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People who suff from dement er ia need strong sup port system s in place. So do their caregivers.

November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness and Caregiver Month.

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OUR TOWN

unstoppable growth by Amanda Sebastiano | Staff Writer

School’s attendance pushes limits Lakewood Ranch High adds portables to accommodate its growing student count.

+ Prime for slime It’s slime time!

Freedom Elementary School Principal Jim Mennes and Assistant Principal Laura Campbell went from polished administrator’s to contestants on Nikolodeon’s “Slime Time” show, as students dumped them with buckets of slime Oct. 31.

Children who raised $25 or more for the school’s walk-athin got to participate in the ghoulish Halloween event.

EAST COUNTY — Lakewood Ranch High School instructor Tom Honsa allows as many students to enroll in his classes as the fire marshal will allow.

He reaches his cut-off point when he runs out of computers and seats, which is a common occurrence in the seven social studies and journalism class periods he teaches. Last year, he taught about 150 students. This year, he’s approaching 200.

Enrollment isn’t just up in Honsa’s classes. The East County high school is experiencing a spike in enrollment school-wide. Registration numbers are climbing toward 2,300 — more than 200 stu-

dents above 2013-14 school year student counts.

Lakewood Ranch High is working to address the issue with two portables it added last week. One portable will be converted into a computer lab and the other’s use is still pending, said school Principal Craig Little.

In addition, Honsa and 11 other instructors also voluntarily eliminated their planning periods and are teaching an extra class. They now teach seven classes rather than six, so students aren’t turned away from the elective courses they want to take.

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+ Shark bait Summerfield’s Michelle Clinton isn’t afraid to pry open the jaws of a great white shark.

In fact, she hopes her attempt to do so makes history.

She is joining other artists from around the world, including Kurt Wenner, inventor of anamorphic chalk art, in a Guinness Book of World Records attempt at the largest 3-D piece of chalk art. It is on the runway of the Venice airport and will be ready in time for the Sarasota Chalk Festival Nov. 14-17 in Venice.

+ Shoe box sensation It’s not too early to trade in your box of shoes — or rather the box for your shoes — for the area’s elderly.

The formal Community Shoe Box Drive will be held Dec. 14. For information, visit the Community Shoe Box Reception’s Facebook page.

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Lakewood Ranch High school instructors are taking on extra classes to teach the growing number of students the school welcomes each year.

by Amanda Sebastiano | Staff Writer

Website creates forum for discussion Andrew and Carie Schoenfeld started a resource they wanted when they moved to the Ranch.

EAST COUNTY — Have you ever wondered which restaurants offer the best seafood, if other residents have noticed the increased number of deer in the neighborhood or which day is garbage day for your community?

You’re not alone, and you now have a resource to help answer such questions.

When Carie and Andrew Schoenfeld moved with their two sons from New Jersey to Lakewood Ranch three years ago, they

struggled to find answers to questions they overlooked prior to becoming the new neighbors on the block.

“We were starting from scratch when we moved here,” Carie Schoenfeld said. “We didn’t understand all these different villages, either. We just felt confused and didn’t know who to ask or where to look for answers to very basic questions, like, “Where is the best place to get clothes altered?’”

Two weeks ago, the Schoenfelds decided to become the one-stop resource they sought for years. They launched lakewoodranchtalking.com — a forum for Ranch residents to post questions and discussion topics online.

The website features tabs for 10 Ranch neighborhoods, such as the Country Club, Country Club East and Greenbrook. The division connects members directly with their neighbors through dis-

cussion posts.

A general information board, main forum, is also available for users.

Topics currently active on the website include the safest places for trick-or-treating, suggestions for the best restaurants in the area and noisy dog complaints.

“We want this forum to be a place where residents can hear from other residents to get the

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

Sports................ 20A Weather............. 16B

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by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

Seven-story condo approval irks residents Homes by Towne plans smaller condo units with more floors for a more marketable project. and concrete, in particular, also have made the original concept financial unfeasible. “That product probably is not right for Main Street today.”

With its new building-height allowance, Homes by Towne will adjust its business plan, instead constructing up to 80 units in three buildings. The center building will have seven levels, while the buildings on either side each will have six units. Parking will be located on the first level with residences above.

Units likely will range from about 1,400 to 1,650 square feet, plus a few penthouses, Bennett said.

The project, which will have restricted access, will have amenities for residents as well, including a pool and outdoor kitchen.

“We’re very excited about the product and bringing it to Lakewood Ranch to finish SchroederManatee Ranch’s original vision for Main Street and to bring the much-needed residential (component) to Lakewood Ranch,” Bennett said.

With approvals in hand, Homes

by Towne now will begin engineering the project and submitting the appropriate documents to Manatee County. Then, it will work toward final design and construction drawings.

Bennett said the company hopes to break ground by mid2015.

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Preliminary renderings of Waterford at Lakewood Ranch show a design and color scheme similar to facade of the neighboring Watercrest condominium community.

RESIDENT REACTION Forty residents in neighboring communities, including Watercrest and Edgewater, said the seven-level buildings would be out of character for the suburban look and feel of Main Street and surrounding neighborhoods Nov. 6.

“It’s about greed, pure and simple,” said Watercrest resident Kathleen Grant.

Watercrest’s original homeowner, Connie McKenzie, said the decision would set precedent for taller buildings all along University Parkway.

“If you build those buildings, they’re going to stick out like sore thumbs,” she said.

Jack Kent, an Edgewater resident, said he did not believe commissioners should allow buildings higher than four stories.

“Town Center is not an urban area,” he said.

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About 40 residents of Lakewood Ranch attended the meeting to voice their opposition to allowing seven stories on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lakewood Ranch Main Street is getting ready to grow.

Developer Homes by Towne will move forward with a project to add up to 80 condominium units on a three-acre parcel behind Lakewood Ranch Cinemas.

Although the public raised objections to a proposal to raise the allowed building height on the property from five to seven levels (see sidebar), Manatee County commissioners voted 5-0 Nov. 6 to allow the change at its Planning Commission meeting.

Residents in neighboring communities, including Watercrest and Edgewater, said the sevenlevel buildings would be out of character for the suburban look and feel of Main Street and surrounding neighborhoods. They also worried the project would create too much traffic and would disturb a nearby bird habitat on Lake Uihlein.

Homes by Towne, developer of the Watercrest community, originally planned and received approvals to build 56 units in four five-level condominium buildings on the property. A glossy brochure used for marketing the project in 2006 showed floor plans ranging from 3,125 and 3,532 square feet.

“The market has obviously shifted,” said Kohn Bennett, president of Homes by Towne’s East Florida/West Florida Division.

He said increased costs for steel

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Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue seeks home for blind and deaf bulldog mix puppies.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Much like the dot-com Internet companies that boomed and then crashed from 1995 to 2000, the East County’s newest Dot-Com sensation is running and crashing blindly from excitement.

Meet Dot and Com, some of the newest residents of Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue’s Ranch adoption location.

The now 12-week-old American bulldog mix puppies are both deaf and vision impaired. Although Com is completely blind, Dot can see somewhat from her left eye. The puppies’ eyes did not form properly.

“They’re very loving; they’re very affectionate,” says University Park’s Peggy Miller, who fostered the puppies until they were ready to come to the Ranch for adoption Nov. 1. “They’re just like any other puppies — very energetic.”

Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue took the puppies Sept.

26, after they were left in an empty Pampers diaper box at the steps of a Venice veterinarian’s office. Two other puppies inside the box had died by the time they were found. Sarasota Animal Services responded and placed the surviving pups with Honor.

“They were 4 weeks old when we got them,” Honor Executive Director Dari Oglesby said.

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Dr. Karen Salisbury, of Animal Eye Care, saw the puppies right away. She named them Dot (for the black dot on her nose) and Com. Pam Eubanks

University Park’s Peggy Miller holds Dot. She fostered Dot until she was ready for adoption.

Com and Dot are pictured sleeping when they were about 5 weeks old. play area at the ranch. She notes Dot uses her small bit of sight to her advantage during puppy play time, although she still doesn’t see well enough to obey hand commands.

Miller claps for their attention and then laughs.

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their names to get their attention, she said.

“If you have always had dogs, you have certain things you do with them,” she says with a shrug.

Oglesby says placing the pups in the right home as quickly as possible is important to ensure the dogs are

Dot and Com romp together in a play area at Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue’s ranch location. The puppies now are about 12 weeks old and are ready for adoption.

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well-trained and confident as adults. However, Honor is being selective as to who can take the pups because of their unique needs.

The ideal family would have an older gentle dog to serve as a guide dog, of sorts, and an owner who has experience training deaf or blind dogs and is home most of the day. Honor prefers that the future owner has no intention of moving, so the puppies can learn their way around the home.

Future owners would have to make sure their home is a safe environment for the pups, eliminating sticks in the yard or other sharp objects that are at eye level for the animals, as well.

