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by David Conway | News Editor

Street project dampens business Some merchants are upset by the impact Main Street improvements have had on their businesses, but the Downtown Improvement District says the work will reap benefits.

Louise Parker, cheesemonger and owner of the Artisan Cheese Co., was fed up with the construction across the street from her business almost as soon as it began.

Starting July 7, street repairs on the north side of the 1300

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+ Twenty years Gulf Gate business Beads, F.O.B celebrated 20 years in business July 19, at the shop, 2232 Gulf Gate Drive. Long-time customers and friends joined the party, which included cake, appetizers and wine. Store Manager Karen Johnson made a scrapbook for owner Marty Montague reflecting upon 20 years in business.

Montague said she’d only made a few bracelets before opening the bead shop in 1993, although she has always crafting.

“I originally thought that I wanted a studio, but a lot of people wanted beads,” Montague said.

block of Main Street had caused a reduction in parking and made the area more difficult to navigate — which was only worsened by what she considered a lack of clear signage indicating stores were still open. Altogether, Parker says the construction caused

a 50% reduction in her business.

“I think they called it a ‘slight disruption,’” Parker said, mocking the Downtown Improvement District’s characterization of the Main Street improvement proj

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+ Spreading hope Hope Kids Community is looking for volunteers and supplies for its fifth annual Day of Hope, which takes place Saturday, at Booker High School. Day of Hope is a joint effort between Face Ministries, Grace Community Church, Eternal Bread of Life Outreach Ministries and Hope Kids Community to provide back-to-school services to local homeless and underprivileged children.

For more information contact Pam Hawn at 5444850.

+ Biggest catch The 83rd annual Tarpon Tournament presented Suncoast Charities for Children with a check in the amount of $10,001 July 20 during an awards ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency.

Tom Goshorn won first place in the tournament with his tarpon that had a girth measurement of 34 inches.

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POLICE FRUGALITY

by David Conway | News Editor

Big budget, questionable results for police City police receive almost $30 milllion in the proposed 2013-14 budget, but the department has fallen short compared to other municipalities.

As part of the city’s 2013-14 proposed budget presentation July 8, Sarasota Financial Administration Director John Lege went over a chart comparing

the Sarasota Police Department with 14 other Florida municipal police departments.

To focus on the police department was natural: Police spend-

ing represented more than half of all general fund expenditures in the budget, $29.45 million in total. The analysis, however, didn’t seem to justify the spending.

Among those 15 municipalities in fiscal year 2012-13, Sarasota was either average or below average in population, area and population density. The police department was sizable, with

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When the Downtown Improvement District — the group spearheading the Main Street improvements — attempted to expand the construction to include new brick crosswalks at Palm Avenue, Parker was prepared to make a stand.

She spoke at the July 15 City Commission meeting and asked the commissioners to reject the additional construction, which would shut down the intersection at Palm and Main for 18 work days, for the sake of her business.

That aspect of the Main Street improvement efforts was postponed to September, traditionally a slower month for business.

Still, the rest of the construction continues, and Parker isn’t the only downtown business owner upset about the construction.

Ron Soto is the owner of Soto’s Optical, also on the 1300 block of Main Street, and president of the Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association. He also opposed the construction, calling the entire process “backwards.”

From a storeowner’s perspective, Soto said, parking is paramount. He said the stillin-development State Street garage should have been in place before the streetscape improvements began. Soto says the installation of additional bulb-outs and the institution of parallel parking on the north side of a segment of Main Street will result in a shortage of parking spots.

“The residents, thinking it was going to create a walkable downtown, were all for it,” Soto said of the Main Street improvements.

“I get that, but as far as the merchants are concerned, you need to have a place to park the car before you can walk around.”

Ernie Ritz, chairman of the Downtown Improvement District, says there was ample public input in deciding which projects with which to go forward.

“We have to understand that it wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment idea we had,” Ritz said. “It took three years to get these plans and hundreds of people — merchants included — coming to meetings and workshops we had.”

the most police staff per 1,000 citizens and the second-most officers per 1,000 citizens.

And, yet, in 2012, the city had the second-highest crime rate — 62 crimes per 1,000 people, 17 above the average.

The 2013-14 budget includes a reduction in police staff; there will be 17 fewer sworn-officer positions. The department has also worked to reduce operating expenses; 88% of the police budget is now spent on salary and benefits. Still, the new rate of three officers for every 1,000 citizens would only lower Sarasota from second to third highest among the similarly sized municipalities.

Police Chief Bernadette DiPino has only been on the job since October, but she says an early focus of her work has been analyzing how to operate more efficiently. In addition to reducing positions, she’s been focused on community-oriented policing: working more closely with individual neighborhoods to better serve the area.

She’s also prioritized intelligenceled policing, which included bumping up a part-time criminal analyst to a full-time position in the department’s 2013-14 budget. DiPino believes the work an analyst does — including gathering data on past crimes with an eye toward identifying patterns — will allow the department to operate more efficiently despite carrying fewer officers.

“It’s about having an individual who will crunch numbers, but will also allow us to be predictive and proactive in our deployment,” she said. “I think we will be able to still do good police work in a higher-quality way, where we’re predicting where crimes will take place.”

She also said it might not be practical to measure Sarasota’s crime rates

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Construction between Gulfstream Avenue and Palm Avenue on Main Street has resulted in a reduction in parking spaces near businesses across the street.

The plans for Main Street improvements were developed at Semcon 2010, a city workshop to devise a vision for the future of downtown.

The people complaining now, Ritz said, are the vocal minority: people who never went to meetings while plans were being developed and are “totally uninformed.” He believes they’ll see the work pay off in the long term, and he pointed to the 2004 bricking of Lemon Avenue — where he owns a business — as a project that paid dividends.

“I don’t know what to tell you about people still complaining — we’re trying to improve downtown,” Ritz said. “When it’s done, we’re going to improve business.”

Not all businesses are upset by the improvements. Daniel Christian is the manager of A. Parker’s Books, 1488 Main St., where work crews are tearing up the ground directly in front of the store. Still, Christian said the bookstore hasn’t seen a decline in traffic since construction has begun.

“They picked a really good time of year to do it because it’s a slower period, so I don’t know that it’s affected business at all so far,” Christian said.

With the construction already under way, all Soto can do now is wish for the best from the repairs.

“What we pray and hope is that these guys made a good decision, and by doing the widening of the sidewalks that it’ll bring more people downtown,” Soto said.

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against other cities. Sarasota’s population belies the fact that it’s at the center of a larger county, DiPino said, and that it regularly draws in a sizable population of non-residents.

“I think with a city like Sarasota, it’s tough to compare apples to apples,” DiPino said. “We’re talking about a city center that has a huge population in a tight area, and you’ve got individuals who come work and vacation here, too.”

Ultimately, DiPino believes taxpayers will be content with the money the city is spending on police as long as the department is doing its job effectively.

“I think people live in communities because they feel it’s a clean and safe place,” she said. “You want to have a police presence, and a good police response and a good handling of investigations.”

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by David Conway | News Editor

Budget growth comes with a catch The school board’s 2013-14 budget shows signs of recovery following years of cuts and declining revenues, but board members say they have limited spending options.

The tentative Sarasota County School Board fiscal year 2013-14 budget includes increases in both revenues and expenditures, but board members said both of those figures came with strings attached via a legislative mandate.

Due to a higher proposed millage rate and an increase in county taxable values, the school board’s proposed tax levy would increase to about $348 million, 6.7% more than the 2012-13 proposed levy.

The budget includes a 2% millage rate increase, which rose to 7.970. A portion of the levy, set by the state legislature and required to collect about $70 million in state grants, represents the entirety of the variance over last year. The school board set the rest of the rate, which is slated to remain flat over last year.

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cession, rising 4.54% over last year. More than half of the increase — about $10.7 million — is tied to legislative mandates to increase teacher pay, an uptick in retirement benefits and an anticipated rise in health insurance costs, according to Al Weidner, the school district’s deputy chief financial officer.

“We got more money, but it came with a lot of strings,” board member Shirley Brown said. “What they gave us is the opportunity for our taxpayers to pay a little bit more.”

Despite the slight millage rate bump, the school board is still spending out of reserves to balance the budget.

Weidner said the board was able to reduce $3.8 million in general fund spending from last year. He added that, after seven years of general fund cuts and a reduction of 651 positions over that period, the board was running out of room to draw down spending.

“I don’t see anywhere else we can cut,” Weidner said. “I really don’t.”

The other major source of the operating budget increase is a $6.2 million rise in purchased services, which is due to an increase in students attending charter schools.

The proposed millage rate includes a 1.5 mill property tax that would generate

Tax Levy Millage Rate $325,508,808 7.82 $348,059,388 7.97 roughly $63 million specifically for capital expenditures.

The board’s list of projects for 2013-14 includes construction and remodeling at 15 schools, building purchases for charter schools and the purchase of 45 school buses.

The board approved the advertisement of the proposed budget at Tuesday’s meeting. A public hearing on the budget and millage rate will be held at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, and final adoption of the budget is scheduled for a public hearing Sept. 10.

More information about the 2013-2014 tentative budget can be found at the Sarasota County Schools website.

by Nick Friedman | Community Editor

Lasting Legacy

After more than two decades with the organization, Reid is preparing for retirement.

In 1967, when the Jacksonville, Ala., Boys Club hired J. Mack Reid to teach arts and crafts after his morning college classes, he had no idea the experience would change the course of his life. Reid was studying at Jacksonville State University to be a tax accountant, when a friend suggested he apply for a job at the local Boys Club. Having grown up in the organization himself, he decided to apply.

