East County Observer 10.7.21

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School COVID cases drop Significant drop in COVID-19 numbers leads district to be cautiously optimistic. PAGE 3A

Flight of the century

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Guest played B-4, won again Lakewood Ranch’s Kelly Harmon took her daughter, Kyly Hutson, who was visiting from Kansas, to Lakewood Ranch Community Activities’ weekly Community Bingo on Sept. 29 at Greenbrook Adventure Park.

The other players might not want her back.

Hutson (above with Harmon) not only won the first round of bingo but also took home the prize for the second round as well.

Hutson won a cutting board, a drink koozie, a gift card for Grove and a certificate for free funnel fries from Skyline Chili.

“It was exhilarating,” Hutson said with a laugh.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Chip Tominelli, a World War II veteran, gives a smile and a thumbs up before he takes off at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in the Spirit of Wisconsin, a Boeing-Stearman biplane built in 1943. Tominelli turns 100 on Oct. 8.

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Chip Tominelli, days short of his 100th birthday, is among three local vets who enjoy a Dream Flights ride. SEE PAGE 8A

Purple Heart support Mark Bokoff, the owner of Bokoff Tours and Travel in Lakewood Ranch, helped book trips for Purple Heart recipients from all 50 states to attend the National Purple Heart Honor Mission’s annual program in New York the week of Sept. 27.

The mission was part of the Purple Heart Patriot Project in Hudson Valley, New York. Participants were honored for their bravery and sacrifice.

“I am thrilled to be a part of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, even in this support role,” Bokoff (above) said. “It’s an honor to provide my services for these amazing heroes and for the organization.”

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Motorists pass under the new pedestrian-activated lights at the roundabout under construction that will connect State Road 64 with Greyhawk Boulevard and Pope Road in East County.

Second SR 64 roundabout nears completion

FDOT will have one traffic roundabout remaining in its S.R. 64 project.

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Those who travel State Road 64 through the Greyhawk Boulevard/Pope Road roundabout have only been allowed to use a single lane in their direction — and likely have waited through traffic delays — over the past few months.

That is about to change as the $4.7 million project is expected to be completed in November.

“The Greyhawk roundabout is in the final phase of roadway construction,” said Barbara Catlin, the Florida Department of Transportation’s community outreach manager, in an email to the Observer. “If our weather

holds, we anticipate November.”

The latest traffic shift in the roundabout was designed to create a continuous traffic flow and eliminate traffic jams from motorists making left turns and U-turns. A left turn lane to Mill Run just to the east of the roundabout has been opened.

According to FDOT, east-

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bound motorists needing to use Greyhawk Boulevard will have to use the Rye Road/White Eagle Boulevard roundabout to circle back to their destination. Pope Road, which comes into the roundabout from the south, is still closed at this time.

Crews from Watson Civil Construction, the contractor performing the work on the project, are tentatively scheduled to place the final lift of asphalt on the Greyhawk Boulevard/Pope Road roundabout Oct. 10. State Road 64 will remain open in one lane in each direction with a speed limit of 25 mph during the project, which also includes a traffic signal and pedestrian crossing at S.R. 64 at 117th Street East.

Catlin said that once the road work at the roundabout is completed, landscape work will begin.

“The landscaping likely will be done in first quarter 2022,” she wrote.

Once completed, the Greyhawk roundabout will feature pedestrian-activated crosswalks, lighting and landscaping. It will designated as the The Chase Coyner and Matthew Powers Memorial Roundabout in honor of the two Lakewood Ranch High School students who were killed in an accident at the intersection Sept.

25, 2018.

“The timing (of the dedication) will correspond to the completion of landscaping, most likely,” Catlin said. “If you’re not familiar, roundabouts have major safety benefits. That’s one of the reasons you see their deployment nationally.”

Construction of the S.R. 64/ Lorraine Road roundabout is expected to begin in fiscal year 2024.

TALE OF THREE CIRCLES Timelines for the FDOT construction of three roundabouts on State Road 64: n At Rye Road/ White Eagle Boulevard Status: Completed (September 2020) Cost: $5.2 million n At Greyhawk Boulevard/Pope Road Status: Construction ongoing Construction start: Aug. 3, 2020 Estimated completion: November Estimated cost: $4.7 million n At Lorraine Road/145th Street East Estimated construction start: Fiscal year 2024 Estimated construction completed: Fiscal year 2025 Estimated cost: TBD

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QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS

The School District of Manatee County is following these quarantine protocols: 1: EXPOSED TO COVID-19 POSITIVE PERSON

Asymptomatic

Symptomatic

Parent’s choice

See section 2 OR

Student remains in school if they remain asymptomatic

Student quarantines up to seven days since the date of exposure to positive individual

2: SYMPTOMATIC OR COVID-19 POSITIVE

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Maureen Geary, a third grade teacher at Myakka City Elementary School, teaches a vocabulary lesson to Katherine Millan-Pureco and America Carranza-Vazquez.

Schools stay the COVID-19 course Even with dropping COVID-19 numbers, district schools will continue most protocols.

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ulie Fitzpatrick, a mother of two third graders at B.D. Gullett Elementary School, has been serving as a substitute teacher at the school two to four days per week since school began Aug. 10.

At the beginning of the school year, she saw several students and staff members staying at home because they tested positive for COVID-19 or were in direct contact with someone who tested positive and needed to quarantine.

Now with the end of the first quarter Oct. 8 and students having been in school for two months, the number of cases at Gullett

COVID-19 CASES DROP The School District of Manatee County has seen a decrease in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks.

In the first two weeks of school, which began Aug. 10, the district was reporting more than 50 cases per day.

Here is the breakdown of district cases for the since Sept. 20: Sept. 20: 33 Sept. 21: 20 Sept. 22: 29 Sept. 23: 12 Sept. 24: 18 Sept. 27: 20 Sept. 28: 23 Sept. 29: 14 Sept. 30: 6 Oct. 1: 7 Total since Sept. 20: 182 Total since Aug. 10: 2,826

and within the School District of Manatee County has significantly decreased since the beginning of the school year.

In the first two weeks of school, the district reported 825 cases among students and employees.

In the past two weeks, that number is 182.

Kevin Chapman, the director of strategic planning and district initiatives for the school district, said the increase in cases was a reflection of the surge in cases around the state.

“Those first 30 days were certainly challenging, but we did everything we could to keep all students and staff safe as we continue to do,” Chapman said.

Within the first week of school, the district implemented COVID-19 protocols that were in place last year including temperature checks for all employees and randomly for students, visitor restrictions in schools and employees required to answer questions related to COVID-19

COVID-19 CASES IN SCHOOLS

The School District of Manatee County continues to report COVID-19 cases every day. Here are the number of cases for East County schools Aug. 10 through Oct. 1:

William H. Bashaw Elementary

CONFIRMED CASES 64

EMPLOYEES STUDENTS POSITIVE POSITIVE 7 57

Braden River Elementary

43

9

34

Freedom Elementary

22

2

20

B. D. Gullett Elementary

44

6

38

Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary

68

10

58

Myakka City Elementary

23

1

22

Tara Elementary

29

4

25

Robert E. Willis Elementary

53

6

47

Gene Witt Elementary

57

9

48

Braden River Middle

53

5

48

Carlos E. Haile Middle

61

4

57

Dr. Mona Jain Middle

44

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44

R. Dan Nolan Middle

73

14

59

Braden River High

125

10

115

Lakewood Ranch High

147

10

137

Total for East County 906 97 Total for School District of Manatee County 2,826 358

809 2,468

OR The student receives a negative test and is asymptomatic

OR Ten days have passed since symptoms onset or a positive test result, 24 hours without fever and other symptoms improving

daily as they arrive to work.

Since Sept. 14, the district has seen fewer than 50 cases per day.

