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Observer to host debate The first debate between the representatives from the Incorporation Study Committee and the Friends of Lakewood Ranch will be from 7-9 p.m., May 9, at The Polo Grill and Bar’s Fête Ballroom.

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+ Lakewood Ranch girls assist in drill Cousins Rebekah and Sarah Meyers, of Lakewood Ranch, joined others as mock victims during an emergency disaster drill at the SarasotaBradenton International Airport April 20.

The girls thoroughly enjoyed playing the parts of the “walking wounded” and even riding on stretchers.

But it also seemed Rebekah was a bit too into her part.

Toward the end of the drill, she became overheated and required real medical attention to cool her off, says mom, Jodie.

However, that didn’t seem to spoil the experience. “(The) kids had fun afterward wearing their leftover ‘wounds’ to our remaining errands,’ Jodie says.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — The groups advocating and opposing the incorporation of Lakewood Ranch will meet for the first time in the East County Observer’s Lakewood Ranch Incorporation Debate May 9.

The debate, which will feature

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both questions from the East County Observer as well as selections from readers and attendees, will be from 7-9 p.m., May 9, at The Polo Grill and Bar’s Fête Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Main St. Incorporation proponents Tom Thomaides and

Keith Davey will represent the Incorporation Study Committee, and Gary Berns and Bob Hendel will present the anti-incorporation arguments for the Friends of Lakewood Ranch.

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SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS The East County Observer invites readers to submit questions for consideration for the upcoming debate. To submit questions, email them to Executive Editor Michael Eng at meng@yourobserver.com. Please put “Incorporation Debate Question” in the subject line.

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

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“We’ve come to the understanding regardless of what doctors say, if the good Lord wants to take my son (Adrian), He will,” Anthony Littlejohn said. “And if He doesn’t, then He won’t. It’s not his time. We (just want to) make sure he gets to the opportunity to beat it.”

+ Ranch alum earns Hall-of-Fame status Look out, business world.

Ashley Boccuzzi is about to make some waves.

The Lakewood Ranch High School graduate on April 12 earned induction into the University of Florida College of Business Hall of Fame.

After graduation, she will move to New York, where she will work in the Operations Consulting Department at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Boccuzzi spent all four years of high school at Lakewood Ranch and also attended Braden River Middle School in the eighth grade.

STILL FIGHTING

Anthony and Ivette Littlejohn’s son, Adrian, was diagnosed with cancer in November. The family is one of many being helped by the Payton Wright Foundation, which has a golf outing fundraiser on May 13.

HERITAGE HARBOUR — Anthony Littlejohn lifts his son, Adrian, and lays the child against his chest as his wife, Ivette, settles on the couch beside him.

The 14-month-old whines gen-

tly after waking from an afternoon nap.

The child is so small in his father’s loving arms but still has such a big fight ahead.

For Anthony, a football and

track coach at Lakewood Ranch High School, it feels much like being in the fourth quarter of a football game down by seven with 90 yards to go and no time on the clock. There’s no star

quarterback and no time outs.

In late November, the couple learned Adrian was suffering from a stage-four atypical tera-

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the Debate WHEN: 7-9 p.m., May 9 WHERE: The Polo Grill and Bar’s Fête Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Main St. COST: Free. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis.

DETAILS: Light refreshments will be available. Attendees will be asked to hold their applause.

INFO: Executive Editor Michael Eng, 755-5357, Ext. 402 or meng@yourobserver.com

DEBATE/PAGE 1 Both groups said the debate process is crucial in helping determine the future of Lakewood Ranch. “(Attending is) critically important,” Thomaides said. “Residents need to know the facts and make an informed decision.

“We want Lakewood Ranch residents to understand that becoming a city 1) is not only feasible but economically beneficial to the entire community, 2) gives us a voice in shaping the continued growth of Lakewood Ranch and 3) is a natural evolution from a rural collection of neighborhoods governed by a distant county struc-

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ture to a city governed by local representatives with a citywide vision.”

Friends representative Gary Berns said he hopes the debate will convince Lakewood Ranch resident to think more critically about the effects of incorporation.

“Inasmuch as we believe an educated group of residents is our best hope, we believe attendance is very important,” he said. “Only by becoming educated about the pros and cons of incorporation will residents be able to make the informed decision to protect what they now have.

“We hope that this debate will educate the residents on the serious risks and lack of benefits of incorporation,” Berns said. “We believe that exposure to both sides will only help us and will convince residents to sign a petition opposing incorporation.”

Since the idea of Lakewood Ranch incorporating surfaced more than three years ago, the majority of discussion on both sides has centered on whether doing so would be financially feasible. The Incorporation Study Committee bases its support on the study conducted by Florida economist Hank Fishkind. The Friends group has refuted that study and argued that it contains inaccuracies.

Another major point of contention is the change in Lakewood

Ranch’s government structure.

Currently, the community is governed by Community Development Districts. If Lakewood Ranch incorporates, those CDDs would be replaced with a council/manager form of government.

The Friends group maintains that change would give residents less control of their government, while the Incorporation Study Committee argues the council/manager structure has proven successful in similar cities. “(The most important piece of information is) that the risks of incorporation — including higher taxes, loss of local control, claimed benefits being exaggerated or non-existent, and that there is no going back after incorporating, among other risks — far outweigh any possible benefits,” Berns said.

“With that information, residents will realize that forming a new city is a risky venture that jeopardizes the important things they have come to know and love in our neighborhoods.”

Davey said he is confident the work his group already has done will convince residents incorporation is a good idea for all residents.

“We really have done our homework over the past three years and developed recommendations that are based on extensive research, factual studies and reliable data,” he said.

ABOUT THE DEBATERS INCORPORATION STUDY COMMITTEE Keith Davey: A Lakewood Ranch resident since 2005, Davey has served as Lakewood Ranch Community Fund president, Civic Action Forum president, CDD 4 supervisor, Greenbrook Homeowners Association president (2007-2008) and Greenbrook Safety Committee chair (2006-2008). He has 30 Davey years of experience at Michigan Consolidated Gas Company.

Tom Thomaides: Thomaides, a Lakewood Ranch resident since 2005, has more than 30 years of management and senior-level executive experience at Fortune 500 financial institutions, including MBNA (Bank of America), MNC Financial, Security Pacific Bank and Great Western Financial. He also has three years of experience in computer technology at McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Company. He has no Thomaides involvement in local government.

FRIENDS OF LAKEWOOD RANCH Gary Berns: Berns is a retired attorney who specialized in real estate and commercial litigation. He has served as fire commissioner of Woodmere Fire District as well as the Summerfield Forest Neighborhood Committee, the Modification Committee and as CDD 1 supervisor. He also was on the first SRVA Board of Directors and also served as SRVA vice president and president.

