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+ Lavinson gets warm well-wishes It was a celebration of Maye Lavinson’s 90th birthday, but she didn’t expect the Temple Beth Israel members attending April 22 Shabbat services to wish her “Happy Birthday” in song. But that they did. Rabbi Jonathan Katz spoke of her dedication and service to the temple. The Oneg Shabbat was sponsored by Lavinson’s daughter, Dr. Judith Eaton, in Lavinson’s honor.

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Rebuilding roadblock?

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners may have an issue renovating what’s currently on the property because of a town flood-control ordinance that has ties to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines.

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson told the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board April 19 that the town’s flood-control ordinance states that a property owner whose property is not up to current FEMA building regulations is only allowed to make improvements and renovations to an existing property up to 50% of the appraised value.

If the town were to allow the unit owners to rebuild more than 50% of the appraised value, it could jeopardize the town’s flood insurance.

The comments worried planning board member John Wild and others.

“The appraised value of those units keeps going down, so they (the units owners) wouldn’t have much money to play with,” Wild said.

Simpson, however, told the board that it’s difficult to discuss hypothetical situations until the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association comes to planning staff with specific proposals for review.

Simpson said Colony unit owners and any other property

A town ordinance could prevent the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort from renovating what currently exists on the property.

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Sales in 2011 The following Colony Beach & Tennis Resort sales have been recorded year to date.*

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$45,000 $122,000

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$84,000

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owner is allowed to use either the Sarasota County Property Appraiser Office’s appraisal of the property and add 10% or hire a private appraiser to come up with the appraisal number.

Town attorney David Persson says the flood-control ordinance stems from federal flood requirements and is also based upon the state’s flood ordinance.

“Improvements to a FEMA

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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association will ask the Longboat Key Town Commission at its 7 p.m. Monday, May 2 regular meeting to grant a continuance of the resort's tourism abandonment order until Dec. 31, 2012.

by Robin Hartill | Community Editor

Key sale marks record $12.5 million The Regent Court home sale is the highest amount paid for a single-family home on Longboat Key and the third-highest price in Sarasota County history.

+ Kiwanians driven to help the hungry The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key will continue to collect food for its spring food drive through Sunday, May 1. Collections will be donated to the All Faiths Food Bank, in Sarasota. For a list of drop-off locations, visit YourObserver.com. For information, contact Bob Gault at 387-8458 or John Wild at 383-4253.

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The home at 825 Longboat Club Road is located on 1.3 acres and has a 150-foot Gulf of Mexico beach.

Record-breaking news: A home sold last week for a Longboat Key record price of $12.5 million — the highest amount paid for a single-family home in Longboat Key history and the thirdhighest sales price in Sarasota County history.

The sale closed Thursday, April 21, about six months after Reid Murphy, of Developers Realty Inc., listed it for $17.5 million. Louis Wery, of Coldwell Banker Real Estate’s Longboat Key office, repre-

sented the buyer. A warranty deed filed Monday at the Sarasota County Courthouse lists P&W Charters LLC, a Florida limited-liability company, which has a post office address in Cheshire, England, as the buyer of the home. Siegfried and Eva Schulte, of Rochester Hills, Mich., were the sellers.

The home is located at 825 Longboat

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COLONY / FROM PAGE 1A nonconforming structure are limited to 50% of the value of the structure as determined prior to construction,” Persson said. “The Colony structures are FEMA nonconforming.”

Persson, however, told the Longboat Observer that the Colony units’ drop in assessed value are not the issue. The main issue is the continued deterioration of the Colony buildings.

“The drop in valuations isn’t as much of a problem because it’s the value of the structure that makes the determination,” Persson said. “The valuation of the units, for example, takes into account many more things, such as what’s happening in the real-estate market. However, the valuation of the structure will decline as the structure continues to deteriorate.”

Both Persson and Simpson said that although the floodcontrol ordinance will be looked at with any Colony redevelopment proposal, there are a myriad of other issues that will have to be monitored closely with any plan that proposes leaving the existing buildings on site.

“Although the flood regulations get great notoriety, there are state building-code requirements as well, such as wind loads on windows, that will need to be addressed,” Persson said.

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon declined to comment on the issues that face the Colony if it chooses to redevelop rather than teardown and rebuild.

Yablon said it’s up to the nine development proposals left

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on the table to work with and hold meetings with the town to go over the issues any project might face.

“Our position is to wait and see what gets proposed,” Yablon said.

Persson noted that there are ways around the flood-controlordinance issue that include breaking down a larger project into phases.

“It’s common now for an owner to get a permit to improve a nonconforming FEMA structure, finish that project, then seek another permit (for another phase of the project),” Persson said. “The FEMA shift over the years has gone from making it very difficult to improve a nonconforming structure to making it relatively easy. The theory has shifted from promoting knockdowns to encouraging compliance with current building codes.”

But Persson said that state building codes have been strengthened over the years because of recent hurricanes, which could make it difficult for the Colony to make renovations to the existing buildings due to more stringent building codes.

In an April 15 e-mail to Colony unit owners, Yablon included a list of requirements for the nine proposals that include the mandate: “Provide a summary of how you will plan to address any legal and regulatory requirements associated with a renovation or new development, such as, but not limited to FEMA.” The nine developers will also be required to meet with town staff to discuss their proposals and how town, state and federal mandates could affect them.

Club Road behind the Islandside gates of the Longboat Key Club and Resort in the Regent Court neighborhood, which has just eight residences. According to Murphy, homes in the neighborhood are rarely available. The last Regent Court property to go on the market was the home at 809 Longboat Club Road, which was listed at $13.85 million in 2005. (The listing changed ownership in a non-sale transfer in 2007, according to the Sarasota County Property Appraiser’s website, sarasotaproperty.net.)

Seven of the eight existing properties in Regent Court sold preconstruction for prices ranging from $1,608,000 to $3.85 million between 1992 and 2000, according to property records. The only prior sale of an existing home recorded in property records occurred in February 1996, when the home at 891 Longboat Club Road sold for $2,425,000.

“It’s such a sought-after, rarely

On the market The following properties are the top listings on the Sarasota MLS as of April 26: • 411 N. Casey Key Road — $19 million • 8250 Sanderling Road, Siesta Key — $14.5 million • 600 N. Jackson Road, Venice — $13.5 million • 5965 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key — $11.5 million • Fiddler Bayou home on north Siesta Key — $10,975,000

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The staircase in the home at 825 Longboat Club Road features cherry wood and custom-designed wrought-iron railings. available area,” Murphy said.

The Schultes purchased the 1.3-acre property with a 150foot Gulf-front beach preconstruction for $2.05 million in 1994. The 11,961-square-foot home was built in 2002 with five bedrooms, six bathrooms an infinity pool and spa that overlook the Gulf and other luxury features, such as mahogany, glass double doors that open to a custom grand staircase, main, catering and guest kitchens and split floor plan that separates the master living quarters from the four guest suites.

“It’s one of the premier homes on the west coast of Florida,” Murphy said.

According to Wery, just two single-family properties in

Sarasota County have sold at higher prices than the home at 825 Longboat Club Road, both of which were located in Lido Shores: the property at 1219 Westway Drive, which consisted of two lots and a home, which sold for $13,218,933 in December 2003, and the property at 1067 Westway Drive, which consisted of a single lot and residence, which sold for $13 million in March 2006. Wery said that the sale price of the Regent Court home shows the desirability of the beachfront location behind the Key Club gates with close proximity to Sarasota and its arts scene.

“It’s good for Sarasota,” Wery said. “I think it shows that Sarasota is a unique spot.”

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by Robin Hartill | Community Editor

Energy source Brian Kenney’s work uniform is often a T-shirt, jeans and Converse sneakers. At 35, he’s younger than the average Longboat Key resident.

But Kenney believes that the factors that make him stand out at Longboat Key Town Hall work in his favor.

His lack of formality shows that he’s willing to listen. In addition to meeting with town staff, he has chatted with dozens of Key residents about what they would like to see at Whitney Beach Plaza, which his company, the Boston-based Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC, purchased in December for $3.7 million.

With his age comes energy: the kind that allows him to work 70-hour weeks and talk business on his iPhone past 11 p.m.

Although his company has other projects, such as contracting on a 1,038-unit residential community in North Carolina, Longboat is the focus of much of that energy.

On May 5, the Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a hearing to discuss a possible overlay district in the plaza that would allow for the option of increasing the height and square footage of the shopping center, while allowing for the possibility of a residential component, as long as it doesn’t exceed 20% of the total project.

Later in May, Kenney will go to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) conference in Las Vegas, where he hopes to drum up interest in a junior anchor — possibly a bank — for the plaza. On June 6, the company is scheduled to go before the real-estate committee of a national retailer

Revitalization Task Force members announced Former Longboat Key Mayor George Spoll selected a group of Longboat Key residents to hold discussions about the Key’s revitalization.

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Brian Kenney stands in front of Whitney Beach Plaza, which is currently 85% vacant. and potential anchor tenant. (A January Town Commission quarterly report stated that Walgreen’s has discussed the possibility of anchoring the plaza. Kenney has declined to comment.)

But Kenney’s vision for the plaza goes beyond securing tenants.

“In an ideal world we would be able to expand the footprint of the property,” he said.

When asked about rumors that a hotel chain has considered the plaza, Kenney said that he isn’t a hotel developer, although he echoed a familiar sentiment: “There’s a lack of hotel rooms,” he said of the north end of the island. “When the Holiday Inn left (in 2000), that left a void.”

Longboat Key Vice Mayor David Brenner met Kenney approximately six months ago and was impressed by Kenney’s experience.

“My initial impression was

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that he’s much younger than the people who reside here, but, frankly, he had the enthusiasm that I think goes with his age,” Brenner said.

After studying finance at Assumption College, in Worcester, Mass., Kenney worked as a stockbroker in San Francisco, and then he moved back to Boston, where he opened two mortgage companies that grew to a combined 43 employees.

Kenney frequently worked with developers and his family’s political background gave him exposure to the political and permitting process, to the point that he often felt he was doing the heavy lifting in projects. In 2005, he met Rich Juliani, who had founded a construction company, which complemented Kenney’s experience.

The pair established Juliani Kenney Investment Capital LLC in 2006 and initially focused on small-scale

residential real estate and retail. By late 2007, Juliani and Kenney began to focus on transactions involving distressed properties before the business became en vogue.

Today the firm is actively raising capital to establish a new fund with the purpose of purchasing distressed assets at a discount.

“I think the next three-tofour years will be the best opportunity that my company will ever see in my lifetime,” Kenney said.

Kenney said that some of those opportunities could lie elsewhere on Longboat Key. Despite the seasonal fluctuations in Longboat’s population, he believes that the north end has what retailers are looking for, including a high per-capita income and an under served market.

“I think some of what he envisions could be very positive for Longboat Key,” Brenner said.

by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

A revised Key parking ordinance does not allow motorists to park off of Gulf of Mexico Drive, unless it’s in a legally nonconforming space, such as the ones at Twin Shores. transports, boats or boat trailers near Gulf of Mexico Drive during working hours.

“The ordinance would not work for me or the landscapers who park along Gulf of Mexico Drive while they do their yard work,” Miller said.

But Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson and town attorney David Persson said there shouldn’t be any issues.

“There is a provision that allows for legal nonconforming parking to continue,” Persson said.

Police Chief Al Hogle confirmed there won’t be any problems and noted that the revised parking ordinance was drafted because there was a consensus to reduce signage on Gulf of Mexico Drive, including excessive no-parking signs.

“The consensus was to have the current level of en-

forcement with a reduced number of signs,” Hogle said.

“This level of enforcement has been very effective with ‘verbal guidance’ from our officers on unusual parking, to parking citations if there is an extreme lack of compliance.”

Hogle explained that most parking tickets are issued around the beach-access locations.

“It is my intention to direct officers to allow businessmen, including yard maintenance workers, marinas and repairman, to continue business as usual,” Hogle said.

However, Hogle said, problem parking areas exist at the BP gas station and car spa and Harry’s Corner Store.

“Those will require special monitoring and, possibly, special signs,” Hogle said.

Lynn Christensen, coowner of Harry’s Continental Kitchens, said she wasn’t

Former Longboat Key Mayor George Spoll, chairman of the Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force, has selected 14 Key residents to be a part of the committee. The goal is to bring back services and amenities the island has lost.

