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OUR TOWN + Griffin’s novel enjoys downloads As of noon Tuesday, Feb. 19, H. Terrell “Terry” Griffin’s “Collateral Damage” is currently No. 1 in the private investigator category on Amazon’s Kindle downloads; No. 5 in the mystery/thriller category; and No. 45 for overall downloads.

Sales were even ahead of Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” and John Grisham’s “The Racketeer.”

The mystery behind the book’s success?

“Great writing, handsome author,” Griffin said.

Plus, it doesn’t hurt that Amazon is offering the book for $2.99 as one of its February Kindle deals.

Griffin reports that the special deal has also helped the sales of his other novels.

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+ LBK pups plan for belated party Muffin Larson turned 4 Feb. 13, which would make her 28 in dog years.

But, the miniature Yorkshire terrier’s owner, Commissioner Lynn Larson, admits she and her husband, Jim, didn’t have time to celebrate. They were busy planning for the Longboat Key Kiwanis Foundation’s Valentine’s Ball the next day.

Larson said that Muffin might get a quiet dinner next week with her boyfriend, Shadow Gault, who shares her birthday. And because Shadow is the canine kid of Pupcake Pooch Parties owner Shannon Gault, we’ll guess that a dog cake of some kind will be on the menu.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

The Man with the

‘Mote-est’ In the 1970s, many Sarasotans had never heard of Mote Marine Laboratory. Dr. Kumar Mahadevan’s vision put it on the map.

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umar Mahadevan knew about Mote Marine Laboratory in 1970, when he was a 21-year-old marine biology graduate student in India. But many Sarasota residents didn’t know about the institution in their own backyard.

Mahadevan knew Mote as a leader in ichthyology —the field of zoology that focuses on fish — and shark research. He had read Mote “shark lady” Dr. Eugenie Clark’s 1969 memoir, “The Lady and the Sharks.”

In 1975, after finishing his Ph.D. in oceanography at Florida State University and moving to Anna Maria Island, Mahadevan drove out to Mote, then located on Siesta Key. “I had to stop for directions,” he said. “A lot of people had never heard of Mote.”

Today, 360,000 visitors find their way to Mote annually.

Approximately 22,000 K-12 students learn from Mote’s digital and on-campus programs.

An army of 1,665 volunteers, clad in aquamarine polo shirts, give more than 206,000 hours of their time each year.

That’s in addition to the work of 192 staffers, 31 of whom are doctoral-level researchers.

After 27 years at the helm of

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Dr. Robert F. Dunn, then-director of Mote Marine Laboratory, and Mote senior scientists Richard Pierce and Dr. Kumar Mahadevan in 1985, inside a research lab at Mote.

it all as Mote’s president and CEO, Mahadevan announced last week he will retire in May. Dr. Michael Crosby, the laboratory’s senior vice president for research, will take on the role of president/CEO as Mahadevan serves as president emeritus for at least two years, according to a Mote prepared statement.

Under Mahadevan’s leadership, Mote “sprung from a little hut in a little lab,” according to Clark, who still conducts shark research at Mote.

“I don’t think anyone else could have handled this tremendous growth that we’ve had in the last 20 years,” Clark said.

“All of us are intense in our own little projects. He has taken over and become the heart and soul of this little laboratory.” …

In his early days as CEO, Mahadevan talked to garden clubs, civic groups, women’s organizations — anyone who would listen to him talk about Mote.

That hasn’t changed in 27 years.

Today, he lobbies local, state and federal politicians, but still attends Mote’s volunteer coffee each month to speak.

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Now and then

Staff Volunteers Operational budget Number of yearly visitors Board members

Then (1986*) Now (as of July 2012) 58 192 68 1,665 $2 million $17.7 million 34,465 360,000 Seven** 28

* The year Mahadevan became CEO; ** Four were usually out of town

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Dr. Kumar Mahadevan stands in front of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Aquarium, which today features sharks, manatees, sea turtles and more than 100 species of marine life. Mahadevan described the aquarium as a “glorified pet shop” until it got a 135,000-gallon shark tank in 1988.

Kumar is the finest executive I’ve run into. Most scientists aren’t good executives. He’s the biggest promoter for Mote and the need to educate people about its primary purpose.

— Ron Johnson, Mote board trustee and past president

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MAHADEVAN / FROM 1A In his office, a drawing of Mahadeven steering a boat with the title, “Capt. Kumar: Savior of the Sea,” by Virginia Sanders, a Mote volunteer of more than 30 years, hangs next to an autographed newspaper photo of his sons meeting famed former FSU football coach Bobby Bowden.

“I’ve observed him for the past 16-and-a-half years now,” said Ron Johnson, a Mote trustee and past board president. “Kumar is the finest executive I’ve run into.

Most scientists aren’t good executives. He has to go out and fundraise and lobby in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. He’s the biggest promoter for Mote and the need to educate people about its primary purpose.”

Mahadevan planned to become a scientist, but never an executive.

In 1975, some time after he found his way to Mote, he approached then-director/CEO Dr. Perry Gilbert about a job. Gilbert rejected him, but he did it so politely that Mahadevan was in his car in the parking lot before he realized it.

Three years later, director/CEO Dr. Bill Taft hired Mahadevan on the condition that he find enough money in grants to cover the costs of his salary and research. Mahadevan found a grant to cover his first six months’ salary.

His first project involved reviewing a series of biological assessment reports on Florida Power Co.’s Anclote Plant.

Five years later, Mahadevan became interim co-director with Dr. Richard Pierce. He assumed the position reluctantly, because he didn’t want administrative work to take him away from his research.

Then, in 1986, the board tapped him to become the permanent

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Linda and Kumar Mahadevan, center, celebrate their wedding in 1980 at Mote Marine Laboratory. president/CEO, while Pierce returned to research at Mote, where he still works today.

Two years into Mahadevan’s new role came a transformative moment for Mote: the 1988 arrival of its 135,000-gallon shark tank at its aquarium, then known as the Science Center.

The addition transformed the center from a “glorified pet shop” to an interactive aquarium, according to Mahadevan.

On its first day, it drew 22,000 people.

“Traffic was backed up all the way to Gulfstream,” Mahadevan says, laughing. “Remember, we used to have a drawbridge.”

The shark tank’s success caused Mote officials to redouble their aquarium efforts and not just because attendance provided a valuable source of revenue. They realized they could talk and talk about their shark research. But, to get the public excited about the research along with lessons about the environment, Mote had to show them the shark.

Under Mahadevan’s direction,

Mote has expanded to include a 200-acre Aquaculture Park in eastern Sarasota County, research field stations on Pine Island in Charlotte Harbor and Summerland Key in the Florida Keys, satellite offices in Punta Gorda and Boca Grande and a second public outreach exhibit dedicated to coral reefs in the Eco-Discovery Center in Key West.

Clark considers Mahadevan successful, especially when it comes to connecting issues that matter to the community and science.

She cites Mote’s beach-monitoring program as an example because red tide affects the area’s recreation, along with marine life.

“I think he has the well-being of the community in mind as well as the development of this laboratory,” she said. …

Mote has become a second home to Mahadevan in the last 35 years. When he and his wife, Linda, married Sept. 27, 1980, they exchanged their vows at the laboratory, then held their reception at the Science Center three weeks be-

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fore it opened to the public.

The area was so undeveloped then that some of his buddies had to scare away rattlesnakes before the festivities could begin.

His three adult sons, Andrew, Chad and Alex, practically grew up at Mote’s docks, summer camps and Chicki Hut. (In fact, they spent so much time there that Mahadevan is sometimes surprised none of them chose a career in science.)

Still, he believes that the organization will continue to thrive.

“I’m just one of 200 people,” he said. “There are 199 people left.

They’ll keep this place dynamic and keep it growing.”

One of the biggest challenges will continue to be funding. Mote currently has an endowment of approximately $13 million, but Mahadevan believes it needs to grow closer to $50 million.

He remains excited about Mote’s research and its economic impact, currently estimated at approximately $70 million annually in Sarasota County.

He’s enthusiastic about the prospects of research on sharks and why they don’t seem to develop illnesses such as cancer, which could have implications for humans.

He also has a “soft spot” for aquaculture and fisheries projects, in part, because his mentor, laboratory benefactor William Mote, was an avid fisherman. It’s another area in which Mote could have an impact because seafood is second only to oil in the U.S. in terms of its trade deficit.

“I think the lab’s strength is to stay on the cutting edge,” he said.

“If you don’t keep up with where the world is going, you’re going to be left behind. You have to be on the leading edge. You can’t just rest on your laurels. I think that ethic exists with all of our staff and volunteers.”

New leadership Dr. Michael Crosby was appointed to lead Mote Laboratory’s scientific endeavors, immediately following positions as associate vice president for research and economic Crosby development at George Mason University and vice chancellor for research at the University of Hawaii-Hilo.

In his three years at Mote, Crosby has helped develop the lab’s current guiding document — the 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan, developed the Mote Marine Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which provides support and mentorship for recent Ph.D. graduates, and is working on several international initiatives expanding Mote’s marine science leadership worldwide.

“One thing that drew me to Mote was its scientific reputation — thanks in large part to Dr. Mahadevan,” Crosby said. “But the more I’ve gotten to know Mote, the more I’ve been excited by our ability to support the transfer of our scientific findings into public policy as well as sharing that information with the public through our programs and the aquarium. I also have the opportunity to lead a great staff here at Mote.”

We Urge Voters to realize OppOsing Candidates COlleCtively Have nO plan BUt they and those speaking on their Behalf haVe Made Many Misleading ClaiMs Let’s clear some up: • They claim that the commission broke the law; however the town did not prevail in civil proceedings regarding the Longboat Key Club expansion. Judge simply determined that codes were unreliable and should be reworked. All town legal expenses associated with the club’s proposal were covered by the applicant.

• Commissioners followed procedures that had been used under existing code, specifically allowing departures to allow projects to proceed. This does not violate the state’s constitution as alleged.

• Relative to the beach nourishment the commission has been proactive working with beach engineering firms to minimize cost while maintaining beach quality. The public approved a $16 million beach referendum rather than the $46 million that would have been required under the previous program.

• The commission did not support a drastic expansion of tourism.

The voters overwhelmingly approved 250 tourism units to make up for a portion of what has been lost over the years.

The endorsed incumbents have demonstrated that they are clear thinking, analytical, hardworking and want to maintain Longboat Key as a premier residential community.

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Town gives ULI a second look The commission gave the town manager direction to work out a proposed contract with The Urban Land Institute.

For Longboat Key town commissioners and Planning and Zoning Board members, Washington, D.C.,-based The Urban Land Institute (ULI) was like a date with whom they flirted but never took seriously, only to regret later that they may have lost their perfect match.

Fortunately for them, they may get a second chance.

At the Longboat Key Town Commission’s Tuesday, Feb. 19 regular workshop, ULI made a presentation about how it would help consult the town throughout its code-change process.

It’s the second time ULI made a presentation. In February 2012, the firm pitched a proposal to organize a five-day panel of various professionals for a similar project, at a cost of $125,000. But in April, the commission rejected the proposal and directed town staff to search for a community consultant.

What a difference a year makes.

The town put out request for proposals in May to find a consultant to help the town through an analysis and an objective review of existing town conditions.

But, even after a committee was formed

Urban Land Institute Mission The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. to produce a recommendation, the commission agreed in January neither company that came forward was the right fit for the job.

That’s when the commission decided to give ULI another look.

