East County Observer 10.17.13

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by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

Stalled project moves forward Sarasota County Commission approves a revised transportation agreement that allows SMR to begin residential construction on its Villages of Lakewood Ranch South project.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — More than three years after it was first approved, the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South project moved closer to getting off the ground with the Sarasota County Commission’s Oct. 9 ruling.

The County Commission

unanimously approved an amendment to its contract with project developer SchroederManatee Ranch that allows it to begin residential construction on the 5,500-acre project before some roadway improvements have been completed.

Still, construction on the Villages project, the first villagestyle development ever approved under Sarasota County’s 2050 growth-management plan, won’t begin until SMR submits an application to amend the Development of Regional Impact.

That amendment will address outstanding issues that have prevented SMR from beginning work on the project.

“I won’t pop any champagne corks yet,” said Rex Jensen, presi-

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Leah Seondo and Judi Kaffeian started the charitable pet foundation in 2012 in memory of their dog, Bailey, a cancer survivor who died in August 2011 from complications due to intestinal lymphoma. The foundation works with local veterinary hospitals and educates the public about canine cancer.

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+ Raising hope Kiddie Academy raised more than $7,000 for Hope Family Services at its fourth annual Apple Gala Oct. 5. All proceeds from the silent auction were donated to the HOPE Center in Manatee County.

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Lockwood Ridge Publix set to open The Oct. 17 grand opening of a new Publix at State Road 70 and Lockwood Ridge Road adds to the progress of Benderson Development projects.

EAST COUNTY — The Oct. 17 grand opening of a 45,000-square-foot Publix at State Road 70 and Lockwood Ridge headlines the latest projects finished by developer Benderson Development.

Publix anchors Benderson’s

Lockwood Commons project, which was built earlier this year.

Publix will host a grandopening ceremony beginning with a ribbon cutting at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17.

The first customers inside the store at 8 a.m. will receive a free

reusable Publix bag.

“The Lockwood Ridge corridor has really been a place underserved by daily retail,” said Mark Chait, executive director of leasing for the Southeast re-

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This Publix opening Oct. 17, in the new Lockwood Commons project, adds to the offerings of an underserved area.

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PROJECT / PAGE 1A dent and CEO of SMR. “This doesn’t do much of anything. The transportation agreements are part of the process. Now, we have to resolve other impediments that have prevented this thing from getting going.”

SMR and other developers especially have problems with a fiscal neutrality rule — as part of the 2050 plan — that requires projects to periodically prove they fully pay for the public services they receive and do not burden existing taxpayers.

Jensen has said SMR won’t begin the project, which plans for 5,144 residential units and 390,000 square feet of commercial space, if he’s not sure he can finish it.

“Hopefully, this agreement gets this moving faster now,” said Sarasota Commissioner Joe Barbetta. “I’m very troubled that we won’t see a stick in the ground for a long, long time.”

The amendment agreed to at the commission meeting updates the construction schedule of already approved road projects related to the Villages and adds a proportionate share road project — where costs will be borne by SMR and the county.

In 2010, SMR committed to funding the following three improvements to mitigate project traffic: • The continuation of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard as a fourlane roadway from its current ending at Communications Parkway to Fruitville Road; • The continuation of Lorraine Road as a four-lane road from University Parkway to Fruitville Road; • The construction of an east-

INTERSTATE 75/CATTLEMEN ROAD OVERPASS COULD IMPACT ‘DIVERGING DIAMOND’ PLAN If Sarasota County commissioners choose an east-west connector overpass from the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South over Interstate 75 and Cattlemen Road, it might provide an alternative — or help ease the costs — of a plan for the University Parkway interchange that has drawn critics.

The Florida Department of Transportation is proposing a new diverging-diamond-style configuration for the interchange at University Parkway and Interstate 75.

FDOT has said changing the interchange from a diamond design to a diverging-diamond construction would accommodate increased traffic from the Mall at University Town Center, opening in October 2014, and Nathan Benderson Park, which will host the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

Jonathan Paul, Sarasota County interim transportation planning director, said the overpass would cost $11 million to

$15 million, considerably less than the still unfunded FDOT plan.

Sarasota County commissioners, who say their projected share for the interchange could total $25 million, said they will draft a memo to FDOT expressing their opposition to the interchange plans and documenting some alternatives.

“If we have to pony up some money, I’d much rather explore this than convert University Parkway into a freeway,” said Sarasota Commissioner Joe Barbetta.

Manatee and Sarasota officials are already expressing their concerns about the interchange, an estimated $49 million Florida Department of Transportation project that still doesn’t have funding for construction and that would also require additional roadway improvements paid for by the local governments.

Though FDOT will eventually use state or federal funds to pay for the new interchange, the proj-

west connector from Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to Lorraine Road.

The updated timeline allows for construction of homes to occur at the same time as work on the roads — with certain regulations.

Improvements to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard will have to be complete prior to approval of the 300th home unit.

Similarly, the extension of Lorraine Road, which will now amount to two lanes rather than

four, has to be finished before development of the 2,033rd home.

As part of the existing Adequate Transportation Facilities Agreements with the county, SMR had to wait for road improvements to be fully constructed before any development could occur.

SMR has also pledged up to $7.5 million for a proportionate share-road project that gives the county one of two op-

ect depends on improvements at the intersection of University Parkway and Cattlemen Road to help alleviate traffic.

“The idea of an overpass is a very good one,” said Charles Hines, a Sarasota County commissioner. “But we need more alternatives. We don’t have 20 years. We have to look at it now with the rowing event coming.”

The widening and reconstruction project, whose design would be complete by 2016, would take place from north of Fruitville Road to north of University Parkway, spanning 3.5 miles, and one mile from Cooper Creek Boulevard/ Cattleman Road to Market Street/Lake Osprey Drive.

Rex Jensen, president and CEO of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, said Sarasota will have to assume some costs of improving the interchange.

“They can’t get away without improving the intersection at some level,” he said.

tions: It can put the money toward an east-west connector overpass from the Villages over Interstate 75 and Cattlemen Road; or it can use it to build a two-lane Iona Road between Fruitville Road and Palmer Boulevard.

The county has to make that decision within the next three years.

Jensen said that should be plenty of time for a county government he has chided for operating slowly.

“I don’t believe this county is very responsive to deadlines,” Jensen said. “But I do think that’s changing.”

Terms of the transportation agreements won’t go into effect until the amended DRI is approved.

Todd Pokrywa, vice president of planning for SMR, says the developer plans to submit the amendment within a few months.

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free swim by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

Swim team makes splashy effort to retain its home pool After Manatee County threatened to close it, Braden River High School’s swim team learned it can practice at John H. Marble Pool for another year.

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Paige Lewandrowski, a Pirate freshmen swimmer, and John Graves, a senior swimmer, hope some certainty can help them close the gap with their rival, Lakewood Ranch High School.

John H. Marble Pool is closed during the summer and lacks professional amenities that other nearby pools have, but the Pirates are happy to have a home.

Ranch’s swim team before this season to stay with the Pirates.

When, two weeks before the season started, Schwenk learned the county was planning to close the pool Aug. 19 — the first day of school for students — he pushed his swimmers to pool their voices.

“It’s the most stressed I’ve been as coach,” Schwenk said. “But I told the team, ‘This is your facility, not mine.’ You have to be active in trying to save it.”

The county eventually granted the Pirates a stay of execution, allowing them to continue to use the John H. Marble Pool through the remainder of the season.

However, Braden River had to pay for the chemicals to keep the pool open.

The team worked in conjunction with the Athletic Booster Club to raise the $2,500 necessary to pay for the chemicals.

“I have never done something like this before,” Graves said. “It shows we can make a real-life impact.”

Now, the team wants more.

Debbie Graves, John Graves’ mother and the treasurer of the Braden River Athletics Booster Club, is working to put together a committee of community members to come up with a permanent place to swim — whether at John H. Marble Pool or elsewhere.

Schwenk says the pool will probably host swim meets next year, and he said Southeast will practice there next season.

He’d like the county to pay to heat the pool, so that it can be open year-round and attract young families.

“It’s not the Ritz, but John H. Marble Pool is still a viable pool,” Schwenk said. “I hope the county in the future has the wisdom and foresight to look ahead at the facilities we do have — and should have — to serve such a fast-growing community. There needs to be something better out east.”

Paige Lewandrowski, a Pirate freshmen swimmer, has simpler needs.

“I just want to know I have a place to swim when I’m a senior,” she said.

