adams. She and her dad made sure to visit their favorite fair food spot, Mark’s.

“They have the best corn dogs I’ve ever had, and I don’t normally like corn dogs,” Adams said. “And Susie Q’s sweet tea (is my favorite), hands down.”

Although Adams cannot compete for a fair queen title next year, she plans to compete again, as a senior, for the Miss Manatee County Fair title — one that requires her to be at least 17 years old. In the interim, she said, she plans to enter the Miss Desoto Heritage Festival Pageant next year.

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11 p.m. — 7100 block of County Rode 675. Trespass Warning. Two juveniles entered a gated property under construction. The property was not listed as a construction site. A deputy warned the juveniles not to return.

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6:55 p.m.­— 11600 block of Third Avenue E. Unarmed Burglary. Unknown person(s) used a key to access the trunk of a woman’s vehicle while it was parked in her driveway. The key may have been stolen from the woman’s son.

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4:53 p.m. — 4900 block of Newport News Circle. Burglary. A woman reported that unknown person(s) entered her unlocked vehicle, rummaged through it and removed a black iPhone 4 from the center console. No force was used to gain entry.

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8:04 a.m. — 8800 block of Haven Harbour Way. Unarmed Burglary. Juveniles stole items from a woman’s vehicle. A deputy arrested the juveniles before they were able to exit the subdivision.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — Ryan Sollazzo doesn’t have all the right moves.

By his own admission, the Lakewood Ranch High forward isn’t known for his fancy footwork or individual skill set. But, what Sollazzo might lack in mechanics, he more than makes up for in speed.

Sollazzo has been using his speed to exploit defenses all season, and last Wednesday night’s Class 4A-District 11 championship versus Manatee proved no different.

The Mustangs started strong in the first half; players pushed the ball up the field to Sollazzo.

At that point, it was up to Sollazzo to break down the Hurricanes’ defense and put the Mustangs on the scoreboard.

“The whole idea was to just keep sending it to the front,” coach Vito Bavaro says. “We knew Sollazzo was faster than their defenders, and the whole idea was to get one-on-one with those guys and send the ball through. If we could do that, we thought we had a pretty good chance to knock the ball in.”

Lakewood’s game plan worked to near perfection. Sollazzo scored a pair of goals in the first half to power the Mustangs to a 2-1 victory Jan. 25.

“We wanted to get on the board and score first and put the pressure on them,” Bavaro says.

“They’re a good team, and we’re a good team.

We’re the two best teams in Manatee County, and hopefully we’ll see them in a couple of weeks.”

Lakewood got on the scoreboard 19 minutes into the first half when Sollazzo scored off a missed shot that rebounded off the Hurricanes’ goalkeeper and off an assist from sophomore midfielder Jake Dube.

“The first 20 minutes is the most important,” Sollazzo says. “That was our chance right there.”

Sollazzo scored again less than a minute later off an assist from senior midfielder Jimmy Jaime.

“The first goal usually gets your adrenaline pumping, so you’re faster and just ready for more,” Sollazzo says. “It’s a lot easier to score two goals back-to-back then it is to score goals at separate times.”

It was Sollazzo’s second two-goal match in as many games. Sollazzo also scored a pair of goals in the Mustangs’ 4-0 district semifinal victory over rival Braden River Jan. 23.

Lakewood Ranch midfielder Ian Nolan keeps Manatee from moving the ball up the field.

Lakewood Ranch forward Ryan Sollazzo battles a Manatee High defender for possession in the second half. Sollazzo scored both goals for the Mustangs.

The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team captured its first district title in four years with a 2-1 victory over Manatee in the Class 4A-District 11 championship.

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The Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team captured its first district title in four years with a 2-1 victory over Manatee in the Class 4A-District 11 championship Jan. 25.

“He’s got a tremendous amount of speed and a lot of heart,” Bavaro says of Sollazzo.

Manatee responded when Carlos Reyes found the back of the net about nine minutes before halftime.

From that point on, the Mustangs were focused on keeping the Hurricanes from tying the game. Senior midfielder Jason Ferguson dropped back to play defense in the second half.

“It wasn’t on us to score goals at this point,” Bavaro says. “We just had to hold them. I would’ve liked to have one more (goal). Two would’ve been better. But, with that one-goal lead in a district tournament like this — one goal is all you need.

“Luck was on our side today, and I’ll take luck over skill any time of the week,” Bavaro says. “I’m proud of the boys. We’re looking forward to a deep (regional run).”

With the win, Lakewood played host to District 12 runner-up Naples Gulf Coast in a Region 3 quarterfinal match Jan. 30. The winner will play the winner of the quarterfinal between Manatee and Barron Collier in the regional semifinals Feb. 2.

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The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team defeated Venice 1-0 in the Class 4A-Region 3 semifinals Jan. 26. The Lady Mustangs traveled to Plant City for the regional finals Jan. 29.

