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Joan Sherry on Veterans Day

Rotary finishes fundraising The Rotary Club of Longboat Key reached its loftiest fundraising goal yet and donated more than $30,000 to three veterans groups, including $18,000 to Turning Points’ Yellow Ribbon Project, which helps unhoused Sarasotaarea veterans find stability.

The remaining funds were split between Fisher House and SRQ Vets.

Usually, the club hosts a recognition event on Veterans Day, but this year COVID-19 and Hurricane Eta curtailed plans.

“We thought, ‘OK, what else can we do?’” Fundraising Chair Joan Sherry said.

“That’s when we put a full court press on the fundraising.”

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The Town Center site is scheduled for additional amenities this year, but beyond that is still a subject of debate.

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Dr. Ward Maxson, a Longboat resident for 20 years, was cared for in his last 10 months by Kelly McFarland, whom he delivered in 1979.

Nurse cares for the doctor who delivered her.

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Residents frustrated by vaccine logjam Difficulties with the sign-up process prompted Manatee County to change to a lottery system.

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ike thousands of people throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties, Shannon and Bob Gault have experienced problems trying to schedule COVID-19 shots online.

The Longboat Key couple are both in their mid-70s and compared the process to a classic “Peanuts” comic strip dilemma. “It’s Lucy and the football,” Shannon Gault said after unsuccessfully trying to sign up.

Sarasota and Manatee counties started to receive doses at the beginning of the month as they follow state orders to vaccinate front-line medical workers and residents 65 and older.

So far, the supply of COVID-19 vaccines has not met the demand.

Florida Department of Health administrator Chuck Henry estimated there are about 150,000 Sarasota County residents age 65 and older compared with around 5,000 initial doses delivered to the county.

“It’s pretty frustrating, and I can imagine if I [were] five or 10 years older, I’d be having more trouble figuring out what to do,” Bob Gault said.

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Over the weekend, medical personnel administered about 3,000 COVID-19 vaccines at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital clinic.

Haycock said he had a similar experience when trying to sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Haycock said he’s signed up for text alerts for appointment availability but still came up empty after 90 minutes on his computer.

“The process is extremely frustrating, and I can imagine many of our citizens are not going to go through that process, and therefore they’re not going to get the vaccine anytime soon,” Haycock said.

The troubles have prompted Manatee County to change the format of its sign-up process to allow for advanced sign-ups,

from which vaccine appointments will be randomly set.

Anyone 65 or older wanting to receive a vaccination in Manatee County can call 311 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays to ask for help in joining the vaccine standby pool. When a new shipment of vaccines arrive, the county will pull random names of people who have preregistered to help them book an appointment.

As of Monday morning, Sarasota County does not offer a lottery system like Manatee County.

However, that could change soon.

Fire Chief Paul Dezzi said the town of Longboat Key has asked

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both Manatee and Sarasota counties for a vaccination site on the island.

“The issue is we don’t know how many vaccines they’re going to get and what other locations are going to be set up, and so the health department wants to make sure that they do it equally and not just segregate one location,” Dezzi said. “Both health departments are aware and are willing.

It’s just the number of vaccines that we have that we’ll be able to get, and that’s a concern.”

Plus, each county would need to provide the medical personnel to administer the vaccine.

The Gaults say they would like to see several drive-thru clinics set up throughout the area.

“It just occurred to me, as we just read, that they’re going to start work on [the] Gulfstream [Avenue] and U.S. 41 roundabout in February, and that can really impact us getting on or off the island,” Shannon Gault said.

Dezzi and the town’s firefighters recently received their first shot as part of the two-shot Moderna vaccine. Police officers in town were not vaccinated.

Dezzi said the town’s first responders will continue using personal protective equipment when responding to 911 calls.

“We’re going to continue to do exactly what we’re doing now, and I know that’s a question a lot of firefighters and paramedics have asked, ‘Do we shove the gear out even if we have the vaccination?’” Dezzi said. “And we’re going to continue to do that until proven otherwise.”

SIGNING UP LONGBOAT KEY The town has posted on its website information on signing up for COVID-19 vaccines and a way to fill out the necessary paperwork ahead of time.

SARASOTA COUNTY ■ Availability: No new appointments were available as of Monday morning.

■ How to do it: Visit Sarasota.FloridaHealth. gov, and click on “Schedule Vaccine Appointments.”

■ Information: Call 8612900.

■ Where: The county health building at 2200 Ringling Blvd. New and additional sites are possible.

MANATEE COUNTY ■ Availability: The most recent batch of appointments have been filled.

■ How to do it: Visit MyManatee.org/vaccine.

■ Information: Call 7480747.

■ Where: Bennett Park, 400 Cypress Creek Blvd.

New and additional sites are possible.

VACCINE ALERTS ■ Sarasota: To receive alerts when the county has vaccines available, text “SRQCOVID19” to 888-7777.

■ Manatee: The county offers a similar service by texting “ManateeReady” to 888-7777.

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AFTER RINGLING Ringing College of Art and Design informed town officials in April 2019 of its intention to back away from an agreement to help develop, fundraise and operate the proposed arts, cultural and education center.

After that:

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■ June: Guiding principals set for initial development of acreage as an outdoor venue.

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■ September: Initial cleanup work eliminates invasive and nuisance scrub.

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The Town Center land awaits further amenities in 2021.

With more Town Center improvements coming in 2021, talk returns to building a privately funded community center on the land.

ERIC GARWOOD MANAGING EDITOR

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y the time autumn rolls around, the acreage that makes up the Town Center space along Bay Isles Road and Bay Isles Parkway will likely have changed again.

Since the last parcel was purchased by the town in early 2017 alongside parcels already owned by the town, it’s taken on several looks. It’s been an untamed woodland with a restaurant on a corner, a tamed woodland where a restaurant once stood, a construction site and, in recent months, a leveled-off, sodded space with basic utility connections and parking.

Phase two design and permitting are underway now with the future in mind. By the end of summer, town leaders expect to be started with work that will add: ■ An ellipse of a walkway surrounding a 23,000 square-foot lawn with paved feeder walkways extending to each of the property’s corners; ■ A pad for a portable stage; ■ Bathrooms; ■ Shade trees and pedestrian lighting; ■ A historic cottage in the northeast corner; and ■ Two tracts set aside for future construction near the renovated parking area once used by Amore Restaurant.

That space, about 10% of the total Town Center land, has been the topic of discussion for months. The 4.8-acre Town Center and its ultimate best use have been points of contention since April 2019 when Ringling College of Art and Design broke off a relationship with the town for joint development of an arts, culture and education center to be funded with about $11 million in privately raised capital. A private fundraising effort was on the cusp

PHASE TWO PLANS 1. Stage space 2. Great lawn ■ 2,500-person concert (standing) ■ 1,200-person reception (seated) 3. Multipurpose esplanade (9,200 square feet, 24 feet wide) 4. Pedestrian walkways (10 feet wide) 5. Restroom facility (500 square feet) 6. Proposed building (11,200 square feet) 7. Proposed building 5 (7, 700 square feet) 8. Historic cottage

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The smaller of the two historic Whitney cottages was scheduled to begin moving to its new location on the Town Center land at 6 a.m. Jan. 13. Visit YourObsever.com.

of launching when the agreement dissolved.

“We do have some time,” Mayor Ken Schneier said at a December workshop discussion sought

by Commissioner Jack Daly to sharpen the focus of what a potential phase three might look like. “Though we’d like to have it done yesterday, we know that phase two isn’t going to be until sometime next fall. So part of the process to get people excited, I think, is to have people see that as it develops. I think it’s going to be beautiful. And to go and look at it and say: ‘Gee I have my own ideas.

I see your ideas, but I think I can expand on that.’ I see the potential for this site once I see the trees go up, once the walkways go in, once the amenities show up, once we start having concerts there.”

Two things are relatively certain: Private financing of phase three (the plan never included

tax dollars) is a top priority, and inclusion of programming from Bayfront Park’s aging recreation center is likely if buildings are constructed.

Town commissioners over the course of the next few months are likely to work toward honing their vision.

Step one: beginning with the plan left unfulfilled in 2019 and balancing between a broad concept possibly difficult to sell to residents or donors and a hardand-fast outline that might not capture the wants of private financiers and could prompt costly do-overs of plans in motion.

The goal, though, remains much as it was when Ringling was involved.

“It’s clear to me that the ability of our residents to get on and off the island is going to continue to be a challenge,” said Daly, also the town’s representative on transportation issues. “One major objective as I see it is to provide activities and programs the community wants.”

Longboat residents have been queried on the topic several times, the most formal of which was the town’s initial municipal survey in 2020. About half, 51%, of respondents then said they would support a privately funded arts, cul-

tural and education center, with 24% saying they were unsure.

Asked what amenities they would enjoy seeing at town center facility, if built, 55.9% of respondents said lifelong learning; 51.8% said performing arts; 39.2% said technology education; 38.5% said music and music appreciation.

Daly emphasized the commission’s role in not only filling in the blanks of what the town proposes but also doing so in a way to drive the project forward. “This time, unless we advance the ball by at least defining what we’re talking about other than just a general concept, then we’re not providing any meaningful way for the public to react,” he said.

New to the discussion now is potential co-location of events and activities from Bayfront Park’s Recreation Center and Sarasota County participation in a library branch. Although initial discussions have focused on county management of the town’s volunteer-run standalone library, eventual inclusion in Town Center buildings could solidify the site as a year-round destination.

Commissioner BJ Bishop said adding recreation center activities to the proposed mix could serve to win over residents who might not otherwise be interested.

Town leaders have discussed a smaller, headquarters-style building in Bayfront Park or simply removing the building entirely and taking advantage of more open space for other uses.

“Without that passion, I would be concerned that we’re doing something because we think we know best for the citizens, and I think we need to turn that in another direction.”

Throughout 2021, commissioners will continue refining a focus for phase three with the idea of honing a pitch that might connect with donors and potential operators of the facilities.

“We had someone who was ready to do it and bring donors to the table,” Schneier said. “It’s our responsibility to put this in motion. If we don’t find people who are excited to be sponsors or to be donors, then we don’t have a project. But I think its our responsibility to feel that out.”

■ November: Town holds initial event: a holiday tree-lighting ceremony.

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■ February: First Savor the Sounds event held on-site.

Further shows canceled because of COVID-19.

