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Chef or poet?

On April 28, Polo Grill and Bar owner Tommy Klauber was not just a chef. He was Tom Sawyer, showing a crowd how much fun it is to paint a fence.

Klauber led more than 200 people through dinner preparations during the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s interactive dinner.

But it wasn’t like on TV. “The people at your table are going to taste the food,” he said. “We give you the ingredients, but you put them in. Use your discernment.”

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The Lakeshore seeks its third developer in three years. SEE PAGE 5

Grappling with growth Manatee sheriff continues push for more deputies.

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Berkley Mason

Going green On May 1, students at B.D. Gullett Elementary School decided they would go green. No, not for environmental purposes, but for Lyme Disease Awareness Day. First-grader Caleb Plourde sported shorts, a beaded necklace, a hat and a shirt, all lime green.

“Lyme disease is scary, that’s why I wore green today,” he says.

Pam Eubanks

Although Rick Wells is the new sheriff in town as of Jan. 3, he has been in law enforcement for 31 years and with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office since 2015.

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Jake Taraska and Dick Vitale

Music, art and equality at Harvey Milk Festival

Dick Vitale inspires giving

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Tara Elementary School kindergartner Luciana Pizzo shows off her peeled potato.

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Blasting cancer back Lakewood Ranch teen has special mentor in raising money for children impacted by cancer.

RYAN KOHN SPORTS REPORTER

Tickets to the 2017 Dick Vitale Gala May 12 are sold out, but individuals still can donate to the gala at dickvitalegala.org.

Individuals who want to donate to the Jake Taraska Pediatric Cancer Foundation can call 216-5112 or email jake@jaketaraskafoundation.com.

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s 19-year-old Jake Taraska walked down Main Street at Lakewood Ranch, he said he is in great health.

Two years ago, doctors told him both walking and talking would be nearly impossible.

Taraska, then living in New Jersey, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer mainly found in children. About 800 cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed in the United States each year, according to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The cancer affects nerve cells of the sympathetic nervous system.

Taraska also was diagnosed with opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome, which affects one in 1 million people, the National Organization for Rare Disorders says. OMS can cause balance issues and spasms in the arms and legs, among other symptoms. About half of OMS cases are found in neuroblastoma patients.

After months of radiation therapy, doctors told Taraska he was cancer-free, though there was still work to be done. Taraska underwent speech therapy until he was 15, he said. He does not remember learning to walk, but

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Jake Taraska presents a check to Dick Vitale and the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

he does remember at 10 years old having trouble running without falling. He was still able to play baseball, his first love, and as Taraska’s health improved, so did his game. He now plays for Keiser University in West Palm Beach.

For most people, that would be the end of the story, but Taraska’s is just beginning.

When Taraska was 11 years old, his family was in Lakewood Ranch helping his grandparents move.

His parents, Bob and Alli Taraska, happened to have breakfast at

Another Broken Egg Cafe. While there, they saw ESPN commentator and Hall of Fame basketball coach Dick Vitale. They told Vitale their son’s story, and Vitale wanted to learn more. A single phone call kickstarted everything.

“He invited me to his gala,” Taraska said. “I went, and I raised $6,000 for him. When we moved here when I was 14, we developed a good relationship.”

Vitale inspired Taraska to start his own foundation, the Jake Taraska Pediatric Cancer Foun-

dation, in February 2016 and gave him tips on how to raise money.

The tips worked. Taraska’s foundation raised about $50,000 last year. Ninety percent of the funds will go to individual families and children, in whatever form the family needs — rent checks, toys, vacations or sporting event tickets are all in play. The remaining 10% will go to the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the nonprofit named after former North Carolina State men’s basketball coach Jim Valvano and the ben-

Honorees: Sports broadcaster Chris Berman, University of Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly and West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins Scheduled to attend: Villanova University men’s basketball coach Jay Wright, Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey, all six Florida NCAA Division 1 schools’ men’s basketball coaches and others Last year: Raised more than $2.8 million for The V Foundation for Cancer Research

eficiary of Vitale’s gala, as well as children’s hospitals around the country.

Vitale’s next gala is May 12 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. Last year, the gala raised more than $2.8 million for pediatric cancer research, according to Vitale’s website. Taraska will be there this year, just like he has for all the others.

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Proactive patrol Manatee County sheriff weighs in on growth.

PAM EUBANKS SENIOR EDITOR

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ach day, when Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells buttons up his forest green uniform, he wears body armor beneath it. Although much of his time now is consumed by politics — meeting with county officials, talking at public events and other publicsector engagements — his focus remains the same, keeping Manatee County’s residents safe.

At the forefront of that effort is handling growth, especially in District 3, the largest and fastest-growing district in Manatee County. Its roughly 740 square miles spans east of Interstate 75 from University Parkway to the Manatee River, as well as all unincorporated territory north of the river, including in Parrish, Ellenton and Palmetto.

“We have grown so rapidly, it’s difficult for my deputies to be proactive,” Wells said.

Wells said the Sheriff’s Office is 50 positions short of what it should be, echoing statements of former Sheriff Brad Steube. It has about 1.8 deputies per 1,000 people. The FBI suggests 2.2 law enforcement officer per 1,000 population.

Last year, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office received approximately 360,000 calls for service, or about 1,000 calls per day handled by about 29 deputies for each of three shifts, across three districts.

“We’re not little Manatee County any more,” Wells said.

Wells said the county’s western district accounts for more than 40% of all calls for service. However, East County’s challenges are its size coupled with a fast-growing population. Development in Districts 1 and 2 is basically finished, except for redevelopment projects, but District 3 continues to expand, said Capt. Robert Mealy, who heads up District 3, which covers the greater Lakewood Ranch area. The geographical size of Mealy’s district remains the same, but the number of communities in it is changing drasti-

“We have a green-andwhite car and a greenand-white uniform with all this shiny stuff on it because we want law enforcement to be visible.”

— Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells

ABOUT RICK WELLS Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells took his oath of office Jan. 3.

He started his career with Florida Highway Patrol, working his way up to sergeant during his 31-year tenure. He was chief of police at the Palmetto Police Department from 2010 to 2015, before transitioning to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

cally. Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch reported 775 new home sales in 2016. That, combined with sales from 2012 to 2015, equals 2,994 new homes in Lakewood Ranch proper alone.

“Here, the eastern portion of the county is booming,” Mealy said. “If I could put a deputy in every community, I would. Our deputies love catching bad guys.”

“We’ve got to keep up with that growth,” Wells added.

That means having more deputies on the road to respond to calls and take steps to deter crime.

Wells’ and Mealy’s vision is to have deputies proactively patrol in neighborhoods, stop to play basketball with youth and take other measures to become familiar with the community and make residents as comfortable as possible talking with law enforcement.

“We have a green-and-white car and a green-and-white uniform with all this shiny stuff on it because we want law enforcement to be visible,” Wells said.

Wells said the Sheriff’s Office is capitalizing on the digital age, tracking crimes through social media, including Facebook.

Department captains in March became active on Twitter.

“If we have a situation and we have the area blocked off or we have a subject we’re looking for, (residents) know what’s going on,” Wells said.

The Sheriff’s Office also plans to put more emphasis on prevention, starting with youth. It uses a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office-developed education program, “Know the Law,” in middle schools to teach children about right and wrong. Wells is working with the School District of Manatee County to reintroduce the program into elementary schools, where there are no school resource officers, starting in August. Those plans have not yet been approved.

Ultimately, the sheriff wants to create a fourth district that would break up the District 3 territory into one district north of the Manatee River and another south of it to include the Lakewood Ranch area. Wells said those plans will not be implemented imme-

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Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells and Capt. Robert Mealy say keeping up with growth in the East County area is challenge for the Sheriff’s Office.

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District 3, which gets about 28% of total calls, is the largest area geographically.

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diately because of more pressing budgetary needs, but he hopes it can become a reality as quickly as possible.