Although he admits he was hoping for something along the lines of coaching basketball, he took the job. After just two weeks of working with the children in an old drugstore-turned-club facility, Reid knew he’d found his calling. He promptly changed his major from accounting to business administration and decided he wanted to work for the organization full-time.

Today, after more than 20 years with the Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota County, Reid is preparing for retirement. He served as president and CEO of the local club from 1989 to 2011, when he stepped down and began working from home in a new fundraising position. After two years in the new role, Reid will fully retire from the organization Aug 1.

Looking back, he says his early years with the club as a child gave him a greater appreciation for the work he would go on to do in Sarasota.

“It really ignited a passion in me,” Reid says about the club. “I didn’t realize the guidance I was getting at the time, but, looking back on it, I realized that’s what I wanted to do for kids.”

At the age of 10, Reid joined the club in his hometown of Gadsden, Ala., at the sugges-

J. Mack Reid stands with members of the Lee Wetherington Boys and Girls Club. tion of his mother. He says the experience afforded him many opportunities he would never have had, such as the chance to see his first Alabama football game.

“We all piled in this old bus with no windows on a freezing cold November morning,” he says. “The bus ended up breaking down, and we didn’t make it there until after half time. But, it’s experiences like those that I’ll never forget.”

Throughout his career, Reid has had an enormous impact on the Boys and Girls Club. In 1970, he helped establish the newly built facility in Sarasota. Reid left in 1975 to work as director at clubs in Alabama and Georgia. In 1987, he left the club in Albany, Ga., for two years to work as a bank executive, where he “felt like a fish out of water.”

In 1989, he returned to

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Positive influence Throughout his career, J. Mack Reid has made a lasting impression on many young Boys and Girls Club members. Nineteen-year-old Kevin Stalker has been attending the club for 10 years and has been a counselor for three.

He was named Youth of the Year in 2012 and says Reid has had a profound influence Sarasota to head up the local club, which was in financial trouble at the time. He was instrumental in tapping into his philanthropic contacts to get the club back on its feet.

“Sarasota is a great community, and it rallied around us,” says Reid. “That proved to me that the community feels we deserve a club like this.”

on his life.

“He’s my biggest role model,” Stalker says. “He started in the same place I did, and he became CEO. My brother and I never really had a father figure, and he’s been a mentor to my brother. He’s shown me right from wrong by example. I’m going to become CEO one day because of what he taught me.”

In retirement, Reid, 65, will serve as a consultant for Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the Midwest and Southeast.

“I’m going to miss the kids,” he says. “That’s the reason we all get into this. But, now I’ll have more time to come volunteer and mentor. I want to come back and coach softball.”

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James Ballard poses on his motorcycle in 1953 in Germany.

Sarasota man facilitated peace during Korean War James Ballard, stationed in Germany during the Korean War, worked as an Air Force intelligence specialist.

As the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War approaches Saturday, the Sarasota Observer commemorates the service of United States veterans who served their country, not only on the front lines, but also from afar.

During the war, Sarasota resident James Ballard served as an intelligence specialist with the Air Force Security Service, and he was stationed in Germany.

After completing the two required years of Air Force ROTC at the University of Kentucky, Ballard enlisted in an active-duty Navy Reserve unit, and, Nick Friedman following his disJames Ballard charge in 1951, he enlisted in the Air Force.

“I always wanted to be a pilot or navigator, because I was in engineering,” says Ballard. “But at the outbreak of the war, so many people were enlisting in the Air Force that there was a two-year waiting list for training, so I decided to go into intelligence.”

His job during the war was to write intelligence reports and provide pilots with the information they needed, along with other French and English servicemen stationed with him in Landsberg, Germany. Together, they were monitoring the Soviet Union’s provision of pilots and aircraft to the North Koreans.

Ballard says that, thankfully, there was no combat in the area, but that the border between East and West Germany was a hotbed that could have erupted if things had gone differently.

“It was a very delicate situation,” he says. “I’m glad we were able to keep the peace there.”

During his three years in Germany, Ballard says he earned a newfound respect for its people and culture, despite the lasting negative impression many Americans had of Germans following World War II. He says the experience was eye-opening for him, and he hopes the United States will continue to do its part to maintain peace.

“I’m proud that I had an opportunity to serve my country and do something for it,” says Ballard. “We have so much freedom, and this country provides us with so much. I think everybody should do a little something to give back. It’s like JFK said: ‘Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.’”

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+ Sarasota boards OK column donation for Five Points Park The Parks and Recreation Department and the Downtown Improvement District boards heard a report Tuesday on the possible donation and relocation of a Corinthian column from its current home near the Five Points roundabout.

City staff recommended the pillar be moved to Selby Five Points Park, located near an existing historic clock and historic marker. Both the Parks and DID boards voted unanimously to recommend accepting the column and placing it in Five Points Park.

The column, which marks the 100th anniversary of the landing of Scottish settlers in Sarasota, has a renewed historical significance at this time, according to city senior planner Clifford Smith.

“In May 1913, the governor signed the enabling act to create the city of Sarasota, to become effective as of Jan. 1, 1914,” Smith said at Tuesday’s DID meeting.

“We’re in a period, between May and January, marking the 100th anniversary of the city of Sarasota.”

The cost of relocating the column is estimated at $1,650. Final review of the donation is at the discretion of the city manager, who can handle the dona-

Beginning next week, as part of ongoing Main Street improvements, construction will move to the block between Palm Avenue and Mira Mar Court.

According to a July 22 project update, crews will begin work — including the removal of curbs, trees and sidewalk — on the new segment, because construction between Gulfstream Avenue and Palm Avenue has moved close to completion.

This week, crews are completing the installation of Silva Cells for tree growth and pouring curbs and putting in irrigation systems for landscaping areas between Gulfstream and Palm.

Demolition on the west side of the street, at Pine Place and Main Street, took place this week. Crews are preparing for further demolition on the north side of Main Street, just west of Goodrich Avenue.

+ Gang member arrested for New Dynasty beating The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested 20-year-old Juan De Dios Rodriguez Tuesday, on manslaughter charges less than a week after New Dynasty restaurant Manager Taian “Andrew” Tian died from severe head trauma. The arrest came after interviews were conducted with two men who accompanied Rodriguez during a dine-and-dash of their $35 bill.

Employees of New Dynasty Chinese Buffet, located on the 6100 block of S. Tamiami Trail, discovered 51-year-old Tain around 9:38 p.m. Sunday, July 14,

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+ Construction begins in Alta Vista neighborhood Portions of Alta Vista roads will be closed through Aug. 9, while the city of Sarasota works on crosswalks at three intersections, said Project Manager Tony Russo.

The intersection of School Avenue and Novus Street will be closed through July 27, while construction crews install new brick crosswalks.

There will be a detour directing southbound traffic on School Avenue to Shade Avenue and from there to Hatton Street and back to School Avenue.

The city will close the intersection of lying in the driveway of a nearby business.

Witnesses heard tires squeal after Tain followed three Hispanic men who hadn’t paid for their meals into the parking lot.

During a news conference this morning, Sheriff Tom Knight called the crime a “senseless tragedy” and said Rodriguez would be held responsible for his actions.

+ SKVA starts planning for annual Christmas parade It may only be July, but members of the

School Avenue and Wood Street (east) from July 29 through Aug. 3, while workers re-stripe crosswalks. There will be a detour directing southbound traffic on School Avenue to Shade Avenue and from there to Hatton Street back to School Avenue.

Wood Street (west) will be closed near School Avenue from Aug. 5 through Aug. 9. There will be a detour directing northbound traffic on Tamiami Trail at Wood Street to Ringling Boulevard to School Avenue and southbound on Tamiami Trail to Bahia Vista Street to School Avenue.

Siesta Key Village Association are already preparing for Christmas events.

Association members met Monday, July 15, for their first Light Up the Village meeting. Businesses on the Key collaborate to host the annual Christmas parade, which takes place Nov. 30.

During the first meeting, board members assigned attendees to various committees to take on tasks including marketing, light-up and entertainment, luminary, sign, gazebo, parade and parking lot responsibilities.

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“It’s a big project,” said Andrea Feldmar, Center for Building Hope’s program director. “We’re doing our due diligence (to see what we still need to do).

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“This job allows me to combine my passion for sports with my experience in marketing and events.

“I get to wake up every morning and do something I love,” she says. “It’s honestly the perfect job for me.”

Having previously worked for Visit Sarasota County in sports marketing until 2005, Rissler says the county had grown during her time away. With the renovation of Ed Smith Stadium, expansion of IMG, construction of Nathan Benderson Park, as well as other developments, Rissler says the timing was perfect for her to return.

“Eight years ago, Sarasota was just beginning to get into sports tourism,” says Rissler. “It’s incredible to see the impact our increased venues and resources are already having, and I want to see the industry continue to grow.”

In her first year on the job, Rissler has worked with staff to revise Visit Sarasota County’s grant process from an annual to a monthly one, and she’s had her hand in a number of projects aimed to bring national and international events to Sarasota.

She worked on the Pan-American Masters Championship swimming event and continues to help plan the 2014 IBCPC Dragon Boat festival and the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

“I think of myself as the facilitator,” she says. “My job is to get the right people sitting at the table to make events happen. I don’t put on the events, but I do everything possible to make sure they’re successful and have what they need. I’m the spoke in the middle of the wheel.”

