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Student creates new district logo.

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growth-getter by Josh Siegel | Staff Writer

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Dealership relocates to East County Gettel Automotive Group sees Lakewood Ranch as a prime location for its new dealership.

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+ Nolan teacher, team win robot war Nolan Middle School students may not have come home grand champions from the world VEX Robotics competition last week, in California, but they took home top honors.

Technology teacher Maureen Hudson earned the honor of VEX Teacher of the Year.

Her students also placed 26th of 120 teams in the VEX IQ contest and 40th out of 180 teams in VEX Robotics.

Nolan students also earned accolades for best Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) research project, the VEX IQ Design Award and the Design Award for all middle school divisions.

+ Ranch resident honored for service The Manatee Chamber of Commerce recognized Lakewood Ranch resident Wendy Nebrijah for her fight against drug addiction during the second Champions of Healthcare Awards breakfast.

Nebrijah, who has volunteered with the Manatee County Substance Abuse Coalition since 2011, won the “Adult Volunteer” category.

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Heather Kasten will start as the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance’s new executive director May 12.

She currently serves as Sarasota Chamber of Commerce’s vice president of membership.

Business alliance hires new executive director Heather Kasten plans to lead the charge for growth and economic development in the Lakewood Ranch area.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Heather Kasten took a winded and twisted path to the top.

Kasten has sold pharmaceuticals, helped attract and keep members at a large nonprofit, and even had stints as a housewife and as salesperson for the world’s largest amusement park company — Six Flags.

She didn’t plan for it to be this way, but Kasten’s career has brought her here, to be the executive director for the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance.

“It’s been quite the roller coaster,” said Kasten, two weeks before she begins work at the alliance May 12. “This will be my first time sitting in the chair. I want to do this. It’s kind of where my path led me and it’s great timing for me, professionally and personally.”

Kasten, most recently the vice president of membership at the

THE HEATHER KASTEN FILE • Bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Iowa; master’s degree in marketing from Webster University • Formerly worked at Eli Lilly and Co., Six Flags, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and more

EAST COUNTY — For Jim Gettel, the owner of 14 car dealerships statewide, location is key.

To keep his business booming, the owner of Gettel Automotive Group constantly looks for cities bustling with customers looking for cars, or up-and-coming areas, he said.

Gettel thinks longterm, studying how successful an area has been before he buys into it a new location. He also considers its potential.

Such characteristics prompted Gettel’s latest project in East County — the move of Hyundai of Bradenton, currently located at 2503 First St., to just outside Lakewood Ranch.

“With the close proximity to the interstate, and the widening of State Road 64, (the dealership) will be more convenient to get to,” Gettel said.

Construction started earlier this month to prepare the sixacre lot next to Toyota of Lakewood, located at 5959 State Road 64 E., Bradenton, which will soon house the transferred Hyundai dealership.

Crews are working on the foundation of the property, which will require more than 4 feet of dirt to level the lot with the adjacent one.

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• A native of St. Louis who lives in East County with her husband, Clint, and three children Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, understands the competitive nature of running a nonprofit — how organizations vie for the same sponsorship dollars.

And she appreciates the challenge of running a small business — how to manage growth while balancing a budget. Her husband, Clint, is an entrepreneur who runs three small businesses.

With the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, Kasten will work for a board of directors determined to see growth.

She will be tasked with leading a nearly 10-year-old nonprofit organization into its next life phase — to add to its 1,300 active membership base, enhance its sponsorship dollars and position the alliance as the engine for economic development in Lakewood Ranch.

“My whole life is in Lakewood Ranch, so I understand its growth potential,” said Kasten, who lives in Panther Ridge with her hus-

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Construction of Hyundai of Lakewood started earlier this month.

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Saputo awarded DAR Medal of Honor Gold Coast Eagle’s Col. John Saputo becomes one of about 1,500 people honored with the award since 1972.

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COMMENTS FROM JOHN SAPUTO: On the Daughters of the American Revolution: “This is a civic group that believes in the Constitution of the United States, but it also believes that one of the things they need to do is to honor people who believe (in the Constitution) as strongly as they do.”

On America’s military structure: “The beauty of our system is that from the time you become an officer or an enlisted man, (you) take an oath of office to the Constitution of the United States.

We’re the only military that does that.”

On his military career: “It’s military service, but I’m good at it. I’m damn good at fighting wars. I’m damn good at leading men. It’s my responsibility to take up arms. I’m disappointed that at the age of 55/56 (you have to retire).

I still had a lot of good years left in me.”

On public perception of the military: “American has grown up a little bit since (Vietnam). It has gotten a little more politically involved in the policies of their government and realize that wars are nothing more than an extension of the political process.”

LAKEWOOD RANCH — In Sarasota and Manatee counties, Col. John Saputo’s name is synonymous with two things: beer and patriotism.

And although the two don’t necessarily go hand in hand, Saputo has made both his business.

Saputo, owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, served more than 32 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserves. His military background provides the framework for Gold Coast’s growth from securing 53% marketshare to about 68.5%. And his employees — 38% of whom are military veterans — carry his mission forward.

The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution will honor Saputo’s military service, philanthropic efforts, character and commitment to his country and to supporting veterans May 1. At the Laurel Oak Country Club in Sarasota, Saputo will be awarded the organization’s highest honor, the Medal of Honor.

Since the creation of the Medal of Honor in 1972, the DAR has awarded only 1,555 medals across its 3,000 U.S. and 26 overseas chapters. DAR awarded only 10 medals of honor in 2013, and has only awarded two in 2014, to date.

Former recipients include broadcaster Tom Brokaw, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and 2000 Miss America Heather French, whose platform was veteran services.

“This award is extremely important and is, I would say, validation that my 32 1/2-year affiliation with the U.S. Marine Corps was worth the sacrifice that I put myself and my family through,” Saputo said.

“For the DAR to honor me, they are also honoring my wife and my four daughters.”

Mary Lou McFate, honorary regent of the Sara DeSoto Chapter of DAR, spent three months assembling Saputo’s nomination for the award. Its 75 pages included four required essays on how Saputo demonstrates key character traits of leadership, trustworthiness, service and patriotism — the traits on which the award is based.

“The recipient has to have done something unusual and lasting — contributions to American heritage by truly giving of his or herself, and in Col. Saputo’s case, the world,” she said. “He’s been involved in securing peace. He has impacted the lives of people in the United States. Onethird of his 165 employees are veter-

ans. He has contributed every year to more than 600 charities and events.”

At the DAR ceremony, Saputo also will be awarded the Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Seven Seals award.

Saputo was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Marines in 1972, and was on his way to combat in Vietnam when President Richard Nixon signed the Paris Peace Accords. He served three years in active duty before serving in the Marine Corps Reserves for about 29 years.

BY THE NUMBERS 38 — Percentage of employees at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing who are military veterans 32 — Total number of years Col. John Saputo served with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps Reserves 666,000 — Number of pounds of product distributed by Gold Coast each day.

+ Manatee County School District CFO resigns After two years as the Manatee County School District’s Chief Financial Officer, Michael Boyer has resigned from the position, effective June 27.

The district announced Boyer’s resignation April 24.

Don Hall, Manatee County deputy superintendent of operations, said the district will immediately begin the process of replacing Boyer.

In the interim period after Boyer leaves and before a replacement fills the position, the district will consult former chief financial officers in Florida to help settle financial matters during the transitional period.

If necessary, the district will hire an interim CFO, Hall said.

Saputo attributes veterans for success Col. John Saputo leads his troops in business as he would in combat — with loyalty, focus and perseverance.

It’s only fitting, then, that Saputo, owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, hires like-minded employees.

Thirty-eight percent of Gold Coast’s roughly 160 employees are military veterans. Saputo says the statistic isn’t coincidence.

“Their attitudes are normally very upbeat, positive,” Saputo said.

“They’re very can-do and missionoriented.”

When Saputo looks at new hires — veterans, in particular — his hands first reach for the DD2-14 form attached to their resumes.

“It’s his whole life history on one piece of paper,” Saputo says.

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Saputo looks to see if the individual advanced in rank during his or her four-year enlistment or if he earned any awards, particularly any for good conduct.