Starting in 2018, the Sheriff’s Office will receive revenue from a half-cent sale tax approved by voters in November 2016.

But Wells said the tax is not the funding-gap solution it appears to be on the surface. The Sheriff’s Office has other “critical” funding needs besides deputies, including an expansion of its property and evidence and fleet facilities.

Last year, the Manatee County Commission budgeted for eight new deputies and four correctional officers. During the summer budget sessions, Wells will again ask for more personnel.

“The Board of County Commissioners has been working with us,” Wells said. “We’re trying to get positions every year. I do believe they understand the issues and the growth.”

CALLS FOR SERVICE n 2014, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office averaged 974.7 calls for service per day. District 3 handled 28.39% of the patrol division’s calls for service. n 2015, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office averaged 1,020 calls for service per day. District 3 handled 28.43% of the patrol division calls for service. n 2016, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office averaged 987 calls for service per day. District 3 handled 27.9% of them.

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bout a year ago, you could not find one pickleball court in GreyHawk Landing.

With the sport becoming more popular, residents requested a pickleball court and the CDD catered to the residents' wishes, putting pickleball lines on the tennis courts for the two sports to share.

Pushback from tennis players is prompting change again. They want pickleball to have its own, separate court.

CDD supervisors are considering a different kind of sharing — pickleball on the basketball courts.

Installing separate courts adjacent to the clubhouse may be cost prohibitive, between $34,000 and $45,000, said Ollie Kyte, chairman of GreyHawk’s CDD board.

“What we are considering is adding two pickleball courts to the existing basketball court, but then we would have to get some type of restricted barrier for containing the pickleballs,” Kyte said.

The decision is not yet final.

To execute the conversion on the basketball court, the CDD board would have to pay for the addition of the pickleball lines on

IN OTHER BUSINESS n Supervisors agreed to explore alternative vendors for phone and internet service because its current provider, Frontier, raised its rates. n The aquatics contractor reported it treated five ponds for midges, an insect like a mosquito that does not bite.

“It seems like we have made a big improvement since we treated the ponds,” said Michael Plaia, GreyHawk Landing’s CDD vice chairman. “I think we’re going in the right direction, and this was the only solution that was financially feasible to do. We intend to stay on top of this, and we have more feeder fish for the ponds coming shortly.”

the court, as well as a short fence around the court to contain the pickleballs.

The board predicts this would cost a little more than $1,000.

Supervisors have created a time log for the basketball courts to better gauge how often the courts are used and when they are used.

“We do not want to encounter the same issues we dealt with with the avid tennis players when we wanted to put pickleball on the tennis courts,” said Jeffrey Evans, assistant secretary of GreyHawk CDD. Supervisors expect to discuss the topic again at future meetings.

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THE LAKESHORE: A BRIEF HISTORY

Is The Lakeshore luxury condo project in Lakewood Ranch on hold or for sale?

2008 Project halts

MID-2000S Site approved for multifamily

JUNE 2014 Developer Larry Pearce relaunches project

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SUMMER 2016 The Bullard Group purchases project

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AUGUST 2016 New floor plans announced JANUARY 2017 Site preparation begins FEBRUARY 2017 Excavation begins APRIL 2017 Site resodded and construction trailer moved Pam Eubanks

The sign for Lakeshore Condos remains on the site, and homes are still listed as available by the project’s exclusive real estate sales team. The property, overall, is for sale on Realtor.com, as well.

ate with Wagner Realty, who is co-leading sales efforts for the condos, also declined to comment. The Facebook page and voice message systems targeting prospective buyers of units within The Lakeshore remained active as of May 2. The project’s website, lakeshorerodeodrive. com, is active, as well.

Bullard Group work began in January. In February, it faced delays on starting vertical construction for the project at 10755

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Rodeo Drive, with representatives citing excavation work that needed to be done to identify the project’s original foundations.

Construction under another developer halted in 2008.

Representatives said excavation work would take eight to 10 weeks.

Bullard Group acquired The Lakeshore site in mid-2016 and planned to break ground in June 2016. It took extra time to revise floor plans to include larger mas-

ter suites, expanded terraces and layouts to take advantage of natural light, among other design changes.

Developers hoped for The Lakeshore’s first residents to move in early 2018.

On the other side of Main Street, Homes by Towne is well underway on its three-building, 76-unit luxury condo project, with 11 homes sold of about 23 units in the first building.

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“It’s coming along really well,” Kearney said. “In Building One, we are hoping to have models done in July, so we’ll be starting to close units in Building One, then, as well.

“People want to see models,” she said. “Everybody’s very excited.”

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ike Driscoll, co-owner of The Fish Hole Miniature Golf at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch, sat with his wife, Debbie, on April 28 and looked out their office window to an unexpected scene.

The construction trailer for the 44-unit The Lakeshore condominium project, located on land north of The Fish Hole and south of Michael Saunders & Co., along the bank of Lake Uihlein, was being moved.

“They hooked up the construction trailer and took it away,” Mike Driscoll said. “Looks like they are going bye-bye.”

That has yet to be confirmed.

Workers removed construction fencing April 19 and installed sod the following day, Driscoll said.

The 1.32-acre property now is listed for sale on Realtor.com for $2.6 million.

The project’s developer, Fred Bullard, of the Bullard Group, declined to comment.

The luxury condos are priced from the low $600,000s to about $1.3 million and range from 1,887 to 3,446 square feet.

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Water worries well up Drought, pump failure create challenge for irrigation pond.

PAM EUBANKS SENIOR EDITOR

The future of one of University Place’s largest ponds remains mucky as it battles drought conditions and a failed water well.

The well in Pond 14 has collapsed and can’t refill the pond, which provides irrigation water to a section of homes within University Place.

The University Place Community Development District board on April 26 voted unanimously to approve a $19,500 contract with Parrish Well Drilling to cap off the old well and drill a new one for the lake. Drilling a new well will be more secure in the long term. Redrilling the old well could result in future collapses, the district’s engineer told supervisors.

CDD Chairman Ric Romanoff said permitting and installation of the well could take up to 90 days.

“It’s getting bad. It’s getting worse. It’s not going to get better until we get rain,” Romanoff said of the pond’s condition.

Residents have been worried about aesthetics of the area’s ponds, which are at least 3 feet lower than normal.

“The drought has put extreme stress on all of our ponds, espe-

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University Place leaders say Pond 14 seems to be losing water faster than other ponds.

cially Pond 14,” Community Association board member Kathryn Murphy said during a joint meeting April 26 of the University Place Homeowners Association and Community Development District boards. “Healthy ponds are vital to University Place.”

In Pond 14, water levels are at least 6 feet lower than the grass line. Association members worry the pump will not come online before the pond dries up.

It dropped about 6 inches in one week, University Place Community Association Manager Stephanie Curtis said.

“It won’t take quite 90 days to dry that pond up at this point,” Curtis said. “We can’t keep taking water out of the pond without putting water in.”

Curtis noted there will be a balance between efforts to conserve water while maintaining community aesthetics. For example, reducing the time fountains run in ponds could help minimize water lost to evaporation, but it also will cause the water to stagnant. As water levels lower and temperatures rise, it creates a recipe for algae blooms.

University Place already has

CDD supervisors reviewed preliminary proposals to provide attendants for the community’s front gates.

Supervisor Frank Ingrassia presented preliminary cost proposals from six security vendors, with OSA Global Security offering the lowest price. Its proposal would provide 12 hours of manpower seven days a week for $58,698 annually.

The district would continue services with its existing remote security provider, Envera Systems, which would provide remote gate attendants for the other 12hour shift, as well as camera monitoring and services on a 24-7 basis.

Altogether, that proposal would increase the cost residents pay for security services by about $57 per household annually.

Supervisors did not commit to an attendant, but the concept garnered enough support for the board to seek an official proposal from OSA Global. n During the joint meeting between the CDD and homeowners association, the boards agreed the CDD would install more “No Parking This Side” signs on neighborhood streets to help ensure residents comply with parking restrictions that prohibit vehicles parking on the same side of the road as the mailboxes.

