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by David Conway | News Editor

Developers pitch Rosemary project

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For more than four decades, The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch resident Natalie Pearson has had a piece of history in her home — American poet Walt Whitman’s Bible. Pearson and her late husband, Walter Whitman Swertfager, inherited the Bible from Swertfager’s mother, who was a descendent of Whitman.

Whitman gave the Bible to his sister, Mary Elizabeth, as a gift in 1878.

On Friday, Pearson donated the Bible to the Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site in New York.

Historian Margaret Guardi and Cynthia Shor, executive director of the museum, flew down to meet Pearson and retrieve the Bible that had been kept safe for generations.

“I’m totally at peace with where it went,” says Pearson.

+ Redeemer welcomes new face Sarasota’s Church of the Redeemer welcomes the Rev. Charleston David Wilson as its new associate priest.

Wilson was ordained Wilson at the Church of the Redeemer in December. He earned his master’s of divinity from Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Nashotah, Wis., where he also worked as the associate dean of institutional advancement. Wilson will assist the Rev. Fredrick Robinson in the areas of evangelism and outreach.

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Rosemary Square, a mixed-use ‘catalyst project,’ would feature residential, commercial and theater space.

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For nearly two years, developer Mark Kauffman has been interested in pursuing an ambitious undertaking in the heart of the Rosemary District. He wants to incorporate private- and city-owned property for a mixed-use project, but he’s had to wait as the city has pursued its own path for the land he coveted.

In December 2012, the city held a public meeting to gather resident input on two Rosemary District properties, which leaders hoped might house a catalyst project for the underdeveloped area. Since then, the city and Rosemary residents have also waited, with the area progressing more slowly than many originally hoped, City Manager Tom Barwin admits.

On Monday, Kauffman and the rest of his development team presented its vision to the Sarasota City Commission, hopeful that the proposal could bring an end to both groups’ waiting games.

The project, called Rosemary Square, would feature a variety of uses along Boulevard of the Arts, Fifth Street and Central Avenue.

Plans call for 40 residential units, 34,000 square feet of commercial, office and fine-arts space, 10,000

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The county has expressed an interest in upgrading a BMX facility, but it’s unclear if it will be the draw proponents think.

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hen the Sarasota County Commission moved toward upgrading the BMX facility located on 17th Street, commissioners believed the track could be the only one of its caliber on the East Coast.

Since then, other communities — including one just more than an hour away — have made moves toward constructing their own stateof-the-art BMX tracks, an attempt to cash in on the sport’s burgeoning popularity and recent status as an Olympic sport. Commissioners have indicated a commitment to the track upgrades, but with other areas have the same idea as Sarasota County, some have wondered the effect competition might have on the plans for new facilities.

Plans to improve the BMX track have been under consideration since 2011, but became a more imminent possibility last summer. BMX became an Olympic sport in

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2008, and Sarasota County leaders have indicated they believe the Sarasota track could become a sought-after training facility in the lead up to the 2016 games.

Planned upgrades include new lighting, electronic starting gates, a redesigned track and two new ramps — including an Olympic-caliber 8-meter supercross ramp, only one

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Historian Marg Guardi and Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site Executive Director Cynthia Shor, with Natalie Pearson

“I think the people who have run this operation to date have been great stewards of this sport.”

— Joe Barbetta, Sarasota County commissioner

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The property at 1440 Boulevard of the Arts has sat vacant for years as the city has sought a project for the land.

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BMX / FROM 1A of which is currently available in the U.S. The project is at least $1 million shy of being funded at a budget of $1.7 million, though the most recent estimates place the cost at $2.1 million.

At a May 7 County Commission meeting, the board considered a business plan from Sarasota BMX, the group that operates the track.

Some of the goals in the plan include hosting three major events and overseeing a 25% growth in local membership in the first year of operation after upgrades.

Commissioner Christine Robinson expressed some skepticism about the numbers, which included a roughly $60,000 operating surplus in the first year of operation.

Despite the fact that the facility was taking on nearly $90,000 in payroll expenses by fiscal year 2016, the business plan had the track comfortably turning a profit. Robinson asked if that was realistic.

“I want to make sure that what they’re putting in this plan is achievable,” Robinson said. “If you need to adjust these numbers to make them achievable, do it now.”

Commissioner Nora Patterson questioned what impact other planned Olympic-caliber BMX facilities in Oldsmar — less than 60 miles north of Sarasota — and Rock Hill, S.C., would have on the Sarasota track.

“You could have a whole circuit, like you do for spring training,” Patterson said. “Or it could be competition that would allow us not to have world-class events here.”

Carolyn Brown, the county’s director of Parks and Recreation, said Sarasota BMX was well connected to BMX governing bodies. She believes the track would still be an attractive option for riders. Still, she

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acknowledged that the other tracks complicate the issue.

“It’s hard to know exactly what the impact will be of these additional tracks coming on,” Brown said.

Nicole Rissler, director of sports with Visit Sarasota County, has been in close contact with Sarasota BMX and USA BMX as the planned upgrades have moved forward. She thinks the South Carolina track probably won’t impact Sarasota BMX, but that the Oldsmar track will have a more significant effect.

That wouldn’t necessarily be negative, Rissler said. She’s had conversations with USA BMX about hosting back-to-back events at the neighboring tracks, and believes they can complement one another when elite athletes are looking for a place to train.

“We’ve always planned and hoped that people would want to train here,” Rissler said. “I think that message would only get stronger — you can come to Florida, and you can train on two different supercross tracks.”

Visit Sarasota County is working with county staff and Sarasota BMX to address some potential issues with the business model before the County Commission considers a revised version. Still, Rissler said, she believed the group’s forecast wasn’t too far off. The commission is expected to vote on funding the construction in the fall, with completion slated for July 2015 if commissioners grant approval.

Commissioner Joe Barbetta, a leading advocate for the upgrades, said he trusted Sarasota BMX to handle running the updated track.

“I think the people who have run this operation to date have been great stewards of this sport,” Barbetta said. “It’s amazing what they’ve been able to do.”

ROSEMARY / FROM 1A square feet for a boutique movie or performing-arts theater and a 7,000-square-foot public town square.

The group was the only respondent to the city’s invitation to negotiate, issued last summer for the city-owned property at 1440 Boulevard of the Arts and 1433 Fifth St. Kauffman said the group wanted to do something spectacular to jump-start development in the area, knowing that they were taking a chance.

“This is really a risky venture,” Kauffman said. “This is not Palm Avenue. This is not downtown. We’re looking to be the seminal project here to stimulate the entire district.”

Kauffman has worked alongside his daughter, real estate broker Mindy Kauffman, who owns the former Boxing Club building to the west of the property. The Kauffmans and architect Jonathan Parks are the principal leaders of the Rosemary Square group.

Parks said the goal of the development was to “bring arts to Boulevard of the Arts.”

In addition to the commercial fine-arts space and the theater, the group said the apartments would cater to people working in the arts. Mark Kauffman said the units would probably range from 500 to 1,100 square feet, and the rental prices would be market rates.

The development group is working with two potential tenants of the project’s theater space. The Sarasota Film Festival has expressed an interest in running a movie theater showing art and foreign films, and

the Sarasota County Arts and Cultural Alliance indicated it could use the space as a performance theater to rent out to other organizations.

Parks, whose offices are located in the Rosemary District, said the area is not only underdeveloped, but underserved by the city. He said the area currently lacks the utility services necessary for a project as large as Rosemary Square.

If the project were in place, he hopes the city would be able to provide a higher level of service — not only for the one development, but for the entire area.

“I feel like this part (north) of Fruitville is like a stepchild,” Parks said. “I talk to other people in the area, and they have kind of the same feeling.”

The group is confident that, once its project is completed, the surrounding vacant properties will be developed shortly after. Kauffman said a similar phenomenon occurred after the Hollywood 20 movie theater came to the eastern end of Main Street — another project he was behind.

“There’s just no doubt about it,” Kauffman said about redevelopment. “If we get ours started, all the other vacant land will get filled up. I think something has to be the stimulus to get that started.”

On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission directed staff to finalize a purchase and sale agreement with the Rosemary Square group for commission approval. The commission expressed an interest in the overall intent of the project, but had some questions about specifics.

Commissioner Paul Caragiulo asked about the project’s use of a north/south alley that neighboring property currently uses for parking. City staff indicated it had tried to work with the neighboring property owners about coming to an agreement and adding parking elsewhere, and that it was optimistic about achieving a solution acceptable to all parties.

Vice Mayor Susan Chapman questioned the amount in monetary credits the development could claim from the city for providing parking spaces and other public benefits, which exceeded the sale price of $1,054,500. Kaufmann admitted that Rosemary Square might not maximize the city’s profit from the sale of the land, but said commission approval of the project would represent a different type of investment.

“If your desire is just to cash out and get as much as you can on this land, you should do it,” Kauffman said. “If you have the vision of what this can do for the greater area there — and the profit you will make from all the other land going up in value — that’s what you should do.”

If the City Commission approves the final purchase and sale agreement, staff will work with the Rosemary Square group on a redevelopment agreement that memorializes the details of the project. Final approval and construction are still a long way away, but Kauffman believes the project would be worth the wait.

“I just think it’s time for that to happen,” Kauffman said. “I think we can fill a niche there.”

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by Alex Mahadevan | Staff Writer

County pursues parkland on North Tamiami Trail

by David Conway | News Editor

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St. Armands, Siesta groups make waves about project Alex Mahadevan

Professional disc golf player Bryan Moore putts on the third hole of the disc-golf course located within North Water Tower Park.

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The city of Sarasota has partnered with the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program to remove invasive species from the park to heighten surveillance. Expanding the park to U.S. 41 would greatly increase that oversight and access.

“I think it'll bring more people to the park who are actually using it for what it’s for,” Rieser said. “And if they’re going to do anything in terms of revitalizing the area, I love it.”

The work plan also fits into the County Commission’s push to expand sports tourism in the area.

Commissioners recently approved the initial design phases of a $2.1 million improvement plan for the Sarasota BMX track at 17th Street (see page 1A), and signed an agreement with Suncoast Aquatic and Nature Center Associates for the operations at Nathan Benderson Park.

A disc-golf tournament could attract more than 120 players with 24 holes, Moore said.

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One of those Siesta Key organizations, Save Our Siesta Sands 2, took a litigious step in opposition to the proposed dredging.

Carlton Fields Jorden Burt attorney Don Hemke, who represents the group, sent a letter May 16 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers citing concerns about the Lido Key Beach Renourishment Project.

