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VOLUME 17, NO. 50

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Dove babies have taken residence at the Klaubers’ home.

Planted in yard Tommy and Jaymie Klauber, Ranch residents who own Polo Grill, have welcomed new residents.

Hummingbird moths and a family of doves have taken residence in nests they built inside the plants in the couple’s yard.

Jaymie Klauber credits her husband’s gardening skills with the attraction of birds and insects.

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Roadblock slows Fruitville Initiative

VILLAGE IDIOTS’ ROAD RAGE

Benderson expected to submit a revised plan.

Club draws attention for its use of a road that prohibits cycling.

JAY HEATER MANAGING EDITOR

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s the Sarasota County commissioners turned down Benderson Development’s request to amend the Fruitville Initiative’s PED Code, master development plan and interconnectivity plan 5-0 on Oct. 28, they also issued somewhat of an apology.

Like Commissioner Carolyn Mason, who said she was “reluctantly” denying Benderson’s request, all the commissioners had nice comments about the developer and its work in the area.

The commissioners’ consensus was that Benderson’s desire to seek larger lots at a 42-acre parcel south of Fruitville and east of Coburn roads went against the master plan set down by the Fruitville Initiative, but they also said they would be open to approving a revised plan that includes some changes, and encouraged Benderson to do so.

Benderson is not technically allowed to file another request for an amendment to the plan for a year, but it could ask for a waiver of that rule. The commissioners made it clear they would welcome another chance to get the Fruitville Initiative rolling.

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Boy scouts soar Two longtime Boy Scouts have taking their service to new heights.

Boy Scout Troop 303 welcomed two new Eagle Scouts, Colt Burch and Kyle Fortin.

Burch, who has been a Boy Scout for five years, is a sophomore at Lakewood Ranch High School.

He earned his Eagle Scout designation by building a permanent bike rack station at the entrance of Upper Manatee State Park.

Fortin is a junior at Braden River High School. He earned his achievement by building a bench along the walking path at Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities.

To date, the troop, which dates back to March 1997, has 25 Eagle Scouts.

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The guest of honor is Knight, a black Borzoi dog, who is turning 2 years old and wants you to attend his birthday blowout, from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 15 at Florida West Coast Air Dogs, at 5006 34th Ave. E., Bradenton.

Knight’s Charity Birthday Splash is free to attend, but donations are encouraged. Proceeds benefit the National Borzoi Rescue Foundation.

Fore more information, visit Florida West Coast Air Dogs’ Facebook page.

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REALTORS ON DEFENSE WITH KARATE After attacks on Realtors in Bradenton and St. Petersburg, those who show homes locally learn self defense tactics at a martial arts studio.

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Realtors knock out plan for safety Lakewood Ranch martial arts instructor donates time to the cause.

JAY HEATER MANAGING EDITOR

Joan Voorhees watched as a fellow student launched a punch into Lakewood Ranch karate instructor Jessie Vi. Then it was her turn.

Voorhees, who is 81, did her best Bruce Lee imitation, although the impact would have registered at the break-an-egg level.

“I don’t know if I could do this,” said Voorhees, who is a property manager for Coldwell Banker.

Even so, Voorhees wants to find out.

That’s why she came to the Ming Wu Martial Arts studio for the first time on a Thursday morning. Like all the Realtors in the room, she had heard about attacks on senior female real estate agents in Bradenton in August and in St. Petersburg in June.

Vi isn’t attempting to get Voorhees ready for competition. His hope is that if she ever encounters a dangerous situation when showing a home, she can offer a quick, aggressive reaction that will stun her attacker.

That reaction could open a window of a couple of seconds to allow for an escape, or could discourage an attacker who thought he or she had picked out an easy target.

“When it comes to that point, anything is possible,” said Vi, who has donated his lessons twice a week to a class made up mostly of

SAFETY TIPS FROM COLDWELL BANKER EMPLOYEES “Don’t ever park in the driveway, you could get blocked in.”

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“If you have a bad feeling, don’t show the house.”

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Although Vi said “I don’t want to see anything happen to innocent people,” he also has a vested interest in teaching the class. His wife, Miranda Oswald, is an associate broker for Coldwell Banker.

Oswald was in a meeting in September with fellow Coldwell Banker employees, who all were voicing concern about possible attacks when showing homes.

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discuss the matter with her husband, who volunteered his time “without batting an eye.”

The class began three weeks ago.

“We wanted to be proactive,” said Michael Taylor, the managing broker for Lakewood Ranch Coldwell Banker. “We are providing them with self-defense lessons. They need something other than carrying around a gun, or mace or pepper spray.

“You don’t always have those things readily available.”

But why karate lessons?

“A lot of agents have not punched anyone ever,” Taylor said. “I would much rather they learn something they will never use, than not know something they might need.”

When Vi volunteered his time, almost 20 real estate agents, mostly from Coldwell Banker, signed up.

“This really is amazing, to give up his time to help the community to be safer,” Taylor said.

Voorhees said she would be back for more lessons. “Absolutely. I go into vacant houses and meet people I don’t know,” she said.

Coldwell Banker agent Paula Cashi, who only would admit to being “60-something,” was among those taking lessons.

“This is a good idea,” she said. “I am trying to get both my daughters, Tami Cashi and Lori CashiHaught, to take this class. They will be here.”

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Paula Cashi, a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker, practices a kick at the Ming Wu Martial Arts studio.

Does Cashi worry that learning to fight back might get her into more trouble?

“No,” she said. “A little knowledge can go a long way, and you need to have some sort of foundation. Not only Realtors, but everyone.”

Oswald carries a stun gun and she, obviously, has been exposed to karate.

But she said the other Realtors are picking up techniques in a hurry.

Coldwell Banker agent Corrine Wagner said that Vi has taught her that most aggressors believe they will surprise their victims.

“A response will give you seconds to get away,” she said.

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Culverts sit on Benderson’s 42-acre parcel just off Coburn and Fruitville roads.

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It appears that Benderson will have to come up with a plan that doesn’t include the two large light industrial buildings and the 176 loading docks that those buildings would house.

Allen Parsons, the Sarasota County planning division manager, said he expects that Benderson will return with a tweaked plan soon.

“There are contractual obligations,” Parsons said. “There are timing components.”

Benderson closed on the property it bought from the county in March, and its contract stipulates that a “Certificate of Completion” for the project is due 18 months after breaking ground. A $1 million penalty looms for not meeting that deadline.

Representatives from Benderson did not return repeated calls and emails seeking comment about the future of the project.

Benderson’s development is part of the 420-acre Fruitville Initiative and was supposed to jump-start the project after years of planning.

“The Fruitville Initiative has all the ingredients lined up to be successful,” Parsons said.

When Benderson sought bigger lots to build the larger industrial buildings, area residents became alarmed. More than 30 residents showed up at a public hearing to voice their displeasure about the request for amendments. They told commissioners the larger buildings would attract tractortrailer traffic that would increase noise and pollution and make the area unsafe for pedestrians.

“There has been a lot of history of people putting together a vision for the Fruitville Initiative,” Parsons said.

Is he worried about the future of Benderson’s project?

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beholder,” Parsons said. “I’m not.

All the private property owners are actively working on developing plans. Benderson likely will come up with another plan in the not-too-distant future.”

Stephen Suau, who said the Fruitville Initiative was his “brainchild” in 2002, was happy the commissioners turned down Benderson’s request. “If Benderson had stayed in accordance with the plan, they wouldn’t have had to come back here (to a public hearing). They could have started building and moving forward.”

Those loading docks and the expected tractor-trailer traffic raised alarm at the public hearing.

“Is this an area people will walk to use, or will they be fighting tractor-trailer traffic?” asked Commissioner Charles Hines.

Todd Mathes, the director of development for Benderson Development, repeated several times, “This is not going to be a truck stop.

“We are not proposing a change in the use. What was adopted doesn’t exactly work.

This plan is consistent with what was intended for the Fruitville Initiative.”

Mathes said Benderson had gone “above and beyond” in designing main and primary streets in the parcel that would be user friendly to the general public. He said the idea of the

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A rendering of Benderson’s plan to develop a 42-acre parcel in the Fruitville Initiative area will have to be altered.

construction of the two larger buildings was to bring new business into the community and create jobs. “There will be people in these buildings who, hopefully, will live nearby,” Mathes said.

Most of the residents who spoke at the public hearing were not convinced.

John Krotec, who worked with the Fruitville Community Alliance group, was passionate, as were most of the speakers.

“We wanted a safe and walkable neighborhood,” he said.

“This is supposed to be the main gateway into our beautiful community. That vision is being compromised. If (the commissioners) approved this, it would be disrespectful of the citizens’ process.”

In denying the amendment, Commissioner Paul Caragiulo scolded some of those who portrayed Benderson as the enemy.

“This is not the same community that I moved into,” Caragiulo said. “There are more people coming and we all are going to have to deal with the new normal.”

