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OUR TOWN + Siesta Key Rum goes national After receiving Caribbean Journal’s Best Spiced Rum of the Year award in November, Siesta Key Rum is going national. In February, CEO Troy Roberts and his business partner, Tom Clark, will expand their distribution to Total Wine and More stores in 10 new states. The rum contains only natural spices, honey and no artificial flavors.

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Firm to launch Siesta Shuttle Two entrepreneurs spent $20,000 to start a bus service from Westfield Southgate Mall to Siesta Key. Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) will soon have a competitor on the road.

Last fall, David Krbec and Patrick Green conceived an idea for an island shuttle service, after spending $25 to park on a Siesta Key lawn to visit Siesta Key Beach.

Krbec operates Happy Hour Shuttle Service in Cocoa Beach, and Green, a Bra-

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The Siesta Shuttle will offer advertising space on the back end of its buses.

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+ Cut-A-Thon raises funds for pooches Yellow Strawberry Hair Salon held the Donna Chen Memorial Cut-A-Thon and Humane Society fundraiser Jan. 6, in honor of Donna Chen, who was killed by a drunk driver last year. Chen was running with her dog, Barney, who was later rescued by a kayaker. All proceeds from the event went to the Humane Society because of Chen’s love for Barney.

Hair stylists gave nearly 100 haircuts raising $3,000, and at least four animals were adopted.

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The Out-of-Door Academy’s mascot, Thor, makes his way to the ribbon cutting for the school’s new Wellness Center Friday, Jan. 11. To see more photos from the ceremony, see page 2B.

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+ A bright ceremony Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson Jan. 15 congratulated representatives from the Siesta Dunes Condominiums on winning first place in the Siesta Key Condo Lighting Contest.

Pictured is Patterson, left, presenting a plaque to Siesta Dunes Buildings and Grounds Manager Dan Giquinto, Property Manager Ina Savage and Association President John Sancin.

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County confronts smoking situation Florida Rep. Bill Hager plans to sponsor a bill to allow Sarasota County to ban outdoor smoking.

During a Dec. 7 retreat, Sarasota County commissioners cited park maintenance as a major goal for 2013.

Three days later, Judge Maryann Boehm ruled the city of Sarasota couldn’t enforce an outdoor smoking ban. The Florida Clean Indoor Air Act delegates

that power to the state.

As a result of that ruling, neither the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office nor Parks and Recreation staff can prevent smoking at the 111 public parks and 10 public beaches in Sarasota County.

But, Florida Rep. Bill Hager plans to file a bill that would re-

move the so-called pre-emptive clause from the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act. Municipalities would then be allowed to regulate outdoor smoking.

“There is great support for protecting the health and safety of our community, and for preserving the natural beauty of our

Florida beaches,” Hager said in an emailed statement.

In 2011, Hager led the push to allow local school districts to ban smoking on school property, which is part of the pre-emptive

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denton native, thought the idea would work on Siesta.

Krbec and Green started DKPG LLC Nov. 9, according to a filing with the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations.

Shortly after, the pair bought a 40-foot Gillig Phantom bus, and Jan. 28 they plan to launch Siesta Shuttle Transportation. Krbec and Green spent $20,000 to buy the bus and start repairs.

“We don’t have time to wait,” Green chuckled during a Jan. 14 interview with the Pelican Press.

If they can consistently fill the 42 seats on the bus during the route from the parking lot of Westfield Southgate Mall to Siesta Village and Siesta beach, the entrepreneurs may expand to Sarasota Square Mall and add routes to St. Armands Circle.

Sarasota County would only regulate where the bus stops, so Siesta Shuttle’s actual operations would fall outside of county oversight, explained Sarasota County Assistant Zoning Administrator Donna Thompson.

“That’s more regulated through the tax collector and whatever the DMV would require,” Thompson said.

“The demand is definitely there,” said Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kevin Cooper.

Siesta beachgoers already have access to free beach rides and pedicabs as transportation options.

“Anytime we’re able to supplement that with offsite parking is a great opportunity,” Cooper said.

Krbec and Green plan to partner with Siesta and Southgate Mall businesses for cross-promo-

tions, such as store discounts with the presentation of Siesta Shuttle wristbands.

“The opportunities are endless,” Krbec said.

Siesta Shuttle’s main revenue source in the short term will come from ridership, which will cost $5 per round-trip. Patrons would use a planned kiosk in the mall to purchase wristbands for the ride.

The trip is free for children under 12, according to the Siesta Shuttle website.

The firm launched an eBay auction Jan. 7 for 260 square feet of advertising space on the back of the shuttle. The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee topped 37 other bids with a $3,150 submission for six months of ad space worth $20,000, according to the eBay auction website.

“We wanted to try something different,” Krbec said.

The firm’s site boasts 30-minute intervals between pick-ups, but the pair thinks that will be closer to an hour until they add another bus.

According to the SCAT website, the Sarasota County Area Transit No. 11 route makes seven stops on the hour. The Siesta Shuttle would make three stops.

The company removed eight seats on the bus to provide space for coolers, umbrellas and beach chairs, which the pair sees as another competitive edge over SCAT. “We want to make it more than just transportation,” Green said.

The firm plans to offer guides to local businesses and events, in the form of pamphlets, which affords another advertising opportunity.

“I think as long as (Krbec and Green) get the word out, the demand is definitely there,” Cooper said.

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Beachgoers the Pelican Press interviewed said they haven’t noticed an increase in smoking or discarded cigarettes on Siesta Key public beach after Sarasota County commissioners discovered Jan. 8 outdoor smoking bans were not enforceable.

SMOKING / FROM PAGE 1A clause in the smoking act.

“They obviously acknowledged there’s a problem, because they carved out that exception for schools,” said Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta, during a Jan. 11 phone interview.

Also in 2011, Rep. Kathleen Passidimo sponsored a similar bill with Rep. D. Alan Hays that died the following year in the Community and Military Affairs Committee.

“There’s going to be a big push,” said Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson.

The Florida League of Counties and the Florida League of Cities will be behind the bill, according to Patterson. The two organizations lobby for municipalities’ interests in the state, such as local government’s share of the British Petroleum settlement funding.

“This bill will be filed shortly, and I am expecting strong, bipartisan support,” Hager said in the statement.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to ban smoking,” said Jean GuyBrochu, a tourist from Quebec, Canada, and former smoker, as he left the beach Jan. 15. He said that smoking can do harm

to people and the environment.

“I think you can just politely ask someone to stop, and that’s enough,” Brochu said.

Brochu and at least eight other tourists visiting Siesta beach Jan. 15 said they did not notice anyone smoking on the beach.

There were split on preference for an outright ban.

Patterson said during the Jan. 15 Siesta Key Condo council meeting that the legislative change that Hager wants to initiate would likely trump a court challenge.

“I mean, the American Cancer Society is behind (the bill),” Patterson said.

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Tortillas

500 tortillas were needed for first day at Pen West Office Park.

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Generator

A twin engine Yamaha generator sustains Baja Boys Grill.

Photos by Alex Mahadevan

First aid

Jett once got a paper cut from a credit card.

Grill

Baja Boys employees press quesadillas on a flat grill.

It’s hot enough “to turn water into vapor,” Michelle Jett says.

fresh turf

Hot sauce

Cash register

Jett makes between $80 and $3,000 in sales each day.

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Thirteen bottles of hot sauce, from the tame Cholula to XXXtra hot sauce, which comes with a warning label, are offered.

White sauce

It took Jett 18 months to perfect her citrus-infused white sauce.

MOVEABLE FEAST Planning staff asks County Commission to consider changes to street-vending regulations.

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hile waiting for the Baja Boys Grill to open, Dave McGinniss knew this food truck was different.

The facilities manager at Pen West Office Park, which sits on the corner of Fruitville Road and Tuttle Avenue, spent 30 years doing construction in Bradenton and Sarasota. He recalled the unsanitary state of steel-topper pick-up trucks that sold greasy Chinese food near work sites.

Baja Boys Owner Michelle Jett’s first time at the location was Jan. 11. She usually sells tacos, burritos and quesadillas at the corner of U.S. 301 and Adams Lane, where the city of Sarasota allows Suncoast Food Trucks to operate its mobile-vending collective of Baja Boys and five other trucks.

