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Goodwill veteran preps for five-month hike on Appalachian Trail.

OUR TOWN + New face Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota welcomes John Irvin as its new religious educator director. Irvin, an alumnus of University of Tennessee, has a long history of working with children and community service with AmeriCorps and Habitat for Humanity. The introduction of Irvin is part of the church’s goal to expand its education program for children. Irvin will oversee all programming for children and youth at the church.

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Downtown leaders beef up patrol As merchants and property owners attempt to fight homelessness issues, the Downtown Improvement District moves toward increasing security downtown.

Last month, Downtown Economic Development Coordinator Norm Gollub said it seemed unlikely that the security presence in the heart of the city could be increased anytime soon. Now, however, it appears

the effort may have gained significant momentum.

At Tuesday’s Downtown Improvement District meeting, the group revisited the possibility of hiring additional security to monitor downtown. Gollub pre-

sented the DID board with two options — hiring an off-duty police officer to patrol the area for $33 an hour, or hiring a private security guard at $20 an hour.

The group expressed an interest in expanding the private

security presence that already exists downtown, and agreed to invite Sarasota Security Patrol President Chad Ritchie to the next DID meeting to further

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+ Budding artists The Chapter No. 115 of Ikebana International invited children to honor their mothers with workshops Saturday. Just in time for Mother’s Day, the workshop introduced 48 local children to explore the ikebana practice and bring home their moribana-style arrangements. Gulf Gate Library sponsored the event.

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Fifth-grade students Kylie Stratman, Isabella Tumasian and Emily Fernandez cheer for the Colorado Rockies at Ashton Elementary’s annual World Series Day May 9, at Twin Lakes Park. The students were divided into major league baseball teams, including the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays, to re-create past World Series games. For more photos, see page 1B.

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Circle businesses await events ordinance Courtesy photos

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+ Spring fling The Bay Island Siesta Neighborhood Association held its annual Spring Fling May 8. More than 60 members attended the party, which Garrett and Stephanie Puzzo hosted. The party was one of two social events the association sponsors.

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Stakeholders on the Circle say April’s St. Armands Fine Art Festival reinforced the need for a restriction on special events.

Despite concerns about public safety issues, last month’s St. Armands Fine Art Festival came and went without much alarm. Still, area leaders eagerly await a season absent any major events in the heart of the Circle.

In March, St. Armands

residents asked commissioners to consider lengthening a blackout on events in St. Armands Circle Park during this year’s peak tourist season. That extension would have included the weekend of April 26, during which the St. Armands Fine Art Festival was scheduled.

Residents and commissioners argued that added congestion posed a public safety issue if emergency vehicles needed to drive through the Circle, but City Attorney Robert Fournier said the ban would illegally

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St. Armands leaders look forward to an ordinance regulating seasonal events in the heart of the Circle, which they say add congestion without offering any benefits to Circle stakeholders.

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SECURITY / FROM PAGE 1A discuss the issue. The revived downtown security discussions came on the heels of two moves made to increase the presence of private officers downtown.

Ron Soto, president of the Sarasota Downtown Merchants Association and DID board member, said the merchants group voted last week to hire Sarasota Security Patrol to monitor the 1300, 1400 and 1500 blocks of Main Street for roughly seven hours per day. Although he said the group has limited funds, members agreed to spend between $2,000 and $3,000 per month to attempt to get security efforts started.

“We’re going to throw a couple of thousand dollars out there this month to see how it goes,” Soto said. “We want to get it started now.”

DID Chairman Ernie Ritz said he also hired the security group to patrol his property at the corner of Lemon Avenue and First Street. He said that one of his tenants, Salute restaurant, expressed an interest in breaking its lease because the homeless population was causing significant issues.

“I live on the corner of Lemon Avenue and First Street, in front of the shell fountain,” Ritz said. “My million-dollar view is looking at 12 to 20 homeless people every single day.”

Both Soto and Ritz called on the DID to help fund an expanded security presence to combat problems relating to vagrants in the area.

“Security is one of the issues the DID is supposed to take care of,” Ritz said. “I think the DID should put up some money for this security we need — they’re chasing our shoppers away.”

The group debated whether a private security firm, which would not have the ability to apprehend or cite people for breaking the law, was the best use of its money. Although members were interested in the service of off-duty officers, the price presented an issue for the cashstrapped group. Several DID board mem-

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bers said the most important thing was to have eyes on the streets to prevent issues from recurring.

“It may be less efficient, but I think their presence there is more of a deterrent than anything they do,” Kauffman said.

After some board members asked whether the security officers could work in conjunction with the Sarasota Police Department, Lt. Kevin Stiff said the department doesn’t have issues with private groups. Still, he warned, neither the security guards nor the police department could compel homeless people to move when no laws are being broken.

“If there’s no criminal activity, I can’t get out and tell people to leave the park because somebody doesn’t like their view,” Stiff said.

Soto said that, because the police department is preoccupied with more pressing issues, it was difficult for officers to catch individuals in the process of breaking certain laws — a prerequisite for apprehending people. With a private security group, however, their attention would be undivided.

“When we have somebody that’s panhandling outside, they can’t just sit there and stand there and watch them,” Soto said. “The security guard can stand there and make him uncomfortable.”

At the next DID meeting, the group will continue to discuss the scope of a potential security patrol. Gollub said he worked with Ritchie to develop some potential patrol schedules to complement ongoing downtown security efforts, including those Pineapple Square developer Butch Isaac has undertaken.

Gollub, who has taken the lead on the push for increased security downtown, said he thinks the private group can provide the service necessary to make downtown more attractive to visitors — and to cut down on illicit behavior.

“I do believe with the private security you do have that constant presence in that block,” Gollub said. “They’ll go where the activity is.”

EVENTS / FROM PAGE 1A target a single event. Ultimately, the commission took no action, waiting instead for city staff to provide a revised events ordinance including a permanent blackout period at St. Armands Circle Park.

At a May 5 St. Armands Circle Business Improvement District meeting, St. Armands Circle Association President Diana Corrigan said the arts festival went smoothly. Unfortunately, she said, Circle merchants did not benefit from the added traffic in an already congested area.

Corrigan brought up the possibility of the BID leasing the park from the city, giving Circle stakeholders more control over the area. Fournier said that was an avenue the City Commission could pursue if it was so inclined, but that he wanted to avoid returning to an earlier system of it managing events in the area.

Previously, the city had a blackout period on special events in the park from February to the middle of April, with the St. Armands Circle Landowners, Merchants and Residents group having significant input on exceptions to that ban.

In practice, LMR-approved events were allowed, while others were not.

“I certainly understand why they want to have a say of what happens in the park, and I think that’s reasonable,” Fournier said. “I would stop short of giving any private organization veto power over the use of any public facility.”

BID Vice Chairman Marty Rappaport expressed some trepidation regarding a hypothetical lease of the park. Rappaport said he would like to see the revised events ordinance before assuming any additional responsibility.

“I … would not agree to anything with the city until I saw what was presented,” Rappaport said. “We don’t know what we’re getting into.”

Currently, Fournier said staff is preparing to include a provision in the forthcoming events ordinance that would ban all events in the park during February, March and April. He said he plans to

MAN ON THE STREET Although Circle leaders have expressed the need for a ban on special events in St. Armands Circle Park, area merchants shared mixed opinions on a blackout:

Cleon Dixon

Binjara Traders “In some respects, because of the parking, it can be difficult. A lot of times, the events people themselves have big vehicles and they take up a lot of the areas that could be open for people coming, shopping and eating in the areas.”

Isidro Lodi

Settimi’s Gelato “It’s a good opportunity to make new customers, to attract new customers. It’s a great opportunity for us. …

It’s so much better to have people around here.”

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have the updated ordinance ready for discussion at a June City Commission meeting.

Although the process has been somewhat contentious to this point, the only questions left to answer pertain to the finer details of the blackout period.

“The physical location of this park does make it unique in a lot of ways,” Fournier said. “It does make sense to have some special criteria there that don’t exist elsewhere.”

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by David Conway | News Editor

At the center of a series of lawsuits accusing officials of interfering with city government, attorney Andrea Mogensen says she’s helping people stand up to authority.

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Andrea Mogensen’s law office is located near downtown Sarasota, but despite her notoriety at City Hall, the scope of her work extends beyond the city limits. She said she works with people throughout the state on open government cases.

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Madison, Wis., she earned her law degree at the University of Wisconsin. She made her way to Florida via suburban Chicago and central Missouri, coming to the area without a job.

After trying a number of different areas of law, she eventually ended up as an assistant public defender in Sarasota.

During her five years in that position, she often had clients interested in suing the government or the police when the courts acknowledged their rights had been violated. She found it was an unoccupied niche.

“It seemed to me there was a need that had to be filled,” Mogensen said. “It wasn’t so much that I wanted to make money at it, but it seemed sad that there was nobody to do it.”

Mogensen is primarily a criminal defense attorney. She estimates that roughly 30% of her work relates to open-government issues. That percentage has risen over the years as her work has received more media attention, and more citizens have reached out to her after learning about her work.

Though she’s stationed in

Sarasota, she said she’s worked on open government cases in seven or eight counties.

She’s been recognized by her peers, receiving the Florida First Amendment Foundation’s first Sunshine Litigation Award in 2009. The award is given to those who have “made a significant contribution to the cause of furthering open government through litigation.”

She knows she’s less popular among the city at large.

She spends most her free time raising her two teenage daughters with her husband.

Working up to 70 hours per week, she doesn’t have time for much else. Even if she did, she said her job would serve as an obstacle.

“If you have any ambition in the community — to be active in the black tie scene or to run for office — you cannot do this type of work and expect to be successful in that area,” Mogensen said.

Some of what’s said about her work bothers her. She says she’d be working for a big law firm if she were in it for the money, and that she cares little about the personalities involved in local politics. Still, she’s largely content to let the accusations and rumors swirl around her, for much of the city to loathe what she represents. All that matters is her own knowledge that what she’s doing is worthwhile.

“I’m just very much into my small circle of family and friends,” Mogensen said.

“There’s so little time in life that I try to focus on what’s important to me, and that is my family and my work.”

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Andrea Mogensen is familiar with the complaints levied against her work and her clients, and she’s unfazed. In her eyes, she’s not the bad guy — she’s helping David confront Goliath on a regular basis.

“It makes me feel good to come to work every day, knowing that the little guy has a chance if I help them out,” Mogensen said. “I’m proud to tell my kids what I do when I come home at night.”

In the city of Sarasota, Mogensen is best known for representing Citizens for Sunshine, a group that has repeatedly sued the city for Sunshine Law violations over the past two years. During open-to-the-public sections of City Commission meetings, several City Hall regulars have repeatedly admonished commissioners for not fighting the group more stringently, calling its suits politically motivated.

City Attorney Robert Fournier believes the group distorts the intent of the Sunshine Law, with several commissioners and citizens echoing his comments.

Mogensen says her work is nothing more than keeping government accountable.

She’s not making up the laws she’s citing, and because she’s paid on contingency, she isn’t interested in bringing forth meritless or frivolous lawsuits.

The only extent to which her cases are personally motivated, she says, is that she’s passionate about her profession.

“I do have a personal passion for accountability of the government,” Mogensen said.

“I think good governance involves being responsive to the public.”

Mogensen, 47, took a circuitous route to practicing law in Sarasota, both professionally and geographically. She set out to become a teacher, but switched career paths after she believed education didn’t offer enough room for advancement. Originally from

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NEWSBRIEFS + Sarasota Police reveal details of drug operation After the arrest of alleged cocaine distributor Alex Gomez earlier this year, authorities say 33-year-old Toborus Dontay Cunningham was poised to step into his place as a major drug trafficker in north Sarasota and Manatee counties. He won’t get that chance.

Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino announced the arrest of Cunningham and 23 others Friday, in the second phase of “Operation SRQ Cartel II,” which ended last month. The Drug Enforcement Agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office partnered with SPD in the two-year operation aimed at disrupting the hierarchy of drug dealers in the Sarasota area.

In total, authorities arrested 33 suspects, five of whom were federally indicted by the DEA, and seized 14 kilos of cocaine, which is worth more than $1 million at the street level, according to Sarasota Police Lt. Pat Ledwith. Officers also confiscated five vehicles, seven firearms and more than $100,000 in cash — mostly in large bills.

+ FDOT shifts Siesta Key lanes for Stickney Point Bridge work The Florida Department of Transportation has started work on the Stickney Point Bridge on south Siesta Key, which will cause nightly lane shifts this week.

L&S Concrete Restoration Inc. crews began the maintenance project Sunday and will be working through Friday, according to FDOT spokesman Robin Stublen. Traffic will be shifted from the

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right lane to the left lane and vice-versa while the contractor improves the bridge deck and makes repairs to concrete and the bridge machinery room from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly.

The expected May 16 completion date is weather-permitting.

+ Siesta seawall project moves ahead with work As a resident of north Siesta Key, Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson has had to bear the sight of the abandoned work site below the North Bridge since August. She won’t have to for much longer.

