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HISTORIC CONNECTION Fort Hamer Bridge nears its opening day, when it will join Parrish and Lakewood Ranch areas.

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New York state of mind Lakewood Ranch’s Melanie Fernandez said she could take an assortment of bagels from around the world and pick out the ones from New York.

“It’s a different chew, a different texture,” she said.

She and her husband, Lazaras, on Aug. 28 will open Mellie’s New York Deli & Eatery in Braden River Plaza, 4650 State Road 64, Bradenton. The eatery will offer fresh bagels, breakfast sandwiches, salads, wraps and sub sandwiches, among other items.

For information on the new shop, visit MelliesNewYorkDeli.com

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Windsor Reflections residents Bob Barton and Mary Sue Hudgens measure plants in the Elder Grow garden.

Seeds of progress Elder Care program blooms at Windsor Reflections in Lakewood Ranch. SEE PAGE 8

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ODA puts no ban on the rays Eighth-grader Anthony Gaukhman (above) enjoys the solar eclipse Aug. 21 at The Out-of-Door Academy.

More than 600 ODA students gathered on the quad to view the eclipse.

ODA students and faculty members were given eclipse glasses and a cell phone filter after they attended an assembly to learn more about the eclipse.

Kindness rocks Crafters spread goodwill by painting, hiding rocks.

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East County’s Andrea DeStefano and Lakewood Ranch’s Kelly Granquist, founders of the Lakewood Ranch Kindness Project, show off their work.

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Spreading kindness an art Two friends use painted rocks to start a flood of goodwill and happiness.

BERKLEY MASON STAFF WRITER

To some East County residents, Andrea DeStefano and Kelly Granquist say they are known as those “weird rock ladies.”

To others, they are a blessing.

After meeting in 2010 when Granquist moved to Lakewood Ranch from Seattle, the two began a friendship that included their love of crafts.

“We met at my work,” East County’s DeStefano said. “I cleaned her teeth, and we hit it off.”

Besides loving crafts, they also shared a desire for spreading kindness, and eventually, the Lakewood Ranch Kindness Project was born in June.

The Kindness Project is about painting, hiding and finding rocks that have inspirational words and phrases written on them.

“This project has been a great way to focus on something other than the craziness that’s been happening lately,” Granquist said.

The two started a Facebook page — LWR Kindness Project — so those finding the painted rocks could post photos and stories about how they found them.

They’ve already accumulated 876 members on Facebook.

“Everybody’s hunting,” DeStefano said.

TIPS FROM ANDREA AND KELLY n Gray and white rocks work best. n Oil-based sharpies or paint pens are great for writing on rocks. They suggest Posca brand paint markers because they have thick, medium and fine points. n Acrylic paint sealer spray needs to be used to protect your work. n Label the back of your rocks “LWRKP on FB” so they get posted when found.

Local businesses such as Let’s Create Art and Arts A Blaze have become involved.

“A little camper of ours came in one day, and she was all excited about the rock she had found,” said Arts A Blaze manager Kim Williams. “She went on and on about it. Her mom told me about the Lakewood Ranch Kindness Project. My daughter, Nikki, and I love things like that, so I decided to get the store involved.”

It appears the rocks can have healing powers. Granquist heard her neighbor, Marian Wolf, was having knee surgery.

“I saw a post on Facebook, so that morning I rocked her house,” Granquist said. “The rock I picked was one that had the word ‘inspire’ written on the back. Marian found

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East County’s Dawson DeStefano and Lakewood Ranch’s Olin Granquist paint rocks during their weekly Friday paint party.

the rock and ‘inspire’ happened to be her favorite word. It made her so happy.”

Wolf, after her surgery, saw the rock sitting in her front yard.

“It made me feel like I was going to recover from surgery much easier,” Wolf said. “It made me feel lighthearted and happy. It was very thoughtful of Kelly to do that.”

DeStefano and her son, Donovin, planted painted rocks in

the Freedom Elementary School courtyard during an open house.

“A mom and her daughter found one of them while we were still standing right there,” DeStefano said. “They took a photo together and posted it (on Facebook) later that night. It makes me so happy that we can make someone smile, even if it is just for a second.”

Granquist and DeStefano now have “rock boxes” in their cars filled with painted rocks just in

case they want to plant some during their travels. They stock the boxes after holding “Friday Rock Pizza Parties” with their children, Donovin and Dawson DeStefano and Liam, Kallie and Olin Granquist.

Granquist even has managed to get her husband, Tim, involved.

“Sometimes he gets attached to them and wants to keep them for himself,” she said.

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Contractor Johnson Bros. Corp. will have the Fort Hamer Bridge ready for an Aug. 26 commemorative run, but it won’t open to vehicular traffic until Sept.

23, after it finishes grooving the road, striping it and installing other safety features.

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F

elipe Novakowski chose Lakewood Ranch, among the nation’s fastest growing master-planned communities, to go into busi-

New span builds

excitement

East County businesses hope to tap a new market.

AT A GLANCE

MANATEE COUNTY BRIDGES Victory Bridge: Opened in 1919 and was demolished 1927.

Rye Bridge: Wooden bridge built around 1909 was rebuilt with concrete in 1974.

Original Green Bridge: Opened in 1928 and was replaced in 1986.

Desoto Bridge spanning the Manatee River: Opened in 1958.

Braden River Bridge: Wooden bridge opened in 1923 and was replaced with concrete bridge in 1953.

— DAVID BREAKFIELD, MANATEE COUNTY LIBRARIAN

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One of the last things Johnson Bros. Corp. will do is pave the northbound approach, pictured here.

BRIDGE OPENING DELAYED The opening for the Fort Hamer Bridge to traffic had been scheduled for Aug. 26, the same day as the inaugural Fort Hamer Bridge Run. However, heavy rains in June and July forced delays, and the opening is set for Sept. 23.

