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Developer paves way to 1,400 homes Developer Carlos Beruff doesn’t know when his plans for a new community on the Moore’s Dairy site will come to fruition. But his first step is to build the road that will take people there. PAGE 3A

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William H. Bashaw Elementary School Principal Joshua Bennet is the engineer on the BES Express.

Bashaw Elementary STEAMs ahead All aboard the William H. Bashaw STEAM engine.

Principal Joshua Bennett and Assistant Principal Beth Marshall, along with other teachers at the elementary school, performed a skit Friday, Sept. 4, during a kickoff assembly to celebrate the launch of the school's new goal to reach certification as a school that focuses on science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Bennett steered the BES Express train with Marshall, who pretended to examine the school for STEAM certification points.

Different teachers, who will be a part of the STEAM team, pretended to be from different parts of the world.

“It gets kids excited and involved,” said Susan Bischoff, a fifth-grade teacher.

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Robert Zhang thows his sponges at the Braden River Elementary Principal Hayley Rio and Assistant Principal Samantha Webb Friday morning as a reward for summer work.

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Hoteliers plan Hyatt in Lakewood Ranch The hotel will be the same prototype as the Hyatt-brand hotel located by Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

PAM EUBANKS SENIOR EDITOR LAKEWOOD RANCH — Hotel devel-

opers Steve Mullen and Angus Rogers hope their future beacon of blue will draw weary travelers off the interstate and into Lakewood Ranch’s newest hotel project — Hyatt Place Lakewood Ranch.

The new 122-room, five-level hotel in Lakewood Ranch, located off Exchange Way, likely will open in October 2016. A unique, LEDlighted “sail” feature will make the hotel easily visible from I-75.

“We’ve been looking at this market for a number of years,” Mullen said, noting the pair’s company, Floridays Development, put the property under contract in July 2014, but the

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The Hyatt Place Lakewood Ranch will feature a specially lighted “sail” to make it a beacon from Interstate 75.

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Popular architect, Rick Fawley, dies Urban planner was a deep thinker, and he was always around with a smile and a hug.

Rick Fawley was well known for business and philanthropy.

MARK GORDON OBSERVER STAFF

Architects Rick Fawley and Mike Bryant were friendly with each other in the early 1990s, each running their own companies.

Then one night in 1994, in a conversation over beers at the Lost Kangaroo, a downtown Bradenton bar, they decided to form a company together. That company, Lakewood Ranch-based Fawley|Bryant Architecture, brought out the best in each of them. It ultimately grew into one of the largest independently owned architecture, design and urban planning firms on the Gulf Coast.

“A great part of our partnership is Rick and I were very different,” said Bryant. “I tell people we were like oil and vinegar. You shake it up and together we had something pretty good.”

Fawley died Sept. 2. He was 65.

Fawley’s death stunned Bryant, colleagues at the firm and many who knew him through work, business and charity functions.

“Sometimes losses hit you really hard,” said Mary DoughertySlapp, executive director of the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange, a Lakewood Ranch-based lobbying organization. “This is one of those.”

Fawley had a minor illness, Bryant said, but the cause of his death was unknown. Fawley’s wife, Coni, died earlier this year after a lengthy battle with cancer. Employees at the firm, with offices in Lakewood Ranch and downtown Bradenton, heard the news the day after Fawley died.

“Everyone is in a state of shock here,” said Marketing Director

Chelsea Gruber.

Fawley was born in Vermont and graduated from the University of Cincinnati. He moved to Bradenton in 1983, when he started his own firm. He and his wife had one son, who lives in Atlanta.

“I was always impressed with his dedication to the community,” said Bradenton Economic Development Corp. President and CEO Sharon Hillstrom, who knew Fawley for nearly a decade.

“He genuinely cared about making this area a better place to live.”

Fawley, said several people who knew him, was always around with a hug and a smile, and he had a silly sense of humor; Hillstrom called Fawley one of the most likable people with whom she has ever worked. Fawley was involved with many Bradenton EDC projects, and was named to the organization’s executive committee late last year.

“He would hang around after meetings, when most people just want to go home, and would talk about what’s going on,” said Hillstrom. “He was always interested.”

That picture of Fawley is what Bryant knew for decades: a deep thinker and problem-solver who worked through everything deliberately and with purpose. “Rick had no concept of time,” said Bryant. “He would get involved in a subject and work it until it was done.”

Fawley|Bryant survived the recession mostly by diversifying into a wide range of fields.

Now with about 20 employees, the company had $4.64 million in revenues in 2014, up 48.7% from $3.12 million in 2013. Recent projects include work on the Bra-

Lakewood Ranch-based architect Rick Fawley was well known in multiple business and philanthropic organizations in the Bradenton area. Boards and organizations he served on include Goodwill Manasota, the Manatee Education Foundation, the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. and the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. In 2014 Fawley won the Kent C. Schulz Distinguished Alumni Award, the top alumni recognition for Leadership Manatee.

denton City Center; multiple projects at IMG Academy; the Manatee County Judicial Center; renovations at McKechnie Field and Pirate City; and River Strand Golf and Country Club.

The firm has been implementing a succession plan for the past year or so, said Bryant, working with senior executives Steve Padgett, Sarah Colandro and Stuart Henderson. In a 2014 interview with the Business Observer, sister paper of the East County Observer, Fawley spoke about succession and how the firm strictly adheres to a no-jerk rule on new hires.

That’s because outsized belief in self, Fawley said, will suffocate creativity.

“Architects tend to have big egos,” said Fawley. “But every day I come in here I try to check my ego at the door.”

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Medallion advances Moore’s Dairy site project Carlos Beruff plans to build 1,400 units on the 298-acre site. But he’ll start with a road.

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Medallion Home founder and owner Carlos Beruff isn’t in a hurry to build a new 1,400-home community off Upper Manatee River Road.

But, rather than wait a few years to start on the project, he’s moving it through Manatee County’s development process now so development can coincide with other local road projects.

The project’s main roadway, Port Harbour Parkway, will become final piece of an eastwest connection through the overall Heritage Harbour development, spanning from Kay Road east across Interstate 75 to Upper Manatee River Road, which Manatee County is widening as part of its project to build the Fort Hamer Bridge across the Manatee River.

“In a perfect world, I’d probably wait another 12 to 18 months to bring the project forward,” Beruff said. “I don’t need the inventory. But I want construction of Port Harbour Parkway to coincide with improvements to Upper Manatee River Road, so we don’t have that beautiful public road in place and then I come in a few years later and tear it all up.”

Manatee County is widening Upper Manatee River Road to 24 feet and adding sidewalks and bicycle lanes.

Beruff could wait to build Port Harbour Parkway and use the money he will spend on roadway construction — between $2 million and $3 million for a roughly one-mile, two-lane roadway — on other business deals or projects. But, he says, being proactive will be worth the investment.

“It’s just not pretty,” he said of tearing up the road to install utility and other connections.

“It’s like getting a new car and six months later, it has a dent in it.

We all want a beautiful road and we don’t want to dig into it.”

Medallion continues to work on site plans for the project and expects to bring its proposal before the Manatee County Commission within the next six months. The project is located within Heritage Harbour’s overall development of regional impact but will be separate from the Heritage Harbour community.

Beruff’s plan includes about 1,400 units, about double its current entitlement of 735 units.

