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VOLUME 19, NO. 32

YOUR TOWN

Ready for Waterside?

Sarasota County braces for Lakewood Ranch expansion. SEE PAGE 3

LONG MAY SHE WAVE

Pam Eubanks

Burgers and water As Square 1 Burgers’ Stephen Massarella (above) was preparing burgers outside the Naughty Monk Brewery for the Lakewood Ranch Young Leaders Alliance social event June 22, an unexpected rainstorm pounded down.

Massarella, and the two burgers on the grill, were drenched. So he grabbed the two patties, covered them with ketchup and started eating. “By far that was the best part of my day,” he said. “I had to save them.”

Lakewood Ranch ‘Flag Fairy’ delivers patriotism in her neighborhood. SEE PAGE 7

Pam Eubanks

Tortoise reward The Florida office of the Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity is offering a reward to find whoever killed two gopher tortoises in Lakewood Ranch. The nonprofit will put up $5,000 for information leading to an arrest or fine.

“We want people to understand these tortoises are rare and it’s a serious offense,” center attorney Elise Bennett said.

Anyone with information can call 888-404-3922 or email tip@myfwc.com.

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Every patriotic holiday, Linda Tradler puts out about 400 American flags. She started the tradition with 40 flags when she lived in New Jersey.

Ready to stir the pot Lakewood Ranch event explores the business side of medical marijuana.

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Tara’s developer, Lake Lincoln LLC, previously tried to sell for development its 10.32 acres at the southwest corner of State Road 70 and Tara Boulevard. Manatee County denied an application for commercial use there in 2010.

Interesting development in Tara Settlement will lead to commercial development at Tara entrance.

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espite seven years of opposition from residents of the Tara community, commercial development likely will be coming to the southwest corner of Tara Boulevard and State Road 70.

It just won’t be a gas station.

In a June 20 approval of a settlement offer that will eventually cost Manatee County an estimated $700,000 in legal and consultant fees, Tara developer Lake Lincoln LLC will be allowed to

commercially develop 3.32 acres of the 10.32 acres it owns at the southwest corner of Tara Boulevard and State Road 70.

Lake Lincoln in May 2012 filed a lawsuit against Manatee County alleging it had taken away Lake Lincoln’s development rights.

Manatee County commissioners had denied an application in October 2010 to put commercial or residential uses on the parcel at the southwest corner of Tara Boulevard and State Road 70.

The Manatee County Commission voted 4-2 on June 20 to accept a compromise that will allow Lake Lincoln to develop 3.32 acres of the 10.32 acre site.

Lake Lincoln representative John Agnelli said whatever is built on the parcel will aesthetically match the other side of Tara, where a Regions Bank is located.

“We’re planning more landscaping,” he said. “It’s a commercial property just like the other three corners (of Tara Boulevard and State Road 70). As far as ultimate use, we won’t build on it, but we have some good commercial developers who have inquired about the property from time to time.

“We’re glad to see it moving ahead,” he added.

Besides a gas station, fastfood restaurants, hotels, nursing homes, car washes and motor vehicle repair facilities are among the businesses that won’t be allowed. Among those that would be allowed are retail sales, restaurants, banks, professional offices and dry cleaners.

Longtime Tara resident Cathy Woolley, a leader in the 2010 efforts to oppose development on the parcel, said the decision was “bad form for the county” and a “breach of faith” for the neighborhood. She noted the county attorney’s office had recommended against mediation just a year ago.

“We will fight this,” Woolley said. “I think the community will organize and we’ll figure out what to do.”

Bob Dallesandro, president of the Tara Golf and Country Club Board of Directors, which represents about 1,000 homes, said residents are unhappy about the

SETTLEMENT HIGHLIGHTS Lake Lincoln can build on a 3.32-acre section of the 10.32-acre parcel originally proposed for development Manatee County shall pay “all of plaintiff’s reasonably incurred attorney’s fees and costs and reasonably incurred consultant fees and costs,” estimated at $700,000.

Each proposal for change will be reviewed for compliance with Tara’s development order, the Manatee County Land Development Code and the Manatee County Comprehensive Plan.

Gas stations, fast-food restaurants, hotels, nursing homes, car washes and motor vehicle repair facilities are among businesses that will not be allowed.

commission’s decision.

“People are concerned about the traffic,” he said. “They want to keep the green space. We’re going to see what happens and how we can influence it as it moves forward.”

They are glad, at least, there can be no gas station at the corner.

“That was probably people’s biggest concern,” he said. “At least we have that.”

The settlement agreement must be approved by a judge in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court before it becomes official. The process likely will take about 45 days.

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eveloper SchroederManatee Ranch spent more than 10 years convincing Sarasota County to approve its 5,144-home project, now called Waterside at Lakewood Ranch.

Located south of University Parkway and east of Interstate 75, the project places a mixture of home types around seven major lakes and features a downtown center, Waterside Place.

Pulte Group, which is opening the first neighborhood in Waterside, opens models July 1.

Homes by Towne will start construction in July on its project, called Lakehouse Cove.

So is Sarasota County prepared for the development?

UTILITIES

Sarasota County’s wastewater treatment and potable water facilities already have made changes to accommodate Waterside.

The utilities department in May opened a $2.3 million expansion of the Bee Ridge Water Reclamation facility, which will receive wastewater from Waterside, as well as other new developments.

The improvements increased capacity from about 9 million to 12 gallons per day, or enough to service about 12,000 singlefamily homes.

David Cash, division manager for Sarasota County Public Utilities, said the county is fully capable of providing treatment and system capacity for Waterside’s roughly 5,100 units. That figure represents an increase of more than 1 million gallons in water demand and about 1 million in wastewater generation and treatment.

“It will be built out over a long period, depending on the economy,” Cash said of Waterside. “It isn’t something that we’re not able to manage.”

SMR and other developers are required to do engineering that determines the impact development will have on existing infrastructure. Those issues are addressed during the permitting process, Cash said.

Sarasota County utilities has a master plan that looks forward about 30 years, projecting growth based on average historical growth data.

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BIG DEVELOPMENT Public agencies plan to handle more than 5,000 Waterside homes.

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Pulte Group will open two models in Waterside at Lakewood Ranch on July 1.

SCHOOLS

Sarasota County Schools Planning Director Kathie Ebaugh said children at Waterside, at least initially, will attend existing Sarasota County schools — Tatum Ridge Elementary, McIntosh Middle and Booker High schools.

For the 2016-2017 school year, Tatum’s enrollment was at 673 students. Its capacity is 695.

McIntosh was at 699 with a capacity of 1,112, and Booker was at 1,210 with a capacity for 1,458.

Capacity at schools generally is reserved in two-year increments after a site plan or plat is submitted. Right now, there are only 147 lots in Waterside submitted with Sarasota County.

“We are evaluating these processes all the time,” Ebaugh said.

“We actively work with the county and the developer to address needs for schools both short term and long term.”

SMR has identified a potential area off Lorraine Road to be reserved for a future elementary school, based on future needs.

When necessary, the district will evaluate whether capacity is available at other schools and consider rezoning. If rezoning won’t solve capacity issues, then it must get approved by the state to construct a new school.

“We will do it when the demand exceeds the need,” Ebaugh said.

“We need to demonstrate need.

