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Bernie Farber celebrates 102 With music by KlezMania on the Gulf, snacks and wine, Bernie Farber celebrated his 102nd birthday Feb. 22 at Kobernick House.

“I believe that moderation in life and maintaining a good sense of humor have helped me to live so well over the years,” Farber said.

Carlos Beruff’s Road to Damascus

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Richard Bedford, SMR’s vice president of planning, talks about the residential project at the site.

New digs for SMR

How and why homebuilderentrepreneur Carlos Beruff converted from business to politics. It’s all about taxpayers’ money.

Developer is set to break ground on Waterside, its residential project in Sarasota County.

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Manatee Technical College student Matika Liptrot

Skill sets Manatee Technical College hosted the annual SkillsUSA competition, which featured more than 430 students from nine counties Feb. 25.

MTC students won 53 gold, 27 silver and 20 bronze medals. Students competed in 50 categories, such as carpentry, cabinetmaking, barbering, hair weaving, car repair and a range of others.

First birthday Kara Young celebrated her first birthday, even though she is 4.

She’s a Leap Day baby, who was born Feb. 29, 2012.

With blue-iced vanilla cupcakes and a birthday girl crown, Young celebrated her first birthday bash in style, with her friends at Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch Town Centre.

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t wasn’t a business decision,” said Carlos Beruff, sitting at his marble-top desk at the corporate headquarters of Medallion Home Gulf Coast Inc. in north Sarasota County. “If it was … I wouldn’t do it.”

On Monday, Beruff, an East County resident, formally announced his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for

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OPT FOR SHOP With vocational training nearly extinct at the high school level, students turn toward Manatee Technical College.

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Devon Hess is a dual-enrolled student who attends Braden River High and Manatee Technical College.

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In just a few weeks, they’ll get to use them.

The company will break ground on its first major residential development in Sarasota County March 23.

It’s called Waterside.

“By the end of this year, you’ll see homes popping up, amenity centers and those kinds of things,” said Richard Bedford, SMR’s vice president of planning.

The overall project, previously called the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South, generally runs from Interstate 75 to east of Lorraine Road between University Parkway and Fruitville Road. It is located immediately south of the Sarasota Polo Club and the Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park and includes 5,144 residential units surrounding seven large lakes created by SMR’s shell mining operations.

It also includes 390,000 square feet of commercial space, 90,000 square feet of civic space and hundreds of acres of preserves and wetlands on 5,500 total acres.

The first phase of construction will include about 775 units, primarily single-family homes with some condominiums, across two parcels.

The land is under contract with Pulte Homes and Homes by Towne.

Bedford said they are both builders with whom SMR has worked well in the past and were willing to work together — a “must” considering SMR will build a roadway through the properties that their developments will share.

That element, Bedford said, will create a more unified streetscape, among other benefits.

“The whole thing has to get done and stitched together,” he said.

None of the single-family home projects within Waterside will be gated because gate restrictions are only allowed for condominiums and apartments, per Waterside’s approvals.

SMR envisions Waterside as a high-density walkable community that capitalizes on waterfront

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5,490 acres 5,144 dwelling units 2 major commercial areas 12 neighborhoods 7 lakes 40% of homes priced as community housing

“The biggest part of us building in Sarasota is getting roads.”

– Richard Bedford, vice president of planning, SMR

The first phase of development for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch’s Waterside project is about 775 units surrounding lakes. Overall, the entire project will include 5,144 units across 5,490 acres south of University Parkway and east of Interstate 75.

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living. It will be filled with scenic views of conservation lands and park areas.

“I think it’s going to be such a different experience, not only for Lakewood Ranch residents but it’s going to be a destination in this region,” said Laura Cole, SMR’s new director of marketing.

“There’s 20 miles of shoreline. It’s going to be a very different offering than what we’ve seen.”

The project also is significant for the area’s transportation network. SMR will extend both Lorraine Road and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard south to Fruitville Road, creating north-south connectors east of Interstate 75.

“The biggest part of us building in Sarasota is Sarasota is getting roads,” Bedford said.

Bedford said bids are out for various segments of both roadways, and construction likely will commence after Waterside’s groundbreaking. The four-lane roadways, as well as an extension of Deer Drive east to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, will be complete by second quarter 2017.

“We’re building nine miles of four-lane roads and three roundabouts in 12 months,” he said.

“Infrastructure will be in before homeowners. That’s our mantra.”

July 10, 2002 — Sarasota commission adopts 2050 plan April 13, 2003 — Commissioners select Villages as a test site for village-style housing under 2050 plan.

Aug. 30, 2007 — SMR hosts a bus tour of Villages property for commissioners.

July 2009 — Commission approves five comprehensive plan amendments to go to the state for approval.

May 2010 — Commission approves the Villages’ development of regional impact, SMR agrees to extend Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Lorraine Road south to Fruitville.

October 2013 — Commission approves an amended transportation agreement and pledges $7.5 million for another infrastructure project, later identified as a flyover across Interstate 75.

January 2014 — SMR submits an amended DRI and county zoning ordinance.

May 21, 2014 — Sarasota commissioners approve the project.

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Hunched over a burning piece of metal, 17-year-old Devon Hess shaped the material with the precision of a surgeon.

He was attempting to master an overhead open root weld, a bonding of two metal plates. The strength of his weld would be put through a bend test later.

Three days a week, the Braden River High senior spends his mornings and part of the afternoon in a welding workshop at Manatee Technical College, which is located in front of Braden

Manatee Technical College offers a range of dual enrollment programs for high school students.

Of the dual enrollment classes MTC offers, the five most popular options for male high school students are automotive service, patient care technician (PCT), automotive collision, carpentry and construction.

Female students largely prefer the culinary program or cosmetology.

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His high school doesn’t offer a course that focuses on welding or extensive metal work, so Hess started taking dual-enrollment courses in August.

Countywide, high school students who have an interest in carpentry, machining and other vocational training are dual enrolling at Manatee Technical College. The school is filling a void.

“This is a great opportunity for high schoolers,” Hess said. “I’m planning to get a job as a welder and maybe open my own shop.”

Doug Wagner, the director of adult career and technical education for the Manatee County School District, said the proximity of Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high schools to MTC campuses has intrigued students.

“We have collaborative dual enrollment with both high schools,” Wagner said. “You could argue that’s because Lakewood Ranch has an MTC campus on their campus as well. We have a lot of people who walk over there for firefighter classes.”

Braden River High technology teacher Gil Burlew said he encourages students who are interested in learning a trade, such as welding, to attend MTC. “There’s definitely a cohesiveness between the two schools,” Burlew said of Braden River and MTC. “I take my kids over there sometimes on a daily basis to show them the programs. MTC is giving them skills they’re going to need for workplace readiness.”

The state pays for high schoolers to take dual enrollment classes, which saves students more than $5,000 each, Wagner said.

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DUAL ENROLLMENT High school students interested in earning credits toward a certification in a vocational program, such as carpentry, welding or machining, can jumpstart their post high school plans now.

For high school students to qualify for dual enrollment, they must meet the following criteria: Be enrolled as a student in 10th through 12th grade and at least age 16; have written approval from parents and their high school; take the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE Test); and maintain a 2.0 grade point average at their high school.

This school year, there are 143 dual-enrolled high school students countywide at MTC, of whom 35 attend Braden River High and 34 attend Lakewood Ranch High.

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Bree Liss cuts wood during her carpentry class.

“There’s a huge need for dual enrollment,” Wagner said. “It’s a great opportunity for high school students to graduate with industry certifications. They can step right out of high school and into a great career.”

Wagner said since schools introduced new class schedules over the last few years, the dual enrollment option has become more appealing to students.

Hess attends MTC on days that he has elective courses. His high school runs on an “even and odd

schedule,” which means students attend class periods 2,4 and 6 one day and 1,3,5 and 7 the following day.

The schedule allows for him to attend and maintain his schedule of core subjects, such as math, while using his odd period days to attend MTC. “Dual enrolling here is where students get their elective credits,” Wagner said. “Students who want focused electives take them with us. Schools that run on the seven-period schedule, where students take the same seven classes every day, aren’t able to participate in dual enrollment.”

