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+ Commissioner is a proud new grandpa Commissioner Jack Duncan has taken on an additional responsibility. He and his wife, Debbie, are the proud new grandparents to Liam James Webster.

Proud parents of the 7-pound, 13-ounce boy are Sarah and Clayton Webster of Lenoir, Tenn.

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PLEASURE A Longboat Key-based company continues to thrive five years after its relocation from New Jersey. The company is also attracting its clients to the Key for annual meetings.

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+ Town Hall’s cake connoisseur retires Eva Waldroup, Town Hall’s popular receptionist and cakemaker, officially retired this year after 10 years of service.

Employees gathered Monday to celebrate her and husband Donnie Waldroup’s upcoming move to Texas to be closer to family.

+ Virginia Sanders nest yields 115 A nest named for a top turtle recently hatched at 6429 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The Virginia Sanders nest — dedicated to the longtime Longboat Observer Turtle Watch columnist — had 115 hatchlings, one of which was alive when Turtle Watchers excavated it.

Sanders’ daughter, Beth Brewer, sponsored the nest in her mother’s honor.

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Longboat Key resident Charles “Chuck” Nechtem, president and CEO of Charles Nechtem Associates Inc., uprooted his life to make both a professional and a personal move to Longboat Key five years ago.

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ffective Sept. 1, a local company’s corporate headquarters is growing in size; both its number of employees and its square footage is increasing. And, it’s happening right here on Longboat Key, just 0.3 miles from Town Hall.

Longboat Key resident Charles “Chuck” Nechtem, president and chief executive officer of Charles Nechtem Associates Inc., told the Longboat Observer Monday he’s doubling his office space from approximately 3,000 square feet to roughly 6,000 square feet in Mediterranean Plaza

on Bay Isles Road, while also adding seven customer associates to bring his employee count on Longboat Key to 23 people.

Nechtem enlisted the help of the Suncoast Workforce to find qualified out-of-work employees in both Bradenton and Sarasota to join his team on Longboat Key — those employees start Sept. 3.

Charles Nechtem Associates provides employee-assistance programs and manages mental-health programs and customer-service programs for companies and municipalities all over the country.

The company serves as a starting point for its clients’ employees to seek confidential counseling about any issue that arises in their personal or work lives. Once a call comes in, the company’s licensed counselors or social workers will monitor the case, either providing counseling services or finding an appropriate therapist. Nechtem’s staff of about 200 employees monitors 24-hour call-centers out of offices in New Jersey and St. Louis.

All eight employees enter DROP Every general employee eligible to enter the DROP for five years while also working is taking the town up on its retirement offer.

Everyone eligible is “DROPping” at Town Hall.

The eight general employees who are now eligible to enter the Deferred Retirement Options Program (DROP) after the Longboat Key Town Commission afforded those employees the right to enter DROP early before their pension plan is frozen next month have all decided to take advantage of the retirement incentive (see Page 6A).

The cost for the DROP program — which allows employees to officially retire but continue to work for the town for five years while the town places their pension checks in an interestbearing account — will cost the town an additional $58,332 per year. The total cost is nearly $1.75 million over a 30-year amortization, according to figures released by actuaries.

Commissioner Phill Younger, who voted against the additional retirement incentives, noted earlier this month that the five-year window general employees have to continue to work for the town while being in the DROP is two years longer than the three-year DROP given to firefighters.

“We’re actually increasing benefits for the general employees,” Younger said.

So far, only one of the town’s 43 general employees who qualify for an early-retirement incentive that the commission also approved on Aug. 14 has taken advantage of the option.

The early-retirement option allows employees to retire at age 50, after 25 years of service, and collect a pension.

Information Technology Systems and Network Administrator Mark Stadts retired last week with an estimated monthly pension payment of $2,999.36.

The early-retirement option costs the town an additional $6,241 annually.

That amounts to an estimated $64,573 increase annually for costs associated with both provisions, for a $1,937,190 estimated total amortization cost over the next 30 years.

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NECHTEM / FROM PAGE 1A The company has more than 1,000 clients, including Barnes & Noble, Lord & Taylor and Waste Pro, to name a few.

Charles Nechtem Associates was the only private company to make Business Insurance magazine’s list of the top 10 largest mental-health companies in the U.S. The company serves more than 8 million people employed at more than 1,000 companies by using a vast network of 90,000 clinicians worldwide, Nechtem said.

“If someone from Texas calls to report their child is battling depression, our database of therapists finds someone who specializes in that area for our client to talk to,” Nechtem said.

To combat the growth, the company has expanded its outreach, which includes a combination of psychologists and therapists and customer service, claims and finance employees.

Nechtem Associates chief financial officer May Silber, jumped at the chance to both work and live on Longboat Key. “It’s one of the best decisions I ever made,” echoed Silber, who lives in Fairway Bay. Five years later, Nechtem’s company, and the impact it’s having both regionally and right here on Longboat Key, has grown.

So far, 12 of Nechtem’s clients visit the Key annually to hold meetings at the company’s office.

“I put them up in the Key Club or the Hilton to keep them close to our office,” Nechtem said.

One of Nechtem’s clients, Service Corp., is booking 20 rooms in September at the Resort at the Longboat Key Club to hold a company meeting for employees and

their families. That decision was made after Nechtem invited some of the company’s associates to the Key for a meeting.

“You only have to show this place off once and people are sold,” Nechtem said.

Those meetings have brought the companies and their employees back to the Key for other reasons.

“I take people to Harry’s Continental Kitchens for breakfast or the Key Club to show off what the Key has to offer,” Nechtem. “They fall in love on their own and begin to realize what I did — that Longboat Key is a nice mix of business and beauty.”

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The business’s and Nechtem’s path to Longboat Key, though, emerged purely by chance.

While visiting one of his clients in 2008 in Central Florida, Nechtem inquired about a nice place to visit on the west coast of Florida for a couple of days. They suggested he try Siesta Key. A business associate told him to drive past St. Armands Circle and check out Longboat Key. “I love the beach and the sunshine,” Nechtem said. “It got me thinking, ‘I can do what I do in Newark, N.J., right here on this beautiful Key.’” Nechtem went back to Newark and told his Newark-based employees the corporate headquarters was heading south; he gave them the option to stay up North in a New Jersey office or head south with him.

“I’ve never looked back,” Nechtem said.

“It was the right move for me.”

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Charles Nechtem Associates Inc. chief financial officer May Silber and Charles Nechtem, president and chief executive officer, both moved five years ago to Longboat Key.

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In 1981, the psychologist was fresh out of school and working in New York at a Manhattan hospital when he thought his calling could be working in the field, assisting companies and municipalities with employee-assistance programs.

Nechtem, a Boston native, founded the company after becoming frustrated with his work as a psychologist in the hospital, where he said addictions and mentalhealth issues were all treated with the same broad brush.

Nechtem went door-to-door with brochures he had made asking for a chance to help improve the quality of life, both for the health of companies and their employees.

“I ate a lot of tuna fish in cans for dinner while I was trying to survive,” Nechtem said. “I got rejected at least 80 times.”

Then, on a whim, he took a bus to Atlantic City, N.J., and met with casino owners and managers; he thought a city of sin would be a great place to find clients — companies with employees who needed counseling. He ended up landing a meeting with Steve Wynn, now a prominent Las Vegas developer. Wynn told Nechtem that, to treat his employees, he would have to learn the casino business, so he would know their problem first-hand.

Nechtem took a job at the Golden Nugget, then owned by Wynn, starting as a greeter meeting people coming off the buses. He later worked in the restaurants and on the casino floor.

“I learned the dealers were gambling at other casinos on their days off and the cocktail waitresses had bulimia issues from trying so hard every day to fit into their outfits,” Nechtem said.

Before long, Wynn gave him a job helping employees deal with their issues.

From there, Nechtem said accounts just began to fall in line, including Campbell’s Soup and Pepperidge Farm.

Recently, Nechtem gave graduating students at New College of Florida the following message: “If you have a service or product that meets a need, stay with it and you will grow that need.”

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Chapel statue reported stolen A 2.5-foot-tall statue was stolen this month in the Longboat Island Chapel’s garden.

Parishioners want the statue returned, no questions asked, as soon as possible.

An important part of Longboat Island Chapel’s garden went missing a couple of weeks ago, and parishioners are urging its prompt return.

A 2.5-foot-tall bubbling fountain waterfall statue made of basaltic rock has been a part of the Longboat Island Chapel for many years. The piece, a gift to the church, was dedicated to the Rev. Dr. Charles Shook, minister emeritus of the Longboat Island Chapel. It was located outside of the Chapel Fellowship Hall window.

The statue, which is made of black lava rock, contains a fountain and a water pump that are located inside the structure.

According to an Aug. 14 police report, the statue was broken off at the base, which was secured with concrete and rebar.

The statue is thought to have been stolen a week or two ago, but it went largely unnoticed until Sunday services a week ago. The statue was stolen in its entirety, so members think it may have been stolen with

intentions of either using the fountain or selling it. It is not assumed that the statue was stolen as a prank or vandalism.

Because the statue was given to the church, the exact value of the piece is unknown.

In a press release issued last week, Longboat Island Chapel Office Manager Pat Joyner said, “The statue is irreplaceable and a reflection of who we are.”

It wasn’t the first statue to be stolen recently. A separate police report also stated that a Country Club Shores resident reported the theft of a $3,000 4-foot-tall bronze statue of an egret that was taken from her property Aug. 15. It’s unclear at this time if the two statue thefts are related.

If the Longboat Island Chapel statue is replaced directly, church officials say no questions will be asked. If anyone has any information regarding the statue, please call the Longboat Island Chapel office at 383-6491.

A 2.5-foot-tall bubbling fountain waterfall statue made of basaltic rock has been a part of the Longboat Island Chapel for many years. Church officials call the statue “irreplaceable.”

