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Benderson focuses on retail growth out east

+ Humane Society to host family fest The Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch will host its first Dog Days of Summer hot dog competition and festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at Greenbrook Adventure Park.

Participating businesses will produce their version of the tastiest dog, and celebrity judges, families and petlovers will choose what business wins the right to display this year’s Top Dog traveling trophy.

Competing teams include Bistro Figiulo, Community Bank, Florida Cancer Specialists, Integrity Title, MGA Insurance Group, Michael Saunders and Co., RE/MAX Alliance Group and SunTrust Bank.

Families, pet-lovers, and leashed pets are all invited to sample the dogs, enjoy the music, festivities, games and shows. Dogs will be available for adoption right on site.

Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for teens and free for kids 12 years and younger. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch.

For more information, visit www.HSLWR.org.

The existing University Town Center plaza is one tenant away from being fully leased, and Benderson officials say a deal may soon close on that location.

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Joey Baar, 10, has been a source of inspiration for River Club resident Shari Medley, who attends Living Lord Lutheran Church with Joey, ever since he was diagnosed with leukemia in April 2008.

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River Club resident Shari Medley will participate in the Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour July 23-24, in Wisconsin, to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Medley will ride in honor of 10-year-old East County resident Joey Baar, who has been battling leukemia since April 2008.

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+ Ballet school plans summer show Under the artistic direction of Sergiy Mykhaylov and Darya Fedotova, the School of Russian Ballet will present the Summer Intensive

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RIVER CLUB — There’s not a Sunday morning that goes by that River Club resident Shari Medley isn’t inspired.

From the moment she first walks through the door of Living Lord Lutheran Church, until the final hymn has been sung, Medley can’t help but smile.

But it’s more than her faith that touches Medley’s heart every week. From her seat in the congregation, Medley glances over

and watches as 10-year-old Joey Baar bounds down the aisle.

A huge smile spreads across his face as he eagerly waits for the service to begin. At first glance, Joey, who was born with Down syndrome, appears to be a typical little boy. But it’s what Joey’s battling on the inside — leukemia — that has captured Medley’s heart.

“He’s always smiling,” Medley said. “He’s such a happy little guy. He’s always bouncing. Even

SARASOTA COUNTY — Improvement in the local economy is paving the way for East County-based Benderson Development to move forward not only with filling its existing commercial nodes along University Parkway but also for expanding development within University Town Center, its future megamall project at the southwest intersection of University Parkway and Interstate 75.

Benderson’s Executive Director of Leasing Mark Chait said several tenants have opened in Benderson’s plazas along the University Parkway corridor since January, including Square One Burgers and Guitar Center, and another 10 retailers, including Old Navy, Dress Barn and Buffalo Wild Wings, will open for business in the coming months.

“It’s great,” Chait said of feedback from patrons of the plaza.

“That’s the exciting part of the job. People are very excited.”

When Guitar Center opened in The Shoppes at University Center in February, about 1,200 people turned out for the store’s grand opening, which included an AC/ DC cover band performance in

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knowing he’s going through treatments and not feeling well, he still smiles. ... He’s fought his battle, and he’s been able to do it gracefully.”

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In April 2008, Joey began limping; and after spending nearly three weeks in a cast for what doctors believed was an injured

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Hair Cuttery is one of several businesses opening soon at University Town Center.

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Chait noted deals for several more spaces, including one for the former Circuit City building, are close to being finalized, as well.

“The market this year has noticeably picked up,” Chait said.

“Many tenants are looking to expand. We attended the International Council of Shopping Centers (conference) and received positive feedback. They’re seeing growth.”

Many retailers, Chait said, are negotiating deals to have new stores open this year and next.

Chait said Benderson is signing a “fair amount” of restaurants in its plazas, but the numbers aren’t disproportional for the size of commercial centers Benderson is operating.

“Restaurants are definitely a category we’re seeing an upswing in, especially in this University corridor,” Chait said. “The restaurants in this area and on our properties do (extraordinarily) well.”

Benderson is not yet ready to move forward on its full-scale University Town Center project, which will bring a total of 1.6 million square feet of retail and more to the area once finished, but project manager Paul Blackketter said the company is moving

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BUSINESSES Recent/Future Openings: University Town Center Eyeglass World — Opened March 21 Gamestop — Signed Hair Cuttery — Signed Complete Nutrition — Signed Dress Barn — Signed Old Navy — Signed Jimmy John’s — Signed The Shoppes at University Center Guitar Center — Opened Create Your Own — Opened May 20 Ross Dress for Less — Opened Tourist Center Drive Pita’s Republic — Signed University Park Center Square One Burgers — Opened Feb. 1 Buffalo Wild Wings — Signed Allstate Insurance — Signed University Offices Florida Clinical Research — Opened June 1

forward with the construction of more retail buildings there along Cattlemen Road and even with plans to start on the hotel component of project’s second phase.

“We’re definitely going ahead

with the hotels and commercial — definitely (they’ll be built) within a few years,” Blackketter said. “We’re doing some serious planning here very quickly.”

Sarasota County commissioners on June 29 granted Benderson a change in its development plan for the plaza, removing a community housing requirement and adding commercial space in its place.

Blackketter said University Town Center still will include a housing component as previously approved, but the developer no longer will have to provide housing designated as “affordable,” because homes are selling for less than the designation to which Benderson was required to comply — about $250,000 per home.

Additionally, Benderson is looking to expand The Shoppes at University Center, the plaza that houses Lee Roy Selmon’s, with the construction of outparcels between the old Circuit City building and the hotel on site.

A buffer variance recently approved by the Manatee County Commission will help make the plaza more visible from the road while also meeting county guidelines. Benderson needed the variance to enlarge the Circuit City building for a prospective tenant.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

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Coyote visits Lakewood resident: Lakewood Ranch resident Paul Goodwin spied this coyote visiting the preserve on Beechmont Terrace. “After taking a rest, he sniffed around and then walked into the preserve,” Goodwin says. Submit your wildlife photos to Managing Editor Michael Eng, meng@ yourobserver.com.

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CHAC cultivates new organic food program Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities is offering a new program, in which East County residents can pool their buying power to purchase organic produce at reduced prices.

Rachael Jaworski, 11, collasped on Dec. 26, 2009, when an arterio-venous malformation ruptured in her brain. Today, her short-term memory only lasts for 10 minutes.

