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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Employees could see bonus The Longboat Key Town Commission unanimously approved an amendment Nov. 17 granting employees a one-time payment.

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+ TBI bag ladies show their stuff The women of the Judaica Gift Shop at Temple Beth Israel have started calling themselves “The Bag Ladies,” because they now carry designer handbags. The collection includes “bra-cket bags,” made from the lining of bras, with proceeds benefiting breast-cancer research.

In addition, the Beth Israel Women will be holding a “Holiday Happenings Bazaar” Saturday, Dec. 4.

Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock suggested a stocking stuffer for town employees at the end of the Nov. 17 special Town Commission meeting: a one-time, $1,000 payment for all full-time town employees, with part-time staffers receiving a prorated amount.

Bullock laid out the details of

his proposal: The one-time bonus would not affect base salaries and would cost the town approximately $175,000.

“I think that the employees could use this. I think that the timing is right, and I ask for your input in consideration of a budget transfer that I would bring to you,” Bullock said.

“I make a motion that we do as the town manager is suggesting,” Commissioner Phill Younger said.

“I think it’s an excellent idea.”

Commissioner Lynn Larson seconded the motion.

“How many years has it been since our employees have had any kind of adjustment?” Vice Mayor David Brenner asked.

“This is the third year,” Bullock said.

The motion passed unanimously.

But the next day, Brenner raised concerns about the motion and the speed with which it was passed in an email to Bullock (see sidebar on page 2A). Toward the end of his email, he wrote: “Probably most important,

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+ Kiwanis Club has familiar ring to it The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key members have a little jingle in their step — they’ve started once again ringing the bell in various locations for The Salvation Army. Over the weekend, Jim and Deborah Whitman camped out in front of the Longboat Key Publix to solicit donations from passerby. Call Jim Burmeister at 387-8231 if you would like to volunteer.

+ Toys for Tots taking donations Michael Saunders and Co. teamed up with Marines to ensure all needy Southwest Florida children receive presents this year through Toys for Tots. Last year, 12,560 children received toys. New and unwrapped toys can be dropped off to any of the 24 Michael Saunders sales and rental offices from Bradenton to Boca Grande. Visit michaelsaunders.com for the nearest location. Toys will be accepted through Dec. 16.

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Kathy Lazear hangs an ornament on the Casa del Mar Christmas tree Tuesday, Nov. 29. Casa del Mar staff members, vacationers, renters and owners get together each year to decorate the Casa del Mar tree. To see more photos, see page 11A.

HOME RULES

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Town plans to re-file Armstrong suit Judge Charles Roberts dismissed the case against James Armstrong without prejudice, but the town will re-file the lawsuit to clarify its intent.

The town sought to address issues related to building codes, safety, control and zoning in its lawsuit against resident James Armstrong, whom the Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board

found to be in violation of the law as the result of work he allegedly performed on his home, according to Town Attorney David Persson.

On Monday, Nov. 21, 12th Ju-

dicial Circuit Judge Charles Roberts dismissed that suit without prejudice. He also denied Armstrong’s request for a rehearing and written opinion of the board’s determination that he

was in violation of the law.

But both sides say this isn’t the end of the case.

Persson said that the town plans to re-file the suit, which was brought by Whitney Coyne

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BONUS / FROM 1A why is this good for our taxpayers? They are going to foot the roughly $175,000 bill?”

In his response to the last question, Bullock detailed the many ways that town employees impact the lives of residents.

Then, he wrote: “This modest reward recognizes the dedication to public service these employees hold in their hearts. The taxpayer benefits from a motivated workforce who wants to serve and wants to come to work in a place that appreciates them. Anyone who has ever held a job knows they did better work when they were appreciated.

So, is this one-time payment a

fair trade for the taxpayer and the employee? Every citizen is entitled to make that judgment for themselves. I believe it is, and I believe it is appropriate at this time.”

Brenner said a week later that he was satisfied with Bullock’s responses to his questions. He believes the commission should have had a more thorough discussion, he said, but he doesn’t doubt Bullock’s homework on the issue. And he said he thinks that the one-time payments will be good for taxpayers.

“You tend to do a better job when you’re feeling a little better about yourself,” Brenner said. “We’re getting more than enough value for the expenditure.”

FURTHER QUESTIONS Vice Mayor David Brenner sent an email to Town Manager David Bullock Friday, Nov. 18, the morning after the employee bonus motion was passed, questioning the specifics of the one-time payment.

Brenner asked Bullock to hold off on dispersing payments until after his questions were answered.

What follows are questions laid out by Brenner and Bullock’s answers in his reply email.

Are all staff included? Not all staff are employees but independent contractors?

We do not have any independent contractors working

for the town at this time.

This payment would not apply to contractors.

Are employees subject to disciplinary matters included?

All full-time and part-time employees (part-timers will be paid on a pro-rated basis based on hours worked) who are currently employed by the town performing at a satisfactory level will receive the payout.

What are the ramifications for our employees included in collective bargaining units?

We have made preliminary contact with the collective bargaining units and don’t expect any issues.

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ARMSTRONG / FROM 1A as special counsel to the town, later this week. According to Persson, the case was dismissed on a technical issue: The town sought inspection of Armstrong’s home, located in the 2900 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, but didn’t seek an inspection warrant, in which a court order is granted to access the property. But Armstrong’s attorney, James Helinger, still argued against granting an inspection warrant, arguing that the law prohibits the court from issuing the warrant on a homesteaded property.

“The town has no intention of seeking an inspection warrant,” Persson wrote in a Nov. 23 email to the Longboat Key Town Commission. “The town seeks court determination for compliance with building, flood and zoning laws.”

Persson said that the amended filing will clarify that the town doesn’t seek an inspection warrant.

“The amended pleadings will make it clear that it’s looking to the court to provide a way for the town to enforce its building code,” he said.

Armstrong referred questions about how he would like to see the case resolved to Helinger, who began representing his client pro-bono after Armstrong contacted the Pacific Legal Foundation, a group that, on its website, pacificlegal.org, describes itself as “the oldest and most successful public interest legal organization that fights for limited government, property rights, individual rights and a balanced approach

to environmental protection.”

Armstrong’s Code Enforcement case dates back to 2010 (see timeline), when he first appeared before the board to address a notice of violation.

During that appearance, he told the board that the town’s website provided contradictory information about permitting issues and accused town staff of lying to him about permitting requirements.

Helinger said that Armstrong’s offers to allow a certified inspector to go inside the property and certify that work has been properly completed have been rejected by the town. Regardless, Helinger said he could file a 1983 federal civil rights claim against the town employees involved with Armstrong’s case. He said that the employees violated Armstrong’s Fourth Amendment rights by entering his property without permission to gather evidence.

“They took a ladder and got into a construction dumpster that was on his property to take pictures,” he said. “You just don’t do that in the United States of America.”

But Persson wrote in his email to the commission that the town wants Armstrong to meet the requirements that all citizens are required to meet.

“Nobody wants to remove Mr. Armstrong from his home,” he wrote. “Nobody wants to spend money litigating problems that are avoidable. But when a citizen refuses to comply with the law, the result is both time-consuming and expensive. It’s also frustrating for all involved.”

Case history The following timeline comes from testimony provided about Jim Armstrong’s case at past Code Enforcement Board hearings.  June 19, 2009 — The most recent permit for Armstrong’s home was issued; the permit was voided because Armstrong didn’t pick it up.  April 15, 2010 — Code Enforcement Officer Heidi Micale received a call from an electrician who had been hired to work on Armstrong’s property and wanted to know if Armstrong had obtained permits for the project. Micale found no active permits. That day, Micale and Building Inspector Tony Sapuppo visited Armstrong’s property and observed evidence of construction.  May 25, 2010 — Micale prepared a notice of code violation.  July 12, 2010 — Armstrong appeared before the Code Enforcement Board and said that he planned to obtain necessary permits but argued that his rights as a property owner had been violated.  Aug. 9, 2010 — The Code Enforcement Board voted to fine Armstrong $50 a day until he brought his property into compliance and required him to pay $2,178.50 in administrative costs.  Dec. 6, 2010 — The Longboat Key Town Commission authorized Town Attorney David Persson to file a lawsuit against Armstrong, because the town was unable to properly enforce its codes.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011

SENIORITY RULES

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Amendment takes on age-old issue The commission agreed that predominantly senior-living facilities should be allowed in a future overlay district in its Comp Plan.

Compromise boiled down to a single word for the Longboat Key Town Commission at its Nov. 17 special meeting: predominantly.

The commission agreed to add the word “predominantly” to a proposed Comprehensive Plan that would limit residential uses in a future Town Center overlay district to “senior living communities including but not limited to age-restricted, independent living senior communities.”

Commissioner Lynn Larson voiced concern about the language of the amendment presented at the beginning of the meeting, because she said if, in the future, an assisted-living

facility opened in the district, age restrictions could bar residents who have a child or other loved one with a disability.

But Commissioner Jack Duncan worried that doing away with age restrictions could open such a facility to anyone.

“I keep going back to, what is the objective here that we’re trying to meet, and the objective as I understood it is to allow seniors the ability to have access to the community center that we’re talking about placing there,” Duncan said.

“I’m trying to create an opportunity for people to come and live there and take advantage of the community center.”

But Town Attorney David Persson argued that having a few younger residents in a senior-living facility would not change its character.

“By virtue of the fact that alcohol has some water in it doesn’t change the fact that it’s alcohol,” he said. “It doesn’t lose its characteristic of what it is. It’s the predominant characteristic that you’re looking for. And if you look at the demographics of Longboat Key, I don’t think that there’s any fear at all that there’s going to be a younger crowd taking over.”

After approximately 40 minutes of debate, Commissioner Phill Younger suggested putting the word “predominantly”

in front of “senior.”

“That takes care of Commissioner Larson’s concerns, it still keeps you a majority senior,” he said. “I don’t think you’re gonna get a 51-49 split on something like this anyway.”

Before the commission voted to approve the amendment for transmittal to state agencies, Persson pointed out that the amendment was just a “guide post.” An outline development plan amendment would be needed before the commission could approve an application for any such facility.

“What you’re trying to do now is you’re trying to give guidance to those people who are making applications to figure out what it is that the town wants,” he said.

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Boy Scout Troop 100 has sold about 600 poinsettias for its troop fundraiser, 200 of which were delivered Nov. 28 to the Longboat Key Club and Resort. Director of Resort Operations Rick Benninghove, right, accepted the delivery and presented them with a check. Delivering the poinsettias were District Director Steve Williams, Troop 100 finance Chairman J.P. Marchand, Greg Marchand, Thomas Marchand, Zach Stith, Senior Patrol Leader William Reynolds, Andoni Aristimuño and Tyler Williams.

fraud alert

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Grandparent scam costs Key man $2,450 A resident sent money via Western Union to a man who claimed to be an attorney representing his grandson.

A Longboat Key man was defrauded of $2,450 after he transferred money to a man who allegedly claimed to be an attorney representing his grandson.

According to a Nov. 23 police report, the victim received multiple phone calls from a man who said his name was Alan Steinberg and claimed to need $2,450 to pay for court costs that the victim’s grandson incurred for a criminal violation. The caller requested that the man transfer the money immediately via Western Union to a Brooklyn, N.Y., address in order for the violation to remain “confidential.” The caller asked the man to transfer funds to Tracy Francis, who was supposedly the clerk handling court proceedings.

The report states that the man withdrew the money in cash and sent the money with help from his caregiver at 1:54 p.m. Nov. 23. An unknown subject picked up the money at 4:02 p.m. that day at a Brooklyn location.

The man’s caregiver became in-

creasingly suspicious of the incident and called Western Union about 4:10 p.m. in an attempt to cancel the transfer. The victim and caregiver also called police at 4:06 p.m.

The report states that the suspects “were knowledgeable of personal information that only persons close to the family would know.”

Police advised the man to check his financial accounts for possible fraudulent activity and forwarded information, including copies of the Western Union transfer, to the police department’s detective bureau.

Longboat Key Police Capt. Kristina Roberts said that incidents of similar scams have been down recently on the Key. “We had quite a little flurry there for a while, but this is actually the first one we’ve had in about six months,” she said.

Roberts said that theft cases as a whole typically spike during the holiday season.

Report it If you are the victim or attempted victim of a monetary scam, the Longboat Key Police Department recommends filing a police report with the town and also reporting it to the National Consumer League’s fraud hotline at 1-800-876-7060.

To avoid being a victim of phone solicitations, hang up: • If you don’t know the person to whom you are talking.

• If an unknown caller asks you for your Social Security number, credit-card numbers, bank account numbers or date of birth.

• If you receive a call asking you to provide personal information to win a prize.

• If you are called and asked to verify information about your credit cards. If the caller claims to be a bank representative, hang up and call your bank directly using a valid number from a telephone book or the bank’s website. Remember, banks will never call you and ask for personal information over the phone.

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contested election

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Rajewski will challenge Brenner for District 3 seat Ray Rajewski, a Bay Isles resident, will run against Vice Mayor David Brenner in the March 2012 election.