Beruff’s plans include 334 paired villas, 164 four-unit condo buildings, 504 single-family homes and 384 apartment units, as well as a 200-bed assistedliving facility and five acres of commercial.

Beruff says the changes better suit the market compared with when the plan was developed more than a decade ago and Manatee County had no plans to build the Fort Hamer Bridge.

But when the bridge project pushed forward in 2009, it made the property a thoroughfare to U.S. 301.

Beruff said buildout of the community will take more than a decade. Phases of development have not yet been determined.

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Developer Carlos Beruff is working on site plans for his new East County community.

resident Lee Bettes said residents are pleased with the reconfiguration of Port Harbour Parkway that Medallion proposes.

“Everybody’s relieved Moore’s Dairy is only going to connect directly to Port Harbour Parkway and not into any of the existing neighborhood communities,” Bettes said.

The roadway also will provide an alternative travel route to I-75, which is needed, he said.

Beruff said construction on the project may coincide with development of Port Harbour Parkway, but he’s focused on getting the road finished first: “Once that road is there, everything will go around it,” he said.

“It’s just not pretty. It’s like getting a new car and six months later, it has a dent in it.

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Power outage hits main street Lakewood Ranch residents and business owners experienced a power outage starting at about 5 p.m. Sept. 2.

The power was out in the area for about 45 minutes as crews from Florida Power & Light investigated the outage and worked to resolve the issue.

The outage affected 2,374 users east of Interstate 75 to about Lorraine Road, on both sides of University Parkway.

“There was an equipment issue with a splice that connects two lines together,” FPL spokesman Bill Orlove said, noting the failure was not a result of construction related to the Florida Department of Transportation’s diverging diamond interchange project.

Manatee County spokesman Nick Azzara said although traffic signals along University Parkway east of I-75 and neighboring roads were out, the outage did not cause out-of-the-ordinary traffic patterns.

Local businesses said the outage proved inconvenient but, in general, did not cause any major complications.

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FDOT breaks ground on diamond

Medallion purchased the Moore’s Dairy site out of foreclosure for $4.75 million in December 2011.

In September 2014, Medallion Home, Lennar Homes and Manatee County cleared up title and other issues associated with the property and approved an agreement that allowed Medallion to move forward with plans to alter the configuration of Port Harbour Parkway so it would meander through the Moore’s Dairy site, rather than run in a straight line at the property’s northern boundary adjacent to the neighboring Waterlefe development.

The new design also creates more space between the entrance of Medallion’s proposed community and the entrance of Waterlefe.

Although preparations for the construction of a new interchange design at University Parkway and Interstate 75 began months ago, road improvements have officially begun.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott joined local and state officials Sept. 2 to kick off the groundbreaking of the diverging diamond interchange at that location. The design, which uses a double diamond crossover configuration to minimize traffic stops and improve efficiency, will be the first of its kind in Florida and the largest in the nation.

At a cost of $74.5 million, the project will bring an estimated 120 direct construction jobs and indirect jobs to the Southwest Florida region.

“There are going to be growing pains as they do the construction, but I think people will be satisfied when it’s done,” Florida Rep. Greg Steube said. “It’ll alleviate traffic congestion in this corridor.”

The overall project expands I-75 to an eight-lane freeway with three through lanes and an auxiliary lane in each direction from University Parkway south to Fruitville Road.

Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Boxold said the project is a true partnership, with Sarasota and Manatee counties committing to improving the road network around the interchange to ensure it will operate as it’s designed.

Manatee County District 5 Commissioner Vanessa Baugh agreed.

“Everyone has worked together to make this happen,” she said.

“It’s tremendous. It will impact all of Sarasota and Manatee counties. We all use I-75.”

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What does $800 worth of dues a year buy you?

If you’re a Heritage Harbour resident, a new agreement details what is funded by your master association dues.

AMANDA SEBASTIANO STAFF WRITER HERITAGE HARBOUR — After more

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than a year of discussions with the Heritage Harbour Master Association, the Community Development District’s board can now offer residents tangible evidence of where their dollars are going.

Residents pay $200 quarterly to the master association, or $800 per year, CDD Chairwoman Michelle Patterson said. Although the groups had a maintenance agreement in place previously, board supervisors couldn’t pinpoint where those dollars were spent, Patterson added.

“We all are required to pay those fees,” Patterson said. “But how is that money benefiting us?

No one knew.”

The groups approved a new maintenance agreement Sept. 1 that spells out the association’s responsibilities for the areas outside of Stoneybrook and Lighthouse Cove.

The master association’s scope of services includes maintaining aspects of the recreational area near the entrance to the community, such as maintaining the pier at lake No. 48, gazebos, playground, concession stand, soccer and baseball fields and three

parking lots.

Mowing common areas and lake banks, removing invasive vegetation from entrance ponds, roadway cleaning, streetlight maintenance and repair, roadway pavement inspection and preventative maintenance are also the association’s responsibility.

CDD supervisors added repairing the irrigation system and signage maintenance, such as speed limit notices, to the scope of services in the document.

Patterson believes the agreement, which replaces a loose, outdated and vague document, will give the association a sense of accountability, she said.

Previously, the association couldn’t help the CDD fund unexpected expenses, such as the damage caused by a recent lightning strike to the lighthouse at Lighthouse Cove’s entrance, Patterson said.

“We’d like the association to finally step up financially,” Patterson said. “And, with this agreement, I think they are. As a homeowner I appreciate that I’m not sending off a blank check never to be seen again. I can see where that money is going in our community.”

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bistro that offers stop-and-go lunch and dinner options, as well as a hot breakfast. It will have a pool area and cabana, as well as one 1,000-square-foot meeting room, among other amenities.

“The level of service is consistent with how we envision a hotel in this area,” Mullen said.

Although the hotel is located north of the Fairfield Inn & Suites and is visible from I-75, a conservation area offers a scenic backdrop for rooms on the eastern side of the property.

Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch already has begun clearing the site and developers expect construction to start in November.

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The hotel is Floridays Development’s first venture with the Hyatt brand, as well as with Michigan-based hotel operator Lodgco Hospitality. Mullen said he looks forward to other franchise opportunities with Hyatt and also envisions more projects with Lodgco. In fact, Floridays already is working on another project with the company for a hotel on Casey Key. Although Floridays has been developing hotels since 1990, Hyatt Place Lakewood Ranch is its first hotel in the Lakewood Ranch area and one of just a few it has in the Sarasota market.

“It’s a treat to have something so close to home,” Mullen said,

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noting the company has a Hiltonbrand hotel under construction in Orlando.

Despite the addition of other hotel projects in the area, including Benderson Development Co.’s Homewood Inn & Suites by The Mall at University Town Center, and others farther west in Sarasota, Mullen and Rogers said they remain optimistic their hotel will see success even once hotel room inventory catches up with the market’s demands — and, perhaps, even over saturates it.

“All the positive media Sarasota has attracted lately, we’re going to see growth,” Mullen said. “We feel very bullish on the Sarasota market.”

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site had to be replatted. “It set us back until now. The market is very frothy with a mid-80% occupancy rate. That’s strong.

Usually, low to mid-70s is more typical. Daily rates are more than $130 in that area.”