The female puppies each weigh about 15 pounds now, but will likely weigh between 55 and 70 pounds as adults. ”We don’t want someone to take them because they feel bad for them,” Oglesby said. “It’s all about finding the right home.”

Currently, Honor volunteers work with the puppies about eight times a day, about twice as much as the typical puppy.

“Everything needs to be a learning experience for them,” Oglesby said, adding they are working on touch therapy. Honor volunteer Greg Marshall, who adopted a deaf dog from Honor previously, has been assisting with Dot and Com’s training.

Miller said the pups already are learning and have mastered the command of sit, when she touches their rear end.

“I think it’s going to take a little more time (to train them), but they learned to sit in two sessions,” Miller said.

“It’s like having a disabled child. They will get it.”

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver. com.

EAST COUNTY — Aldi is adding a second grocer location to Manatee County and its first East County location.

Batavia, Ill.-based discount grocer Aldi Inc. has submitted preliminary plans to open a 17,018-square-foot location at the northeast corner of State Road 70 East and 45th Street East, at 4505 53rd Street E. It will sit on four parcels of land that make up 3.87 acres. The store will have 85 parking spaces.

Aldi, a German corporation, opened its first location in the area in September 2010 in west Bradenton, at the southwest corner of Cortez Road and 47th Street West.

The grocer appeals to thrifty shoppers willing to sacrifice traditional offerings in lieu of more savings.

The company, for instance, charges for bags and requires each customer to use a quarter each time he wants to use a shopping cart. The company does not take credit cards or personal checks and doesn’t carry well-known brands. Aldi also doesn’t have a bakery or a deli.

But for staples such as bread, eggs, milk and more, the company touts its prices as at least 50% lower than nearby grocery stores. More than 90% of an Aldi store’s offerings include Aldi-exclusive brands.

The company is also known for its flash sales, bringing quirky products, such as tablets, other electronics and sporting goods, to its shelves for brief periods of time. The store does not promote the deals in advance to customers.

Manatee County Planner Rossina Leider said the Aldi application will not come before the Manatee County Planning Commission until early next year.

Comments on the application provided by planners are being made for Aldi representatives next week.

Aldi representatives and the application’s agent did not return phone calls seeking comment about the new location.

The store’s approximate construction timeline and opening date is unknown until the planning commission reviews the application next year.

Aldi operates close to 1,300 stores in 32 states and more than 4,000 stories worldwide.

Contact Kurt Schultheis at kschultheis@ yourobserver.com.

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NEWSBRIEFS + Edgewater robber takes thousands in jewelry Although it’s a gated community, Edgewater was still vulnerable to criminal activity Nov. 9.

An unidentified robber stole $20,000 worth of jewelry from Meyer Kaplan over the weekend.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for the individual who broke into the East County home and seeks information from the public.

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Lakeland-based grocer Publix Super Markets purchased the 90,000-squarefoot Lakewood Walk shopping center for $26.25 million.

The price equated to $292 per square foot. Located at the corner of State Road 70 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, Lakewood Walk and its outparcels stretch across a total of 18.74 acres. The retail center is anchored by a 49,344-squarefoot Publix supermarket and also houses SunTrust Bank, Coldwell Banker, Fifth Third Bank, Truman’s Tap and Grill, Florida Blood Services and Wells Fargo Bank.

The seller, North American Properties, developed the main retail building in 2007 and its outparcels a year later.

Publix regularly buys the shopping centers it anchors.

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 Manatee County Commissioners Meeting — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 18, at the County Administrative Center, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton  Manatee County School District Meeting — 6:30 p.m. Nov 18 at the School Support Center, 215 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) selected Tim Novak for the director position of its newest program, which launched in January — the master’s in Health Services Administration.

Novak, 51, has served as the marketing small business consultant for the University of South Florida School of Business, along with experience in hospital administration, private medical practices and his stint as president for two publicly traded biotech firms.

+ School district relocates its information center The Manatee County School District’s Parent Information Center is being uprooted and receiving a name change over the weekend.

Previously known as the parent information center, the building will now be called the Office of Student Assignment.

The building will be located at 1400 1st Ave. E., Palmetto, stationed at the west side of Lincoln Middle School.

The phone number will remain the same — 708-4971.

The school board approved the sale of the property where the information center resided, for $390,000, in August.

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AllCare Medical prescribes new building With patients ranging from a day old to 104 years old, an East County doctor duo seeks room to grow.

EAST COUNTY — AllCare Medical Center has what Dr. Matt Nessetti calls “a good problem to have.”

Both its staff and its patient base are growing at a fast rate.

“We’re a big family that’s packed in like sardines, bursting at the seams and something has to be done to fix it,” Nessetti said.

Nessetti and his wife and AllCare business partner, Dr. Doris Ramirez-Nessetti, have the right diagnosis.

“It’s time for a new place for our staff and our patients,” Matt Nessetti said.

AllCare, located in a 3,100-square-foot office in San Marco Plaza at 8209 Natures Way, Lakewood Ranch, is more than doubling its size with a new 18,000-squarefoot office building that broke ground Monday at 5860 Ranch Lake Blvd., Bradenton. The new East Manatee office building will sit just southeast of a Walmart in the Ranch Lake Shopping Center area as part of the River Club Park of Commerce Development of Regional Impact. It will take at least nine months for the building to be constructed.

There’s more than one reason the medical practice needs a new facility.

“It’s positioned in one of the fastest growing markets in the country, and we offer a variety of medical needs,” Matt Nessetti said.

Matt Nessetti has been a clinical psychologist for 25 years and has been a family physician for 11 years. Doris Ramirez-Nessetti is a second-generation obstetrician/gynecologist who specializes in women’s health.

The couple moved to Lakewood Ranch in 2011 after practicing together in Lincoln, Neb.

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Husband-and-wife team AllCare Medical Center doctors Matt Nessetti and Doris Ramirez-Nessetti broke ground on their new medical center Monday.

“We wanted warmer weather and a place in Florida that was growing with families,” Matt Nessetti said.

Nessetti likes to think “we hit the jackpot both professionally and personally.”

In 2012, they opened their Florida practice and used a website to market themselves.

“We went from zero charts in our first year to hitting more than 4,500 charts last month,” Matt Nessetti said.

Matt Nessetti handles everything from pediatric care to psychology, noting that “my youngest patient is a day old and my oldest patient is 104.”

Doris Ramirez-Nessetti handles practices such as primary care and women’s

health. She also handles everything from hysterectomies to robotic surgery.

The practice also offers outpatient care, including a lab that handles X-rays and ultrasounds.

And with a new office comes more opportunities to serve.

The practice, which now has six medical providers, began looking at the end of 2013 for a new facility.

The Nessettis agreed the Ranch Lake Plaza spot will be their new home and closed on the property in December 2013.

They’ve spent the last 10 months designing the facility.

So what’s next for AllCare Medical?

“We are planning on adding some ad-

ditional family physicians, expanded women’s health options, a moderate lab for complete blood counts, a normal lab for expanded tests, and a women’s health lab option for bone scans,” Matt Nessetti said.

Nessetti said they are also looking to add between three to five full-time psychologists and want to add physical therapy services in the future.

“It’s a great day for all of us, but especially for me,” Matt Nessetti said.

On Monday, the Nessettis celebrated the expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony located on site with family, friends and colleagues.

“This is all happening because of my wife, her support and our partnership in creating such a vision for our staff and our patients,” Matt Nessetti said. “It’s a great day and we’re excited for the future.”

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New school board member sets district goals

Now a member of the Manatee County School Board, Mary Cantrell looks toward steady growth for the district.

To Cantrell, the path to all county schools becoming grade A institutions starts in the classroom. The board’s newest member is passionate about curriculum and wants to help the county embrace non-traditional classroom settings that foster learning for all types of learners.

Cantrell hopes the district and its educators can embrace types of learning that aren’t “one size fits all,” such as group activities, she said.

Her son, Michael, was a hyperactive child and couldn’t sit in his seat for a full six-hour school day. He needed interactive lessons that stimulated his mind.

“Children need to be taught the way they learn,” Cantrell said. “By having reallife, relatable material in the classroom.”

As a former teacher, she also hopes to bridge any gaps between the classroom and the district.

Cantrell wants the school board, Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum Diana Green and her committee to marry the rigor of Florida State Standards with teachers’ creativity — a task Manatee Education Association President Pat Barber hasn’t seen come to fruition yet.

To accomplish such a union, Cantrell hopes to start meetings between teachers and the district to spell out what teachers want to teach their students and how they will achieve this with what the state expects students to learn.

The former Manatee Technical Institute director also hopes to finally come to a consensus on school security — an issue her predecessor was passionate about.

