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VOLUME 21, NO. 13

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Road interests merge Six-party partnership enhances $1.8 million improvement project at Lorraine Road and State Road 70. PAGE 3A

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Dog-gone cute Allie Menendez (above), a veterinary technician at Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue, helped prepare a litter of 10 puppies in need of a foster home. The puppies came in Feb. 2 in the afternoon and were placed in a foster home the next morning.

Rob Oglesby, director of development for the rescue, gave a shout-out to both the rescue’s workers and the foster homes.

“Puppies have low immune systems just like little babies,” he said. “By staying in a home, they stay healthy and safe.”

Lifetime of love Despite medical challenges, East County couple celebrates 50 years of marriage.

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John and Margie Polites said they still love everything about each other after 50 years of marriage.

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Veggie love Tara Elementary School fifth-grader Carsyn Evans remembers when, as a 5-year-old, her mother told her not to play with her food.

But with her friend Ava Kozmits, they created a farm-themed display Feb. 1 out of fruits and veggies.

They used a tomato to make a pig and cauliflower and blueberries to make lambs.

“I like how it’s made out of playing with your food. It’s art,” Carsyn said.

Technology Student Association students at Tara participated in the School District of Manatee County’s “Play with Your Fruits and Vegetables Contest.”

Tara was among 16 participating schools.

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Party at the house Web.com golfer Danny Walker gets a title shot at home.

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Lakewood Ranch High graduate Danny Walker will play Feb. 14-17 in the Web.com Tour’s LECOM Suncoast Classic at Lakewood National.

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School of the future New principal says goal is to ‘foster excellence’ at the new East County middle school.

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FAST FACTS n Mona Jain Middle School n 1,156 students at capacity n No uniforms n Eight high school credit

classes to be offered n eSTEAM school

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excited. His family was among more than 500 people who crowded into the cafeteria and hallways of B.D. Gullett Elementary School to learn more about Mona Jain Middle and its future offerings.

Mona Jain Principal Angela Lindsey said her goal is to foster excellence. She outlined a progression of advanced classes that would allow students to take and earn credit for high school classes their eighth-grade year.

“We’ll have more elective offerings than any other middle school (in the district),” Lindsey said. “The only one we do not have is the (agriculture) program.”

Mona Jain also will have art, technology, health and computer business application courses, many of which will culminate in a program certification. In addition to the Technology Student Association, it will offer Future Business Leaders of America, National Junior Honor Society, Student Government Association and HOSA-Future Health Professionals, an international student organization to promote career opportunities in the health care.

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Jesse and Matthew Goldberg, of Indigo, look at school designs after the meeting. They are excited about Mona Jain’s future technology programs.

Myakka resident Teresa Anderson’s daughter, Juliana, is redistricted to the new school and will be a seventh-grader next school year. Anderson said she likes the advanced courses being offered and that the school will offer eSTEAM, which Juliana has at R. Dan Nolan Middle School.

“Juliana is in all advanced classes. I don’t want her to go back,” Anderson said.

Central Park’s Linda Rojack agreed she liked the focus on technology and advanced courses. Her granddaughter Stephanie Green would be advancing to take algebra next year at Nolan and had been worried about taking a step back academically by switching schools.

“It’s great for them to pursue

that challenge,” Rojack said.

Lindsey said the courses offered will vary depending on what teachers she hires, but she wants to hire “the best.”

She is looking forward to building partnerships with the local business community to enhance student learning opportunities.

First-year enrollment at Mona Jain is projected at approximately 700 students.

Don Sauer, head of the district’s Office of Student Demographics, Projections and Assignment, said the opening of Mona Jain Middle will allow the district to reopen school choice at Nolan, Braden River and Haile Middle Schools within three years.

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leven-year-old Matthew Goldberg dreams of building a motorized Lamborghini out of Legos.

So as he sat Feb. 7 with his father, Jesse, at an informational meeting about the future Mona Jain Middle School, he could not help but get excited.

Lakewood Ranch’s newest middle school, slated to open in August, will have digital art, technology and computer classes and even extracurricular programs like the Technology Student Association. It also will be an “eSTEAM” school, meaning it has a technology program in which students bring their own devices to school and complete coursework online.

Goldberg, a fifth-grader at Robert E. Willis Elementary, said he cannot wait for the school to open.

“I’m excited about the technology,” Matthew said as he reviewed a design of the school after the meeting. “I’m excited about digital art and taking high school-level classes. My dad is a programmer, so I really like that stuff.”

Matthew wasn’t the only one

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Partnership drives traffic flow SOUTHBOUND LORRAINE NORTH OF 70 Existing n 1 southbound through/left turn lane n 1 southbound right-turn lane Future n 1 southbound right turn lane n 2 southbound through lanes n 1 southbound left turn lane

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Manatee County Interim Public Works Director Chad Butzow said a public-private partnership will lead to a much smoother, safer intersection at Lorraine Road and State Road 70.

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Sia Mollanazar watched as development applications at Lorraine Road and State Road 70 continued to trickle into the Manatee County’s Public Works department.

There were proposals for the future Publix shopping center on the northeast corner of the intersection, as well as a 254unit apartment complex immediately north of it. To the west, a veterinary clinic was planned for the site north of the Lorraine Corners Northwest plaza, home to Dunkin’ Donuts.

All the projects were within a quarter-mile stretch on Lorraine Road between S.R. 70 and 59th Avenue East.

Mollanazar, deputy director of the Manatee County Public Works Engineering Services Division, knew a lot of people would be navigating the area on the roads. He started to wonder.

Manatee County already was planning $650,000 of road improvements in that area and each application was satisfying its own transportation needs. But what if they could do something better together?

Mollanazar coordinated with the property owners and developers in that area, and six months later the project has morphed into a six-party agreement that includes $1.8 million in road improvements, and a hopefully smoother, safer intersection.

“That’s a public-private partnership,” Manatee County Public Works Interim Director Chad Butzow said.

Butzow said if each developer concentrated on its own project, the end result wouldn’t have worked out nearly as well as a collaborative effort.

Two of the developers are putting $550,000 toward the project, three other landowners or developers are providing right of way

A public-private partnership will lead to $1.8 million in traffic improvements at the intersection of Lorraine Road and State Road 70. n $550,000 contribution from developers n $600,000 in impact fees n $650,000 from Manatee County’s budget

land or public access.

The Florida Department of Transportation also is allowing Manatee County to use one of its existing stormwater ponds for water runoff, Mollanazar said.

Lorraine Road will expand lanes on both the north and south sides of State Road 70 as motorists approach the intersection.

The project will reconfigure the entrances and exits to the businesses that will be safer than each property having its own entrances and exits.

Bill Shallcross, who represents apartment developer Picerne Development, said the company is pleased to be part of the project. Manatee County commissioners approved its 154-unit luxury apartment complex at the southeast corner of 59th Avenue East and Lorraine Road on Feb. 7.

Residents will access the project both from 59th Avenue East and from Lorraine Road.

“We’re all working together. It’s going to give us a nicer front door and it will be safer for our residents,” Shallcross said. “We see no downside.”

Mollanazar said the configuration is the ultimate buildout, meaning if and when Lorraine Road is widened to four lanes north of State Road 70 (through to State Road 64), no changes will be needed.

Mollanazar said the arrangement is “at the hand shake level,” but a draft agreement is being crafted.

“They’re designing (the road) as we speak,” Mollanazar said.

“To us, this is our buildout.”

Mollanazar said Publix, which plans to open its new shopping center in 2020, is taking the lead on engineering and constructing the improvements, although Manatee County engineers will work concurrently on the project.

“Publix will be involved as part of the Lorraine Road improvements that tie-in access to our shopping center to ensure the safety of our customers,” Publix spokesman Brian West said in a statement.

Manatee County District 5 Commissioner Vanessa Baugh said she is thrilled.

“It’s fantastic whenever the private sector and the county can work together to achieve improvements,” Baugh said. “That’s a sign of a true community.”

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Safety: One year after Parkland shooting The School District of Manatee points out changes it has made to improve security.

SAFETY IN NUMBERS Security in the School District of Manatee County:

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guardians in Manatee District Schools

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ith a year having passed since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, the School District of Manatee County publicly addressed the changes made in the wake of what Director of Communications Michael Barber called “a community’s worst nightmare.”

“The world as we know it, at least in terms of school security and safety, drastically changed on Feb. 14, 2018,” interim Superintendent Cynthia Saunders said.

