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EDUCATION EXPANSION

by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

St. Stephens announces Ranch campus The private school based in west Bradenton is expanding to Lakewood Ranch to attract more students in the area.

+ Food and fun The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance and its Young Leaders Alliance have something to talk about: the organizations collected 764 pounds of nonperishable food and $1,295 cash to benefit The Food Bank of Manatee/ Meals on Wheels PLUS. Members were asked to donate a minimum of 10 nonperishable goods or donate $20 in cash or gift cards during the groups’ joint holiday social Dec. 3.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — St. Stephen’s Episcopal School announced Tuesday it’s gaining a foothold in East County, opening a kindergarten and first grade private school campus in Lakewood Ranch for the 2015-16 academic

school year.

The west Bradentonbased school will occupy two classrooms at Harvest United Methodist Church, located just off Lorraine Road at 14305 Covenant Way, Bradenton.

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Citing an influx in enrollment from Lakewood Ranch-based students, St. Stephen’s Head of School Dr. Jan Pullen said the move is the next logical step for a private faith-

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St. Stephen’s East Campus K/1 School began taking applications Tuesday. Those interested in applying can reach St. Stephen’s Director of Admissions Linda Lutz at 746-2121, Ext.

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Tuition rates for the two new classes are the same as St. Stephen’s main campus.

by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

FROSTY RETURNS

+ Parade perfect River Club’s Cheryl Kaufman says she’s still pinching herself.

She and her husband, Ray, spent Thanksgiving Day in New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; Cheryl won the grand prize — four plane tickets, four tickets to the parade and two nights stay in New York — in a drawing at Macy’s, as part of the festivities for the opening of The Mall at University Town Center.

“The trip was absolutely 100% perfect,” Cheryl Kaufman says, adding they sat in the grandstands for the parade and even saw snow. “It was the most fun I’ve had in a long time.”

+ Santa lineup A little “Ho! Ho! Ho!” can go a long way this holiday season.

Lakewood Ranch-based Grapevine Communications is promoting a Facebook-based campaign that will earn a local charity a $1,000 donation.

Santa photos are posted on Grapevine’s Facebook page, grapeinc.com/xmas2014, where people can vote for their favorite Santa with a “like.”

Grapevine will donate to the winning Santa’s charity of choice. Voting ends Dec. 24.

Photos by Pam Eubanks

He’s big, costly and a bear to maintain.

But new owners vow to keep River Club’s famous snowman shining next year.

RIVER CLUB — River Club’s resident snowman will remain in the neighborhood next year, brighter than ever.

But, over the hill he goes — to the Cherry Hills Avenue Cir-

FROSTY’S BIRTH The late Dan Burgett built the 17-foot wide, 20-foot-tall Frosty out of PVC pipes and erected him in his front yard in 1997. It takes about 10 people to erect him.

The Matras family will be Frosty’s fourth owner.

cle home of Chris and Megan Matras.

“He’s been a staple in our life for the last five years,” Megan Matras said of the decision to take in Frosty. “When we lived in Lakewood Ranch, we would walk to see Frosty. We still walk up to him every year and take pictures with him every year.”

Longtime owners Don and Mary Lou DeBolt have kept Frosty alive every holiday season for more than a decade; they purchased the 20-foot-tall snowman light display from his second owners in 2003.

But the couple is ready to

retire from being Frosty’s caretakers.

Why? Don DeBolt and his friend Jim Roseneck spent about 40 hours this year getting Frosty ready, replacing more than 3,000 lights for his public appearance.

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Top: Frosty has lived in River Club since he was erected by his creator, the late Dan Burgett, in 1997. He has lived off River Club Boulevard at the home of Don and Mary Lou DeBolt since 2003.

Bottom: Chris and Megan Matras, with their children, Christopher and Marleigh, are eager to take Frosty home.

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“This still needs approval of the board because it would have to be added to the thoroughfare plan,” Bartolone said. “The county recognizes that’s a project that’s needed and we support moving forward with it.”

SMR President and CEO Rex Jensen said he is preparing to hire an engineer for the project and is waiting to finalize an agreement with Sarasota County before doing so.

SMR already has hired Kimley-Horn and Associates to engineer the extension of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard south from its villages project to Fruitville Road. The overpass would connect to that roadway.

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SARASOTA — Sarasota County commissioners have unofficially put a new overpass across Interstate 75 on the map.

Commissioners agreed Dec. 9 to add to the county’s comprehensive plan a proposed overpass across I-75 that links the future Lakewood Ranch Boulevard extension from the east to Cattlemen Road to the west. They also added a second phase extension to Honore Avenue and waived scoping requirements.

Lakewood Ranch developer SchroederManatee Ranch is committed to funding $7.5 million toward potential improvements associated with development of its Villages of Lakewood Ranch South project. The decision last week is the first step in moving the project forward and selects it over other transportation improvements that have been considered.

“It’s a big deal because we’re preparing for the expansion of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and with that, this is part of the grid system to connect the eastern part of the county,” Commissioner Christine Robinson said. “This is really important.

It will be a reliever for the traffic on University (Parkway) and on Fruitville (Road), even.”

Sarasota County will designate a portion of the $7.5 million toward the design of the overpass, which will make the project “shovel ready” — a status that may help the county secure state or federal dollars for construction, Robinson said.

Jason Bartolone, spokesman for Sarasota County, said county staff will coordinate neighborhood meetings about the project before it goes to the Sarasota Planning Commission and Sarasota County

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COOKING UP COMPASSION

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by Amanda Sebastiano | Staff Writer

+ LECOM honored for work The “com” in LECOM — the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine — also stands for community.

The college was named to U.S. President Barack Obama’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the eighth consecutive year.

The award recognizes institutions that make commitments to improving education for children and students grades pre-kindergarten through undergraduate.

Schools receive the award for service in volunteering, civic engagement and other involvement in the community based on four categories — general community service, interfaith community service, economic opportunity and education.

During the 2013-14 school year, LECOM’s medical, pharmacy and dental students in Bradenton, Erie and Greensburg, Pa., contributed 300,000 hours of community and volunteer service.

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Bryan Jacobs, center, explains to Jennifer Capwell, left, the importance of using fresh ingredients as other students look on.

Student’s class offers fresh start Vets 2 Chefs creates career paths for veterans.

EAST COUNTY — Bryan Jacobs remembers what life was like after returning from a tour in the military.

The 35-year-old was a battlefield paramedic in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years, as was his brother.

When his service ended, he and his brother couldn’t keep jobs. Both became homeless.

After Jacobs discovered his passion for cooking, his life became his own again, he said. But his brother couldn’t adapt to life outside of the military.

He died earlier this year.

In the wake of his brother’s death, Jacobs focused on creating a program to help reintroduce veterans to life off the battlefield.

Through the Vets 2 Chefs program the University of South Florida SarasotaManatee student launched last week, veterans who live in temporary housing provided by Jewish Family & Children’s Services are trading military garb for white chef coats.

Jacobs hosted a crash course on kitchen best practices Dec. 8 through Dec. 12, at USF’s College of Hospitality and Technology Leadership’s Culinary Innovation Lab on Lakewood Main Street. The group learned how to properly wash produce and use an array of knives. They also learned to prepare meals from recipes.

“I’ve wanted to do something to help other veterans for a while, but it became more important to me after my brother died,” Jacobs said. “ Veterans need more than ‘three hots and a cot.’ They need a mentor.”

Five middle-aged veterans who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army learned how to make salads, soups and other foods throughout the cooking academy for beginners hosted by Jacobs’ and USF culinary lab assistant and French intern Juliette Ravinale.

“We’re basically getting veterans involved with hands-on training for the culinary workforce,” Jacobs said. “Why should student vets owe student loans when they’ve fought for this country?

That doesn’t make sense. This training

will help them get jobs and learn these skills, debt-free.”

The veterans toured Sweetgrass Farms Dec. 10 in Sarasota. For most of the group, the setting was a new one.

“I’ve never been on a farm before,” Jennifer Capwell said to Sweetgrass Farms owner Jim Demler, smiling. “This is so interesting.”

