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by David Conway | News Editor

Citizens weigh paid parking As the city’s parking division develops a management plan, it involves a resident-led committee to carefully consider all options and give input to avoid missteps of the past.

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Barbara Frey, president of Alliance Française of Sarasota; Jane Passman, program chair; and Dr. Amy Reid, featured speaker

+ Des bonheurs Members of the Alliance Française of Sarasota heard from New College professor of French Dr. Amy Baram Reid at a luncheon Thursday, April 10. The luncheon was held at Ocean Blues Restaurant and Reid, who is a leading authority in Francophone literature and translation, explored the themes of Véronique Tadjo’s “Far from My Father.”

Members of the city’s Parking Advisory Committee are not eager to talk about paid parking, because the thrust of their work is focused on much more than that.

Still, as the group works on the development of a citywide parking management plan, it wants one thing to be clear: It wants to avoid

the missteps of the past.

“We didn’t educate well,” city Parking Manager Mark Lyons said of the failed attempts to institute paid parking. “We weren’t in the community as strongly as we could have been during that implementation.”

“Whatever happened last time,

it didn’t happen in an orderly fashion,” committee Vice Chairman Tom Delong said. “You had meters all over the city in places they shouldn’t have been.”

For Lyons, tasked with producing the comprehensive parking strategic plan, the Parking Advisory Committee is a tool to make sure

previous errors don’t recur. Rather than bring in a consulting firm and hold a couple of charrettes to gain public input, the advisory board is taking an active role in offering input throughout the process.

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DOWNTOWN

by David Conway | News Editor

DID pushes to preserve historic property As the only occupant of Palm Avenue’s DeMarcay Hotel building prepares to leave, the city’s Downtown Improvement District expressed concern about the structure’s future.

The Downtown Improvement District doesn’t know exactly what’s planned for a historic building on Palm Avenue, but it’s already looking into its options for preventing those plans from going forward.

On March 18, the DeMarcay

Hotel building, located at 33 S. Palm Ave., was sold along with the Roth Factory Cigar Building, located at 30 Mira Mar Court. The two properties, sold for $2.75 million, combine to form 8,643 square feet of land adjacent to the high-rise building at 1350 Main St.

The building’s previous owner, Peoria, Ill.-based Palm Avenue Partners LLC, sold the building out of bankruptcy to Barrington, Ill.-based XAC Developers LLC. The property still has a site plan, approved by the city in 2006 and valid until Oct. 1, that allows for

the development of an 18-story mixed-use building with 39 residential units.

If the sale of the DeMarcay Hotel and the site plan piqued the interest of the Downtown Im-

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PARKING / FROM PAGE 1A tee, which has been meeting since May 2012, currently consists of seven members. Residents from various areas of the city — such as downtown, St. Armands Circle and Southside Village — serve as a representative mix of the areas the strategic plan will cover. Active in the community, the members bring new information back to their districts and offer specific feedback at the next meeting.

“You can’t buy that,” Lyons said.

“It’s a way to really cascade information, take it into the community and bring it back.”

Chris Gallagher, a downtown resident and chairman of the committee, said the work has been more intensive than he originally expected. After articulating a specific goal — creating “smart, safe and sustainable parking” — the group has honed in on how to tackle the strategic plan.

“It’s one thing to have exactly the right system, exactly the right equipment,” Gallagher said. “The second thing is: How do you roll it out?”

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Even for Lyons, that second question has been more difficult to answer. The Parking Advisory Committee has found little guidance when it comes to getting a parking management program started in a large community.

“Most communities start paid parking when they’re smaller,” Lyons said. “They don’t launch it at this size.”

Lyons is less shy about directly addressing paid parking. Despite its failures in Sarasota, he believes it could help the community.

He knows that no paid-parking program is capable of garnering universal support, but if the city

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GUIDING THE WAY In developing a citywide parking management plan, the city’s Parking Advisory Committee is using a set of five guiding principles as parameters: • Supporting the development of economic vitality and vibrant street life in our commercial and mixeduse neighborhoods by addressing each category of parking customer.

• Supporting the maintenance of public safety.

• Benefiting residential neighborhoods by preventing “spillover.”

• Supporting the sustainable use of public resources and sustainable development of the city.

• Applying smart decisionmaking.

is better at communication and implementation, he thinks a program could stick.

At Tuesday’s Downtown Improvement District meeting, the board demonstrated that significant opposition exists to any form of paid parking. DID member Eileen Hampshire, also a member of the Parking Advisory Committee, broached the subject of paid parking. As a response, the other board members voted to recommend the city take no steps toward such a program until May 1, 2016.

The DID members feared paid parking would scare customers away, and said the lack of easily accessible parking is just a sign of downtown’s success.

“You realize that no parking available downtown is a good thing,” DID member Mark Kauffman said.

Lyons said the goal would be more than just funding parking management — although, with a $500,000 annual deficit in the city’s parking fund, that would be one benefit. Beyond that, Lyons said, paid parking would discourage constant circulation as people search for parking places, providing a higher level of service for customers while decreasing congestion.

“Given time, a paid-parking system will prove its worth,” Lyons said. “It integrates in a way that makes it easier to come downtown.”

Again, that proper implementation is the big question Lyons has to answer, and why those involved don’t want their work boiled down to “paid parking is coming back.” At the last Parking Advisory Committee meeting, the group discussed focusing on managing the most-used areas first. Rather than a widespread re-launch of meters, Lyons said the city should focus on showing residents that any program could function in the areas best suited for paid parking.

The group knows that some areas of the city aren’t a good fit for paid parking. Determining where it would and wouldn’t work is part of Lyons’ job as he works on writing the management plan, which he hopes to have ready for presentation to the City Commission within the next 90 days.

Lyons and the members of the Parking Advisory Committee know the stakes are high, and they’re determined to succeed where the city has failed before.

“Parking seems like such a base subject to talk about, but people really have strong opinions about it,” Gallagher said. “If done incorrectly, it could have so many unintended consequences.”

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Posh on Palm will move from the DeMarcay Hotel building in May.

HOTEL / FROM PAGE 1A provement District, the status of its only remaining tenant served as a signal that something could be planned. Mark Holt, owner of Posh on Palm, said shortly after the building’s sale, he received notice to vacate it by July 1.

Holt isn’t aware of what the new owners have planned — only that the future of that property doesn’t include his business.

“All I know is we just got our walking papers,” Holt said.

“Whatever they’re planning doesn’t involve us.”

Posh on Palm is moving to Venice next month, a move Holt said wouldn’t happen if he wasn’t forced out.

“We love it here,” Holt said. “It’s just a drag — we’re sad to leave.”

At Tuesday’s Downtown Improvement District, board members said they were afraid the DeMarcay Hotel could be demolished without warning. They said the building — listed on the National Register of Historic Places — was a valuable asset for downtown Sarasota.

“I got scared when I saw the

tenant leaving,” DID member Mark Kauffman said. “They’re getting ready to demo it.”

City staff also didn’t know what would happen next, but said a local planner asked about potentially modifying the approved site plan several months ago. DID members asked whether it was possible to prevent a new development based on the building’s historic status, and discussed bringing in a consultant to research the significance of the building.

Gretchen Schneider, the city’s general manager of planning and development, said any demolition would have to go through the city’s Historic Preservation Board first.

Whatever the future of the building, DID Chairman Ernie Ritz said the city needs to focus on preserving the assets that allow the downtown area to be classified as a historic district.

“We just keep chipping away at the historic buildings, and it’s almost embarrassing,” Ritz said.

“People keep saying, ‘Where’s the historic district?’ You’re looking at it.”

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by David Conway | News Editor

Group: ‘No Boss Mayor’ Supporters of The Citizens Voice, a political group formed in opposition to a proposed new city charter, explain their stance on the latest push for a ‘strong’ mayor.

On its website, The Citizens Voice clearly states its main cause and the motivation behind it in three words, prominently displayed at the top of each page: “No Boss Mayor.”

The political committee re-launched earlier this year in response to another political group, It’s Time Sarasota, that is advocating for a new city charter. The Citizens Voice strongly opposes that charter; most notably, it believes a provision that would create a “strong” elected-mayor position would be bad for the city.

Eileen Normile, a lawyer and city resident, serves as chairwoman of the group.

She said the group represents a variety of interested parties, including some who support the idea of an elected mayor but oppose the power delegated to the chief executive in this specific charter.

“I would describe it as extreme,” Normile said. “That’s what ties us all together and what makes us such an eclectic group.”

The group consists of 28 members, according to its website. Eleven of those members are former Sarasota mayors, and almost all of the others have played an active role in city neighborhood associations or advisory boards. Several members of the group expressed a concern that the voice of active citizens would be less influential under the proposed charter.

Although ballot initiatives to create an elected mayor have failed three times in the past 20 years, The Citizens Voice is already working on rallying support behind its cause. Following a $6,000 donation from the International City/County Manager Association, the group began its campaign against the proposed charter.

During a special election in March, the group handed out sheets that urged voters to be wary of signing the petition that would put the proposed charter on November’s ballot. The flier issued a stern warning at the bottom: “Don’t sign away our city!!”

The group also spent more than $2,000 on three rounds of robotic telephone calls to some of the city’s most active voters. Normile was unable to provide transcripts of the calls — the last of which former Mayor Kelly Kirschner recorded — but said the message encouraged increased awareness of the charter proposal.

“Don’t sign the petition until you read the charter,” Normile said. “Take the time to read the charter and then make up your mind.”

County Commissioner Nora Patterson

IN THEIR OWN WORDS Opponents to the proposed city charter speak about their stance:

NEWSBRIEFS + County to evaluate SCAT efficiency Sarasota County commissioners gave staff the OK for a study that will examine the potential privatization of transit services during a workshop Tuesday.

An independent cost estimate will give the county a basis for evaluating bids from private operators and compare the efficiency of county’s transit system to those of 11 other municipalities.

The study, which cost roughly $65,000, is slated for completion by June, with a presentation for the board coming the following month.

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On the advantages of the current charter: The nicest thing about Sarasota is how involved all the citizens are.

Through the advisory boards, there's tremendous citizen involvement Eileen Normile here, which is very nice for a city of this size.

It makes it a really interesting and eclectic place where everyone has a voice. The City Commission uses that advice for better or for worse, but there is tremendous citizen involvement.

On why she supports The Citizens’ Voice: Because I believe in it very much. I believe that we do not need a boss mayor. I believe the city charter is set up the way it should be. I'm very involved with my neighborhood associations. The neighborhoods are not going to have a voice if we have a boss mayor. We want to be able to commuCandy Spaulding nicate and talk and have more choices. I don't think that will be able to happen with a boss mayor. I just feel that (the proposed charter is) going to make too many changes we're not ready for, and I respect the people who are against it.

A third candidate has emerged in the race for the Sarasota County School Board District 1 seat Carol Todd vacated earlier this month.

Former Sarasota County School District Director of Long-Range Planning Ken Marsh joins Geoffrey Griswold Fisher and Bridget Ziegler in the race for the position.

Marsh spent more than a decade as a planning administrator with the Sarasota County School District, according to a news release, with experience in other areas of the organization since 1995.

Current school board members discussed Todd’s replacement at a work session last week, ultimately agreeing to advocate leaving the vacancy unfilled until the election in August.

// NORA PATTERSON

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Chairwoman, The Citizens’ Voice

On addressing issues with the government: If you don't like the way the government is working, then you might consider actually replacing the people who are working the government. There is a lot of chaos; there are problems currently. … That doesn't mean that that will go on forever. That's just what's going on right now. I understand that people are unhappy about it — I am as well — but that doesn't mean that you turn the government over to one person.

Pick the commissioner you think is doing the worst job, and imagine that person as mayor.

District 3 representative, City Coalition of Neighborhood Associations

Sarasota County commissioner; former city commissioner and mayor On her opposition to the proposed charter: Although I could support an elected mayor with some additional powers, I think this one goes so far that it evokes danger signals for me. If you've got a really wonderful person in that role, it could be a really good thing. If you've got someone who's not so good or not responsive to the public or perNora Patterson haps not fiscally responsible, it could be a disaster.

You would have four years of that person, and it might put the city in some difficult positions. I'm a cautious person, and I like the checks and balances of the more usual arrangement.

is another former mayor and opponent of the proposed charter. Although she doesn’t feel the current city government system is perfect — and she’s open to the idea of an elected mayor — she said she feels the proposed charter provides for fewer checks and balances than the

status quo. Above all, she hoped for a reasoned debate between the opposing sides as the push for and against the proposed charter ramps intensifies.

“I think the people on both sides are passionate about this,” Patterson said. “I hope the conversation remains civil.”

+ New School Board candidate emerges

On April 22, the Venice City Council approved a special event agreement to bring the 2014 Sarasota Chalk Festival to its streets in November. Since its inception, the Chalk Festival has called Burns Court home, but event founder Denise Kowal said issues with the city were too significant to overcome.

Kowal believes the vast majority of Sarasota appreciates and enjoys the event, but that the Sarasota City Commission wasn’t as accommodating to the festival as it should have been.

“They clearly have not found this to be as much of a benefit to the community as the community has felt,” Kowal said.

“There’s a big disconnect there”

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Within the next few days, construction is scheduled to begin on what will become the tallest building in downtown Sarasota, one of the first high-rise condominium projects to begin in the area post-recession.