Now, one year later, the district is pointing to several programs to address school safety using school resource officers, mental health professionals and the guardian program.

As of the Feb. 11 news conference at Manatee High School, there were 35 guardians working in Manatee schools who have been added to the district’s security force. Each went through 144 hours of training from the Sheriff’s Office. One hundred and thirty-two hours of that training involved firearms and tactics, and the other 12 hours dealt with legal

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Cynthia Saunders, interim superintendent of the School District of Manatee County, speaks about the district’s efforts to bolster safety in local schools.

issues, Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said.

“We have been very pleased,” Wells said. “The training they went through is exactly what a law enforcement officer would go through in the academy.”

District officials said the school district completed a safety assessment to gauge safety needs with the assistance of law enforcement. Other changes

included locking the front doors, implementing a buzzer system to get into the building, and upgrading the camera systems in the schools.

Barber said there are other additional measures that cannot be publicly discussed as a matter of safety.

Wells noted the Sheriff’s Office has investigated several threats against district schools on social

media and has made arrests.

“We’ve tired to get the point out to these kids that this is not a joke,” he said.

The district has also partnered with Centerstone Behavioral Hospital and Addiction Center to provide 18 additional mental health counselors and behavioral psychologists to the school system, Saunders said.

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University Park homeowners approve golf club purchase Homeowner who opposes the process files lawsuit against the recreation district.

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niversity Park Recreation District Chairman Bob Wood opened the district’s Feb. 8 meeting by telling those in attendance that a Feb. 7 referendum of property owners to purchase the University Park Country Club had passed with more than 80% of the vote.

“Today is a good day,” he said.

That means the recreation district board can move forward with a $16,975,000 deal to buy the 266-acre golf course and club, ponds within the community and an additional 100 acres of other land.

“I think 84% voter turnout and a vote of 80% support is overwhelmingly positive,” Wood said after the meeting. “It’s exactly what we hoped for.”

Supervisor Michael Smith attended the meeting via video conference from his vacation in Australia. It was 5 a.m. there.

“I couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome,” he said. “We still have a ways to go.”

Although the referendum passed, the recreation district

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University Park resident Pat Thompson congratulates Recreation District Chairman Bob Wood after a referendum to purchase the University Park Country Club and other amenities passed.

board cannot yet move forward with the purchase. They are working to secure a $24 million bond to buy the land and cover other initial costs. The bond validation process could take up to four months.

The board had discussed using a line of credit to close on the property sooner, but that is no longer an option, at least for now, for the board faces a lawsuit.

University Park resident Richard Garrett filed a lawsuit Jan.

31 against the recreation district claiming its formation “was arbitrary, capricious, confiscatory, and/or violative of constitutional protections.”

Garrett said he knew about the plans to sell University Park’s amenities to residents when he began the process to purchase his home in summer 2017, but believes what was promised has not been fulfilled.

He said the homeowners association has not responded to his

records requests and his lawsuit will include 500 pages of supporting documentation for the case.

He said other residents agree with him that the process lacked transparency and proper due diligence for purchase of the University Park Country Club property.

“In my opinion, there was a complete lack of concern for the owners of University Park,” Garrett said. “I come from a business background. This is the strangest

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On Feb. 6, 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Edward Nichols denied a request for a temporary injunction to prevent the Feb. 7 referendum. The lawsuit itself and request for a permanent injunction is still pending with no specific timeline for moving forward, said Mark Barnebey, the district’s attorney.

District officials said they have been transparent and provided documentation. Wood warned residents the lawsuit may prevent the district from securing funds to pay its operational expenses and attorney’s fees. The district may have to consider options, like assessments, in the future to cover costs, he said.

“The district has no money to defend itself at this point,” Wood said.

Supervisors continued the meeting to Feb. 15 to extend the district’s purchase agreement for the property and to approve a loan to cover the district’s operating expenses.

University Park opened in 1991 as a joint partnership between developer Pat Neal, of Neal Communities, and the late Rolf Pasold, whose family is represented by Charles Varah. Pat Neal’s son, John, bought out his father’s stake in late 2007. Neal and the Pasold family retain ownership of University Park Country Club, which has semiprivate membership.

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“I can tell you stories of different employers seeking students who have been involved in SkillsUSA. They’re a step above, they’re the cream of the crop.”

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Manatee Technical College students Rocio Fonseca and Humdaan Saeed participate in the SkillsUSA commercial baking competition.

Skill on display Manatee Technical College hosts SkillsUSA competition.

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P.J. Miller’s finished product represented 60 hours of time and energy.

At least 20 of those hours were spent welding his metal log cabin, his sculpture welding entry in the Feb. 7 SkillsUSA regional compe-

tition at Manatee Technical College.

“There’s just so many possibilities,” he said of his category, noting it was nice to explore his creativity.

His hard work paid off as Miller placed first in his category and was just one of 64 MTC students who placed at the competition.

The possibilities abounded in all the categories, which ranged from welding to public speaking to video production to baking.

More than 480 students competed in the regional competition from schools all over the region according to Michelle Meluch.

Meluch is the SkillsUSA adviser at MTC. “SkillsUSA is what we call a career and technical student organization,” she said. “It primarily focuses on students who are in trade and industrial programs, although we do have a lot of the business technology and culinary arts, hospitality industry [and] public services.”

Students are evaluated by third-party judges who work in the industries they’re judging, Meluch said. If students place first or second, they typically advance to the state level of the competition. If they do well there, they then move on to the national competition.

Many instructors at MTC have an internal selection process for students to qualify for the

regional competition. Students who compete reap the rewards, Meluch said.

“It’s a great thing to put on their resume that they competed at a regional, state and/or national level and they’ve been judged and evaluated by business and industry partners,” she said.

Amanda Noellert, who entered MTC in August, competed in the sculpture welding competition alongside Miller. She placed third.

The third-place finish was a bonus for Noellert, who said she was happy with the sculpture she created.

State Farm’s Kirk Cook said he judges at the national level of the competition. He said he was impressed with the work the students were doing in the automotive collision and refinishing category, adding he’s seen continued improvement in the talent at the SkillsUSA competition over the years.

“I’ve seen some glimmers of great talent,” he said.

MTC student Elizabeth Bocanegra participated in the prepared speech category. She said the competition will help her have better communication with employers and clients as she enters the dental industry.

Meluch emphasized the talent at the competition.

“I can tell you stories of different employers seeking students who have been involved in SkillsUSA. They’re a step above, they’re the cream of the crop,” she said. “The life experiences are just phenomenal.”

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John and Margie Polites married Feb. 2, 1969, in Dayton, Ohio. “He dumped California,” Margie said of her husband’s decision to marry her instead of moving back to the West Coast.

Still precious after 50 years Medical challenges don’t stop East County couple from celebrating their life together.

“I love everything about him.”

— Margie Polites says of John, her husband of 50 years

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t’s evening at Windsor Reflections in Lakewood Ranch, and that means more love songs for John and Margie Polites.

Now that his wife of 50 years has moved to the memory care center, John’s daily routine includes a musical tour of their happiest moments. He selects their favorite songs from artists such as Neil Sedaka and The Carpenters. He reclines on the bed with her, talking about the songs and the times they represent.

“It’s one of our favorite things to do,” said John, who for more than 30 years played in his own band.

John’s saving grace is Margie’s ability to remember, at times, their most cherished moments from their childhood and beyond despite her battle with dementia.

At 74, her short-term memory has declined dramatically, but she continues to reminisce about the old days.

She looks at John and touches his face before saying her husband can be patient, kind and a little bit silly.

“I love everything about him,” she said.

The Polites had purchased a condo in Palm Aire in 2008 and were snowbirds, splitting time between their longtime home in Dayton, Ohio. Thirteen months ago, John noticed his wife’s health was declining. Her dementia first became noticeable in 2013, and she stopped driving a year later.

Eventually, the disease progressed to the point where Margie needed full-time care. John never missed a beat, switching his daily routine to Windsor Reflections.

Dealing with his wife’s dementia, though, has been difficult.

“I miss her, but I see her every day,” said John, who is 77. “This is a very insidious medical condition. It has no bias.”

On Margie’s better days, they can still step out for a night on the town, as they did Feb. 2 when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at the Grove restaurant.

“Time flies when you’re having fun,” Margie said of their 50 years together.

