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After finding new pieces, can Manatee County snap together a health care puzzle to erase a $9 million annual deficit?

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School Resource Officers, such as Deputy Maxie Bragg, are the first level of defense when responding to a threat situation at a school.

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In February, Lakewood Ranch High School received two threats causing lockdowns.

How are those situations handled?

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SOLVING A FUNDING CRISIS

With $20 million dedicated to indigent care, Manatee County seeks funding alternatives.

Healthcare Advisory Committee

Manatee County instituted a healthcare advisory board Nov. 3, 2015 to evaluate, monitor and discuss the county’s healthcare system and make recommendations for funding healthcare services to citizens without adequate access to healthcare.

Business professionals, nonprofit leaders and others, like Dengler, hope the information they collect can result in tangible results over the long term. So far, the group has had three meetings and another is scheduled for March 23. On March 29, it will meet with a consultant hired by the county and Manatee County commissioners to discuss the future of healthcare.

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he story of Humpty Dumpty might best describe Manatee County’s health care crisis.

Can a system broken into so many pieces be fixed?

As the county grapples with a shortfall of $9 million for indigent health care costs, previously funded through a now-empty health care trust fund, officials are trying to piece everything back together.

“We’ve got a lot of people looking for solutions,” said Andy Guyre, Manatee County human services division manager.

“Hopefully, we’ll have a shortterm solution and a long-term solution.”

Manatee County residents such as Lori Dengler, a nurse for Tidewell Hospice and veteran of the health care industry, are committed to finding them.

The East County resident is part of the newly created Healthcare Advisory Committee, tasked with researching and making recommendations for funding health care needs, which total about $20 million annually.

“We’re in a gathering phase at this point,” Dengler said. “There’s a lot to consider. The fixes I couldn’t even begin to propose at this point. We’re just one piece of the puzzle. I don’t know that you’ll ever get a one-size-fits-all (solution), but we’ll try to help.”

Manatee County’s health care program eligibility caps income at 200% of the federal poverty level, $48,500 for a family of four or $23,540 for a single adult.

Many families may have health insurance, but can’t afford their deductibles so they go to the emergency room instead of their primary physician, Guyre said.

Data from a United Way study revealed 45% of households in Florida struggle to afford basic necessities. Those families have household incomes about 200% of the federal poverty level. In Manatee County, 43% of households are at this level or below. In Parrish, that figure is 27% and in Bradenton, it’s 51%.

Dengler has witnessed this need both as a nurse and, in November, as a volunteer during the Remote Area Medical clinic, which provided health care services to nearly 1,500 people at no charge. The following are pieces of the Manatee health care puzzle.

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East County resident Lori Dengler, a one-year appointee to Manatee County's Healthcare Advisory Committee, reviews documents in her home.

“We’ve got a lot of people looking for solutions.

Hopefully we’ll have a short-term solution and a long-term solution.”

— Andy Guyre, Manatee County human services division manager

SINKING FUNDS As a trust fund from the sale of Manatee Memorial Hospital has been depleted, funding for indigent care at local hospitals has decreased as follows: Universal Health Services Blake Medical Center $8 million 6 4 2 2014

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DEFINED in•di•gent persons having insufficient income, resources, and assets to provide the needed medical care without using resources required to meet basic needs for shelter, food, clothing and personal expenses; not being eligible for any other state or federal program or having medical needs that are not covered by any such program; or having insufficient third-party insurance coverage. The county shall pay as last resort.

Manatee County has contracted with Michigan-based Health Management Associates to complete a comprehensive overview of the county’s health status and to create a short-term solution for addressing the community’s needs and healthcare budget problem.

It will create a “snapshot” of Manatee County’s needs, available resources and the best way to utilize them. That plan will be presented to the county commission in the fall.

“We can get it ourselves, but they’re experts at gathering it quickly,” Guyre said.

A consultant provided a similar service in 2008, but Guyre said the data is no longer valid. With more than 50,000 additional residents, the demographics of patients and healthcare providers, alike, have changed.

Transition plan

With a funding shortfall looming for indigent care, Manatee County’s staff began exploring alternative options for care about two years ago. Although the county contracted with Universal Health Services (owner of Manatee Memorial Hospital and Lakewood Ranch Medical) and Blake Medical Center for indigent care services, it also realized hospitals emergency rooms are the most expensive type of care.

The staff developed a payment plan for physicians, called the “transition plan.”

“It creates a way for patients to be seen by a doctor outside the emergency room,” Guyre said.

Previously, uninsured patients would go to the hospital for initial treatment and be covered for up to three follow-up physician visits

for that illness. Now, they don’t have to go to the hospital in the first place.

The plan is in its roll-out phase.

It provides up to $1.25 million, in total, to participating providers through Sept. 30.

To qualify, individuals must be residents of Manatee County and have income levels below 200% of the federal poverty line, $48,500 for a family of four in 2016 or $23,540 for a one-person household.

Government programs

Manatee County’s human services departments oversees more than 130 programs and contracts. Of those, about 15 are medical in nature.

One program, available to all county residents, is the prescription drug discount program. On average, it has saved participants 58.5% on medications off retail prices, a total of about $64,000.

For each prescription, Manatee County earns $1.25, which it can use toward its programs.

Community efforts

Aside from the county’s own initiative, healthcare providers and other organizations are working on their own solutions. For example, the Manatee Chamber of Commerce has made healthcare part of its legislative platform, encouraging the state to support solutions that will expand access to healthcare and reduce per-patient costs. And, it and the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce on March 9 and March 11, respectively, will launch Health Links, a community-based workplace health and safety program their members can utilize.

The Manatee County Healthcare Alliance, Manatee County Health Department and organizations such as We Care Manatee, a medical nonprofit, all work independently, writing grants and creating new programs as needs arise, as well.

Paramedicine program

Manatee County Emergency Medical Services has created a new pilot paramedicine program.

In effect, it will allow specially trained paramedics to serve as a sort of social worker who can follow up with patients transported to the emergency room to help ensure those patients don’t unnecessarily return to the E.R. The program is funded through this fiscal year, and organizers hope it can be continued next year in the county’s budgeting process.

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Neal Communities is in expansion mode for its new Indigo subdivision.

The Lakewood Ranch-based developer plans to add to the development for the second time, after securing Manatee County Commission approval March 3.

On a 49-acre parcel generally located east of White Eagle Boulevard and north of the future 44th Avenue extension, Neal proposes to add 137 lots.

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overall Indigo project to 590 units on 200 acres, a density of just less than three units per acre, as allowed under the property’s future land-use designation.

“It is one community,” Neal’s planner Katie Labarr said. “All residents would be able to traverse the entire site.”

Phase 1 Indigo residents Al Hinds and Jeanne Camperchioli offered their support for the concept at the time of planning commission approvals.

“We really appreciate the way the land has been developed and the product,” Hinds said. “The builder is very cognizant of having a clean site. It’s a very nice community.”

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“There seems to be a market for those types of homes,” said Indigo resident Jim Coon.

Residents of the future phase would use the phase 1 amenity center, a $1.6 million clubhouse with a full-time activity director, a lap pool, cooking kitchen, pickle ball and other amenities. The newest site plan shows an optional amenity center, which primarily would serve villa homes, said Neal’s planner, Katie Labarr.

Indigo started as a 40-acre project, with approvals secured in April 2014. Neal Communities expanded the project in September 2014 after purchasing 111-acres from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch. Neal acquired neighboring land from private owners to add the piece for which he now seeks approval.

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A preliminary development plan shows 61 residences with detached garages, including one manager’s residence, as well as an amenities building and pool.

Developer Kelly Frye, of Meridian General Contracting, said he plans a “resort rental” community comprised of four seven-unit buildings and three two-unit buildings. The plan is still being modified.

“It’s a draft,” Frye said of the plans. “I’m building the development like I’d build a condominium.”

Peace River’s Fred Chamberlain said the church has excess property than it needs for future growth, prompting the sale.

The property is under contract, pending site plan approvals. The item has not yet been scheduled for public hearing.

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11:55 a.m. — Threat phoned in to LRHS, delivered to school resource officer.

12:05 p.m. — Entire school locked down; no one is allowed in or out of the school.

12:10 p.m. — School resource officer begins searching the campus.

12:15-12:25 p.m.

— SRO radios sheriff’s office for additional help. Six nearby SROs along with law enforcement personnel arrive on the scene and begin searching for anything “out of the ordinary.”

They investigate the threat.

1:15 p.m. — School put on soft lockdown for the remainder of the school day. Parents are allowed to pick up students from school, but students can’t check out and drive themselves off campus.

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Threats prompt critical decisions Tough questions arise after a school receives a threat, but administrators and law enforcement personnel vow to take each case seriously.

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As Deputy Maxie Bragg III walked through the courtyard of Lakewood Ranch High School during the lunchtime rush Feb. 26, a call came through his walkie-talkie.

The East County high school, for which he has served as a school resource officer (SRO) for 10 years, received a threat against the school via phone at 11:55 a.m.

As the school’s SRO, Bragg is the first line of defense at Lakewood Ranch High. Within 10 minutes, nearly 2,400 students were prohibited from leaving their classrooms and no one was allowed to enter or leave the school grounds.

“We have to take all these threats seriously, whether they’re credible or not,” Bragg said about the incident. “We lock down the whole school.”