Then, Saputo looks at that veteran’s military specialty.

“The military is the absolute best trainer for technical skills,” he said.

“It’s also the No. 1 trainer for leadership skills. I know (these veterans) have been under maximum pressure and won’t break.”

Such qualities, Saputo said, are essential for the beverage distribution industry, which sometimes requires long hours, dedication and follow-through.

Veterans also understand the importance of caring for equipment and other details non-veterans sometimes overlook, he said.

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During that time, he worked on intelligence projects and he saw active combat during the Desert Shield and Desert Storm conflicts.

During his military career, Saputo earned military honors including the Bronze Star for valor, a Defence Meritorious Service Medal and the Humanitarian Relief Medal, among other accomplishments.

In the last two decades, Saputo’s company has supported more than 600 charities annually in Sarasota and Manatee counties and donated more than $6.8 million in scholarships to students through the Step Up for Students program.

Saputo said his nomination by DAR for the Medal of Honor is more embarrassing than surprising.

“Everything I did in my career was because I had serving with me a tremendous group of officers who served underneath me,” Saputo said. “I owe this entire accolade that I’m receiving to them. I do it in honor of them and the Marines in my career who I knew and passed away in battle.”

The Manatee County School District has enacted a spending freeze effective Monday, April 28 through June 30.

In a memo to principals and department heads, Don Hall, the district’s deputy superintendent of operations, said the freeze is required for the district to balance its budget.

“As Superintendent (Rick) Mills shared with you last week, we have had some major successes even within a financially difficult period,” Hall wrote in the April 23 memo. “However, he also shared that we would have to look at some additional measures to improve our final closing balance.”

The district has previously said it projects to have an $8.1 million surplus in its fund balance by June 30.

But that projected surplus does not take into account two State Auditor General’s Office reports, produced in December, which revealed the district could spend more than $9 million to recover from major financial errors incurred in the past.

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EAST COUNTY — Sophomore Abigail Vigna never thought the doodles she started etching in the margins of her notebook last year would translate into more than class-time entertainment.

But now, Vigna’s creation reaches more than her math notes.

The Manatee County School District has chosen Vigna’s design — a sun over the ocean, with a pencil to incorporate the importance of education — for its new logo.

“I never thought I would be chosen,” Vigna said. “I thought this would just be another assignment.”

Vigna competed against 200 other hopefuls in the countywide contest.

In January, Stephen Valley, communications director for the school district, asked Vigna’s Digital Imaging teacher Greg Klein if his students would consider submitting designs for the district’s next logo.

When Klein announced that the assignment would not only receive a grade, but would also be submitted to the school district for consideration, he advised his 30 second-level graphics students to embrace the area in which they live.

It was important to Vigna to steer clear of the obvious choice for Manatee County — a manatee, she said, laughing.

She wanted to stand out, and she wanted to be accurate.

The colors she chose for the design — shades of blue, orange and yellow — came directly from the current school district’s website, she said.

She spent about an hour and a half on the assignment.

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After winning the school district’s logo design contest, sophomore Abigail Vigna is considering attending art school.

When Vigna learned her logo won the contest, she noticed the district had modified her design. It gave a different vibe than Vigna had hoped.

“There was a stroke around the sun, which made it look old,” Vigna said. “It pushed the drawing back five years. I had a simple design. Simplistic, flat designs are in right now.”

Vigna voiced her concern and collaborated with the district to develop the final design.

Vigna said now is considering attending art schol and may even apply to her “dream school,” the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), she said.

“This experience looks really good for school,” Vigna said. “I’m going to start looking for freelance jobs making logos and graphics for companies now. We’ll see.”

Contact Amanda Sebastiano at amandas@youorbserver.com.

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Program gives youth a second chance Replay founder Larry Rose has a plan to keep youth out of detention centers — but it will require help.

EAST COUNTY — Since Larry Rose Rose, a former pastor, hopes the home started visiting juvenile detention cen- will fix the bigger problem that brings the ters four years ago, the look in the eyes of youth back to juvenile detention centers, the teenagers he has met have been en- and eventually to prison — the “circular grained in his memory. cycle.”

Rose expected the children Youth are released from at the detention centers to IF YOU GO detention centers after nine have “rough and tough” per- REPLAY to 18 months, depending on sonas with bad attitudes, he OUTREACH age and the severity of the insaid. cident. Sixty percent return, KICKOFF But they didn’t.

Rose said.

LUNCHEON “They had this look — this Children who return to look that said, ‘Can you help When: Noon, their old neighborhoods, and me?’” Rose said.“It just stuck Friday, May 2 who do the same activities Where: Manatee with me.” that brought them to the deRose responded. Yes, he can Performing Arts tention center, will be back in Center Kiwanis Hall, the system, Rose said. help them.

The full-time financial ad- 502 Third Ave. W., Replay has mentor proviser founded Replay Out- Bradenton grams in place that connect reach in 2011 — an organiza- Cost: Free youth with volunteers who tion that brings volunteers Info: Replay meet and talk with children who have a passion for work- Outreach volunwhen they return home. Howing with minors into Manatee teers will educate ever, the effort isn’t enough, and Sarasota counties’ juve- the public on their Rose said. nile detention centers, such as current and future “There are good programs the Palmetto Youth Academy. out there, like the YMCA,” programs, includNow, Rose works toward a ing plans to create Rose said, “but too many more permanent solution — a transitional home kids are slipping through the a home for teenage boys in for youth after cracks.” which they will stay for a year, they leave juvenile By creating a space away after leaving detention cen- detention centers — from bad environments and ters. The project, Xtreme D, Xtreme D. The event former relationships, forrepresents drive, determina- includes lunch. merly detained youth have a tion, and discipline. higher chance at living lives Website: replayoutRose and his team of 10 vol- reach.org free of prison sentences, Rose unteers will host a luncheon said.

May 2, at the Manatee PerThe home would provide a forming Arts Center, to inform attendees domicile for 12 boys, targeting older teenabout Xtreme D. Dollars raised from the agers who have a desire to better their event will go toward the project. lives after they leave the detention center.

ucation Development certificates (GED) to later secure jobs.

Rose estimates that Replay needs to raise more than $232,000 to get the project started. Dollars help secure a facility, food and other necessities of the children in the program.

Rose hopes Replay’s upcoming events will spark interest in the community and help bring to life his goal of eventually creating multiple homes, including residences for teenage girls.

“If the community gets behind us, we’ll be able to do this,” Rose said. “We’re trying to give these kids hope that they can have another start, a replay. We ask them, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to hit a replay button?’”

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The limited number of participants will allow volunteers to give youth the attention they need. Rose and his team will conduct interviews to select youth for the program.

“A lot of kids say, ‘Yes, yes, I want to do it,’ but they don’t stick with it,” Rose said.

“We’re not interested in those kids. We’re looking for kids who want to change.”

Volunteers will remain onsite with the teenagers at all times, providing more of a home environment than a school, Rose explained. He wants to create a family environment, one that fosters a key element Rose believes is missing from the teenagers’ lives — structure.

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“Am I doing it right?” she asks the machine’s driver as the bucket lifts. “This is so awesome.”

Cripe, executive director for Foundations for Dreams — a nonprofit that provides summer camps to children with disabilities through its Dream Oaks Camp programs — won’t let the fun stop here.

In the place where Cripe pushed around dirt, Foundation for Dreams soon will build a 4,000-square-foot playground. The $150,000 playground, which has been customized for the needs of Dream Oaks campers, includes sign language and drum panels, slides, swings and a wider low-incline

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“There’s different panels (on the different) decks to the top and every toy on here is sensory,” Cripe said, adding the ground beneath the playground will be a smooth, rubberized matting. “It’s a completely barrier-free playground.”

Elena Cassella, director of development and fundraising, said Foundation for Dreams began raising funds for the project after polling parents of children attending Dream Oaks Camp about what they would like to see at the facility.

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The organization hopes to expand its weekend offerings to outside organizations — currently, it provides overnight respite camps once a month and other retreats throughout the year — and also to build an enclosed multipurpose building with kitchen and dining areas, sensory rooms and other features.

“I dream about it every night,” Cripe said, adding such a facility would create more opportunities for programming. “It’ll have a screened-in wraparound porch, fooseball tables and a stage.”