The last time the district reported more than 100 cases in a day was Sept. 7, when the district reported 127 cases.

Mike Barber, a spokesperson for the school district, said the district is pleased to see the number of cases decreasing.

“We feel like this is a great thing for our community and especially a great thing for our schools,” Barber said. “It’s a matter of our schools, teachers, principals, students and parents all being extremely vigilant. They’ve been following the mitigation measures we have and staying home if they’re sick.”

The Florida Department of Health in coordination with the Florida Department of Education released a new emergency rule Sept. 22 that gives parents the option to send their students back to school if students are asymptomatic after being exposed as a result of being in direct contact with someone who tested positive.

In the past, asymptomatic students who were exposed couldn’t return to school until they received a negative COVID-19 test after four days from the date of last exposure or until seven days had passed since the date of last exposure.

Fitzpatrick said she is happy with the new quarantine rule because although she hasn’t had to have her children stay home to quarantine, she knows families with students who have had to stay home even though they were asymptomatic.

“I think it’s a good idea because if one of the boys were exposed, but they were not showing any symptoms and tested negative, I would send them back,” Fitzpatrick said.

Brittany Larkin, a parent of a student at Braden River High School and a student at Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch, felt the district’s protocols were strict at the beginning of the school

The student receives written permission from a health care provider to return to school

year but that the mask mandate with opt-out option and the new quarantine provides more parental choice.

“They had so many measures in place, but it almost was too much, and I think they had to kind of scale it back,” Larkins said. “I was seeing the same kids over and over getting quarantined when they weren’t showing any symptoms. I think parents were getting frustrated because it was constantly happening.”

The School Board of Manatee County implemented a mask mandate with an opt-out option Aug. 16. The board extended the mandate Aug. 24 and will review the mandate during its meeting Oct. 26. If the county’s positivity rate falls below 8% before Oct. 26, the board will review the mandate at an earlier date.

As of Oct. 1, 10,070 students across the district have opted out of the mask mandate. The district has about 50,000 students enrolled this year.

Barber and Chapman said the district plans to stay the course with its mitigation efforts even as cases decrease.

“One thing we’ve learned with COVID is that there are ups and downs,” Barbe said. “The thought process from the district level and from the superintendent is you want to give some time to see if that’s going to be a stable thing. We will then make decisions from there.”

Larkin said she hopes the district continues the mask mandate with an opt-out option because it gives parents the choice to send their students to school with masks or not.

“It seems to be working because numbers are down, so I hope they will look at that, and they will keep it the same as long as numbers continue to go down,” Larkin said.

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anatee County Utilities spokesperson Amy Pilson said illnesses within Waste Management employees has been the cause of late garbage collection the past few months.

It is a problem that has confounded some county residents who have seen garbage sit at the end of their driveways for longer than expected.

However, Pilson said Waste Management has been hiring and should be back on regular schedules soon if not already.

“These difficulties were recognized, and the hauler has worked diligently by modifying, increasing and improving its effort,” Pilson said. “It has seen success through a significant jump in the numbers of employees hired since Aug. 1.”

Waste Management isn’t alone when it comes to service issues.

Many area businesses have experienced labor issues the past 18 months due to the pandemic.

Waste Management, which handles garbage and recycles hauling in East County, was hit especially hard.

“Employees choosing to relocate, change occupations or remain at home have resulted in the loss of trained personnel,” Pilson said.

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Waste Management has been keeping records on a daily basis of the scheduled routes that are missed and have notified Manatee County when collections have been completed.

Pilson said residents have been asked to leave their garbage, recycling and yard waste out until 7 p.m. on the scheduled collection day. If it is not collected by then, they should bring it back in and put it out again prior to 6 a.m. the next day as the collec tions are being resumed where they left off.

She said the process has worked well for the most part.

“We continue to work with Waste Management to allow it some additional time to get its new employees hired and trained before any alternative solutions are implemented that would require significant changes to current levels of service,” she said.

“It remains a priority to restore service to the standards our customers have come to rely on.”

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n their Monday morning stroll down Tara Boulevard, Darby Connor and Peyton Phillips pointed out a set of orange and white stripes on the asphalt located in front of a speed limit sign.

For Connor, the chair of Tara Community Development District 1, the stripes signified a victory.

Connor has led the charge in asking Manatee County for help on the busy 2-mile stretch of road between State Road 70 and Linger Lodge Road, hoping for ways to slow down traffic and make the road safer. Those stripes signified where one of three speed tables will be installed by the county later this month.

“I drive this road every day, and I’ve seen countless accidents, and I can’t even begin to describe the amount of property damage,” Connor said. “People who aren’t necessarily residents here use this as a straight shot to S.R. 70. This isn’t their community, so they don’t care.”

The first table will be installed south of the intersection of Tara Boulevard and Tara Preserve.

That leads to a stretch of road, which has a speed limit of 30 mph, where a fatal accident occurred in June 2020.

“Hopefully, this will slow them down before they hit the curves,” Darby said. “We’ve had a lot of accidents where people have hit the curbs and went into the trees.”

Another speed table is set to be constructed just south of the intersection of Tara Boulevard and Tailfeather Way, where Darby said a truck once sped through the curve and landed in an adjacent pond.

A final table will be put near a curve just south of Stand Circle.

“Thirty is not slow on this road,” Connor said. “We’re just hoping that where we plant these will have some impact.”

Phillips called the prospect of kids crossing the road to get to nearby Tara Elementary “extremely worrisome,” especially at the intersection of Tara Boulevard and Tara Preserve.

In August, a speeding motorist missed a turn and drove through a development sign at the intersection, causing $16,000 in damage.

“God forbid they would hit a child,” he said. “I’ve seen accidents at the intersection where the whole front of a car is torn off.

I don’t know how it can be that severe because you can’t build up a lot of speed.”

Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh said on Monday reducing the speed limit wasn’t a viable option and that stop signs were just a stop gap.

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Peyton Phillips and Darby Connor stand at one of the lit pedestrian signs at Tara Boulevard and Tara Preserve. The signs were installed in 2020 in an effort to help improve safety on Tara Boulevard.

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“If you lower the speed limit, people aren’t going to pay attention,” Baugh said. “A stop sign works temporarily. It’s a known fact that whenever you put in stop signs — especially a four-way stop — people honor them at first, and they pay attention to them. Then after a while they get accustomed to the stop signs being there, and they ignore those too.”

Baugh said that a speed table is something that can’t be ignored.

“You have to slow down for them, and they’re not giving,” she said. “They have better outcomes than speed limit signs. The county has always known that

wouldn’t stop the situation, so we are going to try the speed calming and hope that has an effect.”

County documents show the speed tables will begin as temporary devices that will be in place for 90 days to allow for community feedback. Permanent speed tables would be installed within six to eight weeks after the trial period. The total cost is estimated at $24,000.

Connor said he will continue to lobby for a four-way stop at Tara Boulevard and Tara Preserve, saying that the yellow lit crosswalk signs and speed tables aren’t enough yet. He feels that four-

way stops work and “that (he’s) never seen anyone run a four-way stop.” It currently has stop signs on east and west directions from Tara preserve.

“These signs concern me because they’re yellow, and that means caution,” Connor said.

“People accelerate when they see the yellow instead of slowing. You’re asking a grade-school child to decide whether to push that button with a yellow caution light to get to school. People drive their kids to school because they’re scared to let them go through that intersection.”

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When Savannah McGee left her role in 2017 as a secretary for Greg McGrew, who was then an assistant director at Manatee Technical College, she was determined to use every lesson that she learned from him in the future.

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“One of the biggest gifts Greg gave me was the ability for me to believe in myself and to see my own worth,” McGee said of McGrew, who died Sept. 10 at 58 from multiple myeloma. “He helped me believe I could do things where in the past I would think they were out of reach. I think a lot of the confidence I gained in my career, like believing one day I could be a leader myself, came from the confidence I got because he saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself.”