The Jewel, an 18-story building located at Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue, received a building permit at the beginning of the month. The project’s developer, Tom Mannausa, said he has filed a notice of commencement and issued a notice to proceed to Suffolk Construction company, allowing work on the site to begin.

The project has been planned since December 2010, when Mannausa purchased a vacant lot at the corner of Gulfstream and Main for $870,000. Subsequent purchases of adjacent properties housing Sports Page Bar & Grille and Living Walls Furniture & Design cost just less than $3 million in spring 2012, allowing the site to be cleared for the building’s construction.

The building’s sales office opened in November 2012. Mannausa originally hoped to break ground on The Jewel in summer 2013, but said he wasn’t able settle all of the various moving parts — including design, sales and paperwork — until now.

“To do a new construction project such as a condo, there are about 30 different things that have to come together,” Mannausa said. “They've all come together, and now we can start.”

The Jewel includes 19 residential units priced between $1.25 million and $4.1 million, all of which have been sold, Mannausa said. He’s also currently negotiating with occupants for the four retail units on the

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ground floor. City Manager Tom Barwin expressed his excitement regarding the project in an email, citing the $19 million construction value as proof that The Jewel will help the downtown economy.

“This is further evidence that our local economy is rebounding and Sarasota remains a very desirable place to be,” Barwin wrote.

Mannausa said the targeted completion date for The Jewel is Sept. 1, 2015. After working for more than three years to get the project started, he’s excited to see work begin.

“I couldn't be happier,” Mannausa said.

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County employees exalt elevator repairs At the Sarasota County Terrace Administration Building, the elevators have achieved a substantial level of notoriety due to their unreliability.

Ed Gable, Sarasota County manager of facilities: “A lot of this is original equipment. It’s hard for us to tell exactly when it’s all from, but it’s very old and it has a high level of service requirement. The maintenance costs had just gone through the roof. (Repairs are) well overdue, and we’re happy to get it taken care of and make it safer for the public.”

Carolyn Mason, Sarasota County commissioner: “They were old and slow and breaking down a lot. Our staff here, Ed Gable and company, was working on it (before last year), but it wasn’t going too quickly.”

THE EFFECTS Dent: “We’ve had quite a few people trapped in the smaller elevator. People are a little bit uncomfortable getting in that particular one. Now they’ve got a sign up that says you can’t put more than 1,000 pounds in that one or more than three people. People have been sticking to that.”

Gable: “There have been some short-time entrapments.”

Dent: “Some people do panic — I have one staff member who got stuck one day and she was very close to passing out. For me personally, being stuck with some high school students for 35 minutes before we were rescued was a little uncomfortable for everyone.”

Mason: “That’s not a good thing.

That happens (elsewhere), occasionally. They were in the little elevator, and it’s the size of a postage stamp.”

Dent: “We spent a lot of time on our cell phones trying to contact somebody, and then they had people outside talking to us, but they couldn’t get into it. Finally, when they got the door open, we had to step up a couple of feet to get out of the elevator. It was an experience, and it was very warm in there. A couple of the kids were a little panicky — you could just see it in their faces.”

Mason: “If I were in there, I probably would have had a heart attack. I would not have done well there. That’s unsafe, and it’s unacceptable.”

Dent: “The people on the lower floors can take the stairs. I’m on the seventh floor; I guess I could probably get a good workout that way.

I’m up and down and in and out all day — we’ve got offices on the first, seventh and eighth floors.”

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With repairs underway within the Terrace Administration Building, signs next to the troubled elevators inform visitors of weight restrictions and construction.

TAKING ACTION Mason: “Getting (Gable) and the building users together — kind of a little bridge building, if you will — helped to get things moving a little quicker.”

Dent: “Commissioner Mason — she doesn’t do elevators anyway — she’s very much been an advocate for us. When we shared with her the status one day, she was interested in seeing something done.”

Mason: “I have a fear of eleva-

tors, so I don’t get on them anywhere.”

Dent: “She asks about the status. ‘How’s it going; are we getting somewhere?’ But she wouldn’t go in the elevators anyway.”

Gable: “They’re doing a major replacement of everything — the structure itself, the electrical devices. ... Within a couple of weeks, we should be done with the first one.”

Mason: “Things are moving along there. I’m a happy camper.”

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Kathy Dent, Sarasota County supervisor of elections: “It’s been basically an ongoing joke (in the building). ... In 1996, Jim Todora was elected property appraiser.

He was holding his reception on the 10th floor, and — on the way to his own party — he got stuck in the smaller one for a period of time with a whole lot of other people.”

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The Sarasota County Terrace Administration Building has been home to various county services since its purchase in 1972. Over that time, one of the services offered has been a constant source of frustration for visitors and employees alike: the elevators.

Those familiar with the building have heard horror stories of malfunctions and stoppages. The issues are due to age — the building dates back to 1925, and the elevators still use some original equipment.

Recognizing the need, the Sarasota County Commission approved a $1.15 million contract last October that includes elevator modernization at the terrace building. Construction began that month, and is expected to be completed in October.

County officials shared their memories of the vexing history of the elevators — and the process of getting them fixed:

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“They said the single thing that revitalized their downtown was when they built a downtown aquarium,” Barbetta said.

Asked about Barbetta’s comments, Mote Marine Laboratory President and CEO Michael Crosby said the organization was interested in increasing its presence. The group established a 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan in 2011, calling for significant growth in research and infrastructure. Part of that growth could include new facilities or renovating existing facilities, Crosby said.

Visit Sarasota County President Virginia Haley said Mote has worked with consulting firms as part of implementing that vision. Haley has been at the forefront of another visioning process, Sarasota Bayfront 20:20. That effort is focused on developing a plan for the bayfront property surrounding the Van Wezel — the same land Barbetta mentioned as a potential site for an aquarium.

Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 leaders say they have no particular projects in mind for the land, and Haley said she has only a passing familiarity with Mote’s plans for the future.

Even if a downtown aquarium isn’t imminent, Barbetta thinks the county should focus on projects that will become assets for tourists and residents alike.

“I'm a believer that the assets create the great place that we are,” Barbetta said. “We need to expand on those assets.”

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Buried in his justification for voting against increasing Visit Sarasota County’s advertising budget, County Commissioner Joe Barbetta mentioned a big possible addition to the city of Sarasota — and indicated that it could already be in the works.

“A downtown aquarium, that's coming before us right now,” Barbetta said.

At the April 23 County Commission meeting, Barbetta argued that the increased tourist tax revenues generated this year should be used on facilities, rather than advertising. He mentioned other infrastructure improvements, such as a conference center, sports fields or an equestrian facility.

Barbetta said his remark about the aquarium wasn’t indicative of anything imminent, though he had heard comments in passing about Mote Marine Laboratory needing to expand in the future. It was merely another possible option at the county’s disposal.

Barbetta said if any such project were in the works, it would fall under the city’s purview. Still, if someone were interested in developing a downtown aquarium, Barbetta thinks it would be a good investment.

He mentioned the city’s Cultural Park district and the former Quay property — bayfront land that both the city and various nonprofit groups have begun to look at for master planning — as possible targets.

He said the idea was partially attributable to an intercity trip area leaders took to Chattanooga, Tenn. During the visit, Chattanooga representatives extolled the value

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At the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, he constantly said “How can I help?” and “The best is yet to come.” The latter saying is displayed with Paradies’ picture in the foundation’s Philanthropy Center that opened in July 2013 and was made possible through a donation from Paradies.

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Another plane veered too close to Paradies’ plane, causing a midair collision. He woke up just in time to deploy his parachute and landed in a field. A farmer picked him up and took Paradies to the hospital. He was the lone survivor; four other airmen died.

After his near-death experienced, Paradies vowed to share his good fortune with as many people as he could.

Daniel “Dan” Paradies, of Longboat Key and Atlanta, died April 29. He was 92.

He spent his life fulfilling that goal.

In Sarasota, he established the Daniel M. Paradies Foundation, which supports the Sarasota Ballet, Ringling College of Art and Design, Goldie Feldman Academy, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Perlman Music Program/Suncoast, Breast Health Sarasota and Bike and Build Inc. “I think his interests and passions were the arts and kids in need,” said Gulf Coast Community Foundation President Teri Hansen.

“When you look at the arts and children in need, those kind of encompass the best of life and where he could make a difference.”

Born in 1921, in Atlanta, Paradies attended the University of Virginia before volunteering to join the Army Air Corps. He reached the rank of lieutenant, piloting B-17 aircraft during his four years of service.

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‘Our republic is gone’ Most of the time, we try to devote this space to pertinent local and state issues.

But now and again, national and international events are just too compelling to stay silent.

This is one of those times. Bundy …

Benghazi … Stirling … IRS … Ukraine …

Obamacare … Russia … Putin.

The daily diet of it all is enough to get you down, to sap your American optimism.

Sorry about that. But it is. Can’t we score a success about which to feel good?

Take the swirl of the recent week: Every national media outlet has moved from ill-educated rancher Cliven Bundy (thank goodness) to the despicable comments of Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling.

And then they obsess over them, rubbing them MATT in the public’s face day after day, fueling the race WALSH to the cultural bottom.

Then The Wall Street Journal and NBC tell us Americans don’t want to be the world’s leader anymore. To that, you certainly can argue we have a commander-in-chief fulfilling that wish.

You know the list: Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Putin, et al. No one in the world has reason to trust us.

Oh, let’s not forget Secretary of State John Kerry doing his part to unravel our world status — with his infamous “apartheid” remark about Israel.

And what does this say about the state of and security of your freedom: Remember the furor and outrage over the IRS targeting? Whatever happened to the president “getting to the bottom of it”? Not a thing.

No one held accountable.

Indeed, there has been barely a peep in the mainstream media about an IRS attack on a 501c(3) that was even more notorious than stalling the tea-party groups’ notfor-profit applications. Few people have heard about the IRS overtly targeting and completely revoking the tax-exempt status of the Patrick Henry Center, an organization that has been in existence since 1998 and which also happens to be a critic of the president. This was one of the agency’s

most egregious political hits, but nothing that these points were not good and he had on it. (Read about it at WND.com.) taken a heavy hand to editing them. He Benghazi. Judicial Watch had to sue noted that he would be happy to work with our own federal government — the “most [then deputy chief of staff to Hillary Clintransparent administration in history” — to ton] Jake Sullivan and Rhodes to develop force it to release emails and other White appropriate talking points.”

House documents to find out.

All of this — the day-to-day swirl — is Lo and behold, the emails said what building up in the psyche of Americans. common sense told us: The White House We’re not feeling like the Americans who staff covered up the attacks with the bogus believe our country can win the most gold video story to protect the president’s canat the Olympics. We’re not feeling confident didacy. It took a year and a half to begin to about our place in the world. And thoureveal the truth — and only because the sands and thousands of us are worrying “people” sued to find out. seriously about the increasing reach and What’s more, when you read the Judicial power wielded by our national government.

Watch report, it is highly implausible to A Florida taxi driver, known on his think then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blog as “Taxi Hack,” expressed this worry did not know what was going on Sept. 11 or recently in an 8,300-word blog entitled Sept. 12, 2012. To wit: “The Pig Trap.” It should resonate and scare Sept. 11, 2012, 4:49 p.m. — “State Deevery American — Republican and Demopartment press officer John Fogarty reportcrat alike. As this cab driver puts it, what is ing on ‘Libya update from Beth Jones’: happening to us is neither Republican nor “‘Beth Jones [acting assistant secretary, Democrat. It’s eating away at the core of Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs] just spoke what our Founders established. with DCM Tripoli Greg Hicks, who advised You wouldn’t expect this from the typical a Libyan militia (we now know this is the cab driver. And the fact we don’t know his 17th Feb brigade, as requested identity somewhat taints his

by Emb office) is responding commentary. But his perspecto the attack on the diplomatic tive on what he sees happenmission in Benghazi.’” ing in the United States and Sept. 11, 2012, 6:41 p.m. the way he tells it — some— Senior Advisor Eric Pelofsky times in raw language — are to Susan Rice: “As reported, powerful and stirring. the Benghazi compound came “The Pig Trap” is starting to under attack, and it took a bit go viral. If you read it, you’ll of time for the ‘Annex’ colsee why. We have excerpted a leagues and Libyan February portion of it below. We encourFINAL PUSH age you to go online and read 17 brigade to secure it. One of our colleagues was killed — it in its entirety. (Go to: taxiFOR FOOD IMO Sean Smith. Amb Chris cabdepressions.com/?p=1193) Don’t forget Stevens, who was visiting When you finish, you’ll the Campaign Benghazi this week, is missing. probably agree. As the Taxi Against Summer U.S. and Libyan colleagues are Hack puts it: “Our government Hunger. Take your looking for him … ” is utterly lawless. Our repnon-perishable Then, an email among the resentative republic is gone. food and cash obtained documents, adThese people no longer serve donations for All dressing “talking points” for the interests of the American Faiths Food Bank the Sunday TV shows: “The people, they serve their own to any Sarasota first draft apparently seemed elite interests, and the citiCounty fire staunsuitable … because they zens of the United States have tions or Goodwill seemed to encourage the become tax cattle to be mancenter. Or, make reader to infer incorrectly that aged, milked and controlled. a donation at the CIA had warned about a And the security state they SkipALunch.org. specific attack on our emhave erected is not designed The campaign bassy. to protect US, it is designed to ends May 10.