WHAT THE COUNTY WANTS Here are Sarasota County’s guidelines for development on the 42-acre site: 1. A highly interconnected street network within and between subareas that disperse traffic and provides convenient routes for pedestrians and bicyclists.

2. High-quality public spaces with all building facades having windows and doors facing tree-lined streets, plazas, squares, or neighborhood parks.

3. Compact development creating a walkable, urban environment and conserving land and energy through reduced automobile usage and advanced techniques.

4. Diversity, not homogeneity, with a variety of building types, street types, open spaces, and land uses.

5. Resilient and sustainable neighborhoods, adaptable over time to improve public transit and to changing economic conditions.

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AMANDA SEBASTIANO STAFF WRITER

Who would win a confrontation between a Wildcat and an Alligator?

The B.D. Gullett Elementary Gators and the Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary Wildcats will find out when they see which school can collect more canned food for the Salvation Army.

The annual food drive prompts the schools to gather nonperishables items.

“We usually put a bin outside and take donations,” said McNeal Elementary Media Specialist Renee Litzenberger. “Making it a competition makes it more fun.”

Litzenberger issued a friendly challenge last week to Gullett Principal Shirin Gibson.

“Challenge accepted,” Gibson

said. “I’m a competitive person and I play to win.”

This is the first year the two schools are competing.

Litzenberger came up with the idea after seeing that Gullett collected just 25 cans more than McNeal’s 800 donations received last year.

The Salvation Army keeps a list of how many items each school collected the previous year.

“I thought, we can definitely collect more than their 825,” Litzenberger said. “I think we’re creating a friendly rivalry here.”

If you are a Gator or Wildcat parent, you can help either school by bringing canned food donations and dropping them off at the school by Nov. 13.

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An across-the-blackboard raise For the first time in seven years, every Manatee County School District teacher is getting a pay hike.

STAFF WRITER EAST COUNTY — It might only be three-quarters of 1%, but teachers in the Manatee County School District will receive a pay raise as the result of a tentative agreement reached last week by the school district and the Manatee Education Association (MEA).

Pat Barber, the president of MEA, said it will be the first across-the-board raise in seven years, if approved.

“It’s been years since we’ve been able to say that every teacher will receive a raise,” Barber said.

“It’s small, but it’s something.”

Teachers in the Manatee County School District have experienced a salary roller coaster of increases and decreases since 2008, when the district first cut teacher salaries by 1%.

“I felt it myself when that happened,” Barber said. “It’s a very hard thing to do. No other school

district in our state has had their salaries cut. Other districts made temporary cuts, but we actually had pay cuts. Our employees deserve better than that.”

School board members and the MEA must first ratify the agreement before teachers start to see the boost on paychecks. The school district hasn’t set a date to approve the agreement, which is retroactive to July 1, 2015.

District officials hope teachers see their pay increases on paychecks by mid-December.

The tentative agreement also would provide teachers with extra salary for reaching certain milestones. A teacher who returns for a 16th year of service would get an additional $1,800 added to the base salary. A teacher coming back for a 26th year would get an extra $3,300.

“We wanted to especially recognize teachers for longevity,” said Bill Vogel, the district’s negotiator.

Also in the tentative agreement, paraprofessionals, such as teacher aides, teacher assistants and other individuals who provide support to teachers, would receive a 73 cents per hour raise.

Returning paraprofessionals will receive a $300 bonus.

“Paraprofessionals haven’t had their step increase for a number of years,” Barber said. “Steps are recognition that translate into money, which is the ultimate recognition for your work. Money is better than a certificate, or in our case an apple.”

The district is putting $4.9 million toward health care costs for the district’s Health Insurance Fund as well. The money comes from the school district’s general operating fund as part of its fiscal budget.

“For more than seven years, the district has had challenges with health insurance costs, which are skyrocketing,” Vogel said. “A priority of the board and super-

intendent this year was that we do everything we could so the district’s employees didn’t have to pay increased premiums and have reduced benefits.”

Starting salaries of teachers in Manatee County as of the 20142015 school year are $38,000.

Teachers with master’s and doctorate degrees receive higher starting salaries.

Teachers in Sarasota County schools start at $39,783, according to the School Board of Sarasota County’s website.

“It’s important for people to know that these raises don’t catch employees up with where they were before 2008,” Barber said. “We are still behind other districts in what we’re paying our teachers, but we’re moving in the right direction.”

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Manatee County teachers may be getting a raise, but its substitute teachers’ pay is staying put.

Manatee County substitutes’ pay ranges from $69 to $100 per day, based on education level, according to a presentation given at the Oct. 28 school board workshop.

In Sarasota County, substitutes with associate’s degrees earn $30 a day more than their counterparts in Manatee.

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When Chris Culp looks out of her office window at the Braden River Branch Library, she has a vision.

She sees outside reading spaces and native Florida plants, she sees a Girl Scout troop tending to an herb garden and an agent from University of Florida Extension delivering a program on water conservation to a gardeners’ club.

The Braden River youth services librarian sees the future potential of the library’s currently underutilized patio and yard.

Culp was inspired during a visit to the Fruitville Public Library in Sarasota. That library has a community garden in its backyard that expands the library’s boundaries, and she’d like to see the same at her own.

“I look out the window and say, if we could just turn that into a usable space,” Culp said. “We have a patio, we have land.”

So, she’s forging ahead with a plan to create a community garden and outdoor educational space for the Braden River Library. The first step? Getting funding. Culp wants to fence in part of the library’s 5-acre lot and purchase outdoor-friendly furniture to get started. She’s gotten some estimates. A fence will cost about $5,000 and furniture around $1,000.

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She hopes to connect with local gardeners clubs and master gardeners to assist with education and also upkeep. Culp said having groups in charge of their own spaces will help maintain the space as a whole.

She is applying for some small local grants and hopes to find a community donor to assist in the purchase, with full support from both her branch supervisor, Cathy Laird, and Ava Ehde, the library system’s services manager.

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Two months ago, third-grader Lily Rogers knew little about Helen Keller.

Since then, she has become “kind of an expert” on Keller, who attended Radcliffe and was the first deaf and blind female to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.

“Did you know she also met 15 presidents?” Rogers said to her classmates. “She achieved so much throughout her life.”

Her newfound knowledge about Keller is the result of a research project third-graders at Gene Witt Elementary completed for the second year. More than 100 students participated in a Living Museum project, which requires them to pick an important historical figure, teacher Elizabeth Brack said.

Students researched the person and crafted a folder filled with information on that individual’s greatest accomplishments, as well as fun facts. Their efforts culminated Oct. 30, when students presented the information to other students and parents while dressed in garb that matched that person’s life and achievements.

Amelia Earhart, Martin Luther King Jr., Leonardo da Vinci, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and other movers and shakers have been portrayed by 8- and 9-year-olds.

Choosing Keller was a decision based on Rogers’ family history.

Rogers had a great aunt, whom she never met, who was blind.

Rogers has heard stories about her aunt over the years. Learning about Keller made her feel closer to her late aunt.

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Nobody seemed to care.

Or do they?

That sign has resulted in growing tension between cyclists, who prefer the safety of a neighborhood street, and motorists who say the cyclists create a traffic hazard.

The motorists say the regulation should be enforced.

“It’s become a danger,” said Robert Swiatek, the safety chairman for Community Development District 1. “This is not the Tour de France where the roads are blocked off.”

During those times when cyclists use the street in groups, vehicles have little room to safely, or legally, pass. The road itself was designed to provide an easy route between Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Lorraine Road. It’s a narrow street with a median, and there’s no bike lane.

Cyclists consistently ride on the street, which has caused consternation with some residents and members of Community Development District boards.

Swiatek is a former fatal accident investigator and said he’s seen the results of vehicle collisions with bicyclists.

“I don’t want to see those happen,” he said. “They’re gruesome.”

No bicycle-related accidents have been reported on Hidden River Trail.

The enforcement banning bicycles is a source of confusion for

residents, cyclists and the Sheriff’s Office. For the regulation to be enforced, an ordinance or statute has to be connected with it, Swiatek said.

“If there is nothing there in Manatee County, then the sign should be corrected,” he said.

Swiatek said he hopes to reach an agreeable resolution with all parties.

“It’s become very difficult for some residents who have become intimidated,” he said. “These bicyclists come up at a fast rate of speed.”

According to an email from county spokesman Nicolas Azzara, Florida State Statute 316.008 provides Manatee County the authority to prohibit bicycles from Hidden River Trail, and Sage Kamiya, deputy director of traffic management, said the county had installed the signs through approved, engineered and designed construction plans.

“Based on this, these signs are appropriate, enforceable and legally defensible,” Kamiya said in an email.

Paul Troyer, president of the Village Idiots bicycling club, disagrees.

The club, which rides on Hidden River Trail about three times a week in large groups, had an attorney review the prohibition.

