East County - Thursday, February 10, 2011

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IDA to hire firm this week Members of the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority board expect this week to make their first step toward hiring a new executive director for Town Hall.

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

+ Primrose dancers need your votes

Two families from Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch have entered videos in the Primrose School and Children’s Miracle Network Family Dance-off competition, and they need your votes.

The Phayre family submitted a Nintendo-inspired video called “The Super Phayre Family,” while the Valverde-Caro returned with their latest, “We’re Back.”

Winners will receive cash prizes as well as a $30,000 donation to a local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Residents can view and vote for the videos online at www.familydanceoff.com.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — Members of the Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority have made their first steps toward hiring a new executive director for Town Hall.

Board members on Feb. 7

heard proposals from two management-consulting companies, including The Mercer Group and Slavin Management Consultants, both based outside Atlanta.

Another firm, Colin Baenziger & Associates, of Wellington, was to present to board members at 9 a.m., Feb. 10, after The East

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his last day with the IDA on Feb. 18.

“We are unique,” IDA Chairman Tom Green said of the organization. “We’ve got to find the right person, the right fit (for the job).

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GOVERNANCE

Heritage Harbour CDD makes assessment changes

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+ Wallendas fly high at Tabernacle

Circus legend Tino Wallenda and his family members mesmerized onlookers with their tight-rope talents Feb. 6 at The Tabernacle.

The performance was part of the church’s Tabernacle Friends and Family Day. For more information, call 355-8858 or visit www.thetabsarasota.org.

County Observer went to press.

Board members are expected to select a firm during Thursday’s meeting and to begin the search for a new executive director as quickly as possible. Town Hall’s current executive director, Bob Fernandez announced his resignation last month and will finish

near University Parkway. William Sapp, 38, was struck and killed Jan. 20 as he walked across University Parkway near Medici Court. Two days later, Southeast High student Brenden Edward Barnes was killed as he walked westbound on Whitfield Avenue near Tuttle Avenue.

On Jan. 30, Mote Ranch res-

SEE ACCIDENTS / PAGE 2A

SEE CDD / PAGE 4A

Nazariel Williams, left, Dev Patel, Brecken Fair and Nate Black loved the “One-hundred Song” they learned as part of Braden River Elementary’s 100 days celebration. For more photos, see page 6B.

safety

Car, pedestrian collisions spike The Florida Highway Patrol reported four fatalities and three serious injuries resulting from collisions with both bicyclists and pedestrians in the region in the last two weeks.

EAST COUNTY — Residents of Manatee and Sarasota counties are still reeling in the aftermath of a string of fatal accidents in which bicyclists and pedestrians have been killed in collisions with vehicles.

From Jan. 20 to Feb. 3, the Florida Highway Patrol reported four fatalities and three serious injuries resulting from

Family, friends remember Sondra Thompson.

See page 4A collisions of vehicles with both bicyclists and pedestrians in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties. Although some charges have been made, the majority of cases are still under investigation.

Three of the fatalities occurred in the East County

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

HERITAGE HARBOUR — Supervisors of the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District tentatively are pursuing a new methodology for assessing residents within their borders for the operation of the community’s water management system.

The district also may assume more responsibilities currently handled by the community’s homeowner’s association in fiscal year 2012.

The change in assessment methodology comes as a result of recommendations from the board’s engineering consultant, Morris-Riley Development Management.

Under the proposal, assessments first will be allocated based on common areas that should be levied equally among all property owners within the district and then for benefits and

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By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

Supervisors of the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District are moving forward with a new methodology for calculating assessments for the 2012 fiscal year budget.

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ACCIDENTS / PAGE 1A ident Sondra Lee Thompson was struck and killed as she was riding her bicycle at Whitefield Avenue and Treymore Court (see related story).

Florida Highway Patrol officials can’t explain the recent increase in the accidents.

“We’ve seen an up-tick in (those types of accidents involving injury or fatality),” FHP Lt. Chris Miller said. “We’ve had quite a few in a short amount of time. It’s a good time to review some pedestrian and bicycle safety.”

Miller said pedestrians should make sure to walk on sidewalks, as per Florida law, and to walk in the grass — not in bicycle lanes — if no sidewalks are available. Pedestrians also should walk facing oncoming traffic and wear light-colored clothing to aide in visibility. Pedestrians, he said, only have the right of way at crossing walks and should only cross the road at designated areas.

Bicyclists are required to use the bicycle lane and ride with the flow of traffic, as per state law, Miller said. They also should obey all traffic laws — stopping at red lights and stop

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signs, among other laws — and use headlights and taillights when riding at night. Bicyclists also are encouraged to wear light-colored clothing to aide in visibility.

Miller also noted drivers should give bicyclists at least three feet when passing, and should be on the lookout for bicycles and motorcycles while driving to create a safer driving environment.

In direct response to the accidents, local bike shop Village Bikes, which has locations on Lakewood Ranch Main Street and on South Osprey Avenue in Sarasota, is taking measures to help promote safety for bicyclists.

“We’re trying to get people to wear more high visibility clothing and we are bringing more high visibility clothing (into our stores),” owner Ed Levins said.

The store also is encouraging riders to wear bicycle helmets regardless of whether they are riding in front of their home, on Legacy Trail or on a longdistance cycling ride, as well as reminding riders to obey all traffic laws.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

Recent fatal and serious accidents • At 10:25 a.m., Jan. 20, driver Carol J. Conneen, 67, of Canton, Ga., struck and killed pedestrian William Sapp, 38, of Sarasota as he walked across University Parkway near its intersection with Medici Court.

• At 10:18 a.m., Jan. 22, driver Kim M. Leto of Sarasota, struck and killed with her 2008 SUV 15-year-old Brenden Edward Barnes, a student at Southeast High School, as he walked westbound on Whitfield Avenue near Tuttle Avenue. His friend, 16-yearold Samuel Garvin, who was walking alongside Barnes in the bicycle lane, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Manatee Memorial Hospital. Leto has been charged with leaving the scene with death and leaving the scene with injuries, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

• At 1:42 p.m., Jan. 30, 66-yearold bicyclist Sondra Lee Thompson of Mote Ranch was struck and killed by a passing vehicle driven

by Mark Ruben, 44, at Whitfield Avenue and Treymore Court.

Ruben was driving westbound in the west lane of Whitfield Avenue when his vehicle struck the rear of Thompson’s bicycle, which was traveling on the right shoulder of the west lane.

• At 4:40 p.m., Feb. 1, bicyclist Theresa Chapman, 59, was critically injured at the 1700 block of 75th St. W., in Bradenton, after being struck by a pickup truck driven by William Hertzog, 30, of Bradenton. A Florida Highway Patrol report states Chapman swerved to the left in the southbound lane of travel and into the path of Gertzog’s vehicle. Gertzog attempted to stop, but was unable to avoid contact, sending the front of his vehicle into the rear wheel of the bicycle. Chapman has been charged with improper change of course, bike.

• At 6:24 p.m., Feb. 1 in Charlotte County, 10-year-old Younique Miller, was struck and killed by a pickup truck driven

by Jacqueline Leigh, 26. The child attempted to cross over a paved driveway access to the rear

parking lot of the home and in doing so, traveled out from behind a building and into oncoming traffic. Miller was not wearing a helmet at the time of his accident.

• At 7:58 a.m., Feb. 3, 11-yearold Tan Le of Sarasota was seriously injured while riding his bicycle at Proctor Road and Woodgate Lane in Sarasota. A Florida Highway Patrol report states Eleanor Larson, 61, was driving southbound on Woodgate Lane when she stopped her 2007 Ford Edge at its intersection of Proctor Road. Larson attempted to turn right onto Proctor into the direct bath of Le’s bicycle, striking its left side. Le was in a marked crosswalk. Larson has been charged with violation of right of way from a stop sign.

• On Sept. 10, 2010, Lakewood Ranch resident and cyclist Debra Dunbar was injured after a passing vehicle struck the bicycle she was riding along Arnold Palmer Green.

Dunbar suffered more than nine broken bones, scrapes and bruises, from the accident.

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development

County approves Eagle Trace The bank-owned 131-acre community will be located just south of State Road 64 and west of Pope Road.

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

MANATEE COUNTY — Growth is continuing in the East County.

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners in a 5-2 vote on Feb. 3 approved a rezone and a preliminary site plan for Eagle Trace, a 131-unit private gated community at 1808 John Taylor Road. The project sits on a roughly 60-acre parcel just south of State Road 64 and a half-mile west of Pope Road.

Insignia Bank, which took possession of the property in May 2010 after foreclosing on its previous owner, Ashton Associates of Sarasota, plans to sell the property with its new entitlements in hand.

David Berner, who represented the applicant, said his client was actively marketing the property, and it already has received

interest from developers.

“We’ve had a number of contracts that have been submitted to the owner, but the property is still available,” he said.

As approved last week, Eagle Trace will include 131 singlefamily homes with lot sizes ranging from 7,500 to 8,800 square feet. Plans provide space for recreation, including an option for clubhouse and pool amenities, which will be determined by the developer at a later date.

“I think it’s unique in the sense there are very few (private) gated communities in that immediate area,” Berner said. “We have a lot of open space and fairly largesized lots. It’s a nice plan.”

The project will take its main access through an entrance that runs from State Road 64 south to the property and will have a temporary emergency-only access at its southeastern-most

corner, where the developer will improve a shell road that connects with Pope Road to the east.

Manatee County code requires that developments of more than 100 homes have two means of access, therefore the developer of Eagle Trace will be required to hold off on construction of the final 31 homes until the roadway along its southernmost boundary — the future 22nd Avenue East — is constructed, and provides a secondary means of access, as proposed.

