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East County kids slide into summer.

+ Ranch grad selected for medical school

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Manasota Monsters take the field for summertime league in Lakewood Ranch.

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Ranch Country Club home tops weekly sales.

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By August, readers should have all the information they need to determine whether to support Lakewood Ranch becoming a city.

Lakewood Ranch High School graduate Morgan Pyne has been selected to attend Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s School of Medicine starting next month.

Morgan, a 2008 graduate of Lakewood, graduated in May from the University of South Florida with a degree in biomedical science.

+ Boutique hosts Locks of Love event Boutique Out East Salon & Spa will host a Locks of Love event from 2-6 p.m., June 25, at the salon, 2559 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

All proceeds will go to Locks of Love, a non-profit that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children who are suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

For more information, call 7461500.

+ Picture this: a July 4 photo-op This annual photo contest is as American as apple pie. And, you still have a chance to snap up a slice of American life for our “Spirit of America” contest.

Submit your photos by Saturday, June 25 online at YourObserver.com. Vote for your favorite photo up to 10 times a day from June 25 through June 27 by clicking on your favorite photo.

The grand-prize winner will receive a digital camera and be featured in the “Spirit of America” special section, which will be published June 30.

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Courtesy of the NBA

Bob Delaney received five awards during a center-court ceremony before his final regular season game.

Top photo: Delaney officiated for some of the NBA’s most legendary players, including Michael Jordan.

After 25 years, Lakewood Ranch resident Bob Delaney has refereed his final game in the National Basketball Association.

But with a second book releasing this fall and full schedule of speaking engagements, Delaney has big plans for his future.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Family members dotted the audience April 13 in the Amway Center in Orlando as Bob Delaney stood at center court for his final regular season game as National Basketball Association referee.

However, instead of NBA stars towering over him on either side, Delaney, who was completing his 25-year career in the league, was flanked by four Orlando Magic cheerleaders and NBA Vice President of Referee Operations Ron Johnson. Each held a separate award, com-

memorating not only Delaney’s storied career on the basketball court but also his work outside of the NBA. “I was overwhelmed,” Delaney says. “It was an eight-minute ceremony, and all the players were standing there watching. It truly was special.”

But make no mistake: This ceremony wasn’t a retirement party. In fact, Delaney cringes at the word.

“I don’t call it ‘retiring,’” he says immediately. “I’m ‘transitioning.’”

Sure, perhaps it’s just a question of semantics, but Delaney has a point.

Three years ago, outside of his career in the NBA, Delaney published an autobiography, “Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob,” which chronicled his previous career as an undercover agent with the New Jersey State Police. Co-authored by sports journalist Dave Scheiber, the book was named one of USA Today’s Best Books of 2009, and

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More than 300 people packed The Polo Grill and Bar Fête Ballroom last month for the East County Observer’s first Lakewood Ranch Incorporation Debate. The debate served as the first public meeting between the Lakewood Ranch Incorporation Study Committee and the Friends of Lakewood Ranch.

But, although the debate featured questions from The Observer, our readers and debate attendees, the event raised as many questions as it answered.

Representatives from both sides said they wanted more time to present arguments, and many attendees said they still left without full clarity.

In response, the Observer will launch a summer-long incorporation series. Each week, we will investigate, analyze and report on a variety of topics regarding incorporation. Our goal is to arm you with enough balanced information for you to know where you stand on this issue.

The series will begin in the June 30 edition and continue through August — when the study committee plans to conduct a straw poll vote. We will examine everything from tax and government structure under the proposed charter to government accessibility and examine economist Hank Fishkind’s other feasibility studies and their accuracy. And we will examine similar Florida cities and what they have learned from their own incorporation processes.

As always, we invite readers to submit questions and ideas.

You may contact Executive Editor Michael Eng at meng@ yourobserver.com or by phone at 755-5357.

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THURSDAY, june 23, 2011

+ Service day planned for Jiggs Landing

+ Sanborn, Film Society host Movieville event

Volunteers of the Old Braden River Historical Society will roll up their sleeves this weekend and get to work at Jiggs Landing Park.

The day of service will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will be picking up trash, weeding and other tasks. The public is invited to participate.

Sanborn Studios, the Sarasota Film Society and the Sarasota County Film & Television offices joined forces to present the first Movieville International Film Festival June 17-19.

Young filmmakers debuted their works at Lakewood Ranch Cinemas as part of the festivities.

+ Manatee’s Class of 2011 nets $9 million in scholarships + ShelterBox hosts Big Green Box Week

Manatee County Public School seniors this year collectively earned more than $9.2 million in scholarships and have been

+ Philanthropic faux pas It would seem Primrose School of Lakewood Ranch is just helping too many organizations lately.

Last week, the East County Observer ran an Our Town entry regarding Primrose’s $1,300 donation to SOLVE Maternity Homes of Bradenton and Primrose Children’s Foundation.

However, the photo that ran with the entry actually was for the $15,000 donation the school made to All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. That money was raised during Primrose’s Family Dance Off in which the Phayre family placed third.

accepted to more than 240 colleges and universities across the country, as well as U.S. Military academies.

Additionally, more than 600 seniors in the Class of 2011 also have qualified for Florida’s Bright Future Scholarships.

Lakewood Ranch-based ShelterBox USA offered East County residents a chance to see a ShelterBox in action on June 17.

In partnership with LWR Communities, ShelterBox organizers set up a ShelterBox kit outside the Lakewood Ranch Information Center on University Parkway. The event was part of the organization’s annual Big Green Box Week, which ran June 11-18 and was meant to educate the public about the importance of taking humanitarian action after national disasters occur.

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marked by grace By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

Mark Wandall Foundation looks to future The foundation will help raise money for a local family and All Children’s Hospital.

TARA — As Melissa Wandall and her 7-year-old daughter, Madison, knelt at the intersection of Tara Boulevard and State Road 70, the Father’s Day moment stole both their breaths away.

There, tucked in the heartshaped marker where Madison’s father, Mark, was killed in a car crash two weeks before her birth, rested a hawk feather and a charm of an angel holding a heart. The heart, in particular, holds special meaning to Wandall and Madison, who has grown to know the symbol as one of her father’s love. “(Madison thought) her dad was sending her (a present) on Father’s Day,” Melissa Wandall said. “It was amazing.”

That same gift of love is one the Wandalls hope to share with every family. Although Melissa Wandall is known for getting redlight camera legislation passed in the Florida Legislature last

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Tara resident Melissa Wandall, with her daughter Madison, continues to teach traffic safety.

year, the foundation she formed in 2003 in her husband’s honor also has been working to fulfill its mission to support children who have experienced loss in their lives.

She and Madison will lend their support to another East County family this weekend during the Heroes & Harmony fundraising event. The country music and food festival, which will be held from 4-9 p.m., June 25, at the Sarasota Sailor Circus, will benefit All Children’s Hospital and the family of 2-year-old Eddie Livingston, who is undergoing treatment for neuroblastoma, a type of pediatric cancer.

The fundraiser, which will help pay for Eddie’s medical expenses, is being organized by friends of the Livingston family. Melissa Wandall will serve as the emcee for the event.

“Our foundation is teaching compassion, courtesy and commitment one moment at a time, and our community needs us right now,” she said. “It’s about showing this family we will walk beside them. We are so grateful to be involved.”

At the event, the Wandall Foundation also will sell WishKeeper stuffed animals, an idea Madison developed as a way to remind children they are loved.

The Livingston fundraiser is one of Wandall’s first major events after completing her mission of getting the the Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act signed into law. The act creates uniform standards for the use of cameras as traffic enforcement devices.

“It was an always hopeful journey,” Wandall said of the five years she spent advocating for the red-light cameras.

Wandall said red-ight cameras are not the only solution to improving safety, but they will help curb poor driving behaviors that claim lives each year.

“It was always about a way to curb those (bad driving) behaviors,” she said. “(Red-light cameras) have proven to cut down

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

Humane Society opens facilities LAKEWOOD RANCH — It’s full-steam ahead for the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch.

Although the organization has been adopting out animals since its inception in November 2010, the rescue group officially opened its two new facilities — 2nd Chance Boutique and an adoption center and clinic — to the public June 18.

“We’re going step-by-step as fast as we can,” Humane Society board member Susan Giroux said with a grin.

Moving forward, the operations will go hand in hand in fulfilling the organization’s goal to save as many animals as possible.

The new consignment boutique offers ladies clothing, shoes and handbags, paintings and other items for purchase four days a week. Organizers are accepting donations to sell, as well as consignments, and all proceeds will go toward funding the organization’s clinic and adoption center located at 7334 Trade Court in the Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park, Giroux said.

The new clinic and adoption center is still a work-in-progress but already is housing cats and kittens, offering a hub for administrative duties and providing a meeting space for prospective adoptive families and their future pets. Eventually, the site will have a full grooming station for animals and an operating room, where the Humane Society’s veterinarian, Dr. Erik Walker, can perform spay/neuter procedures, among others.