Commissioners gave county staff approval to move forward on the Bay Island Park seawall replacement project with Duncan Seawall, Dock & Boat Lift LLC. The roughly $1 million project aimed at replacing 800 feet of the seawall on the south end of the park beneath the bridge has closed off portions of the area since March 2013.

The new contractor should finish the project seven months after work begins.

+ Correction In the May 1 issue of the Sarasota Observer, we incorrectly stated John Dockum’s name in “Murder at the Circus.”

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Lift station work keeps residents on edge As the Lift Station 87 project has been repeatedly delayed and reworked, residents of the Central Park condominiums have had to deal with the fallout.

When Luke Wood Park was selected as the site for a new lift station in 2008, residents of the nearby Central Park condominiums expressed worries about how the project might impact their homes.

Six years, two engineering firms, several design changes and millions in additional costs later — with the project still 20 months from completion — they believe those concerns were justified.

The latest update from McKim and Creed, the engineering firm that assumed control of the Lift Station 87 project last year, is that an above-ground building will have to be constructed as part of the project. Initial conceptual renderings showed a building roughly 34 feet tall, though those are still subject to change.

The plan is a significant departure from the initial design, which was to be almost entirely underground and masked by landscaping. At a May 5 City Commission meeting, the engineers said the new design is necessary for the lift station to withstand a Category 3 hurricane.

As the project design has evolved, residents near Luke Wood Park have watched as the construction zone became all but an abandoned worksite. When work initially began on Lift Station 87, Central Park II President Jim Carroll said residents had to deal with the typical headaches associated with a nearby construction project: noise, debris and an unpleasant view out the windows overlooking the park.

The residents were patient with the project initially, Carroll said, because they believed it would be over with soon enough.

“I live on the north side of Building 7,

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The Lift Station 87 project site, which sits adjacent to the Central Park condominiums, will soon be torn apart once again as the city looks to build an above-ground building in Luke Wood Park. which faces the park,” Carroll said. “We’ve put up with dust, debris, noise and negative landscape views in the hopes that the lift station would be finished this year.”

Now, however, the projected project completion date is January 2016. Much of the planned work on constructing Lift Station 87 is complete underground in Luke Wood Park, untouched since the first engineering team was fired in 2012.

Even the undisturbed project site posed its own problems, however. Last summer, residents grappled with the city after planned landscaping improvements in the park were repeatedly pushed back.

“The total lack of respect shown to the residents is unbelievable,” Central Park resident Pauline Kingsbury wrote in a let-

ter to city staff that summer. “All we asked for was to have this site restored to good order whilst the city gets its act together and gets this whole project finished.”

The new above-ground design — and with it, the demolition of much of the completed work — is just the latest in a string of errors on the city’s behalf, Central Park II resident David Coe said. As recently as the week of the May 5 commission meeting, residents say they were assured that any above-ground structure would be minor in scope. The residents are happy to see a more resilient building in place, but say it underscores a significant problem with the initial plan — and the initial site selection.

“It seemed like putting it on a site east

of the trail would be a better way,” Carroll said. “I think that would minimize the problems at hand now and the potential problem of hurricanes down the road.”

The city chose Luke Wood Park as the optimal site for the project before it accounted for a potential hurricane and before an above-ground structure was deemed necessary. In light of new information — and with remaining expenses projected at more than the original project budget — residents hope to see the city consider different locations.

“They’re saying we have to redo the whole thing,” Coe said. “I think this is the last opportunity for them to say, ‘Let’s stop now and start to look at an alternative.’”

Project staff said they have had to deal with decisions made by previous commissions and previous engineering firms, and that the path they’re taking is the most prudent, considering the circumstances.

At a project update meeting Monday, city employees reiterated their belief that the current site is the optimal one.

“There was significant work done over a multiple-year period going through a site-selection process,” city Project Manager Steve Topovski said. “This was the location selected for the lift station, and everything we’re doing is related to constructing this at this location.”

With all that’s gone wrong with the project to date, Central Park residents are increasingly worried about how the final product will function. Even if it’s ultimately successful, though, they believe the work has been plagued with missteps that could have been avoided.

“In view of what’s happened, it’s really brought home that the commissioners, they’re not on my short list of greatest managers,” Carroll said.

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Although the area isn’t a hotbed of criminal activity, some members of the Casey Key Association feel the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office isn’t giving the island the attention it deserves.

At a meeting Monday, the Casey Key Association discussed an ongoing issue: people illegally parking on private property. An email from a couple sent to the association board said officers came to their property three times while it was under construction. Each time, a person was on-site who shouldn’t have been, but officers ultimately let the offenders go.

The incident spoke to a larger pattern Casey Key residents have had difficulty addressing. Without more stringent police enforcement, they believe there’s no way to reduce the number of these occurrences.

“Any excuse a person has is accepted, and the police let them walk away,” Casey Key Association President Chad Weiss said.

The problem may be largely tied to beachgoers desperate to find a place to park, but it can occasionally go beyond that. Last year, nine residential burglaries took place on Casey Key, and residents aim to keep a close eye on any suspicious behavior. Association Director Julie DeRice argued there was not a significant difference between a stranger trespassing on somebody’s property and a stranger trespassing inside a person’s house.

“The police don’t take this seriously,”

DeRice said. “I think they think we’re all just paranoid.”

Weiss said the group and other Casey Key residents have a good relationship with the Sheriff’s Office, but it was difficult to seriously deal with the issue. The department has said the area doesn’t have a significant crime issue — 2013 data show just 57 crimes and a 27% decrease over the past three years. The issue may be minor, but it’s still a nuisance for people in the area.

“It’s not really hurting anybody, but nobody likes it,” Weiss said.

The Casey Key Association has taken some steps to attempt to eliminate trespassing and other suspicious behavior in the area. In 2013, the group installed a security camera to monitor cars passing over the bridges leading to the island, and the Sheriff’s Office uses the footage as needed for investigations. The group also pays to have off-duty officers patrol the areas for three- to five-hour shifts.

In addition, Casey Key residents keep a vigilant eye out for issues, and alert their neighbors in the process. Association Secretary Valerie DallAcqua said she recently received three calls from other residents when a beachgoer was parked on a vacant lot. That incident was relatively minor, but the mentality will be useful if something more troublesome occurs.

“The very best proactive thing that’s happening right now is that we’re looking out for each other,” DallAcqua said.

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County looks to expand mosquitofish program The county’s Mosquito Management department uses more than just pesticides to control the insect population.

With the beginning of the rainy season less than a month away, the area mosquito population is set to boom. Sarasota County’s Mosquito Management department continues to develop its array of options for fighting the pests — including increasing its use of mosquito-eating fish.

The mosquitofish — also known as gambusia holbrooki — feeds on mosquito larvae. The 2-inch minnows, which live in the area naturally, have been used for mosquito control for a long time nationwide. Ever since taking the post of Mosquito Management program manager last June, however, Matt Smith has sought to expand the county’s use of the fish.

Smith said the county currently traps the fish in the wild and brings them to Mosquito Management headquarters, where they are kept until dispatched where needed. This process comes with issues. By capturing the fish in the wild, staff runs the risk of moving invasive species to new areas. Additionally, the process of setting a trap and capturing a fish is labor-intensive, requiring several thousand man-hours per year.

Soon, Smith hopes, the Mosquito Management program will be able to breed the fish on its own. In addition to reducing labor expenses and avoiding invasivespecies problems, in-house breeding will allow the group to keep track the impact of the fish.

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Once they’re in place, Smith said, the fish are extremely effective. The mosquitofish are already largely naturally present in lakes and streams, but can be useful tools when placed in flooded ditches or unoccupied swimming pools. As a result, the department is able to cut back on its use of pesticides to fight mosquitoes.

The staff is responsible for a coverage area more than 550 square miles, so they benefit from not revisiting the same location repeatedly.

“If you can get a population established in an area, you can eventually never have to go back and treat it ever again,” Smith said. “We’re not using chemicals, and we’re also not using manhours.”

In general, Smith wants to reduce the department’s reliance on harsh pesticides. The group has also hired an environmental biologist to help track the impact of the sprays used by the department over the past decade.

The county is still in the cost-benefit analysis stage of creating an on-site breeding program for the mosquitofish, but Smith believes increasing their presence would be a solid investment.

“The gold standard for biocontrol is the mosquitofish,” Smith said. “Our main thing, since we’re using them already, is having them in a more robust area.”

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Downtown security When property owners pay their property taxes, part of the unspoken understanding is a portion of that money will cover the cost of police.

But as we also have seen in modern society, given all of the demands taxpayers place on their governments beyond police and fire protection, clean streets and garbage pickup, there never seems to be enough money to cover everyone’s expectations. Gaps in public services always occur.

This is why citizens take it upon themselves — rightfully — to fill in the gaps. And this is why downtown Sarasota merchants are resorting to investing their own funds and a portion of a special tax on themselves (the Downtown Improvement District tax) to pay for increased security patrols.

The vagrancy problem downtown is simply becoming too intolerable. And it’s hurting the businesses — not to mention downtown Sarasota’s image.

We applaud the downtown merchants for taking the initiative to solve their own problem. But at the same time, the increased problems with vagrants — many of whom trespass on private property — make you think about incentives and the connection between crime and punishment.

Everyone, including vagrants, responds to incentives and disincentives. It’s a fact: When the punishment for a crime is severe, crime goes down. City commissioners might think about that in the context of vagrancy. That could save the merchants a lot of trouble and money.

+ Paragon makes a point

As the saying goes, we’ll eat crow.

The predicted Armegeddon didn’t occur.

No one died in a traffic jam. In fact, there were no traffic jams.

In spite of the objections from the St. Armands Circle Association, St. Armands Residents Association and St. Armands Landowners Association, the Paragon Fine Art Festival on St. Armands Circle the weekend after Easter occurred with nary an operational hitch — in fact, none that we’ve been able to discern from conversations with St. Armands merchants, city officials and a longtime art-show exhibitor who participated in the Paragon show.

As you may recall, there was quite the hubbub over Paragon Art Festival owner Bill Kinney’s seeking to put on one of his shows on the Circle in March — at the height of season. A representative of the St. Armands Residents Association protested to City Hall. Permitting a show in March or April could be disastrous — traffic that could inhibit public safety; disruption in the surrounding neighbors’ streets; and competing with St. Armands retailers at their most crucial money-making time.

What’s more, permitting the show in March or April was alleged to be violating a long-standing blackout period that extended from Jan. 1 through Easter.

This column likewise took the position that Sarasota city officials shifted their previous practices and agreement with three St. Armands associations and broke a trust.

The City Commission, nonetheless, permitted Kinney’s show to be held, but scheduled it for the weekend after Easter,

just outside the blackout period.

Lo and behold, the show was a success — without incident, without swarming crowds or backed-up traffic, without disrupting the Circle’s merchants.

When we spoke to Shoshana Matthews, a 20-year exhibitor at art shows all over the country, she called it “a great show.”

Matthews said she was skeptical when she signed up to exhibit, knowing the show was occurring at the end of Season and that it was a first-time show.

But to her surprise and pleasure, the show was a pleasant experience the whole weekend. With only 83 exhibitors (not even half the number of other St. Armands festivals), the show was contained within St. Armands Park and didn’t spill into the streets. She called it relaxed.

Still, Matthews said, the crowds were steady all weekend, and they were buyers, not just lookers.

“I saw packages being carried all weekend,” Matthews said.

A regular reviewer of shows for Sunshine Artist magazine, a leading trade publications for art festivals, Matthews dubbed the show “well done.”

For Kinney, owner of Paragon, the outcome delivered proof there is room for more than one art-festival promoter on St. Armands Circle. For 25 years, Howard Alan Events has produced an art festival in November on St. Armands Circle, and for the past 10 years, it has produced a similar show in January — both with the support of the St. Armands Circle Association.

That long-standing relationship made it tough for Kinney. When he recently spoke to us, he said all he wants is fair treatment.

If you read the reviews in the art-festival blogosphere of Kinney’s shows — in Sarasota and elsewhere; when you talk to Paragon exhibitors; and when Kinney tells you how art festivals must be symbiotic with the local brick-and-mortar merchants and restaurants, you can conclude there’s substance, knowledge and wisdom in this 20-plus-year veteran of art shows. This is no fly-by-nighter. He deserves, and has earned, fair treatment.

When city officials and St. Armands interests reconvene to address the rules governing the use of St. Armands Cicle Park, Kinney, now a Siesta Key resident, should have a seat at the table.

+ Don’t do it

Marco Rubio’s ego is like the devil sitting on his shoulder, whispering temptations in his ear, egging him on.

He needs an exorcist.

He shouldn’t run for president — not yet.

He’s not ready.

When we first heard then-Florida Speaker Rubio speak extemporaneously in 2007 at the Sarasota Tiger Bay Club, we wrote: “He should be governor.”