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Bob Hendel: Hendel, a Lakewood Ranch resident of more than three years, is a retired attorney who specialized in commercial law. He served as executive director of an international firm with 750 lawyers in New York, Asia and Europe. He also has served for several years as president or as a board member of several condominium and homeowners associations Hendel located in Connecticut and Utah.

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on the green

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

Lakewood CDDs sever third-party tie The community development districts have given 30-days notice to end services with their landscaping contract management company.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Supervisors on Lakewood Ranch’s Community Development Districts have agreed to sever ties with a third-party consultant responsible for measuring their landscape contractor’s performance.

Supervisors from four boards on April 14 voted to terminate an agreement with OLM, the company that manages the district’s contract with landscape contractor Garden Leaders, after it gave Garden Leaders failing landscaping scores in three of four districts.

Town Hall Director of Operations Ryan Heise said a “spirit of cooperation” no longer existed between the two companies, and Garden Leaders owner Joe Morello said he felt his company would receive failing scores “no matter what” since OLM learned the districts already were considering terminating OLM’s services.

Twenty-five percent of payment is retained by districts in which Garden Leaders receives a failing score from OLM.

“We’re very proud of what we’re doing,” Morello told members of the Inter-District Authority board during a workshop last week. “Our failing grades were not deserved.”

Heise, at previous meetings, discussed his intention to terminate OLM’s contract and bring landscape contract management services in-house.

“This property has improved since (Garden Leaders has) been here in 2008,” Heise said. “It’s not perfect. The scope is enormous, so I don’t know that it will ever be perfect. But we’ve harbored a pretty good relationship with Garden Leaders. They’ve really become an extension of our staff.”

As part of the vote, CDDs 1 and 4 decided not to penalize Garden Leaders for its failing score.

“I think it’s a very tricky situation,” CDD 1 Supervisor June Stroup said. “We have a vendor we believe is doing a reasonably decent job and we have questions about the other vendor. This board feels there was enough im-

future plans

in other business: CDD 1

Diamond Mason Evans Inc. started work as the district’s new security contractor on April 14.

The dispatch number for the company is (800) 734-4446.

Supervisor Alan Roth said residents should specify they live in Lakewood Ranch when speaking with the dispatcher.

CDD 2

• Supervisors approved a contract with Sarasota Land Services for lank bank improvements associated with erosion.

Contract amount is not to exceed $47,700.

• In accordance with U.S. Postal Service regulations, supervisors approved the removal of information boxes from the district’s mailboxes.

CDD 4

• Supervisors have moved forward in their search for a new security provider. The operations department is requesting proposals from security contractors for both armed and unarmed guards, and is expecting to present those proposals, with a la

provement over the last month (in landscape) that the penalty imposed was not fair.”

District 5 chose to enforce the penalty. District 2 received a passing landscape score.

cart-style options for services, at the board’s next meeting.

• In accordance with U.S. Postal Service regulations, supervisors approved the removal of information boxes from the district’s mailboxes. The district also will be replacing a bulletin board at the dog park.

CDD 5

Supervisors agreed to leave information boxes on mailboxes within the district, as they are, rather than removing them.

Operations will check with the postal inspector to determine if the boxes are allowed.

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• Supervisors moved forward with the fourth phase of an irrigation study, contracting with LPA group for up to $156,300.

Work will include reevaluating the existing watering schedule for neighborhoods and evaluating the design of the irrigation system, among other tasks.

• The district will ask Manatee County to determine if a certain property can be used for a maintanance facility.

Heise said using Garden Leaders for landscape services has saved the districts a total of $1.8 million over three years.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

development By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

Communities battle cement batch plant Residents of more than 30 communities in the East County area are opposing Tarmac America’s application to construct a cement batch plant on 33rd Street East.

MANATEE COUNTY — The situation feels all too familiar for Rio Mar resident Dr. Mark Lewis.

As he looks across the lake toward a neighboring community and beyond, he can’t shake the fear that soon he may have to worry about the health of his two children as they play outside.

Two years after he and other residents of Rio Mar and nearby communities rallied against an application by Tarmac America to rezone property at 6520 33rd St. E., Sarasota, and to construct a cement batch plant there, the proposal again is coming forward.

Tarmac, a cement manufacturer, is seeking to rezone a 4.5-acre parcel from light to heavy manufacturing. The request is slated to go before the Manatee commissioners May 5 with a recommendation for denial from the planning commission.

“I just think the county is setting us up for another disaster (like the Loral American Beryllium Co. plant spill in Tallevast),” said Lewis, who lives less than onehalf mile from the site. “I want to be able to allow my kids to play outside and open my windows on a nice spring night without worrying about what’s in the air.”

The cement manufacturing process, Lewis said, releases into the air a toxin called silica dust, which causes damage to the lungs, among other health issues.

In addition to their immediate worries about the cement batch plant, neighboring residents have a much larger concern: The fact Manatee County’s Comprehensive Plan, which was developed more than 20 years ago, puts heavy manufacturing uses so close to homes.

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Rio Mar residents Dr. Mark and Ann Marie Lewis are worried a heavy industrial use on a property less than one-half mile from their home could affect the health of their children, Remy and Graham. away from residential areas, but county zoning maps for this area show heavy industrial abutting neighborhoods. Tarmac’s application would put the use only 600 feet from some sites.

Additionally, Tarmac is requesting a straight rezone, meaning there is no connection between the zoning and the use of the land. If Tarmac sells the property, another industry could purchase and use it for chlorine manufacturing, blast furnaces or bulk storage of flammable toxic, explosive or noxious materials as a principal use, among others options, as per Manatee County code.

“Our neighborhood is full of

families,” Lewis said, noting Kinnan Elementary School also is less than two miles away. “It makes no sense whatsoever. There’s no good (reason) to allow heavy industry (around) here.”

Dave Quinn, spokesperson for Coalition of Concerned Communities, a group that formed to oppose the plant in 2009, said residents are not against business. In fact, they support the businesses that exist in the area surrounding Tarmac’s property. They simply feel the heavy manufacturing zoning is not appropriate so close to an area where homes have developed over the last 20 years.

“We’d welcome light manufac-

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turing,” Quinn said. “We don’t want to see heavy manufacturing so close to our homes. I think it’s fair to say we have no issue with any of the business that are currently there, including Woodruff and Sons, which is heavy manufacturing. Their particular application has not been bothersome to us.”

Representatives of more than 30 neighborhoods and communities are participating in the fight against Tarmac’s application in some capacity, Quinn said.

A Tarmac representative could not be reached by press time.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

GreyHawk Landing to expand Sam Rodgers Homes and Homes by Towne are preparing to start construction on the community’s new phase.

GREYHAWK LANDING — Developers are moving forward with plans to expand GreyHawk Landing.

GreyHawk Landing West acquired recently 60 acres from the Aurora Foundation for a property at 12705 S.R. 64 E. Sam Rodgers Homes and Homes by Towne paid $1.04 million — or $17,400 per acre — for the property, which is adjacent to 250 acres they previously purchased from the Aurora Foundation.