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Lakewood Ranch’s Rachael Jaworski, who in 2009 collapsed when an arterio-venous malformation ruptured in her brain, will enjoy a four-night Disney cruise with her family through the St. Petersburg-based Children’s Dream Fund.

ST. PETERSBURG — Rachael Jaworski’s eyes sparkle in the spotlight as nurses, doctors, family members and friends surround her at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. And as a television videographer focuses his lens on her, one of the doctors comes in for a hug.

“Rachael, this is Dr. (Michelle) Smith,” her mother, Wendy Jaworski, explains. “She was one of the doctors with you through critical care.”

Indeed, most of the people in this room are strangers to Rachael. But, just 19 months ago, they had all worked together to save her life.

On Dec. 26, 2009, Rachael, then 10, collapsed in her bathroom with two brain aneurysms and a ruptured arterio-venous malformation.

Paramedics rushed Rachael to Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and later airlifted her to All Children’s, where she would remain for two months as doctors assessed the damage to Rachael’s brain.

Although Wendy Jaworski de-

scribes the family’s first visit to All Children’s as “the day that changed our lives forever,” on July 18, the hospital was the site of unparalleled joy. Rachael and her family received a Disney cruise to the Bahamas — including Disney’s Castaway Cay — through the Children’s Dream Fund. The family will depart July 29 for the four-night trip.

The cruise marks a time of celebration for the Jaworskis, whose lives have been peppered with roller-coaster highs and lows since Rachael collapsed.

The injury caused her to lose all her motor functions, and in the months that followed, she regained much of it through grueling physical therapy. She now is able to talk, walk and eat. However, she still has no short-term memory.

“It is 10 minutes at a time,” Wendy Jaworski says. “She has good memory of before the stroke — but nothing after.”

But, that doesn’t take the joy away from this moment. Rachael smiles as she digs into a basket

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Rachael Jaworski, center, with Dr. Michelle Smith, mother Wendy Jaworski, neurosurgeon Dr. Gerald Tuite and father Michael Jaworski

Nurse Kristen Celona, right, cared for Rachael Jaworski during her stay at All Children’s. of goodies for the cruise. Then, she turns to talk about the family dog — a bedside promise Wendy and her husband, Michael, had made while Rachael was still in the hospital.

“Her name is Cookie,” she says. “C-O-O-K-I-E.” About one year ago, Rachael underwent CyberKnife radiation surgery to shrink the AVM. The family is scheduled for an MRI Aug. 16 to see whether the malformation is shrinking. However, the two brain aneurysms still are a threat.

“We are no better off than we were at the beginning,” Wendy Jaworski says. “But, we’re not quitters. She’s come so far, and we can’t believe this is as far as she’s going to come.”

Rachael was in the middle of her fifth-grade year at McNeal Elementary when the injury occurred. And despite her condition, she was able to graduate on time and move to Nolan Middle School. Last year, with the help of a one-to-one aide, she completed her sixth-grade year and now is readying for the seventh grade.

This summer, Rachael also is exercising her brain through a five-week Swedish program called Cogmed. The Jaworskis hope strengthening the brain may trigger some improvement in Rachael’s memory.

“Sometimes, things like this can bring a family closer or tear them apart,” Wendy Jaworski says. “For us, it’s definitely brought us closer together.”

The St. Petersburg-based Children’s Dream Fund fulfills dreams for children ages 3 to 18 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. For more information, visit www.childrensdreamfund.org.

To read our previous coverage on the Jaworski family, visit YourObserver.com and search for “Rachael Jaworski.”

Contact Michael Eng at meng@ yourobserver.com.

EAST COUNTY — East County residents seeking a healthier lifestyle now can do it while helping a local charity.

The non-profit Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities this month launched its new Organic Buying Club program, a concept that allows members to pool their buying power to purchase a variety of seasonal produce in larger quantities and at reduced costs.

“We wanted to promote healthier lifestyles,” Buying Club Manager Carolyn Marchbank said. “It’s healthy and helping the community and supporting our folks.”

Club members pay a one-time $25 membership fee, which enrolls them in the program. Members then can order one of three share sizes — ranging between $29 for a quarter (one-person) share to $49 for a full share (up to four people) — of organic fruits and vegetables grown in Florida, or the United States. The full share, for example, includes 20 to 35 pounds of produce with 11 to 14 types of fruits and vegetables per purchase.

Each delivery week, Marchbank will choose from seasonal vegetables and fruits being offered by Global Organics, including produce such as sugar snap peas, cucumbers, Valencia oranges, kale, tomatoes, zucchini and corn, among others.

Although many buying clubs pre-package produce for members, CHAC’s club will offer a market-style setting at which members can select their own produce.

Members also will be provided with a weekly newsletter of what produce will be available, as well as recipes for seasonal items and more, Marchbank said.

“It gets people to try things they would never have tried,” Marchbank said of the variety of seasonal produce offered. “We’ll be able to offer organic fruits and vegetables to the public at reasonable prices. The pickups will be here so they can see what we do.”

Community Haven’s plant nursery, where pickups occur, serves as a training facility for clients from CHAC’s Adult Day Training Center, where disabled individuals learn to care for plants and handle other day-today grounds maintenance issues at the facility for an hourly wage.

Community Haven Organic Buying Club MEMBERSHIP: $25 one-time due SHARES: One-, two- and fourperson shares of produce cost $29, $39 and $49, respectively. A full share, for example, includes 11 to 14 types of fruits and vegetables. Payments are due one week in advance of pickup.

PICK-UP: 9-11 a.m., every other Saturday starting July 9, at the Community Haven Plant Nursery, 4405 DeSoto Road, Sarasota CONTACT: 780-2665 INFORMATION: www.communityhaven.com CHAC sells a variety of plants grown on site at the nursery, as well as at several local farmers markets, to help raise money for the organization and teach its clients workforce skills.

Marchbank said the idea for the Organic Buying Club stems from an initiative undertaken by Leadership Sarasota about two years ago, when volunteers of the group developed an organic garden on a half-acre plot behind CHAC’s plant nursery.

“We were using the produce (from it) to feed our children in Selby Preschool and the group homes,” Marchbank said. “We’d harvest the vegetables and take them to our culinary department, where our clients prepared them for meals. We also sold (them) to the general public.”

