In keeping with protocol, the town will keep its flags in the honorary position until sunset on the day of the queen’s interment, which is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 19.
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Like cities and towns around the country, Longboat Key lowered flags to half-staff last week in memory of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Eric Garwood Town leaders said adding an additional element to beach-rule signs wouldn’t be difficult.
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Ruby-throated hummingbirds are nature’s snowbirds, wintering in Central America and summering in the Eastern UnitedAlongStates.theway, many play it safe and fly around the Gulf of Mexico shore along the Texas coast, but at least one brave (or perhaps misguided) bird found its way to Longboat Key during the recent migration season.
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On Sept. 6, city commission ers unanimously approved the first reading of two ordinances intended primarily to prevent the prolifera tion of cigarette butts on beaches and in city parks. Holmes Beach
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The revenue and spending plan relies on a millage rate of 1.99, a reduction from the 2022 budget’s millage of 2.1144.
District 2 Commissioner Debra Williams was absent.
“I think the only change that would be anticipated would be an addition of signage to indicate smoking would not be allowed.”
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“If it’s about littering, it’s a bit redundant because you are not allowed to litter on the beaches,” Merrigan said.
moking on the beach and in Longboat Key parks is one step closer to being banned. The first reading of the ordinance passed with a 6-0 vote by the Longboat Key Town Commission Monday as part of its first meeting back after its summer recess.
“If we are going to be serious about becoming a premier commu nity, we’ve got to be serious about what we are doing environmentally,”
Before the commission’s summer hiatus, the commissioners present at the final meeting before recess in July indicated that they didn’t want to wait until September to simply begin discussions on beach smoking. Instead, they asked town staff to skip that step and be ready in September with a prepared ordinance.
Her comments also switched the conversation to keeping the beaches clean and the Key more environmen tally friendly as a whole.
At the time of Parsons’ report, Bradenton, Anna Maria and Mana tee County did not have scheduled discussions about a potential ban.
The second reading and adoption is scheduled for Oct. 3.
Commissioner BJ Bishop said. “We are way behind the 8-ball. Longboat Key is further ahead than most, but I think we can do a lot more.”
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has also approved a first reading of its ordinance with a second reading scheduled for next week. Venice has planned discussions on the topic as well.“We are not alone in pursuing this,” Parsons said. “This addition would be fairly straightforward. We have a number of activities that are pro hibited at parks, beaches and public places; this would add smoking to the list of prohibited activities.”
The statewide legislation that allows for this ban to be put in place amends Florida’s Clean Indoor Air Act.The bill was signed into law June 24 and took effect July 1.
According to the Ocean Conser vancy, cigarette butts have been the most commonly found litter on
The millage cut was largely driven by a rise in property values in the town, up 14.39% from the previous year.Spending is budgeted at $17,796,774 in the operating budget, which represents a nearly $36.000 decrease from 2022.
The commission vote follows Sarasota City Commission’s initial approval of a similar ban, which would affect Lido Beach.
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Much like other prohibited behav iors, including dogs on the beach or alcoholic beverages, law enforce ment would be able to respond.
“I think the only change that would be anticipated would be an addition of signage to indicate smoking would not be allowed,” Allen Parson, the town’s Planning, Zoning and Build ing Director said. “It would be a pret ty easy addition to the signage that we have on our beach access points.”
Florida beaches. The butts are made of tightly packed plastic fibers that erode and accumulate in fish and other organisms, adversely impact ing sea life health and reproductivity as well as human health when con suming the affected fish.
Commissioners on Monday after noon gave initial approval to the fis cal year 2023 town budget and will consider it for adoption at 5:01 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26.
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She added her concern about plas tic and soda cans littering beaches even as a rule is already in place against leaving trash in the sand.
The ban would not hinder use of unfiltered cigars and pipe tobacco use, which are still protected by state law. A state law that previously stopped local governments from passing beach smoking bans was rescinded in the most recent session of the Florida Legislature.
The next step for the ordinance is another public hearing on Oct. 3, which could include the approval and adoption of the ban.
The knowledge that other local entities are moving in the same direction aided in the Town Com mission’s decision to also approve the first reading of the ordinance.
Planning, Zoning and Building Director Allen Parson said it would be relatively easy to add smoking to signs already indicating appropriate beach behaviors.
“I certainly don’t want to have Longboat Key be the only smok ing beach around here,” Vice Mayor Maureen Merrigan said.
Town Commission takes next step in smoking ban
Town commissioners in their first public meeting in two-and-a-half months approved a contract mak ing St. Lucie County Administrator Howard Tipton the barrier-island town’s next chief executive, replac ing Tom Harmer, who announced his retirement in June.
Criteria included a candidate who is a seasoned public administrator, local government manager, someone with experience working in Florida and in a coastal area and some one who would be able to continue developing the relationship between Sarasota and Manatee counties.
“We are delighted to have you here at the beginning of a wonderful rela tionship,” Mayor Ken Schneier said.
“I love the fact that the team itself seems to be very strong,” Tipton said of his choice to pursue the position.
When Harmer was conducting his search for a candidate to replace him, commissioners provided him with criteria for the right candidate.
nother former county administrator was approved as Longboat Key’s next town manager Monday, but this one hails not from Sarasota but rath er Florida’s east coast.
am excited about the opportunity to follow in my friend Tom’s footsteps.”
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Harmer himself came to Long boat Key in 2017 following a stint as Sarasota County administrator. His predecessor, Dave Bullock, had been a deputy county administrator of Sarasota County for 14 years.
Tipton was county administra tor of Brevard County from 2009 to 2014, though he and Harmer did not work in the county at the same time.
sideration, ultimately the decision was solely that of the commission.
Since Harmer’s five-year contract ends Dec. 10 and Tipton is unable to assume his new role until Jan. 30, 2023, Harmer agreed to a request from the town to extend his stay.
Tipton has been married to his wife, Marion, since 1985. They have two grown children.
Even as Harmer was tasked with putting someone forward for con
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“Howard has all of that back ground, so it became obvious that he would be someone who met that criteria,” Harmer said.
His final request was to amend the terms of his existing contract to allow flexibility for him during his nontown working hours, allowing him to do work with his son.
“Everything that I have heard from Tom and that I have read indicates that the town runs very efficiently and effectively. The customer ser vice ratings are really off the charts in terms of satisfaction levels.”
Tipton, 64, has agreed to an initial four-year term, compared to Harmer’s five-year term. After his contract is up on Jan. 29, 2027, Tipton would have a two-year extension opportunity. Following the potential extension, he would additional renewal opportunity yearly.Herequested the inclusion of housing allowance of $24,000 annually and a relocation allowance of less than $10,000.
The contract was approved in a vote of 6-0 by town commissioners. District 2 representative Debra Wil liams was absent.
“This is the commission’s deci sion,” Harmer said. “They have all had meetings and discussions with Howard, and I know that Howard is interested and excited about coming, if the commission approves the con tract. It is still ultimately the com mission’s decision.”
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County administrator from St. Lucie gains unanimous approval to replace the retiring Tom Harmer early next year.
Before Monday’s meeting, Tipton met with all seven commissioners individually.“Inmyconversations with the commission, they were all very ener getic and excited about the projects
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While they never formally worked together, Harmer and Tipton have known each other for more than 20 years.
and things coming in the future,” Tipton said. “I thought to myself ‘What’s not to like?’”
After touring the town with Harmer, Tipton was able to see for himself what Harmer meant when describ ing the area as a “paradise.” The attractiveness of the area coupled with his interest in continuing simi lar work on a smaller scale is how Tipton came to accept Harmer’s nomination for the role.
The commission also approved Harmer’s contract extension in a 6-0 vote.
Tipton requested a starting salary of $211,500, which is approximately $7,500 greater than Harmer’s current salary of $203,216.Thedifference in salaries evens out due to Tipton’s indication he is not seeking the long-term care insurance benefit that the town provides Harmer. The removal of the benefit from Tipton’s contract saves the town about $7,000.
