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A FEEL-GOOD AWARD Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine honored. SEE PAGE 3

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Educator’s pitch Braden River Elementary teacher Nicholas Leduc, shown with Rays’ star Evan Longoria, had the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at a Rays’ game May 20 after he won Educator of the Year honors in Manatee County.

“I practiced all week to hit the catcher, but 15 minutes before I felt my muscles tense up. I am glad I missed because now I have a good story to tell.”

PARADE OF PATRIOTISM

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Star speech Fourth-grader Alexis Eikelmann was shocked when she won the Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School’s public speaking competition with her “Bringing Up Down Syndrome” presentation.

So imagine how she felt when she won the 4-H/ Tropicana Public Speaking Contest on May 20 against other district winners.

“I am especially glad that I could talk about Down syndrome and the Buddy Walk with my school and community,” she said.

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Zander and Zella Ribar, both 4, present the colors at the Tribute to Heroes Parade on Sunday.

Tribute to Heroes Parade honors fallen veterans, thrills spectators. SEE PAGE 12

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Sound off about survey The Preserve at Tara residents share concerns a proposed sound wall might not be constructed.

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“We have waited for this for 10 years, and now all of us are on pins and needles about whether we are going to get our sound wall or not,” said Linde Davis, who lives at The Preserve at Tara. “The survey may not even be that big of deal, but we are really stressed out about it.”

The purpose of the survey was to verify the “support or opposition to construction of the noise barrier.” The letter additionally stated that the decision to con-

struct the sound wall will depend on the homeowners affected.

The survey was hand-delivered to the addresses of 148 homeowners in The Preserve at Tara. Those 148 were determined by the proximity to a potential sound wall.

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The Preserve at Tara resident Jocelyn Duprey points in the direction of I-75. Noise from the interstate can easily be heard at her home.

the project would be canceled is if more than half of the responding residents did not want it.

Some of the homeowners who want the wall say the delivery process is problematic.

“It is just crazy that they brought it to our door, we had to sign it and we had to be home,” said resident Jocelyn Duprey. “So many people probably did not get the survey (because they were not at home). I don’t know why they don’t just build the wall. They have built so many other noise barriers.”

Davis said many of The Preserve at Tara’s residents are snowbirds.

Many of the houses are either vacant or being rented.

Darby Connor, a development district board member for The Preserve at Tara, said the time frame is a bit rushed.

“It was such short notice,” Connor said. “I don’t know if they are trying to pull a fast one on us or what.”

Stublen said the surveys were forwarded to the addresses of those who weren’t present to sign for them.

An email from Florida Department of Transportation District Noise Specialist Jeffrey James said most surveys returned so far were supportive of the plan.

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NO MYSTERY TO HEALING WOUNDS Lakewood Ranch Medical Center wins national award.

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s a pair of nurses squeezed past and hurried in and out of patient rooms, Dr. John Yee stood in a hallway at the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and considered a question.

What does it mean to the center, and the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center overall, to have earned the Center of Distinction Award for clinical excellence as presented

by Healogics, the nation’s largest wound care management company?

The national award was presented this month because the center achieved “outstanding clinical outcomes for 12 consecutive months, including patient satisfaction higher than 92% and a wound healing rate of at least 91%.

Yee, the medical director of the center, paused for a moment, then looked down the hallway in an attempt to find something more important he should be doing.

Unsuccessful, he answered the best he could.

“I don’t think what we are doing here is anything special,” he said.

Standing next to Yee, Program Director Mario Garruto attempted to shine some light on Yee’s statement. He said the center is similar to Schroeder-Manatee Ranch’s master plan for Lakewood Ranch itself, with every part of the plan being based on doing things the right way. He said the center isn’t blazing new trails, just following the right one, every time.

The treatment offered at the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine is not that much different than any wound center might offer, but the staff is instructed to treat every patient as if he or she was their only patient.

“If everyone would do this, there wouldn’t be an award,” Yee said.

Garruto said they have a saying at the center that “We don’t treat a hole in the patient, we treat the patient as a whole.”

It all starts with Yee, who was recruited by Garruto to run the center, which has been open a year and a half.

“Dr. Yee has an objective, a mission, for every patient,” Garruto said. “He goes the extra mile, and then follows up.”

Yee said he just loves the hands-on environment that is offered at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

“It’s the atmosphere here,” he said. “I wanted a people environment and I wanted to work in a place that was stress free, easy going. I wanted to be part of a team.

“Here, everyone believes in what they do, the whole mission.

It’s about seeing things through to the very end.”

The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine opened in 2015. Medical Center CEO Andy Guz said it specializes in healing chronic wounds of patients who might otherwise experience an amputation or other life-threat-

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Dr. John Yee, medical director of Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, said he belongs to a team that believes in its mission.

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Yee, who has specialized in wound treatment for 11 years, summed it up by saying the center deals with chronic wounds that haven’t healed, wounds that originate from the skin. The wound is considered chronic if it doesn’t heal in two to four weeks.

“It doesn’t have to be a certain size or shape,” Garruto said.

Tampa’s Karen Cassels drove to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center once a week for two months after two surgeries for a cyst on her

right ankle. She was left, though, with an infection that wouldn’t heal.