Unincorporated Sarasota County is more restrictive, but that could change in the next two months.

Opponents of food trucks cite concerns about cleanliness, unfair competition with nearby restaurants, aesthetics and pedestrian safety in arguments against mobile street vendors.

Last year, the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce and two other island organizations fought a food-truck permit application, citing those concerns.

Sarasota County staff submitted a report Jan. 11, to County Administrator Randall Reid on the viability of food trucks outside their current allowed zones. Street vendors are allowed on private property in three zoning districts. Restaurants are permitted to operate in seven districts.

Staff asked for a discussion item on the topic, as well as other zoning issues, within the next two months, according to the report.

A code-enforcement officer Jan. 16 told

Jett she could not operate anymore at Pen West. At press time Jett had not received an answer as to why.

The county confines vendors’ carts to 10 feet by 20 feet and four wheels, according to the county’s municipal code, and mandates they operate at least 800 feet from an established restaurant and 750 feet from another mobile vendor.

Currently, street vendors must obtain an annual temporary-use permit to operate in unincorporated areas of Sarasota County. Siesta Village businesses use temporary-use permits to serve street food as vendors during island events, such as the Siesta Fiesta.

According to the Jan. 11 report, applicants for temporary-use permits in unincorporated county areas have told county staff that the size restrictions strain the ability to “provide proper sanitation methods for cooking utensils.”

County staff will also consider more flexibility in the size restriction, according to an email from County Planning and Development Director Tom Polk to Reid.

In the case of GumboMojo, the food truck Siesta business and residential organizations opposed in the Village, opponents said the aesthetics would not match the surroundings.

Businesses in the Village pay additional property taxes for beautification of the commercial district, for which GumboMojo would have been exempt.

The County Commission declined the permit for GumboMojo, and the owners have since sold the truck, Jett said.

Restaurants pay property taxes along with their business taxes. And brick-and-mortar eateries within public-improvement districts pay additional taxes on top of that.

Proponents say food trucks don’t com-

Preparing for a food-truck frenzy Michelle Jett started preparations at Baja Boys Grill at 6:30 a.m. Jan. 11.

It was her first time at the Pen West Office Park at the intersection of Fruitville Road and Tuttle Avenue.

Jett, co-owner of Baja Boys, didn’t use any scientific method to determine how many ingredients to pack.

She guessed that five bunches of parsley; 10 pounds each of chicken, pork, and ground beef; 30 pounds of cod; 30 diced tomatoes; and 500 tortillas would be enough toa satisfy customers, including the property’s Facilities Manager Dave McKinnis, who greeted Jett after she parked just after 11 a.m.

But parking proved to be the most difficult aspect of the new location, Jett said.

“I’m a natural blonde,” she chuckled. pete with established restaurants, because they offer limited seating (Jett had two picnic tables behind her truck) and a strictly outdoors setting.

Fully loaded food truck

Inspectors examine Baja Boys’ truck as many as four times per year, Jett said during a Jan. 11 interview.

Preparation work that day began at 6:30 a.m., but Jett clearly doesn’t mind working for her food.

“It took me 18 months to get my white sauce right,” Jett said. The citrus-infused sauce goes on top, or inside, her dishes.

Food trucks aren’t capital intensive, which make them attainable for new entrepreneurs. And with the ability to move to different locations, mobile-food vendors have agile access to new markets.

Jett brought double the supplies she would need for an average day at the downtown location — 500 tortillas; 10

pounds of pork; 10 pounds of chicken; and 10 pounds of ground beef. She also had 30 pounds of fish.

McGinniss said he’s partial to the Mexican meals Baja Boys serves. And having a new lunch option gives him something to look forward to Tuesday through Friday.

Jett’s truck is 8 feet by 16 feet, and boasts a green-and-orange surfer theme, complete with surfboard-shaped sign above the serving window. The size restrictions in unincorporated Sarasota County don’t affect Baja Boys, but Jett said she wants the freedom to set up on private property when invited to do so by its owner.

Ron Overing, an employee at Planned Parenthood, tracked Jett to her new location through a Facebook post to order his usual three fish tacos. “(Food trucks) bring culture to Sarasota,” Overing said. “I’ve met more people at these types of places than I ever have at a restaurant.”

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+ Waechter’s court hearing delayed The State Attorney’s Office has not yet filed formal charges against former Sarasota GOP Chairman Bob Waechter, stemming from a December arrest for alleged fraudulent campaign donations.

The office’s inaction delayed Waechter’s Jan. 11 scheduled court appearance for the felony charge.

Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office detectives in Waechter’s arrest report said deputies traced a pre-paid debit card that the 70-year-old Siesta Key Association member purchased to donations made to Democratic candidates in the name of fellow Republican Lourdes Ramirez.

+ Sheriff’s Office had little input on beach project New Siesta Key Village businesses located on Avenida Madera are joining forces to improve their marketing efforts.

“What we want to do is brand the street,” said Jeff Madden, co-owner of Beach Bites, which opened Sept. 24. Owners and managers of Solorzano Brothers Pizza, Eat Here and Sub Zero Ice Cream and Yogurt, which opens Jan. 17, have discussed changing the alley’s name to “Eat Street.”

The effort is more marketingbased, Madden explained. Eateries could bundle advertising under the “Eat Street” brand, which would not require an official name change.

“We’re excited about it — the street is really coming alive,” Madden said. “It’s been dead for a while.”

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County’s ad fails to attract bidders

The shows will go on at the Golden Apple

Sarasota County procurement asks commissioners for a contracting decision regarding upgrading crosswalk lighting in Siesta Key Village.

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Three new owners opted for a new name and a fresh start for the Golden Apple Celebrity Theatre.

Broadway theaters and about 20 other venues around the country. But the Golden Apple is not a Nederlander family project; it’s a collaboration among Browne, Nederlander and Finocchio.

Eight years ago, Nederlander and Browne began taking steps to open a Broadway theater in Sarasota, but two potential deals collapsed: one with The Players Theatre and another with the failed The Proscenium realestate project, which included a performing-arts center. They put their theater plans on the back burner.

Although, taking over the Golden Apple wasn’t what the two men had in mind when they made a deal for “Viagra

Falls.” However, buying the theater would work as a platform for their play, as a way to save a Sarasota cultural landmark and an opportunity to open the kind of theater Browne and Nederlander had envisioned eight years ago.

Browne plans to keep the doors open for the newly named Golden Apple Celebrity Theatre by way of a half-dozen new shows, cabaret programming, international entertainers and minor cosmetic updates.

“We’re not going to have an off season,” Browne explains.

“We’re going to be the place to come for quality theatrical entertainment, as well as cabaret, 12 months a year.”

Three contractors downloaded plans Sarasota County sent to more than 300 firms.

But none of the three submitted a quote to manufacture and install 14 LED bollards on Siesta Key Village crosswalks.

The lack of interested contractors means another delay in the year-long effort by the Siesta Key Village Association to improve crosswalk lighting in the commercial district.

County mobility and purchasing staff Jan. 14 drafted a memo to County Commissioners to ask for direction on how to proceed with the project, according to county mobility staff member Ryan Montague.

County staff members were scheduled to appear in front of the County Commission Jan. 29, to ask for a contract approval for the firm chosen through the “invitation for quotes” procurement process.

“I know it’s a time-sensitive project, on the other hand, commissioners want to keep it as competitive as possible,” Montague said.

In the solicitation for quotes, county staff bundled the project so the manufacturer would also have to perform installation, which at least one firm said was

restrictive. Other firms said the county’s $50,000 estimate limit was too low, Montague explained.

Commissioners will consider an option to extend the submittal date and also look into accepting a quote that came in after the deadline.

Another alternative would be to raise the limit on accepted quotes and re-advertise the solicitation.

That would push the project into the threshold for formal bid solicitations. The purchasing department is confined to local businesses for the invitation for quotes, which doesn’t apply to formal solicitations, according to the county procurement manual.

County staff and members of SKVA oversaw streetside vendor demonstrations of products last fall and in September settled on specifications that would create the most crosswalk visibility. The plan calls for concrete, rectangular bollards to house 14- to 18watt LED bulbs.

A staff analysis of Americans With Disabilities Act requirements delayed the first informal solicitation to a Dec. 7 advertisement, because the bollards sit near sidewalk ramps.