In a biography posted on the St. Lucie County website, Tipton has served for 40 years with four Florida government agencies. Before coming to Brevard County, he served as deputy administrator of Orange County and was chief administration officer for the Orange County Clerk of Courts. Additionally, he was president and chief operating officer of a golf course development company.Tiptonearned a Bachelor of Science from James Madison University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Central Florida, and he completed the program for senior executives in state and local government at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
For Harmer to continue with the town past his initial plans, he requested three items for him to agree to extend his stay.
And the similarities don’t end there.Harmer previously served as the city manager of Titusville in Brevard County, adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center east of Orlando.
“It is a great honor to be before you today and to accept this appoint ment,” Tipton said after the approval of his contract. “I am looking forward to doing a number of great things; I
According to the contract, Tipton will not be able to begin his role until Jan. 30, 2023, because of his contract with St. Lucie County.
Harmer in June told commission ers that he did not wish to renew his contract after five years. Commis sioners in early July decided the best course of action to find his replace ment was to avoid a broad search, instead hoping to connect directly with potential candidates.
“I want this to be smooth, and so I am very much open to that, if that’s what the commission wants to do,” Harmer said. “It will prob ably involve a formal extension of my contract for that period of time, so I imagine that will be something we will talk about on Monday.”
He requested a 3% merit raise beginning Oct. 1 to honor his extend ed service to the town, exceeding his contractHarmerrequirements.hasalreadysold his home on Longboat Key, leaving him with out a place to stay for the exten sion. As such, he requested the town provide him with housing aid and allowance in finding and paying for a place to stay for his additional stay of about seven weeks. He and his wife, Dee, plan to move to Central Florida to help one of their adult children with a business venture.
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“I love the fact that the team itself seems to be very strong. Everything that I have heard from Tom and that I have read indicates that the town runs very efficiently and effectively. The customer service ratings are really off the charts in terms of satisfaction levels.”
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Harmer had planned to step aside at the five-year mark in December but will stay on until Tipton can arrive in January, 2023.
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The majority of work in the phase should be completed by the middle of June 2023.
Whitmore cautioned other commissioners about the need for emergency funds, emphasizing the possibility of hurricanes.
New York ferry passes on way to Big Apple
A few miles offshore on Saturday afternoon, mariners in the Gulf of Mexico spotted one of the Big Apple’s iconic Staten Island Ferry boats heading south under tow along the Sarasota coast.
A collaborative enterprise between the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation and WUSF Public Media is expected to begin producing news and feature stories by the end of the year with a team of Sarasota-based journalists.Contentcreated by the Community News Collaborative will be made available to participating local media sites, including Observer Media Group, the Sarasota HeraldTribune, Venice Gondolier/The Daily Sun, The Bradenton Herald, Tempo News, ABC-7 WWSB, WSLR, Solmart Media, Sarasota Magazine, Sarasota Scene Magazine and West Coast Woman.Recruiting is underway for four reporters and an editor with an eye toward producing multimedia content on such topics as grassroots school coverage, the environment, social justice, underrepresented communities, housing and nonprofits.
Selby Gardens announced Monday that it will receive $2.5 million from the Evelyn S. Mink Charitable Trust and that her name will be on a volunteer suite in the Plant Research Center that will be part of the sprawling facility’s upcoming development plan.Mink’s
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By the middle of September, fenc es will be up and trailers present, if the tentative timeline holds up, town leaders said. Then, the site will be raised and workers will begin install ing sewer pipe for drainage.
The majority of the stage structure is expected to be complete by Christ mas, Russo said.
This phase of construction includes site work paid for by the town and the privately funded stage.
Harmer stated that the phase two site raising not only benefits the stage project but also potential plans for the site including a community center and Evidencelibrary.ofconstruction will not be noticeable until the end of Octo ber at the earliest.
Many of the larger events that would have occurred are not able to take place to allow for construction efficiency. For instance, the Long boat Key Kiwanis Club is working out location details for its annual Lawn Party signature event.
“If I had the materials readily available, I wouldn’t expect it to take that long, but I have to build that in (to the timeline) because of the market we are in right now.”
Rather, the new 4,500-passenger vessel — the Dorothy Day, for you Gotham-philes — was heading home from a successful U.S. Coast Guard inspection in Port St. Joe, before entering service shuttling scores of commuters to and from Battery Park. For free.
— Ross Russo
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The majority of work in the stage is expected to be complete by the middle of 2023.
had anticipated the project would cost about $500,000. One couple, Paul and Sarah Karon, opted to donate the entirety of that amount.
Manatee County commissioners established plans this past week for a further reduction in the tentative millage rate for Fiscal Year 20222023.Commissioners added a decrease of .10 mill to the previous decrease of .20, setting plans to lower the rate by a total of .30 mills. This change would bring the countywide operating millage to 6.2326.
Before construction can com mence, utilities must be installed so that storm drainage structures can be fabricated and installed.
final day volunteering was in March 2020, just before Selby Gardens had to shut down because of the pandemic. Mink was two months shy of her 100th birthday at that point; the philanthropist died at age 101 in June 2021.
Barancik Foundation launches media plan
ven as the Longboat Key Town Center Green enters phase two of its development, nothing of note will likely take place there for about another month.
In announcing the project’s launch Monday morning, Matthew Sauer, the collaboration and impact officer for the Barancik Foundation, said the news team will operate independently under the auspices of WUSF. A board of three advisers also is being sought. The Observer Media Group participated in discussions with the Foundation and other news sites on the formation of the project.
“If I had the materials readily available, I wouldn’t expect it to take that long, but I have to build that in (to the timeline) because of the mar ket we are in right now,” Russo said.
During events, areas will be fenced off to provide clear boundaries for attendees in hopes of ensuring safe ty for all guests and maintaining the condition of the site.
According to a news release, the project will be financed by a donation of nearly $600,000 from the foundation.“Journalism is the lifeblood of a functioning democracy and a civicminded population,” said Barancik Foundation President and CEO Teri A Hansen. “Yet the economic environment faced by today’s local media is challenging their ability every day to report on community stories. We aim to address that problem head on by adding new resources to cover important topics that affect our communities.”
Commissioner Misty Servia was absent.Commissioner Vanessa Baugh said there were important trade-offs between decreasing the millage rate and managing other issues, including inflation and the maintenance of services to the public. She also said in the case of a disaster, the county could still adjust its funds to those emergency situations.
“Unfortunately, that is probably going to put us right in the middle of season, which we don’t want to do for our own reasons, let alone the impact to residents and the town.”
Around the middle of November, residents can expect to see the pres ence of more materials as the com pany is expecting to have the major ity in their possession at that time.
A building pad and the beginning stages of the foundation of the site work and stage will start to form. Impacts to traffic are expected as trucks of dirt and concrete will start to arrive during those months.
Site work for the town center is town-funded with about $530,000, which includes $445,000 from the town’s land-acquisition fund. Work includes raising and re-grading the site with fill. Additional stormwa ter infrastructure will be installed to accommodate site work and antici pated future buildings. The town’s portion is funding walkways, street lights, landscaping and space for foodFortrucks.thestage, the town originally
During a “Talk of the Town” seg ment, Town Manager Tom Harmer met with Ross Russo, a represen tative of Jon F. Swift Construction company.“Oneof our big challenges right now is the supply chain demand and dealing with that,” Russo said. “Our scheduling, timing for us to start is in a strategic pause. We would have preferred to be turning dirt right now.”Materials holding up the process include elements needed for the stage structure and its roof.
Town center slowly proceeds into phase two
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“I would not mind going down on that millage a little bit more and cut that stabilization fund a little bit,” Baugh said.
“I know it would be tough. It would be something we would have to look at very carefully.”
“I totally don’t support this,” Whitmore said. “The Gulf is 90 degrees now. This is a bad fiscal conservative decision, because you aren’t looking at what’s going to happen, and I’ve been here long enough to see things that have happened.”