When we heard him speak in 2009 in his bid for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate against Charlie Crist, you couldn’t help but be smitten: This guy has the gift — the right philosophy, the right ideas and an special eloquence and common sense that didn’t sound like a manufactured, platitudinous politician. He was real. He made

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sense.

He amazed his Florida legislative colleagues. Elected to the Florida House in 2000 at age 29; speaker in 2006 at 35; now a freshman U.S. senator at 43. And a Republican media darling on the national stage.

But all of this appears to be going to his head. Ever since he was elected to the Senate, Rubio has spent a lot of time traveling the country on the speaking circuit. Go to his tweets on Twitter, and you’ll see the senator delivering the weekly GOP address on the radio; speaking in New Hampshire one day; talking at the D.C. press club the next.

And you have to wonder about a freshman U.S. senator who has established his own political action committee, Reclaim America. Its website’s photos are an homage to Marco.

While we’d like to see Rubio elected president one day, now is not the time.

Dare we say, while he has been an eloquent and forceful advocate for most of the right issues so far (except immigration), the young senator’s signature legislative accomplishments so far remind us of another young, unaccomplished U.S. senator who was interested in only two things: himself and becoming president.

Rubio And we’ve all learned the hard way: He wasn’t ready or qualified for the office.

If Rubio were as smart as we think he is, he might follow a path somewhat similar to that of another great Florida politician, the late Gov. Lawton Chiles.

Like Rubio, Chiles started his political career in the Legislature, serving 12 years in the state House and Senate. Then he spent 18 years in the U.S. Senate, retiring in 1989.

Chiles came out of retirement and was elected governor in 1990, serving two terms.

Rubio would be smart to serve a couple terms in the U.S. Senate; come back to Florida to run for governor and earn some executive experience; and then make the run for the presidency.

He has the right stuff. He just needs to listen to someone other than his ego.

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“We will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed.”

Remember that vow? That was Barack Obama May 2, 2011, after the death of Osama bin Laden.

But still on the lam: • The Benghazi killers; • Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader under bin Laden; • Mullah Omar, head of the Taliban in Afghanistan when bin Laden plotted 9-11; • Nasir al-Wuhayshi, bin Laden’s personal aide; • Haydar Zammar, recruiter of 9-11 terrorists.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR inserted checks and balances into the document. That document gave us a Reagan president rather than a Putin president.

Checks on the proposed strong mayor’s powers are sorely lacking in the proposed charter.

Our campaign message has been, and will continue to be: “Read the proposed charter before you decide if you want to sign a petition to put it on the ballot. Educate yourself first.”

I would suggest that rather than following the Saul Alinsky method of distorting reality as your editorial suggests, we are trying mightily to avoid the ostrich approach summed up in one politician’s infamous statement, “We have to pass it first so we can find out what is in it.”

There is no distortion in the following facts regarding the proposed charter: 1. The mayor’s appointee to run the city would not be required to have any management or executive experience.

2. The re-districted City Commission would be weakened and divided.

3. The mayor could veto all commission ordinances, resolu-

Dear Editor: It is unfortunate that the recent editorial by Observer staff spent column inches denigrating the volunteers of The Citizens Voice rather than furthering the discussion about the merits of proposed changes to the governmental structure of the city of Sarasota.

The Citizens Voice — a political committee that opposes the proposed new city charter — is composed of a remarkable group of people who have given their time over the years to civic involvement on all sides of all issues. Some of our members are, in fact, in favor of an elected mayor — just not the behemoth created by this proposed charter. They understand that it is the charter that creates the mayor’s power and influence and that therefore not all elected mayors are created equal.

When the Constitution was written, the founders labored over the powers granted the newly created office of “president.” It wasn’t enough to say, “We want an elected leader,” or “We need a visionary.” They painstakingly

+ Restoration is achievable Dear Editor: Certainly you have detailed the deplorable, depleted condition of our Republic and cited numerous factors.

The “Taxi Driver’s lament” is totally justified and as accurate as yours.

The Republic of the United States of America is most definitely seriously damaged, but not “gone.”

The basic foundation, although corrupted, damaged and corroded, remains in place. Restoration is definitely achievable.

People get the government they deserve; not all, of course, but the majority do.

It is a dichotomy, but for all the education in the society, civics and government education is defunct.

Unfortunately, corruption is at all levels of government, i.e. legislative, judicial, executive, state, bureaucracies, etc.

Lying, false statements, disinformation, dishonesty — from the White House to the State House — is the mode of operation in government today.

Academia and politicians are the two major factors of today’s corrupt and dysfunctional government and society.

Until the majority of citizens is to the point of desperation with the current oppressive, dysfunctional government, nothing will change.

Term limits would be a good start.

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Although the mainstream media appear to be administration lap dogs compared to the tenacious media of the 1970s, I remain hopeful that we will eventually get the truth about the Benghazi cover-up. Time takes time.

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LETTERS / FROM PAGE 9A ist attack as being “rooted in an internet video and not a failure of policy” is another chink in the cover-up armor.

The cover-up aside, let me get to the core of the disgrace of Benghazi for those who have never been in combat. When you are in combat, it doesn’t matter if you volunteered, if you were drafted, if you support the policy, if you don’t like the mission, if you changed your mind while you were there. None of that matters.

There is a sacred trust that if you get in trouble, I will come to help you. If I’m in trouble, you’ll come help me. No matter the circumstances! No matter the odds!

That knowledge allows you to place yourself in combat; to carry out your mission. I have seen brave men die for that sacred trust. I personally have been both the helper and the recipient of such help.

Despite all the obfuscation, excuse making and political “spinning,” these facts have been established beyond dispute: No help was sent. That sacred trust was violated (by people who have never seen combat).

There was no significant delay in notification. We knew right away.

We had live feed in real time at the State Department. The attack lasted eight hours.

President Obama did not go to the Situation Room when notified that the consulate was under attack. No one in the administration went to the Situation Room.

Not even for a staged photo-op.

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tions, please remember those facts.

Those who were sacrificed deserve at least that.

Tom Smith USMC Infantry Vietnam 1968-1969 Sarasota

+ How to counter Alinsky Dear Editor: Regarding your opinion column, “Our Republic is Gone” and your reference to the blogger, Taxi Hack and his writing entitled, “The Pig Trap”: In 1962, when my New York City Army Reserve unit was recalled to active duty for a year during the Berlin crisis, I got to know a guy of Irish heritage who was still fighting the cause of the IRA. Michael was a big, handsome, smart guy whose main vocation was maitre d’ at various New York City restaurants, including the Roosevelt Grill.

He read a lot, especially the weekly Irish Echo, talked and argued a lot, drank a lot and was a very sociable guy. Sounds a lot like whoever wrote “The Pig Trap.” His job as a maitre d’ allowed him the time to live the way he wanted —getting into discussions while working, as well as when off the job.

I’ve got a question for you.

I’ve got quite a few smart and educated Democratic friends who voted for Obama the second time. When I asked why, one reason I got was that they “didn’t believe that Romney would do what he said he would.”

Another friend, when Sarah Palin’s name was mentioned during a group conversation, commented, “Oh, she’s dumb.”

After thinking about it, I came to believe that this thinking was due to the power of the press.

These folks are not Fox News watchers, and consequently have heard only good things about Obama and bad things about Romney and other conservative politicians from the mainstream press.

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But, just like my friend’s Sarah Palin comment, whenever you mention Bill O’Reilly to a Democrat, they think he’s a radical and a waste of time. And the reason for this is the mainstream press. They’re following the lead of the Obama administration by ridiculing him and Fox News (along with other conservative politicians).

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Sad to say, it ain’t necessarily so. My observation is that the opposite is true: A reduction in

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The list: • “I, Pencil,” Leonard Read (an essay) • “Anything That’s Peaceful,” Leonard Read • “Economics in One Lesson,” Henry Hazlitt • “The Law,” Frederic Bastiat • “Free to Choose,” Milton Friedman • “Road to Serfdom,” Friedrich Hayek • “The Debt Bomb,” Sen. Tom Coburn • “Atlas Shrugged,” Ayn Rand • “Capitalism, the Unknown Ideal,” Ayn Rand • “The Virtue of Selfishness,” Ayn Rand — Ed.

the amount of drugs available will not and never has aided in reducing the demand. If it did, Prohibition would have been a great success.

Addiction is an emotional and physical disease that does not quit because it is harder to find the drug it needs. Difficult as it may be for some to believe, the need for a drug, including alcohol, is not a spigot that can be turned on and off at will. A reduction in supply but steady demand can drive drug prices up and force the addict to work harder (more crime and prostitution) to get their share of whatever is left in the supply chain.

Anyone having trouble understanding this logic can look back to the housing mania of 2003/04/05 in Sarasota where supply/inventory (homes for sale) was far fewer than the demands of buyers, causing prices to skyrocket and a bidding war to develop. Again, the short supply of homes for sale did not deter the buyer from wanting what was not there.

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MAY 9 TINTED WINDOWS 2:00 p.m. — South Palm Avenue. Criminal Mischief.

The manager of a restaurant reported that his windows and tag had been spray-painted black while he was parked in a parking garage. The man was able to scrape most of the spray paint off the windows by the next day, and officers found some latent fingerprints on the outside of the vehicle. The officer requested extra patrol for the parking garage at night.

MAY 10 SWIMMING FOOL 1:15 a.m. — 4800 block of North Tamiami Trail. Trespassing. A hotel employee said he wanted to evict and trespass a man from the property. The employee said the man appeared to be intoxicated, and had been warned repeatedly to stay in his room and not cause a disturbance. The man then jumped over a locked gate and went swimming in the closed pool. Officers informed the man that he had to leave the premises, at which point he gathered his belongings and left.

MAY 12 TEA-ED OFF 9:47 a.m. — 3000 block of Eden Mills Drive. Dispute/Fight. A woman complained that her tenant was not paying rent and also that she drank all the iced tea. The woman said she wanted the tenant to move out. Officers informed the woman she needed to file an eviction note to remove the tenant from the home.

Kenny Barr got his start in his family’s restaurant business washing dishes at The Waffle Stop in the 1950s. Later, he owned and operated Shenkel’s restaurant on Longboat Key for more than 25 years with his mother, Edith Barr Dunn, before opening the Sports Page Bar & Grille in Sarasota with Bob Richards in 1995.

Even as a restaurant owner, he didn’t shy away from grunt work.

“Going back 30 years, (from) when Kenny had Shenkel’s to the last days that he worked at the Sports Page, Kenny was always working,” said Jim Macdonald, a friend of Barr’s who coowns the Crab & Fin on St. Armands Circle. “He was always bussing the table, greeting a guest, coaching an employee Kenny Barr and just being where he needed to be to make the restaurant the best he could.”

Kenneth Hugh “Kenny” Barr, of Sarasota, died May 8. He was 73.

Born Feb. 20, 1941, in Chicago, his mother thought it was natural to put her sons to work in their family restaurants when they were young.

Her other son, the late Loyall “Lee” Barr II, hated the restaurant business, but Barr loved it.

Barr graduated from the Peacock Military Academy in 1959. He served for four years of active duty and two years inactive duty in the U.S. Air Force and attended the University of South Florida, where

he was captain of the bowling team.

In December 1968, he partnered with his mother as owner and operator of Shenkel’s, which was so popular it often had a long line, particularly during Sunday breakfast in season. He managed the restaurant and worked the grill on occasion, but on the busiest days he went straight for the dishes — the most important thing, according to Barr Dunn, because diners wouldn’t have a good meal if their dishes were dirty.

At the restaurant’s peak, Barr and his mother — whom he called “Edith” because he considered her his business partner — were often so busy they made appointments when they needed to File photo talk.

They closed Shenkel’s April 24, 1994, and Barr opened the Sports Page with Richards the next year.

At both Shenkel’s and Sports Page, Barr was known for his support for community organizations.

“Whether it was at Shenkel’s or when he and Bob owned the Sports Page, any time any charity or community effort needed someone to help out, make a donation or hold a party, they would always be there,” said Andrew Vac, a longtime local Realtor and past president of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce.

Several of Barr’s Sports Page employees were the children of Shen-

kel’s employees.

“That’s the highest compliment a restaurateur can get: Nobody worked for the Barrs; they worked with them. They worked with Kenny and Edith,” Macdonald said.

Sports Page closed last year, after a developer demolished the building for a new condo project. The restaurant closed April 24, 2013 — 19 years exactly after Shenkel’s closed.

Barr had a wide circle of friends that extended beyond the Sarasota area. Macdonald remembers gambling trips their group of friends took to Las Vegas, St. Kitts and Biloxi, Miss. No matter how far away the destination, Barr always ran into a friend or two.

But his best friend was the one he worked alongside for 26 years — his mother and business partner, Edith.

A few days before Barr died, he told her how wonderful it was working together.

“He said, ‘In all those times, we never had an argument,’” Barr Dunn said, her voice breaking. “We never had an argument,” she repeated.

“He wasn’t only my son, but my best friend,” Barr Dunn said.