“I think we did a good job with the original solicitation,” Montague said.

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Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputies changed the locks at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre. Former theater owners, the Turoffs, were evicted from 25 N. Pineapple Ave. after years of financial struggle. But, with the new year came a new name — and three new partners who now own the keys to “Golden Apple Celebrity Theatre.”

In December, it was announced that the historic dinner-theater’s doors would re-open Jan. 1 as the Golden Apple Celebrity Theatre, for the production of “Viagra Falls” — thanks to new owners Stanley Browne, John Finocchio and Robert Nederlander Jr. The three theater-producing veterans are working closely with Robert Turoff, who has taken on the role of operator/general manager.

“We had no idea the theater needed saving until the last minute, when we were called and they told us (they) had a lockout and were in over (their) heads,” Browne said from his New York City home.

Browne and Finocchio both live part-time in Sarasota and were the original presenters of the Off-Broadway production of “Viagra Falls.”

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Riverview IB students help earthquake victims in Italy Community service may be a requirement for International Baccalaureate students at Riverview High School, but one group of current high school seniors has set its sights on a more global reach.

Cristina Chiodi first thought to donate money to the victims of the Emilia Romagna, Italy, earthquake which took place May 20. She has family who lives in the area. At the end of June, Chiodi started to recruit fellow IB students to help organize a 5K and 1-mile run to raise money for the victims.

A core group of 20 IB students has been working on the project since then. The 5K and 1-mile fun run will take place Saturday, Jan.

IF YOU GO When: Registration begins 6:30 a.m.; run begins at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 26 Where: Siesta Key Beach What: 5K and 1-mile run to benefit earthquake victims in Emilia Romagna region of Northern Italy Cost: $25 Register: active.com or race day 26, on Siesta Key. “Our reward has been the experience, and we have been striving to make a difference,” Chiodi said.

Students wanted to do a proj-

ect that fit with the internationalminded mission of the IB program.

They made connections with Italian non-profit organizations and local Italian governments, as well as the Italian Red Cross. They received a positive response from local businesses and the community. They even received words of thanks from the Italian victims on the group’s Facebook page.

“Knowing that we were making an actual difference would always help me continue working,” said Riverview student Alexis Boenker.

“It would always help me to think that only an hour out of my day is helping someone.”

Some days, students spent more than one hour walking door-

IB students Alexis Boenker, Marielle Pezzella, Cristina Chiodi, Hannah Loss and Jaclyn Falconetti wear Emilia: Run for Relief T-shirts to support the cause.

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In the long run, it taught them a valuable lesson.

“We’ve learned to be persistent and stay determined,” said Ja-

clyn Falconetti.

“I hope we have inspired younger students in the IB program to do it, because it can definitely be done,” said Falconetti. “All it takes is a little idea.“

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Smoking on the beach Ask any non-smoker if he or she would favor banning smoking on Sarasota’s beaches, or anywhere for that matter, and, of course, he likely would say yes.

In fact, it’s probably safe to say it would be difficult to find any non-smoker who likes to sit in the draft of cigarette smoke. It stinks. And we now know it’s not healthy.

So ban it. Don’t make the many (nonsmokers) suffer because of the few (smokers).

Well, not so fast. As Sarasota County commissioners found out recently, those crafty state lawmakers — who love power as much as they do in Washington — wrote legislation that gave them control of all smoking laws. Even though the best government is the government closest to you, the Tallahassee solons don’t see it that way.

As such, Sarasota County commissioners are unable to ban smoking on county beaches or on the county’s ball diamonds.

Understandably, county commissioners are frustrated. Who is Tallahassee to be telling them how to run our lives?

So now the commissioners know how we feel having Washington, Tallahassee, the County Commission and the City Commission telling us how to run our lives.

In truth, this doesn’t seem to be that big of a dilemma. There are options.

Do what the airports do: Perhaps erect glass-enclosed smoking rooms where the smokers can go inhale each other’s puffs all they want. At the least, do what already is done: designate clearly marked smoking areas at the beach and in the parks. Surely state laws don’t prohibit local jurisdictions from imposing fines for butt littering.

Our personal freedoms are eroding enough as it is. Banning smoking at the beach isn’t the answer; controlling it rationally is.

+ Debt ceiling: You lose again

The president lectured House Republicans again Monday, scolding them not to cause a federal government shutdown and the stopping of government checks by not voting to raise the nation’s borrowing limit.

As Peggy Noonan has pointed out, that is what he is all about — strife and drama.

Let the circus begin!

It’ll be exasperating once again to endure more fiscal cliff-like melodrama for the next two weeks. And for what? We already know the outcome.

Indeed, there is no reason in the world, none whatsoever, to think that the ObamaRepublican House-debt ceiling talks will result in anything other than a higher debt limit; increased borrowing and a greater burden on your grandchildren.

It has always been thus. And it will never change.

In his book, “The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America,” Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., explains why Congress will never cut spending: “Careerism, not ideological commitments, is the cause of our impasse today.

Both sides are preoccupied with the acquisition and maintenance of power more than reducing our debt and averting an economic catastrophe.

“If Washington politicians valued fiscal responsibility more than getting re-elected, we would see fiscally responsible behavior.

Our crushing debt burden … is proof that Washington politicians value re-election above all else.”

Coburn goes on: “The whole point of the Constitution was not to protect any particular branch of government per se, but the rights and liberties of individual Americans.

“If government grew beyond the scope of the Constitution, freedom would be limited by the burden of debt and regulation, which is exactly what we see today.”

Unfortunately, our petulant president and the majority of those who occupy the seats of the U.S. House and Senate — Republicans included! — fail to heed the advice of two of the smartest Americans ever: Thomas Jefferson: “A wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government.”

James Madison: “There are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation.”

To the wisdom of Jefferson and Madison, you can add this: By virtue of Obama and Congress continuing their spending, and with the Federal Reserve Bank acting as their accomplice by printing ever increasing amounts of dollars, they are all vicious looters destroying your wealth.

Economic analyst William Buckler explains this thievery well in a recent edition of his Privateer letter: When the federal government borrows, it pays its creditor with a U.S. note that says it promises to pay. How is that promise to pay honored? By the government issuing more new promises to pay in the future.

And what is the collateral that assures the holder of the U.S. note will be repaid? “The full faith and credit” of the nation. Which means the laws Washington has written, giving the federal government a first-claim on the wealth of U.S. citizens.

“What is the end result?” Buckler asked.

“A monetary system which destroys wealth in order to function.”

OBAMA, TAKE NOTE “I have never understood why it is greed to keep the money you have earned but not greed to take someone else’s money.”

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+ Gun control

If it weren’t for the tragedy of the killings, it would be almost comical to take a bird’s view of what happens in Washington in the wake of any and everything.

They simply cannot resist: Something must be done! We need more laws! We must take action, so say the powerful in Washington, to prevent humans from acting like humans!

If you can, read the president’s 23 executive orders, apparently designed to help stop future Newtowns. The only conclusion you can reach: Big whoop. More paper shuffling and bureaucratic red tape for little benefit.

President Obama wants Congress to ban rapid-fire weapons. At the cost of whose safety? The bad guys will get the guns; they always do.

Here’s what’s puzzling: Yes, 22 dead in Newtown is a horror; so is the slaughtering of 12 in Aurora, Colo.

Now, contrast that with this: In 2011, 32,367 Americans died in auto accidents, 10,033 of those deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers.

That’s 1,000 times more killed in cars than in Newtown and Aurora.

And yet, where are the president and Congress on banning automobiles and alcohol?

There are no easy answers. There is, however, a simple one: starting with the teaching of moral values and behavior, beginning at birth, in every home. What’s right and wrong. It’s a simple answer; extraordinarily difficult to enact.

Meantime, amid all of the gun hubbub in Washington, we would urge you to track down the commentary of “Topshot,” a Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran, who wrote on the subject of gun control at www.rebuildingfreedom.org. Here’s an excerpt: “… the countries with the highest homicide rates have gun bans, says researcher John R. Lott Jr. The three worst public shootings in the past year all occurred in Europe, which has enacted everything American gun-control proponents favor …

“Guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens is a constitutional right guaranteed … in the Second Amendment, and it is the duty of every citizen to see that ALL of the Constitution is enforced by the government entrusted by the people to do just that. ” If only they recognized they worked for us, not the other way around.