Because the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating, it has not released the exact wording of the threat. However, it was the second the school received in February. The other threat occurred Feb. 10. The threats were two of nine against schools countywide from Jan. 27 through Feb. 26.

Manatee County School District spokesman Mike Barber, who has worked for the district for a decade, has noticed more threats in recent months com-

pared with a year ago.

How do schools and law enforcement officials determine whether the threat is credible, and take actions to keep students and faculty members safe?

The schools lock down as quickly as possible for most threats.

Superintendent Diana Greene said when schools receive a bomb threat, they work with law enforcement to determine if students should be evacuated.

“Authorities will sweep the school looking for a bomb, and if they have reason to believe there is a bomb on campus, then administrators and law enforcement would decide the best course of action,” Greene said.

Greene said the school’s principal might take the lead in working with police to decide whether students should leave the campus. However, sending students away would be a rare case.

“In my mind, I don’t see any situation when we would send students home in the middle of crisis, unless there’s a bomb found on campus,” Greene said. “Soft lockdowns are permitted once law enforcement and administration agree it is safe for parents to pick up students. If we need students removed from campus, we would have a designated secondary location to transport those students to, then parents

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Manatee County Sgt. Keith Wallace was one of the law enforcement officials to arrive on the scene Feb. 26 at Lakewood Ranch High.

would pick up students from that location when things have cleared up. Moving that many students is something that would come after many, many things have been considered first.”

If the Sheriff’s Office feels a legitimate bomb threat exists, it would send for its bomb squad.

On Feb. 26, Bragg called the Sheriff’s Office to request help searching the campus. That practice is standard protocol for any threat made against a school.

By 12:25 p.m., six SROs from nearby schools responded to help

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According to school district policy, locking students in classrooms and securing the perimeter handles most “threats of violence.” That means no one leaves classrooms and no one is permitted to enter or exit the school’s campus, until the lockdown has been lifted.

“People tend to think lockdown means just the outer part of school is secure, but it also means classrooms are locked,” Greene said. “The lockdown is to ensure people stay where they are, which gives time for searching. Nothing from the outside is getting in.”

Lakewood Ranch High entered soft lockdown mode at 1:15 p.m., after officials determined the threat wasn’t credible. A soft lockdown means students can leave campus if their parents sign them out and pick them up.

To assess the credibility of threats, law enforcement and school officials track the source.

School District Manager of Security Troy Nelson said calls typically are traceable.

“To trace calls, subpoenas are issued and phone records have to be tracked,” Nelson said. “But threats don’t just come in over the phone. Threats are received in a variety of ways.”

Threats are sometimes made

through social media. Or, they can start as rumors between students, or be written on walls in bathrooms, such as an incident that occurred at Manatee High School a few weeks ago.

Barber said the majority of threats are made at middle and high schools, which have SROs. Gullett Elementary School is the only primary school with a deputy on site. All other East County elementary schools are without SROs. “I don’t know if it’s a maturity level thing, but the older students — if they are the ones making the calls as a joke — are probably thinking they can get out of school early and miss class,” Barber said. “Elementary school kids aren’t as concerned about those things as older kids.”

Greene agreed the goal of such threats is to disrupt education and the school day. It can be an expensive prank.

“Yes, it costs taxpayers money,” she said. “I don’t know the cost, but if we’re bringing more officers, a bomb squad and things like that on campus, it costs money.

We’re pulling people to come to deal with this particular incident.

Greene said it’s a cost that should gladly be paid, though, because safety is the district’s No. 1 priority.

“We don’t have the luxury to say we don’t think (a threat) is credible,” she said. “We will always take every threat very seriously.”

Bristow agreed.

“In light of everything that’s going on with schools nationwide, we have to treat each threat seriously. That’s just the day and age we live in,” Bristow said. “That might not have been the case years ago, but all that changed with Columbine.”

“In light of everything that’s going on with schools nationwide, we have to treat each threat seriously.

That’s just the day and age we live in. That might not have been the case years ago, but all that changed with Columbine.”

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He said it is a fast and effective way to recruit backup from individuals who know the schools’ layouts and can respond promptly. It keeps the Sheriff’s Office from pulling deputies off routes.

“We can’t really take a breath until we’ve exhausted the search of all the campus,” Bristow said.

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n a Fox television interview in 2011, disabled Army veteran Helman Roman talked of his despair.

“There is no way I can serve my country the way it needs to be served,” said the former staff sergeant, whose legs were crushed by an improvised explosive device that blew up his patrol vehicle in Afghanistan on Sept. 11, 2009.

On March 4 at Nathan Benderson Park, Miami’s Roman showed he might have found another way to represent the USA. Roman, 47, finished a big effort at the USRowing Para Rowing Camp with a solid performance that indicated he is one of the favorites going into the trunkand-arms mixed U.S. Paralympic Team Trials April 6-7 in West Windsor, N.J. One man and one woman will make up the trunk-and-arms mixed team headed toward competition at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

After his big race March 4, he slowly worked his way out of his boat, lifting his body on the dock, his damaged legs and feet dragging behind. He then flashed a big smile and he talked about his “new beginning.”

“Oh my God, this is like a double whammy,” Roman said. “I get to compete, and any citizen who can wear the flag on their shoulder or chest, it means the world.”

The camp, just one of the many major rowing events Benderson Park will host leading up to the 2017 World Championships that begins Sept. 24, 2017, offered

Athletes leave their wheelchairs behind when they get into their boats March 4 at the USRowing Para Rowing Camp at Nathan Benderson Park.

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Anthony Davis of Seattle and Lorah Goodkind of Long Beach, Calif., work hard during their race.

many other inspiring stories about athletes overcoming considerable physical challenges.

Coaches Stephanie Parrish of Miami Beach Rowing, and Christopher Meyer, of Mohawk Home School Rowing of Albany, N.Y., talked about how they have been humbled working with the athletes.

Parrish works with Roman. “I have a huge amount of respect for him,” she said.

Meyer works with Schenectady, N.Y.’s Isaac French, who was born a double amputee. The 15-yearold is a blossoming star in para rowing.

Both Parrish and Meyer have rowed while purposely not using their legs to get a better understanding of what their athletes face.

“It was a glimpse into what life is like on a daily basis for him,” Parrish said of Roman.

“It is humbling,” Meyer said of working with French.

Three-time Olympic rower Tom Darling took over as the director of para rowing for USRowing in 2013 and he told the athletes at Benderson Park that it will take time to “build a community.”

With funding from the Veterans Administration, USRowing has developed its program Freedom Rows, and Darling sees more talented athletes from that program raising the competition.

“I’ve never seen anyone able to row like the military guys,” Darling said.

Darling was at the camp to identify best combinations of rowers to compete for spots on the U.S. team. He congratulated the rowers on an outstanding effort and noted, “There are going to be little peaks and valleys. You have to stick with it.”

Roman, who with teammate Betsy Mitchell had the best time

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ndy Moore, the owner of Gulf Coast Property Management, was talking, which meant I had to pay close attention.

I edged forward on my seat, tried to do a little lip reading, and cocked my head so my good ear was pointed toward him.

This wasn’t some E.F. Hutton moment, but rather a guy with a rather thick English accent.

OK, saying Moore has an English accent is like saying I have an American accent. Those living in Lakewood Ranch realize the fallacy of such a statement, considering the guy from Boston lives next door to the woman from Louisville, who lives next door to the kid from Brooklyn.

No wonder the gossip here is kept to a minimum.

Let’s just say Moore talks like a guy from Warwick, England, and in an office along Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, that’s a bit different.

“People have to listen more intently,” said Moore, who arrived in Florida 13 years ago to pursue his dream of developing a business.

Sitting alongside was John Smyth, Moore’s new business partner and another guy whose words need a bit of translation. Smyth moved from Troon, Scotland, only a couple of years ago, so it’s understandable a wee communication breakdown

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Andy Moore and John Smyth have merged their Lakewood Ranch property maintenance companies into A&B. Moore also owns Gulf Coast Property Management.

might exist.

“Wee kon understand ya,” Smyth said of Scots living or visiting America. “But yuu have trubble understanding us.”

If we are willing to invest the time, it would be inspiring to listen to both their stories, even if it takes some extra effort.

Moore, who lives in Waterlefe, was asked what brought him to Lakewood Ranch.

“The opportunity,” he said without pause.

Smyth, who lives in Greenbrook, had been transplanted only a couple of years ago. Why

here?

“The opportunity was here in Lakewood Ranch for plenty of growth,” he said.

Both owned or rented vacation homes in the Sarasota area and had fallen in love with this area after years of visits. Both plotted ways to make the transitions with their families while pursuing their dreams.

Along the way, they crossed paths. The 43-year-old Moore already had built a successful property management business, but also was running his own maintenance company to serve

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wood Ranch with his wife, Sharon, and 12-year-old daughter, Ellie, now has the same business visa Moore had when he first moved to the area, and is working hard toward a green card himself. Business success is part of the equation and his collaboration with Moore might have put him over the top.

While the A&B service team will work with Gulf Coast Property Management, it also will seek out new clients. As Smyth says, “We offer cradle to grave property maintenance. If you own a property and you want to rent it out, we look at it and see what needs to be done to get to its maximum sales price.”

Both are entrenched in the community, working with all kinds of groups, including the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.