Jacobs smiled as he watched his “students” ask Demler about the arugula, basil, mint and other crops growing on the farm. The veterans intently took notes on their notepads for tips they would use when crafting their fresh salads later in the afternoon.

The program spans eight weeks, over which veterans learn more than kitchen basics.

The participants will continue to meet with Jacobs Thursdays at the culinary lab to discuss creating resumes, professional etiquette for job interviews and other tools that will help the group secure employment at local restaurants.

Jacobs and Ravinale hope the program will help the participants discover more about themselves while also securing a job they enjoy.

Ravinale uses questionnaires to ask the veterans questions to gauge their personality types and determine which job they would be best suited for in a restaurant.

“Veterans need jobs that fit them as people, not just jobs that match their skill sets,” Ravinale said. “I want to know who they are as people so they can become successful.”

Moving forward, Jacobs hopes to continuously have classes of veterans train at the Main Street culinary lab. He plans to have veterans who have completed the course mentor incoming participants.

Jacobs wants veterans to continue helping veterans.

“This project can be my and the community’s way to give back to those who have given for us,” Jacobs said.

Contact Amanda Sebastiano at amandas@yourosberver.com.

“Veterans need jobs that fit them as people, not just jobs that match their skill sets. I want to know who they are as people so they can become successful.”

— USF Culinary Lab Assistant and French intern Juliette Ravinale

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Jennifer Capwell plans to utilize her new culinary skills to secure a job at a local restaurant.

Jennifer Capwell never wanted to leave the Marine Corps.

But when she injured her shoulder and knee, she didn’t have a choice.

When she left the military in 1998, everyday life “didn’t feel right anymore,” Capwell said. She struggled to get back into a daily routine and couldn’t secure jobs that led to careers.

She held machinist, cleaning and other temporary positions that never materialized into careers.

“It was an endless cycle, an endless, jobless, homeless cycle,” Capwell said.

Over the years, she also gave birth to four children.

She was homeless for a year and lived on neighbors’ couches. A friend in Tennessee let her children take turns, two at a time, sleeping and showering inside of the home.

The family also spent nights in Capwell’s car.

With family members in Florida and hopes of better employment opportunities for her children, she moved from Tennessee to Florida two months ago.

Last week, she received the keys from Jewish Family & Children’s Services to her temporary dwelling and started the Vets 2 Chefs program at the Culinary Innovation Lab on Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

“This is more than help finding a job,” Capwell said. “I didn’t know myself or what I was good at before, because I was so focused on just getting by and putting food on the table for my kids. It’s taken a while, but I’m getting my life back.”

Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 5 Secretary Tom Bishop is retiring from his board seat, effective in March.

Bishop, a former chairman of the board, has been a board member for six years.

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall is now accepting resumes from interested residents living in CDD 5 to fill Bishop’s seat.

The term of the seat expires in November 2016.

Interested candidates must be legal residents of Florida and registered to vote in Manatee County.

The deadline for submitting resumes for the vacancy is 5 p.m. Feb. 19. The CDD 5 Board of Supervisors will interview applicants at a later date.

Resumes may be emailed, mailed or hand delivered to Lakewood Ranch Town Hall Clerk to the Boards Jessica Mears at 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202. Mears can also be reached at 907-0202, Ext. 247 or Jessica.mears@ lwrtownhall.com.

+ New name, new feel At its job fair Dec. 10, Manatee Technical Institute featured many employers seeking members for their workforce.

The technical school also showed off its new name — Manatee Technical College.

At its Dec. 9 meeting, the Manatee County School Board unanimously approved to change MTI’s name.

The change follows Sarasota, Citrus, Pinellas and other counties’ school boards that changed their technical institutions to technical colleges.

According to the school district, changing the name to “technical college” will lend the school greater credibility; many employers, educators, students and parents place a greater value on college rather than vocational education.

This is the fourth time the school has changed names in 51 years. The institution was named MTI in 1997.

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County offices will be closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in observation of the holidays.

Public parks, preserves and beaches will remain open during the county’s closures.

Garbage, yard waste and recycling will not be collected on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Collection services are postponed one day for the remainder of the week until Jan. 5.

Public libraries will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

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EAST COUNTY — After seven months of waiting and dealing with construction, Tara Golf & Country Club has new improvements to boast about.

The East County country club is showing off its makeover this month, after being closed since May 15.

Renovations include a new building for the pro shop and offices, a bar with double the size of the original space, a larger dance floor in the grill room, expanded tee-off and outdoor events areas, a new concessions area and a new aerobics room, among various revamps of the community’s amenities.

Mid-January, the community will reopen its tennis courts as well, which now have softer clay courts rather than hard surfaces.

To club General Manager Tony Greising, putting up with the low hum of drills and patter of hammers were worth it.

“Construction is just about done now,” Greising said. “Management has been looking for that ‘wow factor,’ and we’re going to get it.”

Since the spring, the clubhouse has looked more like a cave than a perk members enjoy because of the covered windows and construction crews traveling in and out of rooms that normally hold post golf game lunch dates, Greising said.

Tara Golf & Country Club officials refinanced a loan and used the funds to finance the project. Tara officials declined

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The clubhouse’s bar, located in the Grill Room, doubled in size after renovations. to reveal the costs involved with both projects.

Prior to these renovations, the country club was last renovated in 2009.

Of the community’s renovated areas, Tara resident Faye Catania is most pleased with the changes to the grill room — the community’s social gathering hub that features a bar, dining areas and a dance floor.

“There’s no comparison,” Catania said.

“There’s much more space now than there was previously. Before it was just a room, now it looks like a country club.”

Contact Amanda Sebastiano at amandas@yourobserver.com.

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Lost ferret returns home after scare The Gessner family says they are lucky their ferret, Teddy, survived two cold nights and some rainy weather.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Greenbrook resident Kelly Gessner was in panic mode Dec. 8 when she discovered Teddy, her 2-year-old ferret, had gone missing.

Gessner left home with the screened windows open Dec. 8 but didn’t think anything about it until her neighbor, Tom Best, arrived at her doorstep that evening to tell her he’d returned three of her missing ferrets.

The Gessners own four ferrets, which roam loose in the house during the day. Gessner hadn’t seen the fourth — Teddy — all day.

“We started searching; he had a head start,” Gessner said, noting their cat, Ginger, pushed the screen out of the window and escaped. Ginger was later found outside near their home.

While Gessner had been out running errands, Best was talking with another neighbor when

the pair spotted a white-coated animal in a yard down the street.

Best thought it might be one of the Gessners’ missing ferrets because one had escaped previously.

Then, he spotted another ferret sitting on a neighbor’s windowsill.

Best grabbed a box from his garage, collected the ferrets and headed next door. He dropped the ferrets through the window and resecured the screen after he realized Gessner wasn’t home.

“I came back home and the third ferret was crawling in my downspout,” Best said. “It’s cute.

I have a dog that likes to get into things. I relate to it. He’s an escape artist.”

Teddy, however, remained at large.

Gessner and her children, Olivia and Callum, began their search, soliciting the help of friends and neighbors.

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Wildlife rescuer Justin Matthews, of Justin Matthews Wildlife Rescue, came out Dec. 9 and set up a live trap in the Gessner’s yard.

That night, the trap, baited with cat food, captured the neighbor’s cat. Gessner reset it, and when she checked it at 6 a.m. Dec. 10, Teddy was inside.

“He was curled up in his blanket that I had put in there,” Gessner said. “After two days of cold

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EAST COUNTY — Four Braden River High School students may have futures brighter than they expected at the beginning of the school year.

And by the end of the week, one student will have $4,000 in cash and will be one step closer to making an idea come to life.

Elezar Toner, C.J. Cooper, Jordan Conelias and Yoshua Torralva are competing against students in Orlando, California, Michigan, Alabama and Indiana in Bright House Network’s Bright Ideas competition.

The competition asks students in the company’s coverage areas to design a product that’s realistic to create and is creative and useful for the general public by using science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Six students will be chosen for the Orlando competition in 2015 for the top project ideas, which will feature one student from each of the company’s coverage areas. Of the seven Tampa Bay students in the finals currently, four are from Braden River High.