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

County stops billing town for trolley The town of Longboat Key refuses to pay Manatee County for its trolley service.

The county stopped sending bills, but it now must find a way to fund the route.

A truce has been declared between the town of Longboat Key and Manatee County officials when it comes to trolleyservice payments.

On Aug. 14, Manatee County Commissioner John Chappie informed Town Manager Dave Bullock the Manatee County Commission agreed to stop billing the town for the Manatee County portion of the Longboat Key trolley route.

The commission voted 6-1 to stop billing the town.

“They are going to stop sending bills,” Bullock said. “That’s a good thing.”

Manatee County has been trying since January to collect $84,000 from the town to fund the island’s trolley route.

Manatee County officials last sent a bill June 12 in an attempt to collect the money for two separate fiscal years.

Wrote Manatee County Director of Public Works Ron Schulhofer in a June 12 letter to Bullock: “On May 7, you and Mayor Jim Brown made a presentation to the Board of Manatee County Commissioners detailing the desire to not have the town subsidize the Longboat Key trolley service. This is contrary to the town agreeing in two separate work sessions to provide an annual subsidy of $42,000 to help fund operations of the trolley.”

Bullock responded to Schulhofer in a July 8 letter, stating that both he and Brown were surprised that staff was continuing to demand payment from the town after the Manatee County Commission asked for a discussion item on the issue.

“Your claim that somehow Longboat Key made a multi-year funding com-

mitment to Manatee County is not supported by evidence in county records,” Bullock wrote.

Although the town paid the county $42,000 in fiscal year 2010-11, Bullock said he’s looked at all of the minutes between the county and the town and can’t find an agreement that mandates the town continue to pay that amount for future years.

Despite the back-and-forth correspondence, Schulhofer has asked for payments on three separate occasions this year, starting Jan. 11.

Bullock has told county officials that Longboat Key taxpayers have paid more than $6 million in transportation services to the county in the last 10 years. He has also shown county officials PowerPoint slides that reveal the Longboat Key trolley route has anemic ridership numbers,

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Town plans to get charter back on track A referendum voters approved in November is null and void unless the Legislature reverses its course in early 2014.

Church officials say no questions will be asked if the statue is returned to Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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but it’s not the poorest-performing route in Manatee County.

Manatee County ridership statistics reveal that in 2012, a Palmetto route had 34,303 riders, compared to 37,275 riders for the Longboat Key route that same year. Palmetto, though, is not billed individually for its transit service.

Bullock also noted that, unlike other Manatee County municipalities, the town does not utilize many of the county’s services for which taxpayers still pay.

Those services include a sheriff road patrol, planning services, code-enforcement services, parks services and beachproject management.

The Manatee County Commission has agreed to hold a future workshop to discuss future funding for the Manatee County portion of the Longboat Key trolley route.

The Longboat Key Town Commission has given town staff direction to take the actions necessary to get its charter back on track.

The charter is currently off the rails in regard to future density increases because the Legislature approved at its spring session a two-page bill that nixes the referendum process statewide and also renders any referendum performed on or after June 1, 2011, moot.

That’s a problem, because the charter states: “Present density limitations provided in the existing Comprehensive Plan, as adopted on March 12, 1984, shall not be increased without the referendum approval of the electors of Longboat Key.” So, the referendum approval process the town has used for more than 25 years is currently useless. And a referendum that the island’s registered voters approved Nov. 6 that allowed two properties to convert from commercial to residential use, allowing for a maximum of six dwelling units per acre, is now null and void.

Town Manager Dave Bullock and town attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale began working weeks ago to correct the issue.

They have been working with lawmakers who sponsored the bill to try and get the Legislature to reverse its course when it meets again early next year.

But, at a special meeting Aug. 14, Bullock asked commissioners if that’s what they wanted the town to do.

“We realized we needed direction to make sure we are headed down the right path,” Bullock said. “Do you want us to take these actions to preserve this density measure in the charter, or do you want us to take a different approach?”

After a back-and-forth discussion, it was agreed that staff should continue to explore if the action the Legislature took can be reversed through a “glitch bill” to fix Longboat Key’s problem. The town will also seek an opinion from a judge who will provide the town declatory relief. The legal move gives the town a legal opinion that can be used if any applicant comes forward in the meantime seeking to increase town density and is unable to do so because of the hindrance in the charter.

Legislature committees, meanwhile, start meeting this fall, and town officials are ready to discuss the issue with state officials at that time.

The town, at least, doesn’t have any problems with other past referendum approvals, which were all approved before the June 1, 2011, deadline. So, referendums such as the town’s beach project and the 250-tourism unit pool are safe.

But, although the town hopes for changes in Tallahassee, any plans for future density issues are on hold.

“There’s nothing we can do about it now except to try and get the Legislature to change its mind,” said Mayor Jim Brown. “We are confident it will get changed.”

The town of Longboat Key is the only municipality in the state that has a charter that is density-minded restrictive only to referenda.

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NEWSBRIEFS + Longboat Key burglaries decrease 62.5% Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming released crime statistics for the first six months of the year that reflect a 62.5% decrease in burglaries and larcenies when compared to the same period in 2012.

Total cases involving burglary and larcenies amounted to 48 incidents, compared to 128 in 2012, for a 62.5% decrease.

The highest percentage of service calls fell under the category of fire department assistance, with a total of 814 calls for the first half of 2013, a 4.6% decrease from the same period in 2012.

Burglary alarm responses represent the next-highest number of responses with 372 calls, compared with 437 in 2012, for a 14.9% decrease.

Traffic related activity, including accidents, stand at 703 calls so far for 2013, down by 30 calls, for a 4% decrease.

The police department responded to a total of 1,463 calls for service in the first quarter of the year and 1,613 calls in the second quarter, for a total of 3,076 incidents. That’s a 1.1% decrease in police department calls when compared to the first half of 2012.

“In summary, the police department is experiencing a level of activity in all areas typical with seasonal fluctuation and criminal activity commonly associated with this community,” wrote Cumming in a crime incident report.

+ Mote Marine monitors the movement of whale sharks From 2003-2012, Mote Marine Laboratory project scientists studied whale sharks by fitting 813 sharks with ID tags and examining underwater photographs of 956 sharks to document their movements.

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

The sharks’ unique spot patterns serve as fingerprints and allow them to be individually identified.

Their work, published in the journal PLOS ONE, shows the sharks’ international journeys and their relationship to the largest whale shark-feeding hotspot known to science.

The Mote-led study shows that whale sharks found at a major feeding hotspot near Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula travel to many places throughout the Gulf of Mexico, the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the Straits of Florida.

The study also documented the secondlongest whale shark migration ever confirmed. It’s a trail that researchers say may help discover where the sharks give birth.

+ Holiday schedule changes Longboat Key solid waste and recycling collections will be made Tuesday, Sept.

3, due to the Labor Day holiday. Waste and recycling should be placed curbside by 7 a.m. Longboat Key Town Hall and its various departments will also be closed Monday, Sept. 2 and will reopen 8 a.m.

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Groin debate affects renourishment The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Sarasota County are debating whether or not a plan to include groins is the right course of action for the Big Pass dredging project.

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The Army Corps’ decision to include groins in the Big Pass dredging plans stems from an environmental-impact study dating back to 2004, as well as “extensive” predictive modeling, Mora said. The proposed dredging project is meant to harvest sand from the pass to counter erosion at Lido Beach. Dredging could also make the inlet more navigable, Mora added. The Army Corps is also looking at plans to dredge New Pass for Lido sand.

Patterson said concerns about the effects on Siesta Key Beach led to her and the county’s opposition to the groins.

Patterson added that sand drifts from north to south on Florida’s west coast, making groins to the north of Siesta Key potentially problematic to the natural renourishment cycle.

This would be the first time Big Pass has been dredged, and the Army Corps, WCIND and Sarasota County are all concerned with how the proposed project will impact the navigability of Big Pass and the health of area beaches — with Siesta Beach most likely to be impacted.

The Army Corps conducted a feasibility study in 2004 on the environmental impacts of a potential Big Pass dredge.

The analysis is not yet complete, Mora told the WCIND board Monday, explaining why final plans for the project have yet to be presented. Although the final analysis is not yet complete, Mora said dredging plans will include sediment mining from the outer Big Pass shoal, as well as from the navigation channel.

“Nothing is set in stone,” Mora said.

“We have spent a lot of funds mining for sand offshore. So, now we’re looking at Big Pass, but we don’t want to affect the surrounding beaches or the navigability of the pass.”

The Siesta Key Association recently approved a measure to hire an independent coastal engineer to review the Big Pass dredging plans.

If the county and the Army Corps can’t come to a compromise concerning the groins, the feasibility study will have to be redone without factoring in the groins and the project will “go back to square one,” Mora said. “And that means it will take a whole lot longer to renourish Lido.”

Starting in September, the Army Corps and the city of Sarasota will present their proposal to various community groups, including area boating groups and the county’s Coastal Advisory Committee.

The Army Corps and the city will then formally present their plan to the community Dec. 5, with a public meeting scheduled Dec. 7 at Sarasota Yacht Club.

The next public presentation of Big Pass project will be at a Sept. 18 Coastal Advisory Committee meeting at the Sarasota County Administration building.

“If we get a negative result from the community, we’ll have to start over,” Mora said.

Dredging can start only after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection approves a permit, Mora said, adding that the required feasibility study is already complete. The permit process is estimated to take two years.

Town Manager Dave Bullock has made it clear the town of Longboat Key is interested in sand that the West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND) plans on dredging out of the Intracoastal Waterway near Longboat Pass sometime next year.

In an Aug. 16 email to WCIND Executive Director Charles Listowski, Bullock states the town is interested in receiving beachcompatible sand that’s dredged from the boat channel.

