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Streetcar routes identified Planners will present results of a preliminary study this week and collect community input.

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+ Toy stories Sarasota residents celebrated Neighborhood Toy Store Day Saturday, Nov. 10, at Children’s World. The event, celebrated nationwide by independent toy stores, was a celebration of local toy stores and their relationships with the community.

The celebration included free entertainment, including balloon animals, free giveaways, contests, games and other activities. Children’s World donated 20% of the day’s profits to Toys for Tots, and the store will also serve as a collection point for the charity throughout the holiday season and will provide something special for those who contributed.

+ Leaders will celebrate holiday Local government leaders will collaborate Wednesday, Nov. 21, at the St. Martha Parish Hall, for the 12th annual Thanksgiving community celebration theater luncheon.

The Sarasota Ministerial Association will congregate local government representatives, religion and other community leaders to dine with Sarasota’s homeless and people in transition and watch a performance of “The Turkey Trot … Who Took the Turkey?” written by local playwright Kathryn Chesley.

+ Forks and Corks sells out The Sarasota Manatee Originals, a trade organization comprised of more than 50 independent restaurants in the two counties, sold out of tickets for its annual Forks and Corks event in four hours — a record time. According to Executive Director Kate Atkin, this year’s event sold more tickets in the first 45 minutes than it did in 36 hours last year.

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Gregg Gamso lives in Alta Vista and walks downtown nearly every day for coffee. When he heard about a proposed downtown streetcar, he wondered about the price tag: How much will the project cost, who will pay for it and if a streetcar ever came to Sarasota, how much would the

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But the idea of a streetcar — especially if federal or state funding can be secured — is an interesting one, Gamso said.

“The more I think about it, the more it seems like a cool concept,” Gamso said. “It might just work.”

Map of the potential streetcar routes / PAGE 2A Gamso, who does not drive, said he would utilize a streetcar that went to Payne Park, which is close to his home, and that it would be a draw for tourists, too.

Gamso remembers a pleasant

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There are several options for streetcars, including: open-air or enclosed; and traditional (seen here) or modern design.

by Roger Drouin | City Editor

Palm Avenue restaurant takes form A concrete half-open space under the city-owned Palm Avenue parking garage is being converted into a restaurant named Louies Modern and The Francis, a catering/banquet facility.

An entrepreneurial family of local restaurateurs, the Seidenstickers, are spending several million dollars to transform the space, which includes spending $1.6 million to buy the 11,000 square feet space from the city, in a 50-50 partnership with local entrepreneur Jesse Biter.

The restaurant and banquet space will open sometime in February, said Steve Seidensticker.

“All the walls will be up next week,” Seidensticker said. “We are really moving along.”

That is several months later than originally anticipated, yet the Seidenstickers hope the completed restaurant-and-banquet space will spur growth and energy for the stretch of Palm Avenue north of Main Street, where there are few businesses and less pedestrian traffic.

The restaurant comes ahead of a proposed city-private hotel project slated for vacant land just north of the parking garage.

“We are trying to see into the future, with Palm Avenue growing,” Seidensticker said.

Since 2008, the Seidenstickers, Steve and his sons, Joe and Patrick, along with partner Jeff Greco, have run Libby’s Café + Bar, a popular restaurant and bar in the Hillview neighborhood.

The new Louies Modern restaurant will feature outdoor din-

The new Louies Modern restaurant and a catering/banquet facility will fill a total of 13,500 square feet. It will open in February.

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Steve Seidensticker, middle, with his sons, Joseph and Patrick, will be converting the space under the city-owned Palm Avenue parking garage into a restaurant named Louies Modern and The Francis, a catering and banquet facility. Not pictured: partner Jeff Greco. ing, two bars and serve modernAmerican cuisine.

“It is our vision for a cool, sleek, modern restaurant,” said Steve Seidensticker.

When people walk out of the parking garage’s elevator, they will see some elements of the

design features of the restaurant, including waterfalls and a small café area where people can grab a coffee or lunch and eat outside on a patio area.

The new restaurant and banquet hall will staff up to 150 employees.

Although the Seidenstickers are dreaming big about the possibilities on Palm, one element they emphasize is that Louie’s Modern and The Francis won’t be another Libby’s. Louies Mod-

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IF YOU GO The public meeting to discuss streetcars will be held Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Commission Chambers at City Hall, 1565 First St. Refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m., followed by a presentation at 6 p.m.

potenTIAL STREETCAR ROUTES Sarasota’s preliminary study, conducted by the planning firm Tindale-Oliver & Associates, mapped three potential routes for a streetcar.

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• A third option stretching from Selby Gardens north along Pineapple Avenue, crossing Fruitville Road, through the Rosemary District, before heading north to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

Historically, streetcars, such as the system in Tampa, have attracted redevelopment along the tracks. Expected economic impact was one reason why two of the proposed routes go straight through the Rosemary District, the north-of-Main-Street area that was poised for revitalization just before the recession hit.

But, the streetcars come at a cost.

Although a bus-type trolley would cost millions of dollars less, fixed-track streetcars often prove more popular. Because

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“It would be great, with weather like this,” Gamso said Monday, which boast a breezy high of 84 degrees.

Other residents and business owners will be able to weigh in on the possibility of a Sarasota streetcar at a public workshop Thursday, Nov. 15.

The city is holding the workshop to present the results of a preliminary study and to collect community input on the possibility of a downtown circulator — whether it would be a rubber-tired circulator, such as a bus-type trolley, or a fixed-track streetcar.

The preliminary study, concluded by the planning firm Tindale-Oliver & Associates Inc. this week, mapped three potential routes for a streetcar.

“If the city were to move forward (with a streetcar) it would do a significantly more in-depth study on the alignments, to determine the first phase,” said Michael English, urban planner with Tindale-Oliver.

City officials could also blend portions of the three options to create a hybrid route, English said.

The three possible routes identified in the study include: • A route that starts just north of Payne Park and moves west along Main Street, all the way across U.S. 41 to connect downtown to the bayfront-park area.

• Another potential route that runs from Laurel Park along Orange Avenue and north across Main Street, before looping

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the streetcar networks are considered a long-term capital improvement, they can spur economic development along the corridor.

Either open-air or enclosed, air-conditioned streetcars are available, and some streetcar systems even use solar panels to reduce the amount of electricity needed to operate them.

Recent estimates for the first 1.5-mile phase of a streetcar in Sarasota range from around $15 million to $75 million.

City officials say that for the project to become a reality, federal funding is necessary.

A downtown circulator has been discussed since the 1980s, with urban planner Andres Duany in 2000 saying one was necessary to the city’s future if downtown were to embrace smart growth.

A bus with a trolley facade was tested several years ago, but it was hampered by growing headway times between stops as the bus’ route spread.

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A streetcar would be much more reliable for residents and tourists downtown because it runs on a fixed track with specific stops every few blocks, said streetcar advocate Forrest Shaw.

But, most importantly, the economic impact of a streetcar project is the big reason why the city should consider the fixedtrack alternative, Shaw said.

“People don’t understand it yet,” Shaw said of the streetcars. “And that’s the point of this meeting.”

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in the queue by Roger Drouin | City Editor

Modern townhomes proposed for downtown

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Although design work is still under way, Bridges described the townhome project’s architecture as urban modern, with lots of glass and an open look. The architecture was modeled, in part, after a recently completed mixed-use project in Lincoln Park, Ill., Chicago.

“It is very, very modern,” Bridges said of the design of The Queue, which he estimates is a $20 million project.

Locally, Jebco has built Family Dollar stores; the Lido Key condo townhomes Palazzi al Mare; and The Phoenix and Vista Bay Point communities. Bridges said the Palazzi al Mare — showcasing modern architecture with expansive glass and solar roof panels — reflects the prospective architectural design of The Queue.

The townhomes on Ringling Boulevard, offering individual units and ownership of the land, will also feature custom Italian cabinetry, garages and will be dog-friendly. Estimated price range is from the high $300,000s to $800,000.

The units will range from 1,500 to 2,400 square feet under air conditioning and some will feature rooftop patios.

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The Queue, a 41-unit townhome development two blocks south of Main Street, is slated to become one of the first residential projects to break ground downtown since the real-estate market went bust.

Construction of the two- and threestory townhomes on a 2.2-acre vacant parcel of land between Ringling Boulevard and Morrill Street could begin as early as March, said Jim Bridges, CEO of Jebco Ventures, Inc. Jebco Ventures, an Atlanta and Sarasota-based real-estate company, purchased the property in March. Jebco filed preliminary design plans with the city this month.

The townhome project meets the city’s zoning code, but the Planning Board and City Commission would have to approve technical developer requests before construction could begin, including: the city vacating ownership of two alleys and a plan to build a new drainage pipe under the project.

The Queue joins the Jewel, an 18-story condominium tower at 1301 Main St., and the Homes of Laurel Park, a 26home project, as the first residential developments in several years in line for construction downtown.

At two-and-three stories in height, The Queue is a smaller scale project than the previous one proposed in 2007 for the same parcel. At that time, luxury condominium developer The Leonard Group unveiled The Atrium on Ringling, an octagonal, mixed-use 18-story tower rising above a rectangular base building surrounded by arcades. That project was never built.

Bridges is hopeful The Queue’s vastly different layout will meet the growing demand for downtown housing.

“In terms of ownership, not everyone wants to be in a high-rise,” said Bridges, a longtime commercial-and-residential developer.

In addition, Bridges said he thinks the “low-key” stance of the development will better fit in with the adjacent Laurel Park neighborhood.

According to Bridges, the development has already piqued early interest, including 14 possible reservations.

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Zoning change could impact neighborhoods The change could ease restrictions for non-conforming properties.

Developer Jim Bridges described the architecture of “The Queue,” which could break ground as early as March, as urban modern, with lots of glass and an open look.

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at 1750 Ringling Blvd. because of its location between the busier center of downtown and quieter Laurel Park neighborhood, which seemed to make sense for a modern town-home development.

“Everything is here, yet it is a quiet part of downtown,” Bridges said. “It is just an exciting place to live.”

A public neighborhood workshop will be held in December to update neighbors on the project.

A proposed city zoning change has some of Sarasota’s neighborhood advocates concerned about the potential impact.

If approved, the change would alter the way certain non-conforming, adjoined zoning lots could be developed, thus potentially altering the total number of homes in a given neighborhood.

“My question is: What is the full impact?” said Kate Lowman, president of the Laurel Park Neighborhood Association.

Lowman said she and other neighborhood advocates throughout the city had recently learned about the proposed change, one of several proposed, “zoning text amendments,” and are studying it to determine how the change would specifically affect their neighborhoods.