“I had 18 staples in my ankle from the surgeries, and I was told I had a rare infection. I was told I needed to find somebody who knows how to take care of wounds.”

She found the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine and met Yee, who designed a plan and suggested things she needed to do to get better. She had lost functionality in her foot

and was reliant on medication to manage the pain of the infection on a daily basis.

“For the first time, I had hope,” she said. “I loved the compassion and care they showed me. They carefully listened. It was worth the drive.”

Yee was asked if he enjoys solving a mystery when it comes to a wound.

“Who wouldn’t?” he said. “But I don’t think like, ‘If everyone fails, I’m going to solve it.’ I just want to assist. We are just a piece of the puzzle.”

Although he said health care definitely is a business, Garruto said the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine is not trying to steal business from anyone. He said it is a collaborative effort with other health care professionals. After the center meets with patients, if the staff feels they would be better served elsewhere, they would refer them somewhere else.

“We want to give patients their quality of life back,” Garruto said. “When you have a wound, you can’t do things you take for granted.”

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tanding in front of the Blue Star Memorial Marker during the dedication ceremony at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, Lt. Col. Lee Kichen said he once struggled with the question about honoring all veterans at a time when those who died for their country were supposed to be the focus.

His message to the crowd May 28, the day before Memorial Day, was his answer.

“Honor the dead by helping the living,” said Kichen, an East County resident.

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Nancy Johnson, the vice-chair of the Inter-District Authority Board of Lakewood Ranch, gave a speech accepting the memorial.

“I am so pleased you elected to erect the memorial in a place of honor in Lakewood Ranch,” Johnson said.

The cast aluminum marker, which cost $1,470, was approved by the Lakewood Ranch Community Development District board in January. The CDD helped install the marker.

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Out-of-Door Academy’s valedictorian earns lofty status with hard work.

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alking across the Petrik Thunderdome stage June 3 as the 2017 The Out-ofDoor Academy valedictorian will be easy for Caitlin Camire.

Getting there was the hard part.

Although a math whiz, Camire recalls her advanced placement calculus class her junior year.

Going into that class, she felt “utterly confused.” She said she didn’t even know where to begin.

Of course, she did know where to begin. Camire worked as she had done throughout her high school career.

“It was really frustrating,” she said. “I would go into my teacher’s classroom before school, after school and sometimes during my lunch period to do problems and ask questions about problems I didn’t understand. I remember being really overwhelmed because of that class.”

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High school was no day at the beach for Caitlin Camire, who worked hard to become The Out-of-Door Academy’s valedictorian.

But she succeeded.

At times, she wanted to let loose and have some fun with her friends, but she put her academics first. The result was a 4.0 (straight A) unweighted grade point average through high school. She became a member of the Cum Laude Society, which acknowledges academic achievement, her junior year and she is headed to Northeastern University in

Boston to work toward a degree in chemical engineering.

An example of Camire’s sacrifice came during her sophomore year, when her friends were going to the Jangle Ball Rock! concert where a lot of her favorite musicians were performing.

“I had a math exam the next morning,” she said. “If I went to the concert, I knew I would be tired the next morning, so I

didn’t go. I studied for the midterm instead.”

Camire was on the school’s cross country track team and soccer team and was involved in the school’s musical productions because she loves to dance. How did she do it all?

“Time management is what I’m best at,” Camire said. “I thrive in a busy environment, that is why I joined a bunch of clubs. I’m more efficient when I’m really busy. It keeps me sane.”

A student at ODA since fifth grade, Camire’s involvement goes beyond clubs. She has served as a student writing assistant, working in the writing center and helping students with any sort of literary work. She also was a chemistry and math tutor and helped her fellow students whenever she could.

“I love science and math,” Camire said. “It was more about if I could get someone to love it as much as I did, I would be happy.

Sometimes the classes you struggle most in, you tend to get the most out of.”

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The Honor Council enforces the school’s honor code, and if there is a violation, the council will hear the case.

“We evaluate what went wrong, we listen to the full story, and we determine how we can prevent it from happening again,” Camire said.

One of her teachers, Theresa Beeman, said Camire made a leadership breakthrough in her chemistry lab.

“She was always quietly making suggestions for how to do things better and more efficiently, while also making sure that no one gets left behind,” Beeman said. “The lab is where she really shined.

She’s a great student and always has been, but she just lit up, really went to town and got a lot out of our labs.”

Beeman called Camire a “quiet leader,” and both Beeman and her adviser, Robert Naylor, said she loved to compete with other lab groups.

“It wasn’t in a bad way,” Naylor said. “She just loved the fact that competition brought out the best in everyone.”

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“We left it up to the teachers what to do,” Hoffman said. “There were going to be 41 different ways to approach this.”

Hoffman said the World Championships offers lessons for both students and the public in general. “There are so many people who don’t know what life is like outside of Sarasota County,” she said. “We are bringing the world to them.”

For the first three days of the World Championships, students will be invited to Benderson Park to see the artwork and to visit with a representative of the country their school illustrated. Hoffman specified the project is not a competition, but a display of art.

Michael Shelton, executive director of Embracing Our Differences, said his staff would pick up the artwork from each school June 2 and then have it photographed into a digital file. The artwork will be blown up on 12-by-16-foot display panels that will be located in the north parking lot of the park.