Of the 67 school districts in Florida, 29 have technical colleges.

Parents, such as Christine Walker, who has a child at Braden River High, hope the county will

consider building a technical high school to meet the demand of packed East County schools, such as Braden River High.

The school board hasn’t discussed plans for a technical high school. In fact, the board closed the county’s only technical high school, Y-Technical High School, in 2014.

Educators believe MTC’s class offerings give students who aren’t interested in attending a fouryear university an option that will equip them for the workforce.

“Not every child wants to go to a university, and that’s OK,” said Cynthia Saunders, deputy superintendent for instructional services. “For a number of students, vocational classes keep them interested in school and give them a focus on a possible job in their future.”

Cynthia Saunders, the deputy superintendent for instructional services, said the only traditional high school to offer courses similar to a shop class is Palmetto High, which has a construction academy.

Although Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high schools never offered metal or woodshop courses, Manatee and Southeast high schools did up until 10 years ago.

Braden River High technology teacher Gil Burlew remembered his high school years spent carving wood to create a dining room table.

“I built a desk and cedar chest, too,” Burlew said. “I loved that class. Students still need to learn those manual skills. We are using some of that traditional equipment, but maybe not every day or for as long as they are next door. MTC focuses more on certain topics than we do.”

“Vocational classes have morphed over the years from industrial arts and technology education into engineering,” said Doug Wagner, director of adult career and technical education for the Manatee County School District. “Those programs have grown in size and scope. We may not have classes called ‘shop’ in county high schools, but we have engineering classes to solve problems.

Students are still using some of those shop tools, just in a more advanced way.”

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Benefits: Take Stock in Children of Manatee Registration: $30 for adults; $20 for school district employees; and $15 for children.

Virtual registration also is available for individuals who cannot attend but would like to support the cause.

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Annual Take Stock Fun Run feeds funds into scholarship and mentor programs.

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Lakewood Ranch High School students Emma Semple, Sarah Dill and a group of their friends are on a race against time.

With the help of their collective 2,000 Twitter followers, school announcements and other means, they hope to generate at least 300 registrations for this year’s Take Stock in Children 10K/5K/Fun Run March 6.

Doing so will designate one Take Stock in Children Manatee scholarship to a student from their school. They want it to honor their friend, Brendan Shreve, who died in a car accident in October.

“We’ve wanted to do something for a long time, but didn’t know what,” said Semple, who also said their participation in the race would honor three other students who died this year in accidents as well.

Dill’s mother, Diana Dill, is the executive director for Take Stock.

“The fact the kids at Lakewood Ranch want to do this for the friends they’ve lost is fabulous,” race director Bethany Lynch said.

“It gives these kids who are grieving something positive to focus on.”

Take Stock’s seventh annual race takes place on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Every school

Last year’s race drew about 2,200 participants.

in Manatee County is being encouraged to register at least 300 people, whether participating live or virtually.

“The goal is if you have 300 registrations, we would raise nearly enough to fund the amount needed for Manatee County’s portion of the scholarship,” Lynch said.

Last year, Take Stock received 300 applications to participate in its program, and it awarded 28 scholarships, each valued at about $9,000. Those dollars are matched by the Florida Prepaid Scholarship program and cover the costs for 120 credit hours, a bachelor’s degree, from a Florida college or university.

In years past, Take Stock has awarded a scholarship to the school that brings the highest number of registrations, per elementary, middle and high school level, to its race.

The annual race accounts for about half of all scholarship dollars raised by the organiza-

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Clockwise from back row left: Emma Semple, Nick Rego, Richie Suba, Ty White, Nima Malekpour, Sarah Dill and Manny Echeverria are trying to get 300 registrations for the Take Stock race so a student from their school, Lakewood Ranch High, earns a scholarship

tion. Last year, it raised about $100,000.

Dill said about 3,000 children in the East County area qualify for the program.

“The need is great in our own backyard,” Dill said. “We have such a great opportunity in the

DETOUR This year’s race will include the temporary closure of a section of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard from 7 to 9 a.m.

March 6. The closure will impact northbound Lakewood Ranch Boulevard from Lakewood Main Street north to Balmoral Woods Boulevard, the entrance to Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. Drivers will be detoured during that time frame.

Race organizer Bethany Lynch said the change is to improve the safety of runners, who travel Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. The number of participants is expected to be 3,000 compared with 2,200 in 2015.

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ditures closely. The CDD’s contingency fund currently sits at $15,000.

The board decided to spend the money to treat the lily pads.

In the same meeting, the board voted to save money by suspending 13 projects slated to begin this year. Some of the projects included new landscape gardens, signage and pond aerators. The total cost of the slashed projects would have been between $100,000 and $200,000.

John Schmidt, chairman of the board, said starting in March when the board begins its budget planning, he will be re-instituting a five-year budget plan for projects.

Schmidt joined the board in 2008. When he first started, the CDD ran with a five-year plan, he said. However, the board began to get off-track with unbudgeted expenses, he said, and when new members were elected or appointed and came with new ideas.

He said supervisors introduce new ideas and then the CDD finds the funds even though they’re not in the budget.

“So then we drop out of the five-year plan and the budget goes into turmoil,” Schmidt said.

With a 15-year-old infrastructure, the community has some important financial decisions to make.

Schmidt said he can use his own home as an example. He recently had to replace his water heater, he said. The community center’s water heater is 15 years old.

He said sticking with a fiveyear plan will keep the board from having to raise assessments.

“With a five-year plan, we can be more assured to keep within budgetary guidelines,” he said.

Aquatic Systems District Manager Jeff Whaley listens to resident concerns about lily pad growth.

Tara Preserve seeks better financial plan Chairman says CDD has veered from its five-year budget and needs to return to that strategy.

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After Tara Preserve residents complained about a plethora of lily pads in their ponds Feb. 23, Aquatic Systems brought the board a proposal.

Aquatic Systems, the maintenance company for Tara Preserve Community Development Dis-

trict’s water systems, could perform a one-time application of a herbicide to eat away the current lily pads. The application would cost $2,225, and then lily pad control would be added into the company’s monthly maintenance routine.

While the amount might have seemed negligible, the CDD is examining any kind of expen-

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To one extent, Beruff’s all-in conversion from business to politics can be viewed as a surprising decision. For the past 32 years, as founder, owner and CEO, Beruff, 58, has become known as a hardcore, say-what-he-thinks driven entrepreneur who views much of life through the prism of blackor-white business decisions.

He exemplifies the disciplined, 24-7 CEO and business owner whose focus has been growing a successful company from grassroots to a formidable force. Like his longtime mentor, homebuilder Pat Neal, Beruff became tirelessly competitive, and largely through on-the-job experiences (there are no college certificates on his office walls), Beruff evolved into a CEO who has astute analytical skills and questions the status quo.

Indeed, Beruff has built Medallion into one of the most successful homebuilding companies in the region, constructing more than 2,500 homes in Manatee, Sarasota and Lake counties. In 2015, Medallion revenues totaled $83 million.

Along the way, Medallion has withstood three recessions — two of them devastating homebuilding crashes — a testament to Beruff’s resiliency, determination and learned-on-the-job acumen.

In the 1990-91 savings and loan crisis, Beruff nearly declared bankruptcy. To avoid losing his home, he rented it out and moved to a small apartment to keep current on his mortgage. He remembers that period as one of the most difficult and worst in his career.

But it taught him a lesson that helped him through the 20082012 housing meltdown: stockpile cash for the next crash. Beruff says that practice allowed Medallion to acquire during the downturn enough land for homebuilding for the next 20 years without overleveraging his company.

To another extent, Beruff’s entrance into the U.S. Senate race and his conversion to politician are not so surprising. He has had a latent interest in political affairs since high school. At the Howey Academy boarding school in Central Florida, Beruff says the only A+ he ever received in his high school career was on a senior-year paper in 1976 on SALT II — the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks between the United States and Soviet Union.

And for 24 of his 32 years with his company, Beruff avoided media notoriety, especially in politics. Out of self-interest, of course, he participated as a contributor to local political and statewide races, yet rarely rose on the radar as an influencer to be quoted in the media.