“On the SVTS, Morell noted protect THEM.”

A TAXI DRIVER’S LAMENT: WHAT WOULD THE FOUNDERS THINK? Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from “The Pig Trap,” a blog by a Florida taxicab driver. To read the entire article, go to: taxicabdepressions. com/?p=1193.

So in the context of the early 1770s, what would the Founders think about the government secretly and illegally trafficking thousands of military-grade arms to criminals, brigands, and pirates, knowing full well that those criminals will kill thousands of innocent people with said arms, as a ploy to disarm their own citizenry …and when caught redhanded in this criminal and despicable act, the governmental appointee responsible for executing this disgraceful policy lies, dissembles and stonewalls and suffers no sanction or penalty?

What would they think of the government reading, and oftentimes copying and warehousing, every single letter of their correspondence, their diaries, their conversations, their most private and intimate of communications?

What would they think of government agents standing on rooftops and street corners, monitoring and documenting the comings and goings of every citizen every day of his life, whom they speak with and

associate with, and what they purchase and from whom?

What would they think about their government spying on journalists, town criers, and pamphleteers and swearing out false oaths to judges to have them surveilled?

What would they think about government tax agents given specific orders to harass, intimidate, penalize and obstruct any person who speaks for peaceful, legislative reform of the government or is critical of the government, even demanding that they document the content of their prayers?

What would they think about a government that routinely ignores laws already on the books solely for material and political gain, a government that creates punitive laws through specious methods, and then exempts themselves from being subject to those laws, and when their agents, officials and appointees are caught in serious crimes and malfeasance, they are simply reassigned and protected by the government, never to face trial or pay any penalty for their acts or the harm they inflict on ordinary citizens?

I’ll tell you what I believe … I believe the shooting would have already started.

It’s not that I want something terrible to happen, it’s that I am positively

astonished that something terrible hasn’t already happened.

The Founders set out to create a limited government. They did not create a Constitution that spelled out what the government may not do, they created a Constitution that detailed exactly and precisely what the federal government MAY do, and nothing more. This far, and no further.

All other powers were specifically and deliberately left to the individual states, and to the people themselves. The Bill of Rights was added at the insistence of several of the Founders to protect the individual citizen from future tyranny and avaricious government.

Yet today, our government has no compunctions about monitoring all my communications, tracking my movements, deterring my business success with punitive taxes and onerous regulations, accessing my banking records, compelling my participation in an ill-conceived healthcare system that will most assuredly give me substandard care and higher prices and may violate my personal wants and perhaps even my religious beliefs, and regulating almost every aspect of my dayto-day life, right down to the type of the car that I may drive, the lightbulbs I am allowed to buy, and the kind of toilet I am permitted to [blank] in …

So tell me again … just what are the limits of my so-called limited government?

— Taxi Hack

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The April 10 Sarasota Observer queries whether the Barfield-Mogensen team “while clouded in the capes of protecting the taxpayers … appears to have a business strategy of targeting City Hall for financial gain” or whether, on the other hand, they are “performing a public service.”

The opinion piece is silent on the critical back story, which I submit, supplies the answer to the paper’s question, “What is going on?”

Reading tea leaves is not an option for getting inside Barfield’s head and reading his intent. But we do have recourse to a basic principle of law, grounded in commonsense, that an actor’s practices, honesty and credibility are subject to challenge (impeachment) by a showing of past anti-social behavior, criminal convictions in particular. So, what is the critical omission from the opinion piece? Simply that Barfield has led a lifetime of crime since the age of 17. His is not a case of one who 20 years ago possessed marijuana or passed a rubber check. By his own admission, he has accumulated 68 (no typo) convictions.

In 1999, he was sentenced to

10 years in federal prison for conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury before a federal grand jury, arising out of false accusations he made of improper conduct by a federal judge and an assistant U.S. attorney and, additionally, for wire fraud for extracting $50,000 from two felons awaiting sentencing by falsely promising them that he had “connections” and, thus, could obtain leniency for them. Prior to that, he was jailed for grand theft, forging checks and using stolen credit cards. A judge in the federal case described him as a “con man’s con man, that’s for sure.”

Is this helpful? Having fleshed out the opinion piece with the telling back story, I ask whether con man Barfield is “performing a public service” or “targeting City Hall for financial gain?” What do you think?

Frank Brenner, Sarasota

Dear Editor: I enjoyed your opinion article “Why Jeb Bush will win,” and the accompanying history of voter transitions. However, two items are worth mentioning:

say at least one time a year, if not more, I have almost been hit driving on Higel Avenue. I have seen more drivers blow right through the stop sign then I care to. What will it take for people to notice that stop? First, there was just a red stop sign.

That was not enough to stop people. Then blinking lights were added around the sign.

Still, drivers ignore. Then there was a sign put so people could read that Higel traffic does not stop.

I think the police would find many drivers doing this if they could hide somewhere.

Yesterday one driver was right at my side door. I could have touched her car if I wanted.

Maybe a red blinking light on Ocean Boulevard and a yellow blinking light on Higel Avenue would help. I would hate to see an accident happen there.

Drivers — pay attention — your lives may depend on it.

Joanne Christian, Siesta Key

+ Drivers are failing to heed the signs Dear Editor: Wake up, people!

What will it take for drivers to stop at the blinking red stop sign on Ocean Boulevard and Higel Avenue? I have lived on Siesta Key for 20 years. I would

+ Concerned Americans discuss foreign policy Dear Editor: A group of my friends (call us “concerned Americans”) meet every week to discuss current events and politics. We typically have six to 10 people show up for our discussion. Recently, the discussion turned to our absent foreign policy and Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. Most of the group felt Ukraine will be next and blamed our president for making the U.S. into a foreign policy laughing stock. I defended Mr. Obama and said that even if Ronald Reagan were president today, he couldn’t do anything because the Europeans appear to be unwilling to support Ukraine or stand up to Mr. Putin.

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First, in 1992, when (Bill) Clinton ousted (George W.) Bush, the primary reason was not the infamous “no new taxes” but the third-party candidacy of Ross Perot, who siphoned off 19% of the popular vote, primarily away from Bush, and (for better or worse) gave us Bill Clinton.

Second, although I would like to think that Jeb Bush (or anyone) could beat Hillary

Dear Editor: Not a good idea. We have already had two Bushes too many in the White House.

Roy Diton, Longboat Key

Clinton, the voting demographics are against it. Women are the biggest voting bloc in the country, and they have supported the Democrat candidate 55% to 45% in the last few elections. Add to that their notso-secret wish to see a woman in the White House, plus the overwhelming support of (and indoctrination of the public by) the “mainstream media,” and you have a formidable hill for any opponent to climb.

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Sarasota reels in its 84th annual Tarpon Tournament The 84th annual Sarasota Tarpon Tournament, the world’s oldest tarpon tournament, returns to Sarasota May 10. The tournament is open to fishermen of all ages and will run through June 15.

The five-week tournament will include overall, fly, junior, ladies, a his-and-her division and a most-releases category.

The weekly overall winners, the winner of the most-releases division and the winner of the fly-fishing division will compete in a fish-off June 21 to determine the overall winner, whose name will be inscribed in the tournament’s history trophy that dates back to 1930.

The tournament kicks off with a banquet May 7, at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota and closes with an awards banquet July 19.

Entry fee is $125 for adults and $50 for junior anglers 15 and under.

Proceeds from this year’s tournament benefit the Suncoast Charities for Children.

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Boat Safety Course — runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Squadron building, 2814 Hyde Park St. The Sarasota Power and Sail Squadron is offering the Florida approved boat safety course. Cost is $45 for two-day course. For information, visit Sarasota-boating.org.

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Siesta Key Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest — takes place at 9 a.m. at Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road. Build your own sand castle or vote for your favorite at this free event. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with sculpting lasting until 1 p.m.

For information, call 915-1184.

Butterfly Club Field Trip — takes place at 10 a.m. The Sarasota County Butterfly Club and Sarasota Audubon will take a field trip to Sleeping Turtle Preserve, in Venice. Attendees will meet at McDonalds, 3901 Cattlemen Road. Fee is $3. For information, call 922-5261.

Kentucky Derby Party — runs from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd. The Sarasota Yacht Club Charitable Foundation presents its 4th annual Kentucky Derby Party. Men and women dressed in outrageous hats and wacky suits will be judged and awarded prizes. The party includes a derby menu, mint juleps and live auction. Tickets begin at $45.

For information and to RSVP, call 365-4191.

Spring Concert — takes place at 8 p.m. at St. Boniface Episcopal Church, 5615 Midnight Pass Road. St. Boniface will

REGISTRATION DEADLINE Vacation Bible School — runs from 9 a.m. to noon June 9 to June 13. First Presbyterian Church invites preschoolers through fifth-graders to learn about the Bible. This year’s theme is “SonTreasure Island — Where Kids Discover God’s Love.” Fee is $35 per child and includes program materials, craft supplies, T-shirts and daily snacks. Registration deadline is May 19. For information, call 955-8119.

ONGOING Baby Sign Language Classes — takes place at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday from May 1 until May 29, 1750 17th St., Building J. The Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is offering Baby Sign Language classes for children 0 to 3 years old. Admission is $5 per class.

For information, email Erin Bosch at ebosch@ccdhh.org. host “Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota Postcards” with guest performer Cris Williamson. The concert will takes guests around the world with songs such as “Theme from New York, New York,” “Route 66” and “Africa.” Admission is $30. For information, visit diversitysarasota.org.

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Great Mother’s Day Race — runs from 8 a.m. at Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with the walk/run starting at 8 a.m.

Celebrate Mother’s Day by getting active at the first annual Siesta Key Great Mother’s Day 5K Race. Registration is $35 before May 3; $40 on race day; $20 for children ages 8 to 14 and free for children under 7. For information, visit greatmothersdayrace.com/Sarasota.

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+ And many more The Pines of Sarasota held its annual 100-Plus Club Tea Party Thursday, April 24. Ten residents, all over the age of 100, and family members celebrated their birthdays with tea and cake. The eldest of the group, Catherine Penman, turns 107 Sunday, April 27.

+ Women Who Give Designing Women Boutique presented its 2014 grants at the organization’s Grant Awards Ceremony Thursday, April 24. The Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota Museum of Art, The Salvation Army, Art Center Sarasota, Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe and All Faiths Food Bank received grants at the event, and Jean Weidner Asolo Repertory Goldstein and Theatre received a Christine Jennings $50,000 grant. Jay Berman received a grant for the GlasserSchoenbaum Human Services Center in honor of Betty Schoenbaum and Olivia Thomas received a grant for SPARCC in honor of Mary Ann Robinson. For more photos, visit yourobserver.com.

Giving Day returns to Sarasota Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7. From noon on Tuesday to noon on Wednesday, everyone can be a philanthropist. Sarasota organizations will work together to give back to children, the environment, animal welfare, arts and culture, human services and more. To participate, visit givingpartnerchallenge.org during the 24 hours, find your favorite cause and make a donation.

+ Beach babe Rylie Stang celebrated her first visit to Siesta Beach Sunday, April 20, with her family. The visit is the first of many for 6-month-old Rylie, whose family has been vacationing on Siesta Key for more than two decades. Rylie’s favorite part of her time by the water was being outside and escaping the cold winters of her hometown, Buffalo, N.Y. Rylie’s parents, Ryan Stang and Melanie Klaja, look forward to making memories with Rylie on Siesta Beach in the future.

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The Sarasota Christian softball team defeated Naples Seacrest Country Day 19-2 in the Class 2A-Region 3 quarterfinals April 24.

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Sarasota’s Dylan Busby and Aidan Wolfe congratulate senior Brandon Chapman following his second home run of the game.

Senior catcher Brandon Chapman hit a pair of home runs to help power the Sarasota High baseball team to a 14-2 victory over Braden River in the Class 7A-District 10 championship April 25.

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Sarasota Crew won the overall title at the FSRA Sweep Championships April 26 and April 27, at Nathan Benderson Park.

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Sarasota High’s Wicky Sanon placed third in the 199-pound weight class of the Class 2A Boys State Weightlifting Championships April 26, in Kissimmee.

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The Riverview High baseball team defeated St. Petersburg High 6-3 to win the Class 8A-District 8 championship April 24.

Sarasota High outfielder Matt Schlabach slides safely into home plate in the bottom of the first inning.

SARASOTA — Home runs are few and far between.

The bat has to make contact with the heart of the ball — the quintessential sweet spot.

Hit or miss.

And no one knows that better than Sarasota High senior Brandon Chapman.

The Sailors catcher and routine cleanup hitter had one home run heading into Sarasota’s Class 7A-District 10 championship game versus Braden River April 25.

But, when it comes to the playoffs, anything is possible.

With one out in the bottom of the first inning, Chapman sent a fastball over the cen-

Sarasota outfielder Skylar Frey races down the first base line in the bottom of the third inning.

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ter field fence for a three-run shot.

Chapman followed up his three-run home run with a two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning to help power the Sailors to an eventual 14-2 victory and their first district title since 2011.

“I knew they were gone coming off the bat,” says Chapman, who also hit a home run last season in the playoffs. “I was just excited. Playoff atmosphere and to be able to do that was just exciting.