We demonstrate need through the Department of Education based on the number of students who are in the school. There’s not any magic formula number.”

TRANSPORTATION

Sarasota County Transportation Planning Manager Paula Wiggins said Waterside will have an impact on the area’s transportation network, but several road improvement projects underway should help mitigate it.

Per development approvals, SMR is extending Lorraine Road south to Fruitville Road — a project expected to be completed in July — as well as extending Lakewood Ranch Boulevard south to its southern property line. It will improve Deer Drive and construct an east-west roadway between Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Lorraine Road, providing a connection to Sarasota Center Boulevard, Wiggins said.

SMR is working with Sarasota County to extend Lakewood Ranch Boulevard south to Fruitville — the project has been tied up in right of way acquisition — and will design an overpass across Interstate 75, connecting Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to Cattlemen Road. Sarasota County will handle construction of the overpass project but has not developed a timeline for the project.

Wiggins said the expansion will add a significant amount of traffic to Lakewood Ranch-area roadways.

“Lakewood Ranch has a significant amount of employment in the area that will generate traffic coming outside of the Ranch and there are destinations — jobs, recreation— west that residents of the Ranch will travel to and from,” he said.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight implemented his plan for policing Waterside about a year ago with a new patrol zone east of Interstate 75 between University Parkway and Fruitville Road.

That zone became the department’s 22nd unincorporated zone. The Sheriff’s Office 20162017 fiscal year budget included funding for six deputy positions.

Knight said the Sheriff’s Office will monitor crime trends so it can make adjustments.

“Waterside is going to be huge,” Knight said. “It’s going to have a downtown core. We don’t want to overstaff, but we will evaluate.

“It isn’t really about calls for service, it’s about the community’s expectation to see patrol vehicles,” he said.

PUBLIC TRANSIT

Sarasota County Area Transit is aware of Waterside, but has not made any definite plans for it, at this point.

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FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

The Sarasota County Fire Department said fire and emergency medical services in Waterside initially will be handled by the fire station on Desoto Road, just west of Nathan Benderson Park.

The station at Fruitville Road and Vic Edwards Road, in Sarasota, also will provide coverage, Chief Michael Regnier said.

The department already has a dedicated piece of land for a future station off of Communications Parkway and Systems Court, in Lakewood Ranch, as well.

“As growth continues on the Sarasota County side of Lakewood Ranch, we will determine when the additional fire station at Communications Parkway and Systems Court is needed,” Regnier said.

erling said SCAT’s long-range Transportation Development Plan includes a route from Dog Kennel Road, off Fruitville Road, north to its connection with Lorraine Road. The project, however, is not yet proposed to be funded, and the connection is at least 10 years away from fruition. There is no timeline for adding the route.

SCAT has one route, Route 30, that services Lakewood Ranch and Professional Parkway in the Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park.

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Will new industry be a hit?

Investors sought for the fast-growing medical cannabis industry.

BERKLEY MASON STAFF WRITER

The medicinal marijuana industry could be budding in East County.

On June 22, the Sarasota Polo Club hosted MJ Cannaday, an event that served as a networking and investment opportunity for the legalized cannabis industry.

The agenda included an industry overview, panel discussions with experienced investors and a presentation by four companies searching for investors.

“Sooner or later the weed industry is going to be taking credit cards, and we want to be involved in that as soon as possible,” said Gary Brudner, vice president at Merchant Services Consulting Group in Lakewood Ranch. “It is going to happen. It is just a matter of time.”

While Merchant Services Consulting Group deals with payment solutions, all areas of the industry were covered.

More than 20 local business representatives and potential investors attended the event.

According to Marijuana Business Daily, 17 businesses operate medicinal dispensaries in Florida.

As of June 9, in a special session of the Florida Legislature, both the Senate and the House passed a

bill that allows for 10 new licensed growers in the state, each with a cap of 25 dispensaries, making for 17 total grow sites throughout the state.

“My guess is it is going to take another year for (the expansion) to happen,” said Todd Kleperis, owner of HARDCAR Security, which was a sponsor of the event.

Kleperis, who lives in University Place, organized the MJ Cannaday event. His armored security company transports money and cannabis products.

“This industry is growing and it is changing people’s lives,” the 46-year-old Kleperis said. “I love this business because it is so unique, and I have never seen anything grow as fast. The target market for some of these products is older people who grew up around it in the 1960s.”

Central Park’s Jay Scheck said it is an important industry.

Due to a motorcycle accident six years ago in New Jersey, Scheck fractured his neck and has some paralysis, including nerve damage in his right arm. Following the accident, Scheck remained on painkillers for four years.

“They said I’d be on (pain medication) forever, but I didn’t want to be,” said Scheck, who was worried about the longterm side effects of pain medication.

Scheck received his medicinal marijuana card three months ago from a local physician. He smokes THC oil out of his small, black vaporizing pen whenever he feels bad.

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“Weed is not as much of a pain relief as the opioids are, you have to accept that,” Scheck said. “But it is also not going to kill you, and that’s a huge thing.”

He said medical marijuana is an important and viable industry.

“When you smoke medically, you’re not smoking to get high,

you’re smoking to get some pain relief,” Scheck said. “That pain relief might just come with a nice buzz, but still, recreationally it is different.”

While Florida is passing new legislation when it comes to the medical marijuana industry, counties are still grappling with

how to deal with it.

According to Florida Statutes section 381.986(8)(b), the number, location and permitting requirements that do not conflict with state law or Department of Health are established by the county.

On June 6, Manatee County extended a temporary moratorium on the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries and treatment centers within the county for a 90-day period (June 18 through Sept. 16). It was done to "research, study and analyze the potential impact of medical marijuana dispensaries and treatment centers upon nearby properties."

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MAN’S REPORT WAS JUNK 5400 block of 39th Street East, Bradenton Criminal Mischief: A Sheriff’s Office deputy responded when a man reported his junk cars on his property had been damaged.

The damaged property was of no value. The owner discovered most of the windows had been smashed out of the junk vehicles.

The man was not worried about the junk cars, but rather that somebody was trespassing. All the vehicles were sinking into the ground so no photos were taken by the deputy. The owner wanted the incident documented.

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ONLINE DATE GOES BAD 600 block of 67th Street Circle East, Bradenton Information only: A Sheriff’s Office deputy was called by a fast-food restaurant employee who found a woman crying in the parking lot. The woman could only speak Mandarin Chinese but the employee was able to communicate with her via Google Translate. The woman had been driven to the restaurant by a man who left her. When the deputy arrived, he learned the woman had corresponded with the man online and had met him at the Orlando airport. The woman was from New York and the man from San Francisco. The man and the woman didn’t like each other when they met in person.

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PHANTOM LANDLORD PLANS SCAM 6600 68th Street East, Bradenton Information only: A man told the Sheriff’s Office he was looking for

POLICE SEEK LAUGHING PRANKSTER 4500 block of Summer Cove Drive, Sarasota False Fire Alarm: A Sheriff’s Office deputy went to an apartment complex in reference to a complaint about a neighbor’s guest. The man was seen walking away from a pulled fire alarm. A witness and resident of the complex said the man was laughing and saying he had just pulled the fire alarm. The witness said panic ensued as residents fled their apartments in fear of an actual fire. The man who pulled the alarm began to argue with residents and left the scene.