Longtime friend Marilyn Blazakis and her late husband, Nicholas, were church friends in Ohio with John and Margie, and they raised their children together. Blazakis helped John plan the 50th anniversary party and even made sure the flowers were red and white, like at the couple’s Valentine’s inspired wedding.

“They’re so loving. They’re so kind. They think of everyone,”

said Blazakis, who lives in Lakewood Ranch. “What one lacks, the other always picks up.”

Their time together actually goes back farther than 50 years.

Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, John and Margie met when they were children. Margie was about 3, while John was 6.

The two were friends growing up, attending Sunday school together at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church.

They lost touch as teenagers when John left his hometown after graduating high school. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1963, working as a musician for the Navy and playing clarinet, saxophone and flute. After being discharged in March 1967, John lived in San Francisco and worked as a professional musician.

He returned home in December 1967 to visit his ailing parents, Bessie and Peter Polites, for a few months but planned to return to California and pursue a career in music.

“It never happened,” Margie said with a grin.

She then remembered when she first saw him upon his return.

She tapped him on the shoulder at a dance in May 1968.

“Are you John Polites?”

“Why yes, I am,” he said.

They both laughed at the memory.

“I’ll never forget those words, ‘Are you John Polites,’” John said.

By the end of the summer, John needed to return to California.

But he didn’t.

“He dumped California,” Margie said.

Over time, they raised two sons, Michael (now 45) and Steven (now 43). Margie talked about earning her college degree in computer science at Wright State University, at the age of 45.

“She wanted to beat the boys to a college education,” John said.

The two continued to share memories as they sat in front of a wedding album on a table inside Windsor Reflections. They held hands and smiled as they talked. John would gently caress his wife’s face.

Now, more than ever, he’s intentional about looking into her eyes and saying “I love you.” Margie’s memories come and go, but she knows she loves her husband and he loves her.

John, who worked 31 years selling soap for Ecolab Inc., stroked her face again.

“You’re the best thing that’s every happened to me,” he said.

He then headed out the door.

“She is as beautiful as she was then,” he said. “She’s so precious.

So precious.”

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Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh has been selected to serve on the Florida Association of Counties’ Water Policy Committee.

pay attention to these Water Policy Committee meetings.

Baugh said we should.

“Red tide is airborne,” Baugh said. “It affects our residents out east when it comes to breathing difficulties, issues with asthma.

And the fact is we are all doing it.”

With companies producing large amounts of waste and our agricultural industry relying on certain pesticides, can a person living on a quarter-acre lot make a difference?

“The fact is we all are doing things to make matters worse,” Baugh said. “We could be com-

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Included are $2.5 billion over the next four years to invest in Everglades restoration and protecting water resources, establishment of a blue-green algae task force, and directing the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a septic conversion and remediation grant program with a local government match requirement.

Also included are instructing all five water management districts to increase transparency and accountability by providing data and information to DEP to support key water quality restoration efforts, continuing DEP’s red tide emergency grant program to support local governments to clean up their beaches and coastal areas to minimize the impacts of red tide to residents and visitors, partnering with Visit Florida to identify opportunities within communities and recommend investments in green infrastructure, and creating the Office of Environmental Accountability and Transparency charged with organizing and directing integrated scientific research and analysis to ensure all agency actions are aligned with key environmental priorities.

It’s going to be expensive.

“It’s going to cost more than money if we don’t get serious about it,” Baugh said. “It could cost us our quality of life. That’s why the majority of us are here.”

Although the issues can be complex, Baugh said she has been doing her homework about water issues.

“I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve put in a lot of time,” Baugh said. “It’s my duty.”

It’s a duty that is added to all her other duties as commissioner.

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ing up with remedies that affect all of us, such as the fertilizers we put on our lawns, or that farmers put on their crops. There are so many things that affect our water issues, and we need to get serious about working on them. It’s going to take all of us.”

All of us certainly will have to pay the tab.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has put forth the edict. Saying water is the foundation of Florida’s economy, and is being threatened by algae blooms and red tide, DeSantis has ordered steps to hopefully make a rapid improvement on water quality.

many issues that officials don’t want to take a look at,” she said.

“They don’t want to look at sea rise, and they don’t believe there is any impact from the climate.

“There never will be a solution to red tide because it is an organism that always will be in the water. But we can make a difference and come up with solutions. If we don’t make this a big issue, then we never will know.”

In Manatee County, she said helping the cause might be as simple as abiding by fertilizer ordinances and looking at things that are more natural for the environment.

“We have to be more receptive to what we are putting out there,” she said. “And I’m like everyone else, you go with your daily routine so you don’t stop to smell the roses. But this past year has seriously made me realize we need to start paying attention to our water issues. It’s going to take all of us to be better stewards.”

Baugh said any steps suggested in Manatee County will be examined closely before being presented to the public. She expects it to be a long process.

“But the governor has given me hope,” she said. “He’s dedicated millions toward Okeechobee and red tide, and he has made it clear to the citizens of the state that we need to find solutions. I want to be part of it.”

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When it comes to voices, though, 37 can be a din — especially if they are being fired off at the same time.

Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh was selected Feb. 5 to be one of 37 county commissioners to serve on the Florida Association of Counties Water Policy Committee. That’s an honor since every commissioner in the state must have wanted a place on this particular committee with Stink Fest 2018 so vivid on our minds, and our noses.

But as Baugh admits, 37 is a lot of politicians in one room. In some ways, it’s too many and not enough.

It can be too many in the sense of having a constructive conversation or agreeing on a direction.

Then again, you would think all 67 counties would want a representative on this committee, whether they have shoreline or not.

Maybe those tourists only drive though a county to get somewhere else, but they do drive through. They have to eat.

They have to get gas. If red tide continues to chase them away, that’s less money for everyone.

Then Lake Okeechobee has its own set of problems.

Fortunately for Manatee County, as Baugh puts it, “I’m not shy about speaking up.”

The Water Policy Committee hosts its first meeting March 27.

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Numbers lover gives back by becoming a tax man AARP coordinates volunteers to provide free tax preparation at Braden River Library.

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THE DIGNITY MEMORIAL NETWORK is pleased to welcome Robert Toale, Debbie Toale and their sons, Jason and Jeff, to our family of firms in Sarasota and Manatee County. As proud members of North America’s largest network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers, the Toale family will continue their commitment to serving families with personal, compassionate care.

As an air traffic controller, Frank Sweeney worked with numbers all day.

Now, in his retirement, he wanted to give back to the community, only not just with money.

He wanted to give his time.

Sweeney is the local coordinator of the Braden River Library site for AARP’s tax preparation services, and has volunteered for the effort for several years now.

“As sadistic as it sounds, I actually like taxes,” he said.

Doing them, not paying them.

AARP coordinates free tax preparation services in a program that will serve anyone regardless of income and age or AARP membership, but the program is geared toward lower-income people and those over 50.

Gordon MacLeod, district coordinator for AARP’s Manatee tax program for the past eight years, said volunteers in Manatee County provided 2,189 tax returns across six sites, and 519 of those came from the Braden River Library site.

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Not all volunteers prepare taxes. Some are greeters who help by assuring those who seek help have the necessary documents.

Many of the volunteers have a background in math, like Sweeney and volunteer Christine Baron, who worked with single-family finance for Fannie Mae before she retired.

Baron, in her third year of volunteering for tax preparation through AARP, said she enjoys just being able to help.

“I have a social bent, and I’ve always volunteered for various projects,” she said.

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The woman said she wasn’t home at that time and did not arrive until late that evening. She said no packages were at her door when she came back. The woman said she lives next to the community pool and she felt someone must have seen the items and stolen them.

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Elementary school’s namesake dies William Bashaw, whose career achievements led the School District of Manatee County to name an elementary school after him in 1985, died Feb. 9 at 91.

Bashaw served as the School District of Manatee County superintendent from 1970 through 1983, when he retired. A native of Gainsville, he joined the School District of Manatee County as the assistant finance director in 1962, when he moved to Bradenton, and eventually was promoted to assistant superintendent in 1968.

Bashaw began his tenure during the days of segregation and is noted for restoring calm to the district during that era. He also oversaw a period of rapid growth and major construction projects,

monetary support over the last nine years that I have been the principal. He exemplifies what it is to be a lifelong educator.”

Services will be held 2 p.m., Feb. 23 at Palma Sola Presbyterian Church, 6510 Third Ave. W., Bradenton.