Hoffman already has seen some of the works. “Some of them are brilliant,” she said. “They tell a story about the country, the culture and the landscape, then they incorporate something about rowing. They have to put a boat in there, so it makes it more challenging.”

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“Argentina is very colorful and happy,” Shea said. “And their music is different.”

Barrett added, “Their culture is divine.”

Although things became hectic toward the end of the project, Enneking said it was a great learning experience for the students.

“This was a wonderful opportunity to be part of something exciting,” she said. “We have a couple of rowers in the class, but most of them didn’t know about the rowing championships. It turned out to be a great project to learn about arts and world cultures.

“And I didn’t know how beautiful Argentina is. It made me want to go there.”

Julia Hoffman, the special events and programming manager for the 2017 World Rowing Championships, said the program meets the vision of Meredith Scerba, the World Championships executive director, for community engagement.

“For me, personally,” Hoffman said, “this has been my favorite event, engaging the youth in our community.”

The schools, and specifically art teachers, selected their countries April 2. Forty-one countries were selected because the entire field, which will include more than 60 teams, hadn’t been formed yet.

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“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

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bumble bee buzzed past the smiling face of Norma Kisida and landed on the Salvia indigo spires she had planted in the backyard of her Country Creek home.

Mission accomplished.

While some might step back when bees hover, Kisida reacts the opposite, often moving closer.

For the past nine years, Kisida has worked hard on the conversion of her half-acre backyard from being somewhat barren and of minimal ecological value, to a rich, native habitat.

“Norma not only is an expert on plants, her real mastery is how those plants relate to other life forms, particularly butterflies,” said Susan Griffith, who is the Florida-friendly landscape coordinator of Manatee County’s University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

“Norma has created a true sanctuary for all pollinators, including many species of bees. She has provided certain plants that are called ‘host plants’ for specific species of butterflies.”

Griffith’s organization was so impressed that in May , it awarded Kisida its Florida Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program certification.

On May 27, Kisida was awarded second place in the Florida Native Plant Society’s annual awards in the residential single family class.

But awards aren’t the only benefit of her gardening.

“This is just so relaxing and satisfying, seeing your plants grow,” Kisida said. “It’s satisfying

The garden’s beauty includes a Mexican sunflower.

when you see wildlife come into your garden, and it’s great physical exercise.

“I never will be done as long as I can get out there.”

Kisida has been out there in her backyard since moving to the Lakewood Ranch area in 2008 from North Carolina with her husband, Ken, who gives her “free reign” when it comes to her gardening. He stays out of her way, except when surprising her with items like the arbor he built in the backyard.

“I wanted to make our garden as native and Florida friendly as possible,” she said. “I started reading, attending extension classes (when she moved to Florida) and sought the advice of the Florida Native Plants Nursery for an initial plan.”

Now retired, she has the time to work in the yard each morning, usually until 11 a.m. when it begins to heat up. A member of the Gardeners Out East club, she ridded the property of most of the invasive plants and started planting species that would attract bees and butterflies. All the existing native plants on the lot were saved, except for a small magnolia in front of the house that was in poor condition, along with another magnolia that was too close to the pool screen.

Her goal was to support wildlife while reducing the use of water, fertilizer and pesticides. She has been successful.

“Norma will tell you that the Gulf fritillary and zebra longwing caterpillars have been eating her purple passionflower vine, but that’s why she put it there,” Griffith said.

Beauty isn’t the only reason for her garden. If raccoons or deer come to her garden to snack, so be it.

“I accept wildlife,” she said.

“They need to eat.”

But the beauty of nature is undeniable, so much so that Kisida has taken up photography.

“Butterflies are just beautiful,” she said. “And I like to see the caterpillars because they are so interesting.”

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And, yes, she loves the bees.

“They will fly around me some,” she said. “I work around bees all the time, and I know they are not aggressive.”

She is pleased with her most recent awards because it brings exposure to homeowners planting gardens for wildlife. She also knows many potential gardeners probably want to start on a smaller scale.

“You don’t need to have a garden this size,” she said. “This is a lot of work weeding, edging and trimming. People should get educated about what to plant with an emphasis on natives, then go to a native plant nursery for help.”

Griffith said that starting a garden with a focus on native plants is exactly what the Florida Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program wants to promote. Those wanting more information about the program may call 722-4524.

Eventually, they might have a garden with endless possibilities.

Kisida said her garden remains a work in progress.

“I’m still expanding,” she said with a smile.

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hen I think of a national competition for student technology, I think of ... well ... technology.

What I didn’t expect was a project generated by humanity.

Two eighth-grade students at Braden River Middle School have earned a trip to the 2017 National Technology Student Association Conference competition June 21-25 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando by feeding the hungry.

Izzy Rines and Sean Davis will represent the school in explaining their community service project in the “Construction Challenge” to a group of judges.

They finished second in the State TSA Conference in February in Orlando.

“We started with an idea that maybe we could make a difference,” Rines said. “We wanted to build something to help the community.”

The idea emerged for the students to build bins they would place at various spots to collect nonperishable food. The idea had a twist.

“We wanted to target people who stay in resorts,” Rines said.

of other students from adviser Angela Marshall’s TSA class of 32 students. Those students work on projects in the class as well as after school.