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Mary Cantrell sees her newest role as a school board member as a steady trek toward progress, not a sprint. tomatically lock when shut will keep students safe should an emergency happen on campus, she said.

She would also like to see more security cameras on school grounds.

How to keep students safe isn’t a oneprong solution, however, and Cantrell is open to hearing other board members’ ideas for how to best protect area elementary school students.

With less than a week until she begins her new position, which is unlike any other role she has held throughout her lifetime, Cantrell focuses on the long haul rather than the sprint to the finish line.

“Things aren’t going to change overnight,” Cantrell said. “But, I want to see steady improvement and progress. I want this school district to truly be a place of excellence.”

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EAST COUNTY — Mary Cantrell views her life as an ongoing adventure.

She lived in the Philippines with her husband, Louis, a member of the U.S. Air Force, during the Vietnam War. She taught English and social studies to Filipino children. For fun, she would go to the local airport and take a flight to a random destination, alongside her husband.

Throughout her life, she has visited more than 50 countries, such as Ireland and Japan. Professionally, she has worked in diverse educational institutions as well, from middle and high schools to technical schools.

Her decision to campaign for Julie Aranibar’s District 5 seat on the Manatee County School Board was no exception.

As she waits to be officially installed as a board member Nov. 18 — her 71st birthday — she sees her newest position as her next journey into the unknown.

When asked if she supports Superintendent Rick Mills, she says, “I support whoever is in that seat.”

Cantrell has improvements in mind she hopes to help the district implement throughout her tenure on the school board. She plans to establish a closer working relationship with county principals and teachers, while also promoting collaboration between teachers and the district to create curriculum that caters to students’ unique needs.

“Five board members can’t improve test scores,” Cantrell said. “It takes a dynamic principal and teachers getting their students to embrace deeper level thinking. Rather than just reading a passage, ask students, ‘Why did the author write this?’ and ‘What were they trying to accomplish?’”

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Palm-Aire club adds pavilion, moves green Palm-Aire Country Club members donated $100,000 for the project, which is still being completed.

PALM-AIRE — In the mind of Palm-Aire Country Club Board President Ed Kornberger, the PalmAire Country Club’s newest addition is a hole-inone.

As Kornberger looks toward the place where the Palm-Aire Country Club’s putting green used to be, he sees more than freshly laid sod, brick pavers and a new pavilion.

He says the new pavilion area speaks to a larger issue: the uniqueness of the Palm-Aire Country Club (see sidebar, right).

“This is what we do,” said Kornberger, who has been a member of four other country clubs.

“It’s quite unique. When people come to visit and they look for a club to join, there are more prestigious clubs, but they are not as unique socially.”

In the case of the pavilion, Kornberger notes that the club and board wanted to make the change, but members didn’t have to support it.

But, they rallied behind the entire idea.

They donated $100,000 toward the project, which also relocated the club’s putting green closer to

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the course.

“The key is, in this instance, it’s something we wanted to do,” Kornberger said.

The club planted the new putting green in June, but had to let the grass fill in before opening it for public use last month.

Once the green opened, it created a blank canvas at the old site.

After considering alternative uses for the parcel, including a flagpole, a garden area and a large

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Organizers designed the layout of the new pavilion area to accommodate weddings and events. A center paver walkway leads to the pavilion. Pavers also are placed along the front of the pavilion to accommodate bridal parties during wedding ceremonies. sitting area, among oth- rounding the pavilion has been standing for ers, the board selected a can seat about 200 peo- about a month, the club gazebo. ple. still is working on finishClub staff designed the Kornberger said the ing the project — adding area with potential uses pavilion already has been landscaping, painting 25 in mind. A paver walkway well utilized and eight paved parking spots for leading to the structure weddings already are golf carts and completing creates a perfect venue slated to use the struc- other finishing touches. for weddings and other ture for ceremonies or Contact Pam Eubanks special celebrations. photos. at peubanks@yourobThe grassy area surAlthough the pavilion server.com.

Palm-Aire Country Club Board President Ed Kornberger said two moments helped define the cultural shift at the club: when members rallied behind an employee who was battling cancer about eight years ago and raised $80,000 for him and his family, and again three years ago when the club dedicated the driving range to resident Gus Andreone in celebration of his 100th birthday.

Two years ago, the club rallied around a dishwasher, who only speaks Spanish, after he lost his home in a fire. Club members donated clothes, toys for his granddaughter, $10,000 in cash and found a him a place to live.

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by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

Students pay tribute to military heroes Students at Braden River Middle School celebrated the nation’s servicemen and women during a special Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 10, at the school.

Manatee Schools Superintendent Rick Mills, a 25-year military veteran, served as the keynote speaker. Chorus and orchestra students also performed, and the school unveiled its newest patriotic tile mosaic.

Representatives of the Manasota Chapter of the Korean War Veterans and the Lakewood Ranch High School JROTC also participated in the ceremony.

Cristobal Avellanda plays “America the Beautiful.”

Photos by Pam Eubanks

Right: The school’s newest patriotic tile mosaic.

EDUCATION / FROM PAGE 1A Elective courses are also fuller than they’ve been in at least four years, teacher Bobbi Colson estimated.

To Honsa, there are downfalls to taking on an extra class and more students. He has worked at the school since it opened in 1998 and has witnessed similar enrollment spikes at Lakewood Ranch High in the seven years before neighboring Braden River High School opened in 2005.

“We’ve gone through this before, this growth,” Honsa said.

“But, with this schedule, it does probably gives less individual attention to students. Teachers end up taking more work home, because we don’t have that extra time to grade and to plan lessons.”

To avoid getting behind on grading tests and giving feedback on assignments, he won’t hand out in-depth assignments back-to-back.

Colson, a seven-period instructor, sees more filled seats in her classroom as a sign that her

Members of the Lakewood Ranch High School JROTC program raise the flag.

technology program is growing.

Two years ago, when she taught six classes, she oversaw about 170 students.

This year, she teaches 230.

Colson instructs three levels of Web design and animation courses. Along with Honsa, she’s also an instructor who helped open the school 15 years ago and has seen a transformation in her classrooms.

Today, the majority of her class periods feature multiple courses in one course. She combines second- and third-level Web design courses, and groups various levels of animation students together in single classes.

Students in her Web Design II course sit beside peers in the third-level of the course, in some of her classes.

She explains lesson plans for each course, starting with the lowest course level. She gives each course individualized attention and the day’s assignments before moving on to the next one.

Colson admits she isn’t able to give as much personalized

attention to her students as she once was able.

But, she sees benefits to course combination.

“Having a student next to you doing a next level assignment enhances the learning experience,” Colton said. “The younger-level student wants to learn that too, and it gives them a preview for what they’ll be doing next year. I think this style works; it’s helping my program grow.”

Teachers of elective courses are experiencing the biggest increase in students, because core courses, such as English and Math, have limits on class size.

Florida’s class size reduction amendment took effect in the 2010-11 school year, and states that high school core classes can’t exceed 25 students in one period.

There are currently no enrollment limitations in place for elective courses.

A growing interest

Although no additional teachers will be hired to address the

FORUM / FROM PAGE 1A information they need,” Andrew Schoenfeld said. “This website gives people a free way to communicate and let voices be heard.”

Participants also address hotbutton issues on the forum, such as traffic associated with The Mall at University Town Center and what the approval of multistory building construction means for Ranch residents.

Summerfield resident Bob Bronston, who opposes the construction of seven-story condominiums in the Ranch, utilized the forum as a means to connect with area residents who have similar thoughts on the issue.

He shared the email addresses of Manatee County Commissioners for users interested in connecting with local officials to voice their opinions on the new construction to take place near Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

In the future, the website may contain a buy-and-sell feature that allows visitors to offer services and products to others through the forum. But the website’s creators haven’t determined a need for that feature, yet.

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Carie and Andrew Schoenfeld see their forum as a resource for longtime and new residents, as well as a way for neighbors to connect.

So far, 78 area residents have joined the discussion.

The Schoenfelds have spread the word through a grassroots effort. They continue to knock on doors and distribute business cards and pieces of paper with the website’s URL etched on the front.

Membership only requires an email address — no social security numbers, birthdays, credit card information or other personal information is needed. The need for privacy was important to Carie Schoenfeld when she

and her husband started building the website a few months ago.

“I don’t want to give that information when I’m signing up for something online,” Carie Schoenfeld said. “So, we didn’t want to ask anyone else to do that, either.”

No advertisements or pop-ups flood users’ screens when they sign up or visit the website, ei-

extra students yet, Little isn’t ruling out a larger staff.

He’s maintaining a proactive approach by keeping the resumes he receives, should the school continue to grow as he expects it will.

He expects to hire more teachers in the future.

“Teachers are volunteering because they want to build up their programs,” Little said. “We aren’t at the point, yet, where we need to hire more teachers.

But, if a year later, the demand is still there, then we’ll add to our staff.”

