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Colony Association piling up the cash The Association is assessing unit owners $29,000 apiece to garner $6.8 million in settlement money. PAGE 9

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YOUR TOWN MEET THE FIRST BARR DUNN SCHOLAR

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key selected Nicholas Karpathy for its $5,000 Edith Barr Dunn Scholarship.

Karpathy, a recent graduate of Pine View School in Osprey, earned a grade point average of 4.69 out of 4.0. In the fall, he will attend the University of Miami to major in civil engineering.

The Kiwanis Club awards scholarships to talented students each year. This year, the club received 82 applications. Thirty-five were chosen to receive scholarships. Karpathy was the only applicant to receive a perfect score of 100 points.

THE SAIVETZES BID ADIEU

Kurt Schultheis

Former Vice Mayor Dave Brenner, Town Manager Dave Bullock, Commissioner Pat Zunz, Commissioner Irwin Pastor, Mayor Jack Duncan, Vice Mayor Terry Gans, Commissioner Phill Younger and Commissioner Lynn Larson celebrate the grand reopening of the North Shore Road beach access Tuesday. The $2.4 million project included the construction of two groins to help hold sand on the shore and placed 9,300 cubic yards of sand in the area. Construction of the project began in November after it took more than two years to receive permits.

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The $1.6 million dose of medicine The Longboat Key Foundation’s new fundraising effort seeks to create the Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living before seasonal residents return.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

After 39 years at Country Club Shores, Brad and Temi Saivetz are moving July 14 to Sarasota Bay Club.

“Longboat was a magical place, but we’re moving to a better place for us now,” Brad Saivetz said. “Many of our friends live at the Sarasota Bay Club now, and they are waiting for us.”

The couple moved to Longboat Key in 1976.

“If you’re in luck, when you get old, you have a daughter, and your daughter will become your mother, and she will tell you what to do, and she wants us to move to Sarasota. If she feels good about the move, so do we,” Brad Saivetz said.

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Longboat Key Foundation Chairman Bob Simmons hopes to obtain a location for the Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living in or around Bay Isles Road and Bay Isles Parkway, where a future town center concept is proposed.

Longboat Key could have a doctor in the house next season — that is, if the Longboat Key Foundation reaches its $1.6 million fundraising goal by October.

The foundation announced Tuesday it has kicked off a campaign for private funding to open a new medical facility called Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living by next season.

Longboat Key Foundation Chairman Bob Simmons told the Longboat Observer Monday the funds would establish a medical practice and facility on the Key on or near the vicinity of Bay Isles Road and Bay Isles Parkway.

The money will pay for a building lease, the build-out of the facility SEE FOUNDATION PAGE 3

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Mark Ormond seeks to curate a conversation using art.

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FREEDOM FEST PREVIEW 11 Find out which Longboat Key lady is grand marshal of this year’s parade.

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Grab your red, white and blue streamers and decorate your bikes, strollers, wagons and, yes, your dogs for a patriotic stroll down Longboat Key’s Main Street — Bay Isles Road.

Join Longboat Key dignitaries, Uncle Sam, the Cannons Marina boat and all your neighbors for an old-fashioned, All-American parade. Lineup begins at 8:30 a.m. between Bank of America and SunTrust Bank on Bay Isles Road.

Parade starts at 9 a.m.

KID GAMES & BUTTERFLY RELEASE Fun games for kids of all ages in Bicentennial Park (next to Longboat Key Town Hall) after the parade, with loads of fun prizes for everyone. Kids can also take tours of Longboat Key’s biggest fire truck and rescue unit. Kids will get to release dozens of butterflies, supplied by the Longboat Key Garden Club, into the park.

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The Longboat Key Foundation seeks $1.6 million to pump into startup costs and the build-out of a new medical facility.

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VISION n Top-notch medical and wellness services accepted by service providers of most health insurance companies. n Highly qualified practitioners specializing in family medicine and other services n A convenient location in the proposed town center concept n A business model relying on private funds (no taxpayer dollars)

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PROPOSED SERVICES n Family medicine n Women’s health n Behavioral services n On-site lab and imaging services n Specialist services PROJECTED COSTS Real estate rental $200,000 Build-out (common area and primary practice) $400,000 Fixtures, furniture and equipment $300,000 Startup operational subsidy $700,000 (if needed) Total two-year startup costs $1.6 million

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Nursing coordinator Deborah “Debby” Hahn checks patient John Kaiser’s blood pressure at the Boca Grande Health Clinic in 2010. The clinic uses privately funded subsidies as needed when the seasonal population shrinks in the summer months to help sustain medical services year-round.

The Center for Healthy Living, Simmons said, would complement a Sarasota Memorial Hospital medical center planned for St. Armands Circle.

Since the foundation formed in late 2013, it has worked to create a nonprofit organization that laid the groundwork for a Key medical center, identified and interviewed potential doctors, found potential locations for the center and developed a business model that provides for a privately funded operational subsidy to be used

only if it’s needed.

Other island communities with seasonal populations that house medical centers operate on similar models, which call for private funds to operate in summer months as needed when waiting room patients shrink dramatically.

In addition to a family medicine practice and other services, the center may include the Roskamp’s Institute’s Sci-Brain program, which was developed to help improve brain health and

reduce factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

David Brenner, a founder and board member of the Longboat Key Foundation, called the addition of Sci-Brain to a Key medical center “a terrific complement with a population that would benefit from such services.”

Although the foundation’s top priority is a medical center, it also seeks to be involved with an arts and cultural building if a town center becomes a reality.

The Longboat Key Foundation is now accepting gifts for the benefit of the Longboat Key Center for Healthy Living.

To request more information or to schedule a conversation about the fundraising effort, go to LongboatKeyFoundation.org, email longboatkey@cf.org or call 556-7160.

Town pushes GMD utilities ballot forward The future of utilities is on the line for November’s ballot, but some residents have concerns about how to proceed with burying utilities islandwide.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

“The priority is Gulf of Mexico Drive because it’s the spine of the Key that needs buried. If you do it all at once in one question, we risk not getting anything buried.”

— Bob Gault

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Primary care prescription

and two years’ worth of startup and operating costs for use only if it’s needed to run the facility year-round (see sidebar).

“We’ve interviewed a variety of doctors, and we’ve settled on one and have an agreement in principle,” Simmons said. “Now we just have to raise the private funds, and we have some private donors lined up already for this initiative.”

Simmons said the foundation is hopeful the center will be open by the end of the year or early next year if the funds are raised by October.

“We can do a build-out in 60 to 90 days and be ready by season,” Simmons said.

The center will offer primary health care services, which have not been available on Longboat Key since the Key’s sole family doctor, Dr. Pamela Letts, retired in May 2014.

“We think it’s critical to get a doctor back on the island, especially with the heavy traffic residents are seeing in season when they try to get to the mainland to see a physician,” Simmons said.

In a news release distributed Tuesday, the foundation released its statement of community need for the center, explaining the island “must restore and enhance the health care services available on Longboat Key to better serve residents and visitors, improve our self-sufficiency as a community and enable residents to remain on the Key as they age.”

Although Simmons declined to reveal the potential location for the future medical center, he said the facility will have medical and wellness services under one roof on or near Bay Isles Road.

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Longboat Key’s registered voters will decide whether to surge ahead or pull the plug on a $25.25 million Gulf of Mexico Drive power pole and utilities undergrounding project.

The Longboat Key Town Commission voted 5-1 on second reading Monday at a special meeting on referendum language that will come before Key voters Nov. 11. Commissioner Jack Daly was absent from the meeting, and Commissioner Pat Zunz voted against it.

It will be the only question on the ballot for Longboaters to consider.

The majority of the commission stuck to its original plan, which calls for voters to approve a pair of non-ad valorem funding options.

If the Gulf of Mexico Drive project is approved in November,

property owners who don’t currently have underground power lines will vote in a mail-only ballot on whether they want to pay $20.5 million in addition to the Gulf of Mexico Drive costs to have the rest of the island’s utilities buried in neighborhoods and side streets.

The second question, though, is what four residents in attendance at Monday’s meeting fear will doom the undergrounding project altogether.

They fear the disparity in costs will cause voters to nix the Gulf of Mexico Drive proposal so the second question is never brought forth.

For example, the owners of a $564,000 home on Ranger Lane that has overhead wires would pay $208.22 annually over 30 years for the Gulf of Mexico project and $589.59 annually for 30 years to pay for its portion of burying the overhead wires remaining on the island — a combined annual cost

of $797.81.

However, owners of a $510,000 home in Bayou Gate in Bay Isles that already has buried wires would pay $127.88 annually over 30 years to pay for the Gulf of Mexico Drive project and nothing for the other project because the neighborhood already has underground utilities.

Longbeach Village resident Gene Jaleski urged the commission to reconsider.

“In the Village, where we have retired residents with limited income, they can’t afford it,” Jaleski said.

The only south-end resident to object to the referenda question concept Monday was Islander Club resident and former vice mayor David Brenner.

“This is doomed to go down,” Brenner said.