Humane Society leaders say the spay/neuter program and educating pet owners about the importance of spaying/neutering is essential for saving the lives of more animals in the long term. “(The county is) still putting animals down that are perfectly wonderful pets,” Giroux said “It should be zero. We want a no-kill community. That’s what we’re all here for.

“The whole community has to participate if we want to have nokill,” she said.

The Humane Society still needs to obtain an anesthe-

The Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch officially opened June 18 its new adoption center and consignment boutique to the public.

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Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota DETAILS: Country music and food festival featuring music

by Steve Holy and One Night Rodeo COST: $20 pre-ordered or $25 at the gate INFORMATION: Monies raised benefit All Children’s Hospital and the family of Eddie Livingston, a 2-year-old East County resident who is battling nueroblastoma cancer. To see Eddie’s story, visit www.EddieSuperman.com.

WEBSITE: www.themarkwandallfoundation.org on crashes, but it’s not like the camera is going to save the day alone.”

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

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CDD readies budget Residents in Heritage Harbour are concered about proposed hikes in next year’s budget.

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Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch board member Susan Giroux and President Debbie Rubin are eager to get the new facilities open to the public.

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Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch Adoption Center & Clinic ADDRESS: 7334 Trade Court, Sarasota PHONE: 840-4055 HOURS: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday,

FUNDRAISER: The Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch will host the Dog Days of Summer fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 24, at Greenbrook Adventure Park.

The organization currently is seeking sponsorships for the event. For information, call 840-4055.

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sia machine and an autoclave, among several other smaller items, before spay/neuter services can be offered to local animal rescue groups, and others, at the clinic, Humane Society

President Debbie Rubin said.

Additionally, a more long-term goal for the organization is to have another facility, more like a kennel, where it can house and train animals.

“We’d like to expand not only into adopting well-behaved (pets), but also help the community by offering obedience (classes),” Rubin said.

Future programs would assist pet owners with keeping their pets, whether by addressing behavioral issues through training, helping to pay for pet medications or assisting the elderly with temporary animal care.

Rubin said although the Humane Society quickly hopes to begin offering special programming, the organization’s ability to do so largely will be based on the availability and number of its volunteers.

“The more people we can get involved, the better,” Rubin said, noting volunteers can do everything from administrative tasks to dog walking or foster parenting animals. “Now that we have this open, it’s going to be a lot easier to connect with people.”

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

HERITAGE HARBOUR — As Heritage Harbour South Community Development District moves toward assuming operations of assets, residents still are grappling with concerns about how changes will affect their assessments.

The Fiscal Year 2011/2012 budget shows total assessments for a single-family 55-foot lot will be about $680, compared to this year’s $340. Supervisors are adding maintenance items, such as street sweeping and pressure washing, and also have put $100,000 toward reserves. The budget also establishes a one-time expense of $90,100 to fund the operations from October through December, when the district has not yet received assessments.

“We’re doing work that simply wasn’t done before,” CDD Chairman Lee Bettes said.

However, residents say expenses moved from the homeowners association to the CDD will not be a dollar-for-dollar exchange.

The Heritage Harbour Master Association, which is developer controlled, has maintained the district’s stormwater management, among other assets, since the community’s inception. And although residents acknowledge many of those assets have not been maintained properly, they still are troubled by rising costs.

“We’re seeing a significant increase in management costs for every item we transfer to the CDD,” resident Tom Tullio said.

The next meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m., July 7, at the River Strand clubhouse, 7155 Grand Estuary Trail.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

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+ Detectives investigate incident in River Club The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious incident in River Club during which a stranger approached an 8-year-old girl in front of her home.

The incident occurred around 4:10 p.m., June 16, in the 9000 block of Cherry Hills Avenue Circle.

A sheriff’s office report states an 8-year-old girl was playing in her front yard when a vehicle pulled up in front of the residence and the driver pointed at her and told the child, “I have something for you.”

The girl said no and ran toward the house. The driver then exited the vehicle and approached the house but fled the area after hearing the child call for her mother, the report states.

The neighborhood was searched by several units with negative results.

The subject is described as a black male in his early 30s, about 6-foot-2 or 6-foot-3, medium build, black hair and gold teeth. He was wearing a gold necklace, a small hoop earring in his right ear, a dirty white T-shirt and blue jeans. He was driving an older model white square-

looking two-door truck with rust around the wheel wells. The bed of the truck had a wooden chair with an “X” spray painted on the back of it. The chair was tied down with a rope, the report states.

A passenger in the vehicle is described as a Hispanic male in his mid 20s with long, shoulder-length brown hair and a mustache. He was wearing a white tank top undershirt, the report states.

Anyone with information should call the sheriff’s office at 747-3011.

+ Deputies thwart vehicle burglaries Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies interrupted four teenagers as they attempted to burglarize vehicles in Greenbrook at 3:30 a.m., June 15.

A sheriff’s office report states deputies arrived in Greenbrook after receiving a burglary in progress call. The first deputy to arrive came in contact with one of the suspects waiting in a vehicle.

The other three suspects were traveling on foot through Waterthrush Place and entering vehicle, the report states.

Deputies established a perimeter and located a second suspect. Remaining suspects were not located in an initial

Bennett will not run for U.S. Congress State Sen. Mike Bennett announced he will not run for U.S. Congress.

In a statement issued June 13, Bennett said: “Since expressing interest in running for Congress a few weeks ago, my wife, Dee, and I have been traveling the district meeting with supporters and donors.

In these conversations, I have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and confidence my community has Bennett shown me. However, during this time, Dee and I have had many discussions regarding the ‘fire in the belly’ that is required of running a federal campaign.

“In all honesty, I quickly realized that the ‘fire’ I was feeling was heartK-9 search of the area, but upon further investigation, deputies identified the suspects and possible whereabouts.

+ Clarification Homeowners in Lakewood Ranch

burn over constant fundraising, travel and the other demands of running for federal office,” he said. “Traveling the world and fishing are candidly things I’m looking forward to catching up on when my term in the Florida Senate comes to an end. Watching all that is going on in Washington and knowing the constant fight that is required to make a difference there, I have decided to no longer pursue my bid for Congress.”

However, Bennett noted this likely would not be the end of his political career.

“Let me be clear: Is this the end of my life in politics?” he said. “You all know me better than that.”

Community Development District 4 will not see changes in their CDD assessments for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 and therefore will not receive a mailed notice from their district. They will, however, still receive a Truth in Millage notice from Manatee County.

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

GREENFIELD PLANTATION June 19

11:08 p.m. — The intersection of Greenfield Boulevard and State Road 64 E. Driving without a driver’s license. A sheriff’s office deputy stopped a white SUV. Upon investigation the deputy discovered the driver never had a driver’s license. The passenger was arrested for possession of cannabis less than 20 grams.

HERITAGE HARBOUR June 17

5:30 p.m. — 7000 block of Montauk Point Crossing. Burglary to an unoccupied conveyance. Unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole items.

LIONSHEAD June 19

1:15 p.m. — 5700 block of 39th Street Circle. Open door. The sheriff’s office received a call in reference to carport door motion. Upon arrival, the deputy checked the exterior and a rear eastside sliding door was found closed but unlocked. The interior was checked and cleared.

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3:05 p.m. — 5100 block of 87th Court E. Telephone harassment. The victim reported she has been receiving phone calls from the suspect, who lives across the street from her, for the past two years. The victim is getting worried her neighbor is going to start physical problems with her, so she wants it to stop. The neighbors around the victim also are getting calls from the suspect.

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(Kohl’s). Grand theft. The defendant was observed attempting to walk past all points of purchase at Kohl’s while in possession of $488.80 of merchandise. She was detained, and the property was recovered from her purse. Post-Miranda, she said she needed money to pay bills.

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June 19

12:01 a.m. — 2200 block of 51st Boulevard E. Grand theft. Unknown person(s) stole the boat and trailer from the front yard of the residence. The person(s) then fled with the property in an unknown direction.

4:34 a.m. — 3304 53rd Ave. E. (Circle K Convenience Store). Theft. The complainant reported a black male stole a 12-pack of Natural Light beer from the store. The complainant stated the suspect entered the store and asked to use the bathroom. The suspect went in the direction of the bathroom but didn’t use it. The complainant stated the suspect went to the cooler, took the 12-pack of beer and exited the store.

The complainant didn’t see which direction the suspect went when he left the store.

7 a.m. — 16600 block of Waterline Road.

Found firearm. The complainant was driving east on Waterline Road when she noticed a fanny pack in the middle of the road in front of the residence. She stopped and opened the fanny pack to look for identification and found a handgun. The complainant then called the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. The responding deputy found the handgun. In the past 16 days, this is the third call of a found firearm on or near Rye Road. The handgun was placed into property and evidence. The gun hasn’t been reported lost or stolen at this time.