Bullock and Public Works Director Juan Florensa attended a WCIND meeting Monday in Venice to officially request some of the sand that’s dredged as part of the project.

At the meeting, Listowski received direction to apply to the state for the dredging project, which could begin late next summer if the project’s permitting process is approved.

The permit will allow WCIND to dredge the channel, while placing sand on the north end of Longboat Key. WCIND has already received a state permit for a sand trap in Longboat Pass near Jewfish Key. The trap, if it’s installed after WCIND receives a federal permit, would trap between 40,000 and 60,000 cubic yards of sand that’s swept off the north end of the Key and deposited in a large sandbar near Jewfish Key that’s a popular spot for boaters to anchor on the weekends.

WCIND is working on a permit for the sand trap because that same sand also makes its way into the Intracoastal Waterway; it clogs up the boating channel and forces the district to perform expensive dredging projects.

The trap would be installed in a shallow depression in the waterway and intercept sand before it makes its way to the Jewfish Key site.

That project is at least a year away from being built.

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“It is unfortunate that the Army Corps proposed the groins, and the city did as well,” said Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson at a Monday board meeting of the West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND). “The county will not support a proposal with groins.”

Milan Mora, project manager of the Lido Key beach renourishment project, represented the Army Corps at Monday’s meeting. Officials from Manatee, Charlotte and Lee counties were also present. Mora said the proposal includes three erosion-control jetties, known as groins, at the southern stretch of Lido Key. The groins are intended to slow the southern drift of beach sediment. The groins will extend the Lido Beach renourishment cycle from three years to more than five years, Mora said, saving the county millions of dollars in the long run. Lido Beach has been renourished five times since 1997.

“The groins are about long-term sustainability,” Mora said. “The Army Corps won’t push something unless the cost-to-benefit ratio is favorable.”

City estimates put a $22 million price tag on the Big Pass project, with approximately 62% covered by federal funds. The city of Sarasota and the state will be on the hook for the rest, with the city’s contribution drawing on county

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On two separate occasions this summer, 6-year-old Emil Peterson set up a lemonade stand in front of his home in Old Town Alexandria, Va. But, instead of collecting money for McDonald’s or ice cream like most young children who sell lemonade, Peterson was raising money for the sharks.

While watching YouTube videos one day, he came across a video about the plight of the sharks. His interest in sharks began after he found out they were being harvested for shark fin soup.

“He didn’t think that was right,” said Longboat Key resident Glenn Peterson about his grandson’s reaction to the harvesting of sharks. Emil decided he needed to do something about it.

Setting up a lemonade stand complete with a “Save the Sharks” sign and a book about hammerheads on display, he started raising funds for his cause.

After two successful lemonade stands, he told his grandfather he wanted to donate the money he raised to Mote Marine Laboratory.

He said he thought Mote could use it to help protect the sharks.

So, Emil met with Tom Waters, chief advancement officer of Mote Marine, Aug. 23 in the lobby of

Those figures, though, are actuary estimates that count on a 7.5% return rate. If the pension plan continues to hit a 5.6% return rate, as it’s doing now, those numbers will increase further.

Mayor Jim Brown and Commissioners Jack Duncan, Terry Gans and Pat Zunz voted Aug. 14 to give general employees both retirement incentives Aug. 14. Town Manager Dave Bullock’s July 1 recommendation was to not offer the extra retirement incentives.

Vice Mayor David Brenner and Commissioners Lynn Larson and Younger voted against the retirement-incentives motion.

General employees can also

Mote’s research building and donated $50 (in quarters) to help save the sharks. He is visiting his grandparents on Longboat Key before he goes home in September to start Amount of money, in quarters, Emil Peterson donated to Mote.

avail themselves of a new 401(a) account that allows them to invest up to 15% of their salary into the plan.

Brenner said the reason he voted against the motion has already come true.

“I was worried everyone would take advantage of the option, and that’s what’s happened,” Brenner said.

Commissioners in support of the extra retirement incentives, though, argue that the benefits are only being offered to the eight employees who were eligible. No other present or future employees can take advantage of a DROP option.

“These are limited options just for those eligible employees,” said Brown Aug. 14.

the first grade.

“This made my day,” said Waters about the boy’s interest in and donation to the sharks. “Actually, this made my week.”

After presenting his donation, Emil and his grandparents enjoyed a day of exploring at Mote Marine. The budding shark scientist says he has plans to continue his efforts of saving the sharks.

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Rowing with subsidies

Government subsidies, aka taxpayer funds, for economic development are bad business. Bad business for elected officials to practice. Typically a losing proposition for taxpayers with respect to ROI — return on investment.

Latest case in point: Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the $40 million rowing complex at Nathan Benderson Park.

To be sure, an internationally acclaimed rowing complex for this region should and will be an extraordinary asset. Give Randy Benderson, CEO of Benderson Development, credit for having a vision to turn that old borrow pit into something magnificent.

We’re all hoping it will be the economic engine its backers say it will.

That hope is especially so because of the $30 million in taxpayer money going into the park’s construction. The breakdown: $19.5 million from Sarasota County; $1.5 million from Manatee County; and $10 million from the state. The latter comes with a catch: If the park falls short of producing the state sales tax revenue promoters project, Sarasota County taxpayers must refund the state’s money.

All totaled, Sarasota County taxpayers have $29.5 million at risk. So far.

If the site wins the bid to host the 2017 World Rowing Championships, taxpayer contributions will increase even more. One figure reported so far: At least $6 million more will be required to put on the event, with some portions of that split between taxpayers and the private sector.

That is a lot of tax money at risk. But the center’s backers and developers appear confident the bet will pay off. Back in 2010, they were projecting an annual economic impact of $25 million just from rowing activities and about $1.5 million in annual tax revenue to the county.

But Gov. Scott complicated the politics of this venture last week when he visited here to herald the site’s developers and the state’s $10 million to help fund the center.

A few media — those that are no fans of the governor — rightly pointed out that Scott’s backing of the center runs contrary to his position two years ago when he vetoed $5 million earmarked for the park.

As the Tampa Bay Times reported, Scott changed his mind after the project’s boosters convinced him of its statewide impact.

“They showed me the economics of it, and it just makes a lot of sense that we’re going to get all those tourists here,” the governor said last week. “And I’m very comfortable that on top of getting all those tourists here, they’re going to spend money, and some of them are going to move their business here and buy some homes here.”

And then came the Times’ gotcha. It reported: Benderson Development, owners of the park land, contributed $25,000 last year and another $100,000 in March to Scott’s “Let’s Get to Work” campaign. And: former Sen. Pat Neal’s Neal Communities contributed $35,000 to Scott’s campaign in 2012 and $50,000 this year.

The Times also said Benderson Development and Neal Communities’ business ventures are adjacent to and near the rowing center and would benefit from it.

(Editor’s note: Our search of state records shows Neal Communities contributed $33,828 this year to Scott’s “Let’s Get Work” and that Benderson CEO Randy Benderson, not the company, contributed $100,000 to “Let’s Get to Work”; the company contributed $25,000 to the Republican Party.)

To a great extent, people who follow state politics and business would not be at all surprised by Benderson Development and Neal Communities’ contributions to Gov. Scott’s re-election campaign. You would not expect either of them to support a Democratic gubernatorial candidate. And if you believe in radio commentator Hugh Hewitt’s philosophy on politics — to put your money where your mouth is; that is, financially support the candidates for whom you will vote — you shouldn’t fault Benderson or Neal. They did nothing wrong.

But by accepting their contributions and approving the state funds for the rowing

PREMIER SPORTS CAMPUS: HOW A PRIVATE TOURISM VENTURE BOOSTS THE ECONOMY The following is a list of sports events hosted by Schroeder-Manatee Ranch at its Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch.

Below the list of events is a table showing the economic impact of the events, based on a Sarasota County multiplier formula. The dollar amounts or spectator totals do not include the

locally produced sporting events.

In addition, our estimate of direct spending was based on adults spending $120 a day and youth spending $60 a day; these are below the $150 and $75 a day typically ascribed to adults and youth, respectively. So the numbers are conservative. The impact also does not include the “Additional Events.”

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• FYSA State Cup — 80 teams = 5,120 attendees, 2 days • YMCA Football Jamboree — 60 teams = 5,700 attendees, 2 days • Labor Day Soccer Showcase = 300 teams = 23,000 attendees, 3 days • YMCA Football — 40 teams = 3,500 attendees, every weekend from September-November • US Soccer Winter Showcase — 160 teams from across the country; 3 International Teams — Turkey, Brazil, Portugal = 20,000 attendees, 7 days • Nike Blue Chip Lacrosse — 1,000 players = 5,000 attendees, 4 weekends, FridaySunday • Manatee County Cross Country Championships = 2,000 attendees

attendees, 4 days • 3D Lacrosse Pre Season Camp — 250 teams = 20,000 attendees, 3 weeks • Rippin at the Ranch Lacrosse Tournament — 80 teams = 6,500 attendees, 3 days • 3v3 live soccer Tournament — 80 teams = 2,000 attendees • YMCA Football Jamboree — 60 teams = 5,700 attendees, 2 days • YMCA Football — 40 teams = 3,500 attendees every weekend from September-November • Labor Day Soccer Showcase — 300 teams = 23,000 attendees, 3 days • US Soccer Winter Showcase — 160 teams from across the country — 3 International Teams — England, Brazil and Portugal = 20,000 attendees, 7 days

2012

Additional Events

• Info Sport pro Soccer Combine = 2,000 attendees, 4 days • USSSA Soccer Championships — 100 teams = 6,000 attendees, 3 days • 3D Lacrosse Pre Season Camp — 250 teams = 20,000 attendees, over 3 weeks • YMCA Football Jamboree — 60 teams = 5,700 attendees, 2 days • YMCA Football — 40 teams = 3,500 attendees, every weekend from September-November • Labor Day Soccer Showcase — 300 teams = 23,000 attendees, 3 days • Chargers High School Soccer Classic = 3,000 attendees, 3 days • US Soccer Winter Showcase — 160 teams from across the country — 3 International Teams — Turkey, Brazil, Holland = 20,000 attendees, 7 days • Ultimate Frisbee Regional Championships — 3,000 attendees, 3 days

