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Mote’s resident manatees are at home at the aquarium. 16

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Attorneys agree to disagree The attorney for IPOC and two Islandside condo associations disagrees with the Longboat Key Club attorney’s filing in an ongoing legal challenge.

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+ Observer welcomes Mallory Gnaegy The Longboat Observer welcomes Mallory Gnaegy this week to our staff as community editor. Make sure to say “hello” when you see her around town!

Gnaegy is born-and-reared St. Louis girl and a recent graduate from the University of Missouri with dual degrees in journalism and English.

In college she was involved with Alpha Phi sorority and was the music editor at Vox, a city magazine. She taught a Sunday school acting troupe, called “Acting Up,” and also played on a softball team in her free time.

But if there is anything you should know about her, it is that music keeps her heart beating. Singing is her forte, but thanks to both of her music-teaching grandmothers, she has dabbled in many instruments. She loves attending concerts and shows and is excited because she has heard Sarasota has some spectacular choral and music ensembles.

Gnaegy is also excited to be so close to baseball spring-training spots — she is a die-hard Cardinals fan. She is looking forward to exploring Longboat Key and meeting as many readers as possible.

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A document filed Aug. 19 on behalf of the Longboat Key Club and Resort requests that the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC), Sanctuary at Longboat Key Club Community Association Inc. and L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club Condominium Asso-

ciation Inc. agree to 24 findings of fact in IPOC’s ongoing challenge of Comprehensive Plan amendments passed by the town related to the Key Club’s $400 million proposed Islandside redevelopment project.

The findings of fact include:

• That IPOC “engaged in political action efforts” on behalf of selected candidates for re-election in the March 2010 Town Commission race and in support of Amendment 4 on the November 2010 general election ballot.

• “Admits IPOC as an entity, has

no standing to bring this lawsuit and its standing is dependent upon the standing, if any, of the condominium associations that are its ‘constituent members.’”

• “Admits that condominium

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Kat Nicolaisen, a research trainer at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, gives Buffett the manatee some encouragement for doing a good job during the research portion of the morning Thursday, Aug. 25. For the story and more photos, see page 16.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Pension contributions higher than average A Florida League of Cities report shows that the town’s required pension contributions make up a higher-than-average share of payroll costs.

A recent Florida League of Cities report states that the town of Longboat Key is one of just six cities in the state of Florida in which required pension contributions exceed 50% of police payroll costs.

The town is also one of 19 Flor-

ida cities in which required firefighter pension costs exceed 35% of payroll costs, according to the report.

The report states that for the 2010-11 fiscal year, the town’s required police and fire contribu-

tions were $2,002,000. Required police pension contributions totaled 64.85% of police payroll costs, the report said, while required firefighter pension contributions totaled 44.14% of firefighter payroll costs.

According to the report, the average required contribution for cities statewide was 19.14% of police payrolls and 17.08% of firefighter payrolls.

Commissioner Phill Younger said that he was “not a bit” surprised by the report’s findings.

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“This is just a matter of them trying to avoid the final, judicial determination,” he said.

But Syprett disagreed, saying that like most other court documents, a request for admissions is typically filed in court, and, thus, entered into the public record.

“It’s filed into the record like any proceedings,” he said.

Lincoln has 30 days to respond to the requests.

Lincoln said that he would likely agree on some requests on behalf of his client, while disagreeing with others.

One request states that condominium association documents require approval of at least 75% of unit owners before the associations can involve itself in legal proceedings.

As of Tuesday afternoon, Lincoln said he hadn’t been able to verify that claim in condominium documents — and that even if the claim is factual, it isn’t relevant because it can’t be used by a third party, such as the town or the Key Club, but, rather, is intended for the protection of unit owners.

“I don’t know whether that’s true, and I don’t know whether that’s relevant,” he said.

associations are not granted the purpose or power under Chapter 718 (of Florida statutes) to create and participate in a Florida limited-liability company as a member or managing member.”

The statements are part of a “request for admissions” — requests made in which one party in a legal challenge asks the opposing party to agree to certain facts of the case in order to address the crux of the legal matter — filed by Key Club attorney Jim Syprett in Sarasota County court. Both Syprett and Robert Lincoln, the attorney representing IPOC and the Sanctuary and L’Ambiance associations in the challenge, agree that the purpose of a request for admissions is to simplify a legal case.

But Lincoln didn’t just disagree with many of the statements made in the three separate documents — he disagreed with the decision to enter them into the public record altogether.

Lincoln said that requests for admissions are typically not filed in court, describing the filing as a “distraction” and a “PR stunt.”

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“It’s a combination of a lot of factors,” Younger said. “It’s the benefits granted by the town, especially over the past decade; it’s the way it has been funded; it’s the performance of the stock market.”

Commissioner Lynn Larson, who has been critical of the town’s pension plans, said Tuesday afternoon that she had not seen the report. Although she has been vocal about her belief that the plans have major flaws, she was surprised by the extent of costs included in the report.

“The more than 50% surprises me,” Larson said. “I knew they were bad, but I was not aware that they were quite as bad.”

The town’s pension issues have been the subject of ongoing debate for several years.

At a Longboat Key Public Interest Committee (PIC) meeting last March, a committee that formed to evaluate the town’s three

pension plans reported that pension payments had risen from 5% of the town’s revenue in 1999 to 32% of revenue in 2010.

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis said that he could not comment on the report, which he hadn’t seen as of Tuesday afternoon. He said that he does not know where the league gets its data, therefore, could not comment on the report’s accuracy.

The report, available at the league’s website, floridaleagueofcities.com, states that it received responses from 317 of 410 cities.

Larson said she believes that major changes are needed.

“We need to look at a complete overhaul to the benefits package,” Larson said, stating that the town needs to consider a defined contribution plan, rather than its current defined benefits plan. “If you’re going to have a defined benefits plan, you must be very determined to fund it every year based on long-term needs.”

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Bed-tax figures suggest Key is getting sleepier Longboat Key is getting sleepier, according to the latest bed-tax collection figures.

The island’s share of collections of tourist development taxes — which are paid on rentals of less than six months — is down compared to other communities in both Sarasota and Manatee counties for the most recent nine months for which figures are available.

A tourist-development tax report from Sarasota County Tax Collector Barbara FordCoates’ office showed that Longboat Key collected 11.25% of the county’s resort taxes from October 2010 through June, meaning that the island’s share of tourist tax is on track to drop for at least the fourth consecutive year.

According to the report, Longboat Key accounted for 14.9% of tourist-tax collections in the fiscal year of 2007-08.

The Manatee County portion of the island appeared to

be headed in a similar direction. Figures provided by Manatee County Tax Collector Ken Burton Jr.’s office show that the island collected 16.16% of the county’s tourist-development tax dollars. Between November 2007 and October 2008, the island accounted for 21.3% of the county’s tourist tax dollars.

Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, attributed much of the decline to the collapse of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

“You can’t take a major beach report off the line and not have a major impact on Longboat,” she said.

Each community’s percentage is obviously driven by what other communities generate, Haley said, and over the past decade, many changes have occurred in mainland hotel offerings, including the arrival of the Ritz-Carlton and Hotel In-

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digo in Sarasota and upgrades to the Lido Beach Resort.

“Other communities grew some rooms, but Longboat lost some rooms,” Haley said.

The same figures show that the share of tourist-development taxes for other barrier islands has increased. Anna Maria Island — which consists of three cities, each of which is reported separately in tax collector reports — collected a total 44.56% of tourist tax dollars between November 2010 through July, up from 2007-08, when its collections made up 37.61% of the county’s touristtax dollars.

Meanwhile, in Sarasota County, Siesta Key — which got a boost earlier this year when Dr. Beach ranked it as the top beach in the country — collected 31.25% of touristtax revenue during the first 10 months of the fiscal year, up for the fourth year in a row from its 2007-08 share of 28.5%.

Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Collections: October 2010 through June Consolidated*............................................. $307,888.55 (3.38%) Longboat Key......................................... $1,024,870.65 (11.25%) North Port..................................................... $40,897.76 (0.45%) Sarasota (city)........................................ $2,815,654.83 (30.90%) Sarasota (county).................................... $1,392,985.62 (15.29%) Siesta Key............................................. $2,847,785.13 (31.25%) Venice........................................................ $682,035.02 (7.48%) Total......................................................................$9,112,117.56

Manatee County Tourist Development Tax Collections:

November 2010 through July Anna Maria................................................. $365,236.83 (6.48%) Bradenton................................................... $256,529.32 (4.55%) Bradenton Beach....................................... $610,978.65 (10.85%) Holmes Beach........................................ $1,534,012.50 (27.23%) Longboat Key............................................ $910,210.50 (16.16%) Manatee County..................................... $1,927,635.50 (34.22%) Palmetto....................................................... $28,255.44 (0.50%) Total......................................................................$5,632,858.70 *Accounts for management companies that file one return for multiple properties.

Source: Sarasota County Tax Collector

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

ARENDEE COLONY

Editor’s note: This story is the third in a series of four profiles, each of which features one of the four finalists for the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort redevelopment.

The Longboat Key-based company is one of four finalists for the redevelopment of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

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Randy Langley’s involvement in the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort dates back to a Longboat Key Town Commission meeting in fall 2009, when he and the resort’s longtime owner, Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber, unsuccessfully argued against the town constructing a new $745,000 facility for the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center.

Afterward, Langley, who owns Cedars Tennis & Fitness Club, learned over lunch with Klauber at the Colony’s Monkey Room that a years-old dispute with unit owners over who should pay for repairs was in Tampa federal bankruptcy court.

Langley told the Longboat Observer in 2010 that he went home thinking: “Wow, this is really a messed-up situation.”

Langley, a residential developer, felt drawn to the challenge.

That November, he presented Cedars member David Siegal, who lives on Longboat Key and commutes twice a month by plane to his law practice in Albany, N.Y., with a business plan for the Colony.

“I’m in, brother,” Siegal told him just days later.

In the nearly two years that have passed, the pair has formed Colony Lender LLC, which purchased a $10 million bank note owned by Klauber and the Colony, along with a 15% interest in the Colony’s recreational/resort property. Since then, the Colony has also closed, and Langley and Siegal’s company, Arendee Colony, is now one of four finalists — along with AdamsMark LLC, Club Holdings/Quintess and Coral Hospitality — whittled down from an original pool of 20 potential developers in the running to redevelop the historic resort. The firm is also the only

Key players Randy Langley

Randy Langley was born in Lakeland and lived in Clermont for more than 40 years before moving to Longboat Key. He holds a bachelor’s degree in health-service administration from the University of Central Florida, along with a real-estate sales license, broker license, landfill operator Class A license and state-certified Class A general contractor’s license. His resume includes nearly two-dozen real-estate projects. Locally, in addition to owning and managing Cedars Tennis & Fitness Club, Langley is the owner of Barrier Island Building Services Inc. and Barrier Island Realty Inc. He is also the inventor of Gotchatime Inc., a sports-scheduling, computer-software system that is being marketed worldwide.

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Cedars Tennis Resort & Fitness Club renovations were completed in 2009.

Longboat Key-based contender for the project.

The Colony is the first project Langley and Siegal have taken on together. But Siegal said that both he and his business partner bring a unique mix of experience to the Colony.

The most relevant project is Langley’s redevelopment of Cedars, according to Siegal.

“With Randy, what you have is a very successfully operated tennis resort on Longboat Key where individuals own the units, and those units are rented like a hotel, and the owners share the revenue,” said Siegal, describing the parallels between Cedars and the Colony.

