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Growing again Neighbors worry a new development will decrease values and cause drainage problems. SEE PAGE 5

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Floodwaters drain through Art Ball’s pastures.

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BUSINESS? Irma leaves business owners searching for solutions. SEE PAGE 3

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Always remember While Manatee County dealt with Hurricane Irma Sept.

11, retired 9/11 first responders Richy Evers and Garrett Lindgren, both of East County, delivered a bouquet of flowers to the Bradenton Riverwalk’s 9/11 Memorial.

“With all that has happened in the last couple of days, we want to make sure that we don’t forget it is the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,” Lindgren said.

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Ray’s Canoe Hideaway Owner Mark Stukey stands on his flooded dock in the Manatee River.

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Windy welcome As Lakewood Ranch Town Hall’s IT specialist Mike Knauer prepared for Hurricane Irma Sept. 10, he found a distraction. His daughter, Stacey Knauer, went into labor and gave birth to Mike’s first grandchild, 5-pound, 7-ounce Noah Michael Allen, at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

“We couldn’t be prouder to be first time grandparents,” Knauer said.

Hotel, two retirement living facilities move into the development. SEE PAGE 8 Pam Eubanks

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Hungry to help The Food Bank of Manatee aims to aid the community during a time of need.

BERKLEY MASON STAFF WRITER

After Hurricane Irma struck Sept.

10, Debbie May’s East County home near the Manatee River remained without power for a week.

And with shortages of food and supplies at local groceries stores, May was the first in line Sept. 18 at Renaissance on 9th, where The Food Bank of Manatee distributed food and water to about 500 people.

“This is so helpful,” May said.

“It’s nice seeing people help other people. It has been so hard to find anything at the store. Shelves at grocery stores are still pretty empty, so we are here to get some food and water.”

On Sept. 18, in an effort to serve residents in the wake of Hurricane Irma, The Food Bank of Manatee, in coordination with Feeding Tampa Bay and Feeding

America, distributed a truckload of food, water and supplies to families at its Renaissance on 9th facility. The building typically is used as offices for its parent nonprofit, Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee, and as a banquet and catering facility, but this week it’s been teeming with people.

A truck loaded with five pallets of water and seven pallets of shelf-stable, commercial food provided enough provisions to feed a thousand people for three days.

The Food Bank of Manatee is holding a post-hurricane collection drive through the end of September with 10 collection sites in East County.

“If you bought hurricane supplies you don’t need, there are so many people who still need them,” said Diana Dill, vice president of development for Meals on Wheels Plus.

Food gathered at collection sites will go to the 120 food pantries and agencies that receive food from The Food Bank.

Most needed are diapers, cleaning supplies and proteinheavy meals, such as peanut butter, tuna, Spam and ready-to-eat meals. Items that can be opened

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Bradenton’s Valerie Marin brings food and water to her car.

without can openers are best, Dill said.

The supplies will benefit individuals such as Bradenton’s Beverly Taylor, who picked up food at Renaissance on 9th. Taylor needed to restock her refrigerator because she had given all her food away before the hurricane.

“My family sent me to New Hampshire for my 71st birthday, so I gave all of my food away in case the storm hit and someone else needed it instead,” Taylor

said. “So, when I came back after the storm, I had nothing to eat.”

After receiving food, Taylor said she felt relieved and grateful.

“This is wonderful,” Taylor said. “Whatever they have will be a blessing.”

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to the storm It might take months to return to ‘business as usual’ after Irma.

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akin Dairy Farms was just one of the East County businesses that saw its profits go down the drain during Hurricane Irma.

Irma’s winds took out Florida Power & Light Co. power lines at the Myakka City dairy and put the farm’s production down for 16 hours.

Unfortunately, even when Dakin Dairy’s power returned and it could get the milk ready for the market, it had no place to send it.

Many of Dakin’s customers were shut down due to Irma or from not receiving products.

So Dakin had to pour 75,000 gallons of milk down the drain between Sept. 11 and Sept. 15. The average retail price of that milk was $2.99 a gallon.

Cows must continue to be milked on a regular schedule, so Dakin couldn’t stop working.

“It’s hard seeing all that labor and resources going down the drain,” said Dakin Dairy Plant Manager Tony Wahl. “The 75,000 gallons of milk that went down, there is no way to get that back.”

Of the many businesses in Manatee County to have suffered hardships due to Hurricane Irma, Dakin Dairy has suffered as much as any of them. Fortunately, the dairy said it will have no layoffs of employees.

“It is a very anxiety-ridden, humbling process because there is nothing I can do, or anyone can do, about it,” Wahl said.

Wahl said the dairy expected to lose revenue due to the storm, but not 75,000 gallons’ worth.

“We did not expect to be dumping milk for this long,” Wahl said. “This has never happened at this facility. We just have to keep pumping, keep bottling and eventually we’ll catch up.”

Dakin wasn’t alone in suffering a financial business hardship.

Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue in Lakewood Ranch had a smaller financial hit from Irma than Dakin Dairy, but a loss of more than $5,000 in facility repairs will be tough for the nonprofit to overcome. Although Nate’s is filing insurance claims, it doesn’t expect to recoup the amount of the damages.

A portion of the shelter’s barn roof came off and will cost more than $2,500 to repair. The barn is used to examine new animals.