A teacher picking up additional classes isn’t a new practice, he said.

More students in classes means programs are successful and students have an interest in what they’re learning, Little said.

For Little, who became Lakewood Ranch High’s principal in August, growth is always positive.

“We’re successful academically, and with the number of housing developments being built, it’s just a growing area,” he said.

ther. The Schoenfelds intend to keep the website that way and don’t plan to utilize ad dollars to keep the website going.

For now, the couple funds the website straight from their wallets.

They spent about $500 on the software to create the interactive forum and estimate website maintenance will cost about $400 a year.

But, to the couple that hopes to connect neighbors to resources the Schoenfelds wish they had years ago, the fees are small prices to pay for quality information.

“Users are getting real information from real residents,” Andrew Schoenfeld said. “Your neighbors are your best sources of information for some of these questions.”

For the forum’s founders, the website can help unify communities and create camaraderie between neighbors.

“You don’t have to be alone when you move somewhere new or live in a community,” Andrew Schoenfeld said.

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The third annual Italian Festival, in Lakewood Ranch, will have a new location — Greenbrook Adventure Park.

ITALIAN FESTIVAL When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15 Where: Greenbrook Adventure Park, 13400 Adventure Place, Lakewood Ranch Cost: Free Details: Come enjoy live Italianinspired music and dance performances, a dog costume contest, Italian food and other festivities. Dog costume judging will occur at 2 p.m.

Info: Visit lwrcac.com/festa-italiana and click on the link to register your dog for the costume contest.

EAST COUNTY — Being married into the Greek culture and Greek Orthodox religion for 46 years, Marilyn Blazakis has grown to love the ethnicity as if it were her own.

Her love for Greek cooking is no exception.

Olives, cheeses and varieties of fresh breads have become staples in her kitchen and her dinner menu. She describes the creamy béchamel sauce that tops pastito, or Greek lasagna, in great detail.

“I love Greek food,” Blazakis says. “The ingredients are so rich and so fresh.”

This weekend, Blazakis, along with other members of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church’s women’s club — Philoptochos — will put her passion for Greek food to work to help grow and transform the church’s new event.

From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 15, the church will house its inaugural Greek Autumn Festival. The event replaces the annual bazaar.

Although the bazaar offered select food options for attendees, the festival features expanded food items and recipes to celebrate Greek culture through the taste buds.

“There’s going to be much more food

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The free festival will also feature an option that wasn’t a part of the church’s bazaar — a station that offers take-home food options for patrons. All food items are homemade by parishioners and event volunteers.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — Musician Joe Spinella thrives on his Italian heritage.

As a first-generation American, he now performs songs made famous by Italian singers, as well as original pieces.

Spinella, known as the “tenor of illusions” because he also performs magic, will be the headline act of this year’s Italian Festival.

The event, organized by Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp., will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15, at Greenbrook Adventure Park, 13400 Adventure Place, Lakewood Ranch. Festivities include live music and dance performances, a dog costume contest, Italian food and wine and other Italian-inspired festivities for children and their families.

“We’re excited about having Joe Spinella back, and new this year is Jimmy Mazz, who is a Dean Martin impersonator,” event organizer Lori Basilone said.

“He sings all of his songs and dresses like him in the suit. He has a pretty good following.”

Proceeds from the dog costume contest, which will be held at 2 p.m. with winners announced at 3:15 p.m., will benefit the Humane Society of Lakewood Ranch.

Guests can register online or at the organization’s booth the day of the event.

Contest entry costs $5.

Basilone said she expects more than 3,000 people to attend the festival.

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OCT. 29 SHOTS FIRED 2:56 a.m. — 8300 block of Lockwood Ridge Road. Suspicious Circumstance.

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Arts group showcases members’ work at show Raul Casas’ handcrafted Asian lanterns will be one of several art forms on display this weekend.

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EAST COUNTY — In the corporate world, Raul Casas spent his days crunching numbers as the treasurer for an international nonprofit organization.

He traveled to Asia extensively, and as he entered restaurants and homes, he noticed wood-and-paper lanterns.

“I always liked them,” Casas said.

In 2006, Casas decided to make one as a way to relax.

“I went to a hobby store and got some wood, and went into an art store and got some paper and patched together a lamp,” Casas said.

Casas now has perfected his technique.

He sold the lanterns at art shows, but now sells the, primarily online.

This weekend, his work will be featured in the Creative Arts Association of Lakewood Ranch’s annual fall art show and sale. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15, at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch.

Participating artists will showcase oneof-a-kind art in a variety of mediums, including watercolor, jewelry, pottery, ceramic and wood, among others.

Casas, who joined the organization after moving to the area is 2009, says the association’s event offers high-quality work in an interactive environment.

“It’s a good outlet for the community,” Casas said, noting last year’s event drew about 500 visitors. “It’s more personal than other shows.”

For more information on the show, visit caalr.com.

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GreyHawk Landing resident Raul Casas makes his Asian lanterns with washi paper and wood such as walnut.

IF YOU GO Creative Arts Association Fall Art Show and Sale

When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15 Where: Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch Details: About 20 artists will have their pieces on display and available for purchase.

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THURSDAY, NOV. 13

Victory Over Stroke — runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gulfcoast Event and Conference Center, 4740 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota.

Come for free health screenings (registration required to 888-6851596), including carotid artery ultrasound, EKG, blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose and BMI, as well as free lunch and door prizes.

Seating is limited. RSVP to 888685-1596.

FRIDAY, NOV. 14

Palm-Aire Women’s Club Annual Fashion Show — starts at 10 a.m. with an expo at the PalmAire Country Club. The nightand-day-themed fashion show event will feature fashions from Cache, at The Mall at University Town Center. A vendor/business expo starts at 10 a.m. For more information, visit palm-airewomensclub.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 15

Horsepower for Hope Auto Show — runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

More than 150 cars, including a Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche and Aston Martin, will be on display at this event, which raises money for Center for Building Hope, a nonprofit that assists families affected by cancer. Admission costs $10 for adults or $5 for children 12 and younger. For more information, visit horsepowerforhope.org.

Festa Italiana — runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Greenbrook Adventure Park, 13400 Adventure Place, in Lakewood Ranch. The day includes live Italian music and dance performances, a dog costume contest and other activities.

For information, visit lwrcac.com.

Concert in the Park — starts at 6

DON’T MISS The Meadows Craft Fair What: The Meadows Community Association Craft Group will host this event, which features handcrafted items such as candy wrapper purses, hand-painted glassware, children’s apparel, seasonal decor, jewelry and more.

Admission is free. For information, call 377-2300.

When: 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 14 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 15 Where: The Meadows Community Center, 2004 Longmeadow, Sarasota p.m. at McKechnie Field, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Bradenton Marauders present this event, at which orchestras from Braden River and Lakewood Ranch schools, among others, will play.

Gates open at 5 p.m.; music starts at 6 p.m. Cost is $10 per family.

For information, visit bradentonmarauders.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 16

Hamburger Cook-Off — runs from 2 to 5 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Baptist Church, 5600 Deer Drive, Sarasota. Enjoy burgers, bounce houses, face painting, games and other festivities for families. For information, visit lwrbaptist.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19

The Sandies — runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Polo Grill and Bar’s Fête Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch.

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance will recognize members.

Tickets cost $35 and include lunch. For information, visit lwrba. org.

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RoseAnne McCabe, above, and Cheeko Matsusaka, right, rehearse for ‘Songs of Wars I Have Seen.’

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With her first full season at the Sarasota Orchestra underway, Anu Tali searches for fresh experiences in Heiner Goebbels’ immersive ‘Songs of Wars I Have Seen.’

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lassical music depicts the sweeping crusades, conflicts and plagues of long ago as well as it does the personal romances, adventures and warmth of everyday life. However, its vaulted position among the arts often gives it a misleading and foreboding air of incomprehensibility. This is classical music’s modern conundrum: how to win young new audiences without alienating older generations saturated with the classics of Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms.

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classical music’s rich heritage. In her first full season of programming, Tali is leading a two-night performance Nov. 20 and 21, at Holley Hall, of Heiner Goebbels’ 2007 work, “Songs of Wars I Have Seen.”

A collaborative theatrical and musical mashup, the piece depicts the everyday happenings of women during World War II through the text of Gertrude Stein’s 1945 memoir, “Wars I Have Seen.”

With an intimate setting at Holley Hall, a reduced chamber orchestra, speaking roles for a few female orchestra members, plus Goebbels’ baroque chorales interspersed among jazzy riffs, “Songs of Wars I Have Seen” is rewriting the standard Sarasota Orchestra experience.

“This is a new approach to musicmaking in orchestra performance history that in general is a new step toward the immersive, where people are a part of it, people can relate to it,” says Tali.

“It doesn’t leave you cold.”

