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+ Snowy plovers land on the Key

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Longboat’s beauty is in full bloom as the end of spring nears. PAGE 19A.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

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Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle died this week in a motorcycle accident in North Carolina. In his wake, he leaves a department transformed by his commitment to service.

Mary Lou Johnson has photographed a snowy plover nest on Longboat Key. The endangered snowy plover has an estimated 200 nests in Florida. Nests are said to contain about three eggs each.

+ The word from the waters April 30 marked the birthday of four cygnets produced by swan parents, Alan and Beverly. And, after a long wait, Stan left Wendy at the nest to swim in the waters near the nest. Swankeeper David Novak originally took this as a sign of possible egg infertility. But Wednesday, May 9, at least two cygnets from Wendy and Stan’s nest hatched.

+ LLSA Chamber makes a challenge The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce will host the second Longboat Key Challenge this weekend.

The event has moved to Bayfront Park.

The main race this year takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, and will include sprint races on kayaks and paddleboards.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 19 there will be family fun day and expo, featuring vendors and educational events. Race registration is $45; family fun day is free. Call 383-2466 for information.

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The town advertised the position of Longboat Key police chief in late 2002; it received 98 applications.

Four U.S. Marshals wanted the position.

So did supervisors with the Drug Enforcement Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigations, a U.S.

Navy regional security director in Pearl Harbor and the leader of the United Nations police mission in Bosnia.

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis was convinced he already knew the man for the job.

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Tennis Center returns to plan to sell alcohol

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The Longboat Key Town Commission will revisit a proposal to allow wine and beer sales at the Public Tennis Center.

We think it would be another service for the Tennis Center to offer during working hours.

This isn’t going to be like a restaurant with people serving you. Hopefully, we can explain that better.

Kay Thayer, Tennis Center manager

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The new CVS store takes shape as contractors work toward a September opening.

Thayer estimated that the costs and revenue associated with the proposal would be the same as those outlined in a memorandum former Town Manager Bruce St. Denis sent to the commission last March: $400 for an annual license fee, annual expenses of $3,000 and annual revenues of $5,000, for an estimated profit of $2,000.

If the proposal is accepted, don’t think you’ll be taking nontennis related shots on the court.

The proposal is limited to wine and beer and would prohibit alcohol consumption on tennis courts and the parking area. Consumption would be limited to the Tennis Center’s balcony and patio, observation decks and viewing areas.

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These concrete structures will be used for stormwater retention.

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The Longboat Key Public Tennis Center wants to practice its serve of additional items.

The Tennis Center is scheduled to present a proposal at the Longboat Key Town Commission’s Thursday, May 24, regular workshop to allow beer and wine sales during regular business hours, according to the commission’s draft agenda.

According to Tennis Center Manager Kay Thayer, the facility’s staffers frequently hear members and tournament participants say that they would like to have a drink, particularly a beer, after matches on hot days.

The commission discussed the same proposal at a March 2011 workshop but didn’t reach consensus to move forward with the plan. At the time, the commission heard from a local tennis-facility owner who worried alcohol sales could interfere with his business.

Sales would be limited to the facility’s current vending refrigerator, and customers would have to go to the cash register and directly pay for their drinks, like they do for beverages currently offered at the Tennis Center.

“We think it would be another service for the Tennis Center to offer during working hours,” Thayer said.

“This isn’t going to be like a restaurant with people serving you. Hopefully, we can explain that better.”

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Colony Association, Club Holdings end agreement Colony Beach and Tennis Resort Association Board members voted to sever the relationship after Club Holdings officials expressed concerns about issues surrounding the property.

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association board voted unanimously Monday, May 14 to end its development agreement with Club Holdings Ventures LLC. The board’s president, Jay Yablon, wrote last week in an email to unit owners that the Broomfield, Colo.-based company had expressed an interest in terminating the agreement.

The contract that the Association and Club Holdings entered into during the annual unit owners’ meeting April 2 and April 3 allowed either party to terminate the agreement within 45 days, without penalty, meaning that either party had until the end of Tuesday, May 15 to walk away.

The vote took place at 8 p.m.

Monday via a conference call in which 50 to 60 unit owners participated. By 8:20 p.m., the board had voted to end the agreement.

Although Club Holdings had been open to discussing a new arrangement, Yablon said that the Association does not plan to

renegotiate the agreement — for the time being, he emphasized.

Yablon told the Longboat Observer that Club Holdings expressed interest in ending the agreement because the situation was “too much of a mess.”

“Because it was so messy, they felt like it wasn’t something that they could keep investors interested in with so much dysfunction,” he said.

The ingredients of that dysfunction include a myriad of legal issues that appear no closer to resolution, with three separate hearings scheduled for Friday, July 13 in U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May’s courtroom and a warning delivered by several town commissioners in March that they would be unlikely to agree to another extension of the property’s tourism use if the parties don’t reach a resolution by the end of the year.

Additionally, there was growing strife between owners of the Colony’s 237 unit owners, many of whom disagreed about whether a rebuild of the property was necessary and ques-

tioned the costs of Club Holdings’ proposal. The board is currently finalizing the results of a straw poll of unit owners that included a question about whether they would vote “yes,” “no” or “undecided” on the proposal if they had to vote that day. The proposal would have likely gotten support from a majority of unit owners but likely would not have reached the 75% approval needed for any plan to move forward.

The Association will most likely take a few weeks to determine how to proceed, according to Yablon, who said that discussion about the property’s future stretched until nearly 11 p.m. Monday night. Unit owners discussed a variety of options, including soliciting other proposals and possibly re-opening some units in the short term.

The Association chose Club Holdings as its development partner last September. The plan the company proposed offered unit owners options of whole ownership, one-eighth ownership or selling their units.

Klauber comments Longtime Colony Beach & Tennis Resort owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber gave the following written statement to the Longboat Observer: “I was saddened and totally distraught upon leaving the meeting Monday night. This entire fiasco is humiliating and has been a total waste. The time consumed and monies spent accomplished nothing.

“We now need leaders experienced in the hospitality field beyond this board’s capabilities.

“In the past six years the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort has greatly deteriorated. The financial impact to the town of Longboat Key, the unit owners, Sarasota, the 350 employees and the thousands of guests has been catastrophic.

“There has not been a single positive result under their leadership. This recent failure has once again left the owners empty-handed.

“I believe that The Colony has a simple solution. We have the ability to welcome Horst Schulze, the former creator of the Ritz-Carlton, who went on

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to build 60 more of that luxury brand. He has assembled all of his previous associates from the Ritz and has created The Capella Hotel and Resorts.

They have built 40 of the finest upscale resorts and hotels in the world —in Singapore, China, Italy, St. Petersburg, Russia, United States, Europe, etc.

Horst is truly interested in simple beach elegance on Longboat Key. This group has the capability of rebuilding and refining The Colony back to a fun, fine, exciting resort. They also have the unsurpassed international client-base and marketing acumen that will sustain Colony occupancy year round. They are an experienced, knowledgeable beach construction company.

The Capella Group is ready, willing and able to start performing very soon.

“I am now so pleased that a new voice of owners wishes to be heard. This group of owners is now speaking out and standing up to support this new pursuit as well as studying and considering past development proposals.”

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Discussion focuses on makeup of community center committee The Community Center Advisory Committee will be a group of five that will hold public meetings. But, who will be part of the final five remains undecided.

Photo courtesy of Rusty Chinnis

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock helps haul trash at the Sister Keys Island cleanup Saturday, May 12. More than 100 volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help haul trash off the island. For more photos, see page 14A.

At last month’s meeting, the Longboat Key Town Commission envisioned the Community Center Advisory Committee (CCAC) as a small group — maybe five individuals — who would meet publicly and be subject to Sunshine laws. Those individuals would pool information about all the activities that happen on the Key to determine what programming to offer at a possible community center so as not to overlap with what other area groups offer.

But, there was a decrease in consensus at the Monday, May 7 regular commission meeting, while commissioners discussed who should make up the group of five.

The commission discussed Resolution 2012-10, which would establish the CCAC. It included the language: “Whereas, the Town Commission wishes to appoint five (5) Longboat Key residents to serve on the CCAC for 2012-3.”

But Vice Mayor David Brenner suggested that some interested parties, such as Longboat Key Education Center Executive Director Susan Goldfarb and Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design Executive Director Jane Buckman should be included. Although neither woman lives on Longboat Key, community center programming could impact both of their organizations.

The commission discussed the possibility of changing the resolution’s wording of “Longboat Key residents” to “people.”

But Commissioner Lynn Larson argued that only residents should be among the committee’s five members.

“I don’t have any problem with having Jane Buckman or Susan Goldfarb speak or be part of the discussion,” Larson said. “But, because we’re talking about Longboat Key dollars, I sure as heck am going to have a problem with them being on the steering committee.”

Commissioner Hal Lenobel, a critic of

the proposed community center, spoke up, adding the question: “Do members of this committee have to favor the proposed community center?” he asked Mayor Jim Brown, who in 2003 and 2004 chaired a community-center advisory committee.

“I don’t know who favors a community center, Commissioner Lenobel,” Brown said, joking that Lenobel couldn’t be on the committee.

“If you appoint me, I resign,” Lenobel said.

Commissioner Jack Duncan said that he, like Larson, wanted a group consisting of Key residents but said that it was incumbent on that group to rely on information from groups that provide programming moving forward.

Larson moved that the resolution should include the language “Longboat Key taxpayers,” leading Brown to ask if a business owner counts as a taxpayer.

But Larson argued that organizations, not their executive directors, pay taxes.

Ultimately, the commission voted 6-1, with Lenobel dissenting, to establish the committee, leaving the “Longboat Key residents” wording unchanged.

But, they still had another communitycenter item on their agenda: the appointment of individuals to the committee.

The commission voted unanimously to advertise the committee position and make appointments at a later date.

More than two-thirds of voters defeated a $6.4 million bond issue for a proposed community center in 2004. However, Brown and other supporters have pointed out that many factors have changed in the eight years since then, including the addition of 3.88 acres through Sarasota County’s purchase of the former Albritton property and the town’s purchase of a 0.71-acre parcel formerly owned by Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber.

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+ Code Enforcement hears parking case The Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board voted to establish grounds for a repeat violation of the town’s off-street parking codes after hearing a case involving a Country Club Shores homeowner.

Code Enforcement Officer Heidi Micale told the board at its Monday, May 14 meeting, that she received five phone calls between June 2011 and March 2012 about vehicles parked improperly in an area next to owner Stephen Roche’s home on the 500 block of Ranger Lane. In each instance, Roche brought the property into compliance after Micale notified him of the violation.

The order will make subsequent violations subject to fines of up to $500 per day of noncompliance.

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MOST READ STORIES ONLINE LAST WEEK: 1. “Club Holdings, Colony could end agreement” (May 10) 2. “Police officer disputes firing” (Oct. 28, 2011) 3. “Discussion shows difference in visions” (May 9) 4. “PHoto gaLLerY: trathlon and Duathlon sprints” (May 7) 5. “Harmless algae surfaces along Key shore” (May 8)

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FPL will perform line clearing in Longboat Key neighborhoods in the next few weeks, according to a May 3 letter sent to residents. The letter states that some branches and tree limbs can cause safety hazards or power outages by brushing against or falling on power lines.

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+ Crosswalks, beach project on agenda The Longboat Key Town Commission will be discussing the feasibility of installing addi-

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tional crosswalks on Gulf of Mexico Drive with Florida Department of Transportation representatives at its May 24 workshop. The most recent discussion of additional crosswalks was prompted by the Jan. 27 death of Jo Schatterman, who died while attempting to cross Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The commission will also discuss the Longboat Pass Inlet Management Plan. Town Manager David Bullock will provide an update about a meeting between town, Manatee County and Florida Department of Environmental Protection officials, as well as the permitting of structures for the north end.