Once opened, the new hotel will cater to the Lakewood Ranch community, particularly businesses, as well as regional sporting events hosted at Nathan Benderson Park or Premier Sports Campus.

“With the amount of growth we’re seeing here in Lakewood Ranch with venues such as Premier, the polo fields and the rowing facility, we’re going to need those rooms to support those venues,” said Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Executive Director Heather Kasten.

“And, as people move here, people come visit those people and those rooms are going to be much needed.”

Antonio Saviano, director of Premier Sports Campus, agreed.

“Having access to more hotel rooms allows us to go after and promote other events that we would not normally be able to host,” Saviano said. “We love everyone to stay in Lakewood Ranch and Manatee and Sarasota counties when we host events, and that has not always happened before. This is just another step that will help us.”

Mullen said Hyatt Place Lakewood Ranch will offer the same level of service as other hotels in the University Parkway/Interstate 75 corridor, but will have some additional amenities, including a lobby bar area and a

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ABOUT PAUL CHETLAIN Paul Chetlain grew up in Manatee County, graduating from Manatee High School in 1982. He served two years in the U.S. Navy, before serving four years in the reserves as he attended Manatee Community College. There, he earned a degree in electronics technology.

Chetlain, however, found a niche, combining his interest in horticulture with his interest in technology.

Having worked for a local farmer in high school, after college Chetlain took a job with Yoder Bros., a horticulture company, as a spray technician. The company offered him new challenges over the next 16 years, until he took a job doing technology customer support, sales and installation for a greenhouse, environmental and irrigation control company.

He applied for a maintenance manager position with the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority Board in 2009, after meeting Operations Director Ryan Heise through his job.

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“I”m going to have to get used to that,” Chetlain said, smiling.

“I’ve always been in the field and close to the work being done, but that’s fine.”

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lakewood Ranch’s maintenance manager, Paul Chetlain, would rather work with his hands than stand behind a podium.

But in just a few weeks, he’ll officially be changing his dayto-day mode of operation. The Inter-District Authority last week tapped Chetlain as its future director of operations, following the resignation of Operations Director Ryan Heise.

“I’m more comfortable behind the scenes,” said Chetlain, who joined the IDA in his current role in 2009. “I enjoy what I’m doing.

But I had great encouragement from (Town Hall Executive Director) Eva (Rey) and Ryan. Eva’s confidence in me really pushed me forward.”

Heise, who leaves Sept. 24 to become the village administrator in Egg Harbor, Wis., said Chetlain has had a role in virtually every major project completed by the department, including the installation of carp and aerators to improve aesthetics and water quality in lakes and the construction of the department’s new operations facility.

“Paul will be fantastic,” Heise said. “Paul is the brains of the operation and I’m just the mouthpiece, so now he gets to be the brains and the mouth.

“Everything he does is quality,” he added. “He doesn’t compromise. The guys really respect him and he’s respected by the (CDD) board members and the staff.

He’ll do great.”

When discussing Chetlain’s promotion, IDA Chairman Tom Green noted Chetlain has been the driver behind many improvements made by the organization.

“If we can grow him into a manager, we’ve got a real diamond in the rough,” he said.

As maintenance manager, Chetlain oversees the upkeep of Lakewood Ranch communities, from sidewalks to parks to street lighting, electrical installations and even gatehouse functions.

In his new role, Chetlain will focus more on the whole department.

Chetlain admits taking more of a public role will be somewhat uncomfortable, but at least it won’t be unfamiliar, for he’s filled in for Heise and presented at community development district meetings as needed. He’ll also have to spend more time planning out projects, responding to inquiries and handling other communication-focused responsibilities.

“That will be new and it may be more challenging,” he said, adding he’s a bit nervous about public speaking at events such as Town Hall’s new resident orientation meetings.

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Having used public transit most of her life in New York, Watercrest resident Kathleen Grant didn’t own a car until moving to Florida in 2004.

Former Ranch CDD supervisor to challenge commissioner PAM EUBANKS SENIOR EDITOR

— Watercrest resident Kathleen Grant isn’t your typical retiree.

At 65, she still takes piano lessons to challenge herself, and makes sure to exercise every day, for example.

But Grant, who moved to the area from New York in 2004, has added another challenge to her

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agenda.

Grant has filed to run against incumbent Vanessa Baugh for the Manatee County District 5 Commission seat, which represents Lakewood Ranch and the bulk of the East County area.

She joins Thomas Batchelor, who announced his candidacy last month, and she is working to secure the 413 signatures required to have her name added to the November 2016 ballot.

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“The last couple of years has been a growth explosion,” said Grant, who worked in finance before becoming a tax attorney.

“It seems our county commission is reactive, rather than proactive. A lot of the residents are frustrated, I think, by the feeling of a lack of voice. A lot of people have been complaining, like me, for change. You can complain, or you can do something about it. I just decided I’m going to put my hat in the ring.”

Grant has been in retirement for more than a decade, although she stays busy reading, practicing piano, playing bridge and

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engaging in other activities.

Since moving to Watercrest in 2006, she’s served on the condo association’s board, although it’s not a role she currently occupies.

She also served as a Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 2 supervisor from 2007 to March 2014, at which time she resigned to handle family affairs following the death of her mother.

Grant said her feelings a decade ago, when she expressed concerns about the extension of Honore Avenue as a University Park resident, were the same as when she fought approvals for Homes by Towne to build a seven-level, 80-unit condo complex on Lakewood Ranch Main Street last year.

“I had a sense that outcomes are predetermined,” Grant said, adding she felt like commissioners did not understand her concerns about traffic from the Homes by Towne project. “It was like we were talking to a brick wall.”

Grant believes the biggest issues facing the area are traffic and development. She recognizes that growth funds infrastructure, but thinks there is a better way of ensuring roadway improvements coincide with development.

“I’m all for development, but I think part of the problem is the general economy. We had a real bust and then all the sudden, we had growth. How can we do development in a way that makes sense for the community and the developer? What’s being done right and what’s being done wrong?”

Grant said she’s on a big learning curve and is working now to educate herself on the county’s policies and processes, as well as its budget and priorities. She also wants to learn if East County is “getting its fair share of services,”

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She’s a little nervous, but confident in her abilities.

“I’ve never done this before,” Grant said, adding her mother had always encouraged her to run for public office, or something similar. “I’m ready for the next challenge. I like to get things done.”

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

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Cafeteria employee Wendy Banks serves up fresh fruit to kindergarten students.

Food for thought East County students sound off on the school district’s 52109 program, which stresses the importance of rest, a balanced diet and physical activity.

“What lifestyle change would you make for one week?”

AMANDA SEBASTIANO STAFF WRITER

EAST COUNTY — Fruit? Check.

Vegetables and physical activity?

Check and check.

Eating more fruits and vegetables isn’t just a parent’s command to children anymore.

The Manatee County School District is piggybacking on a nationwide initiative to promote healthier eating and lifestyle habits for students and school staff members. This school year, the district and its Food and Nutrition Services Department are partnering with principals, cafeteria staff and parents to bring the 52109 concept to life inside county schools (see box, right).

The program is designed to battle childhood obesity by offering specific steps students can take to lead a healthier life.

Children should focus on one goal, or step, each week, said Ro Mohamed, school district wellness coordinator.

Those steps include eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day, cutting time using technology to two hours a day and being physically active for at least one hour each day.