2013

• Info Sport pro Soccer Combine = 2,000

• Chargers Soccer Club — 2011–present • Lakewood Ranch Lightning Lacrosse — 2011–present • Sarasota Rugby — 2011-present • US Men’s Olympic Team Training Camp, Soccer • US Men’s U15 National Team Camp, Soccer • US Women’s U23 National Team Training Camp, Soccer • US Women’s U17 National Team Training Camp, Soccer • Pro Football Combine — 30 to 40 athletes, November (2012 and 2013) • Manatee County Junior League Breast Cancer Run 2012 and 2013 • Tim Howard Goalkeeper Camp — 2012-present • Liam Banks Lacrosse Camp, 2011-present • All-Out Lacrosse Summer League, 2011 and 2012 • St. Stephen’s High School Soccer Camp, 2013 • Adult Men’s Soccer League, 2013

Total adult participants, spectators, coaches...................................... 203,620 Total youth participants (non-local)..................................................... 32,080 Avg. adult spending per day.................................................................. $120 Avg. youth spending per day............................................................... $53.50 Avg. event days..................................................................................... 5.58 Total direct impact......................................$147,830,361 ($49,276,787/yr.)

Total output economic impact.......................$232,637,092 ($77,545,697/yr.)

Total earnings impact.....................................$84,263,306 ($28,087,768/yr.)

Total employment impact..................................................................... 3,252 State sales tax generated...................................$8,869,821 ($2,956,607/yr.)

Sales tax reimbursed to county....................................................... $856,203 Local option sales tax revenue..................................................... $1,478,303

center, Scott created a perception that is a volatile ordinance for his political opponents. No matter how much Scott honestly says his financial analysis shows the state’s investment in the rowing park makes business and economic sense, Scott’s decision creates the appearance of a quid pro quo.

This is one reason why economic development subsidies for business ventures are bad business. They always mean government is picking winners and losers, favoring one over another.

Now contrast the development and funding of the rowing center with that of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch’s Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch.

To date, SMR has invested about $2.5 million of its own capital to construct the sports complex. It hasn’t relied on one cent of taxpayer funding.

And since 2011, through its own efforts, it has drawn more than 36,000 athletes,

32,080 of them coming from outside Manatee and Sarasota counties, or more than 12,000 athletes a year. Spectators from outside the two-county area have totaled 203,620, or close to 68,000 a year.

And, as the table above also shows, SMR’s Premier Sports Campus has been generating more than the estimates for the rowing center in terms of annual economic impact.

To its credit, SMR is demonstrating that sports can be addressed successfully as a private-sector business venture, without requiring government subsidies.

Benderson Development, meanwhile, did not become one of the nation’s most successful commercial real estate developers and property managers by making bad decisions. Our hope is it disproves what taxpayers have seen far too often: Governments are lousy investors. Taxpayers should never subsidize business ventures. That’s not the role of government.

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City’s challenge paved way for our bridge Kudos on a well-written celebration of the Ringling Bridge’s 10th anniversary in last week’s edition.

Former City Commissioner and Mayor Mollie Cardamone’s comment that the City Commission “made that bridge happen” is absolutely correct.

As the attorney who fought the battle on behalf of the city, I can attest that had the city not challenged the bridge, a far different structure would today be standing across the bay.

As originally proposed, the Florida Department of Transportation’s design for the fixed-span bridge replacement was a standard, “off the shelf” design, typical of other bridges being constructed during that time. The proposed bridge had no stormwater-treatment facilities.

As was common at that time, thousands of pounds of roadway pollutants would have discharged directly into Sarasota Bay through drain holes along the length of the bridge, called “scuppers.”

Following the city’s formal challenge of FDOT’s decision regarding the design of the fixed-span bridge replacement, FDOT kept improving the aesthetics and design of the proposed bridge in an effort to get the city to drop its challenge.

LETTERS TO THEEDITOR + The three wise men should be congratulated Dear Editor: Three wise men came to a special Town Commission meeting Aug. 14, and one of them was a woman. They came to bring wisdom to this town.

Instead, they bore witness to the demise of a long-awaited opportunity to bring fairness to the taxpayers and non-unionized employees.

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Instead, they watched the dismissal of their wisdom and the inevitable demise of a long-awaited opportunity to bring fairness to both.

Ignored were the facts that supporting both the early retirement and DROP program would impact the burden on the taxpayers.

Succumbing to similar oft-used phrases that “it will only cost the taxpayer an extra $7.19 and we can afford that” has helped to bring us to the

that the city had no right or legal standing to challenge FDOT’s decision with respect to the design of the bridge and further determined that the decision met all statutory requirements.

The City Commission elected not to contest FDOT’s finding that the design of the bridge met all statutory requirements, but it did appeal FDOT’s position that local governments have no right or legal standing to challenge FDOT planning decisions affecting a community.

The First District Court of Appeal set a significant precedent by agreeing with the city that state law did, in fact, grant a legal right and standing to local governments to contest FDOT’s planning decisions. Since that decision, FDOT has made substantial efforts to include public comment and local government opinions in the design of its transportation improvements.

Thus, as a result of the city’s challenge of the fixed-span bridge replacement as initially proposed, we now have a spectacular bridge of which we can all be proud; a much cleaner bay; and a more inclusive infrastructure design process. Those are things worth celebrating.

David Levin is an attorney with Sarasota-based Icard Merrill.

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The facts Key resident Shannon Gault, speaking from the audience, disclosed, as well as those carefully documented by Commissioners Phill Younger and Lynn Larson and Vice Mayor David Brenner, the three wise commissioners, were overshadowed by emotional responses from the other four commissioners. Those include Commissioners Jack Duncan, Terry Gans and Pat Zunz and a reluctant Mayor Jim Brown. The result is that the town, once again, has been held hostage to unwarranted expenses.

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State statutes at the time of FDOT’s planning of the new Ringling Bridge required FDOT to design the bridge after public hearings and take into consideration the desires of the public and local governments. Evidence and testimony presented at the administrative hearing to consider the city’s challenge of FDOT’s bridge design revealed that long before FDOT conducted its required public hearings, it had committed to a fixed-span bridge replacement.

FDOT had previously lost a case with respect to a proposed fixedspan bridge replacement to Anna Maria Island on the basis of a failure to afford the public an opportunity to present their comments to an agency with an open mind.

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Pump problem 11:06 a.m. — 3000 block of Harbourside Drive. Larceny. A fire pump was reported stolen from the Longboat Key’s Club Moorings Marina. The pump, which was stolen from a locked shed, was valued at $8,000.

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Corner Aug. 17 Know when to fold ’em 10:42 p.m. — 5800 block of GMD. Civil Disturbance. Police responded to a noise complaint; families were playing cards. They agreed to fold.

2:04 p.m. — 600 block of Longboat Club Road. Civil Disturbance. A condominium manager told police that an employee who was terminated over the phone that morning was verbally abusive and had started calling different personnel to express his displeasure. Police called the former employee and he agreed to only contact his former employee through mail or a third party.

Aug. 15 Guard shack runaround 6:43 a.m. — 600 block of Bay Isles Parkway. Suspicious Circumstance. A security officer told police a car drove around the guard shack and drove toward the marina.

The car could not be located.

Flew the coop 12:06 p.m. — 500 block of Gunwale Lane. Larceny. A woman reported someone stole a 4-foot-tall solid bronze statue of an egret, valued at $3,000, from her yard. She thinks one of her daughter’s friends may have stolen the statue, but her daughter denies knowledge of anyone taking it.

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10:04 a.m. — 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Traffic Accident. A man told police he was pulling into a parking space at the Longboat Library when he mixed up the brake pedal with the gas pedal. The mix-up landed his car in the shrubbery near the front of the library. There was damage to his car and a planter wall in the front of the structure.

Jewelry heist 2:03 p.m. — 4900 block of GMD. Larceny. A woman told police she left her condominium unlocked and came home to find the door locked. Upon entry, she discovered jewelry valued at more than $1,400 missing from various locations.

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LEAF IT ALONE 11:19 a.m. — 3200 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A man told police he believes someone is trying to kill a pigeon plum tree on the west side of his property with unknown chemicals. Although the tree appeared healthy, there was a noticeable amount of dead grass in a circle pattern around the tree. The property manager agreed to keep an eye on the tree.

Sunday is off limits 2:24 p.m. — Intersection of GMD and Dream Island Road. Code Enforcement. A man was performing construction work on a Sunday and was told that town codes forced him to close up shop.

Aug. 19 JOY RIDE 9:28 a.m. — 3500 block of Mistletoe Lane. Suspicious Circumstance. A man reported the theft of a golf cart that was later recovered somewhere else in good working condition. Either someone borrowed the golf cart or a maintenance worker misplaced it.

Relationship rift 11:16 p.m. — 500 block of Ed Lee Lane.

Civil Disturbance. A woman called police to report that her father is in a relationship with a woman who keeps calling his house from afar; the woman is out of town for seven months of the year. The calls have gotten threatening in nature, and her father is having trouble keeping home health aides because of the harassment. Complicating matters, the woman is set to return in October to live at the house for five months.

Police advised the daughter to speak with her family and an attorney.

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Gershom Ralph Cohn, 97, of Sarasota, died Aug. 18.

Mr. Cohn was born March 5, 1916, in Decatur, Ill. In 1978, he and his late wife, Sylvia, built a home on Bird Key and moved to Sarasota.