Ray Rajewski has served as executive vice president of CBS and a board member of Ion Television. Currently, he serves as president of the Bayou Association, and is a member of the Longboat Key Citizens’ Oversight Tax Committee.

But, now, Rajewski, 67, is seeking a new role: He will challenge Vice Mayor David Brenner for the District 3 seat of the Town Commission. A Bay Isles resident, Rajewski has never sought political office. And, despite the fact that four commissioners were up for re-election in the March 2012, Rajewski is the sole non-incumbent to seek a seat on the commission.

Rajewski’s decision to seek elected office boils down to this: “You can sit back and complain or you can get involved,” he said. “I think that what’s happening in the town is not in the best interest of the residents.”

Specifically?

“You start with Bruce St. Denis,” Rajewski said of the longtime town manager who resigned from the commission in September, facing mounting pressure from the commission. “The man has been here 14 years and ran what I consider to be a very nice island.”

He has also been concerned by changes to town codes he feels have been made to accommodate projects such as the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s $400 million Islandside redevelopment plan or a proposed cellular tower.

Born and raised in Boston, Rajewski is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He earned a degree in business from Burdett College, in Boston, where he began his career in television. He went on to work at television stations in San Francisco, Cincinnati, Buffalo, N.Y., and Los Angeles, where he became executive vice president of CBS. Rajewski began visiting Longboat Key in 1983, at the invitation of a friend who had purchased a unit in Fairway Bay. He later purchased his home in the Bayou section of Bay Isles in 2004.

Rajewski used to be a tennis player, although now he prefers golf, along with riding his bicycle and traveling.

And although he has never served as a commissioner, he compares it to a job that he has held multiple times: “Being a commissioner is similar to being on the board of a corporation,” he said.

Ray Rajewski Age: 67 Hometown: Boston Career: Chief operating officer of television stations Family: Divorced with three children and seven grandchildren Hobbies: Golf, bicycling and traveling

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+ 2011 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season ended Nov. 30 with a total of 19 named storms, seven of which became hurricanes and three of which became major hurricanes. Hurricane Irene was the sole hurricane to strike the United States. None of this year’s storms directly threatened Longboat Key, although town officials monitored multiple tropical disturbances throughout the season.

+ Rev3 seeks south Sarasota County triathlon The Revolution 3 “Rev 3” triathlon company is now working to bring a triathlon to Venice, Manasota Key, Englewood and North Port. The company had originally discussed holding a triathlon that would bring its estimated 1,000 participants through Longboat Key, Lido Key and downtown Sarasota but withdrew its application earlier this month after hearing concerns from town staff and Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce President Tom Aposporos, who worried that the

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Mayor Jim Brown has requested a joint meeting between the Longboat Key Town Commission and Manatee County Board of Commissioners to discuss the Inlet Management Plan for Longboat Pass. The town and county jointly funded the $125,000 Longboat Pass Inlet Management Study, which includes recommendations for long-term solutions for beach issues. The tentative date for the meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Town Commission Regular Meeting — 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 

 Police Officers’ Pension Board Meeting — 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6  General Employees’ Pension Board Meeting — 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Firefighters’ Pension Board Meeting — 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 

Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital received Tuesday, Nov. 29 an endangered sea turtle that stranded in the Netherlands and was rehabilitated in Portugal. The Kemp’s ridley is nicknamed Rev3 event would conflict with the 2012 Johnny Vasco de Gama and flew to Longboat Key Triathlon, which the chamMiami before being driven by car LBK -to 2010 - Kturtle will receive a ber organizes. Rev3 wants to hold its race Mote. The 2010 and - Ka temporary home Oct. 28, 2012, the same day that theLBK -checkup Longboat Key Triathlon will take place. at Mote before he is mediThe company will go before the Venice cally cleared for release in City Council Tuesday, Dec. 13.

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

1. “Email details Colony road map” (Nov. 22) 2. “Publix project reps reveal details” (Nov. 22) 3. “VIDEO: Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party” (Nov. 21) 4. “PHOTO GALLERY: Rep. Jon Huntsman’s Daughters Campaign at the Republican Club” (Aug. 21) 5. IN THE KITCHEN WITH: Andy Youngs” (Nov. 22)

+ Mote cares for turtle from Portugal

 Zoning Board of Appeals — 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8

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SPIRIT OF GIVING

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Acts of kindness help neighbors TBI Miniversity courses Each week through December, the Longboat Observer will feature a local donor who is involved with Season of Sharing, an 11-year, community-wide fundraising partnership created by The Community Foundation.

’Tis the season for sharing.

Last year, several donors to The Community Foundation’s Season of Sharing campaign told The Observer what donating meant to them.

One donor had never forgotten the way his family struggled during his childhood when his father lost his job. Another always had a passion for helping others, and, because he’d been fortunate throughout his life, felt obligated to pay it forward. A third donor simply believed in the spirit of giving.

Season of Sharing is an 11-year, community-wide fundraising partnership created by The Community Foundation of Sarasota County and the Herald-Tribune Media Group. The program provides emergency last-resort funding to families in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties.

Since the program’s inception in 2000, more than $5.5 million has been raised and distributed. In the last year more than 2,500 individuals and families were able to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads.

In 2010-2011, Season of Sharing received $400,000 in donations from new donors and $100,000 in increased donations from past donors to reach its $500,000 goal for matching funds from The Patterson Foundation.

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3,000 — individual gifts in 2010-2011, a 20% increase from the previous year

and wallets in the giving spirit of the season to help thousands of families in Southwest Florida on the verge of homelessness,” says Roxie Jerde, president and CEO of The Community Foundation of Sarasota County. “This year, The Patterson Foundation will

again match new and increased donations up to $500,000. Not a penny donated ever goes to administrative fees or overhead, so that the maximum number of families can be helped to the fullest extent possible. We are grateful to The Patterson Foundation, the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation, Catlin Fund, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Stockton Charitable Fund of J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, The Griffin Endowment, the Herald-Tribune Media Group and its partners, The Observer Group, Gulfshore Media, as well as the thousands of donors that have made Season of Sharing a success in our communities since 2000.”

This year, 10% of all gifts made to Sarasota County (donors can designate which county they would like their funds to benefit) will be given to the Student Emergency Fund, in partnership with the Sarasota County schools. The Patterson Foundation has created this fund because many public school students are in desperate need of basic necessities. The fund will provide last-resort, onetime dollars for emergency needs for students at six schools in a pilot program.

Donations to the Season of Sharing fund may be made by check or credit card, payable to The Community Foundation of Sarasota, or online at www.cfsarasota.org. For information, call 955-3000.

begin this week Rabbi Michael B. Eisenstat’s Miniversity of Judaism classes have taken place at Temple Beth Israel for more than 10 years. The series, from the Institute of Jewish Continuing Education, provides educational programs and activities for the community as a way to increase knowledge of Jewish heritage and tradition.

There are a myriad of topics and new presenters this year, including a film course looking at “A Cantor’s Tale”; a fieldtrip to the Salvador Dali Museum and Florida Holocaust Museums in St. Petersburg; and a cooking session with Elise Galinsky.

Classes begin Thursday, Dec. 1, and run through April

2. “Vichy Uncovered,” led by instructor Jean Renoux, starts Thursday, Dec. 1, and will look into the Vichy government that enacted German-inspired racial laws that transported Jews to death camps. Another upcoming class, “A Salon of Their Making,” led by instructor Baila Miller, will focus on the impact of Gertrude and Leo Stein on the world. It begins Wednesday, Dec. 7.

A full list of courses can be viewed on Temple Beth Israel’s website, www.tbi-lbk. org. Catalogs and registration forms can be picked up and returned to Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Call 383-3428 for more information.

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Money well spent If there is one, quick way to win the favor and respect of your new associates in the work place, it’s to do what Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock did in his third week on the job: Win all full-time town employees a $1,000 bonus/gift.

Bullock asked town commissioners for this Christmas stocking stuffer at the end of the commission’s special meeting Nov. 17.

And like any good commander whose job is to lead and motivate his soldiers and at the same time answer to higher authorities, Bullock stood up and advocated on behalf of his beleaguered troops.

Among the many things Bullock has learned in his three weeks on the job, he has judged the town staffers to be dedicated and committed to serving Longboat Key residents; he has seen the disappointment that has come from town employees not receiving a pay raise in three years; and given the turmoil that has swirled through Town Hall the past three months, altogether he has seen the staff’s morale pining. It’s tough to be in a festive, holiday mood at Town Hall.

Bullock, as all good bosses would do, wants to give them a boost.

The total cost to taxpayers: $175,000.

The Town Commission unanimously approved the expenditure.

That money probably will be the best $175,000 the town (and taxpayers) spend this year.

Nonetheless, and even though he asked the question after the fact, Vice Mayor David Brenner asked Bullock an appropriate question: “Why is this good for our taxpayers?”

Responded Bullock: “This modest reward recognizes the dedication to public service these employees hold in their hearts. The taxpayer benefits from a motivated work force [that] wants to serve and wants to come to work in a place that appreciates it.

Anyone who has ever held a job knows he did better work when he was appreciated.

So is this one-time payment a fair trade for the taxpayer and the employee? Every citizen is entitled to make that judgment for himself. I believe it is, and I believe it is appropriate at this time.”

By all means, most Longboaters would agree with Bullock. They know from their vast professional experiences the importance of showing appreciation to an organization’s associates. As the biblical lesson goes: It’s better to give than to receive. Another business bromide: Happy employees typically translates to happy customers.

So, yes, that unexpected and sincere recognition is important to any organization’s success.

But Bullock’s answer to Vice Mayor Brenner also brings to mind how the fundamental relationship between employer and employee has become distorted in this era of entitlement.

This is a small thing, but for starters, we’ll take issue with Bullock that the $1,000 per employee is a “modest reward.” Everything is relative. But you would be hard-pressed to find private-sector employers and employees in small businesses who think $1,000 is “modest.”

Bullock also said the bonus “recognizes

the dedication to public service these employees hold in their hearts.” He makes it sound as if the jobs at Town Hall require some extra sacrifice or dedication not found in the private sector.

To the contrary, as taxpayers have seen repeatedly in recent years, public-service jobs often afford pay scales and benefits that far surpass those of the private sector.

And to a great extent, labeling government jobs as “public-service” jobs — as if they require a special calling — is a bit of a misnomer. In the end, every job is a publicservice job — tasks performed to provide a benefit to another or others, who are all members of the “public.”

What’s more, as with every private-sector job, Town Hall jobs are a choice. Every Town Hall staffer chooses to be there. No one is forced to hold that job.

And by making that choice, every Town Hall staffer is acknowledging and accepting that most fundamental relationship between employer and employee: that is, to perform the job as described by the employer and perform it at the level of the employer’s articulated expectations, all in exchange for agreed-upon compensation.

That’s it. Neither side owes the other any more than that.

Anything above that basic agreement is a gift. And in this competitive world, from time immemorial, employers have learned what Bullock wrote to Brenner. The value of a “thank-you” or the value of an acknowledgement of appreciation, no matter how large or small, often can be priceless.

Longboaters should have no quarrel with Bullock or the Town Commission awarding $175,000 in Christmas bonuses. It’s good business to bestow an unexpected gift.

+ How Europe affects you

Sorry, the following is rated “DT” — for depressingly truthful.

While it’s difficult for Americans to comprehend the complex European debt crisis, we all should be casting a wary, nervous eye to Europe — kind of like watching whether a chained dog is suddenly going to leap at you.

Here’s the fear among increasing numbers of world economic watchers: When will the merry-go-round stop? At what point will the bankrupt European governments of Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece be unable to raise enough cash by selling bonds to pay their obligations?

And as the buyers of those bonds increasingly demand to be paid higher interest rates for taking the risk to buy the bonds, the greater the pressure grows for the governments to be unable to meet all of their loan payments and entitlement and public-services obligations to their countrymen.

In short, it’s like the U.S. housing bubble.

When consumers owed far more than what they could afford and pay each month, they walked away from their debts. The housing market and U.S. economy crashed. European governments are in the same position — “under water.”

The fear here in the United States is as Privateer editor William Buckler recently noted:

THE CASTAWAY by Jorge Blanco

GATOR NATION GROWLS Many of the University of Florida’s faithful football boosters are in an uproar over former Gator coach Urban Meyer signing on with the Ohio State University.

But they should put themselves in his shoes. Even though you said a year ago you were quitting your job at UF to spend more time with your family, when you suddenly found yourself offered one of the premier college-football coaching positions in the country and $40 million, what would you do?

Say “no thanks”?

Don’t begrudge Meyer.

We likely will never know the whole story behind Meyer’s leaving his Gator job. That is, until he writes his tell-all book, which, no doubt, will come as long as he is as successful at Ohio State as he was at UF. But it could be as simple as this: A lot of retired business executives find out that when they retire to spend more time with their families, it’s great for six months. But after six months, their spouses and family members can’t stand to have them around the house. Maybe it wasn’t Meyer who wanted a job; maybe it was his wife who wanted him to get one!