The letter encourages the Corps to conduct a formal environmental assessment and economic impact study regarding the dredge.

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Bryan Moore rears back and launches a tion. neon disc across a small clearing framed "The next step would be for us to get aptightly by oak trees. praisals on the various parcels that were Moore, a professional, sponsored disc- suggested to be included as part of that golf player, misses the fairway with his shot work plan," said Sarasota County Parks and the plastic “driver” smacks into a tree and Recreation Director Carolyn Brown. on the third disc-golf hole at North Water County staff has targeted three parcels Tower Park. around North Water “Well, at least I’ve zeTower Park that would roed in on the tree,” Moore expand it east to conjokes. nect with the North Trail North Water Tower Park and west to connect with is tucked into the Bayou Old Bradenton Road.

Oaks neighborhood. It is The three properties are only accessible by navigatworth $1.03 million, acing the snaking side streets cording to 2013 values from the North Trail or Old from the Sarasota CounWatch an instructional video Bradenton Road, but it ty property appraiser. on how disc golf works, and contains one of the oldest Although the plan is maybe you could be the next and most popular disc-golf still in its initial phases, Bryan Moore. courses in Florida. disc-golf enthusiasts, “I think a lot of people North Trail advocates have lived here for a while and don’t even and local law-enforcement officers hope know about it,” Moore said. that expanding the park will improve conBut that could change as Sarasota Coun- ditions within the property and spark revity begins planning the purchase of more talization along the blighted strip of highthan six acres abutting the park on the way.

North Trail.

The park is heavily wooded and has only Commissioners approved a plan to add one vehicle entrance for officers to use, to the park as part of the Neighborhood making the area conducive to street crimes, Parkland Acquisition Program, which al- such as prostitution and drug dealing. ready includes 27 approved sites, 16 of “I think visibility is huge when you're which the county has acquired. The 2014 talking about crime,” said Sarasota Police estimated fund balance for the program is Lt. Jim Rieser, with the Bureau of Criminal $7.4 million, according to a staff presenta- Investigations.

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The county approved a plan to expand North Water Tower Park to improve its use and combat crime in the area.

As the proposed renourishment of Lido Beach remains a contested issue, the St. Armands Residents Association has submitted a petition to the city and county indicating that people in the area stand behind the project.

The project, proposed by the city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, would take sand from Big Pass to renourish critically eroded portions of Lido Beach.

Several Siesta Key organizations oppose the project and have voiced concerns about how dredging Big Pass — which has never been dredged — would affect Siesta.

With organizations signaling their resistance to the proposed project, the St. Armands Residents Association took action to show its support.

The group gathered 94 signatures from area residents who believe that following through with the renourishment is critical.

“Lido Beach has suffered severe beach erosion in recent years and is in urgent need of replenishment,” the petition states. “ ... We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge our leaders to act now to authorize the approval and implementation of the (project).”

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NEWSBRIEFS + Democrat enters County Commission race A Democrat has stepped into the race for the District 4 seat on the Sarasota County Commission.

Ray Porter, 56, announced his candidacy May 16. Porter is running in response to the county’s procurement issues over the years, to encourage greater economic diversity as the economy recovers and to support sustainability, according to a news release. The 34-year Sarasota County resident is currently director of communications for the Sarasota Association of Realtors.

Joining the 2014 General Election race, Porter will face the winner of the primary between Republicans Al Maio and Lourdes Ramirez. The three candidates are vying to replace Commissioner Nora Patterson, who has represented Siesta Key and middle portions of the county since 1998.

Maio has raised about $98,000 since he filed to run for office last year, while Ramirez has raised just more than $24,000.

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Republican Marie Nisco defeated Porter by roughly 5% to take the District 5 seat on the Charter Review Board in 2008.

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Administrator Tom Harmer awarded him with a golden bugle.

“There are certain positions, I think, in a professional career that when you earn the title, you carry for life,” said Harmer, who served as fire chief in Titusville.

“Once a fire chief, always a fire chief.”

Tobias took on his role as fire chief in 2011, and has served with the Sarasota County Fire Department since 1979. He implemented “P.R.I.D.E.” a motto for the fire department that stands for professionalism, respect, integrity, dedication and excellence.

“I’ve learned a lot from you, quite honestly, chief,” said Commissioner Christine Robinson.

“Obviously, (Tobias) will be very hard to replace,” Harmer said. The county administrator has met with more than 200 members of staff to gather information that will help with the search for a new fire chief.

“It’s been a true pleasure and a privilege to serve Sarasota County,” Tobias said.

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Residents fight to preserve Fruitville Road Park As the city examines selling 7.7 acres of land to make way for a shopping center, residents say it’s not in the best interests of the city or the public.

As the city moves forward with the potential sale of 7.7 acres of parkland to Benderson Property Development, residents surrounding the park are determined to keep the property as it is.

Fruitville Road Park, located at the northeast corner of Fruitville and Beneva roads, is part of an 11-acre package the city agreed to sell to Benderson in 2012. If the sale is finalized, Benderson would develop a retail shopping center on the property. As part of the sale agreement, the Planning Board and City Commission have to consider a Vacation of Parks petition before the transaction can be completed.

At a May 15 Parks, Recreation and Environmental Protection Board meeting, the group discussed city staff’s draft of that petition. According to the city code, one of three requirements must be met for the Planning Board to recommend vacation of a park: The public park has not been used as a park, or any prior use as a park has been abandoned.

The public park is of no benefit to the city and the public.

The closing or discontinuing of the public park is in the best interest of the city and public.

Staff concluded that the first two requirements were not met.

The area is still frequently used, the report states, with the Sara-

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Fruitville Road Park could be sold to generate revenue for the city, but residents in nearby communities believe the green space is needed along a stretch of road that’s already home to multiple retail complexes. sota County Circus Trail providing an option for runners and cyclists in the area. The report also notes that the land provides green space “in a very automobile-oriented, urban environment.”

For the third point, however, the report states that sale of the park would allow for increased revenue to the city. David Smith, the city’s general manager of Neighborhood and Develop-

ment Services, said rough estimates of building department revenue from construction were between $185,000 and $222,000, with ad valorem tax revenue projected at $47,592 to $57,110 annually. Smith said the numbers were probably on the high end, but that any income represented an increase in revenue. The sale itself would also generate $1.45 million for the city.

“Revenue generation at the

CODE CRITERIA According to the city code, one of three requirements must be met for the Planning Board to recommend vacation of a park: • The public park has not been used as a park, or any prior use as a park has been abandoned.

• The public park is of no benefit to the city and the public.

• The closing or discontinuing of the public park is to the best interest of the city and public. site would be a benefit to the city considering the current economic climate,” Smith said.

The parks board and residents in attendance both bristled at the assertion that the increased revenue represented the “best interest” of the public. Parks board member Shawn Pierson said other factors should be taken into consideration when considering the best interest — including possible expenses.

For the Benderson development to gain approval, about $8 million in improvements needs to be made to the intersection of Fruitville and Beneva; the city would need to cover $5.5 million.

Fellow board member Elmer Berkel echoed those sentiments, and questioned the precedent that would be set if the city de-

termined revenue was more beneficial than parkland.

“Payne Park — we could increase the tax base by making that an apartment complex or shopping center or condo,” Berkel said. “If the only factor is revenue, I guess I get kind of scared for the other parks in the city.”

Ten people spoke against the proposed sale at the meeting, mostly residents of the nearby Fairway Oaks, Glen Oaks Estates, Glen Oaks Manor and Oakwood Manor communities. They lamented the lack of green space in the area, the sprawl created by adding a third shopping center to that stretch of Beneva and the additional traffic congestion at an already busy intersection.

“I want to state unequivocally that we are vehemently opposed to the sale,” Fairway Oaks resident Joyce Burnham said.

“It won’t negatively impact our property — it will be disastrous.”

Smith said he would take the comments made at last week’s meeting into consideration when finalizing the petition, and that the public hearing regarding the park vacation was still likely four to five months away.

Until a decision is made, residents surrounding the park say they will continue to fight against the development.

“We don’t need another shopping center,” Glen Oaks Manor resident Edith Kaplan said. “We need more parks and recreation.”

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After scrapping his plans to move to Central America, entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff is focusing on a more local endeavor — pushing for an 800-unit apartment complex on Fruitville Road near Lime Avenue.

Vengroff, the owner of the most rental units in the city, said there’s a shortage of affordable housing in Sarasota. He thinks his proposed project would help address that shortage, and he already owns the land and is eager to move forward. The only thing that’s missing, he said, is permission from the city to undertake such a project.

That might prove to be a substantial hurdle. The 8-acre property at 2211 Fruitville Road, purchased for $1.9 million in 2002, is currently zoned as Downtown Edge. Under the current city code, that classification allows for developments with a density of 25 units per acre. To offer more affordable units — starting around $600 per month, Vengroff said — the project needs to have a density of 100 units per acre.

The city has recently shown a willingness to consider density adjustments for desired projects. A proposed overlay district, currently making its way through various government entities, would allow for certain properties in the Rosemary District to have a density of 75 units per acre, rather than the 25 units per acre for which the land is zoned. The Rosemary

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Residential Overlay District was proposed to allow for the construction of a roughly 450-unit apartment complex.

Vengroff said that city leaders interested in courting entrepreneurs and business owners needed to show a commitment to developing affordable housing units.

Without a place for working-class people to live, Vengroff said, it would be difficult to attract major businesses.

“You can’t just keep inviting rich people to come here and then have no place for them to have workers,” Vengroff said.

“If you invite a businessperson to come down and open a plant here or a business of any sort, he or she has to have a place for workers to live. There is none.”

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Harvey Vengroff hopes to make the property that currently houses Bob’s Train restaurant and Sarasota Fitness and Fight Club the site of 800 apartment units.

Andrew Georgiadis, principal urban designer with the city’s Urban Design Studio, said he couldn’t comment on the specifics of Vengroff’s proposal because he hasn’t seen any designs yet. Still, he said the project offered some exciting opportunities that would align with the studio’s forthcoming citywide form-based zoning code.

One of the most intriguing options would be for the apartment complex to link up with expanded public transit options, Georgiadis said. With a lack of emphasis on parking options for residents, increased bus service — and the potential use of the railway in close proximity to the site — could go hand in hand with the housing units, which is something that interests the Urban Design Studio.

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Unfortunately, he said, it’s difficult to comment on how the project would play out without knowing more specifics. He said the principles behind a form-based code focus less on coefficients, such as density, and look more at how a project fits in with its surroundings.

