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“If I had another cup of coffee, I wouldn’t be here.” – Garrett Lindquist, Lakewood Ranch resident and retired New York fireman

PERFECT DAY TO BE A STAR Four Lakewood Ranch residents land roles in Christian film.

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tanding in Wolves Head Pizza & Wings on Monday, Lakewood Ranch’s Garrett Lindquist gave a sigh as he thought back to a time he hopes is never forgotten.

The retired New York City fireman will tell his story in the new movie “The Perfect Day,” which begins filming in Lakewood Ranch on Thursday.

The movie itself is not about 9/11, but rather a fictional story about two teenagers who are recruited by terrorists. However, the filmmakers wanted to recruit actual military veterans and firemen who have encountered terrorism and could add to the film’s realism by telling their stories.

Lindquist’s story is as real as it gets.

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Richy Evers and Gene Sweeney, in back, and Garrett Lindquist and Mickey Quinn have been chosen to appear in the movie “The Perfect Day.”

Project beams light on the ‘invisible’ East County teens address homelessness during problem-solving project.

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The school district is looking to extend Superintendent Diana Greene’s contract by four years.

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Jonah Sinclair, right, plays football with boys at the afterschool program at Visible Men’s Academy.

Superintendent says passing half-cent sales tax is key to better education.

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Manatee County commissioners have money in the bank to expedite the construction of an eastwest connector, 44th Avenue East.

Commissioners on April 12 approved a $36 million bond to advance the construction of the 44th Avenue East extension, which ultimately will connect with Cortez Road in west Bradenton all the way east to Lakewood Ranch.

A line of credit through Bank of America will serve as a shortterm funding solution for the early stages of 44th Avenue-related projects, including design, engineering and other preliminary work.

“The county had been working on 44th Avenue for years on a pay-as-you-go basis,” Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker said. “It was taking forever to get it done.”

He pitched the idea of bonding the project about three years ago, and the county has been acquiring right of way for the project since. With land secured, it now is able to move forward.

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The short-term note, he said, will allow the county to move forward until it knows the exact funding amounts required.

Impact fees will pay for the project.

“We need help with traffic congestion,” District 5 Commission Vanessa Baugh said of why advancing the project is important. “We have more people moving here every day.”

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“I was a Rescue 2 fireman in Brooklyn. I turned the TV on and saw the Trade Center on fire. I was retired, but I still had all my equipment, so I threw it in the car and joined all the other retired and off-duty guys at Rescue 2. We took over a city bus and we had this lady driver who got us there by driving over barriers and sidewalks. We immediately went to work.

Everything was a white cloud, and it was like walking into a fog.”

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“If I had another cup of coffee,” he said, staring at the floor.

“I wouldn’t be here.”

Lindquist worked a shift in Queens for the Fire Department of New York, Rescue Company No. 3 on the night of Sept. 10, 2001. He was at the firehouse drinking coffee early the next morning when he left for home because his shift had ended.

He was driving across the Triborough Bridge when the first airplane flew into the World Trade Center’s north tower at 8:45 a.m. Lindquist headed to his usual firehouse, Rescue Company No. 4, and then rushed toward the World Trade Center with other firemen who previously were off duty.

Eventually, as he worked the devastated site, he learned that all eight members of Rescue 3 who answered the call that morning had died higher up in the south tower, which was hit by another hijacked aircraft at 9:03 a.m.

Lindquist also learned that six members of Rescue 4 had died in the south tower lobby. Three hundred, forty-three firemen died in the attack, among the 2,966 people who died that day and not counting hundreds who have died since due to complications from the attack.

Physical complications take their toll on Lindquist, who suffers from chronic sinus problems, a compromised immune system and neuropathy, all connected to his rescue work that day as toxic dust filled the air. “Those terrorists still are killing Americans,” Lindquist said.

His friend, fellow fireman and “The Perfect Day” co-producer Tim Brown, was a first responder for Rescue 3 who was working in the department’s World Trade Center office that day. “I was on Tower II (south tower) when it collapsed,” Brown said. “I was one of the 5% who got out.”

Brown collaborated on a 9/11 documentary with Christian filmmaker Jason Campbell immediately following the attack, but hadn’t done any other films.

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er/director Jenni Ivers have combined forces to film “The Perfect Day” for JCFilms.

The movie carries a fictional theme about two teenage girls who are recruited by terrorists but eventually encounter a group of military veterans and first responders who attempt to edu-

“I didn’t used to be able to talk about 9/11 without getting through a sentence and then tearing up. In 2007, I realized I needed some help and I got some counseling. Now I talk about it for two reasons. One, I want to make sure people don’t forget about the sacrifices made that day, and I want to honor their memories. Two, I would like to educate the people coming into first responder communities. Terrorism can happen, but there are a lot of things to look for that might seem routine.”

– Garrett Lindquist, retired New York fireman

cate them about the realities of being Americans.

To make their topic more “real,” Brown, Campbell and Ivers recruited four Lakewood Ranch residents — two military veterans and two New York firemen — to appear in the film.

Lindquist, Korean War veteran Mickey Quinn, Vietnam veteran Gene Sweeney and New York fireman Richy Evers all have roles and will begin filming Thursday at Wolves Head Pizza & Wings, where they meet weekly with their Lakewood Ranch Veterans and Patriots group.

Although the four play different characters in the movie, they basically are playing themselves, first responders and veterans who have seen terrorism at its worst.

“Recruiting them to be in the movie was the most important part in my mind,” said Brown.

“We came to Wolves Head and observed their interaction. In the fire service, we call it ‘the kitchen table.’ They have a great love for America even if they disagree on politics. Most of all, they are genuine.”

Ivers is making her directing debut, but she isn’t worried about working with film novices like the four Lakewood Ranch residents, who all play supporting roles.

“This is not about remembering lines,” she said. “We want them to be themselves and to tell their stories.”

“The Perfect Day” will be a “narrative feature,” according to Ivers, who said the film should run about an hour and 40 minutes. It is set to make its premiere in three theaters in Florida, Ohio and West Virginia, states where it is being filmed. Ivers hopes the movie is released in the fall.

“This film company has worked with my dad (Wooster, Ohio, Pastor Mark Davenport),” said Cody Davenport, the worship pastor at Lakewood Ranch Baptist Church.

“JCFilms ... ‘Not that JC!’ ... has done movies before, using Erik Estrada. They have done good work and they primarily will be shooting scenes in our church’s youth room.

“We liked they are using actual veterans and people who survived 9/11.”

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Eugene Zeiner said he knew the inevitable when he built his house in Stoneybrook in 2011.

Those cows he watched from his backyard would go away.

“I knew they would eventually become houses,” he said.

Now he’s more concerned about how many houses, and/or businesses, might fill the 289acre parcel between his home and Upper Manatee River Road.

Parcel 35 is the former home of Moore’s Dairy, and it lies between the Waterlefe Golf & River Club and The Links at Greenfield Plantation. The parcel will be developed by Medallion Home.

The site, part of the Heritage Harbour Development of Regional Impact, was originally approved for 735 homes. However, the developer requested an approval for additional uses for the property at the Manatee County Planning Commission meeting April 14.

Medallion Home requested a revision to the Development of Regional Impact that would allow multifamily and neighborhood commercial use for the property.

The request must still go before the Manatee County commissioners for final approval, but the multifamily use would increase the number of units allowed in Parcel 35 to around 1,400.

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Planning commissioners expressed concern about approving the commercial aspect.

“We’re building a box, but we don’t know what’s in it yet,” said Chairman William Conerly.