Suffice it to say, Meyer’s going to OSU gives both teams — Gators and Buckeyes — a good reason to put each other on their annual schedules. If you think the Gators and Seminoles are raucous grudge matches, wait until the Buckeyes come to the Swamp.

“The establishment in the U.S. — and both political parties — knows full well that if Europe goes, the U.S. will follow.

There is no difference whatsoever between the debt paper created by the U.S. Treasury and the debt paper created by the Euro nations or any other nation in the world. The U.S. government bought time with its ‘super committee.’ That time is up …” “ … The problem the world faces today

is that the unfinished transactions — the amount of debt which has been ‘contracted for’ — cannot be made good without inflating the quantity of ‘money’ necessary to the point where it no longer functions as a medium of exchange. That being the case, the only remaining options are a default on the debt or the destruction of the money.”

How do we avoid this fate?

It won’t happen, but the biggest gift of all that Congress could provide is a sudden halt in the growth of U.S. debt.

If Barack Obama were the leader he pretended to be, he would be working over time to craft a deal to calm world markets.

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+ New technology might prove better option than cell tower Dear Editor: I was upset to hear that the Longboat Key staff recommend cell tower approval.

I do not think it is a good idea. What is the urgency of building a 150-foot tower that will definitely be a blight on the landscape? New technology is around the corner, and we will probably find that next year this will be obsolete. If people want a stronger signal, they can get a network extender for their wireless carrier.

The other point is that the jury is still out on the health issues of such towers.

Parents always protest if these towers are built near public schools, and, as a result, they are not built near them.

The beauty of the north end of the island will be severely impacted. This is a more undeveloped part of the island with no high rises, therefore, the ugliness of the tower will stand out.

I hope there are others like myself who will take a stand and oppose this tower before it is too late.

Diana Cable Longboat Key

+ What is the urgency to approve the cell tower plan?

Dear Editor: This letter is questioning the approval of the cell tower. I am concerned about it.

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2:10 p.m. — 6900 block of GMD. Dumping. A real-estate agent told police that Code Enforcement has contacted him in the past about trash that was improperly dumped on a property he is listing. The trash the agent pointed out to police consisted of four empty Coors light beer cans.

Police disposed of the cans and told the agent to contact the property’s owner to request regular service.

4:32 p.m. — 1200 block of GMD. Property Damage. A man reported that an unknown object broke the glass across the top of his vehicle at an unknown time and unknown place. Police found marks indicating that something had fallen on or struck the glass roof portion of the vehicle, which caused the glass to shatter.

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+ Dogs on Longboat Key beach should be voted on

6:26 p.m. — 6600 block of GMD. Emergency Message/Welfare Check. A woman pulled in front of another driver while on her way to work on the Key. The driver of the other vehicle followed her, and as she exited her vehicle he told her she needed to be more careful. The woman asked police to patrol the area because of the event.

Dear Editor: Based on my survey — at least as unscientific as yours — the results of your “Poll of the Day (Nov. 7)” concerning allowing dogs on the beach must have been conducted in the dog food isle of a pet store.

However, there is a consensus in my survey that the town has decided to turn the beach into a doggy park, but we reject the rationale that the town is looking, in lieu of beach re-nourishment, for a method to put more dark fill material on the beach. If not summarily rejected by responsible legislators, a matter like this that can seriously impact the tranquility of the island deserves as a minimum a vote of all citizens.

James Boland Longboat

Smoke signals 10:14 p.m. — 4500 block of GMD. Fire.

Police and firefighters responded to a report of smoke at a condominium and found the source of smoke to be a nearby transformer that had overloaded.

Storm surge 11:42 p.m. — 300 block of GMD. Public Service. Police heard a loud group of people on a golf course but couldn’t find the subjects. The group might have returned to the clubhouse because of the rain.

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Suspicious vehicle 8:04 p.m. — 700 block of Hideaway Bay Lane. Suspicious Vehicle. Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle and saw a man step out of the bushes and into the back of the vehicle. Police told the man about the town ordinance that restricts after-hours commercial work.

Nov. 23 Fraud alert 4:06 p.m. — 1700 block of GMD. Fraud.

A man sent $2,450 via Western Union to a Brooklyn, N.Y., location after a man who claimed to be an attorney representing his grandson in a criminal case called. The man’s caregiver became suspicious and attempted to stop the transfer. Police advised the man to check his financial accounts for fraudulent activity and forwarded the case to a detective.

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It seems as though half of the people I speak with are opposed to it. There are questions about aesthetics and health and property values and the future of the north end of the Key. Here’s my question: Wherein is the urgency to permit the construction of this tower, which may affect health, may make the appearance of the island less attractive, may affect property values and the future prosperity of the north end of the island?

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Longboat Key’s most dogged committee held its second meeting Monday, Nov. 28. The seven members of the Dog Beach Feasibility Committee are still discussing the specifics of potentially opening at least part of the Key’s beach to dogs, according to Laurin Goldner, who, with her husband, Nelson, first proposed the idea in July.

The group has discussed wildlife concerns with representatives from the Audubon Society, Mote Marine Laboratory and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and is currently talking about how to make a proposal work — the whys, wheres, whens and hows.

The committee includes both residents who, like Goldner, support allowing dogs beach access, along with those who prefer to keep the beaches dog-free such as Cyndi Seamon, a longtime member of Longboat Key Turtle Watch.

“What I want to do is make sure that folks who really do want to have dogs on the beach understand what all the issues are,” Seamon said. “We want to try and figure out something to put back to the commission that’s the least disruptive to wildlife.”

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Goldner said that the group will develop a proposal to bring before the commission for discussion, possibly in February. The group also will seek public input about its plan. But she also stressed that the idea is still in its planning stages and said that the group will incorporate other residents’ suggestions into any plan they bring before the commission.

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Miniversity Session: Vichy Uncovered — Starts at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 (a second session takes place Tuesday, Dec. 6) at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Jean Renoux will discuss the inner workings of the Vichy administration and tell accounts of Jewish survival. Event is free. Call 383-3428.

‘SEASON’ Greetings! — takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. Enjoy refreshments, exhibitions and a holiday greeting from the Asolo Play Readers. Event is free. Call 383-2345 to RSVP. ‘Holiday Night of Lights’ — starts at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at St. Armands Circle Park. The shops of St. Armands glow during this festive event when the Christmas tree is lit. Call 388-1554.

Penguin Pajama Party — takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 3 to Sunday, Dec. 4, at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Children ages 7 and older with an adult can spend the evening learning about penguins and receive an exclusive visit from the new penguins. Cost is $80 for adult and child; $35 for an additional person; or $140 for four people. Registration closes at noon Thursday, Dec. 1. Call 3884441 or email Miranda@mote.org.

Holiday Happenings Bazaar — takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Beth Israel Women host this bazaar featuring holiday gifts: See’s Candies, babkas from Green’s in New York, orchids from Doris “the Orchid Lady,” fine glass and pottery, handbags, Hanukkah items, Ooh La La pastries and bread. There will also be Starbucks coffee and homemade cookies and cakes. Call Jodi Solomon at 224-7339.

Nick Kovalakides Presentation — takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 5, at the Senior Friendship Center, 1888 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota. Longboat Key author Nick Kovalakides will share his experience writing and publishing “Tommy the Tree — Will He Get His Christmas Wish?” Event is free. Call 955-2122.

‘Scott Pike and Friends’ — takes place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Plymouth Harbor, 700 John Ringling Blvd. Plymouth Harbor hosts its first Scott Pike exhibit featuring

LOOKING AHEAD The 12th annual Observer Challenge Cocktail Party

What: Hors d’oeuvres will be served to celebrate the beginning of the 12th annual Observer Challenge tennis tournament.

When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 Where: Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd.

Cost: $10 for non-players; included in tournament fee for players Info: Call the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center at 3168367.

The 12th annual Observer Challenge

What: The Observer Challenge consists of teams of two men and two women, who will play in the non-USTA tournament.

When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, and 8.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec. 11 Where: Longboat Key Public Tennis Center, 590 Bay Isles Road Cost: Entry fee is $25 per person.

Info: Call 316-8367 to register. work by Pike and five of his friends.

Event is free. Call 365-2600.

Miniversity Session: A Salon of Their Making — starts at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 7 and runs Wednesdays through Dec. 21 at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. This course, taught by Baila Miller, will explore the impact Gertrude and Leo Stein had on the early 20th century.

Private Trunk Show — takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 and Thursday, Dec. 8. This trunk show, with 20% of sales benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure Florida Suncoast, will feature customdesigned handbags and clothing by Queen Bea Studio of Delray Beach.

The event is hosted by the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s Women’s Golf Association, Key Niners and tennis, fitness and social members. RSVP to and send an email for location information to Susanlevine1@mac.com or debralichter@gmail.com.

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Casa Del Mar employee Elton Arellano fills in any green space he sees.

Staff members, vacationers, renters and owners at Casa del Mar made sure there was no green left on the Casa del Mar Christmas tree Tuesday, Nov. 29. The once-green tree is now chock-full of silver, red, purple and teal garland, round shiny ornaments, icicle ornaments and little red bows. The group got together outside the office on Tuesday to decorate the Casa del Mar family tree — an annual tradition.

Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society unveiled its “Open Aqueous and Signature Show” at the opening reception Friday, Nov. 18, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design. The Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society consists of 200 members from seven coastal counties. Many members were present at the opening.

The show, housed in the Durante Gallery, will run through Dec. 15.

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Morton Friedman

Morton Friedman, of Longboat Key and Copake Lake, N.Y., died Nov. 24. He was 90.

Mr. Friedman was born Oct. 13, 1922. He joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was stationed in the Pacific during World War II. After an honorable discharge, he attended NYU and graduated with a teaching degree in mathematics. He joined his brother at Filmotype Corp. as head of sales, manufacturing premier phototypesetting equipment.

Mr. Friedman was an avid bridge and guitar player, fisherFriedman man, skier and golfer throughout his life, and it was on the golf course that he met his wife-to-be, Evelyn. The couple celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in November.

The Friedmans moved to Baldwin, Long Island, N.Y., where they raised their three children and also spent time at Copake Lake. To deal with the terminal illness of their oldest son, Sy Roger,

Steve Alan Gooding

Steve Alan Gooding, of Sarasota, died Nov. 21.

He was 62.

Mr. Gooding was born Feb. 10, 1949, in East Moline, Ill. He attended Franklin College in Indiana. He was a member of Building Managers International, the Single Action Shooting Society and a volunteer for Sarasota County Animal Services. He was also the manager of Seaplace Beachfront Condominiums.

He is survived by his wife, Carol; son, Jesse; mother, Lillian Hoff; and two sisters, Pam Hedges and Becky Jaffe.

A celebration of life memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to The Sarasota County Animal

Joan Helene Weissman, of Boonton, N.J., and formerly of Sarasota, Longboat Key and West Orange, N.J., died Nov. 13. She was 81.

She was born Dec. 12, 1929.

She is survived by her sister, Susan; two daughters, Jill and Jan; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Patricia ‘Patty’ Browne Wrightson

Patricia “Patty” Browne Wrightson, of Longboat Key and formerly of White River Junction, Vt., and Upper Montclair, N.J., died Nov. 19. She was 83.

Mrs. Wrightson was born Dec. 8, 1927. She was a graduate of Abbot Academy in Andover, Mass. Locally, she supported and volunteered at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, and the Longboat Library. She was an active member of All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church and served as a lay reader and on the Altar Guild. She and her husband, George “Brud” D. Wrightson, who died in 2004, joined Bird Key Yacht Club in the 1990s.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George “Brud” D. Wrightson, and first husband, David E. Rickenbacker.

She is survived by one son, D. Brian Rickenbacker, of Lexington, Ky.; two daughters, Marcia F. Rickenbacker, of Thetford Center, Vt., and Nancy C. Schindler, of Enfield, N.H.; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service and interment will be held at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church in April 2012.

Memorial donations may be made to the Longboat Library, All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church or the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.

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All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road, will hold Sunday worship services at 8 and 10 a.m. The Rev. David Danner is the rector. 383-8161.

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William B. Craig, of Longboat Key, formerly of Haverford, Pa., died Nov. 20. He was 70.

Mr. Craig was born Dec. 15, 1940.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Michele.

He is survived by two sisters, Sally Hunt, of Lansdown, Pa., and Mimi Craig, of Jenkintown, Pa.; two daughters, Marigot Fuller, of Venice, and Lisa Blosser, of Moorehead, Minn.; and six grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to Van Wezel Foundation in support of School Time Performances, 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Fla., 34236.

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they moved to Redding, Conn., where Mr. Friedman became a member of the Redding Country Club.

After his retirement, Mr. Friedman began a second career teaching bridge classes at the local community college. During winter months on Longboat Key, he established bridge classes at local colleges and community centers. He won many bridge tournaments, which led to his achievement as a Gold Life Master.