The commission and the planning board unanimously agreed to allow Town Manager Dave Bullock to work on a possible contract with ULI. Tom Eitler, vice president of Advisory Services for ULI, told commissioners his company is willing to work with the town to form five-day panels made up of eight to 10 participants on each panel. Each panel will host a broad range of Key residents and community stake-

holders. It would take two-and-a-half to three months to organize the panels. And the town would want to hold the panels starting in the fall through season, when most residents are here to participate.

The future town-hired consultant will look at all aspects of the community and hold no less than 10 community meetings to discuss everything about the island, including its residential and tourism aspects.

“We are not here to rewrite your codes but to provide you with strategic advice to do that,” Eitler said.

Eitler assuaged Commissioner Pat Zunz’s concerns about whether ULI can help the town work through matters such as how to make a 250 tourism-unit allocation process work more smoothly.

“If you ask us specific questions, we have the right people who can help answer the questions,” Eitler said.

Eitler also said ULI can help the town assess what is the right balance of residential, tourism and commercial for the Key. Commissioner Jack Duncan said the town has “unique baggage” that ULI would have to help the town sift through.

“The most difficult element is implementation because Longboat Key argues about everything,” Duncan said.

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TOURISM TRAVELERS

Planning board asks for parking direction A subcommittee recommends limiting the number of boat trailers parked at residences, but what defines a parking space remains unclear.

You can park a boat or a trailer in an open space outside your home as long as it’s in a designated parking space.

But what constitutes a parking space?

The lawn, a gravel driveway on a side yard or an asphalt driveway?

These are the type of questions that still need to be answered before the Planning and Zoning Board will approve certain recommendations to the town’s property maintenance code.

The Planning and Zoning Board Property Maintenance Code Subcommittee submitted its findings to the planning board at its Tuesday, Feb. 19 regular meeting.

Ultimately, the planning board asked for the commissioners to look at parking Keywide.

Planning board member George Symanski Jr. had some further inquires, too.

“Is a trailer in compliance or not if it sticks out of a garage or a carport?” Symanski asked.

That question prompted more discussion, and the board will review the code again next month.

“Our recommendation is to have the commission throw the trailer and parking issue back to us,” said planning board member John Wild.

Subcommittee members opted not to make a recommendation that the commission consider restrictions on the number of cars that can be parked in a driveway.

But the group does recommend limiting the number of boat trailers to one per house in an open area. Where it can be parked and what constitutes a parking space still needs a discussion.

Code Enforcement officer Amanda Nemoytin said she rarely receives complaints about parked cars but frequently hears concerns about boat trailers, particularly during season.

Currently, the town restricts house campers, trailer homes and motor homes to no more than five days in a location within a 30-day period. The group recommended the same restrictions for storage trailers and pods.

The subcommittee met for four consecutive weeks to discuss whether town codes should be strengthened to address issues such as peeling paint, caving rooftops, ripped screens and broken doors, windows, stairways and railings.

by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Town considers joining Florida highway program A Gulf of Mexico Drive Florida Scenic Highway designation could create opportunities for the island’s main thoroughfare.

The town of Longboat Key is considering drawing more tourism traffic onto Gulf of Mexico Drive.

At the Feb. 4 Longboat Key Town Commission regular meeting, Commissioner Jack Duncan asked staff to look into whether it makes sense to join the Florida Scenic Highway Program.

The state program is scattered along many Florida roads that have scenic views and a lot of history and culture. There are hundreds of designations, which are labeled with Florida Scenic Highway signs.

Locally, the closest designation is a twomile stretch of Gulf Drive on Anna Maria Island. Duncan said it might make sense to continue that designation on Longboat Key.

Public Works Director Juan Florensa said applying for the program is a threetiered approach that takes time.

“This process may take up to two years to complete the eligibility, implementation and designation phases and will require substantial staff time from the Public Works and Planning, Zoning and Building Departments, with ongoing reporting for a minimum of five years following the designation of the corridor,” wrote Florensa in a Feb. 11 memo to Town Manager Dave Bullock.

Town staff would be responsible for writing an eligibility application to define the Gulf of Mexico Drive corridor and why it deserves recognition in the program.

A corridor-management plan that

shows the state how the town would manage and protect the road, as well as a vision plan and mission statement, would also have to be prepared.

Despite the long process, Duncan said he’s still convinced that adding Gulf of Mexico Drive to the program might be worthwhile. A scenic highway designation comes with free advertising that tells motorists how to get to Longboat Key and features places to stop along the road.

“You get great publicity for tourism and advertising, but we still need to explore any downsides that may exist,” Duncan said.

Duncan said the town could draw out the process longer if it’s concerned it would utilize too much staff time.

“So what if we take three years and doesn’t work as fast,” Duncan said. “It’s still something to consider.”

The commission will likely discuss the issue at a future regular workshop.

Florida Scenic Highway Program The state’s Florida Scenic Highway Program includes the following introduction in its brochure for motorists seeking a scenic and historical drive on Florida’s roads: “Whether you travel by foot, bicycle or automobile, a trip along one of Florida’s Scenic Highways will be a journey to remember for a lifetime. History awaits you around every turn, and recreational opportunities abound, enough to wear out even the most active traveler. Scattered along many of the state’s scenic highways are historic Old Florida communities alive with history and culture. If a nice, relaxing journey is more your style, then get out your sunglasses and your beach chair and get ready to relax. White sandy beaches and warm salty breezes grace many of the state’s scenic highways.”

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NEWSBRIEFS + Town firefighters to vote on three-year contract The town’s firefighters will vote Wednesday, Feb. 20 and Thursday, Feb. 21, on whether to ratify a three-year contract the Longboat Key Town Commission approved last month.

The agreement would freeze the firefighters’ current pension plan and enroll current and future firefighters in the Florida Retirement System.

The town and firefighters would split required FRS contributions 50/50, with the town’s maximum contribution capped at 13%, according to the agreement. The tentative agreement also includes a 3% cost-ofliving increase for firefighters.

Ratification of the contract will require a vote of 50% plus one of the union’s 30 voting members.

+ Firehouse Subs donates AEDs to Longboat Police The Longboat Key Police Department will receive 11 automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) and accessories worth more than $16,300 through a donation from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation.

The devices allow officers to provide lifesaving assistance if a citizen goes into cardiac arrest.

The foundation is also donating more than $9,200 worth of equipment to West Manatee Fire Rescue that will be used to treat citizens and firefighters exposed to airborne contaminants.

+ Zero injuries reported for town departments Several town departments went the entire year without a recorded injury in 2012,

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 Police Officers’ Retirement System Quarterly Board Meeting — 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20  General Employees’ Retirement System Quarterly Board Meeting — 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20.  Firefighters’ Retirement System Quarterly Board Meeting — 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 27.  Town Commission Regular Meeting — 7 p.m. Monday, March 4.  Code Enforcement Board Regular Meeting — 10 a.m. Monday, March 11.

All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, unless otherwise noted.

prompting Town Manager Dave Bullock to throw a pizza party for staff last week.

The following departments went an entire year without recording an injury: Public Works, Tennis Center, Finance, Information Technology and Planning, Zoning and Building.

“Wow, job well-done,” wrote Bullock in a Feb. 1 email to town staff directors.

“Creating a safe work environment is everybody’s business and it shows. Thanks for all you do. ” Bullock wrote he was quite pleased and surprised no injuries were recorded when he read the town’s safety minutes.

+ Correction A Feb. 14 article about the Longbeach Village Association candidate forum should have stated Town Commission candidate Larry Grossman said one in 2,500 turtle hatchlings survives.

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Design and Dine Contest Winners: Kevin and Missy Cooper Monday, Feb. 18, representatives from ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance and Design, Michael’s On East and the Observer Media Group set out to surprise the winners of the Design and Dine $10,000 Backyard Makeover contest.

After parking discretely around the corner, the group crept to the front door of winners, Kevin and Missy Cooper. Balloons and champagne in hand, the crew surprised the couple with the announcement.

“I didn’t really believe it at first,” says Missy Cooper. “It caught me off guard. All I knew was that we were supposed to be doing the final interview — I was absolutely not expecting that we’d been selected. It was quite a shock.”

The contest sought submissions from contestants that explained why they deserved to receive the $10,000 makeover from ArtisTree and celebration soirée from Michael’s On East. After narrowing entries to three finalists at the beginning of the month, ArtisTree asked the public to vote for the winner.

“Our original hope was to build awareness for our brand,” says Debra Morrow, vice president of marketing for ArtisTree.

“How it evolved was beyond our wildest dreams. We were looking for meaningful stories in the entries, and we were really taken with all of our finalists’ submissions.”

Missy Cooper works as an advertising media planner at the Ringling Museum of Art, and Kevin Cooper is executive director of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce. After work, Kevin Cooper spends his nights taking online classes to earn his MBA from Florida State University. The couple says that with their busy schedules, sprucing up the backyard had

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The Coopers’ backyard will get a $10,000 makeover from ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance.

Kevin and Missy Cooper were shocked to find out they won the contest. remained their final major house project after Kevin graduates in May. “Now, we can cross that off of our list,” says Missy Cooper. “The only thing on our horizon now is a chance to hang out. After work, there will be no more homework, no more projects around the house — it’s been so long since we’ve had that. We’ll finally be able to come home and just enjoy where we live.”

“It’s unbelievable,” adds Kevin Cooper.

“I haven’t been able to fully wrap my head

The Coopers celebrate their win with the Design and Dine Contest team. around it yet.”

The Coopers will meet with ArtisTree designers, who will work with the couple to design a backyard that meets their personal taste and needs. Michael’s On East will cater a celebration soirée for 20 guests and design a signature cocktail to toast the completed backyard. The landscaping company also announced that it would provide each runner up with a $1,200 tree installation for

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“Sarasota continues to be a town that we appreciate more and more as time goes on,” says Missy Cooper. “The amount of community support makes me feel really good about where we live. There are businesses that care about the community and about giving back. It’s just another check on the list of reasons we’re grateful we moved here in the first place.”

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Younger finds commission work satisfying Phill Younger Age: 67 Hometown: Atlanta Family: Wife, Fanny; two daughters; one granddaughter Hobbies: Younger reads at least two fiction books a week, which he says are his main form of entertainment.

Traveling and tennis also make the list.

Interesting Fact: Younger, who grew up attending segregated schools in Atlanta, helped quell a race riot during his one-year military tour when he was promoted from infantry platoon leader to acting commander for three months “by treating everyone the same.”

At-large Commissioner Phill Younger works at least 40 hours a week doing a job that doesn’t make him a dime.

If you don’t believe him, just ask his wife.

“If he’s not up in his office doing research and preparing for meetings, he’s at a meeting or a town function,” said Fanny Younger.

The work and the lack of pay don’t bother him.

“If you are going to do the job and do it right, you have to put an extensive amount of time in and know the issues,” Younger said.

Younger has the rare opportunity of running for the at-large seat for a second term against a challenger who resigned the same seat in May 2010.

“I was appointed to fill the position that my opponent abandoned and quit,” said Younger, who uses the campaign slogan, “Phill Younger doesn’t quit.”

Younger believes the slogan also holds true when discussing what he has been able to accomplish during his first term.

He pushed for more clarity in the budget process and was eventually able to convince town staff to get rid of what Younger called “an archaic” green bar report system that left him sifting forever to find budget numbers.

Younger converted everything from the 1980s green bar pages report to an Excel spreadsheet.