The initial meetings of the task force will focus on developing goals and objectives to encourage the creative re-establishment and revitalization of services, conveniences and opportunities for current and future residents of Longboat Key. Spoll said he has decided to limit the group to 15 people and has been overwhelmed by the support of the community for the new task force.

Spoll said the task force includes some well-known residents, but that the list focuses on Key residents who have not been frequent visitors at Town Hall.

“We tried very hard to get people who had not been very pro-active in any particular area but were supportive of activities on the Key and live in different areas of the island,” Spoll said.

Other members of the task force include Vice Chairman Tom Freiwald, Ed Adams, Ross Alander, Tom Aposporos, Randy Clair, Larry Grossman, Lenny Landau, Dick Levin, Cheryl Loeffler, Winnie Nelon, John Sandford, Dale Strohl, Matt Walsh and Dick Weber.

Longboat Key Revitalization Task Force Members • Chairman George Spoll, retired homebuilder and former Longboat Key mayor • Vice Chairman Tom Freiwald, retired vice president of marketing for Daimler Chrysler

Parking ordinance questioned A revised Longboat Key parking ordinance has some Key business owners worried.

The new ordinance, which is set for second reading and approval at the Longboat Key Town Commission’s Monday, May 2 regular meeting, does not allow for any parking along the entire length of Gulf of Mexico Drive, except for lawfully nonconforming parking spaces that were created before the parking ordinance existed, such as the parking spaces at Twin Shores and Gulfshore of Longboat Key mobile-home parks.

The ordinance currently states that parking is not allowed where official signs prohibit parking or stopping.

David Miller, owner of Cannons Marina, asked for a copy of the revised ordinance last week, because he was worried if his marina would be ticketed for parking boat

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aware of the revised parking ordinance.

“Sometimes trucks park there when delivering products to the store,” Christensen said. “I will get a copy of the ordinance and review it.”

The police chief also said the Florida Department of Transportation is creating signs for both entrances to the island that will inform motorists that no parking is allowed off Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Hogle doesn’t anticipate any future problems and says cars that are parked along Gulf of Mexico Drive for a party at someone’s home also will not receive tickets.

“In eight years of working with the community in this fashion, the police department has not had a situation that resulted in any sort of parking ticket contestment,” Hogle said.

• Ed Adams, retired Cincinnati attorney • Ross Alander, former vice president of Human Resources at Tampa General Hospital • Tom Aposporos, Realtor and president of the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce • Randy Clair, retired corporate lawyer with The American Oil Company, or Amoco (which later became a part of British Petroleum) • Larry Grossman, retired urban planner from Alexandria, Va. • Lenny Landau, engineer and current consultant for General Electric • Dick Levin, retired architect from Ohio, former Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board member • Cheryl Loeffler, Longboat Key Realtor and resident • Winnie Nelon, retired international banker • John Sandford, retired production facilities manager for Ford Motor Co. • Dale Strohl, retired senior vice president for human resources and operations at Tiffany & Co. • Matt Walsh, publisher and chief executive officer of The Observer Group • Dick Weber, retired senior vice president for Honeywell, in Minneapolis

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+ St. Denis schedules Bayfront Park meeting Town Manager Bruce St. Denis scheduled a 1 p.m. Friday, May 13 Longboat Key Town Commission special workshop to discuss the island’s Bayfront Park concept plan.

The park concept was created in May 2009 and includes a new community center on the park’s most northern parcel.

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 Town Commission Regular Workshop — 1 p.m. Thursday, April 28.  Town Commission Regular Meeting — 7 p.m. Monday, May 2.  Planning and Zoning Board Special Comprehensive Plan Meeting — 9 a.m. Thursday, May 5.

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

Town attorney David Persson and town staff are also working to craft an interlocal agreement between Sarasota County and the town of Longboat Key. The agreement will make sure both parties agree that the site, located mid-Key behind the former Albritton property, is meant to be used for a community park.

+ Beach ordinance modifications under review The Longboat Key Town Commission will review a proposed ordinance at its 1 p.m. Thursday, April 28 regular workshop that makes changes to its beaches and park rules.

In an attempt to clarify beach rules, the modified ordinance states that Longboat Key beaches close at 11 p.m. and all animals, except service animals, are prohibited from all town parks, beaches and beach accesses. Leashed animals are only allowed in Joan M. Durante Park. The ordinance also notes that all fires, including those for cooking, are banned on Sister Keys and alcoholic beverages are prohibited on boats that are beached on the island.

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But at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 595 Bay Isles Road, Suite 220, the community is invited to a presentation entitled, “The Future of Health Care on Longboat Key,” organized by the Longboat Healthcare Committee.

Dr. Pamela Letts, of the Centre Shops Family Practice and Urgent Care, organized the committee last summer.

Letts has discussed the difficulty of practicing medicine year-round on Longboat Key because of its seasonal fluctuations in population.

The Longboat Healthcare Committee is currently holding discussions with residents and business leaders to determine the viability of a community foundation.

+ Bridge signalization repairs are complete Repairs on the New Pass Bridge signalization light have been completed.

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The most read stories online last week were: • Murdered British men spent last days on the Key (April 20) • ‘Today Show’ broadcasts from Longboat Key (April 20) • Longboat home sells for record $12.5 million (April 22) • Revitalization realization (April 20) • Longboat Key Cops Corner (April 20)

Vice Mayor David Brenner discovered the bridge light was out when he inquired why a state variable message sign was still sitting in the right of way even though the Gulf of Mexico Drive paving project was completed.

A paving contractor truck knocked the bridge light out a couple of weeks ago, and FDOT was waiting for a part to repair the light.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011

FEDERAL FUNDING

by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Beach funding not recommended Boca Raton-based Coastal Planning & Engineering doesn’t recommend the town work toward attaining federal dollars to help pay for future beach renourishment projects.

The town of Longboat Key’s beach engineer, Boca Ratonbased Coastal Planning & Engineering (CP&E), submitted a report last week recommending the town not work toward attaining federal funds for future beachrenourishment projects.

Noting that it takes from eight to 20 years to receive such funds, which aren’t guaranteed, CP&E states that it “recommends that the town not seek federal funding for its beach-management programs and continue with the implementation of the Comprehensive Beach Management Plan using current funding mechanisms.”

CP&E lists four reasons why the town shouldn’t seek federal funding.

• CP&E states there is too much uncertainty and volatility regarding monies distributed, and the town might pay for studies to receive federal funds without ever seeing the money.

• CP&E also states that the amount of state funding would be reduced by 7.4%, from 22.5% to 15.1%, if federal monies are sought, and the town would have reduced control over the design and construction of the beach projects that contain federal assistance.

• CP&E notes the town has been LBK - 2010 -I successful in attaining $3 million over the last couple of years when

The Town Commission will discuss the topic of beach project federal funding at its 1 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 regular workshop at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.

Also at its workshop, the commission will:

• Discuss how to curtail some residents’ concerns that there are too many peacocks in the Longbeach Village.

• Discuss how the town can help assist financially the Longboat Library.

• Prioritize goals and objectives for the town in the coming year.

• Review a preliminary budget presentation by the town’s finance director.

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Longboat Key residents and visitors enjoy the beach Monday near the Broadway beach access, while a north-end emergency beach project brings sand to the island. its beach has been severely eroded due to hurricanes that have passed by the island.

“If a federal shore-protection project is constructed, the town will no longer be able to apply for damages to the beaches,” the report states.

• A town beach project that uses federal funds might also mean the town will need to add more beach

access parking spaces and won’t be able to select the type of sand it wants for its beach projects.

At the end of its report, CP&E, however, lists a variety of recommendations the town should pursue if it chooses to move ahead with beach-project federal funding. Those include hiring a lobbyist and working closely with state representatives.

Longboat Key Commissioner Phillip Younger, who has supported, along with other commissioners, that the town pursue other forms of beach funding, said he found CP&E’s report confusing.

“The report by CP&E seemed to conflict with its recommendations and conclusions,” Younger said. “It needs to be fleshed out more thoroughly.”

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011

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Dismantle Citizens? Go for it!

Shocking. Just shocking.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, according to Florida’s daily newspapers, wants to phase out Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the taxpayer/state-owned and largest property insurance company in Florida.

That evil Scott.

How could he? How could he support dismantling the socialized, state-owned property insurer in favor of a private-sector insurance market?

Heartless.

Indeed, the way the mainstream press colors it, eventually shutting down Citizens Property Insurance would make as many as 1.3 million property owners “turn to the surplus lines market, where rates are unchecked and policies are not backed by a state guarantee,” according to the St. Petersburg Times.

No fair!

And imagine this: Gov. Scott’s policy managers apparently had the gall to meet with insurance industry lobbyists. Can you imagine — political officials meeting with industry lobbyists?

Unheard of!

The scary thing is there probably are way too many Floridians who believe, as the liberal press does, that dismantling Citizens; meeting with lobbyists; and having a deregulated insurance market with no taxpayer guarantees are outrageous horrors.

But all we can say is: Go for it! Get rid of Citizens Property Insurance. Sell it to the private sector. And deregulate Florida’s property-insurance markets. Those indeed should be the Legislature’s goals over the next four to six years.

The real story of Florida’s property insurance market is not the prize-winning revelation that millions of Florida property owners are ultimately insured by unregulated reinsurers who make a lot of money and party in Monaco and Bermuda. The real story is Florida taxpayers are sitting on a time bomb that easily could make us all forget Hurricanes Andrew, Charley, Wilma and Katrina.

It’s probably safe to say most Floridians have no clue that when one of Florida’s urban markets experiences a direct hit from a hurricane, every Florida property owner will be paying higher taxes to cover the claims that Citizens Property Insurance will be unable to fulfill.

Eli Lehrer, an insurance analyst and scholar for the James Madison Institute, has reported for more than two years now that unless the Legislature dramatically shrinks Citizens Property Insurance Corp.; reforms the state’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund; and moves to a more deregulated property-insurance model, when that Big One hits, every Floridian (each and every 18 million of us) will be paying as much as $6,000 in taxes to fulfill the unfilled insurance claims of Florida hurricane victims.

Read the box above. Lehrer says a direct hit will trigger the equivalent of Florida

A BIGGER DISASTER THAN A HURRICANE? The following is excerpted from “Borrowed Time,” an essay that appeared in the March 11, 2011, edition of the Gulf Coast Business Review. Author Eli Lehrer addressed in the essay the risks Florida taxpayers are facing because of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

“Sometime soon — maybe even this year — the run of good luck that has brought Florida five consecutive hurricane-free years will end. When it does, the state could face a fiscal crisis that would make this year’s $3.6 billion budget gap appear trivial.

“If legislators do not quickly enact reforms that cut the size of the Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp., reform the state’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and improve the safety of the state’s built environment, quite simply, they will not have done their job.

“The facts about Citizens and the Cat Fund show just how serious the situation has become. Rather than leaving the risk to private insurance companies, Citizens, a state agency that sells property insurance to about a quarter of all Floridians, could force taxpayers to pay billions for damage to homes all across the state.

“And the state-run Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, which sells

GOVERNOR RESPONDS Asked if the following was true — “Gov. Rick Scott has secretly pushed to kill Citizens Property Insurance before his first term ends … ” — a spokesman for the governor told the Longboat Observer: “Gov. Scott has always said Citizens should be the insurer of last resort. He has never advocated getting rid of it entirely.” declaring bankruptcy protection, because it will not have the funds to pay what Citizens and other insurers are promising to pay their policyholders.

Few Floridians realize this, but state law requires that Florida taxpayers will be the “insurers” for whatever Citizens Property Insurance cannot pay.

Florida’s insurance system has been like this — a disaster — ever since Hurricane Andrew hit Dade County in 1992. And every condition that exists in Florida property insurance is a direct result of bad policy making: • Lack of insurance supply and insurers; • Undercapitalized insurers; • Lack of rate competition;

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GOVERNMENT GONE WILD Blaise Ingoglia is traveling the country spreading the word on just how big and bad the United States’ debt is.

You should watch his threeminute YouTube video. It’ll shake you. One of his factoids: If Congress stopped all spending today and devoted $100 million a day to paying off the national debt, it would take 389 years to pay it off.

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Ingoglia is expected to speak at 7 p.m.

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discount-rate reinsurance (insurance for insurance companies) to Citizens and all of the state’s private insurers, is an even worse mess. It has about $6 billion in hard assets to pay for claims that, in a particularly bad year, could theoretically top $24 billion.