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Nature park officially opens Conservatory Park was nearly developed into homes before neighborhood homeowners associations intervened. Now, the 55 acres of wetlands and trails is open for public use.

EAST COUNTY — Although Conservatory Park didn’t officially open for public use until earlier this month, eager residents were already taking advantage of the neighborhood destination.

Tom Yarger, the construction services manager for the Manatee County Property Management Department, said the county received a certificate of occupancy for the property early this month.

A ribbon cutting at an undetermined near date will celebrate the $3.4 million neighborhood nature park north of University Parkway and West of Whitfield Avenue.

Yarger said problems with getting bathrooms running properly caused the delay in opening, which was slated for May. People have been seen running and biking on the park’s 1.5-mile nature trail and onemile fitness path before now, signaling the enthusiasm of a community — the park has 14,345 residential units within three miles — who eagerly awaited its arrival.

“It’s an absolutely beautiful park,” Yarger said. “It’s one of the most heavily vegetated parks we have. It’s a passive park. It’s really a gem.”

Ryland Homes was set to build on 55 acres of wetlands and woodlands that were supposed

to be another plot of land bulldozed and built back up into a residential development.

Then, after pleas from neighboring homeowners associations called to preserve it, Manatee County purchased it in 2004 for $3.4 million.

A Florida Communities Trust grant supplied half the money, while the other half came from a local matching arrangement.

The park has a 10-acre lake with a fishing pier/observation deck and a picnic pavilion.

A previously discussed canoe launch was not installed because of safety concerns.

“The side slopes in the lake are very, very steep,” Yarger said.

“It’s very dangerous. We don’t encourage swimming.”

Soon, a nature-like playground will be built near a pavilion with picnic tables.

Exercise equipment along the fitness trail will also go in shortly.

The county has striped parking areas and installed signage.

The park’s east entrance is at DeSoto Woods Drive, and a north entrance is at Conservatory Drive.

The east entrance incorporates a roundabout and small parking area, while the north entrance has a roundabout and more parking.

Work on the property began in July.

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EAST COUNTY — The Braden River High School swim team learned it can continue to practice at an off-campus facility through next season, after the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 8, to allocate $45,743 for the continued operation of John H. Marble Pool.

The county had planned to close the public pool, at 3675 53rd Ave. E., Oct. 31, because parks and recreation officials determined it was underused.

The pool is only open to the public in the summer.

For the Braden River swim team, whose proponents circulated a petition that garnered 500 signatures, the ruling provides temporary certainty and continues a four-year relationship with a pool that’s suffered broken pool pumps and lacks professional features such as heating, starting blocks and lane lines.

“I feel a great sense of relief in the present, but I’m also thinking about new challenges so we get a long-term plan for swimming in this area,” said Tripp Schwenk, Braden River’s second-year swim coach.

Without a community pool in East County, with the exception of the Lakewood Ranch YMCA, where both the Lakewood Ranch High and Lakewood Ranch YMCA Wave Runners swim teams train, John H. Marble Pool presents the only viable option for the Pirates.

Even now, the swim team occasionally travels 30 minutes across town to G.T. Bray — home to teams such as Manatee, Southeast and the Sarasota Tsunami — to use its starting blocks.

Since Schwenk took over the team, 11 boys have grown to 25 to give the Pirates 40 swimmers total.

They hope to qualify eight swimmers to regionals, compared to only two last year.

Braden River swimmers say the comfort of having a place to swim will stem the tide further.

“Lakewood Ranch’s reputation is well-known,” said John Graves, a senior swimmer. “The best club swimmers choose to go there because of that reputation. Closing the pool would have widened the gap. We need this pool.”

Schwenk says he turned down an offer to coach Lakewood

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THE DOCTORS ARE IN

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by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

Doctors, former bandmates reunite for competition Herb Pegues II and Jeff Ellis are playing music again together — preparing for Doctor Idol — after not seeing each other for 40 years.

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East County residents Jeff Ellis and Herb Pegues II played in a band together at Grinnell University but failed to stay in touch. “We were close enough, but not the closest,” Pegues said. ing older, is we started doing it, and we all gave it a go and went pretty hard at it,” said Weinreb.

“But then we stopped. We never had a chance to burn out. So, we’re still pumped. The only difference now is our parents aren’t outside waiting in a station wagon.”

Once a week since early October, the trio and their five bandmates, including four female singers and a drummer, have

piled into a small studio at the Guitar Center at Cooper Creek.

The band, known as The Adhesions, is practicing for Doctor Idol, which will take place Oct. 25.

As they rehearse, Ellis and Pegues tap their feet to songs such as “Get Ready” by The Temptations

and “The Loco-Motion.”

In the background, behind the singers who dominate the room, the doctors meet eyes every so often.

“We’re thinking, ‘I can’t believe we’re doing this again,’” Ellis said.

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They reunited again by accident in August.

Ellis saw an ad for Pegues’ medical practice in the East County Observer.

“I saw his smiling face,” Ellis said. “He looked so damn young.

I thought it was his son. They must have done some air brushing.”

Ellis, who still has his collection of 1960s instruments but had unofficially retired from music after college, Googled his old bandmate.

His wife, Joani, hatched a plan.

She phoned Pegues at work.

“I’m thinking it’s a patient,” Pegues said. “I’m amazed — floored — when I hear who it is.

I thought it was a prank.”

Joani Ellis invited Pegues to the Ellises’ five-year wedding anniversary dinner as a surprise guest.

More than 40 years later, Pegues crashed the scene again.

It didn’t take long for Pegues and Ellis to decide to play music together again.

Pegues, formally trained in saxophone since the age of 9, had stayed tuned in with music during his medical career, playing now and again.

He knew Steven Weinreb, a professional keyboard player, who had returned to music after retiring from a career as a podiatrist.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — The two doctors and former bandmates had lost touch, but a reunion seemed inevitable.

“We’re like scar tissue — the band that links together in the organs that’s not easily removed,” Herb Pegues II says of himself and fellow East County resident Jeff Ellis, with whom he hadn’t played music for 40 years — until now.

The duo met at Grinnell College in Iowa, when Pegues jumped onto the stage, crashing a rehearsal of Ellis’ college band, The Sheratons, and started playing the saxophone.

“I forced my way in,” Pegues said.

It was the only band on campus and Pegues wanted to meet girls — a theory the family-practice doctor at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center had proved legitimate at his high school prom.

“I had no date when I performed at prom,” Pegues said. “(But) I had a few dates afterward.”

Pegues joined Ellis’ band, and they performed at bars and frat houses. The aspiring doctors needed a respite, and music provided it.

“It was a good way to treat ADHD, if such a term had existed at the time,” Pegues said.

After Grinnell, the two reconnected at University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.

“I was walking around and I see Herb and I say, ‘What the hell are you doing here?’” said Ellis, a retired OB/GYN who still delivers babies. “I never saw him again.”

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NEWSBRIEFS + Two school administrators depart; three suspended

MEETINGS & AGENDAS

Two Manatee County School District administrators stepped down and three others were suspended without pay based on findings from a misconduct investigation of a former Manatee High School assistant football coach.

Former district investigator Debra Horne retired from the district, and former staff attorney Scott Martin resigned from the district.

The three other administrators — Assistant Superintendent Bob Gagnon and former Manatee High assistant principals Matthew Kane and Gregg Faller — were suspended without pay by the School Board Oct. 14, with unanimous 5-0 votes on each.

This comes after a two-month internal inquiry determined the administrators, including Gagnon, an East County resident who formerly served as assistant principal at Lakewood Ranch High School, poorly responded to groping allegations against Rod Frazier, the football coach.

The five administrators have been on paid leave since August.

Superintendent Rick Mills had recommended the termination of the five administrators.

The school board cannot vote on that recommendation until the close of the window in which the administrators can request a hearing.

They have 21 days from Oct. 4, when they were served with administrative complaints, to do so.

The district’s inquiry supported a police investigation that concluded with Frazier being charged with seven counts of battery

 Manatee County Board of County Commissioners Meeting — 9 a.m. Oct. 22, at the Manatee County Government Administrative Center, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

for alleged lewd behavior toward students and staff at Manatee High.

Frazier resigned from his post in July.

In August, the state charged Gagnon, Horne, Faller and Kane with failure to report child abuse, a third-degree felony in Florida.

Gagnon, Kane and Faller were also charged with lying to police.

All have pleaded not guilty.

Gagnon, also a former principal of Manatee High, was briefly the interim superintendent of the district after Tim McGonegal resigned last September.

