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A look at proposed Colony plans: rehab vs. rebuild.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Organizational funding discussed The Longboat Key Town Commission discussed which organizations should receive contributions in the 2012-13 fiscal year budget.

+ Happy Father’s Day! After 2,997 votes were cast in The Observer’s online Father’s Day photo contest, a winner has been named.

Rachel Stepanov submitted a photo of her husband, Yevgeniy, and their triplets: Charlotte, Adrik and Natalia.

The photo received 1,936 votes and was named the winner.

Rachel submitted the photo as a thank you to her husband, who is not only a great father but a great husband, she says.

Congratulations to all who submitted photos, and an early “Happy Father’s Day!”

Revenues and expenditures rise and fall.

But, there’s one thing the Longboat Key Town Commission can always count on: Various organizations will approach the commission. They’ll list past accomplishments; they’ll share their dreams for the upcoming year.

And they’ll ask for what they need to make those dreams a reality: money.

Funding for organizations made up just $94,100 of the 201112 fiscal year budget. As a starting point for discussion, Town Manager David Bullock prepared the preliminary 2012-13 budget using

identical contributions for each organization. And, although it’s just a small sliver of a budget with proposed total operating expenditures of $13,939,177, it still drew discussion from the Longboat Key Town Commission during a Wednesday, June 6 budget workshop.

Commissioners discussed the possibility of eliminating the $17,500 contribution that Solutions to Avoid Red Tide (START) received in the 2011-12 budget.

The late Mayor Jim Patterson and other Key citizens founded the group in 1996 in response to a severe red-tide outbreak.

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+ Sharapova makes career Grand Slam On Saturday, June 9, Maria Sharapova won the 2012 French Open in her defeat of Sara Errani; her win was a career Grand Slam. As of Monday, Sharapova became the No. 1 female player in the world, which is an impressive feat considering a career-threatening shoulder surgery she suffered in 2008, which took her out of the top 100 ranking and out of the game for 10 months. The Russian-born player’s parents live on Longboat Key.

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During the Argus Foundation’s latest “Meet the Minds” luncheon, held Friday, June 8, at Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room, Vice Mayor David Brenner officially pronounced Friday, June 8 “Rick Scott Day” and presented Gov. Rick Scott with the proclamation.

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Cellular talk comes down to the wire Turtle tracks Week of June 3 through June 9

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The Longboat Key Town Commission is unlikely to answer the call for more telecommunications discussion until the fall.

A debate concerning islandwide cellular service will continue to ring through Longboat Key Town Hall, but it’s probably on hold for a while.

Jim Eatrides, owner of Alpha

Omega Communications Inc., wants 30 minutes to appear before the Longboat Key Town Commission with business partner Kevin Barile, of Ridan Industries II, and a Verizon representa-

tive to refute certain conclusions in TE Connectivity Network’s island-wide study of wireless communications.

That’s unlikely to happen before September, when the com-

mission returns from its twomonth summer hiatus, which begins after its July 2 regular meeting.

The commission wants policy recommendations from town staff using information from

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Organization....................................................................................... Amount Manatee County trolley subsidy......................................................... $42,000 Solutions to Avoid Red Tide............................................................... $17,500 Sarasota Bay Estuary Program........................................................... $15,000 Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce......... $7,500 Sarasota Economic Development Corp................................................. $5,100 Manatee Economic Development Corp................................................. $5,000 want START removed from the budget.

He said that the commission made a handshake-type agreement last year with Gilbert to reduce funding for the upcoming fiscal year to $10,000 and eliminate it during the 2013-14 fiscal year in the continued absence of red tide. He also didn’t support funds going to the Longboat Library, which first asked the commission to consider a line item in early 2011.

Brenner said that he doesn’t want to see Key taxpayers, whose money already supports the Manatee and Sarasota county library systems, paying for libraries twice. (Town Manager David Bullock wrote in an email the next day to commissioners that Key taxpayers currently contribute $300,000 to Manatee County libraries operations and $357,621 in Sarasota County ad valorem taxes for libraries.)

The Longboat Library doesn’t currently receive funding from the town, although it leases its building at 555 Bay Isles Road from the town for $10 per year. However, since early 2011, its board members have asked the town to consider a line item to support the library.

The library operates independently but recently received a one-time $20,000 grant for capital improvements from Sarasota County.

Brenner told the Longboat Observer

that the library should work with both counties.

“I would like to see them spend time with the management of the Sarasota County system and see what they could do to operate more efficiently,” he said.

“I think they should ask the same thing of Manatee County.”

Library board member Hazel Steskal told the Longboat Observer still has a system in place that allows users to place a book on hold in the county library system and have it delivered to the Longboat Library.

The organization has used approximately $16,000 of its grant from Sarasota County on projects, such as replacing its fence and fixing its roof.

Mayor Jim Brown questioned the town’s $42,000 contribution toward the Manatee County portion of Longboat Key’s trolley route. Sarasota County funds its portion of the route but considered stopping the route at the county line, near Bayfront Park Recreation Center, for budgetary and scheduling reasons. Manatee County agreed to fund all but the remaining $42,000 cost of the route, which the commission had agreed to fund in early 2011 through gas taxes.

Brown told the Longboat Observer that the service is clearly needed but said that the agreement with Manatee County needs to be negotiated.

the TE Connectivity report before it hears Eatrides’ response; according to Town Planner Steve Schield, the report will be completed in the fall.

Not surprisingly, Eatrides disagrees with TE Connectivity Networks Inc.’s conclusions in its wireless-communications study that a Distributed Antenna Solutions (DAS) network would better serve the north end than a cellular tower and that a tower on the town’s public works compound would be better than a Longboat Island Chapel tower, although he agrees with the report’s conclusions about the island’s coverage gaps.

Cell-tower opponents have argued that a DAS network, which would involve the installation of multiple hub stations on FPL lines, sending signals through fiber-optic cables, would be less intrusive than a tower. Equipment would be placed approximately 38 feet high on telephone polls; Eatrides and Barile, however, have said that a DAS network isn’t economically viable for the Key. Eatrides told the Longboat Observer that he has requested a “laundry list” of information about the study that he hasn’t received yet, including cluster data information, propagation software models and specifics on equipment used.

Although town staff agreed to meet Friday, June 15, with Eatrides, Barile and a Verizon representative, Eatrides has canceled the meeting, saying it would be “unproductive” without having the information he requested.

Juan Florensa, director of the Public Works Department, which oversaw the study, said that Eatrides would be provided with the information he is seeking, however, Florensa didn’t receive the request until late last week.

According to Florensa, developing policy recommendations will require significant input for the Planning Zoning & Building Department staff.

“A lot of the issues have to do with what the code allows and what the code does not allow,” he said.

The cell-tower application has not yet been completed, according to Schield.

Eatrides said that he and Barile chose to temporarily hold off on moving forward with the application until the wireless study and possibly related Comprehensive Plan amendments were completed.

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But, the last major red-tide bloom was more than six years ago, leaving some commissioners to wonder if there were better uses for the money.

Commissioner Phill Younger said that the town doesn’t know how its START funds are used and worried that including organizations year after year on the budget creates a sense of entitlement.

He made a motion to eliminate START from the budget, which Commissioner Hal Lenobel was willing to second, until Town Clerk Trish Granger confirmed that they were in a workshop, not a meeting, therefore were not allowed to vote.

Younger said that he would rather see START funds go toward the Longboat Library, which operates exclusively on the Key, or possibly toward a completely different purpose, such as town employees.

Commissioner Jack Duncan said that he would prefer for START funds go to the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce, which received $7,500 in the current fiscal year budget.

The Longboat Observer was unable to reach START Chairman Sandy Gilbert for comment. However, in a letter sent last month to the commission requesting $17,000 in funding, START representatives listed the group’s 2012 accomplishments, including enhanced START1.org and coastalclassroom.org websites, the launch of Seafood Savvy specials at local restaurants that promote sustainable seafood, a continuing collaboration with Mote’s Beach Conditions Reporting System, an administrative partnership with Sarasota Bay Watch and red-tide alert public service announcements on local TV stations, to warn the public about impending blooms.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Rehab vs. rebuild Colony unit owners received details about two plans this week that depict two different visions for the property.

It’s currently the great debate among unit owners at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort: rehabilitation versus rebuild?

Those who say “yes, yes, yes” to a rehab project argue that it would be a quicker, cheaper route and would preserve the 40-year-old charm of the resort.

Those who say “no, no, no” to the rehab route — advocating for a complete rebuild, instead — say that building a new resort would generate more value and investors would be better protected against a hurricane. Additionally, many believe a rehab project would be impossible because of engineering issues.

Over the past week, unit owners received two redevelopment proposals that suggest

different courses for the Colony: a rehabilitation proposal from longtime Colony unit owner W. Andrew “Andy” Adams’ AdamsMark L.P. and a redevelopment proposal from Longboat Key resident Manfred Welfonder’s MW Group.

The renewed interest on the part of several developers comes after last month’s unanimous decision by the board to terminate its agreement with development partner Club Holdings Ventures.

Adams’ AdamsMark L.P. submitted its plan to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association board in June 2011 but last week gave permission to the board to send it to unit owners. In distributing the proposal to unit owners, Colony Beach &

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Andy Adams’ AdamsMark L.P. suggests a rehabilitation of the existing Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

AdamsMark proposal Adams is the retired CEO of National Health Investors Inc., a real-estate housing trust that manages publicly traded senior housing companies.

The proposal, which refers to AdamsMark as the “manager,” states that the manager “has implemented many aspects of the Ritz-Carlton culture into its senior housing centers … ” The plan lays out a vision for “a financially sound and restructured Colony” that would begin with the immediate rehabilitation of the property with the initial goal of pursuing AAA’s threediamond rating and the ultimate goal of a four-diamond rating. The resort would operate as a hotel-partnership with either AdamsMark or a third-party operator managing the resort. (Earlier this month, Adams indicated that his company would be willing to discuss a management agreement with Coral Hospitality.)

The recreational property in which Adams is a 5% stakeholder has been referred to as the “hole of the doughnut” — i.e., if the Association doesn’t reach an agreement with the parties, it could have to develop the 15 acres it controls around the three acres.

The remaining 80% is owned by entities controlled by longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber, while Colony Lender LLC controls 15% and also owns the mortgage on Klauber’s 80%.