The opinion the club received said the county could regulate, but not restrict, bicycles on the street.

“From our point of view, (the signs banning bicycles) are illegal,” Troyer said. “The state gives bicycles vehicular access… the county can’t take away those rights.”

Troyer said some drivers are disgruntled because they want to speed through Hidden River Trail.

The speed limit on the road is 25 mph, and most of the bicyclists travel about that speed.

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He does admit that the vehicles vs. cyclists situation can be dangerous. “We get close brushes on that road,” Troyer said.

It’s not isolated to Hidden River Trail. In another location in Lakewood Ranch, one club member was hit by a car mirror last month while traveling just outside the bike lane.

The Village Idiots, along with other individuals and groups such as Sarasota Manatee Bicycle Club, Sarasota Cycling Club and the Sarasota Storm Triathlon Club, want to ride within the regulations. However, using Hidden River Trail is the safest option for them, Troyer said.

State Road 70 has no bike lane, and that space on the side of the road is often is littered with trash.

Plus, cars travel at 50 to 60 mph on that road.

University Parkway also has no bike lane or shoulder and riders are forced onto the road.

Riding three abreast is illegal, but two is permissible, and Troyer said some cyclists ride two abreast for safety. A cyclist has the right to “take the lane” and many do where the road is too narrow for a vehicle to pass with the state law’s 3-foot gap between them.

Troyer said the Village Idiots and other groups have been pushing the county to rescind the prohibition, but haven’t received much communication. Until the county delivers an ultimatum either way, the Idiots will pedal on.

“From our point of view, (the signs banning bicycles) are illegal.

The state gives bicycles vehicular access. The county can’t take away those rights.”

—Paul Troyer, president of the Village Idiots

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hile living for years in the San Francisco Bay Area, I listened to sports radio personality Ralph Barbieri, who offered one very valuable piece of wisdom.

Barbieri, known as “The Razor” for his cutting-edge personality, used to say that two differing and opposing takes on a situation could be equally true.

This bucks the trend of the universally accepted “You’re wrong and I’m right,” or “I’m smart and your stupid.”

As I watched the Sarasota County commissioners on Oct. 28 as they tried to figure out whether to grant Benderson Development’s request to alter plans for the 42-acre parcel south of Fruitville and east of Coburn roads, I thought back to Barbieri’s statement.

To be frank, I wouldn’t have wanted to be a politician on that day. Bad behavior ran amok.

The commissioners were in a tough spot, a situation that really defines why we select people to represent us in the first place, To simplify, Benderson Development wanted the county to approve its plan for a few bigger lots so it could build two large light industrial buildings, which deviated from the area master plan that specified the development should include smaller lots and buildings. That would there-

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Stephen Suau, who said the Fruitville Initiative was his brainchild in 2002, and Wade Matthews, the conservation chairman for Sarasota Audubon Society, discuss Sarasota County commissioners denying an amendment to the Fruitville Initiative on Oct. 28.

by ensure a diversity of businesses while keeping the area friendly to those who wanted to stroll its borders without dodging huge trucks.

Benderson representatives were honest in the public hearing, telling the commissioners that the plan did, indeed, alter from the master plan, but it was their feeling that the new plan would effectively keep all the intended uses of the area intact.

Todd Mathes, a Benderson executive, talked about how his company’s plans went above and beyond in designing a peoplefriendly environment that also would attract the kind of businesses that would be major employers. Sarasota County would benefit economically as the population grows and people need jobs.

A steady stream of citizens opposed to allowing Benderson’s

request talked about the larger buildings attracting the type of businesses that would utilize tractor-trailer traffic. Concerns involved pollution caused by the trucks (the Celery Fields would be next door with its abundance of wildlife), noise, sharing the roadway with pedestrians and loss of diversity among businesses that would use the area.

The citizens, many of whom worked for years on committees to develop the Fruitville Initiative, were angry that the commissioners might approve a plan that would jeopardize their vision for the area.

The commissioners turned down the request 5-0.

But Benderson is not the enemy and didn’t deserve the verbal beating it received. The company, which has done some terrific and amazing work in the area, was called “a cancer” among other nasty comments.

People have to understand that two opposing points of view can be equally true. Benderson wants to build thriving communities.

What increases its business and builds it reputation more than a successful project?

Look at The Mall at University Town Center and the park that borders it. Wonderful stuff.

Now does Benderson want to make money? Who doesn’t?

So it takes a monetary risk as it plans new construction. It then

has to go through the process of getting what it wants with the chance that its requests get turned down.

Those who opposed Benderson’s project also have every right to feel the way they do. The commissioners agreed unanimously with them that it was a deviation in the plan. That’s why we have this system.

Just by telling their story, they were proving their point. The verbal attacks were not necessary.

If anything, such tirades can actually work against a group that has a valid point. As commissioner Alan Maio said, “All the time we do our darndest to keep open minds.”

Maio talked about dealing with verbal attacks during his campaign. He’d rather not hear it during a public hearing.

The process could have been handled better. I would hope that, in the future, the commissioners would force those arguing their points to be more civil and respectful.

Jay Heater is the Managing Editor for the East County Observer.

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“When I write a song, it just happens.

Usually, I hear the melody and hum it until I hear the words. I let the guitar speak.”

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ERITAGE HARBOUR — Derek Lersch always wanted to be a rock star.

At 20 years old, he’s on his way. Or so he hopes.

The Lakewood Ranch High School graduate keeps busy playing shows on the weekends while home from studying music business at Full Sail University in Winter Park.

“I was always singing and dancing and loved to be center stage,” Lersch said of his childhood. “I have a video of me at age 3 singing, ‘I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’

by Aerosmith. It’s on my ‘about’ page on my website.”

Lersch, who performs cover and original songs, auditioned for “American Idol” in Savannah, Ga., in July. He walked away without a golden ticket, but gained confidence from making it to the second round of auditions.

“I have a winning mentality,” Lersch said. “It was great. To get through that first day was a shock.

They gave out five yes’s right before me and said I had a great voice, but it was bad timing.”

The experience gave Lersch even more push to pursue music.

After graduating, he plans to head to Nashville and intern with a record label. He’ll perform at night.

“It’s cool to learn the business

side of music,” Lersch said, adding he’s created his own website, Facebook page and Twitter account. “It’s been great.”

At Full Sail, Lersch serves as coordinator for the artist development program, 3,300+ Climbin, which helps up-andcoming musicians translate their talents into paid gigs.

“I have to balance between class and my job,” he said, adding it sometimes conflicts with his songwriting goals. “I’m super busy with that right now. It gets crazy. I haven’t written as much lately. I try to write a song every other day.”

He has a philosophy about writing a song.

“You pull pieces of life together,” he said. “When I write a song, it just happens. Usually, I hear the melody and hum it until I hear the words. I let the guitar speak.”

Although he enjoys songwriting and the business side of music, Lersch said performing is still his favorite part of a musician’s life.

His girlfriend, Mackenzie Wise, said that’s evident.

“He brings his all to every song he sings, whether it be his favorite or his least favorite song,” she said. “He is driven by the crowd and loves what he gets to do.”

Lersch, whose idol is Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, returns home every weekend to play gigs at local restaurants and other venues, which he’s done since May 2014

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AND THEN THERE WAS MUSIC After taking a summer break from baseball practice, Derek Lersch didn’t make Lakewood Ranch High School’s baseball team heading into his sophomore year. He was devastated.

His mother, Michele, bought him a keyboard as a consolation present.

“After two hours playing in his room on it, he didn’t want to play baseball anymore,” Michele Lersch said.

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ILL CREEK — Since late May, Karen Moore has been living every mom’s worst nightmare.

Her 2-year-old daughter, McKinley, is battling leukemia.

Although her daughter’s diagnosis meant quitting her job due to the long days of treatment at All Children’s Hospital and dealing with the consequences of chemotherapy, steroids and other procedures, Moore hasn’t been alone.

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Mom’s Group have been supplying meals about three times a week to her family.

“It’s been such a huge blessing,” Moore said, noting the meal train was extended to December after members learned McKinley was starting a new phase of treatments. “It’s one less thing to think about.”

“It’s been amazing,” said her husband, Casey, who works in the medical sales industry. “People have jumped in and helped. My job is pretty demanding and my hours are pretty unpredictable.

It’s really been overwhelming.”

Mom’s Group President Jill Bennett had vetoed Moore’s objection to continuing the group’s “sunshine” meals, normally shared for about two weeks with new moms or mothers who had undergone surgery.

“Karen has really long days, even days she’s not at the hospital with McKinley,” Bennett said.

“Our main focus is to support each other as moms.”

Member Julie Ruffing, a pastpresident of the group, agreed.

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through,” she said. “I think that’s why everybody is just volunteering nonstop to help them. None of us can relate to what they are going through, but we can help her any way we can.”

Friend Alana Blasewitz said bringing meals is a simple act with a big goal.