Cassella expects to start raising money for the project — about $900,000 — as soon as possible, in hopes the facility could be ready by summer 2016.

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“We’re trying to create an experience for children that they can’t experience at school or at home,” Cassella said. “We wanted them to have an opportunity to interact with other children without restrictions. Children without disabilities can play alongside kids with disabilities.”

Miracle, the playground company building the playground, provided an in-kind donation toward the project. Foundation from Dreams secured grants from the Selby Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Bradenton, the Junior League of Manatee County and Finish Line Youth to secure the remainder of the funding — about $117,000.

The playground, for which concrete was poured this week, will be finished midMay, in time for the start of Dream Oaks Camp June 23.

But, Cripe and Cassella say, the playground’s construction simply marks the beginning of the foundation’s long-term

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+ Tara Bridge dialogue offers no solution

Dear Editor, I am puzzled by the letter (published April 3) from Ms. Bertsch indicating her reasons for building a bridge to link Tara Boulevard with University Parkway. She notes the need to drive north to State Road 70 to access Interstate 75 south.

Since this situation has not changed since she purchased her home, it must have been “a ridiculous waste of fuel, not to mention time” then, as now. All of us who live in this area deal with the same problem.

What we don’t need is the influx of traffic on already crowded roads that building this bridge would bring. This would compound her current problem. She and her neighbors would not be the only ones accessing the new thoroughfare. She had better plan on requesting a traffic light at the entrance of her community to enable her to exit her community.

Perhaps she missed the several occasions when folks donned red shirts, boarded buses and protested building such a bridge.

They were aware that this would compound the current problem, not be a solution.

The mess at I-75 and University Parkway is bad, and it will get much worse, as no one planned to accommodate the influx of traffic through growth, even

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before the new mall began.

They left little, if any room to widen University with both businesses/hotels and parking allowed to build up to the road.

It is inconvenient for all of us, Ms. Bertsch, but we all were aware of the location of our homes and access to major roads which have, and will continue to have increased traffic as our area grows.

Mary Courneya Tara Preserve

+ Chairman’s statements inaccurate Dear Editor, I read with interest the front page article, April 16, 2014, regarding the Ft. Hamer Bridge, and, as a resident of Waterlefe, I am encouraged that this needed bridge is finally a reality. I know that a number of other Waterlefe residents share this view. However, it is disturbing that Ken Bumgarner, chairman of Waterlefe CDD, claims that all 630 of the residents of Waterlefe prefer that the bridge not be built.

That is not true.

Just because those residents of Waterlefe who do not oppose the bridge, and indeed support it, have not signed petitions, organized committees, made speeches and spent large amounts of the community’s money on legal fees to advance their views does not justify Mr.

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The opportunities here are unbelievable as a place to start a business, run a business and live.

The alliance will be a part of telling that story.

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band and their three children: Cole, 16, Crayton, 14, and Carly, 12. “The opportunities here are unbelievable, as a place to start a business, run a business and live.

The alliance will be a part of telling that story. There’s excitement in getting in on something new, growing it and taking it to the next level.”

Signaling a desire to be a serious economic development player in the region, the alliance moved into its new 2,000-square foot office in late April.

After the alliance’s former leader, Robin Parsons, resigned in December, the organization’s volunteer board of directors crafted a new job description. The job title changed from business development director to executive director and the job ad made a point to require “exceptional communication at all levels of the organization and with external organizations.”

A human resources task force specially formed to hire the executive director honed in on Kasten shortly after she expressed interested in the position 10 weeks ago.

“Her communications skills are excellent,” task force member Marc Simms said. “She relates well with her current board of directors at the Sarasota chamber and she has earned a great level of respect from them. That shows she is very comfortable handling people from all ends of the spectrum, from volunteer to chairmen of the board.”

Kasten has been a member of the alliance for three-and-a-half years and is often spotted at alliance networking events.

When the top job at the alliance became open, a few familiar faces on the board of directors approached Kasten about leading the organization.

“I had no intent to leave where I was. I love the chamber,” Kasten said. “But, through continued conversations, I knew what a great opportunity this was. I want to come in, work hard and provide a great return on investment for the alliance’s members.”

Task force members believe Kasten’s local ties and experience working at and volunteering with nonprofits make her the best communicator of the alliance’s vision for growth.

Kasten says her work with the Sarasota chamber required “cross pollination” with the Manatee chamber.

“We’ve worked with our partners more than ever and really made collaboration a priority,” Kasten said.

Two weeks before beginning her new job, Kasten looks comfortable in her new desk chair. The space is still undecorated and Kasten seems more like a conversationalist than a commander-in-chief.

Kasten says her leadership style won’t change in her new role.

“My leadership style has always been, ‘If you’re not serving, you’re not leading,’” she said.

Contact Josh Siegel at jsiegel@ yourobserver.com.

+ Sound at sports campus unacceptable Dear Editor, On Saturday, April 19, the Premier Sports Campus hosted a Color Vibe 5K Run in Lakewood Ranch. I am sure it was a fun event for the participants, but it was not for the neighbors of the sports complex.

We were blasted out of our beds on that Saturday morning at 7 a.m. by the pounding bass of the event’s stereo system.

There was nowhere in my home where I could get away from sound for the next four hours. This follows on the heels of the Winterfest three weeks ago when, again, we were jolted out of our beds at 11:30 p.m. by the music. The sound level had been fine all day (the event started at 10 a.m.), but when the Lt. Dan Band came on, the volume was really amped up. That lastBumgarner’s conclusion.

For Mr. Bumgarner to purport to represent the views of all of the residents in the community, either as an elected official or personally, without having at

GETTEL / PAGE 1A Hyundai of Bradenton also will change its name to Hyundai of Lakewood upon its opening Dec. 1 in the East County.

The Gettel Supercenter, located at 2601 First St., Bradenton, will remain open.

The plan to move the dealership across Manatee County has been in the works since Gettel opened his Toyota of Lakewood store in December 2012.

Gettel opened Hyundai of Bradenton two years earlier, in 2010, and always had a plan to move the location to Lakewood Ranch, said Ellen Walther, public relations manager for Toyota of Lakewood.

“We chose here because it’s such a growing area,” Walther said. “It’s growing leaps and bounds.”

Gettel hopes the move will prove more convenient for the growing number of customers who live in Sun City, Walther said.

On a larger scale, Gettel also expects to make a footprint in the East County business community.

It hopes the new dealership and its location next to its sister store will boost the sale numbers of both businesses, Gettel said.

He sees his new project as a corridor for attracting new car buyers to the area — ones who may travel next door to Toyota if they don’t see what they want at Hyundai.

Then, maybe those customers will go across the street to a restaurant for dinner, further boosting the local economy.

Gettel said he plans to hire 15 new employees for the new store. Some of the workers

ed until well after midnight.

I live in Greenbrook Banks, directly across State Road 70 from the sports complex. I bought my home in Lakewood Ranch because it is a deedrestricted community.

When the sports complex came in a few years ago, we had to get used to the noise of the sports competitions. Then we had to get used to the bright lights that were installed. Now, music events are taking place.

I ask that Lakewood Ranch please take the Greenbrook residents into consideration when scheduling these events.

Most of our neighbors work and enjoy sleeping a little later on the weekends. Most have young children who don’t need to be awakened at midnight.

I simply ask that the Premier Sports Campus be a good neighbor.

Marilyn Kline Lakewood Ranch least conducted a poll or otherwise attempting to know if his statement is accurate, is not responsible or acceptable.

David LaRusso Waterlefe

BY THE NUMBERS 33,000 — The number (in square feet) of the new Hyundai Lakewood facility.

18 — The number of service bays the new dealership will feature.

15 — The number of new employees to be hired at the new dealership.

14 — The number of constructed Gettel dealerships in the state.

6 — The number of acres of the Hyundai of Lakewood lot. from the First Street location also will transfer to the new 33,000-square-foot location, as well.

The new space will have 18 air-conditioned service bays (compared with 12 at the existing location) and will be air conditioned. Those changes will make the locaiton more comfortable for customers and employees.

“This (dealership) will provide a better place to get service and will be a better place to work,” Gettel said.