• Seeks a financially sound and restructured Colony that would begin with the immediate rehabilitation of the property; • Would allow owners to fractionalize units up to three fractions per unit; • Has expressed a willingness to discuss a management agreement with the Naples-based Coral Hospitality AdamsMark would be willing to use a to-be-determined amount to buy out the interests in the recreational property and sell the property back to the Association at its cost, plus 5.5% interest on all cash advanced. But in the event that an agreement isn’t reached, AdamsMark would negotiate access for rights to other recreational facilities, including those at the neighboring TENCON, the Longboat Key Club and Resort and nearby public tennis resorts. The company could also explore the possibility of building a new swimming pool and tennis courts.

The proposal includes various rental options for unit owners but would require owners to make their units available for rent for at least 90 days during peak-season months of December through April.

Tennis Resort Association Board President Jay Yablon asked that they keep in mind, that the proposal is a year old and could change.

Adams has a growing stake in the Colony’s future. His Colony Beach Investors LLC has purchased at least 43 units since June, and he owns at least three units listed in his name. Any proposal for the Colony needs 75% of the resort’s 237 unit owners to vote in favor of it to move forward, meaning that a block of 60 or more unit owners could alter the course of the resort. Adams also owns 5% of recreation/resort assets that include the property’s tennis facilities.

AdamsMark was one of four finalists for the redevelopment project last year.

Welfonder’s MW Group was among the final six contenders for redevelopment.

Since elimination, Welfonder has been making the case for his rebuild project to unit owners. Last March, he announced that he had partnered with Sarasota developer Jay Tallman, president of Ascentia Group LLC. The board has also received a proposal not intended for distribution to unit owners from the Naples-based Coral Hospitality. The Atlanta-based Capella Group in affiliation with West Paces, a luxury hotelmanagement company founded by Horst Schultze, that was also among the final six, has also expressed interest in submitting a proposal, Yablon said.

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Manfred Welfonder’s MW Group created new plans for the resort with the architectural firm Fugleberg Koch.

MW Group proposal MW Group has been advocating for a rebuild of the resort since it first presented a proposal to unit owners in December 2007 and has maintained that a rebuild is the only way to overcome many of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) compliance issues surrounding the property.

In the latest plan — the fourth it has submitted since then — MW Group has partnered with the architectural firm Fugleberg Koch to develop 3-D plans of an 18-acre rebuild project that would include the 190-unit Residences at the Colony and 160-unit Lodge at the Colony.

The Lodge would consist of a building with five stories at the center and four stories on the north and south portions, with the northern building housing meeting space, and a fitness center/ spa/health club. The Residences would be situated among 12 villa buildings around the property.

The proposal calls for maintaining the “casual village atmosphere” of the Colony, while maximizing its green space. It includes 10 Har-Tru tennis courts, along with other tennis amenities such as a center court with stadium seating, renovated Monkey Bar, updated pool and additional dining.

MW Group states, in its proposal, that it would bring four-star level units to current owners at no cost and allow them annual deeded use of up to 30 consecu-

• Would include the 190-unit Residences at the Colony and 160-unit Lodge at the Colony; • Would allow owners up to 30 days of consecutive use per year; • Has selected three nationally and/or internationally recognized hospitality companies as finalists for its plan, including the Intercontinental Hotel Group/IHG and its flag, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts tive days each year.

The plan states that MW Group has selected three nationally and/or internationally recognized hospitality companies as finalists for its plan, including the Intercontinental Hotel Group/IHG and its flag, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts.

The plan also states that vacation ownership exchange-and-rental companies RCI and Interval International would participate in the project.

MW Group also proposes renovating the property’s beach cottages and allowing owners to keep some or all cottages with the option of exchanging ownership with new residences across the street.

MW Group estimates that the completion and opening of the resort could occur within 36 months.

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Mote’s Sea Turtle Patrol found the dolphin at approximately 3:30 p.m. in the Sarasota County portion of the Key while checking on reports of turtle nests affected by high tides and stormy weather.

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Beaches, utilities top upcoming capital projects The top capital projects included in the town’s preliminary 2012-13 fiscal year budget include beach projects, equipment replacement and beginning the replacement of a wastewater force main.

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Budgeted amount: $6.2 million, in Beach Capital Fund

Budgeted amount: $9.5 million, in Beach Capital Fund

Budgeted amount: $2 million, in Utility Fund

Funding sources: Primary source: $16 million general-obligation bond approved by voters in a March 2011 referendum; potential sources include Phase III Sarasota County Infrastructure Surtax, Florida Department of Environmental Protection matching grants and Tourist Development Tax funds.

Funding sources: $16 million generalobligation bond approved by voters in a March 2011 referendum; potential sources include Phase III Sarasota County Infrastructure Surtax, Florida Department of Environmental Protection matching grants, Tourist Development Tax funds, potential reimbursement from Port Dolphin for sand removal within the proposed liquefied-natural gas pipeline corridor

Funding sources: Utility revenues and/or debt

Description: The Longboat Pass Inlet Management Plan recommended the construction of a terminal groin on Beer Can Island and two permeable adjustable groins as part of the solution to control north-end erosion.

Status: The Longboat Key Town Commission hasn’t voted on the structures yet, but agreed to begin the permitting process. In February, the town applied for a Joint Coastal Permit with the state and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The town could receive the permit next January. Pending challenges, construction could begin in May 2013.

Description: The project would place approximately 350,000 cubic yards of sand in two, general high-erosion areas, with exact locations based on need and subject to commission approval: Beer Can Island to Gulfside Drive and Villa di Lancia condominium, 2175 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Status: Town officials have stated that sand placement by itself isn’t a longterm solution and have emphasized the need to build erosion-control structures in conjunction with placing sand. Port Dolphin LLC, which agreed to help the town pay for sand-removal and permitting costs as part of an agreement for its proposed pipeline project, asked for a one-year extension of its project in February, which pushed back the town’s deadline for sand removal to June 2014.

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Description: Wastewater generated on the Key is sent to the Manatee County Southwest Regional Treatment Facility through a 40-yearold pipeline. Replacement of the force main is a multi-year project estimated to cost $16 million with more accurate estimates available as design progresses.

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The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear a variance request from CVS to place an additional sign on the property.

Before it opens the doors to its new Longboat Key store, CVS wants a sign — make that two.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear a request at its 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, June 14 meeting from CVS for a variance from the town’s sign code. The drug store seeks to place an additional 32-square-foot sign on the southwest wall of its new store. The store already has a 32-square-foot wall sign permitted on its northwest side of the building. If allowed, the new sign would face Bay Isles Parkway.

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entrance to the plaza, while customers will face the blank wall of the store entering at the northernmost entrance.

Town staff, however, has not found sufficient evidence to meet variance criteria set forth in town codes, according to a memorandum sent

by Town Planner Steve Schield to zoning board members.

The current CVS has existed for more than 30 years without a second sign and is less visible from Gulf of Mexico Drive than the new store will be, according to the memo.

Granting the variance could also result in other island businesses requesting variances for additional signs, the memo states.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Turtles put many eggs in code-enforcement basket Lighting violations add to code-enforcement case loads during the summer months.

Longboat Key Code Enforcement staff determined that Sand Cay Beach Resort was in violation of the town’s turtle-lighting ordinance May 2.

Rick Emery, who is head of the resort’s maintenance department, told the Longboat Key Code Enforcement Board Monday, June 11, that the violation stemmed from the installation of new timers and was corrected three days later by May 4. But town staff didn’t determine the property to be in compliance until May 11, meaning that the property went before the board for nine days of violation.

Why the delay?

Although the board heard eight turtlelighting cases Monday, those cases aren’t the only eggs in a code-enforcement officer’s basket. In May, Code Enforcement handled 59 turtle cases, most of which involved staff bringing the property into compliance by working with property owners.

Still, board members had concerns about levying a fine when they couldn’t determine the length that the property was in violation.

“I just think, in fairness, it needs to be accurate,” board member Jean White said.

But, board member Jack Brill pointed out that it was a repeat violation.

“Every May we go through the same thing,” he said, describing the town’s efforts each year to inform residents of turtle-lighting guidelines. “This isn’t rocket science.”

In the end, the board decided on a compromise. It fined Sand Cay, because the property was a repeat offender, having received a fine of more than $600, four years ago. But the resort received a fine for just five days at a rate of $25 per day; technically, the board could have levied a fine of up to $500 for a repeat turtle-lighting offender.

Mark and Carol Tormey, whose home is

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Signing off Nine out of 10 cases on the agenda of the Monday, June 11 Code Enforcement Board meeting stemmed from turtle-lighting violations. That’s no surprise for the second month of nesting season.

But, the most surprising item at the meeting wasn’t on the agenda.

Before the meeting was adjourned, longtime Code Enforcement Officer Heidi Micale announced that the meeting was her last. After 14 years with the town, Micale is moving to Leesburg, Va., to work for her family’s heating, cooling and plumbing company, M.E. Flow.

Micale began her career with the town 14 years ago, spending five years as a police officer before accepting the code-enforcement position. located on the Gulfside of Gulf of Mexico Drive, also attended Monday’s meeting.

Carol Tormey told the board that she learned their property was in violation last year and immediately corrected it, even though it meant going through a third-party contractor because she was out of town.

Because she corrected the violation immediately, her case wasn’t considered a repeat violation. She told the board that she corrected this violation within hours, even taking aluminum foil and wrapping it around the offending lights and sealing it with duct tape.

The board accepted stipulation agreements and established grounds for repeat violations for the Tormeys, along with for Sea Pines, H. Lee and Linda Scott, Bayport Beach and Tennis Club condominium, Mark and Carol Tormey, Roseann Morrison and Outrigger Resort.

Gulf Tides of Longboat Key received a fine of $25 per day for four days of noncompliance.

A Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board on the proposal will be held on June 19, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, at the Town Commission Chambers, Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, Florida.

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Illegal voters: Yes, purge them

On principle, you really — and informed that it has been can’t argue with Florida Gov. verified there are non-U.S. citiSALUTE THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE Rick Scott. As he said Tuesday zens voting in Florida elections? morning on national televiLet it go? sion: A few statistics and context: “Look, the debate’s over. We In the governor’s sampling of know we have almost 100 inabout 2,600 voters in Florida, 86 dividuals [who] are registered came up as non-U.S. citizens who to vote [who] are non-U.S. had voted. Is this cause for further citizens. Over 50 of them have pursuit if you were the governor? voted in our elections. I have If there are 11.5 million regisan obligation to enforce the tered voters in Florida, and you laws of our land. You don’t get applied the ratio of 86-to-2,600 to to vote in Florida if you are a the entire voter pool, that could non-U.S. citizen.” mean as many as 380,385 nonNot even the fanatics at the U.S. citizens are voting statewide.