“We had to break it down because there are only two students to a project,” Davis said. “But we had a whole team of builders, and we had a lot of other people who were eager to help out.”

The plans for the bins started to come together in September, and the bins started to be placed in February.

Parents helped construct the bins after the material had been purchased.

Rines and Davis gave a special shout-out to fellow student, seventh-grader Sofia Figueras, an Adobe Photoshop whiz who generated all the printed material on the front of the prototype bin that would be presented to the competition judges, as well as promotional materials to alert people to the bins after they had been placed.

Every time I attempted to shower a little praise on Rines and Davis, they deflected it elsewhere. Think we have a couple

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Braden River Middle seventh-grader Sofia Figueras and eighth-graders Izzy Rines and Sean Davis show their Construction Challenge project.

Why? “These tourists bring in food in surplus,” Davis said. “When they leave, they can put the extra food in our bins.”

I think back to my own eighthgrade days, and I can’t remember anyone in my class doing anything so selfless. For those

wanting to bash today’s brand of kids, take note.

It also must be pointed out that Rines and Davis were just the face of the project. The competition only allows two students to present the material, so they were elected. The project, though, involved a host

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The students eventually custom built bins for the resorts.

The first went to Little Gull Cottages in Longboat Key. In two weeks, they collected 177 pounds of food that was donated to the Food Bank of Manatee.

They followed with bins placed at Gulf Tides of Longboat Key, the Longboat Bay Club and the Calini Beach Club in Siesta Key. The students say they learned a lot about the need for food in a county as affluent as Manatee County.

“This has given us a sense of community,” Rines said.

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The Out-of-Door Academy eighth-grade twins Jake and Connor Krug won the boys doubles title at a United States Tennis Association National Level II event May 22 in Arlington, Texas.

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The Out-of-Door Academy senior boys basketball player Nate Patrick signed with Lawrence University (Wis.) May 24.

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Braden River senior baseball player John Bean signed with Nyack College (N.Y.) May 5.

Bill Pendergast sank a hole-in-one May 25 on the 14th hole of Palm Aire Country Club’s Lakes Course. Pendergast used a 4-rescue club on the 146yard hole.

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pring football is an interesting beast.

The seniors from last year’s teams are still hanging around, but can’t play anymore. Returning starters are showing off moves they’ve learned in the offseason and former underclassmen and benchwarmers attempt to prove themselves worthy of key roles.

Then another scenario involves surprise players. Perhaps someone unexpected comes into the program, or perhaps a player comes back from rehabilitation of a serious injury.

For the Lakewood Ranch High School Mustangs, running back Jay Turner is back after missing all but three games of the 2016 season due to a knee injury. The Lakewood Ranch offense suffered without him and scored single-digit points in seven of nine games.

“Very happy,” Mustangs coach Mick Koczersut said of his running back’s spring performance.

“He looked good. He showed the ability to take hits and keep his balance.”

Turner ran for 131 yards and a touchdown in the spring game against Booker, which beat the Mustangs 19-14. Turner’s reemergence is but one piece of Lakewood Ranch’s offensive plan.

The other piece is the development of quarterback Justin Curtis.

The 2017 season will be Curtis’ third as a starter and the Mustangs need him to keep developing as a leader. Koczersut said that means cutting down on turnovers, something Curtis did not do in the spring game. He threw two interceptions, one of which was returned for a Booker touchdown.

Defensively, Lakewood Ranch is counting on younger players to continue the success of the departing seniors. Even though the Mustangs won two games last fall, the defense kept games close. Koczersut pointed at junior defensive back Mark Davis as a player to watch.

“He didn’t even really show up on film (last season), because no balls were thrown toward him,” Koczersut said. “He was always where he was supposed to be.”

Braden River has a deep pool of returning players, but during spring football, the quarterback position was of the most interest, in particular because of a new player coming into the program.

The coaching staff hadn’t announced a starter before the spring game. Returning junior Jacob Hepler is competing with junior transfer Bryan Gagg, a two-year starter at Sarasota High.

Gagg started the Pirates’ spring game against Lakewood and was efficient, throwing two touchdown passes, one each to junior Knowledge McDaniel and senior Craivon Koonce.

Hepler, meanwhile, played defensive back for most of the game, before getting a few snaps at quarterback in the fourth quar-

“We learned a lot. He is a competitor.

He will get after it.”

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Braden River quarterback Bryan Gagg competes for a starting job.

ter. Braden River won 42-13.

After the spring game, Pirates head coach Curt Bradley said Gagg had emerged as the top contender for the starting position.

“We learned a lot,” Bradley said of Gagg. “We played against him for two years, and now he comes over here. He’s a competitor. He will get after it. He does not shy away. Stood in the pocket, took a couple of hits, made a couple bigtime throws. I think you’ll see, as the summer goes on, and we get more acclimated with receivers, those things will continue to improve.”

At The Out-of-Door Academy, things look different offensively than they did last season. The Thunder graduated nine seniors from last year’s 3-7 team. The offensive line in particular is

inexperienced. Head coach Ken Sommers was thinking of a way to combat that problem when he had an epiphany.

He decided to try the triple option offense, using a “pistol spread” variation, where the quarterback lines up in a minishotgun position, and the running back stands behind him.