He was a builder and was involved in the civic life of his community. He raised funds for a building to house the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, the Jewish Community Center and was a member of the Jewish Housing Council. He was also a major fundraiser and donor to the Jewish Federation, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, the Sarasota Opera and The Jazz Club of Sarasota.

Mr. Cohn was preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia.

He is survived by his daughters Arlene Rubin, of Chicago, and Vicki Pollard, of Blue Hill, Maine; son David Cohn, of San Francisco; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life was held Aug. 23, at Temple Beth Israel, on Longboat Key. Memorial donations may be made to the Jewish Housing Council, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota, Fla., 34235.

Elizabeth Poss Colebrook, 90, of Aurora, Ohio, died Aug. 10.

She was born Jan. 5, 1923, in Aurora. She married her husband, Jack Colebrook, in 1944 and they lived in Aurora until 1991, when they moved to Longboat Key. She loved to play tennis, garden and had a passion for writing. She compiled all of her writings together into a book called “Digging up Grandpa,” which was published in 2011.

Mrs. Colebrook is survived by her four children, Michael, Susan, Deborah and Kristina; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be planned in the future. Memorial donations can be made in her memory to Aurora Community Theatre, P.O. Box 9, Aurora, OH, 44202.

Rosalie Cubbon Kobiela

Rosalie Cubbon Kobiela, 74, of Longboat Key, died Aug. 10.

She was born in born in Onchan, Isle of Man, England.

Mrs. Kobiela grew up in Crewe, England, and moved in 1962 to Sarasota. In 1976, she moved to Longboat Key. Survivors include her daughters, Aman-

da L. Smith, of Waco, Texas, and Cheryl A. Honaker, of Lincoln University, Pa; and two granddaughters.

A memorial service was held Aug. 14, at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home in Bradenton.

Grace Douglass Marlow

Grace Douglass Marlow, 90, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died Aug. 12.

Born Nov. 22, 1922, in Newton, Mass., she was the daughter of Paul and Florence Douglass. She grew up in Ridgewood, N.J., and graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1941. She married Alfred S. Marlow in 1942 in Ridgewood, where they lived until they moved in 1968 to Longboat Key. Mrs. Marlow was an active resident of Sunnyside Village since 2005; she served as a volunteer for the Jesters and was involved with the bell choir, the Sunnyside Yacht Club and the gift shop. Until several years ago, she organized multi-year reunions for RHS graduates, including picnics for hundreds of graduates, at Siesta Key Beach.

Mrs. Marlow was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Alfred.

She is survived by her daughters, Anne Marlow Vose, of Edgartown, Mass., Jean Marlow Dillon, of Wendell, N.C., and

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Born in 1918, in Boston, Mass., she is the daughter of Oscar and Ida Long. She attended Boston University, from which she was awarded her law degree in 1940.

She was an avid tennis player and golfer and loved the ocean. Mrs. Yasuna and her husband had homes for many years on Longboat Key. Mrs. Yasuna was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Dr. Elton Yasuna, and her daughter, Amy. She is survived by her two sons, Martin and Edward; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held Monday at Plymouth Harbor in Sarasota. Memorial donations may be made to the Smith Care Center of Plymouth Harbor.

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The Longboat Key Observer’s travel editors share thoughts from their notebook midway into the 2013 travel season on how to travel easier.

This column is a continuation of some thoughts and suggestions that might make your travel easier and more rewarding.

We start with our usual plea: Travel can excite and enhance your life if a few cautions are taken. Indeed, we have noted in the past 15 years of writing that the concourses seem to be a little longer and connections are somewhat tighter.

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Our first note for harmonious travel is to give yourself more time before a flight — no more days of last-minute arrivals at the airport.

An extra 20 or 30 minutes relieves anxiety. Dash days are over.

Are your legs or knees or hips not quite as “fit” as they were?

Then take advantage of the electric carts that cruise most of the major airports. They can be requested at almost any of the counters. Unfortunately, Sarasota lags in this area, but, hopefully, it will have some soon. SRQ does provide platoons of wheelchairs for those in real need.

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We continue to be amazed at the number of people who think they do not fly enough to focus on one airline group for it to be worthwhile. Even the occasional flyer can gain awards, especially when combined with an airline credit card. Check out the routes of each of the three main international consortiums, which United, Delta and American Airlines lead. Find the one that most serves your destinations and try to use that group whenever possible. Awards will accumulate.

Having emphasized the value of piling up miles or points with one airline, we now must tell you about a remarkable “scam” some airlines practice to reduce the amount of miles awarded to you. To understand how this works, first think about the three basic types of flights: non-stop flights (pretty obvious); connection flights (two or more flights with different numbers that re-

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We tip our hats to United for its new non-stop flight between Chicago (ORD) and Sarasota (SRQ) on new 737s with excellent onboard entertainment service. If this flight is well supported, United plans to add service to other destinations. Our guess is that Newark, N.J., is likely.

SNA quire changing planes); and direct flights.

Most people are not as familiar with direct flights, which generally mean that the flight makes a stop and then continues to your destination.

Miles are awarded based on distance, and it’s pretty obvious how this works on a non-stop flight. Miles for connections are awarded by taking the distance of each of the two or more flights and adding them together. But miles on direct flights are awarded based on the distance between the first and last airport. Example: There is a flight from Minneapolis to San Francisco that flies to Chicago and then continues to San Francisco. You would think that the flyer would get miles for both segments. Not so. United gives miles based on the distance from Minneapolis to San Francisco, which is actually less than the distance from Chicago to San Francisco.

Therefore, a person who got on the plane in Minneapolis and flew

SRQ through Chicago got less miles than I did by boarding in Chicago. Huh? Our flight recently from Sarasota to Chicago actually continued to Orange County, Calif. Think about that on a map. Instead of awarding miles based on the two “legs,” United just measured the distance from Sarasota to Orange County and “cheated” flyers out of 637 miles. Now, to make matters much worse, some airlines are using the same flight number on two totally different flights. Passengers think they are on a direct flight, but they actually have to change gates and aircrafts. And, of course, they are subject to the scam of reduced miles.

The only way to avoid being cheated is to check your routing on anything but a non-stop flight. We have contacted United in the past, but, so far, it has not changed the numbering system.

Stuart and Lois Scheyer are in their early 80s and are residents of Longboat Key. They each log more than 100,000 air miles a year. They will be pleased to answer any travel questions and can be reached by email at EnergeticTravel@aol.com. Travel Easy — Travel Light — Travel Now

Some of you have followed the exploits of our grandson, Jon Scheyer, and asked about the where and what of his career. Jon was captain of the Duke team that won the NCAA championship in 2010 and was on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

He suffered a serious eye injury playing in the NBA Summer League that year, spent many months recuperating and then began his professional life as a world traveler, which is why we feel justified in mentioning him here.

He started his NBA career as a member of the Rio Grand Valley Vipers. Travel with that team took him from our furthest southern border to Maine and many towns in between.

The next year Jon played for Maccabi Electra in Israel, and the team traveled from the Baltic to the south of Europe and up to the northern borders. This last year, Jon played for Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, which plays in the wellrespected Spanish League. While Jon was playing there, he got a call from Coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke who said, “Pack your bags, you are coming home.” Jon is now an assistant coach at Duke and, once again, appreciates the finer travel style afforded by Duke.

So, what about the Canary Islands as a tourist destination you ask?

Don’t! There is not much there compared to Florida, and it’s difficult to get to, requiring a flight to Madrid and then a three-hour regional jet flight to the Canaries.

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Christ Church members enjoy last summer social

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Members of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian enjoyed a barbecue social Aug. 24, at the Islands West clubhouse.

The church offers three socials every summer for its year-round members. This is the second year the church has held summer socials.

“It’s a great way for our year-round members to either continue socializing or for

them to get to know one another,” said Jean Buckley, a member of Christ Church.

This was the last social of the summer at the church. Members enjoyed a meal, complete with barbecue chicken, potato salad, baked beans, pies and sweet tea. After dinner, the group headed to the beach to watch the sunset while Bill Buckley played “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes.

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THE RESORT AT LONGBOAT KEY CLUB

by Heather Merriman | Black Tie Assistant Editor

Addy & Wittig Have Sold 4 Two Bedrooms and 8 Club Suites in 2013!

Featured Listing 5401/02B+ 2 Bedroom, Bay/Golf views $699,000 Gross Income: $71,500+

Photos by Heather Merriman

Carolyn Schrock and Ashley McGuire

Circle Association members feel right at home at meeting

2013 Income Up +38% Thru July

2013 Addy & Wittig Listings and Sales NEW LISTING

Members joined together for a St. Armands Circle Association meeting Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Help at Home Homecare. Steve Moyer, deputy chief of the Sarasota Police Department, was one of the new members in attendance.

2502 A Club Suite, Gulf View $489,000 Gross Income: $64,700

2702 C 2 Bedroom, Gulf View $995,000 Gross Income: $111,700+

3101 C+ 2 Bedroom, Gulf View $950,000 Gross Income: $106,000+

3507 D 2 Bedroom Deluxe, Gulf View $1,100,000

5302 A Club Suite, Golf Course View SOLD at $222,000

SOLD

4301 A+ Club Suite, Gulf View SOLD at $442,000

3504 A Club Suite, Gulf View SOLD at $435,000

2303 A Club Suite, Gulf View SOLD at $420,000

PENDING SOLD

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4303 A Club Suite, Gulf View SOLD at $425,000

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2403 A Club Suite, Gulf View SOLD at $425,000

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1103 C 2 Bedroom, Gulf View SOLD at $1,051,000

3505 A Club Suite, Gulf View SOLD at $442,000

4307 D 2 Bedroom, Gulf View SOLD at $1,090,000

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3807 D 2 Bedroom, Gulf View SOLD at $1,133,500

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Destination: CORTEZ FISHING VILLAGE SUMMER SERIES

by Heather Merriman | Staff Writer

The Cortez Historic Fishing Village offers the joys of Old Florida — as well as fresh seafood, unique shops and endless options for ways to enjoy the bay.

