My wife had been hankering for quite awhile about getting a new dryer.
I’d nod, grunt in agreement and keep right on watching whatever game was on TV.
So it took another 45 minutes or longer for clothes to get done every Sunday. As long as my stuff got dry, I was good.
Naturally, Sherri doesn’t see it quite that way. Especially since she’s the one who does the laundry, despite my offers to help.
Ahem.
Anyway, the dryer finally crapped out two weeks ago and off we went shopping for a new one.
Oh, joy!
We decided to go ahead and get a new washing machine, too, rather than have to eventually make the same trip twice.
Duh!
Well, we found what we wanted for quality and price on the second stop of our first night looking. So, thankfully, this was not going to drag out.
There was only one problem, though not a big one it seemed at the time.
The delivery date.
Read more Sunday in Mannix About Manatee on Bradenton.com.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
ReadingPals looking for 200 volunteers for kids
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| Michael Ohlman receives props from Carolina League. |
Approximately 200 volunteers are needed to read one hour weekly to kindergarteners at four Manatee Disrict schools — Ballard, Blackburn, Daughtrey or Rogers Garden.
Subsidized by the Barnett Earl Literacy Initiative and supported by the Women’s Leadership Initiative, ReadingPals pairs volunteer readers with students to work on building vocabulary and increasing comprehension.
Interested? Call Sandra Holmes at 941-748-1313. Or email: sholmes@uwmc.net. Or visit www.uwmc.net.
• Big ups to Michael Ohlman. The Frederick Keys catcher made the post-season Carolina League All-Star team. The Lakewood Ranch alum is batting .307 with 13 homers and 52 RBI. This is his fifth year in the Baltimore organization.
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| Carl Weeks with Commissioner Michael Gallen. |
Don’t forget Friday’s social honoring the man, 5-7 p.m. at Pier 22, 1200 First Ave., W., Bradenton.
Call Valerie Nelson at 941-761-2582.
• Josh McCoy is now a financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments.
Read more Friday in Vin's People on Bradenton.com.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Rays honor 8th-grade scholars, mentors, families
What do Giancarlo Gamboa-Barrios, Lisbeth Gorgonio, Scarlett O’Hara, Kevin Townsend and Alexander Turner have in common?
They're the five Manatee District Take Stock In Children scholars, who were honored before last Saturday night's Tampa Bay Rays game at the Trop, along with their mentors and families.
That winning lineup included:
• Giancarlo Gamboa-Barrios, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Rob Hendrickson.
• Lisbeth Gorgonio, a Harllee Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Robin Thompson.
• Scarlett O’Hara, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Violet Huesman.
• Kevin Townsend, a Sugg Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Dr. Dwight Fitch.
• Alexander Turner, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Dr. Chuck Fradley
The students are recipients of the partnership between The Rays Baseball Foundation, the Helios Education Foundation and Take Stock in Children. The initiative – “Doubling Up for Education” – results in a $600 donation being made by the Helios Foundation and the Rays Foundation every time a Rays player hits a double during the season.
This partnership is expected to produce a cash total of approximately $200,000 for Take Stock in Children during the 2013 season and more than $1 million over the past five years.
The funds help Take Stock in Children programs in Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota and Pasco counties.
They're the five Manatee District Take Stock In Children scholars, who were honored before last Saturday night's Tampa Bay Rays game at the Trop, along with their mentors and families.
That winning lineup included:
• Giancarlo Gamboa-Barrios, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Rob Hendrickson.
• Lisbeth Gorgonio, a Harllee Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Robin Thompson.
• Scarlett O’Hara, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Violet Huesman.
• Kevin Townsend, a Sugg Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Dr. Dwight Fitch.
• Alexander Turner, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Dr. Chuck Fradley
The students are recipients of the partnership between The Rays Baseball Foundation, the Helios Education Foundation and Take Stock in Children. The initiative – “Doubling Up for Education” – results in a $600 donation being made by the Helios Foundation and the Rays Foundation every time a Rays player hits a double during the season.
This partnership is expected to produce a cash total of approximately $200,000 for Take Stock in Children during the 2013 season and more than $1 million over the past five years.
The funds help Take Stock in Children programs in Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota and Pasco counties.
Rays honor 8th-grade scholars, mentors, families
What do Giancarlo Gamboa-Barrios, Lisbeth Gorgonio, Scarlett O’Hara, Kevin Townsend and Alexander Turner have in common?
They're the five Manatee District Take Stock In Children scholars, who were honored before last Saturday night's Tampa Bay Rays game at the Trop, along with their mentors and families.
That winning lineup included:
• Giancarlo Gamboa-Barrios, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Rob Hendrickson.
• Lisbeth Gorgonio, a Harllee Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Robin Thompson.
• Scarlett O’Hara, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Violet Huesman.
• Kevin Townsend, a Sugg Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Dr. Dwight Fitch.
• Alexander Turner, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Dr. Chuck Fradley
The students are recipients of the partnership between The Rays Baseball Foundation, the Helios Education Foundation and Take Stock in Children. The initiative – “Doubling Up for Education” – results in a $600 donation being made by the Helios Foundation and the Rays Foundation every time a Rays player hits a double during the season.
