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by Pam Eubanks | Managing Editor

Cantrell ousts Aranibar Longtime MTI director Mary Cantrell hopes to create a new culture, atmosphere for the Manatee County School District.

Jina Crowder gives a check to Joan Bradley Reedy.

+ Pink Purses Crowder’s Gifts and Gadgets turned into a pink wonderland Oct. 29, as the store welcomed Vera Bradley brand ambassador Joan Bradley Reedy, daughter of Vera Bradley and sister of company co-founder Barbara Baekgaard.

Reedy shared anecdotes of Vera Bradley’s history and personal stories during the special event, which raised money for breast cancer research.

At the end of the event, owner Jina Crowder presented Reedy and Vera Bradley rep Angela Black with a check for $1,000 for the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Research and Awareness.

The organization has contributed $20 million to the research being conducted at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Center in Indianapolis and has pledged $15 million more.

EAST COUNTY — A tide of supporters wearing red “Cantrell for School Board” Tshirts erupted into cheers and applause as election results came in Tuesday night.

Mary Cantrell, the longtime leader of Manatee Technical Institute, ousted Julie Aranibar, who has served on the Manatee County School Board since 2010.

Cantrell reGENERAL ELECTION 2014 ceived 53,406 votes, for 46.3% of the vote, compared with Aranibar’s 46,517 votes, for 40.3% of the vote.

“I’m so excited,” Cantrell said of her District 5 school board win. “I’m so grateful.

I think we’re going to have a wonderful board that works together for the betterment of our schools. There are hard decisions that need to be made.”

Cantrell took the helm of a flailing MTI program in 1996 and grew it from one campus with 500 students to four campuses with more than

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RESULTS ✓= winner

Total Percent votes of votes ✓ Rick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera (R) Manatee Co. 59,439 51.5% Statewide 2,801,829 48.4%

GOVERNOR

Charlie Crist/Annette Taddeo (D) Manatee Co. 47,013 40.7% Statewide 2,711,415 47.0% Adrian Wyllie/Greg Roe (LPF) Manatee Co. 6,928 6.0% Statewide 218,052 4.0%

DISTRICT 16 CONGRESSIONAL REP. ✓ Vern Buchanan (R) Manatee Co. 69,682 61.2% Statewide 164,608 61.7% Henry Lawrence (D) Manatee Co. 41,415 36.4% Statewide 102,402 38.4%

MANATEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5 Julie B. Aranibar 46,517 40.3% ✓ Mary S. Cantrell 53,406 46.3%

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Mary Cantrell, right, smiles as her campaign volunteers announce she has taken the lead in the election. Nolan Middle School teacher Margi Nanney cheers from behind.

FOND FAREWELL

DISTRICT 6 – AT-LARGE ✓ Carol Whitmore (R) 65,202 56.5% Terri Wonder (D) 43,950 38.1% *Results are with 97.1% of precincts reporting statewide.

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by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

Favorite bus driver steers education + Pose-y Perfect As plant enthusiasts gathered Oct. 23, at the Polo Grill and Bar Fëte Ballroom, Kate Kreider and Melissa Brosnan bloomed with animation.

Holding an empty photo frame and a plush flower, the women shouted “Selfie? Come take a selfie!” to guests entering the District VIII fall meeting of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs.

About 300 people attended the event, led by the Manatee River Garden Club. District VIII is composed of 24 garden clubs.

Introductory speaker Jo-Anne Schneider even kicked off the conference by leading a morning stretch-and-bloom exercise.

Children surprised longtime McNeal Elementary bus driver Mike McCarter with letters and plenty of hugs on his last day.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Mike McCarter commands the attention of more than 60 children as if he were Mary Poppins.

As McCarter maneuvered Manatee County school bus No. 599 under the back canopy of McNeal Elementary Oct. 29, the more than 60 children he has transported for the last four years greeted him with cheers, signs and a binder full of letters they’d written to him as a gift on his last day.

Although on a tight schedule, McCarter waved his arm.

“Come on, we’re going to take

a picture,” he said, sending a crowd of cheering children toward the school’s pavilion.

McCarter is leaving to take a position with FedEx. “It took a lot to come to this decision,” McCarter said, noting he’s declined other job opportunities over the years.

“I’ve got to provide for my family. This was too good to turn down.”

Teacher Sheryl Tadelman said McCarter is unique, taking a special interest in the wellbe-

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Mike McCarter drives off with his passengers from McNeal Elementary for the last time.

INDEX Building Permits...13B Classifieds......... 15B

Cops Corner....... 10A Crossword.......... 15B

Neighborhood...... 1B Real Estate........ 12B

Sports................ 15A Weather............. 15B

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RESULTS / FROM PAGE 1A Total Percent votes of votes

✓= winner

ATTORNEY GENERAL ✓ Pam Bondi (R)

Manatee Co. Statewide

69,832 60.5% 3,151,119 55.4%

George Sheldon (D) Manatee Co. 39,354 34.1% Statewide 2,376,809 42.0% Bill Wohlsifer (L) Manatee Co. 3,554 Statewide 164,660

3.1% 3.0%

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ✓ Jeff Atwater (R) Manatee Co. 72,696 63.0% Statewide 3,278,283 59.2% William “Will” Rankin (D) Manatee Co. 37,908 33.0% Statewide 2,260,777 41.0%

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE ✓ Adam Putnam (R) Manatee Co. 72,928 63.2% Statewide 3,268,408 59.0% Thaddeus Thad Hamilton (D) Manatee Co. 37,438 32.4% Statewide 2,277,834 41.1%

LAKEWOOD RANCH CDD 5 SEAT 3 ✓ Alan Silverglat Ronald Steger

509 49.5% 316 31.0%

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TARA CDD SEAT 3 Darby Connor ✓ Dan Powers

ELECTION / FROM PAGE 1A 157 20.1% 584 75.0%

HERITAGE HARBOUR SOUTH CDD SEAT 5 Joe Jaudon ✓ Tad Parker

214 22.0% 664 68.0%

MANATEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT DISTRICT 1

✓ Ralph C. Garrison 54,392 47.1% John Howell

35,331 31.0%

DISTRICT 3 ✓ Tim Matthews 64,999 56.3% Harrison C. Sherwin 23,754 20.6%

SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS JUDICIAL RETENTIONS ✓ Judge Chris W. Altenbernd Manatee Co. Yes 69,343 60.1% No 27,391 24.0% Statewide* 1,088,967 72.3% ✓ Judge Morris Silberman Manatee Co. Yes 67,977 59.0% No 28,495 25.0% Statewide* 1,070,259 71.3%

68,714 60.0% 27,873 24.1% 1,077,948 72.2%

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Julie Aranibar calls to congratulate Mary Cantrell on winning the Manatee County School Board's District 5 seat. called Cantrell to congratulate her.

“It’s not official, but it looks like you’re going to win,” she said on the phone. “Good luck, and I wish you all the best.”

Cantrell will be sworn in to her new post Nov. 18 — on her 71st birthday.

She said she is confident the new school board can work together to accomplish change for the school district — for the betterment of students, teachers, administrators, bus drivers and all district employees.

She shakes her head at the thought of retirement.

“You have to have a purposedriven life,” Cantrell said. “My passion is education. My passion is students. My passion is making it better.”

Also Tuesday, Manatee Country District 6 Commissioner Carol Whitmore held on to her District 6 seat with 65,202 votes, or 56.5% of the vote, compared with Terri Wonder’s 43,950 votes, for 38.1% of the vote.

In Manatee County, 115,450 votes were cast for a 54.3% voter turnout. There are 212,609 registered voters in Manatee County.

Amanda Sebastiano contributed to this report.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS (✓= approved with 60% of vote) ✓ Amendment 1 —

✓ Judge Daniel H. Sleet

Manatee Co. Yes No Statewide*

10,000 students, until her contract was not renewed by the district in June. Under her watch, MTI students won more SkillsUSA awards each year for the last decade than any other school in the competition.

She decided to run for the school board seat at the prompting of friends and fellow educators.

Cantrell said teachers and school board employees are dealing with an atmosphere of fear and oppression.

“We want teachers to be able to teach and feel safe and free to take chances, not be overburdened,” she said. “We want kids to excel. We want everyone to work together.”

Cantrell was joined in her election night celebration by dozens of retired and current educators, including school board members Harry Kinnan and Walter Miller and former superintendent Tim McGonegal, as well as friends and supporters at the home of former Bashaw Elementary principal Minnie King. Meanwhile, Aranibar sipped wine with about 20 supporters at Poppi’s Place in Lakewood Ranch.

Once all but 1% of the results were in, Aranibar conceded, and

Water and land conservation Manatee Co. Yes 84,393 73.1% No 26,740 23.2% Statewide* 4,124,584 75.0%

✗ Amendment 2 — Medical marijuana Manatee Co. Yes 63,329 No 50,555 Statewide* 3,273,981

55.0% 44.0% 57.5%

✗ Amendment 3 — Prospective appointment of certain judicial vacancies Manatee Co. Yes 50,089 43.4% No 58,181 50.4% Statewide* 2,512,878 48.0% *Statewide “yes” votes

*Statewide “yes” votes

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by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

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FOR A HERO

After enlisting twice and suffering injuries during a tour in Iraq, Sgt. Kenneth Katter and his family received a mortgage-free home in Lakewood Ranch.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Kenneth Katter doesn’t consider himself a hero.

But on Oct. 29, Katter and his family — wife, Patti, and children, Hunter and Savanna — received a hero’s welcome home.

As they pulled up to the driveway of their new house in Lakewood Ranch, their neighbors and friends clapped and cheered alongside representatives of Chase Bank and Building Homes for Heroes, a nonprofit that supports wounded military veterans by giving them new or modified homes.

Chase Bank had donated the Katters’ new home, a foreclosed property, to the nonprofit. Renovations to the property are valued at approximately $85,000.

