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Greenbrook resident Fiona Peters could get to work in two minutes on any give day.

Her home in Greenbrook is just across State Road 70 from the newly opened Luxe apartment complex, where she serves as property manager.

But Peters, like many of her neighbors, opts for a longer route, taking Greenbrook Boulevard to Lorraine Road and backtracking westward on State Road 70.

It’s a habit she will continue until the Florida Department of Transportation installs a traffic signal at the intersection of Greenbrook Boulevard and State Road 70 later this year. FDOT doesn’t have a timeline for the project, but spokesman Robin Stublen said it should be completed by year’s end.

“I think it’s great,” Peters said of the project. “Safety-wise, I myself go all the way around. In

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Time for Tebow Tim Tebow, the former NFL quarterback who is known for his displays of Christianity on and off the field, will join the Rev. Randy Bezet during three worship services at Bayside Community Church 5 p.m. Saturday, March 5, and 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday, March 6.

The services will be held at the East Bradenton campus at 15800 State Road 64.

Local anglers say fishing has taken a dive in Lakewood Ranch.

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Lad Slapak said prior to two years ago, he would catch bass at will in Lakewood Ranch’s waters.

Sun-n-Fun Carefree RV Resort residents are having some fun using Florida’s favorite lawn ornament.

Residents pay $10 to have purple plastic flamingos appear at their neighbors’, with the money going toward cancer research through Relay For Life.

The resort also has a purple toilet residents can have placed in a neighbor’s yard, too.

Great fun a stone’s throw away Bocce players come together for competition, camaraderie at John Marble Park.

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Right: Richard Von Werne of Peridia takes his best shot at the Gulf Coast Senior Games bocce tournament held, Feb. 19 at John Marble Park.

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Christian Retreat tower answers the call Cellular communications tower will be disguised as a cross along Upper Manatee River Road.

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Construction fencing surrounds a circular concrete slab on a grassy patch near the center of Christian Retreat’s 110-acre campus.

It doesn’t look like much now, but in 30 days, it will become a new focal point for the Upper Manatee River Road church campus, a cellular communications tower disguised as a cross.

“Everybody’s thrilled about the prospect of getting a signal in this region,” Rev. Phil Derstine said. “For years, we’ve been on the

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Manatee County commissioners approved a 175-foot-tall communications tower at Christian Retreat in November 2009. Tech Tower Properties had planned to build it for T-Mobile and had expected to start construction within eight months.

It never came to fruition.

“We were working on it two years before that,” Derstine said.

“It’s a product of the economy and how it affected cell tower developers. They couldn’t produce. It took all those years to get out of a bad contract.”

Derstine began cold calling cellular tower builders in hopes of moving the project along, and Christian Retreat contracted with Ridan Industries in March 2015.

Verizon will be the anchor carrier.

The project was again delayed by the unexpected death of the company’s president, Kevin Barile, who had proposed potential cellular tower locations within GreyHawk Landing and on the campus at Peace Presbyterian Church.

Christian Retreat’s tower was far enough along in the design process that it could proceed.

During the original approval process, Christian Retreat leaders worked with its residents and other neighbors to address concerns, including restricting the use of uplighting on the cross and restricting the proportions of the cross itself. The tower’s placement is on the center of the property so it’s not in “anyone’s

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Christian Retreat's pastor, The Rev. Phil Derstine, said residents of the campus are excited to finally have good cell phone signals.

backyard,” Derstine said.

Christian Retreat will use proceeds from the tower, the lease of the land plus a percentage from each carrier that uses it, to focus on more efforts serving the community. Those include improvements to its Family Church building, improved services for children and youth and added income to support existing ministries, such as feeding the home-

“Everybody’s thrilled about the prospect of getting a signal in this region. For years, we’ve been on the fringe. We all have cell phones but you can’t use them consistently, and that’s for every carrier.”

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less and a food-and-clothing distribution program.

Derstine said the erection of the cross provides Christian Retreat, an international ministry reaching 53 countries, with an opportunity to rebrand itself within its own community, as well.

“The cross will become a locator for a lot of people,” Derstine said. “And for a church, the cross says it all.”

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NO PLACE TO HIDE? Bass might move to open water as Lakewood Ranch reduces aquatic vegetation.

hugely.”

Jeanette Wirz is the current club president and she has her suspicions. “We need an ecological balance,” she said. “If you have foliage, you have a place for fish to hide.”

Wirz wonders whether efforts to kill algae and other aquatic plants to keep ponds pristine are creating problems for the fish due to chemicals, as well as robbing them of cover. She worries about the amount of landscaping chemicals that seep into the waters, polluting the habitat.

She also notes that drastic temperature changes, such as record heat in December, have taken a toll on the fish population.

Wirz is a member of the Protect Our Ponds group in Lakewood Ranch that has worked toward keeping the local waters healthy.

The group urges homeowners to make sure their landscapers are qualified and understand what chemicals are banned. “Qualified landscapers know what they can and can’t use,” she said.

The Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club would like a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission expert to inspect the local waters. That representative could be Paul Thomas, a biologist who wasn’t sure he could fill that request.

“My hands are tied,” Thomas said. “This community doesn’t

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The lunker in Lakewood Ranch is more a description of the problem than a fish.

Members of the Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club said fish populations are down in all the area’s ponds and lakes.

“There’s no good reason it has slowed down,” said Lad Slapak, a Country Club East resident who fishes just about every other day somewhere in Lakewood Ranch’s 320 ponds and lakes. “You used to be able to catch bass at will.

“Now the fishing is slow, and it has been like this close to a year.

When I fish now, if I see three or four other fishermen in a day, that would be a lot because the word has gotten out.”

The word has been out for quite some time among members of the anglers club.

“It’s not good,” said Red Bailey, the founder of the Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club 10 years ago.

“It had declined considerably and we don’t know why. Last summer was like fishing in the Dead Sea. There were no bites. It worries us

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Lad Slapak said in the past two years it's been much harder to catch bass in Lakewood Ranch waters.

have what we call community access, so I am not allowed to assess it.”

He said the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission only checks lakes that offer boat ramp access to the public.

However, when he was told the commission checked lakes in Lakewood Ranch five years ago, he said he would check to see if a precedent might have been set.

Even so, Thomas said it is unlikely chemicals are the cause for poor fishing. He did say that taking aquatic vegetation out of a lake or pond could affect where fish hang out.

“When you pull the plants out, it is more of an open water habitat,” he said. “Anglers get frustrated. The fish are harder to find and they are using their same fishing techniques. They need to change their techniques.”

Thomas said he has seen no condition in the Manatee or Sarasota counties area that would cause a massive decline of the fish population.

“You just need to tell people to be patient,” he said.

Paul Chetlain, the director of operations for Lakewood Ranch since September and the head of maintenance since 2009, said he wasn’t aware fishing had slowed to a crawl. He said his crew works on Lakewood Ranch ponds and lakes on a daily basis.

“Residents want a nice, clean pond,” he said. “That’s not nec-

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When: 9 a.m. to noon, Feb. 27 Where: Lake Uihlein, behind Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Presented by: Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Lunch provided by: Kiwanis Club Sponsorships: Larry Naddeo, a member of the anglers club and Community Activities, said the Youth Fishing Tournament needs sponsors. The field has grown to more than 125 kids and the club might not be able to provide free poles to the kids in the future.

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essarily the best environment for a healthy fish habitat.”

Even so, he said his crew goes to great lengths to use approved chemicals to treat ponds. “We’ve never experienced any fish kill because of the concentration of chemicals we are using,” he said.

He said over the years he has seen rapid temperature change lead to fish kills, but that has been reduced as well with more aerators added to ponds and lakes.

Carp have been introduced to many of the ponds and lakes to control aquatic vegetation, which can cause bad odors and can be unsightly, so the fish habitat has undergone a change. But the waters are constantly being checked by a biologist to ensure they remain healthy.

Anglers club members remain skeptical.

Larry Naddeo, who also is on the Community Activities board, said, “We’ve been fighting this battle for five years.

“There is a lot of chemical runoff from the lawns. It drains into the retention ponds. You also need a place for the fish to hide.

They have no holding area now.”

Members of the club wonder if some stocking is in order.

The Lakewood Ranch Youth Fishing Tournament had to be moved due to poor fishing conditions. In 2014 at Summerfield Lake, they couldn’t even award trophies in all their categories because the kids weren’t catching fish. They moved the tournament to Lake Uihlein last year.

“It was much better last year,” Wirz said. “They were catching bass and catfish.”

Slapak, who won the anglers club fishing tournament three years in a row, is now entering his fifth year as the youth tournament director. At 74, he is hoping the fishing turns around in the area soon.

“It gets a little depressing because you know what it used to be like,” he said.

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Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 4 supervisors said residents of Greenbrook are worried about safety at the intersection and are anxious to see the signal installed.

Jim Skarda and his wife, Cindy, are two of them. Cindy Skarda frequently uses the entrance at Lorraine Road to enter and leave the community, and Jim Skarda, a retiree, plans outings outside peak traffic times.

“It’s a normal thing of growth,” Jim Skarda said of the traffic on S.R. 70. “It keeps getting busier and busier. When you confront that access to 70, you’ve got to run the gauntlet to get yourself out in the middle.”

He said the situation will become more challenging when residents of Luxe need to head east and will need space in the median. Skarda generally dislikes traffic signals, but he supports this one.

Greenbrook resident Steve Balazic agrees it is needed.

“I am awaiting it with bated breath,” he said. “In my opinion, it’s long overdue. There have been

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a number of accidents at that intersection. I have a neighbor who got hurt pretty bad there last year. The need for the light was there all along.”