Tali has performed the piece several times in London, New York City, Seattle and Barcelona, but feels an added sense of urgency and excitement to bring it to her new home of Sarasota. She views the event as a gateway to offering more challenging works for audiences and musicians alike.

“There’s a lot of variety for me in the music, and you have to stay on your toes,” says RoseAnne McCabe, double bass player and one of the featured orchestra members speaking Stein’s words. “Performing text and music is special and it’s terrifying all at the same time, but there are so many exciting layers that all fit together.”

Cheeko Matsusaka, cellist in the orchestra and also performing Stein’s text, viewed the diverse elements of modern classical work as threads in an intricate and beautiful tapestry. “It’s the first time the orchestra has done something that combines theater and music, and it allows the audience to come in,” says Matsusaka. “I don’t really like to talk in public, but I’m looking forward to this.”

Perhaps the most thrilling and po-

tentially groundbreaking part about Goebbels’ work is that it is an example of modern art’s growing collaborative sensibility. Tali wants to incorporate the recent multifaceted evolution of classical music to add interest and variety to the orchestra’s traditional Masterworks series.

“We classical musicians went through a lifetime’s worth of education, and I think we deserve to express ourselves in a more contemporary manner instead of rigidly performing the classics,” says Tali. “It’s a new time, and we should figure out what our language is today.”

The subject of World War II, usually fodder for sweeping romantic suites and reflective Steven Spielberg movies, may not immediately sound like the best foundation for a transformative piece of classical music. But “Songs of Wars I Have Seen” uses Stein’s diary-style slices of domestic life. These glimpses range from the humdrum (listening to the radio and reciting Shakespeare for entertainment) to the severe (not knowing from where one’s next meal will come). It’s far from a neverending fermata of terror, but rather a duet in life.

“Stein is writing about mundane things and private thoughts,” says Matsusaka, “but that’s how the work invites you in just to hear the words on top of and among the music.”

This warmth of the everyday, even during the most tragic of circumstances, is also represented musically by Goebbels’ use of the urban sounds.

“Goebbels is a lot of fun because he literally composes just like if you stuck your head out into the main square somewhere in a city like Tokyo or New York City,” says Tali.

This combination of commonplace sounds, accompanied by the composer’s baroque chorales and placed in the confines of the orchestra hall, thaws the misunderstood coldness of classical music into a multisensory experience.

It’s this paradox that Tali hopes will become contagious.

“Don’t be afraid of music,” says Tali.

“It is a part of us. For me, this performance is part of growing together as an orchestra and together as a society.”

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Songs of Wars I Have Seen November 20 & 21, 7:00 pm Holley Hall “Songs of Wars I Have Seen” is a staged concert portraying domestic life during World War II. It combines text written by Gertrude Stein, with narration by members of the Orchestra. Immerse yourself in the lives of women on the home front in Europe through spoken word and music.

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MOMENTS OF THE WEEK

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Braden River’s Ryan Walker finished third in the 50-yard freestyle at the Class 3A Swimming & Diving Championships Nov. 8.

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Seniors Coleen Campbell and Courtney Rapp celebrate during their Class 7A-Region 3 final match versus Fort Myers Nov. 8.

Layne Thompson, Nicole Grant and Kelley Ainsworth celebrate following their 3-0 victory over Fort Myers in the Class 7A-Region 3 finals Nov. 8.

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Pablo Vargas scored three goals to lead the Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer team to a 7-1 victory against Sarasota Nov. 3.

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Cardinal Mooney’s Cal Davidson Turner crossed the finish line in 15 minutes, 47.13 seconds to finish second at the Class 1A-Region 3 meet Nov. 8.

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The East Manatee Bulldogs Tiny Mite, Junior PeeWee and Midget cheerleaders all placed in the top three at the Cheer Jam Nov. 2 to advance to the regional competition.

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The Out-of-Door Academy’s Joie Eckhard finished seventh in the 200-yard freestyle at the Class 1A-Region 3 meet Nov. 8.

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The Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team will compete in the Class 7A Final Four Nov. 14 for the second time in three years.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Only three players were on the Lakewood Ranch High volleyball team that advanced to the state semifinals in 2012.

Seniors Nicole Grant, Kelley Ainsworth and Erin O’Connell were on the court when the Lady Mustangs narrowly missed out on a chance to play for the school’s first state title, falling to St. Augustine in five sets.

They are the only ones left who remember the emotion, the intensity and the disappointment in what might have been.

Since then, Grant, Ainsworth and O’Connell have been focused on making their way back to the Final Four and finishing what they and their former teammates started two years ago.

After missing out on a second trip to the state semifinals last season, Lakewood took the court for its fourthconsecutive regional final appearance with something to prove.

The Lady Mustangs weren’t about to be denied.

Behind a tough defensive effort and Grant’s offensive prowess, Lakewood swept Fort Myers 25-19, 25-22, 25-22 in the Class 7A-Region 3 finals Nov. 8 on its home court.

“This moment means everything,” Grant says. “It’s really exciting. It proves how hard we work and how much we wanted it. This game really showed it.”

Without having played Fort Myers before, Lakewood relied on its knowledge of some of the Green Wave’s players through some of the Lady Mustangs players’ encounters with them during club and sand volleyball.

Lakewood Ranch coach Perri Hankins celebrates after watching her team beat Fort Myers 3-0 to earn a berth in the Class 7A Final Four.

Lakewood coach Perri Hankins also used scouting reports and video to highlight Fort Myers’ hitters.

“There wasn’t an intimidation factor,” Hankins says. “That was good because they have some tough players.”

The combination of scrappy defense and setting up their blocks proved to be the perfect winning formula for the Lady Mustangs.

Sophomore libero Ande McDon-

ald powered Lakewood’s back line with 16 digs. Grant finished with 16 kills, three blocks, nine digs and one ace.

Sophomore Kahlee York added nine kills, 11 digs and one ace.

Coleen Campbell recorded four kills, three blocks and one ace. Senior setter Courtney Rapp dished out 33 assists and also had an ace.

With the win, the Lady Mustangs will face Winter Springs in the state semifinals at 1 p.m. Nov. 14.

The winner will face the winner of the other state semifinal between Lutz Steinbrenner and St. Thomas Aquinas in the state championship at 1:05 p.m.

Nov. 15.

“This team has a lot of good energy,” Grant says. “We all connect really well on and off the court, and that’s such an advantage. We’re really lucky we have that.”

Lakewood’s positive energy has been on display throughout the postseason. The Lady Mustangs, who are playing their best volleyball down the stretch, lost just one set throughout the regional tournament.

“I feel good because we’re getting better,” Hankins says. “This team is different. They are very bonded and calm on the court. They have great confidence and believe they are going to win.”

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Senior Kelley Ainsworth serves the ball for Lakewood Ranch during the Class 7A-Region 3 finals Nov. 8.

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Lakewood Ranch resident and University of Kentucky freshman Taylor Lederman competed in the Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic Presented by First Watch Café Nov. 7 through Nov. 9.

Michigan’s Alex Knight returns a serve during his doubles match.

University of Kentucky sophomore and Lakewood Ranch resident Taylor Lederman narrowly lost a doubles and singles tournament last week.

The University of North Florida’s Mariella Calderon prepares to serve the ball.

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Oklahoma State sophomore Maria Alvarez sends the ball back over the net.

Colorado University’s Ashley Tiefel and her teammate, Alexandra Aiello, advanced to the second round of the women’s doubles tournament.

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MOVING ON The Lakewood Ranch boys and girls crosscountry teams will compete in the Class 3A Cross-Country State Championships Nov. 15.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Ande McDonald is in an undoubtedly perfect predicament.

The Lakewood Ranch High sophomore will be vying for not one but two state championships this week. In addition to representing the Mustangs at the Class 3A Cross-Country State Championships Nov. 15, McDonald, who is a libero for Lakewood’s volleyball team, will be competing in the Final Four Nov. 14.

McDonald will begin her state championship run in the volleyball state semifinals, in Kissimmee. She then plans to travel to Tallahassee where she’ll meet up with her cross-country teammates for her final 5K of the season. And, of course, there’s always the chance McDonald will need to be back in Kissimmee later that day to play for the volleyball state championship.

McDonald is the only member of Lakewood’s cross-country team to play two sports in the same season. She made the decision to run cross-country in addition to playing volleyball, her main sport, last season, but at the time she didn’t fully grasp what she was getting herself into.

McDonald goes to volleyball

practice every day after school and then goes out to meet up with the cross-country team or to complete her own crosscountry workout.

“I want to say it’s fun, but it’s really difficult,” McDonald says.

“It’s worth it, though, because people are starting to recognize me for what I’m doing. It makes me feel good when I’m winning races or volleyball games.”

In her second cross-country season, McDonald has developed into her own and has since become Lakewood’s No. 1 runner. McDonald finished fifth at the Class 3A-District 10 meet Oct. 30, finishing in a new personal best time of 19 minutes, 58.30 seconds to lead the Lady Mustangs to a district runner-up title.