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St. Boniface helps families get back on their feet Family Promise, a non-profit organization, teams up with religious organizations to help families become self-sufficient once again. has an 85% success rate in Sarasota. The organization provides case management, counseling, financial advice, shelter, meals, transportation and basic needs. During the last two years, church volunteers have provided 11,332 meals and 5,155 bed nights to 75 individuals through Family Promise.

“Families save up their money in the 90day period they are with us so that they can be on their feet when they get out,” says Program Assistant Camille Chapman.

Each week the families move to a new church, where volunteers provide food and accommodations. Families who are in the program must meet a certain criteria to participate.

Each morning volunteers serve the families meals and then the family heads to the Family Promise headquarters, where they are assisted in finding jobs and helped with case management. Parents sometimes find jobs through networking with volunteers.

There are 250 to 300 volunteers between all of the churches in Sarasota.

“Volunteers see who they are helping, so it is personal,” says Fitton.

Classrooms at St. Boniface have been turned into bedrooms complete with beds and bedding, and there are bathroom and shower facilities.

One volunteer always stays the night in their own meeting-room-turned-bedroom, in case the families need anything. Michael Walker volunteered earlier this month.

“It seemed like a nice way to help people.”

Walker says. “It was a chance to give back.”

Volunteers do more than just prepare meals and stay the night; they interact with the parents and the children to boost their confidence.

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Above: Family Promise Coordinator for St. Boniface David Mouatt holds a thank-you card in the classroom-turnedbedroom where the families stay.

Right: Charlotte Simpson, a volunteer at St. Boniface, prepared dinner for the families Jan. 4.

“Some of these families come to us after having lived in their cars for three weeks,” Mouatt says. “Can you imagine living in a car for three weeks with two children?”

During the week of the families’ stay, volunteers work about 200 hours. St. Boniface has been housing families through Family Promise for four years now.

“Without volunteers, we would not be able to run the program,” said Mouatt.

Family Promise has no government funding and accepts donations. To donate, please contact its office at 952-1800 or visit familypromisesarasota.com.

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“I enjoy cooking, anyway, and it helps someone in need,” says Simpson.

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Volunteers take turns cooking meals during the week the church hosts the families.

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+ Former assistant superintendent faulted for Manatee school deficit

+ Colony foreclosure stalled

Investigators from the global consulting firm Navigant, hired by the Manatee County School Board in October to conduct an audit of the district’s finances, said former superintendent Tim McGonegal, who resigned in September, when the deficit was announced, had no knowledge of errors in budgeting until July 2012.

Instead, auditors blamed former Assistant Superintendent Jim Drake for the Manatee County School Board’s 2011-12 $3.4 million budget deficit, but faulted him for incompetence — not criminal or illegal activity.

Albert Robinson of Navigant, said Drake, who oversaw the district’s finances until he retired this past February, was responsible for the budget as its direct manager.

Robinson said Drake installed a flawed computing process to replace a reliable but cumbersome method — which had been in place for 10 years — that tracked employee compensation and benefits.

The flawed process resulted in the district failing to properly budget for employee benefits, teacher salaries and recurrent programs.

It produced errors in 17 of 18 schools the auditors tested.

The report, compiled from over 30 interviews — including ones with Drake and McGonegal — hundreds of budget entries, financial statements and emails, found a lack of a “lack of proper management support, oversight and leadership in the budget process.”

Longtime Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber placed three of his Colonyowned companies into Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, stalling a Colony Lender LLC foreclosure hearing that was originally slated to be heard Monday Jan. 14, in a Sarasota Clerk of the Court courtroom.

Resort Management Inc., Colony Inc. and Colony Beach & Tennis Inc. were placed into bankruptcy Friday Jan. 11. The companies represent collateral on a $13 million debt owed to Colony Lender principals David Siegal and Randy Langley.

Siegal said he is preparing an application for the Tampa-based U.S. Middle District Court of Florida Bankruptcy Court to revert the Chapter 11 filing to a Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy.

If successful, Siegal said the conversion to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy could get Colony Lender’s Sarasota foreclosure back on track in a Sarasota courtroom by March.

Klauber declined comment and said he’s focusing more on getting the Colony back on track, rather than dealing with a foreclosure hearing.

The Colony Association, meanwhile, is watching the Colony Lender foreclosure closely because it’s anticipated a foreclosure could speed up a settlement.

Currently, the pending foreclosure doesn’t allow Klauber to deliver clear titles to any properties that sit in the middle of the resort as part of any proposed settlement because of the foreclosure proceedings.

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+ Higher end retail moves into renovated storefronts Penzeys Spices was a busy place on an unseasonably warm and sunny Friday, with about a dozen shoppers mulling the shelves of spices.

Aron Lamerson, a Lakewood Ranch resident who comes to downtown Sarasota to shop, said he would like it if there were more of these kinds of shops on Main Street.

The spice store, a national chain, chose the space at 1516 Main St. in 2011 after the owner completed extensive renovations, including a new floor, ceiling and storefront. Just off Main Street on Lemon Avenue, Reasons Shoes, another high-end retail store, has moved into a renovated storefront downtown.

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Jan. 8 PICKY PILFERER 5:19 p.m. — 400 block of Beach Road. Burglary of a Vehicle. A couple told deputies someone had smashed the driver’s side window of their vehicle. Deputies found the woman’s iPad, wallet and purse in the vehicle, but could not find the man’s wallet.

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Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce After Hours Business Card Exchange — takes place 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gilligan’s Island Bar and Grill, 5253 Ocean Blvd. Tickets can be purchased $5 for members and $10 for non members.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 18 Authentic Florida Meets Real Florida — takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Girl Scout Event Conference Center, 4740 Cattlemen Road. This event, featuring Jack Perkins, Clyde Butcher and Jeff Klinkenberg, is a fundraiser for scrub-jay habitat restoration at Oscar Scherer State Park. Cost is $30 for presentation. Box lunch with speakers is an additional $40. Call 483-5956.

St. Boniface Fish Fry — takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays at St. Boniface Episcopal Church Community Center, 5615 Midnight Pass Road, Sarasota.

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St. Michael Community Barbecue — takes place at 5 p.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 5394 Midnight Pass Road. The Women’s Guild will host this barbecue, featuring Kansas pulled pork, baked beans, baked potatoes and ice cream. Tickets can be purchased at the parish office before Tuesday Jan. 15.

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Paul Todd Jr. Concert — takes place at 7 p.m. at St. Thomas More Catholic Church Chelsea

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10th Annual New Balance Ringling Bridge Run — takes place at 7:30 a.m. at the Ringling Bridge. This annual run features a four-mile road race across the Ringling Bridge, as well as a one-mile fun run, which begins at 8:30 a.m., and a post-race family festival. Cost is $30 for adults, $20 for runners ages 18 and younger and $70 for family registration.

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Center, 2506 Gulf Gate Drive, Sarasota. Paul Todd Jr. performs the Great American Songbook with his father Paul Todd, who accompanies him on the keyboard. Tickets sold at Parish office between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and at the door. Cost is $10 for the general public and $5 for students.

SATURDAY, JAN. 19 NRA First Steps Pistol Course — takes place from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the AmericInn Hotel Conference Room, 5931 Fruitville Road. The Firearms Training Institute of Sarasota will host an instructive pistol course taught by local NRAcertified instructors. The course will cover the basics of safe gun handling and shooting. Cost is $87. Contact Dr. Gerald Colbert at 706-4358.

Sarasota Postcard Show — takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 4880 Fruitville Road. Postcard enthusiasts are invited to this show, which will feature 20 to 25 dealers, buying, selling and trading old postcards and other paper collectibles. Cost is $3.

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Cardinal Mooney senior Christina Warren put down the tennis racket a few years ago and joined crew.

Rowing Forward LAKEWOOD RANCH — Christina Warren has had her sights set on playing a Division I sport for as long as she can remember.

The Cardinal Mooney High senior envisioned playing collegiate tennis — the sport she had been playing competitively since she was 9 years old.

But that vision changed almost two years ago when the then sophomore, who was one of the Top 50 junior tennis players in the state, decided to drop her tennis racket once and for all.

