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OUR TOWN + ‘SMART’ vote to aid riding therapy program The East County’s SarasotaManatee Association for Riding Therapy needs the community’s support to win a $25,000 gift card in the The Home Depot Foundation’s Aprons in Action Facebook contest.

Daily voting runs through Feb. 28, at facebook.com/ homedepotfoundation.

The organization that receives the most votes during the month will win the $25,000 prize to fund an organizational or community improvement project. The winner also will have a chance to compete for a grand prize of $250,000 at the end of the yearlong program.

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Festivalgoers get a taste of Greece at Glendi Festival.

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GOVERNance by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

Changes under way for Heritage Harbour The Heritage Harbour South CDD will be searching for a new district manager and will be changing its meeting format, among other items.

HERITAGE HARBOUR — The Heritage Harbour South Community Development District meeting started with the resignation of its chairman and ended with the resignation of its district manager.

At the start of the Feb. 7 meeting, Supervisor Joseph Jaudon resigned immediately from his post as chairman, leading a motion to elect Joyce Sandy, who attended her first meeting as a

supervisor in January, as the new chairwoman. The motion passed 3-2.

Jaudon, who cited health issues and stress as reasons for his decision, will resume his assistant secretary role on the board.

Longtime District Manager Jim Ward also submitted his resignation, giving the board 60 days, or until about April 8, to find a replacement, after some supervisors suggested he was not follow-

ing their directives, among other criticisms, and requested he seek proposals for services from other management companies.

“He forgets that he is working for the board, perhaps,” Sandy said during supervisors’ comments. She noted a different management style could emerge by using another company. “We should all be working together, and it seems sometimes we are not.”

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As his first act of the Feb. 7 Heritage Harbor South Community Development District meeting, Joseph Jaudon resigned from his post as chairman.

Sandy returned to concerns she’d previously raised about brush piles left on the Stoneybrook Golf Course and district property. Since last month’s meeting, the district’s field operations manager, Morris-Riley Development Management, went on the Stoneybrook Golf

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RECIPE FOR LOVE by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

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+ Elks donate to ‘Let’s Bee Safe’ Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elk Lodge No. 2855 recently presented a check for $1,500 to the Manatee County School District’s “Let’s Bee Safe” program.

Dawn Allen, coordinator of community involvement for the district, received the check. Money will be used to provide the entire first grade at Freedom Elementary School with books and bee puppets.

The “Let’s Bee Safe” program empowers children to talk with adults about possible child abuse by letting the child “talk” through puppets.

Several members of the Elks will visit Freedom to read the books to students later this spring.

Additionally, Elks and their guests raised $2,838 in cash and pledges for the Harry-Anna Trust Fund during a Jan. 27 fundraiser.

The trust funds the Elks’ two major state projects benefiting children.

For information about the Elks, call 727-2855.

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East County restaurateurs Spiros and Jeanne Kambitsis were married in Greece.

The event — the first of its kind in more than a century — drew national attention.

EAST COUNTY — Jeanne Kambitsis knew it was love at first sight.

Maybe it was his boyish charm, thick Greek accent or something else altogether. But, as soon as Spiros Kambitsis walked into the Port Charlotte diner and sat down, Jeanne Kambitsis had no second thoughts.

“I got him some coffee,” says Jeanne Kambitsis, who was waiting tables. “I knew it was my match right there.”

At that first meeting, neither Jeanne nor Spiros knew they’d be working together or that their lives would take one complicated twist after another, in terms of their relationship.

But, now, as the couple celebrates their sixth year of marriage,

they — quite literally — have put their love for one another on the menu, opening Chickadees Eatery in December. The restaurant’s name, itself, is a testimony of the couple’s love.

First and second chances

Jeanne Kambitsis, known for wearing brightly colored knee-high socks and jingle bells on her sneakers, started working in the restaurant industry as a teenager.

“I did nursing, but I always came back to this,” she says.

Spiros Kambitsis, whose Greek accent still lingers heavily at 61 years old, immigrated in 1969 to the United States from Greece. As the

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Since their wedding day Sept. 11, 2006, Jeanne and Spiros Kambitsis have lovingly called each other “chickadee,” a nickname that stuck following their wedding-day visit to the Parthenon in Greece. When the couple readied to open their new East County restaurant in the Twelve Oaks Plaza shopping center, picking a name suddenly became easy: Chickadees.

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Lindy Carlson, Joe McNaughton, Maidie Meckley, Caroline Hoffner and Beth Severson and Michelle Compton (not pictured) make up the district’s Common Core Design and Innovation Team.

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by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

The INs and OUTs of

Manatee County Schools’ innovation and design ‘team’ works to install a new way of learning.

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EAST COUNTY — Upstairs in the Professional Support Center, filled with open desks and conference tables, the Manatee County School District’s Common Core Design and Innovation Team — “Team” for short — works to institute the latest state learning standards.

The group, made up of Joe McNaughton, Maidie Meckley, Lindy Carlson, Caroline Hoffner, Beth Severson and Michelle Compton, brings together wide-ranging expertise. They are curriculum experts in science and math, English language arts, assessment and literacy.

They operate with little guidance or money from the state, leading the creation of unique curriculum road maps and learning targets for each subject in each grade to meet the specific standards ordered by Common Core.

The group, which meets 50 to 60 hours a week, acknowledges that before now, they never collaborated like this, sharing information and insight from different pockets of the district.

It all started in June 2010, when Florida officially adopted the Common Core State Standards, a research-based, state-led initiative that established a single set of educational standards for kindergarten through 12th grade in English language arts (ELA) and math. States voluntarily adopt the standards.

The Jan. 29 meeting at First Baptist Church in Bradenton, was canceled because the crowd of 5,000 people, more than the 80 to 100 people expected, wouldn’t fit in the venue. It was to be the first local town hall meeting since the standards were adopted.

The following is a break down of what the new state standards mean for the classroom.

Standards and shifts

The state assigns specific standards to each unit in a subject in every grade.

The standards reflect intended learning shifts within English language arts (ELA) and math.

Beyond those standards and shifts, the state leaves it up to the district to craft a roadmap on how to teach and measure them.

Manatee’s Team decided to further break down standards into learning targets. For example, in meeting a third-grade math standard, a student should be able to “round numbers to the nearest 10 and 100,” and “identify the smallest and largest number that can be rounded to a given 10 or 100.”

“Instead of just saying here is a standard and it’s broad, flexible and open to interpretation, this tells us, what does that look like?” said McNaughton, math curriculum specialist. “It’s the behavior students should be having in the classroom.”

Assessment

In a traditional grading scheme on a 20-question test, a teacher would add up correct answers and divide by the number of questions, and assign it, in the Team’s example, an 85%.

A child proudly brings home the 85%; his parent sticks in on the fridge, and it’s on to the next test.

But what does the 85% actually mean?

The learning targets serve as a convenient grading tool — the staircase steps needed to reach the end goal, the standard.

“Now, the teacher can take items correct and incorrect and compare them to the learning targets and say, ‘Well, this is the thing that student doesn’t know how to do,’” said Meckley, elementary math and science curriculum specialist. “It provides a more focused way of measuring where students fall for that standard and then making a decision as teacher, ‘Now what do I do to get them there if they’re not already?’”

A test would represent, in the case of this unit, eight standards. A teacher can better focus on the individual needs of a student by pinpointing which standard or, even more specifically, learning targets to which wrong answers apply. That breakdown allows a student to get remediation only on concepts with which they’re struggling.

It promotes differentiated instruction.

If 80% of students achieve all of the learning targets on the unit test, teachers should move on the next unit and build a small group intervention for students not meeting them — no more As handed out for returning field trip permission slips or following the line leader.

It’s all about meeting rigorous standards.

“Looking at an 85% before it was, ‘Well, you’re good enough,’” McNaughton said.

“That’s complacency. That’s where we’ve been and we’re getting over that.”

The classroom: ELA

Braden River Elementary School students sit at their teacher’s feet, each wielding miniature white dry-erase boards.

The class discusses a book about a boy who plays baseball.

One child raises his board and reveals a question written in black marker: Why does the boy play ball and not sit and color?

The moment represents a major Common Core shift in ELA, away from analyzing literature from a “How does it relate to me?” standpoint, to being critical about how literature itself works; how an argument is arranged; and understanding why the tone of a piece brings out a certain emotion.

“It’s about analyzing writing, looking at bias behind writing and making them good citizens,” said Carlson, an ELA

curriculum specialist. “There’s a lot of thought with everything.”

Alison den Boggende, SAC chairperson at Braden River Elementary, watches her younger son, a first-grader at the school, approach learning differently.

“It’s not just paring information back,” den Boggende said. “The atmosphere in the class is different. There’s more interaction. My older son (a fifth-grader) had the same first-grade teacher as my younger one. She was a terrific teacher then and still is. The kids are just better learners now.”

The white-board moment also functions as a “dipstick,” checkpoints throughout a unit leading up to the ultimate test.

They tell teachers whether they can move on to a new standard.

In another change, one ELA shift calls for more focus on non-fiction reading.

Through research, Meckley, a former dean of student services at Iowa Western Community College, saw employers struggling to find students who could understand fact-based writing.

The non-fiction literature will cut across subject matter and sometimes relate back to math, social studies and science, an integration that defines Common Core.

“That’s what a lot of us have to read and comprehend to do our jobs,” Meckley said.

The classroom: math

McNaughton, the math curriculum specialist, sees a society set up to hate math.

“We have a society that says it’s OK to be innumerate,” McNaughton said. “But we don’t like being illiterate.”

That goes back to the old way of doing things: spreadsheets, drills and flashcards.

Common Core math focuses on a few topics, rather than the whole gauntlet.

It’s about interconnectivity and sense making. How is the geometry connected to the numbers? How do you know what you know? Are you sure you know it?

What’s your evidence that you know it?

Multiple paths lead to a solution.

“If you look at the majority of parents who go to parent conferences, most do not like math,” McNaughton said. “The research to get around that is learning: When you multiply two numbers? What does that actually look like? What pictures come into student’s head?”

Implementation

In June 2010, when Florida adopted Common Core, Bob Gagnon, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning; Dr. Robin Thompson, executive director of teaching and learning; and Dr. Chuck Fradley, director of professional learning, decided the Team would spend half its time on professional development, provid-

What is Common Core?