The change is one of the zoning amendments in a 58-page document that the planning board will discuss next month. City commissioners have the final vote on the change.

The change would ease restrictions on nonconforming, adjoined properties so that owners, with city staff approval, could add an addition, sell a home or, in some cases, build an additional residential unit — which is prohibited under the current zoning code.

The change would only impact specific properties, said senior planner Dr. Clifford Smith.

“Realistically, I don’t think there will be that many,” Smith said of the anticipated impact if the change is approved.

Smith said city planners did not know exactly how many parcels would be impacted.

The zoning text amendment was created with only certain properties in focus, many of which became illegal lots when they were joined under a single ownership in the 1970s and 1980s, Smith said. One example would be if a homeowner inherited a mother’s property next door and put both properties under one ownership.

But Lourdes Ramirez, a Siesta Key resident and president of Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA), predicts a large impact for city neighborhoods.

On Siesta Key, neighborhood advocates have been grappling with a county zoning rule that is similar to the change being proposed in the city.

“It is complicated,” said Ramirez. “Right now, what (the city) is proposing would make something that doesn’t fit the code, fit the code. How will that impact the density?”

The proposed change in Sarasota would open the door to problems, Ramirez said. It’s better to have a simple code, she said, that clearly states what is allowed — rather than allowing city planning staff to make an ad-hoc decision on how many residences can be built on nonconforming property.

raccoon removal by Roger Drouin | City Editor

Sarasota County to trap Lido Key raccoons The raccoon population at Ted Sperling Park, on Lido Key, has grown increasingly brazen: the result of being consistently fed by people.

They have been following parkgoers, jumping onto picnic tables while people are eating and begging for food, all of which is not normal behavior for raccoons.

The past few years, the raccoon population at Ted Sperling Park has increased, and they have grown increasingly comfortable around humans — a result of being fed by people, county officials say.

Starting last week, a countyhired trapper began removing raccoons from the park that is popular among kayakers and picnickers.

“It is the first time the county is

forced to trap at that park,” said Kenya Leonard, a parks naturalist with Sarasota County. “It is not something the county wants to do.”

But after complaints from parkgoers who crossed paths with the animals, county officials decided the raccoons pose a health hazard and a potential threat.

Some people would make daily trips to Ted Sterling Park, formerly called South Lido Park, to feed the raccoons with cat or dog food and others would toss out hotdogs. Over time, the raccoons learned to associate people in the park with food.

Eventually “every person becomes a potential meal … someone who will toss a chip” to the raccoons, Leonard said. Some raccoons have followed people around the park.

Even if the raccoons are relocated to a preserved wilderness, they will struggle to survive.

“It’s an unfortunate situation all around,” Leonard said. “Some of them have grown up being fed human food. They have not had an opportunity to forage in a natural environment.”

Live trapping at the park will occur off and on for up to two weeks. The goal of the trapping

is to reduce the raccoon population and remove the animals that have been getting close to humans, said Jerris Foote, parks and recreation supervisor with the county.

The situation at Sperling Park marks another recent example of humans altering animal behavior in a way that has resulted in negative effects, Leonard said.

The raccoon-removal program comes weeks after the dolphin nicknamed “Beggar” was found dead. The people who fed Beggar changed his behavior and put him at greater risk of boat strikes, because he swam into high traffic boating waters and relied on people for much of his food, biologists say.

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coons makes them comfortable around humans and, thus, more likely to get into situations where they are unwanted or in danger. It also encourages unnaturally high population.

Leonard cautioned park-goers to stay clear of the traps.

More importantly, Leonard urged people to not feed wildlife of any kind.

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+ Palm garage receives green building award During the U.S. Green Building Council, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter’s third “LEEDership Awards” ceremony, the organization honored the Palm Avenue parking garage.

The city parking garage was awarded for “outstanding LEED Core and Shell” at the ceremony, which took place last month.

Projects earned awards for leading the way to a more sustainably built environment on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Green features of the parking garage include an underground cistern used to retain rainwater for irrigation, LED lighting and a solar carport on the top deck.

The 240,000-square-foot parking garage, built by Suffolk Construction and designed by Jonathan Parks Architect, has spaces for 763 cars, slots for 35 motorcycles and accommodations for 80 bicycles. The project earned LEED Gold certification in March.

+ Planner honored by planning association Mike Taylor, former general manager for neighborhood redevelopment and projects with the city of Sarasota, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Florida Sun Coast Chapter of the American Planning Association Nov. 7.

Taylor’s colleagues nominated him for the award. He had spent more than 30 years of service with the city before leaving the position.

Under Taylor’s guidance, the city re-zoned approximately 730 acres and adopted a new long-planned Downtown Zoning Code, which

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became effective in 2006. Taylor, as deputy director of planning and redevelopment, worked on a draft of the downtown code incorporating new urbanist concepts into a functionable format, noted the planning association’s nomination.

+ Social Security offices to close early Effective Nov. 19, the Sarasota and Venice Social Security offices will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday — a reduction of 30 minutes each weekday. In addition, beginning Jan. 2, the offices will close to the public at noon every Wednesday.

The day after Thanksgiving, all Social Security field offices will be closed to the public. Employees working that day will focus on reducing backlogged workloads.

Many Social Security services are available at socialsecurity.gov or by calling the toll-free number 1-800-772-1213.

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Longboat Key’s town manager, Dave Bullock, doesn’t need any time to think about a grade for his first year on the job. “I deserve a C,� Bullock said.

Bullock’s self-imposed grade is a far cry from the evaluations received from his seven bosses.

The Longboat Key Town Commission gave him glowing remarks for its annual review.

During his second year on the job, Bullock hopes to find amicable resolutions with the unions on pension plan matters and oversee future redevelopment proposals.

The Gulf Gate Library replacement project reached another milestone after Sarasota County commissioners approved a 25-month lease to house the library’s collection in Westfield Sarasota Square Mall.

The county will pay roughly $5,400 monthly starting in December for 20,092 square feet of space next to JCPenney while contractors demolish the current library and build its estimated $10 million replacement.

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+ Historical Society goes digital

Sarasota County will purchase five heavy-duty diesel buses from Palm Beach County for $1 each, pending approval of the contract from the Federal Transit Administration.

The five buses will be re-branded and put into rotation as quickly as possible, according to a memo from SCAT General Manager Glama Carter to county commissioners.

The move follows discussions during 2013 fiscal year budget workshops this spring, in which Sarasota County Area Transit staff voiced the need for a greater replacement ratio for its fleet of 121 vehicles.

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‘Dead’ buses bound for Sarasota County Palm Beach County plans to sell Sarasota diesel buses with at least 500,000 miles each to buffer the county’s fleet.

Sarasota County will buy five 15-ton buses for $5 total, if the Federal Transit Administration approves a purchase contract with Palm Beach County.

New buses manufactured by Gillig LLC, the manufacturer of the Palm Beach buses, can cost as much as $400,000, but the contract, approved by the Sarasota County Commission Nov. 13, sets the price at $1 each.

The vehicles have logged at least 500,000 miles each and are considered past their “serviceable life,” by FTA standards. Palm Tran, the public transit entity in Palm Beach County, listed the decade-old buses as surplus for sale

earlier this year.

Palm Beach County mainly used the Gillig fleet Sarasota County wants to purchase on the highway, and the buses are in good serviceable condition, according to a Nov. 13 memo to county commissioners.

“Palm Tran has a reputation in the state of Florida among all transit agencies for having an elite maintenance program,” said Sarasota County Area Transit General Manager Glama Carter.

During budget workshops this spring, county staff highlighted the need for more buses to bolster the ratio of replacement buses to minimize route service interruptions. The Palm

Tran buses would bring SCAT’s fleet to 126.

The County Commission approved the addition of three full-time, and one part-time bus operators in the 2013 fiscal year budget this summer, along with two contracts totaling $130,000 for bus replacement parts.

The Palm Beach County Commission in 2010 approved a new revenue item for the Palm Tran budget to track sale of surplus equipment ahead of plans to sell 45 surplus buses in the subsequent two years.

The county has $5 available in the 2013 fiscal-year budget to pay for the bus purchase, which will also include an undetermined amount to ship the buses to the area.

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Postmortem Congratulations to all of the victors, Barack Obama and Joe Biden included.

To paraphrase the words of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, in his letter to the president, Americans “offer our prayers that God will give you strength and wisdom to meet the difficult challenges that face America.

“In particular, we pray that you will exercise your office to pursue the common good … ” (The common good: rich, poor; black, white; male, female; young, old; and all in between.) ooo

A reminder to the victors: You are public servants. We are not your slaves. ooo

Here are the results from Tuesday, in short: Liberty lost. Statism won. ooo

On Monday night, Nov. 5, we went to bed a nation divided almost 50-50. On Wednesday morning, Nov. 7, we woke up a nation divided almost 50-50.

The status quo of 2010 prevailed.

Americans contributed $2 billion to two candidates … for nothing. No change. ooo

This brings to mind the record of SunTrust Chief Economist Gregory Miller’s election predictor, which has yet to be proven wrong: If unemployment and inflation rates are trending downward from January through July 4 in an election year, the incumbent party will win the presidency. They were, and it did.

Miller’s model also has determined that voters typically have made up their minds by July 4. So any money spent on campaigning and media after July 4 is wasted. ooo

The biggest winners in this election: TV station owners in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania. ooo

Florida’s presidential election outcome came down to two counties — MiamiDade and Osceola, two of the most heavily Hispanic counties in Florida. Miami-Dade is 65% Hispanic. Osceola, which is south of Orange County/Orlando and home to many of Orlando’s hospitality-industry employees, is 45% Hispanic.

When you compare the difference between the Democratic Party’s vote totals and Republicans’ vote totals for the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, the results show: Osceola: Democrats’ victory margin 2008: 19,876 more votes than GOP 2012: 26,620 more votes than GOP ’08-’12 difference: +6,744 votes Miami-Dade: Democrats’ margin of victory 2008: 139,280 more votes than GOP 2012: 208,174 more votes than GOP ’08-’12 difference: +68,894 votes When you combine the increase in votes garnered by the Democrats in both counties

in 2012, the total is 75,638 additional votes for Obama than he received in 2008.

Obama beat Romney by 73,189 votes.

In short, Hispanics in Miami-Dade and Osceola counties’ carried Obama to victory in Florida.

If Republicans want to turn Florida into a presidential red state, they have two targets: reverse voter trends among Hispanics and in Pinellas (St. Petersburg) and Hillsborough (Tampa) counties, which continue to trend toward Democrats. ooo

There must be a better way.