Hmmm. Family men, hard workers, social responsibility, big dreamers.

Now that’s easy to understand, with any accent.

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Smyth, now 47, was in the process of building his property service team (A&B) when they met in November.

“I’m always interested in listening to people’s stories,” Moore said. “I thought I would listen to see if we could work together, and when I met with John, there was a synergy.”

Tossing aside the popular impression that the English and Scotts spend most of their days trying to find ways to annoy each other, the two decided to merge in business, Moore becoming a managing partner in A&B while closing his own maintenance company.

“The longer we discussed it, it became evident there was an overlap,” Moore said. “The maintenance support was becoming more a challenge for me, so this seemed to make sense. John has the drive and vision to take the maintenance company to a place I never would have.”

Moore, who lives with his wife, Jenny, and 3-year-old son, Warwick, came up with his idea for his company years ago because he couldn’t find anyone to properly manage his vacation rental.

He acquired a business visa and was off and running. He now has a green card and is working his way toward U.S. citizenship.

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Information Center’s future uncertain Within a month, SMR is moving out of the 20-year-old building at Summerfield Community Park.

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Lakewood Ranch Ambassador Greg Spring reviews community brochures with guests at the Summerfield Information Center. The location is expected to close at the end of March, as developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch opens a center farther north.

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County Planner John Osborne said such changes would require a public hearing process to change the use of the property.

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District supervisors hope the property maintains its community-type use, and have explored potential uses for the site, should the districts acquire it from SMR. Overall, they hope to preserve the property’s character.

“I think the best use of this building would be a homeowners association office,” said Greg Spring, a Summerfield resident and Lakewood Ranch ambassador. “It’s a neat building, with a great view. Whatever they do, I hope they don’t demolish it. It looks like it belongs on the Ranch.”

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Non-residential UF-3 uses are limited to neighborhood general retail.

That’s where it gets complicated.

The property is part of a larger plan that requires state-level approvals. It’s called a development of regional impact (DRI).

On that development order, the property is identified as Parcel 4, the area designated for a park.

No other uses are designated, according to the map.

Manatee County spokesman Nicholas Azzara said county staff will have to review the project more in-depth to better make a determination of the property’s future use.

“Since the area is part of a DRI, the question can’t be answered by simply saying, ‘It’s zoned (blank), so X, Y or Z can be built there,” he said.

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Tucked behind towering oak trees at the north end of Summerfield Community Park, a green-roofed building with a wrap-around porch offers a cozy stop for guests exploring Lakewood Ranch’s residential offerings.

The 2,740-square-foot, 20-year-old building at 6310 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. serves as an information center for Lakewood Ranch Developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch and an office for Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp., a nonprofit that oversees clubs and runs events for the community.

Its future remains a mystery.

SMR will close the information center within a month as it opens a new center farther north. Community Activities will remain in place, at least for now.

What happens long term?

At this point, nobody knows.

SMR has not specified its plans for the property.

The Manatee County Property Appraiser’s Office values the property at $426,400. The 2.3-acre parcel includes several parking places and the northern entrance into the park’s parking lot. The site also includes a retention pond in back.

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Not the same old story ODA students earn recognition at art and writing awards.

isolating not being able to communicate.”

Although Altajar has lived in East County since she was 2 years old, the 15-year-old spent most summers visiting family in Syria.

The story, which she said almost qualifies as a poem, analyzes characters from different countries and how they use common phrases and words in other languages, such as French, German, Czech and Japanese.

“One character takes pleasure in the misery of others and not being able to communicate,” Altajar said. “She enjoys that barrier.”

Altajar’s family members speak Arabic, French and English fluently.

After spending two months in Syria each year, Altajar has learned to speak Arabic, too.

She enjoys traveling and hopes to learn other languages so she can close the communication gap with those who don’t speak English.

Her writing has helped her express her feelings in a way that she can better understand, and that she believes translates to other teenagers.

“Writing is the dialogue of your inner thoughts,” Altajar said. “It amplifies your voice during certain moments in your life; it’s a way to sort through the mess of your own thoughts.”

Fellow students Melanie Salts (honorable mention and silver), Simone Timol (silver), Hailey Schlotthauer (silver) and Mary Fulton (honorable mention) also were recognized.

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Sifting through more than 200,000 seventh- through 12thgrade entrants, judges for the 2016 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards honored five Out-ofDoor Academy students for their work.

Nora Altajar earned a Top 5% spot, which means she will find out March 14 whether she earned a national medal and a chance to receive a scholarship worth $250 to $10,000. Her fictional piece, “Je Ne Sais Quoi,” earned her a gold recognition.

Entrants wrote stories that aligned with one of 29 categories, such as poetry and flash fiction, one- or two-page fictional stories.

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Altajar’s experiences of struggling to communicate with other children and her family members during summers spent in Syria inspired the two-page story she wrote a few months ago.

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Make no bones about it, the Lucky Dog Parade has been the most popular event at the Irish Celtic Festival.

What’s not to love about pooches dressed in oversized green hats with shamrocks hanging from their tails? Once again, on Saturday, March 12, nearly 50 dog owners and their pooches will parade through Greenbrook Adventure Park in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. This year, though, the Lucky Dog Parade might have some competition for favorite event.

Festival organizer Francis Shea has added an Irish Relay race, which begins at 1 p.m.

“This year, the event’s committee thought we should do something for humans, too,” Shea said.

Teams of four will navigate through four beer stations, which each feature a different brew participants must chug before running to the next station.

“Some people drink fast,” Shea said. “But a good beer drinker doesn’t waste a drop and enjoys the beer, which is why we’ll give prizes to first- and last-place finishers.

“What’s more ‘Irish’ than drinking beer? We find this festival generally attracts beer drinkers. The only other type of event

IF YOU GO Irish Celtic Festival

When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 12; Lucky Dog Parade begins at 12:30 p.m.

Where: Greenbrook Adventure Park, 13400 Adventure Place, Lakewood Ranch Cost: Free, food and drinks for sale at event Parking: Free at Greenbrook Adventure Park Info: The all-things Irish event features performances by Irish bands and dance troupes, food, drinks, face painting, pony rides, games and other activities for children and adults. Visit lwrcac.com.

that might have more beer drinks is Oktoberfest.”

The event will feature new entertainment this year, with performances by Cahal Dunne, the Cawte Dance Academy of Lakewood Ranch, Ballads & Bodhrans and others. A tent will offer shade to those enjoying the performances.

In prior years, Shea noticed attendees left around 2 p.m., because of the heat and exposure to the sun. He hopes the tent will encourage people to stay longer, and will help attract a crowd of at least 5,000.

“Each year we try to improve things,” Shea said. “Most people come for the entertainment. They want to sit down, listen to music, and see the dogs parade around.

Now, they’re also going to be entertained by silly adults running around.”

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After Keyboards and More closes its State Road 70 location, some employees find a home at Music Compound.

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hen Keyboards and More closed its satellite store on State Road 70 in December, a few East County teachers experienced a quick turnaround.

Music Compound, a new music education center in Sarasota near I-75, was looking for instructors for its opening month of January.

A startup business by Sarasota’s Jenny Townsend, the Music Compound could be likened to a business incubator, only for music education. Music instructors can rent space in the 1,800-squarefoot business, which houses three studios. They can hold private and group lessons by the hour.

Students can purchase a membership to the Compound, which gives them access to regular lessons and other perks.

Mary Sutton, Cynthia Weidel and Kristen Greene, all East County residents and music teachers, have joined the Compound and now serve their Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota students at the studio on Cattlemen Road, south of Fruitville.

“It’s going to be a great service for the community and Jenny has got it on the ball,” said Sutton, a piano teacher.

The Compound’s focus, besides music education, is creating a space for elementary, middle and high school students to cultivate their love of music and collaborate across age levels. Townsend wanted a place where everyone

Ava McClimon, a Sarasota student, practices guitar in a group lesson.

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Townsend’s favorite room in the facility is the music lounge.

The space has desks and chairs, bean bags and instruments, so students can do homework, practice or even just try a new instrument while waiting to start their lessons.

When a teacher doesn’t have a full group class, Townsend adds her own student members into their classes to make the best of the time.

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The 34-year-old entrepreneur is ready for the next move, expanding the space to 6,800 square feet that will include a concert venue. She wants to open her business to local bands and adults who want somewhere to jam and meet other musicians.

“My students look forward to coming. I think they come early so they can hang out a little,” said Weidel.

Weidel still works for Keyboards and More at its original location in Bradenton, but having a space in Sarasota has widened her student base, attracting students from East County, Lakewood Ranch and Myakka City to the Music Compound.

Greene teaches a special class for toddlers and their parents, grandparents or caregivers called the “Singing Garden.” The class integrates reading, music, toys and games into a centralized theme for each 45-minute session and allows children under 4 to experience music.

“We hit it off right off the bat,” Greene said of Townsend. “I loved her vision, loved what she had to say about music education.”

Greene helped Townsend and a group of friends paint the studios before the Compound opened.

“This offers a ‘hip’ opportunity for teenagers,” Greene said. “She wants people to hang out, wants kids to feel comfortable. It’s a safe place.”

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4300 block of 55th Avenue Drive East Disturbance: A man was upset because the noise from the road repairs outside his home was loud. He started an air horn in front of his home to be more loud than the repair workers. The resident went back in his house, and then the horn fell over and stopped sounding.