Nate’s is using a tarp to cover the damaged portion of the roof until it can fund the repair.

Nate’s volunteer Howard Duff

said insulation packed into the barn’s roof prevented further damage.

Some solar panels also blew down at the facility, and all of the animal enclosures were damaged.

The shelter lost all its vaccines, which spoiled after the refrigeration system went down due to a loss of power. Nate’s also lost office supplies after the front office flooded with 5 inches of water.

Nate’s kennels flooded July 31 from downpours associated with Tropical Storm Emily, and forced the temporary relocation of about 70 animals into foster care.

“We just have to keep going,” said Dari Oglesby, executive director of the shelter. “We had no clue what to expect. We are just grateful it wasn’t worse.”

Nate’s sent 60 of its animals to a shelter in Ohio as a safety precaution, and those animals will not return.

“We had paid for medical tests, treatments and microchips for all of those animals, but we had to send them off,” Oglesby said.

Nate’s is now refilling its shelter, adding 71 animals from Hardee, Manatee, Hendry, MiamiDade and DeSoto counties.

“We have animals coming from all over Florida,” Oglesby said.

“They are coming from shelters that weren’t as fortunate as we were and which are still flooded with no electricity.”

Flooding and fallen trees also caused problems for Mark Stukey, owner of Ray’s Canoe Hideaway, at 1289 Hagle Park Road, on the Manatee River. His business is closed indefinitely, although he hopes to reopen in October.

“This is always a good time of the year for us,” Stukey said. “The temperature starts dropping a bit and people are always wanting to

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Above: Ray’s Canoe Hideaway will be closed until further notice due to damage from Hurricane Irma.

Left: Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue took in 71 animals from hurricaneaffected counties in Florida.

Below: About 75,000 gallons of skim milk had to be dumped down the drain at Dakin Dairy Farms.

do something.”

He has dealt with flooding before, the first time in 2003.

Now he is handling Irma.

“I’ve lived here for 38 years,” the 63-year-old Stukey said.

“You just have to deal with what gets thrown at you every now and then.”

Buckaroo Roadhouse on State Road 64 is recovering from Irma.

Flooding and a backup of sewage damaged floors and walls and caused electrical problems. The business was closed until Sept. 14.

Despite suffering economic losses, owner Misty Elsenheimer said she has been inspired because many of her neighbors and customers have stopped to ask if they could help.

“We got lucky,” Elsenheimer said. “I’m not going to complain too bad because the people south of us got hit a lot worse, and our building is still standing.”

“We just have to keep going, we had no clue what to expect. We are just grateful it wasn’t worse.”

—Dari Oglesby, executive director of Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue

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Florida Community Bank will give a line of credit to the Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, a special taxing district that spans across portions of Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Fishkind, through his company Fishkind and Associates, has served as the Stewardship District’s district manager since 2007, but served as financial adviser to the district since its 2005 inception. He served as financial manager to Lakewood Ranch’s original community development districts when SMR started them about 20 years ago.

Lines of credit may be typical for personal and business finance, but they are an anomaly for community development districts.

“I’ve been trying to do this for 25 years,” Fishkind said, adding his company serves as district manager for The Villages and other well-established clients that have issued more debt than Lakewood Ranch.

CDD supervisors on Sept. 8 signed off on the deal.

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The Stewardship District has used bonds to finance the construction of White Eagle Boulevard and other major roads north of State Road 70, for example. But this new financing option will allow it to save on interest and pass those savings on to future property owners.

In the section of Lakewood Ranch generally located east of Lorraine Road, north of State Road 70 and south of State Road 64, the Stewardship District anticipates spending about $84 million on infrastructure to prepare the area for development.

Fishkind said on phase 1, estimated to cost $45 million, the district will save up to $5 million, possibly more, by using the line of credit instead of issuing bonds.

Tony Chiofalo, Stewardship District supervisor and CFO for Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, said the savings come from the ability to spend smaller amounts of money upfront and then use bonds when more significant capital is required.

“You’re paying interest on what you’re not using,” Chiafalo said of initial use of bonds.

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ore development appears headed to Upper Manatee River Road.

M/I Homes Sarasota has proposed a 126 single-family homes, tentatively called Riverside Preserve, on a 44.5-acre property just east of Christian Retreat and The Enclave at Country Meadows. The land fronts Upper Manatee River Road to the south and the Manatee River to the north.

The Manatee County Planning Commission unanimously endorsed the project at its Sept.

14 meeting.

Neighbors said the property’s narrow configuration would require lot sizes to be smaller than in neighboring communities and would likely drive adjacent property values down.

“It’s inconsistent with present development on Upper Manatee River Road,” said Larry Howe, a resident of the Enclave at Country Meadows.

Howe’s neighbor, Steve Carton, agreed.

“I put a lot of money into my house and all of the sudden, the

The Planning Commission recommended approval of a comprehensive plan change that would rezone 200 acres east of Lockwood Ridge Road, west of the Evers Reservoir and north of Honore Avenue.

The city of Bradenton is selling the property, and it now is under consideration for a rezone from public/ semi-public use to residential with up to six units per acre. The site is vacant.

There is no site plan for the project at this time.

value is going to come crashing down if you put too many homes on a small piece of property,” Carton said. “It’s not progress. It’s the reverse of progress.”

