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A SMART move.

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VOLUME 19, NO. 51

YOUR TOWN

Veteran aims to inspire

Eventual pool champ perseveres after suffering major injuries in Vietnam.

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Veterans Day

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He’s definitely pro kids Scott Humston (pictured above) overcame a speechimpediment as a child to become a full-time inspirational speaker and star of the “Pro Kids Show” that visits schools throughout the country.

On Nov. 4 at William H. Bashaw Elementary School, Humston delivered his message about building character to two assemblies. The show included music, skits, puppets and illusions.

He talked mostly about being respectful to others and being responsible.

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East Manatee Fire Rescue’s Matt Assemacher walks into LECOM Park during an exercise to prepare for a possible terrorist attack.

Proactive exercise Operation Inshore Slam prepares first responders for the worst.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Dick Vitale, shown above with 15-year-old Cole Eicher, may have fame, but at “Wine.

Dine. Make a Difference,” Eicher, a cancer survivor, was the star of the show.

Eicher, as well as 9-yearold Enzo Grande, another cancer survivor, attended the Oct. 24 fundraising event at Main Street Trattoria, raising $16,000 for the V Foundation for Pediatric Cancer Research.

“It’s always great sharing time, great food and drinks with people that have a heart of gold and a willingness to help kids battling cancer,” Vitale said.

GreyHawk Landing’s Bob Calderon shows a notebook he carried during the Vietnam War. The notebook was damaged by shrapnel that left him with major injuries. On his lap is the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Timeless tale INSIDE

Purchase paramount to parks Manatee County’s proposed acquisition of Premier may provide a home for a regional park.

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Foundation makes SMART move Two local nonprofits partner to provide equine therapy for grieving children.

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Brandi Ezell, executive director for Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy, felt strongly her organization could be of assistance to other nonprofits in Manatee County.

It took one phone call for her to find out she was right.

“I had been following the Mark Wandall Foundation for a while,” Ezell said. “It was on my list of organizations to make contact with when we were ready to add an additional program.”

Ezell called Melissa Wandall, founder of the Mark Wandall Foundation, and they immediately knew it could be a perfect partnership.

Wandall said she always has known SMART has a positive effect in a “beautiful way,” on those who use the program.

“I was so honored that she called, that she believed in our mission and wanted to partner with us in order to help our kids,” Wandall said. “It is going to be incredible.”

SMART and the Mark Wandall Foundation will kick off their partnership on Dec. 2. Children from the Mark Wandall Foundation will meet at SMART for two hours of equine therapy.

Children from the Mark Wandall Foundation will have access to SMART once a month.

Ezell said the children will learned relationship building and leadership skills while spending time with the horses.

“They are going to learn to nurture the horses, learn to feed them and see what makes the horses feel good,” Wandall said. “In turn, they will learn they need to nurture themselves in order to move through their grief.”

Ezell said the SMART program is based around empathy, acceptance and compassion, which she said is what the Wandall Foundation kids need most. “We are not here to psychoanalyze them,” Ezell said.

“We are here to teach them life

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Melissa Wandall, founder of the Mark Wandall Foundation, and Brandi Ezell, executive director at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy, celebrate their partnership with Jazz, a therapy horse at SMART.

skills by partnering them with our horses.”

The Mark Wandall Foundation facilitates programs for children in grief due to a loss of a parent or guardian. Melissa Wandall started the Mark Wandall Foundation in 2004 after her husband, Mark Wandall, was killed in a traffic crash in 2003, just days before their daughter, Madisyn, was born.

“Once a parent, sibling or guardian passes, life does not taste the same for these kids again,” Wandall said. “They are

trying to navigate that loss, so they become separated from their own peers because their peers just can’t understand what they are going through.”

Parrish’s Lindsey Wagner and her daughters Hailey, 8, and Sydney, 6, have been involved with the Mark Wandall Foundation for three years.

In October, they were able to drive by SMART to take a look.

“I pointed out to my daughters what it was, and I explained we’d be having reconnects there and hanging with the horses,” Lind-

sey Wagner said. “It will give them good coping skills and will help them to work together, and to connect with those who are like them. It makes them feel less alone.”

Ezell is grateful to help.

“These kids deserve to be kids,” Ezell said.

She said she looks forward to having the children experience the type of unconditional acceptance horses can give.

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PREMIER WOULD BE ‘PERFECT FIT’ County officials say buying the SMR property would give them space to build a regional park.

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s Manatee County plans the future of its parks and recreation system, planners say a facility like Premier Sports Campus would be the perfect fit for fulfilling the vision to create larger-scale regional park complexes while meeting recreational demands in East County.

Although the county’s proposed Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan, now in draft form, has a dot marking Premier’s location as a future recreation hub in Lakewood Ranch, planners say the dot can be moved — nothing is definite unless a deal to purchase the facility from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch comes through.

“We can’t get too far ahead of ourselves,” said Danny Hopkins, Manatee’s recreation division manager, adding negotiations are separate from parks planning efforts. “We can’t say it’s at Premier.”

However, Hopkins called a deal to purchase Premier “pivotal” in terms of providing a larger-scale recreational hub in the eastern portion of Manatee County.

Having one larger facility would be most advantageous to the county and taxpayers, officials said.

“We find it most cost effective,” said John Osborne, the county’s infrastructure strategic planning official.

G.T. Bray Park, which attracts international swim teams and other competitors, is the county’s highest-use park and includes two pools, a splash pad, a playground, tennis courts, a gymnasium, fitness center and other amenities.

The deal to acquire the 126.9acre campus off Post Boulevard and State Road 70, in Lakewood Ranch, remains under negotiation between top Manatee County officials and SMR. The offer submitted by SMR to Manatee in June asks for $5.2 million in exchange for the soccer campus plus an additional 36 acres north of the property for an aquatics center to be constructed within five years.

SMR said it wanted the deal to close by Dec. 15. With only a month to go, county officials have remained tight-lipped about negotiations and whether and how they would fund the acquisition. They declined several requests for interviews by the East County Observer.

Manatee County commissioners would have to approve the transaction for it to move forward.

Osborne said if the deal doesn’t go through, another location for East County Park would need to be determined, and the facility may not end up being a regional complex as the county’s parks plan envisions.

The County Commission ultimately will guide the steps for fulfilling the greater Lakewood Ranch area’s recreational demands.

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“We have other alternatives,” Hopkins said. “Premier didn’t drive the need. The need was already there. Lakewood Ranch Park is used very heavily and the community is still growing.”

