News Lakewood Ranch: February 2020

Bob and Diane Herons Nest

Diane and Bob Heron's Nest is only 3.7 miles from Waterfront. Very nice park, nature trails, lakes, woods, park, dog park.

Nice Dog Park

Google Map Directions;
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/10520+Boardwalk+Loop,+Lakewood+Ranch,+FL/Heron's+Nest+Nature+Park,+6399+Tupelo+Trail,+Bradenton,+FL+34202/@27.4106814,-82.438652,14z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c3390bf4900c9b:0x88a1d06d5d55f6ec!2m2!1d-82.4343226!2d27.3969806!1m5!1m1!1s0x88c3398e10b3a5cd:0xf3ffc19868122bbd!2m2!1d-82.4150776!2d27.4251855!3e0!5i1

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Card Sharks!

Gary won. Colin 2nd. Bob 3rd.

Diane Heron

So, they are all buying, right?

Total domination! It can’t be described any other way. Building 1 residents took Building 2 residents to the cleaners Friday night, garnering the top three finishes. The smack talk ended with Gary Chapman winning the Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament for the second month in a row (despite spilling his beer several times during the event). Colin Shaw came in second and rounding out the top three was Bob Heron - all Building 1 residents!

Barbeque Feb 19, 2020

A good time had by all. Our thanks to Jim and all the others who set this up. Very nice and tasty.

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Stars and Stripes Concert Feb 17, 2020

Feb 8, 2020 Photos and Video

Nice Aerial

Nice aerial and video at:

https://www.blackforestventures.com/portfolio-item/lakewood-ranch/

High Stake Card Games

History at Town Hall Tuesday 7pm

HISTORY CLUB MEETS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

LAKEWOOD RANCH TOWN HALL, 7 PM.

Meetings are at the Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. The club does not charge dues. Presentations usually run about 40 minutes and are followed by 20 minutes of discussion. Communications about the club can be addressed to RBTKLB@gmail.com

THE NEXT THREE MEETINGS:

Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7 PM:
“Louis D. Brandeis: The Controversial Progressive, Zionist, and Supreme Court Justice Whose Ideas and Actions Influenced American and International Life in Our Times.”

Presenter: Bob Toplin (Robert Brent Toplin)

Toplin recently taught courses at the University of Virginia. He was a professor of history at Denison University and the University of North Carolina, Wilmington and has published several books and articles about American and international history.

FUTURE PROGRAMS

March 17, 2020: Frank Cassells, former university president and history professor who lectured to us recently on Bertha Honore Palmer, returns to talk about his new book, “Creating Sarasota County.” After a distinguished career in university teaching and administration, Professor Cassells has become an expert on the history of Sarasota.

April 21, 2020. Dr. Terry Root, Stanford University professor, will speak ab out the history of the scientists’ and the public’s growing awareness of the problem of climate change. Dr. Root was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with Vice President Al Gore for her work on the environment, and she played a key role in the making of Gore’s influential movie “An Inconvenient Truth.” She was the lead author of the important Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change.