“We really pay attention to how to make density palatable to its surroundings,” Georgiadis said. “We look at how to make it charming and at a scale that doesn't thwart other goals, such as livability.”

As the project begins to evolve beyond the proposal stage, Vengroff said it was an opportunity for the city to show its dedication to providing a variety of housing options.

“Everyone in Sarasota bitches and moans about affordable housing, but nobody seems to really want affordable housing,” Vengroff said.

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Remember the fallen Instinctively, Americans know there is no greater sacrifice than to give your life for your loved ones, for your country and for the defense of liberty. This is one of the highest values of American citizenry and patriotism.

On Monday, May 26, we will honor all of our American brothers and sisters who made that sacred sacrifice.

The numbers are staggering. Add in the wounded, and the total casualties among our soldiers top 2.5 million from the formation of our nation in 1776.

For context, perhaps 656,367 combat deaths and more than 1.4 million combat wounded don’t seem like that many when compared to the 314 million people who inhabit the MATT United States.

WALSH But think of the extent of those war deaths and casualties and the fact each of those soldiers is a son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin and friend. When you extrapolate and think of the effects of those who died, think back to the anguish that preoccupied our nation in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Flight 93. That was for only — only — 3,000 deaths. Now multiply that 3,000 by 400 and then by two or three or four and you begin to see the price and value of liberty.

And yet, it’s easy to have the sense that not nearly enough Americans have the reverence and respect they should for those who died for liberty. We Americans are great at taking freedom for granted. So many Americans, preoccupied with themselves, just don’t connect to the costs of war and freedom.

Last week on an elevator in Washington, D.C., a woman greeted an old friend. He lives in Kiev, Ukraine. “How is it?” she asked him. “Not good,” he said. His face wore the creases of sadness and fading hope.

Later that day, he was introduced to 2,000 attendees at the American Jewish Committee’s annual Global Forum. He was Josef Zissels, vice president of the World Jewish Congress who in the 1970s and 1980s was sentenced twice to prison in Russian gulags for “slander discrediting the Soviet government and social order.”

Can you imagine? Imprisoned for criticizing the government?

Operation Overlord

This is the end of May. In two weeks, western democracies will celebrate the 70th anniversary of D-Day — June 6, 1944, the Allies’ all-out assault to squash and obliterate the Nazis once and for all.

In modern times — the past decade — we know the tragedies that have disrupted the lives of 59,000 wounded and fallen heroes of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

But as awful as that number is, it pales in comparison to what this nation, our Allies and enemies endured in World War II. Sixty-million people died over six years — 10 million Germans and Japanese; 26 million Russians, 9 million of them Russian soldiers. At the height of the war, 16,112,566 Americans wore an Armed Forces uniform.

Today the number is 1.3 million.

As the Allies prepared for the launch of D-Day, Operation Overlord, at this time in May 1944, conditions in Great Britain, the launchpad, were unimaginable compared to the way we live today.

In his acclaimed trilogy of World War II, writer Rick Atkinson opens his final book, “The Guns at Last Light,” with a wrenching description. He quotes an American visitor who said five years of war had left British cities as “bedraggled, unkempt and neglected as rotten teeth.”

“Hotels posted admonitions above their bathtubs: ‘The Eighth Army crossed the desert on a pint a day. Three inches only,

BATTLE DEATHS OF AMERICA’S WARS American Revolution.................... 4,435 War of 1812............................... 2,260 Indian Wars................................ 1,000 Mexican War............................... 1,733 Civil War................................. 214,938 Spanish-American War.................... 385 World War I............................... 53,402 World War II............................ 291,557 Korean War............................... 33,739 Vietnam War............................. 47,434 Desert Shield/Desert Storm.............. 148 War on Terror*............................. 5,336 Total Battle Deaths.................. 656,367 Theater/non-Theater Deaths...... 540,511 Total Deaths......................... 1,196,878 * Includes Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation New Dawn Source: Department of Defense

please.’ … The country was steeped in heavy smells, of old smoke and cheap coal and fatigue. Wildflowers took root in bombed-out lots from Birmingham to Plymouth … Less bucolic were the millions of rats swarming through 3,000 miles of London sewers; exterminators scattered 60 tons of sausage poisoned with zinc phosphate, and stale bread dipped in barium carbonate …

“The monthly cheese allowance stood at two ounces per citizen. Many children had never seen a lemon; vitamin C came from ‘turnip water.’ The Ministry of Food promoted ‘austerity bread,’ with a whisper of sawdust, and ‘victory coffee,’ brewed from acorns … For those with strong palates, no ration limits applied to sheep’s head, or to eels caught in local reservoirs, or to roast cormorant, a stringy substitute for poultry.”

Amid this squalor and discomfort, the generals pressed on with their plans for the invasion of Normandy. They created formulae to project casualties. Atkinson writes: “The 1st Infantry Division, the point of the spear on Omaha Beach, estimated that under ‘maximum’ conditions, casualties would reach 25%, of whom almost a third would be killed, captured or missing.

“The admiral commanding bombardment forces at Utah Beach told his captains that ‘we might expect to lose one-third to one-half of our ships.’ Projected U.S. combat drownings in June, exclusive of paratroopers, had been calculated a grimly precise 16,726.”

Forces of love, hate, prejudice

Before the D-Day invasion began, the gathering soldiers in the United Kingdom pondered their plight and their future. In the two years prior, 8 million American men were inducted into the Army and Navy; nearly half of the troops arriving for the European campaign in 1944 were teenagers.

Atkinson quotes two soldiers: a Vernon Scannell, who described “this drab khaki world” with its “boredom, cold, exhaustion, squalor, lack of privacy, monotony, ugliness and a constant teasing anxiety about the future.” The other soldier, a veteran of fighting in Italy, while waiting Operation Overlord, told his brother: “I have been greatly affected by the forces of love, hate, prejudice, death, life, destruction, reconstruction, treachery, bravery, comradeship, kindness and by the unseen powers of God.” On the night before the D-Day invasion began, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower made his way to an airfield, driving on a narrow road clogged with soldiers and military trucks.

He told his chauffeur: “It’s very hard really to look a soldier in the eye when you fear that you are sending him to his death.”

Nine thousand of the 156,000 Allied troops that headed for the beaches of Normandy never made it.

From D-Day until V-E Day, May 8, 1945, U.S. casualties totaled 587,000, 135,576 dead, almost half of the U.S. total worldwide, according to Atkinson.

To live free, not as slaves

In the epilogue of this emotional, personal and detailed telling of the European theater, a trilogy that took him 14 years to write, Atkinson closes with stories of how Americans took in the remains of more than 270,000 identifiable soldiers killed in action overseas.

“Among those waiting was Henry A. Wright, a widower who lived on a farm in southwestern Missouri, near Springfield.

One by one his dead sons arrived at the local train station: Sgt. Frank H. Wright, killed on Christmas Eve 1944 in the Bulge; then Pvt. Harold B. Wright, who had died of his wounds in a German prison camp on Feb. 3, 1945; and finally Pvt. Elton E. Wright, killed in Germany on April 25, two weeks before the war ended.

“Gray and stooped, the elder Wright watched as the caskets were carried into the rustic bedroom where each boy had been born. Neighbors kept vigil overnight, carpeting the floor with roses, and in the morning they bore the brothers to Hilltop Cemetery for burial side by side by side beneath an iron sky.”

Every combat death is like this — surreal, tragic, leaving loved ones scarred for life, sometimes too much to bear.

On this Memorial Day, remember all of those fallen heroes, who by their sacrifice, took the extraordinarily courageous stand: That they were unwilling to let us live as the conquered slaves of enemy forces.

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Campaign Against Summer Hunger surpasses its goal The 40-day campaign, which ended May 10, is part of All Faiths’ efforts to end hunger for Sarasota families. community leaders supported the campaign and raised awareness with food and fund drives.

“This summer we will be able to feed children and their families during the time of year when they need us the most,” said Sandra Frank, CEO of All Faiths Food Bank. “We are so grateful to Gulf Coast Community Foundation for its unwavering support, and to our community for again reminding us that we are surrounded by people who care deeply about our less fortunate neighbors.”

Even though the campaign has ended, the community can still support programs by conducting food drives and making donations. Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at any Goodwill location, and donations can be made online at allfaithsfoodbank.org.

“Children needed our help, and now we have the resources to make sure they have hot meals and fresh fruit and vegetables this summer,” said Keith Monda, All Faiths board member. “We’ll be asking for the community’s support in getting the word out to families that food is available throughout

BY THE NUMBERS $1.1 MILLION — total amount raised in funds during the campaign 766,253 — pounds of food raised to feed children and families over the summer 200+ — bins contain nonperishable items such as canned goods, dry goods, cereals, peanut butter and beverages that were collected 21,000 — number of

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MAY 15 THIS ONE’S IN THE BAG 8:37 a.m. — 2100 block of North Washington Boulevard. Petit Theft — Shoplifting. An employee at a convenience store said a man came in the store, took a bag, filled it with miscellaneous items and left without paying. Surveillance footage did not show what exactly the man took, but he clearly came into the store with nothing and left with a bag full of items.

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All Faiths Food Bank announced Tuesday its Campaign Against Summer Hunger raised $1.1 million in funds and 766,253 pounds of food to feed children and families over the summer.

The 40-day campaign, which ended May 10, is part of All Faiths’ efforts to end hunger for Sarasota families. All Faiths Food Bank, with support from Gulf Coast Community Foundation and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, launched the campaign to encourage Sarasota residents to “empty their shelves” and make a cash gift so no child in the community goes hungry this summer.

Fifty percent of students in Sarasota County (21,000 students) receive free and reduced meals. During the summer, children are more likely to experience hunger than any other time of year.

When the campaign kicked off April 1, private investors had contributed a $500,000 challenge match. Collectively, members of the community donated more than $600,000.

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DEDRA REED

As a teacher, Dedra Reed says one of the most rewarding aspects of her job is having the opportunity to help her students develop character and realize their dreams. She loves seeing former students come back for a visit to reflect on how far they’ve come.

Now, thanks to a successfully funded Gulf Coast Gives project, her students will have a tangible memento of their goals and dreams in the form of a school anthology.

“We all, as a family of Emma E. Booker, wanted a way to document our children’s dreams and year here at Booker so we could look back and remember it,” says Reed, who teaches fifth grade. “It’s something we’ve been wanting to do, but it wasn’t until this year that we were able to follow through with it.”

Reed, along with school administration and staff, developed the idea and theme for a school-wide anthology.