The tentative master parks plan, to be presented to the commission in December and likely approved in January with a plan to fund improvements, envisions East County Park as a regional hub similar to G.T. Bray, although there are no specific plans for it.

How the future East County Park develops will be driven largely by community need, whether the deal to buy Premier goes through and funding is available for acquiring land and building facilities, Hopkins said.

An East County Park might be home to a roughly 40,000 square feet of air-conditioned recreational space, a use that works toward the county’s goal of 450,000 square feet of air-conditioned space for residents by 2035. It has about 100,000 square feet of indoor space, concentrated at G.T. Bray, the Myakka Community Center and John H. Marble Park, where the gym is scheduled for renovation.

It also would become an aquatics hub. If the deal with Premier goes through, the county potentially could build a larger-scale aquatics center. If not, a smaller community pool likely would be constructed elsewhere.

Manatee County will hold its last of three public meetings on the proposed master parks plan at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Braden River Library.

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FUTURE SITES Manatee County’s master parks plan includes two major future parks sites — East County Park in the greater Lakewood Ranch area (this could be Premier if purchased by the county) and Hidden Harbor Park, on countyowned property across from Fort Hamer Park, in Parrish, on the north side of the Manatee River.

The master parks plan also includes: *Additional air-conditioned, indoor space at John Marble Park (gymnasium being rebuilt); East Bradenton Park (1119 13th St. E., Bradenton); and the future Hidden Harbor Park. *Additional aquatic facilities at full-service hubs with competition, recreation and family facilities at G.T. Bray, a renovated

DID YOU KNOW? According to Manatee County’s master parks plan, population is expected to grow by 47% by 2040 with East County’s population doubling from 75,604 in 2010 to 156,964 in 2040.

and expanded complex at John Marble Park; an expanded facility at Coach Clemons Pool and a new complex at Lincoln Park, in Palmetto. East County Park and Hidden Harbor Park also envision aquatic components.

A possible East County Park could be based at the Premier Sports Campus site if Manatee County buys the property from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.

What was proposed: n Sale of the Premier Sports Campus, which consists of 126.9 acres of parking, fields and miscellaneous buildings. n Sale of 36 acres on north side of Premier that will be transferred for use as an aquatic center and other recreational facilities. The county would construct these improvements. n A purchase price of $5.2 million. n The facility would continue to be operated as a blend of a regional park and a tourism generator. n Upon purchase, the seller would be interested in potential sponsorship opportunities and/ or rental of space for an information center on the site.

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Planner Kelley Klepper, of consultant Kimley-Horn, points out future regional park “hubs” on the proposed parks master plan during a public meeting Nov. 6 at Manatee Central Library.

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Ready to slam terror Local first responders knock it out of the park.

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Lt. Erik Nicholson and firefighter Josh Dillard of East Manatee Fire Rescue head into LECOM Park for the training session.

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s Shalimar Morales shuffled as fast as she could, clutching a friend with an injured arm at LECOM Park, her thoughts crept back to two months ago when she was working at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

She went from going home to her 9-month-old baby, Shalimar, and husband, Dennis, after work to sleeping on the hospital floor surrounded by patients.

Morales, a student nurse assistant at the hospital, spent 72 hours in September working with patients who were evacuated from Manatee Memorial Hospital to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center as Hurricane Irma hit the area. She tried to comfort families sleeping in the hospital’s hallways because they had nowhere else to go.

“You have to forget about you,” she said. “You’re not important anymore.”

At LECOM Park on Nov. 1, Morales was a volunteer — a pretend victim in a mass-casualty terrorist attack. As Hurricane Irma taught her, it is important to be prepared for an emergency.

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East Manatee Fire Rescue firefighters deliver critical patients to a pre-hazmat area in the exercise so they can be rinsed of chemicals from a chlorine bomb.

East Manatee Fire Rescue’s Lt. Erik Nicholson and Cedar Hammock’s Ben Anderson carry a victim.

cies, participated in “Operation Inshore Slam,” at LECOM Park in Bradenton.

The event served as a full-scale, multiple jurisdiction exercise simulating an act of terrorism at a crowded location in which multiple people were injured.

In the scenario, two terrorists attempted to run a vehicle into LECOM Park, but were unsuccessful. They ran inside as a chemical bomb in their vehicle detonated on the perimeter of the stadium. Inside, an off-duty officer shot dead one terrorist wearing a bomb, while the other had taken refuge in a building in the stadium.

Local law enforcement agencies worked with first responders to manage crowds of people flee-

ing the scene, do triage of those injured in the attack, diffuse the remaining bomb and apprehend the remaining terrorist.

East Manatee Fire Rescue sent six personnel to the training exercise, including a lieutenant, three firefighters and two staff members, Training Officer Bob Mikulski and Deputy Chief Will Hall.

“These types of training scenarios don’t happen very often,” Hall said. “It gives us experience as to what our role could be. It gives us first-hand exposure on what an event of this scale would involve.”

Since all the agencies had to continue regular service, they could only send a limited number of employees to the exercise. The East Manatee firefighters who participated will share what they learned with their colleagues.

Lt. Erik Nicholson, part of an engine crew of four to participate for East Manatee, said firefighters spend most of their time training for different scenarios, but having a multiagency event offers a chance to practice different requirements. Firemen must work with other departments and agencies and work on multiple radio channels to communicate, for example.

First responders were reminded of the importance of having patience. They might be ready to render services, but law enforcement personnel might have to first clear the scene.

“It takes a little time to get your bearings,” Nicholson said.

“Until you identify (what’s going on), you don’t know who to start assigning things to.”

He said all the agencies must learn to “play out of the same

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“We’re making a point to be prepared. We take what we do very seriously, and there’s not a whole lot of room for errors.”

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handbook.”

Training is critical for making a complicated scene feel more familiar.

“We’re making a point to be prepared,” Nicholson said, mentioning the Oct. 31 terrorist attack in New York City. “We pray and hope nothing like this happens at our schools or stadiums, but the way things are now, you can’t (ignore it). We take what we do very seriously, and there’s not a whole lot of room for errors.”

Exercise director Capt. Mike Bloski, of Southern Manatee Fire Rescue, said the event was the largest training event of its kind in Manatee County, and took 11 months of planning. The previous similar exercise took place in 2012.

The Nov. 1 training event utilized 239 participants, including 197 first responders and 42 volunteer actors.

