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See less red with new lights Computer sensors expected to regulate traffic more efficiently on State Road 70. SEE PAGE 2A

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Butterfly bonanza East County residents Dale and Lisa Nauman created a safe space for monarch butterflies.

They built an enclosure in their yard and planted milkweeds, the monarch’s favorite food and egg-laying plant. Already the Naumans have seen caterpillars and chysalises emerging.

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HOT PROFESSION MTC answers the call for more firefighters in Manatee County.

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Manatee Technical student Dylan Strand receives a lesson from instructor Vic Accurso.

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Owls on watch At the Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch lunch meeting May 12, an owl made out of a pineapple kept watch on the dessert table.

Tara Golf and Country Club cook Sandra Gillespie looked online for inspiration and created the owl in 10 minutes. “Every event, I do a swan out of honeydew or roses or something,” she said. “I always do something, if I have time.”

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Strings of lights provide the ambiance Schroeder-Manatee Ranch officials wanted for arriving guests.

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S.R. 70’s time to adapt Manatee County, FDOT install new signal lights for better traffic flow.

PAM EUBANKS SENIOR EDITOR

Manatee County hopes new traffic signal technology will improve the flow of traffic on State Road 70.

The county secured a $1 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration in September 2015 and now will move forward with installing adaptive signal control technology at 20 intersections spanning from Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to Fifth Street West.

County commissioners on May 10 approved an agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation for Manatee County’s

DEFINED: Adaptive Signal Control Technology A system using computers to change the signal based on traffic flow, rather than having the signal regulated by a fixed amount of time.

staff to install the technology at 10 intersections, at a cost of $210,000, for which the county will be reimbursed. FDOT will improve the other intersections.

“It’s trying to address the needs we have because of the growth in

Manatee County,” Commissioner John Chappie said. “This should be a big benefit.”

Sage Kamiya, Manatee County’s deputy director of traffic management, said Manatee County’s transportation staff always looks for grant opportunities to fund transportation projects that benefit the public.

“In general terms, the expectation is that the delay for the traveler going down State Road 70 will be less,” he said.

Currently, traffic signals in that corridor use time-based signals, meaning the timing for green lights, for example, is based on data collected on traffic patterns and then programmed into a con-

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troller. Once the adaptive system is installed, the controllers will use that information as a baseline, but will not be able to alter signal timing based on real-time traffic information.

FDOT spokesman Robin Stublen said the new system will be installed and running by the end of 2016.

Florida Department of Transportation will purchase the equipment and transfer it to Manatee County.

Manatee County and FDOT partnered to install an adaptive signal control technology system along University Parkway in 2016 as a pilot program in the area.

FDOT has contracted with the University of Florida to provide a comparison of traffic conditions before and after implementation of the system, but it has not yet been received.

No other adaptive signal control projects are currently funded.

“By receiving and processing data from strategically placed sensors, Adaptive Signal Control Technology can determine which lights should be red and which should be green. ASCT helps improve the quality of service that travelers experience on our local roads and highways. Less unnecessary delays and traffic moves quickly and smoothly.

“The process is simple.

First, traffic sensors collect data. Next, traffic data is evaluated and signal timing improvements are developed. Finally, ASCT implements signal timing updates.

The process is repeated every few minutes to keep traffic flowing smoothly. On average, ASCT improves travel time by more than 10%. Improvements can be 50% or more.”

RYE ROAD CHANGES Manatee County will reduce the speed limit on Rye Road from 55 mph to 45 mph, as approved by county commissioners May 10.

Additionally, the Manatee County transportation department is 90% complete with designs for functional improvements to Rye Road, including widening the existing roadway to 24 feet (no new lanes), roadside ditch piping and shoulder enhancements.

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A PROFESSION ON FIRE

Growth sparks expected need for Manatee County firefighters.

JAY HEATER MANAGING EDITOR

A 2015 glance at Manatee County’s five largest fire departments Southern Manatee Fire Rescue Full-time firefighters: 87

Manatee Technical College’s Fire Science Academy

Goal: Prepares students to pass the Florida Firefighter Licensure Examination Program length: 600 hours, approximately 4 months to complete attending full-time; parttime schedules available Tuition: $4,676 2015 job placement rate: 79% To register: manateetech. edu/apply.html For more information: manateetech.edu/ career-prep/ fire-fighter/

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EMT training: An applied technology diploma is available, which prepares students to pass the Florida EMT basic certification examination Program length: 250 hours, approximately 8 weeks to complete Tuition: $1,704 For more information: manateetech. edu/careerprep/emergency-medicaltechnician/

2015 calls: 4,817 East Manatee Fire District 78 2,569 Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue 61 5,222 North River Fire District 54 4,333 Jay Heater

Henry Sheffield, the coordinator of the Fire Science Academy of Manatee Technical College, and Bill Kebler, lead instructor, run a program that is universally respected by county fire department administrators.

Top: Manatee Technical student Dylan Strand learns how to properly man the hose from instructor Vic Accurso.

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smoke. We have truck computers that talk to each other. Everyone has a portable radio. It is so technically complex now.”

Bill Kebler is the lead instructor in the Fire Science program at MTC and another career firefighter who spent 18 years as battalion chief with Broward County Fire Rescue. He said today’s firefighters need different abilities than in the past.

“They are not all 6-foot-1 with their knuckles dragging on the ground,” Kebler said. “We are looking for smart people.

You need to have smarts to learn building construction.”

Manatee Technical College currently is running four academies and will begin another in August. Currently, MTC has nine high school students in a Firefighter 1 program that prepares the students to work as fire fighting volunteers.

Other students are working to complete their Firefighter 2 certification that will allow them to be full-time firefighters or have completed the Firefighter 2 requirement and are working to complete an eight-week course

MTC Fire Science Academy advisory board the past 12 years, said the county’s fire services are willing to fill expected openings by hiring inexperienced firefighters who have completed the MTC program.

“It’s a phenomenal program,” Hyden said. “I’m very involved and (the county fire agencies) help guide the academy with the needs of the industry.”

Sousa runs a 20-man reserve firefighter program at West Manatee and most of those are fresh out of MTC. In the past year, 12 of his reserves landed full-time jobs.

Getting a job at the busier departments, which often get more than 100 applications for an opening, usually is much harder than landing a job at a smaller agency. Myakka City Fire Chief Richard Bartoszek hired two firefighters in 2016 and had only five applicants for the positions. However, he said Myakka answered 625 calls last year, a low number for those who crave the excitement of the job.

“A lot of people don’t do this for the money,” Sousa said. “They do it for the type of work.”

that prepares them to earn EMT certification.

Armed with a Firefighter 2 certification and an EMT certificate, those looking for work seem likely to find it.

“If I knew someone considering a career as a firefighter, I would say, ‘Go for it,’” said Tim Hyden, the training officer for the East Manatee Fire District. “You are going to get a job in a couple of years.

“This is a well-rounded profession that has so many things we’re all after when it comes to a job.

During the recession, it was not a good time for people who wanted to be firefighters. We had never seen anything quite like it and I’ve been doing this for 24 years.

It hit everyone hard. But it’s good right now.”

Housing developments springing up in Lakewood Ranch have county fire administrators considering more stations.