+ Sheriff’s Office arrests 31 in sting operation The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the police departments from the city of Sarasota, North Port and Venice, arrested 31 suspected child predators in a sting operation last week.

The agencies involved in Operation Intercept used Internet advertisements and decoy online personas to lure potential child predators to a house equipped with cameras and filled with law enforcement officers.

Frederick Joseph Wilson, 48, of Longboat Key, was one of the suspects who was arrested.

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Career Al Hogle 1967-1969 — U.S. Air Force 1970-1998 — Sarasota Police Department, earning retired rank of captain 1998-2001 — Sarasota County commissioner; Sarasota mayor in 2001 2001-2002 — Bradenton police chief 2002-present — Longboat Key police chief

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Police Chief Al Hogle was named acting town manager in September 2011 and held the position for one month. In October 2011, he went back to his role as Longboat Key police chief full-time.

“It is with deepest regret that I inform you of the passing of Longboat Key Police Chief Albert Hogle. Chief Hogle passed away this afternoon from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in North Carolina.

“As information is received and services are arranged the information will be shared publicly.”

As news of Hogle’s death spread throughout the Key Monday evening and Tuesday morning, the town and many condominiums lowered their flags to half-staff.

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He had lunch with Al Hogle, who’d become Bradenton’s police chief 15 months earlier. Hogle described how he would run Longboat Key’s police department.

He thought he was just advising St. Denis on his pursuit of a new police chief.

“By the time lunch was over, Al had molded the ideal department he wanted in his head, and I leaned over and told him the job was his if he wanted it,” St. Denis said.

At first, Hogle rejected the offer, which led the town to advertise the position. But a few days later he called back and accepted the job. He spent the next nine-and-ahalf years crafting that department.

Longboat Key Police Chief Albert F. “Al” Hogle, of Sarasota, died Monday, May 14, in a motorcycle accident in North Carolina. He was 63.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Tuesday on its website, citizen-times. com, that the crash occurred at approximately noon Monday on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Hogle’s motorcycle struck a tree while he rode with friends, according to Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi.

Hogle’s longtime friend, Sarasota Police Department Sgt. Jim Henderson, was riding with Hogle and other officers at the time of his death. The Longboat Observer attempted to contact Henderson, but was told he was still out of town and unavailable for comment.

“I can tell you that Sgt. Henderson was with Chief Hogle, and he’s still up there,” said Sarasota Police Lt. Randy Boyd.

Henderson notified Longboat Key Police Capt. Pete Cumming, who, with Capt.

Kristina Roberts, Sarasota Police Chief Mikel Holloway, Capt. Lucius Bonner and Capt. Paul Sutton, drove to Sarasota to notify Leslie Hogle of her husband’s death.

At 4:44 p.m. Monday, Town Manager David Bullock notified town employees of Hogle’s death in an email:

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ways report suspicious activity. But he often opened his talks by piquing their curiosity.

“I might be the only guy you know,” he’d say, “who has both bought and sold multiple kilos of cocaine.”

The reference was to Hogle’s career in the 1970s and 1980s, when he sported long hair and worked undercover in the Sarasota Police Department’s narcotics division.

His career in law enforcement stretched back even further.

Hogle was born July 21, 1948, in Gulfport, Miss., but he grew up in Sarasota.

He graduated from Sarasota High School in 1966 and began his career in policing LBKa two-year 2010 - stint J in the U.S. Air Force with that began in 1967. He told the Longboat Observer in 2002 that he had spent 13 of

the “coldest months of my life” in Korea, where he gained experience as a K-9 handler and police officer for the military.

Hogle was hired by the Sarasota Police Department in 1970. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in social-and-behavioral sciences from the University of South Florida and trained at the FBI National Academy.

Retired Longboat Key Deputy Police Chief Martin Sharkey remembers meeting Hogle at least 25 years ago while both were working on a drug bust.

Hogle and Sharkey waited in a duplex while an undercover detective sold crack cocaine to a suspect. The detective was supposed to take his hat off when the deal was done. But the detective took his hat off, and then put it back on, because the suspect wanted to buy more drugs.

It was too late, because police had already busted out of the duplex.

The suspect attempted to escape in his pickup truck, but Hogle dove directly into an open window into the truck’s passenger component. The suspect floored the gas pedal before police vehicles sped into the road to block him. Hogle sustained minor injuries during the incident.

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zy,” said Sharkey, who was new to police work at the time. “But he was really into his job.”

Colleagues said that Hogle could keep his cool in any situation.

“He never changed,” said Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi, who worked for Sarasota County before taking his Longboat Key position. He met Hogle for the first time in the late 1980s. “Whether you saw him on a scene or saw him on the road, he was always a gentleman.”

Hogle rose through the ranks of the police department, becoming lieutenant, then captain during his 28 years with the Sarasota police department.

During that time, he gained a reputation for his skill in mentoring young officers.

“He almost always succeeded in taking them from rookie to the field and making them successful,” said Cumming, who worked for the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office before joining Longboat Key’s department four years ago.

Holloway said that Hogle was always there for him and offered his advice to Holloway as he rose through the department ranks from officer to police chief.

“I consider him to be a friend, a mentor and one of the reasons I have been as successful in my career as I have been,” Holloway said.

Just two weeks ago, Holloway said Hogle was talking to him at a police athletic league fundraiser about how excited he was to have his new Chevrolet Camaro delivered.

“Chief Hogle told me he was going to drive over to the station and let me listen to the roar of the engine when he got the car,” Holloway said. “Now I’m sad I’m not going to see that fun-loving guy out in front of the station with a big smile on his face standing next to his new car. I’m going to miss him, and this city is going to miss him terribly.”

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Hogle retired from the Sarasota police department in 1998, but retirement proved to be short-lived.

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Past and present local officials sound off on Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle.

“Al was a great police chief who will be missed. He was a thoughtful, kind person who never overreacted and was always there for you when you needed him.” — Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight

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Police Chief Al Hogle, left, and retired Deputy Police Chief Martin Sharkey, right, presented D.M. Williams, middle, with a plaque in September 2011 to thank Williams for his support over the years. The trio wore pearls to signify Williams’ 30 years as general manager of Casa del Mar. City Commission District 2 seat in March 1999 that was vacated by former city Commissioner Nora Patterson, who won a seat on the Sarasota County Commission.

During his commissioner term, Hogle was a strong supporter of ending the city’s prolonged legal fight against a fixed-span bridge over Sarasota Bay. He also advocated building a skateboard park on city property and voted to adopt a new downtown master plan.

Former Sarasota city Commissioner and Mayor Mollie Cardamone said she remembers the little things about Hogle that made him so likable.

“He was a true gentleman who would actually get up and pull out my chair at the commission table every single time I walked up to the dais,” Cardamone said.

“You don’t see that very often anymore.”

Cardamone said she enjoyed working on the commission with Hogle during a time of rapid growth and development.

“We didn’t have any money problems and were able to witness and approve expansion,” Cardamone said. “It was a good time to be a commissioner and work with

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a gentleman who was so well-liked and gave so much to his community.”

Hogle said previously that his proudest accomplishments included helping to pave the way for the Ringling Bridge and votes cast to expand both the Senior Friendship Centers and the Florida West Coast Symphony.

Hogle served three years on the Sarasota City Commission and then five months as mayor before departing for Bradenton’s top-cop position in August 2001.

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Hogle stayed on the job as Bradenton police chief for just more than a year before receiving St. Denis’ offer. He rejected it at first, because he didn’t want to put the city in a bad position by leaving abruptly.

But after a few days, he accepted the job.

Before Hogle took over the department, St. Denis had discovered that several officers lacked proper training and had failed to qualify in the use of their handguns at the shooting range. Hogle told the Longboat Observer at the time that he was drawn to the challenge of dealing

“We had one of the best working relationships between a police chief and fire chief that you could ever have … He was open and willing to communicate and work toward what was best.” — Julius Halas, director of the Florida Division of the State Fire Marshal and former Longboat Key Fire Rescue chief “He was kind of the perfect person for Longboat Key. He understood that people wanted a little bit better, and I think that’s his legacy to the people.” — Longboat Key Mayor Jim Brown

with a department that was experiencing low morale and disunity. He took the position even though it meant a $9,000 pay reduction from his salary of more than $83,000.

Hogle remained a sounding board for many local law-enforcement officials.

Former North Port Police Chief Terry Lewis, who is currently serving as interim Sarasota city manager, climbed the ranks of the Sheriff’s Office at the same time Hogle was advancing in his career.

Hogle was serving as the Key’s police chief in 2004, when Lewis got his first offer for the city of North Port’s police chief position.

At first, Lewis sought Hogle’s advice on what he should seek in his contract.

“He gave me the best advice I ever got,” Lewis said. “He said, ‘I don’t work with a contract, I work with a handshake.’”

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“I have discussed the position with Capt. Pete Cumming, and he has agreed to assume the position of Acting Chief. I have confidence that he will provide the Police Department with the leadership needed during this very difficult time.

“Please support Pete and, as importantly, each other in this time of sorrow and transition.

“Again I ask that everyone keep Chief Hogle’s family in their prayers during this very difficult time.”

October, he went back to his role as police chief, full-time, after the Town Commission removed him from the role in regards to his handling of employee allegations that a department head had created a hostile work environment. Hogle had placed that employee on paid administrative leave.

Late last year, he applied for the position of Sarasota County administrator and cited some of his proudest accomplishments with the town: They included preparing and assisting in the management of negotiations for a signed Police Benevolent Association union contract, the reduction of officer and civilian staff without a reduction of service levels and the preparation of budget documents to develop more effective department management in a downsized budget.

Current Town Manager David Bullock said that Hogle created a department that gave Key residents the level of service they wanted.

“He looked for folks who were willing to spend a little time with the citizens,” Bullock said of the officers Hogle hired. “First and foremost, they know how to offer the kinds of police protection needed. But patience, the ability to explain something and do the little things mean a lot for residents.”

It was a level of service that Hogle provided.

Bullock remembers an instance in which the town received multiple noise complaints related to routine maintenance.

“There are lots of ways that it could have been handled,” Bullock said. “In this case, Al chose to drive out and handle it himself. He explained the noise ordinance and went to the people involved and asked them to modify their work schedule.” “ … it demonstrates the way that he would try to resolve things,” Bullock said.

“First, try to make everyone understand, and if that didn’t work, try something else.”

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Looking back on the life of his friend of 30-plus years, Lewis pointed out the uniqueness of Hogle’s personality.

“To be a great narc, then transition to becoming an elected official and then to become police chief — it takes a special personality to do that,” he said.

Lewis attributed much of that ability to Hogle’s willingness to listen to others and his openness to new ideas.

“He’s always had it, and it’s something all of us need,” Lewis said. “He had a tolerance for beliefs different from his own.

Al was open. He didn’t fit any mold other than rock-solid ethics.”

Hogle is survived by his wife, Leslie, and daughter, Sandy.

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Additional reporting by Sarasota Observer City Editor Kurt Schultheis.

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He also encouraged Sharkey to return to a seat at the FBI Academy that he left behind years earlier.

“He went to bat with me and got that seat back,” Sharkey said.

Hogle didn’t stop there. After Sharkey finished his FBI Academy training, he finished his bachelor’s degree at the chief’s encouragement.

He was also active in the Florida Police Chiefs Association and advocated for criminal-justice issues, including mandatory DNA testing for state prisoners and enhancing police training.