ACLU or the League of Women Now the context: In the 2000, Voters could argue with that. presidential election, George W. The issue and problem are Bush won by 539 votes in Florida.

Thursday is Flag Day. as National Flag Day. how to identify them and reWhen Congressman Vern BuInspired by three decades of But the real origin of move them from the voter lists. chanan beat Christine Jennings in state and local celebrations, Flag Day is believed to have As an aside, note that we did 2006, he won by 369 votes.

President Woodrow Wilson originated in 1885. School not use the inflammatory word How many illegals is too many? proclaimed Flag Day on May teacher B.J. Cigrand arranged “purge.” This is the pejorative Supervisors of elections have 30, 1916, on the anniversary for the pupils in the Fredonia, our liberal media brethren learned over the years that the of the Flag Resolution of Wis., Public School District 6 like to use to spray gasoline Florida Department of Motor Ve1777. But it wasn’t until to observe June 14 (the 108th on the fire. But that’s nothing hicle lists, which have been used Aug. 3, 1949, that President anniversary of the official compared to the ridiculous to maintain voter lists, are flawed Harry Truman signed an Act of adoption of The Stars and metaphor that appeared in the and inaccurate. Scott is suing Congress designating June 14 Stripes) as “Flag Birthday.”

Tampa Bay Times last week. the federal government because The Times published the he wants access to a Homeland famous 1963 photograph of Security list that is considered Alabama Gov. George WalCongress passed. While elections supervisors more reliable. As we were told, the lace standing in front of the University of would never be caught dead saying it on the Obama administration doesn’t want to give Alabama auditorium, when he attempted to record, they will lay blame for this byzantine the state that list because it’s afraid the list block two blacks from entering the school. process on the hands of Congress and state will fall into the wrong hands.

“Nearly 50 years after Wallace’s showlawmakers. To be sure, these laws are tilted What would you do if you were Gov. Scott? down,” the Times editorialized in a letter to heavily in the illegal voters’ favor.

Our bet: He will continue to pursue what Scott, “you are standing between Floridians So what would you do if you were goverhe believes is right, regardless of how it will and their right to vote as U.S. citizens.” nor, sworn in to uphold the laws of the state affect his popularity. Good for him.

The Times covered its inciteful metaphor of comparing Scott to Wallace by saying “we do not believe you share Wallace’s hateful PROFILES IN CHARACTER views on race,” but the mere juxtaposition of Wallace and Scott was a blatant statement If you missed the video of George W. Forces and I congratulate them. that the Times does indeed believe Scott is Bush’s short talk at the unveiling of his and similar to Wallace. Why else run the photo?

Laura Bush’s portraits at the White House Here is Barack Obama’s speech, an“The practical result disproportionately at the end of May, you missed a class act nouncing the death of Osama bin Laden on affects poor and minority residents and (youtube.com/watch?v=GD3IodWyGME).

May 1, 2011: prevents them from voting in much the same That occasion prompted one of our And so shortly after taking office, I way that black students were denied entry to readers to remind us of one of the major directed Leon Panetta, the director of the public schools and universities in Alabama,” differences between the current occupant of CIA, to make the killing or The Times wrote. the White House and Bush. Read these two capture of bin Laden the top And on June 12, the Times said: “There is shorts speeches; see for yourself: priority of our war against al no debate about this: The Republican govQaeda, even as I continued ernor appears determined to systematically Here is George W. Bush’s speech after the our broader efforts to dissuppress the vote of Democrats, minorities capture of Saddam Hussein: rupt, dismantle, and defeat and low-income Floridians who don’t sup“The success of yesterday’s mission is a his network. port him or his narrow-minded policies.” tribute to our men and women now serving Then, last August, after This was published, of course, with not one in Iraq. years of painstaking work by dot of ink devoted to evidence to bear out The operation was based myintelligence community, I was briefed on this hyperbole. on the superb work of intela possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from But this is the way it is on Florida’s editorial ligence analysts who found certain, and it took many months to run pages and out of the mouths of Scott’s opthe dictator’s footprints in a this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with position. They cannot stand the guy. vast country.

The operation my national security team as we developed Really? Rick Scott is “determined” to “syswas carried out with skill more information about the possibility that tematically suppress” the votes of anyone and precision by a brave we had located bin Laden hiding within a who doesn’t support him? “Narrow-minded fighting force.

Our servicecompound deep inside of Pakistan. And policies”? They might try meeting the man. men and women and our co- finally, last week, I determined that I had What’s more, if you talk to any of Florida’s alition allies have faced many dangers in the enough intelligence to take action, andsupervisors of elections, they will tell you hunt for members of the fallen regime, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin the subject of maintaining clean voter rolls in their effort to bring hope and freedom Laden and bring him to justice. and the process of removing anyone who to the Iraqi people. Their work continues, Today, at my direction, the United States doesn’t qualify has become extraordinarily and so do the risks.

Today, on behalf of the launched a targeted operation against that complicated. Just go through Chapter 98 nation, I thank the members of our Armed compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. of the Florida statutes. And then add on all of the regulations in the 2002 voter act that

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and butterflies or logic?

“Fiscally sound” is not how the pension board behaves. This issue continues to vex. The pension nightmares for the town are likely to grow even worse. Joe Carter, of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, the Firefighter Pension Board actuary, is woefully misinformed or misaligned. The reader can decide which is worse.

Expecting an “8% assumed rates of return” is unrealistic, at best — excessively risky in its attempt and self-serving at its core.

Research shows, that for the 16 countries where markets have existed for stock trading over the last 230 years, the average return is 3.5% above inflation. Using that Levin same periods average inflation of 3.3%, means the most a complete stock portfolio can return is only 6.7%. Let’s just round up to 7%.

True — that does not include dividends; however, for the sake of argument, I purposely excluded those additional 2% of dividend returns because of the fees, costs, expenses and taxes (which on average far exceed 2% to 3%) not also included in the calculations.

To diversify and to reduce the fluctuations in account values (that is to lower short term risk), we also will allot some money into bonds. This also enables some ongoing cash outlays from the income. Usually a pension has between 30% and 60% of the fund, in bonds. The bond average rates of return exceed inflation by only 0.5-1.5%. So that allocation may only expect to return, say 4.5% If the pension is half bond and half stock the best expected return is only half

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12:45 a.m. — 500 block of Sutton Place. Disturbance. A man reported that his neighbor opened and closed her garage door multiple times between 12:41 a.m. and 12:48 a.m. The woman told police that she was intentionally using the garage door as retaliation because her neighbor had loose floorboards in his house that were keeping her awake at night. Police have been dispatched for prior disturbances between the neighbors. This time, police told the woman to stop using her garage door as retaliation and to bring her issues with her neighbor to her homeowners association.

Pool day gone wrong 9:12 p.m. — 4300 block of Exeter Drive.

Disturbance. A man was reportedly yelling and talking to himself in a condominium pool and then got out and started shoving chairs and other pool furniture around.

The man had gotten in the pool with his clothes on but then wrangled his shirt off. The man gave police a fake name but then gave his real name, saying he had lied because he didn’t want to embarrass his family, after being warned that it was a crime to give false information to a police officer. The man was arrested for resisting arrest without violence.

Out in the open 7:29 p.m. — 100 block of GMD. Beverage Violation. Police approached two men who were fishing in a park and learned that neither man had a fishing license.

The men also had open containers of beer. Both men received written warnings

Overturned boat 8:07 p.m. — 6700 block of GMD. Boat.

A man reported that two possibly intoxicated men were trying to turn over a swamped boat offshore. One of the men told police that he and the boat’s owner, whom he knows as “Rocko,” ran out of gas and went to shore to get more fuel but returned to find their boat overturned. The man said that “Rocko” went to find someone to help them recover the vessel. Police told the man to make arrangements to remove it the next day.

June 4 6:08 p.m. — 5900 block of GMD. Disturbance. After receiving a complaint about construction work taking place after 5 p.m., police observed several men trying to load a forklift onto a flatbed trailer. Police warned the foreman, who said the after-hours work wouldn’t happen again.

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That is 5.75% expected return. Before Mr. Carter and MSSB take their cut.

Even worse, math is not money. Average returns are not effective returns. The broad U.S. stock market average returns for the previous 30 years is 10%. But the effective returns were only 7%.

Why? Here is an example. Let’s assume we can get a guaranteed return of 20% for two years. The first year we go up 100%. The second year we go down 60%. Therefore we have an average return of 40%.

Divide that by the 2 years and it leaves a 20% return. Pretty good.

Just not for money. We start, in this same example with $1 million. The first year we go up 100% so we go up $1 million. Now we have $2 million. The second year we go down 60%. 60% of $2 million is $1,200,000. That is a loss of $1.2 million. So we now have only $800,000.

We experienced a $200,000 loss yet have a 20% gain.

Expecting average returns is like expecting rainbows and butterflies everywhere, trees to grow to the sky and a bridge for sale in Brooklyn.

The only fiscally-sound approach is to reduce promised benefits for future recipients; reduce expected rates of return to reality; increase contributions from employees; oh, and completely re-structure the board and the pensions’ investment policy statement. Period.

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The master of ceremonies was the nonprofit group’s vice president, Jeff Birnbach. President of the Board Larry Stults, Director of the Natural Resources Department of Manatee County Charlie Hunsicker and Chiles Group CEO Ed Chiles spoke at the event.

Longboat Key Vice Mayor David Brenner was in attendance, along with representatives from 74 sponsors of the event.

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JIM HOLBROOK south end to the north end and record every turtle-nesting site with a pin, take a photo of each nest and record audio along the way.

“Quite often, you go walk on the beach, come back, and it has been a nice experience.

But you don’t have anything to document that you were there or how far you walked,” explains Holbrook. “It’s just kind of nice to have a little record of where you were and what you saw.”

The app proves useful for locations beyond local beaches — from marking real-estate properties for sale to tracking memories on a European vacation: BeachWalk1.0 can be used anywhere.

Holbrook conducted software development for 23 years as an oceanographer. He learned to program and develop software to process and analyze data for a supercomputer — before personal desktop computers.

