Manatee High School alum new U.S. Army Ranger

 A salute to Christian Marsden. The 2013 Manatee High School alum graduated Feb. 21 from the U.S. Army Ranger Assessment and Selection Program at Fort Benning, Ga., and was assigned to the elite 1st Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment.
Marsden made it through 31 weeks of training at Fort Benning, including RASP, which constitutes eight weeks of the most physical and mentally demanding infantry training.
His proud family includes parents Holly and Roger and brother Nick. 
• If you want to see Manatee County’s impressive scholastic dance team talent, come out to see the sixth annual, “Yes, We Can DANCE” showcase, March 15 in the Samuel R. Neel Performing Arts Center at the State College of Florida , 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton.
Showtimes are 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
For details, call 941-792-8274.
Or email bhsmabear@verizon.net.
• Big ups to Bashaw Elementary School’s Hannah Rudolph. Running with her dad, Rudy, the 10-year-old recently completed her first distance race, the Cinderella Royal Family 5K run, in 49 minutes. It was part of the Disney Princess Half Marathon event. Hannah also raised more than $150 for the Manatee County No-Kill Shelter.
Her proud family includes siblings Abigail Rudolph, Joshua Rudolph, Michael Stambaugh and Jessica Rogers, as well as mom Lisa Rudolph.
Read more Friday in Vin's People on Bradenton.com.