The man believed the workers had come on his property, so he went back outside with a rifle and yelled at them to stay off his property. The Sheriff’s Office was called and the man admitted to his actions but stated the firearm was not loaded and he had no intention of harming anyone. He voluntarily allowed the deputy to remove the firearms from his home until he was sober.

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8500 block of Lockwood Ridge Road Petit theft: A woman was given a new coffee maker as a gift while she was at work. The woman could not take the item home right away because of its size and because she uses public transportation. She didn’t want to take it on the bus. She left the machine in the manager’s office for a few days. Another employee took the coffee maker and then denied stealing it. Later, the other employee put an old, different model of coffee maker into the box and claimed it was the one she had taken. The original stolen coffee maker is valued at $200.

UNIVERSITY PARK ART IN THE PARK

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Sue Kerr has loved the arts her entire life, but when she moved to Florida eight years ago, it took on a new form, raku ceramics.

Unlike typical ceramic pieces that cool inside the kiln, artists remove the raku pieces while they are red-hot and then cover them, allowing the smoke produced to stick inside the crevices for a crackle effect.

“It’s like Christmas when you open the kiln, because you never know what’s going to come out,” said Kerr, 68.

Kerr, who focuses on ceramic dogs and dog-inspired tiles, will be one of more than 20 artists featuring their work at the Waterlefe Art Show March 12.

“We have everything from quilts to people who make baby clothes, jewelry, photography and fine artists,” Kerr said. “It’s all my neighbors and the people we know.”

Waterlefe’s show, organized by the Waterlefe Artists Guild, is just one of three community art shows that weekend.

The Meadows and University Park both with have fine arts shows March 12 through March 13. Each will feature works of more than 20 professional and amateur artists.

University Park’s is the only juried show, and it includes a “People’s Choice” award.

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23800 block of 53rd Avenue East Disturbing the peace: A man started playing country music at about 8:15 p.m. at a level that disturbed his neighbor’s attempt to enjoy a movie.

According to the report, the neighbor said the bass from the music was so loud that it drowned out the dialogue of the movie. The music continued for several hours before the neighbor called the Sheriff’s Office.

The deputy arrived at the man’s house at 11:15 p.m. and could clearly hear the music coming from the man’s residence.

The deputy was unable to gain access to the man’s front door because the front door was locked, and he did not answer his phone. The deputy documented the incident.

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Waterlefe artist Sue Kerr specializes in ceramic sculptures of dogs and other animals.

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For information, contact 377-2300 or visit facebook.com/meadowsartists.

When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

March 12-13 Where: University Park Country Club, 7671 The Park Blvd., Sarasota Details: The show features work of more than 35 artists competing for cash awards. Works represent a variety of styles and guests will be able to vote for the “People’s Choice” award. Work is available for purchase.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Sam Jackson threw the discus 142 feet, 6 inches to win the Booker Invitational event by 12 feet March 4.

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John Bean pitched a complete game and went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead the Braden River baseball team to a 5-1 district victory over Armwood March 4.

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Sarah Crawford hit a pair of two-run homers to lead the Braden River softball team to a 13-2 victory against Armwood in district action March 4.

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Leland Wheeler scored five goals to lead The Out-of-Door Academy boys lacrosse team to a 17-0 victory over Admiral Farragut March 2.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Gabe Overmyer won the heavyweight weightlifting title at the Manatee County Championship March 1 at Manatee High.

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“I believe that when we show up at a tournament, my jacket tends to make those in my weight class take notice, and many are intimidated.

So it gives me the psychological advantage before I step on the mat.”

– Braden River junior wrestler Chance Sharbono. SEE PAGE 21A

Are college offers

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Some area softball players commit to playing at the next level before receiving their first high school report card.

JEN BLANCO SPORTS EDITOR

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ony Cummins rode on the back of a golf cart, thinking his daughter, Morgan, might just decide her college plans during their tour of the LSU campus.

Only three weeks into her freshman year at Lakewood Ranch High School, Morgan Cummins was the recruiting target of major college softball teams and, after all, she had wanted to be an LSU Tiger since she was 4.

By the afternoon, the third baseman had verbally committed to playing softball at LSU. “It’s absolutely crazy to me,” said Morgan Cummins, who hadn’t received her first high school grade at the time of her commitment. “That’s what’s funny about it. I was the first person in my class to commit, and it’s absolutely mind-blowing to me.”

Because her father coaches her Sarasota Heat 16U team and the Mustangs’ junior varsity squad, he was familiar with the recruiting process. Even so, it was a bit unnerving.

“When we got there, I knew there was virtually no way that she wasn’t going to commit,” Tony Cummins said. “It was pretty obvious.

“Our worlds changed the next day. She basically signed over her childhood ... that’s the way you look at it as parents. But LSU is as close to a family as I’ve ever seen in college softball.”

Early softball commitments have become commonplace among area high school students.

Currently, 11 Lakewood Ranch girls have committed as freshmen or sophomores. Braden River seniors Bethaney Keen and Linda Ross committed while sophomores, and junior teammate Sarah Crawford committed just after her sophomore season.

Although verbal commitments are not binding by either the player or the college program, both sides tend to follow through on their word. In such a competitive environment, college softball programs not living up to their scholarship agreements would have a hard time recruiting.

High school freshmen and sophomores tend to bank on the scholarship promise.

“I took an offer I thought was great and not going to be there awhile,” Keen said. “USF liked me since eighth grade for who I was as a player.”

College softball coaches are setting their future lineups years in advance, so high school freshmen and sophomores are under pressure to make up their minds.

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Lakewood Ranch junior Kinsey Goelz and sophomore Morgan Cummins both committed to play college softball before their first season of high school softball.

Recently, Lakewood Ranch freshman Maddie Koczersut committed to the University of South Florida. Koczersut attended a Bulls camp in the fall, went on an unofficial visit in January and received an offer that same day.

The Mustangs infielder, who also had an offer from Stony Brook and interest from five or six other universities, was ready to commit, but her father, Mick Koczersut, thought she needed more time.

“She didn’t know what she was committing to,” said Mick Koczersut, who is Lakewood Ranch’s football coach and junior varsity softball coach. “I told her to ride it SEE PAGE 22A

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The game will be the first of two meetings this season between the Pirates and Mustangs, who have a combined 20-1 record heading into the contest.

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“My jacket, to me, is the thing I am known for. I wanted to bring something back that not too many people do nowadays. It sets me apart from nearly everyone else.”

or generations, the letterman jacket has been a source of pride for high school and college athletes.

Varsity letters, of course, are awarded to those athletes who have achieved a certain level of success through hard work and dedication. If you are walking down a hallway at Braden River or Lakewood Ranch, it’s easy to spot top athletes.

These days, every letterman jacket looks the same, for the most part, except for one.

Braden River junior wrestler Chance Sharbono decided to customize his letterman jacket with safety pins, 105 to be exact.

It’s a tradition that began with his father’s high school Bayshore High School wrestling team. Those wrestlers added a safety pin each time they pinned an opponent. When Chance’s father, Cezar Sharbono, took over the Sarasota High wrestling program in 2012, he started the pin tradition.

Chance Sharbono has plenty of orange and black safety pins, from his two years at Sarasota High. The rest of the safety pins are burgundy, from his season at Braden River. He also has one platinum pin to mark his 100th career pin.

“My jacket, to me, is the thing I am known for,” Chance Sharbono said. “I wanted to bring something back that not too many people do nowadays. It sets me apart from nearly everyone else.”

People constantly approach him and ask about his jacket.

“They tend to be shocked,” Chance Sharbono said of his amount of pins. “I believe that when we show up at a tournament, my jacket tends to make those in my weight class take notice, and many are intimidated. So it gives me the psychological advantage before I step on the mat.”

– Braden River junior Chance Sharbono

March 3, the boys were greeted with a fluttering wintery mix.

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On the heels of its best season in school history, the Braden River football team is sending another player to the college ranks.

Linebacker Chase Balliette becomes the 10th Pirate to earn a scholarship after signing with Augustana University Feb. 29.

During the 2015 season, Balliette recorded 65 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions while leading Braden River to a 13-1 record and the state semifinals.

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out and decide if that’s still what she wants in 30 days.”

After weighing her options and reassuring her parents she would be comfortable there both academically and in the event the coaching staff changed over time, Maddie Koczersut made a verbal commitment Feb. 24.

“I didn’t really want to commit as a freshman, but the way the recruiting process works now, it just happened,” Maddie Koczersut said. “I was really excited and happy to have the opportunity to go to (USF) and play for coach (Ken) Eriksen.”

Having been around the recruiting process for a number of years, Mick Koczersut and Tony Cummins both understand increasingly younger players are being offered scholarships. As parents, both coaches encouraged their daughters to look at their respective schools, not for their softball programs, but for what the school had to offer them in the long run.

First and foremost, did the school offer their intended major, physical therapy for Maddie Koczersut and sports science for Morgan Cummins? As important as softball is to them right now, the reality is that anything from career-ending injuries to burnout to coaching changes can happen over the span of three years.

“Recruiting in general, from a parental side, is not a fun decision to make,” Mick Koczersut said.

“You really want to hold your kid back, but at the same time you’re afraid that offer might not be there when they are a junior and more capable of making a decision.