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scaled back to a once-weekly watering schedule, but Curtis said the association can further reduce watering on landscape that does not need it. It also has a moratorium on new plantings.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District on April 25 declared a Phase 1 water shortage for its 16 counties, including Manatee and Sarasota counties. A Phase 1 water shortage alerts the public that watering restrictions could be and prohibits “wasteful and unnecessary” water use, SWFWMD said in a release.

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Spicing up learning Restaurant puts experience on the menu for Tara students.

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Tara Elementary School kindergarten teacher Josephine Johnson shows her students how to prepare garlic cloves for cooking.

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or teachers Josephine Johnson and Loreena Durrance, part of any good menu is a recipe for learning.

That’s why they created The Banana Leaf Restaurant at Tara Elementary School. On April 25 and April 27, 26 students opened their own restaurant in the school cafeteria, each taking an active role in operations.

“Peeling the potatoes was hard,” said kindergartner Nathaniel Slaughter, who just wanted to make dough, but helped prepare food, as well. “The carrots were a lot easier because they were a lot smoother.”

Johnson, a kindergarten teacher, was born and raised in the Philippines, resulting in Banana Leaf’s Filipino-inspired menu: Lumpia (spring rolls) for the appetizer, the choice between chicken panang curry or pork humba for the main course, and water or green tea (unsweetened) for the drink choices.

Weeks prior to the opening of the restaurant, each of the students “applied” for his or her position of preference. Students chose chef, busser, hostess, entertainer (singing on stage for the customers), cashier, manager or server.

After students had made their choices, they wrote about why they choose that particular position, teaching them literacy skills, Johnson said.

On restaurant days, the students fulfilled their roles. Those who chose to be a chef helped prepare the veggies — cut, diced and peeled them — ahead of time. Servers carried the plates to the customers, and the bussers cleared the tables.

Like at any restaurant, “managers” at the Banana Leaf Restaurant moseyed around, asking customers for feedback about their dining experience.

“Managers will go around and ask people how everything was, teaching the kids social skills

“Managers will go around and ask people how everything was, teaching the kids social skills which are so important.”

— Josephine Johnson, Ballard Elementary School kindergarten teacher

A BRIEF HISTORY Josephine Johnson and Loreena Durrance came up the restaurant idea in 2011 while teaching at Ballard Elementary School.

The pair moved to Tara two years ago.

“Last year, we applied for a grant from the Manatee Education Foundation and received $1,000 for the restaurant. We wanted to bring it [to Tara] because it is so much fun. It makes learning fun.”

Tickets, which sold for $6, paid for the appetizer, entree and a drink. Patrons could buy an extra spring roll for $1.

Money raised will replenish grant dollars from the Manatee Education Foundation, and net profits will go to the Applied Behavior Analysis Academy, a Sarasota-based nonprofit whose mission is to help children with autism and other developmental challenges.

which are so important,” Johnson said. “The students will then read through the feedback and reflect, which is really important. Then they will tell me what they were having trouble with, what worked well and what we can do to better it for next year.”

Students take an active role in the restaurant because it is one they have chosen for themselves, said Durrance, an exceptional student education teacher.

“Some children are really into cleaning, so they want to be a busser,” she said. “Some really enjoy cooking because maybe they cook at home with their parents sometimes. This is where the writing comes in. We want to hear why they chose a particular job.”

Despite his dough-making aspirations, Nathaniel had other motivations for his role.

“I’m going to be a waiter because I want to get tips,” Slaughter said.

Each role gave students realworld experiences, Durrance said.

By letting the students keep their tips, it taught them the importance of saving. By having them apply for restaurant positions, it gave them writing practice while teaching them how to apply for a job. The students used some plants they grew in the schoolyard, so they were able to better understand how much it costs to grow something, and how much you make when you sell it, Durrance said.

“I like my job because managers don’t have to clean up, and I also like seeing if the food is OK for the customers. I like the food [at the Banana Leaf Restaurant] but my favorite food is pizza.”

— Sam Wethers, 6, manager

“I really like throwing all of the food away. The sweet tea is my favorite at the Banana Leaf because it is so sweet and good.”

— Luna Perez, 5, busgirl

“I like to tell people what to do. The chicken curry is my favorite because it is the perfect amount of spicy.”

—Tesla Johnson, 5, manager

“I like looking to see if every waiter is doing their job. I like the food, but my mom’s food is the best. It is so good. She makes the best beans, rice and pork, which Miss Johnson also makes.”

— Victor Oliveira, 6, head waiter

“I like serving people because I get to do all of the orders. The spring rolls are my favorite, or anything that the customers like is my favorite.”

— Jayce Stennett, 5, waiter

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Students shine in the spotlight

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eachers often mention how much fourth- and fifth-graders like to chat, and many of them do. But when you add a stage, podium and a crowd into the mix, it changes the dynamics.

Some students, however, are not phased when the spotlight shines on them. It is a quality that will benefit them throughout their lives.

This is one of the reasons Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary’s speech contest coordinator Natasha Sinclair feels so strongly about this precursor to the 4H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest.

“I firmly believe in public speaking,” said Sinclair, who is also a fifth-grade teacher at the school. “Through our lives, we have so many opportunities to speak. Why not start early?”

On April 28, 13 brave fourthand fifth-graders sat nervously on the stage at McNeal as they waited for their names to be called.

Each student prepared a speech and presented it to his or her class (seven fourth-grade and six fifth-grade classes). The winners from each class then delivered the same speech to the entire fourth- and fifth-grade class, teachers, administration and family.

Indeed, all 13 looked nervous, but I couldn’t blame them. How much public speaking experience could a fourth- or fifthgrader possibly have? Sometimes 50-year-olds can barely work up the nerve to speak in front of a crowd this size.

They were nervous, but every one of them got up there and did what they had to do. Some were better than others — that’s where the judges came in.

The speakers were not the only ones nervous in that cafeteria.

Being one of the three judges

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— but not all of them were clear, comfortable and poised.

But when fourth-grader Alexis Eikelmann appeared at the podium to present her speech titled “Bringing Up Down Syndrome,” she had me at the title of her speech. She showed no sense of tension, whatsoever.

Her volume was consistent throughout her 3-minute speech. Her eyes were not staring at one person, but moderately scanning the large crowd.

She was quirky, enjoyable to listen to, and I could tell she did her research.

This is why we she won. We were told the winner would become obvious as the speakers progressed, and that was correct.

Her speech discussed Down syndrome, the science behind how it affects the body and why she chose to write about it.

A girl with Down syndrome named Sophie inspired her to write the speech.

Alexis’ older sister Ashley Eikelmann used to babysit Sophie at their house, as well as at Mini Mustangs, Lakewood Ranch High School’s preschool program. Alexis Eikelmann knew Sophie well.

She chose to write her speech

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Fifth-grader Dakota Holler earned second place at McNeal’s contest for her speech “How my Expander Ruined my Life.”

for the speech contest at McNeal Elementary School, I sat front and center, with the speakers’ parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles sitting behind me. I could feel their eyes watching as I scored each speaker based on delivery, content, volume and various other points — quite daunting.

Prior to the speech contest, I met with the two other judges, Terry Cox and Scott Cox (no, they are not married) and staff in a small room festooned with complimentary orange juice, scones and blueberry muffins.

My stomach was content. I was happy and I was ready to go.

Sinclair told us to judge the students “hard,” and that our scores would be added up, then averaged for each of the speakers.

After Sinclair finished explaining the judging proce-

dure, we were ready to begin.

As I watched each of the students, I couldn’t help but wonder what fourth-grade Berkley would have written her speech about. Possibly my annoying little sister, or maybe my dreadfully early bedtime. Who knows?

But I was surprised to see the unique list of topics that these students chose to cover.