Mayor Jack Duncan and Vice Mayor Terry Gans noted there’s still plenty of time to discuss at public meetings how the second

TIME FOR THE LINES If the referendum is approved in November, assessments for property owners would be finalized

by December. Then, survey and engineering work would begin in January. Collection of assessments would begin in 2016 and construction could begin in spring 2017.

referendum question should be crafted.

“If the commission believes that modifications for the second referendum are appropriate, we are free to discuss that and hear from the public about that in the months ahead,” Gans said.

After the meeting, Country Club Shores resident Bob Gault said the commission made the right decision.

“The priority is Gulf of Mexico Drive because it’s the spine of the Key that needs buried,” Gault said. “If you do it all at once in one question, we risk not getting anything buried.”

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Traffic issues open drawbridge review The Coast Guard will review openings, but the process will be slower than seasonal traffic.

Photo courtesy: Samantha Bisceglia

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

A comprehensive barrier island traffic analysis requested by Mayor Jack Duncan and Town Manager Dave Bullock is likely to include a review of drawbridge openings.

But the review, which the U.S. Coast Guard must perform, could span a year or longer.

BRIDGE ALERT

The Longboat Pass bridge at the north end of the Key will be closed from midnight to 5 a.m. on July 8 and 9.

The Florida Department of Transportation is closing it for routine bridge maintenance.

Motorists must use the New Pass Bridge to get on and off Longboat Key during those nights.

Motorists are advised to use caution, plan for extra travel time and expect delays.

In July, the Florida Department of Transportation will unveil the parameters of a study that examines all issues that affect traffic both on the islands and the mainland. The Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization, which prioritizes both federal and local state transportation projects in Manatee and Sarasota counties, requested in May that FDOT conduct an analysis that considers everything from traffic light timings, additional turn lanes, pedestrian crossings and other issues.

On June 22, the MPO also passed a resolution asking the Coast Guard to review and consider reducing the frequency of drawbridge openings in Manatee and Sarasota counties to alleviate year-round congestion.

“The delays on the roads serving the island communities…are no longer seasonal in nature,” it states.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock said Longboat Key residents told him continually this season that they are tired of the seasonal traffic gridlock that forces many of them to stay home.

Pass Bridge opens on demand for boaters. And the Cortez Bridge, which connects Bradenton Beach to mainland Manatee County, opens on demand every 20 minutes between May 16 and Jan. 14, and every 30 minutes on demand from Jan. 15 through May 15, which contributes to gridlock at the north end.

The Coast Guard controls the bridges and when they open.

“We’ve seen businesses tell us their customers aren’t coming back. And homeowners say their renters aren’t coming back. There are complaints we’ve never heard before that need to be addressed.”

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The resolution stems from a request from the Island Transportation Planning Organization on Anna Maria Island, made up of the island’s three mayors, which asked MPO to consider limiting bridge openings to twice an hour year-round and for further restrictions during peak traffic periods, such as holiday weekends, and during special events.

That would be a major reduction from the current opening schedules.

The New Pass Bridge at the south end of the Key must open every 20 minutes when boats are present, up to three times an hour between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m., the bridge must open on signal with at least three hours’ notice.

At the north end, the Longboat

Bullock said he was glad the drawbridge issue is being looked at because it’s an integral component to alleviating traffic on Longboat Key. It’s the first congestion issue Longboaters face when leaving the island.

“I’m hopeful the drawbridge issue will be included as part of FDOT’s analysis,” Bullock said.

“In July or August, we hope to review a work scope and perhaps a budget for the analysis.”

A review of openings by the Coast Guard, though, could take awhile to complete.

Longboat Key resident and retired U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Steve Branham, who is also investigating the drawbridge openings, said the request is a lengthy one.

“The Coast Guard will go through the considerable history of the bridges around here and must look through documents of bridge openings from the last 25 years to see if the openings warrant a change,” Branham said.

He also said it might be tough to loosen drawbridge opening restrictions.

“Boaters have as much privilege to use the bridges and get them open as the motorists have to drive on them,” Branham said.

Branhman, though, said when you compare motorist and boat

traffic here to the east coast of Florida, “it’s not nearly as dense over here as it is over there.”

Branham also notes that the Longboat Pass and New Pass Bridges are not located directly on the Intracoastal Waterway, which has stricter policies in place for those bridges.

“It might work in our favor, but I’m not sure,” Branham said. “It’s a complex review that requires both state and federal input.”

FDOT District 1 Secretary Billy Hattaway, meanwhile, told local officials during a Manatee County Chamber of Commerce event June 18, at the Seafood Shack in Cortez, that FDOT plans to perform its traffic analysis before the next influx of seasonal traffic begins.

Duncan, who attended the event, was glad to hear it.

That’s because Longboaters complained all season long about traffic that they say is now a quality of life issue.

Residents told Bullock frequently this season that they are sick of the seasonal traffic gridlock that forces many of them to stay home.

The concern prompted Bullock to explain to the MPO board in April that if the Sarasota-Manatee area can’t manage traffic more efficiently in season, the island is in danger of losing both tourists and residents to areas that can.

Bullock says FDOT “must own the problem” because it owns and controls all of the roads involved.

“We’ve seen businesses tell us their customers aren’t coming back,” Bullock said. “And homeowners say their renters aren’t coming back. There are complaints we’ve never heard before that need to be addressed.”

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2015 TRAFFIC COUNTS The Longboat Key Police Department’s license-plate recognition system has the ability to count the number of cars entering and exiting the island. Below is a snapshot of traffic counts so far this year.

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Goodbye, Hilton. Hello, Zota.

Zota Beach Resort, the new name of the former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort, will open in late 2016.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

When complete next year, the resort will feature a new 84-room hotel tower in addition to a completely renovated 103-room hotel that sits on the site.

The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort is so 2014. The new Zota Beach Resort will open in 2016 at the former Hilton property.

Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties Ltd. announced the new name change for its hotel at 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive June 25 in a press release, noting that Zota “is a native word meaning blue waters.”

“We wanted the name of the resort to reflect something unique and indigenous to the destination,” said Roy Padgett, general manager of the Zota Beach Resort. “While doing research we learned about some of the historical names for the area and thought something along those

lines would be a perfect fit.”

When complete next year, the resort will feature a new 84-room hotel tower in addition to a completely renovated 103-room hotel that sits on the site. The project also calls for a new lobby, pool and pool area, restaurant and wine bar and meeting space.

In June 2014, the Hilton flag was removed from the property before construction began.

Earlier this year, Ocean Properties Vice President Mark Walsh told the Longboat Observer the company had opted to operate the hotel independently when it opens in late 2016.

The project is the first applicant to take advantage of a townwide pool of 250 tourism units that became available in 2008 to allow resorts to add units for this use.

Key Club renames golf course Ocean Properties Ltd., owner of the Longboat Key Club, recently renamed the Islandside golf course the Links on Longboat. The course’s grass is also currently being replaced with saltwater-resistant platinum paspalum sod, and some holes are being redesigned.

The browning of the grass Longboaters see when they drive by on Gulf of Mexico Drive, Resort at Longboat Key Club spokeswoman Sandra Rios said, is the result of a “re-grassing process.”

“This summer we will be rebuilding and enlarging the tee surfaces and the fairway bunkers and adding areas of native plantings to recapture the beach feel on the course,” Rios said.

Renovation costs for the courses were not disclosed.

The golf course is set to reopen Labor Day weekend.

In June 2014, the Hilton flag was removed from the property before construction on a new resort began. The hotel’s new lobby is depicted in this rendering.

The Zota Beachfront Resort will have a new restaurant and wine bar.

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As our culture drifts from its founding, Americans have an obligation to keep that spirit alive. that a 33-year-old Thomas Jefferson etched into our nation’s psyche and culture: “We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

Jefferson fortified that declaration when he added, “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government.” It was not just their “right,” Jefferson said, “it is their duty.”

Jefferson’s declaration rang louder than cathedral bells throughout the world when 56 members of the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, ratified and signed the document Jefferson authored: the Declaration of Independence. Perhaps the only other documents in world history that compare are the 10 Commandments and Magna Carta.

To be sure, Jefferson’s declaration became the compass and inspiration that gave the colonists the courage and perseverance to defeat the most powerful military force in the world. It defined the cause for freedom. It propelled the “Spirit of America.”

And it still does.

For the century and a half that followed, the people of the United States pushed ahead, on a journey of great triumphs and tragedies. The War Between the States marked the most profound challenge to the Republic.

But in terms of a threat to our freedom and liberty, the Civil War, as horrific as it was, was not as defining to the “Spirit of America” as was World War II. Except for the Revolutionary War, no event or epoch united the American people under one cause — to protect and defend freedom from tyranny — the way World War II did.

Every resource, every able-bodied man

and woman contributed to the effort to defeat Hitler and his atrocities and the Japanese Empire, which was equally as ruthless.

D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, Bataan, Hiroshima, Nagasaki. On and on. The participants in these unimaginable battles have garnered our admiration as “The Greatest Generation,” reaffirming all that constitutes the “Spirit of America.”