But, now that he’s retired, it has become more of a hobby.

He’s currently working on a game and has also developed

GolfBase!, which records scores and handicaps and saves photographs to profile with whom you played, when you played and where you played. Holbrook says it doesn’t take long to build the initial program, but the fine-tuning takes months.

“Sometimes, the problem that materializes on your screen is so convoluted, it could take you days to iron it out,” he says. He’s been working on BeachWalk1.0 since last spring; it was released in May. Who knows what he will create once the iPhone5 comes out — it’s rumored to have a larger screen. Holbrook thinks that would be great.

Other than the limitations of the iPhone’s physical space to display content, he doesn’t have many complaints.

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Holbrook tries to walk two to five miles on Longboat’s beach each day, and he also spends a few hours developing applications for the iPhone. He’s maintained this routine for the past two-and-a-half years.

“Most of what I do is geared toward me — as the user — but every once in a while I develop something that might be useful to more people,” Holbrook says.

His most recent app, BeachWalk1.0, accomplishes both, and it can be downloaded for free. The app uses GPS satellite information and records walks by distance, time and speed, and you can attach photos, voice recordings and pin locations.

“You never know what you are going to come across,” Holbrook says.

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Jim Holbrook developed a smart-phone app that records when, where and what he sees on daily walks near his home on the Key.

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Longboaters get crafty at annual festival St. Armands Circle was transformed into a sea of tents and booths Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10, as part of the 11th annual St. Armand’s Circle Craft Festival. Local and statewide crafters displayed their work, which included jewelry, soap, paintings, furniture and clothing.

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Economic and Property Damages Settlement Providing Money to Individuals and Businesses If you have economic loss or property damage because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, you could get money from a class action settlement with BP Exploration & Production Inc. and BP America Production Company (“BP”). Go to DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com for more information, including information on how to file a claim.

Who is included in the economic & ProPerty damages settlement?

The Economic and Property Damages (“E&PD”) Settlement Class includes people, businesses, and other entities in the states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, and certain counties in Texas and Florida, that were harmed by the oil spill.

The website DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com has detailed descriptions and maps to help you determine whether a geographic location may be included in the E&PD Settlement. Additionally, you can call 1-866-992-6174 or e-mail questions@ DeepwaterHorizonEconomicSettlement.com to find out if a geographic location is included.

What does the economic & ProPerty damages settlement Provide?

The E&PD Settlement makes payments for the following types of claims: (1) Seafood Compensation, (2) Economic Damage, (3) Loss of Subsistence, (4) Vessel Physical Damage, (5) Vessels of Opportunity Charter Payment, (6) Coastal Real Property Damage, (7) Wetlands Real Property Damage, and (8) Real Property Sales Damage. There is no limit on the total dollar amount of the E&PD Settlement; all qualified claims will be paid.

hoW to get Benefits from the economic & ProPerty damages settlement You need to submit a Claim Form to request a payment. You can get a copy of the various Claim Forms by visiting the website or by calling 1-866-9926174. Claims can be submitted online or by mail. If you have questions about how to file your claim, you should call the toll-free number for assistance.

The deadline to submit most E&PD claims will be April 22, 2014 or six months after the E&PD Settlement becomes effective (that is, after the Court grants “final approval” and any appeals are resolved), whichever is later. There will be an earlier deadline to submit E&PD Seafood Compensation claims. The earlier deadline to submit Seafood Compensation claims will be 30 days after final approval of the Settlement by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (regardless of appeals).

Actual claim filing deadlines will be posted on the website as they become available. Valid claims will be paid as they are approved, beginning shortly after the Court-Supervised Settlement Program commences. It is highly recommended that E&PD Settlement Class Members complete and submit their claim forms promptly. Please read the Medical Benefits Settlement notice because you may also be eligible for benefits from that settlement.

your other oPtions If you do not want to be legally bound by the E&PD Settlement, you must Opt Out or exclude yourself by October 1, 2012 or you won’t be able to sue BP over certain economic and property damage claims. If you stay in the E&PD Settlement, you may object to it by August 31, 2012. The Detailed Notice explains how to exclude yourself or object.

The Court will hold a hearing on November 8, 2012 to consider whether to approve the E&PD Settlement. You or your own lawyer may ask to appear and speak at the hearing at your own cost. The Court will also consider Class Counsel fees, costs, and expenses including an interim payment of $75 million and additional awards equal to 6% of class claims and benefits paid. Class Counsel fees, costs and expenses under the Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement and the Medical Benefits Settlement Agreement jointly cannot exceed $600 million. Class members’ payments will not be reduced if the Court approves the payment of Class Counsel fees, costs, and expenses because BP will separately pay these attorney fees, costs, and expenses.

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OBITUARIES Clara S. Franks

Clara S. Franks, of Longboat Key and formerly of Bradenton and Irvington, N.J., died June 2. She was 92.

Mrs. Franks was born Jan. 3, 1920.

Services were held at St. Bernard Catholic Church, in Holmes Beach. Funeral arrangements were by Brown & Sons Funeral Homes and Crematory 43rd Street Chapel.

Peggy Hirsch Greenwald

Peggy Hirsch Greenwald, of Longboat Key and Louisville, Ky., died June 11. She was 72.

Mrs. Greenwald was a 1957 graduate of Atherton High School and was a life-long Louisville resident. She attended the University of Miami. Later in life, she was a part-time resident of Longboat Key. In Louisville, Mrs. Greenwald is best remembered as one of the founding partners of Rita ’N’ Peggy’s Choices, a jewelry-and-accessories Greenwald boutique in Chenoweth Square for nearly 25 years. She was active in the community by volunteering with the Jewish Hospital Women’s Guild and the

United Way. She was a member of the Standard Country Club, the Longboat Key Club, the National Council of Jewish Women and the congregations of the Temple and Keneseth Israel, in Louisville.

Mrs. Greenwald is survived by her husband of 53 years, Murray; daughter, Brooke; sons Bart and Brent; and nine grandchildren.

Visitation will be held in Kentucky. Arrangements are being handled by Herman Meyer & Son. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Hosparus of Louisville, Dept. 52420, P.O. Box 36370, Louisville, Ky., 40233 or The Temple, 5101 U.S. Highway 42, Louisville, Ky., 40241.

Alice-Jean ‘A.J.’ McFarlin

Alice-Jean “A.J. McFarlin, of Longboat Key and formerly of St. Louis Park, Minn., died May 31. She was 82.

Mrs. McFarlin was born June 24, 1929, in Detroit, to Charles C. and Alice C. Brandon. She received her degree in elementary education from the University of Delaware in 1951. She married Robert McFarlin in 1952, and they settled in 1960 in Minnesota. In 1976, she received her master’s degree in library science from Mankato State University.

Mrs. McFarlin had a distinguished 20year professional career as the audio-visual and computer librarian at the Blake Schools in Minneapolis. She retired in 1995, and the McFarlins established permanent residence in Florida in 2007. In retirement, she tackled the challenge of developing and directing the library at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, where she was hard at work 10 days prior to her passing.

Mrs. McFarlin was an active volunteer in organizations, including PTA, Girl Scouts, the Minnesota Capitol Rotunda Club and the Sarasota Historical Society. She had an interest in family history and was a skilled genealogical researcher. She was also a gifted “crafter” as a seamstress, knitter and in needlepoint, leaving behind a collection of beautiful projects.

She was preceded in death by her grandson, Jeffrey Sepeda Jr. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Robert; sons Charles and Robert Jr.; daughters Nancy Diener and Judith Murray; and 11 grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. June 20, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the All Angels by the Sea Legacy Fund, or to a

charity of the donor’s choice.

Thomas ‘Tom’ Tomao Jr.

Thomas “Tom” Tomao Jr., of Bradenton, died May 27. He was 61.

Mr. Tomao worked for many years at Cannons Marina on Longboat Key. Mr. Tomao was born June 19, 1950, in Wellesley, Mass. He was an honorable veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. After serving the country, he was recognized as a skilled and admired boat meTomao chanic who worked as a Yamaha service manger for 30 years.

Mr. Tomao was a cook, avid crossword solver and reader. He loved fishing, working on motorcycles and car racing.

He is survived by his sister, Janet; brother, Richard; daughter, Michelle; son, Kyle; and one niece.

A private memorial will be held, followed by a celebration of life, Saturday, June 16.

Anyone interested in details may send an email to ttomaolifememorial@gmail.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bay Pines VA Healthcare System or American Cancer Society.

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105 years of history M

ost of Sarasota Yacht Club’s history, which dates back to 1907, is contained in a cardboard box.

It was uncovered when the club began renovations in 2008 and was originally filled by club historian Gertrude Logan at some point in the ’80s. Aside from a handful of printed archives, memories passed down from long-term club members and this cardboard box, the current history remains a puzzle waiting to be pieced together.

Barry McClure has been a member of Sarasota Yacht Club for less than two years, but his fascination with maritime history encouraged him to take on the role of historian, and, by default, he is the current keeper of the cardboard-box history. Luckily, former box-keeper Logan “did a lot of very good research,” says McClure. He gets much of the history he writes in a column called “Then and Now,” featured in the club’s monthly newsletter, from Logan’s work.

McClure’s previous research and Logan’s continued research have helped piece together the history of the long-standing club.

The early years: 1907 to 1926

In 1907, Sarasota Yacht Club was organized in a remote location at the north end of Siesta Key, before there was a bridge connecting it to the mainland.

The project was headed by past Sarasota Mayor Harry Higel and lasted for about a year before it disbanded and became dormant. Dormancy came in part

Circa 1913, when the club was known as Sarasota Yacht and Automobile Club. to an economic downturn, from 1908 to 1910, but the club’s remote location also played a part.

In 1911, the club was revived, and members met at a boathouse on Gulfstream Avenue. At the time, Higel recruited Owen Burns to be involved in the club’s second coming, which made Burns its first commodore — and

membership took off. In 1913, a larger clubhouse was built on Gulfstream. The development of automobiles and a growing interest in cars directed attention to the club, which became known as the Sarasota Yacht and Automobile Club.

John Ringling purchased the club’s property in 1917, along with Golden Gate Point, Bird, Coon and St. Armands keys, with the goal of developing the land and building a causeway to St. Armands. The clubhouse was no longer the clubhouse, but was renovated into Sunset Apartments. The year 1921 marked the end of the Higel-headed yacht club.