Above: Lakewood Ranch midfielder Lindsay Martinez fights for possession in the first half of the game against Cape Coral Ida Baker.

Lakewood Ranch assistant coach Jim Wojcicki congratulates goalkeeper Alex Latham on her 14th shutout of the season.

Members of the Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team look on as their teammates try to keep Venice from scoring in the final two minutes of the regional semifinals.

task — guarding the net and preserving the victory for the Lady Mustangs.

“It’s always good to be involved in the game,” says Latham, who had three saves. “The other teams always push it the last two minutes, and it’s really stressful back there.”

After defeating Cape Coral Ida Baker 4-1 in the regional semifinals Jan. 23, the Lady Mustangs prepared to face Venice for the fourth time this season; they defeated the Lady Indians twice, including a 3-0 victory in the district championship, and tied them once, as well.

“In the last practices we had, we were saying that we were playing Venice and we had never played them before. You have to look at it that way because we knew they were going to come after us,” says coach Guy Virgilio.

Lakewood took control in the 14th minute when junior forward Delaney Riggins scored the lone goal of the match off a cross from Tyler Gordon.

Riggins, who sat out the entire regular season with torn ligaments in her ankle, returned for the postseason and is making her presence known.

“It’s good to be back,” says Riggins, who also scored one goal

against Venice in the district championship.

Venice stepped up its pressure down the stretch, particularly in the final five minutes, sending another forward into the attack. The Lady Mustangs countered, dropping a midfielder back and playing with only one forward.

“I knew it wasn’t going to be as easy of a game as it was the last time,” Virgilio says. “These girls were going to come after it, but our defense did a fantastic job.”

Once again, wing fullbacks Tatum Young and Hannah Miller, sweeper Juliana Guida and stopper Amanda Baar cleared the outside and controlled the middle to help keep some of the pressure off Latham.

“I think everyone is so solid,” Latham says. “They are all individually solid, so as a team we can hold really well. We have two younger fullbacks, and they really pulled through for us.”

With the win, Lakewood traveled to Plant City to face the District 9 champion Lady Raiders in the Region 3 finals Jan. 29.

It was the third regional final for Lakewood and its first since 2010 when the Lady Mustangs reached the Final 4.

The winner will advance to the Final 4 Feb. 1.

Results of the Lady Mustangs regional final match were unavailable as of press time Tuesday. Be sure to check YourObserver.com, Facebook: Jen Blanco (Observer) or Twitter (@Jen_Observer) for results and photos of Tuesday night’s match.

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Right: Lakewood Ranch’s Tyler Gordon passes to an open teammate.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Alex Latham and the rest of the Lakewood Ranch High defense have posted 14 shutouts this season.

For 28 halves, or 1,120 minutes, this season, the junior goalkeeper has fought off every corner kick, header and shot that’s come her way. She’s recorded 67 saves, having only allowed 12 goals in 23 games.

But Latham’s most impressive performance this season came Jan. 26, in the second half of the Lady Mustangs Class 4A-Region 3 semifinal match versus Venice.

Holding onto a 1-0 lead, Venice stepped up its pressure down the stretch.

Latham knew it was coming.

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JUST THE STATS MATT McFALL athlete of the week

by Jen Blanco | Sports Editor

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Braden River High senior Matt McFall completed his first marathon, the Walt Disney World Marathon, Jan. 13.

The 18-year-old, who runs cross-country and track for the Pirates, finished the 26.2-mile race in 3:02.48. McFall finished second out all of the 18-year-old competitors and fifth overall in his age group (18 to 24).

McFall had previously run seven half marathons, but the thought of running a full marathon was something McFall always had in the back of his mind.

“Half marathons weren’t challenging enough,” McFall says. “I wanted the challenge (of a marathon). In the running world, the marathon is the ultimate test of endurance.”

McFall began running his freshman year after deciding that cross-country would be one of the easier sports in which to participate. Since then, he has set the school record in the 1-mile and 2-mile, and this past cross-country season he set a new school record in the 5K, with a time of 17:14.

“The school record had always been a goal of mine, and I wasn’t sure I would be able to do it,” McFall says.

“I wanted to be able to leave a legacy behind.”

This spring, McFall is focused on dropping his time on the track; continuing his running career at the collegiate level; and eventually making the Olympic Trials for the marathon.

“The Disney Marathon was a stepping stone for a larger goal in the future,” McFall says.

The number of 3-pointers Emily Bulfin sank to set a new Lakewood Ranch school record Jan. 25.

The number of goals Lakewood Ranch High junior forward Ryan Sollazzo scored in two games this past week to help lead the Mustangs to their first district title in four years.

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The place in which Braden River High’s Sarah Weiss and Lakewood Ranch High’s Amanda Johnson finished in their respective weight classes at the District 8 meet Jan. 25, to advance to the FHSAA Finals Feb. 9.