But it’s impossible here to convey a sense of the magnanimity of 19411945, and the millions of stories etched into that generation’s memories. On this day, however, July 2, 2015, on the eve of our nation’s 239th birthday, in this little slice of America, Observer reporter-photographer Jessica Salmond has recorded images and pearls of wisdom of a few of our region’s own members of the Greatest Generation in our “Spirit of America” section.

Salmond sat with otherwise ordinary Americans, who are anything but ordinary. And she traveled on the 22nd Honor Flight mission to Washington, D.C., with 80 veterans who toured the nation’s war memorials.

“I felt honored to be the recipient of some of their experiences,” Salmond said. “Sitting next to those men and women and being privileged to listen to their stories really struck me. Whether they were involved in the military or something else, they all had a story to tell, and I learned something valuable from each individual.”

All of Salmond’s subjects embody and have in their bones the “Spirit of America” — that ever-burning flame for Liberty that, in their day, carried the United States to victory.

Our ancestors — from the Revolutionary War to the Greatest Generation — endowed us with the obligation that we must never forget. The Spirit of America is the Spirit of Liberty. It’s not free. We must protect it and spread it, especially among our own.

Truman’s ode to the Greatest Generation

and who know that it is worth whatever price they had to pay to preserve it.

“It was the spirit of liberty which gave us our armed strength and which made our men invincible in battle. We now know that that spirit of liberty, the freedom of the individual and the personal dignity of man are the strongest and toughest and most enduring forces in the world.

“And so on V-J Day, we take renewed faith and pride in our own way of life. We have had our day of rejoicing over this victory. We have had our day of prayer and devotion.

“Now let us set aside V-J Day as one of renewed consecration to the principles which have made us the strongest nation on earth and which, in this war, we have striven so mightily to preserve.

“Those principles provide the faith, the hope and the opportunity which help men to improve themselves and their lot.

“Liberty does not make all men perfect, nor all society secure. But it has provided more solid progress and happiness and decency for more people than any other philosophy of government in history. And this day has shown again that it provides the greatest strength and the greatest power which man has ever reached.”

MATT WALSH

We look forward to this edition of the Observer every year. We publish our annual “Spirit of America” section — with the hope we can capture and keep alive some of the values and characteristics that have defined American exceptionalism since our nation’s founding 239 years ago.

But as we see day after day, as our nation’s culture drifts farther and farther from its founding, staying true to those roots and values is becoming increasingly difficult. To use the refrain we often hear: We must never forget.

We must never forget and constantly should remind ourselves and teach our offspring whence we came; how this nation came to be; and especially the price our ancestors paid to allow us to be where we are today.

In that vein, we must never forget the two most cosmic epochs in our nation’s history, the two periods more than any that have defined the Spirit of America, a spirit that you can call a relentless burning for and relentless defense of Liberty.

Those periods, of course, would be the founding of the United States of America and, a century and a half later, the greatest assault on liberty throughout the world, World War II. We are reminded of the first, of course, every July 4 with the showers and explosions of colorful fireworks, regaled with patriotic music.

But how many Americans ever stop to think about those indelible words

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When President Harry S Truman addressed the nation two weeks after the Japanese surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, Truman told the story of how all of America embraced and lived the “Spirit of America:” “My fellow Americans, the thoughts and hopes of all America — indeed of all the civilized world — are centered tonight on the battleship Missouri.

There on that small piece of American soil anchored in Tokyo Harbor the Japanese have just officialy laid down their arms. They have signed terms of unconditional surrender.

“Four years ago, the thoughts and fears of the whole civilized world were centered on another piece of American soil — Pearl Harbor. The mighty threat to civilization which began there is now laid to rest. It was a long road to Tokyo — and a bloody one.

“We shall not forget Pearl Harbor …

“To all of us there comes first a sense of gratitude to Almighty God, who sustained us and our allies in the dark days of grave danger, who made us to grow from weakness into the strongest fighting force in history, and who now has seen us overcome the forces of tyranny that sought to destroy His civilization …

“Our first thoughts, of course, — thoughts of gratefulness and deep obligation — go out to those of our loved ones who have been killed or maimed in this terrible war. On land and sea and in the air, American men

and women have given their lives so that this day of ultimate victory might come and assure the survival of a civilized world. No victory can make good their loss …

“Only the knowledge that the victory, which these sacrifices made possible, will be wisely used can give them any comfort. It is our responsibility — ours, the living — to see to it that this victory shall be a monument worthy of the dead who died to win it …

“This is a victory of more than arms alone. This is a victory of liberty over tyranny.

“From our war plants rolled the tanks and planes which blasted their way to the heart of our enemies; from our shipyards sprang the ships which bridged all the oceans of the world for our weapons and supplies; from our farms came the food and fiber for our armies and navies and for our Allies in all the corners of the earth; from our mines and factories came the raw materials and the finished products which gave us the equipment to overcome our enemies.

“But back of it all were the will and spirit and determination of a free people — who know what freedom is,

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

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Colony Association piles up settlement cash JUDGMENT DAY

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association will asses owners $29,000 per unit in the next fiscal year to garner $6.8 million for legal settlements.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon says the association has learned from past mistakes. It signed deals with developers who unit owners hoped could swoop in and resurrect the resort without unit owners paying up front — deals that never came to fruition.

“If we are going to move forward any time soon with redeveloping the Colony in a manner satisfactory to existing owners, it is clear that those owners themselves are going to have to fund a settlement of all outstanding legal matters,” Yablon said.

Now, Yablon and his board need unit owners to pay up.

A budget sent to owners June 25 that the board is prepared to

“ ... the time has arrived when we all must step up as an association and get this done ourselves.”

— Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon

approve July 7, informed owners they will be assessed $29,000 per unit in the coming fiscal year.

The assessment includes $5,000 for normal operating assessments and $24,000 for settlements.

The money will be used to create a settlement fund of approximately $6.8 million. The association will use that money to pay for a disputed recreational services lease judgment and a bid it intends to make in September for a $25 million judgment that U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee William Maloney is seeking to sell at auction (see sidebar) next month.

“The legal situation at the Colony has proved to be just too messy for an outside investor to be willing to do this for us, and the time has arrived when we all must step up as an association and get this done ourselves,” Yablon said. “The money will be used to acquire assets from trustees (Douglas) Menchise and Maloney.”

Yablon said recent legal developments have led the association to move more confidently toward settlements that could lead to a swifter resurrection of the resort.

Colony Lender LLC and Unicorp National Development’s appeal of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May’s sanctions was denied a motion for stay pending appeal in a July 24 order by U.S.

Middle District of Florida Judge James Whittemore.

The news means Colony Lender and Unicorp now must comply with May’s order to drop lawsuits against unit owners in state court while May finalizes sanctions and agrees to monetary sanctions against them in September.

Colony Lender and Unicorp, though, still have the right to appeal the sanctions order once May finalizes them next month.

Yablon called the order “a big announcement for those waiting for roadblocks to be removed to pave the way for Colony settlements.”

Colony Lender principal David Siegal, though, called the order “nothing more than an indication that Judge Whittemore wants the sanctions to become final before we make the appeal again.”

May has requested the association submit memos for a cost and damages study to assess what kind of monetary sanctions (both punitive and actual damages unit owners accrued by paying for legal fees associated with the lawsuit) Colony Lender and Unicorps should be required to pay.

“It has taken a while, but Colony Lender and Unicorp’s actions are finally catching up with them, and the federal judiciary is taking notice,” said Yablon, in a statement to the Longboat Observer.

The auction for Chapter 7 Trustee William Maloney’s $23 million judgment against unit owners is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Sept. 8, in U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May’s courtroom.

Maloney, who doesn’t anticipate a settlement among Colony unit owners, wants an auction of a judgment that longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber won on appeal against unit owners. He seeks to sell the judgment to Unicorp President Chuck Whittall, who offered $3.5 million for the judgment, or a higher bidder with a better offer at auction.

It’s likely the association will also make an offer for Maloney’s judgment to quash the $23 million judgment that could be used against owners if it’s controlled by a developer.

Association attorney Jeff Warren revealed the association is likely interested in bidding on Maloney’s judgment during a hearing three weeks ago, when he asked for and received approval to consider offers that include both cash and/or a combination of parties agreeing to a waiver of claims to resolve issues.

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association Jay Yablon says it’s time for his association to take control of the resort’s destiny.

“I am convinced the courts will uphold these sanctions. If they and Unicorp do not desist from their attempt to force the Colony owners to give up their interests for next to nothing, we will continue to pursue sanctions remedies and recoveries against them to the maximum degree the law permits.”

The sanctions appeal order comes on the heels of the association’s news that it has reached a settlement with Menchise, the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee who controls everything regarding the rec lease and a rec lease judgment for $2.5 million. May must schedule a hearing to decide whether to approve the settlement, which Colony Lender will oppose.

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ill Carman has lived on Longboat Key for fourand-a-half decades. The former Longboat Key volunteer firefighter and longtime owner of the former Carman’s Shoes & Handbags on St. Armands Circle, Carman remains active in the St. Armands Circle Association. He recently sat down with the Longboat Observer to reflect on how the community has changed.