The success of the partnership fostered a new idea: a community-supported agriculture program or a buying club.

Because of the challenges of growing crops in Florida, particularly during the hot summer months, CHAC organizers decided a buying club would be their best option. Organizers have worked with Geraldson Farms in Bradenton and other organizations over the last year to develop the new Buying Club program.

Marchbank said she hopes to have 100 buying club members within the program’s first year.

For more, contact Marchbank at 780-2665.

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

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Community Haven Organic Buying Club Carolyn Marchbank hopes to have 100 members enrolled in CHAC’s Organic Buying Club within a year.

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+ Police searching for crime spree suspect Manatee County Sheriff’s Office investigators are searching for a suspect connected with a home invasion, false imprisonment, grand theft auto and arson case in Lakewood Ranch.

According to a sheriff’s office report, at about 5:30 p.m., July 17, a white male rang the doorbell to a home on Waters Edge Way. The suspect then forced his way inside the home and held the victim against his will.

The man then ransacked the residence for personal items to take. The suspect loaded the items inside the victim’s vehicle and ordered the victim into the vehicle. The suspect eventually released the victim on the side of the road at Lorraine Road and University Parkway.

The victim sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

The vehicle was later recovered at the plaza at Market Street and University Parkway. The vehicle had been set on fire.

This is ongoing investigation by the Criminal Investigation Division.

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the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at (866) 634-TIPS (8477).

+ Man found dead in Cascades community pool Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating the death of a 34-year-old man in The Cascades, in the East County.

According to sheriff’s office reports, Paul Brzycki left his parents’ home at around 12:30 p.m., July 16. He told his parents he was going to go swimming in the community pool. Brzycki was found in the pool at around 2:30 p.m.

Emergency personnel pronounced him dead on the scene.

The cause of death is unknown at this time, however, foul play is not suspected.

+ Manatee school district approves 2011-12 budget The Manatee County School District finally has a 2011-2012 operational budget.

By a 3-2 vote, the Manatee County School Board on July 11 approved a budget that slashes $14.04 million.

+ Technology students win firsts at nationals Braden River High School’s Technology Student Association team won eight first-place trophies at the TSA’s national competition in Dallas.

The East County team competed with about 8,000 students from throughout the nation and earned firsts in CAAD, fashion design, chapter team, chapter team written exam, desktop publicaThose cuts include a 3% salary cut for teachers and 5% cut for employees with higher salaries.

The board also approved Superintendent Tim McGonegal’s reorganization plan, which eliminates or holds vacant nearly 30 positions and saves $1.8 million.

Board members Julie Aranibar and Karen Carpenter dissented.

+ Latin Chamber plans Quinceañera The Lakewood Ranch-based Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Quinceañera celebration at

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Gilbert Burlew, the Braden River team’s adviser, was recognized at the competition as Florida Adviser of the Year.

The Sarasota Sunrise Rotary Club was a sponsor of the Braden River team’s trip to Dallas.

9 p.m., Aug. 4, at the Girl Scout Event and Conference Center, 4780 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota.

The Quinceañera is a traditional Hispanic celebration of life on the occasion of the 15th birthday. It is a community and family celebration full of tradition and meaning, when a young girl is symbolically escorted into womanhood by their family and the event is witnessed by their community.

The price for admission to this event is $20. Proceeds from the event will be used to help support the chamber’s foundation. For more about The Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce, visit www.

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

GATES CREEK July 10

10:30 a.m. — 700 block of Gates Creek Road. Burglary to a dwelling. The complainant reported she returned home from church and found her residence had been burglarized. A screen was disturbed on a bedroom window on the back of the residence, and the window was unlocked.

Several items were taken from downstairs and more property was taken from the upstairs bedrooms. One set of fingerprints was collected from the outside window.

The same residence also was burglarized a few weeks ago.

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4:15 p.m. — 36700 block of Singletary Road. Burglary to a structure. The victim has five acres of property on the Myakka River, which he only uses for recreation.

On the property, he has a utility trailer, storage shed and a camper. The last time he was on the property was May 14, and he had locked the shed, trailer and camper, as well as the front gate on Singletary Road. On July 10, he noticed the front gate was still locked; however, the locks were missing on the trailer and shed, and several items were missing. The victim suggested someone could have accessed his property from the river. One set of fingerprints was lifted from a golf cart located inside the shed.

WILLOWBROOK CONDOMINIUMS July 9

5:54 a.m. — 8900 block of White Sage Loop. Verified alarm. The responding LBK 2010 - J deputy arrived in response to an alarm call that was called in. Upon arrival, the deputy checked the outside perimeter to

Corner the residence and found the rear door to the garage unlocked but not wide open.

The deputy contacted the homeowner and advised her of his findings and his reason for being at her residence. She stated she knew the door was unlocked, but she didn’t receive any calls from her alarm company.

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1 p.m. — 2900 block of 54th Drive E. Grand theft. The victim reported an unknown person stole his wallet, containing $400 and other items, while he was sleeping at a friend’s house.

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12:01 a.m. — 13400 block of Upper Manatee River Road. Criminal mischief.

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3 a.m. — 7305 S.R. 70 E. (BP Gas Station). Petit retail theft. The complainant reported an unknown suspect came into the gas station and headed directly to the beer display. He picked up a 24-pack of beer and ran out the door without paying for the beer. The complainant observed the suspect get into the suspect vehicle, which drove toward the Creekwood subdivision. The complainant stated the incident might have been caught on camera.

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District needs finance help Manatee schools may need a financial intervention.

As the district has struggled to cobble together a budget for next year, it comes to light that the district’s self-funded workers’ compensation plan has a deep deficit. It joins the district’s self-funded health insurance plan, which is worse. Both have been operating at deficits for the past four years, yet neither has been corrected, in spite of several attempts to do so.

This gives Manatee County the dubious distinction of being the only county in the state that is deficient in both health insurance and workers’ comp plans. Both funds have been flagged in state audits. That should give the school board serious concern about financial management at the top.

“It’s unfortunate that both are in the red at the same time,” said Jim Drake, assistant superintendent for business services.

Drake explains that the workers’ comp fund, which has a $2.5 million deficit, is

a whole different setup from the health insurance fund, which is approaching a $10 million deficit. Health insurance is funded by employee premiums like all health insurance, and claims are usually paid off in about three months.