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Two serious accidents on LWR Boulevard A 74-year-old woman died Tuesday at approximately 9:30 a.m. after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing an intersection in Lakewood Ranch.

A Florida Highway Patrol report said Sarasota’s Virginia Morrison was jogging across Lakewood Ranch Boulevard at Health Parkway when she was hit by a Nissan Titan driven by John David Burns, 50, of Bradenton.

Burns was turning westbound on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and did not see Morrison, who was crossing to the north. She was transported to Doctor’s Hospital in Sarasota, where she was pronounced dead.

The case is under investigation.

About 90 minutes earlier, a serious crash occurred on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and seriously injured three people, including two children.

In an accident at approximately 8 a.m., a three-car crash at Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Lost Creek Terrace, near the entrances to Lakewood Ranch High School and Manatee Technical College, sent two children to the hospital. One child was sent to All Children’s Medical Center in St. Petersburg after suffering head trauma. The other child, who suffered unspecified trauma, was transported to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.

Watson said one of the adult drivers, who was the father of at least one of the injured children, also was hurt. Watson could not say if Watson was transported to a hospital. No other details were available at print deadline.

Man dies in I-75 two-car crash

Thomas Ivan Baker of Ellenton, 46, died in a two-car crash Nov. 3 at approximately 9:10 p.m. on Interstate 75 just south of the State Road 70 exit.

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The Highway Patrol report said alcohol was not a factor in the accident. An investigation into the incident is being conducted.

Deputies seize narcotics in raid of East County home

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office raided an East County home Nov. 1 and arrested Thomas Dilandro on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to sell.

According to a Sheriff’s Office report, the Special Investigations Division went into a residence on the 5500 block of River Sound Terrace, in Bradenton, with a search warrant and seized four pounds of marijuana, 83 vials of THC for use in E-cigarettes, 331 packets of THC “wax,” and other narcotics. The street value of the narcotics was valued at $199,100.

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Disabled Vietnam vet puts accomplishments in his pocket.

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t his home in GreyHawk Landing, Bob Calderon pulled out an old notebook and pointed to a small hole, about the size of a dime, that went through it.

“You can still see the blood stains,” he said of the notebook he would keep in his left breast pocket while serving with the Marine Corps in February 1970 in the Chu Lai province of Vietnam.

He explained the hole was made from metal shards produced by a land mine explosion.

“We were just coming off a day patrol, coming back into a village, getting ready to relax in our tent,” said Calderon, who was 19 at the time.

It was then a fellow Marine stepped on the mine, setting off an explosion that killed him and severely wounded Calderon, who was standing about 15 feet away.

“I was awake after it happened, but I was in shock,” Calderon said.

“I knew right away that I was probably going to lose my legs, because I could see the bones sticking out. It was such a large explosion that it tore them up so bad that they couldn’t put them back together.”

He did lose both his legs, and his injuries left him blind in his left eye. “(The notebook) is kind of gross, but it reminds me of how I survived, even after all of the trauma I went through,” he said.

Almost a half century later, Calderon’s writing remains clear on the pages of the lined paper.

“It’s where I kept the military location for when we camped at different villages, just in case we needed medical or air support,” said Calderon, now 66 and an accomplished pool player. “I

ABOUT BOB CALDERON Age: 66 Lives: GreyHawk Landing Honors: Two Bronze Star awards, Purple Heart Retired rank: U.S. Marine Corps corporal Founded: The National Wheelchair Pool Players Association in 1997 Pool champion: Won the World Wheelchair Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1999

always had it in my breast pocket for quick reference.”

With Veterans Day approaching Nov. 11, Calderon took time to tell his story before leaving for Tampere, Finland, to play in the 2017 Wheelchair nine ball World Championships.

Calderon, who was a corporal, said he never in the six months he was there grew accustomed to the stench of war-ravaged Vietnamese villages.

“There was always a stink there because people defecated in the streets, and there were animals around,” he said. “It smelled like war, gunpowder, those kinds of things.”

Although he returned to Livonia, Mich., in 1970, he didn’t feel like he was home.

“My legs were still in Vietnam, and they were destroyed,” he said.

“They are there and I’m here ... that’s my biggest problem, trying to deal with that. It’s just how I feel a lot. War is terrible.”

Despite that feeling, Calderon knew he had to move forward with his life, hopefully providing inspiration to others. He became

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GreyHawk Landing’s Bob Calderon enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps when he was 18.

a draftsman and he picked up his favorite hobby, playing pool.

He said when he was depressed, shooting pool at home or at a pool room would be therapeutic.

He began playing more competitively, and more frequently, once he retired the early 1990s.

Calderon played up to 60 hours of pool a week.

“I started playing in some local tournaments and leagues, and then I met other wheelchair players and we thought we needed a group of our own, that’s when it all started,” Calderon said.

In 1997, he founded the National Pool Players Wheelchair Association, a nonprofit organization for men and women in wheelchairs.

Since then, the organization has grown to more than 250 members.

“It was mainly to help other veterans,” Calderon said. “I found that playing pool was kind of an outlet for me, because if I concentrated really hard on playing pool and practiced a lot, then I would forget about all of the stuff that was bothering me. I dove right into that and left the rest of the world behind me.”

His talent allowed him to travel the world, to places such as Spain, Belgium, South Africa and New Zealand, for tournaments. In 1999, Calderon claimed the world title at the World Wheelchair Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, and he is a member of that organization’s Hall of Fame.

“I think I’m just like anybody else,” Calderon said. “Just because I don’t have any legs, it doesn’t make me any less of a person. I still have a big heart and an open mind.”

“I think I’m just like anybody else.

Just because I don’t have any legs, it doesn’t make me any less of a person.

I still have a big heart and an open mind.”

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Jaymie and Tommy Klauber celebrated 10 years in the business at Polo Grill & Bar on Nov. 1.

“This is the most fun you could ever have. Is it challenging?

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chef and manager of one of the top restaurants in Aspen, Colo.

So by now ... Tommy just turned 59 ... it’s got to be easy.

Right?

“I am here upstairs, downstairs in the kitchen, I wear a lot of hats,” Tommy Klauber said.

“I am the maintenance man, the plumber, the cook. I sign the

checks.”

Tommy and Jaymie never take 10 years on Lakewood Main Street for granted. Lakewood Ranch is expanding into Sarasota County and the new Waterside Place will be a mecca of restaurants. The Mall at UTC area seems to have a restaurant between every retail outlet, with more on the way.