“I just really didn’t like tennis,” Warren says. “I got burnt out. I really wanted to play a Division I sport, but I didn’t think I could do (tennis) for another six years.”

Cardinal Mooney High senior Christina Warren recently received a scholarship to row for Princeton University next year.

At that point, Warren’s dreams of playing collegiate athletics seemed to all but disappear.

Shortly after tossing her tennis racket aside, Warren’s mom, Julie, approached her about joining the Sarasota Crew.

Warren had no desire do participate in crew — a sport she knew next to nothing about.

She eventually gave in and attended her first crew practice with her younger sister, Caroline, at the end of her sophomore year.

Warren wasn’t quite sure what to expect at first; but after spending the next week working extensively with the coaches, she discovered she had a knack for the sport.

“It was kind of strange,” Warren says. “It didn’t seem that difficult.

It wasn’t really much of a workout. It ended up being really fun, though. It’s cool to go fast and see everyone working together.

“From that point on I never picked up a racket,” Warren says.

Warren rowed in the Crew’s third best boat in her first three regattas before spending all summer training. Last fall, Warren made the Crew’s top Varsity 8 lightweight boat comprising girls 130 pounds and lighter.

As a junior, Warren and her teammates won state and regional titles — a first for the girls — and advanced to nationals.

“I love my team,” says Warren,

who trains for four hours a day six days a week. “We’re all really close within the boats. We’re all best friends. I probably spend more time with the girls in my boat than I do (at home).

“They become like your sisters,” Warren says. “It’s very different from tennis. I’m fortunate that I have that now.”

Over the summer, Warren was one of three girls from the Crew and 32 girls nationwide chosen to participate in the U.S. World Junior National Team Selection Camp, in Connecticut.

“I was super excited,” Warren says. “It was an honor to be able to go. It’s really prestigious and to be able to go was a cool experience.”

It was at that point that Warren reverted her attention back to playing a Division I sport. Warren initially dreamed of attending the University of Notre Dame; but as other opportunities with crew began to open up Warren began expanding her options.

Stanford and Princeton, among other schools, recruited Warren, but in the end Princeton proved to be the right fit.

“Princeton appealed to me more,” Warren says. “I liked the coaches better and felt like I made the right choice.

“I’m just looking forward to racing,” Warren says. “There are only eight schools that have girls lightweight rowing, so it’s going to be super competitive.”

Now, as a senior, Warren is focused on helping lead the Crew to back-to-back state and regional championships with the hopes of medaling at nationals this summer.

In addition, Warren would like to improve her erg score, which is currently 7 minutes, 23 seconds for a 2K — the second-fastest erg time in the nation for her grade level.

“Tennis helped me a lot,” Warren says. “It’s very different from crew, athletically, because you’re using totally different muscles.

The thing that tennis helped me with the most is the mental aspect.

“Crew is really mentally tough,” Warren says. “You have to keep going and always be able to improve.”

Jan. 17 • ODA vs. Bradenton Christian (7 p.m.)* • Cardinal Mooney at St. Stephen’s (5:30 p.m.)

Jan. 18 • Sarasota at Venice (7 p.m.)* • Sarasota Christian at Bradenton Christian (8 p.m.)

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• ODA at St. Pete Canterbury (6 p.m.)

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ODA, Sarasota Christian advance

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Canterbury’s Paige Liebel, No. 12, tries to keep the ball away from Out-of-Door Academy’s Kimmy Comito, No. 2.

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The Out-of-Door Academy and Sarasota Christian girls soccer teams both won their Class 1A-District 8 quarterfinal matches Jan. 15.

The Lady Thunder blanked Canterbury 6-0. Melanie Mason scored a pair of goals and Juliet Onufrak, Skylar Jungers, Alli Gentile and Elana Ciaccio each added a goal for ODA. Sarasota Christian defeated Northside Christian 3-1. Kelsey Murphy, Taylor Smith and Danielle Buncik each scored goals for the Lady Blazers.

ODA and Sarasota Christian will now advance to the district semifinals Jan. 17. ODA will host Shorecrest Prep and Sarasota Christian will face top-seed St. Stephen’s.

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+ Lady Rams soccer advances to district semis

The Riverview High girls soccer team defeated North Port 3-0 in the Class 5A-District 8 quarterfinals Jan. 12.

Kendal Gollnick scored a pair of goals, and K.J. Davidson-Turner scored the final goal for Riverview.

The third-seeded Lady Rams will return to action at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 in the semifinals at second-seed East Lake.

+ Riverview basketball tops Braden River

The Riverview High boys basketball team defeated Braden River 54-40 in the final game of the Manasota Basketball Classic Jan. 12, at Lakewood Ranch High.

Austin Walker scored 17 points, and Nick Havener added 16 points to lead the way for the Rams.

+ Sarasota Christian takes win over Bayshore

The Sarasota Christian boys basketball team cruised to a 74-62 victory over Bayshore Jan. 12.

Henry Ford had 18 points and six assists to lead the way for the Blazers. Emmanuel Lambright and Blake Morrow had 10 points each.

+ Cougar basketball charges past Tornadoes

Antonio Blakeney scored 28 points to lead the Cardinal Mooney High boys basketball team to a 65-52 victory over Booker Jan. 11.

Ryan McMahon scored 13 points, and Jamie Glasser added 12 points for the Cougars.

Mike Jones scored 12 points to pace the Tornadoes. Blake Harper had 10 points, and Shamyren Waters added eight points.

+ Sarasota High grapplers finish third

The Sarasota High wrestling team finished third at the Massung Duals Jan. 12, in Lakeland.

Team captain Toby Baker, who is ranked No. 2 in the state in Class 3A, went 5-0 to win the 285-pound weight class and improve his record to 45-1. Daniel Emery (106), DeAundre Butler (113), Jiovanhi Mieja (126), Jarred Hardinger (138) and Chaz Pilkey (220) all went 4-1.

+ SMA soccer blanks St. Pete Canterbury

The Sarasota Military Academy boys soccer team shut out St. Petersburg Canterbury 1-0 Jan. 14.

Nick Dupras scored the lone goal of the match. Goalkeeper Frank Galambos had five saves.

+ Lady Thunder soccer wins season finale

The Out-of-Door Academy girls soccer team defeated Sarasota Christian 4-1 in its regular season finale Jan. 11.

Skylar Jungers scored a pair of goals and added two assists to lead

+ Ultimate Sports Fan of the Month — December Vicki LaChance submitted this photo titled “Ray Jay — Here We Come!”

Two brothers with two tickets and sporting two different jerseys enjoyed a Sunday afternoon of tailgating and Tampa Bay Bucs football.

LaChance won a $50 gift card to Beef O’Brady’s for her submission.

This month’s winner will receive a $50 gift card to Sun Garden Café on Siesta Key.

the way for the Lady Thunder. Elena Ciaccio and Melanie Mason also had goals. Kimmy Comito and Juliet Onufrak each had an assist.

+ Sarasota Christian posts shutout win

The Sarasota Christian boys soccer team blanked Bradenton Christian 2-0 Jan. 11.

Gunnar Kral and Joshua Markowski each had a goal for the Blazers. Cam Murphy and Shane Shifflett each had an assist.

Goalkeeper Brandon Shine had nine saves.

+ GSJGA tees off Winter Tournament Series

The Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association began its Winter Tournament Series Jan. 13, at the Royal Lakes Course of the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.

Nearly 50 players participated in the event.

Tournament winners include: Girls 12 and Under Gabrielle Tomeo (81) Girls 13-15 Nicole Polivchak (77) Victoria Cangero (82) Girls 16-18 Kadi Pallastrone (79) Yumi Fujii (80) Grace Gildner (81) Boys 12 and Under Max Coutsolioutsos (71) Drew Angelo (78) Boys 13-15 Jeremy Perna (70) Louis DelFabro (75) Zach Couto (75) Jeovani Veloz (75) Boys 16-18 Jordan Miller (68) David Spreen (74) Yuki Fujii (77) The next GSJGA event will be played Feb. 24, at The Meadows Country Club.

+ Sun Coast Senior Men’s Tennis League in full swing The Sun Coast Senior Men’s Tennis League is in the midst of its 31st season with more than 1,600 players from 30 tennis clubs in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

The league began its season in early November and will continue playing through March.