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“I looked up to him a lot, not only professionally but personally,” McGee said. “Very seldom in life do you meet someone who is so genuine and well rounded.

He knew how to build relationships with people. He was a model leader as well. He was this beacon of fairness and equality.”

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ABOUT GREG MCGREW Residence: River Club Died: Sept. 10, 2021 Age: 58 Job: Retired assistant director at Manatee Technical College’s main campus Service: A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 9 at Woodland Community Church. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking donations be made to Manatee Technical College main campus’s Truck Project. The project is for students to be able to get hands-on experience repairing a truck.

Survived by: Wife Cheryl, son Grant McGrew, daughter Jacqueline Figueroa, son-in-law Drew Figueroa, and grandchildren Grayson and Jameson Figueroa

said. “He was such a cutie and so sweet. I knew he would make a great dad and a great husband.”

Greg persuaded his future bride to attend Indiana State University. They graduated in May 1985 and were married a month later.

They bought a 100-year-old farmhouse and had their daughter, Jacqueline, three years later.

The family spent spring breaks vacationing in Florida, so they eventually decided to move to East County in 1989.

Greg started teaching in Manatee County at Sara Scott Harllee Middle School, now the Sara Scott Harllee Center.

Then he moved to Lakewood Ranch High School when it opened in 1998. Besides being

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a teacher, he was the girls golf coach and boys basketball coach.

Cheryl spent time a few days after her husband’s death scrolling through his Facebook page reading the hundreds of stories people had to share about him.

She stumbled across a post from one of Greg’s past golfers.

The player had bought a brand new club for $200. When she swung the club, she accidentally let go, and the club went flying into a lake at The River Club.

Without hesitation, Greg took off his shoes and jumped into the lake, despite alligators, and retrieved it.

“He became their hero at that point,” Cheryl said. “I can’t believe he jumped in there.”

Cheryl said her husband’s biggest legacy are their two children, Jacqueline Figueroa and Grant McGrew, and two grandchildren, Grayson and Jameson Figueroa.

Over the summer, Greg would take Grayson and Jameson on walks every Friday on the trails around Lakewood Ranch, even when he was in pain.

“One of my best memories is watching them walk with him and their little hands holding his, or they would hold sticks and be right there with Papa,” Cheryl said. “I called him Braveheart because he never complained.”

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akewood Ranch’s Chip Tominelli patiently waited in a World War II era biplane on the runway at the SarasotaBradenton International Airport.

In the cockpit behind Tominelli on Sept. 29 was Darryl Fisher, the founder and president of Dream Flights, a Nevada-based organization that honors veterans with a free flight in a Boeing-Stearman open cockpit biplane.

As he waited for a Southwest Airlines 747 Boeing aircraft, which was preparing for takeoff, Fisher told air traffic controllers that he was flying with a soon-to-be 100-year-old World War II veteran and was ready for takeoff. The Southwest Airlines pilot stopped his plane and told Fisher to go first, along with asking him to say thanks to Tominelli for his service.

Within minutes, Fisher and Tominelli were making their way to the clouds for a flight toward Longboat Key and back.

For Tominelli, a Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living resident, it was the flight of a lifetime.

Upon his return, he summed up his flight in one word: “Beautiful.”

“Thanks a million,” Tominelli told Fisher upon exiting the plane.

“I’ll never forget this.”

Tominelli turns 100 years old Oct. 8, which Fisher said makes the World War II veteran a “century flier,” meaning Tominelli can have a Dream Flight every year for the rest of his life.

An Army engineer from 1942 to 1946. Tominelli served in the South Pacific.

Besides Tominelli, two other Cypress Springs residents and military veterans were able to go on their own Dream Flights.

Melvin Pettis, who served in the Navy from 1946 to 1948, and Joe Abrams, who served in the Army from 1951 through 1953, were next in line.

When Fisher asked who was going to fly next, Abrams looked over at Pettis.

“The Army taught me never to volunteer, so when they said, ‘Who’s next?’ I said, ‘You go,’” Abrams said with a smile.

After getting into his seat in the cockpit, Pettis looked at the gauges in front of him.

“I’m just making sure there’s enough gas in the tank,” Pettis said with a laugh.

The three veterans rode during Dream Flights’s Operation September Freedom, which was a Dream Flight tour dedicated mostly to honoring men and women who fought in World War II. From Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, pilots flew more than 5,000 veterans in six restored Boeing-Stearman planes in 47 states.

“Every single day for the last 60 days, I’ve gotten to meet heroes,”

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Fisher said. “It’s been emotional.”

While with the veterans, Fisher takes the time to get to know them and hear stories from the time they served, which Fisher said was powerful.

“These men here today gave us our freedom,” Fisher said. “In America in 1941, when the attack on Pearl Harbor happened, it was a very precarious position.

We almost lost that war. Had we done so, we wouldn’t enjoy the freedoms that we enjoy today.

We’re here to say thank you in a unique way.”

When Pettis’ flight ended, Fisher asked the 92-year-old veteran about his time in the Navy and what he did.

Pettis, who is from Illinois, served officers while working on the USS Bennington, USS Mission Bay and USS White Marsh.

Darryl Fisher, the founder, president and pilot for Dream Flight, gives Chip Tominelli, who’s a Cypress Springs Gracious Retirement Living resident and World War II veteran, a Dream Flights hat to commemorate their trip in the sky

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He eventually served as a cook.

“I slept right up under the flight deck on the aircraft carrier (USS Bennington), and we prepared food for officers,” Pettis said. “We were mostly, back in those days, the officers’ servants. We took care of their clothes. Few Blacks were outside of the cook, steward’s mate classification.”

Pettis said his two years in the Navy during time of segregation inspired him to become involved as a civil rights activist.

Abrams, 92, was excited when it was his turn.

“This is going to be a whole new experience,” Abrams said. “At my age, it’s hard to find new experiences.”

As a researcher in the medical lab, Abrams stayed stateside during his service, finding the causes and treatment for frostbite.

“We had a room that we could bring down to minus 50 (degrees),” Abrams said. “I can attest to how cold minus 50 is.

Sometimes we would even put fans on it to see how fast the cooling of the skin was affected not only by cold weather but also when it was windy.”

Seeing the soldiers coming back from the war who had frostbite made Abrams grateful he remained stateside, he said.

“I hoped that what we were doing was going to help not only them but in the future,” Abrams said.

When Abrams landed, he turned to Fisher and said: “Darryl, that was exciting. I’m ready to go up again.”

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CHIP TOMINELLI Age: Turns 100 Oct. 8 Years served: 1942-1946 Branch: Army Job: Combat engineer Rank: Corporal

MELVIN PETTIS Age: 92 Years served: 1946-1948 Branch: Navy Job: Steward’s mate Rank: Private

JOE ABRAMS Age: 92 Years served: 1951-1953 Branch: Army Job: Researcher in Army medical research lab Rank: Staff sergeant

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Business Alliance hires new leader his role with the alliance was a lateral move at best, and, to be honest, he never appeared to be totally comfortable with the Lakewood Ranch pompoms in his hands. You had to wonder if the alliance could keep him.

The answer was delivered in July when DiMaio left. Earlier in the year, he had been rumored to be a candidate for the Manatee County administrator position.

Perhaps the alliance was just not his cup of tea.

In retrospect, the DiMaio hire might have been perfect for the alliance, which had to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. When Kasten left, the alliance had just more than 700 members.

Lamont said she is taking over an organization with 653 members.

In a world of virtual events, DiMaio strategically made decisions that kept the damage to a minimum. He held a networking group together when there was no live networking.