Planning commissioners offered their sympathy, but also said smaller homes do not necessarily mean decreased value. The commissioners said additional buffering between the road and community can help mitigate any differences in appearance, at least from the roadway.

“There needs to be diversity of housing,” Commissioner Al

Horrigan said. “Something that’s homogenous doesn’t mean it’s going to be worth more.”

Art Ball, a rancher on Upper Manatee River Road, expressed concern about flooding in the area. Overflows from the river or flood waters, in general, flow from the proposed property through his pastureland. During heavy rains last month, water levels rose to the top fence post in his lower pasture.

“Whenever this property is developed, it cannot impede our natural flow of water to drain our pastureland,” he said.

The property under consideration sits within 25-year and 100year flood plains, but not in the floodway. Developer representatives said post-construction, no new homes would be located in the flood plains, and the developer would work with state and local agencies to ensure water drains correctly from the property.

The project includes 16.38 acres for recreational space with amenities including a community center, canoe launch and a building for kayak storage.

Manatee County staff members have recommended a 6-foothigh wall or fence with landscaping adjacent to Upper Manatee River Road to mitigate potential noise impacts to future residents.

The Manatee County Commission will hear and vote on the proposal next month.

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Through a child’s eyes, Hurricane Irma presented not only a fearful situation, but one that piqued an interest in natural wonder.

Freedom Elementary School fourth-grader Isabella Carson thought she could make the time one of exploration.

She made a contraption with her sister, Hannah Carson.

“We went outside with our longboard, two poles and tied trash bags to each side of the

board because we were trying to fly,” Isabella Carson said. “When I started to feel the wind, it kind of scared me, so I went back inside because I thought I was going to blow away.”

After they tested their invention, Isabella and Hannah went inside to weather the storm.

“We stayed at our house,” Isabella Carson said. “It was scary.

I actually thought our house was going to blow away.”

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“This week we have been cleaning all of the germs from the floors, the walls, scrubbing all of the restrooms and deep cleaning the carpets,” said Todd Henson, director of maintenance and operations for the school district.

“There were lots of kitties and dogs, so it stunk bad.”

Isabella Serrano, a third-grader at McNeal, stayed at her school while it was used as a shelter.

“It was so fun. I have never seen that many people at school before,” Isabella said. “There were a lot of people that I knew there, too. I felt bad for the elderly people who couldn’t sleep because the dogs wouldn’t stop barking.”

Sophia Finnegan, a third-grader at Robert Willis Elementary, enjoyed her week-long vacation.

Finnegan and her family recently moved to Lakewood Ranch from California. It was her first hurricane experience.

“It was fun because we got to sleep in the closet, which was a safe room,” Sophia said. “I was a little nervous when it started, but then we got to use our new iPads and play a lot of games.”

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“My brother [Jon] and I made a fort with lots of pillows and blankets,” Isabella Bromby said.

“I slept in there for a little bit, and tried to bring all of my pets in there with me, too.”

Alex Layrisse, a seventh-grader at Braden River Middle School, said the storm actually was enjoyable. Family members from Miami came to stay at her family’s home.

“When the storm started getting bad, we could feel it, and then the power went out so we played board games and stuff. It was a lot of fun,” Alex said.

But she did have a closet prepared as a makeshift bedroom.

“It was big with lots of pillows and blankets just in case the storm got really bad,” she said. “I ended up sleeping well that night.”

B.D. Gullett Elementary School fifth-grader Sarah Connor also slept well.

“I had to go and sleep with mom [Andrea Connor] because she isn’t next to a window like I am,” Sarah said.

Hurricane Irma was Sarah’s first hurricane, and she said she does not want to go through one again. But there was one perk.

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lans for a 123-room hotel and two senior living facilities are underway for the easternmost portion of the Tara development.

Stone River Retirement Resort, a 128-unit, independent living community, is the only facility currently under construction, with an opening tentatively scheduled for first quarter 2018.

The hotel project is under review by Manatee County planners. The developer of an assisted-living and memory-care facility is expected to break ground in October.

“I think it’ll be nice to see that commercial area wrapping up,” said John Agnelli, spokesman for Tara’s developer, Lake Lincoln.

Here are some details on the upcoming projects.

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Stone River Retirement Resort, an all-inclusive independent living 55-plus community, is expected to open between December and February, although the timeline will be dictated by construction and Manatee County’s permitting and inspection process.

Kelly Jo Hinrichs, director of sales and marketing for Resort Lifestyle Communities, said the community will offer 128 rentable studio, one-, two- and threebedroom units in one building, with amenities such as a 150-seat theater and a wellness and fitness center, among others.

“We expect to be full within the first year,” Hinrichs said.

Apartments are rented on a month-to-month basis, with no buy-in or long-term commitments required. Rents range from about $2,899 to $5,000 per month and include weekly housekeeping, meals, outings and activities,

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internet and other services.

Stone River’s preliminary community relations managers, Bill and Lin Robinson, have not started signing leases, but they are introducing prospective residents to the resort’s charter resident program, through which future residents pay a $500 refundable deposit for a first-pick of apartment choices and other benefits.

Stone River will open model apartments, begin leasing and hiring staff for the facility about 60 days prior to opening. That date has not yet been determined.

ELAN MANATEE

Immediately adjacent to the Stone River project, Titan Development has plans to construct Elan Manatee, a 95-bed assisted-living and memory-care senior community.