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William H. Bashaw led Manatee County schools from 1970 to 1983.

including seven new schools and major renovations to several elementary schools.

“Dr. Bashaw was a true educator, both in his educational career

and even after his retirement,” said William Bashaw Elementary Principal Joshua Bennett.

“He contributed so much to our school from his time, energy and

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Manatee School Board member James Golden will meet with constituents this month, but meeting days have changed temporarily.

Golden will hold his Constituent Contact Meeting from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA, 5100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton, in advance of the Feb. 26 school board workshop and meeting.

The meetings are a time for constituents to meet with Golden to discuss concerns about schools or the school district.

Meetings typically are held the Thursday before regularly scheduled meetings.

Golden said the change to Tuesday nights is for February only because of scheduling conflicts. They will be held the Thursday before meetings starting again in March. Only the meeting before Easter weekend will be an exception, with the Constituent Contact meeting for the April 23 school board meeting to be held April 16.

Waterside Place tenants announced Lakewood Ranch Commercial has announced four of the first tenants to sign contracts at the new Waterside Place hub of the Waterside at Lakewood Ranch community.

Foundation Coffee Co., The Yoga Shack, SoFresh and Kilwins are planning to open business when the 36-acre entertainment and culture hub opens in 2020 on Kingfisher Lake.

Waterside Place will blend retail and office space with diverse dining options, an 8-acre park and more than 800 apartments and town homes. The Players Centre for Performing Arts will be an anchor of the hub.

“We will continue to be thoughtful and highly selective as we add additional retailers to Waterside Place,” said Kirk Boylston, president of LWR Commercial.

“We look forward to working with tenants that are best in class in their category or that offer a unique but proven concept.”

A release by Lakewood Ranch Commercial describes: n Foundation Coffee Co. as a specialty coffee shop that will feature a unique, bodega-style buildout with a walk-up bar and outdoor seating near a pedestrian bridge.. n Yoga Shack, which was founded in 2013 by Courtenay Smith and Nikka Colorada, as a 1,600-square-foot studio that will offer yogis picturesque water views from its second-story space. Yoga enthusiasts will also be able to participate in outdoor group classes at the village’s 8-acre park. n SoFresh as a fast-casual restaurant offering made-toorder bowls, salads and wraps.

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TRIBUTES LeRoy J. Smith 1943-2019 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of LeRoy J. Smith on January 25, 2019 at the age of 75. LeRoy is survived by his beloved wife Carlene, loving children Thomas and Carlee, sister-in-law Andrea and brother-in-law Robert Fiorito.

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LeRoy was born on June 21, 1943 in Hempstead, New York to LeRoy and Georgette Smith. After moving to Central Islip and graduating from Central Islip High School where he played football and developed a deep love of sports, he went on to graduate from New York Institute of Technology in 1976 with a degree in Criminal Justice and Behavioral Science.

He married his wife Carlene in 1969 and would have celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on February 1st.

LeRoy joined the Suffolk County police force and was a highly decorated officer during his 35 years of service. He retired with the rank of Homicide Detective and was loved and respected by his colleagues and coworkers.

Services for LeRoy will be held at Toale Brothers Funeral home, 40 N Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL, on Friday February 8th at noon followed by an internment at the Sarasota Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sarasota. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Tidewell Hospice at Ellenton in LeRoy’s memory.

We live in Riverwalk Grove in Lakewood Ranch. We access Lakewood Ranch Boulevard from Sweetflag and it is getting harder to turn left with the speeding cars and/or at rush hour times.

Because of a curve in Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, traffic is obstructed until a short distance before Sweetflag.

We have read that a roundabout may be built at the intersection with Balmoral, which would keep traffic moving continuously, but does nothing to make our intersection safer.

However, a traffic light at Balmoral would create an occasional break in northbound traffic and would create a break in traffic when we would have safe left turn access to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. We request a light rather than a roundabout.

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He married his wife Carlene in 1969 and would have celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on February 1st.

SERVICE: Friday, February 8, Noon followed by an internment at the Sarasota Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Sarasota.

Toale Brothers Funeral Home, 40 N Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL, 34236 DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Tidewell Hospice at Ellenton in LeRoy’s memory.

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Has the trip for anyone who lives on this road for more than five years been improved?

Well, there has been talk as long as we can remember about building on the Moore’s Dairy Farm land, and that’s finally happening. Add to that the developments that have sprung up all along the upper section from the Fort Hamer bridge to Rye Road, no less the bridge itself letting Parrish come through.

Add to that the Copperleaf development across from Greenfield; add to that the Wawa that is now open on State Road 64 and Upper Manatee River Road; add to that the Dunkin Donuts that is slated to be built next to Walgreens.

Oh, and one more thing — the county twice now, in 2010 and in 2017, did “improvements to Upper Manatee River Road.”

Let’s see, they added sidewalks and bike lanes.

Anything missing? Traffic lanes.

Most days around 5 p.m., there is traffic backed up out onto S.R. 64 going north. Many, like me, are now going through Mill Creek to avoid the “improvements.”

But as we take this drive now and jockey for position, we can all see the nearly empty sidewalks and nearly empty bike lanes. But no “improvements” to accommodate the massive increase in automobile of traffic using this road?

I read a few weeks back that

the county has no plans for further improvements. The county has twice now fumbled the chance to widen this road from Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, which is three lanes going north below S.R. 64 down to one, to Waterlefe.

Let me guess, they will again advertise “a penny” tax increase that we have to pay to have the road widened to two lanes in each direction. And all of the voters will vote for it thinking how great the bureaucrats are.

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“When I started playing goaltender full time at 12, I discovered I liked making saves and helping my team in that way.”

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The pitch: Whom to follow Ten players to watch at the LECOM Suncoast Classic.

hen the LECOM Suncoast Classic tees off Feb. 14, the field will be filled with names both familiar and unfamiliar to local golf fans. For those who will attend the event at Lakewood National Golf Course, here is a list of 10 golfers to watch. Some have achieved PGA Tour fame, some are destined to soar in the future, but all have the talent to win the tournament.

McCumber topped the Mackenzie Tour money list in 2018 ($139,000), winning three tournaments along the way. He had the best scoring average on the Tour, and was second in total birdies.

If his name sounds familiar, you might be a Gators fan. The Ponte Vedra Beach native attended the University of Florida and captained the men’s golf team as a junior and senior.

McCumber has played well in the early Web.com Tour events, finishing tied for fourth Jan. 23 at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club in Winding Bay, The Bahamas, and tied for third Feb. 3 at the Colombia Championship at County Club de Bogota’s Lagos Course in Bogota, Colombia.

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Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball junior Keon Buckley scored 19 points Feb. 9 in the Mustangs’ 61-47 home win against Riverview High.

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Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer senior Travis Freeman scored the lone goal Feb. 9 in the Mustangs’ 1-0 home regional semifinal win against Wiregrass Ranch High.

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Braden River High girls basketball junior Julia Rodriguez scored 28 points Feb. 8 in the Pirates’ 74-62 home district championship win against Sarasota High.

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Joe Catalano III sank a hole-in-one Feb. 7 on the No. 4 hole of Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club’s King’s Dunes course. Catalano III used an 8-iron on the 133-yard hole.

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John Graber, Howard Pollock, Tom Truelove and Bill Leach (27 under par) won the Men’s Golf Association Pro Shop Buddy event (best ball scoring) Feb. 9 at Palm Aire County Club’s Champions course.

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ANGEL CABRERA The most decorated golfer in the field, the man affectionately known as “El Pato” (“The Duck”) by fans, is a two-time major champion, winning the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., by one stroke over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk, and the 2009 Masters Tournament at Augusta National in Augusta, Ga., in a playoff over Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry.

Cabrera, who was born in Cordoba, Argentina, was the first Argentine player to win either tournament.

Cabrera only has one other PGA Tour win, at the 2014 Greenbrier Classic (16 under par) at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. But he finished second at the 2013 Masters, losing in a playoff to Adam Scott, and has 28 wins on the Argentine Tour.

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MIKE WEIR Golf fans remember Weir for being a mainstay of the Official World Golf Ranking Top 10 from 2001 to 2005.

His biggest feat was winning the 2003 Masters Tournament in a one-hole playoff over Len Mattiace. In doing so, Weir, from Ontario, Canada, became both the first left-handed player and the first Canadian player to win the event.