After launching the project, members of the community stepped forward to fund the $400 needed for printing and binding in just three days.

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Dedra Reed is a fifth-grade teacher at Emma E. Booker Elementary. She says she enjoys the opportunity to help her students develop character. and used her graphic-design knowledge to lay out the anthology.

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Parishioners celebrate Rev. Fred Robinson with surprise event The Church of the Redeemer hosted a Potluck on Palm May 16, along Palm Avenue. The potluck was a surprise to congratulate the Rev. Fred Robinson on his 20th anniversary as rector. Palm Avenue was closed off for the evening event that included a bounce house and popcorn truck.

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Temple Emanu-El honors pets at Blessing of the Animals Linda and the Rev. Fred Robinson

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Pine View School for the Gifted held its annual Cobalt Saturday, at the Chelsea Center. Students enjoyed sweet snacks outside in the courtyard before heading inside, where they enjoyed dinner. The evening’s theme was “Enchanted Garden.”

Cobalt King and Queen were Chetan Patel and Kim Menezes.

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Karen Bustos, Edgar Estrada and Claudia Martinez Booker High School held its prom Saturday, at Michael’s On East. The prom’s theme was “Into the Future” and included silver-painted bottle centerpieces with stars and diamonds in sand. Students voted Sam Proctor and Chrystal Hoffman as their prom king and queen.

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+ FPL illuminates Girls Inc. with makeover On May 8, Girls Inc. of Sarasota County received free energy upgrades from Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) with the help of local contractors as part of a nonprofit energy makeover.

The girls involved in the program worked alongside energy experts, including FPL volunteer Jose Labrador, to install energy-efficient CFL light bulbs and learned Courtesy photo tips on how to conserve energy at home.

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The TSIC ceremony, sponsored by the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota and the Seidensicker family, was held May 7.

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MOMENTS OF THE WEEK

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The Pine View School golf team scored 155 to win the Middle School Golf Championships May 17, at Laurel Oak Country Club.

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Riverview scored 96 points to finish first in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Academic Team Champions standings for Class 8A.

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The Out-ofDoor Academy eighth-grader Dakota Dickerson scored both of the Thunder’s touchdowns in its spring game May 16.

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Sarasota area studentathletes Talia Daniel, Paiton Krebs, Cassidy Marryott and Jennifer Litzen all received scholarships from the Sarasota Area Sports Alliance May 15.

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Booker senior and Class 2A individual state tennis champion Janae Wilson earned a scholarship to play for the State College of Florida next year.

YOUTH MOVEMENT LAKEWOOD RANCH — Every time The Out-of-Door Academy football coach Brett Timmons looks onto the field, he is reminded of 2006.

It was the Thunder’s first year of varsity football, and the team was comprised primarily of freshmen. Without the experience or guidance of senior leadership, ODA initially struggled to find its footing.

But, over time, the players became ingrained in Timmons’ system, and, before long, ODA was on the doorstep of greatness. Three years after their inaugural season, those same players led the Thunder to an unprecedented season, capturing the school’s first district title and advancing to the state semifinals.

Now five years later, ODA finds itself in a similar position.

After suffering a losing season last year, the Thunder returned to the field this spring with aspirations of returning ODA to promise.

“It put a horrible taste in our mouths,” freshman middle linebacker McCabe Ballance says. “We’re looking to come back stronger this year. We had our first losing season, and we’re embarrassed about that.

We want to make our coaches and the school proud and change the culture.”

Timmons knows that with only one junior and no seniors on its 25-man roster next fall, it’s going to take time for the Thunder to learn and develop.

ODA boasts youth across the board, including at the skill positions in rising freshman quarterback Gus Mahler, rising freshman running back Dakota Dickerson and rising sophomore running backs Josh Lerner and Jason Fineberg.

“The hardest part is being patient because you see the potential there,” Timmons says.

“As coaches, we have a tendency to hit the go button a lot sooner than they are ready for.

We just have to learn to be pa-

The Out-of-Door Academy football team’s 25-man roster will be composed primarily of freshmen and sophomores next season. tient and watch it develop.”

ODA saw its first taste of competitive action in six months during its spring game May 16. The Thunder fell 31-14 to Northside Christian — the same team they faced in last year’s spring game.

The sense of familiarity could prove beneficial for the players this season — the majority of who will play their second year of varsity football.

“We’re very youthful, but we’re willing to put in the work,” Ballance says.

“A lot of freshmen would be playing on freshmen or JV teams, but we were playing against varsity teams like Booker where I know I was outsized by about 50 pounds.

“The experience gave the guys confidence,” Ballance says.

“We know what it takes to play at the varsity level. Now we’re just l o o k ing to i m p r ov e every year and go as far as we can. We’re not looking to have another losing season like we had last year because we’re better than that team.”

ODA spent its spring practices focusing on basic schemes in the hope of building upon them

The ODA defense hopes to win the turnover battle this fall.

during offseason workouts in the summer and at fall camp, which begins Aug. 4.

ODA will kick off the 2014 season with its preseason kickoff classic Aug. 22 against First Baptist Academy before traveling to Bradenton Christian for the season opener Aug. 29.

“I tell them all the time this is a marathon and not a sprint,” Timmons says. “It’s all about the process, and this is phase one. Now, it’s just a matter of how fast can we mentally mature. They had their first taste of varsity football last year and will have a full offseason, so we’ll see what happens in the fall.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@yourobserver.com.

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Nathan Benderson Park will hold the 2015 USRowing Youth National Championships thanks to the caliber of its venue and staff.

SARASOTA — Sarasota Crew part of Sarasota Crew to be able rower Travis Taaffe has nothing to go see nationals and cheer the but praise for the course at Na- team on. For the younger rowers, being able to witness a large than Benderson Park.

During last year’s USRowing event with the fastest teams in Junior National Championships, the country will help them have when competitors asked how it something to aspire to.”

The USRowing Youth National compared with other facilities across the country, Taaffe said Championships signify the culthey’d have to experience it for mination of the rowing season themselves to truly appreciate it. and traditionally draw more than 1,500 athMany of those letes from 150 rowers soon may “It is my hope that teams across have that chance the country. The — with a national this venue will help event is an invititle on the line. establish Sarasotatational chamSuncoast Aquatpionship regatta ic Nature Center Bradenton as the which crews Associates (SANnew mecca of rowing.” in must qualify by CA) announced May 15 that Na- — Sarasota Scullers head placing in one of the 18 Youth than Benderson coach Dragos Alexandru National ChamPark has been pionship events chosen to host the 19th annual USRowing Youth at a qualification regatta, such as National Championships, which last weekend’s USRowing Southwill be held June 12 to June 14, east Junior District Championships, and receive a bid.

2015.

“We are truly honored that “Having nationals in Sarasota is important because it will allow Nathan Benderson Park was kids from around the country to chosen to host this event,” says be able to see the course and Paul Blackketter, chief operating its development,” Taaffe says. “I Officer for SANCA. “Having the know that it will be important for park added to the venue circuit everyone who is or has been a that USRowing and other top

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The Sarasota Crew men’s varsity 8+ boat earned a bid to this year’s USRowing Youth National Championships, where it will seek to defend its national title. organizations use is a true success. It further positions us as a leading venue and will help us attract other major events in the future.”

Through a competitive bid process, Nathan Benderson Park was chosen for the venue itself as well as its staff.

USRowing has been a partner and supporter of Nathan Benderson Park since 2012. The park has already held five USRowing events, including the USRowing Southeast Junior District Championships May 10 and May 11.

“USRowing is extremely confident in the capabilities and management of SANCA. In our experience, this organizing committee exceeds expectations and

delivers great events,” USRowing CEO Glenn Merry says. “Paul Blackketter and his team combine a tremendous new worldclass venue with excellent volunteers, professionalism and great hospitality that results in a bestin-class experience for rowers.”

The Sarasota Crew men’s varsity 8+ won the national title last year and will seek to defend its title again this year. Both the Crew and Sarasota Scullers qualified boats for this year’s national championships in California.

Sarasota Scullers head coach Dragos Alexandru says securing the Youth Nationals event is another step toward fulfilling the vision of making the course one of the best in the nation.

“I am very happy that our team and others in the Southeast region have been able to be part of these national and international events. It is my hope that this venue will help establish Sarasota-Bradenton as the new mecca of rowing,” Alexandru says.

“Having national and international events held at Nathan Benderson Park is fantastic for the sport of rowing,” Sarasota Crew head coach Casey Galvanek says. “It helps keep the sport in the spotlight and keeps people aware and engaged. Interest is growing, and it’s great for our local kids.”

Contact Jen Blanco at jblanco@ yourobserver.com.

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+ GSJGA wraps up its winter series The Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association closed out its winter series May 18, at the Meadows Country Club.

Kyle Jarrett shot 72 to earn medalist honors.

Individual winners include: NINE-HOLE DIVISIONS GIRS 10 AND UNDER Sienna Cassella (49) BOYS 10 AND UNDER Aaron Setiawan (43) Finlay Murphy (47) Thomas Tyler III (48) GIRLS 11 AND OVER Jackie Putrino (47) Halie Keech (66) Lydia Vaccaro (66) BOYS 11 AND OVER Oliver Warren (39) Nolan Laurvick (41) Carson Enright (41) 18-HOLE DIVISIONS GIRLS 12 AND UNDER Sofia Grant (119) BOYS 12 AND UNDER Matthew de Heus (76) Jonah Winter (78) GIRLS 13 TO 15 Katie Kroos-Roberts (81) Theresa Morrissey (85) BOYS 13 TO 15 Kyle Jarrett (72) Josh Silverman (77) GIRLS 16 TO 18 Nicole Polivchak (73) Victoria Cangero (78) BOYS 16 TO 18 Jack Cen (73) Cole Johnson (78)

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Sarasota High will hold its athletic orientation night at 6 p.m. May 23, in the school’s west cafeteria.

Those interested in playing for the Sailors next year should attend. Players will receive information about free physicals, summer programs, eligibility and receive athletic packets.

Complimentary pizza and drinks will be provided.

The Sailors’ spring football game vs. St. Petersburg will follow at 7 p.m.

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+ Benderson Park unveils dragon boat Nathan Benderson Park unveiled a 40-foot, 1,500pound pink dragon boat May 10, during the USRowing Southeastern Junior District Championships.

The boat is one of two boats the Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates purchased with funds the Benderson family donated.

The 22-person boat, which will be manned by a local cancer survivors group, will race in the International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission Participatory Dragon Boat Festival in October, at Nathan Benderson Park.