Elan Manatee will be Titan Development’s first community in Manatee County and its third in Florida, said Titan’s Director of Senior Living Julie Ferguson.

Titan had planned to break ground on the East County project in March, but it experienced delays with permitting and financing.

Those items are now in order and Titan expects to start construction in October.

“The Bradenton market is a growing area with the population of 70 and up growing at a higherthan-national average,” Ferguson

said. “It also has good economic growth in the area. Those are the types of things we look for.”

The project, located at 7380 55th Ave. E., Bradenton, will be about 80,000 square feet and will take about 12 months to build.

Elan Manatee will have its memory care unit on the ground level, with apartment-style assisted living on the two upper levels.

Units will range from 440 to 700 square feet.

TARA WOOD SPRINGS HOTEL

According to a land development application filed with Manatee County, landowner Valcorp International LLC plans to construct a 123-room hotel on a 4-acre site just east of 5615 Jenny Lane, Bradenton. That site is south of Stone River Retirement Resort.

In a letter to the county, architect Kristen Eudy, of the Georgiabased Woolpert architectural and engineering firm, states the hotel will be four levels with a height of about 44 feet and will have a residential quality that combines stucco and a natural coral stone veneer to complement the surrounding neighborhood.

Representatives of the project did not return numerous inquiries for comment.

The application lists the “beneficial property owner” as Gold Coast Premier Properties.

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The New Zealand Men’s Four team works out at Nathan Benderson Park in preparation for the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

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nited States Senior National Team member Mary Jones did a nice balancing act as she carried her boat Sept. 15 toward a dock at Sarasota’s Nathan Benderson Park.

An elite level rower, she was alone, and it was time to train for the 2017 World Rowing Championships, which begins Sept. 23 with the Opening Ceremony at the park and runs through Oct. 1.

No trainer. No coach. No teammates. No sports psychologist.

No one to help carry her boat and oars.

If Jones has an entourage, they weren’t early risers.

For me, that’s the charm, and the draw, of watching amateur sports. Individuals work for years in obscurity because, well, they love their sport, the competition, and the quest to be the best.

No promise of a payoff, except for a gold medal.

It’s been a year since the

excitement of our area hosting While Jones wasn’t surrounded a World Championships event by “her people” at the dock, began to crescendo. Much of she does have solid backing to that excitement had to do with help her be a full-time rower. dollar signs, not the athletes, but Amateur sports at the elite level for local businesses. Hotels in is more a quasi-professional Sarasota and Manatee counties proposition than ever before are full or near-full, and restauas the United States has built rants near Nathan Benderson impressive support systems for Park are likely to be packed. its Olympic-caliber athletes.

If you aren’t a business owner, Even so, Jones, a lightweight though, it’s time to take advansingle sculls champion at the Pan tage of the event as well. Be a fan Am Games in 2015, isn’t about to for a day. be on a Wheaties box for making Go watch an athlete like Jones, the finals of a World Championwho is a long shot in the lightships event. She won’t be invited weight single sculls event. Just to “The Tonight Show.” She getting to a world championship won’t get a seven-figure payday is a major accomplishment for even if she wins. Or a six, or a Jones, who is 31. five, or a four.

She still dreams of being an Neither will Ellen Tomek, Olympian, though, and she has whose degree from the Univerput the rest of her life on hold sity of Michigan in 2006 was while she pursues that goal. in economics. Tomek is 33 and Her degree from the University she’s not studying gross national of Tennessee is in physics, but product. Instead, she has been instead, she rows. To me, that’s to two Olympic Games. She says interesting. rowing is her full-time job and Rust Beige Nobody is being kidded here. has been for 15 years. Gray

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While Tomek, who competes in double sculls, will have plenty of coaching opportunities after this, her final year of competition, she certainly hasn’t struck it rich. She rows because she loves the competition. She loves the sport.

This edition of the East County Observer includes a special section that features the 2017 World Rowing Championships. Among the stories is a look at Tomek’s training schedule. It’s a picture of dedication and sacrifice. It’s a story that makes me want to watch.

You might, too, even though you won’t know the athletes.

Have you heard of Lauren Schmetterling? She is the LeBron James of U.S. rowing. She was the driving force behind the United States’ 2016 Olympic gold medal performance in Rio in the Women’s Eights.

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“It is fun to be around some of your best friends every day ... and also just feeling good, staying in shape.”

— Braden River High swimmer Kate Walker SEE PAGE 11

HURRICANE Idle football players use teamwork to help community after storm.

RYAN KOHN SPORTS REPORTER

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Former Lakewood Ranch pitcher Seth McGarry, now of the SingleA Clearwater Threshers, was named to the Florida State League’s 2017 Year-End AllStar team Aug. 29.

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Former Braden River outfielder Myles Straw finished second in the Carolina League in batting average (.295) and fourth in hits (129) while playing for the Single-A Buies Creek Astros. The team’s season ended Sept. 4.

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The Out-of-Door Academy senior cross country runner Kai Soderberg finished fourth Sept. 4 in the Canes Cross Country Classic.

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Braden River volleyball player Samantha Drouin had 22 assists and six digs in the Pirates’ three-set (25-19, 25-15, 25-13) win Sept. 6 against Bayshore High.