But when the alliance needed to go looking for his replacement, I am sure the thought process focused on, “How do we get another Heather?”

Kasten was the vice president of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce when she accepted the role as alliance CEO and president in 2014. Lamont is the vice president of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, currently working under Kasten,

until she takes over as alliance CEO and president in the first week of November.

Her current job is leading a membership-based organization. She will be taking over a membership-based organization.

“I am a membership-based guru,” said Lamont, who started as an intern at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce in 2010. “These opportunities don’t come often.”

Kasten said 11 years at the chamber have prepared Lamont for her new position, and she said her duties won’t be all that different. Kasten said they have been great friends since Lamont came to the chamber in 2010.

“My experience, and the various positions I have held with the Sarasota chamber, has set me up for this, and having that background was important to (the alliance search committee),” Lamont said. “For me, this job is about being able to continue to grow my leadership role. The alliance is primed for a great future ahead, and now I’m putting my stamp on it. They were looking for someone to help provide a vision. … That was pivotal.”

Lamont isn’t ready to share that vision.

“I need to go on a bit of a listening tour,” she said. “Certainly, workforce is a big issue now, but I need to meet with our

stakeholders and try to identify their needs. We already have a strong foundation with events and programming. We have to assert ourselves to support our business community.”

An East County resident, Lamont grew up in western Manatee County and graduated from Bayshore High School in 2006. She said her husband, David, and children, 5-year-old Payton and 2-year-old Harper, spend a lot of time in Lakewood Ranch and in the UTC area.

She said she stays “crazy busy” with her family in going to the kids’ gymnastics and dance events, but when they get a little down time, they like to head to Colorado for skiing and hiking.

She does see the similarities between Kasten and herself.

“I would say I am outgoing,” she said. “I can strike up a conversation with anyone. I thrive on interaction.”

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance would not release Lamont’s salary. The nonprofit’s most recent tax records show DiMaio earned $108,462 in 2019 when he started his role in April of that year. Kasten earned $107,624 in 2018.

Kasten said it is a big loss for the chamber, but she is excited to watch her grow in Lakewood Ranch.

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance will have to hope she

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Brittany Lamont has been hired as the new CEO and president of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.

doesn’t grow too fast because it would like to keep a leader around long term.

And you can bet they are hoping Kasten has a long, long career at the chamber.

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The alliance plucked Brittany Lamont from the Heather Kasten career advancement model.

On Oct. 5, the alliance announced it had hired Lamont to take over as president and CEO, succeeding Dom DiMaio, who resigned in July to become president of Rite Technology.

“Our search committee had many strong candidates, and Brittany proved to be the unanimous choice based on her industry knowledge, community ties, passion and proven track record,” said Amanda Parrish, LWRBA board chair, in a release.

After Kasten resigned in January 2019 to become president and CEO of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, I had written that Kasten was a oneof-a-kind leader, so the alliance shouldn’t go looking for “Heather-light” as a replacement. She was outgoing, bubbly, chatty — a Lakewood Ranch cheerleader.

DiMaio’s hire, indeed, went in a different direction.

DiMaio was recruited from his role as Synovus Bank Division CEO for Central Florida, and everything had fallen into place for such an impressive hire.

But after 30 years as a banking industry executive, it appeared

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“The hot summers make playing pickleball outdoors extremely challenging,” Lakewood Ranch pickleball player Joseph McMahon said. “The vision for an indoor pickleball facility is filling a need for a sport whose time has come.”

The Pickleball Club will have Acry-Tech playing surfaces on every court, including the outdoor courts that will be covered.

Dominic Catalano, the director of pickleball at The Pickleball Club, said that players will feel the cushion with just 60 pounds of pressure.

“When I go on a surface outside that’s a blacktop surface, leveled off and just painted, my knees start to bark after two hours,” Catalano said. “A lot of our clients have bad joints, knee replacements, hip replacements.

And if we can help that, that’s just another plus for us.”

McCarthy and Catalano both said The Pickleball Club will be more than just pickleball. The pro shop will be run by Joe Capuano, who owns the Pickleball Sarasota shop just south of Fruitville Road.

Pickles — named after the dog that’s the namesake of the sport — will function as a social gathering space.

“We want to do Super Bowl parties, NCAA basketball parties, watch parties for fight nights, the World Series for any kind of big Saturday afternoon football or Sunday football,” Catalano said.

“Friendships are what we all got out of pickleball, and that’s a camaraderie and the kind of social atmosphere we’re trying to create.”

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McCarthy took matters into his own hands and is building The Pickleball Club, which will feature 12 indoor courts, two outdoor courts, two drill courts, a pro shop, full locker rooms and a cafe aptly named Pickles, just south of Lakewood Ranch at 1195 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota.

McCarthy said it will be a club environment that will serve an area loaded with avid pickleball players. It’s scheduled to open in March 2022.

“We’re not just building indoor pickleball facilities,” he said.

“We’re building a club.”

Working on strategic planning committees and being on the board of governors with the Sarasota Yacht Club and Bird Key Yacht Club, McCarthy said he has learned how clubs are put together.

“I want to focus on pickleball and make it more affordable,” he said.

Before going through with the project, McCarthy sent out a series of questionnaires to area pickleball players in an effort to gauge their concerns. Heat and humidity were the top complaints. Rain and a lack of lighted courts for nighttime play also ranked high.

“It’s also the UV issue,” McCarthy said. “The senior cohort wants to get out of the sun because of skin issues. Just playing outdoors in the sun, that reflection and everything can be difficult.”

McCarthy said the club’s proximity to Lakewood Ranch has attracted heavy interest from the Lakewood Ranch area. The most popular pickleball location in the area is the courts at Lakewood Ranch High School. More courts are planned for the county park planned adjacent to the Premier

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She said she was in good health and even considered rescheduling her mammogram.

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Her doctor told her they found a 4-millimeter lump in her breast and scheduled an ultrasound.

After the ultrasound, she was referred to a surgeon and oncologist. On Aug. 24, Young met with a surgeon to get the results of a biopsy.

She was diagnosed with triplenegative breast cancer, which is considered an aggressive cancer because it grows and spreads quickly and is more likely to come back after treatment. It also doesn’t respond to hormone therapies like other breast cancers.

“When my doctor called me, and the pathology reports were in, I just broke down,” Young said. “I knew the call was coming. I knew what it was going to be. But when he said it, it floored me.”

Young began chemotherapy Sept. 8.

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“As supportive as my husband, mom and family have been, nobody really understands,” Young said. “I just hope to bring some awareness to the fact that this is something that could impact anyone at any time, and we need to be diligent about our own health.”

The walk will be the first inperson event the American Cancer Society has had since 2019 as a result of the pandemic.

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Ucciferri was diagnosed with breast and uterine cancer after she went through in vitro fertilization 20 years ago.

“Live your life as much as you can, and whatever comes, comes,” Ucciferri said. “Whatever the doctors told me, I did. I do my yearly checkups and just try not to think about it.”

A year after she finished treatment, Ucciferri went through in vitro fertilization once more and had her twins, Alyssa and Charlize, who are now seniors at Lakewood Ranch High School.

Ucciferri and her daughters will participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk where she’ll continue to share her story and support others like Young, Yost and Geiger.

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Bethany Lynch, an American Cancer Society senior development manager and River Club resident, said about 200 teams will participate in the walk. Lynch expects 3,000 to 5,000 people will participate this year compared to 7,000 to 10,000 participants in past years.

This year, the walk will have a staggered start to help with crowd control. Walkers can go on the course at any time between 8 and 11 a.m.

Lakewood Ranch’s Giselle Ucciferri spent time at the Lakewood Ranch High School football game Oct. 1 talking to Young, along with Bradenton’s Megan Yost and east Bradenton’s Corina Geiger, about what it’s like being 20 years in remission.