The next item Younger tackled was the town’s beach program.

Key resident Lenny Landau alert-

At-large Commissioner Phill Younger cites budget modifications and beach project savings as top accomplishments during the past two years.

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Commissioner Phill Younger spends more than 15 hours a week in his office studying town materials and preparing for meetings. ed Younger about beach project data inconsistencies in 2010.

Town staff and its beach consultant were calling for an island-wide beach project at the time that would have cost town taxpayers $46 million.

But Younger saw red flags.

“The data presented showed that most of the town’s beach was at the exact same width as it was after a

beach project was performed in 2006,” Younger said.

Younger pushed for a scaled-back beach project that involved renourishing the island’s high-erosion areas and closely monitoring the rest of the beach.

That project is being performed this summer and has saved the town at least $30 million by Younger’s calculations. But, it wasn’t an easy sell.

“There was a lot of push back, at first, from commissioners and staff,” Younger said.

Younger is also proud of his and the commission’s work in agreeing to a new firefighter contract that caps the town’s liability.

Younger, an Atlanta native and Georgia Tech graduate who retired in 2001 as a manager of technical support area and line maintenance for Delta Airlines, has a knack for problem solving.

Working his way up the Delta corporate ladder, Younger was given problem after problem; his job was to come back with solutions to save the company money.

Younger, who has been coming to Florida since he was a child, knew he would live on Longboat Key some day when he and Fanny drove over the Ringling Bridge in 1986 while looking for property. She turned to him and said, “I don’t know if we can afford a doorknob here, but this is it.”

Younger and his wife became permanent residents of the Key in 2005, and Younger soon became involved in town affairs, including the Longboat Key Turtle Watch, the Longboat Key Public Interest Committee and the town’s Code Enforcement Board.

“I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction out of accomplishing something positive, and I feel like I’m helping my community and serving it well as a commissioner,” Younger said.

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Jaleski is running to give voters options Longbeach Village resident Gene Jaleski said he resigned from the Town Commission in 2010 because he disagreed with and didn’t want to vote on the Longboat Key Club and Resort project.

In March, Gene Jaleski is seeking the same seat on the Longboat Key Town Commission that he resigned from more than two years ago.

He hears the same thing over and over again.

“Everyone asks me why I’m doing this again,” Jaleski said. “It’s simple.

To give the voters a choice and create debate within our island to try and get people to understand the issues.”

He’s also quick to point out that he’s the only candidate out of the six running who has ever won an election. He attained the at-large seat in 2009 from incumbent Randall Clair.

Jaleski’s opponent, incumbent Phill Younger, was appointed to the seat a year later when Jaleski resigned.

In May 2010, when he resigned, he told the Longboat Observer, “Town government isn’t for me.”

Asked about that comment, Jaleski responds quickly.

“I knew the commission was breaking the law when it was passing the Longboat Key Club project, and I didn’t want to vote on it,” Jaleski said.

Jaleski has made the Key Club project, which never came to fruition, a staple of his campaign.

“The courts ruled approving that project wasn’t just a little wrong, but very, very wrong,” Jaleski said. “It’s a sad chapter in this town’s history, and I warned them not to do it.”

Jaleski says that during his commission term (March 2009 to May

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2010) he pitched a license-plate camera recognition system. A license-plate camera recognition system is slated to come to fruition this year through the police department.

He also cites helping the town add a second code-enforcement officer, a position that was later removed during budget discussions.

Jaleski also said he was pushing for pension reform in 2009, when

the town’s unfunded liabilities hovered at $18 million.

If elected in March, Jaleski hopes to accomplish a similar agenda he had during his first time as a commissioner.

He wants the town to consider exploring other beach-project alternatives that include a sand bypass system that traps sand and puts it back on the Key. He also believes the

groins permitted on the north end of the Key are too expensive and not appropriate for that location.

Jaleski lists the following as his top priorities: • Getting the commission to look at how other communities do things, including how they manage their beaches; • Helping move forward the code and Comprehensive Plan change process that needs community input; • Putting in public Wi-Fi for the entire Key; • Turning the vacant gas station parcel on the north end of the island into a Visitor/Historical Society Center; • Eliminating campaign contributions for future commission races.

Born in Larchmont, N.Y., Jaleski attended Brown University and has a master’s degree in technical design from the University of Washington, in Seattle.

After a job with Boeing and a brief stint as a production manager in the entertainment business, in 1975, Jaleski formed his own company designing point-of-sale systems of gaming equipment.

In 1985, he moved permanently to Longboat Key. “I really love this community, and everything I do is constructive,” Jaleski said. “I just want the town to look at the questions more carefully and consider other options.”

Gene Jaleski Age: 71 Former occupation: Former owner and head engineer for a large-scale computer integration company involved with the gaming industry Family: Companion, Elisabeth Phillipson; two daughters; two grandsons; and two granddaughters Hometown: Larchmont, N.Y. Hobbies: Spending time with his grandchildren Interesting fact: Jaleski was a former folk singer and also held the position of production manager for singer Helen Reddy from 1972 to 1975.

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Businesses don’t pay taxes Business tax cuts and corporate-recruiting incentives will be prominent policy issues for the Legislature this year.

For one, the mainstream media’s reporters will make them so; they hate both with a passion.

Lawmakers are also targeting these topics. Democrat legislators already are positioning themselves as potential obstructionists to Gov. Rick Scott’s priority to eliminate Florida’s sales tax on machinery and equipment. It’s valued as a $140 million tax cut.

And now that Republicans no longer have a supermajority in the House, Scott will need Democrats’ votes to eliminate the sales tax.

Predictably, the Democrats see an opportunity to make Scott beg and grovel. The governor is heading into the next election cycle, and you can bet Democrats are going to do whatever they can to derail Scott’s record.

Scott’s pitch is the elimination of this tax will help make Florida more attractive to manufacturers. And, duh, if Florida can attract more manufacturers, there will be more jobs.

Some Democrats and the profit-hating media see this tax cut primarily as a sop to a special interest. Indeed, whenever you say “tax cut” in Washington or Tallahassee, there is always a loud chorus whining how cutting taxes and tax rates will “cost” government.

As they see it, the state apparatus is the loser. Tax cuts mean lost revenue must be made up by taxing someone else.

What they don’t see is the concept from the other side. That lowering taxes is a winner for the economy, the state and the taxpayer, whether that taxpayer is a corporation or individual. As Steve Forbes often tells his audiences, taxes are a cost, just as paper and laptops are. And as the old saw goes, the more you tax something, the less of it you get.

The anti-tax cutters also are not convinced that lower tax rates or the elimination of a tax will lead to greater tax collections that replace and surpass what was given up.

It’s a mystery why the following is so difficult to envision: Eliminate the machinery sales tax, and the taxpayer — be it company or individual — will be able to keep more of his money (keyword: “his,” not the state’s). And he, not Tallahassee or Washington, will be able to decide how best to put his capital to uses that benefit him and others. This is what capitalism is all about — helping each other with free, peaceful, fair trade between two parties. That trade, in turn, fuels more trade, more economic activity. And it leaves out the government middle man, the bureaucracy that takes its slice of the tax and then redistributes what’s left.

Although it makes sense to say those government workers keep the economy going when they spend their wages, they’re not creating wealth. They’re toll takers and redistributors.

Manufacturers, on the other hand, are wealth creators, especially if they are selling and shipping their products across state lines. In those instances, every time a

LAFFER’S GOLDEN RULES OF TAXATION In Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore’s fifth edition of “Rich States, Poor States,” the economists show again that states with falling tax rates and tax burdens outperform those heading in the other direction. Here are their “Golden Rules of Taxation”: 1. When you tax something more you get less of it, and when you tax something less you get more of it.

2. Individuals work and produce goods and services to earn money for present or future consumption.

3. Taxes create a wedge between the cost of working and Arthur Laffer the rewards from working.

4. An increase in tax rates will not lead to a dollar-for-dollar increase in tax revenues, and a reduction in tax rates that encourages production will lead to less than a dollar-for-dollar reduction in tax revenues.

5. If tax rates become too high, they may lead to a reduction in tax receipts.

The relationship between tax rates and tax receipts has been described by the Laffer Curve.

6. The more mobile the factors being taxed, the larger the response to change in tax rates. The less mobile the factor, the smaller the change in the tax base for a given change in tax rates.

7. Raising tax rates on one source of revenue may reduce the tax revenue from other sources, while reducing the tax rate on one activity may raise the taxes raised from other activities.

8. An economically efficient tax system has a sensible, broad base and a low rate.

9. Income transfer (welfare) payments also create a de facto tax on work and, thus, have a high impact on the vitality of a state’s economy.

10. If A and B are two locations, and if taxes are raised in B and lowered in A, producers and manufacturers will have a greater incentive to move from B to A. Source: “Rich States, Poor States”

Florida manufacturer makes a sale, say, in Georgia or Alabama, the buyer is sending new money into Florida. It’s adding to the business’ and the state’s wealth.

Lawmakers often also seem to forget, in the case of business taxes, that businesses don’t pay taxes. They pass the cost of all taxation onto their customers in the prices of the goods and services they sell.

That’s the concept that should be reiterated in Tallahassee this spring when the Legislature is in session. Businesses don’t

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pay taxes, consumers do.

Or think of it this way: Compare two states — one with a sales tax on machinery and one without. Then do the math and the analysis. The results should be obvious. The manufacturer that isn’t required to pay a machinery sales tax will have more capital and be more competitive than the one paying the tax.

This is really an old story. But, unfortunately, it must be told like Aesop’s Fables — again and again. Unlike a fable, though, this story is real and has been shown and proven many times. Dr. Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore — the former a Milton Friedman protege, the latter a longtime economist and economics journalist — have shown many times in their book, “Rich States, Poor States,” what should be intuitive: States with falling tax burdens always outperform and have higher and faster growing personal incomes than states with rising tax burdens.

What’s more, Laffer and Moore provide a clear road map for having a healthy economy with their “10 Golden Rules of Effective Taxation.” If only every lawmaker would live by the Golden Rules.

+ End corporate welfare

Few can argue with Gov. Rick Scott’s agenda. It’s the same one he promised in his 2010 election campaign: improve Florida’s business climate to attract jobs and lower the cost of government. Scott has since added improving Florida’s schools and making college more affordable.

In his quest to attract companies and improve the climate for job creation, the one area we differ with Scott is his support of Enterprise Florida, the public-private corporation that helps recruit companies to Florida.

Scott has proposed in his 2013-2014 budget to increase the state’s economic development spending from $111 million to $278 million. Although it is unclear how much of that is earmarked toward corporate incentives and tax breaks, however much it is is too much. It’s corporate welfare, and it’s morally wrong. No business deserves an unearned benefit.

+ How about traffic control?

Tom Barwin, the city of Sarasota’s new city manager, and Bernadette DiPino, the city’s new police chief, are still learning the nuances of the city. Here’s one to which we wish they would pay attention: The weekend traffic backups on John Ringling Causeway at the height of Season.

They are as predictable as the sunrise at this time of year.

And for years, we have urged the city manager to reallocate traffic-control officers to help alleviate traffic backing up and creeping inch by inch from U.S. 41 to St. Armands Circle and vice versa.

This is not just an annoyance for motorists. It’s also an economic and image issue.

Visitors are sitting in that traffic, and that leaves an impression. When visitors have bad experiences, they don’t come back.

The excuse at City Hall is always a lack of funding. No, it’s a misallocation of priorities. This should be a priority. It’s only for a short time, but an important time.