Employees do not make any contribution to the state-required workers’ comp program. It is paid for out of the district’s general fund, currently set at 1.37% of the district salary budget. Plus, $1 million extra is being put into the fund next year.

But the problem is on the expense side.

Claims can take three years to resolve, and the district has some at 15 years and still going. A claims reserve is estimated for each claim by an independent adjuster, and that can be adjusted each year, but it is carried on the books.

If the adjuster estimates an accident will cost $1 million, the district must carry that amount on the books as though it is paying it, even if it actually comes to less than that.

And the fund can fluctuate dramatically based on how the estimates pan out. “It can be a crap shoot,” Drake said.

To help clear up the books, the district is trying to close out lengthy claims, having done so with 16 this year, about three times the normal rate.

Nonetheless, this has the look of more than just a bookkeeping issue, particularly with Manatee being the only district in the state with both funds running deficits.

Superintendent Tim McGonegal was the district’s chief financial officer before being made superintendent in 2009, so he bears significant responsibility for the current financial situation — the economy notwithstanding. The school board just extended his contract to 2013.

Still, board members need to ask some serious questions of McGonegal. How did this happen? Who is responsible — the superintendent, the previous school board?

The answers will reveal McGonegal’s fate.

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It’s not a ‘drain,’ it’s a wash A recent news story reveals a misunderstanding of how the economics work. Employees contributing to their pensions doesn’t lessen the economy.

It was too much to ignore.

A Page One story in a recent edition of our Sarasota daily newspaper purported to show how requiring public employees to contribute 3% of their income toward their pensions — effectively meaning a 3% pay cut — will hurt Sarasota’s economy.

It said: “State budget cuts will begin draining millions of dollars out of the local economy this month as government employees see their paychecks shrink.

ROD “The average THOMSON government worker in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties will lose $1,151 annually to the state … In the Sarasota area alone, the nearly 21,000 workers who participate in the Florida Retirement System will lose a combined $24 million a year.”

The story goes on to say all of this “draining” of money will “drag” down the economic recovery.

Let’s set aside the rather revelatory fact that Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties alone have 21,000 state and local government workers — not even including federal employees. Instead, let’s look at the fuzzy economics in this report.

There were three ways to fill the $3 billion gap in the state’s budget this year:

Raise taxes, cut spending or a combination of both. Florida is not the federal government. It cannot print money. And it cannot operate with a deficit. By state constitutional mandate, the Legislature must balance its budget every year.

The Legislature wisely chose to cut spending and not increase taxes. And one way it did this was to stop funding 100% of government employees’ pension plans with your tax dollars. It chose to require state employees to begin contributing 3% of their income toward their own pensions.

This choice, in turn, eliminated the need to require other taxpayers — residents, tourists and businesses — to pay more. In fact, in theory, they will be paying less in taxes than the year before.

Look at it this way: Every dollar of taxpayer money the Legislature spends on state employees, it collects in taxes from elsewhere in Florida.

If the Legislature had decided to raise taxes to close the budget gap, it would have taken more money from you to give to state employees’ pension plans.

The winners in the tax-raising scenario: state employees. They would earn the same as before and have the same amounts going into their pension plans — but paid by others.

The losers: taxpayers. Higher taxes mean they would have even less to spend on their own needs than before; they would be contributing to the pension plans. This

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would be the “drain.”

The pension plans, meanwhile, would still have the same amount of money coming in to invest elsewhere and help spur the economy.

Now flip the scenario to what actually is about to happen: State employees will contribute 3% of their earnings to the pension plans.

Are they losers? Employees, to the extent they have less immediate spending money, but they are still winners because that 3% of income is still theirs. They traded spending today for savings for tomorrow.

The winners: taxpayers. They will have more money than before and will not have to subsidize or transfer their earnings to state workers’ pension plans.

As for the state pension plans, they will still have the same amount of funds coming in to invest in the economy.

So, while some may call the 3% pension contribution by state employees a “drain” on the economy, it isn’t a drain at all. The 3% state employees contribute to their pension plans stays in the economy.

That money is savings. And those savings — in the form of pension funds — are invested in the economy, increasing economic activity and, presumably, increasing the wealth and net worth of the state employees who one day will receive those pensions.

This reminds us of the French economist Frederic Bastiat, who coined the phrase “the seen and unseen.” It’s easy to see state employees will have 3% less to spend today. The unseen — the fuzzy part to many — is that money is still theirs and still in the economy. There is no “drain.”

Rod Thomson can be reached at: rthomson@yourobserver.com.

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creating a recovery by Pam Eubanks | News Editor

Strategy proves profitable for Neal Communities Neal Communities owner Pat Neal announced recently a new partnership with First Continental Mortgage. ground on its newest project located off Lockwood Ridge Road across from the Mandalay community. Called Woodbrook, the development will have 213 single-family homes, ranging from 1,079 to 2,535 square feet, when built out. Pricing will begin in the low $100,000s, and the community itself is set to open in the fall.

“The current sales success is a tribute to the commitment of our staff to ushering in a long-term, sustainable (real) estate market,” Neal said. “We are creating a recovery that benefits not only those directly in the real estate industry but also those who live and work here.”

Neal said he is confident the real estate market has passed its lowest point and is now on the rebound. Neal is embracing the challenge.

“Business is fun,” he said. “I haven’t stretched myself in a while.”

Neal said his new strategy began to shift in 2007 as he and his team members were faced with declining home values and sig-

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Pat Neal most recently broke ground on Woodbrook, a 213-home development off Lockwood Ridge Road in the East County. nificant drops in home sales. But it was that time they began to develop plans for making progress during a down economy. In the summer of 2009, for example, Neal opened the River Sound community off Morgan Johnson Road at below-cost to spur sales.

The company also applied more science to its designs to lower home costs.

“Everybody was dribbling the basketball waiting for (the market to) come back,” Neal said.

“Our team knew things had fundamentally changed.”

Neal said his position in the industry is unique. Not only does he have more land and entitled land than other developers (aside from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch) in the region, but also he

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With each day that passes comes a new opportunity. And Neal has plenty of them.