What did you enjoy most about your first marathon?

Definitely the finish. I’ve never been happier to stop running.

Would you ever consider running another marathon?

Yes, but I have to forget about the experience first.

I have to forget about the pain, so maybe after college.

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The number of football teams, including Braden River and Lakewood Ranch, in Class 7ADistrict 10 next season.

The number of shutouts the Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team has posted this season after blanking Venice 1-0 in the Class 4A-Region 3 semifinals Jan. 26.

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Do you prefer cross-country or track?

Cross-country. It’s more of a team aspect, and it’s a longer distance. There are more challenges because it’s a larger race. You have to go a lot faster, and you have to deal with the elements of the landscape.

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The combined number of goals Tito’s and Ten Oaks scored in the Premier Sotheby’s Cup Jan. 27, at the Sarasota Polo Club.

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Orioles tee off for charity The Baltimore Orioles will host their third annual Birdland Golf Classic Feb. 20, at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Miracle League of Manasota.

SARASOTA — Jim Johnson needed something to do.

After injuring his elbow in 2010, the Baltimore Orioles pitcher and East County resident found himself with an unexpected amount of free time.

Johnson decided it was the perfect time to give back to the community he called home for the past several years.

With the help of OriolesREACH, the organization’s division for charity work, Johnson came up with the idea to host a golf tournament.

Johnson had a list of several potential charities, but, in the end, the Miracle League of Manasota, an organization dedicated to providing the opportunity for every person to play baseball regardless of his ability, best fit the criteria while touching on two areas that hit particularly close to home — baseball and children.

Johnson has two young children of his own.

“Having that tie to both baseball and kids and being able to bring it all together (was important),” he says.

On Feb. 20, the Baltimore Orioles will host their third annual Birdland Golf Classic, at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. The golf tournament will begin with registration and lunch at 11 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.

Thirty current and former players and personnel from the Orioles organization will be participating in the tournament, including Johnson, J.J. Hardy, Adam Jones, Matt Wieters and Manager Buck Showalter.

Registration for the Birdland Golf Classic is $325 for individuals and $1,250 per foursome. Hole sponsorships also are available, as well as a $2,500 MVP sponsorship, which includes recognition as a presenting sponsor, a foursome with the opportunity to select an Orioles playing partner, four infield box seats to a 2013 Orioles spring training game and more.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Miracle League of Manasota to cover the operational costs associated with field maintenance throughout the year.

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Miracle League of Manasota baseball player Seth Morano enjoyed spending time with the Baltimore Orioles players.

Since its inception, the Birdland Golf Classic has raised more than $56,000 for the Miracle League of Manasota, and Johnson hopes to raise more than $35,000 this year.

“This is an opportunity to do something good,” Johnson says. “I feel like it’s part of my job title to do something like this. The reward is better and more important than any baseball game.”

In addition to the Orioles players, some of the Miracle League players also will be on hand throughout the event.

It was in spring 2011, during the first Birdland Golf Classic, that Johnson met some of the Miracle League players, including Mike Moycka, with whom he has developed a unique bond.

Since then, Moycka has thrown out the first pitch at an Orioles game and writes letters to Johnson throughout the season.

“He liked to talk smack,” Johnson says of Moycka. “I think that’s what really impressed me. He wasn’t afraid to tell me who was better than me. I appreciated his honesty.”

For more information and to register for the Birdland Golf Classic, call 225-2966 or visit miracleleaguemanasota.org. The deadline to register is Feb. 6.

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com.

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Joe Wayne Barry, of Tito’s, was named MVP of the game.

Tito’s edges past Ten Oaks Tito’s defeated Ten Oaks 16-15 in the Premier Sotheby’s Cup Jan. 27.

Joe Wayne Barry scored eight goals, and Steve Krueger scored six goals to lead the way for Tito’s.

Shane Rice scored 10 goals for Ten Oaks.

Barry was named the game’s Most Valuable Player, while Jon Luke Beck was named the Most Valuable Amateur. Rice received the Best Playing Pony award for his horse’s performance in the fifth chukker.

The teams will return to action at 1 p.m. Feb. 3, in the MGA Insurance Group Super Bowl Cup.

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+ FHSAA announces football districts

+ Lakewood JV grapplers take second at championship

The Florida High School Athletic Association released the final state series assignments for football for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.

Lakewood Ranch will move up to Class 7A to play alongside rival Braden River while The Out-of-Door Academy and St. Stephen’s will move up to Class 3A to join Cardinal Mooney.

Here are the complete districts for East County football teams: Class 7A-District 10: Braden River, Lakewood Ranch, North Port, Palmetto and Sarasota Class 3A-District 6: The Out-of-Door Academy, Cardinal Mooney, St. Stephen’s and Fort Myers Bishop Verot

The Lakewood Ranch High JV wrestling team finished second at the JV County Championships Jan. 23, at Palmetto High.