That quarterback for ODA will be senior Dakota Dickerson, who Sommers said appears comfortable in the scheme despite the limited practice window.

“He looks fantastic,” Sommers said. “Dakota has had a great spring. He bought into the triple option attack. He is a one-man wrecking crew. It’s great having the ball in his hands every single play.”

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When the chips are down, she competes

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hat did you do for fun at 10 years old?

Read books? Toss a baseball across the backyard? Chat with friends about which boys and girls at school had cooties? Or play video games until the character models were burned onto your retinas?

Braden River Elementary fifth-grader Abby Hite runs triathlons.

Wins them, too. She’s competed in the St. Anthony’s Meek and Mighty Triathlon in St. Petersburg four years in a row, winning her age group three times. The one time she lost, in 2015, she popped a bike tire early in the race and fell over. She still rode her bike, flat tire and all, and finished the race in eighth.

In this year’s race on April 29, competing against 11-yearolds, Hite finished the 200-yard swim, 5.4-mile bike and 1-mile run in 31:05.

“It’s just fun to do when you’re bored instead of sitting around eating potato chips,” Hite said.

That’s a rare attitude to find in a 10-year-old, and one I wish I had in my youth. How does someone so young get her start in the triathlon game, anyway?

For Hite, it started when she was 5. She was a strong swimmer, and her former swim coach at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA, Jeff Logsdon, suggested she take on a new challenge. Hite was game.

Hite was too young to remember

“It’s just fun to do when you’re bored instead of sitting around eating potato chips.”

in her head, an attempt to zone out and mute outside distractions. If she can’t think of a song, she’ll make one up.

Hite might as well start playing the National Anthem. If she keeps her training up, she could be hearing it a lot in the future while standing on podiums. In August, Hite will compete in the 2017 USA Triathlon Youth Junior National Championships in West Chester, Ohio.

She’ll give everything she has in that race, like she does every race. Hite admits she is always the kid putting the fright into the medical staff at the finishing line, collapsing onto the ground. When running, she’ll look around at the spectators, laying on the ground or sitting in chairs, with jealousy. She never stops, though, even when in pain.

“You might be dying,” Hite reminds herself, “But it will be over soon. Let’s just finish this thing.”

She calls enduring triathlons fun. I call it torture.

For sake of my personal health, I wish I had her perspective.

— Abby Hite

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Abby Hite has won the St. Anthony’s Meek and Mighty Triathlon four times in her age group.

the name of the triathlon, but she remembers it was backward.

Instead of the typical swimming, biking and running order, it was reversed.

She didn’t expect to win.

She had only learned to ride a bike earlier that year, and it was a road bike, not the best for competitions like these. She had never run competitively, either.

She won anyway.

The running portions of races still give her trouble. Hite is the opposite of her hero, two-time USA Triathlon Olympic and ITU Female Athlete of the Year Gwen Jorgensen. Jorgensen often falls behind before “kicking in” during the running section and beating everyone, Hite said. Hite gains a big advantage during the swimming and biking portions, which “saves (her)” during the running portions. She’s working to improve her time in that area, with her goal being to run a 6-minute mile by this time next year. Her current time is just more than seven minutes.

To get through the toughest stretches, Hite often plays a song

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Lakewood Ranch’s Analise Pacheco, 2, waves a flag.

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s the Tribute to Heroes Parade marched down Lakewood Main Street on May 28, spectators attempted to embrace participants.

After the first 20 minutes, the crowd surged forward off the sidewalks as the vehicles and marchers crawled past in what had become a funnel.

Nobody seemed to mind.

Once again, the Tribute to Heroes thrilled several thousand people, who enjoyed the big party in downtown Lakewood Ranch.

Even the weather, still in the mid-80s as the parade began, cooperated a bit with a breeze that kept the participants from overheating.

Lakewood Ranch’s Matt Shelton of the Knights of Columbus was dressed in full regalia, but he wasn’t bothered as he participated to honor fallen veterans.

“It really wasn’t too bad,” he said of the heat.

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Above: Veterans Frank Royer and Hank Lackey were the Tribute to Heroes Parade grand marshals.

Sarah Bikos of the Bradentucky Bombers Roller Derby team reaches out to Lakewood Ranch’s Wayne Comegno, 5, who gets some beads.

Left: Hope Thomsen, Miss Lakewood Ranch Little Sister; Taylor Grant, Miss Sarasota Little Sister; Emmi Tvenstrup, De Soto Heritage Princess; and Lauren Dalton, Miss Lakewood Ranch Teen Little Sister, earned rides in the parade.

Above: Lex Sookra, 4, and his grandpa, veteran Dave Daily of Mill Creek, get ready for the parade.

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RESIDENT ORIENTATION Begins at 4 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. Lakewood Ranch Town Hall staff members present information about Lakewood Ranch, its governance structure and other community information. This session is designed for new or future residents of Lakewood Ranch. Register by calling 907-0202.

MUSIC ON MAIN Runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch. This monthly concert series will feature Smokey’s Session Band, playing classic rock, pop, R&B and more. The street will be lined with food vendors, beer trucks, and sponsor booths, as well as rides and activities for the children presented by Grace Community Church. Proceeds from the event will benefit a local nonprofit organization. Guests are welcome to bring chairs, but no coolers. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a short leash. For information, visit lakewoodranch.com.