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Selby worker leaves $2.5 million donation
The late Evelyn Mink went above and beyond in her benevolence and dedication to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.Mink,who volunteered in the Selby Gardens Welcome Center for 25 years and retired just before her 100th birthday, left the botanical garden a $2.5 million estate gift.
Sarasota-area boaters can be forgiven if their Labor Day weekend voyages left them in a New York state of mind.
No, the Yankees haven’t switched to a more leisurely road-game itinerary, nor did the level of pizza quality suddenly spike in these parts.
However, after going out to bids, the final total came back to the town at about $860,000. The remaining money was raised with the help of about 12 other individuals.
Since construction will take place during peak season, scheduled events will be planned around the construction activities on the site.
And who was Dorothy Day, you ask?She was a journalist and social activist who fought for the hungry and poor on the borough of Staten Island.
The new rate was set through a vote of 5-1 after a motion by Commissioner George Kruse, who had also motioned in favor of the previous decrease. The vote took place with Commissioner Carol Whitmore offering the only dissenting vote.
Still, some use of the space will be possible through efforts to keep attendees away from active work zones.“My intent is this area is to try to preserve a significant portion of it and have that be available for smaller, midsized events,” Russo said. “The larger events we may not be able to accommodate on this site, but we are going to do everything we can to work with you.”
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Mink worked for nearly 5,000 hours at Selby Gardens, and with her donation, the botanical garden has now raised more than $53 million for its upcoming master plan for redevelopment.“EvelynMink’s dedicated service and generous philanthropy are an inspiration and, really, part of a legacy here at Selby Gardens,” said Jennifer O. Rominiecki, president and CEO of Selby Gardens. “Both of our campuses were established by forwardthinking women of their time whose influence continues to enrich our community many decades later. When volunteers see Mrs. Mink’s name on their dedicated space in our new facilities, they’ll know she was a special woman who made Selby Gardens an even better place for those who came after her.”
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Abandoned vehicle: When notified of a boat adrift, police found a 40foot catamaran aground near some mangroves adjacent to Harbourside Drive. The town’s marine patrol officer was called in and helped contact the boat’s owner about it’s whereabouts.
Fire Marshal Jane Herrin responded to the scene and the State Fire Marshal’s office will be handling the remainder of the investigation into the cause. Two people were initially reported to be in the apartment, though only one was found. Damage was contained to a single unit.
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Suspicious incident: A caller complained to police that a landscaping crew dumped cut branches into a canal instead of disposing of them properly. A man on the crew explained to police that the crew was removing a tree from the premises and that they would return the next day to cut branches that were hanging over the water, though the officer reported no hinderance to navigation.
Citizen assist: A police officer retrieved from the station a batteryjumping device to help get a stranded driver’s car going again. A check of national and state crime-databases was done before the driver went on his way.
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Suspicious incident: A caller aboard a moored boat called police that a break-in had nearly occurred on her vessel. In learning more about the incident, an officer noted the caller’s story changed several times and that the caller likely was inebriated. Another person on the boat said no near break-in took place.
A neighbor also denied hearing trouble. The officer canvassed the area and found nothing untoward.
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We should be “mad as hell” that they are treated better than many hard-working citizens. In many cases, they are treated better than our military — the men and women
“Severe social regimentation?” All we need say is: “diversity, equity and inclusion.” Look what that has done to the U.S. military, and how wokeness has destroyed the American values of being judged by merit and the content of character.
Who are the real fascists?
regime has imposed “severe economic regimentation.” Look what they have done to Americans’ standard of living with inflation and restrictions on the supply of energy. They are doing everything they can to eliminate the use of affordable fossil fuels and force Americans to buy expensive electric vehicles. They are using their centralized powers to subsidize auto makers and EV buyers — taking from the working class and poor and giving unearned benefits to others — all to force on Americans their fascist-socialist agenda.
Friedrich Hayek “Road to Serfdom,” 1944
doesn’t know what know what FascismMerriam-Webster:is.
Through their “central planning,” they are confiscating taxpayers’ money (now and in the future) and spending it the way they want to spend it. What say, for instance, did you have in that ludicrous Budget Reduction Act? Where was the public support for that boondoggle?
t should make no difference whether you are a Republican, Democrat or Independent. We all should be “mad as hell” — and unwilling to take it anymore.
Ironically, he did this a day or two after calling Trump voters “Semi- Fascists.”
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‘What we’re seeing now is the beginning or the death knell of an extreme MAGA philosophy. It’s not just Trump. It’s the entire philosophy — it’s like semiFascism.’
Joe Biden officially declared war on more than half of American voters in front of a blood red wall wash with military symbolism on our Independence Hall, the birth place of America.
Likewise, nowhere in the Constitution is the president given the authority to enter into treaties with
“Fascism — A governmental system with strong centralized power, permitting no opposition or criticism, controlling all affairs of the“Statismnation. — The principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.”
When the Biden regime imposes regulations to thwart commerce that it doesn’t want (e.g. shutting down energy pipelines and drilling), it is using its centralized autocratic powers.Dictatorial leader? Biden is not, but he is the doddering stooge and mouthpiece for the behind-thescenes cabal of Ron Klain, Susan Rice and the other leftist Democratic Party schemers foisting their fascist agenda on Americans.
“Socialism — A theory or system of social organization which advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production, capital, land, etc. in the community as a whole.
Congress has the sole responsibility of the nation’s purse. But, sadly and pathetically, even Congress has abdicated its oath to the Constitution and We the People. It should stop the president’s unconstitutionalEveryonespending.whohasa rational, moral mind knows it makes no sense that plumbers, sole proprietors, contractors, restaurateurs, college students who paid off their debt or never went to college are now obligated to pay debts of others. If anyone should be punished to pay it should be the beneficiaries of this debt, the colleges and universities. They should pay.
Ignorance of history is our true enemy.
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She began this lecture describing three political terms — Socialism,
The United States has been the most successful and most giving nation in the world. We cannot let corrupt politicians succeed in redefining and destroying it. It is time to express our rights, vote them all out and start anew with people who will actually represent us and the Constitution.
We should be “mad as hell” and demand better! We should hold our elected officials to a high standard of serving “We the People” rather than serving themselves.
To begin, the Biden team clearly
We should be “mad as hell” that our immigration laws are not being enforced. It is unconscionable that our elected officials in Washington are knowingly violating immigration laws. Illegal immigration brings with it criminal elements, diseases and untold financial burdens on We theWhyPeople.should people whose first act is illegal entry into the country be given free lodging, food, education and medical benefits?
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Biden’s tactics of vilifying Republicans has a sickening similarity to a German maniac in 1933.
What’s more, a nation founded on protests against undue taxation is now back where it began. Our elected officials are taxing us into oblivion. We should be “mad as hell” at deficit spending at all levels!Even more outrageous: Nowhere in the Constitution is the president given the right or authority to make decisions how taxpayer dollars are appropriated. Nowhere does the Constitution give the president the right or authority to forgive half a trillion dollars in student debt.
foreign countries. And yet Biden is negotiating a treaty with Iran, a terrorist nation whose stated goal is to destroy us. We should be “mad as hell” and yell from the windows.
But here is the alarmingly scary part: The German people witnessed
In this destructive speech, he unequivocally spewed the bile of full on Fascism in the most destructive presidential speech in American history. Even in the heat of the Civil War tearing apart the nation, Abraham Lincoln was
Rand pointed out that Socialism and Fascism are merely variants of Statism, and the difference between Socialism and Fascism involves property rights. “Socialism negates property rights altogether, vesting the ownership and control of all property to the state. Fascism leaves ownership in the hands of individuals, but transfers control to the government.”“Inpractice,”
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But what is so amazing is how oblivious Biden and his puppet masters are to reality.
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Our nation’s founding documents — the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights — are being trampled upon by all elected officials — locally and nationally, and therefore they are trampling upon our rights and liberties. They are violating the oath by which they all swore — to uphold the laws of the land.