Tyler Abbott (120 pounds), Alex Calderon (145) and Nate Lancaster (185) won in their respective weight classes.

Emily Bulfin sank nine 3-pointers on her way to setting a new school record in Lakewood Ranch’s 66-36 victory over Manatee Jan. 25.

Bulfin finished with 35 points. Elise Spiller added nine points, and Kyra Klarkowski had eight points.

+ Trevon Young’s doubledouble leads Pirates Braden River High senior forward Trevon Young scored 19 points and hauled in 18 rebounds to lead the Pirates to a 60-48 victory over Venice Jan. 25.

+ Lakewood Mustangs fall to Cardinal Mooney Cougars The Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball team fell to Cardinal Mooney 62-57 in non-district action Jan. 25.

Justin Otis scored 16 points, and Chaz Grady added 12 points for the Mustangs.

Antonio Blakeney scored 20 points and had seven rebounds to lead the way for the Cougars. Jamie Glassed added 18 points.

By Jen Blanco | Sports Editor

Braden River High senior outfielder Dylan Lee, center, signed a national letter of intent Jan. 24, to play baseball for St. Johns River State College.

The Out-of-Door Academy boys soccer team saw its season come to a close with a 2-0 loss to Sarasota Christian in the Class 1A-District 8 quarterfinals Jan. 23.

Peter Phaiphannarat and Joshua Markowski each scored a goal for the Blazers. Cam Murphy and Justis Slattery were each credited with an assist.

Goalkeeper Brandon Shine had seven saves.

+ Pair of East County lifters qualifies for state meet Braden River High weightlifter Sarah Weiss and Lakewood Ranch High weightlifter Amanda Johnson both finished third at the District 8 meet Jan. 25, at Port Charlotte.

Johnson (154 pounds) and Weiss (169 pounds) advance to the FHSSA Finals Feb. 9, at the Kissimmee Civic Center.

+ Lakewood Chargers win Kelme Cup The Clearwater Chargers at Lakewood Ranch U12 Boys Red team won the Kelme Florida Cup Jan. 12 to Jan. 13.

The Chargers tied SAA Real Madrid 0-0 before beating Pinecrest Premier White (7-2), Lakeland FC Boys Black (2-1) and Sunrise Elite (4-1).

With the win, the Chargers became the top-ranked team in Florida and 12th in the nation.

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Pirate inks scholarship BRADEN RIVER — Five months ago, doctors told Dylan Lee he wouldn’t be able to take the baseball field this spring.

After tearing his anterior cruciate ligament during football season, the Braden River High senior outfielder and first baseman assumed the worst.

“The doctors told me no baseball, so I thought, ‘If I can’t play then that (means) no scholarship,’” Lee says.

But, after five months of an intense rehabilitation regimen, Lee is back on the diamond and ready to help lead the Pirates to what he hopes will be a state title run.

In addition to defying the odds and making it back in time for his senior season, Lee also secured his childhood dream of earning a college scholarship.

On Jan. 24, Lee signed a national letter of intent to play baseball for St. Johns River State College in Palatka.

“It’s a relaxing feeling (knowing) I don’t have to think so much when

I play this year,” Lee says.

Lee, who plans to study medicine or education next year, wanted to play for the Junior College Athletic Association and liked the coaches’ loyalty, not only to the baseball program, but to the school, itself.

He began playing baseball when he was 3 years old, and it wasn’t long before he developed a passion for the game.

Then, nine years after he first walked onto the diamond, Lee played arguably one of his best games: He hit a pair of home runs and pitched a no-hitter in the same game in Cooperstown Dreams Park.

“I was 12 years old, so I didn’t think it was a big deal at the time,” Lee says.

Since then, he has become one of the Pirates’ most dominant hitters. He holds the school record of seven home runs.

“I just like the feeling of having all of the attention on me when I’m up to bat,” Lee says.

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Our Lady of the Angels offers families loads of fun activity during festival.

Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church brought the sights and sounds of the fair to East County at the church’s first Parish Festival Thursday, Jan. 24 through Sunday, Jan. 27, at Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. Guests enjoyed a smorgasbord of fair foods, rides, carnival-style games, live music and craft exhibits, among other festivities.

Left: Quinn, Bailey, Deb and Joe Lynch check out the fair after their swim practice.

Right: Remington Heberlee, 8, hitches a ride from his dad, Vaughn.

Photos by Pam Eubanks

Erin O’Connell, Meghan O’Connell, Emily Lederer, Derek Lersch and Melissa Martinez

Elijah McNeal, 2, plays in the Castle Mania attraction.

Josh and Stephanie McCoy with their children, William, Avery and Lydia

Kathy Tudyk with Richard and Sue Ellis

Ginny Calcutti and Denise Nitti keep the beat with tambourines.