“We have fallen in love with this family,” said Building Homes for Heroes founder Andy Pujol, whose parents, Jerry and Carolyn Pujol, live in Lakewood Ranch. “Patti is such a strong advocate for her husband, her family and for veterans. We wanted to give them a home. It was an easy decision.”

The Summerfield house, which went into foreclosure in late 2008, sat vacant for about five years. Vines had grown into the home through the roof and the pool had become so murky that the neighbor’s daughter, 18-year-old Tayler Shreve, used it as a source of tadpoles and other critters for a middle-school science project.

“I’m thrilled,” Tayler’s mom, Crystal Shreve, said of the home’s new purpose. “It’s great to know what the organization is doing. The house sat for so long. It’s really pretty now.”

Chase Bank gave title of the home to Building Homes for Heroes in September 2013.

The Katters saw the property once in person — for about 30 minutes — before agreeing to move into it one day.

Kenneth Katter said he saw its potential, despite the home’s poor condition at the time.

“We really liked the area here,” he said, adding Patti Katter researched schools and other information. “This was the first time I’d been on this side of the state. It seemed like a nice place to raise a family.”

The warm weather also is better for Kenneth Katters’ injuries, as well as for the health of Savanna, who suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a group of disorders that include easy bruising, loose joints and a weakness of tissues, Patti Katter said.

Devyn Dugger, left, and John Saputo.

The property underwent more than $85,000 worth of renovations.

Photos by Pam Eubanks

Savanna, Kenneth, Patti and Hunter Katter stand in front of their new home in Summerfield Park. The Katters received a mortgage-free home through the nonprofit Building Homes for Heroes Oct. 29.

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SGT. KENNETH KATTER’S Kenneth Katter enKenneth Katter underlisted in the U.S. Marines COMMENDATIONS: went three years’ worth as a 21-year-old. Desert of physical, occupational Storm had just started, • Purple Heart and other therapies until but the conflict ended • Army Commendation Medal (2) he was medically retired before Katter finished • Army Achievement Medal from the Army in 2010. boot camp.

• Meritorious Unit Commendation He served four years, • Navy Unit Commendation Home, sweet home and then completed col• Army Good Conduct Medal Less than a week after lege to become a police • Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal unloading a truck full officer in Saginaw Counof boxes into their new • Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon ty, Mich., for 10 years. home, the Katters look • National Defense Service Medal “I had been thinking relaxed as they recline about going back into • Army Commendation Medalat a table outside by the the military again,” KenCampaign Star pool. neth Katter said. “I felt • Global War on Terrorism Medal They are eager to finlike it was the right thing • Army Service Ribbon (2) ish unpacking, but alto do. I loved my job as a • Global War on Terrorism Service ready feel at home. police officer. That was Medal “Lots of neighbors a hard decision for us to • Humanitarian Service Medal have stopped by,” Patti make.”

Katter said, adding one • Iraq Campaign Medal with Kenneth Katter re-eneven brought bread and listed, this time joining Campaign Star a pie. “There’s a lot of the U.S. Army. veterans around here.

His unit of about 300 Everybody’s been super ity of her husband’s injuries men deployed to Iraq in welcoming.” until he returned home about August 2006.

Kenneth Katter will receive “I couldn’t watch the news,” five months later.

Because his injuries re- a two-part back surgery next Patti Katter said.

Kenneth Katter adds: “We quired no amputations, Ken- month — one he and his famwere in a lot of combat. We neth had pushed forward, ily hopes will ease the daily were always busing doing never considering he needed physical pains leftover from more serious medical treat- his tour in Iraq. something. Missions.”

And the couple’s oldest Then, on May 28, 2007, Ken- ment, despite seizures, mineth Katter was in a vehicle graines, nerve tremors, neck daughter, Ashlay, who is away when a bomb planted by an and back pain and loss of at college, also plans to visit.

The Katters plan to attend Iraqi insurgent detonated hearing, among other injuries.

“I did not want to come other welcome-home celalong Route Canal in the village of Zagniyah. It tore into back home,” Kenneth Katter ebrations for soldiers receivhis vehicle. While the truck said. “A lot of the guys who ing homes through Building was being towed away with were wounded stuck around Homes for Heroes, as well.

“This isn’t the end of us beKatter and his fellow soldiers just like I did.” ing with them,” Kenneth KatMore than 100 soldiers in inside, another IED exploded.

When Katter regained con- the roughly 300-member ter said.

Patti Katter added: “It’s nice sciousness, he was disorient- unit in which Kenneth Katter ed. Blood dripped from his served died or suffered inju- to be able to give back to an organization that’s helped us ries during the tour. ears.

Once Kenneth Katter re- so much.”

Patti Katter learned of the Contact Pam Eubanks at incident three days later, but turned home, Patti Katter beknew few details of the sever- gan advocating for her hus- peubanks@yourobserver.com

+ Gold Coast expands north Lakewood Ranch-based Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, one of the largest AnheuserBusch/InBev distributors in Florida, announced a deal to acquire Monroe, Ohiobased Dickerson Distributing Co. Terms of the deal, announced in a statement released Monday, weren’t disclosed.

The transaction, expected to close in the first quarter, pending supplier approvals, will create a combined company with almost 9 million cases of sales and 228 employees, according to the release.

Dickerson Distributing’s trade area is Warren, Butler and Preble counties, north of Cincinnati. Gold Coast Eagle, based out of a 170,000-square-foot facility in Lakewood Ranch, runs 40 route trucks per day. Both firms, the release states, carry Anheuser-Busch/InBev products, in addition to Constellation Beer Division products.

Gold Coast Eagle had $97.4 million in sales in 2013, up 3.1% from $94.5 million in 2012.

“Dickerson Distributing Co. is a great organization with dedicated people and we are committed to continuing the company’s strong business practices and building on the legacy founded by the Dickerson family,” Gold Coast Eagle President John Saputo says in the release. “We anticipate a smooth transition with our existing team members, the Dickerson team and our new customers and friends in southwestern Ohio.”

Gold Coast Eagle marketing and sales executive Devyn Dugger was named president of Dickerson Distributing. Saputo will become the CEO of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing and the new entity. Saputo founded Gold Coast Eagle in 1996. The Saputo family owned and managed beer distribution companies in Michigan, New York and North Carolina prior to Gold Coast in the Sarasota-Bradenton market.

+ FDOT, Manatee to restore wetlands at Duette Preserve The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County have reached an agreement that will save taxpayers millions of dollars while restoring county wetlands.

As FDOT prepares to construct a diverging diamond design at the intersection of University Parkway and Interstate 75, it has partnered with Manatee County to mitigate interchange improvement impacts.

Rather than purchasing land adjacent to the interchange to create new wetlands, FDOT instead will pay for the restoration of wetlands in Manatee’s 23,000-acre Duette preserve.

FDOT’s agreement for Duette will save Manatee County more than $2 million in restoration costs, while satisfying mitigation requirements for I-75/University Parkway, as well as interchange improvements at State Road 70, State Road 64 and U.S. 301.

MEETINGS AGENDAS

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 All Manatee County offices are closed Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.  Manatee County Animal Services Advisory Board Meeting — 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, at Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd., Bradenton  Manatee County Planning Commission Meeting — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 13, at the County Administration Building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

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There’s a lot going on near University Parkway these days. So much so that it may be easy to get turned around.

That’s why Stephanie Grosskreutz, managing director for Visit Sarasota County, wants to point motorists in the right direction with a sign on Interstate 75 at the University Parkway exit, letting them know that one of the organization’s visitor centers is located right inside The Mall at University Town Center.

But, obtaining such a sign has been anything but easy.

There has been a standstill because the Florida Department of Transportation only allows signs on the interstate to represent standalone buildings. Since the visitors center is in the mall, it’s not eligible to receive signage, according to FDOT officials.

Instead, places such as restaurants, hotels, universities and retail stores that are not within the mall get to be featured on highway signs.

The issue was a topic of concern at the Sarasota Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Oct. 28 meeting.

“We could get a sign if we built a freestanding building in front of the mall and spent millions of taxpayer dollars, but because it’s in a mall, we can’t get a sign?” said Sarasota County Commissioner Christine Robinson.

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ta-Manatee’s campuses have lines on the University Parkway interstate sign, that they could be combined to one line to make room for another organization.

But FDOT officials explained only four destination lines are allowed per sign.

FDOT officials agreed to investigate the matter further.

Getting an interstate sign would be a big help to increase business in the Sarasota County area, according to Grosskreutz.

“We think it’s important to be there in front of visitors when they come to town,” she said. “I think it would encourage guests to get off the highway and see us.”

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School district welcomes new money manager Manatee County School District’s new CFO Rebecca Roberts will work to keep district finances in check.

EAST COUNTY — As Rebecca Roberts sat in her new office, her chin rested on her knuckles and her eyes occasionally shifted toward the clear skies hanging over downtown Bradenton.

“I can see this new view becoming distracting,” Roberts said, laughing, as she took one last look at the spreadsheet that demanded her full attention Halloween morning.

Her wooden desk wasn’t decorated, yet, with family photos of her husband of 35 years or her two sons. After all, she just moved in.

After six months as the Manatee County School District’s director of finance, Superintendent Rick Mills chose Roberts as the district’s new chief financial officer.

The School Board approved Roberts for the position at its meeting Oct. 28.

Roberts replaces former CFO Michael Boyer, who retired in June, and interim CFO Conley Weiss.

“During her time with the Manatee District, Rebecca has proven that she has the knowledge, abilities and leadership skills to serve as our CFO,” Mills said.

The mother of two has been utilizing her experience working with Weiss and other members of the district to guide her in her new role.

Throughout the summer, Roberts worked with the budget committee, along with Weiss, Director of Budget Heather Jenkins and Deputy Superintendent of Operations Don Hall to help dig the school district out of a financial hole that was $8.6 million deep.

They carefully monitored where the district spent dollars and why.