Having 11 proposed constitutional amendments on the state ballot is a disservice to Floridians.

Allowing the Legislature not to have to follow the same rules as voter-initiated amendments — i.e., sticking to a single subject and a limit on words — is an equal disservice.

Amendment 4, which had four parts dealing with property taxes, totaled 664 words and almost consumed one-half of a page on the ballot.

It’s absurd to expect 12 million Florida registered voters to research and understand the legalese wording; plus the nuances, background and motivations behind each amendment; plus the expected and unintended consequences of each amendment.

While some news media, such as yours truly, try to explain such details of each amendment, there must be additional and more effective ways to make available information that presents the pros and cons of the proposed amendments.

Likewise, if there were fewer amendments on the ballot, it would become easier and more practical to provide more detailed explanations to the public.

The Florida Division of Elections provides some explanatory material online, but it’s likely the majority of voters don’t know how to find this information. It takes work.

And that’s more than should be expected of voters.

As we move increasingly to a digital information world, it is worthwhile to consider requiring attaching a non-partisan analysis of an amendment when a voter searches for amendments on the Florida Department of State Division of Elections website.

At the least, the Legislature and Division of Elections must do a better job of informing and notifying the electorate of the meaning of proposed amendments. ooo

The issues of too many amendments on the ballot and limiting Legislature-initiated amendments to one subject should top the agenda of Florida’s next Constitutional Revision Commission, which convenes in 2017-18.

The commission also should debate whether to propose an amendment to eliminate judicial retention elections altogether. They’re a farce.

Like voting on constitutional amendments, Floridians have no clue on whom they’re voting in the judicialretention votes.

THE CASTAWAY by Jorge Blanco

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It was no surprise that the only amendments receiving voter approval last week were the three that will give property-tax breaks to combat-wounded military veterans and the surviving spouses of veterans and civilian emergency first responders killed in the line of duty.

Voters also approved giving a propertytax break to low-income seniors who have owned and lived in the same property for 25 years or more.

Obviously, more than two-thirds of Florida voters, to their credit, feel a duty to those who put their lives at risk in defense of our freedom and nation.

But it was a shame that Amendment 3 (state government revenue limitation) and Amendment 10 (tangible personal property-tax exemption) failed.

Amendment 3 seemed like a no-brainer.

It proposed to revise the existing limit on government spending, with the provisions that if the state took in more revenue than it needed, the Legislature could designate those extra funds to a rainy-day fund, to lower local school property taxes or send it back to taxpayers. What is not to like?

This amendment received only 42% voter approval.

Amendment 10 would have cut the tangible property tax for businesses. This, too, seemingly was a no-brainer. It would improve Florida’s business climate, giving businesses more money to invest in their companies and, presumably, create jobs.

But this one received only 45% approval.

Likewise, it was too bad the Legislature larded up Amendment 4, another propertytax measure, with so many provisions.

Three of its provisions make economic sense and would protect all property owners from unjustified and inequitable tax increases. But this measure was so long it’s a surprise it garnered 43% voter approval.

The Legislature never should have placed Amendments 3, 4 and 10 on the ballot. All of these items could have been addressed and should have been addressed as resolutions before the House and Senate.

In spite of the outcome of the election, lawmakers should take up these measures on the floors of the House and Senate.

They’re good for Floridians and good for the Florida economy. ooo

In yet another sign of the economic and political dysfunction that pervades the city of Sarasota, 11,000 city voters — only 30% of registered city voters — voted to retain a city charter amendment that drove Walmart out of Newtown several years ago, costing the Newtown area more than 100 jobs.

This was the infamous “Alternate Minimum Wage” amendment that voters approved in 2007. This amendment requires companies that employ 50 or more and receive an economic-development subsidy from the city must pay a minimum wage that exceeds the federal or state minimum wage.

Corporate subsidies are lousy to begin with, but having laws like this obstructs the city’s ability to attract businesses. Sarasota city and business leaders should continue to try to nuke this law.

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derstand what is in the hearts and minds of my fellow citizens.

I had a visit from a neighbor, who is a Canadian nationalist the other day. He walked into my home, with his Obama ball cap on, and said to me, “Oh, Pam, you’ll get used to socialism.” He had no idea what an impact that made until a split second later, when I stopped dead in my tracks, turned squarely to him, looked him in the eyes and stated: “I am an American.”

He didn’t fully understand until I repeated myself, at which time my point was perfectly clear. How is it that someone not from this country can see the future so clearly, yet our own citizens cannot?

I do not understand why the wealthy are villainized. God bless the wealthy; they have employed me most of my adult life and in turn have enabled me to employ others.

It is not their job, my job or yours to support the masses who choose a lifestyle in which they do not work but rather live off entitlements subsidized by taxpayers. These programs were intended to assist and empower, not enable, and this vicious cycle of dependence on social programs that is passed from generation to generation is not my responsibility nor is it yours.

It has always been such an honor and privilege to call yourself an American. I will fight to ensure that it continues to be until the moment I

draw my last breath.

I am standing up as a patriot who is willing to fight socialism to the bitter end and will leave you with the Thomas Jefferson quote that I proudly display on my vehicle.

“Our lives cease to be free when founded on borrowing and debt.”

Godspeed to all whom walk this path with me.

Pamela Gross Sarasota

Dear Editor: Following this year’s election, it has taken me four days to be able to compose rational thoughts and statements. I was so physically ill, thinking about what we had done to our country and to ourselves that I could not eat, drink or sleep for those entire four days.

I have to ask: Have we totally lost sight of who we are, who we have always been, who our forefathers meant for us to be? Have we forgotten why people from all over the world have always flocked to our shores? Have we lost sight of the fact that up until four years ago, each child had a dream of being and having as much or more than his parents and grandparents did?

I have not and will not ever lose sight any of these facts. I am a patriot from a long line of patriots.

My ancestors, the Dorrs, traveled from England and settled in the Boston area in the mid 1600s and are still there — buried in the historic Roxbury Burying Grounds. The Dorr family was integral in the forging of this nation and some are recognized as documented patriots of the American Revolution.

The fact they believed so strongly that they were willing to sacrifice everything fills me with more emotion and pride than I can begin to describe. I am so deeply in love with this country and am fighting to un-

ern is named after Joe and Patrick Seidensticker’s grandfather — the Louie to the Libby behind Libby’s.

“It’s not Libby’s Two,” Patrick Seidensticker said.

“It’s not Libby’s Junior. It’s a different concept, not only in food, but in service.”

“It’s been such a cool project,” said Joe Seidensticker.

The family has been working closely with the chef to keep menu costs down, Joe Seidensticker added.

Earlier this week, contractors were completing plumbing and air-conditioning work inside the shell and preparing to install the floors.

The banquet space will meet a demand downtown for meeting space, especially after the loss of a high-end event location when the University Club, atop the Bank of America building on Main Street, shut down in 2009.

Sarasota economic development officials and business leaders have long lamented the fact that downtown Sarasota doesn’t have a convention center. Multiple efforts, public, private and public-private, have all faltered going back years.

At a total of 13,500 square feet, the space isn’t a full-fledged convention center. But the Seidenstickers insist it will be a place to hold weddings, parties, conferences and speakers, in addition to the restaurant operations.

“We are bringing people in, rather than just having people walk up,” said Patrick Seidensticker.

“This will be a boon for Sarasota.”

Several companies have already voiced interest in holding conferences or meetings in the space, Seidensticker said.

Although some downtown advocates have said they would have preferred to see retail located in the space under the garage, the Seidenstickers are confident that the immediate economic impact of the restaurant and banquet hall will soon win over any detractors.

“There will be 300 people pouring out after a wedding, and the majority of them will go out and spend their money somewhere else,” said Joe Seidensticker.

The last thing this prominent location needs is another Gucci store, added Patrick Seidensticker.

— Mark Gordon contributed to this article.

+ An open letter to Gov. Romney Dear Editor: Thank you Gov. Romney and your courageous and gracious wife, Ann. You withstood a virulent and scurrilous assault on your successful life, the beautiful family you have raised, and your belief in God. Yet, you stood tall and fought valiantly to the very end. I am proud to have fought with you.

They say good guys only win in the movies. I guess that is true ... but doesn’t it all depend on the time frame? What you have accomplished will not be forgotten and who comes next behind you has a very big pair of shoes to fill. I have never been so inspired, for I know and appreciate what leadership is. Thank you.

I will wake up tomorrow a better person for having watched and learned from your grace and wisdom. May you two wonderful people enjoy what life has next in store for you ...you have made us proud and we will never forget you.

Godspeed Mitt ... I am so sorrowful that our nation did not choose to let you shine once again, as you have so many times before.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 17 Sarasota Bay Water Festival — takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ken Thompson Park.

Attend a fun event for all ages, featuring live music, local food vendors, a photography contest, children’s activities, water-sports demonstrations, gift vendors and more. The theme is, “Enjoy the Bay!” The three areas of focus include bay recreation, bay science and education and bay creative arts. Free. Call 321-1353.

Sarasota Medieval Festival — takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd. Watch a reenactment of the Irish vs. Irish Battle of Glen Mama, including jousting and full costumes. Cost is $16.95 for adults, $14.95 for students and $8.95 for children.

Call 888-303-3247.

Temple Emanu-El Annual Friendship Luncheon — takes place at noon at Temple EmanuEl, 151 McIntosh Road. This afternoon of interfaith fellowship and partnership between the local Jewish and Catholic community will host members of St. Martha Catholic Church.

Guests will socialize and hear a talk about violence in the communities with Lt. Randy Boyd of the Sarasota Police Department.

Free. Call 371-2788.

The Magic of Music and ART — takes place from 8 to 10 p.m. at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center, 7333 Scotland Way. A tour of select downtown

art galleries leads audiences on a scavenger hunt to find artwork that matches each musical selection in Sarasota Concert Band’s event at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center. Cost is $15. Call 552-5325.

SUNDAY, NOV. 18 Jeff Parker Book Signing — takes place at 1 p.m. at Bookstore1Sarasota, 1359 Main St. Novelist and short-story writer Jeff Parker will sign his book, “Ovenman.” Free. Call 3657900.

WSLR Rock Bottom Tribute — takes place at 3 p.m. at WSLR, 525 Kumquat Court. WSLR’s Tribute to a blues legend is hosted by Gary Drouin and The Bluescasters, featuring the Al Fuller Band, The Ventura and the Open Door Band with guest harmonica players John Lambie, Austin Haley and Steve Scott.

Cost is $10. Call 894-6469.