Bright House spokeswoman Leah Brown confirmed that while only one student from Manatee County will move on to the next round, of the seven local competitors vying for the next round in Orlando, Braden River High students secured first through fourth places.

No announcement was made by press time Tuesday. Brown said the winner of the Tampa Bay region to advance is from Braden River High School and will be announced by the end of the week.

In Orlando, the finalists will compete on television in front of an audience and will have six minutes to pitch their ideas

prototype and business plan, so the student can sell his or her product.

Braden River High teacher and Chairman of the Engineering Design and Leadership Academy Gil Burlew believes his students were likely within just a few points of each other for the running to go to Orlando.

“These kids are doing just great things, amazing things,“ Burlew said. “I’m sure it was hard to choose which student to pick,

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but I’m sure the winner from our school was barely ahead of the other Braden River competitors.”

The students anxiously paced Burlew’s classroom Dec. 15.

“I’ve been thinking about it all week,” Jordan Conelias said.

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East County Santas are making the rounds this holiday season to visit area children.

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Dec. 6: FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Reagan Smith, Michael Fairey and Sasha Fairey visit with Santa during Freedom Elementary’s special holiday event, at which children wrote and mailed letters to Santa, made reindeer food and enjoyed holiday shopping and games such as snowball throwing and bowling, among other festivities.

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Dec. 14: PALM-AIRE COUNTRY CLUB. Children visit with Santa the Palm-Aire Country Club during a special breakfast with Santa event.

FROSTY / FROM PAGE 1A “We’ve had him 11 years and we want our garage back,” Don DeBolt said.

And at one point during preparations, Don DeBolt was ready to scrap the snowman altogether, out of frustration and exhaustion.

Following a conversation with Mary Lou, the couple posted a sign at Frosty’s side: “As you know, Frosty is as old as snow. If you want him, let me know. If not, to the garbage he will … go!”

“That sign stirred a hornet’s nest,” Don DeBolt said. “We had too many people wanting him — 90% weren’t qualified.

They didn’t understand the magnitude of him.”

But after talking to Chris and Megan Matras, who live around the corner, the DeBolts are glad their dream has come true: Frosty will stay in River Club.

“They have a lot of lights and an ideal place for him,” Don DeBolt said.

The Matras family will take Frosty after the new year holiday.

“We didn’t want to see him leave River Club,” Megan Matras said.

Chris Matras, a general contractor, says he’s not afraid of the maintenance challenge Frosty presents either.

“We have 3,000 lights on our house right now,” he said.

“I plan on changing Frosty over to LED. He’ll be a little bit brighter and less maintenance. I’m excited.”

COST The DeBolts light up Frosty from 6 to 11 p.m.

Each night he’s on adds about $1.50 to the couple’s electric bill.

Dec. 14: THE RANCH GRILL. Muriel Quiss visits with Santa during Meals on Wheels PLUS’s annual Community Shoe Box Reception.

DEC. 12: LAKEWOOD RANCH MAIN STREET. Santa listens to Carter Ebling recite his Christmas wish list during Lakewood Ranch Community Activities’ Holidays Around the Ranch event.

SCHOOL / FROM PAGE 1A based school that currently has more than 675 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

“We have seen a surge in students from Lakewood Ranch over the past two years and have been looking at expanding our academic offerings over the last several years, especially for kindergarten and first grade students,” said Pullen, in a news release. “Lakewood Ranch is the perfect fit. St. Stephen’s currently has multiple bus stops throughout Lakewood Ranch but now we will also have a permanent presence in the Lakewood Ranch community.”

Pullen told the East County Observer that the school’s main campus at 315 41st St. W. has approximately 120 East County students that travel west to attend the school.

Asked if St. Stephen’s eventually plans to grow the new campus with additional grades, Pullen said, “We will let this new idea begin and see where it goes, but the plan is to transfer second-graders to the main campus.”

Pullen said the school’s research has shown that families with young children prefer to have their kindergartners and first-graders close to home.

Those two East County classes will also hold field trips to the west campus to get those students acclimated to the main campus.

The new East County campus is called St. Stephen’s East Campus K/1 School.

Harvest United Methodist Church Rev. Catherine Fluck Price, co-pastor at Harvest, called it a great addition that pairs well with Harvest’s Sprouts Child Development Center.

“Our son attends St. Stephen’s, so we have experienced firsthand what a wonderful, caring community it is,” Fluck Price said. “We think St. Ste-

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St. Stephen’s Episcopal School Head of School Dr. Jan Pullen, left, and Harvest United Methodist Church Co-Pastors Rev. Catherine Fluck Price and Rev. Steve Price announced a new East County St. Stephen’s location Tuesday. phen’s is going to be a great addition to the Lakewood Ranch community.”

St. Stephen’s will rent space from Harvest for two classrooms in the church’s Sprouts Child Development Center building that will host 14 students apiece in the kindergarten and first grade classrooms.

Pullen said while there’s not an academic partnership in place with Harvest, the church’s Sprouts Center, which hosts 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds, has the prekindergarten program in place to transition those students to St. Stephen’s.

“Harvest’s faith-based program aligns with ours, and we are hopeful Sprout children and families will see the convenience of us being out there and make the transition,” Pullen said. “We’re two separate programs working together in the same building to teach our curriculums.”

The new campus will continue to provide the same St. Stephen’s diverse curriculum to all students, which includes daily physical education and secondary language classes.

Ten years ago, St. Stephen’s opened a preschool called the St. Stephen’s Fledgling Falcons

that is no longer in operation in East County.

“There are too many preschools out there and that’s why we think this approach works better,” Pullen said.

On its main, campus, meanwhile, St. Stephen’s continues to grow, completing a multimillion dollar sports complex most recently in 2013.

“Our board of trustees has been looking at options and possibilities for us to have a presence in Lakewood Ranch for the past four years, knowing there is so much growth out there,” Pullen said. “We believe the time is right and this is the perfect fit for us.”

As Schroeder-Manatee Ranch CEO Rex Jensen prepares for more homes, traffic and growth, he says it’s the perfect time to prepare by bringing more schools to the area.

“There is a significant benefit to continuing to offer school alternatives,” said Jensen, in a prepared statement.

“St. Stephen’s is one of the best schools in the region, so we are very happy to hear about their expansion plans in Lakewood Ranch.”

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Salvation Army volunteer rings for bigger picture A former child abuse investigator, Cheryl Lee is now having ‘the time of her life’ ringing her bell in retirement while helping kids.

EAST COUNTY — Patrons who shop at one East County grocer Monday, Wednesday or Friday this holiday season are guaranteed to see at least one smiling face before they enter or leave the store.

With red-painted nails and Santa and holly pins decorating her red apron, Cheryl Lee sits between piles of firewood and a display of poinsettias at the entrance of Publix, located at the corner of State Road 64 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.

“Have a wonderful day and a Merry Christmas,” Lee says to a family entering the store.

Lee is a Salvation Army bell ringer. This is her first year volunteering for the organization.

From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., three days per week through Dec. 24, Lee rings her bell and gathers donations for the Salvation Army.

“I’m having the time of my life,” Lee says, while smiling and waving to a mother and her child walking toward the parking lot.

For the 64-year-old, who spent

more than 30 years in a career that kept her on her feet, the nine-hour days she spends sitting in a fold-up chair and socializing is almost a leisurely activity.

Lee is a retired child abuse investigator. She also inspected day care centers and later taught state-mandated training courses for childcare workers.

She dealt with difficult situations that sometimes led to the relocation of children who had to live with other families because of abuse or other situations.

“I was always the bad guy throughout my career,” Lee says.

“Being an investigator was a tough job to do, mostly because someone always thought I did something wrong. Parents don’t want you to take their children away, and children sometimes don’t want to leave their parents, even if there’s abuse. It’s tough.”

Lee also helped low- or noincome families receive the aid they needed for food, shelter and other necessities.

Throughout her 39 years in services relating to children and families, she worked closely with the Salvation Army. She regularly talked with representatives of the organization and was often the liaison between in-need families and the Salvation Army.

Lee admired the company and its commitment to helping families, she says. So, when she retired, she reached out to the organization and received the temporary position.

Her jingle bell started ringing Nov. 12.

Now, she’s helping families in a more indirect way.