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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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Safety is the priority Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube made a persuasive case last week for increased spending, and it appears a majority of Manatee County commissioners are inclined to listen. So are we.

After more than an hour of facts on rising crime, declining response times and losing deputies to surrounding law enforcement officers, not one commissioner openly opposed budgeting the sheriff more money — about $2 million more — to hire 10 more deputies and 10 more jail guards.

The debate instead mostly centered on whether it should be by squeezing other parts of the budget or by raising property taxes. But no one wanted to say no.

It’s easy to see why.

Steube and Comptroller Tom Salisbury painted a compelling picture of a sheriff’s office in critical need as resources and deputies have declined while crime and population have increased. Maybe the most compelling data from Steube are the numbers showing rising crime with falling positions, resulting in slower response time and almost no regular patrols.

Calls for service in Manatee County have increased 18% since 2008, and arrests have risen 8% in that time. But the department has cut 62 positions in the same years. And those are not just bodies. A lot of experience has retired or gone to other agencies, including one captain, six lieutenants, four sergeants and 12 deputies.

Steube says in recent years he has lost deputies to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the Tampa Police Department, the U.S. Air Marshall’s Service and the U.S. State Department.

A deputy who started with the department

four years ago made $39,689. Today, that sion without waiting to hide behind voters in deputy makes the same amount — the same a referendum. Perhaps a 3% pay raise is too as the new hires that he or she is training. much. But even 1% or 1.5% — when no other “There is something funcounty employees are getdamentally wrong about ting increases — plus the that,” Steube said. one-time $1,000 bonus that The results are beginning all are getting, would go a SOUND OFF to show in the crime rate. long way toward bumping Where do you stand: In 2007, the Sheriff’s Office morale in a department of Should Manatee County’s began an offensive against the county where morale is property-tax rate be a multiplying gang problem critical. increased to pay for using RICO investigations This can and should be more sheriff’s deputies and more street and midaccomplished without and raises for existing level drug work. The result raising property taxes. It is deputies? Or should the was a 16% decrease in about recognizing governCounty Commission cut crime. The decreases have ment’s priorities. other expenses? been less and less, however, When the sheriff and his Send your comments to and the last few months department are in trouble, Rod Thomson, rthomson@ have shown the first inthe entire community is yourobserver.com. creases in crime statistics. at risk. Public safety is the At the jail, the situaeasiest, most obvious role tion is as bad. When the of government. It is more new county jail opened in important than parks, 1995, the Florida Department of Corrections libraries, economic development, affordtold the county it needed 217 corrections able housing, baseball stadiums, public deputies for the 992 beds. Since then, the jail entertainment venues, boat launches, mass expanded to 1,780 beds while the number of transit, code enforcement, community cencorrections officers has fallen to 215. ters, environmental lands, tree protection, “I’m in trouble. I need your help,” Steube lawn-mowing, pest management, nature put it bluntly to commissioners. trails, recreation, public television, visitors Manatee commissioners seemed to get and convention bureaus and so on. it. Some commissioners, such as Joe McIt’s not that some of those things aren’t Clash, favor increasing the property tax rate important, but if commissioners are wonderto give the department 20 more deputies ing where they can possibly cut to find the and a 3% pay raise. Other commissioners, money for deputies without raising taxes, such as Robin DiSabatino and Donna Hayes, the above list is a start. Yes, they have been favor putting the question of a property-tax cutting for several years. But raising taxes is increase to voters. But that would not hapnot the solution. Prioritizing is. Government pen until November 2012, meaning the real at all levels continues to try to do too much, impact, if passed, would be two years off. and this continues to be the time to fund the Commissioners need to make this decinecessities and cut the non-necessities.

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my VIEW | Voting

Setting the vote straight There are some issues that have been so badly reported, where the bias is so entrenched and the media agenda so intertwined in news stories, that it is difficult to unravel things enough to make a cogent argument. Everyone’s mind appears already made up with insufficient information.

Such is the case with the early-voting limitations the Legislature instituted this past session. They were part of larger changes to elections laws to tighten voter registration requirements, change the rules on petition drives and make other improvements to combat fraud.

News stories have ROD uniformly hammered THOMSON the legislation, quoting at length unions, Democrats and the League of Women Voters in story lines that make it all too obvious the media view the changes as a racist power grab. The reporting has typically been along these lines: “Florida Gov. Rick Scott could face a rebellion from local elections officials, as well as lawsuits over a controversial law that tightened restrictions on voter registration.” The Hill. (That would be Democratic local elections officials and lawsuits from liberals such as the ACLU. But that context is left out.)

“Critics assailed (Scott) for endorsing ‘voter suppression’ tactics aimed at making it tougher for President Barack Obama to capture Florida…” The Miami Herald.

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported that half of black voters in Florida used early voting to cast their ballots in 2008, and the new law will make it harder for them. This is the “suppression.” The source for this? With a straight face, the story cited “an analysis of state elections records by the Florida Democratic Party.” Seriously, that is the level of objective reporting on this issue.

Space does not allow for the universe of distortions and one-sided examples. But the point is near-universal in the mainstream media and impossible to miss: The Republicans and Scott are trying to keep blacks and others from voting for Democrats.

So now to unwind the wild rhetoric and give some context: First, we should view voting as sacred to democracy. Beyond the debate over whether it is a right or a privilege, it should be taken seriously and done by people who are informed about who and on what they are voting. We cannot create laws testing knowledge before voting, but we also have no responsibility to make it so easy as to completely devalue it.

Think of the Iraqis with purple fingers and so many others around the world risking death to cast a vote. But we are so spoiled that we cannot countenance the merest inconvenience, such as cutting the number of early voting days, without reams of whining.

The truth is that none of the changes in the new law will stop dedicated, informed voters from getting to the polls and casting their preference. We have become such a nation of molly-coddlers and enablers, that we forget the real value of voting.

Let’s go through the Democrat/ACLU/media triune of charges.

Charge: Cutting early voting from 15 days to eight days will hurt blacks because they use it most.

Context: While the number of days has been cut, the total number of hours remains the same. What this means is that more opportunities are opened up for working people who may have been on the job when the early polls were open and now can cast early ballots before or after work more easily. Seems like a good thing.

Charge: Ending early voting on the Saturday before election day, rather than the Sunday, means churches cannot encourage members to vote Sunday from the morning pulpit, and organize buses to get them there.

Context: There is no right to early voting, no

right to Sunday voting and Christian preachers, at any rate, ought to be preaching the Gospel and not preaching partisan politics.

This may affect churches in black communities more where there has been considerable political activism from the pulpit. But it affects everyone the same.

Charge: Not allowing address changes on the day of voting will hinder the poor and college students who tend to move more.

Context: Anyone with a new address can still cast a vote as a provisional ballot, which means that once the address checks out, the vote is counted. No one is denied anything.

But it is a control on fraud.

Will the same media that are hyper-sensitive to race and partisanship notice that the U.S. Justice Department looking into this new law is the same Obama Justice Department that inexplicably dropped charges against two New Black Panthers for voter intimidation at a Philadelphia polling place despite a blatant YouTube video and overwhelming evidence?

I’ll be waiting for my news brethren to point out constantly how the president and Justice Department are politicizing Florida’s voting process. I just won’t hold my breath.

Interestingly, the Obama Justice Department has just weighed in on a four-year-old Arizona law saying that you have to prove you are an American citizen to vote — beyond just saying you are. Comports with common sense. But not to the Obama Justice Department, which has filed a brief opposing the law. It’s almost like they want illegals to vote.

Is their partisanship in the Florida bill? Well, duh. It was done by politicians. But is it the threat that opponents claim — a “return to Jim Crowe tactics,” according to the moreand-more-partisan League of Women Voters?

Not remotely.

Anyone can still vote on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Anyone can still vote for more than a week before that.

And anyone can still mail in a ballot.

If that is too inconvenient, it is probably just as well you stay on the couch anyway.

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opinion | my view

More money is no answer LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

by David Merrill

Rod Thomson’s recent editorial, “Reforms, Not Money, Working, was spot-on.

His argument that money hasn’t led to increased test scores in our educational system is true both at the international level and at our local level.

Half of the world’s major industrialized countries outscored America on the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment. And, yet, America outspends all countries in the world on education, except tiny Luxembourg.

Like America’s position in the world, Sarasota’s position in Florida is that of a top spender but poor performer. Since 2002, Sara- Merrill sota has outspent all but a few tiny school districts. We spent 20% to 35% more per student than each of the districts that outscored us on the 2010 Reading FCAT. To put a round number on the savings for Sarasota County, if only we could be as efficient and effective as these other districts — $75 million every year.

Meanwhile, since 2002, the weightedaverage reading FCAT scores for our 10thgrade white students barely made it into the top half of all white students in the state. Even worse, the weighted-average scores for our black and Hispanic students were in the bottom 25% when compared to other black and Hispanic students across the state. During the period from 2002 to 2010, the racial-subgroup scores for five of the largest urban areas in Florida beat Sarasota’s racial-subgroup scores, including the school districts for Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando and Tampa. (These five districts alone account for 45% of Florida’s students.)