In his later years, he split his time between Longboat Key and Copake Lake and wrote a column for local papers in Florida, New York and Connecticut called: “‘Bridgin’ the Gap.” He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; daughter, Roberta Lee Dixon, of Ithaca, N.Y.; son, Glenn Mitchell Friedman, of Redding, Conn.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A service will take place at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at Bates and Anderson Funeral Home, in Hudson, N.Y., and a burial will be held at 2 p.m. at Beth David Cemetery, in Elmont, N.Y. Donations may be made in Mr. Friedman’s name to either a charity of your choice or to Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, Conn., 06405; call 203-315-7500.

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by Mallory Gnaegy | Community Editor Jim Griffith, sporting a yellow rain slicker, wears a look of concern. As he steers his ship through a monstrous storm, the sailor stares into the horizon through the driving rain.

George Heitler, on the other hand, stands confident. He has one hand out in front of him and the other clutching a silver pistol. The sheriff, wearing a red bandana and silver badge, is ready for action.

In reality, Griffith, although depicted as a sailor, is a retired medical doctor who volunteers for the Sarasota Senior Friendship Centers. And most people wouldn’t associate retired lawyer George Heitler with being a sheriff.

“I try to get them doing things they don’t really do,” says Scott Pike, the resident artist at Plymouth Harbor.

Pike has painted about nine portraits of Plymouth Harbor residents who have caught his eye. Whether it’s a strong face or a sparkle in their eyes, the painting is inspired by one of their striking features.

“Scott said, ‘I’d like to paint your picture — you have a very unusual face,’” says Heitler. Heitler’s was the first resident portrait Pike painted. Dressed as a cowboy, complete with a real gun, Heitler went to Scott’s apartment, where he posed for photos.

“I thought it was terrific, and my kids all loved it,” Heitler said.

Pike sprayed Griffith’s hair and face with water before doing a sketch and painting from the sketch and photos.

Pike usually paints one hour a day, and it takes him about three weeks to complete the resident portrait paintings.

“The style and realism of his characters is striking,” says Griffith.

Plymouth Harbor General Manager Gordon Okawa thinks the paintings unintentionally break stereotypes of aging in America.

“They aren’t just portraits of an older person,” says Okawa. “They take emphasis off of age and capture their character or essence.”

Resident portraits are only about onefifth of the artwork Pike will be displaying in his upcoming art show, “Scott Pike and Friends,” which will open Dec. 6 at Plymouth Harbor.

Pike does all different types of paintings and made his living drawing comics, storyboards for commercials and illustrations. Even though he has been retired since 1983, he still paints “doggone near every day,” he says.

Paintings of pets, family members, scenery, comic book characters and pinups in frames of different sizes and colors deck his walls. In fact, not a square foot of space is left for more paintings at Scott and Margi Pike’s apartment at Plymouth

Photos by Mallory Gnaegy

Scott Pike in his apartment studio with one of his newest paintings, one of Plymouth Harbor resident Francie Jones.

Storied Career

Plymouth Harbor resident Scott Pike captures the essence of each of his subjects through portraits.

Harbor. Pike’s work has even flooded into the hallways where a couple of Western-inspired pieces and one of Stratton Mountain, Vt., hang.

“At one point, the only spot that was free was above the TV,” says Pike.

He has recently filled that spot with a painting he made specifically for the space, but his wife doesn’t like it — the teal frame is the wrong color for the bluish/gray beachscape, she says.

Pike concedes that his wife knows best.

He is red-green colorblind, and his wife is the one he leans on for color support.

They’ve been married since 1948.

After serving in the Marine Corps in World War II, Pike took an aptitude test that gave him the decision between becoming an engineer or an artist. After that, he studied art at Parson’s School of Design and for six months at Syracuse

George Heitler thinks Scott Pike’s portrait of him as a cowboy is spot on.

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University. He then studied fine arts at Ringling College of Art and Design in 1948 while his wife taught school.

The pair then moved to New York City.

“I thought New York would be waiting with open arms for me, and it turned out it wasn’t — I couldn’t get a job,” says Pike.

Pike then met with Al Hartley, known for his work with Archie Comics, and Pike did penciling for him for two weeks but quit because their personalities clashed.

The work was for Timely Comics, which would eventually evolve into Marvel Comics — famous for producing SpiderMan, Iron Man, The Hulk and Captain America. Stan Lee, who co-created most of those comic book characters, was the editor.

“I really loved doing comic books,” Pike says. He even created his own comic book, “Dolphin,” about a woman who could breathe under water.

He drew comic books until 1956, when he says most comic books went out of business. Pike says some of the comic books of the ’50s were “really lousy.”

“There were war comics with corpses floating down rivers and shots of faces being blown apart,” he says.

In 1954, the Senate started holding hearings about the content and imagery of comic books. The Comics Code Authority that arose from the hearings forced Pike to extend the skirt length and reduce the breast size of the jungle girl comic book he was working on at the time.

Pike then transitioned into drawing storyboards for commercials and TV and occasionally doing pulp-style illustra-

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When: takes place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 Where: Plymouth Harbor, 700 John Ringling Blvd.

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Scott Pike’s portrait of John Hess, a retired minister he portrayed as a Marine sergeant, is one of the paintings that will be on display. tions for magazines or calendars of pinup gals you’d find in men’s workshops or garages.

His first storyboard was for Noxema after-shave.

“I did almost every kind of detergent you could think of, every kind of dog food and every kind of automobile,” he laughs.

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Bird Key home sells for $1,625,000 George and Loren Palermo sold their home at 677 N. Owl Drive, on Bird Key, to French River LP for $1,625,000. Built in 2003, it has five bedrooms, five-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 4,868 square feet of living area.

This week’s residential real-estate transactions were recorded Nov. 14 to Nov. 18.

Of this week’s eight sales, two were for more than $1 million. Five took place on the Sarasota County side of Longboat Key; one was on the Manatee County side; and one each was recorded on Bird and Lido keys.

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Sonia Daoud, Cincinnati, sold her Unit B-506 condominium at 545 Sanctuary Drive to Edmondo Giacomelli and Dianne Lezon, of Ontario, Canada, for $720,000.

Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, twoand-a-half baths and 2,375 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $600,000 in 1996.

Sea Gate Club

Paul and Marjorie Krubiner, of Fairfield, Conn., sold their home at 2326 Harbour Oaks Drive to Thomas and Susan Schaeffer, of Berlin, N.J., for $450,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,396 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $475,000 in 2008.

Fairway Bay

David Brody sold his Unit 237 condominium at 1932 Harbourside Drive to Seneca Realty Co. for $423,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,442 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $423,500 in April.

Sarasota Outrigger

Longboat LLC sold the Unit 5 condominium at 5155 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Scott Ilgenfritz, of St. Charles, Mo., for $225,000. Built in 1977, it has one bedroom, one bath and 624 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $475,000 in 2004.

Lido Royale

Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union sold the Unit 203 condominium at 115 Tyler Drive to Timothy Bokor and Waunita Sawler, of Ontario, Canada, for $135,500.

Built in 1979, it has one bedroom, one bath and 766 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $313,000 in 2005.

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Gary and Barbara Schuller, of Williamsville, N.Y., sold their Unit 2-D condominium at 2425 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Scott Salick and Rosemarie Salick, trustees, of Nashotah, Wis., for $500,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,470 square feet of living area. It previ-

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532 Ranger Lane

New construction

James Eccleston

$810,740

570 Putter Lane

Alteration

Janice Cook

$610,000

4401 GMD

Addition

Longboat Harbour Towers

4626 GMD

Alteration

Casa Del Mar

$6,800

512 Halyard Lane

Alteration

Patricia McKee, trustee

$5,636

2120 Harbourside Drive Alteration

Joan Rotenberg, trustee

$3,246

Continental Kitchens Inc.

$1,985

James Olson

$1,985

525 St. Judes Drive

Alteration

521 Putting Green Lane Alteration

BIRD KEY - 4 BR/3.3BA Location! Location! This beautiful custom home has it all - fabulous downtown views across Sarasota Bay, granite kitchen with milk-glaze cabinetry, “Morning Room” with 8 Step crown molding, gorgeous pool, dock & lift. The first floor master suite has stunning Bay views and the second floor “Great Room” has “forever” Bay views from the terrace.$3,690,000 E OUS NH OPE N 1 – 4 SU

BIRD KEY - So much for so little! You will feel right at

home in this renovated, stately 4BR/3.5BA residence w/ winding staircase to second level. Canal-front, with bay $1,397,000 views from the family room.

PLAYERS CLUB – Wonderful Gulf views from the 30’ long open balcony; w/southern exposure. Tastefully furnished 2BD/2.5BA condominium. $669,000

LONG BEACH - Beautifully remodeled 3BD/3BA,

1,350 Sq. Ft. home in Longboat Key’s Historic Village of Long Beach, renovated in 2006 with new kitchen and baths, tile flooring, hurricane shutters, tropical landscaping, and more. $399,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS – Beautifully remodeled, with direct gulf views 2BD/2BA and two covered parking spaces. $795,000

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Banyan Bay Club

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5655 GMD

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Wesley Blair Jr.

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2425 GMD

Alteration

Sonia Bloch, trustee

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760 Marbury Lane

Demolition

Allan Brockett

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5930 GMD

Alteration

Frank Cox

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3500 GMD

Alteration

Susan Davidson

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2301 GMD

Alteration

Peggy Gluck

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5321 GMD

Alteration

Stephen Herzer

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3025 GMD

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JJ Gulfside LLC

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701 Norton St.

Alteration

Patricia Johnson

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3460 Bayou Sound

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K&R Ventures LLLP

3291 Bayou Sound

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Samuel Kennedy

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512 Halyard Lane

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Patricia McKee, trustee

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774 Norton St.

Alteration

Norbert Mongeon Jr.

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750 Fox St.

Re-roof

David Nadin

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3040 GMD

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Joseph Post

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380 N. Shore Road

Alteration

Lisa Sampson

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5700 GMD

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The Longboat Key Club and Resort will hold an “All Together” holiday party that will allow small businesses to enjoy a lavish holiday party at a reduced cost. Small businesses can reserve tables for eight to 30 employees and enjoy a cocktail hour with a cash bar, butlered canapés and hors d’oeuvres, a holiday buffet dinner, live entertainment, dancing, holiday décor and optional table wine and champagne. The event takes place from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 16, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort, 3000 Harbourside Drive. Cost is $55 per person. For reservations, call 387-1621 or email catering@longboatkeyclub.com by Nov. 25.

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

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Sanctuary II - Beautiful Views South facing 4th floor apartment with 3BR /2.5BA & wraparound terrace w/ views of Gulf and Golf Course. Incredible $ 899,000 opportunity!

San Remo Shores - Deep Yacht Basin On 160’ of waterfront has 5BR/5.3BA & 7,582 SF of luxury. Home theater, office, play room and rooftop widow’s walk. Private $ 4,495,000 dock & 4-car garage.

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+ Mote caviar is on the menu at 16 Florida Whole Foods locations Mote has joined forces with gourmet food distributor Marky’s to distribute its Siberian caviar to 16 Florida Whole Foods Market locations.

“When we first heard of this fabulous caviar being produced right here in Florida, we knew immediately that we had to carry it in our stores,” says Joey Wells, regional specialty coordinator for Whole Foods Market Florida region.

The caviar is produced in eastern Sarasota County under Mote Aquaculture Park’s mission to develop sustainable fish farming technologies to take pressure off of wild fish stocks and increase food security in the U.S. This mission coincides with Whole Foods Market’s farmed seafood standards.

“Our missions intertwine nicely — we’re just a perfect fit,” says Jim Michaels, manager of Mote’s Siberian sturgeon program.

The caviar is $55 per ounce and will be available yearround. Proceeds from the product sales support all of Mote’s research and development efforts.

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+ Blue Marlin opens in Bradenton Beach A new restaurant, Blue Marlin, has opened in the remodeled cottage at 121 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. The restaurant, owned by Adam Ellis, will be serving local seafood from Bell’s Fish Market and Cortez Seafood Market, Adam’s ribs, steaks, wine and beer.

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She will also develop and oversee a youth sailing program and assist in organizing regattas and cruises.

“Amanda’s extensive boating and instructional experience, in addition to her proven commitment to customer service, make her a wonderful addition to Sarasota Yacht Club and further our goal of hiring highly qualified individuals for our key positions,” says Bernhard G. Kloppenburg, Sarasota Yacht Club general manager.

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games | bridge bites

By Brian Gunnell | American Contract Bridge League

A club finesse

The inventor of the Weak Two had in mind a better suit than East’s puny specimen. As for West, he anticipated a 4♠ bid from North, so he pre-sacrificed in 5♦.

Undeterred, North bid 5♠, which is where South played it.

Against 5♠, West decided to lead a Diamond.

The standard lead from that holding is a low Dia-

mond, but West chose the King, expecting it to hold the trick. By retaining the lead and getting a look at Dummy, West hoped to find the best continuation. That was good thinking by West, but it came to naught when Declarer won the ♦A. The missing trump was drawn, the finesse of the ♣Q lost to East’s King, and now Declarer was saddled with an inescapable Heart

loser. That was down one, and N-S were left to rue that they had not “taken the money” by doubling 5♦.