“We used close cost containment,” Roberts said. “We literally watched every

About a week into her new role as the final set of eyes to look at financial decisions the district makes, Roberts is already creating plans she hopes are fail-proof.

Roberts is working to implement a new, more rigorous training program for the accounting department. She hopes the more in-depth knowledge the department’s members will learn will help equip them for out-of-the-ordinary situations.

During her tenure with the city of Baltimore as its chief accountant, she handled sources of revenue and reviewed financial transactions.

“Here as the CFO, children in classrooms are affected,” Roberts said. “In Baltimore, citizens of a big city were at stake.

But, what I do is business. And, the business functions the same; the guidelines are the same and the skill sets are the same. The biggest change for me is working in the sunshine.”

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Although she has had only six months of on-the-job training, Rebecca Roberts said she’s ready to keep the Manatee County School District moving forward as its new CFO. dollar that left the district.”

Roberts also worked with Weiss to develop the district’s 2014-15 school year budget, which projects a year-end fund balance of $16.5 million, Mills said.

She remembered more than a few long nights spent crossing out budget line items and examining which costs could be cut.

Weiss stressed the importance of onetime expenditures, rather than long-range expenses that the district couldn’t afford in its financially fragile state.

Although the district ended the 2013-14 school year with an estimated $6 million surplus and its fund balance continued

to boast positive numbers, it couldn’t afford costs that would dig into the district’s pockets for years.

The skills Weiss taught her over the last few months gave her a fully stocked tool belt, she said.

Planning for future school years by bulking up a rainy day fund for fiscal disasters, such as costly audit findings, are lessons Roberts plans to continue as the district’s CFO. “The district can’t overextend its resources,” Roberts said. “We need to make sure we have the revenue to support projects, while also having a margin in case another financial situation occurred.”

REBECCA ROBERTS Fun fact: Roberts has visited 14 states and lived in Japan, while her husband served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Hobbies: She enjoys refinishing furniture and writing fiction stories. She calls her stories her children, but she hasn’t had time to work on her stories lately because of her work schedule.

Resume: Roberts was the director of finance for the school district six months prior to receiving the CFO position. She has also served as the city of Baltimore’s chief accountant.

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Residents want center ... if the price is right The Summerfield Information Center could become a hub for the community, but residents want to know what it will cost.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lakewood Ranch residents want to retain the Summerfield Information Center, but they want to know how the purchase is going to affect their bottom lines in the form of rising community development district bills before they make a decision.

At an information center acquisition workshop Monday night at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, about 15 residents weighed in and provided Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Executive Director Eva Rey with input on a possible purchase.

Summerfield resident and Community Development District 1 Supervisor June Stroup and others believe the community lacks a community center, like facilities seen in each section of The Villages, a retiree-only development located an hour north of Orlando.

Located near the southwest corner of State Road 70 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard at 6310 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., the green-roofed information center with a wrap-around porch has served as an information center for Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch for nearly two decades. The center also houses Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp., an organization that organizes events for Lakewood Ranch residents.

Appraiser’s website shows the dent Dolores Whitham. “But it 2.31-acre property appraised at depends on how many districts $463,800 in 2014. agree to pitch in.”

The one-level office buildRey said there will be opportuing, which was built in 1995, has nities for the public to weigh in 3,964 square feet under roof, but at future public meetings once only 2,740 square feet of usable SMR can divulge more about business space. when it no longer needs the The property must building and shifts be used for comits informational munity supporting center purpose to a uses, such as a recnew building north reation center, inof State Road 70 East. formation center or SMR also has two community meeting other information rooms, per its zoncenters: 6220 UniNumber of acres ing. versity Parkway, on which the inforAnother underlySarasota; and 8307 mation center sits. ing issue is whether Lake Club Blvd., CDD 1 alone agrees Lakewood Ranch, in to purchase the The Lake Club.

Total square footage of the building or all of the Rey also plans to Summerfield CDDs in Lakewood reach out to ManaInformation Ranch agree to pitch tee County District 5 Center. in to pay for it.

Commissioner VanThe underlying essa Baugh to see if sentiment Monday the county has any Year the inforwas if all Lakewood interest in the facilmation center Ranch residents get ity, even as a potenopened. to use the buildtial library site for ing, all of the CDDs East County. should help pay for Stroup, who said Number of inforit. Residents in atshe could see the mation centers tendance agreed building used as a Schroederthey would like the small arts center, Manatee Ranch building retained by asked those in atcurrently has in the community as tendance not to be Lakewood Ranch. a recreation facildeterred by the low ity or an extension turnout at the meetof Town Hall rather ing. than as a retail or restaurant “It’s a beginning and we need spot. more information,” Stroup said.

“We would all like to see the “But we have to take the lead on building retained by the com- this if we want to keep it as part munity,” said Summerfield resi- of our community.”

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The Summerfield Information Center was constructed in 1995 and currently houses the Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp. and office space for some information center employees.

Lisa Barnott, spokeswoman for SMR, said the company eventually will sell the property once the area is built out and an information center is no longer useful, but there is no timeline for doing so or any predetermined asking price.

Individuals in attendance Monday night said they need more information — mainly what it’s going to cost them if the district buys the property one day.

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here before we can weigh in,” said Summerfield resident Phyllis Troy.

Rey couldn’t provide one for residents Monday, though.

“There’s a fear of what will happen if the community doesn’t take it over when SMR is ready to release it, but there’s also a hesitance for expenditures and CDD funds to take it over and we understand that,” Rey said. “If it stays within the community, your assessments go up.”

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New eateries cater to mall’s booming area Panera Bread opens near the Mall at UTC this week, while Culver’s works on a State Road 70 location.

Meredith Buckelew, regional training manager for Harmony Food Services, said the restaurant has 60 employees that finished their training earlier this week.

Panera will be open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Above: The Panera Bread café and bakery at 215 N. Cattlemen Road is 4,100 square feet.

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Right: A new Culver’s will be coming to East County in 2015. This one, on University Parkway in Sarasota, opened in June.

Pittas said a lot of the expansion comes from franchise owners looking to make their mark in another territory.

The S.R. 70 location will sit on 1.31 acres of land. A vacant condominium complex owned by Casvak River Club LLC, of Lakewood Ranch, currently sits on the property.

Culver’s specializes in hamburgers with butter and frozen custards.

Pittas said the company prides itself on service and hospitality.

“We hope that people who come to Culver’s have a great experience,” he said.

“We have quality; it’s all fresh and cooked to order. You’ll see that Culver’s will become a real player in the area and our operators are very involved in their communities,” Pittas said.

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There will also be one more place to indulge when Culver’s opens its second restaurant location in the area in 2015.

It will be located on State Route 70, just east of Interstate 75 near the recently opened PDQ restaurant.

The first area Culver’s location, a 4,446-square foot restaurant, opened in June on University Parkway in Sarasota.

Paul Pittas, director of communications for Culver’s, said the franchise has been doing well since recently expanding in Florida.

The latest restaurant will have a similar footprint and feature approximately 100 seats and an outdoor patio. The Koch family of Rockford, Ill., which has existing Culver’s locations in Illinois, owns the franchise rights to operate Culver’s restaurants in Sarasota and Bradenton.

Pittas said the wide range of transplanted Midwesterners made it easy for the Sauk City, Wisc.-based fast food restaurant to make an impact in the area.

“It’s not like we’re going into strange territory,” he said. “Florida has really opened its arms to Culver’s and treated us nicely.

All of our restaurants have really done well there.”

Culver’s has 526 restaurants in 22 states.

There are currently eight in Florida. Pittas said as many as 15 could open on Florida’s west coast in 2015 alone.

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Panera Bread opened its doors 7 a.m.

Wednesday across the street from The Mall at University Town Center in a Benderson Development-owned plaza.

The 4,100-square-foot café and bakery at 215 N. Cattlemen Road sits in an outparcel of the District at University Park plaza next to Fidelity Investments. The plaza houses retailers such as Super Target, Stein Mart, Best Buy and Ulta.

It’s the seventh Panera Bread location for Harmony Food Services LLC, operator of the local Panera Bread franchise that now has three Sarasota locations, a Bradenton location, two locations in Texas and one in Louisiana.

Harmony Food Services LLC Operations Partner Michael Flawelling said the latest location is three years in the making and comes with some unique features patrons won’t find in other area Panera Bread locations.

“It’s our smallest Panera Bread, so utilizing every inch of space took some creativity,” Flawelling said. “It took some extra time to organize a well thought out café.”

What differs with this eatery, Flawelling said, is a unique outdoor privacy patio with wooden accents and a conference community room that seats approximately 20 people.

“The community room closes off from the rest of the restaurant and allows businesses and organizations to reserve the room for a business breakfast or lunch,” said Harmony Food Services Regional Catering Manager Felicia Baldwin.

The room comes equipped with a flatscreen television, different dining setup options and a conference telephone.

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construction on the project in the first quarter.

“Final plans are ready for review by Manatee County,” he said. “Once we go through that comment phase, we’ll be ready. We don’t sit around.”

Approvals include 190 single-family homes for property located between The Ritz-Carlton Members Club to the north and the existing Country Club East project to the south. The future del Webb community lies immediately east of the site.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch is moving forward with plans to expand its Country Club East community.

The developer not only is under final site plan approval for two new neighborhoods in the development, but it also broke ground Wednesday on a new rustic-architecture-themed clubhouse in the community.

The clubhouse, to be located at 16215 Players Drive, Lakewood Ranch, will be 27,889 square feet, including 15,439 square feet under air conditioning and 5,400 square feet in outdoor covered areas.

The facility will have a driving range, putting course and practice facilities, a private dining room, a large exposed event-style kitchen and a wine area for special member parties, among other features.

The club overlooks holes No. 9 and No. 18. There will also be an area for stadium seating for tournaments at those holes.

The project will take a little more than one year to complete.

SMR’s Vice President of Planning Richard Bedford said SMR and Manatee County are working to finalize final site plans for Country Club East’s two newest neighborhoods: Whittlebury and Prestbury.