The only way to get our scores up is to stop telling our students and their parents

that they are doing just fine. The kids and their parents need to know the truth, and the kids need to understand that their future depends on their education. The happy talk that deceives them and the resistance to reform found in the Sarasota County School District needs to stop.

But teachers can’t turn this around by themselves, because, as Thomson noted, a student’s cultural and family background have more influence on learning than a teacher does. Nevertheless, the cultural issues can be addressed by creating a strong “culture of learning” within our schools and by providing more parent/teacher interaction. Schools such as KIPP Academy Charter Schools have been successful in overcoming the cultural issues.

While we need to be more selective in hiring and retaining teachers, the Sarasota school district also needs to accept the philosophy of no excuses for student performance, and we, the parents and public, need to hold the School Board, the superintendent, the principals and the teachers accountable.

The top-performing school districts in Florida based on their test scores for all of the racial subgroups are Leon, St. Johns, Broward, Brevard, Seminole and Okaloosa. We should find out how they consistently outperform us.

This is by far the biggest scandal in Sarasota: the frustrated lives and wasted money caused by an under-performing school district. It’s time we stopped accepting it.

David Merrill is a former mayor of Sarasota, on the Better Government Association Board of Directors and is president of Arox Underground Utilities.

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+ Donna Hayes will not run for re-election Dear Editor: It has been my great honor and privilege to serve as Manatee County commissioner. During the past 31 years, I have enjoyed community involvement on numerous committees, and I hope that will continue.

In 1992, I was a vocal supporter of “Eight Is Enough” legislation that limited Legislative House terms to eight years. I plan to impose those limits on myself. My original commitment to supporters was to serve a minimum of eight years, and with God’s blessing, I will complete my eighth year as commissioner.

I will not be a candidate in 2012.

Many folks leave public office to pursue a business opportunity, but I have already had a business. My intent is to spend more time with my family, travel, golf, enjoy my social life and other personal endeavors. Special thanks is extended to all of my family, friends and supporters who have encouraged me to serve another four years, but I must confess that my personal commitments have prevailed.

My purpose in announcing my intentions early is to allow a proven qualified community leader to seek the county commissioner seat in District 5. I will support a conservative candidate with a strong record of community involvement

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and genuine roots in Manatee County.

Manatee County deserves the best.

Thank you for the outstanding privilege of serving as Manatee County Commissioner. Campaign contributions (2012) will be fully refunded.

Donna G. Hayes Manatee County commissioner

+ Follow the money, standardize yellow lights I would agree with everything that Rod Thomson’s article about traffic light monitors mentions. But the biggest and only point is completely missed.

If red-light cameras are our new reality, take the mystery away from the timing of the light, give me a reasonable and standardized number of seconds where the light can dependably be yellow. I know what to expect at McDonald’s; it’s always the same thing. If light monitors are predictably on every corner too, why not allow everyone to dependably predict the timing at every light?

It’s not stupid, just well calculated on the side of the law. The only purpose I can ascertain is to make money. Companies that manufacture the light-monitoring equipment install for free and line the pockets of local governments with a percentage of the take in an annuity that makes plenty of money for all involved. It amounts to highway robbery, literally.

Standardizing the light sequence in favor of the average citizen will cost the county plenty and lessen the chances that the government will earn money. Stop fleecing citizens while justifying the fleecing with the imposition of a variable law.

Allan Zuckerman Sarasota

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tional book tour that certainly will keep the frequent flyer miles flowing.

So, if “retiring” implies a cessation of work, then it certainly doesn’t apply to Delaney.

It almost seems like he’s just getting started.

RECOGNITION

At his final regular season NBA game April 13, Bob Delaney received the following awards: • The President’s Volunteer Service Award, including a personal letter from President Barack Obama • The Outstanding Civilian Service Medal by the U.S. Army presented by Gen. Robert W. Cone • A letter of commendation from Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, vice chief of staff for the U.S. Army • A certificate of appreciation Fort Hood Officers Spouses’ Club for ongoing support • Fort Benning (Ga.) Maneuver Center of Excellence Service Award presented by Gen. Robert B. Brown

ON THE COURT

DELANEY/PAGE 1 on the coattails of its success, Delaney assumed a new role as a public speaker for post-traumatic stress disorder.

In the last three years, Delaney has spoken to veterans in Iraq, at Fort Hood following the Nov. 5, 2009, shootings and many times with Wounded Warriors at Landsthul Hospital, in Germany. His client list as a speaker includes the U.S. Army, Homeland Security, the FBI Academy, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the National Football League and many more.

And this fall, Delaney and coauthor Scheiber will release their second book, “Surviving the Shadows: A Journey of Hope into Post-Traumatic Stress.” Soon after, Delaney will launch a na-

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After two-and-one-half years undercover as part of the New Jersey State Police’s and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Project Alpha,” an infiltration into the Bruno and Genovese families, Delaney emerged battered, broken and terrified. The year was 1977 — three years before post-traumatic stress disorder became a diagnosis.

Searching for something — anything — normal, Delaney soon returned to his childhood love: basketball. He was a standout player in high school and eventually returned to the court as a high school referee.

“There was nothing better than basketball in the high school gym,” he says. “That was a positive atmosphere — and a diversion for me. Basketball gave me peace.”

Soon, Delaney was tapped to officiate at the Jersey Shore summer pro league. And during one of those games, an NBA scout found Delaney and offered him a gig for the summer pro league in Los Angeles.

Two years later, in 1987, Delaney signed a contract with the NBA, becoming one of only 32 referees in the league.

His experience in the NBA reads like a basketball fan’s dream. Delaney has shared the court with nearly every basketball star imaginable: Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant,

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Bob Delaney, here with Kobe Bryant, worked more than 1,700 games during his 25-year career with the NBA. Shaquille O’Neal, LeBron James and many more. He officiated more than 1,700 regular season games, more than 200 playoff games, 10 finals and two All-Star games. His career took him to every NBA city in the nation as well as to Yokohama, Japan, in 1994, and China, in 2010. He received the Gold Whistle Award from the National Association of Sports Officials in 2003 and presented the first leadership training for NBA referee staff in 2001.

However, two of his personal highlights as a referee occurred outside of the NBA. During speaking engagements in Mosul, Iraq, in 2009. and Baghdad in 2010, Delaney donned his full NBA uniform and officiated games among the soldiers.

“Talk about intimidating: Everyone in the crowd had guns at their sides,” Delaney says with a smile.

During the NBA season, Delaney typically spent 36 to 48 hours in a city and was on the road 25 days out of each month.

On average, he spent more than 200 days in Marriott hotels each year.

“It does grind on you,” he says of the schedule.

Still, Delaney says he will cherish always his time in the NBA. “It’s been amazing,” he says.

“I’ve been really fortunate, and sometimes I think, ‘What a lucky guy you are.’”

AT THE PODIUM

Earlier this year, Delaney and his wife, Billie, sold their home in the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch and moved into their condo at Lake Vista. They then purchased the unit next door and are in the process of converting it into Delaney’s own sports bar.

Motioning to one of the con-

do’s blank walls, Delaney reveals just one of the plans he has for his new digs.

“This will be ‘Club 26,’” he says.

“I wore No. 26, and we’re doing a uniform exchange with some others who wear that number: Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning, NFL official Mark Baltz and more.”

Delaney also has earmarked spots for a putting green, pool table and, of course, plenty of shelf space to display the dozens of awards he has received throughout his career.

In addition to readying the sports bar, Delaney — with the help of Billie, a marathoner — is training for a Ride 2 Recovery bicycle ride to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. The eight-day, 500-mile ride will begin at 8:47 a.m., Sept. 11, at Liberty State Park. From there, the riders will pedal to Shanksville, Pa., the site of the United 93 crash and, finally, to the Pentagon Memorial in Washington, D.C. “Billie is making me ride all over Lakewood Ranch,” he says, laughing. “I’m sore in places I never knew I had.”

Sarasota’s Tempo Cyclery has assisted in outfitting Delaney for the ride, which he will complete with soldiers in the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that assists injured soldiers.

Then, it’s back to speaking engagements and book signings as Delaney continues in his calling to help make sense of PTSD. “The work I do with PTSD has such a focus, and it is so rewarding,” he says. “There is such a need, and to be able to provide hope for others who are going through it now is an honor.”

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making a splash! By Pam Eubanks | News Editor

Aloha! Stoneybrook enjoys summer luau Residents of Stoneybrook at Heritage Harbour gathered at the community’s recreation center for Stoneybrook’s Annual Luau and Dive-in Movie event June 18.

Guests enjoyed swimming, barbecue, music and mingling with friends.

John and Michele Andri enjoyed time with their son, Nick.