“There’s nothing that can take away the pain or the stress of McKinley’s diagnosis,” she said.

“This is a way we can show our support and that we’re here for her.”

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She did not, however, expect such an overwhelming response.

During McKinley’s first week of treatment at All Children’s Hospital, two members showed up with a wagon full of food, gas and food gift cards and toys both for McKinley and her brother, Brady, 4. She also received texts, Facebook messages, cards and other offers of help.

Moore said support has come from everywhere. Alumna in Moore’s Delta Delta Delta sorority from the University of Central Florida started a 75-person textmessage chain and sent cards to the Moore family. Moore’s mom, Carol Spencer, comes down from Pinellas County to help care for McKinley and Brady once or twice a week.

But Karen Moore said the Mom’s Group’s efforts speaks volumes to the friendships she has developed, as well as to how moms rally together to support each other.

McKinley Moore’s battle with pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia began May 28.

Her mother, Karen, noticed the night before McKinley didn’t seem like herself. She decided to take McKinley to the doctor the next day as a precaution.

Moore shared the right details and the pediatrician asked the right questions. McKinley’s symptoms — a bump behind her ear (swollen lymph node), one night of bleeding gums and an enlarged spleen — were indicators of a potential problem, such as a viral infection.

“Then, (the doctor) said the cword, which I refuse to say,” Karen said. “I obviously burst into tears.”

Moore texted her husband, Casey, and the family headed to Sarasota Memorial Hospital for blood work and an ultrasound at Dr. Scott Featherman’s orders.

Hours later, they headed to All Children’s Hospital for a nine-day, in-patient stay.

“The doctors said, ‘We’re going to steal her body. We’re going to steal her personality,” Karen Moore said. “And they did.”

“It’s like drinking from a fire hydrant. They give you so much information,” she said. “I don’t think I grasped what they meant until later.”

The first month of treatments proved the worst, with swelling from steroids becoming so bad that McKinley puffed up by two clothing sizes.

Now, McKinley receives treatments at All Children’s at least twice a week for chemotherapy and/or other procedures, although the number varies depending on the stage of treatment. Side effects from chemo vary significantly, but so far, the steroids seem to bother her the most because they make her joints hurt. McKinley can go from happy to whiny in moments.

“Today, she couldn’t bend down to pick up a diaper because it hurt,” Moore said.

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Waterlefe legal battle nears conclusion After almost a decade of dispute, the issue of additional assessment fees may be put to rest.

2006

Rumblings begin among Waterlefe and Shores residents about the additional assessment collected by the Master Property Owners Association when the bridge leading from CDD property into the Shores community needed repairs.

2009

Seven Shores residents stop paying the additional assessments to the MPOA.

2012

The MPOA filed a suit against each of the seven residents for the unpaid fees. The residents filed countersuits, which were bundled into one lawsuit.

2015

In August, Waterlefe and Shores residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of Supplement 20, which amended the declaration of covenants and restrictions to establish that Shores homeowners will pay the additional assessment, and the MPOA will assume common-area maintenance within the Shores and collect assessments on behalf of itself and the CDD.

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Supervisors Alan Haibach and Chris Hogan spoke about the litigation with the Shores homeowners during the Oct. 26 Community Development District meeting.

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At its Oct. 26 meeting, the Waterlefe Community Development District board of supervisors had to decide whether to keep fighting a legal tug of war.

The CDD, Master Property Owners Association and The Shores Homeowners Association have been engaged in a lawsuit since 2012, when seven residents of the Shores stopped paying an additional assessment to the MPOA in 2009. The assessment is a fee that is given to the MPOA, and part of it goes back to the CDD for maintenance.

Those Shores homeowners felt that additional money that went into the Waterlefe CDD was not necessary. The Shores is a private, gated community inside Waterlefe. They argued that their community was not part of the CDD. The five years’ worth of fees owed to the MPOA and CDD from the seven residents total around $65,000. The legal fees spent since the lawsuits began in 2012 by the CDD and the MPOA are an estimated $200,000.

“This is a situation that has grown practically ridiculous,” said Supervisor Chris Hogan at the meeting. “We’re entrusted with people’s money and how we use it in the community.”

The civil lawsuit was set to go to trial in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court of Manatee County earlier in October, but was postponed until Dec. 21. After the postponement, the conflicting parties met to discuss a potential settlement that could resolve or at least narrow the scope of the litigation.

Hunter Carroll, special counsel for the CDD, said the meeting was “somewhat successful.”

The first option stated that individuals from the seven Shores residents would have their past assessments waived and in response they would drop the damage claims against MPOA and would agree to pay the assessments starting in 2016. If all seven agreed, the lawsuit would come to an end.

Option 2 included any of the seven residents who didn’t choose Option 1, the CDD, the Shores HOA and the MPOA. The remaining residents would still go to court, but past assessments would be dropped while the judge would decide if the MPOA had the power to collect future assessments.

Supervisor John Brocki did not support Option 2, saying he believed the CDD had a solid claim to the money owed.

One Shores resident and member of the Shores HOA — but not a resident directly involved in the legal situation — came to speak personally about his feelings on the lawsuit, and the options presented to settle the litigation. Paul Lang questioned what the board would do if other Shores residents came forward and demanded a refund as they had dutifully paid their assessment fees, while a small number had refused and were now going to get away without payment.

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Jeff Whaley with Aquatic Systems, the aquatics management company for the area, said increased levels of algae have been detected in the community’s ponds. He said it wasn’t uncommon but did need attention.

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a fixable issue.

The board agreed the pond should be drained and filled.

However, because it is a part of a drainage system that required approval from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), the CDD will also need its approval to fill it.

Supervisor Michael Dyer, who lives near the pond, doesn’t think it will be missed.

“That pond is so small, you can’t do anything,” he said. “It’s a source of mosquitoes and scum.”

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The Tampa Mustangs 18U softball team went undefeated to win the TCS Rising Stars Softball Showcase Oct. 23 through Oct. 25 in Plantation. Above is the Mustangs’ Kinsey Goelz.

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Harvest United Methodist pastor earns National Men’s 50s Clay Court Doubles championship.

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The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team opened its season with a 2-0 victory against rival Braden River Oct. 27.

Pictured above is Lakewood Ranch’s Julia Ortiz.

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Former Lakewood Ranch cornerback Dominique RodgersCromartie had two interceptions, returning one for a 58-yard touchdown, to lead the New York Giants to a 2720 over NFC East rival Dallas Oct. 25.

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Emily Brusco scored the lone goal for Cardinal Mooney as the Cougars opened the season with a 1-0 victory versus Riverview Oct. 27.

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University Park Country Club resident Lynn Lockhorn scored 21 to win the individual Stableford nine-hole event Oct. 29, at University Park Country Club.

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— With roughly 30 members of his congregation gathered court side, Harvest United Methodist Church Pastor Steve Price approached the net and delivered the day’s message.

It was a bullet of a return that left his competitors helpless.

Price’s doubles partner, Erik Luxembourg, acknowledged another in a long line of winners.

Playing at Bath and Racquet Club in Sarasota, the pair defeated Ned Caswell and Zan Guerry 6-3, 6-4 on Oct. 18 to earn the coveted Gold Ball that went with the National Men’s 50s Clay Court Doubles Championship.

It marked the first time that Lakewood Ranch’s Price, who has competed in several types of national tournaments, had won a Gold Ball. Adding to Price’s enjoyment was the fact that the win came against Caswell, his former Furman University doubles partner and a groomsman in his wedding.

Luxembourg, who lives in Sarasota, won a national championship about 14 years ago with his father, Bob Luxembourg.

Nobody in the crowd was happier than Price’s wife, Catherine AKEWOOD RANCH

Fluck-Price, who also serves as a pastor at Harvest. “To see him go all the way and receive the coveted gold ball for a USTA National title was fabulous,” she said.

While Caswell was the former partner, Luxembourg has filled that void.

“It’s such a nice feeling to win the game we love and have played our whole lives,” Luxembourg said after the finals match at Bath and Racquet Club. “When you’re playing with a friend, there’s a different dynamic.”

Price and Luxembourg first met during their collegiate playing days. Price attended Furman while Luxembourg played for Appalachian State University.

The two schools were both in the Southern Conference and played against each other every year, but Price and Luxembourg never played head-to-head in college.

It wasn’t until Price moved to Florida in June 1997 and was looking for practice partners that the two reconnected. They began practicing at Bath and Racquet Club and have been playing doubles together ever since.

Their friendship blossomed around tennis.

“We see each other every week, which is more than most friends do,” Luxembourg said.

Price and Luxembourg share an unspoken bond on the court, which allows them to remain

focused and relaxed.

Their ability to communicate paid dividends in their national championship as they knocked off the tournament’s No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 seeds.

“Our styles complement each other really well,” Price said. “We know each other so well and have really good synergy on the court.”

Price has used tennis as a way to get to know others in the community.