“The first at-bat I got a good pitch to swing at,” Chapman says. “The second at-bat I was looking off speed, and he laid one in there and I just took advantage.”

Chapman went 3-for-3 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs. “Brandon’s got good power,” Sarasota coach Clyde Metcalf says. “He got a couple of good pitches there. He didn’t try to do too much with them. The result was what we saw.

“That’s big for us in the first inning to get that home run,” Metcalf says. “Just to get that momentum. It’s hard to overcome that in a playoff game. That was a big swing of the bat.”

Sarasota scored runs in each of the first four innings, including four in the first inning and six in the fourth inning, with each player in the starting lineup notching at least one hit.

Pitchers Jordan Gubelman and Tyler Leonard held Braden River to two runs on six hits and two walks.

Sarasota scored its 14 runs on 15 hits and four walks. Matt Schlabach went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and three runs scored. Mason Dancer went 1-for-1 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored.

“I thought for a district championship game the kids played loose and really came out

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Sarasota senior Joe Cavallaro came on in relief in the fifth inning. ready and got it started early, which was a big key for us,” Metcalf says. “It was nice to see our kids come out swinging the bat and get ahead. “(Friday night) one through nine we hit, and if you can do that in the playoffs, you’re going to be tough,” Metcalf says. “Hitting like this can be contagious and get us on a roll, and hopefully it will.”

Sarasota played host to Tarpon Springs East Lake in the Class 7A-Region 3 quarterfinals April 30. Results were unavailable as of press time Wednesday. Be sure to check YourObserver.com to see how the Sailors fared. The winner will face the winner of the other regional quarterfinal between Braden River and St. Petersburg Northeast in the regional semifinals May 6.

“We just try to take it like any other game,” Chapman says. “We’ve done well all season, and we’re just going to try and continue to do the same thing.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver. com.

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Emily Harding (800 and 1600) Zack Summerall (800 and 1,600) Adam Bradtmueller (1,600) Corey Williams (long jump) Girls 4x800 relay

CARDINAL MOONEY VS. ODA BASEBALL The Cardinal Mooney High baseball team beat The Out-of-Door Academy 4-1 in the Class 3A-District 10 championship April 25, at McKechnie Field.

Matt Quinlan hit a two-run triple to help secure the victory for Cardinal Mooney. Relief pitcher Parker MacPhail earned the win.

RIVERVIEW

Richie James (200) Blake Riley (3,200) Travis Amuso (pole vault) Alison Gollnick (shot put) Tony Mascolino (shot put) Left: Karan Higdon anchored the Riverview High 4x100meter relay to a first-place finish in the preliminaries.

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The Cardinal Mooney baseball team celebrates its Class 3A-District 10 championship April 25, at McKechnie Field.

Above: ODA’s Parke Phillips makes contact.

Right: T. Hebda got the call on the mound for Cardinal Mooney.

The Sarasota High boys and girls track teams crowned three individual champions at the 38-team Class 3A-Region 3 meet April 23, at Tampa Leto High.

Sarasota swept the 1,600-meter run with Emily Harding (5:3.60) and Zack Summerall (4:20.65) both posting first-place finishes. Angelina Grebe won the 3,200 in 11:23.84.

The Sarasota boys team also won the team title with 40 points, while the girls team finished fifth with 36 points.

In Class 4A-Region 2, the Riverview High boys team finished eighth, while the girls were 12th.

Sprinter Richie James was the Rams’ lone regional champion, winning the 200 in 21.82.

The top-four finishers in each event will move on to the FHSAA Class 3A and Class 4A track and field championships May 3, in Jacksonville.

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SIDELINES MAY 2 AND MAY 3 FHSAA track and field championships (Class 1A and 2A May 2; Class 3A and 4A May 3, in Jacksonville)

+ Blazers win district crown The Sarasota Christian baseball team defeated the Manatee HEAT 4-2 to win the Class 2A-District 9 championship April 25.

Josh Yoder allowed three hits and struck out four in six innings to earn the win. Joey Shamp went 2-for-3.

Ryan Wenger went 1-for-3 with a RBI. The Blazers will return to action in the Class 2A-Region 3 quarterfinals April 30 at home versus Everglades City School.

+ ODA’s season ends in playoffs The Out-of-Door Academy girls lacrosse team saw its season come to an end with a 13-10 loss April 22 to Tampa Catholic in the opening round of the playoffs.

With the loss, the Lady Thunder finished the season 12-2.

Kimmy Comito scored six goals and added two assists. Tess Siciliano had two goals. Taylor Albano and Adelaide Mahler each added a goal. Abby Bannar had 10 saves.

+ Former Sarasota Crew rower powers Nova Southeastern Sarasota High alumna Courtney Berger powered Nova Southeastern’s varsity eight to a first-place finish at the 2014 Sunshine State Conference Championship April 25, at Nathan Benderson Park.

The Sharks won both the varsity four and eight events to total the most points possible, 20, en route to winning their third SSC Championship in four years.

Nova Southeastern has now won the most titles among SSC rowing teams with six.

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The Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association held its fourth Winter Tournament Series event April 27, at Bent Tree Country Club.

Thirteen-year-old Drew Angelo shot a 2-over-par 74 to earn medalist honors.

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Girls 13 to 15 Alyssa Mercado (89) Izzy Stepanek (90)

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Girls 16 to 18 Grace Gilder (81, won playoff) Nicole Polivchak (81)

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Boys 12 and Under Matthew de Heus (80) Joey Winter (86) Boys 13 to 15 Drew Angelo (74) Louis DelFabro (75) Billy Herten (78)

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Boys 16 to 18 Landry Miller (76) Jake LaMore (78) Jimmy Laurin (79)

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The cast has been working on their characters for 10 weeks.

Ringo Masterson, arasota Bay Club residents found themselves in the middle of a murder investigation Friday, April 25. The investigation was part of the residence’s annual Murder Mystery event. The 10 residents selected to act in the scenario have been working on their characters for weeks, coming up with names and back stories.

This year’s murder took place at the circus. Ringo Masterson, the ringmaster, whipped the victim, Joe Castaway, who was known as “Sloppy Joe,” to death.

Castaway was the chief engineer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Other suspects included Castaway’s employers, John and Mable Ringling, as well as co-workers such as Wilma Whipette, the lion tamer, and comic relief Scrubby Tubinsky.

Will Rogers, played by Curtis Hecht Will Rogers was a friend of Castaway and the Ringlings. Rogers spent most of his evenings playing poker at John Ringling’s man cave, where he would gamble and tell stories from his time out West.

Rogers was a generous man and invited Castaway to join the poker games.

“I never met a man I didn’t like,” says the cowboy.

However, after lending Castaway quite a bit of money, tension grew among the two.

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Born in 1888 in Barbeton, Ohio, Masterson is a natureand animal-lover. After graduating from high school, Masterson joined the circus, where he rode and trained horses as well as other animals.

“I jumped at the opportunity to join Barnum & Bailey and eventually rose to ringmaster,” he says.

When the Ringlings purchased Barnum & Bailey, Masterson stayed on as ringmaster.

Although Masterson enjoyed his job as ringmaster, he wanted more money. He saw an opportunity in Mable Ringling and befriended the wealthy wife.

“Then along came Castaway,” says Masterson. Masterson feared Castaway would cosy up to Mable Ringling’s for her wealth, so he came up with a plan.

“I mused that if Sloppy Joe should have an accident, he would be eliminated, and I’d have some of John’s money,” he says.

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Growing up in a household of boys who towered over her, Flo was the runt of the family.

“They called me ‘Shorty,’” she says.

Ripples hated the nickname and began eating spinach every day.

Although she didn’t grow taller, Ripples did grow muscles. Even though she was strong, her family still called her “Shorty,” so Ripples ran away to join the circus.

Ripples’ first job at the circus was working with the ropes. After the Ringlings saw her muscles and strength, they asked her to become the show’s bodybuilder. One day, a man, Castaway, asked Ripples for help with bodybuilding. Ripples helped the man, however, he called her “Shorty” the entire time. It was the last straw when he called her “Runt.”

“When I found out he was murdered I couldn’t have been happier,” says Ripples.

Hester Jester, played by Hilsen Hecht Hester Jester has been a clown ever since she can remember.

“I was the youngest of five children,” she says. “To get people to look at me, I clowned around.”

Her ability to make people laugh led to her joining the circus, where she met Castaway. Jester and Castaway had an affair before she was turned off by his terrible temper. Jester moved on from Castaway to Rogers, for whom she rolled cigars in the Cà d’Zan man cave.

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South Sarasota Hayes earned an MBA from the UniYour neighbor versity of Chicago and since: 2001 worked in public accounting before moving to a corporate setting.

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Phillippi Shores Elementary second-graders gathered for the 2nd annual Measurement Olympics Friday, April 26. The students took part in eight Olympic-style games focused on measuring, such as paper plate discus, Olympic golf and water relays. The second-grade students have been learning about measuring this year and used their estimating and measuring skills to garner points.

After the games, students enjoyed sundaes made with four ounces of ice cream and a choice of two 20-gram toppings, which they measured out themselves.

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Pine View School for the Gifted and Riverview High School were neck-and-neck at the Education Foundation’s Academic Olympics March 29. In the end, the Pine View Pythons came out on top with a final score of 194156, taking home the “Culture Vulture.” The win came after the Pythons scored big in the final team questions category.

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Southeastern Guide Dogs hosts graduation ceremony Southeastern Guide Dogs celebrated the beginning of a new chapter at its graduation ceremony Thursday, April 24, as The Francis.

Eight graduates and their guide dogs spent the afternoon enjoying their new companionship.

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Home in Hidden Harbor sells for $3.35 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between April 14 and April 18.

A home in Hidden Harbor tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Timothy and Haven Beach, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5309 Hidden Harbor Road to James Riley Jr. and Jonathan Riley, trustees, of Mendota Heights, Minn., for $3.35 million. Built in 2007, it has six bedrooms, five baths, two half-baths, a pool and 6,655 square feet of living area.

home at 5038 Kestral Park Way to Robert and Arlene Sperhac, of Hinsdale, Ill., for $620,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 2,584 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $317,500 in 1998.

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Monique Coyne and Michelle Gutchess, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 1912 condominium at 988 Blvd. of the Arts to Larry and Sandra Long, of Sarasota, for $611,000.

Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $650,000 in 2009.

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William and Jane Knapp, of Sarasota, sold their Unit PH-02 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to Chase and Robin Curtis, of Wilton, Conn., for $1,565,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,369 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.55 million in 2008.

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Betty McNell and Benjamin Hanan, trustees, sold the Unit 1504 condominium at 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Jean-Pierre Safar, trustee, of Boston, for $1.45 million.

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It previously sold for $1.7 million in 2003.

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Masataka and Yuriko Harashima, of Winnetka, Ill., sold their home at 7792 N. Holiday Drive to Donald and Deborah Borowske, of North Royalton, Ohio, for $839,000. Built in 1972, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,154 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $470,000 in 1997.

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Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 509

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This home at 5309 Hidden Harbor Road has six bedrooms, five baths, two half-baths, a pool and 6,655 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.35 million. condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Betty Menell, of Sarasota, for $815,000.

Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,186 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $795,000 in 2002.

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 708 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Barbara Johnson, of Sarasota, for $531,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,546 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $449,500 in 2001.

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 704 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to James and Margaret Durkin, of Sarasota, for $485,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,424 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $515,000 in 2005.

1350 Main Residential

Jay and Iris Leonard sold their Unit 1308 condominium at 1350 Main St. to William and Phyllis Kautter, of Margate, N.J., for $695,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,336 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $565,000 in 2011.

Isaac Zamora, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 604 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Jay and Mary Proops, of Homewood, Ill., for $620,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,395 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $465,000 in 2011.

The Landings

Wells Fargo Bank NA and Lois Brown, trustees, and Robert Brown sold the

Cheryl Adelman, of Lewisburg, W.Va., sold her Unit 63 condominium at 350 Golden Gate Point to Shu-Tung and Alice Li, of Sarasota, for $560,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,647 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $567,500 in 2012.

Harbor House West

Catherine Armitage, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 21 condominium at 226 Golden Gate Point to Linnie Jarvis, of Sarasota, for $525,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,396 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $550,000 in 2005.

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Joel Fried sold Condominiums 42 and 45 at 5400 Ocean Blvd. to Nothing Between LLC for $985,000. Each was built in 1970. One has one bedroom, one bath and 936 square feet of living area. The other has no bedrooms, one bath and 522 square feet of living area. One previously sold for $510,000 in 2009 the other sold for $475,000 in 2005.