A stub-out to that roadway is proposed for the southwesternmost corner of the property, and once that is built, the temporary emergency access would be removed and replaced with a home site. A gate accessible only to emergency service workers will prevent future residents from utilizing the emergencyonly access until 22nd Avenue

IN OTHER BUSINESS: • The commission voted to have transportation policies, particularly the county’s policy on dead-end roadways, be presented to board members and later discussed at a work session.

East is constructed, Berner said.

Commissioner Joe McClash, who dissented along with Commissioner Michael Gallen, had asked that the developer extend 22nd Avenue East to Eagle Trace’s proposed stub-out rather than to the emergency-only access as a way to ensure future residents would not be surprised when the roadway was constructed.

Instead, the developer will install appropriate signage at the stub-out and include the information in documents for homeowners to notify homeowners.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

PEARLY WHITES

Dentists brighten East County smiles

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

MANATEE COUNTY — Seven-year-old Daniel Campbell couldn’t resist a grin as he emerged from a dentist chair and plodded toward the front office.

His first official visit to the dentist’s office during Creekwood Dental’s Give Kids a Smile day Feb. 4 resulted in one tooth pulled and one cavity filled.

“I think it’s a great idea,” Daniel’s mom, Lauralee, said of the program. “It’s really easy to overlook dental hygiene, especially when they are young, and it’s hard to afford it. This gives him the opportunity to get quality dental care.”

Daniel and other children from 13 Manatee County schools, including six in the East County, received much-needed oral care thanks to the collaboration of their school nurses and local dental professionals. About 40 children participated in the event, which was organized through Creekwood Dental’s participation in the American Dental Association’s Give Kids a Smile day, a national campaign for dentists to provide free oral health-care to low-income families on the first Friday in the month of February.

“There’s a large need, especially in Florida, to (treat) children,” Creekwood Dental’s Dr. Amir Guirguis said, noting there

Participating dentists

Dr. Jennifer Pfeiffer, of Creekwood Dental Dr. Amir Guirguis, of Creekwood Dental Dr. Veronica Thompson, of Largo (formerly of Creekwood Dental) Dr. Judy Losecco, of Comfortable Care Dental in Sarasota Dr. Kristine Smith, of Oak Family Practice in Sarasota

Local dentists volunteered their services to children in need during a special Give Kids a Smile Day event at Creekwood Dental Feb. 4.

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Dr. Amir Guirguis examines the mouth of 6-year-old Eason Rogers, who attends Prine Elementary. are 20,000 children in Manatee County without access to dental care. “It’s a big number. For a lot of kids, this is their first visit or the only trip of the year they can see the dentist.”

Guirguis said the day’s events were meant not only to provide children with much-needed care and get them out of pain but also to take time to educate them about good dental habits.

Fifteen dental assistants and staff members and five dentists volunteered their services.

School nurses, who referred many of the children for services, also were on hand to greet patients and answer questions.

“If they’re not hurting, they’re able to concentrate,” Myakka Elementary nurse Deidre Olson said. “It does provide a venue in which you can talk to them about what they are eating (and other things).”

Chomp lends expertise to preschoolers Dental hygienist Alyssa Handy of Children’s Dentistry of Manatee stopped by Feb. 7 to give a special presentation to children about their dental health. Using games and activities, as well as her special frog puppet Chomp, Handy shared with children about proper tooth care, nutrition and other aspects of having healthy teeth.

Preschool co-owner Creekwood Dental hosted its first Give Kids a Smile day in February 2009 after seeing an article in The East County Observer about a group of school nurses, including Olson, who hoped to solicit the help of local dentists in treating needy children for tooth decay and other issues they were seeing at school.

Colleen Nicolini said the festivities were meant to celebrate February as National Children’s Dental Health Month.

“We work hard here to promote good hygiene and dental hygiene, and we talk to (the children) about eating good food,” Nicolini said. “This just helps reinforce what we teach.”

— Pam Eubanks Since then, nurses also have partnered with Manatee Technical Institute’s dental hygienist program to provide care to children. Many of the children at Creekwood’s Give Kids a Smile day were referred to the program by an MTI clinic in late January.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

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Church prepares for Greek festival St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church will welcome more than 18,000 to the East County as it celebrates its 27th Greek Glendi.

By Michael Eng | Executive Editor

SARASOTA COUNTY — Just stepping into St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in the past few days is enough to make your mouth water.

Delicious aromas fill the building as the distinct pulse of knives on chopping blocks echo within its walls. In one classroom, dozens of authentic folk-dancing costumes hang side by side. Outside, a huge tent towers over the church grounds.

Oh yes, it’s Glendi time.

The church’s annual Greek festival opens today and runs through Sunday at the church, 7671 N. Lockwood Ridge Road.

Funds raised from this year’s event will go toward St. Barbara’s building fund for new youth facilities.

This year, the Glendi will feature several new attractions, including performances by the Greek Company Orchestra, a five-piece band from Ohio that performs in a variety of Hellenic styles. Festival-goers also will enjoy an expanded Children’s Adventure Zone, complete with a bounce house, rock-climbing wall and a gaming experience presented by sponsor Best Buy. The Glendi also will showcase the Hellenic Folk Dancers, plenty of Greek cuisine courtesy of Executive Chef and Popi’s Place owner Popi Ameres, Agora (an old-world market), tours of the church and more.

“From the tastes of the food, wine and beer to the sounds and sights … it’s like being in an environment no different than Greece itself,” said 2011 Glendi chair Henry Romos. “And it just doesn’t get any better than that.”

Although preparations for this year’s Glendi began eight months ago, he said all the long hours are worth it when guests arrive.

“To see the satisfaction and the smiles on everyone’s faces — that’s what matters,” he said.

Contact Michael Eng at meng@yourobserver.com.

INFORMATION 27th Annual Greek Glendi WHEN: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Feb. 10-12; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Feb. 13 WHERE: St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 7671 N. Lockwood Ridge Road NEW THIS YEAR: Performances by the Greek Company Orchestra, an expanded Children’s Adventure Zone and more INFO: 355-2616 or www. stbarbarafestival.org

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Mote Ranch resident Sondra Lee Thompson, 66, died Jan. 30 while riding her bicycle near her home after being struck by a passing vehicle.

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MOTE RANCH — If Sondra Lee Thompson’s life were a piece of music, it played like a masterpiece.

Although she and her husband, Dick, only have lived in the East County for less than a year, the Mote Ranch resident already has left her mark in the local musical community with her instrumental and singing talents and her passion for music.

Thompson, 66, died Jan. 30 along Whitfield Avenue a few blocks from her home after a passing pickup struck the bicycle she was riding.

“We were best friends,” Dick Thompson said. “We did almost everything together.”

Dick Thompson was a senior at Defiance College in Ohio when he first met Sondra. She was just another girl in the student organization he ran until he saw her in tears one day.

“My compassion for young children popped out big time,” Dick Thompson recalled, noting he’s the oldest of 10 children.

“When I saw Sondra, she was crying her eyes out.”

Soon after that, he asked her on a date. For their first adventure together, they rode a tandem bicycle. Sondra rode in

CDD / PAGE 1A land uses based on geographic location.

Of the district’s total 980.8 acres, about 552.5 fall into the common areas category, resulting in 56% of the total costs for the district’s storm water management be divided equally among property owners, the report states.

Based on geographic-specific benefits, Morris is proposing an additional 1% of the total annual assessment be divided equally among homeowners in Lighthouse Cove and another 6% among property owners within Stoneybrook.

The remaining 37% of the total annual assessments would be divided among all properties based on an equivalent residential unit factor for each unit type. Fifty-five- to 85-foot singlefamily lots all will see decreases ranging from about $60 to $225 annually, as will Stone Harbour Condos, Twin Villas and club homes, which will see decreases of about $5 to $55.

Forty-foot single-family homes and Lighthouse condos

IDA / PAGE 1A “The boiler plate on (these companies) is basically the same,” he said. “The question is, (who do we feel most comfortable with?).”

Proposals from all three companies indicated the process likely would take at least 90 days to complete, starting first with interviews with the board members, Town Hall staff and other representatives of the community, if desired, about what qualities they seek in a replacement.

front, and Dick Thompson knew he was hooked, he said. Seven months later, in December, Dick Thompson proposed, and the couple married the following September.

That was 46 years ago.

Having grown up in a family that did not did not think she was good enough to accomplish her goals of teaching and becoming a musician, Sondra Lee Thompson rose up in the face of adversity, despite a nagging lack of confidence.

“She had this persistent drive to accomplish things,” Dick Thompson said. “The great thrill of my life with Sondra was helping her overcome her chronic concern about her abilities. (I watched her go from) a caterpillar to a butterfly. She did extraordinary things.”

For more than a decade, Sondra Thompson taught school in Ohio and Michigan before she and Dick moved to Pennsylvania, where they lived for 22 years.

Her musical career, however, blossomed when the couple moved to Pennsylvania. She took up her first love, the recorder, and began playing more publically.

Sondra pursued her love of music, developing her talents in piano, harp, the hammer dul-

cimer, the Irish tin whistle, the dulcimer, four kinds of recorders, hand bells and the bass flute, among other instruments, Dick Thompson said.

The couple moved to Florida just 10 months ago to be closer to family.

“We saw this as our great new adventure,” Dick Thompson said.

The Thompsons immediately found a home at Church of the Palms in Sarasota, where Sondra joined the church’s hand bell and chancel choirs.

She recently began leading the hand bell choir, directing her first performances around Christmas.