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Robin and Jeff Weaver, pastors of Lakewood Christian Church, enjoyed watching their son, Nathaniel, center, perform.

Steve and Kathi Behler correctly guessed the murderer.

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Students splash into summer at Woodland East County students celebrated the start of summer vacation during Woodland, The Community Church’s School’s Out Party June 15. Students enjoyed riding down inflatable water slides while hanging out with their friends. The event was part of Woodland’s Summer Night Series. Every Wednesday night throughout the summer, students will enjoy a different activity, including cooking, bowling, rollerskating, capture the flag and more.

Hunter Thompson, 12, made several trips down the water slide.

Seven-year-old Madalyn Frick will be entering second grade this fall.

Seven-year-old Tyler Ianero spent the evening playing with his cousin, Nathan Ianero, 8.

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Blood Donations — Florida Blood Services’ Manatee Bloodmobile will be accepting donations in the East County from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 23, at Wachovia Bank, 8410 Market St. Braden River Branch Library Family Movie Series —This series of familyoriented movies will begin at 6 p.m., June 23, at the library, 53rd Ave. E. 727-6079.

Charity Bar Night — Celebrity bartenders will be pouring drinks for your tips from 6-9 p.m., June 23, at The Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

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Blood Donations — Florida Blood Services’ Manatee Bloodmobile will be accepting donations in the East County from noon to 3:30 p.m., June 24, at Sam’s Club, 5300 30th St. E. Bob Smiley — This Christian comedian will perform at 7 p.m., June 24, at Woodland, The Community Church, 9607 S.R. 70 E. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. 7538588.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Lakewood Ranch C.C. home tops sales at $925,000 The following residential real estate transactions took place between June 6-10.

nancial Bank, trustee, for $312,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,186 square feet of living area.

Timothy and Yasmin Mattox, Bradenton, sold their home at 7823 Heritage Classic Court to Cheryl Picken, Sarasota, for $250,000. Built in 1999, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,761 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $221,700 in 1999.

A home in the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Jeffrey and Andrea Bruner, of Wayne, Mich., sold their home at 7119 Teal Creek Glen to Roderick McKenney and Wanda Brown, of Nova Scotia, Canada, for $925,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,640 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,238,000 in 2005.

Rye Wilderness Estates

Michael and Stacey Yencik, Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 424 169th Court N.E. to Brian and Maria Carter, Bradenton, for $400,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,135 square feet of living area.

Eaton Place

Marshall and Helen Bedder of Poulsbro, Wash., sold their home at 6318 Thorndon Circle to Steven and Linda Shell of London, England, for $600,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,041 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,025,000 in 2005.

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William and Alicen Gordon, Bradenton, sold their home at 8010 Panther Ridge Trail to Frank and Diane Stroud, Bradenton, for $565,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, four-and-one-half baths, a pool and 4,735 square feet of living area.

Gary MacDougall and Jacqueline MacDougall, Bradenton, sold their home at 22575 Morning Glory Circle to James and Tina O’Brien and Thomas O’Brien, Bradenton, for $325,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,859 square feet of living area.

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Stephen and Mireya Whitaker, of Montgomery, Ky., sold their home at 6465 Indigo Bunting Place to Donald Jenkins II, Lakewood Ranch, for $530,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a

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Martin Brown, Bradenton, sold his home at 5220 96th St. E. to James and Melissa Jones, Bradenton, for $465,000.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,222 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $322,500 in 2002.

ronto, Canada, for $420,000. Built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths, a pool and 2,563 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $460,000 in 2003.

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Tibor and Maritza Kerekes, Bradenton, sold their home at 6721 The Masters Ave. to Ann and David Saunders, Bradenton, for $419,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,683 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $615,000 in 2007.

Steven and Patricia Lakner sold their home at 7447 Edenmore St. to First Fi-

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., trustee, sold the unit 202 condominium at 6539 Moorings Point Circle to Robert and Donna Forsyth, Bradenton, for $382,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,155 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $577,100 in 2003.

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Jorgen and Sonja Bocklage, of Rumson, N.J., sold their home at 215 Dove Trail to Richard and Elizabeth Hartley, Bradenton, for $380,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,034 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $630,000 in 2007.

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Pierce Damewood Jr. and Peggy Oremland, of Broad Run, Va., sold their home at 234 River Enclave Court to Christopher and Linda Abiuso, of Roseville, Calif., for $255,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,036 square

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Peter Zubrin, of Huntington Woods, Mich., sold his home at 6656 St. James Crossing to Juri and Barbara Pill, of To-

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Indigo Ridge at University Place

Collin Haught III and Lora CashiHaught, University Park, sold their home at 8116 Tabbystone Place to Peter and Cheryl Carrier, University Park, for $287,500. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,073 square feet of living area.

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William and Susan Barrineau, Sarasota, sold their home at 6907 Stetson St. Circle to Chris and Jill Hendren, Sarasota, for $270,000. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,326 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $148,200 in 1993.

Summerfield Village

Jack and Martha Macy, of Pineville, N.C., sold their home at 11202 Marigold Drive to Mary Godshalk, of Bethesda, Md., for $260,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,391 square feet of living area.

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Arnold and Jane Myers, Bradenton, sold their unit 8021 condominium at 8021 Tybee Court to Richard and Lynne Johnston, of Noblesville, Ind., for $250,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,664 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $260,000 in 2010.

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2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,765 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $326,200 in 2003.

Braden Woods

Benjamin and Jean Perri sold their home at 5917 99th St. E. to E. Renee Inman and Maynard and Joan Inman, Bradenton, for $240,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,166 square feet of living area.

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Bradley Shinavar and Jessica Laiken, of Upperco, Md., sold their home at 5106 Creekside Trail to Jamie Garcia and Wiktor Bania, Sarasota, for $219,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,024 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $405,000 in 2005.

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Nancy Scharf, trustee, and Eric Scharf, of Valtariso, Ind., sold the home at 8619 54th Ave. Circle E. to Martin Brown, Bradenton, for $215,000. Built in 1998, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,615 square feet of living area.

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ARC Pool 1 LLC sold the home at 4604 Wolf Ridge Crossing to Earle and Alison Wester, Parrish, for $340,000. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms, four-and-onehalf baths and 4,155 square feet of living area.

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Daniel and Judith Fisher, of Brevard, N.C., sold their home at 7305 91st St. E. to Nolan and April Maguire, Palatka, for $265,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths and 2,317 square feet of living area.

Thierry and Michele Azoulay, of Nanterre, France, sold their home at 9509 Portside Terrace to Timothy and Nicole Parker, Bradenton, for $249,900. Built in

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Robert and Maureen Cozzi, Bradenton, sold their home at 607 River Crane St. to Glen and Kathleen Rutherford, Bradenton, for $333,000. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,300 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $392,000 in 2007.

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Hot Properties will hold its second local event beginning at 8:30 a.m., June 24, at The Polo Grill and Bar, 10670 Boardwalk Loop in Lakewood Ranch.

Organized by CornerStone Title, the monthly event brings approximately 50 Realtors together to show 50 properties in 50 minutes.

This month’s event, sponsored by Blue Skye Lending of Lakewood Ranch, will be emceed by Gail Shane, of the Gail Shane & Friends Community and Real Estate Talk Show on WTMY 1280 AM and a Realtor liaison for Neal Communities. Breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m., with the program scheduled from 9-10 a.m.

“The first event was huge success with 37 listings featured,” said Mary Howard of CornerStone Title. “Most impressive was the creativity agents employed to pitch their properties. Some brought in props, other dressed up and everyone had fun while getting down to business.”

There is no charge to attend the event.

Although the event is limited to 50 listing agents, all buyer agents are invited to attend and gain inside knowledge of featured properties. Listing agents will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, therefore early registration is recommended.

All participants can RSVP on the events page of www.cornerstonetitle.biz or by emailing info@cornerstonetitle.biz. Listing agents should include their contact information,

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Murphy joined Gateway Bank in January 2008, as vice president/commercial lender.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

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By Jen Blanco | Associate Editor

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The Manasota Monsters, a youth travel lacrosse team for ages U9 and U11, formed last month, while the Manasota Lacrosse Club started its sixth summer season.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — With his lacrosse stick in hand, 7-year-old Ryan Sforzo anxiously stands on the sideline waiting to take the field.

It is the first official day of the Manasota Lacrosse Club’s summer league; and The Out-of-Door Academy second-grader, who also plays lacrosse for the Manasota Monsters — a youth travel lacrosse organization with U9 and U11 teams — is eager to get the summer season under way.

Ryan began playing lacrosse last year after hearing countless stories of his father Chris Sforzo’s playing days at the University of Notre Dame Following in the footsteps of his father, Ryan joined the Lakewood Ranch Lightning and fell in love with the sport.

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Members of the Manasota Monsters faced off against players from the Manasota Lacrosse Club’s summer league June 16.