The man was identified and the Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation.

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Ben Franklin, we need you more than ever To preserve what our Founders created, Ben Franklin knew it depended on our having the proper temper in the public square.

MATT WALSH

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en Franklin, where are you?

Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic Party presidential candidate, tweeted on June 23: “Forget death panels. If Republicans pass this bill, they’re the death party.”

Donald Trump, during the 2016 election campaign, called her “Crooked Hillary.”

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., described the Senate health care bill as “blood money. People will die … Senate Republicans were … dreaming up even meaner ways to kick dirt in the face of the American people and take away their health insurance.”

Then there was the technology chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party, commenting about Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, who nearly died after being shot by a rabid antiRepublican Democrat: “His whole job is to get people, convince Republicans to f---ing kick people off f---ing healthcare. I hate this mother---. I’m glad he got shot.”

Eric Trump calls the chairman of the Democratic National Committee on FoxNews a “nut job.”

Johnny Depp … Kathy Griffin …

Shakespeare in the Park … The list goes on and on.

So it is. On the eve of the day members of the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence — pledging to each other their lives, fortunes and sacred honor; and declaring liberty and renouncing tyranny — on the eve of the day Americans will celebrate the 241st anniversary of the birth of what has become the greatest democratic republic in history, we are ripped apart. A strongly woven garment ripped jaggedly at the seams, with the perpetrators standing opposite one another gripping serrated knives.

This is not right. We should be feeling patriotic. We should be feeling proud to be an American, proud of the values we have pursued and cherished for two and a half centuries — that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” As a friend said recently: “To be an American is to win the lottery of life.”

But for eight intense months, we have seen and felt hatred, a molten, volcanic ash spewing everywhere, our nation deteriorating and descending into an uncivil war. Actually, another friend told me recently: “I think we are in a civil war and don’t know it.”

There are many catalysts for this cauldron — an amalgamation over decades of deteriorating social, cultural and political mores. But these enzymes converged, convulsed and blew after the 2016 presidential election — and let’s be honest — when the core of the Democratic Party refused to accept that American voters elected

Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton.

To make it worse, the biases of the New York Times, Washington Post and national television news networks have fueled the hatred to a level that none of us in four generations has experienced such vile and vitriol in the public square.

This is why we said: Ben Franklin, where are you?

In his day, at the time of the American Revolution, as a signator of the Declaration of Independence and later the U.S. Constitution, Franklin was widely regarded as the sage of America. He was the young nation’s chief advocate, example and leader for good citizenship. He defined good citizenship — in his actions and his prolific writing.

As a citizen of Philadelphia, he was constantly at the forefront of efforts to make it more livable. He led efforts to install pavement and bricks to help get rid of the sludge that covered the streets. He used his newspaper to raise funds for a Philadelphia hospital. He created the nation’s first volunteer fire company, which led to the creation of the first insurance company to protect homes against fire.

But the way Franklin behaved and wrote about the virtues of good citizenship set him apart. Under such pseudonyms as Silence Dogood, Busy-Body, Alice Addertongue, Obadiah Plainman, Homespun and Poor Richard, he communicated to the common citizen about the importance of character and virtues — crucial, he believed, for the new nation’s form of government to succeed.

He especially focused on this after the Revolutionary War. This was when Franklin penned his 13 virtues by which to live in his “Autobiography.”

Go down the list. While Franklin targeted these virtues at the common man, apply them today. They are apropos for everyone — especially so for our national elected leaders and the media. Indeed, instead of incessantly looking for ways to tear down, excoriate, ridicule and incite extremes, for Franklin, virtue and morality meant doing good to one’s fellow man.

“One Man of tolerable Abilities may work great Changes,” Franklin wrote in “Autobiography.”

His was a life of that. By living the virtue of humility, Franklin practiced a leadership style of dignified persuasion. In a 2013 essay for the Heritage Foundation, Steven Forde, a political science professor at the University of North Texas and Franklin scholar, wrote: “One of Franklin’s earliest lessons … was that a contentious or imperious style is self-defeating. Rather than persuading men, it offends their pride and accomplishes nothing.”

Franklin learned, Forde wrote, “that his public-spirited proposals often encountered resistance rooted in envy. No matter how beneficial the project, some would refuse to follow if they thought it would elevate the leader above the rest. Franklin therefore began to present projects as the initiative of ‘a number of friends’ or ‘publick-spirited Gentlemen,’ even if the initiative was wholly his. This greatly smoothed the way by removing the issue of personal credit or honor.”

With this practice, he formed the “Club for Mutual Improvement,” called the “Junto” — his 10 most intelligent friends. They discussed morals,

BEN FRANKLIN’S VIRTUES TO LIVE BY The following are the 13 virtues that Benjamin Franklin included in his “Autobiography.” He referred to them as the “Project of Arriving at Moral Perfection.”

Franklin pursued each one, giving himself one week to acquire each new virtue. To record his progress, he made a record book and gave himself a black mark each time he failed to exhibit a virtue on which he was working. n Temperance: Eat not to Dullness.

Drink not to Elevation.

n Silence: Speak not but what may

benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation. n Order: Let all your Things have their Places. Let each Part of your Business have its Time. n Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve. n Frugality: Make no Expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e.

Waste nothing. n Industry: Lose no Time. Be always employ’d in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary Actions. n Sincerity: Use no hurtful Deceit.

Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly. n Justice: Wrong none, by doing Injuries or omitting the Benefits that are your Duty. n Moderation: Avoid Extremes. Forbear resenting Injuries so much as you think they deserve. n Cleanliness: Tolerate no Uncleanness in Body, Clothes or Habitation. n Tranquility: Be not disturbed at Trifles, or at Accidents common or unavoidable. n Chastity: Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dullness, Weakness or the Injury of your own or another’s Peace or Reputation. n Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

politics and philosophy. Club rules forbid abrasive chiding or personal attacks — the kind of behavior that is so commonplace in today’s public square, on television and throughout social media. Virtually nowhere can you find examples of Franklin erupting into public tantrums or vitriolic or demeaning commentaries.

Franklin, far wiser than most, knew the fragility of what the Framers created. He warned that only a citizenry with the proper temper can support a free government. That’s why, when asked once what kind of government he and the Framers created, Franklin responded: “A republic, if you can keep it.”

Ben Franklin, we need you now.

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Patriotism on parade Greenbrook Rivers resident finds inspiration putting out Old Glory.

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Linda Tradler has been putting American flags along her street since 2009.

Days before July 4, Lakewood Ranch’s Linda Tradler will pull her red wagon down Flycatcher Lane and plant hundreds of American flags in her neighbors’ lawns.

While she does it, she will carry a copy of “No Easy Day,” which is author and U.S. Navy Seal Mark Owen’s account of hunting down terrorist Osama Bin Laden, to help pound them into the ground.

“It’s better than using your belly,” she said with a laugh.

The book choice, although unintentional the first time, has stuck because it seems so appropriate.

The flags go up a night or two before a patriotic holiday, and down they come the evening the holiday ends. Most aren’t on her property, after all.

She started with the 50 or so flags she brought with her when she moved from New Jersey, and now puts out about 400 with the help of her neighbor Harry Hardy, who stores about half of them.

Tradler moved into her Greenbrook Rivers home in 2009 after living in New Jersey for 14 years.