“She got into everything,” Church of the Palms’ Director of Music and Arts John Ferreira said. “In this little package of a lady was a whole bunch of talents waiting to come out. The sparkle in her eyes lit up the room (when music was being performed).

She glowed when things were going well. She absolutely loved music.”

Sondra Thompson also had been involved with several recorder organizations in Sarasota — the American Recorder Society, the Earlye Musicke Grande Bande and the Unitarian Players.

“She was really one of the lead-

Sondra Lee Thompson ers of our (recorder) group (the Unitarian Players),” said Nancy Paxcia-Bibbins, president of the American Recorders Society.

“She always went out of her way to help other members of the group.”

Friends described Sondra as a kind, giving and vivacious person with a love for music that rang loud and clear.

“She always, always had a smile,” Ferreira said. “Even if there was a troubled situation, she could take that and gently turn it upside down. By the time you were done talking to her, you were smiling. She had a great personality and was always willing to help somebody else.”

Church of the Palms will hold a Celebration of Life service at 4 p.m., Feb. 17. Another service is being scheduled for the Thompson’s church, Clarks Green United Methodist Church, in Pennsylvania, as well.

IN OTHER BUSINESS: • Supervisors effectively paid down $128,000 on the principal for certain bonds held by the district, paving the way for Lighthouse Cove residents to see a corresponding 6% reduction in assessments.

Board members voted to accept the Engineer’s Certificate of Completion of the Series 2003 bonds and adopted a resolution to amend the 2011 Fiscal Year budget to transfer funds from two accounts to the prepayment account of the Series 2003A Bonds Debt Service Fund.

Immediately after the vote, Supervisor Lee Bettes called for a five-minute break and presented board members and residents at the meeting with a celebratory

cake inscribed with “$128,000.”

“This really was a big deal and a big success,” Bettes said, noting the decision will reduce assessments for Lighthouse Cove homeowners by about $25.

“You’ve got to celebrate the victories.”

• Supervisors approved for their attorney Kenza vanAssenderp to coordinate a meeting with representatives from Aquaterra, Heritage Harbour’s developercontrolled irrigation utility, and the CDD about an ongoing dispute over the company’s use of the CDD’s irrigation water distribution system, among other issues.

VanAssenderp said he is pre-

pared to mitigate, if necessary, but believes the meeting will resolve the dispute and keep it out of court.

“Let’s sit down and get to the bottom of this,” vanAssenderp said. “There are still misconceptions going around. Let’s get this thing resolved.”

The board has been trying to develop an irrigation water agreement with Aquaterra since February 2010.

• Community Manager Jim Ward informed supervisors he had a request from a resident to include the installation of speed bumps in Lighthouse Cove as part of the 2012 Fiscal Year budget.

both will see increases, as will the golf course, which would assume an increase of about $24,300.

Morris-Riley also presented about the maintenance status of the CDD’s assets and included recommendations for new expenses to maintain those assets.

As part of the 2012 budget,

supervisors are considering assuming several responsibilities from the Heritage Harbour Master Association, including monthly street sweeping, annual pressure washing, street signage and other as-needed repairs and street lighting.

Residents at the meeting

urged supervisors to “proceed with caution” in assuming HOA handled responsibilities, both to make sure residents are OK with the change and to make sure things the HOA is handling well are not lost in the transition.

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That information, among other requirements and criteria set by the IDA, will be used to develop a candidate profile.

The company then will begin to identify and recruit qualified candidates, evaluate applicants and make recommendations, help in the selection of an employee and facilitate employment.

In proposals sent to the board and in presentations to board members, all three companies said they would tailor their searches to their client’s needs

and will work with the IDA and the new hire during the first year to ensure success.

All three companies also will guarantee their work in some way for the first two years of the candidate’s employment. If the candidate leaves the position during that time, the hired company would conduct another search on behalf of the IDA. Slavin’s proposal states the company will redo the search if the position is vacated for any reason and does not specify any

additional costs. Mercer will do the same for the cost of expenses only.

Colin Baenziger’s proposal states it would repeat the search if the executive director leaves for any reason other than “an act of God” during the first year at no charge, and for expenses only during the second year.

Costs for search services for all three proposals are about $20,000.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

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and tried in military court.

“Terrorists with ties to known terror organizations such as al Qaeda should not be afforded the same constitutional protections as American citizens, nor should sensitive homeland security and intelligence information be publicized in open, civilian court proceedings,” Buchanan said.

Buchanan, Florida’s only member of the Ways & Means Committee, first introduced the bill during the 111th session of Congress. The bill is being cosponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX).

+ County accepting exemption applications The Manatee County Property Appraiser’s Office has partnered with the Tax Collector to provide East County and other residents more convenient locations to file 2011 exemptions.

From Feb. 1 to March 1, the office temporarily will be accepting homestead, low-income senior, disability and widow’s exemption applications at the Tax Collector’s Lakewood Ranch office, 6007 111th St. E., Lakewood Ranch.

Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Owners/occupants should bring copies of the following documents to submit with their applications: deed or tax bill, Florida driver’s license or Florida ID card for non-drivers, Florida tag number(s) on all vehicles owned or Manatee County voter registration card(s), Social Security number(s), copy of trust agreement if the property is held in trust, and a resident alien card if not a U.S. citizen.

For information, call the Property Appraiser’s office at 748-8208.

+ Health care officials fight drug misuse Top officials from 12 regional hospitals and four health departments joined forces last week to formally voice their fight against the misuse of prescription drugs.

Chief executive officers from hospitals and health departments from Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties signed a public proclamation Jan. 31 designating 2011 as the year of the Campaign for Responsible Prescriptions.

The event demonstrated a commitment to work together to address prescription drug misuse after months of collaboratively working together to identify key strate-

+ Buchanan pushes military tribunal law

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan on Jan. 26 introduced legislation requiring terrorist to be tried as military combatants, not common criminals.

Buchanan’s bill, “Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act,” mandates that any terrorist who attacks the United States or its people be interrogated, prosecuted

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gies to impact the issue, including educational opportunities for physicians and medical professionals, educating patients about safe storage and disposal of prescription drugs and disseminating data about the prescription drug epidemic in the region.

The Community Health Improvement Partnership spearheaded the agreement through its Health Provocateur Project, which includes CEOs of every hospital and health department in these counties.

+ Community Haven announces new board

Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities has announced its new 2011 Board of Directors.

Board members include: Michelle Grunberg, of iconnectu, chair; Chris Whaley, of Wells Fargo, first chair; Surry McFaul, of Sun Hydraulics, second chair; Ray Reher, of Innovative CFO Solutions, treasurer; Richard Findlay, of the Bradenton Fire Department, secretary; and Jeff Eslinger, of Eslinger Realty, immediate past chair.

Other new board members include: Julie Audet, Ted Bogusz, Dep. Ryan Frailing, Michael Scicluna and Jeffrey Woodin.

Returning board members include Matt Bruback, Sharon Chiodi, Patricia Crauwels, Maureen Fasoli, Michelle Reisdorf and Andrew Starostecki.

Community Haven is a nonprofit dedicated to helping children, teens and adults with disabilities in gaining fundamental skills and social tools needed to transition into school, employment, community living arrangements and more.

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Braden River High School JROTC cadets Semaj Dunwoody, Sarah Jurgovan, Kristen Coleman and Sommer Godshall are the first from their school to be selected to participate in summer seminars at service academies.

+ Pirate cadets earn summer posts Four female cadets in Braden River High School’s JROTC program have accomplished a school first.

Students Kristen Coleman, Semaj Dunwoody, Sommer Godshall and Sarah Jurgovan have been selected to participate in summer academies at service academies.

Each service academy conducts a weeklong seminar to show select high school students the benefits and the high quality of service academy education.

Only 700 participants were selected nationwide; and students were evaluated on grade point averages, test scores, class rank, extracurricular activities

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“The Pirate family is extremely proud of these young ladies as they are all in the JROTC program at Braden River High School,” Lt. Col. Jay Bradin, senior Army instructor for the JROTC, said.

“They were selected because they are smart, physically fit, dedicated and willing to take on tough challenges. These young ladies will represent us well at their respective summer seminars.”

Coleman, Dunwoody and Jurgovan all were selected for the U.S. Air Force Academy, while Godshall was selected for the U.S. Military Academy.

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GREYHAWK LANDING Feb. 4

2 p.m. — 12400 block of Daisy Place.

Criminal mischief. The victim reported someone broke her mailbox by unknown means. The mailbox is a solid cast iron and is a dual unit. The cost to replace the mailbox is about $350.

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11:50 a.m. — 5500 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. (Lakewood Ranch High). Information: disturbance. The responding deputy arrived at the scene in response to a disturbance. Upon arrival, the deputy was advised that the two parties involved were gone. According to a witness, two members of opposing soccer teams got involved in a verbal argument over the game. The

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verbal argument turned physical when the Hispanic male player struck the other white male player on his face. Both subjects began fighting. Another white male broke up the fight. The first white male player took of his shirt and began running in an attempt to keep the fight going. Both players got into their respective vehicles and left the area.

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8:55 a.m. — 100 block of 65th Street NE. Burglary to an unoccupied dwelling. Unknown person(s) drove into the victim’s driveway. The person(s) then entered the backyard and forced open the rear sliding glass door by prying the lock. The person(s) obtained a small fire safe containing $4,400 cash and $800 in women’s jewelry and a purse containing ID cards, credit cards and other items valued at $15. Both items were taken from the master bedroom closet, and nothing

plained of rib pain and stated he would see a doctor on his way home. He denied EMS at the scene.

else appeared to have been disturbed. A neighbor has video surveillance of a family member coming and going after the victims left and then video of another unknown type of vehicle pulling in at night with at least two suspects involved. A copy of the surveillance video could not be obtained at this time.