Yost, who is 26, was diagnosed with breast cancer in July and currently is on her fourth round of chemotherapy. Geiger was diagnosed in 2019 and is healing from treatment.

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Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell’s musical comedy puts a spin on the “Let’s Put on a Show” genre.

The story itself is a farce about painful artistic struggle. An unpublished playwright and an unsung composer try to hack out a script to submit to a musical theater festival. It’s their chance to make it big — the clock is ticking; the deadline looms. Does the fictional show-within-the-show go on? That would be telling. But in the real world, the show is comedy gold.

If you go: Oct. 7-17; Art Center Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail; 365-2494; ThePlayers.org.

Asolo Repertory Theatre: ‘Hair’ A tsunami of rock musicals flooded Broadway in the late 1960s. “Hair” was, perhaps, the hairiest.

This literally revolutionary show sang the praises of a tribe of long-haired hippies dodging landlords (and the draft) in snowy New York City. These bohemians turn on, tune in, dig the counterculture scene, make love (not war) and sing. Sounds groovy, man.

But these noble savages could also inflict savage power trips on each other. This musical paints a warts-and-all portrait of these lost boys and girls. Songs including “Hair,” “The Age of Aquarius” and “Let the Sunshine In” evoke the beautiful, peaceful, loving utopia they envisioned.

Josh Rhodes directs and choreographs. The expanded minds of Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado dreamed the original dream.

If you go: Nov. 20 to Jan. 1; FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail; 351-8000; AsoloRep.org.

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Florida Studio Theatre: ‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’ Buddy Holly played from his heart. Alan Janes’ musical biography goes straight to the heart of the man and his music.

His portrait of the artist as a young rocker digs deeper than the cute, cuddly cliche. Holly was a nice guy with a big smile, but he was also a musical revolutionary. In his short, happy life, Holly reinvented his art form and refused to let the music industry big shots put him in a “country music” box.

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“You grow together, and your teammates are always there for you. You can count on them during the sport and outside of it.”

— Mustang Kenzie Schmucker SEE PAGE 19A

Former Braden River High running back Deshaun Fenwick has had more carries each game at Oregon State.

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Braden River High football sophomore running back Trayvon Pinder had nine carries for 124 yards and a touchdown Oct. 1 in the Pirates’ 44-0 road win against Brandon High.

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Deshaun Fenwick sparks Oregon State’s football team to impressive wins.

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hen Oregon State’s football team ripped USC 45-27 on Sept.

25, many college football fans probably had never heard of Deshaun Fenwick.

Now they’re getting familiar with the running back in a hurry.

Fenwick, who is a redshirt sophomore playing his first season with the Beavers, rushed for 53 yards in the win over the Trojans and then was the Beavers’ leading rusher with 70 yards in a 27-24 win over Washington on Oct. 2.

Oregon State is 4-1 after four consecutive wins, and Fenwick, a Braden River High graduate, has been a big part of the surge after having just 12 carries combined in the first three games but 23 carries and 123 yards rushing in his last two games.

The win over the Huskies proved the Beavers victory over the Trojans was no upset. They racked up 322 yards rushing in that game alone.

Fenwick signed with South Carolina out of high school but transferred this offseason after the Gamecocks fired Head Coach Will Muschamp in the middle of the 2020 season. Muschamp went 28-30 at South Carolina but lost 14 of his last 20 games.

Thanks to flexible redshirt rules and the NCAA giving all fall athletes who participated in the pandemic-affected 2020 season an extra year of eligibility, Fenwick is considered a sophomore

despite playing in parts of three seasons at South Carolina, when he recorded 97 carries for 523 yards and two touchdowns.

“The team embraced me with open arms. They knew I was a transfer. They knew it would be different for me coming from South Carolina, East Coast to West Coast. I really appreciated that.”

— Deshaun Fenwick

Fenwick said he was first intrigued by Oregon State because of Michael Pitre, who served as the school’s running backs coach and recruiting coordinator. Fenwick had been in contact with Pitre during his initial college recruitment. When Fenwick entered the transfer portal in December, Pitre reached out. From there, Fenwick got a feel for the school and decided to become a Beaver in January.

Pitre would leave Oregon State for the Chicago Bears in February, but Fenwick remained committed to the school.

“The team embraced me with open arms,” Fenwick said. “They knew I was a transfer. They knew it would be different for me coming from South Carolina, East Coast to West Coast. I really appreciated that.”

Staying with the Beavers was the right decision. Fenwick said he knew the coaching staff liked to use multiple running backs,

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DESHAUN FENWICK College: Oregon State University Position: Running back Size: 6-foot-2, 230 pounds Year: Redshirt sophomore 2021 stats: 5 games, 35 carries, 191 yards, 5.5 yards per rush, 1 TD Did you know? Fenwick played parts of three seasons at the University of South Carolina before transferring to Oregon State Next up: Fenwick and the Beavers play 4 p.m. (ET) Oct. 9 at Washington State (PAC-12 Network) High school: Braden River (2018 grad)

so he was sure he would get an opportunity to play. Fenwick said he also likes how his game fits with the other backs on the roster, such as junior B.J. Baylor, who leads the Beavers with 533 yards rushing in five games. Whereas Baylor likes to use his speed to bounce outside the tackles, Fenwick is more of a vertical runner, often opting to go through the teeth of the defense to get tough yards when they are needed.

Fenwick said he has retooled his entire style since his high school days.

“At Braden River, I was freestyling,” Fenwick said. “I was just reacting to things that happened on the field. I was trying to learn how to be a football player.

Now I feel like I am a true running back. It has been a long road to refining my game the last few years. I mean, I know how to read a defense now and find the gaps.

Back then, I didn’t. Being able to communicate in football terminology has helped me so much and is something I am proud of.”

While the Beavers are off to a strong start, only stumbling in their season-opening 30-21 loss to Purdue, Fenwick said the best is yet to come.

“We’re not even close to our potential,” Fenwick said. “This is a blue collar team, and we’ve won a couple games, but we haven’t done much of anything yet.”

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Lakewood National’s Jacqueline Putrino is a two-time FHSAA state champion but elected not to play high school golf in 2021.

hat does a two-time state girls golf champion do for an encore?

Jacqueline Putrino decided not to have one.

Putrino, whose family moved from Sarasota to Lakewood National over the winter, is an academic senior through Florida Virtual School. She competed on the Riverview High golf team for three seasons, winning the Class 3A state title as a sophomore and junior, the latter event helping the Rams win the team state title as well. Putrino, a Florida State commit, wrestled with whether to return for the chance at a three-peat.

Ultimately, she decided against it.

“Being part of a team was so fun,” Putrino said. “My teammates were awesome, and the coaching staff and the Riverview faculty were great. It was a fun three years. But I want to play in some big tournaments, and the high school calendar would have interfered with those. I feel like going against the competition at those events will make me a better player, and I have to think about my future.”

The first of those big tournaments is the American Junior Golf Association’s Ping Invitational, which begins Oct. 8 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Putrino will be going against a majority

“In a way, it makes me focus even more than I was. It’s all or nothing now. I only have one more chance to play in these events, so I have to make the most of them.”

— Jacqueline Putrino

of the AJGA’s top 35 ranked girls golfers at the event.

Putrino, who is ranked No. 17 in the nation, said she has heard from friends that the course at Karsten Creek is challenging but added that she is excited by the challenge.

Without the high school season commitment, she will be ready. Putrino has been working with Coach David Whelan, who has worked with the LPGA Tour’s Nelly Korda and Jessica Korda among other professional golfers. Putrino said Whelan convinced her to change her grip, going from a weak grip to a stronger grip.

“It felt weird at first,” Putrino said. “When you change your grip, it feels like you can’t hit the ball. But I worked through that, and now it is so much better. It

brings me more consistency.”