She lived in the Garden State when terrorists flew jets into the World Trade Center in New York City Sept. 11, 2001.

“The whole country felt helpless, hopeless,” Tradler said. “I bought flags and lined the street in my neighborhood. We’d just sit outside and talk. You could see the smoke from the Twin Towers from Jersey for at least a month.”

Those were the first 40 flags, or so, to go up.

As time passed, Tradler contin-

Linda Tradler places the flags about four feet apart on Flycatcher Lane.

ued the tradition, carting the flags down the street in the red wagon she once used to pull along her daughter, Andie. She would put them up for Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Flag Day and the Fourth of July.

When she moved to Lakewood Ranch in 2009, the red wagon came with her, even though her daughter was past the age for using it. First, she put the flags up around her home at the entrance into Greenbrook Rivers, and at a few spots along the roadway on her immediate neighbors’ properties.

She and Hardy, who lives three doors down, joined forces about three years ago.

“This is neighborhood pride,” Hardy said. “It’s just fun. It makes you happy.”

Eventually, Tradler branched out to the entire Greenbrook Rivers neighborhood, with flags lining every house on Flycatcher Lane and Wood Duck Circle.

“What Linda does is amazing,” neighbor Richard Gieringer said.

“To me, she is a torch of sunshine when she takes her red wagon filled with flags and places them

neatly in each yard to celebrate all of our veterans who are living or have given their lives so we can have our freedom. Many men and women have sacrificed their lives so we could have the freedom we have.”

“The flags make me happy,” 7-year-old Allison Rothhaar said.

“It makes my neighborhood feel special and like we all care about our country.”

Her mom, Crystal Rothhaar, agreed. “Seeing the flags out for each holiday fills me with pride each time,” she said. “So many of the neighbors get involved, adding their own flags, and having a big event for the Fourth of July.

It really makes the neighborhood feel like a big family.

Some in the neighborhood don’t know Tradler’s name, but they call her the “Flag Fairy,” Tradler said.

Sometimes, Tradler and Hardy find thank-you notes on the flags.

“I cry,” Tradler said tearing up as she pulled two of them out from a resealable bag. “Knowing those flags I put out bring so many memories to people — that’s why I do it.”

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If you want a date with a “Naughty Blonde,” you won’t have to be in Lakewood Ranch anymore.

The Naughty Monk Brewery’s craft beer creation, Naughty Blonde, will be its first available through distribution.

Diana and Joe Eibler, along with their business partners, have struck a deal with Gold Coast Eagle Distributing to make their beer available to the masses.

“This is the fun part,” said co-owner and co-founder Joe Eibler, who has developed most of Naughty Monk’s Belgiuminspired beer recipes. “It’s a good feeling.”

Diana Eibler, Naughty Monk’s CEO and co-founder of the Lakewood Ranch brewery, added, “The distribution part of it is the ultimate goal. To be out there and have your product out there, it feels good. This is just the beginning.”

She was confident Gold Coast Eagle Distributing would take their brewery to the next level.

Brewmaster Joe Eibler called “Naughty Blonde” a gateway beer that can convince patrons to try craft beer.

“Blonde is the most popular in the taproom,” he said. “It’s a beer that anybody can drink.”

Pat Bruenning, vice president of sales of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, said Naughty Monk already has gained a following. Gold Coast will monitor supply and demand at five eateries — Geckos Bar and Grill at 7228 55th Ave. E., Bradenton; Beef ‘O’ Brady’s at 4286 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton; Fuzzy’s Taco Shop at 2515 University Parkway; Oak and Stone at 5405 University Parkway; and Truman’s Tap and Grill at 11161 E State Road 70 East, Bradenton.

“We’ve got people lined up for it,” he said. “We want to be diligent.”

Naughty Monk CFO Eric Keller said the distribution kickoff is the first step in a grander vision for expansion. With the taproom open since November 2016, the brewery already is profitable.

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barrels of beer. But by year three, it hopes to sell at least 4,000 — that’s 120,000 gallons of beer annually.

“I’ll be disappointed if we don’t,” Keller said. “Right now, the taproom is generating most of our revenues, but a year from now that will change.”

Diana Eibler said the business’s success would not be possible without its staff.

“We have a wonderful brew crew and servers,” she said. “We couldn’t do it without them.

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The Beat Down is keeping the spirit of rock ’n’ roll alive with vintage sound.

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Trying to describe a band’s music today can be more complicated than it seems. A question as simple as “What kind of music do you play?” can easily result in an endless stream of hyphenated genres — and sub-genres — that can make even the most enthusiastic of music-lovers’ eyes glaze over.

And then there’s The Beat Down.

In a world of musical taxonomy, the Sarasota-based trio’s sound is refreshingly simple to describe.

It’s rock ’n’ roll. And, to borrow from Mick Jagger — I like it.

The Beat Down is Garrett Von Räd on guitar, Ryan O’Neill on drums and Justin Kaiser on bass and lead vocals — all three members sing. All prolific members of Sarasota original-music scene, Kaiser and O’Neill have played in various projects together since as long ago as the late 1990s.

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“We love that ’60s garage-rock sound. The original idea was that we would play covers of those bands — the Beatles, Small Faces, The Animals,” says Von Räd.

All three members are guitarists and songwriters in their own right, and after meeting up, it was apparent they would have no shortage of original material.

“We learned about six covers, and we decided to work on a few songs Ryan had written,” he says.

“We had a handful of originals come together almost right away.”

The members say there are no hard and fast rules in their writing, but they operate under one guiding principle: They want to play rock ’n’ roll, pure and simple.

“Five years ago, there were probably 15 or more bands playing original rock,” says Kaiser. “The rock ’n’ roll and psychedelic scene was a lot more active. We want to keep that alive and show people it’s still happening here in Sarasota. It’s kind of a good barometer of any local music scene — you check out the local original rock bands.”

Often, the writing process starts with O’Neill.

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Ryan O’Neill, Garrett Von Räd and Justin Kaiser created The Beat Down after a jam session in December 2016.

“The spirit of rock ’n’ roll is still alive. It’s cemented its place in American culture, and even around the world.”

— Garrett Von Räd

“I like knowing where stuff began,” says Kaiser. “Every riff has been ripped off from something — and those were ripped off from somebody who came before them. It’s like carrying the torch.

Nobody around here was doing anything like that, and I think it’s important to keep those roots alive.”

This outlook is also evident in the band’s equipment. O’Neill’s minimal drum kit is set up true to the way it would’ve been in the

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’60s, and his driving, danceable backbeats are straight out of the playbooks of the founding fathers of rock drumming.

Von Räd is an outspoken vintage analog-gear enthusiast, playing through decades-old vacuumtube-powered amplifiers, outfitting his guitars with vintage electronics and preferring to record to tape, instead of digitally.

Kaiser’s bass guitar and tone similarly embody the aesthetic, and he says playing as a trio is also a good fit for the music.

“It’s minimalist,” he says. “I love to get the most sound out of the least amount of instruments.”

Perhaps the best way to experience the band is at a live performance. It’s loud, high-energy — and there’s plenty of people on

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“I think we’re all so influenced by that music,” says O’Neill. “It’s what we all grew up listening to and gravitated toward, so it’s not necessarily a sound we’re consciously trying to create — it just happens organically.”