Most recently, Rissler joined a delegation of representatives on a trip to Lucerne,

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She says the presentation was well received, and that in early August the FISA Council will make its venue recommendation, which the FISA Congress will approve Sept. 2.

Rissler says landing the bid would have an enormous impact on Sarasota — the event itself would have an estimated $25 million economic impact, and its television broadcast would help put Sarasota on the map as an international sports destination.

“I’ve always said that if we had the venues to compete, we would win more often than not,” says Rissler. “Who wouldn’t want to come here? And, now, we’re in that position; we have the world-class facilities.”

Rissler will present information on the value of sports tourism in our community during a free event Thursday, July 25, at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, 7051 Wireless Court. She’ll give details on the Sarasota County Sports Commission’s new housing bureau, which will work with area hotels and event holders to secure lodging and calculate room rates during the event.

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Observer Media Group notches 13 first place Florida Press awards Last year was another newsworthy year for the Observer Media Group newspapers.

During the Florida Press Association’s annual conference, held July 18, in Orlando, the industry organization recognized the Observer Media Group newspapers in multiple categories for its 2012 Better Weekly Newspaper Contest. This year’s contest included a total of 1,641 entries in 43 categories for three circulation divisions: 15,000 or more; 15,000 to 7,000; and 7,000 or fewer.

Overall, the Observer Media Group’s papers took home 50 awards.

Notching a top award was the Business Observer, which tied for first place in the sweepstakes cup. The sweepstakes award

is determined by an accumulation of points for most wins in a division. In total, the Business Observer notched 13 awards, including five first-place wins, five second-place wins and three third-place wins in Division C (circulation under 7,000).

The Business Observer’s first-place wins include: Overall Graphic Design (Nicole Thompson, Kat Hughes and Foster Barnes); Education Reporting (Jean Gruss); Best Obituary (Mark Gordon and Pam Eubanks); Business Reporting (Mark Gordon); Health, Medical and Science Reporting (Mark Gordon); and Tax Watch (Jean Gruss), an open-circulation award given for reporting on state and local taxes. For Gordon’s first-place win in Health,

Medical and Science Reporting for a story titled the “Beat Goes On,” judges said, “Well-researched, well-written, supporting graphics, strong photo, nice typography work to create a powerful package.”

In total, the Observer Media Group notched 13 first-place awards for all of its newspapers: the Sarasota Observer, the Longboat Observer, the East County Observer, the Pelican Press and the Business Observer.

In addition, the Observer Media Group received 21 second-place awards and 16 third-place awards.

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’Tis the season: for tax rates It’s that time of year.

All of our taxing authorities are in the midst of budgeting for next year. And for taxpayers, it’s easy to get a bad case of “MEGO” — “My Eyes Glaze Over” — when all of the news reports come out about proposed millage rates (aka property-tax rates).

Especially when you hear the same old songs — our government bodies reciting the annual “woe-is-us” refrain of not enough money to provide the services taxpayers are demanding.

Welcome to just about every household’s world.

In the fog of all of these numbers, it is indeed easy to lose perspective. For instance, the Sarasota City Commission last week adopted a maximum millage rate of 3.172 for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, an 8.5% increase. While that would be a big jump — certainly well above the nation’s inflation rate — when compared to the Sarasota County School District and Sarasota County, city property taxes comprise only 19% of your local taxes.

As the dollar bill and millage-rate table show, the biggest portion of your property taxes funds public schools.

And yet, school funding typically tends to get the least amount of public scrutiny.

In Sarasota County public schools, there’s a case to be made the district certainly is doing more with less. According to district figures, the amount of money spent per student has contracted 11% since the 2007-2008 school year. Consider:

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WHERE YOUR SCHOOL MONEY IS SLATED TO GO FOR 2013-14 Instruction $280,572,996 48% Facilities Acquisition/Const. $55,473,127 9% Transfers Out $49,701,354 8% Plant Operations $34,290,237 6% Debt Service $30,886,316 5% Pupil Personnel Services $23,806,058 4% Food Service $17,343,208 3% School Administration $16,852,471 3% Pupil Transportation Services $16,486,807 3% Community Services $14,154,519 2% Plant Maintenance $13,822,771 2% Central Services $13,154,449 2% Instructional Staff Training $4,100,889 1% Instructional Media Services $3,685,622 1% Instructional Technology $3,427,557 1% Curriculum Development $3,328,930 1% Admin. Technology Services $3,001,035 1% General Administration $2,329,408 0.4% Fiscal Services $1,831,885 0.3% School Board $833,661 0.1% Total $589,083,300

What’s more, district budget figures show the district has reduced its total staffing count 11% in that period, from 5,848 to an expected 5,197 staffers for the 20132014 school year.

And yet, student enrollment will be almost equal in the next year versus what it was when the economic downturn began in the 2007-08 school year — roughly 37,840 students. And student performance is holding steady. Sarasota public schools continue to

2012-13 MILLAGE RATES Sarasota County Schools District Fund......................... 6.3160 Capital Improvement.............. 1.5000 TOTAL SCHOOL.................... 7.8160 Sarasota County General Revenue................... 3.1530 Mosquito Control..................... .0805 Sarasota Memorial Hospital.... 1.0863 West Coast Inland Navigation... .0394 SW FL Water Management....... .3928 Bonds-Debt Service................. .1577 TOTAL COUNTY.................... 4.9097 City of Sarasota General Fund........................ 2.9249 Voted Debt Service.................. .4276 TOTAL CITY OF SARASOTA.... 3.3525 Emergency Medical Services... 0.6600 (Excludes LBK, North Port) Source: Sarasota County Tax Collector

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rank among the highest in the state.

But while the school district is doing more with less, taxpayers have been paying more — not necessarily in aggregate dollars but in higher tax rates. School district data show the millage rate has risen five out of the past six years, or 12% since 2007-08 — from 7.12 mills in 2007-08 to a proposed 7.97 mills.

Here’s one other data point worth noting:

The Legislature is making Sarasota County residents carry a larger and larger share of the state-required funding for Florida’s public schools. To balance funding for all districts, some of Florida’s 67 counties are donor counties. Sarasota is one of those. As a result, the state has increased the required local millage rate for Sarasota County 27% since the 2007-08 school year.

EXCERPTS: ON THE ZIMMERMAN-MARTIN FUROR Black historian-author Shelby Steele and “O’Reilly Factor” host, Bill O’Reilly, published and broadcast their positions on the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin controversy July 21 in The Wall Street Journal and July 22 on O’Reilly’s Fox News talk show, respectively. If you missed them, look them up.

Steele: http://online.wsj.com/ article/SB10001424127887324 448104578618681599902640. html?KEYWORDS=Shelby+Steele O’Reilly: http://www.foxnews. com/on-air/oreilly/2013/07/23/billoreilly-president-obama-and-race-problem What follows are two excerpts from their commentaries: “The civil-rights establishment’s mistake was to get ahead of itself, to be seduced by its own poetic truth even when there was no evidence to support

it. And even now its leaders call for a Justice Department investigation, and they long for civil lawsuits to be filed— hoping against hope that some leaf of actual racial victimization will be turned over for all to see. This is how a once-great social movement looks when it becomes infested with obsolescence.

“One wants to scream at all those outraged at the Zimmerman verdict: Where is your outrage over the collapse of the black family? Today’s civilrights leaders swat at mosquitoes like Zimmerman when they have gorillas on their back. Seventy-three percent of all black children are born without fathers married to their mothers. And you want to bring the nation to a standstill over George Zimmerman?

“There are vast career opportunities, money and political power to be gleaned from the specter of Mr. Zimmerman as a racial profiler/murderer; but there is only hard and selfless work to be done in

tackling an illegitimacy rate that threatens to consign blacks to something like permanent inferiority. If there is anything good to be drawn from the Zimmerman/ Martin tragedy, it is only the further revelation of the corruption and irrelevance of today’s civil-rights leadership.”

Shelby Steele, July 21 “The sad truth is that from the President on down, our leadership has no clue, no clue at all about how to solve problems within the black community. And many are frightened to even broach the issue. That’s because race hustlers and the grievance industry have intimidated the so-called ‘conversation,’ turning any valid criticism of AfricanAmerican culture into charges of racial bias.

“So many in power simply walk away leaving millions of law abiding AfricanAmericans to pretty much fend for themselves in violent neighborhoods. You want racism? That’s racism.”

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Dear Editor: To have the city of Sarasota art snobs turn down the Iwo Jima statue is a lesson in what really matters to this town’s leaders.

What matters (to the leaders) is having something as useless as an empty picture frame titled “art” as it frames the comings and goings of water traffic; or a pile of cars dancing to the tune of a horrible accident. What matters is a tangle of wire of which no one can guess its purpose.

What doesn’t matter is the lives given so our flag could be raised in all its glory on a foreign land or that it wasn’t white, brown, black, yellow or red, but a combination of brave men who thought our flag worth raising. What doesn’t matter is the beauty of our brave men and women fighting to save other brothers and sisters across the oceans. What doesn’t matter is that so many of those soldiers gave their lives before they reached their 21st birthdays.

What does matter is “art” no one understands, although the real snobs will swear they do. What matters is a red metal horse that destroys the real beauty of the

animal; squares tilted up on one corner are considered art, while the real beauty of a homecoming is tainted by a reader as “a sailor forcing himself on a nurse.” Trust me, that nurse was as thrilled as the sailor to hug and kiss everyone in sight when the war ended and those left alive returned home.