In 1926, the club became incorporated. Eight men developed the Sarasota Yacht Club that the community knows today. When Ringling died, he left Sarasota Yacht Club’s current property to those men; the contract stated the property could only be used as a yacht club. They built a sailloft and a dock where they could bring their “fish class” boats.

The ‘Fish Class’ club: 1926 to 1950s Three women prepare for a “fish class” sailboat race circa the early ’30sYacht and Automobile Club.

In 1926, large fleet “fish class” sailboats filled the docks at Sara-

Courtesy photos

sota Yacht Club. The boats originated in New Orleans, one of a few places that still to this day docks this type of racing boat.

The racing of the fish class boats among yacht clubs led to the development of the Gulf Coast Yachting Association. The Sarasota Yacht Club centered on the sport in the ’30s. Sarasota Yacht Club, like many of the other participating yacht clubs in the association, owned its own fleet of these boats. But in 1959, it got to be too expensive due to a lack of continued interest in the boats, so the club sold them and dropped out of the association.

The trophy case at the club is filled with plaques and winning memorabilia from the years of “fish class” sailboat racing.

World War II and on

During World War II and shortly following, the Air Force used the club as a crash boat rescue base. The U.S. Air Force, which at the time was known as the U.S. Army Air Corps, established a few training bases along the Gulf Coast, and men learning to fly needed a rescue team and a base. The Air Force took over the site, built barracks and enhanced the docks.

Timeline: 1907 — Sarasota Yacht Club was organized at the north end of Siesta Key. 1908 to 1910 — The club became dormant.

1911 — Sarasota Yacht Club was revived.

1913 — The clubhouse construction was finished at Gulfstream Avenue. It became known as the Sarasota Yacht Club and Automobile Club.

1917 — John Ringling purchased Golden Gate Point, Bird, Coon and St. Armands keys, including the club’s property.

1914 to 1918 — The club became the headquarters of Sarasota naval militia during World War I. 1926 — Sarasota Yacht Club was incorporated. The Automobile Club was discontinued.

1940 — Land on Coon Key was donated to Sarasota Yacht Club in a deed from Ringling interests. A sail loft, clubhouse and piers were built on the new site, which was leased from the Ringling estate.

1943 — During World War II and six months following, the Air Force used the club as a crash boat rescue base. Two barracks buildings were added.

These were used as a clubhouse following the end of the war.

1958 — A new clubhouse was built.

1962 — The club was expanded.

1977 — The club’s mortgage was burned.

1998 — The Porthole Lounge and Grille was constructed.

2002 — Major expansion and modernization of marina.

2008 — Construction for a new clubhouse began Nov. 21.

2010 — Construction of the new clubhouse was finished April 23.

When the war ended, the Air Force asked Sarasota Yacht Club members to pay $100 total for the improvements it had made.

One of the three buildings the Air Force built was used as a clubhouse until the early ’50s, and when the club’s membership started increasing, SYC members started planning for a new clubhouse that was built in 1958.

Over the next four years, membership continued to increase, and in 1962, the club took out a loan to purchase additional land for an expansion. In 1977, the club paid back the bank what it owed. The ’90s brought about

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Four-bedroom home on Lido Beach tops sales The following residential real-estate transactions took place between May 28 and June 1. A home in Lido Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Anthony and Roxanne Marterie, trustees, of San Rafael, Calif., sold the home at 369 S. Polk Drive to Donna Nathan and Andrea Nathan, Sarasota, for $1,235,000. Built in 1958, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 2,179 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $107,000 in 1979.

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Thomas Netzer, trustee, Pittsburgh, sold the Unit 503 condominium at 1425 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Denise Barratt, Longboat Key, for $1.09 million. Built in 1983, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 2,813 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $615,000 in 1990.

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Ruth Barger, trustee, Sarasota, sold the Unit B-406 condominium at 565 Sanctuary Drive to James and Cathy Alland, of Buffalo Grove, Ill., for $767,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,375 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $415,000 in 1990.

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Terry Palls, trustee, Longboat Key, sold the Unit 412 condominium at 2020 Harbourside Drive to Dennis Jarosh and Joseph Petri, of Cumming, Ga., for $354,000.

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Patricia McKee, trustee, of Charles, Md., sold the home at 512 Halyard Lane to Barton and Marsha Hove, of Bristol, Tenn., for $547,000. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,309 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $87,500 in 1976.

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Betty and Gayle Johnson, of Louisville, Ky., sold their Unit G4-309-C condominium at 1975 Gulf of Mexico Drive to William Wilson and Molly Wilson, trustees, of Framingham, Mass., for $445,000. Built in 1977, it has one bedroom, two baths and 933 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $447,500 in 2009.

Jerry and Kim Belisle, of Plainfield, Ill., sold their Unit M2-203-G condominium at 1945 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Patrick and Robbin Anderson, of Noblesville, Ind., for $260,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,076 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $169,000 in 1998.

David and Anelisa Murphy, Sarasota, sold their Unit G3-201-E condominium at 2039 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Peter and Marjorie Matthews, of Newburyport, Mass., for $225,000. Built in 1974, it has one bedroom, one bath and 1,094 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $106,000 in 1996.

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Janet Cooksey, Lucy Tucker and James Caudill, trustees, Longboat Key, sold the Unit 403 condominium at 4215 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Lucius and Clara Clark, of Chesterfield, Ohio, for $420,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,284 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $71,000 in 1978.

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Carolyn Levy, trustee, of Highland Park, Ill., sold the home at 2303 Harbour Oaks Drive to James and Arlene Campbell, of Garden City, N.Y., for $385,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,327 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $225,000 in 1997.

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Elizabeth and Wayne Welter, trustees, of Valparaiso, Ind., sold the Unit A301 condominium at 2050 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Celine O’Connor, of Hong Kong, for $1.15 million. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths and 3,242 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.3 million in 2005.

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Sleepy Lagoon - Direct Gulf Front Beautiful Hampton Style 4 bedroom/3 bath home on 100 ft of pristing beach front. Renovated, down to the studs, in 2007. Wood & marble floors, outdoor jacuzzi and 2-car garage. $3,690,000

La Firenza - Direct Beach Front Built in 2007, private southwest corner 3,521 SF residence with 3BR + den/family room and varying 11 & 12 ft. ceilings has endless unobstructed Gulf views and sought-after $2,795,000 enclosed two-car garage.

Richard and Eva Wolf, New York, sold their home at 335 Arthur Drive to Lee and Camille Miller, Nokomis, for $484,000. Built in 1951, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,445 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $135,000 in 1988.

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Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, sold the Unit 303 condominium at 1212 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Darren and Lori Magda, Sarasota, for $334,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,421 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $314,000 in 2006.

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Ritz Hotel Residences - 12th Floor Water views from all rooms! 2,011 SF w/ wood floors, custom-fitted closets, & unique Venetian plaster walls. Large master suite with sitting $1,098,500 area & marble bath.

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Beverly Dyble, of Cederburg, Wis., Graham Dyble and Kelly Dyble, Panama City, sold their Unit 36 condominium at 765 John Ringling Blvd. to Brian and Carol Barker, of Ontario, Canada, for $255,000. Built in 1963, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 816 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $23,500 in 1970.

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{ CAMP SPOTLIGHT }

THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012

by Loren Mayo | Black Tie Editor

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, here I am at camp: o of ne 12: Day tw Ju y, a sd e Tu It’s Super Science s y’ m e d a c A r o e Out-Of-Do marine scienc h it w p m a C r Summe re outey. The kids a n e h C a is L r e new teach Siesta campus’ e th th a e n e b side easure earing up to m g d n a n o li vi a p pult clay and ta a c n a c y e th how far s from marshw o ll a m h rs a m shoot mallow guns. pulting proves Although cata g, the campers to be interestin s tain themselve can hardly con cher pulls out when their tea n ow guns. Nola the marshmall s s to run circle Boucher begin De vilion. Benny around the pa da anting, “I nee h c s rt a st e c li Fe ral gun!” And seve marshmallow in start fidgeting other campers breaking into w fe a t, n e m e excit a ht refer to as ig m e m so t a h w dance.” “marshmallow

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Sawyer Michel and James Gelvin

Photos by Loren Mayo

The Observer : te o n s r’ o it d *E hting different ig tl o sp e b l il w e s throughout th summer camp er long. area all summ Benny De Felice

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Watch a video of the campers catapulting clay and shooting marshmallow guns online at YourObserver.com.

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#305 w/beautiful bay, pool and Marina views. This complex has 2 pools and deeded beach access. Owner can have 2 small pets. Susan Klement $199,000 #M5823008

FURN W/PANORAMIC BAY VIEWS! Downtown/2-3Br/2Ba/1CG w/faux & artisan finishes, crown moldings, wood cabinets, ceramic tile, granite, plantation shutters, walk-in closets, open-air balcony & pvt laundry in secure building w/ amenities! MLS#A3929596 $450,000

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2BR/2BA Builder owned w/bonus room, gourmet chef’s kitchen, expanded living area, shows like a model, designer updates too numerous to list. Priced below replacement. Marc Turner #A3932025 $245,000

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9th FLOOR WITH BAY VIEWS - DOWNTOWN! Custom remodeled 2Br/2Ba/1CG w/ wood laminate flrs, tile, modern cabinets, built-ins, crown moldings, 2 pvt balconies, hurricane shutters & personal laundry in secure building with full service amenities! MLS#A3951357 $775,000

GATED BAY FRONT COMM! FUR 3-4Br/3.5Ba/3CG w/views, Lr/Dr, eat-in kitch., MBa w/jetted tub, elevator, bonus rm, plantation shutters, sec & cent vacuum sys, balcony & heated lap pool in exceptional location next to CC amenities & IMG academy! MLS#A3955851 $750,000

from this 2BR/2BA TKF condo. Updated kitchen, W/D, newer air, 2 pools, tennis, beach access, $12 a month for boat slip. Pets OK. Seller to pay half of maintenance fee for 2012. Dorothy Cook #A3939881 $249,000

SIESTA KEY, REMODELED & FURN! 2Br/2Ba/1CP w/bonus rm, den, raised ceil, tile, plantation shutters, granite, crown moldings, wood cabinets, & w/d included in Island Reef w/resort-like amenities; pools, tennis courts, docks, beach access & more!

