Bring appetite to Hurricanes Baseball Steakout

Mayor Wayne Poston joins students at St. Joseph Catholic School during flagraising at Tuesday's celebration of National Catholic Schools Week.

The Manatee Hurricanes 14th annual Baseball Steakout & Reunion is 5-9 p.m.Friday at Manatee High, 902 33rd St. Ct. W., Bradenton. Call head coach Dwayne Strong at 941-725-2293, or coach Bruce Braithwaite at 941-720-9224.

Attention Golden Herald Awards hopefuls. Applications are due Feb. 15 and interview day at the Herald is April 6. For more details, email Jill McGarry at jmcgarry@bradenton.com.

Linda O’Connor-Levy, assistant director/outreach coordinator for the Manatee County Library, is retiring Feb. 8. She has been a librarian more than 40 years in Tampa and Manatee.

Circuit Court Judge Gilbert Smith will sign his new book, “Lawyers and Legends of Manatee County,” today at Council’s, 536 12th St. W., Bradenton, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Demetrios’ is holding a spaghetti fundraiser for one of its own 5-9 p.m. Monday.
Chef Sergio Valdez, a husband and father of three, was injured in a car accident while driving folks to Miami as a favor and will be out of work for a few months.
Call Demetrios’ at 941-758-6478.

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