“It’s been more than two months since the county originally set a date for the Fort Hamer Bridge opening. Since that time, we’ve received 38 inches of rain – including Tropical Storm Emily – and several days where lightning slowed construction,” Manatee County spokesman Nick Azzara said.

emergency response vehicles and for evacuation routes, among other benefits.

“It’s a significant point in the history of the county,” Azzara said. “It really connects the fastest growing areas of the county.

It’s exciting to see what will be next for Parrish, in particular.”

FUN FACTS

6,864

Cubic yards of concrete poured

1,448,011

Pounds of rebar

20,104

The Braden River Bridge, which extends Manatee Avenue-State Road 64 across the Braden River, opened in 1923 as a wooden structure, but is pictured here circa 1954 when it was replaced with concrete.

Tons of asphalt for Fort Hamer and Upper Manatee River roads.

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New street lights

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Feet under the water table, the deepest pile was driven.

TRAFFIC COUNTS A 2013 traffic memo indicates there will be an average annual daily traffic volume of 17,400 vehicles across the bridge.

Documents estimate there will be 23,600 vehicles per day by 2035.

The wooden Rye Road bridge was built in 1909.

This image shows the Rye Road bridge after it had been replaced with concrete in 1974.

Image courtesy of Manatee County Public Libraries

ness.

He did so by buying a share of Marina’s Pizza five years ago, then purchasing a home in Parrish — another area experiencing rapid growth.

Novakowski knew the two areas, separated by the Manatee River, eventually would be connected.

That should happen on Sept.

23, barring weather delays, when the $23.5 million, two-lane Fort Hamer Bridge opens.

“It’s going to be a good thing for us, definitely,” Novakowski said of businesses that will be able to tap into a new market. “Everybody is waiting for the bridge to open.”

For those who live in Parrish but work in Bradenton, Sarasota or Lakewood Ranch, it could mean a shorter commute. For Novakowski, it means saving about four miles and a substantial amount of time depending on rush hour traffic along U.S. 301 and Interstate 75 that he uses to make his horseshoe-shaped drive each day.

As others also choose to take the new bridge because of easier access to the Lakewood Ranch area, he believes it will bring more customers to his restaurant at the corner of State Road 64 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.

Others who work or own businesses along the S.R. 64 corridor, east of I-75, are particularly excited about the bridge’s opening. In many cases, they live on the other side of the river, in Parrish, and the bridge will shave off a minimum of 15 minutes of drive time each way.

Kathy Ramjohn, who works at Meadows Family Dentistry in the East Glen Office Park just west of the Lakewood Ranch BoulevardS.R. 64 intersection, said the bridge will cut her commute from 30 minutes to 15 minutes.

Sunny Daze Preschool owner Donna Desantis said besides cutting down time to drive from Parrish, the Fort Hamer Bridge will allow people to avoid the outlet mall exit, the same exit used to access the Parrish and Ellenton community. She estimates about half the families with children at her school live in the Parrish area, but have jobs in downtown Sarasota, Bradenton or Lakewood Ranch.

“It’s going to make it easier,” she said.

It won’t be just residents of Parrish saving time, either.

Jennifer Meadows, a co-owner of Meadows Family Dentistry, lives in East County on Rye Road.

She expects to use the bridge, going north on Fort Hamer Road, to travel to the Ellenton Prime Outlets, and to visit her veterinarian’s office in Palmetto. Using the Fort Hamer Bridge will allow her to avoid the outlet mall exit on I-75.

“That exit (on I-75 for the mall) is horrible,” she said. “It gets so backed up, and it’s dangerous.”

She said the Fort Hamer Bridge will benefit her business.

“We already draw a great number of people from (Parrish), but I think the bridge will make us more accessible,” she said. “It will make it more convenient.”

Meadows said 15% to 20% of the practice’s patients come from the Parrish-Ellenton area.

Manatee County spokesman Nicholas Azzara said the bridge will create better options for

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New ODA head pushes strong community feel

Stone River

Students also could benefit from a new engineering program added to strengthen the STEM program.

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When he talks about his teaching philosophy, Christopher Chesley often interchanges the words campus and community.

As Out-of-Door Academy’s new head of upper schools, Chesley plans on beginning his first year at the campus by strengthening the school’s community feel.

“If you talk about education, there are a lot of ways to become educated,” the 44-year-old Chesley said. “When a school is successful, there is as much learning between the students as there is between the teachers and students.”

Chesley has replaced Adam Seldis, who was the interim head of upper schools last year.

He moved to Lakewood Ranch from Michigan, where he lived the past seven years, with wife, Kierstin Newcombe, and his two children, Elin and Leif Newcombe-Chesley.

His career path included a start as a public school teacher in Dillingham, Alaska.

He also spent three years at the American School in Switzerland.

Now he said he is thrilled to have landed in Lakewood Ranch.

“I am excited about all of the resources in the area, having access to the arts in Sarasota, sports and a larger community than we had in Michigan,” Chesley said. “We left a great place, but it was small.”

The Chesley family will be living in a home they designed themselves, in Savanna at Lakewood Ranch.

“We built a house so that my parents, [Russell and Marilyn Chesley], would be able to snowbird with us,” Chesley said. “So this has been a family endeavor.

My wife and I are really looking forward to this. One of our goals was to start at a school that my kids could attend, so we made the decision to come here.”

Chesley hopes to strengthen

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the science, technology, engineering and mathematics — STEM — program at ODA. The school will start an introduction to engineering course for the first time.

“If we do it right, it will allow for project-based learning, a team approach and hands-on learning,” he said. “We have to give (the students) the opportunity to put that knowledge into practice.”

Community service projects and community connections will be an area of concentration.

He said the school will make an effort to connect some of its programs with the community.

“It is important to have strong connections within the community which we exist,” Chesley said. “We need to find a truly meaningful way to give back and make the world a better place.”

Sometimes that means improvising.

During his first teaching job at Dillingham High School in Alaska, he had 10 students in one class who didn’t want to be there.

“The only way I could get them to read was to pick new books and sit on the floor with them. They didn’t want to sit at their desks.

It worked.”