Since then, the 48-year-old Weir has had nine Top 10 finishes at major tournaments, but never won another title. His last PGA Tour win came in 2007 at the Fry’s Electronics Open (now the Safeway Open) at Silverado Country Club in Napa, Calif.

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CHAD CAMPBELL Campbell, from Andrews, Texas, was once a member of the Official World Golf Ranking Top 10, but just briefly, in 2004.

He won the 2003 Tour Championship (16 under par) at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas, and finished second at the 2003 PGA Championship by two strokes to Shaun Micheel at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. But Campbell, 44, may be best known for finishing tied for second (12 under par, with Kenny Perry) to Angel Cabrera at the

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2009 Masters after a playoff. He also finished tied for third at the event in 2006 with four others, three strokes behind Phil Mickelson.

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Freedom 55 Financial Championship at Highland Golf Club in London, Ontario.

Walker, who later attended the University of Virginia, was a sensation in high school, winning the 2010-2011 Florida High School Athletic Association 2A Individual State Championship at Juliette Falls Golf Club in Dunnellon.

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NORMAN XIONG Xiong, 20, is from Guam, moving to San Diego, Calif., when he was 5. Xiong, who already loved golf, immediately joined The First Tee of San Diego, and a star was born.

Xiong, who attended the University of Oregon, was named the NCAA’s 2018 Nicklaus Award and Haskins Award (most outstanding collegiate golfer) winner and finished second to Danny Walker at the Web.com Tour’s Qualifying Tournament. Oregon coach Casey Martin, who was a Stanford University teammate of Tiger Woods, told Golfweek in 2018 that Xiong was the best player he’s seen at this age since Woods.

RICKY BARNES Barnes, 37, may not have a PGA Tour win, but he has had some impressive performances.

Like the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y., where he finished second, two shots behind Lucas Glover.

Barnes actually set the tournament’s 36-hole record at the event, shooting an eight-under 132 through two rounds before dropping back in rounds three and four.

The Stockton, Calif., native also finished tied for 10th at the 2010 Masters Tournament, 11 strokes behind Mickelson.

DANNY WALKER The 2014 Lakewood Ranch High graduate, now 23, is in the midst of his first season on the Web.com Tour after winning the tour’s Qualifying Tournament on Dec. 9 at Chandler, Ariz.’s Whirlwind Golf Club. It was Walker’s second consecutive win, following his first professional win Sept. 16 at the Mackenzie Tour’s

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TYLER MCCUMBER Like Xiong and Walker, McCumber, 27, is an up-andcoming player.

The son of 10-time PGA Tour winner Mark McCumber, Tyler

SEATH LAUER Another Lakewood Ranch High attendee, Lauer’s story differs from Danny Walker’s in that it is a tale of redemption.

During high school, Lauer was once ranked as high as sixth in national recruiting rankings for his class. He then attended Florida State, where he captained the golf team as a senior in 20092010 and helped the Seminoles finish third at the NCAA Championships. But after that, Lauer struggled.

He fell short during the final stage of qualifying school — when it was for the PGA Tour, not the Web.com Tour — then spent years playing Web.com Tour Monday qualifiers and mini-tours. A two-year stint on the Mackenzie Tour ended in 2016, and Lauer has been out of the professional game since.

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BOO WEEKLEY Weekley, the Milton native, has three PGA Tour wins to his name, the most recent of which came in 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Weekley, 45, has not played professional golf since 2017 because of tendinitis. The Web. com Tour is his way to get back to the top ranks. If the man who takes his nickname from Yogi Bear’s sidekick, Boo Boo, is going to get there, a strong showing at the Suncoast Classic would be a big help.

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MAVERICK MCNEALY As recently as May 2017, McNealy, son of Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy, topped the World Amateur Golf Ranking while at Stanford.

He won the 2015 Haskins Award and the 2017 Ben Hogan Award (best college player, per the Golf Coaches Association of America).

Now 22, McNealy is a professional, looking to earn his way onto the PGA Tour. In his rookie 2018 season, he finished 65th on the money list ($84,261) and made the cut in 12 of his 18 tournaments. The Portola Valley, Calif., native will look to continue his rise in 2019.

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f Lakewood Ranch’s Danny Walker falls a bit behind the pack early in the LECOM Suncoast Classic at Lakewood National Golf Club, local golf fans shouldn’t flinch.

He won’t.

Walker is used to coming from behind to win.

The 2014 Lakewood Ranch High graduate took home medalist honors Dec. 9 at the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz. Walker, 23, entered the final round at 18 under par, five strokes back of Norman Xiong for the lead. But Walker closed with a nine under par round, and Xiong shot just three under, giving Walker the one-stroke win at 27 under par.

“Winning was not even in my mind entering the round,” Walker said of the event that guaranteed his status on the Web.com Tour.

“I did not know where I was (on the leaderboard) until hole 17. I got lucky. I was hitting my wedges and short irons well, and I did

as well as I could mentally. The whole week was stressful.”

The win — Walker’s secondconsecutive come-from-behind victory, following his Sept. 16 triumph at the Mackenzie Tour’s Freedom 55 Financial Championship at Highland Golf Club in London, Ontario — earned Walker a full season on the Web.com Tour. That includes the LECOM Suncoast Classic, which runs Feb. 14-17 in Lakewood Ranch.

Walker said he has played Lakewood National twice before and likes it. It suits his game as it is

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open and has a “links” feel.

“I like having different ways to play shots,” Walker said. “And not having to go dead straight off the tee. It’s not that narrow.”

Walker said he is excited to visit friends and family while here, though he does not have any ironclad plans yet, other than sleeping in his own bed. He will be sticking around for a month after the tournament, other than playing a few PGA Tour Monday qualifiers, as the next Web.com Tour event, the Chitimacha Louisiana Open at Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club in Broussard, La., is not until March 21.

Walker said he does not know exactly how big his cheering section at the tournament will be, but anticipates a few nerves on the course. He will take things one

shot at a time, he said, and try not to think about too much else.

Walker enters the tournament after missing the cut at the Panama Championship, held Feb. 7-10 at Panama Golf Club in Panama City, Panama. The first four Web. com Tour events were held outside the United States, and Walker said they all presented unique challenges that golfers will not face the rest of the season, like Bogota, Colombia’s Country Club de Bogota-Lagos being 8,500 feet above sea level.

Walker said he has not changed his game much in the transition from the Mackenzie Tour to the Web.com Tour, and took the confidence of his two wins with him, but is excited to be playing more typical golf courses again.

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Braden River High senior Knowledge McDaniel signed Feb. 6 with Marshall University.

Running with the Herd Braden River’s Knowledge McDaniel caps a tumultuous senior year by signing with Marshall.

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National Signing Day, the day when gifted high school athletes choose their future colleges and universities, is a celebration.

On Feb. 6, though, one local athlete might have been a bit happier than the rest.

Braden River High senior running back and wide receiver Knowledge McDaniel didn’t

waste any time signing his letter of intent that morning. At 7:09 a.m., the Marshall University football program’s Twitter account announced McDaniel, a three-star player by Rivals, was a member of the Thundering Herd.

For McDaniel, the fruition of his college football dreams followed a challenging senior season. Entering it, he held offers from “Power Five” conference schools like Georgia, Ohio State,

Tennessee and Missouri, according to 247 Sports’ recruiting database. He could have, at least verbally, committed to one of those schools then, but he chose to take his time and evaluate his options.

On Aug. 8, after an investigation into Braden River athletics, the Florida High School Athletic Association ruled McDaniel received impermissible benefits by staying with the family of teammate Brett Thoma, whose father, Todd Thoma, is the president of the Braden River booster club. McDaniel was suspended for the season.

After a six-week appeals process, McDaniel’s suspension was reduced to three regular season games, plus the Pirates’ twogame postseason run. He played in seven games, finishing with 436 receiving yards, 163 rushing yards and 14 total touchdowns.

Whether the ordeal affected his college recruiting is open to conjecture. McDaniel waited to make his decision and many of the college powers pulled back their offers.

“Recruiting is kind of an early bird gets the worm thing,” Pirates coach Curt Bradley said. “If you don’t commit quickly, other students can take your spot. But Knowledge wanted to take his time.”

Marshall came into play late in the process, but once he did some research, he discovered the school was the best fit.