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workshop wrapup by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor Wage increase supported for non-union employees The Longboat Key Town Commission agrees with Town Manager Dave Bullock’s suggestion to provide a wage increases for non-union town employees.

At its regular workshop Tuesday, Feb. 19, commissioners agreed to forward an ordinance to the March 4 regular meeting for first reading that gives non-union employees a 3% raise effective April 1. It also prepares to give 3% raises retroactive to Oct. 1 for Fire Rescue Department employees, pending the fire union ratifies a new three-year contract Feb. 21.

The ordinance calls for $52,200 to pay for the non-union employee raises and

$70,000 to pay for pending Fire Rescue raises.

Excluded from the raise are Police Department employees and general employees who are attempting to organize a General Employees union. About 35 to 40 town employees aren’t represented by a union or attempting to organize a union. In March, negotiations with the Police Department begin that would discuss raises for those employees as part of a new contract.

Money will be transferred both from the general fund balance and the building fund balance to pay for the raises.

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Authorized: • The mayor to sign a letter supporting the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds. If the tax-exempt status is lost, Longboat Key taxpayers would pay higher taxes on water/ sewer rates, as well as for other infrastructure improvements for which bonds are routinely issued.

Decided: • To allow modified parking-restriction times in Longbeach Village to continue through May 1.

The commission will revisit the issue in April to see if any residents have complaints with parking changes that could become permanent.

+ Longboat Key PIC endorses incumbents The Longboat Key Public Interest Committee strongly believes that Longboat Key voters should return incumbents Brown, Gans and Younger to the Town Commission so they can continue their fine work on behalf of the citizens and our island.

The PIC Board unanimously endorsed these candidates only after hearing all six candidates at a recent debate, and examining their records; positions on issues; and prior and present public service involvement. Board members believe that those receiving these endorsements are clear thinking, analytical, dedicated, hard-working and want to maintain Longboat Key as a premier residential community, with a proper balance of tourism and commercial amenities so as to protect our property values and our quality of life.

Returning them to office will allow them to continue on the productive and beneficial road down, which the Commission has been

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In PIC’s view, the opposing candidates collectively have no plan.

However, they, and certain people speaking on their collective behalf, have made many misleading claims.

Voters should examine each and every one of those claims. This endorsement statement can briefly address but a few of them.

It has been claimed, for example, that the Commission broke the law and somehow violated the state constitution in connection with the Longboat Key Club expansion request. However, the town merely did not prevail in civil proceedings.

The court determined that codes were unreliable and should be reworked. In acting upon the application, the town followed longstanding procedure under code of permitting departures so a project could proceed.

Neither — as has been claimed — have the incumbents or the Commission approved or sought to approve some sort of massive and drastic expansion of tourism.

They have acted and sought to act

in accordance with the town vision plan, which was produced with citizen participation, and to effectuate the 2008 citizen referendum approval to allow 250 additional tourist units as replacement for some of the many units lost to other uses over the years.

Similarly the opposition and their supporters about municipal pension reform, beach renourishment, town litigation costs in connection with the Key Club application and a myriad of other subjects, have made misleading statements. PIC urges the voters to closely examine and scrutinize all such statements.

It believes that this will lead to the obvious conclusion that Mayor Brown and Commissioners Gans and Younger should be returned to office. PIC so advocates consistent with its primary missions of promoting “good local government” and preserving our “premier residential community.”

This letter was paid for by the Public Interest Committee. Contact Ann B. Roth at 383-5266 with any questions regarding this letter.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Life’s probably not a beach for Longboat Key dogs The commission hasn’t discussed a report on the issues surrounding dog beach access, but six commissioners have indicated they don’t support the idea.

The dog days of summer probably aren’t coming to a beach near you.

Two-and-a-half months ago, LBK9 Committee Chairwoman Laurin Goldner presented the citizens group’s paper about issues associated with allowing dogs on the beach. Four of seven commissioners gave consent to move the report forward for workshop discussion.

Since then, however, dogs and their owners have been quiet on the issue at Longboat Key Town Hall.

Meanwhile, six out of seven commissioners have indicated they’re unlikely to support canine beach access. That means that even if a workshop discussion were to occur, dogs are unlikely to get their day at the beach.

At a Feb. 7 Longbeach Village Association candidate forum, Mayor Jim Brown and commissioners Terry Gans and Phill Younger each indicated they were unlikely to support allowing dogs beach access, citing concerns about dividing the community.

Their challengers, Larry Grossman, Gene Jaleski and Irwin Pastor, also opposed the idea, citing concerns about whether dog owners would pick up after their pets, along with potential impacts on birds and sea turtles.

The Longboat Observer polled the remaining four commissioners about where they currently stand on dogs on the beach.

Vice Mayor David Brenner said he would like voters to decide on the issue.

“I think we ought to put a proposal in front of voters because it seems to be so controversial, and the next time we have a ballot, go up or down. I could see it allowed on a controlled portion of the beach,” he said.

But he’s alone in the pack.

Commissioner Jack Duncan said that he is against dog beach access.

“If we could truly enforce it and manage it, I would be for it. But we can’t enforce it now, let alone if we allow it in a specific area,” he said.

Commissioner Lynn Larson said if she were to agree to any form of dog beach access, it would be a trial period for leashed dogs at Quick Point, where there are no homes. But she, too, thinks allowing dogs on the beach is currently too controversial.

Commissioner Pat Zunz said that many Gulf-front condominiums prohibit residents from owning dogs in their bylaws.

“If they don’t allow people who own units to have dogs in their bylaws, I would have difficulty allowing dogs on the beach nearby,” she said.

Goldner declined to comment on whether she wants the commission to discuss the report at a future workshop, saying only: “It’s in the town’s hands at this point.”

Commissioners speak “I don’t think there would be problems here with people picking up after their pets, but I’m not willing to divide the community over it. I don’t like the idea of a dog park because it would concentrate it, so I’ll give up my right to have my dogs on the beach,” — Mayor Jim Brown, at the Longbeach Village Association forum “I feel it’s very controversial, and I don’t think it’s a good idea for dogs to be on the beach. It would be problematic whether people would actually pick up after the dogs … If we were to do anything, I think it would be a trial at Quick Point … I’ve talked to people who oppose dogs on the beach who have said they would have no problem with that.” — Commissioner Lynn Larson “Most of the condos that are on Gulf of Mexico Drive don’t allow their owners or their tenants to have dogs, so, to me, that’s one of the primary issues. If they don’t allow people who own units to have dogs in their bylaws, I would have difficulty allowing dogs on the beach nearby.” — Commissioner Pat Zunz

“I think we ought to put a proposal in front of voters because it seems to be so controversial, and the next time we have a ballot, go up or down. I could see it allowed on a controlled portion of the beach.” — Vice Mayor David Brenner “In my view, if you allow dogs on the beach, even in a specific area, people will be bringing their dogs on the beach everywhere. Issues multiply with beach cleanup, dog feces, turtles and the birds. If we could truly enforce it and manage it, I would be for it. But we can’t enforce it now, let alone if we allow it in a specific area.” — Commissioner Jack Duncan

“In a wonderful dream world, dogs romping on the beach is nice, but it’s not something we need right now.”

— Commissioner Terry Gans, at the Longbeach Village Association forum “There are pet-friendly beaches in Manatee County and Bird Key, nearby … This is a very divisive situation, and the overwhelming sentiment is to not have dogs on the beach. I respect that.” — Commissioner Phill Younger, at the Longbeach Village Association forum

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

click for FDOT, FPL Data shows police call volume Cameras The police department says four license-plate cameras Longboat Key police responded to 5,734 calls in 2012, a slight drop compared to the 6,024 calls they handled in 2011.

Listed below are the top 20 types of calls handled by police in 2011 and

2012. One noticeable change is the increase in the number of burglaries in 2012, which resulted primarily from a string of incidents that occurred in June during Tropical Storm Debby.

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2011-12 % change 1,204 -17.2% 1. Traffic 2. Rescue 922 -7.53% 3. Alarm 860 6.30% 420 -24.05% 4. Public service 5. Boat 417 94.86% 6. Abandoned 911 call 248 -4.25% 7. Disturbance 208 5.05% 8. Animal 165 71.88% 9 (tie). Assist other agency 139 -25.27% 9 (tie). Property 139 -5.44% 113 -10.32% 11. Suspicious 12. Traffic accident 84 12% 13. Security check 83 -5.62% 78 -15.22% 14. Larceny 15. Emergency message 66 26.92% 57 -8.06% 16. Fire 17. Suspicious person 52 -11.86% 18. Burglary 50 100% 19. Property damage; not vandalism 44 10% 20. Trespassing 43 30.30%

1. Traffic 1,454 2. Rescue 997 3. Alarm 809 553 4. Public service 5. Abandoned 911 call 259 6. Boat 214 7. Disturbance 198 8. Assist other agency 186 147 9. Property 10. Suspicious 126 11. Code enforcement 114 12. Animal 96 13. Larceny 92 88 14. Security check 15. Traffic accident 75 16. Fire 66 17. Suspicious person 59 18. Emergency message 52 19. Property damage; not vandalism 40 20. Trespassing 33

are needed on the north end to curb motorists attempting to use side streets to avoid having their pictures taken.

Installing license-plate recognition cameras on Longboat Key has not happened as fast as the shutter on a camera clicks a picture. Instead, it’s been a 36-month slow-motion process and Longboat Key still doesn’t have cameras installed on either end of the Key. Three years after the late Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle proposed the system, Police Chief Pete Cumming said he is just waiting for town lawyers to sign agreements. Then, the license-plate recognition cameras can be installed in the coming weeks.

The system has been hung up for months as debate with both the Florida Department of Transportation and Florida Power & Light ensued about camera placement.

“That was the hardest part and it’s done now,” Cumming said.

The second-hardest part was making sure cameras caught every license plate coming and going. That turned out to be a problem on the north end.

To combat the problem, four cameras are to be placed at the north end to make sure motorists can’t turn right on North Shore Road after coming over Longboat Pass Bridge to avoid the cameras. By turning right on North Shore Road and coming back out onto Gulf of Mexico Drive at Firehouse Road, motorists could have found a loophole. But Cumming worked to avoid that problem by getting two more cameras at Firehouse Road.

“We had to cover all our bases there or it wasn’t going to be effective once word spread that the cameras weren’t there,” Cumming said.

Total calls

2012.................................................................................... 5,734 Highest call volume month........................................ April, 581 calls Lowest call volume month................................. September, 372 calls 2011.................................................................................... 6,024 Highest call volume month...................................... March, 658 calls Lowest call volume month......................................... June, 400 calls

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Cameras are going in the following locations in the coming weeks: • One northbound and one southbound camera on the south end of the Key near the south-end water treatment plant, just south of the entrance of the Longboat Key Club and Resort; • One northbound and one southbound camera at Gulf of Mexico Drive and North Shore Road; • One northbound and one southbound camera at Firehouse Road and Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The license-plate recognition cameras will capture information on license plates entering the Key in about 250 milliseconds.

Hogle first discussed the idea in February 2010, at a Longboat Key Town Commission workshop.

The department is using police forfeiture funds to pay for the $79,000 camera system.

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+ Tribute lights up the Key’s beach Carisa Loraine Herald lit up many lives during her 20 years.

So, on Jan. 28, the two-year anniversary of her death, family and friends lit up Longboat Key’s beach with a tribute in her honor at sunset.