Chesley said he would never work in another field.

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IN OTHER BUSINESS Even though CDD 1 supervisors approved their $2.07 million budget, an overall decrease of 0.1% compared with fiscal year 2017, assessments will increase by 5% or an average of $52 per year per household. Last year, the district used about $290,000 of its surplus to mitigate assessment increases. For the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, it will only use $200,000, causing the increase.

CDD 2 supervisors approved their $3.9 million budget, an overall increase of 7% compared with fiscal year 2017. Total assessments will increase 4.4% or an average of $69.

CDD 4 supervisors approved their $2.27 million budget. The overall budget decrease from fiscal year 2017 is 0.4%. Assessments will increase by 4.2%, or an average of $52 per household.

CDD 5 supervisors approved their $4.44 million budget, an overall net budget increase of 5.6%. Total assessments will increase by 4.4%, or an average of $117 more than last year.

CDD 6 supervisors approved their $2.2 million budget, an overall net budget decrease of 0.5% from fiscal year 2017. Assessments will increase 29.8% or an average of $659.

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Deteriorating irrigation lines cause concern Hollow asks CDD1 to flush out solutions for pipes.

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Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 1 supervisors have been asked to help solve a problem regarding algaeclogged irrigation lines, which are deteriorating in the Hollow section of Summerfield.

The accumulating algae stops landscaping systems from working properly and was a topic at the Aug. 10 CDD meeting.

“It became really relevant this past spring when we had the drought,” said Roy Baldwin, the Hollow Condominium Association president. “We weren’t getting enough flow and pressure.”

Shane Raniere, who works for Progressive Community Management and serves as the Summerfield Hollow Condominium Association community manager, wrote a July 20 letter asking the CCD for help, and the matter was discussed at the CDD’s July 10 meeting.

Hollow’s association was forced to water each of its four zones one at a time, instead of two at a time as it had done for years. Grass and shrubs died, he said.

The Hollow, which is located within CDD 1, in June began paying its irrigation technician to clean the filter out weekly. The CDD owns and maintains irriga-

tion lines within its boundaries.

The problem is caused by a buildup of algae and debris in irrigation lines. The CDD plans to add two new “blow off” valves that will allow for water to be manually flushed through the pipes to clear out sediment and debris. Those valves will be added to pipelines leading into Hollow at the western end of Palmbrush Trail and off Coralbean Drive.

Installation of the valves costs about $9,000 apiece, including excavation and other work. The valves themselves cost about $2,000. Once installed, the CDD operations team will flush the valves, generally quarterly unless needed more frequently.

Paul Chetlain, director of operations for the district, said the entire Lakewood Ranch Phase 1 has a need to replace inoperable flush valves.

“One of our initiatives this year, and in the following years, is to replace some of those flush valves,” Chetlain said.

District budgets approved Aug. 17 for CDDs 1, 2, 5 and 6 contain increases for replacing and installing new blow off valves in fiscal year 2018, which starts Oct. 1. Only District 4’s major flush valve repairs already have been made.

In District 1, supervisors have budgeted $60,500 (compared with $25,000 in fiscal year 2017) for such repairs. That should fund installation or replacement of up to seven valves.

Other districts have also

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Bennett Contracting workers Jerry Lawson and John Hesse replace a blow off valve Aug. 21 in Greenbrook as the Inter-District Authority Utility Supervisor John Stewart watches. Deteriorating irrigation lines have been causing problems throughout Lakewood Ranch Phase 1.

increased spending on valve replacements — $59,000 in CDD 5 (compared with $10,000 in fiscal year 2017); $52,000 in CDD 2 (compared with $25,000 in fiscal year 2017); and $10,000 in CDD 6

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Operations workers flush out the valves quarterly, but sometimes more frequently if needed.

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Hubschmitt was not worried about the brief break in the schedule during the summer.

“Summer always is tough,” he said. “You either have rain or the threat of rain. The show hinges on the weather.”

Pandeloglou said Lakewood Ranch Community Activities did its due diligence and took a look at other car shows. In the end, Hubschmitt’s show was the best fit.

“Lance has a good reputation and he has been doing it for years,” Pandeloglou said.

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Lance Hubschmitt, whose Cruzin’ to the Hop Car Show has been a fixture on Lakewood Main Street for more than seven years, doesn’t talk about engines and exhaust systems when it comes to his show’s value to Lakewood Ranch.

He talks about food.

“Lakewood Main Street is a couples kind of thing,” Hubschmitt said. “When they come here, they say, ‘Let’s go out to the show, and do dinner, too.’

“We have introduced that street to a lot of people who never had been here before.”

With some broiling hot summer weather, and the constant threat of rain, Cruzin’ to the Hop disappeared from Lakewood Main Street in June, July and August.

Some people wondered if the show would return, and they voiced their displeasure.

“What we noticed is when they took off for the summer, we heard about it,” said Keith Pandeloglou, the director of Lakewood Ranch Community Activities, which maintains its office on Lakewood Main Street. “People were actually miffed.”

At the time, Lakewood Main Street had been presenting the car show, and Lakewood Ranch Community Activities was more of an interested bystander.

That all has changed.

Pandeloglou said the two organizations looked at all their projects. “We wanted to take some things off their plate,” he said.

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Senior program

GROWS

Elder Care initiative blooms at Windsor Reflections in Lakewood Ranch.

PAM EUBANKS SENIOR EDITOR

Ninety-one-year-old Mary Sue Hudgens watched as Bob Barton, 83, measured the height of a 3.5inch tall marigold.

In a pot nearby, she spotted a plant with deep green leaves and a waxy pink flower.

“I know what this one is,” she said to 91-year-old Wertie Gibson, who stood beside her. “It’s a begonia. I have begonias at home.

Well, I used to have begonias at home.”

Hudgens pointed next to a label by the plant that read “begonia” and proved she was right. She chuckled.