■ April: Town begins clearing land to level Town Center acreage.

■ April: Designs begin coming together for potential phase two improvements.

■ November: Agreement made to move one of two historic cottages to Town Center site from Longbeach Village.

■ November: Second annual tree-lighting held, though under COVID-19 safety protocols.

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Around the country, the number of kettles was down 42%, Leonard said. However, the need for groups the Salvation Army serves is up 155% in the wake of the pandemic.

Even still, bell-ringing revenue was only down 12% nationwide.

In Sarasota County, three locations saw an increase over last year’s revenue — Longboat Key’s Publix, St. Armands Circle and another Publix in Sarasota.

he Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key started 2021 on a high note at its Jan. 7 meeting — a 22% higher note than in the previous year, to be exact.

The club gathered for its first meeting of the year and got the lowdown on the Salvation Army Even though it didn’t boost the bell-ringing campaign for the hol- Bay Isles bell ringers to No. 1, the iday season. Sarasota County Sal- Longboat location still saw broad vation Army Development Direc- participation from both donors tor Glenda Leonard addressed the and volunteers. Organizer Chris club on the highs and lows of the Sachs, who took the program season, noting that even though over from longtime organizer Ed nationwide revenues were down, Krepela this year, worried at first the Longboat Key bell-ringing about how many members would kettles brought in 22% more than participate and about how Publix last year’s $24,094 total, closing customers would react. in on $30,000.

But in the end, the club returned “I felt all along that those who 95% of its volunteers and brought could would [donate], and we saw in ringers from Christ Church of that,” Leonard said.

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Deputy Chief Chris Krajic speaks during the Jan. 4 fire truck dedication ceremony.

Deputy fire chief retires Chris Krajic was responsible for the town’s EMS systems and buying the new truck.

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ongboat Key Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Chris Krajic played an instrumental role in purchasing the town’s new $850,000 firetruck.

Completing the firetruck project was one of Krajic’s final responsibilities before retiring this week after nearly six years with Longboat Key Fire Rescue.

“I thought the truck came out pretty nice,” Krajic said during the Jan. 4 truck dedication ceremony.

“Many thanks to South Florida Emergency Vehicles for working with us. They knew our budget constraints, and I know they bent over backwards to make this truck exactly what we wanted it to be.”

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Fire Chief Paul Dezzi thanked Krajic for heading up the town’s purchasing committee for the new truck. It was about a yearlong process to replace the town’s 2003 model ladder truck.

“Working with [manufacturer Sutphen Corp.] and getting this truck to where it is today is a task in itself,” Dezzi said.

Krajic was most recently in charge of emergency medical services during his tenure in Longboat Key. He said he was most

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proud of his handling of EMS response, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020.

“I’ve been able to streamline the EMS process as far as keeping us abreast of all the latest technology,” Krajic said.

Krajic said the technology quickly changed and developed during his career.

“Look back and say, ‘You need to be very, very, very flexible because things change sometimes almost daily, and you have to be able to adapt to those changes,’” Krajic said.

Krajic was responsible for making sure the department was fiscally responsible and had the necessary equipment needed to deal with COVID-19 responses.

Krajic was also the department’s 2018 officer of the year.

Although Krajic has retired before, he said he’ll miss the people in Longboat Key the most.

“Obviously, the people here are pretty cool to work with,” Krajic said. “I’ve enjoyed especially the administrative staff, and everybody on shift has been fun to work with, so I’ll miss that.”

Before coming to Longboat Key, Krajic worked for 20 years with the city of North Port, five years with Estero Fire Rescue and five years in Charleston, S.C. “I look forward to more stuff than I’m going to miss — at least I hope I am,” Krajic said. “Getting out and traveling a little bit and not having to get up at 5:30 a.m. every morning to come to work.”

Longboat Key Fire Rescue spokesperson Tina Adams said the town has hired John Curran as assistant chief to fill the vacancy left by Krajic. During the last week of December, Curran began his training with the town.

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CIRCLE OF LIFE MARK BERGIN STAFF WRITER

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here was something about the name of the patient Kelly McFarland was assigned as a hospice nurse in late 2019.

Dr. Ward Maxson, who for 20 years split time between Longboat Key and his home in Charleston, W.Va., was a well-known and longtime OB-GYN in the area, which immediately piqued McFarland’s interest.

“I see the name Ward Maxson, and I said to the nurse that was training me, I was like, ‘He wouldn’t have by chance been an OB-GYN?’ And she was like, ‘Yeah, he was,’” McFarland said.

“I’m like, ‘I think he delivered me.’

And she was like: ‘Oh, wow. That is [the] circle of life.’”

McFarland brought her birth certificate for Maxson to see. His name was on it. Maxson delivered McFarland at 2 pounds, 4 ounces

and 15 inches long in West Virginia in 1979.

“I said to him, ‘I owe you my life,’” McFarland said. “My mom slipped and fell and had a health crisis, and so they had to do an emergency C-section.”

Four decades later, McFarland, 41, was assigned Maxson as part of her duties as a hospice care nurse. They spent 10 months together before Maxson died Sept. 27, 2020, in his home. He was 85.

“I always have felt like hospice was my calling,” McFarland said.

“One of the nurse practitioners said, ‘Well if for no other reason, it was to bring you two together.’”

Maxson’s wife of 46 years said she was grateful for McFarland’s care.

“It was just reassuring. It was a personal thing,” Patricia Maxson said. “When he was able to respond, he began calling her his ‘angel of mercy’ because she called him ‘her savior’ because, without him, she wouldn’t have been born or survived, so it was kind of a mutual respect for each other.”

Ward Maxson graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1961. He started his career as part of the Public Health

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Above: Patricia and Ward Maxson at a Longboat Key event in 2016 Left: Kelly McFarland, delivered by Maxson, cared for him as the doctor’s hospice nurse.

Service. He was stationed in New Orleans and on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Tuba City, Ariz.

After the service and residency, he started private practice in 1969 in West Virginia.

Since 2001, the Maxsons have spent half the year in Longboat Key.

“I came back by myself for the first time, so I’m trying to see if I can do it,” Patricia Maxson said.

McFarland still keeps in touch with the Maxson family.

“He was an amazing man, and even in his final days, his smile could light up a room,” McFarland said.

“That’s what my mom would comment about him, and I remember, even when I was younger, she would say: ‘He was just the kindest man. He just made you feel like everything was going to be OK.’”

McFarland said watching hospice care nurses take care of her grandfather inspired her to become a hospice care nurse.

“I felt so helpless,” McFarland said. “I thought: ‘I want to do that. I want to be able to make a difference.’”

Maxson was fond of tennis, and Patricia Maxson said she wasn’t sure a lot of their Longboat Key tennis friends were aware of his passing.

“I miss him a lot,” Patricia Maxson said. “It’s very difficult being alone without him.”

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Citizen survey begins arriving this week The survey asks residents for their opinions on several topics, including the quality of town beaches, parks and amenities; departmental services, such as police, fire/emergency medical services and public works; and what type of events they would like to see available at the outdoor venue at Town Center.

Brown said this year’s survey is similar to the one sent in 2020.

She said many of the core questions are the same from 2020, so the town can consistently compare how it’s doing year by year.

“Each year, [there are] things that are sort of trending in the town that we would want to get specific input on,” Brown said. “Town Center is a question that getting responses to what’s important to the residents as it relates to a potential facility at Town Center. … If there was something there, what kind of spaces they would like to see there? That kind of thing.”

Last year, 97% of respondents called Longboat Key an “excellent” or “good” place to live. In 2020, the town sent out 8,741 invitations to take part in the online survey, of which 597 were completed.

Any Longboat Key resident who does not receive a letter in the mail after Jan. 18 is asked to call or text 404-1569. Anyone else with questions can call Town Hall at 316-1999.

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Longboat Key is set to conduct its second annual citizen satisfaction survey, beginning with a mailer that is expected to arrive this week.

Residents are asked to complete the online survey before Feb. 3.

“It’s really important,” Longboat Support Services Director Carolyn Brown said. “It provides the Town Commission and our town manager and department heads and everybody that works here the opportunity to truly assess and understand what’s most important to the residents that live here and be able to adjust and make changes to our focus.”

Brown said homeowners can anticipate receiving a letter in the mail. Each letter has a unique code to complete the online survey.

The survey gives owners an opportunity to provide feedback and express their opinions on services and policy issues. It consists of nearly 40 questions.

The town has hired the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at the University of South Florida to conduct the survey, as it did last year.

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ith fears of a postholiday surge in COVID-19 cases building on already rising infection rates, concern that the health care system could be overwhelmed is persistent.

Although most states are not experiencing shortages of ICU beds, hospital staffing shortages and burnout are cause for concern. Nearly all 50 states, including Florida, have responded to this threat by loosening or suspending licensing restrictions for health care workers.

In March 2020, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-52, which declared a state of emergency in Florida and allowed health care workers licensed in other states to provide care in Florida. Those licensing exemptions came with the caveat that their services “be rendered to such persons free of charge and … under the auspices of the American Red Cross or the Florida Department of Health.”

Later that month, an emergency order from the state surgeon general, Scott Rivkees, further expanded licensing exemptions for out-of-state health care workers for a period of 30 days. That order has since been extended until the end of Florida’s state of emergency, which expired Jan. 2.

These temporary actions could go a long way toward addressing the current crisis, but another long-term threat requires permanent reform. Florida had a problem with not having enough medical professionals even before the pandemic. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the U.S. is expected to experience a shortage of up to 139,000 physicians by 2033. In Florida, there are already 279 designated primary care health professional shortage areas covering a population of more than 6.66 million Floridians. An additional 1,793 physicians are required to fill the need in those areas. Projections from the Department of Health and Human Services estimate that the shortage of primary care physicians in Florida will more than double to 4,671 by 2030.

(See graph.)

Sarasotans already feel the bite of these shortages as new residents struggle to find doctors, especially specialists, willing to take new patients.

Fortunately, Florida has been leading the way on reforms to

address the looming physician shortage. In 2019, the Florida Legislature took substantial steps toward clearing the way for telehealth providers to operate in Florida. Telehealth services allow health care professionals to provide care remotely through telecommunication or other digital communication technologies. Florida’s recent reforms allow health care professionals licensed in other states to provide telehealth services in Florida without obtaining a separate Florida license. However, they are still required to register as a telehealth provider in the state of Florida.