Declarer was right to finesse in Clubs, but he took the wrong finesse. He has an extra chance if he finesses the Nine instead. If this loses to the Jack or the Ten, Declarer will later finesse the Queen, making 11 tricks if this works. And if the finesse of the Nine holds, or if it draws the King, then Declarer again has 11 tricks.

A first-round finesse of the

♣Q works only when West

has the King … but the deep finesse works when West has the King or when West has both the ♣ J and the ♣10. Two chances are better than one.

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BRIDGE HAND Vulnerable: Both

North

♠ KQ952 ♥965 ♦ 42 ♣AQ9

West

♠— ♥ K 10 8 3 2 ♦ KJ5 ♣ J 10 8 7 3

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Bidding: South

2 ♠ Pass

A A A 6

East

♠4 ♥ QJ4 ♦ Q 10 9 8 6 3 ♣K54

J 10 8 7 6 3 7 7 2

West North

5 ♦ 5 ♠ Pass

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Car collector’s dream home with A/C garage to accommodate 16+/- cars, 8,900+ sq. ft., overlooking the Bay on over half acre. Endless possibilities await! $699,000

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Enjoy amazing views of the Gulf, Bay, golf course and beyond in this 2,375 SF, 8th floor residence located behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club. Sold Turnkey furnished. $1,399,000

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Remarkable Gulf front residence located behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club overlooking the glorious white sand beaches. Open floor plan with 2,375 SF, large beach front terrace and private garage parking. $1,100,000

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Water CLub - Coveted southern exposure on the 7th floor w/beautiful city, gulf and bay views elegantly furnished. A3919693 $2,495,000

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ViLLa Di LanCia - Designer furnished 3BR condo w/staircase from your terrace to the pool & beach. A3950629 $1,575,000

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011

Sunrise/sunset

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2010 2.07 in.

2011 2010 41.76 in. 35.81 in.

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

Record Temps.

High Low 87 (1992) 36 (1968) 87 (1992) 36 (1981) 87 (1992) 37 (1970) 87 (1992) 29 (1970) 88 (1992) 38 (1966) 86 (1992) 40 (1997) 86 (1990) 43 (2008)

Average Gulf water temperature: 70.1

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Francis Snow submitted this sunset photo, taken at Gulf Tides of Longboat Key.

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Last weeks Cryptograms 1. Santa is being more environmentally friendly. The proof? He ordered Rudolph to turn his bright red nose olive green!

2. The reindeer elected a new representative in D.C. He introduced a hefty bill to increase the caribou lands in Alaska. When he was accused of “pork,” he said, “no, only venison.”

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Items Under $200 For Sale

Condos/Apts. For Rent

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

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks. Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com or online at: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds BEAUTIFUL KING size, dark wicker set, mattress, box springs, 2 end table, $200. 941-383-2269.

PARADISE ON LBK! Newly decorated 2BR/2BA. First floor with freebies. Steps to beach and bay.

Details: www.bayportbtc.com (unit 701). Available January and/or February 2012. 615- 376-9448.

LAPTOP: SONY 15" screen, Pentium, XP. Excellent condition. $150. Call 941-383-0090.

Antiques/Collectibles ORIGINAL WYLAND PAINTING 2001 Chinese Brush Stroke (The Manatee). Located on St. Armand's Circle at a private residence. SAVE BIG from Gallery Price. Great gift idea. 941-387-5100.

Autos For Sale 2002 MERCEDES S500: black, 32,900 miles.

Ex. condition, dealer maintained, $15,500.

941-780-7922.

MERCEDES BENZ: 1998, E320 station wagon, silver with beige interior, original owner, 175K miles, well maintained. Exceptional condition.

Price reduced to $5500 o/b/o. 941-387-7835.

Autos Wanted AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of selling your car. Cash offered today! Call Mike, 941-713-2277.

Boats Boats are selling very well. My passion is selling boats. 75 sold this year, both big and small, many in less than 2 weeks. I keep it real simple. Longtime resident, many references. “Lets talk about selling your boat�.

Island Boat Sales. Dave, 941-228-3489, Islandboatsales1@aol.com CHAPARRAL SIGNATURE 260: 28' 2004 $42,500 24 hours, Generator, A/C, TV, DVD, full head, camper enclosure, GPS, windlass, CD player, cockpit table, sink, lift kept by year round LBK resident. Call 726-2455.

KAYAK: EPIC 18X Sport with rudder, 18’lx22�w, wight 42 pounds. Stored on rack with custom canvas cover. Used very little. Original owner. List new $2945. Asking $1800 o/b/o. 941-387-7835.

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

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

Jewelry RING 14K gold, diamonds & emeralds, size 5-5.25. Photos available. $350 negotiable. 941761-1982, 202-841-4880, leighellen@gmail.com

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

Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

Condos/Apts. For Rent LBK: ISLANDER CLUB: First floor condo, beach walk-out, Gulf view from every room, 2BR/2BA. Photos of unit: www.longboatcondo.webs.com Available Jan. thru March, $5500 per month, 2 month minimum. jaelser@bellsouth.net or 770-426-5965, Jim/Ann LONGBOAT KEY - MILLION DOLLAR CONDO ON THE BEACH. 2,410 sq/ft. 2 bedroom plus den/convertible 3rd bedroom. 3 baths. Beautifully furnished. Pool, tennis, fitness center. Outstanding Gulf and sunrise views. Enjoy quality of life.

Available 4/15/12 and onward. 3 month min., annual avail. Special: 3 guest suites in bldg. for occasional company. Photos. Owner248-310-8308.

SPELL-BOUNDING FULL BAY VIEWS. Location is everything. Walking distance to downtown, St. Armands Circle and the Gulf beaches. Boating and fishing are only steps away. 2 bedroom condo, ground floor, covered parking, some furniture is available/unfurnished, boat dock included.

Newly renovated pool. 55 and older community. $1200/mo. for 12 months or $1500/mo. for 8 months. Tenant pays electric. Please call Karin Stephan at 941-504-4435.

Condos For Sale

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

BEACHPLACE

PELICAN GARDENS: furnished studio. Pool and laundry on site, beach access. Small pets welcome. $1995/mo. 941-374-2191.

3BR, UPDATED, TASTEFULLY DECORATED. GULF & BAY VIEWS. AVAILABLE APRIL 2012 AND ON CALL CYNTHIA 407-492-5749

CASA DEL MAR BEACH RESORT RENTALS 4 NIGHT MIN. GULF FRONT/ GULF VIEW

THE WESTCHESTER GULF FRONT 2BR/2BA, open, direct views, tennis court, 2 heated pools, steps away from the sand, breathtaking sunsets.

941-228-5671.

WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms. Condominiums and Cottages.

Beach to Bay. On-site management. Pools, tennis, boat slips. Visit: www.FloridaRent.com for information and virtual tours. 800-333-7335, 941-383-3117.

GREAT BAY VIEW - LBK!!

2/2 in Fairway Bay. 1,192 sq/ft. living area, 220 sq/ft. oversized patio w/1st floor walkdown to jogging path. Just steps from tennis, fitness center, heated pool, hot tub & clubhouse.

TURNKEY FURNISHED! Bring toothbrush & small pet. $343,000 Call Owner 941-228-8040

Reservations: 941-383-5549 Visa/ MC Fax: 941-383-7925

Office Open 7 Days, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key 34228

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

Homes For Sale

WASHER/ DRYER IN EVERY UNIT BEAUTIFUL KITCHENS LARGE HEATED POOL GULFSIDE

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

PRIVATE TRANQUIL STUNNING WATERFRONT MANSION on Longboat Key with Panoramic Views. Over 6500 sq/ft. of living space, and 1.5 acres surround this architectural masterpiece.

Call 941-586-7543.

Lots/Acreage For Sale

Real Estate Wanted

FREE Wireless High Speed Internet

“Where People Return Year After Year�

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

WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS

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

For Qualified Waiting Clients Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-356-5610 email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals 2BR/2BA LBK beach rental: patio, carport, WIFI, spacious, updated, steps to private beach, W/D, darling turnkey. $2000. Available March & April.

2 month minimum. No pets, 55+. 941-232-1357.

BAYFRONT CONDO- PANORAMIC VIEWS: LBK 3BR/ 2BA Pelican Harbour & Beach Club Available 2011 & 2012. Private Beach, Pool, Tennis, Dock. Call: 513-608-4320. richwoodkids@hotmail.com

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ROOM for The Holidays?

Introduce your holiday guests to a tropical winter stay at an unforgettable haven on the beach.

LBK: NEW YEARS’ WEEK. Veranda Beach Resort, 2BR/2BA, +LR queen sleep sofa. NEWLY FURNISHED, partial Gulf view. All resort amenities included. 2 apts. REDUCED to $1500/ea., renting one or both, Dec. 31-Jan. 8. 860-567-0122, E-mail: aheimler632@gmail.com LBK: SEAPLACE, 2BR/2.5BA Town House, partial Gulf views, nicely furnished, lanai+ terraces, full kitchen, living, dining area, beach club access (sauna, gym, tennis, w/pool), walk out to the beach, breathtaking sunsets. Rental: Jan-May $4200. June-Dec. $2800. 2 mo. min.

Full year $2550/mo. mandalka@gmx.de LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management 941-388-3921 - 888-388-3921 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro LIDO BEACH Vacation paradise. 1 & 2 bedroom condos overlooking beautiful Lido Beach.

Weekly rates. Lido Dorset. Rental condo.

1-800-734-3370.

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

LONGBOAT KEY: BEACHPLACE. DIRECT Gulffront apartment, largest 2BR/2BA, beautifully decorated, pool, tennis and spa. Must see photos. Available Dec. 1, 2011 for seasonal or extended rental. Call 941-383-2220.

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Luxurious suites & penthouse accommodations

LONGBOAT KEY: Seaplace. 2BR +den with pullout, 2BA, corner unit with direct Gulf and pool views, Wi-Fi, new kitchen, all recreational facilities.

Available April and May and longer at off-season rents. 941-383-6546.

'ULF OF -EXICO $RIVE s ,ONGBOAT +EY s 6ERANDA"EACH#LUB COM

NORTH LBK: bright, well cared for, ground floor, 2BR/2BA condo with Gulf view. Steps to beach, remodeled bathrooms, new appliances, pool, tennis, beautiful gardens. Wireless, high speed internet. Jan., Feb. & March. Photos available.

941-383-0475.

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HOMESITE FOR Sale Single Family homesite for sale. 5600 block of GMD. Deeded beach access and deeded canal access 1/2 block down the road. FSBO-Year Round LBK resident. $208,000.

Call 704-8913.

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THE OBSERVER LP # 56736

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo. 351-5101.

5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F Ask about our special rates!

Wagner Realty Since 1939 www.wagnerrentals.com

Adult Care Services ALTERNATIVE TO NURSING HOME Beautiful room and bath available in a private care home in Sarasota. Bed bound, Alzheimer’s & Hospice patients welcome. Excellent local references. 941-720-8840.

CAREGIVER: AMISH background. Excellent references. Please call Barbara 717-598-7451.

CAREGIVING BY TINA HOURLY OR 24/7 CARE Assistance with Personal Care/ Shopping/ Transportation/ etc. Excellent references, Insured and Bonded. Call 941-586-7278.

CNA/HHA. WE provide non-medical care, personal care, light housekeeping, transportation and companionship. 941-565-4262 or 941-447-0471.

CNA: ALSO, provides light housekeeping, and offers other personal services. Licensed and insured. All Certifications completed.

References available. Available 24/7. Call Angie, 941-993-2480.

HOME AIDE COMPANION. 6 years experience, CPR trained, bi-lingual, HHA, Certified. Excellent references. Clarita Douglas, 407-535-2569.

HOME HEALTH Aide offering nursing service, light housekeeping, companionship.

941-365-6545.

Home Health Aide/Companion Personal Care In Your Home -Available Hourly To Overnight -Prompt, Reliable, Polite, Energetic -Food Shopping, Home Cleaning, Transportation, Pet Care & More -Experienced with references -Excellent Interpersonal skills -No charge for an initial visit Please call Marc Moore (941) 922-3742 or (740) 398-6989

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longboat Observer THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011 Thursday, December 1, 2011

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Auto Service

Cleaning

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

Personal Services

WE WANT TO BUY YOUR VEHICLE!!!

Any Make, Any Model, Any Condition.

No Title - No Problem! Bank Lien - No Problem!

Paying up to $30,000 for Vehicles. Call AJ now at 813-335-3794 for a Free Quote or 813-531-4298.

50% OFF FIRST CLEANING!! Call Housemaids today for a Free estimate! 941-953-4300, www.gohousemaids.com

JOHN GUBERNAT SERVICES

YOUR PERSONAL BOOKKEEPER, LLC Gail Sunray, Owner

Auto Transport RETIRED LONGBOAT KEY police officer & associate. Drive your car to the North and back.