What’s the biggest difference about Longboat Key today compared with 40 years ago?

Everybody knew everyone back then. The north end had shops and kids walked the streets. I was a volunteer firefighter in 1971 when we had a one-car garage on Firehouse Road (Firehouse Court today) and eventually became a captain. The development of high-rise condos on the south end changed the Key. Condos bring renters and less of a community feel. That’s why I stick with the Village, where character remains.

Were there really a lot of kids on Longboat Key years ago?

Absolutely. There were so many kids, I ran a Boy Scout troop with 45 kids in it for 11 years. We had pancake breakfasts, rummage sales, canoe races, and we went camping on the Key. Water moccasins would drop into canoes, and the boys were trained how to treat snakebites.

Are the peacocks a problem?

They are not an issue. They never have been. We just need to cull the flock occasionally.

There are ways to keep them out

of your yard. Let your dogs raise holy hell with them like I did and they won’t come back.

Do we need to bury the Key’s utilities?

That issue has been around for so long. I didn’t move to the Key to get away from power lines. Having said that, I’m for it because we have too many power outages in the Village. I think the Village will pass it for that reason alone.

Can the town really fix the traffic issue in season?

Not really. It’s a price we pay for living on the Key. Water taxis won’t work. But we need patrol officers in the congestion points in other municipalities to get traffic through the lights faster.

And we need the drawbridges to open less.

Can Whitney Beach Plaza and the north end become revitalized?

Not like it was. I was here when the plaza was built. We bought food there, had a pharmacy and a full-service gas station.

But when Publix was built, that changed everything. It worked

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before because Whitney Beach was the only place to shop.

Is there a sense of divide between the north and south ends of the Key? Yes. Longboat Key all started here on the north end. But then the south end development changed everything, and most of the town’s amenities were focused there. And we’ve never had two commissioners representing the north end of the Key at one time. I think that’s a problem. There’s some resentment for sure.

Why did you never become a Longboat Key commissioner?

It seems like too much of a clique. I know they need new blood, but it’s not my cup of tea.

What is one of your favorite memories from running your shoe business?

We had a lot of stars visit and shop. Audrey Hepburn bought shoes from me more than once.

She was a great lady and owned two units in The Players Club for a while. And Willie Nelson bought shoes from us. He used to ride his motorcycle the length of the Key. Why do you stay so involved with the St. Armands Circle Association?

I have 45 years of institutional memory on the Circle, and they won’t let me quit. I’m the vice president of communications, and I attend all the city of Sarasota meetings to keep apprised of things that will affect the Circle. I started the car shows we have on the Circle in 1996.

It spurred other events on the Circle. I knew it would be a hit when all the store owners said business increased between 10% and 40% on event days. I used to put model cars in my store windows because then the husband would come in to look at the cars while the wife bought shoes.

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Longboat Key to showcase its all-American spirit The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce is still looking for volunteers at its annual Fourth of July Freedom Fest.

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It may be pegged the world’s shortest parade at a quarter-mile long, but what it lacks in distance, it makes up for in spirit.

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July Freedom Fest will take place on the morning of Independence Day, and volunteers are still needed.

“Preparations are going really well,” chamber President Gail Loefgren said. “I got a jump on it, and we’re ahead of schedule.

We have 10 volunteers now, and I would still like to have anywhere between another five and 10 more.”

Volunteers will help with kids’ games, pass out beverages, help with setting up before the event and take and sell tickets. Each game cost one ticket, which are $1 each.

The parade will begin at 9 a.m., and those who want to walk in it are asked to line up at 8:30 a.m.

In addition to the walkers, the parade will feature police cars, fire trucks and Mayor Jack Duncan and the town’s commissioners in convertibles. Loefgren is also hoping businesses will participate.

“So far, we have zero businesses signed up for the parade, and we’d really like to change that,” Loefgren said. “If we get two or three this year, maybe next year we’ll get five or six. We hope to eventually really grow the business part of the parade. If businesses want to participate last minute, they’re more than welcome. It doesn’t matter whether we get 10 or two.”

FREEDOM FEST When: Saturday, July 4.

Parade lineup begins at 8:30 a.m.; parade begins at 9 a.m.

Where: Bicentennial Park, 2730 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Contact: Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, 3832466. Businesses interested in participating in the parade must call in advance.

Following the parade, there will be games for children, a butterfly release, a dog costume contest and a Belgian waffle breakfast from the Blue Dolphin Café.

Loefgren expects around 200 people at the Freedom Fest, with a combination of Longboat residents and visitors.

People and businesses can also sponsor a flag on the Avenue of the Flags, lining Bay Isles Road.

For $50, your name or your company’s name will be on a sign next to the sponsored flag.

“Back in the day, we used to get quite a few residents who showed their pride by purchasing a flag,” Loefgren said.

Although businesses and adult residents will participate, Freedom Fest centers around the children who attend.

“Parents come and grandparents come, but it’s really all about the kids and the dogs,” Loefgren said. “Kids say it’s the best day ever. It’s just great to watch their little faces light up.

It’s heartwarming, and it makes it all worthwhile.”

For more information and to volunteer, call 383-2466.

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IT’S QUTTIN’ TIME 6:47 p.m. — 3400 block of GMD Code Enforcement: Police told a man installing a paver driveway that he can’t work past 5 p.m. without violating the town’s noise ordinance.

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GRAND MARSHAL This year’s Freedom Fest grand marshal is Virginia Sanders, who will be honored for her contribution to the Key. “We picked her because she is one of those people on Longboat Key who for years has been instrumental in so many organizations and doing so much for the island,” Loefgren said.

Sanders, 92, moved to Longboat Key in 1976 and has worked on many environmental intiatives in the area, including heading the Sister Keys Conservancy project, working on turtle conservation, establishing recycling on the Key and volunteering at Mote Marine Aquarium.

She is still an active member of the Longboat Key Garden Club and monthly volunteer at Mote.

“I’m thrilled to pieces,” Sanders said. “It’s so nice to be recognized after so many years. It’s a great little town, and I’ve had a great life here.”

BILLS PILING UP 10:47 a.m. — 6900 block of Poinsetta Avenue Fraud: A woman told police she came back from vacation to find power bills for a property she doesn’t own and a cellphone bill for a phone number she doesn’t have. Police told her to close the accounts and gave her identity theft brochures.

SOUND THE ALARM 12:44 p.m. — 6800 block of GMD Alarm: Police found the back sliding door of a home unlocked after an alarm sounded. The house was undisturbed, and the owner was notified of the unlocked door. She told police a man who has a key to the house and checks on it would be notified.

GO FISH 4:19 p.m. — 800 block of Evergreen Way Trespassing: Police responded to a trespassing complaint and found a man fishing near a condominium complex. He showed police his driver’s license and said the owner of a unit he was renting told him could use the area for fishing. No further action was taken.

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Curator of exhibitions at Ringling College of Art and Design Mark Ormond hangs pieces for “Defining Abstraction,” which opens July 10.

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Theater review Banyan Theater Co. opens its summer season with ‘Art,’ about a blank canvas that colors a friendship.

For Mark Ormond, curating an exhibition is about more than art.

It’s about creating a conversation. of gray and green, the flooring clashed with Ormond’s vision for ark Ormond thought the upcoming exhibition. He wanted the carpet was all to create a dialogue about Joel wrong. Besides being an Shapiro’s abstract works — not about aesthetically unpleasing combination the distracting flooring.

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It was 1986, his second year as the curator of exhibitions at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Even though he was still relatively new, Ormond knew he needed to make that carpet disappear to make the exhibition successful. So, he went to his superiors and got permission.

The maintenance crew pulled up the carpet and placed it in storage, and a contractor placed wood flooring down just for the exhibit.

Ormond will go to great lengths to make a work of art shine.

As curator of exhibitions at the Ringling College of Art and Design since 1999, Ormond plans a year in advance for the more than a dozen student and professional shows exhibited each year.

Featuring everything from sculpture, painting and photography to a floor full of cassette tapes and tree branches, Ormond helps artists present their work in the best possible light — literally.

“It is theater, in a way, constructing and assembling an exhibit,” says Ormond. “You have to create a mood in a gallery and place and light the art in the right way that supports the artist’s vision. If people are thrown off by the placement of the pieces or notice that lighting, then I’ve not done my job.”

For the last 30 years, Ormond has worked with exhibits not only at his jobs at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and Ringling College, but also the Greene Contemporary Gallery, the Allyn Gallup Contemporary

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“You have to create a mood in a gallery and place and light the art in the right way so that supports the artist’s vision. If people are thrown off by the placement of the pieces or notice that lighting, then I’ve not done my job,” says Ormond.

gallery and Art Center Sarasota.

HEART FOR ART

Ormond came to Sarasota for the first time in 1984, to interview at the Ringling Museum.

Whenever he visits a town, he

“I’m always looking for new places to hang and exhibit work. An empty hallway is a new opportunity.”

— Mark Ormond

grabs the local newspapers to get a sense of its character. He was astounded that a town the size of Sarasota had five different newspaper boxes that featured six or seven arts writers. He knew he had found his place.