Putrino said that change as well as other small changes have her feeling confident heading into the meat of her new golf schedule.

Whether she plays well is only part of her concern this year.

Putrino is balancing her competitive side with having fun.

This is her last hurrah as a junior golfer before she attends Florida State. As much fun as she knows she will have there — her older friends have relayed stories from their teams — she said she also wants to cherish these last junior tournaments. Putrino said she has been reflecting on her junior career lately, shocked at how fast it has flown by.

“Everything is happening,” Putrino said. “In a way, it makes me focus even more than I was.

It’s all or nothing now. I only have one more chance to play in these events, so I have to make the most of them.”

Ryan Kohn is the sports writer for the East County Observer. Contact him at RKohn@ YourObserver.com.

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Kenzie Schmucker is a senior setter on the Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team. Schmucker, who in September committed to Converse University in Spartanberg, South Carolina, leads the team with 450 assists. She also has 224 digs, 87 kills and 50 aces.

When did you start playing volleyball?

I started playing when I was 10 years old. My older sister, (Jordan), was already playing. I had quit soccer the year before, and I was looking for something new to try. It looked interesting, so I gave it a shot.

What is the appeal to you?

I love how competitive it is and how close we get as a team. You grow together, and your teammates are always there for you.

You can count on them during the sport and outside of it.

If you would like to make a recommendation for the East County Observer’s Athlete of the Week feature, send it to Ryan Kohn at RKohn@YourObserver.com.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS The Survivors in Sync dragon boat heads back to the dock after winning its 500 meters heat Saturday in a breast cancer paddlers race.

“We are going to put our best foot forward. We are going to host a massive amount of large events.”

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t was one of the only complications of a weekend of racing that featured 900 athletes descending upon Nathan Benderson Park for the U.S. Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew National Championships held Oct. 1-3.

The dragon heads, which are added to the boats for the competition, were snapping off when some of the boats approached the boots, which hold the boats in place until dropping beneath the water to start the race. Some of the more novice boats were having trouble easing into the boots.

The first day of the three-day competition saw three dragon heads bite the dust.

So event organizers decided to go without the signature heads for the rest of the competition.

It was the only complication of an otherwise flawless event that served as a U.S. qualifier for July 2022’s International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew World Championships at Nathan Benderson Park.

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Survivors in Sync’s Irene Holt, Veronica Vangas and Carla Baldwin leave the dock after a dominating victory.

Rodriguez said he received terrific feedback from the competitors.

“They would tell us that this (dragon boat) event was better than anything they’ve competed in,” he said. “They see this course, … this beauty.”

And the dragon head woes?

“We will figure something out,” Rodriguez said with a smile.

Although the event attracted 900 athletes, Rodriguez said it would have drawn a field of 1,500

if it weren’t for the COVID-19 pandemic. Even so, he was overjoyed with those who came.

“This was one of the largest (dragon boat) events anyone has had globally,” he said. “This was kind of a test event for us.”

Although it was a smaller turnout than it would have been without the pandemic, Rodriguez said it didn’t cause too much of a problem in terms of hosting the event from a financial sense.

“You’ve got the same expenses,” he said. “I think this has more of an effect in terms of an economic impact (on area businesses).”

Rodriguez said the park has been adjusting to effects of the pandemic and has handled it as well as could be expected.

“You’ve got 20 people bunched into a boat,” he said. “There are a lot of people not paddling (worldwide). But we did not stop. We found ways to innovate. We kept the park active, and we still are out looking at events now.”

If the pandemic eases, Rodriguez expects a banner fiscal year for Nathan Benderson Park.

“We are going to put our best foot forward,” he said. “We are going to host a massive amount of large events.”

SANCA is looking to host an International Dragon Boat Federation World Nations Championships, perhaps in 2023 or 2025 if it earns the bid. European entrants for next year’s championships have already been calling the park saying they can’t wait until the event.

SANCA will also make a run at hosting more world rowing events, such as the Rowing World Championships, which it hosted at Benderson Park in 2017. The bid cycle will be open soon for the 2024-2028 world championships.

“This is the best venue anywhere,” said Sarasota’s Paula Heggerick, who paddles for Survivors in Sync. “It’s a controlled setting, and you always get the best competition.”

Lakewood Ranch’s Dana Bauer said she was just happy she could be competing in such a huge event with her teammates.

“This is absolutely fabulous,” Bauer said. “Our (paddlers) are so strong-willed. When we couldn’t be on the water, we worked out.

I actually think we are stronger now.”

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ressed in a pink tutu and pink tank top, Del Webb’s Debbie Stoner walked alongside her friend, Lindy Foster, who lives in Esplanade, during Del Webb Women’s Club second annual Breast Cancer Walkathon on Oct. 2.

Stoner and Foster wanted to support people with breast cancer, breast cancer survivors and those who died due to breast cancer.

“I love the camaraderie among the women,” Stoner said. “It’s girls supporting girls.”

About 285 people participated in the walkathon by walking 1-3 miles Oct. 1-3. The event was spread over three days to limit crowds as a COVID-19 safety precaution.

The women’s club raised $18,574 for the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.

Ellen Lotz, the president of the women’s club, said it was great to see so many people coming together for the walk to support a worthwhile cause.

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INLINE SKATING MARATHON Starts at 7:30 a.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. More than 200 of the world’s best inline skaters will descend on Nathan Benderson Park for the 2021 Florida Inline Skating Marathon, which is part of the World Inline Cup race circuit. Recreational skaters can also participate in either a full marathon, a half marathon or a 10K skate, with prices varying by race type and registration date. The event will also feature a 10K and 5K run. For more information, visit FloridaInlineSkatingMarathon.com, or email FloridaMarathon2021@ gmail.com.

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TIDEWELL TROT Starts at 6 p.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. Proceeds from this event benefit the Tidewell Foundation in its grants to Tidewell Hospice for charity care, grief support services, specialized veterans care, music therapy and telehealth. Participants have the option of running a 5K or completing a 1-mile run/walk.

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The event is not timed; it is about participating, not the pace. Registrants will receive breakfast and lunch on race day as well as a commemorative T-shirt. For more information, visit TeamTony.org, or call 227-4404.

More than 800 participants are expected. The 5K registration fee is $40, and the run/walk registration fee is $35. For more information, visit TidewellFoundation.org, call 552-7546, or email Events@ TidewellFoundation.org.

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‘THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW’ Begins at 6 p.m. Friday and 4 and 6 p.m. Saturday at the Sarasota Polo Club, 8201 Polo Club Lane, Lakewood Ranch. The Players Centre for Performing Arts presents the fifth annual “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” performances at the Sarasota Polo Club. All seating will be socially distanced, and masks are recommended for those who are unvaccinated to watch this family-friendly play about Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. Bring your own chairs and blankets for the outdoor seating. Tickets are $20

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“It’s a nice way to remember that Peace Day stands for spreading kindness and showing compassion not only within our school community but in our home community and then even farther out in the world,” said Kristi Dyer, a teacher and Peace Day coordinator.

A committee of student leaders also produced a virtual ceremony for the school and made a banner. Students dressed in clothing with peace signs and made art sharing what peace means to them.

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Paula Lachat, of Tampa, sold her home at 15809 Castle Park Terrace to Steven Bolitho and Valerie Sitler, of Bradenton, for $1.76 million.

Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,200 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.6 million in May.

COUNTRY CLUB

John and Nicole Birmingham, of Bradenton, sold their home at 7305 Desert Ridge Glen to Bryan and Kimberly Woolsey, of Toga Cay, South Carolina, for $1.3 million. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,675 square feet of living area. It sold for $650,000 in 2009.

William and Charmayne Thompson, trustees, of Olathe, Kansas, sold the home at 7018 Vilamoura Place to Kathleen and Michael Close, of Bradenton, for $884,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,620 square feet of living area. It sold for $625,000 in 2020.