“To pay off these obligations, the Cat Fund would have to issue at least $18 billion in bonds and then collect about $6,000 from each family of four to pay them off.

“Because there is no practical way for the state to collect this much revenue under current laws, Florida probably would have to seek some sort of bankruptcy-like protection to stay afloat or impose a new tax.

“Change is possible. In fact, a few reasonably simple pieces of legislation could fix the system without causing major disruptions for Florida residents.

“Proposals that shrink Citizens should come first.

“Rather than abolishing Citizens immediately, as desired by some in the insurance industry, the Legislature should take a middle course and work to shrink Citizens 60% over four years.

A gradual reduction in Citizens’ size and scope would significantly cut the liability imposed on taxpayers while still providing “last-resort” coverage for high-risk homeowners in the Keys and elsewhere.”

• Inadequate rates for the risk for insurers; • Insurers sheltering income in spin-offs; • Insurers resorting to high-priced reinsurers; • Taxpayers holding huge financial risk.

All of this is because of lawmakers who have not had the courage or will to make tough decisions.

Finally, in Scott, taxpayers elect a governor who is willing and determined to do the right thing for the right reasons — phase out Citizens Property Insurance and let the private sector serve consumers.

But as always, the political class cowers at giving up power, and the liberal media perpetuate their incessant harping on the insurance industry, never able to understand how capitalism and profits work or the evils of political intervention.

Capitalism is the free, peaceful exchange between a buyer and seller, each of whom receives a mutual benefit in the agreedupon transaction. “Free prices and free profits will maximize production and relieve shortages quicker than any other system,” wrote economist Henry Hazlitt in the 1940s. (Unfortunately, in Florida insurance, the state mandates the price and what it buys; the buyers and sellers have little say and we have shortages.)

Profit is what makes the economy works.

The surplus after expenses is the capital that begets more and better products and services. With no profit in insurance, no insurance. Profit, too, is a reflection of ingenuity and risk-reward. Surely, even the liberal press cannot argue with the notions that ingenuity deserves its reward and that reward should be commensurate with risk.

And then there’s government intervention. This always tilts the table to one man’s advantage at the expense of another.

Frenchman Frederic Bastiat described government intervention and “lawmaking” as placing “the collective force at the disposal of the unscrupulous who wish, without risk, to exploit the person, liberty and property of others. It has converted plunder into a right, in order to protect plunder.”

The Legislature has another week to go before its session ends. Valor may still prevail. We may yet begin to see the defusing of Florida’s time bomb.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011

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Longboat turtle watchers Key fire chief explains get into nesting mode vehicle response combo Volunteers are preparing for the six-month nesting season, which runs from May through October.

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi and his firefighter/paramedics receive the question almost daily: “Why does a fire truck always have to respond to a call with an ambulance?”

And the answer is always the same: “To ensure the highest level of patient care is provided by Longboat Key Fire Rescue, we utilize a priority dispatching system to send the closest unit to service calls,” Dezzi said.

Calls that automatically receive a fire truck and ambulance are respiratory-, cardiac-, chest pain- and fall-related calls.

“History has demonstrated that these call types require more manpower, and we feel it is better to have both units respond than to arrive with one vehicle and need to request the other,” Dezzi said. “That causes nothing but a delay.”

If the second unit is not needed, Dezzi said it returns to the station.

Dezzi notes there are many times when a fire truck is the closest unit to the emergency.

“If the personnel on that fire truck can handle the call, without having to transport the patient to a hospital, then they will cancel the ambulance and mitigate the call themselves,” Dezzi said.

Dezzi explains that there are paramedics on both the fire trucks and ambulances providing care to a sick or injured patient.

“The only difference between the medical equipment carried on an ambulance and that carried on a fire truck is the ambulance has a stretcher to transport the patient,” Dezzi said. “So,

This season marks the 30-year anniversary of Mote turtle watchers patrolling Sarasota County beaches. (Longboat Key Turtle Watch began patrolling the island’s beaches in 1969 and became permitted through Mote in 2005.)

Here are some numbers behind Mote’s 30 years of tracking turtles:

1,329,714 — The number of hatchling births documented

26,256 — The number of turtle nests monitored

23,444 — The number of false crawls documented

3,827 — The number of nesting turtles tagged Information courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory

Code Enforcement Officer Heidi Micale said that turtle-friendly lighting should be low wattage with a long wavelength.

Additionally, residents and visitors should close their drapes at night.

Contact Code Enforcement at 3161966 or Mote at 388-4441 for information.

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when residents see a fire truck, they need to realize it is not just a fire truck that responds to fires with hose and water but a vehicle with oxygen, medications, a defibrillator, airway-control devices and, most importantly, personnel who are able to handle both emergency calls and fires.”

Another reason to have a fire truck respond with an ambulance, Dezzi explains, is that four firemen are sometimes needed to carry patients down the stairs, because there isn’t enough room in some island elevators for patients and equipment.

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Turtle-nesting season could heat up early this year.

This spring has been warmer than usual, meaning that Gulf temperatures are above average as well, which means that local beaches could see nesting activity earlier than usual.

“Scientists think that warm water temperature is one of the cues for nesting to start,” said Hayley Rutger, public relations specialist at Mote Marine Laboratory.

Turtle-nesting season runs from May through October. Mote staff and members of Longboat Key Turtle Watch (which operates under Mote’s permit) have been busy distributing educational materials and refreshing their turtle training. On May 1, volunteers will begin hitting the beach at 6:30 a.m. every morning, with Turtle Watch volunteers patrolling the Manatee County side of the island and Mote volunteers and staff walking the Sarasota County portion of Longboat, along with the 35-mile stretch of Gulf beach that runs south to Venice.

Veteran turtle watchers are optimistic after a strong 2010 season, in which nesting numbers were up 25% from the prior year — with 271 nests recorded on Longboat Key, compared to 216 in 2009.

“We had a good season last year,” said Turtle Watch volunteer Cyndi Seamon.

“Mother Nature was kind to us and didn’t give us any bad storms.”

But, although volunteers hope that 2011 will be another bright spot for turtle nesting, it’s important to remember that turtles should be kept in the dark.

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The No. 1 question Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi receives from residents is, ‘Why do both a fire truck and an ambulance respond to calls?’

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by Virginia Sanders

+ Tennis Center team secures win The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center's Men's 75 Division 1 team is the 2010-2011 champion in its division in the Suncoast Senior Men's Tennis League. From left: Kent McCreight, Marty Edelman, Co-Capt. Jim Bakle, Co-Capt. Fred Erman, Wolfgang Wostl, Hugo Mori and Jack Daly. Not pictured are Dave Kaufman and Fred Wilson.

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+ Sand Cay carves out fun Easter weekend festivities at Sand Cay included an Easter egg hunt, games, refreshments and a sand sculpture contest. A huge mermaid, the work of the Hawkins and Conaty families, was the firstplace winner.

Turtle-nesting season is almost upon us and just in time for Mother’s Day! The amazing and wonderful process begins May 1 and ends Oct. 31.

The mature sea turtle comes upon our beaches to dig a nest, in which she buries her eggs and covers them with sand using her back flippers.

But reaching maturity doesn’t happen overnight. It takes 30 years from hatching to become a mature turtle.

The whole nesting process is a laborious task and takes about an hour. If you have the good fortune to be watching, do not disturb her in any way. Do not use camera flashes or other lights.

If you live on the beach side, pull your drapes shut. Plan all outdoor lighting to follow town regulations.

Approximately 100 ping-pong sized eggs are deposited in each nest, and the turtle leaves clear tracks on the beach, both in and out of the water. It is these tracks that lead the Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers to the nest, which is marked by yellow stakes, including the time for when the hatch-

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All volunteers must receive special training at Mote Marine Laboratory, and this has been accomplished for the upcoming season.

Although last season started off slowly because of a cold spell, the numbers at the end of 2010 proved to be better than 2009. In fact, numbers were the best in 10 years!

How can you help? For a contribution of $15 you can buy a Turtle Watch T-shirt or tank top (child sizes are available, too) at the UPS Store in The Centre Shops or at the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce.

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The Winds Of Opportunity

“Forget stocks. Don’t bet on gold. After four years of plunging home prices, the most attractive asset class in America is housing.”

So began a reassessment of the real estate market by a major media outlet that appeared throughout last week’s news cycle.

Lest you suspect these words were penned by someone with a vested interest in selling new or existing homes, brace yourself for a surprise.

Instead, this was the sub-headline for an article on today’s recovering real estate market entitled “Real Estate: It’s Time to Buy Again.”

Authored by Shawn Tully, senior editor-at-large at Fortune Magazine/ CNNMoney.com, his only vested interest is giving the best advice to his audience of nine million affluent investors.

Confused? With all the conflicting news appearing daily about the real estate market, we’d be surprised if you weren’t. But even in market’s such as ours, with a troublesome backlog of distressed properties to sell before we can get back to basics, the winds of opportunity are blowing favorably. Quite frankly, its becoming harder and harder to find articles about the real estate market where the negatives outweigh the positives.

We won’t even discuss Tully’s hugely upbeat assessment of what he terms the “non-distressed” markets—so named because they avoided the nastier side effects of the bubble—except to say that their shrunken inventories of homes have placed them on the cusp of a strong market.

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With the historic drop in new home construction over the past few years, even a modest uptick in demand—resulting from today’s recovering economy and job market—will likely result in major gains in prices in these markets that will outpace inflation by three to four percentage points over the next few years.

Markets like ours—which Tully labels as the “foreclosure markets”— got this way largely because of their inherent desirability. People want to live in warm, sunny locations; especially the 76 million trendsetting Baby Boomers who are poised to hang up their careers, head south and reinvent retirement. According to a new survey by the Pew Research Center, fully eight-in-ten adults agree that buying a home is still the best long-term investment a person can make.

Similarly, the economic turbulence of the past few years has done little to deter younger buyers from actively pursuing home ownership, according to a new study commissioned by the National Association of Home Builders. Gen X’ers—or those 51 million Americans between the ages of 31 and 45—are also expected to take a leading role in the housing recovery, especially as it pertains to fueling new construction. With better than 9 out of 10 saying that now is a good time to buy a new home, their motivation is not solely about price. It’s also about owning “something compelling and unique, from a design or personal standpoint.”

The challenge in foreclosure markets is to absorb the unprecedented wave of distressed properties, whose unnatural influence on pricing has caused these markets to become grossly undervalued. Many of these properties are what Tully calls such “screaming deals” that investors both large and small are buying them—often in bulk—and leasing them in what remains of today’s strong rental market.

Meanwhile, thousands of would-be buyers—many of whom sat-out the real estate downturn as renters—are being advised to step-up and buy. In more than half of the 54 markets examined in a new study by Deutsche Bank, it is now cheaper—often by far—to pay the mortgage and other costs of owning a home than it is to rent the same house.

Once most foreclosures are sold and these markets experience fresh demand without the corresponding downward pressure on prices, home prices are expected to rise rather sharply. If all outstanding foreclosures enter their markets at a fairly even pace, William Wheaton—an economist with MIT—believes most will be absorbed between now and the end of 2013. Such a scenario nixes the notion that it will be many years before our market fully recovers. More to the point, well-priced homes and condominiums are suddenly flying off the shelf so quickly that buyers here are noticing a greatly diminished selection of good properties.

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Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce Networking at Noon — takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 2001 Siesta Drive, Sarasota. Join the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce for its monthly luncheon. Tickets are $20 for chamber members, $25 for non-members. Call 3832466.

Sarasota Open — continues through Sunday, May 1, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s Tennis Gardens facility, 3100 Harbourside Drive. For tickets and a schedule of events, go to sarasotaopen.org.

Harry’s Wine Tasting — takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Harry’s Deli, 525 St. Judes Drive. The event benefits the Longboat Key Turtle Watch. Cost is $10, $5 of which benefits the organization. Call 383-0777.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011

Sarasota Bay Watch Sister Keys Cleanup — takes place from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7.

Volunteers will meet at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub, 760 Broadway, to be transported to Sister Keys by boat. Participants will be treated to lunch at Mar Vista after the cleanup. For information or registration, call 953-5333 or visit sarasotabaywatch.org.

Classic Corvette Car Show — takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 7, on St. Armands Circle.

Skyway Corvette Show is sponsoring the event. Call 388-1554.