“There are a number of avid tennis players in the congregation,” Price said. “There have been people I’ve met on the tennis courts that have come to Harvest.

I call it tennis evangelism.”

Lakewood Ranch Country Club resident Jerry Pujol met Price several years ago while Pujol and a friend were playing tennis at the Lakewood Ranch Athletic Center.

Pujol and his wife, Carolyn, began attending Harvest about seven years ago, and have been avid fans of Price.

“When I can catch his play, it’s always a thrill,” Jerry Pujol said.

“He’s a modest guy, but he’s a really good player. He’s got a lot of talent.”

Carolyn Pujol agreed.

“It’s always upbeat,” Carolyn Pujol said. “Whether he’s winning, which he so often does, or not winning, he’s the same person ... There’s always wonderful sportsmanship.”

Harvest United Methodist Church Rev. Steve Price played tennis at Furman University from 1982 to 1986.

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Boys and girls basketball teams open their seasons this week. While Lakewood saw both of its basketball teams reach the postseason as district runner-ups last season, Braden River is hoping 2015 will be a turning point for a pair of Pirate programs looking to rekindle the success of years past.

After finishing 0-21 a year ago, the Braden River girls will look to give second-year head coach Kristen Fulmer her first win when the team opens its season Nov. 9 versus Southeast.

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East County resident Amy E. Whittington completed her third full Ironman Oct. 17 in Cambridge, Maryland. Whittington, who owns T3-Prep, a personal training studio in Lakewood Ranch, competed in Ironman Maryland, and she rocked it. Whittington finished eighth in the women’s 35-39 division and 342nd overall in 11

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T3-Prep owner Amy E. Whittington completed her third full Ironman Oct. 17.

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Whittington completed her first triathlon when she was 12 years old and she hasn’t turned her back on them since, having completed more than 60 triathlons and three full Ironman races over the past 24 years.

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This past Sunday marked the end of daylight saving time, signaling the onset of winter and, in my case, the combination of late nights and very early mornings.

Clearly the man who invented DST didn’t have small children, but that’s a whole different column.

It also means the winter sports season is upon us.

As the Braden River football team and the Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and ODA swim teams make their playoff pushes, soccer and basketball will jump to the forefront with wrestling and girls weightlifting added into the mix soon afterward.

The Lakewood Ranch girls soccer team opened its season with a 2-0 shutout victory against crosstown and district rival Braden River Oct. 27. Sophomore Faith Schyck scored both goals for the Lady Mustangs, who figure to be in the hunt for the district title once again.

Lakewood finished as the district runner-up for the first time since 2010 last season, and with eight upperclassmen returning, including goalkeeper Danielle Wilson and midfielders Julia Ortiz and Mackenzie Fischer, Lakewood should control its own destiny.

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Lakewood Ranch 42, North Port 7 Braden River 27, Sarasota 17 Clearwater Central Catholic 42, Cardinal Mooney 14 Seffner Christian 49, ODA 19

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Quarterback, Lakewood Ranch Curtis completed six passes, to six different receivers, for nearly 110 yards and three touchdowns, as the visiting Mustangs ended a six-game losing streak with their 42-7 district victory against North Port.

Braden River quarterback Jacob Huesman completed 16-of-22 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns.

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Lakewood Ranch running back Justin Fischer carried the ball 20 times for 145 yards. He also scored on a six-yard run.

Consecutive perfect regular seasons Braden River will have if the Pirates can win Friday night.

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District victories Lakewood Ranch posted this season after beating North Port.

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Points St. Petersburg Gibbs put up this past week. Braden River will host Gibbs Nov. 6 in its regular-season finale.

Lakewood Ranch running back Daron Lowery scored a pair of touchdowns.

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houls and goblins, witches and warlocks converged on Lakewood Ranch’s Premier Sports Campus on the eve of Halloween.

Attendees of the annual Boo Fest event enjoyed trick-ortreating, Halloween music, a range of food options and other attractions. Most importantly, attendees dressed in their Halloween garb and shuffled around the fields during the three-hour event, which has become so large it outgrew its previous venue, Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

Some who attended also braved a trip through the haunted house, which was located on the back side of the property.

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Bradenton’s Susan Haley, who usually works on humans at Che Bella Salon & Spa, practices her skills on Monty, a Terrier Mix who currently is available at The Humane Society. Cindy Skarda of The Humane Society holds Monty’s leash.

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The rule of the day had nothing to do with out-of-bounds or hazards. It was all about helping The Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch.

Bill Hutchison, the former president of the Humane Society, could have received a best of show award for epitomizing that feeling. Hutchison’s name was picked in the 50/50 raffle that had a pot of $3,280. He

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quickly donated all the money back to the Humane Society.

“It shows how much I believe in what they are doing,” Hutchison said. “Every single person who works there is a volunteer, except for one employee (shelter manager Lori Bell).”

A silent auction was held following golf, and among the items were paintings by the Sea of Strengths Academy students.

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Dick and Lorraine Vitale’s fundraiser at Main Street Trattoria mixed pasta, compassion and compelling stories.

More than 100 sets of eyes locked on 10-year-old Marissa Peddie Oct. 27 as she captivated her audience by playing the piano and singing a Taylor Swift tune.

The fact that Peddie, of Tarpon Springs, is winning her battle against leukemia just reaffirmed the reason for the gathering.

Peddie was one of the guests of honor at Dick and Lorraine Vitale’s pediatric cancer fundraiser, in which guests, many of them like the Vitales from the Lakewood Ranch area, were donating huge of amounts of money for a cause that is sometimes overlooked when it comes to the overall money donated toward cancer research.

The event was called the second annual Wine, Dine & Make a Difference.

Vitale addressed the sold-out crowd while standing next to Sarasota’s Jennifer Peters, whose 16-year-old son, Kyle, is a brain cancer survivor. “Jennifer told me that a research grant played a role in saving her son,” Vitale said. “It shows that your dollars work.

“Any dollars we raise may affect someone you love.”

Jennifer Peters said Kyle has been in remission since 2011.

“We made it through,” she said.

Sitting next to Kyle Peters was Jake Taraska, a 17-year-old from

Allison and Gary Fennessy, owners of Main Street Trattoria who hosted Tuesday’s pediatric cancer fundraiser, visit with Dick Vitale on Tuesday night.

Cancer survivors Jake Taraska, a 17-year-old from Bradenton, and Kyle Peters, a 16-year-old from Sarasota, have helped Dick Vitale in his quest to raise funds for pediatric cancer research.

Bradenton who attends Inspiration Academy. Due to a cancer called neuroblastoma, Taraska was told he would never be able to walk or talk. He now is cancer free and is being recruited to play college baseball.

Those stories, and the ones that don’t have a happy ending, are what drives the 76-year-old Vitale, who is the nation’s most recognizable college basketball broadcaster. “I know I am always begging you to donate (toward pediatric cancer research),” Vitale said. “That won’t change.”

The Ernie Garcia Group was the event’s main sponsor.

Marissa Peddie, a 10-year-old from Tarpon Springs who is battling leukemia, entertains the crowd of more than 100 people at the event.

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Lewis and Kimmi van der Veen cheer on the runners from the sidelines.

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Jamie Kauffold, of Lakewood Ranch, is the first female runner to finish. She runs alongside Luis Velasques, of Lakewood Ranch.

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ttendees of the Oct. 31 Boo Run, held on Lakewood Ranch Main Street, walked, jogged and ran the 5k, which wrapped around Lakewood Ranch Main Street and down Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.

Some participants sported their Halloween costumes, which ranged from superhero capes to orange tutus and minion outfits.

Event organizer Jennifer Tullio said 1,044 people participated in the 5k or the Boo Dash during the 12th annual Lakewood Ranch Running Club event.

Proceeds from the event benefited Tullio’s Another Day for Gray Foundation, which helps kids with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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East County Observer Senior Editor Pam Eubanks and her husband, Andy, welcomed their second child, Abigail Rae Eubanks, at 8:43 p.m. Oct. 24, at Birthways Family Birthing Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her proud big brother is Elliott.

Grandparents are Richard and Margo Eubanks, of Easley, S.C., and Bruce and Susie McTeer, of Hoover, Ala.; and great grandmothers Joyce Lane, of Summerville, S.C., and Betty Rae Carr, of Berkley, Mich.

Aunts and uncles are Liz McTeer, of Hoover, Ala.; Christine

and Chad Herron, of Apex, N.C.; and Brian and Erin Eubanks, of Easley, S.C. Eubanks was in labor for two hours. Labor started while she was aboard the Marina Jack II for the annual volunteer Sarasota K9 Search & Rescue banquet.

Abigail was born less than 45 minutes later.

EMERY NICHOLE HAMILTON Emery Nichole Hamilton was born to Michael and Kaci Hamilton, at 11:04 a.m. Oct. 17 at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

She was 6 pounds, 14 ounces and 19 inches long.