Other similarities: Both properties have a restaurant, swimming pool, pool bar and topnotch tennis facilities.

The resort is one of nearly two-dozen real-estate acquisition-and-development projects listed on Langley’s resume.

Siegal said that Langley holds a wide range of contractors’ licenses and brings extensive knowledge of construction and building codes.

Siegal said that he, like Langley, has extensive real-estate development experience, although his expertise is focused on the financial side of the business.

Just a few of his projects: the construction and sale of homes

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ranging from luxury townhouses to 65 homes offered through the Albany Affordable Housing Act; the acquisition, management and sale of 500 apartment units in various buildings; and the redevelopment of more than 1 million square feet of office space, in addition to three shopping centers.

“The challenges at the Colony are well within Arendee Colony’s abilities,” Siegal said. “Randy and I believe that the Colony could, should and most likely will be at least a four-star resort on its current footprint with its current buildings, and it will be one of the most desirable tennis resorts in the country.”

David Siegal earned bachelor’s degrees in accounting and tax from the University of Rochester and graduated cum laude from the State University of New York-Albany with a law degree from the Albany Law School. He worked for his father’s business, Cohoes Manufacturing Co., for two years before returning to law and also co-founding the Vulcan real-estate entities in Albany. On his own, Siegal bought vacant land in the town of Bethlehem in Albany County and got it rezoned and permitted for a 282-unit apartment complex and a separate luxury residential subdivision. He has lived on Longboat Key since 1992.

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+ Commission to discuss live-stream videos The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss the possibility of offering live-stream and archived videos on its website, longboatkey.org. According to an email Town Manager Bruce St. Denis wrote to commissioners, the services that Ryan Bodie, of Ryan Bodie Films, has proposed for the town could enhance the current level of service the town receives at a cost of $17,000 to $20,000, depending on the number of meetings. However, the proposed 201112 fiscal year budget doesn’t provide funding for televising or video recording of meetings. The commission will discuss the idea at its Sept. 12 budget workshop.

+ Northbound stretch of GMD to close Friday The northbound lane of Gulf of Mexico Drive between Binnacle Point Drive and De Narvaez Drive will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 2, while Florida Power & Light (FPL) contractors replace

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Town contractor Mueller Services is providing the tests, which will not affect water services. Mueller Services is moving in a north-to-south pattern along the Key. Work for the week of Aug. 29 is scheduled for the 2000 through 3000 blocks of Gulf of Mexico Drive and the Bay Isles area, weather permitting.

For information, call the Public Works Department at 316-1988.

Town Commission Regular Meeting — 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12

+ LLSA Chamber seeks triathlon volunteers

3. “Police get break in Key vehicle burglary cases” (Aug. 24)

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Code Enforcement Board Meeting — 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12 

Town Commission Special Workshop — 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 

All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road. two poles and upgrade equipment on an existing pole. A Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) statement advises motorists to use caution and expect delays in the area.

+ Public Works Department tests fire hydrants The Longboat Key Public Works Department is currently testing both public and privately owned fire hydrants.

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Burglaries, larcenies down on Longboat Key On the offense

The following property — worth a total of $22,655 — was reported stolen during the first six months of 2011.

The following offenses were reported to Longboat Key police for the months of January through June of each year:

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TVs, radios AND stereos. ...$1,330 Firearms........ $300

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The statistics for the first six months of 2011 are low — as usual. Burglaries dropped by 53% from 13 during the first six months of 2010 to six for the same period in 2011. Total larceny was also down, from 47 reported offences between January and June 2010 to 31 for the same six months in 2011.

Hogle was hesitant to attribute the drop in property crime to any one factor. He also cautioned that the island’s low crime numbers make it difficult to draw conclusions based on one reporting period.

“We’re trying to provide more routine patrol, especially to areas that are not located behind the gates,” Hogle said. “The officers are working very hard to be very diligent.”

According to Hogle, patrol officers often park their cars in visible areas while they do routine tasks, such as completing reports, so that their presence can act as a deterrent.

Hogle hopes that residents are getting the message to take basic precautions, such as locking home and vehicle doors. He also confirmed that he is still working on a report for the Longboat Key Town Commission on license-plate cameras, which would snap a picture of vehicles entering the island, which he believes could further decrease crime on the Key. “I think it would be a terrific product for the community,” Hogle said.

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Good budget, bad pensions The Longboat Key Town Commission’s first of its final budget hearings is set for 7 p.m. Sept. 12. It should be mostly uneventful.

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis, after the normal annual cajoling from commissioners, has made the cuts that, if all goes as planned, would result in the town finishing the next fiscal year with a $52,000 surplus on $14.5 million in expenses.

That $14.5 million, by the way, would be down 1.37% from the current year’s budget of $14.7 million. And unless the Town Commission pulls some kind of switcheroo on Sept. 12, taxpayers can expect the town’s tax rate, or millage rate, to stay the same as it is now — 1.8872 mills — for another year.

This is good.

It’s much better than what taxpayers are facing in the city of Sarasota, where budget problems all but assure property owners there will see an increase in their millage rate. And it gets worse. According to Sarasota City Commissioner Terry Turner’s analysis and projections for the next two years, unless the city makes some serious structural changes in how it pays city employees or raises taxes significantly, it could face municipal bankruptcy in 2013.

Turner says the choices to fix the situation are simple: Cut employees; cut their pay and benefits (which are the cause of the crisis); or cut both. Executing those steps, however, is the difficult part.

To be sure, Longboat Key is a healthy distance from the state of the city of Sarasota. But Longboat Key’s employee pension problems are still as heavy as an August storm cloud.

In spite of endless talks, debate and contract negotiations, nothing has changed in the town’s pension problems. The $25 million-plus unfunded liability continues to grow. Taxpayers remain obligated to pay that one day, and town employees continue to enjoy extravagant benefit packages.

Just to give you an idea of what these plans are costing taxpayers: $2.8 million is proposed for this year’s town pension costs. That’s on top of $1 million for medical insurance for town employees and another $210,000 taxpayers will contribute to town employees’ 401k and deferred compensation plans.

Town commissioners have been meeting legally behind closed doors to craft plans that would bring the pension costs under control. But these talks really don’t need to be belabored. It’s as Sarasota Commissioner Terry Turner says: The solution is simple — cut benefits and pay.

Executing that takes courage. When in a hole, quit digging.

+ Good night, Irene

We have learned in Florida never to discount or dismiss a named storm in August, September and October. You never know when it might be the next Andrew, Charlie, Katrina or Wilma.

And, yes, the northeastern seaboard of the United States certainly suffered its share of damage from Tropical Storm Irene, especially in Vermont and Connecticut.

But come on, TV media, cut the

VALUES STILL TO FALL? The table below, taken from the town of Longboat Key’s 2011-2012 budget book, shows the total assessed value of Longboat Key property and the percent change in the value since 2003.

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

$4,028,202,211 $4,618,875,625 $5,014,504,388 $5,695,624,611 $6,555,048,538 $6,606,809,366 $5,954,878,099 $5,350,393,405 $4,852,822,595 $4,647,670,792

+18.6% +14.7 +8.6 +13.6 +15.1 +0.8 -9.9 -10.2 -9.3 -4.2

Worth noting: • From 2003 to 2008, the peak year, Longboat Key’s assessed value increased an astonishing 64% — more than 12

unnecessary hysteria. And get some perspective.

Compare and contrast: Recall all of the “Hero-aldo” Riveras, Anderson Coopers and Jim Cantores standing in ankle-deep water on the beaches and streets, decked out in their network rain slickers, hyperventilating over what — a tropical storm? Why, even Mr. President dispatched himself to the national command center to portray himself on TV as the commander in charge (an orchestrated effort to contrast himself from his predecessor and Katrina?).

Now go back to the spring. Where were all these hypsters and the minute-byminute coverage when the flood waters and tornadoes were ravaging the Midwest?

Where was the president then?

Shame on the TV news managers, directors, producers for inciting unnecessary panic.

Just deliver the news and the facts. Drop the drama. No wonder the media have such abysmal credibility ratings.

+ Americans are oblivious

On occasion on this page, we publish excerpts from one of the world’s most astute politico-economic analysts, Australian William Buckler, publisher of the Privateer newsletter.

Buckler has a knack for putting today’s events in historical context, all the while illustrating how the policymakers’ intervention into the economy is choking freedom and leading to tyranny.

Check out these passages from his most recent edition. If only Americans could see what is really happening. Writes Buckler: Excerpt 1: In February 1848 … another momentous event took place in London.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published their “Communist Manifesto.” To quote the Manifesto directly: “The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property.”

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percentage points per year. The CPI, meanwhile, typically rose around 3% a year.

• Since the peak in 2008, the Key’s assessed value has fallen 29.6%.

Some Realtors have said 2004 through 2008 were completely unrealistic values and that current pricing and values should be close to those of 2003, the start of the run-up.

If that were so, values would need to drop another 13.3% to match those of 2003. That would be a 39% drop from the peak. The question all property owners and buyers want to know: Have we hit bottom?

Meantime, the supply of for-sale properties on Longboat Key stands at about 13 months, considered about seven months above normal. To be sure, that’s be indicator of likely future pricing.

The Manifesto contained within it 10 measures which were deemed essential “in most advanced countries.” As has been pointed out endlessly, all “advanced countries” today have implemented (in whole or in very large part) all 10 of these measures. The most important ones — the ones which have long since been applied in full everywhere in the world — are the following: 2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

5. Centralization of credit … by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.

10. Free education (paid for out of state revenues) for all children in public schools.

These three were all it took, the other seven measures in the Manifesto were just window dressing. Marx and Engels knew that no nation which accepted any one of these three “measures” could defend its freedom and liberty. And no nation which accepted them has done so …

Excerpt 2: The (1991) collapse of totalitarianism across eastern Europe was actually ushered in by the Tienanmen demonstrations in China in May 1989. It culminated in the utter (and miraculously all but non-violent) collapse of the USSR 20 years ago. This was a HUGE opportunity for the West in general and for the U.S. in particular to return to the freedom which their “East Bloc” counterparts had so courageously regained. The people of the West were, for the most part, indifferent.

The governments of the West, the U.S. government in particular, saw this and acted accordingly. They did not cut back on their spending.

They did not cut back on their size. They took no concrete steps to free their own people from the yoke of government. They did the opposite. Today, 20 years later, they are in the position of the desperate perpetrators of the August 1991 coup attempt. They are trying to cling to power — no matter what.

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Irene should be a wake-up call for us Balloon must fly before hazardous zone, because the northeast side of the storm typically results in more damaging impacts.

Our community should not only count our blessings but take heed that we are now entering the most active phase of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.

Hurricane Irene also highlights the necessity for residents and local businesses to have a disaster plan, prepare your supply kit and be ready to evacuate when local officials issue voluntary or mandatory evacuation orders.

Each year, local officials urge residents and business owners to re-evaluate their disaster plans to ensure preparedness if, and when, threatening weather events require immediate action. To assist in this effort, the town of Longboat Key website (longboatkey.org) has a hurricane preparedness page that contains important information to assist you in preparing your home, family (including pets) and/or business disaster plans. Your plan is developed based on the types of hazards likely to impact your area and should include where you’ll go if ordered to evacuate, what documentation you need and what supplies should be in your disaster supply kit.

When severe weather threatens our area, specific storm information concerning Longboat Key is

posted directly to the town’s website and replaced as new information becomes available.