The band plans to record a fivetrack EP —analog, of course — to be released before the end of the year. But mostly, the band just hopes to keep rock music thriving in Sarasota.

“The spirit of rock ’n’ roll is still alive,” says Von Räd. “It’s cemented its place in American culture, and even around the world. The best way to keep it alive? Just keep playing it.”

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opens with a fuzzy bassline, which is quickly joined by a pounding drumbeat and all three members singing together in harmonized, airy falsetto: “I want your love.”

The chorus, punctuated with a tremolo-heavy psychedelic organ line, is an instant sing-along, and the guitar solo that follows — a cutting, fuzz-drenched run that pans left and right — is equal parts trippy and swagger.

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tic guitar,” he says. “And I’ll usually record it with some humming or mumblings over the top to give an idea of the vocal melody. Then we flesh it out in practice with lyrics and other instruments.”

The result is a melody-driven, rhythmic, high-energy blend of ’60s garage rock in the vein of The Yardbirds and early Rolling Stones, as well as the pioneers of the ’50s who inspired them — Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers.

Fittingly, the lyrics are generally light, fun and relatable, with a catchy melody and beat that defies audiences not to dance.

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Paving the way Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's new production honors the black performers who made history on Broadway.

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Nate Jacobs fell in love with Broadway without seeing a single show.

It wasn’t a magical trip to New York City or the show-stopping voice of Jennifer Holliday commanding the radio that ignited the love affair. Jacobs, artistic director and founder of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, fell hard for Broadway by listening to his brother’s rave reviews of “Dreamgirls” and other shows he saw on the Great White Way. “I didn’t know I had a theater company living inside me at the time,” Jacobs says. “Of course, now it’s really clear why those reports from my brother’s phone calls excited me the way they did.”

Now, more than three decades later, Jacobs is sharing his love for America’s most beloved theater district with his latest original WBTT production, “Broadway in Black.”

The show was inspired by

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a children’s theater piece of the same name that he created some 15 years ago. That show was a youth revue, but this time around, he wanted to create a fullfledged professional production that honored the award-winning shows and performers who opened the door for black artists on Broadway.

What resulted is a cast of 13 and a three-piece band that will work together to perform nearly 50 songs — some in their entirety, some in snippets, and others

in medleys — that are considered legendary pieces performed by black Broadway stars.

Jacobs says this show carries a meaning that is deeply personal for him and his cast. He notes that black characters were played by white performers in blackface until the early 1900s. It wasn’t until 1910 that the first black performer was considered an equal alongside his white counterparts.

That’s when Bert Williams took the stage on Broadway in “The Ziegfeld Follies.”

He says because they’re paying homage to the artists who paved the way for black performers on Broadway and elsewhere, he expects excellence from his cast.

“All these artists studied and worked hard and prayed and cried and scratched and crawled to get up the ladder, so you step out and represent them well,” he tells his cast. “I’m not going to accept anything less than that. I want your best.”

Not only are cast members expected to represent their predecessors with honor and integrity, they’re expected to do so by performing some of the most difficult songs they’ve ever been assigned.

Jacobs says he could see many cast members “shaking their knees” when he handed them their music, but he’s proud of his cast for committing to the challenge of giving audiences a dynamic theater experience that he calls a “show within a show.”

“We go from deeply moving moments to high spirited, over-the-top moments to hot and sizzling moments, and it's like watching the whole strip of Broadway in one evening,” Jacobs says.

Audience members can expect to hear some of their favorite songs from older classic musicals such as “Cabin in the Sky,” “Porgy and Bess” and “The Wiz” as well as more recent favorites from shows such as “Ragtime,” “Dreamgirls” and “Once on this Island.”

Cast member Michael Mendez has been with WBTT for six years, but this show has a different feel than the others he’s been in.

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He also feels a sense of responsibility to pay respects to the black performers who helped him get to where he is today.

“Being the only black theater in a large radius, we are stewards of black history in a sense, whether we want to be or not,” he says. “So we have to keep our history alive by not only paying homage to what was done but also what will be done for future playwrights.”

Jacobs says the goal is not only to honor these Broadway idols, but to honor the larger narrative of black people in the United States.

“The purpose of the theater, especially the black theater, is to keep history and stories alive,” Jacobs says. “If we don’t keep our history — our stories, our culture, our uniqueness — alive and propagate it throughout the generations, then it dies.”

For Jacobs, this purpose is particularly personal. Part of his heart will always be on Broadway.

Teresa Stanley, an original member of WBTT who Jacobs mentored from childhood, left the troupe in 2007 to perform in “The Color Purple” on Broadway.

When Jacobs’ friend flew him to New York City to see her perform, he cried the entire show.

Stanley took him behind the curtain after the show and pulled him onstage. They looked out into the empty theater and she uttered three words so powerful, they’ve stayed with him.

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June LeBell was the first female announcer on a major commercial classical music radio station.

By taking the stage in his wife’s honor, Alley will give back to the organization LeBell adored.

“It always meant a great deal to her,” he says. “She was doing Music Mondays and writing for the Observer among other things, but she was still a singer at heart.”

Alley says that, along with bringing Holt on board as artistic director, LeBell’s legacy within the organization was making the group of professional singers a professional organization. She gave it the visibility it has now, he says.

This year’s concert will feature the group’s traditional salute to the armed forces along with a tribute to the heroes of World War I and World War II and a new musical setting of the Gettysburg Address. Holt is also excited about the traditional Bach chorale that will be performed with words

by Pete Seeger, along with a pairing of “My Country Tis of Thee” with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” arranged by Moses Hogan.

Holt says his goal is to remind locals why we unite on the Fourth of July.

“I felt like this year, considering the seeming divisiveness that we have in our country, we needed to have more of an underscore of who we are, where we come from and why we all do this together,” Holt says. “It makes no difference whether you’re white, black, red, green — we all do this because we believe in this.”

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There will be one fewer audience member at Choral Artists of Sarasota’s annual Fourth of July concert this year.

June LeBell, former singer, board member and executive director of the organization, died April 30 of ovarian cancer.

It was LeBell who came up with the idea for the first Independence Day concert in 2007, so the group decided to dedicate this performance, Voices of Freedom, to her.

“June was kind of insistent that we maintain this tradition of the Fourth of July, and I agreed with her,” Artistic Director Joseph Holt says. “It seemed only right to dedicate this performance in her honor and in her memory because she meant so much to this organization.”

When he talks about LeBell, a wide, unwavering smile crosses Holt’s face. His eyes are distant, caught up in memories, as he speaks of her sense of humor and how she was always eager to help people — especially other singers.

He changes direction midsentence when a memory from a Fourth of July performance a few years ago comes back to him. He recalls a concert in which LeBell and her husband, Edward Alley, did a narration — set to music, with the chorus singing softly in the background — of quotes from several American presidents.

“It was a wonderful experience to be up there on stage with the two of them,” Holt remembers.

“One on either side of me, as the chorus is singing and they’re giving these great orations. Obviously June was a natural. She could talk anywhere anytime.”

This year, Alley will take the stage again to do a narration for the Voices of Freedom concert.

Holt says it will be about 9/11 and instead of being a reflection on a "horrific moment" in American history, it’s about the heroes who emerged in the aftermath.