“Development is going on again,” Hyden said. “Eventually, we are going to be looking at opening another station. We ebb and flow with the economy.”

Hyden, who has served on the

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eff Dirling, a captain at the North River Fire District, remembered a time following 9/11 when a surge of Americans rushed to become firefighters.

Patriotism was at an all-time high and the job of being a first responder was front-and-center after the heroic efforts at the World Trade Center in 2001.

“Everyone thought they wanted to be a firefighter,” Dirling said.

“The number of people trying to get into schools was overwhelming, but there were no jobs.”

As time ticked off in the first decade of the 21st century, the economy sagged, and so did municipal budgets. Adding additional firemen was not in the plan.

Dirling, who is a part-time Manatee Tech College Fire Science instructor, said times have changed. With Manatee County growing in population, coupled with economic growth, firefighters are once again in demand.

“A lot of districts are growing and expanding,” said Tom Sousa, the chief of West Manatee Fire Rescue. “I know East Manatee will be adding more stations, more apparatus, more services. With growth, you need more people.

Then you have turnover, attrition.

Coupled with the growth, it presents a great opportunity.”

The east campus of Manatee Technical College in Lakewood Ranch currently is graduating about 50 firefighters a year from its Fire Science Academy. Coordinator Henry Sheffield, a career firefighter who started in 1973 and eventually became chief of the Braden River Fire Control and Rescue District before retiring and moving into his role as educator, said those students have a much better chance today of finding jobs than even five years ago.

The program’s job placement was 79% in 2015.

For those interested in pursuing a career as a firefighter, Sheffield said the job has evolved.

“It is a lot more technical now,” he said of the education process.

“Firefighters are using electronic devices that look through the

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Take the Observer with you on your next trip.

Lockwood Ridge/S.R. 70 intersection now features three grocery stores.

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The intersection of Lockwood Ridge Road and State Road 70 has become a shopper’s produce paradise.

Aldi opened its newest grocery store May 11 at 4525 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton.

The store becomes the third grocery at the intersection, with a Walmart Neighborhood Market that opened April 13 at the southeast corner of Lockwood Ridge Road and State Road 70 and a Publix Supermarket that opened October 2013 at the southwest corner of the same intersection.

Aldi is located at the northeast corner.

Central Park’s Bonnie Golon, a regular shopper at Walmart, said she anxiously awaited the store’s opening.

“I love Aldi,” she said.

Aldi has more than 1,300 U.S. locations and about 4,000 stores worldwide. It’s known for its everyday low prices, unique weekly specials on non-food items and the fact it’s run European-style. Shoppers pay a quarter to use a shopping cart (and get it back when it’s returned) and pay 7 cents and up for grocery bags if

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Publix, 4240 53rd Ave. E. 45,000 square feet

Aldi, 4525 53rd Ave. E. 17,000 square feet 70 Walmart Neighborhood Market, 4536 53rd Ave.E. 41,000 square feet

you don’t bring your own.

Aldi’s Regional Director of Operations Andreas Rohlfing said the company keeps prices low by marketing its own brands, buying in bulk and having an efficient business model.

Although the new store has direct competitors across the street, Rohlfing isn’t worried. He said Aldi complements them.

“It’s perfect,” he said. “You have existing retail. There’s traffic at this intersection, for sure.

You can’t get everything at Aldi.”

Creekwood resident Angela Phillips, a loyal Publix shopper, said she enjoyed her first visit to Aldi and likely will change-up her shopping routine, at least a little.

“Publix will always be my store,” she said, adding she also shops at Walmart. “But, I will come here. When you are a mom and you shop for a home of five, you do shop around. It’s exciting to see the difference in prices they offer.”

“They have a big gluten-free section, which will be good for me. That’s going to be fantastic.”

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People want to go where they can get the most for their money.”

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The caution flag is up With Florida toward the bottom of safe-driving states for teens, local drivers hit the BRAKES. JAY HEATER MANAGING EDITOR

Just in time for a local visit by the BRAKES teen proactive driving school, Carinsurance.com has released a study this month about teen driving habits.

The study was compiled by Carinsurance.com Managing Editor Michelle Megna, who crunched numbers and ranked states in terms of teen drivers.

Florida was the 12th most dangerous state in terms of teen driving.

“Mostly, I wanted to look at all these materials about teen driver safety,” Megna said. “It’s a different issue for every parent in every state. I was aware the laws are all over the map. There are no standards.”

Along with the study, the group commissioned a survey of 500 parents of teen drivers throughout the United States. Of those parents, 40% said it was either “very scary” or “extremely scary” to see their teen drive. Parents in Florida might be bothered to know their state is one of the few without passenger regulations for beginning drivers.

Of course, some states have even have more lenient Graduated Driver Licensing. Kansas teens can begin driving at the age of 14.

“I hope the study was kind of a wake-up call,” Megna said. “I think it showed we are not neces-

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sarily mature about our choices.

I think it shows there is a good chance your teen is going to get into a car wreck and you need to look at teen driving issues.”

The dangers associated with teen driving influenced Lakewood Ranch High School junior Aidan Kelly to ask his father, Ed Kelly, to begin a drive to get BRAKES (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe) to Lakewood Ranch. Their drive was successful as BRAKES takes over Bradenton Motorsports Park May 21-22 for four sessions.

All 144 slots for the free driving clinic have been reserved.

“Everything has gone smoothly,” said BRAKES representative Jennifer Ritchie. “There already is talk of us coming back.”

The event has major sponsors in Mopar (an auto parts company), Dodge, Bradenton Motorsports Park and Firkins Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram of Bradenton. Wawa is supplying coffee for the event while Chick-fil-A and Culver’s are supplying lunches for the BRAKES crew.

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BEST AND WORST STATES FOR TEEN DRIVERS

FLORIDA’S GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSE LAWS Minimum age: 15 (learner stage); 16 (intermediate stage) Required supervision: 50 hours (10 at night) Nighttime restrictions: 16-yearolds, no driving 11 p.m.-6 a.m.; 17-year-olds, no driving 1 a.m.-5 a.m.

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3. Louisiana 12. Florida Least expensive state for teen drivers’ insurance: Hawaii, $1,108 per year

A March survey of 500 parents of teen drivers found:

33% allowed their teen to have passengers 30% allowed their teen to drive at night when not allowed

29% allowed cell phone use while driving 19% allowed

unsupervised driving when not allowed

The worst habits of teen drivers, as described by their parents: 17%

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Florida ranks 8th most expensive for teen drivers’ insurance at $4,938 per year

45% rate by which Florida could reduce its teen driving fatalities with stronger Graduated Driver’s License requirements, according to the study.

Source: Carinsurance.com study released in May

Notes: To identify the best and worst states for teen drivers, CarInsurance.com analyzed five teen-driving metrics, number of teen driver fatalities per 100,000 population, effectiveness of Graduated Driving License (GDL) components, teen drinking and driving rates, teen emailing/texting and driving rates and average annual insurance costs for teen drivers. Each state was given a weighted score to determine rankings. To identify current insurance rates, six major carries were checked in each state in 10 ZIP codes.

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IS A NEW LIBRARY IN THE WORKS?