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A group of about 30 Braden River High football players helped with Hurricane Irma relief efforts Sept. 12 at Bayside Community Church.

post by Braden River High football coach Curt Bradley on the team’s Facebook page changed senior offensive lineman Brendan Bengtsson’s plans on Sept. 12.

Bradley suggested his players might find ways to help after Hurricane Irma had left many local residents with damage.

So instead of enjoying the rare chance to sleep late with Manatee County schools closed through Sept. 18, Bengtsson awoke early and went to Bayside Community Church.

Bengtsson was one of approximately 30 Braden River players who accepted Bradley’s idea of finding a community service project. It wasn’t a demand from Bradley, Bengtsson said. It was a suggestion, one he is proud he took.

The group from Bayside made its first stop at the il Villaggio Homes retirement community, where they were given the use of golf carts and trailers. They went into backyards, helping the residents rake, pick up sticks and clear any large tree limbs. The group then went to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch north of State Road 64.

“There were a lot of trees down out there, a lot of pines,” Bengtsson said. “Those things catch wind pretty easily. Two of the trees we had to literally pick up by hand. It took all of us to be able to move them. We slid them out of the roadway so people could drive.”

That helped the senior put things into perspective.

“I know we can make a difference by helping out the community. A lot of people take it for granted,” he said. “They don’t realize some people actually do need help, and these are people (older generations) who have helped us ... I’m glad we had a chance to pay them back and give them help.”

It was a week of reflection for the lineman, but he’s now ready to return to his passion. Football coaches were not allowed to organize any type of team practice last week, making the season more difficult to navigate for programs.

Bradley said he did not want his players thinking about football during the post-Irma week.

“Football will take care of itself once we start back up,” he said.

“We’ll have to get ready for games, but also get kids back in shape.”

After missing five practice days and two game days, Bengtsson said he could not wait to practice, a rare thing to hear from a high school football player.

Braden River wasn’t alone.

At Lakewood Ranch High, football coach Mick Koczersut had to

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Lakewood Ranch senior Justin Curtis threw passes Sept. 17 with teammates.

Lakewood Ranch receiver Danielle Black catches a pass.

deal with an unusual problem since coaches were not allowed to communicate with players. Koczersut’s son, Mickey Koczersut, is a senior on the team. The coach said he abided by the rules and did not give his son any instructions to relay to his teammates.

His Mustangs, however, knew they needed to work. Senior quarterback Justin Curtis said more than 20 players attended a conditioning workout on the basketball courts next to the high school. They put it together with group text messages.

They didn’t run drills, but they worked to shake off rust from their downtime.

Then smaller groups would gather at the gym or would go for runs. Curtis and a few wide receivers met on the morning of Sept. 17 to throw passes and run routes. It has been weird not to have practice each afternoon, Curtis said, but he also has found ways to help his community, cutting down trees for people in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

There has been time for some relaxation, too. Curtis and a few teammates, including seniors Noah Ben-Ghuzzi, Drew Butler, Michael Cook and Mason Fischer, have been fishing, especially on North Jetty Beach in Nokomis.

Football isn’t the only affected sport. Braden River volleyball coach Matthew McElhiney said his players had their schedules disrupted, though not as severely. In anticipation of the storm, McElhiney told his players to do as much individual work as possible while at home.

“I said, ‘Go out, jog a little bit,’” he said. “‘Lift if you have the ability to lift. Go bump a ball. Just do something athletic.’”

NEXT FOOTBALL GAMES Venice at Braden River 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 29 Springstead High at Lakewood Ranch 7:30 p.m.

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Kate Walker is a sophomore swimmer at Braden River High.

In July, she finished fourth (1:18.22) in the 100 breaststroke and seventh (2:50.81) in the 200 breaststroke at the 2017 Aquatica Summer Splash in Orlando.

When did you start swimming?

I swam in summer leagues when I was like 6 or 7 years old, and after that I started competitive swimming in sixth grade.

What is the appeal of swimming to you?

It keeps me focused and on track in life in general. It is fun to be around some of your best friends every day doing the same thing together, and also just feeling good, staying in shape.

What is your favorite swimming memory?

I went to Miami for a travel trip with my team (Sarasota Tsunami) a little while back (in May). It wasn’t a huge meet, but it had a lot of racing and we were stuck on the hot pool deck the whole day. It was fun not having any stress while racing, just having fun with my teammates.

What is your favorite TV show or movie?

My favorite show is “The Walking Dead” and my favorite movie is “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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t seems trivial to outsiders, wondering what’s going to happen to the high school football season post-Hurricane Irma, but to people within local football programs, it means the world. Losing, at minimum, two games (20-25% of the season) thanks to the storm is a big deal, both because it affects the playoffs and because it’s the seniors last hurrah. They want to play every snap possible, and coaches want them to as well, in the safest way possible.

Thanks to the Florida High School Athletic Association, coaches now have a right to be concerned. Schools normally must play eight games to be eligible to compete in the playoffs.

The FHSAA’s executive director, George Tomyn, has the authority to waive that requirement on a case-by-case basis, and it is likely that he will choose to do so in this case. However, even if it is waived, schools remain in a precarious situation. The FHSAA claims the canceled games have no effect on the playoffs since qualification is based on a school’s points per game and not total points. This isn’t necessarily true, though, as lost games are weighted with different point values.