Hudgens and other residents of the Windsor Reflections Memory Care of Lakewood Ranch are some of the first in Florida to participate in a program aimed at improving the quality of life for seniors in senior living facilities. It’s called Elder Grow, and it started nearly two years ago in Seattle by Orla Concannon, who wanted to bring the awe of nature to seniors.

The program brings a garden into senior living facilities and couples it with a horticulture program in which residents tend to the garden and engage in horticulture-related programs in group settings. The garden is in a planter on wheels. It uses grow lights for sunlight.

“With the aging demographic in Florida, it makes perfect sense,” Concannon said of the program’s expansion into Florida. “It also makes sense with the heat in the summertime, it’s not viable to go outside and garden. Some of these have beautiful courtyards that are enclosed and safe, but you can’t really go outside because of challenges around the heat.”

Windsor Reflections opened its mobile garden July 12 and has had two horticulture classes since.

Already, participants are seeing the benefits — socializing with one another, swapping stories, keeping focused and testing their motor skills through hands-on activities.

“None of our residents are getting better, so our job is to really improve their quality of life,” Windsor Reflections health care coordinator Devin McKinnon said. “This is soothing for them.

It’s horticulture therapy. It allows them to have a job here.”

McKinnon said in memory care facilities it is difficult to have residents engaged with each other or focused on a task. With the Elder Grow program, residents are focusing and sharing for about two hours at a time.

Other benefits are reduced agitation, focus and a feeling of accomplishment.

“It’s not enough for us to have a beautiful residence,” said Donna Golliher, sales director for Windsor Reflections. “We want to offer initiatives that will further stimulate our residents and get them more engaged.”

Katherine Knowles, an edu-

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Bob Couse pulls basil from a plant during an Aug. 10 Elder Grow program so he can help make a caprese salad. Windsor Reflections’ health care coordinator Devin McKinnon assists.

ABOUT ELDER GROW The Elder Grow program offers seniors a therapeutic connection to nature through a mobile indoor garden and horticulture classes meant to improve life in residential and nursing care.

For more information, visit eldergrow.org.

PROGRAM GOALS Memory-care patients sign up for different garden tasks, such as watering the plants during the week.

cator with Elder Grow, said the results at Windsor have been significant.

“They begin talking. They begin reminiscing,” she said. “We have people telling stories and interacting. That’s extraordinary.”

Elder Grow educators from across the nation engage in a monthly video chat to discuss programming, as well as ways to overcome challenges or changes needed in the program structure.

They also communicate on Facebook with the same purpose.

Each Elder Grow program starts with the installation of a movable garden. At Windsor Reflections, Knowles brought in the garden structure and about 50 plants July 12 and let Windsor Reflections patients choose which plant to install. They helped dig places for each plant, plant them and then sign up to help water and care for them throughout the week between Elder Grow sessions.

During the second Elder Grow session July 27, Windsor Reflec-

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“He’s always interested in plants because we always had a garden and flowers at home,” Wertie Gibson said. “He always looks at the plants when he comes into the room.”

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Hope floats during senator’s Lakewood Ranch visit I n the midst of the state of political Armageddon, hope springs eternal in Lakewood Ranch.

It was there, at a Manatee Chamber of Commerce luncheon to allow U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., to give a Capitol Hill update, I saw a glimpse of the future.

Two high school students waited patiently at the Polo Grill and Bar for an audience with Nelson. These young men were candidates for service academies. That, in itself, speaks volumes. It’s a nine-year commitment to serve our country.

In most cases, to secure acceptance, young men and women need a letter of recommendation from a U.S. senator or congressman. Riverview High senior Zach Sharek and Pine View High senior Logan Jeffries, both 17, wanted to meet Nelson in person so when they send him a letter asking for help, he would picture their face.

While education and the military might be more on their minds these days, I approached the two students to talk about

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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., meets with students Zach Sharek and Logan Jeffries at the Polo Grill and Bar in Lakewood Ranch.

politics. After all, they will reach voting age in less than a year.

My reason didn’t have anything to do with their stance on the Affordable Care Act. It had everything to do with whether they would want to be involved

at all.

Why? Well, because there is a growing perception that many of the respected adults who are elected to represent us are acting like ... well ... children.

It doesn’t exactly inspire a

“That’s what I want to be when I grow up” moment.

Sharek, who is trying to attend the United States Naval Academy, said he remains “neutral” as he comes closer to the time of choosing a political affiliation. It really was the theme of the entire luncheon. As I walked around and asked people if they were a Democrat or Republican, I was often met with a few stammers and a reluctance to pick sides.

If I was 17, I don’t know that I would want to hitch my horse to either, or any, wagon.

Jeffries, who wants to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., said he hadn’t decided on a party, but eventually might land wherever he feels a moderate libertarian will do the most good. You can bet he is well versed to discuss a flat tax rate or minimal levels of government intervention.

As those young men went their own way, I had to smile.

It appears they haven’t been chased away by the current state of affairs. Whether they run for office after their military careers, they will be involved. That’s

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To Nelson’s credit, he provided the young men with an example of grace under fire. In a Q&A sessions to end the luncheon, one man posed the question of whether Nelson, who is running for re-election next year, should step down because he is 74 and void of any sound ideas. Nelson never blinked, calling the question “valid.”

“During this period, this was not the time for me to walk off the playing field,” he replied.

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“I really enjoyed it. I have to get used to the view and get better dance moves.”

— Kumpy, aka Fermin Llosa. SEE PAGE 11

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ACCOMPLISHMENT New Lakewood Ranch swimmer comes off medal-winning performance at 2017 Deaflympics.

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Braden River junior quarterback Bryan Gagg (above) threw two touchdown passes in the Pirates’ 21-14 preseason win Aug. 18 against Lehigh.

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The Out-of-Door Academy senior defensive back Ethan Bertrand (above) had an interception in the Thunder’s 26-0 preseason loss Aug. 18 to St. John Neumann.

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Lakewood Ranch junior backup quarterback George Davis threw a touchdown in the Mustangs’ 41-6 preseason loss Aug. 18 to Riverview.