Bedford said he expects SMR will begin

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ing of the children he transported.

“He has them reading on the bus. He goes to their ABC awards,” she said. “I’ve never seen any other bus driver, in my years, do that. He comes into the cafeteria in the morning to make sure the kids walk, not run.

He helps teachers. The kids love him.”

While serving as their bus driver, McCarter checked the children’s quarterly progress reports, helped them with homework and made sure they knew gaining a good education was important.

“Mr. Mike is sweet and nice. We’re all going to miss him, mostly me. I’ve been with him since kindergarten,” 11-year-old Juanita Garcia said.

Wendy Aquino agreed.

“He’s the best bus driver you could ever have,” she said. “He makes you be safe on the bus. He tries to help you.”

McCarter said he considers the children under his care like his own.

“Their parents are all off working,” McCarter said. “They give them to me. They give them to the bus drivers. We fill in. When I first met these children, I was going to write a referral on half of them, but it all worked out.

“They’re beautiful kids,” he said, his voice lowered. “Beautiful kids.”

After the photo, McCarter waved the children back toward the bus. He paused to lift one in crutches up the bus steps and into his seat before sending the rest inside single file.

As children said their goodbyes, McCarter waved off their sorrows: He’ll be back as a volunteer, he says.

“They’re still my kids,” he said. “Somebody’s got to push them. They’ve got to get educated.”

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Student singers head to all-state chorus Six Manatee County students will perform in the Florida All-State Elementary Chorus in January.

RIVER CLUB — Ask Olivia Garland to sing, and she breaks into a tune without pausing to choose a song.

It’s already in her head, she says.

Olivia, a fourth-grader at Braden River Elementary School, moves in her seat as she belts out Meghan Trainor’s “I’m all about that base.”

Mia Merrell, Haley Dragon, Jaysa Molina and Madisyn Wandall join in momentarily.

The girls, all fourth- and fifth-grade students, recently were selected to the Florida All-State Chorus, which performs at the Florida Elementary Music Educators Association’s annual conference in January.

They, along with Bashaw Elementary student Hannah McFarland, are the only students from Manatee County to be selected to the 200-member chorus. About 750 children statewide auditioned.

“I’m not nervous,” Mia said.

“If you mess up, the other peo-

ple are there to cover you.”

Haley adds: “We have so much time to practice.”

Music teachers David Katz, at Braden River, and Barbara Sullivan, at Bashaw, recorded chorus auditions for the top five children at their respective schools, after completing chorus auditions at the school level.

Katz, who has held auditions for about nine years, said he is humbled to have all five of his students get into all-state.

“I’m very excited,” he said.

“I’m so very privileged and I feel honored and humbled.”

Sullivan agreed.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to help audition these children,” Sullivan said. “The quality of the experience they receive to sing in a ballroom and work with a well renowned clinician (at the conference) is something I’m very excited for them to receive that opportunity.”

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Braden River Elementary School’s Olivia Garland, Madisyn Wandall, Jaysa Molina, Haley Dragon and Mia Merrell all will sing in the 200-member Florida All-State Elementary Chorus in January. Hannah McFarland from Bashaw Elementary, pictured right, also will perform. mance and begin rehearsals with their students.

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Business owner maintains workforce military roots Veteran business owner Kevin Henault finds his best employees in former military men and women.

try, and trains them as technicians and in other roles. The reason isn’t solely because his family has a passion for serving its country.

To Henault, veterans are good employees because of the principles they learn in the military, such as taking direction.

“Military men and women become quality employees,” Henault said.” They are good at following directions, paying special attention to detail and jobs get done. If I tell a veteran I need a project completed before the end of the day, it gets done.”

The father of four and grandfather of four estimates 35% of his 35 employees are veterans.

The biggest downfall to hiring veterans is that he can’t afford to hire more right now.

At just two-and-a-half years old, the East County business needs to continue to build its client base before hiring more employees, Henault said.

Aside from its veteran employees, Veteran Air also gives perks to customers who served, as well.

Veteran Air gives military discounts and maintains a program Henault launched when he started the company in 2012.

The “Vets Fund” provides donated ser-

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Above: Kevin Henault, center, stands with some of his employees who are military veterans.

Right: Kevin Henault’s family has roots in the military dating back to World War I. Today, he maintains a business built up by a veteran to employ veterans.

vices and products to financially needy veterans who can’t afford to have their air conditioners fixed or replaced.

“I like to think that I’m helping the veteran community on a daily basis,” Henault said.

Today, family photos of his relatives and himself in uniform decorate the walls of his office. A military helmet given to him from a customer also sits on the corner of his desk — a reminder of the foundation on which he built his business.

“This company is veterans-based and makes a difference in our community of veterans,” Henault said.

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Henault, 46, was a medic in the U.S. Army from 1989 through 1993.

“The military is a good stepping stone, especially for people who aren’t sure what they what to do in life yet,” Henault said.

Although he has since traded the chaos of a battlefield for a comfortable office, Henault contributes to former military men and women through his business — Veteran Air. Henault’s Lakewood Ranch-based airconditioning company lives up to its name; the veteran hires other vets as often as he can.

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EAST COUNTY — Her East County roots have never kept Trisha Zuknick planted in Sarasota.

The Braden River High graduate has traveled to “fashion-forward” states, such as California and New York and feels most at home in Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and other big cities filled with youth sporting the newest seasonal trends.

Whether she’s in New York City or at The Mall at University Town Center, Zuknick’s eyes are drawn to the purses hanging from the forearms of women brushing passed her.

“When I’m out, I can’t stop looking at what people are carrying,” Zuknick said. “I like to see what types of purses different women go for.”

The 22-year-old’s handbag obsession isn’t because she wants more ideas for which accessories to add to her personal collection; it’s her job.

Zuknick sells purses at a kiosk located in front of Victoria’s Secret at The Mall at University Town Center.

Zuknick’s shop — Branché, which means trendy in French — features European handbags, which range from $250 to $700. The kiosk holds about 50 purses at one time from foreign labels such as Badgley Mischka, Sequoia Paris, Kemestry and Amerigo Buti.

Although she, and her mother, Tammy, who acts as a silent

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Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays Location: In front of Victoria’s Secret in The Mall at University Town Center, 140 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota

partner in the venture, secured the space for a year, the motherdaughter duo plan to move to a storefront after their lease is up — if not sooner.

“This is just the first baby step to what I want to do,” Zuknick said. “I want to open an actual store in the mall, and expand what I’m selling.”

Typically, Julia DeCastro, of the UTC specialty leasing team, signs kiosk owners up for 60- to 90-day rental agreements, and no longer than a year, she said.

DeCastro said business owners get a trial period before committing to the extra responsibilities that come with being a storeowner in the mall.

If she secures a store space, Zuknick plans to sell jewelry, watches and more.

Although now a small business owner, Zuknick plans to continue traveling. But this time it pays her to shop.

She estimates she’ll travel three to four times a year, to big-city showrooms, where she will pick out the handbags she

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ABOUT THE OWNER Trisha Zuknick, 22, is a Sarasota native and has spent her life in Manatee County.

Before launching her handbag kiosk at The Mall at UTC, Zuknick considered a career in pharmaceutical sales. But, after talking with her aunt, who owns a rug store that also sells purses, and considering her love for fashion, she decided to start her own business in June.

wants to order and sell at her East County shop.

She may also visit a designer in Italy next year to preview the newest line of handbags.

A new business owner and college graduate who majored in biology rather than business, Zuknick hasn’t gotten discouraged from the heaps of paperwork on payroll for her two employees, how to apply for a

business license and other specifics she knew nothing about.

Instead of feeling overwhelmed, Zuknick focuses on what’s next for Branché.

She hopes to expand to other area shopping centers, such as St. Armands Circle or Tampa International Mall.

So far, she has seen a steady flow of interested women in her target age range — 30 to 55 years old — who have windowshopped or convinced their husbands that an early Christmas present wouldn’t be a bad idea.

To Tammy Zuknick, a 32year banking professional, her daughter’s idea is something there is a market for out east.

“I definitely think she’ll do well with this,” Zuknick said.

“These types of purses aren’t sold around here. It’s a different idea.”

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What Poppo’s Taqueria serves up at its two locations, on Anna Maria Island and Northwest Bradenton, isn’t Tex-Mex or traditional Mexican food.

The restaurant specializes in a San Francisco twist on Mexican food, with hormonefree meats, mostly organic produce and burritos, served “Subway-style.”

Customers choose what they want from the food items available in front of them.

Patrick Coleman, 28, co-owns the shops with his girlfriend, Rowen Beals, and his brother, Casey. After they launched their first location two years ago, the trio is now expanding out east.

Coleman expects his two newest Poppo’s facilities, to be located at the corner of State Road 70 and Lockwood Ridge Road, and across from the Mall at University Town Center in the Cooper Creek plaza, to open in the spring.

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Empty Bowls — runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Main Street. For $25, guests can enjoy soup and bread at this event to raise awareness about hunger and raise funds for The Food Bank of Manatee. Guests also will select a ceramic bowl to take home. To purchase tickets in advance, visit foodbankofmanatee.org.

FRIDAY, NOV. 7

Wobbly Feet Foundation Greens for Genes Golf Tournament — starts at 8:30 a.m. at The Meadows Country Club, 3101 Longmeadow, Sarasota. The Wobbly Feet Foundation raises funds for a cure for ataxia telangiectasia, a rare genetic disorder. For more information or to register, visit facebook. com/WobblyFeet.

Music on Main — runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Main Street. Come enjoy live music by Old Time Rock & Roll, while benefiting Manatee Children’s Services.

