East County Observer 1.19.23

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Environmental lands purchase moves forward

County identifies four environmentally significant lands to purchase with funds provided by the voters in 2020. SEE PAGE 3

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Ian Swaby

Taking the Cyclone for a spin The Manatee County Fair wasn’t alone in having a midway on Jan. 12.

East County’s Rich and Taytum Boyd (above) decided to visit the Sarasota Winter Carnival at University Town Center, offered in the mall’s parking lot

by Dreamland Amusements.

They enjoyed their experience riding the Cyclone, the fair’s Round Up ride, which spins participants at a rapid speed.

“It was definitely a good head rush,” Rich Boyd said.

“Some tears were shed, for sure,” said Taytum Boyd, noting that she wished she had waited until after the ride to try the fair foods.

“Overall, it’s a nice little addition to the UTC area,” Rich Boyd said.

Gatsby Speakeasy Soirée fundraiser will feature fashion of the 1920s.

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Jay Heater

Although Prohibition marked the 1920s, Becca Towery shows that those who attend the Gatsby Speakeasy Soirée won’t need a bootlegger.

Ian Swaby

They’re getting into the groove Country Club East’s Colleen and John Dickinson (above) felt like teenagers again as they took in the atmosphere during Sunday Polo at the Sarasota Polo Club on Jan. 15.

They even helped add to the scene, which included a ’70s Disco Party theme, by dressing in style with extravagant colors and funky accessories.

Colleen Dickinson said the couple enjoyed reflecting on a time when she and John Dickinson were both teenagers, as well as being part of the community by embracing the theme.

She even had a genuine piece of the ’70s she’d brought along, a pair of spiral earrings she had purchased a half century ago at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.

“This was a fun theme,” Colleen Dickinson said.

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School assignment on time Upper school will be ready for 2023-24.

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Liz Ramos

Work continues on the construction of Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy’s upper school.

Edgy play features sharp wit.

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Race village proposed for S.R. 64 development SMR tweaks plan to attract race-track friendly homeowners to Taylor Ranch.

recreational vehicles, including RVs they use to travel to racing events.

A potential tie between the neighborhood and race track is being discussed.

Grimes said based on the testimony at the last board meeting from the racing community, SMR believes there will be widespread interest in a race village.

The planning commission appeared to be receptive to the concept.

“That’s a very creative way to try to get around the track challenge, and I think it’s actually a very interesting residential use,” said Planning Commissioner Ray Turner.

IAN SWABY STAFF WRITER

After opposition from the motorsports community, Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch has offered a revised plan for its Taylor Ranch community that will be adjacent to Bradenton Motorsports Park and the Freedom Factory race tracks.

A portion of the development, which will be located at the southeast corner of State Road 64 and Bourneside Boulevard, will be dedicated to those who would like to live in a “race village.”

Kyle Grimes, an attorney for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, talked about the revised plan during the Manatee County Planning Commission meeting Jan. 12.

In addition to the race village, he said new stipulations and buffering will be added to the development’s proposal.

The new proposal, which involved a rezone of the area from General Agriculture-Rural to Planned Development-Residential to allow for the construction of the overall Taylor Ranch community, was unanimously passed by the Planning Commission.

The rezone will go before the Manatee County Commission at an undetermined date.

At that time, commissioners will also review a change to the future land use category to allow three dwelling units per acre on the property, which was sent for state review during the Dec. 15 commission meeting.

The Dec. 15 meeting saw a turnout of numerous individuals in the racing community concerned that opposition to the noise from the area’s two racetracks by future residents would put the racetracks out of business.

Speakers included Garrett Mitchell, owner of the drag strip Freedom Factory who is known by his YouTube persona Cleetus McFarland,

STIPULATIONS

Photos by Ian Swaby

Kyle Grimes, an attorney representing Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, speaks at the Dec. 15 Planning Commission meeting.

that might benefit each other in the long run.”

RACE VILLAGE

Katie LaBarr, a planner with Stantec, talks with Rossina Leider, a planner with Manatee County.

and Victor Alvarez, owner of Bradenton Motorsports Park.

Grimes said that after the board hearing, he met with the staff at Schroeder-Manatee Ranch and the two track owners to determine provisions that could improve the original proposal.

Grimes said he wanted “to talk about some alternative options and things that could not only ensure that these two uses could coexist,but

The race village, which would cover about 140 acres in the northwest corner of the approximately 2,307.57acre development, will be designed to serve those who are interested in race tracks, Grimes said.

He said it will be “specifically designed and marketed toward buyers, owners and tenants who not only understand and appreciate the operations and uses at the race track, but who want to live in close proximity to it.”

Grimes said in order to evaluate its options, SMR visited other similarly themed developments in the area, one of them being The Motor Enclave in Tampa, which includes townhome-style buildings with large, oversized garages. The Motor Enclave has its own performance track.

The race village, Grimes said, would follow a similar design, including the oversized garages. He said the garages would allow homeowners to work on or store race or

Grimes said stipulations are being proposed for deed restrictions throughout the entirety of Taylor Ranch, not only the racing village.

These stipulations will not only require homeowners to be notified about the noise, he said, but will also take the requirements a step further than usual. All declarations recorded throughout the entirety of Taylor Ranch will include provisions that future homeowners recognize the existence of the tracks, the purpose of the race village and the fact that the tracks are preexisting, permitted uses to which homeowners must not raise objections.

These sections, he said, cannot be amended or terminated without the prior written approval of the owners of the track and drag strip.

“We wanted to show that our client intends to see this racetrack and drag strip continue to be successful — but not only that — with some of the clarifications and changes we are making here, the two could work together,” he said.

ADDITIONAL MITIGATION

Some changes to noise mitigation are included in the new proposal.

The large screening buffer in the northeast corner, which will extend to the future location of 44th Avenue E., will provide a combined berm and wall height of more than 25 feet, Grimes said.

Previously, its combined height had been described as at least 20 feet.

Moving forward, Grimes said there will also be wetlands and habitat preserved in an upland area just south of the race village. These buffers were shown as 50 feet in length on a map displayed by SMR. MORE FEATURES

Ancillary uses are also being added to the development, including a future 20-acre school site and a personal wireless service facility. The school site is located at the eastern edge of the property, just north of the extension of 44th Avenue E. Katie LaBarr, a certified planner with Stantec, said there were several access points for the community from Bourneside Boulevard, and one from State Road 64, the specific details of which would be approved in the future.

She said the project will provide thoroughfares as two roads, 44th Avenue E. And Rangeland Parkway, are extended into its boundaries.

LaBarr said compatibility issues will continue to be addressed as each phase comes in for approval, and also said the developer was limiting density to 1.95 dwelling units per acre.

PAST THE BOUNDARY LINE

Dorothy Rainey, a Manatee County planning staff member, noted that the development, which is east of Bourneside Boulevard, will extend beyond the Future Development Area Boundary (FDAB) line, which is located along that road.

The line is intended to serve as a boundary for the eastward expansion of development in the county.

Rainey noted that the development is still permitted because it is “coterminous and contiguous” with the adjacent development to the west.

She noted positives of the project including its master plan, which can address compatibility between internal and external uses, as well as its thoroughfare roads, amenity centers and housing options.

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ELMAC NEARS LAND ACQUISITIONS

Deer cross a path beside the Williams Road property.

The Manatee County committee identifies four tracts of environmentally significant land to purchase with funds approved by voters.

ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS These East County properties will be recommended by ELMAC to Manatee County Commissioners for purchase

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fter Manatee County’s Environmental Lands Management and Acquisition Committee was given its first dedicated funding source through the Parks Projects Referendum overwhelmingly passed by the voters in 2020, its staff has been working to find the right properties to buy.

In 2023, voters should finally see how that funding will lead to environmentally significant land purchases. ELMAC, which has yet to purchase such a property, is considering three parcels that run along the eastern Manatee River and one parcel in the highlands of Owen Creek, east of Myakka City.

Debra Woithe, Manatee County’s liaison for ELMAC, said these areas were selected after the organization reviewed a dozen properties — with willing sellers — that were deemed to have above-average natural resource value.

All of the properties have received authorization from ELMAC’s board for its members to create work plans and prepare recommendations that will be sent to the county commissioners at a still undetermined date.

Woithe said she was pleased with the organization’s progress thus far.

“ELMAC is doing a great job,” she said. “We are looking forward to taking the recommendations to the commission so we can get to work and begin purchases.”

Woithe said Manatee County staff members will continue to review qualified properties and contact property owners to ask if they are interested in participating in the voluntary program for conservation acquisition.