The FHSAA released a statement Sept. 12 saying it was up to individual schools and districts to decide when, if and how to make up games lost to Irma or

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Braden River junior Knowledge McDaniel stumbles through a tackle against Clearwater.

previous storms. It also said the FHSAA would not extend the season a week because it is trying to “cause the least amount of impact on all other non-athletic activities.”

FHSAA spokesman Kyle Niblett later told me those non-athletic activities include school dances, testing days and attempting to wrangle ushers and ticket takers to work the new dates. In essence, the organization put the decisions into the schools’ hands to have full flexibility with their own schedules.

Now, for teams trying to play all their postponed games, they will have to play more than one game within a week. That’s something the FHSAA actually suggested in its statement, and when I asked Niblett for more context, he again said it was about giving schools flexibility.

He referenced a different bulletin the FHSAA sent out last week about modifying practices to keep players healthy.

“That will kind of be our statement on that,” he said. “The other thing I want to reiterate

when it comes to player safety is that is why we leave it in the districts’ hands. They can put as many days in between stuff as they see fit.

“If you play on a Friday, we’re going to leave it up to you if you play on a Monday. We’re not going to comment on whether we agree with it, but we want you to understand the ramifications, health-wise, of playing two games in three days.”

Coaches were not happy with the association’s overall stance.

“I really thought the state would extend the season by a week,” Lakewood Ranch High coach Mick Koczersut said.

“That would have made things easier, I think, for everyone across the state. When you put it on the individual school districts, each one makes a different decision.”

The Mustangs were originally scheduled to play Venice High (a max-point-value opponent) on Sept. 15. The Indians, part of Sarasota County, continued practicing post-Irma on Sept. 15, while the Mustangs were forced to wait until Sept. 18. If the schools had rescheduled their game for Sept. 18, as other Sarasota County programs had done, that would obviously be neither fair nor safe for Lakewood Ranch, so that did not happen.

The schools are now figuring out when and if the game can be played.

Curt Bradley, head coach at Braden River, echoed Koczersut’s statement.

“Now you’re getting into a situation where you potentially play three games in seven days, and I don’t know if that is what’s best for the health and safety of the students,” Bradley said.

“That’s what worries me.

Gate money, all that stuff, that’s important, but at the same time, nothing is more important than the student-athletes.”

The FHSAA had an opportunity to calm the chaos of this football season, and fumbled it.

Extending the season — not necessarily pushing it back, forcing everyone to play later, but adding a week where teams can make up a postponed game if they so choose — would have solved a lot of problems.

I understand it would have been a lot of work for some people, and probably cost a fair amount of money, but it would have ensured the safety of its student-athletes. Instead, it is wiping its hands of responsibility, putting whatever happens on individual schools and districts.

That does not sit well with me.

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

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Alana Turner, owner of Art & Soul Dance Co., wanted to help students and their parents after Manatee County schools were closed for more than a week.

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Robert Willis Elementary School fourth-grader Nathaly Benitez prepares herself for a dance session.

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Sophomore Gemma Zapatha was among the Lakewood Ranch High School students who donated their time.

“It makes me feel good helping kids and keeping them occupied,” Zapatha said. “I’m taking an early childhood class at school, so I enjoy being around children.”

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Art & Soul partnered with Volunteer Florida to host the free, three-day camp. About 50 children participated. Parents

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ART SMARTS Runs from 4-5 p.m. at the Braden River Branch Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. This program on figure drawing is for ages 10 to 15. For information, call 727-6079.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 23

FAMILY FARM TOUR Runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., hosted by the Manatee County Cooperative Extension Service, 1303 17th St. W., Palmetto. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is hosting a Family Farm Tour including Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Farm’s citrus groves in Lakewood Ranch; Longino Ranch Inc. in Arcadia; Blackbeard’s Ranch in Myakka City and Florida SunCoast Orchids in Myakka City. The fee is $25 for adults and $10 for youth. For information, call Christa Kirby at 7224524 or email ccarlson@ufl.edu.

GIRLS FOR GIRLS SUMMIT Begins at 9:15 a.m. at Manatee Technical College, 6305 State Road 70 E., Bradenton. The event is a free leadership summit for girls ages 9 to 12. The day will include motivational speakers, Zumba dancing and an opportunity to make new friends and talk about issues relevant to young girls, including bullying and social media. The event is free and is hosted by part of the St. Stephen’s Episcopal School girls lacrosse team. For information, call St. Stephen’s at 746-2121.

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INDIAN STREET FOOD Runs from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Culinary Innovation Lab at USF Sarasota-Manatee, 8130 Lakewood Ranch Main St., Lakewood Ranch. This cooking demonstration will feature street foods common in India. Tickets are $55 and include dinner, non-alcoholic beverages and a demonstration.

Guests may bring beverages. For information or reservations, call 388-8977.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 TO SUNDAY, OCT. 1

2017 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS Begins 10 a.m. from Sept. 24-28, at 9:50 a.m. on Sept. 29 and at 8:42 a.m. from Sept. 30-Oct. 1, at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. Each day of competition has a different expo theme for fans to enjoy. Finals begin on Sept. 29.

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This is not the case! But given the expenses associated with opening a trust, there are probably a certain amount of assets you should have.

Here’s a general guideline: if you have a net worth of at least $100,000 and a substantial amount of real estate, or you have a large estate with a very specific plan on how you’d like the estate distributed, then a trust might be right for you.