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couple of local elementary schools marched toward better classroom supplies.

Braden River and Robert E. Willis elementary students participated in walkathons to raise money to purchase classroom supplies. Braden River’s walk also raised money for its parents and teachers organization.

Both schools played Top 40 music as students lapped the fields on their campuses. The Willis walkathon was Oct. 23 while the Braden River walk was on Oct. 29.

Those who collected the most donations received prizes.

Braden River allow the students who raised the most money to dump slime on school administrators.

Willis raised more than $60,000 while Braden River raised $20,000.

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The Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp., presents Kenneth Feld, chairman and chief executive of Feld Entertainment, in a keynote address. Feld Entertainment produces global brands such as Ringling Bros., and Barnum & Bailey and Disney on Ice. Feld will discuss the company’s decision to locate its global headquarters in Manatee County. The cost is $65 for EDC investors and $75 for others. To register or for more information, go to ThinkBradentonArea.com and click on the “Event Calendar” or call 803-9034.

TRIKE-A-THON Runs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at All God’s Children Preschool, 11107 Palmbush Trail, Lakewood Ranch. All God’s Children Preschool is hosting its fifth annual

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CONCERT IN THE PARK Starts at 6 p.m. with gates opening at 5 p.m. at McKechnie Field, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton.

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The BigTech Expo highlights the strong STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) infrastructure offered by SCF and other colleges. The free event is sponsored by the Sarasota-Bradenton chapter of BioFlorida, a trade group for biotechnology. To register or for more information, go to bioflorida.com and click on calendar to find the expo listing. Sponsorships are available by contacting Stacey Silver at ssilver@bioflorida.com.

2015 CHARITY PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENT Runs at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, 7650 Legacy Blvd, Bradenton, and The Ritz-Carlton Members Club, 15150 70th Terrace E., Bradenton.

Callaghan Tire will host the 10th annual event to raise money for cancer research.

This year’s tournament will feature 30 professional golfers, including Hall of Fame legend Tony Jacklin and Hollis Stacy. Play is limited to 120 amateurs and each amateur team draws their pro for the first day and a different pro for the second day. Amateurs keep the same teammates both days.

A $1,900 cost per person includes golf practice at either course and a party Nov. 8; breakfast, play starting at 8:30 a.m. and a post-play party Nov. 9, at The RitzCarlton Members Club; and breakfast, 8:30 a.m. play and an awards party Nov. 10, at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. For more details, registration or sponsorship opportunities, visit callaghantirecharityproam.com.

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For faster service, appointments can be made online at oneblooddonor.org. For the MTC drive, use sponsor code 14204. For information, contact Kelly Ewig at 751-7900.

MUSIC ON MAIN Runs from 6 to 9 p.m. on Lakewood Ranch Main Street as part of the Music on Main series.

Renegade will play melodic rock from the 1970s and 1980s in a free concert for the public. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation, a local non-profit organization. Guests are welcome to bring chairs, but are asked to leave coolers at home. Dogs are welcome, but must be kept on a short leash. For more information or to have a presence at this event, call 907-9243.

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NIGHT UNDER THE STARS MOVIE NIGHT Runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch, 4224 Concept Way, Lakewood Ranch. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs for this family-fun movie night. Kiddie Academy will provide popcorn and snow cones, and a food truck will be on site for food purchases. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to benefit E-FELT (Elks Feeding Empty Little Tummies), a program that sends local in-need children home with backpacks filled with food on weekends.

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JOB FAIR A free, all-day job fair with more than 50 employers present will be held from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m, at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex, 1845 34th St., Sarasota. The job fair is being held in partnership with CareerSource Suncoast, city of Sarasota, Goodwill Manasota, Sarasota County and CareerEdge. The CareerSource Suncoast Mobile career center will be on site offering resume assistance, access to apply to jobs online and printers for those who need to print their resumes. Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately, bring multiple resumes and be prepared for on-the-spot interviews.

For more details on the Sarasota Job Fair, visit careersourcesuncoast.com.

LA BELLE FEMME FASHION SHOW Runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Palm-Aire Country Club, 5601 Country Club Way, Sarasota. Join the Palm-Aire Women’s Club for this event, which features fashions from Daisy Cotton, a raffle, silent auction and lunch. Cost is $40 per person. Proceeds benefit scholarships for the State College of Florida, Manatee Technical Institute and local charities.

For information or to register, call 896-5293.

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Tickets to the event are $60.

For more information, contact wendy@themarkwandallfoundation.org.

WORLD DIABETES DAY Runs from 1 to 5 p.m. at Manatee Technical College, 6305 S.R. 70, Bradenton. World Diabetes Day will be celebrated locally with an educational symposium focusing on Type 1 Diabetes. It is a free event that is sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System and Manatee Technical College. For more information, call 907-0811or go to www.floridasuncoast.jdrf.org.

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SUNCOAST FOOD AND WINE TASTING Begins 1 p.m. at the Sarasota Polo Grounds, 8201 Polo Club Lane, Sarasota.

More than 40 area restaurants will prepare food and more than 300 wines from all over the world will be available for tasting. Tickets are $75 and include food and wine, cooking seminars and live music. A silent auction will be held. No tickets will be available at the gate.

Proceeds from the event, which is sponsored by the Lakewood Ranch Rotary Club, benefit the charities of Manatee and Sarasota counties along with other Rotary projects. For information, go to www.suncoastfoodandwinefest.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 15

COOK-OFF AND FAMILY FESTIVAL Runs from 3 to 5 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Baptist Church, 5600 Deer Drive, Sarasota. The Lakewood Ranch Burger CookOff and Family Festival features a burger competition, pie-making contest, a mechanical bull, face painting, games and music. For information, go to lwrbaptis.com or call 257-4431.

SATURDAY, NOV. 21

YAPPY HOUR Runs from 3 to 6 p.m. at Kona Grill, 150 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota. Southeastern Guide Dogs hosts the get-together to tell people more about the organization and upcoming fundraisers. For more information, contact Heather Holland at heather.holland@guidedogs.org or call 803-7543.

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HOLIDAY EXPO AND NETWORKING Runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Station 2 Innovation Center, 912 Seventh Ave., East, Bradenton. The free event is sponsored by the Small Business Chamber of Commerce of Manasota and will have more than 20 booths from products to services for the holidays. For information, call Andy Fox at 350-4162.

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KICK OFF CELEBRATION The Mark Wandall Foundation holds its Memorial Weekend beginning with the Kick-Off Celebration at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, 7051 Wireless Court,

MEMORIAL WEEKEND GOLF TOURNAMENT Registration for the Mark Wandall Foundation Memorial Weekend Golf Tournament is 10 a.m. and tee-off is 11:45 a.m. at Legacy Golf Club, 8255 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. Cost is $225 per golfer. The tournament raises money to provide support services for children who have experienced loss. For more information, contact wendy@themarkwandallfoundation.org.

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DOGTOBERFEST Runs from 1 to 7 p.m. at 261 Gates Creek Road, Bradenton.

The Southwest Great Dane Rescue presents this Dogtoberfest fundraiser, which includes raffle, auction, live music and more.

Tickets cost $30 and include German food and a soft drink. Beer and wine also will be available.

Tickets are available at Holistic for Pets (5411 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, or 5570 Ranch Lake Blvd., Bradenton) or at swgdr.org.

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Participants raise money for the American Cancer Society. The dogs participate in a 1-mile walk, many wearing costumes and competing in talent contests. To register, visit S2Timing.com and click on the Bark for Life registration box. For more information and to learn about sponsorship opportunities, contact Sharon Litschauer at 941-737-1594.

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The Lakewood Ranch Rotary Club is hosting the Uncorked Gourmet Food & Wine Pairing Event, A Tribute to our Veterans, to raise money for local charities. Tickets are $250. For information, go to suncoastfoodandwinefest.com.

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The tournament will be an 18hole scramble and includes a barbecue lunch. Cost is $100 per player. For more information, go to heroeswelcomehomefl.com or call Tony Barrett at 448-8651.

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LIVING LARGE AT ‘THE LODGE’ East County resident transforms old clubhouse into a cultural mecca.

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he ranch-style, onelevel home is unremarkable from the outside and mostly hidden by tall plants and trees. The clay-brown color of the walls does not draw one’s eye.

Only an iron archway initiates one’s intrigue.

But when the door opens, you step into another realm, a natural habitat of wooden timbers and cultural idols.

Lynn Longenecker calls his home on Quonset Drive “The Lodge,” and has been working to develop the home’s interior design since 2002.

It’s the first time the building has been used as a home. It had been a commercially zoned plat.

In its former life, the Lodge was a hub of activity for Marineland, the old neighborhood sitting along the Braden River near Linger Lodge Road. The Manatee-Sarasota Fish and Game Association used the building as a clubhouse, a banquet hall, a restaurant and a fishing camp to members.