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Magic of winter blasts East County schools Children at The Tabernacle Christian School and Foundations Academies frolicked in the snow Friday, Jan. 25, during the schools’ Winter Wonderland events. Students enjoyed activities, such as sledding and winter-themed crafts and snacked on sno-cones.

Kevin Gyurka’s sled screeches to a halt.

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Michael Ursetta, of Foundations Academies, goes face-first down the hill.

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Rosedale Ball recognizes military personnel Rosedale residents, family and friends honored active and retired military personnel, representing all five branches of the armed services during the Rosedale Golf and Country Club’s fifth Military Ball Saturday, Jan. 26. Guests enjoyed a social hour, dinner and cake.

The Lakewood Ranch High School JROTC presented the colors for the Pledge of Allegiance. The event also marked an appearance by former Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

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Mothers, sons ‘sweet’ on fun Boys at Freedom Elementary School enjoyed a night of sweets and games with their mothers, during the school’s first mother and son ice-cream social Friday, Jan. 25. Attendees enjoyed playing Bingo, as well as feasting on ice-cream sundaes topped with everything from crushed Oreo cookies to gummy bears and chocolate syrup.

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Student artists earn scholarships at Heart & Soul Gala The Manatee Education Foundation hosted the sixth Heart & Soul Gala and Live Art Auction Saturday, Jan. 26, at Polo Grill. The foundation recognized students for their work. Students received scholarships ranging from $150 to $1,500 and other gifts. A jury of professional artists reviewed 175 submissions and selected the top 25 pieces, which were sold at the live auction.

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Barbara and Ed Jennings with Manatee School of Arts sophomore Kieren Gunnell, who took this photo of an alligator with algae on its tail.

Allan Seeley admires Lakewood Ranch High student Erin Crowley’s piece, which she calls “an abstract explosion inside of a head.”

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Home in Country Club East sells for $653,000 The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Jan.14 and Jan. 18.

A home in Country Club East of Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. SP1 Inc. sold the home at 7046 Kingsmill Court to Robert Klutts and Vicki Klutts, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, for $653,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,564 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.15 million in 2005.

Also in Country Club East of Lakewood Ranch, Neal Signature Homes LLC sold the home at 14822 Secret Harbor Place to Michael and Ulrike Nordhoff, of Houston, for $599,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,632 square feet of living area.

Stirling Equity Group LLC sold the home at 14503 Stirling Drive to Jiang Wu and Hsiang Hsu Wang, of Bradenton, for $340,200. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,348 square feet of living area.

Greenbrook Village

Alex and Cintia Jamieson, of Bradenton, sold their home at 14815 Bowfin Terrace to Charles and Karen Foege, of Bradenton, for $585,000. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,199 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $525,000 in 2009.

LWR Rentals LLC sold the home at 13943 Wood Duck Circle to James and Jamey Hirschman, of Bradenton, for $310,000.

Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,460 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $305,100 in 2012.

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Wallace and Janet Hough, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their Unit 201 condominium

bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,881 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $574,000 in 2005.

Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch

Michael and Julie Paulicelli, of Hanover, Mass., sold their home at 7310 Wexford Court to Anthony Monzo, of Lakewood Ranch, for $300,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,748 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $215,800 in 2011.

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This home in Country Club East of Lakewood Ranch, which has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,564 square feet of living area, sold for $653,000. at 6423 Moorings Point Circle to Richard and Patti Wadsworth, of Bradenton, for $465,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,963 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $525,000 in 2008.

River Club South

Joan Parli sold her home at 9949 Laurel Valley Ave. Circle to Robert Ruff, trustee, of Bradenton, for $415,000. Built in 1994, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,951 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $344,000 in 2001.

Broadmoor Pines

Arthur and Elaine Sandler, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7909 Broadmoor Pines Blvd. to John Freie and Susan Behuniak, of Sarasota, for $365,000. Built in 1985, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,914 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2002.

Riverdale Revised

Michael and Mary Jackson, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4712 Halyard Drive to Todd and Jennifer Baker, of Alfred, N.Y., for $350,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,368 square feet of living area.

Heritage Harbour

Glenn and Virginia June, of Wake Forest, N.C., sold their home at 8611 River Preserve Drive to MC W Holdings Ltd. for $343,000. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,402 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $329,000 in 2010.

River Place

Scott Kowalk, personal representative, of Hamilton, Ohio, sold the home at 7054 74th St. Circle E. to Jerry Chery, of Bradenton, for $341,000. Built in 2004, it has four

James and Carolyn Reid, of Sarasota, sold their home at 23990 Jennings Road to Steven and Debra Walter, of Myakka City, for $285,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,654 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $375,000 in 2005.

Woodbrook

Provident National Property Group LLC sold the home at 4815 Silvermoss Drive to Anthony Leathers II and Jasmine Tate, of Sarasota, for $266,600. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,222 square feet of living area.