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An effort by Manatee and Sarasota counties to merge their transit systems has been put on pause.

In an Oct. 10 email to Carolyn Mason, the Sarasota County Commission chairwoman, Randall Reid, Sarasota County administrator, said the Oct. 15 joint commission meeting on the topic was canceled because of the inability of the neighboring counties to come up with a plan both sides support.

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The email says Ed Hunzeker, Manatee County administrator, contacted Reid to say he believes, “It is in best interest of the commissions to cancel the Oct. 15 joint meeting until a single agreement exists both sides can support.”

Commissioners representing both counties have already met privately to discuss jointly operating their services — Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) and Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) — under a single, private manager.

The Oct. 15 meeting was scheduled so county commissioners could try to set an interlocal agreement allowing them to secure a procurement for private-sector bids to run a shared system.

In an email, Nick Azzara, Manatee County information outreach coordinator, confirmed the meeting has been canceled, saying, “Though we have yet to reach a consensus at the staff level on how a joint system will operate regionally, staff from the two counties will continue to work on a feasible solution for the two commissions to consider at a later date.”

+ County merges natural resources, parks departments Ed Hunzeker, Manatee County administrator, announced Oct. 8 the merger of the Parks and Recreation department and the Natural Resources Department.

The new department will be called the Parks and Natural Resources Department, and it will be headed by Charles Hunsicker, Manatee’s Natural Resources Department director.

“Under Charlie’s leadership, we will accomplish a truly global view of the recreational amenities needed to serve our growing community at a critical time as we implement the How Will We Grow plan,” Hunzeker said.

The county expects to save $250,000 annually from the merger, which also resulted in the elimination of five Parks and Recreation Department positions.

Those positions include the parks and

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recreation director, a spot held by Cindy Turner, an East County resident.

Nick Azzara, county information outreach coordinator, said county administration and human resources are seeking a new spot for Turner within the organization.

Azzara said the merger will create greater efficiencies by bringing together two departments that formerly shared responsibilities for several areas.

+ Planning Commission OKs Eagle Trace expansion The Manatee County Planning Commission recommended approving an expansion of Eagle Trace, a subdivision under construction in East County, at its meeting Oct. 10.

The new plan, which Neal Communities, the project’s developer, dubs “phase three,” calls for a rezone of 43.53 acres on the south side of State Road 64 and west of Pope Road from general agriculture to planned development residential.

It adds 95 units to the overall development plan, increasing the number of singlefamily homes to 164 units and the amount of semi-detached residences to 114 units.

The first two phases of the project will be finished in December.

Pat Neal, Neal Communities’ president, said the developer will break ground on the new third phase Jan. 1 — pending the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners approving the plan in November.

Eventually, there will be a new alignment of Pope Road as the development grows.

Neal Communities will be responsible for construction of part of the new unnamed road, which will connect existing Pope Road to the project entrance.

+ Corrections In an Oct. 3 article, we incorrectly spelled Conner Dutting-Morrell’s name. Conner is the USAC Northeast Series Champion in Junior Animal.

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PUBLIX / PAGE 1A gion at Benderson. “There’s a lot of new development in the area, and we think Publix and our other offerings will enhance those communities.”

Other tenants in the Lockwood Commons plaza include Beef O’Brady’s, Purity Cleaners, Hair Cuttery, Perfection Nails, Subway, Pet Supermarket, Achieva Credit Union and Chinese and sushi restaurants.

All tenants have signed leases, and they will open in phases over a short period of time.

To accommodate increased traffic, an eastbound turn lane into the plaza has been installed.

In other Benderson happen-

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ings, at The Shoppes at UTC, home to BJ’s, Marshall’s and Guitar Center, a new 3,900-squarefoot Mediterranean eatery, Apollonia, has opened in the former Urban Flats space.

Gigi’s Cupcakes, sitting between Nate’s Place and Carmel Café, has opened, as has Party City.

In that plaza, Nordstrom’s Rack continues to build out its 35,000-square-foot space, which will open Nov. 7.

Across University Parkway, in The Square at UTC, which houses Home Depot, Bayside Pet Resort & Spa is preparing to open a second location in a 2,500-squarefoot space.

And, slightly farther west, in

The Market at UTC, Orange Theory Fitness and a Subway restaurant have opened.

Ryder Bikes will open there in early November, and Half Shell Oyster House is coming from Sarasota the same month.

Benderson already has begun vertical construction on the west side of Cattlemen Road, across the parking lot from Bed Bath & Beyond, on Fidelity Investments, an 8,300-square-foot space.

Fidelity Investments will be ready by the end of the year.

Panera Bread will occupy a 4,100-square-foot space in the first phase of the Mall at University Town Center project, The District at UTC. The plaza, located on the west

side of Cattlemen Road, just south of University Parkway, is home to Super Target, Bed Bath & Beyond and Michaels, among other national retailers.

Chait expects Panera to open in the first quarter of 2014.

Taubman Centers, partners with Benderson in The Mall at University Town Center, has not yet announced its first major wave of tenants for the mega mall.

The project’s named tenants to date are Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s, Dillard’s and Seasons 52, a restaurant.

Taubman has said it will announce a wave of tenants this fall.

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PUMPKIN PRIDE The Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival kicked off Saturday, Oct. 12.

This year’s festival features longtime favorites such as children’s train rides, charity pumpkin games, a petting zoo and frog-jumping championships, but it also includes new acts, such as the Gunslinger Monster Truck Show and the Justino Zoppe Magic Show.

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Brinna Jones, 14 months, was easily entertained.

Karen Graves and her 8-week-old daughter, Kelly, came from Wesley Chapel to experience the festival for the first time.

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Carla Collier, with her daughter, Emilia, 3, said their first time at the festival was “pretty amazing.

Reece and Alexa Chimner prepared to cool off with some mist.

Erin Doyle played with some sticks, but her favorite part of the festival was the farm animals.

Kiana Wilson came from Tampa to see the farm animals, including a donkey.

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

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storeowner, and the ammunition was placed into property, by police, to be destroyed.

OCT. 6 A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME

OCT. 4 CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT 2:16 p.m. — 2000 block of 53rd Ave. E. Trespass Warning. An employee at a store received several complaints that a man outside had approached numerous customers in the parking lot and had asked for money.

The employee told police she had given the man several warnings and told him to stop harassing customers.

She said would like to issue a formal trespass warning. Police told the man that if he returned to the store within the next six months, he would be arrested. The man said he understood and left the parking lot.

OCT. 5.

SHELL SHOCKED 11:25 a.m. — 2000 block of 53rd Ave. E. Found Property Not Stolen. A customer returned a box of paintballs to a store. Upon closer inspection, the customer had discovered the box also contained some real ammunition.

Police separated the 41 rounds of .380 ammunition from the paintballs.

The paintballs were given back to the

41000 block of 24th Terrace E. Criminal Mischief. A woman called police to report someone had damaged the entrance area of her home by driving a vehicle onto the median and ripping up the grass. The woman said that she observed grooves in the grass, possibly from a large truck. She believes that the incident was intentional.

OCT. 7 ALL THAT GLITTERS 12:45 p.m.

— 6000 block of Anchor Loop.

Fraud.

A woman reported that someone had used her personal information to open an account with Kay Jewelers.

OCT. 9.

KICKING AND ENTERING 7:45p.m. — 200 block of Cape Harbour Loop. Suspicious Incidents. Police were called to a home where the door had been left open. Upon further inspection, it appeared someone had kicked in the door.

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OCT. 10 KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ 8:29 a.m. — 8000 block of Stone Harbour Loop. Information Only. A woman called to report that she saw a tow truck drive through the gate at the entrance of her community — while the gate was closed. When police arrived, they spoke to the driver, who said that the rail began to lower on his truck while he was driving through it. There was no damage to the truck. Police found the rail on the road with its bolts and screws. A property manager was called to check for damage but no one could be reached, however, a case card was left at the front desk of the community golf course.

EX MARKS THE SPOT 1:30 p.m. — 2700 block of 31st Ave. E. Found Property Not Stolen.

Police were called when a man came home to find two large garbage bins full of clothes, purses, beauty products and more on his front lawn. Police attempted to contact the owner whose name was on the FPL bill inside the purse and on the Social Security cards, but were unsuccessful. While the officer was putting the items into

12:45 p.m. — 8300 block of Lockwood Ridge Road. Petit Theft/ Shoplifting. A man who had purchased bananas walked out of a store without paying for items he had put down his pants. He was stopped by members of the Shoplifting Taskforce and was arrested.