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+ Casa del Mar scores a touchdown

Did you root for the Ravens, or are you a 49ers fan?

That didn’t matter if you were at Casa del Mar’s Super Bowl party Sunday, Feb. 3.

Owners and guests scored, because they enjoyed food in the resort’s newly covered barbecue grill area along with a raffle of colorful Casa del Mar T-shirts and towels available in the resort’s office.

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+ Volunteers needed to make history The Longboat Key Historical Society’s museum closed in 2012, but the Historical Society certainly isn’t history.

Now, it needs volunteers to help keep it alive. Volunteers are needed not only to help with the group’s programs and events, but also to conduct research and interviews of longtime residents.

Interested volunteers should attend the next Historical Society lecture, which will feature a bald eagle update from John Ginevan at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Contact the Historical Society by email at longboatkeyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

+ The Rev. Jean Russo honored for work About 55 women turned out to celebrate the Rev. Jean Russo Friday, Feb. 1, during the Church Women United of Manatee County's Human Rights Celebration at the Longboat Island Chapel.

Each year, the group recognizes an individual who has shown compassion to those less fortunate, said chapter President Sandra Holley.

Since 1976, Russo has served Russo in the Russo Prison Ministry, started by her late husband, Jim. It is a faith-run halfway home, where men just released from prison can begin to let their guard down and feel accepted.

“We help them to grow in their faith and become contributing members of our community,” Russo said.

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Longboat police chief restructures department The Police Department is reducing its number of police captains from five to two, while streamlining efficiencies.

Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming has revamped the organizational flow chart at the Police Department and created a new position without any budgetary impacts.

Creating a patrol sergeant’s position, Cumming said, replaces the informal rank of master patrol officer and establishes an official chain of command responsible for leadership within the department.

The relationship between the officer and sergeant will generate a more traditional, vertical, police department command structure, increasing accountability and creating unity in supervision, said Cumming.

Town Manager Dave Bullock noted to the Longboat Key Town Commission last week that the changes have been done without affecting the budget.

Currently, the patrol division has four master patrol officer (MPO) positions assigned at a slightly higher pay grade than patrol officer.

“Those positions are appointed and can be adjusted in relation to the needs of the department,” Cumming said.

“The position, which was created primarily as a means to promote morale and encourage productivity, brings with it some informal authority in the absence of a shift captain. The program has not achieved departmental goals.”

Creating the position of patrol sergeant, in lieu of the MPO, provides the means to achieve targeted

Goals of Police Department Restructuring

Police Department Flow Chart A restructured employee flow chart enhances efficiency and accountability, according to Police Chief Pete Cumming.

• To reorganize the police department from its current structure to a more traditional cost-effective and efficient arrangement.

• To streamline the command structure promoting increased accountability and levels of service.

• To provide improved services in response to specific community needs while maintaining current budgetary limitations.

• To create a more efficient chain of command that motivates officers by enhancing opportunity for promotion and career development.

• Reducing top-end staff structure to eliminate inefficiency while growing the number of assets visibly serving the community. (Reduces number of captains from five to two).

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Deputy Chief Sandi Drake, firefighter/paramedics Kristen Rouse, Denny Bickel and Bryan Kolesa, Lt. Kerri Brooks and firefighter/paramedic Jose Rivera

Insanity of a workout fits Longboat Key firefighters Firefighter/paramedics have been shaping up in the past month with help from a set of workout DVDs. Any firefighter must be fit for duty.

But Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics are taking that requirement to a whole new level.

According to Deputy Chief Sandi Drake, who manages Shift A, firefighter/paramedics could often be seen doing drills, such as dragging a large tire, behind the firehouses.

Recently, however, she ordered a set of DVDs featuring the high-intensity “Insanity” workout. About a month ago, she brought it in for her shift, and they began doing the workouts together.

“It’s a team-building thing,” Drake said. “You need to be physically fit to do our jobs.”

Since then, Drake said that many firefighters have noticed a difference in their physical fitness, which helps

when they’re out on calls.

Two weeks ago, for example, Shift A responded to the house fire on Gulfside Drive. Firefighters had to pull down ceilings and pull out hose lines within about three minutes, meaning that the high-energy cardio exercises came in handy.

According to Drake, each shift does different workouts, which helps them not only when they’re out on calls, but also to save on insurance costs.

And firefighters aren’t the only town employees who are shaping up: At least 15 town employees have participated in walks over the Ringling Bridge and the Longboat Pass Bridge as part of a new employee wellness program that started last year.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Photos offer historic snapshot of Longboat Key A set of photos, recently donated to the Longboat Key Historical Society, is now on display at First Bank in the Centre Shops.

The Longboat Key Historical Society closed its museum last fall, but that doesn’t mean the group is history.

When Northern Trust closed its Longboat Key branch in December, it donated a set of photos to the Historical Society featuring the island’s early days, some of which are now on display at First Bank in the Centre Shops.

The Historical Society also currently has paintings on display at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, and will have items on display at other locations in the future.

Upcoming Longboat Key Historical Society’s lectures are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, and Thursday, March 6, at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

 Edgar Green was the helper of Adolphus “Dad” Holbrook, who started a shark business in 1932, on the north end of the Key. He would catch the sharks on baited hooks set in the Gulf just offshore, boil them for their oil and then sell the fins, hide and oil, according to Ralph Hunter’s book.

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 Artie Ferguson Sr. shows off a 230-pound grouper he caught in 1940, off Whitney Beach. The Fergusons were among the pioneers who began spending winters on the Key because of their friendship with fellow Illinois residents Gordon and Lora Whitney, who founded Whitney Beach.

 Karl Wallenda, known as “The Great Arturo,” walked over Longboat Pass in 1941, as part of the entertainment for a celebration of a toll bridge that would be built from Longboat Key to Anna Maria Island.

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Improv Experience — runs from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Beth Duda, director of education at Florida Studio Theatre, will collaborate with a group of actors from Florida Studio Theatre in this improvisational-comedy experience, which will include audience participation. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members $20. For more information, call 383-8811.

The 37th annual Longboat Key Garden Club Home and Garden Tour

Where: The tour includes five homes on mainland Longboat Key and one on Jewfish Key, for guests who pre-order tickets.

Tickets: Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive or by contacting Garden Club President Madelyn Spoll at 383-4818.

The Home and Garden Tour is a major source of the Garden Club’s funds supporting scholarships and grants to Florida college students in environmental fields.

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Monday, Feb. 25 Community Cancer Support Group — meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. The group welcomes cancer patients, longterm survivors and caregivers from Sarasota, Bradenton and Longboat Key. For information, call 383-8192.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Community Support Group — meets

Brian Williams with Jonathan Tisch — will be shown at 8 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road.

The program will be broadcast on an 8-foot-by-15-foot screen in the temple sanctuary. Sound is enhanced with hearing-loop technology. Doors open 30 minutes before the simulcast.

Seating is on a first-come basis. Cost is $5 for non-members and free for members. For information, call 2247339.

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 2

South of the Border — takes place from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of the Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. The Thomas Carabasi Samba Jazz Quintet will perform.

Cocktails and a light buffet will be served. Tickets are $75. For information, call 383-2345.

Katie and Jeremy Silverman in concert — starts at 4 p.m. at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The musical couple will perform amorous tunes in a range of genres, including pop and Broadway.

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Tickets are $35. Call the church office at 383-8161 for reservations.

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Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.

Saturday, March 9 Aging in Paradise Health Fair — runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The fair will feature educational booths and screening stations. For information, call 224-8766.

Tuesday, March 19 6th Annual Operation Kindness Tennis Round Robin Fundraiser — starts at 2:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Club Tennis Gardens. A cocktail party, raffle and live and silent auctions will follow in the Harbourside Dining Room. All proceeds go to The Wounded in Action Family Foundation, which helps wounded soldiers transition from a military hospital environment back into civilian life. For more information, contact Joanne Forch at 703517-1068.

Thursday, Feb. 28 A Rabbinic Forum on Post-Election Israel — will start at 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. In conjunction with Rabbi Michael B. Eisenstat’s Miniversity of Judaism, four local rabbis will share their perspectives and take questions regarding Israel’s future in the wake of January’s Israeli election results. For information, call 383-3428.

Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Rummage Sale — runs from noon to 4 p.m. Friday for early birds and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Stella Maris Hall, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Early bird sale cost is $5. Regular sale is free. For information, call 383-1255.

from 10:30 a.m. until noon at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. The group is for those seeking a safe place to reflect upon transitions in life. For more information, call 383-8161.

Wednesday, Feb. 27 A Fashion Show and Card Party — starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd.

The Episcopal Church Women of All Angels by the Sea hosts the annual charity luncheon, which benefits

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Wednesday, March 20 St. Mary Women’s Guild Fashion Show — starts at noon at the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s Harbourside Dining Room, 3100 Harbourside Drive. Women will model fashions by Patchington on the Circle. Tickets are $40. Call 383-1255 for details.

Another Season, the 2013 Lord’s Warehouse Fashion Show and Luncheon — starts at noon at the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf

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Cris Meyers and Lynn Walters co-chaired the event that benefits Go for the Cure, an organization that donates to Breast Health Sarasota, a cancer treatment center.

Las Vegas Casino Night coincided with the one-year anniversary of a phone call Meyers received from her sister, Mary, announcing that she had stage 4 cancer. But, “because of her doctors, prayers and incredible fighting spirit, now she is cancer free,” Meyers said, adding that she hopes, “everyone, not just cancer patients, can relate to Mary’s life and walk away inspired by her story.”

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

FROM THE ARCHIVES

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

The term ‘Young Longboaters’ is not an oxymoron for some Longboat Key, a retirement community? Don’t tell that to all those young island residents.

Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, a group called “Young Longboaters” formed. Yes, read that right.

LONGBOAT you And here’s what’s even LORE more shocking: The group of island residents, who were primarily between the ages of 20 and 45, held a commission candidate night Feb. 27, 1985, and drew nearly 100 people.

The island still has residents in that age range. There were 262 Longboaters ages 20 to 44 as of April 1, 2010, according to the U.S. Census.

+ Owl took an unexpected dip

Imagine stepping into a Port-O-Potty and finding a pair of eyes staring at you.

That’s what happened to a construction worker at a Country Club Shores home, according to the Feb. 24, 2000, issue of the Longboat Observer. The beady eyes belonged to an adult screech owl that happened to fall through the vent pipe into the Port-OLet.

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Jim Durante, Bruce St. Denis and Hal Lenobel got in the swing of things in February 1999.

+ Commissioners, town manager, children at heart

Speaking of young Longboaters, the Feb. 25, 1999, issue of the Longboat Observer showed Jim Durante, Mayor Hal Lenobel and Town Manager Bruce St. Denis each embracing his inner child.

After the official opening of the wetlands restoration at the Joan M. Durante Park, the three men decided to check out the children’s playground.

They showed they were true children at heart, with St. Denis pushing Durante and Lenobel on the swings.

died Jan. 30.

A celebration of life was held at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

OBITUARIES Ed Burns

Rebecca ‘Becky’ Joy Northington

Ed Burns, 92, of Wichita, Kan., Colorado Springs, Colo., and Longboat Key, died Feb. 8.

Born in Tampa, Mr. Burns moved to Birmingham, Ala., at age 15, after his mother’s death. There he graduated from Ensley High School as class president in 1939. After his graduation, he moved to Wichita to work in the sheet metal shop at Beech Aircraft Co., a fledgling company his uncle founded. In 1943, he entered the U.S. Navy and served his country during World War II. Upon returning to civilian life, Mr. Burns enrolled at the University of Kansas.