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We should be “mad as hell” that elected officials have let crime skyrocket to epidemic levels. Evil thugs and repeat criminals are killing and mugging law-abiding citizens in broad daylight. They are robbing and looting stores unabated. And they are committing these heinous acts of violence with no fear of arrest or punishment.
Even more, we should not tolerate elected officials — from the president down — knowingly breaking laws as they are doing now.
No one can deny that the Biden
FBI and White House staffs colluding with big-tech to suppress the Hunter Biden and Biden corruption stories. Don’t forget the dozens and dozens of physicians and scientists whom CDC officials and social media platforms discredited because they challenged Washington authorities’ handling of COVID. Who are the real authoritarian fascists?In1965, author Ayn Rand gave a lecture in New York, “The New Fascism: Rule by Consensus.”
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And then there is “forcible suppression of opposition.” The list is long and notorious: Raid on Mar-alago. Rampant big-tech censorship.
That is exactly what Biden and his leftist fascists are doing.
We the People should be “mad as hell” that elected officials are defunding police and district attorneys are failing to protect the taxpayers they swore to serve. Every one of them should be fired.
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MY VIEW ‘Mad as hell’ — and not willing to take it anymore
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Rand said, “there is no difference between the two; both come from the same collectivist-statist principle; both negate individual rights and subordinate the individual to the collective; both deliver the livelihood and the lives of the citizens into the power of an omnipotent government.”
This unforgivable speech was written for Biden by elitist, leftist, anarchist puppet masters intent on destroying America to rebuild it into their government-controlled Socialist/Marxist Utopian State model. Pray to God America wakes up to this destructive force destroying America’s great and historic founding values.
—Joe Biden Fundraiser, Aug. 25
To make all of this even worse, not only has the mainstream press become a biased, propaganda machine for the Democratic Party and its policies, our government — the FBI and White House staff — has colluded with the big tech companies to quash and censor our most cherished constitutional right, the Freedom of Speech. Where is the press’ outrage against censorship? We should be “mad as hell.”Amid all this outrageous disregard for We the People and our laws, there is at least a growing light of optimism. Rationality appears to be occurring across the nation with school boards.
If you take the time to read and analyze Biden’s speech and then place his accusations side by side with what has transpired during his administration, it is unavoidable to see that Biden, his White House maestros, Cabinet toadies and the Democratic Congress have done everything he accuses the Republicans of doing.
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moreCancerouscivil. American Marxism was on full display in this speech, and it was intentionally incendiary.If President Trump had given that speech, he would be in irons for revolutionary incitement.
Who are the real fascists? They should look in the mirror.
Fascism — “a political philosophy, movement or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation and forcible suppression of Undeniably,opposition.”thatisthe Biden “regime.” To wit:
AN UNFORGIVABLE SPEECH
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Well, it actually and finally has happened.YouandI, our families and friends and 74 million other patriotic Americans have officially been designated enemies of the State by a 50-year impotent politician, our incompetent president.
“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”
Who are the authoritarians?Three weeks have passed since Joe Biden’s now infamous remark at a fundraising event, where, essentially, he labeled as fascists Americans who voted for Donald Trump and embrace or embraced Trump’s “Make America Great Again” philosophy.
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Fascism and Statism, quoting the 1957 edition of the American College Dictionary’s 1965 lecture:
We the People must continue to be “mad as hell” and continue to express it at the ballot box.
ho are the “fascists?”
Whenever Biden and the Democratic Party Congress push through $7 trillion in new federal spending, as they have in the past two years, they are expanding their powers over individual Americans and robbing them of freedom.
Let’s start with this: It is unconscionable for our president, Joe Biden, to call half of American voters “fascists.” It is likewise unconscionable for President Donald Trump to call people derogatory names. And it is unconscionable even for presidential candidates (e.g. Hillary Clinton) to call Trump supporters “Deplorables.”
Biden followed that jaw-dropping moment with a speech that repeatedly proclaimed in higher decibels and length how horrible and dangerous Trump voters are and how they’re destroying democracy.
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It takes all day to prepare. Ponds are drained, and trucks are loaded and driven across the state. But once the hose is attached to the truck and there’s a boost of water pres sure, 15,000 fish are pumped out in a matter of minutes. This batch was released directly into the bay past the boat ramps on Ken Thompson Parkway.“Sarasota Bay got hit real hard–trout, redfish and snook. The board decided to raise some fish and release them to help give it a little kick,” said Capt. Scott Moore. “This area has nice seagrasses around the passes and good water flow. They figured this would be a great place to release.”
The juvenile trout released were from 4-6 inches long, big enough not to turn into immediate baitfish once hitting the water. Because trout spawn from three to four times a year, Fitzgerald says that even if only 1% survived, the bay will still benefit.
Who is spreading fear and lies?
The fish are raised in a hatch ery located in Crystal River, where 15,000 more fish were scheduled to be released the following day. The CCA releases fish all over Florida; 40,000 redfish were released on the West Coast.
n “They promote authoritarian leaders, and they fan the flames of political violence that are a threat to our personal rights, to the pursuit of justice, to the rule of law, to the very soul of this country.”
ransporting 15,000 spot ted sea trout got slippery for the Coastal Conserva tion Association of Florida. The first attempt was shut down over fears the truck’s circulating pump was broken and the fish would arrive dead. Bad weather delayed the sec ond attempt. But on Sept. 8, despite rains, a truckload of trout were shot out of a hose into Sarasota Bay on CityTheIsland.CCA and the Duke Energy Mariculture Center released the trout in an effort to replenish declin ing populations caused by red tide. “Trout are the fastest growing, and one of the most prolific spe cies of, fish other than mahi mahi,” Capt. Leiza Fitzgerald said. “This is an inshore fish, and it will make a huge impact once they get to spawn ing size.”
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these tactics in the 1930s when the new chancellor of Germany orchestrated the overthrow of the Germans’ democratic republic and replaced it with his vision — the National Socialist Party of Germany, aka a Nazi dictatorship.
But who is the one spreading fear andJoelies?Biden and the schemers behind his curtain are the real fascists and authoritarians.
Hitler: “I understood the infamous spiritual terror … (At) a given sign, it unleashes a veritable barrage of lies and slanders against whatever adversary seems most dangerous, until the nerves of the attacked persons break down … This is a tactic based on precise calculation of all human weaknesses, and its result will lead to success with almost mathematical certainty.”
As Hitler took over Germany, Shirer quoted from Hitler’s own playbook, “Mein Kampf,” how Hitler would win over the masses
n “MAGA Republicans have made their choice. They embrace anger. They thrive on chaos. They live not in the light of truth but in the shadow of lies.”
this country backwards — backwards to an America where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love.”
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n “And here, in my view, is what is true: MAGA Republicans do not respect the Constitution. They do not believe in the rule of law. They do not recognize the will of the people.”
Everyone who paid attention in school learned that one of the fundamentals of writing and speaking is when you make a statement of fact, you follow it with facts and examples that prove your point.
with the use of what Hitler called “spiritual and physical terror.”
n “MAGA forces are determined to take
n “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.”
Trout spawn three to four times a year. Even if only 1% survive, the bay will benefit.
Here are seven paragraphs from Joe Biden’s Philadelphia speech castigating Republicans — but providing no supporting evidence.
Spotted sea trout spawn three to four times a year and are among the fastest grow ing fish.
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Shirer wrote: “No more precise analysis of Nazi tactics … was ever written.”Wesaw it in practice in Philadelphia.There he was, Joe Biden, who had the gall to use as his backdrop Independence Hall and U.S. Marines flanking him. He spewed vile about his fellow Americans.
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Biden made derogatory statement after statement, vilifying Republicans. And typical of the politicians who use “spiritual terror,” he supplied no facts to back his statements (seeMAGAbox).Republicans, he said, “spread fear and lies — lies told for profit and power.”
n “MAGA Republicans … spread fear and lies — lies told for profit and power.”