“There are a lot of restaurants out there,” Tommy Klauber said.

“I try not to look at what other people are doing. I always have focused on what we do.”

Even for veterans, it can be hard.

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Jaymie and Tommy spent all their time at the party mingling with about 250 friends, family and patrons. In the background, music by Shevonne Philador and the Force had people up and dancing. Around every corner was another food delight, whether that meant grilled octopus, lamb chops or chocolatecovered bacon. Yes, that’s right.

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“So much has happened and changed around here,” Jaymie Klauber said. “It’s been a great 10 years even though we have faced a lot of challenges.

“We started on Nov. 1, 2007, and the economy tanked immediately after that. That was challenging along with being a business on a brand new street.

And, then, competition always is challenging.”

But along with the struggles have come victories. “Our catering company has done some incredible things,” she said. “And we’ve done some big community events. Those are things that make it wonderful.”

She said business on Lakewood Main is going great and people tend to visit three or four places after they park. But the restaurant business remains a struggle.

As it stands, Tommy Klauber concentrates on each day. On Nov. 1, it was all about a party.

“I think it was one of the best parties we ever have thrown,” he said. “I am so proud of our staff.

It was a great night for us, a fun night. I thought we showed off what we offer to the community.

Everything we presented either is available at the restaurant or through out catering business.

People were blown away by the octopus. That makes me excited that people are ready for octopus. I’ve seen America’s tastebuds broaden. It is a pleasure to introduce people to new things.”

They’ve thrown parties on their first, fifth and 10th anniversaries at Polo Grill & Bar. Now starts the work toward another anniversary.

This is not for the faint of heart, Jaymie Klauber said.

“You have constant challenges. But making people happy trumps everything else,” she said.

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It can be a fickle business, really. One day people can be lined up around the block.

The next? Well, you’ve got more waiters than customers.

So when the parents of one of my good friends approached me at my steady job in the sporting goods section of Woolworths, I was wary.

They were starting a new restaurant and they knew I had experience serving. They asked me to quit my job and join them, and I was certain to make some big bucks.

I took a part-time job with them, and kept my bread and butter. Six months later, they laid me off because their restaurant was foundering. I went back to selling tents and horseshoes full time.

I don’t know if it’s that much different today.

A Forbes story in January cited two economists saying that about 17% of restaurants fail in the first year. Other studies, such as one by Cornell, estimated about 60% of restaurants fail in the first three years.

So when the Polo Grill & Bar in Lakewood Ranch celebrated its 10th anniversary with a huge party on Nov. 1, I couldn’t help but be impressed.

Oh, I know, when you hear Tommy and Jaymie Klauber, you think about people who have been in the restaurant business for a couple of lifetimes. You think about Pattigeorge’s and the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort on Longboat Key. Tommy Klauber’s journey as a chef is well documented. After studying at La Varenne’s Ecole De Cuisine in Paris, Klauber worked in restaurants in France, Paris and Amsterdam. He was

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When Santa Claus arrives at The Mall at University Town Center on Friday, it’s not just to do a little Christmas shopping.

“We thought we would start a new family tradition,” said Lauren Clark, the marketing and sponsorship director for the Mall at UTC. From 6-7:30 p.m., the community can enjoy “Santa’s Grand Arrival and Fireworks Spectacular,” a new event that will welcome Santa Claus in style.

“He used to just appear in his sleigh,” Clark said. “We thought we should give him a magical arrival.”

With an expected large crowd watching, Santa will make a rooftop appearance, magically turning on all the holiday lights in and around the mall. The event will be capped with a 20-minute fireworks display.

The parking lot in front of Saks Fifth Avenue to Dillards will be closed to vehicles for the event.

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days on the Green,” which will kick off Nov. 17 and will run through Jan. 15.

The special event will include an ice rink, which will cost $10 per person for up to 90 minutes of skating.

“It will be in front of Parking Lot Nine,” Clark said. “In partnership with Benderson Development, we felt that people often came here to look at the lights, so we wanted to deliver the whole holiday experience.”

“Holidays on the Green” will include a train for patrons to check out the displays and outdoor performances.

“It’s going to be a one-of-akind experience,” Clark said. “We will even have s’mores pits.”

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For Haley Mercer, a senior at Braden River High School, teddy bears have never been her cuddle buddy of choice.

Who needs a bear when you can get a cow?

“I like cows,” the 17-year-old said. “To me, they are my big, old teddy bears. They are the biggest babies. Most people would say they are really mean, but they aren’t. They’re really sweet.”

Mercer leases cattle from Myakka City’s Dakin Dairy Farms.

Because she is involved in Braden River High School’s Future Farmers of America program, she gets to keep her cattle on the school campus and visits them each day.

“I pick mine out when they are just 2 weeks old,” Mercer said. “I get to see them grow and bond, and I really like it.”

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“It makes us cool,” Prince said of having a community band at Indigo. “When people see that we have a band, they think, ‘That’s got to be a fun place.’”

The fun place seems to be anywhere Perillo, Irvan and Combs gather. On a Thursday afternoon at the clubhouse, they cruised through a variety of soft rock hits as if they have been together when those hits were popular, most more than four decades ago. The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and the Eagles are among their favorite artists with a little Neil Young, John Fogerty and Van Morrison sprinkled in.

Perillo, the youngest of the trio at 57, got things started.

In December, he posted an announcement seeking fellow musicians in the community who might want to get together and jam. That attracted Combs, who is 63. They would meet and run through about six songs they felt comfortable playing.

Irvan, 64, moved to the community in February and saw the poster.

“To be honest, when Bill joined the group, everything came together,” Perillo said. “Ken and I would only run through a half dozen songs. When Bill joined, it went to like 30.”

Perillo and Irvan play the acoustic guitar while Combs’ speciality is the electric guitar.

After Irvan joined the trio, they started to play at the clubhouse in front of neighbors and friends.

Perillo said they would be well received at professional gigs if they choose that route.

“We wouldn’t embarrass ourselves,” he said.

Irvan said it has been a blast getting together with his two new friends.

“We found we all liked the same kind of music, and that can be the hardest thing,” Irvan said. “The last community where I lived we didn’t have this to create a set of friends. We enjoy stuff from the 1960s and ’70s. We’re all retired and this gives us something to do. I used to use music as a stress reliever. Now it’s just fun to hear (the songs) and to play them again.”

Irvan called Perillo a good lead guitarist who has a “sense of what fits.”