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888 S Orange Ave # PH-C #A3994031 $1,875,000 Linda A. Page

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1 Point Ct #D5794859 $799,000 Kevin Mackin

Palm Island 941-473-7750 941-769-0198

325 Osprey Point Dr #A3994727 $799,000 Nicole Dovgopolyi

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5849

8939 Bloomfield Blvd #A3990467 $775,000 Drew Russell

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-993-3739

367 W Royal Flamingo Dr #A3988843 $2,995,000 Christine Del Monte

3936 Spyglass Hill Rd #A3983486 $694,000 Michael Cochrane

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-539-4520

4836 Dunn Dr #A3995657 $575,000 Maureen Doherty

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-993-3159

7342 Eaton Ct #A3996403 $549,900 Linda Driggs

University Park 941-951-6660 941-374-2920

1107 Tuscany Blvd #N5784392 $504,500 Robert Goldman & Beverly Weltzien

Venice 941-485-5421 941-400-2756

800 N Tamiami Trl # 407 #A3994645 $499,900 Elizabeth Gardini

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-6733

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8750 Midnight Pass Rd # 304 #A3996306 $429,000 Sandy and Jerry Strom

1754 Sandalwood Dr #A3993343 $2,249,000 Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-650-8297

1279 Cornish Ct #A3996568 $400,000 Lee Byron and Sue Keal

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-5542

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9954

2041 Racimo Dr #A3996287 $399,900 Stacy Hanan

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1300 Midnight Cove II Pl # 733 #A3994451 $365,000 Daria Spina

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1802 Amethyst Ln #A3996567 $355,000 Rosalie Phillips

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-544-4430

3321 Sunset Key Cir # 203 #C7051564 $335,000 Jennifer Calenda

Punta Gorda 941-505-5555 941-916-0798

1303 Siesta Bayside Dr # 1303 #A3994284 $315,000 Stephanie Kitsemble

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-313-0874

2517 Trinidad St #A3997024 $299,900 Robert Moffatt

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19288 Jalisca St #N5784350 $283,500 Robert Brooker

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378 Golden Gate Point 1627 Cocoanut Ave. 2736 Arlington St. 707 Norsota Way 1064 N. Tamiami Trail 1505 Hillview Drive 2156 Wood St. 750 N. Tamiami Trail 2060 Hibiscus St. 965 Pattison Ave.

Remodel Remodel Addition Dock Alterations Dock Plumbing Alterations Alterations Solar Heating

Paul John Thomas McCarthy Mark LaFlamme, trustee Christopher Cogan Neil Page Stephen Knoop Sally Hoffman, trustee Hua Shi Chan Van Nguyen Marvin Kaufman

$80,800 $60,000 $45,000 $29,830 $28,587 $21,000 $15,361 $15,000 $15,000 $11,987

SARASOTA COUNTY Address

Permit

Applicant

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443 E. Mac Ewen Drive 1209 S. View Drive 8407 Woodbriar Drive 8446 Cypress Hollow Drive 464 Laurencin Drive 8676 Woodbriar Drive 4812 Benchmark Court 6957 Belgrave Drive 202 Squire Court 1162 Horizon View Drive

Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Re-roof Addition Addition Pool/Spa

George O’Brien Jr. Ronald Fogel, trustee Milton Hatfield James Olson John Dillard Stefan Bacso Evelyne Laurin, trustee Matthew Martin Ronald Carpenter Kimberly Crosby-Reeves

$59,990 $53,171 $42,800 $38,000 $35,125 $34,980 $29,700 $28,000 $27,600 $26,450

855 & 853 Siesta Key Cir #A3993255 $3,675,000 Karen Cash Greco

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

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Betty Danna and Joseph Danna Jr., trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, and Darla War-

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-349-3444

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6728 Keystone Dr #A3995185 $179,900 Cynthia Hales

North Port 941-473-7750 941-676-0901

146 Whispering Sands Dr # 0 #A3995631 $4,000 Lisa Gullick

220 Tenacity Ln #A3986848 $4,250,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

6027 Crestwood Ave #A3995574 $200,000 Christina Neff

7332 Regina Royale # 75 #A3992942 $139,900 Kristine Niehaus

Siesta Key 941-552-4200 941-321-6973

1549 Jasper Ct #N5777527 Robin Sullivan

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-928-3441

7796 Alister Mackenzie Dr #A3987221 $1,950,000 Brian Loebker

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-735-4393

401 S Palm Ave # 301 #A3983343 $1,845,000 Lenore Treiman

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

1265 Riegels Landing Dr #A3991014 $1,650,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

1700 Baywood Dr #A3995795 $1,650,000 Nora Johnson

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-809-1700

4047 Mayors Ct #A3992409 $1,475,000 Mark McCann

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-685-7624

3625 White Ln #A3996530 R Kim Gilliland

$1,365,000

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-809-5151

517 S Shore Dr #A3992693 Susan Noah

$1,299,000

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-468-9286

1927 Boyce St #A3995052 $1,290,000 Barbara Dumbaugh

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-350-3743

11527 30Th E Cove #A3980344 $1,195,000 Ann Moore

Parrish 941-951-6660 941-320-8461

662 Fernwalk Ln #A3992595 $1,000,000 Jennifer Putnam

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-539-6768

8963 Fishermens Bay Dr #A3992285 $869,000 June Howell

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-350-7521

Siesta Beach

Deborah Huntley, trustee, sold the home at 712 Tropical Circle to Steven and Karen

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Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-914-0896

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-376-4950

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2883 Phoenix Palm Ter #D5797498 $250,000 James Callahan

468 Walls Way #A3994081 $1,995,000 Betty Mullinnix & Steve Abbe

2519 Orsova Way #A3996175 $199,000 Beverly Alter

3061 Edgewood Ter #A3995863 $119,900 Stephanie Kitsemble

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-228-4556

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-313-0874

Venice $3,600 941-552-4200

1915 6Th St #A3995399 $1,650 Lisa Shope

Sarasota 941-552-4200 941-320-8022

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447 • Main Street 951.6660 Palmer Ranch 966.8000 • Siesta Key 349.3444 • Venice 485.5421 • Englewood 473.7750

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Marie Jecmikova, of Praha, Czech Republic, sold her Unit D condominium at 1216 Derby Lane to Stanislov Tarasov, of Sarasota, for $810,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,230 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $760,000 in 2010.

ner, of Brecksville, Ohio, sold the Unit 305 condominium at 5740 Midnight Pass Road to Mimi Carlin, of Sarasota, for $728,000.

Built in 1986, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,337 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $13,400 in 1988.

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6519 Midnight Pass Rd., Siesta Key

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Jun Investments LLC sold the Unit 207 condominium at 6480 Midnight Pass Road to Mark and Tina Socinski, of Presto, Pa., for $637,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,265 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $583,400 in 2004.

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Nicholas McConnell, trustee, of Washington, D.C., sold the Unit V-24 condominium at 110 Whisperings Sands Drive to Thomas and Judith Terhorst, of Woodbury, Minn., for $495,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,272 square feet of living area.

PALMER RANCH Turtle Rock

Edwin and Katrina Kirschner, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4830 Sweetmeadow Circle to Nathan and Molly Johnson, of Sarasota, for $640,000. Built in 1995, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,413 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $600,000 in 2013.

Kyle and Beth Schaub, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7929 Meadow Rush Loop to Aaron King and Dorole King, trustees, of Davenport, Iowa, for $350,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,991 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $468,000 in 2005.

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Maureen Dyson, trustee, and Ian Dyson, of St. Augustine, sold the home at 3911 Torrey Pines Blvd. to Gregory and Jeanne Kelly, of Sarasota, for $575,000. Built in 1986, it has four bedrooms, three baths, one half-bath, a pool and 3,885 square

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feet of living area. It previously sold for $415,000 in 2002.

Deer Creek

Paul and Nancy Bingham, of Osprey, sold their home at 4474 Deer Creek Blvd. to Monica Parente, trustee, and John Parente, of Sarasota, for $487,500. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,020 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $458,000 in 2003.

Hamptons

Robin Bauer, trustee, sold the home at 5038 Flagstone Drive to Maria Rose, of Sarasota, for $355,000.

Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,226 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $237,400 in 2001.

Wellington Chase

Roland Matusoff and Patricia Buckley, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4935 Oldham St. to Francois Michard and Brigitte Dauris, of Draguignan, France, for $305,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,154 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $245,200 in 2011.

Thomas Rose and Kathryn Grun, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6236 Weymouth Drive to Burton and Kathleen Rossiter, of Martinsville, Ind., for $275,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,782 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $309,900 in 2004.

Summerlin Asset Management, trustee, sold the home at 4909 Thames Lane to ColFin AH-Florida 5 LLC for $233,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,189 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $150,000 in 2014.

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Rivendell

Thomas and Reba Russow, of Venice, sold their home at 766 Shadow Bay Way to Edith Norby, of Benicia, Calif., for $570,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,438 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $350,000 in 1999.

Lake Vista

James Kerth, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 2103 condominium at 293 Hidden Bay Drive to Thomas and Paula Dulski, of Monroe, N.J., for $222,000.

Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,568 square feet of living area.

NOKOMIS Casey Key

June Sullivan, trustee, of Elizabeth, Ill., sold the home at 3920 Casey Key Road to Kenneth and Christopher Astor, of Nokomis, for $1.4 million.

Built in 1962, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,932 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $900,000 in 2000.

Calusa Lakes

James MacCallum, of Camarillo, Calif., sold his home at 2155 Muskogee Trail to Charles Wilmot, of Venice, for $387,500. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one halfbath, a pool and 2,179 square feet of living area.

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+ Comcast and All Faiths team up to fight hunger Comcast and All Faiths Food Bank joined forces for the 13th Comcast Cares Day Saturday, April 26. Local Comcast employees, their friends and families and local volunteers worked together at the food bank warehouse to sort and prepare hundreds of pounds of donated food to be distributed through the nonprofit’s programs.

Comcast Cares Day is the company’s signature day of service and the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort.

All Faiths Food Bank is a member of Feeding America and the hub of the hunger-relief system in DeSoto and Sarasota counties. Last year, All Faiths Food Bank distributed 7 million pounds of food equating to 5.8 million meals through 195 pantries, soup kitchens, churches, community centers, schools and programs. For information, visit allfaithsfoodbank.org.

+ Jewish Housing Council names Heidi Brown CEO The Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Housing Council Inc. has named Heidi Brown as chief executive officer of Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson senior living. As CEO, Brown is responsible for overseeing the entire campus, including independent living in Kobernick House, assisted

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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures High

Low

High

Low

Wednesday, April 23

77

64

91 (1965)

46 (1993)

Thursday, April 24

79

61

92 (1999)

45 (1986)

Friday, April 25

80

63

92 (1958)

48 (1998)

Saturday, April 26

86

65

91 (1958)

47 (1983)

Sunday, April 27

86

67

91 (1971)

45 (1926)

Monday, April 28

89

70

92 (1974)

45 (1977)

Tuesday, April 29

89

72

91 (1996)

41 (1928)

AVERAGE GULF WATER TEMPERATURE: 77 SUNRISE / SUNSET

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Saturday, April 26

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Sunset

Thursday, May 1

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Friday, May 2

6:51a

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Sunday, April 27

0.00

Saturday, May 3

6:50a

8:05p

Monday, April 28

0.00

Sunday, May 4

6:50a

8:05p

Tuesday, April 29

0.00

Monday, May 5

6:49a

8:06p

Tuesday, May 6

6:48a

8:06p

Wednesday, May 7

6:47a

8:07p

Year-to-date: 2014 2013

11.33 in. 6.13 in.

Month-to-date: 2014 2013

1.24 in. 3.94 in.

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MAN’S BEST FRIEND by Dennis E. Mitchell

Edited by Timothy E. Parker

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63Site of a 1943 ACROSS Churchill 1 Baby boxer conference 4 “My Fair ___” 65Gofer’s chore (1964) 68Rat-a-___ 8 Tiger with a club 69 Yo-yo stunt 13 Sweetness or 73 Sailor’s “yes” bitterness 75 The end of a rugby 18 “___ Maria” game 19 Beauty-cream 77 Lager holder additive 78 More cunning 20 Diamond makeup 80 Does a pizzeria 21 Potato growers’ chore state 83 Salome danced for 22 Turnip relative him 24 Nicaraguan 85 George Sand novel president Daniel 86 Shoulder gesture 25 Like Erik the Red 89 Slammer 26 Mission in Texas 91 University in 27 Burger or dog North Carolina topper 93 Cotton de-seeders 29 Many a download 94 Informal 30 Cy Young Award “Welcome!” stat 95 Abstainer from 31 Italian province or animal products its capital 96 Info on a toy 33 Outer ear package 35 Garbo’s 98 Hawaiian countrymen instrument, briefly 38 Angler’s item 99 Benefits 39 “Cogito, ___ sum” 40 Memorable WWII 100 Vessel for a florist 104 Fed ending event 105 Papal 42 Wall St. newbie representative 43 Nonbelievers 107 Attempting 47 Escorted, as from 109 Rehab clientele another room 113 No longer in the 49 Earth’s largest USAF landmass 114 Hawaiian food 50 Certain staple undercover cop 115 Physical strength 51 Spreadsheet 117 Seiji of the Boston contents Symphony 53 Punch bowl Orchestra accessory 118 Roadside distress 54 Sweater type signal 55 First-stringers 120 Come unglued 57 Put into service 122 Car distance gauge again 124 Foundation for 59 Hold in custody something 61 Amazing up-and125 Capital of Greece comer

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8 Big name in blenders 9 Leftover morsel 10 Sorcery practiced in the West Indies 11 Slowpoke’s swimming style 12 PJ fastener 13 Muscular 14 Be crazy about 15 Garden of Eden 16 Exclamations of surprise 17 Eggs at a sushi bar 20 Use crayons 23 United rival 28 Drink cooler 32 More than want 34 Bubbly beverage 35 ___ Diego, Calif.