But in 2008, Beruff started the conversion of his public profile.

That’s when Bradenton lawyer Tim Knowles called Beruff saying the State College of Florida Board of Trustees needed someone with a business mind.

As Beruff puts it, with little homebuilding going on at the time, Beruff asked Knowles a few questions about the time required and expectations and then decided, “Let’s do it.”

This became the first of three public board appointments for Beruff in the span of 15 months, from May 2008 to August 2009.

Then-Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Beruff to the SCF board, Sara-

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Carlos Beruff announced his entrance into the race for Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat on Monday.

THE OTHER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES The Florida Division of Elections lists 24 candidates vying for Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat. With Carlos Beruff’s entrance Monday, the count goes to 25. Here is a snapshot of the leading contenders so far among the Republicans: regarded as a Tea Party conservative.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera — Appointed lieutenant governor in January 2014, elected in November 2014; first Hispanic to hold the position; from 2004 to 2012, served as a state representative from Miami; in 2012 elected Miami-Dade property appraiser; graduate of the University of Miami, business administration; worked in family’s Miamibased real estate and development firm.

David Jolly — Congressman representing Pinellas; elected to fill the seat of the late Congressman Bill Young; native of Dunedin; graduate of Emory University and law degree

sota-Manatee Airport Authority Board of Commissioners and the Governing Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Unbeknown to him, the lowprofile, private Beruff was soon to become the high-profile, controversial Beruff. And unbeknown to the boards was what kind of business mind they were getting.

Perhaps as a symbol of what that mind turned out to be, Beruff’s colleagues on the boards at separate times elected him chairman of their board.

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When you hear Beruff tell it, he

from George Mason University; former lobbyist and aide to Rep. Young.

Ron DeSantis — Republican congressman representing Florida’s northeast coast; native of Jacksonville; graduate of Yale and Harvard Law; served as Navy JAG officer, deployed to Iraq during the 2007 troop surge as an adviser to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander;

brought to the boards the same analytical approach he applied to Medallion.

Ask Frederick Piccolo, CEO of the airport authority, about his experience with Beruff, and he says: “He’s old school. His word is his bond.

“He always challenged the status quo,” Piccolo says. “He asked questions, and it was always non-confrontational.

He expected: ‘Have you done the best you can do?’ And he believed you can always do things more efficiently.

“He always kept reminding us: ‘This is some taxpayer’s money,’” Piccolo says.

When Piccolo reported to the

Todd Wilcox — Grew up in Tampa; former Green Beret and major in the Army’s Special Forces; served as rifle platoon leader in 101st Airborne Division in Desert Storm; former CIA officer, serving in the Middle East and in counter terrorism; founded Orlando-based Patriot Defense Group in 2006, a defense contractor; since expanded to a holding company, Patriot Capital LLC, which provides security, intelligence and logistical services to businesses and the U.S. government.

board the cost of a routine job to resurface the airport parking lot and that the authority planned to piggyback on a similar school district resurfacing contract at the district’s price, Beruff suggested obtaining a new bid.

Two months later, Piccolo obtained a bid whose price was 33% less than what the authority would have paid with the school board contract. The price of oil had dropped from $150 a barrel to $100 a barrel.

That was one of many such instances. Says Piccolo: “Carlos has taught me to be a better manager.”

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And then, in October, while Beruff and his wife, Janelle, were driving home one evening from Medallion headquarters, Beruff took a call from a friend who wanted to talk politics. Beruff declines to identify the friend, but he says the friend talked about the Senate race.

With none of the four current candidates surging ahead, the friend suggested what Beruff was told seven years earlier about the SCF board: The race could use “a business guy.”

Beruff’s response: “I’m sorry, do you have the wrong number?”

But the call triggered serious discussions among Beruff, his wife and family confidants. This became six weeks of “do I do it, or don’t do it?”

Beruff and his wife discussed the inevitable media dumpster-diving into their pasts.

But Janelle was encouraging. “He has a record, and it shows people how he has stood on his principles,” she told the Observer.

In December, Beruff traveled to Maryland to meet with the principals of OnMessage, a Republicansonly political consulting firm that helped Scott’s re-election and the elections in 2014 of three firsttime U.S. Senate candidates — Cory Gardner of Colorado, Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.

Beruff sought OnMessage partner Curt Anderson’s opinion on whether he would make a good candidate. They talked four hours.

Asked what struck him about Beruff, Anderson says: “His principles. When you hear him talk, here’s a guy whose attitude is how to fix things. He’s got the right mindset. Pleasant, fun guy, built success on his own.”

Beruff waited three days. If

the proposed purchase of 10 acres of property for an economic development center in Lakewood Ranch. The price was $1.6 million, $160,000 per acre. When Beruff showed Hafner the going rate for similar acreage elsewhere was much less, Hafner scrapped the deal.

Hafner also proposed a 112,000-square-foot, $42 million library. When Beruff saw that plans included a three-story atrium for public events, he started asking questions. “I’m also thinking: with technology, the need for libraries is diminishing.”

The board scrapped the designs.

Revised plans now show a 69,000-square-foot facility that is expected to cost $17 million — a savings of $25 million. “And in keeping with what we will need in the future,” Beruff says.

Beruff and Trigueiro’s clashes with Hafner ultimately led to efforts to oust Hafner. This brought dissension to the board, students protesting for Hafner and two board members accusing Beruff of a lack of transparency in the way he handled meeting agendas and notification. Two board members resigned over their differences with Beruff’s handling of Hafner, whom the board ultimately ousted.

Once again, local media reports portrayed Beruff as the Gov. Scott bully and bad guy.

Beruff makes no apologies. It was about taxpayers’ money.

THE CALL

After seven years of sometimes contentious cost cutting on three boards, Beruff entrenched himself even more in politics and public service when he accepted from Gov. Scott last May his fourth chairmanship of a public board — Scott’s Commission on Healthcare

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OnMessage declined to team up, he says, he was ready to drop out.

IT’S THE ECONOMY

For two months, Beruff has been preparing for what’s ahead, building a team, honing his message.

“The economy is the key point without a doubt,” Beruff says.

“Small businesses are the engine to our economy, and they and the middle class have been getting hammered. Because of things like Obamacare and all the regulations, small businesses can’t raise salaries.”

Beruff also says the nation’s security will be prominent in his campaign. But that, too, is tied to fiscal management. “You cannot be the most powerful nation unless you can afford to pay for it,” he says.

Getting that message out and becoming a household name among Florida’s 4.21 million registered Republicans will be Beruff’s challenge for the next six months.

“Florida is one of the most expensive states and one of the most difficult,” says Anderson of OnMessage. Without specifying how much of his money he will contribute to his campaign, Beruff says it will be “as much as necessary.

But all the money in the world won’t get you elected if the public doesn’t relate to my message.”

Can Beruff be Beruff — the blunt, direct CEO — on the campaign trail?

Former state Sen. Mike Bennett and Beruff’s mentor, Pat Neal, say they separately advised Beruff to be himself. Says Bennett: “The voters today say ‘I just need someone to tell me the truth.’”

Adds Neal: “Carlos intends to be Carlos. He will say what he thinks.”

Driven businessman on the road to driven politician.

Janelle Beruff

JOAN LUNDEN’S ADVICE When Carlos and Janelle Beruff began discussing Beruff’s run for the U.S. Senate last October, not surprisingly, their biggest concern was the effect it would have on their family.

She knows what to expect from the media coverage — every aspect of her and their lives exposed. They vacillated for a month and a half.

But Janelle now says she has put aside her worries.

“I went to a luncheon and heard (TV personality) Joan Lunden,” Janelle says. “She spoke about how you need to remain positive. At that moment, I decided I’m not going to worry. I’m going to have a positive attitude.”

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Beruff took his findings to then-state Senate Appropriations Chairman JD Alexander of Lake Wales. As a result, the Legislature in 2011 agreed to reduce the millage rates of four of the state’s water management districts, saving taxpayers $210.5 million.

Swiftmud’s payrolls eventually also shrank from about 850 to 560 employees, Beruff said.