The items were recovered and returned to the store.

property and evidence, the owner of the items appeared on the scene and reclaimed her things. She said that her ex-boyfriend had disposed of her belongings at the location.

OCT. 11 HE HAS A WAY WITH WORDS 10:11 a.m. — 7000 block at Eagle Creek Drive. Information Only. A woman reported that she had been receiving unsavory letters from a man whom she met through a meet-up group.

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It’s rewarding knowing that our small contribution is contributing in a larger capacity and making a difference in people’s lives. That’s really important for us. — ALISA PETTINGELL, PHILANTHROPIST

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She says she used this culture as a way to get involved and become connected with her new community.

She was able to find organizations to which she could donate, and she was also able to connect with other likeminded people in the area.

At one event, she remembers receiving a gift bag, which contained a $50 donation gift card from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, and she was impressed with the idea.

“Who wouldn’t want to have $50 to give to somebody?” she says. “It’s brilliant.”

After browsing the website, she says the foundation opened up an entirely new aspect of philanthropy for her, and she was able to learn about a variety of projects in town that needed funding.

“Where I have three or four main organizations I tend to support, Gulf Coast exposes me to things I would never have known about,” she says.

“This is another venue for people to look at and think, ‘Wow, I can do this.’”

By offering donation opportunities at low costs, Gulf Coast Gives makes philanthropy more accessible for people of varying income levels. For Pettingell, philanthropy has

When Alisa Pettingell moved 12 years ago from Fort Lauderdale to Sarasota, one of the first things she noticed was the city’s rich philanthropic culture and its abundance of non-profit organizations.

“I think it’s an anomaly,” she says of Sarasota. “I’ve never seen anything like it. Our community is built on an amazing support system. With regard to philanthropy, we have so many options — whether it’s animals, children, arts or music — there’s something for everyone here.”

become a family affair. She and her husband, Roger, enjoy being as involved as possible, and they’ve even begun to instill their philanthropic values in their two sons, ages 7 and 9. The children divide their allowance into three categories — spend, save and give — and they’ve already become passionate about donating their money to their areas of interest, such as animals and hunger.

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Newly renovated Polo Grill and Bar prepares to open its doors Two months ago, Lakewood Ranch’s Polo Grill and Bar began renovation. Now, it is preparing for its official opening night Nov. 1. The evening will mark the sixth birthday of the Lakewood Ranch establishUPCOMING ment.

EVENTS Changes made include a new dinThe Polo Grill and Bar is hosting ing area, a private open-house nights dining room called for the press and the Tack Room, public. new staff members and a new menu.

OCT. 18 — 6 p.m.

“I really hope Tour the Tack that our customRoom Preview ers and longtime Party clients will see that OCT. 25 — 6 we’ve done everyp.m. New Menu thing with their Sampling Party needs and requests in mind,” says owner Jaymie Klauber. The diner’s experience is key, to Jaymie and her husband, Tommy.

They have made the aesthetics of the new dining area as versatile as their customers; relaxed enough for those in jeans and elegant enough for those on a romantic date.

Nancy Barrie, Jaymie Klauber’s mother, led the renovation. Barrie, a retired New York interior designer, focused on making the dining areas flow while remaining intimate. The installations of booths, a new wall and equestrian-themed artwork add an elegant ambience.

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On Friday, Oct. 11, the Klaubers opened the Polo Grill’s doors for a menu preview party. Items on the menu included Belgian steamed mussels in white wine presented in a sealed jar, warm goat cheese pillows and a chocolate lava cake.

As for what their future holds, Jaymie Klauber says that they can only go forward.

“We will continue to be a supporter of the community and provide services to our neighborhoods,” she says.

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Braden River Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch — runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7p.m. Saturdays and noon to 7 p.m.

Sundays through Oct. 31, at Braden River Methodist Church, 5858 44th Ave. E., Bradenton. This annual pumpkin patch returns with a wide selection of pumpkins and gourds. Free entry. For more information, call 745-1663.

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Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival — runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20 and Oct. 26 and 27, at Hunsader Farms, 5500 County Road 675. Buy your pumpkins, go on a hayride, enjoy craft booths, scarecrow displays and corn maze and compete in a frog-jumping competition while enjoying live music and the fall weather. Admission is $8. Free for children under 12. Parking is $5. For information, call 3222168.

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St. James Pumpkin Patch Party Fundraiser— runs from 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 19, at St. James UMC, 2049 N. Honore Ave. Popcorn, pumpkin goodies, scavenger hunt, hayride, crafts, bonfire with s’mores and more. The pumpkin patch is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31. For information, visit saintjamesumc.org.

Sarasota Pumpkin Festival — takes place from noon to 10 p.m. Friday Oct. 25 to Sunday, Oct. 27, at Payne Park, 2050 Adams Lane, Sarasota. The 5th annual pumpkin festival will feature a pumpkin patch, live music, street performers, carnival rides, pie-eating contest, games, face painting, hayrides, pony rides and food.

Benefits the Lazarus Foundation Kids Force. Pre-sale tickets through Oct. 24 are $5; $7 at the gate. Children 12 and under get in free. Parking donation is $3. Call 7063102.

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MANATEE

THE HAUNTED RANCH — takes place

from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 17 to Oct. 31, at 5418 Lorraine Road. Walk the half-mile haunted trail through a graveyard and forest, make s’mores or watch a horror film at the outdoor theater. Tickets are $10. Visit the hauntedranch.com.

GOBLIN GATHERING — takes place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at G.T. Bray Park, 5502 33rd Ave. Drive W., Bradenton. Manatee County Parks and Recreation is hosting the 11th annual Goblin Gathering. Bring the family and enjoy a costume contest, face painting, hayride, bounce house and 18-foot inflatable slide.

Free. Call 742-5923.

TREEUMPH! ADVENTURE COURSE ZOMBIE ZIP TOURS — runs from 7:30

to 10:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night Oct. 18 through Nov. 2. TreeUmph!

Adventure Course is now booking reservations for its Halloween-themed Zombie Zip tours. Daring participants will meander through a path on the dark 14-acre forest for a haunted walk through zombie land. The tour ends with a 650-foot zip line at more than 60 feet high. For thrill-seekers 9 and up, entry for the haunted walk and zombie zip line

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Call 85-322-2130 or visit TreeUmph.com.

BOO FEST HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL —

runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Children are invited to trick or treat, participate in a costume parade (adults are invited to participate too), listen to ghost stories, visit the pumpkin patch, participate in a spooky graveyard hunt and tour a haunted house.

Free. For information, visit lakewoodranch. com/events.

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FRIGHTMARE’S ‘EXTREME HAUNTED HOUSE’ — takes place from 7:30 to 11

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The Manatee County Rural Health Services Foundation invites you to an inspiring dinner celebration to honor the lifetime achievements of Dr. Angus Woodward Graham, Jr. in pediatrics and radiology.

Wednesday ~ November 6, 2013 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bradenton Area Convention Center ~ $100.00 per person Please call 941.776.4017 for tickets, sponsorship information, or to reserve a table.

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The Foundation is an independent philanthropic organization committed to supporting Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc. (MCRHS) in its mission to promote innovations in care and assist in broadening access to healthcare to individuals in our community who are unable to pay.

We salute Manatee County Rural Health Services and all it does to improve the health of our community.

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Zombies Helping Mummies!

— starts at 8 p.m. at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, 7051 Wireless Court. A charity costume bash benefiting Mothers Helping Mothers Inc. Tickets are $65 and include complimentary beer, heavy “horrord’oeuvres,” live music by The BoneShakers and more. To buy tickets, visit zombieshelpingmummies.eventbrite.com.

Soulrcoaster — performs at 9 p.m. at Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Call 7820899.

Sarasota Manatee Business Coalition — meets from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, 8009 15th St. E., Sarasota.

Mark Christiansen, of Kirchner & Pierro, will present on the topic “Impact of Healthcare Reform on Your Business and Employees.” Free for business owners and representative. Visit smbusinesscoalition.org.

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WineStyles’ Girls Night Out Sip & Shop — runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at WineStyles, San Marco Plaza, 8225 Nature Way, Unit 111. Kelly Hunt will be sharing Jordan Essentials, a body and skincare line. Jordan Essentials are made in America and are made of all natural ingredients.

For information, call 306-5804.

Spirit Voices of Old Manatee — gates open at 6:30, cemetery tours start at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 17, 18 and 19, at Manatee Village Historical Park, 1404 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. Tickets $17. Call 741-4076.