Hyundai Lakewood’s building may appear similar in design and purpose to its sister store, but, Walther said, Gettel will maintain a separation between the products offered at each dealership.

“Customers will always like what they like,” Walther said.

“We’ll sell different cars, and there will be a different client base. We won’t push for customers to go from one dealership to the other, but the option is there.”

Contact Amanda Sebastiano at amandas@yourobserver.com.

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guard visits Imagine Eighth-grade students will see the history they learned about when they travel to the Capitol.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Following Army code, Benjamin Bell has never touched the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery — even though he has guarded it thousands of times.

But as a retired tomb guard of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, Bell could still describe the honor of protecting the monument, which is dedicated to American service members who died without their remains being identified.

Bell, a 33-year-old Winter Haven native, spoke to eighth-graders at Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch April 28, as a way to inspire and inform the students

FAST FACTS • Bell said he often spent eight hours at a time shining his shoes. Appearance is important to guard the tomb.

• Bell said it takes nine to 12 minutes to change tomb guard shifts. He worked three 24-hour shifts per week.

before they travel to Washington, D.C. May 3 through May 8.

In a first-time trip offered by the school, about 30 eighthgrade students will travel to the nation’s capital.

Roger Meadows, an eighthgrade social studies teacher at Imagine, thought the monument told best the value of being an American, even though students’ sights won’t be limited to the tomb.

“The more connections students have with history, the better they remember it,” Meadows said.

The eighth-graders have learned all about U.S. history this year, after learning about the function of the government in seventh grade, so they had been exposed to the history of the tomb before Bell told his story.

Bell’s tale seemed to inspire.

He is a proud owner of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge, the second-least awarded decoration of the U.S. military.

Since he was honorably discharged from the Army in 2004, after five years of service, Bell

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Benjamin Bell, center, meets with students at Imagine School to inspire them to appreciate being Americans. has worked hard to share his experience.

Bell belongs to the Society of the Honor Guard, a nonprofit that protects the image of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and, through that organization,

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After moving to Venice in 2008, Judith Keeler noticed a group of volunteers regularly working in John Nolen Park, near her new home. Intrigued, she inquired about the group and learned about Venice Area Beautification Inc., a nonprofit organization created 20 years ago with the goal of making the Venice area a more beautiful place to live, work and play.

“It seemed like such a neat idea,” she says. “There was a huge part of that park not being used. They told me to come down to one of their meetings, and I did. I started to see people using the park more — parents with their kids, people like my father.

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DRIVE-THRU DROP 5:05 p.m. — 600 block of 67th Street Circle E. Theft. A woman ordered dinner through the drive-thru of a fast-food restaurant. The woman believes she may have dropped her wallet outside the drive-thru area. The following morning, she received an alert from her bank notifying her of fraudulent activity on her bank account.

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COMMUNITYCALENDAR Replay Outreach Kickoff Luncheon — starts at noon at the Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton. This luncheon will raise awareness of issues atrisk teens face for church, business and community leaders in Manatee and Sarasota counties. Replay is mentoring youth to help them get a free start. RSVP to info@replayoutreach. org.

Music on Main — runs from 6 to 9 p.m. on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Shotgun Justice will provide live music.

Proceeds benefit The Food Bank of Manatee. Guests may bring chairs, but no coolers are allowed. For more information, visit lakewoodranch.com.

Wine Tasting Fundraiser — runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at Winestyles, 8225 Natures Way, Lakewood Ranch. A $10 donation benefits the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure. For more information, visit winestyleslakewoodranch.com.

Woodland Women’s Spring Conference — starts at 6:30 p.m. at Woodland The Community Church, 9607 State Road 70 E., Bradenton. The evening will conclude around 9:30 p.m.

Themed “Refresh,” the conference will feature speakers Candy Pfeifer, who will speak on “Know Freedom, No Guilt,” and Keena Cowsert, on “The Wonder of Worship.” For more information, visit woodlandministries.com/women.

Sarasota Glow Run — 8 p.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 2500 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. This 5K event benefits the Make a Wish Foundation, an organization that grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Registration starts at 7 p.m. and costs $40 per person in advance or $50 the day of race. Fee includes the race, beer (ID required), a glow item, a glow mug and an after-party.

For information, call 952-9474, or register online at glowrun2014.kintera.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 3 Girls Inc. Run for the Girls 5K — starts at 8 a.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, in Sarasota. This event is open to adults and children and raises funds for Girls Inc. sports and fitness programs. The Manasota Track Club has sanctioned the race.

Cost is $30. Register at raceplanner.com.

Seventh Annual Sharon Monk Golf Tournament and Dinner — starts at 1 p.m. at the University Park Country Club, 7671 The Park Blvd., Sarasota. Registration opens at noon. The Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County will host this annual fundraising event. Cost is $125 to play and includes dinner, a live telecast, tournament prizes, a hat contest and more. For information or to register, call 366-1700 or visit RunForTheRoses.

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SATURDAY, MAY 3 Superhero 5K — starts at 8 a.m. at GT Bray Park, 5532 53rd Ave. Drive W., Bradenton. Run benefits foster care in Manatee and Sarasota counties. Race includes a 5K and a 1-mile fun run, attractions for children, live music, food and more. Trophies will be awarded to fastest superhero, best superhero costume, best time in each age group and largest team. Cost is $25 per adult (or $30 same day) or free for children 12 years old and younger. Register at 5khero. com.

Kentucky Derby Fundraiser — runs from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sarasota Polo Club’s main clubhouse, 8201 Polo Club Lane, Sarasota.

The Family Network on Disabilities of Manatee/ Sarasota will host this event in support of children with disabilities and their families. The event will feature appetizers and dessert, a cash bar, adult and children’s hat contests, a raffle and live auction, children’s activities and a drawing for a 50-inch LED TV. The day will conclude with a showing of the 140th Kentucky Derby.

Cost is $25 for adults; $20 for children 12 to 6; and free for children 5 and younger. For more information, visit fndmanasota.org.

Derby Day Fundraiser — starts at 4:30 p.m. at the Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy, 4640 County Road 675, Bradenton.

Join SMART as it watches the Kentucky Derby on a large screen. Meet horses used for riding therapy, experience the program’s “Parade of Champions,” and enjoy dinner, mint juleps, a live auction, a ladies best hat contest and dancing to live music by One Night Rodeo. Advance tickets are required. Cost is $75 per person. For more information or to sponsor the event, call 512-784-5801 or 893-5252, or visit smartriders.org.

Lakewood Ranch Relay for Life — starts at 6 p.m. at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA, 5100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, and runs through the morning of Sunday, May 4. The community is invited to join teams in walking laps to raise money for cancer research and raise awareness of cancer. This year’s theme is “Changing the Channel on Cancer.” Teams will have games and food available for purchase to raise funds for cancer research.

Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. For more information, contact Rebecca Wilson at 328-3776, or email christina.behr@cancer.org.

TUESDAY, MAY 6 Manatee Genealogical Society — meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Manatee County Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. W., Bradenton. A panel of genealogy practitioners and experienced researchers will field questions from the audience. Submit questions to mgs.society@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 Classic Car Show — starts at 5 p.m. outside Ed’s Tavern,

All-in for ALS Casino Night — runs from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. May 9, at The Lake Club, 15804 Clearlake Ave., Bradenton. Event will raise money for the A Life Story Fundation. Tickets cost $120. The event features food and wine, live music and gambling. For more information, visit alifestoryfoundation.org.

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THURSDAY, MAY 8 East Manatee Republican Club — meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Peridia Golf and Country Club, 4950 Peridia Blvd., Bradenton. Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Elliott Falcione will share about tourism in Manatee County. Lunch costs $16. For reservations, call 739-3813 or email longboatfl@aol.com.

Alienated Grandparents Anonymous — meets at 1 p.m. at Living Lord Lutheran, 11107 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch. For information, visit aga-bradenton-sarasota.org.

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Braden River High runner Michael Braxton crossed the finish line in 50.61 seconds to finish fourth in the 400meter dash at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet April 16. He earned a berth in the state championships May 3.