“I’ve always liked vocals more,” Irvan said, “like James Taylor, or songs with a lot of finger picking, like ‘Dust in the Wind.’”

Combs calls himself a “strummer.”

“We do need Tom to make this

would be more than happy to add members to the band if other residents are interested. They all said a keyboard player, a drummer or a bass player all would be a great addition.

Of course, Combs said, it is about more than music.

“It’s just nice to create new friends, to meet other people,” he said.

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organized,” he said. “We have three (guitars) doing exactly the same thing. But we haven’t had a cross word, ever.”

Prince is hoping the threesome becomes a moresome as the community expands. While Indigo has sold 140 homes to date, it eventually will have more than 577.

Combs said it won’t be enough to find musicians for a full-blown orchestra, but the Blue Pelicans

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Seeking more (solar) power A buying cooperative may shed light on energy conservation.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Ed Bachtle wants to make his home solar powered, and he’s passionate enough about the idea to help spearhead efforts to make it happen — at a discounted price.

Bachtle is one of about a dozen people volunteering with a nonprofit buying cooperative called Manatee Solar Co-op.

On Jan. 8, the co-op officially will open. After there are 30 members, the co-op will solicit bids from solar vendors and select one with which to work. Co-op members, at that time, will be given a negotiated rate and an individualized roof inspection and then will determine whether they want to purchase a solar energy system.

“This kind of brings self reliance,” Bachtle said of why solar energy appeals to him.

Members have no obligation to purchase solar products, but they are guaranteed the negotiated rates if they do. When Sarasota County had a buying co-op

Manatee Solar Co-op will host a presentation on solar energy and the co-op at 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA, 5100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Ed Bachtle and Whitfield Estates’ Wendy Hacker want the opportunity to buy solar panels at a reduced rate, if the deal proves good for their households.

last year, less than half of co-op members purchased units.

Bachtle and other Manatee Solar Co-Op volunteers are meeting with neighborhoods and groups to tout the benefits of solar energy and about how the co-op will work.

Homeowners will consider factors like the age of their existing roofs, the size of their home and other financial commitments, before signing a contract with the vendor.

Bachtle said he isn’t sure he will end up buying solar through the co-op, given the age of his roof and upcoming college expenses for his children, but it’s still an idea worthy of pursuit.

Whitfield Estates resident Wendy Hacker, who also is involved in the startup co-op, agreed.

“The co-op is to create an atmosphere for a pretty good discount,” Hacker said. “Every house is different. Every person is going to want something different.”

The federal government is offering a 30% tax credit through 2019 for solar energy installation, which is why Manatee Solar Coop is forming now, Hacker said.

Bachtle has been interested in solar energy since moving to Florida from Delaware 14 years ago, but an August article in the East County Observer further spurred his interest. There, he learned

about Solar United Neighborhoods and began researching the organization. Now, he’s helping form Manatee’s buying co-op under its umbrella.

With Florida’s sunny weather, it seems like a natural place to utilize solar energy, he said.

Hacker agreed.

“Even though we’re a sunny state, we’re behind in the use of solar renewable energy,” Hacker said. “We want people to see solar panels put up and get started.”

The Manatee Solar Co-op will host an informational meeting about solar and how the co-op will work Nov. 18 at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. More information can be found

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A solar co-op is a group of homeowners in a defined geographic area who use their combined purchasing power to ensure they receive the most competitive solar installation.

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Braden River High junior quarterback Bryan Gagg threw three touchdown passes Nov. 3 in the Pirates’ 38-17 win against St. Petersburg High.

Deshaun Fenwick and Kyle Goda have been friends for two years. Fenwick moved in with Goda’s family in April.

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Lakewood Ranch High boys junior swimmer Sebastian Aguirre finished second (51.77) Nov. 4 in the 100 butterfly at the school’s regional meet.

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The Lakewood Ranch girls golf team (328) finished tied for sixth at the state meet Nov. 4 at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills.

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raden River High senior athletes Deshaun Fenwick and Kyle Goda don’t hesitate when asked how they

met.

It’s a memory fresh on their minds.

Flashback to the first day of the boys’ sophomore year. Goda, a baseball player but then on the junior varsity football team, walked into his second period geometry class to find he was seated next to Fenwick, who had just moved to the area from Kentucky.

“Who’s this big man?” Goda remembered thinking. Goda was wearing his junior varsity jersey at the time and Fenwick was already on varsity. They started a conversation about football, and a friendship had begun.

The next week, Goda drove Fenwick to get a meal at McDonald’s.

Fenwick couldn’t believe anyone in 10th grade could have a driver’s license, let alone have a car. They hung out that weekend, and have hung out most weekends since.

Now, they are more like family than friends.

As Fenwick, whose guardian at the time had no kids of his own, spent more and more time with the Godas, he realized their home was a place he felt comfortable.

He was finding it difficult, in his situation at the time, to focus on the things that mattered, he said.

The Godas began to know him well, and they knew his situation. In April, Kyle Goda’s parents, John and Amy Goda, offered Fenwick the chance to stay with them permanently and to be part of their family.

He accepted.

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“They take care of me,” Fenwick said of the Godas. “They help me take care of my body. They help me academically. My spirits are high.”

The Godas have brought people into their family in the past.

Their daughter Mackenzie Goda’s friend, Elisabeth Fleming, who now attends Florida State University, was the first. When Fleming comes home from college on breaks, Amy Goda said, she still comes to the Goda house.

“We’re not doing it for any reason other than they come into our lives,” Amy Goda said. “We want to help make their lives better.”

She also credited her own children for accepting others into their home and sharing what they have.

The living situation hasn’t changed the relationship between Kyle Goda and Fenwick, though Fenwick admits Goda gets tired of his playful nature sometimes.

Fenwick will jump on Goda while he’s trying to sleep, Goda said, among other things, but it’s all in good fun. It’s also allowed more time for “Madden” football matches between the two. The pair argued for a minutes about who wins more before they agreed on a 55-45% split in Goda’s favor.

But they have become more than friends. Goda even lets Fenwick borrow his car.

Since the move, Fenwick has excelled on and off the field. The running back is verbally commit-

Braden River’s Deshaun Fenwick is headed to the University of South Carolina on a football scholarship.

ted to the University of South Carolina, and he plans on graduating from Braden River in December to enroll in college early and participate in spring football. He’s finishing two online classes in addition to his normal school work to acquire the necessary credits.

“We’re going to miss him,” Amy Goda said. “He’s a great kid. He listens. He falls into line.