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Shirer recounts, for example, that on Feb. 3, 1933, one month after Adolf Hitler and his sordid schemers came to power, Paul Joseph Goebbels, one of Hitler’s top lieutenants, wrote in his diary:
Author William L. Shirer recounted this chilling epoch in his 1960 masterpiece, “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.” The cunning, scheming and evil were chilling.Soare the parallels to today.
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n “The MAGA Republicans believe that for them to succeed, everyone else has to fail.”
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“Now it will be easy to carry on the fight, for we can call on all the resources of the State. Radio and press are at our disposal. We shall stage a masterpiece of propaganda. And this time, naturally, there is no lack of Soundmoney.”familiar? Are we witnessing the same? Democrats control all of the “resources” of the federal government, and the mainstream media clearly serves as a principal propaganda mouthpiece.
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Key Chorale singers prepare for their season-opening Celtic Celebration.
Key Chorale is going all in on a celebration of Irish and Celtic culture to open its upcoming season.
hey’ve taken the summer off to rest their voices and learn newAndmaterial.they’ve even had the time to learn some Gaelic.
The show — entitled Equinox: A Celtic Celebration — is meant to kick off the choral group’s new season and also to pay tribute to the changing of summer to fall, and Key Chorale has enlisted tenor Brad Diamond and Foley’s All-Star Irish Band to make
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For instance, if you make it out to Equinox, you will hear unusual instruments such as the hammered
“We wanted to do everything as authentic as possible, and having these five guys who have played it their whole lives is going to make a big difference in the quality of the performance.”Theshow,which takes place on Sept. 24, will include songs such as “Danny Boy” and “Wild Mountain Thyme” that have moved into the world music vernacular.
Dylan Foley, the four-time Ireland Fiddle Champion, will be coming to
“All the five band members are all specialists in their instruments and in this kind of music,” says Joseph Caulkins, artistic director of Key Chorale. “We pulled together the best people from all over the country. When you read the bios of these guys, they’re amazing at all the things they’re doing.
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Key Chorale is coming back from its summer recess with a tribute to the old country that will bring an Irish flair to Church of the Palms.
Caulkins says it’s also important to treat the audience to Irish music they haven’t heard yet.
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it more authentic.
Dylan Foley, a four-time All-Ire land Fiddle Champion, will be lead ing the supporting band, which will also feature guitarist Brian Hanlon, hammered dulcimer player Stephen Humphries, flutist Sean Cunning ham and uilleann pipe artist Eamonn Dillon.
and their guest tenor until the actual week of the Caulkinsshow.calls that kind of preparation a “grand experiment,” and he says the final days of rehearsal will be “Wheninvigorating.you’rerehearsing this online, you don’t get the sound of all the voices coming together,” he says. “It’s always an exciting time. It’s fun to see where they are with learning their parts. Then we put the magic to it; we talk about phrasing and articulation and musicality.
The show will also have an appropriate opening act.
“They call me The Big Yank,” he says of his following in Ireland. “I’m 6-foot-7, so it’s hard to blend in over there. I’ve gotten out there and I’ve played a lot and people know my name. They know what I look like, but I’ve got a beard now. I’m no lon ger 12, you know?”
Caulkins says Key Chorale will be singing together for the first time since May, but the singers have all had access to a video guide of the material to allow them to practice.
Foley, 30 years old, was raised in upstate New York.
dulcimer and the uilleann pipes played by master craftsmen.
Key Chorale artistic director Joseph Caulkins leads the group through a recent rehearsal. music for Key Chorale’s Celtic celebration.
They’ve never done such a show as this, but that’s part of what makes it exciting for singers and band alike.
Key“We’veChorale.probably sung in all the languages except Gaelic. Gaelic and Russian are the two outliers,” he says. “I think the hardest thing is that when you look at a Gaelic word it looks nothing like it sounds.
Foley, based just outside Nashville, Tennessee, is thrilled to be working with this assemblage of musicians.
“Fortunately for us, Brad Diamond, our tenor soloist that’s coming down, he has so much Gaelic to spit out. We just have a little bit of a chorus to do.”
IF YOU GO EQUINOX: A When:CELEBRATIONCELTIC 4 p.m., Sept. 24 Where: Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road Tickets: $35-$45 Info: KeyChorale.org
“This whole season really is about just bringing our whole audience back and letting them enjoy live music again. That audience is coming back but they’re not coming back like a light switch. They come back as they feel ready.”
Diamond, a professor of voice at Samford University, won’t be the only distinguished guest.
How do you manage to rehearse when your performers are split between multiple states?
Blue Skye Pipes and Drums, an allfemale pipe and Celtic performance band, will play for a half-hour before the main Caulkinsprogram.isexcited for another season of performances, and he says that visitors to Key Chorale’s web site should have the opportunity to watch shows remotely. But he’s hoping, at this point, that people are ready to come hear music in person.
Key Chorale rehearsed for the first time in person on Sept. 6, and they won’t meet with the Irish All-Stars
“We’re going to just do the most fun part of music, the details which make it really enjoyable.”
“We were mostly in person pretty much all last season, but everybody comes back to the concert hall in their own time,” he says.
“It’s very natural to us. We all have the same repertoire,” he says. “Once we get down there and have our first rehearsal, it’s going to be really cool to see how it all pieces together.”
And then, of course, there’s the chorus of singers dozens strong that Caulkins leads from the podium.
“Last year we did a show that was all gospel music, and it was a nice way to kick off the season,” says Caulkins. “I thought, ‘What would be another thing that would appeal to a lot of people?’ The timeless melodies and infectious rhythms of Irish and Celt ic music seem to be a good fit.”
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They haven’t played all together that often, says Foley, but when they do, it’s instant chemistry.
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week. Cunningham pops in from time to time, and Hanlon runs his own recording studio in Nashville.
Foley says he’s never played with a choral group this size before. So the mix of sounds should be new for everyone; not just the audience, but also the musicians themselves.
And while he might not have real ized it at the time, taking on this music means taking on a new lan guage.Caulkins says that’s not necessar ily difficult or out of the ordinary for
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He’s been in Nashville for about a year, and he plays with Dillon every
For Caulkins, the hard work comes in blending all those talents.
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He says he started playing the fiddle at age 8 and was inspired by virtuoso Jay Ungar, and he was first crowned an Irish fiddle champion at age 12. He later won in another two youth brackets and was crowned adult champion in 2014.
Josh Scheible and Caegan Qui mby, singers and songwriters for Physical Plant, went into a brief musical exile during the pandemic that allowed them to sharpen their material. They’ve emerged with a veteran rhythm section with ties to several other local Sarasota bands, and they’re celebrating the August release of their second album, “Hot Future,” which is a reference to cli
hey’ve gone from the New College kids to the wizened old heads on the Sarasota rock scene. And they’ve done it in the space of two albums.
“Things can happen here. But we have to make them happen.”
mate change but also perhaps to their own musical trajectory.
Scheible, a graduate of Braden ton’s Southeast High School, has been playing in Manatee County bars since before he was allowed to drink. The guitarist estimates he played more than 100 shows as part of Magic Tree Conspiracy, a classic rock cover band, by the time he got to New College. Then he met Quimby as a freshman and became friends.
“We’re older now,” says Quimby, who started Physical Plant as part of an independent study project at New College. “We’re the age of the bands — maybe older —that were asking us to play shows back then.
The pair began working on music together and immediately recog nized that they had an excellent partnership, and they credit one of their professors, Steve Miles, not just for recognizing and encouraging their talent but also for giving them
Physical Plant emerged from the pandemic with a new album, two new members and a resolve to keep writing new songs.
Physical Plant wants to revive the Sarasota rock scene.
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But Quimby is a prolific songwriter with a backlog of material just wait ing to get the full-band treatment.
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Best of all, they’re not in a rush. They’re committed to seeing this thing out over the long haul.
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“When we’re the closest to an argument,” adds Quimby, “It’s because we’re both wrong.”