In 2020, Florida passed comprehensive Scope of Practice reforms to expand the role of nonphysician providers. Scope of Practice refers to the range of services a health care professional is allowed to provide under state law. Florida’s recent reforms will allow nurse practitioners to practice autonomously without the supervision of a physician. NPs are also now allowed to sign documents that would otherwise require the signature of a physician. Pharmacists in Florida can now test for common illnesses, such as strep throat and the flu. In most other states, pharmacists are allowed to administer vaccines but may not provide tests for those common illnesses.

Although these reforms are meaningful, the scale of the looming shortage requires further action. First, temporary measures allowing out-of-state providers to practice in Florida should be made permanent.

Florida already belongs to the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact, which provides a streamlined process for registered nurses licensed in other compact member-states to obtain a Florida license. However, Florida is not a member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact or the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact, which would create similar streamlined processes for physicians and APRNs licensed in other states.

Florida should join the IMLC and APRN Compact, but interstate compacts are not the best available solution. For one, compacts only affect one group of health care professionals at a time. Although there are compacts for physicians, RNs

and APRNs, there are no such compacts for pharmacists or physician assistants. Moreover, compacts rely on widespread adoption to be effective. The NLC has been adopted by 33 states and the IMLC currently includes 29 states. However, the APRN Compact has not been adopted by any states.

Much better would be to simply recognize all licenses issued by other states provided that health care professionals obtain appropriate liability coverage in Florida. Other states including Arizona, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Montana have already passed universal license recognition laws to allow medical professionals — and all other licensed workers — to more easily obtain a license.

Second, Florida should embrace innovative technologies in the health care industry and avoid policies that could prevent such innovation from taking place. For example, a growing body of evidence suggests that artificial intelligence is capable of diagnosing some diseases as well or even more accurately than physicians. Although this technology is a long way off from replacing physicians, it could become an essential aid to physicians in the near future and help them be more productive and help more patients.

Florida should be cautious to avoid limiting the potential of new technologies in health care settings.

State responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the drawbacks of state-by-state medical licensing regimes. Although temporary suspensions of these licensing rules have helped alleviate staffing shortages during the current crisis, the looming shortage of physicians poses a longer-term threat to Florida’s health care workforce. Florida lawmakers should therefore consider permanent reforms to allow out-ofstate health care professionals to more easily practice in Florida and embrace the potential of technological innovations.

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2021 will be no better So now that the tumultuous year of 2020 is no more, and the arrival of 2021 is celebrated with more relief than joy, let us not naively believe we have crossed the rainbow bridge to a nation cured and soon to be healed.

No. In fact, the previous year of discord, violence, protests, counterprotests, looting, arson, destruction, shootings and lockdowns was just the movie trailer for the main event. Particularly if your community is solid middle class, but certainly upper-middle class and above.

After all, the buzzwords “not fair” and “not equitable” are as incendiary as “Remember the Maine!” whereby the yellow journalism of the waning years of the 1890s incited the Spanish-American War to a gullible public that eagerly purchased and devoured the newspapers of the day as they were manipulated to do.

Today, diversity and equality are the new gospel presented as soothing and cuddly aspirations and mantras as preached by totalitarians and authoritarians throughout history.

Current yellow journalism is more widespread: newspapers, MSM, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, videos, etc. Its viruses of slanted editorializing comments pose as news and are accepted as such even by those supposedly educated and intelligent.

It is viewed by them and those higher on the gullibility scale as a call to arms akin to the Catholic Church demanding a show of faith by knights to become the Crusaders, or radical Imams ordering the faithful to terrorism

and suicide.

The message is always the same: the “woke,” the true believers, those anointed to inherit the Earth, those chosen by God, must destroy the “others.”

In fact there are political gods here walking among us (of course from a distance and protected by walls and armed security that will be denied to the peasants), such as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and others of an elitist, controlling hypocritical cabal along with their MSM mouthpieces that have repeatedly stated “You did not build that,” which suggests “You do not own that.” They are Rasputins whispering evil and doubt into the trusting ears of the Russian Czar and his queen, and we know where that led.

And when the many leftleaning mayors and governors of major cities not only allow but also encourage the violence we have all seen for most of 2020, is it any wonder the desperate, degenerate, criminal and thrill-seekers feel they are free to pursue their nefarious activities? And to cap it off, when the “others” (presumably Trump supporters escalating from a rally to breaching the Capitol) are not given the same “freedom to exercise our rights,” in the near future a conflict of historical ferocity will unfold.

All such players, from the highest-elected government officials (who will be like the Wicked Witch of the West releasing her flying monkeys but safely observing the destruction they have unleashed from the castle via a pre-TV glass globe) to those whose minds

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have been poisoned by extreme views from so-called leaders from either side, to those indoctrinated in what used to be our respected institutions of, ahem, higher learning to a generation socially inept and shallow and desensitized by hours engaging in useless video games glorifying such violence are and will be culpable.

So when they come for you, they are coming to collect what you “stole” from them. After all, you did not build that. And they do not want just your possessions. They’ll want to cut out your heart. So when the knife first pierces your chest, you may shout: “But I supported you! I tweeted and Facebooked my agreement with your grievances. I even contributed money to your cause!”

And as the knife fully penetrates your vital organ, just before its final beat, you will hear their reply: “Yeah, but we don’t need you anymore.”

Acceptance is part of life

Here’s what the Constitution says

Emotionally healthy adults accept defeat graciously, humbly and with respect. Acceptance has to be part of a healthy person’s entire life.

We have had to accept defeat in 2020 over COVID-19 as we quarantined. Many lost jobs and businesses. Way too many have lost their lives, and others put us all at risk with their refusal to wear masks or maintain safe work environments. We had to accept defeat over getting those individuals and businesses to help us all be safe and well.

Healthy individuals accept wins and losses in games, in business, in elections and in the stock market. The others we must avoid. We can’t change them. Just accept they are toxic and need to be rendered irrelevant, and in the case of unsafe businesses, stop providing them revenue.

I was reading your latest editorial (“What Really Happened” Jan. 7) and thought, “There he goes again” until the last sentence challenged me: “What are you going to do about it?”

What I am going to do is correct your editorial’s misunderstanding about the Constitution and the role of Congress in counting electoral votes.

I agree that members of Congress should readily answer their constituents about how they intend to vote.

But asking a member of Congress how he or she is going to “vote” on the results of the electoral college is nonsensical because it is unconstitutional.

If senators and representatives are to uphold their oaths of office, their only role is to observe the counting of the electoral votes as transmitted by the states. According to Article II of the Constitution, Congress cannot, as your editorial says, “vote to reject the electors from the disputed states unless and until an electoral commission is appointed to conduct a 10-day audit of

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the returns in the disputed states,” as reasonable as that might sound: “Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors, equal to the whole number of senators and representatives to which the state may be entitled in the Congress.”

And further, “The president of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the president.”

Any “objection” or “vote to sustain” such an objection is unconstitutional and irrelevant except as theater, as many of the objectors likely know. On Jan. 3, seven House Republicans stated that “the text of the Constitution is clear” and described the role of Congress thus: “Congress has only a narrow role in the presidential election process. Its job is to count the electors submitted by the states, not to determine which electors the states should have sent.”

I write this less than 36 hours after one woman was fatally shot by Capitol Hill Police, and one officer has died, dozens were injured, and our Capitol was vandalized in an incoherent attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Our own Congressman Vern Buchanan had signaled he might side with the objectors but, in his own words “after witnessing this sad spectacle,” voted against sustaining the objection “because it’s time to move past this election.” However I might agree, those aren’t the right reasons, but that was the correct and constitutional vote.

FRANCIS PATRICK WHITE LONGBOAT KEY

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ongboat Key-based Roger Pettingell is again Manatee and Sarasota counties’ top real estate agent in terms of the value of total sales volume.

Area Multiple Listing Service data show the Coldwell Banker Realty agent has topped the list of agents for the 11th year in Manatee and Sarasota counties. Pettingell finished 2020 with about $175.57 million in closed sales.

Another $30 million is pending, according to a Coldwell Banker Realty news release.

“The strength and stability of the local luxury real estate market is truly remarkable and is reflected in what has been the best year in my career,” Pettingell said. “The pandemic caused a seismic shift to my clients’ priorities, work arrangements and desire for more space, and we’ve seen tremendous migration from the Northeast and Midwest.”

The total breaks Pettingell’s previous record of more than $117 million in closed sales in 2019.

The previous record was when Pettingell closed $106 million in 2018.

In 2020, the average sale price on a property Pettingell helped sell was $1.69 million.

“Sarasota and Manatee counties continue to attract the affluent buyer due to a variety of factors, including Florida’s gorgeous year-round weather and lack of state income tax,” Pettingell said.

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Key’s Christ Church makes holiday bright for families The church quadruples its fund-raising goal of $8,500 for Bradenton’s 13th Avenue Dream Center.

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lthough the Reading Buddies of Christ Church of Longboat Key haven’t met with the kids of Bradenton’s 13th Avenue Dream Center since before the pandemic, they still did their best to make sure Christmas was merry.

Usually, the members of the reading program host a Christmas party at the church where Santa meets the children of the program, and the children are given books. That couldn’t happen this year, so the organizers decided to raise money for the families. Program organizer Beverly Sutton said the church set a goal of $8,500 to buy turkey and ham dinners for 64 families, plus a gift for every child.

In the end, they quadrupled their goal, Sutton said.

“It was Christ Church members and family members of Christ Church members and neighbors of Christ Church members who I think … recognize that, yes, COVID-19 has been a terrible

Above: Bridget Cox and son Tony Earl, who has been in the reading program for four years.

Right: One of the boxes distributed to the families included turkey and ham dinners and a gift for the children.

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Beverly Sutton spoke at the 2019 Christmas party.

inconvenience for many, but it has been devastating for some, and everybody has that need to reach out,” Sutton said. “When we set up our goals for what we were doing, we never dreamed that we would accomplish what we did.”

With the extra money, the church expanded its donation packages. Each of the 64 families received a “take it and make it” holiday dinner package, a gift and a book for each child, as well as a $200 gift card. The church also paid the Dream Center tuition of each child. “[One] child who was in the program for four years, his mom,

when we came and delivered all of these goodies, his mom said to me, ‘Everything about the COVID-19 has been so hard. But the hardest thing right now is not to hug you,’” Sutton said. “That really is what it was like the day we distributed.”