Here are the leaders the first two months of the season: 50-1 Payne Park Cardinal 50-2 Longboat Public Cardinal 60-1 Payne Park Red/Bath & Racquet Blue/ El Conquistador Red 60-2 Oaks Blue 60-3 Village Walk Blue/ Meadows Blue/ Cedars Red 60-4 Heritage Oaks Red 60-5 Palm-Aire Red 60-6 Courtside Red/Walton Gold 60-7 Bath & Racquet Gold 70-1 Bath & Racquet Gray 70-2 El Conquistador White 70-3 Longboat Public Silver 70-4 Serendipity Silver/ Longboat Key Silver 75-1 Longboat Public Maroon/ Jacaranda Maroon 75-2 Plantation Maroon 80-1 Longboat Public Platinum

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The Sarasota Military Academy senior and Braden River Soccer Club U18 center midfielder is simply focused on doing whatever he can to help his team win — whether it’s scoring goals, dishing out assists or keeping opposing players at bay.

Two years ago while playing for IMG Academy, Moriarty helped his U15 team capture the state cup for the first time.

Now, Moriarty is preparing to wrap up his final high school soccer season.

Moriarty joined the SMA soccer team last year. It was not only Moriarty’s first year playing high school soccer, but it also was the Eagles’ inaugural season.

“I like playing more with your friends,” Moriarty says of playing high school soccer.

“You know the people a little better because you see them every day at school.”

The Eagles finished 4-11-2 with Moriarty scoring a pair of goals and adding five assists. This season, Moriarty has stepped up his level of play and his hard work has paid off. Although the Eagles’ current record is exactly the same as it was at the end of last

season, Moriarty has become more of an offensive threat, contributing nine goals and five assists with one game remaining on the schedule.

“I’m helping the other players out more than I was last year,” Moriarty says. “I’d rather help the team out (than score goals). I always try to go out and do my best. I just try to be my own player.”

“Logan has the perfect blend of experience and skill in playing the game of soccer; and has shown the work ethic and leadership ability that I’m looking to develop in the soccer players at SMA,” coach Fredrik Sandstrom says.

Moriarty began playing soccer when he was 4 years old. The sport proved to be somewhat challenging at first, but it wasn’t long before the younger player was spending just about every day out on the field.

“I loved it and had a passion for it,” Moriarty says. “I just (love) the game — getting to play every day. The soccer field was five minutes from my house, so I could come out here whenever I wanted.”

Moriarty worked his way through the BRSC organization and will play his final season with the Rage this spring. In doing so, Moriarty hopes to draw the attention of college coaches with the hopes of fulfilling his dream of playing at the next level.

“Any school that will take me, I would love to play for them,” Moriarty says.

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Eric Mayes

Eric Mayes, the 18-year-old center on Booker High School’s basketball team, has been playing basketball since the seventh grade. He says the sport has helped him stay on the right path, and as he approaches graduation, he looks ahead.

How did you get started playing basketball?

I’ve been playing since seventh grade.

Coach Clark asked me to play. I got in trouble, and I had to go to the office. Coach told me to come try out for the team to help keep me on track, and it did. I’ll always remember that day.

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What do you remember about your first game?

I was pretty sorry. I didn’t know how to play. I didn’t know how to drop step. I didn’t know how to do anything. I traveled a lot. All I could do was catch and shoot.

How have you improved since then?

Lots of practice. I’ve had a lot of coaches help me with my drop step.

My eighth-grade summer was when I finally got decent. So, by my freshman year, I was much better.

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My jump shot. It used to be my free throws, but I really improved those.

How do you plan to improve your jump shot?

It takes a lot of repetition. The key is to jump straight up and down, without fading away.

What is your fondest basketball memory?

My best memory is when I got two dunks in one game against Tampa Catholic. We ended up beating them and going to the playoffs. It was especially good, because they had beaten us by 30 before.

What advice would you give yourself if you could go back in time?

Listen to the people who are trying to help you. I used to be hardheaded, and I thought I was a lot better than I was.

It really hit me when I started playing against people who were much better than I was.

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Yeah, I’m visiting a lot of schools. I’m looking at Missouri, Mississippi State, USF and Iowa State.

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Century mark

Jessie Dunn has lived through the Great Depression, World War II and the loss of three husbands. The 100-year-old former Siesta Key resident knows that life is a gift.

Photos courtesy of Jessie Dunn

Jessie Dunn sits on a white camel in Egypt while on her second world tour. One of the locals told Dunn white camels are good luck.

From top: Jessie Dunn was the first art teacher at Sarasota County Schools. This is a photo of her while she taught at Brentwood from 1962 – 1963.

In her early 20s, after college, while working at Fisherman’s Paradise in Michigan, Jessie Dunn would exercise the horses. She rode them 5 miles into town everyday. Here she met her fist husband, Robert Glidden, who splashed her with rainwater while driving by after a rainy day.

Jessie Dunn, with her first husband, Robert Glidden, sits on a sea wall at Lido Beach in 1956.

Jessie Dunn loves the water and was once a great swimmer. “I love the water; I have always been around it.” Her daughter recalls a time when Jessie would swim across the lake at her cousin’s complex. “No one was able to swim across that lake but Mom.”

A youthful twinkle dances in Jessie Dunn’s eyes as she looks in the mirror and then at her daughter, Barbara Glidden.

She still cuts her own snow-white hair, takes care of her Terra Cove home in Nokomis and tends to her garden. Her pants and shoes are pristine white, and her shirt contains no wrinkles. A rose blush is evident on her cheekbones; light-blue eye shadow makes her soft brown eyes pop; and pink lipstick lines her kind smile.

Dunn was born Jan. 20, 1913, in London. On Sunday, she will become a centenarian. The walls of her home are lined with paintings, family photographs and evidence of her travels. Collectible porcelain dolls, teddy bears, books, aged photographs and plates adorn her home. It’s clear her life has been full of love and adventure.

When Dunn was a baby, her family moved to Detroit to join her uncle in the dairy business. While in high school, Dunn worked to save money for college.

In 1929, she stood in line at the bank — she was 10th — to withdraw the money she had saved. But before it was her turn, the bank’s staff told everyone there was no money. The Great Depression had hit. She walked out of the bank and immediately into a dime store across the street where she got a job making $10 a week. The job paid her way through Michigan State University.

Dunn met her first husband and the love of her life, Robert Glidden, in her early 20s while working at Fisherman’s Paradise, a tourist resort in Michigan. They married June 30, 1940, in Birmingham, Mich. She gave birth to her only child, Barbara, three years later and moved to Mount Pillar, Ohio. Robert Glidden ran a Western Auto Store while Dunn was an art teacher at a school.

“In a town of 4,000 people, everyone knew Dad and, of course, Mom,” says Barbara Glidden. The family would visit Sarasota every year until they moved here in 1960. Dunn and Robert Glidden purchased their Siesta Key home on the Grand Canal for $1,000.

“Everybody wanted to live on Siesta Key,” Dunn says. “It was a beautiful place to live.” Today, Barbara Glidden lives in that home and maintains the large prop-

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Right: Lexie and Gabby Kozel cut the ribbon to the new Wellness Center while their mother, Ashley, watches.

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The Out-of-Door Academy opened its new Wellness Center to students and staff Friday, Jan. 11, to promote the school’s wellness program. Ashley Kozel donated funds for the Wellness Center on behalf of her daughters, Lexie and Gabby, who are students at ODA. “The school has a comprehensive wellness program, and this center goes along with that theme,” Kozel said.

Gabby and Lexie cut the ribbon to the 1,250-square-foot facility while their peers waited in anticipation to enter. The ODA Board of Trustees; the school’s mascot, Thor; and Willis A. Smith Construction Inc., which completed the project over three months,

were also present for the grand opening.

After the ribbon cutting, students rushed in to see the new facility. The Wellness Center has 20 lockers in each of the two changing rooms and a workout room with two treadmills, two elliptical machines and a universal weight station. The facility has an electronic key entry, allowing teachers 24-hour access.

The Wellness Center also has space for teachers to practice yoga and Pilates, as well as a shower to use post-workout.

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Siesta Key condominium sells for $2,415,000 The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Dec. 31 and Jan. 4.