Aedan and Noreen Dowling, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 6839 Bay Hill Drive to Chantal Mailloux, of Lakewood Ranch, for $795,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,906 square feet of living area. It sold for $283,300 in 1998.

James Troy Read and Catherine Read, trustees, of Thomasville, Georgia, sold the home at 7424 Riviera Cove to Susan Alberson, of Lakewood Ranch, for $675,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,970 square feet of living area. It sold for $400,000 in 2013.

Chadwick Dean Wilton and Sarah Wilton, of University Park, sold their home at 12704 Stone Ridge Place to Mark and Whitney Aho, of Lakewood Ranch, for $550,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,859 square feet of living area. It sold for $339,900 in February.

Jeffrey Bauer, of St. Petersburg, sold his home at 6631 Oakland Hills Drive to Kent Fisher, of Lakewood Ranch, for $465,000.

Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,769 square feet of living area. It sold for $346,300 in 2020.

COUNTRY CLUB EAST

Jeff Wiedenhaft, trustee, of Kankakee, Illinois, sold the home at 7212 Prestbury Circle to Barry

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and Nancy Baker, of Ontario, Canada, for $1.15 million. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,582 square feet of living area. It sold for $600,000 in 2020.

Zillow Homes Property Trust sold the home at 15422 Helmsdale Place to Yim Cheng, of Lakewood Ranch, for $560,000.

Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,744 square feet of living area. It sold for $525,400 in July.

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Falin and Sarah McMellon, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7656 Harrington Lane to Adam and Milena Khorshid, of Bradenton, for $975,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 3,938 square feet of living area. It sold for $675,000 in 2018.

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This Country Club East home at 15809 Castle Park Terrace sold for $1.76 million. It has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,200 square feet of living area.

RYE WILDERNESS ESTATES

Thomas Mitchell, of Scottsdale, Arizona, sold the home at 7635 Harrington Lane to Hector and Krista Lopez, of Bradenton, for $865,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,745 square feet of living area.

Scott and Trina Falkner sold their home at 16748 Fourth Ave. NE to David Kember, of Sterling Heights, Michigan, for $875,000.

Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,559 square feet of living area. It sold for $860,000 in 2006.

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Michael and Patrice Cairo, of Sarasota, sold their home at 13105 Magpie Place to Scott and Diane Krueger, of Bradenton, for $910,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,939 square feet of living area. It sold for $743,000 in 2007.

Jerry and Murlene Horine, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, sold their home at 12431 Natureview Circle to Roger and Nancee New, of Bradenton, for $760,000.

Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,843 square feet of living area. It sold for $429,900 in 2015.

David Peterson and Sirahaydee De la Cruz, of Bradenton, sold their home at 363 Snapdragon Loop to Thomas Mauch and Amy Geist, of Bradenton, for $667,500. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,225 square feet of living area. It sold for $425,900 in 2005.

John and Susan Toth, of Delaware, Ohio, sold their home at 396 Snapdragon Loop to Jeanette Montgomery-Lewis and Martin Lewis, of Bradenton, for $525,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,466 square feet of living area.

It sold for $348,000 in 2018.

Karen Baker and Melba Stuckey, of Bradenton, sold their home at 12566 Cara Cara Loop to Vincent and Elizabeth Pugliese, of Bradenton, for $525,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,222 square feet of living area. It sold for $376,000 in 2018.

Irina Bakman, of Manalapan, New Jersey, sold the home at 436 Snapdragon Loop to Giuseppe Sciulara and Faro Bartolotta, of Sarasota, for $426,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,244 square feet of living area. It sold for $401,600 in 2005.

Barbara Byrne, trustee, of University Park, sold the home at 7913 Wyndham Court to R. Kent Hudson, of Sarasota, for

$815,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,642 square feet of living area. It sold for $805,000 in 2004.

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Bradley and Rebecca Gustafson, of Bradenton, sold their home at 13616 American Prairie Place to Gregg Johannessen, of Hackettstown, New Jersey, for $755,000.

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rooms, two baths, a pool and 2,090 square feet of living area.

It sold for $336,000 in 2017.

Matthew Booker and Jennifer Kestner Booker, of Palmetto, sold their home at 13720 Saw Palm Creek Trail to Kevyn Rakowski, of Bradenton, for $740,000. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 3,021 square feet of living area. It sold for $447,000 in 2019.

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Lynda Harris sold the home at 7417 Chester Trail to Charles and Mary Seibold, of Medford, New Jersey, for $725,000. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,988 square feet of living area. It sold for $557,800 in 2018.

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John Ferritto, of Sarasota, sold his home at 7008 Treymore Court to Bruce Scott Butler and Erin Ann Fagan, of Sarasota, for $714,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,442 square feet of living area. It sold for $440,000 in 2014.

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Dale and Roberta Hill, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 13963 Wood Duck Circle to Jay and Ramona Bulaw, of Genoa City, Wisconsin, for $700,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,532 square feet of

living area. It sold for $440,500 in 2014.

Mary Lloyd Ross, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 14807 Bowfin Terrace to Edward and Emily Pires, of Lakewood Ranch, for $565,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,769 square feet of living area. It sold for $486,000 in 2013.

Willie Jenkins, of Bradenton, sold his home at 6718 Pirate Perch Trail to Opendoor Property Trust I for $555,200. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,294 square feet of living area. It sold for $405,000 in 2018.

Sunil Sarna, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 15683 Lemon Fish Drive to Matthew and Lindsay Quinn, of Lakewood Ranch, for $462,500.

Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,989 square feet of living area. It sold for $276,000 in 2013.

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Jeffrey and Kathy Bull, trustees, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, sold the home at 11413 Belvedere Terrace to Michael and Carol Anding, of Chaska, Minnesota, for $650,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,389 square feet of living area.

It sold for $335,100 in 2013.

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Simone, along with Bob Erwin, who is the exalted ruler of the Bradenton Elks, and Dan Tabor, who is a past Elks state president, presented their donations to Danielle Curtis, the president of Hooves with HEART, on Sept. 24.

The Bradenton Elks Lodge provided a $4,100 donation. The nonprofit received a $500 donation from the Southwest District as well as $100 from Simone and his wife, Deborah.

“This is my 22nd year of being an Elk, and whenever we have anything to do with children, it just touches your heart, and you want to do as much as you can,” Erwin said. “There’s no better feeling. There’s such a need, and most of us don’t notice how large the need is.”

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Kramer commanded Willow to stand still, and the pony quickly complied.

Darrin Simone, the vice president of the Elks Southwest District and a member of the Lakewood Ranch-Sarasota Elks, wasn’t surprised Kramer was in total control. In August, Simone and Elks State President Suzi Simonelli visited the nonprofit, and Kramer’s riding talent gave them the idea to give a grant to Hooves with HEART, which is dedicated to providing support to individuals with disabilities through equine-assisted activities and riding therapies.

“It just pulled on our heartstrings,” Simone said of the first visit to the nonprofit. “Everybody left here with their hearts so warm. There was just a wonderful feeling.”

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941-251-7916, Ext 1

auto

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PERSONAL CARE GIVERPrivate care: Meal preparation, errands, shopping, and more.

Affordable hourly rates, available weekdays, weekends, and holidays.

Minimal shift 5 hours can also provide overnight care.

Temporary or long term care.

Over 10+ years experience.

References available. No new faces, one consistent caregiver.

COVID Negative.

Call Kati: 941-536-7706.

SHIP YOUR car, truck or SUV anywhere in the United States.

Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors: 941-923-3421.

Cleaning BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria. Residential.

Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates.

Reliable. Lic./Ins. 941-400-3342. www.braziliancleaningbymk.com

Cleaning

Painting

CLAUDIA C. Cleaning Services.