Christ Church of Longboat Key has run the reading program for 13 years, when late Christ Church member Jack Hunkele approached the Dream Center about mission work. It began with just a few members reading to the children after school. Now the church funds the whole program, including the salaries of a teacher and a teaching assistant, as well as the program’s materials.

Before the pandemic, the Reading Buddies visited every other week.

“They’ll enjoy the food, and the kids will read the books and play with the toys, but really our mission there is to teach,” Sutton said.

“Because reading changes lives.”

Despite the pandemic, the Reading Buddies hope to find a way to meet with the children before the end of the school year.

The members are eager to reconnect with the kids, Sutton said.

“When they come to the center, they just fall in love with children, and every reading buddy says to me, ‘Really, you gave me the best child in the whole program,’” Sutton said. “And everybody thinks they have the best child in the whole program.”

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GENTLE KRIPALU YOGA From 9-10 a.m., limited in-person class at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 GMD, suite 212, or on Zoom. For all fitness levels with certified yoga teacher Emme Shapiro. Bring your own mat.

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There are eight sessions. Members $88, nonmembers $104.

In-person can pay as you go. Call 383-8811, email info@LBKEducationCenter.org, or visit LBKEducationCenter.org.

STRETCH & STRENGTHEN From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. All exercises are from a standing or seated position; the focus is on strength training and flexibility for better balance. You may bring your own small hand weights.

Groups are limited to 10, and masks are encouraged. Class led by Suzy Brenner. Fee is $10.

RSVP to DonnaSharpBlaney@ TheParadiseCenter.org or by phone at 383-6493.

AT THE MOVIES WITH FILM CRITIC GUS MOLLASIS Eight discussions from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 GMD, suite 212, or on Zoom. Stream films from your home, and discuss them in-person. Members $120, nonmembers $130. Call 383-8811, email info@LBKEducationCenter.org, or visit LBKEducationCenter.org.

THINKING OUT LOUD: TIMELY TOPICS WITH MIKE KARP 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.

Bring questions and an open mind. Groups are limited to 10, and masks are required. Cost is $10. RSVP to DonnaSharpBlaney@TheParadiseCenter.org or by phone at 383-6493.

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PUMPING THE PRIME WITH MIRABAI HOLLAND At 10 a.m. on the lawn of the Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 GMD, take a low-impact cardio class with Mirabai Holland.

Class includes strength exercises to boost metabolism, strengthen muscles and bones, manage weight, and develop lean muscle mass. Exercises are carefully chosen for a total body workout.

Participants should be able to get down on the floor and get up readily. Bring a mat or towel and hand weights. Class is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. For information email Mirabai Holland at mirabai@MovingFree.com or call 201-956-1466.

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QI GONG From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. This class is held outdoors and is taught by Sandi Love. Qi gong is a mind-body-spirit practice designed to improve one’s mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, breathing techniques, self-massage, sound and focused intent. Wear loose clothing and flat-soled shoes. Cost is $10. RSVP to DonnaSharpBlaney@TheParadiseCenter.org or by phone at 383-6493.

MAHJONG From 1-3 p.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. This class is held indoors, and masks are required. Join other mahjong players for a socially distanced session with the tiles. Cost is $10.

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SWEET AND SPIRITED YOGA Eight sessions from 9-10 a.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 GMD, suite 212.

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MAGIC FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART Four sessions from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 GMD, suite 212. With magician Mark Hogan, learn new tricks, and have fun. In-person only with few students following COVID-19 protocols. Members $75, nonmembers $85. Call 383-8811, email info@LBKEducationCenter.org, or visit LBKEducationCenter.org.

EXPRESS YOURSELF THROUGH WRITING Eight sessions from 1-3 p.m. on Zoom with the Longboat Key Education Center. Study memoir, fiction, poetry or journaling with author and educator Ronni Miller.

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CHAIR YOGA Eight sessions from 9-10 a.m. on Zoom with the Longboat Key Education Center. With certified yoga teacher Angelena Craig, enjoy modified yoga postures to keep you safe and acquire effective health and fitness benefits.

Members $88, nonmembers $104. Call 383-8811, email info@ LBKEducationCenter.org, or visit LBKEducationCenter.org.

TAI CHI From 10-11 a.m. outdoors at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Certified instructor Reuben Fernandez leads the weekly class in traditional tai chi as well as others. A chen-style warm up will open the energy channels and meridians. Wear loose clothing and flat-soled shoes. Cost is $10. RSVP to Mary Ann Brady at DonnaSharpBlaney@TheParadiseCenter.org or by phone 383-6493.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 9 a.m., 800 block of Marbury Lane Citizen dispute: The driver of a vehicle called police to report an encounter with a resident following an attempt the previous day to turn around on a driveway. The driver reported a resident began yelling at him when he began the maneuver. Another person soon joined the first and also yelled and slapped at the windows of the vehicle. The driver said the street was narrow and that turning around took several attempts.

HARD TO FIND 1:54 p.m., 4700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Citizen assist: Police, called in regard to a missing person case, informed the caller that a friend had been arrested the day before on the island. The caller was unaware of where the friend had been taken following the arrest. A police supervisor filled the caller in on the details of the friend’s whereabouts.

CREDIT FOR FINDING IT 2:16 p.m., 6200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Found property: A bank debit card was turned in to police. The man who found it was given a receipt and the card taken to the police station for safekeeping.

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SPECIAL MESSAGE 5:01 p.m., police headquarters Found property: A resident came to the police department with a wedding ring she had found on the beach. The ring was inscribed with a special message. The ring was taken for safekeeping and a receipt given to the finder.

PAWS MADE FOR WALKING 6:09 p.m., 4800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Animal call: Police responded to a report of a dog on the beach in violation of town regulations. By the time the officer arrived, the dog and owner had departed.

ALARM ON AISLE 3 10:30 p.m., 500 block of Bay Isles Parkway Alarm: An officer was sent to investigate an alarm at a retail store. While on the way, the officer was told the alarm company reported an employee had provided the correct code. The officer arrived to find no employees present and all secure.

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Fireworks: An anonymous complaint of fireworks in the area could not be verified. Police found no fireworks in use.

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5:05 p.m., 3400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Suspicious incident: Saying they were dissatisfied with management dealing with a complaint, a caller reported possible marijuana-smoking in an adjacent resort room and balcony. The officer told the caller that management would have to handle the smoking because he had no legal authority to enter a room and investigate such a complaint.

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RECREATIONAL INVESTIGATION 12:50 p.m., 2800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Parking: A caller reported a recreational vehicle parked on private property. The officer checked the out-of-state plates but could not find the vehicle’s owner. The vehicle was not the subject of previous calls and was not connected to local electrical service. No violations were noted.

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Traffic: A driver who was seen by an officer failing to stop as required at an intersection was cited for driving a vehicle without a valid driver’s license. The driver told the officer he knew he had run the stop sign and that he never had a drivers’ license.

THE ALARM WORKS 10:43 a.m., 300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Alarm: A real estate agent showing a property activated the security alarm, prompting a police response. The agent told the officer she was unable to turn off the alarm in time.

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The man was issued a verbal warning for the speeding infraction but cited for driving with a revoked license. The man was given a court date in February. Another person took over driving duties.

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HEY, I’M DRIVING HERE 8:32 a.m., 4400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Traffic: The driver of a New York registered truck was issued a written warning for an improper left turn. A police officer reported that while driving north on the highway, he nearly had to stop completely to avoid colliding with the truck.

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LOCKED UP TIGHT 10:49 a.m., 2600 block of Harbourside Drive Citizen assist: A caller seeking assistance reported to police that a relative’s rental vehicle had been inadvertently locked and left running. The officer told the caller that because of concerns over safety and liability, police were unable to open a locked vehicle under routine conditions.

DIFFERENCE OF OPINION 1:38 p.m., 1000 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Citizen dispute: A driver reported another driver who drove improperly close to him while obeying the speed limit then passed in an improper way before pulling into a condominium complex. With a car description, police spoke to a man who said he had been frustrated by the slow traffic and passed but denied doing so improperly. The officer told the man to be more patient on the road.

MAIL-ORDER MALAISE 5:25 p.m., 6900 block of Longboat Drive South Lost property: A resident reported she had confirmation from a shipping company that a package had been left at the home but was gone when she arrived. Minutes later, a neighbor brought the package to the caller.

Another package that was likely left in the wrong mailbox was also reported, resulting in police helping to make a claim with the shipping company.

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Officers in the first five days of the new regulations issued 46 warnings to vehicles parked without resident or guest permits displayed, not including: ■ One citation that was written for a vehicle Jan. 3 following a written warning two days earlier; ■ Two drivers who were warned and briefed on the new regulations as they walked up and saw an officer at their vehicles; ■ One warning given to a driver who told police he was a vendor with restaurants on the east end of Broadway Street, adding he was unaware of the new regulations; and ■ One vehicle, though properly permitted, was issued a warning

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On Monday morning, a pair of electronic signs augmented a permanent street sign on the west end of Broadway Street, informing drivers of the new requirement.

A police squad car was also positioned on the west end of Broadway Street to answer questions.

Town publishes monthly update The town each month publishes Town Manager Tom Harmer’s briefing, designed to help inform Longboat Key residents and visitors about key issues.

This month’s edition covers the town’s recently published annual report, COVID-19, the underground utilities project and more.

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TRIBUTES

Walter Maurice Harold Budde, Jr. PhD succumbed to COVID – 19 on December 4, 2020 in Sarasota, Florida after a valiant battle.

Walter was born in Minneapolis, MN, to Helen and Walter Budde, Sr., and graduated from Cretin High School in St. Paul, MN. He attended the University of Minnesota, earning a degree in Organic Chemistry. He earned his master’s degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Indiana, where he met his future wife and lifelong companion, Jacqueline Hyberg Budde. The couple moved to Iowa City, where they were married on June 6, 1948. Walter obtained his PhD in Organic Chemistry as well as a minor in Chemical Engineering from the University of Iowa at age 23.