To develop the Common Core program, the nation’s governors and education commissioners, with the backing of the College Board, ACT and the National Teacher Association, among other organizations, determined what students need to know to be successful in college and careers.

Teachers, parents and school administrators from across the country provided input on the standards, of which 45 states, four territories and the District of Columbia have adopted.

Across Florida, K-1 students started their Common Core education this school year. By next year, the standards will be fully implemented in second grade, with phasing in for grades three through 12.

The 2014-15 school year will bring full implementation and assessment for all kindergartners through 12th-graders, including the new PARCC assessment, which will replace the FCAT. ing support to teachers who would be the force behind the changes.

That meant talking to every teacher in the district, finding out his or her needs and recruiting some to lead Common Core Design Teams.

Those teams consist of six to eight teachers, with a separate team assigned to each grade and content area. So, for example, eighthgrade algebra and geometry has its own team.

With the guidance of a Team member, the teacher-led design teams create curriculum roadmaps and, then, units.

Teachers design the roadmaps during the school day and are not paid more for that.

However, the district contracts with teachers to develop units outside of their school day.

Each team meets five to eight times to make the roadmaps.

Substitute teachers take over classes design-team members miss.

All roadmaps will be completed by the end of this school year, while units for second grade will be completed by the end of this summer. All other units will be finished by the end of next year.

After units are written, the design team meets once a quarter to review what went right and wrong; the process is called refinement, and it’s happening now for kindergarten and first grade.

The Team recommends instructional strategies, but says teachers now have more flexibility to teach the standards how they choose.

Thompson and Fradley won’t put a number on the cost of implementing Common Core, but they admit the district doesn’t have the resources it needs.

“Even though it’s expensive, we feel like we’re being proactive,” Fradley said.

“We should be spending a whole lot more money than we are, but it’s not there. We have to be creative and we’ve done that.”

“Common Core puts the focus on what’s important and that’s the student,” McNaughton said. “Do you have a love of learning? That’s what it’s really about.”

Contact Josh Siegel at jsiegel@yourobserver.com

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Students at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School recently raised $2,250 during the school’s annual 5-mile walk-athon, benefiting All Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network.

This year, 150 individuals participated in the walk.

Donations brought the 12-year total raised to about $50,000.

Additionally, the school recently exceeded its goal of raising $1 million, as a challenge from The Patterson Foundation for the Sister M. Lucia Haas Scholarship Endowment.

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+ Art takes center stage at Primrose Students at Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch proudly displayed their own unique masterpieces in an art show Jan. 30. The students’ creations ranged from sunflower pop art to landscape oil pastels and a LEGO city model.

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Deployed Jewish soldiers will enjoy a brighter Passover holiday, thanks to the creativity and care of East County students attending the Temple Emanu-El Religious School.

Under the leadership of Temple EmanuEl’s director of religious education and East County resident Sabrina Silverberg, East County children were among dozens of religious-school students who spent the morning Jan. 27 making Passover cards for Jewish soldiers who will be serving overseas during the holiday season.

After learning about the Jewish values of aravim ze ba’ze, which means taking responsibility for one another, and gemilut chasadim — performing acts of loving kindness — children used construction paper, markers, stickers, foam art pieces and Hebrew stencils for their handmade creations. The cards were mailed early this month to ensure delivery by March 25, the first night of Passover.

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County grants new approvals for Serenity Creek community Developer Meritage Homes plans to have home models for the community ready in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Commissioners granted final plat approvals for Arbor Reserve, a 95-home community being developed at the northeast corner of Lockwood Ridge Road and 59th Avenue East, Bradenton.

Builders Taylor Morrison and Ryland Homes are jointly developing the private, gated community.

“We’re really excited about the development progress of the community,” said Cammie Longenecker, vice president of sales and marketing for Taylor Morrison.

“It’s coming along nicely. Taylor Morrison and Ryland are starting our models. We’re expecting to have final completion of them in the March/April timeframe.”

Both builders will be pre-selling homes before the spring opening, Longenecker said.

Taylor Morrison will be constructing larger estate-style homes, ranging in size from 2,400 to more than 3,000 square feet. Ryland Homes will be building smaller cottage-style homes, likely starting around 1,500 square feet, Longenecker said.

The builders broke ground on Arbor Reserve in October.

The 38-acre Arbor Reserve site formerly was home to Turner Tree & Landscaping; the property is located immediately north of the Silver Lakes community and across the street from Barrington Ridge.

Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, cabana, gazebo, playground and sport court.

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Serenity Creek is a 111-home community, slated for 64 acres, south of State Road 64 off Pope Road.

85 lots for single-family detached residents and included a “neotraditional” design. Meritage’s new design adds 26 lots by reducing lot size and increasing density from gross density of 1.33 to 1.71 dwelling units per acre. The new site plan also eliminates a clubhouse

and pool from its list of recreational amenities, among other modifications.

Meath said no specific amenities are planned for the community, except for a passage park.

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The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted Feb. 7 to approve a re-zone and preliminary site plan for the 111-home community, which is slated for 64 acres, south of State Road 64 off Pope Road.

Greg Meath, development consultant for Meritage Homes, said the developer hopes to start work on the new community this summer.

“We will have models open in the fall — sometime in the fourth quarter of this year,” he said.

Homes within the private community — which likely will be gated — will range in size from 3,200 to 5,100 square feet.

Meritage has been working on plans for Serenity Creek for about four months, after purchasing the property and its development entitlements from Royal Green Estates.

“The location (was the main draw),” Meath said. “We thought very highly of that (area), and the existing entitlements were in place already.”

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+ Construction on Ranch maintenance facility delayed Plans to start construction this month on Lakewood Ranch’s new maintenance facility have been delayed.

Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority Board members voted Jan. 17, to award a construction contract for the 6,675-square-foot facility to Magnum Builders of Sarasota; contract approval was set for Jan. 31, with a groundbreaking tentatively set for mid-February.

However, the apparent low bidder, Halfacre Construction, has filed a bid protest, objecting to the district’s findings that the company was non-responsive because it failed to fill out bid documents according to bid instructions.

In a letter dater dated Feb. 24, Halfacre’s president, Jack Cox, wrote that there was a misinterpretation of Halfacre’s “intention in the method that it completed” a section of the bid document and it should not be considered “nonresponsive.” Additionally, he wrote, Halfacre would have remained the

lowest bidder, even after adding a $95,000 heater to the total cost of its proposal.

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Executive Director Eva Rey, who oversees the IDA’s business, said Hearing Officer Kurt Lee was set to hear the protest Feb. 12, after the East County Observer went to press.

Members of the IDA are expected to vote on Lee’s findings at their Feb. 21 meeting.

“The IDA’s decision will be the final decision, unless (Halfacre) decides to file with the court,” Rey said. “We were hoping to award the contract in January; (the protest) does put us a little behind.”

Rey said the delay pushes the building’s construction timeline by one month.

The property lease for the IDA’s operations offices expires Sept.

30, and the delay automatically pushes construction into a sixmonth buffer period granted by the IDA’s landlord.

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After five years of business, BounceU, inflatable party professionals in Sarasota will close Feb. 25.

According to an email sent to customers from BounceU owner Meridith Armstrong, the birthday-party center was too big and costly to run for the demographics it served.

“Often I am told that this business must be a gold mine, and that we always seem so busy. Truthfully, renting a facility of this size and maintaining the day-to-day expenses is much higher than many realize,” said Armstrong in the email.

Armstrong encouraged customers to take advantage of BounceU’s last days of business and book them for any birthday parties or events before it closes.

Manatee County Board of County Commissioners Planning Commission Meeting — 9 a.m. Feb. 14, at the Manatee County Administration Building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton Manatee Technical Institute Dedication Ceremony — 3 p.m. Feb. 14, at Manatee Technical Institute, 6305 State Road 70 E., Bradenton.

Manatee County Board of County Commissioners Work Session — 9 a.m. Feb. 19, at the Manatee County Administration Building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton Manatee County School Board Meeting: Superintendent selection — 5:45 p.m. Feb. 20, at 215 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

+ Ancient Oak Gun Club hearing to be re-opened

+ Mental health screening considered at CEO Roundtable Mary Ruiz, the president and CEO of the Mental Health and Addictions Outpatient Practice at Manatee Glens, said Feb. 8, during the Manatee CEO Roundtable, that all incoming high school freshmen should undergo comprehensive mental-health screening.

Freshmen would complete a series of tests for mental health and wellness.

Ruiz said screenings could identify problems early and prevent illnesses such as schizophrenia.

Ruiz said the cost of adding the screening of freshmen would be around $300,000 to $400,000.

School officials said they will spend the next six months reviewing the idea.

Other agenda items at the meeting included talk about the district’s superintendent search; improving district financial accountability; and a Manatee Youth Commission update.

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A hearing on a special permit application for Ancient Oak Gun Club in Lakewood Ranch will be re-opened at 1 p.m. Feb. 25, at Manatee County Commission Chambers, 1112 Manatee Ave. W. Manatee County Hearing Officer Lori Dorman re-opened the hearing based on concern about noise from gunfire.

The announcement continues a tumultuous approval process for SchroederManatee Ranch’s Ancient Oak Gun Club, a proposed 24-station sporting clay course south of State Road 64 East, off Uihlein Road.

Dorman issued a notice of intent Jan. 8 to approve a special permit application for the club, but after considering feedback from neighboring residents during a Dec. 19 public hearing, Dorman said noise from the proposed gun club might be too loud.

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

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Gary Halperin and Roseanne mccabe Gary Halperin and RoseAnne McCabe comfortably chat with each other in their tidy Sarasota living room. A piano sits on one side: McCabe is a musician and plays bass with the Sarasota Orchestra. Halperin is a yoga instructor and helps care for their three children, Madeline, 9, Hannah, 6, and Megan 5. A mini-van sits in their driveway; their home radiates a sense of family.

They say fate brought them together 12 years ago when they both moved to Greensboro, N.C., around the same time. They met through a mutual friend, the conductor of the Greensboro Symphony.

In 1999, the mutual friend invited them both to a Mother’s Day dinner.

“Oh, he was handsome, really handsome, and he was so nice and just a normal nice guy,” she says about her initial impression.