“They say you get all your life to write your first album and a couple years to write your second one. But that’s not really a problem for us,” says Scheible. “We always have 10 new tunes. We’ll get to them when we get to them.” 8 p.m. Nov. John & Mable courtyard,MuseumRinglingofArt5401 Shore Road Free for members; $15 college students Ringling.org
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Scheible, who moonlights as a guitar teacher, says he saw one of his classmates from first grade at a
They have enough material for a third album; and maybe a fourth, if you count the songs Quimby hasn’t brought to the band yet.
sit down together and trade licks and lyrics? No, not really.
There were a lot of good bands in the area back then, and a lot of them gave young Physical Plant an opportunity to open up for them.
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Their first album, “What’s Laid Down,” came out in 2018, and four years later it’s a completely different band with a different mindset.
“I’m going to keep doing it wheth er I’m getting paid or not,” Quimby says. “So we never doubted that we’re going to keep doing some thing. But each time the lineup dis solves, it’s very anxiety inducing.
The next step — the Hot Future, if you will — sees Physical Plant not just making its own music but also setting into the parallel path of finding gigs for themselves and other bands around them.
“We got to play with people from the orchestra. We got to write for people from the orchestra. We got all these very interesting performance opportunities that happened through New Music New College.”
plenty of opportunities to perform in public.“That was one of the very cool things at New College,” says Scheible of his student years. “They saw that we had a functioning rock band and said, ‘OK, well, let’s use it.’
“Caegan and I, we’re both clas sic perfectionists and overthink ers,” says Scheible. “It’s nice to have somebody in the room who is the ‘Just do it,’ attitude. It’s nice to hear that because between the two of us, (we) will just talk, talk, talk.”
But when they look at the local scene, they realize that it’s a challenging environment for them and for other bands like them.
They make sure to point out that their old bassist, Dave Baker, has not left the band. He’s just entering a new phase of life as a father, and they’re forging ahead with their old music and with their new stuff.
recent gig, and he underlines how fortunate he is to be able to do what he loves in his hometown.
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Scheible and Quimby spent the pandemic rehearsing as a two-piece outfit with a drum machine, and their partnership was only strength ened by their mutual commitment.
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The band’s new drummer, Michael Murphy, formerly played in Equines and Cats in the Basement, and young Scheible and Quimby first met him as a promoter who got them their first gigs. Dave Cornicelli, their new bassist, formerly played in Hail Dale and the Umbrella Cult, and he brings versatility because he can also play drums. But more than their musical chops, Murphy and Cornicelli bring a new attitude to the band.
Scheible says he’s more of a per fectionist and often doesn’t bring a song to the band unless it is a com pletely finished product.
“We always just tried to have faith, just kind of write more songs.”
But it wasn’t just their schooling; Scheible and Quimby also say that the indie rock scene in Sarasota from about 2010 to 2015 was incredibly productive and nurturing.
They’re scouring the local scene and looking for places to play. Physical Plant is going to be playing a show at the Ringling Underground in November, and they say it would be nice to return to their roots at New College and play there again.
The pair meets once a week, on Wednesdays, to tighten up musi cally and prepare for their Sunday full-band rehearsals, which usually see them striving to stay tight on their current material.
The important part of their part nership, though, is that Scheible and Quimby share the same tastes.
“When we disagree, it’s usually pretty relevant. There’s a reason we disagree,” says Scheible. “About 95% of the time, we like the same stuff. But the sticking points, it’s usually something interesting to tease out.”
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It would cost $85 to see this fight at home. Or you could see it on a big screen for $14 instead. Middleweight champions Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have faced each other twice before, with their first encounter being judged a draw in 2017 and the second a majority decision in Alvarez’s favor the following year. Now they face off again with another championship on the line. Will past be prologue? Or will Golovkin get revenge?
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It’s the finale of Side by Side by Sondheim, which means it’s your last chance to celebrate the canon of one of Broadway’s greatest songsmiths. You’ll hear songs from all over Stephen Sondheim’s ouevre, including songs from musicals like “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Gypsy,” “West Side Story,” “Company” and more.
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Join Dr. Pierre, the senior lecturer on African Diaspora and the World at Spelman College, as he dissects the roots and contexts of the Sarasota Art Museum’s Katrina Coombs fiber art exhibit “I M(O)ther: Threads of the Maternal Figure.”
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The chamber arranged an 18hole tournament at the Longboat Key Club on Sept. 9, complete with a buffet, prizes, gift baskets and a celebrity guest.
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he Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce’s golf tournament is back by demand. The tournament was in its 25th year in 2012, and then a decade passed without one. But what the members want, Gail Loefgren delivers.“Ourmembers wanted the golf tournament back,” she said.
THE PuttingWINNERSContest:Tyler Hagan and Tim Rink (Tie) Straightest Drive: Ryan Barber Closest to Pin (Men/Women): Terry O’Hara and Andrea Cashner Longest Drive (Men/Women): Burt Romanoff and Amanda Foltz Bullseye Booze Basket: JC Cornell Last Place Team: Jeanie Lumpkin’s Team 7th Place Team: Brad Marner’s Team 1st Place Team: Matt McGuire’s Team 50/50 RAFFLE CASH PRIZE OF $325: Adam Dolman Bushnell Wingman Raffle (Provided by Tryla Brown Larson): Jim Turk
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“I’m Tryla’s neighbor,” he said. Mannelly moved in next to Tryla Larson on Longboat Key in January. Larson is a Realtor with Michael Saunders & Company and a longtime chamber member.
Patrick Mannelly, a long snapper and offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears from 1998-2014, was the event’s honorary chair.
was to “play fast.” He and Loefgren were strategizing in the pre-dawn hours, but O’Hara was sure they had a window. He was right. The golfers left the course damp, not soaked.
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YourObserver.com2B LONGBOAT OBSERVER | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 384643-1 All are welcome at All Angels no exceptions • We’ve ramped up, anyone of any mobility is welcome • In-person worship services Sunday at 10 a.m. • Live-stream at AllAngelsLBK.org to participate on-line • Discussion Groups on Tue & Wed at 10 a.m. 563 Bay Isles Rd • AllAngelsLBK.org941-383-8161 St. Armands Key LUTHERAN CHURCH 385972-1 St. Armands Key Lutheran Church • 40 North Adams Dr., Sarasota, FL • 941.388.1234 • Questions? Contact: michael@saklc.com JOIN US Saturday at 5pm - Contemporary Style Worship Sunday Worship at 10am - (Coffee Hour at 9am) September 18 at 4:00pm Free Garden Concert Featuring the Island Swing Band 6400 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • 9 41.383.8833 (office) • www.christchurchof lbk.org Growing in Jesus’ Name Worship With Us at Our Church SundayService 10:00 AM The Rev. Dr.Norman Pritchard Masks Are Optional Visitors & Residents Welcome Watc hO ur 10:00 AM Service Live : www.bit.ly/cc lbksermons or www.christchurchof lbk.org (follow YouTube link) WorshipWithUsAtOurChurch SundayService10:00AM TheRev.Dr.NormanPritchard Men’sBibleStudy:Monday@9:00 Women’sBibleStudy:Wednesday@10:00 Visitors&ResidentsWelcome WatchOur10:00AMServiceLive: www.bit.ly/cclbksermonsor www.christchurchoflbk.org (followYouTubelink) 384671-1 384755-1 Would like to Welcome & Invite You, Your Family Members & Friends to Celebrate Mass with Our Parish Community SUMMER MASS SCHEDULESaturday:(May-December)4:00PM Sunday: 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM Daily Mass at 9:00 AM; Rosary at 8:30 AM Monday - Friday Daily Chaplet of Divine Mercy following Mass St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key, FL 34228 383-1255 • www.stmarylbk.org Rev. Robert Dziedziak, Pastor Temple Beth Israel 567 Bay Isles Road Longboat Key, FL 34228 info@longboatkeytemple.org941.383.3428 Sharing Values, Friendship , and Faith PLEASE JOIN US FOR HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES RIGHT ON LONGBOAT KEY You are always welcome at Temple Beth Israel, but especially during the High Holy Days, when we celebrate the New Year with a sense of shared values, friendship, and faith. This is both our tradition and our fresh look to the future. Our services, led by Rabbi Stephen Sniderman and accompanied by an outstanding choir, reflect the spiritual meaning of the holiday in a beautiful and uplifting way.