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5:30 p.m. — 11000 block of 10th Avenue E. Burglary to an unoccupied structure. Unknown person(s) forced entry by cutting the screen to the swimming pool door. Once inside the lanai, the person(s) placed a chair underneath the kitchen window and entered the residence through an unlocked kitchen window. The person(s) then entered the master bedroom and took checks from a checkbook.

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9:30 p.m. — 24500 block of State Road 70 E. Aggravated assault on a firefighter. The responding deputy arrived at the scene in response to EMS and fire needing assistance. The suspect had been making threats to shoot the EMS and fire personnel. After a tactical approach, the suspect was tasered and handcuffed. No weapon was found.

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11:30 p.m. — 6225 S.R. 64 E. (Walmart). Grand theft. The complainant reported an unknown person stole her wallet at her place of work. The total value of the theft is $316.

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‘A’ is for Awesome

Vitale pens first children’s book If “A” is for “Awesome” and “B” is for “Baby,” then legendary ESPN basketball commentator Dick Vitale has just made a slam dunk for children’s literature — and for pediatric cancer research.

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Legendary ESPN basketball commentator Dick Vitale may give frequent shout outs to collegiate “diaper dandies” on the basketball court, but the Lakewood Ranch resident now is turning his attention to those who more accurately fit the description.

Last month, Vitale launched the Dick Vitale Children’s Literacy initiative with the release of his newest masterpiece — “Dickie V.’s ABCs and 1-2-3s: A Great Start for Young Superstars.”

“Reading is such a vital (part) of possessing knowledge, and with knowledge is power,” Vitale said, noting the book is a great tool for families to sit down together and share a love for reading. “The idea is to really create (good habits). Habits can be

good or habits can be bad.”

The new children’s book, which targets ages 2-6, hit local bookstores and Amazon.com in mid-January.

“I love the fact of the simplicity involved,” Vitale said of the book.

The book takes young readers through the alphabet with Vitale’s unique basketball enthusiasm — “S” is for Superstar and “T” is for team, for example. Young readers even can push a button to hear Vitale’s own voice spurring them on in their reading efforts.

Sitting at a table in The Broken Egg restaurant in Lakewood Ranch, where Vitale often is available from 10 a.m. to noon, weekdays, to give autographs, Vitale folded up the sports section of the newspaper and reached across the table for the fruit of his latest venture.

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Dick Vitale is donating the proceeds from his book, which retails for $14.95, toward pediatric cancer research.

Vitale flipped through the book, admiring the vibrant colors and drawings on each page, in search of his favorite illustration by illustrator Craig Lueck.

“I like bears, so ‘B’ is for ‘Baby,’” Vitale said, pointing across the page. “(It) goes with my “Awesome, baby!”

Vitale, who has authored several books, including “Dick Vitale’s Fabulous 50 Players & Moments in College Basketball,” said he had never considered writing a children’s book until being approached by publisher Ascend Books with the idea about a year ago.

“I’ve always loved kids, having five little grandchildren my-

self,” Vitale said. “I just ran with it. Now I’m caught up with it.

I’m a kid at heart.”

All of the proceeds will go toward Vitale’s goal of raising $1 million for a pediatric cancer research grant through the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

“A million dollars isn’t easy to raise, but we’ve done it five years in a row, and we hope to do it again,” Vitale said.

The book’s release follows Vitale’s strong support of the Payton Wright Foundation. The East County-based organization is in memory of Payton Wright, the Lakewood Ranch girl who passed away at age 5 from a rare

form of brain cancer. Her parents, Patrick and Holly Wright, founded the organization in 2008, and since then, Vitale has used his celebrity to bring national and international awareness to Payton’s cause.

Now, Vitale is working on developing a second motivational book for children ages 7 to 12.

The book, Vitale said, will include thoughts of pride, respect, enthusiasm and more.

“Little things I believe in,” he said. “Passion plus work ethic plus good decision making equals win in the game of life.

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The effervescent Caiti Ward has spent most of her life in Irish dance dresses, curly wigs and tights. The lead bad-girl of ‘Rhythm in the Night’ proves she’s anything but unruly.

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“They banned dancing at one point in Irish history, so the people protested by dancing without using their arms.”

Rock a perma-grin “Smiling is a show for the judges. It shows them that you’re enjoying what you’re doing and grateful to be competing.”

Think tippy toes

“You’re up on your toes at all times in softshoe dancing. You must maintain your feet. I’m always clipping my toe nails short.”

Look straight ahead

“It shows confidence.

My teacher always says, ‘Look up. The floor’s not going anywhere.’”

Be a copy cat

“Lift your legs high with your shoulders back. You always want to make sure you’re doing the same thing as the person in front of you.”

Caiti Ward has the ideal makings of an Irish dancer: long legs, big smile, boundless energy and rigorous self-discipline.

In many ways, it’s easy to forget she’s a teenager.

Perhaps it’s because by the time Ward was in first grade, she was dancing with her feet turned-out and crossed at the same time, her arms glued to her side, her gaze fixed straight ahead and her hair piled on top of her head in a fountain of corkscrew curls, which she attained by sitting for hours in hot rollers.

Ward has the presence of a veteran performer because she earned it.

Dressed head-to-toe in black, save for the sliver of ivory ruffles poking out of her leather biker jacket, Ward, 17, is the image of cool.

Even her hair is jet-black. A natural blonde, she dyed it three years ago because she was bored ­— or Heidi Kurpiela perhaps because she was hoping to “I’m completely devoted to it,” Caiti Ward says of Irish dancing. “I’d never give it up for any other dance.” add some edge to her Celtic goodand AP art — her second love. which Ward seems to be aware. nities for high school students. girl image.

“My work appeared in an Irish “I’ve been asked to make posters,” Add to that the Ph.D. in business Irish dancing isn’t exactly a radidance magazine,” she says. “I forget she says. “I would love to do that.” she’d like to get, or the culinary cal hobby.

There are a lot of things the teen school she’d like to attend, or the “It’s very sophisticated,” Ward which one. It’s one of the big magawould love to do, starting with art-education degree she plans to says. “It’s very precise, and it’s less zines.”

She reaches for her cell phone opening an art gallery that would pursue. lenient than other types of dancand pulls up an image rendered in double as a bakery; an Irish dance Coincidentally, Ward is seated ing.”

It’s a Tuesday afternoon at Sara- bright colored pencil. The graphic school that would double as a gym; in her guidance counselor’s office, sota High School, where Ward, a could easily be marketed to a skate- and a non-profit organization that where in one corner of the room junior, is enrolled in honors classes board company, a potential pitch of would provide volunteer opportu- she’s tossed her books and a blue

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“I have friends who have Cast as the lead bad no idea what they want to girl in former “Lord of do after high school,” she the Dance” performer says. “I like that I have Justin Boros’ “Rhythm in a plan, even if it keeps the Night” troupe, Ward changing.” will take center stage this One thing that has nevFriday in the company’s er changed: Ward’s pas“Irish Dance Spectacusion for Irish dancing. lar,” at Sahib Shrine AuIn 2008, she placed ditorium.

55th in the nation among Boros, who debuted It’s in the bag: Ward’s dance Irish dancers. She’s since his Michael Flatleyduffel says it all. qualified twice for the inspired dance act earIrish Dance World Chamlier this fall at Gulf Gate’s pionships, in Glasgow, Irish Rover Pub, was so “Rhythm in the Night” will Scotland. taken with Ward’s dancpresent its “Irish Dance Ward spent much of her ing that he reworked his Spectacular” at 7:30 p.m. childhood traveling across 90-minute production Friday, Feb. 11, at Sahib the country for dance to include a lead bad guy Shrine Auditorium, 600 N. competitions. Last year, (played by Boros) and a Beneva Road. For tickets, she estimates she traveled lead bad girl (played by call 366-4449 or visit www. to 25 different cities for Ward). twostepproductions.com. dance engagements alone.

“I’ve seen dozens of “I was a super hyper lead dancers,” Boros says. kid,” Ward says. “I had “And I’ve never seen anyADHD to the extreme. I remember my body do it like Caiti. It’s not just her dancaunt bought me a ‘Riverdance’ video, and ing. It’s her energy and the way she capI was so amazed watching it for the first tures an audience. She doesn’t come across time, my mom spent weeks looking for an as your typical 17-year-old. She has aspiraIrish dance school.” tions most people in their 30s don’t have.”

At 6, Ward enrolled in classes at the No one is more aware of this than Ward.

Drake School of Irish Dance, at which she When it becomes apparent that she’s studied under Gillian McCormack-Aeppli. missed most of her afternoon math class, Eleven years later, she’s still dancing with she scoots off to obtain a late pass but not McCormack-Aeppli, who several years ago before answering one last question: Is it opened her own school — the Irish Dance more fun to play the good girl or the bad Academy of Sarasota. girl?

“I was bouncing off the walls when I “Bad girl,” Ward replies without hesistarted with Gillian,” Ward says. “She tation. “In real life I’m not the bad girl. I taught me manners and discipline and don’t cause trouble. I don’t get detention. how to work with people. She taught me I get good grades, and I treat people well. how to skip! That’s how long I’ve been with But I’m a teenager, and sometimes I just her.” want to be rebellious.”

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The multi-tasking April Soroko explains how she pulled double duty for FST’s gritty legal drama, ‘Race.’