“I enjoy getting out there and having fun,” Ryan said. “I’m looking forward to playing for my dad, since he’s the coach, and having a great time.”

The Manasota Lacrosse Club summer league began about six years ago, after Jamie Carver, who played lacrosse at the University of Maryland and also coaches the Sarasota Fire, decided to further develop youth lacrosse in the East County.

The club spent the past five seasons playing at Adventure Park in Greenbrook, before opening its sixth season June 16 at its new home — the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch.

“They are absolutely committed to

the growth of lacrosse as we are,” Carver said of Premier. “The potential is really endless to not only grow lacrosse, but also to get national recognition.

“There’s so much we can do to build local lacrosse and the Premier Sports Campus,” Carver said.

The Manasota Lacrosse Club’s summer league is home to nearly 150 players, ranging in age from Pee Wee to the high-school-plus division. The Pee Wee to middle-school divisions practice on Thursday nights, while the highschool-plus and girls divisions practice on Tuesday nights.

The league is open to players of all skill levels at a cost of $100 for 10 weeks; however, the league will prorate the cost for those individuals still wishing to sign up. During each practice, players learn the basic fundamentals of the sport, such as how to keep the stick in their hands, before hitting the field for a scrimmage.

The league also will loan equipment to those who may be new to the sport.

“We’re just looking to get them to love the sport first, and then make the investment if they want to,” Carver said.

In addition to the Manasota Lacrosse Club summer league, Lakewood Ranch Lightning Lacrosse also recently started a recreational league for children in kindergarten through fourth grade. The club program, which finished its first formal season in April, also provides younger players with additional oppor-

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Nine-yearold Connor O’Neill played goalie for the Manasota Monsters.

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All-Stars ready for another summer Hundreds of Little League baseball players hit the field every spring with three goals in mind: having fun with their teammates; winning as many games as they can; and playing well enough to be named to an All-Star team.

At some point, every player who JEN steps out onto the BLANCO field has dreamed of becoming an All-Star and playing in the Little League World Series. Those two feats combined don’t happen often. In fact, the last time it happened here, I was still in college.

It’s been six years since Braden River Little League advanced to the semifinals of the Southern Regional, falling two runs short of advancing to the Little League World Series.

Since then, both Braden River and Lakewood Ranch Little Leagues have been trying to recreate a similar scenario.

And now, with another All-Star season officially upon us, I can’t help but wonder who will be this year’s team to beat. Perhaps one of this year’s 11- and 12-year-old All-Star teams will be the next Cinderella story.

This past week, the 11- and 12-year-old and Junior All-Star teams were announced and the schedules were finally unveiled.

As I glanced over the teams, I had seen many of the names before. In fact, many of this year’s All-Stars have been All-Stars in years past. For some, this is their third or fourth time. And, yet, there are others who will be putting on their All-Star uniform for the first time.

The District 26 All-Star Baseball Tournament begins June 24, when the 9- and 10-year-old teams hit the field. The 10- and 11-year-olds begin the following day while the 11- and 12-yearolds will start their All-Star season July 1.

From this point on, I know where I’ll be spending at least the next three weeks. So if you’re out at the ballpark, stop by and say hello. And maybe in another month I’ll be writing another column as one of our teams prepares to head up to Williamsport, Pa. for their own chance at capturing a World Series title.

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Ten-year-old Ethan Ingram just started playing lacrosse in February.

MONSTERS/PAGE 19 tunities to experience the sport and learn the basic skills of the game.

This past season, the Lakewood Ranch Lightning recreational league was home to almost 40 kids.

“Kids of all sizes can play, and it’s just a beautiful sport that lends itself to Florida,” Chris Sforzo said. “We wanted to keep the sport going, get involved and get our kids involved. It’s a fun action-packed sport; and, as long as you stay with it and practice you can really excel at it, especially if you’re an athletic kid.”

In addition to running the Lightning recreational league, Chris Sforzo and his assistant coaches also formed the Manasota Monsters youth travel lacrosse team last month.

The team held tryouts for its team, which combines players in both U9 and U11 age brackets, May 2.

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Since then, the Manasota Monsters, which comprises nearly 30 children, including Ryan, have been practicing and competing in local tournaments, including the Sunshine State Series earlier this month in Wesley Chapel where the Monsters Orange team finished second in the U11 division.

During the travel season, which will run through December, players will participate in 40-50 practices, play in three or four games and an additional tournament or two as well as attend a summer lacrosse camp, among other activities.

“It’s definitely the fastest growing sport in the United States and definitely in Florida,” Chris Sforzo said. “We felt a travel team at this point would be (beneficial), so kids would be able to play a little bit all year round. The more you can play, the more you can practice and get better.”

For more information on the Manasota Lacrosse Club’s summer league visit www. manasotalacrosseclub.com or contact Jamie Carver at jcarver@oda.edu or 2286272.

For more information on the Lakewood Ranch Lightning recreational league or the Manasota Monsters visit www.lrlax. com or contact Chris Sforzo at csforzo@ me.com.

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com.

Nearly 150 youths are participating in this year’s summer league.

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Seven-year-old Joshua Siegel practiced his stick skills while trying to score a goal.

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+ Miss Manatee wins All-Star Championship The Miss Manatee Softball 13-and-up All-Star team won the NSA Rec Ball Fast Pitch Softball All-Star Championship May 13-14.

The team went undefeated in pool play, defeating Venice 4-2 and Charlotte 11-0. In single elimination, Miss Manatee defeated Venice 5-2 to advance to the championship game.

With the game tied 1-1 in the seventh inning of the championship game, Miss Manatee scored on a throwing error to defeat Manatee Girls Softball 2-1. This marks the third year in a row Miss Manatee has captured the championship.

Championship players include: Kinsey Goelz, Bethaney Keen, Kaylee Misiti, Myah Moy, Gina Panik, Heather Payne, Brooke Rehfeldt, Megan Stevens, Lauren Turner, Danielle Walker and Ali Yawn.

+ Gator Air wins LRLL championship Gator Air Conditioning recently captured the 2011 Spring Ball AAA Division championship for Lakewood Ranch Little League.

The team defeated USA Fence 10-4 in the final game of the season to capture the championship.

+ Junior Golf Clinics raise money for JDRF Ian Segneri of the Missing Link Junior Golf Academy will host a series of golf clinics for children ages 12 and under.

The clinics will be held from 9-11 a.m., every Saturday morning at Legacy Golf Club, 8255 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. Each session is $30 and all of the proceeds

BRLL announces All-Stars Braden River Little League recently announced its 11- and 12-year-old and Junior All-Star teams.

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Matthew Alfonso, Kyle Anderson, Robby Brabson, John D’Amico, John Graves, Kevin Hyson, Eric Kimsey, Hunter Leonard, Trevor Losada, Cameron Pearcey, Montana Rath, Devon Thompson and Brock Younce will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Segneri’s goal is to raise $3,500 by the start of the New York City Marathon Nov. 6, which he is running in an effort to raise money for the JDRF. For more information contact Ian Segneri at Ian@Missinglinkga.com or 941-224-3277.

+ Braden River graduate selected in MLB draft Braden River High 2010 graduate Austin Platt was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 26th round of the 50-round Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft June 7. After receiving a $20,000 signing bonus and $40,000 in college education funds, the former Pirates pitcher signed with the Diamonbacks June 9, entering the rookie Arizona League.

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The Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association recently named Lakewood Ranch High School golfer Connor Baldwin as its 2011 Player of the Year. Baldwin, who began playing GTJGA events six years ago, will represent the GTJGA in the boys 16-18 division of the Florida Junior Team Championships Aug. 6-7.

What does it mean to you to be named the 2011 Player of the Year?

It was nice to be honored and given the award, because I’ve been working really hard on my game.

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.

What’s your fondest golf moment?

Last year at regionals, I knew I needed to birdie the last couple holes. I hit the pin and tapped in for birdie on the 17th hole; and I made a 10-footer for par on the 18th hole, which pretty much sealed the deal.

How did you get into golf?

My grandparents and uncle are really big golfers. They got me clubs when I was really little and got me started when I was about 5 or 6 years old.

Do you have a favorite golfer?

Bubba Watson. He’s left-handed and so am I. His style of play is also really aggressive.

What area of your golf game would you like to improve?

My chipping.

My short game needs work. I feel if I’m going to get to the next level

and play collegiate golf, then my short game is one thing I need to work on.

What’s your biggest strength as a golfer?

My iron game. I hit a lot of greens in regulation, which lead to a lot of birdies.

If you could play any other sport what would it be?

Lacrosse. My dad was an All-American in college, and I played for five years in Maryland. When we moved here, I started focusing on golf.

What’s your favorite movie?

“The Legend of Bagger Vance.”

It’s a golf movie, and it has a good story line. The underdog comes back and wins.

What’s the toughest course you’ve ever played?

Congressional Country Club, where they had the U.S. Open this weekend. The length of the course is tough. It’s really hard to read the greens there.