McDonald followed up her performance with a 15th place finish (21:05.60) at the Class 3ARegion 3 meet Nov. 7, in Estero, to lead Lakewood to a third place overall finish and a berth in the Class 3A Cross-Country State Championships.

Freshmen teammates Sarah Fazio and MacKenzie Malone finished 20th in 21:13.10 and 21st in 21:14.40, respectively.

Freshman Shay Lee was 39th

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The Lakewood Ranch girls and boys cross-country teams finished third and fourth, respectively, at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet Nov. 7, in Estero.

(22:13.80), while freshman Emma Fazio was 41st (22:15.20).

“This season has gone really well,” McDonald says. “We have five freshmen on varsity, who all run close to each other. We’re a really young team, so we’re going to be good for a while.”

This weekend will mark McDonald’s first appearance in the cross-country state championships after being unable to attend last season because of volleyball.

“I think we can place pretty high,” McDonald says. “All the freshmen keep getting better.

They are posting better times and running faster than I was last year as a freshman, and I thought I was running fast.”

Lakewood’s boys cross-country team also earned a berth in state championships after finishing fourth at the regional meet.

Freshman Kyle Wray led the way for the Mustangs, finish-

ing 11th in 17:33.90. Sophomore John Rivera was 12th in 17:34.80, followed by senior Read Corley (24th, 18:12.20), sophomore Brice Easton (37th, 18:39.20) and senior George Dabbiero (43rd, 18:45.70).

“Getting to states was a big goal for us,” Wray says.

Wray, Lakewood’s No. 1 runner, may only be in his first season with the Mustangs, but he’s no stranger to the team.

Wray has been a fixture at Lakewood cross-country meets ever since he was 7 years old.

Having grown up watching his two older sisters compete in the sport, Wray eagerly anticipated the day when he, too, would be able to don a Lakewood crosscountry uniform.

With each passing season, the Mustangs coaches would ask Wray how long until he would be joining the team.

“I knew one day I wanted to be the guy running out there,” Wray

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“It’s been really exciting to finally put on a Lakewood Ranch uniform and not just be out there watching the guys and wanting to run,” Wray says.

Wray didn’t know what to expect coming into this season, but with the guidance of his teammates, he’s been able to get his time down to 16:30 and is seeking to break 16 minutes at the state meet.

Although, more importantly, Wray is looking to help lead Lakewood to its best finish to date.

“We’ve never finished ranked higher than 10th,” Wray says.

“We want to be the first guys team to finish in the top 10 in the state.”

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 Braden River running back Jaylin Austin carried the ball eight times for 65 yards and two touchdowns.

Lakewood Ranch running back Darren Lowery rushed for nearly 110 yards and a touchdown to help the Mustangs close out their season on a winning note.

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“To all the seniors on the football team: This season was amazing because you all stayed dedicated and passionate for the game. We love you!”

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OBSERVER GAME OF THE WEEK NOV. 14 (7:30 P.M.) Braden River vs. Pinellas Park Braden River will be making its first playoff appearance since 2010 when the Pirates play host to Pinellas Park in the Class 7A-Region 3 quarterfinals.

The district champion Pirates finished the 2014 regular season a perfect 9-0.

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Williams carried the ball twice for 103 yards and two touchdowns to help the Pirates close out the regular season undefeated for the first time in school history.

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+ Pair of Mustangs win individual golds Lakewood Ranch High swimmers Luke Hanner and Daniel Erlenmeyer both captured individual gold medals at the Class 3A Swimming and Diving Championships Nov. 8, in Stuart.

Hanner captured the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 39.03 seconds to finish ahead of Erlenmeyer, who was fourth in 1:41.16. Hanner also finished fourth in the 100 butterfly (50.33).

Erlenmeyer returned to the pool to win the 500 freestyle in 4:27.76.

On the girls side, Lakewood Ranch’s Madison Jean finished second in the 100 butterfly (54.27) and sixth in the 100 freestyle (53.10). She then teamed up with Courtney Chapin, Haille Bogumil and Malorie Schuerman for a thirdplace finish in the 400 freestyle relay and a fourth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:50.49).

Chapin placed fifth in the 100 backstroke (58.06) and eighth in the 50 freestyle (24.49).

The Lady Mustangs finished fifth in the team standings, while the Lakewood boys were 10th.

The East Manatee Bulldogs Junior PeeWee team defeated the Tampa PAL Patriots 19-12 to win the Division 3 Conference Championship Nov. 8.

Josh Thomas scored three touchdowns, and Deshaun Ousley ran in an extra point.

Strong defensive efforts from Trevor Jackson and Ousley helped secure the victory for the Bulldogs. With the win, East Manatee will travel to Tampa to face the Clermont Knights in the playoffs.

In other conference championship action, the Bulldogs PeeWee squad fell to the North Manatee Storm 26-14 and the Junior Midget squad fell to the Storm 30-8.

+ Mustangs coach notches 100th win Lakewood Ranch High boys soccer coach Vito Bavaro earned his 100th career victory, as the Mustangs defeated Clearwater Central Catholic 5-0 Nov. 4.

Ricky Yanez, Pablo Vargas, Schmid Payen, Jake Dube and Jake Sollazzo all scored goals for Lakewood. Liam Bramley had five saves in his first shutout of the season.

Following the game, cocaptains Bramley and Dube presented Bavaro with the game ball.

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 Lisa and Marisa McElhiney caught up on their Observer news in front of the Tower Bridge in London.

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POLAND

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 Pat and Ray Ciemniecki, middle, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Observer-style with a tour of Poland with family. They visited Warsaw, Krakow, Auschwitz, Wroclaw, Torun and the seaport of Gdansk. Also pictured are Pam Hyatt, Sammy Hyatt, Katie Ciemniecki and Ray Ciemniecki Jr.  Candace Fisher, Dave Siegwald and his wife, Jolley, brought their Observer on a visit to the Hogar San Francisco de Asis-Chaclacayo, in Peru, a home for destitute and sick children.

Observer readers have both North roots and wings — as they America demonstrated in their travels over the past year.

This summer you truly took flight — and we’re honored that 182 of you took us along for your travels by packing a copy of the Longboat Observer, East County Observer, Sarasota Observer and Pelican Press and sending us photos as you traveled the globe to all seven continents.

And although you saw the world you didn’t forget your roots and brought your hometown newspapers with you on your adventures. A few highlights:

We watched Derek Jeter play his final game at Yankee Stadium in New York and the first stage of the Tour De France in EngAfrica land.

We attended the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics inSorth Russia and America the Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera.

We traveled to the “Hobbiton” movie set in New Zealand, Salvador Dali’s home in Port Lagot, Spain, and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City (but sadly we didn’t meet the pope).

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 Michael Gibson surprised his mom, Kristina Gibson, and dad, not pictured, as they disembarked in Hong Kong on one of their stops on a Queen Mary 2 world cruise. They read their Observer while overlooking the Central District of Hong Kong from Kowloon.

We took some incredible journeys across seven continents during the 2014 ‘It’s Read Everywhere’ contest. The winners are …

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Boyfriend orchestrates unique spin on proposal A flash mob turns into a marriage proposal that surprised the audience and newly engaged Kailee Burgess.

EAST COUNTY — For Phill Phelan, enough, and I believed him.” dancing with a stranger for 10 seconds Surrounded by the couple’s famwasn’t just part of the White Buffalo Sa- ily and friends, some of whom danced loon’s line dancing class: It was how he alongside Burgess during the country met Kailee Burgess. song, Phelan nervously waited for the “Kailee spun twice during our moment for which he had planned for dance, not once like the other girls,” months.

Phelan said, laughing. “That caught Phelan coordinated the event with my attention.” his and Burgess’ line dance instructor, The couple’s relationship started Tim Schalch. on a dance floor, so Phelan knew he After Phelan pitched the idea of a wanted his proposal to Burgess to fol- flash mob proposal to Schalch, Schalch low suit. He orchestrated a posted a status on Faceflash mob Nov. 7, at Music on book about two months Main, to ask Burgess to marry ago asking for participants.

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Within an hour, Burgess SEE MORE? The 45-member flash saw the post and convinced View the full mob, including Phelan and Phelan to participate. But, proposal video Burgess, danced a choreoshe was curious if a flash at YourObserver. graphed line dance routine mob proposal was romancom. to Brad Paisley’s “Wrapped tic enough for Phelan after Around,” which ended with all.

Phelan on one knee and a So, the night before the crying and surprised Burgess flash mob, she checked standing in front of him. where Phelan kept the Phelan proposed to Burgess engagement ring they’d the way she always wanted. picked out together.