MANATEE RIVER PROPERTIES JOIN LINEUP

During a Jan. 9 ELMAC board meeting, members voted to approve the latest authorization for work plans, which included three parcels north and south of the Manatee River alongside Upper Manatee River Road.

The area being considered includes two adjoining parcels north of the river, the westernmost of which is 37.916 acres in size and is owned by Gospel Crusade Inc., the organization that manages Christian Retreat directly across the river.

An adjoining property to the east is 30.884 acres and is owned by RETR, LLC. and had been planned for use as flood mitigation.

The most recent addition, which is 25.97 acres, is located along Williams Road on the south side of the river and aligns with the boundary of the second parcel.

ELMAC Chairperson Scott Tus-

GOSPEL CRUSADE Location: Manatee River (North side) Acreage: 37.916 Recreation activities: Hiking, boating, fishing, camping GOSPEL CRUSADE EAST Location: Manatee River (North side) Acreage: 30.884 Recreational activities: Hiking, boating, fishing PROPERTY AT WILLIAMS ROAD Location: Manatee River (South side) Acreage: 25.97 Recreation activities: Hiking, boating, picnicking, fishing Photos by Ian Swaby

ELMAC liaison Debra Woithe discusses the property alongside Alissa Powers, interim environmental protection division manager for Manatee County, during a Jan. 9 ELMAC meeting.

sing said while the Gospel Crusade property was one of the first examined by ELMAC since the referendum, they haven’t been able to move forward until now because they didn’t have proper access, which was needed because they thought the property would have great value as a park.

Formerly, the only access had been from the river by using the Christian Retreat property’s dock. Buying the adjoining eastern parcel would allow a better point for public access.

Woithe had initially been in talks with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast about a conservation easement for that parcel, and she eventually wondered why the county should not simply purchase both properties.

Woithe said the Gospel Crusadeowned parcel already contains the makings of a park, as the site includes a clubhouse, a 1950s home, which could potentially serve as a visitor’s center, and existing trails, boardwalks and pavilions, although roads would need to be cleared and a parking area created.

She said the habitats involved in the Williams Road property include mesic hammock, flat woods and black water river, and she said some rare plants have been noted by the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast.

The property formerly contained a pasture, she said. She said the owner was “very keen” on restoration and had planted more than 500 longleaf pines, a quarter of which survived, and had plans to plant another 250.

Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker complimented the proposed unity of the three properties along the Manatee River.

“The connectivity of this property is fabulous relative to a goal to identify and protect those natural areas remaining on the Manatee River in

our urban area,” he said. “This is a good opportunity from a willing seller to help us advance our goals.”

He said coupled with areas along the river already owned by the county, it gives an opportunity to have unique areas on both sides of the river that are becoming rare.

Hunsicker said Devil’s Elbow is one example of a strip of property that the county already owns that is environmentally important.

Located directly west of the three parcels under consideration, that property exists inside a large northward bend in the river and, Hunsicker said, was acquired in the mid1990s as a way to prevent flooding and evacuation needs when the dam at Lake Manatee had to release large quantities of water.

He said he would be in talks with Manatee County Utilities to find out whether that department could assist in the acquisition cost for the new properties, due to its relationship to the dam.

OWEN CREEK HIGHLANDS

In late 2022, ELMAC also authorized work plans for a 947.84-acre property in the highlands of Owen Creek in Myakka City. The property is located in the easternmost portion of Manatee County, directly at its border with Hardee County.

Tussing said the property is relatively undisturbed, with much of it in its native state, having been cow pasture throughout its history.

Woithe said while the owner of that property is currently entertaining offers, the individual had not fully committed to conservation efforts.

She and Hunsicker joined with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast to talk about the importance of that parcel of land with Florida Forever, a section of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

OWEN CREEK HIGHLANDS Location: East County border, near Myakka City Acreage: 30.884 Recreation possibilities: Hiking, boating, fishing Possible partners in acquiring the land: Florida Forever, Southwest Florida Water Management District, Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast Possible parcels to be considered for purchase: n Terra Ceia State Park addition n Parrish Preserve n Perico Bayou n Anderson Property (Palma Sola) n Rattlesnake Key

She said Florida Forever’s process of determining the property’s eligibility for funding — to help with the county’s purchase — will take about 18 months. Florida Forever representatives are expected to make a site visit in February.

FUNDING OF PROPERTIES

Board member and former Manatee County Commissioner Betsy Benac said that after having reviewed ELMAC’s budget, she was concerned about whether it could support the property acquisitions.

“We look at all this land, and we love it. We want to protect it; we want to do something. But the board has to make sure that meets the budget,” she said.

She said the budget was tight, even with the ability to bond for $50 million.

However, Hunsicker said there were no concerns.

He said the county’s environmental millage gave a continuous funding stream that will bring the organization $7 million this year, with the amount increasing as the property values go up.

ELMAC does not publicly disclose its offers to purchase the environmentally significant land.

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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office issued a brief update Jan. 17 on the death of a 39-year-old Parrish man whose body was found Sunday not far from his Cottage Hill Avenue home.

Justin Darr was a physical education teacher at Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School in Lakewood Ranch.

The release said, “Detectives observed no obvious signs of trauma at the scene, and the medical examiner completed an autopsy (Jan. 16), finding no signs of homicidal violence. Pending toxicology results, cause of death is still unknown.”

Detectives continue to investigate the death.

Darr was last seen a week ago.

On Jan. 10, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office issued a “missing endangered adult” alert for Darr.

That release stated: “Justin Darr, 39, has not been in contact with his family for several days, and they fear he could be in some type of trouble. Justin’s residence ... was found unoccupied, and his pets had not been cared for in some time.

His vehicle was also there. Family members say it is extremely out of character for him to disappear.”

Anyone with information should

The Bank of Tampa opened its branch at 10650 Boardwalk Loop in Lakewood Ranch on Jan. 17.

“Opening our Lakewood Ranch office has long been in our plans to continue to grow our presence in the Sarasota and Manatee markets,” Charlie Murphy, Sarasota and Manatee market president at The Bank of Tampa, said in a release.

“When we expanded to Sarasota County, we did so with the thought that we would continue to grow our footprint and build a team of local bankers in this area. We’re thrilled to see that vision coming true with an official location in the Manatee County market.”

The bank is 3,820 square feet and includes a drive-thru. Bryan Boudreaux, a 16-year banking veteran in Lakewood Ranch and Manatee County, will lead the new office. Boudreaux joined the Bank of Tampa in 2018.

ER at Fruitville receives award The Lakewood Ranch Medical Center ER at Fruitville received the 2022 Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence award.

The award is presented by Press Ganey, a global health care experience solutions and services company that ranks hospitals and health systems.

Press Ganey’s study stamps the ER at Fruitville as being in the top 5% of health care providers in delivering patient experience in 2022. More than 41,000 health care facilities were included in the study, according to a Lakewood Ranch Medical Center press release.

“It is an honor to recognize our team of physicians, nurses, and support staff at the ER at Fruitville for achieving this honor,” said Lakewood Ranch Medical Center CEO Andy Guz. “We understand that a patient’s experience is influenced by several touch points throughout their visit.”

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Lakewood Ranch Prep upper school takes shape As open enrollment is underway for kindergarten through seventh grades and ninth and 10th grades, construction continues on the upper school.

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Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy’s upper school is expected to be completed before the 2023-24 school year starts in August. Its campus will include a gym, weight room, black box theater, football field and tennis courts.

ENROLLMENT TIMELINE Jan. 9: Open enrollment begins Feb. 11: Open enrollment ends Feb. 23: Lottery will take place, and families will be notified if they’ve been awarded a seat March 1: Families must notify the school whether they will accept the seat

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Prep.org hen Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy freshmen returned to campus after winter break, they saw the walls of the upper school in place. green space with artificial turf.

Construction on the Cheryl Cendan, principal of the 77,409-square-foot building is upper school, said students will have expected to be complete in August, a say in what the classrooms will look just in time for the freshmen class to like and what furniture will be in the start their sophomore year. school. They also will be involved in Scott Stenman, vice president the planning of the upper school’s of construction for Ryan Cos., said classrooms, extracurriculars and the construction company is in the more. process of completing the struc“That’s what’s so cool about being tural steel, which will allow workers a part of the inaugural class,” she to install the roof and drywall in the said. “They’re going to have their building. seal of approval.”