What do you like to do when you aren’t playing golf?

Golf takes up most of my time, but I like to fish.

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Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

GROW LIGHTS - fiberglass shelves (4) w/lights, $100. 941-359-1780, Sarasota.

JUGS INSTANTSCREEN: Never used, in box. Great for baseball, softball practice. $85. Call Jeanette, 941-758-9415.

MICROWAVE: GE, white, 700 watts, turntable, good cond. $25. 941-706-2399.

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COLLECTIBLE PLATES Jan Hagara in frames, 3 for $75. 941-727-4130.

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Furnishings LAKEWOOD RANCH ESTATEAluminum 5-piece patio (cost $1700Restoration Hardware) now $699; Sofa & loveseat (Robb & Stucky) like new $850.

Henredon and Drexel bedroom sets, Stearns & Foster Beds, Stiffe lamps, Stanley Entertainment Center for plasma/LCD ($350@Robb &Stucky) $995.

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Announcements COACH HOUSE OPEN HOUSE. Local RV manufacturer factory tours. Public invited.

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Dr. Karen Bigby and Dr. Andrew Burg both recently opened family practices at the Sarasota Memorial Health Care Center at Heritage Harbour.

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as cost effectively as possible.”

A native of Guyana, South America, HERITAGE HARBOUR — East County Bigby knew she wanted to be a doctor from residents will have more choices the time she was 3 years old. for their medical care after a pair After receiving a doctor’s kit for of family practice physicians Christmas, Bigby began treating recently opened their doors at the anyone who would let her.

Sarasota Medical Care Center at “I would get out my Heritage Harbour. stethoscope and practice Dr. Karen Bigby and Dr. on anyone who sat still long Andrew Burg both opened family enough,” Bigby says. “It’s always practices last month as part been my goal, and I’m actually of First Physicians Group at very pleased to be able to do Heritage Harbour. what I do.”

Dr. Karen Bigby “We have an absolutely Bigby earned her medical beautiful office that’s very degree in 1992 from State conveniently located,” Bigby University of New York — says. “On the first floor we have Syracuse Health Science Center. urgent care, a MRI, CAT scan, lab She went on to complete a draw stations and an ultrasound three-year residency program in machine — almost everything family medicine at St. Joseph’s a patient could need could be Hospital. gotten in this building. From the After taking a month off to waiting room, you can look out have her son, Charles, now 15, and see the golf course, so if you Bigby and her husband, Chuck, have to be sick and go to the moved to Florida, where she Dr. Andrew Burg doctor, this is not a bad place to began working at Bayfront be.”

Medical Center, in St. Petersburg.

“There’s the option for the patient She then went into private practice before to get everything done at one place serving as a faculty member for the in network, so it doesn’t cost them residency program at Bayfront. anymore,” Burg says. “You can’t buy time, Bigby spent 15 years practicing in St. luck or a longer lifespan, but you can try Petersburg before moving to Parrish about to get them solutions to their problems a year ago. She continued to work on the

other side of the Sunshine Skyway, but eventually, the commute got the best of her.

She began searching for alternate opportunities, and in May, Bigby opened her family practice at the Sarasota Memorial Care Center at Heritage Harbour as part of First Physicians Group at Heritage Harbour.

“It’s a lovely drive, but it’s exhausting,” Bigby says. “I started looking at opportunities in Manatee County, and this was a neat opportunity that came up. I’m looking forward to growing the practice at this location and hopefully working the next 20 years in Manatee County before retirement.

“Family medicine is unique in that you get to know the families well, (not only your patients), but the family dynamic, their spouses and their children,” Bigby says. “As a family doctor, I see myself as being a team with my patients, helping patients toward good health, and if there are medical issues, helping to manage those medical issues.”

When she’s not hard at work, Bigby enjoys spending time with Chuck, with whom she celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary June 14, son Charles and daughter, Jamilla, 20. She also enjoys reading, watching movies and gardening and other outdoor activities.

Similar to Bigby, Burg also decided at a young age that he wanted to be a physician.

When he was 5 years old, Burg lost his grandfather to a series of heart attacks; and after seeing the devastated look in his father’s eyes, Burg decided he wanted to help prevent that same feeling from happening to others.

“It hit me hard,” Burg remembers. “That helplessness and I guess hopelessness — that really bugged me, and it still does.”

After receiving his undergraduate degree from Washington University, Burg went on to medical school at Universite Louis Pasteur, in Strasbourg, France.

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“I got to be a little more of a people person,” Burg says of choosing general medicine. “It’s about communication and problem solving. It’s very varied. If I can help some people avoid unnecessary premature death, then that’s the best way to remember my grandfather whom I didn’t know that well.”

Prior to joining the First Physician’s Group, Burg worked for Pinnacle Medical Group and Lakewood Ranch Primary Care.

Burg decided to join First Physician’s Group as a way to continue helping patients through the use of a modern health care system.

“It’s an opportunity to provide health care with this very modern health care (development) system,” Burg says. “They give you what you need, so you can focus solely on the patient and provide the best possible patient care. It was a no-brainer.

I’m very happy.”

When he’s not hard at work, Burg enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, Naomi, 10, Noah, 8, and Nathan, 2.

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Dr. Erick Calderon and Dr. Jason Okuhara, of Lakewood Ranch Cardiovascular Consultants, are using a new heart catheterization technique that offers fewer complications and a quicker recovery time.

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abnormalities, fistulas and other injuries to the artery, among other potential LAKEWOOD RANCH — John Parsons complications, Calderon said. couldn’t shake his disbelief after he Patients who have had cardiac awoke from heart surgery at Lakewood catheterizations through the groin must Ranch Medical Center. lie flat for four to six hours after their After a cardiac catheterization procedure because of potential bleeding procedure that had at the access site. twice left him unable In fact, immediately to get up for hours, after surgery, nurses he now could get up must apply pressure The cardiac catheterization almost immediately. to the incision area for procedure involves passing “It was amazing,” up to 20 minutes; if a thin, flexible tube, called a remembers Parsons, the bleeding doesn’t catheter, into the right or left a resident of Tara Golf stop, other forms of side of the heart. The catheter and Country Club. “It pressure must be is threaded into the heart using was 100% better (than added. an X-ray machine that produces my last two surgeries).

The radial artery, real-time pictures, as the doctor The recovery was so although more works to break up blockages, much faster. You could difficult to navigate put in stents or performs other move your arms. You because of its procedures. could do anything. smaller size, is more Using this technique, No pain. It was compressible, making physicians now often can incredible.” it easier to stop accomplish many heart-related In Lakewood bleeding after surgery, repairs that used to require openRanch, Drs. Erick among other benefits. heart surgery.

Calderon and Jason “A lot of Okuhara, of Lakewood those potential Ranch Cardiovascular Consultants, are complications have been eliminated,” perfecting a new technique in which Calderon says of using the radial artery as they perform cardiac catheterizations an access. by accessing the radial artery through Not only does performing a cardiac the wrist rather than the femoral artery catheterization through the radial through the groin. artery decrease a patient’s recovery Although the femoral artery has time significantly, but also it can reduce been the traditional access point for associated medical costs. Patients are cardiologists for decades because of its more able to leave the hospital sooner, large size, doctors also recognize there and costly medical complications often are more risks associated with using it can be avoided, Calderon says. for surgery. Such risks include bleeding Calderon and Okuhara began using the

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Drs. Jason Okuhara and Erick Calderon said they are thrilled with how patients are responding to their new technique for performing cardiac catheterizations. radial artery for cardiac catheterizations about five months ago after seeing studies that showed the method was safer for patients. The cardiologists have been so pleased with the results that they are doing procedures that way 100% of the time unless there is a reason they cannot, Calderon said.

“We felt committed to delivering our patients the best treatment options available to them,” he said. “We’re joining the 5% to 10% of the practices in

the country that are doing the procedure this way. The patients love it. It’s a big difference for them.”

Calderon and Okuhara thanked Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and its team for their support, because performing cardiac catheterizations through the radial artery requires different equipment and training than typically used for the procedure.

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Cutler and his family moved in 2004 to the Whether he’s working directly with a East County. Shortly thereafter, the Panther patient or researching a pharmaceutical Ridge resident established a Bradenton company’s new medicine, Cutler location. On June 3, FLCRC remains dedicated to helping relocated to its new facility, everyone that walks through his located at 8043 Cooper Creek door the best he can.

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“We started out relatively “There’s a lot of pressure now to small, but we’ve grown a lot,” see people quickly. It’s one thing Cutler says. “We’ve been very well to be efficient, but there’s a point accepted, and it’s a privilege to at which you can become too fast serve the community here.”

Dr. Andrew Cutler and quality suffers.”