“And he knew my friends; it just felt safe.” He was struck by her beauty and wit, he says. On the drive to the restaurant that night, they both sat in the backseat of the car chatting non-stop.

“I was sort of like telling jokes or asking her questions that were a little beyond what you would do to somebody you just met,” he says. “And she was laughing

and in sort of the right frame of mind I was in.”

After their first meeting, he was hesitant to ask her out. He only knew three people in Greensboro, N.C. — she being one of them. He thought that if things did not work out he would lose the only three friends he had. Regardless of his hesitations, one Friday night, he called her after other plans for the night fell through. She agreed to meet him at a vegetarian restaurant under the assumption that more people were coming out.

Then, while chatting over dinner he asked, “So, do you go on many dates?”

She replied, “Well, is this a date?”

He asked, “Do you want it to be?”

She said yes.

The couple talked late into the night.

She called her sister that night and said, “I think I met the one. I think I met the guy.”

For the next year, each day they’d learn something new about each other. He loved her sense of adventure and strength.

He recalls a time when they went on a hike in West Virginia. They hiked up a mountain, walked across a 12-mile ridge and hiked back down. “She did it and she was totally fine, she didn’t even breathe heavy the whole way up.”

She fell for his wit and humor.

She recalls a time they were leaving an old antique store when the shopkeeper asked, “Anything you can’t live without?” Halperin immediately replied, “Just her.”

Halperin had made a rule for himself that he was not going to propose to anyone until they’d dated for at least one year.

“We would have to go through all four seasons together, because, with my experience, people’s personalities and moods change with the seasons,” he says. “I wanted them to see me and for me to see them.”

One year from the day they met, he cooked her dinner at his home and proposed.

“Even though we had talked about it before, it still startled me,” McCabe says.

The couple did run into a speed bump during their engagement. Her family is Catholic; his family is Jewish.

“They asked very hard questions during our engagement,” she recalls. “(My family) wanted to question that because they wanted me to know deep down was this what I really wanted.”

When the couple was married Jan. 6, 2001, both families fully accepted the union.

The couple moved to Sarasota soon after they married, when she got a job with the Sarasota Orchestra. Their children attend the Temple Beth Sholom School but also practice Catholicism.

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In 2011 the Halperins took their children to Disney World. “We have a commitment that it’s forever. To me it’s not negotiable whether we are going to be together or not,” Gary Halperin says.

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Sandy said she was disappointed the situation had gone on for as long as it had.

“That problem (of forgetting he works for the board) probably happens with Morris-Riley,” she said. “This brush situation really bothers me. This brush situation has been going on for years. Nothing was done until I pushed for it.

“It’s a health, safety and welfare hazard,” she said. “Residents are concerned.”

Supervisor Lee Bettes, former chairman, cautioned the board against harsh criticisms of its staff, adding the district’s employees work hard to address board and resident concerns.

“It’s really corrosive to this operation,” said Bettes, who has, at numerous meetings, advised fellow board members against attacks on staff, who he believes is doing a good job.

Ward’s resignation — which he said he would not reconsider, even after the district’s attorney begged board members to reject it because Ward is a key witness in two current lawsuits against the district — came after some board members chastised him for not following directives to change the meeting time to 6 p.m.

At last month’s meeting, supervisors voted 3-2 “to move the meeting time to 6 p.m. and to move the meeting location to the Stoneybrook Recreation Center, if available.” Neither the Recreation Center nor the River Strand Clubhouse were available at 6 p.m. on the night requested, Ward said, so the meeting time and location remained the same.

Supervisors are expected to receive proposals from other management companies at their March meeting.

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In other business: • Supervisors spent more than an hour discussing conduct and structure at future board meetings. The new format, which the board formally would vote on at its March meeting, will be for residents to fill out comment cards at the beginning of each meeting; comment cards would be linked to specific agenda items and residents would be able to speak about items for which they had signed up. Comments would be limited to three minutes per person.

Meetings will be limited to two hours, or as close to two hours as possible. Any agenda items supervisors suggested would be added to the end of the agenda, so residents would have a chance to comment on them via comment cards. Agenda items not discussed within the two-hour meeting timeframe would be postponed to a future meeting.

• Supervisors directed staff they’d like to get the district’s website up and running and asked to have bids for the project back to the board by the April meeting, at the latest.

• Lawsuits against the Heritage Harbour South CDD continue to move forward, with discovery in the Lighthouse Cove/Joe Ramsey case well under way. Depositions were slated for Feb. 13 and Feb. 15. Two cases — one stemming from changes to stormwater assessments in 2011 and the other from continued changes in 2012 — have been consolidated into one case. A trial date has been set for the two-week period starting June 10.

The Stoneybrook Investors cases against the CDD — also regarding changes in stormwater assessments — have also been consolidated.

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Home show slated for Heritage Harbour Organizer Giancarlo Facciolla hopes to host other shows throughout the East County community.

HERITAGE HARBOUR — Giancarlo Facciolla has a new plan for business; it’s been keeping the semi-retired Heritage Harbour resident pushing full-steam ahead.

This weekend, Facciolla will introduce Heritage Harbour and the surrounding community to his new concept — a community specific, remodeling- and homeservices-focused home show.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Stoneybrook Golf Club, 8000 Stone Harbour Loop, Bradenton.

“The main thing I’m trying to do is to bring the home show to the community,” Facciolla said. “Big shows are nice, but (here) the contractors are going to be clearly defined to service the need of the community. Unlike traditional home shows, there will be no duplication (of services represented).”

Facciolla said the bulk of vendors represented — a painter, landscaper, home-security company, termite and pest control, custom-window design and others — are ones he’s dealt with personally through his concierge company, GF Management Services.

He included a hurricane shutter-installation company because of requests from Heritage Harbour residents for that service. Nearly every vendor at the show will be related to home remodeling or maintenance services, although there will be a few service-based vendors, including a chiropractor and a certified public accountant.

IF YOU GO Community Home Show When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 Where: Stoneybrook Golf Club at Heritage Harbour, 8000 Stone Harbour Loop, Bradenton Cost: Free Details: About 30 vendors, representing various aspects of the homeremodeling and service industry, will be on-site to meet with attendees.

Contractors represented include a hurricane-shutter installer, painter, landscaper, interior decorator, golf cart supplier and more. There also will be hourly raffles.

Info: Call 545-1285 “I want to offer a tangible service that adds to property values (for homeowners),” Facciolla said. “We want to service that curb appeal first. “(We want to) promote (businesses) within a community,” he said. “I’m trying, hopefully, to come up with something unique.”

The customized setting, he said, will give event-goers more one-on-one time with contractors.

There also will be hourly raffles, and

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Giancarlo Facciolla attended dozens of home shows throughout the state in preparation for creating his own show in the East County. contractors will be offering specials on services, Facciolla said.

Facciolla said he sees the Heritage Harbour home show, for which residents from a two-and-a-half-mile radius were invited, as the first of many community-specific home shows in the East County area. Prop-

erty-management companies from more than 10 East County communities have been invited to attend, and their reaction will help determine which neighborhoods are targeted for future shows.

“I’m eager to see the community’s reaction,” Facciolla said.

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Sarasota Newcomers Luncheon — starts at 11 a.m. at the Palm-Aire Country Club, 5601 Country Club Way, Sarasota. Cost is $24. Wendy Leslie, from the Sailor Circus, will be the presenter. Reservations are required by Feb. 7, to Grace Sammon, gmsammon@gmail.com or 301-649-5838.

IT Pro Camp — runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Keiser University’s Sarasota campus, 6151 Lake Osprey Drive, Sarasota. Camp serves IT professionals and students with a focus on IT Pro-related technologies through a conference-style learning environment.

Event consists of hour-long breakout sessions and attendees can choose their sessions. Registration is free but required to attend the event. Breakfast and lunch will be provided, and parking is free of charge to attendees. For information, call 907-3900.

East Manatee Republican Club — meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Peridia Golf and Country Club, 4950 Peridia Blvd. E., Bradenton. Frederick Piccolo, president and CEO of the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport, is the guest speaker.

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Valentine’s Day Carriage Rides — are available for sweethearts from 5 to 9 p.m. on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Free. For information, visit lakewoodranch.com.

Concert Fundraiser Performance by Katherine Alexandra — starts at 7 p.m. at Sashay, 8209 Natures’ Way, Suite 103, Lakewood Ranch. Twohour concert benefits the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch. Cost is $100 per person. Cash bar in the café/terrace area starts at 6 p.m.

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Stations will include: knot tying, marine conservation, tackle, touch tank and casting. Fish Florida does require that a child attend the seminar to receive the free rod, reel and tackle kit. Register at http://fs4.formsite.com/lbasilone/form14/index.html.

Jaden Hair ‘Healthy Asian Favorites’ Book Signing — runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 4010 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Hair is an author and the owner of steamykitchen. com. For information, call 923-9907.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 16 Name That Tune — runs from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Social evening includes light dinner catered

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If We Were From Texas — plays from 7 to 10 p.m. at Linger Lodge restaurant, 7205 85th St. Court E., Bradenton. For information, call 755-2757 or visit lingerlodgeresort.com.

Steve Sipes — plays at 9 p.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. For information, visit pologrillandbar.com.

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Wednesday, feb. 20 Storytime — starts at 10 a.m. at the Braden River Branch Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. For children ages newborn to 5 years old. No advance registration is required; event is free. For information, call 727-6079.

Thursday, feb. 21 SCORE Seminars on Business Finance and Cash Flow — runs from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Selby Auditorium, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Registration is $20 online or $25 at the door. Seminar will feature David Brooks, an area executive of Manatee County BB&T, and Bill Coole, a mentor with Manasota SCORE. Register at http://bit.ly/YiDfce. For information, email info@smbusinesscoalition. org or contact Gregg Anderson, at 757-1880.

Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch Luncheon with Foundation Trustee Chairman Wilf Wilkinson — runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, 7650 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. Wilkinson will speak about the Rotary Foundation’s history and work. Reservations due by Feb. 14, to swaldo1@verizon.net.

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Adopt a Family Manatee Luncheon — starts at noon at Mount Vernon Club House, 4701 Independence Drive, Bradenton.