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SUSPICIOUS SQUATTERS 1:30 p.m. — 2800 Bay Street. Code Enforcement. Police were called about squatters living at a home. An officer arrived and met with a man who claimed he is renting the home from a leasing company, but the officer was unable to locate such a business. Neighbors were also unaware of any management company working on the home. The house was formerly owned by a homeowner who let the house go into foreclosure. The officer requested the assistance of code enforcement to remove the man and his friends and to board up the home, if possible.

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The resident noticed a male in a white striped polo shirt stumbling around the complex. Officers canvassed the area but could not find anyone who matched the description.

Street. Suspicious Panhandling. A police officer observed a woman standing at the street corner holding a sign that read, “Homeless, rent is due.” The woman told the officer that she is unable to get a job, has no ID, her husband has passed away and at this time she is unable to get any income from the state. The officer told the woman she had to move along, and she left on her own.

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Holy Molé by Yaryna Klimchak | Staff Writer

Art leads cartoonist on journey

Festival takes history fans back in time Fair maidens and brave knights jousted, feasted and partied like it was 999 at the Sarasota Medieval Fair Saturday, Nov. 10 and Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Sarasota Fair Grounds. This year’s theme is the Irish Battle of Glenn Máma. The festival will continue Saturday, Nov. 17 and Sunday, Nov. 18.

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Right: Belly dancer Angela Hicks parades with the other actors.

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Rick Hotton draws one of his Holy Molé Cartoons.

If You Go What: Sarasota Water Bay Festival Where: Ken Thompson Park When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 17 Admission: Free More information: Sarasotabayfestival.com is the exact opposite. He doesn’t think about his purpose in life, and, by virtue of not worrying, lives in the moment.

“I think in everyone’s life they have those two things happening simultaneously to figure out what’s really going on, but at the same time to just enjoy what is happening,” Hotton said.

Hotton’s friend, Randy Moore,

was the first to publish the Holy Molé cartoon in his then-magazine, Positive Change. Since then, Holy Molé has been published in 20 states, Australia and Europe.

“Molé is very much a believer in nature and connectedness to those sorts of things and communion with nature and respect for nature,” Hotton says.

The Holy Molé cartoon strip fits right in with the Sarasota Bay Water Festival’s theme of persevering and respecting the environment. Hotton’s cartoons will be on display and for sale in the Creative Arts Tent at the Sarasota Bay Water Festival Saturday, Nov. 17, at Ken Thompson Park.

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Nov. 15 • Cardinal Mooney in CMHS Tip-Off Classic (7 p.m.)

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SOCCER (BOYS) Sarasota Christian with its second-place award Saturday, Nov. 10.

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Nicole Wittmer, right, hits the ball over the net.

Lady Blazers pave way for future The Sarasota Christian School volleyball team saw its historic season come to an end with a 3-1 loss to Lake Worth Christian in the Class 2A-Region 3 finals Nov. 10.

Nicole Wittmer couldn’t help but walk off the practice court smiling.

It was as if she had spent the past two weeks re-living a dream. The Sarasota Christian School senior middle hitter was preparing to lead her team into the Class 2A-Region 3 finals for the first time in school history.

“It’s really awesome,” Wittmer says.

“First, we made history winning the district title and now we’re going to the regional finals. It’s really exciting. We knew we could do this.”

The Lady Blazers, who began their historic run with their first district championship last month, were preparing to face defending state champion Lake Worth Christian — a tall order for a team that has been steadily developing its program for the past three years.

But after defeating Southwest Florida Christian Academy in five games in the regional semifinals Nov. 6, to reach the regional finals, Wittmer and the rest of the Lady Blazers, who had fallen in the regional semifinals each of the past two seasons, felt anything was possible.

After all, Sarasota Christian had been

up two games in the regional semifinals only to have to hold off Southwest Florida Christian Academy down the stretch.

“We just kept reminding ourselves this has never been done before, so let’s make history,” Wittmer says. “It meant a lot. We really want to finish strong.

“Coach (Mitch) King has built the program a lot,” Wittmer says. “We all have grown more skilled in the game.

He works really well with us and is a huge part of why we are here.”

Wittmer and the rest of the Lady Blazers knew what they were up against when they took their home court in the regional finals Nov. 10. The two teams had never met on the court before, but Sarasota Christian coach Mitch King knew about Lake Worth Christian’s storied program — one that had advanced to the state finals each of the past five seasons. “(Lake Worth Christian) is much taller and more experienced,” King says before the match. “All of the other teams have been before. They are used to it.

“This is where my goal was,” King

says of reaching the regional finals. “I definitely thought we could do it. This year we’re a much deeper team. It’s a really athletic group. They all push each other and pull each other along.”

Feeding off of the crowd’s enthusiasm, Sarasota Christian hung with Lake Worth Christian early on, before falling to the Lady Defenders 25-22, 25-27, 2518, 25-13.

With the loss, the Lady Blazers saw their historic season come to a close. It was the final match in a Sarasota Christian volleyball uniform for Wittmer and fellow seniors Janie Weaver and Paige Troyer.

It may not have been the ending the Lady Blazers had been hoping for, but Wittmer, Weaver and Troyer can walk away knowing they helped lay the foundation for the program’s future.

“This has been the best year,” Wittmer says. “The closeness of the team is really crazy. I’m so close to the entire team, which made it so fun. The fact that we (were) successful this year made it a lot of fun.”

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Nine-year-olds Bailey Saslow and Bianca Gruber and 11-year-old Chloe Delisle tried ballet and gymnastics, but those activities just didn’t pique their interests.

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The girls have known each other for years through school and other activities.

But, now, they bond over touchdowns and first downs. This is Bailey’s, and Bianca’s second year playing flag football for the Suncoast Sports Club. It’s Chloe’s first year.

The girls have come to love the game, but Bianca remembers not being completely sold on the idea of playing at first because it was such a boy-dominated sport.

“My mom signed me up … I didn’t want to be the only girl,” recalls Bianca. “But, then, Bailey signed up.”

Suncoast added the NFL Flag Football program in 2003. The sport was immediately a big hit among the boys. But it became so popular that parents inquired about signing up their daughters, as well.

Suncoast creator Stephen Weeks was happy to let girls in on the fun the following season. According to Weeks, Suncoast is the only NFL Flag league in Sarasota that allows girls to play.

“It is important that girls be allowed to participate with boys in sports at Suncoast so that all can feel equal, and that they can better appreciate the sport of football and learn good sportsmanship at the same time,” says Weeks.

Bailey and Bianca play for the Lions, a team that happens to be coached by Bailey’s dad, David, and includes her older brother, Nick. Chloe is the only girl on the Buccaneers.

Three girls play with the boys in Suncoast Sports Club’s flag football league at Glebe Park.

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Bailey Saslow, 9, Chloe Delisle, 11, and Bianca Gruber, 9 1/2, pose together Saturday, Nov. 3, at Glebe Park. They are the only girls playing this season in the NFL Flag Football program that is offered through Suncoast Sports Club at Glebe Park.

Chloe Delisle, 11, stands with her male teammates in a huddle on the field Saturday, Nov. 3, at Glebe Park.

“Bianca is the Energizer Bunny,” says Bianca’s mother, Georgia Gruber, of her daughter’s energy level.

Though they may have come into the sport without knowing the rules or the game or being well versed in the football

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Saslow’s other goal for her daughter was for her to realize that she can compete with anyone.

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Love of the Game Gabrielle Woodruff grew up on the volleyball court watching her mom coach the Cardinal Mooney High volleyball team. The St. Stephen’s middle hitter played her final game for the Lady Falcons Oct. 31. ters while also feeding them pointers along the way.

“She always reminds me to stay positive and to make sure it remains fun,” Woodruff says. “I can be hard on myself, and she always says don’t get down on yourself and if you are, don’t let it show.

“It takes a lot of reading in volleyball and, if you listen, she is helpful,” Woodruff says.

“It’s hard to differentiate where to stop coaching and just be a parent,” Kelly says.

“That’s one of the hardest dividing lines I’ve ever faced, and I’ll admit I’m not very good at it.”

Woodruff joined the St. Stephen’s volleyball team in seventh grade and played on the Lady Falcons varsity squad for the past four years, helping lead St. Stephen’s to district championships her sophomore and senior seasons.

This year Woodruff led the Lady Falcons, who tied a school record for most regular season wins, to a 3-0 victory over The Outof-Door Academy in the Class 3A-District 10 championship Oct. 25, to advance to the regional quarterfinals Oct. 31, for the fourth consecutive season.

“It was a big deal,” Woodruff says of winning the district title. “Last year we were the runner-up, so we were all fired up and focused on winning. Only one of the six of us seniors is going on to play, so we were focused on getting the title the last time we were together on the court.”

Woodruff played her final match in a St. Stephen’s uniform Oct. 31, when the host Lady Falcons fell to Calvary Christian 3-2 in the regional quarterfinals.

“I’m going to miss being with this team,” Woodruff says. “We’ve all played together for so long. We’re all friends and know each other really well. I’m definitely

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Kelly, who played volleyball alongside her twin sister, Kris, at the University of Montana, spent six years coaching the Lady Cougars from 1989 to 1995, and it was inside the Cardinal Mooney gymnasium that Woodruff got her first taste of volleyball action.

Before she could walk, Woodruff, a Siesta Key resident, would spend countless hours scooting around the court in her walker.

That’s also where Woodruff donned her first volleyball uniform — a Cardinal Mooney T-shirt — and first connected with the sport, which would eventually develop into a lifelong passion.

“I’ve grown up around it and always loved it,” Woodruff says of volleyball.

Woodruff participated in after-school volleyball camps at St. Stephen’s before joining her first official club volleyball team 12 years ago.

Kelly, who resigned from her position at Cardinal Mooney in 1995 to focus on raising Woodruff and her younger sister, Kassandra, coached Woodruff for two years while she played for Manatee Area Volleyball.

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Anthony Caiazzo rushed for nearly 275 yards and three touchdowns, as the visiting Cardinal Mooney High football team defeated The Out-of-Door Academy 27-17 Nov. 9, in the season finale for both teams.

ODA took a 7-0 lead, when quarterback Evan Wilson connected with Drew Fineberg for a 5-yard touchdown. Wilson extended the Thunder’s lead to 14-0 on a 36-yard run.

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Sean Kirshe hit a 25-yard field goal to extend the Thunder’s lead to 17-14 before Caiazzo scored a pair of second-half touchdowns to give Cardinal Mooney the victory.

+ Lady Rams defend state swim title

The Riverview High girls swim team defended its Class 3A swimming championship Nov. 9.