Annual Crowning of the Blessed Mother Statue — takes place after the 10:30 a.m. Mass at approximately 11:20 a.m. Saturday, May 8, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The ceremony honors the Women’s Guild’s patroness, St. Mary, Star of the Sea. Call 383-1255.

DON’T MISS ‘The Future of Health Care on Longboat Key’ Community Meeting What: The Longboat Key Healthcare Committee will discuss ways of preserving health-care services on Longboat Key. The meeting is open to the public. Call 383-2466.

When: 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 27

by Robin Hartill | Community Editor

Photos by Robin Hartill

Longboat Key Historical Society President Tom Mayers with speaker David Miller

Bob and Shannon Gault

Miller tells of rising tides at Cannons Marina Cannons Marina owner David Miller’s family visited Fort Myers Beach every February in the 1950s. His father, Paul Miller, was in the dredging business outside of Detroit. Then, in 1954, his job kept him from making the trip — so he decided to quit his job and do something he really wanted to do. In 1955, the family stayed at the Sheraton Beach Hotel, on Lido Key, and during that visit, 4-year-old Miller took a day trip with his father to Longboat Key. “I don’t know why he chose to stop here,” Miller told the Longboat Key Historical Society Thursday, April 21, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design. “But I’m glad he did.”

During that trip 55 years ago, the Millers stopped at the Cannons boat dock, where owner Ernie Cannon was sitting outside. But the place was closed and had no bait, so they headed up the road to the old Johnson’s restaurant. On the way back, they stopped and talked to Cannon again, and Paul Miller bought the place on a handshake.

Last week, Miller broke down Cannons’ his-

tory on Longboat Key by decade and shared historic photos and the marina’s milestones.

But some of his memories showed how some things stay the same. In 1963, Miller’s father was president of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce. Today, Miller is chairman of the board of what is now the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce. The marina is also the oldest familyowned business on Longboat Key. Miller showed a picture of a wooden boat from 1956 and described it as the nicest boat the marina had at the time. An audience member joked, “It still is,” which drew laughter from the crowd, because they knew how much things had changed.

After his presentation, Miller said that today the marina’s flashiest boat would probably be a 36-foot Grady White priced at $400,000.

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April 13 Vacant look 4:41 p.m. — 500 block of Bay Isles Road.

Suspicious Circumstance. A woman told

police she saw someone enter a vacant restaurant. Police made plans to search the building and help the owner secure it further.

April 14 Sure signs 11:41 a.m. — 5800 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman reported

that someone keeps disturbing things on a vacant lot she owns. A for-sale sign, a no-trespassing sign and a mailbox post had been removed. Police found the items scattered throughout the lot.

Hedging his bets 12:07 p.m. — 500 block of Juan Anasco Drive. Disturbance. A man reported his

neighbor was cutting down bamboo hedges between their property lines. Police promised to inform the man he can’t cut the hedges past his property line.

If you can’t say anything nice 8:14 p.m. — 700 block of Tarawitt Drive.

Disturbance. A woman told police she

motioned for a man to slow down while she was walking with her son. The driver pulled over to tell her he would hit her 3-year-old son if he walked in front of the car. Police located the driver and warned him not to speed and not to make remarks like that.

April 15 Bottle service 2:04 p.m. — Intersection of GMD and Broadway. Assist Other Agency. The Braden-

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10:13 p.m. — 4700 block of GMD. Noise Disturbance. Police asked a disc jockey to

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April 18 Checked out 10:55 p.m. — 1900 block of GMD. Missing Person. A woman told police she was

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Audience moves to the music at Arts Center jazz concert “Shall We Dance?” was the final program in the “And All That Jazz” concert series held this season at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Divsion of Ringling College of Art and Design. And dance is just what the audience did April 19.

After watching members of the Fuzion Dance Artists perform, people from the audience joined them.

Under the direction of dancer Jahrel Thompson, the group moved rhythmically around the floor. A trio of musicians, Dick Reynolds, Billy Pillucere and Scott Blum, provided the accompanying music for the evening.

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Longboat Harbour makes its own Margaritaville Parrotheads were spotted everywhere April 14, when residents of Longboat Harbour North held a Jimmy Buffett– themed pool party. Bartenders Maryann Thornhill and Barbara Stamp concocted mandatory margaritas.

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Jahrel Thompson and Leymis Bolanos Wilmott, of Fuzion Dance Artists

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Event co-chairs, assisted by a large committee, were Barbara and Sandy Watson. Daniel Fugazzotto provided the Buffett tunes for listening and dancing.

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Sarasota $499,994 Angie Campbell, 941-924-9000 3 duplexes sold together; 6 total. Cap rate return 9.85%. Units occupied. SHF#A3938005 Broadway Promenade $499,900 Martina Coppenrath, 941-924-9000 Taste reigns in this full bay view 2BR/2BA condo. Community swimming pool.

SHF#A3939731 Broadway Promenade $264,900 Martina Coppenrath, 941-924-9000 Explore the many charms of this hospitable 2BR/2BA condo. Elevators.

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Venice/Osprey/Nokomis Bay Point Area $6,900,000 Tracy Eisnaugle, 941-388-3966 Brilliant gated estate of almost 2 acres on the ICW with dock. SHF#A3935682 Rivendell $309,900 Patrick DiPinto, 941-924-9000 Visualize yourself in this tile-roofed 3BR/2BA home. Two-car garage. SHF#A3941791

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St. Mary Guild reflects on past season The St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Guild’s final luncheon meeting of the year took place April 12. Carol Fischbein was re-elected as president. In her remarks she spoke of the Guild’s activities of the past year and noted the Royal Rummage sale netted a record $27,000.

She also introduced several proposed bylaws, which will be discussed at the October meeting.

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Ilsa and Curtis Hecht

TBI barbecue is a glowing success The annual Temple Beth Israel Men’s Club barbecue drew 87 temple members and their guests April 17 to Bay Isles Beach Club.

Roger Goldstein kept the grills glowing while hot dogs, burgers and chicken were prepared. The usual trimmings of cole slaw, potato salad plus sauerkraut, onions and sliced tomatoes were served buffet style.

During the afternoon, Judy Goldstein, Bob Vigder and Ira Singer joined Russell Heath at the keyboard for a musical session of oldies tunes.

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obituaries MacCrindle; stepson, Joe Rapowitz; 10 grandchildren; and brother, Jack Bloch, of Longboat Key. Memorial donations can be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, komen.org, or Temple Beth Sholom, templebethsholomfl.org.

Kathleen Flynn Withers

Kathleen Flynn Withers, 82, of Longboat Key, died April 16.

Born April 22, 1928, in Braddock, Pa., she was a longtime resident of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. In her early years, she volunteered at Detroit General Hospital Withers and the Neighborhood Club Thrift Shop and entered the world

of modeling. She married her husband, Jack, and had five children.

She enjoyed spending winters on Longboat Key and volunteering at The Woman’s Exchange, in Sarasota.

Mrs. Withers is remembered for her fierce and loyal devotion to friends and family and as a gracious hostess whose life was filled with laughter and surrounded by flowers. She was known for both her personal style and for the design of her many homes. At the end of her life, her passion for travel was surpassed only by her love of the always perfect Longboat Key sunset.

Mrs. Withers was preceded in death by her husband, Jack, and son, John. She is survived by sons Michael, Thomas and Brian; daughter, Julie Greene; and 11 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. June 11, at St. Paul Catholic Church, in Grosse Pointe Farms.

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Born Nov. 26, 1943, she was principal of the Boces High School, in Fairport, N.Y. She and her husband, Bert, moved 16 years ago to Longboat Key from Rochester, N.Y. Mrs. Rapowitz volunteered at Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Reach for Recovery, played bridge and golf and relished any fitness challenge that came her way. She founded the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s “Go for the Cure,” a fundraising event for Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, with her friend, Marge Heller, 11 years ago. She died after a 20-year brave and valiant struggle with breast cancer.

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Sarasota Open draws top players to the Key.

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Sarasota

by Robin Hartill | Community Editor

The following data summarizes properties listed on the Sarasota MLS in the Sarasota and Manatee county portions of Longboat Key as of Wednesday, April 20.

Manatee County Condominiums Total listings: 143 High: $5 million Low: $64,900 Median: $399,000

Single-family homes Total listings: 82 High: $11.5 million Low: $270,000 Median: $999,888

Sarasota County Condominiums Total listings: 287 High: $3,295,000 Low: $59,900 Median: $519,000

Single-family homes Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

A view of Sarasota Bay from the town dock shows off one of the north end’s assets.

Northern exposure The north end of Longboat Key is home to many of the island’s attractive amenities — and much of the island’s history.

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Isaiah and Ella Brown play Saturday in Joan M. Durante Park.

ip O’Neill fell in love at first sight.

Seventeen years ago, she told her soon-to-be-husband, the late Leo O’Neill, that before she would agree to marriage, they had to buy a house on Longboat Key. When she saw her now home on Poinsettia Street in the north end Longbeach Village, she knew it was the one.

At the time, the south end of the island was normally in the spotlight. It was home to the wave of construction that began two-and-a-half decades earlier with the arrival of Arvida. That period resulted in high-rise condominiums, planned communities, such as Bay Isles and Country Club Shores, and the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

“When I saw the Village, I thought, ‘This is it,’” O’Neill said.

She liked the neighborhood atmosphere, the architecture and the diversity of residents.

Total listings: 66 High: $5,494,000 Low: $269,900 Median: $1,354,500 Compiled from Sarasota Multiple Listing Service (MLS) by Barbara Ackerman, Coldwell Banker Longboat Key

“It’s a very interesting neighborhood with interesting people from all walks of life,” O’Neill said.

Local Realtors say that although many buyers start their search for property at the south end of the island — due to the prominence Arvida brought to the south end, along with its proximity to St. Armands Circle and downtown Sarasota — many end up loving north-end life.

The north end is quiet, with mostly single-family homes and no high-rise condominiums.

“It’s kind of kept that relaxed feeling that it had in the early days,” said Bobbie Banan, sales associate with Michael Saunders & Co. and a north-end, Sleepy Lagoon resident.

The Manatee County side of the Key is also home to some of the island’s bestknown amenities. The majority of the Key’s restaurants — Bayou Tavern, Blue Dolphin Café, Ciao, Italia!, Euphemia Haye, Harry’s Continental Kitchens, Lazy Lobster Longboat Key, Café Don Giovanni, Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub and Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant and Marina — are all located on the northern side of the island. So are the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, Joan M. Durante Park and two of the island’s three shopping centers. The north end is also home to a variety of rental units, including the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort

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Gorgeous 4BR home offering 3,159SF, downstairs master bedroom, formal dining room, cathedral/ vaulted ceilings, remodeled kitchen/lanai/pool, and exterior hurricane shutters. Convenient location to shopping, A+ rated schools and dining. $525,000

Magnificent subdivided parcel on LBK with 4 buildable lots, approximately 1.95+/- acres. $2,999,000 Purchase an individual lot w/plans to begin construction on a beautiful 4,000+ SF home. $2,895,000 Purchase the individual lot & build to suit.$700,000

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James and Michele Captain $32,447

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Sea Pines condominium

$26,775

1211 GMD

Alteration

John Groh, trustee

$21,000

3210 Bayou Sound

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Terrie Ducray, trustee

$12,500

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Alteration

Steven Babbitt

$12,000

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Alteration

Cathy Higginbotham

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Carlos Silva

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Demolition

Jim and Michele Captain

$8,500

2045 GMD

Alteration

Roy Diton

541 Harbor Point Road

Alteration

Thomas Diener

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690 Old Compass Road

Addition

Margaret Pescatello

$5,271

513 Ketch Lane

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Miles Group Longboat LLC

$4,428

7100 Longboat Drive E.

Alteration

Katherine Lee

$3,799

2045 GMD

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John Ellis

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William Bruckmann III

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Sharon Kincaid

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605 Kingfisher Lane

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Edward Ahlstrand

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2235 Harbourside Drive

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Douglas Buchholz

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2183 Harbourside Drive

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Marcelo Crespo

$980

2127 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

Hartman Krug

$980

2177 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

Gerard Lionetti

$980

2157 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

Stanley Melowic, trustee

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2101 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

Scott Muller

$980

2245 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

Michael Sirchis

$980

2225 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

Jean Srour

$980

2145 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

Anthony Vlahides

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2110 Harbourside Drive

Alteration

Mary Zuckerbraun

$980

3100 Harbourside Drive

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ISLANDER CLUB – Fantastic gulf side 2/2 updated condo w/dramatic bay views from every room!