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track and field by Jen Blanco | Sports Editor

MUSTANG STAMPEDE Sisters Talia and Sophia Falco will lead the Lakewood Ranch High track team into the FHSAA Class 3A track and field championships May 3, in Jacksonville.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Talia Falco knew she had to be at her best.

In a meet at which she was a favorite heading into all four of her events, the Lakewood Ranch High junior tried to relax and focus on what she could control — putting together a state-worthy performance.

She was able to do just that.

Falco finished in the top four in all four of her events at the Class 3ARegion 3 meet April 23, at Tampa Leto High, including winning the triple jump with a jump of 36 feet, 10.5 inches.

Unlike last season when she failed to qualify in the triple jump, one of her better events, Falco secured herself a spot in this year’s FHSAA Class 3A track and field championships May 3, in Jacksonville.

In addition to the triple jump, Falco qualified in the high jump, long jump and 100 hurdles.

“It was kind of expected,” Falco says. “Last year, I was disappointed that I didn’t qualify for the triple jump. I had an off day. So, to be able to get back and do what I should’ve done last year (was exciting).”

Falco wasn’t the only Mustang to put together a highlight-worthy performance at the regional meet.

Falco’s younger sister, Sophia, also qualified for the state championships in all four of her events, including winning the long jump with a jump of 17 feet, 9.5 inches.

She also set a personal best in the 100-meter dash, finishing in 11.97 seconds.

“That was really a surprise to me,” Sophia Falco says. “I didn’t believe it at first. I was really happy. I didn’t plan to be a sprinter. I was thinking about doing longer distances, but because I’m doing so well, I think I’ll stick to the shorter distances.”

Sophia Falco also qualified in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.

With their combined eight top-

Lakewood Ranch junior Talia Falco won the triple jump with a jump of 36 feet, 10.5 inches. four finishes, the Falco sisters helped lead the Lakewood girls track team to a first-place finish in the team competition. The Lady Mustangs scored 77 points to finish ahead of Golden Gate (44).

Lakewood finished with two individual regional champions, two individual state qualifiers and qualified all three of its female relay teams.

“We blew it away at the district meet, so we knew most likely we would win it,” Falco says of the regional meet. “It’s good comfort

Lakewood Ranch freshman Sophia Falco ran the anchor leg for the 4x100-meter relay, which finished second.

knowing we’ll be up top for state.”

The sisters plan to compete in at least three, if not all four, of their events.

Falco hopes to place in the high jump, her signature event, while Sophia Falco focuses on the long jump and the 100.

“Last year, the weather and circumstances weren’t the best, so this year I’m just hoping to perform at my best and possibly place,” Falco says. “You can’t go in thinking you’re going to do amazing. You just have to go in and do the best you can and

hopefully it turns out the way you want it to.”

After watching Falco and her other older sister, Gabrielle, compete in last year’s state championships, Sophia Falco looks forward to sharing the experience of her first state meet with both her sister and teammate.

“It’ll probably be a good thing to have her there,” Sophia Falco says.

“It’ll be nice (to have) the support.

She would probably like to see me win, and I would like to see her win.”

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PERFECT PAIR LAKEWOOD RANCH — Huddled together on a park bench, Out-of-Door Academy freshmen Maria Ross and Mary Ann Kompf quietly sang the lyrics to some of their favorite songs, including Lorde’s “Tennis Court.”

It was only fitting that on the final day of the FHSAA Class 1A tennis championships April 18, Ross and Kompf were the epitome of cool, calm and collected.

The two already had captured the individual doubles state championship, along with Ross’ individual singles and overall singles state titles, and were hoping to claim ODA’s first overall doubles state title.

Ross and Kompf overcame a second-set slide to win the overall doubles title, defeating Ransom Everglades’ Allegra Hanlon and Daniela Lopez 6-3, 3-6, 108.

It was the perfect end to a tournament that included winning four state titles and celebrating Ross’ 15th birthday.

“It was a great experience,” Ross says. “I think I played well throughout the entire tournament. I was just happy I was able to do so well.

“After I won singles there was less pressure, and I was really driven to get that doubles title,” Ross says. “Winning doubles was (special) because I was able to share it. Everything was for the team. There’s nothing that means more than that.”

Ross and Kompf came together for the first time last fall af-

The Out-of-Door Academy freshmen state champions Maria Ross and Mary Ann Kompf will continue their doubles partnership on the USTA junior tennis circuit. court,” Dougherty says.

Following their state championship run, Ross and Kompf returned to the court in the USTA Florida Level 5 Lee County CTA Boys and Girls 16s designated tournament April 26 and April 27, in Fort Myers.

Ross advanced to the Round of 32 in the singles tournament, before teaming up with Kompf in the doubles tournament where they fell 9-7 in the Round of 16.

“We were just looking for some good competition,” Ross says. “There’s always room for improvement.”

The two are somewhat of a rarity on the junior tennis circuit, having played together on more than one occasion.

“Most of the time it’s just a close friend from practice that you get together and play with,” Ross says. “Very few times do you actually play with someone you’ve practiced with before.”

“They don’t put a lot of emphasis on doubles in junior tennis,” Kompf says. “Staying with one partner is really important, though, because you know what one another is going to do in certain situations and your partner can react to it.”

Ross and Kompf will continue playing together on the junior tennis circuit throughout the summer and fall before teaming up again to defend their state titles next spring.

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com.

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Out-of-Door Academy tennis players Mary Ann Kompf and Maria Ross will play together on the junior tennis circuit this summer. They hope to defend their state titles in the spring. ter Kompf moved to Lakewood Ranch from Rhode Island. The two, who briefly trained together, finished sixth in their first doubles tournament.

Ross and Kompf continued to play together at ODA, competing in 13 matches en route to winning district titles at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles.

“It was really exciting be-

ing part of such a good team,” Kompf says. “The whole tournament was a really fun experience, and we all got a lot closer.”

Ross and Kompf became only the second pair to win an individual doubles state title at ODA and the first to win an overall doubles state title.

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The Out-of-Door Academy girls lacrosse team saw its season come to an end with a 13-10 loss April 22 to Tampa Catholic in the opening round of the playoffs.

With the loss, the Lady Thunder finished the season 12-2.

Kimmy Comito scored six goals and added two assists.

Tess Siciliano had two goals.

Taylor Albano and Adelaide Mahler each added a goal.

Abby Bannar had 10 saves.

+ LRCC to hold summer golf camp Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club will hold its summer golf camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning June 10.

Participants will receive PGA golf instruction on full swing, short game, putting, rules and play on the course and other elements.

Cost is $250 per child per week; $695 for three sessions; or $1,600 per child for the entire summer, which runs through Aug. 15. A 10% sibling discount is available. After-care from 4 to 6 p.m. is available for $10 a day.

For more information and to register, contact Lakewood Ranch Golf Academy Instructor Jon Bullas at 9619329, 907-4710 or jon@ jonbullas.com.

Lakewood Ranch High will hold its annual summer basketball camp from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 16 to 19; June 23 to 26; July 7 to 10; and July 14 to 17.

The camp, which is open to boys and girls entering second through ninth grades, includes skills and drills, full-court games, contests, elite-level instruction and more.

Cost is $130, or $160 with lunch provided. Multi-week and sibling discounts also are available. All campers will receive a T-shirt and a basketball.

For more information and to register, contact Lakewood Ranch High boys basketball coach Jeremy Schiller at 727-6100, Ext. 2135 or schillerj@manateeschools. net.

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Thirteen-year-old Drew Angelo shot a 2-over-par 74 to earn medalist honors.

Top finishers include: NINE-HOLE DIVISIONS Girls 10 and Under Jackie Putrino (54) Sienna Cassella (58) Girls 11 and Over Aaron Whitley (53) Savannah Kimsey (57) Boys 10 and Under Yifu Zhu (43) Aaron Setiawan (46) Thomas Tyler III (46) Oliver Warren (47)

Boys 11 and Over Nolan Laurvick (46) Tanner Nash (50) 18-HOLE DIVISIONS Girls 12 and Under Nicole Felce (85)

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The number of runs The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team scored in its shutout victory against Imagine School of North Port in the Class 3ADistrict 10 semifinals April 22.