My dad served in the Navy, and, although he stayed stateside, uncles on both sides of the family went to the worst areas. One came home with frostbite on his feet and the skin falling off his toes; he was the lucky one. Another came home with the indelible picture seared in his mind of a child bathing in a tub. The “water” was blood and entrails from the enemy. That uncle left a happy-go-lucky young man and returned mired in alcoholism and nightmares that never ended.

These men and all the others deserve better than to have the statue that represents how this country strives to preserve freedom and defeat tyranny discarded as though it’s less than a piece of trash.

Sadly, patriotism is dying in this country and it seems to be fading in Sarasota, too.

Maggie DiGiovanni Sarasota

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HIGH AND DRY Noon — 900 block of Gary Street. Burglary. Two people returned from out of town to find their house had been broken into. The burglar pried open a closet safe, and the residents said $3,000 and health supplements were missing. While searching the safe, officers found small pieces of what appeared to be marijuana. After checking other areas of the house, the officers returned to find the pieces were missing, and the residents denied any knowledge of marijuana in the house. Later, officers noticed what appeared to be marijuana in plain view in the kitchen and living room and placed those items into property.

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Siesta Key residents with a sweet tooth could also get a show if they stopped by Richard Webb’s Southgate Mall ice-cream parlor. In addition to serving up small-batch ice cream without artificial flavors or coloring, Webb provided family entertainment in the form of his clowning character, Mr. Wabbit. The magician and entertainer would dress in face paint and costume to provide entertainment for his customers. — According to the July 28, 1977, Observer archives.

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The United States Marine Corps selected 24-year-old Siesta Key resident James Schmidt for honor guard duty at Camp David and the White House.

The prestigious selection serves ceremonial and protective purposes, and Schmidt was one of only two Marines selected for the position that year.

Schmidt traveled to Marine headquarters in Washington, D.C., to learn protocol and etiquette and then spent a six-month, breaking-in period at Camp David. Selected immediately after boot camp, Schmidt’s appointment to serve President Reagan was uncommon. Selected Marines are typically older and more experienced.

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Instead, the two were headed out to an early-morning practice with the Sarasota Storm Tri Club — the first of many practices during the eightweek camp.

Nicole Chapman, who is the president of the Sarasota Storm Tri Club, had signed her son up for the camp as punishment for missed homework assignments and bad grades.

And, unbeknownst to him, he was scheduled to compete in the Top Gun Triathlon, at Fort De Soto Park, at the end of the camp.

Chapman, who had no triathlon experience, aside from assisting Alex Miller in the Florida International Triathlon 2012 as a relay, woke up early every Saturday morning and participated in grueling workouts.

But, aside from occasionally giving his mom a hard time about the training, he took it all in stride and learned the value of hard work.

“It was OK,” Chapman says. “From a physical fitness standpoint, at least I was getting something out of it. It was much easier than I thought it would be. It was good experience with physical fitness.”

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“I wanted him to learn what hard work and dedication is,” Nicole Chapman says.

His hard work and dedication paid off. He finished fifth in the 15- to 19year-old age group at last year’s Top Gun Triathlon.

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event with little training. He has participated in a few open-water swims and training sessions with the Sarasota Storm Tri Club.

“It’s more on my own will,” Chapman says. “It’s nothing hard. I make the best of them. I’m not the type of kid who is going to sandbag it. If I’m going to do it, I at least want to get something out of it.”

After wearing a black speedo last year, he hopes his new gold speedo will help him match or break last year’s time of one hour, six minutes.

“Wearing a black speedo is one thing, but now I have to do something more fantastic,” he says. “I dare to be different.”

He’ll be one of more than 25 Sarasota Storm triathletes competing in the Top Gun Triathlon.

Founded in 2005 through the YMCA, the Sarasota Storm Tri Club became its own entity in 2007. Today, the club is home to roughly 200 active members, ranging from 11-year-old children to individuals in their 80s.

The club’s season runs from April to November, and members often travel across the country to compete.

“The sport is really exploding,” Nicole Chapman says. “We like to be a good home base for people to meet other people to train with. We’re trying to grow the sport with the younger kids, too. It’s a good experience to know what physical hard work and dedication is.”

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Lisa Hillje and her 4-year-old Havanaese, Rafi Max is a Newfoundland

Charlie, the 7-year-old cockapoo, dressed as a student of “Woof State.”

Roxie is a rescued greyhound from the Racing Dog Rescue Project.

Pups paraded at the Dog Dayz of Summer event held July 20, at Five Points Park.

The Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association sponsored the event, during which dogs were judged on best costume.

Community members received free giveaways, and their pups munched on free doggy treats. Representatives from the Racing Dog Rescue Project, the Animal Rescue Coalition and Camp Bow Wow also attended.

“Top dog” went to Minko, an Italian greyhound; “Best Babe” went to Katie, a Weimaraner; and “Best Dude” went to Earl, a golden retriever.

Above: Becky Freed dressed her Sealyham terrier, Duncan, as a lifeguard.

Left: Marianne and Dan Blazowich brought their seven Maltese

Eleven-month-old English bulldog Ellie

Photos by Yaryna Klimchak

Chris DeLuna brought her Chihuahua, Dixie.

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real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

South Cocoanut Bayou home sells for $4,875,000 The following residential real-estate transactions took place between July 8 and July 12.

A home in South Cocoanut Bayou tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Richard and Melissa Hall sold their home at 725 Mangrove Point Road to Steven Seymour, of Sarasota, for $4,875,000. Built in 1982, it has six bedrooms, six baths, two half-baths, a pool and 9,039 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $4 million in 2012.

$284,000. Built in 1949, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,856 square feet of living area.

Bayview Acres

Julia Rose, of Santa Barbara, Calif., sold the home at 1729 Baywood Way to Beth Fallon, of Princeton, N.J., for $450,000.

Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,779 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $450,000 in 2007.

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Wayne and Ronna Ruben sold their Unit 1001 condominium at 401 S. Palm Ave. to Albert Cohen and Norma Cohen, of Sarasota, for $1.95 million. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,172 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,555,500 in 2006.

A home located at 725 Mangrove Point Road sold for $4,875,000. The 9,039-squarefoot home contains six bedrooms, six baths, two half-baths and a pool.

Pine Bay

Sarasota Bay Club

Edward and Kathleen Levins sold their home at 1427 Pine Bay Drive to Robert and Jacqueline Crisci, of Sarasota, for $1,495,000. Built in 1971, it has five bedrooms, four baths and 5,133 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $159,000 in 1987.

Poinsettia Park

Robert and Barbara Knickerbocker, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1810 Bougainvillea St. to Stephen and Jennifer Kucera, of Sarasota, for $1.4 million. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,997 square feet of living area.

Alan T. Owens

George Saah sold his home at 940 Alameda Way to Real Care USA LLC for $917,500. Built in 1956, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,689 square feet of living area.

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Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 214 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Gloria Basile, of Sarasota, for $700,000.

Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,772 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $588,500 in 2000.

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 609 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Robert and Margaret King, of Sarasota, for $640,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,546 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $650,000 in 2006.

Aqualane Estates

Robert Hering, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1636 Shelburne Lane to Robert and Randi Broida, of Akron, Ohio, for $660,000. Built in 1958, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,752 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $875,000 in 2003.

Alta Vista Street

Craig Scheibel, of Villa Rica, Ga., and Geoffrey and Poppy Spencer, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1720 Alta Vista St. to Godfrey Levy, trustee, of Naples, for $585,000. Built in 1977, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,795 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $460,000 in 2003.

Palm Place

Erick Shumway, trustee, sold the home at 1718 Hillview St. to Harry and Sandi Jannetta, of Sarasota, for $435,000. Built in 1948, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,102 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $150,000 in 1997.

South Gate

Daniel and Pamela Frese, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2708 Wisteria Place to Burt Lazarus, of Truro, Mass., for $310,000.

Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,155 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $245,000 in 2011.

SIESTA KEY Siesta Beach

Sheri Ruttle, of Ontario, Canada, sold her Unit 406 condominium at 755 S. Palm Ave. to Jan and Elizabeth Stewart, of Arlington, Va., for $525,000. Built in 1983, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,421 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2003.

Lorry Eible, of Sarasota, sold her home at 4959 Oxford Drive to Cameron and Marie Jones and Robert and Elaine Gaydosh, of Cranberry Township, Pa., for $1,062,500.

Built in 1991, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,963 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,338,000 in 2005.

Avon Heights

Siesta Cove

Nicholas Roberto, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1185 S. Shade Ave. to Raymond Orozco and RPKE Investment LLC for

Dana Pekas, of Sarasota, sold his home at 5224 Siesta Cove Drive to Kent Radovich, of Sarasota, for $1 million. Built in

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432 Walls Way #A3977914 $825,000 Karen Landis

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20 Whispering Sands Dr # 304 #A3976655 $799,000 Jenna Carver

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130 Useppa Is # A #C7043072 $775,000 Brian McColgan

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109 Bayshore Rd # 6 #A3973895 $749,900 Joyce Cann

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5966 Midnight Pass Rd # G-95 #A3975468 $684,900 Rudy Dudon

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1804 S Orange Ave #A3980294 $634,000 Julia Mcclung

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of July 8 through July 12, in order of dollar amounts.

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1220 S. Orange Ave. 950 Pomelo Ave. 1540 Hillview Drive 1807 Oleander St. 1233 N. Gulfstream Ave. 1452 Hillview Drive 555 S. Gulfstream Ave. 904 Pomelo Ave. 1741 S. Oval Drive 2723 Arlington St.