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REDUCED $515,000 LONGBOAT HARBOUR – Bayfront with boat dock and great amenities. $270,000 NEW CONSTRUCTION – with custom finishes. Direct Bay views to the north, canal views to the south, protected boating water and walking distance to the beach. $1,875,000 GORGEOUS NEW CONSTRUCTION – Waterfront adjacent to shops & dining on St. Armands. Deepwater dock, steps to the beach. Architect Cliff Schultz design w/ impeccable finishes.

REDUCED $2,995,000 RITZ CARLTON TOWER RESIDENCE – 10th floor views of Sarasota Bay to Big Pass, plus marina views of Marina Jack. Southeast corner with two large terraces and morning sun. $2,700,000 BAYFRONT ESTATE – Gated, Private. Spectacular sunset vistas from home, terraces & pool. Private beach access. Boat dock & lift – BAYFRONT LIVING AT ITS BEST! REDUCED $3,450,000 SABAL COVE – Spacious 4BR w/first level magnificent master suite. Exquisite lakefront! $1,795,000

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By Robin Hartill | Community Editor

Queens Harbour home sells for $2 million Franklin and Lorraine St. John, of Wallingford, Conn., sold their home at 3628 Fair Oaks Place in Queens Harbour to Barry and Jane Weinman for $2 million.

Built in 1997, the 4,233-square-foot home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a swimming pool. The property sold for $1,437,500 in January 1997.

The transaction was the largest of 11 key sales recorded during the week of April 11 through April 15 at the Sarasota and Manatee county courthouses. Of the week’s sales, 10 occurred on Longboat Key, three of which were in Manatee County, and one took place on Bird Key. Two of the week’s sales exceeded $1 million.

for $480,000 in April 2005.

Spanish Main Yacht Club

Richard and Barbara Johann, of Sandy Hook, Conn., sold Unit 148 at 604 Spanish Drive N. at the 212-unit Spanish Main Yacht Club to John and Deborah Petchul, of Oakland, Mich., for $351,500. Built in 1967, the 1,357-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $160,000 in March 2000.

Also at Spanish Main Yacht Club, Charlene Saunders, of Sandy Springs, Ga., sold Unit 101 at 714 Spanish Drive S. to Helen Gans, as a life estate with remainder interest to Irving and Bradley Ostrov, of Randolf, Mass., as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, for $229,600. Built in 1968, the 1,234-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and one bathroom. It last sold for $107,000 in August 1997.

Inn on the Beach

Settlers Hill Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership with a 444 Gulf of Mexico Drive address, sold Unit 2607 at Inn on the Beach, 210 Sands Point Road, to Steve and Alison Carter, 510 Harbor Gate Way, for $1.01 million. The 1,644-squarefoot unit was built in 1982. It last sold for $1.25 million in May 2005.

Islander Club of Longboat

Lynn Porter, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., sold Apartment 36-S at the 140-unit Islander Club of Longboat, 2295 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Eli and Sandra Rochlin for $535,000. Built in 1970, the 1,235-squarefoot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It sold new for $70,000 in October 1973.

James and Gloria Hanrahan, of Sarasota, sold their home at 3451 Byron Lane in the Corey’s Landing subdivision to Kevin Madden, of Clarks Summit, Pa., for $470,000. Built in 1989, the 2,227-squarefoot home has three bedrooms, two-and-

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Unit 2607 at Inn on the Beach, 210 Sands Point Road, has 1,644 square feet. It sold for $1.01 million. a-half bathrooms and a swimming pool. It last sold for $475,000 in June 2002.

The Privateer South

Diane Dewitt sold Unit 602 at The Privateer South, 1000 Longboat Club Road, to Steven and Janet Fischer, of Shoreview, Minn., for $452,000. Built in 1972, the 1,290-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $605,000 in May 2008.

Longboat Terrace

Robert and Janet Peshek, of Palatine, Ill., and Patsy Lange, of Barrington Hills,

Ill., sold Unit 104 at the 36-unit Longboat Terrace, 5393 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Steven and Karen Harris, of East Hampton, N.Y., for $430,000. Built in 1979, the 1,488-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $190,000 in May 1991.

Fairway Bay

Kenneth and Susan Thomas, 2110 Harbourside Drive, sold Unit 237 in Fairway Bay I, 1932 Harbourside Drive, to David Brody, of Pittsburgh, for $423,500. Built in 1982, the 1,442-square-foot unit has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold

Barbara Mitchell, of Morristown, N.J., sold Unit 113N at the 237-unit Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Joan Ross, of Providence, R.I., for $50,000. The 705-square-foot unit was built in 1973. It last sold for $45,000 in February 1986.

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Thomas and Deborah Gangemi, of North Augusta, S.C., sold their home at 421 Wood Duck Drive on Bird Key to Arnold and Dolores Kropf for $620,000. Built in 1962, the 1,810-square-foot home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a swimming pool. It last sold for $435,000 in July 2002.

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For much of the island’s history, the north end was the hub of activity, and the south end was largely undeveloped.

The entire Key was once part of Manatee County (see sidebar below).

Two sides to the story Nearly a century ago, Sarasota County didn’t exist, and the entire island was a part of Manatee County. Then, in 1921, the Florida Constitution was amended to form Sarasota County out of Manatee County. The county was split through an agreement that extended Manatee County from what is now Myakka City west to the north end of Longboat Key. As a result, Longboat Key was split between Sarasota and Manatee counties. Today, Longboat Key is one of just three municipalities in Florida divided between two counties. (The other two are the city of Fanning Springs, which is split between Gilchrist and Levy counties, and the town of Marineland, divided between Flagler and St. Johns counties.)

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As a result, Longboat Key is often associated with Sarasota. Occasionally, according to Realtors, buyers are surprised to find that part of the island lies in Manatee County.

“We consider Sarasota to be the hub of our activity,” Banan said. “But people come to the north end, and they love it.

They find that 12 miles out here is not a long drive.”

Home stretch

The fact that the north and south ends of Longboat Key developed differently doesn’t make a difference to many people. According to Banan, first and foremost buyers want to live on Longboat Key. When she asks them about their preferences, she can determine whether she thinks they will prefer a home on the north or south end.

Many south-end communities are considered world-class developments and also offer active social scenes and proximity to amenities. North-Key residents

often prefer something quieter and more private. Some prefer something less formal than residents of the south end, in which most communities are deed-restricted. By contrast, just a few north-Key communities, such as Emerald Harbor, are deed-restricted. Residents also say that the north end is more likely to be home to families.

Rusty Chinnis, a Village resident of more than 30 years, said that he likes the neighborhood feel of the area and the fact that the community holds neighborhood association meetings and cleanups.

“It’s the place I enjoy being the most and probably always will,” he said.

Perhaps what longtime north-end residents like most about their neighborhoods is this: Even for those who have lived there for decades, it’s still essentially the same place they moved to long ago.

“It was just quiet and quaint,” said Ray Arpke, owner of Euphemia Haye, who moved in 1974 to the Village with his wife, D’Arcy. “Now, it’s pretty much the same.”

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For the record, it isn’t far from the amenities that often attract south-Key residents. Barbara Ackerman, sales associate with Coldwell Banker Longboat Key, has timed the drive from the northern-most tip of Longboat Key to mid-Key on a busy day and found that it doesn’t take more than 10 minutes.

“The north end of the Key has the most amount of restaurants, it’s not congested and it has very easy public-beach access,” said Ackerman.

The island’s first settler, Thomas Mann, moved his family to a thatch hut he built in 1888 on the north end of the Key. According to Lora Colvin Whitney’s “Hail This Feisty Village!,” which details Village life from 1885 to 1955, a 1913 survey showed 16 verifiable houses in what is now the Village, along with a hotel, dock and bathhouse. Around the same time, a farming community of approximately 25 families sprouted up on the south end of the Key in what is now Corey’s Landing.

But in October 1921, a hurricane washed away much of that community. However, many homes in the Village were block houses and were sturdy enough to survive the storm. And over the next decades, that community, along with other surrounding north-end communities, continued to thrive.

Gordon and Lora Whitney came in 1935 to the north end from Chicago and built a resort community they called Whitney Beach. By 1937, the Village neighborhood was home to a schoolhouse, which operated until 1943. Other homes, vacation cottages, restaurants, hotels and shops were built on the north end. Key institutions such as the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce and the Arts Center formed on the north end in the 1950s. When residents voted to form the town of Longboat Key in 1955, they did so at a north-end firehouse that has since been demolished.

And while the south end was home to famed properties such as The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort and Far Horizons, the north part of the island was the hub of activity. But that would soon change.

By 1967, Arvida had moved its first office onto the south end of the Key. It developed the 461-unit Seaplace in 1973, followed by Bay Isles and the Bayou — and these developments were just the beginning of the south end’s transformation.

“The whole area that was developed by Arvida as a planned development really created a focus on Longboat Key, because it was unique,” Ackerman said. “It really put Longboat Key on the map as a destination.”

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Sarasota Open begins weeklong tournament Sarasota Open tennis players hit the court Saturday, April 23, at the Longboat Key Club Tennis Gardens to participate in qualifying matches. This is the Sarasota Open’s third year; it is a USTA Pro Circuit event.

Qualifying matches were held Saturday through Monday. The main draw for the week began Monday. Semi-finals will be played Saturday, April 30, and the finals will be played Sunday, May 1. Internationally-known tennis star James Blake was scheduled to play

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Hadleigh Schwartz rolls the ball to an official on the court during the qualifying match between Ryan Young and Sergiu Pletosu.

Alana Shykovsky and Sydney Edwards take a break.

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Pierre – Spectacular Views

Gulf, Golf Course, Sarasota Bay, & downtown city lights views from this 2BR + den/3rd BR apartment on the 8th floor with 3 full bathrooms and 2,410 sq. ft. Behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club.

1,095,000

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Sanctuary IV – Gulf, Bay, & City Views Water Club I - Gulf & Bay Views La Bellasara - Downtown Bay Front 3 bedroom, 3 full bath apartment on the 7th floor offers amazing views, daily sunrises and sunsets from the 2 large terraces, spacious interiors and wonderful $ views at an incredible value.

1,269,995

6th floor 3 bedroom, 3 full bath apartment with beautiful water views, private elevator, 10 foot ceilings and two expansive terraces for viewing nightly sunsets. Gated community with $ excellent amenities.

1,699,000

Outstanding Bay, Marina, & City Skyline views!

3BR/4.5BA + study or 4th BR with 3,370 SF. 28’ balcony w/ summer kitchen, private elevator lobby, 2-car $ garage & gated security.

2,395,000

North LoNgboat KeyI–N Waterfront ENDSq. Ft.G $1,795,000 4br + Study P4,700 SLeepy LagooN – gulf Front New in 2002 P6br/6.5ba ENDING

$4,875,000

MaINLaND – bay Front INFt.G tidewood 5br 4,600 ENDSq.

$1,495,000

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Janet Chamberlain and Kristen Bucci

CreStWooD VILLaS - Sarasota Mainland ING Marina Tower - Downtown Bayfront Maintenance Free 2br/2ba Sq. Ft. $119,000 PEND1,206 Extraordinary 5,800 SF with 365˚ views, priv. elevator foyer, 4BR/4.5BA + study, main & catering kitchens, reD roCK terraCe - oyster bay Vacant Lot $439,000 home theatre & 4 parking spaces. $2,250,000 Lot w/ house plans graND bay I - Longboat Key bay Front 9th Floor 3br/3ba 2,550 Sq. Ft.$1,275,000

Sea Gate Club - Direct Gulf Front Floor-to-ceiling glass frames the Beach and Sunsets from every room in this 1,470 SF 2BR/2BA with higher ceilings, wood floors and 2 terraces. Great amentias and on-site management. Walk to shopping. $579,000

FaIrWay bay - Longboat Key townhouse 2br/3ba 1,626 Sq. Ft. $539,000 graND bay II - bay & City Views 4th Floor 3br/3ba 2,781 Sq. Ft. $1,395,000 pIerre - Longboat Key Direct beach Front 3rd Floor 3 br/3ba 2,410 Sq. Ft. $799,000

La Bellasara – Golden Gate Point

John Wojtyna, Allie Hueter and Nick Luman

Sparkling water views from this amazing 5,585SF Penthouse apartment with 4BR/5BA, private his & hers studies, wine cellar & separate tasting area, media room and large terrace overlooking the Bay and downtown. Private $ 5,950,000 boat dock & 2 car garage.

beaChpLaCe III – Direct gulf Front #302 - 3rd Floor 2br/2ba $695,000 Longboat Key – boater’s Fantasy Deep Water Frontage 3,435 Sq. Ft. $995,000

Water Club I - Direct Beach Front Exquisite 3,045 SF luxury on 5th floor w/Gulf views, private elevator foyer, 3BR/4BA, study area in master suite. Beautiful window treatments, plantation shut$ ters, marble floors, full wine bar.