Assistant Branch Supervisor Judy Mullen, Friends of the Braden River Library President Martha Crabb, library Branch Supervisor Cathy Laird and Friends’ Vice President Judy Harris show off the symbolic check.

Library expansion may be overdue Library volunteers hope a $20,000 donation to the county will be a catalyst for improvements.

PAM EUBANKS SENIOR EDITOR

If Martha Crabb and her fellow Friends of the Braden River Library have their way, a $20,000 donation to Manatee County will translate into more books, more meeting space and more opportunity for the library and its patrons.

The group on May 10 donated that amount to the county so it can secure architectural and engineering designs for an expansion of the existing Braden River

Branch Library.

Now, they wait.

“Our original plan was to keep what we had to furnish the library once it expanded, buy shelving and furniture,” Crabb said. “But we thought if we did this, it might be a way to show the county we’re very serious about needing this.

We need more parking and would love a garden. All the ideas we have are somewhat contingent on having the library expanded. It’s to show the county commissioners what we’re after.”

The branch offers more than 400 programs annually, and it’s closed two days a week. It services nearly 170,000 people and checks out more than 275,600 items annually, as well.

Library Branch Supervisor Cathy Laird said the library’s biggest need is more meeting space.

“We have a big need for small glassed-in study areas,” she said.

“We have one, and we could easily use four or five of those.”

Other wish-list items include a computer lab, a designated room for children’s programming, an outside garden and more.

Cheri Coryea, the county’s neighborhood services director,

In less than a year, Cheri Coryea, director of Manatee County’s Neighborhood Services Department, hopes to start community discussions on a potential library site in the Lakewood Ranch area.

She said a new East County library location was an unfunded, needed project in the county’s capital improvement plan in 2015.

Funding likely will be available in about five years.

She expects Manatee County will start collecting data from residents in January/February 2017 to determine the future library’s makeup — whether geared more toward children or adults, or whether it may have more hard copy books or more digital offerings.

Lakewood Ranch community development district supervisors have discussed purchasing the former Summerfield Information Center, at 6310 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., for community uses, and Town Hall Executive Director Anne Ross and Coryea have discussed the location as a potential library site. Coryea said the building is much too small for a library — most are 25,000 square feet or larger compared with Summerfield’s 2,700 square feet of usable space — but Manatee could provide a lending library or host programming.

“All the ideas we have are somewhat contingent on having the library expanded.

It’s to show the county commissioners what we’re after.”

— Martha Crabb, president of Friends of the Braden River Library

said the expansion was placed on the county’s five-year capital improvement project plan about three years ago as a “project of record,” meaning there was a need for it but no funding available. In the next budget cycle, she’ll be asking for money.

The county’s new impact fee schedule, adopted in April, allocates money specifically for libraries and is a new funding source.

“It may not be enough to build the entire project, but it’ll be enough to do something,” Coryea said, noting the county might be able to do fundraisers and find grants to supplement the effort.

She hopes the project can be completed in two to five years.

Coryea expects representatives of the Friends group, county staff, library staff and the architect to begin meeting in June and to continue meeting through the summer. She said architects likely will deliver a plan for the expansion sometime in December. At that time, the county will have cost estimates and can better determine whether the library should be expanded at once or in phases.

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New face in familiar place Freedom Elementary will welcome a new principal in August.

Jim Mennes has been the principal of Freedom Elementary for seven years. He is the school’s second principal since it opened 13 years ago.

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Although he didn’t sleep well when first told, Guy Grimes was ready for the new challenge that awaited him.

Grimes, who has been the principal of Robert H. Prine Elementary in west Bradenton for a decade, learned he was being relocated to a school 11 miles from his home and current school.

In August, Grimes will start the 2016-2017 school year as the new principal of Freedom Elementary School.

“It’s like going to college,” Grimes said. “You’re excited to be somewhere with new people, but at the same time, you’re skeptical about leaving home.”

An 18-year educator who has been a teacher, assistant principal and principal, Grimes will lead the first non-Title I school of his career. He has worked at Palm View, William H. Bashaw and Palmetto elementary schools, prior to his years at Prine.

Although the demographic and neighborhood surrounding Freedom are different than Grimes’ previous employers, the school is a familiar place.

Grime’s wife, Jennie, was the first assistant principal at Freedom when it opened 13 years ago. She worked alongside cur-

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Guy Grimes will start the 2016-2017 school year as Freedom Elementary’s principal.

rent Principal Jim Mennes, who is relocating to Virgil E. Mills Elementary.

“Jim and I became friends through events at the school,” Grimes said. “We both had children, who are close to the same age, who attended Freedom. We were Freedom parents before either of us worked here.”

Grimes has watched Freedom continue to grow as East County makes way for new developments and with more families moving to the area. A Manatee County native who attended Palmetto Elementary, Lincoln Middle and Palmetto High, he is familiar with big schools.

Prine has a consistent student population of 900, and is located close to various neighborhoods along Southern Parkway.

“I’ve worked at big schools,” Grimes said. “I’m comfortable there. This school is a little smaller, but I’m excited to continue to watch it grow.”

Grimes isn’t planning to join the bustle of East County by moving here, though.

He will make the commute of 10 extra miles.

Among his mental list of personal goals he hopes to accomplish during his tenure at Freedom is establishing a close relationship with teachers, something he said he has worked hard to create at Prine.

“I’m a relationship person,” Grimes said. “I like to make sure people know they’ll be heard. I take teachers’ comments to heart.

I’m not a dictator. I prefer to come to a consensus together.”

“It’s like going to college.

You’re excited to be somewhere new with new people, but at the same time, you’re skeptical about leaving home.”

— Guy Grimes, new principal of Freedom Elementary School

When he became the principal of Freedom Elementary in 2009, Jim Mennes knew the school had potential to grow.

A few hundred students later, the school now has about 800 students, and is filled to its capacity.

Now, though, he is moving to an even larger school. The Mill Creek resident has received word from the Manatee County School District that he will be the new principal of Virgil E. Mills Elementary in Palmetto, starting in August. Mills Elementary has the largest elementary student population in the county with more than 1,100 students.

Mennes’ favorite memories at Freedom involve events that reward student achievement.

To celebrate the students earning good grades or raising money in school fundraisers, Mennes has had mystery slime concoctions poured over his head dozens of times, and he has spent an entire school day on the roof of the school.

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The Lodge features high ceilings with great views of the golf course.

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Club life, refreshed SMR spent $25 million to offer Lakewood Ranch residents the best in country club living.

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akewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch obviously wouldn’t agree the country club experience is on the decline.

SMR is investing more than $25 million in a three-year period to retain and attract members to the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.

It opened its newest 29,000-square-foot clubhouse, called “The Lodge,” at the Royal Lakes golf course in Country Club East April 19, just as it closed the existing Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club clubhouse for a major $5 million renovation that includes tearing down and then expanding the kitchen.

The lounge and administrative offices will remain open during construction and the entire club is expected to be open again by Thanksgiving.

“It’s a commitment,” Country Club General Manager Wayne Piazza said. “We’re not going anywhere. The community is not getting smaller. You have to meet the need. People don’t want to leave the Ranch. This is just another amenity.”

Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club already has 3,600 members across seven membership classifications. Since the opening of the Lodge, it has added more than 40 new members, Piazza said.

The Lodge’s design and offerings are a reflection of focus groups and surveys conducted with country club members. It is primarily a dining establishment, featuring a more “upscale casual” menu, with pizzas and smaller plates — lobster grilled cheese, smoked brisket, lump crab on a fried green tomato and other offerings.

Windows around the perimeter offer diners a view of the golf course. There’s also an open kitchen, so guests can watch their food being prepared and interact with kitchen staff. It also has an event lawn and putting green.

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Country Club members Candace McMahon and Jim McNamara are enamored with the new facility.

“The openness is so fabulous,” McMahon said. “I feel it’s so comfortable being here. SMR got it right. It’s truly a reflection of what the members wanted. I feel like I’m in a resort.”

McNamara agreed.

“They make it easy for us to enjoy ourselves,” he said. “It makes the whole country club experience enjoyable and complete.”

Last month, the country club also opened its newly renovated athletic center, which features new state-of-the-art equipment and about 7,000 more square feet of space primarily for fitness classes, bringing the total square footage to about 18,000 square feet.

Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club General Manager Wayne Piazza says the Lodge offers a more casual, trendy dining setting than the country club.

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or more than an hour, Gene Witt Elementary student Erin Kokora waited patiently for the 21 students before her to go through an academic version of walking the plank.

What could cause such angst, among kids or adults? Try the 2016 Tropicana Speech Contest on May 12 at Gene Witt.

For many of us, speaking in front of a crowd can be a painful experience. Whether you are 10 or 60, public speaking is something that really doesn’t come naturally to us. We can talk up a storm in the lunch room, but put more than 10 people in a board room and suddenly our brain starts to melt like cream cheese on a hot bagel.

Imagine the level of anxiety for Kokora, who was scheduled to speak last. Those earlier in the program, well, they could get it over with.

Also in the favor of the early speakers was the fact the hundreds of elementary students in the audience hadn’t been sitting still for long. It wasn’t the case by the time Kokora came forward.

To Kokora’s credit, it didn’t seem to bother her much, probably because she had done the work necessary to deliver between two and three minutes of captivating material. She

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Declan Hudson, second, Eva Bouchard, first, and Jarom Su’a, third, won the top places in the Tropicana Speech Contest at Gene Witt Elementary.

knew given a fair opportunity, she would have her classmates enthralled.

Then life took one of its aggravating turns. Fair just didn’t come into play.

Kokora, whose topic was “Living with Epilepsy,” a subject in honor of her sister, walked to the podium and surveyed the situation. The shorter speech contestants had a plastic stool they would pull behind the podium and then climb aboard.

You know the ones you use to get dishes off those top shelves in

the kitchen.

The taller students, not needing the stool, stepped up to the mic and let loose.

Kokora’s height, however, was in-between.

She decided not to use the stool because she would tower over the mic. Instead, she took her position behind the podium.

Without the stool, she had to maintain a couple of steps distance back so she could see over the podium. That put her a couple of feet too far away from the mic, and partially hidden.

Now if this were Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, a team of assistants would have rushed forward, twisting the mic or adjusting the stool to get the necessary audio alignment.

But, no, this was an elementary school speech contest.

Kokora forged ahead with her interesting topic. Unfortunately, it wasn’t only tough to see her, it was tough to hear her. As a judge, I looked down on my score sheet. Audience Bond, Delivery, Pronunciation, Articulation, Volume, Speed. All important topics for any public speaking contest.

The judges all ruled the same, the final contestant suffered in some of those categories through no fault of her own. Tough darts.

Of anything that occurred during the contest, perhaps the most important, and toughest, lesson was evident. No matter how much work you do, some days will offer challenges that derail our efforts.

The students who finished first through third in the contest, Eva Bouchard (The Joy of FSA Testing), Declan Hudson (All I Need to Know, I Learned from a Dog) and Jarom Su’a (You Too Can Be Awesome), connected with their audience through their words, their eyes and their gestures.

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goes along with public speaking, and certainly, it makes a big difference if the crowd can see the performance. Bouchard, Hudson and Su’a made each person in the audience feel they were talking to them, personally. All three were terrific.

The other contestants were prepared, organized and, to a certain extent, courageous. They made the walk to the plank, or the podium, putting themselves in front of everyone to see. Geez, that’s hard. They deserve congratulations for a solid effort.

When the medals were awarded, though, Kokora’s name was not called, despite some work that was worthy of special recognition. It just wasn’t her public speaking day.

In her two minutes, though, it was obvious she is going to be real good at this public speaking gig. She is going to line up with the mic in the future, and she will blow her audience away.

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Peeved about ponds Heritage Harbour residents circulate petition in search of better smelling — and looking — ponds.

PAM EUBANKS SENIOR EDITOR

Heritage Harbour South Community Development District supervisors hope a $5,000 investment into aquatic plants in lakes will boost community aesthetics, but residents aren’t so certain the effort is enough.

A resident-led petition lobbying for improved pond aesthetics has garnered more than 200 signatures.

“Many of us are really concerned about this,” said Stoneybrook resident Joanne Pytlik, a petition organizer who took photos of ponds throughout the community and placed them on poster boards for supervisors to see. “(The ponds) are deteriorating.”

At the board’s May 3 meeting, she asked supervisors for three changes: an increase in spending

for pond maintenance; a multiyear plan for improving ponds; and discussion on the ponds placed on the board’s June 7 agenda.

Josh McGarry, district manager for the CDD’s pond contractor Aquatic Systems, said improvements could be made without adding money to the budget, so supervisors voted to spend up to $5,000 of unused money to install more than 4,000 aquatic plants along the shores of problematic ponds.

He said the plantings will improve water quality and overall lake aesthetics long term.

“The board has done a lot of good work,” CDD Chairwoman Michelle Patterson said. “Personally, I think petitions are very outdated and they create a defensive position. We’re going to address it. There’s a movement to do something.”

Although Aquatic Systems can add chemical treatments to address the current state of the ponds, it must be careful about how many chemicals go into the water. Once the rainy season begins, the ponds should begin to clear up on their own, as well, McGary said.

“There’s no such thing as eradication for algae,” he said. “There’s no such thing as eradication for weed growth.”

Supervisors did not discuss developing a long-term plant installation program.

Pytlik said she was “underwhelmed” with the board’s response.

“I’d like them to do a study of what needs to be done,” she said.

“I think there needs to be a multiyear plan.”

Resident Larry Eichert, an aquatic plant expert, was grateful for the plantings, but also wants a longer term commitment. The CDD had a five-year planting program in place in 2011, but it was scrapped about two years

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dents will see assessment increases. Final budget approval is set for 4 p.m. Aug. 2, at the Stoneybrook Clubhouse, 8000 Stone Harbour Loop, Bradenton.

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Wowzza the Amazing Candle will be shining light in more than one way.

Jaxx Marketing, a Lakewood Ranch-based firm, is donating a portion of revenue from sales of its Wowzza the Amazing Candle to cancer research.

The campaign aims to raise $1 million for research in a year, and the slogan is #CelebrateMoreBirthdays.