36 Grander than grand 37 Prewash cycle 41 Reduced one’s intake 43 Wrong for the situation 44 Hale or Lane 45 “You’re ___ go” (post-bail utterance) 46 Chophouse offering 48 “Kookie” Byrnes 49 “ ___ and the King of Siam” 52 Autobahn car 53 Drawn-out

54 Cinema’s Mr. Tibbs 56 Summer yard chore 58 ___-serif (type style) 60 “... and pretty maids all in ___” 62 Created 64 Suit to ___ 66 Attach by hammering 67 Hiding the gray, in a way 70 Didn’t hesitate 71 Employ 72 ___ Gay (WWII bomber) 74 Clean a blackboard 76 Antarctic bird 79 Authorize by law 81 Plant of the lily family 82 Jamaican music genre 84 Every man for himself 86 Jewish house of prayer 87 Boy Scout activity 88 Lawn greenery 90 “Green” emotion 92 Bookworm 95 Compete 97 Antenna housings 99 Affirm to be true 101 Pointing, as with a gun 102 Irritated moods 103 Easter basket filler 106 Eagle nest 108 Sage of India 110 Handle the food for a party 111 Twitter message 112 Beetle Bailey’s nemesis 114 City map 116 Bagel’s center 118 “Ten Most Wanted” agcy.

119 Computer network acronym 121 Suffix for “Hallow” 123 Lennon’s wife

05-01-14

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Items Under $200 For Sale DOLLS: PORCELAIN, variety of sizes in collection of twenty, hand-painted. $200.00 for collection.

AMI, 813-833-4926.

EXTENSION LADDER: 16 foot. Werner Brand.

Heavy Duty, 225 lb. capacity. $60. 863-414-5276.

FREE 25 Wooden Pallets 40x44. You pick up.

(941) 349−1911 HIDE-A-BED: CREAM, excellent condition $99.

309-212-6205.

HP OFFICE Jet G85 Printer Scanner Fax, only $80.

941-400-6232.

INTERNET TABLET: 9” Android, new. Google, Bluetooth, 2 way camera, 4GB, dual case, $170.

941-586-5672.

JIGSAW PUZZLES (10): 500-1,000/pieces. Used once. Cost $6-$14. Sell $2/ea. Choose one or all.

941-355-3747.

REFRIGERATOR: FRIGIDAIRE, double door, stainless steel, 36”W, $199. 941-954-8728.

TV: SAMSUNG, 27”, perfect picture and sound, $100. 941-383-1789.

VIDEO PLAYER: Emerson 20” TV/VHS with 12 Western VHS movies, $50. 260-908-0972.

VINTAGE JOHN D MacDonald set of 22 paperbacks $30, set of 5 hardcover $40. (941)504-0165.

Autos For Sale Hawley Motors II 5741 Pinkney Ave. 941-312-5890 2010 Suzuki SX4, AWD, NEW, 21K/miles, $10988 2011 Kia Forte EX, FACTORY WARRANTY, 56K/miles, $10988 2007 Kia Spectra EX, 87K/miles, $6988 2002 Chevy Express G1500, work van, $6988 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 95K/miles, $8988 2008 Honda CRV EX, 47K/miles, like new, $15988 2003 Chevrolet Impala, 75K/miles, $5988 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora, clean CARFAX, $2988 2003 Buick LeSabre Custom, 76K/miles, $6988 2006 Toyota RAV 4, 1 owner, 83K/miles, clean CARFAX, $11,988 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, 61K/miles, like new, $8988 OVER 30 VEHICLES IN STOCK ALL CARS SERVICED “LIKE NEW” Financing Available

Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Boats Boat Are Selling Very Well. Sold out again.

We Need Your Boat. www.Islandboatsales.net We also Buy Boats. 941-228-3489, Call Dave, Owner.

Furnishings BRAND NEW Serta Queen Pillowtop Mattress Set. Willing to sacrifice for $150. Need to sell quickly!

(941)387-4810.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Personals

Homes For Rent

ESTATE AUCTION ART & ANTIQUES SUNDAY, MAY 4TH @ 1PM Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery located on the Southwest corner of 301N & University Parkway.

Quality Estate Auction Featuring: Victorian, Country, and Custom Furniture, Jewelry, Paintings & Sculptures, Pottery, Oriental Rugs, Asian Decor & Folk Art. 13% Buyer’s Premium 3% Discount for Cash or Check Elliott Bernstein Auctions AUG3504 - AB2545 Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com or www.ebauctions.com Auctioneer ID#8290

*ADOPTION*: Actress, Former, yearns to be Future At-Home-Mom. Financially Secure & Very Loving. Expenses paid. Trish* 1-800-552-0045 FLBar 42311.

LUXOR MHP $500/mo. - 1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc., Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034

Medical Supplies/Equipment HEALTH SCOOTER: Hardly used. New battery, armrest, basket. Paid $1750. Sell for $495 o/b/o.

Call 941-921-5687.

Merchandise Wanted CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

Pools/Spas HOT TUB seats 5, with lounger, 110 or 220 volt.

Never used. Can deliver. Sacrifice $1895.

941-462-0633.

ESTATE AUCTION

May 3rd. @ 3p.m.

5736 63rd St. E., Bradenton Silver coins, old paper money.

Lots of tools, lawn mowers, furniture, jewelry, poker table, art & more.

For pictures: www.afraac.com All Florida Realty & Auction Co.

941-746-5355

in the

FIND IT!

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

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

Business Opportunities JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 Down Required, Financing Available for growth, Includes customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+.

Call 941-907-8141.

Help Wanted ACT! MODEL! NOW! Looking for new faces for print, motion pictures, TV commercials. Children, adults, senior. “A” Rating w/BBB. 813-902-1722.

EXPERIENCED NAIL TECH. Excellent opportunity to take over established clientele at upscale Longboat Key salon. 941-387-9807.

P/T CLEANING HELP. 7:30p.m.-10:30p.m., 3-6 evenings per week. Sarasota/ Bradenton locations. $9 to start. 440-552-6506.

Auctions

AB923 AU1333 13% Buyers Premium 3% Discount for cash or local check

Religion May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored, glorified and loved throughout the whole world both now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. St. Jude, apostle of miracles, pray for us. St Jude, helper of the helpless, pray for us.

This novena is to be said 9 times a day for 9 consecutive days. At the end of that time your prayer will be answered.

P/T EXPERIENCED HAIR STYLIST AND NAIL TECH needed for a high quality salon on Siesta Key. Candidates need to possess 5 years experience and excel in all aspects of hair styling and nail services. Please send resume to: sassyhair1@verizon.net

Condos/Apts. For Rent OFF HONORE AVENUE/ UNIVERSITY PARKWAY 3BR/2.5BA, 2 level Townhouse, walk to shops, restaurants. 1 Car garage, gated, $1500/mo.

No pets. Non-smoking. 941-378-7851.

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Find Treasure!

Classifieds

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 9A.M.-2P.M.: 510 WESTLAKE DR. 34232. Queen pillowtop mattress, single mattress with antique metal frame, kitchen items, collectibles, bamboo furniture Hawaii style, womens’ and mens’ clothing, art. 941-536-6832.

Y E N O M E V A $ AND Y E N O M E K A M

Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

Want to find a great deal on something you’ve always dreamed of?

PARK TRACE Estates, Osprey: 3BR/3BA, 2CG, private courtyard pool home, near Pine View School, Legacy Trail. $2400/mo. 941-284-6899.

Homes For Sale FORECLOSURE: 4BR/2BA, garage and pool.

Excellent Location, Riverview High School Area.

3.5% Down, good credit, includes renovation financing. $229,900. Call Thomas Bangerter at 786-546-0176. Michael Saunders & Company.

Real Estate Wanted WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS For Qualified Waiting Clients Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356 email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals LANDLORD ALERT!! We have Tenant’s!!!

Wanted: 1-3BR Homes/Condos, Furnished or Unfurnished. Siesta Key Realty Incorporated, 941-349-8900, www.siestakeyrealtyrentals.com SIESTA BEACH Vacation. Reserve rentals now!

1, 2, and 3 bedroom condos and homes.

Monthly/seasonal. Summer specials. Siesta Key Realty 941-349-8900. siestakeyrealtyrentals.com

Adult Care Services IN-HOME ASSISTED LIVING. Why leave the safety, beauty and comfort of your own home to receive professional, affordable and compassionate care? You don’t need to! ElderCare Services provides complete customized care perfectly tailored to suit your needs and lifestyle. Services include, but not limited to, homemaking, transportation, running errands, meal prep., medication supervision, 24/7 medical staffing, and more.

Please call 377-4465 for more info. or visit us on the web @ eldercaresarasota.com. Licensed, bonded and insured. Lic.#30211372 RETIRED RN. Transportation, medication monitoring, light housekeeping and meal preparation.

Compassionate TLC. 941-266-6012, Kathi.

Air Conditioning GULFSIDE A/C & Heating, LLC. SALES & SERVICE, FREE ESTIMATES! 10 MINUTE RESPONSE. Visa/MC/Disc. Lic. #CAC1816929 941-962-6863.

Auto Transport SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

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Get a discount when you run your ad in more than one Observer.

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2014

This week’s Cryptogram answers

1. A poodle gave birth to puppies at the side of the road and was cited for littering. A bright lawyer’s advice was to assert a canine’s right to puppy love.

2. Fact or fiction? Eve gave Adam the apple and Adam swallowed it. But it looks like a bit got stuck in his throat - now known as Adam’s apple.

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THE SARASOTA OBSERVER/ THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014 Thursday, May 1, 2014

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Carpentry

Cleaning

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

Painting/Wallpapering

RON VOIT CARPENTRY LLC. Build, remodel, repair. Door and window replacement. Wood rot repairs. Interior alterations and trim. Kitchen and baths. Built-in cabinetry. Call Ron 941-228-7601.

State Lic. CBC1259788.

SUNSHINE CLEANING: Residential and Commercial. 15 Years Experience. Great References and Prices. Call Rita 941-536-3751.

DRYWALL, TEXTURE AND PAINT. 20 Years Master Craftsman. Licensed & Insured. Call Joe, 941-929-3000.

Computer Services

Cleaning

COMPUTER TECHNICAL Support. H/W & S/W problems solved. Virus/Malware removal; data recovery; Networking/ Internet Issues; Upgrades; A+, Network+ Cert. Tech. Navy trained electronics tech veteran. 941-225-0046.

OWN A MAC/iPHONE/iPAD? MacTutor has 21+ years experience teaching Apple products.

I speak English, not “Geek”! (941) 812-3887 www.FLMacTutor.com

MITCHELL HANDYMAN. Painting, Carpentry, Tile, Pressure Cleaning. Total Home Improvements, Repairs. Small and large! 941-284-8488.

CUSTOM PAINTING, Wallpaper Removal.

Quality work at a reasonable price.

Free Estimates. Established 1978. Call Daniel at L.L. Armstrong Contracting. Lic./Insured.

941-323-5074.

Pet Services

Flooring

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 726-1802 LIC/ INS

STONE, TILE & WOOD FLOORING INSTALLERS. 20 Years Experience. Your flooring materials or mine. Lic./Ins. Call Joe, 941-929-3000.

DOGGY HOTEL/GROOMING. 24 Hour Daycare.

FREE Daycare with groom (we are the best).

3925 Brown Avenue behind Sleep King. doggyhotel.net 941-554-4620.

Painting/Wallpapering

Furniture Repair ALBERTO’S REFINISHING Of Fine Furniture, Antiques, Gold Leaf, Cane, Rush, Upholstery.

Quality Work. Call: 941-296-5427.

AIR CONDITIONING

Pressure Cleaning

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

JACK'S DETAILED Pressure Washing.

Handyman Services, Odd Jobs, Errands.

941-979-7095. E-mail: kwantj@yahoo.com PRESSURE WASHING: Residential and Commercial. ECO Cleaning. Roofs, lanais, pool areas, etc. Roof coating also. 941-756-4570.

AUTO SERVICE

COMPUTER

Full Service Scratch & Dent or Collision Service We do it all. We get it right!

PC & LAPTOP REPAIR SALES & SERVICE NEW & REFURBISHED NETWORKING DSL AND CABLE SETUPS TRAINING BACKUP & RECOVERY SETUP, INSTALL, UPGRADE AFFORDABLE RATES

Paintless dent repair & detailing too!

Call Gary Auto Body & Paint Inc.

138830

941-923-2564

The Service DirecTory 139696 138696

Frank Beck Upholstery

139763

CONCRETE

Place Your Ad Quickly 941-955-4888 or www.classifieds.yourobserver.com

CERTIFIED & INSURED

Since 1967

Insured

DECORATIVE SURFACES FOR: PATIOS, POOL DECKS, DRIVEWAYS, ENTRYWAYS

Licensed • Insured Lic. #25393

3675768-01

139308

Law Office of

140329

Licensed • Free Estimates

Servicing the Sarasota area since 1999

Also Laying Stone

Licensed & Insured

918-8587

Free Estimates

Make Your Phone Ring Team Up With Classifieds

138447

724-1395

Cell (941)

941-955-4888

CUSTOM WOODWORKING

Call Liz for the Best Price Move Ins/Move Outs

House/Condo/Office Cleaning Carpet & Floor Care FREE ESTIMATES Lic. # 46264

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

Driveways • Sidewalks

138448

WILLS, TRUSTS, PROBATE, ELDER LAW

“No Job Too Small” Reasonable Prices

Commercial and Residential Best Prices in Town

ATTORNEY

• POLY-PEBBLE / EPOXY • TEXTURED CONCRETE • RESEAL & REPAIRS • INTERLOCKING BRICK PAVERS Free Serving Sarasota 355-1148 Estimates Since 1979 SARASOTA • BRADENTON • VENICE

Michael Koch Concrete, Inc.