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A good, good, good man

When our editors searched our archives for photos of Al Hogle, Executive Editor Lisa Walsh recalled the portrait of Chief Hogle published in October 2007, when he announced his candidacy for Sarasota County sheriff.

“That’s the one,” she said. “It looks like he’s in heaven.”

Al Hogle is in heaven, all right. No doubt about it.

All who knew him are devastated by his tragic death. Throughout the day Tuesday, when our reporters spoke to Chief Hogle’s longtime colleagues, they choked up and couldn’t talk. “I’ll call you back,” said former Longboat Key Town Manager Bruce St. Denis.

Chief Hogle was everyone’s favorite.

But he was an all-time favorite among Longboat Observer staffers. Part of it stemmed from this important and unwavering attribute: He was always straight and honest with us. Indeed, he was a model for how a public official should interact with the media.

But more than that, much more than that, Chief Hogle was an all-time favorite because of who he was — a good, good, good man.

Kurt Schultheis, city editor of the Sarasota Observer, probably had more direct experience with Hogle than anyone on our staff. Schultheis covered the police beat on Longboat Key for five years, all the while Hogle was chief. Here’s what Schultheis wrote Monday evening after learning of Hogle’s motorcycle accident and death: “What a shock. Hogle was one of my favorites. Probably my favorite.

“In my opinion, everybody knew Hogle while not everyone knew Bruce St. Denis or (Interim Town Manager) Dave Bullock. In a sense, at least to me, Chief Hogle was the real face of Longboat Key. “He would park his car at the south end of the Key and take a bike ride almost daily the entire length of the Key and back before heading back to Sarasota, waving to people along the way. I would see him talking to people on the side of Gulf of Mexico Drive all the time.

He would also walk into businesses all the time; come pick up a paper and talk to Patti Colby at the Observer’s front desk. He was out on the street as much as his officers.

“What I loved about Hogle is he never, not once, tried to cover anything up in his department. When one of his officers got caught looking at porn in a squad car computer, one of the first calls he made was to us. He always told me he would rather it come from him firsthand when one of his guys screwed up.

“Another time, he called me to tell me he was hiring Capt. Tokajer from Bradenton and explained Tokajer had done some things when he was a younger police officer that he had put behind him.

When I asked Hogle why he was calling me, he told me the same thing: ‘I know he’s the right man for the job, but I wanted you to hear from me that I knew about his past.’

We did a story, and Hogle called it ‘more than fair.’

“If something was wrong in Hogle’s department, he was straightforward and honest about it from the get-go. I could never get a ‘shock story’ from his department because he would beat me to it with the phone call to alert us what had happened.

“He was also the only one who consistently called us when something was breaking on the scene — from a bad Bayflite car accident to the dead body found in a Country Club Shores canal a few years back. Hogle had me programmed in his cell phone, and he used it.”

Schultheis remembered the Toys for Tots drive every year at the Longboat Key police station. “Every year, just days into it, large presents like bicycles would appear in the bin with cards ‘From Santa.’ It was the worst kept secret in town. The Hogles spent hundreds of dollars shopping for the drive each year.

“Al Hogle was the only department head on the island who answered his own phone with no middle person. If he was in his office (I could always reach him at 8 a.m.), he always picked up his own direct line and said, ‘This is Al Hogle. Hi Kurt, what can I do for you today?’ If I needed stats or information, it came from his email. He was his own secretary. He told me once there was no need for taxpayers to spend the money for him to have a secretary.

“When he decided to suspend his bid for sheriff shortly after announcing the bid, he said it was for family reasons. Off the record, he confirmed he had family illnesses he had to attend to. ‘Family comes first,’ he said. He followed up with, ‘Leaving Longboat Key would be tough though, too.’

“Hogle rotated taking town employees to lunch at restaurants all over the Key. He knew everyone’s names, their kids’ names, their wives’ names. I ran into him downtown at Sarasota City Hall a couple of months ago when he was going to the credit union across the street. The first words out of his mouth were, ‘How are Brooke and Liam doing?’ It shocked me. He was just a great guy.

“Sadly, going on that annual trip with

his buddies was something he looked forward to every year. He would talk about getting the bike ready and preparing for the trip weeks before it was going to happen.”

Observer Executive Editor Lisa Walsh dealt directly with Chief Hogle every year for 10 years to organize the annual Fourth of July Freedom Fest parade on Longboat Key. “The very first year, when I called the town about having a parade, I was told it couldn’t be done,” Walsh recalled. “Bruce St. Denis said I should check with Al Hogle.

“I remember Al always saying, in a calm way, ‘We may have a problem with this, but here’s a solution.’ He always found a solution.

“And then he was there every year, every year on his day off, leading the parade and making sure those kids were safe,” Walsh said.

It was always a scene right out of a Norman Rockwell painting or the little town of Mayberry. Chief Hogle would be among the first ones at the parade staging area between SunTrust Bank and Bank of America on Bay Isles Road, dressed in his crisp police uniform, with crowds of kids around him decked in their red, white and blue.

“I remember the year it rained,” Walsh said. “He was there beforehand with his weather monitor, worried about the kids not getting their parade.

“He was so easy to deal with.”

Al Hogle was indeed our Andy of Mayberry, in his own, lovable, competent way. Like Sheriff Andy Griffith, Hogle was much, much smarter and wiser than he led on. He knew how everything worked — the Town Hall politics and bureaucracy — and he knew how to maneuver in and out of this system in such a way that he made it look effortless. If Chief Hogle were ever stressed out, he never, ever let on in public. Roger Drouin, another former Longboat Observer police reporter, said of Hogle: “That was the trait that really set him apart — consistently calm.”

Chief Hogle lived by the book. In 2004, with Hurricane Charley taking aim on Longboat Key, Hogle and his officers issued the evacuation order on Longboat Key. I decided to stay, while the rest of the family evacuated. We inadvertently forgot about our dog, Mudge. I called Chief Hogle to ask if I could drive Mudge over the bridge and return to the Key to cover the storm. “I can’t let you do that,” the chief said. I pleaded. “Sorry,” he said.

“Once you cross the bridge, that’s it. No exceptions.” By the book. (Mudge made it, thanks to another motorist.)

Chief Hogle took some harsh criticism from a few town commissioners for his handling of the suspension of the former town planning director, Monica Simpson. But from all we heard, once again, he followed the book and showed courage, aplomb and patience throughout.

That decision, in all likelihood, cost him the opportunity to become Longboat Key’s town manager. But that probably was a good thing. Chief Hogle was living his calling, maintaing a steady hand over public safety on Longboat Key, helping others in need. Drouin remembered how Hogle responded in the early morning hours of Dec. 21, 2006, when a group of Cuban refugees landed on the shores of north Longboat Key. “He and Deputy Chief Martin Sharkey made sure that the dehydrated and hungry refugees were treated kindly and given proper care,” Drouin wrote us.

And he did everything without fanfare. As far as we can remember, Chief Hogle never sought credit or accolades for anything. He liked to give credit to others, especially to his officers. And in the company of citizens, he lived by that old Mother’s Rule: If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. Hogle always had something nice to say to you or about someone you knew.

Al Hogle was a good, good, good man.

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LETTERS TO A call to duty for religious liberty THE EDITOR

by Edmund Adams

Catholic bishops call the contraception issue an ‘unjust law.’ As such, they are taking up their moral arms and vow to disobey it. And they should.

Meaningful modification by the administration of the mandate is possible but uncertain. On March 21, the administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that might lead to an accommodation for religious organizations, while insuring the availability of contraceptive coverage through third parties without cost sharing for plan participants and beneficiaries. The comment period on the proposed rulemaking ends June 19.

In an extraordinary step, the bishops have selected the option to violate the mandate and risk grave financial penalties. They have denounced the mandate as an “unjust law” that Catholics and their institutions are required to disobey.

In the statement, the bishops assert that the federal government’s effort to force religious institutions to fund a product or service contrary to their own moral teachings and its purporting to define which “religious institutions” are “religious enough” to merit protection of their religious liberty amount to an unjust law.

The bishops said further that: “It is a sobering thing to contemplate our government enacting an unjust law. An unjust law cannot be obeyed … if we face today the prospect of unjust laws, then Catholics in America, in solidarity with our fellow citizens, must have the courage not to obey them. No American desires this. No Catholic welcomes it. But if it should fall upon us, we must discharge it as a duty of citizenship and an obligation of faith.”

This, therefore, is a matter of great consequence to Americans of all religious denominations. If our government can dictate the fundamental beliefs of a religion, our cherished First Amendment guarantee of religious liberty has been stricken by executive fiat and government, in violation of the same amendment, is effectively establishing religion.

When protests first arose over the HHS mandate, President Obama announced a “compromise” based on a requirement that insurers would have to cover the cost of the objectionable products and services. Because of the likelihood that

the insurers would simply pass the cost on to employers in increased premiums and because many Catholic institutions are self-insured, for practical purposes all employers may have the burden of the cost of the coverage and the “compromise” is sleight of hand and no compromise at all.

Another administration argument is that, notwithstanding the mandate, Catholics will have freedom of worship, that is, the ability to go to Mass on Sunday or pray the rosary at home. The bishops, in their statement, point out that religious liberty is much more than that.

It is the ability to do the good works the faith calls their flock to do without having to compromise that faith.

Finally, rather than broadly exempt from the mandate all religious institutions whose doctrine is violated by the mandate, the administration narrowly defines a religious institution as one that primarily employs and serves people of its own faith, a test that obviously disqualifies most Catholic colleges, universities, hospitals and social service agencies.

The bishops’ statement calls for an allout campaign against the HHS mandate, including the dedication of the 14 days beginning June 21 as a “fortnight for freedom,” a special period of prayer, study, catechesis and public action.

The bishops’ extraordinary and courageous statement, combined with action steps that include contacting our federal representatives, emphasizes the seriousness of the HHS assault on freedom of religion. The bishops are calling all who are people of faith, regardless of denomination, to active duty.

We can either reject the call and suffer government control of our faith, or we can report for duty and bear moral arms against a serious assault on our religious liberty.

The Rev. Graham already has answered the call. Good for him.

Edmund Adams is a Longboat Key resident and graduate of Xavier University and the University of Notre Dame Law School.

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We suffered from a P&Z presentation that got all tangled up with detail and semantics instead of starting off with an overview or perhaps a comparison of the differences from the existing conditions.

Few residents know that the RTF requested a 3 over 1 elevation, which is the existing allowed elevation, maximum 40 feet, but was ignored by the P&Z Board and raised to 4 over 1; that was the crux of the problem.

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I am beginning to see more and more attempts to influence/intimidate town managing functions by nasty-talking naysayers at commission meetings. However, our volunteering leadership is not skilled sufficiently to avoid becoming intimidated. The town electorate expects the commissioners to make tough decisions to fix what is broken and change what is not effective on our island — as evident from the results of the last election.

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God bless the Rev. Michael Graham, and pity the poor souls who petition against him.

The decision of Xavier University’s president to cease health-insurance coverage for contraceptives and sterilization falls squarely within the more than 400year mission of the Jesuits to propagate and strengthen the Catholic faith.

The Rev. Graham’s detractors are squarely in the mainstream of those bent on secularizing America’s Catholic colleges and universities.

Let’s put this in context. This debate is but one skirmish in defense of what is shaping up as a historic assault on religious liberty in America.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated that Catholic institutions, including colleges and universities, provide healthinsurance coverage for contraception, sterilization and abortifacients (abortion-inducing drugs), products and services prohibited under basic tenets of the faith. America’s Catholic bishops believe that the mandate violates the right of free exercise of religion, as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

To minimize the issue as solely a battle over women’s rights, many proponents of the mandate have misrepresented the bishops’ stance as opposition to access to free contraceptives, when the true issue is whether the mandate unconstitutionally violates the right to religious liberty.