Fifth-grader Trevor Schmid wrote a speech titled, “The Evolution of the Cellphone” and fourth-grader Ava Garretson’s speech was titled “Shelter vs.

Breeder.” She displayed levels of creativity that I never anticipated I’d see from a student her age.

As we went through the line, I began judging each student not particularly based on content, but more so on delivery.

All of the students made it through the speech — no breakdowns or panic attacks occurred

on Down syndrome because of Sophie, but she also wanted to enlighten herself on the condition.

Likewise, Alexis wanted to inform her audience, and after practicing for hours the night before the school speech contest, she was confident that she would do just that.

“I read the speech to my family and they said they learned a lot from it,” Alexis said.

Alexis’s speech was compelling, informative and easy to listen to, as if she was born to be on stage. The crowd did not intimidate her, she said, and the judges could see that.

It took her about a week to write her speech. She spent long nights practicing once she was finished, she said. Alexis thought being on stage in front of everyone was “easy,” for it only took 3 minutes.

“I knew there was going to be a lot of people watching,” Alexis said. “But, for me, it was easy on stage because I knew people everywhere [throughout the cafeteria] — past and current teachers, my best friends and my mom — so it made me feel supported.”

Alexis will move on to the county level of the 4H Tropicana Public Speaking May 20, at the Manatee County Agricultural Center. The fourth- and fifthgrade contest will begin at noon.

Jay Heater’s column will return next week.

Berkley Mason is a staff writer for the East County Observer.

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No more free fishing Waterlefe CDD reels in trespassing at community ponds.

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When Waterlefe Golf & River Club resident Mary Fiorini is in her home, she expects a certain level of privacy. Lately, Fiorini said she’s lost that privacy because of people fishing in the pond near her home.

“There have been times where I have been home by myself, or sitting on my lanai in my bathing suit, or even coming out of my bathroom in my bedroom, and all of the sudden there’s someone standing on the other side of the pond fishing,” Fiorini said. “It is a total lack of privacy.”

Fiorini bought a property in the Waterlefe community, specifically on one of the more private streets. Now, she feels as though someone can watch her.

“Neighbors can’t see me on my lanai, and all of the sudden, I have strangers looking into my lanai from 25 yards away,” Mary Fiorini said. “I don’t believe that these people live here, and that’s probably my main concern.”

Waterlefe’s Community Development District is responding to residents’ concerns with a plan to minimize trespassing.

In April, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies drove along the Waterlefe property with

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The Waterlefe CDD may add more “No Trespassing” signs to prevent fishing behind residences.

community representatives and identified areas more susceptible to trespassing.

At the April 24 CDD meeting, Deputy Russ Younger gave a presentation about the proper steps residents should take to successfully trespass someone.

“The trespassing law states that in order to trespass someone, the person needs to be onsite along with an authorized agent from management or the CDD board,” Younger said. “The authorized

agent can then trespass the offender in the deputy’s presence.

Then, if the person returns, they can be arrested for trespassing.”

In other words, on the first offense the person will be warned.

If they trespass again, they can be arrested.

Younger also suggested installing more “No Trespassing” signs every 500 feet around the borders of the development. Waterlefe has five “No Trespassing” signs.

Waterlefe’s General Manager of

Golf Operations Steve Dietz said that those signs are on display in locations that are most “susceptible to letting people in,” such as the front and back gates.

Fiorini likes that the CDD is actively trying to solve the problem and supports adding signs every 500 feet.

“It’s the most action that has been taken since I’ve been complaining about this for the last year,” Fiorini said. “I’m really happy that we had at least a [dep-

uty] come here for the meeting to lay out what we can do. Now I know that we can trespass them, and that made me feel a lot better.

They are finally doing something for our safety and our concerns.”

However, Waterlefe resident Mary Lou Kovac disagreed.

Despite her frustration with the trespassing, she does not want more signs.

“I don’t think that’s going to do any good,” Kovac said. “In Waterlefe, we have so many signs already, and I don’t want signs in my backyard. I wouldn't mind one additional sign, but every 500 feet would be too much. I enjoy watching the wildlife back there, and I don’t want to look at signs.”

Kovac thinks trespassers are getting in through a small opening toward the front entrance of Waterlefe.

“I would like to see them put a gate with a lock, and with that, it would be very obvious that people were trespassing,” Kovac said. “I think that might solve the problem. But then again, people might still do crazy things to get in. That would be better than how it is now, though — people can just walk right in. “ Younger did not promise the residents that with additional signs the trespassing problem would be solved.

“It is hard to say if people will quit coming, even when the signs are up,” Younger said. “If someone is on your property, and you know they don’t live here, give the traffic hotline a call [747-3011] to get a traffic unit out here. It takes the residents giving us a call to let us know what’s going on.”

The next CDD meeting will be held at 2 p.m. May 15 at the Waterlefe Golf & River Club.

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On her way to the Circuelle Foundation’s Pink Kitchen event, Lakewood Ranch’s Sally Schule knew she would have fun, but she did not know if she would learn anything new.

Schule stays informed on wellness through her work with the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving health care delivery in the Sarasota area.

“I came in there (to University of California Los Angeles’ Marc Milstein’s lecture) thinking I wasn’t going to even need to take notes,” Schule said. “... There are about 10 things I’m going to do differently now. He really brought that lecture home.”

Takeaways included standing in sunlight each morning for about five minutes right after waking up and darkening her bedroom.

The Circuelle Foundation hosted “Pink Kitchen: A Unique Approach to Women’s Wellness” April 29 at the University of South Florida’s Culinary Innovation Lab at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch. About 45 women, and a few men, gathered for five hours of cooking, learning, eating and exercise, leaving the event with a better understanding of living a healthy lifestyle.

Attendees were split into two groups and rotated through various activities. Each group learned anticancer recipes, about 40 anticancer foods and about cooking clean.

They attended a short class at Pure Barre Lakewood Ranch, where they learned to carve 10 minutes of exercise into each day.

Melissa Kirkpatrick, founder of the Circuelle Foundation, said she started the nonprofit because she has a passion for breast health and empowering women.

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LECOM School of Pharmacy students, from left, Brandi Conely, Kelly Fero, Stephanie Wills and Johnny Le Nguyen, far right, stand with faculty mentor Victoria Reinhartz in front of the group’s winning poster presentation.

Flyover makes county plans Sarasota County commissioners have cemented plans to construct a bridge across Interstate 75.

Board members on April 25 approved a comprehensive plan amendment that incorporates a flyover connecting Lakewood Ranch Boulevard in the east to Cattlemen Road to the west.

“For the past two years we have been working closely with the neighbors and county staff to determine the best location for this important piece of the transportation grid,” said Rich-

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SMR is responsible for engineering the bridge, but Sarasota County will fund and construct it. No timeline has been set.

Having engineering plans ready could allow the project to qualify for state or federal funding.

Administrator search begins Manatee County commissioners took the first official step April 25 toward hiring a new county administrator.

The board agreed to hire Springsted Waters & Co. of Kansas City to conduct a national search for Manatee’s top post.

Current County Administrator Ed Hunzeker is set to leave after his contract ends Jan. 29.

The board voted 4-3 in December to hire a search firm rather than renew Hunzeker’s contract. Hunzeker had not asked for a renewal and had stated publicly he would retired in early 2018.

Research day raises awareness Students, faculty and staff at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton put a public focus on research April 20 during a special Research

Day event.

“Students, faculty and staff have a common mission: to expand our knowledge through research and gain a clear understanding of how interprofessionalism is required to maximize wellness for those entrusted to our care,” said Tim Novak, event coordinator and director of LECOM’s master of health services administration program, in a statement.

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SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE 6500 block of Anchor Loop, Bradenton Information only: The complainant reported he was contacted via email for a job working from home and he accepted a shipping job. The complainant received the first package, but thought it was suspicious and reported it to law enforcement.

