Good morning to all...

I decided to throw away the old ice out of the freezer last night about dusk...so I thought I'd snap a picture...didn't take long to melt..but I don't know why the ice is pink and the pool looks gray..thought it looked cool..so here it is..

I sure enjoyed the little bit of rain we got yesterday afternoon...could have used more..I still have to add water to  the pool ..It was a comfortable 74 at 3:30 a.m. this morning at my place..

It's grocery day...so gotta get my list started and menu planning...Hope you all have a great day....stay cool...

The Premier Sports Campus of Lakewood Ranch is pleased to announce another soccer organization has booked a series of tournaments at the Lakewood Ranch complex.  Elite Tournaments, of Maryland, confirms it will host four soccer events over five weekends between December 2011 and October 2012.

“Our event calendar is getting very full,” said Tim Mulqueen, director of sports at Lakewood Ranch. “We knew that our campus, with the number of fields in one place and the central location of Lakewood Ranch, would attract a lot of attention nationwide, and as word spreads, we are being inundated with inquiries!”

The goal of the tournaments in Lakewood Ranch this winter is to bring big-league players and coaches from across the country together in the U12 –U19 age categories of competitive soccer, and for the coaches association to recruit nationally.

Manatee County Commission is taking applications for a recently vacated position on the Myakka City Fire Control District. There are two years remaining on a four-year term for Seat 2 being vacated by a fire commissioner who has relocated.

The Fire Board has autonomous control over the fire district, with the authority to spend money, incur debt, and hire and fire personnel. The board meets on a monthly basis at a location, date and time that work for all Board members.