“Other counties leave off the ‘9,’ which means try to get nine hours of sleep each night,”said Skye Grundy, a registered dietician with the district’s Food and Nutrition Services Department.

“But sleep is so important to the growth and development of children. They need to be well rested to learn.”

East County principals are rolling out the program over the next few weeks and will soon decorate their cafeterias, classrooms and hallways with posters promoting the program.

Costs associated with printing materials are minimal and have totaled more than $600 so far, Mohamed said.

School staff members have undergone coaching on ways to best encourage students to pick

“This is an evidence-based program that works.”

– Skye Grundy, of the school district’s Food and Nutrition Services Department

Age: 10 Grade: Fifth School: B.D. Gullett Elementary

WHAT DOES 52109 MEAN?

5 – Eat at least five serv-

ings of fruits and vegetables each day

2 – Cut screen time to two hours or less each day. No screen time for kids under two years of age.

MICAH PARSLEY Age: 7 Grade: Second School: Freedom Elementary

"I'd give up sugary drinks like soda. I mostly drink water anyway, and don't even like juice, really. I don't think I could go without much TV time. I love the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon."

least one hour every day.

0 – Limit soda and sugar-

sweetened sports or fruit drinks.

9 – Try for nine hours of sleep each night

at least one goal to focus on each week.

“I’ve already trained 500 school employees on the program,” Mohamed said. “We talk about what they’re currently doing at their schools to promote health and wellness, and what they can do to make improvements there.”

The district’s goal is to make healthy choices easier and more welcoming, Grundy said.

“This is an evidence-based program that works,” Grundy said. “It’s simple to remember and doesn’t require a lot of effort.

And, it’s for a good purpose — living healthy.”

Contact Amanda Sebastiano at amandas@yourobserver.com.

“I want to get more physical activity. I watch TV, but I could probably give that up, too. Playing outside more often is fun anyway.”

LOGAN MCLEOD Age: 7 Grade: Second School: Freedom Elementary

"I would go without sugary drinks. I watch TV at night, and it's really fun. So, I'm not giving that up. But I play baseball and soccer, so I drink a lot of water anyway. So that would be pretty easy for me to give up soda, because I don't even like it."

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“I think I could watch less TV, but it would be hard. I guess I’d just go outside — maybe ride my bike or hang out with my friends.

But I do love TV.”

MORGAN FOTH

Age: 8 Grade: Third School: B.D. Gullett Elementary "I definitely don't want to give up any time watching TV. I love the Disney Channel. So, I'd try to do more physical activity. I go horseback riding a lot.

Does that count?"

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Waterlefe general manager switches clubs The former PGA professional started his new position at Palm Aire Country Club Sept. 1.

JESSICA SALMOND STAFF WRITER

After more than four years as the general manager of the Waterlefe Golf and River Club, Joe Rassett wasn’t searching for a new position.

But, as of Sept. 1, he’s officially the new general manager and chief operations officer for the Palm Aire Country Club.

“It just came up and fell in,” he said.

He was out to dinner with friends who were members of Palm Aire, and the general manager there had left due to illness.

They asked him if he would be interested in the position, and he said he wasn’t looking to move.

“Next thing I knew, here I am” Rassett said.

Palm Aire is a bigger golf course than Waterlefe, with 36 holes and private membership. It also has more amenities. But Rassett said he’s bringing everything he’s learned at Waterlefe into his new position.

“I learned a ton of the backhouse accounting, the whole intricacies of running a club on

a shoestring — hopefully I can bring some of that knowledge,” he said. “We ran things very efficiently at Waterlefe.”

While there, he recommended the golf board switch golf management companies, which resulted in cost savings for Waterlefe.

He’s only been at Palm Aire for a little more than a week, but Rassett’s already got goals in mind.

He hopes to update the club’s strategic plan and set a plan in place for future infrastructure, repair and replacement needs.

“Those take a lot of money, and clubs have to be prepared for those upcoming items,” he said.

Rassett started to play golf when he was 5, while growing up next to a golf course in California.

He played in college, at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., and then proceeded to play professionally both on the PGA and European tours for 13 years. Now, he’s been on the business side of the game for about 20 years.

The Waterlefe CDD holds no hard feelings to Rassett for the club switch; however, the board of supervisors has no long-term plans to replace him.

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“He got a very good opportunity at Palm Aire,” said Ken Bumgarner, the chairman of the Waterlefe CDD. Waterlefe’s director of golf, Steve Dietz, has been named the interim director for golf operations to take over the duties that Rassett oversaw there. Instead of hiring a new general manager, however, the CDD will contract

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CO N V E RSAT IO N W ITH PAUL GARTENBERG

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ince he was a child, Paul Gartenberg has loved animals, especially dogs.

Gartenberg, now 63, has treated animals at his practice for 29 years. But when his 4-year-old dog, Padi, bit a boy’s ear inside his East County office at The Pet Clinic Inc., the River Club resident found himself amidst controversy.

Padi spent 71 days at Manatee County Animal Services, but is now free while a judge in Sarasota County determines whether he will be euthanized.

Gartenberg discusses the need for clarity on animal-related state statutes, animal rights and reaching middle ground on the Padi case.

I met Padi on a Saturday.

A woman, one of my clients, brought him in with 20 feet of chain hanging from his neck.

She found him like that. It took 15 to 20 minutes to cut the chain off, because it was so deeply embedded in his neck. During that time, people in the lobby heard that he needed surgery.

When I came out, the 10 people in the lobby had already pitched in $110 toward the Padi surgery fund. After the surgery, we just connected.

He slept at the office for four months while I tried to find

him a home, but after a year of no luck we grew too attached. He became the office mascot.

There are eye-witness, fundamental aspects to the situation that happened with Padi. A kid threw toys at him, and Padi ran and hid under the desk in my office; that’s his safe place. The child dove under the desk and Padi bit his ear, because he was scared and cornered.

Statues should be reworded in a clearer way. That’s one of the biggest issues of this whole case.

Manatee County interpreted the statute and applied it in the strictest possible sense here.

Statute 767.10 talks a lot about “dangerous dogs.” It defines them as dogs that meet certain criteria — they have severely injured someone or another animal. But what does “severely injure” mean? The answer is in 767.12. But no one ever reads that far. That item says no dog will be considered dangerous if it was tormented, abused, assaulted, etc. Throwing a toy at a dog isn’t assaulting it, but it’s provoking ... There’s too much gray area there.

Amanda Sebastiano

Dr. Paul Gartenberg is taking a stand on animal rights after his dog, Padi, was almost euthanized a few months ago.

It’s interesting to think about whether dogs deserve constitutional rights, though.

They aren’t human, but I think they deserve rights in a sense.

We prevail over animals. We eat animals and tell them what to do and how to act. I don’t think you should be allowed to torture

an animal and frighten them, though.

Let’s rephrase constitutional to humane treatment of animals, and define what that looks like in a clear way.

There’s definitely a middle ground on this case.

It has been surprising how many people from around the world support Padi. The power of the Internet and social media has been overwhelming. I’ve gotten emails from people in China, South Africa and Australia, and handwritten letters from England.

Most of those people tell me they had been bitten by dogs when they were children. Their parents handled it by telling them to treat the dog nicer. It’s interesting to hear that perspective.

