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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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FREE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019
VOLUME 21, NO. 12
YOUR TOWN
Urgent call for nurses Proposed legislation would allow MTC to offer registered nursing courses. PAGE 3A
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Talent on exhibit The work of Lakewood Ranch artist Kathryn (Mazzanti) DeYoung has earned a bigger audience. Her photo entry of mannequin heads at the Manatee Technical College’s cosmetology program was one of 45 entries chosen for this year’s “Embracing Our Differences” exhibit. This year’s competition had 11,791 submissions from 111 countries and 44 states, including students from 239 schools. DeYoung, who is retired, took a course in the Digital Design program at Manatee Technical College when she submitted her work. The exhibit will be displayed through March 15 Bayfront Park in Sarasota.
Come join the band Manatee Community Concert Band welcomes back dormant musicians. SEE PAGE 8A
Jay Heater
Lakewood Ranch’s Erv Hyde says members of the Manatee Community Concert Band don’t judge each other and produce good music.
Pam Eubanks
An event to melt your heart
Sudsy ambition Tara Elementary School fifth-graders Timothy Swanson and Addison Stennett do not mind getting wet and soapy. They are doing it for charity. Tara’s Student Council will host a car wash fundraiser from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 9 at the school, 6950 Linger Lodge Road, Bradenton. The donation is $5. “It’s really fun,” said Timothy, this year’s Student Council president. “You get to be with all your friends.” After the fundraiser, Student Council members will select a charity to which they will donate the proceeds.
Braden River Elementary lights it up with a bonfire. SEE PAGE 1B Pam Eubanks
Braden River Elementary third-graders Aubrie Conyers and Mia Freyre show off finger laser pointers at the bonfire.
A+E Two actors tackle a classic story. INSIDE