Capitalizing on the “bench strength” of his seasoned real estate team, plenty of land and entitlements and vision, Neal is pushing forward — and with great success — at a time when other homebuilders still are stepping gingerly back into the market.

“We’re busy — I’ll tell you that,” said Neal, who has been in the homebuilding business for more than 40 years.

Since January, Neal’s company, Neal Communities, has sold more than 150 new homes and has added four new positions to accommodate the growth. In late May, Neal announced the creation of First Continental Mortgage as a way to improve customer service and make the home-buying process easier. And last month, the company broke

owns 1,200 standing lots and has product available for purchase in four different communities.

Pat Neal admits he and his company are taking an aggressive approach to the next real estate cycle. The addition of First Continental, of which Neal owns a 60% stake, is one example of that.

The new company is a joint venture between First Continental Mortgage, in Houston, and Neal Communities. First Continental is a family-owned mortgage banker that specializes in writing mortgages for new construction.

“We were dealing with 10 lenders,” Neal said, noting the partnership will further improve customer service to his homebuyers.

“First Continental specializes in mortgages for new homeowners.”

The partnership simplifies the lending process, improves communication and ensures better certainty of loans being approved, among other benefits, he said.

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Q&A: Friends of Lakewood Ranch Opponents of the incorporation of Lakewood Ranch answer readers’ questions.

1. What is the effect on Manatee

4. If the straw poll shows the

majority of residents support incorporation, how will your group respond?

The straw poll must have been fair and unbiased, and must have been conducted in a valid, impartial manner to have validity — conducted by a nationallyrecognized, third-party polling firm; all residents included via mailing with substantial time for vacationers/snow-birds to respond; unbiased questions; and observers from the Incorporation Study Group and Friends of Lakewood present during ballot count. If all the aforementioned is met, and a majority of 60% or greater of residents are in favor of incorporation, we still have to present our signed petitions that oppose incorporation to our legislators and point out the deficiencies in the Fishkind report to them and the Legislature as a whole.

5. Are there any changes that

could be made to the proposed city charter that would make you support incorporation?

If the residents wish to change their mode of government, the whole drafting process should be opened up to give the residents a chance to choose what kind of a city government they may want.

Charter questions should start at the bottom and work up to the neighborhoods and homeowners associations. The residents should be given a chance to go forward without losing the things that made them buy here in the first place, the things that make

Lakewood special. This process would take time, which would let the economy recover.

6. Dr. Hank Fishkind men-

tioned risks in his feasibility study conclusion, but nowhere in the 45 pages does he have a table, figures or text regarding those risks. What are these risks?

A key justification for incorporation has been the Fishkind study. However, the report doesn’t contain any analysis of the risks that could significantly affect its conclusions. On Fishkind’s website, he admits, “Every analytical tool has its limitations. … Furthermore, the projection of costs and revenues associated with land use decisions can only be as accurate as the data used for the assumptions.” Understanding the risk, the model’s conclusions are grossly wrong.

Data and model inaccuracies are critical to making an incorporation decision. This is problematical because much of the data with respect to costs was calculated in the same way as it was in the Casey Key study rejected by a committee of the Legislature.

7. What is your funding source?

With the exception of one corporate donor that contributed equally to both sides and about $75, all funding has come from members of the executive and steering committees — all Lakewood residents. The funds have been used for printing and internet purposes with a reserve for advertising.

ration on small-business owners.

The effect on business owners would likely be an increase in taxes. This would occur because the ratio of homeowners to businesses is high. Business owners do not have a vote unless they reside in Lakewood. Whenever a need for increased tax revenue occurs, the first place politicians look for revenue is the business community.

This avoids raising taxes on homeowners because they have the votes. Taxing businesses solves the revenue problem in the short run but creates problems in the future.

When the tax burden on business becomes too high, the business relocates and that revenue is lost.

Homeowner taxes will increase to make up for the lost revenue.

9. Is there a problem with the

amount of reserves the CDDs have currently?

The adequacy of reserves depends on a creditable benchmark for the necessary amount of reserves. Fortunately, we have two.

The Government Financial Offers Association guideline is 17% of budget and the bond rating agencies’ is 8% to 15%. With the exception of CDD 4, which is essentially controlled by the incorporators, the other CDDs have total reserves that satisfy at least one of these guidelines. Reserves generally are not intended to meet a once-ina-generation catastrophe such as a Category 5 hurricane. This is the role of insurance and lines of credit. It would be grossly unfair to assess today’s homeowners for millions of dollars that may never be spent or spent in 20 years when they are no longer residents.

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tion with the city. All will remain concerned residents. Inasmuch County should Lakewood Ranch as we have hundreds of members, incorporate? we cannot be further specific — Incorporators claim the city we have not polled our would get a share of the entire membership. taxes paid by Lakewood residents that now go 3. What are the speto Manatee. If true, the cific problems with the county would suffer way that Lakewood a revenue loss exactly Ranch is currently being equal to the revenue managed that would gain of the city at a time warrant a substantive when the county can ill change? afford it. In 2012, ManaWe cannot think of tee’s loss is projected Gary Berns any substantive probby the incorporators’ lem except irrigation, a feasibility study to be $2.6 problem that is being admillion, with a cumuladressed. Incorporation tive 10-year loss of about will not fix it any faster. $27 million. The county We now have five nearby will have to make up for supervisors to handle this by increasing other our issues with rapid fees and/or taxes and/or responses, no waiting for cutting services and/or five councilpersons who increasing the city’s price have the whole Ranch for contracted services Bob Hendel to supervise. We don’t (law enforcement). The pay for choices made feasibility study does not by other villages. Our county provide sufficient information to calculate any reduction in county services are good — the county is resurfacing several Summerfield expenses. roads — not so under incorporation. The county will keep all 2. Should incorporation pass, the monies we have paid it for how do you envision your role in road improvement purposes as the new government? part of our taxes. Assessments None of Gary Berns, Bob Steare flat; we have economies of pelman, Nancy Johnson, Reg Titscale in outsourcing services combe, Bob Hendel, Mike Spring, and staff support for Lakewood.

Joan Brummer, Charlie Brummer, Our HOAs share these services; Fred Braun, Stan Pearlman and under incorporation they will Bob Swiatek — the members of have to find alternative financial the executive committee and steering committee of the Friends support. Under CDDs, we enjoy a strong voice in our neighborof Lakewood Ranch — has any hood, village, variable expenses intention of running for the city and Lakewood tax rates. council or seeking any posi-

8. Explain the effects of incorpo-

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Proponents of the incorporation of Lakewood Ranch answer readers’ questions.