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“I like variety,” April Soroko says. “I get bored really easily if I stick to a steady diet of one genre.” Soroko also designed the set and costumes for FST’s “The 39 Steps” and “Beehive, The ’60s Musical.” for more than 18 years, traveling to theater companies all over the country, in addition to teaching at the University of Miami.

Many FST fans are already familiar with Soroko’s work. The designer built the set and costumes for this season’s screwball spy thriller, “The 39 Steps.”

“Race,” which opened Jan. 26, in the Keating Theatre, has offered a sobering change of pace.

A tense legal drama, controversial for its cutting dialogue and divisive subject matter, the play fol-

lows the case of a rich white man charged with raping a young black woman.

Directed by FST’s Richard Hopkins, the play takes place in one place, on one day and required no costume changes.

“The only thing that moves on the set is a door,” Soroko says. “It opens and closes.”

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 ’The Tempest,’ 2010 (North Carolina Shakespeare Festival) “It was one of the top sets I’ve ever had the opportunity to design.

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I never laughed so hard on a show. My face would hurt at the end of the day.”  ’Orfeo ed Euridice,’ 2001 (New Jersey Opera) “It’s Baroque opera, but they wanted to update it, so I had to find contemporary clothes equivalents.

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Fairytale sets and costumes are escapist and fun to design, but the serious stuff keeps Soroko grounded and in her own words: “intellectually challenged.”

So, when Florida Studio Theatre hired the Yale-educated set-andcostume designer to IF YOU GO build the Chicago Pulitzer law library Prize-winning for Pulitzer playwright Prize-winDavid Mamet’s ning play“Race” runs wright Danow through vid Mamet’s March 19, at “ R a c e ,” Florida Studio S o r o k o Theatre. For jumped at tickets, call 366the oppor9000 or visit tunity. www.floridastu“You rediotheatre.org. ally get to create the whole world of the play,” Soroko says of set design. “I like doing research on architectural details, digging up historical references.

It’s exciting.”

In addition to the set, Soroko was also responsible for outfitting the cast of lawyers in contemporary power suits, which she found at local department stores such as Macy’s and Dillard’s.

Soroko, 40, has worked as a freelance set-and-costume designer

alize, from the stately bookcases stocked with rows of law encyclopedias to the mossy green walls, which were originally faux-finished to resemble wood.

Perched on the edge of the intimate Keating stage, Soroko rattles off the particulars of the set, starting with the hardwood floor that was installed shortly before opening night.

“We wanted the room to feel very masculine, but well used,” Soroko says. “We wanted to communicate that the office has been around for 20 years and that the furniture isn’t too precious. We didn’t want the pieces to look like a matching set.”

Soroko originally pictured an austere and sparsely decorated law office. After collaborating with the rest of the crew, however, the box set became much more complex.

Even the costumes became fastidiously accessorized down to the width of one character’s wedding band and the length of another character’s facial stubble.

To achieve a subtly disheveled look, actor Ronald Siebert, cast as billionaire and accused rapist Charles Strickland, decided to shave his face at the end of each show, rather than fold it into his morning routine.

“The actors have been so helpful,” Soroko says. “They know their characters better than anyone. Really, there’s only so much I can bring to it.”

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The Out-of-Door Academy’s Chris Ragone and Jake Siciliano and Braden River’s Dillon Romine signed national letters-of-intent Feb. 2 to play football at the next level.

By Jen Blanco | Associate Editor

LAKEWOOD RANCH — This past fall, Out-of-Door Academy seniors Chris Ragone and Jake Siciliano spent their afternoons squaring off on the practice field.

And in November, Ragone and Siciliano will once again go head-to-head on the gridiron after signing national lettersof-intent Feb. 2 to play football for rival schools some 20 minutes apart.

Ragone, a wide receiver, is headed to Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., while Siciliano will play for Wesleyan University.

“I decided a month before Chris, and it just worked out that way,” Siciliano said of playing in the same conference as his former teammate. “It’s a funny coincidence.”

Ragone and Siciliano are just the second and third ODA players to sign national lettersof-intent to play football at the

next level. Last year, Jamie Onufrak, who now plays for Marshall University, received the program’s first scholarship.

“It’s creating a pipeline for our program,” coach Brett Timmons said. “Your hard work has paid off, and hopefully it’ll open doors for other players in the future.”

Siciliano, who plans to major in political science, chose Wesleyan University over Holy Cross, Lafayette, Dartmouth and Harvard, among others.

“It’s a relief,” Siciliano said of signing. “We’ve been talking about this since we were freshmen here. It’s awesome, and to be able to play against each other is really cool.

“I fell in love with the academics and the athletics,” Siciliano said. “It seemed to be the (right) fit. I’m from Williamstown, Mass., and I grew up watching (Wesleyan University). I knew that was where I

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DELAY OF GAME After referees arrived an hour late, the Lakewood Ranch girls basketball team fell to St. Pete Lakewood 54-39 in the Class 4A-District 10 finals Feb. 5.

By Jen Blanco | Associate Editor

LAKEWOOD RANCH — The anticipation her players exhibited surrounding the start of the district championship game was exactly what Lakewood Ranch girls basketball coach Tina Hadley expected out of her players.

But after a one-hour delay because of the late arrival of the referees, the Lady Mustangs lost some momentum.

After pulling within a point, Lakewood Ranch watched top-seeded St. Petersburg Lakewood go on a 6-0 run to close out the first half. The Lady Spartans (23-4) went on to control the second half on their way to a 54-39 victory over the second-seed-

Lakewood falls in regional semifinals The Lakewood Ranch girls soccer season came to an end with a 2-1 loss to George Steinbrenner in a Class 4A-Region 3 semifinal match Feb. 1.

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ed Lady Mustangs (19-7) in the Class 4A-District 10 championship game Feb. 5, denying Lakewood Ranch its first district title.

“They were pretty psyched up,” Hadley said.

“I think the hour did put a little wrinkle in things. You get hyped up for the game and then you have to relax, and then you get hyped up again. But that’s no excuse.

“We just had entirely too many turnovers, and they had entirely too many offensive rebounds,” she said. “Turnovers, and we were out-rebounded: That’s what cost us the game.”

As the district runnerup, Lakewood Ranch will travel to Tampa Jefferson, the winner in District 9, at

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Senior Loni Shamble scored nine points in the Lady Mustangs 54-39 loss to top-seeded St. Petersburg Lakewood.

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Midfielder Chelsea Martin beats a Steinbrenner defender to the ball.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Gabby Diaz-Granados attempts a shot in the first half of the Class 4A-District 10 championship game Feb. 5.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lakewood Ranch senior Taylor Jo Salmon walked off the field and immediately sank onto the ground behind the Lady Mustangs bench.

It was in that moment, as she sat with her head in her hands, that the realization finally began to sink in: Her high school soccer career was coming to an end.

For the second consecutive season, the Lakewood Ranch girls soccer team faced George Steinbrenner in the regional semifinals. And for the second year in a row, the scoreboard remained the same.

Only this time, the Lady Mustangs found themselves on the outside looking in. After defeating the Lady Warriors 2-1 on their way to their first state semifinal appearance a season ago, the Lady Mustangs fell short of a repeat performance. The visiting Lady Warriors defeated Lakewood 2-1 in a Class 4A-Region 3 semifinal match Feb. 1.

“We definitely knew it was going to be hard,” coach Guy Virgilio said. “We had a close game last year. We had a close game this year. Both (teams) fought very hard, and it could’ve gone either way. Unfortunately, it just didn’t go our way.

“I felt we had our opportunities early on, and it just kind of swung the other way, and they started coming after us,” he said. “Then, they scored, and it just was seesawing back and forth. It could’ve been anyone’s game.”

Not only did the defeat end Lakewood’s hopes of making a

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Lakewood Ranch High senior goalkeeper Dan Murray blocked four consecutive penalty kicks, propelling the Mustangs to a 3-2 (2-1, PK) victory over Tampa Jesuit in a Class 4ARegion 3 quarterfinal match Feb. 3. With the win, Lakewood advanced to the regional semifinals Feb. 8. Here is an inside look at this week’s Athlete of the Week.

How does this game stack up to your other games?

This was the best game of my life by far.

Usually when we go down, I lose my temper, and my game goes, but this time, I was able to stay (calm), and we fought back.

How long have you been playing soccer?

I’ve been playing since I was 4 years old. I started playing goalie seriously my sophomore year because coach Bavaro (basically) made me.

What’s the toughest part about being a goalkeeper?

You have to be perfect. It’s very mentally tiring. The whole team is looking for you to lead them, so you have to be strong.

What are your plans for next year?

I want to attend the University of Central Florida for physical therapy unless I get an offer somewhere in Florida (to play soccer).

Do you have any siblings?

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Country by far. I like Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney.

Do you have any rituals that you do before games?

We always pray together, and then I pray personally too during the national anthem. I also always wear the same black jersey. I’m very superstitious that way.

If you could have one super power, what would it be and why?

It would be cool to see into the future, especially as a goalie because then I could see where the shots are going.

What was your favorite cartoon growing up?

“Rocko’s Modern Life.” My stepdad and I used to always watch it together.

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INBRIEF + Lady Pirates top Riverview in opener

The Braden River softball team defeated Riverview 1-0 in its preseason tournament opener Feb. 2.

Sophomores Hannah Loyer and Courtney Mirabella allowed just one hit while striking out 13 and walking two.

Loyer went 1-for-2 at the plate with a triple and an RBI to lead the way for the Lady Pirates at the plate. Ashley Allard went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, and Brianna Maxa went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.

Braden River returns to action Feb. 15 at Bayshore.