A condominium in 222 Beach Road tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Stephen Barr, trustee, sold the Unit 3 condominium at 222 Beach Road to Richard McCampbell, trustee, of Sarasota, for $2,415,000. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,860 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.85 million in 2011.

Dolphin Bay

George and Selma Dyer, of University Park, sold their Unit 501 condominium at 1240 Dolphin Bay Way to James and Debra Pilcher, of Burr Ridge, Ill., for $705,000.

Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,200 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $386,900 in 1998.

Casarina

John Alen, of Nova Scotia, Canada, sold his Unit 902 condominium at 5880 Midnight Pass Road to Gary Allen and Cornelia Allen, trustees, of Nova Scotia, Canada, for $600,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,498 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $202,300 in 1983.

Siesta Isles

Tonko and Nedeljka Pericic and Morris Pericic, of Flushing, N.Y., sold their home at 1031 Contento St. to Crazy Ridge LLC for $530,000. Built in 1971, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,853 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $475,000 in 2009.

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Franz Cowhig, of Sarasota, sold the home at 653 Avenida Del Norte to Avenida Del Norte LLC for $460,000. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths

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A condominium at 222 Beach Road has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,860 square feet of living area. It sold for $2,415,000. and 1,919 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $230,000 in 2009.

BankUnited sold the home at 5419 Avenida Del Mare to Michael and Anne Harris, of Chaumont, N.Y., for $351,000. Built in 1975, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 2,161 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $799,000 in 2005.

Gulf and Bay Club

Therese Finlay and 136401 Canada Inc. sold the Unit 111 condominium at 5770 Midnight Pass Road to Troy Myers, trustee, of Sarasota, for $450,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,337

square feet of living area. It previously sold for $225,000 in 1990.

Siesta Beach

Mark and Amy Lubas, of Sarasota, sold their home at 823 Edgemere Lane to Edward and Kathleen Hutchinson, of Medford, N.J., for $435,000. Built in 1969, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,984 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $451,000 in 2004.

James and Vera Bordonali, of Cape Coral, sold their home at 648 Tropical Circle to Mark Flannagan, of Sarasota, for $390,000. Built in 1977, it has three bed-

rooms, two baths and 1,910 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $630,000 in 2005.

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John and Susan Anderson, of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, sold their Unit 951 condominium at 1100 Midnight Cove II Place to Kerry and Paula Sullivan, of Syracuse, Ind., for $410,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,458 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $135,000 in 1982.

Carl and Leatha Terwilliger, trustees, of Davison, Mich., sold the Unit 322 condo-

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22 Sandy Cove Road 5219 Siesta Cove Drive 6285 Midnight Pass Road 714 Siesta Key Circle 5105 Sandy Cove Ave. 6140 Midnight Pass Road 6140 Midnight Pass Road 230 Avenida Madera 7501 Midnight Pass Road 5880 Midnight Pass Road 5855 Midnght Pass Road 7617 Sanderling Road 4660 Ocean Blvd.

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James Grant $179,500 Michael Goes $38,000 $20,322 Michael Hagenah Rex Burgher $20,000 Jon Mondry $13,000 Frederick Beck $9,869 John Stetson $9,869 John Davidson $8,000 Thomas O’Malley, trustee $7,500 Lawrence Wojciak $4,160 Charlotte Wethe, trustee $2,442 Albert Juerger $1,200 Peter Lawson $940

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Federal National Mortgage Association sold the home at 1211 N. View Drive to Joan Navarro, of Sarasota, for $409,900.

Built in 1979, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,147 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $184,000 in 1994.

Gulf Haven

Burton and Nadia Ferguson, of Montgomery, Ohio, sold their Unit 14 condominium at 5860 Midnight Pass Road to William Jacobs and Andrew Jacobs, of Northbrook, Ill., for $400,000. Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,121 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $29,500 in 1972.

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211 Tremont Ln #A3970290 Diann Thelen

9230 Blind Pass Rd #A3956401 $8,700,000 Michael Hays

4313 Callista Ln #A3971113 $219,900 Pamela Charron

5310 Hyland Hills Ave # 2115 #A3969093 $155,000 Anja Deichmann

William and Carol Lewis, of Braselton, Ga., sold their Unit A-209 condominium at 8900 Blind Pass Road to Dima Nsouli, of Syracuse, N.Y., for $390,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 969 square feet of living area.

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Steven and Linda Ebbing, trustees, of Ramona, Calif., sold the Unit 104 condominium at 5912 Midnight Pass Road to Kibble Family LLC for $315,000. Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 830 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $207,000 in 2000.

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Highwaymen: behind the scenes For the 26 Highwaymen artists, painting was a means of escape from the oppressive policies of the Jim Crow South.

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Helmuth was drawn to the artwork for multiple reasons.

He admired the entrepreneurial spirit of its creators and the rapidly vanishing scenes of Florida that it depicted.

He was also fascinated by the art’s historical significance.

“Most Americans can’t name one black artist,” he said. “They can name black musicians, they can name black athletes, but they cannot name one black artist.” …

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Siesta Key resident Lawrence “Larry” Helmuth’s collection consists of 50 Highwaymen paintings.

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A.E. “Beanie” Backus was a white painter known as the dean of Florida landscapes.

He grew up in Fort Pierce, the site of Ku Klux Klan marches during his childhood, yet still kept his doors open to anyone of color, according to the 2012 NPR special, “The Highwaymen: Speed Painting in the Sunshine State.”

Backus met a talented black teenager named Alfred Hair in the 1950s, when Hair’s art teacher, Zanobia Jefferson, asked him to teach the youth. Backus

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Michelle Obama, Jeb Bush, Shaquille O’Neal and Steven Spielberg are all said to be collectors.

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The paintings were hung in dentist offices, motels, funeral homes and restaurants.

If you drove the highways of Florida’s east coast in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly U.S. Highway 1, there’s a good chance you saw the picturesque landscape scenes of the state.

They depicted swamps, waves, pink skies and palm trees with vibrant oil paint colors on Upson boards. Many show scenes of a Florida that has disappeared with development.

Their creators, who would later become known as Florida’s Highwaymen, were both artists and salesmen.

From the mid-1950s to the early 1980s, they painted quickly and furiously, often finishing paintings in less than an hour.

They traveled the highway, going business-to-business, door-to-door, selling their paintings out of their cars for around $25 a pop. For the 26 artists, all AfricanAmerican, most of whom lived around Fort Pierce, art was a way to build a better life in the Jim Crow South, where job opportunities for blacks were usually limited to factory and farm work.

No one knows how many paintings the Highwaymen produced, but most estimates put the total at more than 200,000.

A renewed interest in the Highwaymen generated demand for the paintings in the 1990s. Collectors scoured antique stores, garage sales and thrift shops in search of the paintings.

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The palm tree painting is the work of Mary Ann Carroll, the only woman Highwaymen artist. his art, especially because he would like for children, both black and white, to see it.

“I would like for kids to see it to say, ‘See what you can do,’” Helmuth said. “You can make it in art.”

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But, for many artists, the paintings themselves were a path out of poverty.

Artist Mary Ann Carroll (the only Highwaymen woman) raised seven children whom she primarily supported through selling paintings.

As for Hair, his goal was to become a millionaire by age 30, and many say he was probably almost there when he died at age 29. He was killed in 1970 in a shootout at a juke joint after fighting over a woman.

The Highwaymen got their moniker in 1995, when Jim Fitch wrote an article titled “The Highwaymen” for Antiques & Art Around Florida.

In the 1990s, interest in the Highwaymen grew as the artists were featured in numerous articles and documentaries.

Of the 18 surviving artists, the majority continues to paint today.

The 26 artists were inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2004, putting them alongside legends such as Jimmy Buffet, Ernest Hemingway, Ray Charles and Tennessee Williams.

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Backus also mentored Harold Newton, a self-taught painter who switched from religious scene to landscapes.

Newton would become known for his attention to detail, rather than speed, and is today regarded as one of the most talented of the Highwaymen.

R.L. Lewis is one of 18 surviving Highwaymen artists and owns a gallery in Cocoa today.

He was the only one of the 26 painters born in Brevard County; he started painting in 1958 after he was injured playing football. His first drawing featured the Indian River Lagoon.