All dollars donated to Lee’s red bucket go directly to in-need families in Manatee County. Signage at Lee’s post promises donors their dollars won’t be tied up in overhead charges or administrative costs.

“I’m on the other side of helping families now,” Lee says, smiling. “And, it’s a wonderful side to be on.”

But Lee isn’t just hoping to brighten someone else’s day

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — After a golf outing one day, Rick Shaw and more than 20 other men were sitting around at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club when manager Wayne Piazza approached them about helping with the club’s annual Toys for Tots toy drive.

Shaw didn’t think twice.

“Some people can remember everything about their childhood; I cannot,” Shaw said. “My clear memories are sitting around as a family at Christmas and the joy of anticipating of getting something to play with and spend time with as a child.

I think that’s a big deal. The real meaning of Christmas is different, but it’s also part of it — the spirit of giving.”

Shaw and his fellow members collected more than $15,000 worth of toys, including more than 150 bicycles, each with a helmet and lock.

“It’s just grown every year,” Piazza said, adding last year’s drive raised about

$10,000 worth of donations. “The members set their own bar. When they walk in and see the toys in the foyer, they smile.”

Shaw said the cause resonates with him because children, in particular, have no control over their circumstances.

“I was one of many who jumped in,” Shaw said, adding the club makes it easy by allowing members to purchase gifts or to donate money toward gifts on their monthly tab. “It’s a generous group of people out there.”

Mike McClain, coordinator for Manatee County Toys for Tots, said the organization last year collected about 50,000 toys for more than 600 families. He said this year’s drive will serve more than 1,000 families.

McClain said Lakewood Ranch’s drive has been tremendous.

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CAUGHT RED LIGHT-HANDED 4:49 p.m. — 3900 block of 53rd Avenue East. Traffic Violation. A deputy was sitting at a red light when he witnessed someone run a light right in front of him. The man was cited for running a red light and driving without a valid driver’s license.

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The annual event, hosted by Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp., kicked off with Santa’s arrival in his sleigh. Four carolers sang Christmas songs for families who sipped on hot chocolate and snacked on freshly decorated cookies. Attendees also enjoyed ice skating, pictures with Santa and other festivities.

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Last year, Ronney adapted the nationwide The Elf on the Shelf program at the East County shopping strip. Because of its success, 27 merchants house elves for children to find this year.

“It’s just something fun for children to do over the holidays,” Ronney said.

Through Dec. 31, families are invited to comb Main Street shops for the elves, which are hidden throughout the stores and restaurants.

Each day, merchants move elves to different locations in the store.

Merchants name their own elves, such as Samantha, who lives at Arts A Blaze, and MacAllister’s elf, Harvey.

Participants track the elves they find on submission forms available at Arts A Blaze, MacAllisters and American Shore Trading Co. The form must contain the name of each elf found, along with a signature from the merchant that validates the elf was found.

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The elves are said to be Santa’s informants who report which children are naughty and which are nice before Christmas. If the elf moves from its location, children the elf monitored that day were well behaved. If the elf stays put, he’s giving you one more chance before he reports your behavior to Santa.

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Gulf Coast Football Officials Association official Bill Siedlecki was recently named the Florida High School Athletic Association’s 2014 Official of the Year.

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Lakewood Ranch forward Cameron Darby spent his freshman year sweeping floors before practice and keeping stats.

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The Out-of-Door Academy boys basketball team held on to beat St. Stephen’s 59-51 in district action Dec. 9.

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Braden River seniors Kendall McNab and Mackenzie Madrid are enjoying their first season on the field with their freshman sisters.

MOMENTS OF THE WEEK

The Lakewood Ranch High girls basketball team snapped Southeast’s 38-game winning streak with a 52-47 overtime victory Dec. 10.

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DEVELOPING Lakewood Ranch senior forward Cameron Darby spent a year as a student assistant for the Mustangs after getting cut his freshman year.

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Cameron Darby had a feeling he wasn’t going to make the cut.

Standing 5 feet, 6 inches, the then Lakewood Ranch High freshman just didn’t measure up against the other talent surrounding the Mustangs’ program. He lacked the size, speed and athleticism that many of the other players, who also were competing for a spot in Lakewood’s starting lineup, possessed.

Recognizing he hadn’t quite developed into his own made it easier for Darby to accept it when he didn’t initially make the Mustangs’ roster.

Following his first high school tryout, Darby had a decision to make. He could walk away from the game entirely or he could take on the role of a student assistant. Darby chose the latter and spent the duration of his freshman season sweeping floors before practice, working the game clock, recording the game and keeping stats, among other tasks.

“The love for the game — I love basketball,” Darby says.

“That’s what kept me around.”

Nicknamed “The Goon

HIS GAME

Squad,” Darby and the other student assistants served as a practice squad for the Mustangs, providing the players with extra energy. In addition, Darby would spend time working on individual drills after practice in the hopes of improving his game.

“I was a little underdeveloped and raw,” Darby says. “The drills they were doing helped me make big gains.”

The position was anything but glamorous, but it reminded

Darby of the importance of hard work and what it means to be a team player. He was able to contribute to the team in other ways while strengthening his own skill set at the same time. “(Coach Jeremy Schiller) has a lot of expectations for both, but I would say being a team manager is definitely harder,” Darby says.

“When you’re out there playing, you’re having fun while you’re

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Cameron Darby was first a part of the Mustangs’ practice squad.

BRADEN RIVER — Senior defender Kendall McNab is in the middle of her best season at Braden River.

But it’s not the Lady Pirates win-loss record or her role as team captain that has provided McNab with an extra spark of enthusiasm this season.

Rather, it’s the chance to play alongside her sister, Kennedy, a freshman at Braden River, for the first time in her career. The two are not only sisters but also best friends.

“It’s easily my favorite year,” Kendall McNab says. “We are so close. Even though it’s only one year, my last year, I’m glad I got to play with her.”

The McNabs, who are both defenders, have been the backbone of the Lady Pirates’ defense this season, having helped Braden River post six shutouts through its first 14 games.

Having grown up playing the same position, the two sisters have developed a unique understanding on the field. The two recognize each other’s strengths and weaknesses and are in constant communication — somethins they don’t even have to speak to understand each other.

“She’s a really strong player, and I know she’ll always be there to back me up,” Kennedy McNab says.

But the McNabs aren’t the only set of sisters on the Lady Pirates’ roster who are enjoying their first and only season together at Braden River.

Senior forward Mackenzie Madrid and her sister Alexis, a freshman center midfielder, moved to the area from Utah prior to the start of the school year. The two didn’t know what to expect when they tried out for the Lady Pirates’ varsity squad, but having each other’s support made the transition that much easier.

Unlike the McNabs, who had never played together on the field until this season, the Madrids played on the same recreational soccer team in elementary school. But the experience wasn’t quite the same.

“We used to fight on the field and not want to pass to each other,” Mackenzie Madrid says. “Now we are more comfortable and know each other so well that all we want to do is pass to each other.”

Having spent the vast majority of every day together for the past three months, Kennedy McNab and Alexis Madrid have watched their older sisters closely, learning what it takes to be a leader on the field, how to juggle soccer and school work and, most importantly, how to remain positive throughout trying times.

At the same time, Kendall McNab and Mackenzie Madrid have used the opportunity to bond with their younger sisters before they head off to college next year — something they’ll

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DARBY / FROM PAGE 17A doing it. But when you’re a team manager, you’re trying to reach a goal that you’ll hopefully get to by the next year.”

Three years later, Darby, now 6-foot-5, is an integral part of Lakewood’s varsity lineup. He led the Mustangs to a 6-1 (2-0 Class 7A-District 10) record so far this season with a month and a half left to play before the district tournament.

“I’m really proud of him,” Schiller says. “He had a choice his freshman year, and he decided to stay and help (the program). He chose to work hard and obtain his goal. He’s exceeded all of our expectations.

Going from a kid who couldn’t make the team to someone who can now dunk with two hands is pretty impressive.”

Heading into his sophomore season, Darby, who had spent time playing with Lakewood’s summer JV league, gained a newfound confidence. Unlike his freshman year, Darby wasn’t nervous before his second tryout, which ultimately paid off.