+ Mustangs advance to semifinal on PKs

Goalkeeper Dan Murray blocked four of five penalty kicks to lead the visiting Lakewood Ranch boys soccer team past Tampa Jesuit 3-2 (2-1, PK) in a Class 4A-Region 3 quarterfinal match Feb. 3.

Trailing 2-0 early in the first half, Marco Padilla scored to cut the lead in half. Zach Reda tied the game with two minutes left in regulation off an assist from Padilla to send the game into overtime.

After allowing Jesuit to score its first penalty kick, Lakewood missed its first two before Padilla and Shane Baumann scored, giving the Mustangs a 2-1 lead.

Murray stopped the next four penalty kicks to preserve the win for Lakewood.

The Mustangs returned to action in the regional semifinals Feb. 8, but results were unavailable as of press time.

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The co-ed team comprises 12 students, ranging in age from 21-32. The Crew Team, coached by Sarasota Crew Men’s Varsity Team coach Liza Dickson, will begin its weekly practices Feb. 13.

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+ Mustang grapplers finish second in district

The Lakewood Ranch varsity wrestling team finished second at the Class 2A-District 11 Tournament Feb. 5 at Palmetto.

Eight wrestlers qualified for the regional tournament Feb. 11-12 in Charlotte. Evan Dipsiner (103 pounds) and Kyle RileyHawkins (189) captured individual district titles for Lakewood. Blake Riley-Hawkins (119), Ryan Leverenz (125), Mike Dauphinee (130), Nick Schilson (145), Damian Simunovic (152) and Kevin Garza (171) will also advance.

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This season marks only the second time in school history at the Mustangs have won a district wrestling trophy. The first time was in 2000.

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i9 sports is now accepting registrations for its spring flag football, soccer, cheerleading and basketball leagues, which begin April 2. Those interested in participating can register online at www.i9sports.com or by phone at 312-2400.

+Sarasota Crew breaks Guinness World Record

Sarasota Crew rowers broke five World Records for Ergathon rowing during a 10-hour event Feb. 6 outside Whole Foods Market in Sarasota.

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The team also broke four Concept2 records in the 100,000-meter row categories, fastest time by a large team Women’s Juniors (5:36:54), fastest time by a small team Women (5:36:54), fastest time by small team Women’s Juniors (5:36:54) and fastest time by small team Mixed Juniors (5:37:47).

Sarasota Crew also collected 300 pounds of food items for donation to All Faiths Food Bank.

“Today’s performances were nothing short of spectacular,” coach Casey Galvanek said. “To cap it all off we were able to set a new Guinness World Record with the participation of over 164 Sarasota Crew rowers, coaches and parents setting the new world record for the most people to row 100 meters in an hour.”

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SIGNINGS / FROM PAGE 15A wanted to be be.”

Ragone also looked at a host of schools, including Lehigh, Colgate and Lafayette, among others, before deciding to play for Trinity College.

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BASKETBALL / PAGE 15A 7 p.m., tonight, to face the Lady Dragons in a regional quarterfinal. The two teams met last year when Jefferson ended Lakewood Ranch’s playoff run with a 62-28 drubbing in the regional quarterfinals.

“I just have a preference that we go out and play well against whoever we play,” Hadley said.

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ence between the D-I and DIII lifestyle,” said Ragone, who plans to major in economics. “I wanted to be a student-athlete, and with D-I, I felt like I was a football player who (may or may not) go to class. I want to prepare for my future other than football, and I felt like (Trinity St. Petersburg Lakewood took an early 6-0 lead before Lakewood Ranch’s Kasey Connelly hit a bucket underneath to put the Lady Mustangs onto the scoreboard. Trailing 14-9 to start the second quarter, the Lady Mustangs outscored the Lady Spartans 9-5, after junior Gabby Diaz-Granados hit a three-pointer from just outside the arc to pull Lakewood Ranch

College) would (better) prepare me for life outside of college.”

Ragone and Siciliano now will spend the next few months enjoying the rest of their senior year before preparing to head up to Connecticut to begin their collegiate careers. Both Ragone and Siciliano are hoping to see some playing time at some point during their freshman year — especially when the two rival schools meet in the final game of the season.

“The (Trinity College) coach said if by two weeks into the preseason he wasn’t sitting down saying I was an impact player, then he would be disappointed,” Ragone said. “They want me, and knowing I can make an impact very soon was attractive to me.”

Three weeks ago, Braden River senior Dillon Romine took an official visit to the University of New Mexico and liked what he saw.

On Feb. 2, the Pirates offensive tackle made his decision official when he signed a national letter-of-intent to play football for the Lobos.

“It’s exciting and a relief,” Romine said. “Now, I don’t have to worry about where I’m going to play or how I’m going to pay for college.

Romine, who plans to major in anatomy, chose New Mexico over Charleston Southern because of the players, coaches and the facilities, among other reasons. Romine will red shirt his freshman year, which will allow him to learn the system while working toward his target weight of 300 pounds.

“It’ll give me a chance to improve myself physically and educationally,” Romine said. “I get my five years paid for, and if I take classes over the summer then I can get my master’s degree. And I’ll be 300 pounds of muscle physically, so I’ll be healthy.”

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But the momentum was short-lived as St. Petersburg Lakewood went on a 24-8 run to take a 43-28 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Lady Mustangs struggled to control the ball — making uncharacteristic turnovers and allowing the Lady Spartans to dominate the offensive boards.

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Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com. basket,” Hadley said. “We were just out-rebounded. They were a taller, more athletic team, but our goal was to try to keep them off of the boards as much as possible.”

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Lakewood took an early 1-0 lead when return to trip to the state semifinals, but senior forward Sarah Miller, who had been also it was the first time the Lady Mus- guarded tightly all night, broke free in the tangs had allowed a goal since a 3-2 loss to ninth minute. The Lady Mustangs leading Clearwater Central Catholic Nov. 23. scorer took a pass from Chelsea Martin “We came in not overconfident because and outran a Lady Warriors defender for we knew it was going to be a hard game, her 33rd goal of the season. but I don’t know we just kind of freaked Steinbrenner responded when Cici Gonout,” Salmon said. “We’ve been so used zalez was pulled down inside the penalty to winning by so much that (when we’re box. Gonzalez drilled the ensuing penalty kick inside the left goal post past freshman goalkeeper Alexandra Latham.

The goal snapped the Lady Mustangs 14-match shutout streak and kept Lakewood from posting its 19th shutout of the season.

The Lady Warriors snapped the 1-1 tie with about 24 minutes reBrian Blanco maining in the Lakewood Ranch’s Kaitlyn Wolfe battles a George Steinbrenner game when Midefender for the ball during a regional semifinal match Feb. 1. randa Gonzalez headed the ball down) we don’t know how to come back into the corner of the net. and recover from that.

While the Lady Mustangs were denied “I told them if we go down, we have to be another chance to return to the state semiready, and we worked on it in practice, but finals and make a run at a state title, Virit obviously got to us,” she added. gilio was pleased with the way his team Following the game, Salmon remained played throughout the season. Lakewood out on the field consoling her teammates, allowed just seven goals all season and talespecially those, such as herself, who had lied 14 consecutive shutouts. just played their final game in a Lady Mus“Every year, we measure ourselves to tangs uniform. how far we go in the playoffs,” Virgilio said.

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Left: Jillian Smith of the Mustang Players performed “Go into Your Dance” from the musical, “42nd Street.”

Below: East County resident Ward Dement came out with his son, Cole, and daughter, Gigi, not pictured.

Harry Bandish and Joan Brummer represented the Creative Arts Association of Lakewood Ranch.

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Stefanie Fauquet enjoyed spending the afternoon with her 6-year-old daughter, Paris.

Right: Brooke Conrad and Julianne Randolph were hoping to catch some of the Super Bowl after work.

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TRIPLE DIGITS

Wranglers celebrate 100 days of school

Alicia Hebert, 6, counted to 100 with Fruit Loops cereal.

First-grade students at Braden River Elementary School celebrated their 100th day of school with a special celebration Feb. 4.

As part of the festivities, the school hosted a 100th Day Collection Museum in the cafeteria. Children brought 100 of their item of choice — everything from coins to fortune cookies — to the cafeteria to count and then show to other students.

Kindergarten students celebrated the day with counting projects, special hats, placemats and more, as well.

— Pam Eubanks

Jacob Hall, Madison Eskridge and Nicholas Freeman had fun looking at what each student brought to count.

Juliana Defelice, 7, said she enjoyed counting.

Renaldo Ramirez, 6, was one of the first children to get a cupcake.

Maddie Macquire and Caroline Pope are in the same class.

Left: Brendan Lam and Emily Garcia enjoyed the day’s festivities.

First-grade teacher Wendy Bond’s class made this sign as part of the celebration.

Cornerstone Church

29th annual

commercial Fishing Festival Feb. 19 & 20, 10 am-6 pm

admission $2

Kids 12 & under FREE Proceeds benefit F.I.S.H. Preserve

Three Worship Services

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Offsite parking is available at Cortez Commons shopping mall parking lot (corner of Cortez Rd. and 59th St., 5584 Cortez Rd. W., Bradenton) or Coquina Beach with shuttles to Cortez ($2 round trip). Parking in Cortez, with additional parking just east of village (5 minute walk).