His art teacher, Alberta Leisure, “was constantly in my ear for the rest of my high school,” from then on, according to Lewis.

Lewis said that he never fathomed he could make a living as an artist, but credits meeting Newton with having a “push-pull effect” that caused him to pursue art.

He said there was a “method to the madness” of selling the paintings. He is currently compiling his memoirs and has included a chapter called “The Art of the Sale.”

“It was about establishing a rapport,” he said. “You figured out how to walk into places with no solicitation signs and make sure people knew you.”

Lewis graduated from college and taught junior high school for more than 30 years and also taught anonymously at Brevard Community College.

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SALES POSITION. P/T. Must be available evenings & weekends. Located on Siesta Key. Retirees Welcome. 727-244-5906.

Condos/Apts. For Rent 1BR/1BA: IMMACULATELY clean. $710/mo.

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ASHTON LAKES: 2BR/2BA, garage, lake view, 2nd floor, end unit, cathedral ceilings.

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Call 941-226-5406 or LBurton177@aol.com BEAUTIFUL 3BR/3BA two story Townhome for rent! Private 3BR/3BA over looking lake/preserve!

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Prefer no pets but will do a non-refundable pet deposit of $200.00/each. Max weight 40lbs.

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SIESTA BEACH 1BR/1BA RENT TO OWN Large new pool, fishing dock, no view, $1200/mo.

941-586-8186.

SIESTA KEY $880 and up. Reserve Rentals, NOW! 1, 2, & 3 bedroom units. Monthly, Seasonal, Annual. Furnished/Unfurnished.

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TWO MINUTES to Siesta Key Crescent Beach access #13. Two bedroom, one bath, double sink, tub/shower combo, full kitchen. Lot’s of closet space with built-in dressers. Out door Deck, laundry room hook up’s & storage room, back yard back yard usage, parking for (2) two cars small pet (1) permitted. Yearly lease only, full application, credit and back round credit required. Contact Tom @ 239-682-1020.

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SIESTA KEY LUXURIOUS HOME Unfurnished 3BR/3BA Spacious, on Grand Canal. Saltillo Tile Floors, SS Appliances, Lush Landscaping, Pool & Boat Dock, $3600/mo. Annual Lease, 941-349-8900.

SIESTA KEY: Unfurnished Efficiency. Walking distance to Siesta Key Village. Full Kitchen & Bath, W/D connection, $600/mo + utilities. Available now! 941-349-8900.

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Homes For Sale BEST VALUE - ST ARMANDS A walled 3BR/3BA, pool, spa, gated, marble floors, granite kitchen. In the heart of the Key $699,000. Glenn Callaghan Re/Max Alliance Group, 941-928-9020.

NEWEST 2012 CONSTRUCTION ON NORTH LIDO PARK Mid 21st Century Eco-House 30 secs to beach, 3 mins to Circle, Reverse FPL meter, 4/3.5, south pool. $1,999,000. Glenn Callaghan Re/Max Alliance Group, 941-928-9020.

VILLA - VILLAGEWALK Resort living, 2BR/2BA +den, pool with pond view, immaculate, bright and airy. Concrete exterior walls, custom built-ins. Amenities are outstanding. $279,900. NANCY CASEY, Coldwell Banker, 941-966-9072.

VILLA: 55+, SARASOTA STRATHMORE RIVERSIDE VILLAS: 2BR/2BA, tiled floors and appliances.

Move-in condition.

2 Small pets okay.

Clubhouse, heated pool.

Inland water access at Marina.

Close to shopping and Siesta Key. 941-735-1668

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SUNRISE COVE 2BR/2BA with open lanai. View of Intercostal and Gulf. 1,200+ sq/ft. 2 pools, 2 tennis courts, boat docks. Completely updated throughout. Turnkey furnished. $375,000.

941-349-7257.

Homes For Rent ANNUAL RENTAL: Lakewood Ranch Country Club. Beautiful, bright villa, 2BR/2BA +den or office. 2 Car garage, large screened lanai, on golf course. Updated and immaculate. Available now. $1800/mo. Please call 941-400-5626 or 941-504-8818.

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SNOWBIRD COTTAGE rental for 3 months in Sarasota; 5 min. walk to Bay. Most everything new! FRIENDLY dogs welcome. 5K plus tax. See Craigslist Jan. 12 under "no stairs" for pix or email owner/agent at eldowns53@yahoo.com for details and deposit info.

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ALL TYPES OF MASONRY Specializing in concrete driveways, pavers, decorative concrete, stone work, patios.

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BONDED PROFESSIONAL GUARDIAN available for Caregiving to Elderly and Dev. Disabled.

Errands, Bill Paying, Companionship Services and Light Housekeeping. Bonded & Compassionate.

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COMPANION. CARING, dependable, experienced. Errands, meal preparation, appointments.

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COMPLETE CARE; non-medical and medical.

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Painting/Wallpapering CANFIELD PAINTING. New Year’s Special! Free Estimates. Interior-Exterior. References Available.

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CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

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

JD POOL and Lawn Care - Personal care of all your outdoor needs. Owner operated, reliable service. Call for your estimate 941-228-5471.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

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Will estimate any job. Licensed and Insured.

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ALBERTO’S REFINISHING Of Fine Furniture, Antiques, Gold Leaf, Cane, Rush, Upholstery.

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PERSONAL GARDENER. Experienced. Plant Select, Install, Maintain. Native, Ornamental, Butterfly. Reliable. 25+ years. Local References.

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

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LANDLORD ALERT!! We have Tenant’s!!!

Wanted: 1-3BR Homes/Condos, Furnished or Unfurnished. Siesta Key Realty Incorporated, 941-349-8900, www.siestakeyrealtyrentals.com

MENNONITE LADY (Senior) seeks part-time Caregiver position for Ambulatory person (yearly) 8am-4pm, $140/day. 941-256-6395.

ST. ARMANDS. Warm, inviting, spectacular kitchen, very open. Sat./Sun., 1p.m.-5p.m.

146 S. Washington Dr. $1,585,000.

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ASHTON LAKES: 2BR/2BA, 2 miles to Siesta Key. Available Jan., Feb., March, April. From $2800/mo. No pets. Non-smoking. Call Ashton Realty, Inc. Joe Bonsall, 941-923-1945 or 941-356-6356.

SEASONAL RENTAL AVAILABLE fully furnished 2/2 by beach. $4,400/mo, no pets. Call Shirley Dabringhaus, Sunset Realty 941-587-9288.

OUTSTANDING WATERFRONT 4BR/4.5BA overlooking ICW in rear. Fishing pier and boat dock deeded with home. $2,495,000.

Open Sunday 1p.m.-4p.m., 1261 Riegel’s Landing Dr. - Florida 1 Realty, 941-962-4769.

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ON BEACH OR BAY!! 1-3 Bedrooms, Weekly or Monthly. Available Immediately.

Seaside Management, 941-923-6077.

Condos For Sale STONEYBROOK GOLF Priced to sell. Updated 2BR/2BA +den, w/garage, quartz and granite counter tops, newer appliances. Immaculate. Maintained like new.

Golf/ Tennis club. $217,500. NANCY CASEY, Coldwell Banker, 941-966-9072.

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7220 Proctor Road - $1,199,000

5300 sq. ft. casually elegant estate on 2.5 acres, built 2007, 2 ponds, 15 minutes to Siesta Key. 4-5 beds/4.5 baths

452 Canal Road - $1,195,000

Partial gulf views - Newer Siesta Key pool home within blocks of Siesta Beach and Siesta Village. 5 beds/3.5 baths

7305 Iguana Drive - CALL FOR NEW PRICING

Enjoy nature in this 5 beds/3.5 baths home on 5+ acres and pond. Full guest house, RV garage, tennis court

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4568 Woodside Road - $1,100,000

140’ Siesta Key waterfront, four minutes to open bay, 4 beds/4 baths, high ceilings, 3 car garage

5440 Avenida del Mare - $745,000

Unique Siesta Key waterfront home 2 blocks to the Beach.

3 bed/2.5 bath, custom finishes, pool, boat lift

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1226 Sea Plume Way - $735,000

Siesta Key Crescent Beach area. Dock & lift on sailboat bayou to bay. 3 beds/2 baths pool home on tropical street

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