After the roof is complete, Ryan In its second year, Lakewood Cos., which is working with Red Ranch Preparatory Academy will Apple Development on the project, have kindergarten through seventh will work on the interior finishes. grade as well as ninth and 10th grade Lakewood Ranch Preparatory While construction on the build- next school year. The upper and low- Academy’s Samantha Strohbach is ing continues, Stenman said site- er school will have a combined maxi- one of 104 freshmen on campus. The work will continue as well. mum enrollment of 1,140 students, class members will move to the upper Although many construction proj- which is 400 more students than this school in August after construction is complete for their sophomore year. ects are being delayed due to supply school year. chain issues and inflation, Stenman Cendan said the school still is in said the company’s tracking tools for the planning phase for determining materials and strong partnerships whether the middle school students “It validated what we’re doing is with subcontractors will allow them will remain in the lower school or what the families are seeking,” Cento closely monitor supply chains. move to the upper school. dan said. “We know what we have “Our development, design and Lakewood Ranch Preparatory envisioned when we opened, and we construction teams are in sync and Academy is accepting applications really wanted to be that collaboraalways ready to pivot, if needed, to for the 2023-24 school year during tive environment where the parents achieve our customers’ goals,” Sten- open enrollment, which ends Feb. 11. felt welcome and involved in their man said.

Cendan said 98% of the school’s students’ education. We obviously The upper school will include a 740 current students have already have hit that mark, but of course, it’s ome • Bernina • weight room, gym, black box the- committed to returning to the school always continuous improvement.” ater, football field, tennis courts and next school year.

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that,” Cendan said. “We’re not going to have a huge number of openings With the upper school’s though.” expected completion date in Siblings of students currently August, Ryan Cos. and Red enrolled at the school will receive Apple Development are moving preference. forward with construction that Once families who have been includes: awarded a seat through the lottery have accepted the seat, they will n Sitework meet with Cendan and Bradley Warn Erection of structural steel ren, the principal of the lower school, n Installation of the roof and to conduct personalized one-ondrywall one meetings to create the student’s n Work on the interior finishes schedule and create an academic plan.

Although the school has received hundreds of applications, Cendan opening its enrollment for new fam- understands Lakewood Ranch Preilies Jan. 9, Cendan said more than paratory Academy is not for every500 applications had been received. one.

Cendan said the school will have “We did have some families that a waiting list for most grades. Fami- either weren’t good with the village lies with a kindergartner or freshman model, weren’t good with the uniwill have a higher chance of being form, weren’t good with the type of accepted because the school cur- instruction, whatever it might be,” rently does not have any students in she said. pre-K or eighth grade who will move “We’re a choice school. By all into kindergarten and ninth grade means, we continue to say how next school year. blessed are we that we are one of a “It can be very hard to get in the good group of schools out in Lakeother grade levels because (families) wood Ranch. It’s better for our whole already have recommitted to next community to have options, and Dyson • AL year, but of course, people move we’re just one of those options.” over the summer and things like

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BY THE NUMBERS n 7 Current libraries in Manatee County n 14 Minimum number of self-checkout machines being purchased n $10,000-$15,000 Cost of a self-checkout machine n 500,000 Library items that need to be tagged for the technology upgrades n 20% Inventory being used from one library by the public at any given point

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Jill Eisenbeis, a library assistant at Braden River Library, works through the children’s nonfiction section.

Library self-checkouts on the way Manatee County Public Library System hopes to have at least one selfcheckout machine at each library by July.

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Cathy Habora, a library assistant at Braden River Library, picked up a children’s book, scanned its barcode and added a radio-frequency identification tag.

One by one, Habora scanned each book to ensure it would be part of

the Manatee County Public Library System’s inventory and ready for the library system’s technology upgrades planned for this year.

More than a dozen library staff members were at Braden River Library Jan. 10-13 tagging each book, DVD and other items in the library with an radio-frequency identification tag.

“We’re beginning to see progress,” Habora said.

The tagging of the library’s inventory is a part of the Manatee County Public Library’s Systems preparations to bring in self-checkout machines to each of its seven library branches. Self-checkout machines also will be available at the Lakewood Ranch Library once it opens.

Andy Sulavik, head of technical services for the library system, said the library system has been working to bring self-checkout machines to the libraries for the past two years.

“Manatee County is moving from the best 20th century technology to the best 21st century technology,” he said.

Lyn Begraft, assistant library services manager, said there are several benefits to having a self-checkout machine, including convenience, privacy and providing staff with more time to spend interacting with residents. The machines will be able to check out several books at once.

“It’s just adding another layer of our customer service model that we feel is coming at an important time

Jeimy Gonzalez-Bolivar (back), a library assistant at Braden River Library, and Erica Dow, an information services supervisor at Central Library, work to tag every book at the Braden River Library.

and will allow for enhancements for the library system overall,” Begraft said. “We enjoy building relationships with our patrons, so we’re hoping this will take it to the next level in being able to spend some more time with them.”

In the third week of March, Sulavik said FE Technologies, Tech Logistics and Bibliotheca are bringing their self-checkout machines to Cen-

tral Library for staff members and selected members of the public to test out each machine and provide feedback before the county selects which machines to purchase.

“Each of them has very different functionality,” Sulavik said. “We want to make sure that whichever one we choose, both the staff and the public can use them intuitively.”

Sulavik said each machine can range between $10,000 and $15,000.

He said the county expects to purchase at least 14 machines.

Sulavik said the goal is to have at least two machines installed at each library in July. Begraft said although there is a self-checkout machine, there will still be someone at the circulation desk to assist in checking items out of the library.

“I know sometimes people think if you’re having a self-check, then you don’t need a person at the circulation desk and that job is going to be eliminated,” she said. “Nothing could be further from the truth. Circulation is just one key piece of what we do.”

Although a majority of Braden River Library’s inventory was tagged while the library was closed Jan. 10-13, Begraft said tagging will be an ongoing process as hundreds of books and other items were being used by residents at the time and will need to be tagged when they are returned.

Manatee County Public Library System has nearly 500,000 items that need to be tagged.

“The staff library systemwide has been giving their all to get the project done efficiently and with as minimal impact to the communities they’re serving as possible,” Begraft said.

Any new inventory that goes into the libraries will already be tagged, so library staff won’t have to do it, Sulavik said.

The library provided curbside service while it was closed for the technology upgrades.

Other technology upgrades coming to the libraries include an upgrade of the computer management system, remote printing and color copiers.

“It’s exciting the transformation that is going to take place between now and the third week of March,” Sulavik said.

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“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

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Kathy Osterberg, Becca Towery, Amy Gorman, Maria MacDonald, Roxanne Sima, Kathy Collums and Angela Massaro-Fain toast to good times.

Charity in style JAY HEATER MANAGING EDITOR

W

hen L a kewo o d Ranch’s Sisterhood for Good members gathered to talk about hosting a fundraiser, one idea they discussed was a jungle theme.

The conversation didn’t last long before Fundraising Co-Chair Becca Towery suggested a Gatsby-themed party instead.

All hands went up ... for Gatsby.

“I’ve always wanted to go to a Gatsby party,” Sisterhood for Good Board Chair Amy Gorman said. “It’s a fun theme, and it’s easy to dress up.”

It’s also different.

Sisterhood for Good founder Angela Massaro-Fain said she doesn’t know of any Gatsby fundraisers being held in the region at the current time. She said she knew of one nonprofit that ran such an event on an annual basis, but the theme died out after five years.

Area nonprofits face challenges in their quest to hold events that will make money toward their missions.

Having great venues, excellent food and top entertainment leads to considerable expenses. That means a higher ticket price and a demand for an entertaining event to make it all worthwhile. Breaking even would be a loss.

The event could flop, or in this case, flap, as in the flappers of the 1920s.

The Gatsby Speakeasy Soirée will be held Feb. 15 at the Hyatt Regency in Sarasota.

On Jan. 15, seven members of Sisterhood for Good went to the Central Park home of Massaro-Fain for an impromptu dress rehearsal and photo shoot.

A sense of energy and anticipation was prevalent as the ladies primped to make sure their makeup, hair, jewelry and props were just perfect.

All have been area philanthropists, or do-gooders. It seemed to be giving them devilish pleasure they were preparing for a night of being bad.

As Board Finance Chair Kathy Collums said, “It’s sinful.”

Then she offered a devilish laugh.

The ladies were wearing dresses that aren’t likely to see the light of day, or the dark of night, after the fundraiser.

Collums was fortunate because she had attended a Gatsby-themed event years ago and still had the dress.

“I thought about sending my dress to Goodwill,” she said. “But I couldn’t.”