941-713-1596, 941-720-0426.

SNOWBIRD SERVICE Door to Door by Appointment!

Your auto, light truck, Van or SUV professionally driven to or from Sarasota - Bradenton area.

Anytime/Anywhere in USA 48.

Call Don or Richard: 941-720-0399 or 941-685-0538

Catering  BLUE DOLPHIN CAFE FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS ARE BACK AT OUR LONGBOAT KEY CENTRE SHOPS LOCATION!!

FRIDAY **NOVEMBER 18**

 LIVE MAINE LOBSTER  BLUE FIN CRAB CAKES  PRIME RIB  VEAL OSSO BUCCO ALL ENTREES SERVED WITH CHEF’S CHOICE STARCH & VEGETABLE HOMEMADE PIES! AND MUCH MORE... JUST ASK...

FRIDAYS NOW OPEN 8A.M.-8P.M. FULL MENU AVAILABLE BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER 383-3787 CALL FOR RESERVATIONS BEER & WINE AVAILABLE

EDLA’S CLEANING SERVICES: Residential Commercial, New Construction. Meticulous, deep cleaning top to bottom. We Guarantee. Affordable & Reliable. Excellent References. Free Estimates.

Licensed & Insured. 30% off first cleaning.

371-9869.

ELER CLEANING SERVICE. Residential cleaning, 10 years experience. Affordable and reliable.

Call for free estimates and references. Alessandra, 941-301-6493.

GREAT DEAL Just clean on a bi-monthly basis.

Get your 3rd clean for absolutely Free. Call Ann for Free estimate. 941-445-5844.

PARADISE CLEANING Services: Boats Commercial and Residential. Reliable and Affordable, *CPR Trained* Call @ 941-773-3899.

Computer Services Cmagik - lbk.cmagik.com, LBK resident. Over 20 years experience PC or MAC. Computer service, setup, tutoring or web design. TV/ computer/ stereo integration. Digital camera, iPod/ iPhone help. Call Cort, 383-3878, 587-5588.

OWN A MAC/IPHONE/IPAD? MacTutor offers 21 years experience. Unlimited free telephone follow up. (941)812-3887 www.FLMacTutor.com

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT HOME MAINTENANCE AND ALL REPAIRS Painting/ Power Washing, Roof Leaks/ Coatings, Cleaning Services

941-962-4867 Cell 941-383-5765 Home LBK Resident

Licensed/Insured

TILE TILE TILE All Variations of Ceramic Tile Supplied & Installed.

Free Estimates & Custom Designs.

Expert Marble & Travertine Installation Floor & Walls

20 years design background.

Licensed - Insured - LBK Resident References upon request.

941-383-2659

Telephone: 941-749-5646 yourbookkeeper@tampabay.rr.com

Pools

Call Ashdown Flooring, Inc. LICENSED (941) 726-3077 INSURED

Home Services

VACATION HOME CARE: Check-ups & Service.

941-266-4504.

Floors, bathrooms, showers, backsplashes, patio and pool decks.

Bill Paying & Account Reconciliation Organizing Personal and Business Files Budgets & Financial Reports Federal and State Tax Returns

Grout Cleaning & Sealing Service Available

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

FOR “QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE”

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BONDED & INSURED Over 25 yrs. experience

SRQTECH AFFORDABLE On-Site PC Repair Premier provider of home and business PC repair, Virus removal, and more. Servicing Sarasota, Bradenton, LBK, AMI, Siesta Key and LWR. www.srqtech.com 941-301-8324

ISLE TILE

I come to your home or office.

Excellent service. 30 years experience.

HOLIDAY LIGHTING & DECOR BY PROFESSIONALS. GEA IS A FULL-SERVICE EVENT & DECOR COMPANY WITH OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE & WE HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER OUR SERVICES TO THE GREAT RESIDENCE OF SARASOTA. P: (941) 954-3100 C: (941) 321-0535 Email: Sales@globaleventsassociates.com

HANDYMAN EXTRAORDINAIRE Reliable & Prompt. 25 Years Experience 5 Years in Bradenton Area. Flooring, Masonry, Doors, Carpentry and Water Damage ... etc. Call Scott at 941-536-1770. scottmwoolf1@gmail.com

Personal & Business Bookkeeping Accounting/ Taxes

Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

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

SAVE 50 % Pool Costs-Guaranteed!

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“I’ve made more work in the past five months than I have in the past five years,” Steven Strenk says. “Working with s/ART/q has given me deadlines. I work well that way. Pressure always motivates me to work faster.”

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Artist Steven Strenk has a habit of finding materials in unlikely places. The newest member of s/ART/q explains why he loves raiding his kids’ toy boxes and his friends’ tool sheds.

Steven Strenk sticks out in a crowd.

He’s lanky: all long legs, arms and neck. When he sits at his desk, his jeans hike up, exposing the tops of his white ankle socks.

Yes, like a guy whose pants are too short.

He wears black Chuck Taylor sneakers

and striped horn-rimmed glasses — the nerdy, vintage kind that make cool people look cooler in that Buddy-Holly-hipster-kind-of-way.

If it weren’t for the sensible plaid shirt and the fact that Strenk’s name is printed on a blue plate on the side of a proper of-

fice cubicle, you might mistake him for a tall student instead of a 38-year-old high school teacher and college professor.

“Education is a major part of my art,” Strenk says. “I’m constantly learning. If I’m not learning, what I’m doing is not intriguing.”

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A professional artist with pieces in private collections throughout the state, Strenk has taught at Booker High School for 13 years and at Ringling College of Art and Design for seven years.

A 1995 graduate of Ringling College, he is one of four new artists to join the threeyear-old contemporary artist co-op, s/ART/q.

His three-dimensional Plexiglas piece, “Pedestal Pieces” will be on display this month in the group’s first show of the season — “THIRTEEN,” which premieres Dec. 9, at G.WIZ Science Museum.

Strenk is thrilled to be a part of the action.

He’s watched the group grow from a grassroots arts initiative, with a name many people couldn’t pronounce, into a well-regarded exhibiting platform for some of Sarasota’s favorite contemporary artists, many of them his former college classmates and fellow Ringling faculty members.

“I like the idea of these rogue shows,” Strenk says of s/ART/q’s roving exhibits.

“It’s like: Grab a space. Have a show. Take it down. Have another show. It reminds me of college. We’d rent a space or squat in a space. I like that kind of attitude … the fact that there’s no pristine gallery.”

Last year, Strenk was asked to participate in the group’s “Invitational” exhibition in downtown Sarasota.

A playful father of three and a self-described “tinkerer,” he created a series of what he calls “Parade Pieces,” built from cigar boxes and his kids’ discarded toys.

Like the artist, the “Parade Pieces” were fun and nostalgic.

At first glance, they resembled something Ralphie might have played with in “A Christmas Story,” or something Strenk might have played with as a boy growing up in Tonawanda, N.Y. “For the longest time I kept my studio separate from my home,” Strenk says. “I had a studio on Central Avenue and it

IF YOU GO s/ART/q will premiere its latest exhibit, “THIRTEEN,” from 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 9, at G.WIZ Science Museum. The show will run through Jan. 7. For more information, call 309-4949 or visit sartq.com.

Steven Strenk loves to pull sprockets from CD-ROM drives to use in his art. never really worked for me. My kids’ toys slowly started to encroach on my work.

The two worlds collided. The kids became my art.”

The first example of this collision was the pop-up book — or, as Strenk calls it, “the piece de résistance” — that he created in 2002 for his master’s thesis at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

The work represented a departure from Strenk’s usual paintings and graphite drawings. It marked a turning point for the artist.

“I’m a tactile person,” he says. “Painting is boring to me. You hang it on the wall and that’s it. It just sits there. I’m much more interested in interaction and creating something that’s hands-on.”

This explains the small gadgets, camshafts, sprockets, amputated doll parts and gutted hard drives accumulating in boxes around his desk.

It explains the robotics website minimized on his computer, the broken palm

sander he recently received from a colleague and the rotating sculpture he made using an old Singer sewing machine.

It also explains the enthusiastic email he wrote last summer to famed kinetic sculptor Arthur Ganson.

“I said very humbly that I’m an emerging kinetic sculptor and a huge fan,” Strenk says. “I asked him, ‘How do I do what you do?’ And he said, ‘Just start playing and making mistakes.’”

And, so far, this is exactly what Strenk has done.

These days he spends more time taking apart printers than painting foliage and sketching road signs — the subjects of previous work.

“I swear I’m not a hoarder,” Strenk says, rummaging through a cigar box filled with rack and pinion gears. “It’s just that if something is lying around, I like to take it apart, figure it out and make it work in new ways.”

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He reaches for a wooden cutting board on which he’s glued a steak knife and pieces of plastic fruit painted various shades of gray, purple and green. He created the piece to demonstrate color theory to his Ringling students.

Arranged in a line are six fake cherries.

Coincidentally, Strenk has been looking for a fake cherry to use in his “Pedestal Pieces” series. When he realizes he’s had six of them sitting on a cabinet in his office cubicle, his face lights up.

“Look at that,” he says, a childish grin spreading across his face. “I found my cherry.”

Even though Strenk is just now coming into his mad-professor phase, the character fits him like he’s inhabited it for years.

Strenk realizes he’s one electromagnetic contraption away from becoming the dad in “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids” and his students realize it, too.

On the website, ratemyprofessors.com, Strenk has eight reviews from former Ringling College students who have taken his CORE foundation classes.

The critiques — all of them positive — range from, “He’s flippin’ awesome” to “very helpful and down to earth.”

One review, however, seems to best encapsulate the artist.

“Strenk is a great guy. He’s a little nutty and has a great energy. He really cares about his students and is passionate about what he does. You will enjoy yourself and learn from his example and his advice.”

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+ Sarasota cops keep drama all in the family After playing the part of a cop for 26 years, Linda DeNiro is ready to slip into something a little more glamorous.

The longtime city of Sarasota police officer will don a froufrou period dress this month for her role in the Venice Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol.”

DeNiro is the only member of her family who hasn’t performed on the Venice Theatre stage.

In July, her police officer husband, Phil, made his acting debut in “Jesus Christ Superstar” alongside their two children, Teri and Tony. He followed up the performance by playing the father to his son’s Huck Finn in “Big River.”

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“I’m dipping my toe in the water to see how it feels,” DeNiro says. “My son is leaving for college next year, so this might be the only chance we’ll have for all four of us to do this together.”

+ Moving Ethos revels in its awkward phase

Moving Ethos is reprising its popular art-meets-dancemeets-quirky social statement this month at Art Center Sarasota.

“The Ability to Talk Socially With Others … Or Lack Thereof” premiered in October to rave reviews at Holley Hall in the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center.

The work, which was choreographed by company directors Courtney Moving Ethos was founded in 2006.

Smith and Leah Verier-Dunn, is meant to represent collaborating with local abstract the communication foibles and expressionist and former gymnasbreakthroughs we experience on an tics coach Beverly A. Smith. everyday basis.

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+ ‘Butterfly’ nets record sales at Sarasota Opera

+ Art Center Sarasota has good taste in ‘Material’ Kudos to the five artists who placed at the top of Art Center Sarasota’s juried “Material World” exhibition.

Co-juried by Brian Haverlock and Tom Stephens, the show drew an eclectic selection of entries from artists all over the area.

If none of these names rings a

bell, you should make an effort to seek out their work: Jo Proietti, Janice Ketley, Gary Gorman, Marianthe Pastore and Pat Kaufman.

Their entries are up now through Dec. 31 in the lobby at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune building in downtown Sarasota.

Claudia Rightmire, Keely Sullivan Henry and Jennifer Maecker.

The contemporary dance troupe — now in its fifth year — is also

Asako Tamura in “Madama Butterfly”

Sarasota Opera played it safe this year by picking “Madama Butterfly” for its fall repertoire.

Sure, it was a mainstream choice, but in tough economic times, you’d do the same thing.

The three-act romantic melodrama is one of Puccini’s most beloved operas. After running for six performances, it

closed Nov. 15, after having grossed more than $500,000 in ticket sales, making it the bestselling fall production since the organization launched its pre-season opera series in 2008.

Well done, Sarasota Opera. Here’s hoping your shows continue to give us butterflies as the season continues.

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Malcolm Moniz, 10 When did you know you were destined to play the violin?

“It all started from inside my dad’s car. He got a CD with classical music. I just listened to the beautiful music and asked, ‘What is it?’ He said it was the violin. My mom signed me up after I said I wanted to learn how to play, and now here I am.”

What would you do if you couldn’t play the violin?

“My Wednesday mornings wouldn’t be as heavy with stuff.

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Young songbirds, violinists rev up for ‘Holiday Splendor’ Students at Phillippi Shores IB World School took a break from Peggy Conrad’s music class Monday to share what they’re up to — prepping for “Holiday Splendor,” which takes place Thursday, at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Hundreds of local school children will perform holiday classics in the decked-out museum courtyard and Bolger Campiello by the Cà d’Zan mansion.