Catholic institutions, in the absence of court protection or meaningful modification of the mandate by the Obama administration, have three choices: 1) observe the mandate and violate church doctrine; 2) violate the mandate and risk grave financial penalties; or 3) go out of business.

Court protection may come from one of many pending lawsuits, but the most effective lawsuit may be the challenge to Obamacare now in the U.S. Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court strikes down the entire Obamacare statute in June, presumably the HHS mandate will fail for lack of statutory authorization.

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May 4 Fishy situation 7:31 p.m. — 2100 block of GMD. Suspicious Person. A man reported that two men directed foul language toward him, before walking away after he asked them to leave the golf-course waterway where they were fishing.

May 5 On standby 12:17 a.m. — 500 block of Gen. Harris St. Assist Other Agency. Another agency asked police to look for a Lincoln Navigator with possible damage to its driver’s side. Police found the vehicle and stood by while the other agency completed a crash investigation.

Lingering odor 9:48 a.m. — 600 block of Buttonwood Drive. Narcotics Violation. While walking on the beach, a woman found a pipe emitting the smell of burnt cannabis.

In hot water 11:54 a.m. — 100 block of Broadway. Suspicious Circumstance. Police took a sample of a brown substance found floating in the Gulf that officials later said was a harmless algae that often surfaces as water warms.

Dry territory 11:50 p.m. — Linley Street. Code Enforcement. A woman said that she was fishing with her family when two or three men came onto the town dock using foul language and drinking alcohol. Police later found one of the men sitting on a park bench with an open bottle of vodka. He said that he and the other two men live aboard a sailboat and were on the dock loading groceries. Police poured out the alcohol and issued him a written warning for having an open container.

May 6 Rescue mission 1:31 p.m. — 100 block of North Shore Road. Rescue. Police responded to a report of two people being swept out to sea but learned that another boater had rescued them.

Neighborhood watch 2:34 p.m. — 5400 block of GMD. Property Found. A woman turned in a watch with a black metal analogue and a green nylon band that she found near her home.

Dogged pursuit 4:08 p.m. — 6300 block of GMD. Dog on the Beach.

After police spotted him and his dog in the water, a man told police that he was visiting from out of town and didn’t know town codes. Police told him about Joan M. Durante Park, where dogs are allowed.

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5 p.m. — Off the Key. Code Enforcement. Police saw two people jumping off of a bridge onto the beach but were unable to identify the jumpers in the crowd. Police warned several people on the beach that jumping is not permitted.

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Saturday, May 19

Behind the Science: Snorkeling — takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Snorkel in seagrass beds and encounter the animals that call Sarasota Bay home.

Cost is $8 for members; $10 for non-members. Call Gina Santoianni, 388-4441, Ext. 514, for more information.

Sunday, May 20

Republican Club Poolside BBQ — takes place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd.

Barbecue will be served, and the Melanie Massell Band will be performing for an evening of dinner and dancing. Tickets are $25. Call Ruth Strauss at 383-5349 to RSVP or for more information.

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Families celebrate Mother’s Day at Key Club brunch

Friday, May 25

2012 Longboat Key Invitational Golf Tournament — starts at 10 a.m. at Longboat Key Club’s Islandside golf course, 220 Sands Point Road. Get into the swing of things with a networking golf tournament hosted by the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce. Cost is $125 per golfer or $400 per foursome. Call Dawn at 383-2466 for more information.

Nia on Longboat Key Beach — starts at 9 a.m. at 4725 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Nia combines dance, yoga and martial arts to deliver a cardiovascular workout for people of all ages. Cost is $10. Call 843-860-6661 or visit nianow.com/kathy-oravec.

Monday, May 28

Military Appreciation Day — takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 411 St. Armands Circle. St. Armands Circle and its participating businesses will honor all veterans and those currently serving with discounts and special offers. Visit starmandscircleassoc.com for a list of participating businesses.

Free. Call 388-2855 for more information.

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Four generations: Seated, grandfather Bill McKnight, great-grandmother Sabina McKnight and grandmother Carol McKnight. Standing, grandson Tony DeStefano, great-grandson, Alex DeStefano, Danielle DeStefano, great-grandson Nick DeStefano and granddaughter Michelle Graziano.

It was family time — and a festive one — as moms were the honored guests at a special Mother’s Day brunch Sunday, May 13, at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room.

Pots with bright blooming tulips decorated each table. The lavish buffet filled the entire center of the room, and for children, there was a special table of their favorite foods.

For many of the guests, attending the Key Club brunch on Mother’s Day was a family tradition, but, for some, it was a new experience. For all, it was a happy time to create some new memories.

DON’T MISS 2012 Longboat Key Challenge What: Exhibits, vendors, food, demonstrations and entertainment will be featured along with spectatorfriendly races for kayaks, paddle boards, standup boards and more. This event is hosted by the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce.

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20 Where: Bayfront Park, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive Cost: $45 to register to compete; family fun day is free Info: Visit longboatkeychallenge.com or call 383-2466

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Congratulations to our 2012 scholars This year’s four Fulbright scholars bring the College’s historical total to 69 Fulbright recipients. They are: Dana Ziegler to Indonesia; Susanna Payne-Passmore to Georgia; Christopher Mulholland to Germany, and Kathleen McQueeney to the Netherlands.

The State Department awarded Benjamin Gilman Scholarships to Lorna Hadlock to study in Peua, to Sandra Werb for London, and to Mariana Zapata for Paris.

Two New College students will travel to France next year under teaching assistantship grants awarded by the French government: Rose Marz in Paris and Alison Parks in Lille. Seventeen New College students have received awards to teach in France since 2001.

Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) from the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs were awarded to Ilene Gillispie, to study Punjabi in Chandigarh, India and Nolan Benson to study at the Beijing Language & Culture Institute. Naushin Jiwani will participate in Teach for India for two years in lieu of her CLS to China.

Grace Fisher was awarded a 2012 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact for her commitment to improving the SarasotaBradenton community through service, community-based research and advocacy. She often tutors at the Robert Taylor Community Center.

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JOE BONDI served as a city councilman and followed the position with two, two-year terms as the mayor of Temple Terrace. He was responsible for building City Hall, a library, a family recreation center and a police department during his terms.

“I did it all in four years without raising taxes,” he says.

But on this day, he reclines in a La-Z-Boy near a window overlooking the beach. There’s a stack of books on the coffee table he’s working his way through. He’s relaxed and resembles a man on vacation.

Bondi comes here to “get away and write,” from his other home, in Temple Terrace.

“This beach is near to paradise as anywhere else in the whole world,” he says.

Bondi talks about the suummer days he spent growing up on Longboat’s beaches during World War II. He and his best friend, Tommy, were “like Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer,” he says. They used to disappear for hours at a time playing with turtles, fishing, swimming and romping around on the shores.

Bondi remembers when mullet boats would drag in their nets and litter the beaches with thousands of flopping fish.

Bondi and his friend would come running, buckets in hand, to help pull in the nets.

The fishermen would give them first dibs on any non-mullet “trash” fish, and Bondi’s mom would cook them up.

“Twenty years later, I looked

out and saw one (mullet) boat,” Bondi says. “I got my son, got a bucket and ran down the shore.

I got to re-live the past (with him).”

The Bondi kids visit Longboat Key every year, renting the

apartment above their parents.

The picture on the refrigerator represents what Bondi refers to as “their own little corner of the world”: three generations of Longboat Key beach Bondis enjoying their favorite home

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An old picture of two little girls and a little boy posing in a tree is taped on Joe Bondi’s vacation home refrigerator. The photo is one of many Bondi family photos taken on Longboat Key’s beach. Bondi, wearing a short-sleeved Hawaiian button-down shirt, points to these joyous photos that depict his now grown-up children as youngsters enjoying the same beach on which he grew up.

As a little boy, Bondi visited Longboat Key during the summer months.

If the name Bondi has a familiar ring to it, it is because it also belongs to Pam Bondi, Florida’s attorney general known for busting pill-mills in high heels and suit jackets. She is the eldest of Bondi’s three children.

“To see her in this powerful position and argue before the Supreme Court seems a little surreal,” he says. “She’s still our little Pam.” He and his wife, Patsy, have three children. There’s Pam; Beth, who was the youngest elementary school principal ever appointed in Hillsborough County; and Brad, an attorney in the Northeast.

Patsy and Joe Bondi both grew up on the Gulf Coast and met in Tampa.

Patsy is a retired kindergarten teacher. Joe taught at the University of South Florida from 1965 to 2003 and still does a little consulting for school improvement projects. He’s also written 25 textbooks. Bondi

Joe Bondi — and his entire family — have an affinity for Longboat Key’s easy living.

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LBIC presents scholarships to students

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Violinist Natalia Vasilieva

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It was a special Sunday for five area students at the Longboat Island Chapel. During Sunday, May 13 services, Chapel Scholarship Chairman Bruce Schaefer presented each student with a scholarship. Recipients were Jason Burgess, Mark Whitley and Ourania Lardas, Florida Gulf Coast University; Richard Hummel, Keiser University; and Eric Whitley, Valencia College.

The scholarships are funded through foundation donations.

The guest musician at the service was violinist Natalie Vasilieva.

William G. ‘Bill’ Bailey

William G. “Bill” Bailey, of Bradenton and formerly of Longboat Key, died Friday, May 11. He was 92.

Mr. Bailey was a veteran of the Air Force and was a pilot in World War II. He attended Trenton State College and received a master’s degree from the University of Georgia. He retired after a 35-year career as a high school and junior college professor of chemistry.

Mr. Bailey was named “Citizen of the Year” by the Kiwanis Club Bailey of Sarasota Keys (now the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key) in 1997. He will be remembered for his love of travel, good food and wine. He was a regular contributor to the Longboat Observer’s “Dining Out” column when he lived on Longboat Key and in later years wrote food-themed columns for the Freedom Village newsletter.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jean; daughter, Wendy Collins; and one granddaughter.

A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice Bradenton, 2504 34th Ave. W., Bradenton, Fla., 34205, or the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 406 W. 34th St., Kansas City, Mo., 64111.

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Richard Hummel talks with Chapel Scholarship Chairman Bruce Schaefer.

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WORSHIP SERVICES

St. Mary holds annual crowning event Parishioners of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church gathered at the entrance of the church after 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, May 13, for the traditional May crowning of the blessed Virgin Mary statue. Dionne Reinert, a dedicated member of

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the parish, was chosen to place the crown on the statue’s head.

Msgr. Gerard Finegan conducted the ceremony, and the parishioners joined in song.

Reinert has been a cantor for 24 years and a Eucharistic minister. Her first

Dionne Reinert places the crown on the statue of Mary.

grandson was baptized at the firehouse where Masses were conducted in the ’70s, and another grandson was the first baby baptized in the new sanctuary.

The cross atop the sanctuary was dedicated by Reinert and her husband in honor of their son, Jimmy.

Mary Elizabeth Carey leads the singing.

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

• Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, USA, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will hold Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. The Rev. Bruce Porter is the pastor. 383-8833.

• Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will hold Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. 383-6491.

• St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, will hold contemporary Sunday worship services at 9 a.m. and traditional Sunday worship services at 11 a.m. The Rev. Mark Bernthal is the pastor. 388-1234.

• St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will hold Saturday Masses at 5 p.m. Sunday Masses are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Daily Masses are held at 9 a.m. Monday through Friday. Msgr. Gerad Finegan is the pastor.