FRIDAY, OCT. 18 Free Wine Tasting — runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at WineStyles, San Marco Plaza, 8225 Nature Way, Unit 111. Free wine tasting.

For information, call 306-5804.

Karaoke with J & J Music Machine — takes place from 7 to 10 p.m. at Linger Lodge Restaurant, 7205 85th St. Court E., Bradenton. Info, lingerlodgeresort.com or 7552757.

Making Strides Walk for Breast Cancer — begins at 9 a.m. at the Sarasota Polo Club, 8201 Polo Club Lane. Walk to bring awareness and to raise money to find a cure for breast cancer. This is a free, 5K, noncompetitive walk. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. For information, contact Jen Archangeli at 365-2858.

TUESDAY, OCT. 22

Lakewood Ranch Kiwanis Club — meets from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, in the side dining area of Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Contact Gordon Warell at 232-8534.

Empty Bowls — runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Join the Food Bank of Manatee for this lunch of soups by local restaurants and fresh bread along with dessert and entertainment. Guests may also select a handcrafted bowl to bring home afterward. There will be a variety of family activities, including animal balloons, magic tricks and live music. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. For information, call 749-0100.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23

Palm Aire Country Club Blood Drive — runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Palm Aire Country Club, 5601 Country Club Way. Each donor will receive a sleeve of golf balls or tennis balls, a wellness check, a cookie and an optional total-cholesterol count. For information, visit scbb.org.

Prader-Willi Syndrome Charity Bartending Night — begins at 6 p.m. at Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Call 7820899.

Free Beer Tasting — runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at WineStyles, San Marco Plaza, 8225 Nature Way, Unit 111. Spend the afternoon trying different craft beers and ales. For information, call 3065804.

THURSDAY, OCT. 24

YLA Educational Luncheon — runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop. Steve Shenbaum will be the guest speaker. Cost is $25 for members and nonmembers.

Phil Lieber — performs from 7 to 10 p.m. at Linger Lodge Restaurant, 7205 85th St. Court E., Bradenton. Info, lingerlodgeresort.com or 7552757.

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Second Annual Doggie Bones 5K Run & Walk — starts at 4 p.m. Oct. 19, at Nathan Benderson Park, 2500 N. Honore Ave. This pet-friendly activity benefits Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue. Families and pets are invited to walk or run the course and take part in the post-race party and costume contest. The pet and family-friendly walkathon begins at 4 p.m.; the 5K run begins at 5:30 p.m.

There will also be kid dashes that go from 4:50 p.m. to 5:05 p.m. The 1-mile doggie bone walk-run will begin at 5:45 p.m. Register online at www.active. com/ sarasotafl/running/ doggiebones5k-2013 or call Fit2Run at 3585100.

FRIDAY, OCT. 25 LWR Republic Club Meeting — starts at noon at the Lakewood Ranch Holiday Inn, 6231 Lake Osprey Drive. Guest speaker will be Carlos Beruff, owner and president of Medallion Home Gulf Coast Inc. Lunch is $20. RSVP online at lwrrc. com.

SATURDAY, OCT. 26 Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota ELK Lodge No. 2855 Third annual Golf Tournament — begins at 11:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 1 p.m., at the River Club Golf Course, 6600 River Club Blvd., Bradenton. There will be prizes for hole-in-one plus closest to the pin on three holes. Entry fee is $85 per person and includes green and cart fees, goodie bag, one raffle ticket, beverages plus dinner at River Club. Proceeds benefit charitable organizations. Call 812-0159.

Tropical Spice on Ice and Figure Skating Friends Breast Cancer Awareness Show — starts at 4 p.m. at Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex, 5309 29th St. E., Ellenton.

Suggested donation is $5. Call 723-3663.

Third annual International Beer Festival — runs from 5 to 9 p.m. on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Beer sampling

will start at 5 p.m., and there will be food from local restaurants as well as wine available to purchase. Wear your best Halloween costume for the $500 costume contest. There are three levels of tickets, from $25 to $65. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Humane Society of Manatee County. For more information on the ticket options call 757-1548.

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Braden River’s Andrew Garcia recovered a fumble, which led to a tie-breaking score late in the fourth quarter, as the Pirates posted a 14-7 homecoming victory over Bayshore Oct. 11.

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The Out-of-Door Academy senior punter Bryan Kirshe recently was named a 2013 Preseason First Team All-American by the Ray Guy Prokicker.com Kicking, Punting and Long-snapping Academy.

Prokicker.com ranks Bryan Kirshe, an ODA senior, as the No. 1 punter in the nation.

He averages 47.2 yards per punt.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Bryan Kirshe is in a unique position this season. The Out-of-Door Academy senior co-captain has seen more action on the field through the first six games of the season than the vast majority of his teammates.

Kirshe, ODA’s punter and placekicker, already has 29 punts this season.

“I enjoy it,” Kirshe says of getting into the game. “The hardest part is when you’re losing so badly and clearly the other team is more powerful. My teammates have blocked well for me so far.”

Although ODA has faced its fair share of struggles this season, Kirshe is putting together perhaps his best season on the field. Kirshe is averaging 47.2 yards per punt and recently was named a 2013 pre-

season First Team All-American by the Ray Guy Prokicker.com Kicking, Punting and Long-Snapping Academy.

“It’s awesome,” Kirshe says of the honor. “I’ve always had the goal to be the best. I’m very competitive.”

“Bryan’s a self-taught kicker,” ODA coach Brett Timmons says.

“Bryan taught himself and developed himself into a First Team AllAmerican by ProKicker.com. He’s a tremendous young man.”

A former hockey and soccer player, Timmons first approached Kirshe about punting when he was in the eighth grade.

But, it wasn’t until his sophomore year that Kirshe decided to trade in his hockey stick for a football.

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The Lakewood Ranch High boys swim team finished second at the 18th annual Tri-County High School Swimming and Diving Championship Meet Oct. 12.

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The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team swept North Port 3-0 Oct. 10 to clinch the top seed in the Class 7A-District 10 tournament.

SOCCER

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Lauren Maxey recorded seven kills, nine digs and two aces to lead The Out-ofDoor Academy to a 3-0 victory over Booker on Senior Night Oct. 10.

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Cardinal Mooney senior Grace Casagrande crossed the finish line in 18 minutes, 7.61 seconds to finish third in the Elite Division of the FSU Pre-State Invitational Oct. 12.

by Jen Blanco | Sports Editor Jen Blanco

With his parents Monica and Joe Sweeney looking on, Kevin, 12, began his third season playing TOPSoccer at the end of September with his older brother Tom, 14, serving as his buddy.

JUST FOR KICKS

Twelve-year-old Kevin Sweeney began playing soccer for the Braden River Soccer Club’s TOPSoccer program last fall.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Twelveyear-old Kevin Sweeney is constantly on the move.

He refuses to give up.

Even with the sweltering midday heat beating down around him, the Beyond the Spectrum sixth-grader meticulously sizes up

his competition.

A lone goal is all that stands between him and victory — or, in this case, chicken fingers and French fries.

With his favorite meal on the line, Kevin moves toward the goal.

He turns to his older brother, Tom,

a freshman at Pine View School, for reassurance before firing off a shot.

As the ball sails into the back of the net, Kevin turns back toward his parents, Monica and Joe, and offers up an infectious smile before quickly reverting back to the

task at hand.

It’s the second week of the Braden River Soccer Club’s TOPSoccer season and Kevin is right at home, donning his trademark red shades and his bright-blue soccer jersey.

For the next couple of hours, Kevin will join nearly 100 children and buddies on the soccer field for a Sunday afternoon filled with soccer and socializing.

“I’m excited when I come to soccer because I like to play it,” says Kevin, who was diagnosed with autism. “Soccer makes me happy.

It’s fun and I get to run fast.”

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+ Lady Thunder sweeps Seminoles The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team defeated Southeast 25-19, 25-14, 25-20 Oct. 9.

Natalie Buffett powered the Lady Thunder with 15 kills and 13 perfect passes.

Taylor Albano contributed nine kills and two aces.

Samantha Emmons recorded eight kills. Cameron Graham had 23 digs and eight aces.

With the win, ODA improves to 11-2.

+ Mooney Cougars win on the road The Cardinal Mooney High football team rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 14-12 victory over St. Pete Catholic Oct. 11.

The Cougars took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 4-yard run by Demardre Patterson.

Trailing 12-7 at halftime, Cardinal Mooney regained the lead when quarterback Reese Vita connected with Austin Leach for a 19-yard touchdown.