Barr is survived by his mother, Edith Barr Dunn; stepbrothers, Smokey Campbell and Craig Campbell; and stepsister, Katie Shannon.

A funeral service will take place at 1 p.m. May 15, at St. Martha Catholic Church, 200 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota. Interment will follow at Sarasota Military Cemetery.

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“I come every year for the camaraderie and the ability to interact with the public casually,” said Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent.

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Sarasota resident Rose Schloss, 101, recently returned from a trip of a lifetime. The centenarian, originally from Oklahoma, met with her two sisters, both also older than 100, for the first time in more than a decade. The reunion was made possible when an employee at Brookdale Living, where Schloss resides, reached out to nonprofit Wish of a Lifetime and shared Centenarian sisters, Ruth Branum, 104, Rubye Schloss’ and her sisters’ story. On Cox, 110 and Sarasota resident Rose Shloss, 101 April 10, Schloss was reunited with sisters Ruth Branum, 104, and Rubye Cox, 110, at Cox’s community in Bristol, R.I. Schloss was able to meet her sisters’ families as well as her first great-grandchild.

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RETURN TO FORM

TIMELINE June 10, 2010 — Waiss attended the Sarasota Crew’s learn to row camp and joined the team shortly thereafter.

Dec. 20, 2013 — Waiss was hit by a car while riding his bike home from Crew practice.

He was thrown 50 feet in the air and suffered a severe concussion and two brain bleeds, among other injuries.

Dec. 22, 2013 — The bleeding in Waiss’ brain stopped.

He was able to walk, maintain temperature and eventually go home.

Feb. 4, 2014 — Waiss returned to the water in a single for the first time since the accident.

March 5, 2014 — Waiss completed a 2K erg test and was cleared for competition.

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A bicycle accident nearly five months ago has given Pine View School junior Triston Waiss new appreciation for life and the water.

A BROTHER’S GIFT Triston Waiss began rowing when he was 13 years old and always wanted to share the experience with his younger brother, Liam.

Liam, now 13, was born three months premature and has cerebral palsy. The two brothers had talked about rowing together in an adaptive boat for some time, and last October the two were finally able to fulfill their dream.

During the Sarasota Invitational Head Race at Nathan Benderson Park, Triston and Liam Waiss were invited to row an adaptive double together. The two took to the water together for the first time, each in his own seat. Triston Waiss still remembers the look on his younger brother’s face.

“I thought it was really fun seeing his reaction to the water and being in the boat,” Triston Waiss says. “I wanted him to get the chance to express himself because the sport has brought me a lot of joy.”

SARASOTA — With his sport sunglasses pulled down over his eyes, Triston Waiss peered out over the water at Nathan Benderson Park and felt a sense of calm wash over him.

Only a few days prior, the Pine View School junior and Sarasota Crew rower had pulled out of the men’s lightweight single race.

He just couldn’t go through with it. He wasn’t about to let anyone down.

But, after talking with his mother, Rhoda, and his trainer, Willie Thomas, Waiss began to rethink his decision.

“They just told me to think about it because if I let the opportunity go by, I may regret it later,” Waiss says. “They said to just let myself try and go for it.”

With his mother’s and Thomas’ words of encouragement filtering through his mind, Waiss stepped into the single for the start of the men’s lightweight single at the FSRA Sculling Championships April 12 and April 13.

Waiss finished second in his initial heat and felt he had a chance heading into the finals. A strong crosswind hindered Waiss’ start, but he gradually went from last place all the way to second with 400 meters to go.

As he began his final push, Waiss lost his right oar. But, rather than giving up, Waiss recovered his oar and sprinted for home, winning the race by four seconds and securing his first state championship.

“I’m glad I did it,” Waiss says.

“I was nervous when I first got in, but it’s a huge experience. It’s awesome to get that gold medal.”

It’s a moment Waiss will never forget.

It’s also one that almost never happened.

MOMENT IN TIME

It was a typical last day of practice for the Crew. It was Dec. 20,

2013, and the team was preparing for its two-week holiday break.

Waiss strapped on his helmet, said good-bye to his mother, who stayed behind to pick up an erg, his coaches and his teammates before hopping on his bike and beginning the short ride home.

Waiss knew the route by heart.

It was the same one he took every day. But today would be different.

Waiss was hit from behind by a car on U.S. 41. He flew up into the windshield and was thrown some 50 feet in the air before landing on the pavement. He suffered a severe concussion, two brain bleeds, a left lung contusion, shoulder and neck injuries.

At the time, his mother had recently left the Crew site and got caught in the traffic that had formed as a result of the accident.

She immediately called her son, but didn’t get a response back, which was uncharacteristic. Af calculating the time between Waiss’ leaving and the accident, Rhoda Waiss knew something wasn’t right.

She quickly called 911 and got confirmation there had been an accident involving a car and bicycle. But it wasn’t until she made her way up to the scene and saw her son’s bike and helmet, which was cracked in three places, lying in the street that her worst fear became a realization.

Waiss was transported by ambulance to All Children’s Hospital where he underwent a series of neurological tests. After responding well to the tests and the bleeding in his brain gradually decreasing, doctors determined he wouldn’t need surgery.

Waiss was released from the hospital two days later; however doctors told him it would be six months before the bleeds completely disappeared and a year for his cognitive processing issues to diminish.

Waiss doesn’t remember any-

thing about the accident except being wheeled into the emergency room, where he was met by his coach.

“I remember looking up and saying ‘I’m sorry,’” Waiss says.

LIFE ON THE WATER

An Indiana native, Waiss discovered rowing for the first time when he was 9. His family had recently moved to Florida and was enjoying a day on the beach when Waiss saw the Sarasota Crew men’s varsity 8+ on the water.

Waiss stared in awe before shouting back to his parents, “I want to do that!”

Waiss waited for the boat to return to shore before approaching the team. That’s when Waiss learned the Crew, who didn’t have a middle school team at the time, required him to wait until he was 14 years old to participate.

It was a long five years.

In the meantime, Waiss began taking sailing lessons at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron and participated in other water-related activities. But his interest in rowing never wavered.

Finally, during eighth grade orientation in June 2010, Waiss met a friend who invited him to try the Crew’s two-week summer camp.

After completing the Crew’s learn to row camp, Waiss asked his parents to cancel all of his other summer camps so he could focus on rowing.

Waiss joined the Crew’s freshman novice squad a year later and slowly worked his way up the ranks, winning a bronze medal in the men’s lightweight quad at last year’s state championships.

“It seemed easy at first, but there’s a lot of learning that goes into it,” Waiss says. “I enjoy being on the boats and rowing. It’s the next best thing to flying. It’s a lot of fun gliding across the water.”

GOAL SETTING

Waiss returned to the water for the first time Feb. 4 — less than two months after his accident.

“I got to come back home,”

March 22, 2014 — Waiss competed in the Triple Dual where he finished first in the men’s second lightweight varsity 8+ March 29, 2014 — Waiss finished first in both the men’s lightweight double and men’s lightweight varsity 8+ at the FSL Regatta.

April 13, 2014 — Waiss won the men’s lightweight single at the FSRA Sculling Championships to win his first state championship.

May 11, 2014 — Waiss finished second in both the men’s lightweight varsity 8+ and the men’s lightweight double at the US Rowing Junior District Championships to qualify for the USRowing Youth National Championships.

Waiss says. “It was great. I felt a little wobbly in the single (though).

It takes a lot more focus than you’re willing to give it credit for.

You have to be willing to train on your own.

“The power of thought is (intense),” Waiss says. “If you focus on a goal and let it grow, then it’ll happen a lot faster than you think.”

Through an agreement with his doctors, Waiss was able to complete his rehabilitation at the Crew site. A month later, March 5, Waiss was cleared to complete a 2K erg test, which allowed him to return to competition.

Most recently, Waiss helped the men’s lightweight varsity 8+ and men’s lightweight double to second-place finishes at the USRowing Southeast Junior District Championships May 10 and May 11, at Nathan Benderson Park.

With the second-place finishes, both boats qualified for the USRowing Youth National Championships June 13 through June 15, in California.

“Nothing good happens when you hold back,” Waiss says. “I’ve learned to leave it all on the water. Our motto here is if you’re still standing after the race, then you didn’t go hard enough.”

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The Crew’s men’s varsity 8+ and women’s varsity 8+ both posted first-place finishes.

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+ Area players named to all-star team Riverview High’s Alissa Jackson and Sarasota High’s Clarissa Lynch both were named to the 25th annual Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Softball Classic.

Jackson and Lynch both will play for the West All-Stars. The West will play the East May 16, at Forest High School in Ocala. The consolation and championship games will be played May 17.

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son come to an end with an 8-5 loss to Seacrest Country Day in the Class 2A-Region 3 semifinals May 6.

Holding a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning, Seacrest Country Day scored six runs on a pair of errors to extend its lead.

Sarasota Christian attempted to rally back in the bottom of the seventh inning when Joey Shamp hit an RBI single. Josh Yoder was hit by a pitch, which walked in a run and cut Seacrest Country Day’s lead in half.

Adam Martin reached base on a fielder’s choice, scoring Ryan Wenger, but that was as close as the Blazers would come.

+ Rams to hold golf tourney The Riverview High football team will hold its 8th annual Golf Tournament May 17, at Heritage Oaks Golf Club.

Registration begins at 7 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Cost is $125 per person and includes breakfast and lunch, beverages, round of golf and a certificate for a future round of golf for four at Heritage Oaks. Sponsorships ranging from $100 to $3,000 also are available.

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Other top finishers include: Women’s varsity 2x Men’s varsity 4x Women’s varsity 4x Women’s lightweight varsity 8+ Women’s 2nd 1x Men’s 2nd 1x Women’s 2nd 2x Women’s 2nd 4x Men’s 2nd 4x Women’s youth novice 8+ Men’s youth 3rd 8+ With their top-three finishes, the Crew will advance to the USRowing Youth National Championships, which begin June 13, in California.

The men’s varsity 8+ will attempt to defend its national title from a season ago.

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For the past six years, the Cardinal Mooney High senior has followed the same exact routine — school, Sarasota Crew practice, dinner and homework.

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On May 8, surrounded by her family, coaches and teammates, Marryott signed a national letter of intent to row for the University of Central Florida.

“It’s actually really surprising,” Marryott says. “I’m super excited for the future, but it’s bittersweet having to let go of the past.”

Marryott chose UCF over Wisconsin and Florida Gulf Coast University for its academics and the strength of its rowing team. Marryott, who will join former Crew teammate Katie DiVincenzo at UCF, plans to study communications with the hope of running Disney World one day.

Marryott began rowing with the Crew in seventh grade after her older brother, Thom, joined the team. Hailing from a rowing family, Marryott quickly developed a knack for the sport and enjoyed the stability it brought to her life.

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Marryott won a state championship in the Varsity 8+ last month; and this past weekend she helped lead her boat to a first-place finisheaat the USRowing SouthJ. Higgs for Chips east Junior Potato District Championships, at Cowboy Billy’s Pork & Beans Nathan Benderson Park. Now she and her

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“Cassidy is a wonderful kind of athlete,” coach Marty Beyer says. “She does whatever she can do to help the team.”

Sarasota High wrestler Tobias Baker also saw his dream of competing at the next level fulfilled April 30 when he signed with Minot State University in North Dakota.

Baker chose Division II Minot State University over University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Coker College and Appalachian State for its campus and the cold weather.

“I fell in love on my official visit and it just felt right,” Baker says. “To wrestle in college means the world to me. It’s something I’ve dreamed about since starting this sport, and to be able to compete at a higher level is an honor.”

Baker, who won the Class 2A state championship at 220 pounds earlier this year, plans to study business administration and marketing with a minor in sports medicine or exercise science.

Baker will continue training this summer in Sarasota before heading up to North Dakota, where he will join a Beavers squad that closed out the season with two consecutive dual-meet victories.

Minot State has never sent a wrestler to the national championships, and Baker is hoping to change that during his time with the Beavers.

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Bryn Dulitz, Sasha Sumskoy, Dean Thompson, Micah Jodhan, Sam Elnaggar and Emily Freed play for the Boston Red Sox.

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Carter Knight pitches.

Ashton Elementary fifth-grade students went to bat for the school’s annual World Series Day Friday, May 9, at Twin Lakes Park. The students were divided into major league baseball teams, including the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays, to re-create past World Series games.

Those who didn’t play helped re-create the games off the field as concession stand vendors, security guards and cheerleaders.

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Security guards Hunter Cramer and Jeramiah Swafford

Madison Deal, Maddie Frye, Madison Magazino, Emma Mast and Kendall Currul, front, make up the Atlanta Braves cheerleading squad.