Food and drink will be available for purchase; no coolers allowed. For more, visit lakewoodranch.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 8

Holiday Rejuvenation Event and Toys for Tots Fundraiser — runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aesthetic and Wellness Center, 3825 State Road 64 E., Suite 300, Bradenton. Dr. Inda Mowett will demonstrate non-surgical options for facial rejuvenation and skin care, such as Botox, injectable fillers and more. Enjoy live demonstrations, a complimentary skin analysis, hors d’oeuvres, doorprizes and more. Guests receive a raffle ticket for each toy donated ($15 minimum per toy). Space is limited. Reservations are required to drmowett@tawcenter.com.

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East Manatee Republican Club — meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Peridia Golf and Country Club, 4950 Peridia Blvd., Bradenton. Lunch costs $16. Guest speaker will be Robert Rehmer, who was a sentinel at The Tomb of the Unknowns.

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football by Jen Blanco | Sports Editor Braden River running backs Carlos Crawford, Raymond Thomas and Jaylin Austin have rushed for a combined 1,640 yards.

MOMENTS OF THE WEEK

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Braden River junior Ryan Walker won the 50- and 100-yard freestyles at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet Oct. 31.

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The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team defeated Tarpon Springs East Lake 3-0 Oct. 29 to advance to the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinals Nov. 4.

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The Out-of-Door Academy girls swim team captured the school’s first district runner-up trophy at the Class 1A-District 8 meet Nov. 1.

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Ande McDonald crossed the finish line in 19 minutes, 58.30 seconds to finish fifth overall and lead the Lakewood Ranch girls cross-country team to a second-place finish at the Class 3A-District 10 meet Oct. 30.

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Lakewood Ranch residents and sisters Vanessa and Michelle Yan tied for 17th and 32nd, respectively, at the Class 1A girls golf state championship Oct. 28 and Oct. 29.

Well-balanced ATTACK

Braden River’s three running backs have accounted for 20 touchdowns so far this season.

BRADEN RIVER — Carlos Crawford’s best-kept secret is what he initially can’t see.

The Braden River High senior running back is averaging 6.2 yards per carry this season, but it’s on the sideline, away from the line of scrimmage, where Crawford’s been able to gain a new perspective — one that’s allowed him to see the field in a whole new light.

Rather than carrying the weight of the team solely on his legs, Crawford has been able to share the load with fellow running backs Raymond Thomas and Jaylin Austin. The scheme not only has allowed all three running backs to remain healthy, but it’s also increased their individual productivity.

“It gives me a break and a chance to see something different that I might not have seen before,” Crawford says. “We feed off each other.”

Crawford, Thomas and Austin have combined for 1,640 yards on the ground and 20 touchdowns this season while helping lead Braden River to an 8-0 season and the program’s first district title.

Crawford leads the trio in yards with 659, while Thomas (493) and Austin (488) are both approaching the 500-yard mark. Thomas, who is in his first year of varsity football, leads Braden River in touchdowns this season with 10 — nine of which have come on the ground.

Crawford has seven touchdowns and Austin has three.

“We trust one another,” says Austin, who is in his first year at

Photos by Jen Blanco

Senior Carlos Crawford has carried the ball 107 times for 659 yards so far this season.

Braden River after having spent the past two seasons at Palmetto.

“We know that whoever gets in, we can count on them and we don’t have to worry. Other teams have a hard time stopping all three running backs.”

On Oct. 31, Crawford, Thomas and Austin combined for 171 yards on the ground and two touchdowns while helping lead Braden River to a 38-14 victory over Palmetto in the Class 7A-District 10 championship.

“This is the best set of running backs we’ve ever had and the best team,” Crawford says. “A lot of the coaches and players came from that bad season (two years ago),

and now we’re looking to regionals.”

Although some players often get caught up in individual accolades, Crawford, Thomas and Austin have focused their attention on what they can do individually and collectively to make the overall team better.

They can all pinpoint each running back’s breakout game — Lakewood Ranch (Thomas), North Fort Myers (Crawford) and Sarasota (Austin).

And they all know what each running back brings. Austin is the fastest. Thomas is the quick one who can make people miss. And Crawford is the bruiser.

“It’s a brotherhood thing,” Crawford says. “We all want to do what’s best for our brother. It doesn’t matter who has the best game or the most yards. We just want to get the win. That’s all that matters.”

Crawford, Thomas and Austin’s willingness to put the team’s success ahead of their own has been an integral part of Braden River’s ability to remain undefeated.

Crawford’s first varsity season was the same year the Pirates went 1-9. Now, two years later, Crawford is having his most productive season on the gridiron thanks in large part to Thomas and Austin, who are both new to Braden River’s offensive system.

Crawford, Thomas and Austin all bring something unique to the team; all three have their own specific packages and plays designed to best utilize their talents. One running back may be better inside the tackles while another might be better outside the tackles in space.

As a result, all three running backs have seen their fair share of success this season; statistically, all three remain relatively even in terms of carries and yards.

“We have a three-headed monster now; and next year we’ll have a two-headed monster with (Raymond and Jaylin),” said Braden River offensive coordinator Eric Sanders. “It’s been great. All three have been unselfish and are focused on winning. In this day and age that’s hard to find, so it’s been a blessing.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@ yourobserver.com.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH FOOTBALL (33) VS. SARASOTA HIGH (14) The Lakewood Ranch High football team defeated Sarasota 33-14 in its Class 7A-District 10 finale Oct. 31, which also served as the Mustangs’ Senior Night.

Lakewood will close out its season Nov. 7 at Port Charlotte.

Right: Lakewood Ranch running back Justin Fischer rushed for nearly 190 yards on the ground.

Photos by Jen Blanco

Braden River’s Carly Provan attempts gain possession from Lakewood Ranch’s Maria Gonzalez.

The Lady Mustangs defeated the Lady Pirates 2-1 in Class 4A-District 11 action. Maria Miller and Sophia Falco each scored a goal in the first half to preserve the victory for Lakewood.

Athena Kavis scored the lone goal for Braden River.

Above: Lakewood Ranch’s Caitlyn Klein and Braden River’s Joanne Gigliotti battle for possession early in the first half.

Left: Braden River’s Isabelle Vasquez dribbles the ball back across the midfield.

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Lakewood Ranch junior defensive back Daymon Murray makes a tackle during the Mustangs’ district game versus Sarasota.

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Braden River wide receiver Justin Ross caught five passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the Pirates to their first district title.

He also scored on a 30-yard run.

TOP PERFORMERS

Braden River quarterback Jacob Huesman completed 18 of 25 attempts for 316 yards and two touchdowns.

Cardinal Mooney defensive back Tyler Garris recorded two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, to help lead the Cougars to their second-consecutive district title.

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+ Pirates, Cougars win district crowns The Braden River and Cardinal Mooney High football teams both won district championships Oct. 31.

The Pirates improved to 8-0 with a 38-14 win over Palmetto to capture the Class 7A-District 10 championship and the program’s first district title.

With the game tied 14-14 after the first quarter, Braden River scored 24 unanswered points to secure the victory.

Wide receiver Justin Ross scored three touchdowns, and the Braden River defense recorded four interceptions in the second half to preserve the victory.

Cardinal Mooney defeated Bishop Verot 44-6 to capture the Class 3A-District 10 championship for the second-consecutive season.

Quarterback Reese Vita completed 8 of 13 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown. He also scored on a 15-yard run.

“We decided to be district champs for Halloween … no costume needed! Love this team. So proud of the players, coaches and school. #PirateNation” “Crazy to think the last time we lost was a year ago.”

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“Congrats @MustangFootball on a great win tonight and seniors for an incredible year. (You) guys (are) champions.”

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In his final home game for Lakewood Ranch, Rex carried the ball 14 times for 140 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Mustangs to victory on Senior Night. He also threw a 12-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to have a hand in all five of Lakewood’s touchdowns.

NOV. 7 (7:30 P.M.) Braden River vs. DeSoto County Braden River will close out the regular season at home versus Class 5A-District 13 champion DeSoto County in non-district action. With a win, the Pirates will finish the regular season undefeated for the first time in school history.

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+ Golfers tee off in challenge

+ ODA opens season with win

Four local golfers won their respective age divisions in the Southwest Florida Junior Challenge Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, on the Champions Course at Palm-Aire Country Club.

Individual winners include: • Girls 11-14 — Alyssa Mercado • Boys 11-14 — Hector Barnetche • Girls 15-18 — Hannah Haythorne • Boys 15-18 — Tony Jiang Winners of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour event received an invitation to the 2014 Tour Championship.

The Out-of-Door Academy girls soccer team opened its season with a 3-1 victory over Carrollwood Day School Oct. 30.

Kimmy Comito, Lexi Murphy and Katie Lang all scored goals for the Lady Thunder.

Miller Condrack and Kat Pacitti each had an assist. Abby Bannar finished with nine saves.

+ BRE student finishes triathlon Eight-year-old Abby Hite recently finished her third triathlon season.

The Braden River Elementary School third-grader competed in 11 triathlons, posting nine first-place finishes and one secondplace finish.

Hite, who swims for the Lakewood Ranch Wave Runners, will now begin preparing for the winter swim season, as well as several upcoming 5K races.

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+ i9 Sports to hold winter clinics i9 Sports Manatee/Sarasota will hold a series of sports clinics for soccer, football and basketball Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and Dec. 20.

The one-day clinics, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, are designed to give children ages 5 to 14 a better understanding of the game. The goal is to enhance fundamentals and allow the attendees to practice a variety of drills and techniques.

Cost is $49. A $5 discount is available for those registering more than one child. The deadline to register is Dec. 1.

For more information, visit i9sports.com or call 312-2400.

+ Nolan Middle School Soccer

+ River Strand volleys for breast cancer River Strand Golf and Country Club held a tennis mixer Oct. 18 to raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Participants enjoyed rounds of tennis, lunch and an auction while raising more than $5,000 for breast cancer research.

The Nolan Middle School boys and girls soccer teams finished the season undefeated en route to winning the county championship Oct. 21.