Walter and Jackie had five children: Jann Logsdon (Pete Rutledge) and Jann’s children Michael (Victoria Adams) and Jessica Dozier (Ryan) and their son Declan; Carl (Mari) and their daughters Sonja (John Nelson), and their children Jayson, Scarlett, Jasmine, and Sierra; Sylvia (Matthew Korpela), and their children Phoebe Sue and Rogan Carl; and Shannon (Robert Washington); Fred (Linda) and their daughter Anna Budde (Michael Leininger) and their daughter Antonia; Mernie (Jodi) and their children Derek (Molly), their children Henry, Vivian, and Charlie; Amanda, and Amy Budde; and Edward (Gina) and their children Sarah Budde Rodriguez (Michael),

Katrina Zwack (Tyler), and John Budde.

Walter is survived by his sister, Helen Weides. He was predeceased by Jacqueline, their son Carl, his parents Walter Sr. & Helen, and sister Mildred Speeter.

Walter was a professor of Organic Chemistry at Loyola University Chicago before joining Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), eventually becoming the director of research and development. Rather than move to Ohio when ADM sold off their chemical division, he moved on to Burlington Industries near Greensboro, NC, focusing on self-extinguishing fibers. (Coincidentally, his son Fred’s first assignment in 1979 as a new chemical engineer was the self-extinguishing fiber polymer manufacturing line at Monsanto.) Walter’s stay at Burlington lasted only one year, as he and two fellow former ADM employees founded Viking Chemical Company in Blooming Prairie, MN in 1969. He served as its Vice President and Technical Director and later President until his retirement in 1986.

Walter was world-renowned in peroxygen chemistry, especially the formation of

peroxyacids and their use for the synthesis of epoxides. He had ten composition of matter and process patents in this field, leading to products such as IV bags, food wrap, synthetic sandalwood oil, functional fluid stabilizers, and many adhesives and coatings. Chances are you use something in your daily life that can be traced back to a patent that Walter held.

His greatest joys were listening to classical music, reading, gardening, playing baseball, softball, and tennis with his children, and later watching the Minnesota Twins and the Tampa Bay Rays. Walter owned two farms, including 203 acres on the Mississippi River outside of Bemidji, MN because he believed his children would benefit from being raised in a more rural setting. Improving his mathematics skills was a lifetime pursuit. He especially liked challenging himself by revisiting his algebra, trigonometry, and calculus textbooks, especially when his sons were pursuing their engineering degrees.

After retiring, he was able to immerse himself in his love for classical music, by returning to playing the violin and viola.

He played with orchestras in Austin and Bemidji MN, and Sebring, FL. He acquired a valuable collection of stringed instruments. Three of note were a Stradivarius violin (The Lark), a Goffriller cello, and a Guarneri viola. Most of the instruments in his collection were loaned out to various young musicians, who considered playing these instruments critical to the development of their careers.

Space does not allow us to list all the unique aspects and qualities that made

Walter the person we loved. As soon as we felt like we knew him and all his many facets he would come up with something new and remarkable based on his near photographic memory. Most conversations with him ended with us shaking our heads in wonderment. We are blessed to have been able to call him our father and that he shared his scientific achievements with the world.

A memorial service and celebration of life will be held in Minneapolis when it is safe to do so. His cremains will be interred at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, MN. The family requests that donations be made to a local classical music organization or the classical music department of a college or university in Walter’s name.

Several caretakers provided skilled and loving care to Jackie and Walter over the years in both Minnesota and Florida. They include Rick, Dawn, Sonja, and Katelyn in Bemidji, and Jean, Marilyn, Judy, and Justo in Florida.

Finally, as Walter was clearly a science believer and unfortunately a victim of the insidious and deadly COVID-19 virus, his family implores everyone to honor Walter’s memory by masking up, distancing, and hand washing - the lives of others are depending on you!

DONATIONS: The family requests that donations be made to a local classical music organization or the classical music department of a college or university in Walter’s name.

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TOGETHER / tə • ge • thər / adverb the harmony that plays when lives converge OUR COLLEAGUES IN CARE NAME QUOTE

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After serving on the Board and seeing the time, effort,

and consideration that goes into each donated dollar spent, I can think of few other organizations with the bandwidth to impact a community.

Steve and Alltrust Insurance know that with Tidewell, our community has its own kind of insurance policy – one that’s funded by people who understand the need and value of our services. That’s why Steve donates: to ensure our world-class care is available for all who need it.

By starting with relationships, the Tidewell Foundation is redefining care.

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THE ORCHID EXPERIENCE

020 was a trip for the Black Tie scene, wasn’t it?

There were a few large, engaged events at the start

of the year, but as March arrived, many events were

Rather than its traditional ball, Selby Gardens is going for an “Orchid Experience” celebrating pop art included in the “Roy Lichtenstein: Monet’s Garden Goes Pop!” exhibition.

postponed with their schedules still in flux while others took the plunge and converted to digital. As 2021 rolls around,

several nonprofits have embraced virtual, hybrid and outdoor models for putting on successful philanthropic events during an unprecedented time. Here are a few to keep an eye on, with more on YourObserver.com.

Pat and President Larry Thompson at 2019’s Avant-Garde: “A Magical Evening.”

AVANT-GARDE: ‘LET US ENTERTAIN YOU’ Benefiting: Ringling College of Art and Design When: 6 p.m. March 20 Where: Ringling College Co-chairs: Janet and George L. Miles, Jr. Tickets: $500 Info: Call 330-3425.

NIGHT OF HOPE AND HEALING

Benefiting: Circus Arts Conservatory When: 6 p.m. Jan. 29 Where: Nathan Benderson Park Co-chairs: Jaclyn Brunckhorst, Donna Koffman, Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed and Elisabeth Waters Tickets: $300 Info: Call 355-9335, ext.

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Benefiting: Child Protection Center When: 6 p.m. Feb. 4 Where: Plantation Golf & Country Club, Venice Co-chairs: Camelle Liakakos and Michelle Moore Tickets: $75 Info: Call 365-1277, ext.

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The Circus Arts Conservatory is returning to the big top for its annual Circus Arts Gala on Jan. 21. Expect plenty of acrobatic feats, dazzling tricks and other performances put on by the circus.

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The 2020 Circus Arts gala had an aerial lyra performance.

Participants will hear more about the group’s mission of preventing and treating child abuse rather than sampling food and drinks from local establishments. The event also moves from Suncoast Air Center to Plantation Golf & Country Club in Venice.

WORSHIP

Ringling College of Art and Design’s last Avant-Garde: “Game On!” transitioned to an online presentation in October 2020. The organization returns in March with “Let Us Entertain You.” This year will be a hybrid event with a limited number of people in person while others watch from home.

THUNDER BY THE BAY KICKOFF PARTY Benefiting: Suncoast Charities for Children Where: 6 p.m. Feb. 19 Where: Sarasota Fairgrounds Tickets: $75 Info: Call 706-3795, ext. 101.

“Born to Be Wild” Kickoff Party benefiting Suncoast Charities for Children still promises to be a rip-roaring affair. This year’s party will be held under the VIP Tent at the Sarasota Fairgrounds on the first night of the festival. Guests can look forward to live music from Nobody’s Fool and The Tucci Project.

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Benefiting: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens When: 7 p.m.

April 16 Where: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Co-chairs: Ashley Kozel, Retta Wagner, Katie Hollingsworth and Liebe Gamble Tickets: $500 Info: Call 2483086.

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MASKOURAID!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021

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Please join us in worship in person on Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. or online at our website and Facebook Live Stream at 11 a.m.

6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Longboat Key, Florida 34228 • 941-383-6491

Follow us on Facebook • www.longboatislandchapel.org

Lord’s Warehouse Thrift Shop is Open Mon., Wed. & Sat., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

St. Mary, Star of the Sea,

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All Angels Episcopal Church | 563 Bay Isles Rd

Would like to Welcome & Invite You, Your Family Members & Friends to Celebrate Mass with Our Parish Community WINTER MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 3:30 PM & 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:30 AM Daily Mass at 9:00 AM- Monday through Friday Confessions after daily Mass or by appointment

• Indoor worship services this Sunday at 8 am and 10 am Face covering required.

• Drive-in Church, Sunday at 10:00. Tune your car radio to 107.5 FM • Walk-up Church, enjoy the garden setting and listen to the service

Growing in Jesus’ Name

Temple Beth Israel

Worship With Us at Our Church Sunday Service 10:00 AM

A Center of Jewish Life and Learning in the Sarasota Area

Please Register to Attend • Masks Required

Your health and well-being are of the utmost concern to us!

941-900-4903 The Rev. Dr. Norman Pritchard or www.christchurchlbk.org (follow YouTube link)

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still in effect. Please wear your mask, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive COVID-19 safety measures aregloves, and maintain social distancing, Longboat Key, FL 34228 and if you are sick, please stay home.

Rev. Robert Dziedziak, Pastor 383-1255 • www.stmarylbk.org

With the situation engendered by the current public health emergency around the country and the world, we want to err on the side of caution.

All TBI physical gatherings are postponed until further notice.

Please access our Shabbat Services and programs on our website, YouTube, Facebook and Zoom.

941.383.3428 | www.tbi-lbk.org

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021

ROGER SELLS

LUXURY WATERFRONT PROPERTIES MORE THAN $175 MILLION SOLD IN 2020

1588 NORTH CASEY KEY ROAD

$10,500,000

5005 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE #2

$6,995,000

435 L’AMBIANCE DRIVE #G501

$3,500,000

Perfectly situated on almost three-acres on the gated northern Gulf shores of Casey Key, this exquisite 4BR home with a beautiful, separate 2BR guest house was completely renovated and partially rebuilt. Impeccable finishes create a classic design that is rarely obtainable.

This brand-new beach home located directly on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico is a rare opportunity to enjoy luxury waterfront living. The custom designed, nearly 5,000 SF layout is spread across two living levels, complemented by high-end finishes and resort-style outdoor entertaining.

Breathtaking southwest views are the highlight as soon as you enter this rarely available Royal residence at L’Ambiance. This sought after 3,400 SF layout features a panorama of views that directly overlook the Gulf of Mexico, stretching to downtown Sarasota and peaceful bay waters.

www.1588NorthCaseyKey.com

www.BonaireLBK2.com

www.435LAmbianceG501.com

1300 Benjamin Franklin Drive #907

1950 High Point Circle

128 Golden Gate Point #601B

1715 Hyde Park Street

Striking beach and bay views perfectly complement an exclusive Ritz-Carlton lifestyle at this 9th-floor getaway.