Mercy’s Cleaning Service We Use Organic Products

3680493-01

Custom Surfaces Inc.

CLEANING

15505 Lemon Fish Dr. Dustin Yoder Bradenton, FL 34202 yoderaluminum@gmail.com Office 941-650-9790

Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

Marine Clean Boats & Yachts

Call Daniel, 941-302-6023

Yoder Aluminum Inc.

Residential Concrete Specialist

922-3157

• Quick Shines • Full Details • Teak Restoration • Weekly/Bi-Weekly/Monthly Cleaning • Rod and Reel Maintenance

ALUMINUM

LACIVITA CONCRETE

State Lic. CR CO25291

139171

139761

ESTABLISHED 1975!

ADDY’S CLEANING SERVICE

552-5766

Ph. 376-4228 singleturtle@aol.com

3687954-01

138835

139762

• One Time, Weekly, Monthly • Res./Comm. • Move Ins/Outs • Carpet Cleaning • References • Free Est. ★ Very Affordable Rates ★

138424

Office in Palmer Ranch 8586 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238

www.GulfGateDriveBarberShop.com

SMS Mobile Marine Service GPS/Fishfinder Installation • Outboards I/O’s • Inboards Call for appointment • 941-232-3523

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am - 3pm • Weekends by appointment

Sharon M. Guy

Gulf Gate Drive Barber Shop

8:30-6 Sat. 8:30-3

DOCKSIDE BOAT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

Allow me to do my very best for you!

Yoderaluminum.com

Hot Lather Neck Shave Included

BOAT SERVICES

In shop free estimates Pick up and delivery services available

“Specializing in 6” Seamless Gutters”

Men & Women (65+) and Boys (12 & under) only $12 Everyone else only $14 Mon. - Fri.

941-228-0333

Honesty • Integrity • Quality • Value

941• 925 • 2447

BARBER

3208 Gulf Gate Dr. (Just off Beneva Rd., Across from G.G. Library)

Home Furnishing Restoration and Upholstery Specialist!

Gulf Gate Village 6568 Superior Ave., Sarasota, FL 34231

3204 Gulf Gate Dr., Sarasota (Across from the Library)

Call 955-4888 to reserve your space.

2144 Gulf Gate Dr. Sarasota, FL 34231 1 Block East of US41 Frank 941-923-1752

138939

CUSTOM TAILORING Mens and Ladies Alterations

VIRUS & SPYWARE EXPERTS! LAPTOP REPAIR SPECIALISTS

WorkS for you!

ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

GIANINI

On Site or In Shop

4541 Clark Road, Sarasota

138354

ND SPARKLE. We are a family business experienced in both home and office cleaning great rates. Call for a quote. 941-330-4466. Email: norgrasi@hotmail.com

20 YRS. EXPERIENCE

138450

HOUSE CLEANING, housekeeping, pet sitting, window washing. Excellent services by European couple. 941-350-8072.

PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION

138841

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential. Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable. Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

FRESH BREEZE Home Cleaning Service Accepting NEW accounts. Insured and Bonded. Great References. Phone: (941)929-4977.

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

139319

BEST HOUSEKEEPER Responsible, reliable, organized and extremely detailed. Experienced for more than 15 years.

Great References. Call Edna (678) 913−6250

RICK STEAKLEY PAINTING. Interior/Exterior.

Pressure Washing. Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repairs. Reasonable. Reliable. Professional.

30+/years experience. References available.

Free Estimates.

Lic./Ins. 941-228-7605, rlsteakley60@gmail.com

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HOME SERVICES

Weekly Services from $15 (941) 928-0391 Karen@the-lyons.com

• Repair • Remodel • New Construction Licensed/Insured • Free Estimates

780-3788 • 822-0436

139320

ELECTRIC

Franklin Kenny • Electrical Contractor

• References supplied

Classified Ads Bring Results 941-955-4888

15% OFF

138451

rain sensors

138778

FurnitureSales Sales &&Repairs Furniture Repairs Cushions • Slings • Re-powdercoating #USHIONS s 3LINGS s 5MBRELLAS

STEVE PANEBIANCO

FREE ESTIMATES!

139321

Cell #809-7311

THE GRAB BAR GUY

Your Bathroom Safety Specialist

957-4762 (cell #) 504-3168

GRAB THIS DEAL

EE FSTR ALLATION

www.drgrabbars.com

“OUR ESTIMATES & ADVICE ARE FREE�

PERSONAL SERVICES

Licensed, bonded, and insured.

CertiďŹ ed Residential & Commercial.

IN

GULF COAST

138455

140112

PRE-SPRING SPECIAL - 3RD MONTH OF SERVICE FREE

VALUES X CREATE AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AMENITY X SERVICES TO FIT YOUR SPECIFIC LAKE & POND NEEDS X FREE QUOTE

FAST SAME-DAY SERVICE • Installation • Access Control • Maintenance • System Design

Now Offering Full Service Lawn Maintenance

365-2407

www.nativesonlandscape.com Experienced • Insured • Worker’s Comp LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

2530 12TH STREET, SARASOTA, FL 34237 138355

941-349-4455

941-378-2700

JOHN L. BLASER/OWNER

139315

CALL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ONE OF OUR LICENSED AND INSURED TECHNICIANS

www.APOFL.com

3 Document Creation 3 Special Projects

by

Melanie

• Pet Sitting • Dog Walking

• Excellent references

(941) 966-2960 PLUMBING

• Landscape Design/ Renovation/Installation • Xeriscape Experts/ Native Plants • Gardening Maintenance/Seasonal Clean-up/Remulch • Gardening & Organic Fertilizing • Sod Repair • Drainage Solutions • New Pavers & Paver Repair

139741

LAKE & POND SERVICES

3 Record Keeping 3 2IĂ€FH 7DVNV 3 +RXVHKROG 7DVNV

• Over 13 years experience

X INCREASE PROPERTY

Sarasota Gate & Access

E-mail: jamerkt@comcast.net

Pet Care

www.gulfcoastlandscapesinc.net • Lawn and Landscape Maintenance • Licensed and Insured • Plant Installation, Irrigation Repair and Maintenance

A Private Company Serving the Palmer Ranch Area Since 2007

Office: 941.379.6302 Cell: 941.928.4325 www.yourveryownassistant.com

PET SERVICES

941-204-1893

LANDSCAPES INC

Watching your home when you’re away

Judith A. Merkt

Gift Certificates Available

LANDSCAPING & LAWN RICH HONIG

HOME SERVICES

Providing personal and administrative support to individuals and small businesses.

3 De-cluttering 3 Organization

Buy 1 grab bar & get 1 FREE

941-966-0333

140337

Licensed Lic. #38333 References

or PaintJobBoys@AOL.com

Take Control of Your Life‌ Hire

(cell) 780-3346 Licensed & Insured

Alan Blum is always reachable at

) Carpentry ) Indoors ) Remodeling ) Ceramic Tile ) Water & Fire Damage ) Kitchen/Baths

(941) 232-4648

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“Poetry is condensed language that helps you understand other language,” Joanna Fox says.

ate in April 2013, students filled the seats of Florida Studio Theatre’s Gompertz Theatre. Students from Booker High School, Sarasota Military Academy and Sarasota High School watched their peers participate in a spoken-word poetry competition, or poetry slam.

Teens spoke about failed suicide attempts, modern racism, abandonment, divorce or death of a parent. Some spoke about happier topics, such as young love and coming of age.

This competition was one element of last year’s events leading up to PoetryLife Weekend. PoetryLife is a weekend-long celebration of poetry with educational initiatives leading up to it.

This year’s PoetryLife weekend takes place May 2 and May 3, at various locations and will include readings by famous poets Kevin Young and Mark Doty, a community poem reading, a young voices reading featuring winners of the student contest and more.

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Students find comfort in words

There are 1,100 students at Booker High School. Seven of these students participate in “Slam,” the inaugural spoken word club. Spoken word is like written poetry, but more visceral.

Emotionally, it’s in the moment, and it’s often improvised.

Slam founder Chandler Powell, 17, is one of these seven students.

She founded the club with the encouragement of her teacher, Hellen Harvey, following last year’s poetry slam.

Before she found spoken word, she says she wasn’t a talker. Today, Powell has a blog dedicated to spoken word, which she up-

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She stands up to read a poem to her peers at the weekly Slam meeting.

“Did you write that?” one of her peers said in disbelief.

This year, Powell will participate in PoetryLife’s poetry slam contest for the second year.

She uses poetry as a positive outlet for self-expression, and she thinks other students could use it, too. She says it has helped her become a positive leader.

Poetry sneaks into curriculum

Through PoetryLife, poet Alexis Orgera and poetry slam professional Cedric Hameed offer three workshops of varying levels that teachers can volunteer to attend.

They become poets in these sessions and tap into their own creativity.

Hameed also does weekly poetry outreach for students in their classrooms for two months prior to PoetryLife. In addition to the spoken word contest, students are encouraged to write and submit their traditional poetry for a contest. The 20 winners read in the Young Voices Poetry Reading.

Angela Hartvigsen, fine arts program specialist for Sarasota County Schools, is glad to witness

the spark PoetryLife is beginning to create.

“Poetry meets students where they are,” Hartvigsen says. “If they have issues with punctuation or limited English language skills, it can sometimes be less threatening, yet very rich in what a student can gain from it.

“When we look at what employers look for in attributes for potential job candidates, creativity is way up there on that scale,” she says.

Poetry helps build this creativity, which students can use later in life to solve problems and think outside of the box. Poets, she says, are the types of thinkers we want running the world.

Aside from educational components, Hartvigsen believes poetry builds resilience in a person. It helps people find ways to talk about the difficult and unexplainable parts of life.

Helping students fall in love

Georgia Court, founder of PoetryLife and owner of Bookstore1Sarasota, was inspired to emphasize the educational component when she met writing teacher Joanna Fox. Fox walks barefoot among the kitchen tables and chairs that make up her classroom at Booker

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The classroom wall is cluttered with handwritten lines of poetry, two snakeskins, magnetic poetry and dragonfly exoskeletons. Fox, with her eclectic, homey classroom, creates a setting that invites poetry.

Fox thinks PoetryLife is the perfect name.

“Poetry is the condensed language of life,” she says. “The poet looks at what everyone else looks at, but sees what others miss and then helps others to see what they missed.”

She points to a bumper sticker on her doorframe that reads “Metaphor be with you.” Fox thinks understanding metaphor helps students gain a deeper understanding of the other nonpoetry text and literature they read. Through writing poetry, her students learn to write concisely and apply the word choices and arrangements they use in poetrywriting to their other classes.

In addition to reading poetry daily and writing poetry in her classes, all of Fox’s middle school students participate in Dragonfly Café, a nickname for their live poetry readings. This explains her dragonfly earrings, necklace and

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At last year’s PoetryLife event, Fox’s Dragonflies performed menu-inspired “Pop-Up Poetry” at four downtown restaurants. For instance, one girl performed a coming-of-age piece about how now that she’s 13, chicken fingers can’t exist in her world.

Through poetry, she helps students discover what they believe and stand for and how to voice it. It also teaches them to tune in and notice the subtle nuances of human nature.

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Runs through May 3.

Tickets $5 to $15. Call 355-2967.

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Sir Frederick Ashton Festival Sarasota Ballet At Historic Asolo Theater and Sarasota Opera House Runs through May 3.

Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

Gershwin’s ‘My One and Only’ Manatee Players 7:30 p.m. at Manatee Performing Arts Center Runs through May 18.

Tickets $27 to $37. Call 748-5875.

Art After 5 5 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

‘Hero: The Musical’ (Preview) 7:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Runs through May 31.

Tickets $21 to $76. Call 351-8000.

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‘The Elephant Man’ 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Runs through May 11.

Tickets $10 to $28. Call 488-1115.

Ninth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival Theatre Odyssey At Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through May 4.

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nowHERE Gallery Performance: Bora Yoon and R. Luke DuBois 6:30 p.m. at The Ringling Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

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IF YOU COULD WORK ANY PROFESSION OTHER THAN THIS, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I’d love to eventually teach or coach acting in order to continue sharing my love for this art form.

IF YOU HAD TO CONDENSE THE PLOT OF “TOM JONES” TO THREE SENTENCES, WHAT WOULD YOUR SYNOPSIS BE? Boy meets girl. Uni-

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engaged in her upcoming trial, so she just sort of captured my attention and I was fortunate enough to work from her.”

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Borgia acts as Asolo Rep’s hero IF YOU GO ‘Hero’ When: 8 p.m. Friday, May 2 Where: Asolo Repertory Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail Cost: Tickets $21 to $76 Info: Call 351-8000 or visit asolorep.org.

“If there’s a problem I solve it — there’s no hesitation,” Kelly Borgia says.

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So, could the production go on without her? Her eyes get big. It would take a family death or hospital admission for her to miss a production.