It’s important to note that there are many different types of trusts, each coming with their own advantages or disadvantages depending on your situation. Concerned about a family member with a disability?

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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 $1,359,000

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

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 10804 Riverbank Terrace Jody Shinn 941-705-5704 A4169182 $999,999

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

BR ADENTON 911 Maritime Court Erica Thomas 941-799-9365 A4174507 $899,999

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 23006 73rd Avenue E Barbara Najmy 941-705-1158 A4190117 $695,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14906 Castle Park Terrace Allison Werner 941-961-3212 A4192989 $675,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14807 Leopard Creek Place Beth Pheney 941-345-5636 A4190716 $650,000

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

BR ADENTON 1602 Point Pleasant Avenue W Patty Brooks 941-545-1194 A4189498 $549,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6543 The Masters Avenue Stuart Lawrence 941-894-4001 A4192249 $539,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14128 Nighthawk Terrace Beth Pheney 941-345-5636 A4192424 $539,900

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 14347 Stirling Drive Stuart Lawrence 941-894-4001 A4186999 $419,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 13220 Swiftwater Way Chris Baylis 941-735-4713 A4191629 $399,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6415 Moorings Point Circle 102 Kathy Lewis 941-228-1213 A4196054 $385,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7535 Divot Loop 22-A The Collier Group 941-313-1212 A4187746 $379,000

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 7712 Whitebridge Glen David D'Angelo 941-587-7268 A4182817 $359,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12233 Whisper Lake Drive Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4182739 $345,000

PA R R I S H 3918 91st Avenue E Michael Habony 941-920-2494 A4194115 $342,900

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 17040 Kenton Terrace Joanna Benante & Ann Martin 941-356-7717 A4195712 $329,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 11107 Encanto Terrace Bryan Dwyer 941-809-9106 A4194840 $249,900

PA R R I S H 10212 41st Court E Natalie Alfaro 941-773-4903 A4180154 $245,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 11231 Coralbean Drive Kimberly Walters 941-907-0164 A4196002 $239,900

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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L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8365 Catamaran Circle Bernadette Caswell 941-320-8265 A4187448 $1,499,000

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home in the Preserve at Panther Ridge topped all transactions in this week’s real estate. Kevin Jones sold the home at 22610 Morning Glory Circle to Brookfield Relocation Inc. for $770,000.

Brookfield Relocation Inc. then sold the home to Linda Faye Smith Trust for $770,000.

Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,120 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $585,000 in 2011.

RICHMOND PARK

Dianne Gustafson, trustee, of Spring Lake, Mich., sold the home at 8180 Collingwood Court to Gordon and Nancy Ward, of Bradenton, for $765,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,287 square feet of living area.

ROSEDALE HIGHLANDS

James and Sheryl Leckie, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4927 96th St. E., to Gwen Mitchell, of Bradenton, for $560,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,504 square feet of living area.

David Jeffer and Edith Coretti Jeffer, of Staten Island, N.Y., sold their home at 9739 51st

Terrace E., to Linus and Gordana Asic Deeny, of Bradenton, for $324,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,858 square feet of living area.

INDIGO

Neal Communities of Southwest Florida LLC sold the home at 12822 Crystal Clear Place to Robert and Jane Van Bergen, of Bradenton, for $489,700. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,392 square feet of living area.

RIVERDALE REVISED

Wilbur and Barbara Chapman, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4712 Clipper Drive to Guna MacDonald, of Bradenton, for $467,500. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 2,235 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $250,000 in 1998.

Patricia and William Brumm, of Monticello, Ky., sold their home at 4615 Fourth Ave. Drive E., to Sean Williams and Tayler McLaughlin, of Bradenton, for $338,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,967 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $334,400 in 2007.

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square feet of living area. It previously sold for $449,000 in 2015.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

K.E.M.P. Real Estate Investments LLC sold the home at 15107 Sundial Place to David and Kiley Terminello, of Bradenton, for $435,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,578 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $397,500 in 2007.

GREYHAWK LANDING

John Hill and Rhonda FlemingHill, of Ellenton, sold their home at 13144 Peregrin Circle to Robert Lederhilger III, of Hopatcong, N.J., for $385,000.

Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,585 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $440,600 in 2003.

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John Devine, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7806 Drayton Circle to Mary Sellner, of Bradenton, for $384,900.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,454 square feet of living area.

It sold for $339,800 in 2004.

ESPLANADE

Deanne Bauer, of Bradenton, sold her home at 5032 Savona

Virginia Ann Hochroth, of Bradenton, sold her home at 4852 Carrington Circle to Wayne and Jean Jones, of Sarasota, for $465,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,452 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $352,700 in 2002.

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David Lunkes

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John Leavy

$ 23,385

806 136th St. E.

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Bruce Ryder

$ 16,930

7004 Stanhope Place

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Steven Parkinson

$ 16,526

16502 Seventh Ave. E.

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Everton Barrett

$ 16,500

614 165th St. E.

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Winston Stewart

$ 16,500

4504 Blue Marlin Drive

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Melvin Schuyler

$ 15,500

13111 Peregrin Circle

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George Barrie

$ 15,380

14615 Leopard Creek Place

Mechanical

Theodore Wolfe

$ 14,223

6921 74th St. Circle E.