The spacious 3,000+ SF, offers walls of glass that open to wraparound and guest terraces, plus two parking spaces.

This Todd Johnston downtown, 4BR waterfront residence offers an ideal central location, within biking distance to the best of the Sarasota lifestyle. Enjoy deep-water dock, lift and easy bay access.

Enjoy a single-family inspired lifestyle at this private 3BR plus den/office downtown residence. Offering a spacious open layout, direct bay and city views, plus two-car garage and lenient pet policy.

Well-appointed updates adorn every room of this 4BR downtown residence. The impressive exterior creates a wonderful spot to relax the day away. You will love the central “West of the Trail” location.

www.BeachResidences907.com

www.1950HighPointCircle.com

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www.1715HydeParkStreet.com

$2,750,000

BAYPORT BEACH & TENNIS CLUB

843 Bayport Way This wonderful bayfront community, located on mid-Longboat Key’s sought-after island, is in a prime location offering a unique, resort-style experience. Move right into this turnkey furnished 2BR residence, with its private atmosphere flourishing in light and open interior features. Includes covered parking steps from the front door. www.843BayportWay.com $429,000

$1,495,000

CASEY KEY

4009 Casey Key Road Breathtaking beach and sunset views welcome you to this lovely 5BR estate. Relish the luxury of walking a few steps from the sunny and open patio to enjoy your own private space on the immaculate shores of the Gulf of Mexico. www.4009CaseyKey.com $4,700,000

LONGBOAT KEY

BONAIRE

$1,245,000

SAND CAY

4725 Gulf of Mexico Drive #208 Sand Cay is a wonderful, resort-style community located directly on the Gulf shores of Longboat Key. This beach neighborhood boasts excellent rental options, with an on-site rental management program and the choice to lease weekly (only a few Longboat Key communities offer such convenient leasing opportunities). www.SandCay208.com $479,000

SANDS POINT

$999,900

SUNSET TOWER

11 Sunset Drive #707 Seventh-floor living at Sunset Towers is highlighted by beautiful panoramic views of downtown, Sarasota Bay, the Marina and the Gulf of Mexico. From sunrise to sunset, there is no shortage of breathtaking vistas to enjoy at this two-bedroom residence.

From any corner the 1,400+ SF interio, you can look out into the bustling cityscape, with sights of sailboats and sparkling azure waters as the perfect backdrop. You won’t have to worry about neighbors in this secluded corner spot. www.SunsetTowers707.com $595,000

VEINTE

7149 Longboat Drive North - Long Beach 5005 Gulf of Mexico Drive #9

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Brand-new, turnkey furnished beach home! This elevated 4BR home was completed in 2019. Built by Eason Builders Group with the highest protection and environmental efficiency in mind, the design encompasses nearly 4,000-squarefeet spread across two living levels. The gorgeous coastal contemporary interior features a custom layout highlighted by high-end, chic finishes. www.BonaireLBK9.com $3,595,000

Recent 2017 renovations at this private waterfront home include new metal roof, HardiPlank siding, impact glass and a 3BR plus bonus room interior complemented by coastal contemporary updates. www.7149LongboatDriveNorth.com $1,195,000

2003 Harbour Links Drive This waterfront 3BR villa is ready for you to make it your own, overlooking the 13th green of the Harbourside golf course.

You will love this community’s privacy and seclusion. www.2003HarbourLinksDrive.com $699,000

100 Sands Point Road #309 Sunny water views welcome you to this beautifully renovated residence at Sands Point. The light and open, nearly 2,000 SF of interior features a revamped layout, Marble flooring, custom built-ins, designer bathrooms, plus a newer kitchen overlooking living/dining and pristine beach shores beyond.

Sands Point is in an exclusive corner location behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club. www.SandsPoint309.com $849,000

CALL TODAY FOR YOUR EXCLUSIVE TOUR (941) 387-1840

2675 Gulf of Mexico Drive #403 Beautifully sun-drenched direct Gulf and evening sunset views are the highlight from every room of this updated beach getaway. You will love the hardwood floors, open concept, new ceiling, spacious bedroom suites and walls of sliders that lead out to the screened terrace. www.Veinte403.com $999,999

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YOUR NEIGHBORS At 35, the Longboat Key Education Center grows with the passion of its executive director.

NAT KAEMMERER | STAFF WRITER

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hen Longboat Key Education Center Founder Laura Taubes asked current Executive Director Susan Goldfarb if she loved what she

did, Goldfarb knew what she was suggesting. It was 1995, and Goldfarb was a real estate agent and also had her own marketing and PR business — a good living but not a passionate one. Taubes was retiring after running the Longboat Key Education Center for 10 years and needed someone (like her long-standing part-time marketing expert) to take over.

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ever studied and loved — music, art, theater, literature.”

Classes of that nature have long made up the bulk of the center’s offerings, with film discussions, painting classes, creative writing workshops and the like being snapped up year after year. Sarasota artist Kevin Costello was the first teacher hired at the center, and he has seen every type of teaching tech, from slides on a carousel to PowerPoint to now Zoom lectures. He’s been there since the beginning — arguably before the beginning, given how his interview went.

“I was being given an interview by the education center, and [Taubes] was sitting at her desk because that was all that was in the room,” he said. “As the interSEE CENTER, PAGE 2B

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Susan Goldfarb has led the Longboat Key Education Center for 25 of its 35 years.

By now, Goldfarb’s answer should be obvious. She has been the executive director for 25 years, growing the center from a modest business with 35 offerings into a robust school with 175 programs and leading it through a pandemic into its 35th year. She’s taking time to celebrate, albeit not in the manner she had expected.

“I bought all this champagne, and we were going to drink champagne, and we were going to celebrate,” she said. “I mean, we still might have a small gathering of maybe a dozen people. But normally, the room that we have these things in holds 85 to 90 people.”

It’s difficult to separate the stories of the Longboat Key Education Center and of Goldfarb’s life.

Since the early days, Goldfarb did PR and marketing for the center and taught yoga after “Yogi Ed” (Ed Schetter, the father of Harry’s co-owner Lynn Christensen) rolled up his mat for the last time.

By the time Taubes asked her to take over the school, Goldfarb was all in.

“I really became very attached to the school and everything that [Taubes] was doing here,” Goldfarb said. “The people, the teachers, just the whole mission of keeping the mind active and spirit young just seemed to me a beautiful thing. I have several degrees, and it just seemed like the perfect manifestation of all of that I had

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view progressed, they were delivering furniture. I began my interview with an empty room and finished it in a furnished room.”

That room was across the street from Harry’s Continental Kitchens, in the building that now houses Longboat Key Builders and the Longboat Observer. Taubes and Goldfarb operated there for about three years, until they had an opportunity to become the first tenants in the Centre Shops.

Costello was the first teacher on the center’s “faculty,” which now includes more than 100. Devoted students run the gamut of classes every year with plenty of movie, history and art classes alongside astronomy and nature science classes, but they are perennially shocked by the deep community contacts Goldfarb works to bring in teachers.

“She is just something else, organizing everything and putting it together,” 15-year student Esther Emmerman said. “Her contacts are incredible with the people she gets. So many wonderful people come down here to retire.”

Students including Emmerman have a tough time deciding on their favorite classes from over the years — you could be there all day long, she said, and her husband is taking 13 classes this season. The center’s slogan, “Like college, only better,” rings true for students. With no exams or curriculum requirements, their minds are free to roam. The money spent is worthwhile, Emmerman said.

“When you aren’t retired, when you are busy working, you sometimes don’t give yourself the luxury of being able to educate yourself in other fields other than what you were really trying

When educator Laura Taubes and her husband came to Longboat Key after retirement, they found there wasn’t actually a lot for them to do.

Taubes’ husband used a wheelchair, so the usual avenues of tennis, golf and swimming were off-limits for the couple. There was plenty of physical activity to be had, but not enough mental stimulation.

“He felt that he needed to give his wife something to do,” Goldfarb said. “So he said: ‘I know what you need to do. … Longboat Key needs mental stimulation. We got the sun and sea. Now how about keeping our minds active?’”

to make money off of,” longtime student and donor Paul Steinwachs said.

Goldfarb and the center have leveled up their expertise over the years, with no small amount of help from the staff. Countless hours and plenty of funds have been invested in Zoom over the past few months, the only way to try to get the center to survive the pandemic. Distance learning will likely continue even when it’s not the primary method.

It’s tough; Goldfarb said the center is only bringing in about a third of the money it normally would at this time of year. Thankfully, Goldfarb said, devoted members have paid their annual dues and sometimes even more, hopefully ensuring the center sees its next milestone anniversary and beyond.

“What I’d like in my dreams is to go back to the way we were when we saw as many as 500 people a day coming through our doors,” Goldfarb said. “Will that ever happen again? I don’t know.

But that would be my dream.”

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LET THE MUSIC PLAY! T he pandemic was a sucker punch to the arts community. It was a particularly vicious blow to music groups. Audiences and

ensembles were both at risk when they gathered. Singing itself was a danger because vocalists project aerosolized particles.

Performance aside, the national infrastructure of flights, hotels and auditoriums that connected musicians to audiences was

compromised. There was no magic solution. But our area’s music community improvised, adapted and adjusted with countless little solutions. Here are some of the ways they’re keeping the music alive this season. – MARTY FUGATE SARASOTA OPERA

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Richard Russell is Sarasota Opera’s executive director. Opera literally means “the works.” This art form is packed with moving parts, and in a pandemic, it’s tough to keep it going. Somehow, he did. “Obviously, doing a full opera production with a full audience is impossible,” he says. “Under pandemic conditions, it would be financially ruinous, and there’d be no way to keep the artists safe. To offer some winter opera productions, we found four shorter, small-cast, one-act pieces that we could do with reasonable health precautions. We housed all of the artists in our complex to keep them safe in the same bubble. We also split our season in two, so lots of people wouldn’t be rehearsing or performing at the same time. Our theater is socially distanced, seating only 273 people, which is 20% of capacity. We also offer streaming content for people who don’t feel comfortable coming to the opera house. That’s our way of maintaining a connection with our audience — and providing content to as many people as we could. We couldn’t be silent.”

For tickets and streaming content, visit SarasotaOpera.org.