Former Pirates offensive lineman Alex Salguero is a sophomore for the Thundering Herd, and Marshall freshman wideout Talik Keaton, who attended Sarasota’s Booker High, played with McDaniel on a 7-on-7 summer team. McDaniel said the coach-

AREA SIGNINGS Braden River High football signings: Knowledge McDaniel: Marshall (W.Va.) University Mark Davis: University at Buffalo Daniel Galvin: Albany State (Ga.) University Taylor Pawelkoski: St. Anslem (N.H.) College Dakota Hunt: Urbana (Ohio) University Lakewood Ranch High sports signings: Drew Mitts: football, St. Olaf (Minn.) University Sebastian Aguirre: swimming, LaSalle (Pa.) University Marissa Boccarosa: lacrossse, Lynn University Jonathan Reid: track and field, Dartmouth (N.H.) College Emily Loefgren: swimming, Florida Atlantic University

ing staff, led by head coach Doc Holliday, felt welcoming. He also might get a chance to play early.

“There are two senior running backs graduating,” McDaniel said.

“There is an opportunity. I just need to handle my business.”

Bradley said he will remember McDaniel as someone who is “enthusiastic for life” and called him “one of the lights of this campus.”

“Knowledge has overcome a lot of things in his life,” Bradley said.

“He has handled it all well. I think Marshall is a great fit for him, and I am extremely proud of him.”

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he roar of the engines takes your breath away.

Standing at the starting line of Bradenton Motorsports Park’s Test and Tune event Feb. 7, I was stunned at the noise.

I knew it would be loud, but not like that. Each and every car that jolted to the line — from legit racers to cars you could spot in any CVS parking lot — bellowed to life, made its presence known, then was gone in a flash.

This particular event did not have stakes or prizes. People were simply there to go fast in their own vehicles. There is a beauty in that simplicity, that singular desire of speed, and hundreds showed up to fill that desire.

East County’s Jeff Day has been coming to the quarter-mile drag strip since 2001. At the Test and Tune, he was driving a 2009 Pontiac G8, which Day, 46, said doubles as his “grocery getter.”

Day said his G8, which only has minor tweaks from its original version, like an improved exhaust, runs the track in around 13 seconds on average.

If I were in Day’s position, I would be terrified I would lose control and crash, totaling my car. I, however, do not have any racing experience. Day said he is not worried about wrecking the G8, and in fact recommends people bring their cars to the track instead of pushing their speedometer’s limits elsewhere.

Photos by Ryan Kohn

Above: Jeff Day and his 2009 Pontiac G8.

Left: Ron Kersey prepares to hit the gas pedal in his “Super Bug.”

“This is a controlled environment,” Day said. “It keeps stuff off the (public) road, stops kids from street racing. I mean, I used to do that growing up, but I enjoy this more because you’re not constantly thinking, ‘Where are the cops?’ Then you get distracted and wreck.”

The event also proved the drag strip’s prowess, for the majority of drivers at the Test and Tune were from different parts of the state. Rusty Kloeber, 55, drove an hour down from Lutz to show off his new ride, a custom orange 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye, which offers a whopping 797 horsepower.

Kloeber, who has been racing at the strip for three years, bought the car four months ago for $91,000, and he said he was the second person in Florida to own

one. He doesn’t want to race it anywhere else.

“There is a track closer to my home,” Kloeber said. “But it just does not have the same feel. This place might as well be my home track. I feel safe driving here.

They keep up with maintenance.

It’s clean. Everyone here is supportive. It feels like family.”

So, there were typical cars, like Day’s, and there were supercharged racing machines, like Kloeber’s. Then there were other things entirely.

Like the “Super Bug.” It was the most noticeable car at the event, and that is by design, owner Ron Kersey, 78, said. His Volkswagen Super Bug is matte black, with a face painted on its front and its name painted in red on the sides. The eyes are bloodshot,

and the teeth are dripping the juice of its latest meal. Kersey brought the car, which he has had for 10 years, from Sebring for the event. He did all the paint himself. Every tweak, actually, was done by Kersey, who added a roll cage and spoiler among other improvements. The end result looks like if Herbie the Love Bug’s cinematic story took a nightmarish turn.

“I wanted it to stand out and be different,” Kersey said. “Some people do not like it, but I do. I think it is cool.”

Count me as one who thinks the Super Bug rules. I am in favor of adding zest to all facets of life, and this car, if nothing else, is zesty. It was running slow early in the evening, Kersey said — and it is not going to win many drag races at its peak, anyway — but by the end of the night, he got

it to complete the run in 12.60 seconds.

The park’s general manager and tower coordinator, Laurie Johnson, said there are two big events people should watch in the near future.

The National Mustang Racers Association’s Spring Break Shootout, held Feb. 28 to March 3, will feature some of the fastest Mustangs in the world, and The National Muscle Car Association’s Muscle Car Mayhem, held March 7-10, will feature all makes and models.

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

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It was Freeman’s 11th shutout of the season in 19 starts.

When did you start playing soccer?

Probably at 4. My brother (Lakewood Ranch senior midfielder Travis Freeman) and I played all different sports growing up, like baseball and basketball, but soccer was the family sport.

What is the appeal to you?

When I started playing goaltender full time at 12, I discovered I liked making saves and helping my team in that way.

What is your best skill?

Obviously, shot-stopping is what people notice, but I also can distribute the ball to my teammates quickly, with my hands or my feet, and play the ball in the air on crosses and high balls.

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I was thankful to be the only sophomore starter in that game, and we made a great run at it.

What is your dream vacation?

I would love to go to a World Cup in a different country. That is my No. 1 goal.

What has been your biggest challenge?

Getting over the state title game loss (1-0). It was the biggest stage. I have the goal saved on my phone. I used to try to figure out what I could have done.

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Summerfield’s River Langford, 6, learns to tie a fishing knot.

Five-year-old Mark Eubanks gets some casting pointers from Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club member Chip Morrill.

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Then, he was off to a pond to hone his casting skills.

The 5-year-old said he was going to reel in a big one.

“I’m going to cook it for dinner,” he said. “I have to eat that fish.”

The younger Eubanks was one of about 60 children who participated Feb. 9 in the Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club’s annual Learn to Fish Seminar presented by Lakewood Ranch Community Activities. Children learned about fishing poles, casting and bait.

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Weinberger and her mom, Amy Weinberger, were attending Smitten with the ’70s, the Players’ second annual benefit for its Arnold Simonsen Studio.

The Players is building a theater complex in the Waterside Place hub of Lakewood Ranch.

Amy Weinberger said those living in the Lakewood Ranch area should be excited about the new theater because of the impact the Players had on her daughter.

“I thought it was the bestkept secret in town,” Amy Weinberger said. “It raised so many great talents.”

Players Artistic Director Jeffery Kin was ready to get the event started as the guests began to come through the doors at Lakewood Ranch Country Club.

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Erin Weinberger has fun with her mom, Amy Weinberger, who said the Players provided Erin with a great learning experience.

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Sarasota twins Gabe and Liv Tunks entertain the crowd with 1970s dance moves.

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The pair then headed to the cafeteria, where they joined more than 400 other guests for music, dancing and a feast of doughnuts and cotton candy.

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VALENTINE’S EVENT Begins at 6:30 p.m. at The Grove, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. “American Idol” contestant Mylon Shamble will be performing during a Valentine’s Day dinner event. Cost for the music and a five-course meal is $125. For information and reservations, go to grovelwr.com.

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WORKFORCE RETENTION SEMINAR Runs from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at The Ballroom at Grove, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance is hosting a workforce retention seminar led by author Margaret Spence, who will be discussing how you can adapt strategies to rethink what it takes to keep millennials in the workplace longer, and how to connect their vision to your organizational mission.

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Cirque Ma’Ceo, described as a theatrical European-style, equestrian-themed cirque show, is the main event of Big Cat Habitat’s Animal Extravaganza and performs with a blend of acrobatics, aerial, dance and equestrian arts.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 15 THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 10 CIRCUS SARASOTA Opening night of Circus Sarasota begins at 7 p.m. Friday

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ties and the Lakewood Ranch Anglers Club host the Youth Fishing Tournament. Each participant receives lunch, a T-shirt, a swag bag, and the first 50 arrivals receive a Cool Today cooler bag. Lunch can be prepurchased for $5. For more information, go to lwrcac.com.

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ANTIQUES EVALUATED Runs from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Braden River Library, 4915 53rd Ave., E, Bradenton.

Mike Ivankovich, the host of the “What’s it Worth” antique appraisal radio series, will evaluate antiques at the Braden River Library in a “What’s it Worth” event. For information, go to mymanatee.org.