“Sarasota is serious about its art and culture, and what I love about Sarasota is this constant exchange of ideas going on in people in the arts,” Ormond said.

It took a little while for Ormond to find his path to the arts. Origi-

nally entering the University of Pennsylvania to be a veterinarian, Ormond, whose father was an insurance executive and whose mother was a research chemist, had an epiphany his sophomore year: He didn’t want to be in medicine; he wanted to be in art.

“I took architectural drawing, studio painting and as many art and art history courses that I could,” Ormond says. “I knew I

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wanted to be involved and around art every day.”

Ormond loves his job as the Ringling College’s curator because it allows him to fulfill that goal and pursue another — to convert the masses to art-lovers.

He doesn’t want people to attend an opening and never step foot in a gallery otherwise.

He wants people to learn more about the artists, to leave with an impression, to get involved.

Despite working at an arts college, Ormond isn’t high-brow about art. He’s more about accessibility than academia.

He wants people to see, to think and to feel.

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To create contemporary exhibits that illicit these responses, planning is paramount.

Ormond starts in his head, crafting a vision for each show.

Based on the theme, he arrives at an idea for the exhibit, then adapts it based on what he finds when he visits artists.

He abides by the same rule he tells his art history students at Ringling College: Touch and see the art in person.

Ormond’s approach to his next show, “Defining Abstraction,” which opens July 10 and runs through Aug. 5 in the campus’s

With more than 30 years in the Florida and Sarasota art communities, Mark Ormond’s extensive career working with student and professional exhibits has brought a new quality and style of contemporary art to area galleries and local art-lovers.

“He’s taught me everything I know. We’ve put up museumlevel quality shows over the years. He really cares what ends up on the wall and what people in Sarasota are going to see. His reputation precedes him, and the people who care about art and sculpture know who he is. Working together has taught me how to ultimately go after my dream: opening up my own gallery.”

“Returning Home” by Elisabeth Phillipson is one of the local Sarasota artists featured in Ormond’s upcoming show.

Selby Gallery, is like every other.

He spent months visiting each artist in his studio or gallery to look for pieces that fell under the theme of Sarasota and Southwest Florida abstract art.

Then, pulling these pieces together into a show is one part planning, one part design.

Using floor plans of each gallery, he uses Post-it notes with the name or image of each piece to make sure everything fits. Once the art arrives, ideally, Ormond likes five days to hang and study the show before opening night to

“My favorite part of the process is seeing everyone come on opening night. The art is bringing strangers together for the first time to talk about life and art.”

—Mark Ormond

make any last-minute changes.

Ormond and his his long-time preparator and hanger Trevor Dienes go back and forth among the Ringling College’s seven gallery spaces that differ in floor space, wall height and lighting capabilities.

But no matter if it is a solo show focused on a veteran artist or the often chaotic scene at the end of the academic year where Ormond helps present an army of graduating seniors’ final projects, Ormond wants to make sure each exhibit — and its pieces — are something the community will talk about.

“My favorite part of the process is seeing everyone come on opening night,” says Ormond. “The art is bringing strangers together for the first time to talk about life and art.”

— Trevor Dienes, Ormond’s collaborator, preparator and hanger at Ringling College for the last seven years

“Mark juried our member show in January and he’s so knowledgeable about arts, from the historical to the local. When he spoke at our open critique to all our members, he helped them understand what other art jurors and curators are thinking. It was one of the most positive feedbacks we’ve ever had for a juror. We’re definitely going to invite him back for more shows.”

— Lisa Berger, executive director of Art Center Sarasota

“Mark is an incredible advocate for Florida arts. He always has an ear and eye out in the community. He loves to find and collect the cutting edge and find out what’s going on in the community. He has intense discussions with myself and other friends and colleagues about art and gets students involved in Sarasota’s arts community. I learned so much from him about art’s role in a community.”

— Francoise Hack, assistant director of collections at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

“One of the things I’ve always admired about Mark is his ability to inspire collectors and donors to collect contemporary and local work by talking about their interests and art history.

He has navigated the relationship between the museum, gallery and community and has been a pioneer in bringing really interesting shows that wouldn’t have come to Florida without his leadership.”

— Margaret Miller, director of USF Contemporary Museum of Art

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The clamshell orchid is a Florida native plant whose lip petal facing upwards.

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oel Fedder, who died in April, was a philanthropist and avid supporter of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

He had been raising orchids for years in his greenhouse at his home on Longboat Key. “He absolutely loved these orchids,” says Fedder’s daughter, Amy Pollokoff, of Baltimore.

“Since his passing, the orchids were just failing. It would be devastating to us to see them fail or die.”

So, last week, the Fedder family contacted Selby Gardens with news that it wanted to donate Fedder’s orchid collection.

“My dad would want this. We know they will be taken care of,” says Pollokoff.

Pollokoff and her brother, Michael Fedder, along with Selby Chief Development Officer Ann Logan and Greenhouse Manager Angel Lara, went on a

sight-seeing mission last week to check out the 175 orchids in Fedder’s greenhouse.

“The plants were very babied,” Lara says. “Joel was a very fastidious caretaker, and they had been missing that kind of attention.”

Fedder’s collection ranges in color, shape and size; some orchids are currently in bloom while others lay dormant.

For example, the coconut orchid smells like coconut when in bloom. The stanhopea nigroviolecea orchid has a bloom that comes out from the bottom of the pot instead of the top, like other orchids. And then there is the oncidium orchid, which has a nearly 20-foot blooming vine.

Currently the orchids are being treated, repotted and integrated into the culture of Selby Gardens. Many plants in Fedder’s collection are ideal for the collections that bloom year-round at Selby, as well as the upcoming orchid show next year.

Selby Gardents President and CEO Jennifer Rominiecki said Selby hopes to incorporate some of the donated orchids into the major orchid show it is planning to commemorate its 40th anniversary. That show is scheduled to open Feb. 13, at the annual Orchid Ball.

“We are honored that his family chose to donate their orchid collection to Selby Gardens,” she says.

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OPERATION KINDNESS COMMUNITY MONDAY NIGHT Takes place at 6 p.m. at Café L’Europe, 431 St. Armands Circle. The event benefits Operation Kindness Florida Inc., which raises funds for veterans who have sustained emotional and physical injuries during their service. The organization will receive 25% of the evening's sales. Call 388-4415.

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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, 2001 Siesta Drive, Sarasota. Network while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Cost is $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Call 383-2466.

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FREEDOM FEST What: Celebrate the Fourth of July with the world’s shortest parade. In addition to the quarter-mile parade, the event will include games for kids, prizes, a butterfly release, a dog costume contest and a Belgian waffle breakfast from the Blue Dolphin Café. Parade lineup begins at 8:30 a.m. Call 383-2466.

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ROTARY CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY Meets at 5:15 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Cost is $8.

Contact Sydelle Pittas at sydellelaw@aol.com.

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KIWANIS CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY Meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Call Donna at 388-2847.

SHIFTING SANDS SUPPORT GROUP Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ruth Cushing Room at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The group is open to any adult going through a difficult transition.

Call 383-6491.

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PIERRE - 3 bedroom 2,780sf corner residence w/ stunning views behind the gate of Longboat Key Club. $1,395,000

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GRAND BAY PENTHOUSE - Rarely available w/4 en-suite bedrooms & 5,000sf wraparound terrace. $2,600,000

TURTLE WALKS Take place at 6:45 a.m. Saturdays in July at the public beach access at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Learn about sea turtles while scouting the beach for nests with trained Mote volunteers. Cost is free. Call 388-4441.

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Japanese institute looks in-depth at Mote model The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature in Kyoto, Japan is conducting a five-year study of Mote’s positive relations with the Sarasota community.

KRISTEN HERHOLD STAFF WRITER

Mote senior scientist Jim Culter holds up a new scallop-monitoring device made from a mesh bag formerly used for fresh produce. The bag’s surface is a suitable place for young scallops to settle.

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium isn’t just a local point of pride; it’s an institution that has become a model for the rest of the world. The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) in Kyoto, Japan, is currently conducting a five-year study of Mote as a model for a residential research institution.

“A residential research institution is an institution that is embedded into part of the community,” Mote President and CEO Michael Crosby said. “The researchers at RIHN are intrigued

by Mote and how it’s really been able to thrive in its 60-year history in great part with the relationship with the community in southwest Florida.”

RIHN is studying institutes around the world, including those in Turkey, Japan and Malawi.

“They’re looking at some different models for how communities engage very directly with research institutes,” Crosby said.

“They’re looking at if a Mote model is one that can be used potentially for implementation

around the world in other areas.”

The Japanese researchers visit once every three months, and Mote scientists visit Japan once a year. There will be a workshop this fall at Mote during which the Japanese colleagues will look indepth at the relationship between Mote and the Sarasota community.

“We try to engage the community in every aspect of what we do,” Crosby said. “More than 1,000 volunteers are an integral part of our every facet, whether it’s engaging local fishermen, nonprofit groups or the community.”