Sisterhood for Good hopes Gatsby-themed party strikes gold for nonprofits.

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GATSBY SPEAKEASY SOIRÉE When: 6 p.m., Feb. 15 (The Mob Boss Cocktail hour begins at 5 p.m. for those with VIP tickets.)

Where: Hyatt Regency, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota Food and entertainment: Jazz quartet, cigar station, champagne, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, served dinner (short ribs, salmon, vegetarian), music by Jonathan Cortez Tickets: $250 VIP; $225 general, buy at SisterhoodForGood.org

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Roxanne Sima didn’t have to shop for a dress to wear to the Gatsby event because her boyfriend gave it to her as a Christmas present.

Five of the other six members either went shopping online or at boutiques, such as Darci in Sarasota.

Boutique owner Darci Jacob said she keeps “fringe” dresses stocked.

“In this town, yes,” Jacob said.

“Fringe is in.”

Could the dresses be worn outside of a Gatsby event?

“Sure, why not?” Jacob said.

“But I wouldn’t wear it to Publix.”

While the dresses were sparkling, they were covered with strings of pearls almost as big as Hula Hoops.

And don’t forget the gloves, and the feathers.

Towery has been researching the style of the Roaring ’20s, including shoes and hairstyles.

“I researched the hair, and it’s all about pin curls,” she said.

Towery, a fashion stylist and beauty/ image consultant, will wear a long, flowing dress that narrows to her feet.

“Nobody is going to see my shoes,” she said with a laugh.

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On the run with the Community Fund I t started because Central Park’s Annemarie Neubecker wanted to help.

And now, 2 1/2 years later, she is following an unexpected course.

Neubecker is the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund committee chair for the Feb. 18 Run for the Beads, a 5K run/walk with a goal of generating funds for regional nonprofits. The event will be held at Waterside Place.

It is a daunting task for someone who has never organized a running event fundraiser. The biggest challenge was how to separate the event from the dozens of garden-variety runs.

Neubecker had an idea: Mardi Gras.

“I had done some research on Mardi Gras races,” Neubecker said.

“There are none here. So I thought, this time of year is a good time for races because it’s cooler. The chance of no rain is pretty good.

“We could do something cool.

I knew nothing about races, but I came up with a theme and people loved it.”

The event is part of a more aggressive trend by the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund to brand itself and to raise more money for the region’s nonprofits. That movement began in October with the fund’s first Wine & Giving event that was held at Esplanade Golf and Country Club. The fundraiser generated a net profit of more than $60,000.

“Run for the Beads” will be the fund’s second big event meant to not only raise funds, but to introduce itself to the community.

Those introductions will be limited, though, if Neubecker and her committee members can’t draw a large crowd to Waterside Place.

One of Neubecker’s selling points is the race’s after-party. Certainly, she wants as many die-hard runners as possible, and toward that goal she enlisted Fit 2 Run to handle

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Annemarie Neubecker has organized a fundraiser for the Community Fund.

the event’s nuts and bolts. Fit 2 Run oversees all of the region’s top runs, and while it does take a monetary investment, it shows the serious runners that everything they need will be in place.

Fast runners, however, can sometimes be seen running away from events as soon as they cross the finish line. Neubecker wants those who participate in Run to the Beads, to know the party is just starting after the run is over.

That can be difficult when the race begins at 8 a.m.

“We thought about, ‘How do we put it all together?’” Neubecker said.

One way is to give things away.

Enter all the participants’ numbers into a hat and hold prize drawings.

“We have some good giveaways,” she said. “We have $300 of Fit 2 Run cards that we will be giving away in increments of $50.”

Other businesses, such as 3 Form

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Participants are being encouraged to dress in Mardi Gras attire to help build a fun atmosphere. Anyone who registers will receive beads and masks (of the Mardi Gras variety) in their packet.

DJ Jose Ramirez will keep the tunes spinning and Neubecker is working on some live music.

As runners come through the finish line, they will be handed fleurde-lis necklaces.

An actual awards ceremony will be held to honor the top male and female runners. Awards will be handed out for best costume and largest community or workplace team.

Professional clowns will be entertaining throughout the after-party.

Artists will perform body and face painting for both adults and kids.

There will be beer, and beignets, not necessarily together.

Food trucks will include Shiny Gumbo, Bowled Life and Carousel’s Soft Serve Icery. The kids can whack a piñada or do crafts at the mask-making table.

Anyone so inclined can join the Mardi Gras parade.

Neubecker, a retired educator, is hoping she has put together a party you don’t want to miss, and in turn, it will allow the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund to meet potential volunteers.

Her own introduction to the fund came in 2020 after she had moved to Central Park. Lakewood Ranch Community Activities was hosting a new homeowner orientation and the guest speaker that day was David Fink, who at the time was the fund’s chair of the board.

Right away Fink, who remains a fund board member, hit it off with Neubecker, who had been involved with nonprofits most of her life.

“My husband (Gary Moore) and I were living in Hilton Head (South Carolina) and we were looking to

move farther south. We had been there nine years and Hilton Head had very rainy winters. We had looked at several places in Florida, but we started reading about Lakewood Ranch. We began only looking at Lakewood Ranch communities.”

In Hilton Head, she was a board member on the Moss Creek Charitable Fund, and her past volunteer work included 18 years with the Rotary.

“I just get such a reward back from helping people,” she said. “It’s such a thrill when people open their wallets and give, when you know it is going to something wonderful. It’s kind of selfish on my part because you get such a reward from it.”

Fink explained to her how the roots of the fund and Lakewood Ranch itself had run a parallel course. She agreed to volunteer for a fund event at the Sarasota Polo Club, handling the table decorations, and her commitment to the fund was off and running.

“We are moving forward to engage Realtors and builders, and getting the word out. When I say the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund, people in general will say ‘What is that?’ So it is about getting the word out.”

During the Run for the Beads, Neubecker said signs will be posted all along the course giving blips of information about the fund.

For information about the race, go to LWRFund.org.

Jay Heater is the managing editor for the East County Observer. Contact him at JHeater@ YourObserver.com.

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The Christian school has been constructing a wing to add 20 kindergartners to its school, which already has pre-K, as part of its expansion to start an elementary school on campus.

Pastor Caleb Free said the vision for an elementary school on its campus began in 2021.

The 5,500-square-feet elementary wing with four classrooms is the first step in the church’s expansion. Construction has begun and is expected to be complete in July.

“We have parents who are thrilled there’s a private Christian elementary school right here in Lakewood Ranch,” said Jodi Batsch, an elementary school administrator. “That is a continuation from our preschool, so that Christian education they’re getting in preschool is then tied into their elementary school.”

Batsch said one reason for the expansion is to “reach more families with the word of God.” “Having students here for sixand-a-half hours a day and having their families invested in that education gives us an opportunity to share the love of Jesus with them every day,” she said. “That’s our core mission.”

The kindergarten classroom will mimic the school’s pre-K classrooms but with more technology. Each student will have an iPad assigned to them, and there will be interactive displays for teachers and assistants to use to teach.

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“Families will be able to help us do that as they get to know us and we get the school off the ground and running.”

Free said there will be a handson approach to learning rather than students sitting at a desk working on worksheets.

The new wing will house kindergarten through third grade. The school will then build another wing for fourth through eighth grade starting in 2025 to become a K-8 school.

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Sarasota’s Marni Abrams participates in the Mega Challah Bake with her motherin-law, Lakewood Ranch’s Marilyn Abrams, and her 13-yearold daughter, Rachel Abrams. “We have three generations of Abrams here,” Marilyn Abrams says with a smile.

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akewood Ranch’s Marilyn Abrams mixed her challah dough ingredients as best she could with a spoon before putting on a pair of gloves and kneading the dough by hand.

She looked over to her 13-year-old granddaughter, Rachel Abrams, and her daughter-in-law, Marni Abrams, and smiled.

Marilyn Abrams watched for a moment as Rachel and Marni worked swiftly to follow along in the baking process. They each added flour to their yeast and water before moving onto the next step.

Although Marilyn Abrams had been attending the Jewish Women’s Center’s Mega Challah Bake for years, Jan. 12 was the first time she was able to enjoy the experience with Rachel and Marni Abrams, who live in Sarasota.

“We have three generations of Abrams here,” Marilyn Abrams said with a smile. “I’ve lived my life for this.”

The Mega Challah Bake, which was held Jan. 12 at the Grove, was an opportunity for Marilyn Abrams to pass the tradition onto her daughterin-law and granddaughter.