Activities include an auction of gently-used handbags, a 50/50 raffle and more. Tickets cost $15. Adopt a Family provides Christmas gifts to more than 4,000 needy children each Christmas. Please pre-purchase tickets.

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11:54 p.m. — 7100 block of State Road 70 E. Information Only. A deputy was eating dinner at a restaurant when he noticed a bartender run out the front door after a woman and her boyfriend. Peering through the restaurant window, the deputy believed the conversation was becoming heated. The deputy rushed outside and noticed the woman was intoxicated and wanted to drive home. The deputy warned her not to drive. Restaurant employees offered to get her a cab, but she refused, saying her boyfriend could drive her home.

About 10 minutes later, after the deputy went back inside, he saw the woman get into the driver’s side of a vehicle. The deputy again rushed outside and warned the woman not to drive. She said she wouldn’t drive; she just wanted to put the keys in the ignition. The deputy said doing so was enough to arrest her for DUI. The woman warned the deputy, “I am a volunteer deputy sheriff at Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and you cannot arrest me.” The deputy said that didn’t matter. The woman showed the deputy an expired ID with the words “sheriff’s office” printed on it. The woman admitted she had no affiliation with the sheriff’s office. The deputy confiscated the fake ID, and the woman let her boyfriend drive her home. She cried as they drove away.

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6:30 p.m. — 5500 block of Pope Road. Trespass Warning. On a routine patrol, a deputy spotted four people fishing inside a fenced area. Two of the people said they had spoken to the “super” of the housing complex to ask if they could go fishing there. The deputy said the property didn’t belong to the housing complex, so the group was trespassing. The deputy told the group they would be arrested if they trespassed again. They agreed to leave.

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3:13 p.m. —13600 block of Second Avenue E. Burglary. Two juveniles were arrested for attempting to burglarize two vehicles in the Mill Creek neighborhood.

A deputy saw the two juveniles, a 16-yearold and 17-year-old, attempting to hide in front of a white truck. As the deputy approached the juveniles, they began walking away at a quick pace. The deputy arrested both of them for burglary.

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“We had a lot of things happen,” Jeanne Kambitsis says.

She was bitter and angry; things hadn’t been fully resolved when he moved out.

“But, God introduced himself to me,” she says, adding her life drastically changed.

And the next time she saw Spiros, nearly 13 years later, she loved him yet again.

“He walked into a place I was working (to eat),” she says. “My heart leapt. We gave each other a hug, but I was busy then. I gave him my number, but right after I did, my phone broke.”

She chuckles, remembering the irony. His number, along with all of her other contacts, was gone.

But, then, one day, after her phone was fixed, she noticed a missed call from an unknown number. Unsure of to whom it belonged, she called it back. Spiros

youngest of nine children, he began his career in the restaurant industry upon moving to New York.

Jeanne Kambitsis moved in 1982 to Florida from upstate New York. Spiros Kambitsis moved in 1990 to Florida.

The couple met that first time in 1994, at Stefano’s Restaurant in Port Charlotte. Neither knew they’d soon be working together at a new Stefano’s location — Jeanne Kambitsis as the restaurant manager and Spiros Kambitsis as the kitchen manager. Within months, the two had become a couple, although they kept their relationship secret.

“Back then, I was a wild child,” Jeanne Kambitsis says.

The relationship proved tumultuous, and, after several years together, the couple separated.

Kambitsis answered.

It was Christmas Eve 2005.

“It was a love affair on the phone,” she says. “There were a lot of things we had to resolve. He couldn’t get away from me.”

She laughs again, hooking herself onto his arm.

The couple maintained a longdistance relationship for about eight months, before Spiros Kambitsis began driving 70 miles every Tuesday to visit Jeanne at work.

He told Jeanne Kambitsis about his upcoming vacation to Greece.

And, then, one afternoon, Jeanne Kambitsis knew the answer before the question came.

“He said, ‘I have a question to ask you,’” she says, jumping from her seat and clapping her hands together. “I knew (he was going to ask me to marry him).”

The answer: Yes, yes and yes, again.

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The couple decided to marry in Greece. Spiros made the arrangments.

“I did something (traditional),” he says. “I arrived by donkey, and my wife came by boat.”

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“They called it the ‘wedding of the century,’” Jeanne Kambitsis says. “It was on Greek television.”

They wore cream and teal, in honor of Greece’s colors, and added in touches of red, white and blue for their American roots.

And, after the ceremony, Jeanne Kambitsis insisted they visit Greece’s Parthenon, which was nearby. Although not dressed for the hike, Spiros Kambitsis agreed.

And, as she videotaped the view, she became enthralled with the hundreds of small birds that flitted around them.

“I called them chickadees,” Jeanne Kambitsis says. “As I was taking pictures (of all the birds), I saw (Spiros’) feet, and I went, ‘Oh, there’s my little chickadee. He’s been my chickadee ever since.”

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In the production, Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, tries to convince a real-estate agent not to develop condos in the ocean’s tide pools, which teem with oceanic life.

Under Gavin’s direction, students performed, filmed and edited their 26-minute play using the iMovie application.

Students also created their own costumes for the play.

“Because we’ve been studying half the school year on the sea, this show is a way of reflecting (what we’ve learned) and it gives us a bit of fun, too,” said 10-year-old Andrew den Boggende, who particularly enjoyed creating and performing a “fish” dance for the film.

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Pirate signs with Gators BRADEN RIVER — It wasn’t an easy decision.

It was one Braden River High senior Trevon Young wrestled with for months.

But, after numerous talks with his mother, Tracey, and his coaches, Young made his college intentions known Feb. 8 — two days after National Signing Day. Surrounded by his mother; grandparents, Robert and Lillie Young; and cousin, Jarrell Garner, a tearful Young signed a national letter of intent to play football for the University of Florida.

Young played both football and basketball for the Pirates and received scholarship offers for both sports. But, after weighing his options, Young decided to pursue football.

“It’s a great time for me and my family,” Young says. “Education was a big part of (my decision), and at the end of the day I think football is the best for me (moving) on into the future. I think I made the right choice.”

In the week leading up to his signing, Young debated between playing football for Florida or basketball for Division II Eckerd College. During that time, he also led the Pirates to the Class 7A-District 11 semifinals.

Throughout the entire recruiting process, Braden River football coach Curt Bradley and basketball coach Matt Nesser didn’t attempt to sway Young toward one sport over the other.

They simply told him to do what would make him happy.

“When you get recruited to play two sports, you have a lot of people (talking) in your ear,” Bradley says. “At the end of the day, you don’t want to be in a situation where you talk a kid into not doing (something). The biggest disservice you can do is to (get them to go somewhere) and then have them resent their decision. He had to make the decision that’s best for him.”

After the Pirates’ season came to a close Feb. 6, Young called Florida offensive line coach Tim Davis the following day and told him his decision.

“It’s unexplainable,” Tracey Young says.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing. It’s a relief.

As long as he’s happy — I just want him to be happy.”

Young, who plans to major in sports medicine, played on the Pirates’ offensive and defensive lines, but he could be a tight end or an offensive lineman for the Gators.

“I’ve got great feet, and I think I’ll be able to catch the ball in space,” Young says.

Young has never played tight end before, but it’s a position he aspires to play and one into which his coach could see him grow.

“Trevon’s one kid you never hear about, but you can’t help but notice him,” Bradley says. “He’s the size and athleticism that’s extremely rare in someone his size.

It’s a tremendous combination.”

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Nine East County seniors signed national letters of intent Feb. 6.

Mustangs ink college choices LAKEWOOD RANCH — May is one month that Lakewood Ranch High seniors Olivia Ortiz and Aubrey Riggins would probably rather forget.

Within weeks of one another, the two Mustangs suffered injuries that would ultimately keep them from competing this fall and winter, respectively. Ortiz broke her femur in the Class 3A State Track and Field Finals, while Riggins tore her anterior cruciate ligament while playing Philly Football for the school.

The two athletes underwent surgery and rigorous rehabilitation with the goal of returning to competition and ultimately competing at the next level.

“The thought of not playing — that never went through my mind,” Riggins says. “Soccer has been a part of my life since I was 4 years old.”

Ortiz’s and Riggins’ hard work and dedication over the past four years, particularly the past eight months, paid off Feb. 6.

In front of their families, friends and teammates, Ortiz and Riggins both signed letters of intent on National Signing Day. Ortiz signed with the University of Alabama for cross-country and track, while Riggins signed with the University of South Florida on a soccer scholarship.

“Thankfully it didn’t stop the recruiting process,” says Ortiz, who also looked at the University of Mississippi and Auburn. “I truly felt the love at Ala-

Canes RB heads north LAKEWOOD RANCH — The University of Akron stuck with Anthony Lauro.

And Anthony Lauro stuck with the University of Akron.

On Feb. 6, the Manatee High running back and wide receiver signed a national letter of intent to play football for the Zips.

Lauro tore his anterior cruciate ligament Sept. 28, in the Hurricanes’ 52-13 win over rival Southeast. Lauro underwent season-ending surgery 10 days later.

After his surgery, Lauro, who also had an offer from Air Force, verbally committed to Akron.

He honored his commitment on National Signing Day.

“I liked Akron because they stuck with me through my ACL injury,” Lauro says. “The coaches are great. I have a lot of family there, and I believe I’ll be able to play my four years there.”

Lauro has spent the past four months undergoing rehabilitation and is eager for the opportunity to continue playing at the next level.

“I’m most looking forward to the ability to compete at a high level and hopefully start a professional career from it,” says Lauro, who is interested in studying something related to science or the medical field.

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com.

bama. I knew that’s where I needed to be and wanted to be.

“It shows that even at my lowest (point), they truly wanted me and believed in me,” Ortiz says. “Now it’s my job to prove them right.”

Riggins, who has been playing club soccer with the Brandon Soccer Club since she was 13 years old, used club coach Randy Belli’s assistance to help secure a spot with USF. “It’s a home away from home,” Riggins says.

In addition to Ortiz and Riggins, runners Kristin Darrell (Southern Mississippi) and Natalie Novak (USF); soccer player Chelsea Martin (University of Tampa); and football players Luke Sears and Michael Farhat (both to University of Charleston), also made their college choices official.