In addition, residents are encouraged to register phone contact numbers with CodeRed Emergency Notification System so you will be directly informed of of evacuation orders or other important emergency communications from local officials. The link for CodeRed is located on the front page of the town’s website.

As part of Manatee and Sarasota counties’ disaster preparation, the respective Office of Emergency Management maintains a “People with Special Needs” (PSN) registration program. This ensures that transportation and adequate facilities are available for those residents who have medical needs requiring specialized care when evacuations occur.

Residents are encouraged to take the time to make preparations now.

Have you ever heard of someone who wished they were less prepared when a storm threatens their safety or property? Visit longboatkey.org to get started.

Have a plan, be prepared and stay safe!

Susan PhillipS is the assistant to

the town manager and the Longboat Key Emergency Management PIO.

cell-tower plan can fly It’s a bird … It’s a plane …

It’s … a balloon flying from the steeple of Longboat Island Chapel as part of a Planning Zoning & Building application.

That’s right, if you see something floating in the air later this week near the 6200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, it’s not a UFO. It’s a balloon flying at 150 feet to simulate the visual impact of a proposed northend cell tower.

Jim Eatrides, a Longboat Key resident and owner of Alpha-Omega Communications Inc. and his business partner, Kevin Barile, president of the Tampa-based Ridan Industries II, plan to fly the balloon over the chapel Thursday, Sept. 1, through Saturday, Sept. 3, as part of the three separate preliminary applications they submitted to P&Z Aug. 1.

The proposal calls for building a 150-foot, stealth cellular tower behind the church building on the 4.5-

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According to the preliminary application, the tower’s location “has been chosen to take maximum advantage of dense and tall foliage on the site in order to minimize the impact of the (Stealth Personal Wireless Service Facility)” and will also add a landscaped buffer.

The town’s cellular-tower ordinance requires that a tower be placed on an institutionally zoned property — a zoning that only the chapel and the Longboat Key Public Works Department have on the north end.

Eatrides hopes to get on the agenda to discuss the proposal for the October P&Z meeting. Prior to the P&Z hearing, he plans to hold a public hearing at the chapel to address public concerns.

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Off the hook 9:59 a.m. — 700 block of Hideaway Bay Drive. Miscellaneous Boat. A man complained that a charter fisherman was fishing around his dock, which he felt was an invasion of his property. The fisherman was off the hook, because police found that he wasn’t violating any laws.

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Aging in Paradise Resource Center Memory and Motor Skills Seminar — takes place from 10 to 11 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 12, at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The seminar, led by facilitator Jack Swanton, certified master educator with the University of Florida Extension Office, will provide steps on how to improve memory and motor skills with exercise and stimulation.

Participants will also learn how the brain continually adapts and renews itself.

The seminar includes three one-hour classes, which take place Sept. 12, Sept.

19 and Sept. 26. The seminar is free and open to the public. Call 383-6491 to enroll.

Marie Barr, of Sarasota, and formerly of Highland Park, Ill., and Bennington, Vt., died Aug. 28. She was 88.

Mrs. Barr was born June 11, 1923, in Budapest.

Mrs. Barr was an advocate of many social and political causes throughout her life and, with her husband, Stephen, founded Barr Electric Corp, an electrical contracting company, in 1962, in Wheeling, Ill. She was also a member of G.WIZ — The Science Museum Board of Directors and a former umpire for the USTA. Mrs. Barr was a regular attendee of reconstruction congregations in Sarasota and Bennington. She was an avid reader, traveler and a participant and follower of multiple sports.

She could recite baseball, football, tennis and soccer scores and matches with incisive detail and recall.

Mrs. Barr was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen; daughter, Patricia Barr; and sister, Claire Ridker.

She is survived by her daughter, Teri Barr, of Oakland, Calif.; son, Michael, of Libertyville, Ill.; five grandchildren; and one niece.

A memorial service will take place at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at Plymouth Harbor, 700 John Ringling Blvd. An additional memorial service will take place at a later date in

Betty Corn

Betty Corn, of Longboat Key, and formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, and Langhorne, Pa., died Aug. 23. She was 89.

Mrs. Corn and her twin brother, Jack Moscow, were born May 19, 1922, in Sioux City. In 1945 she joined the U.S. Navy as a nurse; it was then that she met Herman, a dentist. They were married Oct. 29, 1947, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Mrs. Corn and her husband enjoyed traveling abroad, often while Herman Corn lectured on periodontics.

In 1987 the Corns moved to Longboat Key and were active in Temple Beth Sholom, as well as in other community and charitable organizations, such as the Wellness Foundation.

Mrs. Corn was known for her generosity, compassion, her ready listening ear and her infectious optimism. She enjoyed playing bridge, swimming, music, cooking and baking for her friends and family and spending time with her family.

Mrs. Corn was preceded in death by her husband, Herman, and son, Michael.

She is survived by her brother, Jack Moscow, of Minneapolis; daughter, Wendy Katz, of Osprey; son, Jack,

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Ruth Meyfarth, 95, of Longboat Key and Bradenton, died Aug. 14.

Mrs. Meyfarth was born April 30, 1916. She graduated from high school one year early and worked for the school. She married Herbert Meyfarth Aug. 6, 1938. Mrs. Meyfarth was a secretary for an insurance company until she had children.

The Meyfarths lived in Cleveland until they retired in 1972 to Florida.

She was active in various organizations, including the Republican Women’s Club and garden clubs and was a veterans hospital volunteer.

Her favorite Florida activities were playing tennis, walking on he beach and being with her family.

Mrs. Meyfarth was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Herbert.

She is survived by her son, Fred, of Temple Terrace; daughter, Nancy, of Sarasota; four grandsons; and five great-grandchildren.

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Funeral services were held Aug. 26 at Shir Ami, in Newtown, Pa. A celebration of life will take place at 4 p.m. Sept. 9, at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to The Corn Art and Music Fund at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, Fla., 34237; or to the Cancer Support Community, 5481 Communications Parkway, Sarasota, Fla., 34240.

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“I had a guy call me crying from New York and start quoting some of my movies to me,” Sage Hall says. “He and his girlfriend had been together 25 years.

After he saw my website, he decided he wanted to get married. They got married at the Longboat Key Club, and I shot their wedding.”

Fruitful filmmaker Wedding videographers may need to step up their game. This behind-the-camera wonder woman is turning those magical ‘I do’ moments into epic cinematic films.

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age Hall is watching corpses fly through the air.

She’s on location in Port Charlotte, directing a Vegas-style, musical-magic show featuring one of the world’s top Luciano Pavarotti impersonators. An effervescent videographer with an eye for detail, Hall is gushing over the special effects — girls

materializing from gondolas; flowers appearing where an audience would sit; and heads falling off of bodies.

“A fantastic opera singer is doing all of the music,” says Hall, founder of StarFruit Productions. “He hired me to shoot a commercial, but thought I had the polish to bring his show to the next level and he hired me on as director.”

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The show features Playboy Bunny Lyn Sky, also a stilt walker with Universal Studios, as the magician’s assistant.

“I get to shoot a wedding tonight after I’m done with my musical magician,” Hall says. “I’m heading straight from corpse land to wedding land. There’s a wedding in this film, too. Of course, the bride is 20 feet tall.”

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HALL from 11 Hall shoots with a photojournalistic style and always looks for natural events to unfold. She never poses her subjects. Location and detail shots are important and are shot cinematically with sliders and steady cams.

“I’m down on the ground; I’m in the bushes; and I’m up in trees,” Hall says. “I sneak into things that say ‘no trespassing.’

When I have a camera in my hand, I feel like I can do anything.”

Two months ago, Hall discovered that The Disney Wedding Blog had named StarFruit Productions the winner for Best Wedding Film of 2010, for a wedding video in which a fairytale princess arrives to her wedding in a horse-drawn carriage and walks down an aisle guarded by “Star Wars” storm troopers. It was a full-fledged production — a 15-hour shoot with five cameras.

“She had everything — the Cinderella coach, two dresses and Mickey and Minnie; he had storm troopers and seven ‘Star Wars’ actors,” Hall said. “I spent 100 hours editing that thing.”

Hall always knew she was destined for the theater. Growing up in Alabama, she started acting as a child and was instantly drawn to theater the first time she stepped on stage.

When she turned 16, she spent one year in London studying Shakespeare. Her

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SAGE HALL ON GETTING HITCHED “My fiancé (Grady Reinagle) and I are having a black tie hoedown. It’s not a day that you want to be generic — it’s got to be personal. It’s going to be real easy.” hunger to learn every facet of theater — from lighting and directing to acting — inspired her to pack up her car at age 20, and with $2,000 in her pocket, head off to Los Angeles to be an actress. There, she found her love for film and approached it the same way she did theater, even studying under the same teacher as Robert De Niro.

Seven years later in 2007, with her mind set on saving some money before making a move to New York, she moved back home to the Sarasota area.

“When I left Los Angeles, I thought my life was over,” Hall says. “I knew I was an actress, that I wanted to tell stories and make people feel something and be a catalyst. That’s always been so deep inside of me, and I thought by leaving I was giving that up — that’s why it’s been such a wonderful, happy surprise to me that I’ve been more successful in my career since I left.”

Her first short film, “Candy,” was a five-minute funky Halloween piece in which she played the lead. When she originally made the film, which cost less than $500, she didn’t think it would surface anywhere. When the Screen Actors Guild Foundation

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While living in Los Angeles, Sage Hall was a dog walker for Drew Barrymore’s pup. “It was a great way to stay in shape,” she says.

announced that it would feature the film at its Short Film Showcase in February, Hall immediately booked tickets.

“I flew myself, my honey, producer and writers (to New York City),” Hall said.

“New York City had 19 inches of snowfall in the city. We’re all there together to see my movie and it gets canceled. There were three people in Times Square.”

The event was rescheduled for two weeks later.

“This is the award I’m most proud of,” Hall says.

“I was with people whose movies had $100,000 budgets. Just to be able to stand up there and be recognized — I felt like it was my graduation.”

Upon moving back home, she got cast in a three-month production of Florida Studio Theatre’s “Brooklyn Boy” and was hired for the theater’s education program. She started StarFruit Productions in 2007.

“I was doing a children’s

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“Weddings are such an epic moment in people’s lives because big things do happen — whereas you have to work really hard to get those emotions out of an actor,” Sage Hall says. show called ‘Under 6,’ and one of the cast members was getting married the next day,” Hall says. “I asked to film it for free and put it online. That’s when The Disney Wedding Blog blogger saw it and hired me right away (to do her wedding), and I made StarFruit official. It’s kind of been my film school. I thought, ‘OK, if I can make money making movies about love stories … ’”

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She calls it “wedding filmmaking.”

“There’s a big difference between that and a wedding videographer,” Hall says. “When I thought of a videographer, I thought about a sweaty old man zooming in on a bride’s cleavage. But this is really changing the entire industry. More than anything else, I feel like one of the things I want to accomplish is letting other peo-

ple’s light shine. That’s why I love doing weddings.”

Hall and her fiancé, Grady Reinagle, will be married Oct. 15. The theme is “black-tie hoedown,” and the wedding will be filmed by a husband-andwife team from Orlando.

“I’m going to allow myself to be a bride,” she says.

“It’s hard because I’m a director at heart — I’m sure I’m going to be giving them the eyeball.”

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+ ‘Festival of Stars’ stars the students There were plenty of big names on stage at the Carreño Dance Festival’s “Festival of Stars” Aug. 27, at the Sarasota Opera House. Among them were: José Manuel Carreño, Sarah Lane, Melanie Hamrick, Drew Jacoby, Rubinald Pronk and Gennadi Saveliev. But for many in the audience, the real stars were the children — the 50 students from the U.S. and abroad who participated in the festival’s first Summer Intensive.