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bird key is the perfect location for waterfront living near the entertainment of St. Armand’s Circle and the convenience of Downtown Sarasota. Don’t miss this 4BD/2.5BA home featuring breathtaking canal and partial bay views. Renovated 2009. $1,395,000. Ramona Glanz, 941-730-8767

bay Front Tree Top Hideaway! Romantic, Euro style residence with full bay views situated on a beautifully landscaped acre of land. Sarasota Bay sunsets nightly overlooking the pool & magnificent grounds. $849,000 Andrew Bers, 383-3741

west oF trail. This 4 bedroom, 3 bath home in historic Avondale is delightful. Exceptional renovation with the highest quality materials and craftsmanship includes every feature you’d expect and more. #A3929241 www.1950AltaVista.com $749,000 Andree Huffine, 941-232-4053

University Park cc. Custom built Neal home on the Braden River. 3BR+den/3BA, 2717SF. Circular drive, lush landscaping & a fabulous water view. Tiled flrs, spacious MA, open FR to updated kit.

Office w/ built-ins. Spacious pool/lanai w/ lovely river views. $599,000 Marcia McLaughlin, 941-316-6539

lake & Preserve views. 4 bedroom, 3 bath with 2nd floor bonus room plus a den/office; caged pool with spa & outdoor kitchen; incredible upgrades. Gated community. 4568 Tuscana Dr, Sarasota $599,000 Larry Brzostek, 941-993-3125

longboat key! Short Sale. Cradled within a tropical canopy of large oaks & palm trees. Open floor plan, high ceilings and updated kitchen. Pool and patio area perfect for entertaining. The Best of LBK is now a Best Buy. $549,000 Andrew Bers, 383-3741

warner’s bayoU. Fabulous 4-BR home directly on the Bayou with access to Manatee River and Gulf of Mexico. Heated pool and spa; dock and lift. Updated kitchen includes granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. $499,900. Call Richard Capps at 941-920-7500

the oaks. Best buy in the Oaks Clubside. Open Great room plan with spacious living areas. Beautiful lot with mature trees, circular drive. #A3920062. $450,000. Andree Huffine, 941-308-6752 www.YourSarasotaRealEstate.com

Moorings at edgewater. Lakewood Ranch. 3BR/3BA, 2 CG, 2438 SF villa. Updated w/ 18’ diagonal tile, crown molding, upgraded light fixtures. Kit. has granite & a center island. Clubhouse w/ pool table, exercise rm & heated pool/spa, & boardwalk. Walk to LWR Main Street! $359,000 Marcia McLaughlin, 941-316-6539

wake UP to sUnrise over palm trees.

Beautiful 2BR/2BA with bay view. Heated pool right outside your front door. Lovely turnkey furnished.

Active clubhouse, exercise room, saunas, tennis courts, community boat docks, under building parking. Beach access. $339,900. Call Alina Mazzaferro, 941-993-7245

watch the sUnrise as you drink your morning coffee in the breakfast nook. Bright corner end unit. 2 BR, 2 BA. Beach to Bay community, beautiful grounds, private beach access, oversize heated pool. Priced to sell! $339,000. Call Alina Mazzaferro, 941-993-7245

longboat key. Short Sale. Exquisitely updated island retreat with expansive views of the bay and downtown Sarasota. Longboat Key Club and beaches just across the street.

Impeccably maintained complex. $322,500 Andrew Bers, 383-3741

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tara Preserve. Exceptional 2BR + Den pool home. Open plan with vaulted ceilings, loaded with upgrades. Spectacular sunset views over the 17th Tee and across the lake. This is everything you want for Florida living. $265,000. #A3938656. YourSarasotaRealEstate. com Andree Huffine, 941-232-4053

at the cottages in rivendell. $259,900.

Osprey maintenance free home w/2100 sq.ft. 3BD/ 2BA, bonus room off Master bdrm. LR/DR, Fam Rm w/fireplace. Corian kitchen counters, extended lanai.

Community pool, ride to Legacy Trail. 10 min. to beaches & all. Toula Xistris, 941-468-0258

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FabUloUs lakewood ranch golf course & sunset views from screened balcony. 2 bdrm, DEN, 2 baths, 1 car garage. Gated, community pool & spa. Tile, wood floor in den, crown molding, upgraded cabinets, hurricane film on all windows. $218,000 Kathy Liga, 941-920-6070

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Peridia isle. 4043 E. Caddie Dr. $199,900. Drastic price reduction for immediate sale!!! Gorgeous patio home overlooking lake. 2 bedroom, 2 bath + Den. Open House Sunday 02/13 1-3. Linda Quintero, 941-730-1592

oPPortUnity to own on longboat key for only $185,000! Handy man special, ready for your updates. 2BR/2BA, beach to bay community, private beach access, oversized heated pool, beautiful grounds, low maintenance fee. Call Alina Mazzaferro, 941-993-7245

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Sprouts kids ride for St. Jude

Two-year-old Thomas McLaughlin had loads of fun.

Students at Sprouts Child Development Center of Harvest United Methodist Church strapped on their bike helmets and pedaled away during the preschool’s fifth annual St. Jude Trike-A-Thon Feb. 7-8.

Proceeds from the event benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

— Jen Blanco

Zac Rubal, 3, was outfitted in blue from head to toe.

Drew Nolan, who turns 3 years old on Feb. 20, couldn’t wait to take his tricycle for a spin.

Three-year-old Jill Scheiderman was all smiles as she rode around the parking lot.

Two-year-old Noelle Troiano and her classmates wore the color purple for the event.

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Goddard gets on the good foot at annual Hop-A-Thon

Children at The Goddard School in Lakewood Ranch hopped for a good cause Feb. 2 during the school’s second annual Hop-AThon benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

With the support of Goddard families, the school already has raised more than $2,300 for the cause.

— Pam Eubanks

Dillon Harness, Joanna Graczyk, Austin Bruce, Jamie Gambino and Cece Cosgrove enjoyed the event.

Shannon Beeson-Rolle’s and Sarah Parks’ pre-kindergarten class had fun.

Teaching assistant Jasmine Dieu-Seul hopped with Jaden Scott, 1, in her arms.

Quality care, conveniently close Sarasota Memorial’s state-of-the-art Health Care Center at Heritage Harbour brings our first-class walk-in medical care and comprehensive outpatient services to East County. Here, you’ll find many services doctors prescribe for you and your family – in one location, conveniently close to where you are.

Outpatient Services We can help you schedule fast, often same-day appointments. (lab, radiology and rehabilitation require physician’s order)  Radiology – Most advanced, all-digital technology -

 Convenient. NEW HOURS for your busy lifestyle. Now open 8 am to 8 pm – 7 days a week!

MRI & CT Scan X-Ray Ultrasound Digital Mammography Bone Density

 Laboratory – Blood draws & basic lab work  Rehabilitation – Physical therapy Salvador Tarantino, 5, even did a little break dancing when the right music started playing.

 Fast. Our goal is for you to be seen by a Sarasota Memorial physician within 30 minutes.

 Home Health – Home visits & private duty home care

 Easy. If lab work or imaging is prescribed, we can easily perform most tests right on site.

 Pain Care – Comprehensive pain management services

Same great new hours at our other 2 Walk-Ins.

 Anticoagulation Clinic – an expert resource for patients who need assistance managing their anticoagulant medications

Visit smh.com/walkins for locations.

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East Manatee Republican Club —This group will meet at 11:30 a.m., Feb. 10, at Peridia Golf and Country Club, 4950 Peridia Blvd.

Guest speaker will be Manatee Sheriff Brad Steube. Cost for lunch is $15. For reservations, call Diane Garcia, 739-3813, or e-mail to longboatfl@aol.com.

Women & Wisdom— Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch will host this course from 7:30-9 p.m., Feb. 10, at the center, 11509 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch.

752-3030.

Financial Forum @ The Meadows — This group will meet at 9 a.m., Feb. 10, at The Meadows Village Pub, 5013 Ringwood Meadows, Sarasota. Pierre Schutte, 5878174.

Includes: Shared Appetizer, 2 Entrees

& Shared Dessert with coffee

Four Artists, Four Styles — ComCenter Gallery of Lakewood Ranch will celebrate this new art exhibit with an opening reception and demonstration from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Feb. 10, at the gallery, 9040 Town Center Parkway. The show, sponsored by ArtCenter Manatee, features four excellent faculty members from the art center: Marie Garafano, Linda Lucas, Chauncey Nelson and Joe Palotas. 782-1200.

Choose from: Fried clam Strip Basket,

Flat iron Steak, mussles marinara, Fish & chip Basket or a marvin Burger

Wednesday All Day & Night 50¢ Wings • $1 domestic draft night New Featured Menu Items: Linger Lodge Etouffe, Ribeye Steak & Mussels Marinara Live Music Every Saturday & Sunday

Jewish Study Series — Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman will lead this series, which begins at 10 a.m., Feb. 10 and 16, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. Sponsored by Temple Emanu-El and the Jewish service organization ORT-America, this study series will focus on the fascinating topic, “Jewish Women Warriors.” With instructors Rabbi Brenner and Rabbi Glickman, participants will learn about outstanding, strong, and spirited women from biblical to modern times through text study, sharing, and discussion. 379-1997 or elaine-glickman@comcast. net.

This Friday: Karoke with Steve Johnson 5:30-8:30 This Saturday: Jeff Evans at 7pm Upcoming HEadlinErS: Black Jake Blues Band Feb 19th Jack mosley Feb 27th

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I-75 to exit #217B (SR70 West) to a left on Tara Blvd head south. At stop sign turn left, heading east onto Linger Lodge Road (just under 2 miles).Go over over I-75 and turn right at next stop sign onto 85th Street Ct E/Linger Lodge Road.