SUNDAY, FEB. 17

AMERICAN YOUTH CUP I Begins at 8 a.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota.

This rowing event is the first in a four-part series that culminates in the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships, held May 11-12 in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Local rowers from the Sarasota Crew, Sarasota Scullers and Manatee County Youth Rowing will be participating. The event is free to attend. For information, visit nathanbendersonpark.org or call 358-7275.

TUESDAY, FEB. 19

FREE DENTAL WORK FOR KIDS Runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine, 4800 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch.

Children can receive free dental services during the Give Kids A Smile event presented by LECOM. The event offers dental screenings and cleanings, X-

POLO MATCH Gates open at 10 a.m. and the match begins at 1 p.m. at the Sarasota Polo Club, 8201 Polo Club Lane, Lakewood Ranch.

Enjoy live polo and tailgating every Sunday through April 14 at the Sarasota Polo Club. For information, go to sarasotapolo. com.

LWR TALKS Runs from 10 a.m. to noon at Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club, 7650 Legacy Blvd.

John Rixse, a senior official in both the intelligence community and the Department of Defense will speak about the history of the president’s daily brief. Tickets are $10 per person and include a continental breakfast. For more information, go to lakewoodranch.com.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20

THE MARKET Runs from 3-7 p.m. at the Sarasota Polo Club, 8201 Polo Club Lane, Lakewood Ranch. The Market is a weekly opportunity to shop for farm-fresh food, enjoy live music and events and mingle with other members of the community. Programming, activities and entertainment changes week to week. For more information, go to lakewoodranch.com.

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He must have had twice the fun Feb. 9 in winning the fourth annual Doggies for Duchenne 5K in Lakewood Ranch.

Those who participate in the Doggies for Duchenne event support the Another Day for Gray Foundation, which raises awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch.

The event, which this year included a 5K runner-dog race,

a Dry Tri (triathlon) and a workout competition, has raised more than $37,000 in the past three years for the two causes, including $17,118 last year.

Last year’s event drew 227 entries and co-organizers Rebekah Boudrie and Monaka Oberer said 326 participants had been signed up before race day this year, with a few more expected the day of the event.

Like Russell, most of the other participants just wanted to help some important causes.

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CONCESSION 8499 Lindrick Lane Stacy Haas & Gloria Bracciano 941-587-4359 A4418360 $12,995,000

L A K E C LU B 16107 Clearlake Avenue Barbara Najmy 941-705-1158 A4412236 $1,434,000

L A K E C LU B 16206 Clearlake Avenue Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4417456 $1,249,000

C O U N T RY C LU B E A S T 15402 Linn Park Terrace Laura Naese & Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-350-3657 A4408203 $1,195,000

U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K 8015 Warwick Gardens Lane Nancy Phillips 941-400-6078 A4423349 $1,099,000

W I N D I N G OA K S 3431 Winding Oaks Drive 16 Stacy Haas & Gloria Bracciano 941-587-4359 A4416478 $974,900

C O U N T RY C LU B V I L L AG E 7217 Desert Ridge Glen Mary Pat Pihl & Laura Navratil 941-932-3065 A4418243 $949,500

ESPLANADE 5218 Benito Court Barbara Najmy 941-705-1158 A4420014 $939,000

L E G E N D S B AY 6212 Champions Row Street Marina Solo, Pa 941-960-6445 A4417766 $699,900

WATERLEFE GOLF & RIVER CLUB 10615 Restoration Terrace Laura Tracy-Clekis 941-915-4167 A4418760 $650,000

B R A D E N WO O D S 9606 Braden Run Debbie Vogler 941-705-3328 A4410264 $599,000

R I V E R P L AC E 7007 74th Street Circle E Cathy Meldahl 941-724-7228 A4423181 $575,000

TA R A 5807 Covey Court Diane Fogo Harter 941-445-2431 A4425583 $524,900

C O U N T RY C LU B E A S T 14527 Leopard Creek Place Autumn Moore 941-320-5823 A4424038 $497,900

B R I D G E WAT E R 13307 Swiftwater Way Jamie Van Vliet & Christopher Van Vliet 941-993-8996 A4423565 $475,000

S U M M E R F I E L D V I L L AG E 11714 Soft Rush Terrace Diane Fogo Harter 941-445-2431 A4425650 $439,000

R O S E DA L E 10619 Glencorse Terrace Stacy Haas & Gloria Bracciano 941-587-4359 A4413765 $429,000

E AG L E T R AC E 1910 Crooked Lake Circle Jane Ebury 941-726-9360 A4425861 $422,000

S U M M E R F I E L D V I L L AG E 11115 Marigold Drive Christine Del Monte 941-266-6733 A4424277 $379,000

HARMONY AT L AKEWOOD R ANCH 11913 Meadowgate Place Kimberly Walters 941-907-0164 A4425424 $325,000

PROSPECT POINT 6109 35th Court E Matthew Voss 941-237-0877 A4421229 $319,000

RIVER STR AND/HERITAGE HARBOUR 7308 River Hammock Drive 102 Judy Nimz & William Nimz 941-374-0196 A4426093 $310,000

PROSPECT POINT 6121 35th Court E Tom Bangerter & Ingrid Caruso 941-587-6187 A4422780 $299,999

SOLEIL 3108 Oriole Drive 101 Sally Piccolo 941-525-8295 A4419257 $269,000

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home in Country Club Village topped all transactions in this week’s real estate. Robert and Kathy Goldberg, of Chicago, sold their home at 7206 Teal Creek Glen to Michael Ropele and Kathleen ButterworthRopele, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.15 million.

Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, five-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 6,127 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.2 million in 2007.

COUNTRY CLUB VILLAGE

Frederick Murrell, of Sarasota, sold his home at 7415 Mizner Reserve Court to Donald Gordon, of Lakewood Ranch, for $733,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,322 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.1 million in 2006.

Edward Spraker, of Bradenton, sold his home at 7036 Beechmont Terrace to Charles and Sally Sweet, of Bradenton, for $582,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,137 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $735,000 in 2014.

COUNTRY CLUB EAST

WCI Communities LLC sold the home at 16605 Berwick Terrace to Hilary Shaefitz, trustee, of Weston, Conn., for $665,000.

Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,785 square feet of living area.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

William Morgan, of Bradenton, sold his home at 14704 Sundial Place to Benedict and Natacha Bisordi, of Bradenton, for $625,000. Built in 2007, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,188 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,035,000 in 2007.

James and Carole Heggie sold their home at 6527 Blue Grosbeak Circle to Timothy Spranger, of Lakewood Ranch, for $243,500. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,598 square feet of living area. It sold for $348,000 in 2005.

ROSEDALE HIGHLANDS

John and Francine Chambers, of Bradenton, sold their home at 5308 96th St. E., to Larry Dean and Doreen Dean, trustees, of Bradenton, for $570,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,591 square feet of living area. It sold for $560,000 in 2015.

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Meredith Gibbs, of Raleigh, N.C., sold her home at 8614 51st Terrace E., to Gary and Donna Schaefer, of McHenry, Ill., for $420,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,339 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $403,000 in 2016.

Raymond Sargent and Joanne Sargent, trustees, sold the home at 5007 88th St. E., to Michael and Linda Christmann, of Bradenton, for $309,000. Built in 1997, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,773 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $325,000 in 2005.

MISTY OAKS

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This four-bedroom County Club Village home at 7206 Teal Creek Glen sold for $1.15 million.

Michael Angelastro and Kwon Yon Musick, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 8146 Misty Oaks Blvd., to Roger and Cheryl Ralston, of Newnan, Ga., for $405,000. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,392 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,000 in 2014.

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Edward and Gay Gove, of Bradenton, sold their home at 12834 Del Corso Loop to Craig and Susan Renwick, of Bradenton, for $400,000. Built in 2012, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,872 square feet. It previously sold for $298,700 in 2012.

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Michael and Melanie Cook, of Myakka City, sold their home at 5922 53rd Lane E., to James and Chaille Stowe, of Bradenton, for $365,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,838 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $178,500 in 2009.

Manfred and Louana Jordan, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6903 47th Terrace E., to Joseph and Laurie Kiley, of Mystic, Conn., for $355,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two

baths, a pool and 1,901 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $254,400 in 2014.