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Morgan Cummins, now a sophomore, didn’t intend to commit early. She had interest from more than 15 schools across the country and had eight unofficial visits scheduled with various programs.

LSU happened to be first.

“My parents supported me through the whole thing,” Morgan Cummins said. “They knew I wanted to go big. They asked me if I was sure, but they never questioned me for a second.”

Lakewood Ranch junior shortstop Kinsey Goelz is the area’s longest standing softball commit after having committed to USF Dec. 2, 2013, a little more than three months into her freshman year.

It would be another two months before Goelz would play her first high school softball game, but that didn’t deter her from making her college intentions known.

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Her parents encouraged her to think of five things to help make her decision easier: academics; the softball program; financials, in terms of scholarship offers and costs to attend the school; the football program, if there is one; and her Mason-Dixon line regarding the weather.

For Goelz, she didn’t want to go north of Tallahassee, so it made her decision process that much easier.

Goelz generated interest from the majority of the Florida schools, and received offers from USF, FSU and James Madison, but USF ultimately stood out.

“USF felt like home to me,”

Goelz said. “It’s very softball oriented. I really like the coaches at USF and they made me feel like family. Coach (Ken) Eriksen reminded me of my dad.

“I wouldn’t say I was pressured into it,” Goelz said. “I was ready and coach Eriksen was, too.”

None of the players has received additional offers since their commitments, as is customary among college coaches.

“The hardest part was ending the recruiting process while I was still developing as an athlete,” Keen said. “Being committed (made) other schools back off, but for me, I loved the recruiting process and seeing what schools were interested.”

Goelz’s younger sister, Avery Goelz, has been on two unofficial visits as an eighth-grader.

“It’s crazy to me,” Kinsey Goelz

said. “She’s not even in high school yet.”

Coaches from colleges of all sizes attend numerous 16U and even 14U tournaments to scout and select potential recruits.

“It’s a big risk for college coaches to recruit softball players at such a young age,” said Lakewood Ranch coach Maggie Feix, who didn’t commit until fall 2004 during her senior year of high school. “They are assuming a lot, that the girl will even want to play in college or that they will continue to develop or work hard at their skill.”

Morgan Cummins, Maddie Koczersut and Kinsey Goelz all were in middle school when they first started getting interest from college coaches. While the girls didn’t feel pressure to commit as freshmen, all three recognized the

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importance of the opportunities.

As the coach of both Kinsey Goelz’s Tampa Mustangs 18U travel team and Avery Goelz’s Tampa Mustangs 14U team, T.J. Goelz talks with college coaches practically every day. In doing so, the majority of Division I coaches have told him they aren’t neces-

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“I’d truly rather see the process start and finish later, but in Kinsey’s case, she had a very good idea on where she wanted to go to school at an early age,” T.J. Goelz said.

Kinsey Goelz goes to USF about once a month and tries to catch as many college softball games as possible while reconnecting with former competitors who now attend USF. “It feels like forever,” Kinsey Goelz said about the time remaining before she plays college softball. “I just want to get out there and play with them. At the same time though, it’s allowed me to get better and mature. I’m lucky that I’ve been able to have the time do that.”

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Babies, moms and moms-tobe shared the spotlight during the fundraiser, in which 38 models walked the runway dressed in Lilly Pulitzer of the UTC Mall clothing to raise money for the Food Bank of Manatee.

Boys who were featured wore outfits from Janie and Jack of the UTC Mall.

Local children celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with a special meal.

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Riley Carvajal-Homan of Sarasota on the runway.

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Amy Smith, Lilly Pulitzer at UTC Mall store manager, with Jessica Ortiz and Violeta Huesman of Lakewood Ranch

Fundraiser on target to help Project Hope.

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Those were made up of faculty and staff from event host Lakewood Ranch High School. “(The students) want to beat us more than they want to win the tournament,” said teacher Ryan Kennedy.

Students competed in the sixth annual Dodgeball Tournament March 2, to raise money for Project Hope, an organization that assists homeless students in Manatee County.

The Student Government Association organized the tournament.

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Hallo new world Fifteen-year-old Lakewood Ranch student earns year-long trip to Germany through exchange program.

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Sydney Hetterich knew her request would be a hard sell.

After several weeks of dropping subtle hints when her mother, Teri Hetterich, returned from work, the 15-year-old Lakewood Ranch High student presented a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation to her parents on why she wanted to spend a year in Germany.

She had never spent more than a couple nights away from her home in GreyHawk Landing.

“It’s a learning experience to help me become more independent,” Hetterich said. “There was no reason for them not to let me go other than they would miss me.”

Her slideshow proved effective.

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spend her junior year in Germany through the Rotary Club of Bradenton’s Youth Exchange program.

“Sydney was very convincing with her arguments,” her mom, Teri Hetterich, said. “We could tell she really wanted to go, and it isn’t like her to make an elaborate presentation to ask to do something.”

After her presentation in November, Hetterich’s parents, Teri and Robert Hetterich, gave her the OK to apply.

One German student will travel to the Bradenton area in exchange for Hetterich, and 80 students statewide are studying overseas next school year, for six months to a year.

In Germany, Hetterich will live with a host family, which hasn’t been chosen. She will attend a high school, yet to be selected,

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Sydney Hetterich is trading her junior year at Lakewood Ranch High for a year in Germany.

every day by train, an experience she’s excited about.

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from a school bus or carpooling with her friends to public transportation.

“I’ve never been on a train,” Hetterich said. “That’s one thing I’m most excited about, other than experiencing a different culture and food, and meeting new people.”

She will document her experiences once a week on a YouTube channel she will create soon.

“I’ll spend about five to 10 minutes each week telling my family and friends about my day, what I experienced and how I’m progressing with the language,” Hetterich said. “It will be interesting to see how excited I am in week one, and by week three I’m sure I’ll miss my parents and friends.”

She won’t be using her Instagram or calling family or friends for at least the first few months.

She said she also wants to “fully immerse herself” in the culture, so not communicating in English is key to her learning her new culture.

Hetterich only speaks a little German.

“I can say, ‘Hi, I’m Sydney,’ and a few other phrases,” Hetterich said. “But I have a long way to go.

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To prepare for the trip, she uses n application on her phone to learn German a few nights a week.

She also uses FaceTime to talk with her friend, Sophia Sparkle, who lives in Germany and was a foreign exchange student at Lakewood Ranch High last year.

Hetterich hopes she lives in Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany, which is within a couple hours from Sparkle.

She will also tour Paris, Rome, Florence, the Czech Republic and other areas during her stay, which ends in August 2017, just before the start of her senior year.

Once she returns, Hetterich will give a presentation to the Bradenton Rotary Club on her experiences in Germany.

The club sponsors the trip, which will cost about $5,500.

Hetterich said she received the opportunity because of her volunteer work for groups such as Habitat for Humanity and Prospect Riding Center, a therapeutic riding facility in Myakka.

“We will miss her so much,” Teri Hetterich said. “But this will be a great experience for her, one that some people never get.”

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Like musketeers or wise men, great things come in threes.

Lakewood Ranch High School students Alyssa Moreford, Kaitlin Bohan and Rhiannon Jacobsen are proving they are no exception.

“We work well together,” Bohan said.

Moreford, a sophomore, is a perfectionist whose vocabulary often stumps her friends, while Bohan, a sophomore, isn’t the strongest speller, but is the face of their projects. She is the one who goes out into the community to make connections.

“There’s this thing called spell check, Kaitlin,” Jacobsen said, laughing and nudging Bohan.

“Use it sometime.”

Jacobsen, a junior, is the oldest member of the trio and the “powerhouse” of the group. She ensures deadlines are met and keeps her team from getting too distracted during study sessions.

The best friends have teamed up on projects for county and statewide events, such as the state Technology Student Association conference held last weekend.

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Alyssa Moreford, Kaitlin Bohan and Rhiannon Jacobsen have been teaming on projects over the last year. Their efforts have earned them county and statewide recognition.

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For architectural design, they built a bridge made of a few pieces of balsa wood to determine how much weight it could hold. In biotechnology design, they made changes in space suits.

“We researched and found that astronauts coming home often have trouble with muscle and bone deterioration,” Bohan said.

“So we added exercise bands inside the space suit, which attach to hips, ankles, shoulders and wrists. As they bend, the bands work the muscles and help them stay strong.”

In the structural design cat-

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“Because this made-up homeowner was handicapped, we built a home with an open floor plan, an elevator in the house and we made entrances and hallways bigger,” Jacobsen said.

Looking ahead to future competitions, the girls will continue their technique of using each other as their best resource. It hasn’t happened, but should one of the team members forget their lines for a speech or presentation, chances are her friends are there for back-up.

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“There’s no county comparable to us,” Burlew said. “Manatee County has outstanding talent.”

At the state TSA Conference, held Feb. 24 through Feb. 27 in Orlando, East County middle and high schools dominated.

Braden River High was crowned state champion for the fourth consecutive year.

Lakewood Ranch High placed third overall in the high school division.

Carlos E. Haile and R. Dan Nolan middle schools ranked first and second in middle school categories, and Braden River Middle placed fourth.

Haile earned 10 first-place awards, Nolan earned seven first-place wins and Braden River won first in three categories.