“We are ecstatic about the new boat at Nathan Benderson Park,” says Angela Long, founder of Survivors in Sync. “We have been traveling to Tampa to practice for the last several months, and it has been quite a time commitment.

“Having our team based in Sarasota-Bradenton will allow us to grow the team and attendance in the way we have hoped for,” she says.

+ Sailors to hold dodgeball fundraiser Sarasota High will hold a five-on-five co-ed dodgeball tournament at 4:30 p.m.

June 2, in the school’s west gymnasium.

Each team must have at least one male and one female player. All team members must sign a waiver to participate. Teams will participate in pool play with a four-game guarantee. Teams can choose to compete in the elite or novice bracket.

Cost is $75 per team (cash only).

Proceeds will benefit Sarasota High teacher and coach Kyle Jutras, who is battling cancer.

This year’s camp is open to children ages 5 to 12 and features flag football, soccer, basketball and baseball.

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MEET THE CLASS OF 2014 With graduation upon us, the Sarasota Observer asks six high school seniors to take a look back at their time in school and share a sneak peek into their futures.

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Do you know what you want to study? Yes, mechanical engineering

How are you feeling about graduation? I can’t wait.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Hopefully working in a research lab for animals and helping animals any way I can.

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Why? I like building stuff with my dad. We have been building and constructing different things together since I was about 5 or 6.

Extracurricular activities: Lacrosse, soccer, ROTC and Eagle Scouts since 2012 Favorite quote: “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one,” Bruce Lee Hidden talent: Woodworking is something I do at school and at home. I recently built a canoe with my dad.

Favorite high school moment: My lacrosse team’s bus rides.

My best friend, Bryson Kelly, has played lacrosse with me for all four years and we always ride together.

What will you miss most about SMA? I’ve had a great time here. I’ve made some great friends who I’ll miss for certain.

Any advice for incoming seniors? Do the work.

Any worries about college?

I’m far too laidback to worry.

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Favorite quote: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” J.F.K. Why that quote? This country can do so much for all of us, but we have to contribute back, and that’s part of why I joined the Marine Corps.

Hidden talent: I play trombone. I’ve played it for six years.

Extracurricular activities: JROTC, Kiltie Band, Future Business Leaders of America, National Honors Technical Society, Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society and Teen Court Sarasota Favorite high school moment: I think when the Kiltie Band went to New York City in March. The first thing we did was go to the top of 30 Rockefeller Plaza; just looking at the city and realizing that my school brought me here and how much we can get accomplished.

Any advice for incoming seniors? Get involved. Community service is a big one.

Favorite movie: “Argo” Must read: “The Alchemist” by Paul Coelho Have you received any advice for the Marine Corps? Make sure my parents don’t send me any candy because they’ll make you eat it all in front of everyone.

Extracurricular activities: Cheerleading, La Sertoa, student government, National Honors Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and girls heavy weightlifting Most embarrassing high school moment? I went on a trip to NASA in junior year for the MaST program, and we went on the spaceship simulation and I crashed the whole system. It’s definitely one of my most memorable moments. I haven’t lived it down yet.

Any advice for incoming seniors?

Stay organized … and definitely don’t drive behind teachers when they are running late.

What will you miss most about SHS? The teachers. They really are on top of it and are there for the students.

How do you spend your free time?

I spend a lot of my time volunteering at animal shelters. I am going to major in animal sciences and minor in innovation.

Any hidden talents? For a year I learned how to play the piano, but I didn’t like reading sheet music so I started playing by ear. I mostly play Adele.

Have you received any weird advice for college? I can’t really think of anything appropriate.

How are you going to spend your summer? Looking for a job!

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Favorite quote: “Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand,” Kurt Vonnegut Why that quote? I don’t know. It makes me laugh.

Favorite high school memory?

When I was dragged into leading the tango at this year’s homecoming.

Any hidden talent? I know how to tango. I’ve been ballroom dancing for eight years.

What do you do in your downtime?

I am a petrol-head. I have a 1993 white Mercedes 190E that I work on. It looks like an old man’s car, but it drives like a Ferrari.

So, you’re in the VPA program? Yes, and the STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) for engineering. I don’t think you’re supposed to be in both, but somehow I managed to do it.

Any advice for incoming seniors?

Not really.

Most embarrassing high school moment? There are so many. I guess all the times I’ve fallen with my tray of lunch.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Working for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) or in Scotland where I have family.

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Sarasota Memorial Day Parade What: Celebrate Memorial Day with the annual parade featuring high school marching bands, ROTC units and veteran groups.

When: 10 a.m. Monday, May 26. A ceremony will take place afterward at 11 a.m. at J.D. Hamel Park on Gulfstream Avenue.

Where: Main Street.

Fourth Friday at the Downtown Village — takes place at 5 p.m. at the Historic Downtown Village of Sarasota, 1861 Fruitville Road.

Visit the galleries and shops of the Historic Downtown Village while enjoying live entertainment and hors d’oeuvres. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 388-3700.

SATURDAY, MAY 24 NRA First Steps Pistol Course — runs from 8 a.m. to noon at the AmericInn Hotel, 5931 Fruitville Road. The Firearms Training Institute of Sarasota will host a pistol course taught by an NRA-certified instructor. The four-hour course will cover the basics of safe gun handling and shooting. For more information, call 706-4358.

Summer Olympics for Kids — runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Children’s World, 4525 Bee Ridge. Kick off summer with a kid-friendly Summer Olympic games. Families are invited to participate in events to win prizes.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 955-6999.

Free Music Recital — takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Redeemer, 222 S. Palm Ave. Cardinal Mooney High School senior Monica Gonzalez, along with singer Reba Evans and pianist Lee Daugherty Ross, will give a free recital. The concert is open to the public. For more information, call 955-4263.

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SUNDAY, MAY 25 Memorial Day Ceremony — takes

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Jacobites Band Memorial Day Show — takes place at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road. The First Brass Band along with the Jacobites Pipe and Drum Band will perform at this annual indoor concert. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information, call 3500271.

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Fifteen Sarasota County high school students received the Town Hall Scholarship Tuesday, at the Sarasota County School Board meeting.

The students, who were part of the 2014 Town Hall Scholars, each received a $2,000 scholarship for their continuing education. The Oberndorf Foundation and the Community Foundation of Sarasota County made the scholarships possible.

The Town Hall Lecture Scholars is small group of students who attended this year’s Ringling College Library Association Town Hall Lecture Series and met with guest speakers before each lecture.

More than 60 students applied for the scholarships by submitting an essay. The 15 essay winners were honored for their leadership skills.

“You can be very proud of your students,” said Lou Oberndorf to the School Board.

“They represent the very best in high school student leaders.”

WINNING TOURNAMENT Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School hosted its first annual Cougar Corn Toss Tournament May 9. Fifty-six teams participated in the event, and together they raised more than $4,000 for the school. The tournament was held on the football field, and included a barbecue dinner donated by Darren Howard and Mark Miller.

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Home in Whitakers sells for $2.95 million The following residential real-estate transactions took place between May 5 and May 8.

A home in Whitakers tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Peter and Allison Scanlan sold their home at 2145 Alameda Ave. to Matthew Connors and Sandra Gailitis, of Cabin John, Md., for $2.95 million. Built in 1992, it has five bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 6,439 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.65 million in 2001.

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Elling O. Eide Charitable Foundation Inc. sold two properties at 7132 Point of Rocks Circle to Barry Eckhold, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1.8 million. The first, built in 1918, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,510 square feet of living area. The second, built in 1925, it has one bedroom, one bath and 672 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $330,000 in 1987.

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Waterside Properties LLC sold the Unit 17PHD condominium at 50 Central Ave. to Jeffrey and Bonnie Glazer, of West Hartford, Conn., for $1.9 million. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, four baths, one half-bath and 4,095 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.4 million in 2011.

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501 Beau Ciel LLC sold the Unit 501 condominium at 990 Blvd. of the Arts to Thomas Rinaudo, trustee, of Downers Grove, Ill., for $1,475,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,100 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $900,000 in 2010.

Sarasota Bay Club

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 428 condominium at 1299 N. Tamiami Trail to Joseph and Constance Ellison, of Sarasota, for $1.05 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,206 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,012,000 in 2004.

Rigbys

Rigbys Beacon Homes of FL LLC sold the home at 1777 Irving St. to Thomas

Roberts Point

Harriet Sokmensuer

This home at 2145 Alameda Ave. has five bedrooms, four baths, two half-baths, a pool and 6,439 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.95 million.

Conklin, of Charleston, S.C., for $700,000.

Built in 1922, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 2,847 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $499,000 in 2005.

home at 1952 Hibiscus St. to Natalie Best, of Sarasota, for $485,900. Built in 1950, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,586 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,000 in 2010.

Vamo

Alinari

Javier Arana and Mary Allen sold their two properties at 1744 Vamo Drive to Chelon Rieniets, trustee, of Sarasota, for $605,000. The first, built in 1925, has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,654 square feet of living area. The second, built in 1994, has one bedroom, one bath and 528 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $320,000 in 2000.

Desota Park

Constance Saltonstall, trustee, sold the

Drayton Saunders, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 207 condominium at 800 N. Tamiami Trail to Jeffrey and Deborah Lombard, of Sarasota, for $460,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 1,911 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2009.

Indian Beach Estates

Terry and Maria Green, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5330 Winchester Drive to Gary Fredericks, trustee, of Sarasota, for

Steven Denstman, of Sarasota, sold his home at 4108 Roberts Point Road to Teresa Jones, of Sarasota, for $860,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath, a pool and 2,511 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $640,000 in 2001.

Midnight Harbor

Anthony and Vipa Morelli, of River Forest, Ill., sold their home at 1231 Starboard Lane to Mark Ruzycki and Teresa Bauer, of Ontario, Canada, for $760,000.

Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,818 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $750,000 in 2009.

Excelsior Beach to Bay

Norman Rau, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 6269 condominium at 6269 Midnight Pass Road to Sally Innis-Klitz, of Sarasota, for $735,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,200 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $400,000 in 1993.

LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER

6100 Jessie Harbor Dr # 302 #A3979271 $799,000 Michael James

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-724-4034

5228 Sand Lake Ct #A3998106 $795,000 Drew Russell

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-993-3739

8508 Eagle Preserve Way #A3998176 $699,500 Kathleen Carbone P.A.

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-228-8429

19 Whispering Sands Dr # 205 #A3996936 $649,000 Brian Loebker

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-735-4393

931 Blue Heron Overlook #A3969034 $3,499,000 Nicole Dovgopolyi

1742 Peregrine Point Dr #A3998122 $639,000 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-4873

800 N Tamiami Trl # 317 #A3994917 $549,000 Pam Sweeney

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-266-9622

8246 Shadow Pine Way #A3997590 $539,000 Janet Montgomery

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-544-7031

19816 Cobblestone Circle #A3995750 $499,000 Denise Mattmuller

Venice 941-951-6660 941-232-8055

161 Inlets Blvd. #N5782386 $449,900 Marilyn Tibball

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-356-5849

Nokomis/North Venice 941-485-5421 941-350-1832

1169 Lake House Cir # C-122 #A3996564 $445,000 Sarah Mcguire

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4424 Camino Real #A3994833 $2,395,000 Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson

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

4968 Kestral Park Cir # 7 #A3996335 $425,000 Susan Mitchell

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-780-5085

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1054 Sorrento Woods Blvd #A3998129 $399,500 Victoria Stultz

Nokomis/North Venice 941-966-8000 941-387-5676

10033 Hel-lew Ct #D5798186 $379,000 Elizabeth Burr

Placida 941-473-7750 941-855-1142

9064 Willow Brook Dr #A3997397 $375,000 Lorraine Neal

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-350-0997

6285 Midnight Pass Rd # 109 #A3994383 $369,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

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

3440 Sunset Key Cir # 103 #C7054242 $359,900 Jennifer Calenda

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

7837 S Leewynn Ct #A3991315 $359,000 Alix Wexler PA

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-2742

8724 Pebble Creek Ln #A3992830 $349,000 The Collier Group

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110 Green Oak Park #D5798101 $289,000 Joanne Pattona

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Permit

Applicant

800 N. Tamiami Trail 3000 Southwest Drive 1809 Flower Drive 97 Sunset Drive 1931 Irving St. 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. 2024 Clematis St. 1435 Hillview Drive 988 Blvd. of the Arts 2155 Wood St.

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

James Hanrahan $350,000 Compton Cramer Jr. $80,000 Susanna Mitchell-Bazinet $65,000 Marlene Petro $54,906 Michael Melnick $48,830 Sol Laufer, trustee $44,000 Robert Morris $41,000 Robert Easterle $39,700 Carol Madore $37,915 Ruth Young $35,000

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SARASOTA COUNTY Address

Permit

Applicant

8600 Midnight Pass Road 3759 Beneva Oaks Blvd.

1630 Kenilworth St. 1504 Casey Key Road 5880 Midnight Pass Road 88 N. Casey Key Road 4920 Primrose Path 1815 Upper Cove Terrace 8825 Midnight Pass Road 1505 Ridgewood Lane

Renovation Renovation Addition Addition Alterations Renovation Seall/Boatlift Pool/Spa Windows/Doors Pool/Spa

Gerald Kolschowsky Courtney Edbrooke Matthew Eckert Donald Wilborn Matthew Weresh Marian Price Wayne Ives Donald Eggebrecht Chezsiesta Land Trust Larsen Ward

Amount $205,000 $200,000 $149,000 $95,000 $78,900 $64,200 $50,000 $45,000 $30,913 $25,000

1436 John Ringling Pkwy #A3962144 $5,995,000 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace

Lido Key 941-349-3444 941-586-7390

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

Siesta Bayside South

Victor and Donna Foreman, of Colum-

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-586-7390

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6451 Elmwood Ave # H #A3992201 $199,900 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-350-0612

338 Avenida Milano #A3995988 $3,800 Lisa Gullick

749 Freeling Dr #A3989373 $3,600,000 Ian Addy Pa

1649 Monarch Dr # 1649 #N5783326 $229,900 Robert Brooker

25188 Marion Ave # E212 #C7051081 $179,900 Karen Brown

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

500 S Washington Dr # 16 #A3988016 $2,700 Margaret Young

7440 Manasota Key Rd #A3997461 $1,990,000 Melba Jimenez PA

Englewood 941-951-6660 941-356-3970

5167 Dewey Pl #A3986044 Dan Freed

$1,800,000

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-735-0770

89 N Washington Dr #A3997778 $1,799,990 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-376-1717

1536 Sandpiper Ln #A3990684 $1,750,000 Lenore Treiman

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

7522 Midnight Pass Rd #A3995071 $1,399,000 Cathi Reali

Siesta Key 941-388-4447 941-232-8200

5780 Midnight Pass Rd # 201 #A3995774 $1,190,000 Stephanie Kitsemble

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

6326 Midnight Pass Rd # 508 #A3993289 $1,100,000 Karen Chandler

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-544-4919

2525 Pleasant Pl #A3998087 $1,100,000 Peggy Wellman

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-374-0811

509 Rembrandt Dr #A3994448 $1,000,000 Deborah Nelson

Osprey 941-951-6660 941-266-5900

140 Avenida Veneccia # A #A3991311 $950,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

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

412 E Macewen Dr #A3986096 $839,900 Betty Mullinnix & Steve Abbe

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-928-3441

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Venice 941-493-2500 941-445-0861

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

RE N TA L

3006 Garriott Ln #A3988265 $279,000 Kristen Srur

bus, Ohio, sold their Unit 2 condominium at 9203 Midnight Pass Road to John Matter, of Sarasota, for $695,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths, one half-bath and 1,632 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $540,000 in 2010.

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-928-9217

4025 Arrow Ave #A3995830 $210,000 Sara Ann Leicht

303 Pine Run Dr # 303 #A3994453 $138,500 Carolyn Kenney

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-586-4790

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-223-7111

Sarasota 941-552-4200 941-323-5774

9620 Club South Cir # 5301 #A3996875 $1,000 Lisa Shope

Sarasota 941-552-4200 941-320-8022

Siesta Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

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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Howard and Donna Cailor, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 402 condominium at 1280 Dolphin Bay Way to Barbara Hajjar, trustee, and Mary Bonelli, of Sarasota, for $720,000. Built in 1997, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,840 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $349,900 in 1997.

$2,390,000

RE N TA L

Dolphin Bay

350 S Shore Dr #A3991239 Alison Elizalde

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by Heather Merriman | Black Tie Assistant Editor

by Harriet Sokmensuer | Community Editor

Mattison’s 41 hosts SPARCC Auxiliary Spring Luncheon

Gloria Gayer, Dori Zingmond and Sheila Fox

The SPARCC Auxiliary held its 2014 Spring Luncheon May 14, at Mattison’s 41. More than 75 women attended the event, which featured a cooking demonstration with Chef Paul Mattison.

The ladies gathered in the private room at the restaurant for a social hour and were then seated for the demonstration. The lunch featured a three-course meal consisting of raviolo, grouper piccata with zucchini noodles and hazelnut pot de crème.

The event benefited Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center.

Kenny Decamp with Trulee and Jamie Jameson

Photos by Harriet Sokmensuer

Community Youth Development recognizes Sarasota volunteers Community Youth Development held its 18th annual CYD Celebration May 16, at The Francis. Members of the community celebrated youth and adult volunteers of Sarasota. The Business Partner of the Year Award went to Westfield Sarasota Square Mall, and students, including Kathy Quispe and Vanessa Rodriguez, received scholarships.

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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures High

Low

High

Low

Wednesday, May 14

92

72

94 (1985)

48 (1924)

Thursday, May 15

85

73

95 (1995)

49 (1917)

Friday, May 16

79

67

94 (1994)

45 (1917)

Saturday, May 17

85

63

95 (1943)

48 (1917)

Sunday, May 18

88

62

97 (1938)

50 (1927)

Monday, May 19

88

64

95 (1938)

52 (1917)

Tuesday, May 20

89

66

94 (1974)

54 (1917)

AVERAGE GULF WATER TEMPERATURE: 80 SUNRISE / SUNSET

RAINFALL Wednesday, May 14

0.78

Thursday, May 15

0.48

Friday, May 16

0.00

Saturday, May 17

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Thursday, May 22

6:39a

8:16p

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Friday, May 23

6:38a

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0.00

Saturday, May 24

6:38a

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0.00

Sunday, May 25

6:38a

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6:37a

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Tuesday, May 27

6:37a

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Wednesday, May 28

6:37a

8:19p

Year-to-date: 2014 2013

16.57 in. 7.48 in.

Month-to-date: 2014 2013

5.24 in. 1.35 in.

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Underworld river A Bobbsey twin Be a student at Lima’s country Lengthy test answer 136 Number to tango 137 Household duties

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96 Soapmaking 10 Abscam org. substances 11 It may have an 98 Prison shiv ornamental foot 100 Inflatable trait 12 Water-skier’s 102 Compadre accessory 106 Of service 13 Not just stuff 14 Spiny-finned fish 107 Have dinner 15 Part-woman, part- 109 Wild, desperate attempt bird creature 110 With a sharper 16 “Don’t bet ___!” taste 17 And others, in a 111 Automotive bibliography necessity 18 Coated with ice 112 Bed and home 24 Cast a ballot attachments 26 Saudi’s neighbor 113 Indian P.M. 29 Fuel efficiency 117 Daffy Duck’s abbr. impediment 32 Edible part of the 118 First word of lobster many tales 33 Not really 119 Big-time movie 35 Sphere draw 36 Precede (with 120 Has a pregame “to”) meal 39 Painter El ___ 122 “If it ___ broke ...”

41 Mid-verse pause 123 “Do ___ others as 42 Unabomber’s ...” crime 125 Half of a dance?

43 Seasoning herb 126 One of 88 on a 44 Walk laboriously piano 47 Toss out 128 Cul-de-___ 50 Letter opener 129 Suffix with 51 Incarcerate ordinals 52 Cadets’ sch.

53 Wrinkled?

05-22-14

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Furnishings

Pools/Spas

Help Wanted

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

(941)387-4810.

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

Never used. Can deliver. Sacrifice $1895.

941-462-0633.

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

COFFEE TABLE, 2 end tables, octagon shaped, solid oak, w/beveled glass, excellent cond. $275.

941-360-9537.

Personals

Commercial Property For Rent

*ADOPTION*: California Music VP. Close-knit Family, Beaches, Unconditional LOVE awaits 1st miracle baby. Expenses paid. Joanna* 1-800-552-0045. FLBar 42311.

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.

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Items Under $200 For Sale DINING ROOM set: dark wood, oval table, 7 upholstered chairs, seats/8, table pads, $200.

941-388-2742.

FLOOR LAMP: brass, Robb & Stucky, needs shade, $40. 941-400-3924.

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

LOVESEAT: PASTEL print, excellent cond. $35.

Desk, small, 5 drawer, light oak, w/chair, $50.