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• Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, will hold Shabbat services at 8 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. Saturdays. Jonathan Katz is the rabbi. Call 383-3428.

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Roses, Joan Durante Park

Photos by Dora Walters

Royal poinciana tree, Washington Drive, St. Armands Circle

Spring blossoms

Hibiscus, Harbourside Drive

Longboat Key’s riches are on full display in the colorful blooms that dot the island.

Longboat Key is an artist’s palette with colorful blooms everywhere. Most striking is the royal poinciana tree just about to fully burst into striking brilliant red blooms. A tropical tree, it is considered one of the most beautiful in the world. In the Village, on the corner of Lois and Russell Streets, there is a tree in full bloom. On the west side of Gulf of Mexico Drive on the north end of the Key there are eight or nine trees just about ready to burst into bloom.

Bushes of oleanders crowded with white and varying shades of pink blossoms can be seen almost everywhere on the Key. On the south end of the Key, a long row of them on Gulf of Mexico Drive border the Longboat Key Club Islandside golf course.

Equally popular is the fastgrowing Mexican import, the bougainvillea. It is a climber or can be trimmed back to form sculpture bushes. At Longboat Arms, bougainvillea climbs an entrance rock wall. Although the magenta is a common bloom color, a light-orange bloom some-

Royal poinciana on Gulf of Mexico Drive, near Cannons Marina

Water lily, Longboat Island Chapel times makes an appearance.

Hibiscus bushes are seen everywhere in Florida landscape, and the Key is no exception. On Harbourside Drive, there are several pinkand-white bushes dripping with blooms.

Check out the results of the town of Longboat Key’s recent Gulf of Mexico beautification program. The magnolia trees planted are thriving, producing large creamy-white and fragrant blooms.

Quiet bloomers are the water lilies at the Longboat Island Chapel’s pond at the

church’s entrance. They pop up as tight buds and slowly unfurl into long-lasting blooms of soft yellow and blue.

A visit to Joan M. Durante Park offers more blooms for the artist’s palette in the rose garden. Lavender, delicate pink, deep red and golden yellow blooms are found there.

And keep looking. The park has a wide variety of flowering shrubs and plants blooming throughout the year.

Beauty clearly has no season on Longboat Key.

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The following residential real-estate transactions took place between April 30 and May 4. A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

1401023 Ontario Limited sold the home at 348 W. Royal Flamingo Drive to Duane Harms and Judith Russell, Sarasota, for $2,125,000. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,211 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,275,000 in 2000.

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Scott Petersen sold his home at 3332 Sabal Cove Lane to Robert and Layne Smalheiser, of New Canaan, Conn., for $2.1 million. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,291 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.7 million in 2002.

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Mark Degennaro, of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., sold his Unit 606 condominium at 1135 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Peter and Tracy Lennox, of Lititz, Pa., for $1,265,000.

Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,819 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1,427,500 in 2004.

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The Northern Trust Co. sold the home at 520 Harbor Cay Drive to Spardon Limited for $1,075,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,828 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1,994,700 in 2011.

HIDEAWAY BAY HOMES Exceptional home, full bay views. $2,249,000 Custom 5,000 sq. ft. canal home.

Deep water dock accommodates 50 ft. boat. A great family home. $1,995,000 SEA GATE Gulf Front Split Floor Plan 2BD/2BA. Sunsets, tennis & beach. $749,000 LONGBOAT KEY CLUB - INN ON THE BEACH Gulf front 2BR $995,000; Gulf front Club Suite $445,000 SABAL COVE Spacious 4BR w/first level master suite.

Exquisite lakefront! Bay Isles subdivision, deeded beach. Close to tennis. $1,695,000 LIGHTHOUSE POINT GULF SIDE 196 ft., Gulf front with private beach plus Gulf side pool. 5 Bedroom/master downstairs. Incredible design finishes, high volume windows maximize water views. $8,900,000 BAYFRONT ESTATE Gated, Private, 1 acre estate w/5,000 square foot 5 bedroom home on deepwater channel.

Spectacular Bay vistas. Private beach access. Boat dock & lift. BAYFRONT LIVING AT ITS BEST! $2,500,000 OLD FLORIDA CHARMING 4,400 sq.ft. Home w/193 ft. unobstructed Bay vista. Dock your boat and launch your kayak from your own private beach. $3,250,000 ORCHID BEACH GULF FRONT SPECTACULAR! 7th floor. Gorgeous Gulf, Beach and sunset views plus bay vistas. 3,600 sq. ft. 3BR/3.5BA Master suite beach side. Incredible designer finishes throughout. Walk to St. Armands. Private 2 car garage. $2,675,000 UNIVERSITY PARK NEW LISTING Former Dan Najjar model. Gorgeous 3BD/3BA in private lakefront setting.

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BEST BUY ON THE BEACH Gulf front estate 1+ acres. Gated w/private boardwalk to beach. $4,500,000

BAYFRONT ESTATE 100 ft. on the bay and along one side, plus guest house. $1,995,000 DIRECT BAYFRONT NEW MEDITERRANEAN 5BR MASTERPIECE Magnificent pool/patio bayside, plus large patio off master suite overlook Sarasota Bay vistas plus Sarasota skyline.Terraces offer multiple areas for enjoying the outdoors plus fireplace and kitchen. Designer upgrades and special treatments throughout this BAYFRONT BEAUTY. $8,700,000 HARBOUR VILLA CLUB Fantastic 2/2 Bayfront Penthouse. New windows & decorating. Fabulous views.

40 ft. boat dock $550,000 or 2/2 End Unit $495,000 RITZ CARLTON TOWER RESIDENCE 10th floor views of Sarasota Bay to Big Pass, and views of Marina Jack. Southeast corner with two large terraces and morning sun. $2,595,000 SARABANDE 8th FLOOR Gorgeous corner condo w/ panoramic views of Sarasota Bay, the Marina, city skyline plus Gulf sunsets. Luxurious finishes & amazing amenities! $1,595,000 WESTWAY ESTATE – 210 FT. DIRECTLY on New Pass, views to Gulf, outstanding sunsets. 4 BR main home plus 4 BR guest house. Gorgeous courtyard pool, dock, private beach access. The ultimate in designer finishes! $8,900,000

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Doug Sutton, Derek Sutton, Sharon Brookes and Joanne Sutton sold their Unit B-305 condominium at 535 Sanctuary Drive to Kelly and Eva King, of WinstonSalem, N.C., for $1,045,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,590 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $948,500 in 2009.

Country Club Shores

French River LP sold the home at 540 Putter Lane to Norman Graham and Veda Graham, of Ontario, Canada, for $840,000.

Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,083 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $740,000 in 2009.

Emerald Harbor

Carl Lubetsky, trustee, Delray Beach, sold the home at 671 Old Compass Road to Titus Vanderploeg, of Bosque Farms, N.M., for $590,000. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,012 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $159,000 in 1981.

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WESTON POINTE Stunning 3/BR EXQUISITE TROPICAL BEACH HOUSE w/boat dock. Bright, open w/private 3/BR home + 3/BR guest house. Tropical $6,895,000 outdoor living area. $995,000 pool, lush landscaping.

Harbour Oaks II

Gary and Barbara Huston sold the home at 2341 Harbour Oaks Drive to Alice Mercer-Bisca, trustee, Longboat Key,

for $550,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,282 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $450,000 in 2009.

The Privateer South

George and P. Anne Ploder, of Ontario, Canada, sold their Unit 1102 condominium at 1000 Longboat Club Road to John Lynch, Boston, for $537,500. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,290 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $207,200 in 1992.

Sunset Beach of Longboat Key

Castellani Associates III LLC sold the Unit 1502 condominium at 2109 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Brad and Tracey Bilut, of Geneva, Ill., for $468,500. Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,273 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $519,000 in 2002.

Seaplace II

Ronald and Mildred Gamer, of Eden Prairie, Minn., sold their Unit M1-304-J condominium at 2045 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Kurt and Joanne Prinz, of Park Ridge, Ill., for $350,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,532 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2002.

A&H Sunshine Realty LP sold the Unit M1-204-J condominium at 2045 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Gerald and Barbara Koss, of Novi, Mich., for $350,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,532 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $752,500 in 2005.

Buttonwood Cove

R.E.W.D. LLC sold the Unit 105 condominium at 3540 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Denise Kravitz, trustee, of N. Easton, Mass., for $325,000. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,486 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $125,000 in 1995.

Banyan Bay Club

Louise Rich, trustee, sold the Unit 408 condominium at 5260 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Alan and Alyce McLaughlin, of Bedford, Mass., for $317,500. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,453 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $144,000 in 1991.

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Helen Ackermann, trustee, of Kettweg, Switzerland, sold the Unit 203 condominium at 4380 Exeter Drive to Louis and Esther Rowitz, of Evanston, Ill., for $220,000.

Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 899 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $120,000 in 1999.

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5601 Gulf of Mexico Drive Apartments

Bank of America sold the Unit 1 at 5601 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Barbara O’Connor, Longboat Key, for $180,500. Built in 1975, it has one bedroom, one bath and 616 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $525,000 in 2005.

The Beach Residences

William and Roseann Binstock sold their Unit 807 condominium at 1300 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Gerald Biller, trustee, for $1,575,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 3,057 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,025,000 in 2010.

Bird Key

Vivian Kouvant, Sarasota, sold the home at 351 W. Royal Flamingo Drive to Bruce and Linda Heckenberg, trustees, Sarasota, for $975,000. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,553 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $312,500 in 1981.

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432 Partridge Circle to Paul and Marie Pressel, of Rockville, Md., for $600,000. Built in 1978, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,612 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $210,000 in 1984.

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DiMarco Family Limited Partnership sold the Unit 84 condominium at 101 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Patricia Austin, Sarasota, for $485,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,320 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $700,000 in 2006.

Pop-culture artist David O’Keefe, who has a gallery, David O’Keefe Studios, on St. Armands Circle, joined forces with actor Bill Murray to help raise thousands of dollars for fire departments, law-enforcement and emergencymedical agencies via the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Bill Murray and artist Foundation.

David O’Keefe On March 29, O’Keefe brought his Murray-inspired art to the 12th annual Murray Bros. Caddyshack Charity Golf Tournament at the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine. The works were autographed and auctioned off. O’Keefe’s art raised a total of $10,600. O’Keefe has participated in Murray’s charity tournament auction for three years.

Lido Harbour Towers

Bette Cimino and James Cimino, Chicago, sold their Unit 204 condominium at 1770 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Nadine and Claude Nichols, Sarasota, for $273,000. Built in 1970, it has one bedroom, one bath and 900 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $274,200 in 2002.

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of May 4 through May 10, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

+ Family foundations grant $400,000 to Mote Marine

Address 2045 GMD 4325 GMD 3806 GMD 1211 GMD 4380 Exeter Drive 1055 GMD 603 Longboat Club Road 725 Norton St. 1945 GMD 617 Kingfisher Lane 370 GMD 3810 GMD 633 Halyard Lane 1000 Longboat Club Road 1425 GMD 530 Wedge Lane 1701 GMD 4725 GMD

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium received significant donations from two Sarasota-based family foundations. The funds help facilitate Mote’s mission to continue world-class marine research and hospital care for marine animals.

“Family foundations in our area have been an important pillar of support for Mote throughout our 57-year history, and we are especially grateful for this new round of generosity,” said Dr. Kumar Mahadevan, Mote’s president and CEO, in a prepared statement.

One grant from the Sara S. Roberts Foundation will benefit Mote’s efforts in rescuing and treating sick and injured dolphins and whales. The other anonymous grant will go toward Mote’s shellfish restoration program, marine-based cancer research, sustainable seafood farming and more.