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For diners in search of a good meal, Annie’s is known for its grouper sandwich. The grouper comes from a local supplier, and the fish is breaded and prepared at the shop. For those seeking an option other than seafood, Annie’s burgers are popular, too. The burgers are made with fresh patties bought locally. Annie’s motto is “fresh, never frozen.”

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Florida Maritime Museum

4414 119th St. W., Cortez Stop by the Florida Maritime Museum to learn about the history of Florida fishing and the Historic Cortez Village. Located in the historic 1912 Cortez Schoolhouse in the Cortez Historic Fishing Village, the museum houses permanent and revolving exhibits on Florida history and fishing, as well as events and cultural programs.

Through September, the museum is offering a “Music on the Porch” event. Bring along a musical instrument or just come to listen to a featured musical host on the second Saturday of each month. The museum is closed in September for remodeling and reinventing its exhibits.

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12306 46th Ave. W., Cortez For a taste of locally harvested seafood, stop by Star Fish Co. to either buy fresh seafood to cook at home, or enjoy a meal at the dockside restaurant. The menu includes popular items, such as stone crab claws and Florida pompano. Just be sure to bring cash.

Credit cards are not accepted.

Sarasota residents Thad and Carolyn Masters have been dining at Star Fish for years.

“We come here at least once a week,” says Carolyn Masters.

“We come up here on our boat,” says Thad Masters.

“It’s a 40-mile-here-and-back-trip, but it’s worth it.”

Capt. Kathe Boat Rides AND Sarasota Bay Tours

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12306 46th Ave. W., Cortez Capt. Kathe and her first mate, Pup Pup, offer boat tours for both fishing and sightseeing. Capt. Kathe’s is located on the dock of the Star Fish Co. Dockside Restaurant.

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Bridge Street on Bradenton Beach

Just over the bridge after the Cortez Historic Fishing Village is Bradenton Beach’s Historic Bridge Street.

The street is lined with a variety of shops, restaurants and bars. If shopping and dining aren’t on the itinerary, Bridge Street is host to many other types of merchants. Visitors can take a Segway tour with Segs by the Sea; attend a yoga class at Island Wellness; or stop by AMI Parasail next to The Bridgetender Inn’s dockside bar for a parasailing adventure.

• The Sea Hagg

12304 Cortez Road W., Cortez To uncover some eclectic nautical treasures, stop by The Sea Hagg. Located at 12304 Cortez Road W. in the Cortez Historic Fishing Village, the shop offers a variety of items, including decorative windows and mirrors, authentic anchors and fishnets and furniture.

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GRAND MARINER $1,600,000 - $2,400,000 New bayside 3 BR condos 3,200 to 3,400 sq. ft. with 2 car garage and dock. Fully furnished with clubroom, exercise room, plus bayside pool & spa.

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OLD FLORIDA CHARM $2,995,000 4,400 sq.ft. Bayside home with 193 foot unobstructed bay vista. Dock your boat and launch your kayak from your own private beach.

MLS A3952515

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POSITANO GULF FRONT $3,950,000 3BR/3BA south exposure corner penthouse with three terraces. Gulf to bay views. 3,319 sq. ft. directly on beach.

10 ft. ceilings, marble floors, olympic pool and spa.

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NEW BAYFRONT ESTATE $8,700,000 5BR Mediterranean masterpiece w/ magnificent pool/ patio, kitchen, fireplace & multiple terraces for enjoying outdoors. Designer upgrades throughout. MLS A3957281

Hannerle Moore • 941-387-7300 Michael Saunders & Company

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Jenine Meyer • 941-266-8303 Michael Saunders & Company

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FAIRWAY BAY – BAYFRONT $359,900 Behind gates of Longboat Key Club Harbour. Spacious & private 2BD/2BA overlooks Sarasota Bay. Split floor plan, partially furn.

Beach club memberships available.

MLS A3982406

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PRIVATEER SOUTH $549,000 Expansive views of Sarasota Bay, city skyline, golf course and the Gulf of Mexico from this 2BD/2BA, 10th floor unit.

MLS A3974667

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WATER CLUB II – GULF FRONT $1,595,000 Sixth floor 2BR/3BA southern exposure. 10 ft. ceilings, gulf and city views! Gated, pet friendly, & amenities include concierge services.

MLS A3975232

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SW CORNER SANCTUARY $1,699,000 Unique, beachfront, 3 bedroom residence with private stairs to the beach, glorious views, feel of a private beach house and huge wrap terrace. MLS A3971860

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Longboat Harbour Towers - Direct Gulf Front PENTHOUSE with sunset and Bay views! Completely renovated to the studs three bedroom, three full baths plus study and sun room has it all with water views from every room. $975,000

On the Gulf - Longboat Key Gated privacy on 1.69 acres directly on the Gulf of Mexico.

10,000SF, 7BR/6.5BA with attached guest wing, plus 5,000 air-conditioned SF of play $9,400,000 and storage area.

Siesta Cove - Waterfront Short Sale An incredible opportunity to live in a premier neighborhood, on a superb waterfront lot in a gorgeous 4,869 SF home.

Open waterfront views. $1,805,000

On 145 feet of deep water with 5BR/3.5 BA, a 2,200 SF master suite, 1,000 bottle wine room, private dock, wading & lap pool w.spa & 8-car garage.

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SPACIOUS, INVITING, FANTASTIC, coastal, turnkey inspired Florida mobile home. Only a short stroll to the beach, the other way boasts all activities the association offers. Dia Wilson & Mary Moore $159,900 #M5835734

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Weekly rentals available. Dia Wilson & Mary $249,900 Moore #M5835428

Ritz Carlton Tower Residences Sarasota Below pre-construction price!

Best downtown price per SF of 3,751.

6th floor corner furnished apartment with gleaming wood floors 3BR + Den/3BA. 2 terraces for beautiful sunsets. $1,795,000

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Sea Gate Club - Direct Gulf Front Feels like a beach house! Gulf, beach and sunset views from every room of this 2BR/2BA split floor plan. Offered entirely turnkey furnished. $599,000

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Longboat Key Estates home sells for $3 million The following residential realestate transactions took place between Aug. 12 and Aug. 16.

A home in Longboat Key Estates tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Burton and Suzanne Borgelt, of Sarasota, sold their home at 640 Rountree Drive to William and Carol McNight, of Virginia Beach, Va., for $3.3 million. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,480 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $3.5 million in 2003.

Country Club Shores

Thomas Grusecki, of Park Ridge, Ill., sold his home at 561 Hornblower Lane to James and Tracy Orlando, of Toms River, N.J., for $2.2 million. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, sixand-a-half baths, a pool and 5,161 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.55 million in 2004.

Islands West

Wallace and Shirley Devlin, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 10-A condominium at 2525 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Lawrence Ross, of Chesterfield, Mich., for $875,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,460 square feet of living area.

Bay Isles

Dixon Bayou Sound LLC sold the home at 3471 Bayou Sound to John and M.D. Jaqueline Dixon, of Longboat Key, for $800,000. Built in 1991, it has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half

baths, a pool and 4,604 square feet of living area.

Longboat Harbour Towers

Jet Enterprises LLC sold the Unit 704 condominium at 4401 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Richard Arenstrup and Donna Walker, of Longboat Key, for $493,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,314 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $155,000 in 1988.

Seaplace

Alan Fleckner, of Gettysburg, Pa., sold his Unit 206 condominium at 1965 Gulf of Mexico Drive to M. Pierre and Christiane Bergeron, of Quebec, Canada, for $420,000. Built in 1977, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,068 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $147,500 in 1986.

Buttonwood Cove

Gloria Schroeder sold her Unit 102 condominium at 3630 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Dana and Laura Hargitt, of Northville, Mich., for $365,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,284 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $112,900 in 1980.

Beach Harbor Club

Nicholas and Virginia Isil sold their Unit F-203 condominium at 3810 Gulf of Mexico Drive to William and Laurel Slade, of Indianapolis, for $250,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,007 square feet of living area. It previously sold for

This home at 561 Hornblower Lane in Country Club Shores sold for $2.2 million.

Photos by Heather Merriman

$132,000 in 2000.

LIDO KEY

Lido Beach House

Diane Green, of University Park, sold her Unit 1 condominium at 945 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Edward and Mary Rossi, of Kirtland, Ohio, for $470,000.

Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,518 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $400,000 in 2004.

YourObserver.com // See a map of the sales.

This home at 640 Rountree Drive has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,480 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.3 million.