Fifth-grade team leader Stacy Sanders with Krista Evans

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YOUR NEIGHBOR | Debra Lambert

Debra Lambert sits surrounded by hanging hand-knit creations, shelves overflowing with wool and piles of colorful batts of fibers. Lambert, owner of Picasso’s Moon, a yarn shop in downtown Neighborhood: Sarasota, recently hostEastwood Oaks ed the third annual Art Your neighbor Yarn Fiber Festival. since: 2005 Lambert, who has lived in Sarasota since she graduated from the University of Arkansas, says that she can’t think of a better way to spend her days.

“You’re making one-of-a-kind art all the time,” she says. “It’s so much fun to see how creative you can be.”

The Arkansas native started knitting after taking a job at a yarn store to pay for college. She says the job taught her everything she knows.

“I just walked into yarn accidentally, and it’s now come a full circle,” she says.

Today, Lambert can be found transforming fluffy, colorful bundles of wool into texture strands of yarn on her spinning wheel while chatting with other knitters who frequently visit her.

IN HER OWN WORDS: “I love the beach and am definitely a warm-climate person. I think we live in paradise.”

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Girls Inc. runners celebrate healthy minds and bodies

In 2005, Lambert founded Knit and Bitch, a weekly social circle for Sarasota knitters.

“The group is a way to bring the community together and to help each other share the excitement of what they’re working on,” she says.

Seeing an interest in knitting and art yarn, a form of yarn that incorporates more than one type of fiber, Lambert cofounded the Art Yarn Fiber Festival with fellow knitter Kim Perkins. Perkins sells art yarn through her company, Batts in the Bellfry.

Although her history with knitting has come full circle, Lambert’s story with yarn has yet to cease spinning.

Lambert hopes the festival, her knitting groups and creations inspire members of the community explore the world of knitting that exists in Sarasota.

“It’s a wonderful community,” she says.

— Harriet Sokmensuer

Hundreds of runners gathered May 10, at Lakewood Ranch High School, for the Lakewood Ranch High School band program’s Run for the Music 5K. Runners and their dogs participated in 5K and 1-mile courses, which started at the school’s track.

Run organizers invited Girls Inc. supporters to

participate in the race because the Girls Inc. 5K event, slated for May 1, was canceled due to rain.

Girls Inc. participants warmed up together and shouted a group cheer before the run, which capped off a 12-week “healthy body, strong mind” program. Girls graduated from the program during a ceremony after the race.

Girls Inc. participant Jaeden Rae stretches before the race.

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Families celebrate Mother’s Day at Selby Gardens

9230 BLIND PASS ROAD, SIESTA KEY Enjoy the splendors of paradise! Incredible package of homes available on Siesta Key! Main home is 4B/5.5BA/2CG at 8,230 sf $4,999,000. Two other guest homes reside on the property both include their own private dock and bay access and also a gulf front vacant lot. Each parcel can be sold separately if interested. $10,188,000

Families celebrated Mother’s Day at the Selby Gardens Mother’s Day Brunch Sunday. After brunch, which included hot dishes and desserts, attendees enjoyed the gardens.

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ence the Ritz Carlton lifestyle at The Beach residences w/ 400 ft of gulf frontage. 9th floor unit w/ open floor plan with 2 BR+den. Spectacular light and bright condominium w/ volume ceilings. Private elevator, gorgeous wood flooring, and serene water views from every angle. $2,795,000

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7840 MANASOTA KEY ROAD Absolutely stunning Gulf front views from this 4 Bed/3 Bath + 2 Bed/1 Bath In-law Suite home situated directly on beautiful Manasota Key beach. This residence is surrounded by lush vegetation providing privacy and serene views.

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Gorgeous home on the Hudson Bayou! Located on North Siesta Key w/ easy access to the intracoastal. Features a gourmet kitchen w/ gas range, granite counter tops, media room, outdoor living, Infinity Pool, Dock w/lift. Perfect for enjoying the Florida lifestyle! $2,795,000

4200 RIVERVIEW BLVD Over 1 acre on exclusive Riverview Blvd. 7600 sq ft 5 bed.+bonus room, in-law suite, boat dock, and spacious pool area with bar overlooking 300’ of frontage on the Manatee River, providing striking panoramic views of the Manatee River!

603 LONGBOAT KEY TOWER Rare opportunity to own a 3 bedroom end unit on Longboat Key with gorgeous gulf to bay panoramic views! Relax as you gaze at the emerald green Gulf of Mexico all day long. Longboat Key Towers has 600’ of beach front.

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BUSINESS BRIEFSIan Addy & Gail Wittig An elite team Ian Addy & Gail Wittig + After-hours vet opens in Rosemary for exceptional An elite team properties.

An elite team RosemaryVet LLC, the area’s only strictly after-hours general veterinary practice, has opened at 650 Central Ave. RosemaryVet caters to pet owners who find it difficult to get their animal companions to the vet during regular business hours.

RosemaryVet is open daily and takes appointments from 4:30 to 11 p.m. on weekdays and from noon until 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The practice offers a full range of general veterinary services for dogs, cats and small pets, including wellness care, vaccinations, diagnostics and treatment, digital radiology, ultrasound, laboratory work, surgery and dentistry.

“Our new clinic is only open after hours, and our intent is to serve the needs of those who otherwise might have to take off work or who like the convenience of being able to see the vet without interrupting leisure time,” said Manager Marc Pacelli. “We think people will like the option of getting home, eating dinner and still having time to get their animal companions the care they need.”

Call 366-3800 or visit RosemaryVet.com.

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+ Harbor Retirement plans new facility Vero Beach-based Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) announced that it is developing an assisted living and memory care community in Sarasota.

“We believe that Sarasota residents are looking for a new modern interpretation of assisted living. HRA offers a lifestyle and amenities that are above and beyond current standards, and we’re excited to share them with the community,” said Chief Development Officer Charlie Jennings.

HarborChase of Sarasota will feature more than 108 apartments, including 60 assisted-living units and 48 memory care units.

Sarasota resident Alan Plush will own the facility with his local partners Benjamin Strong, Robert Albritton and Bill Patterson. HRA will manage the community with a long-term agreement.

+ Bernhardt joins Blalock Walters, P.A. Blalock Walters, P.A. has added associate attorney Jonathan H. Bernhardt to the firm’s real estate law services group. Bernhardt will serve clients as counsel in commercial and residential real estate transactions, as well as commercial leasing.

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by Harriet Sokmensuer | Community Editor

Tiger Bay Club celebrates Sarasota’s community The Tiger Bay Club met for its monthly meeting and luncheon May 1, at Michael’s On East. A panel including County Administrator Tom Harmer, City Manager Tom Barwin, Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock and Visit Sarasota County President Virginia Haley discussed the Sarasota community’s points of pride.

After the panel discussion, members were able to ask questions.

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John Wild, Armando Linde and Bob Gault

Kiwanis Club of Sarasota lifts spirits at prayer breakfast

Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin and Margaret Bailey

Members of the Downtown Sarasota Kiwanis Club began their day with a prayer breakfast May 7, at Der Dutchman. The breakfast was part of the international club’s 13th annual Kiwanis World Week of Prayer. Attendees enjoyed a fresh breakfast and heard from guest speaker the Rev. Don Roberts, past president and CEO of Goodwill Manasota.

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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2014

by Harriet Sokmensuer | Community Editor

Sarasota seniors can’t hide their excitement for prom Sarasota High School held its prom Saturday, at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota. Students enjoyed dinner and dancing at the masquerade-themed evening.

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SMA students celebrate end of the school year at prom Sarasota Military Academy held its annual prom Saturday, at Michael’s On East. To mark the end of the academic year, students spent the evening dining and dancing.

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Sarasota Tarpon Tournament kicks off 84th year

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Artist Brendan Coudal painted the official artwork for the tournament.

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The five-week tournament will include overall, fly, junior, ladies and hisand-her divisions, as well as a most-releases category. At the banquet, guests enjoyed a barbecue dinner before winning raffle prizes.

The tournament again partners with Suncoast Charities for Children. To date, the tournament has donated $24,000 to the charity.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Bay Island Shores home sells for $2 million Michael and Roxanne Mollod, of Sarasota, for $475,000. Built in 1973, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,888 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $425,000 in February.

The following residential real estate transactions took place between April 28 and May 2.

A home in Bay Island Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

James and Samantha Lapinsky, trustees, of Malibu, Calif., sold the home at 880 Siesta Drive to Patrick and Shirley Wulf, of Sarasota, for $2 million. Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,209 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.9 million in 2007.

SIESTA KEY Crescent

Wayne and Kathryn Von Dreele, of Winter Park, sold their Unit AN402 condominium at 6512 Midnight Pass Road to Darrel Reece, of Sarasota, for $2 million.

Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 2,143 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $2.55 million in 2006.

SARASOTA 1350 Main

Veronica Meuser, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1704 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Donald Faust Jr., of Spring City, Pa., for $1.7 million. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,208 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,775,000 in 2008.

Joel Morganroth, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 807 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Melvin and Joanne Sykes, of Annapolis, Md., for $470,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,165 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $356,000 in 2011.

Marblehead

Steven and Melanie Nielsen, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2514 Marblehead Drive to Bruce Collison and Marisol ArzenoMcGill, of Sarasota, for $1.2 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,978 square feet of living area.

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Neil and Susan Page, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1746 Hillview St. to William Takacs and Danny Crow, of Toledo, Ohio, for $1.05 million. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,321 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $750,000 in 2011.

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The Landings

Lee and Linda Morgenlander, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4849 N. Peregrine Point Circle to Laura Blumberg-Cohn and Richard Epstein, of Sarasota, for $721,000.

Built in 1986, it has two bedrooms, twoand-a-half baths, a pool and 3,191 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $362,500 in 1997.

Jack and Ruth Kahgan, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5162 Kestral Park Terrace to Robert and Claudia Silverman, of Sarasota, for $650,000. Built in 1993, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,813 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $775,000 in 2005.

Condominium on the Bay

Steven Adams and Richard Timmons, of

Lancaster, Pa., sold their Unit 1405 condominium at 888 Blvd. of the Arts to Nikola and Doris Zlatar, of Broad Channel, N.Y., for $630,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $580,000 in 2004.

Seminole Heights

Emil and Brenda Steed, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1653 Prospect St. to Raymond and Victoria Sims, of Sarasota, for $600,000. Built in 1984, it has five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,699 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $290,000 in 1999.

Camino Real

NXT Generation Real Estate of Florida LLC sold the home at 1625 Quail Drive to

Joseph and Christine Draper, of Sarasota, sold their home at 832 Freeling Drive to Patrick and Ginette Roy, of Ontario, Canada, for $1,862,500. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,713 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $670,000 in 1989.

Gulf and Bay Club

Edward and Phyllis Karl, of Park Ridge, Ill., sold their Unit 601 condominium at 5780 Midnight Pass Road to Fatemeh Golshan, trustee, of McLean, Va., for $925,000.

Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 1,739 square feet of living area.

Susan Treibly, of Jefferson, Ky., sold her Unit 105 condominium at 5770 Midnight Pass Road to Trudy Hull, of Sarasota, for $545,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,337 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 1999.

Island Reef

Holly Geary and Susan Simpson, trustees, sold the Unit A-206 condominium at 8764 Midnight Pass Road to Laurie Rossi, of Ontario, Canada, for $785,000. Built in 1975, it has three bedrooms, two baths

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FAMILIAR FACES. EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. Showcase your property to over 6,500 affiliate branches in 52 countries.

5310 Hidden Harbor Rd #A3988045 $749,999 Melba Jimenez PA

726 Siesta Key Cir #A3986991 $2,175,000 Karen Cash Greco

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-356-3970

464 Blue Garden Ln #A3987602 $735,000 Nicole Dovgopolyi & Lenore Treiman

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5849

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

5858 Midnight Pass Rd # 26 #A3997379 $665,000 Veronika Bajtala

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-504-0307

1391 Cottonwood Trl #A3997417 $529,000 Robbbi Karas

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-993-5088

8767 Midnight Pass Rd # 202 #A3993329 $425,000 Marlene & George Marshall

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-539-8850

12116 Granite Woods Loop #N5784428 $389,900 Maryanne Kurtz

Venice 941-485-5421 941-441-6624

1214 E Peppertree Ln # 232 #A3991337 $389,500 Larry Mitchell

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-330-0987

5950 Midnight Pass Rd # 212 #A3980774 $389,000 Patricia Short

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-923-6771

5508 Dinah Ln #A3995224 $379,000 Carol Thomas

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-302-8127

8041 Bobcat Cir #A3997505 $299,900 Janet Montgomery

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-544-7031

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of April 28 through May 2, in order of dollar amounts.

Explore now on your tablet.