Local resident Barbara Broadbridge said the need for a light was evident.

“The light on State Road 70 should have been installed before the apartments opened,” she said.

“Drivers already stack up in the median, now we have cars stacking up both directions, trucks pulling u-turns, residents trying to be on time to work or school,

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Luxe Lakewood Ranch apartments opened to renters Feb. 8 with the first renter moving in Feb. 11.

Property manager Fiona Peters said units are only available in the first 10-unit building, but about 20 more units will come online by the end of the month. When finished, the complex will have 280 units.

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FDOT ANTICIPATES SR 70 WIDENING Florida Department of Transportation spokesman Robin Stublen says project development and environmental study for the widening of State Road 70 from Lorraine Road east to County Road 675 is slated for fiscal year 2016/2017. FDOT has allocated $5 million for the project.

More than $10 million for acquisition of right of way will become available in fiscal year 2018/2019, but construction is not currently funded.

“Hopefully, that comes in the next couple of years,” he said.

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“I’ve been interested in this since last year, when apartments started. It’s currently a very dangerous intersection. If you are going to have hundreds of more cars from that complex, it’s going to make it worse.”

all a bad combination.

“It was not so bad when everyone was heading west. Now, we have successful businesses east of Greenbrook so the intersection is incredibly dangerous. Just to get to most businesses going west, you have to cut across five lanes of traffic coming at you at 60-plus miles per hour. At minimum they should drop the speed limit and extend the right turn lane turning into Greenbrook now, while we wait for the light.”

FDOT will spend $581,000 on the project.

Stublen said FDOT has not determined a start date. Work will include: installation of a traffic signal, the lengthening of existing eastbound right turn lane on State Road 70, modifying existing striping on the northbound approach to include dual left tun lanes and a through/right turn lane; and other requirements of the project, such as lighting and signal poles.

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Now that funding has been identified, the Florida Department of Transportation is moving forward with construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Rye Road and State Road 64.

FDOT spokesman Robin Stublen said design for the project begins this year and right of way acquisition is budgeted for fiscal year 2017/2018. Construction will begin the following fiscal year.

“The only way we were able to fund this project is from the Skyway toll funds,” Stublen said.

“They have to be used in the county they are collected. This is one of the projects we could advance.”

Stublen emphasized the design is for a modern traffic roundabout, with speeds limited to 25 mph.

“That is purposely to help control and calm the traffic,” he said.

Manatee County transportation officials had requested a traffic signal at the intersection in July 2014, but FDOT officials said one was not warranted. Instead, it concluded construction of a right-turn lane from Rye Road onto State Road 64 westbound would resolve 80% of traffic problems at that location.

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“If people use them the right way, then I think it’s fine. I turn left at the intersection to leave work and it’s really scary.

There’s always so many cars.”

“I went to visit my brother in England and it worked great there.

But, they don’t work here because people don’t know how to use them correctly.”

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“I don't think a roundabout is a good idea at that location. While it will slow traffic down, it won't handle the volume.”

“It’s too busy. Too many big trucks come in there.”

“I think adding a turn lane and a light would be better. A roundabout might be good at another location, but not there.”

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Manatee transportation officials, however, wanted a different solution, and agreed conceptually with a traffic signal or a roundabout.

FDOT began exploring the concept for a roundabout soon after as a solution to improve traffic flow and eliminate problems along Rye Road.

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Waterlefe seeks debt holders to settle bonds JESSICA SALMOND STAFF WRITER

The search for minority holders of bonds used to develop the Waterlefe golf course is slowing the Waterlefe Community Development District’s attempts to resolve its bond debt.

Used to build the golf course by developer WCI Communities, the revenue bonds went into default after the developer declared bankruptcy in 2009 and the revenues from the golf course were not high enough to make payments on the debt.

Now the CDD has received an inquiry from a Texas-based company, Provident Realty, which is interested in purchasing a majority of the bonds, which total $8 million. Since receiving that inquiry late last year, the three majority bondholders have been contacting the CDD to find out what will happen to the bonds they purchased years ago.

Before making any major decisions, Andrew Cohen, the CDD’s legal counsel, is trying to hunt down more bondholders.

The three individuals who own a majority of the bonds have been kept in the loop with the CDD. The rest of the bondholders, who own a combined $1.5 million of the $8 million total, are scattered

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“Individuals who own smaller amounts tuck them away,” said Ken Bumgarner, the CDD chairman. “They’re more difficult to find.”

Cohen is developing a notice to be posted on the Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) website, which is a site dedicated to presenting information on bonds across the U.S. The notice will be public and is Waterlefe’s best chance of tracking down the other bondholders.

“We may not find everybody and that might be OK,” Cohen said.

Bumgarner said they would try their best to get all the bondholders to participate in the resolution of the bond debt, but said the CDD would at some point move forward.

In addition to the golf course debt, the CDD is hoping to settle a debt with WCI. After the golf course was built, and before the developer went bankrupt, the CDD borrowed money from WCI for course operations. After the developer filed bankruptcy, it was legally uncertain if the CDD was obligated to pay the debt, Cohen said.

However, WCI is alive again, developing a second community south of Waterlefe, and the two entities have begun negotiating about the remaining operations debt.

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“O

ne red!” called out a player standing at one end of the bocce court.

A friendly debate then ensued over which team’s ball was closest to the white ball, or pallino. This was slightly serious business.

A bit more so than usual, considering the teams were competing in the Gulf Coast Senior Games Bocce Tournament, held Feb. 19 at John Marble Park.

“We take the game very seriously, and we will argue about a half-inch,” said Bradenton’s Frank Piccolo, with a laugh. Piccolo is the league’s native Italian member who has been playing bocce his entire life.

After more debate, the players waved over the official bocce tournament judge, Manatee County’s Danny Hopkins, who took the final measurement.

One red.

More than 20 players continued play in the tournament, which wasn’t much different than their usual outings at John Marble Park on State Road 70. The players gather at the bocce courts every Wednesday and Sunday morning to form East County’s unofficial bocce league.

“It’s a word of mouth thing,” said Richard Breem, a Rosedale Golf and Country Club resident who is loosely considered the league organizer. “This is a fun league.”

The seniors started coming together about 10 years ago, after several bocce players and neighbors met each other at the Peridia Golf and Country Club.

It started with Thomas Mazzone, a former Peridia resident who now lives in Parrish. Being of Italian descent, Mazzone was familiar with the game and brought a few neighbors into it. The group pooled together $3,000 to build a court at the John Marble park. They donated it to the county, and later the county built two new courts that were regulation-sized.

“We were a bunch of old guys with nothing to do who couldn’t play golf,” said Mazzone, a retired U.S. Army Reserves brigadier general who started the league.

“Bocce means so much to him,” said Joe Telesco, a Peridia member. “He took me in, and he’s been a terrific friend.”

Some players refer to Breem as the captain, for he keeps the group organized and on top of the game.

Breem, who won the Senior Games tournament with partner Walt Kuziel, started playing bocce in 1999.

“It’s about bringing seniors together,” he said. “It’s fun.

There’s camaraderie and we socialize.”

To keep everyone from getting too competitive, the league picks team members at random and juggles the lineups after a period of time.

Pete Schneider, a former Peridia resident, has been a league member for 10 years. One of his fondest memories was his first year playing the game in 2005. He hadn’t planned to compete in the Senior Games tournament because he felt he was still a novice. However, one of the teams needed a substitute and filled the spot.

“I had one of those days that I couldn’t do anything wrong,” he said when remembering the competition.

Schneider and his partner won the gold.

“It’s all good fun,” he said.

Even if it was slightly serious.

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The John Marble bocce league meets all year, twice a week, even in the summer heat.

That’s why league organizer Richard Breem is beseeching Manatee County to replace the collapsible tents the team uses to shade its members, who range from 47 to 87 years old.

“The tents are ragged,” he said.

The league used to have three. However, after the first time Breem made a request, the county removed one due to its condition and has not yet replaced it.

Breem said he’s emailed the county four or five times, citing his safety concern for the exposure to the heat and sun, especially during summer months.

“In July, it’s baking out here,” he said.

The county parks department responded to him to say there was not enough money in the budget to purchase new tents, which cost approximately $99 each, Breem said. The county did install three new bands of barbed wire around the bocce’s fence.

The league itself has paid for several improvements to the courts, including an equipment shed and ball stands. It built the original court and then turned it over to the county, as well, in 2003.

BOCCE Balls — Four balls per team, each team having its own color.

Pallino — A white ball thrown to one end of the court, which is then used as an aiming point.

Teams — Bocce can be played with between one and four players per team, however the most common play is two players per team.

Courts — Official courts are 86.92 feet long and 13.12 feet wide, but unofficial courts can be smaller.

Play — One member from each team goes to each end of the court. One team tosses the pallino toward the other end of the court. Then, players take turns — called frames — throwing balls toward the pallino. The goal is to get the ball closest to or touching the pallino.

The team with the ball closest to the pallino gets a point. If a ball is rolled and it hits the back board of the court, it’s a dead ball and is taken off the court; however, a ball can hit a side board with no penalty. The game is played to eight or 12 points.

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erhaps it took a community like Lakewood Ranch to understand Major League Football.

The new professional football league opened its headquarters in Lakewood Ranch on July 1 and went about planning for its first season in 2016.

Considering football fans in the United States are used to seeing fledgling leagues (consider the USFL, the WFL and the XFL) squished like a slug on Main Street, the shelf life of MLFB had to be similar to the lifespan of corn.

Even so, area movers and shakers stepped forward to give the MLFB support.