He’s a gracious boy, thankful and appreciative, and I feel that. He’s not shy about it (giving thanks).”

Kyle Goda, whose family opened its doors to Deshaun Fenwick, was named Braden River High’s senior homecoming king.

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or the Bogumil twins, everything is a competition, even studying.

Hunter and Haille, both 17, born two minutes apart (Haille is older), would prepare for vocabulary quizzes with flashcards, testing each other to see who could spell the words faster. Haille would usually be victorious in those battles.

Hunter won similar games involving math flashcards. Neither Bogumil ever backed down from a challenge, academic or athletic.

It shouldn’t be surprising, in hindsight, that the twins responded well to a challenge their father, Jeff Bogumil, laid down when they were in seventh grade. It was about college, Jeff said. He would pay for them to go to any school in Florida, he said. If they wanted to attend an out-of-state school, however, they would have to earn their way through a scholarship.

The kids took that to heart as they grew into their sports, Hunter pitching for The Out-ofDoor Academy and Haille swimming for Lakewood Ranch High.

On Nov. 8, the senior twins saw the rewards of their hard work.

Hunter signed with La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pa., and Haille with Stony Brook University on Long Island in New York, both Division I schools.

Neither twin expected to reach the Division I level. Hunter

started high school as a “5-footnothing pitcher,” not exactly the frame colleges love. Haille prods at her brother by saying he gravitated to baseball because he was “too skinny to play football.”

As he worked with coach Ted Rose at Total Baseball Academy to improve his fundamentals, he found himself growing. The growth didn’t stop. Hunter now stands 6-foot-5, and the coaches at La Salle called him “as projectable as it gets,” Joe said, meaning they expect him to fill out that frame and develop more strength and control.

Haille, too, didn’t see herself as a D-I athlete coming into high school, or even this season.

Not because of her height; she’s 5-foot-11, and for a long time thought she would be taller than her brother. No, she lacked confidence because she saw swimmers younger and faster than she was getting offers. She had only small schools take interest, until Stony Brook came calling — literally.

“Listening while she was talking on the phone, I have never heard her so happy,” Hunter said.

Haille couldn’t contain herself and danced a jig while talking to her new school.

I’ve interviewed a few sets of twins in the past. The Bogumils are the first to claim they’re opposites in every way. Haille is artistic, drawing in her free time, and Hunter never had interest

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Twins Haille and Hunter Bogumil, both 17, signed with Division I universities Nov. 8. Hunter signed with La Salle and Haille signed with Stony Brook.

in that. He’s into hip-hop, she’s into pop. They can’t even agree on sports anymore, the one thing that used to bond them. Haille forced Hunter to play flag football with her throughout their youth, even though he didn’t want to play.

“I wanted to play all the same sports he did,” she said.

Now though, the twins say they haven’t watched each other’s games in years. That’s partly because of their own busy schedules, but it’s also

No w that the kids are gone...

because of their disdain for swimming and baseball, respectively. Despite the differences in personality and preferences, the twins do feel a connection to each other. They openly reminisce about vacations in Connecticut when they were the only young people around and so thankful to have similar-aged friend.

La Salle and Stony Brook are three and a half hours apart by train. The twins plan to visit each other often, they said.

“I’m not leaving you alone there,” Haille said to Hunter.

For all their past competitions, “Who signed with the better school?” is one question they feel content calling a tie.

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

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Ryan Freeman is a junior goaltender on the Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team. He was in goal for last season’s run to the state championship game.

The Mustangs regular season begins at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 when they host North Port High.

When did you start playing soccer?

I’ve basically played my whole life. I started playing rec league at age 3. I started playing goalie full time at 12 years old.

Why decide to play goalie?

I feel like I thrive under pressure.

I find more joy in making saves than scoring.

What is your best skill as a goalie?

I think I am well-rounded, but shot stopping is my best aspect.

If you would like to make a recommendation for the East County Observer’s Athlete of the Week feature, send it to Ryan Kohn at rkohn@yourobserver.com

What is the best advice you have received?

I know it’s cliche, but just working hard. If you try your best, I think good things will happen.

Not everything is going to go your way, but eventually things will start to turn as long as you stay determined.

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What is your dream vacation?

I would go to a World Cup somewhere nice and try to see as many games as possible.

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Jason, Shannon, and Hannah Fimple took their East County Observer to the Louvre Museum in Paris. The Fimple family won this year’s It’s Read Everywhere contest.

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With our readers, we went scuba diving, hiking and on roller coasters, and we enjoyed hearing about our readers’ experiences.

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The Fimple Family.

Jason and Shannon Fimple, with their 6-year-old daughter Hannah, brought the East County Observer with them on their trip to London and Paris in March.

Their winning photo showed them outside of the Louvre Museum in Paris.

“I hope this doesn’t kick us out for any future contests, because we had fun doing it,” Shannon Fimple joked.

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Fresh for the market No matter how beautiful, homes might need freshening to be sold in today’s market.

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ith a combined 30 years of experience selling real estate, Jim and Donna Soda know they need to keep up with trends.

They didn’t, however, expect

they would need to spend time convincing clients with fairly new homes that they would have to do substantial renovations to sell their properties.

It’s a situation many Realtors have found themselves in today, and it isn’t a comfortable one.

Take, for example, the home at 6809 Belmont Court in the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch. It is a step below a full-blown mansion, and at $1,597,000, it offers an attractive quality of life. The home is 5,656 square feet and has four bedrooms and five-and-a-

THE PLAN Jim and Donna Soda, of The Soda Group with Premier Sotheby’s, listed five things homeowners need to look at for their home to sell.

1. Paint, both exterior and interior. “Yellow homes, people don’t want it,” Jim Soda said.

2. Quartz in the kitchen. Donna Soda said granite can look “busy.” If you want to upgrade with granite, use lighter colors.

3. Flooring. “Wood is in, along with larger tiles,” Donna Soda said. “No laminate.

Use engineered wood or tile. Nobody wants carpet.”

4. Lighting. Both said to use LED lighting and also noted frames for lighting should be stainless or glass.

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Top: Before shot of the kitchen in a Mediterranean-style home.

Above: After shot of the kitchen with a cleaner, brighter look.

5. Stainless appliances. Jim Soda said buyers want the sleek, clean look.

half baths on a 0.44-acre lot.

In this case, the home was built in 2006 and was gorgeous when Jim and Donna listed it more than a year ago. The problem? The home’s Mediterranean design.