Summers then introduced a group num ber from Dynasty Dance, where a series of performers took over the floor to dance, strut and Honoraryspin.co-chair Emily Walsh then took to the podium to speak to the crowd and introduce co-chairs Monica Kelly Cure and Donna Koffman. The pair surprised Capote with flowers and appreciation for his work bringing the 2022 CANDance eventNewtogether.CANCommunity Health president and CEO Rishi Patel then announced a new foundation as well as a donor wall with the nonprofit group.
“We didn’t want a competition this year,” said Roger Capote, senior vice president of marketing and communications with CAN Community Health. “Because of COVID, we weren’t able to celebrate CAN’s 30th anniversary, so this is that celebration.”Guests met and mingled wearing a variety of bright-colored clothes and designs before sitting down for the program to start.Emcee Brianna Summers welcomed the crowd and spoke to the importance of CAN Community Health’s programs help-
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AN Community Health brought back its CANDance fundraiser with a lively and colorful night of dancing and support at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium on Sept. 10.
ing those living with HIV.
Dancers keep the lights spinning.
Emcee Brianna Summers spoke to the importance of CAN Community Health’s programs and services for people with HIV.
The evening concluded with the assembled guests cutting loose on the dance floor.
CANDance After Dark
The annual event moved away from its typical dance competition structure in favor of a lively show celebrating CAN Community Health’s 30th anniversary.
If like or to services, please call us. We would be glad to hear from you. And, of course, if you’re considering joining a vibrant Reform temple, whether you’re a full time or part time resident, you’ll find yourself right at home at Longboat Key’s Temple Beth Israel.
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Roger Capote thanks the crowd.
After dinner was served, Summers introduced Maksym and Sarah Lototskyy for a solo performance,
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Somber and stunning Sept. 11 tribute
“They don’t just stick them in the ground,” Gail Loefgren said, “And I didn’t want to just put out flags. I was going to put out the number of flags of the people we lost in the Loefgrenattack.”isthe president of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, who organizes the tribute. At the start in 2003, her vision was much loftier. She wanted 2,974 big flags flying in Joan Durante Park each year, but knew right away it wasn’t feasible.
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Flags fly across all seven miles of KeyLongboatonSept.11.
The sight was eye-catching but somber as the flags continued along the entire stretch of Gulf of Mexico Drive from one end of the island to the other. Each flag signified a life lost, and each one was visible by car.
Photo courtesy of the Town of Longboat Key
She is survived by her three children Ann Jennifer Dierks, Cameron James Dierks, Elizabeth Dierks Yerkes, and grand and great-grandchildren.
Most flags were placed in a straight line along the bayside sidewalk, but the line wove in and out around tufts of shrubbery when needed. The Public Works Department takes great care and pride in placing each flag an equal distance from the next.
rivers crossing the bridge onto Longboat Key from either direction were met with a line of 2,974 small American flags over the weekend, a heartwarming visual tribute to the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
In the early 1970’s Cynda moved to New Mexico to pursue her interests in horse ranching and art. After living in Santa Fe for many years, she moved to Plymouth Harbor in Sarasota, where she continued creating art in various forms. She died peacefully after a brief illness on September 3, 2022.
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Cynthia (Cynda) was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1930 to William Duncan Green and Gertrude Jenkins Green. She was the youngest of three chil dren.She attended Vassar College. After college she married DeVere Dierks, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri.
Photo courtesy of the Town of Longboat Key
Jason Schmidt and Mark Richardson spend four hours Friday morning putting up flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive.
Public Works Department Project Manager, Guy Matricciani helps Joe Brunory put out the flags along Gulf of Mexico Drive.
With the help of town workers, Longboat Ace Hardware, Chamber members and the community, a Longboat Key tradition was created, one that Loefgren feels will long outlive her role as Chamber president. Only a hurricane could stop these flags from flying.
“This is one of the proudest things I ever dreamed up,” Loefgren said.
They moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas and raised a family.
In 2004 and 2017, hurricanes Ivan and Irma did just that. But Friday morning, eight Public Works employees spent four hours working through on-and-off rains to get them into the ground. The result is a stunning show of patriotism and remembrance.
Cynthia (Cynda) Grenfell 1930-2022
2,974 small American Flags fly from bridge to bridge to honor the lives lost during the Sept. 11 attack.
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From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Qi gong is a mind-body-spirit practice designed to improve mental and physical health. Class is outdoors, weather permitting. Cost is $10. Walk-ins welcome. Call 383-6493.
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11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in St. Armands Circle Park, 1 St. Armands Circle. The Sarasota Jazz Project celebrates the swing music of the 1930s. This event is free and open to the public. Call 388-1554.
ROTARY CLUB Meets at 5 p.m. on first and third Tuesdays in All Angles Parish Hall, 563 Bay Isles Road. To learn more, call Nancy Rozance at 203-6054066 or email Info@LongboatKeyRotary.org.
From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Class is outdoors, weather permitting. Cost is $10. Walk-ins welcome. Call 3836493.
Every Thursday beginning at 1 p.m. at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, join an ACBL-sanctioned game of contract bridge with a certified teacher. All skill levels are welcome. There is an $8 suggested donation for each session. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP to 952-9251.
KEY At 8:30 a.m. at Lazy Lobster, 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive. This service organization meets every first and third Thursday of the month for breakfast and a speaker. Breakfast is $10. Email Lynn Larson at lynnlarson@comcast.net to register.
From 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cost is $10 for
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From 1-3 p.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Fun time for experienced players. To check availability at the tables, email nBrady@TheParadiseCenter.org.MaryAn-
11:30-1:30 p.m. at the Lazy Lobster, 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The Longboat Chamber of Commerce is holding a networking lunch. $30 for members, $40 for guests and prospective members. Registration is required. Call 383-2466.
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From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Focus is on strength training and flexibility for balance. Suzy Brenner leads the class. Fee is $10. Walk-ins welcome. Call 383-6493.
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10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Whitney Plaza, 6840 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The Maine Line food truck will be in the parking lot dishing up lobster all day. Some plaza merchants will donate 10% of sales to the Longboat Island Chapel’s charitable outreach programs. Call 387-9807. File photo
From 1-2:30 p.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Topics will include U.S. and world current affairs, popular culture and topics relevant to seniors. Cost is $10. Walk-ins welcome. Call 383-6493.
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The Longboat Library is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays at 555 Bay Isles Road. Call 383-2011 for information.
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The focus of the program has changed since 1989. The initial goal was to learn about dolphin ranging and social patterns.
“We and the dolphins breathe the same air, swim in the same water, catch and eat the same fish and live in a complex community that includes multiple generations of relatives and long-term friends and associates,” scientist Randall Wells said. “What we do to the local ecosystem affects usSinceall.” 1989, Wells has studied the local dolphin population for the Chi cago Zoological Society. The Sara sota Dolphin Research Program is housed at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium but is not run by Mote. About 170 dolphins are long-term Sarasota residents. The population typically increases around 2.1% each year. Down years are usually caused by red tide, but Wells credits the steady increase to five factors: a net ban in 1995, improvements to water quality, improved responses to dol
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The net ban reduced deaths due to fishing nets and left more prey fish available in Sarasota Bay. Mote’s Stranding Investigation Program has improved detection and responses to dolphins in distress. And as the pub lic became more aware of the threats to dolphins, threats from fishing gear, boats and pollution decreased.
Nicklo’s replacement as the oldest wild dolphin is FB54, a 51-year-old female. FB stands for freeze-brand, the dolphin version of a medical identification bracelet placed on the dorsal fin. It links the dolphin to its own specific medical record.
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phins in distress, the cessation of commercial dolphin collection in the 1980s and an increase in awareness.