Addition Addition Landscape Pool Alterations Remodel Windows/Doors Generator Re-roof Remodel

Harold Libby Jesse Stine Jeff Kints Richard Peake, trustee Monty Scher Robert Nelson Christine Otto Reba Sachs Jessi Dennis Brenda Mondragon

Amount $318,724 $310,299 $100,000 $50,000 $47,000 $45,000 $29,419 $25,000 $22,950 $20,000

SARASOTA COUNTY Address

Permit

Applicant

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868 Siesta Key Circle 5961 Midnight Pass Road 606 Calle Del Otono 5050 Commonwealth Drive 2003 Calusa Lakes Blvd.

228 Lookout Point Drive 8528 Woodbriar Drive 8431 Cypress Hollow Drive 2414 River Ridge Drive 3750 Casey Key Road

Remodel Renovation Windows Remodel Deck Remodel Re-roof Re-roof Pool/Deck Re-roof

Steve Olson Siegfried Hausladen Marc Ellingstad Anthony Bonacuse Philip Roddy Melissa Rankin Ralph Barrett Carley Manley Steven Sellers Howard Rhodes

$77,622 $65,000 $64,900 $38,000 $35,416 $32,500 $31,200 $29,700 $28,300 $27,500

267 Benjamin Franklin Dr #A3978310 $5,900,000 Jonathan Abrams

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-232-2868

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

Todd Bavol-Montgomery and Sean Bavol-Montgomery, of Lutz, sold their Unit E206 condominium at 6512 Midnight Pass Road to Darrel Reece, trustee, of Sarasota, for $780,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,600 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $400,000 in 2012.

Punta Gorda 941-639-0000 941-380-2820

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822 Via Tripoli #C7045180 $219,900 Karen Brown

Venice 941-493-2500 941-445-0861

2253 Valencia Dr #A3966088 Lisa Gullick

1124 N Lake Shore Dr #A3981261 $6,750,000 Linda Dickinson & Kelly Quigley

65 Bishopscourt Rd # 122 #A3971776 $285,000 Rosalie Phillips

400 Carriage House Ln # 203 #N5780720 $174,900 Marilyn Tibball

Sarasota $3,200 941-552-4200

1771 Ringling Blvd # 706 #A3981414 Diane Lyons

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

1640 Bay Harbor Ln #A3980326 $2,299,900 Kristine Niehaus

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-376-4950

7647 Sanderling Rd #A3968606 $2,285,000 Ellen Wells

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-544-4849

613 Tyler Dr #A3969675 $2,200,000 Sara Ann Leicht

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-586-4790

1350 Main St PH1704 #A3975979 $2,100,000 Sania Allen

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-266-7829

888 S Orange Ave # Ph-A #A3977537 $2,000,000 Susan Mitchell

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-780-5085

4948 Bay Shore Rd #A3962043 $1,995,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

3809 Founders Club Dr #A3973056 $1,775,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

460 Webbs Cv #A3969504 $1,695,000 Betty Mullinnix & Steve Abbe

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-928-3441

409 N Point Rd # 1002 #A3967340 $1,500,000 Diane Hager

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-918-1977

1530 Hansen St #A3977046 $1,299,000 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-586-7390

5290 Avenida Navarra #A3978830 $950,000 Mark McCann

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-685-7624

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Osprey 941-966-8000 941-544-4430

Nokomis/North Venice 941-485-5421 941-350-1832

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1893 Batello Dr #N5780904 $299,000 Robert Brooker

Dennis and Sandra Martin, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 423 condominium at 6342 Midnight Pass Road to James and Lynn Delzoppo, of Clarence Center, N.Y., for $675,000. Built in 1977, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,214 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,125,000 in 2005.

50 Central Ave # 17Phd #A3962527 $2,395,000 Stephanie Church

24799 Bonifay Pl #A3981173 $259,000 Denise Mattmuller & Nora Johnson

2403 Honey Ln #D5787590 $149,900 Ellen Baker & Michael Hollenbeck

Venice 941-951-6660 941-232-8055

North Port/Venice 941-473-7750 941-268-4999

Sarasota $2,250 941-552-4200

3163 Nocturne Rd #N5780950 Robin Sullivan

Venice $1,100 941-485-5421

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-350-3304

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447 • Main Street 951.6660 Palmer Ranch 966.8000 • Siesta Key 349.3444 • Venice 485.5421 • Englewood 473.7750

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1988, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,308 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $865,000 in 1998.

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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013

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by Yaryna Klimchak | Co

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at:

{ CAMPER SPOTLIGHT }

Scents of tomatoes and pasta float through the air as Chef Camp campers at Mattison’s Forty-One prepare to serve a special lunch to their guests.

Chef Camp offered four sessions through the summer, during which area chefs taught children how to sauté and grill, and make pasta, sauce and desserts. The “Taste of Tuscany” session ran July 15 to July 19. Fifteen campers participated.

During the camp, Mattison’s Forty-One chefs Jeff Sladky, Ken Smith, Ray LaJoie and Aaron Mortensen taught campers proper table setting, event logistics, kitchen safety and, of course, how to cook the meals.

CHEF CAMP

Brianna Wall, 15 years old What have you done this week?

The first day of camp we prepared food.

We also went over some safety rules on how to prepare food and how to use the equipment properly. The second day we started cooking and cooked a lot of food.

What are you serving your guests today?

We are serving them pasta with Bolognese sauce. We have a salad with a cheese soufflé; and for dessert — we have the cheesecake.

What is your favorite part of camp?

My favorite part is getting to know people and getting to meet new people everyday.

Samantha Reisky, 11, tops the arugula salad with tomatoes.

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Teens dash for fashion during swap Teens swapped clothing and received fashion tips July 20, at Selby Library, during Fashion Dash. Teens put on a fashion show in which they modeled clothing from Plato’s Closet and the Woman’s Exchange. Plato’s Closet provided fashion tips for parents and teens, while DJ Extreme provided the music. Other activities included crafts, face painting and vendor booths from local organizations and colleges.

Photos by Yaryna Klimchak

De Vonne Davis of Merle Norman Cosmetics volunteers and puts on makeup for model Jenny Dong.

Above: Teen models Alaine Grance, Christian Ulysse and Jonathan Berman Right: Models Leticia Gonzalez and Amanda Pacheco

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OBSERVER WEATHER

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90

73

95 (1951)

65 (1926)

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85

72

97 (1989)

66 (1948)

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88

73

96 (1976)

64 (1923)

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88

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89

74

98 (1918)

65 (1948)

Monday, July 22

89

77

98 (1984)

64 (1976)

Tuesday, July 23

89

81

101 (1971)

66 (1971)

Average Gulf water temperature: 85 RAINFALL

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Wednesday, July 17

0.10

Thursday, July 18

0.97

Thursday, July 25

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37 Persistently annoying people 41 Once known as 42 Classical Greek verb tense 46 Neutral tone 47 Shoestring 49 “Miracle on Ice” losing team 52 Legendary collie 53 “The Great Escape” setting 55 Cotton gin inventor Whitney 57 Oft-burned breakfast item 59 NHL legend Bobby 60 What you need after a breakdown 61 Renowned crooner 65 Ed of “Daniel Boone” 66 ___ Lanka 67 Annoy greatly

68 Spanish or western 130 Acts like a hot dog 131 Long way from tidy 69 “With friends like 132 Takes advantage of ___ ...”

70 Watts or Campbell 72 Glass vial (var.) dOwn 73 WWII sub 1 De ___ (by law) 75 Mythical breastplate 2 Welcoming customers 77 Job, and then some 3 Europe’s highest 79 “Norma” number active volcano 80 Cheerleader’s shout 4 Like kids’ 83 Calcium-rich soil enthusiasm 84 “Ocean’s Eleven” 5 Recede, as the tide actor 6 Like some divers 86 Slick, as streets in 7 Young miss winter 8 “The African Queen” screenwriter 87 Id companion James 88 Raymond Burr TV 9 Begin to blush role 10 Horse riders’ seats 89 Flowery island 11 “Don’t get any funny welcome ___!”

90 Washing aid for 12 Aussie greeting pupils 13 Brainy organization 92 Destroys gradually 14 Thing up one’s 94 Oldest Smurf sleeve 15 Moundsmen 97 Spoiled, 16 “No” voter disobedient child 17 Turnkey’s workplace 99 Romantic occasion 18 Bridge over the 100 Thaw once again Seine?

101 Tyler of 24 A good one is “Armageddon” square 103 Involved by 26 Displaying necessity buoyancy 32 Plymouth colonizer 105 Primer application 34 You can spend it in 107 Hauling vehicle Romania 108 Pepper’s partner?

36 Extremely light 109 Argue one’s case wood 112 Whit or wee bit 37 Heroes’ exploits 114 Ball of yarn 38 He might be in a 117 “The ___ Man” cast (Charlton Heston 39 Formal reception film) area 40 Movie sequence 121 Jr. who sang “The 43 Having equal Candy Man” dimensions or 123 Official with a measurements stopwatch 44 Equine dads 125 Hair salon sound 45 Not wordy 126 “Flashdance” singer 48 Big game animal Cara 50 Buy some time 127 Accustom to 51 Mechanical memorization hardship 54 Bushy hairstyles 128 ___ the wiser 56 Chemical “twin” 129 Ink

58 Conductor Toscanini 62 “___ Adventures in Wonderland” 63 Force into motion 64 Relating to the nervous system 65 “I caught you!”