FLCRC continually looks for As the CEO and chief medical people who have certain medical officer of Florida Clinical Research Center conditions such as Attention Deficit LLC, Cutler works with individual patients Hyperactivity Disorder, Bipolar disorder, and their families and caregivers with the schizophrenia, depression and insomnia, goal of providing them with the benefits of among others, to apply for studies to help newly developed treatments. test new medicines.

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THE INCIDENT

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Helen Hutchings enjoys riding her three-wheel bicycle in her Creekwood neighborhood.

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One night at dinner in 2001, Marlene and David noticed Helen’s heart rate seemed irregular. They took her to the hospital, where doctors later performed a cardiac catheterization procedure.

During the surgery, however, doctors pushed a blood clot into her heart. Helen was dead on the operating table for four minutes until they were able to revive her.

“The cardiologist called us and said they did their best,” says Marlene, a retired nurse. “She (could have been) brain dead because they couldn’t get her heart going for about four minutes.”

However, Helen shocked family members and doctors when she was ready to leave the hospital just one week later.

“She walked out on her own with a walker,” she says. “She’s very, very strong.”

Since the surgery, Helen — who suffers from high cholesterol and high blood pressure — has done everything she can to stay in good health and active.

“Her goal is to live as long as her dad did and to live as healthily as possible,” Marlene says, noting Helen’s father died at 96.

Ten years ago, Creekwood resident Helen Hutchings died on an operating table when surgeons pushed a blood clot into her HEALTHY LIFESTYLE heart. Today, Helen, now 92, enjoys riding around the East County Helen grew up as a sports enthusiast, community on a three-wheeled bike with her son and daughter-in-law. even playing baseball and basketball and

MANATEE COUNTY — Helen Hutchings smiles as she reclines on a bicycle-like exercise machine at Westminster Towers in Bradenton, where she’s getting her daily dose of physical therapy.

The equipment is much like the threewheeled bike she rides alongside her son, David, and daughter-in-law, Marlene, in their Creekwood neighborhood.

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Helen pauses after about 15 minutes of pedaling before moving on to her next task.

Although Helen still is recovering from a bleeding ulcer, she is eager to get back to the comforts of home.

“I’m looking forward to playing bingo and cards again,” she says. “And (David) and Marlene and I will go (ride our bicycles).”

For 92, Helen looks like a picture of perfect health. Her skin is bright. Her smile radiant and her step assured.

cheerleading in high school in Northern California.

While living in Sacramento, Calif., she led a walking group until she moved to Pennsylvania to be closer to David and Marlene. There, she led yet another group of walkers.

“I’ve always exercised,” Helen says.

However, it wasn’t until after Helen moved to Pennsylvania that doctors diagnosed her with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. And ultimately, it

Marlene Hutchings says senior citizens, especially those who are living alone, should have a support network in place to help ensure they are safe.

Helen Hutchings, for example, gets visits from several neighbors and friends, as well as from the Rev. David Baehr, of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and members of the church’s Legion of Mary and Jesus group, Marlene Hutchings said.

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Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. The disease kills 2,200 Americans each day, with an average of one death every 39 seconds.

was those diagnoses that led her to that operating table in 2001.

Following the incident, Helen lost some of her short-term memory and her body still shakes, particularly on the right side.

Still, Helen considers all those minor complications, and for the most part, she still moves about easily.

Since 2001, Helen has had two more stents placed into her heart — one in 2005 and another in 2006. In 2009, she had a pacemaker installed.

“She’s very resilient,” Marlene says.

Helen says the incident made her appreciate life more. She is careful to take the medicines prescribed to her every day as well as to exercise and eat more healthily.

The exercise, in particular, not only helps with Helen’s mental clarity and overall feeling of good health, but also it increases her circulation by preventing blood from pooling in the legs and forming clots.

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Food Fare for a Super Summer Dietician and clinical nutrition manager Corista Williams shares plenty of fruits and vegetables for season’s eatings.

By Pam Eubanks | News Editor MANATEE COUNTY — The hot summer months often may be called the “lazy days” of summer, but the hot summer months are no time to relax on good eating habits, says dietician Corista Williams.

In fact, the summer season boasts plenty of fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible and rich in nutritional value.

Seasonal foods such as avocados not only are high in soluble fiber and potassium but also contain hearthealthy monounsaturated

fat and nutrients that reduce cholesterol levels, among other benefits. Similarly, cartenoids, found in Valencia oranges, promote immunity and even reduce the risk for some forms of cancer.

“They are great foods in the summer because of their nutritional values and water content,” Williams said. “I enjoy shopping for seasonal fruits at a local farmers market when they are at their peak.”

Williams says although these foods are excellent sources of nutrition, individuals should be careful to eat a variety of foods to make sure they receive the

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Lakewood Ranch Medical Center dietician Corista Williams said individuals should be careful to drink plenty of water during the hot summer months. balanced nutrition necessary for good health.

“It is important to focus on your overall eating habits to

Summertime tips Additionally, the summer heat makes it important to drink plenty of water, especially when engaged in low to moderate activities that last less than an hour.

“You do not have to have visible perspiration to become dehydrated,” dietician Corista Williams says. “Swimmers can become dehydrated, too.

Swimmers or those who just splash around in the

water should drink plenty of fluids before, during and afterward, even if (they) do not feel thirsty.”

Williams noted sports drinks with electrolytes such as Gatorade or Propel are more appropriate when individuals are engaging in moderate to high-intensity activities that last for one hour or more.

Additionally, food safety becomes more important

as families gather outside for barbecues, head to the beach or participate in other outdoor festivities, Williams says. To reduce the risk of food-borne illness, individuals should wash their hands before, during and after handling food and keep hand sanitizers and towelettes within reach.

Cold foods should be kept below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and items such as meats, cheeses and dairy products should not be left

achieve and maintain a healthy eating lifestyle,” she says.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com. out of refrigeration for more than two hours, Williams says. If the temperature rises above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, those items should be refrigerated after only an hour, instead.

“Summer days are filled with hours of activities in the sun,” Williams says.

“Before planning your next summer outing, be sure to pack the appropriate foods and beverages to maintain adequate hydration and energy.”

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Avocados — In season June through January. Despite popular belief, avocadoes are fruits, not vegetables. This fruit is packed with folate, vitamins E, C and B6, potassium and soluble fiber.

They also contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, as well as nutrients that reduce cholesterol levels, promote healthy vision and potentially protect against cancer.

Valencia Oranges — In season January through August. This fruit contains cartenoids, bioflavonoids and the antioxidant vitamin C, which promote a healthy heart, vision, immunity and reduced risk for some cancers. The deeper the orange/ yellow color, the more carotenoids they have.

Mangoes — In season May through September. Like Valencia oranges, this fruit contains cartenoids, bioflavonoids and the antioxidant, vitamin C, which promote a healthy heart, vision, immunity and reduced risk for some cancers.

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physician spotlight: Dr. ANDREW BURCHARD Dr. Andrew Burchard became Hillstrom Facial Plastic Surgeries new associate about 18 months ago.

SARASOTA — Dr. Andrew Burchard never dreamed he would be a plastic surgeon.

The idea never crossed his mind. In fact, if you had told him he would be working toward his board certification in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, he would have thought you were crazy.

But that all changed in 2008, when Burchard first began training in facial plastics at Tufts Medical Center in Burchard Boston. A year later, he completed a fellowship in facial plastic surgery at the University of Toronto; and it was there that Burchard developed a love for the specialty.

“It was something I fell in love with,” Burchard says. “I realized I really had a knack and a love for it. ... It was very exciting, fun and (interesting).

Now, the Boston native has brought his expertise to the East County, as Hillstrom Facial Plastic Surgery’s new associate.

Burchard assumed his new position about 18 months ago, after Dr. Robert Hillstrom recruited him from Boston.

Burchard received a letter from Hillstrom in January 2009 while he was doing his fellowship in Boston.

The Edgewater resident first decided he wanted to become a physician when he was in middle school. Burchard attended a family wedding and sat next to a dermatologist at the reception. The two

talked about school and medicine and from that point on Burchard focused all of his attention on medicine. He graduated in 1997 from Colgate University with a degree in neuroscience After working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for two years, Burchard went on to earn his medical degree in 2003 from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He then completed his residency at Tufts Medical Center in 2008 and his fellowship at the University of Toronto in 2009.

Burchard earned his board certification in head and neck surgery in April 2009 and became board eligible for certification in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in June 2010.

Since joining Hillstrom, Burchard has been practicing both head and neck surgery and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Burchard handles general ear nose and throat cases, such as chronic sinus infections, allergies and head and neck cancer, among others, as well as reconstructive surgery.

In addition, Burchard also sees trauma patients with soft tissue and facial lacerations, bond trauma and nasal injuries, among others.

“It’s a multifaceted field,” Burchard says. “I love the fact then when people come to see us it can be for head and neck, reconstruction or aesthetic surgery and the variety you see with that group of patients.”

When he’s not at work, Burchard enjoys spending time with his wife and 21-month-old son, Aiden, diving, traveling, golfing and sailing.

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