Every one of them danced in the program-opening master class, a cleverly choreographed version of the technique class that dancers take daily.

The Carreño Festival is sponsored by the Sarasota International Dance Festival, founded by Robert de Warren, with prominent support from board Chairwoman Elita KrumsKane, Stanley Kane, Dr. David and Pilar Goldstein, Robert and Jeanne Zabelle, Ernest and Alisa Kretzmer, Walter and Donna Maytham, Robert Wilk, Anna Maria Troiano, and Harold and Wanda Libby and many other dance-loving Sarasotans.

The festival returns to Sarasota Dec. 21, with “The Nutcracker, The Great Imperial Ballet.” For information, visit www.carrenodancefestival.com.

Art Center Sarasota opened “The Other Persona,” its members-only, all-media juried exhibition Aug. 25, and at the same time held the opening receptions for “Out of Mind,“ featuring the fantastic costume creations and ephemera of Ray Peper and drawings, paintings and assemblages by Jo Proietti; and “Food for Thought,” featuring paintings by Vicki Chelf and Jeff Schwartz.

The award winners in “The Other Persona” were: first place, Karen DeLeon Stuart for “Meriam’s Eyes”; second place, Javier Rodriguez for “Untitled”; and third place, Peter Vince for “Wedding Feast.”

The opening reception also honored donors and supporters of Art Center Sarasota, without which, “There wouldn’t be any arts in Sarasota,” said Gale Fulton Ross, exhibition committee chairwoman.

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Present to receive their recognition were Howard and Betty Isermann, Jane Smiley, Penelope Kingman, Sam and Sally Shapiro, Jim Harman and board President Adam Kendall.

Also honored were Bob and Lee Peterson and Ramsey Frangie.

About 350 guests attended the opening. The exhibits run through Oct. 22. For more information and hours, visit www.artsarasota.org.

+ Couture your closet with costumes If you’d rather do anything than fight the teenyboppers and primadonnas for a run-of-themill maid or cop costume this Halloween, Asolo Repertory Theatre has a solution.

The Asolo Rep Scenic Studios will host a costume sale Friday, Sept.

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+ Ringling Museum circles the wagons Two of the most recognizable circus wagons in the world made their first journey in 63 years Thursday, Aug. 25.

The Five Graces Bandwagon and Two Jesters Steam Calliope Wagon, exhibited in the original Ringling Circus Museum since 1948, were pulled by hydraulic jack to their new home, the Ringling Circus Museum’s Tibbals Learning Center. They are the first circus artifacts to be placed inside the $7.5 million addition to the center, set to open Saturday, Sept. 24, with free admission for the public.

The wagons, stationed at the entrance on the first floor, are a focal point of the 11,000-square-foot interactive exhibition space that recaptures the drama and excitement of a day at the circus.

1980s — dresses, novelty costumes, armor and vintage, plus specialty items — will be available for purchase from $1 to $400.

Some of the higherpriced items are from productions of “Peter Pan,” “Adriadne auf Naxos”

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This performance was meant to feature the students who trained during the program, giving them a unique opportunity to train and perform with ballet’s elite.

And that training was showcased at the beginning of the performance in a ballet class demonstration arranged by José Manual Carreño and Loipa Araujo, ballet mistress of National Ballet of Cuba.

It was during this demonstration, albeit too long, that the true stars of tomorrow stood out. Youth American Grand Prix winners Hannah Bettes, Kenneth Dwigans and Aran Bell were obvious standouts, but local dancers such as Gianna Mercandetti and Diana Dizon (daughter of former Sarasota Ballet prima ballerina Diane Partington and principal Rey Dizon) were notables as well.

During the demonstration and his later “Don Quixote” variation, Aran Bell was the most serious of the serious, pulling off pirouettes that topped the multiples of five and grande pirouette à la second that rivaled those of his teacher for the past month, Carreño. But, later on in the program, the boyish 12-year-old appeared in his awardwinning, top-hat-wearing variation where he might have cracked a smile … or two.

Bettes and Dwigans were absolutely charming in the “Coppélia” pas de deux.

Bettes defies all norms with her over-arching feet and 180-degree extension coupled with perfect triple pirouettes and gravity

defying leaps. She’s got it all. Dwigans is the ultimate of all male danseurs. With perfect technique, his pirouettes, cabrioles and double tours en l’air all were finished in perfect fifth position. His technique and performance also made one recall Carreño’s on-stage presence as well.

The rest of the performance included an excellent modern piece featuring the preprofessional students and choreographed

by Elizabeth Bergman, now a Sarasota resident, but former chairwoman of Harvard University Dance Department (where she also taught Natalie Portman). Gennadi Saveliev performed a fabulous Gopak (Ukrainian dance) featuring amazing jumping tricks. Carreño and Melanie Hamrick were thought-provoking in “Trasparente,” a contemporary piece. And Jacoby and Pronk brought audience members to their feet in “Softly as I Leave You,” which Jacoby had performed solo in the winter gala performance, when Pronk was deterred with flight delays.

As the finale, the students danced the corps and soloist roles of Second Act “Swan Lake,” where they did a tremendous job dancing in unison and paying attention to their lines and formations (a pet peeve of this critic). Carreño and Hamrick were lovely during the white swan pas de deux, but the fireworks came out when Lane, body double for Portman in the movie “Black Swan,” danced the “Black Swan” pas de deux with Carreño.

Diminutive Lane is a powerhouse and stole the show with high-flying sissonnes and grand fouetté sautés as well as the coda’s fouetté en tournant sequence. Her partner, Carreño, despite retiring from ABT this year, proved he still is the best example for his cast of students. His 10-plus pirouettes weren’t so bad, either.

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The Elements of Suspense When it comes to writing a mystery novel, several local authors, who attended the Mystery Florida Conference last weekend, admitted they draw most of their ideas from everyday life. By having professional experience, stand-up comedian Don Bruns, pilot Ward Larsen and attorney H. Terrell Griffin can add authenticity to their elements of suspense. But there’s also a level of creativity and imagination that is always at work.

In terms of the elements of a mystery novel, first and foremost, the villain must be introduced within the first 50 pages of the novel, they say. Second, as the novel moves forward, the stakes should get bigger and the suspense should build, but the writer mustn’t lose credibility with the reader.

“I think when the readers finish, they have to say, ‘I should have seen that coming,’” Griffin said.

With their newest novels launching just weeks apart, the three authors hope to schedule a joint book signing event for December.

The plot Bruns: Tim Dorsey has always these serial killers, who puts guys into a barrel and puts plaster of Paris in there and the guys end up talking to each other inside while it’s hardening. Or, he beheads them by cutting their heads off with a wire.

Griffin: You can’t decide someone is going to jump 20 feet over a wall. It has to be plausible. You’re looking at the elements of the setup — what gets this guy involved and why does he feel the need to get involved.

Larsen: As a writer, you know the beginning and end, but the middle, you have to keep the train going and keep it interesting.

Sometimes you get into a box and have to go back.

The protagonist Bruns: The protagonist has to find out what it is that’s put him in danger with the bad guys.

Larsen: Maybe there’s a guy who kicks a dog, and the villain goes after him

and kills him.

Griffin: But the guy who kicked the dog may have been running a soup kitchen. Writers are worse than lawyers sitting around and talking — we have sick minds.

The villain Bruns: The villain has to be multidimensional — not just the bad guy.

Whether you hate or love the villain, he has to have character. You can like or hate the quality; he can be a nice guy, member of the church choir, but maybe he had to do drugs or hustle women. Early in the novel, you’re not aware of how bad he is.

Larsen: Who is your favorite villain? Most people say “Silence of the Lambs.”

Griffin: I’ve had villains who are pillars of the community and others who are mean, nasty people. It’s a control thing.

The weapon Bruns: To me, the situation where

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Don Bruns, Ward Larsen and H. Terrell Griffin joke around at the Mystery Mingle. damage is done has to be more inventive than a gun.

There’s a book where the situation is two guys taking a guy out of the bar and pouring Drano down his throat. That’s inventive.

Or stuffing a grenade down his pants — I just made that up.

Larsen: Often it’s most interesting when improvised. Let’s see, there’s a table with glass and a pen.

What can I do with it? In one book I read, someone changed the address on a guy’s GPS and made him go off into a pond. I killed a guy with a forklift in my last book.

Griffin: I’ve used a pistol, RPH and a 50-caliber machine gun.

Bruns: My favorite Dorsey is when this guy’s at a stoplight in Tampa and there’s loud music behind

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Laura Denum works on husbandry training with Buffett in “the shelf,” which is a Hugh brings his snout and mouth out of the water in hopes of getting some more treats. separate section of the tank.

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Buffett gives a “kiss” through the glass.

The staff records the electronic record of each time the manatees respond properly to the vibrations sent out into the water.

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Hugh swims by while Sara Wappes cleans fingerprints off the glass tank.

Hugh and Buffett are known for being large lettuce-eating mammals that many visitors to Mote Marine Laboratory make sure to see. However, Hugh and Buffett are also participating in a major research project and are the world’s only manatees trained to participate in detailed behavioral research.

Joe Gaspard, Mote’s Manatee Care, Training and Research coordinator, and his team are currently working with Hugh and Buffett thanks to a $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation The Mote team has trained the manatees to respond to a device that sends out a vibration into the water; they respond accordingly to vibrations by waiting with their snouts st ationed at a special bar, then touch a nearby yellow paddle when they feel the sensation in the water. Sometimes, the Mote team wraps the manatees in special neoprene wraps that only allow the vibration to hit a specific patch of skin or one specific hair.

Gaspard has been working with the Mote manatees for 13 years, 11 of which have involved this research, and he hopes that through the research they learn more about the manatees’ senses, specifically their sense of touch, which will help Mote understand how manatees navigate their environment. He hopes the information can be used to help gain insight as to how to protect the manatees that are in the wild.

The manatees are cared for daily by the staff and interns.

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13 — Number of years Joe Gaspard has been working with Mote’s manatees 10 — The percentage of Florida manatees that are lost each year due to boating accidents 72 — Number of heads of lettuce manatees Hugh and Buffett eat each day 1,200 — Pounds that Hugh weighs

1,700 — Pounds that Buffett weighs

While one manatee is participating in the research, the other manatee works on husbandry. This is the time when the staff who are not working on the research study can make sure the manatee looks healthy and is acting normal.

Once both manatees have done their daily work and have been checked out, the staff gives them additional apples and carrots for good behavior.

Plenty of vocal praise is given as well: “Good job!” “What a good manatee!” and “Way to go!”

Soon, Hugh and Buffett realize that there are no more treats left and swim off to hang out with their turtle friend, Henrietta, who lives in their tank with them.