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Sophia Falco (above), a 2017 graduate of Lakewood Ranch High, won the girls long jump at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor competition June 18 in Greensboro, N.C. She jumped 6.22 meters and also was third in the triple jump with a 12.56 meters effort.

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The Lakewood Ranch boys 4x800 relay team of Andrew Dean, Brice Eastpon, Johnny Reid and John Rivera placed third in the event in the New Balance Nationals Outdoor competition June 18 in Greensboro, N.C. They ran 7:42.25.

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Aimee Boorman (above), the EVO Athletics Women’s Team director, was honored last week as the 2016 United States Olympic Committee National Coach of the Year for gymnastics. She was the coach of 2016 Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles.

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The Lakewood Ranch High School athletic program placed sixth overall in the Class 8A standings in the Florida High School Athletic Association Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Awards. The Mustang girls were 10th overall and the boys were third.

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Elaine Kulbako won the June 20 Ladies Golf Association Even Steven tournament at University Park Country Club. Kulbako shot an individual low net handicapped score of 24 to edge Sheila Gabrici, who shot 27.

Lakewood Ranch High grad makes his MLB debut eight years after he was drafted.

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wenty minutes into his first road trip as a professional baseball player, catcher Mike Ohlman and his Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds teammates blew a tire.

It was April 2010. The Shorebirds, a Baltimore Orioles affiliate, were on their way to Greenville, S.C., for a season-opening series against the Drive, a Boston Red Sox affiliate.

It was not the ideal start to Ohlman’s career. He was drafted in the 11th round of the 2009 MLB draft out of Lakewood Ranch High School.

“You hear stories about stuff like that happening,” Ohlman said. “I was just along for the ride.”

Ohlman can laugh about it today. His journey has taken him from the Orioles organization to the St. Louis Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays. On May 8, the manager of Toronto’s AAA Buffalo Bisons, Bobby Meacham, pulled Ohlman into his office before a road series against Syracuse. Ohlman wouldn’t be going with the team.

Instead, almost eight years after his draft day, Ohlman was called to the majors.

He was hopeful that day would eventually come, Ohlman said, and he knew there was a chance.

Toronto had seen starting catcher Russell Martin land on the 10-day disabled with an inflamed shoulder, and the week prior had released backup Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Still, the moment was surreal.

Stepping onto Rogers Centre’s field in Toronto for the first time was even more so.

“It was incredible,” Ohlman said. “It was more than I even imagined. Walking in, it was like having your baseball life flash before your eyes.”

Ohlman’s parents, Michael and Tracy Ohlman, were in attendance for their son’s first big-league game May 9 against the Cleveland Indians, as were his fiancee, Lauren Raab, and Dwayne Strong, the former Manatee High coach whom Ohlman called his baseball mentor. He also had “quite a few” calls and text messages from friends and family waiting for him after the game.

Ohlman said the experience of playing at that level was different, but not overwhelming. It’s the same basic game. The main difference was that performance is everything, he said. Projection of future skills does not matter, results do.

To that end, Ohlman needed to produce. He didn’t get a hit in that first game, and had to wait a few games for another opportunity.

On May 15 against the Atlanta Braves, Ohlman delivered not just his first hit, but his first RBI, off Cy Young award winner and 20-year veteran pitcher Bartolo Colon.

“This isn’t a low maintenance team, it’s a zero maintenance team.”

— Mustangs basketball coach Jeremy Schiller. SEE PAGE 15

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT

MIKE OHLMAN'S ROAD TO THE MAJORS JUNE 11, 2009 Ohlman is drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round.

AUG. 21, 2009 Ohlman signs his first professional contract with the Orioles.

MARCH 6, 2012 Ohlman is involved in a car crash, injures his right shoulder.

APRIL 17, 2012 Ohlman is suspended 50 games for a failed drug test.

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Mike Ohlman is back with Triple A Buffalo after a brief stint with Toronto.

“In the heat of competition, my job was to get a run across,” Ohlman said.

Ohlman stayed with Toronto through May 20. In five games with the club, he went 2-for-9 at the plate with the single RBI. When Martin returned from the disabled list, Ohlman was designated for assignment, and is now back with Triple A Buffalo.

Getting sent down was disappointing, he said, but it’s also how the business works. Ohlman knows he has to keep playing well for the Bisons to catch the eye of Toronto again, and hopefully when he does, he’ll stick, he said.

The setback isn’t the worst he’s had in his career. Blown tire aside, Ohlman’s battled adversity off the field. In 2012, he was driving westbound on Clark Road in Sarasota when a woman in a convertible tried to race in front of him, he said. He slammed on the breaks to try to stop, but there was nothing he could do.

“I closed my eyes,” Ohlman said. “I knew I hit her when I heard the noise. I looked and saw the asphalt coming toward the windshield.”

Ohlman’s truck had flipped.

He walked away with an injured shoulder that eventually kept him sidelined for four months, but he knows it could have been worse.

He started rehabbing as soon as he could, and hoped he would be the same type of player he was pre-accident.

He was suspended for 50 games in 2012 when he tested positive for a “drug of abuse,” MLB’s designation for recreational drugs.

Ohlman wants to leave both the accident and the suspension in the past, and his play has helped in that effort. Showing no lingering effects from the injury, Ohlman has hit for a combined .233 average throughout his minor league career, and has excelled defensively. He has yet to make an error this season behind the plate at Buffalo.

Ohlman hopes his coaches and friends in Lakewood Ranch who helped him on his journey know how thankful he is.

“Everyone had a small piece in getting me to where I am,” Ohlman said. “I appreciate everybody for that. It was years in the making. Not quite how I pictured it when I was drafted, but I made it. That’s what counts.”

FEB. 3, 2015 Orioles trade Ohlman to the St. Louis Cardinals for cash.

NOV. 7, 2016 Ohlman opts out of contract with the Cardinals.

NOV. 17, 2016 Ohlman signs with the Toronto Blue Jays.

MAY 8 Blue Jays call Ohlman to the majors.

MAY 9 Ohlman plays in his first MLB game against the Cleveland Indians, going 0-3.

MAY 15 Ohlman records his first hit and RBI against the Atlanta Braves.

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One-of-a-kind Mustangs prepare for season L akewood Ranch High School basketball players Damien Gordon and Jack Kelley didn’t know how to react to a teammate’s statement after a June 14 summer league practice.

Evan Spiller was asked about their team.

“It’s like a unicorn,” Spiller said.

Huh? “Our play style is one-of-akind,” Spiller explained. “You look at a unicorn, what are you going to do (to defend yourself)?”

If you happen to run into a unicorn, and it attacks with its head down and its horn pointed toward your chest, you’ve got a problem.

Likewise, Spiller said anyone who plays the Mustangs has a problem as well.

All three Mustangs will be seniors in the fall after helping the team to the Final Four during the previous high school season. They are confident they will complete their careers with another big run.

After they were eliminated last season, Mustangs coach Jeremy Schiller said he wanted his three key players to step into leadership roles. Although it would be a chance for them, Schiller felt it would be necessary if Lakewood Ranch was going to keep rolling as a team.

If summer league play is any

indication, the Mustangs will be just fine. Schiller said the team is further along in its development than he hoped or thought possible. He praised all three returnees for their work as leaders.

