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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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FREE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2021
VOLUME 23, NO. 50
YOUR TOWN
Will shelter fill gap? Manatee County will study the donated Bishop Animal Shelter to see if it can handle the county’s expected storm of cats and dogs. PAGE 3A
Liz Ramos
Rock the school day Kate Messer (above), a first grade teacher at Braden River Elementary School, made rock-and-roll gestures to students before classes began Oct. 21. The school’s teachers and staff members dressed the part and decorated the hallways for different eras of music from the 1970s to 2000s for the school’s annual Rock Our School Day. The day included dance parties, flash mobs, ice cream and reading “Ripple’s Effect” by Amy Blankson and Shawn Achor.
Fresh start Vendors, organizers excited about the farmers market’s move to Waterside Place. SEE PAGE 4A
Scott Lockwood
Running for a cause The Tidewell Trot was wiped out in 2020 due to the pandemic. Organizers brought the event back Oct. 21 at Nathan Benderson Park. Lakewood Ranch residents Amie Miller and Marianne Groenings (above) were among the 200-plus participants who took part in either a 5K run or a 1-mile fun walk. Proceeds from the event benefited the Tidewell Foundation in its grants for care, grief support services, specialized veteran care and more. “It’s great to raise awareness about hospice and palliative care,” Miller said. “It’s important for everybody to know that the services that Tidewell provides are priceless in our community.”
Jay Heater
Ida VanDamme, the farm manager of Honeyside Farms of Parrish, will be offering organic produce.
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Noteworthy return Lakewood Ranch’s Music on Main returns for the first time since March 2020. SEE PAGE 6A
Everybody’s invited. SEE PAGE 13A File photo
Members of Ocean Eleven entertain during Music on Main.