“This community opened themselves to us,” said Nick Athan, the MLFB’s vice president of communications. “I think they wanted us to be genuine, to be straight up and honest.

But they were willing to embrace us, and there was no push back.”

No push back came when the MLFB lost a main financial backer and had to postpone the training camp it had planned at Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. No push back came when the league had to inform area hotels that all those reserved rooms for 1,000 players, coaches and personnel were now vacant.

The area rolled with a very big punch to MLFB’s financial gut.

Lakewood Ranch, itself, had to be considered a long shot 30 years ago. Timberland, ranches, wetlands. Oh, and get this, it wasn’t on top of a beach. It didn’t seem like the typical recipe for success when it came to building expensive homes.

Now it’s one of the top master-planned communities in the United States. It took people with vision to make it happen.

It might take similar vision to see the MLFB bucking signifi-

“We don’t look at ourselves as a feeder system. We want to entertain fans with a good product.”

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MLFB Vice President Frank Murtha has been scrambling to set his fledgling league’s first season. Major League Football plans to announce its schedule for the 2016 season and its training days at Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch in the next few days.

cant odds in today’s over-stuffed professional sports market.

Can fans accept any football league with the top dog being such a major force? Not For Long.

Undaunted, MLFB Vice-President Frank Murtha isn’t afraid of failure, or success.

“We want people to look at the MLFB as its own entity,” Murtha said. “We don’t look at ourselves

as a feeder system. We want to entertain fans with a good product.”

Murtha said his league isn’t crazy enough to challenge the NFL during the fall and winter.

The MLFB is strictly a spring league.

“Inevitably, if we have selected right, there will be players the NFL finds attractive,” Murtha said. “Do we expect over the course of time, some type of formal relationship forms with the NFL? That’s possible.”

It’s quite the vision. But some people have to be asking whether six or seven cocktails are involved.

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Murtha noted that MLFB cities must be big enough to have shown support for football and with no NFL or Major League Baseball team. Sounds a lot like college football towns that already have a stadium in place.

The Manatee-Sarasota County area is predicted to have 1 million people by 2040, so someone with vision might be asking “How about us?”

“I think (the MLFB) would be popular here,” Athan said of a team in the Sarasota or Manatee counties area. “But we have had

no talks or discussion.”

While Lakewood Ranch makes a great headquarters, and Premier sets up nicely as a training camp host, the area doesn’t have a stadium, let’s say 20,000 seating capacity, to host a minor league football team, or any other major sports franchise.

Whether the MLFB is, indeed, a good fit for the area, isn’t really the question at this point.

Instead, it brings up the kind of question that might be asked not too far down the road. Should the area host some kind of professional sports franchise?

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Some Manatee County residents have found they can do their civic duty by replacing old toilets.

Considering toilets in homes built before 1995 often used more than 3.5 gallons per flush, they could be saving almost two gallons per flush.

In 1995, a federal law was passed mandating that all toilets manufactured had to use 1.6 gallons or less per flush.

“You would be amazed how much water is flushed down the toilet,” said Olga Wolanin, superintendent for the Water Compliance Division of the county’s utilities department.

Manatee County is continuing a drive to replace old toilets, and while many homes in Lakewood Ranch may be new, East County and the rest of Manatee County still have a lot of older communities, Wolanin said.

“With condos, mobile home parks and older homes, we still have a lot of eligible people,” Wolanin said.

Manatee County took the plunge almost a decade ago to incentivize residents to make the switch to more water-efficient johns, and in 2016 the program is still flowing strong.

“We’re trying to bring down the per-capita water usage so we don’t have to find new water sources in the future,” Wolanin said.

The program offers residents who turn in toilets a $100 rebate for up to two toilets in their home or business. The county sends someone to inspect the toilet onsite to make sure it qualifies. It has to be pre-1995 and the owner has to be a Manatee County water user, not a resident living within city limits. Residents can then retire their old toilets and get their rebate.

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Despite having had the program since 2007, the county still has to budget for about 1,500 rebates a year. Since the program launched, the county has replaced 10,110 toilets for 7,715 Manatee County residents which equates to a water savings of about 26.4 gallons a day per person. That’s 69.1 million gallons saved annually.

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Wearing cat-print scrubs, Lisa Jonsson rose from her seat as soon as she heard the whimper.

Across the room, a premature Chihuahua puppy rested on a heating pad inside a tote-sized animal carrier. His two-hour rest was over. It was time to eat.

Within minutes, Jonsson, a veterinary technician at Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue, had him securely in her hands sucking fiercely on a syringe full of puppy formula.

He was the only pup in a litter of 10 to survive more than a week.

On Feb. 12, Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue accepted the unnamed puppy along with four others into its care. Their mother, Ladybug, is still being nursed to health at Animal Ark in Arcadia.

The unnamed pup lasted the longest, but died Sunday.

“It’s the hard part of rescue,” Honor’s Executive Director Dari Oglesby said. “You do the best you can. You put in all the time and energy you can and some of them just aren’t strong enough to survive. We gave them the only chance they had. It’s very sad. It’s heartbreaking, actually.”

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“That’s when you throw you hands up and say, we’ll figure something out,” Jonsson said, adding the rescue has many other needy animals under its care. “We have a lot of little train wrecks.”

Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue has an Emergency Medical Fund to assist with special medical needs, but it is continuously in need of replenishment due to the cost of veterinary care. Surgeries for animals can exceed $2,500.

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Three of her 10 pups were stillborn. Six died after birth.

The final puppy, who was being syringe fed every two hours at Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue, died on Sunday.

Ladybug remains in the care of Animal Ark, in Arcadia, until her condition is more stable, likely sometime this week.

When someone brought 9-month-old Cleo, a stray, to Sarasota Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center, her collar cut through one-third of her neck to her spinal chord.

Medical providers removed the collar and began treatments, including antibiotics and bandaging the wound.

Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue took her Feb. 7 and has continued her care. She’ll require medical care for about another month.

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Her cheerful disposition and tail wagging won her time and animal services contacted Honor about taking her.

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They selected clothing items and shoes and went to the dressing rooms to try them on.

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wife got into a verbal argument with their two sons over a cell phone. The phone had gone missing and the wife accused her sons of taking the phone.

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WHAT IS KOSHER? Foods that are considered kashrut, or kosher, are deemed fit or proper to eat in accordance with the Jewish community’s religious beliefs.

“A food being kosher is about the ingredients that are used,” said Rabbi Mendy Bukiet of Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch.

“Eating kosher is something that’s found in Jewish law and teachings.

That’s why we follow it.”

Four main labels mark foods that meet kosher standards. Those groups include The Orthodox Union (OU), KOF-K, Organized Kashrut Labs (OK) and Star-K.

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When she was 5 years old, Ruthy Hyatt perfected the art of taste testing.

Now a Lakewood Ranch resident who has a family of her own, the Moroccan native spent evenings after school licking the inside of bowls her mother used to make almond cookies.

Her time spent “helping” her mother in the kitchen stirred an interest in cooking. Her passion for cooking dishes from her home country and her skills in the kitchen helped her win the second annual Kosher Cook-Off, Feb. 21, at Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch.

“I love to be creative in the kitchen,” Hyatt said. “I’ve been working, or playing, in a kitchen since I was a child. My mother was a gourmet chef and a great baker. I get that interest from her.”

Nine contestants each cooked a dish between Friday and Sunday, and 50 attendees voted on their favorites on Sunday night.

The contestants’ only restrictions were to only use kosher ingredients, and they had to cook their dishes at the Chabad, to ensure cooks used proper ingredients.

The top three winners received prizes. Hyatt took home a $100 gift card to purchase kosher

foods and Tricia Ledezma and Steve Weinshel, who tied for second place, received spatulas, pot holders, a cookbook and an apron for their efforts.

After the cook-off, attendees divided into five teams and cooked some more.

Each table had a centerpiece of random ingredients, such as applesauce, chocolate syrup, bananas, graham crackers and tuna, which teams used to craft a dish for three judges.

“Let’s use the chocolate syrup to drizzle over everything, like they do on TV,” attendee Pam Weigert said to her teammates.

“We need to add more color to get the judges’ attention.”

Chabad hosted the cook-off to encourage the community to cook foods that are considered fit or proper for the kosher diet.

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Home country: Morocco Background: She has been cooking since she was a child, when she would help her mother prepare for dinner parties and other social events at their home. Now she cooks for her husband, Ron, who is retired, at their home in East County.

The Hyatts are active in fundraising at Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch’s community events.

Fun fact: Ruthy never uses recipes to cook a meal. She believes it limits her creativity in the kitchen.

Home state: Wisconsin Background: He’s different from the other winners because he doesn’t spend most weeknights in the kitchen cooking.

He actually doesn’t think he’s even a very good cook. Weinshel prefers to barbecue food, such as steak and chicken, for his wife, Laura, who helped make the wraps. He also specializes in making reservations rather than meals, she joked. His father, Leo, did most of the cooking when Weinshel was a child.

Fun fact: Prior to retiring two years ago, Weinshel was a neurosurgeon.

Home state: Texas Background: She enjoyed cooking with her parents as a child, while none of her two other siblings did.

Today, her siblings still call her for instructions and tips on how to cook family recipes and Cajun food, Ledezma’s favorite type of food to make. Her three sons said they enjoy her experiments in the kitchen.

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The finances of Lakewood Ranch Phase 1 communities remain in good standing.

Auditor Joseph Welch, of Pervis, Gray & Co., on Feb. 18 reported Community Development Districts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 and the Inter-District Authority all had clean audits, with no problems identified.

This marks the second year auditors have had no recommendations.