Darby’s confidence and increased development landed him a spot on the Mustangs’ JV squad.

“I learned a sort of patience,” says Darby, who grew 11 inches between his freshman and sophomore seasons. “If you just wait, your hard work will pay off some time or another.”

Darby had what he describes

as his breakout season that same year. He began scoring baskets with ease.

At that point, Darby realized he was capable of eventually being a leader for the team. Darby made Lakewood’s varsity squad as a junior where he averaged seven points and five rebounds per game. Darby finished the season as the Mustangs’ leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, while helping lead Lakewood to a third-place finish in the district.

Darby has been battling a nagging hip injury this season but that hasn’t kept him away from the court.

“I don’t want to miss any games,” Darby says. “I don’t think about it when I’m out there playing.”

Darby finished with a teamhigh 16 points in the Mustangs’ 77-49 victory over Bayshore Dec. 3 and added 11 more in Lakewood’s 60-49 district victory over North Port Dec. 9.

In his final season, Darby, who already has received an offer to play basketball for Greensboro College, in North Carolina, is looking to lead Lakewood to its first district championship in 10 years.

“It would mean the world,” Darby says. “It means a lot to be able to say I play for the Mustangs and to be able to wear the green, white and black,” Darby says. “It’s enjoyable to play here.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@ yourobserver.com.

“He had a choice his freshman year, and he decided to stay and help (the program). He chose to work hard and obtain his goal. He’s exceeded all of our expectations. ” — Lakewood Ranch High basketball coach Jeremy Schiller

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Photos by Jen Blanco

Sisters Alexis and Mackenzie Madrid and Kendall and Kennedy McNab are in the middle of their first and only season together at Braden River.

SOCCER / FROM PAGE 17A continue to do on the field for at least another month.

“I wish I could’ve had more, but I’m so glad I got the opportunity,” Mackenzie Madrid says of playing alongside Alexis.

“I’m glad we had one last season to get close before I have to go,” Kendall McNab says. “We are constantly together. I think it really brought us all closer.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@ Braden River defender Kendall McNab regains possession for the Lady Pirates during their season opener versus Lakewood Ranch. yourobserver.com.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2014

+ BRSC to hold holiday camp The Braden River Soccer Club will host a Goalkeeping & Striker Holiday Camp 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dec. 20 through Dec. 23, at the Braden River Soccer Club fields located behind Lakewood Ranch High.

The camp will focus on a variety of skills, including finishing, attacking, defending and goalkeeper tactics. BRSC Club Director of Coaching Gjoko Tasevski will run the camp along with special guest trainer Peter Ward, a 16-year professional and former member of England’s national team.

The camp is open to all players, ages U10 and up, at a cost of $120 per player.

For more information and to register, visit bradenriversoccer.org or contact smorgenroth@i9sportsfranchise.com or gjoko@goalkeeperworld.com.

+ LAC announces Open event Longwood Athletic Club will hold its Men’s Open event Dec. 19 through Dec. 22.

Some of the top-ranked professional and collegiate players will be competing in this year’s Best Deals Book Open tournament, which begins at 6 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information visit longwoodathleticclub.com or contact Tournament Director Travis Eckert at 323-1110 or 351-1750.

+ Goal propels Thunder to win Francisco Marcano-Santos scored in the final minutes of regulation to propel The Out-of-Door Academy boys soccer team to a 4-3 victory over Sarasota in non-district action Dec. 3.

Trailing 2-0 early in the first half, Tyler Wenger and Jimmy Kuebler both scored a goal to tie the game 2-2 at halftime.

Agustin Gualtieri scored his first goal of the season five minutes into the first half, giving the Thunder its first lead of the game. Mark Sulimirski had a pair of assists, and Kuebler also had an assist.

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KUDOS + Ranch grappler undefeated Lakewood Ranch sophomore Hunter Reed went 8-0 with eight pins to win the 113pound weight Hunter Reed class at two-day Gary Freis Duals Dec. 5 and Dec. 6, at Fort Myers High.

The Mustangs finished with a 5-3 record in their first tournament of the season, defeating North Fort Myers 45-25, Ida Baker 53-27, Fort Myers 60-18, Dunbar 46-31 and Estero 43-23.

Other top performers for Lakewood include: Jake Seaman (6-2, 106) Dylan Cameron (7-1, 126) Jared Dipsiner (7-1, 138) Zach McCoy (6-2, 145) Zach Ben-Ghuzzi (5-3, 160) In JV action, Lakewood went 25-6 in a four-team tournament against Manatee, Lemon Bay and Palmetto Dec. 4.

Individual results include: Elijah Miller (2-1, 106) Andres Tremblay-Vidal (2-1, 126) Ryan Brown (2-1, 132) Nick Miller (3-0, 138) Noah Ben-Ghuzzi (3-0, 145) Logan Bounds (3-0, 152) Anthony Capozzi (1-1, 152) Maher Chitay (2-0, 152) Ty Weott (2-1, 160) Dalton McLaughlin (3-0, 170} Mark Wilson (2-1, 182)

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The number of goals Sarah Quick scored in the Cardinal Mooney girls soccer team’s 3-0 victory over Sarasota Military Academy Dec. 9.

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The number of points Lisa Hoffman scored in The Outof-Door Academy’s 42-24 victory over district rival St. Stephen’s Dec. 9.

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The number of shutouts the Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer team has posted so far this season after blanking Riverview 2-0 Dec. 10.

The number of games the Cardinal Mooney boys basketball team has lost so far this season after beating Bayshore 68-25 Dec. 9.

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LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

These East County Christmas lights are worth the ride around town.

 Benderson Development Co. proves holiday spirit is the gift that keeps on giving. Each year it lights up the University Parkway corridor with dozens of custom light displays. This year’s showing includes the popular rowers in front of The Shoppes at UTC, as well as the new Christmas present packages outside The Mall at UTC.

10546 OLD GROVE CIRCLE  Polar bears, penguins and snowmen, oh my! Joe Willis’ holiday display of a unique winter wonderland features

6326 YELLOWTOP DRIVE

dazzling lights in every color; one section of lighted decorations even blinks in time to music.

 We have no doubt Santa can see this house from the sky as he makes his rounds on Christmas Eve. Since moving to Florida from Connecticut, Ray Papiano has embraced a new holiday tradition: decorating his house Florida-style.

To keep with the theme, Santa Claus trades his sleigh for an airplane ready to land on the nearest roof, while Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer transforms into a ruby-nosed pink flamingo.

And don’t forget to keep an eye out for the bear riding a boogie board or the jolly al-

ligator.

After learning of Papiano’s newfound decorating love, relatives and friends have given him decorations as gifts. Of course, there is a downside to spreading so much holiday cheer.

“I keep joking with my wife, Patricia, that I’m running out of room,” he says.

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Ranch holiday bazaar supports family services More than 200 ladies in the Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club gathered Dec. 5, at the Polo Grill and Bar’s Fête Ballroom, for the Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club’s Cirque du Holidaze Bazaar and Luncheon.

The event, which featured vendors for holiday shopping and a luncheon, raised money for Hope Family Services, Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy and Solve Maternity Homes.

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Treats children age 5 and above; adolescents; adults.

Treats adult patients and performs joint injections.

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Christina Knauer, ARNP Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Monday, Tuesday, Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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WINTER FESTIVITIES

by Amanda Sebastiano | Staff Writer

University Place gathers toys, Christmas cheer University Place residents got into the giftgiving spirit Dec. 7, at the community's Toys for Tots/Winterfest event at the University Place clubhouse. Attendees brought toys as admission into the event, which featured live music, food and socializing.

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Right: Barb and John Kerwin hosted an event over the weekend that also collected toys for in-need children.

Below: Becky Benninghoff and her daughter, Nora, enjoy a breezy afternoon outside.

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Dick Smalley plays the saxophone during the band's rendition of Christmas songs.

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Attendees donated toys for in-need children rather than paying an admission fee.

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Hannah Tisone, Cassidy Lawless and Christiani Saphanthong man their class’s “Do you want to make a snowman?” booth.

Students at Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch and their families enjoyed inflatables, food and drink, face painting and other festivities during the school’s Winter Wonderland event Dec. 6.