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Bird/Lido Key One Hundred Central $675,000 Tony Souza, 941-924-9000 Explore the SHF#A3940736 many charms of this impressive 2BR/2BA condo. Elevators. SHF#A3945566 Lido Shores $5,900,000 Jonas Forslund, 941-924-9000 Gated, Mediterra- Pierre $799,000 Bruce Myer, 941-924-9000 3BR condo on LBK w/views of Burns Court $459,000 Roger Pettingell, 941-924-9000 Downtown charm nean inspired mansion. 6,193 sqft of majestic luxury. SHF#A3930363 sunsets over the Gulf from 2 private terraces. SHF#A3916303 with 2BR/2BA and garage + artist’s studio separate. SHF#A3925345 Lido C, Lido Shores $2,500,000 Jo James, 941-388-3966 Reward yourself Beachplace $649,000 Lynne Koy, 941-924-9000 Fabulous 2BR/2BA split with rich styling in this fashionable 3BR/3+BA residence. SHF#A3936777 Prestancia $455,000 Carolyn Donnelly, 941-924-9000 Spacious 4BR resiplan w/direct gulf views. 2 deeded parking spaces. SHF#A3945346 dence on golf course w/ pool in gated community. SHF#A3946940 Bird Key $1,750,000 Jo James, 941-388-3966 Dramatic waterfront 3BR/3BA Longboat Key $599,000 Teresa Simmons, 941-924-9000 This unique 1/2 home in a gated community. Spacious layout. SHF#A3946663 acre parcel offers Gulf & Bay views w/deeded beach access. SHF#A3934342 Twin Oak Pond $345,000 Toni Giliberti, 941-924-9000 Hurry on down for this Bird Key $1,675,000 Laura Pearson, 941-388-3966 Bird Key 2 Story, Beachplace $569,000 Gary McKinstry, 941-924-9000 View your private welcoming 3BR/3BA home. Skylights, ceiling fans. SHF#A3947249 5BR/5+BA canal front home. 3 car gar, generous floorplan. SHF#A3934755 beach from this comfortable 2BR/2BA condo. SHF#A3941704 Alinari $339,900 Martina Coppenrath, 941-924-9000 You are sure to love this very special 2BR/2BA condo. Elevators. SHF#A3943928 Lido Harbour Towers $549,000 Inger Lill, 941-388-3966 Settle serenely in Castillian $559,000 Lynne Koy, 941-924-9000 Experience the many delights this lovely 3BR/2BA condo. Wheelchair access. Garage. SHF#A3946807 of this beautiful 2BR/2BA waterfront condo. SHF#A3937915 Admirals Walk $109,000 Sharon Klein, 941-924-9000 Choose this rewarding Lido Beach Club $497,000 Bruce Myer, 941-924-9000 Bright, turnkey 2BR/2BA condo. Cathedral ceilings, walk-in closet. SHF#A3943923 Tiffany Plaza $549,000 Phil Schneider, 941-924-9000 2B/2B, 1st flr walkout 2bd/2ba Lido Beach Club condo, walk to St. Armandís Circle. SHF#A3945206 direct Gulf views; Excl rental policy. Pet friendly. SHF#A3943421 Manatee Lido Surf & Sand $469,000 Lynn A. Luken, 941-388-3966 Beach front 2/2 7th Sunset Beach $549,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays, 941-924-9000 Penthouse! Furfloor condo. Fabulous water views, turnkey furnished. SHF#A3945261 Whitfield Estates $1,495,000 Vicki Lonborg, 941-924-9000 Live the nostalnished 2BR on the beach with spectacular views. SHF#A3946534 Lido Harbour South $399,500 Lynn A. Luken, 941-388-3966 Enjoy Gulf Views gia w/only remaining Original Inn from the roaring twenties. SHF#A3947160 Beachplace $519,000 Maggie Hicks, 941-924-9000 Furnished 2B/2B condo and gorgeous sunsets from this delightful 2BR/2BA condo. SHF#A3939763 University Place $299,500 Michael/Mary Nell Moore, 941-924-9000 Inviton LBK. Amenities include tennis, fitness & pool/spa. SHF#A3922591 Lido Key $398,000 Angie Campbell, 941-924-9000 Enjoy this welcoming ing 3BR/2BA residence in a gated community. Community swimming pool.

2BR/2BA waterfront condo, turnkey furnished. SHF#A3935627 Islander Club Of Longboat $475,000 Kathy Hoonhout, 941-388-3966 Wel- SHF#A3946199 coming 2BR/2BA waterfront condo. Community swimming pool and tennis.

Lido Harbour South $386,000 Angie Campbell, 941-924-9000 Enjoy a hap- SHF#A3939829 The Oaks $135,000 Scott Norris, 941-924-9000 Find real comfort in this py haven in this very special waterfront condo. 2 BR/2 baths. SHF#A3945580 metal-roofed 3BR/2BA condo. Cathedral ceilings. SHF#A3947084 Fairway Bay $449,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays, 941-924-9000 Bay Views Corner Lido Towers $350,000 Vicki Lonborg, 941-924-9000 Discover your dreams in updtd & furn to perfection 2BR+offc residence w/bch access SHF#A3941131 Palms at Shorewalk $115,000 David / Wendy Leventhal, 941-924-9000 this comfortable 2BR/2BA condo. Central H/A. SHF#A3944394 2BR/2BA 1st floor condo overlooking the tropical lakes & close to the pool.

Fairway Bay $435,000 Audrey Marten, 941-924-9000 Discover the way to SHF#A3931387 Longboat Key this 2BR/2BA condo in a gated community. Central H/A. SHF#A3946772 Water Club $2,700,000 Barbara Ackerman, 941-924-9000 3BR/5BA luxury Seaplace $379,500 Sandy Endres, 941-924-9000 Don’t miss this bright and Garden Walk $42,000 Anita Caravello, 941-924-9000 Bask in the ambiance of this desirable condo. 2 bedrooms. Central H/A. SHF#A3939605 residence on the 7th floor with direct Gulf views. SHF#A3947406 furnished large 2/2 with garden views. SHF#A3942130 Queens Harbour $2,295,000 Bruce Myer, 941-924-9000 4BR/3+BA, pool, Fairway Bay $356,000 Linda Fara, 941-924-9000 Sample the comforts in this private dock & Bay views in this Queens Harbour home. SHF#A3931140 rewarding condo on waterfront site. 2 baths. SHF#A3940548 Water Club 2 $2,295,000 Kathy Hoonhout, 941-388-3966 Prestigeous LBK Seaplace $299,000 Roger Pettingell, 941-924-9000 Updated Gulf front getcommunity. Panoramic Gulf/Bay views. 3BR/4+BA exquisite! SHF#A3946276 away with Gulf and sunset views. VALUE! SHF#A3933359 Bay Isles $2,249,000 Linda Weber, 941-924-9000 Boaters dream - custom Pelican Harbour $297,000 Phil Schneider, 941-924-9000 Explore this en3800sf waterfront home w/pvt 100’ deep water dock. SHF#A3933263 gaging 2/2 condo w/htd pool,Tennis,Boat docks. One pet OK. SHF#A3946602 Islands West $2,139,000 Barbara Miller, 941-388-3966 Full Gulf Views!

Sutton Place $284,000 Patrick DiPinto, 941-924-9000 This furnished, light & Georgeous 3/3 penthouse. Updated. Pool, tennis, fitness. SHF#A3946935 open floorplan offers 2BR/2BA & one car garage. SHF#A3926381 Grand Bay 2 $1,395,000 Barbara Ackerman, 941-924-9000 Open Bay, city, Pelican Harbour $259,500 Phil Schneider, 941-924-9000 Great bay views & Golf course views. 3BR corner residence w/prvt elevator. SHF#A3935817 from 2/2, 1st flr condo. Htd Pool,Docks,Tennis,1 pet OK. SHF#A3935789 Inn on the Beach $1,075,000 Gabe/Charles Buky, 941-924-9000 2BR/2BA Updated condo w/panoramic views from each room. In rental program. Spanish Main Yacht Club $179,999 Joe Cinque, 941-924-9000 Enjoy an SHF#A3893281 easy-going future in this tile-roofed 2BR/2BA villa. Marina. SHF#A3945169

Siesta Key Siesta Key $679,000 Babette Paige, 941-388-3966 Well maintained duplex.

Walking distance to beach & Village 3/2 per unit. SHF#A3941972 Harbor Towers Y & R $449,000 Joe Boguszewski, PA, 941-388-3966 2BR/2BA Penthouse with dramatic views. Lots of amenities, priced to sell.

SHF#A3901152 Midnight Sea $350,000 Janet Dugan, 941-388-3966 Outstanding Siesta Key location 3BR/2BA condo. Near the world famous beach SHF#A3927761

Venice/Osprey/Nokomis Southbay $309,000 Monica Roche, 941-924-9000 Discover the way to this 3BR/2BA residence. Ceiling fans. Two-car garage. SHF#A3947247

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Sandra Drell, of Vilas, Wis., sold her home at 5940 Emerald Harbor Drive to David Jones and Susan McVeigh-Jones, of Newtown Square, Pa., for $627,500. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,788 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1,175,000 in 2006.

The following residential real-estate transactions were recorded Aug. 15 to Aug. 19, at the Sarasota and Manatee County courthouses. Of this week’s six sales, four took place on Longboat Key and two occurred on St. Armands.

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Raymond Sloan, of Glen Rock, N.J., sold his Unit 718 condominium at 718 Bayport Way to Suzanne Rosen, of St. Louis, for $250,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,260 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $125,000 in 1989.

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Christopher and Annette Kroha, of Winter Park, sold their Unit 26 condominium at 1 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Scott and Sheryl Langford, of Keller, Texas, for $380,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,389 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $470,000 in 2007.

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Christopher and Holly Hurley sold their Unit 4B condominium at Kingston Arms, 500 S. Washington Drive, to Consara GmbH for $325,000. Built in 1963, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,035 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $340,000 in 2007.

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Aug. 19 through Aug. 25, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

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Privateer North 1050 Longboat Club Road Alteration Condominium Association $300,852

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$70,000

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4234 GMD

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Michael Decker

$53,198

1425 GMD

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Charles Cohen

$36,500

3320 GMD

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$29,462.50

4700 GMD

Alteration

Helene Peretz

$27,000

4410 Exeter Drive

Alteration

Arthur McLoughlin

$23,000

3440 GMD

Alteration

Dock on the Bay

$20,000

5055 GMD

Alteration

Bruce Etherington

$17,000

3440 GMD

Alteration

Dock on the Bay Association

$15,160

2165 GMD

Alteration

Richard Nunis

$15,000

775 Longboat Club Road

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$12,500

Patricia Sparrer

$11,866

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Bird Key – Waterfront Opportunity Long wide views of Sarasota’s protected Bay front from almost every room! 4BR/4BA home with many upgrades & an incredible 4,000 square feet under A/C. Screened pool/spa deck and large dock with extra seating area & boat lift, generator, $ hurricane protection.

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BAY HARBOUR – Longboat Key Bayfront Developer Corner Apt. 3BR 1,250 Sq. Ft. $295,000

EXTREME VALUE! 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 amenities and on-site management. Walk to shopping. $ 549,000

RED ROCK TERRACE – Oyster Bay Vacant Lot Lot w/ House Plans $399,000 BEACHPLACE III – Direct Gulf Front #302 3rd Floor 2BR/2BA 1,392 Sq. Ft. GRAND BAY II – Direct Bay Views!

South Corner 3BR/3BA 2,925 Sq. Ft.

$670,000 $1,395,000

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Incredible opportunity to own 2 adjoining lots west of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Conrad Beach boasts timeless architecture, com. pool & clubhouse. Purchase separately or with M5815731. Peter Uliano #M5815734

Longboat Key – Boater’s Fantasy 3,435 SF home with 114 feet of DEEP water frontage!