APRIL 27 REVENGE OF THE EX 200 block of Cape Harbour Loop, Bradenton Civil dispute/ownership: The complainant looked out the window of her home to see an unknown tow truck driver was about to tow her vehicle. The complainant confronted the tow truck driver. The driver said the registered owner of the vehicle wanted it towed. The complainant is divorced and her ex-husband is still the registered owner of the vehicle. A deputy went to the ex-husband’s residence but could not make contact with him.

APRIL 24

TOOLS AND TRUCKS 5000 block of Lena Road, Bradenton Burglary unoccupied conveyance and motor vehicle theft: Deputies are investigating the theft of a tool box and tools from a trailer at a local landscaping company. Someone also broke into a truck at the location and damaged the ignition.

APRIL 27

CAMERAS IDENTIFY PHONE THIEF 6500 block of State Road 70 East, Bradenton Theft of $300 to $5,000: A student reported someone stole his black iPhone 7 from his backpack. Security cameras in the school media center showed a male student opening the backpack and removing the phone. The suspect was escorted out of class the following day by administration. The student admitted to taking the phone and gave it to the deputy who arrived on scene. He was suspended. The victim’s parents did not want to press charges because the phone was returned.

APRIL 28

MAKEUP MISCHIEF 6200 block of State Road 64 East, Bradenton Lost property: The victim reported she lost her backpack, possibly while shopping at Wal-Mart.

She has called Wal-Mart several times but the backpack was not located. The victim wanted to report the lost property because it contains her makeup kit.

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Lakewood Ranch gymnastics has helped five of its athletes become elite.

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Braden River softball senior Ali Yawn on April 27 pitched a one-hitter, leading the Pirates to an 11-0 win against Seffner Christian in the Class 7A District 9 title game.

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Judy Broihier was named Palm Aire County Club’s most improved golfer against the past 12 months on April 27.

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The Lakewood Ranch boys track and field team won its Class 4A Region 2 title by two points April 29 over Steinbrenner High.

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Out of Door Academy’s Saraiah Walkes won the girls 100 meters (12.09), 200 meters (24.79), and 400 meters (56.22) April 27 at the Class 1A Region 2 track and field meet.

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Lakewood Ranch softball senior Mackenzie Meyer hit a walk-off double April 27 to give the Mustangs a 2-1 win against Sarasota High in the Class 8A District 8 title game.

“I want to be on the field every single inning.”

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andra Elsadek’s world went dark before she helped herself off the floor.

“I had blood rushing down my face,” she said. “I started freaking out. I ran to the bathroom, and a tooth fell out.”

It was April 1, 2013, and the then-12-year-old Elsadek had just broken her jaw while performing a bars routine. She had tried to land a “cal hop,” an advanced maneuver in which a gymnast’s hands start forward and then are flipped backward.

Elsadek’s hands missed the bar, but her teeth and braces hit flush.

She can still hear the sound of metal-on-metal impact.

“It was actually on April Fool’s Day,” Elsadek said. “When my coaches called my mom, she thought it was a joke.”

Surgery took three hours, after which the orthodontist advised her to quit gymnastics. Another incident like that and she would need dentures.

Still, she returned to the sport she loves but changed gyms to be more comfortable.

Under the coaching of Laura Parraga, who co-owns Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics with David Parraga, Elsadek has thrived.

Elsadek competes at Level 10, and she and teammate Derrian Gobourne will compete in the Junior Olympic National Championships on May 6-7 in Indianapolis. Three other gym athletes, Lily Pierson, Jaden Haley and Luca Whitaker, qualified for the Level 9 Eastern Championships April 28-30 in Lansing, Mich.

All five athletes credit the gym for their success, despite diverging paths leading there. Whitaker came to Lakewood Ranch from Colorado, and said she experienced “culture shock” at first.

The training involved more cardio than she expected, and the overall attitude of other gymnasts during training was intense. Pierson, a transplant from Kentucky, echoed the sentiments and said she appreciated the gym’s focus on up-training and correct form.

“I definitely don’t know where I would be if I didn’t come to Lakewood Ranch.”

— Derrian Gobourne

Gobourne said the gym has helped her with discipline and managing her time, both within the sport and in her personal life.

It’s not just coaching, though: The “Fab Five” get it done through talent and perseverance. After the switch to Lakewood Ranch (and nine root canals), Elsadek worked through a confidence block on the bars to reach level 10 and earn a scholarship to Ball State University. Gobourne has been committed to Auburn University since she was 13. She won the Magical Classic in Orlando in February, and finished fifth in last year’s Junior Olympic Nationals in the all-around.

The other three are undecided on collegiate choices, but are surging. The trio will start training for level 10 events as soon their level nine seasons finish. Haley broke the growth plate in her foot in sixth grade, but she hasn’t let the injury stop her, even though she said it was “hard to get back” to her normal form. The vault is her best event. She finished in first place April 30 at the Eastern Championships.

“It just comes natural,” Haley said. “I can count on it as a buffer to bring my scores up.”

Pierson and Whitaker both claim bars as their favorite event, but have strong all-around skills, good for being on small team. Six people reside on the gym’s level nine team, down from 10 last year.

Pierson said the pressure to perform well skyrockets, but it also brings the girls closer. At national competitions, it’s every gymnast for herself, but aside from those rare events, Lakewood Ranch athletes are proverbial kinfolk.

Elsadek and Gobourne said they sleep over at each other’s houses.

Others hit the beach together. The Parragas make sure to treat their gymnasts like people, a seemingly small gesture with great importance. Elsadek appreciates being asked how her day went, or how her boyfriend is doing.

“We love them,” Laura Parraga said. “They’re like the kids we never had. And we’re friends, especially the older ones. We’ve been with them a long time.

We spend more time with them sometimes than their parents do.”

Ultimately, Gobourne summed up her and her teammates’ feelings on the gym.

“I definitely don’t know where I would be if I didn’t come to Lakewood Ranch,” Gobourne said.

LUCA WHITAKER Level nine, 15 years old Favorite food: Pasta or pizza Favorite TV show: “The Imposters” Dream vacation spot: Australia Favorite subject: Creative writing Hobbies: Running her YouTube channel (lucawhitaker) Best advice received: Everything happens for a reason.

JADEN HALEY Level nine, 16 years old Favorite food: Fruit (all) Favorite TV show: “Modern Family,” “Stranger Things” or “13 Reasons Why” Dream vacation spot: Paris Favorite subject: Science Hobbies: Hanging with friends and going to the pool Best advice received: Sometimes God doesn’t change your situation because he’s trying to change your heart.

LILY PIERSON Level nine, 17 years old Favorite food: Pizza and Caesar salad Favorite TV show: “Dance Moms” Dream vacation spot: Australia and Aruba Favorite subject: Science Hobbies: Going “fourwheeling” with friends Best advice received: If you get discouraged doing something, think about why you love it.

SANDRA ELSADEK Level 10, 16 years old Favorite food: Fettuccine Alfredo and grilled chicken, and cookie cake Favorite TV show: “Pretty Little Liars” Dream vacation spot: Fiji Favorite subject: U.S. history Hobbies: Going to Siesta Beach with friends Best advice received: Don’t let others tell you you’re not good enough.

DERRIAN GOBOURNE Level 10, 17 years old Favorite food: Bacon Favorite TV show: “The Loudhouse” Dream vacation spot: Jamaica Favorite subject: English Hobbies: Dancing (jazz and contemporary) Best advice received: Do your own thing.

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PROSE AND KOHN

RYAN KOHN

Following faith leads to heaven-sent putter

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akewood Ranch resident Peter Schrum’s instructions were not immediately clear. He stumbled upon them occasionally, like he was following a steady trail of bread crumbs left on his life’s path.

Left by whom? The Holy Spirit, he said.

It began three years ago when a man approached Schrum, who holds 31 years of custom golf club experience, at church to get his thoughts on a crystal putter he was creating.