Provident National Property Group LLC sold the home at 4822 Lake Breeze Terrace to Cynthia Bezz, of Olney, Md., for $250,400. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,932 square feet of living area.

Riverwalk Village

Joshua and Katherine Kawcak, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7223 Garland Lane to Derek Plassman, of Bradenton, for $265,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,571 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $197,000 in 2009.

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15612 Linn Park Terrace 201 Woodview Way 9115 Hammock Edge Place 7448 Riviera Cove 14707 Secret Harbor Place 2010 153rd Court E. 12234 Clubhouse Drive 13622 Seventh Ave. Circle N.E. 5612 61st St. E. 7141 Ashland Glen 4717 Claremont Park Drive 1806 154th St. E. 5132 Brandeis Circle 15606 Leven Links Place 501 Mill Run E. 5319 Vaccaro Court 7415 Loblolly Bay Trail 9510 Discovery Terrace 7802 48th Ave. E. 10464 Old Grove Circle

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$62,000 $40,000 $35,327 $34,000 $23,403 $15,673 $14,000 $13,876 $12,600 $10,633 $9,715 $9,360 $9,000 $7,996 $7,900 $7,220 $6,941 $6,800 $6,700 $6,654

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David Daigle, of Bradenton, sold his home at 5308 Tide Point Way to Matthew and Jacqueline Bennett, of Bradenton, for $250,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,157 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $250,000 in 2010.

3825 45Th W Ter # 101 #A3971929 $134,000 Adam Cuffaro

9004 N Hammock Edge Place #M5833663 $2,000 Laurie Rastovski

317 Iris St #M5832382 Jody Shinn

3790 Pinebrook Cir # 304 #M5832332 $130,000 Kathy Valente

354 Cape Harbour Loop # 107 #M5834547 $99,777 Trish Chandler

John and Jodi Casey, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6421 99th St. E. to Tom and Gail Myers, of Lakewood Ranch, for $225,000. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,387 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $368,000 in 2005.

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911 70Th E Dr #M5833906 $1,700 Laurie Rastovski

6501 Bayshore Rd #M5822825 $799,000 Maria Christenson

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3807 Bayside Dr #A3969287 $795,000 Debra Pitell-Hauge

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13610 7Th Avenue Ne Cir #M5834633 $729,000 Dana Preston

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4762 Watermark Ln #A3965871 $689,900 Michelle Crabtree

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-724-4663

5451 Lacy Ln #M5828584 $575,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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7503 Weeping Willow Dr #A3966264 $555,000 Joanna Sternberg

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717 Riviera Dunes Way #M5832856 $500,000 Joe Foster

Palmetto 941-907-9595 941-812-7634

4404 Calle Serena #M5833487 $447,000 Marcia Frost

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-812-8493

7633 Pine Valley St #A3966006 $424,000 Robbbi Karas

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3701 54Th W Dr # M103 #A3967090 $389,000 Adam Cuffaro

Bradenton 941-752-2683 941-812-0791

303 65Th Street Nw Ct #M5832068 $349,000 Kathy Valente

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

3762 Summerwind Cir #M5831770 $349,000 Leah Secondo

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Jaykumar and Vaishali Patel, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4417 14th Ave. E. to THR Florida LP for $200,000. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,458 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $400,000 in 2005.

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Marian Wakeland, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the home at 8730 52nd Ave. E. to Patricia Rowe, of Bradenton, for $259,900. Built in 1994, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,046 square feet of living area.

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BUSINESSOBSERVER Dieter’s Sod Service Inc., a full-service, sod installation-and-renovation company, announced its expansion into the landscape-service market Jan. 23.

Under its new name, Dieter’s Sod & Landscaping, the company will continue to operate throughout Manatee, Sarasota and surrounding counties.

Residential and commercial customers can purchase tools and items such as grading, erosion control, hardscapes, irrigation, sod and plants from one source.

“The expansion into the landscapeservices market is a natural progression, allowing us to offer all-inclusive, one-stop shopping for our customers,” said Dieter Zoellner, who founded Dieter’s Sod & Landscaping with his wife, Carole.

The Zoellners recently sold part of their ownership to the Bay Breeze Group, an agricultural company based in Hillsborough County.

The Bay Breeze Group’s umbrella includes Bay Breeze Farms Inc., a producer of sod, fruits and vegetables; Vigiron, a fertilizer producer; and Envirolok of Florida, distributor of vegetated retaining wall systems for erosion control.

+ Neal marketing specialist speaks at builders show Leisa Weintraub, vice president of marketing and creative director for Neal Communities, spoke at the National Association of Home Builders International Builders Show Jan. 24, in Las Vegas.

The show is the largest annual lightconstruction trade show in the world. It includes networking events, seminars and an exhibit hall, which features nearly 1,000 vendors demonstrating the latest building products and services.