Braden River’s Construction Challenge project received a second-place finish. Alex Perren, Izzy Rines and Matej Rodrigues built a mobile donation bin for the Miracle League of Manasota, which offers a facility for special needs children to play baseball.

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“I have Alyssa’s speeches basically memorized,” Jacobsen said.

“Before a project is due, or before this TSA competition, she would FaceTime me and say, ‘Can I read you my speech?’ She’s done that so much, I know it as well as she does.”

Aside from TSA competitions, the girls also partnered in February on a topic that held special meaning to each of them: cancer research.

Their project, “The Evolution of Cancer Treatment,” won the girls first place in the Senior Division of the Group Exhibit category at the Manatee County History Fair, which was held Feb. 9 through Feb. 11 at the fairgrounds in Palmetto.

The students all have at least one family member who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Bohan’s grandmother, “Grandma Barb,” was undergoing chemotherapy and died from brain, lung and blood cancer while the girls worked on the project.

“This project was really to honor her,” Jacobsen said. “Along with all the people we know who have been affected by cancer.”

With Moreford leading the group as the primary researcher, the girls spent five weeks reviewing early cancer treatments and how practices have transformed.

They looked at studies dating from the mid-1800s to 1947, when the first chemotherapy drug was approved, and through to present day.

“The process was really eye opening,” Moreford said. “After working on this, the project made us all optimistic that a cure can be found, maybe even in our lifetime.”

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The luncheon celebrates the advances of care and treatment of cystic fibrosis and raises awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Cost is $40. RSVP to Sara Kasten at sara108kasten@ hotmail.com. For information, visit cff.org.

ALIENATED GRANDPARENTS Begins at 1 p.m. at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch. This will be a general meeting with an open discussion. The support group is for individuals who feel alienated or estranged from their grandchildren. For information, visit aga-bradenton-sarasota.org.

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YMCA FUNDRAISER Begins at 6 p.m. with cocktail hour at Polo Grill and Bar’s Fete Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. This “A Night in Morocco” interactive dinner will be led by chef Tommy Klauber.

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Proceeds benefit the nonprofit school. For information, visit 746-7895.

WATERLEFE ART SHOW Show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. at Waterlefe River Club, 995 Fish Hook Cove, Bradenton. Come view and purchase work from members of the Waterlefe Artists Guild. The event is free and open to the public. Items available are ceramics, paintings, watercolors, jewelry, fibre and photography.

Dinner costs $25 and includes food stations offering salmon, pasta, vegetables, an ice cream sundae bar and more. For dinner reservations, email riverclubinfo@waterlefefl.com or call 744-9881. Proceeds benefit art programs at Freedom Elementary and Haile Middle School.

BANYAN BASH Runs from 7 to 10 p.m. at The Out-of-Door Academy’s Dick Vitale Family Student Center and Dart STEM Center, 5950 Deer Drive, Sarasota. This evening for adults includes catered small plates, entertainment, dancing and online and live auctions. Tickets cost $150. To reserve tickets or sponsor the event, contact Jill Gass at jgass@oda.edu, call 554-3437 or visit oda.edu/banyanbash.

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This Lakewood Ranch Community Activities event celebrates all things Irish with plenty of traditional Irish food, craft beers, ciders and entertainment, which includes Irish singing sensation Cahal Dunne. Other performers include the Drake School of Irish Dance, O’Reilly School of Dance, Irish Dance Academy and Bodhrans and Ballads. Children can enjoy the “Pot of Gold” scavenger hunt, face painting, spud-head decorating, balloons and more.

Proceeds from the Lucky Dog Parade during the event benefit the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch. Awards will be given for dogs that are most Irish, cutest and dog/owner look a likes. Cost to enter your pooch is $5.

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The Manatee Chamber hosts University of South Florida head football coach Willie Taggart along with assistants Raymond Woodie and Joe Kinnan to talk Bulls football. The luncheon costs $28 for Manatee Chamber members and $38 for non-members.

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LIBRARY ANNIVERSARY Starts at 10 a.m. at the Braden River Branch Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Come help the library celebrate its 25th anniversary. The program will feature Lady and the Bard Jazz performance and refreshments.

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HEROES PARTY Runs from 4 to 10 p.m. at Lane Plaza Too, on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, just south of State Road 64. This craft beer and music fest benefits Heroes Welcome Home, a nonprofit that raises funds to help veterans become homeowners.

Admission is free. Tickets for the craft beer tasting event cost $15. The event includes music by Archer Classic Rock from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; Bayou Brothers Band from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; and Maiden Cane from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Food from Wolves Head Pizza and Wings and Scrambled will be available for purchase. Admission to the event is free. To purchase tickets or for information, visit heroeswelcomehomefl.com.

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“I feel great,” Pinho said at MS Walk 2016, held March 5 on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

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Greenbrook Village home sells for $625,000

FEB. 22 - FEB. 26

COUNTRY CLUB EAST AT LAKEWOOD RANCH

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

home in Greenbrook Village topped all transactions in this week’s real estate.

SunCastle Properties LLC sold the home at 15505 Lemon Fish Drive to StreamRush Properties LLC for $625,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,034 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $262,500 in 2005.

Robert and Gloria Slyferth, of Morton Grove, Ill., sold their home at 15218 Helmsdale Place to John and Kelli Louise Roveto, of Duluth, Ga., for $510,000. Built in 2011, it has five bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 3,242 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $468,900 in 2011.

David Rost and Ruth Ann Rost, trustees, sold the home at 14430 Whitemoss Terrace to John and Jean Scornavacco, of Highland Park, Ill., for $350,000. Built in 2013, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,583 square feet of living area.

PRESERVE AT PANTHER RIDGE

Albert Di Dario Jr. Trust sold the home at 22809 Night Heron Way to Robert Bergens, of Bradenton, for $418,500. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,194 square feet of living area.

COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE AT LAKEWOOD RANCH

John and Martha Keep, of Traverse City, Mich., sold their home at 12126 Thornhill Court to John and Barbara Sandford, of Lakewood Ranch, for $415,000. Built in 2011, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a

Amanda Sebastiano

This five bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home at 15218 Helmsdale Place, located in Country Club East at Lakewood Ranch, sold for $510,000.

pool and 1,859 square feet of living area.

Don and Kelly Fair, of Littleton, Colo., sold their home at 7227 Presidio Glen to Lori George, of Bradenton, for $362,000. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,914 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $320,000 in 2014.

POMELLO PARK

Robert and Susan Mitchell, of Bradenton, sold their home at 22806 69th Ave. E. to David and Joan Barnes, of Bradenton, for $400,000. Built in 1997, it

has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,131 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $295,000 in 2013.

ASHLEY TRACE AT UNIVERSITY PLACE

Gregg and Filomena Warmbier, of Bradenton, and Gerald Warmbier, of Redford, Mich., sold their home at 7902 Ashley Circle to Roger and Janet Deshaies, of University Park, for $395,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,722 square feet of living area.

13404 Blythefield Terrace A4138754 $850,000 Laurie Jarema

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

6931 Brier Creek Court A4141250 $849,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

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

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

8120 Championship Court A4142712 $745,000 Thomas Cinquegrano

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

2310 8th Street W A4118209 $2,390,000 Debbie Vogler

6710 Quillback Lane A4126985 $699,000 Monica Verinder

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

15009 Bowfin Ter A4143951 $669,000 Christine Del Monte

Lakewood Ranch 941-349-3444 941-266-6733

7688 Silverwood Court A4146830 $649,900 Tina Ciaccio

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

8201 Championship Court A4126740 $585,000 Nancy Phillips

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

112 26th Street NW A4133718 $575,000 Kim Jatich & Deborah Woods

MARINELAND

Denise Kleiner sold the home at 6512 Lincoln Road to Jeffrey Doetsch and Amy Kornbluth, of Bradenton, for $389,900.

Built in 1945, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,062 square feet of living area.

CENTRAL PARK

Central Park Lifestyles LLC sold the home at 4631 Balboa Park Loop to Timothy Maxey, of Elkhart, Ind., for $370,000.

Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,286 square feet of living area.

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Bradenton 941-748-6300 504-3874 or 374-0871

140 Riviera Dunes Way 1204 M5904078 $549,000 Peggy Horlander

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

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

7414 Lake Forest Glen A4147142 $449,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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11219 Rivers Bluff Circle A4137291 $425,000 Erica Thomas

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

7134 Spikerush Court A4142243 $425,000 Kimberly Walters

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

7804 Heritage Classic Court A4140120 $369,900 Shirley Taradash

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

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

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

7326 Wexford Court A4144897 $409,000 Heidi Cox

140 Riviera Dunes Way 406 A4137938 $349,000 Joe Foster

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

Palmetto 941-907-9595 941-812-7634

8254 Miramar Way A4146776 $374,900 Jo Ann Thorpe

3632 Summerwind Circle A4142777 $339,900 Fran DeDona & Pam Goodwin

Lakewood Ranch 941-388-4447 941-349-7583

Bradenton 941-748-6300 812-5023 or 812-0754

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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. 22 through Feb. 26, in order of dollar amounts.