When the couple first startThe ring wasn’t missing, ed dating about 11 months but the following night conago, she had told Phelan that she al- firmed Burgess’ earlier suspicions. ways wanted to participate and be The couple will get married under an proposed to in a crowd of people ran- oak tree in December, but plan to have domly performing a choreographed a larger church ceremony in Decemdance routine in a public venue — a ber 2015. flash mob.

“Phill is just the most amazing per“I just always thought that would be son I’ve ever met; he’s definitely my amazing and a really fun way to do a soulmate,” Burgess said. “It all came toproposal,” Burgess said. “I had no idea gether perfectly, just like he planned.” when I told him that he would actuContact Amanda Sebastiano at ally do it. He said that wasn’t romantic amandas@yourobserver.com.

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Winners Lisa McElhiney, Pam Hyatt, Michael Gibson and Dave Siegwald each received two travel tickets, courtesy of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ).

We went on more cruises than we could count, including one around the world, swam in the Dead Sea and the Blue Lagoon, in Iceland, and stomped grapes while reading the paper at Grgich Hills Estate in Napa Valley, Calif.

All 182 journeys were memorable to us, but our readers have chosen their favorites, voting 1,801 times.

The sky is the limit for our four winners, each of whom will receive two travel certificates from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ).

Michael Gibson, whose photo of himself and his mother, Kristina Gibson, in Hong Kong after he surprised his parents as they disembarked from a cruise received 981 votes, had not decided how he would use his winnings Monday.

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by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

Braden River enjoys homecoming dance Braden River High School students celebrated the end of a perfect football season with a shutout homecoming game against DeSoto County Nov. 7. Students continued the celebration Nov. 8, with a space-themed homecoming dance.

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Chalen Cafiero, Tanner Pogan, Emma Madden, Carly Colonna and Allison Noon are sophomores.

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Members of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance and their guests mingled over drinks and appetizers Nov. 5, at American Momentum Bank, during the alliance’s November networking social event.

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YMCA serves up family-friendly fun Families enjoyed budget-friendly fun on a breezy night Nov. 7, during the Lakewood Ranch YMCA's Fall Festival.

The YMCA’s back fields turned into a spread of bounce houses and games for children and their families.

Attendees could also participate in line dancing and mechanical bull riding and visit animals at the petting zoo.

The event’s $5 admission fee benefited the organization and the programs it offers to families throughout the area.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014

real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Country Club Village home sells for $1.43 million Old Grove at Greenfield Plantation

The following residential real estate transactions took place between Oct. 27 and Oct. 31.

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Gary and Joan Qualley, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 13228 Palmers Creek Terrace to Frank and Jill Yuengling, of Bradenton, for $1.43 million. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,512 square feet of living area.

Danielle McGrath, of Ellenton, sold the home at 10547 Old Grove Circle to Gregory and Carolyn Roebuck, of Bradenton, for $399,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,910 square feet of living area.

Rosedale Addition

M/I Homes of Tampa LLC sold the home at 4653 Royal Dornoch Circle to Brian and Stephanie Gill, of Bradenton, for $398,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,158 square feet of living area.

M/I Homes of Tampa LLC sold the home at 4670 Royal Dornoch Circle to James Golash and Carol Farmer, of Bradenton, for $361,000. Built in 2013, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 2,239 square feet of living area.

Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch

Peter and Barbara Plechy, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7934 Royal Birkdale Circle to Jay and Carolyn Eliason, of Lakewood Ranch, for $775,000.

Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,465 square feet of living area.

Mitchel and Lisa Krouse sold their home at 7439 Mizner Reserve Court to Scott and Susan Deprez, of Lakewood Ranch, for $575,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,545 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $730,000 in 2007.

Greenbrook Village

David and Teresa Woods, of Bradenton, sold their home at 14717 Bowfin Terrace to Larry Green and Dorothy LibronGreen, of Punta Gorda, for $560,000. Built in 2011, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,289 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $445,000 in 2011.

Philip Cardamone and Flora Sinoyianis, of Verde, sold their home at 6635 Pirate Perch Trail to Stephen and Stacey Burge, of Lakewood Ranch, for $355,000.

Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,460 square feet of living area.

Pam Eubanks

This home at 13228 Palmers Creek Terrace has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,512 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.43 million.

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Ashley Trace at University Place

Treymore at the Village of Palm-Aire

James and Carol Jankowski, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8233 Santa Rosa Court to Paul Folmsbee and Angelika Chin, of Falls Church, Va., for $535,000. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, three-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 2,584 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $582,400 in 2008.

Carmel Indelicato, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7719 Charleston St. to Armand and Mary Houze, of University Park, for $477,900. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,157 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $527,300 in 2004.

Jerald and Ileen Greenberg, of University Park, sold their home at 6738 Coyote Ridge Court to Wendy Dendel, of University Park, for $475,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,907 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $282,200 in 2001.

John Dunn, trustee, of Evansville, Ind., sold the home at 7115 Treymore Court to Kurt and Judith Maurer, of Sarasota, for $450,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,338 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $525,000 in 2006.

Heritage Harbour

Einar and Linda Thodal-Ness, of Bradenton, sold their home at 8320 River Preserve Drive to Elizabeth Morales, of Bradenton, for $389,000. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,402 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $360,000 in 2010.

Fannie Mae sold the home at 120 River Enclave Court to Harry and Joanne Knapp, of Bradenton, for $276,100. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,951 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $339,900 in 2006.

Mill Creek

Steven and Linda Chapman, of Sarasota, sold their home at 15503 17th Ave. E. to Bruce and Beth Bailey, of Mohrsville, Pa., for $370,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, and 2,845 square feet of living area.

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

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7509 Greystone Street #M5901893 $1,149,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Lakewood Ranch 941-313-1591 941-730-0777

7250 Greystone St #M5845264 $1,050,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

13309 Lost Key Pl #A3997843 $999,000 Mary Pat Pihl

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-932-3065

7520 Greystone Street #M5901681 $1,350,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

7030 Vilamoura Place #A4101937 $868,000 Mary Hellhake

Lakewood Ranch 941-388-4447 941-544-0763

14614 Secret Harbor Pl #M5846615 $854,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

14722 Leopard Creek Place #A4103587 $710,000 Susanne Cosgrove-Lee

Lakewood Ranch 941-349-3444 941-400-9068

6610 Coopers Hawk Court #A4106314 $699,000 Alex Ley

Lakewood Ranch 941-966-8000 941-504-6377

15607 Leven Links Place #A4106041 $629,000 John Camino, PA

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8312 Catamaran Circle #M5900826 $1,250,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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22235 Panther Loop #M5846712 $499,999 Cheryl Roberts

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7339 Lake Forest Gln #M5845359 $469,000 Kere Lewis

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7447 Edenmore Street #M5900697 $440,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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6508 Moorings Point Circle #A4104236 $399,000 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

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7231 Presidio Glen #A4100115 $369,000 Dana Westmark

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6482 Watercrest Way #A4103832 $359,900 Robin Bowman

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8142 Miramar Way #A4107628 $339,000 Theresa Meyers

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8449 Miramar Way #M5902915 $325,000 Marcia Frost

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6634 Oakland Hills Drive #A4107697 $318,000 Edward Haggerty

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest East County building permits issued by Manatee County for the week of Oct. 27 through Oct. 31, in order of dollar amounts.

EAST COUNTY Address

Permit

Applicant

Amount

7408 Mayfair Court 5736 63rd St. E. 5131 Creekside Trail 7115 Marston Court 5924 91st St. E. 6905 Country Lakes Circle 7233 Greystone St. 4708 Peridia Blvd. E. 6419 Stone River Road 7034 Honeysuckle Trail 4918 Palm Aire Drive 7011 River Club Blvd.

5822 Pleasant Grove Court 10539 Cheval Place 8749 52nd Drive E. 22402 75th Ave. E. 8428 Palm Lakes Court 5914 53rd Lane E. 7403 50th Terrace E. 3004 51st St. E.

Re-roof Boat Dock Pool Re-roof Alterations Door/Window Door/Window Re-roof Re-roof Mechanical Re-roof Pool Cage Re-roof Remodel Re-roof Mechanical Re-roof Solar Re-roof Re-roof

C. David Wilson James Greer Richard Toppel Jay Suverkrup Paul Wade Barbara Clements Samuel Bastianelli Robert Mawhorter James Mazurek Bradley Ryan Michael Kolodziej Christian Timol Walter Abourezk Alan Lui Karen Starling Glenn Ryan Bruce Skaggs Steven Smith Hugh Gordon Timothy Woodman

$51,200 $49,926 $40,500 $28,600 $25,000 $22,300 $20,543 $19,216 $17,703 $15,846 $15,344 $15,225 $15,000 $14,290 $13,255 $13,100 $12,875 $11,987 $11,200 $10,850

Michael at the family property on north Longboat Key.