Senior freestyler Taylor Katz won the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyles to lead the way for the Lady Rams, who finished 102 points ahead of co-runners-up Orlando Dr. Phillips and Lithia Newsome.

Katz also led off the 400 freestyle relay, which also finished first. Hannah James finished third in the 200 and 500 freestyles and also swam on the 400 freestyle relay along with Spence Atkins and Niamh O’Grady. Katz and James also finished second in the 200 freestyle along with Natalie Hegwein and Laura Toth. Across

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the pool, the Riverview boys team finished third. Alexander Katz finished second in the 200 freestyle and third in the 100 backstroke to pace the Rams. Liam McKane finished third in the 500 freestyle.

The boys 400 freestyle relay finished third.

+ Cougar, Lady Tornado win state titles

Cardinal Mooney High’s Matt O’Donnell and Booker High’s Bethany Leap both captured individual state titles at the Class 1A Swimming & Diving Championships Nov. 10, at the Central Florida YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando.

O’Donnell won the boys 500yard freestyle and Leap won the girls 100 breaststroke. O’Donnell also finished fourth in the 100 backstroke.

Booker’s Grace DiMeo finished second in the 100 butterfly and 10th in the 200 freestyle.

+ Sarasota wins regional title

The Sarasota High boys crosscounty team scored 41 points to win the Class 3A-Region 2 CrossCountry Meet Nov. 10, in Lecanto.

Zackery Summerall finished first in 15:54.97 to win the individual championship. Courtland Bernard finished fifth in 16:13.09 followed

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The Sarasota High girls crosscountry team scored 107 points to finish as the regional runner-up.

Angelina Grebe finished fourth in 18:57.00 to pace the Lady Sailors.

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The Riverview High boys and girls cross-country teams qualified for the Class 4A Cross-Country State Meet Nov. 17, in Tallahassee after finishing fifth in the team standings at the Class 4A-Region 2 Cross-Country Meet Nov. 10.

Warran Grajalez finished 10th in 17:25.40 to pace the way for the Rams. Bryce Vokus finished 14th in 17:28.90. Jessica Lonas finished 18th in 21:15.30 to lead the way for the Lady Rams.

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Cardinal Mooney’s Grace CasaGrande and Cal Turner Davidson and The Out-of-Door Academy’s Peter Runge all advanced to the Class 1A state cross-country meet as individuals.

CasaGrande finished ninth in 19:10. On the boys side, Runge finished 10th in 17:03 and Turner Davidson finished 14th in 17:21.

+ Sarasota ends season on high note

Quarterback Hunter DeWitt threw three touchdown passes and ran in for another score to lead Sarasota High to a 43-13 victory over Bayshore in its season finale Nov. 9.

Shawn Bane Jr. hauled in touchdown passes of 76 and 80 yards and John Clancy caught a 5-yard touchdown pass.

Defensive back Austin Leach returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown and defensive lineman Wicky Sanon recovered a fumble and returned it 80 yards for a touchdown.

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Katy Mixon

Riverview junior soccer player Katy Mixon has been playing soccer since the age of 4, after her friends and parents encouraged her to get involved. Mixon, who scored three goals in last week’s game against DeSoto, says she enjoys the camaraderie of the sport and hopes to continue to play in college.

What do you remember about your first high school game?

I remember trying to do my best and impress the coaches and the other players. I was really nervous. I never wanted to mess up, and I was afraid to shoot and miss.

What do you like most about soccer?

I like that you have to have so much skill.

There are lots of factors. It’s not just ball control; there’s a lot of fitness and teamwork involved.

What is your strongest point as a player?

I have really good ball skill. I have a good touch.

Is that something that came naturally to you?

I think you almost have to be born with some of the skill involved in soccer. You can develop your skills to a certain point, but I think some of it just has to come naturally.

How do you work on that?

I just try to improve my fitness through running, and I try to be more aware of it.

What sets soccer apart from other sports?

You really have to rely on your team, and it requires a lot of skill. I’ve made a lot of friends through soccer.

How do you build that trust?

We do a lot of team-building exercises and go out together on the weekends.

Why do you think you played so well last week?

They were easier teams, and I think their skill level was below ours, but our team was playing well and playing good balls.

Who keeps you motivated?

My mom keeps pushing me. I also want to play in college, so it keeps me motivated to keep playing well right now. I’m going to try to do some tournaments with my team to get noticed by other coaches.

What do you think is your weakest point as a player?

Playing off the ball.

When I don’t have the ball, I need to be trying to win the ball back or get open.

What goes through your head before a game?

I just focus on what I need to improve on and what I’m best at.

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Later that afternoon, Bishop Frank

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Catherine, Abby and Joe Presley

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J.P. and Zachary Manning made a sign to recognize their great-grandfather and World War II veteran, John Mull.

Bishop Frank J. Dewane celebrates Mass at Sarasota National Cemetery.

Lucas Wilson and his father, Keith, hold signs to honor veterans.

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Gulf Gate Moose Lodge 608 had a float in the parade.

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+ McFarland and Associates opens in Sarasota McFarland and Associates Inc., a private investigation firm specializing in detecting, countering and supporting legal action against cybercrime and fraud, has opened at 1800 Second Ave., Suite 880, in Sarasota.

McFarland and Associates forensic experts find and analyze electronic evidence from computers, networks, McFarland databases and other digital media, and preserve it for admissibility in civil and criminal court proceedings.

Harold D. McFarland, a Florida licensed private investigator and certified fraud examiner, is the president and chief forensic scientist of the firm and is a nationally recognized expert in computer and information technology forensics.

+ Autumn to develop new local assisted-living campus Autumn, a developer in the assisted-living industry, has finalized plans to begin construction on a new assisted-living campus at 3251 Proctor Road. The community, named Autumn of Sarasota, is set to break ground in the first quarter of 2013, with an expected cost of more than $65 million.

The new community will create 200 to 250 professional jobs when fully operational,

with positions including medical-care providers, nurses, administrators and physical therapy specialists.

“We’re excited about creating a world-class assisted-living community that will offer the elderly the support they need and deserve,” said Jim Soper, CEO of Autumn, in a release.

“We’re proud that we’re doing our part to create viable, long-term jobs for Sarasota. This project will generate great opportunities for community businesses.”

+ Sarasota native opens CAM by Stacia Inc. Stacia Searcy Scofero has opened Community Association Management by Stacia Inc., to provide administrative, financial and maintenance services to homeowner, condominium and mobile-home associations and cooperatives throughout Southwest Florida.

Scofero, a licensed Community Association Manager, Certified Manager of Community Associations and Association Management Specialist, holds expertise in community association governance and recordkeeping, budgeting and accounting, risk management and insurance, maintenance, contracting and human resources management.

A Sarasota native and graduate of Sarasota High School, Scofero has more than 20 years of management and staff experience with Southwest Florida property management and construction companies.

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+ Sarasota Airport Holiday Inn wins Torchbearer Award The Sarasota Airport Holiday Inn, located at 8009 15th St. E., received the chain’s most prestigious honor, the Torchbearer Award.

More than 4,000 hotels competed for the award, and 102 won, according to InterContinental Hotels Group.

In a release, President for the Americas of IHG Kirk Kinsell called the Holiday Inn-Airport “one of the top hotels in our industry.”

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Five-bedroom home in Harbor Acres sells for $4.5 million McClellan Park

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Oct. 29 and Nov. 2.

A home in Harbor Acres tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. James Blin and Judith Blin, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1374 Harbor Drive to Ali and Gloria Bahaj, of Peoria, Ill., for $4.5 million. Built in 2000, it has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,373 square feet of living area.

Ludwig Byak II, of Lakeland, sold his home at 1731 Cunliff Lane to Andrew and Natalie Tanner, of Sarasota, for $335,000.

Built in 1948, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,469 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $56,300 in 1981.

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John and Diane Gittinger of Norfolk, Mass., sold their Unit 4B condominium at 605 S. Gulfstream Ave. to James and Patricia Clarke, of Sarasota, for $305,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,579 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $265,000 in 2010.

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Gavin Meshad, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1709 Cherokee Drive to Juan Villaveces, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1.6 million. Built in 1952, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 5,267 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.75 million in 2006.

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This home at 1374 Harbor Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,373 square feet of living area. It sold for $4.5 million. sold for $292,500 in 2000.

Bayview Heights

Dorothy Coons, of Sarasota, sold her home at 1555 Bayview Drive to Patrick and Pamela Pedonti, of Sarasota, for $435,000.

Built in 1948, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,297 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $265,000 in 2000.

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The Rivo at Ringling LLC sold the Unit 709 condominium at 1771 Ringling Blvd. to Waldemar Wittler, of Venice, for $410,000.

Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,442 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $380,000 in August.

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Zofia Nowakowski, of Sarasota, sold her home at 3424 Old Oak Drive to Brooke and Kathleen Pearson, of Ontario, Canada, for $280,000. Built in 1953, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,368 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $141,400 in 1999.

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Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 213 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Jerome and Myra Goldstein, of Sarasota, for $825,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,772 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $649,500 in 2000.

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 805 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Delano and Maylu Einess, of Sarasota, for $600,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,546 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $635,000 in 2010.

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Richard Moyer, of Venice, sold his home at 5210 Palos Verdes Drive to John and Leslie Chadwick, of Lebanon, Pa., for $239,000. Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,607 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $111,000 in 1997.

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Janis Jones, of King, Wash., sold her home at 8864 Enclave Court to Michael O’Rourke and Linda Lombardi, of Denver, for $1 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,382 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.25 million in 2008.

Turtle Rock

Balazs Szabo, of Sarasota, sold the home at 8194 Deerbrook Circle to Robert and Carol Oram, of Sarasota, for $530,000.

Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,230 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $421,000 in April.

The Hamptons

Charles Menger Jr. sold his home at 4985 Gardiners Bay Circle to Vernon and Lori Dosmann, of Sarasota, for $435,000.

Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,303 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $380,000 in 2011.

Deer Creek

Peter and Arleen Seuffert, of Milford, N.H., sold their home at 8145 Shadow Pine Way to Mark and Laquetta Mahoney, of Huntersville, N.C., for $440,000.

Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,865 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,000 in 2001.

Wellington Chase

Beth Danzinger, of Southbury, Conn., sold her home at 5001 Sturbridge Court to Joshua, Helmuth and Hyatt Haddad, of Sarasota, for $299,000. Built in 1996, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,139 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $280,000 in 2008.

Margaret Onergil, of St. Louis, sold her home at 3820 Prairie Dunes Drive to Paul and Kerry Martino, of Lake Orion, Mich., for $360,000. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,060 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $238,900 in 2009.