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As swimmer Emily Massengale explodes from the starting block, she hears nothing.

No starting buzzers. No chatter of the crowd. No splash.

The Lakewood Ranch High sophomore is used to it. Her hearing loss began before her first birthday, likely due to a severe fever. At 14 months old, she was declared “profoundly deaf,” which means she can’t hear any noise below 90 decibels, or roughly the sound level of a jet airliner, according to her mother, Rene Massengale.

She has received two cochlear hearing implants to combat the damage, but there’s only so much that can be done. With the implants, Massengale can hear people emit noise, but still has difficulty translating that noise into words. She’s learned to read lips and has become adept at holding a conversation.

Massengale and her family moved to Lakewood Ranch two weeks ago. They chose the area because it’s where she felt the most comfortable with the coaching staff and team. They had visited with Mustangs coach Julie Santiago before the move, and knew she was willing to work with their daughter to break down any barriers in communication.

If her track record is any indication, she’ll fit in just fine.

In July, Massengale was selected by USA Deaf Swimming to represent her country in the 2017 Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey. She previously competed in the 2015 World Deaf Swimming Championships, but those were held in San Antonio, Texas.

This was her first time out of the country, as it was for many of her teammates. The bonding with her teammates was the first of many special moments for Massengale on the trip.

Finally, she was with people who understood her plight, she said. Her teammates at the Deaflympics understood the frustration of having to read lips, and of having people talk loudly and with elongated syllables because they think they won’t be understood otherwise.

“It was an emotional experience, as a mother, to see them connect that way,” Rene Massengale said. “It was overwhelming, and heartwarming to see just how she’s overcome this disability.”

The emotions were just beginning.

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Emily Massengale practices the backstroke, one of her specialties.

Emily Massengale won two bronze medals at the 2017 Deaflympics.

the external part of her hearing implants in the water, finished third in the 400-meter individual medley, an event in which she didn’t expect to be a medal contender. Her finals time (5:13.66) was 18 seconds faster than her previous best. When her eyes met her time on the scoreboard, she let out a piercing scream of elation and slapped the surface of the water.

On the medal stand, tears

formed in her eyes. This was the product of years of hard work, years of fighting the idea that her hearing loss would hold her back.

She wasn’t done. Massengale set the all-time American deaf record in both the 50- (31.66) and 100- (1:07.16) meter backstroke, though she didn’t medal in either event. On the final day of the Deaflympics, Massengale was exhausted and fighting a fever and cough. She still had one event, the 200 backstroke, and was determined to finish strong. She took to the pool, and delivered a sterling performance, finishing in 2:27.06, winning another bronze medal.

“The next one (Deaflympics) is in four years,” she said. “I know I can do much better. I know I’ll get even more medals next time.”

Massengale has a bright future in the sport, and it’s a goal of hers to swim in college, but that’s not where the vision of her future ends. She eventually wants to become a swim coach so she can help others, like her coaches, new and old, have helped her.

“Don’t stop what you love just because you can’t hear, or can’t see, or something else,” Massengale said. “I want to encourage people to keep going.”

WHAT ARE COCHLEAR IMPLANTS? An electronic medical device that replaces the function of a damaged inner ear.

They are not the same thing as hearing aids. Hearing aids are purely external, and only amplify sound. Cochlear implants replicate the inner ear and send signals to the brain.

They have two components, an implant and an external sound processor that turns noise into digital code. The implant then sends that code to the brain.

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Klumpy times on the Ranch F

ermin Llosa arrives at Lakewood Ranch High knowing he won’t be Fermin Llosa much longer.

It’s 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 18 and the senior from Buenos Aires, Argentina, meets his “handler,” Meli Moore, outside the school gym.

It’s not long before all traces of Llosa are gone, and in his stead trots a fuzzy mustang with an oversized head.

Hello, Klumpy.

The Lakewood Ranch football team is readying to play Riverview High in a preseason contest, and it is this particular Klumpy’s first time being the mascot.

Moore, a senior, has the job of making sure Klumpy doesn’t get trampled, and that he doesn’t trample anyone, either. She also assists in getting his costume on and off, and getting him water when he needs it. She knows what to expect from the evening.

Klumpy does not, though he isn’t nervous.

6:38 p.m.: Klumpy and Moore approach the cheerleaders who are about to take the field. The cheerleaders turn and wave.

They are met with shouts of “Hey, Klumpy, whoop whoop!”

Klumpy waves back, and does a quick dance of mostly arm movements. Klumpy seems happy with himself.

Otherwise, he thinks the night is going well. Dancing with the cheerleaders is his favorite activity thus far. Moore encourages him to go to practice with the Lakewood Ranch Silver Stars dance team and learn their moves. Moore recalls one Klumpy who used to do flips at games.

I ask Moore if the costume is water-resistant. It’s not. This answer doesn’t bode well for the rest of the night. It’s supposed to rain even when the lightning is gone. She usually brings Klumpy a personal umbrella, she said, but forgot it.

7:22 p.m.: The game is still in delay. Llosa is practicing his horse sounds to pass the time.

His neighs need some work, we all agree. Moore hands him a chocolate Chewy bar on which to snack.

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Meli Moore and Klumpy, aka Fermin Llosa.

6:50 p.m.: Klumpy and Moore follow the cheerleaders to the stadium. It’s difficult, because the mustang’s head does not allow for peripheral vision. “Let me hold your hand so you don’t die,” Moore tells Klumpy as they cross the street. Later, she tells Klumpy his legs are coming loose from his hooves. That happens sometimes, she said, when Klumpy does a lot of jumping. Some young fans walk by, accompanied by parents. They don’t seem concerned by the thought of Klumpy’s hooves falling off.

Inside the stadium, Moore helps Klumpy climb the bleach-

ers. He gives high fives to everyone, and poses for photos with those who want one.