“We’re instilling it into younger generation, hoping that (Rachel Abrams) will do the same,” Marni Abrams said. “When she becomes a mother, God willing, she will teach her children.”

Chanie Bukiet, director of the Jewish Women’s Circle, has loved seeing more women bringing their children to the Mega Challah Bake each year.

Bukiet said one of the three mitzvot (commandments) Jewish women have is making challah. The other

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An exploration beyond the pavement.

Myakka reopens with near-record bird count Wild turkey are once again abundant at Myakka, largely due to one of the park’s first mangers, Allen Crowley, who “imported” and bred the birds, then reintroduced them to the park.

Also of interest, the population of American bald eagles, Myakka’s largest raptors, remained stable, despite nest trees blown over and nests destroyed by the storm. Stable numbers were also reported for wood storks, a federally designated threatened species. Like many Florida native birds associated with wetlands, this species has suffered from habitat loss and degradation due to development and greatly depend on protected lands.

Our natural areas and their inhabitants, which are essential for the health of our ecosystems, will continue to recover from this storm’s impact, as they have many times before. We can support this recovery by minimizing harmful humanrelated impacts and continuing to support and protect public lands.

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In the aftermath of the Hurricane Ian, access to the park was hampered by storm-fallen trees and unseasonably high water levels.

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n Dec. 19, 2022, after being closed since Hurricane Ian because of wind and flood damage, Myakka River State Park reopened to the public. And in the early hours of that very day, 45 birders arrived to participate in the 76th Myakka River Christmas Bird Count.

The Christmas Bird Count is a National Audubon Society community science project. It helps highlight conservation action required to protect birds and the habitats they need to survive. And in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which impacted natural systems that serve as critical habitat for countless bird species, expectations for the count were low.

This year’s birders, many of whom have participated for decades, covered almost 124 miles in areas rendered unrecognizable by the storm.

Access was hampered by stormfallen trees and unseasonably high water levels. Nonetheless, they spotted a record 126 species, just one shy of the highest number recorded in 1996, and counted an impressive 19,903 individual birds.

It was a very good year for wild turkeys, an especially meaningful species for Myakka River State Park.

When the park was established in 1941 with the goal of protecting this ecologically significant place and its inhabitants, many species of native wildlife, including wild turkey, had been hunted to near extirpation.

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“I’m left-footed, which gives me an advantage.

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t took some time, but former Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball star LaDazhia Williams is finally playing up to her lofty potential at the college level. Outside of two games missed because of injury, Williams has started 16 games for the No. 5-ranked LSU Tigers (18-0) and is averaging 8.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as of Jan. 16. … Spring Training games begin Feb. 25, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking for local volunteers through the Bradenton Pirates Booster Club. If you are interested in being an usher, greeter or program salesperson, call Club President Mike Roteman at 412-260-7232 or club secretary Debbie Tropeck at 412-512-8001. … The top high school sporting event to attend in the next week is Braden River High boys basketball home game against Sarasota High at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24. The Pirates are 12-4 as of Jan. 16; the Sailors are 14-4. … Lakewood Ranch native Sasha Pastujov continues to produce in the Ontario Hockey League. The 19-year-old, whose NHL rights are owned by the Anaheim Ducks, is tied for 14th in the league with 48 points (22 goals, 26 assists) as of Jan. 16 despite playing in less games (32) than all but one player above him on the leaderboard. … The New Paddler Day event at Nathan Benderson Park has been rescheduled for Jan. 29, so if you missed it Jan. 14 because of inclement weather, you are going to get another chance. … Jeff Siegel used a 7-iron to sink a hole-in-one on the 151yard No. 4 hole of Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club’s Royal Lakes course on Jan. 11.

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Touring Europe is a snap Former Braden River QB Louis Colosimo uses his football skills to tour Europe, playing pro football in Denmark in 2022 and next in Italy in 2023.

Former Braden River and Davidson College quarterback finds he can explore Europe by passing on a ‘real’ job.

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uccessfully completing a bus ride is a big deal for Louis Colosimo.

Growing up in Sarasota and Bradenton counties, Colosimo never had much need to use public transportation. That is why in 2022 the former Braden River High and Davidson College quarterback was nervous about using the bus system in Sollerod, Denmark, on his first day as a member of the Gold Diggers, the town’s American football team.

When Colosimo arrived to the team facilities on time, he was elated. He told his teammates — most of whom spoke English — how proud of himself he was of the accomplishment. They all laughed at him. To them, using public transportation was a way of life.

There were plenty of adjustments he would have to make living in Denmark, but enduring a ribbing? That felt natural.

“Everyone made me feel at home,” Colosimo said.

Colosimo’s journey almost didn’t happen. He was ready to hang up his cleats after graduating from Davidson in 2021.

In fact, he was mulling his job options in the nonsports world in Charlotte, North Carolina, when the Gold Diggers sent him a private message on Instagram.

The team’s pitch was a one-year deal. The Gold Diggers would pay for his apartment, a transportation pass, a gym membership and provide him with discounts at various restaurants, plus a monthly stipend. In return, Colosimo would play for the Gold Diggers’ as well as help coach the organization’s U19 team.

Colosimo said the coaching aspect of the deal was as important to the team as adding his physical skills.

In Denmark, he said they are always trying to hoard a deep knowledge of the game. Instilling modern day concepts in the country’s younger players is how the overall talent pool of the country will improve.

“The way I’d put it is, there were high school senior- and college-aged players on the team, but their football IQ and development was at a middle school or high school freshman level,” Colosimo said. “The serious kids start playing at 12 or 13. Most don’t until 14 or 15. So when they’re 19, they’ve been playing four or five

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years, not nine or 10 like kids in the U.S. Some of the kids on the (U19) team were still learning the rules. But they were all willing to learn.”

What struck Colosimo the most was Danish football players’ dedication to the sport. In Denmark, American football is, for most people, a part-time passion. The Gold Diggers only practiced twice a week, in the evenings, when they were done with their day jobs. Despite the condensed schedule, players studied as much as they could, some even going to bed early, then waking up at 2 a.m. local time to watch Monday or Thursday Night Football live. Denmark is six hours ahead of the Eastern time zone in the U.S. Colosimo helped coach the U19 team to a Danish National Championship victory, and he led his own team to a title game appearance, but lost. As much fun as he had on the field in 2022, it wasn’t what made him say yes to the opportunity. Colosimo said he saw the offer as a chance to explore the world before starting the next phase of his life — a phase that he knows will likely not include football. Colosimo said he used his off days to travel across Europe via the rail system, taking in as many sights as he could.

Living off a stipend was not exactly the high life, Colosimo said, but he’s grateful that his passion for football gave him such a rare opportunity. In fact, Colosimo’s jaunt to Denmark was so successful, he has decided to extend his football career one more year. In 2023, Colosimo will play for Mastini Verona of the Italian Football League. Colosimo said he mulled offers from several teams in Europe before deciding that a chance to

play in Italy, where his family is from, was too good to turn down. He’s visited Rome and Milan in the past, he said, but getting to live in the country and fully embed himself in the culture is important to him.

In Denmark, Colosimo said, the language barrier was never an issue since so many people speak English as a second language. In Italy, the number of English speakers in much lower, around 30%, so Colosimo has been learning as much Italian as he can, a challenge that is exciting to him.

From a football perspective, Colosimo will be joining a team that played its first season at the Series A level, the highest in the sport, in 2022. The team’s namesake city is Verona, but the team will actually play its games in Bolzano because of a lack of a true home stadium. In other words, a trip to the league’s championship game, the Italian Bowl, is unlikely, though it would be interesting. The 2023 Italian Bowl will be played at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. His season starts March 12.

However the season plays out is OK with Colosimo, who is taking a deal similar to his deal in Denmark.

All he wants is to enjoy himself, the European lifestyle and football while he still can. As of now, Colosimo’s plan is for 2023 to be his last year on the gridiron.

“The only reason I’m still playing football is because of this European experience,” Colosimo said.

“If some indoor football team in Iowa wanted me to keep playing, I probably would not do it. But with this, I get to be in Italy and still have my passion for football. It’s pretty awesome.”

Former Braden River QB Louis Colosimo used his off days in Denmark to explore the country and to see other parts of Europe.

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TITLE RUN? The Mustangs are peaking at the right time, outscoring opponents 28-0 in their last four games.

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n some ways, the Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer match against Manatee looked more like a football game.

A Mustangs player would send a deep pass down the field, as a teammate would sprint past the Hurricanes defense to catch up to the ball — carefully avoiding an offsides call — like a wide receiver getting open on a go route. The player would then make a move on the goalkeeper, firing a shot into the back of the net.