69 Fawning flatterer 71 Require doctoring, e.g.

72 Concert venue, perhaps 74 Square cap worn by ecclesiastics 75 One spelling for an Islamic ruler 76 Tidal bore 78 At the acme of 79 Belching flames, e.g.

81 Keen, as perception 82 Overpromoted 84 Angel hair on a plate 85 Spider’s trap 88 Song feature 91 It has Copy and Paste commands 93 Folds up the tent and pulls up the stakes 95 Tickles one’s fancy 96 Point, as a pistol 98 No one has all of them 102 Target of a practical joke 104 Hand cream ingredient 106 Princess topper 107 Time served 109 Soft “Hey, you!”

110 “Sweater Girl” Turner 111 Give off, as light 113 Kiln kin 115 “Come here often?” is one 116 Down Under birds 118 Poetry on a grand theme 119 DNA sequence 120 Mythical Greek god 122 Ballroom dancing move 124 Lock opener

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16' CANOE $70.00. Cub CadetUnder Lawn Mower Items $200 For Sale Garage/Moving/Estate Sales Announcements Things To Do GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION $50.00. Pressure Washer (Honda 2500 psi) $75.00.

ESTATE SALE 16' CANOE $70.00.

Cub Cadet Lawn Mower IN NAPLES 941-650-2225.

Friday, July 26 - 8:45-3 GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION $50.00. Pressure Washer (Honda 2500 psi) $75.00.

ESTATE SALE 637 Key Royale Dr. JUST $179 PER PERSON *** IN NAPLES ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE 941-650-2225.

Friday, July 26 8:45-3 Anna Maria Island with the total value of all items $200 or less in 637 Key Royale Dr. JUST $179 PER PERSON *** ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE Your Mini-Vacation Includes: this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, Anna Maria with the total value of all items $200 or less in Waterfront Home: Antiques: Good French chest,Island 15 words or less. Price must be included next to s #HECK IN 3UNDAY THROUGH 7EDNESDAY ONLY Your Mini-Vacation Includes: this section for FREE! Limit 1 adwindsor per month, chair, transitional Chippendale chair, each item. No commercial advertising. s 'ULFSIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NIGHTS

Home: Antiques: 15 words orinless.

Price must be included next to cherry chest, gameWaterfront table, architectural mirror, Good French chest, s #HECK IN 3UNDAY THROUGH 7EDNESDAY Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks 1 Observer. windsor chair, transitional Chippendale chair, s #ONTINENTAL "REAKFAST "UFFET each item. No commercial advertising. coin silver spoons, girandoles, Grandmother' please.)

(No phone calls s 'ULFSIDE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NIGHTS cherry chest,Bristol game table, Adname runs 2and consecutive 1 Observer.

Chelsea, early brass candlesticks, glass, architectural mirror, s $INNER EVENING VOUCHER AT YOUR CHOICE (Please provide your address) weeks in s #ONTINENTAL "REAKFAST "UFFET coin silver spoons, girandoles, Grandmother' (No phone calls please.) epergne, Federal mirror, copy of The Holy Email ad to: OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS PLUS ADDITIONAL OFF Chelsea, early brass candlesticks, Bristol glass, s $INNER EVENING VOUCHER AT YOU (Please provide your name and address) with original illustrations,sewing Experiment classified@yourobserver.com ND EVENING DINNER AT 4HE 4URTLE #LUB

epergne, Federal mirror, copy of The Holy ad to: Email OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS PLUS ADDITIONAL table, pressed, ruby & cut glass, other chairs, Online at: s ,UNCH DAY VOUCHER AT YOUR CHOICE OF Experiment with original illustrations,sewing classified@yourobserver.com china & glass; OTHER: inlaid sideboard, ND EVENING DINNER AT 4HE 4URTLE #LUB

www.yourobserver.com YAPPY table,dining pressed, & cut glass, other HOUR chairs, 2013- Saturday, Aug. 3 LOCAL RESTAURANTS PLUS ADDITIONAL LUNCH PER Online at: vintage linens, mahogany set, ruby Quimper Or mail to: s ,UNCH DAY VOUCHER AT YOUR CHO china & glass; OTHER: inlaid sideboard, www.yourobserver.com pitcher, breakfast set, books, screen, PERSON AT 4HE 4URTLE #LUB

The Observer Group YAPPYsiren, HOUR 2013Saturday, Aug. 3 LOCAL RESTAURANTS PLUS ADDITIONAL LUNCH 80's television and screen Judy Landers, vintage linens, mahogany dining set, Quimper Or mail to: easy chairs, tilt top table, books, kitchen, P.O. Box 3169 s !DMISSION TO OF LOCAL ATTRACTIONS 3OME andscreen, her two bombshell daughters, Kristy and pitcher, breakfast set, books, PERSON AT 4HE 4URTLE #LUB

The Observer Group linens & lots of other good things.

Sarasota, Fl 34230 television screen Judy Landers, Lindsey (of the MTV80's chart toppingand pop band,siren, ATTRACTIONS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FEES easy chairs, tilt top table, books, kitchen, P.O. Box 3169 s !DMISSION TO OF LOCAL ATTRACTIONS 3 and her two bombshell daughters, Kristy and AIR PURIFIER: Honeywell Enviracare, like new, "Official * Available through December 18, 2013. Holidays and weekends linens & lots of other good things. Hot Mess") will be chairing "Yappy Sarasota, Fl 34230 Sale by Julie McClure ATTRACTIONS MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FEE Lindsey (of the MTV chart topping pop band, $85. Desk chair on wheels, $20. (941)266-1573. excluded.

Hour 2013" on August 3rd at Clayton's Siesta Pictures: & estatesales.net AIR PURIFIER: Honeywell Enviracare, like appraisals4u.biz new, "Official Hot Mess") will be chairing "Yappy * Available through 18, 2013. Holidays and wee Based on double occupancy.

Tax, tip & resort feesDecember extra.

Grille.

The event will benefit Satchel's Sale by Julie McClure BABY GRAND PIANO ft. Lyon & on Healy, rebuilt $85.5 Desk chair wheels, $20. (941)266-1573. excluded.

2013"& on August 3rd Siesta subject Type of accommodation to availability.

Last Resort AnimalHour Shelter Sanctuary of at Clayton's Pictures: appraisals4u.biz & estatesales.net 1986, dark wood $199. Call 941-365-4870 Based on double occupancy. Tax, tip & resort fees extra.

BaysideSatchel's condominiums available at different rates.

Grille. The event will benefit BABY GRAND PIANO 5 ft. Lyon & Healy, rebuilt Sarasota. of accommodation subject to availability.

An 18% gratuity will by lunch and dinner vendors.

BEADS/FINDINGS. 1986, LIFETIME collection, Last Resort Animal Shelter &**Sanctuary ofbe addedType dark wood $199.

Call 941-365-4870 ***Limited to one per customer.Bayside condominiums available at different rates.

ESTATE SALES thousands of beautiful for jewelry making. 3 Sarasota.

Yappy Hour 2013 will feature: unlimited beer ** An 18% gratuity will be added by lunch and dinner vend BEADS/FINDINGS. LIFETIME collection, Friday, July 26 - 9:30A.M.-3P.M. sectioned boxes. $130.

(941)504-0165. ***Limited to one per customer.

ESTATE SALESand wine, a gourmet buffet, silent auction, thousands of beautiful for jewelry 3772 making.

3 Hollow Court, Sarasota FOR RESERVATIONS, Maple Yappy Hour 2013 will feature: unlimited beer DISPLAY CASE:sectioned glass,boxes.

5 $130. shelves, raffle and live entertainment by "The Best Friday, July 26 - 9:30A.M.-3P.M. (941)504-0165.

(Located off Conservatory) and wine, a gourmet buffet, silent auction, 72�hx25�wx13�d, $50. You haul. 941-350-5644.

CALL (800) 243-9076 orFOR (239) RESERVATIONS 597-3144 Singer in America"... Twinkle.

3772 Maple Hollow Court,Blues Sarasota DISPLAY CASE: glass, 5 shelves, raffle and live visit: entertainment by "The Best For ticket information please 9225 Gulfshore Drive North, Naples, Florida 34108 or (239) 59 (Located off Conservatory) ELEMENTARY TEACHING materials, Art $15, Nice quality furnishings including dining 72�hx25�wx13�d, $50. You haul. 941-350-5644.

CALL (800) 243-9076 Blues Singer in America"... Twinkle. www.YappyHour2013.com Math $20, Reading/Language Arts $25, www.vanderbiltbeachresort.com room table and chairs, curio, For ticket information please visit: 9225 Gulfshore Drive North, Naples, Flori ELEMENTARY TEACHING materials, Art $15, Nice quality furnishings Science/Social Studies $15. 941-320-2800. mahogany chest, sofas including sectional, including dining Math $20, Reading/Language Arts $25, Satchel's Last Resort provideswww.YappyHour2013.com lifelong shelter www.vanderbiltbeachresort. room table and chairs, curio, painted credenza, twin and queen bed sets, FREE SWING SET. Slide, fort and 3Studies swings.$15.

Call941-320-2800.

Business Opportunities Science/Social to dogs and cats deemed unadoptable and mahogany chest, sofas wrought iron furniture, entertainment center,including sectional, for time to pick up and remove from Sarasota Satchel's Last Resort provides lifelong shelter offersbed temporary shelter to adoptable dogs painted accessories credenza, twin and queen sets, Business Opportunitie bakers Call rack decorative backyard. 302-3079.FREE SWING SET. Slide, fort and 3 swings. to dogs and cats deemed unadoptable and ABBEX, INC and cats. wrought iron furniture, entertainment center, for time to pick up and remove from Sarasotaand tons more! offers temporary shelter to adoptable dogs GRANDFATHER CLOCK: Oak,302-3079. gold silk screen, bakers rack decorative accessories backyard.