Society doesn’t accept responsibility for individual’s actions. Teachers and law enforcement officials have said to me that when someone gets hurt, it’s always someone else’s fault. If you climb a tree and fall down and get hurt, chop the tree down. It’s not the tree’s fault.

– AMANDA SEBASTIANO

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2900 block of 53rd Avenue E Petit theft: A man entered Walmart and went to the health and wellness section.

A loss prevention agent at the store watched him open a box of Crest 3D teeth whitening strips and put the strips in his pocket. He continued shopping for other items, which he purchased at the self-checkout line. The agent stopped him and retrieved the whitening strips, which were valued at $49.97. He was given a notice to appear in court.

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more packs, and put those in her purse, too. She also continued to shop for other items, which she then paid for at the self-checkout counter. She was stopped by loss prevention while trying to exit the store, and Walmart recovered the Pokémon cards packs, valued at $75.24. The Sheriff’s Office was called, and the woman was placed under arrest.

report, “as the business is a scrap yard, it will be impossible to determine what, if anything, is missing.” However, the business requires all customers to sign in with a name and birth date before enter the salvage yard, and the suspects signed the log book. The LKQ owner was able to see the vehicle’s tag on the truck they fled in, and the Sheriff’s Office was able to get their names from the log book and match it to the tag.

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7600 Block of Eagle Creek Drive Criminal mischief misdemeanor, $200 and under: Deputy arrived at the location for a possible burglary. A man had been contacted by a neighbor who

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The Lakewood Ranch High boys golf team improved to 3-0 with a 149-168 victory against Manatee Sept. 1.

Ranked No. 1 in the state in her event and coming off a successful summer season, Courtney Chapin stays mindful of her goal: To make it to the Olympic Trials.

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propels through the clear blue water of the Lakewood Ranch YMCA pool, Lakewood Ranch High junior Courtney Chapin is focused on a time she’s been chasing for the past four years — 1 minute, 3.39 seconds.

That’s the time she needs to make it to the Olympic Trials in the 100-meter backstroke.

Chapin first looked up the Olympic Trial standard in seventh grade, when she started getting competitive in the sport. Since then, Chapin has been shaving seconds off her time in hopes of making the cut in 2016.

“I got it in my head that it was possible,” Chapin says. “I thought ‘I can do this.’ It’s definitely been something on my mind.”

Chapin moved closer to her goal this summer after setting a new personal best time of 1:05.38 in the 100 backstroke at the Senior Championship Swim Meet at the end of July. Chapin won the event and is now the No. 1 ranked swimmer in the state in the event.

Chapin, who swims for both Lakewood Ranch High and the YMCA’s Wave Runners, followed her performance with a 12th place finish in the 100 backstroke at the 2015 YMCA Long Course National Championship Aug. 3 through Aug. 7, in Indianapolis. Chapin, who was seeded 16th heading into the race, set a new personal best time of 1:05.09 and became the first Wave Runners swimmer to reach a B final.

Chapin’s Wave Runners teammate Ryan Walker, a senior at Braden River, also made it to the finals in the 50-meter breaststroke, placing 19th and setting a new personal best time of 31.52 seconds.

“It was absolutely incredible,” Chapin says. “I didn’t have anything to lose going in, so that relieved a lot of stress.

“I felt like a lot of hard work paid off during the season and I was definitely proud to represent the YMCA.” After her most successful club championship season, Chapin returned to the pool with her Mustang teammates at the end of August in preparation for the high school swim season. Chapin competed in four events for Lakewood in its first meet of the season Sept. 8 versus Braden River.

“High school is such a change up from USA Swimming,” Chapin says. “It’s all giggles and fun all season until district, regionals and states, and then we really start cracking down.”

Although results from Tuesday’s meet were unavailable as of press time, Chapin will compete in four events throughout the high school season with the 100 backstroke being her signature event.

She also plans to swim either the 50 freestyle or 100 freestyle, the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay.

Chapin began focusing on the event in seventh grade after getting burnt out on the butterfly.

Looking for a change, Chapin flipped to backstroke and hasn’t turned back since.

“I like it because I can breathe the entire time,” Chapin says with a laugh.

But while Chapin holds the title of the state’s fastest swimmer in the 100 backstroke, that hasn’t quelled her drive. After finishing fifth in the 100 backstroke and eighth in the 50 freestyle, Chapin is motivated by the possibility of a state title — a feat she believes is within reach.

“I know I can still get a lot faster, and I think I have the potential

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Lakewood Ranch junior Courtney Chapin is the No. 1 ranked swimmer in the state in the 100-meter backstroke.

to be a lot faster,” Chapin says. “At the end of long-course season, the thought of the high school season actually motivated me. I’m looking forward to hopefully making the podium in the 100 backstroke, and it would be awesome to win a state title my junior year.”

Following the high school season, Chapin will compete in the 2015 Speedo Winter Junior Championships Dec. 9 through Dec. 12, in Atlanta.

She also plans to increase her dry land program and begin competing in long course tournaments in early April in hopes of making the Olympic Trial cut.

Chapin also hopes to swim in college, but has yet to verbally commit.

She would like to stay in Florida. But, she said: “I’m definitely keeping my options open.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@ yourobserver.com.

“I know I can still get a lot faster, and I think I have the potential to be a lot faster.”

– Courtney Chapin

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Here’s what some fans were saying following Braden River High and Lakewood Ranch High’s Week 2 victories.

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“Another fun #FootballFriday @BradenRiverFB wins 35-3 against Southeast. #PirateNation #piratepride”

Justin Fischer Running back Lakewood Ranch Fischer rushed for more than 200 yards and four touchdowns to power the visiting Mustangs to their first win of the season, over Bayshore.

The senior running back averaged roughly six yards a carry on his 35 attempts. Fischer scored on the Mustangs first possession, capping off a 10-play, 64-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown.

Fischer scored on each of Lakewood’s next two possessions on runs of 6 and 11 yards. He scored his final touchdown of the night on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter.

SCOREBOARD WEEK 2: SEPT. 4

Lakewood Ranch 40 Bayshore 0 Braden River 35 Southeast 3 Admiral Farragut 48 ODA 0 Venice 41 Cardinal Mooney 0

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Mustangs fall in opener T

he Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team opened its season with a 14-25, 23-25, 15-25 loss to visiting Riverview Sept. 2.

Junior Kahlee York and freshman Jordan Schmucker led the Lady Mustangs in kills.

Lakewood returns to action Tuesday at district rival Sarasota.

– JEN BLANCO File photo

ODA’s Zach Szmania set a new school record in the 200-yard individual medley.

Lady Mustangs swing past Lady Tarpons Sophia Warren shot 37 to lead the Lakewood Ranch High girls golf team to a 158-201 victory versus Charlotte Sept. 2, at The River Club.

Katie Kroos-Roberts and Theresa Morrissey each added a 39. Darby Laurvick shot 43 followed by Morgan Mulholland (52) and Maya Isom (52).

Becky Davis shot 44 to lead the way for Charlotte.

With the win, Lakewood improved to 2-0 on the season.

ODA swimmers win Tri-Meet The Out-of-Door Academy boys and girls swim teams both beat Keswick Christian and St. Pete Canterbury School Sept. 3.

Kate Patrice, Imola Csendes and Reece Whatmore all won a pair of individual events. Patrice

won the 50-and 100-yard freestyles. Csendes won the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. Whatmore captured the 200 and 500 freestyles.