Experienced, dependable, and ready to begin!

Residential.

Excellent references.

941-773-6895.

CARLO DATTILO Painting Licensed & insured. Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing.

Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing.

Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable.

Free estimates. 941-744-1020.

35+ years experience.

CLEANING BY Brazilian Lady.

Meticulous, reliable, deep cleaning specialist. Residential.

Commercial. New Construction. 941-400-2866.

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Aluminum

Cleaning

Computer Pegatronics Computer Instruction and Repair It’s Easier Than You Think!

Hardware Repair Virus / Malware Cleanup Software & Printer Install New Computer Setups New Purchase Consults Seniors & Beginners

“Specializing in 6” Seamless Gutters”

363659

364800

364727

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Auto Service

While You’re Out

Doors

Professional House Cleaning (941)718-8661 • whileyoureout62@gmail.com Suzanne Meyer

Sliding Glass Door Repair

“FIX IT - DON’T REPLACE”

4630 5TH ST W BRADENTON

“IF IT DOESN’T TIC, TOC TO ME.”

5-Star Rated 364260

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941-773-0875 • 941-932-5505

Don Christo, Sr., Horologist

Beauty SERVING YOU IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME 364606

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Furniture Repair

Patio Furniture Repairs.com patio RepaiRS FurnitureSales Sales &&Repairs Furniture Repairs Cushions • Slings • Re-powdercoating Cushions • Slings • Umbrellas

941-504-0903 941-504-0903

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Health

GET YOUR LIFE BACK! Do You Have Neck or Low Back Pain?

Do You Want To Avoid Surgery?

Give Us a Call - We Can Help

FREE CONSULTATION 941.358.2224

Doors

DON’T let your PATIO DOORS be a DRAG or your WINDOWS be a PANE!!

Window Repairs • Sliding Glass Door Repairs Sliding Glass Door Deadbolts

Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression provides safe, gentle & effective relief for upwards of 90% of patients that qualify for care.

Board Certified in the specialty of non-surgical spinal decompression

DR. DAVID CIFRA, DC University Health Park 2415 University Parkway Bldg. 3, Suite 216 Sarasota, FL 34243

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364543

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Christo’s Clock Repair

364544 38056

WE COME TO YOU

Clock Repair

365264

FAST • EASY • SAFE

364553

941-735-3362

Experienced House Cleaner • Insured & Bonded • Free Estimates

SELL YOUR CAR! 941.270.4400

364804

Pegatronics.com

941.650.9790 YoderAluminum.com

Owner / Operator Insured

364548

Dustin Yoder

Learn Computer Basics Phones/Tablet Help Apple & Microsoft Problems Solved On-Site and Off Much More! Call Today!

FREE IN-HOM ESTIMATEE S

Home Services

Are You Having Dryer Difficulties?

• Dryer hot but clothes still wet after (1) drying cycle?

• Dryer gets hot to the touch or doesn’t heat up at all?

Take a simple test to see if your vent is clogged. Unhook your dryer vent & compare drying time.

Residential

941-705-5468

Commercial

364554

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Insurance

Landscaping & Lawn

Rescreening & Repairs

Individual and Family Health Insurance

GARDENS BY ALLISON

Eldridge Re-Screen

• Aetna, Cigna or United Health Care plans • Nationwide PPO networks • Wide range of deductibles • 1 year, 2 years or 3 years terms (fixed rate) • Effective any day of the year • AFFORDABLE and comprehensive

No Job is too Small!

Design • Garden Beds Landscape • Courtyards Clean-Up • Makeovers Weeds • Trimming

Allison J. Abizaid, M.A.

Licensed

Personal Gardening Services | Designer

Also, Medicare and Company Group plans

www.setohealthgroup.com

Irrigation

364557

364625

gbyallison@yahoo.com gardensbyallison.com

Lawn Care

Roofing

ED’S RAIN MAKER IRRIGATION

Bisson Roofing Inc. Specializing in Reroofs and Repairs FREE Estimates • 30 Years Experience

941-739-5102

Painting

UNIQUE PAINTING & PRESSURE WASHING SERVICES

Custom Granite Services, llc 941-400-4912

Pressure Washing

Pressure Washing

Screening • Roofs • PoolCages Cages•• Decks Decks ••Driveways • Roofs • Pool Driveways • Deck/Paver Sealing • Gutter Cleaning • Deck/PaverAnd Sealing • And Much More Much More!

Serving Sarasota/Manatee Area Since 2004

941-544-1066

AFTER

BEFORE

941-345-5264

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specialty screens / screw replacement / paint Doors and more!

Windows

Italian American Owned

Manufacture and workmanship

364556

Form Serving Longboat Key Since 2005

THE GRAB BAR GUY

STANDARD WINDOWS 364814 364555

954-1878

Made for where you live. Here.

SHOWER & BATH MAKEOVERS Free Estimates • Sarasota Resident Since 1974

364253

Cleaned - Regrouted - Caulked - Sealed

Call John 941.377.2940

25

UP TO

GLENN KROECKER

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Lic./Ins.

w & Pressure Cl indo345-5264 W(941) eani t e s ng as Sunrise Wi n w o n k Sun y l nd er

DRGRABBARS.COM

(cell) 780-3346 Licensed & Insured

Warranties

Res./Com.

Rescreening & Repairs

ows

120

$

INCLUDING SCREENS, TRACKS, MIRRORS & FANS

SPECIAL 00 5

$

senior citizen discount. www.sunsetwindowcleaningsrq.com

Purified water window cleaning available!!

Call Tibor for FREE ESTIMATES | 941- 284 - 5880

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364546

364793

INCLUDES 2 MOEN STAINLESS STEEL ANTI SLIP CONCEALED SCREW GRAB BARS (16” & 24”)

364549

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

Satisfaction guarantee Satisfaction Guarantee Pool cage Restoration/ Rescreening specialists Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

Honesty, Integrity and Pride

COMPLETE INSTALLATION PACKAGE

COVERAGE AREA: LAKEWOOD RANCH TO S. VENICE

941-626-3194

Licensed & Insured CCC - 058059 CBC - 1253936

365266

GRAB BARS

LIFETIME GUARANTEE • LICENSED • BONDED • INSURED

364255

Power Washing

CALL BEFOREYOU YOU FALL CALL BEFORE FALL

941.966.0333

• Aluminum, Vinyl, & Wood Soffit & Fascia Repair & Installation • Roofing Repair & Installation • Metal Roofing & Tile Roof Repair Specialists

364426

CJ COOLEY OWNER/OPERATOR

Building & Roofing Contractor

Homes - Driveways - Sidewalks - Tile & Shingle Roofs - Pool Cages & Decks

FREE ESTIMATES - Call Joel, Owner 30 Years Exp. Cell 619-405-7650 Home/Office 941-758-4840

www.bissonroofing.com

Kenneth Fuhlman Inc.

Complete Interior & Exterior Painting

CustomGraniteServicesLLC@gmail.com

$235 235

Owner Supervises Every Job

5002 LENA RD, UNIT 107, BRADENTON, 34211 WWW.SMALLENGINEREPAIRS.US

Kitchen/Bath Remodeling

RC0067420 • Lic. & Ins.

364558

SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS 364866

Servicing LWR, Parrish and NE Bradenton

941 - 748 - 7400

SALES & REPAIRS - MOWERS, GENERATORS, TRIMMERS, PRESSURE WASHERS, CHAIN SAWS, BLOWERS, ENGINES

364808

IRRIGATION (941) 725-8100 REPAIR edsrainmakerirrigation@gmail.com MAINTENANCE Insured

$

Insured

941-270-1561

941.400.0431

Email (SSETO@MYHST.COM) Call/Text 941-993-4137

“No Job Too Small”

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