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13715 18th PLACE EAST E.  Ray Makovec and a string of his neighbors in Mill Creek in the 13700 block of 18th Place East just off Rye Road are clearly full of holiday cheer — as are their homes. From classic white icicle lights and pretty wreaths with red bows to serene manger scenes reminding us of the holiday’s true meaning, a drive down this street will turn any Grinch into a Christmas-loving fiend.

A word to the wise: We hear the street attracts many other Christmas lights seekers on the lookout for the best and brightest this year.

“We’ve been doing it since 2001,” Makovec said. “It’s more and more work each year, but a lot of people enjoy it and it makes us happy.”

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Pomello Park home sells for $1.24 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5.

A home in Pomello Park tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Kevin and Annette Brown, of Bradenton, sold their home at 6202 193rd St. E. to Taber Chadwick and Celeste Dockery, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.24 million. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,768 square feet of living area.

rooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,840 square feet of living area.

Virginia Water

Bruce Jack, of Manitoba, Canada, sold his home at 7195 Victoria Circle to Paul and Mary Ryerson, of Hudson, Ohio, for $410,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,930 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $435,000 in 2007.

Upper Manatee River Road

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Brent and Elizabeth Shackelford, of Bradenton, sold their home at 12511 Upper Manatee River Road to Kevin and Annette Brown, of Bradenton, for $800,000.

Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,478 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $450,000 in 2008.

Riverdale Revised

Jamie Gage, of Palmetto, sold the home at 4628 Barracuda Drive to John and Deborah Weber, of Bradenton, for $752,000.

Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths, a pool and 3,203 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $776,000 in 2004.

Christian and Diane Baker, of Doylestown, Pa., sold their home at 4520 Fourth Ave. Drive E. to Trudi Diamant, of Bradenton, for $214,900. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,580 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $177,000 in 2012.

Waterlefe Golf and River Club

John and Azucena Hen, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 10715 Winding Stream Way to Bruce and Leigh Pomponio, of Vienna, Va., for $615,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,818 square feet of living area. It

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The home at 4628 Barracuda Drive in Riverdale Revised sold for $752,000. previously sold for $458,400 in 2001.

Country Club Village of Lakewood Ranch

Robert and Nancy Flaherty, of Bradenton, sold their home at 12326 Thornhill Court to John and Marilyn Hutchens, of Sarasota, for $565,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,572 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $524,000 in 2010.

Stoneybrook at Heritage Harbour

Dale and Cheryl Edwards, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7680 Camden Harbour Drive to Michael and Audrey Miller, of Bradenton, for $473,300. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool

and 3,979 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $469,200 in 2004.

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Dominic and Kathryn Brandy, of Gibsonia, Pa., sold their home at 6306 Thorndon Circle to Dophi Partners LLC for $450,000.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,617 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $620,000 in 2007.

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WCI Communities LLC sold the home at 924 Riverscape St. to Allan Mestel and Robyne Richardson, of Bradenton, for $426,000. Built in 2013, it has three bed-

Toby and Jennifer Madison, of Bradenton, sold their home at 4803 Claremont Park Drive to James and Margaret Burns, of West Hampton, N.Y., for $370,000. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,476 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $300,000 in 2011.

Kathryn Robinson, of Fort Myers, sold her home at 11629 Piedmont Park Crossing to David Larson, of Sarasota, for $265,000. Built in 2013, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,293 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $256,400 in 2013.

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The Ryland Group Inc. sold the home at 772 Rosemary Circle to Travis and Jacqueline Cowart, of Bradenton, for $352,500.

Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths and 2,810 square feet of living area.

The Moorings at Edgewater

Joshua Lowe sold the Unit 101 condominium at 6535 Moorings Point Circle to Gerald Byrne and Dale Katz, of Lakewood Ranch, for $350,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,983 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $340,700 in 2003.

12506 Harbour Landings Dr #M5845498 $515,000 Patty Brooks

Cortez 941-748-6300 941-545-1194

5232 88th Street E #M5902017 $499,900 Trish Chandler

Bradenton 941-907-9595 941-306-9533

15510 29th Street E #M5900429 $467,900 Trish Chandler

Parrish 941-907-9595 941-306-9533

3803 Bayside Circle #A4106035 $465,000 Adam Cuffaro

Bradenton 941-752-2683 941-812-0791

6931 Winners Cir #A3989315 $1,597,500 Nancy Phillips

5007 45th St W #M5846084 $435,000 Debbie Capobianco

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-704-2394

11758 Forest Park Circle #A4105134 $409,000 Karen Cash Greco

Bradenton 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

5010 18th Avenue W #M5903047 $399,000 Kathy Valente

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-685-6767

1159 Stoeber Ave #A3998126 $389,000 Alan Linsberg

Sarasota 941-907-9595 941-720-2280

7702 Lake Vista Court #A4108964 $389,000 Diana Michel

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8460 Miramar Way #M5904043 $379,000 Rebecca Zimmerman

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6482 Watercrest Way #A4103832 $359,900 Robin Bowman

7427 Greystone St #M5845815 $1,375,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-779-5000

10518 & 10576 County Road 763 #M5903484 $350,000 Joanne Jenkins

Arcadia 941-748-6300 941-228-7878

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

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11812 Soft Rush Terrace #A4108399 $350,000 Chris Baylis

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-735-4713

5150 44th Street W #M5904127 $349,000 Leah Secondo

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-545-4430

8130 Miramar Way #M5904047 $344,900 Rebecca Zimmerman

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-224-4824

8142 Miramar Way #A4107628 $339,000 Theresa Meyers

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-780-5214

12371 Lavender Loop #A4106221 $329,000 Emmy Lou Gilbert

Bradenton 941-383-5502 941-807-1764

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

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-685-6154

11207 Marigold Drive #M5901620 $307,000 Nicole Ryskamp

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-807-1766

1502 Water Oak Way S #M5902472 $298,500 Laurie Jarema

Bradenton 941-907-9595 941-321-3410

EAST COUNTY OBSERVER

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2014

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest East County building permits issued by Manatee County for the week of Dec. 1 through Dec. 5, in order of dollar amounts.

EAST COUNTY Address

Permit

Applicant

7954 Royal Birkdale Circle 4880 Verna Bethany Road 7624 Haddington Cove 14206 Bathgate Terrace 217 Whispering Palms Lane 923 143rd St. N.E. 555 Honeyflower Loop 10512 Eastwood Drive 19416 Ganton Ave. 7805 Broadmoor Pines Blvd.

5843 Fairwoods Circle 6131 Misty Oaks St. 4367 Presidential Ave. Circle 6111 Braden Run 7509 226th St. E. 6429 Blue Grosbeak Circle 7504 Abbey Glen 6708 Wild Lake Terrace 6365 Royal Tern Circle 5645 Country Lakes Drive

Renovations Alterations Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Generator Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Pool Cage Pool Mechanical Pool Cage Re-roof Pool Cage

Neil Friedland Wayne Wingard Tracy Johnson James Snowden Roy Pavacich George Brock II Vincent Gatto Timothy Beecher Thomas Newman Jr. Thomas Edlinger Donald Bassin Karen Kaiser Roger Slaalien Nicholas Timpone Timothy Manvilla Anthony Kemp Harvey Mishner Peyton Wynns Haskel Stone Jr. Andre Plette

Amount $125,000 $120,000 $46,100 $43,735 $42,000 $39,474 $33,148 $29,481 $22,000 $21,041 $19,900 $15,700 $15,360 $13,900 $13,342 $13,000 $12,125 $12,005 $12,000 $11,748

7905 Waterton Ln #A3992456 $1,695,000 Jessika Arman

Lakewood Ranch 941-388-4447 941-587-4202

Source: Manatee County

Heritage Harbour

James and Jane Taylor, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 11215 Rivers Bluff Circle to Douglas and Cheryl Cleland, of Lakewood Ranch, for $350,000.

Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,532 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $325,000 in 2010.

U.S. Bank sold the home at 11804 Winding Woods Way to Stacey Abraham, of Lakewood Ranch, for $261,000. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,288 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $193,500 in 1999.