Schrum liked the putter, but thought it lacked versatility. The shaft was directly into the crystal. It couldn’t be moved.

Schrum saw potential, though.

The two entered into a brief partnership before the man left without a word of warning. The vanishing act left Schrum to work on the putter by himself.

Once solo, Schrum started feeling something reaching out to him from above, he said. One day, while chatting about water jet cutters with a Bradenton store owner — which, of all random things, has to be among the most random — the owner’s brother handed Schrum three pieces of Kevlar.

“I’m like, ‘OK, what am I going to do with these? Why did he give me these?’” Schrum said.

“I get out to the car and the Holy Spirit said, ‘Put it on the faceplate.’ I was like, ‘Wow, I never thought of that.’”

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Peter Schrum shows off one of his Heavenly Putters clubs.

The Kevlar absorbs the impact of the golf ball and gives the putter its own feel, Schrum said.

Little occurrences of divine intervention like that have happened throughout the three-year trial-and-error process, with Schrum describing the interactions as God saying, “Do this,

now do this.” In return, Schrum decided to name his company Heavenly Putters, a good-faith gesture.

The idea behind Heavenly Putters is full customization.

There are other putters on the market that claim the same thing, Schrum said, but do not

offer half as many options as his does.

Schrum’s faceplates are interchangeable. They come in both aluminum and brass, and there’s also a crystal version. His grips, produced by SwitchGrips, vary from standard black rubber to alligator skin, and are weightadjustable, so players can play with a heavy or light club. The putter can be adjusted for both right- and left-handed players, and the shaft can be moved within the head if players want more weight on a certain area of the head. His patent on the design is pending.

All putters also come with custom head covers made by Schrum’s wife, Eva Schrum.

“I call them holsters, like for a gun,” Schrum said, “because these (putters) are deadly.”

He did have to make some adjustments to the putters at the request of the U.S. Golf Association, which does not want players adjusting their clubs during a round. Schrum added more screws and notches to the head.

This keeps the club customizable while cutting down the possibility of a player changing his or her putter while walking down a fairway.

Schrum learned to make custom clubs 31 years ago while working for Ford. The company offered a class on the craft to its employees. The first two clubs he made were for his son, Peter

Schrum IV, who he said learned to play golf in the womb. The elder Schrum taught Eva Schrum to play golf while she was pregnant. Schrum has been doing custom golf jobs on the side ever since, but Heavenly Putters is a different beast entirely.

He made his first sale April 20 to a man in Illinois, who bought one for his son. That isn’t Schrum’s target audience, though, because the products are not cheap, ranging in price from $350 to $750.

He believes his putters will be a big hit with golf and country club members with a little cash to burn and a lot of pride in their game.

The putters themselves can be purchased at heavenlyputters. com, with different faceplates costing different amounts. The idea can work with any style or golfer preference. I don’t play golf much myself, so maybe I’m naive when it comes to important aspects of a putter, but I don’t see anything to dislike about Heavenly Putters.

In other words, you can count me as a believer.

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

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Brady Moore Brady Moore is a senior on The Out-of-Door Academy’s baseball team. He is committed to play for the University of Western Ontario in Canada next season.

When did you start playing baseball?

I started playing when I was 4 years old, just hitting off a tee in the backyard.

Why go to college in Ontario, Canada?

I’m from there. I just wanted to go back home. It’s a little hot down in Florida.

Back row: The Out-of-Door Academy Head of School David Mahler, Brady Moore, McCabe Ballance, Christian McCarthy, Brad Hansell, Duncan Cappar and Cameron Smalley. Front row: Savannah Alario, Maria Ross, Tess Sicilliano, Sophia Gardinier and Sabrina Suriol.

ODA senior athletes announce college choices On April 26, 12 The Out-of-Door Academy seniors with plans to play sports in college, among other ODA students, were honored at a school ceremony in front of family and friends. In alphabetical order, those athletes are: n Savannah Alario, rowing, University of Miami n McCabe Ballance, football, Colby College (Maine) n Duncan Cappar, baseball, John Carroll University (Ohio) n Sophia Gardinier, track and field, Lafayette College (Pennsylvania) n Brad Hansell, football, Dickinson College (Pennsylvania)

n Christian McCarthy, football, Centre College (Ohio) n Brady Moore, baseball, University of Western Ontario (Canada) n Najee Rhodes, baseball, San Jacinto College (Texas) (not present at the ceremony) n Maria Ross, tennis, Boston College n Tess Sicilliano, lacrosse, Oberlin College (Ohio) n Sabrina Suriol, lacrosse, Southwestern University (Texas) n Cameron Smalley, baseball, Eckerd College

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What is your favorite food?

The Canadian in me is saying poutine. I love that when I go back up there.

What is your favorite TV show?

I like “Criminal Minds,” “NCIS,” those types of mystery shows.

What is your best skill on the field?

I’d say the ability to be a leader and pick up the guys. If someone has a bad inning pitching or had an error in the field, I’m kind of the guy there saying, “It’s fine, it’s just baseball. Move on and have fun. Forget about it.”

What hobbies do you have?

I’m in the process of getting my (commercial) pilot’s license. I like to fish. I do mountain biking.

Swimming, just for fun. A bunch of different stuff, really.

Finish this sentence: “Brady Moore is ... “ ... Committed. I have torn my PCL and my labrum in my hip this year. I’ve missed one game because of it, and that was a coach’s decision. I want to be on the field every single inning.

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Winning the Taylor Emmons Memorial Classic this year.

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raden River High School’s Noah Arce was excited for his senior prom April 29. He thought it would be just like the others, but he was mistaken.

His classmates crowned him Braden River High School’s 2017 prom king.

“I did not even know I was nominated until Friday (April 28),” Arce said. “It feels great. I love this school and it is a great honor to have been named prom king because I love my classmates. Tonight is sad, but it is a great way to end the year.”

Arce, who shared the spotlight with Prom Queen Emma King, joined about 600 classmates April 29 at Polo Grill and Bar’s Fete Ballroom.

Lakewood Ranch High School juniors and seniors celebrated an Enchanted Evening Prom on April 28 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, as well. The event featured dancing, photos and plenty of social time.

Victoria Boudreau and Eric Gutowski earned prom queen and king titles.

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Molly Mendoza, center, dances to "Uptown Funk" with friends during Lakewood's prom.

Lakewood senior Devin Twenty hams it up during the song "Fireball."

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Lakewood Ranch’s Erin Eilers selected her dress to go with the Enchanted Evening theme.

Above: Christian Cahueque and Sara Benson are seniors at Lakewood Ranch High.

Right: Braden River High School’s prom king and queen Noah Arce and Emma King share a dance.

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Audrey Mahoney, Derek and Austin Wehner, of Bradenton Christian School, Hannah McWilliam, Sidney Oake, Sammi Zelitt, Kelly Kisida and Nick Barbarito, of Cardinal Mooney, enjoy Lakewood Ranch High’s prom.

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Lakewood Ranch High graduate Landon Streeter returns to attend with senior Emily Hernandez.

Above: Tyler Weott, a senior at Lakewood, joins juniors Kylie Duquette, Tristen Newsman and Sydney Davis.

Right: Lakewood senior Marco Zimmerman stands in line for photos with his date, Danielle Campbell.

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CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC Begins at 11 a.m. at Esplanade Golf and Country Club, 12825 Malachite Drive, Lakewood Ranch. Gardeners Out East is sponsoring this fundraising golf tournament to honor veterans with the placement of a Blue Star Memorial at the Lakewood Ranch Town Hall. The memorial will be dedicated May 28 as part of the Memorial Day events in Lakewood Ranch. Activities start at 11 a.m., and the tournament starts at 1 p.m. with a shotgun scramble. Organizers will honor past and present veterans with a Walk of Honor during the event. A $100 entry free includes green fees, cart, lunch and end-of-tournament drinks.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. To donate or register, visit gardenersouteast.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 4

VETERANS RESILIENCE WORKSHOP Runs from 6 to 7 p.m. at Manatee Technical College East, 5520 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

The United Patriots Alliance, a local nonprofit dedicated to veterans and their families, is hosting a monthly lecture series to explore effective ways to make the transition to civilian life easier for military veterans.

