Vote B'town early, often for 'Friendliest City'

Believe Bradenton is the “Friendly City”?
Then let the rest of the nation in on our little secret by voting for B’town as the Friendliest Small Town in America in Rand McNally’s “Best of the Road 2013” contest.
The Bradenton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau wants to get out the vote
Visit www.bestoftheroad.com for details.

• Michael Ohlman is on fire. The Lakewood Ranch High School alum received Carolina League Player of the Week honors for the second straight week. He’s a catcher/DH with the Frederick Keys, the Orioles Advanced-A ballclub in Frederick, Md.
Since coming off the disabled list May 23, Mike has had a hot June batting .356 with 15 extra-base hits, including five home runs — one a three-run walkoff — and 17 RBIs.
He missed six weeks with a shoulder injury suffered on April 15 and in the 35 games since he returned to the lineup, he leads the league in triples (4), on-base percentage (.456) and slugging percentage (.645) and he’s second in batting average (.355), walks (23) and extra-base hits (10).

• That’s 68 years of wedded bliss for Gene and Suzanne Henry.

Read more Friday in Vin's People on Bradenton.com.