7:07 p.m.: The game is delayed by lightning, and after a few minutes in the stadium, everyone is forced to evacuate, equines included. Klumpy and Moore head to the gym. Once there, Klumpy rips off his head. Suddenly, Llosa is back. He looks shell-shocked and wet as he stands with Klumpy’s head in his hands, sucking oxygen.

“I’m a sweaty boy,” Llosa said.

The fan in Klumpy’s skull doesn’t help much, he said.

7:42 p.m.: The stadium reopens.

Llosa disappears again as Moore and Klumpy walk to the field. A faint rainbow glistens over the stadium against the background music of thunder.

7:46 p.m.: Klumpy has gone rogue. He bumps into me from behind and gets jostled away from Moore. He tries to climb the bleacher steps alone and trips over them. “Klumpy!” Moore said after hearing the sound of horseon-metal. Klumpy walks toward the sound of her voice. He’s fine.

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8:49 p.m.: Back at the stadium, it’s 27-0 Riverview and still drizzling. It’s supposed to continue until at least 10 p.m., so Moore and Llosa call it quits. Llosa is disappointed his first time as Klumpy was cut short.

“It was fun, for a while,” Llosa said, laughing. “I really enjoyed it.

I have to get used to the view and get better dance moves.”

Moore calls Llosa’s performance “amazing” for a first-timer.

He did well with the people, and said the night was “really hype.”

She and Llosa begin putting the costume back in its tote bag, feet first. As they do, I ask Llosa one final question. Did he feel like, for those few hours, he truly was Klumpy?

Llosa looks at the mustang head lying in front of his feet.

“Yeah, sometimes,” he said, nodding. “I did.”

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8:10 p.m.: Riverview scores again and it starts to rain. Klumpy and Moore have to take shelter. Before leaving the stadium, Klumpy points toward the bathroom. He can’t go in there, she said, because there are people in there, and Moore has to help remove his hide. They scamper back to the gym, but the school’s doors are locked. They stand under an awning as Klumpy transforms into Llosa.

“I’m going to have to air this out,” Moore said, inspecting the horse head. She frowns.

8:02 p.m.: Riverview scores on its first possession. The crowd is silent, but the bands keeps playing and Klumpy keeps shaking his tail. There isn’t much else he can do.

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BOOK SALE Sale runs noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 24; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 25; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Braden River Library, 4915 53rd Avenue E., Bradenton.

Purchase books to fund library programming. For information, call 727-6079.

This month’s act is the Oceans Eleven Big Band and benefits the Lakewood Ranch Chargers Soccer Club. For information, visit lakewoodranch.com.

FRIDAY, AUG. 25

CELEBRITY BARTENDING Runs from 6-9 p.m. at The Lake Club Grand Clubhouse, 15804 Clearlake Ave., Lakewood Ranch. Celebrity bartenders will shake, stir and serve for A Life Story Foundation. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, visit bit.ly/bartenderchallenge.

COLLEGE WORKSHOP Begins at 2 p.m. in the Goodwill Lakewood Ranch Community Room, 8750 State Road 70 E., Bradenton. Through a partnership with Goodwill Manasota, representatives of Wells Fargo will teach “Preparing for College.” The program is designed to help individuals looking to enter college for the first time.

Facilitators will explain more than $7 million in scholarships and grants. To register, visit experiencegoodwill.org/classes.

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FORT HAMER BRIDGE RUN Begins at 6:45 a.m. at Fort Hamer Park, 1605 Fort Hamer Road, Parrish. This inaugural chip-timed 5K and 10K run begins and ends at Fort Hamer Park. There is a 1-mile run and a kids dash as well. The Manatee YMCA will offer a kids’ zone with children’s activities, face painters, bounce houses and more. Kids’ dashes start at 6:45 a.m. The runs start at 7:30 a.m., and the walk starts at 7:35 a.m.

Registration opens at 6 a.m.

Costs range from $10 to $35. To register, visit forthamerbridgerun.com

SUNDAY, AUG. 27

MUSHTOK OPEN Begins at 8:30 a.m. at Crossfit 941, 10530 Portal Crossing, Unit 103, Bradenton. The USA Weightlifting-sanctioned event will have male and female sessions. Cost to compete varies by division. For more information, visit crossfit941.com.

TUESDAY, AUG. 29

SENIOR LUNCH CLUB Runs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. At this week’s lunch, an attorney from Eric S. Peterson & Associates will speak on reverse mortgages and elder law. Reservations are preferred but walk-ins

are welcome. For reservations, call 749-0100, Ext. 2100.

THURSDAY, AUG. 31

EVENING WITH HEROES Begins at 6:30 p.m. at Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. The event benefits Operation Patriot Support and features an appearance from Kris “Tanto” Paronto, whose story is depicted in the book and film “13 Hours.”

Individual tickets are $160. For information, visit operationpatriotsupport.org.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 1

MUSIC ON MAIN Runs from 6-9 p.m. at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

CAR SHOW Runs from 5-9 p.m. at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

Lance’s Cruzin’ to the Hop car show will feature classic cars, music and more. For information, call 371-1061 or email lance@collectorcarstv.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 9

STORYTELLING THEATER Runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sarasota Polo Club field house, 8201 Polo Club Lane, Lakewood Ranch. Attendees can join Jack and Annie from “The Magic Treehouse” book series as actors from The Players Centre for Performing Arts read to children ages 5 to 12.

Cost is $15 a person, which includes the book, or $10 without the book. For reservations, call 365-2494.