The Nolan girls defeated Braden River 2-0 while the Nolan boys defeated King Middle 3-0. With the win, the girls captured their fourth championship while the boys won their first title.

Championship players include: Girls: Jordan Golden, Sofia Jamieson, Corinne Kasten, Elise West, Emma Bittar, Olivia Brown, Olivia Conelias, Josie Curtis, Juanita Diaz, Emma McIntyre, Makenna Stickler, Madison Aker, Anjolie Berninger, Emma Lakomiak, Natalie Oliver, Caitlin Ramlogan and Rheana White.

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Spook-free

FUN Woodland Community Church and The Tabernacle church offered events to families who wanted a different atmosphere for their children on Halloween.

Attendees of Woodland’s fall festival sported costumes and enjoyed pony

rides, games, bounce houses and other attractions throughout the night. The Tabernacle’s Night of Light participants wore costumes as they snacked on candy, played games and browsed tables of donated clothing for in-need families.

Photos by Amanda Sebastiano

Amy Dunham and her daughter, Claire, enjoy a cool night outside at The Tabernacle.

Tavaris Lamb shows off his ninja side at Night of Light.

Sisters Maarya and Hannah Harianawalla wear matching smiles but portray different princesses at Woodland’s fall festival.

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Allie May throws faux snow — cotton — in the air in one of the children’s play areas at Woodland.

Mother-daughter Minnie mice — Heather and Aubrey Anderson — attend Woodland’s event.

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Melissa Rubenstein kneels, flanked by her son, Aiden, and daughter, Julia, at Woodland’s festival.

Bailey Pickett and her son, Liam, wear matching costumes at Night of Light.

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East County preschools celebrated Halloween with special costume parades Oct. 31. Children at Kids ’R’ Kids and Kiddie Academy made sure to dress the part.

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Below: Graeson Wagner is all smiles at Kids ’R’ Kids.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014

by Amanda Sebastiano | Staff Writer

Community hosts costume, dinner party The ghouls and goblins of Tara Golf & Country Club celebrated Halloween with food, drinks and a plethora of costumes Oct. 31, during a Halloween party.

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Mike and Tracey Sapowicz dress as a lion tamer and leopard.

Esther and Chuck Matthews choose religious costumes.

Hawthorne Village of Sarasota, a Not-for-Profit Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, invites you to attend a FREE community education seminar.

Let’s Talk About Your Knee and Hip Pain Tuesday, November 18 • Noon-1pm Enjoy a light lunch and a discussion on the possible causes and treatment of knee and hip pain, presented by Caroline McGrath, ARNP and Sarah Luce, RN of the Orthopaedic Spine and Joint Center at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

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dance trance by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

Haile students enjoy Halloween-themed dance Below: Art Club students created the decorations.

Students at Haile Middle School enjoyed an afternoon of fun Oct. 30, during the school’s fall dance.

The Art Club provided decorations for the “Nightmare on 64th Street”-themed event, which featured music and dancing, pizza and socializing.

Right: Alex Renda, Madison Cartano and Colleen Gilbride find a quiet spot to talk.

Photos by Pam Eubanks

Britany Banales, Saybre Randall and Kayleigh McBride are in the eighth grade together.

“We wanted to do something together,” said Bella Dombroski with her friend Kaidyn Cameron. Kaidyn’s grandmother, Terri Henderson, made their costumes.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014

by Amanda Sebastiano | Staff Writer

Students endure intense competition Right: Nic Hotsenpiller carries a dead weight dummy to the finish line.

Manatee Technical Institute's law enforcement and firefighter students and field professionals competed in a physical endurance obstacle course Nov. 1, at MTI’s First Responders Challenge.

The school's east campus, located at 5220 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, also hosted demonstrations by the East Manatee Fire Rescue District, Bayflite and other organizations throughout the morning.

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Trevor Porter pulls a hose up a multi-level building.

Meet these fine surgeons at our educational seminars being held in Conference Room 1 at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

Custom Knee Implants That Fit Like a Glove Tuesday, November 11 • 10 – 11 a.m.

Presented by William Bennett, MD Board Certified, Fellowship Trained Dr. Bennett, an orthopedic surgeon, specializes in shoulder and knee replacement.

He will discuss a highly individualized knee implant procedure and take your questions.

The Orthopaedic Spine and Joint Center at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center can help you

Matt Olson and Alejandro Bueno take a break after finishing the course.

return to an active life. The Center offers a range of surgical and nonsurgical treatment options to help provide relief from neck, knee, hip, shoulder and other types of pain.

Orthopedic surgeons at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center are board certified and highly experienced.

Surgical Options for Weight Loss: A Bariatric Seminar Wednesday, November 12 • 6 – 7 p.m.

Presented by Stelios Rekkas, MD Board Certified, Fellowship Trained Dr. Rekkas specializes in bariatric, or weight-loss, surgery. He will discuss bariatric surgery, including laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, which can help reduce diabetes, high blood pressure and other obesity-related conditions.

Lt. Casey Lambert cleans up after a car extraction demonstration.

Manatee Surgical Alliance provides several surgical weight-loss options for patients, including laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Light refreshments will be served. Please call Direct Doctors Plus® at 941.708.8100 to reserve your place. The hospital’s main entrance is the most convenient entrance to access Conference Room 1.

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The Catherine Gavin Memorial Library BUILT BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN 1934.

The Dick Vitale Family Student Center & Dart Foundation STEM Center OPENING AUGUST 2015

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Children at Willis Elementary School walked and ran toward their $50,000 fundraising goal, during the school’s annual walk-a-thon event Oct. 24. Students walked laps outside while socializing with friends and enjoying snacks.

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poker faces by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

Women’s Club gambles on casino night Ladies in the Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club put on their poker faces Oct. 23 for the club’s annual Monte Carlo Casino Night.

A James Bond look-alike greeted guests as they entered the Polo Grill’s Fête Ballroom, which was transformed into a large-scale casino with craps, blackjack and poker tables, slot machines, food and dancing.

Proceeds from the evening benefited the club’s selected charities: Hope Family Services, Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy (SMART) and Solve Maternity Homes.

Angie Komarow, Lucille Carbone and Francesca Leombruno

Liz Schreiber and Elaine Steinfurth sell raffle tickets and funny money.

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Featuring more than 30 luxury model homes by 13 new home builders in the award-winning community of Lakewood Ranch.

New homes with homesites priced from the high $100s to over $5 million.

Information Centers and Model Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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George Conover leads guests in a game of craps.

Take I-75 to exit 213, head east on University Parkway and follow signs to information center on the right.

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Super Late Model Series drivers Will Carroll and Anthony Campi gave The Goddard School's students an upclose look at the No. 81 race car Oct. 22.

Students had the chance to sit inside the car and talk with the drivers, who race at local venues, such as Desoto Speedway, and other raceways throughout the country. The show-andtell presentation ended with children asking the drivers about the life of a race car driver.

Photos by Amanda Sebastiano

Noelle Stead, Devin Raines and Ella Tuthill wait for their chance to sit in a race car.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Warwick home tops sales at $1.11 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between Oct. 20 and Oct. 24.

A home in Warwick Gardens tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Barry and Susan Davis sold their home at 8105 Warwick Gardens Lane to Robert and Diane Roskamp, of Bradenton, for $1.11 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,227 square feet of living area.

Ranch, sold their home at 7910 Edmonston Circle to Edward and Sandra Rich, of University Park, for $385,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,576 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 2008.

Mill Creek

Gary and Laurel Roberts, trustees, of Williamsburg, Va., sold the home at 105 137th St. N.E. to Selwyn Swe and Nancy Taylor, of Bradenton, for $385,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,449 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $194,000 in 1996.

U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the home at 13633 Third Ave. N.E. to Walter and Beata Kedziora, of Bradenton, for $315,000.

Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,609 square feet of living area. It sold for $350,000 in 2004.

Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch

Nancy Hulse, of Baltimore, sold her home at 7935 Treesdale Glen to Stewart and Sharon Brown, of Lakewood Ranch, for $668,600. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,985 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $516,800 in 2002.

Ellen Mayer, trustee, of Hillsborough, N.C., sold the home at 12509 Whitewater Place to R. Daniel and Jamie Hannon, of Bradenton, for $585,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,706 square feet of living area.

Chehalis Hegner and John Hegner, of North Chelmsford, Mass., sold their home at 7946 Royal Birkdale Circle to Betty Hegner, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, for $304,700. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,550 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $726,000 in 2004.

Kenwood Park

Helen Feiner, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 8305 Abingdon Court to Marilyn Brimberg, of University Park, for $473,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,043 square feet of living area.

6818 Dominion Lane #M5902750 $1,200,000 Kimberly Walters

241 Sapphire Lake Drive #M5902170 $650,000 Patty Brooks

Pam Eubanks

This home at 7935 Treesdale Glen has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,985 square feet of living area. It sold for $668,600.

Rye Wilderness Estates

Harold and Machelle Shipp sold their home at 203 166th St. N.E. to Jolene Montano, of Bradenton, for $437,500. Built in 2008, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 2,466 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $426,000 in 2013.

Greenbrook Village

Matthew and Laureen Vassallo, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 6630 Turnstone Lane to Keith Marshall and Kimber Marshall, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, for $385,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,466 square feet of living area. It pre-

viously sold for $330,000 in 2012.

Fannie Mae sold the home at 6340 Golden Eye Glen to David and Alicia Perrine, of Lakewood Ranch, for $274,900.

Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, twoand-a-half baths and 2,345 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,800 in 2006.

Shalane Hofstee and Joan Rumble sold their home at 15340 Skip Jack Loop to Nolan and Melissa Neiman, of Bradenton, for $204,900. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,411 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $160,000 in 2008.

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Gregory and Tina Bliss, of Lakewood

The Links at Palm-Aire

TRAM sold the home at 7559 Links Court to Tom and Judith Heath, of Sarasota, for $370,000. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,768 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 2013.