Longenecker found a few of the association’s old signs and even a few old menus from the club’s special events, such as Taste of Florida.

“People came in here to get a grouper sandwich for $2.99,” he said.

The original building was constructed in the 1940s and another section was added in the 1970s. Longenecker kept the original concrete floor in his now 4,500-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom home. He purchased the home in April 2002 for $80,000. The building was on track to be demolished.

It’s been one of Longenecker’s dreams to renovate an old structure into a home, and he searched the country for a property.

Then he found the Lodge.

Longenecker grew up as the youngest of eight children in rural Pennsylvania, near Amish communities. One of his favorite memories as a child was the old wooden barn located on his family’s property. He and his siblings spent a lot of time there.

“It was a playground,” he said.

So he contracted a company out of Lakeland to install 75 Florida cypress timbers throughout the home. The ceiling is supported by timber tresses and the bottom timbers are all one piece of wood stretching 32 feet across

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Left: Lynn Longenecker’s dream was to find a building full of history that he could renovate into his home. He searched the country but found a treasure he couldn’t resist along the Braden River.

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Right: Sitting in front of this carved mandola is one of Longenecker’s favorite places to relax in his home.

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living spaces.

Longenecker calls himself the curator of the Lodge as almost every piece within has a cultural reference. There is a large mandala, various Native American totems, a golden Hindu god statue and a plethora of African masks, to name only a few.

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The organization gathers local fishermen, hunters and environmental activists to address local conservation issues.

Roy “Chick” Parker, a west Bradenton resident and 40-year member of the association, remembers meeting at the clubhouse before the developments around it existed, when the property bordered pastures.

The clubhouse was built in 1940. It was expanded in 1970. The association stopped meeting at the clubhouse around 2000 and sold the property to Longenecker in 2002 after the structure cost too much to care for and was amidst too much development, Parker said.

“I never thought it would turn into a house. It’s great that they can do that,” Parker said.

The association has about 100 members and now meets at the Palma Sola Botanical Park.

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Parts of the home are a work in progress. Longenecker, who owns his own business, Divine Land-

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Longenecker repainted the walls white and removed the plywood ceiling to raise the space several feet. Natural light now complements his use of lights that highlight his ample artwork from around the world. Many sit around the original stone, twosided fireplace that divides two

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home in Riverdale topped all transactions in the week’s real estate. Barry and Sandy Severs sold their home at 4219 Hawk Island Drive to Stephen and Lynn Kukanza, of Cincinnati, for $2,087,500. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, five-andtwo-half baths, a pool and 5,842 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.5 million in 2012.

13309 Lost Key Pl A3997843 $839,000 Mary Pat Pihl

7926 Wyndham Court A4134445 $697,000 Nancy Phillips & Beth Ann Boyer

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EDGEWATER VILLAGE Georgette Bertges, of Bradenton, sold her home at 6646 Windjammer Place to George and Kathleen Rahal, of Sarasota, for $579,900. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,345 square feet of living area.

MISTY OAKS Randall Gilmore, of Sarasota, sold his home at 6115 Misty Oaks St. to James and Michelle Matson, of Kingston, Mass., for $520,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,882 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,000 in 2011.

RIVERDALE REVISED Richard and Susan Hunziker, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4512 Blue Marlin Drive to Edwin and Mary Jean Barcewicz, of Bradenton, for $470,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,449 square feet of living area.

SUMMERFIELD VILLAGE William Edgeworth, of San Francisco, sold his home at 11250 Rivers Bluff Circle to Nigel and Kim Wright, of Bradenton, for $442,500. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,732 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 2001.

COUNTRY CLUB EAST AT LAKEWOOD RANCH John Neal Homes Inc. sold the home at 14212 Kinglet Terrace to Timothy Robertson, of Bradenton, for $509,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,435 square feet of living area.

Ryan and Leigh Roslansky, of Hillsborough, Calif., sold their home at 11721 Clubhouse Drive to Sita Raghunathan, of Victor, N.Y., for $365,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,537 square feet. It previously sold for $390,000 in 2004.

HENLEY Antoinet Bachulis, of Kingwood, Texas, sold the home at 7035 Lancaster Court to James and Michelle Glower, of Bradenton, for $490,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,514 square fee. It previously sold for $492,100 in 2001.

Andrew and Kara Leckie, of Sewickley, Pa., sold their home at 6211 Tupelo Trail to Gerald and Dianna Lunsford, of Lakewood Ranch, for $325,000.

Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,249 square feet. It previously sold for $190,000 in 2011.

8052 Royal Birkdale Circle Lakewood Ranch A4118118 $799,999 941-907-9595 Deborah Angelo O’Mara & Nancy Phillips 941-730-0777

8120 Championship Court A4121552 $749,000 Thomas Cinquegrano

6511 The Masters Avenue A4135427 $650,000 Laurie Jarema

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

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

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-932-7199

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Daniela Elders sold her home at 6248 Foxglove Lane to Reid and Allyson Jenks, of Bradenton, for $252,500. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,375 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $281,500 in 2007.

ASHLEY TRACE AT UNIVERSITY PLACE Eric Zampol and Tiffany PitreZampol sold their home at 7819 Ashley Circle to Donna Vance, of Brooklyn, N.Y., for $435,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,104 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $335,000 in 2010.

CARLYLE AT THE VILLAGES OF PALM-AIRE Robert and Leigh Stafford, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4980 Creekside Trail to Raymond and Lynn Heise, of Oak Park, Ill., for $410,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,145 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $336,100 in 2007.

ROSEDALE ADDITION WCI Communities LLC sold the home at 10220 Loch Lomond Drive to Edna Foster, trustee, of Bradenton, for $401,800. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 2,399 square feet of living area.

6710 Quillback Lane A4126985 $725,000 Monica Verinder

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

7632 Portstewart Drive A4134348 $625,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

130 Riviera Dunes Way 1004 A4134586 $549,000 Jody Shinn

BRADEN OAKS Susan Raetz, of Arms Inlets, sold her home at 5815 38th Ave. E. to Craig and Dianna Moone, of Bradenton, for $390,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,490 square feet. It previously sold for $327,000 in 2000.

COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE AT LAKEWOOD RANCH George and Vivian Huntress, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6655 Pebble Beach Way to William Newell, of Lakewood Ranch, for $369,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,204 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $330,000 in 2003.

RIVER POINT OF MANATEE Dennis Liedtka, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the home at 310 39th St. N.E. to Cheryl Shuett, of Bradenton, for $360,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,669 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $412,000 in 2005.

CENTRAL PARK Central Park Lifestyles LLC sold the home at 12073 Longview Lake Circle to Michael Gautier, of Nokomis, for $356,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,178 square feet of living area.

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13441 Purple Finch Circle A4131859 $445,000 Lenore Treiman

Lakewood Ranch 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

3745 Summerwind Circle A4121726 $389,000 Jody Shinn

7321 Wexford Court A4133287 Barbara Najmy

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8340 Miramar Way A4133655 $347,500 Kathy Lewis

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7817 Troon Court A4134705 $389,000 Anita Shelare

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ADDRESS 7423 Wimbledon Court

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APPLICANT Jay Bulaw

7444 Seacroft Cove

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Gary Saulson

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8411 Broadstone Court

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Hans-Peter Kuny

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19428 Newlane Place

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Ramesh Bulusu

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Robert Dunn Jr.

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7482 Seacroft Cove

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Kolar Seshasai

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Jay Gladstone

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Edward Ellis

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Jerry Martin

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Bradley Frank

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Donald Johnson

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Charlotte Dergarry

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William Spengler

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Michael Spears

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3622 61st Terrace E A4123374 $269,900 Debbie Vogler

5607 107th Terrace E A4130164 $247,900 Trish Chandler

8341 Farington Court A4134879 $2,950,000 Tom Cinquegrano

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Joel and Susan Kroon, of Cumming, Ga., sold their home at 11879 Forest Park Circle to Kristin Dabasinskas and Alice and Walter Dabasinskas, of Bradenton, for $270,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,744 square feet of living area. It

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6315 4th Avenue NW A4133168 $310,000 Kathy Valente

606 Riviera Dunes Way 405 A4133424 $264,900 Joe Foster

2414 51st Street Court E A4134588 $159,900 Laura Tracy-Clekis

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

Palmetto 941-907-9595 941-812-7634

Palmetto 941-907-9595 941-915-4167

6368 Golden Eye Glen A4133773 $289,900 Stacy Burton-Cunneen

5135 50th Avenue W A4124723 $249,000 Leah Secondo

8725 Spruce Hills Court A4134319 $149,900 Kathy Lewis

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-6194

13219 Palmers Creek Terrace A4132928 $1,499,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

812 Riviera Dunes Way A4124509 $1,450,000 Debbie Vogler

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

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

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

7427 Greystone St M5845815 $1,275,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

3908 Bayside Dr M5846838 $1,249,000 Cheryl Roberts

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-266-1450

6174 9th Avenue Circle NE A4123914 $1,200,000 Fran DeDona & Pam Goodwin

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Archie Tyson III and Kristi Dosher, of League City, Texas, sold their home at 11710 Forest Park Circle to William and Patricia Kopcsak, of Bradenton, for $344,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,131 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $282,300 in 2013.