The commissioners, who originally voted 4-3 against the request, were swayed to change their vote when Medallion attorney Scott Rudacille produced a 2014 agreement with the developer at the Waterlefe Community Development District, which was signed in 2014. The agreement stated the CDD would support the development of Parcel 35 under certain stipulations.

The CDD stated it would not support fast food restaurants, gas stations, tattoo or massage parlors, stand-alone bars or nightclubs or any 24-hour business, adjacent to Waterlefe’s southern boundary.

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As Keri Cooper and her friend Jimmie Eatherly rode Cooper’s horses along Lindrick Lane, the northern entry road for The Concession, an F150 truck drove across a small bridge.

As the tires hit a metal section, a rumbling, clanking sound arose, causing Eatherly’s horse, Spirit, to jump and skid sideways, made nervous by the noise.

“My horses are used to noise, and it scared him,” Cooper said.

Cooper and her neighbors in the Panther Ridge community are worried about plans by The Concession Golf Club to install a helistop adjacent to its clubhouse.

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an homesteads. Neighbors worry the noise from a helicopter flying overhead could cause horses to spook, potentially resulting in injury to the horses or their riders.

Manatee County Planning Commissioners on April 14 recommended approval by a 4-2 vote of the helistop. The proposal now will go before the Manatee County Commission for final approval June 2. The item is slated for the May 5 land-use meeting, but the applicant has been granted a continuance.

Since April 2015, more than two dozen Panther Ridge homeown-

ers have sent letters to the county opposing the project.

Their primary concern is safety, but they also believe the helistop could negatively impact home values and that helicopter sightings could become more frequent than the twice-monthly maximum Concession representatives have indicated.

Cooper said noise from a helicopter overhead is different than hearing jake brakes on State Road 70 or other ground-level noises to which her horses are accustomed.

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cannot anticipate how they are going to react to something startling. It’s bad on so many levels.”

Concession attorney Ed Vogler said The Concession wants the helistop for members and said the helicopter landing pad, which would not accommodate overnight parking, fueling aircraft or other larger-scale aircraft needs, would have minimal impacts. The proposed location is adjacent to The Concession’s clubhouse, and farther away from Panther Ridge homes than originally proposed in April 2015.

The applicant’s study indicated noise from the helicopter landings would be no worse than from trucks passing residences.

“Concession is a place for serious golfers and members of the club are serious golfers. The experience of a first-class golf venue is critical,” Vogler said. “We would do nothing ever that would affect the golf experience. This is demonstrated by no homes on the golf course.”

Panther Ridge owners still worry.

Panther Ridge resident Ronald Bray is a golfer, and his wife is an equestrian.

“What I’m concerned about is the safety of my wife, my grandkids and my neighbors,” Bray said.

“I ask to put (the helistop) on hold until there are more answers. Golf and horses do pretty good together. But not horses and helicopters.”

Approvals for the Concession in 2004 and 2009 have stipulations prohibiting helistops. Neither county staff nor the applicant could specify whether the restriction was aimed at residential lots within the Concession, or in general, but the applicant can request the change, as it is doing.

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Greene sets huge goals Superintendent hopes to find the funding to tackle school district’s biggest problems.

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Even if she stays up late binge watching “Sons of Anarchy” on Netflix with her son, Joshua, or has over-exerted herself playing tennis the night before, Superintendent Diana Greene is ready each morning.

Between visiting county classrooms, meeting with her senior leadership team and chatting with parents at the grand opening of businesses, the Heritage Harbour resident turns her focus to the biggest issues facing Manatee County schools.

She said those pressing issues are crowded East County classrooms, passing a half-cent sales tax to fund new construction projects, beefing up school security and bringing classrooms up to date with new technology.

Those are just a few of the projects Greene hopes to address in the 2016-2017 school year. Nearly one year after being sworn in as superintendent May 27, Greene is planning for the next school year.

The school board plans to extend her contract, which expires in June, for four more years. She currently makes $180,000 a year.

“She has continued to prove herself in this role,” school board Vice-Chairman Charlie Kennedy

said. “She’s doing an excellent job so far. I’m so glad we didn’t lose her to Hillsborough County. We made the right move hiring her.”

Now that the school district has its long range master plan, which consultant DeJong-Richter presented in January, Greene wants to bring those plans to life.

“The plan is broken up into phases,” Greene said. “Building a new high school is part of every phase, because that will take us a few years to plan and build.

That school needs to alleviate the stress of Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high schools. I know those schools are crowded.”

To further help balance crowded schools in eastern Manatee County, the district is continuing renovations on a school that hasn’t received any cosmetic improvements in 30 years, William H. Bashaw Elementary.

The school is undergoing more than $10 million in renovations, which began last year. Greene has been meeting with the school board to propose a new item on that school’s makeover checklist, adding a wing to house more classrooms.

“We’re anticipating growth there, with all the growth that’s happening in the eastern parts of the county,” Greene said. “The hope is that more classrooms and an improved look will draw students from other schools to the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) school.”

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REPORT CARD At its April 12 meeting, the Manatee County School Board announced the results of its review of Superintendent Diana Greene.

Greene, whose one-year anniversary as superintendent is May 27, will be up for a contract renewal in June.

Board members gave Greene all “Above Expectations” ratings in the range of criteria on which she was graded on a 1 to 10 scale.

A “1” signifies “Well Below Expectations” and a “10” means “Well Above Expectations.”

She received two 7s, 15 8s, 39 9s and 17 10s on her evaluation.

Each board member analyzed Greene on certain areas of her job, such as rapport building, tolerance for stress, professional knowledge and communication.

ing a new high school apparently planned for Parrish that will lower student counts at over-capacity schools, the district must pass the half-cent sales tax.

“That tax alone brings in $30 (million) to $32 million per year for the district,” Greene said.

“We have to reinstate it before it expires in 2017. My plan is to get

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Carlos E. Haile and R. Dan Nolan middle schools are among the 10 schools in the county that received the upgrade. Those renovated spaces are available for tours, and Greene hopes to have the new technology in place by the end of the month, so teachers can start learning how to use the equipment before summer break.

Middle school students aren’t the only ones who should be using new technology, Greene said.

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On a 1 to 10 scale, Diana Greene rates herself an “8.5” on her first year as superintendent.

She said because her role is always changing, and she is faced with new challenges daily, she doesn’t know that she will ever be able to give herself a “10.”

She says her biggest strengths are applying bits of wisdom she has learned from co-workers and past experiences, and being a good listener.

“Two ears are more effective than one mouth,” Greene said. “I’ve been working on listening more, while reinventing myself every day to meet the needs of this community.”

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it on the ballot in November, so we can start moving forward and building schools for growth.”

Greene plans to work with the school board to better educate the public about that tax and show how those dollars would be used. Posting information on the district’s website is just one tool officials plan to utilize to inform residents.

One use of the revenue brought in from the tax would be beefing up school security.

Lakewood Ranch and Braden River high schools, along with other county schools, have received an increased number of security threats this school year.

The district received nine threats against schools countywide in one month.

“We’ll continue to evaluate schools to look at ways to better secure campuses,” Greene said.

“A major focus of money coming in is to touch schools that need renovations, such as additional fencing and cameras, to build up their security. A main goal of the district always is to keep our students safe.”

Greene didn’t comment on whether she will revisit bringing school resource officers to elementary school campuses.

That issue hasn’t been addressed since former Superintendent Rick Mills spearheaded the initiative in 2014.