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This spring, Concert Director Mark Dancigers hopes to bring performances back to the real world. “We began our two online series last fall,” he says. “The New Sonic Field focuses on fascinating work by New College alumni. Movement Messages is all about music and dance collaboration in the form of video. Our spring concerts will feature several amazing guest artists: yMusic (a sextet of wonderfully energetic musicians), flautist Claire Chase, pianist Vicky Chow and The Art of Andriessen. We’re hoping to offer these both in-person and [via] livestream. Music and other performing arts are utterly crucial in these times. They create joy, tell stories and bring people together. We need that more than ever now.” For information, visit NewMusicNewCollege.org.

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CHORAL ARTISTS OF SARASOTA Joseph Holt likes to plan ahead. He is the artistic director of this choral group and had worked out its 2020-21 season way in advance. Then the pandemic hit. And all his planning went out the window.

“It usually takes me from six to eight months to figure out the season,” he says. “After the pandemic, I had about three months to completely rethink it. For our live concerts, we went outside with strict social distancing. We pared down the size of both audience and performers. Typically, we have ensembles of 40 choral artists. We downsized that to individual vocalists and smaller combinations. For the first two performances, we only did quartets. We also outfitted our vocalists with stateof-the-art masks designed for singers. We combined these performances with free streaming concerts in high-quality audio and video. In the end, almost everything changed, except the season’s title — ‘Rise Up,’ that stayed the same — and we never dreamed how apropos it would be.”

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Joseph McKenna is the orchestra’s president and CEO. He says that the talents of Sarasota Orchestra thrive on imagination. In the time of COVID-19, they had to reimagine everything. “We built our reimagined season around health and safety,” he says. “By being smart, disciplined and adaptable, we’ve kept the music alive on different platforms. Last November, we launched a series of small, indoor concerts limited to 15 musicians, with strict social distancing both on stage and off. We record each concert weekend, then edit it to a final version available on our first-ever streaming platform. That allows us to make our music available to people who are more comfortable at home until the virus passes.” Obviously, you can’t wear a mask and play a wind instrument. The wind players and brass players will get to play at a limited number of outdoor performances at Nathan Benderson Park, Selby Gardens, the Ringling Museum and other venues. For information, visit SarasotaOrchestra.org.

THE HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT

The Hermitage Artist Retreat offers residencies to accomplished artists across a range of disciplines.

In normal times, people get to glimpse their work in progress. After the pandemic pulled the plug on the residencies, Andy Sandberg, the artistic director, worked hard to get the creativity flowing again. When the artists returned in June, the Hermitage offered virtual presentations. Live performances resumed last October — accompanied by rigorous safety protocols. How rigorous? “As rigorous as possible,” Sandberg says. “That includes socially distanced, limited audiences, both at the Hermitage, Selby Gardens and throughout the area. For performances on our campus, we lay out a grid on the beach, with individual sign markers showing people where to go. We also send out advance communications about social distancing and mask-wearing and provide everyone with hand sanitizers. It’s a lot of work. But the result has been an emotional and cathartic experience for artists and audiences alike.”

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“Canceling the season was a hard choice,” Moxley says. “But many of our artists come from overseas, and it was particularly difficult for them to do concerts here. ‘Musically Speaking’ is our creative alternative to live performance. It’s a free virtual concert and conversations series with performances by great musicians, each followed by a conversation moderated by Charles Turon, a musician and music educator.” Moxley says upcoming guests include pianists Garrick Ohlsson and Kirill Gerstein, Samantha Bennett and percussionist George Nickson, and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. “We’re already planning our 2022 Great Performers series season and hope to announce that in March,” she adds.

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Bright green, with distinctive black heads and bills, these medium-sized parrots thrive on palm nuts, seeds, flowers and flower buds. And if they look like they belong in a jungle, they do.

Originally from South America, nanday parakeets are not a native species. Nonnative species usually result from deliberate or accidental human activities.

Because of their colorful plumage, seemingly easy care and engaging personalities, parrots — which encompass more than 300 species worldwide including lorikeets, parakeets and true parrots — became popular pets in the late 1960s. Some escaped. Others were released by their owners.

Now abundant in the wild, all parrots in Florida are released or escaped pets, or their descendants, and have established breeding colonies. The only parrot endemic to the eastern U.S., the Carolina parakeet, became extinct in 1918.

Nanday parakeets likely compete with our native songbirds for food. Also, as they are cavity nesters and likely displace native

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Nonnative parrots are thriving here in part due to widespread use of nonnative tropical plants with showy flowers or edible fruit. To support our native birds, we can choose Florida native plants for our public and private gardens.

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SARASOTA 1155 N Gulfstream Avenue 1802 Francoise Borel & Ken Desautels 941-228-3768 A4485046 $3,950,000

SARASOTA 340 S Palm Avenue PL1 Michael Moulton 941-928-3559 A4471687 $995,000

SARASOTA 111 S Pineapple Avenue 1019 Nora Johnson & Klaus Lang 941-809-1700 A4485110 $995,000

LONGBOAT KEY 5055 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 534 Kathy Callahan 941-900-8088 A4486036 $829,000

LONGBOAT KEY 1907 Harbour Links Circle 4 George Zimmerman 941-320-8931 A4485152 $819,000

LIDO KEY 1750 Benjamin Franklin Drive 3C Linda Thompson 941-400-0805 A4466823 $799,000

LONGBOAT KEY 5635 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 203 Ian Addy, PA 941-961-8850 A4481024 $795,000

LONGBOAT KEY 5461 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 402 Maureen Horn 941-539-3384 A4483717 $760,000

SARASOTA 1990 Main Street 9 Dana Westmark & Donald Geikie 941-356-5091 A4475531 $699,000

SARASOTA 888 Blvd Of The Arts 1003 Wayne Fastzkie & Philip Pisano, III 941-315-0442 A4485927 $680,000

SARASOTA 988 Blvd Of The Arts 616 The Collier Group 941-313-1212 A4477340 $675,000

BRADENTON 73 Tidy Island Boulevard Kathy Valente & Gregory Zies, LLC 941-685-6767 A4477926 $670,000

LONGBOAT KEY 2362 Harbour Oaks Drive Beverly St Hilaire 941-504-3303 A4486766 $650,000

LONGBOAT KEY 3240 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 602 Michael Moulton 941-928-3559 A4484014 $649,000

SARASOTA 1350 Main Street 608 Jeff Weller 941-266-8206 A4481445 $639,000

LONGBOAT KEY 1211 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 204 Maureen Horn 941-539-3384 A4487463 $599,000

HOLMES BEACH 101 66th Street 6 Kristi Berger & Deborah Capobianco 941-730-3801 A4452260 $595,000

HOLMES BEACH 103 66th Street 10 Kristi Berger & Deborah Capobianco 941-730-3801 A4452245 $567,125

LONGBOAT KEY 3240 Gulf Of Mexico Drive B305 Terri Derr & Rita Holbrook 941-356-6694 A4485219 $565,000

BRADENTON 51 Tidy Island Boulevard Kathy Marshall 941-900-9777 A4469997 $524,999

SARASOTA 1770 Benjamin Franklin Drive 706 Cheryl Roberts 941-266-1450 A4469463 $519,000

LONGBOAT KEY 100 Sands Point Road 225 Sandi Layfield & Michael Nink, PA 941-914-2807 A4448551 $450,000

LONGBOAT KEY 6324 Laguna Drive The Walter Group 941-232-2000 A4479329 $395,000

SARASOTA 800 S Blvd Of Presidents 8 Joanna Benante & Ann Martin 941-356-7717 A4477873 $389,000

SARASOTA 101 S Gulfstream Avenue 14C Anja Deichmann 941-284-7987 A4484125 $369,900

LONGBOAT KEY 576 Sutton Place Malihe Karimi 941-376-5099 A4485563 $364,000

SARASOTA 707 S Gulfstream Avenue 806 Marybeth Flynn 941-704-1477 A4477087 $300,000

LONGBOAT KEY 3320 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 103-C Sandi Layfield 941-914-2807 A4477789 $299,900

LONGBOAT KEY 3440 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 14 Susan Smith & Cathy Meldahl, PA 941-302-3440 A4473639 $245,000

LONGBOAT KEY 340 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 123 Malihe Karimi 941-376-5099 A4485971 $1,250,000

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

DEC. 21 - JAN. 1

ISLANDS WEST

ADAM HUGHES

Joseph Colucci, of Bethlehem, Pa., sold his Unit 4-B condominium at 2525 Gulf of Mexico Drive to William Conaboy and Mary Ellen Conaboy, of Longboat Key, for $680,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,491 square feet of living area.

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David and Nancy Morgan, of Sarasota, sold their home at 139 S. Washington Drive to Vicki James, trustee, of Auburn, Ind., for $10.6 million. Built in 1936, it has five bedrooms, five-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 7,817 square feet of living area. It sold for $3 million in 2003.

SLEEPY LAGOON

Mary Ellen MacIsaac, of Greeneville, Tenn., sold the home at 6529 Gulfside Road to Jeff Nalin and Karmen Kamla, trustees, of Longboat Key, for $3.45 million. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, four baths and 4,524 square feet of living area. It sold for $775,000 in 1992.

L’AMBIANCE AT LONGBOAT KEY CLUB

Thomas Foley, of Tavares, sold his Unit A-501 condominium at 415 L’Ambiance Drive to Michael and Temple Brookshire, trustees, of Chattanooga, Tenn., for $3.2 million. Built in 1992, it has three bedrooms, three-and-two-half baths and 3,220 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.9 million in 2010.

VILLA DI LANCIA

COREY’S LANDING

a pool and 2,296 square feet of living area. It sold for $800,000 in 2009.

two bedrooms, two baths and 1,172 square feet of living area.

Maxie LLC sold the home at 3479 Byron Lane to Robin Lynn Hoyle, of Longboat Key, for $660,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,229 square feet of living area.

Sachin Kamath, of Ocala, sold his home at 551 Yardarm Lane to Coleman and Janice Roach, of Longboat Key, for $1.25 million. Built in 1967, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,716 square feet of living area. It sold for $592,500 in 2012.

LONGBEACH

Regina D’Angelo, of Elizabeth, Maine, sold her home at 445 N. Shore Road to Mark and Anne Duval, of South Portland, Maine, for $875,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,738 square feet of living area.

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Built in 1936, the home at 139 S. Washington Drive offers five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 7,817 square feet of living area.