“The staff has a better understanding of accounting,” Town Hall Financial Director Steve Zielinski said. “The accounts are being monitored more frequently.

We’ve stayed proactive.”

All the districts, except CDD 6, have substantial reserves.

Its debt is still higher than the value of its assets, but supervisors are working to build reserves.

The district became completely resident-controlled in November 2014.

“It’s decisions from 10 to 12 years ago causing it,” Zielinksi said.

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CDD 2 retired its bonds in Nov. 1, 2015 and will use surplus dollars for the transfer of utilities to Manatee County, Zielinski said.

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CDD 1 supervisor Gary Berns asked his fellow board members to reconsider the use of LED lights in street lights within the district.

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“We’re going to win games. We’re going to lose games. That’s the way life goes. But the brotherhood that these guys have and the relationships we have with each other, this is going to last 30 years.” – Lakewood Ranch boys basketball coach Jeremy Schiller.

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Sophomore guard Damien Gordon finished with 17 points and four steals to lead the Lakewood Ranch boys basketball team into the regional finals with a 57-44 victory over Fort Myers Riverdale in the Class 7ARegion 3 semifinals Feb. 16.

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Bethaney Keen went 3-for-3 with a double and four runs scored, as the Braden River softball team pounded Lennard 20-0 Feb. 19.

Lakewood Ranch sophomore India Searls looks to pass the ball in the first half.

Lakewood Ranch junior forward LaDazhia Williams wins the tip.

Lakewood Ranch senior Kyra Klarkowski attempts to dribble past Winter Haven's Diamond Battles.

MUSTANGS ON THE MAP Lakewood Ranch completes its most successful season in school history.

Lakewood Ranch girls basketball Class 7A state runnerup roster

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Braden River senior Eric Kimsey pitched a complete game, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out four in the Pirates’ 4-2 district victory over Lennard Feb. 19.

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The Out-of-Door Academy’s Sophia Gardinier finished in 1 minute, 1.49 seconds to win the 400-meter dash at the Shorecrest Invitational Meet Feb.18.

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ith the roller coaster of emotions having finished its ride, Lakewood Ranch seniors Kailyn Scully, Elise Spiller and Kyra Klarkowski huddled together at center court one final time.

Their tears gave way to laughter as the Mustangs’ trio, who helped turn a mostly recreational basketball program into a state championship contender, reflected on just how far they had come.

They were the Class 7A state runner-up Feb. 20, having fallen to Winter Haven 44-28 in the state championship game at The Lakeland Center.

“It’s amazing to have been able to get this far,” Scully said. “Second in the state is a huge accomplishment. We went out with a bang, and I’m proud of my team.

“This season has been an incredible experience that I will never forget. I couldn’t have asked anything more from my teammates.”

Four years ago, Lakewood Ranch barely had enough girls to field a squad, and the thought of getting fans in the stands seemed like an impossible dream. The players’ parents were the only people in the stands.

But that same season, the Mustangs won their first district title and the race was on. Success was on the horizon.

Consider that coach Tina Hadley’s team had to practice outdoors at times that first season.

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“This season has meant the world to me. The fact that the last game was the state championship is indescribable.”

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Seniors Kyra Klarkowski, Elise Spiller and Kailyn Scully console one another following the Mustangs’ loss to Winter Haven.

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hen I left the Lakeland Center on Saturday after covering the Lakewood Ranch girls basketball team’s bid to win a state championship, I thought I could have left my notebook there: The Lakewood Ranch boys basketball team seemed like a good bet to bring me right back for the boys Final Four.

On Feb. 19, though, the Mustangs boys season came to an end after an 83-77 loss to St. Petersburg, one win short of the Final Four.

Lakewood Ranch held an 18-17 halftime lead in its Class 7A-Region 3 final against St. Petersburg, but then the Green Devils scored 32 points in the third quarter.

The Mustangs’ terrific season came to an end.

Rising above sorrow following a pair of losses by both Lakewood Ranch basketball teams was the fact both played relentless basketball this past season.

They never stopped charging in games when they were down, but only ran out of time.

Even if I am not returning to the Lakeland Center this week, I fully expect to be back next season.

The Mustang boys, who graduate one senior in Anthony Suarez, return their entire starting rotation from this year’s team, which won the program’s second district championship

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and first two regional tournament games.

“Since the beginning, we knew we were going to be pretty good,” Lakewood Ranch coach Jeremy Schiller said. “I don’t think we necessarily knew how good we were going to be, but the relationships are so important.

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more runs than some teams score in an entire season.

Braden River scored a combined 45 runs in its past three games, all district contests.

Lakewood Ranch drove in 22 runs in back-to-back games against Palmetto and Riverview Feb. 16 and Feb. 17, before closing out the week with a 3-0 victory over Manatee Feb. 18.

The Braden River and Lakewood Ranch softball teams seem to be in a competition to see which can produce the most offense.

Over the past week, the Pirates and Mustangs have driven in

The push to the state tournament continues for 13 area wrestlers, who finished in the top four at their respective district tournaments to advance to Feb. 26-27 regional tournaments.

Lakewood Ranch had eight wrestlers qualify with Hunter Reed (120 pounds) and Dylan Cameron (132) both capturing individual Class 3A-District 8 titles Feb. 19. Jake Seaman (106), Tim Dwyer (138), Ryan Brown (145), Logan Bounds (182), Chase

Sharp (195) and Nate Lancaster (220) also will advance to the Class 3A-Region 2 tournament, at Osceola High.

In Class 2A, Braden River’s Chance Sharbono captured the Class 2A-District 10 title at 138 pounds Feb. 19. Joining Sharbono at the Class 2A-Region 3 tournament, at Charlotte High, will be Riley Dunn (106), Lucas Romano (126), Colten Cox (132) and Brendan Bengston (heavyweight), marking the largest contingent of wrestlers the Pirates have sent to the regional tournament.

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season, the Mustangs entered 2015-16 with a renewed focus using the hashtag “Unfinished Business” as motivation.

The wins piled up and the Mustangs climbed to No. 2 in Class 7A. Eventually, Lakewood Ranch finished with just four losses. In the postseason, a poor effort cost them the district championship.

With each loss, Lakewood Ranch came back stronger. In the post-season, the Mustangs won three straight road games to capture their first regional championship and advance to the Final Four for the first time.

Behind the support of two fan buses and an energetic mascot named Klumpy, Lakewood Ranch arrived at The Lakeland Center Feb. 19 with high expectations.

Thanks in large part to Spiller’s defensive effort, the Mustangs advanced one step closer to their ultimate goal, knocking off Niceville 47-29 in the state semifinals.

With the win, Lakewood Ranch earned a coveted rematch with Winter Haven, which beat the Mustangs 49-48 in overtime to close out the regular season.

The Blue Devils, winners of three state titles, were making their sixth state championship appearance in seven years.

It didn’t take long for the nervousness of competing on the state’s biggest stage to affect Lakewood Ranch. The Mustangs fell behind early, as they did during the regular season, but this time they were unable to recover.

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The Braden River and The Out-of-Door Academy boys and girls track teams compete in the annual Sarasota Riverview Ram Invitational, scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. Fourteen teams stretching from Port Charlotte to DeSoto County will participate in the meet.

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The Braden River baseball team looks to remain unbeaten in the Class 7A-District 9 standings against Brandon. The Pirates welcome the Eagles at 7 p.m. for the first of two meetings between the two district foes who could wind up playing for the district title.

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Behind a pair of freshmen standouts in Gia Cohen and Grace Hagopian, the defending state champion Lakewood Ranch girls tennis team is undefeated heading into its 3 p.m. match against rival Venice.

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Braden River junior Alyssa Gagnon will compete in the pole vault at the annual Sarasota Riverview Ram Invitational Feb. 26.

Lakewood Ranch senior Kyra Klarkowski’s final high school basketball game was a state championship game.

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“The fact that I got to spend my last game as a Mustang fighting for the state title was so rewarding, and I felt like it was almost the perfect ending to my four years playing at Lakewood Ranch,” Scully said.

Spiller agreed.

“This season has meant the world to me,” Spiller said. “The fact that the last game was the state championship is indescribable.”

The Mustangs, who finished the season 26-6, have a solid nucleus returning.

Leading scorer LaDazhia Williams returns along with fellow junior Aleah Robinson, who was unable to play this season due to injury, and sophomores India Searls, who made her presence known during the postseason, and twin guards Sarah and Emma Fazio. Lakewood Ranch’s junior varsity hasn’t lost in two years.

“The transformation of this program over the past four years has been tremendous,” Klarkowski said. “We have now put girls basketball at Lakewood Ranch on the map. We have made it relevant and people love to watch us compete.”

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But during the annual SMR Cup, which ran Feb. 19-21, cowboys and polo players often traded places when it came to their specialties.

The annual three-day event, hosted by Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, included a fishing tournament, clay shoot and mini-rodeo with team roping and penning. On the final day, teams competed in a polo match and a horse race. Each team was a mixture of cowboys and polo players with the eventual winning Mauldin & Jenkins team being presented the Bull Trophy.

The tradition began in 1991 to build camaraderie between East County’s two kinds of horsemen.

The Kiwanis Club takes a shot at raising money to benefit local kids.

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– JESSICA SALMOND Danielle Diamond tires to rope a steer for the Polo Grill team.

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Left: Jayda and Julien Link cheer on the polo players.

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Bashaw Elementary presents its DaddyDaughter Dance.

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Wyatt Broxson on the Freddy’s Steakburgers team misses a steer.

Freedom Elementary hosts hoedown for girls and their dads.