As she prepares for her second school year as superintendent, Greene is also focused on expanding the Digital Classrooms Plan.

One classroom per middle school is receiving a technology upgrade with the nearly $1 million grant the district received from the state’s Department of Education in December.

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Alex Kumar, Victoria Sinclair, Jonah Sinclair, Benjamin Varah, Madelyn Kumar and Cassandra Atzrodt addressed homelessness in their Community Problem Solving project.

From January through March, students from Southeast, Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high schools logged their experiences with the homeless on the Humans of Manatee County Facebook page.

Manatee Community Problem Solving team members took turns writing paragraphs about homeless individuals they met throughout the county. They posted photos of those interviewed.

Here is an excerpt from the Manatee County Problem Solving team members’ feed:

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ehind the gates of her community, The Country Club, Madelyn Kumar doesn’t have many interactions with the homeless.

The 17-year-old has lived in Lakewood Ranch for 10 years.

Whenever she saw a homeless person in downtown Bradenton or other areas of the county, she usually walked the other way and looked down at her feet.

“I didn’t see homeless people on a regular basis, living in Lakewood Ranch,” Kumar said. “I’ve grown up in a sheltered Lakewood Ranch community, so I think my nervousness stems from inexperience.”

Kumar and her nine teammates from Southeast, Braden River and Lakewood Ranch high schools formed the Manatee Community Problem Solvers group and decided to learn more about the 5,000 homeless people (as estimated by the Turning Points organization) living in Manatee County.

Along with Kumar were her brother and fellow Southeast student Alex Kumar, Southeast’s Benjamin Varah, Jonah Sinclair, Victoria Sinclair and Cassandra Atzrodt, Braden River’s Jacob

Madelyn Kumar pushes Eric Sanchez on the swing.

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Huesman, Yoshua Torralva and Olivia Yaryura and Lakewood Ranch’s Andrew Foege.

For the annual Future Problem Solvers state competition, the Manatee Community Problem Solvers group interviewed homeless people for its project, titled “Humans of Manatee County” and the “Just Say Hello, Homeless are Humans Too” campaign.

“We realized none of us paid attention to the homeless,” Kumar said. “Our problem was how to address the needs of the homeless to better provide them with resources. They are invisible members of society who don’t feel respected.”

Their efforts earned the team the Grand Champion award at the state competition held April 2. The students are advancing to the Future Problem Solvers 2016 International Conference June 1 through June 5 at Michigan State University.

For their project, the students collected and donated more than 4,000 blankets, towels, backpacks, shoes, food and clothing to homeless organizations, such

as Turning Points.

The team members mentored elementary school-aged children at the Visible Men Academy.

Some of those children are at risk of being homeless, Kumar said.

They filmed a five-minute documentary for the Sarasota Film Festival’s student division, collected caps and gowns for homeless high school seniors, and they cooked, served and met with homeless individuals at Remnant Cafe, a Sarasota-based organization that provides free coffee and food to the homeless.

Some students stepped away from the comforts of their East County neighborhood and ventured into an undisclosed wooded area in west Bradenton, where they knew homeless families lived.

“Going into the woods was dangerous,” Kumar said. “We definitely felt apprehensive in certain situations, but we wanted to push ourselves for this project.”

Kumar and her team created a Facebook page designed to ask their peers to be friendlier to the homeless.

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even though we lived only 90 minutes to the northwest of the city, where she never had been in her 66 years. This was her Great Wall.

It was a moment she talked about until the day she died.

Unfortunately, that day came soon afterward. My grandmother told me shortly after the trip she had cancer in her glands and that the doctor told her if she had come to him sooner he could have saved her.

Not only was she going to die, but the doctor laid a huge guilt trip on her. Thank you so much.

It’s hard to remember such an agonizing time, but then I opened my eyes up to the present day. More than 100 people people were walking on Lakewood Main Street on their way to raising $15,000 for the American Cancer Society.

With all the cancer fundraisers, I know it all becomes a blur in terms of importance or lack of. Didn’t I just give yesterday?

And they day before?

Perhaps it’s hard to see much difference, especially if you have lost a relative recently to cancer.

Are all these fundraisers doing any good?

If you are wondering, ask someone who has lived a little.

Perhaps someone like me.

I know in today’s world of medicine, my grandmother,

and later my dad, who died of melanoma, would have lived much longer, more complete lives. Last year, according to an American Cancer Society pie chart, the organization gave $144 million toward cancer research, $276 million in patient support, $117 million toward information and education about cancer, and $95 million toward detection and treatment.

Perhaps just as important, we as a society know how to collectively help a cancer patient emotionally. Instead of allowing a person to withdraw and succumb, we are urging them to battle back, and to remain as active as possible.

It’s getting better, one small event at a time.

So forgive me if I get a bit emotional when I watch the cancer-surviving grandma carrying the load, whether that’s her granddaughter or the fight itself.

It’s a different world, and that makes me smile.

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She grew up at a time when you had to crank a phone, if you even had one. She never had a driver’s license and her farthest trips from home were the quarter miles she walked every time she visited our blind, elderly neighbor to read to her.

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Braden RIver High students Devon Summerville, Brantley Deines and Sofia Uribe go through a test run with a robot for the upcoming competition.

A shot at robot glory East County students design robots to compete in hoop-shooting competitions.

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Although he is busy as a high school freshman, Devon Summerville has added a volunteer job that consumes most of his time.

Summerville, a student at Braden River, spends more than 30 hours a week working on a robot.

He doesn’t program it to clean his room or do household chores.

He and his teammates are teaching the 3-pound plastic contraption to mimic the motion of shooting a basketball.

Summerville is among a combined 12 students from Braden

River, Nolan and Haile middle schools who are participating in the VEX Worlds competition, which is held April 20 through April 23 in Louisville, Ky., and matches competitors from 25 countries.

The 12 students — Braden River’s Summerville, Brantley Deines, Nicklaus Cairns and Sofia Uribe, Haile’s Jake Whiddon, Grant Trautweiler, Lauren Whiddon, Griffin Hudson, Brendan Mendel, Aidan Mendel and Trevor Davis, and Nolan’s Madigan Wilford — formed two teams, the Vexecutives and Skull and Bones.

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tition (VRC), only allow high school students, while the VEX IQ Challenge matches middle school students. The high school and middle school students work together on the STEM Research Project Challenge.

“The high school students are mentors for the younger students,” said Maureen Hudson, the Vexecutives adviser and a Haile Middle industrial technology teacher.

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“Every year there’s a different game,” Summerville said. “With this game, you should be able to have your robot shoot balls without you even steering it.”

Last year, students stacked piles of cubes, based on color, in the Skyrise challenge.

Students are also responsible for the STEM Research Project Challenge, in which they solve a “real-world problem” with a robot.

This year’s theme is science, and Summerville’s team is focusing on coral reef restoration.

“Right now, diving to coral reefs and replanting them is done by scuba divers,” Davis said.

“They are limited in how deep they can dive. We’re proposing that instead, we could use an underwater drone or other type of technology to do that work for them. But we aren’t completely replacing people. Someone has to program the equipment and maneuver it.”

Although the championship event is focused on the robots, it isn’t the only aspect of each team the judges review.

Students are responsible for crafting a booth that “sells their team as a business,” Hudson said.

Hudson and her Haile students are familiar with the Worlds competition stage. They won the middle school division of the competition last year.

“I wanted them to embrace the experience and have fun,” Hudson said. “And then we won. It was an amazing time.”

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The Wheels keep turning Meals on Wheels Plus prepares for annual fundraiser.