Cypress Initiative President and CEO Brooke Wheeldon-Reece will present “Discovering our Innate Resilience through an Understanding of the Mind.” The lecture is geared to anyone who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. The lecture will be held in the medical-dental building auditorium. For more information, call 941-209-2083.

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MUSIC ON MAIN Runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at Main Street at Lakewood Ranch. The Distractions Band will fill the air with live music as guests enjoy vendor booths, food and drink for purchase and other festivities during this monthly outdoor concert event. No coolers are allowed. Dogs must be kept on a short leash. Proceeds benefit the Circus Arts Conservatory. For information, visit lakewoodranch.com.

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a pre-walk warm up will start at 8 a.m. After the walk, at 9:30 a.m., there will be a silent auction, final raffle and awards. For information, visit promisewalk. org.

Mia the Liger is just one of the animals featured at Big Cat Habitat and Animal Sanctuary.

12TH ANNUAL GOLF KLASSIC Begins at 11 a.m. at The River Club, 6600 River Club Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. The fourperson scramble format tournament is presented by the Sarasota Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. The tournament will have a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Prior to that that, the event will feature a putting challenge, a longest drive contest, a closest-to-thepin challenge, a hole-in-one challenge and free range balls.

Dinner and an awards ceremony will follow. Ticket prices vary. For more information, visit sarasotaalumni.com.

LEGO DAY Runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Braden River Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. Children of all ages can play with LEGOs from 11 a.m. to noon. A robotics challenge for children 8 to 12 will run from noon to 1 p.m. For information, call 7276079.

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MINT JULEPS & ROSES Begins at 5 p.m. at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy, 4640 County Road 675, Bradenton. Join SMART for this annual Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser. Watch the “Run for the Roses” on large televisions, tour SMART’s barns, meet horses and experience a “Parade of Champions.” There will be a buffet dinner, complimentary mint juleps and appetizers, “best hat” and “best tie” contests and more.

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RELAY FOR LIFE Runs from 2 to 10 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch High School, 5500 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. This fundraiser for the American Cancer Society celebrates survivorship and the need to continue the fight against cancer. Individuals or teams can walk laps, and teams will have food and other items available for purchase. For information, visit main.acsevents. org.

MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL Runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at Manatee Technical College, 6305 State Road 70, Bradenton. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with live music, dance performances and cultural food. Three bands will play music from Mexico, Cuba and the Caribbean. Mexican folkloric dancers and Brazilian Capoeira will perform, as well. This 17th annual event is a fundraiser for the Farmworker Emergency Fund, administered by the Farmworker Career Development Program at MTC. Vendors will provide a variety of food for purchase. The family event is free. For more information, call 751-7947, or 751-7900, Ext. 1048, or visit manateetech. edu/event/multicultural-festival.

WINE, WOMEN AND (FINANCIAL) WELLNESS Runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at Four Pillars, 8209 Natures Way, Suite 221, Lakewood Ranch. This class will show women how to use their natural strengths to achieve financial wellness. David Fink, who has almost 30 years’ experience in the financial industry, will lead this class. For information or to RSVP, call 373-3955.

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SAND SCULPTURE CONTEST Begins at 8:30 a.m. at Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key. Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources will host its 45th annual Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest open to all ages and skill levels. Cash prizes are provided by Friends of Sarasota County Parks and the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce in four categories — adult (individual), adult team; children (10 and younger) and youth (11 to 17). Spectators will vote for the “People’s Choice” award.

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L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8317 Catamaran Circle Barbara Najmy 941-705-1158 A4171529 $1,749,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12621 Deacons Place Joe Foster 941-812-7634 A4182259 $1,459,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7041 Portmarnock Place Laura Navratil 941-806-7436 A4172315 $1,365,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 13218 Lost Key Place John Camino, PA 941-685-5060 A4174311 $1,275,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14207 Woodhall Place Cheryl Roberts 941-266-1450 A4184033 $1,099,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14911 Castle Park Terrace Christine Mazur 941-374-4015 A4173720 $599,900

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

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L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7723 British Open Way Deborah Angelo O'Mara 941-730-0777 A4182431 $415,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6409 Moorings Point Circle 101 Stephen Strong 941-201-9662 A4183615 $409,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 8712 54th Avenue E Autumn Moore 941-320-5823 A4172250 $385,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 14250 Cattle Egret Place Jane Ebury 941-726-9360 A4181090 $379,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 4910 Torrey Pines Run Jamie Van Vliet 941-993-8996 A4178951 $353,000

PA R R I S H 6215 90th Avenue Circle E Heather Goldin 941-779-5617 A4184289 $344,900

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 11405 Hawick Place Barbara Najmy 941-705-1158 A4172527 $339,500

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 12719 Nightshade Place Stacy Hanan 941-266-0529 A4172854 $329,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 6690 Meandering Way Peggy Wellman & Robert Moffatt 941-374-0811 A4183398 $319,900

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Adams sold their home at 6708 193rd St. E. to Joseph and Olga Zarlenga, of Bradenton, for $618,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,783 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $505,000 in 2013.

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David and Patricia Jones sold their home at 10610 Riverbank Terrace to Randy and April Tasco, of Orion, Mich., for $1 million.

Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,572 square feet of living area.

ROSEDALE ADDITION

Shelly and Gregory Mikesell, of Bradenton, sold their home at 10224 Eastwood Drive to Stephen and Carole Havel, of Bradenton, for $590,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,476 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $478,800 in 2015.

EATON PLACE

Irwin and Denise Scheineson, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7354 Eaton Court to Alfredo and Evelyn Santi, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for $545,000.

Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,274 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $400,000 in 2003.

WARWICK GARDENS

Thomas Baker, of Sarasota, sold his home at 7325 Chatsworth Court to James and Nicholan Martin, of Bradenton, for $785,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,120 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $711,000 in 2012.

ENCLAVE AT COUNTRY MEADOWS

David Hernandez and Krista Settle, of Parrish, sold their home at 960 145th St. Circle N.E. to Sean and Sarah Nonnemaker, of Bradenton, for $490,000. Built in 2015, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,988 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $453,800 in 2015.

MARLOW

Carl and Carol Ritter sold their home at 7206 Marlow Place to Robert and Elizabeth McCarthy, of University Park, for $770,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,092 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $665,000 in 2003.

It previously sold for $480,000 in 2009.

ROSEDALE GOLF AND TENNIS CLUB

James and Joan Casey sold their home at 8701 52nd Ave. E. to David and Margaret Parsons, of Bradenton, for $450,000.

Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,601 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $505,000 in 2005.

GREENBROOK VILLAGE

Michael Johnson, of Lakewood Ranch, sold his home at 6619 Pirate Perch Trail to Dana Rozeboom and Eric and Jennifer Blake, of Lakewood Ranch, for $420,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,592 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $445,000 in 2015.

Richard and Ellen Dargie, of Merrick, N.Y., sold their home at 6110 Blue Runner Court to Stephen Rumrill, of Lakewood Ranch, for $245,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,536 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $140,000 in 2010.

MOTE RANCH

Susan Button, of Sarasota, sold her home at 6837 Coyote Ridge Court to Carlo Campagnuolo and Frances Campagnuolo,

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trustees, of Bradenton, for $385,900. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,370 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $273,300 in 2002.

Fran and Todd Manas sold their home at 6517 Copper Ridge Trail to William and Jane Spooner, of Portsmouth, R.I., for $349,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,053 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $315,000 in 2004.

Ronald and Sharyn Papa, trustees, sold the home at 7006 Bridle Path Court to Catherine Carson-Freymann and Jason Freymann, of University Park, for $323,000.

Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,154 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $405,000 in 2005.

MANDALAY

Ronda Crickenberger and Jessie Haas, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6112 46th St. E. to Pamela Kyger, of Ocean City, Md., for $377,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,535 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2014.

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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 April 17-21, in order of dollar amounts.

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Permit

Applicant

3505 62nd St. E.

Pool

Robert Smith

$ 89,800

7007 Portmarnock Place

Reroof

James Larranaga

$ 63,000

312 Whispering Palms Lane

Pool

James Dupuis

$ 57,913

22504 Night Heron Way

Pool

Gary Ghazarian

$ 57,575

13419 Swiftwater Way

Pool

David Connolly Jr.

$ 54,515

15106 Trinity Fall Way

Pool

Stephen Notta

$ 43,165

6301 Thorndon Circle

Reroof

Kevin McCann

$ 40,250

5904 38th Ave. E.

Alterations

Robert Ostling

$ 40,000

12716 Fontana Loop

Pool

Kelly Dewolf

$ 38,802

14723 First Ave. E.

Pool

Mark Albritton

$ 35,000

8760 52nd Drive E.

Pool

Tamera Pescinski

$ 32,079

3604 62nd St. E.

Reroof

Gregory Sepessy

$ 26,470

8758 52nd Drive E.

Pool

Seth Weiser

$ 26,000

15904 Baycross Drive

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Benedict Helderscheidt $ 23,756

4616 28th Ave. Drive E.

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William Watkins

$ 23,044

1031 Rainbow Court

Mechanical

David Sands

$ 18,750

7133 W. Country Club Drive

Door/windows

Ross Maracchion

$ 18,500

11132 Hyacinth Place

Reroof

Clotilde Reitano

$ 16,800

154 Mill Run E.

Reroof

David Vary

$ 16,800

14722 First Ave. E.

Reroof

Jonathan Smith

$ 16,793

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L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7202 Teal Creek Glen A4172569 $2,295,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7419 Greystone Street A4173746 $875,000

L A K E WO O D R A N C H 7516 Greystone Street A4173738 $1,349,000

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Meyer and Janice Bushman, of Philadelphia, sold their home at 8187 Abingdon Court to Don Ferris and Heidi Salter, of Ypsilanti, Mich., for $475,000.

Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,069 square feet of living area.

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Alfred and Carolyn Langdon, of Bradenton, sold their home at 7316 Arrowhead Run to John and Barbara Jernigan, of Bradenton, for $359,500. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,022 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $305,000 in 2004.

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Lynda Melnick, of Bradenton, sold the home at 4611 Shark Drive to Marco Abruzzi LLC for $350,0000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,304 square feet of living area.

Kyra and Thomas Perry, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4527 Fourth Ave. E. to Juan Curci, of Bradenton, for $255,000. Built in 1997, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,670 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,000 in 2012.

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Lynn Taylor sold her home at 7012 Gosling Terrace to Christopher and Cari Whiddon, of Bradenton, for $349,900. Built in 2002, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,304 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $359,900 in 2016.

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Harvey and Sheila Goldberg, of Essex, United Kingdom, sold their home at 7014 Pleasant Hill Road to David and Deborah Van Elslander, of Ontario, Canada, for $325,000. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,990 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $280,000 in 2004.

Herbert and Joyce Furman sold their home at 6721 Peach Tree Creek Road to Fred and Joanne Boccelli, of Ashland, Mass., for $300,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,145 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $380,000 in 2005.

Kenneth and June Hartlieb, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6610 Stone River Road to Howard and Pamela Stevenson, of Chesterfield, Va., for $260,000.

Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,797 square feet of living area.

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Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,633 square feet of living area.

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Patrick Larsson and Maria Larsson Liguoro, of Angelholm, Sweden, sold their home at 7203 Spoonflower Court to Trina Bertran, of Lakewood Ranch, for $339,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,983 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $280,000 in 2007.

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Hillman Properties LLC sold the Unit 7 condominium at 8448 Miramar Way to Rene Burke, of Bradenton, for $325,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,733 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $300,000 in 2013.

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Christopher and Julie-Anne Renaud, of Ontario, Canada, sold their home at 112 River Enclave Court to Louis Aguayo and Esmeralda Moscoso-Aguayo, of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., for $322,900.

Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,951 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $178,000 in 2009.

Geoffrey and Sandra Quick, of Sarasota, sold their home at 406 River Enclave Court to Michael Higgins and Judith Ryan, of Raymond, Maine, for $320,000.

Built in 2009, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,840 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $269,900 in 2009.

Nicole and Ryan Hebl, of Maple Grove, Minn., sold their home at 6727 Willowshire Way to Vincent and Sharon Filimon, of Bradenton, for $244,900. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,387 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $219,000 in 2016.

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William Beardsley and Gail Beardley, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 5311 Vaccaro Court to Lee and Sherry Bye, of Millsboro, Del., for $320,000. Built in 2012, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,684 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $350,000 in 2015.

TAILFEATHER WAY AT TARA

Barbara Nunnally sold the home at 6614 Tailfeather Way to Robert and Ellen Brown, of Bradenton, for $316,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,644 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $224,800 in 2002.

RIVER PLACE

Rachel Rennaker, of Bradenton, sold her home at 6956 74th St. Circle E. to Marzouk and Hana Khoury, of Ontario, Canada, for $300,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,089 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $459,900 in 2005.

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“Reluctantly,” Brenda Maraman joked with a smile. “I’m going to be stuck with him soon.”

On June 2, David Maraman will retire from his post with BMO Harris Bank. The couple already golfs together on weekends, or whenever David Maraman can play, but they expect golf will become a more regular affair after his retirement.

The Maramans joined dozens of business professions in the ninth annual golf outing at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.

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

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16406 Daysailor Trail $1,659,000 | Web ID A4150295 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

7211 Pasadena Glen $1,515,000 | Web ID A4138022 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

8325 Lindrick Lane $1,465,000 | Web ID A4172451 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

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

3627 Founders Club Drive $1,350,000 | Web ID A4175142 Don Carroll & William Feicht 941.539.2132

3224 Founders Club Drive $1,249,000 | Web ID A4173382 Don Carroll 941.539.2132

19426 Beacon Park Place $1,225,000 | Web ID A4167184 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

16318 Daysailor Trail $1,127,997 | Web ID A4170081 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

5312 Hunt Club Way $949,000 | Web ID A4167739 Paul Clark & Judie Berger 941.350.4600

6941 Brier Creek Court $899,000 | Web ID A4174425 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

7213 Greystone Street $875,000 | Web ID A4178277 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

7019 Brier Creek Court $849,900 | Web ID A4180263 Greg Van Natter & Gloria Bracciano 941.730.1999

13404 Blythefield Terrace $732,500 | Web ID A4166022 Linda Apple 941.586.0553

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

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

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

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

4721 Stone Ridge Trail $550,000 | Web ID A4161023 Amy DiSalvo 941.780.8080

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6370 Watercrest Way #202 $529,000 | Web ID A4183599 Greg Van Natter & Gloria Bracciano 941.730.1999

13990 Siena Loop $523,900 | Web ID A4167400 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

4345 Highland Oaks Circle $499,500 | Web ID A4173917 Fernando Viteri 941.400.7676

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

5812 Valente Place $499,000 | Web ID A4166306 Peter Laughlin 941.356.8428

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

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

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

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

6759 Coyote Ridge Court $439,900 | Web ID A4180929 Devon Davis & Warren Merriman 941.720.2053

7618 Rio Bella Place $425,000 | Web ID A4167479 Corbett Donovan 941.232.5672

5322 Napa Drive $423,000 | Web ID A4146891 Jackie Kleppinger 941.320.0049

4190 Hearthstone Drive $362,900 | Web ID N5912187 Chris & Betsie Shiparski 941.375.1148

4937 Taywater Dell $349,000 | Web ID A4180339 Fernando Viteri 941.400.7676

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