While those savings caught the attention of Gov. Scott and lawmakers, it wasn’t until Beruff began challenging the status quo at SCF that Beruff’s low public profile mushroomed into high-profile notoriety, or as his critics might put it, high-profile infamy.

For starters, Beruff spearheaded efforts to end tenure at SCF. Predictably, that riled the college’s faculty and the region’s education advocates, generating daily headlines and news stories portraying Beruff as a Gov. Scott lickspittle and hit man. Asked why he pursued the end of tenure, Beruff said: “There’s no profession that guarantees you a job for life.”

Compounding that controversy was Beruff’s repeated challenges of SCF President Lars Hafner’s fiscal management. Beruff and Vice Chairman Craig Trigueiro questioned the cost of four multimillion-dollar projects. One involved

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Pour down a beer, or two. That’s my kind of volunteer work.

Local Realtors Tony and Kelly Barrett probably didn’t know their desire to help veterans would lead to a big party in Lakewood Ranch, but it did.

On Saturday, March 12, the Barretts unleash the second Heroes Party at the Ranch. It’s a live music and beer tasting festival at Lane Plaza Too, corner of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and State Road 64. Rock bands Maiden Cane, The Bayou Brothers and Archer Classic Rock will be featured. Domestic and imports will be on tap and plenty of food will be available.

The event, which runs from 4 to 10 p.m., is free but a $15 ticket gets you into the beer tasting portion of the event and all proceeds go to Heroes Welcome Home.

In comparison to some of the major organizations that host fundraisers, this one is tiny.

However, it’s not so small if you happen to be Jamison Ellismore, a former Marines sergeant who served two tours in Iraq and was honorably discharged in 2008.

Ellismore is a furniture repairman who was struggling to get into a home when he found himself on the Heroes Welcome Home radar. The Barretts, who founded Heroes Welcome Home, presented him a check for

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Kelly and Tony Barrett stand behind Marines veteran Jamison Ellismore, who was presented with a $3,000 check

by Heroes Welcome Home to pay closing costs on his home.

$3,000 to help cover his closing costs.

“They paid the closing costs for us and that allowed us to buy a washer and dryer,” Ellismore said. “It meant a lot to us.”

Ellismore and his fiance, Lindsay Bocko, moved into their St. Petersburg home a year ago and they are doing well after receiving a little boost.

It’s a perfect result for the Barretts.

“Veterans don’t ask for help,” Kelly Barrett said. “And when you find them, they want a hand

up, not a hand out.”

Tony Barrett is an Army veteran who was honorably discharged in 1994. He always had thought about ways he might help veterans who were struggling.

So, the Barretts decided to form a nonprofit in 2013 and came up with Heroes Welcome Home. Then they searched for veterans such as Mike McGowan, a former Marine who was disabled and had no consistent work history to qualify him for housing, and Mark Corradino,

who fell on hard times and had to sell his home.

They worked to get them housing, and succeeded. Since their nonprofit was small, they put a limit of $3,000 of assistance per veteran.

Even at $3,000, raising enough to help multiple veterans was difficult. After trying various fundraising activities, they thought up the idea of a music and beer festival and hosted the first one in 2015.

“We learned not to do it in May,” Kelly Barrett said. “It’s too

hot and rainy.”

So the second Heroes Party at the Ranch will be held in March.

“The premise is the same, but it’s bigger,” Kelly Barrett said.

Gulf Coast Eagle Distributing and Wolf’s Head Pizza and Wings are now behind the project and the Barretts hope Heroes Welcome Home can help more veterans as the event grows.

“We were never going to gain momentum with a small event,” Tony Barrett said.

While Heroes Welcome Home has a four-person board (the Barretts along with Vincent Overmyer and Rob Riganati), it is looking for more members. Anyone interested could call Kelly Barrett at 323-0893. The nonprofit’s website is heroeswelcomehome.com.

They want others to experience the joy they feel when a veteran gets into a home.

“It’s been incredibly rewarding,” Kelly Barrett said.

On March 12, I will do my part to experience something incredibly rewarding.

Pass the lager.

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

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Garden of (can be) eaten New trees and plants will greet students at front of Braden River Elementary.

GARDEN CONTENTS The edible ecosystem will feature 26 types of plants that can be eaten raw or cooked.

Here are a few of the plants Braden River Elementary’s garden will house:

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As they pass through the doors of Braden River Elementary in March, students will experience some new sights and smells.

Braden River Elementary’s front entrance will become home to 26 varieties of edible trees and plants, some which are more common in Central America and South America.

Two papaya trees, which are native to South America, will frame the school’s sign. Nearby will be cranberry hibiscus plants, which usually are found in Central America and are a fragrant plant that can be used to make lemonade.

Florida’s climate makes the introduction of those plants feasible.

“Florida is very subtropical,” said Nick Keebler, of Tropical Forest Foodscapes Inc. “These plants are ones that do well in drought or rainy conditions that we have in the summer. They’re very low maintenance, which is perfect for a school setting. This will be an edible ecosystem.”

The garden will span 44 feet by 20 feet and will take a week to plant. Students can expect to see the garden when they return to school from spring break March 28.

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This plant is high in Vitamin C and is often used in Central America to make a purple lemonade.

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The garden will stretch across the front of Braden River Elementary.

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All the plants are self-sustaining, Keebler said.

Keebler, whose mother, Kathy, was a longtime secretary at the school before she retired last year, is constructing the “edible ecosystem,” which will cost the school about $4,000.

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dents and faculty members about the plants’ different uses.

“This garden isn’t here just to look pretty,” Rio said, laughing.

Rio eventually will invite students to take pieces of the plants home to grow in their own gardens.

“We really want this to be a learning experience for families, too,” Rio said.

Rio tried on her own to plant a garden at the school, but her attempts were not successful.

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Lakewood Ranch High student David Barton needed to channel his inner horsepower.

He was being ridden by Nolan Middle School student Britton Ricks, and the jockey wanted more speed.

“Giddy-up, horse,” Ricks said.

“Let’s go.”

The duo was participating in human barrel racing, a game where one person rode piggyback while the other ran around obstacles in a field behind Lakewood Ranch High School.

On Feb. 23, Lakewood Ranch hosted its annual Agriculture Olympics to celebrate National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Week, which spanned from Feb. 20 through Feb. 27.

FFA Week celebrations date back to 1948.

Nearly 100 students participated in the event, which featured relay races and other team building games.

“They’re redneck games,” Lakewood Ranch FFA adviser Susan Grainger said. “They’re icebreaker games to introduce middle school FFA members to the high school group.”

The event is designed also to recruit the next round of high school students for FFA from R. Dan Nolan and Carlos E. Haile

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Avery Kotlarczyk carries Leah Dakin during human (piggyback) barrel racing at the Agriculture Olympics Feb. 23.

WHAT IS FFA? Future Farmers of America (FFA) is a club designed for students interested in agriculture.

“Much more goes into agriculture than just farming,” Lakewood Ranch Agriscience teacher Janyel Taylor said.

Students show livestock, learn about horticulture and other agriculture-focused topics.

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FFA chapters and more than 629,000 seventh- through 12thgraders nationwide celebrate National FFA week each year.

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“In some way I’m looking for validation. I’m not the fastest rider, but I’m a good rider.

I want to make Chandler proud knowing we did this for him and others.”

– Linda Dabbiero, Greyhawk Landing resident, on her upcoming 3,000-mile Race Across America in support of Chandler Howard, a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. SEE PAGE 18A

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Braden River pitcher Ali Yawn threw a no-hitter to power the Pirates to a 17-0 district victory against Brandon Feb. 26.

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Braden River junior Chance Sharbono, above right with coach Clarence Arrington, finished third in the 138-pound weight class at the Class 2A-Region 3 meet Feb. 26 and Feb. 27, in Charlotte, to earn a berth in the Class 2A state tournament March 4 and March 5, in Kissimmee.

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Kinsey Goelz launched a pair of home runs and drove in five runs to lead the Lakewood Ranch softball team to a 10-1 district victory over Palmetto Feb. 25.