Extra large rooms, with living area on one level and tons of ground floor play space. Covered 45x20 slip and Jet Ski dock included. $ 995,000

$

260,000

2BR/2BA BAYFRONT

furnished condo on beautiful Longboat Key. 40ft deeded boat slip, updated master bath, heated pool, tennis courts, community boat ramp. Marcia Bayard $350,000 #M5818656

PENTHOUSE BAY VIEW

LBK 2BR/2BA designer furnished, boat docks, beach cabana, pets welcome. A must see. Great complex, shows like a model. Best value on LBK. Hurry. Marc $399,000 Turner #A3926740

Ritz Tower – Bay & City Views PENTHOUSE residence with 4,704 Sq. Ft., 4 BR plus family room and 4.5 bathrooms offers incredible views, wood & marble floors, granite & stainless gourmet kitchen, 10’ ceilings. $ 3,595,000

La Firenza - Direct Beach Front Stunning sunsets over the Gulf and partial Bay views from this SW corner 3,521 SF apartment with varying 11 & 12 ft ceilings. Spacious floor plan with 3BR+ family room and den/3.5 BA, full bar and summer kitchen. Oversized private 2-car garage. $ 3,500,000

Longboat Key – Direct Beach Front “The Johnson Estate” Gated privacy on 2+ acres w/ 150 ft. of Gulf front. 10,000 SF. 7BR/6.5BA includes separate attached guest wing. New in ‘07. $ 11,500,000 www.Johnsonestatelongboatkey.com

OLDFLORIDA/CORTEZ WATERFRONT HOME 3BR/2BA

with bonus room, sun deck & 150FT dock on the Bay. Mature landscaping. SEPARATE studio in back. DIRECT Bay view. One of a kind. Must see!

Debra Ibasfalean #M5814790 $425,000

GULF FRONT PENTHOUSE LONGBOAT KEY 2BR/2BA totally

renovated, tropical gardens, upgrades too numerous to mention. Heated pool-spa, only 53 residences in this well maintained complex. Pets welcome.

Marc Turner #A3943874 $629,500

Bayport- Sporting Community Beach retreat that lives like a home. Beautifully & freshly remodeled, 3 full BR with sitting areas, and loads of storage, 2 private patios, his/her bath areas. Steps to private beach. $ 629,500

La Bellasara - Downtown Bay Front Outstanding Bay, Marina, & City Skyline views!

3BR/4.5BA + study or 4th BR with 3,370 SF. w/ summer kitchen, private elevator lobby, 2-car garage Turnkey furnished. Annual lease available $ 2,395,000

HOME located in luxurious gated community. Anna Maria beaches just across the bridge. Oversized lot with heated pool. Extras galore! Jerry Cunningham #A3938209 $645,527

University Park - Custom Lakefront Beautifully maintained 3BR + Den home with 10ft ceilings, his & her bath, quality builtin’s, & expanded great room overlooking the pool/spa and lake. Two car garage. $ 569,000

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games | deal us in

By Donna Swan | Contributing Writer

It’s all in how you read the bid When Debra Smith of Ocala sent me this hand with the bidding at her table, I knew it was best that I was not her partner sitting North. The first bid would be correct — I have no four-card major and just six to nine points — but I doubt that I would have known her three-club bid meant that she was asking if I had a club stopper and that she was asking me to bid three notrump if I had one. We would have ended in the five-diamond contract.

Most declarers trumped the deuce of clubs lead by West and drew trump.

They ended in the dummy and tried the heart finesse. West won the king of hearts and returned a club. With no dummy entry — too many high trumps in the declarer’s hand — declarer had to lose two spade tricks and went down one in the contract.

Smith writes that there were two chances to make the contract: the heart finesse or finding East with the ace, doubleton of spades.

Smith tried the spades first. After drawing trump, she ended with the queen of diamonds and led a spade to

the queen of spades. When it won, she ducked a spade and the ace dropped from East — her contract was made.

If East wins with a small spade, Smith gets to the dummy by ruffing the eight of spades, knowing it is high, and takes the heart finesse.

Two chances are usually better than one.

The Observer’s “It’s Read Everywhere” photo contest is now online at YourObserver. com. Visit our website, YourObserver.com, to upload your photo submissions from now until Oct. 15; photos submitted directly to the paper will automatically be uploaded to our website. Online voting takes place from Oct. 15 to Nov. 7. Winners will be announced in the Nov. 10 issue of the Longboat Observer. Email your entries to nschwartz@ yourobserver.com or mail them to the Longboat Observer, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228.

BRIDGE HAND Dealer: South

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ALASKA. It sure seems like the Longboat Observer climbs every mountain and crosses every sea. This time, it reached a new peak when Jacob, Averie, Zachary, Lisa and Ray Robinson (clockwise from left) read their Observer on a June trip to Gurwood, Alaska.

LONGBOAT KEY Stunning 3BR/2.5BA contemporary on

deep water canal. Dramatic 2 story foyer, large living area w/expanses of walls & glass, wet bar & woodburning f/p.

White on white throughout. Private split level master suite with screened deck. Over 2500 sq. ft. of screened, multilevel deck areas & heated pool overlooking canal and mangroves. Only 3 houses to the bay & Intracoastal. For a preview go to: http://pix360.com/videotour/434 $949,000

MICHAEL

MOULTON Certified Residential Specialist

Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

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3174 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Longboat Key, FL 34228

Michael Saunders & Company Cathy C. Meldahl P.A. Licensed Real Estate Broker

Talk to Tina Today - Longboat Key’s International Connection Breathtaking Bay views from immaculate 2BR/2BA sOLD ....................................... $235,000 spectacuLar guLf & sunset views overlooking lush grounds sOLD ......................$410,000 cOuntry cLuB shOres hOme only one lot in from the Bay sOLD ................................ $740,000 aDOraBLe 2Br/1Ba grOunD fLOOr w/great rental history shOrt saLe .............. $165,000 impeccaBLe tkf 2Br/2.5Ba tOwnhOme w/garage shOrt saLe ........................... $199,000

BAY ISLES NEW CONSTRUCTION - Never lived in waterfront Cliff Scholtz designed 4BR, 6 bath residence. A3946626 $3,250,000.

EN PROVENCE - Exquisitely furnished gulf front condo that feels like a private home on the beach. A3929322 $2,450,000

upDateD 2/2 grOunD fLOOr enD unit overlooking canal reDuceD ..................... $265,000 serene BayOu views from updated 2/2 in park like setting shOrt saLe .................. $299,000 custOm grOunD fLOOr Direct guLf frOnt w/Gulf to Bay amenities new ......... $425,000 cOntempOrary renOvateD & furnisheD guLf frOnt gem reDuceD .........$475,000 3Br/3Ba tOwnhOmes w/Gulf and Bay views built in 2006 reDuceD ......................... $499,000 spaciOus penthOuse w/serene water views & new A/C reDuceD ............... $500,000 100 x 238 Beach frOnt w/2 updated bungalows w/great income ...............................$1,799,000 One Of a kinD! 100 x 550 Gulf front extends to bayou, boathouse & dock .................... $5,500,000

Have a Safe and Happy Labor Day!

LONGBOAT VILLAGE - Key West style home overlooking intracoastal waterway. A3934895 $775,000

SARABANDE PENTHOUSE - Spacious 3 bedroom condo in the premier bay front building. A3940572 $2,175,000

LBK BAYFRONT ESTATE LOT - 100’ frontage to build dream home w/deeded beach access. A3937319 $1,975,000

Longboat Key Realty

Tina Rudek • 941-920-0303 • Tina@LBKRealEstate.com www.engelvoelkers.com/longboatkey

VIZCAYA W/PRIVATE POOL - Tropical paradise spacious gulf front condominium w/private pool & covered 1,200SF terrace. A344892 $2,725,000

WATER CLUB - Coveted southern exposure on the 7th floor elegantly furnished. A3919693 $2,495,000

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Sunrise/sunset

RAINFALL

Mon., Aug. 22 Tues., Aug. 23 Wed., Aug. 24 Thurs., Aug. 25 Fri., Aug. 26 Sat., Aug. 27 Sun., Aug. 28

North 0.00 1.15 1.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Mid 0.00 0.89 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Month to date: 2011

5.10 in Year-to-date:

South 0.00 0.43 0.57 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00

2010 3.82 in.

2011 2010 33.79 in. 28.39 in.

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High Low 91 73 92 74 93 77 92 79 92 86 91 84 92 86

Tues., Aug. 23 Wed., Aug. 24 Thurs., Aug. 25 Fri., Aug. 26 Sat., Aug. 27 Sun., Aug. 28 Mon., Aug. 29

Record Temps.

High Low 96 (1981) 68 (1972) 95 (1987) 69 (1976) 96 (1989) 68 (1966) 96 (1987) 68 (1976) 96 (1987) 68 (1976) 97 (1998) 63 (1973) 97 (1970) 69 (1984)

Average Gulf water temperature: 87.9

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9 At the center of 13 Abel’s brother 17 Crunchy bits on a salad?

19 Expressed, as a farewell 20 Loudness measures 22 Boy Scouts’ outing 23 Population growth factors 25 Travel like a hippie 27 Bastille Day party site 28 Not well-thoughtout 30 Infrequency 31 Hubby’s towel word 32 ___ gin fizz 33 Scandinavian god of war 34 Bicycle wheel parts 37 A big mess 40 Furnishes with an income 44 Narrow cut 45 San Francisco’s ___ Hill 47 Behaved like a lead balloon 49 More spooky 51 “Star Wars” pilot Solo 52 Go down with the ship 55 Liquid amount 57 “It’s b-a-a-c-k!” fashion 58 “And now ...” sayer 61 Painful pang 63 “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” sightings 65 Airline’s home base 66 Disney lyricist Howard 68 Librarian’s advice 69 Places for raising salmon 72 Finely chopped, as potatoes 74 Bundle of grain

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88 Usable in any outlet 91 Monopoly game piece 92 Blue-pencil wielder 94 A Bobbsey twin 96 Currency in Denmark 99 Baseball Hall-ofFamer Duke 101 Became frayed 103 Concludes a contract negotiation 105 Guy behind the counter?

107 Sarah, to Isaac 108 French star 110 “Are you a ___ a mouse?”

112 Fallen-rock debris 114 Children’s author Madeleine L’___ 116 Basin go-with 117 Accessory for Sherlock Holmes 118 Agenda component 119 “ ___ Leaving Home” 120 Notable first for a baby 122 Gold-medal-winning skater Kulik 123 Penny 124 Celtic language 126 Zsa Zsa’s sister 128 Possessed

Last weeks Cryptograms 1. My doctor was brilliant as a health provider but also in the financial field. He diagnosed my low blood pressure and then to raise it, gave me his bill!

2. The author of the article, “The Miracle of Helium” was aptly named I. Rose. It was so highly uplifting I could not put it down!

Thursday, September 1, 2011 Items Under $200 For Sale

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY EARLY DEADLINES EARLY DEADLINES for September 8th Edition for September 8th Edition

CLASSIFIED ADS CLASSIFIED ADS Deadline Friday, Sept. 2nd, 2:00pm

Deadline Friday, Sept. 2nd, 2:00pm SERVICE DIRECTORY Deadline Thursday Sept. 1st, 12:00pm SERVICE DIRECTORY Deadline Thursday Sept. 1st, 12:00pm The Observer will be CLOSED Monday, September 5th will for the DayMonday, Holiday.

The Observer be Labor CLOSED We will reopen Tuesday, Sept.

6, 8:30am.

September 5th for the Labor Day Holiday.

We will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 6, 8:30am.

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

2 HAMMER HAMMER Schlemmer Schlemmer deluxe deluxe bed bed loungers loungers 2 (backrests). (backrests). Like Like new. new. Cost Cost $300. $300. Sell Sell $150. $150.

Call Call 941-383-8733.