12010 Beeflower Drive #A4108258 $296,000 Kathy Lewis

130 Riviera Dunes Way #M5903675 $250,000 Debbie Vogler

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

13506 Matanzas Place #A4104711 $1,770,000 Klaus Lang

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-228-1213

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

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

4010 Bridlecrest Lane #M5902327 $289,000 Maria Christenson

5308 120th Avenue E #M5903314 $249,900 Stacy Burton-Cunneen

8809 Manor Loop #M5904138 $114,900 Marcia Frost

Mary Hoover and James Hurst sold their home at 8710 Heritage Sound Drive to Donald and Kathryn Ruddy, of Ontario, Canada, for $340,000. Built in 2009, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,842 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $305,900 in 2009.

Lennar Homes LLC sold the home at 231 Heritage Preserve Run to Calvin Rohrich, of Bradenton, for $297,600. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,812 square feet of living area.

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Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-920-3583

Parrish 941-907-9595 941-730-6194

Lakewood Ranch 941-388-4447 941-812-8493

11323 Blue Sage Place #A4108189 $275,000 Chris Baylis

7215 River Hammock Drive #A4104694 $226,900 Catherine Lamphier

140 Riviera Dunes Way #M5902391 $1,800 Joe Foster

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

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-907-0164

708 Riviera Dunes Way #M5838985 $1,150,000 Joe Foster

Palmetto 941-907-9595 941-812-7634

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

14910 Camargo Place #A4105733 $995,000 The Collier Group

Lakewood Ranch 941-951-6660 941-313-1212

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

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

7630 Silverwood Court #M5902279 $795,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

1837 Amberwynd W Circle #M5903041 $750,000 Lynne Callahan

Palmetto 941-748-6300 941-720-3278

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

7915 Treesdale Glen #M5903984 $679,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

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

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-735-4713

Bradenton 941-907-9595 941-400-4219

Palmetto 941-907-9595 941-812-7634

Lakewood Ranch 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

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ENTERTAINMENT CENTER: large walnut cabinet w/brass hardware, three levels, will accommodate 32" TV, $200. 941-355-0809.

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// ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT: SERIOUSLY CIRCUS

by Nick Reichert | A&E Editor

BIG TIME UNDER THE

BIG TOP Sarasota students discover their circus calling.

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ibrant characters of various shapes and sizes fly through a metallic dome while moving with physical prowess and balletic grace. This isn’t a sequence from a fantastical daydream or some silverscreen illusion; it’s Sailor Circus Academy students maneuvering through the arena on the corner of Bahia Vista Street and South Tamiami Trail.

The circus is one of the oldest family-oriented entertainments in the country. But as the traveling circus business model waned in popularity, the resident circus school has grown. According to Pedro Reis, founder and CEO of the Circus Arts Conservatory, when he emigrated from South Africa to the United States in 1984, there were approximately four schools in the United States dedicated to the circus arts. Today there are more than 100 schools and institutions that teach circus performance.

“In the past, there were families that passed down their craft and skills within their family from generation to generation,” says Reis. “Now the general student body of any given town with a circus academy can learn them.”

The Circus Arts Conservatory and its Sailor Circus Academy annually recruit and train dozens of kids between fourth and 12th grade to produce quality circus spectaculars. This is big time under the big top.

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GaLLERy waLk & TaLk: Story of the Nativity Using paintings from the museum’s collection, this talk will illustrate the narrative of the birth of Christ.

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— Alli Pierce

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Sarasota students Emma Clarke and Alli Pierce have found a home and passion at the Sailor Circus Academy. but on their ability,” says Reis.

“Our degree of difficulty and our standards are pretty high and as close to professional as you can get.”

No matter what age students begin their studies at the academy, everyone starts with the basics of the academy’s exoticsounding disciplines such as silks, the Spanish web, side-byside, the flying trapeze, unicycle and the storied Nik Wallenda high wire.

As students progress they are cast in various roles, based on their respective strengths, in the Sailor Circus’s winter holiday and spring shows. And for those who fully embrace the training, the circus becomes much more.

“For me, circus is family,” says Alli Pierce, an 11th-grade aerialist student of the Sailor Circus. “I spend more time here than my actual home.”

This familiarity and closeness is evident during an early run-through of Sailor Circus’s winter show, “The Enchanted Wand.” Pierce and the menagerie of circus students run into the center of the arena’s stage with complete comfort, hitting their marks and climbing, contorting and launching themselves into poses and routines that would make an origami artist envious.

“Whenever I tell someone I know that I perform in the circus, they always ask if I’m a clown and can I juggle,” says

Pierce. “They aren’t aware of any of the other acts or major things that are a part of the circus.”

For the younger students, such as fourth-grader Emma Clarke, who is in her first year at the academy, it’s about learning and having as much fun as possible.

“I was involved in acrobatics, but the circus academy looked really fun,” Emma says. “At first it felt weird having people watch me perform, but it felt really good to do it and hear their applause.”

The Sailor Circus’s large productions reflect the program’s fusion of education and entertainment. “The Enchanted Wand” was conceived from a brainstorming session with Reis

and the rest of the artistic and directing staff who aim to deliver a show that is always an original concept with an equally positive message. Running from Dec. 27 to Dec. 30, the basic story is of three dysfunctional children who received a magic wand from the Fairy Queen. The only way the powerful wand can function is when the three children settle their differences and work together.

Teamwork, entertainment and a dash of wonder are at the heart of every Sailor Circus performance.

“I want the audience for my first show to feel happy and just laugh,” Emma says. “I just want to make someone’s day.”

IF YOU GO ‘The Enchanted Wand’ When: Dec. 27 through Dec. 30 Where: Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St. Tickets: $18 for adults, $12 for children 12 years old and under Info: Call 355-9335 or visit circusarts.org.

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edible ELATION With less than a week left till Christmas, it doesn’t matter if you are purchasing gifts for the naughty or the nice, your boss or your best friend, your next-door neighbor or your long-distance relative, it’s impossible to go wrong with an edible delight. There is no need to travel to the North Pole for these tasty treasures because even though most can be shipped, they are all also available right here in Sarasota.

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Vom Fass, 365-2137 sarasota.vomfassusa.com Liven up the hostess gift with a basket full of unique oils and vinegars ranging from tangerine extra virgin olive oil to grape with ginger and lemon balsamic vinegar. Main Street Vom Fass storeowners Robert and Debbie Kay are there to help with the selection of a pre-made basket, such as the Savor the Flavor basket. Think cranberry and apple vinegars, and orange, plum and pumpkin seed oils. Vom Fass also encourages customers to taste before they buy, and the store is happy to build you a custom gift basket. While there, be sure to check out the unique variety of wines and spirits, from a 41-year-old Armagnac (French brandy) to authentic absinthe.

Gift basket prices range from $35 to $120 and up.

Der Dutchman, 955-8007 derdutchman.com Although any of Der Dutchman’s fresh-made pies are worthy of a bow, this time of year the restaurant offers a seasonal strawberry pie sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. Or go with the restaurant’s signature custard pie, which uses a recipe by Nettie Chupp, a Der Dutchman baker of more than 20 years (she still makes the pie a few days a week). Pies are not the only tasty treat you’ll find at the Amish restaurant and bakery.

During the holiday season, there’s a cookie platter filled with festive cookies, as well as fudge and candy, all made fresh. Cookie platters are available in four sizes, 1 to 5 pounds, and the prices range from $14.99 to $43.99.

Cookies and pies are available daily and you can call and order ahead.

Morton’s Gourmet Market 955-9856, mortonsmarket.com For the grill master, our pick is a basket filled with everything a meat-lover needs to enjoy a gourmet steak dinner at home.

The Beef Eater basket includes top-choice steaks, wine, Portobello mushrooms, asparagus, potatoes and the ingredients to make a Caesar salad. If you like the idea of this basket but aren't buying it for a red meat-eater, substitute the steak for fresh salmon or tuna.

Order online or call to schedule a local delivery. Baskets can also be picked up in the store. Twenty-fourhour notice is required. Pricing ranges from $95 to $210. And if gifting something to the grazer, the hors d’oeuvres basket offers wine, pâté, cheese, crackers, olives and other gourmet goodies, and makes a great hostess gift. Morton’s also offers custom baskets.