Girls 16 to 18 Grace Gilder (81, won playoff) Nicole Polivchak (81) Boys 12 and Under Matthew de Heus (80) Joey Winter (86) Boys 13 to 15 Drew Angelo (74) Louis DelFabro (75) Billy Herten (78)

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In pounds, the total that Braden River’s Kevin Parra lifted in the 139-pound weight class of the FHSAA Class 2A boys weightlifting finals April 26, in Kissimmee.

Boys 16 to 18 Landry Miller (76) Jake LaMore (78) Jimmy Laurin (79)

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The eight-week program, which is open to 30 skaters and three goalies, will focus on skills, drills and scrimmages for squirt and peewee players. Cost is $125 per player.

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storytelling sensibility by Amanda Sebastiano | Staff Writer

PASSION FORPUPPETS Puppeteer Connie Manson brings tales to life for students.

EAST COUNTY characters and the — Sunlight filters purpose of the stothrough Connie Manry, she says. son’s back porch in her “There’s somehome in The Meadows thing about sharing and spills onto the what’s important in rocking chair on which a joyful way,” Manshe sits. son says.

Manson looks at a Manson uses handkerchief resting wool, silk and other nearby. all-natural materi“Watch this,” she als to craft the pupsays. pets with a needleWith a few flicks of felting process. her wrist and the deliShe has about 100 cate touch of her thin puppets, including fingers, the 25-year marionettes, finpuppeteer turns the ger puppets, hand square of cotton into a puppets and a varabbit. riety of other types.

She spots a wool Manson also carrot across the considers music an room. Her newly important part of made character nibthe storytelling probles its food. cess — it allows her “Unlike any other to involve her auditype of medium, Photos by Amanda Sebastiano ence in the puppet puppeteering really Waldorf Sarasota teacher and puppeteer Connie show. needs the partici- Manson crafts a variety of puppets, including She wears an ocapation of the audi- finger puppets, out of wool. She uses them in rina — an instruence and the pup- the classroom and at public puppet shows. ment with small peteer to make it holes on the sides of real,” Manson says.

She pretends she is the bear its face that makes “A puppet is an inanimate stomping through the woods a whistling noise when air is object; the audience is or the bunny hopping in the blown into it — fastened on what brings it to life.” field. a necklace. She also chooses Manson’s audiences “When you’re acting, you’re instruments with soft sounds, consist of her tri-weekly playing a part,” Manson says. such as a harp and ukulele, to little seedlings, sunflower “In a puppet show you’re also play during performances, she nursery and music classes creating those characters.” says. at Waldorf Sarasota.

Manson, who has taught Manson also provides inShe uses puppetry to re- and lived in Sarasota for nine struments for older children create what children see in years, wants children to visual- and adults to play when she everyday life; she prefers ize the stories she acts out for performs at events, such as to use her hands to tell sto- them. But, she also hopes her the recent Spring Fling at Little ries most educators would puppetry plays a bigger role in Manatee River State Park. share with words. the creative development of Manson says the feedback She observes the move- her students by helping them she receives at shows justifies ments of animals and studies better comprehend stories. the time it takes to create her their behavior to help give her Children receive various in- puppets and props, such as an audiences the truest represen- tellectual benefits from seeing umbrella-turned-tree to which tation of bears, rabbits, people characters and how they inter- she hot-glued 1,000 hand-cut and other characters. act with each other, she says. leaves.

The puppeteer, who also Manson believes stories “It’s amazing to watch the owns her own puppet com- with underlying themes of children’s eyes light up,” Manpany — Starlite Puppets — moral values and the impor- son says. “It’s like we all come uses her dance and acting ex- tance of making ethical choic- together to create magic.” perience to help her embody es inspire people to dig deeper Contact Amanda Sebastiano at the characters in her shows. when trying to understand the amandas@yourobserver.com.

A LOVE OF PUPPETS Connie Manson started her career as a puppeteer in 1990, when a classmate approached her about joining her puppet company.

She remembers her early performances, when all she could see during a puppet show was the inside of a cardboard box.

In the beginning of her career, she only exposed her forearm and the puppet perched on top of her hand. She transitioned into marionette puppetry, in which her audience is able to see her, as she developed her skills as a puppeteer and realized she wanted to perform puppetry as a teacher.

She later joined the Puppeteers of America — a group whose members share tips with each other at annual conferences.

Now, she uses puppets to tell stories to children at Waldorf Sarasota, where she and her husband, Peter Chin, teach.

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Country Club Village home sells for $880,000 The following residential real estate transactions took place between April 14 and April 18.

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Joseph and Marlene Scarpo, of Irwin, Pa., sold their home at 13710 Matanzas Place to Linda and William Hagy, of Lakewood Ranch, for $880,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,974 square feet of living area.

15619 Butterfish Place to Beazer Pre-Owned Homes II LLC for $315,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,524 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $252,500 in 2012.

Janet Kilby, trustee, sold the home at 6547 Blue Grosbeak Circle to Lisa Hales, of Lakewood Ranch, for $280,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,073 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $285,000 in 2007.

Regents Park

Stephen and Barbara Wolfson, of Cincinnati, sold their home at 8141 Regents Court to Harold and Carolyn Neff, of University Park, for $695,000. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,151 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $500,000 in 2003.

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Sharon Fisher, trustee, of New Castle, Ind., sold the home at 9908 Portside Terrace to William and Dorothy Quigley, of Groton, Mass., for $575,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,061 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $730,000 in 2007.

Heritage Harbour

Michelle Carroll, of Ontario, Canada, sold her home at 7412 Heritage Grand Place to John Iacobelli, trustee, of Strongsville, Ohio, for $500,000. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,873 square feet of

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Dae Choi, Youn Choi and John Choi, of Hoschton, Ga., sold their home at 108 River Enclave Court to Jean Burrows, of Bradenton, for $255,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,100 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $299,900 in 2007.

Piney River

SP1 Inc. sold the home at 8450 Linger Lodge Road to Norman and Susan Foster, of Bradenton, for $442,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,588 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $399,900 in 2011.

Mill Creek

Capital Bank sold the home at 15415 21st Ave. E. to Glenn and

Susan Zapatha, of Bradenton, for $399,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,808 square feet of living area.

River Park at Mote Ranch

Diane McFarland, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 6132 Palomino Circle to Richard Cervantes and Gayle Saunders, of Bradenton, for $390,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,293 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2008.

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Anthony and Anne Limon, of University Park, sold their home at 13116 Torresina Terrace to 9154-5152 Quebec Inc. for $325,000. Built in 2012, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,684 square feet of living area. It pre-

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Woodbrook

Provident National Property Group LLC sold the home at 4729 Silvermoss Drive to Steven and Jerri Silver, of Sarasota, for $325,500. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,241 square feet of living area.

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Amy Pedler, of Bradenton, sold her home at 11418 Hawick Place to William and Margaret Wopperer, of Williamsville, N.Y., for $315,000. Built in 2008, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,591 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $250,000 in 2008.

Greenbrook Village

James and Laura Cole, of Bradenton, sold their home at

Summerfield Village

Marcella Middleton, of Lakewood, Wash., sold the home at 11703 Winding Woods Way to Thomas and Cynthia Mannis, of Landenberg, Pa., for $305,000.

Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,185 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $293,000 in 2009.

Angela Beams, of Tampa, sold her home at 6614 Meandering Way to Chris and Deana Iacobelli, of Bradenton, for $260,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,997 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $265,000 in 2008.

Tailfeather Way at Tara

Julie and Thomas Laumann, of Bradenton, sold their home at to Martin Madden Jr. and Alison Smith, of Osprey, for $265,000.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,351 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $244,300 in 2003.

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7628 Quinto Dr #A3994598 $269,000 Nancy Phillips

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918 Preservation St #M5841978 $265,000 Laura Tracy Clekis

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12724 Fontana Loop 7215 San Miguel Cove 18705 63rd Ave. E. 7011 Quiet Creek Drive 14814 17th Ave. E. 16321 Daysailor Trail 12077 Longview Lake Circle 12414 Thornhill Court 12044 Longview Lake Circle 12643 Fontana Loop 6569 The Masters Ave. 504 Mossy Branch Lane 5108 Inverness Drive 9416 Royal Calcutta Place 5645 Country Lakes Drive 4523 Shark Drive 8218 Abingdon Court 6401 Golden Leaf Court 5611 61st St. E. 5023 82nd Way E.