PREPARE. COMPETE. REPEAT. Dylan Cameron’s focus on training leads to his third straight state tournament berth.

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Denali Schappacher hit a walk-off single to left field to propel the Lakewood Ranch softball team to a 3-2 nine-inning victory over rival Sarasota Feb. 23.

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Mary Marblestone and Carolyn Kluding both scored 15 to tie for first place in the low putts LGA nine-hole event Feb. 25, at University Park Country Club.

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very wall in the Lakewood Ranch wrestling room carries a message.

From a list of state qualifiers to words of inspiration, such as perseverance, discipline and intensity, the Mustangs draw motivation from their surroundings.

But those who know senior Dylan Cameron must wonder whether he wrote those words.

Having spent considerable time the past 13 years on the mat, Cameron has learned to deal with the pressures of the sport. He knows all about motivating himself when his mind doesn’t want to make practice the No. 1 priority.

When that happens, he can look up at one of the walls.

“It’s not the willingness to win.

It’s the willingness to prepare to win.”

Cameron can relate.

“It’s been a part of my lifestyle since I was a little kid,” he said. “I like pushing myself to see what I can do. “Wrestling is one tough sport. It takes a lot out of you. You have to be ready to do it and be willing to give 100% every day.”

His work ethic has earned him an outstanding senior year on the mat. Cameron will represent Lakewood Ranch at the Class 3A state tournament March 4 and March 5, at the Silver Spurs Arena, in Kissimmee. He has set a school record with 70 wins and counting.

It marks the eighth year in a row Lakewood Ranch has produced at least one state qualifier. The Mus-

tangs might have had another, but Hunter Reed, the No. 2-ranked wrestler in the state with a 62-0 record at 120 pounds, failed to make weight at the Region 2 tourney.

Reed, who finished second in the state as a freshman (106 pounds) and third as a sophomore (113 pounds) will have to wait until next season.

“Very sad,” coach Pat Ancil said of Reed. “He understands that he didn’t take care of his responsibilities and discipline plays a key role in that. Hopefully Hunter takes this situation as a teachable lesson, and he bounces back to finish strong next year for his senior season.”

As for Cameron, the 132-pounder finished third at the Class 3A-Region 2 meet Feb. 26 and Feb. 27, at Osceola High, to earn a berth in the state tournament for his third-consecutive season. Cameron was knocked into wrestle-backs when he lost a 9-5 decision to Tampa Riverview’s Kizhan Clarke, the eventual region runner-up who lost to Osceola’s John Locksmith in the title match. Cameron then

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Lakewood Ranch senior co-captain Dylan Cameron earned a berth in the state tournament for the third straight season.

won his next two matches, with a victory over Melbourne’s Joey Fletcher in the consolation finals.

The top four finishers advance to the state tournament.

Coming off two fourth-place finishes at the state meet, Cameron will be hard-pressed to better that finish. Cameron is ranked seventh in the state in Class 3A and will face Fleming Island’s Xavier Sampsel in the first round.

“I’ve been doing this a long time,” Cameron said. “It would be easy to just stop, but that kind of ruins what I’ve been working for. That’s why I keep coming in and grinding. I just want to finish my last few matches here on a good note.

“I just want to go out and do the best that I can for my last season here.”

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lana Kutt and I first crossed paths on the golf course at Palm Aire Country Club nearly four years ago.

Kutt was 6 years old at the time and had just won the Walt Disney World Resort “Little Linksters” Junior Masters Florida Tournament.

The two of us sat down and began chatting about everything from golf and horseback riding to ravioli and a pet rabbit named Brownie.

It didn’t take long for Kutt’s nerves to flutter away, and before long, the quiet and reserved Tabernacle Christian School first-grader was giggling.

Seven months after our initial interview, Kutt won her first Linksters Tour Player of the Year title in 2013 while playing in the girls and boys 7- to 8-year-old division. She was awarded the Crystal Cup trophy, which is given to the player with the most accumulative points in 12 events over the course of the season.

To say she was more than a little excited about the trophy would be an understatement.

She couldn’t wait to show it to me and clutched it tightly in her tiny hands while grinning from ear to ear.

Since then, I’ve kept in contact with Kutt and her family and watched her develop into one of the area’s most talented elementary-aged junior golfers.

This past week, I learned that the Kutt, now 10 years old, has added another crystal trophy to her collection after being named the Player of the Year on the Little Linksters 9-10 competitive boys and girls circuit. She scored 285 points to finish 45 points ahead of the competition and capture her third straight Player of the Year honor.

“I was very happy because it was my third year in a row winning the award,” Kutt said.

“I thought it was a great accomplishment so far in my junior golf career, being more consistent and getting better each year and all my hard work paying off.

“I think the third time was the toughest this past year,” Kutt said. “Playing in the 9-and 10-year-old division was fun.

There are many great and talented players, the distances are longer and the golf courses are very challenging.”

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Last summer, Kutt competed in the U.S. Kids World Championships where she placed 20th out of 75 of the top 9-year-old

junior girls from 25 different countries and earned an automatic bid for this summer’s event.

Braden River senior Ryan Walker’s name is now proudly on display inside the Pirates gymnasium.

Walker, who won the school’s first swimming state championship in the 100-yard breaststroke in November, was presented with his state championship ring and shown his banner Feb. 25, in front of the entire senior class.

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Some records just take a little more time to be broken.

During the Florida YMCA State Short Course Swimming Championships Feb. 12 through Feb. 14, in Orlando, Lakewood Ranch freshman Sebastian Aguirre broke the 100-yard butterfly record, which had stood untouched since 2002.

Aguirre touched the wall in 52.99 seconds, eclipsing the previous mark of 53.62. He also posted first-place finishes in the 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle to win the high point award for the 14-year-old division with 152 points.

Aguirre quickly returned to the pool to begin preparing for the 2016 YMCA Short Course National Championship April 4 through April 8, in Greensboro, N.C.

Jen Blanco is the Sports Editor for the East County Observer. Contact her at jblanco@ yourobserver.com.

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The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team looks to pile up more runs when its hosts Northside Christian in a Class 3A-District 5 contest at 7 p.m.

The Thunder have scored 65 runs in their first six district games, leading to a 5-1 record.

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The Braden River, Lakewood Ranch and Out-ofDoor Academy track teams will challenge the area’s top talent when they compete in the Booker Invitational at 3:30 p.m. Seventeen teams will participate.

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The regatta, which set an event record for most participants, served as the official start of the 2016 competitive rowing season. Youth, masters and adaptive rowers from 65 clubs across the nation par-

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The Out-of-Door Academy girls and boys lacrosse teams meet rival Cardinal Mooney for the second time this season when the Thunder hosts the Cougars. The girls game will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the boys game at 7 p.m. ODA won both games between the two schools earlier this season.

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ticipated in the seventh annual event.

In addition to the regular slate of races, this year’s regatta also featured a Rowing for Life event, which combined eight youth and adult rowers competing for a $1,000 prize, and two Operation Showdown races reserved for military veterans.

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Above: Rowers from Potomac and the Sarasota County Rowing Club teamed up for the Mixed Masters 4x race.

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The Lakewood Ranch baseball team meets district foe Sarasota at 7 p.m. Led by seniors Justin Fischer and Trevor Losada, the Mustangs edged the Sailors 2-1 in the first game between the two Feb. 26.

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Left: Linda Simpson and Beth Dodds both row for the Sarasota Crew.

Lakewood Ranch senior Reide Ryans will lead the Mustangs into the Booker Invitational March 4.

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Cyclists ride long road to help East County residents will cycle 3,000 miles to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

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Linda Dabbiero was struggling.

Somewhere in the midst of her 214.3-mile ride, the Greyhawk Landing resident stopped due to the effects of her effort in the Bike Sebring 12-hour Race Across America Qualifier Feb. 14.

She was mentally drained and her body was aching, but the U.S. Army Veteran refused to give up.

She couldn’t let herself, her Rocco Race and Team 4 Gone teammates and, most importantly, 15-yearold Chandler Howard down.

Pushing through, Dabbiero hopped back on her bike and pedaled on. She not only finished the race but eventually won her age group.