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Incredible opportunity to own 2 adjoining lots west of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Conrad Beach boasts timeless architecture, com. pool & clubhouse. Purchase separately or w/M5815731. Peter Uliano #M5815734 $260,000

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Canal front, deep water access with no bridges. 3BR/2BA with pool in the amazing city of Cortez. Family living at its finest. Debra Ibasfalean $395,000 #M5826860 BAY VIEWS FROM EVERY ROOM! Downtown 2Br/2Ba/2CG w/9Ft ceil., tile, crown moldings, wood cabinets, granite, SS appls., & pvt balcony in secure bldg w/ amenities; concierge, theatre, fitness ctr, pool, spa & more across from bayfront cultural distict! MLS#A3960414 $415,000

DOWNTOWN BAY VIEWS! 2Br/2Ba/1CG corner unit w/2 pvt balconies, tile flrs, Lr, sep. Dr, kitch. w/breakfast bar, MBr w/walk-in closet and pvt bath; dual sinks & soaking tub, hurricane shutters & pvt laundry in secure building w/full service amenities! MLS#A3950907 $465,000

BANK OWNED! Sailboat Water Canal, Key west home, 4Br/3Ba/3CG w/bamboo wood flrs, tray ceils, wood cabinetry, fp, wet bar, aquarium glass, granite, Corian, SS appls., built-ins, screened lanai, pool, summer kitch., dock & lift next to comm. boat ramp! MLS#A3960100 $950,000

AMAZING VIEW

Gorgeous white sand beach & Gulf view as you walk thru the door. Nicely furnished with large screened lanai. Gulf to Bay community w/heated pool, tennis & cabana w/BBQ. Teresia Bradford #M5812253 $569,000

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By the numbers

13 Kids in the camp 22 Marshmallows in each gun

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JUNE

Number of days of camp

of 2 Number assistants of 2 Number catapults

Number of popsicles to cool off of 10 Number spider crabs

caught at Mote Marine the first day of camp

of marshmallow guns 4 Number Brothers Alec and Max Hall

{ CAMPER SPOTLIGHT }

We caught up with brothers Alec and Max Hall after-the-fact to find out just how much fun they had.

Catapulting vs. marshmallows: which is better?

Max: You did a lot more action with the marshmallows — and you can eat your ammo!

How far did your marshmallows shoot?

Max: Three feet?

Alec: Seven feet.

Max: Yeah, seven feet.

Have you ever shot a marshmallow gun before?

Alec: No. Max. No.

What is the difference between catapulting and shooting?

Max: With the catapults, you have to pull the thing back to launch the ammo. Well, it’s kind of the same because with the marshmallow gun, you have to pull the handle back and pull it forward to make it shoot.

Was it fun?

In unison: AWESOME! How many marshmallows were in your gun?

Alec: 22.

Max: Yeah, 22. We counted.

ODA marine science teacher Lisa Cheney helps Sawyer Michel.

Was it a contest? Who won?

Alec: All. Max: Everybody.

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In unison: Nobody was injured!

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Completely remodeled inside and out this beautiful and private home offers 2,286 SF, split floor plan, updated kitchen, baths, lighting, plumbing, electrical, sod and sprinkler system. Move in ready, furniture available for purchase. $305,000

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ST. ARMANDS TOWERS Experience the views from this sophisticated furnished 2550 sf 3BR Penthouse. A3953612$1,695,000

360 NORTH - North end of Longboat 3BR townhome overlooking the beach and gulf. A3956001 $995,000

VILLA DI LANCIA - Designer furnished 3BR condo with staircase from your terrace to the pool & beach. A3950629 $1,575,000

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Vizcaya on Longboat Key Courtesy photos

The Air Force barracks were built on the Yacht Club property to be used through World War II and later as the Yacht Club’s clubhouse.

HISTORY / FROM PAGE 19A additional updates and construction with new docks being added in 1991 and the Porthole Lounge and Grill being constructed in 1998.

New clubhouse

3 beds/ 3.5 baths, 3169 a/c sq.ft. in impeccable condition plus huge wrap around terrace with summer kitchen. Magnificent Gulf, beach and sunset views. Private Elevator.

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L’AMBIANCE NEW LISTING 4th Floor Royal largest floor plan. Southern exposure. Former model.

Outstanding views plus upgraded finishes. $2,800,000 NEW LISTING 4 BR/4.5 BA custom home. Gorgeous setting on wide canal with great boat dock. $1,625,000 NEW 4BR HOME Boat dock on wide canal. Views to bay w/ privacy. $2,385,000 HIDEAWAY BAY HOMES Custom 5,000 sq. ft. canal home. Deep water dock . $1,995,000 Exceptional home, full bay views. $2,249,000 NEW MEDITERRANEAN 5BR MASTERPIECE BAYFRONT w/ magnificent pool/patio, kitchen, fireplace & multiple terraces for enjoying outdoors.

Designer upgrades throughout. $8,700,000 LONGBOAT KEY CLUB - INN ON THE BEACH Gulf front 2BR $995,000; Gulf front Club Suite $445,000 EXQUISITE CUSTOM Open floor plan flows to outdoor living area w/private views. Large master suite plus 3 guest suites. $4,250,000 SABAL COVE Spacious 4BR w/first level master suite.

Lakefront & deeded beach. $1,695,000

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ORCHID BEACH GULF FRONT SPECTACULAR! 7th floor. Gorgeous Gulf, beach & sunset views plus bay vistas. 3,600 SF 3 BR 3.5BA. $2,675,000 OLD FLORIDA CHARMING 4,400 sq.ft. home w/193 ft. unobstructed Bay vista. Dock your boat. $3,250,000 TROPICAL BEACH PARADISE Private 1 acre estate on the beach w/ 4,000 SF 4BR home. $4,790,000 UNIVERSITY PARK Dan Najjar model. Gorgeous 3BR/3BA in private lakefront setting. $950,000 SEA GATE GULF FRONT Split Floor Plan 2BD/2BA. Sunsets, tennis & beach. $749,000 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, Big Pass, and Marina Jack.

Southeast corner $2,595,000 SARABANDE 8th FLOOR corner w/ views of Sarasota Bay, Marina, city skyline & Gulf sunsets. $1,595,000 WESTON POINTE Stunning 3BR w/ private courtyard around pool. Boat dock. Beach access. $995,000

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Some of the employees have been working at the club for upward of 30 years. But, since the club’s inception, time-honored traditions such as weekend cruises, regattas, commodore balls, costume parties, ladies luncheons, political meetings, blessings of the fleet and the majority of the yacht club functions and yachting traditions remain the same.

Price Reduced Excellent value, exceptionally well maintained condition and opportunity with this 3BR/2BA on Harris Canal with protected boat dock & lift and direct access to Intracoastal and Gulf. Open floor plan & split design, pocket sliding glass doors, laminate floors, French doors to lanai, programable thermostat, wireless Internet, hot tub and turnkey furnished.

Landscaped for ease of maintenance and built high and dry.

Come enjoy your tropical vacation getaway!

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OVER AN ACRE 4/BR home plus 2/BR guest house. Amazing bay views EXQUISITE, EXCLUSIVE and PRIVATE $8,400,000

Three commodores that took on large parts during the planning and reconstruction of the new clubhouse: Willa Saalchwaechter, Rose Mattran and Dick Gravino.

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In 2002, the first attempt at remodeling and renovating the club took place. A facilities planning committee was organized, but the project was narrowly defeated by a vote of 11. It was considered a difficult time for many of the members because half had hoped for a new club while the other half did not. When the vote for a new clubhouse was defeated, membership suffered a slight decline.

In 2007, there were brief discussions of merging Bird Key and Sarasota yacht clubs. Both were dealing with high taxes and insurance premiums, along with declining revenues and membership. Ultimately neither club felt the need to merge.

But, by 2008, an increasing membership encouraged another clubhouse renovation attempt and another vote.

Members came together, approving the new clubhouse, and construction began Nov. 21, 2008. By April 23, 2010, the 23,500-square-foot clubhouse was completed. Membership has been on the rise since.

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games | bridge bites

By Brian Gunnell | American Contract Bridge League

Ian Addy & Gail Wittig

Introducing Dr. Goodlead

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240 Sands Point Road, #4605-06 | Inn on the Beach | $899,000

Vulnerable: North, South

5251 Gulf of Mexico Drive | Longboat Key | SOLD

BRIDGE HAND

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Contact Brian Howard, owner/director of the Bridge Center of Bradenton, at 795-8981.

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This week we feature a terrific opening lead, found in real life by John Brady, of Jacksonville (known to some as Dr. Goodlead).

Imagine yourself as East, looking at the N-E hands. West, the good doctor, leads the 10♠. A strange-looking lead, don’t you think? It’s not fourth-best, not top of a sequence.

Has the doctor’s legendary commonsense finally deserted him?

While you are puzzling over that bizarre opening lead, Dummy plays the Q♠ and you gleefully ruff. What next, Mr. East? West found a grand opening lead, and life would be even grander if only you could get back to West’s hand for a second ruff. If that is to happen, West must have A♦ or A♣. Any clues as to which?

The opening lead is your much-needed clue. West led an unnecessarily high Spade and is trying to tell you something. Yes, he is advertising the Ace in the higher-ranking side-suit! So, after ruffing, you shoot back a Diamond to West’s Ace and get your second Spade ruff. Down one!

Dr. G’s lead from ♠K, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2 was not without risk, but he saw no appealing alternative, and he reasonably concluded that East had no more than two Spades (due to non-support in the auction). He didn’t necessarily expect a void, but singleton was also a possibility (in which case West would later win the A♥ and give East a secondround Spade ruff).

What just happened was a suit-preference signal, whereby, in certain situations, the play of a high card says, “I have the higher-ranking suit,” vice-versa with a low card.

This defensive signal is a rare bird on opening lead; it usually comes later in the hand and even then only in specialized situations. Dr. Goodlead gave us the caviar; we’ll have some meat-and-potatoes examples in later Bridge Bites.

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“When I first saw the lineup for this season at the Banyan, I thought, ‘Ah, well, there’s nothing for me,’” says Don Walker. “When they asked me to direct (‘A Lesson from Aloes’), I was surprised and delighted.”

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For more than 20 years, Don Walker has fulfilled his acting dream on stages all over Sarasota County. This month he’ll assume a new role, as director of the Banyan Theater Company’s powerful season opener.