Linda Dickinson &phone KellyorQuigley

8660 South Tamiami Trail • Sarasota 941.350.3304 | 941.356.9954 Meet Sarasota’s Newest Power Team

CITY OF SARASOTA Address

Permit

Applicant

1500 North Drive 166 Golden Gate Point 1064 N. Tamiami Trail 1064 N. Tamiami Trail 1064 N. Tamiami Trail 1064 N. Tamiami Trail 1064 N. Tamiami Trail 1064 N. Tamiami Trail 304 Ringling Point Drive

Garage/Addition Windows/Doors

Michele McNeil, trustee Ewald Hoelker Remediation Drywall Timonty Witz Remediation Drywall Marie Maklad, trustee Remediation Drywall Christine Cerone, trustee Remediation Drywall Lawrence Izzo Remediation Drywall Leslie Mann Remediation Drywall Donald Cahall Re-roof Pauline Davis

Linda Roe Dickinson and Kelly Quigley, two of the area’s most successful agents, are an impressive force in Sarasota real estate. Let this compelling new team go to work for you.

Amount $352,550 $70,275 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $43,500

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With enthusiasm and expertise, the DickinsonQuigley team delivers the results you deserve.

SARASOTA COUNTY Address

Permit

Applicant

6841 Peacock Road 5750 Midnight Pass Road 9393 Midnight Pass Road 4239 Mangrove Place 5770 Midnight Pass Road 5400 Ocean Blvd.

1460 Peregrine Point Drive 6268 Midnight Pass Road 8541 Midnight Pass Road 5790 Midnight Pass Road

Addition Renovations Renovations Addition Alterations Remodel Renovations Remodel Pool/Spa Renovations

Scott Barcomb Gerald Przybylski John Conaway Samuel Rosenfeld Gwen Dryud Gregory Tepper Russell Cholakian Fernando Ricci Robert Gray Robert Hull

Amount $285,079 $143,500 $125,635 $114,500 $104,200 $95,000 $68,000 $60,000 $51,913 $48,349

Extraordinary Waterfront Values Casey Key Walking Beachfront 606 S Casey Key MLS# A3996515 $2,500,000

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

Sarasota and 1,883 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $220,000 in 1984.

Summer Cove on Siesta

Andrew and Marianne Thompson, of South Wales, United Kingdom, sold their Unit 302B condominium at 1640 Summerhouse Lane to Robert and Cheryl Steinbruch, of Wyckoff, N.J., for $770,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-anda-half baths and 2,166 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $775,000 in 2007.

Joseph and Nancy Martin, of Syracuse, Ind., sold their Unit 301B condominium at 1640 Summerhouse Lane to Kevin and Jamison Lynch, of Sherman, Conn., for $760,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,166 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $860,300 in 2007.

YOUROBSERVER.COM // Go online to read more real estate transactions.

Brand New Bay Views 1754 Sandalwood Drive MLS# A3993343 $2,249,000

Sarasota Chic Cherokee Park 1671 North Drive MLS# A3985140 $1,375,000

Jonathan Abrams 5100 Ocean Blvd. • Siesta Key 7552 Pesaro Dr #A3997033 $272,000 Susanne Cosgrove-Lee

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-400-9068

856 Tartan Dr # 856 #N5784532 $269,900 Scott Johnston

Venice 941-493-2500 941-232-5482

519 Wexford Dr #A3993540 $254,000 Diane Hartley

941. 232.2868

Jonathan’s outstanding track record in real estate has positioned him as an expert on waterfront properties.

Venice 941-966-8000 941-468-4176

He can provide:

4400 Long Common Ln # 54 #A3987819 $3,000 Lisa Shope

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-228-8429

Sarasota 941-552-4200 941-320-8022

1026 Beckley Cir #N5784367 Robin Sullivan

5402 Swift Rd # 29 #A3997173 $126,900 Lin Dunn

Venice $2,200 941-552-4200

8630 Midnight Pass Rd # 308 #A3995046 $1,000 Lisa Gullick

Accurate, up- to-date market information

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As a committed husband and father, Jonathan brings the same loyalty, flexibility, and enthusiasm into his work as he does his home.

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-809-2154

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7254 Eleanor Cir # 201 #A3991836 $134,900 Kathleen Carbone P.A.

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Punta Gorda 941-639-0000 941-380-2820

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25188 Marion Ave # 1022 #C7054216 $239,900 Karen Brown

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

SOLD The Yellow Cottage on Siesta Beach 7101 Point of Rocks Circle MLS# A3993715 $3,195,000

PENDING 440 Canal Road MLS# A3992388 $969,000

SOLD Sarasota 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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1540 Hillview Dr #A3991062 $5,250,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

2012/2013 Highest Longboat Key Sale 6001 Gulf of Mexico Drive MLS# A3976368 $6,800,000

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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures High

Low

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93 (1995)

47 (1945)

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47 (1911)

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95 (2002)

45 (1923)

Monday, May 12

91

71

94 (2012)

50 (1928)

Tuesday, May 13

91

72

94 (1974)

46 (1924)

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Month-to-date: 2014 2013

3.98 in. 1.35 in.

 Jan Shoemaker Means submitted this sunset photo, taken during the Siesta Key drum circle.

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Twine fiber “___ Mia!” (ABBA musical) Derived from milk Elroy Jetson’s dog Bloom part Long and lean Buckeyes’ campus (Abbr.)

Carrier of genetic info Hawaiian guitar, for short Card with one pip Derringers, e.g.

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83 Angelic one 85 Netflix offering 86 Middle measurement 88 “___ to Billie Joe” 89 A couple of fins 91 It’ll give you a lift 94 Board-game piece, sometimes 95 Buffet beverage server 96 Little masterpiece 98 Hydrogen’s atomic number 99 Forces to leave 101 Indo-European, formerly 104 Orange type 107 Stands in the studio?

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5 Before, in palindromes 6 Least at risk 7 Cell centers 8 One type of college exam 9 Acorn droppers 10 Comfy, casual shirt 11 Struck with horror 12 Composer Bernstein 13 “I knew it ___!”

14 “Don’t expunge that!”

15 Commemorative stones 16 Weaklings or rich desserts 17 Feel unwell 18 They start many park signs 24 Concerning the ear 29 Thomas Magnum and the like 30 Typesetter’s measures 32 Moose relative 33 Means’ mates 34 Suffix with “dino” 36 Succeed 37 “Heads up!” and others 39 Fast-food drink 42 Hibernation station 43 “God’s Little ___” 44 Tidy 46 United States uncle 48 A father of Dada 52 Porcelain-making dynasty 53 Lying port-tostarboard 54 Eyed impolitely 55 First Christmas visitors 56 Ankle-knee connector 58 Yens 59 Pass off as genuine 63 Iron-poor blood condition 66 They employ Windows 67 Accumulate, as a tab

68 Toward the rear, at sea 69 Mill fodder 72 Enthusiastic thumbs-up review 73 Draws to a close 74 Whip ___ shape 75 Real and true 76 Cooking wine 77 Inexpensive sweets of old 80 Fishing poles 81 Prepare for publication 82 Wineglass leftovers 84 Entangle in details (with “down”) 86 Washed-out in complexion 87 Away from the wind, on a ship 90 “West Side Story” building, etc.

92 Young equine 93 Item in a breadbasket 97 Primary color of color printing 100 “The Star-Spangled Banner” land 102 Dry gully, out west 103 Remind and remind and remind 105 Ballpark employee 106 Guinness World Records suffix 108 Comparable, heightwise 109 Dramatic snippets 110 National League division 114 Some stingers 115 Thing you don’t want to twist 116 More merry 118 Some vehicles in sci-fi movies 119 1871 Verdi debut 120 Airplane assignment 122 Crucial 123 Tokyo, formerly 125 Infant fare 126 One of Noah’s sons 127 Grounded bird

05-15-14

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Furnishings

Storage

Help Wanted

3 BEDROOM sets: 6 pc. Lane twin set/custom fabric headboard and skirts, night stand, dresser/mirror, Armoire, mattresses, $1250: 4 pc king, night stands, TV/armoire mattress $550: 5pc Queen, mattress $350: GE 14 cu.ft. upright freezer, $50: 4 bar stools, brass/upholstered $25 each: 3 wicker chairs, side table, $75: 2 wicker chairs, small table, $50: colorful chaise lounge $175: chair and a half, $50: Daido/Sankyo tokens slot machine for entertainment, $100. 941-504-1964.

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

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

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

Things To Do

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

EARLY DEADLINES

SOFA: BRAND new, Pottery Barn, poly twill, cream. Must sell. $1200. 941-377-1269.

for May 29th edition CLASSIFIED ADS - (No change) Deadline Tuesday, May 27th, 12:00pm SERVICE DIRECTORY - (Early deadline) Deadline Thursday, May 22nd, 12:00pm The Observer will be CLOSED Monday, May 26th for the Memorial Day Holiday.

We will reopen Tuesday, May 27th at 8:30am.

Call 941-955-4888 To Place Your Ad

Items Under $200 For Sale BRAIDED RUG and two runners: medium green, $90. Area rug: 5x7, blovk pattern, $25. 371-0848.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ESTATE AUCTION ART & ANTIQUES SUNDAY, MAY 18TH @ 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

Lost & Found

SWEETFROG PREMIUM Frozen Yogurt looking for Team Members, full and part time. Email for application: siestafrogs@gmail.com.

JUST $185 PER PERSON ***

Your Mini-Vacation Includes: • Check-in Sunday through Wednesday only • Gulfside accommodations for 2 nights* • Continental Breakfast • Dinner 1 evening ($27 voucher) at your choice of 6 local restaurants plus additional 10% off 2nd evening dinner at The Turtle Club.** • Lunch 1 day ($12 voucher) at your choice of 6 local restaurants plus additional lunch per person at The Turtle Club.** • Admission to 1 of 4 local attractions (Some attractions may require additional fees)

Commercial Property For Rent OFFICE: DESIREABLE South Trail location. Near the Oaks and Palmer Ranch. Single or double office space in attractive 1st floor suite. Shared reception area, conference room, kitchen. Copier and mail collection services can be provided. $350/mo, including utilities. 941-923-4276.

Condos For Sale

BY OWNER. Fairway Woods, turnkey, 2BR/2BA, $225,000. 920-609-4518.

STONEHAVEN CONDO. 3BR/2BA/1CG, 1252 sq. ft., washer and dryer. Ground floor. Immaculate.

Lanai and storage. $192,500. Pat 941-926-4732.

* Available through December 17, 2014. Holidays and weekends excluded.

Based on double occupancy. Tax, tip & resort fees extra.

Type of accommodation subject to availability.

Bayside condominiums available at different rates. ** An 18% gratuity may be added by lunch and dinner vendors. ***Limited to one per customer.

FOR RESERVATIONS,

CALL (800) 243-9076 or (239) 597-3144 9225 Gulfshore Drive North, Naples, Florida 34108

Homes For Rent HOUSE TO Share: 2BR/2BA. Steps to beach. All inclusive. Cell phone 845-521-5759.

www.vanderbiltbeachresort.com

Please mention code “PEL” when making your reservation.

Business Opportunities

FB PILATES Fitness Gym with tension bands. $99.

941-726-2052.

REWARD: LOST Sharpie: tan, male, friendly, 40 lbs., named Pudding. Area of McIntosh/Webber.

941-356-4611.

FREEDOM TRANSPORT Chair, excellent condition, $75. 941-922-2247.

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

Call 941-907-8141.

Merchandise Wanted

Help Wanted

GLASS SHOWER Doors for tub enclosure, all hardware, $50.00. Also, 2 Grab Bars $35.00.

(941) 349 5417.

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

PEDIATRIC THERAPY SOLUTIONS, INC. is looking to hire a part-time pediatric physical therapist.

Please visit www.pediatrictherapysolution.com for more information or fax your resume to 941-360-0001.

MOTORCYCLE HELMET: HJC, size large, white. $35. Motorcycle Gloves: Cortech stretch. $25.

Both new. 941-961-3482.

PICTURE FRAME: New Luxentia, 7” Digital. Cost 75.00. Sell for $30. 941-556-9547.

PUB TABLE Set. 3/yrs. old, great condition, 41"H, 36x36" table top, 2/swivel chairs, $100.

920-979-3034.

ANTIQUE COUCH from Vermont: carved wood legs and arms, $200. (941) 924−5093.

BAR STOOLS. Pair of natural wood with backs, beige cloth seats, $150. (941) 359−6665.

BRUSH GUARD. Factory Toyota for ’98 4 Runner.

Good Cond. Black. $100. (941)927−1421.

ENTERTAINMENT STAND. Two tier contemporary blk/glass, $35. 941−330−3190.

GLASS TABLE. Metal glass table 35 "round− 30" tall with two cushion chairs, $125. (941)356−5014.

PATIO FURNITURE: 7 piece metal good/excellent cond. $195. 941−330−3130.

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 Chrysler Sebring Convertible, 38/K miles, like new, $11988 2006 Pontiac G6 GT, 71K/miles, $9988 2003 Chevrolet Impala, 75K/miles, $5988 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora, clean CARFAX, $2988 2003 Buick LeSabre Custom, 76K/miles, $6988 2003 GMC Yukon, extra clean, $7988 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, 61K/miles, like new, $8988 OVER 30 VEHICLES IN STOCK ALL CARS SERVICED “LIKE NEW” Financing Available

Autos Wanted

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

Never used. Can deliver. Sacrifice $1895.