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he Lakewood Ranch Kiwanis Club held its annual clay shoot and luncheon called “Beast Feast.”

Members gathered Feb. 20 at Ancient Oak Gun Club to raise funds to benefit children in the community.

Teams shot in groups of four and after the shooting competition enjoyed a luncheon at the pavilion.

The tradition started four years ago, said club treasurer Cheryl Gilmore, after members decided they would rather have a cook-out than play golf.

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4-H GOLF BENEFIT Starts at 8 a.m. at The Preserve Golf Club, 7310 Tara Preserve Lane, Bradenton. This event benefits 4-H youth programs in Manatee County. Cost is $100 per player and registration includes green fee, cart, lunch and door prizes. For information or to register, call 722-4524.

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DANCE PARTY Runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch, 4225 Concept Court, Lakewood Ranch. Kiddie Academy will celebrate its 35th birthday with a free, family-friendly dance-off and party. Register at kiddieacademy.com/lakewood-ranch.

PONIES FOR PUPS Runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Sarasota Polo Club, 8201 Polo Club Lane, Sarasota. The seventh annual Ponies For Pups charity polo event raises money for Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue. Cost is $75 for premier seating that includes a catered lunch by the Polo Grill and an open bar; $50 for premium seating and a catered lunch; or $10 general admission.

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SCIENCE FAIR Runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Braden River Elementary, 6125 River Club Blvd., Bradenton.

Students will present science projects on a range of topics. For more information, call 751-7012.

DOGGIES FOR DUCHENNE Starts at 7 a.m. at 5261 Paylor Lane, Sarasota. Join the Lakewood Ranch Running Club as it hosts this inaugural 5K chip-timed race benefitting the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch and Another Day for Gray, a nonprofit raising funds to fight Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy.

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Tickets cost $12 at the gate and include a barbecue dinner. For information, visit prospectridingcenter.com or call 713-1736.

ORCHID BALL Runs from 6 to 10 p.m. at The Hilton Garden Inn, 8270 N. Tamiami Trail. The Asian Women’s Club of Lakewood Ranch welcomes guests to this annual fundraiser.

Tickets cost $85 per person and include dinner, an Asian countries dance exhibition, raffles and dancing with a live bank. Attire is formal dress or black tie or ethnic. Proceeds benefit The Food Bank of Manatee and the State

College of Florida Scholarship Fund. For questions or tickets, contact Maria Cora Gaffar at mcg200@aol.com or 361-1205.

5K LANTERN RUN Starts at 6:30 p.m. at B.D. Gullett Elementary School, 12125 44th Ave. E., Bradenton. Join Chompy, the Gullett Gator’s mascot, as he laps the school’s field to raise money for school programs and needs. For more information on volunteering or to participate, call 727-2067.

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PATRIOTIC BALL Runs from 5 to 9 p.m. at Tara Golf and Country Club, 6602 Drewry’s Bluff, Bradenton. This event, hosted by the Knights of Columbus, is a fundraiser for its efforts to assist veterans. Tickets cost $35 and include dinner, a patriotic program and other festivities. For tickets or information, email efsoller@hotmail.com or vincip@comcast.net.

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CLASSIC CAR SHOW Visit Lakewood Ranch Main Street at 5 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month to admire classic cars. Anyone is welcome to participate. Cost is $10 per car to compete for trophies and other prizes. There are no restrictions on year, make or model of car. For more information, call 371-1061.

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BABY LOVE Starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar, 10760 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. The Lakewood Ranch Lunch Club presents this event, the county’s largest baby shower and fashion show. The event benefits the Food Bank of Manatee. Individual tickets cost $50 and guests are encouraged to bring baby items, such as diapers, formula, clothing up to size 2T and other items, for donation. The items will be used in baskets the food bank includes

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MUSIC ON MAIN Come to Lakewood Ranch Main Street from 6 to 9 p.m. for a free concert featuring SoulRCoaster Band. Proceeds from the event will benefit Southeastern Guide Dogs. Guests are welcome to bring chairs but no coolers. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a short leash. For more information, call 907-9243.

2016 SPORTING CLAYS TOURNAMENT This Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance shooting tournament will provide a day of outdoor fun for gun enthusiasts, from noon to 4 p.m. at Ancient Oak Gun Club, 6151 Lake Osprey Drive. The event is suitable for beginners and experts, and includes lunch and awards ceremony. Cost is $125 per person of $400 for a team of four. For more information, visit lwrba.org.

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7TH ANNUAL TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN 10K/5K/FUN RUN Take Stock in Children of Manatee County’s annual 10K/5K/Fun Run will start and finish on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. The 10K and 5K are scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. and the fun run starts at 8:30 a.m. (registration begins at 6:30 a.m.). The post-race party will feature food, entertainment, raffles, age group awards and kids activities. All proceeds from this event benefit Take Stock in Children of Manatee County. For more information, contact 7138935.

PEDAL FOR PUPS Run starts at 7:45 a.m. and cycling starts at 8 a.m., at Regatta Island at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle.

The pet-friendly event benefits Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue. Following the event, there is an after cycling party. For information, visit nateshonoranimalrescue. org.

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Samuel and Lorites Poots, of Bradenton, sold their home at 16011 Daysailor Trail to Terry Messick-Cass, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.3 million. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,364 square feet of living area.

Janet Hoffman and Thomas Doench, of University Park, sold their home at 7304 Chelsea Court to Charles Huisking and Jeffrey Sebeika, of University Park, for $1.2 million. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,309 square feet of living area.

COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE AT LAKEWOOD RANCH

Eugene and Sheila Ann Seashore, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 6903 Dominion Lane to Vincent D’Agostino, of Harrison, N.Y., for $965,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,367 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $850,000 in 2011.

Robert and Sandra Wolf sold their home at 7335 Lake Forest Glen to Michael and Evelyn Bryant, of Lakewood Ranch, for $425,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,808 square feet of living area.

Debra Giaconia, of Bradenton, sold the home at 7321 Wexford Court to Achille and Louise Cordaro, of Bradenton, for $348,000. Built in 2008, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,767 square feet of living area.

7413 Haddington Cove A4137643 $950,000 Laura Navratil

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

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-806-7436

Bradenton 941-748-6300 720-3278

14910 Camargo Place A4138342 $925,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

1711 78th Street W A4139321 $759,000 Debbie Capobianco

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-704-2394

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

Jerry and Teresa Richter sold their home at 6623 Coopers Hawk Court to Andrew and Morag Reid, of Lakewood Ranch, for $645,000. Built in 2004, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,881 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $518,100 in 2004.

RIVERWALK RIDGE

Loretta Buchan, of Bradenton, sold her home at 6927 Honeysuckle Trail to Lawrence and Paula Reich, of Lakewood Ranch, for $504,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,786 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $377,300 in 2002.

RIVERDALE REVISED

Randy and Kelly Rogers, of Thornton, Texas, sold their home at 4527 Barracuda Drive to David and Mine Turhan Gile, of Bradenton, for $486,000.

Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,521 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $395,000 in 2013.

CENTRAL PARK

Michael Gautier, of Nokomis, sold his home at 12073 Longview Lake Circle to Samuel and Lorites Poots, of Bradenton, for $452,000. Built

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in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,178 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $356,000 in 2015.

Mike and Tammy Coursey, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 11219 White Rock Terrace to Daniel and Rhoda Amoah, of Bradenton, for $279,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,865 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $222,100 in 2013.

MILL CREEK

Michael and Andrea Smith, of Bradenton, sold their home at 14106 18th Place E., to HP Florida I LLC for $435,000.

Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,262 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $475,000 in 2007.

RIVER CLUB SOUTH

The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, sold the home at 7003 River Club Blvd. to Francis and Tracy Kelly, of Lakewood Ranch, for $405,000. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,098 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $536,000 in 2004.

COUNTRY CREEK

Timothy and Lisa Haig, of St.

13404 Blythefield Terrace A4138754 $875,000 Laurie Jarema

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-321-3410

13309 Lost Key Pl A3997843 $819,000 Mary Pat Pihl

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

13604 Matanzas Place A4135021 $2,375,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

6710 Quillback Lane A4126985 $699,000 Monica Verinder

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-704-4040

7630 Silverwood Court A4130269 $625,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

140 Riviera Dunes Way 1204 M5904078 $589,000 Peggy Horlander

Petersburg, sold their home at 308 141st Court N.E., to Brian and Jessica Brady, of Bradenton, for $370,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,372 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $505,000 in 2006.

BRADEN WOODS

Hugh and Patricia Herring, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6513 95th St. Court E., to Henson Do and Holly Nguyen, of Bradenton, for $355,000. Built in 1987, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,962 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $175,000 in 1999.

SUMMERFIELD VILLAGE

Michael and Dorothy Fisher, of Bradenton, sold their home at 12105 Clubhouse Drive to Jeffrey and Krista Millea, of Bradenton, for $340,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,167 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $273,500 in 2012.

Thomas and Cynthia Mannis, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 11703 Winding Woods Way to David Weglo and Alana Weglo, trustees, of Ontario, Canada, for $337,500.

Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,185 square feet of living area.