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s an actor, Don Walker has notched his fair share of romantic comedies and merry musicals. He knows people generally like happy endings and big chorus numbers at curtain call.

Yet, one of the most memorable characters he ever played was certainly no songand-dance man.

In 1991, the actor played one-half of a murderous, incestuous couple in the twisted Ira Levin thriller, “Veronica’s Room,” at the Venice Little Theatre.

The part still gives him goose bumps.

“It’s fun to put on a mask and not be you sometimes,” Walker says. “It’s a treat and a challenge, even if the material is dark.”

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This explains why the actor signed on to direct his first show in Sarasota: the sobering Apartheid-era drama, “A Lesson from Aloes,” which opens June 28, at the Banyan Theater Company.

Penned by critically acclaimed playwright and author Athol Fugard (“Tsotsi”), the play is set in 1963 South Africa and ripe with political unrest, oppression, betrayal, sanity and madness.

Originally written for African audiences, it was first performed in 1978 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and opened two years later at Yale Repertory Theater with James Earl Jones as its star.

Now it’s kicking off the Banyan’s 2012 summer season.

“I’m a little nervous,” Walker says of the play. “I’m working with a script that deals with hard, depressing things. No one wants to leave the theater feeling sad.

What I’m doing right now is finding the hopefulness in it. There’s always something to be hopeful about.”

Mild-mannered and genial, Walker, 69, at first seems like he’s too easy going to call the shots on such an intense play. But as anyone whose seen the actor at work can attest, Walker can deliver a story like he’s lived it 100 times.

“He was the right guy for me,” says Banyan’s executive director, Jerry Finn. “This is a challenging play. It’s the kind of play that needs a very sensitive approach in terms of characterization. I have a lot of confidence in Don’s sense of style and his ability to analyze. He’s very incisive.”

Two seasons ago, the Banyan cast Walker in a lead role in “The

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“The only part I ever really wanted to play that I never got the chance to do was Elwood P. Dowd in ‘Harvey,’” says Don Walker. “He’s the guy who claims to see a giant, invisible pooka (rabbit).”

Drawer Boy.” The following year, the company gave him the part of Becky’s earnest, blue-collar husband in “Becky’s New Car.” “Of course, I was thrilled,” Walker says. “I think of (Banyan) as a major professional theater.”

A father to three adult sons and grandfather to eight, Walker grew up in Oklahoma, in a family he describes as “totally loving and non-dysfunctional.”

A born storyteller, he decided somewhere between his junior and senior years of high school that he wanted to become an actor. His mother suggested he study art, instead.

“She knew I was good at it and she figured I could make a better living as an artist than as an actor,” Walker chuckles.

He never made a living doing either.

Three years into his art degree at the University of Oklahoma, Walker switched his major to drama. He was already performing in most of the college’s shows, anyway.

By his senior year, he had nailed an audition to attend the graduate program at Yale School of Drama, an opportunity that would bring him closer to New York City, where he hoped to one day work on Broadway.

“I felt like I’d died and gone to heaven,” he says.

He remembers in the fall of 1966 driving to New Haven, Conn., newly married and in awe of the changing leaves, the staid brick buildings and clean green lawns.

Many of his Yale classmates would later go on to get work in Hollywood. Among them, Talia

Shire, who played Adrianna in all five “Rocky” movies, and actor Ken Howard, who currently serves as the president of the Screen Actors Guild.

Walker, however, would never graduate from Yale. During his first year in the program his wife gave birth to their first son, forcing Walker to drop out of grad school and get a full-time job.

The decision, though bittersweet, still stings.

“I gave up something really big,” Walker says. “I couldn’t see a play for a long time after that. It was years before I even stepped foot in a theater.”

That all changed in the late 1980s, when Walker, then a widower, moved to Sarasota with the company for which he still works — World Precision Instruments, a medical equipment manufacturer — and decided to audition for a part in “Murder on the Nile” at The Players Theatre.

“I was grateful I had long pants on that day because my knees were shaking so bad,” he says.

He didn’t get the part, but he would go on to get many more at professional and community theaters from Venice to Anna Maria Island, often alongside his second wife, Jenny Aldrich, whom he met on the set of “Veronica’s Room” and secretly married during their run of “Rumors” at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre.

In short, he’s spent the past two decades on stage in Sarasota making up for lost time. And, now, thanks to roles in “The Life of Galileo” and “Twelve Angry Men,” Walker can add the Asolo Repertory Theatre to his list of

credits.

In the fall, he’ll appear on the Asolo Rep stage again, this time as Dr. Lyman Hall in the Frank Galati-directed musical, “1776.”

He’s growing his hair out for the part in hopes that he won’t have to wear a wig.

“I think the fact that I’m an actor is what will make me a good director,” Walker says. “I know how actors feel and think. I know how gently nudging someone in a certain direction generally works better than bossing them around.”

He runs a hand through his salt-and-pepper mop and says he’s still waiting to hear if Galati approves the ’do.

“I’m actually in a pretty nice position right now, if you think about it,” Walker says. “I’m directing equity actors at a company with a reputation for producing great theater … ” And in the fall he’ll sign the Declaration of Independence on stage at the Asolo Rep.

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Watching Sunday night’s Tony Awards felt a little like sitting in the audience at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. The list of former Asolo Rep artists nominated for Tony Awards was pretty staggering.

“Bonnie & Clyde,” though it failed to wow critics on Broadway, did earn actress Laura Osnes (i.e., Bonnie Parker) a nomination.

The musical’s director, Jeff Calhoun, its male lead, Jeremy Jordan, and scenic Courtesy photo designer, Tobin Ost, Judy Kaye also received Tony nominations, but not for their work on the Depression-era musical. Instead, they were recognized for another scrappy period piece: “Newsies.”

Also nominated: the superb Judy Kaye, who in 2009 appeared in “Souvenir” at the Asolo Rep. Kaye was up for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her performance in “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” starring Matthew Broderick.

+ Sarasota community rallies to watch Nik Wallenda cross Niagara Falls Finally, the time has come for Sarasota’s circus golden boy to cross Niagara Falls on a wire during a live, three-hour television event.

You can either watch it on ABC from the comfort of your living room, or gather up the family for a Circus Sarasota-style street party that starts at 6 p.m. Friday, June 15, in front of Mattison’s City Grille.

I’d choose the latter, if I were you.

There will be music, dancing, food vendors and performances by the Sailor AP photo by David Duprey Circus. Family-friendly Nik Wallenda in Niagara Falls activities will include face painting, juggling, balloon-making and tightrope walking, of course.

Emceed by Circus Sarasota founder Pedro Reis, the event will culminate with a live broadcast of Wallenda’s walk on a JumboTron screen.

Oh, and there will be a live auction, the most coveted prize being dinner for eight with Wallenda and his wife, Erendira.

As someone who’s interviewed the daredevil several times, I can tell you the dinner table conversation will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Two seasons ago, when I featured Maria Wirries, then Cliff Roles 13, Maria Wirries on the cover of this section, it seemed like everyone in Sarasota had their eyes on the rising songbird.

Wirries, who at the time was preparing to headline her first solo concert, was astonished by the attention.

“I feel famous,” she said sweetly. “People are coming just to see me. It feels like I’m achieving a new goal in my ladder.”

Well, Lady M, it looks like you’re climbing even higher up that ladder.

On July 4, Wirries will perform as a soloist on Gloria Musicae’s “Sounds of Freedom” program at the Historic Asolo Theater. Two weeks later, she’ll head to Italy with the choral group to perform as its featured vocalist at the Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival.

So, what’s on the singer’s mind right now?

Her wisdom teeth.

She got them yanked last week between rehearsals.

“I talked my mother into getting me a bunch of ice cream so that I’m healed enough to sing,” Wirries says.

“I’m not letting anything stop me from being a part of this amazing experience.”

Wirries will be chronicling her overseas adventure for The Observer. Stay tuned for her stories from the tour bus.

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Everything is coming up roses W

hen Loretta Bestpitch occasionally cut the roses to give began work as the cu- to guests. This was followed by a rator of Mable Ring- six-year stint working at a landling’s Rose Garden on the Ring- scape company in Bradenton, ling Museum of Art grounds in and finally, the Ringling rose 2006, romance was in the air. garden.

“It just sounded so romantic,” Bestpitch began in 2006 with she says with a slight Southern an intense, year-long internship twang. “I knew when I came under Ron Mallory and replaced through the gate that it was him upon his retirement in 2007. home.”

Since then, she’s been weeding, Long before this, home was deadheading, irrigating, fertilOsceola County, where she grew izing and mulching at both the up with six brothers, as an out- Mable Ringling Rose Garden and doors-romping tomboy.

Secret Garden. She’s also been “When most girls were think- coordinating volunteers and ining about dating, I was up in teracting with guests. a tree throwing moss down to And, just as a museum curator cows,” she says. gets to decide which paintings Bestpitch comes from a long make the cut, Bestpitch decides line of West Virginia farmers who which flowers come in when the grew Old MacDonald apples. others go out. But it isn’t as easy She certainly has the green- as growing roses in the Pacific thumb gene.

Northwest, a part of the country At 42, Bestpitch was working known for its rose cultivating. for the Osceola County school “Having a (rose garden) in system and longed for more than Florida doesn’t follow textbook the felt walls of her cubicle — she (guidelines),” she says. needed to be outside, “where life She makes decisions based was goin’ on,” she says. upon which specimens are the “My neighbor said, ‘Well, I most disease-resistant and grow have a lawnmower,’ and I said, best in this region. She says that ‘Well, I have one, too. So, let’s go the rose must be of the fortunimow yards!’” ana rootstalk. From there, her The pair started L&W, a decision is based on garden delandscapesign, color ma in te na nce and frabusiness. The grance. c o m p a n y “This eventually had one re42 yards; the minds me income finanof apples,” cially supportshe says ed her and her pointthree daughing out ters while she one bush. earned a de“This regree in ornaminds me mental hortiof when culture from I used Valencia Junior to make A Pope John Paul II rose College. guava jelPost-degree, ly for the she spent three years training at kids,” she says while smelling Disney’s Epcot, where she would another.

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Loretta Bestpitch knows the rose nomenclature of almost every rose in the Mable Ringling’s Rose Garden.

She typically gets new roses locally from Your Farm & Garden on Beneva Road. Occasionally she will test out the All American Rose Selection (AARS) annual winners to see how they will do.

And, sometimes, her decisions are spurred by other causes.