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2204 Harbour Court Dr #A3972270 $999,000 Michael Yawitz

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627 Owl Way #A3975598 $950,000 John August

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-320-9795

3060 Grand Bay Blvd # 124 #A3979353 $949,500 Kathleen Carbone P.A.

Longboat Key 941-966-8000 941-228-8429

618 Bayview Dr #A3982183 $899,000 Eileen Burke

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-266-8949

347 W Royal Flamingo Dr #A3977913 $2,900,000 Barbara Dumbaugh

3524 Fair Oaks Ln #A3970247 $895,000 Michael Yawitz

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-587-8091

1800 Benjamin Franklin Dr # B308 #A3977399 $849,000 David Simon

Lido Key 941-388-4447 248-342-3551

101 Ben Franklin Dr # 53 #A3977377 $699,000 Douglas Parks

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-400-9087

1350 Main St # 1401 #A3978546 $625,000 John August

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-320-9795

1485 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A401 #A3980645 $554,000 Christina Landry

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-350-3743

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-376-4498

888 Blvd Of The Arts # 406 #A3981731 $529,000 Audrey Singer

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4485 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 503 #A3979554 $519,000 Steve Magner

1241 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 707 #A3919693 $2,495,000 Michael Moulton

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578 Bayview Dr #A3978163 $515,000 Bobbi Banan

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-2659

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

1000 Longboat Club Rd # 603 #A3968910 $499,500 Catherine De’Ath

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-350-9799

4700 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 206-D #A3980163 $427,500 Sharon Freeman

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

448 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A106 #A3968129 $410,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

1287 Western Pine Cir #A3982722 $369,900 Jessika Arman

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-587-4202

2039 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 204 #A3972416 $360,000 Tom Delaney

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-3990

615 Dream Island Rd # 306 #A3969421 $349,000 Barbara Dumbaugh

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-350-3743

4234 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # X2 #A3983168 $337,000 Diana Kryszak

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6750 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 148 #A3978064 $300,000 Tammy Mast

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Aug. 16 through Aug. 22, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address

Permit Applicant Amount

2185 GMD

Alteration

Robert Balit

2185 GMD

Alteration

Robert Balit

$163,188

Alteration

Bart Alford

$157,523

2105 GMD

Alteration

Lesley Huber, trustee

$55,200

John Burke

$50,000

415 L’Ambiance Drive

Alteration

Alan Zimmerman

$30,000

774 Norton St.

Re-roof

Norbert Mongeon Jr.

$29,000

1281 GMD

Bathroom alteration

Robert Mills Jr., trustee

$29,000

741 Old Compass Road

Sliding doors

Timothy Aker

$20,000

672 Dream Island Road

Re-roof

Neal Horne

$19,488

603 Buttonwood Drive

Re-roof

James Powers

$17,850

5757 GMD

Sliding doors and windows

Freda Perrotta

$15,000

Alteration 5145 GMD

Fairhaven Properties Inc.

$14,860.78

Demolition 876 Tarawitt Drive

Moskovitz Real Estate and Equity

$14,360

Alteration 4234 GMD

Pelican Harbour Condo Association

$14,217

5145 GMD

Alteration

Fairhaven Properties Inc.

2525 GMD

Sliding doors

Nevzat Duruman

$11,500

4500 GMD

Windows

Pauline Ney

$10,000

1945 GMD

Alteration

Patricia Lundy, trustee

$8,700

Alteration

Masako Nakamura

$7,500

2008 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

Leonard Hardesty

$4,200

3340 Bayou Sound

Re-roof

Wade Collier

$2,465

P&W Charters LLC

$2,290

4540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 202 #A3979332 $279,900 Sharon Freeman

4430 Exeter Dr # 107 #A3968147 $269,999 Bruce & Jenine Meyer

3320 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 104-C #A3977957 $249,900 Doris Bushman

Troy Dolan

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-266-8303

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-383-9253

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Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-374-9702

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637 Spanish N Dr #A3976185 $259,000 Maruta Miluns

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

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1281 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 204 Longboat Key #A3961762 $7,750-$11,000/month, 90 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

2165 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 114 #A3982871 Diann Thelen

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-7717

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

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

323 S Washington Dr #A3975335 $2,100,000 Deborah Beacham

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-376-2688

1281 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 703 #A3982353 $1,849,000 Julie Jordan

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-388-4447

3532 Mistletoe Ln #A3981859 $1,795,000 Marcia Salkin

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-376-6121

565 Sanctuary Dr # B104 #A3971860 $1,699,000 Hannerle Moore

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-7300

531 Yardarm Ln #A3980172 $1,699,000 Maureen Horn

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

128 Golden Gate Pt # 202A #A3978317 $1,595,000 Peggy Mock

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-356-3584

3347 Sabal Cove Way #A3976159 $1,350,000 Nora Johnson & Denise Mattmuller

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-809-1700

3527 Fair Oaks Ln #A3979084 $1,325,000 Judy C Beck

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-320-2825

210 Sands Point Rd # 2702 #A3978290 $995,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

$247.20

556 Sutton Pl #A3975937 $269,900 Robert Dardas

3804 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 106 #A3980741 $227,000 Sandi Layfield

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-376-7591

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-914-2807

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610 Yardarm Lane

6051 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3983113 $3,795,000 Ann Martin

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VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 5030 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3980709 $4,980,000 Richard Perlman

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

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TemperatureS

Record Temperatures High

Low

High

Low

Tuesday, Aug. 20

93

75

96 (1973)

65 (1971)

Wednesday, Aug. 21

94

74

97 (1919)

68 (1927)

Thursday, Aug. 22

92

74

97 (1919)

64 (1949)

Friday, Aug. 23

91

74

96 (1981)

68 (1970)

Saturday, Aug. 24

91

75

95 (1993)

66 (1957)

Sunday, Aug. 25

88

74

96 (1989)

66 (1971)

Monday, Aug. 26

91

78

94 (1950)

69 (1956)

Average Gulf water temperature: 88

MOON PHASES

Sunrise / sunset

Sept. 5 New Sept. 12 First Sept. 19 Full Sept. 26 Last

Sunrise

Sunset

Thursday, Aug. 29

7:08a

7:55p

Friday, Aug. 30

7:09a

7:54p

Saturday, Aug. 31

7:09a

7:53p

Sunday, Sept. 1

7:10a

7:52p

Monday, Sept. 2

7:10a

7:51p

Tuesday, Sept. 3

7:10a

7:50p

Wednesday, Sept. 4

7:11a

7:48p

TIDES

Highs

Thursday, Aug. 29

6:08a

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3:20p

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Friday, Aug. 30

7:24a

11:35p

4:29p

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8:45a

2:43a

5:20p

Sunday, Sept. 1

3:06a

4:09a

10:30a

10:01p

Monday, Sept. 2

3:40a

5:12a

11:30a

10:25p

Tuesday, Sept. 3

4:19a

6:33a

12:38p

10:44p

5:07a Wednesday, Sept. 4

9:00p

1:57p

10:43p

Saturday, Aug. 31

 Jennifer Lally submitted this photo of hatchlings heading out to sea at sunrise on Longboat Key.

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Intense feeling of love Comics bulldog “General Hospital” Emmywinner Sofer Rose petal oil Gain points Hurry off, as to a honeymoon Auto accident injury More mad Aztec or Mayan cities, today Flowerlike ocean creature Turn sour Easter hat Moray, e.g.

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Go against God Exclamations of contentedness September birthstone Fragrant climbing plant or term of endearment Present a successful defense Piece of asparagus Hearty and healthy Coastal raptor Fa-la link on a musical scale Rather cautious Limbless statue What good tires provide Flat on one’s face Like fresh lava

over 64 Valentine’s Day 113 Ocean eagles symbol 114 Where early birds 65 Come to a point bring their worms 66 Makes amends 68 Short and sweet 69 Bashful dOwn 72 Saint for whom 1 Tobacco wads the Russian 2 It turns in its work 3 Old port of the alphabet is Tiber named 4 Document holder?

73 Rich soils 5 First to show 74 Seek redress 6 Smart’s partner?

75 How some people 7 Aqueduct feature chatter 8 Altar affirmation 76 Word often 9 Peer’s title of preceding respect 10 The Cat in the Hat “proportions” wore one 77 Heart’s bloodline 11 Barrymore or 78 Arousing Merman 81 Give comforting 12 Wield a teaspoon words to 13 Mayday call 83 One shy of a score 14 Electric razor 85 “... ___ I saw Elba” brand 86 Air Force ___ 15 Capture anew, as a 87 Develop into lost love’s affection 16 Absolutely absurd 88 U.K. military 17 Has permission, branch to Shakespeare 90 Well-seasoned 20 Figure with a stew scythe 94 Muscle-bone 26 Danish bread? connector 28 Muslim deity 95 World’s largest 30 Geological ocean formation 34 Coffin support 99 Committed 36 Cook’s cover-up 100 Type of hygiene 101 Joan of “Jane Eyre” 37 Indian dish made with stewed 102 Joined the crowd, legumes say 38 Persuade 104 Sarcastic taunts 39 Further 106 Words before feloniously “seriousness” or 40 Frankfurt mister “likelihood” 41 Certain hospitals 43 Tijuana cash 107 Bird’s-eye view?

44 Beyond dry 108 Taper off 45 Oarlock 109 Accustom to 46 TV family that hardship (var.) drove a multi110 Eight-member colored bus band 47 Or ___ 111 Hostelries 48 Really long time span (var.)

52 Breathe like a bulldog 56 Unmannered 57 Raise one’s spirits?

59 East Asian weight unit 60 Part of TGIF 61 Lasting forever 62 Legendary actress West 64 Oven output 65 Pointer’s word 66 Excellent server, in tennis 67 Pound the keyboard 68 Burned rubber 69 Posh hotel accommodation 70 Utter one’s words indistinctly 71 Talk up 73 Folk tales and such 74 Wine glass feature 77 Woman with a niece 78 Mountain demarcation 79 Showed on TV again 80 Dormancy 82 Safe’s partner?

84 Mammoth film of 2002?

87 Stored, as coal 89 Spouse-to-be 90 Temple teacher 91 Filmmaker Woody 92 Harvest 93 Cries from sties 94 Paris divider 95 Sits for pictures 96 Orders from absolute rulers 97 Bay 98 Boston NBAers, informally 100 WWII turning point 101 Common houseplant 103 Farm mother 105 Hitchhiking seed

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Musical Instruments KAYAK: 2 person Wilderness, blue, w/1 paddle, $600. 941-383-3160.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales BIRD KEY Moving Sale - Sat 8/31, 10am-2pm Lladro, Limoges, Lalique and many other collectibles, décor accents, antiques, furniture, artwork, books, cd's, cassettes, clothing, kitchen items, linens, and much more! 316 W. Royal Flamingo Dr. CASH ONLY, no checks or credit cards and no early sale previews.