Different variations of this scenario played out 10 times.

And that was in the first half.

The sport’s mercy rule ended the game there, at 10-0, but the Mustangs (11-0-1) were scoring at will on Manatee (0-11). The Hurricanes were not Lakewood Ranch’s toughest competition this season, but other teams have not fared much better. The Mustangs are outscoring opponents 68-4 and 28-0 in their last four games.

A 0-0 finish with North Fort Myers High (7-2-3) on Dec. 8 is the only blemish on the Mustangs’ record and is one of just two games to be decided by one goal or less, the other being a 2-1 win over Saint Stephen’s Episcopal (9-2) on Nov. 29.

The team’s dominance has made an impression on MaxPreps. The Mustangs are ranked No. 3 in Class 7A as of Jan. 14.

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Between the team’s recent play and its ranking, Lakewood Ranch has its eyes on a potential state championship run. The Mustangs have had consistently strong regular seasons under coach Delaney Riggins, who took over the program in 2018, but have bowed out of the postseason earlier than they would like. Last year, Lakewood Ranch finished the

regular season 13-3-3, but fell 1-0 to Palm Harbor University High in the regional semifinals.

The leaders of the Mustangs feel this year can be different.

“We’re more technical than we were last year,” senior captain Regan Kelly said. “We have a lot of speed up top with Sophie (Lemus, junior captain). We can play a lot of ways. So it’s not that we have more depth, but we’re more varied.”

Kelly said that under Riggins, the team does not have a set strategy of what it wants to do on the attack — in contract to the Mustangs boys team, which uses coach Vito Bavaro’s signature three-man weave to great effect.

FIND THE WEAKNESS

Instead, the girls team finds its opponent’s weakness before each game and exploits it, ideally resulting in not just goals but an advantage in possession time.

The less the other team has the ball, the fewer chances they have to score. The strategy has worked as well as it ever has this season, thanks to the Mustangs’ variety of skill players. Against Manatee, the team used its natural talent advantage to end the game early. Against better teams, playing a more finesse game and finding holes in the defense might be required.

Lemus leads the team with 15 goals, but six Mustangs have at least four goals. Seniors like Kelly patrol the midfield and make sure opponents don’t get any easy goal-scoring opportunities in transition, while also setting up the team’s forwards.

Goalkeeper Amelia Gumerova, a junior, has only been forced to make 3.4 saves per game, but she’s come up big when needed.

“Everyone brings different characteristics,” Kelly said.

As intense as the Mustangs can be on the field, their players take things

Lakewood Ranch’s Sophie Lemus leads the Mustangs with 15 goals as of Jan. 13..

in stride off the field, not paying any mind to things that don’t break their way — or, in one case, things that break completely. Before the team’s game against George Jenkins High on Nov. 15, Lemus was caught in a bus toilet malfunction that sprayed water over her game uniform. After laughing off the incident with her teammates, Lemus refocused. There was no time to change, so she just had to play. The Mustangs won the game 4-0, and Lemus recorded a goal and an assist. Lemus said the water incident is her favorite memory from the season, at least so far.

She and her teammates would like the team to be a memory-maker for more of the student body, too. At the Manatee game, only the girls’ parents lined the stands. Kelly said sometimes the team will get a mention on the morning announcements, but otherwise, the hallways are not exactly buzzing with girls soccer fever, despite the team’s ascendance.

MORE SUPPORT WANTED

“It would be nice to have a bigger crowd, for sure,” Kelly said.

The Mustangs are not sure why their games don’t draw more fans.

Whatever the reason, the school now has a chance to hop on the bandwagon before a potentially deep playoff run. Lakewood Ranch has three

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regular-season games remaining as a tuneup. The toughest of the three should be a road game against Parrish Community High, which is 13-4 and ranked No. 7 in Class 5A by MaxPreps. Then again, the Mustangs beat the Bulls 4-1 on Dec. 12.

Lemus said she expects the Mustangs to see Palm Harbor (11-0, No. 2 in Class 7A) in the regional tournament again this year. Lemus said she and Kelly have friends on Palm Harbor from club soccer who have not let the duo forget how last year went.

“We’re ready to win this time,” Lemus said.

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When did you start playing soccer?

I started at age 5. I got into it because of my sister (Cayla Dammann). She played soccer, and I wanted to play, too.

What is the appeal to you?

I’m competitive. I like being on a team and playing with my best friends.

What is your best skill?

I’m good at taking the ball down the line and crossing passes into the box. I’m left-footed, which gives me an advantage. Defenders don’t see that as much. They can’t anticipate that I can shoot that way.

What have you been working to improve?

Our team this year is young. We have some middle school players.

The biggest focus for me has been trying to include the young players in everything and help them learn our program and playing style. Being a veteran player, I had to do a good job of that, telling them they did a good job or that it’s OK if they make a mistake.

1-0 at home and them winning 2-0 at their home. Our schools are rivals, so every game between us is even more competitive than other games.

I think it will give us confidence to close out the season.

What is your favorite ODA memory?

When I first joined the varsity team in seventh grade, I got to play in my sister’s Senior Night game. That was special for me since I started playing the sport because of her.

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Myakka City’s Wendell Lanier, Parrish’s Oliver Empsall, and Myakka City’s Mellanne Coddington and Jacy Lanier explore the fairgrounds.

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Parrish 3-year-old Harper Dillon and her mother, Ashley Dillon, enjoy a swinging Manatee County Fair.

SOLD ON THE FAIR W ith the steer auction about ready to begin Saturday at the Manatee County Fair, the 4-H and FFA members who were showing livestock were busy making final preparations.

But it wasn’t just a few hours of preparation. Those kids had been preparing for the event for quite some time.

“It’s not a day long, not a week long — it’s nine months,” said Bradenton rancher Warren Rogers, whose Big Mac steer was being shown by Lakewood Ranch’s Hunter McGrath, an eighth grader at Mona Jain Middle School.

McGrath said the experience of caring for Big Mac was both fun and educational.

McGrath’s mother, Peggy Kronus, said it would be difficult to see the steer finally go after being auctioned off.

“It’s going to be sad tonight,” Kronus said. “Last night was tough, and this morning was tough.”

While cold temperatures kept the crowd small, those who attended the fair Jan. 14 enjoyed all it had to offer.

“Very cold. Very good,” Bradenton’s Trucilla Anderson said.

The fair continues through Jan. 22.

Palmetto 4-year-old Levi Karnitz, his great-aunt, North Port’s Kathy Ellefson, and his 9-year-old sister, Justine, feed the llamas at Giraffic Park Menagerie and Zoo.

Pinnacle Academy seventh grader Weston Dimon heads back to the barn after showing off Rooster in the auction.

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BRADENTON 657 Regatta Way 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 3,512 Sq. Ft. Sandi Dietrich 941-704-0697 A4551539 $2,295,000

LAKEWOOD RANCH 7528 Greystone Street 3 Beds 3 Baths 3,058 Sq. Ft. Tina Ciaccio 941-685-8420 A4556659 $1,825,000

BRADENTON 1016 Lanyard Court 4 Beds 4/1 Baths 2,825 Sq. Ft. Mark Boehmig & Noel Morton 941-807-6936 A4553944 $1,550,000

LAKEWOOD RANCH 7504 Coventry Court 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,870 Sq. Ft. Jamie Van Vliet & Christopher Van Vliet 941-993-8996 A4544241 $1,350,000

BRADENTON 6187 9th Avenue Circle NE 3 Beds 2 Baths 2,155 Sq. Ft. Stephanie Okuley 941-773-2677 A4556667 $1,299,900

BRADENTON 513 River Crane Street 5 Beds 3 Baths 2,922 Sq. Ft. Noel Morton 941-348-9129 A4554938 $975,000

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home in Lake View Estates at Lake Club topped all transactions in this week’s real estate. George Elliott Mitchell and Herbert Clark West, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 14839 Como Circle to Eric Audette and Wendy Jestings, of Bradenton, for $3,509,000. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,314 square feet of living area.

It sold for $2,085,500 in 2020.

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ESPLANADE

Robert and Judith Volpe, of Bradenton, sold their home at 13218 Treviso Drive to Joseph McAleese, trustee, of Bradenton, for $1.47 million. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,090 square feet of living area. It sold for $567,800 in 2016.

LAKEWOOD NATIONAL

William and Susan Morris sold their home at 5539 Arnie Loop to Kevin and Mary Hittinger, of Bradenton, for $1,285,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,815 square feet of living area.

