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FREE THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019
VOLUME 21, NO. 17
YOUR TOWN
Brain study focuses on Ranch Multigenerational research on brain health set to begin. PAGE 2A
Jay Heater
‘Hey Bud... nice horses’ The Budweiser Clydesdales are scheduled to be in town, so the Sarasota Polo Club decided to use the opportunity to raise funds for the Sunshine Kids nonprofit. From 5-7 p.m., March 21, the polo club will host Meet the Budweiser Clydesdales, which will allow anyone who attends to get up close with the famous horses. A ticket of $25 for adults and $5 for children will include a picnic-type dinner with hot dogs and hamburgers, and the Clydesdale experience. For information, call Ron Trytek at 704-8379.
TOP OF THE CLASS East County schools pull down top Excellence in Education awards. SEE PAGE 5A
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Another successful chapter The Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch’s Books for Kids Luncheon at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club was largely a way for the organization to express its gratitude to the program’s volunteers, according to program director Ted Lindenberg. The luncheon, on March 7, celebrated the more than 90 volunteers and the multiple school administrators who make the program possible, including Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Todd Bowden and Manatee County Schools Superintendent Cynthia Saunders (above). The superintendents were recognized by Books for Kids for their involvement.
Andrew Atkins
Braden River High’s Debra Hartline, the Educator of the Year award winner, wows her students with an array of uncommon teaching techniques.
County considers stormwater dedicated fee Pam Eubanks
This stormwater pond structure in Summerfield had to be reconstructed because of aging.
The proposed fee could replace or enhance existing funding sources. SEE PAGE 3A
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