The Aurora Foundation had planned to retain the parcel but decided to sell.

In total, developers plan to construct 480 homes on the combined 310-acre site dubbed as GreyHawk West.

“It’ll have the much the same character as the present GreyHawk,” said Sam Rodgers, owner of Sam Rodgers Homes.

“The size of the lots will be 60- and 70-foot lots. The present Greyhawk has some larger lots.”

Rodgers said he and partners feel the housing market has stabilized enough to move forward with the project, and it will continue to improve over the coming months.

Construction on GreyHawk West, which received site plan approval from the Manatee County about six years ago, is expected to begin in about 90 days. Rodgers said model homes are expected to open

by Jan. 1.

“GreyHawk has been an exceptional community since it started in 2001, and has its own ambience,” Rodgers said.

“People like it because the lots are not crowded in. All the lots back into a reserve or lake.”

Rodgers said the communities would not have back-toback lots, either.

“We don’t have a golf course, but we have unoccupied areas, which give you the same feeling,” he said.

The expansion will have a separate recreation center that both existing and future residents of the community will be able to use, Rodgers said.

“The clubhouse will be configured differently in that it will be mainly a meeting hall, which we do not have in the present Greyhawk,” he said.

“Instead of a resort pool, we’ll have a lap pool. That’s still in the design phase.”

Rodgers said his company and Homes by Towne will jointly market the new phase of the community, and are working toward bringing in a third builder to construct homes in GreyHawk West.

GreyHawk Landing’s existing 793-home community is nearly built out, with only about 20 lots remaining, Rodgers said.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

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+ Dragon boats race into East County Organizers will host the Sarasota Dragon Boat Festival May 7 at Nathan Benderson Park.

The sport of dragon boat racing is a paddlesport that uses a canoe-shaped boat painted and adorned with a Chinese dragon head, tail, drum and scales.

Organizers are seeking teams to participate in the first-time event. All equipment, including boats, lifejackets, paddles, a team tent and coach, will be provided. Entry fees included at least one coaching session the week prior to the race.

Teams comprise 20 paddlers of all ages and abilities. At least eight paddlers per team must be female.

A community entry fee starts at $800 — or $40 per person.

Corporate entry fee is $1,200.

For information or to register a team, contact Christine Canevari at (813) 600-9100 or

Christine@panamdragonboat. com.

+ Anti-incorporation group launches drive The group opposing the incorporation of Lakewood Ranch has launched a petition drive against the idea.

Friends of Lakewood Ranch last week launched an online petition against incorporation on the group’s website, www. friendsoflwr.com. Organizers say the petition will give residents the power to stop the move toward incorporation by showing local legislators their opposition to the idea.

+ Lakewood students honor teachers, staff Lakewood Ranch High School students on April 14 honored the school’s teachers and staff members with a special faculty awards night.

The ninth annual event

included dinner, skits performed by members of the Student Government Association and an awards presentation.

Awards presented were: Administrator of the Year: Don Sauer; Guidance Counselor of the Year: Janet Hunter; Cafeteria Worker of the Year: Patty Conway; Custodial Worker of the Year: Patrice Crawford; Athletic/Media/Tech/Clinic of the Year: Andrea Stratton; Discipline/SRO Worker of the Year: Brenda Browning; Support Staff of the Year: Ellen Thayer; Social Services/VPK Worker of the Year: Jessica Hagood; Vocational/JROTC Teacher of the Year: Bobbi Colson; English/ESOL/STAR Teacher of the Year: Becky Austerman; ESE Teacher of the Year: Melissa Koehlinger; Fine Arts Teacher of the Year: Roxanne Caravan; Foreign Language Teacher of the Year: Lillian Martinez; Math Teacher of the Year: Felicia Chasey; PE

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and Health Teacher of the Year: Perry Hankins; Science Teacher of the Year: Bryan Thomas; Social Studies Teacher of the Year: Ben Hall; Most Likely to be Prom Queen: Macie French; Most Likely to be Prom King: Matt Pascuzzi; Most Likely to Keep in Touch: Elaine Bowling; Student at Heart: Faust DeLazzer; New Kid: Mark Napier; Most Quotable: Thomas Honsa; and Colonel Award: Linda Nesselhauf.

+ Tidewell Hospice names new directors Tidewell Hospice has named Shannon Dickson as its new director of admissions north and Gene McCroan as administrative director of finance.

Dickson, who joined Tidewell in 2006, will cover north Sarasota and Manatee counties, supervising the admission of patients from Blake and Manatee Memorial hospitals and the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. McCroan joins Tidewell from Citrus County, where he served as chief financial officer.

+ Non-profit to host golf tourney Emma’s Little Helpers, a non-profit that assists families with children undergoing medical treatments, will host a golf fundraiser at 8 a.m., May 7, at the Preserve Golf Club at Tara, 7310 Tara Preserve Lane.

Registration starts at 7:30 a.m., with festivities kicking off with an 8 a.m. shotgun start.

An $80 fee includes greens fees, cart rental, a gift bag,

+ Clarification

Regarding the “Store Around the Corner” story that appeared online April 22, 2nd Ann Rose owner Barbara Smith is not affiliated with The Women’s Resource Center.

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MANATEE

Corner Reported April 19

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

10:20 a.m. — 7600 block of Matoaka Road. Burglary to a fenced in area. Unknown person(s) entered the chain-link storage area and took building materials from a wooden pallet. The area was checked, but no evidence of any kind was found. The rear portion of the warehouse doesn’t have any lights or video.

GREENBROOK April 18

8:30 p.m. — 14100 block of Cattle Egret Place. Burglary to an unoccupied conveyance. An unknown subject entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle. Once inside, the subject removed $419 in cash and a cell phone.

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4:27 p.m. — 2911 53rd Ave. E. (Walmart).

Petit theft: third offense. The defendant concealed merchandise and exited the store without paying. He was stopped and detained. All of the merchandise he had on him was recovered. The defendant had a prescription bottle with two different types of pills in it. The pills were identified, and he had a valid prescription for both, but one was not in its proper container. The complainant later found some drug paraphernalia in the loss prevention office that the defendant had tried to hide. The paraphernalia was retrieved and put into property and evidence.

GREENFIELD PLANTATION Reported April 19

12:56 p.m. — 1400 block of Millbrook Circle. Grand theft. The victim stated she believes the suspect, an employee for Enviro Clean, stole her diamond wedding band from her jewelry box while he made a service call to her residence. The possible suspect was in the victim’s bedroom unattended. The wedding band is valued at about $2,500.

SARASOTA April 18

7 p.m. — 8494 Lockwood Ridge Road (McDonald’s). Information. The complainant reported an unknown person cut in front of her in line. When she confronted the person, he became verbally aggressive toward her. The complainant spoke with the manager who just took her order and told her to leave. The next morning, she followed up with McDonald’s corporate.