Lakewood Ranch 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-932-7199

8201 Championship Court A4126740 $585,000 Nancy Phillips

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-400-6078

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

523 Manatee Avenue A4142239 $480,000 Cyndi Hoopingarner

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13501 Brown Thrasher Pike A4133477 $479,000 Terri Thacker

20015 77th Avenue E A4114667 $2,250,000 Larry Mitchell

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14731 7th Avenue NE A4144208 $425,000 Jody Shinn

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-376-1955

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-5704

9230 13th Avenue Circle Nw A4144866 $475,000 Debbie Vogler

7326 Wexford Court A4144897 $409,000 Heidi Cox

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-685-1529

8243 Snowy Egret Place A4145578 $449,000 Bryan Dwyer

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-809-9106

7012 Lennox Place A4130520 $399,000 Edward Haggerty

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

11219 Rivers Bluff Circle A4137291 $425,000 Erica Thomas

Lakewood Ranch 941-748-6300 941-799-9365

7804 Heritage Classic Court A4140120 $369,900 Shirley Taradash

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-1898

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Manatee County Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Feb. 8 through Feb. 12 in order of dollar amounts.

E AST CO U N T Y ADDRESS 22102 64th Ave. E.

PERMIT Solar

APPLICANT AMOUNT Jacqueline Weachock $129,764

6607 Rosy Barb Court

Pool

Mark Hughes

$45,516

17003 Second Ave. E.

Pool

Lisa Griffith-Limon

$43,000

622 Rosemary Circle

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Charles Dine

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7625 Pine Valley St.

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Jeffrey Harrod

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760 Rosemary Circle

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Douglas Rigg

$17,870

4203 Murfield Drive E.

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Gerald Rubin

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Gary Hatfield

$16,286

317 147th St. E.

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John Sesso

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11263 Rivers Bluff Circle

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Joseph Wetmore Jr.

$14,770

4819 77th St. E.

Re-roof

Scott Galletto

$13,125

7613 Whitebridge Glen

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Ralph Prahl

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6530 Flycatcher Lane

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Michael Kasper

$12,207

518 Hunter Lane

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Char-lez Braden

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7718 Hazeltine Glen

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Susan Sloan

$10,978

905 154th St. N.E.

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Carol Dillon

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5218 88th St. E.

Mechanical

William Washo

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6509 Meandering Way

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Kevin Rubin

$10,400

Philip Winefordner, of Gainesville, sold his home at 12108 Clubhouse Drive to David Scharoun and Kimberly Hostetler, of Lakewood Ranch, for $337,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,974 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $261,900 in 2002.

7824 Heritage Classic Court A4132726 $364,900 Diane Fogo Harter

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-445-2431

1118 Mallorca Drive A4132037 $345,000 Kathy Valente

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

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

8341 Farington Court A4134879 $2,950,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara & Tom Cinquegrano

Source: Manatee County

PALM AIRE AT SARASOTA

Gary and Bonnie Russell, of Lewisburg, Tenn., sold their home at 5711 Timber Lake Drive to Stephen and Amy Schroeder, of Lima, Ohio, for $317,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,108 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $153,500 in 1998.

13322 Torresina Terrace A4140395 $360,000 Ralph & Megg Faillace

8238 Miramar Way A4138742 $314,900 C. Scott Dennison

2424 51st Boulevard E A4145353 $255,000 Jaymie Carter

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-685-8420

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Lakewood Ranch 941-748-6300 713-9142 or 713-9144

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-4573

7808 Heritage Classic Court A4126066 $355,000 Anita Shelare

8450 Idlewood Court A4137716 $290,000 Nicole Ryskamp

8111 Lakewood Main Street 208 A4143948 $209,900 Kathy Lewis

19428 Ganton Avenue A4135661 $1,999,999 Deborah Angelo O’Mara & Tom Cinquegrano

The Concession 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

9603 25th Street E A4139990 $1,800,000 Trish Chandler

Parrish 941-907-9595 941-306-9533

5016 64th Drive W A4136838 $1,699,000 Debbie Capobianco

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-704-2394

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

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

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

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

16404 Clearlake Avenue A4145363 $1,495,000 Linda Driggs

Lakewood Ranch 941-951-6660 941-374-2920

7143 Beechmont Terrace A4132885 $1,475,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

3924 Riverview Boulevard M5904083 $1,399,000 Jody Shinn

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-5704

6943 Winners Circle A4126251 $1,395,000 Tina Ciaccio

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-685-8420

3908 Bayside Dr M5846838 $1,200,000 Cheryl Roberts

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-266-1450

2700 Palma Sola Boulevard A4135180 $1,200,000 Debbie Vogler

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

711 Hillcrest Drive A4140670 $1,200,000 Pam Taylor

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-2301

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

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

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-228-1213

The Concession 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

Bradenton 941.748.6300 • Lakewood Ranch 941.907.9595 • IMG Academy 941.752.2683

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It previously sold for $305,000 in 2014.

12535 Highfield Circle A4144547 $1,980,000 Tina Ciaccio

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ASHLEY TRACE AT UNIVERSITY PLACE

Stephen and Beth Horn sold their home at 7515 Harleston Court to Sean and Jonell Dreznin, of University Park, for $300,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,665 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $386,400 in 2005.

WINGSPAN WAY AT TARA

John and Cathi Fox sold their home at 6118 Wingspan Way to Fernando and Mary Jane Diaz, of Bradenton, for $270,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $279,100 in 2005.

John and Betty Waeltz, trustees, of Belleville, Ill., sold the home at 6305 Wingspan Way to Paul and Marlene Waetlz, of Landenberg, Pa., for $230,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,736 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $189,000 in 2012.

SABAL HARBOUR

Charles Bishop Jr., of Englewood, sold his home at 4608 Sanibel Way to Patrick Tomasulo, Patricia Tomasulo and Frank Tomasulo, of Bradenton, for $250,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,972 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $159,100 in 2001.

CREEKWOOD

Rose Lukas, of Bradenton, sold the home at 4665 73rd St. E., to FREO Florida LLC for $244,000.

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It previously sold for $153,700 in 1999.

OLD GROVE AT GREENFIELD PLANTATION

Dean and Kimberly Schlosser, of Green Cove Springs, sold their home at 10133 Reagan Dairy Trail to Gerald and Murlene Horine, of Bradenton, for $242,500. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,676 square feet of living area.

STONEYBROOK AT HERITAGE HARBOUR

Federal National Mortgage Association sold the home at 8819 Haven Harbour Way to IH6 Property Florida LP for $231,000.

Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,029 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $231,100 in 2004.

GOLF POINTE AT PALM AIRE COUNTRY CLUB

Rex Hollis Jr., trustee, of Gainesville, Ga., sold the Unit V-197 condominium at 7258 Golf Pointe Way to Pura Vida LLC for $220,000. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,794 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $130,000 in 1993.

WOODBORNE TERRACE

Rina Ugrin sold her home at 10210 Woodborne Place to Alla Puchalsky and Sasha Puchalsky, of Bradenton, for $220,000. Built in 1999, it has two bedrooms,

two baths and 1,604 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $178,000 in 2013.

BRADEN RIVER LAKES

has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,000 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $240,000 in 2009.

Michael and Angela Nagy, of Atlanta, sold their home at 4606 Eighth Ave. E., to FREO Florida LLC for $214,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,779 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $118,000 in 2011.

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Andrea Lambert, of Port Charlotte, sold her home at 5436 River Sound Terrace to Brenda Morton, trustee, of Syracuse, Ind., for $202,000. Built in 2010, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,200 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $144,500 in 2012.

NORTH MANATEE RIVER WILDERNESS

John Cannon Homes Properties LLC sold the home at 11736 Rive Isle Run to Randy Greely, of Bradenton, for $1,375,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,419 square feet of living area.

Kathryn Hanson, of Parrish, sold the home at 3644 Wilderness Blvd. W., to Metis Property Management II Inc. for $569,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,831 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $395,000 in 2004.

Phil and Judy Reimer sold their home at 12154 Maple Ridge Drive to Joe Ann Hurst and Karri Ann Thiessen, trustees, of Parrish, for $283,000. Built in 2006, it

Manatee New Homes LLC sold the home at 3315 Twin Rivers Trail to Sokha and Kristen Marie Yim, of Parrish, for $451,000.

Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,753 square feet of living area.

Charles and Mildred Magruder sold their home at 3408 92nd Ave. E., to Philip Mazzone, of Holtsville, N.Y., for $235,000.

Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,609 square feet of living area.

SOUTH OAK

John Burns sold his home at 3301 14th Court E., to Hugh Fulton Jr., of Ellenton, for $211,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,574 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $193,000 in 2015.

KINGSFIELD

Cheyenne Loppnow, of Parrish, sold her home at 4215 Malickson Drive to IH6 Property Florida LP for $205,500. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,084 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $157,500 in 2012.

Richard and Bernadette Woodson sold their home at 12112 Warwick Circle to Muhammad Ali and Khadiza Lipi, of Parrish, for $205,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,586 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $137,900 in 2002.

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Jacob and Jocelyn Gomez examine their checklists for the annual Nature Walk.

Remember to protect yourself and your partner

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Wildlife stroll

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reyHawk Landing residents walked on the wilder side of their community Feb. 20.

The events committee hosted the annual Nature Walk, sponsored by Aquagenics, which manages GreyHawk’s aquatic systems.

Two Aquagenics representatives, Shaun Bless of West Palm Beach and John Maeneill of Sarasota, and Ernesto Lasso De La Vega with the Lee County Hyacinth Control District, led the walk for about 30 people.

“We talk about snakes and butterflies, and how we live in conjunction with wildlife,” Lasso De La Vega said.

“The design of this community is very supportive of that idea. Every street either has a pond or a preserve.”

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016

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SUNRISE / SUNSET

THURSDAY, FEB. 25 High: 67 Low: 50 Chance of rain: 0%

Dianne Joseph, of Lakewood Ranch, captured this sunset shot in Greenbrook Village.