Khanh Gia Huynh and Ngoc Bao Tran, of Kissimee, sold their home at 4870 68th St. Circle E., to Yoel Camacho Rodriguez and Ma de Los Angeles Cira Sanchez, of Bradenton, for $285,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,893 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $247,000 in 2015.

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Clint and Valorie Lautenschleger, of Commerce City, Colo., sold their home at 6122 46th Lane E., to Scott and Amanda Parrish, of Bradenton, for $390,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,290 square feet. It sold for $382,500 in 2017.

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Robert Funk Jr. and Janet Hamill, of Venice, sold their home at 7512 Divot Loop to Barry and Barbara Skolnick, of Lakewood Ranch, for $385,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,332 square feet of living area. It sold for $382,000 in 2018.

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Sylvia Saunders, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the Unit 22-B condominium at 7547 Divot Loop to Charles and Ramona Holmes, of Bradenton, for $325,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,748 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 2016.

DESOTO LAKES COUNTRY CLUB COLONY

James Witten, of Bradenton, sold the home at 4857 Palm Aire Drive to Scott and Alejandra Auer, of Sarasota, for $377,000.

Built in 1978, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,430 square feet. It sold for $215,000 in 2015.

Rick and Eugenia Bundy, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5109 Inverness Drive to Chad and Pamela Liebl, of Sarasota, for $260,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,428 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $62,000 in 1978.

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WATERLEFE GOLF AND RIVER CLUB

Hettie Buck, of Moultonborough, N.H., sold the home at 9605 Portside Terrace to Alma Miranda, of Bradenton, for $293,000. Built in 2002, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,719 square feet of living area. It sold for $442,000 in 2006.

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Joseph and Frances Scafario, of Bradenton, sold their home at 9010 61st Ave. Drive E., to Bradley Jones, of Lakewood Ranch, for $290,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,430 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $243,500 in 2016.

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David Baley, of Dripping Springs, Texas, sold his home at 11922 Meadowgate Place to HPA US1 LLC for $278,000. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,832 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $282,400 in 2016.

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D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 5235 San Palermo Drive to Manel Goudette and Dieufort Irilus, of Bradenton, for $265,000. Built in 2018, it has five bedrooms, three baths and 2,439 square feet of living area.

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Kevin and Martha Murphy, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4615 56th Terrace E., to Sean and Angela Reed, of Bradenton, for $256,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,394 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $159,000 in 2013.

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Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

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The East County Observer reserves the right to classify and edit copy, or to reject or cancel an advertisement at any time. Corrections after first insertion only. *All ads are subject to the approval of the Publisher. *It is the responsibility of the party placing any ad for publication in The East County Observer to meet all applicable legal requirements in connection with the ad such as compliance with town codes in first obtaining an occupational license for business, permitted home occupation, or residential rental property.

Items Under $200 For Sale

Homes For Sale

LEATHER CHAIR: oversized, swivel, oak base, forest green, excellent condition, $125. Call 941-351-8898.

Autos Wanted WE BUY cars. top $$ paid for your vehicles.

Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Custom 3BR/3BA + DEN, 2,720 SF. Updated baths & Kitchen, Cherry cabinets, granite, SS appl’s. Bamboo & tile floors, 2-CG, golf cart Entry. Heated pool/spa, New $35K ROOF! $599,000

MRS. MAIDS. Detailed & dependable cleaning and HOUSE CHECK SERVICES for your residence. Bonded/ Insured. For free estimates, call 941-400-3175.

Marcia McLaughlin 941-726-1536 RE/MAX Alliance Group

COMPUTER/MAC, SMARTPHONE, Tablet repairs, setups, technology consultations, virus removal.

Specializing Seniors/Beginners. On/Off Site. Peg 941-735-3362.

Computer Services

SRQ HOMEWATCH LLC Home monitoring and support services for seasonal homeowners.

(941) 524-7563 www.srqhomewatch.com

BUILDING LAND for 6 homes on Mid/North Longboat Key. 2.5 acres - beach access, nature preserve, shops and restaurants all close.

Suit developer/ investor $2.25M. (or 4 homes on 1 acre $1.5M).

941-894-4551 or 011 44 7714 234 005

Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

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SAN REMO SHORES $549,900 10012 Royal Palm, Bradenton,FL34209 WATERFRONT WONDER ... Recently renovated 3BR/3BA Canal Front home features: Updated Kitchen with Cherry Cabinets & Luxurious Granite, Pool, Private Boat Dock & Lift. Home is perfect as a seasonal / weekly rental or yearly residence.

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Get a discount when you run your ad in more than one Observer.

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2BR/3BA LONGMONT CO. Summer @ foot of Rockies on serene lake. Utilities, txs, HOA, WiFi, etc. incl. May 1 - Oct 31. $3,000. Perfect location.

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Puzzle Two Solution: “You don’t know what unconditional love is... if you don’t have a child, you don’t know what that is.”

– Regina King

This week’s Sudoku answers

ANIMAL LOVER with over 50 years experience will give complete care to your horses, dogs and other pets when you are away from home.

Excellent references available. Call Sherrie’s Horse and Pet Sitting Service, 941-538-2965, E-mail: sziecina@mailmt.com PROFESSIONAL CAT SITTING: Certified Veterinary Technician serving all of Lakewood Ranch.

20+ Years experience.

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POOL SERVICE - FALL SPECIAL FROM $65/MO. New customers only. Reliable, affordable weekly pool service by certified owner. Hundreds of satisfied customers, many testimonials. SAVE MONEY WITH THIS AD. Call now, Blissful Pools, 941-705-0400.

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Puzzle One Solution: “I do the very best I know how -- the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.”

– Abraham Lincoln

Pet Services

Condos For Sale

As low as $17.50 for 1 week!

This week’s Celebrity Cipher answers

PAINTING AND DESIGN STUDIO Custom painting, interior design, faux finishes, murals, staging. In business 30 years.

No job too small. References.

Call Cheryl, 941-587-1174

STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

GARAGE SALE

Visit the online classified marketplace at classifieds.yourobserver.com

Home Services

Lots/Acreage For Sale

RIVER PLACE: Yearly, 265 home Yard Sale. Sat., 8a.m.-1p.m., Linger Lodge Rd. at Tara, 71st. St. E., and 70th Ct. E. 34203.

LIDO KEY Direct beachfront, turnkey, unobstructed 180/degree views, 1BR/1.5BA, 1059/sq.ft., $449,000.

OUR ONLINE TOOLS MAKE IT EASY TO PLACE YOUR AD

CLEANING BY Brazilian Lady. Meticulous, reliable, deep cleaning specialist. Residential. Commercial.

New Construction. 941-400-2866.

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CONDO: AT HARBORAGE on Braden River: 2 miles west of I-75 on SR70, 2005, 2BR/2BA, down, all appliances, water view, tile, granite, new A/C, garage, community pool, trail, kayak, marina, beautiful small quiet gated community. $190,000.

712-334-0304.

RENTAL MANAGEMENT company taking more seasonal and annual properties.

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Call 941-782-1559 or visit: www.choosegulfcoast.com for a free rental appraisal

CLAUDIA C. Cleaning Services. Experienced, Dependable and ready to begin! Residential.

Excellent references. 941-773-6895.

TABLE: GREY metal, round, glasstop, and 4 grey chairs with cushions, $150 o/b/o. 941-374-2054.

WHEELCHAIR: MEDLINE Transport, shower chair w/neck and armrest, toilet commode. $200 for all.

941-907-3856.

Property Management

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential. Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable. Lic./Ins. 941-400-3342.

LIVING ROOM set: 6 piece, good cond., rattan, $200. 941-879-8881. No texts please.

VINTAGE RATTAN/BAMBOO dining table (48” round) with 4 swivel chairs and cushions, $150.

941-351-8898.

Cleaning BLUE FISH Cleaning Inc. 941-705-3812. Insured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home cleaning, $80, 2 cleaners, 2 hours.

ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month,15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

Call 941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group 1970 Main St. - 3rd Floor Sarasota, Fl 34236 KAYAK ROOF Rack: 58" Yakima, steel/vinyl coated w/lock, $125. Call 941-708-7070.

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Professional Services

SHIP YOUR car, truck or SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

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Call 941-746-7454.

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Small Engine Repairs, 5002 Lena Road, Unit 107, Bradenton, 34211

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David McCarthy Moving

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...will move anything from a couch to a household

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DRYER VENT CLEANING SPECIALISTS

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Country Canine Makeovers Dog grooMing

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