Lakeside at the Isles on Palmer Ranch

Linda Fisher, trustee, of Painesville, Ohio, sold the Unit 1206 condominium at 1342 Burgos Drive to Ivan and Iren Sajcic, of N. Royalton, Ohio, for $245,000. Built in 2009, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,045 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $234,500 in 2009.

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Walter and Shirlie Mannini sold their home at 5510 Avellino Place to Karl and Denise Wagner, of Milford, Pa., for $240,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,534 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $164,200 in 2001.

Palmer Square East

Federal National Mortgage Association sold the Unit 2 condominium at 3953 Square E. Lane to Lori Blau, of Sarasota, for $209,900. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,196 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $359,900 in 2004.

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Edward and Josephine Pizzuti sold their home at 432 E. Mac Ewen Drive to Solomon Steadman, of Osprey, for $875,000.

Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,181 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $825,000 in May.

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THE OBSERVER OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY NOVEMBER 22.

EARLY DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED ADS IN THE SARASOTA/PELICAN PRESS OBSERVERS WILL BE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH @ 3P.M.

Items Under $200 For Sale ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

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(Please provide your name and address) Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230 BALLROOM DANCE shoes (4): sizes 7 and 7 1/2, narrow, $25 for both. 941-921-6753.

BED: TWIN, inflatable. Built-in pump. Washable cover, dust ruffle, etc. Never used, $45.

941-312-6136.

BIRD CAGE: 64” tall, 26" wide, 20" deep, $200.

Call 941-356-5850 for details.

CHRISTMAS ELEGANCE animated Girl/Candleboy/Lantern dressed in Red velvet, $45/ea.

941-922-8305.

COMPUTER MONITOR: Acer 19” LCD, Model #X183M, very rarely used, $60.00. 941-404-0238.

DANISH TEAK Modern Coffee Table 56x28 Solid Teak. Sacrifice $160/obo. 941-925-1074.

DEPARTMENT 56 Dickens Village: Victoria Station, $25.00 & Heathmoor Castle, $25.00. Both in box. 941-927-2029.

DESK- $125 Italian made, wood w/bamboo and wicker overlay. Great for Teen, or Guest Room, 941-746-3525.

FLATWARE FOR 8: 1847 Rogers Bros., silver plate, “Flair” pattern, $150 o/b/o. 941-966-4784.

GRACO WHITE Crib with changing table and mattress. Practically Brand New! $200/obo.

941-355-7525. 941-726-3144.

HJC FULL coverage Motorcycle Helmet CL-SP. Used twice. Flawless. Cover. black/silver, $25.

2 shields. Small 941-496-7966.

HURRICANE LEXAN Shutters, 7 panels 43"x8'3", L & U brackets, $200/obo. 941-923-4872.

LANAI FURNITURE: Samsonite, metal, yellow, padded. Love seat, 4/chairs, 2/tables. Excellent condition, $200.00 obo. 941-349-0079.

RUSTY PORCELAIN Doll (like new) 2’H Blonde hair/blue eyes. Xmas dress, shoes, sweater. $199.

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SKETCH FRAMED in Gold Leaf of Hampstead Heath dated 1823 England, $150. 941-371-0171.

STOVE G.E.: white, $150. 941-966-9704.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Business Opportunities

EMERALD GARDENS Annual Community Garage Sale: Off of Wilkinson between McIntosh & Honore. Sat. Nov. 17th, 8am-1pm. Many of the more then 100 homes will be participating.

Make a decision you can feel good about.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales **********ESTATE SALE BY NANCY DUNN********* FRIDAY & SATURDAY 11/16 & 11/17 9AM-2PM 7214 39th Lane East, Sarasota Collector’s Paradise: Royal Doulton Figurines, Hummels, Asian Items, 5 Lacquered Chests, 10 Rugs, Sterling Flatware, Kitchen & Very Full Garage!!

WWW.ESTATESALESBYNANCYDUNN.COM DESIGNER TAG SALE: Customer designer furniture and accessories, plus a book sale and bargain bazaar. Saturday, 8a.m., Crocker Memorial Church, 1260 12th St. (just off Tamiami Trail, Sarasota).

OUR BOOKS 1/2 Price BEE RIDGE BOOKS 4104 Bee Ridge Road Bee Ridge Plaza Trade-In your Paperbacks 941-377-8998

Asian screen, paintings, 2 queen bed sets, mahogany 4 poster queen bed set & highboy, leather chair, Bavarian china, Asian curio cabinet, oriental rugs, Wedgwood, crystal, Kimball piano & bench, sofa, pair occasional chairs, end & coffee tables, Fenton, four sets of china, lamps, mirrors, sterling, dining table & 8 chairs, china cabinets, bookcases, gold flatware, Tasco microscope, patio set, Lenox, cups & saucers, port-a-crib, records, books, fishing poles, ladder, yard tools, linens, clothes & kitchenware.

FLEA MARKET. Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Saturday, November 17, 10a.m.-5p.m. & Sunday, November 21, 10a.m.-4p.m. For info: 954-4165.

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE: Woodside Terrace off Bispham Rd. Saturday, November 17th, 8a.m.-1p.m. Book Sale at the Clubhouse!

MEGA ESTATE SALE Mid-Century Dreams 1534 Fruitville Rd., Sarasota FL 34236 Numbers out at 8a.m.

Nov. 16th, 17th. & 18th 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. RELOCATION OF 2 ESTATES FROM LONGBOAT KEY BIGGEST COLLECTION OF MID-CENTURY FURNITURE.

WHIRLPOOL REFRIGERATOR: 18.1cu, $75.

Marble tile, light grey, 29sq.ft., $50. 941-351-6098.

Knoll fling side chairs, a collection of Herman Miller furniture, furniture designed by Miles van der Rohe, many pieces of mid-century furniture done by Laverne, Dunbar coffee table, Barcelona tables, listed artist paintings, 1837 early New York blue coverlet, large copper sculpture fountain by Aposto, fur coats, wrought iron patio furniture, early postmaster desk, early pine corner cabinet, 2 high end designer sofas, beautiful Hunt table, 10 Maitland Smith chairs, chest of drawers, oak rolltop desk, taxidermy, Adirondack baskets, Flow Blue, Coney Island original carousel horses, outdoor furniture, silver plate and pewter serving ware, area rugs, bookcases, china cabinets, electronics, like new refrigerator and stand up freezer chest, washer & dryer set, lamps, glasstop tables, stained glass windows, garage tools and gardening tools, pine furniture, lots of flower pots, lots of kitchenware, wicker, weather vane, sterling and gold, lots of bric-a-brac, quilts, Quimper dinnerware and serving pieces, rattan furniture, electronics.

OLD ORIENTAL Porcelain Decorator Pieces, No dealers - Call for appt. 941-349-4982.

Autos Wanted AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of selling your car. Cash offered today! Call Mike, 941-713-2277.

CASH FOR CARS! Call Ryan and get paid today!

941-955-1188.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOAT SLIPS FOR SALE in World Class Longboat Key Moorings Marina. 45 ft. to 194 ft. Prices from $1334/ft. Full Service Facility. Rental Slips also available.

Bettie R. Perry, Lic. Real Estate Broker Associated Realty LBK, Inc. Cell: 941-961-0372 www.bettieperry.com

Boats ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232

Estate Sale Conducted by Antiques & Chatchkies For information contact: Ken: 941-356-3318 Pictures and more information, visit: Estatesales.net look under Sarasota and Mid-Century Dreams

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SENIOR LOOKING to purchase precious metals, time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please call Marc, 941-321-0707.

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BUSCHER ARISTOCRAT SAXOPHONE Excellent Condition: Made in Elkhart Indiana 1940's, original case, beautiful, $4,000.

941-487-7850

Events COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE: Meadows Shopping Village. Over 70 participants. Everything from Art to Zippers. Saturday, November 17th, 8a.m.-1p.m. Take Honore to Taywood Meadow between University and 17th St. At the signal light, go to round-about.

Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

Sale by Julie McClure.

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TV STAND, Like new, Grey, $20. Single Bed, Natural Wood w/New Mattress, $130.

941-400-9099.

Antiques/Collectibles

General Merchandise PLACE SETTING for 8. English Ironstone, Paynsley Pattern. Complete Set. Excellent condition, $150. 941-371-0171.

Musical Instruments ESTATE SALE FRI., NOV.16 - 9a.m.-2p.m.

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Commercial Property For Rent PRIVATE GARDEN Office. Downtown, ideal for therapy, massage, writer. $400/mo.

941-362-3186.

Commercial Property For Sale CLOSE TO Downtown: at bus stop, 1BR/1BA villa, 2 pools, tennis, gym, fully tiled. No pets. Annual lease. $725/mo. 941-374-3401.

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Bayside condominiums available at different rates. ** An 18% gratuity will be added by lunch and dinner vendors. ***Limited to one per customer.

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Furnishings CARD TABLE: Heckman, Lexington NC. Mahogany inlay, corner pulls for cups or glass.

Excellent condition. $250. Grandfather clock, Howard Miller, excellent condition, $495.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012 Condos/Apts. For Rent

Manufactured Homes

ASHTON LAKES: 2BR/2BA, garage, lake view, 2nd floor, end unit, cathedral ceilings. Non-smoking. Available December 1st. $1250/mo. Annual.

Unfurnished. Call Ashton Realty, Inc. Joe Bonsall, 941-923-1945 or 941-356-6356.

CAMELOT LAKES Manufactured Home. Like new, countless extras, 2BR/2BA+, pet lot. Must see. Priced for quick sale. Paid $90,000. Asking $20,000 furn./unfurn. 941-927-2928.

For Qualified Waiting Clients

Caregivers/Companions Â? Hourly 24/7 Care Phone: 941-809-3725 Toll Free: 877-507-4040 License #230506 & #30211577

Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356

Homes For Rent 2BR/2BA, den, 2 screened porches. Second story of LBK home. No pets. Non-smoking. Quiet adults preferred. $1500/mo. 941-387-3132.

ATTENTION RENTAL OWNERS Tired of Tenants, Toilets & Vacancies? We manage headache properties! Real Property Management of Sarasota & Manatee, www.rpmSaraMana.com, 941-225-8183.

CENTERGATE VILLA: 3BR/2BA/2CG, community pool, tennis, granite, stainless steel appliances, maple kitchen, $1600/mo., first, last. No pets.

Non-smoking. 941-378-7851.

LUXOR MHP

$450/mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc., Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

Waterfront Property BEACH TO BAY Complex: 2BR/2BA condo, 1st floor, docks, 2 pools, beach, views! $379,000.