Chlor Militzer and Caroline Diesel also won individual events. Csendes, Patrice, Militzer and Whatmore also won the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay. The Lady Thunder won 10 of 12 events.

Sarsen Whatmore and Zach Szmania led the way for ODA’s boys team. Sarsen Whatmore won the 200 and 500 freestyles. Szmania set a new school record in the 200 IM with his first-place finish. He also won the 100 breaststroke.

Laz Tengerdy and Charles Hayes also won individual events.

Hayes, Szmania, Whatmore and Tengerdy set a new school record in the 200 medley relay and also won the 400 freestyle relay.

ODA returns to the pool Thursday against Port Charlotte.

Lakewood Ranch libero Ande McDonald passes the ball back up to a teammate.

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Lakewood Ranch's Shelby Dollwet sends the ball back over the net.

Junior Kahlee York serves the ball during the first set.

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8022 Polo Club Lane $2,699,000 | Web ID A4113372 Mary Hellhake-Northrup & Leigh Simons 941.544.0763

7933 Waterton Lane $2,599,000 | Web ID A4126217 Jo Rutstein 941.587.9156

12539 Highfield Circle $2,550,000 | Web ID A4114154 Linda Apple & Lynn McCrary 941.586.0553

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8218 Portlight Court $1,899,000 | Web ID A4128581 Jim Soda & Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.961.5857

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4790 Harbor Point Court $1,720,000 | Web ID N5783527 Maryanne Kurtz & Daniel Olson 941.441.6624

10121 Ruffled Fern Lane $1,475,000 | Web ID A4110861 Brian Wood 941.928.8408

5130 Honore Avenue $1,400,000 | Web ID A4130717 Robert Sherman 941.313.1301

4079 Las Palmas Way $1,295,000 | Web ID A4115930 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

4369 Boca Pointe Drive $1,200,000 | Web ID A4116104 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

9236 McDaniel Lane $1,199,000 | Web ID A4118198 Don Carroll 941.539.2132

9310 Swaying Branch Road $1,150,000 | Web ID A4110843 Brian Wood 941.928.8408

31 Boca Royale Boulevard $989,900 | Web ID N5904814 Bob Linthicum 941.228.9206

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7531 Abbey Glen $899,900 | Web ID A4110108 Jim Soda & Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.961.5857

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Panther Ridge Paradise This Western-style home has become a private oasis for its current owners, Lou and Jody Hasbrouk, who are looking to downsize.

A gazebo out front offers a prime fishing spot. The pond is stocked with brim and catfish.

The barn features a Southern yellow pine interior, insulated ceiling, security cameras, four stalls, tack and feed storage rooms and two RV electric hookup stations, among other features.

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There’s no question the 12,630-square-foot Panther Ridge home of Lou and Jody Hasbrouk is something to behold.

Each piece of the estate is carefully thought out with highquality finishings and spectacular views.

“Everything you see in and around the house is stuff my wife and I have collected over the last 15 years and then we incorporated into the house,” Lou Hasbrouk said. “It’s things I’ve always wanted over the years.”

For example, a separate guest house is a sort of “man cave” with the entire bottom floor decorated with a Harley-Davidson theme. It has three train sets on tracks that run around the perimeter of the room and a game room with a wet bar and small refrigerator.

“The Harley stuff we’ve done for years, and I love trains and I thought, ‘I’m going to build trains around this room,’” Lou Hasbrouk said. “A lot of that stuff is handmade. For the kids, we wanted a game room, so you see the games.”

Upstairs, guest can enjoy a twobedroom apartment with its own laundry room and kitchen.

The Hasbrouks used a Southwestern, modern Ranch style for decorating their home, incorporating old wagon wheels, images of horses and other unique touches into furnishings and decor.

“It was something we dreamed about because we loved horses and we wanted to have a ranch,” Hasbrouk said. “It was our dream home.”

Stop by and TASTE what everyone is talking about!

The main house features three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, a kitchen with professional-grade appliances and granite countertops, a formal dining area, a mud room, an office, a library and guest rooms, in addition to the master suite and a swimming pool.

The upstairs includes a unique 1950s-themed area with a pool table and bar, as well as an inhome theater.

“That is stuff my wife and I have collected forever,” Hasbrouk said. “We’ve gone to flea markets and places over the years and you see stuff. I had the Coke machine redone, and I had beer in it.”

An attached portico/carport that leads to the guest house has two lanes divided by three vintage gas pumps, a functional traffic light and other accessory lights.

A four-stall barn, with four adjacent pastures, tops off the property’s amenities. The barn has security cameras inside so owners can watch horses from afar, and also includes a large covered area to wash horses, a work pen, an office, and tack and storage rooms, as well as a utility bathroom with a bath, shower, washer and dryer. It also has an RV clean-out area and two RV electric hookup stations.

The Hasbrouks, owners of Custom Carts, have listed the home at 70015 77th Ave. E., Bradenton, for $2.4 million as they look to downsize. Realtor Larry Mitchell, of Michael Saunders & Co. is the listing agent.

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Ranch-style oasis

FROM PAGE 1B

The kitchen opens to a view of the living room and pool and includes a commercial five-burner gas stove and oven, granite countertops, an electric oven and microwave and a walk-in pantry.

The second-level of the main house provides a view of the downstairs. For the cowboy scene at left, an artist projected the image onto the wall before starting painting the background behind it.

“Everything you see in and around the house is stuff my wife and I have collected over the last 15 years and then we incorporated into the house. It’s things I’ve always wanted over the years.”

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Neighborhood middleschoolers sang, danced and chowed down on pizza Aug. 28 during the events committee’s third annual student night.

DJ Richard Biribauer provided the music, and the committee also rented a photo booth for the evening.

“In GreyHawk, we have kids going to all different schools, but a lot of them know each other,” said Lindsay Wilson, the vice chairwoman of the committee.

Gary Whetsell, 11, rocks a pair of googly eyes from the photo booth.

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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION’S SARASOTA/ MANATEE HEART WALK Starts at 8 a.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. Come raise funds for the American Heart Association. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Organizers hope to raise $195,000. For information, visit sarasotamanateeheartwalk. com.

MANATEE COUNTY CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION CLAY SHOOT AND FISH FRY Starts at 2 p.m. at Ancient Oak Gun Club, 16800 State Road 64 E., Bradenton. Registration starts at 2 p.m. with shooting starting at 2:30 p.m. The fish fry begins at 6 p.m. Cost is $100 per shooter.

For information, call Steve John at 812-9982.

MONDAY, SEPT. 14

VIP BREAKFAST WITH U.S. REP VERN BUCHANAN Runs from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn SRQ, 8009 15th St. E., Sarasota. Congressman Vern Buchanan will give an update on Florida’s 16th district and share issues that may affect the local business community. Guests also will be able to ask questions. Cost is $25 for Manatee Chamber and Manatee Young Professional members; $35 for nonmembers. The price includes a full breakfast buffet.

Reservations are required to LisaR@ manateechamber. com or 748-3411.

AUCTION FOR AUTISM Starts at 6 p.m. at Manatee Auctions, 1507 18th Ave. Drive E., Palmetto. Proceeds from the event benefit Community Haven for Adult and Children with Disabilities’ newest group home, Marlene’s House, which is under construction. For ifnormation, call 527-6571.