She mailed her first-place medal to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where Howard is battling medulloblastomia, an aggressive form of brain cancer, which has metastasized to his spine.

“During the ride, I was feeling a little bad, but I knew Chandler would want me to get back on the bike and keep pedaling,” Dabbiero said. “He wakes up every day and faces so much, so it was about honoring Chandler. He’s a pretty dynamic kid.”

Dabbiero and Howard haven’t met face to face; but Dabbiero is

hoping to send a few more medals Howard’s way over the next four months as she continues preparing for the 2016 Race Across America.

It will be Dabbiero’s first time competing in the 3,000-mile race, which draws participants from across the world.

Joining Dabbiero on the fourperson team will be team captain and Country Creek resident Dan Rocco, his brother, David Rocco of Lee Summit, Mo., and Tim Barrow of San Antonio, Texas.

All four riders are military veterans, and have united for a common cause. In addition, team RRT4G will travel with an eightperson crew, ranging from college students to retired military officers.

Dan Rocco and Barrow, who both work for Southwest Airlines, wanted to pick a charity that touched them and decided upon on the Howard family and St. Jude.

Team RRT4G plans to incorporate both Howard and St. Jude on its cycling uniform and hopes to go to Memphis, Tenn., to present Howard with his own jersey.

The team set up a website, rrt4g.com, and has begun collecting donations for St. Jude with the goal of raising $20,000 in Howard’s honor by June.

Team RRT4G will leave June 18 from the pier in Oceanside, Calif., and end in Annapolis. Md. Since the race never stops, the fourperson team will be divided into two sub teams. Each rider will ride for 30 minutes, rain or shine, before swapping out with another

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David Rocco, Linda Dabbiero and Dan Rocco will compete in the RAAM Challenge Texas event March 19.

rider.

Teams have nine days to finish the race, but team RRT4G has aspirations of finishing the trek in less than seven days.

“It’s a lofty goal, but I think it’s doable,” Dan Rocco said. “There are a lot of very good racers out there, but it takes a different type of person to have the drive, time and support of their families to take on something like this.”

In preparation for the race, team RRT4G will compete in the RAAM Challenge Texas March 19, which will be a 24-hour, 400-mile race.

Dabbiero and Dan Rocco were out riding with the Village Idiots when the two began talking about RAAM. Having participated in several Team Tony rides across

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Florida, Dabbiero decided she was up for the challenge.

She hired a coach to help prepare her for riding at elevation and climbs and has been riding 250 miles a week since October.

“I want to make sure that I know that I’m ready,” Dabbiero said. “In some way I’m looking for validation. I’m not the fastest rider, but I’m a good rider. I want to make Chandler proud knowing we did this for him and others.”

This will be Dan Rocco’s third year involved in RAAM, having spent two years as a rider and once a crew member.

“RAAM is all about heart and mind,” Dan Rocco said. “It gets in your blood.”

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he Lakewood Ranch Angler’s Club helped tackle a big challenge during the 2016 Youth Fishing Tournament at Lake Uihlein.

It taught 133 children how to fish.

The Feb. 27 event was organized by Lakewood Ranch Community Activities while the Lakewood Ranch Kiwanis Club sponsored lunch.

“I grew up fishing,” said Virl Mullin, an Angler’s Club member. “I think it’s great for kids to learn how to fish.”

The bait of the day was a small, dark-colored rubber worm, according to club founder Red Bailey.

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Bradenton River Elementary students take a close look at science.

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Alex and JJ Lopez hope for a bite.

Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue hosts a day for the dogs at polo fields.

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Gaffar, the president of the Asian Women’s Club of Lakewood Ranch, organized the annual Orchid Ball in 2013.

“Asian countries are known for their beautiful orchids,” Gaffar said. “And we all love the flower, so it was a perfect name.”

This year’s ball, which was held Feb. 27 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Sarasota, featured dinner, dancing and mingling, for a cause. The $85 entrance fee benefited two organizations — Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center and the Food Bank of Manatee — along with providing a $500 scholarship for a female student at State College of Florida.

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Runners without canines started first and runners who were running with their dogs left 10 minutes later.

Caitlin Grayson and Ashley Maple volunteer as part of the Lakewood Ranch High School club, Lakewood Leaders.

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Grayson Tullio of Lakewood Ranch pets Gandolph the rescue pup, also of Lakewood Ranch. Left: Sully gets suited up by Leslie Coyn of Lakewood Ranch.

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After students constructed a boat from aluminum foil, they loaded it with pennies to see how many it could take before sinking.

It was just one of the many hands-on lesson stations used to pique the students’ interest.

At other booths, students planted beans, discovered the science of a hula hoop’s movement and learned about making a building earthquake-proof.

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The event was open to students and their families.

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When the teams took the field Feb. 27 at the Sarasota Polo Club, it was not to win a game.

Instead, the polo players were providing entertainment to help support Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue.

The seventh annual Ponies for Pups event was once again the rescue shelter’s biggest fundraiser. Besides the polo, those who attended bought raffle tickets and bid on silent auction items. Plenty of shelter dogs were on hand.

Anyone who would like more information on Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue can go to nateshonoranimalrescue.com.

Event Co-Chair Jessica Ortiz plays with her dog JJ, an 11-month-old she adopted from Nate's Honor Animal Rescue.

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BABY LOVE Begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar, 10760 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. The Lakewood Ranch Lunch Club presents this event, the county’s largest baby shower and fashion show, which benefits The Food Bank of Manatee. Individual tickets cost $50 and guests are encouraged to bring baby items, such as diapers, formula, clothing up to size 2T and other items for donation. For information, contact Dawn Mishler at 518-4997 or dmishler@tampabay.rr.com.

PARENT WORKSHOP Runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at Manatee Technical College, 6305 State Road 70 E., Bradenton.

This workshop is aimed toward families of students with disabilities or students who are gifted and are part of the Manatee County school system. Learn about agencies and groups in the community who can support your child. There will be parenting workshops on building language skills at home, gifted education, behavior, post-secondary options and more. For information, contact Sara Gaines at 751-6550.

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SPORTING CLAYS Runs from noon to 4 p.m. at Ancient Oak Gun Club, 6151 Lake Osprey Drive. The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance hosts a shooting tournament to provide a day of fun for gun enthusiasts.

The event is suitable for beginners and experts, and includes lunch and an awards ceremony.

Cost is $125 per person or $400 for a team of four. For more information, visit lwrba.org.

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HEARING LOSS EXPO Runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Manatee Technical College, 6305 State Road 70, Bradenton.

The Hearing Loss Association, Sarasota/Manatee Chapter presents the fifth annual Hearing Loss Expo. Learn about the most advanced hearing aid and implant technologies. More than 40 exhibitors will be on site and the event includes prizes and refreshments. Admission is free.

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MUSIC ON MAIN Runs from 6 to 9 p.m. on Lakewood Main Street.

Music on Main presents SoulRCoaster Band in a free concert. Proceeds from the event will benefit Southeastern Guide Dogs. Guests are welcome to bring chairs but no coolers. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a short leash. For more information, call 907-9243.

offer this free screening of “The Croods” at its first Moonlight Movie event on Regatta Island.

Bring your lawn chair and blankets. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. In case of rain out or weather disturbances, the event will move to March 6, at the same time and location. For information, visit worldclassrowing.com.

TIM TEBOW Speaks at 5 p.m. March 5 and at 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. March 6, at Bayside Community Church, 15800 State Road 64 E., Bradenton. Former pro football player Tim Tebow will join the Rev. Randy Bezet on the platform as he continues “The Best Worst Day Ever.” No ticket is necessary, but plan to arrive early. For information, visit mybayside.church.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6

PEDAL FOR PUPS Run starts at 7:45 a.m. and cycling starts at 8 a.m. at Regatta Island at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle. Bring your bike or run in a pet-friendly event, which benefits Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue. The cycling race offers a choice of four-, 15-, 32- and 64-mile routes and a kids’ route. Following the event, there is a party. For more information, visit nateshonoranimalrescue.org.