Researchers are specifically focusing on Mote’s work to restore the local scallop populations and how the lab engages with the local community. There are one to two years left of the study.

“Some scientists try to be a little confident that their scientific approach is the best and perhaps don’t have the appreciation for the value of knowledge people have working on the water or those who have been living here for generations,” Crosby said.

“It’s important to value working together.”

Photos courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory

Mote scientist Jim Culter, intern Isabella Soutullo and Japanese scientist Kenji Kitamura, of the Research Institue for Humanity and Nature, prepare to search for scallops in Sarasota Bay during the annual Scallop Search in March led

by Sarasota Bay Watch.

RIHN became interested in Crosby’s work through a research paper he wrote in the early 1990s when he was on the advisory board for the Institute of Subtropical Research. The paper was translated into Japanese, and RIHN invited Crosby to Japan five years ago.

“People all over the world are looking at Mote and Sarasota as a model for the rest of the world to emulate,” Crosby said. “It’s a wonderful thing going on right here in Sarasota and another example of what makes this place such a special place, working together for the benefit of our community and the environment we treasure.”

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With ingredients from the Spice & Tea Exchange, Tommy Bahama executive chef Shannon Mills created a four-course meal consisting of a tuna salad, conch fritters, sweet island pork and key lime pie. Zach Raymond, of Republic National Distributing Co., created peach sangria for guests and paired each course with wine.

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Tommy Bahama about three years ago, and we had a wonderful turnout,” Spice & Tea owner Paulette Callendar said.

“We thought we’d do it again and infuse our spices with what they do here.”

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Water Club | 3/4 | $1,895,000 Taube Levitt 866.600.6008 478033 1241 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #803 FloridaMoves.com/A4118546

Bird Key | 3/3 | $1,650,000 James Brown 866.600.6008 486083 440 Meadow Lark Dr FloridaMoves.com/A4125028

Tiffany Plaza | 2/2.5 | $1,599,000 Janice Langa 866.600.6008 38066 4325 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #604 FloridaMoves.com/A4115194

Sanctuary | 3/2.5 | $1,445,000 Bruce Myer 866.600.6008 469179 565 Sanctuary Dr, Unit #B205 FloridaMoves.com/A4120929

Beachplace | 3/2 | $1,399,000 Audrey Marten 866.600.6008 476529 1145 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #305 FloridaMoves.com/A4116910

Players Club | 3/3 | $1,395,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays 866.600.6008 70062 1445 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #502 FloridaMoves.com/A4123420

University Park | 3/4.5 | $1,195,000 Michael/Mary Nell Moore 866.600.6008 79208 8335 Grosvenor Ct FloridaMoves.com/A4114960

Longboat Key Club | Lots/Land | $999,000 Roger Pettingell 866.600.6008 480769 1021 Longboat Club Rd FloridaMoves.com/A4120852

Bay Point Park | 4/3 | $995,000 Glenn Huminski 866.600.6008 78646 1011 Bayou Pl FloridaMoves.com/A4101257

Grand Bay | 3/3.5 | $935,000 Roger Pettingell 866.600.6008 481830 3060 Grand Bay Blvd, Unit #123 FloridaMoves.com/A4121073

Islands West | 2/2 | $805,000 The Barbara Ackerman Group 866.600.6008 2525 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #12D FloridaMoves.com/A4112507

Dolphin Bay | 2/2 | $749,900 Jo James 866.600.6008 45067 1260 Dolphin Bay Way, Unit #203 FloridaMoves.com/A4109278

Country Club Shores | Lots/Land | $699,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays 866.600.6008 485351 530 Golf Links Ln FloridaMoves.com/A4123965

Emerald Pointe South | 3/3.5 | $695,000 Peter Brennan 866.600.6008 45076 1902 Harbour Links Cir FloridaMoves.com/A4107291

Ilexhurst | 3/3.5 | $674,900 Michelle Musto 866.600.6008 480646 2219 Avenue C FloridaMoves.com/A4120578

Siesta Key | Lots/Land | $599,000 Carolyn Donnelly 866.600.6008 469426 3923 Roberts Point Rd FloridaMoves.com/A4105095

Fairway Bay | 2/2 | $499,000 Bruce Myer 866.600.6008 468891 1932 Harbourside Dr, Unit #235 FloridaMoves.com/A4115856

Bay Oaks Estates Osprey | 5/2.5 | $449,000 Cindy Taliaferro 866.600.6008 473645 571 Pine Ranch East Rd FloridaMoves.com/A4113421

Bays Bluff | 2/2 | $412,000 Marilyn Kneafsey 866.600.6008 1100 Imperial Drive Unit 101 FloridaMoves.com/A4115242

River Woods | 4/3 | $369,500 David/Wendy Leventhal, P.A. 866.600.6008 2407 115th E Ter FloridaMoves.com/A4108951

Longboat Harbour | 2/2 | $279,900 Lynne Koy 866.600.6008 469025 4340 Falmouth Dr, Unit #303 FloridaMoves.com/A4116787

Longboat Harbour | 2/2 | $239,900 Lynne Koy 866.600.6008 470112 4320 Falmouth Dr, Unit #B-204 FloridaMoves.com/A4107840

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Three-bedroom Villa Di Lancia condo sells for $1.8 million

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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condominium in Villa Di Lancia tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Robert Balit, of Quebec, Canada, sold his Unit 244 condominium at 2185 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Andrew and Janet Hartman, of Towson, Md., for $1.8 million. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,470 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,725,000 in 2013.

Drive S. to John and Kathleen Quinn, of Lindenhurst, N.Y., for $340,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,427 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $213,100 in 2002.

Longboat Harbour Michael and Robin Mazzone, of Park City, Utah, sold their Unit 108 condominium at 4330 Falmouth Drive to Vincent and Donna Flynn, of Stockbridge, Mass., for $250,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,092 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $240,000 in 2013.

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Unit 244 at Villa Di Lancia, 2185 Gulf of Mexico Drive, has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,470 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.8 million.

The Aquarius Club 2432780 Ontario Inc. sold the Unit 608 condominium at 1701 Gulf of Mexico Drive to David and Diane Marsh, of Wheaton, Ill., for $541,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,551 square feet of living area. It last sold for $524,600 in April.

Longbeach Village Patricia Dupps, trustee, of

Middleton, Ohio, sold the Unit 23 condominium at 7001 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Jorge Velez and Olga Linares, of Coral Gables, for $515,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,170 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $815,000 in 2005.

Sands Point Richard and Marsha Crawford, of Longboat Key, sold

their Unit 101 condominium at 100 Sands Point Road to Robert Schlytter, trustee, of Greenfield, Wis., for $459,000. Built in 1966, it has one bedroom, two baths and 1,492 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $520,000 in 2007.

Spanish Main Yacht Club James and Virginia Lopez, of Bradenton, sold their Unit 116 condominium at 594 Spanish

455 Longboat Club Rd # 508 A3996566 $1,395,000 Michael Moulton

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3563 Fair Oaks Lane A4109427 $1,200,000 Brigitte Von Kessel

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210 Sands Point Road 2001 A4107506 $1,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

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601 Longboat Club Road 203S A4122120 $925,000 Maureen Horn

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5372 Sandhamn Place A4112016 $3,498,000 Richard Perlman

560 Wedge Lane A4111450 $875,000 Jonathan Fox

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541 Chipping Lane A4121363 $825,000 Jonathan Fox

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558 Bayview Drive A4122134 $800,000 Bobbi Banan

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1145 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 402 A4119959 $799,000 Jenifer Schwell

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-0968

5201 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 204 A4114306 $749,000 Beth Pheney

BIRD KEY Donald and Margery Hetzel, of Lakeville, Conn., sold their home at 607 Owl Way to 607 Owl Way LLC for $740,000.

Built in 1966, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,768 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $477,000 in 2011.

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Lido Regency Rita Golding sold her Unit 10-F condominium at 1700 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Amin and Yolanda Rahme, of Atlanta, for $370,000. Built in 1968, it has one bedroom, one and a half baths and 981 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $107,000 in 1997.

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2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 5 A3995790 $735,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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2350 Harbour Oaks Drive A4118606 $689,000 Beverly St Hilaire

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3070 Grand Bay Boulevard 612 A4110921 $679,000 Robert Dardas

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1000 Longboat Club Road 905 A4114699 $589,000 Jenine Meyer

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1000 Longboat Club Road 603 A4121022 $549,000 Catherine De’Ath

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1932 Harbourside Drive 242 A4119643 $514,900 Maruta Miluns

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615 Dream Island Road 308 A4110859 $475,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of June 18 to June 24, in order of dollar amounts.