They told her to file a police report, and they would look into her issue.

8 p.m. — 5900 block of Sandstone Avenue. Burglary to a conveyance. Unknown person(s) entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and ransacked the interior, taking an item. The driver’s side door hadn’t been LBKlocked.

- 2010Some - I possible latent prints were obtained from inside the vehicle and placed in the D1 box.

April 19

1:07 p.m. — 2911 53rd Ave. E. (Walmart).

Retail theft. The defendant selected several items and changed the prices on the packages to a lower price. The defendant also concealed items in her shopping cart after paying for several items at the register. The defendant was stopped by loss prevention and detained prior to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office’s arrival.

The defendant was arrested. The defendant’s mother responded and took possession of the car and the items that had been paid for at the defendant’s request.

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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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Ranch location makes it ‘iDEAL’ The State College of Florida trustees are to keep watch over the best interests of the college. And so it is reasonable for them to be questioning all portions of the Design & Economic Acceleration Lab at Lakewood Ranch.

DEAL, as it is commonly known, is a proposal by SCF to create a regional economic hub for one-stop shopping for companies looking to expand or relocate in Manatee and Sarasota counties. But the vision is much larger than that, from charter schools to lifelong learning centers to spinoffs not yet known.

SCF President Lars Hafner calls DEAL “a new model of education expansive enough to include a charter middle and high school to associate and baccalaureate workforce degrees. Through this collaboration center, SCF will have even more community impact with added focus on regional prosperity and needed workforce education and training.”

The vision is for far more than simple cross-county collaboration, although that is an important element. It is starting out with 10 acres, but Schroeder-Manatee Ranch is planning to hold 300 acres for the entire project, which could stretch over 20 years.

At a recent trustees meeting, questions were raised about the price of the land for the project. While no contract has been signed, Lakewood Ranch will surely be more expensive than other parcels of land in the two-county region. Trustees have a duty to ensure a fair price is paid and the best parcel chosen. But because of the long-term vision to make the campus a regional hub, location needs to be decided on more than cost.

Make no mistake, a central SCF college serving the region similar to the way that the Florida Gulf Coast University serves the Lee and Collier county region would be a boon for Lakewood Ranch. The spinoffs would expand its impact and be a draw for more development, including housing, and more traffic for its retail developments.

But more importantly, such a successful campus would be a boon for the Manatee-Sarasota region. FGCU has grown immensely in Lee County and has weathered the economic downturn, helping the entire region. Such a college for Manatee and Sarasota would bring the potential for significant spinoff benefits and is far less of a gamble than, say, hundreds of millions of dollars for Jackson Labs.

If the college chose a cheaper location in Palmetto or North Port — where land is indeed a fraction of the cost of Lakewood Ranch — it would have a hard time marketing itself as regional. It could not attract students from north Manatee or south Sarasota. The college might save money, but never realize the larger vision. Lakewood Ranch straddles the two counties and sits

on Interstate 75, which adds immensely to the regional goal.

The project concept even has the support of Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat, plus the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

The DEAL idea has a lot going for it. If it could just stop cross-county poaching by the respective county development corporations, it would have real value. Imagine, rather than Sarasota County spending tax money to lure Manatee County companies and then Manatee spending tax money to lure Sarasota companies, they could combine efforts to make the region attractive to businesses.

SCF trustees need to make sure they are taking the long-term, big-picture view, asking these questions among others: • What are the costs of the land options?

• What is their suitability for the goals of DEAL, including a centralized location?

• How ready is the land to develop? Is it zoned and permitted, or does it need to go through the process?

• Will there be sufficient surrounding property in coming decades to allow for the desired growth?

Rex Jensen, president and CEO of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, said the college originally approached him about this idea.

But he immediately saw the value, including beyond Lakewood Ranch. “A site can’t just be cheap. It has to serve the purpose,” he said. Location, location, location.

There is much left to do to make this a reality, including getting the economic development corporations in Manatee and Sarasota counties to sign on to DEAL, and, we would hope, sign a non-aggression pact.

DEAL is worth all the parties coming together and keeping the long-term vision in mind. And the sooner it can be launched responsibly, the better.

GOVERNMENT GONE WILD Blaise Ingoglia is traveling the country spreading the word on just how big and bad the United States’ debt is.

You should watch his three-minute YouTube video. It’ll shake you. One of his factoids: If Congress stopped all spending today and devoted $100 million a day to paying off the national debt, it would take 389 years to pay it off.

To watch the video, go to http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=VtVbUmcQSuk, or go to governmentgonewild.org.

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If we are going to have rules, and we certainly need some, then they have to be enforced. But a generous dose of common sense should be ladled out by the rule enforcers.

For instance, if the speed limit is 45 mph, police should not be ticketing someone for going 46 mph, even though it is true that the driver is technically speeding.

Alas, this is too frequently not the case with zoning inspectors.

Take for instance the situation in Manatee County, where code enforcers whip out tape measures to see if boats and other vehicles parked next to a house are sticking out too far.

Literally, if the tongue of a boat trailer parked at the side of a house is jutting out inches beyond the garage, code enforcement gives a warning and then will ticket the owner if it is not moved back.

But there can be a backyard fence line or even the outdoor air conditioning unit on a cement pad that keeps the boat from being back all the way. This has forced people to either renovate the side of their house, get rid

of their boat or face fines from $250 to $500 per day.

While all county zoning ordinances apply to Lakewood Ranch, many neighborhoods in the Ranch have more restrictive rules.

It’s silly enough when busybody homeowners associations go on a nitpicking tear. But at least they are private associations. When county code-enforcement acts like the crazy homeowners’ association member wandering the neighborhood in search of violations, things must change.

Hopefully, that is happening. The issue came up at a recent Manatee County Commission meeting, and commissioners were divided. Some saw the foolish waste of resources while others contended the rules are needed to protect property values.

The rule says that boats, commercial vehicles and RVs must be parked next to or behind a house. The goal of such zoning regulations is to keep those vehicles from being parked in the front yard of houses. That is thought to impair neighborhood attractiveness and decrease property values.

But this intersects with government, and so bureaucrats being who they are, every rule is painfully spelled out. So the front of the house is that point which sticks out farthest, such as an awning or porch.

Therefore, an inspector must walk up to the house, stand at the side and eyeball if that boat is protruding beyond the front porch steps. Ugh. County commissioners decided to have Building Department Director John Barnott review the code and return with recommendations. Perhaps some relaxing of the code is in order and guidelines for inspectors could be delineated. Based on his history, we have confidence that Barnott will get it as right as possible.

But this is such a no-win without calm heads and common sense. Even if the code is relaxed, there will still be rules, and they will still need to be enforced.

Maybe code enforcement will discover some common sense and maybe busybody neighbors will just chill out. Hey, we can dream.