Owner: 716-308-8189.

Adult Care Services ADULT & SENIOR ASSISTANCE Chef, Driver, Meal Prep, etc. Experienced, References.

Call Louise 941-416-3014.

CNA/PRIVATE DUTY: 6 to 24 hours, all personal care, shopping, cooking, cleaning, doctor appts.

Reasonable rates. Excellent references. Call Judy, 941-539-7779.

COMPASSIONATE COMPANION DUTIES Days or nights. Excellent references.

Barbara 941-926-7227.

COMPLETE CARE; non-medical and medical.

Errands, homemaking, transportation, medication supervision, meal preparation. Also, medical staff available 24/7. Call 377-4465 for more details or visit our mobile/online website at: eldercaresarasota.com Lic. #30211372. Bonded and Insured.

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LONGBOAT KEY: 840 Tarawitt OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, 11/18: 1-4PM. Waterfront: City/ Bay Views; elevator; hardwood floors; 2200sq.ft. 2 docks. You will be Surprised!! BROKERS WELCOME.

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WE WANT TO BUY YOUR VEHICLE!!!

Any Make, Any Model, Any Condition.

No Title - No Problem! Bank Lien - No Problem!

Paying up to $30,000 for Vehicles. Call AJ now at 813-335-3794 for a Free Quote or 813-531-4298.

Cleaning BEST HOME Cleaning in Palmer Ranch by Ms. Gracie of PALMER RANCH. $15/Hr. Honest & Reliable. TRY FREE! 941-312-1485.

BETTY’S HOUSECLEANING Service. Residential and Commercial. High quality cleaning.

Reasonable rates. Licensed. References. Call 941-650-6180.

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential/ Commercial. Meticulous Cleaning.

Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable.

Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

DIRTY BE GONE CLEANING SERVICES. Residential/ Commercial. Affordable pricing. Call for free estimate. 941-730-4886.

EDLA’S CLEANING SERVICES: Residential Commercial, New Construction. Meticulous, deep cleaning top to bottom. We Guarantee. Affordable & Reliable. Excellent References. Free Estimates.

Licensed & Insured. 30% off first cleaning.

941-371-9869.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

24 Years Exp. Lic./Ins. Residential/Commercial.

Looking for year-round customers! Dottie, 941-321-6645.

HOUSE CLEANING, housekeeping, pet sitting, window washing. Excellent services by European couple. 941-350-8072.

Home Improvement/ Remodeling HANDYMAN SERVICES repairs, Kitchen & bath remodels. Tile & Hardwood flooring, painting, Popcorn removal. 30 years construction experience. References. Call Doug 941-266-6560.

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Man-made nature The last time Rick Herzog was on a boat, he was 8 years old and he got seasick.

The 43-year-old artist laughs at the memory.

“This could be very interesting.

I’m not sure what’s going to happen,” he says of his newest work, “Iceberg Flotilla.”

Sitting outside the New College sculpture building, where Herzog teaches two sculpture classes, is his curious structure: It’s a 22-foot-long pontoon boat, which has been turned into a fiberglass sculpture of an iceberg.

It’s approximately 9 feet tall, 8 feet wide, and it’s drivable.

“I’ve had to do a lot of research, because I’m not a person who has been around boats a lot in my life,” Herzog says. The iceberg is already equipped with the proper lights and safety equipment, but

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he’s talking about adding portholes and possibly turning it into a houseboat.

Herzog is not sure if he will be the one living on it — he hasn’t tested the waters yet.

His idea to create an iceberg sculpture came to him almost a decade ago. He was living in Eastern Oregon where there was a lake about 6,000 feet above sea level and it was iced-over year-round.

“There, it was just an iceberg,” he says. “And here, the idea came back because of the bay and the warm waters — (making it) a little more ironic.”

Four years ago, Herzog and his sculptor wife, Joni Younkins-Herzog, moved to the area. He started building the iceberg boat two years ago — just for fun.

Herzog’s art is more analytical than expressive. He presents an oversimplification of shapes, drawing his artistic influence from the nature.

The wilderness has always been his playground, and he grew up romping around in the woods of Ohio, digging holes and climbing trees.

“I’m conflating the natural and the man-made,” he says.

He typically uses materials such as plastics, synthetics, Plexiglas and vinyl to create a repetitive steady shape like one would find in nature.

His installation, “Everything is Touching by Underground Wires,” in September, at Art Center Sarasota, turned Gallery 3 into an upside-down forest of exagger-

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Rick Herzog stands in the doorway of an unfinished “Iceberg Flotilla.” It’s been nine years in the making, and his next move is to make it livable. ated roots and trunks from floor to ceiling. “(It’s) presenting something that is in our reality; that is tangible to us physically and conceptually,” he says.

Although an iceberg might not be a reality in Sarasota, it’s an irony that will draw attention to the bay when he unveils the project at Sarasota Bay Water Festival Saturday, Nov. 17.

Some people might assume Herzog’s sculpture is a statement

about the environment, but that’s not why he made it.

“If they do start thinking about global climate change, that would be great,” he says.

Herzog doesn’t see himself as an activist.

“I don’t want to say, ‘One thing is right, and one thing is wrong,’” he says. “It’s more of bringing awareness, not of the social issues, but awareness of (the viewer’s) personal perspective on things.”

Herzog isn’t profound or pre-

tentious. He’s just a guy who likes to build interesting-looking things; he’s always been that way.

As a child, he built forts and snow houses — he continues to build forts as an adult.

Given his playful nature, it’s easy to picture him sitting on a folding chair inside his new fort, hanging out.

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By Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor | mgnaegy@yourobserver.com Mayor Suzanne Atwell; Susan McLeod, chair of the board of Season of Sculpture; Dr. Larry Thompson, president of Ringling College of Art and Design; and other friends and patrons of fine art.

Henry discussed how the piece was made as a monument for Sarasota, “to honor the cultural jewel of a city.”

President of Sarasota Public Art Fund Tom Savage and artist of “Complexus” John Henry

 Noise Ordinance takes effect

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The first Noise Ordinance began as a grassroots collaborative project to bring local musicians together in a CD showcase. One can only assume from the name “Noise Ordinance” that the project also ties to the restrictions on sound in downtown Sarasota. Live music is banned between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays and 11:59 p.m. and 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday nights.

The event was initiated in February 2010 by Ed Midler, of sarasotamusicscene.com, and Claire Franklin and Katherine Derr, of local band Waking Giants.

Last Saturday, the CD release party for Noise Ordinance 3 took place at Cock & Bull. Thirty-six bands (selected from more than 80 submissions) played on two stages, and more than 1,000 people were in attendance throughout the day.

The crowd was full of students, young professionals and the young at heart. And no one said, “Turn down the volume!”

Thomas Savage, president of the Sarasota Public Art Fund, wore red last Wednesday at the cappingoff party for “Complexus.” He wore red in honor of the bright-red steel sculpture at the corner of U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue. Before the party, $526,000 was raised, leaving the group with $24,000 to go to keep the sculpture on the bayfront permanently.

Season of Sculpture provides a free and open outdoor museum, but it’s the generosity of patrons that make it so. Savage touched on the controversial “Unconditional Surrender” brought in by Season of Sculpture.

“Art should challenge,” he says.

Interestingly enough, the funding for “Unconditional Surrender” took four years; the funding for “Complexus” was raised in under a year.

The remaining $24,000 was collected Wednesday night, and there were many witnesses, including the piece’s sculptor, John Henry;

 It's a small world after all I was visiting family in Kansas last month when I learned my cousin's partner, Marcus Deloach, would be performing in Sarasota with Gloria Musicae Sunday Nov. 11. DeLoach is a baritone and an operatic composer who stands out when our family sings Christmas carols around the piano. During our visit, we started talking about Sarasota because he had performed here once before.

"Have you come across June LeBell, by any chance?" he asked me.

Why, yes, of course, she's The Observer’s music critic. Well, it turns out DeLoach and LeBell are old friends.

LeBell was the first female announcer on renowned classical music station WQXR, for which she broadcast for 30 years. Beginning in 1995, LeBell led "On Wings of Song," a series by the Marilyn Horne Foundation featured on WQXR. DeLoach was featured in the first season of the program.

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win-win for everyone,” Keefe says.

This is the first Sarasota Concert Band Series concert that will marry music and performing arts.

There’s also “The Magic of Music and Dance,” featuring dancers from local studios; “The Magic of Music and Mystery,” featuring dishes from local restaurants; and “The Magic of Music and Illusion,” featuring magicians.

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Sarasota Concert Band isn’t a community band — the musicians are paid professionals. Each performance features about 50 auditioned musicians from diverse backgrounds: some retired military-band performers and school music teachers. The core members make their living as musicians.

oldest musical-arts group in the area,” she says.

The group’s biggest concert is the yearly Memorial Day concert at Phillippi Estate Park. But every concert follows the band’s mission.

“People can enjoy a variety of music and go away just feeling great about life,” Keefe says.

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The band’s history dates back to 1954.

“But our parents are the CzechoSlovakian band, and they were here for 29 years, and when that ended — we started,” Keefe says.

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When Linda Keefe, chairwoman of the board of Sarasota Concert Band, walked into Galleria Silecchia a few months ago, a bronze sculpture of a little boy with his arms spread wide greeted her. It was the visual image of jubilance — the perfect statue to be paired with the song “A Jubilant Overture.”

Keefe conceived the idea for the upcoming concert, “The Magic of Music and Art,” that marries music, art and community. There will be 11 songs performed Saturday, Nov. 17, at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center; each song highlights a work of art from six downtown galleries.

For instance, when the band performs Charles Strouse’s “Selections from Annie,” a sun-themed chandelier will appear on a large projector screen while the familiar tune, “The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow,” plays. After a few minutes, a slideshow of art that fits the song’s tone will be projected, and then it will end on the highlighted piece, in this instance — the chandelier.

“We made an outing from it and wandered through the galleries, thought about how it would work and talked to the gallery owners,” Keefe says.

The owners were thrilled. The gallery owners will be in attendance for the concerts, and the band will encourage the audience to visit their galleries.

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Two members of The Observer staff were in the production. Digital Fulfillment Specialist Danae DeShazer played a voluptuous Hedy LaRue, and Pelican Press News Editor Alex Mahadevan played a businessman.

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Music // Sarasota Youth Opera: ‘Little Nemo in Slumberland’ Sarasota Opera is looking to the future by dipping into the past with the world premiere of an opera by composer Daron Aric Hagen, with a libretto by J.D. McClatchy, called “Little Nemo in Slumberland.”