He returned to Beech Aircraft, where he quickly rose through the ranks, ultimately becoming president of the company. He retired in 1982, spending his time at residences in Kansas, Colorado and Florida.

Mr. Burns was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time with friends.

Mr. Burns was preceded in death by his wife, Betty.

He is survived by his sons, Robert and Walter; cousins, Mary Lynn and Bill Oliver; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service was held Thursday, Feb. 14, at St. James Episcopal Church, in Wichita, Kansas. Memorial donations may be made to the University of Kansas Endowment at P.O. Box 928, Lawrence, Kan., 66044, or to St. James Episcopal Church, 3750 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, Kan., 67208.

Becky Joy Northington, 71, of Germantown, Tenn., and Longboat Key, died Feb. 8.

Mrs. Northington is survived by her husband, Harry; sons, Jeffrey and Gregory; and four grandchildren.

A service was held Feb. 11, in Memphis, Tenn.

Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228.

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Marilyn Fields Slocum, 57, died Feb. 1.

Mrs. Slocum graduated from Venice High School and the Ringling College of Art and Design. She headed the in-design department at the Longboat Key Club and Resort for 16 years before opening a fineart printmaking studio in 2003, in Venice.

Mrs. Slocum is survived by her husband of 32 years, Bill; mother, Jean; sister, Marcia; daughter, Molly; and two grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made in her name to the Ringling College of Art and Design, 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Fla., 34234.

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Love HONOR he Longboat Key Kiwanians held their annual dinner dance Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Longboat Key Club & Resort’s Harbourside Dining Room.

The Kiwanis Club honored the late Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle as the 2012 Citizen of the Year and John Wild as 2012 Kiwanian of the Year.

A silent auction preceded the awards presentation; a live version followed near the end of the evening.

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Christ Church style show benefits Bradenton ministry Ladies from Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, strutted down a makeshift runway in their fellowship hall Monday, Feb. 11.

The fashion show, which featured sportswear by Patchington, raised money for Learn to Fish Ministries. The Bradentonbased non-profit recovery program provides disadvantaged women Karen Gardiner and Joyce Wartinbee with integrity training in topics such as co-dependency, grief and loss, parenting, anger management and finances.

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Priest shares vocational journey with the women of St. Mary The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Women’s Guild held its monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 12. The theme was vocation and the Rev. Steve Clemente, from Our Lady of the Angels in Lakewood Ranch, was the guest speaker. Clemente spoke to the members about his calling to the priesthood.

Trio Voilà includes Laura Jensen-Jennings on the viola, Thomas Koch on the guitar and Dr. Jane Hoffman on the flute.

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Parishioners at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church received a rare musical treat Sunday, Feb. 17, when Trio Voilà performed rondo and romance pieces.

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Russell the razorbill spreads his wings at new home After a month of rehabilitation at Save Our Seabirds, the razorbill has a new home at Sea World in San Antonio.

On Feb. 14, a razorbill named Russell took flight.

But, for this flight, he got to relax his wings, because he was on board an airplane en route to his new home at Sea World, in San Antonio.

Russell was one of hundreds of razorbills that made an unusual journey in December and January, when they began migrating to Florida. The penguin look-alikes are part of the alcid family and typically reside in cold North Atlantic waters, rarely straying south of Cape Hatteras, N.C.

Before the end of 2012, Florida had just 14 reports of razorbills.

Dr. Lou Newman, a retired veterinarian and avid wildlife photographer, wrote in an email in December that other species that are typical in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic have been turning up in the Southeast.

Alcids are sometimes driven by storms to unusual places, but, usually, large-scale invasions are driven by food shortages.

Many died after becoming emaciated and dehydrated, according to

Save Our Seabirds CEO David Pilston, but one male razorbill that volunteers rescued in early January near the City Island facility survived.

Staffers and volunteers rehydrated him and tube fed him.

They nicknamed him “Russell” because they liked the sound of Russell the razorbill.

They did their best to keep him cold and brought in blocks of ice for his pond. He fattened up and started eating fish again. Before long, SOS officials realized it was time to find him a more permanent home and placed him at Sea World in San Antonio.

Last week Russell went to Busch Gardens in Tampa before catching his

flight to San Antonio.

Russell still has a broken wing, which could cause problems for him if he were released into the wild because razorbills dive for their food.

It still isn’t clear whether Russell may someday be released into the wild.

According to Pilston, SOS staff already misses Russell. He’s a true survivor, he said.

“You can only keep a bird like that in captivity for so long,” Pilston said. “We’re very optimistic about his future.”

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

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by Katie Hendrick | Community Editor

Friends mingle at Valentine’s Day-themed dessert swap Mimi Sweet and Joan Dempsey hosted 15 friends Thursday, Feb. 14, at The Sanctuary’s card room for a Valentine’s dessert swap.

The women enjoyed sugar, spice and

Michael Hurney, Karin Jones, Alice Sample and Bruce Myers

everything nice, catching up while they sipped mimosas and sampled brownies, grasshoppers, lemon bars, cupcakes and about 10 different types of sweets.

Photos by Katie Hendrick

Bird Key Yacht Club heats up with Valentine’s Day ball Bird Key Yacht Club members celebrated Valentine’s Day with a ball Thursday, Feb. 14. Couples enjoyed cocktails, a surf and turf dinner and keyboard music by Wayne DeLair.

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Talented duo performs concert at Casa del Mar New York-based musicians Alice IvyPemberton and Amanda Lubin, both 15, performed classical pieces during an intimate concert Sunday, Feb. 17, in the Casa del Mar home of Mark Meador and Donna Callahan.

Ivy-Pemberton, a violinist, has performed in such storied venues as Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Symphony Space and Bargemusic. A member of the Perlman Music Program, she studies at its Summer Music School in Shelter Island Heights, N.Y., with a winter residency in Sarasota.

Lubin, a pianist, attends LaGuardia Arts High School in New York City, formerly the High School for Performing Arts. For the past four years, she has studied with the renowned Igal Kesselman. She has performed as both a soloist and chamber musician at Weill Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Symphony Space, Le Poisson Rouge and The River to River Festival. Sunday’s concert marked her eighth year performing for the residents of Casa del Mar. The duo played “Sicilienne” by Maria Theresia von Paradis; Barcarolle Opus 60

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No. 3 by Eugène Ysaÿe. Independently, they performed Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata, Opus 81a No. 26 and Violin Sonata, Opus 24 No. 5. During an intermission, guests enjoyed wine and cheese.

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real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Feb. 1 through Feb. 7, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

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This home at 1155 Center Place on Lido Key has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,978 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.43 million.

Three-bedroom Lido Key home sells for $1.43 million The following residential real-estate transactions took place between Feb. 4 and Feb. 8.

A home on Lido Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Michael and Andrika Brown, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1155 Center Place to Pavilion Works LLC for $1.43 million. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,978 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $335,000 in 1998.

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L. Howard Payne, trustee, Paul Dean, William Dean, John Dean, Timothy Dean and Noreen Haggerty, of Pittsburgh, sold the Unit 208 condominium at 5481 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Semen and Irina Kharif, of Portland, Ore., for $600,000. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,516 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $418,000 in 1999.

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in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,224 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $649,000 in 2005.

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Stanley and Francine Adelman, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 4-F condominium at 1701 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Wendy Osmar, trustee, of Ontario, Canada, for $429,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,615 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $244,000 in 1992.

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Address

Permit Applicant Amount

3540 Mistletoe Lane

Pool

Paul Giusti

$44,078

597 Cutter Lane

Kitchen

KDL Investments LLC

$30,000

3441 Bayou Sound

New roof

Thomas Cornell

$22,210

3521 Bayou Pointe

Lift reconstruction

Ann Allen, trustee

$13,000

595 Dream Island Road

Dock

Rick Start

$11,292

536 Cutter Lane

Dock

Robert Harris

5481 GMD

Shutters

David Clippinger

7135 GMD

Door replacement

Carol Juengling

$5,850

3740 GMD

Siding

Twin Shores

$5,100

4320 Falmouth Drive

Window replacement

Joyce Bowers

$4,623

595 Bay Isles Road

Interior wall

Med Plaza Ltd.

$4,200

3320 GMD

Demolition

Longboat Arms Association $3,877

1975 GMD

Window replacement

Nancy Thodbald

3594 Fair Oaks Lane

Pool resurfacing

Ronald Woodfine

$2,395

725 Penfield St.

Pergola

Mark Stratton

$2,300

1560 Harbor Sound Drive Pool resurfacing

Jeffrey Hotchkiss

$2,099

500 Schooner Lane

Lift, pilings, deck, pool safety barrier

Kelly Sullivan

$2,000

3710 GMD

Windows, door and siding

John Monahan

$1,727

Arthur Zeikel

$1,235

2053 Harbour Links Drive Garage door

$8,369 $6,187.84

$3,400

Warren Hansen, trustee, of Arlington Heights, Ill., sold the Unit 304 condominium at 4215 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Patrick and Patricia Hollis, of Hudson, Ohio, for $390,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,516 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $132,000 in 1988.

Paul and Colleen Madden, trustees, sold the Unit 503 condominium at 2173 Harbourside Drive to Zane and Beverly Kaminsky, of Rockport, Maine, for $445,000. Built

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3030 Grand Bay Blvd # 333 #A3957486 $1,349,000 Sandi Layfield

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1975 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 109 #A3971701 $545,000 Dede Curran

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101 Ben Franklin Dr # 75 #A3971662 $525,000 Douglas Parks

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3816 Spyglass Hill Rd #A3973416 $499,000 Sherri Mills

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450 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # B101 #A3970985 $459,000 Diana Kryszak

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+ Cheryl Loeffler closes $3,425,000 AMI sale

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty sales associate Cheryl Loeffler closed the $3,425,000 sale of an Anna Maria Island estate.

The sale price was the highest amount paid for a home on the island since 2008, according to a Premier Sotheby’s statement.

Loeffler represented the seller; Jason Sato, of Sato Real Estate represented the buyer.

The seller was Linda Hohenfeld, of New York City, according to property records, and the buyers were Siyamak and Julie Pakbaz, of Holmes Beach.

The 6,500-square-foot home at 102 Mangrove Ave., Bradenton Beach, was built in 2008 and has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a private, walled-in pool with a separate spa and bar area.

The property also features a separate guest house that was originally built in the 1940s and was recently restored.

+ Colliers join MS&Co. Longboat Key South office Wade and Vicki Collier recently joined Michael Saunders & Co.’s Longboat Key South office.

Wade Collier earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics with an emphasis

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He spent seven years as a trust officer/asset manager for Chase Bank, for which he oversaw a variety of properties. He held a broker’s license for 10 years in Texas before becoming licensed in Florida.

Vicki Collier has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Southern Arkansas University and spent 18 years teaching deaf children. She developed her realestate career while assisting her husband in his endeavors in Texas and Florida.

The Colliers are Longboat Key residents.

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive | Longboat Key 941.961.8850 | 941.228.1985 A knowledgeable family team comprised of mother and son, Gail Wittig and Ian Addy provide their clients with decades of experience in the Sarasota region’s luxury real estate market. The Wittig/ Addy team has garnered recognition as Michael Saunders & Company’s top sales team on Longboat Key for 2010, 2011 and 2012. A longtime leader in the industry, Gail has been assisting home buyers and sellers since the late 1970s. Ian, with an MBA from the University of Florida, brings a robust financial management background to complement his abilities as a skilled negotiator.