Vita completed 9-of-10 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown. Leach hauled

over Palm Harbor Oct. 11.

Freshman goalie Dominick Tmej had 24 saves to lead Manatee to victory. Braden River junior Zach McCoy had two goals and an assist.

Lakewood Ranch junior Brett Wessel recorded four points.

Lakewood Ranch sophomore Rhett Rampinelli scored two goals. The Admirals return to action at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 vs. Bloomingdale.

KUDOS

Lakewood Ranch boys golf The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team set a team best and Manatee County Championship record with a 14-under par team total Oct. 11.

The Mustangs beat runner-up Bradenton Christian by 42 shots to win their sixth-consecutive Manatee County Championship.

Ramsey Touchberry shot 67 to finish as the indi-

in five catches for 69 yards.

Patterson finished with 70 yards on 15 carries.

Cardinal Mooney returns to district action Oct. 18 versus rival ODA.

+ Admirals remain unbeaten The Manatee Admirals hockey team remained unbeaten with an 8-0 victory

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vidual runner-up. Danny Walker and Luke Miller both shot 68. Charlie and Kelly Sun each added a 71.

All five players were named to the All-County team.

On Oct. 10, the Mustangs defeated 19 Tampa Bay area teams at the Vinoy Golf Club in St. Petersburg.

Walker shot a 4-under par 67 to win the tournament. Kelly Sun finished fourth with a 69. Miller and Touchberry both shot 74. Charlie Sun added a 77.

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The number of wins The Out-of-Door Academy volleyball team has posted so far this season after sweeping Booker Oct. 10.

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The freestyle distance Braden River’s Ryan Walker won at the 18th annual Tri-County High School Swimming & Diving Championships Oct. 12.

The number of games the Manatee Admirals hockey team has lost so far this season.

The number of top 20 finishes Sun has posted at American Junior Golf Association tournaments this year.

The score Sun posted to set a new tournament record and win medalist honors at the 20th annual Donald Ross Memorial Invitational Oct. 7.

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Braden River junior Andrew Garcia recovered a fumble late in the fourth quarter to set up the Pirates’ eventual game-winning touchdown.

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The Braden River High football celebrated its homecoming Friday with a 14-7 victory over Bayshore.

ODA quarterback David Grain drops back to pass early in the first quarter during Friday’s homecoming game.

ODA junior Reanna Gregory records a kill for the Lady Thunder Oct. 14 against Riverview.

ODA lost 3-0.

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during my time with TOPS has been watching Kevin score goals and then smile from ear to ear as he looks back at my mom,” Tim says. “It is equally enjoyable just to see Kevin being active and exercising, two things that he would not be if it weren’t for TOPS.” Tom agrees.

“It’s kind of cool and nice to see my brother play a sport,” Tom says. “I just want him to be able to play soccer and have a good day.”

During the season, which runs through Nov. 24, all of the players warm up together before dividing up into their respective age groups. And that’s when the real fun begins.

In addition to soccer, the players play a variety of other games, including Duck Duck Goose, enjoy popsicles and other treats and celebrate with a high-five line at the end of the day.

Prior to the start of every game, Kevin makes a bet with his parents for lunch.

If he scores a certain number of predetermined goals that day, then his parents will take him out to lunch for chicken fingers and French fries at various places, including McDonald’s, Bogey’s and his all-time favorite, Applebee’s.

“It was very funny because we made him a bet and he ended up hustling us,” Monica Sweeney says.

At the end of the season, all of the players receive a trophy in addition to the jerseys, water bottles and soccer balls they received at the start of the season.

“It’s really like having the experience of playing a sport that we had with the other boys,” Monica Sweeney says. “It’s kind of nice. It doesn’t matter your diagnosis because you’re going to be celebrated and successful. You just want your kids to have some kind of normal.”

For more information on the Braden River Soccer Club’s TOPSoccer program, visit www.bradenriversoccer.org/Tops_ Soccer.html.

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com.

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The TOPSoccer program is a national program designed to give children with mental or physical disabilities the opportunity to learn and play soccer. Every child within the program is paired up with a buddy, who offers support, guidance and, most importantly, friendship.

Kevin began playing soccer last fall after his mother, Monica, a speech pathologist at All Children’s Outpatient Care in Lakewood Ranch, learned about TOPSoccer during an autism resource fair.

Having grown up spending countless hours watching his older brothers play baseball, soccer provided a new outlet for Kevin.

Kevin was apprehensive at first, but, with his older brother, Tim, now a junior at Pine View School, by his side, Kevin ventured out onto the field. It took a couple of weeks — and a few promises of McDonald’s lunches — for Kevin to warm up to the sport.

“The first couple of times were a little tricky,” Monica Sweeney says. “Bribery definitely works. Once you get into it and realize it’s safe, the anxiety goes away. Now it’s ‘I get to go to soccer!’”

Kevin received his first trophy, which is on display in the family room, following the fall season. With his trophy in hand, Kevin eagerly asked to sign up for the spring season.

On Sept. 29, Kevin began his third season with TOPSoccer. Last season, Kevin shared the field with Tim; but this season, both Tim and Tom have signed up to be a part of the buddy program.

“Watching Kevin play a sport has been a really wonderful experience,” Tim says.

“This is mostly due to the fact that I never thought that Kevin would be able to participate in any sports, so just being able to watch him play every Sunday is a blessing.

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KIRSHE / PAGE 15A “I think I had him a long time ago,” Timmons says. “He came to my football camp, he and his brother, Sean, and they actually were the two best athletes of the camp. He (eventually) got the football bug, and I’m glad he came out.”

It took awhile for Kirshe, a lifelong soccer goalkeeper, to transition between the two sports. But, by the middle of his junior year, Kirshe made the decision to focus his attention solely on football.

“Being a goalie kind of makes it worse, because my leg always comes across my body,” Kirshe says. “I had to retrain it to go straight up.

“I just enjoy it,” Kirshe says. “I liked it right away, but I didn’t plan to take it so seriously until I (became) the No. 1-ranked punter and received my first letter from a school.”

During the transition, Kirshe spent time practicing and competing with his older brother, Sean, who kicked for the Thunder before moving on to Hobart College. The two would start at the 20yard line. Kirshe would punt the ball as far as he could and then Sean Kirshe would kick off. The two brothers would then have to attempt a field goal from wherever the ball landed.

“It definitely forced my consistency to come up,” Kirshe says.

As a junior, Kirshe was named both a 2012 All-American and a 2012 AllState First Team Selection. He also was named the No. 1-ranked punter in the nation by Prokicker.com, after beating former Manatee punter Jonathan Hernandez, who is in his first year punting at Florida State, in the Ray Guy Prokicker.com National Kicking Championship in December.

“I went from not being ranked to No. 1,” Kirshe says. “When I saw that, it hit me that I had a chance to go far.”

Prior to the start of his senior season, Kirshe approached Timmons about a bet. The two settled on wings. If Kirshe

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After Kirshe went double or nothing the second game of the season and owed Timmons 50 wings, he delivered punts of 77 and 63 yards against Booker Sept. 12, to offer some redemption.

“It’s kind of hard coming from a small school as opposed to a big school because I’m not surrounded by a group of people who have an interest to do the things that I want to do for football.

“It motivates me to keep working and do it without having other kids around me to do it, too,” Kirshe says.

With four games remaining on the schedule, Kirshe is focused on bettering his punting average while preparing to play at the next level.

“It’s tough day in and day out to get beat,” Timmons says. “This is his senior year. It’s something he’s never going to get back, and to go out like that is tough, so we try to motivate him. We try to play the game within the game and tell him there’s a bigger picture. He has bigger and better things coming down the line.”

Kirshe has garnered attention from several Division I colleges, including the University of Miami, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, the University of Southern Mississippi and Georgia Southern.

Kirshe recently visited Georgia Southern and plans to visit Southern Mississippi in the coming weeks.

Following his official visits, Kirshe will spend the next few months contemplating his future and preparing for National Signing Day Feb. 5, which also happens to be his 18th birthday.

“I’m open to anything,” Kirshe says. “I don’t know how it’s all going to play out, but I’m ready. My coach has been real hard on me to help get me to the next level.”

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Blair Bloomston, 33, Bradenton Vice President, game on Nation When Blair Bloomston was 12 years old, she had to figure out a way to dive 25 feet underwater and come back to the surface with a handful of sand.

The complicated feat is a family rite of passage, part of an annual lobster scuba diving trip in the Florida Keys. Bloomston pulled off the sand trick, eventually, after many failures.

Says Bloomston: “It was pure stubbornness.”