Similar to Riggins, Martin, who

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013

By Jen Blanco | Sports Editor

Mooney friends named All-Stars Cardinal Mooney High seniors Brendan Nicholson and Jessie Bafia were chosen from the Sarasota County high school hockey team to play in the Lightning Conference All-Star Game Feb. 13, at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Brendan Nicholson knew he was going to be a hockey player well before he had even set foot on the ice.

He practically grew up with a hockey stick in his hand.

The then 5-year-old would spend his afternoons turning the kitchen trash cans into goalposts and firing off shot after shot.

At that point, Nicholson knew he was destined for greatness.

“Hockey has always been in the family,” Nicholson says. “I started (playing) as soon as I was old enough. I just always liked it.”

Nicholson joined the Gulf Coast Flames Hockey Club and spent the next 10 years working his way up through the Flames system.

In addition to playing travel hockey, Nicholson joined the Sarasota County high school hockey team as a freshman.

The Cardinal Mooney High senior forward has since developed into one of the league’s premier players, and last month Nicholson and teammate Jessie Bafia, who also is a senior at Cardinal Mooney, were selected to participate in the Lightning Conference All-Star Game.

The Lightning Conference is made up of 18 high school teams in the Tampa Bay

area, and two players from each team were chosen to participate.

“It’ll be fun playing with the best hockey players in the area and being able to play at the Tampa Bay Times Forum,” Bafia says.

On Feb. 13, Nicholson and Bafia took the ice at the Tampa Bay Times Forum as part of Team Andreychuk, with former National Hockey League player Dave Andreychuk serving as their coach.

The two teammates learned they had been named to the all-star team after Andreychuk called and left a message for Nicholson.

“I didn’t know what he was talking about at first,” Nicholson says. “I was confused. It’s exciting, though.”

Similar to Nicholson, Bafia began playing hockey as soon as he was old enough.

“When I was little, I used to practice and play with the older kids,” Bafia says.

“I definitely liked it more (than other sports). I felt more comfortable on the ice, and it was more active.”

But it wasn’t until Bafia joined the Sarasota County high school hockey team as a sophomore that the two classmates actually got to know one another.

“He was just the other kid at school who played hockey who you didn’t know anything about,” Bafia says of Nicholson.

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Shortly thereafter, the two made the Tampa Bay Juniors travel hockey team, which competes up and down the East Coast from Miami to Boston.

The two will now spend the remainder of the school year training with the Tampa Bay Juniors before deciding whether othey want to continue playing hockey in college.

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“I was surprised because I missed the second tryout, so I didn’t think I was going to make it,” Nicholson says.

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The Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team’s season came to an end with a 56-42 loss to Strawberry Crest.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Nobody anticipated the Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team would make it into the regional tournament, let alone capture the program’s first district title in school history.

With four freshmen in the team’s starting lineup, coach Tina Hadley spent the better part of the offseason hearing how the Lady Mustangs were in the middle of a rebuilding year.

But, apparently someone forgot to tell that to her players.

“I told them nobody ever expected you all to be here,” Hadley says. “We shocked everybody. Now they have to take it to another level next season.”

The district champion Lady Mustangs took their home court Feb. 7, for their Class 6A-Region 3 quarterfinal versus Strawberry Crest. At first, Lakewood felt the pressure.

The Lady Mustangs called a timeout three seconds into the game.

“I was hoping it wasn’t going to be a long night,” Hadley says.

Lakewood hung with Strawberry Crest for much of the game; but turnovers, mental lapses and the Lady Chargers’ defensive pressure down the stretch proved too much for the Lady Mustangs to overcome. Lakewood suffered a 56-42 seasonending loss.

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The number of runs the Braden River High baseball team scored in two games during the Jody Freidman Preseason Classic this past week.

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Above: Lakewood Ranch High junior Emily Bulfin goes up for a shot against Strawberry Crest’s Terra Brooks.

Left: Lakewood Ranch freshman Kailyn Scully attempts to drive the ball to the hoop. last four minutes, and then we just fell apart,” Hadley says.

Junior Emily Bulfin scored 24 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the way for Lakewood. Freshman Kyra Klarkowski added nine points.

Strawberry Crest junior Alyiah Gregory led all scorers with 32 points.

“I felt every point,” Hadley says. “She can play.”

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Massenburg followed up his performance with a second-place finish at the Class 2A-Region 3 tournament Feb. 8 and Feb. 9, at Charlotte High. As the regional runner-up, Massenburg, who is the only Pirate wrestler to win a district championship and finish as the regional runner-up, earned a berth in the FHSAA Finals Feb. 15 and Feb. 16, at the Lakeland Center.

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Pirates fall short in overtime play The Braden River High boys basketball team saw its season come to a close with a 69-61 loss to Charlotte in overtime of the Class 7ADistrict 11 semifinals Feb. 6.

Senior Terrance Cummings scored 16 points in his final game in a Pirates uniform. Trevon Young, Zach Bolan, Ryan Hintze and Patrick Tart also concluded their careers at Braden River.

Braden River advanced to the semifinals after cruising to a 54-38 victory over Manatee in the district quarterfinals Feb. 4.

Cummings and Zechariah Kendall each had 11 points for the Pirates.

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“It’s really breathtaking,” Martin says of the experience. “It’s exciting. I can’t believe the time has come.”

Darrell knew from the moment she set foot on Southern Mississippi’s campus for her official visit that it would be her home for the next four years.

“I couldn’t find one problem,” Darrell says. “I think I can improve while I’m there and take this as far as I can.”

Novak, who also looked at DePaul University, fell in love with USF’s educational opportunities, facilities and the team, itself.

“I’m thankful for this opportunity,” Novak says. “It just shows that hard work pays off. This sport has opened so many doors, and I can’t believe this is happening.”

Farhat and Sears have grown up together and spent the past four years playing together for the Mustangs. Now the two high school teammates are preparing to tackle their next challenge — together.

Farhat’s older brother, Matt, played football for the University of Charleston. Last month, Farhat and Sears visited the West Virginia campus together.

Farhat and Sears looked at other options, but in the end the two both chose Charleston.

“It’s exciting to be able to continue our football careers,” Farhat says. “Not a lot of people have the chance to do that.”

Sears agrees.

“It’s nice to go with somebody who not only I’ve played with, but I’ve known my whole life,” Sears says. “It’s comfortable. Our families are pretty connected. It’s intertwined.”

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+ Wrestler returns to state tournament Lakewood Ranch High senior Blake Riley-Hawkins finished fourth in the 132pound weight class at the Class 2A-Region 3 tournament Feb. 8 and Feb. 9, at Charlotte High. He will advance to the Florida High School Athletic Association Finals Feb. 15 to Feb. 16, at the Lakeland Center.

Riley-Hawkins becomes the Mustangs’ first three-time state qualifier. This also marks the fifth consecutive year Lakewood has had at least one wrestler qualify for the FHSSA Finals.

+ Pirates go 2-0 in Preseason Classic The Braden River High baseball team went 2-0 in the Jody Freidman Preseason Baseball Classic this past week, at G.T. Bray Park.

The Pirates defeated Palmetto 13-3 in five innings Feb. 5. Pitcher Brooks Norton earned the win for Braden River and hit a three-run home run. Justin Phillips notched three hits and drove in four runs.

Braden River knocked off rival Lakewood Ranch 11-7 Feb. 8. Eric Schappacher earned the win for the Pirates. Dylan Lee hit a three-run home run off former Braden River pitcher Garrett Schultz to lead the way for Braden River at the plate.

+ ODA tennis teams begin undefeated The Out-of-Door Academy boys and girls tennis teams opened the season with a pair of victories Feb. 5 and Feb. 7.

ODA beat Sarasota 5-2 Feb. 5. Maria Ross (6-0, 6-0), M’Balia Bangoura (6-0, 6-1), Alana Sherman (6-0, 6-0), Savannah Sleight (6-2, 6-0) and Megan Jones (6-4, 6-2) all recorded singles victories for the Lady Thunder. Dan Pivonka (default), Luke Horan (6-2, 6-4), Ethan Eckhart (6-3, 6-3), Jordy Moran (6-1, 6-0) and Marcus Buffett (6-0, 6-3) all recorded singles victories for the Thunder.

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The ODA girls defeated St. Pete Catholic 7-0, while the ODA boys defeated St. Pete Catholic 7-0 Feb. 7.

Ross (6-1, 6-0), Sherman (6-0, 6-1), Sleight (6-0, 6-2), Cheyenne Kerekes (6-0, 6-0) and Jones (default) all posted singles victories for the Lady Thunder. Morgan Woods and Chloe Ruppert won their No. 1 doubles match 8-3, while Koty Malisoff and Charlotte Dixon posed an 8-3 victory at No. 2 doubles.

Pivonka (6-1, 6-0), Horan (6-0, 6-0), Eckhart (6-0, 6-0), Moran (6-0, 6-0) and Philip Churitescu (6-1, 6-0) captured singles victories for the Thunder. Moran and Eckhart later teamed up for an 8-1 victory at No. 2 doubles.

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+ Manatee Twisters to host game The Manatee Twisters 10U softball team will hold its second annual Pros versus Girls Charity Softball Game from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at the State College of Florida softball field.

The game will feature a mix of current major and minor league players, including Jose Bautista, and the Manatee Twisters.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Manatee Twisters and the Women’s Resource Center of Manatee.

Tickets are $3. The organization also will be collecting gently used women’s clothing. A silent auction, food and drinks also will be available.

For information, contact Karen at 787-2982275 or Kim at 809-1577.

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Tito’s Handmade Vodka defeated Wildcat 7-6 in the Suncoast Porsche Cup Feb. 10.

The Concession Golf Club announced the appointment of Dan Terlescki as its new head golf professional Feb. 11.

“This is an amazing facility with a so much potential, and I hope to help create an atmosphere that the members are proud to be a part of every day,” Terlescki said.

A graduate of Penn State University, Terlescki earned a degree in recreation and parks management/professional golf management with a minor in business.

Prior to joining The Concession Golf Club, Terlescki was the store manager/director of instruction at GolfTEC in Pittsburgh. He spent the past four years as a PGA First Assistant at The Everglades Club in Palm Beach.

Championship players include: Alex Gooding, James P. Uihlein, Steve Krueger and Joe Wayne Barry.