GreyHawk Landing

Jared Hermann, of Lakewood Ranch, sold his home at 1310 Brambling Court to Jessica and Morris Hammontree, of Bradenton, for $353,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,288 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $374,600 in 2004.

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Jonathan and Susan Slade, of North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, sold their home at 423 Grand Preserve Cove to Carolyn and Graydon Eggers, of Boone, N.C.,

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest East County building permits issued by Manatee County for the week of Oct. 20 through Oct. 24, in order of dollar amounts.

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4704 Peridia Blvd. E. 22507 Morning Glory Circle 5117 73rd St. E. 14805 Castle Park Terrace 14109 Ninth Terrace N.E. 14610 Newtonemore Lane 116 Sweet Tree St. 7509 226th St. E. 24504 75th Ave. E. 14316 Gnatcatcher Terrace 6612 St. James Crossing 4615 65th St. Court E. 12668 Fontana Loop 7513 Greystone St. 6322 Glen Abbey Lane 4360 Presidential Ave. Circle 18706 63rd Ave. E. 308 141st Court N.E. 4803 Peridia Blvd. E. 6927 74th St. Circle E.

Re-roof Solar Addition Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Re-roof Door/Window Pool Cage Mechanical Re-roof Re-roof Mechanical Mechanical Re-roof Door/Window

Richard Jackson John Worthman Christopher Sundin Wynn Roberts Gary Hall Myron Portnoy Chris Spirtson Timothy Manvilla Emilia Martinez Gerald Woolever David Heller Mark Voss Robyn Winfield Jeffrey Kinkead Kenneth Sykes Lewis Williams Jr. John Cherbini Timothy Haig James Scott Ernest Mongelluzzo

Amount $188,842 $75,309 $62,500 $51,164 $48,481 $41,952 $40,326 $36,000 $36,000 $32,884 $32,000 $22,200 $20,627 $17,253 $17,160 $14,892 $14,595 $13,977 $13,870 $12,936

Source: Manatee County

Mandalay

Kimberly Meeks-Hall and Kathleen Meeks-Hall, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6112 46th St. E. to Jeffrey and Ronda Crickenberger and Jessie Haas, of Bradenton, for $345,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,535 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $469,900 in 2005.

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8254 Miramar Way #M5901541 Kendra Vogel

8940 White Sage Loop #M5903039 $159,900 Marcia Frost

Hampton Green

Hampton Green Ltd. sold the home at 7907 Hampton Court to John and Patricia

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4010 Bridlecrest Lane #M5902327 $289,000 Maria Christenson

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Central Park Lifestyles LLC sold the home at 12216 Longview Lake Circle to Ryan and Sofie Hait, of Bradenton, for $273,700. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,084 square feet of living area.

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14810 Skip Jack Loop #A3984568 $156,000 Karen Lyons Nowadly

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REAL ESTATE / FROM PAGE 13B Carroll, of University Park, for $340,000.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,171 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $243,000 in 1995.

GreyHawk Landing West

The Ryland Group Inc. sold the home at 939 Buttercup Glen to James and Eugine Bennett, of Bradenton, for $319,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,657 square feet of living area.

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Robert and Lisa Davis sold their home at 6709 70th Court E. to Janet Ritchie, of Bradenton, for $305,000. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,277 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $250,000 in 2013.

Leonard and Joyce Sondheimer sold their home at 6711 64th Terrace E. to John and Kathryn Smith, of Bellevue, Wash., for $300,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,286 square feet of living area.

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Mccrackbriskmurr LLC sold the home at 8222 Indigo Ridge Terrace to Richard and Irene Roginski, of Bradenton, for $270,000. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,836 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $165,000 in 2008.

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Bryan and Jennifer Jurkowski sold their home at 6664 Meandering Way to Alison Hitt and Gerald Mix, of Lakewood Ranch, for $254,900. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,722 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $119,000 in 1996.

Beverly Crupi and Louis Palumbo, trustees, sold the home at 6232 Foxglove Lane to Joseph and Kristin Hoekman, of Sorrento, for $229,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,644 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,000 in 2006.

Creekwood

Lisa Bayliss, of Roxbury, Conn., and Mitchell Ireland, of Bloomington, Ind., sold their home at 7402 50th Terrace E. to Derek and Jennifer Walton, of Bradenton, for $251,000. Built in 1994, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,752 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $292,000 in 2004.

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Paul and Lynda Young, of Cheshire, United Kingdom, sold their home at 11886 Forest Park Circle to Matthew Tubridy, of Bradenton, for $250,000. Built in 2012, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,575 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $194,300 in 2012.

Country Oaks

Chad Smith, of Sarasota, sold his home at 4912 80th Ave. Circle E. to David Peirick, of Sarasota, for $243,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,768 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $153,000 in 2011.

Creekside Preserve

Gary and Sharon Damewood, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4002 91st Ave. E. to Ronald and Jennie Roth, of Parrish, for $240,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,949 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $320,000 in 2007.

Coach Homes at River Strand

Harold and Barbara Sewell, of University Park, sold their Unit 4904 condominium at 315 Winding Brook Lane to Robert and Karolyn Glenn, of Bradenton, for $235,000.

Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,786 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $219,900 in 2009.

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Charles and Patricia Dubreuil sold their home at 4609 Sanibel Way to Tuoc Nguyen and ha Hoang, of Bradenton, for $225,000.

Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,832 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $150,800 in 2001.

University Pines

Enrique Tamayo sold his home at 8435 Brandeis Circle E. to FREO Florida LLC for $205,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,893 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $88,500 in 1988.

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After two decades of performing operas all over the world, Michael Robert Hendrick always looks forward to coming home to the place where it all began.

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operatic RETURN After two decades of performing operas all over the world, Michael Robert Hendrick always looks forward to coming home to the place where it all began.

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Michael Robert Hendrick, opera tenor, is getting makeup and wig applied

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n cultural history there exists a healthy supply of sad clowns. From the comedies of Molière to the modern song sensibilities of Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns” and Smokey Robinson’s “The Tracks of My Tears,” the tearyeyed clown has become the recognized symbol of the alienated artist.

Perhaps one of the strongest and most violent entries of the sad clown mythos is that of Canio, the cuckolded head of an acting troupe in Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera “Pagliacci.” The quick-tempered actor has to stomach his romantic anguish, put on his happy face and makeup and follow the actor’s timeless credo: The show must go on.

Michael Robert Hendrick, opera tenor returning for his eighth season at the Sarasota Opera and currently playing the role of the embittered clown, is no stranger to struggling for one’s art. After spending his high school years as a prominent trum-

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Hendrick with Dara Hobbs in the Sarasota Opera’s production of “The Flying Dutchman” and with Sean Anderson in “Of Mice and Men.” between apprentice and principal. Hendrick was baptized by operatic fire by having to learn four roles in four productions: a member of the chorus in Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco,” a secondary role in Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Fidelio” and an understudy for the principal roles in Jacques Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffmann” and Carl Nielsen’s “Maskarade.” Not to mention, all four productions required Hendrick to master four languages: Italian, German, French and Dutch, respectively.

The honorary opera native keeps coming back to Sarasota Opera for the consistency in professionalism and music quality.

“It’s a very rare thing today in opera to find someone who runs the opera house the way Maestro Victor DeRenzi does,” says Hendrick about DeRenzi, the opera’s artistic director and principal conductor.

According to Hendrick, the

musical standards of DeRenzi and his staff are the highest he’s ever experienced in his 20-year career. That’s high praise coming from someone whose career includes stints at world-renowned companies such as the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, L’Opéra de Montréal and Seattle Opera.

However, contrary to an outsider’s perspective, returning to a smaller market such as the Sarasota Opera is a creative homecoming. Hendrick’s musical journey has offered him the perspective of a mature and consummate artist who strives to obtain artistic satisfaction and not just large marquees.

“This is how I make a living and how I feed my family, but my focus when you’re in the production isn’t about money at all,” says Hendrick. “It’s about getting the best thing you can put on stage. As myself, as a singer, as an

actor, what can I do to make this better as we’re going through the rehearsal and production process.”

When Sarasota Opera contacted him in 2012 about returning to perform, Hendrick felt like he was coming home.

“I was over the moon,” says Hendrick, “because in terms of the quality of a production there is nothing better than Sarasota.”

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eventually attending the University of Cincinnati — CollegeConservatory of Music where he earned two graduate degrees in four years (a master’s in music and vocal performance and an artist diploma in opera performance), all the while experimenting with eclectic and rarely performed material.

“The conservatory had me pushed on a shopping cart dressed as a Greek god strumming a harp, singing this baroque music, straight tone in Claudio Monteverdi’s ‘Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda,’” says Hendrick.

With each new performance opportunity, the conservatory helped expand Hendrick’s performance capabilities.

A few years after he completed his graduate study, Hendrick earned his opera chops in 1995 at Sarasota Opera. The first year he was a studio artist, the medium rank of opera performers

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pet player in his hometown of LaGrange, Ga., Hendrick faced a tumultuous fork in his creative road.

“I’ve always loved music, even as a kid, but trumpet just wasn’t quite enough for me,” says Hendrick.

After reflecting on his artistic goals, Hendrick made the decision to drop the trumpet and his scholarship after one term. A few months later, after receiving offers from agriculture, sociology and math professors to select their respective fields for study, a friend mentioned to Hendrick that Berry College was acquiring a new voice professor. So Hendrick took his love of music and switched his instrument from the trumpet to his voice.

Without any prior formal voice training, he took to it immediately. After completing his undergraduate degree in music education, Hendrick auditioned for several graduate schools,

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Ringling Underground shines light on local artists Natalya Swanson and Alyssa Esteban combine local, independent artwork with the Ringling’s old classics.

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Alyssa Esteban and Natalya Swanson scout and champion local artists at the Ringling Underground each month in the Ringling Museum courtyard. to the environment around them, whether it’s nature as a whole or just the confines of their studio and everyday life. Five local and regional contemporary artists (Liz Gibson, Craig Hanson, Jacqueline Flavio, Samantha Robinson and Shawn Pettersen) will be featured at the event and present art ranging from statues, paintings and collages covering the challenges of living with physical handicaps, to the sinister nature of consumerism and civilization’s relationship with nature.