941-383-8733.

ADVERTISE ADVERTISE YOUR YOUR merchandise merchandise with with the the total total value value of of $200 $200 or or less less in in this this section section for for FREE! FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included. No commercial advertising. must be included. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks. Email ad to: Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks.or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com online at: classified@yourobserver.com or online at: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds www.yourobserver.com/classifieds CHARCOAL GRILL: new, stainless steel front, CHARCOAL stainless steel dual burners, GRILL: storage new, compartments, $125. front, 941dual burners, storage compartments, $125. 941705-1211.

705-1211.

DESIGNER KITCHEN/DINING: Table +4/chairs, DESIGNER KITCHEN/DINING: Table +4/chairs, glass top, iron frame, linen gold cushions, braided glass top, iron941-779-7851. frame, linen gold cushions, braided backs, $199. backs, 941-779-7851.

GOLF $199.

CLUBS: Lady McGregor, like new. 1,3,5, woods,CLUBS: Ping putter, bag, umbrella, dz 1,3,5, balls.

GOLF Lady McGregor, like new. $195.00.

941-752-0460. woods, Ping putter, bag, umbrella, dz balls. $195.00.

941-752-0460.

ORBITREK ORBITAL trainer. Raleigh 18 speed ladies bicycle.

Both intrainer. excellent condition. $80 ORBITREK ORBITAL Raleigh 18 speed each. ladies 941-966-2096. bicycle. Both in excellent condition. $80 each. 941-966-2096.

ROLL-TOP DESK: oak, good condition, $195.

Call 387-7136.

ROLL-TOP DESK: oak, good condition, $195.

SAMSONITE Call 387-7136. BLUE vinyl card table with four folding chairs. Excellent condition. $150.

SAMSONITE BLUE vinyl card table with four 941-383-2120. folding chairs. Excellent condition. $150.

941-383-2120.

Antiques/Collectibles ORIGINAL WYLAND: 2001 Authentic Chinese Antiques/Collectibles Brush Stroke (The Manatee). Painting located on ORIGINAL WYLAND: 2001 Authenticresidence.

Chinese St. Armands Circle at a private Brush Stroke (The Painting located on BIG SAVINGS from Manatee).

Gallery Price.

941-387-5100.

St. Armands Circle at a private residence.

BIG SAVINGS Autos from Gallery Price. 941-387-5100.

Wanted

AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of Autos selling your car.

Cash Wanted offered today! Call Mike, 941-713-2277.

AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of

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selling your car. Cash offered today! Call Mike, Boat Slips For Rent/Sale 941-713-2277.

BOAT SLIP. High and dry, indoor, for sale or lease.

Boat Slips Rent/Sale Southend of LBK at theFor Boathouse.

Owner financing available.

For info, call 941-544-5597.

BOAT SLIP. High and dry, indoor, for sale or lease.

LBK MOORINGS Rental, 65’Owner Open financWater Southend of LBK atSlip the Boathouse.

View (R/8) Dock, $490/per month annual. (Below ing available.

For info, call 941-544-5597.

My Cost). 813-500-0566.

LBK MOORINGS Slip Rental, 65’ Open Water LBK MOORINGS: 48' protected boat slip View (R/8) Dock, $490/per month water annual.

(Below N6 Cost). for rent, $550 per month with annual lease.

My 813-500-0566.

937-414-7062 LBK MOORINGS: 48' protected water boat slip N6 for rent, $550 per month with annual lease.

Boats 937-414-7062 Boats Are Selling Very Well. Do you want to sell yours! Over 70 Sold YTD, Big and Small, Boats Business on a handshake. Dave, 941-228-3489, Yachtingflorida@aol.com Boats Are Selling Very Well. Do you want to sell yours! Over 70 Sold YTD, Big and Small, Business on a handshake. Dave, 941-228-3489, Yachtingflorida@aol.com

Furnishings

Condos For Sale

UPSCALE CONDO: UPSCALE CONDO: Contemporary Contemporary King King bedbedroom room with with leather leather headboard, headboard, large large front front load load washer washer & & dryer dryer with with stands. stands. Green Green leather leather sofa sofa and and loveseat loveseat (like (like new). new). La-Z-Boy La-Z-Boy sofa sofa sleeper. sleeper.

Haverty’s Haverty’s 9 9 piece piece formal formal dining dining set set with with large large china cabinet. Lexington TV stand. 58” plasma china cabinet. Lexington TV stand. 58” plasma TV. Lexington wicker sofa sleeper & bedroom TV. Lexington wicker sofa sleeper & bedroom suite. Drexel iron baker’s rack (marble shelf). suite.

Drexel iron5 piece baker’s rackoffice (marble shelf).

Le Barge mirror. home group.

Set Le3Barge mirror. 5 piece home office Set of tall bookcases.

Thomasville iron & group. oak dining of 3 tall bookcases.

Thomasville iron & oak dining suite (cost $3500+ new). suite (cost $3500+Manatee new). Furniture Manatee Furniture 3015 1st St. Bradenton, 10 Blocks north 3015of1st St. Bradenton, 10 Hwy Blocks DeSoto mall on US 41.north of DeSoto mall on US Hwy 41.

941-745-2596

DISCOVER THE THE OTHER OTHER ISLAND ISLAND in in Sarasota Sarasota DISCOVER Bay. Bay. Waterfront Waterfront 3BR/2BA/2CG 3BR/2BA/2CG condo condo on on private private Island.

Island. Virtual Virtual tour tour at at kpepper.com, kpepper.com, click click Tidy Tidy Island tab. tab. $249,900. $249,900. Katharine Katharine Pepper, Pepper, RoseBay RoseBay Island Real Real Estate.

Estate. 941-792-9459.

941-792-9459.

General Merchandise

Estate Wanted LUXURY Real ANNUAL RENTALS WANTED for qualified clients.

Furnished unfurnished.

LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALSor WANTED for Licensed Realtor. qualified clients.941-356-5610.

Furnished or unfurnished.

941-745-2596

Merchandise THRIFT General SHOP: LORD’S WAREHOUSE. Hours: Summer Schedule: Aug.-Sept., Saturday, 9a.m. to THRIFT SHOP: LORD’S WAREHOUSE. Hours: 1p.m. Non-profit. jewelry, furniture, other Summer Schedule:Clothes, Aug.-Sept., Saturday, 9a.m. to items.

6140 Gulf of Mexicojewelry, Drive. 941-383-4738.

1p.m. Non-profit.

Clothes, furniture, other items. 6140 Gulf of Mexico Drive. 941-383-4738.

Merchandise Wanted

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

pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please call Marc, 941-321-0707.

Investment Opportunities

Investment Opportunities RESTAURANT INVESTMENT Opportunity Restaurant in downtown Sarasota looking for RESTAURANT INVESTMENT Opportunity joint venture partner to expand the business Restaurant in downtown Sarasota lookingOur for and also become and owner/operator. joint venture partner expand business company is debt freetowith overthe $300,000 in and and owner/operator.

Our leasealso holdbecome improvements.

This is the best company debt freeSupplemental with over $300,000 in location inisSarasota. financing available. investment needed lease holdTotal improvements.

This is $500,000. the best Please call 453-1335. location in (415) Sarasota.

Supplemental financing

PELICAN HARBOUR LBK- FULL BAY PELICAN HARBOUR LBK- FULL BAY VIEW, boat slips, beach, tennis and pool.

VIEW, boat slips, beach, tennis and pool.

Custom wood and granite kitchen opens to Custom wood and granite kitchen opens to dining & living room for a Great Room effect. dining & living room for a Great Room effect.

2BR/2BA. No weight limit for dog. $349,000.

2BR/2BA. No weight limit for dog. $349,000.

Steve or Craig Abbott, Michael Saunders & Steve or Craig Abbott, Michael Saunders & Company.

941-374-3003

Company. 941-374-3003

Real Estate Wanted

Licensed Realtor. 941-356-5610.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

Vacation/Seasonal BOULEVARD OF The Arts,Rentals 12th floor 2BR/2BA, recent OF high-end beautifully BOULEVARD The renovation, Arts, 12th floor decorated, European kitchen, stainless appli2BR/2BA, recent high-end renovation, beautifully ances, excellent security. Panoramic views of decorated, European kitchen, stainless appliSarasota Bay, boat dock available. Annual or ances, excellent security. Panoramic views of seasonal available. 941-724-4703, 412-310-8436.

Sarasota Bay, boat dock available. Annual or BEACHPLACE seasonal available.

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BEACHPLACE 3BR, UPDATED, TASTEFULLY DECORATED. 3BR, GULF & UPDATED, BAY VIEWS. TASTEFULLY DECORATED. AVAILABLE IN SEASON & ANNUAL GULF & BAY VIEWS. AVAILABLE IN SEASON & ANNUAL CALL CYNTHIA 407-492-5749 CYNTHIA 407-492-5749 ThisCALL week’s crossword answers

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2 mo. $3000mo. min. Owner/Agent ing. No Pets.

Annual 941-544-0214.

Or $6000mo.

Seasonal. 2 mo. min. Owner/Agent 941-544-0214.

DIRECT GULF FRONT: 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath condo in small GULF upscale building.

Full Gulf2 Bath viewscondo from DIRECT FRONT: 2 Bedroom, every room.

Nicelybuilding. furnished, fullGulf kitchen, Washer in small upscale Full views from & Dryer.

Available: Aug. 1– full Nov 30, 1 Washer month every room.

Nicely furnished, kitchen, min/Winter Season Dec 2012, & Dryer. Available: Aug. 1,1–2011Nov July 30, 11, month 3 month minimum No1,Smoking.

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3 month minimum No Smoking. No Pets.

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Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Studios&toCondominiums Six Bedrooms Homes Beachfront, or Garden StudiosIntercoastal to Six Bedrooms Excellent Service & or Staff Beachfront, Intercoastal Garden Excellent Service & Staff Now Offering Beach Castle Resort NightlyBeach and Weekly Now Offering Castle Resort Nightly and Weekly FLORIDA VACATION CONNECTION FLORIDA VACATION CONNECTION www.FLvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 www.FLvacationconnection.com 877-705-2460 941-387-9709 877-705-2460 LBK BEACHFRONT: 1BR/1BA, heated pool, $1000BEACHFRONT: weekly. 3BR/3.5BA: LBK 1BR/1BA,$1250 heatedweekly. pool, 941-383-3844, $1000 weekly.941-383-7873.

3BR/3.5BA: $1250 weekly.

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LBK: TANGERINE BAY CLUB. Luxurious decorator furnished Penthouse, 4BR/4.5BA. Full decoragarden/ LBK: TANGERINE BAY CLUB. Luxurious pool/ Bay views.

Granite4BR/4.5BA. kitchen, 2 Full private tertor furnished Penthouse, garden/ races, Bay outdoor gasGranite grill, 2 car garage,2FIOS, Beach pool/ views. kitchen, private terClub access/ month races, outdoor 3gas grill, 2minimum. car garage,Non-smoking.

FIOS, Beach No pets.

E-mail or call for availability, rates, Club access/ 3 month minimum.

Non-smoking. photos. d.turners@verizon.net, No pets.

E-mail or call for 202-363-0740. availability, rates, photos. d.turners@verizon.net, 202-363-0740.

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

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

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

1-800-734-3370.

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1-800-734-3370.

LONGBOAT KEY Cottage: furnished, 2BR/1BA, carport, sunroom. Available Sept. 1st through LONGBOAT KEY Cottage: furnished, 2BR/1BA, Jan. 1st. $1500/mo. includes water, sewer, carport, sunroom. Available Sept. 1st through garbage and lawn care. Pets considered.