CRISIS PLANNING Runs from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Manatee Chamber office at the McClure Center, 4215 Concept Court, Lakewood Ranch. The Manatee Chamber hosts a workshop “Social Media, Crisis Communication Plan” by Kevin McNulty of NetWeave Social Networking to discuss whether businesses have a social media plan to help customers if an emergency strikes. Cost is $28 for Manatee Chamber members, $25 for Manatee Young Professionals and $38 for non-members. Reservations are required by calling Lisa Reeder at 748-3411 or by going to ManateeChamber. com/events.

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CYSTIC FIBROSIS LUNCHEON Runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Park Country Club, 7671 Park Blvd., Sarasota. The luncheon celebrates the advances of care and treatment of cystic fibrosis and raise awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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There will be live and silent auctions. This event benefits the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. For tickets, contact Shawn Simmons at 782-8825 or email ssimmons@ manateeymca.org.

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 festival benefits Heroes Welcome Home, a nonprofit that helps veterans buy homes.

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

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TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN FUN RUN The 10K and 5K are scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. and the fun run starts at 8:30 a.m. on Lakewood Main Street. The Take Stock in Children 10K/5K/Fun Run is held to benefit select students in Manatee County, who are presented mentors and scholarships. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. The post race party features food, entertainment, raffles, age group awards and kids activities. All proceeds from the event benefit Take Stock in Children of Manatee County.

For more information, contact 713-8935.

from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Food from Wolves Head Pizza & Wings and Scrambled will be available for purchase. Admission to the event is free. To purchase tickets or for information, visit heroeswelcomehomefl.com.

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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THE DISCO BALL Starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, 7650 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. Come out and enjoy a night out while raising funds for the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund. Guests are encouraged to dress the part, with prizes awarded for best themeddressed guests. Black tie optional. Tickets cost $175 per person.

For reservations or sponsorship opportunities, call 556-5442.

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HERITAGE DAYS Runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Manatee Village Historical Park, 1404 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton.

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Items available include 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.

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Proceeds 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 the look-a-like contest is $5. Kids activities include a Community Activities planned “Pot of Gold” scavenger hunt, face painting, spud-head decorating, balloons and more. Free admission and parking on site. For more information, visit lwrcac.com.

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

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home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch topped all transactions in this week’s real estate. Robert Madill and Suzanne McKellips, of Ontario, Canada, sold their home at 7632 Portstewart Drive to Jeron and Lee Frank, of Lakewood Ranch, for $580,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,674 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $415,000 in 2011.

Henry Hunt, of Nassau, Bahamas, sold the home at 1029 Kestrel Court to Clorinda and Steven Holland, of Bradenton, for $540,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,447 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $500,000 in 2008.

ASHLEY TRACE AT UNIVERSITY PLACE

Robert and Linda Smith, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7715 Charleston St. to Kevin Maloney, of W. Suffield, Conn., for $521,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and is 2,534 square feet. It previously sold for $496,200 in 2004.

ESPLANADE

Nadezhda Brace sold her home at 12664 Fontana Loop to Regina Napoli and Michael Napoli, trustees, of Port Washington, N.Y., for $485,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,255 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $486,700 in 2014.

Taylor Morrison of Florida Inc. sold the home at 5255 Napoli Run to Peter and Kwang Anderson, of Bradenton, for $470,000. Built in 2015, it has two bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,098 square feet of living area.

GREYHAWK LANDING WEST

Homes by Towne of Greyhawk Landing West LLC sold the home at 637 Rosemary Circle to Jack and Nancy Ranalli, of Bradenton, for $482,500. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,771 square feet of living area.

Nicholas and Suzanne Bedy, of Bradenton, sold their home at 1014 Buttercup Glen to HP Florida I LLC for $405,000.

Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and is 2,822 square feet.

Homes by Towne of Greyhawk Landing West LLC sold the home at 564 Honeyflower Loop to Charles Padgett Jr., of Bradenton, for $337,500. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,334 square feet of living area.

HAMPTON GREEN

Theodore and Ethna Wishnie, trustees, sold the home at 7936 Hampton Court to Gary Slavin, trustee, of University Park, for $435,000. Built in 1993, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,315 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $409,000 in 2013.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

Daniel and Erin McGinty sold their home at 6510 Field Sparrow Glen to Patricia Wun-

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derlin, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, for $415,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,073 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $260,600 in 2003.

Jonathan and Bethany McCartney, of Sarasota, sold their home at 13304 Purple Finch Circle to Daryl and Amber Petricca, of Bradenton, for $405,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,323 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $380,000 in 2007.

Manasota Development LLC sold the home at 15209 Blue Fish Circle to Sara Bogle, of Lakewood Ranch, for $307,500.

Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,990 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $225,000 in 2014.

CENTRAL PARK

Central Park Lifestyles LLC sold the home at 11913 Gramercy Park Ave. to William and Gloria Lofink, of Bradenton, for $396,100. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,551 square feet of living area.

Todd Strauch and Susan Dirkes, of Sarasota, sold their home at 12034 Forest Park

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

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

7413 Haddington Cove A4137643 $950,000 Laura Navratil

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

8120 Championship Court A4142712 $745,000 Thomas Cinquegrano

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

6806 Turnberry Isle Court A4133869 $724,000 Theresa Meyers

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-780-5214

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

6710 Quillback Lane A4126985 $699,000 Monica Verinder

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

7527 Rigby Court A4146426 $699,000 Tina Ciaccio

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

6511 The Masters Avenue A4135427 $600,000 Laurie Jarema

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

8201 Championship Court A4126740 $585,000 Nancy Phillips

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

426 Spring Avenue A4138054 $549,900 Kathy Valente

Circle to Martha Clark, of Bradenton, for $300,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,896 square feet of living area.

RIVERSIDE AT TIDEWATER PRESERVE

WCI Communities LLC sold the Unit C condominium at 1220 Riverscape St. to Frank and Nancy Welsh, of Bradenton, for $363,300. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,332 square feet of living area.

RIVER PLACE

Sandra Hunt Wooten and Eric Wooten, of St. Petersburg, sold their home at 6838 74th St. Circle E., to Arthur Magowski and Petra Palulis, of Bradenton, for $359,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,180 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $325,000 in 2007.

COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE AT LAKEWOOD RANCH

William and Susan Moore, of Bradenton, sold their home at 7826 Troon Court to Gloria Simpson, of Bradenton, for $350,000. Built in 1999, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,111 square feet of living area.

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Don Herbert, of Mango, sold his home at 5925 38th Ave. E.,

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

11219 Rivers Bluff Circle A4137291 $425,000 Erica Thomas

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7134 Spikerush Court A4142243 $425,000 Kimberly Walters

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

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

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

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

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7326 Wexford Court A4144897 $409,000 Heidi Cox

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

907 25th Avenue W A4130159 $389,000 Kimberly Roehl

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-447-9988

7808 Heritage Classic Court A4126066 $355,000 Anita Shelare

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

11102 35th Court E A4132876 $349,000 Kathy Valente

Parrish 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

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8357 Lindrick Lane

Pool

Matthew Diandreth $102,300

7715 British Open Way

Remodel

Valerie Voutsas

$68,565

16515 Berwick Terrace

Pool

Malcolm Baker

$56,000

7228 Treymore Court

Remodel

Stephen Horn

$49,897

7230 Marlow Place

Re-roof

Catherine Hurst

$41,500

Re-roof

Walter Towslee

$34,300

16801 Berwick Terrace

Pool

Russel Pollard

$32,269

12316 Tranquility Park Terrac Pool

Walter Thorn

$31,000

13861 Siena Loop

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Warren Breining

$26,831

8605 53rd Place E.

Alterations

Kenneth Kornhaus

$25,000

4705 Compass Drive

Mechanical

John Herbst

$20,565

4814 Peridia Blvd. E.

Door/Windows

Preston Thornbrough $19,327

1209 111th St. E.

Re-roof

Richard Yonker

$18,890

6418 Willowshire Way

Pool

Donna Collins

$18,700

6702 Chancery Place

Mechanical

Joyce Evans

$16,525

11724 Strandhill Court

Mechanical

Charles Binder

$15,785

13526 Glossy Ibis Place

Door/Windows

Franklin Black

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8113 Collingwood Court

Pool

John Pecharich

$13,950

6415 67th St. E.