Ruth Brown, president of Jaxx, said she had wanted to do a fundraiser with her business for a while but had been working to grow the firm first. She had the idea to raise money for cancer research, and her public relations coordinator, Candice McElyea, had the perfect idea.

McElyea, a former Lakewood Ranch resident, used to be neighbors with Patrick and Holly Wright, founders of the Payton Wright Foundation. Their daughter, Payton, died of brain cancer at age 5 in 2007. The parents then formed the foundation to support research as well as other families with children suffering from brain cancer.

They decided to kick off the campaign to sell the candle by donating the first month’s proceeds to the foundation.

“When you think about someone’s life at that age ending, it’s heartbreaking,” Brown said. “If they survive, the torture they have to go through is heartbreaking, too. When we had something we could do for the foundation, we jumped on it.”

For every Wowzza the Amazing Candle sold in May, Brown will be donating $2 to the foundation. She plans on picking other organizations throughout the year as well, but she might extend the donation to Payton Wright another month.

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“Cancer hits everyone no matter what age,” she said. “We don’t think about it until it hits us.”

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“Their values seem to align perfectly,” she said. “It’s cool because it’s a birthday candle. It works.”

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The non-tenors took some playful exception.

“How dare you breathe!” one of the chorus members called out to another.

“I’ll trade you that (high) note for my breath,” another quipped.

Soon, however, the 30-some members of the Sweet Adelines chorus settled down and started practicing again.

“We’re a little more relaxed than some choruses, because we’re all friends and come from all walks of life,” said Ellen Linsley, the president of the group.

“When we’re there, we’re all the same.”

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Staff writer Jessica Salmond’s article titled “Bridge talk resurfaces” in the May 5 edition regarding the building of a bridge connecting Honore Avenue and Tara Boulevard raises serious concerns on many levels, the most important being that of safety.

Tara Boulevard is a residential road with posted speed limits of 30 miles per hour (rarely enforced) and includes several winding curves and sidewalks that are placed closely adjacent to the road. It was never constructed to be a major thoroughfare to handle traffic in the manner of other roads clearly identified to do so, such as Honore Avenue, Whitfield Avenue, Lockwood Ridge Road, or Lakewood Ranch Boulevard for that matter.

Additionally of great concern is a nearby elementary school on Linger Lodge Road, which runs parallel to Tara Boulevard. Several buses, many cars picking up and dropping off students and children who ride their bikes or walk to and from school would be put at a greater level of danger due to the increased traffic.

Currently, the only access to and from the residences on the east side of Tara Boulevard and four other residential areas on the west side of Tara Boulevard is Tara Boulevard itself. Adding additional non-residential traffic to this area only increases traffic and pedestrian safety concerns.

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ual who stated, “I-75 isn’t meant for local traffic.” My response would be that Tara Boulevard was not meant to be an alternative to I-75. Other sources in your article suggested that a bridge over the Braden River would relieve some of the traffic clogging State Road 70. I do not believe that relieving traffic on a state road should be handled by dumping that traffic into a residential area with no barrier walls or fencing to curtail the noise, addressing safety concerns, and the negative impact on property values that will undoubtedly occur if the road is opened as a thoroughfare and route to the mall.

The comment attributed to another source that residents could walk or hop on their bikes to get to UTC instead of driving makes me shake my head in disbelief. Good luck crossing University Parkway.

This would appear to be a Band-aid solution to a larger and continuing problem we face in Manatee and Sarasota counties, the increase in residential and commercial building permits without the infrastructure to support it.

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The couple’s property had been removed and the man noticed $150 of his cash, which was hidden, was also taken.

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“I can’t say enough about the volunteers. Those are really the people who make it happen.” – Sarah Kupiec, SANCA’s events and volunteers manager, on why Nathan Benderson Park can host so many events. SEE PAGE 18A

“All of us dream of being Annie (Oakley).

When you pulverize a target, it’s instant gratification.”

– Dyana Goss, Sure Shot Annie’s founder

Lakewood Ranch junior forward LaDazhia Williams was named to the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches/Source Hoops Class 7A first team all-state girls basketball team.

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Braden River senior first baseman Bethaney Keen was chosen to represent the West in the Florida High School Coaches Association 27th All-Star Softball Classic May 20-21, at Forest High.

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Derrian Gobourne, a Level 10 gymnast at Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics, was selected to the Region 8 All-Star team that will travel in July to New York.

Gobourne finished fifth in the all-around at the Junior Olympic National Championships May 6-8, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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ODA shooting guard Nate Patrick scored 39 points for the Liberty Edge 17U boys basketball team in the final game of the Big Shots Tournament May 8 in Sarasota.

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Don Betts used his 7-iron to record an ace May 9 on the 160-yard, No. 9 hole on the Champions Course at Palm Aire Country Club.

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Debbie Wroten, who attended her first Sure Shot Annie’s shoot April 23, sets her sights on the target while Sue Orton looks on.

WOMEN ‘PULL’ TOGETHER Sure Shot Annie’s members take their shot at mastering a different shell game.

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ith her hair pulled back under a ball cap and her ear plugs pushed firmly into place, Pam Bartlett stepped to the edge of the covered shooting station at the Ancient Oak Gun Club in Lakewood Ranch.

The East County resident slid a pair of shells into the chamber of her shotgun before setting her sights on her target.

Bartlett nodded toward Casie Holloway, who launched a clay pigeon from one of the traps hidden around the station.

The clay pigeon whizzed past Bartlett in an orange blur. She quickly fired a shot, showering the ground with shards of broken clay.

“It’s harder than you think,” said Bartlett, a business development manager at Parametric Technology Corp.

For the next 90 minutes, Bartlett moved through 14 stations around the north course, firing anywhere between 50 and 100 shells as part of the Sure Shot Annie’s group during the monthly shoot.

“All of us dream of being Annie (Oakley),” said Sure Shot Annie’s founder, Dyana Goss. “When you pulverize a target, it’s instant gratification.”

Founded in February, the Sure Shot Annie’s organization is a women’s clay shooting group

Since forming in February, the Sure Shot Annie's women's sporting clays shooting group has grown to roughly 40 members.

housed out of the Ancient Oak Gun Club. The group, which is now home to roughly 40 members, was created to offer women an opportunity to participate in sporting clays in a safe and friendly environment while providing fellowship and offerings to the community.

The Sure Shot Annie’s group is home to women of all ages and skill levels, from sure shots to novices, who all share a similar passion. The majority of the women reside in Manatee and Sarasota counties, but membership stretches all the way to LakeSEE PAGE 19A

IF YOU GO Women’s Sporting Clays Shoot

When: 10:30 a.m. to noon, May 21 Where: Ancient Oak Gun Club, 16800 State Road 64 E., Lakewood Ranch What to bring: Eye and ear protection and a lunch or snack. Shotgun rentals and shells are available for purchase.

For more information or to RSVP, email SureShotAnnies@aol.com

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Event action keeps rolling at Nathan Benderson Park

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t has been 20 consecutive weekends Nathan Benderson Park has hosted an event.

Yes, non-stop action ever since the calendar flipped to the New Year.

Included have been 5K runs, collegiate team rowing events and numerous other regattas.

Nathan Benderson Park has hosted the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, the Sunshine State Conference Regatta, the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association Sweep Championships and the Modern Pentathlon, all in a span of 17 days.