941-462-0633.

Religion

PEDIATRIC THERAPY SOLUTIONS, INC. is looking to hire a full or part-time pediatric occupational therapist. Please visit www.pediatrictherapysolution.com for more information or fax your resume to 941-360-0001.

COMMUNITY HU Song 10am, Sunday 5/18, AmericInn, 5931 Fruitville Rd. Come sing this ancient love song to God for peace and grace.

(941) 358−0325. meetup.com/eckankarinsarasota

IMMEDIATE SALES POSITION OPEN P/T. 18-24 hours average per week, 6 hour shifts. Gift shop located on Siesta Key. Retiress welcome.

727-244-5906.

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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.

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

140551

MEMORIAL DAY

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

(941)387-4810.

GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION IN NAPLES

Your source for local Classifieds

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

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

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Sarasota Cottages. Rent furnished, long or short term. Enjoy all the comforts of home in a modern vintage setting surrounded by private and secure lush gardens. For more details: 561-504-2887 www.experiencecasabella.com

This week’s Crossword answers

HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 56733

2014

This week’s Cryptogram answers

1. Is making big money and cold, hard cash a crime? No, unless you make the notes too big or mint your coins in the garage.

2. A worker alerted the boss to his computer being down. He elaborated by saying that he had dropped a rubber band in it and it was making snap decisions.

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Carpentry

Computer Services

Painting/Wallpapering

SIESTA BEACH Vacation. Reserve rentals now!

1, 2, and 3 bedroom condos and homes.

Monthly/seasonal. Summer specials starting $500.

Siesta Key Realty 941-349-8900. siestakeyrealtyrentals.com

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.

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.

Accounting

Cleaning

Flooring

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

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

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

Great References. Call Edna (678) 913−6250

ONEY $AVE AM ND Y E N O M E K A M

Air Conditioning

Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

GARAGE SALE As low as $1750 for 1 week!

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

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

Call 941.955.4888

AIR CONDITIONING

Landscaping & Lawn Service DE LA ROSA LAWN CARE - Family owned and operated. Now accepting new clients. Free estimates. No yard too big or too small. Serving Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota. Tony De La Rosa, owner and operator 813-900-4056.

Licensed and Insured.

Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

CORBY J DEKOZLOWSKI. Residential Painting.

Interior Painting, Popcorn Ceiling Removal, Drywall Repairs, Textured Finishes and Wallpaper Removal.

Fully Insured. 941-388-3580.

ATTORNEY

HEAT BUSTERS

Law Office of

941-518-8550

139696

Lic# CAC1816809

Sharon M. Guy

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

Team Up Today With Classifieds • 386-447-9723

AUTO SERVICE

ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

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

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One of the top teams in the Siesta Key Office.

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PETER G. LAUGHLIN

Put our combined 46 years of experience to work for YOU!

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561 Spinnaker Lane $1,599,000 South Longboat Key 2005 remodel with 3 bedrooms, 3/1 baths on sailboat water with 100 ft dock and 15,000 lb lift.

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MLS A3993952 $849,000

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate 5145 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota, FL

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4 Bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half baths, 3310 Sq Ft ∙ 8’ x 24’ Front porch Expanded and remodeled in 2001 ∙ 14’ x 23’ Screened back porch with built-in kitchen Heated lagoon pool and waterfall ∙ Close to sought after Southside School, Southside Village and Morton’s Market Gourmet kitchen, Thermador gas range, ample cabinets Living, dining, family room, den and office MLS A3995723 $965,000

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Stephanie Church Stephanie Church 941.724.5448 941.724.5448

Discover an exclusive waterfront lifestyle, beautifully poised on Siesta

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1258 Riegels Landing Drive – $999,000

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ARCHIVING A CAREER Kathleen List never wanted to be a librarian. But in her 17 years heading up Ringling College’s library, she found the perfect outlet for her art education.

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athleen List, director of library services, chuckles when she reflects on her professional career: She didn’t think it would turn out like this.

She never thought she’d be retiring from Ringling College of Art and Design after 17 years, and spend 36 years working in a library.

She sits at a small round table in her office. Her walls and shelves are full of memorabilia from her time here. Aside from photos of her two sons, siblings and grandsons, there are photos of her with all of the visiting lecturers at the Ringling College Library Association’s annual Town Hall Lecture Series — the big fundraiser for the library.

There’s artwork and cutout photography done by the trustee scholars who graduated a few years ago. There’s also a gold record for her service — but that story will come a little later.

Her office has a window where she can see everyone who enters the library: a girl wearing

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Kathleen List often helps the public and students with their research. Behind her is a regular, Peter Hooten, a member of the Ringling College Library Association. The $50 annual membership allows you to check out up to 15 films and books a year.

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She looks bittersweet as her last day in the work force, June 20, steadily approaches. She didn’t imagine ending up here. Actually, how she became a librarian is one of her favorite stories to tell.

List landed in Missouri following graduation from Indiana University with a degree in art and French. She wasn’t getting a job as an artist right away, like she had hoped.

She’d always found a home at libraries. List’s father, Lt. Col. Hiram Hardin, was a military man who moved his family frequently.

Libraries were always her constant friends.

So, jobless, List approached the University of Missouri library staff.

“I was thinking to myself while sitting across the dean of libraries, ‘A librarian? That’s the nerdiest job I can think of. I’m an artist, after all,’” she says.

But the university offered full tuition for a masters in library and information science and a parttime job. Eventually, she moved to Sarasota just for her job at RCAD. She’s seen a lot of things change since her time here. In 1997, the campus was much different.

There were fewer than 800 students; now there are upward of 1,200. The multistory buildings hadn’t yet been envisioned. The library occupied three-fourths the space it does now. Now, 30% of the collection is in storage because there’s no place to put it.

She’s helped acquire a lot of the library’s collection through public donations. List helped procure

List’s words of wisdom 1. Enjoy what you do.

2. Do something worthwhile.

3. Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously.

4. Leave yourself open to unexpected adventures.

5. Acknowledge what you owe to other people.

Kathleen List’s artwork, created at Wildacres (an RCAD retreat in North Carolina), decorates the library’s walls. exactly what materials the students needed to fulfill their studies: DVDs, e-books, art history books, books that teach specific sequences and scholarly journals, to name a few.

And now the college is preparing to construct a new 46,000-square-foot library slated to open fall 2016, located southeast of the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Old Bradenton Road overlooking the bayou. She’s helped develop the design of the new multistory $16 million building.

Liberal arts colleges don’t typically have libraries, nor would they have something this state of the art. But List sees value in having a library here — she has seen it first-hand.

List has seen students empowered through books. She pulls out a brochure containing a photo she took of a student. He was sitting in an aisle among shelves of books with two out in front of him. The next time she saw him, he had a row of books stretching

the length of the aisle. Each book was open to pages of photography that inspired him.

The image struck her so much she had to take a photo. Today, it serves as a reminder of how physical books are important for serendipitous discovery, she says.

Pulling one book off the shelf and finding other books nearby that relate perfectly to the subject you’re researching is something you can’t get online.

She’s also seen what would be unusual in any non-arts library.

The unpredictability and nature of Ringling College keeps her job interesting.

“I think it’s the fact that art isn’t standardized or predictable, so the needs of artists are unpredictable,” she says.

Once, a visiting artist wanted to photocopy fish and pieces of meat on the color copier for a work of art. List decided it would be OK, as long as they covered the photocopier in Saran Wrap.

All people are different — that’s been her experience. But, as she

explains, the art world is “different” — on steroids.

She appreciates the unpredictability of finding art hanging from trees, protruding from walls or coming out of the ground on campus.

“I have seen how amazingly talented our students are,” she says.

“It’s kind of intimidating, too, for a person who’s an artist herself.”

List hopes to get back to printmaking and painting art in her retirement, finally pursuing it with regularity. But her main hope is to embrace the seasons of Indiana and spend some time with her grandsons, who are both in high school. She also hopes to start writing. List loves historical nonfiction — particularly books spanning World War I to the Korean War, when her dad was in the service. One of her favorite writers is David McCullough.

McCullough spoke at the library association’s lecture series twice; once, he wanted to visit the library. List had just received a shipment of books of American

For more information on the new library, visit newringlinglibrary.com. fiction and nonfiction. He helped her unpack and looked at all the volumes.

One of her favorite memories was surprising her colleagues with the fact that she’s not only a visual artist but a singer, too. She was in a country-western dance troupe that performed live numbers.

Her colleagues learned this unexpected talent at karaoke one evening. For one of her landmark birthdays, her colleagues gave her a gold record to celebrate. She’s singing a Patsy Kline song at her retirement party in June.

She’ll certainly miss her job when she moves back home to Indiana. She’ll miss being “that person,” “the director,” “that faculty member,” “the librarian,” she says, using air quotes to describe her identities on campus. Then she gets a little choked up.

“I may miss being identified with something I consider so fulfilling and so meaningful as the work of a librarian and the work of an educator,” she says.

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Sarasota teen to become next Sondheim Eli Schildkraut, 15, is the first to admit that he wasn’t an active child. At age 2, his favorite activity was watching the full-length musical recordings of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and “Pippin.”

At age 7, when the Sarasotan was sent to his room for a timeout, he composed an original song on his miniature keyboard with the lyrics: “I just want to be free! Oh, yes, free!”

His unusual childhood interests are indicative of the Booker VPA music student’s success as the youngest musical director in Venice Theatre’s nearly 65-year history.

Schildkraut is musical director for “How I Became a Pirate,” which runs through May 25. It’s part of the Generations program, which produces musicals starring children. Theater staff is discussing whether to make him the permanent musical director for the Generations series.

His cast of singers is younger than he is, with the exception of one. He worked with them daily to teach them all of the music (harmonies and melodies) and helped improve their singing capabilities. Schildkraut worked with them on everything from intonation and pronunciation of lyrics to proper breathing and vocal techniques. And, even though this process drills the music in his head, he’s not tired of it yet.

“When kids are constantly improving, it doesn’t get old,” he says. “I just smile whenever they realize what I’ve been telling them to fix.”

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Currently, he is the Booker Middle School Chorus accompanist; he occasionally accompanies the high school chorus and cabaret. Last April, he played in the pit as part of the orchestra during the The Players’ production of “Sideshow.”

In his limited free time, he takes lessons on the saxophone, clarinet and continues playing the piano. When he can, he fits in an on-stage musical performance, too. Recently, he’s been creating contemporary arrangements with his piano teacher, such as a string quintet of the popular song “Happy.”

His dream? Being on the same level as composer Stephen Sondheim, who Schildkraut thinks is “completely brilliant.”

“I haven’t been writing music,” he says. “But I plan on starting that very soon.”

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“I don’t think it’s one of those things a parent will take a kid to and just sleep through,” says Eli Schildkraut. “‘How I Became a Pirate’ is fun for everyone.”

The exercises he uses with his singers are those he learned at summer camp at Florida Studio Theatre, in his school chorus or from his own experience.

It’s a lot of responsibility for someone who hasn’t quite finished puberty yet.

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This summer’s sizzle appeal at the box office seems directed at those on vacation from school. But for serious film buffs who are not into Sci-Fi, sequels or comic book heroes ... fear not. The following are 10 hidden gems that look positively dazzling.

‘THE IMMIGRANT’ Joaquin Phoenix forces Marion Cotillard into prostitution in this period piece set in 1920s New York City. It’s a story about making severe compromises to secure a better life in America. Also starring Jeremy Renner and directed by James Gray. May 16

‘LOCKE’ Over the course of one night in a car, the life of a wealthy construction manager totally unravels. Tom Hardy plays a desperate man trying to save his family as well as his soul in this gripping, high-impact drama. Amazingly, Hardy’s character is the only on screen performer in the film. May 16

‘FILTH’ James McAvoy plays a racist, bi-polar, junkie cop who has sociopathic tendencies.

Even so, supposedly, he’s quite a likable bloke in this “funny gothic-noir thriller.” Based on the novel written by Irvine Welsh who penned the hugely successful “Trainspotting.” May 30

tor Richard Linklater assembled actors and crew who got together annually for 12 years to make a movie about a boy (Ellar Coltrane) who matures into a college freshman.

The result is “unprecedented for its intimacy.”

Also starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette. July 11

‘LOVE IS STRANGE’ John Lithgow and Alfred Molina tie the knot after having been partners for 39 years.

But soon they’re forced to live apart due to still lingering societal mores. The always-wonderful Marisa Tomei also stars as Ira Sach delicately directs. August 22

‘JERSEY BOYS’ Clint Eastwood directs this rags-to-riches story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Christopher Walken plays a mobster who helps them make it to the top. Ever cucumber-cool Eastwood casts the original stage actors from the Broadway hit. Should be a winner given the director’s proclivity for brilliant scoring. June 20

‘WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JAMES J. BULGER’ Joe Berlinger directs this fascinating documentary about the notorious gangster who evaded capture by authorities for more than 20 years. How did he get away with murder, extortion, conspiracy and drug trafficking for so long? Did the FBI and the Department of Justice turn a blind eye? June 27

‘BOYHOOD’ Shooting for this film began in 2002. Direc-

‘STARRED UP’ ‘A MOST WANTED MAN’ Anton Corbijn directs this adaptation of John Le Carre’s novel about a German operative tracking a suspected Islamic terrorist.