These results can be seen in dol phin FB15, also known as Nicklo. Nicklo was presumed dead in 2017, but she was 67 years old at the time, making her the oldest wild dolphin documented in the world. She gave birth to at least four calves. The last born, Eve, died in 2020 at age 22.
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Dolphins are part of the Longboat community, too
“Over the decades, our work has transitioned from an academic focus on what dolphins do to conservation related work to benefit dolphin pop ulations here and elsewhere around the world,” Wells said. “We are also beginning research on dolphins off shore of Sarasota.”
The Sarasota Dolphin Research Program was started in 1989 and tracks about 170 dolphins around Sarasota Bay.
Wild animals are resilient at hiding sickness and injuries. However, you can look at overall respiration, heart rate and changes in behavior.
How long have you worked at Mote?
We rescue, rehabilitate and release various sea turtles of all life stages from hatchlings through adults. Connor is an example of a loggerhead turtle we rescued and released off Longboat Key.
Lynne Byrd works with sea turtle cetaceans.and
challenging dolphin rehabilitations.
Mote drew my attention back in the early 1990s, when they rehabbed
What is your most memorable rescue experience?
By the time Ginger was released in 2009, Mote volunteers and staff had spent 1,320 hours monitoring her condition along with rehabilitating this dolphin on an all-live fish diet because she refused to eat dead fish that we normally maintain our patients on. Ginger had eaten nearly 4,000 live pinfish. That’s 35 pinfish fed five times a day at about $1 per fish by the end of her release. Researchers continue to see Ginger to this day.
What kind of work have you
A dolphin named Ginger was one of my most memorable and most
done with the local sea turtles on Longboat?
Currently, most of the animals Mote treats are sea turtles. At this point, Mote has rehabilitated over 800 turtles, not including the yearly 2,000 hatchlings we treat.
I began my journey in the Florida Keys, volunteering at night during a mass stranding of pilot whales.
Mote spotlights the trail blazed by the Shark Lady
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ote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s founding director was Eugenie Clark, fondly remembered as the “Shark Lady.” In honor of her would-be 100th birthday and her legacy and research, Mote is putting the spotlight women who have followed her path in a series called “Meet the Women ofLynneMote.”Byrd is the rehabilitation and medical care coordinator. The Longboat Observer’s Lesley Dwyer spoke with Byrd to find out more about her work.
and released a dolphin named Freeway. I really admired how the aquarium was built to showcase all the great work the researchers were doing.
Why did you want to work at Mote?
Your experience cites an emphasis on stress reduction. How do animals behave when stressed?
Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
How did you get started in this field?
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The series dives into the background and careers of 12 women working at Mote. n 4 p.m. Sept. 21: “Fearless Investigators” (virtual) n 5:30 and 7 p.m. Oct. 7: “Trailblazing Mentors” (virtual and Thelive) live event kicks off in the courtyard with a cocktail reception to meet and mingle with the speakers, followed by a panel discussion in the WAVE Center at 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Call 388-4441 for information.
How many sea turtles has Mote rescued?
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Jean Vucovich and Emil Daniel Vucovich Jr., trustees, of Mooresville, North Carolina, sold the Unit 207 condominium at 743 Spanish Drive S. to James Matras, of Lodi, Wisconsin, for $450,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,343 square feet of living area. It sold for $102,000 in 1995.
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Personal Representatives, and Sydney Graham, of Ontario, Canada, sold the Unit 214 condominium at 5055 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Esther Sharp, trustee, of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, for $720,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,484 square feet of living area. It sold for $255,000 in 1995.
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These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of September 1-8 in order of dollar amounts. LONGBOAT KEY ADDRESS PERMIT APPLICANT AMOUNT($) 435 L’Ambiance Drive #G701 Interior alterations Kenneth Alan Goldblatt $850,000 525 Cutter Lane Exterior and interior Jennifer M. Fischley $827,900 renovations Revocable Trust 3315 GMD Revised site plan Michael J. Roth $120,000 for drainage 6201 GMD New construction Randall S. Welch $85,305 2179 Harbourside Drive #501 Interior alterations Douglas O. Hoerr $80,000 584 Yawl Lane New pool Jeffry S. Snauwaert Trust $74,530 591 Bowsprit Lane Exterior alterations Franklin D. Simmons $72,880 Revocable Trust 3440 GMD Replace siding The Dock on the Bay Assn. $72,170 3440 GMD Replace siding The Dock on the Bay Assn. $72,170 3440 GMD Replace siding The Dock on the Bay Assn. $72,170 525 Putter Lane Stabilize foundation Shane M. Mikula Enterprise $68,530 3400 GMD Windows and doors Michael W. Haycock $65,829 2425 GMD #2A Electrical Curt & Stephanie Kassab $62,797 6201 GMD Mechanical Randall S. Welch $60,340 alterations 45 Lighthouse Point Drive Interior alterations Maylake Florida LP $50,000 3440 GMD Replace siding The Dock on the Bay Assn. $48,114 3440 GMD Replace siding The Dock on the Bay Assn. $48,114 3440 GMD #8 Windows and doors Janice Frances Ball Trust $43,851 1211 GMD #401 Electrical Albert R. Thigpen $40,000 4051 GMD Mechanical Cherokee Trust $38,480 alterations 1075 GMD #101 Interior alterations BP 7101 LLC $34,335 415 L’Ambiance Drive #F308 Bathroom remodel Loretta S. Lobes TTEE $25,000 2251 GMD Mechanical Aria Longboat Key $23,235 alterations Condominiums 3570 Mistletoe Lane Replace poolcage Varun Soni Revocable Trust $20,291 4234 GMD Unit E2 Interior alterations Kenneth Shusterman $19,000 TOP BUILDING PERMITS Source: Town of Longboat Key
Marlene Slansky, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit 303 condominium at 3660 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Blake Slansky and Elise Kidd, of Vernon Hills, Illinois, for $480,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,284 square feet of living area. It sold for $440,000 in 2004.
Jane Karen Fielder, trustee, and Jerry Ben Fielder, of Longboat Key, sold the home at 617 Weston Pointe Court to A Storage One LLC for $2.7 million. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 4,395 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.07 million in 2005.
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Ronald and Dawn Fiddler, of Morris, Connecticut, sold their Unit 23 condominium at 7095 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Jennifer Leddy, of Bradenton Beach, for $1 million. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,170 square feet of living area. It sold for $537,000 in 2020.
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The home at 560 Outrigger Lane was built in 1963.
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Yury Benin, of Queens, New York, sold his Unit 409 condominium at 800 Benjamin Franklin Drive to 800BFA409 LLC for $1.36 million. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,150 square feet of living area. It sold for $153,500 in 1995.
home in Country Club Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Thomas Francis Curran and Dawn D’Onofrio, trustees, sold the home at 560 Outrig ger Lane to Robert and Heather Schiederer, of Longboat Key, for $2.9 mil lion. Built in 1963, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,917 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,537,500 in 2020.
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BIRD KEY Monica and Richard Van Buskirk sold their home at 409 Partridge Circle to Nathan Lancry, of Hunting Valley, Ohio, for $1,895,000. Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,522 square feet of living area. It sold for $529,000 in 2003.
Stephen and Barbara Karp, of Cicero, New York, sold their home at 551 Chipping Lane to Kenneth and Kim McPartland, of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, for $2.1 million. Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,247 square feet of living area. It sold for $389,000 in 1999.
Peter and Karen Kennedy, of Falmouth, Maine, sold their home at 2341 Harbour Oaks Drive to Vincent and Lisa Molinari, of Syosset, New York, for $1,275,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,282 square feet of living area. It sold for $810,000 in 2019.
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Roxann Parker Lagow, of Austin, Texas, sold her Unit 4401 condominium at 240 Sands Point Road to Susan Griffith Lusk, trustee, of Venice, for $949,000. Built in 1982, it has one bedroom, one bath and 739 square feet of living area. It sold for $495,000 in 2016.
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