The concert serves as a fundraising drive for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program of Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Last year, the museum collected more than 1,500 toys that were donated to children in both counties.

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I have karate three days a week, Lego Club and Boy Scouts on Mondays, and on Sundays I go to church with my dad.”

Do you have a favorite song from this program?

“We’re learning ‘Little Drummer Boy.’ If we don’t finish learning it, we still have ‘Jingle Bells’ and a Russian song.

What do you love most about performing?

“I like going on stage, and if people are smiling, they believe that I can do it.”

What: “Holiday Splendor” When: 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 1, at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road Tickets: One unwrapped toy per guest or $10 for adults and $5 children ages 6 to 17 Information: Call 359-5700, Ext. 5705 “Beat songs. I sing along and dance around the room. Just listening to each song inspired me to sing. I’ve been singing two years.”

Molly Walter, 9 When did you know you were destined to become a singer?

“When I started taking voice lessons. I like it and I enjoy doing it. I did a concert for the Girls Inc. Celebration Luncheon.”

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What’s your most favorite song? “‘Mele Kalikimaka.’”

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Hailey Manitz, Hannah Yates, Malcolm Moniz, Veronica Gill, Molly Walter and Wyatt Kaighin to blow up with happiness.”

Do you have a favorite song from this program? “‘Let it Snow.’ It’s a cheerful song.”

What’s your favorite part about singing?

“Sometimes when I do concerts, there will be fundraisers for kids who aren’t very rich. It’s comforting to know that when I sing, I’m helping the less fortunate kids.”

Who is your musical idol?

“Selena Gomez. She’s practiced and plays on tours.”

What’s your favorite song? “‘Mele Kalikimaka.’ We’re going to sing it at ‘Holiday Splendor.’”

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Are you excited or nervous to perform the show?

“I’m so excited I’m almost going

Do you play an instrument or sing?

“I’ve played the violin for one

year. I just wanted to learn how to play because it’s interesting to me.”

Are you nervous about performing on stage?

“I’m not nervous at all. It’s going to be fun. I want to still play when I grow up — maybe for an orchestra.”

Whom would you most like to hear play the violin?

“I would like to hear my brother, Kyle, play violin.”

Wyatt Kaighin, 9 What’s your favorite type of music?

Do you like performing on stage?

“The stage gives me a chance to express myself, but I haven’t decided whether to sing when I grow up.”

Hannah Yates, 8 Why do you play the violin?

“It just sounds really pretty, and I just like playing it because it’s fun to play.”

Where do you most often play the violin?

“My favorite place is in my room, because sometimes I get a little nervous around my brother.

In my room I feel safe.”

What songs are you looking forward to playing in the concert? “‘Jingle Bells’ and the Russian sailboat song. They are mostly easy for me.”

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by Heid Kurpiela | A&E Editor Over the next four weeks they’ll teur set designers, their handistage five more events, two in work is impressive. which they’ll perform.

Yards of green-and-red fabric Nancy Frayer, 68, sings with the drape from the ceiling, framed Magic of Manatee Sweet Adeline by wooden cutouts of Christmas Chorus. Lee Frayer, 73, sings with trees and gingerbread men. A and directs the Venice Gondo- 10-foot-tall backdrop painted to lier Barbershop Chorus. Together resemble a city skyline looms in they have more than 80 years of the background. barbershop experience.

If you didn’t know any better, “We’re knee-deep in it,” Lee you’d think the Frayers were stagFrayer says of barbershop singing. ing plays in their house.

“It’s not a hobby. It’s a way of life.”

Among the scenery is the usual Barbershop performances are lived-in décor of a couple who what sparked their has been married for interest in set design, 48 years, including lighting and stage a wall of black-andmanagement. It’s also white family photoThe Ditchfield what introduced them graphs.

Family Singers will to Stephen Ditch“The truth of it perform “Home for field, the patriarch of is we don’t always Christmas” at 2 and the Ditchfield Family agree,” Nancy Frayer 7 p.m. Dec. 10, at Singers and the former says. “It’s not easy the Riverview High music director of Chowhen you’ve got two School Performing rus of the Keys, the creative minds workArts Center. For tickSarasota chapter of the ing at once. Someets, call 923-2013 Barbershop Harmony times I feel like he’s or visit ditchfieldSociety. on one planet and familysingers.com.

In 2000, when the I’m on the other.”

Ditchfields presented Lee Frayer nods his their first Christmas head in agreement. show at the Sarasota Opera House, The couple has a tradition of it was the Frayers who called the eating at Perkins after every Ditchshow and designed the set and field Christmas show. It’s where lights. they go to wind down and discuss They’ve worked on every Christ- the nuts and bolts of the producmas show since. tion — what worked, what didn’t “We really do feel like we’re a work, what they’ll do differently part of the family,” Nancy Frayer next year. says. “We’ve watched the family Some shows have as many as grow. Our sons started having chil- six different scene changes, and if dren at the same time. For a while there’s one thing the Frayers agree I ran a preschool in the back of my on, it’s that they never design a house. I had two Ditchfield grand- show the same way twice. babies running around here.”

“We like to go for the wow facFor the purpose of this inter- tor,” Lee Frayer says. “There’s a lot view, the Frayers set up a mock set of entertainment options in Sarain their living room — stage lights sota, and our job is to make sure and all. the Ditchfields are on the same Although they claim to be ama- level as any other group.”

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“He’s the artist and the prop builder,” says Nancy Frayer of her husband, Lee. “He can take a small picture and make it 10 feet tall. My bag is dressing it up at the end.”

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For 12 years, one Sarasota couple has designed and built the quaint sets and lighting that make the Ditchfield Family Singers’ annual Christmas concert the feel-good show of the season.

Good luck finding a place to sit at Lee and Nancy Frayer’s dining room table.

The table is covered in homemade wedding centerpieces and an array of stage props. The space, which doubles as a workbench for the couple’s theater design and event-planning projects, is packed with so much stuff the Frayers had to serve Thanksgiving dinner on the back porch.

“Our friends and family excuse

the mess,” Nancy Frayer says.

“They know this is our season.”

If only they had a basement.

The couple can’t remember the last time they used their fine china in the winter. The cabinet is so buried in arts-and-crafts materials that just the thought of moving the clutter seems exhausting.

And, for the record: The Frayers don’t exhaust easily.

In addition to working full-time jobs, the couple has constructed

theater scenery out of their modest Kensington Park home for more than four decades.

Through bum legs and crushed vertebrates, they’ve built, set up and torn down more shows and events than some union stagehands.

Last week they produced an event at the Rosedale Golf and Country Club, where Lee Frayer also works full time as a maintenance man.

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4 p.m. at South Florida Museum | Tickets $6 to $8. | Call 746-4131, Ext. 11.

Annual Holiday Ceramics Show and Sale State College of Florida 8 a.m. at the Student Center | Free. | Call 752-5252.

December Concert Series 4 to 5 p.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church | Call 955-0935.

Salon Series featuring Felice Schulaner Designing Women Boutique 11:30 a.m. at Designing Women Boutique | Tickets $16. | Call 366-5293.

‘SEASON’ Greetings Longboat Key Center for the Arts 5 p.m. at Longboat Key Center for the Arts | Call 383-2345.

Watercolor and Wine Art & Photography School, Gift & Framing Gallery of Colleen Cassidy 6 p.m. at Art & Photography School of Colleen Cassidy | Tickets $30. | Call 924-1200.

‘Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner’ Island Players 8 p.m. at the Island Players Theatre | Runs through Dec. 11 Tickets $15. Call 778-5755.

‘Beneva Fruitville: The Inter-SEX-tion’ 6 p.m. at The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre | Tickets $28. | Call 366-5454.

An Enchanted Evening in Sarasota with Laurie McClain and Karen Mal WSLR 96.5 7 p.m. at 525 Kumquat Court Tickets $8 to $10. | Call 8946469.

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SCF Jazz Ensembles State College of Florida 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center | Tickets $4 to $8.

Call 752-5252.

Friday, DEC. 2

Annual Holiday Ceramics Show and Sale State College of Florida 8 a.m. at the Student Center | Free. | Call 752-5252.

Jazz at Two featuring Skip’s Dixie Mix Jazz Club of Sarasota 2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church | Tickets $5 to $15. | Call 366-1552.

Film Fridays: Winter Stories – ‘Desk Set’ South Florida Museum 6 p.m. at South Florida Museum’s Bishop Planetarium Theatre | Tickets $3 to $5. | Call 746-4131, Ext. 27.

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O’Keefe Studios 6:30 p.m. at David O’Keefe Studios | Call 813-254-5056.

Masterworks: Bjaland and Brahms Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center | Tickets $29 to $82. | Call 953-3434.

‘Beneva Fruitville: The Inter-SEX-tion’ 6 p.m. at The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre | Tickets $28. | Call 366-5454.

Masters of Illusion Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall | Tickets $10 to $50. | Call 953-3368.

Saturday, DEC. 3

New College Dance Tutorial Performance New College of Florida 7 p.m. at Mildred Sainer Pavilion | Free. | Call 487-4888.

Masterworks: Bjaland and Brahms Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center | Tickets $29 to $82. | Call 953-3434.

‘Beneva Fruitville: The Inter-SEX-tion’ 6 p.m. at The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre | Tickets $28. | Call 366-5454.

Sunday, December 4

Christmas Cantata Englewood United Methodist Church Concert Series 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Englewood United Methodist Church | Free. | Call 474-5588.

Brandeis Theatre and Lunch 11 a.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre | Tickets $65 to $80. | Call 388-9624.

Family Night: Holiday Theatre and Music with Florida Studio Theater South Florida Museum

15th annual Holidays at the Crosley, Festival of Trees at Crosley Estate Mansion runs through Dec. 7. Call 704-4366.

‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ at Players Theatre runs through Dec. 11. Call 365-2494.

‘Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner’ at Island Players Theatre runs through Dec. 11.

Call 778-5755.

‘Amahl and the Night Visitors and a Christmas Variety Show’ at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre runs through Dec. 22. Call 366-5454.

‘My Fair Lady’ at Asolo Repertory Theatre runs through Dec. 23. Call 351-8000.

‘A Victorian Christmas at the Crosley’ at The Powel Crosley Estate runs through Dec. 24. Call 722-3244.

Special Screenings: ‘Holiday Music Magic’ at the South Florida Museum runs through Dec. 24. Call 746-4131.

Advent Noontime Noels at Englewood United Methodist Church will run Wednesdays during Advent. Call 474-5588.

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Andrea Prestinario, as Eliza Doolittle, and Jeff Parker, as Henry Higgins, in the Asolo Rep’s “My Fair Lady.” person of Sean Effinger-Dean, we see all his exuberance and joy in being “On the Street Where You Live.” Peggy Roeder’s Mrs. Higgins (Henry’s mother) makes her role into one of great importance to each of the characters. Andrew Boyer’s Alfred Doolittle does a lot as an eccentric but endearing man-of-the-coal-bin with the heart of gold, and he shows us exactly how Eliza got her backbone. And Penny Slusher’s Mrs. Pearce is a perfect foil to the frenzied activities in Higgin’s home.

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We attended the first preview of the Asolo Repertory Theatre’s “My Fair Lady” but can’t imagine how the show could get any better, so, though we’re going back to see it again, we didn’t want to wait to tell you about it.

It took us about eight measures to get used to the sound of two pianists (Doug Peck, who is also the music director, and Ian Weinberger) in the familiar overture. As the curtain opened, their platform sank out of sight, allowing us to see and hear the characters on stage in a fresh, new context.

Jeff Parker, who looks a bit like Richard Geer and actually sings quite beautifully at times, turns in a multidimensional Henry Higgins, who starts asking himself why he’s so flummoxed at the thought of liking, no less loving, a young woman. “Why Can’t a Woman be More Like a Man?” he asks of his friend and colleague, Col. Pickering (played by a likable and down-to-earth Joel Hatch). We know all the clever inner rhymes and reasons Higgins is spouting, but Parker makes them new again.

Andrea Prestinario, the transformed and transforming Eliza Doolittle who has always been a lady but didn’t know how to pronounce it properly, is both charming and disarming. She takes her Eliza off the street and into the ballroom with elegance and wonderful strength of character.

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JIMMY’S SAND TRAP’s WHITEFISH SALAD Yield: 12 to 16 servings Start to finish: 15 to 30 minutes

1 4-pound smoked whitefish 5 stalks celery, strings removed 2 cups sour cream (approximately) 3 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise Freshly ground pepper to taste 2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill 2 tablespoons chopped parsley Sprigs of fresh dill and/or parsley for garnish Carefully remove the bones from the whitefish and place the meat in a mixing bowl. Mince the celery and combine with the whitefish. Add one cup of the sour cream along with the mayonnaise and pepper. Add the dill and parsley and as much additional sour cream as you would like.