L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS PERMIT 535 Sanctuary Drive No. A-303 Windows 4420 Exeter Drive No. 203 Interior alterations 581 Chipping Lane Lift, dock and seawall 435 L’Ambiance Drive No. K-506 Doors and windows 549 Schooner Lane Interior alterations 1045 GMD No. 405 Windows and doors 2185 GMD Bathroom alterations 6750 GMD No. 163 Kitchen alterations 6700 GMD No. 142 Kitchen alterations 600 Bowsprit Lane Seawall and dock 3231 Bayou Sound Lift and dock

7175 GMD Re-roof 821 Evergreen Way Siding 823 Evergreen Way Siding

7155 GMD Re-roof

7085 GMD Re-roof 1425 GMD No. 307 Sliding glass door

Sliding glass doors 4401 GMD No. 203 and windows 4800 GMD No. 301 Alterations 2319 Harbour Oaks Drive Poolcage 3030 Grand Bay Boulevard Interior alterations 4960 GMD No. 205 Windows 1445 GMD No. 501 Sliding glass door 4500 GMD Penthouse 2 Windows 596 Spanish Drive N. Alteration 601 Longboat Club Road Fire main replacement

Certificate of 6336 Laguna Drive occupancy

APPLICANT William Henner Jr. Revocable Trust Joseph Mackovjak Abbott Chipping LLC

AMOUNT $106,788 $100,000 $55,250

834564 Ontario Ltd. Penny Kentosh Edward Pike, trustee David Scheible Judith Blume John Berman William Lowery James Brown Longbeach Condo Association Edward McCormack Michael Frain Longbeach Condo Association Longbeach Condo Association Southmoor Florida LLC

$49,723 $48,000 $47,800 $46,000 $39,250 $37,255 $25,000 $24,334 $23,702 $20,380 $20,300

6051 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3983113 $3,950,000 Ann Martin & Joanna Benante

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

$20,054 $20,054 $15,700

Rene Revilla Jr. Theresa Chasko George Press Steve Jacobson Nancy Martino Betty Terry, trustee Cosmo Capobianco Sandra Brut-Christensen Longboat Key Towers

$11,766 $9,874 $7,090 $4,560 $4,180 $2,317 $1,460 $1,000 n/a

Timothy Hellige

3174 Gulf of Mexico Drive A3999542 $3,300,000 Ingrid Caruso

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-6233

373 Benjamin Franklin Dr A3971800 $2,799,000 Stephanie Church

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

741 Hideaway Bay Drive A4103504 $2,695,000 Saint Cacchiotti

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-809-0787

3060 Grand Bay Boulevard PH 1101 A4109140 $2,600,000 Michael Moulton

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

501 Harbor Gate Way A4115384 $2,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

560 Chipping Lane A4125400 $2,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

535 Sanctuary Drive A801 A4114806 $1,995,000 Carol Cohen Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-3829

6540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3997271 $1,895,000 Saint Cacchiotti

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-809-0787

435 L Ambiance Drive H202 A4113356 $1,795,000 Klaus Lang

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

572 Gunwale Lane A4112296 $1,599,000 Jenifer Schwell

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-0968

n/a

Source: Town of Longboat Key

2000 Harbourside Drive 1504 A4119984 $475,000 Tammy Mast

2055 Gulf Of Mexico Drive G2-104 A4122832 $396,000 Sharon Freeman

4440 Exeter Drive 301 A4121923 $299,000 Sharon Freeman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-256-6543

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

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

615 Dream Island Road 205 A4119473 $465,000 Susan Fox

740 Fox Street A4109613 $345,000 Bruce Meyer

527 Sutton Place A4119419 $292,000 Anna Kaminski

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-544-6648

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8152

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-3200

7125 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12 A3998052 $449,000 Richard Perlman

1001 Benjamin Franklin Drive 404 A4113690 $300,000 Barbara May

3806 Gulf Of Mexico Drive C210 A4115590 $244,900 Stephen Harris

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-8580

Sarasota 941-388-4447 404-822-9264

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-2352

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 25 Lighthouse Point Drive A4108131 $5,200,000 Ian Addy Pa

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447

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

White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

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REPORT CARD: $42 MILLION IN CLOSED SALES TRANSACTIONS IN 2014!

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ME, ME, ME! by Bill Bobb 112 Awaken forcefully 114 Suffering partner?

116 Bricklayers’ equipment 120 “Now I ___ ...”

122 Alaska state flower 125 New York state canal 126 “___ this nice?”

127 College class hours 128 Kind of force or strength 129 Baking container 130 It’s spent in Mexico 131 “___ luck!” (“Break a leg!”)

132 Cash or real estate, e.g.

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1 Carbo-loader’s entree 6 Indian flatbreads 11 Christmas time 15 Jeweler’s offering 18 Directed person 19 Debate to the extreme 20 “___ Brockovich” 21 1996 presidential candidate 22 Missouri (with “The”) 24 Injured player’s request 26 Attached with thread 27 Have stamina 28 Strong string 30 Like some angles

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31 TV’s “American ___” 33 Bounce back, in a way 35 Tacit 37 Attend, as a movie 40 Common vacation souvenirs 42 Be nosy 43 Cummerbund kin 44 Shrek, e.g.

46 Oppositionist 47 Splashes around a bucket 51 Put in a straitjacket 53 Small cucumber 55 Guitar attachment 56 “If all ___ fails ...”

57 Native American pole 60 Jockey’s handful 61 “___ bitten, twice shy” 62 Hand-raiser’s cry 64 Old Chinese money 67 Partygoer 69 Greek island in the Mediterranean 71 Little refreshers 74 Pointed a finger at 75 Tepid 77 Topple from power 78 Razor feature 79 Banned apple spray 80 Dances to jazz 82 Fish in a tank

85 Genesis locale 88 Was introduced to 89 Musical score segment 92 Climbed on, old-style 94 Come before, timewise 96 Make a donation 98 Affirm 99 Mental ability 100 Barnyard parent 101 Eternally 103 Climbs onto, as a horse 105 Fijian, for one 109 Washington bills 110 “Shall we?”

111 Investor’s holding

1 Hail Mary, e.g.

2 Aerobics aftereffect, sometimes 3 Put in the overhead 4 Local 5 Certain extremity 6 Type of cavity 7 ___ and sciences 8 Some colorful marbles 9 Cashew, for one 10 Boiling 11 Abominable snowman 12 First planet discovered via telescope 13 Compare 14 67.5 degrees, in terms of direction 15 Leave the house 16 Rinse, as with a solvent 17 Allotted (with “out”) 21 Rots 23 Stretch out 25 Women’s prison official 29 Part of “FWIW” 32 Christian of fashion 34 Half of a Latin American dance 36 Broken-bone stabilizer 37 Ripped 38 Biblical shepherd 39 Classic Cole Porter musical 40 Camping housing 41 Wedding cake level

45 ___ de Janeiro 47 “Saturday Night Live” segments 48 Item from an older sib 49 Host 50 Floor it 52 Be unstable 54 Bring in, as a harvest 58 “Yadda, yadda, yadda” 59 Powerful mackerel shark 61 Relative of a zebra 63 Copy cats?

65 Tall Australian bird 66 “___ we forget” 68 Pull the plug on 69 Workbench gripper 70 King or queen 71 Nonpoetic writing 72 Little devils 73 One for the off-road 76 Died down 78 Right of passage 81 Kind of palm 83 Alpine transport 84 Gun, as an engine 86 Work on a rough cut 87 Parts of tennis courts 89 Oklahoma native 90 Money-transfer systems 91 Memorable, as a trip 93 Double-time pace 95 “Goodness!”

97 Garden party?

101 Smiles turned upside down 102 ___ de corps 104 Wedding workers 105 Water-bound land 106 Emmy-winning puppeteer Lewis 107 Make an easy basket 108 Notched, as a leaf 110 “Therein ___ tale” 113 “Do ___ others as ...”

115 Insurance co. workers 117 Burden of proof 118 Lavish affection (on) 119 “Leave it,” to an editor 121 Ice cream measure 123 Yoko of the music world 124 Post-grad. degree

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Items Under $200 For Sale ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230 COUCH: QUEEN, pull out, abstract gray, blue, green, pink pattern, comfortable, good condition. $200.00. 941-387-8600.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale EXCELLENT BOATING location, high and dry indoor boat slip available for rent. Private owner has best price. Call 941-544-5597.

Boats Boats Are Selling Very Well More Buyers Than Sellers. We Need Boats!

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Furnishings BEAUTYREST MATTRESS Clearance Sale! NEW Simmons Sets 50-80% OFF! $40 & Take It today!

Everything must go! Call Dan, (941)387-4810.

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

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Announcements SUMMER SPECIAL. Enjoy Design 2000’s relaxing water view and $20 off any pedicure or hair service.

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JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 Down Required, Financing Available for growth, Includes customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+.

Call 941-907-8141.

LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal

Help Wanted CROHN’S AND UC Research Studies Compensation up to $900.

Please call 1−855−512−2125 or visit www.IBDStudiesForMe.com for more information

Condos/Apts. For Rent 2BR/2BA LONGBOAT Key. Enjoy this View every day! Available 7/1.

Fully Furnished or avail. Unfurnished for Annual Rental (941) 726−2677 www. MyClubRealty.com

Condos For Sale FREE! What every Real Estate buyer or seller needs to know!

Go to: www.yourmarketupdate.com LONGBOAT KEY BEACH FRONT, 2BR/2BA remodeled, furnished condo behind gates of LBK Club, Gulf views from great room and master.