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Michael Bohn Clayton Prowls Carlton Fisk Terry Schwarz Julius Halas Joseph Bornstein Walter Wisnowski Meredith Vanvaals Alice Jordan Freda Lodge Wesley Wasdyke Pamela Stanley John Farrell Dominic Dimaio Jr. Andre Plette Bruce Talboys Claude Huck Wayne Hull Frank Pondillo George Richardson

$49,086 $47,700 $44,821 $41,570 $41,561 $41,057 $35,800 $25,872 $24,000 $17,935 $17,743 $16,237 $13,394 $12,190 $11,871 $11,500 $11,495 $11,450 $11,300 $11,211

510 58th St #M5841853 Cheryl Roberts

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Paul Welch, trustee, and Duane Welch, of Myakka City, sold the home at 5102 253rd St. E. to Clifford and Kelly Badgett, of Sarasota, for $259,900. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,200 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $239,000 in 2011.

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Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

5581 Key West Pl # 5581 #M5839571 Laurie Rastovski

6501 Mourning Dove Dr # 214 #M5842270 $219,000 Neddy Harkins

6157 Midnight Pass Rd # 41 #A3996453 $189,900 Diane Fogo Harter

Norvin and Hilda Roedema, of Parrish, sold their home at 7407 49th Ave. E. to Annie Potts, of Westfield, Mass., for $250,000. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,888 square feet of living area.

Braden River $2,600 941-552-4200

19429 Ganton Ave #M5843502 $3,430,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara & Thomas Cinquegrano

125 New Briton Ct #M5844127 $2,275 Kendra Vogel

10506 Riverbank Ter #M5841733 $1,150,000 Robyn Drourr

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1619 Palma Sola Blvd #M5845522 $950,000 Cheryl Roberts

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304 23Rd N St #A3985563 $725,000 Ann Debellevue

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107 66th St # 12 #A3978714 $695,000 Kevin Carroll

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5624 Title Row Dr #M5838120 $695,000 Laura Tracy Clekis

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-915-4167

6914 Treymore Ct #A3993543 $675,000 Kathy Lewis

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-228-1213

6517 Spyglass Ln #M5843018 $628,000 Kere Lewis

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-685-3270

11723 Darsey Rd #M5841282 $625,000 Joe Foster

Parrish 941-907-9595 941-812-7634

807 Whooping Crane Ct #M5842889 $589,900 Mary Fiorini

East County 941-907-9595 941-526-6755

130 Riviera Dunes Way # 1004 #M5844484 $519,000 Kathy Valente

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

8842 17th Avenue Cir NW #M5845681 $495,000 Peggy Horlander

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-932-7199

8012 River Preserve Dr #A3991907 $480,500 Sandra Maslen

Bradenton 941-907-9595 941-726-0035

Greenfield Plantation

Jeffrey Tuller and Lynne Helfer, of Bradenton, sold their home at 771 Planters Manor Way to Zachary Wallace and Yamilette Velez, of Bradenton, for $248,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,890 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $210,000 in 2013.

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3320 10th Ln W # 103 #M5845530 $215,000 Kathy Valente

3413 51st Avenue Cir W # 205 #M5844475 $134,910 Laura Tracy Clekis

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-915-4167

Bradenton 941-552-4200 941-773-4372

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Jeanette Manning, of Sarasota, sold the home at 4842 11th Ave. Circle E. to Duane Welch and Paul Welch, of Sarasota, for $260,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,513 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $149,000 in 1996.

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Riverdale Revised

Timothy Kimbler, of Bradenton, sold his home at 205 Americas Cup Blvd. to Glenn Flanary and Jill Holmes-Flanary, of Bradenton, for $245,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,231 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $232,000 in 2002.

River Point of Manatee

Derek and Susan Driver sold their home at 121 39th St. E. to John and Anita Cordes, of Bradenton, for $244,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,032 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $165,400 in 1998.

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David and Patricia Knowles sold their home at 5811 Merion Way to Robert and Mary Shine, of Ridgewood, N.J., for $240,000. Built in 1988, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,984 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $133,900 in 1988.

Elwood Park

Christopher Powers and Robert and Margaret Powers, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4715 34th Ave. E. to Tyler Gocher and James Gocher, of Bradenton, for $208,000.

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William A. and Elizabeth Pokorny, William B. and Emily Pokorny and Douglas and Morgan Pokorny, of Gainesville, sold their home at 6736 65th Terrace E. to Daniel and Kathleen Heiland, of Bradenton, for $203,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,532 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $240,000 in 2007.

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Estates Drive to Delbert and C. Judine Alvey, of Parrish, for $554,800. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,069 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $540,000 in 2009.

Twin Rivers

Timothy and Amy Crowe, of Sarasota, sold their home at 15518 29th St. E. to Richard Torres, of Brooklyn, N.Y., for $369,000.

Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths, a pool and 2,987 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $275,000 in 2009.

Scott and Leann Buchanan, trustees, of Parrish, sold the home at 2602 Twin Rivers Trail to David and Carol Grant, of Parrish, for $325,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,409 square feet of living area.

Ancient Oaks

Federal National Mortgage Association sold the home at 9214 54th Court E. to Robert Humble and Velvet Hay, of Parrish, for $282,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,118 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $361,200 in 2005.

Gamble Creek Estates

Richard and Barbara Klingman sold their home at 4910 134th Terrace E. to Aaron Guthrie and Diana Valencia, of Parrish, for $280,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,029 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $251,900 in 2012.

Harrison Ranch

Christopher and Heather Doyle, of Parrish, sold their home at 5527 105th Terrace E. to Justin and Kathryn Shores, of Parrish, for $267,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,312 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $237,500 in 2013.

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Alliance hosts golf tourney The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance held its sixth annual golf tournament — the Ranch Scramble — Friday, April 25, at Waterlefe Golf & River Club. The event featured golf, a lunch buffet and a raffle.

Don’t Miss Out

To Purchase Tickets Call The Sarasota Ballet Box Office 941-359-0099 ext. 101 www.sarasotaballet.org Craig Cerreta, of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, and Brian Volner, of C1 Bank

Homes designed to impress and built to last.

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Left: Jag Grewal, of Ian Black Real Estate, with Jules Price, of Send Out Cards

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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures High

Low

High

Low

Tuesday, April 22

77

57

94 (1974)

49 (1978)

Wednesday, April 23

77

64

91 (1965)

46 (1993)

Thursday, April 24

79

61

92 (1999)

45 (1986)

Friday, April 25

80

63

92 (1958)

48 (1998)

Saturday, April 26

86

65

91 (1958)

47 (1983)

Sunday, April 27

86

67

91 (1971)

45 (1926)

Monday, April 28

89

70

92 (1974)

45 (1977)

AVERAGE GULF WATER TEMPERATURE: 77 SUNRISE / SUNSET

RAINFALL Tuesday, April 22

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Friday, April 25

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Friday, May 2

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Saturday, May 3

6:50a

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Sunday, April 27

0.00

Sunday, May 4

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0.00

Monday, May 5

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Tuesday, May 6

6:48a

8:06p

Wednesday, May 7

6:47a

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Year-to-date: 2014 2013

11.33 in. 6.13 in.

Month-to-date: 2014 2013

1.24 in. 3.94 in.

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

Items Under $200 For Sale COMPUTER EQUIP: (2) monitors $30 each.

Keyboard, mouse, printer. $40/all. 941−567−0609 DUVET: NAUTICA K 20 pc. set w/pillows, $50.

941−807−8248.

LAWN MOWER John Deere 6.5 HP 2−speed lawn mover. Very good condition. $100 (941) 727−4743 TOMTOM GPS VIA1505M -Lifetime Maps -NEW in Box Paid 170 - sell for $85. 941-782-8002.

BED FRAME: 941-751-7021.

king,

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$75.00.

COMMERCIAL PRESSURE cleaner: Honda PSI 2800 6.5HP. $200.00. 941-730-5294.

Schools/Instruction MUSIC LESSONS. Keyboard, piano, violin and flute in your home. Retired music teacher.