Barry was named the Most Valuable Professional, and Wildcat’s Ryan Gilbertson was named the Most Valuable Amateur.

Eddy Martinez received the Best Playing Pony award for his horse Anita Maria’s performance.

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St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church held its 29th Greek Glendi Thursday, Feb. 7 though Sunday, Feb. 10. This year’s festival featured Greek folk dancing, live music by ELLADA, a marketplace with jewelry and crafts, church tours and, of course, homemade Greek food.

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Kaiser Sayeg, right, wins a game of backgammon against Demetri Lignos.

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Above: Celeste and Chelsea Clarkson learn about Greek culture.

Zoya Kosta and Mary Kohlan bought a silver ice bucket at Yia-Yia’s Attic.

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Braden River students show love for Sweetheart Dance Braden River Elementary School female students shared a pre-Valentine’s Day outing with their fathers and grandfathers at the school’s Sweetheart Dance Friday, Feb. 8. Formerly called the Father/Daughter Dance, the event featured dancing, fancy dresses and dessert.

Students could also take photographs with their valentines of the night.

Abbigail Geiger and her dad, Jeremy, slow dance.

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A resident of Sarasota since 1997, Chiodi graduated from Chestnut Hill College with a degree in economics.

Prior to her real-estate career, she worked in sales, financial-administration management and customer service for Andersen Consulting and ADT Security Services.

She currently serves on the Executive Board of Directors for Community Haven.

Eisnaugle, a longtime Sarasota resident, earned her degree in interior design from Florida State University and spent years as a designer in Sarasota working in highend residential design, model merchandising and managing a design center for Lee Wetherington Homes.

She is involved in The Junior League of Sarasota, The Young Professionals Group, Habitat for Humanity, The New College Library Fund, Children First and more.

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Judy Green, CEO of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, announced Feb. 7 that The Schemmel Property Group was named the firm’s top-producing sales team in Sarasota and Manatee Counties in 2012.

The group, made up of Joel Schemmel, Sharon Chiodi and Tracy Eisnaugle, earned total closed sales of $26.3 million.

They consistently rank among the top agents in Sarasota County, also achieving the top-producing team award for 2008, 2009 and 2010.

The group’s success contributed to a strong year for Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, as the company had sales of more than $2.3 billion through the end of 2012, a 35% increase compared to last year.

“Joel Schemmel and his team personify the Premier Sotheby’s International Realty commitment to exceptional market knowledge, service and excellence in every transaction,” Green said.

Schemmel has background as an attorney and CPA. He worked at Arthur Andersen, Andersen Legal and the Ernst & Young Law Alliance, both in the U.S. and Europe.

Schemmel, who obtained his law degree from Chicago Kent College of Law and his accounting degree from the University of Iowa, is a registered attorney in Florida

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Country Club Village home sells for $780,000 Greenbrook Village

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Jan. 28 and Feb. 1.

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Timothy and Theresa Young, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7139 Beechmont Terrace to John and Dianne Frestel, of Sarasota, for $780,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,999 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.39 million in 2005.

Eaton Place

Stewart and Lillian Bennett, of Marietta, Ga., sold their home at 7302 Easton Court to Bernd Ferber and Birgit Schrader-Ferber, of Bradenton, for $692,500. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 3,203 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.04 million in 2006.

Rosedale Highlands

Newton Developments Inc. sold the home at 9715 51st Terrace E. to David Wahl, of Lakewood Ranch, for $668,000.

Built in 2012, it has two bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,436 square feet of living area.

Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch

Stuart Jacobson and PNC Bank, trustees, sold the home at 7990 Royal Birkdale Circle to Kevin and Cheryl Colon, of Lakewood Ranch, for $605,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,313 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $975,000 in 2010.

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Alan and Marianne Froehlich, of Louiseburg, N.C., sold their home at 10902 Winding Stream Way to Alan and Jeryl

Josh Siegel

This home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch, which has four bedrooms, fourand-a-half baths, a pool and 3,999 square feet of living area, sold for $780,000.

Haibach, of Bradenton, for $465,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,685 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $428,100 in 2003.

Christopher Schultz and Theresa Kamps sold their home at 9520 Portside Terrace to Donna Temin, of Bradenton, for $251,800. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,989 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $354,000 in 2004.

Mill Creek

VPH Joint Ventures LLC sold the home at 15406 21st Ave. E. to Keith Cipielewski and Beth Owen-Cipielewski, of Bradenton, for $426,000. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,257 square feet of living area.

Treymore at the Villages of Palm-Aire

Thomas and Cheryl King, of Marietta, Ga., sold their home at 6906 Treymore

Court to Linda Pearson and Catherine Stallings, of Sarasota, for $415,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,433 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $400,000 in 2008.

Mote Ranch

Morton and Sallie Ellis, of University Park, sold their home at 6759 Coyote Ridge Court to Silvia Golueke, of Beverton, Ore., for $345,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,458 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $298,400 in 2002.

Country Meadows

Cargor Partners III – Parrish LC sold the home at 14727 Seventh Ave. N.E. to Justo and Lourdes Roman, of Bradenton, for $300,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,608 square feet of living area.

Wells Fargo Bank sold the home at 6383 Golden Eye Glen to Danny Delgado, of Lakewood Ranch, for $300,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths and 2,572 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $309,400 in 2012.

Wells Fargo Bank, trustee, sold the home at 14174 Cattle Egret Place to Creekwood Holdings LLC for $247,500. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,653 square feet of living area.

Michael and Beth Prather, of Coral Springs, sold their home at 6419 Golden Eye Glen to Charles Bright, of Sarasota, for $220,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,034 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $172,000 in 2012.

Woodbrook

Provident National Property Group LLC sold the home at 4732 Woodbrook Drive to Ashley Lambert, of Sarasota, for $294,400. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,222 square feet of living area.

Country Club East at Lakewood Ranch

Stirling Equity Group LLC sold the home at 7238 Belleisle Glen to Coleman and Karen Mansfield, of Bradenton, for $290,000. Built in 2012, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,585 square feet of living area.

Pomello Park

Martin and Laura Pinson, of Summerville, S.C., sold their home at 28220 75th Ave. E. to Timothy and Stellina Havens, of Goshen, Ind., for $285,500. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,305 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $239,900 in 2011.

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Douglas and Mary Dawson, of Palmetto, sold their home at 6915 84th St. Court E. to Christine Patneaude, of Sarasota, for $285,000. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 1,939 square feet of living area.

Riverwalk Village

Silvina Iglesias, of Tampa, sold her home at 11131 Hyacinth Place to Derrick and Ashley Schroeder, of Pompano Beach, for $271,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,525 square feet of living area.

Savannah Preserve at University Place

in 1978, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,098 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $290,000 in 2005.

Harris Rude, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7117 Coachlight St. to Joel and Karen Pecoraro, of Sarasota, for $240,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,194 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $202,600 in 1996.

River Walk at River Isles

Clifton and Joanne Pettit, of N. Rose, N.Y., sold their home at 3902 Riverwalk Court to Brian and Ulrike Steiner, of Bird in Hand, Pa., for $220,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,532 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $135,000 in 1998.

James and Sarah Coghlan, of Bradenton, sold their home at 11420 Piedmont Park Crossing to Joseph and Molly Lisciandro, of Slippery Rock, Pa., for $217,000.

Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,515 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $197,200 in 2011.

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D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 3613 82nd Place E. to Ioan and Carmen Hent, of Ontario, Canada, for $250,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,775 square feet of living area.

Desoto Lakes Country Club Colony

Philip Auciello, of Sarasota, sold his home at 5409 Palm Aire Drive to Carmen Hinchliffe, of Sarasota, for $242,500. Built

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Savannah Preserve Inc. sold the Unit 7938 condominium at 7938 Tybee Court to Sandra Reinhardt, of University Park, for $249,900. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,512 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $249,900 in 2010.

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Under Sarasota’s Influence Sarasota master and native Craig Rubadoux traveled the world, but he always comes back to his artistic roots.

Painter Craig Rubadoux takes out a photo encased in plastic for protection and explains to his friend and fellow painter, Robert Baxter, that he once spilled India ink on it. The ink remained until recently when he cleaned it off to uncover a yellowed photo of his peers and him on the steps outside of Ringling College. He tells Baxter that in the photo he is 17, but he thinks he looks much younger.

Rubadoux’s younger face looks strikingly familiar, but the 75-yearold’s hair is now salt-and-pepper.

In 1950, when he was just an elementary student beginning to put his ideas on paper, Sarasota Art Association hosted Rubadoux’s first show. The then 12-year-old’s work was displayed in the front window of the association’s building. Money was tight for Rubadoux’s family. He’d salvage small frames then paint landscapes or circus animals on paper to fit inside them.

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“My mom said I was always drawing,” he says. “Because I (could control a pencil) and make straight, decent (letters), I decided to be a painter — that’s all I could do and wanted to do.”

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performers entertained on the weekends with free, open rehearsals, and Rubadoux’s mother, Jeanine Constantin, frequently took her son. Rubadoux sketched the performers and exotic animals.

“Clowns and strange figures turn up in my work sometimes,” he says of the influential experience.

Once he got a little older, he melded his favorite hobby with real experience. In high school, he joined Sarasota Art Association, now known as Arts Center Sarasota. Rubadoux took four community watercolor lessons; a few periods of art classes as a senior at Sarasota High School; and drew illustrations for the school newspaper.

“I guess I was self-taught with a little training,” he says. “Mostly, I just worked really hard.”

His Sarasota High School art teacher, Margaret Clements, thought Rubadoux showed promise, so, at age 17, she introduced him to his mentor, fellow Sarasota master Ben A. Stahl, with whom he apprenticed.

Around the same time he met Stahl toward the end of high school, he won a yearlong scholarship to Ringling College of Art and Design and studied figure drawing at age 17. He made his sketches look as realistic as possible.

“I didn’t have the money to go anywhere else,” he says, explaining why he couldn’t afford additional schooling following his year at Ringling.

After Ringling, Rubadoux learned from travel and new experiences.

In the late ’50s, Stahl took him to Italy, France and Spain. Rubadoux lived in the sleepy little town of Torremolinos, Spain, for three years.

“It’s a lot different now,” he says.