E AST CO U N T Y ADDRESS 13380 Purple Finch Circle

PERMIT Mechanical

APPLICANT M. Harry Piper

AMOUNT $117,703

7437 Seacroft Cove

Pool

Warren Pies

7621 Tralee Way

Solar

Julie Anderson

$55,299

6904 Lennox Place

Remodel

Scott Sinclair

$55,000

19422 Newlane Place

Pool

Joseph Simonetta

$54,729

22215 Panther Loop

Pool

Daniel Morrow

$49,723

609 Honeyflower Loop

Pool

Brady Chapman

$49,117

19310 66th Ave. E.

Pool

Raymond Henry

$47,094

4810 68th St. Circle E.

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Jonathon Hussar

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6931 45th Terrace E.

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$92,871

8479 Lindrick Lane

Pool

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$33,536

6635 Pirate Perch Trail

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Stephen Burge

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7563 Links Court

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Richard Whalen

$30,000

9118 64th Ave. E.

Pool

Jeffrey Vajdik

$27,400 $24,600

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Craig Moone

8060 Royal Birkdale Circle

Mechanical

George Massaro

5909 Fairway Lakes Drive

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Arthur Schaerli

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15308 Linn Park Terrace

Pool Cage

Peter Thiemann

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Daniel Morrow

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Richard Stensrud, trustee, of Berger, Mo., sold the home at 6448 Fox Grape Lane to Kenneth and Jurgita Lee, of Bradenton, for $315,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,019 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $270,000 in 2013.

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Source: Manatee County

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4922 Boston Common Glen A4136449 $265,900 Larry Mitchell

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

Lakewood Ranch 941-951-6660 941-330-0987

4746 Dundee Drive A4143130 $225,000 Leah Secondo

8341 Farington Court A4134879 $2,899,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara & Tom Cinquegrano

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-545-4430

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

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

1030 Mill Creek Road A4138528 $1,880,000 Marcia Frost

Bradenton 941-907-9595 941-812-8493

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

809 Riviera Dunes Way A4136343 $1,495,000 Debbie Vogler

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-5704

1003 Riviera Dunes Way A4142451 $1,350,000 Lynne Callahan

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-720-3278

21306 Deer Pointe Crossing A4146990 $1,250,000 Chris Baylis

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-735-4713

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

7507 Crosshill Court A4139098 $1,139,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara & Nancy Phillips

711 Hillcrest Drive A4140670 $1,099,000 Pam Taylor

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-2301

7509 Greystone Street A4134023 $999,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Gary Chesnut, of St. Petersburg, sold his home at 4826 W. Country Club Drive to Joni Lynee Ricker, of Sarasota, for $312,500. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,138 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $160,000 in 2014.

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9230 Raes Creek Place A4146550 $335,000 Kathy Valente

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

7710 Lake Vista Court 305 A4144630 $315,000 Nicole Ryskamp

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

8345 Miramar Way 103 A4147548 $224,900 Bryan Dwyer

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-4573

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

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

620 44th Street W A4137894 $239,000 Maria Christenson

2320 Terra Ceia Bay Boulevard 401 A4142537 $119,000 James McElhinney

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-3583

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-773-1199

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-0777 or 941-400-6078

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

Bradenton 941.748.6300 • Lakewood Ranch 941.907.9595 • IMG Academy 941.752.2683

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

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

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RIVERWALK VILLAGE

Herman and Sally Allen, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 11519 Pimpernel Drive to Jimmy Varghese and Simi Simon, of Bradenton, for $305,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,026 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $257,500 in 2014.

James and Vanessa Belden, of Port Charlotte, sold their home at 7147 Bluebell Court to Lynn Wood, of Bradenton, for $261,500. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,781 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,000 in 2011.

TARA

Zenon and Diane Skowronski sold their home at 7511 Birds Eye Terrace to Elizabeth Shea, of Eden Prairie, Minn., for $282,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,811 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,000 in 2011.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

Loretta Milazzo, of Lakewood Ranch, sold her home at 6238 Willet Court to Carlos Tolentino, of Bradenton, for $280,000.

Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,958 square feet of living area.

Jacob and Erica Wilson, of Bradenton, sold their home at 15102 Searobbin Drive to FREO Florida LLC for $218,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,410 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $134,800 in 2011.

John and Mary Anne O’Connell and Jennifer O’Connell, of Milford, Conn., sold their home at 228 111th St. E., to Levi and Nicole Kay, of Bradenton, for $261,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,812 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $296,800 in 2005.

SABAL HARBOUR

Dean Conway, of S. Glamorgan, United Kingdom, sold his home at 4553 Runabout Way to Robert Gregory, of Bradenton, for $233,000. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,690 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $185,000 in 2001.

PINE TRACE

Donald and Denys Brewer, trustees, sold the Unit 17 condominium at 7809 Pine Trace Drive to Robert Bayer Jr., of Wilmington, Del., for $230,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,605 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $182,000 in 2010.

LIGHTHOUSE COVE AT HERITAGE HARBOUR

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the home at 7010 Montauk Point Crossing to Angela Tyquiengco, of Bradenton, for $225,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,214 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $269,900 in 2006.

STONEYBROOK AT HERITAGE HARBOUR

Patricia Ronderos, of Bradenton, sold her home at 8818 Haven Harbour Way to IH6 Property

Florida LP for $215,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 1,873 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $241,600 in 2004.

NORTH MANATEE TWIN RIVERS

Linda Gallagher, of Bradenton, sold her home at 3706 162nd Ave. E., to Thomas and Norma Tomlinson, of Parrish, for $468,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,388 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $329,900 in 2009.

RIVER WILDERNESS

Richard and Helena Downer sold their home at 11912 Oak Ridge Drive to Samuel and Linda Cribbs, of Parrish, for $360,000.

Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,543 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $250,000 in 2011.

Kevin Forward and Michelle LeClair, of Nova Scotia, Canada, sold their home at 2700 Little Country Road to Joyce Trotta, of Parrish, for $299,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,916 square feet of living area.

ANCIENT OAKS

Russell and Sue Bunger, of Parrish, sold their home at 8807 55th Court E., to Baron Von Ritchie, trustee, of Novi, Mich., for $330,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,161 square feet of living area.

FOXBROOK

A Cash Buyer Inc. sold the home at 4404 Lake Fox Place to Rafael and Ingrid Ovalle, of Parrish, for $329,900. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,854 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $233,900 in 2015.

RIVER WOODS

Timothy and Heather Beavers, of Sanford, N.C., sold their home at 11220 28th St. Circle E., to Nancy Price, trustee, of Parrish, for $319,900. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,365 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $308,000 in 2014.

FOREST CREEK-FENNEMORE WAY

Mark and Katy Wilburn, of Lindale, Texas, sold their home at 11775 Fennemore Way to Suzanne Campbell, trustee, of Parrish, for $305,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,253 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $225,000 in 2013.

RIVER’S REACH

Robert and Marcia Rhodes, of Blairsville, Ga., sold their home at 1518 Westover Ave. to Robert Nichole Kelly, of Parrish, for $273,500. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,145 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $260,300 in 2015.

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HARRISON RANCH

Gearl and Erica Slater, of Orlando, sold their home at 11215 58th St. Circle E., to Johanna Almaza and Vincent Ovchar, of Stratford, Conn., for $250,800. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,144 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $234,800 in 2014.

RIVER PLANTATION

Mary Parker, of Bradenton, sold her home at 12230 23rd St. E., to Charles Behrmann, trustee, of Parrish, for $236,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,226 square feet of living area.

LAKESIDE PRESERVE

Willie Barnes sold her home at 5419 119th Terrace E., to Douglas and Christine Royar, of Bradenton, for $224,900. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,736 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $116,000 in 2011.

KINGSFIELD LAKES

Michelle Krakowski and Elizabeth Carr, of Parrish, sold their home at 4309 Preston Park Drive to Shannon and Melonie Seymour, of Parrish, for $208,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,084 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $177,800 in 2003.

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

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 ANTIQUE QUILTS x 3: 1920's, beautiful, hand made, excellent for decoration, $65 each. Call 941-355-7524.

BICYCLE HELMET: Woman’s blue/black, (Bell), like new. $10. (941)224-1253.

CAR MATS: New 2016 Nissan Altima, four piece black, carpet, $70.00. (941)-224-1244.

CUSTOM DRAPERIES: 2 panels, 19”x119”, leaf pattern on cranberry red background, $150.

941-362-2106.

ELECTRIC EDGER, Black & Decker, $20. Grass Hog trimmer, $20. 941-749-1378.

GOLF CLUBS: Two complete sets, women's, w/golf bags, covers. New, never used. $65.00/each. 941-567-4969.

RECLINER ROCKER, lady’s. Leather, maroon, $200. 941-388-8300.

SECTIONAL 3 piece: w/chaise lounge, like new, can deliver, $200. 941-351-1741.

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

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ESTATE SALE Magnificent Waterfront Estate Sale Friday, March 11 - 9a.m.6p.m.

Saturday, March 12 - 9a.m.-6p.m.

Sunday, March 13 - 9a.m.-4p.m.

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6000/sq.ft. home filled with high-end Estate antiques and vintage items: Mid-Century furniture and collectibles, estate jewelry, sterling, oil paintings, Boehm porcelain, Baccarat, Daum, Steuben, Christofle, Tiffin stemware, French tableware, Persian rugs, Taxidermy, Asian art and antiques, Linck Keramik, Pierre CaseNove, bronze sculptures, pottery, vintage cookie jars, wrought iron furniture, hand-carved birds, designer handbags (Vuitton/Gucci), African art/objects, Catholic altar items, 1957 Porsche 356B Speedster, 1955 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup and a huge selection of bric-a-brac.