On May 14-15, the park hosted more than 1,300 high school rowers for the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships.

So how does a 600-acre community park flawlessly transition from one event to the next, practically overnight?

That’s where Sarah Kupiec, the Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates event and volunteer manager, and her dedicated staff, come into play.

Kupiec has a lot to do since the park plans to host roughly 46 events during the 2016 fiscal year, which began in October and runs through Sept. 1. Every year, the park sets goals for how many events it will host and Kupiec and her team are responsible for making sure each event goes off without a hitch.

Prior to the start of the Modern Pentathlon, I sat down with Kupiec to see what goes into

preparing the park on a weekly basis.

I didn’t even need to speak to her to get answers. Waiting for an interview, I observed what could best be described as organized chaos as Kupiec fielded phone calls, coordinated the relocation of tables and chairs, met with DJs and local vendors and organized volunteers, in just the short time I was waiting to speak with her.

She then turned her attention to an extensive checklist that included items such as the timing of the National Anthem.

Kupiec also has smart sheets, site plans and sign-up geniuses that are altered for each event.

“We’re always thinking ahead,” Kupiec said.

The size, type and caliber of events play a part in determining how much time and physical assistance will be allotted at any given time. Although every event, no matter the size or scope, is awarded the same level of attention when it comes to detail.

“You’re only as good as your last event,” said former SANCA CEO Paul Blackketter. “We’re always striving to make our next event better than our last event.

Even though there’s a lot of transition, we still want to keep that level of detail the same.”

Kupiec has been fortunate to have the assistance of a dedicated staff, including Blackketter, who stepped down as SANCA’s

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And none of it could be accomplished without volunteers.

“If it weren’t for the volunteers, the events would not be successful,” Kupiec said. “They see the goal of the park and our mission, and they just come together and help. I can’t say enough about the volunteers.

Those are really the people who make it happen.”

Continuous action at Nathan Benderson Park will continue until June 4, when Kupiec and

her staff will enjoy the first quiet weekend at the park in six months.

With the Sunshine State Games slated for the following weekend, Kupiec’s feet won’t be up for long.

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

SANCA Event and Volunteer Manager Sarah Kupiec and Operations Manager Bob Whitford use a detailed checklist when preparing for each of the nearly 50 events that will occur at Nathan Benderson Park during the 2016 fiscal year.

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Lakewood Ranch resident Cindy Rhategan enjoys the adrenaline rush that comes from hitting her first clay target of the day.

The top matchups this week in East County sports

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The Out-of-Door Academy football team hosts Bishop McLaughlin at 7 p.m., in its spring game. Out-of-Door Academy is headed for the Sunshine State Athletic Conference this coming season.

ODA junior wide receiver Kendall Johnson hopes to help the Thunder be successful when they close out the spring season against Bishop McLaughlin May 20.

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land and Lake Wales.

No prior experience is necessary, for trained instructors are on hand during each shoot to offer assistance to novices.

“We all shoot at the same targets,” Lakewood Ranch resident Cindy Rhategan said. “There are no handicaps in this sport. The adrenaline you get from hitting that first clay, it’s like ‘OK, I can do this.’”

A little more than a year ago, Goss and two other women attended an informational session at Ancient Oak Gun Club.

A former hunter, Goss, who resides in Lakeland, was eager to try her hand at moving targets.

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Nearly 50 youth travel baseball teams take the diamond for the Travel Ball Suncoast Champions Cup. Pool play begins at 9 a.m.

May 20, at fields across Bradenton, including fields at Lakewood Ranch Park and Braden River Park.

spread about the sport and over the next few months, more women expressed an interest. At that point, Goss and the other women decided to start a shooting group strictly for women.

Looking to become its own entity, the group voted to officially change its name to the Sure Shot Annie’s and began holding regular monthly shoots.

During each shoot, members are divided into groups of three to four shooters and spend roughly 90 minutes shooting a wide range of clay flights, which are launched from a variety of strategically placed traps along the course.

Each station offers a combination of at least three traps, which are rotated on a weekly basis.

In addition to being able to practice their shot, the shoots also offer women a chance to catch up on one another’s lives and spend time surrounded by those who share a similar passion for the group and the sport itself.

“It’s all about women supporting other women,” Rhategan said.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS Eden Gibbs and Angelina Frazzoni The McNeal fifth-graders won the ingenuity class of the water tower competition with their palm tree theme. An ice cream bucket served as the tank and a lot of plastic tubing, tissue paper and cardboard went into the project along with real sharks teeth. They also glued on a monkey, lizard, crab and turtle. The girls said gluing everything together and then painting was the toughest part of the project.

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Imagyn Laraway, Yolis Gonzalez, Adriana Guerra To give their spider water tower a realistic feeling, the Bashaw students used carpet for the spider legs and inserted wire into each piece of carpet so they could bend it. They used some dripping, drying glue to resemble a spider’s web.

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Ingenuity was on display as students from 10 county schools were asked to build a water tower using only recycled materials. The competition was sponsored by the American Water Works Association.

McNeal fifth-graders Eden Gibbs and Angelina Frazzoni took first place in the ingenuity class of the competition for their palm tree theme that included real sharks teeth decorating the project.

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Abby Cummings, 10, paints a fish on a rock.

Her mom, Posy, decides what to do next.

“I’m letting the creativity roll,” she says.

Gabe Klein, 10, meets up with the school mascot (friend Michael Kasper, also 10).

Molly Overby is proud of her daughter, Sarah’s, creation.

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s 7-year-old Lana Kuhl walked the halls of McNeal Elementary School May 12, she was hoping to locate the toucan she had painted to display at the school’s Fine Arts Festival.

Kuhl wanted to show off a bit to her parents, Jennifer and Warren, as well as her aunt, Joyce Slate, and grandmother, Rosalind Slate.

In a sea of black toucans painted by McNeal students, Lana had no trouble finding her

artwork. Her bird was painted gray.

“I wanted it to be different than all the others,” she said.

Lana’s artwork was just one image of the hundreds by McNeal students on display during the festival. Students and their families also enjoyed music and art activities, face painting, crafts and performances by Nolan Middle School drama and music students.

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Nolan Middle School’s Lily Adamson, as Cinderella, performs a scene from “Into the Woods.”

Lana Kuhl, 7, painted one of the many toucans that were on display May 12 during McNeal Elementary School’s Fine Arts Festival.

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“This is our 20th year,” Bill Galvano said. “Our theme is we are the greatest tournament on earth.”

Performers from the Circus Arts Conservatory entertained the crowd with the tournament’s best shot being the human cannonball.

The Legacy Golf Club at Lakewood Ranch hosted the tournament.

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BIG DADDY WEAVE Begins at 7 p.m. at Woodland Community Church, 9607 State Road 70 E., Bradenton. World Vision presents the Beautiful Offerings tour featuring Big Daddy Weave, Plumb and Jordan Feliz. Tickets costs $27 for general admission or $35 for day-of-event admission. VIP tickets for $50 include early admission at 5 p.m.; a questionand-answer with the artists; one free tour-issued swag item and general seating in the upfront VIP seating session.