Pool cage

Raffaele Notaro

$ 13,872

511 Hunter Lane

Reroof

Daniel Hoppe

$ 13,400

6722 Pleasant Hill Road

Reroof

Sean Olander

$ 12,765

11867 Hollyhock Drive

Reroof

Fred Sikkema

$ 12,730

6743 Pleasant Hill Road

Re-roof

Michael Wagner

$ 12,200

8432 Abingdon Court

Mechanical

Rosemary Griffee

$ 11,990

6254 White Clover Circle

Reroof

Alison Clough

$ 10,200

6447 Golden Leaf Court

Reroof

John Skelly II

$ 10,000

10606 Riverbank Terrace

Mechanical

John Rechcigl

$ 9,600

4654 56th Drive E.

Reroof

Vincent Nguyen

$ 9,200

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LAKESIDE WOODS

Jacob Ebach, Matthew Gudeman, Jodi Fisher and Jill Schmidt, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5875 Lakeside Woods Circle to Nancy Britt, of Sarasota, for $344,000. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,054 square feet of living area.

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Rene Burke sold the Unit 7 condominium at 8448 Miramar Way to Bryan Walters, of Bradenton, for $340,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,733 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $325,000 in April.

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GNV Development LLC sold the home at 8425 Palm Lakes Court to Daniel and Victoria Dolci, of Sarasota, for $340,000. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,326 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $265,000 in 2016.

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Russell and Marcie McGeehan, of Weston, sold their home at 4910 Torrey Pines Run to William and Michelle Bransfield, of Bradenton, for $336,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,080 square feet of living area.

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Kristyn and Ben Lubrano and Anthony DeGregorio, of Sarasota, sold their home at 13820 18th Place E., to Craig MacAvoy and Melissa Romina MacAvoy, of Bradenton, for $328,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,306 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,000 in 2015.

Eric and Jennifer Bailey, of Sarasota, sold their home at 13614 Fifth Ave. N.E., to Mark and Kathy Silverman, of Bradenton, for $297,500. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,131 square feet of living area. It sold for $215,000 in 2013.

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Terry and Kelly Fox, of Lewis Center, Ohio, sold their Unit 102

condominium at 7906 Grand Estuary Trail to Thomas and Noel Morton, of Bradenton, for $281,800. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,080 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $309,000 in 2007.

SUMMERFIELD VILLAGE

Ryan and Amie Brewer, of Bradenton, sold their home at 12311 Tall Pines Way to AH4R Properties LLC for $275,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,909 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $219,000 in 2013.

SABAL HARBOUR

Duane Hartzler and Eddie Sparks, of Columbus, Ohio, sold their home at 4592 Runabout Way to Kristi Mellin, of Bradenton, for $270,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,685 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $344,900 in 2005.

Herbert and Mary Ellen O’Neil, of South Hero, Vt., sold their home at 4513 Sanibel Way to Marc Behrendt, of Bradenton, for $258,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,832 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $168,000 in 2011.

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SOMEBODY HAD GAS TO EVACUATE 12000 block of 30th Street Circle East, Parrish Theft: A man called the Sheriff’s Office because he had filled up his vehicle with gas in advance of Hurricane Irma. The next morning he had just a quarter tank of

gas. His vehicle had been parked in his driveway. He believes someone siphoned the gas from his tank. His tank held 30 gallons.

A neighbor has a security camera that partly covers the man’s driveway so deputies had scheduled to look at that tape.

SEPT. 13

BUT THEY LOOK GOOD 2900 block of 53rd Avenue East, Bradenton Theft: Two women were seen in the cosmetics area of a department store concealing items on themselves. A security officer observed them. After a break, the women began taking more items.

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

12642 Fontana Loop $546,700 | Web ID A4178838 Gloria Bracciano & Greg Van Natter 941.730.1999

8265 Barton Farms Boulevard $519,000 | Web ID A4192782 Larry Johns & Jill Johns 941.266.8814

7635 Calle Facil $519,000 | Web ID A4191657 Joel Schemmel & Sharon Chiodi 941.587.4894

12956 Bliss Loop $510,000 | Web ID A4186981 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

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

16525 Hillside Circle $499,000 | Web ID A4189195 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

5608 Cloverleaf Run $499,000 | Web ID A4190813 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

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

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

8540 Amberjack Circle #302 $450,000 | Web ID A4192546 Betty Knight 941.928.3019

7604 Windward Cove $450,000 | Web ID A4196195 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

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

7442 Edenmore Street $449,900 | Web ID A4186065 Greg Van Natter & Gloria Bracciano 941.730.1999

8878 Macgregor Lane $449,000 | Web ID A4175953 Ken Ipox 941.993.7279

5013 Hanging Moss Lane $439,000 | Web ID A4182501 Sharon Chiodi 941.809.0380

6278 Aventura Drive $379,000 | Web ID A4191995 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

4574 Highland Oaks Circle $369,000 | Web ID A4192711 Fernando Viteri 941.400.7676

5677 Pipers Waite $349,500 | Web ID A4193654 Fernando Viteri 941.400.7676

7211 North Leewynn Drive $329,900 | Web ID N5913953 Megan George 941.726.1998

5019 Lakescene Place $310,000 | Web ID A4192609 Steph Lamb 941.915.8350

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