Source: Manatee County

Rosedale Golf and Tennis Club

James and Deborah Peters, of Lakewood, Colo., sold their home at 8743 53rd Terrace E. to Dennis and Patricia Dobbratz, of Bradenton, for $321,500. Built in 1994, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,693 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $252,500 in 2013.

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-348-9504

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3506 22nd Avenue W #M5902097 $235,000 Barbara Wong

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-3583

8254 Miramar Way Lakewood Ranch #M5901541 $3,600 Kendra Vogel Annual Toll Free Number 844.286.8971

11207 Marigold Drive #M5901620 $313,000 Nicole Ryskamp

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

Christopher and Carolyn Barton, of Parrish, sold their home at 12534 Cara Cara Loop to John and Lori Terhaar, of Lakewood Ranch, for $308,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,244 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $262,500 in 2012.

Sabal Harbour

John and Jacqueline Hathaway, of Essex, United Kingdom, sold their home at 4821 Bookelia Circle to G. Scott and Marcia Kiefer, of Bradenton, for $287,500.

Michael in 1964.

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Lakewood Ranch 941-388-4447 941-928-9496

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1701 51st St W #M5837466 $315,000 Maria Christenson

GreyHawk Landing

6532 Moorings Point Circle Lakewood Ranch #M5901540 $2,500 Laurie Rastovski Annual Toll Free Number 844.286.8971

6934 Woodmore Ter #A3999148 $259,900 Sherwin Taradash, PA

14739 Amberjack Terrace #M5903097 $111,000 Laura Tracy Clekis

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-448-3301

Lakewood Ranch 941-748-6300 941-915-4167

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Michael and Deborah Clay sold their home at 204 Mill Run East to David and Corinne Taylor, of Bradenton, for $267,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,887 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $202,000 in 2010.

7351 Black Walnut Way Lakewood Ranch #M5900662 $1,900 Laurie Rastovski Seasonal Toll Free Number 844.286.9926

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James and Jacquelyn Hendrix, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5005 Inverness Drive to Pierre and Alexandre Martiano, of Paris, for $275,000. Built in 1963, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,727 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $216,000 in 2011.

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Pierre and Catherine Schutte sold their home at 7426 Loblolly Bay Trail to Michelle Alvarez and Alvaro Blanco, of Lakewood Ranch, for $275,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 1,922 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $210,000 in 2008.

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James and Michelle Shirey sold their home at 6637 Cheswick St. to Donald and Ruth Cowell, of Sarasota, for $269,000.

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Saber Matrix Group Inc. sold the home at 6839 44th Terrace E. to Alex Androus, of Bradenton, for $262,500. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,264 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $220,200 in 2014.

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Paul and Cherdelle Jennings, of Bradenton, sold their home at 7404 Birds Eye Terrace to James Lynn and Marilyn Ferguson, of Bradenton, for $260,000. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,830 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $189,000 in 2011.

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Vassar Lane to Matthew Yore, of Sarasota, for $255,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,059 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $154,000 in June.

Jason and Ashley Ruberg, of Englewood, sold their home at 12812 Nightshade Place to Michael and Lisa Pirowski, of Lakewood Ranch, for $284,200. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,016 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $207,000 in 2012.

Maria Biegel sold her home at 12921 Nightshade Place to Trang Nguyen, of Bradenton, for $232,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,956 square feet of living area.

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Michael and Deborah Lazarz, of Spring Hill, sold their home at 4804 11th Ave. Circle E. to Lucille Ziccardi and Jan Markman, of Woodhaven, N.Y., for $239,900.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,769 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $128,000 in 1999.

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CitiMortgage Inc. sold the home at 5924 91st St. E. to Paul and Lisa Wade, of Bradenton, for $230,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,052 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $300,000 in 2004.

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Jane Messimer, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 5722 Doral Drive to Alan Boiko, of Bradenton, for $215,000. Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 2,290 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $163,500 in 2000.

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Henry and Eleanor Cole sold their home at 3701 Little Country Road to Joel and Brooke Taliaferro, of Parrish, for $545,000.

Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,055 square feet of living area. It sold for $500,000 in 2008.

SP1 Inc. sold the home at 2306 Chardonnay Terrace to Barry and Susan Davis, of University Park, for $470,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four-and-ahalf baths and 3,700 square feet of living area. It sold for $664,000 in 2006.

Douglas and Dawn Cramer, of Parrish, sold their home at 3010 Wilderness Blvd.

W. to Gary and Sara Laubacker, of Parrish, for $330,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,500 square feet of living area. It sold for $240,000 in 1998.

Stephanie Romney, of San Francisco, sold her home at 3333 Lakeside Circle to Mission Property Partners LLC for $235,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,839 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $240,000 in 1998. It sold for $415,900 in 2005.

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ANOTHER GEAR Two fresh moves at Datum Corp., an IT services firm with a multifaceted business model, illustrate how quickly the company has recently expanded — and the pace of growth to come.

One move is more of a prediction: Datum CEO Tom Frost says the firm aims to hire a full-time, in-house training coordinator by early 2015.

Based out of an office in a Lakewood Ranch corporate park, Datum has about 80 employees, up from 60 in the middle of 2013, and has multiple openings in several departments. The company utilizes a technology as a service model, where it does everything from IT to software consulting for a monthly fee. Datum lays cable and fiber optic lines for clients, and it also develops and installs point-of-sale systems. The firm, with clients that include First Watch, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s and Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion, performs IT services in nearly 3,500 client locations that support more than 145,000 employees.

Frost, like many executives, says hiring and training the right employees is his biggest challenge, so addressing it is his biggest sense of urgency. “It always goes back to training,” says Frost.

“We want to get smart, highly

driven people and train them in the way of Datum.”

Big move No. 2 is a star-studded advisory board Frost assembled this past summer. “As you get bigger,” says Frost, “the decision-making process needs to be more thought out.”

The panel of advisers consists of Sarasota native John Chidsey, onetime president and CEO of Burger King Corp., who has also held top management posts with PepsiCo and the parent firm of Avis Rent A Car; New York attorney Stephen Cohen, who specializes in venture capital raises, public offerings and corporate finance transactions; and Rob Campbell, a Sarasota resident and longtime technology executive who has worked directly for Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in his career. Campbell, chief strategy officer at Datum since early 2013, also previously helped run Voalte, a fast-growing Sarasotabased firm that helps health care employees communicate using smartphones. The fourth member of the advisory board is Frost, who founded Datum in 2003.

The trio of advisers is the top of the business-growth counsel mountain for Frost. Working with Cohen, says Frost, is “like going car shopping with a car

Lakewood Ranch-based Datum Corp., which lays cable and fiber optic lines, is expanding company-wide.

salesman” because the attorney knows all the pitfalls of raising capital. Campbell brings focus and order to Datum. “Rob pushes us to be where we need to be,” says Frost. “He makes us eat our broccoli.”

That plate is about to grow. Datum plans to open a second office, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Tampa, in 2015 to handle some of the growth. Frost says the firm will buy a 4,000-squarefoot building there for a price in the mid-six figures. Around 10 Datum employees currently work on accounts for Tampa clients, and Frost says the company could easily handle more work to support at least five additional employees. “We are very client intensive,” says Frost.

Datum, which doesn’t disclose annual revenues, has other clients and a presence in southern California, Phoenix, Dallas and Honolulu. Frost’s biggest worry for the long-term future of Datum is something outside technology, in that 70% of the firm’s clients are restaurants. That cluster could become a concern Frost puts in simple terms. Says Frost: “If restaurants are innovative, that’s good for us. If restaurants are struggling, that’s not good for us.”

“It always goes back to training. We want to get smart, highly driven people and train them in the way of Datum.”

— Tom Frost, CEO of Datum

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Tom Frost is CEO of Lakewood Ranch-based Datum, an IT firm that supports more than 145,000 employees for clients nationwide.

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Lawn Service

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FURNITURE REPAIR

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MO V I N G Dave McCarthy

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SUNCOAST SPRINKLER CO, LLC

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941-737-1796

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Troy Surgnier

Designing Windows by Isabel

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941-322-0917

BLINDS/WINDOW TREATMENTS

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KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

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SAFE ROOF CLEANING 5 yr. spot free warranty

Bisson Roofing Inc. FREE ESTIMATES

Residential/Commercial Roofing • Specializing in Roof Repairs

941-748-7400

Licensed & Insured • RC0067420 • NO HIDDEN COSTS Owner Supervises Every Job

Fre Roofs, Houses, Driveways, Walkways Estimae tes Lanais, Pool Decks • Residential, Commercial Licensed & Insured • Referrals Available

Call Owner, Joe Costa at 504-4413 www.sbrightpainting.com

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ROOFING

Servicing University Parkway & Lakewood Ranch for over 18 years!

• 3D Faux Finish • Old World to Contemporary • Textures, Metallics, Stones

SCREENING

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