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GOLF FOR LIFE Begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. at Tara Preserve Golf Club, 7310 Tara Preserve Lane, Bradenton. The Golf for Life event benefits the North River Care crisis pregnancy center. The entry fee is $65 and includes lunch, golf, prizes and raffles. Sponsorships are available along with reduced rates for foursomes. To register or for more information, call 729-9004 or go to northrivercare.org.

SUP AND RUN 5K Registration begins at 7 a.m. and all races begin at 8 a.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. The Sup and Run 5K benefits the veteran support group Operation Second Chance. A 5K race, a mixed 5K of both stand-up paddle boarding and running and a 5K stand-up paddle boarding race will be offered. All the events are $30 and board rental is $25 if needed. To register, go to active.com. For information, call Felicia Cox at 600-7135.

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STORM TRIATHLON The women’s sprint triathlon begins at 7:30 a.m., the men’s sprint triathlon starts at 8:30 a.m. and the Island Mile Swim

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INSANE INFLATABLE 5K A wave of runners leaves every 15 minutes beginning at 8 a.m. with the last wave at 11 a.m. at Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch, 5895 Post Blvd. A 5K run over an obstacle course filled with inflatable challenges is open to anyone 42 inches tall or over. Registration is $65 in advance or $75 on race day. Part of the proceeds benefits the American Cancer Society.

A post-race celebration is held following the run. To sign up or for more information, go to insaneinflatable5k.com.

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The Sarasota Storm Tri Club presents its 13th annual race.

The sprint triathlon consists of a 400-meter swim, a 12-mile bike leg and a 5K run. The Island Mile Swim covers one mile around the island at Nathan Benderson Park. For event information, go to stormchallenge.com.

MONDAY, MAY 23

SAFETY AROUND WATER PROGRAM Begins 5:30 p.m. at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA, 5100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. Program runs Monday through Thursday, May 27. This program aims to educate children about safety around water to prevent childhood drowning.

For information call 798-9622.

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GIFTS OF IMPERFECTION Runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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STATE OF TALENT Runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance’s Government Affairs Committee will host this luncheon exploring what businesses are doing to develop talent to fill jobs of the future. You will learn what the area’s educational institutions, nonprofits and employers are working on to ensure the area remains a place people want to live, work and play. Cost is $25 for Alliance members by May 23; or $35 for members after May 23 and for nonmembers.

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Pooh who? Not the same old story Lakewood Ranch advanced English students share original stories at Bashaw Elementary.

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or Jaimie Gilmore, it was an interesting connection with her past when she read her original storybook to William H. Bashaw Elementary kindergartners.

Now a senior at Lakewood Ranch High School, Gilmore once attended Bashaw and remembered when high schoolers visited her classes to read their stories.

“I remember it, and now actually doing it is cool,” she said. “I love kids, so it was such a joy.”

Gilmore and her advanced English classmates visited Bashaw May 13, for a 30-year tradition, the “Winnie the Pooh and Shakespeare, Too” event. High schoolers wrote original stories that incorporate elementary curriculum, such as counting or measuring, or stories with life lessons. Then they shared them with younger students.

Gilmore’s book, “No, Beau, No! was actually based on the behaviors of her older brother. He was always not doing what his mom told him to do, she said. Linda Schneider, a kindergarten teacher at Bashaw, laughed when she saw the title of the book. Beau Gilmore had been one of her students.

Jaimie Gilmore and Jessica Hernandez read “No, Beau, No!” to Shanice Cerisier and Kemeci Coleman.

Joseph Capozzi created a story about taking a trip to the zoo.

Left: Nicholas Mason colors a fish, an activity some of the seniors planned to go with their story.

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Country Club Village home sells for $2.35 million CONCESSION

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home in Country Club Village of Lakewood Ranch topped all transactions in this week’s real estate. Arthur and Angela Radigan sold their home at 13518 Matanzas Place to William and Mary Gale, of Bradenton, for $2.35 million. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,302 square feet of living area.

Michael and Cynthia Pietsch sold their home at 19450 Beacon Park Place to Christopher and Donna Hickman, of Bradenton, for $1.33 million. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,886 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.15 million in 2013.

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LB Lakewood Villas LLC sold the home at 7979 Matera Court to William Aitchison and Maria Goretti Aitchison, of Sudbury, Mass., for $1.15 million. Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,933 square feet of living area.

COUNTRY CLUB EAST AT LAKEWOOD RANCH

Geoffrey Davies, of Cheshire, United Kingdom, sold his home at 15109 Camargo Place to Jeff Block, of Salt Lake City, for $910,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,267 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $662,000 in 2011.

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Taylor Morrison of Florida Inc. sold the home at 5219 Esplanade Blvd. to Edward Pires and Emily Pires, trustees, of Sarasota, for $853,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms,

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Panther Group Management LLC sold the home at 21209 69th Ave. E., to Adrian and Susannah Jennings, of Bradenton, for $840,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,313 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $699,000 in 2013.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

David and Monica Verinder, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6710 Quillback Lane to Brian and Jennifer, of Lakewood Ranch, for $685,000. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,956 square feet of living area.

Francisco Marcano-Soltero and Maribel Santos-Cordero, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 6607 Coopers Hawk Court to William Poulton and Tara Poulton, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, for $588,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,552 square feet of living area.

Patrick and Mellisa Allen, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 13216 Swallowtail Drive to Sean and Julie Ruff-

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

MAY 2 - MAY 6

ing, of Lakewood Ranch, for $433,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,518 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2013.

COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE OF LAKEWOOD RANCH

David Toole and Donna Dorn, of Philadelphia, sold their home at 12315 Newcastle Place to David and Ellen Gross, of Lakewood Ranch, for $630,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,921 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $579,500 in 2012.

Robert and Victoria Crain, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7688 Silverwood Court to Martin and Amy Ball, of Lakewood Ranch, for $620,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,652 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $462,300 in 2011.

Chris and Jacqueline Staikos sold their home at 13966 Siena Loop to Kevin and Cathy Kelly, of Lakewood Ranch, for $549,900. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and is 2,674 square feet. It sold for $505,000 in 2010.

Timothy and Susan Hennessy, of Palos Park, Ill., sold their

711 Hillcrest Drive A4140670 $999,000 Pam Taylor

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-2301

15304 Linn Park Terrace A4138402 $949,000 Linda Driggs

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

7413 Haddington Cove A4137643 $919,000 Laura Navratil

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

13404 Blythefield Terrace A4138754 $825,000 Laurie Jarema

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

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

6739 Curzon Terrace A4139594 $749,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

University Park 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

8120 Championship Court A4142712 $734,900 Thomas Cinquegrano

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

13990 Siena Loop A4145713 $574,500 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

6539 The Masters Avenue A4143469 $559,000 Judy Browning

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

6465 Watercrest Way 404 A4148135 $549,000 John Camino, PA

home at 7130 Orchid Island Place to Eric and Michelle Pike, of Bradenton, for $470,000.

Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,257 square feet of living area.

Margaret Bennett, of Lakewood Ranch, sold her home at 7454 Edenmore St. to Timothy Donovan and Connie Nichols, of Haslett, Mich., for $455,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,186 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $370,000 in 2013.