1. Should incorporation pass,

CDDs can increase revenue is to how do you envision your role in raise taxes. They have no other the new government? sources of revenue.

Thomaides: I have no desire to A five-member council would ever run for any kind of replace the 25 CDD political office. supervisors and IDA. Davey: Based on my Many safety and security experience and knowlissues could be improved edge as a member of with the passage of local the study group, I would ordinances and increased volunteer to assist with patrol services contracted the transitional activities on a citywide basis with required to successfully the sheriff. Zoning and become the city of Lakecode compliance would wood Ranch. I have not Keith Davey be controlled by the city. made any other decisions The city could establish at this time. lines of credit and issue All other members of bonds at more favorable the group have indicated rates. The city would be they do not intend to run able to start building for City Council. appropriate reserves for natural disasters without 2. What are the specific needing to raise taxes. problems with the way Public roads would be that Lakewood Ranch is paved by the city, instead currently being managed Tom Thomaides of waiting for the county. that would warrant a The City Council would substantive change? be able to ensure that the The current management overall look and feel of the Ranch system with five CDDs (25 CDD is maintained at a consistent level supervisors) and the IDA is as we continue to grow. fragmented and ineffective as documented in recent CDD and 3. If the straw poll shows the HOA workshops. majority of residents oppose inCDDs have no long-range corporation, how will your group plans. Aging infrastructure and respond? major landscaping issues will If the straw vote fails, we will need to be addressed. Adequate disband and put our work on the reserves have not been estabshelf. It is possible that another lished to cover contingencies or group will take the matter fornecessary infrastructure mainteward at a future time. nance/ replacement. The overall look and feel of the Ranch has 4. Why is the proposed city charbeen declining for several years. ter is the best option for LakeCDDs have a limited ability to wood Ranch becoming a city? borrow money. The only way We studied more than 50 char-

ters and focused on the demographically similar city charters in Weston, Bonita Springs, Wellington and Palm Coast. It was clear these newer communities adopted a viable system, and we came to the same conclusion — that professional management through the council (as policymakers) and city manager (as administrator) was the most effective way to operate a city. All 24 cities incorporated in Florida since 1984 have chosen this council/manager form of government. Five districts with residency requirements and citywide voting would assure the council members have a citywide view.

The contract city concepts in practice in Weston, Sandy Springs, Ga., and other cities across the country allow these cities to more effectively respond to economic upturns and downturns and avoid labor issues, employee benefit cost and other problems. The city government would not be another layer of government because the CDDs will be transitioned to a city council-governed special district.

The existing CDD boards as well as the Inter-District Authority would be eliminated.

be a major flaw in the validity of the data, assumptions, methodology or calculations contained in the study. To that point, the study was conducted by one of the leading economists in Florida.

Estimates used were intentionally conservative (revenues low end/ expenses high end). Our group spent months reviewing the study to confirm we understood the details and were comfortable before moving forward. We performed a sensitivity analysis assuming zero growth for the next 10 years.

We also contracted with Dr. Tim Chapin, chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at FSU to conduct an independent evaluation of the study.

When submitted to the Florida Legislature, committees will perform their own review and reject the study if they find any issues.

6. What is your funding source?

Since the study was published, 52 contributions totaling $31,600 have been received from residents and businesses. These have been used to fund Dr. Chapin’s report, development of formal city and district boundary descriptions, the straw poll, IRS filing requirements and advertising.

5. Dr. Hank Fishkind mentioned 7. Explain the effects of incorporisks in his feasibility study conclusion, but nowhere in the 45 pages does he have a table, figures or text regarding those risks.

What are these risks?

Because the purpose of a feasibility study is to determine financial viability of incorporation, the primary potential risk would

ration on small-business owners.

Incorporation would be extremely beneficial for the business community. It immediately raises the overall stature and brand identity of the Ranch.

Decision-making responsibility will be with a five-member City Council — all residents of the

Ranch — versus Manatee and Sarasota commissioners. The Ranch could become a hub for business activity and economic leadership on the Gulf Coast. As a city and a brand, the Ranch will be a player at local and national industry conferences to promote the Ranch, specifically, and not just the two-county area. We will have access to state block grant funds and tax incentives to bring new corporations to the Ranch.

8. Is there a problem with the

amount of reserves the CDDs have currently?

CDDs are responsible for maintaining appropriate reserves to cover unanticipated expenditures, revenue shortfalls, maintenance/replacement of infrastructure, as well as contingency reserves in case a natural disaster occurs (such as a hurricane). The Government Finance Officers Association recommends an unrestricted reserve balance of a minimum of two months of general-fund operating revenues or expenditures. Restricted reserves for infrastructure items should be based on estimated useful life and repair/replacement cost.

Reserves should be built over time. If the above criteria are applied to the CDDs today, there are major shortfalls. And it’s actually going the wrong way. Total CDD reserves as of Sept. 30, 2010, were about $2.21 million. As of May 31, CDD reserves were about $1.64 million — a decrease of more than 25%. By comparison, Palmetto, with a smaller population than the Ranch, had reserves as of Sept. 10, 2001, of more than $17 million.

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On Aug. 12, the Willis Elementary School fourth-grader will undergo his final chemotherapy treatment. At that point, Joey will continue to receive monthly checkups to make sure his leukemia doesn’t return.

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“I never thought we’d be here,” he said. “I thought it was the end three years ago. It’s a financial burden, and it’s a psychological burden — it’s so hard to explain it. Every day, you just (pray) it’s a good day, and you hope you make it through it.”

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Medley had never felt cancer’s impact directly until Joey bounced into her life.

And last summer, when Medley was riding along the shores of Lake Michigan during the Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Wisconsin, her young friend’s face flashed in her mind.

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kemia, Medley made the decision to do the ride again — this time in honor of Joey.

“For cancer to be so widespread, (it seems) everyone has been touched by it in some way, but I hadn’t really,” Medley said.

“I thought there’s this little boy at church, so next year I’m going to ride in honor of Joey.

“Everything he’s been through and to be able to keep fighting,” she said. “It’s amazing to me.”