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Kenneth Marshall

$13,803

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Arlene Casey, of Wake, N.C., sold her home at 7164 Drewrys Bluff to William and Julie Carver, of Bradenton, for $273,000. Built

6204 45th Street W A4144159 $340,000 Sylvia Isaacs

9103 68th Avenue E A4146887 $285,000 Diane Fogo Harter

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-448-7832

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

7421 7th Avenue W A4131760 $209,900 Joanne Jenkins

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

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in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,845 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $185,300 in 1999.

William and Wanda Waldie, of Englewood, sold their home at 6504 Stone River Road to James Nugent and Jane Blackstone, of Bradenton, for $215,000. Built in

Lakewood Ranch Country Club Fully furnished townhome A4142539 $379,000

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7604 Lake Vista Court 404 A4146559 $295,000 Nicole Ryskamp

14315 Tree Swallow Way A4146170 $275,000 Christine Del Monte

1507 Terra Ceia Bay Circle A4143143 $192,500 Sandra Maslen

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

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

Palmetto 941-907-9595 941-726-0035

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

1000 Riverside Drive B201 A4144436 $210,000 Mark Boehmig

14971 Skip Jack Loop A4141589 $155,000 Elizabeth Gardini

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

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

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

2202 Palma Sola Boulevard A4119059 $1,949,900 Debbie Vogler

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-704-2394

7336 Chelsea Court A4146760 $1,639,000 Edward Haggerty

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

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

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

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-5704

216 81st Street W M5903622 $1,300,000 Judy LaValliere

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-504-3792

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-807-6936

Lakewood Ranch 941-951-6660 941-356-0096

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

Bradenton 941.748.6300 • Lakewood Ranch 941.907.9595 • IMG Academy 941.752.2683

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

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

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1990, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,829 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $149,000 in 1993.

MANDALAY

Fannie Mae sold the home at 6116 46th St. E., to Meenkakshi Arunachalam, of Portland, Ore., for $269,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,139 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $299,700 in 2005.

Rosedale Golf and Tennis Club Stephanie Bittner, of Bradenton, sold her home at 8737 52nd Drive E., to Dennis Dubois, of Bradenton, for $260,000. Built in 1995, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,528 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $269,900 in 2007.

PERIDIA

Robert and Lois Davis, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4966 Clubview Court E., to Gregory and Deborah Wilson, of Bradenton, for $255,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,631 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $128,900 in 1996.

GATES CREEK

Susan Baldwin, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the home at 324 112th St. E., to Gerard and Belinda Humphreys, of Bradenton, for $250,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,812 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $106,900 in 1997.

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John and Tianna Robertson sold their home at 309 112th St. E., to Karina Li, of Lakewood Ranch, for $230,000. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,812 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $173,000 in 2013.

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three bedrooms, two baths and 1,745 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $239,000 in 2004.

COACH HOMES AT RIVER STRAND

Patricia Dunlop, of Albuquerque, N.M., sold her Unit 4201 condominium at 7308 River Hammock Drive to David and Darlene Napora, of Hamburg, N.Y., for $239,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,786 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $220,000 in 2012.

NORTH MANATEE CHELSEA OAKS

Robert and Diana Gilbert, of Griffin, Ga., sold their home at 12610 30th St. Circle E., to Judith Bennett, trustee, of Parrish, for $269,000. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,206 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $289,900 in 2008.

SUMMERFIELD VILLAGE

Adam Thompson sold his home at 12322 Winding Woods Way to Pierre and Catherine Lee Schutte, of Bradenton, for $235,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,473 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $204,500 in 2014.

Wacksman Property Management LLC sold the home at 2804 124th Ave. E., to Jamie and Cynthill Gardner, of Parrish, for $210,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,830 square feet of living area.

Gina and Brian Babcock, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 12239 Hollybush Terrace to FREO Florida LLC for $201,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,360 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $138,500 in 2001.

COVERED BRIDGE ESTATES

James and Kristina Oertli, of Aurora, Ill., sold their home at 4411 Trout River Crossing to Charles Lane, of Ellenton, for $255,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths and 2,909 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $175,000 in 2009.

MELROSE GARDENS AT TARA

Kenneth Pedersen and Yvonne Pedersen, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7125 Melrose Place to Thomas and Kathleen Hock, of Bradenton, for $225,000. Built in 1999, it has

ful, of Parrish, for $238,500.

Built in 2012, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,298 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $181,600 in 2012.

PARKWOOD LAKES

David and Melody Miyamoto, of Melbourne, sold their home at 8741 28th St. Circle E., to Jeffrey and Kimberly Bauer, of Parrish, for $229,500. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,678 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,000 in 2011.

KINGSFIELD

James and April Ranceful, of Parrish, sold their home at 4239 Malickson Drive to Michelle Burdzy and Mary Ann Fialkowski, of Parrish, for $218,500. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,084 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $170,400 in 2002.

John Lucas Jr. and Kara Montgomery, of Phoenix, sold their home at 11825 Colyar Lane to FREO Florida LLC for $204,000.

Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,779 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $148,500 in 2010.

COPPERSTONE

Jason and Carrisa Duvernay, of Bradenton, sold their home at 11323 80th St. E., to April Rance-

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Items Under $200 For Sale CHEST OF drawers, mahogany, marble top, $75.

941-753-2871.

CUSTOM DRAPERIES: 2 panels, 19”x119”, leaf pattern on cranberry red background, includes rods, $175. 941-362-2106.

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

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

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

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

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

941-383-5232.

PIANO STOOL: antique, glass and ball claw feet.

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

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RAVENWOOD COMMUNITY Sale, Saturday only, 8am-2p.m. Off DeSoto Road,1 Mile East of Lockwood Ridge, entrance on left. Or University Parkway to Longwood Run to Desoto Road, entrance on right.

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Homes For Sale

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

941-726-2677 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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Longboat Key villa: pool, beach, 2BR/2BA +den, boat dock, furnished, $300,000.

Longboat Key Condo with boat lift 10,000/lbs.

Wonderful views of Bay on Canal close to ICW, $375,000.

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

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

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

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

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

Appliances RED MAYTAG 3000 Series Electric washer and gas dryer, $500 for set. Maytag stainless 2 door bottom freezer refrigerator, $500. Various household items.Call 941-896-1424.

Autos Wanted

Pools/Spas

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

Storage

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

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

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

Flooring

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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

SUN CIRCLE ART FESTIVAL & SALE Saturday, March 5th − 10am−5pm Sapphire Shores Park Free! Live Music, and Food!

One block South of Ringling Museum on the Bay. 5022 Sun Circle Drive − www.ibssa.ws 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 SLEEPER SOFA: queen size, Florida style, cream color, excellent condition, $600. 941-753-9538.

TOMMY BAHAMA 5 piece canopy bedroom suite.

Paid $8000. Asking $2500. Various household items, 941-896-1424.

ESTATE FURNISHINGS. The Lake Club address, furniture, artwork, lamps, pillows $10.00 to $400.00. (727) 403−5565.

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.

(941) 351−1920

Help Wanted COSMETOLOGIST NEEDED for upscale retirement facility beauty salon.

Call Wendy, 941-666-2543

Homes For Sale 4BR/3BA HOME w/large upstairs bonus room, 3 car garage.

Lots of room for pool and garden. $384,900 Cindy Migone 941-812-7438 Premier Sotheby's Intl Realty

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BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

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

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

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

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

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

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

Cleaning

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

Free Estimates. 941-549-1310.

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

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

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

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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

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

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Advertise on the annual Easter Worship theme page and inform our readers of what services, programs and events you’ll be having this Easter.

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

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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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.

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

20+ Years experience.

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

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

Pet Services LAKEWOOD RANCH LAWN & LANDSCAPE LLC

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Professional in-kennel pet obedience program.

40 Acre facility. 35 years proven results.

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941-322-0705 www.VonAsgard.com

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

AIR CONDITIONING

Property Management RENTAL MANAGEMENT company taking more seasonal and annual properties.

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

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.

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