941-360-9537.

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.

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

Autos For Sale FORD F150 Supercrew Lariate 2002. Original owner, 60K miles. Book $12,500. Asking $10500.

941-504-2883.

Hawley Motors II 5741 Pinkney Ave. 941-312-5890 2003 Chevrolet Impala, 75K/miles, $5988 2000 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi, like new, 3800 V6, super charged, $4988.

2005 Lexus RX330, new tires, extra clean, $13988 2010 Suzuki SX4, AWD, NEW, 21K/miles, $10988 2011 Kia Forte EX, 56K/miles, $10988 2007 Kia Spectra EX, 87K/miles, $6988 2002 Chevy Express G1500, work van, $6988 REDUCED to $5988 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 95K/miles, $8988 2009 Hyundai Sonata GLS, immaculate 2 owner local car, dealer maintained, $6988 2006 Pontiac G6 GT, 71K/miles, $9988 2003 GMC Yukon, extra clean, $7988 2003 Buick LeSabre Custom, 76K/miles, $6988 OVER 30 VEHICLES IN STOCK ALL CARS SERVICED “LIKE NEW” Financing Available

Tiffany sterling flatware, cut glass, sterling silver, Royal Chelsea tea set, Minton, Royal Worcester china, Royal Doulton figurines, Royal Crown Derby, Royal Cauldon bowl Bittersweet pattern, Dresden, Mikasa, designer hand bags and scarves, sofa, loveseats, occasional chairs, coffee tables, end tables, bookcases, mahogany secretary, stack tables, small oak pedestal table, what-not shelf, oriental stands, tea cart, dining table & chairs, server, sofa bed, twin beds, chests, queen bed, dresser, night stand, lingerie chest, desks, pictures, lamps, large collection books & records, Baldwin piano, foot stool, file cabinets, luggage, women’s clothing, full kitchen, holiday decorations & men's bike.

Sale by Julie McClure Pix. www.estatesales.net ESTATE SALE: 741 Binnacle Point Dr., Longboat Key. Saturday, 8:30-4 pm, Sunday, 10-4 pm. King sleeper couch, 2 recliners, Gary Fisher MTM bike, HooKooeKoo, 1996. 4 Piece woven patio set, tools, porcelain dolls, toys, books, Chinese planters, 6 outdoor chairs, Sony am/fm stereo receiver, 6-8 person hot tub and more.

ESTATE SALE: Saturday, 8-12 pm. 1691 Waldemere St. between Orange and Osprey. Antiques, household goods, over 2000 books and Feng Shui items.

LIQUIDATION SALE: Glass counters, glass cube shelves, office chairs, large magazine bookshelves, craft work station, cash register, computer desk, file cabinets, strands and bags of beads, 75% off, and misc. Friday and Saturday, 11-4, 2312 Gulf Gate Dr. 941-921-0871.

OUR BOOKS 1/2 Price BEE RIDGE BOOKS 4104 Bee Ridge Road Bee Ridge Plaza Trade-In your Paperbacks 941-377-8998

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

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

Things To Do

Homes For Rent

GULFSIDE MINI-VACATION IN NAPLES

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

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)

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

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

Call 941-907-8141.

Help Wanted

BARGAIN BOOKSTORE. Big selection. Low prices. Fruitville Library, 100 Coburn Rd., Sarasota Monday-Saturday.

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

QUICK CASH for your gun collection, any number.

Also, military collectibles, especially WW2. Private collector not buying to resell. 941-525-0641.

WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS For Qualified Waiting Clients

Please mention code “PEL” when making your reservation.

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.

General Merchandise

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

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

141380

MEMORIAL DAY

ESTATE SALE Saturday, May 24th - 8:45a.m.-2p.m.

4409 Diamond Cir. N.

140551

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

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

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

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.

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.

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Reserved Space LP Reserved Space

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

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

HOUSE CLASSIFIEDS LP # 56733

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

Business/Office Equipment LIQUIDATION SALE: Computer desk, cash register, file cabinets, glass counters and chairs. Friday and Saturday, 11-4, 2312 Gulf Gate Dr., 941-921-0871.

You never know what you’ll find in the classifieds!

Cemetery Plots/Monuments (3) SPACES: Garden of Prayer. Block one, lot 12, spaces 3 and 4. Also, lot 13 space 1. Located at Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota FL. Spaces are side by side. $1400. 321-6561.

Your source for local Classifieds

2014

This week’s Cryptogram answers 1. A woman was ready to pick a fight with her husband. She blurted out, “My patience and love are at an end, and don’t forget, I have an attitude and I know how to use it.”

2. Three men—from Red Square, the Oval Office and the Pentagon—met to talk over world problems. They quickly agreed to be multifaceted and view things from all angles.

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SARASOTA OBSERVER

THE SARASOTA OBSERVER/PE YourObserver.com Thursday, May 22, 2014

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Air Conditioning

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

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

Furniture Repair

Carpentry 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.

Cleaning

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

HANDYMAN SERVICES: odd jobs. Call Jack, 941-979-7095. E-mail: kwantj@yahoo.com

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.

PROFESSIONAL TILE & MARBLE INSTALLATION

CLASSIFIED LINE AD PRICE

20 YRS. EXPERIENCE

First 15 words ............ $17.50 per week Each Add’l word ..............................50¢

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

Great References. Call Edna (678) 913−6250

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE 726-1802 LIC/ INS

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.

Computer Services 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.

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.

ATTORNEY

HEAT BUSTERS

Law Office of

941-518-8550

Sharon M. Guy

139696

Lic# CAC1816809

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

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AUTO SERVICE

ALTERATIONS/UPHOLSTERY

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

Frank Beck Upholstery

Paintless dent repair & detailing too!

Call Gary Auto Body & Paint Inc.

Honesty • Integrity • Quality • Value

141062

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am - 3pm • Weekends by appointment 139761

ESTABLISHED 1975!

Gulf Gate Drive Barber Shop

724-1395

Cell (941)

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www.GulfGateDriveBarberShop.com

3687954-01

COMPUTER

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

Call Daniel, 941-302-6023

140329

15505 Lemon Fish Dr. Bradenton, FL 34202 Office 941-650-9790

141601

Yoder Aluminum Inc. Yoderaluminum.com

Commercial and Residential Best Prices in Town

Marine Clean Boats & Yachts

Insured

“Specializing in 6” Seamless Gutters”

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

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

3208 Gulf Gate Dr. (Just off Beneva Rd., Across from G.G. Library) 941-228-0333

Lic. # 46264

ADDY’S CLEANING SERVICE

BOAT SERVICES

ALUMINUM

Dustin Yoder yoderaluminum@gmail.com

Hot Lather Neck Shave Included

Move Ins/Move Outs

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We Use Organic Products

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

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941• 925 • 2447

941-923-2564

BARBER

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

4541 Clark Road, Sarasota

141178

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CLEANING

552-5766

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CERTIFIED & INSURED

Sharon M. Guy, P.A.

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YOUR SOURCE FOR LOCAL CLASSIFIED ADS

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WILLS, TRUSTS, PROBATE, ELDER LAW

Air Conditioning & Heating LLC

Call: 955-4888 Email: classified@yourobserver.com Online: www.yourobserver.com

Painting/Wallpapering

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

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

AIR CONDITIONING

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141496

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Pressure Cleaning

STEVE ALLEN FLOOR COVERINGS

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

ND SPARKLE. We are a family business experienced in both home and office cleaning great rates. Call for a quote. 941-330-4466. Email: norgrasi@hotmail.com SUNSHINE CLEANING: Residential and Commercial. 15 Years Experience. Great References and Prices. Call Rita 941-536-3751.

Pet Services DOGGY HOTEL/GROOMING. 24 Hour Daycare.

FREE Daycare with groom (we are the best).

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

AUTHORITY ONE PRESSURE WASHING: Residential and Commercial. ECO Cleaning.

Roofs, lanais, pool areas, etc. Roof coating also.

941-251-5948.

JACK'S DETAILED Pressure Washing.

Handyman Services, Odd Jobs, Errands.

941-979-7095. E-mail: kwantj@yahoo.com

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

941-809-3725 HCS #230506 NR #30211577

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

Home Improvement/ Remodeling

139763

Caregivers/Companions Hourly 24/7Care Transportation Social Outings/Dr. Appts.

Housekeeping Meal Preparation Assistance With Daily Living Activities Respite Care

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

Quality Work. Call: 941-296-5427.

139762

A Lending Hand, Inc.

Painting/Wallpapering CORBY J DEKOZLOWSKI. Residential Painting.

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

Fully Insured. 941-388-3580.

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

140621

Accounting

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Computer Services

140622

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141179

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

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140635

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140611

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Enjoy the cozy fire pit, heated pool(15 x 40)/spa + pool bath all just steps to the beach. This home has a 3-door side entry 10+ car garage with ample storage for boats, canoes, jet skis and your collectables. Every attention to The Pointe on Midnight Pass Harbour Towne Yacht Club Harbour Towne Yacht Club detail has been included in this luxurious beach front property. Must be seen to be fully appreciated. It is truly a Enjoy incomparable views from this impecca- Impeccably renovated and furnished, large 2/2 Rarely available. Beautifully furnished 3/3 with of a kind'2/2. home on Kitchen, Florida's baths, west coast. bly'one renovated New floor-MLS #A3984182 end unit. Private 40’ boat dock with 16k lift is 2 master suites. 2,300+ sq ft, just a short walk ing, lighting, etc. A short walk to Turtle Beach.

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A sparkling jewel perched along the shoreline with 150 ft. of deep water boating, this residence enjoys a private setting within Hidden Harbor, on the exclusive N. end of Siesta Key. The extensive remodeling completed by the current owner presents an effortless blend of modern design & traditional elegance, uniting hallmarks of quality & craftsmanship with a wonderfully welcoming ambiance. The infinity edge pool beckons relaxing afternoons, a private dock provides the gateway to boating and fishing. $5,750,000

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Uniquely charming Siesta Key bay front home, 3beds/3.5 baths.

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Oaks Meridian Penthouse $1,299,500 USD Top Floor at the Oaks Golf & Country Club. Breathtaking views of both the Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Top of the line upgrades, full amenities, and a two car garage.

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT | IN MEMORIAM

BLACK TIE

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by Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor

KEVIN LEE DEAN March 19, 1950 to May 13, 2014

Courtesy of Steve Roosa

“Syd Solomon never stopped working, even with Alzheimer’s. Picasso painted the night before he died. Renoir never stopped painting even though his arthritis was bad,” Kevin Dean said. “What you do is what you are. It sounds romantic, but there’s a degree of truth to that because you feel like it’s something you have to do.”

