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FREE THURSDAY, AUGSUT 27, 2020
VOLUME 22, NO. 42
YOUR TOWN
More Lorraine lights Two signals get the green light on Lorraine Road. PAGE 5
Liz Ramos
Reconnection a welcome gift Shawna Hicks-Cranston, the owner of PostNet in Lakewood Ranch, walked away with more than just business connections at the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance’s Lunch with Ranchers on Aug. 20 at Even Hotel. Hicks-Cranston (above) won a bottle of wine, a wine glass, a purse and sunglasses in a raffle during the alliance’s first in-person meeting since the pandemic began. “It was wonderful,” HicksCranston said. “It’s nice to be back with all of our Lakewood Ranch members again. It’s motivating to finally be able to be out.”
Measure of concern Builders might have to tear down homes built too close to their Rosedale neighbors. SEE PAGE 3
Pam Eubanks
Rosedale resident Mike Shaw measures the distance between his home and a neighboring home under construction. He is concerned that allowing a variance would create a precedent for builders to do as they please.
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A bit of their lives
Great day for a troll Heritage Harbour’s Susan Tucker (above) was out doing what she enjoys — bringing residents in the Stoneybrook at Heritage Harbour together. She and other members of the Stoneybrook Homeowners Association’s social committee on Aug. 8 passed out hot dogs, chips, juice boxes and snow cones to families who drove up to the rec center to see “Trolls World Tour.” The drive-in movie was a way to keep residents socially distanced while enjoying a community event.
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Hope Tudor, a Braden River freshman, uses the Bitmoji app to create an illustration showing the different hobbies she enjoys and things she loves, such as her three dogs, Belle, Rocket and Minnie.
Students create animated environments to introduce themselves. SEE PAGE 8
NEIGHBORS
Resilient teen faces cancer once again SEE PAGE 18