Permit Applicant Amount Alteration Robert Ryan $60,000 Alteration Jeffrey Begg $49,880 Alteration Recep Karadayi $45,000 Alteration Robert Trull $45,000 Alteration James Fox $42,600 Alteration Richard Rae $40,000 Alteration Carolyn Judd, trustee $27,209 Alteration Robert Boyatt $26,500 Alteration Robert Feldmann, trustee $21,450 Re-roof Richard Young $17,000 Alteration Gwendolyn Bottoms, trustee $16,400 Alteration Annette Hogan $16,000 Re-roof Frieda Dettlaff $14,400 Alteration Privateer South Condominium $4,411 Alteration Patricia Westen, trustee $2,800 Alteration Patricia Wrightson $2,450 Alteration Aquarius Club condominium $1,700 Alteration Cynthia Stetsenko $0

+ China Pavilion leaves St. Armands Circle On Friday, May 11, Steve and Keren Cheung, owners of China Pavilion, said goodbye to their restaurant and hello to retirement. They have owned and operated the restaurant on St. Armands for 11 years and have spent 30 years operating Chinese

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+ Edward Jones ranks at the top in investor satisfaction J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study puts financial services firm Edward Jones at the top of the list. This is the sixth time in eight years that the firm has received this designation.

The study measures overall investor satisfaction with full-service investment firms based on the adviser, performance, account information, account offerings, commissions and fees, website and problem resolution. Fourteen firms were rated.

This year’s score was 15 points higher than last year’s and 28 points above the industry average.

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The late Police Chief Al Hogle, Rob van der Berg, Rob Peltier, Casey Griffin, Logan Brisson and Mayor Jim Brown.

+ Town shows rescuers appreciation for bravery On Feb. 25, a guest of the Longboat Key Club and Resort and his friend rented kayaks, but were capsized and separated from their boat. Two pool and beach team employees, Rob Peltier and Casey Griffin, reached them by boat and rescued them.

On April 6, two young teenagers were boogie-boarding when they were caught in the undertow and two pool and beach team employees, Peltier and Logan Brisson, rescued them. The employees are not required to make rescues but have undergone rescue training given by Sarasota lifeguards.

At a monthly meeting with department heads of the Key Club, the three employees were recognized for their service. The late Police Chief Al Hogle and Mayor Jim Brown were in attendance to show the employees appreciation for their bravery.

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Many people opt for retirement here, but the Cheungs are returning to their hometown of Hong Kong. Steve Cheung says they will take some time to “smell the roses.”

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JUST THE

By Dora Walters | Senior Editor

Phil COUTURE

Longboat Key resident Phil Couture is Sarasota Yacht Club fleet captain and organizer of the members’ bocce ball games. Bocce is one of the earliest games known to mankind. In 5,000 B.C., Egyptians played the game using polished stones. The game, as it is known today, was developed by the early Romans. With the many Italian immigrants, the game became popular in the United States.

What led you to organize bocce games at the club?

Many clubs include bocce in their activities. Initially, as fleet captain, I thought it would be a fun activity for our weekend cruises. We usually plan it for Saturday morning wherever we dock.

It is a great way to get everyone together. We always have a fun prize for the winning team.

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Number of boats that participated in the 2011/12 SBYA Sailmonster BOTY Series: Race No. 8 May 13, at Sarasota Sailing Squadron

is white ball not much larger than a golf ball.

How is the game played?

A designated team player opens the game by tossing out the jack ball. In turn, the players throw their bocce balls trying to get close to the jack ball. The team getting the closest to it scores a point.

A game win can be any number of points chosen.

We generally set it at seven.

Does it require a lot of work to prepare the game area?

Not really. All you need to do is section off a rectangular game area by using a length of rope and stakes.

The width is about 10 feet, enough for two players, and the length can vary up to maybe 100 feet. The course can be any surface, and a grassy area is fine.

What do you enjoy most about bocce?

Definitely the camaraderie. It is so much fun.

Everybody seems to have a good time. Some of players get very passionate and competitive. And, it really doesn’t take any special skills; maybe a little luck.

What equipment do you need?

Each team has four players and one bocce ball for each.

The balls weigh about one pound. There is a Jack ball. It

Any plans for a bocce tournament at the club?

We did have one at the club during our Blessing of the Fleet weekend held in April. It took place on Sat-

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urday morning, and it was a great success, so much so that I think it is going to be an annual tradition for this weekend.

Do you participate in any other sport?

I did play tennis and racquet ball but don’t anymore due to an injury.

Do you know a Longboat Key resident who would make a good Athlete of the Week?

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Non-spinnaker first-place winner’s finish time made by boat “Y Knot” skippered

by Patrick Trovatore in the 2011/12 SBYA Sailmonster BOTY Series: Race No. 8 May 13, at Sarasota Sailing Squadron.

20 seconds

The second-place non-spinnaker boat “Solitude,” captained by David Wilson, finished just 20 seconds behind the first-place boat in the 2011/12 SBYA Sailmonster BOTY Series: Race No. 8 May 13, at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.

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games | bridge bites By Brian Gunnell | American Contract Bridge League

Counting the hand This week we start a series of hands where the key to success is counting the opponents’ distribution; in each case turning a guess into a sure thing.

West’s 2♦ was a Weak Two, showing less than opening values and a six-card suit. East further crowded N-S by jumping to 4♦, and South tried 4♠. The good news for E-W was that they had bounced N-S into a poor contract; the bad news

is that South makes her contract if she does a little counting.

West leads the A♦ and shifts to the 10♣. East wins the Ace and returns the suit, vainly hoping that West can ruff. But Declarer’s King wins the trick, then comes the A♠ and a second Spade won by East. Declarer wins the Club continuation in Dummy and leads the Q♥, which East declines to cover.

What next?

Three tricks have been lost, and Declarer must bring in the Heart suit for no losers if she is to make her contract. She can either play a low Heart to the Ace, hoping that East has started with doubleton King … or she can lead the Jack, hoping to squash West’s doubleton 10 and set up the nine. There’s no need to guess this one.

West has six Diamonds for his 2♦ bid and has shown up with two Spades and two Clubs. That leaves three Hearts. So, Declarer plays a low Heart from Dummy,

and, sure enough, the King pops out of East’s hand.

Of course, if East had known that Declarer would be so unsporting as to count out the distribution, then he would have covered the Queen with the King and given Declarer a guess for the 10♥.

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IT’S READ EVERYWHERE

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West 2 ♦ Pass

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Solve the puzzle by placing the numbers 1 through 9 in each row, column and box. See answers on page 29A.

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TemperatureS

Temps.

Weather Photo Contest Winner

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Sun., May 13

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93 (2009)

54 (1989)

Mon., May 14

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94 (1985)

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Average Gulf water temperature: 79

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Sunrise/sunset Sunrise 6:41 6:40 6:40 6:39 6:39 6:38 6:38

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Henry Adomonis submitted this sunset photo, taken Easter weekend on Longboat Key. May 20 New

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25 Airline availability 26 A fairy may leave money for it 27 What partiers seek 30 “Little Shop of Horrors” girl 31 “... with a banjo on my ___” 32 “___ in victory” (elementary lesson) 33 “___ go bragh!”

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35 Bunny tail 37 Musical Midler 38 Nonstick coating 42 Pancake flipper 45 A billion years, geologically 46 “When Doves ___” (Prince) 48 Albacore or bluefin 49 Bovine’s chew 50 Delay 52 Avail oneself of Vail 53 Arrange, as equipment for a band 54 A bottle’s bouquet 56 Terribly in need 59 Louisiana’s state tree 61 Apache chief 64 “Wanted” poster letters 65 Horse of a reddish color 66 All eternity, poetically 67 Week in and week out

71 Granola bar grain 74 Four-time Super Bowl-winning coach Chuck 76 Losing bettor’s letters 77 Money-related 80 Telescope pioneer’s last name 83 Stay 86 Band together 87 African with twisted horns 88 Eye network 90 Be a total failure?

93 Miss identification?

94 Superboy’s friend 95 “Snow” veggie 96 “La Boheme” heroine 98 Shots in the dark 100 Units of land for development 102 Belief system 104 Archaic “formerly” 105 Words of comprehension 106 “Citizen ___” (1941 Orson Welles film) 107 A lot of junk mail 108 “Breaking ___ Hard to Do” 112 Adjective on some yogurt containers 115 Sunup-sundown time frame 119 Benefit morally 120 Big cake layer 121 Fourth largest of the Great Lakes 122 Palmer of “The Boys From Brazil” 123 Examine again, as a patient 124 ___ Major (Big Dipper locale) 125 Coal storage units 126 Artificial human of Jewish legend 127 American dogwood 128 “Little Women” little woman 129 Bends under stress 130 Brief helpers

instrument, for short dOwn 60 Fluctuate greatly 1 Apply corporal 62 Having time on one’s punishment hands 2 Drop by 63 Spitefulness unexpectedly 68 Put on ___ (act 3 Accepted practice superior) 4 With the most 69 Friend’s opposite calories or money 70 Black bears’ lairs 5 “Do not change,” to 72 “Swing and ___!” an editor (strike) 6 Affecting infants 73 Ten percent for the 7 Is up against church 8 A Spice Girl 75 Like a joke told often 9 “Deal me in” 78 Bare art subjects indicator 79 Average grades 10 Puts in like piles 80 Money, slangily 11 Old World plover 81 Apple growth (var.) retardant 12 Shallow S-curve 82 First name of used in decorative 94-Across work 84 Arsenal supply 13 “Guinness World 85 Number in a trilogy Records” suffix title 14 Bring into harmony 89 Loud, unexpected 15 Post-lunch greeting engine noise 16 “Ewww” inducer 91 Senescence 17 By ___ (from 92 Limp Bizkit lead memory) singer Fred 18 Like volcanic fallout 95 “Ahem!”

28 Immature egg 96 Hanukkah 29 Person between 12 centerpiece and 20 97 “Ditto,” in footnotes 30 Like Manhattan’s 99 Animators’ East Village workplaces 36 Cigar type 37 Dutch South African 101 “Casey at the Bat” writer Ernest 39 Pear-shaped Lawrence stringed instrument 103 Closest to extinction 40 Burden or 107 Blowing away responsibility 109 Yanks 41 Baby’s quiet times 110 A bit of land in the 42 A morphine ocean derivative, slangily 111 Barely touches, as 43 Blender setting the surface 44 “O come, let us ___ 112 Nefarious fiddler?

Him” 113 Adoring poems 45 Abbr. at Dulles 114 Decree ___ (legal 47 Zigzag ribbon used term) as trimming 116 Belles at balls (Abbr.)

51 Tar-to-tar call 117 Delivery from the fat 52 Fight verbally lady?

53 Upscale hotel 118 Olympic gymnast amenity Korbut 55 Some can’t get going 120“... three men in a ___” without it 57 Fact 58 Hawaiian

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Autos Wanted

Positions Wanted

Condos/Apts. For Rent

Homes For Sale

Positions Wanted

LBK BEACHPLACE Delightful 3 BR/ 2BR corner apartment. Two balconies with private walk-down access. Tastefully furnished, parking, heated pool, tennis courts, exercise room. Non-smoking, by owner. Available year-round $3500/mo or monthly (negotiable depending on season).

Call 847-431-1822 or email lissacolby@aol.com Condos/Apts.

For Rent

UNIVERSITY PARK C.C. Upscale renovation on unique custom courtyard home w/separate guest suite & 3 car garage. Gutted in 2007 & rebuilt with quality finishes. Ray Routh custom cabinetry, 24" travertine thru out, exotic granites & marble. Private courtyard pool/spa. $799,900.