Giving local, contemporary artists a plat-

form to show their work in sharp contrast to the traditional art that comprises the majority of the Ringling is Swanson and Esteban’s prime directive. The art, both new and old, offers a balanced palette to both the art amateur and the experienced museumgoer.

“There’s a really interesting relationship that’s created between the work already in the garden and the new work that we show,” says Swanson.

Swanson and Esteban vary in background (art history and event production),

but each is passionate in her varied but essential field. Like the artwork at any given Ringling Underground, the two form an efficient, fluid and functioning dichotomy.

“I think it’s a beautiful thing when people come and just open their eyes and appreciate everything that the Ringling and Sarasota have,” says Esteban.

Swanson and Esteban cultivate, present and help foster the new. They do this not only by highlighting new artists and their work, but also by establishing a new experience of what it means to visit an art museum.

“I think each Ringling Underground is new every time,” says Esteban. “We have new art, music and try to open a new gallery within the museum each time.”

With each event providing artwork from new artists, the collective impact of each artist’s work is more potent.

“I’m interested in showing art that not only is innovative but also has underlying political, social and environmental statements,” says Swanson. “It is such an important aspect of contemporary art, to create that public conversation and to get people to talk about these social and environmental issues.”

IF YOU GO Ringling Underground When: 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 Where: The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road Cost: $10; free for college students with valid college ID Info: Call 359-5700 or email underground@ringling.org.

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The nighttime is a series of bewitching hours awash with wonder and suspense in equal measure. Ordinary things and buildings during the day receive a layer of mystique in the dark. On the first Thursday of each month from 8 to 11 p.m. at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the evening welcomes a cavalcade of local contemporary artwork, music and food within the courtyard of shadows of traditional statues and works by dead masters.

This mash-up of the new and old and modern salon is fittingly titled the Ringling Underground.

Fostering and cultivating the local population of artists and musicians is at the heart of the Ringling Underground’s mission. Walking into the central courtyard on any given Underground Thursday night, the attendee will venture through the threshold into the expansive garden courtyard at the heart of the museum and collide with various work from exhibiting artists selected for that month. Each successive piece is curated and positioned in the courtyard to act as a conduit for audiences to make their way down to the fulcrum of the space (Michelangelo’s “David”), where the bands perform. It is a river of surprises and aesthetic adventure at the heart of Sarasota’s traditional art reservoir.

“We’re trying to show the community that local artists have something to offer and also give artists starting out a venue to display their work,” says Natalya Swanson, art liaison for the Ringling. Swanson and Alyssa Esteban, public functions coordinator, arrange and organize the artistic and technical logistics of Ringling Underground. “I think the event is a beautiful thing for people to just open their eyes and let into their lives,” Swanson adds.

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Courtney Stokes, Melissa Robinette, Jannie Jones and Liz Power perform in FST's “Dancin’ In the Street.”

Robinette is the wildcard. She sings her share of “hope fiend” songs, including the high-octane romanticism of “Please Mr. Postman” and “To Know Him is to Love Him.” She also belts out an anthem of her own — “Put a Little Love in Your Heart.”

She also sings the titular “Dancin’ in the Street,” which isn’t so much an anthem as an infectiously joyful celebration of life.

Quentin Tarantino and/or Nancy Sinatra fans will appreciate Robinette’s shattering rendition of “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down).” But you can’t keep a good woman down, as her crowd-pleasing take on “I Will Survive” proves.

Director and choreographer Dennis Courtney keeps a snappy pace, a seamless transition song to song and a ’60s groove to the accompanying dances. Jim Prosser burns up the piano — it’s all the audience can do not to start dancing in the street for real.

Richard Hopkins and Prosser developed this high-energy, feel-good revue, with additional songs from Rebecca Hopkins. They stopped short of creating a jukebox musical but get pretty darn close.

Their tunes don’t quite add up to one big story, but they do tell the tales of the four implied characters — in a haunting double exposure with the tales of the characters in the original songs.

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Last year’s performance had a feminist subtext. This year’s focus is more personal, less political. Good pop tunes, naturally.

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The best pop songs are mini-ballads.

Vivid characterizations. Little stories, with beginnings, middles and ends. Distillations of self, soul and longing that fit the Procrustean Top 40 format.

The permutations of the soul aren’t that complicated. There’s the sweet, I’mso-happy-falling-in-love song, the you’redumping-me-my-heart-is-broken song, the I’m-dumping-you-get-lost song, the I’mgoing-to-pay-you-back song, the I’ll-pickmyself-up-and-start-over song. This revue delivers these changes filtered through implied characters.

Two actor/singers return from last year: Jannie Jones and Liz Power. Their characters return as well.

Jones’ persona is young and gifted in the spirit of Aretha Franklin. (A 16-show FST veteran, she has the talent and charisma to pull it off.) She casually blows the audience away with numbers such as “Fever,” “He’s So Fine,” (proving conclusively to my ears that George Harrison did rip off The Chiffons) and “Respect.”

Original takes, always. And what a voice.

The Motown mojo flows through Jones’ veins.

Power’s character didn’t just fall off the turnip truck. She’s no naïf, this kid. Her songs deal with such worldly wise issues as physical violence as a corrective to character assassination (“My Boyfriend’s Back”), the lousy snap judgments of human hormones (“It’s So Easy to Fall in Love”) and the temporality of eternal vows (“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”).

Courtney Stokes and Melissa Robinette are the two newcomers. Stokes is a wide-eyed innocent — a hope fiend, to quote a certain pied piper of the 1960s.

There’s no hint of disillusionment in her early songs. From “Then He Kissed Me” to “Chapel of Love” to “I Hear a Symphony,” it’s love’s illusions, every time. But there’s a subtle shift, from the anthemic “I am Woman” to the mournful ballad of “Delta Dawn” — a study of a woman who never woke from her illusions.

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It can be assumed the one item that most people would agree necessary in a bedroom would be a bed. What is also crucial for design appeal, as well as comfort, is a generous amount of pillows. Don’t skimp on pillows, but don’t just throw them on there, either. At left, interior designer Keffie Lancaster breaks down the anatomy of pillow-scaping your bed.

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when it comes to design and décor, be it that the time, money and energy went into the parts of the house seen more often by guests. We stopped in some our favorite local showrooms and spoke with a few local designers to get the scoop on what bedrooms need to be both stylish and functional.

A basic list of bedroom essentials: • Theme • Bed • Pillows and throws • Seating • Lamps • Rugs • Art • Scents • Functional decorative furniture and accessories

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THEME

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A bedroom needs a theme. Whether it’s dark and cozy, minimal or chic and glamorous, a theme sets the stage for what the room needs and the direction to go with design elements.

When choosing what to place on your bedroom walls, go for art, not photographs, and keep it simple.

Steer away from busyness.

FUNCTIONAL DECORATIVE FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES Kendall chest (available in many colors) with large brass floral pulls, found at Current. When choosing accessories, buy what you like, but don’t buy everything. The energy in the bedroom should be calming, so less is always more.

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These lamps, found at BlackBird, are great for nightstands and dressers, when you’re looking for more dim lighting or trying to read before going to bed.

SEATING This perching chair, found at Sarasota Home Collection, has a low back and is wide and comfortable, offering a place to sit other than the bed.

Keeping the bedroom smelling fresh is a must. Choose scents according to your own sensory preferences and opt for aesthetically pleasing packaging, such as these Aquiesse diffusers, found at Sarasota Home Collection. Essentials like these should blend in, not stand out.

So what do some of our local designers say is their bedroom must-have?

Photos by Heather Merriman

“Good sheets.” – Marcus Anast, Sara-

sota Home Collection. His favorite: Legna, Italian sheets made from Italian beach trees.

“A water decanter. You always need water next to your bed.”

– Sally Trout, Current. Another one of Trout’s must-haves for the bedroom are decorative boxes, used to hide vitamins, remotes and other things you need in your room, but aren’t things you want decorating your nightstands and dressers.

Shagreen stringray hide boxes, found at Current

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FRENCH FRIES Salted, seasoned, topped or dressed, there’s just something downright appetizing and irresistible about French fries.

Served as a standalone food item or as a welcome addition to just about any meal, there is no denying these golden strips of deepfried deliciousness are loved all around the world. In fact, the average American eats almost 30 pounds each year.

While some prefer regular or sweet, thick or thin, no matter how you slice it, when it comes to popular food, French fries are king.

Here are some local places known for fabulous fries.

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Known for amazing Chicago-style hot dogs and brats, Tony’s hits a home run with its chili cheese fries, too.

Each day the restaurant hand-slices fresh russets, soaks them overnight and then blanches them in specially seasoned water. After that, the potatoes are cooled and fried to order. Getting them topped with cheese and some of Tony’s homemade tequila chili takes them to a whole new level of gooey fried bliss.

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Roast’s duck-fat fries recipe comes from the family memories of chef/co-owner Andy Thompson. After being fried to order, they are sprinkled with the finest English Maldon sea salt and are served piping hot.

“I grew up eating these fries in Europe, and I think their rich, savory flavor is simply the best,” he says. “Frying hand-cut potatoes in duck fat gives an extra crispy outside and infuses a hint of added flavor.”

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Staying true to Southern-style comfort food, the Blue Rooster and its new chef, Robert Goggin, bring Sarasota a scrumptious version of French-fried sweet potato pie. These brightly hued potatoes are hand-cut, blanched in peanut oil, cooled and fried to order. Hot out of the fryer, they are seasoned with the perfect mixture of salt, sugar and cinnamon and then served with a side of cane syrup whipped cream.

“This kind of French fry is often served shoestring style,” says Selva Grill’s Jeremy Osment.

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