FRIDAY, FEB. 26 High: 67 Low: 44 Chance of rain: 0%

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BY THE WAY by Agnes Brown roof 111 Reveler of myth 113 Storefront sign 114 Ewe’s mew 117 Eschew written music 119 Expatriations 122 Japanese drink 123 To issue, as heat 124 Lustrous fabric 125 Colon composition 126 Just managed (with “out”) 127 “___ noted” 128 Negative votes 129 Revue segment

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54 He’s a deer 55 Like groups working

together 57 Bull’s weapons 59 St. crosser 60 Just passable 61 “___ Your Enthusiasm” (HBO show) 64 Landlord’s due 65 Slugger Griffey Jr. 66 Sculptor’s chest 69 Hanging Gardens location 71 Turn topsy-turvy 73 Santa ___, California 74 ___ of operation 77 It seems like forever 78 French door piece 80 Danson of TV 81 Bed linen

1 Napoleon exile site 2 Praise highly 3 Noted British Romantic poet 4 Set a price of 5 Squalid 6 Cousin of a tearoom 7 Tooth docs’ org.

8 Muslim house of worship 9 Daily temperature stat 10 Mayberry’s town drunk 11 Hank’s “King of the Hill” wife 12 Loud kisses 13 Some merchandise pickups 14 Inning enders 15 Type of school 16 Pert blurt 18 Hike from the center 19 Parting word 23 Ideological beliefs 83 Well source 25 Like a pastor’s food 88 The three of six (var.)

90 Easily split mineral 29 “Gomer ___, USMC” 91 Well in the past 32 Good-for-nothing 92 Primary color in pho33 Exact copy tography 93 Odom, formerly of the 34 “Saturday Night Live” genre NBA 35 “Macbeth” quintet 95 Flashy 36 Boating area marker 97 Volcano in Sicily 37 Guitarist’s neckline?

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118 Aussie avian 120 “What was ___ think?”

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Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the identity of a former First Son or Daughter. Using the hints G=E and K=N, decipher the clues to name the son or daughter.

1. Y K F Q D Z K B G 2. F G B D G M Z D V 3. L D X S Q B G D 4. W Z D Y K G 5. B X K B D G F F This child was born on December 23, 1907, the second oldest of six:

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DEPT 56 North Pole Series, eight different retired buildings, $20/ea. 941-907-9891.

ESTATE SALE

HUFFY 3/SPEED woman’s bike, like new, $35.

941-355-7524, E-mail: jrleach@comcast.net MICROWAVE 1.6CU.FT.: Model #WMH1164XVS, Whirpool, above range, stainless steel, 29.5”x15.5”h, $200. 941-758-4646.

OLYMPIC WEIGHT set, bar bench, 135/lbs., complete, extra set and weights available, $200.

941-383-5232.

PIANO STOOL: antique, glass and ball claw feet.

Nice condition, $100. 941-822-3967.

TICKETS (2): Van Wezel, Mamma Mia, Weds., April 20. Row 17, seats 9&10. $75ea. o/b/o.

941-371-9583.

WHEELCHAIR W/FOOTREST, $65. Statue: Oriental pagoda, cement, 3/ft./h, $60. Disney snowglobe, large, musical, $65. 941-359-8460.

HOME THEATER Receiver Denon AVR−X1100W 7.2−channel. Like new, $199. (941) 896−6046.

USED ADULT Tricycle. Great condition, big basket & seat, high quality! $200. (941) 524−1025.

Autos For Sale PICKUP TRUCK: 2005 Dodge Dakota, white, good condition, $5300. 941-730-6220.

Autos Wanted CONVERSION VAN: full size, Ford E150, Chevy/ GMC 1500, lower miles, good condition. Low top.

941-795-5557.

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

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Open House

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DRIVERS: NEW Pay! $3,500 Sign-On Bonus!

Consistent Freight, Great Miles on this Regional Account. Werner Enterprises: 1-855-517-2507.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

HARLEY BOOTS: 2 pairs, size 7, like new, $25/ea.

941-758-7847, leave message.

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COSMOTOLOGIST NEEDED for upscale retirement facility beauty salon.

Call Wendy, 941-666-2543

CHEST OF drawers, mahogany, marble top, $75.

941-753-2871.

END TABLES: white wicker, with lower shelf, 20”x21”h. Perfect. $65/ea. 941-879-8881.

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BEDROOM SET: honey colored wicker headboard, dresser, mirror, nightstand, excellent condition $200.00. 941-961-0818.

EASY CHAIR: handsome, comfortable, w/ottoman washable slip cover, $150. 941-746-5620.

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WE’RE NOT YOUR ORDINARY FLOORING INSTALLERS! We are more. We have multiple crews with over 20 years experience to master your tile and wood flooring installation. We specialize in tile that looks like wood, offset, patterns, and more. Call us.

You won’t regret it. Fully Licensed and Insured.

Joe Davis, 941.929.3000.

DRAPES: 6 panels, 54”x83.5”, taupe, $150.

Paintings (4), framed, 18x22, 10x12, seascapes, $50. 941-753-9040, 941-744-7600.

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Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

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

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West of Trail Home on Deep water yacht basin.

3BR/2.5BA, pool. $1,500,000.

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

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Oriental: credenza, china cabinet, stands, twin bed set and jewelry case, sectional sofa, 2 pairs of wing chairs, wall unit, curio, coffee and end tables, suede love seat sofa bed, pair of black leather stressless chairs, dining room table and chairs, game table and chairs, recliner, mirror, bookcases, screen, desk and chair, set of Wedgewood “Gold Florentine”, Lenox flowers, clock, computer with desk, lamps, costume and good jewelry, Oriental rugs, pair of sconces, silver plate, clothing, refrigerator, stackable tool box and tools, Christmas.

Kitchenware, linens and lots more A nice Sale!

Venetian Golf & River Club: 3/2.5/2, pool. Built 2015. $399,000.

WATERLEFE COMMUNITY ANNUAL SALE. Saturday, February 27th, 8a.m.-2p.m. 10625 Waterlefe Blvd., Bradenton 34212. Rain date 2/28.

General Merchandise 2000 COOKBOOKS, some old, good condition. $500. Call 941-753-2871.

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

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

941-921-9761. Open Monday thru Friday 10-5.

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

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

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Luxury Downton Sarasota Condo: 2BR. $399,000.

Sale conduction by Palma Sola Sales Numbers given out at 8a.m.

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FED UP WITH TRAFFIC? 6102 Sonesta Ct. Open Sun, 2/28, 11a.m.-5p.m.

OPEN CONCEPT, 3/2/2+, 2227/sq.ft.

TOTALLY updated and move in ready.

2 mi. to I-75, 1 mi. to LWR Blvd.

MLS# A4138039.

Realty Services, Suzanne Schuster 941-228-1978

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Longboat Key: 3BR detached villa, docks, pool, beach. Completely Remodeled and Designer Furnished. $399,000.

Saturday, February 27 - 9a.m.-3:00p.m.

Sunday, February 28th - 1p.m.-4p.m.

7294 Eleanor Circle 34243 Pinehusrt-Oak Run (Located off Lockwood Ridge. Please park on one side of street only).

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Nokomis Waterfront Home with large bay view, used as duplex, 3-4BR, 3BR. $475,000.

2BR/2BA+ Loft Townhouse. Water view, boat docks. $224,500.

West Bradenton: 4BR/2BA, Remodeled, new roof, $160,000.

Sarasota Villa: 2BR2BA on Golf Course, updated, $149,900.

Golden Gate Point: 1BR, downtown Sarasota, granite, Stainless. $219,900.

Sarasota House: renovated, 3BR/2BA, carport, $239.900. *Call for Details. Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY 941-726-2677 PHILANTHROPISTS, PURCHASING a Home or Condo? Brooke O'Malley gives closing rebates from CLUB REALTY to make a Donation from $2,000.00 - $50,000.00, to the charity of your choice. Call to interview 941-726-2677.

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Adult Care Services

Cleaning

Painting/Wallpapering

Pools

Complete Customized Individual In-Home Care.

Offering Non-Medical & Medical Services.

Including: Servicing Individual needs, Homemaking, Transportation, Errands, Meal Preparation w/Special Dietary Needs & Medication Supervision. Staffing available 24/7.

Call 377-4465 for more details or visit our mobile on-line website at: www.ElderCareSarasota.com or E-mail us at: ElderCareSRQ@aol.com.

Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Lic#30211372

BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

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

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.

FULL WEEKLY POOL SERVICE FROM $65 per month including chemicals. For screened-in pools. Owner operated, reliable, personal service. Save money - call now. Blissful Pools, 941-705-0400.

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

MASTER CRAFTSMAN. 20 Years experience in remodeling. Residential and Commercial. Licensed & Insured. Call Joe Davis, 941-929-3000. Thank you Sarasota for all your business. Have a great 2016!

Pet Services

Landscaping & Lawn Service

“K-9 BOOT CAMP�

Professional in-kennel pet obedience program.

40 Acre facility. 35 years proven results.

Lakewood Ranch area.

Von Asgard K-9 Center, Inc. Boarding - Training - Sales.

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Cleaning ABOVE EXPECTATIONS Cleaning Services. We can make your place sparkle. Residential, Offices.

Free Estimates. 941-549-1310.

MRS. MAIDS. Detailed & dependable cleaning services for your residence. Enjoy freedom from housecleaning. Flexible scheduling. Bonded and Insured. For free estimates, call 941-400-3175.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

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

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

PROFESSIONAL PET SITTING. Certified Veterinary Technician serving all of Lakewood Ranch.

20+ Years experience.

E-mail: catladypetsitting@yahoo.com 856-981-2047.