Rubadoux points to another torn blackand-white photo hanging on his refrigerator with a handmade shell magnet — it’s of the group that traveled with him to Spain, consisting of Stahl’s family and even a cook.

Rubadoux’s art took him on adventures all around the world, from Peru to Mexico to his seasonal home in Nova Scotia, where he still spends the summers. During his travels, he immersed himself in each country’s culture. He made visiting each country’s museums a priority. He also sketched people on the streets.

He recalls a work by Caravaggio he saw in a cathedral. He doesn’t remember what it was called, but it was of a man under a horse — most likely “The Conversion on the Way to Damascus.” Just as he was looking at it, big, thunderous organ music started

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He also remembers seeing Masaccio’s “The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden” in Italy, for which tourists had to pay 100 liras for the lights to be illuminated. They were on a timer, so when they went out, Rubadoux had to pay 100 more liras to keep viewing. He chuckles to Baxter, as he shares these memories.

Rubadoux and Baxter have been best friends for almost 50 years. They met while working in the early ’60s as professors at a correspondence-based art school in Westport, Conn. Baxter has a favorite memory of Rubadoux.

Every day at 4 p.m. following work, Rubadoux headed to the beach (he’s always lived by the water, and says it’s a requirement). He sketched every evening and then showed it to Baxter the following morning. By the end of the summer, he had a full portfolio of work. When Rubadoux returned in 1970, from Connecticut to Sarasota, he had a “portfolio sale” and sold almost every sketch.

Baxter and Rubadoux lived in different states for about 40 years. But, around 2000, Baxter moved to Siesta Key and immediately looked up his friend, Rubadoux, who had been teaching in France. Now, Baxter and Rubadoux walk to the beach together once a week, and often while there, they’ll both sketch.

Luckily, it’s much easier for Rubadoux to afford the perfect frame for his Sarasota-inspired work than it was when he was 12. No longer is his work in a little window display. Now it’s featured in many public and private collections, such as The John and Ringling Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum, in New York. Currently, his work is on display alongside Baxter’s at Dabbert Gallery, where the duo has a twoman show.

Rubadoux calls his work a journal of his life and what he sees — dogs, people or whatever is going on in his life. These days, his work is becoming more abstract — he’s forcing himself to learn new methods.

“You can’t see any references (to real life),” he says. “It’s difficult (work) for me, but it’s more fun to struggle.”

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the heart of the home The Sarasota Orchestra Association will present its first Symphony of Kitchens, a twoday tour of eight kitchens in the Sarasota area. The kitchens will be open for visitors to tour Feb. 15 and Feb. 16, and will feature local celebrity chefs whipping

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Proceeds of the Symphony of Kitchens will benefit the Sarasota Orchestra and its Youth Orchestra program.

Diversions showcases four of the eight kitchens featured on the Symphony of Kitchens tour.

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This kitchen is 13-years-old, yet with its contemporary vibe it has managed to stay in style as the years have passed. It includes two ovens, two warming drawers, two microwaves, plenty of storage, granite countertops and a stainless steel back-splash.

The homeowners designed this table to add a pop of color to their kitchen.

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Octet! Homes on the Symphony of Kitchens tour:

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1. 9096 Misty Creek Drive, Sarasota – designed by David Asher, Eurotech Cabinetry 2. 15408 Linn Park Terrace, Lakewood Ranch – designed by Lisa Frisch, Manasota Flooring 3. 7314 Mayfair Court, University Park – designed by Anne Folsom Smith 4. 229 N. Washington Drive, St. Armands Key – designed by Eurotech Cabinetry 8214 Regents Court, University Park – designed by Rob and Margaret Cook, Cook’s Design Studio 9617 18th Avenue Circle, Bradenton — designed by Derek Barnes 3206 Founders Club Drive, Sarasota — designed by London Bay Homes 13663 Legends Bay, Lakewood Ranch — designed by Anne Folsom Smith

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When the homeowners updated their kitchen in 2011 with the help of Eurotech Cabinetry, they chose Blue Bahia, a Brazilian granite, for their countertops because the couple had inherited family china that was white and blue. "I grew up around white and blue," says Carolyn Michel. Michel also enjoys being able to show off her mother's china and other objects in her glass cabinets. "The kitchen is hearth of the home."

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

Renovated in 2008 by previous owners, the current owners updated the look of the kitchen in 2011 with the help of Anne Folsom Smith. The kitchen includes a Sub Zero refridgerator/ freezer, wine cooler, warming drawer, two dishwashers, a 60-inch Wolf oven and stove and a Malee built-in coffee maker.

The homeowners installed a wine cellar into the storage space underneath their staircase when they renovated in 2011.

Folsom Smith suggested to the homeowners that the spot by the bay windows would be perfect for a banquet, the booth seating area seen here.

One of the homeowners’ favorite parts of their kitchen is the GE induction stove top. "It boils water in 20 seconds!"

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The stars were out this weekend when the Sarasota Opera opened its 2013 season with Puccini’s passionate “Turandot.” The largest and most grand of operas Sarasota Opera has presented, this lyric drama of ancient China calls for the most singers on stage and instrumentalists in the pit. Before the curtain went up, with visions of Zeffirelli chocka-block in our brains, we feared director Stephanie Sundine would go for enormous and fill the stage with teeming throngs so busy the music would be overwhelmed, or she’d go for a chamber mini version that would look trivial.

Sundine did neither. Rather, she — with the help of scenic designer Michael Schweikardt and lighting designer Ken Yunker — turned the comparatively diminutive area into a microcosm of ancient Peking, using the chorus, which, in this opera is one of the most important characters, to comment on and advance the drama.

And drama there was. Princess Turandot, played with just the right mix of icy trepidation and melting passion by Brenda Harris, is an almost super-human figure. She thinks she is beyond human, a goddess, too aloof and superior to be touched by the evil promulgated, she’s sure, by men. Untouchable, impeccable and, most importantly, unattainable, this ice princess is terrified of men because they silenced the beautiful voice and life of an adored ancestor.

Harris, with a voice bigger than Peking, manages to combine the steely resoluteness of the princess with the terrified woman beneath and, through a trio of incomprehensible Chinese riddles, entices men from afar to guess the answers and marry her or fail at the riddles and lose their heads.

Threes abound in “Turandot.” Along with the three riddles, there are three courtiers — Ping (Matthew Hanscom); Pang (Marvin Kehler); and Pong (Eric Bowden), harlequintype characters, clowns and pawns of the court, who, in Sundine’s brilliant staging and their believable acting and singing, become mere men, fearing for the future of China.

Thanks to the Unknown Prince, Jonathan Burton, this opera has a happy ending, because he’s not only kind and compassionate, he’s also smart, and he, of all Turandot’s suitors, unravels her riddles and wins her hand.

Burton has some unraveling to do with the audiences, as well. While he must match the steely but beautiful Turandot in both voice and eminence, he must also convince an

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audience, whose ears have been filled with the sound of Pavarotti, and sing the role and the well-known aria, “Nessun dorma,” like a god. Burton did it all and came away with a roar of well-earned approval.

Puccini, a great man of the theater, has inserted other characters into “Turandot,” who make this tale even more believable.

Sarasota Opera stalwart basso Young Bok Kim, with makeup and hair designed by Gabrielle Vincent and Anne Ford-Coates of Elsen Associates, looks more ancient than the Great Wall, itself, but sounds rich and poignant as Timur, a deposed Tartar king and father of the Unknown Prince.

Maria Natale is the honorable, beautiful young slave girl Liu who has aided Timur on his travels until he’s reunited with his son.

Sometime in the past, the Prince smiled at Liu and she fell madly in love. In her first aria, “Signore, ascolta,” Natale’s warm lyric soprano melted the final words, “ah … pieta … ” and the audience fell in love with her.

This is an opera about love. The Prince doesn’t want Turandot as a prize; he wants her to love him. So, even after he’s solved the riddles and won her, he decides to put a riddle to her and, if she solves it by dawn, he will still lose his life. But, if she cannot find the answer, she will be his. His question seems simple: She must tell him his name.

Only Liu knows and, realizing she may break under torture, she kills herself — for love.

And that melts the icy façade Turandot has carried all those years.

The Sarasota Opera production melts our hearts, as well. Yunker’s way with lighting and color and Howard Tsvi Kaplan’s understated peasant costumes compared with the splendor of Turandot’s robes, make this a miniature giant-of-a-production.

Then, there’s the all-important orchestra in the pit, which, under the direction of Victor DeRenzi, played at its very best. DeRenzi has gotten inside this score and melded orchestral sound with vocal opulence to the best possible effect. We wish they and the first-rate chorus would have had a curtain call to call their own.

This is a “Turandot” that could teach past productions and performers a thing or two about theater, proving big isn’t necessarily better. They nailed it.

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Storage

Parachute silk sofa, pair of leather chairs, Lucite & glass cocktail table, 3 part solid rosewood German wall system, waterfall cocktail tables, 4 part Chinese screen, Founders dining table & eight chairs, 19th C. Pischwa Indian temple wall hanging, jewelry, set of sterling, Steuben glass koala, vase & elephant, African masks, Thai figures, Will Grant Lucite sculptures, Val St. Lambert, international collectors classic books, pr. of twin beds, Henredon end table, pr. of Charlton swivel chairs, books, paintings, stereo system, Brown Jordan chaises & bar stools, grill, plants, yard tools, patio umbrella, & more.

Sale by Julie McClure.

Pix: www.appraisals4U.biz or www.estatesales.net

PACK "N" Play, excellent condition, $25.

941-748-4758.

USED BOOKS, LOW PRICES! Friends of Fruitville Library Bookstore Fruitville Rd Exit, 1/2 M. East of I-75 10am-5pm Mon-Sat.

Health/Fitness/Beauty

WINDSHIELD, 4 Tire Covers. New, for Class C Motor home, $70. Rotisserie, vertical, $45.

941-932-5595.

SCHWINN 230 Recumbent Bike, never used. $300. OBO. 941-351-6441.

Boats

Merchandise Wanted

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

Furnishings CHINA CUPBOARDS: twin, black lacquer, use alone or together, glass lighted shelf on top: storage under. $300 for both. 941-358-9058.

CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

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

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Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

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

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

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

Help Wanted

LONGBOAT KEY: OPEN HOUSE. Sunday, February 17th, 12:30-4p.m. 840 Tarawitt Dr. Waterfront: 2BR/2.5BA, City/Bay Views; elevator; hardwood floors; 2200sq.ft., 2 docks. You will be Surprised!! Bank approved. $1,247,000.

Brokers paid 4%. 941-650-9761.

OPEN HOUSE: Saturday and Sunday, 1-4, 5608 Whitehead in Harborage. $134,900.

Immaculate 2 2/1 Townhouse. Move in ready.

From State Road #70, South on Natalie Way to Harborage Gate. Push button. Realty Services, Suzanne Schuster, 941-228-1978

Real Estate Wanted

HOUSECLEANER for Company. Car needed, Approx. $400/wk. Exp. required. Background Checked. Call Drew 941-445-5844.

WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS

Condos/Apts. For Rent

For Qualified Waiting Clients

PALM AIRE: 1BR/1.5BA, golf course view, storage, parking, elevator. $950/mo. yearly rental.

941-544-7943.

Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356

PALMER RANCH condo: 1BR/1BA, $940/mo.

Gated, W/D, new carpet/ paint, pool, parking, gym, tennis. 941-302-0621.

Homes For Rent ANNUAL RENTAL: PARK RIDGE, gated, 3BR/2.5BA townhome. Lanai, community pool, 1 car garage, office, $1550/mo. Available now.

Please call 941-504-8818 or 941-400-5626.

LUXOR MHP

$450/mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc., Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034

Homes For Sale

Want to find a great deal on something you’ve always dreamed of?

email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals PALM AIRE CONDO: Available Feb., March & April. 2 bedrooms, furnished, great views, upgraded, utilities included. $2900/mo. 941-351-1741.

Adult Care Services BONDED PROFESSIONAL GUARDIAN available for Caregiving to Elderly and Dev. Disabled.

Errands, Bill Paying, Companionship Services and Light Housekeeping. Bonded & Compassionate.

Call SueAnn, 941-915-3797.

COMPLETE CARE; non-medical and medical.

Errands, homemaking, transportation, medication supervision, meal preparation. Also, medical staff available 24/7. Call 377-4465 for more details or visit our mobile/online website at: eldercaresarasota.com Lic. #30211372. Bonded and Insured.

This week’s Crossword answers

LAKEWOOD RANCH CC: 3923/sq.ft., pool, 4/4/1, 3 car garage, AC storage room, wood floors, granite, open, double ovens, micro, wine cooler, 3 refrigerators: $738,000, $188/sq.ft. Realty Services, Suzanne Schuster, 941-228-1978.

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.

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www. SARASOTA PROPERTY DEALS .com Call 941-225-1356 NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY!

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2. When I retired, I remembered a happy way to greet my fine new life: “goodbye tension, hello pension.”

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THE EAST COUNTY OBSERVER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013 Thursday, February 14, 2013 Adult Care Services

Cleaning

COLLEGE EDUCATED hhaide/companion (25/yrs. experience). Work with for example: alzheimer's, dementia, stroke, cancer, terminal etc. and other persons with such disabilities and disorders. Handle meds, meals and marketing.

Help with both short and long term memory exercises as well as physical therapy ones. Also included: personal grooming, companionship and conversation. Area references upon request.

941-921-1820.

ELER CLEANING SERVICE. Residential cleaning, 10 years experience. Affordable and reliable.

Call for free estimates and references. Alessandra, 941-301-6493.

GREEN CLEANING Free estimates, tailored to your needs. 10 years experience. References.

Sheila, 941-447-9748.

Hauling

Painting/Wallpapering

Pet Services

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

VIDA PAINTING Interior/Exterior, 30 years exp., local references, Free estimates, Insured. Call Rich, 941-321-4490, 941-360-2504.

DOGGY HOTEL. 24 Hour Daycare. Brown Avenue near Bee Ridge and 41 behind Sleep King (new owner). First day FREE. Grooming by Mark.

Meet and greet and get a treat. 941-554-4620.

Personal Services

CHOOSE 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Florida's Largest Junk Removal Service.

Homeowners, Contractors, Realtors, and Property Managers get rid of unwanted items effortlessly.

I come to your home or office.

PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION

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Interior Design

Aluminum ML SCREENING. Family owned and operated.

Over 15/yrs. exp. Lic./Ins. Pool cage screens replaced, screen doors, lanais. No job too small.

Call for free estimate, (941)232-0565.

Child Care Services

Telephone: 941-749-5646 yourbookkeeper@tampabay.rr.com

AXIAL INTERIORS High-end Interior Design Services $99 for 1 hr initial consultation fee! www.axialinteriors.com 941-448-8159

GENTLEMAN GARDENER. Refine your space.

15 years LW Ranch resident. I’m in your backyard!

941-724-5792.

Cleaning

Masonry

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential/ Commercial. Meticulous Cleaning.

Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable.

Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

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MOTHER'S HELPER while you are home or away.

Light housekeeping, meal prep, cooking, grocery shopping, errands, etc. Dependable & mature $12/hr. Tina 941-932-7972.

30 YEARS experience. We take pride in pleasing customers. Homes, schools, churches, resorts, offices.... 941-756-4570.

Bill Paying & Account Reconciliation Organizing Personal and Business Files Budgets & Financial Reports Federal and State Tax Returns BONDED & INSURED Over 25 yrs. experience

ELIMINATE HARMFUL Mold. Homes/ business.

Roof, siding, pool, lanai, driveway, sidewalk.

When quality counts! 941-565-3935.

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Personal & Business Bookkeeping Accounting/ Taxes

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

Caregivers/Companions Â? Hourly 24/7 Care Phone: 941-809-3725 Toll Free: 877-507-4040 License #230506 & #30211577

Pressure Cleaning

YOUR PERSONAL BOOKKEEPER, LLC Gail Sunray, Owner

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

NEED HELP?

Pools FULL WEEKLY POOL SERVICE $65 per month.

For screened-in pools. Owner operated, reliable, personal service. Save money - call now. Blissful Pools, 941-705 0400.

Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

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

Call for free and honest estimates.

941-525-2435

AIR CONDITIONING

BLINDS/WINDOW TREATMENTS

COMPUTER

every last Detail

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It’s Easier Than You Think!

Our PrOducts and services

Work at Your Own Speed Affordably Priced New Computer Setups Software & Printer Install New Purchase Consults Working with Photos

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Compassionate, dependable & mature. $12/hr.

Tina 941-932-7972.

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Christo’s Clock Repair

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Elite Realty

www. PruEliteRealty .com

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Timothy A. Blomquist

30 yrs of selling Sarasota & Manatee properties

Building Relationships Through Trust & Integrity

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941.320.8580

Foreclosures Call Pat Emmett 941.685.0343

941.544.4044

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Greenbrook Village Home - Just Listed! – Stunning 4BR/3BA + office/ den executive home + a 20 x 15 bonus room! Formal living & dining, htd salt water pool w/waterfall. Oversized 3 car garage. Walk to Adventure Park for playgrounds, in-line skating, basketball & Dog Park + miles of nature trails.

A3972274 Offered at $529,000

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

Bern Creek Ranches – Both homes have been totally refurbished with new flooring, paint, trim, appliance and more. The main house has 3BR/3BA, guest house with 2BR/1BA & 1 car garage. Barn w/large loft, well stocked pond & more! A3972338 Offered at $595,000

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

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

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Stoneybrook Clubside South Condo – Beautifully updated 2BR/2BA 2nd floor condo with uninterrupted views of the lake & golf course! Turnkey furnished & covered parking. Community amenities of a quality 18 hole golf course, tennis, fitness + a full service clubhouse. Close to Siesta Key Beach, restaurants, shopping & more! A3971444 Offered at $159,900

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

Email: dougcleland@prueliterealty.com Website: dougcleland@prueliterealty

Email: Tim@TABlomquist.com Website: www.TABlomquist.com

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$1,899,900 Country Club Village Custom details, finishes & furnishings. RARE 5BR/5.5BA estate home.

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$824,900 Lakewood Ranch Country Club Village Breathtaking preserve view! 5BR/3BA + 2 half baths, 4088SF Luxury home.

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$499,000 Central Park Nearly New 4BR/2.5BA + bonus rm, pool & 3 car garage.

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$369,000 Laguna @ Riviera Dunes 3BR end unit overlooks marina. Resort Amenities; Boat Dockage available.

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Starting at $1.25M & Up 4 To Choose from OYSTER BAY LANDINGS Private Waterfront Homesites w/docks in Unique Gated Community.

A3966046 Rita Ferrell Lasky 941.780.3579 1-4 .

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$748,126 Mainland Waterfront - Sorrento Shores Beautifully Renovated 3BR/3BA, Gourmet Kitchen, Trex dock, 10,000lb boat lift & davit.

A3954203 Cher Pujol 941.504.5902 sota Sara rfront Wate

$595,000 Blackburn Harbor Luxury Condo Dock your boat right outside the door! 3BR/3BA, 2500SF unit, Gated, Many Amenities.

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$389,000 Mill Creek Wow! 1.4 ac lot + 3/4BR/3BA 2500SF home. Reduced $10K! M577780 Sara LaPlante 941.685.4566

$74,900 Venice Gardens Townepark – 2BR/1.5BA condo, Great area, New carpet & paint + New A/C. Move in condition.

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$279,000 River Sound, Bradenton 3BR + office, Double sized screen lanai, Lake & Park views.

A3971196 David Reese 941.320.6010 RS VESTO ERS ION IN D ATTENT PERS - BUIL O DEVEL

$600,000 5.42 Acres - Off Palma Sola Blvd Suitable for development, Current zoning RDD 4.5; Future land use is Res 6.

M5834284 Mark Alexander/Chris Lind 941.928.3534

rentals Palmer Ranch & Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club Short term & long term rentals available in all sections. Golfing, Clubhouse, pools & just minutes to Siesta beaches! Vicki Reilly 941.266.5962 $2500/mo Palm Aire Seasonal Rental Avista Condo Still Available! 2BR/2BA turnkey furnished, washer/dryer in unit; active Clubhouse, htd pool & more! A3949759 Kirby Wood 941.961.4724 103227

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

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