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“A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE” Runs at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 through Sept. 12 and at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at The Starlite Room, 1001 Cocoanut Ave., Sarasota. This evening of four short comedies is presented by East County-based Starlite Players. Shows include: “Breaking Harvard,” a play about parents trying to convince a dean at Harvard that their son is worthy of admission to the school; “Living

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REMEMBRANCE BLOOD DRIVE Runs from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 10 and from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Manatee Technical College, 6305 State Road 70 E., Bradenton. The drive will commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. All donors will receive a free limited-edition 9/11 commemorative T-shirt as well as a wellness checkup that includes blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening. Every donation can save up to three lives. For information, contact Kelly Ewing at ewingk@ manateeschools.net or 751-7900, Ext. 11007.

Arrangements,” about a cat who is displeased when the woman she owns brings home a boyfriend with an ungainly dog; “We’re Having a Baby” about a young couple who want a baby in the worst way and may get it that way; and “Gene & Aggie” about a young playwright enthralled with a woman he meets in a bar. The show’s producer, East County resident Jo Morello, wrote “Gene & Aggie,” which is directed by Ken Erickson. Cost is $16.50 and there is an optional pre- or post-show dinner at The Starlite Room offered at a 15% discount. For information, visit starliteplayers.com and click on “coming soon.”

BUSINESS THURSDAY, SEPT. 10

INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL Runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Americinn, 5931 Fruitville Road, Sarasota. Lakewood Ranchbased Fox Business Group will sponsor this seminar on the power of Microsoft Excel and tips and techniques for using it. Program expert Teresa Chafee will teach the program. Cost is $45.

For information, call Andy Fox at 350-4162.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16

INNOVATION IN MEDIA Runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, 7650 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. Rusty Coats, president and founder of Coats2Coats, a consultant that focuses on profitable and mobile media futures for businesses, will share how local media companies can partner with digital giants, such as Google and Facebook, to make sure they provide the most effective solutions to help local businesses grow. Cost is $25 for members, if registered by Sept.

14, or $35 after Sept. 14 or for nonmembers. For information, visit lwrba.org.

CLUBS THURSDAY, SEPT. 10

ALIENATED GRANDPARENTS ANONYMOUS Meets at 1 p.m. at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch.

This group provides support to grandparents who feel alienated or estranged from access to their children or grandchildren. For information, visit aga-bradentonsarasota.org.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18

LAKEWOOD RANCH REPUBLICAN CLUB Starts at noon at The Ranch Grill, 14475 State Road 70 E., Lakewood Ranch. Guest speaker is Melissa Larkin-Skinner, chief clinical officer of Centerstone.

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Dayna Mosier, of Piney Flats, Tenn., sold her home at 6143 Ninth Ave. Circle N.E. to Paul and Jane Giannaula, of Bradenton, for $632,500. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,714 square feet of living area.

Harbour Walk Thomas and Carolyn Greco, of Highland Beach, sold their home at 4717 Mainsail Drive to Aleeta Massey and Carla Milligan, of Brandon, Miss., for $595,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,605 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $360,000 in 2010.

It previously sold for $312,400 in 2005.

GreyHawk Landing Philipp and Cherie Albrecht, of Burke, Va., sold their home at 12645 Daisy Place to Sheri Hoffman, trustee, of Maroa, Ill., for $535,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three and a half baths, a pool and 3,845 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $484,900 in 2007.

River Club South Darlene Calhoun, of Bradenton, sold her home at 9936 Cherry Hills Ave. Circle to James and Julie Shea, of Sunny Isles, for $525,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,148 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2001.

Daniel and Nancy Walsh sold their home at 12527 Natureview Circle to Kevin and Melani Sunderman, of Bradenton, for $349,900. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,131 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $315,000 in 2012.

Riverdale Revised Andrew and Kathy Burke, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3808 Fifth Ave. N.E. to Terry and Karin Nelson, of Bradenton, for $506,500. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three and a half baths, a pool and 2,904 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $385,000 in 2011.

John and Barbara Helm, of Washington, Ind., sold their home at 12626 Cara Cara Loop to Michael and Andrea Wilder, of Bradenton, for $336,000.

Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,275 square feet of living area.

6710 Quillback Lane A4126985 $749,900 Monica Verinder

13217 Bridgeport Crossing A4130137 $619,000 Heidi Cox

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Bradenton 941-907-9595 941-685-1529

7630 Silverwood Court A4130269 $679,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

315 Sapphire Lake Drive 202 A4120595 $585,000 Michael Habony

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Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-2494

Glantz Enterprises LLC sold the home at 12610 Cara Cara Loop to CaraCara12610 LLC for $290,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,197 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,000 in June.

Harold and Sally Lowe sold their home at 4528 Barracuda Drive to Malcolm and Harriet King, of Memphis, Tenn., for $427,900. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a

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pool and 2,286 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $435,000 in 2003.

Lisa Murrell and Eddi Alvarez, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4620 Fourth Ave. E. to Jonathan and Christine Miles, of Bradenton, for $262,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,553 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $200,000 in 2002.

Stoneybrook at Heritage Harbour Prasad Vinod and Rajam Salini, of Allen, Texas, sold their home at 7633 Camden Harbour Drive to John and Kathleen Donovan, of Bradenton, for $500,000.

Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,017 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $425,000 in 2009.

Victor Lyew and Miccal Scott-Lyew, of S. Plainfield, N.J., sold their home at 113 New Briton Court to Luis and Luna Baeza, of Bradenton, for $277,500. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,836 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $292,400 in 2004.

8210 Regents Court A4130041 $659,000 Nancy Phillips & Beth Ann Boyer

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140 Riviera Dunes Way 1204 M5904078 $625,000 Peggy Horlander

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-932-7199

20208 E 77th Avenue A4120315 $1,589,500 Nicole Ryskamp

5523 Title Row Drive A4125252 $549,900 Cheryl Roberts

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-266-1450

310 Bryn Mawr Island A4123106 $549,000 Cheryl Roberts

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-266-1450

8852 17th Avenue Circle NW A4126345 $539,000 Sylvia Isaacs

Greenbrook Village Gloria Agudelo and Javier Olivos, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 15103 Sundial Place to PennyMac Corp. for $476,400. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,578 square feet of living area.

Fannie Mae sold the home at 6309 Tanager Cove to Brian and Corinne Gates, of Lakewood Ranch, for $412,500.

Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,647 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $328,600 in 2003.

Jeffrey and Natalie Young, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6337 Golden Eye Glen to Nicole Fusco, of Lakewood Ranch, for $274,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,034 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $246,000 in 2008.

Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch Carl Tuttle II, of Dallas, and Julianne Tuttle, of Sarasota, sold their home at 13820 Siena Loop to Janice Todd, of Bradenton, for $458,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,314 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $515,000 in 2006.