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Lakewood Ranch attracts institutional investor Grubb & Ellis acquired Lakewood Ranch Medical Office Building I for $12.5 million. The firm also bought facilities in Arizona and Texas this month.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — As Realtor Steve Horn stands in front of Lakewood Ranch Medical Office Building I, visitors scurry in and out for various doctor’s appointments.

Everything appears to be business as usual.

Behind the scenes, however, it’s far from the case. Some of Bradenton’s most prominent businessmen have sold the property to institutional investor Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II. The real estate investment trust purchased the 57,563-square foot complex, which is attached to the south end of the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, for $12.5 million — or about $217 per square foot.

Horn, who represented the sellers for the deal on behalf of Ian Black Real Estate, said it’s the largest transaction he’s completed in Lakewood Ranch.

“It’s a sale that didn’t represent a 50-cent-on-the-dollar sale,” he said. “It was a market sale that had equity in it.”

The transaction, he said, also indicates the Lakewood Ranch community is gaining the confidence of internationally renowned investment companies such as Grubb & Ellis Co., one of the largest commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world.

“We had to get Grubb & Ellis convinced that Lakewood Ranch

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Ian Black Real Estate Realtor Steve Horn has been working with Grubb & Ellis representatives for more than two years about MOB I. was a good place to invest long term,” Horn said. “The long-term viability of this building is directly related to the long-term viability of Lakewood Ranch.”

Grubb & Ellis’ Healthcare REIT II currently is seeking to raise up to $3 billion in equity and to acquire a diversified portfolio of real estate assets, focusing primarily on medical office buildings and other healthcare-related facilities. The trust closed on MOB I on April 15, and this month also acquired a nursing facility in Yuma, Ariz., and a medical building in San Antonio.

“The acquisition of these properties was attractive to Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II due to their proximity to well-managed medical centers and their financial performance,” said Danny Prosky, president and chief operating officer of the REIT. Prosky said MOB I fit all the REIT’s criteria: solid financials, good tenants and a building attached to a thriving medical center.

“For us, that’s a home run,” he said.

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contractor Ron Allen of NDC Construction, said MOB I developers have had several offers, contracts and letters of intent submitted on the property since it was developed in 2003 — primarily from institutional investors — but none yielded a sale of the building. The deal with Grubb & Ellis, however, proved different.

“We thought it would be in the best interest of the partners to go ahead and sell,” McKay said.

“We’re happy to sell it, although we do have some seller’s remorse because it’s such a good asset.”

At the time of purchase, the building was 97.6% leased. Of the five leases in MOB I that came up for renewal in 2010, all five renewed at about the same rent structure, and even agreed to a longer lease, Horn said.

“That gave Grubb & Ellis confidence (this was a good investment),” he said, noting Grubb & Ellis’ interviews with building tenants confirmed their satisfaction with the building and its operations, as well.

Rex Jensen, president and CEO of Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, said overall vacancy rates in Lakewood Ranch are about half the Sarasota-Bradenton area at about 11%.

The only close comparison is downtown Sarasota at about 12%, Jensen said.

“It’s just simply indicative of the

property appeal Ian Black Real Estate Realtor Steve Horn said some of the draws for the property were the stability of its tenants and its connection to the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

“That’s the crème de la crème,” Horn said of medical office space attached to a hospital. “That’s what institutional buyers want.

Not all the tenants need that back and forth, but most of them do. It’s a matter of convenience.” (fact) the Ranch has assets that even in a bad market can fetch a good price,” Jensen said of the sale. “If you look at having a medical office building somewhere else, there’s no way it would fetch that price.”

Horn said the deal with Grubb & Ellis took two-and-one-half years. The company had considered acquiring the property for its Healthcare REIT I, but the timing did not work out. Serious discussions with REIT II started about seven months ago, he said.

Under new ownership, Medical Office Building I will continue under the management of Riverside Real Estate, a management company owned by McKay and Allen.

Horn will continue to lease units on behalf of Grubb & Ellis, he said.

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“We’ve never been through this before,” Anthony says. “There’s no video to be prepared. Death is something that’s going to happen (eventually), but you can’t prepare for it. You live to live.”

The Payton Wright Foundation, a Lakewood Ranch-based nonprofit founded by Patrick and Holly Wright, has stepped in to help the family pay utility and other bills as well as to provide gas cards for travel to and from hospital visits.

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Monies from the event will help families like the Littlejohns, and another East County family that came under the organization’s aid just last week, with paying their bills and other expenses related to their child’s treatment.

“If there’s anything we can do to help families get through this, we’re going to do it,” Patrick Wright said.

After all, it was just five short years ago that the Wrights were in the same position as the Littlejohns. Their daughter, Payton, was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor at just 4 years old. She died in May 2007. Since then, her parents have taken inspiration from their daughter to help other children such as Adrian, whose bout has been full of highs and lows since last Thanksgiving.

Chemotherapy seemed to be working at first for Adrian, but at a checkup March 22, the family learned his tumor had returned three times its original size and there were spots in his lungs. Within a week, the spots had turned to a tumor.

Adrian started two-and-one-half weeks of radiation treatment and now is finishing

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Since January, the Payton Wright Foundation already has given families throughout the country $4,000 in gas cards alone.

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“I see in him a lot of me,” Anthony says.

“He’s a true fighter. He works hard. (But) I have no idea how to teach him.

“He’s on his own, really,” he says. “He’s the one fighting it. It’s him and the good Lord.”

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hoppy holiday By Jen Blanco and Michael Eng

East County fills up on Easter fun East County families hopped into the Easter spirit last weekend as they participated in several holiday events throughout the East County.

Lakewood Ranch Main Street hosted its first Easter Egg hunt, while Woodland

— The Community Church and Harvest United Methodist Church continued their annual tradition with egg hunts, games, crafts and more.

Members of University Park also celebrated with a special egg hunt event.

Brady Miller, 4, and his sister, Maddie, 20 months, couldn’t wait for the Main Street hunt to begin.

Porter Strand, 4, selected his eggs carefully according to the Harvest United Methodist Church hunt instructions.

Alasia Gray, 10, and Olivia Henderson, 6, worked hard on their cross art projects at Woodland.

Cora Tobata, 10 weeks, celebrated her first Easter wrapped up close to her mom at Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

Left: Kate Walker, 9, loved all the animals in the petting zoo at the Woodland Easter celebration.

Kylee Davis, 1, took her time selecting her Easter eggs at the Harvest United Methodist Church hunt.

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5010 60Th E Dr $180,000 #M5820846 Charlene Griffith

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Fifth-grader Cassidy Flood caught up with fellow fifth-grader Haley Beyerlein and her mom Kelly Beyerlein.

Students at Freedom Elementary School spent a special morning with their moms during the school’s breakfast event April 21. Students and their moms enjoyed spending quality time together over doughnuts and juice.

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Kindergartner Ambar Arredondo thoroughly enjoyed attending her first Muffins with Moms event with her mom Clara.