“This isn’t a low maintenance team, it’s a zero maintenance team,” Schiller said. “They (Gordon, Spiller and Kelley) have created and maintained a culture of support.”

That culture is shown through the team’s dedication. Schiller said his players are in the gym practicing at 7 a.m., before they assist him at Lakewood Ranch’s youth basketball camp. Those early-morning practices are voluntary, he said, and are in addition to normal practice in the afternoon. The team simply wants to get better, he said. The young players are aware of the program’s climb to the top and want to stay there.

The veteran trio said their leadership styles are distinct.

Gordon is reserved, but leads by example. Kelley “gets on you” when mistakes are made, and Spiller will explain how to correct the mistake.

The system has worked to perfection in summer league play. The Mustangs were 9-0 as of June 14, with a 21-point average margin of victory. That includes two wins over Mariner, which reached the Class 6A state

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Damien Gordon shoots in the Mustangs’ state semifinal against Sickles.

championship game last season.

That “unicorn” style of play Spiller mentioned is a modified version of the high-tempo offense of previous Schiller teams, the difference being more focus is put on the “big three.” All of them have played well thus far. Kelley is averaging 12.6 points and eight rebounds

per game, Gordon has scored 11.5 points and 3.2 steals per game, and Spiller is averaging 9.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

As fans of the program know, the secret to Lakewood Ranch’s success has been accomplished with superior depth. The 20172018 team may put more empha-

sis on the veteran trio, but there are also newcomers that have Schiller barely able to contain his excitement.

Keon Buckley is one of them.

He will be a sophomore in the fall, but started all nine of Lakewood Ranch’s summer league games through June 14.

Buckley is talented. In summer league, he is averaging 11 points and three rebounds per game, and has drained 17 3-pointers through nine games.

Schiller (and the returnees) also mentioned James Rivera and Mark Caraher as players who will have (and have had, in summer league) an impact, particularly on defense. Both will be juniors next semester, and both also run track for the Mustangs.

There’s a long way to go until the fall season starts, but for fans worried about the program faltering after losing eight seniors, the players say there’s no reason to be.

Schiller, too, thinks these players could be a mystical bunch.

As mystical as a unicorn? That remains to be seen.

Ryan Kohn is the sports writer for the East County Observer. Contact him at rkohn@ yourobserver.com.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS SHE PAINTS THE POOCH

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Myakka City resident expresses her love of dogs on canvas.

“The Last Dessert” by Myakka City's Evelyn McCorristin Peters

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yakka City’s Evelyn McCorristin Peters always has been an artist, but she never thought she would be a dog

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lover.

Then she met Frank.

Frank, a boxer, belonged to her husband, Philip Peters, when they were married 14 years ago.

“I completely fell in love with that dog,” Evelyn Peters said. “But it was like a good girl and a bad man type of thing — Frank was a horrible dog, but I just loved him so much.”

When Frank died in 2007, Peters was devastated.

She missed Frank so much that she contacted the Florida Boxer Rescue about getting another dog a week after he died. During an interview at her home, a rescue employee saw her portrait of Frank in the living room.

“They asked me to donate a painting to raise money for the rescue,” Peters said. “That is how my business was born.”

So Peters started her business, Barking Dog Creations Studio.

It wasn’t long until other orga-

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n She joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus when she was 19 and sold cotton candy. n She met her husband, Philip Peters, while working in the circus. He is co-owner of Squalus Inc., which runs a traveling shark show. n She prefers to listen to podcasts while she paints.

When she is listening to music, she tends to dance, which “is not good when you're painting,” Peters said. n Her art studio is located in a recreational vehicle in her back yard.

Evelyn McCorristin Peters holds one of her favorite portraits of her and her dog, Abby, who died years ago.

nizations began noticing her work. Now, she is donating gift certificates for paintings to dog shelters across the country. She recently did a painting for a greyhound rescue in England.

She works from photographs, although she paints her own dogs through “mental images.”

Peters, 53, said some dogs are harder to paint than others.

“There was a woman a few years

ago, and I painted her dog, Floyd,” Peters said. “The whole white dog thing is hard — people with white dogs are hard to please.”

Apparently, Peters is a lot better at the “white dog thing” than she thought. The same woman hired her again to paint her new dog, Stanley, who also is white.

Painting dogs for 10 years, she still isn't bored. When her customers comment on how much

their dog portrait means to them, it still gives her goosebumps.

And she noted that people are more difficult to paint than dogs.

“I normally don’t do people,” Peters said. “Dogs never tell you their nose looks too big in a painting. So I try to stick with dogs.”

Two years ago, Peters did a portrait of Ted, a small, white cocker spaniel with a “weird hairdo going on.”

“I finished the painting and I sent it to (the owners, a husband and wife),” Peters said. “Not only did the wife send me an email about how much the portrait meant to her, I got a separate email from her husband. It was clear in the email how much this man loved his funny looking cocker spaniel. It was so sweet, I cried.”

While Peters paints dogs of all ages, shapes and breeds, her heart lies with older dogs.

“Seniors really pull at my heart,” Peters said. “They are so wise, and you know that the time you have with them is short. Dogs are here much shorter because they have it all figured out. They already know how to love and just enjoy where they are right then — a good lesson for all of us.”

Besides painting dogs, Peters has adopted older rescue dogs.

“When you get involved in rescue, and you see what some of these dogs have been through, they start to mean more to you,” Peters said. “There is something in them. They teach you how to be in the moment and give you unconditional love.”

Her customers often comment on the dog’s eyes in portraits.

“I think you probably see that unconditional love and ability to live in the moment in the dog's eyes,” Peters said.

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Fifty-two campers in Lakewood Ranch High School’s annual Acting Up Performing Arts Camp ended their three-week session with a show bursting with color, song and dance and both seriousness and humor.

“This is probably one of the hardest pieces of theater I’ve ever done,” Caravan said. “Half of it’s in another language. The kids did amazing.”

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Paula Beauchamp, of Bradenton, sold her home at 1009 Lanyard Court to Scott Beam and Haixia Wang, of Bradenton, for $675,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms,

three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,846 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $574,400 in 2014.

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Stacey and Michael Gilham, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6518 Spyglass Lane to David and Rebecca Friedman, of Bradenton, for $541,600. Built in 1994, it has five bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,046 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $465,000 in 2014.

Kenneth Sykes and Deborah Stebbings, of West Midlan, United Kingdom, sold their home at 6322 Glen Abbey Lane to Jennifer Waverka Lockwood, of Bradenton, for $430,000.

Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 3,599 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $250,000 in 2009.

WATERLEFE GOLF AND RIVER CLUB

Jonathan Feldman, of Bradenton, sold his home at 823 Whooping Crane Court to Robert and Donnia Smith, of Bradenton, for $520,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,691 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $750,000 in 2006.

2,692 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $338,000 in 2011.

STONEYBROOK AT HERITAGE HARBOUR

Paul and Cynthia Capello, of Bradenton, sold their home at 9114 Brookfield Terrace to Michael Dupree and Karen Bershok-Dupree, of Bradenton, for $480,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,852 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $560,600 in 2005.

Edward and Phyllis Kriskey, of Bradenton, sold their home at 131 Bridgewater Court to Robert Meyer, of Bradenton, for $325,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,931 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $375,000 in 2005.