1500 sq.ft. $595k. Photos: www.tiny.cc/SandsPoint 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

Fractionals WE BUY Timeshares! #1 Travel Agency in Sarasota Get out of your timeshare. Call us today!

941-374-2237, Barbara Shulla.

Real Estate Wanted QUIET COUPLE (LBK residents) seek long-term rental on LBK, if possible with purchase option.

House, townhouse or attached villa. 941-993-6827.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates Beachfront, Bayfront and In Between Houses or Condos Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367 5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F Ask about our special rates!

Wagner Realty Since 1939 www.wagnerrentals.com LBK BEACHFRONT 1BR & 3BR condos, heated pool, furnished. Starting at $1100weekly.

Outrigger Resort, 941-383-3844.

“Your Home by the Sea”

Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management 941-388-3921 - 888-388-3921 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro

www.casadelmar.net Weekly/Monthly Condominium Rentals 4 Night Minimum Reservations: 941-383-5549 Fax: 941-383-7925 Office Open 7 Days, 9a.m. - 5p.m.

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key, FL 34228 Fully equipped 2BR/2BA condos with washer and dryer, and wireless internet in each unit.

Extra Large Heated Gulf View Swimming Pool!

LONGBOAT KEY: Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, free Wi-Fi, heated pool, covered parking. Available through Jan./2016 Minimum $5000/mo. 1/month. minimum.

941-383-3338.

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This week’s Sudoku answers

OUR GUESTS RETURN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. LBK: 1BR furnished condo, water views, includes cable, Longboat Harbor. Covered parking, no pets/ smoking, Gulf/ private beach house access.

Boat dock available. Available July 1st - Dec.31st. $800/mo. +utilities. 248-231-3793.

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

6-month minimum.

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ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1800/mo. 941-351-5101.

ARELIS CLEANING. Really Clean, Arelis Clean!

Great references. 9 Years experience. Residential and Commercial. 941-822-4114

IN NEED of a Reliable, Trustworthy and Thorough Housecleaner? 10 Years experience on LBK. Excellent references. Call Tree 941-730-9480

AUGUSTINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CLEANING SERVICE. Full service, organizing. Dependable, Professional. Move in/ Move out. Heidi 941-724-3425. Service you can trust.

Computer Services

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

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

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

Classified Ads Bring Results 941-955-4888

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BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential. Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable. Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

CLEANING. RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL. We take pride in pleasing customers.

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Licensed and Insured. Weekly and Bi-weekly.

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BOAT SERVICES

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

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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015

ROGER SELLS LUXURY WATERFRONT PROPERTIES

ROGER PETTINGELL IS THE #1 REALTOR IN SARASOTA FOR THE 5 TH YEAR

530 HARBOR GATE WAY

1211 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE #510

Brand new, never lived-in home in the secluded Harbor community of Bay Isles. Immaculate contemporary home with 200-feet of water frontage. Fall in love with all the luxuries that new construction offers with four spacious bedrooms, imported Italian porcelain flooring, custom lighting and audio/ visual throughout, infinity-edge heated swimming pool with a fire-pit, beautiful Teak summer kitchen and much more.

Excellent vistas of the Gulf, bay and city at every turn from this 5th-floor, two bedroom, two bath residence at The Promenade. A charming beach retreat, offered furnished, features a meticulously-maintained space with an open kitchen, living/dining room and generous bedroom suites. The terrace is the ideal place to enjoy Gulf breezes and the twinkling lights of downtown.

Residents love the first-class amenities and the beach in their “backyard.”

List price: $3,995,000 Website: www.530HarborGate.com

List price: $869,000 Website: www.Promenade510.com

3340 SABAL COVE LANE

3060 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #123

524 HALYARD LANE

This beautiful, 4BR/4BA, waterfront home offers a rare opportunity to relish the single-family lifestyle, with serene lake views. Featuring an expansive layout, impressive outdoor entertaining space, heated pool and spa.

Direct bay views at every turn from this updated Cayman residence at Grand Bay. Custom built-ins and a beautiful new kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. This lovely residence is a must see!

New on the market! This charming value in Country Club Shores is simply waiting for your finishing touches or to begin a renovation project. Situated on the deep-sailboat waters of Sarasota Bay, offering a newer dock and seawall cap.

List price: $1,595,000 Website: www.3340SabalCoveLane.com

List price: $899,000 Website: www.GrandBay123.com

List price: $699,000 Website: www.524HalyardLane.com

3040 Grand Bay Boulevard #2101

Immaculate penthouse! Top-floor living at Grand Bay lives like a single-family home with sunrise, sunset views and an impressive terrace. Includes two secure parking spaces.

List price: $2,595,000 Website: www.GrandBay2101.com

3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #196

Spectacular southern exposure will mesmerize you. Immediately fall in love with the ninthfloor luxuries that this generous Antigua residence offers.

List price: $1,795,000 Website: www.GrandBay196.com

3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #151

Impeccable 3BR/3½BA, expansive residence G in Building I. Panoramic ENDINviews, open layout, P designer finishes and wraparound terrace.

List price: $1,399,000 Website: www.GrandBay151.com

3080 Grand Bay Boulevard #533

Direct views abound! This 2BR/2BA, 5th-floor Capri residence isN DING maintained with E beautifully Pterraces. two protected Secure parking.

List price: $679,000 Website: www.GrandBay533.com

3590 Fair Oaks Lane

Impressive 4BR/4BA, waterfront home in Queens Harbour welcomes you with an expansive layout and designer details.

List price: $1,795,000 Website: www.3590FairOaksLane.com

3613 Fair Oaks Place

This lovely 2BR+den/2BA home offers a tranquil setting and charming lake views.

Enjoy the convenience of maintenance-free living, with an open pool deck and private beach access.

List price: $859,000 Website: www.3613FairOaksPlace.com

415 L’Ambiance Drive #B802

1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive #108

1021 Longboat Club Road

1055 Gulf of Mexico Drive #205

Direct Gulf, city and bay views from every room of this luxurious 8th-floor, 2BR/2½BA residence. Southern exposure! Furnished.

List price: $1,695,000 Website: www.415LAmbianceB802.com

Secluded 3BR/3½BA, bay-front residence offering an expansive layout, private courtyard entry and two terraces.

List price: $999,000 Website: www.MarinaBay3321.com

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to design your dream home behind the secure gates of the Longboat Key Club. One-half acre of property, only one of seven singlefamily homesites. Literally steps to the beach.

List price: $999,000 Website: www.1021LongboatClubRoad.com

3260 Bayou Sound

511 Putting Green Lane

2550 Harbourside Drive #321

Completely updated home offers three bedrooms plus office and family room plan.

Open layout, great for entertaining, with newer flooring, updated kitchen and baths.

List price: $899,000 Website: www.3260BayouSound.com

LONGBOAT KEY 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive #801

Panoramic Gulf views! It is a rarity to find a high-floor, direct Gulf-front Arlington residence in the southwest location of the second building at The Water Club! This spectacular home is located on the eighthfloor and features amazing vistas of the Gulf, swimming pool and Sarasota Bay. List price: $3,495,000 Website: www.WaterClubNorth801.com

Wonderful updates throughout. This light and open 3BR/2BA home offers upgraded kitchen and a newer marble lanai. Furnished.

List price: $869,000 Website: www.511PuttingGreenLane.com

560 Putter Lane

Southern exposure! This 3BR/2BA home can be a boater’s retreat, renovation project or homesite to build your dream getaway.

List price: $849,000 Website: www.560PutterLane.com

609 Halyard Lane

Wonderful waterfront value. This 3BR/2BA home offers a new seawall cap, a new roof and deep-water dockage. Easy beach access.

List price: $799,000 Website: www.609HalyardLane.com

Beautiful southern Gulf views greet you from this 2BR/2BA beach getaway, offering lovely updates and a generous layout. Furnished.

List price: $749,000 Website: www.Promenade108.com

This 2BR/2BA, direct Gulf-front retreat is ready for your personal enjoyment. Many upgrades and stunning views at every turn.

List price: $765,000 Website: www.Beachplace8205.com

2071 Gulf of Mexico Drive #106

Rarely-available 2BR/2BA beach home at Seaplace with a private one-car garage.

Spacious, townhome-style layout. Furnished.

List price: $549,000 Website: www.SeaplaceT1106.com

SARASOTA 7322 Westmoreland Drive

Expansive parcel offers more than one-acre of direct bay-front property. Newer, deepwater dock. Sub-dividable lot.

List price: $1,520,000 Website: www.7322WestmorelandDrive.com

7655 Donald Ross Road West

Gorgeous 4BR/3BA home on estate-sized, preserve lot in Laurel Oak, a wonderful golf/ tennis community.

List price: $719,000 Website: www.7655DonaldRossRoadWest.com

201 Gulf of Mexico Drive Suite 1 Longboat Key, Florida 34228 office: (941) 387-1840 cell: (941) 586-6668 fax: (941) 827-9444 website: longboatrealestate.com e-mail: roger@longboatrealestate.com

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