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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 7516 Greystone Street Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4173738 $1,325,000

BR ADENTON 320 Blackbird Court Toma Milbank 941-720-5174 A4193396 $610,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14207 Woodhall Place Cheryl Roberts 941-266-1450 A4184033 $997,500

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7413 Haddington Cove Mary Pat Pihl 941-932-3065 A4188096 $990,000

BR ADENTON 2366 Landings Circle David Sylvester 941-716-0793 A4191361 $930,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8347 Catamaran Circle Barbara Najmy 941-705-1158 A4177280 $925,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 16631 Collingtree Crossing Patrick Doherty 941-993-3160 A4190548 $698,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7630 Silverwood Court Bryan Dwyer 941-809-9106 A4188764 $644,700

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 6543 The Masters Avenue Stuart Lawrence 941-894-4001 A4192249 $549,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6918 Honeysuckle Trail Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4173397 $525,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6520 Windjammer Place Holly Winkle 941-907-9595 A4184986 $525,000

BR ADENTON 1402 90th Court NW Pam Blalock & Jinny Scherer 737-9376 or 705-0877 A4179157 $485,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12314 Greenbrier Way David D'Angelo 941-587-7268 A4162338 $480,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 22411 75th Avenue E Chris Baylis 941-735-4713 A4189941 $444,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14107 Nighthawk Terrace Laura Naese 941-350-3657 A4189105 $439,900

BR ADENTON 1110 93rd Street NW Kathy Valente 941-685-6767 A4186609 $430,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7171 Sandhills Place Marcia Frost 941-812-8493 A4186978 $400,000

PA L M E T T O 4125 89th Street E Erica Thomas 941-799-9365 A4178317 $399,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8730 49th Terrace E Mugsie Quinlan 941-350-2833 A4191458 $372,000

U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K 8041 Tybee Court Diane Fogo Harter 941-445-2431 A4194293 $345,000

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L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8727 53rd Terrace E Lee Byron & Sue Keal 941-350-5542 & 941-320-1689 A4170212 $331,500

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8766 49th Terrace E Karen Pflueger 941-993-6227 A4190312 $325,000

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

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L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7202 Teal Creek Glen Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4172569 $2,295,000

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LAKE CLUB

Murray Homes LLC sold the home at 7926 Staysail Court to Richard and Amy Cox, of Bradenton, for $1.35 million. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,792 square feet of living area.

COUNTRY CLUB EAST

John and Judith Beebe, trustees, sold the home at 16813 Berwick Terrace to Michael and Heather Hope, of Bradenton, for $1 million. Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 3,779 square feet of living area.

Patrick and Jane Morrision, of Davenport, sold their home at 706 Valderrama Way to Samuel and Pia Chocklett, of Lakewood Ranch, for $392,500. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,112 square

feet of living area. It previously sold for $335,000 in 2012.

TIDEWATER PRESERVE

James and Jennifer Haycraft, of Ft. Myers, sold their home at 5202 Tidewater Preserve Blvd. to Welsey Daniels and Valerie Morgan-Daniels, trustees, of Bradenton, for $822,500. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,703 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $700,000 in 2016.

EATON PLACE

Dwight and Kae Wagner, of Bradenton, sold their home at 7330 Eaton Court to Herbert and Margaret Walker, of Bloomfield, Conn., for $690,000.

Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,917 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $467,500 in 2011.

ARBOR LAKES

Roger Lemesh, of Delray Beach, sold his home at 6104 Saddlehorn Ave. to Barry and Maureen Sikes, of Sarasota, for $500,000.

Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,481 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $490,000 in 2015.

RIVER PARK AT MOTE RANCH

Peter and Maureen Jones, of Warwickshire, United Kingdom, sold their home at 6180 Palomino Circle to Robert and Valerie Cloutier, of University Park for $500,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,840 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $445,100 in 2004.

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in 2008, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,080 square feet of living area.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

Craig and Anne Schust sold their home at 6670 Coopers Hawk Court to Carl and Abby Williams, of Bradenton, for $465,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,738 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $430,000 in 2014.

Andrew and Kelly Griffith sold their home at 6240 Macaw Glen to Joshua and Amaris Baumgard, of Bradenton, for $310,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,074 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $271,000 in 2004.

Darlene Pelton, of Bradenton, sold her home at 14207 Tree Swallow Way to David and Judith Kamps, of Myakka City, for $260,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,534 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $249,900 in 2007.

PALM AIRE AT SARASOTA

Jay Beckley and Nicole Stout, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5644 Country Lakes Drive to Gerardo and Joanne Espinoza,

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4912 Tivoli Run

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7018 Coachlight St.

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4308 Windsor Lane E.

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Brian and Nicole Goodrich, of Bradenton, sold their home at 332 Snapdragon Loop to Charles and Tava Hanowell, of Bradenton, for $403,500. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,643 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $459,000 in 2006.

Charles and Beatrice Walker, of Bradenton, sold their home at 126 Peony Court to Brian and April Wozniak, of Bradenton, for $399,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,830 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $371,000 in 2008.

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George and Frances Boyan, of Easton, Pa., sold their home at 12827 Kite Drive to Carl and Martha Williams, of Bradenton, for $410,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,627 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $330,000 in 2008.

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OSPREY 50 W Bay Street A4191996 $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 12519 Highfield Circle A4192985 $1,749,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 5628 Cloverleaf Run A4186647 $599,000

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COUNTRY CREEK

Richard and Stacey Herring, of Bradenton, sold their home at 622 147th St. E., to Edward Goetting and Erin Goetting, trustees, of Bradenton, for $392,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,481 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $295,000 in 2011.

COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE

MILL CREEK

RIVERDALE REVISED

Melissa Stevenson, of Pulaski, N.Y., sold her home at 511 135th St. E., to Scott and Shayleen Coyner, of Bradenton, for $387,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,269 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $265,000 in 2014.

28TH AVENUE DRIVE

Kelly and Alexzondra Parks, of Bradenton, sold their home at 5909 28th Ave. Drive E., to Christopher and Nicola McKenna, of Bradenton, for $380,000. Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,795 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $225,000 in 2011.

CENTRAL PARK

Peter and Jo-Anne Ayres, trustees, of Endicott, N.Y., sold the home at 4676 Claremont Park Drive to Eric and Kathleen Finocchiaro, of Lakewood Ranch,

Paul and Gail Beliveau, of Englewood, sold their home at 7122 Sandhills Place to Tommy and Ada Reed, of Bradenton, for $365,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,239 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $383,200 in 2003.