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Tune In for Your Parenting Tune Up: Positive Pushing: How to Raise a Successful and Happy Child — Life Lessons of Manasota LLC will host this workshop Feb. 8 at the center, 9703 64th Ave. E. Dr. Jim Taylor, author of Positive Pushing, has the answers on how to encourage your child to risk success and discover his strengths. For

Fri., Feb. 11 Friends Bookstore at Fruitville Library Valentines Day Book Sale — This sale will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 11-12, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Feb. 14, at the library, 100 Coburn Road, Sarasota.

SoulRCoaster —This band will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight, Feb. 11, at The Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop. 782-0899.

Sat., Feb. 12 Deep Sky Observers — This sidewalk astronomy group will have its high-quality telescopes available from 6-10 p.m., Feb. 12, on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. The highlight objects of the evening will be the planet Jupiter and the first quarter moon. Attendees can expect incredible close-up views of these and a variety of other celestial objects as they become visible throughout the night. Brian Hawkes, 342-9632, or visit www.LGDSO. com.

Love Your Life Health Expo 2011 — This event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 12, at Kaizen Total Wellness Center, 11505 Palmbrush Trail. Exhibits include American Red Cross CPR demonstrations, free medical screenings, Dr. Arun Khazanchi, Dr. Marissa Bratolle, Dr. Robert Finkelstein, Susan L. Garbett, author or recently published “Susie and Me Days: Joy in the Shadow of Dementia” talk and book-signing, and more.

556-7788 or bbingham@kaizentotalwellness. com.

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Strolling Violinist Laurie Vodnoy-Wright — This musician will perform from 7-9 p.m., Feb. 14, at The Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop. 782-0899.

Tues., Feb. 15 Conversational Hebrew — Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch will offer this course at 7 p.m., Feb. 15, at the center, 11509 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch.

Cost is $125 per module. 752-3030.

Craft Bazaar — The Harmony Hall Hobby Club of Colony Cove will present its annual Craft Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Feb. 15, at 7615 Lakeshore Drive. 729-3095.

Rob Gorley — This Braden River Elementary School teacher will be performing at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 15, at Firkin and Fox, 2505 Manatee Ave. E. The UpsideDown Puppy Music Extravaganza will feature six area songwriters, Gale Trippsmith, Tom Kubik, Debbie Hood, Jeff Harrod, Gorley and Janet Brady. 748-7694.

Tune In for Your Parenting Tune Up: All You Have to Do is Look Inside: An End to the Bully AND the Victim — Life Lessons of Manasota LLC will host this workshop Feb. 15 at the center, 9703 64th Ave. E. Author Pamela Dunn has a new concept in shifting the bully-victim paradigm: Bullies and victims are attracting each other because they are both making the same mistake. 807-0836 or www.lifelessonsofmanasota.com.

90th Annual Traveling Exhibition February 1st - March 18th, 2011

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance February Executive Briefing — This series will continue at 7:30 a.m., Feb. 16, at the Keiser University auditorium, 6151 Lake Osprey Drive. Speaker Paul Hoffman, president of SouthTech Solutions, will present “Gadgets and Gizmos to Transform your Business.” Cost is $15 for members; $25 for non-members Robin Parsons, 757-1664.

Todd Levetzow, “Glass Constellation”

Thurs., Feb. 17

Carole Pickle, “Red. Gold and Black”

View the best watercolor paintings in the nation!

ArtCenter Manatee is proud to host this year’s NWS Traveling Exhibition accompanied by the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society “Open, Aqueous Exhibition”.

Visit us and enjoy the vibrant watercolors & special workshops.

Bradenton Opera Guild — This group will meet at 10 a.m., Feb. 16, at IMG Country Club at El Conquistador, 4350 El Conquistador Parkway.

$10 Suggested Donation. Docent Led Tours Available.

Charity Bar Night —This fundraiser for the American Cancer Society will be from 6-9 p.m., Feb. 17, at The Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop. Bob Dean, Jim Wilson, K.C. Fox and Keith Feldhacker will prepare drinks to raise tips for the ACS. 7820899.

Financial Forum @ The Ranch —This group will meet at 9 a.m., Feb. 17, at the Serving Spoon, 8215 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

Speaker will be from Cavanaugh CPA. Erich Weber, 350-5379.

Watercolor workshops by nationally acclaimed artists Margaret Hall Hoybach - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday March 8, 9, 10 Janet King - Friday, Saturday, Sunday March 25, 26, 27 Call 941-746-2862 or visit www.artcentermanatee.org to register.

for more information visit www.artcentermanatee.org 209 9th st w bradenton fl 34205

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Fox Business Group Seminar — This group will sponsor a seminar, titled “Payroll Taxes and Independent Contractor vs. Employee,” from 6-9 p.m., Feb. 17, at the Wingate Hotel, 5464 Lena Road. This seminar is being led by John Michael Smith, CPA. 758-2404.

Southeast Manatee County Democratic Club — This club will meet at 11:30 a.m., Feb. 17, at Peridia Golf and Country Club, 4950 Peridia Blvd. Guest speaker will be Keith Fitzgerald, former member of the Florida House of Representatives. Paul Dain, 756-4050 or pdain@tampabay.rr.com.

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Polo Grill Winter Luau Party — This event will be from 4-8 p.m., Feb. 20, at The Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch Main Street. 782-0899.

Wed., Feb. 16 Lakewood Ranch Professional Women’s Networking Group — This group meets at 11:45 a.m., Wednesdays, at the River Club Cabana On The Green Restaurant, 6600 River

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Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary — Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary kicked off its annual Animal Extravaganza Annual Fundraiser at 6 p.m., Feb. 4, at the sanctuary, 7101 Palmer Blvd., Sarasota. The two-hour animal demonstrations will continue for four weeks at 6 p.m. on Fridays; 2 and 6 p.m. on Saturdays; and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $12 for adults; $7 for children 12 and under. They are available at the door or in advance at www.BigCatHabitat.com. 371-6377.

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Lakewood Ranch Garden Club — Cathy W. Lauro will deliver a seminar, titled “Gardening from the Heart” at 11 a.m., Feb. 14, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. For more, visit www.CWLauro. com.

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Omni Dance Band —This band will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight, Feb. 12, at The Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop. 7820899.

Club Blvd. This is a non-compete, all-women networking group. Cost is $12.50 (includes lunch). RSVP by Tuesdays to Kathi, 538-8800.

Asolo Rep’s artistic programs are paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Revenues.

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This church will host a Dry Dock Cruise fundraiser at 7 p.m., Feb. 12, at the church, 8010 Fruitville Road, Sarasota. Comedian Al Ernst will be the featured entertainment. 378-0885.

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this school as adding one more unique and exclusive amenity to enrich the lifestyle here in Lakewood Ranch.”

Butler also plans to use the facility to host a variety of events such as sushi nights, kids’ camps, pizza and pasta nights and private parties.

The Ranch location will be Viking’s second in Florida.

“We could not be more pleased about this addition to Main Street,” said Brian Kennelly, president of LWR Commercial Realty. “Viking is a company that is very selective about where to open new franchises, and Jim Butler’s commitment to the Ranch and to Main Street speaks volumes about the growing and thriving business environment here.”

For more information about the franchise, visit its website at www.vikingculinary.com.

One of the most exclusive culinary schools in the nation is getting ready to make a debut on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch.

Jim Butler, president of Paradise Homes, plans to open the Viking Culinary School this summer. The 4,000-square-foot facility will feature a live cooking demo area, which will seat 32 people. The school also will host both local and national chefs with different cooking styles. The school will offer samplings, tastings, beer and wine service and hands-on learning classes as well.

“One thing I have seen building new homes on the Ranch over the past year, is that people move here for the unique lifestyle and amenities,” he said. “We see

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This home in the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch features four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a pool and 4,207 square feet.

Lakewood Ranch Country Club home sells for $1M

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

The following residential real estate transactions took place between Dec. 17, 2010, and Jan. 7.

A home in the Counrtry Club of Lakewood Ranch tops the transactions in this week’s real estate. Roger Hauger Jr. and Cathy Convery-Hauger, Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7520 Greystone St. to Lawrence and Denise Altman, Bradenton, for $1 million. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,207 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,275,000 in 2008.

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John and Geraldine Brown sold their home at 7324 Barclay Court to Annemarie Verling, University Park, for $975,000.

Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,481 square feet of living area.

Concession

Mark Lurz sold his home at 12715 Deacons Place to Keith and Rhonda Maule, Lakewood Ranch, for $670,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,581 square feet of living area.

Anthony and Susan Novellino, Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 13715 Oasis Terrace to Lawrence Helfant, Lakewood Ranch, for $575,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 3,409 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $638,400 in 2004.

Robert and Valerie Corey of Montrose, Colo., sold their home at 7004 Whitemarsh Circle to Marc and Michele Scher, Bradenton, for $505,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,663 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $725,000 in 2007.

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These are the largest East County building permits issued by Manatee County for the week of Jan. 24-28, in order of dollar amounts.

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BEACH DAY? Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected alongshore Longboat Key and was not detected offshore Friday, Feb. 4, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

Lakewood Ranch resident Tom Mercer took this photo of the sun rising over Lake Uilhein in 2010. Enter your sunset, sunrise or weather-related photos for The Observer’s weather photo contest, sponsored by Cool Today. Each week’s winner will receive a $50 restaurant gift card. Send your photos to The East County Observer, 8788 S.R. 70 E., Suite 103, Bradenton, FL 34202, or e-mail them to jeng@yourobserver.com. Please include the name and contact information of the photographer and when and where the photo was taken.

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Last weeks Cryptograms 1. Drilling for a bit of oil is a bit boring. Drilling for gas is a gas.

2. A basketball player and a jockey teamed up to rob a jewelry store. The police are looking high and low for the infamous duo.

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15 Acres of native trees to choose from.

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