Anne and Robert Jones, trustees, sold the home at 7760 U.S. Open Loop to Daniel and Ashley Adams, of Bradenton, for $370,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,480 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $382,600 in 2002.

PRESERVE AT PANTHER RIDGE

Tyler and Laura Sedar, of Bradenton, sold their home at 22245 Panther Loop to William Burdick, of Bradenton, for $600,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, two-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,826 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $572,000 in 2012.

Parrish 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

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

6465 Watercrest Way 204 A4153966 $535,000 Christine Mazur

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

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LOCAL LEGACY. GLOBAL VISION. 13124 Bridgeport Crossing A4148917 $525,000 Heidi Cox

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

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

14716 Newtonmore Lane A4152086 $487,000 Gregory Zies & Kathy Valente

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Lakewood Ranch 941-748-6300 941-779-3081

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

1810 17th Street W A4134063 $459,900 Kathy Valente

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

7236 Presidio Glen A4142220 $425,000 Donald Geikie

Lakewood Ranch 941-951-6660 941-356-8457

13501 Brown Thrasher Pike A4133477 $449,900 Terri Thacker

5715 Inspiration Terrace A4148125 $425,000 Patty Brooks

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

523 Manatee Avenue A4142239 $445,000 Cyndi Hoopingarner

Ellenton 941-748-6300 941-773-6575

13319 Purple Finch Circle A4150481 $444,900 Stacy Tocci

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-545-1194

7012 Lennox Place A4130520 $399,000 Edward Haggerty

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

8403 Sailing Loop A4152989 $373,000 Debbie Vogler

Lakewood Ranch 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

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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 May 2 through 6, in order of dollar amounts.

E AST CO U N T Y ADDRESS 8115 Fairhaven Glen

PERMIT Renovations

APPLICANT AMOUNT Lawrence Mendius $89,789

15510 Anchorage Place

Pool

Titi McNeill

20827 Parkstone Terrace

Pool

Brian Naese

$47,042

16014 Knightswood Place

Pool

Paul Conway

$47,000

8019 Collingwood Court

Re-roof

Raymond Quick

$43,950

7342 Edenmore St.

Pool

Timothy Supple

$43,000

8317 Portlight Court

Pool

Mark Hungate

$40,371

14407 22nd Place E.

Pool

Robert Malecki

$36,200

6174 Ninth Ave. Circle N.E.

Pool Cage

Robert Shusko

$34,500

6912 Chester Trail

Pool

Allan Weinstock

$33,642

$57,260

6623 Coopers Hawk Court

Pool Cage

Andrew Reid

$26,843

9112 68th Ave. E.

Door/Windows

Stanley Brown

$26,378

5206 Inverness Drive

Re-roof

Michael Bakken

$25,500

8714 53rd Place E.

Re-roof

Firth Hutchison

$21,975

7007 Pleasant Hill Road

Re-roof

Peter Sultanow

$21,000

5721 Carriage Drive

Re-roof

Terry Newman

$19,897

3629 Fourth Ave. N.E.

Re-roof

Theodore Holmes

$15,800

6147 55th Ave. Circle E.

Re-roof

Henry Wright

$15,300

10719 Old Grove Circle

Re-roof

David Carlough

$14,950

22906 73rd Ave. E.

Mechanical

Dennis Hart

$14,900

Gary and Judith Wetstein, of Bradenton, sold their home at 9607 Royal Calcutta Place to Frank and Eva Keen, of Bradenton, for $596,500. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths, a pool and 3,623 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $539,000 in 2013.

Source: Manatee County

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

COUNTRY MEADOWS

David and Amber Diez sold their home at 307 Country Meadows Way to Thomas and Carrie Phillips, of Bradenton, for $472,000.

Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,055 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $385,000 in 2011.

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7612 Lake Vista Court 407 A4148270 $359,000 Barbara Najmy

15310 Blue Fish Circle A4145035 $322,500 Michele C Burnett

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-705-1158

Lakewood Ranch 941-383-7591 941-928-1542

3413 Wood Owl Circle A4152846 $237,500 Erica Thomas

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-799-9365

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

8130 Miramar Way A4152999 $319,000 Kathy Lewis

3224 10th Lane W A4135659 $235,000 Vicki Gill

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

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

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

Palmetto 941-748-6300 863-529-7922

7808 Heritage Classic Court A4126066 $330,000 Anita Shelare

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

1309 58th Street W A4151781 $134,743 Ralph Faillace

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

12603 Elgin Terrace A4153536 $1,630,000 Barbara Najmy

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-705-1158

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

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

12524 Highfield Circle A4153642 $1,575,000 Tina Ciaccio

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

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

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

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

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

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

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-720-3278

6812 Belmont Court A4148352 $1,249,000 Ann Martin & Joanna Benante

Lakewood Ranch 941-388-4447 941-356-7717

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

615 N Point Drive A4148961 $1,199,000 Kathy Valente

Anna Maria Island 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

2431 Landings Circle A4149508 $1,100,000 Cheryl Roberts

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-266-1450

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

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

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-713-9142

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

Bradenton 941.748.6300 • Lakewood Ranch 941.907.9595 • IMG Academy 941.752.2683

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RIVER CLUB SOUTH

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

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ROSEDALE ADDITION

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Built in 2015, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,237 square feet of living area.

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David and Donna Deaubler, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6312 98th St. E., to Benjamin Wilson, of Bradenton, for $305,000. Built in 1983, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and is 1,872 square feet.

Greg and Cindy Valley, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6306 Glen Abbey Lane to Keri and Eric Wessel, of Bradenton, for $415,000. Built in 1989, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,041 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $366,000 in 2004.

Herbert and Arlyne Hershenson, trustees, of Bloomfield, Conn., sold the Unit 101 condominium at 6507 Moorings Point Circle to Randy Woelfel and Kathy Trautman, of Santa Fe, N.M., for $411,000. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and is 1,983 square feet. It sold for $379,900 in 2013.

Space Reservation: 11 a.m. Thursday, May 26

$337,500. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and is 2,197 square feet. It sold for $160,000 in 1998.

Ronald and Lynn Reagan sold their home at 6108 95th St. Circle E., to Blake and Mandi Ridenour, of Bradenton, for $405,000. Built in 1988, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,776 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $144,000 in 1991.

Ronald and L. Ann Johnson sold their home at 6529 95th St. Court E., to Cody and Nichole Craig, of Bradenton, for

Victor Tirado and Carla Rolandi, of Bradenton, sold their home at 2805 65th St. E., to Megan and Travis Raber, of Bradenton, for $370,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,977 square feet of living area.

Roger and Carol Tucker, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 8718 49th Terrace E., to Blair and Kathie Keiderling, of Bradenton, for $370,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and is 1,844 square feet. It sold for $300,000 in 2009.

SABAL HARBOUR

Salim and Maria Chtay, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4431 Useppa Drive to Scott and Linda Fargnoli, of Apalachin, N.Y., for $370,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and is 2,736 square feet. It sold for $201,600 in 2001.

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22 Antioxidant-rich berry 44 Ad ___ committee 23 Afghani paving unit?

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77 “Dead man’s hand” card 78 Reason to award a badge 79 Soccer fan’s cry 80 “J. Edgar” org.

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