JESSICA SALMOND STAFF WRITER

When Mary Ann and Frank Dorwart found a way to give back to their community by delivering for Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee, they probably didn’t understand how much they would benefit themselves.

Residents of The Harbourage on the Braden River, the Dorwarts have been married for 50 years.

When they retired, they decided they wanted to volunteer together, so they did.

“He’s the driver, I’m the jumper,” Mary Ann Dorwart said.

They jumped into a task that turned into something special.

They don’t just knock on the door and drop off the meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They

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When: 6 p.m., Saturday, April 23 Where: Sarasota Polo grounds Cost: $150 per person For more information, visit mealsonwheelsplus.org or call 749-0100, Ext. 2119.

Plus of Manatee is more than just a hot meal. It provides a wide variety of services in many aspects of their clients’ lives, from home meal delivery to spending time at the Daybreak Adult Day Center to making a new friend.

To keep it all rolling, Meals on Wheels Plus hosts events such as the 23rd annual Tropical Nights, which is the organization’s biggest fundraiser to help it staff and supply 50 delivery routes and 750 meals a day.

This year, Tropical Nights is coming to East County. At 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, the fundraiser will be held at the Sarasota Polo Grounds. Tickets are $150 per person and benefit all of Meals on Wheels Plus services, which include the Food Bank of Manatee and the Daybreak Adult Center.

The organization’s annual budget is $11 million, and it’s largely

Debbie Rausch with Maribeth Phillips, the CEO of Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee. Rausch takes her mother to the Daybreak Adult Center while she is at work.

funded by donations as well as the free labor from its volunteers.

Anyone who questions the nonprofit’s value should check with Debbie Rausch, an employee at the Lakewood Ranch Information Center on State Road 64, who has seen firsthand how her mother, Mary Manges, benefits from the Daybreak Adult Center.

Manges lived in Peridia Golf and Country Club for almost 15 years, but moved in with her daughter when her health began to deteriorate. Manges has dementia.

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last year, and she started taking her mother there in October.

“The first time, she was reluctant to go, but she knew I had to work, so she did it for me,” Rausch said.

Rausch used to have a difficult time getting her mother to get out of bed, but now when she knows she’s going to the center, Manges gets herself up and ready to go.

“Daybreak has saved me,” Rausch said. “It helps her get out and go somewhere, and it brings her mind around to being a person.”

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Sometimes they need to go a little above and beyond, such as singing “Happy Birthday.”

“They’re happy to see someone,” Frank said of the Meals on Wheels Plus clients. “It’s really hard when you can’t get out.”

Now the Dorwarts are almost part of several new families.

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She grabbed the container and continued to yell at him. She said he then grabbed it, and the two tugged back and forth for a moment.

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Robin Cain reached down and scratched the underbelly of the tall, stately grey gelding. The horse broke his gentlemanly pose for a moment, his lower lip drooping when she hit the right spot.

Patriota is now healthy and well mannered while living at the Sixteen Hands equine rescue in eastern Manatee County, but his former owner was going to have him euthanized because he had Wobbler’s Syndrome, which made his back legs dysfunctional and caused him to fall down frequently.

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The grand prize winner will get $25,000. To win, rescues earn points based on several criteria, one of which includes community involvement. The organization will hold Hayday, a family event 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 24. Held at the Hay Barn, 2660 Verna Bethany Road, the event will celebrate Help a Horse Day, and proceeds will benefit 16 Hands. Families can watch a horsemanship demonstration, enjoy games and horse rides and learn about the sanctuary.

“There were horses all over the place, and we couldn’t take them,” she said.

Her sanctuary opened just in time for the recession, during which people were giving up or abandoning their horses because they could not afford to keep them.

Now, on 24 acres on the eastern border of Manatee County, these horses can find a home.

“We get to give them a lifetime of being a horse,” she said. “We try to make it as natural as we can.”

Cain takes in horses that have been given a death sentence, whether they had been scheduled to be euthanized or have been the victims of neglect. Cain gives those horses a lifetime sanctuary.

To cope with the growing number, Cain does have the help of some “forever fosters,” who take in a horse. However if they are unable to continue fostering, the horse goes back to Sixteen Hands.

She has a core of eight volunteers who help her, and she drives to the sanctuary every day from her home on Longboat Key. Krystal Showalter is one such volunteer-turned-foster, who in turn became a horse enthusiast.

She began volunteering at the sanctuary about five years ago.

Her youngest child had left home, and her husband told her she needed to find a hobby.

Showalter began volunteering at the sanctuary, a choice that ended up changing her and her husband’s life.

The couple had spent the six years prior traveling the country in an RV. With no obligations and no permanent lifestyle, they were free to pick up and go when they wanted. But that all changed when Showalter fell in love with a mustang at the sanctuary and wanted to foster him.

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“It’s a wonderful thing,” she said. “Every horse is treated with dignity and respect.”

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“Denali has been itching for that home run. We just said, ‘Have a couple more bowls of Wheaties.’ She did it. I’m pretty pumped for her because she was on fire.”

– Lakewood Ranch softball coach Maggie Feix on junior Denali Schappacher’s first over-the-fence home run April 14. SEE PAGE 17A

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Lakewood Ranch junior Isabella Ortiz found a new family when she joined the Lakewood Ranch YMCA swim team as an eighthgrader.

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Braden River junior second baseman Myah Moy went 3-for-5 with a double and a grand slam, four RBI and three runs scored to lead the Pirates to their first district title in three years with a 14-6 victory against Armwood in the Class 7A-District 9 championship April 14.

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Braden River’s Jaylin Austin won the 300-meter hurdles and finished fourth in the 100-meter dash at the Class 3A-District 10 meet April 14, in Clearwater.

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USA Swimming team flushed by local YMCA Lakewood Ranch Blackfins forced to find a new competitive environment.

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ourtney Chapin and Isabella Ortiz always loved being at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. It was in the YMCA pool where Chapin took her first swim lesson when she was 4 years old and she learned to race the following year. Ortiz, whose parents forced her to try out for the swim team in eighth grade, discovered a family atmosphere unlike anything she had experienced before.

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA provided both girls, now Lakewood Ranch High School juniors, a place to explore their passion for swimming, compete at a high level and form relationships with their teammates at both the high school and club level.

Now things have changed.

On April 12, members of the YMCA Blackfins and their parents learned the team was being dissolved effective April 22.

The announcement was made during a during a parents’ meeting and caught many of the families off guard. Some of the parents said they thought the meeting was to announce a new head coach or to make plans for a team banquet.

Manatee County YMCA CEO Sean Allison met with parents during a follow-up meeting April 14, when he told the more than 50 parents in attendance the Lakewood Ranch branch did not have the resources to handle a competitive league.

The Lakewood Ranch YMCA only has a 25-meter pool rather than an Olympic-regulation, 50-meter pool. The YMCA also can’t afford to staff a full-time, professional swim coach, which is what an elite, USA Swimmingaffiliated team needs according to Allison.

The Lakewood Ranch Blackfins now will be members of the recreational Suncoast Swim League, which competes against area teams from May through July.

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Sisters Isabella and Angelina Ortiz started swimming for the Lakewood Ranch YMCA three years ago.

interest of the Y to transition away from operating a USA Swimmingsanctioned program and offer a scaled down YMCA Swim Team that is less competitive and more attractive to Y Members and their kids,” Allison said in a release.

“The summer swim team at our Bradenton Branch has been very successful, and that model will work well for Parrish and Lakewood Ranch. The swim teams at all three branches will allow the most children possible to have a fun, challenging and safe swim team experience.”