For instance, when her grandfather died, after the curtain closed on the play she was work-

ing on, she drove from New Jersey to Ithaca, N.Y., to be with her family, then drove back to call the evening show the next night.

“Hero” has been particularly exciting because it’s a new musical.

“It’s exciting to be apart of something as it’s being created because there are so many unknowns,” she says. “…There’s no reference … It didn’t exist until you were in the room creating it.”

For instance, the set can rotate and four years have passed.

Or, maybe it’s Christmas one minute, and 40 seconds later it needs to be Easter — she gets to help figure out all the details.

The hope is that the production will have success in Sarasota so other theaters, even Broadway, will pick it up.

“Everyone believes in the work they are doing right now, but it’s also really high stakes because they want it to move and go on,” she says. “I think it’s incredible and people are going to love it.”

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“I said, ‘I don’t care what it takes, I’ll sweep the stages if I have to — I’ll work on Broadway one day,’” Borgia says with a laugh. “I’ve definitely made different choices (since then), but that’s when I knew I wouldn’t do anything but theater.”

Borgia did not end up a janitor; she is the production stage manager at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

She’s the organizational foundation behind every production.

Today is a little crazy, because the new musical “Hero,” which opens May 2, has just moved from the rehearsal hall on Tallavast Road to the actual theater.

“Hero” follows the story of an aspiring comic book artist who, because of a former tragedy, lives at home with his father. When a series of unexpected events occur, he has to face his fears and discover the hero within him.

With one week before the curtain comes up, there are wires, men with power tools and bustling people everywhere. Borgia is at the heart of it. She’s the hero of this production (and many others during Asolo Rep’s season).

In comic book fashion, you can usually spot Borgia with her sidekick: her 8-year-old pug, Doak, who works the 12-hour days alongside her during Asolo

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Booker gets its gun Originally, Booker VPA acting teacher and director Scott Keys wanted to present “Chicago.”

He even persuaded the head of the magnet arts program to approve the racy Vaudeville-style musical. But, when they couldn’t get rights to it, he went with the classic American musical “Annie Get Your Gun.” It runs through May 3, at the Booker VPA Theatre.

The production follows the true story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley’s life and love af-

fair with fellow marksman Frank Butler. They used to travel in Wild West shows, but their story is fictionalized and dramatized in this musical. Many of the Irving Berlin songs are recognizable, such as “There’s No Business like Show Business” and “Anything You Can Do.” The leading performers include senior Ellie McCaw in the title role, junior Ryan O’Dell as Frank Butler, senior Sam Anthony as Col. Buffalo Bill Cody, senior Gianni Damaia as Charlie Davenport and junior Zoe Verbil as Dolly Tate.

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Former students have gone on to study at some of the best theater programs in the country, such as The Juilliard School, Northwestern University and Carnegie Mellon.

These photos are a peek at the performance taken during a technical rehearsal.

IF YOU GO ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ When: 7 p.m. April 30; 7 p.m. May 1 and 2; and 2 and 7 p.m. May 3 Where: Booker VPA Theatre, 3201 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota Cost: Students, $5; seniors, $10; adults, $15 Info: Call 3552967 or visit vpabooker.com.

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Musical Director Rick Bogner plays the song parodies like the anthems they’re supposed to be. (We’re talking about the people’s right to pee, remember.) He serves up the improbable song and dance like it’s “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

It’s a star comic cast, too. The gangly Ellis brings a Jim Carrey physicality to his strong Strong performance. (Think double-takes, hyperactive reaction time and rubbery poses.)

Robert Turoff (the director’s dad, whom we all remember from Golden Apple days) plays villainous Cladwell like Mr. Nice Guy. Playing his daughter Hope, Cassidy is all sweetness and light — then gets all Patty Hearst on us. When he’s not bashing heads, Officer Lockstock (Chri Caswell) functions as narrator and allpurpose explainer man (dryly and nicely underplayed.) He’s sometimes assisted by Little Sally (Ashley Jai), a doll-clutching waif with big eyes and big questions about hydraulics (small role, big comedy.) Penelope Pennywise (Alana Opie) brings a Carol Burns comic presence to her mercurial character. Kudos also to J.D. Carter, Berry Ayers, Philip Alexander and everyone involved. Hilarious performers all. Get ready to laugh. But … fair warning: Although “Urinetown” is a satire of message plays, it cunningly gives you a message anyway. Stop wasting water, or we’re all in the toilet.

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It’s a happy musical about some unhappy stuff.

Imagine a world, sometime in the future. A world where water is as scare as a Hollywood agent who returns your calls. In an unnamed dystopian city, a ruthless Boss (aka Caldwell B. Cladwell, played by Robert Turoff) holds a monopoly on pay toilets and has made free urination a crime. Violators are sent to a penal colony called “Urinetown,” which, based on the name, probably stinks. The people are pissed off. It’s time for a working class hero. It’s time for Bobby Strong (Jason Ellis).

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This is all served up in a dead-on parody of Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis,” Berthold Brecht’s “Threepenny Opera” and Marc Blitzstein’s “The Cradle Will Rock” — all those plays and movies making big statements against ruthless capitalists in top hats. It’s hilarious, whether you dig the references.

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And director Kyle Turoff has a good ear. At heart, every musical is an exercise in emotional manipulation. She plays it like a full-on assault.

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by Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor started letting me help them when they were busy. Then it morphed into letting me cook.

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second child, and while my wife was pregnant she always wanted me to take her to Drunken Poet Café to get the coconut curry soup.

YOUR DREAM CUSTOMER (DEAD OR ALIVE) COMES IN — SHE WANTS TO MEET THE CHEF — WHO IS IT? I’d say America’s

first celebrity chef, Julia Child. I’d love for her to come in and talk shop. It would be such a generational gap, so it would be neat to talk about the development of food from when she was cooking and in the scene until now.

DESCRIBE JACK DUSTY WITH ONE SONG: Beethoven’s “Ode to

Joy.” It’s from the period correct to our character Jack Dusty and his lifestyle. Plus, everyone who has ever worked in a restaurant has had a moment when they’ve been in the zone and have had that song come in their head. Sometimes (work is like) a beautiful symphony. Other times, you have a rail full of tickets and it’d be a heavy metal song … or maybe The Beatles’ “Help.”

GIVE US TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE ABOUT YOURSELF — YOU DON’T HAVE TO TELL US WHICH IS WHICH. 1. I love being a father to my kids, Scarlett, 2, and newborn, Grace.

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Right now we’re working with shishito peppers. There’s a farm in Terra Ceia growing them for us, Faithful Farms.

We take Anna Maria Island bottarga, a cured mullet roe. We blister the peppers and toss them with lemon juice in sea salt, then shave the bottarga over the top.

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Co-Chairs Dr. Paul Brannan and Dr. Heidi Anderson, Matt and Lisa Walsh, Jo and Stan Rutstein and Larry and Nola Hietbrink

Gary and Debbie Knoflick

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by Heather Merriman Black Tie Assistant Editor Children First’s 14th annual “The Fairytale Ball” was nothing short of spectacular. Ivy roped with string lights, deep purples and elegant silver silk linens, tree branch awnings and classic fairy tale melodies transformed Michael’s On East into an enchanted forest, just like those heard about in fairy tales.

Upon entering the enchanted atrium the evening of April 26, guests enjoyed a signature cocktail, “The Mad Hatter,” a lemon vanilla martini, and spent time mingling and bidding on silent auction items.

The enthusiasm for the suggested attire was extraordinary — from elegant gowns suited for queens to ball gowns with wands, more than 300 guests dressed in the theme. There were even some dressed in character — Dr. Anne Chauvet dressed as Rapunzel, Wayne and Mindy Rollins dressed as Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf and Gary and Debbie Knoflick dressed as Mickey Mouse

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Helen McBean and Daisy Saunders

Denver and Jenn Stutler

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and Minnie Mouse.

Following the cocktail reception, guests gathered in the enchanted ballroom for dinner and the live auction.

DJ Jonathan Cortez played fairy tale tunes and serenaded guests with his live performances. Guests spent the remainder of the night dancing at the ball, until the clock struck 12.

The sold-out event was a huge success for Children First. “There was so much excitement for the event.

Throughout the entire night people were dancing and having fun with a party feel all night,” says Children First Major Gifts Officer Angie Stringer.

“The evening had a lot of enthusiasm with people wanting to support Children First.”

Dr. Heidi Anderson and Dr. Paul Brannan, Matt and Lisa Walsh, Stan and Jo Rutstein and Larry and Nola Hietbrink co-chaired the event.

The table centerpieces were each decorated with a different fairytale story theme.

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AMONG CHILDREN FIRST’S ENCHANTED FOREST …

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he whole evening April 26 at Children First’s Fairytale Ball was spectacular. The theme was seen all over the transformed Michael’s On East ballroom — from the lighted vines hanging from the ceiling, the story book pages gracing the walls and the costumes and fairy tale fashions. Wayne Rollins not only donned a big bad wolf tail, but also fabulous patent leather spiked Christian Louboutins, Dr. Heidi Anderson showed off a “Wicked” handbag, Chris Voelker was kissing frogs that evening — husband Kirk had his face painted as the token addition to fairy tales and Jenn Stutler stood out in a custom gown she purchased at 530 Burns Gallery’s “Where Art Meets Fashion” event featuring designer Marisu Miranda.

However, the award of best dressed goes to Renee Phinney, who looked stunning in her custom gown by Eric Cross. Phinney had the idea of wearing a storybook dress made from im-

ages from classic fairy tales — and the best to construct? Cross, who is known for his creative creations that have sashayed down the iConcept runway. He spent more than 15 hours constructing the dress, using bubble wrap, plastic sheeting and paper.

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Renee Phinney and Eric Cross

It’s a boy! … Heather Dunhill and Ted MeekS ma hosted a Champagne TIDBIT toast for their new puppy, Carlos.

The “puppy shower” allowed friends to mingle while enjoying Champagne and food catered by Fete.

Seen cooing over the new fur baby: Kyla Weiner, Kim Livengood, Amy Sussman, Crystal Lahners, Barbara Banks, Terry McKee and Shelley Sarbey … Here comes the bride … Deb Knowles and Larry Kabinoff have been talking about the possibility of marriage for the larger part of their three years together. But she was in no hurry, and he didn’t push. The big breakthrough came a few weeks ago in as unromantic a place as you could imagine — their attorney’s office. Discussing a tax matter, the lawyer said, “This would be much simpler if you were married.” When it happened a second time, Larry hummed “Dum, dum, da dum …” (the opening bars of the Wedding March from Lohengrin) resulting in the official engagement unofficially announced in Black Tie & Tales a few weeks ago … Meet my Mack … apparently, this column gave cupid a little nudge when we published that Mollie Nelson and Mack Harper had changed their respective Facebook statuses to “in a relationship.” They are

now officially engaged, an announcement made by dear friend and longtime neighbor Bill Wise at a “Meet My Mack” dinner April 22, at Michael’s Wine Cellar. The table favors were little tins of M&M’s monogrammed “Mack and Mollie,” of course … West meets West to feed local kids … Olivia Boutique on St. Armands is hosting a dual trunk show 4 to 7 p.m. May 1 and 2. It will feature personal appearances and made-inAmerica merchandise from California apparel designer David Klein and Sarasota’s own fine jewelry designer Marion Strickland of MK Designs. A portion of proceeds will go to All Faiths Food Bank’s “Campaign Against File photo Summer Hunger,” sponsored by the Gulf Coast Community Foundation to assure that the 21,000 kids who rely on school meals don’t go hungry when school is out … Oops!

Correcting an error in last week’s column: Paul and Doris Wolfe …

Galileo to go … Dr. Fritz Faulhaber and his wife, Ping, hosted a reception April 21 to announce the Faulhaber Foundation’s plans for a Suncoast Science Center. They treated the assembly of about 100 elected officials, educators and potential supporters to the kind of “hands on” learning experience the center will provide by way of a demonstration of how four balls of dramatically different weight hit the floor simultaneously when dropped. And they sent guests home with a set of the balls to play with.

The center needs all kind of help: donations, volunteers and advisors. To learn more, visit suncoastscience.org.

CVA BOARD PUTS ONE OVER ON THE BOSS

Attendees at the alwayssold-out April 22 Community Video Archives luncheon were treated to some charming insights beyond what was in the video biographies of this year’s inductees. Dan Kennedy: “Excellence in a school happens not in the front office, but in the classroom.” Alexandra Quarles: quoting Gary Lew, “This is your world. Shape it or someone else will.” Sam Shapiro: “I’m happy to be here; at my age, 95, I’m happy to be anywhere.” And Gerri A sAfer ro Aaron: “Sarasota wouldn’t Applause allow a critical cable TV antenna to be built in the city so my husband (Comcast founder Dan Aaron) bought a pig farm on Fruitville and Honore for $10,000, where it remains today.” The more things change …

Shapiro suggested in his comments that founder Annette Scherman should herself be nominated to the Video Hall of Fame and just a few minutes later, former CVA Board President Bob Johnson announced that is precisely what will happen next year. It took some doing; a board meeting that was minus one member. And he acknowledged, “She will come kicking and screaming.” Gotcha, Annette. Time to smile and gracefully accept so we can all applaud your induction in 2015.

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