1,800,000

+ Key Club receives 28th AAA Four-Diamond Award

Maria Amodio

Bill Diamond, middle, senior motor club manager for Suncoast AAA, presents the AAA Four-Diamond Award to Longboat Key Club and Resort General Manager Michael Welly and Longboat Key Club and Resort Director of Resort Operations Rick Benninghove.

Indian Beach – Bay Front Luxury Savoy - Downtown Bay View Gated 4 bedroom waterfront home with 5,215 SF, soaring ceilings, granite-inlaid marble floors, breathtaking sunsets and a fabulous Bay Shore Road location! Extreme $ 2,690,000 value has never looked better.

3 BR + den / 3.5 BA in this 3,170 Sq. Ft. downtown showpiece apartment on the 9th floor. Enjoy Sarasota Bay sunsets and dazzling city lights from this most prestigious $ locale. 2 car private garage incl.

1,985,000

Beachplace III – Direct Gulf Front A breath of fresh air! Professionally turnkey furnished 3rd floor beach front apartment. Crisp blue and white color palette, bright tile floors, and gorgeous $ Gulf views from every room.

695,000

Sanctuary III - Behind the Gates Desirable 5th floor Southeast corner 3BR/2.5 BA with wide open Bay, City, and LBK Club Golf Course views. 3rd bedroom doubles as a den with quality built-in’s and renovated kitchen has granite, $ wood and newer appliances.

799,900

Bird Key - Wide Open Bay Front

Lido Shores - Direct Gulf Front Palazzo

Stunning Bay views from this fully renovated contemporary 2-story home on fabulous Bird Key. 3 BR + large office/4th BR, 4.5 baths, family room, private dock with boat lift &2-car garage.

Combines 200 ft. of seawalled Gulf front with private Dock and Beach access. This 7,415 SF residence built in 2003 has 5BR/8BA, exercise room, his and her bath & studies, 50 ft pool/spa $ $ 8,900,000 2,195,000 & 5-car garage.

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, LLC 941-387-1820 Direct

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800-910-8728 Toll-Free

All of Barbara’s listings are linked Internationally in 13 languages.

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The Longboat Key Club and Resort accepted its 28th consecutive AAA Four-Diamond Award Tuesday, April 12.

Of properties considered for the honor, approximately 3% receive the award.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011

By Donna Swan | Contributing Writer

Bidding after a double sees expert move Placing the cards in your opponent’s hands, or trying to, is an important part of playing any contract. The auction is a good place to start. West’s double shows an opening hand without a five-card suit. North’s raise to two spades over the double is the same he would have made without the double. That is a modern expert practice.

South may be a few points short of a jump to four spades. The bidding indicated that all his partner’s high cards would most likely win.

West led a low heart, and East took the ace and shifted to a diamond. West took the ace and continued with the queen,

which the dummy’s king took. The auction suggests that trump is most likely three-one with the short trump hand at declarer’s left. Declarer may be able to score his low trump by ruffing hearts.

To score three heart ruffs, declarer must ruff a heart immediately before testing trump. Declarer came to his hand with a heart ruff and cashed the ace and king of trump. He must retain the queen in the dummy. West showed out on the second trump, and declarer turned his attention to making his trump one at a time.

Declarer cashed the ace and king of clubs and ruffed a low club. He returned

to his hand with a heart ruff and ruffed his last club with the queen of trump.

He led another heart from dummy to ruff with his last trump. He scored two high trumps, five ruffs, a diamond and two clubs.

Had declarer used the queen of trump to draw one round of trump, East would have been able to over-ruff and defeat the contract.

Dealer: South

Vulnerable: North, South

North

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Donna Swan is a resident of Longboat Key, an ardent bridge player and an American Contract Bridge League certified director who plays “for the fun of it.”

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High Low 93 (1945) 38 (1923) 90 (1945) 46 (1971) 90 (1995) 45 (1953) 90 (1947) 44 (1950) 94 (1994) 45 (1963) 92 (1999) 45 (1986) 92 (1952) 48 (1998)

Average Gulf water temperature: 80.5 Neil Blume submitted this sunset photo, taken at Whitney Beach.

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Last weeks Cryptograms 1. A plumber was politely assessing the leak damage: “Let’s look on the bright side. If you lived in Venice, this would be a fine historic house.”

2. A politician described what he would be doing for the country. A wag in the crowd said, “It is not necessary to fool all the people all of the time. Just a simple majority will do.”

Thursday, April 28, 2011 Items Under $200 For Sale

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Help Wanted

Condos/Apts. For Rent

TELESCOPE: ON tripod with attachments; $50 OBO. (941)387-8820.

GLEN OAKS MANOR ESTATE SALEFri & Sat. 4/29 - 4/30, 9am - 2pm, 3726 Glen Oaks Manor Drive, Sarasota by Absolute Estate Sales.

Cash/Credit.

Antiques, Dolls & Furn, Haviland China, Patio Furn, Plants, Rugs, Silver, Artwork, Kitchen Items, Piano, Wicker, and More.

Photos/Pics at WWW.ESTATESALES.NET.

SALES POSITION. P/T. Must be available evenings & weekends. Located on Anna Maria Island. Retirees Welcome.

727-244-5906.

STUDIO APARTMENT for rent at Lerfald Landings on a canal across from Whitney Beach. Laundry and water included. $700 month. 1 year lease required. 941-565-1401, 941-792-0411.

Antiques/Collectibles LOCAL GUN Collector. Cash paid for 1 gun or entire collection. Older Winchesters, Marlins, Parker, L.C. Smith. etc. Please call Ron, 545-6212.

Appliances KITCHEN: RANGE, dishwasher, fridge, 4 years old @$150. Wicker twin headboards, chest: $150. 941-387-3060 after 5/2.

Autos Wanted AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of selling your car. Cash offered today!

Call Mike, 941-713-2277.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale 32FT. BOAT slip for rent, Boat House of LBK, 3rd level, dry. Call 718-974-5269 or 718-979-8017.

BOAT SLIP. High and dry, indoor, for sale or lease. Southend of LBK at the Boathouse.

Owner financing available. For info call 941-544-5597.

FOR SALE/RENT By Owner: Boat Slip at the Boathouse on Longboat Key. Call 941- 379-9292.

Boats 1993 24’ Grady White- walk-around cuddy w/225 Yamaha OB, color Garmin GPS/Fish finder, porta-john, fresh water, live well, bottom paint, trim tabs. Lift kept on AMI. A must see at $13,900. Call 941-773-7255.

2006 CENTURY 1801 Center Console w/Yamaha 115hp 4 stroke Full Cushions, Bimini, VHF, GPS, Fishfinder, Dual AGM Batteries. $13,500. 941-383-0216 23’ 2004 CROWNLINE 235CCR. Excellent cond., 125 hours, many extras. Full extended warranty. $29,900 obo. 717-372-8499 Boats Under 50K Are Selling Well.

This season has been brisk with over 55 boats sold, many in less than 2 weeks.

Business on a handshake. 15 year Island Resident. Let’s talk about selling your boat.

941-228-3489. Yachtingflorida@aol.com

YARD SALE: Sat., April 30th. 540 Neptune Ave, unit #10, LBK. 4 ladies and their things, lots of fun items.

General Merchandise THRIFT SHOP: LORD’S WAREHOUSE. Hours: Mon., Weds., & Sat., 9a.m. to 1p.m.

Non-profit. Clothes, jewelry, furniture, other items. 6140 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

941-383-4738.

Lost & Found FOUND: FOSTER Grant reading glasses found on Penfield Street in the Sleepy Lagoon neighborhood. Call 383-2276 or 383-0202.

Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer.

Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area. 941-809-3660, 941-809-3662

Help Wanted CAREGIVER/ASSISTANT FOR Longboat lady, live-in 2 or 3 days per week. Nutritional cooking from scratch, experienced in personal care, light housekeeping, effective communicator for daily reporting. We seek intelligent and educated, patient individual with flexible time schedule. Basic computer skills, clean driving record, non-smoking, references in this field essential. $12 per hour on W2; payroll taxes paid by employer.

941-780-4284 or avanga42@aol.com JEWELRY SALES- Part Time Position.

Queens' Wreath Jewels at The Met on St. Armands Circle hiring part time sales help.

Call for interview 941-388-9800

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MOVING TO FLORIDA need live in help for disabled lady. Must have nursing skills. Call collect 913-856-4444.

Commercial Property For Sale LBK GAS Station Site. Corner Gulf of Mexico Dr. & Broadway. Various commercial uses. $999,000 Longview Realty, 941-383-6112. www.longviewrealty.com

Condos/Apts. For Rent 2BR FURNISHED apartment, Twin Shores, LBK. 55+ community. 6/mo. minimum. $750/mo. +utilities. 941-388-7284, 941-3830044.

BEACH-TO-BAY CONDO at Bayport BTC. First floor, end unit. Newly decorated 2 bed/2 bath. Free local phone, cable and wireless Internet. Pictures and details: www.bayportbtc.com. Contact owner at 615-376-9448 FIRST LIDO 1900 Ben Franklin. Large 1BR/2BA condo. Gulf view from all windows, No obstruction. Rent for 6 months or longer. $1500. 513-834-1410.

LBK 2BR/2BA Condo, Gulf View. 1st floor, corner unit beach to bay. Immaculate & Bright. Available May-Dec, 3 month minimum. Contact 914-610-5692 (NY) LONGBOAT HARBOR 2011-2012 Season.

2BR/2BA, bay view, private beach, second floor. Non-smoking. 3/mo. min. No pets.

410-984-4435, andytanchel@verizon.net SPELL-BOUNDING FULL BAY VIEWS. Location is everything. Walking distance to downtown, St. Armands Circle and the Gulf beaches. Boating and fishing are only steps away. 2 bedroom condo, ground floor, covered parking, furnished, boat dock included. Newly renovated pool. 55 and older community. $1200/mo. for 12 months or $1500/mo. for 8 months. Tenant pays electric. Please call Karin Stephan at 941-504-4435.

Say You Saw it in

Condos For Sale

BY OWNER. Inn On The Beach, LBK. Lowest priced Club Suite. 708-267-6704.

NEW TO MARKET! Waterfront 3/2/2 condo on private Island. Discover the other Island, Tidy Island in Sarasota Bay. Views of lake, bay & preserve. Former model, sold furnished! $249,900. Katharine Pepper, RoseBay Real Estate 941-792-9459.

WATERVIEW VILLA- Open Sunday 12-3.

2BR/2BA. Spanish Main Yacht Club. 5700 Gulf of Mexico. Longboat Key. 885 North Spanish Drive. Boat marina & docks. Beach easement. Available now. $350,000.

R/E Max Alliance Group 941-256-6775 or 941-954-5454.

Fractionals SPACIOUS CONDO near Cashiers, NC. Sleeps 6. Amenities including golf, tennis, fishing, canoeing, family activities. Available July 15-22, July 22-29, July 29-Aug. 5. $800 per week. 850-456-7720.

Homes For Rent 2BR/2BA: HOLMES Beach. Furnished, walk to beach, dishwasher, disposal, microwave, washer/ dryer, A/C, lanai, pool. $990/mo. +utilities. June 1st through December. Call 847-769-6175.

Homes For Sale DIRECT GULFFRONT 4BR/4.5BA +den, 3 car garage, pool/ spa, elevator, security.

Immaculate 2005 Mediterranean style architecture with breathtaking Gulf views.

5,146 sq.ft. under roof on N. Anna Maria, 12106 Gulf Drive. $3,400,000 furnished.

Contact Owner/ Broker, 941-920-1699.