The release noted those who want to continue competing with USA Swimming can join the Lakewood Ranch Lightning, the Sarasota Tsunami or the Sarasota Sharks, among other programs.

“We recognize that some of our swimmers are swimming at more elite levels and will need to find a new club,” Allison said.

“We understand the challenge of finding a new team, and will try to help ease their transition as best we can. We look forward to having partnerships with other swim teams as we train future athletes who want to compete at a higher level.”

Allison said the “retirement” of

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former head coach Jeff Logsdon, who guided the program the past five years, was a factor.

“To really be competitive at an elite level and provide adequate training for its top swimmers, a USA Swimming team requires full-time, highly trained coaches,” Allison said in the release.

“We just don’t have the facilities to support the training of elite swimmers. Jeff has done a fantastic job with our swim program on a part-time basis. He’s been a great Y supporter and I hope he won’t stray too far from the Y.” Parents whose children utilized the USA Swimming program were upset with the decision.

“It was like telling my kids they weren’t valuable enough to be members of the YMCA,” said Becky Waggett, whose two children, 8-year-old Brooke Palmtag and 6-year-old Luci Palmtag, compete in the program.

Fellow swim mom Alison Griffin agreed.

“I couldn’t understand how such a great group of kids and families could be dismissed with such little regard,” Griffin said.

“It’s heartbreaking to watch the kids on the team be torn apart from their friends as everyone scatters to try to find new teams to join.”

Ortiz was one of only two swimmers to attend the meeting.

“I was appalled,” Ortiz said. “I didn’t know what to say, and I almost didn’t believe it. I remember my hands were trembling because I was so angry.”

Chapin and Ortiz both had wonderful times with the program.

“Walking through the YMCA, people would always stop and ask me about the swim team or congratulate me on my success,” Chapin said. “All of the members always seemed supportive.”

“You would walk on deck and you could feel the atmosphere was unlike any other pool,” Ortiz said. “Everyone got along and SEE SWIMMING PAGE 18A

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Mustangs junior finally can say, ‘It’s outta here!’

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enali Schappacher had done it all for Lakewood Ranch during its district title game against Sarasota.

Well, almost.

Before her final at-bat in the Mustangs’ 16-1 victory, the Lakewood Ranch junior outfielder had tripled, singled twice, stolen home plate, knocked in two runs and scored three times.

So with Lakewood Ranch holding a 15-1 lead as the junior outfielder came to the plate for the fourth time, I wasn’t paying much attention. The game had been decided.

I had turned off my camera and was immersed in conversation with another reporter and some Sarasota fans. What more could she do?

Then I heard the pop of the bat, which made me glance up.

Did she just hit that out?

For the first time in Schappacher’s career, she not only homered, but cleared the outfield fence. While she usually sprints from the moment she makes contact, this time she was rounding the bases with her fists pounding the air. She eventually was mobbed at home plate by her teammates with the game ending due to the 15-run mercy rule.

“I wanted (a homer clearing the fence) for a while and I finally hit it, “ Schappacher said.

“I couldn’t believe it. I’ve had a few inside-the-park homers, but

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Lakewood Ranch junior Denali Schappacher, above, celebrates with her teammates after hitting her first over-thefence home run during the Class 8A-District 8 championship April 14.

I’ve always wanted to say that I hit one over. I finally can.”

It was a fitting end for Schappacher and her teammates, who dominated after having failed to advance to the title game last season as the No. 1 seed.

“Denali has been itching for that home run,” coach Maggie Feix said. “We just said, ‘Have a couple more bowls of Wheaties.’

She did it. I’m pretty pumped for her because she was on fire.”

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M’Balia Bangoura and Sydney Sforzo may seem like an unlikely pair when it comes to tennis.

Bangoura, a senior, is a past individual state champion, who is committed to the University of Nebraska, and has played in the Sarasota Open. Sforzo is still in middle school.

But on the court, the two Outof-Door Academy standouts, who have been playing doubles together for the past two years, have found the perfect balance.

They’ve learned to recognize and respect each other’s game styles and how to handle the game’s biggest moments. Bangoura teaches Sforzo how to stay calm and not get too tight.

Bangoura’s sound advice came into play last week when the two found themselves down 5-4 in the tie breaker of the doubles championship match at the Class 1A state tournament April 15, in Altamonte Springs.

The two bounced back to win the match 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5), defeating Miami Riviera Prep’s Sara Culbertson and Nicole Katzarkov to clinch the doubles title for ODA. It was the first state doubles title for both players.

Bangoura, who closed out her career at ODA, also finished as the state runner-up in the individual singles tournament.

“I’m so happy that I could share her last match representing ODA by her side,” Sforzo said. “This has been such an unbelievable opportunity for me, as I am so young, and I cannot wait to hopefully continue my success playing for Out-ofDoor.”

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

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everyone was kind and uplifting toward one another. Our small family was rising to the top.”

Since becoming a year-round USA Swimming-affiliated team in November 2009 and earning its first national qualifier in 2011, the team has continually seen its swimmers qualify for high-level championship swim meets.

“For me, it’s just upsetting to know the place where it all started is gone,” Chapin said.

The news, which Allison said the YMCA had been considering for the past two years, was discouraging for Logsdon, who resigned from his position about a month ago to further his career as a firefighter and paramedic.

Logsdon is a lieutenant with the Treasure Island Fire Department.

“I didn’t know about it until the last minute like everyone else,” said Logsdon. “I really didn’t see this coming. It’s kind of tough.”

Some of the parents are shifting gears as they seek a new program.

The Lightning practice out of the Lakewood Ranch Athletic Center while the Tsunami practice out of Arlington Park, in Sarasota, and G.T. Bray, in west Bradenton.

The Sharks, the most well-known of the three teams, practice out of the Selby Aquatic Center, at Potter Park, in Sarasota.

All three teams are USA Swimming-affiliated teams and are willing to take on new swimmers.

The Lightning held an evaluation April 16 with roughly 13 Blackfins swimmers, including Brooke and Luci Palmtag, in attendance.

YMCA staff also had spoken with the Tsunami about the possibility of some of its swimmers joining the team. Tsunami coach

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The Blackfins began as a recreational program in 2006 competing against other recreational county teams.

“A summer league program is an incredible program that’s really needed in the community, but for kids wanting to compete at a higher level, USA Swimming is critical,” Logsdon said. “The kids who have chosen to swim on a USA Swimming team want to be competitive. They are very goal oriented and driven.”

Allison said the three-month recreational season will give other YMCA members more access to the pool and increase the amount of swim lessons the staff can deliver.

“We want to focus on a broad appeal impacting lots of kids’ lives,” Allison said.

Those who want to compete in the USA Swimming program have felt a different impact.

“The decision to get in that pool was the best decision I have ever made,” Nolan Middle School eighth-grader Angelina Ortiz said. “I’m not ready to see that all go away.”

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Ira Klein said the team is willing to help as many of the Blackfins as possible.

“I was very concerned for the swimmers and want to help any way we can,” Klein said. “The east side of the county needs a quality program closer than 15 minutes away. The YMCA program will be missed in the area, and we plan to fill that void.”

The Sarasota Sharks, the largest program with nearly 500 members, had been in talks with the Lakewood Ranch YMCA about the possibility of forming a partnership where the Blackfins would become part of the Sharks umbrella.

While the two sides were unable to reach an agreement financially, Brent Arckey, the director of competitive aquatics and the Sharks head coach, said the program would welcome any of the Blackfins.