Seven-year-old Grace Hunsberger spent the morning with her mom, Holly, and sister, Hannah, 9.

Shannon McCallister tries to attend all of her 10-year-old daughter Bree’s school functions.

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Third-grader Cooper Milewski, pictured with his mom, Pam, is in his first year at Freedom after moving to Florida from Texas.

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Above: Eigth-grader Erik Ross attempts to stop seventh-grader Adam Zapatha from getting a first down.

Left: Eighth-grader Naidya Rupan painted a butterfly on sixth-grader Kaylee Burke’s face.

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having a ball By Jen Blanco | Associate Editor

BRMS hosts Family Fun Night Braden River Middle School students and their families enjoyed an evening of fun and games during the school’s Family Fun Night April 15.

Students participated in a variety of sports, including flag football, basketball and volleyball.

In addition to showing off their athletic schools, students enjoyed a dunk tank and face painting, among other activities.

After working up an appetite on the athletic fields, students and their families gathered together for a cookout, complete with hotdogs and sno-cones, among other tasty snacks.

Right: Twelve-year-old Matt Bell had a blast playing quarterback for his football team.

Seven-year-old Quincy Jones couldn’t wait to take the field and try his hand at flag football.

Above and below: Seventh-grader Alex Salguero taunts other students below as they try to get him in the dunk tank. He didn’t stay dry for very long.

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dizzy spell By Michael Eng | Executive Editor

SUMMER KICKOFF

Daylin Sciarrone didn’t mind getting a little dizzy during this baseball bat relay.

Braden River Wranglers take field for classic competition

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Braden River Elementary School students hit the school’s lawn for a day

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of fun and friendly competition at the school’s annual Field Day April 21. The

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Layla Cook and Bella Schwartz had a blast at this year’s Field Day. Right: Jasmine Hernandez led her team in tug-of-war.

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By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

Steel Magnolia performs at Braden River High School The unique harmony and style of country duo Steel Magnolia filled the auditorium of Braden River High School during a special performance April 20.

Students won the concert after collecting 315 cell phones for the Cell Phones for Soldiers program, which recycles used cell phones to earn soldiers oversees free calling cards.

In partnership with Cox Chevrolet, Braden River’s youth beat out other Tampa Bay General Motors franchises and schools for the special acoustic concert.

“Supporting the soldiers is important because they fight for us every day,” Student Government Association member Christie Childers said. “Even if we didn’t get a prize, it was worth it.”

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Senior Jessica Ellis passed out “I love my country” bracelets on behalf of WQYK 99.5.

Steel Magnolia even performed some new songs for the crowd.

44% of Baby Boomers are not sure they have enough money to retire.

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Dozens of members of the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange enjoyed an evening of networking with some of the area’s largest general contractors and development firms during the Second Annual Reverse Tradeshow April 14 at The Polo Grill and Bar. Ann Marie and Mitch Pietruszka, of Sun State Awnings, and Jerrold Schoenholtz, vice president of Tandem Construction

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The problem Tim says is that the special negotiated price was for just 25 units and the promotion was to last until the end of May. Tim feels they will run out and have to end the special early. The company set their promotional display (above) out at their headquarters on Hwy. 70 the last week of April and literally had people walking in off the street wanting to take advantage of the special. Installing a Tankless Water Heater has many benefits both

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Still #1 in Lakewood Ranch

Polo Grill and Bar co-owner Tommy Klauber caught up with Grapevine Communications President Angela Massaro-Fain.

Catherine Johnston and Gaby Acosta work together at Preferred Materials.

Still Selling Strong!

Homes Under Contract January-March 2011

Represented Sellers: C.J. Dupre and Vickie Newby of the Manatee County Building Department Cathy Foley and John Dague, of 1st Choice, attend these types of events every year.

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7041 Portmarnock - SOLD! 7712 US Open Loop - SOLD! 6639 Pebble Beach - SOLD! 6710 Pirate Perch - SOLD! 488 Partridge Circle - PENDING 7335 Edenmore - PENDING 6360 Watercrest Way #404 - PENDING 6423 Moorings Pt. Cir - PENDING 6305 Tanager - PENDING 3913 Solymar - PENDING

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Victoria Gillum and Matthew Anderson, of Milestone Marketing Associates, recently joined the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange.

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Patricia Staebler and Debbie Wagner were looking forward to networking with other businesses.

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These are the largest East County building permits issued by Manatee County for the week of April 11-15, in order of dollar amounts.

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3412 57th St. E. 6926 Lacantera Circle 4415 Blue Marlin Drive 6910 197th St. E. 7341 225th St. E. 403 Mill Run E. 1207 32nd St. Court E. 15406 Leven Links Place 6619 64th Terrace E. 6812 Country Lakes Circle 4807 Peridia Blvd. E. 4945 Clubview Court E. 11408 Pine Lilly Place 4744 Pinnacle Drive 514 129th St. N.E. 6157 Candlewood Way 16504 First Drive N.E. 16104 Foremast Place 6506 Flycatcher Lane 4735 Pinnacle Drive

Addition Pool Addition Building Barn Pool Dock Pool Pool Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Mechanical Re-roof Re-roof Pool Pool cage Pool cage Mechanical

Edward Zukusky Peter Starnell Billy Dilworth III Bruce Bottorff Stephen Porter John Deal Richard Beuchat Kenneth Lakich Christopher Egler Ralph Eifert Larry Cockroft Thomas Frohne Michael Staley John Schimkaitis Scott Grissom Mary King Bruce Call Robert Buzzard Richard Askerud Richard Evers

$62,500 $60,677 $60,000 $55,000 $42,687 $30,843 $30,000 $29,098 $23,475 $21,700 $18,500 $15,230 $15,000 $14,259 $13,685 $11,000 $11,000 $10,755 $10,304 $10,095

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An entire day filled with MAJOR DISCOUNTS on services and products! Vendors, complimentary champagne, hor d’oeuvres and fun! Our doctors and skincare team will be available to provide treatments with appointment and answer questions. Raffle for FREE products and services will be held throughout the day!

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Freedom Village Fashion Show Luncheon • PJ’s Boutique Dinner Presentation with entertainment by Steven Ditchfield Dinner Presentation with entertainment by West Coast Black Theater Troupe • Performing The Mills Brothers

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A home in the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Robert and Constance Fox of Arden, N.C., sold their home at 13203 Palmers Creek Terrace to W. Bradford Scott and Michell Scott, trustees, Lakewood Ranch, for $1,625,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths, three half-baths, a pool and 6,865 square feet of living area.

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Carmelo and Cynthia Falcone of Morganville, N.J., sold their home at 4015 Hawk Island Drive to Samuel and Lisa Molinaro of New Cannan, Conn., for $1,350,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,623 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,420,000 in 2008.