It sold for $700,000 in 2017.

Timothy Dennis Swenson and Rhonda Swenson sold their home at 5514 Mulligan Way to William Francis Cummings and Paula Marie Cummings, of Hebron, Connecticut, for $1.1 million. Built in 2020, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,388 square feet of living area. It sold for $613,500 in 2020.

GREENBROOK

Lee and Cheryl Irwin, of Williston, sold their home at 6715 Ladyfish Trail to Jeffrey and Erin Nowakowski, of Schererville, Indiana, for $995,000. Built in 2006, it has six bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,039 square feet of living area. It sold for $740,000 in 2020.

STONEYBROOK AT HERITAGE HARBOUR

Robert and Wendy Smith, of Spring Hill, Tennessee, sold their home at 7570 Camden Harbour Drive to James and Kimberly Reed, of Bradenton, for $888,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,193 square feet of living area. It sold for $810,000 in 2021.

PRESERVE AT PANTHER RIDGE

Robert and Susan Chmura, of Bradenton, sold their home at 8234 Snowy Egret Place to Purchasing Fund 2020-1 LLC for $865,000.

Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,633 square feet of living area. It sold for $575,000 in 2019.

BRADEN RIVER RANCHETTES

Juan Cerrillo-Cabrera, of Lakewood Ranch, sold his home at 7210 28th Ave. E. to DTQ Property LLC for $820,000. Built in 1971, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,700 square feet of living area. It sold for $770,000 in 2022.

BRIDGEWATER

Daniel Lee Gomez and Peggy Annetta Gomez, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 13419 Swiftwater Way to David and Rosemary Rheiner, of Bradenton, for $807,500. Built in 2016, it has four

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This Lakehouse Cove at Waterside home at 765 Tailwind Place sold for $1,717,500. It has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,451 square feet of living area.

bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,427 square feet of living area. It sold for $535,000 in 2020.

WINDWARD

Neal Communities of Southwest Florida LLC sold the home at 2802 Butterfly Jasmine Trail to Mei Hwa Yu, trustee, of Mission Viejo, California, for $800,600. Built in 2022, it has four bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths and 3,097 square feet of living area.

Neal Communities of Southwest Florida LLC sold the home at 2562 Wild Cherry Path to Laurie and Eugene Carfora, of Sarasota, for $506,900. Built in 2022, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,066 square feet of living area.

for $625,500. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,508 square feet of living area.

It sold for $285,000 in 2009.

WATER OAK

of Bradenton, sold their home at 6708 64th Place E. to Larry Randall Fannon Jr. and Lisa Karen Fannon, of Bradenton, for $538,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two

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Neal Communities of Southwest Florida LLC sold the home at 2891 Butterfly Jasmine Trail to Mary Stephens, trustee, of Sarasota, for $409,400. Built in 2022, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,527 square feet of living area.

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Fernando Pires sold his home at 7466 Edenmore St. to Christopher Feeney and Jennifer Feeney, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, for $749,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,186 square feet of living area. It sold for $415,000 in 2020.

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Annemarie Verling, of Switzerland, sold the home at 7354 Windermere Lane to Albert and Janice Cox, of University Park, for $668,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,984 square feet of living area.

BRADEN WOODS

Jacques and Gretchen PanetRaymond, of Palmetto, sold their home at 6203 98th St. E. to Ed and Jennine Dawkins, of Bradenton, for $642,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,261 square feet of living area. It sold for $279,000 in 2014.

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Carolyn Lorenc-Zimmer, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the home at 7435 Sea Island Lane to Thalia Maria Crane and Keith Crane, of Sarasota, for $635,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,116 square feet of living area.

It sold for $359,900 in 2014.

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Julie Sykes and Jodie Sykes Wasik and Jeffrey Wasik, of Bradenton, sold their home at 215 43rd St. Blvd.

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Peter Sibinkic and Heather Antritt, of Sarasota, sold their home at 765 Tailwaind Place to Pierre Alfredo Goria III and Tara Amidi Goria, of Santa Rosa Beach, for $1,717,500.

Built in 2021, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,451 square feet of living area. It sold for $775,000 in 2021.

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baths, a pool and 2,073 square feet of living area. It sold for $295,000 in 2015.

SARACINA AT ESPLANADE

Carol Franklin, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 104 condominium at 13515 Messina Loop to Daniel Roberson and Linda Deimeke, of Bradenton, for $535,000. Built in 2015, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,628 square feet of living area. It sold for $264,100 in 2016.

AZARIO

Jason Thomas Besse, of Sarasota, sold his home at 15646 Sacile Lane to Jessica Barkell and Todd Hebert, of Lakewood Ranch, for $525,000.

Built in 2020, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,558 square feet of living area. It sold for $327,800 in 2020.

PERIDIA

Zygmunt and Elzbieta Sainski, of Indian Shores, sold their home at 4829 Kilty Court E. to Suzanne Maureen Robertson and Michael Paul Scibetta, of Pittsford, New York, for $520,000. Built in 1990, it has two bedrooms, one bath, a pool and 1,629 square feet of living area.

It sold for $215,000 in 2016.

HERITAGE HARBOUR

Jaime Cruz Mendez, of Thornton, Colorado, sold her home at 6937 Quiet Creek Drive to Mark Reid, of Bradenton, for $510,000. Built in

$450,000. Built in 2021, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,142 square feet of living area. It sold for $224,500 in 2021.

Laura Pfeiffer and Sarah Cecil, of Corydon, Indiana, sold their Unit C-208 condominium at 7710 Lake Vista Court to Cathleen Greeney and Altaf Qayoom, of Lakewood Ranch, for $500,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,138 square feet of living area. It sold for $500,400 in 2007.

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COUNTRY OAKS

Randy James Monchilov and Tammy Jo Krajniak sold their home at 4509 Sanibel Way to P23 Investment LLC for $500,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,685 square feet of living area. It sold for $315,000 in 2020.

FAIRWAY LAKES AT PALM AIRE COUNTRY CLUB

Evan Matthew Altman, of Atlanta, Edward Steven Altman, of New York City, and Carolyn Ruth Altman, of Brooklyn, New York, sold their home at 5854 Fairwoods Circle to Bruce Lane, of Sarasota, for $490,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,059 square feet of living area. It sold for $155,900 in 1996.

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Eli Nicholas Serrapica and Linda Rosa Serrapica, of Bradenton, sold their Unit 1317 condominium at 17810 Gawthrop Drive to Gail Rinaldi, of Lakewood Ranch, for

Mihai and Ileana Minculescu, of Bradenton, sold their home at 5115 58th Terrace E. to Harish Narasimhan Chakravarty and Srivaili Dingari, of Bradenton, for $430,000.

Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 2,018 square feet of living area. It sold for $175,900 in 2012.

Rex Osborn, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 4907 82nd Place E. to Lance and Natalia Thompson, of Sarasota, for $425,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,587 square feet of living area. It sold for $159,900 in 2008.

TERRACE AT LAKEWOOD NATIONAL

Serene’s Happy Place LLC sold the Unit 724 condominium at 17118 Vardon Terrace to Gary Parker, of Lakewood Ranch, for $425,000.

Built in 2018, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,121 square feet of living area. It sold for $198,000 in 2020.

Christopher and Jennifer Fenney, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their Unit 1244 condominium at 17724 Gawthrop Drive to James Blake McHenry and Helen McHenry, of Bradenton, for $390,000. Built in 2020, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,121 square feet of living area. It sold for $200,000 in 2020.

for $400,000. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,767 square feet of living area. It sold for $250,000 in 2019.

Ingrid Ann-Charlotte Ehrling and William Jackson, trustees, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit 232 condominium at 16804 Vardon Terrace to Hampton Heights Properties LLC for $389,800. Built in 2017, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,142 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $185,000 in 2017.

DESOTO LAKES

Janene Young, of Ocala, sold the home at 4704 Tournament Blvd. to David Michael McCalman III and Chrystal Elizabeth McCalman, of Sarasota, for $395,000. Built in 1977, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,679 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $93,000 in 1993.

DEL TIERRA

Rochelle Marie Parsons and Hugh Graham Parsons, of Bradenton, sold their home at 15815 High Bell Place to Amy Quillen, of Bradenton, for $415,000. Built in 2015, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,618 square feet of living area. It sold for $211,000 in 2015.

WINDSON ACRES

Jason Folk, of Bradenton, sold his home at 11027 10th Ave. E. to Brian and Jody Cason, of Bradenton, for $382,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,468 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $175,000 in 2014.