“We tried and tried hard,” Arckey said. “I would still be very interested in finding a way to get in Lakewood Ranch. I feel bad for the kids. At the end of the day, I just really want kids in the sport of swimming because that makes

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Included among the participants was east Manatee County resident Bob Lennox, who fought cancer and won. “He was cancer free Dec. 11, 2015,” said Bob’s wife, Tammy Lennox.

Tammy and Bob Lennox helped to form #TeamBob as one of the 17 teams that participated in the walking event, which drew more than 100 walkers, including 50 survivors, in the annual relay event for the American Cancer Society.

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Besides the traditional dancing, the event featured Tarot card readings and shuffleboard.

The school’s prom was held April 16 at The Founders Club in Sarasota, and the theme was “Masquerade.” Many students dressed for the occasion by wearing masks, oversized sunglasses or feathery boas.

Of course, they could have just danced. Some students, such as Kate Patrice, never left the dance floor.

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Local special needs children and their families gathered at Woodland Community Church for the annual Night with the Stars Special Needs Prom. This year, volunteers dressed up as characters from the Wizard of Oz. For Eileen Bond and her friend, Luke Garske, it was a wonderful time to get reacquainted. The two used to attend Oak Park School in Sarasota together, and they’ve been coming to the dance for 10 years. Luke’s mom, Sally, said Eileen finds Luke in the crowd every year.

“She claims him, and he loves it,” Sally Bond said.

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Lily Dunn, a Sarasota Military Academy student volunteer, decorates Jennifer Maurer of Lakewood Ranch’s wheelchair with lights.

Philip Knox of Parrish and Jessica Prince of Sarasota have enjoyed the event for years.

Izzy Quiming and Fred Gilliland dance to “Wobble Baby.”

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“I like to dress up,” 6-yearold Isabella Miller said, looking down at her grass skirt.

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Fiorelli decided to help by allowing the mural to be painted on her shed.

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“I have Tourette’s (syndrome), so it was cool to help out in that way,” he said.

The design, a puzzle piece over the SMART logo, was Bruback’s idea. Bruback wanted to bring together both the campaign at SMART and the traditional symbol of autism awareness.

“It’s about the whole community rallying behind those with autism,” he said.

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“I’m doing this for the neighbors, and for charity,” the east Manatee County resident said.

Fiorelli has joined the growing community that has supported autism awareness month in April.

She took the idea from her neighbors, the Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy.

Matt Bruback, SMART’s autism awareness campaign manager, told Fiorelli about Natalie Palumbo, the Ringling College student who had painted a mural for SMART. Fiorelli decided to became a sponsor for a SMART family event April 23, and Bruback found a Ringling student, Tyler Lefebvre, for Fiorelli’s own mural.

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CATS Shows at 7 p.m. April 21; 2 p.m.

April 23; and noon April 24, at The Out-of-Door Academy’s Black Box Theater, 5950 Deer Drive, Sarasota. ODA students will perform this classical theater production based on T.S. Eliot’s 1939 collection of poems, “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” and the 1983 Tony Award winner for best musical feature music.

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LEARN ABOUT HOSPICE Runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Braden River Branch Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton.

Learn how to start the conversation about hospice. For information, call 727-6079.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 23

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CAR SHOW Runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Tabernacle Church, 4141 Desoto Road, Sarasota. Mac Exotic Car Storage and Sales and SoFlo Exotics have partnered with the church and area dealerships for this inaugural event.

There will be a variety of exotics, muscle cars, customs, and classics on display. Trophies and awards will be handed out for each category of cars. Admission is free. All cars and clubs are welcome. For information, call 355-8850.

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OLYMPIC ROWING TRIALS Runs from 8 to 9:30 a.m.

April 21, 8 a.m. to 5:50 p.m.

April 22, 8 to 9:50 a.m.

April 23 and 9 to 11:15 a.m.

April 24, at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota.

USRowing will host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials. Watch as the nation’s top rowers try to secure a spot to compete in the Olympics. The event is free, but there is a $5 fee for parking. For rowing times, visit usrowing.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24

WOMEN’S SHOOTING EVENT Begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Ancient Oak Gun Club, 16800 State Road 64 E., Lakewood Ranch.

The Sure Shot Annie’s group invites women to “meet, shoot and chat.” Please come early to be prepared. Beginners to experienced shooters are welcome.

Bring a sack lunch or snack and chat under the pavilion after the shoot. For information, contact SureShotAnnies@aol.com.

HAYDAY Runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hay Barn, 2660 Verna Bethany Road, Myakka City. In celebration of national Help a Horse Day, 16 Hands Horse Sanctuary will host a community, family-friendly event that will fundraise for the care of the 30 horses living at the sanctuary.

Families can enjoy games and horse rides, food and raffle items, and watch a horsemanship demonstration by Karen Woodbury, a licensed Parelli instructor. For information, call 228-5441.

HONEY BEE HOUSEWARMING PARTY Runs noon to 3 p.m. at the Crowley Museum Nature Center, 16405 Myakka Road, Sarasota.

Welcome Crowley’s new honeybees and the center’s new beekeepers, the Sarasota Honey Co. Learn about the benefits of honey, as well as enjoy family activities and watch the bee release. Event is free with regular priced admission to the Crowley Museum and Nature Center. For information: 322-1000.

FOUR PILLARS WORKSHOP Runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at Four Pillars, 8209 Natures Way, Suite 221, Lakewood Ranch. The Four Pillars Coaching nonprofit presents a workshop with Susan Milligan, a Reiki Master and graduate from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. She will discuss emotional defenses and the impact on our relationships. The cost is $30 and includes tea, snacks and handouts. For more information or to register, call 373-3955 or go to fourpillarsflorida.com.

ROUND FOR THE KIDS Registration runs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. at the River Club Golf Course, 6600 River Club Blvd., Bradenton. The Braden River Elementary School fundraiser has an entry fee of $75. Proceeds from the second annual tournament benefit teacher training and other needs. For more information, call 751-4211.

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by Ken Sons of the Bermuda Mavericks. Tickets are $150 and all proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee. For more information, call 747-4655 or go to mealsonwheelsplus.org.

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STARLITE PLAYERS Begins at 7:30 p.m. at The Starlite Room, 1001 Cocoanut Ave., Sarasota. East County-based Starlite Players has selected four short comedies to be performed: “The Naked Truth,” “CoDependents,” “Guaranteed” and “The Hetero Chorus Boy.” Tickets cost $17.50.

For show tickets and information, visit starliteplayers. com or email info@starliteplayers.com. For dinner reservations, call 702-5613.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30

DAVINCI’S FAIRE & BARCAMP 2016 Begins at 8:15 a.m. at the Manatee Technical College, 6305 State Road 70 E., Bradenton. Check out gadgets and machines, inventors with prototypes of their new inventions, gamers who discuss their designs and lots of video games. Also featured will be the Manatee Technical College Robotics team testing their creations. BarCamp allows visitors to listen to speakers and attend sessions about varying topics. Admission is free if preregistered on Eventbrite, or for $10 at the door. For information, call 877-1599.

TENNIS FESTIVAL Runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lakewood Ranch Tennis Center, 8488 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. This fundraising event for Take Stock in Children will feature former top-10 professional players and local tennis stars. Side courts will bustle with singles and doubles clinics run by local professionals, USTA 10-andunder activities for youngsters

Mary Jo Johnson and Skyla Dawn Luckey rehearse “A Line of Malarkey,” before last year’s opening night at the Starlite Room.

and racket demo courts run by equipment manufacturers.