With more than 25 years of experience in new-home marketing, Weintraub oversees all marketing and public relations for the Lakewood Ranch-based new-home building company.

She has also been responsible for creating, designing and managing the overall design theme for Neal’s communities.

At the show, Weintraub presented two seminars: “Taking Your Email Campaigns to the Next Level” and “Online Sales Counselors: Change the Game, Set More Appointments & Create Exceptional Customer Satisfaction.”

Weintraub has served as a sales and marketing council member of the Manatee County Home Builders Association; a chairwoman and vice chairwoman for the Aurora Awards; co-chairwoman of the Excel Awards; and is on the design committee for the National Association of Home Builders.

+ Water management district welcomes program manager Tara Poulton has joined the Southwest Florida Water Management District as a governmentaffairs program manager.

Poulton will serve as a liaison between the district and the constituents Tara Poulton of Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties.

She will work closely with county governments, municipalities and utilities staff.

Prior to joining the water management district, Poulton was the communications manager at the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, a department of Manatee County government.

She also spent several years at the United Way of Manatee County.

Poulton started her career in television, working as a news producer and reporter.

She is a graduate of the University of South Florida.

Poulton will work from the water management district’s Sarasota service office on Fruitville Road.

+ Janie Albertson joins Ted Todd Insurance Agency Janie Albertson has joined the Ted Todd Insurance Agency as manager of its Sarasota office.

A native of Port Charlotte, Albertson holds her Florida 2-20 and 2-18 insurance licenses.

Janie Albertson “We’re excited to add her energy, expertise and friendly nature to our management team,” said Ted Todd, owner of Ted Todd Insurance Agency.

“We’re very focused on serving Sarasota and Manatee counties, including the nearby Lakewood Ranch and University Parkway neighborhoods.”

The Sarasota office is located at 5265 University Parkway, Suite 107.

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DINING ROOM Table/Chairs 60”x42” beveled glass top, washed oak base, $175. Glass end table, $25. 941-355-9057.

GOLF CLUBS. Set of ladies Taylor Made Bubble Burner clubs and woods. $150. 942-751-9904.

LIVING ROOM tables, $25.00. Printers: Canon Pixma mx410, $35.00. HP office jet j4660, $35.00.

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WICKER FURNITURE. Love seat, chair, coffee table, end table. In great shape, $200.

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Autos For Sale 2006 HYUNDAI AZERA 4D SEDAN LIMITED 60,000 miles, Good condition, $8,800.

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

Furnishings PATIO FURNITURE. Heavy wicker, 4 chairs, table with cushions, $500. 6 Outdoor bar stools with cushions, $250. 941-907-3895.

Business Opportunities ABBEX, INC 941-365-3833 Custom Pool Builder Nets $360,000 - Price $1,100,000 Service Company Nets $115,000 - Price $275,000 Commercial Lawn Co. Nets $277,000 - Price $750.000 Restoration Co. Nets $230,000 - Price $700,000 Medical Lab Nets $115.000 - Price $225,000 WWW.ABBEXINC.COM Steve Alexander

Help Wanted CARPENTER, EXPERIENCED, own tools and trans. Exterior/interior work, clean cut. Own Ins. preferable. Paul @ 941-238-8033.

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Fractionals FABULOUS SEDONA Time Share every other year. 1BR at Los Abrigados (Spanish Mission style on Oak Creek). A Diamond Resorts Property.

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Homes For Rent ANNUAL RENTAL: Lakewood Ranch Country Club. Beautiful, bright villa, 2BR/2BA +den or office. 2 Car garage, large screened lanai, on golf course. Updated and immaculate. Available now. $1800/mo. Please call 941-400-5626 or 941-504-8818.

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SENIOR LOOKING to purchase precious metals, time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please call Marc, 941-321-0707.

Sporting Goods GOLF CLUBS: Lady Lynx Tigress, graphite shafts, and woods, w/bag. Like new. $325.

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NEWEST 2012 CONSTRUCTION ON NORTH LIDO PARK Mid 21st Century Eco-House 30 secs to beach, 3 mins to Circle, Reverse FPL meter, 4/3.5, south pool. $1,999,000. Glenn Callaghan Re/Max Alliance Group, 941-928-9020.

Masonry ALL TYPES OF MASONRY Specializing in concrete driveways, pavers, decorative concrete, stone work, patios.

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Child Care Services I AM offering child care for children within the age range of 0 months to 12 years old. I live in a single family home in Greenbrooke/ Lakewood Ranch area. I already have a 2 year old daughter and no pets. If interested please call me at 941-243-1208.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Summerfield Village – Just Listed! Highly sought after Summerfield Crest 3BR/2BA home. Open floor plan, Move-in condition.