Owner/AgentHomes 941-544-0214.

For Sale

LONGBOAT HARBOUR: Fall 2012 Feb. LBK BEACHPLACE Delightful 3 BR/through 2BR corner 2013.

2BR/2BA, Bay View, with Private Beach, Second apartment.

Two balconies private walk-down floor.

No pets.

410-984-4435, access.Non-smoking.

Tastefully furnished, parking, heated pool, andytanchel@verizon.net tennis courts, exercise room. Non-smoking, by owner. Available year-round $3500/mo or monthly LONGBOAT KEY - ON THE BEACH AT THE (negotiable depending on season).

PIERRE: Fabulous views. 2,410 sq/ft. 2 bedroom Call 847-431-1822 or email lissacolby@aol.com plus den/convertible 3rd bedroom. 3 baths.

Available 5/1/2013.

Photos:ebstulberg@gmail.com LONGBOAT HARBOUR: Fall 2012 through Feb. 2013. 2BR/2BA, Bay View, Private Beach, Second floor. Non-smoking. pets.

410-984-4435, CondosNoFor Sale andytanchel@verizon.net DISCOVER THE OTHER ISLAND, Tidy Island in Sarasota Bay.KEY Great Bay THE front townhouse, LONGBOAT - ON BEACH AT 2/2/2 THE plus loft. Pet friendly. $390,000.

Pepper, PIERRE: Fabulous views.

2,410Katharine sq/ft. 2 bedroom Rosebay Real Estate. 802-363-9973. plus den/convertible 3rd bedroom. 3 baths.

Available 5/1/2013. Photos:ebstulberg@gmail.com FULL AND UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW of Gulf and beach from every room and both balconies.

Condos For Sale Sunsets are viewed year round from both patios.

One balcony offers views of Ringling Bridge, DISCOVER THE OTHER ISLAND, Tidy Island in Sarasota and nightBay lights.

2/2townhouse, behind the gates Bay.itsGreat front 2/2/2 in Privateer amenities.

Priced Pepper, to sell plus loft. Pet North, friendly.all $390,000.

Katharine quickly $599,900, RosebayatReal Estate.941-587-8572.

802-363-9973.

C.C. Upscale UNIVERSITY PARK renovation on Real Estate Wanted unique custom courtyard home w/separate guest suite & 3 car garage. Gutted in 2007 & rebuilt with quality finishes. WANTED Ray Routh custom cabinetry, 24" travertine thru out, exotic granites & marble.

Private ANNUAL courtyard pool/spa. $799,900.

LUXURY RENTALS Owner/Agent 941-544-0214.

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOATHOUSE ON Longboat unit for sale on east end, second Autos level. $30,000, reasonable offers Wanted welcomed.

Call Mike, 941-952-0308.

AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of

selling your car.

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Call Mike, BRADENTON BOAT HIGH AND DRY 941-713-2277.LONGBOAT AMENITIES WITH STORAGE CORTEZ PRICING. Only $11.00 per ft., per month Boat$11.50 SlipsperFor Rent/Sale 12 months, ft, per month 6 months.

Located on Cortez Rd, 1600 theonmost BOATHOUSE ON Longboat unit ft. for of sale east beautiful, peaceful canal in Westreasonable Florida, lands you end, second level. $30,000, offers in the Intercoastal waterway.

Unlimited daily use of welcomed.

Call Mike, 941-952-0308. the facility and launching to include: engine flushBRADENTON BOAT CLUB HIGH AND DRY ing and boat washdown.

Full -mechanical service, STORAGE LONGBOAT AMENITIES WITH Detailing Service and boat sales.

COME SEE US CORTEZ Only $11.00 per ft., per month NOW, 1stPRICING. month $200.00 regardless of size of 12 months, $11.50 per250% ft, per months. boat.

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Full mechanical service, 941-371-1866.

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813-500-0566.

Island Boat Sales. 941-228-3489.

Boats SEARAY AMBERJACK, Sport Cruiser. 38/ft. includes bow pulpit and swim platform.

Beam: Boats are selling very well.

55 this year, many in 13’5”.

Asking price $82,000.

612-840-5640. less than 2 weeks.

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Beam: 13’5”. priceSALE: $82,000.

612-840-5640.

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May 20, 10a.m.-4p.m.

For 561 info: 954-4165.

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Secure FOR SALE FACILITY OR RENT, fantastic high and dry Merchandise Wanted facility,slip, lowsuperb monthly rentals, Clark Rd area. boat S. Longboat location.

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STAYING LBK with friends, until we find another live in position. Worked "2" temporary live in positions on Siesta Key for active 70's couple in oceanfront home and senior couple in canal home. Experience executive living in gated estate for sale, Dr. & Wife, and executive in condo.

Trusted Companion or House Manager & Property Caretaker. Cook delicious and healthy meals.

STAYING with with friends, we find another Drive you LBK to dinner youruntil friends.

Meticulous live in position.

Worked "2" temporary in Housekeeper.

Skilled Handyman.

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Skilled Handyman.

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Great investment on First Baptist Church, Downtown Sarasota. best in Anna Maria. 813-340-4420.

Dan &street Margie 941.330.5882

Condos/Apts.

For For RentRent Commercial Property BEACH-TO-BAY Bayport COMMERCIAL LOTCONDO with boatat dock.

407 PineBTC Ave Newly decorated 2bed/2bath.

First floor, end unit.

Anna Maria $399k or build to suite 2000/SF Positions Wanted Free local phone, Wi-Fi. and/or Monthly rentals commercial space cable, @ $4/month 3BR/2BA beginning May 2012. Great Contact owner on at apartment $1,900/month. investment 615-376-9448. best street in Anna Maria. 813-340-4420.

BEACHPLACE, LBK. CasualFor beachfront Condos/Apts.

Rentliving in 2BR/2BA, balcony condo. Olympic pool, health BEACH-TO-BAY CONDO at Bayport BTC club, tennis courts.

Available April through Newly decorated 2bed/2bath. floor, end unit.

December, $2000/mo.

Also First available January Free local phone, cable, Wi-Fi. Monthly rentals through March, $5000/mo.

Call for info. Contact beginning May 2012. Contact owner at Elizabeth/NYC. 212-570-2950.

615-376-9448.

LONGBOAT KEY Club complex.

By Gulf Owner.

FULL AND UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW of and Private club every suite,room tennis, 650/sq.ft. beach from and view, both balconies. $299,900.

708-267-6704.

Sunsets are viewed year round from both patios.

One balcony offers views of Ringling Bridge, THE BEACHES of LBK: 3 BDRM, 3 BA. Sarasota and its night lights. 2/2 behind the gates Furnished. Gulf view from every room. Move-in in Privateer North, all amenities. Priced to sell condition. YACHT HARBOR REALTY, 388-6400. quickly at $599,900, 941-587-8572.

LONGBOATHomes KEY Club complex.

For Rent By Owner.

Private club suite, tennis, view, 650/sq.ft.

3BR/2BA Longboat Key canal front home with $299,900. 708-267-6704. boat dock. Unfurnished. 5 minute walk to THE BEACHES of Annual LBK: 3rental: BDRM, 3 BA. beach/ restaurants. $1800/mo.

Furnished. Gulf view from every room. Move-in dwestbamberg@aol.com 941-778-6601. condition. YACHT HARBOR REALTY, 388-6400.

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

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

Real Estate Wanted

Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356 WANTED email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com

LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

For Qualified Waiting Clients 25 Years Experience - References available

Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com BEACHFRONT LONGBOAT KEY CONDO Personalized attention Rare 3BR/2.5BA with beautiful views of Gulf of with professional honest Mexico. Remodeled kitchen andadvice. baths, W/D, 25 Years References available pool, Experience tennis, spa,-photos available. lburton177@aol.com or 941-953-3438 BEACHPLACE

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals 3BR, UPDATED,KEY CONDO BEACHFRONT LONGBOAT TASTEFULLY DECORATED. Rare 3BR/2.5BA with beautiful views of Gulf of GULF & BAY VIEWS. Mexico. Remodeled kitchen and baths, W/D, CALL CYNTHIA 407-492-5749 pool, tennis, spa, photos available. lburton177@aol.com or 941-953-3438 BEACHPLACE

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3BR/2BA Longboat Key canal3 front homecorner with LBK BEACHPLACE Delightful BR/ 2BR boat dock.Two Unfurnished.

5 private minutewalk-down walk to ARASOTA ROPERTY EALS apartment. balconies with beach/ Tastefully restaurants.

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Available to travel. 10 yrs. exp. We attend Private club suite, tennis, view, 650/sq.ft.

First Baptist Church, Downtown Sarasota. $299,900. 708-267-6704.

Dan & Margie 941.330.5882 THE BEACHES of LBK: 3 BDRM, 3 BA. Reserved Furnished.

Space Gulf view from every room. Move-in Commercial Property ForLP Rent condition.

Reserved Space YACHT HARBOR REALTY, 388-6400.

COMMERCIAL LOT with boat dock. 407 Pine Ave Homes For Rent Anna Maria $399k or build to suite 2000/SF commercial space @ $4/month and/or 3BR/2BA 3BR/2BA Longboat Key canal front home with apartment $1,900/month. Great investment on boat dock. Unfurnished. 5 minute walk to best street in Anna Maria. 813-340-4420. beach/ restaurants. Annual rental: $1800/mo.

Reserved dwestbamberg@aol.com Space 941-778-6601.

Condos/Apts. For Rent LP Reserved Space Homes For Sale BEACH-TO-BAY CONDO at Bayport BTC Newly decorated 2bed/2bath. First floor, end unit.

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3 month Nophotos Smoking.

No Pets. lburton177@aol.com or 941-953-3438 201-694-9222.

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Full Gulf views from every room. Pool, tennis court, nicely furnished, washer 3BR, UPDATED, & dryer.

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Heidi Kurpiela

“I just picked America; Sarasota picked me,” David Smash says. “If other guys from Oklahoma or Alaska wrote to me on Facebook, I’d probably be living there.”

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David Smash is singing the blues and living the American dream.

This is the story of how Sarasota’s hot new rock ’n’ roll front man went from playing ‘Lithuania’s Got Talent’ to clubs in Southside Village.

It’s another sunny day in Sarasota, a day just like the day before. The sky is cloudless, and the breeze smells vaguely of coconut sunscreen and jacaranda blooms.

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Under the shade of a palm tree, with a borrowed guitar at his feet, sits David Smash; his shirt halfbuttoned, his blond hair halfslicked back, a long chain dangling from his neck.

“This place is like a Hollywood dreamland,” Smash says surveying the scene around him. “Back home, America was a myth — like life after death. Once someone goes to America, they never come back. Not because it’s bad, but because it’s so good.”

Two months ago, the 19-yearold, whose real name is Dovydas Mašcinskas, was still living at home with his parents and little sisters in Lithuania, where for five years he fronted an American-style, rock-and-blues band that landed the musician on several televised music competitions, including the 2009 season of “Lithuania’s Got Talent.”

“Lithuania is small,” Smash says. “There are only six TV channels and 14 radio stations all playing techno and pop. There are only a few music producers, and none of them will work with an American-style musician.

They see no product.”

Sarasota saw a product.

After graduating from high school, Smash had intended to take his act to Germany or the United Kingdom, but he ended up on the Gulf Coast of Florida instead, thanks to the power of Facebook.

After watching videos of the teen performing with his band on YouTube, Bradenton musician Steve Arvey began communicating with Smash via Facebook.

It didn’t take long for the Lithuanian front man to sell his guitar, amp and drum set and move to

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David Smash has written 40 original songs, half of which are already recorded.