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DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL Runs from 8 to 5 p.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. The Suncoast International Dragon Boat Festival is for anyone age 12 and up. Racing costs vary by event, but the event is free to spectators. There is a $5 (cash only) fee for parking. This festival benefits the local nonprofit In the Pink. For information, visit suncoastinternationaldragonboatfestival.com.

THROWBACK GALA Runs from 8 p.m. to midnight at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, 7051 Wireless Court, Sarasota.

Join the Sarasota Young Professionals Group at the Throwback Gala. Dress in cocktail attire from your favorite decade.

Attendees will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, open bar, prizes for best dressed and lots of dancing. Tickets cost $50 for YPG/ Chamber members or $75 for future members. Sponsorship opportunities available. Purchase tickets at sarasotachamber.com or call 556-4038.

Music on Main again will pack Lakewood Main Street on June 2.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT Runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at Four Pillars, 8209 Natures Way, Unit 221, Bradenton. Four Pillars presents this Author Spotlight Series titled “The ABC’s of Writing and Publishing a Book.”

International bestselling author and writing/publishing coach, D.D. Scott will guide attendees through detailed steps of everything from writing craft, cover design, formatting, promotion and marketing, writing style and more. Each class includes stories from her own journey and expertise. June focus is “Branding yourself as an author and branding your book.” Cost is $10. For information, call 373-3955.

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ROWING YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Begins at 8 a.m. each day at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. The premier junior rowing

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event in the United States will have more than 1,500 athletes compete for more than 350 crews. The Sarasota Scullers have four boats competing at the championships, and Sarasota Crew has 10 boats. Daily tickets are $10, and a three-day pass is $25. For more information, visit nathanbendersonpark.org. To purchase tickets, visit tickets.usrowing.com.

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STORYTELLING THEATRE Runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sarasota Polo Club clubhouse, 8201 Polo Club Lane, Sarasota. The Players Centre for Performing Arts will bring to life characters Jack and Annie from The Magic Tree House series by reading stories for children ages 5 to 12. It will include fun activities and a book to take home. The June 10 event is themed “Dinosaurs Before Dark.” Cost is $15 per person with the book or $10 without the book. This event occurs monthly through October.

SHINE FROM WITHIN Runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at Four Pillars, 8209 Natures Way, Unit 221, Bradenton. This Four Pillars self-development signature workshop is designed to help girls ages 12 to 17 to realize and develop their own unique confidence, self-love and purpose. Life coach and Four Pillars founder Cheri Christiansen will talk about self-love, respect and explore some natural products with essential oils. Cost is $20.

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WORLD OCEANS DAY FESTIVAL Starts at 9 a.m. at Emerson Point Preserve, 5801 17th St. W., Palmetto. Dip nets into the water and discover the animals beneath the surface. Attendees will play games and learn about the history of fishing in

Manatee County. There will be food samples from local estuaries. The event is hosted by the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department and is free for all ages. For more information, visit mymanatee. org.

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FOOD BANK FUNDRAISER Runs from 4 to 7 p.m. at Elite Motor Works, 1749 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota. The BMW and Mini Cooper communities are rallying together for “Beer, BBQ and BMWs” to raise money for All Faiths Food Bank. Enter your BMW or Mini Cooper to reserve a special parking spot and show it off. All vehicles will be entered into a drawing for a chance to get free stainless steel brake lines. The day will also feature free beer from Big Top Brewing, a barbecue truck by Smokin Momma Lara’s BBQ and The Music Compound will be providing additional indoor space with music and entertainment.

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L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7216 Pasadena Glen Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4156467 $2,295,000

S A R A S OTA 1660 Ranch Club Boulevard Thomas Cinquegrano 941-284-5049 A4174571 $2,150,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12621 Deacons Place Joe Foster 941-812-7634 A4182259 $1,459,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7041 Portmarnock Place Laura Navratil 941-806-7436 A4172315 $1,250,000

B R A D E N TO N 3908 Bayside Drive Cheryl Roberts 941-266-1450 A4175696 $1,200,000

PA L M E T TO 812 Riviera Dunes Way Debbie Vogler 941-705-3328 A4124509 $1,175,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14207 Woodhall Place Cheryl Roberts 941-266-1450 A4184033 $1,080,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 21306 Deer Pointe Crossing Chris Baylis 941-735-4713 A4146990 $999,999

U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K 7820 Sloane Gardens Court Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4168536 $975,000

ANNA MARIA 217 Gladiolus Street Laurie M Mock 941-232-3665 A4186308 $759,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 5628 Cloverleaf Run Tina Ciaccio 941-685-8420 A4186647 $649,800

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6427 Moorings Point Circle 201 James Hope 941-704-4623 A4172515 $639,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12302 Thornhill Court Bryan Dwyer 941-809-9106 A4187161 $609,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7620 Harrington Lane Toma Milbank 941-720-5174 A4181541 $580,000

U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K 8343 Abingdon Court Nancy Phillips & Beth Ann Boyer 941-400-6078 A4181429 $579,000

CORTEZ 12514 Harbour Landings Drive Patty Brooks 941-545-1194 A4185818 $579,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6310 Watercrest Way 304 Jonnie Dwyer 941-812-6283 A4167326 $499,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14347 Stirling Drive Stuart Lawrence 941-894-4001 A4186999 $429,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8712 54th Avenue E Autumn Moore 941-320-5823 A4172250 $379,000