Focusing on exceptional service, this team has distinguished themselves as among the very best in their profession.

+ Premier Sotheby’s releases top sales team for 2012 The Schemmel Property Group was the top-producing Premier Sotheby’s International Realty sales team in Sarasota and Manatee counties in 2012, with $26.3 million in closed sales.

The team consists of Joel Schemmel, Sharon Chiodi and Tracy Eisnaugle.

“We saw an amazing resurgence of the high-end luxury market that continued to build momentum throughout 2012,” said Schemmel, an attorney and certified public accountant, in a prepared statement. “We expect the Sarasota real-estate market, overall, and the luxury market, in particular, to continue to flourish in 2013.”

+ Wagner Realty announces top agents for January Wagner Realty announced its top agents for the month of January.

Listing honors went to Teresia Bradford in the Longboat Key office and Mark Reemelin in the Anna Maria office.

Sales honors went to Van Vanartsdalen in the Longboat Key office and Carol Codella in the Anna Maria office.

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Hannerle Moore is recognized as one of the most successful luxury Realtors on Longboat Key and as a Longboat Key native she has a distinct advantage.

She has remained determinedly focused on Longboat Key and that passion and knowledge is part of what sets her apart.

Hannerle always has one clear and final goal — to obtain the best possible sale price for your home.

In real estate that is the only number that really counts. And the results are in with her recent sale at Positano for $3,565,000 the highest resale price for a condominium on Longboat Key since 2007 and Hannerle still holds the record high condominium sale on Longboat Key for her sale of a L’ Ambiance condominium for $5,950,000.

Hannerle has all the usual top awards however, Hannerle does not measure her success by how many homes she sells in a year; rather she measures her success sale-by-sale in knowing she earned the top dollar for your home.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

by Mark Gordon | Business Observer

FORWARD THINKING The stark recession choice Thurston Lamberson faced in 2010 was simple, even common, yet brutally difficult to execute: To layoff a bulk of the staff, 75 people, or maintain the payroll with 40% less work. Lamberson, founder and president of Palmetto-based TLC Diversified, a niche general contractor for the water/ wastewater industry, chose to not lay off en masse. About 20 positions were cut in 2010 and 2011, mostly laborers, but he stuck with the core group of employees. In the process, Lamberson ran TLC at a sizable loss for nearly two years — a particularly painful experience for someone who calls himself a simple Iowa farm boy.

The pain, however, recently gave way to gain: Revenues at TLC Diversified are up 110%, from $11.5 million in 2011 to $24.2 million in 2012. That’s even 39% better than 2009, when the firm had $17.4 million in sales.

The payroll is back up, too. TLC now has 89 employees. Says Lamberson: “We’re glad we have our company still going at full strength.”

Lamberson, 62, has now turned his anxiety to 2013, which he so far doubts will replicate 2012 in sales growth.

Nonetheless, the sales rebound at TLC Diversified isn’t an isolated experience. Indeed, several Gulf Coast construction firms have had big revenue boosts. Examples include:

A gutsy move to maintain payroll in the core of the downturn has finally begun to show dividends for one entrepreneur.

Practical restraint

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Joanne Lamberson, Thurston Lamberson, Dalas Lamberson and Tiffany Monaco are the family behind TLC Diversified Inc. • McIntyre Elwell & Strammer General Contractors: Revenues at the Sarasota-based firm increased 33.7% in 2012, from $34.4 million to $46 million; • DeAngelis Diamond Construction: The Naples-based commercial construction firm saw revenues rise 15.2% in 2012, from $88.5 million in 2011 to $102 million last year; • Power Design: Sales at the St. Petersburg-based firm, one of the largest full-service electrical contractors in the U.S., rose 28.2% last year, from $110 million in 2011 to $141 million in

2012. The company is up 53.3% since 2010, when it had $91.96 million in sales.

Lauren Permuy, a business development executive with Power Design, a family-owned firm that does work in 17 states, also says 2013 should be a big growth year.

Those firms and others are also hiring again. Sarasota-based Core Construction, for instance, hired nine people over the past three months, for projects that stretch from Georgia to Miami.

Now with 37 employees, Core expects to hire another nine people by mid-March.

Meanwhile, there are several reasons behind the revival at TLC Diversified, from both external and internal forces.

One that stands out is the restraint Lamberson and his wife, Joanne, who runs the financial side of TLC, exercised to not overspend during the boom. The company, further, used boomtime profits to pay down debt on property, equipment and trucks.

The company also expanded outside the Gulf Coast, where it picked up jobs in central Florida and Iowa. One project, its largest in 2012, was an $11.3 million contract to work on improvements at a water reclamation treatment facility in Orlando.

Manatee County officials, moreover, enhanced their local contractor rules, which led to a few more local jobs. TLC even took on some rare private-sector work, in partnerships with other companies.

Counterintuitively, Lamberson also doubled the estimators on staff, from two to four.

“The key to success in this business is number of bids,” he says. “If you put out enough bids you are bound to get something.”

The confident move to mostly keep the staff intact was another integral factor. Although, Lamberson thought a lot about how he was responsible for many employees and their families, his decision was only partly altruistic.

It was also practical. “If we had

cut some of those guys to be more profitable,” Lamberson says, “we wouldn’t be able to do this much work now.”

Low debt

The Lambersons not only kept up the payroll, but they recently made at least a $200,000 investment in technology to help transform the way TLC works.

Those changes include updated estimating and scheduling software and new hardware, such as iPads for project managers in the field to track projects.

Dalas Lamberson, vice president of production at TLC Diversified and the Lambersons’ son, says the software allows the company to move fast when labor, material or equipment issues arise.

That vision is far from the early days of the company.

In fact, when Thurston Lamberson first started out on his own, in 1985 in Pompano Beach, it was a true barebones startup.

He and a business partner got things going with a $20,000 loan.

Lamberson started small, yet business still came in slow. Some weeks in those early years he made payroll off his credit cards.

For a while he ran the business out of what was Joanne Lamberson’s garage.

But, just like he did a few years ago, Lamberson ran an operation with little debt and little overhead. That allowed the company to survive, and by the mid-1990s it booked about $8 million a year

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“It wasn’t my intention to become a mega company,” says Lamberson. “I always wanted something I could manage.”

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That something is now a statewide leader in construction and renovation for the water and wastewater industry.

Recent projects include a $5.6 million screening and gritremoval contract with the city of Clearwater; upgrades to a water and wastewater treatment facility in Martin County, a $6.1 million contract; and a $3.8 million reclaimed water facility job in Palm Beach County.

Lamberson says the certainty of doing work for municipalities and governments was a recession blessing. Plus, he adds that one of the best things about being in such a technical niche of construction is the high barrier to entry.

Yet that edge, temporarily, turned into a disadvantage in the recession.

That’s because companies with little experience in the field bid on jobs. Sometimes 30 companies would bid on one project, Lamberson says, when there would normally have been no more than 10.

Those low-bidders — some, says Lamberson, were cashstrapped homebuilders — won jobs because several clients sought to save money in the downturn.

Another challenge, more long-term, is the company is currently working out its succession plan. In addition to Dalas Lamberson, there’s Tiffany Monaco, the Lambersons’ daughter. Monaco, who first worked for TLC in West Palm Beach, when she was a teenage receptionist, has worked her way up in the accounting department.

Both Dalas Lamberson and Monaco are being groomed for leadership positions. The key to that process, says Thurston Lamberson, is one person does field work, while the other does inside financial work. The elder Lamberson says he’s not ready to retire, though he and his wife have already begun to spend four months of the year in Iowa.

“When you are 40 or 45 years old, it’s just a challenge,” says Lamberson. “But when you are in your 60s, do you really want to roll up your shirt sleeves and do it again?”

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Dia Wilson & Mary Moore $213,900 M5835118

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• Leading Specialists at Longboat Key Club & Resort • 61+ Years of Combined Real Estate Sales Experience

CONRAD BEACH Incredible opportunity to own 2 adjoining lots west of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Conrad Beach boasts timeless architecture, com. pool & clubhouse.

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• Team Sales Exceed $195 Million Since 2005 • 2010, 2011& 2012 Top Sales Team Michael Saunders & Company, Longboat Key

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SPACIOUS AND DESIRABLE 2BR/2BA CONDO SPACIOUS AND DESIRABLE 2BR/2BA CONDO with great view of Sarasota Bay! TKF, tile floors, central vac. & upgraded kitchen. 2 pools, tennis, boat docks only $30 per mo. Beach access. 2 pets OK. Dorothy Cook $269,000 #A3969335

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St. Armands businesses let les bons temps rouler Locals and tourists decked out in feathered masks and beads flocked to St. Armands Circle for Mardi Gras Tuesday, Feb. 12. Festivities included a marching parade, led by the Dixieland Band; live entertainment with face painters, tarot card readers, jugglers, musicians and Sailor Circus performers; and plenty of Cajun food, such as jambalaya, bananas Foster, muffuletta sandwiches, king cakes and crawfish.

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Catch some of the Fat Tuesday fun online at yourobserver.com.

• Watch as Ken Yaddow tries a crawfish for the first time.

• Brian White, a new crawfish connoisseur, shows how to eat them properly.

• Performers from the Sailor Circus demonstrate “circle and star” moves on the unicycle.

Mary Ellen Chanin and Sherry Fachet Above: Marley the pug dressed up for the occasion.

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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.

(No phone calls please.)

(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 ANNA LEE Doll Collection: Exceptional, $175 or best offer. Call 941-383-1210.

DENISE AUSTIN Complete Ten Home Flex Trainer $45. Voit TR3 exercise bike, $35. 941-387-0776.

RECLINER OFF White, $50/obo. Dresser, $35.

Nightstand, $25. (Light colored real wood) 941-350-6391.

Autos For Sale

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Condos/Apts. For Rent

Real Estate Wanted

DESIGNER PARADISE MAGNIFICENT ONE OF A KIND ESTATE SALE

BEACH-TO-BAY CONDO at Bayport. Newly decorated 2 bed/2 bath. First floor, end unit.

Free local phone, cable, wi-fi. Monthly rentals beginning mid-May 2013. Contact after 6:00 pm: 317-896-2334.

WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS

• Friday, 2/22, 9a.m.-5p.m.

Numbers out at 8a.m.

• Saturday, 2/23, 9a.m.-5p.m.

Sale Relocated Due To Deed Restrictions 1534 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, 34236 Estate Sale Jewelry including: Diamonds, Gold, Platinum & Sterling.

3 Sets of bedroom furniture (1 Lexington set).

Several pieces of originally signed listed artist pieces. Bronze statues. Complete dining room set. Chandeliers, wall sconces, signed Native American pottery, Oriental silk rugs.

Beautiful hand painted room divider.

Glassware, Baccarat Crystal, beautiful set of patio furniture. Complete outdoor kitchen.

Area lamps, end tables, clocks.

8 Fur coats, designer handbags.

Kitchen items, exercise equipment & household items.

Bric-a-brac.

Please contact Ken 941-356-3318 for any additional information.

Estate sale conducted by Antiques & Chatchkes Pictures & more information visit: estatesales.net Look under "Designer Paradise"

L’AMBIANCE, LONGBOAT KEY. Beach front 2BR/3BA condo on high floor with wrap-around deck, 270 degree views over the Gulf, Sarasota Bay and LBK Club. Sunrises, sunsets with light all day through floor to ceiling windows in all rooms.