That kind of tenacity has been an ally in her chosen career, performing. But Bloomston, while she’s acted in plays, isn’t out there for herself or fellow cast mates. Instead, she’s a vice president at game on Nation, a Sarasotabased media training and leadership-development firm. The firm, founded by local entrepreneur Steve Shenbaum in 1997, has a client list made up of national and local sports teams, individual athletes and businesses. Bloomston and Shenbaum meet with clients and put on a variety of interactive games and exercises that promote better communication.

“My goal was always to be a performer,” says Bloomston, who has a bachelor’s degree in drama from Marymount Manhattan College, “and at game on I still get to perform, but I have a

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Bloomston was born and raised in Bradenton. She moved to New York City for six years to go to college and chase her acting dreams, and she returned to the region in 2003.

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Michelle Adams, 34, Sarasota Owner and Occupational Therapist, Pediatric Therapy Solutions Inc. The fun and games Michelle Adams plays at work every day belie the serious business she founded.

That’s because the games are ways to help young children learn and communicate, in addition to grow and mature. Adams’s business, Sarasota-based Pediatric Therapy Solutions Inc., helps parents help their children develop. It’s challenging but rewarding work, says Adams. “I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for a child with special needs.”

A New Jersey native, Adams founded the company in 2002. It now has six employees, including Adams. She basically started the business right after she graduated from the University of Florida. She had been advised if she was going to work on a contract basis for families and therapy providers, it made more sense to have her own business.

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Atlanta native Christian Cotter only moved to Sarasota in early 2012, but he doesn’t miss the cosmopolitan life of a big city.

“I absolutely love it here,” says Cotter. “I always wanted to live on the beach.”

Cotter also always wanted to work at a growing company that puts a premium on ethics and integrity. He believes he found that at University Park-based First Watch, a breakfast-brunch-lunch chain with more than 100 locations in 15 states.

Cotter’s wife, Leah, is from Sarasota, and the couple decided to move here from Atlanta in 2011.

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She moved to the area from Orlando in April 2012, through a promotion at BMO Private Bank.

In a little more than a year she has participated in the Arts & Cultural Alliance Arts Leadership Program; joined the Junior League; and become a member of the Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council.

Sandoval was also named to the board of directors at the Sarasota Orchestra earlier this year.

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Owner, Brand Eleven Eleven A trip to New York City in college a decade ago was an epiphany for Melissa Link.

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That’s why he continues to reinvest in his manufacturing company, Sarasotabased RND Automation & Engineering, even with the uncertainty that clouds the economy. Late last year, for instance, RND purchased the majority of the assets of Baytool Inc., a Bradenton-based machine shop that shut down after 20 years in business. RND bought the bulk of Baytool’s machinery, and Dotson hired two of its machinists.

An engineer with a specialty in 3-D computer-aided design, Dotson has run his company like that going back to when he started it, in 2005. The firm, with about $3 million in annual sales, designs and assembles custom-made automation and robotic machines used by other manufacturers. Clients include manufacturers of contact lenses, hydraulic valves and automotive sensors. Revenues are up around 30% this year, Dotson says.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — At summer’s end every year for the past three years, Donna Euston, a retired flight attendant and Lakewood Ranch snowbird, leaves her Leawood, Kan., base to come here, to the ice rink.

She flocks to Florida earlier and earlier every year to join her teammates, a collection of women called Tropical Spice on Ice, an adult synchronized ice-skating team united by loss.

Tropical Spice will perform 4 p.m. Oct. 26, at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex, in a show to raise money for breast-cancer research. Donations of $5 are suggested.

Three of the group’s teammates died from the disease: Janeece Owen, 45, in 1996; Susan Evans, 60, in 2009; and Linda Spinale, 70, in 2012.

Another current member, Marilyn Pagni, survived breast cancer.

“I don’t know anyone who hasn’t had someone impacted by cancer,” said Euston.

For Euston, the show, coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month and benefiting the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Breast Health Center, inspires her to squeeze on bladed shoes two to three times per week, even when her legs are sore.

Five years ago, Euston started skating as a way to stay active.

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A natural athlete — before her current routine of morning walks, water aerobics and, of course, skating, Euston played softball and Rollerbladed as a child — Euston soon learned spins, circles and jumps.

Not used to being the center of attention, Euston, nevertheless, began to embrace performances.

“I just try to smile a lot to cover my nervousness,” Euston said.

With Tropical Spice, Euston has competed in national competitions in Las Vegas and San Francisco.

“It will be a fabulous show and it’s an important one,” Euston said. “I hope it gets people excited about skating.”

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Three sisters start brain-cancer charity October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, however, for three sisters, October marks the beginning of their mission to bring awareness to brain cancer.

Two weeks ago, sisters Jill Vedder, Denise Howell and Ashley McCormick and their mom, Amy Syrear, formed Babes Against Brain Cancer, a charity that focuses on helping people with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

GBM is the most common and deadliest of malignant primary brain tumors in adults. Howell was diagnosed with the cancer in September; only about 500 women under the age of 35 are diagnosed annually.

The charity has connected with the Chris Elliot Fund, a West Coast-based GBM patient advocacy group. The women ideally would like to collaborate with the group and bring that idea to the East Coast.

“We want to be the ones you come to if you have a brain tumor,” McCormick says. “We want to help them get the right treatment, the right doctors. You need immediate care, and we’re going to know everything.”

On Sept. 25, one day after the group posted its first post on the Babes’ Facebook page, the page had received more than 500 followers.

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Howell arrived at the event directly after receiving treatment at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, which she goes to five days a week.

“I have a purpose now,” Howell told the room full of young mothers like herself.

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Country Club Village home sells for $1,775,000 The following residential realestate transactions took place between Sept. 30 and Oct. 4.

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Thomas and Lynn LaFrance, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 13207 Palmers Creek Terrace to Michael and Sandra Humenik, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1,775,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 5,581 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,795,000 in 2006.

Richmond Park

Clayton and Carol Prowls, of University Park, sold their home at 8104 Collingwood Court to Mark Miller and Linda Zuffa, of University Park, for $850,000.

Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,679 square feet of living area.

Patricia Wallington, of Wildwood Crest, N.J., sold her home at 8156 Collingwood Court to Douglas and Susan Neumann, of Brookfield, Conn., for $725,000.

Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,526 square feet of living area.

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Dennis and Lindy Feneide, of Independence, Ohio, sold their home at 12604 Deacons Place to Gary and Diane Pluchino, of Lakewood Ranch, for $832,000.

Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, one halfbath, a pool and 3,855 square feet of living area. It previously

pool and 4,448 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,156,300 in 2006.

sold for $750,000 in 2011.

Larry and Susan Wade, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 13412 Montclair Place to Stephen and Joan Shuster, of Lakewood Ranch, for $730,000.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, one halfbath, a pool and 3,064 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $644,000 in 2009.

Timothy and Kim Lester sold their home at 7018 Kingsmill Court to Frederick Wicks, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, for $627,900.

Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,678 square feet of living area.

St. James Park

Robert and Bonnie Fischler, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6617 St. James Crossing to Lorraine Buck, of University Park, for $450,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,328 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2010.

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Stephen and Lorraine Eames, of West Sussex, England, sold their home at 11014 Big Bass Place to Christine Shirley, of Bradenton, for $700,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,166 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $672,400 in 2004.

Norman Brown, trustee, and Phyllis Brown, of Winneconne, Wis., sold the home at 10811 Winding Stream Way to Barry and Ann Hall, of Bradenton, for $613,500. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,685 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $642,000 in 2004.

Marshall’s Landing

Braden River Investments LLC sold the home at 5422 56th Court E. to David and Terry Bieker, of Bradenton, for $575,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms,

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ing area. It previously sold for $373,500 in 2010.

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Peter and Kristina Engelsberg sold their home at 8015 Snowy Egret Place to Ryan and Jennifer Danahy, of Bradenton, for $525,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,566 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $485,000 in 2004.

Broadmoor Pines

Scott Brann, of Sarasota, sold his home at 7917 Broadmoor Pines Blvd. to James and Valerie Introne, of Sarasota, for $485,000. Built in 1987, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,869 square feet of liv-

Craig and Deborah Roser, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8135 Abingdon Court to Anastasia Farquhar, trustee, of Ontario, Canada, for $479,500. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,551 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $440,000 in 2009.