PA L M E T TO 5220 69th Street E Tina Ciaccio 941-685-8420 A4184034 $369,000

B R A D E N TO N 7201 Vista Bella Drive Kathy Valente 941-685-6767 A4167044 $350,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12137 Whisper Lake Drive Sue Cosgrove-Lee 941-400-9068 A4173037 $349,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8727 53rd Terrace E Lee Byron and Sue Keal 941-350-5542 & 941-320-1689 A4170212 $345,000

B R A D E N TO N 1207 13th Avenue W Lynne Callahan 941-720-3278 A4172562 $275,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7702 Lake Vista Court 202 Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4177984 $275,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6668 Meandering Way Marcia Frost 941-812-8493 A4183680 $274,900

PA L M E T TO 4246 70th Street Circle E Erica Thomas 941-799-9365 A4183950 $254,000

PA R R I S H 5306 119th Terrace E Laurie Jarema 941-321-3410 A4185685 $250,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8227 Miramar Way Diane Fogo Harter 941-445-2431 A4172472 $229,900

THE CONCESSION 19428 Ganton Avenue Deborah Angelo O'Mara & Tom Cinquegrano 941-730-0777 A4135661 $1,699,000

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home in the Concession topped this week’s real estate.

Nelson Homes Inc. sold the home at 8333 Lindrick Lane to Donn and Susan Rappaport, of Princeton, N.J., for $1.62 million. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, four-anda-half baths, a pool and 4,476 square feet of living area.

CONCESSION

Hartmut and Elisabeth Gerhard, of Bradenton, sold their home at 8306 Farington Court to Barry and June Saltzman, of Tierra Verde, for $1.25 million.

Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,045 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.05 million in 2009.

COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE

Philip and Anita Sabato, of Bradenton, sold their home at 7040 Portmarnock Place to William and Melodie Douglas, of Bradenton for $1.18 million. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,296 square feet of living area.

Michael and Lorraine Varone, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6919 Dominion Lane

to Murray Miller and Lisa McDonnell, of Lakewood Ranch, for $800,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,109 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $746,000 in 2013.

Joseph and Sonja Scirica, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7008 Twin Hills Terrace to John Goyer, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, for $600,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,825 square feet of living area.

Abraham and Franchi Lavi, trustees, of Delray Beach, sold the home at 7214 Lake Forest Glen to Robert Shapiro, trustee, of Bradenton, for $435,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,767 square feet of living area.

Sally Anderson, trustee, of Windham, N.H., sold the home at 7101 Whitemarsh Circle to Robert and Virginia Miner, of Montvale, N.J., for $405,000.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,345 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $474,900 in 2003.

Louis Siegel, of Rockville, Md., sold the home at 13906 Siena Loop to George and Elizabeth Sopko, of Bradenton, for $360,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,145 square feet of living area.

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Pa., for $752,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,752 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.05 million in 2007.

RIVERDALE REVISED

John Warfield and Laura Bischoff-Warfield, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4711 Spinnaker Drive to Jeremy Benjaminson and Laure May Nanez Andal, of Bradenton, for $712,000. Built in 1998, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,272 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $438,000 in 2014.

TIDEWATER PRESERVE

WCI Communities LLC sold the home at 5212 Tidewater Preserve Blvd., to Joseph Pace and Michele LeMay, of Bradenton, for $634,100. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,459 square feet of living area.

RIVER CLUB SOUTH

Christopher and Ellen Peacock, of Bradenton, sold their home at 7630 Tralee Way to Bryan and Brandy Kubitz, of Bradenton, for $577,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,962 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $740,000 in 2006.

WINDING RIVER

James and Sheila Hall, trustees, of Anna Maria, sold the home at 14216 11th Terrace N.E., to Mark Kauffman and Michele Roth-Kauffman, of Lake City,

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4803 Cabreo Court

Pool

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$ 70,228

12770 Del Corso Loop

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James West

$ 46,362

11766 Forest Park Circle

Pool

Jennifer Imperiale

$ 34,722

6637 St. James Crossing

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Stephen Altaker

$ 34,527

6637 The Masters Ave.

Remodel

James Emanuelson Jr.

$ 34,179

7417 Links Court

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Robert Kelly

$ 31,295

17214 Seaford Way

Pool

Thomas Rokosz

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David Gutshall

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5661 Country Lakes Drive

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Jeffrey Rodgers

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6916 Country Lakes Circle

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Carl Brown

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6231 Cypress Bend Court

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319 Snapdragon Loop

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Simon Maple

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6934 Riversedge St. Circle

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Charles and Shelley Brunson, trustees, of Parrish, sold the home at 6126 Ninth Ave. Circle N.E. to Richard Lorentz Jr. and Pamela Lorentz, trustees, of Bradenton, for $549,900. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, SEE REAL ESTATE PAGE 16

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7216 Pasadena Glen A4156467 $2,295,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7202 Teal Creek Glen A4172569 $2,295,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14448 Stirling Drive A4179202 $525,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6523 Oakland Hills Drive A4175668 $329,000

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Lennar Homes LLC sold the home at 622 River Enclave Court to Woodrow Wilson and Betty Wilson, trustees, of Bradenton, for $550,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,533 square feet of living area.