SABAL COVE

Irene Ross, trustee, and Martin Ross, of Sarasota, sold the home at 3326 Sabal Cove Lane to Brett Wilson and Kimberley Wilson, trustees, of Flower Mound, Texas, for $1.16 million. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,698 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.48 million in 2003.

Jeff and Kim Phelan, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 11-C condominium at 2425 Gulf of Mexico Drive to George Edmonson and Anne Murray, of Edina, Minn., for $750,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,470 square feet of living area.

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Michele Thiel, of Glencoe, Mo., sold the home at 3305 Sabal Cove Circle to Judith Mitchell and Bethany Buck, of Fairfield, Conn., for $938,500. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,881 square feet of living area.

Robert Balit sold the Unit 245 condominium at 2185 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Laurie West, trustee, of Windemere, for $2.1 million. Built in 1996, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,448 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.73 million in 2013.

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BEACHPLACE

Mark and Wendy Flannery, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 550 Chipping Lane to Robert and Pamela Metz, of Lake Bluff, Ill., for $1.26 million. Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two baths,

SEA GATE CLUB

James Gross, trustee, of St. Charles, Ill., sold the Unit 4303 condominium at 240 Sands Point Road to Thomas and Margaret Digenan, of Hinsdale, Ill., for $650,000. Built in 1982, it has one bedroom, one bath and 640 square feet of living area. It sold for $482,500 in 2017.

Stuart Salenger, of New York City, sold his Unit G6-411-B condominium at 1955 Gulf of Mexico Drive to MBD Realty LLC for $1.12 million. Built in 1978, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,492 square feet of living area.

Konrad and Kay Marine, of Wayzata, Minn., sold their Unit 601 condominium at 1145 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Keith and Sharon Poe, of Midlothian, Va., for $995,000. Built in 1980, it has

TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Jan. 1-7 in order of dollar amounts.

L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS 561 Harbor Cove Circle

PERMIT New wiring

APPLICANT Michael D. Taylor

AMOUNT $225,670

605 Sutton Place Unit 204

Interior alterations Janice Pearce

2162 GMD

New roof

5155 GMD Unit 3

Interior alterations Key of Sea LLC

$97,000

711 Hideaway Bay Drive

Interior alterations A. James Yoeckel

$81,000

777 Old Compass Road

Mechanical

James B. Cushman II

800 St. Judes Drive N.

New roof

Gary L. Tost

$48,000

560 Chipping Lane

Pool resurfacing

Mark J. Kara

$46,284

3458 Winding Oaks Drive

Interior alterations Gary L. Montesano

$126,801

Town of Longboat Key $122,500

435 L’Ambiance Drive #K605 Renovate kitchen

John Guy Steenrod

plumbing

Revocable Trust

4401 GMD Unit 902

Interior alterations Tedone Gaetano, Sr.

$77,750

$45,000 $42,000 $32,500

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SUNRISE / SUNSET

FRIDAY, JAN. 15

Sunrise Sunset

Thursday, Jan. 14

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Thursday, Jan. 14 While kayaking off Longboat Key, John Caviglia captured this image of a feeding dolphin.

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104 Cool, in the ‘80s 106 Question to a relocated Alaskan?

108 Buffet unit 111 Criticize harshly 112 Fresh coconut insert 114 Slants 116 Pollen collector 117 Tablet with a passcode 121 Photo event for Amazon’s tablet?

123 Polite request to read “The Highwayman”?

127 Hand sanitizer additive 128 Steamed dim sum items 129 Really bugged 130 Place for an eagle cam 131 Frequently emailed docs 132 “... man ___ mouse?”

133 Either of a kid’s parents?

134 Eyeliner mishap

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23 Influx of vagabonds?

25 Clean Air Act target 26 Treat that helps you focus

short-term 27 Prohibited practice 29 Out in farm country 30 Cook incompletely 34 “Tsk, tsk!”

36 Inexperienced four-star naval officer?

40 Male turkey 41 “Don’t Start Now” singer Lipa 44 ___-garde 45 Penguins and puffins 47 Figure skating legend Dorothy 49 Chikara knife maker 50 “Ithaca” director Ryan

51 “Skip to My ___” 53 Encouraging lead-in to “boy” or “girl” 54 ___ Arbor 55 Pol supporters 59 Biography of a feudal butler?

63 Bluish green 65 Tibetan priest 67 Fruits often pitted and stuffed 68 Civil rights activist Simone 69 “It doesn’t hurt me much” 72 Enchanting

74 Makes an inquiry 76 “All right, that wasn’t true” 78 Jedi foe 79 Per person 83 Famous House leader?

86 ___ Patrick Harris 88 Org. seeking clean air 89 Winged Greek god 90 “How come?”

91 Director Anderson 93 Gobi refuge 95 Took big steps 97 Made a clutch putt, say 102 Ballet skirts 103 Friend of Frodo

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2 Tony winner Leslie ___ Jr. 3 Office message 4 Politicians’ lapel adornments 5 Thus far 6 Pie preference 7 Finish first 8 Taking Back Sunday genre 9 Fender flaw 10 Rug’s place 11 Just about 12 Hawaii Cryptologic Center org.

13 Rugby play 14 Went all out 15 Queen with ice powers 16 Nonagenarian celebrity Arlene 18 Dives with a tank 19 Emphasized, as some text 22 Folklore menace 24 Reality show action 28 In the distance 31 Behave badly 32 Muslim cleric 33 Defamation in print 35 Blah 36 Bother greatly 37 Sheep-related 38 White of “Wheel of

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Fortune” 39 Not flexible 42 Extremely 43 “Such a pity!”

46 Liqueur in an Alabama Slammer 48 National Museum of the Philippines locale 52 At the scene 56 The whole enchilada 57 Spiritual leader of Islam 58 Happy face symbols 60 Relatives, slangily 61 Incoming flight figs.

62 De Armas of “No Time to Die” 64 In your way?

66 Sportswear company 70 Psychedelic drug 71 “Yikes, a spider!”

73 X, in a sorority name 74 Major artery 75 Impervious to severe weather 77 Truman upset him in 1948 80 Green sauce for linguine 81 Poppy-derived drug 82 Out of fashion 83 Suffix that makes an adjective a noun 84 React to the heat 85 Mulligans 87 “___ luck!”

92 Like cotton candy 94 Dorothy’s caretaker 96 Some chess outcomes 98 Grown-ups 99 2010s Chevy hybrid 100 “Whew, what a long day!”

101 Best for picking 105 Roundabout route 107 Leak slowly 109 Places to go fishing 110 Shrek’s love 112 Break suddenly 113 Revealed, as secrets 115 Surprise setback 118 Whittle (down) 119 Macau’s continent 120 Doe or fawn 122 “Chernobyl” network 124 Lead-in to laryngology 125 Affirmative vote 126 ___ Vegas Raiders

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Autos For Sale

2004 Mercedes Benz CLK 320 Only 76,000 miles Black with black leather interior Sun roof and almost new tires Selling to best offer Call Mark at: 941-387-0061.

REDUCED PRICE! MERCEDES BENZ 1999 For Sale- S500 (stretch) M: 136K; Asking: $5,800 OBO. Great Condition.

Sunroof, Heated Electric Seats, Original W/S with sticker, 4Dr, Original MB hood emblem.

Black Car w/ light grey interior.

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Homes For Sale Beach Front Home: 4BED-5BATH, 2CARGAR $3,999,000 University Pool/Spa 4BED-3BATH $425,000

2.5 Acres: 4BED/3BATH, 3CAR GAR. Luxury kitchen, barn, horses. $645,000 Longboat Key Beach House: on Canal, 3BED3BATH, 2/CARGAR, Dock/Lift. $530,000.

Private Boat Lift: beach access villa/condo $399,000 Sarasota: Built in 2010 4BED-2.5BATH Lakeview Lanai $335,000 Phillipi Gardens: $209,000

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Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

MARINA SLIP for sale. Longboat Key Club Moorings Lot C-01. $150k. 62 x 21 call Steve: 727-898-9388.

Boats

MARINER SAILBOAT 1976 O'DAY MARINER CENTERBOARD SAILBOAT Great Bay/Gulf boat.

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941.387.1825

Email: Kepecz@JudyHays.com | Website: www.LongboatKeyLuxury.com

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941.587.1700

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775 Longboat Club Road #207 | The Beaches $1,100,000 | MLS A4460803 | Furnished Luxury & leisure found at The Beaches! This almost new corner residence is offered turn-key furnished, designer extraordinaire casual elegance. This enclave is directly located on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. 3 bedroom, 3 bath en-suite.

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941.587.1700

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941.387.1825

$2.2 BILLION IN CAREER SALES Email: Kepecz@JudyHays.com | Website: www.LongboatKeyLuxury.com

Judy Kepecz-Hays

941.587.1700

Coldwell Banker Realty | 423 St. Armands Circle | Sarasota, FL 34236

Lori Lawson 941.735.4385

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#1 TEAM 1050 Longboat Club Road #304 | Privateer $799,000 | MLS A4485457 Indulge in luxury and privacy in this completely updated residence on the beach within the gates of The Longboat Key Club, Islandside. 2/2, 1,409 sq. ft.

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1050 Longboat Club Road #704 | Privateer $925,000 | MLS A4485456 Better than NEW! Panoramic views of the spectacular beach, city skyline, SRQ Bay, and the mainland! It looks close enough to touch! 2/2, 1,409 sq. ft.

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Privateer North has every amenity. A newly updated club room with catering kitchen, a wellequipped fitness room with saunas, heated Olympic sized pool and spa, tennis and pickleball courts, shuffleboard, BBQ grill, and a new gas fire pit where residents gather. The beautiful lobby and common areas include the onsite office with helpful management staff. Not to be missed, there is storage and FREE laundry on every floor. Don’t miss this opportunity, a must-see!

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770 S Palm Ave #1203 | Embassy House $829,000 | MLS A4485426 30 feet of walls of glass with vistas of Sarasota Bay, Her Islands, and sunsets into the Gulf of Mexico. Completely remodeled to perfection. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, ready for instant enjoyment.

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1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive #1007 | Water Club $2,875,000 | MLS A4448214 Enjoy panoramic views of the bay, Sarasota skyline and the Gulf of Mexico. Luxurious living on the beach. Enjoy year round exploding sunrises & moonrises from this 3 bedroom plus den/3.5 bath residence. 2 pets welcome, 2 parking spaces.

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