Sarasota, where Arvey, a 54-yearold, rock-and-blues veteran, set up the performer with gigs and borrowed equipment.

“He’s a whiz kid,” Arvey says.

“At 19, he’s got more musicianship than guys twice his age. And he’s done his homework. A lot of the beach bars in town are looking for these Jack Johnson-types.

David’s got much more heart and soul than that. He’s an inspiration.”

In less time than it takes most musicians to book one underground dive bar, Smash has already played Ocean Blues, Kojak’s Palmetto Ribhouse, the Siesta Key Oyster Bar and WSLR’s auditorium, where he opened earlier this month for the Dirty Bourbon River Show.

“Everyone is so friendly here,” says Smash, who met his band mates at a local jam session.

“They keep telling me I’m great.

I’m not used to it. In my country, we don’t encourage people to be special. After my first concert in seventh grade, my teacher came up to me, not to congratulate me, but to tell me, ‘Don’t get your nose too high in the air.’ I was just a kid who played my first song.”

The flattery is flowing now, though it seems Smash, who is staying with a new friend in Gillespie Park, is still too cultureshocked to be affected by it.

A former competitive swimmer, he describes himself as a “sportsman,” who is as passionate about eating healthy and working out as he is playing music.

“I keep my mind clear,” he says. “I’ve read all the literature on drugs and alcohol. I know what they can do to you. When you waste a lot of energy on stage, you have to replace it with a good diet and exercise. A lot of

musicians are tired and falling off the stage by the end of the night and I’m still full of energy.”

The first week he arrived in Sarasota he joined the YMCA and purchased a $50 bicycle off of Craigslist, which he pedals to and from gigs.

“It’s the best bicycle I ever had,” says Smash. He adds, “Can you believe there’s a website where you can purchase things from people?”

On stage, Smash is full of swagger. His throaty vocals make him sound like Jerry Lee Lewis, and his slide guitar makes him sound like Chuck Berry.

Off stage, he’s the earnest son of a former heavyweight lifter and stay-at-home mother, who, when Smash was 13, cobbled together 20 euros to buy him a noname acoustic guitar from a flea market in Germany.

“My father had a lot of rock ’n’ roll and doo-wop recordings,” Smash says. “We listened to Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. — the golden library of music. My father said the clearest water is at the beginning of the river, so I started learning the roots.”

His musical influences are obvious: Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and Chet Atkins, to name a few.

The rest of the Smash package is a combination of ambition, self-discipline and charm gleaned from having spent his youth studying the mannerism of American movie stars, from Gary Cooper to Clint Eastwood to George Clooney.

Though he was taught English in school, he admittedly grasped most of the language by downloading all six seasons of “The

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Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” “At first I couldn’t understand much,” Smash says. “I had a dictionary and I was looking up words like ‘homie.’ After four or five episodes I was walking around saying, ‘You can dig it.’”

Arvey, who has spent his career touring venues around the world, says Smash has a character strength that can’t be manufactured: sincerity.

If you ask Smash what it is that sets him apart from other musicians, he’ll say it’s his principles and classic rockabilly sound.

“People will get sick of Lady Gaga one day,” he says. “The techno hits of last summer won’t last forever.”

Almost on cue, an SUV with candy-coated pop music thumping from its open windows speeds past his serene spot in the shade. Smash, however, is too busy ordering a second orange juice to notice.

“I got to play a couple songs at the Ritz-Carlton,” he says. “I spoke with some guys there, and they were talking about the bad economy, and I thought to myself, ‘C’mon guys. We’re sitting at the Ritz-Carlton. How bad can it be?’”

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+ Guest conductors vie for maestro post As the Sarasota Orchestra continues its hunt to replace Artistic Director Leif Bjaland, the organization will pad next season’s Masterworks Series with guest conductors from around the world, including Jamie Laredo, director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Wilkins, director of the Omaha Symphony; Anu Tali, conductor of the Nordic Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Hege, former director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra; Alessandro Siciliani, former director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Grams, former assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra; and Peter Bay, director of the Austin Symphony.

I suggest you play close attention to the programs they lead. The organization’s music director search committee is considering some of these folks for Bjaland’s job.

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Anu Tali will conduct the Sarasota Orchestra in January. ences away last year when she appeared as a guest conductor with the Sarasota Orchestra, is among one of the candidates?

At 30, the classically trained pianist founded the Nordic Symphony Orchestra with her twin sister, Kadri Tali. The only female guest conductor on the Sarasota lineup, she’s already a crowd favorite.

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+ Comic’s ‘Today’ show segment gets bumped (again) If I were comedian Gid Pool, I’d be setting my DVR to record every episode of the “Today” show.

When Jane Pauley interviewed the retired real-estate agent last month for the “Today” show at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, producers said the segment would air Tuesday, May 8, on NBC. However, since then, the air date has changed twice. The latest update puts Pool on TV Tuesday, May 22.

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Child’s play

Alyson Rozier’s biggest project of the year gave area students an opportunity to write a score for the Sarasota Orchestra with the help of a well-known Disney composer.

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“My job doesn’t leave a lot of extra time for gigging,” says Alyson Rozier, Sarasota Orchestra’s assistant education director, who played her trumpet in the pit orchestra for Sarasota Opera’s “Otello.” but I can’t imagine devoting my entire career to it. I don’t have it in me to practice every night.”

In 2005, she earned dual master’s degrees in trumpet performance and arts administration from Florida State University.

A Port Charlotte native, Rozier says she lucked out when she landed a job seven years ago at an arts organization so close to her hometown.

Hired straight out of college as the Sarasota Orchestra’s assistant education director, Rozier is in charge of managing the organization’s five youth orchestras.

The job requires not only an advanced understanding of music curriculum but also an ability to juggle the minutia of a 26-week program that enrolled more than 230 children this season.

In addition to managing the Youth Orchestra, she also coordinates outreach activities to area schools, manages the Sarasota Orchestra Summer Music Camp and is currently wrapping up her favorite project of the year: the Young Person’s Concerts.

The curriculum-based concert reaches more than 10,000 fourthand fifth-grade students in Sara-

sota and Manatee counties.

Developed by Rozier and a team of six teachers, this year’s project was hailed as one of the best in the program’s 58 years.

“It was awesome,” Rozier says, presenting a spiral-bound composition for an orchestral piece titled “Tamiami Sinfonietta,” by composer Gregory Smith.

Although Smith’s name is written on the front of the score, the four-movement piece was composed in collaboration with students from four local elementary schools: Gulf Gate, Lamarque, Gene Witt and Oneco.

Flipping through the score, Rozier points to each school’s movement, in which Smith has embedded melodies created by specific students or teams of students.

The project culminated last week with a series of concerts, performed for busloads of children at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, under the direction of Youth Orchestra alum Chris Confessore, who now serves as the resident conductor of the Alabama Symphony and the music director of the Brevard Symphony.

When the work premiered last week before the students at Lamarque Elementary, Rozier says many of them were able to pinpoint their tunes.

“They were ecstatic,” Rozier says. “I could see the figurative light bulb go off in their heads.

It sparked an interest, like, ‘Hey, classical music can be cool.’”

DID YOU KNOW When California-based composer Gregory Smith agreed to collaborate with local music teachers to write a piece of music using student melodies for the Sarasota Orchestra, no one expected him to spend so much time on the project.

One of the most soughtafter composers in the country, Smith wrote and conducted the music for “Wishes,” the nighttime fireworks spectacle at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.

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Had she not heeded the advice of her childhood orthodontist, the 33-year-old musician might have played the clarinet, instead.

“My sister played the clarinet, so, of course, I wanted to play it, too,” Rozier says. “My orthodontist didn’t think it was such a good idea, though. He said it would interfere with the (dental) treatments I was getting at the time.”

So, she took up the trumpet, instead. With the encouragement of her mother, an elementary-school music teacher, and her father, a pianist, she continued to toot the horn throughout college, even as her attention shifted from performance to music education.

“It was the perfect environment for a young musician,” Rozier says of her upbringing. “Any time I had a solo with piano accompaniment, I’d be up with my dad until 10 o’clock at night, running through music.”

However, after years of honing her brass-playing chops, Rozier opted to pursue a career in arts administration. She says it was her way of experiencing the best of both worlds.

“The music world, for a professional musician, is very demanding and competitive,” Rozier says.

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It’s the red-carpet event of doggie affairs, and this year it went wild!

Attendance at the sixth annual Paws on the Catwalk luncheon, held April 27, at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, was a record-breaking 329 — up by more than 100 people from last year.

Chris Voelker and Alex Miller co-chaired the luncheon that began in the Ritz lobby, where guests received a celebrity greeting from a golden retriever therapy dog named Casey. Next, they were refreshed by an ice-cold glass of vodka-lemonade.

During a fashion show coordinated by Dr. Anne Chauvet, 16 men and women — including most of The Players Theatre’s “Full Monty” cast — navigated their way around a twisty-turny runway, as did a group of children from Phillippi Shores Elementary School, including Chauvet’s sons, Vincent and Devan. Humane Society volunteers paraded alongside several fourlegged friends — all without incident.

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Models walked the runway in fashions by Shore, Sarasota Brides and more. the best part of the event was when four dogs, two puppies and one kitten were each adopted during the event, which generated more than $60,000 for the Humane Society.

Many dogs trotted alongside Humane Society volunteers in style.

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+ A tall tale?

Fred Doery says his cousin, Sigmond Doery, is responsible for coining the phrase “hunky-dory.” Sigmond was a handsome, redheaded guy who lived on a chicken ranch in New Jersey, and every so often he would travel to Philadelphia to work on old movie sets that were filming on location.

Soon enough, he acquired a nickname — “Hunky Doery.”

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+ Tidbits A daughter’s love ...

Out-of-Door Academy students Ansley White and Cate Paxton participated in the The Observer’s annual Mother’s Day Q-&-A last week. BT asked them a set of mom-related questions, including why they love their mothers and about their moms’ favorite flowers and when their moms look the prettiest. Both Ansley and Cate replied, “When she goes to Banyan Ball.” The ball Photos by Molly Schechter and Loren Mayo is ODA’s annual fundraising Roz Brott and her new event … Holding court… puppy, Maggie The newest member of Roz and Sam Brott’s family was holding court at Toasted Mango last weekend. Her name is Maggie; she is 10 weeks old and an intentional cross-breed of Bichon Frisé and Cavalier King Charles Cate Paxton Ansley White spaniel …

+ Cutting back Bob Plunket, who has been chronicling the town’s life for Sarasota magazine for 30 years (!), is cutting back. The prevailing story is that he will continue to write his “Mr. Chatterbox” column and, perhaps, a little more, but he will no longer be full-time. Plunket wants BT to publish the real reason — the piece of news nobody knows: “I’m writing a novel with all the secrets I’ve learned about Sarasota — all the scandals, the sex, the divorces, the trophy wives … I already have a lawyer on retainer.” Although he really is in the planning stages of a book, don’t worry — it’s not that one.

+ ’Tis the new season BT is collecting events for the 20122013 social calendar, and if we don’t know about it, we can’t publish it! Email the following information to lmayo@yourobserver. com: name of your event; group hosting; group benefiting; time, date and place; ticket price; chairperson; contact name, phone number and email; website; and event description.

+ Adding on It turns out there is more to Scott George’s involvement with Community AIDS Network than his position on the board. He is the agency’s new director of development, and he’s raring to go. “There’s a misperception that AIDS is cured, but it’s not,” he says.

“Infection rates are growing so fast; education is a huge part of the need. AIDS is not gone, not any time soon.” It all started when George was seated at the same table as CAN President Mike Cuffage for the Circus Sarasota gala in January. You can’t be too careful where you sit these days …

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