Tickets cost $10. For information, visit tennisfestival.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 7

MINT JULEPS & ROSES DERBY DAY Begins at 5 p.m. at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy, 4640 County Road 675 E., Bradenton. The third annual Mint Juleps & Roses Derby Day fundraiser offers an evening of dinner and entertainment with proceeds benefitting SMART. The event celebrates some of the Kentucky Derby’s most endearing traditions, including mint juleps, best hat and tie contests and cheering for the Run for the Roses, which will be broadcast on large-screen televisions. Also featured will be a 50/50 raffle, live and silent auctions and music from Kim Betts Acoustic. Guided tours of the stables will be available. A parade of champions will feature SMART riders and their horses. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by calling SMART at 322-2000. For more information, go to smartriders.org.

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The eighth annual event benefits the Lakewood Ranch-based Payton Wright Foundation. The $225 entry fee includes green fees, cart, lunch, a gift bag and admission to the banquet, which begins at 5 p.m. Banquet tickets only are $50. For information or to register, go to paytonwright.org.

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Country Club Village home sells for $1.15 million COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE AT LAKEWOOD RANCH

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home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch topped all transactions in this week’s real estate. Bryon and Kirsten Olive, of Ontario, Canada, sold their home at 13704 Red Rock Place to William and Susannah Quigley, of S. Lyon, Mich., for $1.15 million. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,748 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $900,000 in 2013.

James and Linda Fidelholtz, of Cincinnati, sold their home at 13607 Blythefield Terrace to John and Mary Dangler, of Indianapolis, for $875,000.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,550 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1.23 million in 2004.

Arlene Lerner and Gary Paisley, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7303 Greystone St. to Robert and Victoria Crain, of Lakewood Ranch, for $820,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,914 square feet of living area.

Scott Schechter, of Sarasota, sold his home at 6647 Oakland Hills Drive to Coangels Investments LLC for $340,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,761 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $520,000 in 2005.

HYDE PARK

Clinton Brown, of Edgewood, Ky., sold his home at 7303 Westminister Court to Coangels Investments LLC for $825,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,543 square feet of living area.

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feet of living area. It previously sold for $465,000 in 2004.

living area. It previously sold for $355,000 in 2012.

ESPLANADE

James Santora and Gloria Santora, trustees, sold the home at 6215 Macaw Glen to Raymond and Donna Brothers, of Lafayette, Ind., for $275,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,771 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $217,600 in 2001.

David Stevens, trustee, and Jane Stevens sold the home at 22555 Morning Glory Circle to Kevin and Claudia Kelly, of Bradenton, for $589,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,394 square feet of living area.

Lisa Ellerhorst, of Bradenton, sold her home at 13226 Torresina Terrace to Robert and Bernette Babcock, of Chicago, for $370,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,912 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $326,000 in 2013.

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GREENBROOK VILLAGE

Willard and Laura Anderson, of Painesville, Ohio, sold their home at 14315 Tree Swallow Way to Cody Carson and Bali Campbell, of Bradenton, for $270,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,534 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $179,000 in 2004.

HARBOUR WALK

David and Elvira Dryer, of Bradenton, sold their home at 553 Mast Drive to Anthony and Terri-Evan Milen, of Bradenton, for $675,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,927 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $522,900 in 2012.

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Dirk and Marike Meissenheimer, of Bradenton, sold their home at 10638 Cheval Place to Joshua and Jaimi Lowe, of Bradenton, for $550,000.

Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,119 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $452,000 in 2008.

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the home at 10019 Laurel Valley Ave. Circle to Wilfredo and Galina Rodriguez, of Parrish, for $454,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,166 square

16826 Berwick Terrace A4148286 $1,099,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

13659 Legends Walk Terrace A4142716 $869,000 Lorraine Neal

Lakewood Ranch 941-966-8000 941-350-0997

13404 Blythefield Terrace A4138754 $825,000 Laurie Jarema

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

8120 Championship Court A4142712 $745,000 Thomas Cinquegrano

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

7930 Royal Birkdale Circle A4148094 $690,000 Nicole Ryskamp

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

6304 Butlers Crest Drive A4151172 $659,900 Cheryl Roberts

Taylor Morrison of Florida Inc. sold the home at 5133 Napoli Run to Andrew and Wendy Stern, of Bradenton, for $543,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 2,826 square feet of living area.

Carolyn Bradley, of Sarasota, sold her home at 15115 Sundial Place to The Chrostowski Family Ltd. Co. for $510,500. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,809 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $560,000 in 2006.

John and Jacqueline Breiner, of Bradenton, sold their home at 14516 Sundial Place to Justin and Sandra Letourneau, of Lakewood Ranch, for $472,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,043 square feet of

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COUNTRY MEADOWS

Stanley and Elizabeth Pawelec, of Bradenton, sold their home at 14755 Second Ave. Circle N.E., to Steven and Mary Jane Peabody, of Bradenton, for $485,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,026 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $460,000 in 2006.

EDGEWATER VILLAGE

Kenneth and Lisa Fanchi, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 8103 Waterview Blvd. to Lee and Janis Hoffman, of Holmdel, N.J., for $482,500.

11827 River Shores Trail A4146841 $2,350,000 Debbie Vogler

6809 Turnberry Isle Court A4136281 $625,000 Theresa Meyers

Parrish 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

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

6715 Quillback Lane A4147393 $599,000 Monica Verinder

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

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LOCAL LEGACY. GLOBAL VISION. 7613 The Plaza A4150073 $599,000 Kathy Valente

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

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8201 Championship Court A4126740 $575,000 Nancy Phillips

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

6539 The Masters Avenue A4143469 $559,000 Judy Browning

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-3183

13501 Brown Thrasher Pike A4133477 $459,000 Terri Thacker

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

14338 Stirling Drive A4144089 $455,000 Diane Ellis

Lakewood Ranch 941-388-4447 941-321-7799

13319 Purple Finch Circle A4150481 $444,900 Stacy Tocci

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-592-6002

13212 Brown Thrasher Pike A4136645 $439,000 Jane Ebury

Lakewood Ranch 941-349-3444 941-726-9360

11219 Rivers Bluff Circle A4137291 $425,000 Erica Thomas

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

7326 Wexford Court A4144897 $398,000 Heidi Cox

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

8448 Miramar Way A4142539 $364,000 Christine Mazur

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-374-4015

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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 April 4 through 8, in order of dollar amounts.

E AST CO U N T Y ADDRESS 7812 Sloane Gardens Court

PERMIT Alterations

APPLICANT Francis Mills

7003 River Club Blvd.

Door/Windows

Francis Kelly III

AMOUNT $80,000 $66,180

11626 Water Poppy Terrace

Pool

Dean Lebaron

$60,000

5904 38th Ave. E.

Garage

Robert Ostling

$60,000

5508 37th Ave. E.

Addition

Louis Berninger

$52,440

7815 Heritage Grand Place

Alterations

Michael Fencil

$50,000

13510 Third Ave. N.E.

Alterations

Gerald Roscio

$50,000

5476 Golf Pointe Drive

Door/Windows

Ronald Susi

$49,830

16130 Daysailor Trail

Pool

Gregory Krzemien

$45,467

4585 Runabout Way

Pool

Robert Lager

$44,000

8028 Bowspirit Way

Pool

Michael Estes

$42,058

545 Chantilly Trail

Pool

Joseph Benedetto

$38,270

12307 Tranquility Park Terrace Pool

Paul Chickadel

$34,100

2318 41st St. E.