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- Complete Lawn & Landscaping Maintenance - Irrigation Repair and Installation - Landscaping Installation 941-373-5110

ACCOUNTING

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Sliding Glass Door Repair

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Agner’s Handyman Home Services LLC “The smallest things make the biggest difference�

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Quality Work – Affordably Priced

“IF IT DOESN’T TIC, TOC TO ME.�

APPLIANCE REPAIR

Appliance Repair of Lakewood Ranch

(941) 752-4741

Refrigerators • washers • dryers • dishwashers ovens • stoves • garbage disposals

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Don Christo, Sr.

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CABINET MAKING The Master

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Christo’s Clock Repair

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FURNITURE REPAIR

CLOCK REPAIR

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Starts at just $30/mo. • Family Owned and Operated Serving Manatee and Sarasota Counties

Are You Having Dryer DifďŹ culties? • 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.

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Friendly, Expert Computer Repairs 196510

CLEANING

CONCRETE

Custom Surfaces Inc.

YODER’S STEAM CLEANING, INC. 10 OFF Licensed • Insured Lic. #25393

3675768-01

• POLY-PEBBLE / EPOXY • TEXTURED CONCRETE • RESEAL & REPAIRS • INTERLOCKING BRICK PAVERS Free Serving Sarasota 355-1148 Estimates Since 1979 SARASOTA • BRADENTON • VENICE

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IRRIGATION

A FULL SERVICE IRRIGATION COMPANY

Palmetto

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DRYER VENT CLEANING SPECIALISTS

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941.587.8093

Gulf Breeze Home Watch

CABINET MAKER

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HOME SERVICES

COMPUTER

Truly Custom Cabinets made in Palmetto, FL Design and Remodeling • Custom Countertops Custom special cabinets for mobile homes

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Dryers and washing machines were involved in one out of every 22 home structure ďŹ res LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED reported to U.S. ďŹ re departments in 2006-2010.

SERVICE DIRECTORY Insured

New Deluxe Rollers Will Make Your Doors Roll Better Than Ever Call Mark 928-2263 proslidingglassdoorrepair.com

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

2801 Fruitville Road, Ste. 135 (Corner of Fruitville & Tuttle in the Penn West OfďŹ ce Park) www.patriottaxandaccounting.com

Get a discount when you run your ad in more than one Observer.

196505 38056

Michael L. Bassin, CPA

As low as $17.50 for 1 week!

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Taxes, Accounting, New Business Advice Space is Limited

GARAGE SALE

DON’T LET YOUR

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941-556-9090

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DRYER START A FIRE!

Every Thursday 3:00-4:00 p.m.

CLIFF’S TILE, LLC. All phases of tile and shower remodel, back splashes, cleaning and sealing, repairs.

Lic./Ins. www.tilebycliff.com 941-587-1649

CLEANING

196512

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

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

Tile

APPLE IPAD AND ADOBE PHOTOSHOP INSTRUCTION. Retired college instructor offers one on one instruction in Apple IPads and/or Adobe Photoshop in the comfort of your home or office. Beginners welcome. Special price, $60/hr.

2 hour min. MAC only. www.joycetruephoto.com, 941-545-5079.

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CICI CLEANING SERVICE. Residential, commercial, new construction. 16 Years experience.

Meticulous work. Free estimates. References available. 941-548-8805.

RENTAL MANAGEMENT company taking more seasonal and annual properties.

Improve your rental return.

Call 941-782-1559 or visit: www.choosegulfcoast.com for a free rental appraisal

MAILBOXES FOR RENT - The UPS Store, LWR Blvd. and SR 64, near Publix. 941-749-2829.

Maintenance - Repair -Installation

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rain sensors

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

Property Management

Personal Services

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PAINTING

ROOFING

%LVVRQ 5RRÀQJ ,QF Specializing in Re-Roofing and Repairs

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

941-726-7077

Shine Bright Painting & Pressure Washing, LLC

SCREENING

SIESTA SCREENING of SARASOTA

Rescreening • Pool Enclosures • Pressure Cleaning & Pool Cage Painting

Re-Paint Specialist

Lawn mowers, chain saws, generators, grass trimmers, hedge trimmers, pressure washers, parts and more

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

HALL AMERICAN SCREENING LLC

Call Owner, Joe Costa at 504-4413

Call us: 941-739-5102

Small Engine Repairs, 5002 Lena Road, Unit 107, Bradenton, 34211 (off I75/SR70 E) 196513 170347

Are you living with ants – roaches – fleas – ticks or spiders?

Solve the problem at

BUG BUSTERS Bradenton

3790 14th St. W.

941-345-5264

Sarasota

5900 Tamiami Trail

TAX PROFESSIONAL

Brandon

528 E. Brandon Blvd.

197214

746-6654 922-1817 813-651-4477 Mon-Fri 9 am-5:30 pm; Sat 9 am-2:30 pm

TAXIndividual PREPARATION and Business Admitted to Practice Before the IRS

PET SERVICES

lleonetax@tampabay.rr.com | 941-896-3156

POWER WASHING 5 yr. spot free warranty

196940

10%

With this ad

5.00

OFF + Additional $

For Senior Citizens Prices Include:

2 Bath Mirrors • 2 Fans • Tracks • Screens

Before 196514

Home/Office

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941-758-4840

GOD Paints the Sunsets

LICENSED & INSURED. Ask for Doug.

www.EastManateeProperty.com

Laurie Fox, Realtor SRES, SNS, SMS, E-Pro

196752

Specializing in East Manatee and Lakewood Ranch

Call Now! It’s Spring Cleaning Time FREE ESTIMATES (941) 320-0439

Sea Clear

Lic./Ins.

Res./Com.

Window washing & Pressure cleaning *Sidewalks 941-822-3439 *Driveways *Roofs *Lanais e sea clear sky again” “To enjoy th

*Window cleaning in&outside* Environment Friendly Free Estimates

If my enthusiasm doesn’t win you over,my Long list of Happy Clients will!

Call Me! 941-730-7635 www.LakewoodRanchProperty.com

20 Years Local Service

Specializing In Residential Cleaning Glass, Screens, Tracks, & Sills

196491

REALTORS

Five years in a row

AFFORDABLE WINDOW CARE

After

Roofs | Homes | Driveways | Sidewalks Pool Cages & Decks| Residential | Commercial

“1 Story House with 28 window in&outside •$119.00•” 196524

619-405-7650

Call Joel

“UP TO 25 STANDARD WINDOWS • $109.00” SPECIAL

Free Estimates

“I’ve been making houses beautiful for over 30 years!”

Cell Phone

www.PantherHydroCleaning.com

10 % SAVINGS

Pressure Washing: Homes - Driveways - Sidewalks Tile & Shingle Roofs - Pool Cages & Decks

FREE ESTIMATES

Environmentally Friendly

“Leave Your Dirty Windows To Us”

941-447-0127 • 941-284-5880

941-737-4483

Complete Interior & Exterior Painting

Lic./Ins. se Window Washin i r n Su and Pressure Cleaning g

Res./Com.

Houses, Pool Cage & Decks, Fences, Driveways & Walks Irrigation, Fertilizer, Rust & Battery Stain Removal

Unique Painting Services

Renovations

WINDOWS

BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS

Pressure Cleaning & Soft Washing Residential and Commercial

Free Estimate 941-922-3996

Greenbrook Resident Lakewood Ranch

Residential & Commercial

195690

Driveways Deck Staining Roof Cleaning

࠮ )LZ[ 7YPJL VU 7HST ;YPTTPUN Call Bob ࠮ :[VYT 7YLWHYH[PVU /H\SPUN 4\SJOPUN ࠮ 3HUKZJHWL +LZPNU 0UZ[HSSH[PVU 780-2267 ࠮ 4VU[OS` :OY\I 7Y\UPUN Licensed Landscape ANY OUTDOOR PROJECT & Insured

All Tree Work

197219

Painting & Pressure Cleaning

NATIVE CUT TREE SERVICE

SAFE ROOF CLEANING 195299

Faulkner’s

Cindy Wells 941-322-6381 941-928-2168

196527

TREES

Call for appointment

Located off of SR 70 E. 1 mile North on Verna Bethany Rd. 7804 Barr Road Myakka City, FL 34251

197215

197207

COUNTRY CANINE MAKEOVERS DOG GROOMING

PAINTING

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

Satisfaction Guarantee Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

They carry infectious disease.

Do-It-Yourself Pest Products

MOVERS

David Hall is the one to call!!!

Licensed and Insured

196525

www.smallenginerepairs.us

941-993-9976

HallAmericanScreening@Gmail.com HallAmericanScreening.com

195304

PEST CONTROL

Visit our attractive showroom for friendly & informed sales advice from industry-trained technicians.

Specializing in Lanai Screening and Panel Replacements David Hall

197211

YARD & POWER EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS

FREE ESTIMATES

Rob Smith • 941-237-7049 • siestascreening@gmail.com

196522

Free s Estimate

SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS

Pick-up & delivery service

Serving All of Lakewood Ranch

Servicing University Parkway, Lakewood Ranch & River Club for over 20 years!

LAWN CARE

941-748-7400

Licensed & Insured • RC0067420 • NO HIDDEN COSTS Owner Supervises Every Job www.bissonroofing.com

a FREE estimate!

SPECIAL 10%OFF

196552

197206

Ask a Neighbor!

Annual Roof Check-Up - $175 195303

195300

LAKEWOOD RANCH PAINTING

197723

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

19B

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Screens

Bathroom Mirror

YOUR CONNECTION to selling your service with success.

For more information, call 941-955-4888 or visit classifieds.yourobserver.com

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