Living, dining & oversized family room too! Close to Summerfield Park, ball diamonds, playgrounds, soccer fields, dog park, nature trials, everything that makes Lakewood Ranch so desirable. A3972045 Offered at $219,900

Lakewood Ranch Country Club Village – 1 and 1/2 acres of pristine privacy along the Legacy Golf Course. Over 10,000 Sq. Ft. living area, w/ built ins, theater, trophy room, office w/2 large work areas & more! ! Grotto w/waterfall in pool & more! Reduced $600K! A3964455 Now $2,399,000

Rye Wilderness Short Sale! – Prepare to be dazzled by this unique custom 4BR/3.5BA home! This home exudes elegance, distinctive design & breathtaking features plus a private lake view! Gourmet chef’s kitchen, study, bonus + pool & outdoor summer kitchen. NO CDDs! A3971966 Offered at $599,900

Palm Aire Club Villas – View 4 fairways from many rooms of this fabulous 3BR/2BA villa. Light & bright w/vaulted ceilings and much more! Walking distance from Palm Aire Country Club. Only 20 minutes from mammoth new upscale shopping center which is under construction at University Parkway & I-75. A3970405 Offered at $275,000

Lakewood Ranch Country Club Village – Expanded 3BR/3BA, 2727SF Country Club home with lush preserve view. Beautifully appointed with many upgrades throughout. Large covered lanai, outdoor kitchen, pavered deck & heated pool w/ fountain & spa. Ready for the most discerning Buyer!

A3970170 Offered at $609,000

Lakewood Ranch Lake Club Lot – “Oversized Manor” lot style in this upscale community offering a “European-Tuscany” feel, with grapevines at the entrance, pavered streets, viaducts under the bridges which cross its many lakes & ponds and the advantage of being located in Lakewood Ranch.

Clubhouse & resort style pools. A3953807 Offered at $289,900

Lakewood Ranch - Willowbrook Condo – All the conveniences of Lakewood Ranch without the CDD fees! Furnished 2BR/2.5BA townhome, premium site with lake & preserve views. Many upgrades. Gated community with heated pool & cabana. A3961893 Offered at $137,900

Lakewood Ranch Summerfield Bluffs – This immaculate 3BR/2BA, 2504SF pool home will “Wow” you! Elegant, yet casual with many updates.

Near schools, Medical Center, shops/restaurants & I-75. 1 year Home Warranty. A3970978 Offered at $379,000

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Mill Creek – Desirable 4BR/3BA + loft & a 3 car garage situated on 2 acres. Extremely private w/conservation view. 1st flr Master BR, French Doors, Large great room, Eat in kitchen w/island, Granite & a fantastic lanai & pool/spa. Low HOA PLUS a great neighborhood... how can you go wrong!

A3971702 Offered at $399,000

Lakewood Ranch - Miramar Links – Maintenance Free Townhome Professionally decorated & fully furnished 4BR/3.5BA with Lake & Golf views of the Legacy course. A3965782 Offered at $339,000

$124,900 Hunters Walk @ Beekman Place – Wow! 2BR/2BA condo/villa, lake views from living areas. Fireplace, New carpet/interior paint. Move in condition. M5833956

Belleisle Lakewood Ranch Country Club East – This Eventide II offers a spacious Open Floor Plan at 1870 Sq. Ft., 2BR/2BA + Den & a 2 Car Garage, Upgraded Maple Cabinets, Granite Countertops, Stainless Appliances, a Beautiful Pool & Gorgeous Golf Course View! M5828920 $357,900

Lakewood Ranch - Summerfield Village – Beautiful Newly Renovated 3BR/2BA with open Kitchen & good floor plan. A wonderful community near parks, shopping, restaurants, theaters + A-rated schools! Convenient to I-75.

A3968821 Offered at $199,900

$199,900 Woods at Conquistador – Interesting floor plan, fireplace, new carpet in family & bedrooms, Screened pool + fenced yard. M5833829

Belleisle Lakewood Ranch Country Club East – Bright & Light in this Summer Breeze home offering 2061 Sq. Ft., 2BR/2BA + Den & a 2 Car Garage. White Cabinets, Granite Countertops & Stainless Steel Appliances.

Pool , Golf Course & Lake Views too! M5834295 $407,472

La Puerta Del Sol, St. Petersburg – Spectacular view of Boca Ciega Bay! Watch the dolphins,birds & sailboats from your balcony & views from all rooms too in this 2BR/2BA top floor (penthouse) condo.. Heated pool, minutes from Gulf beache &, Ft. DeSoto Park. Adjoins a golf & yacht club.

Nearby I-275 makes easy access to downtown St Pete and the Airport!

M5832646 Offered at $245,000

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289,900 Waterlefe Golf & River Club Further Reduced! – Gated, Large Maintenance free 3/3 home w/private pool overlooking canal.

Community Amenities & more! M5831304