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On Monday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m., the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA) will present a discus- sion titled Round or Square: World Class or Antiquated Intersections and Roads? The meeting will be held at the Sarasota Garden Club, located at 1131 Boulevard of the Arts in Sarasota. The speakers will be Mike Lasche, represent- ing bicycle and pedestrian advocates; Rod Warner, known informally in the commu- nity as "Mr. Roundabout"; and Alexandrea DavisShaw, the City of Sarasota engineer. For more information, visit conasarasota.org. CONA TO PRESENT DISCUSSION ON INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS Community Youth Development (CYD) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County will present Club Scene for teens in grades 6-8 on a number of days this month and in March, the organization has announced. Teens will be able to dance to a DJ, play in the game room or just hang out with their friends on the select dates. Refreshments will be served, a news release says. Following are the dates and places: • Friday, Feb. 14, and Friday, March 14, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Lee Wetherington Club, 3100 Fruitville Road, Sarasota. For more information call 366-7940. • Saturday, Feb. 22, and Saturday, March 22, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Roy McBean Club, 1790 21st St., Sarasota. For more informa- tion call 953-9549. • Friday, Feb. 7, and Friday, March 21, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Gene Matthews Club, located at 6851 S. Biscayne Blvd. in North Port. For more information about North Port events, call 423-4545. Community Youth Development and the Sarasota Young Professionals Group also invite high school teens to a Career Mixer, when teens will have a chance to discuss with a young professional what it is like to live and work in Sarasota, the release continues. Those events will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11, and Tuesday, March 18, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., with the locations to be announced. For more information or to RSVP, call 922-5126. Additionally, CYD and the Venice Area Young Professionals will host Career Mixers for high school teens, the release notes. Those events are planned for Tuesday, March 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce, located at 597 S. Tamiami Trail in Venice. For more information or to RSVP, call 922-5126. To get into any CYD event, youth are advised to be sure to bring their CYD ID cards. A young person who does not have one may sign up for one at an event, the release points out. CYD is funded in part by the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners to provide social drug-free activities for youth. CYD ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY AND MARCH ACTIVITIES FOR TEENS For The Best Reading Experience Try Reading The Sarasota News Leader On Your Tablet SarasotaNewsLeader.com/webapp Sarasota News Leader February 7, 2014 Page 81