In 2008, Bestpitch was reading an article in Southern Living about the Peggy Martin rose. It was one of only two plants that survived Hurricane Katrina at Peggy Martin’s garden in Louisiana. Cuttings of the rose were distributed as a fundraiser for a horticulture restoration fund.

“I just had to have one,” Bestpitch says. The Peggy Martin rose flourished in the Ringling gardens.

The Italian wagon-wheel shaped Mable Ringling Rose Garden was erected in 1913 and was the first attraction on the Ringling property. Though none of the original flowers remains, Old Garden roses (predecessors to today’s rose varieties) from Mabel’s era do fill the gardens.

“When I got here, there were 110 unidentified (roses),” Bestpitch says.

She identified all of them, recorded them and has been keeping a detailed log of every product she plants and when, such as the Dick Clark roses (the 2011 AARS winner) or Pope John Paul II roses.

“There are 480 unidentified species in the mini beds,” she

says. “That’s my next project.”

Her eyes light up. What might seem daunting to others is fun for Bestpitch.

The garden won Most Outstanding All-American Rose selection and Public Rose Garden in the nation in 2007.

Bestpitch has many wishes for the rose garden’s future (including streaming classical music and using misters), and she hopes to work in the gardens indefinitely.

She then walks over to her favorite devoniensis (climbing tea rose), puts her nose to it and takes a whiff.

“I always have to stop and smell this rose before I leave,” she says.

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>> ‘Prometheus’ The new film, “Prometheus,” reminded me why I’m not wired for sci-fi. I’m crazy about director Ridley Scott when he makes films such as “Thelma and Louise” and “Gladiator.” I have the utmost respect for Oscar winner Charlize Theron, especially in “Monster.” And I’m just downright in love with Michael Fassbender, who floored me with his depth in “Shame.” But throw them into a confusing, action abyss and I’m lost.

I could have napped through the first halfhour of “Prometheus” had it not been for Fassbender’s character, David (an android), who has an almost singular presence. He and his hibernating crew are onboard the spaceship Prometheus bound for a distant planet. The mission was predicated on scientists, Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway (Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshall-Green) studying prehistoric cave paintings and who believe that the origins of human life may exist on the planet. How they ascertain this lacks any sensible segue.

Subplot (spoiler alert): The Weyland Corp. is funding the interstellar search but for much more nefarious motives. Its hid-

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den agenda is heralded by the overly icy Meredith Vickers (Theron). In a shocking discovery toward the end of the film, we learn she’s actually the daughter of CEO Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce) who’s hiding onboard.

I could have cared less. It had absolutely no bearing on the muddled plot.

I have to give Scott credit for creating exquisite visuals in stunning locales such as Iceland, Scotland and Spain. And there were two deliciously crafted scenes that blew me away, one of which was a surgical procedure to remove an alien being from Shaw’s body and the other the decapitation of David, who functions perfectly away from his torso.

But, overall, “Prometheus” suffers from lame dialogue and, at times, a corny script. It takes giant leaps of faith, which are impossible to swallow. And, although the film is well-cast, aside from Rapace (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) and Fassbender, the acting is superfluous.

Rapace is intense while Fassbender steals the show.

Although “Prometheus” raises the question about the origin of human life, it offers absolutely no answers. In mythology, Prometheus was the Greek god who angered Zeus by stealing fire and giving it to mortals.

If there was an analogy to that in the film, it was lost on me. The ending of “Prometheus” screams sequel — I think I’ll pass.

— Pam Nadon

MUSIC >> Sarasota Music Festival: Symphony Concert I — All Beethoven A not-very-funny thing happened on the way to the end of the first movement of Beethoven’s G Major Piano Concerto Saturday night: The lights went out in the Opera House. It seems that one of Florida Power & Light’s feeder cables going into the theater died, leaving only the emergency “panic” lights on in the house and a few spotty spots overhead on stage.

One of the wonderful things about music, though, is that it can be played (and heard) in the dark. As long as you can see the music, that is. The solo pianist, John Perry, was playing from memory so he just soldiered on. The wonderful conductor, Larry Rachleff, knew the score. And the orchestra, made up primarily of students with young, bright eyes, seemed able to see their music and instruments and never missed a beat.

What was most annoying was the incessantly beeping alarm — sometimes in G, and sometimes not — that persisted through two-and-a-half movements of the concerto.

The all-Beethoven program opened on a brighter note with the overture to “The Creatures of Prometheus.” Rachleff, who conducted with great acclaim at the festival a couple of seasons ago, brought a cohesive, brilliant sound from the orchestra, which was made up primarily of students with a smattering of faculty members and some well-known first-chair players from the Sarasota Orchestra.

The strings, led by Sarasota Orchestra’s concertmaster Daniel Jordan, were particularly brilliant in the allegro section of the work, playing together as if they’d had years (not mere days) as an ensemble.

It’s almost impossible to comment on the piano concerto because of the circumstances but, truth be told, Perry, a longtime festival faculty member, was not at his best, even before the lights went out. While

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The audience, however, gave all the musicians an enthusiastic cheer at intermission as a thank you for doing what they could under particularly challenging conditions.

Finally, Joseph McKenna, president and CEO of the Sarasota Orchestra, came on stage and announced that the backstage crew and FPL were working to restore power and it was hoped the concert would resume after intermission. But, after a prolonged interval, the audience was told the second half — which would have been devoted to Beethoven’s mighty “Eroica” symphony — would not take place, leaving listeners and players with an evening that will probably not be forgotten.

P.S. Sunday evening, when we got home from dinner, we had four — count them, four — phone calls and two emails from the folks at the Sarasota Music Festival saying that all ticket holders to Saturday night’s aborted concert were welcome to attend, free, a performance of the “Eroica” Monday evening at the Opera House. In fact, they even added “Prometheus overture” to the program. And they said, “The Sarasota Music Festival artistic leadership, staff and faculty regret the inconvenience this has caused our audience.” Now that’s the way to turn a bitter lemon into a sweet sorbet!

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by Molly Schechter | Food Editor

Noriko Sidlow: an artist in the kitchen or skills to prepare mented in music, flowers and tait. They asked Sid- ble decor. It is “exotic elegance” low to do it, and for this one. A Halloween dinner when that word featured a haunted house cut got out, several from black seaweed atop a bed more Japanese of Japanese-style rice pilaf tinted families asked for orange with ketchup and indithe same thing. vidual desserts in the shape of Sidlow ended up spooks. A luncheon for the star delivering the of Sarasota Opera’s fall produccomplex, multi- tion of “Madame Butterfly” was course feast to laden with lepidoptera. four or five famiBefore moving here, Sidlow lies. had a company in Kobe that proShe has expand- duced events from fashion shows ed her repertoire and business meetings to bridal far beyond her fairs and weddings. She is also a native cuisine trained pianist, vioPhotos by Molly Schechter to encompass linist and keyboard Noriko Sidlow the traditionteacher. Now she al Jewish does it all from her ven the hand-written recdishes relished by her home in Mote ipe she provided is prethusband, Chuck, Ranch, inty; it’s decorated with a as well as diverse cluding charming drawing. It is a clue to European cuicooking pleasures to come, as are pinesines. She loves lessons apple boats waiting to be filled French food and caand the impeccably coordinated and presented tering table. The shining taste of the the Asian dish for prifinished dish drives the point featured here vate parhome: Noriko Sidlow sees cookwith an eclectic, ties. You ing as a total art and likes nothItalian “buon apcan coning more than to prepare and petito.” Whatever tact her at share a beautiful experience at culinary language 928-2246 or look the table. she is speaking, Sid- The pineapple boat is her up on FaceSidlow came to Florida six low gives each meal book as Moshiready to be filled. years ago from Kobe, Japan. She a theme to be impleMoshiBonjour. describes her hometown as being to Osaka, Japan, as Beverly Hills is to Los Angeles — an upscale adjunct offering the finest in the arts, fashion and dining.

Although she learned to make beautiful and healthy food from her mother, she credits eating in Kobe’s high-end restaurants as a significant source of inspiration.

A largely self-taught cook, Sidlow has no formal training and uses cookbooks only for their pictures as idea starters. Yet this story of a New Year’s Eve dinner reveals high regard for her skills. Two years ago, the owners of a prominent, local Japanese restaurant wanted a traditional meal for that holiday but did not feel that their staff had the time A beautiful presentation

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Exotic Elegance Sweet and Sour Shrimp in a Pineapple Boat Start to finish: 1 hour Yield: 4 servings

Even the recipe is pretty.

INGREDIENTS: SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE: 4 tablespoons soy sauce 8 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons ketchup 6 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 tablespoons potato starch or cornstarch 1 cup water

DIRECTIONS: SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE: • Dissolve the starch in 3 tablespoons of the water.

• Combine remaining water with other ingredients in a small pan and heat.

• Add the dissolved cornstarch and cook briefly over low heat until sauce shines and thickens slightly. Set aside.

STIR-FRY: • Cut the pineapple in half lengthwise. Remove the middle to make four boats. Remove and discard core and cut the pineapple into chunks.

• Coarsely chop the vegetables and mango.

STIR-FRY 2 pineapples 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on Vegetable oil for deep-frying shrimp 1/2 sweet red bell pepper 1/2 sweet green bell pepper 1/2 sweet yellow pepper 8 ounces mushrooms 1 mango 1 onion 1 to 2 carrots 5 tablespoons vegetable oil to sauté vegetables 1 tablespoon sesame oil • Dust the shrimp lightly with potato starch.

• In a sauté pan, heat two to three inches of vegetable oil to 360 degrees and deep-fry the shrimp until they start to change color and become crisp. Remove and drain on a paper towel or wire rack. Pour off deep-frying fat.

• Heat the sesame oil and 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil, and sauté vegetables and mango until just crisp tender.

Season with salt and pepper.

• Add sweet and sour sauce.

• Return fried shrimp to pan and stir to combine. Serve in pineapple boats

NOTES: • Stir-fry can also be made with pork or chicken.

• For vegan preparation, use tofu.

• Dish is gluten-free.

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Some Keitt mangos hang from their tree in Dr. George Panjikaran’s backyard. These are Panjikaran’s favorite mangos of the 13 varieties he has planted.

One of the many frangipani trees in bloom on the side of Panjikaran’s home.

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When Dr. George Panjikaran retired in 2008, he built his dream house on Siesta Key, as well as a garden full of fruit trees.

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