Jared Parker

$30,000

Pool

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

19110 Ganton Ave.

Mechanical

Claude Dube

$29,200

7045 Portmarnock Place

Mechanical

Keith Reeves

$28,200

5236 96th St. E.

Re-roof

Dennis Dubois

$25,789

19425 Ganton Ave.

Pool Cage

Barbara Schneiderman $24,500

12435 Natureview Circle

Pool Cage

Thomas Bourque

$18,412

6307 Thordon Circle

Door/Windows

Alan Ward

$18,040

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Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,743 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $485,000 in 2004.

$475,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,748 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $299,000 in 1991.

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

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4805 52nd Avenue W A4130828 $315,995 Leah Secondo

1000 Riverside Drive B303 A4144448 $209,000 Patty Brooks

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-545-4430

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-545-1194

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

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

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

Parrish 941-907-9595 941-306-9533

5016 64th Drive W A4136838 $1,599,000 Debbie Capobianco

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-704-2394

8306 Farington Court A4149933 $1,499,000 Alex Ley

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-504-6377

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

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

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

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

13219 Palmers Creek Terrace A4132928 $1,450,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-5704

13519 Blythefield Terrace A4150750 $1,389,000 John Camino, PA

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-685-5060

6943 Winners Circle A4126251 $1,275,000 Tina Ciaccio

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

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-266-1450

12325 Baypointe Terrace A4151483 $1,139,000 Kathy Valente

Cortez 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

Steven and Cheryl Brickley sold their home at 4720 Spinnaker Drive to Eric and Cheryl Wagner, of Venice, for $469,000. Built SEE REAL ESTATE PAGE 10B

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

7001 Vista Bella Drive A4149273 $310,000 Mark Boehmig

1506 Lantana Court A4144466 $189,000 Peggy Horlander & Mark Boehmig

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-448-7832

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-807-6936

Palmetto 941-748-6300 932-7199 or 807-6936

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

8455 Miramar Way 8455 A4149703 $269,000 Joe Foster

2607 Waterford Way B A4127192 $128,900 Dana Preston

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

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-812-7634

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-705-5510

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

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Mitchell Vujacic and Margaret Comack, of Ontario, Canada, sold their home at 7566 Links Court to Douglas Woodworth and Richard Mahaffy II, of Northampton, Mass., for

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

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in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,343 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2003.

SONOMA

Robert and Michelle Dean sold their home at 8219 Country Park Way to Alan and Gale Devereaux, of Sarasota, for $460,000. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,017 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $406,500 in 2010.

COUNTRY CLUB EAST AT LAKEWOOD RANCH

John and Patricia Hosmer, trustees, of Travelers Rest, S.C., sold the home at 14527 Leopard Creek Place to Randy and Gay Saputo, of Lakewood Ranch, for $457,500. Built in 2010, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,977 square feet of living area.

RIVERWALK VILLAGE

Jim and Caroline McGrath, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7610 Broomsedge Court to Thomas Whitaker and Stella Masaki, of Lakewood Ranch, for $440,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,485 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2011.

OAK RUN

Timothy and Charis Gullick, of Seffner, sold their home at 4722 Oak Run Drive to Kassandra and Jared Mitchell, of Sarasota, for $415,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,544 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $400,000 in 2004.

VIRGINIA WATER

James and Gail Crosier, of Hinsdale, Mass., sold their home at 6606 Virginia Crossing to Margo Thompson and James Thompson Jr., trustees, of University Park, for $403,300. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,762 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $317,000 in 2011.

CYPRESS CREEK ESTATES

Dean Neaverth, of Parrish, sold his home at 6189 Ninth Ave. Circle N.E., to Ariail and Nancy Burton, of Bradenton, for $380,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,030 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $230,000 in 2010.

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the home at 6182 Ninth Ave. Circle N.E., to Southeast Property Acquisitions LLC for $318,200. Built in 1989, it has two bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,033 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $700,000 in 2008.

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James and Colleen Heim, of Harrisburg, Pa., sold their home at 7127 Spikerush Court to Johnny and Judith Sewell, of Lakewood Ranch, for $375,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two-

and-two-half baths, a pool and 2,762 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $287,000 in 2011.

three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,287 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $234,000 in 2010.

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CalAtlantic Group Inc. sold the home at 752 Rosemary Circle to Jeff and Teresa Davis, of Bradenton, for $373,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths and 2,654 square feet of living area.

CARLYLE AT THE VILLAGES OF PALM AIRE

Joseph and Carol Herzog, of Southold, N.Y., sold their home at 5288 Creekside Trail to William and Evans, of Sarasota, for $370,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,113 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $327,500 in 2007.

MILL CREEK

Deborah Lyerly, of Bradenton, sold the home at 13782 Sixth Place E., to John and Susan Cowley, of Station, Tenn., for $370,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 3,017 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $181,500 in 1998.

Federal National Mortgage Association sold the home at 14515 17th Ave. E., to Alma Maring, of Bradenton, for $333,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,350 square feet of living area.

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Lewis and Diana Kane, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4518 62nd Terrace E., to Errol and Carol Sharak, of Bradenton, for $358,400. Built in 2010, it has

Deshbir Chug and Maria Figueiredo, of Ontario, Canada, sold their home at 616 River Crane St., to Mark and Barbara Rubin, of Washington Crossing, Pa., for $350,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,727 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $335,000 in 2014.

CENTRAL PARK

Michael and Melinda Towns, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 11928 Forest Park Circle to Paul and Ida McBride, of Miami, for $320,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,744 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $254,800 in 2012.

SUMMERFIELD VILLAGE

Lydia Reiser, of Lakewood Ranch, sold her home at 6526 Deerberry Court to Brian and Jacqueline Caporaso, of Bradenton, for $307,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,179 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $266,000 in 2011.

Heidi Falanga, of Lakewood Ranch, sold her home at 11415 Water Willow Ave. to David and Leah Ballou, of Lakewood Ranch, for $305,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,931 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $225,000 in 2003.

WATERLEFE GOLF AND RIVER CLUB

Joyce and David DeFazio, trustees, of Slingerlands, N.Y., sold the home at 9708 Portside Terrace to Steven and Cheryl Brickley, of Bradenton, for $285,000. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,565 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $320,000 in 2007.

COACH HOMES AT RIVER STRAND

Barry and Sheila Lane, of New Foundland, Canada, sold their Unit 3402 condominium at 502 Winding Brook Lane to Gregory and Terry Carlson, of Shoreview, Minn., for $283,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,108 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $240,000 in 2011.

Andrew and Angela Galeziowski, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their Unit 7303 condominium at 7014 Grand Estuary Trail to David and Virginia McCabe, of Bradenton, for $265,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,108 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $274,000 in 2014.

WATER OAK

Alfred and Nancymarie Karam, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6630 63rd Terrace E., to Jeffrey and Jennifer Karam, of Bradenton, for $275,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,349 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2015.

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Sporting Goods

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LADIES BICYCLE Helmet. Blue/Black. Like new. $10. (941) 224-1253.

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VACUUM: SHARK Navigator Lift Away, Model NV552 26, with accessories, barely used, $15.

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OAK ARMOIRE, $40. Black coffee table, $30.

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Antiques/Collectibles 1880 BRUNSWICK Pocket billiard pool table, O.G. novelty model, 9/ft., Pro Option, $5500.

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

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

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RENTAL MANAGEMENT company taking more seasonal and annual properties.

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