Jan. 1st. $1500/mo. includes water, sewer, 941-554-4248. garbage and lawn care. Pets considered.

LONGBOAT KEY Towers Condo For Rent Gulf 941-554-4248. front. Gulf to bay views. Turnkey furnished. Fitness LONGBOAT KEY Towers Condo For Rent Gulf center, pool and hot tub. Behind gates of front. Gulf to bay views. Turnkey furnished. Fitness Longboat Key Club. 24 hour security. Minimum 6 center, pool and hot tub. Behind gates of months. Available now. $5,000 for 6 months or Longboat Key Club. 24 hour security. Minimum 6 $2,900 per year. Call (717)968-1473. months. Available now. $5,000 for 6 months or $2,900 per year.

Call Gulf (717)968-1473.

LONGBOAT KEY. front, heated pool on beach, 1BR/1BA condo, full kitchen, dining, LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, heated pool on sleeps 4, king pillowtop. 617-328-7145. beach, 1BR/1BA condo, full kitchen, dining, LONGBOAT beautifully furnished 2BR/2BA sleeps 4, kingKEY: pillowtop.

617-328-7145.

10th floor, excellent view of Gulf, Bay, pool & LONGBOAT KEY: beautifully 2BR/2BA tennis courts. Non-smoking.furnished Available Sept., 10th floor, excellent view of Gulf, Bay, Oct., Nov. & Dec. 2011. 941-377-4177. pool & tennis courts. Non-smoking. Available Sept., LONGBOAT KEY:2011.

SUNSET BEACH condo: Oct., Nov. & Dec. 941-377-4177. beachfront, direct Gulf, 2BR/2BA, balcony, LONGBOAT KEY:heated SUNSET BEACH January condo: gated community, pool. Available beachfront, direct 2BR/2BA,ext. balcony, 1 - April 30. By owner,Gulf, 860-633-3541, 204 or gated community, heated pool. Available January 860-633-3545.

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LONGBOAT:$2000+ DIRECT Beachfront Condo, 2BR/2BA. tax/mo.

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

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May area, W/D in building.

Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo.

351-5101. through PIERRE:January.

2-3/BR,$1600/mo.

5TH floor,351-5101. behind the gates, PIERRE: 5TH for floor, behind Rental the gates, Gulf front, 2-3/BR, unit available Seasonal Dec. Gulf front, unitCall available for Seasonal Rental Dec. through April.

865-549-5070. through April. Call 865-549-5070.

PLAYERS CLUB Penthouse: Summer rental PLAYERS CLUB 7 Penthouse: Summer rooftop rental 2012. 3BR/3.5BA, rooms, furnished, 2012.

3BR/3.5BA, rooms, furnished, rooftop courtyard, 4 Har Tru 7 tennis courts, parking garage. courtyard, Har Tru tennis courts, parkingmonthly. garage.

3 month 4minimum $3500 +utilities 3 month minimum $3500 +utilities monthly.

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THE WESTCHESTER THEGULF WESTCHESTER FRONT GULF FRONT 2BR/2BA, open, direct views, tennis

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WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms.

Condominiums and Cottages.

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

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Accounting BOOKKEEPINGAccounting SERVICE Business & Personal,

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Adult Care Services

ALTERNATIVE NURSING HOMES AND Adult TO Care Services HIGH COST AGENCIES ALTERNATIVE TO NURSING HOMES AND CNA with excellent local references has room HIGH COST AGENCIES available in private care home. Loving care and CNA with excellent local references has room family atmosphere. Doctor, nurses and therapy available in private care home. Loving care and visits here. Alzheimer's, Hospice, bedbound family atmosphere. Doctor, nurses and therapy patients welcome. Also, respite care day, week, visits here. Alzheimer's, Hospice, bedbound month. LTC insurance accepted. 20 years experipatients welcome.

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ANGELS month.

LTC941-822-0202, insurance accepted.

CORNER: Cathy. 20 years experience. Call for more information. ANGELS CORNER: 941-822-0202, LICENSED MALE Nurse:Cathy. hospital trained, business degree, seeks private duty. Medications, LICENSED Nurse: hospital drive, shop, MALE personal assistance.

Fulltrained, or part busitime, ness degree, seeks private duty. Medications, $30 per hour. 941-961-2070. drive, shop, personal assistance. Full or part time, $30 per hour. 941-961-2070.

Aluminum ML SCREENING Aluminum Screen repairs. No screen panel

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Family owned and operated. 16 years available. experience in the Sarasota area. Weekend work available. 941-232-0565.

Auto Transport

RETIRED LONGBOAT KEY police Auto Transport associate. Drive your car to the North RETIRED LONGBOAT KEY police 941-713-1596, 941-720-0426. associate. Drive your car to the North 941-713-1596, 941-720-0426.

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Cleaning Cleaning

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

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ELER SERVICE. Residential cleaning, 10 CLEANING years experience.

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RESIDENTIAL/ COMMERCIAL/ Resorts/ House RESIDENTIAL/ COMMERCIAL/ House Checks. We take pleasure inResorts/ pleasing our Checks. take pleasure pleasing our customers.We When quality counts!in941-756-4570. customers. When quality counts! 941-756-4570.

Computer Services Computer Services

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TV/ computer/ years or MAC. Computer service, stereo integration. camera,TV/ iPod/ iPhone setup, tutoring or Digital web design. computer/ help. Call Cort, 383-3878, stereo integration.

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling

Home Improvement/ Remodeling HANDYMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Reliable & Prompt.

25 Years Experience 5 Years Bradenton HANDYMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE inReliable & Area.

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941-383-2659 JOHN GUBERNAT HANDYMAN SERVICES JOHN GUBERNAT ALL HOME SERVICES REPAIRS HANDYMAN ALL HOME REPAIRS Carpentry, Painting, Property Caretaking, Carpentry, Painting, Roof Leaks/ Coatings, Property Caretaking, Power washing, Dock Repairs.

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Home Services HOUSEKEEPER LADY, 60, healthy, Home Services

able, neat, reliable...17 years previous employer.

HOUSEKEEPER LADY, 60, healthy, able, Housekeeping, driving, shopping, cooking, house neat, reliable...17 years previous employer. sitting. Full or part time. Live out. 941-323-3336.

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Painting/Wallpapering

Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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Residential & commercial, and retexturing.

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Waly Precision Painting Custom Painting, Pressure Washing, Waly Precision Painting Commercial/Residential, Drywall/Stucco, Custom Painting, Pressure Washing, Remodeling Commercial/Residential, Drywall/Stucco, 10% offRemodeling and free estimates Licensed 10% off and and free insured estimates 941-448-1928 Licensed and insured www.walypainting.com 941-448-1928 www.walypainting.com Personal Services Personal Services PERSONAL ASSISTANT/PERSONAL

Trainer seeking new ASSISTANT/PERSONAL clients. Diversified skills, flexible PERSONAL Trainer schedule, fair rates.

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YOUR PERSONAL BOOKKEEPER, LLC Gail Sunray, Owner YOUR PERSONAL BOOKKEEPER, LLC Gail Sunray, Owner Personal & Business Bookkeeping PersonalAccounting/ & BusinessTaxes Bookkeeping Accounting/ Taxes I come to your home or office.

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1015bogeylane.com You will be enthralled by the beautiful views looking down the waterway and out to the bay. This custom-designed 4,200 sf John Cannon home has 4BR with an office. Exquisite designer finishes: custom flooring, inlaid wood ceilings and window treatments. $1,699,000 PROMENADE promenade402.com Wrapping around the southern corner, this 3BR/3BA is turnkey furnished and has views of the Gulf, bay and city. $799,000 TOwElS COuRT 1857morrillstreet.com Downtown Sarasota... a residence, a studio or commercial venture. 2BR/2BA plus garage; next door is a full studio with bath and kitchen. Ample parking. $459,000 SIESTA KEY 9250blindpassroad.com This is a one-of-a-kind contemporary residence located directly on Turtle Beach. Custom built with 3BR, den, private elevator and house level swimming pool. Incredible views and privacy. $2,495,000 8419midnightpass.com Gorgeous direct bayfront views with deep water boating. This 3BR/2BA has more than 3,200 sf to enjoy. $1,095,000 SEAPlACE seaplacem1114.com Beautifully updated, this sunset-facing 2BR/2BA is ready to enjoy. Wonderful rental history.

Turnkey furnished. $369,000 seaplaceg7209.com Enjoy Gulf views from this 2BR. Lovingly updated, furnished and ready to enjoy. $299,000 seaplaceg4204.com Terrific value, this 2BR is located in the popular G-4 building. $319,000

1125bogeylane.com Lovely Tuscan-style waterfront home looking down the canal and out toward Sarasota Bay. Major landscaping and interior renovation. Steps to the beach. $849,000

551yardarmlane.com 3BR/2BA mid-canal home in terrific condition. $649,000

wATER CluB waterclub204.com Delightful Brighton floor plan with over 3,000 feet including 3 full bedrooms. Updated and beautifully furnished. Sunset Gulf views. $1,499,000

GRAND BAY grandbay446.com Building 4 on the southern side means no buildings will ever block your view. Beautifully furnished and overlooks the marina, golf course and downtown. Two parking spaces, bright and sunny. $1,495,000 grandbay211.com Expansive panoramic bay views from this Antigua floor plan in Building 2. Third-floor level views which is the first living level and offers extra terrace space. This offering is the best value in Grand Bay. $999,000

▲ waterclub-208.com Dover plan offers an incredible value. 3BR/3BA, wood floors in living areas AND fully furnished. Partial Gulf views and beautiful, expansive garden views. $999,000

NEw lISTINGS BIRD KEY 611mourningdove.com Direct bay view! Unobstructed waterfront views across to Sarasota.

Four bedrooms, open floor plan, upscale finishes and soaring ceilings. Located on the coveted Mourning Dove Drive. $3,295,000 245birdkeydrive.com This is a true garden house on Bird Key, surrounded and protected by lush vegetation and fruit trees. A true 3BR/3BA with vaulted ceilings, open kitchen and pool area. $725,000

HARBOR SECTION 561harborcovecircle.com This is a brand new listing in Bay Isles, behind the extra set of private security gates.

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COUNTRY CLUB SHORES 1125 bogeylane.com Lovely Tuscan-style waterfront home looking down canal and out to Sarasota Bay. Major landscaping and interior renovation. Steps to the beach. $849,000

This was a busy season for Sarasota real estate, and Roger has sold much of his inventory. If you are considering selling your property, or if you would like to know its value in today's market, please contact Roger. He also knows of many unlisted properties for sale. Ask about his private inventory.

1. 485eastroyalflamingodrive.com 5BR waterfront home with high ceilings and open floor plan. $1,299,000 2. 658mourningdove.com Lovely 3BR on one of Bird Key᾽s best streets. New seawall and cap, open pool and charming home. $1,095,000 3. 333westroyalflamingo.com Built on an over-sized lot, ideal for renovating or creating your dream home on Bird Key᾽s waterway. $999,000 4. 245birdkeydrive.com A true garden house, surrounded and protected by lush vegetation and fruit trees.

3BR/3BA with vaulted ceilings, open kitchen and pool area. $725,000

▲ 5. 611mourningdove.com Direct bay view! Unobstructed waterfront views across to Sarasota.

Four bedrooms, open floor plan, upscale finishes and soaring ceilings. Located on the coveted Mourning Dove Drive. $3,295,000

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