Corbijn observes that Phillip Seymour Hoffman (in one of his final performances) is so superb in his role as the persistent pursuer that he becomes one with his character — which he so often did. July 25

The title refers to the term used to describe the early transfer of a criminal from a Young Offender Institution to an Adult Prison. Jack O’Connell plays the young con whose worst nightmare is realized when he’s placed in a facility with his estranged father (Ben Mendelsohn). Directed by indie fave David Mackenzie. August 29 * dates are subject to change

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GULF-FRONT LIVING: THE SANDERLING CLUB Located just south of Point of Rocks, on Siesta Key, The Sanderling Club is one of Sarasota’s most unique collections of homes. The canopy roads, the shoreline rocks and the crystalclear water gives The Sanderling Club a charm of its own.

The gated neighborhood encompasses areas featuring all kinds of waterfront properties, with homes located on the Gulf of Mexico, Heron Lagoon and Sarasota Bay. The location, which was developed in the 1940s, is also on the National Register of Historic Places.

The pristine, park-like setting of the area makes

The private Sanderling Beach Club

POLYNESIAN PARADISE Michael Jensen and Sue Strober’s beachfront home is a gem for many reasons. Located south of Point of Rocks, the home’s beachfront is connected only to Turtle Beach, which makes the home’s backyard private and isolated.

Designed by Maho Abe and Mark Smith and built by Michael K. Walker, the home resembles contemporary Polynesian design. The two structures that make up the home (the main home and guest home) surround a central courtyard, which features a large swimming pool, spa and many areas for entertaining, including an outdoor, air-conditioned kitchen.

The wraparound porch with columns that surround the home is not solely an aesthetic feature. Screens pull down to

this location one of the most beautiful in all of Sarasota; it offers a private white-sand beach for residents whose homes don’t back up to the Gulf of Mexico to enjoy as well.

We took a look at a few of the beachfront homes in Sanderling to see what types of homes lie behind the heavy foliage that lines Sanderling Road, and to see what kind of views lie beyond that. What we found is not only varying views and backyard beaches, but a wide range of custom architecture and design, as well.  The Sanderling Beach Club has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Polynesian-inspired home sits on more than 153 feet of the Gulf of Mexico, behind the gates of the prestigious Sanderling Club.

 The backyard of the home features an extended patio deck, a peaceful backyard and of course, a private beachfront on the Gulf of Mexico.

 The courtyard of the home acts as a central point to the buildings and features the swimming pool, spa and outdoor, airconditioned kitchen.

completely enclose the porch, with the columns connecting it all.

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“His sense of design most closely matched my sense of design,” says David Freund about choosing Guy Peterson to design his home.

SIMPLICITY ON THE SEASIDE

David Freund's beachfront residence in Sanderling is another architecturally outstanding home, with views of the Gulf of Mexico that are as equally impressive.

Designed by Guy Peterson, the home is built like a condominium, composed of three elevated concrete levels, all with views of the tropical paradise the Freunds call their “backyard.” But it’s not just the Gulf of Mexico that makes the home’s backyard resemble a tropical resort. David Freund planted the luscious landscape himself, and grew many of the trees, such as the coconuts, from seeds.

Priced at $11.5 million. For more information, call Linda Dickinson at 350-3304 or Kelly Quigley at 356-9954, both of Michael Saunders & Co.

 The entry of the home perfectly illustrates the condominium style design of the home, showing the three elevated concrete levels of the home and the wide, cindered hallways on every level.

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COUNTRY CLUB SHORES The perfect tropical retreat. Over 5000’ of living space, 4 BR - 4/12 baths, great open kit and family room, library, dining room, 4 person elevator. heated pool. Verandas on 2 levels. 173’ of seawall with dock for large boat offering protected dockage. Fabulous bay views. The ultimate in Florida living. www.529putter.com $3,495,000

CASA DE NARANJA “West of the Trail” Finely crafted and attention to detail shows throughout this unique one of a kind home. 3 BR, 4 BA, Den, Gourmet Kitchen with top of the line appliances. Beautiful antique light fixtures throughout. The Loggia is accessible from the Living Room, Baths & Master. Relax around the heated pool and spa and enjoy the outdoor kitchen. A great place to call home www.1131orange.com $1,445,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES Updated 3 bedroom/3 bath home on sailboat water. Open floor plan. Updated kitchen w/new appliances. Heated pool - Dock w/lift - New A/C in 2010. Updated bathrooms w/granite vanity tops and glass shower doors. Restored Terrazzo floor. Access to the beautiful beaches of Longboat Key just a short walk away. www.580bowsprit.com $849,000

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It was a sunny Sunday evening May 4, at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, where more than 300 guests attended Asolo Repertory Theatre’s 4th annual Men Who Cook.

To kick off the evening, guests mingled on the patio while enjoying light bites and drinks before heading into the grand foyer for the one-of-a-kind dinner. The 26 “Men Who Cook” marched in one by one, announcing their names and their dishes, before taking the head of the table to begin the feast.

The chefs hosted tables at the event, preparing between 20 to 30 portions of their dish of choice.

After enjoying the food offered from their table, guests then had the opportunity to walk around, tasting selections from the other chefs, while listening to the New

Orleans style party band, “The Jammin’ Jambalaya Band.”

Each chef decorated his table (or tables) according to his food and theme. The wildly creative themes spanned from Chris Cogan’s fiesta-themed table featuring his “Military Mess Hall” chili, to Jerry Feinstein’s blues-themed table featuring “Rosie’s” chicken and sausage jambalaya to Christian Hershman’s “Escaped from Alcatraz”-themed table featuring his “Jail Bird” meatloaf.

Following dinner and a live auction came everyone’s favorite part — the cake auction — that featured 10 homemade cakes and raised more than $24,000.

The whole evening, chaired by Beverly Bartner, Judi Gallagher, Molly Schechter and Margaret Wise, raised more than $50,000 for Asolo Repertory Theatre.

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SCOTT GEORGE: The Manhattan skyline, the beautiful women and the entertainment at the Asolo Gala were superb. The Ritz-Carlton has never looked so magical.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2013-2014 SEASON

DEBBIE SEITL: First vote goes to Orchid Ball for the best band; most inspiring moment and overall great award goes to the Girls Inc. Celebration Luncheon. I was so impressed with the poise of the Girls Inc. girls.

Once again, a season has flown by.

Here are favorite moments that readers remember …

STEPHANIE HANNUM: The most inspiring events were the ones I enjoyed most

this year — because the mission and the charity are what it’s all about. Rachel Mallett’s Girl of the Year speech at Girls Inc.’s CeleCliff bration Luncheon blew me away. Despite only being Roles 14, this young woman spoke with such confidence and grace, you could hear a pin drop — and she memorized her 8-minute long speech, something most people couldn’t do! And, although addressing a tough subject matter, the Child Protection Center’s Blue Ties & Butterflies event, chaired by Alisa Pettingell, raised an unprecedented amount of funds and the dropping of Rachel Mallett the marbles in the Pillar of Hope was touching. and Marion Moss

MOLLY SCHECHTER: My highlights include Peggy and Ken Abt as the first non-Jews to chair Jewish Family & Children’s Service gala (when they learned that most of agency’s services go to non-Jews); Wendy Feinstein’s Argentine Tango at CANDance; the flash mob at the Planned Parenthood Dinner honoring Barbara Zdravecky’s 20 years on the job there; Ken McCurdy’s hysterical commentary on senior sex at the Senior Friendship Center “Musicale & Musings;” Jay Leno’s performance for the Van Wezel Foundation fundraiser the day after his final “Tonight Show;” and we should not fail to mention the sad loss of three great ladies: Jewel Ash in October and Deane Allyn and Helen Rogers this spring.

PHIL MANCINI: With all the events we were involved in this past season, one thing is certain — it was a standout year for each of them. It seemed like every single function was “up.” From setting fundraising auction records, bringing in celebrity guests and pulling off surprise appearances, to selling out quicker than ever and wowing guests with extravagant decor at Sarasota’s best venues, it was a fantastic season in Sarasota.

DIANA BUCHANAN: Some of my favorites moments were having designer Michelle Smith from Milly at Wine, Women and Shoes; dropping a marble into the Pillar of Hope at the CPC’s Blue Ties & Butterflies event; and the vocalist (who was a beneficiary of YMCA programs) at the YMCA’s Going for the Gold “The Golden Lotus.”

MARJORIE FLOYD: The long table on Lemon Avenue

at Florida Winefest & Auction’s Banquet on the Block was fresh and fun. There were 200 people sharing food, wine and stories in perfect weather on a city street; the food at Goodwill’s annual Mardi Gras event was delicious — “Michael’s does New Orleans” and we get fat; the family at the Glasser/Schoenbaum’s Art of Caring event shared the most compelling personal story. Having benefitted from health care provided at the center the eldest son of dedicated and hard-working parents is now studying to be a doctor. Their presence and quiet dignity touched hearts and opened wallets.

SALLY SCHULE: I would say my overall feeling is that

many of the events took a look back and reinvented themselves and many really elevated the bar — imagine what 2014-2015’s season will look like. Rectrix was a great venue for the Moffitt fashion show, the ARC gala team really moved the event up the ladder — the ballroom looked awesome and passion poured, Sarasota Orchestra’s “Anu Time” gala was so elegant and there was total community involvement in welcoming Anu Tali, and Firefly Gala gets the Oscar for positive thoughts, proactive moves and doing the rain dance. The sky turned blue just as the party began … and I got to wear rain boots to a party.

VICTORIA SNYDER: Pique Nique was my favorite event for sure — it was a beautiful setting and fabulous fashion show.

MARY LOU WINNICK: Walking into the Ritz-Carlton ballroom

for the Asolo Rep Gala and immediately transported high above NYC to the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center with a 180-degree view north and west of sunset shining upon both the Empire State and the Chrysler buildings and beyond. Wow!

HEATHER DUNHILL: I loved the fashion show at Wine, Women and Shoes. It was beyond, especially the Black Swan-esque ballerinas; the band at the Night of Hope was Photos by Heath er Merriman phenomenal — that dance floor was packed from the first song, some of us didn’t want the night to end; and I’m an annual fan of Pique Nique, but this year it had a new and improved vibe.

‘TIS THE NEW SEASON … As we move into summer living, don’t forget next season is just around the corner. BT is collecting events for the 2014-2015 Black Tie social calendar — if we don’t know about it, we can’t cover it! Please email event information to Stephanie@yourobserver.com … Farewell to the 2013-2014 season … Thank you for reading this column. See you again in October …

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THE DETAILS First dance: “You’re the Inspiration” by Chicago

GROOM’S PARENTS:

BRIDE’S PARENTS:

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HOW THE COUPLE MET

Gregory Thomas Frank Cohen and Lauren Rae Turner met in 2011 during a weekend getaway with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Lauren’s parents extended an invitation to Greg’s entire family to join them at their lake house on Lake Rabun for a weekend. He also knew that Lauren’s parents would be arriving at the lake the weekend before and figured the opportunity would be an ideal time to pop the question since the lake is a special place for the Turner family.

Greg got Lauren to agree to drive up a night early before her parents arrived to get everything settled (the couple resides in Atlanta). He wanted to make sure to propose before Lauren’s parents arrived. During previous visits to the lake, Greg noticed that most of the boathouses flew flags on their docks and there were a few that flew the “Lake Rabun” flag.

Greg had a blue flag with pink writing made that read, “Will You Marry Me?” Before Lauren woke up on Aug. 16, Greg took the ring out of his bag and put it in his pocket. While having coffee on the porch, Greg told Lauren he wanted her to see the flag before he wrapped it — since he previously told her he had a custom flag

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THE WEDDING

Greg and Lauren were married March 29, at First Presbyterian Church. Lauren’s minister, The Rev. Jennifer Fouse Sheorn from Vanderbilt’s Presbyterian Student Fellowship, performed the ceremony. The reception followed the ceremony at The Field Club.

Lauren’s grandparents, Latimer and Velda Turner, were part of the founding group of members of the club in 1962, so she grew up spending time there. Her grandfather was the 16th Commodore of the club, and her father followed as the 46th Commodore.

The theme of the reception was Downton Abbey meets Great Gatsby — including a lot of English garden charm with touches of glam. The Flavor Band, an eight-piece big band from Atlanta, performed. The couple arrived to the reception by yacht and spent their first night as husband and wife on there as well.

HONEYMOON

The newlyweds traveled to Barbardos for their honeymoon and enjoyed riding horses on the beach, deep-sea fishing, snorkeling with giant sea turtles and a catamaran tour around the island.

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