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Estate Sale Conducted by Antiques & Chatchkes View Sale Online at: Estatesales.net (Magnificent Waterfront Estate Sale) Contact Ken - 941-356-3318 Numbers given out at 8a.m.

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RIVER CLUB Community Garage Sale, Saturday, March 12th, 8a.m. - 2p.m. Located next to Lakewood Ranch, between SR 70 & University Parkway.

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

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

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

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.

Furnishings KING BEDROOM suite, paid $5K. Asking $650.

Simmons king mattress set, asking $600. More furniture and household items for sale. 219-798-6668.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ANNUAL CREEKWOOD Community Wide Yard Sale. Five neighborhoods to participate. Saturday, March 12, 8a.m.-2p.m., SR70 & Creekwood Blvd.

Furniture, small appliances, clothing & toys.

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

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 - 9:30A.M.-3P.M. 9530 59th Ave. E. Braden Woods (Located off SR70) Sofa/love seat, coffee and end tables, Queen Anne style dining room table, sideboard and china cabinet, murphy bed, cedar chest, queen and king beds, TV stand, La-Z-Boy leather sofa with recliners, cameras, books including many cookbooks, patio furniture, dressers, chest, bench, tons of craft and sewing items, DVDs, clothes, collectibles, entire kitchen including cabinets, refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, microwave and a cabinets, and tons more!

A nice Sale!

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

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EAGLE TRACE, 12206 Whisper Lake Dr., Bradenton; Immaculate 3/2/2 home in new dev.

Premium lakefront lot w/builder upgrades. 1946 sq. ft. Gated comm., resort amenities. Maint. incl., low fees/no CDD. SR64 1 mile east of Lakewood Ranch Blvd. $319,500, MLS #A4140862; Lori Madden, Mangrove Realty (941) 780−8443.

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Motorcycles

OPEN HOUSE: Saturday and Sunday, 1p.m.-4p.m.

11115 Star Rush Place, Lakewood Ranch.

3BR/2BA. $299,900. Call Katy McBrayer 305-509-1633.

2009 HARLEY: Heritage Classic 2009 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail. Must See. Like new, Won’t be disappointed $11,500. (302) 540−9366.

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LAKE GOLF Balls: 20 dozen lake golf balls, top quality, Pro V , Pro V 1, Callaway, Bridgestone, $350. (941) 800−7890.

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

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

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

Homes For Sale

CALL 941-955-4888

BUYERS - Call to see if you qualify for $2500+ towards your closing costs.

941-726-2677

1) Poland, 2) Physicist, 3) Radioactivity, 4) France, 5) Radium.

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

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

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

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Vacant Buildable Lots: Sarasota from $65,000$1,500,000.

Sarasota Villa, 2BR/2BA on Golf Course, updated, $149,900.

Sarasota House, renovated 3BR/2BA, carport, $239,900. *Call for Details. Most listings are Pet Friendly.

Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY 941-726-2677 COUNTRY OAKS: 5042 79th Ave. Dr. E, 220/ft water view with pool, 3BR/2BA, 1800/sq.ft.. $315,000. 417-624-3931.

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Open House

Cleaning

Painting/Wallpapering

Professional Services

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.

MATH TUTOR. Calculus, Statistics, PreCalculus.

30 years of teaching experience. (717) 468â&#x2C6;&#x2019;9951.

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

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

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

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

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

Pet Services

Keller Williams Realty - Ann Newberry 941-224-8806

Adult Care Services 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

Landscaping & Lawn Service

Tile

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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.

941-322-0705 www.VonAsgard.com

Home Improvement/ Remodeling FREDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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!

CLIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TILE, LLC. All phases of tile and shower remodel, back splashes, cleaning and sealing, repairs.

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

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

20+ Years experience.

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

Photography 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.

Auto Transport

Pools

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

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.

Cleaning

LAKEWOOD RANCH LAWN & LANDSCAPE LLC

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

Free Estimates. 941-549-1310.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

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

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

- Complete Lawn & Landscaping Maintenance - Irrigation Repair and Installation - Landscaping Installation

POOL SERVICE SPECIAL - 4 FREE MONTHS OF SERVICE (caged in pools) Certified technicians, 10 years of experience! 941-536-3169. www.vippoolprofessionals.com

941-373-5110

Pressure Cleaning

Classified Ads Bring Results 941-955-4888

AUTHORITY ONE PROFESSIONAL PRESSURE WASHING AND WINDOW CLEANING. Residential and Commercial. Roof cleaning and coating, paver cleaning and sealing, pool areas, etc.

941-251-5948.

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

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

ALUMINUM

DRYER START A FIRE!

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Licensed â&#x20AC;˘ Insured Lic. #25393

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

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CLEANING

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HOME SERVICES

10% OFF For New Customers With This Ad

AMEROVENT

Friendly, Expert Computer Repairs 199053

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Call: 955-4888 Email: classified@yourobserver.com Online: www.yourobserver.com

DECORATIVE SURFACES FOR: PATIOS, POOL DECKS, DRIVEWAYS, ENTRYWAYS

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Commercial & Residential â&#x20AC;˘ IICRC CertiďŹ ed

15% DISCOUNT for 4 week Run Yellow color $5 per Week Border as low as $3 per Week

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Carpet & Upholstery â&#x20AC;˘ Tile & Grout Spot Dying â&#x20AC;˘ Water Removal

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CLEANING Insured

The Master

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

Personal Services

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.

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1p.m. to 4 p.m.

6743 63rd Terr. E. 34203 3/2, Heated Pool, Hot Tub, Side Fence, S.S. Appliances, New Heat Pump Move-In Ready Beauty.

Property Management

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DRYER VENT CLEANING SPECIALISTS Are You Having Dryer DifďŹ culties? â&#x20AC;˘ Dryer hot but clothes still wet after (1) drying cycle? â&#x20AC;˘ Dryer gets hot to the touch or doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heat up at all?

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941-705-5468

Commercial

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Gulf Breeze Home Watch

Unique Painting Services

Peace of Mind While You Are Away

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

IRRIGATION

Specializing in Re-Roofing and Repairs

Annual Roof Check-Up $175

941-748-7400

Financing Available • RC0067420 • Lic. & Ins.

Owner Supervises Every Job

www.bissonroofing.com

SCREENING

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

Ask a Neighbor!

941-888-2988 FREE ESTIMATES rainscapefl.com

941-726-7077

FREE ESTIMATES

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

HALL AMERICAN SCREENING LLC Specializing in Lanai Screening and Panel Replacements David Hall

a FREE estimate!

PEST CONTROL

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

Serving All of Lakewood Ranch

941-758-4840

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

$ OFF repair over 100

SIESTA SCREENING of SARASOTA

Rescreening • Pool Enclosures • Pressure Cleaning & Pool Cage Painting

Home/Office

LAKEWOOD RANCH PAINTING

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

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Maintenance - Repair -Installation

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

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

Satisfaction Guarantee Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

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BUG BUSTERS

941-345-5264

Do-It-Yourself Pest Products 5900 Tamiami Trail

TAX PROFESSIONAL

Brandon

528 E. Brandon Blvd.

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

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PET SERVICES

TAXIndividual PREPARATION and Business Admitted to Practice Before the IRS

COUNTRY CANINE MAKEOVERS DOG GROOMING

SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS

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

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941-955-4888

POWER WASHING

TREES

Call us: 941-739-5102

Small Engine Repairs, 5002 Lena Road, Unit 107, Bradenton, 34211 (off I75/SR70 E) 199744

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WINDOWS

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

941-737-4483

NATIVE CUT TREE SERVICE

All Tree Work

Pressure Cleaning & Soft Washing Residential and Commercial

MOVERS

199102

Make Your Phone Ring

Call for appointment

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

Snapper, Toro, Briggs & Stratton, Husqvarna, World Lawn, Kawasaki, Honda, ECHO and more Pick-up & delivery service Lawn mowers, pressure washers, generators, grass trimmers, parts www.smallenginerepairs.us

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David Hall is the one to call!!!

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Complete Interior & Exterior Painting

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www.EastManateeProperty.com

Specializing in East Manatee and Lakewood Ranch

• Pool Decks, Roof Coating • Residential, Commercial, Interior/Exterior Licensed & Insured • Referrals Available 199080

Call Owner, Joe Costa at 504-4413

Five years in a row

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

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“Leave Your Dirty Windows To Us”

941-447-0127 • 941-284-5880

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

“UP TO 25 STANDARD WINDOWS • $109.00” SPECIAL 199088

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

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SALES CENTER

Travel 1 Mile North, Community Entrance Just Past Webber Road

5365 Bentgrass Way Bradenton, FL 34211

Left on Lakewood Ranch Blvd. and Right on Malachite Dr. (YMCA WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT)

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First Right at Harmony at Lakewood Ranch

TO SET UP A VIP TOUR CONTACT OUR NEW HOME SPECIALIST AT SIKORSKI.MELANIEK@MATTAMYCORP.COM OR 813-563-5977 TO LEARN MORE VISIT MATTAMYHOMES.COM • All pricing, availability and plans subject to change without notice. Restrictions May Apply.

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