“Everybody loves their home,” Donna Soda said. “So we spend a lot more time trying to get sellers to understand (they need to renovate).”

Jim Soda explained that the Mediterranean is out of style, and according to industry experts, is not coming back.

“Yellows and golds are out and grays and whites are in,” he said.

“The new construction now is open, and there is no formal dining room.

“Millennials want a streamlined look, open areas and no

arches. They want things bright, and it’s all about developing your own space for each member of the family, such as rec rooms and man caves. To compete, you need to take away that Mediterranean look, the dark granite and the orangey cabinets, the pink backsplash tile and the brass hardware.”

Eventually, the owners of 6809 Belmont Court agreed to a renovation and spent $100,000. The exterior and interior were painted lighter colors and most of the arches were squared off. Much of the flooring was replaced, especially areas with carpets. The countertops went from granite to quartz and LED lighting was installed throughout.

Although the Sodas say the sell-

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buyers, according to the Sodas, want move-in-ready conditions.

“People want to put up their toothbrush, change their clothes and head for the golf course or the beach,” Jim Soda said.

Donna Soda said the market gives most buyers that opportunity because they have so many choices with so many new and existing homes available in the Lakewood Ranch area. If they don’t like, say a black refrigerator, they don’t worry about changing it because they can find a home a few blocks over that has stainless steel.

“More buyers also are watching HGTV, and they also go online (to look at homes), so they get all these ideas,” she said.

While the home at 6809 Belmont Court is just one example, the Sodas say sellers, no matter if their home is listed for $200,000 or $2 million, need to consider upgrades if their home doesn’t fit today’s trends. Donna Soda said that doesn’t mean they have to spend $100,000, but they should find ways to “freshen up the house.”

“A lot of people now want smart houses where they can control everything with their iPhone,” she said. “Technology changes things so fast.”

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Above: The woodwind and brass sections of the Lakewood Ranch Marching Band play their part during “Music in Motion.”

Left: The Lakewood Ranch High School drum line is ready to launch into its performance.

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he Lakewood Ranch High School Marching Band once again showed it will be a force at the state championships with a solid performance Nov. 4 at “Music in Motion.”

It was the 14th consecutive year the Mustangs have hosted the regional band competition.

The Mustangs performed “Redemption,” based on the video game “Dante’s Redemption.”

The Mustangs will perform “Redemption” on Nov. 17 before heading to the state competition, which will be held Nov. 18 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The Nov. 17 exhibition will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the high school and is free for anyone wishing to attend.

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But she figured by the time she was ready to eat, the bowl would be long gone.

More than 300 patrons attended the event, receiving a meal of bread and soup along with a hand-painted ceramic or wooden bowl as a souvenir.

Mosher was pleasantly surprised her bowl was still available.

“I painted this and I was able to get it. How cool is that?”

Mosher said.

Her friend, Lakewood Ranch’s Jennifer Newman, painted a bowl as well, but she was happy to choose a different one.

“I left (the bowl she painted) for someone else,” Newman said with a chuckle. “I have limited artistic abilities.”

Soups served included pumpkin spice bisque, Southwestern chili and lobster chowder.

Proceeds benefited The Food Bank of Manatee that is operated by Meals and Wheels Plus of Manatee.

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HEALTH AND BUSINESS FAIR Runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mixon Fruit Farms, 2525 27th St. E., Bradenton. This healthfocused day offers free health screenings, flu shots, vendors, a chance to donate blood and more. For information, visit mixon.com.

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GARDEN CLUB Begins at 9:30 a.m. at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. The Lakewood Ranch Garden Club will host its regular meeting and then meet to make holiday centerpieces for Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee and gift bags for Stillpoint House of Prayer. For more information contact Cheryl Scheid at carscheid@ gmail.com or 362-2785.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15

CELEBRATE ISRAEL Begins at 7 p.m. at The Family Church at Christian Retreat, 1200 Glory Way Blvd., Bradenton. Former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, known for her tea party politics and 2012 Republican presidential nomination challenge, will speak during the regular service.

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SANDIES AWARDS Runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar’s Fete Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk Loop,

TURKEY TROT 5K Begins at 7:15 a.m. at 11535 Rangeland Parkway, Lakewood Ranch. Tidewell Hospice presents the 2017 Run for Tidewell Hospice Turkey Trot 5K, a Thanksgivingthemed 5K with proceeds benefiting construction of Tidewell’s future Lakewood Ranch Hospice House. Kids dashes cost $10; adult walk costs $25; and 5K run costs $30. Register at runfortidewellhospice.org or call 552-7519 for information.

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HARVEST FESTIVAL CRAFT FAIR Runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2525 27th St. E., Bradenton.

Mixon Fruit Farms will host its annual harvest festival with an arts and crafts fair. There will be antiques, arts and crafts, live entertainment and food items.

Admission is free. For information, visit mixon.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 19

PONIES UNDER THE PALMS Runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch.

This annual car show sponsored by the Mustang Club of West Central Florida features Mustangs and other Ford cars. Cost to exhibit is $25 in advance or $30 the day of show. The award ceremony will be held at 3 p.m.

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L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12802 Deacons Place Nicole Ryskamp 941-807-1766 A4181218 $1,250,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 21306 Deer Pointe Crossing Chris Baylis 941-735-4713 A4200170 $969,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14207 Woodhall Place Cheryl Roberts 941-266-1450 A4184033 $959,900

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

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 7513 Windy Hill Cove Diane Fogo Harter 941-445-2431 A4196465 $789,000

BR ADENTON 5531 46th Court W Maria Christenson 941-920-3583 A4198490 $619,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7505 226th Street E Monica Verinder 941-704-4040 A4183972 $575,000

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 6440 Indigo Bunting Place Bryan Dwyer 941-809-9106 A4198622 $524,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7714 Jay Watch Glen Leslie Emery 941-400-9710 A4199186 $500,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7341 Wexford Court Beth Ann Boyer 941-780-6606 A4185173 $467,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8011 Snowy Egret Place Drew Russell 941-993-3739 A4195144 $449,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12245 Thornhill Court Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4190232 $449,000

PA R R I S H 11619 John Parrish Cove Jamie Van Vliet 941-993-8996 A4200217 $395,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6409 Moorings Point Circle 101 Stephen Strong 941-201-9662 A4183615 $390,000

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 6415 Moorings Point Circle 102 Kathy Lewis 941-228-1213 A4196054 $375,000

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Neal Signature Homes LLC sold the home at 16508 Berwick Terrace to Christopher and Linda Leader, trustee, of Bradenton, for $650,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,976 square feet of living area.