This partnership is expected to produce a cash total of approximately $200,000 for Take Stock in Children during the 2013 season and more than $1 million over the past five years.
The funds help Take Stock in Children programs in Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota and Pasco counties.
They're the five Manatee District Take Stock In Children scholars, who were honored before last Saturday night's Tampa Bay Rays game at the Trop, along with their mentors and families.
That winning lineup included:
• Giancarlo Gamboa-Barrios, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Rob Hendrickson.
• Lisbeth Gorgonio, a Harllee Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Robin Thompson.
• Scarlett O’Hara, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Violet Huesman.
• Kevin Townsend, a Sugg Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Dr. Dwight Fitch.
• Alexander Turner, a Nolan Middle eighth-grader, with mentor Dr. Chuck Fradley
The students are recipients of the partnership between The Rays Baseball Foundation, the Helios Education Foundation and Take Stock in Children. The initiative – “Doubling Up for Education” – results in a $600 donation being made by the Helios Foundation and the Rays Foundation every time a Rays player hits a double during the season.
This partnership is expected to produce a cash total of approximately $200,000 for Take Stock in Children during the 2013 season and more than $1 million over the past five years.
The funds help Take Stock in Children programs in Manatee, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota and Pasco counties.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Overeaters Anonymous meets at Trinity Lutheran
Overaters Anonymous?
You heard right.
It has been in existence since the early 1960’s, though many folks are only familiar with Alcoholics Anonymous.
With the increased focus on the problem of obesity in our society, there is free help available to compulsive overeaters in our community.
Overeaters Anonymous welcomes all those who want to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members. Overeaters Anonymous is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine.
Two Overeaters Anonymous meetings are held 7 p.m. Monday and Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2200 26th St. W., Bradenton.
For more details, visit www.oa.org.
You heard right.
It has been in existence since the early 1960’s, though many folks are only familiar with Alcoholics Anonymous.
With the increased focus on the problem of obesity in our society, there is free help available to compulsive overeaters in our community.
Overeaters Anonymous welcomes all those who want to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members. Overeaters Anonymous is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine.
Two Overeaters Anonymous meetings are held 7 p.m. Monday and Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2200 26th St. W., Bradenton.
For more details, visit www.oa.org.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
AMI conflicted by blessings of tourism
Too many tourists! Too much traffic! Too little parking!
Oh, my!
It seems life has become burdensome on Anna Maria Island for many of the good folks who reside along that seven-mile stretch of paradise, especially on its northernmost point.
Like Anna Maria Mayor SueLynn, who spoke out during a recent meeting of the Manatee County Tourist Development Council at Holmes Beach City Hall.
“Greed is running the island,” she said.
You don’t say.
So what else is new?
That’s the way business is done in a lot of towns around Florida.
They just don’t have our beautiful beaches.
Beaches that make Anna Maria Island an immensely popular destination.
For snowbirds.
For Europeans.
For other Floridians beyond Manatee County.
Even for day-trippers.
Guess that would include people like me.
Read more Sunday in Mannix About Manatee on Bradenton.com.
Oh, my!
It seems life has become burdensome on Anna Maria Island for many of the good folks who reside along that seven-mile stretch of paradise, especially on its northernmost point.
Like Anna Maria Mayor SueLynn, who spoke out during a recent meeting of the Manatee County Tourist Development Council at Holmes Beach City Hall.
“Greed is running the island,” she said.
You don’t say.
So what else is new?
That’s the way business is done in a lot of towns around Florida.
They just don’t have our beautiful beaches.
Beaches that make Anna Maria Island an immensely popular destination.
For snowbirds.
For Europeans.
For other Floridians beyond Manatee County.
Even for day-trippers.
Guess that would include people like me.
Read more Sunday in Mannix About Manatee on Bradenton.com.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Hunsader will be on the minds of many at festival
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| Connie and Jim Hunsader were married 55 years. |
Especially the annual Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival.
“Cathy (Hunsader) Raye was our neighbor whose boys grew up with ours until high school,” Marie wrote. “I always knew it was festival time when I saw Cathy and the boys crossing the yard with poster board and markers for me to draw all the signs to sell Coke and bakery items. I even drew the logo for the tomato boxes. That was way, way back in the day.
“That festival has exploded over the years. I’m sure the Hunsader brothers were always so proud. Jim will be missed, but I’m sure (he) will still be seen in the eyes of many — riding his tractor-cart hauling his grandsons and one lanky neighbor kid across the fields!”
• That’s 70 years of wedded bliss for Bill and Dot Nuttle. They moved to Bradenton in 1947 from Baltimore and still live in the house he built on Riverview Boulevard.
• The Carl Weeks Farewell Tour stops 5-7 p.m., Aug. 30 at Pier 22, 1200 First Ave. W, Bradenton, for a retirement social.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee chief is retiring this fall.
Call Valerie Nelson at 941-761-2582 for details. Or email valerie.nelson@bgcmanatee.org.
Read more Friday in Vin's People on Bradenton.com.
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