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Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-448-7832

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11816 Soft Rush Terrace A4130280 $397,500 Rebecca Zimmerman

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2925 Terra Ceia Bay Boulevard 2202 A4110938 $349,000 Dana Preston

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-224-4824

11721 Clubhouse Drive A4126909 $379,000 Drew Russell

Lakewood Ranch 941-966-8000 941-993-3739

7808 Heritage Classic Court A4126066 $375,000 Anita Shelare

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-232-6670

8340 Miramar Way 30 A4130775 $367,377 Rebecca Zimmerman

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-224-4824

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-705-5510

8407 Sailing Loop A4130127 $349,000 Nicole Ryskamp

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-807-1766

6631 Oakland Hills Drive A4130427 $345,000 Christine Mazur

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1514 Ormond Terrace A4127414 $329,900 Stacy Burton-Cunneen

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Manatee County Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Aug. 24 through Aug. 28, in order of dollar amounts.

E AST CO U N T Y ADDRESS 4731 88th St. E.

PERMIT Remodel

APPLICANT Sarah Sinclair

16311 Clearlake Ave.

Pool

Steven Goodwin

AMOUNT $65,000 $51,437

13707 Palazzo Terrace

Pool

Neil Kaplowitz

16826 Berwick Terrace

Pool

Grant Pies

$50,300 $50,176

951 Fish Hook Cove

Pool Cage

Andrew Moore

$41,600

4808 Royal Dornoch Circle

Pool

Donald Strejeck

$37,466

5774 Timber Lake Drive

Pool

Adam Holden

$36,870

8436 Lindrick Lane

Pool

Richard Donohue

$36,759

8415 Broadstone Court

Pool Cage

Ricky Crittenden

$31,388

11829 Forest Park Circle

Pool

Stacey Schaeffer

$29,038

6640 Butlers Crest Drive

Re-roof

Robert Tatar

$26,800

4866 68th Circle E.

Pool

Scott Shea

$24,852

6895 Willowshire Way

Pool

Efrain Velazquez

$21,450

8474 Sailing Loop

Remodel

Daniel Paver

$20,000

6128 95th St. Circle E.

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Braden Chandler

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7230 Pine Valley St.

Re-roof

Michael Russo

$18,730

15322 Searobbin Drive

Porch

Marc Chini

8123 Timber Lake Lane

Re-roof

Gregg Bryant

$15,500

7635 Tralee Way

Pool Cage

Phil Pape

$14,347

Pool Cage

John Gubiotti

$13,712 Source: Manatee County

River Club North Ruben and Lori Moreno, of Bradenton, sold their home at 10810 Winged Foot Terrace to Louise Cabral and Carey Hill, of Lakewood Ranch, for $379,000.

Built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,212 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $288,000 in 2012.

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10283 Silverado Circle A4117980 $329,500 Kimberly Walters

515 Leffingwell Avenue 119 A4119052 $245,000 Lorraine Neal

3305 Highland Avenue W A4125504 $199,900 Sylvia Isaacs

15320 Anchorage Place A4115333 $2,550,000 Mackenzie Longueuil & Pat Mudgett

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-907-0164

Ellenton 941-966-8000 941-350-0997

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-448-7832

8238 Miramar Way A4118828 $319,900 C. Scott Dennison

4810 61st Avenue Drive W 27-A A4129351 $240,000 Ralph & Megg Faillace

7794 Plantation Circle 7794 A4127235 $144,900 Diane Fogo Harter

Lakewood Ranch 941-951-6660 941-587-3437

Bradenton 941-748-6300 713-9142 or 713-9144

University Park 941-907-9595 941-445-2431

4918 134th Terrace E A4128252 $305,000 Paula Keegan-Bock

6112 11th Avenue W A4129873 $215,000 Debbie Vogler

1011 27th Avenue W A4128929 $139,000 Maria Christenson

216 81st Street W M5903622 $1,450,000 Judy LaValliere

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-504-3792

8308 Portlight Court A4128186 $1,408,900 Kimberly Walters

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-907-0164

14809 Camargo Place A4130169 $1,350,000 Laura Naese

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-350-3657

7427 Greystone St M5845815 $1,295,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

4742 Mainsail Drive A4111071 $1,249,000 Kimberly Roehl

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-447-9988

1619 Palma Sola Blvd M5845522 $1,065,000 Cheryl Roberts

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-266-1450

Parrish 941-748-6300 941-224-5909

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-920-3583

7303 Greystone Street A4116103 $899,900 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

7031 Stanhope Place A4113391 $855,000 Edward Haggerty

University Park 941-907-9595 941-685-6154

13309 Lost Key Pl A3997843 $849,000 Mary Pat Pihl

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-932-3065

8052 Royal Birkdale Circle A4118118 $799,999 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

Bradenton 941-748-6300 720-3278

8120 Championship Court A4121552 $764,900 Thomas Cinquegrano

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-284-5049

Lakewood Ranch 941-951-6660 941-961-4023

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1801 97th Street NW A4130034 $775,000 Lynne Callahan & Debbie Vogler

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Country Meadows Lawrence and Barbara Mastella, of Plain City, Ohio, sold their home at 623 147th Court N.E. to Michelle Noel, of Derry, N.H., for $424,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,459 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $347,800 in 2012.

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1407 Morning Sky Glen

7905 Waterton Ln A3992456 $1,595,000 Jessika Arman

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Mill Creek Mark and Karen Corradino, of Bradenton, sold their home at 13638 Seventh Ave. Circle N.E. to Joshua and Jessica Brown, of Bradenton, for $334,500. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,188 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $265,000 in 2010.

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Ursula Camp, of Bradenton, sold the home at 11414 Griffith Park Terrace to Carlene Merold, of Bradenton, for $275,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,768 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $244,700 in 2013.

Alexander Stokas, of Lakewood Ranch, sold his home at 11220 White Rock Terrace to Robert Gutek, of Bradenton, for $239,400. Built in 2013, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,293 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $218,100 in 2013.

Vintage Creek Tony and Deborah Fox sold their home at 4642 Classique Drive to Maris Spriedejs and Karen Swartz, of Columbus, Ohio, for $305,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,311 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $330,000 in 2005.

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Central Park Stephan and Deanna Scott sold their home at 11734 Forest Park Circle to Michael and Julie Emrick, of Bradenton, for $307,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,744 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $262,000 in 2011.

River Place Kendall and Mary Searing, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6909 74th St. Circle E. to Robert Schultz, trustee, of Macomb, Mich., for $287,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,081 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $287,700 in 2005.

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“It’s a great partnership and an opportunity not only for businesses but also for members and residents.”

— Heather Kasten, Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance executive director

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More than 90 exhibitors had booths at the event, which was sponsored by the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce and the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, and guests were treated to food, prizes and networking opportunities.

“It brings two important areas of Sarasota and Manatee counties together,” said Gail Loefgren, president of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce.

“It’s a nice thing.”

Gail Loefgren, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce president, and Heather Kasten, Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance executive director

Rachel Merz, of Culver’s, with Scoopie

– KRISTEN HERHOLD

Photos by Kristen Herhold

Karen Conkel, of Rodan & Fields, with Levi, a Southeastern Guide Dog in Training Executive Chef Victor Ruiz and Owner Darrin Simone, of the Ranch Grill

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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5900 Tamiami Trail

746-6654

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813-651-4477

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Residential & Commercial

SCREENING

HALL AMERICAN SCREENING LLC 179170

Specializing in Lanai Screening and Panel Replacements David Hall

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Renovations

WINDOWS

• Pool Cage Restoration • Rescreening Specialists • Specialty Screens • Screw Replacement • Paint • Doors and more!

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Five years in a row

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