941-365-3833 and cats.

ABBEX, INC (76"x21") westminster chimes. Beautiful but and tons more!

A Nice Sale GRANDFATHER CLOCK: Oak, gold silk screen, stopped running. $175.00/obo.

941-706-3904.

941-365-3833 Good Things To Eat Sale Conducted

by Palma Sola Sales (76"x21") westminster chimes. Beautiful but Service Co. A Nice Sale LAWN MOWERS: stopped (2) 1 self propelled $100. 941-706-3904. Numbers at 8a.m. running. $175.00/obo.

WWW.DININGROOMDEALS.COM $1,400,000 in sales.

Good Things To Eat Sale Conducted by Palma Sola Sales 1 Self push (gas) $80. Charles 941-923-8937 Service Co. LAWN MOWERS: (2) 1 self propelled $100.

Numbers at 8a.m.

Nets $280,000 Price $750,000 MATTRESS: QUEEN size,push firm, (gas) very $80. clean, $60. 941-923-8937 WWW.DININGROOMDEALS.COM $1,400,000 in sales.

1 Self Charles FIND, Print, Eat & Save at restaurants located GARAGE SALE: Saturday, 8-1pm, Jeans, nurses Custok Cabinet Co. 941-924-8477.

Sarasota, Manatee & Nets $280,000 - Price $750,00 MATTRESS: QUEEN size, firm,scrubs, very clean, small $60. appliances, tools, more. 3700 Ames- throughout the greater FIND, Print, Eat & Save at restaurants Nets located $180,000 - Price $580,000 NINJA MASTER941-924-8477.

Prep Professional Charlotte County areas.

GARAGE SALE: Saturday, 8-1pm, Jeans, nurses Custok Cabinet Co. bury Ln., Sarasota throughout the greater Sarasota, Manatee & appliance/Blender, $45. Golf clubs: Womens Marble ,Tile ,Grout Restoration Co. scrubs, small appliances, tools, more. 3700 AmesNets $180,000 - Price $580,00 NINJA MASTER Prep Professional Charlotte areas. complete set, $125. 941 400 5050.

Access the latest deals at NOCounty COST to you!

Ln., Sarasota Nets $115,000 - Price $275,000 MOM’Sbury ESTATE SALE appliance/Blender, $45. Golf clubs: Womens Marble ,Tile ,Grout Restoration C OFFICE CHAIR: mid-back task Sail Boat Mfg. 4619 Webber St. complete set,chair $125.with 941arms, 400 5050.

Access the latest deals at NO COST to you!

Nets $115,000 - Price $275,00 www.DiningRoomDeals.com MOM’S ESTATE SALE $40. Computer routers, $25 obo. 941-378-3582.

Friday and Saturday 8am-2pm $1,500,000 in sales - Price $700,000 OFFICE CHAIR: mid-back task chair with arms, Sail Boat Mfg. 4619 Webber St. SEWING MACHINE: $40.

Singer (Golden Touch & Sew), www.DiningRoomDeals.com Leak detection Co. Computer routers, $25 obo. 941-378-3582.

Friday and Saturday 8am-2pm Storage $1,500,000 in sales - Price $700 Collector’s home, ball and claw dining set, maple desk, w/attachments, button hole maker, Nets $157,000 - Price $500,00 Touchchests, & Sew),curios, desks, antique mirrors, Leak detection Co. $195. 941-330-0628.SEWING MACHINE: Singer (Goldenchairs, STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer.Storage Secure Collector’s home, ball and claw dining set, maple desk, w/attachments, button hole maker, cat collection, Asian artifacts, whole kitchen, Nets $157,000 - Price $500,00 UNIQUE DECORATOR vanity, stool, black with facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area. chairs, chests, curios, desks, antique mirrors, $195. 941-330-0628. lamps, artwork, holiday items, garden items, WWW.ABBEXINC.COM STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure painted floral trim, jewelry storage, mirror. $200.

Asian artifacts, cat collection,941-809-3660, whole kitchen, 941-809-3662. plants and more.

UNIQUE DECORATOR vanity, stool, black with facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

Steve Alexander 941-378-7889. lamps, artwork, holiday items, garden items, WWW.ABBEXINC.COM painted floral trim, jewelry storage, mirror. $200.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662. plants and more.

Steve Alexander 941-378-7889.

General Merchandise Autos For Sale JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 Down Required, Financing Available for growth, Includes 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE V6 CONVERTIBLE, POOL TABLE: Leather pockets, ornateMerchandise wood, General Autos For Sale JAN PRO Month+.

CLEANING FRANCHISE: $ customers. Earn up to $10,000 83,100 miles, Silver w/Grey Leather interior, regulation size, many accessories, including Required, Financing Available for growth 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE V6 CONVERTIBLE, Call 941-907-8141.

POOL TABLE: Leather pockets, ornate wood, garaged, newer Michelin tires, Power Windows, overhead light. $950. 270-836-0242. customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+.

83,100CD, miles, Silver w/Grey Leather interior, regulation size, many accessories, including Mirrors, Locks, JBL audio, Keyless entry.

No Call 941-907-8141. newer Michelin tires, Power Windows, overhead light. $950. 270-836-0242. accidents! Looks & garaged, drives great. $10,800 OBO Merchandise Wanted Mirrors, Locks, JBL audio, CD, Keyless entry.

No CARFAX Call 941-587-2440. accidents! Looks & drives great. $10,800 OBO Items. Swords, Wanted First 15 words ............................ $15 per week LEXUS ES-330, 2006.

OriginalCall LBK941-587-2440. owner, 48,000 CASH FOR Old MilitaryMerchandise CARFAX uniforms, insignia & old guns.

Call 941-416-3280. miles, excellent condition, white. $16,000.

Each Add’l word ........................................ 50¢ LEXUS ES-330, 2006. Original LBK owner, 48,000 CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, 941-780-5490; avanga42@aol.com.

SENIOR LOOKING to purchase precious metals, uniforms, insignia & old guns.

Call 941-416-3280.

15% discount for 4 week Run miles, excellent condition, white. $16,000. time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please 941-780-5490; avanga42@aol.com.

SENIOR LOOKING to purchase precious metals, Autos Wanted Yellow color $5 per Week • Border as low as $3 per Week call Marc, 941-321-0707. in Please the time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques.

WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAIDAutos FOR YOUR Wanted call WANTED: Marc, 941-321-0707.

STAMPS & COINS American & VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421. call: 955-4888 WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR Worldwide.

860-798-2581 Jim STAMPS & COINS WANTED: American & Email: classified@yourobserver.com Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Boat SlipsVEHICLES. For Rent/Sale Worldwide. 860-798-2581 Jim online: www.YourObserver.com BOAT SLIP FOR RENT, Boat up to 25’.

High, dry,Rent/Sale Slips For indoor marina. Excellent boating location. By the BOAT SLIP FOR RENT, up to 25’. High, dry, month or yearly. Private owner, 941-371-1866. indoor marina. Excellent boating location. By the month or yearly. Private owner, 941-371-1866.

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

Furnishings

DINING ROOM Table with leaf andFurnishings 6 chairs in Caribbean colors.

Almost new. $500 DINING ROOM Table with leaf and 6 chairs in 937-241-7596.

Caribbean colors.

Almost new. $500 937-241-7596.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales AUCTION MID-CENTURY DESIGN Garage/Moving/Estate Sales SUNDAY, JULY 28TH @ 1PM AUCTION MID-CENTURY DESIGN Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm SUNDAY, JULY 28TH @ 1PM The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm located on the Southwest corner of 301N & The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery University Parkway. located on the Southwest corner of 301N & *****FEATURING: Danish Modern Furniture, University Parkway.

Lucite, Heywood-Wakefield, Signed Modern Art, *****FEATURING: Danish Modern Furniture, Retro Lighting Fixtures, Jewelry, Lucite, Heywood-Wakefield, Signed Modern Art, Signed Sculptures, Rugs, and Blenko Glass Retro Lighting Fixtures, Jewelry, from several local Estates.***** Signed Sculptures, Rugs, and Blenko Glass 13% Buyer’s Premium from several local Estates.***** 3% Discount for Cash or Check 13% Buyer’s Premium Elliott Bernstein Auctions AU3504 - AB2545 3% Discount for Cash or Check Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Elliott Bernstein Auctions AU3504 - AB2545 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Auctioneer ID#8290 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID#8290

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Help Wanted

Condos For Sale

Accounting

Furniture Repair

Proofreader/ Typist Position Available (Sarasota downtown )

LONGBOAT KEY CLUB: 2BR/2BA, views of Gulf & Bay, 11th Floor, 1500 sq. ft., fully updated, quality finishes, furnished or not. $850,000 941-896-2810.

DR. THOMAS Q. Jacobs has closed his chiropractic practice which was located at 2030 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota, (941)-954-3700. Medical Records will be available to patients via Natural Healing Arts at the same location and phone.

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

Quality Work. Call: 941-296-5427.

Please email resume and WPM typing speed to: employment@businessobserverfl.com for immediate consideration.

Please also specify your available date to start.