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY EARLY DEADLINES for September 5th Edition CLASSIFIED ADS Deadline Friday, August 30, 2:00pm SERVICE DIRECTORY Deadline Thursday August 29, 12:00pm The Observer will be CLOSED Monday, September 2 for the Labor Day Holiday.

We will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 3, 8:30am.

To Place Your Ad: Call 941-955-4888 or online at www.yourobserver.com/classifieds

Items Under $200 For Sale 6 DRAWER white louvered dresser, mirror, nightstand, $130. Toy chest, solid wood, $40.

941-345-6115.

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.

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Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

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

LBK MOORINGS Slip Rental, 65’ Open Water View (R/8) Dock, $500/per month annual.

813-500-0566.

LBK MOORINGS: 73ft. Boat Slip $149,000. Easy in and out, unobstructed bay view, water, cable, wireless included. Owner Financing. Other slips available 45ft. to 194ft. Bettie R. Perry, Broker/Owner.

Associated Realty LBK. 941-961-0372

LBK MOVING Sale: Saturday, 8/31, 8a.m., 512 Halyard Lane. Country Club Shores. New king size suite, dining set and more!

General Merchandise BEST WINE cellar VINOTHEQUE cools 320 bottles $8000 new, 73"x 51"x32" w/L&R cooling. Medium Oak & glass. $2995 OBO. 941-822-3967

THRIFT SHOP: Longboat Island Chapel, 6140 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Open Wednesdays & Saturdays, 9a.m.-1p.m. Volunteers welcome! 941-383-6491.

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

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

Musical Instruments GRAND PIANO: Yamaha C-3, 6'3" Conservatory model. Satin ebony. Exc. cond. Superb, stable instrument. Replacement value now: $54,999.

P'vt. Sale appraisal: $14,800. Moving; will sell for less. Info: 941-794-5345.

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

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

Business Opportunities ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES and electronic document processing website/service. We have software and we have customers, but we cannot advance it beyond the markets we already in.

Looking for marketing professional who can sell the product in new markets. If interested, send an email to aiatp3@gmail.com.

MANICURE ? Pedicure By Mirian. Local in your own home. Sarasota area 941-879-1989

Help Wanted CAREGIVER FOR Longboat lady: 12-hours, Friday, Saturday, other days as needed. Experience in healthy cooking, personal care, wheelchair transport. Seeking patient, intelligent individual, college degree preferred, pet friendly, flexible.

Clean driving record, no smoking, references. $14+/hour. (941)780-5490 or avanga42@aol.com

Help Wanted DIRECTOR OF NON-PROFIT The Aging in Paradise (AIP) Resource Center is seeking a self-driven individual who can lead us to new levels of growth and service to Longboat Key, Ana Maria Island and the surrounding communities. See http://aginginparadise.org. The successful candidate will be experienced in fundraising, managing programs and motivating volunteers, sponsors and board members. Microsoft Office and basic website maintenance skills are desired.

This position is part time; 30 hours per week.

Annual salary is $30,000 plus potential bonus.

Please send resume and references to: Aging In Paradise Committee, Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Longboat Key, Fl 34228; or email to lbicsks@gmail.com by September 1, 2013.

Condos/Apts. For Rent BEACHPlACE, lBk. Casual beachfront living in 2BR/2BA, balcony condo. Olympic pool, health club, tennis courts. Available June through December, $2000/mo. Also available January through March, $5000/mo. Call for info. Contact Elizabeth/NYC. 212-570-2950.

LBK: TIFFANY Plaza Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, walk out to beach.

Furnished, heated pool, covered parking. 1 mo. min. 941-383-3338.

SPANISH MAIN: Annual Rental or Lease Purchase.

2BR/2BA with inside laundry. Completely renovated including new kitchen and granite. $1500/mo. 865.603.3126.

A BEACHPLACE LBK Condo. Beachfront, 2BR/2BA. Elegantly furnished, internet access, heated pool, covered parking, exercise room.

Available Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec., 2013 & Feb. & March, 2014. Non-smoking/ pets. By owner.

941-383-1884.

Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff FloRIDA VACATIon ConnECTIon www.Flvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460

GUlFFRonT: lonGBoAT TERRACE 2BR/2BA condo. 2014 Seasonal rental.

Tastefully decorated.

BOOk NOW. 321-279-3610.

Condos For Sale GULF CONDO: $547,500. Aquarius, Longboat Key. Luxury building, private entrance, tennis, huge pool, 2BR/2BA. sarasotafloridacondorental.com 504-251-7856.

LBK: SEAPLACE. Totally renovated 3BR/2BA, 1600/sq.ft., 2 pools, tennis, clubhouse. First floor, end unit with 2 lanais and private garden seating area. Full Gulffront views! Covered parking.

Contact: distreal@aol.com offered for $749,000.

Real Estate Wanted WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS 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

Find Treasure!

SLIP RENTAL- LBK Moorings. By Owner.

M18, premier slip, 58 ft. $600 month.

941-316-9372

Boats Boats are selling very well. Let’s talk about selling yours. Please visit: www.Islandboatsales.net I also buy boats.

Call Dave, (owner) 941-228-3489.

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

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals 2BR/2BA LONGBOAT Key (LBK) condo on the bay with ocean/bay views. 2 Balconies, modern and renovated with brand new kitchen. Building has pool, tennis court and private beach access.

1/4 Mile from grocery store and LBK shopping center. Available January-April 2014. $4500 a month for 4 months. One month minimum.

Contact: Shira Sternberg, 802-733-3076 shira.sternberg@gmail.com

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LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management 941-388-3921 - 888-388-3921 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro LIDO BEACH Vacation paradise. 1 & 2 bedroom condos overlooking beautiful Lido Beach.

Weekly rates. Lido Dorset. Rental condo.

1-800-734-3370.

LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, heated pool on beach, 1BR/1BA condo, full kitchen, dining, sleeps/4, king pillowtop. 617-328-7145, 857-939-1049.

ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo. 941-351-5101.

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.

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CAREGIVER IS available for traveling, baths, meds. Possible live-in. Full time or part time.

References. 941-545-5992.

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

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

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

Cleaning

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling

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

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OUR GUESTS RETURN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

Waterfront Property SHORT SALE. Luxury Condo, Sarasota Bay views.

3860 sf, 3BR/3.5BA. $1,050,000 Brooke O'Malley, CLUB REALTY. Call 941-726-2677, 941-366-8390.

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 726-1802 LIC/ INS

I come to your home or office.

4 Bill Paying & Account Reconciliation 4 Organizing Personal and Business Files 4 Budgets & Financial Reports 4 Federal and State Tax Returns

FOR “QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE”

All Variations of Ceramic Tile Supplied & Installed.

Free Estimates & Custom Designs.

BONDED & INSURED Over 25 yrs. experience

Expert Marble & Travertine Installation Floor & Walls

Telephone: 941-749-5646 yourbookkeeper@tampabay.rr.com

Grout Cleaning & Sealing Service Available Call Ashdown Flooring, Inc. LICENSED (941) 726-3077 INSURED

Cmagik - LBK resident, servicing our island year round for over 12 yrs. Bachelors Degree with 20 yrs. experience, PC or MAC. Professional help with computers, iPad/iPhones and tutoring.

References upon request.

Call Cort: 383-3878, 587-5588 cmagik.com OWN A MAC/iPHONE/iPAD? MacTutor has 21+ years experience teaching Apple products.

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

Extra Large Heated Gulf View Swimming Pool!

Personal & Business Bookkeeping Accounting/ Taxes

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30 YEARS experience. We take pride in pleasing customers. Homes, schools, churches, resorts, offices. 941-756-4570.

Weekly/Monthly Condominium Rentals 4 Night Minimum

Fully equipped 2BR/2BA condos with washer and dryer, and wireless internet in each unit.

20 YRS. EXPERIENCE

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Computer Services

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YOUR PERSONAL BOOKKEEPER, LLC Gail Sunray, Owner

PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION

NV CLEANING Services. We care for what you care for! 941-536-7226.

“Your Home by the Sea”

Personal Services

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

Call for free and honest estimates.

941-525-2435

TIKI TIME PET SITTING! In-Home Pet Sitting! Leave your fur kids in their environment with trusted, loving care! Providing quality pet care for 10 years! No extra charge for multiple pets & Holidays! Excellent references.

480-694-0756 tikitimepetcare@gmail.com

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Pressure Cleaning

LONGBOAT MASSAGE rates. A one hour massage till October 1, 2013. 4134 Suite 208, Longboat Call 941-387-0857 or longboatmassage.com MM

announces summer for $65! Good June 1 Gulf of Mexico Drive Key, FL 34228. book online at: 12915

Floors, bathrooms, showers, backsplashes, patio and pool decks.

Painting/Wallpapering

20 years design background.

Licensed - Insured - LBK Resident References upon request.

941-383-2659

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.

JOHN GUBERNAT SERVICES Residential/ Commercial. Handyman Repairs, Roof Repairs, Coatings, Painting, Power Washing, Property Management, Home Watching. LBK Resident. Lic./Ins. 941-962-4867.

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.

PRESSURE WASHING: Residential and Commercial. ECO Cleaning. Roofs, lanais, pool areas, etc. Roof coating also. 941-756-4570.

Transportation ISLAND SEDAN Serving Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, West Bradenton and St. Armands Towncar Service Rates: To or From: Tampa International Airport: $80 St. Pete/Clearwater Airport: $75 Sarasota/Bradenton Airport: $35 Call for rates to other locations Local and Long Distance 941-730-8803 islandsedan@gmail.com www.islandsedan.com

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

30+/years experience. References available.

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

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2. grandbay156.com Southern exposure! 3BR/3½BA, Antigua plan offers sprawling bay, city and golf course views from every room. $1,349,000

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4. grandbay212.com 3BR/3½BA Biscayne plan with wraparound bay and pool views.

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LONGBOAT BAYSIDE

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LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS

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