My father was only 10 months old when the comic strips of Winsor McCay first made an appearance in October 1905, so there aren’t too many of us around who remember its timeless, futuristic, fantastical whimsy. In fact, tap most professed Nemo lovers these days and you’ll probably hear something about Jules Verne’s immortal captain or an adorable little fish. But, to find this Little Nemo, you needn’t plummet 20,000 leagues beneath the seas.

McCay’s Little Nemo is a flesh-and-blood boy whose dream life carries him far, far away from his little bed to the kingdom of Slumberland, which is somewhat in chaos because King Sol wants 24 hours of sunshine and that would mean no dreams — a terrifying thought to all humanity because (and here’s where the moral of this story kicks in), without dreams, we’re nothing.

Hagan and McClatchy have put together an opera for, about and with children that appeals to everyone. It also has everything in it, from high-flying Circque du Soleil-type aerial silk dancers, jugglers and stilt-walkers, to giants, monkeys with 12 legs, bunnies, pigs in tuxedos, an appearance of the Fruit of the Loom guys and, for one scene, more lawyers than the state of Florida would want to deal with.

The music is derivative at times, with strands of “West Side Story,” Schubert’s “Ave Maria” and a touch of the “Superman” theme popping up here and there, but, in this day and age, everything sounds like something else, so the interval of a minor

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Nicholas Lewis, Stephanie Muench, Sierra Dickerson, Gabby Maraia, Melanie Mason, Colby Elliott and Andrew Romano seventh, for example, just automatically alludes to “Somewhere” in our over-stuffed heads. Still, Hagen has managed to create a fresh 21st-century sound that’s accessible, yet musically intelligent and gives the young performers a chance to learn how to successfully bridge the gaps in their vocal registers, deal with syncopated rhythms and accurately make their way through intricate tonal passages that would inspire even Verdi and Puccini.

Meanwhile, the action on stage — all taking place behind and above the performers — almost steals the show. Scenic and Projection Designer Michael Schweikardt, and Associate Projection Designer David Bengali, have taken this Svengali-like production — created by Sarasota Youth

Opera in association with the University of Kentucky — to new technological heights with rear-projection scenery that is positively astonishing. The world tips upside down, stars shoot across the stage, comets and moons cross paths and, with some 50 “RPs” (rear-projectors of the space age), an opera house becomes an IMAX theater and the audience simultaneously holds its breath and gasps.

But even the “Star Wars”-type setting couldn’t compete with the kids. At the performance we attended Saturday, a very young and exceptionally-talented Pablo Gonzalez performed as Nemo. The word in the lobby had it that Pablo was under 10 years old. Whatever his age, he proved to be an exemplary actor with great musician-

ship and a lovely, facile voice that could make him a sought-after Amahl. Adriana Fernandez made charming vocal and dramatic work of the Princess; Sophia Masterson was an agile and fun-loving Flip; and Aubree Zern (Luminella), Devin Bradbury (Glimmerina), Skyler Stahlmann (Chrystalette) and Monica Gonzalez and Rachel Querreveld (Stars) were terrific.

Martha Collins’ stage direction for what could have been a three-ring circus (you try dealing with some 70 or 80 kids on stage!) was fresh, charming and clever.

Steven Osgood held everything together from the “Little Nemo Orchestra” in the pit, to the massive vocal forces on stage. Ken Yunker’s lighting, Howard Tsvi Kaplan’s costumes and Anne Ford-Coates’ wigs made this an absolutely smashing and professional looking project.

Three other things must be pointed out. First, in order to keep the arts alive in America, collaborations are imperative.

Sarasota Opera’s efforts to work with students from Booker High School, The Out of Door Academy and the Sailor Circus are a major step in this direction. It’s also very important to bring new audiences to opera and, seeing 2-foot high moppets running around the Opera House lobby with eyes bigger than moons was heartening and fun. Last, as “Little Nemo in Slumberland” proves, “new music” can be accessible and good, insuring that both younger and older ears are attuned to a musical future without fear.

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n many families, it is nothing short of heresy to fix anything “different” for Thanksgiving dinner — especially when it comes to the basics, such as stuffing for the turkey or, perhaps, sweet potatoes. Either a recipe is tried, true, trustworthy and, most of all, expected … or it is not. Said another way, either the sweet potatoes have marshmallows “because that’s how my mother made them” or …

The other side of the story is to experiment just a bit, even on an occasion as sacred as Thanksgiving. And there is always

the opportunity to try something new when you are “bringing a side dish” as a guest to somebody else’s holiday table. In that spirit, The Observer family is happy to share three of our sweet-potato favorites with not a marshmallow in sight. They range from a puree redolent of bourbon to a tempting coalition with coconut.

If you are inclined to reciprocate, by all means send us your favorite recipe for this toothsome tuber, and we will publish on our website.

Email to mschechter@YourObserver.com.

Candied Sweet Potatoes with Walnuts Yield: 6 servings

Start to finish: 1 hour, 45 minutes (includes potato baking time)

Ingredients:

Bake at 375 degrees until tender. Time will vary from 45 to 60 minutes or more, depending on size of potato.

4 large sweet potatoes (3 1/2 to 4 pounds), baked,

Butter a shallow baking dish (one shown is 7 inches in diameter by 2.5 inches high). Arrange sweet potato slices in layers and scatter walnut pieces over each layer.

peeled and cut into 1/3-inch thick slices 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped 1 cup light brown sugar

Combine brown sugar, orange juice, liqueur and butter in a small saucepan over moderate heat. Bring to a gentle simmer. Cook briefly to dissolve sugar then thicken with the cornstarch-and-water mixture, cooking until the sauce is thick and shiny.

1/4 cup orange juice 1/4 cup Curacao or other orange-flavored liqueur 1/4 cup unsalted butter 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water

Pour sauce over potatoes and walnuts and bake 30 minutes or longer if desired.

Instructions:

Cook’s notes: This recipe is delicious without nuts, as well. To save time, you can make this dish with canned sweet potatoes, if desired. For whatever reason, the canned product is typically labeled “yams” (with “sweet potatoes” underneath).

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Scrub potatoes well and prick all over with a fork. Line a jelly roll pan or other baking tray with foil. (Sweet potatoes weep when cooked; this saves clean-up and does not alter the taste or texture.)

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Savory Sweet Potato Puree with Buttered Pecans Yield: 8 to 10 servings

Sweet Potato Casserole for a Crowd

Start to finish: About two hours (includes potato baking time)

Yield: 12 to 16 servings

Start to finish: About one hour

Ingredients: 6 pounds sweet potatoes (about six large) 3 tablespoons bourbon 1/2 cup (eight tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened 2 cups pecan halves 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 2 tablespoons packed dark-brown sugar Instructions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Bake potatoes as listed in Candied Sweet Potatoes with Walnuts recipe(on page 8).

As soon as you can handle them, peel, cut into large chunks and Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara transfer half the potatoes to a food processor. Add bourbon and six tablespoons butter and puree until smooth. Transfer puree to a large bowl, puree remaining potatoes and add to bowl, stirring to combine completely. Season with pepper and salt it desired. Purée may be made two days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before proceeding.

Ingredients: 3 large (28 ounce) cans of yams, drained 4 eggs

Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Spread pecans in a single layer in a shallow baking pan and bake about 10 minutes until fragrant. Toss hot pecans with remaining two tablespoons butter and salt. Nuts can be prepped a couple of days ahead and held at room temperature.

1/2 cup butter, melted

Butter a two-quart gratin dish or other casserole large enough to hold the puree (one shown is 8.5-inch diameter by 3.5 inches deep).

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Remove from oven, sprinkle coconut and oranges around edges of top. Bake for 15 minutes longer.

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup brown sugar 1 1/3 cups shredded coconut, sweetened

Arrange pecans on top of purée and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake purée in upper third of 325-degree oven until heated through and pecans are slightly browned, about 30 minutes.

2 15-ounce cans Mandarin oranges

Cook’s notes: It is a good idea to prepare a few extra pecans, so you can select the prettiest ones to decorate the casserole — and have a few to eat. They are irresistible. This dish travels and reheats well.

Instructions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

(Recipe from Molly Schechter, Observer food editor, adapted from Gourmet, November 1997)

electric mixer and beat until light and fluffy.

Put in greased 9-inch-by-13-inch-by-2-inch baking dish and bake 35 minutes.

Combine first six ingredients in bowl of

Cook’s notes: Can be prepared in advance. You may not need to use all three cans of yams; start with two and see what the texture is like after whipping with the other ingredients. Then add more if needed.

Mixture should be light and fluffy.

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ometimes all it takes is a little trimming to find some amazing treasures in one’s own yard. When Celia Edmundson moved into her home on Longboat Key, at the end of August, she wasn’t sure how to go about cleaning up the landscape. It was overgrown; the pergola by the dock and the lampposts by the pool were faded; and the walkway to the entrance of the house had been flooded.

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Unfortunately, she couldn’t be there for the book’s debut, which took place at the Nov. 8 reception held at and underwritten by Michael’s Wine Cellar. Aaron had not one, not two, but three conflicting engagements. The shop will have to celebrate her remarkable generosity some other time when she can be there — perhaps at the 10th Anniversary “Winter Wonderland” gala, set for Nov. 30.

at the luncheon. “See, I actually do have a wife!” Bowman told the crowd. Karin Gustafson again organized the luncheon, which she has done every year for the past 23 years …

Lettuce heads … The South Florida Museum held its annual Snooty Gala, celebrating 65 years of memories and dreams Nov. 3. Helen King and Jeanie Kirkpatrick co-chaired the event, during which guests dined right next to the big guy himself. While Snooty enjoyed lettuce heads, everyone else enjoyed Michael’s On East …

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 ‘I’m not eating that’ While perusing the savory hors d’oeuvres at Designing Women Boutique’s VIP Reception Nov. 8, at Michael’s Wine Cellar, Chris Voelker chatted about Street Eating House + Cocktails chef Christian Hershman’s hot new special — gator ribs. “Everyone loved them, and they were served with corn pudding, but I couldn’t do it. It’s a gator! I had a salad,” Voelker said.

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Drop it like it’s hot … The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota served up the cutest little caprese droppers — tomato sandwiches stuffed with mozzarella cheese and pesto — along with lobster bisque in shot glasses, as passed hors d’oeuvres during the Night of Hope Gala cocktail hour Nov. 9 …

The life of a wife ... Paul Bowman, chairman of the YMCA Foundation board, was halfway through his lunch announcements at the organization’s annual luncheon when he said that his wife, Carina, was present

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