Pomello Park

Deborah Laudicino, of Colts Neck, N.J., sold her home at 19005 69th Ave. E. to Tommaso Pusateri, of Bradenton, for $450,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a

David and Jeanne Smith sold their home at 7607 Broomsedge Court to Suzanne Hamilton, of Lakewood Ranch, for $415,000.

Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,792 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $314,900 in 2000.

Hampton Green

Anthony and Emily Collins, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7936 Hampton Court to Theodore and Ethna Wishnie, of University Park, for $409,000. Built in 1993, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,315 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 2009.

River Club South

Joseph and Jean Wise, of Frederick, Md., sold their home at 9977 Laurel Valley Ave. Circle to Brian and Patricia Ault, of Bradenton, for $405,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,631 square feet of living area.

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8913 Brookfield Terrace 12711 Del Corso Loop 7107 Chatsworth Court 270 Petrel Trail 16508 First Drive N.E. 7676 Heathfield Court 6606 Stone River Road 10915 10th Ave. E. 11416 Pine Lilly Place 4704 Halyard Drive 4616 Fourth Ave. E. 1319 Morning Sky Glen 7014 Vilamoura Place 5124 72nd St. E. 7509 Mizner Reserve Court 6922 Riversedge St. Circle 7486 Edenmore St. 12742 Del Corso Loop 107 41st St. N.E. 7428 Arrowhead Run

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Ronald Yasurek Jr. Stephen Solimine Herbert Salzman Randall Kruger Steven McConnell Robert Hyman Jonathan Bloom Deborah Alridge Paul Jackowski Maureen Stanczak Robert Harding Peggy Kulik Frank Costa James McCann III Ralph Dudeck Jr. Mark North Sheryl Lazzarotti Ronald Denton Donald Parr William Shevlin

$52,000 $40,000 $33,230 $29,100 $25,653 $24,639 $18,727 $15,500 $13,000 $12,690 $12,000 $11,772 $11,695 $11,690 $10,145 $9,965 $9,900 $9,828 $9,712 $9,627

6118 Riverview Blvd #M5824336 $2,950,000 Debbie Vogler

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Anthony Shelby, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the home at 8614 River Preserve Drive to G. Ronald and June Hertenstein, of Bradenton, for $360,000. Built in 2012, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,402 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $315,000 in 2012.

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2415 Landings Cir #A3969899 $3,995,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

3703 Sun Eagle Ln # 31A #M5840222 $165,000 Cheryl Roberts

2107 Palma Sola Blvd # 9 #A3979384 $69,000 Peggy Wellman

Miramar at Lakewood Ranch LLC sold the Unit 46 condominium at 8254 Miramar Way to Fineo Investments LLC for $359,500. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,262 square feet of living area.

Alan and Mary Wolfson, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their Unit 1 condominium at 8464 Miramar Way to Roderic Woodson, of Washington, D.C., for $330,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,416 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $230,000 in 2011.

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Saturday–November 2–7:30 p.m.

Sunday–November 3–2:00 & 7:30 p.m.

In the Historic Asolo Theater at The Ringling Museum of Art

KAREN AKERS Tony Award nominee,

Broadway, cabaret, film singer with pianist DON REBIC

“Akers Sings Porter – Anything Goes!”

Sophia Paschero, a Riverview High School student, spoke with Michelle Yoder, an adjunct faculty member, and Dr. Kathryn J. Stuckey, the early-childhood education director.

“Perfection! Her voice has never been more lusterous or full-bodied nor her expressive wingspan so wide.”

—THE NEW YORK TIMES

SCF Lakewood Ranch celebrates its first decade

Sat/Sun–November 16 & 17–7:30 p.m.

State College of Florida’s Lakewood Ranch campus celebrated its 10-year anniversary at an open house Tuesday, Oct. 8. Prospective students and their families toured the school’s Medical Technology and Simulation Center and learned about SCF programs and services.

Admission at the Lakewood Ranch campus has increased from 553 in 2003 to 1,500 today. Schroeder-

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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures High

Low

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Low

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85

75

97 (1973)

52 (1987)

Wednesday, Oct. 9

80

69

94 (1919)

54 (2000)

Thursday, Oct. 10

87

67

93 (1962)

52 (2000)

Friday, Oct. 11

88

67

94 (2009)

54 (1942)

Saturday, Oct. 12

87

67

94 (1959)

58 (1967)

Sunday, Oct. 13

88

66

93 (1965)

52 (1980)

Monday, Oct. 14

87

67

94 (1925)

47 (1977)

AVERAGE GULF WATER TEMPERATURE: 82 RAINFALL

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66 Some rabbits 8 Uses one of the 68 Santa Claus laughs senses 69 “In a hurry, are 13 Say “I do” again we?”

18 Computer-sharing 73 Mighty small setup 75 Canine “hotel” 19 Pain, or pine 77 Legal confrontation 20 Rocky’s last name 78 Buckwheat grains 21 Bard’s inspiration 80 “I Was a ___ 22 Head-nodder Werewolf” 24 Litmus tester 83 Dandy’s neckwear 25 Leave in the lurch 85 Trail marker?

26 Bed extension?

86 Longtime pal 27 Jewish religious 88 Body of jurors leader 29 Danson or Williams 90 What you feel in the summer 30 Top pitcher on the 92 With the bow, to a staff violinist 31 Munsel or 93 Magritte or Russo Lumumba 94 Key in the sea 33 Use, as coupons 95 Like beauty, so it’s 35 Cliffs said 38 Shoemaker’s 97 “Much ___ About helper, in a fairy Nothing” tale 98 “Away in a Manger,” 39 Actor Baldwin in for one “The Departed” 99 Study at the last 40 Leave minute unmentioned 103 Before of the past 42 “Bingo, ___ Yale” 104 Archer (fight song) 106 Ponzi ___ (illegal 43 Portal to a patio, investment) perhaps 108 Inquisition victim 48 Charon’s 113 Christmas meat destination 114 Gobbled down 50 Like 2, 4, 6 or 8 115 Bout of excessive 51 1/640 of a square indulgence mile 117 Left-hand page 52 Prescription 118 Castle the dancer product 120 Drowsy one, 54 Like a secret perhaps missive 122 Freedom from 55 Vertically, in hardship nautical talk 124 “The Brady Bunch” 56 Positioned mom accurately 125 Prepares to be 58 Buoy one’s spirits knighted 60 “Cinderella” item 126 Support for a swing

127 “Peggy ___” (Buddy 49 Consumer Reports lacks them Holly) 50 Event in Olympic 128 Manicuring fencing material, on a 53 Made a donation board 54 A National League 129 Opening word of baseball division many a toast 55Cessations of 130 Galaxy standout respiration during 131 Gel sleep 57Iron Man portrayer 59Quiz or exam DOWN 61“Pulled” barbecue 1 Manila envelope meat fastener 2 “___ la vista, baby!” 63Fen-___ (controversial diet drug combo) 3 Map of Hawaii, 65Walk-way connector often 67Occasion for holding 4 Like Halloween hands apples 70Pass, time-wise 5 Show piece?

71Every one 6 Start of a 72Arctic Ocean obstacles conclusion 7 Word from a Doris 74Bar before the bench 76Aloha State goose Day song 8 Compound used in 79Great quantity 81Bile-duct blocker streetlights 9 Antlered Canadian 8267.5 degrees, direction-wise animal 84“Courage!”

10 Diminish in 86Shore sidler intensity 87Change the style of 11 One worth 89Make art on glass imitating 91Become winded 12 Gave voice to 94Charged atom 13 Prepare for print 14 “Fanny” writer Jong 96Having more chutzpah 15 What one stranded 98To wit 100Insurgent group on an island sees 16 Tripled, a line from 101One spelling for Arabian chieftains “The King and I” 17 “Boy, am I an idiot!” 102Boys will be these 105Lord’s house 20 Genesis tower 23 “In one ___ and out 107Giver-upper 109“Cant” or “Hallow” the other” ending 28 Protective auto 110Bit of hair accessory 111Put out, as stamps 32 Chunk of earth 112Mathematical 34 Sound reflection grouping 35 Short relative 114Egyptian cross 36 Legal entry 116Comprehends 37 Ruin 118Sno-cone base 41 Famed Florentine 119St. Louis football family player 43 Cookie quantity 121Barely passing grade 44 “I am not ___” 123Whale’s whereabouts (Nixon) 45 Aimless voyage 46 Finely sharpened 47 Stick for guidance

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LADDER: NEW Werner 10ft., aluminum, $50.

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EAST COUNTY OBSERVER

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013

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BRADENTON 70

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LAKE CLUB INFORMATION CENTER

EXIT 213

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