WCI Communities LLC sold the home at 16612 Collingtree Crossing to Thomas and Kim Krug, of Lakewood Ranch, for $498,800. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,212 square feet of living area.

EATON PLACE

Louis and Lorraine MacDonald, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 7417 Easton Court to Lawrence Lantero, trustee, of University Park, for $650,000.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,087 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $450,000 in 2003.

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John and Katherine Drobny sold their home at 12677 Fontana Loop to Harry and Linda Caralluzzo, of Lakewood Ranch, for $575,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,266 square feet of living area.

It sold for $511,200 in 2014.

GREYHAWK LANDING

Charles Danna and Laura Danna, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 12423 Daisy Place to Stephen Rioux and AnnaMarie Limite, of Bradenton, for $575,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 4,081 square feet of living area. It sold for $577,400 in 2006.

Brian Brewer and Gayla Roberts, of Bradenton, sold their home at 1443 Brambling Court to John and E. Anne Linxwiler, of Bradenton, for $499,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,163 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $430,000 in 2009.

Kevin and Carol Squires, of Sarasota, sold their home at 13022 Peregrin Circle to David and Felicia McCleery, of Bradenton, for $373,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,153 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $234,000 in 2011.

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Meritage Homes of Florida Inc. sold the home at 12944 Bliss Loop to Daniel and Vanessa Sayne, of Bradenton, for $440,000. Built in 2017, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 3,686 square feet of living area.

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Denis and Kim Cavanagh, of Bradenton, sold their home at 3014 65th St. E., to Daniel and Dana Goldberg, of Bradenton, for $419,000. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,885 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $605,000 in 2005.

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Janet and David Nissen, of St. Charles, Ill., sold their home at 8602 River Preserve Drive to David and Linda-Marie Burke, of Bradenton, for $392,500. Built in 2012, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,297 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $309,900 in 2012.

Timmy Adams and Andrew Adams, of Forest Park, Ga., sold their home at 170 Wandering Wetlands Circle to Cheryl White Tiedemann, of Bradenton, for $290,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,006 square feet of living area.

It sold for $306,300 in 2015.

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Tuan Ngo, of Lewisville, N.C., and Tuan Vo, of Clackmas, Ore., sold their home at 7025 74th St. Circle E. to Gia Hoang Nguyen, of Bradenton, for $382,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,099 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $285,000 in 2010.

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Hector and Jessica Rosado, of Palmetto, sold their home at 307 141st Court N.E., to Sheldon and Peggy Smith, of Bradenton, for $380,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,378 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,000 in 2011.

ROSEDALE HIGHLANDS

James and Barbara Alben, trustees, of Portland, Ore., sold the home at 5243 97th St. E., to Barry and Ellen Sherrill, of Bradenton, for $352,000. Built in 2004, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and is 1,941 square feet. It sold for $363,000 in 2004.

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Neal Communities of Southwest Florida LLC sold the home at 4019 Azurite Way to Peter Blancotti, of Bradenton, for $337,500.

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MILL CREEK

Van Williams and Stacey South, of Sarasota, sold their home at 14614 21st Ave. E., to OfferPad LLC for $442,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,879 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $303,900 in 2010.

Robert and Joyce Kreger, of Bradenton, sold their home at 13703 18th Place E., to John Kennedy and Brooke Elias, of Bradenton, for $349,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,219 square feet of living area.

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Manatee County Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Oct. 23-27 in order of dollar amounts.

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Daniel Rayman

8486 Lindrick Lane

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Jack Collett

$ 73,816

6217 48th Ave. Drive E.

Remodel

Kristine Boden

$ 62,150

5625 Arnie Loop

Pool

Daniel Jungers

$ 61,500

428 Chantilly Trail

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Mitchell Paige

$ 54,047

943 River Wind Circle

Pool

Norman Kraus

7904 Matera Court

Pool

Leland Wetherington

7222 Marlow Place

Reroof

Roger Abrams

$ 49,318

6013 Cessna Run

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Robert Tobias

$ 48,388

7225 Prestbury Circle

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Donald Cofield

$ 46,770

12078 Forest Park Circle

Pool

Susan Correia

$ 41,000

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Michael Curry

$ 40,000

8436 Misty Morning Court

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Trevor Cramer

$ 34,212

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John Scott

$ 32,950

7918 Royal Birkdale Circle

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Frank Sullivan

$ 30,000

7010 Pleasant Hill Road

Reroof

Sandra Nelis

$ 24,320

5016 Medalist Road

Remodel

John Clark

$ 20,000

5029 Savona Run

Door/windows Susan Rocco

$ 19,459

9816 Sweetwater Ave.

Reroof

Donald Hinman

$ 18,865

7906 Cypress Lake Drive

Door/windows Frederick Wight

$ 17,897

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$ 85,000

$ 51,123 $ 50,000

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L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7516 Greystone Street A4173738 $1,299,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14448 Stirling Drive A4179202 $499,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7702 Lake Vista Court 202 A4177984 $269,900

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Shana and Kirk Britto, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7501 52nd Terrace E., to Matthew and Michelle McCord, of Bradenton, for $330,000. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,696 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $230,000 in 2011.

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Donald and Carol Toner, of Cary, N.C., sold their home at 6991 Superior St. Circle to Jay and Laura Petty, of Sarasota, for $318,500. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,587 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $143,000 in 1996.

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Carolyn Fuquay, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the home at 4918 Peridia Blvd. E. to Robert Byrne and Karen Kaiser, of Bradenton, for $310,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,338 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $187,000 in 1990.

SUMMERFIELD VILLAGE

Donna Haynes, of Bradenton, sold the home at 4972 Creekside Trail to Joy and John Coleman, of Sarasota, for $320,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,130 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $185,100 in 2001.

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James and Margaret Smith sold their home at 12714 Nightshade Place to Faisal Awan, of Brookfield, Wis., for $310,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,210 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $335,000 in 2004.

William Matson Jr., trustee, of Durham, N.H., sold the home at 11910 Winding Woods Way to Jonathan Vrana and Alexandra Dashner, of Lakewood Ranch, for $295,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 1,998 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $209,900 in 2010.

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Dolores Pallan sold the home at 6904 Country Lakes Circle to Craig and Diane Carl, of Sarasota, for $310,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,026 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $200,000 in 2010.

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