This weekend, Medley will return to her native Wisconsin with her friend, Kathy, who initially got her involved in the ride, for the two-day, 150-mile bike ride. Medley will travel from Milwaukee to Sturgeon Bay in honor of Joey and her sister, Heidi, who recently was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“We thought it was a fantastic thing,” Jim Baar said of the ride. “It’s important to let people know leukemia’s a battle to beat.

Kids go through a lot. Shari asked us to let Joey be the sponsor kid, and we thought ‘This is awesome.’”

An avid participant in triathlons, Medley had always wanted to do a long-distance bike ride. When the Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour presented itself last summer, Medley jumped at the opportunity.

And the experience is one Medley will never forget.

“It was incredible,” Medley said. “It was the most amazing experience ever. There were more than 900 riders and just to see all of the pictures on the backs. To see all of those people raising money for cancer — it’s just a privilege to be a part of it.”

In preparation for the upcoming ride, Medley has taken spinning classes twice a week while also going for recreational bike rides several times a week.

But Medley isn’t focused on how quickly she can finish the 150-mile race. It’s about riding for a 10-year-old boy who has never had the chance to ride a bike of his own.

“I do it because I can,” Medley said.

“There are people who can’t do it. We’re going to do it because we can and there are people out there who can’t.”

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cheers! By Jen Blanco | Associate Editor

Celebrities pour drinks for Ranch 9/11 tribute

Stacey Romano spent the evening with state Rep. Greg Steube’s girlfriend, Jennifer Retzer.

Dozens of East County residents sipped on cocktails during the Charity Bartending Night July 14, at The Polo Grill and Bar. Former NBA referee and Lakewood Ranch resident Bob Delaney, state Rep. Greg Steube, Sen. Mike Bennett, Manatee County Commission candidate Vanessa Baugh and SMR Di-

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Priscilla Rivera and Gina Cross enjoyed The Polo Grill and Bar’s Happy Hour.

Joan E. Byrne and Crystal Fischer enjoyed the opportunity to network while participating in a charity event.

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Former state Rep. Ron Reagan and Greg Cerreta came out to show their support for the LWR Remembers 9/11 Flagpole Dedication and Memorial.

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River Club home tops week’s home sales feet of living area. It previously sold for $422,800 in 2005.

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Richard Anderson and Lisa Anderson, Sarasota, sold their home at 5422 Country Lakes Lane to Gary Chesnut and Bruce Bell, Sarasota, for $240,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,370 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $311,000 in 2003.

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Frank and Jane Lange, trustees, University Park, sold the home at 7816 Ashley Circle to William and M. Suzanne Presley, of Jamaica Plain, Mass., for $380,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two-and-onehalf baths and 2,693 square feet of living area.

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Stephen and Cheryl Mixson, Bradenton, sold their home at 7625 Camden Harbour Drive to Alyce Dreyer, Bradenton, for $375,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,961 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $395,100 in 2003.

Johannes and Marja Kortlever, of Houten, Netherlands, sold their home at 9047 Willowbrook Circle to Douglas and Martha Nooney, Bradenton, for $260,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,233 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $545,000 in 2006.

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John and Rebecca Thompson, Bradenton, sold their home at 416 Country Meadows Way to Terry and Dawn Wicklund, St. Augustine, for $365,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,015 square

feet of living area. It previously sold for $472,700 in 2006.

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Evelyn Harris sold her home at 11351 Rivers Bluff Circle to Jody Abrams, Lakewood Ranch, for $300,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,702 square feet of living area.

Harold and Holly Floyd, Bradenton, sold their home at 6626 Buttonbush Court to Silvia Costa and Paolo Costa, trustees, Bradenton, for $210,500. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,020 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,800 in 1996.

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Eric and Jennifer Weishaar, Nokomis, sold their home at 2006 148th Court E. to Robert and Theresa Phillips, of Jefferson City, Mo., for $297,600. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,651 square feet of living area.

Michael and Heather Charles, Sarasota, sold their home at 13637 Second Ave. E. to Brian and Marni Mount, Bradenton, for $265,000. Built in 1990, it has

three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,621 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $399,000 in 2007.

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Craig Balliette, Bradenton, sold his home at 16810 Fifth Terrace N.E. to Jeffrey and Kathleen Siwicki, Bradenton, for $281,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,760 square feet of living area.

Hildegarde Marra, Sarasota, sold her home at 8615 53rd Place E. to Lillian Case, of Newfoundland, Canada, for $240,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,659 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $285,000 in 2004.

David and Diane Hennessey, trustees, of Kensington, N.H., sold the home at 4915 88th St. E. to Eric Celerier, of Courtevil, France, for $220,000. Built in

1997, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,540 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $260,000 in 2007.

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Lindley and Judy Leggett sold their home at 6120 28th Ave. E. to Corey Dill and Michelle Priddy, Bradenton, for $235,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,912 square feet of living area.

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Edward and Molly Lakomiak, Bradenton, sold their home at 7715 Edmonston Circle to Earl Walsh, Bradenton, for $230,000.

Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,732 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $328,000 in 2005.

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Robert Benson and Loretto Seifts-Benson, Bradenton, sold their home at 6709 Medinah Court to Randall and Bobbie Sparks, Bradenton, for $280,000.

Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, two-and-one-half baths, a pool and 2,658 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $580,000 in 2006.

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James and Paula Camastro, Sarasota, sold their home at 224 Dove Trail to Charles Kersey and Angela Jackson-Kersey, of Louisville, Ky., for $252,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,642 square

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Braden River Little League catcher Christian Lowe tags out Lakewood Ranch Little League pitcher Steven Varone to save a run in the third inning.

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The Lakewood Ranch Little League 11and 12-year-old All-Star team captured the division title with a 9-0 victory over Braden River Little League in the District 26 Little League All-Star Tournament July 13.

BRADENTON — In three seasons, Lakewood Ranch Little Leaguer Rhett Rampinelli has never lost an All-Star game.

Nor have his teammates, Will Robertson, Tyler Weott and Garrett Kelly.

The foursome began their undefeated All-Star journey three years ago while playing for the league’s 9- and 10-year-old team.

Lakewood Ranch, formerly known as Manatee East Little League, won on a game-saving double play in the bottom of the sixth inning for the boys’ first District 26 All-Star division title.