View at: www.thephotos.smugmug.com Call John at 203-984-8477 E-mail: garment@optonline.net LONGBOAT BAYPORT BTC- 2BR 2BA Gulf front views- wifi-Monthly rentals 813-541-8876.

PALMER RANCH condo: 1BR/1BA, $940/mo.

Gated, W/D, new carpet/ paint, pool, parking, gym, tennis. 941-302-0621.

SIESTA KEY 2BR/2BA across from Siesta Key Beach. View of Beach/Gulf, Cable and Internet included. Updated. Available April 1st, (1 month min.) 618-534-1791 for details and pictures.

Non-smoking, No pets.

For Qualified Waiting Clients Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356 email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals BAYPORT, LONGBOAT KEY. Beautifully furnished 2BR/2BA, direct Gulf view, lanai, sundeck, tennis, pool, fitness center, premium cable TV, hi-speed wireless internet & more. Available Dec. '13-Jan. '14. bayportapt@gmail.com BEACHPLACE

Condos For Sale

3BR, UPDATED, TASTEFULLY DECORATED. GULF & BAY VIEWS. CALL CYNTHIA 407-492-5749

LONGBOAT KEY BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS WEST OVERLOOKING THE GULF

CASA DEL MAR BEACH RESORT

2BR/2BA, 1450/SQ.FT. - $675,000 CALL 941-387-9747 OR 262-957-6789

2005 BMW 325ic 2-Door Convertible, cream puff, 17142 miles. Steel Blue, beige leather interior, garaged LBK, $16,500. FAX: 941-383-8865.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale 45/FT. SLIP. LONG OR SHORT TERM. BEAT SEASONAL RATE BY 50%. The Moorings at Longboat Key. Private setting, spotless and secure.

Amenities available. Great parking, only steps to your boat. 941-713-8443, Owner.

BOAT SLIP FOR RENT. High, dry, indoor marina.

Excellent S. Longboat boating location.

Call 941-371-1866.

BOATHOUSE ON LBK. Unit 1224, 31', 2nd level. For Sale/Rent. If interested, call Melissa, 941-383-0308.

LBK MOORINGS: Slip N10 for discount rent, 48’ slip. Hurry, won’t last! Call 630-721-0000.

Boats Boats are selling very well. Season is busy, busy, busy. I have buyers looking for boats now.

We need boats, lots of boats. Big or small, we sell them all. We also buy boats! Keeping the process simple, without the dealer hassles. “Business On A Handshake”. Call Dave, (owner) 941-228-3489.

Please visit: www.Islandboatsales.net ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232

Furnishings STRESSLESS MAYFAIR Chair, brand new in box, $1900/obo. 941-792-0220.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ANNUAL FLEA MARKET Saturday, February 23rd, 8a.m.-1p.m., Palma Sola Harbour Condos, 9400 Cortez Rd. West. Appliances LARGE & small, furniture, clothing, sporting equip., jewelry, bikes, plants, shells & an Organ, electric bed, dining table & chair set, nearly new frontload laundry pair.

Lunch available. Info: 792-3475. LARGEST EVER

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ESTATE SALE FRIDAY, FEB 22 10a.m.-3p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23 9a.m.-12noon YARNALL WAREHOUSE 1590 EAST AVE. N. SARASOTA Between 17th St. & 12th St. just east of US 301. Good parking available.

Better descriptions & PICTURES will be posted after unpacking on WEDNESDAY in local papers & on line.

Leather sectional sofa, chair & ottoman, dining set, Mason & Hamlin Grand piano, 2 king & 1 queen beds, chests, dressers, night stands, 3 large TVs, refrigerator, leather top desk, glass top tables, 45 unpacked cartons (contents described after Wednesday), mirror cartons for mirrors or paintings, exercise bike, microwave, bar stools, linens & kitchenware.

WWW.ESTATESALES.NET & WWW.APPRAISALS4U.BIZ. Sales by Julie McClure FLEA MARKET. Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 10a.m.-5p.m. & Wednesday, Feb. 27, 10a.m.-4p.m. For info: 954-4165.

LBK: SPANISH MAIN YACHT CLUB. Villa, on lake, 2BR/2BA, sunroom. Walk to beach. By Owner. Linda Adrian, 941-383-6650.

Business Opportunities PICTURE FRAME SHOP on Longboat Key for sale. Established 15 year customer base. Only business of it’s type serving all 3 Island Communities. For more details, call 941-928-4845.

AUTO MECHANIC: with knowledge with foreign cars . In the Palm Coast area. 386-437-3366.

PART-TIME PUBLIC Safety Officer - Ringling College of Art and Design seeking qualified candidates for midnight to 8am weekend shift, plus a 3rd day, part-time.

For more information and to apply online go to https://ringling.simplehire.com EOE SALES OPPORTUNITY. Call upon local businesses. $80 Commission on each repeat sale. Ask for Bob, 941-761-8455.

Office Open 7 Days, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key 34228

WASHER/ DRYER IN EVERY UNIT BEAUTIFUL KITCHENS LARGE HEATED POOL GULFSIDE FREE Wireless High Speed Internet

“Where People Return Year After Year” “INTENTIONALLY BETTER” CONDO: 2BR/2BA, on bay with beautiful view, beach access. Available May 2013 through May 2014. Bob, 502-216-5255.

DIRECT GULF FRONT at Beachplace: 2BR/2BA, nicely furnished, wireless internet. Available April, Nov. & Dec. 2013 and for the 2014 Season.

Non-smoking. Call Diane or Mike 847-913-4562.

FALL RENTAL. THE CASTILLIAN. Beautiful 4th fl. Gulf front unit, 2BR/2BA. Available Sept.-Dec. monthly. Contact: rmarkey3@comcast.net ISLANDER CLUB: 11th floor, full bay view, Gulf front condo, 2BR/2BA, updated granite kitchen, heated 75/ft. pool, Har-Tru tennis, exercise room, clubhouse. Seasonal 2014 or Annual beginning April 2013. 516-458-8758.

CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

Help Wanted HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 87127

Homes For Sale CONRAD BEACH. Upscale Island home built in 2004. 1961sf 2BR + Loft. Quaint Gulfside neighborhood. Community pool & beach access, no busy roads to cross. $715,000. www.LuxuryHomes-Condos.com 941-544-0214, Owner/Agent.

Merchandise Wanted

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

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

“Take our video tour at” www.casadelmar.net

WINDWARD BAY Penthouse. FULL BAY VIEWS. 2BR/2BA, lanai under CAC, hardwood floors.

Updates include custom closets, appliances, CAC & electric. Sunset views from kitchen. Mid-island; beach access; community pools, tennis & clubhouse. $425,000. Lynn Parker, Broker Associate, RoseBay International, Inc. 941-321-2736.

THRIFT SHOP: THE LORD’S WAREHOUSE. Next to Longboat Island Chapel. Season Opening October 1, 2012: Mon., Wed., & Sat., 9a.m.-1p.m.

Clothes, jewelry, furniture, other items. 6140 Gulf of Mexico Drive. 941-383-4738.

Storage

Reservations: 941-383-5549 Visa/ MC Fax: 941-383-7925

LONGBOAT KEY Condo For Sale. Full bay views, glass enclosed lanai, TURNKEY, 2BR/2BA, clubhouse, tennis courts, 2 heated pools, exercise room, 2 marinas, 2 pets. 941-383-8183.

General Merchandise

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

RENTALS 4 NIGHT MIN. GULF FRONT/ GULF VIEW

LONGBOAT KEY Condo For Sale By Owner.

Turnkey apartment, 5th floor end unit. $550,000.

1455sq.ft. Under Air. Direct Gulf view, see the sunrise over Sarasota Bay through your bedroom window and panoramic sunsets over the Gulf from your balcony. A truly million dollar view at half the price. For appt. call Al, 941-383-1741.

This week’s Crossword answers LONGBOAT KEY: Waterfront: 2BR/2.5BA, City/Bay Views; elevator; hardwood floors; 2200sq.ft., 2 docks. You will be Surprised!!

Bank approved. $1,247,000. Brokers paid 4%.

941-650-9761.

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.

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One told the other, “Lunch is on me!”

2. One day, two cows who were good friends stood calmly in line for milking. One joked with the other— isn’t this deja moo?

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18B Classifieds Vacation/Seasonal Rentals Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

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WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms. Condominiums and Cottages.

Beach to Bay. On-site management. Pools, tennis, boat slips. Visit: www.FloridaRent.com for information and virtual tours. 800-333-7335, 941-383-3117.

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.

941-536-7447.

FLORIDA VACATION CONNECTION www.FLvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460 L’AMBIANCE, LONGBOAT KEY. Beach front 2BR/3BA condo on high floor with wrap-around deck, 270 degree views over the Gulf, Sarasota Bay and LBK Club. Sunrises, sunsets with light all day through floor to ceiling windows in all rooms.

3 month minimum.

View at: www.thephotos.smugmug.com Call 203-984-8477 E-mail: garment@optonline.net LBK C.C. SHORES. VACATION PARADISE HOME w/ dock, 3BR/2BA/2CC, recently renovated and furnished. Wireless high speed internet, cable, plasma TV, phone. huge heated pool, lanai/ electric shutters, W/D, walk to beach. No pets. Non smoking. Sleeps 5. For photos: homeawayrental.com, Property ID#257978. $4500/mo. Owner, 941-504-1492.

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Nokomis, Casey Key. $2,099,900 3/3 MLS#A3967238 Louis Wery 941-387-1816

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MLS#A3957930 Sarasota, Granada Park. $799,900 Karin Swanson, 941-383-6411 Exceptionally built 4BR/3BA West of the Trail; private, gated community.

MLS#A3972804 Sarasota, Broadway Promenade. $375,000 Kathy Scott, 941-388-3966 Dramatic 2/2 condo. Steps from Sarasota Bay Front & intercoastal waterway.

MLS#A3972042 Open Sun 1-4pm. 800 North Tamiami Trl 1506, Sarasota. $339,900 Martina Coppenrath, 941-387-1853 Elegant Alinari downtown; tons of high end upgrades; 2BR/2BA; 15th floor. MLS#A3962912

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MLS#A3972832 Sarasota, Ocean View. $589,500 Barbara Miller, 941-388-3966 Fenced 3/2+ home with Hurricane Resistant Doors. Water Views and Sunsets.

MLS#A3972009 Longboat Key, Sands Point. $459,000 Tom Fynes, 941-387-1875 2 bed, 2 bath; 1492sqft; South Longboat beachfront complex; on-site marina.

MLS#A3968299 Longboat Key. $448,000 Anna Rees, 941-387-1814 Wake up to happiness in this distinctive 2BR/2BA Bungalow. Ceiling fans. MLS#A3971583 Longboat Key, Price Reduced. $295,000 Michael/Mary Nell Moore, 941-321-8594/941-266-7740 Cedars East updated 2BR/2.5BA townhouse; fulltime residence/rental income. MLS#A3958914

Sarasota, Whitfield Ests. $885,000 3/3.5 MLS#A3973113 Dyrk Dahl 941-366-8070

Longboat Key, Sea Horse Beach Resort. $299,000 1/1 MLS#A3973202 Jackie Kleppinger 941-388-3966

Manatee Bradenton, Barrington Ridge. $240,000 Leah George, 941-387-1810 Move up now to this hospitable 4BR/3+BA home. Play area, garage. MLS#A3972225

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