Walt’s Fish Market and Restaurant, 921-4605 waltsfishmarketrestaurant.com Stone crab season is short, lasting only from October to May, and so far this season has been especially plentiful. If you’re looking for a way to impress your friends and family in the much colder northern latitudes, ship them a box of fresh, locally caught stone crab claws. Walt’s Fish Market ships the claws in an insulated cooler overnight anywhere in the U.S., with accompanying mustard sauce. Available in medium, large, jumbo or colossal size, Walt’s charges market value, which fluctuates within a range of $19 to $45 per pound, plus shipping charges. And if you’d rather gift them locally, swing by the market and Walt’s will put them on ice for you. To ship the claws, call the market 24 hours in advance.

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Gabriella Chocolates & Confections, 227-2253 gabriellachocolates.com Impress a friend with a gluten sensitivity by giving the gift of a gluten-free chocolate mint truffle cookie from Gabriella Chocolates & Confections. Chicago-born, classically trained pastry chef Nancy Byrne and her husband, Mike, own the business, where delights are made fresh daily.

During the holidays, they also offer chocolate peppermint toffee, as well as their collection of liquor-based “spirited” truffles, which make the perfect ending to a holiday meal when paired with a cup of coffee or a glass of Champagne. Shop online or stop by and sample the sweet goodies.

Local Coffee + Tea, 726-1660 localcoffeetea.com Let comforting flavors reminiscent of some of Sarasota’s favorite locations fill the tea cups of loved ones with the Celebrating Sarasota Collection of Teas from Local Coffee + Tea. Owner Michael Duranko created the variety of loose tea blends to represent each local treasure, such as the Selby Select Rooibos, which includes vanilla — the only orchid that produces edible fruit. Buy each tea in the collection separately or receive a $6 discount when you purchase the collection gift, which includes four bags in the collection and a box of 100 tea sacks. The cost is $36. Order your teas online or pick them up at the Sarasota Farmers Market.

Sarasota Central Farmers Market aloeorg.com Make your honey gift purchase go to a good cause: Aloe Organics recently started selling three varieties of local, raw honey at the Central Sarasota Farmers Market on Saturdays. The bees are kept alongside the organic produce at Aloe Organics, which was created as a legacy of Allison Hall Nelson, who died from breast cancer at the age of 31. Through the Center for Building Hope, Aloe donates a portion of its seasonal, organic produce to families with children with cancer. Varieties of honey include saw palmetto, orange blossom and wildflower.

Each 12-ounce jar sells for $10 and comes labeled with a handstamped tag.

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Captain Curt’s Crab & Oyster Bar 349-3885 captaincurts.com In 2007, Captain Curt’s won the Great Chowder Cook-Off in Rhode Island with its 20-year-old chowder recipe. As a result of the victory and in response to its local

All year leading up to Christmas, Sarasota resident Phoebe Bishop collects recipes for her homemade gift of packages of cookies and candy. Bishop calls her gfts an “economic and heartfelt ” way of gift giving.

For five years, Bishop and her husband, Steve, have logged hours preparing the cookies and candy to send to friends and relatives all over the world.

Phoebe’s Chocolate Cherry Almond Biscotti adapted from Ellie Krieger’s recipe featured in Fine Cooking INGREDIENTS:

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour • 1 ¼ cups whole-wheat pastry flour • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder • ½ teaspoon salt • ½ cup sugar • 2 large eggs • ¼ olive oil • 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • ½ cup dried tart cherries, finely chopped • ½ cup raw almonds, finely chopped • 2 ounces of 60% to 70% dark chocolate, finely chopped INSTRUCTIONS:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• In a medium bowl, whisk flours, baking powder and salt.

• In a separate large bowl, beat

sugar, eggs, oil, zest, and vanilla until well combined.

• Add flour mixture to large bowl a little bit at a time, forming a dough.

• Fold in cherries, almonds and chocolate.

• Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead.

• Shape into a log about 10 inches long, 3 inches wide.

• Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes.

• Transfer to a wire rack and let cool 15 minutes.

• With a serrated knife, cut the log across a diagonal into ½ inch-thick slices.

• Arrange cut cookies on baking sheet, cut side down, and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer.

• Transfer to wire rack to cool.

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by Pam Nadon | Film Critic

HOLIDAY FILM PREVIEW ing all. Directed by Rupert Wyatt and also Take the hectic out of holiday burnout by catching a great movie. It’s all about substance and style as award hopefuls are abundant in theaters this starring Jessica Lange, John Goodman and Brie Larson. Dec. 19 time of year. The following look as if they’re capable of raising eyebrows as well as spirits this holiday season. Cheers!

‘TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT’

‘MR. TURNER’ Director extraordinaire Mike Leigh assembles a superb cast of actors (buddies from previous films) in this biographical drama about the prolific painter J.M.W. Turner. Timothy Spall portrays the 19th century British artist who helped lay the foundations for impressionism. His performance won the award for best actor at Cannes this year. Dec. 19

‘WINTER SLEEP’

‘INHERENT VICE’ Chock-full of Oscar winners (Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon and Benicio Del Toro), this film looks deliciously deranged. Phoenix plays a stoner private-eye investigating the disappearance of his exgirlfriend’s boyfriend in 1970s L.A. Directed and written by the always cutting-edge Paul Thomas Anderson. Now showing.

‘EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS’ Director Ridley Scott goes for the spectacular in this epic story of Moses’ (Christian Bale) escape from Egypt with 400,000 slaves. Joel Edgerton plays boyhood friend and eventual archenemy, Ramses. The visuals look so breathtaking it seems to demand an audience on that count alone. Now showing.

Quoted to be, “the least boring 196-minute movie ever made,” this award-winning Turkish film charts the course of a failing marriage. It also examines the “cynicism of the rich toward the poor.” Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan shoots on location in the steppes of Cappadocia, one of the most picturesque destinations in the world. It’s also home to wild horses. Tough on the heart but easy on the eyes. Dec. 19

‘THE GAMBLER’ A remake of the original film based on Dostoevsky’s novella: This time around it stars Mark Wahlberg as a college literature professor/high stakes gambler. Teach gets in so deep he offers his own life as collateral. If his performance is anywhere near as riveting as James Caan’s (in 1974), Wahlberg could be the winner tak-

That’s how long Marion Cotillard’s character has to persuade fellow workers to reject a bonus for her to keep her job.

Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne direct and script this social commentary on the fragility of job security among members of the lower class. The film has to be described as a “work of desperate optimism.” Dec. 24

‘AMERICAN SNIPER’ The shot of a child in the crosshairs of an American soldier’s rifle lends insight into how gripping this film might be. Clint Eastwood directs, and Bradley Cooper portrays Chris Kyle, who was credited for 160 kills (the most in U.S. history). Once again Eastwood explores chaos within a civilized society. Thankfully, this guy doesn’t stop making important films. Dec. 25

‘SELMA’ The trailer for this film is so powerful that I was brought to tears. David Oyelowo portrays Martin Luther King in this searing expose about black people struggling to secure voters’ rights. The casting looks spot-on with Tim Roth as George Wallace, Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon Johnson and Dylan Baker as J. Edgar Hoover. Ava DuVernay directs while Oprah Winfrey produces and stars as well. Dec. 25

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Angelina Jolie gets up close and personal behind the camera to direct this true World War II epic. American soldier Louie Zampernini (Jack O’Donnell) survives 47 days at sea after his plane crashes, only to be rescued by the Japanese and imprisoned for two years. Tagline: “If I can take it, I can make it.” The trailer looks painful and powerful. Dec. 25

A film about “money, control and fate,” set in 1981 New York City, Oscar Isaac plays a desperate immigrant chasing the American Dream. Jessica Chastain portrays his ferocious wife who supports his ruthless behavior, having come from a family involved in organized crime. J.C. Chandor directs and writes what could possibly be one fantastic modern crime thriller. Dec. 31

Remember the doe-eyed paintings of dour children back in the 1960s by Margaret Keane? Well, it seems hubby was taking credit. Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz play the troubled couple in an era when women were often submissive. In a surprise move, the wonderful Tim Burton directs.

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