David and Sandra Haubert, trustees, of Castle Rock, Colo., sold the home at 191 Americas Cup Blvd. to David and Donna Steffes, of Bradenton, for $335,000. Built in 2002, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,653 square feet of living area.

Kevin Mumma and Louis Schaefer, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4703 Fourth Ave. Drive E., to Daniel and Danielle Estep, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for $330,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,078 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $240,000 in 2016.

Real Freedom Properties Inc. sold the home at 4511 Third Ave. E., to David Daigle, of Bradenton, for $284,800. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,591 square feet of living area.

HARMONY

Louis Berlich, of Hanover, Pa., sold the home at 5213 Bentgrass Way to Jason Riffer and Laura Webber, of Bradenton, for $321,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,778 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,400 in 2015.

CARRIAGE RUN AT UNIVERSITY PLACE

Christoph Treczokat sold their home at 7714 Seven Oaks Drive to James and Kristine Mclusky for $315,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,769 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $470,800 in 2004.

OLD GROVE AT GREENFIELD PLANTATION

David and Gina Church, of Bradenton, sold their home at 10430 Old Grove Circle to Jessica and Steve Witvoet, of Bradenton, for $314,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,687 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $305,000 in 2016.

SUMMERFIELD VILLAGE

Don and Tnna Waldhalm, of Bradenton, sold their home at 12018 Winding Woods Way to Timothy and Fana McManus, of Lakewood Ranch, for $305,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,074 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $252,500 in 2015.

First Investment Team South LP sold the home at 12206 Hollybush Terrace to David and Carolina Barrante, of Lakewood Ranch, for $303,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,945 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $169,000 in 2013.

Michael and Laura Ann Groves, of Peyton, Colo., sold their home at 12061 Winding Woods Way to AH4R Properties LLC for $257,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,736 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $164,000 in 2002.

LYCHEE ACRES

Robert and Judith Campbell, of Frankfort, Mich., sold their home at 5516 41st Ave. E., to Aaron and Sally Cox, of Bradenton, for $300,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,046 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $460,000 in 2006.

COUNTRY OAKS

Francesco Archino, of Hudson Falls, N.Y., sold his home at 4712 Country Oaks Blvd. to Noel Grant and Barbara Argue, of Sarasota, for $290,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,399 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $215,000 in 2008.

Matthew Koonce and Meghan Maher Koonce, of Parrish, sold

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WINGSPAN WAY AT TARA

Kieran Phelan Jr., trustee, sold the home at 6110 Wingspan Way to To Peter Trapani and Lucille Genco, of Staten Island, N.Y., for $275,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,672 square feet of living area. It sold for $243,000 in 2004.

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Christopher and Karina Rumsey sold their home at 6340 Rookery Circle to Property Owner 2 LLC for $270,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,062 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $213,800 in 2009.

Joanne VanDam, trustee, of Kalamazoo, Mich., sold the home at 6424 Stone River Road to James and Nancy Roy, of Bradenton, for $236,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,793 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $165,000 in 1991.

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26725 Raphis Royale Boulevard $1,099,900 | Web ID N5913744 Bob Linthicum 941.228.9206

on the REAL Trends 500 by sales volume, 2017

Landscape with House and Ploughman (detail) Vincent van Gogh

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

1265 Bayshore Drive $1,495,000 | Web ID A4181501 Charlotte Hedge & Tom Hedge Jr. 941.587.6660

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

6815 Belmont Court $1,450,000 | Web ID A4188562 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

6946 Westchester Circle $1,349,000 | Web ID A4181638 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

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

13231 Palmers Creek Terrace $1,275,000 | Web ID A4192202 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

9314 Mcdaniel Lane $1,250,000 | Web ID A4188699 Fernando Viteri 941.400.7676

3224 Founders Club Drive $1,249,000 | Web ID A4190999 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

3542 Founders Club Drive $1,240,000 | Web ID A4186348 Don Carroll 941.539.2132

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

8817 Colonels Court $898,000 | Web ID A4136680 Don Carroll 941.539.2132

13715 Oasis Terrace $849,000 | Web ID A4164184 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

6831 Dominion Lane $739,000 | Web ID A4190339 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

6938 Brier Creek Court $737,000 | Web ID A4186108 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

7370 Eaton Court $729,000 | Web ID A4180709 Toi Estes 941.896.2317

13414 Goldfinch Drive $685,000 | Web ID A4185448 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

8241 Shadow Pine Way $679,000 | Web ID A4182688 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

6611 Coopers Hawk Court $650,000 | Web ID A4190299 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

13015 Belknap Place $649,000 | Web ID A4185608 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

6819 Turnberry Isle Court $630,000 | Web ID A4185404 William Carroll & William Feicht 941.539.2132

2744 Harvest Drive $530,000 | Web ID A4192491 Larry Johns 941.266.8814

4711 Balboa Park Loop $510,000 | Web ID A4192219 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

2498 Farms Court $489,000 | Web ID A4191813 Larry Johns & Jill Johns 941.266.8814

2963 Bravura Lake Drive $469,000 | Web ID A4192018 Larry Johns & Jill Johns 941.266.8814

5734 Beaurivage Avenue $409,900 | Web ID A4157260 Devon Davis 941.720.2053

8044 Rio Bella Place $399,500 | Web ID A4192398 Jason Skowronski 941.812.6090

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

13611 Fruitville Road $389,000 | Web ID A4191997 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

11897 Forest Park Circle $370,000 | Web ID A4193912 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

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

6647 Oakland Hills Drive $365,000 | Web ID A4191452 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

7278 Belleisle Glen $364,000 | Web ID A4182008 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

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

4490 Highland Park $349,500 | Web ID A4189210 Fernando Viteri 941.400.7676

3743 Bonaventure Lane $348,000 | Web ID A4192232 Charlotte Hedge 941.350.0100

6330 Watercrest Way #202 $345,000 | Web ID A4192231 Christine Mazur 941.374.4015

3906 Chatsworth Greene $329,000 | Web ID A4191599 Fernando Viteri 941.400.7676

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