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Vacation/Seasonal Rentals CASA DEL MAR BEACH RESORT WEEKLY RENTALS GULF FRONT/ GULF VIEW

GULF FRONT LAND FOR S ALE. • +/-33,402 SF • 6855 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Sealed Bid Auction • Bids due 5/19/11 • Call Kim Rogers (941) 341-9710 ext.302

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Reservations: 941-383-5549 Visa/ MC Fax: 941-383-7925 “Take our video tour at” www.casadelmar.net Office Open 7 Days, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key 34228

WASHER/ DRYER IN EVERY UNIT BEAUTIFUL KITCHENS LARGE HEATED POOL GULFSIDE FREE Wireless High Speed Internet

“Where People Return Year After Year” PRIME NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES At BARGAIN PRICES

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Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff

LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS WANTED for waiting clients. Furnished or unfurnished.

941-356-5610 or 941-358-7401

Now Offering Beach Castle Resort Nightly and Weekly

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FLORIDA VACATION CONNECTION

SHARE FURNISHED Bayfront bungalow condo with senior. Now available: 2BR/2BA, $650/mo. +security deposit includes everything. Active senior community LBK. 941-809-8770, Ronnie.

www.FLvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals 392 FIREHOUSE LANE, LBK. Newer upscale & stylish Gulfside home. Steps to beach & pool. 2BR +loft. Annual or Seasonal. No pets. Owner/Agent, 941544-0214, www.LuxuryHomes-Condos.com A LONGBOAT KEY Condo, 2BR/2BA, 10th floor, completely remodeled. Excellent view of gulf/ bay, beach, pool, & tennis courts. Non-smoking. Available OctoberDecember 2011. 3 month minimum.

941-377-4177 A PLAYERS CLUB, LBK: luxury waterfront penthouse, 3BR/3.5BA, 8 rooms, Har-Tru tennis courts. 3 month minimum. $7500 total for June, July & August. 941-400-8547.

For pictures: dterry285@aol.com BEACHPLACE 3BR, UPDATED, TASTEFULLY DECORATED. GULF & BAY VIEWS. AVAILABLE IN SEASON & ANNUAL CALL CYNTHIA 407-492-5749 BEACHPLACE GULF FRONT CONDO Beautiful 2 bedroom 2 bath. New kitchen and new bathrooms. Tasteful tropical decor with tile floors. Pool and gym. HD flat screen TV's and free internet and cable.

Available 12/11- 4/12. Prefer 4months. Also available for annual rental. 917-846-4416 BOOK NOW for next season. Longboat Key, direct beachfront. 3BR/3.5BA and 1BR/1BA. 941-383-3844.

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LIDO BEACH Vacation paradise. 1 & 2 bedroom condos overlooking beautiful Lido Beach. Weekly rates. Lido Dorset.

Rental condo. 1-800-734-3370.

Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates Beachfront, Bayfront and In Between Houses or Condos

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

Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367

ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4.

Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo.

351-5101.

PLAYERS CLUB - Direct Gulf! Upscale 2BR/3BA. Available December 1, 2011.

Four month minimum. No smoking.

847-634-1991

FAIRWAY BAY, 2BR/2BA, furnished condo overlooking Sarasota Bay. Gated community, access to private beach club, pool & tennis on premises. Rent by the season or monthly, 2 month minimum. 412-370-8787 502-456-4361.

LBK BEACHPLACE Condo. Beachfront, 2BR/2BA. Elegantly furnished, heated pool, tennis court, covered parking, exercise room. Available May 1st. through Dec. 31st.

Also 2012. Non-smoking/ pets. By owner.

941-383-1884.

LBK, CC SHORES. Gorgeous home, 3/2/2, beautifully decorated, high speed internet, cable, phone, plasma TV, heated pool, dock, screened lanai, W/D. No pets/ smoke. Walk to beach. May- October $4000 month.

Owner 941-504-1927.

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

Adult Care Services Seasonal Rentals on the Gulf!

CEDARS WEST

2 CNA’S available first of November. Flexible hours, reasonable rates. 941-758-1338.

Available: 2 Bedroom Condos on the beach with heated pool!

5655 Gulf of Mexico Drive

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LONGBOAT KEY, FL 941-383-4666 or 866-383-4666

 Breathtaking views  Mild Summers

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“They always say if you want to sell a lot of books, make a movie or go on ‘Oprah,’” Susan Kelley says. “I never got my movie, but I got my ‘Oprah.’”

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Stranger than fiction Author Susan Kelley veers from her self-help comfort zone to pen a memoir about her time on ‘Oprah’ and all the amusing anecdotes in between.

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usan Kelley has a way with words — in person and in print.

Her fifth and latest book, “I Oprahed,” says so much in just two words (one of which isn’t even a word) you don’t believe Kelley when she says she never set out to be a writer.

Especially since she Oprahed.

By that, she means she appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” — the zenith of all television zeniths for any writer hungry for exposure.

It happened 19 years ago, and it’s still the author’s biggest claim to fame.

“I titled the book ‘I Oprahed,’ be-

cause no matter what happens in my life, my most defining moment is still when I went on ‘Oprah,’” Kelley says. “You tell people, ‘My daughter is a doctor,’ and nothing registers.

You tell them, ‘I was on Oprah’ and it’s like ‘Oh, gawd! What was it like?

What was SHE like?’”

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So, we’ll cut to the chase.

Oprah was nice, polite, funny, smart and attractive. She threw Kelley more time than the usual relationship expert, which was how the author was pegged when she appeared on the show before three warring couples.

It was well before Dr. Phil had come on the scene, and Kelley’s blunt sense of humor and tell-it-like-it-is attitude made her a hit with the audience.

It also didn’t hurt that she resembled Michelle Pfeiffer, despite being a decade older than Pfeiffer.

A former model and actress from Boston, Kelley was 45 at the time. She was at the height of a new and somewhat unexpected career as a self-help author having just penned her second book, “Why Men Commit,” a kind of business manual for women in aimless relationships.

Inspired by her second marriage to Sarasota artist William Kelley, the book would go on to sell millions of copies.

“I was in such a panic sitting there,” Kelley says. “I was thinking, ‘I’m supposed to advise these couples? Who am I?’ I felt like an imposter. But, then again, it comes down to: What are you there for? You’re there to sell books, because, let’s face it. At the end of the day, these people go home and still have the same problems.”

Kelley stretches out on a white sofa in her downtown Sarasota condominium. She slips on a pair of pink reading glasses and begins

n Susan Kelley’s first modeling gig was for Seventeen magazine. n Kelley served as a body double for Diane Keaton in the 1988 movie, “The Good Mother.” n Kelley and her children appeared in the 1978 TV movie, “See How She Runs,” starring Joanne Woodward. n Kelley’s first marriage was to “Saturday Night Live” alum Jane Curtin’s brother. n At a writer’s conference in the Hamptons, author Frank McCourt read (and consequently snubbed) Kelley’s first attempt at a memoir. The author describes the rejection with great sarcasm in “I Oprahed.”

paging through “I Oprahed,” a 180-page paperback that came out earlier this month.

“I always felt I could say things that were humorous because I wasn’t a psychologist,” Kelley says of the wit and capriciousness that’s endeared her to readers. “If I had the schooling of a psychiatrist or psychologist, I might be more apt to follow certain rules.”

The author looks so comfortable dressed head-to-toe in black, with her feet up the couch, glasses teetering on the tip of her nose, that you feel compelled to share with her your sordid secrets as you would in the company of a psychologist.

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Kelley’s first three books landed her on “The Early Show,” CBS News, MSNBC, FOX and hundreds of radio programs.

The mother of two children, now 40 and 41, Kelley was single for 17 years between her two marriages.

She was 36 when she published her first work, “Real Women Send Flowers,” a humor book loaded with messages of female empowerment spurred by what Kelley calls “the ridiculous dates” she went on as a single mother.

The title was plucked from an actual note Kelley included with a bouquet of flowers she had delivered to an ex-boyfriend on his birthday.

“Humor books were big then and the whole women’s movement thing … the timing was just right,” Kelley says. “Everyone was growing underarm hair and not wearing makeup.

I remember Betty Friedan came to one of my book signings and left in a big huff because it was held in the cosmetics department. Big deal, right? I mean, she had makeup on.”

She laughs at the memory, tickled in a

sense, by Friedan’s brush-off.

It would appear that this — Kelley’s laidback candor mixed with hard-earned wisdom — is what makes her a worthy confidante.

She’s motherly and sisterly, self-deprecating and unafraid to drop a proper curse word when the moment strikes.

“I Oprahed” is a collection of essays on aging, traveling, beauty, famous friends, thong bikinis, aging parents and adult children. It opens, appropriately, with Kelley’s “Oprah” experience.

“It reads like the menopausal mind wandering,” Kelley says. “You know it’s funny because everyone is telling me 60 is the new 40, but it’s not. At 40, you still feel like your whole life is ahead of you. Your kids are still young. Your parents are still well. At 60, you’re dealing with more issues. You may feel 40, but you look in the mirror and you ask, ‘If 60 is the new 40, how come I have to work so hard to look the part?”

Brian Johnson, the lead singer from AC/ DC, a fellow Sarasota resident and longtime friend of the Kelleys, not only supplied a quote for the front cover, but provided fodder for one of the book’s most colorful essays.

After devoting so much time to steering lovelorn women straight, Kelley says she’s was happy to write something a little more self-indulgent.

She’s earned it.

“I’m still fascinated by relationships,” Kelley says. “I still love listening to peoples’ stories. I just don’t want to write about them anymore. This time, I wrote for myself.”

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including the world premiere of Dominic Walsh’s mixed-media smash-up, “Time Out of Line,” and works by Sarasota Ballet dancers Octavio Martin, Jamie Carter and George Birkadze. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. April 29, 2 and 8 p.m.

April 30 and 2 and 7 p.m. May 1. For tickets, call 359-0099, Ext. 101 or visit www.sarasotaballet.org.

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+ Not all ballerinas love ‘Black Swan’

Those of you who watched “Dancing With the Stars” two weeks ago probably saw ballet dancer José Manuel Carreño flexing his famous muscle in a segment from “Swan Lake” during the program’s first-ever classical week.

Carreño, 42, was recently in Sarasota spending Easter weekend with pal and former Sarasota Ballet Artistic Director Robert de Warren.

The longtime American Ballet Theatre principal participated in a sweltering morning photo shoot Saturday at the Sarasota Opera House with teenage dancers from Next Generation Ballet, in Tampa, and the Diane Partington Studio, in Ellenton.

Carreño groupies can expect to see a whole lot more of the Cuban heartthrob this summer.

The dancer will retire from ABT

“Black Swan” may have been the breakout ballet flick of the year, but that doesn’t mean all dancers are scrambling to see it.

Heidi Scherer, the 18-yearold ballerina cast as the lead in Revelle Academy’s “Swan Lake,” admits she’s avoided the film because it looks too freaky.

“My sister told me not to see it, and I was kind of like, ‘Uh, OK. I trust you,’” says Scherer, whose sister, Evelyn Squires, is the owner and artistic director of Revelle Academy.

Instead Scherer, a Sarasota resident, says she’s prepared for the roles by nailing the subtle and dramatic differences between Odette and Odile — the white and black swans.

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José Manuel Carreño in July and then return in August to Sarasota to lead summer intensive workshops for The Carreño Dance Festival, which he cofounded last year with de Warren.

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Heidi Scherer Revelle Academy, which is located on Cattlemen Road, has gained serious footing lately thanks to a growing roster of young dance students and quality recitals and large-scale productions.

The studio will perform “Swan Lake” at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Sarasota Opera House.

For tickets, call 379-1915.

+ Red Bull jumps on board the 48-Hour GFC Of course, Red Bull signed on as a sponsor for Sarasota’s 48-Hour Guerrilla Film Competition.

The pressure-cooker film competition was tailored made for crazy, creative energy drinkers.

Scheduled for May 13 to May 15, the 48-Hour GFC is a two-day, write-shoot-andedit competition open to filmmakers all over

the world.

Spearheaded by computer animator and graphic designer Nick Burch and director/ actor/cinematographer Clint Weldon, the event, now in its sixth year, is enjoying the comforts of stability, big-name sponsorship and international recognition.

In addition to securing Red Bull money, Weldon and Burch have teamed up with

Sanborn Studios, in Lakewood Ranch, which has agreed to fly a representative from the winning team to Sarasota for a pitch session with studio execs.