RIVERDALE REVISED

Larry and Terry Thompson, of Prospect, Ky., sold their home at 4750 Halyard Drive to Timothy and Deborah Burnette, of Bradenton, for $470,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,375 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $499,000 in 2005.

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Steven and Karen Reno sold their home at 7432 Green St., to Thomas and Florence Bercal, of Bradenton, for $460,000.

Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,887 square feet of living area.

It sold for $325,000 in 2009.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

Gary Schuster and Suzanne Schuster, trustees, of University Park, sold the home at 6641 Pirate Perch Trail to Justin Metze and Kathryn Kealing, of Bradenton, for $450,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,034 square feet of living area.

Kevin and Rebecca Gurski, of Bradenton, sold their home at 14262 Sundial Place to Heather and John McKitterick, of Lakewood Ranch, for $415,000.

Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,953 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $320,000 in 2010.

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Sandra Petersen and Cheryl Grimes, of Parrish, sold their home at 29810 Saddlebag Trail to Shawn and Angela McCord, of Myakka City, for $500,000.

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6210 Stillwater Court

Renovations

Joseph Formella

$ 125,000

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13630 Seventh Ave. Circle N.E.

Addition

Gregg Schumacher

$ 114,000

6415 18th Ave. E.

Pool

Thomas Rizzo

$ 56,500

7119 Prestbury Circle

Pool

David Huffman

$ 49,000

16531 Berwick Terrace

Pool

Robert Spadaccia

$ 49,000

5104 Medalist Road

Enclosure

Michele Weissinger

$ 40,000

15209 Castle Park Terrace

Pool

Nelson Lane

$ 40,000

25801 Cline Road

Pool

Marco Giacomelli

$ 37,000

8418 Grosvenor Court

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LD Burns

$ 30,000

3727 Fifth Ave. N.E.

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Douglas Wasson

$ 25,000

5030 80th Ave. Plaza E.

Door/windows

Jack Kirby

$ 22,641

7022 Four Seasons Circle

Door/windows

Matthew Cangemi

7321 Chatsworth Court

Mechanical

Harvey Gross

$ 16,745

14014 First Ave. E.

Reroof

Erick Phelps

$ 16,400

1402 64th St. Court E.

Mechanical

David Johnson

$ 15,995

6941 Chester Trail

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Trisha Weiner

$ 15,292

$ 17,921

Jerry Engleson

$ 15,275

12002 Summer Meadow Drive

Reroof

Michael Durning

$ 14,870

2210 70th St. Court E.

Mechanical

Jorge Alonso

$ 14,500

22507 Morning Glory Circle

Mechanical

John Worthman

$ 12,900

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OSPREY 50 W Bay Street A4158305 $3,680,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7115 Teal Creek Glen A4181890 $2,299,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12531 Highfield Circle A4175144 $1,450,000

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FENG HSUI Begins at 7 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. The Asian Women’s Club of Lakewood Ranch invites the public to this presentation by Kathy Keh, principal of Bright Life Consulting Services. The presentation, titled “Where Modern Science Meets Ancient Science: Feng Hsui for Today,” will explain the emotional and physical benefits of using ancient sciences like Feng Shui. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited to the first 50 persons. RSVP to mcg200@aol.com or phone Maria Cora Gaffar at 361-1205 or Vicky Hubert at 730-4043.

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Pre-registration is required. For information, call 727-6079.

NIGHT AT THE MAURADERS Begins at 6:30 p.m. at LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Gates open at 4:30 p.m.

LECOM presents this special event. At Lakewood Ranch Night at the Marauders, Lakewood Ranch residents can get into the game for $10 with the first 1,500 fans receiving a T-shirt, a Marauders hat and a souvenir drink.

Tickets must be purchased in advance at lwrcac.com/lwrcac_ night_marauders/. For information, visit lwrcac.com or contact ralph.cassanello@pirates.com.

FRIDAY, JULY 7

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PATRIOTIC TRIBUTE Begins at 7:30 p.m. at 838 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. The Players Centre for Performing Arts pays tribute to the music and musicians that have characterized the American experience with “America the Beautiful: A Patriotic Celebration.” Tickets are $20 for regular seating and $25 for the first five rows. Tickets can be obtained by visiting theplayers.org, calling the box office at 365-2494 or by visiting 838 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

DOG TRAINING Runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Humane Society Manatee County Veterinary Clinic Training Room, 2415 14th St. W., Bradenton.

Dog Trainer Laura VanArendonk Baugh, with Canines in Action, leads the seminar. The attendance fee is a $10 donation. Do not bring your pet. For information, visit caninesinaction.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 4

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION Runs from 5 to 11 p.m. at Sutton Park, 1006 Sixth St. W., Palmetto. Free admission. The city of Palmetto will host this annual live concert and fireworks display and community celebration that features children’s activities, exhibitors and more. This year the fest will feature 2015 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, The Oak Ridge Boys. Music starts at 4 p.m. with Boss Hawg. The Manatee River is the site for the fireworks extravaganza starting around 9 p.m. For information, visit palmettofl.org.

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7921 Waterton Lane $1,995,000 | Web ID A4176091 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

4981 Hubner Circle $1,750,000 | Web ID A4178946 Don Carroll & William Feicht 941.539.2132

6955 Westchester Circle $1,725,000 | Web ID A4173097 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

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

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

8312 Championship Court $624,900 | Web ID A4174560 Gloria Bracciano & Greg Van Natter 941.730.1999

15518 Leven Links Place $589,000 | Web ID A4183346 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

10144 Cherry Hills Avenue Circle $579,000 | Web ID A4189508 Gloria Bracciano & Greg Van Natter 941.730.1999

12956 Bliss Loop $577,000 | Web ID A4186981 Lisa Morreale 941.400.9038

7627 Portstewart Drive $575,000 | Web ID A4174437 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

7393 Villa D’Este Drive $549,000 | Web ID A4177511 Joel Schemmel & Sharon Chiodi 941.809.0380

16525 Hillside Circle $510,000 | Web ID A4189195 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

6370 Watercrest Way #202 $509,000 | Web ID A4183599 Greg Van Natter & Gloria Bracciano 941.730.1999

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

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

5572 Oak Grove Court $479,000 | Web ID A4186870 Liz Arme 941.266.4003

5706 Mead Avenue $475,000 | Web ID A4114984 Ziad Sleit 941.928.5493

15107 Sundial Place $474,900 | Web ID A4181403 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

2710 North Beach Road #5 $459,000 | Web ID N5908493 Bonnie Price 941.350.3362

6414 Moorings Point Circle #201 $449,900 | Web ID A4159969 Lisa Morreale 941.400.9038

5268 Bouchard Circle #201 $449,000 | Web ID A4189281 Traute Winsor 941.504.1949

8215 Nice Way $425,000 | Web ID A4186187 Roger Grenier 941.993.2908

4177 Entrada Court $425,000 | Web ID A4187144 Carmen Baskind & Marty Warren 941.724.1854

7806 Valderrama Way $400,000 | Web ID A4183813 Mary Hellhake-Northrup 941.544.0763

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

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

4490 Highland Park $374,000 | Web ID A4189210 Fernando Viteri 941.400.7676

7876 Chick Evans Place $369,000 | Web ID A4183464 Jerry Zaback 941.350.6885

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 $332,500 | 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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