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Jenifer Susan Investments LLC sold the home at 9994 Laurel Valley Ave., Circle to Robert and Brenda Guilford, of Tallahassee, for $360,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,389 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $318,200 in 2016.

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Marilynn Godfrey and Edward Godfrey II, trustees, sold the home at 9611 Royal Calcutta Place to William and Barbara Scarduzzio, of Bradenton, for $525,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,468 square feet of living area.

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four baths, a pool and 3,281 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $325,000 in 2009.

HAMPTON GREEN

John and Margaret Russell, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6529 Berkshire Place to Susan Stone, of University Park, for $530,000. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,088 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $427,000 in 2010.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

John and Barbara Thornton, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 6419 Indigo Bunting Place to Ahmet and Sarah Ozgun, of Lakewood Ranch, for

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$518,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,258 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $412,000 in 2012.

Karen Brian, trustee, sold the home at 6230 Willet Court to Kyle and Carrie Bradshaw, of Lakewood Ranch, for $328,000.

Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,073 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $313,500 in 2014.

RIVERDALE

Larry and Joyce Parscale, of Ooltewah, Tenn., sold their home at 3727 Fifth Ave. N.E., to Douglas and Carmen Wasson, of Bradenton, for $515,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two

baths, a pool and 1,974 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,000 in 2014.

PRESERVE AT PANTHER RIDGE

James and Susan Kelly, of Bradenton, sold their home at 22611 Night Heron Way to Colleen Khleif, of Bradenton, for $495,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,090 square feet of living area.

GREYHAWK LANDING

Thomas and Pegg Bryan, of Tampa, sold their home at 12818 Penguin Drive to Francis and Cynthia Rodriguez, of Bradenton, for $462,500. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,028 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $405,300 in 2015.

Kevin and Stacy Boyle, of Bradenton, sold their home at 12531 Natureview Circle to Gregory and Jessica Johnson, of Bradenton, for $365,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,197 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2008.

RIVERWALK VILLAGE

Suzanne Hamilton sold the home at 7607 Broomsedge Court to Barry Ewen and Cynthia Gosselin, of Bradenton, for $462,500.

Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,792 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $415,000 in 2013.

RYE WILDERNESS ESTATES

D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 515 165th St. E., to Rick and

Kelly Dreiling, of Bradenton, for $449,000. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,767 square feet of living area.

COUNTRY MEADOWS

David and Valerie Isaacks, of Columbia, Mo., sold their home at 721 148th Court N.E., to Amer and Kimberly Alsuffi, of Bradenton, for $440,000. Built in 2011, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,101 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $456,500 in 2016.

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

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SUDOKU

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6-1-17

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8325 Lindrick Lane $1,465,000 | Web ID A4172451 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

on the REAL Trends 500 by sales volume, 2017

Landscape with House and Ploughman (detail) Vincent van Gogh

7246 Greystone Street $1,450,000 | Web ID A4178326 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

3627 Founders Club Drive $1,275,000 | Web ID A4175142 Don Carroll & William Feicht 941.539.2132

3224 Founders Club Drive $1,249,000 | Web ID A4173382 Don Carroll 941.539.2132

6822 Dominion Lane $1,225,000 | Web ID A4184349 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

16318 Daysailor Trail $1,127,997 | Web ID A4170081 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

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7019 Brier Creek Court $849,900 | Web ID A4180263 Greg Van Natter & Gloria Bracciano 941.730.1999

13404 Blythefield Terrace $732,500 | Web ID A4166022 Linda Apple 941.586.0553

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27441 Hole In One Place $679,900 | Web ID N5909137 Bob Linthicum 941.228.9206

5436 Sundew Drive $669,900 | Web ID A4178629 Cindy Migone 941.812.7438

7630 Weeping Willow Circle $669,000 | Web ID A4178846 Louis Wery 941.232.3001

1724 Grande Park Drive $649,900 | Web ID N5910813 Bob Linthicum 941.228.9206

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12504 Thornhill Court $499,000 | Web ID A4139056 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

5572 Oak Grove Court $489,900 | Web ID A4186870 Liz Arme 941.364.4000

5812 Valente Place $489,000 | Web ID A4166306 Peter Laughlin 941.356.8428

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7806 Valderrama Way $415,000 | Web ID A4183813 Mary Hellhake-Northrup 941.544.0763

8214 Harborside Circle $399,000 | Web ID N5910313 Bonnie Price 941.350.3362

7876 Chick Evans Place $399,000 | Web ID A4183464 Jerry Zaback 941.350.6885

6647 Oakland Hills Drive $375,000 | Web ID A4176881 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

4505 Chimney Creek Drive $359,900 | Web ID A4186713 Roberta Tengerdy & Carolyn Collins 941.321.2292

4087 Southwell Way $349,900 | Web ID A4171169 Roberta Tengerdy & Carolyn Collins 941.321.2292

7612 Lake Vista Court #207 $349,900 | Web ID A4187159 Shannon Rogers 941.920.5454

15669 Lemon Fish Drive $337,500 | Web ID A4180109 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

19431 Beacon Park Place $310,000 | Web ID A4126736 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

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