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Bank of America, NA sold the home at 6661 Windjammer Place to Upscale Properties LLC for $280,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,837 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $535,000 in 2004.

Helen Almcrant, trustee, of Watervilet, Mich., sold the home at 8316 Idlewood Court to R. Jack and Sue Wingo, Lakewood Ranch, for $250,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,122 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $278,000 in 2002.

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This 6,865-square-foot home in the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch has four bedrooms, four baths, three half-baths and a pool. It sold for $1.625 million.

Upper Manatee River

Leo Kay II sold his home at 15051 Upper Manatee River Road to Roxanne Morgan, Bradenton, for $1,220,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,779 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,200,000 in 2000.

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Donald and Catherine Phillips of Dayton, Ohio, sold their home at 13306 Palmers Creek Terrace to James and Mary Heagle, Bradenton, for $975,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,395 square feet of living area.

Neal Communities of Southwest Florida LLC sold the home at 12705 Stone Ridge Place to Matthew and Brooke Baker, Lakewood Ranch, for $442,500. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,539 square feet of living area.

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I have an image to maintain.

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Um, thank you … I think.

My husband is a professional photojournalist and is borderline abusive to JEN his camera BLANCO equipment; and the camera I was staring at had been tortured by him for years.

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Suffice it to say, although the camera was very expensive and far better than what I had been using, it just didn’t match my designer (Coach signature, for all the ladies wondering) press credential holder. It was heavy too … and did I mention ugly?

However, although I initially was embarrassed to carry that old camera, I have to admit that after a few lessons that involved a lot of eye-rolling and exasperated sighs (in both directions), my sports photos improved.

It was fast and accurate; and during our lessons, I even learned to develop my own photography terminology. For instance what he describes as “Continuous High Motor Drive,” I call “Fast Click.” But now, we know how to communicate with this invented mutual language; and the sports images that adorn these pages are all the better for it.

Still, I never warmed up to those scratches, dings and dents. And my husband, the wonderful man he is, knew it.

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Time will tell if it actually will mean better photos. But one thing is for sure: I already feel better carrying it.

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Lakewood Ranch C.C. names new director of golf Bryan McManis took over as the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club’s new director of golf April 4.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — If it were up to Bryan McManis, every member of the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club would have to wear a nametag every time they stepped out onto the green.

As the new director of golf, McManis is responsible for overseeing anything that has to do

with golf operations, including the golf shop, tee times and the events calendar, among others.

But when it comes to remembering the names of the club’s more than 1,000 members —that’s an entirely different task.

McManis officially took over as the club’s new director of golf April 4, and since then, he’s been

busy learning the day-to-day operations of the club and even more importantly its membership.

“The friendliness of the members has been very refreshing,” McManis said. “To be able to step outside every day and meet new people — that’s exciting.

“The reception has been very warm,” he added. “I’m excited to

SEE MCMANIS / PAGE 24

Jen Blanco

As the new director of golf, Bryan McManis oversees all of the club’s golf operations.

SOFTBALL

By Jen Blanco | Associate Editor

The Lakewood softball team celebrates following it’s 2-1 victory over Braden River in the Class 4A-District 10 championship April 22. With the win, the Lady Mustangs captured their second-consecutive title and played host to Tampa Jefferson in a regional quarterfinal April 27.

UPSET BRADEN RIVER — Two months ago, Huntyre Elling watched from the visiting dugout as her East County rivals erupted in celebration.

The Lakewood Ranch High junior had pitched a solid game for the Lady Mustangs, allowing only one run. Little did she know at the time that that one run in the fifth inning would also be the lone run on the scoreboard.

Elling spent the better part of the past two months looking to avenge her team’s 1-0 regular season loss to Braden River.

So when Elling got the call on the mound for the Lady Mustangs in the Class 4A-District 10 championship game against the

top-seeded Lady Pirates April 22, it was game on.

In front of several hundred fans, the largest attendance ever for a high school softball game at Braden River, Elling did exactly what she set out to do: keep Braden River’s batters from getting on base.

And this time, Elling’s teammates gave her the runs she needed to close out the game and secure a 2-1 victory. With the win, Lakewood captured its secondconsecutive district title.

“I’m speechless,” Elling said.

“We all did really well. The hitting — they came around, and it’s

SEE SOFTBALL / PAGE 24

The Lakewood Ranch High softball team defeated top-seeded Braden River 2-1 to capture its second-consecutive Class 4A-District 10 title April 22.

Photos by Jen Blanco

Braden River’s Kenya Yancy drew a walk in the sixth inning and eventually came around to score the Lady Pirates lone run.

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SOFTBALL/PAGE 23 so much easier going out there knowing you have runs on the board behind you.”

Elling struck out eight and allowed four hits and a walk. She also out-pitched Braden River ace Courtney Mirabella, who has drawn national attention this season, in the process.

“The last two weeks, we just focused on what we needed to do to win districts, and now we’re going to go on,” Lakewood coach Joe Doling said. “I had Huntyre and Brittany Kilduff both warming up and it was literally like the flip of a coin. Huntyre wanted an opportunity to avenge that loss, and we wanted to give her that chance.”

After striking out 17 her first time out against Lakewood, Mirabella only recorded six strikeouts in the district champion-

MCMANIS/PAGE 23 be here, and they’re excited to have me here. I’m looking forward to doing great things.”

A native of Virginia, McManis grew up on the golf course. As a third-generation golf professional, it seemed only natural that McManis would follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.

“I love the fact that the game always changes,” McManis said.

“Your body changes from dayto-day. You feel changes from day-to-day. The weather conditions change from day-to-day.

It’s never the same two days in a row.”

McManis played golf in high school, earning a scholarship to play in college. He spent a year playing collegiate golf before de-

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ship and allowed four hits and a walk.

“Courtney definitely had an off night,” Braden River coach Doug Powell said. “She didn’t have the control and the command that she normally has. This is the second time Lakewood’s seen her, so they’re adjusting. But even though she was off, she still pitched well enough to win most games. We just didn’t hit the ball.”

Lakewood got on the scoreboard first, taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Jennifer Trotter reached on a single, moved to second on a wild pitch and was sacrificed to third. Taylor Newton’s single drove in Trotter for the game’s first run. Newton then stole second and came around to score on a single by Sarah Burnett.

“The dugout was absolutely insane,” Burnett said. “We were

screaming and jumping up and down and hugging each other.

It was amazing. It was the best feeling ever.

“We beat them four times last season, and I did not want that to happen the opposite way around this year,” Burnett said.

“So once it was even close, the adrenaline just pumped in immediately. All of us were digging in. All of us were trying our best.

It was really a team effort.”

Braden River responded in the bottom of the sixth inning when Mirabella hit a double to left center field, driving in Kenya Yancy, who reached base on a walk and was sacrificed to second. But that would be as close as the Lady Pirates would come to capturing their third district title.