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Jimmy’s Sand Trap owners Bill Davis and Jimmy Galanis background is from there and Miami. He and Davis opened Jimmy’s Sand Trap in the strip center on the southeast corner of Webber and Beneva — exactly the spot in which the first Barnacle Bill’s opened 13 years ago.

It is in its seventh month — the ideal time to try a new place, because it has had time to work out the kinks.

Though its foundation is established, the menu is continually evolving by the rollout of new dishes as specials and keeping what is most successful.

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Davis doesn’t pull his punches.

“Jimmy is Greek, I’m a Scot, and the cook is Mexican, and we make the best Jewish food in this town,” he says. “People come from Longboat Key for matzo ball soup and a pastrami sandwich, but our pastrami is not lean — if you want lean, get corned beef. Everyone who comes here, comes back.”

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Galanis chimes in that Jimmy’s Sand Trap’s egg cream is made with Fox’s U-Bet syrup — the original and authentic flavoring.

The men and the menu beg the question: How did the place get its name? First understand that it started life as a bar with food, though the food quickly

took over as its main attraction.

Now think “anagram.” The previous occupant of the space was Chef D’s Italian Fisherman. Galanis and a few friends figured out that they could name the place “Jimmy’s Sand Trap” and only have to buy four new letters for the sign!

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There are also matzo ball soup and latkes.

It reads like a deli, smells like a deli, and, in spite of the somewhat incongruous name, “Jimmy’s Sand Trap,” aspires to be a great deli — a niche that its owners think is open for conquest in Sarasota.

One pays attention because the proprietors have done their time-in-grade in the local restaurant business. Bill Davis is the Bill of “Barnacle Bill’s,” the more than slightly successful fish specialist with locations on Main Street and North Tamiami Trail.

Since his arrival in the 1980s, his tours of duty have included chef at Longboat Key’s The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort and The Buccaneer, “when it was good,” he says.

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There was a lively South Beach vibe Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota for the 2011 Dream Makers Ball benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County. Event cochairs were Tom and Kristy Cail; their party attracted more than 400 guests.

The evening kicked off with a formal dinner tailored to the Boys & Girls Clubs’ devoted donors and included a contemporary art exhibit provided by students and alumni of Ringling College of Art and Design.

The dinner honored 2011 Dream Maker, Wells Purmort, a founding vice president of the Sarasota organization in 1970 and an active supporter since. His son, Jamie, is a current member of the Boys & Girls Clubs Board of Directors.

A polio patient as a young man, Purmort told inspiring stories about how he overcame the physical and mental challenges that arose from his illness.

An after-party starting at 10 p.m. extended the South Beach concept and catered to a younger demographic.

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Gina Valentina and Marcus Taylor Right: Janet and Richard Smalley, chairman of Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County

Honoree Wells Purmort and his wife, Marsha

Wayne Ard and Tony Torrence

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CAMERA READY CAT DEPOT PAWPURR’S BALL Saturday, Nov. 19 | Michael’s On East

Honored veterinarian Dr. Terah Browning and her husband, Mike

Honored veterinarian and veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. M.A. Salisbury and Susanne Kahn

Karen Kirsch and her husband, honored veterinarian Dr. John Kirsch

Ken and Linda Slavin, Cat Depot founders

Anne Virag and Nathan Benderson

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by Molly Schechter | Black Tie Editor

+ A party within a party Jim Buck celebrated his 75th birthday by taking his entire family to the Cat Depot Pawpurr’s Ball Nov. 19. According to his wife, Susan: “It was his birthday, and he could do anything he wanted and what he wanted was to bring everyone here.” Happy birthday, Jim. See more photos of his party pick on page 10 and online at www.YourObserver.com.

What is top of mind about your 2011 Thanksgiving? Here are answers from readers and friends … for whom I am always thankful! Leslie and Lindsey Glass: “We are especially thankful for the extraordinary addiction recovery community that exists all across this great nation.” Couturier Marisu Miranda: “My thanks to be able to do my work and to continue having my dreams come true.” Andi Munzer: “Very grateful to the universe for providing me the love of my life. We are healthy and we are going to be grandparents for the sixth time. YEA!!!”

Marcia Jean Taub: “We are thankful we could be included in a Thanksgiving meal with so many intelligent women who give so much to the Sarasota community. It made me feel very happy and humbled to know I will be making my home amongst you.” Ruth Lando: “I’m especially grateful for the generosity, kindness, love and bighearted spirit sharing of our friends, Judi and Paul Gallagher, who included us in their Thanksgiving feast of feasts for 30 guests. I may never recover from

my food coma ... ” Jewel Ash: “Mike and I spoke of how fortunate we are to be together in a loving marriage and getting to be old fogies. Just a moment ago, he reminded me the number of times my walker rolled over his feet ... what can I say ... he has to look where he’s going!” Harry Leopold: “I am grateful that I like our 18-year-old daughter’s boyfriend. Seriously …I’m thankful for the 50 donors who are providing beautiful orchids for staff members of 50 Sarasota non-profit organizations as a way of showing appreciation for the important work they do.” Mary Lou Johnson: “I am so thankful for my incredibly loving husband, Bill, our daughters, Randi and Erica, and our extended families. All are healthy and that is No. 1.” Barbara Brizdle: “I’m thankful that I got to play Maj with my grandchildren — all teenagers who love the game. We had a ball!” Margaret Wise: “Just being with the people I love and having no one in the hospital is a big thing for us.”

Jaymie Klauber: “I am thankful that in this economy we had 675 happy and full guests at Polo Grill today with whom to share the holiday.”

+ Tidbits Molly Schechter

Front: Sumaya Ayad, Josie LeBlanc and Camryn Cohen Back: John LeBlanc, Jake LeBlanc, Susan Buck, Jennifer LeBlanc and Jim Buck

+ Start early for this walk The Make-A-Wish Walk for Wishes isn’t until March, but Lulu Lemon is bringing yoga pro Tracey Dease to teach on the beach for a kick-off party at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5. The class is free, though donations to Make-A-Wish are welcome. And attendees who sign up a Walk for Wishes team at the party will receive a Make-A-Wish goodie. No reservations required. Namasté.

Welcome back, Bill … so nice to see Bill Coleman back out on the town at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe gala … Oops! ... Photos of the Saks/Nuovo event on page 11 of the Nov. 17 Diversions should have been credited to Whittany Gibson.

And Jean Weidner was incorrectly identified in this column Nov. 24.

She is founder of Designing Women Boutique and is director of its estates and downsizing division. Carol Phillips is president of Designing Women Boutique ... Santa Baby … A gang of Saks Fifth Avenue associates

Black Tie Affair Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center SPARCCle for the Holidays 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at The Oaks Club; Ticket $98; Contact Carol Chiarella at 925-1334 How does this sound for a fun evening? Cocktails, gourmet cheeses, fruits and mingling followed by dinner and dancing featuring the live band Karma. A ticket that is only $98 makes it sound even better, especially when you factor in an open bar, holiday attire and singles welcome. SPARCC founder Jean Gay and longtime board member Mary Ann Robinson are honorary chairwomen. Carol Chiarella is the event chairwoman, and you are cordially invited to join in the fun to benefit the Sarasota organization dedicated to providing services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and to promoting a violence-free community through awareness and education.

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Honoring Patrick Kennedy for tickets visit our website or email marlene@sunshinefromdarkness.org

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The Artful Lobster Saturday, Nov. 19 The Hermitage Artist Retreat

Steve and Dale Adler with Gene and Judy Jones

The Hermitage Artist Retreat Executive Director Bruce Rodgers and event Chairwoman Debbi Benedict

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Amanda Cattaneo, Elizabeth Van Riper and Carol Whitebold

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All Jazzed Up Sarasota Orchestra | Sunday, Nov. 20 Michael’s On East

Co-Chairwomen Edie Chaifetz and Bunny Skirboll

Gordon Greenfield, Sarasota Orchestra vice president of marketing, and Joseph McKenna, Sarasota Orchestra chairman and CEO

Marsha Panuce and Anne Folsom Smith

Marilyn Kessler and Judy Bloch

Pat VanSteoum and Sue Connizzo

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CAMERA READY YMCA Foundation of Sarasota Annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon honoring SEN. Bob Johnson Wednesday, Nov. 16 | Michael’s On East

Jim Sartori and Alena Fowler

Seated: Sarah Troutt, Pat and former Sen. Bob Johnson and Alex Troutt. Back: Tracy and MIchael Lucci, John Troutt, Jeannene Mironack, Kevin and Kathryn Sperber and Cecilia and John Troutt.

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December 1 YMCA Foundation of Sarasota VIP Dinner ‘A Currier & Ives Christmas’ Benefiting: YMCA Foundation of Sarasota When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Field Club Contact: Kathy Purdy, 951-1336 Price: $200 2 24th annual Festival of Trees, Lights

and Holiday Gifts Benefiting: The Florida Center for Early Childhood When: 6 p.m. Where: Michael’s On East Chairs: Sylvia Zimmerman, Melissa Caldwell and Sonya Dlug Contact: 371-8820, Ext. 1165 Price: $175

3 Hot Dogs and Cool Cats ‘Laugh Your Paws Off’ Benefiting: Humane Society of Sarasota County When: 6 p.m. Where: Sarasota Yacht Club Chair: John Raleigh and Amie Boyle Contact: 955-4131 Price: $175 4 Designing Women Boutique Fashion Week Gala ‘Our Fair Ladies’ Benefiting: Designing Women Boutique When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Michael’s On East Chairs: Ida Zito and Carol Phillips Contact: 544-7612 Price: $175 5 Holiday Luncheon Hosted by: Sarasota Orchestra Association Benefiting: Sarasota Orchestra When: 11 a.m. Where: Sarasota Yacht Club Chairs: Betty Pickard and Caroline Ryan Contact: 966-8555 or 358-6673 Price: $50

Women’s Day Benefiting: The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee When: 11 a.m. Where: Beatrice Friedman Theater Chairs: Fran Braverman and Allison Silver-Schwartz Contact: Ilene Fox, 371-4546, Ext. 110 Price: $54 Sonata a due Benefiting: La Musica When: 6 p.m.

Where: Charles Ringling House Chairs: Deborah Beacham, Janet Hunter and Rachele Rivolta Contact: Janet Hunter, 371-6798 Price: $150

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6 Poinsettia Luncheon Hosted by: Sarasota Opera Guild Benefiting: Sarasota Opera When: 11 a.m. Where: Michael’s On East Chair: Antonette Cunningham Contact: 9666351 Price: $50 Mad Hatter Holiday Tea Benefiting: American Red Cross When: 2 p.m. Where: Home of Bill and Margaret Wise Chairs: Diane McNeel Contact: 379-9300, Ext. 255 Price: $100

7 Embracing Our Differences Annual Luncheon Benefiting: Embracing Our Differences When: 11:30 a.m. Where: Michael’s On East Contact: 928-0567 Price: By Invitation Only

SARASOTA

LISZT FESTIVAL Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth

DECEMBER 1st through 6th 2011 CONCERT OVERVIEW

11 Christmas in Candy Land Benefiting: Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida, Suncoast Sarasota Region When: 11 a.m. Where: Michael’s On East Contact: 952-WISH Price: $35 for adults, $10 for children Sparccle for the Holidays Benefiting: Safe Place & Rape Crisis Center When: 6 p.m. Where: The Oaks Country Club Chairs: Carol Chiarella and Honorary Chairwomen Mary Ann Robinson and Jean Gay Contact: Jessica Hays, 365-0208, Ext. 106 Price: $98

 Isabelle Wright, Sally Faron and Jack Wright at La Musica’s Sonata a due in 2010.

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Church of the Redeember 222 South Palm Avenue – Sarasota (General seating – $25) “Franz Liszt – The Sacred and Profane” Ann Stephenson-Moe, organ Michael Edward Stuart, organ Sunday – December 4 – 7:30 p.m.

Historic Asolo Theater at the Ringling Museum of Art 5201 Bay Shore Road – Sarasota (Reserved seating – $35, $40) “Nature, Love and the Devil” Dmitri Vorobiev, piano Xiao-Feng Wu, piano Catherine Martin, mezzo-soprano

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St. Armands Key Lutheran Church 40 N. Adams - St. Armands Key (General seating – $40) “Wedding Fantasy” Dmitri Vorobiev, piano Xiao-Feng Wu, piano Rachel Assi, alto Bonnie Caplan, harp Michael Wittenburg, organ Gloria Musicae singers, under the direction of Joseph Holt Tuesday – December 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Historic Asolo Theater at the Ringling Museum of Art 5201 Bay Shore Road – Sarasota (Reserved seating – $35, $40) “Rhapsody” Dmitri Vorobiev, piano Xiao-Feng Wu, piano Catherine Martin, mezzo-soprano

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Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011 The Oaks Club 301 MacEwen Drive, Osprey, FL

6:00 pm: Cocktails, Gourmet Cheeses, Fruits & Mingling 7:00 pm: Dinner & Dancing featuring the Live Band Karma Open Bar | HOliday attire | SingleS WelcOme Reservations $98. RSVP by Dec. 2nd.

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