Call Ms. Dottie 941-727-5512.

PIANO LESSONS per half hour in my Lakewood Ranch home. $35. 40 Years experience.

941-758-7252.

Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

Autos Wanted

Business Opportunities

WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 Down Required, Financing Available for growth, Includes customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+.

Call 941-907-8141.

Furnishings BRAND NEW Serta Queen Pillowtop Mattress Set. Willing to sacrifice for $150. Need to sell quickly!

(941)387-4810.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ESTATE SALE Saturday, 9a.m. - 3p.m.

6828 Bay Hill Dr Lakewood Ranch Country Club Give address to guard at Legacy Blvd. entrance Combination of 2 estates.

Lovely home filled with good quality furniture, high-end glassware and decorative items, full kitchen, garage, books, wonderful Christmas decorations, designer clothing/shoes, all appliances, lighting fixtures. #'s 8:30 --- CASH only.

ESTATE SALE Saturday, May 3 - 8:45a.m.-2p.m.

2313 Tangerine Dr. Oriental & Chinese rugs, silver, vintage kitchen collectibles, Victorian marble top chests, sofa, chair & 2 wash stands, 1900s oak chest, mirror & high chair, wicker settee, chair & chaise, drop leaf table, Fiesta & Haviland dishes, stoneware jugs, a twin & a full bed, tables, lamps, Shimado Schwinn bikes, garage & lots more.

Julie McClure Sales Pix: www.estatesales.net

Merchandise Wanted CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

Help Wanted DISHWASHER. LAKEWOOD Ranch Golf & Country Club seeks a F/T Dishwasher. Varied days, nights and weekends. Apply in person at: SMR 14400 Covenant Way, Bradenton, FL 34202.

EOE. Drug Free.

DRIVERS: $5,000 Sign-On Bonus! Great Pay! Consistent Freight, Great Miles on this Regional Account. Werner Enterprises: 1-855-517-2507.

Real Estate Wanted WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS For Qualified Waiting Clients Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356 email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

Adult Care Services IN-HOME ASSISTED LIVING. Why leave the safety, beauty and comfort of your own home to receive professional, affordable and compassionate care? You don’t need to! ElderCare Services provides complete customized care perfectly tailored to suit your needs and lifestyle. Services include, but not limited to, homemaking, transportation, running errands, meal prep., medication supervision, 24/7 medical staffing, and more.

Please call 377-4465 for more info. or visit us on the web @ eldercaresarasota.com. Licensed, bonded and insured. Lic.#30211372

Air Conditioning

LINE/PREP COOK: Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club seeks a F/T Line/Prep Cook with 3 years experience in a club or hotel environment.

Varied days, nights and weekends. Forward resume to: human.resources@smrranch.com EOE. Drug Free

GULFSIDE A/C & Heating, LLC. SALES & SERVICE, FREE ESTIMATES! 10 MINUTE RESPONSE. Visa/MC/Disc. Lic. #CAC1816929 941-962-6863.

P/T CLEANING HELP. 7:30p.m.-10:30p.m., 3-6 evenings per week. Sarasota/ Bradenton locations. $9 to start. 440-552-6506.

SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Auto Transport

Condos/Apts. For Rent

Cleaning

OFF HONORE AVENUE/ UNIVERSITY PARKWAY 3BR/2.5BA, 2 level Townhouse, walk to shops, restaurants. 1 Car garage, gated, $1500/mo.

No pets. Non-smoking. 941-378-7851.

30 YEARS experience. We take pride in pleasing customers. Homes, schools, churches, resorts, offices. 941-756-4570.

Homes For Rent 3BR/2BA UNIVERSITY Park Country Club Home in Gated Community, private lot, granite.

Available June 1st Unfurnished $2,900 Month (941) 993−5014 LUXOR MHP $500/mo. - 1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc., Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034

Homes For Sale

Landscaping & Lawn Service

ND SPARKLE. We are a family business experienced in both home and office cleaning great rates. Call for a quote. 941-330-4466. Email: norgrasi@hotmail.com BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential. Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable. Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

LAKEWOOD RANCH LAWN & LANDSCAPE LLC. Unhappy with your current lawn service?

Try us for free! First week free with no contract when switching from current company. We offer complete lawn care and landscaping services.

FREE ESTIMATES. 941-373-5110.

GENTLEMAN GARDENER. Refine your space.

15 years LW Ranch resident. I’m in your backyard!

941-724-5792.

Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

Personal Services HANDWRITING SERVICES. The Lost Art. Invitations, Announcements, etc. For samples and pricing call Janice 941-405-4280.

YOUR PERSONAL BOOKKEEPER, LLC Gail Sunray, Owner Personal & Business Bookkeeping Accounting/ Taxes I come to your home or office.

4 Bill Paying & Account Reconciliation 4 Organizing Personal and Business Files 4 Budgets & Financial Reports 4 Federal and State Tax Returns BONDED & INSURED Over 25 yrs. experience

Computer Services COMPUTER TECHNICAL Support. H/W & S/W problems solved. Virus/Malware removal; data recovery; Networking/ Internet Issues; Upgrades; A+, Network+ Cert. Tech. Navy trained electronics tech veteran. 941-225-0046.

Flooring

Telephone: 941-749-5646 yourbookkeeper@tampabay.rr.com

Pet Services “K-9 BOOT CAMP”. Professional in-kennel pet obedience program. 40 Acre facility. 35 years proven results. Lakewood Ranch area. Von Asgard K-9 Center, Inc. Boarding - Training - Sales.

941-322-0705, www.VonAsgard.com DOGGY HOTEL/GROOMING. 24 Hour Daycare.

FREE Daycare with groom (we are the best).

3925 Brown Avenue behind Sleep King. doggyhotel.net 941-554-4620.

***DISTRESS SALE*** Bank Foreclosures. Free list of Foreclosure Properties $100K & up.

Receive a FREE daily list by email.

STONE, TILE & WOOD FLOORING INSTALLERS. 20 Years Experience. Your flooring materials or mine. Lic./Ins. Call Joe, 941-929-3000.

FREE recorded message 1-800-691-0176 ID #1001 www.BradentonDistressHomes.com Re/Max Alliance Group

DRYWALL, TEXTURE AND PAINT. 20 Years Master Craftsman. Licensed & Insured. Call Joe, 941-929-3000.

May 3rd. @ 3p.m.

5736 63rd St. E., Bradenton

ROSEDALE GOLF Course: $398,000. 3BR/2BA, large family room with fireplace, pool.

941-758-4987 for appt. No Agents.

FRED’S HOME IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIR. Painting, tile, kitchen backsplash, windows, drywall, fans, just ask! 941-744-7473.

Silver coins, old paper money.

Lots of tools, lawn mowers, furniture, jewelry, poker table, art & more.

Lots/Acreage For Sale

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

PRESSURE WASHING: Residential and Commercial. ECO Cleaning. Roofs, lanais, pool areas, etc. Roof coating also. 941-756-4570.

PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION

This week’s Crossword answers

Pools/Spas HOT TUB seats 5, with lounger, 110 or 220 volt.

Never used. Can deliver. Sacrifice $1895.

941-462-0633.

Auctions ESTATE AUCTION

For pictures: www.afraac.com All Florida Realty & Auction Co.

941-746-5355

AB923 AU1333 13% Buyers Premium 3% Discount for cash or local check

Good Things To Eat BLUEBERRIES ARE HERE! Now Picking & Packing Pints or Pounds No Pesticides!

Bellablue Berry Farm 43405 S.R. 64 E Call for pre-orders & farm hours. 727-364-4899

Personals *ADOPTION*: Actress, Former, yearns to be Future At-Home-Mom. Financially Secure & Very Loving. Expenses paid. Trish* 1-800-552-0045 FLBar 42311.

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WEST BRADENTON. Just north of college off 26st West. Room to build home or business. Have income property all on same 1/2 acre.

Taking offers $395,000.

(941) 567−0115.

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Landscaping & Lawn Service DE LA ROSA LAWN CARE - Family owned and operated. Now accepting new clients. Free estimates. No yard too big or too small. Serving Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota. Tony De La Rosa, owner and operator 813-900-4056.

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