Homes For Rent

Open House OPEN SATURDAY 1-4p.m: waterfront 4BR/3BA single family on Siesta Key, 268 Island Circle, Siesta Beach Realty, 941-993-5722.

SIESTA KEY $500 and up. Reserve Vacation Rentals, NOW! 1, 2, & 3 bedroom units.

Weekly, Monthly, Seasonal and Annual.

Furnished/Unfurnished.

Call Siesta Key Realty, 941-349-8900 or visit siestakeyrealtyrentals.com

Condos For Sale

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

CUSTOMIZED INDIVIDUAL CARE. Offering nonmedical and medical care plans developed and designed to fit individuals needs. Includes homemaking, errands, doctor visits, transportation, meal prep. with special dietary needs, and medication supervision. To customize a plan for your loved one and for details, call 377-4465 or visit our mobile or online website at eldercaresarasota.com Lic. #30211372. Bonded and Insured.

NEED HELP?

Kitchen/Bath Remodeling

Masonry

Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356

NEED HELP? Call A Lending Hand

email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

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

Painting/Wallpapering

GULFSIDE A/C & Heating, LLC. SALES & SERVICE, FREE ESTIMATES! 10 MINUTE RESPONSE. Visa/MC/Disc. Lic. #CAC1816929 941-962-6863.

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

RICK STEAKLEY PAINTING. Interior/Exterior.

Pressure Washing. Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repairs. Reasonable. Reliable. Professional.

30+/years experience. References available.

Free Estimates.

Lic./Ins. 941-228-7605, rlsteakley60@gmail.com

Auto Transport SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

CARPENTRY & REMODELING. Serving Sarasota since 1982. Exterior siding and wood rot repairs.

Interior alterations, trim work and doors. Kitchen installations. Drywall repairs. Built-in cabinets and bookcases. CALL RON VOIT 941-228-7601

DOWNTOWN SARASOTA: Penthouse, 4BR/3.5BA, 3500 sq. ft., vaulted ceilings, 3 terraces, great views of bay and downtown, 3 parking spots, quality finishes, furnished or not. Walk to shops & dining. $1,185,000.

941-896-2810.

LANDLORD ALERT!! We have Tenant’s!!!

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

DOWNTOWN SRQ 1BR/1BA, Central Park Top Corner Condo, Bayou View w w w. c r e n e r g y. c o m / C e n t r a l P a r k C o n d o / 941-914-3853

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

Seaside Management, 941-923-6077.

Carpentry

Cleaning FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

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

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

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

Computer Services

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COMPUTER TECHNICAL Support. H/W & S/W problems solved. Virus/Malware removal; data recovery; Windows problems; email and internet issues; Upgrades; Networking.

A+Certified tech. Navy trained electronics tech veteran. 941-225-0046.

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OWN A MAC/iPHONE/iPAD? MacTutor has 21+ years experience teaching Apple products.

I speak English, not “Geek”! (941) 812-3887 www.FLMacTutor.com

BOAT SERVICES

Frank Beck Upholstery

DOCKSIDE BOAT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SMS Mobile Marine Service *36 )LVKILQGHU ,QVWDOODWLRQ 2XWERDUGV , 2ªV ,QERDUGV Call for appointment 941-232-3523 CERTIFIED & INSURED

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Transportation LADIES: NEED a driver/companion for shopping/appointments? Experienced/mature lady available. Also administrative assistance. Have background check & references. 941-232-4338

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The Observer Service Directory Call 955-4888 to reserve your space.

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552-5766 Office in Palmer Ranch 8586 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238

Pressure Cleaning JACK'S DETAILED Pressure Washing. Homes and flat work, window washing, pool decks. Free estimates. Licensed and Insured. 941-979-7095. Email: kwantj@yahoo.com

DRY CARPET CARE

Law Office of

Sharon M. Guy

Pet Services DOGGY HOTEL/GROOMING. 24 Hour Daycare.

FREE Daycare with groom (we are the best).

3925 Brown Avenue behind Sleep King. doggyhotel.net 941-554-4620.

CARPET CLEANING

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ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

In shop free estimates Pick up and delivery services available

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

Call for free and honest estimates.

941-525-2435

Air Conditioning

WATERFRONT - Cash Buyer. Couple for Norway with 2 teenage children, looking for a Cash Deal on a 3-4BR house with pool on Siesta, Casey, Lido, Bird or Longboat Key. International Department, Helmer Hagman 941-592-8853.

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Louise Tessier PA

Serving you since 1990

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Shirley Dabringhaus,Broker Selling Sarasota Since 1988

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• 2,789 SF, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 2 Car Garage, Heated Pool.

• Kitchen updated in 2011 with dark granite counters.

• No maintenance GAF Decks & PVC railings w/lighting embedded – 2011.

• Dockage for 2 boats: 40’dock plus a 10,000 lb boat lift.

• Direct access to Intracoastal.

• A short walk to Siesta Key Beach!

MLS A3980520 $1,495,000

Zen-Like Canal Front Home!

Boating and the Beach!

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5444 Azure Way

330 Avenida de Paradisio

• 2,300 SF, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 2 Car Garage, Pool.

• Renovated and Expanded in 2002.

• Vaulted ceilings and skylights.

• Maple cabinets and stainless steel counters in Kitchen.

• Multiple outdoor spaces for relaxing and entertaining.

• A short walk to Siesta Key Beach!

MLS A3977291 $1,125,000

• 4 blocks to Siesta Key Village!

• 2,346 SF, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 2 Car Garage, Pool • Wood deck built around large oak trees overlooking canal • Screened in pool and covered patio • Short walk to Siesta Key Beach • Bring your remodeling ideas! New Roof in progress.

MLS A3976956 $699,000

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Pleasing privacy, pretty pool, and aplomb with contemporary beauty. 3BR, 2BA; the third bedroom has a pocket door & can be used as den/office. Open floor plan, high ceilings and large windows give this home a bright, spacious feel. Modern kitchen with solid wood Maple cabinets, nice appliances, boasts a huge pantry and a spacious eat-in area with bay window. Laundry room includes laundry tub and storage cabinetry. Large master bedroom with twin walk in easy track closets. Partially furnished. $299,000

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Generate income with this 1 bedroom furnished unit at Chateau Village, a small 10-unit complex near Lido Beach with no minimum rental period. Use it yourself when it’s available! It’s already rented for 3 weeks in the 2013-14 season. Living room/dining room combination is tiled. There is a sleeper sofa in living room so the unit sleeps 4. Unit is equipped with wireless internet and 2 TVs. MLS#A3976016 $239,900

BUY YOUR BOAT A HOME!

Dock your lifestyle INTO this attached villa home! For a full time resident who wants to move in right now! Pristine and quietly kept neighborhood, this beautifully large and happy home is in amazing condition. Leave nothing behind! There is so much space. Want some panache? Add your granite countertops to this kitchen/update ceiling and voila’...sparkle to please yourself! Best private boat docks for value: Less than $15 a month slips?!! Sunsets by boat.Tranquility and Fishing!

MLS#A3975448 $149,900

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1Bd/1.5Ba, garage, furnished, deeded beach access................................$345,000 2Bd/2Ba, furnished, popular Beach resort, rental history......................$440,000 2Bd/2Ba, turnkey furnished, across from Public Beach..........................$449,000 2Bd/2Ba w/full Gulf views, Gulf to Bay amenities,Turtle Bch...............$525,000 2Bd/2Ba, over 1,900 sq. ft., garage, views of Bay & ICW........................$712,000

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2100 Constitution Blvd.

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Enjoy spectacular sunsets from gorgeous 2 Bedroom/2 Bath Penthouse-Condominium. Living at its best in the elegant Gulf and Bay Club on world renowned Crescent Beach. Fabulous views from this 7th floor 3 Bed/2 Bath Condo overlooking lagoon, pool and fountain to Gulf in gated and tastefully landscaped very exclusive property. Just steps from awarded Siesta Key Beach. A great opportunity to own such an impressive home that captivates you from the moment you enter. Totally renovated in modern, very sleek style on 1435 sq ft, open living and dining area. Gourmet kitchen has solid white wood cabinets, granite counter tops and back splash, high quality stainless steel appliances and a big island. Gulf and Bay Club is a cordial, social community and offers 2 clubhouses, 8 tennis courts, 3 heated swimming pools, sauna, hot tub, a commercial grade fitness center, media facilities, print and video library. Enjoy deep blue tropical gulf waters and white sandy quartz beach during daytime and beautiful sunsets at night. Gulf and Bay Club offers a grand Sarasota lifestyle. Price: $875,000

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5831 Riegels Harbor Road - $1,895,000

Siesta Key pool home near beach. 50’ dock on sailboat water in gated community - 4 beds/4.5 baths

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530 Yardarm Lane - $1,050,000

757 Siesta Key Circle - $949,000

Longboat Key sailboat water, one block to beach and bay, pool. 3 beds/3 baths. PRICE REDUCED $100,000

Remodeled vintage Key West-style home on sailboat water. Pool, boat dock and lift.

SOLD

5229 Cape Leyte Drive - $849,000

Deep boating water on Siesta Key, near the beach with great views. 3 beds/2.5 baths pool home on a large lot

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625 Tremont Street - $849,000

7508 Midnight Pass Road - $2,275,000

One of the most desirable streets on Siesta Key. Fabulous views. Deep boating water near the bay. 3 beds/2 baths

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SALE PENdING 3922 Solymar Drive, Lot 9 $2,495,000 North Siesta Key Gulf-front lot on the beach offering beautiful sunsets. Private gated access driveway and community boat dock.

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