HERITAGE HARBOUR

Mohammed Tazi and Kyle Ann Tazi, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 6666 Willowshire Way to Orlando Macchia, of Bradenton, for $410,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,387 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $209,000 in 2020.

BRADEN RIVER LAKES

Janet Harrison, of Ellenton, Jerry Landis, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, and Terry Landis, of Alma, Georgia, sold their home at 610 45th St. E. to Joseph and Valencia Ross and Devin Ross, of Bradenton, for $354,000.

Built in 1991, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,336 square feet of living area. It sold for $82,600 in 1992.

VILLAS OF EAGLE CREEK

Uschi Frimberger sold the Unit 6204 condominium at 6204 Country Club Way to Linda Thomson, of West Des Moines, Iowa, for $409,100. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,588 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,000 in 2011.

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Mark Jeffrey Heller and Rosa Heller, of Bradenton, sold their home at 177 Tierra Verde Way to Eric Ricardo Morales and Ingrid Vanessa Vasquez Romero, of Bradenton,

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Lee Schneider will explore the history of cryptocurrenWednesday, January 25 Sarasota,10:30 am Decentralized Finance as a Gateway to the Metaverse Lee Schneider will define “DeFi” and

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Thursday, January 26

Sarasota,10:30 am - Lakewood Ranch, 5:00 Friday, January 27 Venice,10:00 am

The Prosecutor’s Art From the Streets to the Suites to the Oval Office Judge Charles B. Schudson

addresses how prosecutors direct investigations, assemble evidence, and present cases to judges and juries.

Rowlett Academy has been proudly serving the families of Manatee County (and beyond) as a free-public charter school since 2014 and before that as a public elementary school.

In 2017, Rowlett Middle Academy opened its doors, just minutes down the road. Both campus locations are dedicated to helping young people become creative leaders, who excel in both the arts and academics.

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ACROSS

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5 Group with submarines 10 Post-punk aesthetic 14 Maker of Froot Loops Waffles 18 Famous person, briefly 20 Mostly smoked joint 21 Barely cooked

38 Really, really

website

100 Willed things

39 Yankees great who hit 696 HRs

65 Cad 66 ___ Tar Pits

103 Grenade, to a gamer 105 *Sticker that says

42 Large settlement?

44 What dogs’ tails do 45 Baton Rouge sch.

69 See 60-Across 71 Apt Super Bowl opponents for the Titans?

“Warning: Margaret’s jokes slay!”?

108 Type for emphasis

46 One-legged support 48 Sushi topping

73 Taiwanese singer Jay 74 Go blond, say

111 Fella 112 Amazon snapper

49 *Plea from a “Little Women” casting director?

55 ___ Palmas

75 See 60-Across 77 “Listen up, iPhone” 80 Taxi

113 *Transgression aboard an ill-fated liner?

118 Inflicted upon

81 Yet another time 83 Remote batteries

120 “That’s my cue!”

121 A.S. ___ (team in Italy’s

22 Crawl (with) 23 Spud 24 *Emotionally supports a 56 Vodka brand, casually 57 Actress Jung-eun or prof’s aide?

27 Subtract 29 “... man ___ mouse?”

30 Savor, as a scene 31 *Issuance of fines for bogeys?

36 Autograph 37 Had a loan from

director Spike 58 “Dry those tears” 60 With 69- and 75-Across,

84 *Start wearing a beret? capital) 90 Words at the altar 122 Detective Holmes 91 Oxymoronic music genre whose name reverses to a

announcement after a 92 Rival of Delta (Abbr.)

Presley concert ... and a hint 93 Possibly will

“solo” synonym 123 Super pumped

to the word removed to form 95 Janitorial tools each starred clue’s answer 97 Peepers

124 “___ of the D’Urbervilles”

63 Visual clutter on a

125 Pirate’s booty

98 Added to an email

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©2023 Andrews McMeel Syndicate

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Puzzle Three Clue: I equals K

59 Very unfortunate 61 Crafty 62 ___-haw DOWN 63 Poke tuna 1 Ballet segment 64 Rapper ___ the Funky 2 Escort to the exit Homosapien 3 Secondary selves 66 “To life,” at a Seder 4 Ranked in a tourney 67 In advance 5 Certain corn chip 68 Justin Bieber and Keith 6 Part of L.A. Richards, as children 7 Devour 70 Hollow cylinder 8 Returns from the Grand 71 Supermodel Hadid Canyon?

72 ___ instant 9 Lead-in to “stat” (momentarily) 10 Future prof’s test 74 Simple song 11 Clumsy sort 76 Surname that sounds 12 Walked (on) like a Barbie toy 13 Mister, in Munich 78 Lagunitas brew, briefly 14 Cultural 79 Regulation 15 Annual fandom gathering 80 Admit (to) for women 82 ID on a lanyard 16 Develop an unwanted 85 Oil grp. routine 86 Have a snack 17 Yemen neighbor 87 African canal obstructed 19 Main force in 2021 25 “Awkward Black Girl” 88 “You can clap now!” creator Issa 89 Protected, as an 26 ‘Twas, in the present invention 28 $$$ exec 94 Fancy bag letters 31 Punch sound 96 Dis-tressing places?

32 Stood 98 Ladders’ partners in a 33 Drink quickly game 34 Prefix with “bot” 99 Poolside structure 35 Chi-Town paper, with 100 Orthodontist’s org. “the” 101 Try to stay safe?

40 Columns that might 102 “Green Eggs and Ham” support platforms? nickname 41 Karate studio 104 Picture file in a 43 Assent accompanying a pronunciation debate hand wave, say 106 ___-Wan Kenobi 45 Super Bowl ___ (2023 107 Drivable toy, for short game) 108 “Really?”

46 Beehive State native 109 Bottom-left PC key 47 Throw on 110 “Scat, cat!”

50 Womb 114 Brooding music genre 51 Golf target 115 Pic from a parlor 52 Edison’s middle name 116 ___ half bad 53 German chancellor 117 Affectionate text Scholz 119 Surgery sites, briefly 54 Prohibition related to nukes 126 Man/goat of legend

By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

Puzzle Two Clue: W equals F

FAREWELL TOUR by Jessie and Ross Trudeau, edited by David Steinberg

Puzzle One Clue: U equals C

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This week’s Celebrity Cipher answers Puzzle One Solution: “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”

Martin Luther King Jr. Puzzle Two Solution: “You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”

Jim Carrey

EAST OF 75 CHIROPRACTIC and Physical Therapy.

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Thank you

Puzzle Three Solution: “There’s no point in being unhappy about growing older. Just think of the millions who have been denied the privilege.”

Cary Grant

Dr. Howard Van Nostrand DC (941) 371-6824 East of 75 Chiropractic and Physical Therapy

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THE CONCESSION 19436 Newlane Place Donna Soda & Joel Schemmel

VILANO

LAKEWOOD RANCH

4774 Ancient Marble Drive Roberta Tengerdy & Carolyn Collins

CONCESSION

14738 Como Circle Laura Stavola

$1,575,000 941.321.2292

$2,999,999 941.447.4875

THE LAKE CLUB

19460 Ganton Avenue Laura Stavola

$2,975,000 941.447.4875

17109 Verona Place Donna Soda & Joel Schemmel

LAKEWOOD RANCH

$2,500,000 941.961.5857

COUNTRY CLUB EAST AT LAKEWOOD RANCH

13706 Matanzas Place Laura Stavola

$1,798,000 941.447.4875

7630 Windy Hill Cove Laura Stavola

ESPLANADE 13217 Treviso Drive Laura Stavola

$1,225,000 941.447.4875

$1,549,000 941.447.4875

UNIVERSITY PARK 7317 Chatsworth Court Toi Estes

LAKEWOOD RANCH 7340 Riviera Cove Sharon Chidoi & Joel Schemmel

$549,000 941.961.4894

ESPLANADE $1,085,000 941.896.2317

5202 Napoli Run Laura Stavola

STONEYBROOK COUNTRY CLUB 8963 Whitemarsh Avenue Ken Ipox

$1,095,000 941.809.0380

WHITFIELD ESTATES 138 Holly Avenue Margaret Timson

$3,999,000 941.961.5857

HAMMOCKS 7405 Oak Moss Drive #29 Linda Dooley & Dwight Dooley

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$845,000 941.447.4875

BAY LANDING 2000 Midnight Pearl Drive Michele Nesmith

$589,000 941.330.3429

NEWBURN VILLAGE $475,000 941.400.7359

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