“We had no discipline at the plate,” Powell said. “We were chasing high pitches all day long,

and that’s not what we normally do. The girls were so pumped up.

This was a big game.

“We tried to keep them calm and tried to get them to relax, but they wanted it really badly,” Powell said. “They didn’t have the disciple that we normally have, and that’s a big part of our game.”

Lakewood and Braden River both advanced to the regional tournament. The Lady Mustangs hosted District 9 runnerup Tampa Jefferson in a regional quarterfinal April 27, while Braden River traveled to District 9 champion Dover Strawberry Crest. The winners of the two regional quarterfinals will play again tomorrow night in the regional semifinals. Be sure to check www.YourObserver.com for scores and highlights.

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com.

ciding to drop his scholarship.

McManis turned pro in 1994 and earned his degree in history and economics from the University of South Florida in 1995. After turning pro, McManis spent six years playing in golf tournaments, but he eventually realized that wasn’t the life he had envisioned for himself.

“I realized I wasn’t going to spend the rest of my life at Days Inn and Waffle House,” McManis said. “Every golfer dreams of playing on tour; and when that didn’t work out, the club life seemed like the next logical step.”

McManis earned his Class A PGA designation in 2000. He spent the next five years working as a golf professional at The Fountains Golf and Country Club and Royal Palm Yacht and

Country Club before relocating to the Gulf Coast, where he became the head pro at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples.

Most recently, McManis served as the director of golf at Pelican Preserve Golf Club in Naples — a position he held for seven years.

But when the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club’s director of golf position became available, it seemed like the perfect fit for McManis, who was chosen from more than 150 applicants.

“I’ve wanted to relocate to the Sarasota/Bradenton area for a while,” McManis said. “This opportunity became available, and it’s a great facility. (SchroederManatee Ranch) is a great corporation, and Wayne Piazza and I worked at the same company

previously. So it was a little bit of everything and the fact that my (brain) kept telling me to try something new.”

McManis currently resides in Fort Myers with his wife, Jenny, with whom he’ll celebrate 14 years of marriage in May, and three children: Connor, 10, Joshi, 6 and Jillie, 14 months.

When he’s not hard at work, McManis enjoys playing golf, coaching his sons’ soccer and baseball teams, taking them gokart racing, racing cars and just spending time with his family.

“I’ve tried to expose my kids to just about everything in the world,” McManis said. “I’m the super dad. If you don’t see me at work, then I’m off with my kids somewhere.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com.

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Benny Schappacher Age: 12 Grade: Seventh-grader, Haile Middle Position: Right field What do you enjoy the most about baseball?

Hitting. When your team’s down, and you get the winning run, you feel good about yourself.

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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

SPORTSBRIEFS + Lakewood Ranch relay sets new school record The Lakewood girls 3,200-meter relay team set a new record with a time of 9:31.24 at the Wally Keller Invitational April 15 at Charlotte High.

The team of Kristin Zarrella, Olivia Ortiz, Devin McDermott and Natalie Novak dropped two seconds off of its previous school record.

+ Braden River Rage win Junior Showcase

Huntyre Elling

Lakewood Ranch junior Huntyre Elling pitched a complete game for the Lady Mustangs, allowing four hits and a walk while striking out nine to propel Lakewood to a 2-1 victory over Braden River in the Class 4A-District 10 championship April 22. Here is an inside look at this week’s Athlete of the Week.

What does this win mean to you?

It was a good team win. They definitely came around hitting the ball. No matter what happened in the game, we were moving on to the regional tournament, but a win feels a lot better.

The East County Observer and Bogey’s Restaurant and Sports Pub have teamed up to showcase the East County’s top athletes.

Each recipient’s article will be featured on the restaurant’s wall.

How did you get into softball?

I started when I was 8 years old with rec ball. My team didn’t have a pitcher; and being the coach’s daughter, I was announced the pitcher. I’ve been playing ever since.

What’s the toughest part about being a pitcher?

Mainly forgetting about what happened.

You can’t change what you just pitched. You just have to move on to the next pitch.

What do you enjoy the most about softball?

Just the competitiveness of the game.

I’m not a very competitive or outspoken person. I’m generally very quiet. I also love team sports and having other people there to enjoy a win with.

If you could play another sport, what would it be?

Football. I always wanted to play when I was younger, but I was always told, “You can’t play because you’re a girl.” I enjoy it because it’s rough.

If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be and why?

Europe. I like all of the accents.

Who is your biggest role model?

My parents. My dad always pushes me in softball to make me better. My mom has always been the supportive one, and she’s easy to talk to.

— Jen Blanco

The Braden River Rage U10 boys soccer team went undefeated to win the Everton/Pasco County’s Junior Showcase April 16-17.

Braden River opened the tournament with a 7-2 victory over FC Lutz.

The Rage then went on to face Everton Pasco, which the team hadn’t beaten in three years. With the game tied 2-2, Joshua Hayes scored the go-ahead goal.

The Rage defeated Everton Pasco 6-2.

Braden River posted a 7-0 victory over Tampa FC in the semifinals to earn a spot in the championship.

In the championship game, the Rage faced Clearwater Galactics FC — the only other undefeated team in the tournament. With the game once again tied 2-2, Hunter Stroble saved the ball from going out of bounds and sent in into the top right corner of the goal, breaking the tie. The Rage scored three more goals on their way to a 6-2 victory.

“Like I told the boys, we’ve been the best team over the past two seasons but didn’t get the right breaks,” coach Tim Stroble said. “But ending the season playing unreal, up a level in U/11 region C and winning this tournament was amazing.”

Championship players include: Hunter Stroble, Nathan Bettger, Brandon

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Boynes, Anthony Hroncich, Ryan Freeman, Dillon Bezet, Travis Freeman and Joshua Hayes.

+ Out-of-Door Academy baseball sets record for wins The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team set a new school record for wins during the regular season with an 8-5 victory over Lemon Bay April 20.

With the win, the Thunder recorded its 14th win of the season.

ODA also set a new record for the most wins in district play, capturing their sixth district win of the season with a 15-8 victory over Bradenton Christian April 19.

+ Ranch High defender signs with Sand Sharks Lakewood’s Kristen Voight became the third Lady Mustang soccer player to commit to play at the next level.

On April 15 in front of family and friends, the Lady Mustang defender signed a national letter-of-intent to play soccer for the University of South Carolina Beaufort.

Voight, who plans to major in education, chose USCB over a handful of other schools in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Voight began playing soccer when she was 4 years old after trying a variety of sports. She ultimately ended up sticking with soccer and spent four years playing for Lakewood.

Now, Voight will spend the next few months playing for the Braden River Rage U18 team before heading up to South Carolina in early August to begin training with the Sand Sharks.

“I’m looking forward to getting a new team because I love teammates and stuff,” Voight said. “The coach said I would probably start if I go up with a good attitude. I’m going to have to be open to trying new things and working hard. It’s going to be tough.”

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