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Kevin and Flora Publicover, of Nova Scotia, Canada, sold their home at 4911 Boston Common Glen to W. David Bernacki, of Mechanicville, N.Y., for $244,500.

Built in 2012, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,156 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $204,000 in 2013.

GREYHAWK LANDING Colin Cunningham Graham, of Sarasota, and Melissa Chatfield, of Wesley Chapel, sold their home at 235 Dahlia Court to Adam and Brandy Lemley, of Bradenton, for $352,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,835 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $455,000 in 2007.

STONEYBROOK AT HERITAGE HARBOUR Richard and Sharon Johnson, of Amherst, Ohio, sold their home at 9016 Willowbrook Circle to Liel Cerdenio and Marisela Santiago, of Bradenton, for $312,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,880 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $399,900 in 2006.

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PERIDIA Carolyn Butkier, of Bradenton, sold her home at 4216 Presidential Ave. Circle E. to David and Karin Hopcroft, of Clarkston, Mich., for $305,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,034 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $210,000 in 2010.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE Ronald and Jennifer Guendjoian, of Sarasota, sold their home at 14359 Gnatcatcher Terrace to Kyle and Rhianna Dent, of Sarasota, for $300,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,083 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $319,900 in 2005.

sold for $320,000 in 2004.

ROSEDALE GOLF AND TENNIS CLUB Joan and James Symons, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4942 88th St. E. to Birdie Jakabosky, of Bradenton, for $287,000. Built in 1997, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,837 square feet of living area.

ARBOR LAKES Paul Zapala and James Meyer, of Palm Springs, Calif., sold their home at 6159 Candlewood Way to Barbara O’Connor, of Sarasota, for $280,000. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,084 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $243,200 in 2002.

Trent Hall, of Ontario, Canada, Ventures Trust 2013-I-H-R By sold his home at 9015 WillowArea: 01888-06-15 Manatee MCM Capital Partners LLC, trustee, brook Circle to Lefe Ventures LLC ZIPPERER ROAD sold the home at 6202 Blue Runfor $299,000. Built in 2006, it has Local Fannie Mae sold the home at 1820 ner Court to FREO Florida LLC three bedrooms, two baths and Zipperer Road Mail to Eleanor Wilson, 09/14/2015 for $206,000. Built in 2006, it has 2,162 squareAccount feet of living It Week: #:area.

330632 three bedrooms, two baths and 1,275 of Bradenton, for $275,000. Built previously sold for $303,000 in SABAL HARBOUR in 2007, it has three bedrooms, square feet of living area. It previJuly.

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Items Under $200 For Sale ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

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941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230 DEPT 56 North Pole Retired six buildings $30 each or B.O. 941-907-9891 FLY FISHING: two large bags of fly tying material, $60. 941-758-7670.

LAWN MOWER: Toro, self-propelled, 22” $50. Call 941-756-6408.

PATIO TABLE and 4 chairs, good condition, $125.

941-388-9418.

SOFA AND Love seat: cranberry, green, cream, large plaid pattern. Excellent condition, $200.

941-355-9057.

WHEELCHAIR: DELUXE reclining, 20" seat.

W/Gel cushion. Used 1/month. $150 cash, firm.

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ARELIS CLEANING Services Inc. Really Clean, Arelis Clean! Excellent references. Residential/ Commercial. Licensed/ insured. 941-822-4114

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1% RELOCATION REBATE INCENTIVE on Resale or New Construction*

West of Trail. Deep water yacht basin. 3BR/2.5BA, pool. $1,500,000.

Longboat Key House on Canal. Davits/ Dock. $495,000.

Equestrian, 5 acres, pole barns, 8 stalls.

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COINS, STAMPS, GOLD & SILVER WANTED. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. Suncoast Stamp Company, 8520 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

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Personals *ADOPTION*: A former Pro Ice Skater (StayHome-Mom) & Devoted Successful Dad long for baby. FLBar 42311. 1-800-552-0045. Expenses paid. *Karen & Steve*

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

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SECURE PARKING for RV’s and boats. Reasonable price. Lorraine Rd. & SR70. Call for appt., Rolf, 941-356-2630.

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Please send resume and references to: rfcchiring@gmail.com Call 941-907-3010.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

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

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2BR/2BA + Loft Townhouse. Water view, boat docks. $237,900.

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BA Degree. Call Michael, 941-355-1162.

SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

ANNUAL CREEKWOOD Community Wide Yard Sale. Five neighborhoods to participate. Saturday, November 14th, 8a.m.-2p.m., SR70 & Creekwood Blvd. Furniture, small appliances, clothing & toys.

RIVERS EDGE Neighborhood Garage Sale, 66th Ave. East & Linger Lodge Rd. Saturday, November 7th, 8a.m.-2p.m.

TWIN RIVERS Community Garage Sale: Saturday, 8a.m.-1p.m., 3703 162nd Ave. E., Parrish 34219

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Real Estate Wanted COMPANY NEEDS 4-5 houses to lease long-term.

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Insured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home cleaning, $80, 2 cleaners, 2 hours.

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BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential. Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable. Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

CLEANING BY Brazilian Lady. Meticulous, reliable, deep cleaning specialist. Residential. Commercial.

New Construction. 941-400-2866.

CLEANING. RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL. We take pride in pleasing customers.

Vacation Homes, Resorts, Schools, Churches, 941-756-4570.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

30 Years Exp. Lic./Ins. Residential/Commercial.

Accepting all major credit cards. Dotty, 941-321-6645.

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Health Services

FRED’S HOME IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIR. Painting, tile, kitchen backsplash, windows, drywall, fans, just ask! 941-744-7473.

IN-HOME ASSISTED LIVING. Why leave the safety and comfort of your own home to receive professional, affordable and compassionate care?

At ElderCare Services Unlimited you don’t need to! We offer Medical and Non-Medical care developed and designed for your wants and needs. Includes: Homemaking, errands, doctor’s visits, transportation, meal prep in conjunction with special dietary needs & medication supervision (plus so much more). For more details call 941-377-4465 or visit our website at www.ElderCareSarasota.com or E-mail us at: ElderCareSRQ@aol.com. Licensed, bonded and Insured. LIC#30211372

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HOUSECLEANING SERVICES We love to clean, we love to squeaky clean! Let us do the dirty work for you and go enjoy your free time with family and friends.

Call Paula for a free estimate. (941) 320−4052

PALM AIRE condo: 2BR/2BA, newly furnished and decorated, 2nd floor, golf course and lake views.

December only. $1300. 941-351-1741.

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Landscaping & Lawn Service SKILLED LANDSCAPE GARDENING at a fair price. 25 Yrs. Experience domestic and abroad.

Artistic stone walkways and patios. Licensed. Call Robert, 941-321-1688.

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Professional Services

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Pet Services “K-9 BOOT CAMP�

Professional in-kennel pet obedience program.

40 Acre facility. 35 years proven results.

Lakewood Ranch area.

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Pools

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ACCOUNTING

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FREE

• Small Business Accounting & Taxes • Payroll Processing • Individual Income Tax Returns • IRS Help/Problem Resolution Specializing in helping small business owners. Reasonable fees.

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ALUMINUM

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IRRIGATION

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CLEANING

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BUG BUSTERS

Do-It-Yourself Pest Control

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LAWN TOPDRESSING

746-6654

Sarasota

5900 Tamiami Trail

922-1817

Brandon

528 E. Brandon Blvd.

813-651-4477

Mon-Fri 9 am-5:30 pm; Sat 9 am-2:30 pm

(813) 677-1582

PET SERVICES

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Specializing in Re-Roofing and Repairs

Call for appointment Cindy Wells 941-322-6381 941-928-2168

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REMODELING/HOME IMPROVEMENT

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• Interior & Exterior Painting & Wallcovering • Full Service Interior Design & Color Selection Assistance • Over 30 Years Experience Need a Referral? Matt Arndt, Owner Call today for

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Driveways Deck Staining Roof Cleaning

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• Pool Decks, Roof Coating • Residential, Commercial, Interior/Exterior Licensed & Insured • Referrals Available

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Specializing in Lanai Screening and Panel Replacements David Hall

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Re-Paint Specialist

Painting & Pressure Cleaning

HALL AMERICAN SCREENING LLC

Specializing in East Manatee and Lakewood Ranch

Shine Bright Painting & Pressure Washing, LLC

941-237-7049

Rob Smith

www.EastManateeProperty.com

184790

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REALTORS

PAINTING

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Bradenton

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Call Owner, Joe Costa at 504-4413

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