The boys returned the following season and once again put together a perfect season on their way to claiming the 10- and 11-year-old division title.

So, it was no surprise that the stakes were just as high when the boys trotted out onto the field for the start of the 11- and 12-year-old division championship of the District 26 Little

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After all, another perfect season was on the line.

Lakewood Ranch, which had defeated Braden River twice in pool play, needed a win to capture the division title, while Braden River needed a win to stay alive.

Behind the arm of 12-year-old pitcher Steven Varone, Lakewood Ranch dominated Braden River, posting a 9-0 shutout on its way to a perfect 7-0 record and the division title.

“For three years in a row, we haven’t lost a game in the district,” Rampinelli said. “No other team has done that in Manatee East, so I feel really proud.”

Varone, who never had lost an All-Star game on the mound in two seasons with Lakewood Ranch, struck out 11 of 21 batters in 5 1/3 innings of work.

“This (game), I was more confident,” said Varone, who also made the game-winning catch in center field to secure the victory for Lakewood Ranch. “I wanted to win really (badly), so I just concentrated on throwing strikes.

“It’s really fun,” Varone said. “It’s really cool to go to sectionals because not a lot of kids get to go.”

Varone held Braden River to just three

hits before turning the ball over to Brock Sisson in the sixth inning after reaching the 85-count pitch limit.

“Tonight was one of his best outings I’ve seen, and he was very tough on us tonight,” Braden River coach Paul Thomas said. “His fastball was very overpowering. He had good command, and he was hitting all of his spots.”

Lakewood Ranch jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first two innings. The team, which scored 79 runs in seven games, has scored at least two runs in the first inning of every game this season.

Rampinelli went 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and three runs scored; and Sisson went 2-for-3 with a double and three runs scored to lead the way for Lakewood Ranch at the plate. Colton Zimring also had a pair of hits and drove in four runs.

Lakewood Ranch scored four runs in the sixth inning on RBI hits by Sisson and Kelly to secure the victory for Lakewood Ranch.

“Every first inning, we’ve scored at least two runs, and, so, whenever Steven’s pitching, we know they’re not going to score a lot of runs,” Rampinelli said. “So if we can get a big lead we’ve got a pretty good chance of winning.”

John Bean III, Codey Metters and Kareem Lewis each had a hit for Braden River.

With the win, Lakewood Ranch will represent Manatee County in the Section IV Tournament July 22, in Haines City.

“It’s a tight-knit group, and the kids that have got to sit, sit and they cheer on the team and then rotate in,” Lakewood Ranch coach Paul Weott said. “I don’t have a weak player on the team. These are good baseball players. They’re fantastic — just a fun group; and I think fun wins a lot of times.

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Lakewood Ranch opened the tournament with a 13-1 victory over Lutz Blue. Dylan Buck pitched four innings for the victory.

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57 Seashore souvenir 58 Former 60 Change in South Africa 61 Mortgage holder, e.g.

62 TV’s Bo, Luke and Daisy 63 Mork’s mate 64 Lavished affection (on)

65 Sought an apple 67 A Dravidian language 68 Becomes conscious 71 Sultan’s subjects 72 China’s secondlongest river 75 Boring routine 76 Give it ___ (make an attempt) 77 Soprano Lucrezia 78 Miss Bagnold 79 Ripped 80 However, informally 81 Texas flowers 85 Like fresh potato chips 86 Medal giver 88 Inuit boats 89 Lawn bowling game 90 Erica and Charles Foster 92 Shade trees 93 ___ gin fizz (bar order) 94 Like outstanding debts 97 Mushroom caps 99 Eccentric one 100 Heat in the microwave 103 Mint family member 105 American magician of yesteryear 108 Half of MCIV 109 Plant with two seed leaves 110 Basket fiber 111 Reached terra firma 112 Shouts to a bullfighter 113 Trifecta and superfecta 114 Timber-dressing tools 115 Cotton bundle

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37 Snoopy’s aerial adversary 38 Cleaving tool (Var.) 39 Unwavering 41 Substance from fragrant flowers 42 Zola or Griffith 43 Sheer linen 44 Detective role for Lorre 45 Relatives of the English horn 46 Serling and Steiger 49 Ready for combat 51 Where rouge goes 53 Exercise room lineup 54 Edible flatfish 55 Reached in amount 56 Provide with a

source of income 57 Lute of India 59 Tuba in a children’s story 61 Emitted moos 63 Beach near Los Angeles 64 “Garfield” creator Jim 65 Party that’s over in Iraq?

66 Weed-B-Gon maker 67 “A ___ formality” 69 Surgeon’s assistant 70 Aerobics style 72 “___ No Good” (Ronstadt hit) 73 Smells to high heaven 74 QB miscues 77 Intermingled 79 Opposite of false 81 Small net for trapping fish 82 Some are Spanish, some are western 83 Longest river in the world 84 Country west of Botswana 85 Too many ___ spoil the broth 87 Giraffelike creatures 89 English chaps 91 Place for a satellite 93 Column plinth 94 Hairstyle that needs pins 95 Void partner 96 ___-dieu (kneeling bench) 98 “___ You Babe” 99 Animated TV therapist Dr. ___ 100 Writer of “J’accuse” 101 Indigo dye source 102 Sampras or Rose 104 Bro, for one 106 Source of some flashbacks 107 File folder feature

Last weeks Cryptograms 1. It’s an interesting and little understood truism that some people spread happiness wherever they go, while others generate it whenever they go.

2. When I go by to see my lawyer, I have to face the fact that he has never given me bad advice. He sells it to me!

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FIVE TICKETS: Selby Gardens ($17 value each).

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GAS RANGE: GE Tru Temp with extra large selfcleaning oven in white, $200. 941-907-3045.

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling R.J. DAVIS WHOLESALE FLOORING, LLC. Tile Setter, Wood Floor Installer. Lic./Ins. 10 Years working in Lakewood Ranch custom homes.

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WATER HEATERS, faucets and small plumbing repairs. Reasonable rates. License #CFC1426756.

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$425mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

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Merchandise Wanted BOWFLEX TREADMILL TC5000 or TC5500 wanted used. E-mail: rolf0288@verizon.net.

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Tile STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION 20 YRS. EXPERIENCE CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 726-1802 LIC/ INS

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