According to Burch, this year’s GFC has drawn filmmaking teams from four continents and continues to draw dozens of new registrants every day.

Let the sleep deprivation begin.

+ SSOS reveals sculptors

Remember when Sarasota Season of Sculpture was controversial?

The junkyard cars! The giant molar!

And dare I even mention Unconditional Surrender?

Oh, those were the rubbernecking days.

No longer helmed by the plucky Brenda Terris, SSOS, which is currently run by its board of directors, unveiled its sixth season announcement April 15, at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art. Titled “Under Azure Skies,” this season’s bayfront exhibit is a collection of sculptures

by Verina S. Tak Konstantinou Baxter, Chakaia John Henry Booker, John Clement, Isaac Duncan, John Henry, Terry Karpowicz, Peter Lundberg, Dennis Oppenheim, Albert Paley, Bret Price and Douglas Schatz.

No doubt a monumental lineup, (Henry’s 70-foot red “Star Pointer” was featured in SSOS’ 2009 show) the works were plucked from an exhibit that ran last year at the St. Urban Art Pavilion, in Lucerne, Switzerland.

For those of you who are fans of Henry’s work, the Tennessee-based sculptor currently has several pieces on display now through May 14, at Allyn Gallup.

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Performance art GPAC’s performance coordinator, Deborah Kerr, explains her all-encompassing job title, Canadian sense of humor and fascination with puppets.

IF YOU GO The Glenridge Performing Arts Center will present “Liberace! A Performance Spectacular Starring Martin Preston” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. The veteran impersonator (and GPAC favorite) is rumored to be retiring this year, so get your seats now. For tickets, call 552-5325 or visit www.gpactix.com.

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“Working in a theater is like working on an island of misfit toys where everyone is welcomed and embraced, flaws and all,” Deborah Kerr says.

Faced with expanding the venue’s performance calendar, Turoff was looking for a fulltime box office worker to help grow GPAC into a full-fledged community theater.

Kerr was more than happy with the offer and quickly took on a host of other responsibilities; including leading the theater’s film committee and making the occasional cameo in GPAC productions. (Audiences may recognize Kerr as the prostitute from this season’s “Send Me No Flowers.”)

“I tend to be typecast as a floozy because I’m blonde, well-endowed and willing to do it,” Kerr laughs. “It’s OK. It’s all in good taste.”

Her voice and diction studies at SCF have also recently paid off.

Kerr landed her first narration gig last year reading science fiction and fantasy books for a local audio-books publishing house.

“I’ve always been comfortable with my voice,” Kerr says. “Well, except for today. Today I sound like an old man with a cold. My allergies are going haywire.”

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“She’s feisty and fights for the little guy.” with a digital camera and not so stealthily snaps Kerr’s picture.

Kerr rolls her eyes and explains that she and Turoff have a very brother/sister relationship.

“This is the perfect atmosphere for me,” she says. “Theater people don’t care if I burst into song or Muppet voice every now and then because they do, too.”

Muppet voice?

“Yeah,” Kerr says. “Shari Lewis’ ‘Lamb Chop’ started it, and Jim Henson’s Muppets clenched it.”

“One minute she’s professional, the next minute she’s a hot mess!”

During her first week on the job, she grabbed a stuffed elephant from the theater’s ice cream shop, nicknamed it “Fluffy, The GPAC Pachyderm” and performed an impromptu puppet show in Turoff’s tiny, windowless office.

“If something is funny, I can’t resist doing it,” says Kerr, who two years ago voiced a drunken puppet during the Glenridge Follies. “At one point, Ben put Fluffy up our website under ‘Meet the GPAC Team.’ When people would call for tickets, they’d ask about the elephant.”

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Since getting hired four years ago as The Glenridge Performing Arts Center’s performance coordinator, Kerr has achieved celebrity status among GPAC regulars, not only for her deep voice on the other end of the ticket line, but for her uproarious puppetry and flair for playing call girls.

A 38-year-old native of Toronto, Kerr grew up playing piano and flute, singing in choirs and performing in high school plays.

Intimidated by the competitive nature of big-city auditions, she never considered pursuing a career as an actress in Toronto.

Instead, she spent her 20s working a variety of odd jobs, including a stint as a factory line worker at a hand lotion plant, where she found herself working the night shift, deliriously reenacting the famous chocolatewrapping scene from “I Love Lucy.”

“I could never figure out what I wanted to do,” Kerr says. “So I worked everywhere and did everything.”

She came in 1998 to Sarasota to help her parents run a small real-estate business and to study theater at State College of Florida (SCF) and, later, English at the University of South Florida.

After 11 years in real estate, she was ready to move on.

She originally applied for a job in GPAC’s sales department, but Manager Ben Turoff had other plans for Kerr when she walked in for the interview.

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Lynn Barrie: exotic meets engaging RECIPE

Lynn’s English Sherry Trifle Serves 10

2 pound cakes Strawberry preserves 1 15-ounce can fruit cocktail, drained 2 bags frozen mixed berries, drained 1 pint heavy whipping cream Bird’s custard (see note below) 1 cup (approximately) cream sherry (Harvey’s Bristol Cream if available) Slice cake about 1/4-inch thick; spread with jam and line the bottom and sides of a deep glass bowl. Soak cake with sherry.

Pour in fruit cocktail and cover with a layer of cake slices. Add berries and cover with custard. Just before serving, whip cream to peaks and spread it over the custard in a thick layer. Decorate with berries, cherries or anything else handy.

For the custard: Use Bird’s Custard Powder per the instructions, but triple the amount of custard and sugar powder to one pint of milk. You want it thick.

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Guest food editor Lynn Barrie with her English Sherry Trifle.

English treats including scones with clotted cream, finger sandwiches and savories.

Barrie’s culinary repertoire, she says, was “picked up mostly from my mother’s cooking.” The English trifle she prepared for “Edibles” is a direct descendent. Trifle

Lynn’s English Sherry Trifle

TIPS: n Be generous with the sherry; when you think you have used enough, use some more and some more after that. n Make the dish the night before so the cake and fruit can soak up the sherry. (Do not top with whipped cream until ready to serve.) n Bird’s Custard Powder is available locally at Tastefully British (2236 Gulf Gate Drive) and Scots Corner, 3452 17th St.

Store-bought pound cake sliced and ready to go into assembly

comes from leftovers like other famous English dishes such as shepherd’s pie; it was the cook’s solution to leftover cake. Barrie uses store-bought pound cake.

Barrie’s English sherry trifle is considerably evolved from the one her mom made

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British by birth, Lynn Barrie has lived not only in England, but West Africa and Pakistan and Westport, Conn., all before moving to Sarasota some eight-and-a-half years ago. She has had great adventures every step along the way — some as grand in scale as summiting Mount Kilimanjaro a couple of years ago. And all that experience comes together in her personal style and in how she entertains. That is something she truly loves to do, and she does it in a way that is both glamorous and warm and friendly.

Barrie and her husband, Rich, frequently have company — “easily two or three times a month, plus smaller gatherings in between,” she says. She likes to set a stage for guests and for it to be different every time but always “exotic and out there.” To keep people moving around, Barrie sometimes serves different courses in different rooms.

She says she “loves to stage — presentation is the real fun.” It’s not unusual for her to light 100 candles and to match the staging of the party to the ethnicity of the food, for example serving on the coffee table and seating guests on cushions on the floor for her Moroccan chicken with couscous.

This signature dish is typical of how Barrie likes to entertain. She serves the couscous around the edges of a large dish and piles the mélange of chicken and root veggies high in the center. She has long ago given up preparing meals with lots of dishes and prefers “one big dish, casual and fun.” It might be a korma or Singapore curry or a great shrimp pasta with a homemade fresh tomato sauce.

There are exceptions to that policy, of course – among them Thanksgiving (“Oh my goodness, you should see it!” she exclaims) and Christmas. And then there is her annual Christmas tea party for her girlfriends, numbering around 70, for which she and her sisters prepare a huge array of typical

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By MOLLY SCHECHTER | Social Editor The 10th annual Cattle Barons’ Ball was a success even before it happened — the event sold out prior to its Feb. 24 patron party. And things just got better from there. At the Saturday, April 16 event, themed “White Out Cancer,” there were more than 370 guests, a good percentage wearing white, packed into the Michael’s On East ballroom, also dressed in white.

Even before the final figures are in, the event has set a new record of more than $200,000 net.

The evening was a tribute to the late Cy Bispham, a longtime ACS supporter. Co-chairs were Jim and Bingo Wilson and Terri Klauber; Michael Klauber was the auctioneer.

Even the centerpieces were spectacular — clouds of gypsophila paniculata, created by Roger Capote, of The Naked Florist. And It was a happening party — Iris Starr, American Cancer Society director for leadership giving, reports, “I had to have Jonathan (Cortez, the emcee and DJ) stop playing so we could end it.”

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Children First was one of the first to hold a major gala at the Sarasota Yacht Club when the new clubhouse opened last year, and it was so successful that it is back again this year. The aquatic theme

+ Today, he is a fountain pen Jeremy Lisitza was bar mitzvahed Saturday, April 2, at the offices of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. The “fountain pen” joke dates to when that was the gift of choice for the bar mitzvah boy. The ceremony marks the passage of a 13-yearold Jewish male into adulthood and full religious responsibility, though it can take place at any age older than that. It includes the proclamation, “Today, I am a man.” Lisitza, 49, says, “It was something I have been trying to do for 20 some years and it all came together now.”

Rabbi Barbara Aiello, from the

will drive not just graphics and décor but the auction as well, which includes a trip to Costa Rica, a Sarasota Yacht Club membership and a party for 30 at Sharky’s on the Pier.

Children First prepares children from low-income families to enter kindergarten. Event proceeds fund the daily services provided to 600 children from 12 locations in Sarasota County. This is the organization’s largest event of the year; was close to selling out at press time.

+ Tidbits

Cliff Roles

Jeremy Lisitza Kobernick-Anchin retirement community, was his teacher and officiant.

Exit entertaining … Marie Monsky, outgoing board chairwoman of Jewish Family and Children’s Service, and her husband, Donald, hosted a reception for the organization’s major donors at the Sarasota Yacht Club. … Too much of a good thing … A regular on the benefit circuit was recently heard to say, “I can’t take it any more. I need to eat home alone, and I want tuna fish.” … Another sell-out …

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Donald and Marie Monsky Manatee’s Women’s Seder was a sell-out with 350 guests. Instead of the usual cookbook, guests received a booklet of funny Passover songs. Rich Bergman

+ 91 is the magic number

Pre-eminent Sarasota philanthropist Bea Friedman recently celebrated her 91st birthday with a “Honey of a Party” at the home of daughter and son-in-law, Ilene Friedman and Greg Gregory. It was accidental that 91 guests were expected but totally deliberate that Phil Mancini got his pastry chef to put 91 bees on an amazing cake with a hive large enough to accommodate them! Among the celebrants: Paul and Doris Wolfe, Joe McKenna, Barbara Simon, Frank and Anne Folsom-Smith, Gretchen and Hal Serrie, Bob and Dottie Garner, Mickey and Marty Fine, and Claire Love and her daughter and son-in-law, Marshal Love and Martin Bosland, visiting from New Jersey.

was the lone male, and he left for the gym before the ladies sat down … Phelps fans take note … Rumor has it that Chef Steven Phelps and partner Rob Trosten are making $100,000 worth of renovations to open Indigenous in the Canvas Café space (and also briefly an Indian restaurant) in Towles Court. Look for it early this summer … Overheard … At a recent Junior League event: cookbook author Katie Lee is still friends with ex-husband Billy Joel and the two even dog sit for each other. How domestic!

+ Flamingos invade Casey Key

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Bea Friedman

From the invitation to the lawn, flamingos were all over the place at the Mad Hatter Tea, a brand new event benefiting the local Red Cross, held April 14, at the home of Ping and Fritz Faulhaber. Chairwoman Diane McNeel lost her voice that morning, but Cliff Roles, onsite as a photographer, filled in. Raymond Peper and Nancy Blackburn were in charge of the hat contest. “Most Creative” winner Jeanine Stetson made her own mini chapeau in support of earthquake victims in Japan, where she once lived. Buddy Turman had reserved a special room exclusively for his Gentleman’s Committee but it, too, was invaded — by the distaff side.

See photos at YourObserver.com and page 10.

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