PASSION WITH A PURPOSE In the very pages of the arts section he founded, artist-curator-critic-historianteacher Kevin Dean lives on as a pillar of Sarasota’s arts community.

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PASSION WITH A PURPOSE In the very pages of the arts section he founded, artist-curator-critic-historianteacher Kevin Dean lives on as a pillar of Sarasota’s arts community.

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Kevin Dean was feeling ill, and said he wouldn’t make it to a private tour for RCAD colleagues at the last show he curated, “Rediscovering David Budd: The Forgotten Abstract Expressionist.” But he showed up — the people there remember it as a special and poignant moment. Here, he discusses David Budd’s “Journey Without Maps,” which Dean said symbolized passing over into death.

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If you were fortunate enough to meet Dean, then you’d never forget him as the artist-meetsrock-’n’-roll-fan product of the ’60s: tall with long, disheveled hair, a pepper-gray beard and thick black-rimmed glasses.

The 64-year-old was the perfect picture of an absent-minded Ringling College of Art and Design professor — remembered as never having hubcaps on his Toyota Matrix and always wearing black Aqua Socks, the slipon water shoes.

Dean was quiet and unassuming. Visitors of Selby Gallery, where he was the director since 1994, would meet him without realizing his impact on Sarasota arts. But, for 35 years until his death May 13 following a brief illness, Dean gave a voice to the visual arts.

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In 1979, Dean and his new wife moved to Sarasota. A year later, Dean approached Ralph Hunter, the publisher of the Longboat Observer at the time, and said he wanted to write an arts column.

“My wife told him to, ‘Go out and get yourself a haircut and a shave, then come back,’” Hunter says.

Plus, Hunter said he’d oblige if Dean sold a page of ads.

Dean had never worked in sales, but shortly after the meeting he returned with a page sold.

Eventually Hunter agreed to let him stop selling ads and hired him full time (even though Dean never did get that shave or haircut).

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Sharing his passion

The same year his first child, Ian, was born, Dean began teaching studio and art history at Ringling College of Art and Design (RCAD) in 1985. He still wrote for various publications, including the Longboat Observer, and was creating art and exhibiting it on the side.

“He was one of those people behind the scenes,” Mark Ormond, RCAD colleague and friend since 1983, says. “He didn’t seek out the limelight, but

he had a connection with artists and the community.”

Although, Dean was in the spotlight when his rock band of RCAD colleagues, “The Art Sharks,” played. Dean was the drummer, and occasionally his wife would step in as the singer.

Dr. Larry Thompson, president of RCAD, calls him “the ultimate educator.” Thompson’s son, Hunter, told his father Dean was the best teacher he ever had.

“He found what he was meant to do and he was meant to be,” Larry Thompson says. “He was so passionate about it; he loved our students.”

One of those students was Tim Jaeger. Jaeger says Dean used to take out one student a week to lunch. He estimated once that multiplying the price of pizza by the number of weeks he worked at RCAD, Dean spent more than $50,000 on his students throughout his career. Jaeger continued working with him at Selby Gallery as the gallery assistant.

“He was one of the very few real and rare people that had a passion for art,” Jaeger says. “He was totally genuine.”

Introducing Whitcomb

Early in his career, Dean created paintings and collages. His work evolved into printmaking and constructions with yardsticks or wood. For the past two decades, he created site-specific installations with found materials; each piece had a symbolic meaning. Dean labeled it “Neodadaist postmodernist conceptual” art.

His last installation, “Whitcomb Series: Dreaming of my Cabin in the City of Dis,” was featured in “All in the Family” at the

IceHouse (curated by Jaeger). It was a small shed-like cabin surrounded by Mason jars full of various items, a parallel to Dante’s “Inferno.”

Often during the past 20 years, Dean would create art under the pseudonym Brandon Whitcomb.

Dean would even give lectures at colleges about Whitcomb and introduce Whitcomb and his art as if he was a separate entity.

Dean was writing the fictionalized biography of Whitcomb, which was really a reflection of Dean himself.

Talking shop at Selby Gallery

Dean continued teaching and creating art when he became director of Selby Gallery in 1994 (two years after his daughter, Molly, was born). Laura Avery, assistant director of the gallery, describes his office as one of his installations, “the inside of his mind.” He displayed his collected iconography of the Catholic Church, tchotchkes his students gave him, paintings and the funny and tacky gifts he cherished.

He curated more than 250 exhibitions during his time at the gallery. His mission was to enlighten RCAD students and the public about the contemporary art taking place in big-city hubs from Los Angles to New York City.

When people would walk in the gallery, he’d love to talk about the work in display with them.

“He never got tired of (art and art history),” Kipling says of her husband. “He just wanted to

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“I think his voice was one of the most knowledgeable and clearest voices,” Mark Ormond says of Dean. “Not just to help people understand contemporary art but also to educate them about the history of art and culture.” share that.”

His legacy lives on, not only in the words he left behind, but in his children. Molly Kipling Dean is an illustrator with one year left at RCAD; Ian Kipling Dean is a photographer and RCAD alumni — their father featured his work alongside theirs in January in the IceHouse’s “All in the Family.”

“So many children of artists become artists; it suggests that artists are often born and not made,” Dean said.

Dean is survived by his wife Kay Kipling; son Ian Kipling Dean; daughter Molly Kipling Dean; two brothers, Ken Dean and Keith (Sally) Dean; sister Karen Bunn; and many friends.

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Hunter’s daughter, Janet Hunter, Dean was the first full-time employee of the Longboat Observer.

Janet Hunter said he always surprised them with hidden talents: from being resident cartoonist to helping the paper win a baseball game as pitcher. The Hunters say he was a writer ahead of his time.

“He had so much knowledge and vision for the arts community in Sarasota and a frustration with people’s lack of acceptance of creative forms of art,” Janet Hunter says.

He modeled himself after his favorite art critic, Robert Hughes, who wrote for Time magazine.

He thought Hughes was funny and could reach people on their level — Dean’s same approach.

“I didn’t do what critics do that sounds like you’re talking to other critics,” Dean once said in an interview with Diversions.

He wrote about the artists and the community when the visual arts scene was booming with nationally recognized artists such as Syd Solomon, David Budd, Ben Stahl and Robert Chambers.

Dean was at the nucleus of it all as the authoritative voice preserving Sarasota’s art history.

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While he was obtaining his master’s degrees in studio art and art history from Western Illinois University, he taught art in public schools and at a community college. But his first job as a curator was in Galesberg, Ill., where Dean ran the Galesburg Civic Art Center beginning in 1976.

Attempting to gain some publicity for an exhibition, he ventured into the building of the town’s daily newspaper, The Register-Mail. He spoke with a blueeyed blonde, Kay Kipling, who hadn’t been on the job for even a week as a features writer.

“He was intelligent and funny,” she says. “I thought he was a little offbeat — I like offbeat.”

The duo clicked. They went to see Clint Eastwood’s “The Outlaw Josey Wales.” Afterward, they talked for hours. It was the first of many movies they’d watch together throughout their relationship. They were married in 1978.

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Stopperan produces movie based on reel life The last time Diversions talked to Tony Stopperan in May 2013, he was busy producing “The Lucky 6” at Ringling College of Art and Design. This film was the first fulllength feature college students at RCAD produced using FSU/Asolo Conservatory graduate students as actors. Since its premiere at the Sarasota Film Festival, Stopperan has fully immersed himself in his next project.

His next full-length feature film production, “Paradise, FL,” is completely independent from RCAD. The film starts preproduction June 16, and shooting begins July 8.

Stopperan wrote the script based loosely around events that occurred in his life. When he was 26 years old, he moved in with a friend whose wife attemptTony ed suicide and was hospiStopperan talized, and his friend had young children younger than 5 years old.

“I moved in to help and found myself in the middle of his drama,” Stopperan says.

“He always said I’d write about it some day.”

Stopperan never thought he would write about it. His belief is that the leading character’s change, or growth, is something imperative to a well-formed plot. But Stopperan’s friend never changed.

“I realized that I was the one who changed,” he says.

Stopperan discerned it in summer 2011 when he was an FSU/Asolo Conservatory of Acting graduate student studying in London with other second-year students. One class involved monologue writing, for which Stopperan wrote about the experience.

When he returned to Sarasota, he presented the one-man monologue to an audience, including his friend and Ringling College of Art and Design student, Nick Morgulis.

“He told me, ‘That needs to be a movie,

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Clockwise from top left: Nick Morgulis, director of photography; FSU/Asolo Conservatory alumnus Jon-Michael Miller to play Tommy; the title reel; a story board by artist Michael Cable Marynell. and I need to make it,’” Stopperan says.

So, three years and many drafts of the script later, Stopperan has what he thinks is the best script he’s written, and Morgulis will be the director of photography. They’ve cast a fellow FSU/Asolo Conservatory student in the role based on Stopperan — JonMichael Miller. They’ll film it all in Sarasota.

There’s also a recurring lullaby sung in the film that will be an original song. It hasn’t been officially confirmed, but Boyce Avenue, the band of three brothers from Sarasota that is gaining national recognition

from YouTube, will write the song.

The film’s roots are intentionally close to home, but Stopperan is also bringing in some national talent to make it marketable in the independent movie festival circuits.

He’s enlisted the help of big-name casting director Adrienne Stern. Her name might not be as familiar as the big-name talent she brings to independent films: from lead-

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Right now, it’s still pretty surreal.

“I’m excited to watch people take my words and put them into a performance,” he says. “I’m excited to watch all these parts come together.”

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Lost boys find themselves in the spotlight Sarasota Ballet School flies off to Neverland with its upcoming “Peter Pan” performance May 24, at Manatee Performing Arts Center. The choreography is as darling as Wendy Darling herself. One standout scene features the Lost Boys, including the littlest member of Sarasota Ballet, 4-year-old Adam Attari. Attari, portraying a troublemaker, pushes the boys over in a domino effect, causing them all to tumble.

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MUSIC // The musical abundance of Sarasota I double dare anyone to say Sarasota isn’t one of the most musically abundant cities in the country. In one Sunday, we attended a concert of mostly 20th and 21st century music by Sybarite5, ran home to feed our dog, and then waltzed over to the Historic Asolo to spend the evening with Lehár’s “Merry Widow.” You couldn’t have two more contrasting musical experiences, yet both satisfying and musically fascinating.

We recently told you about Sybarite5’s Forward Festival, a series of five concerts focusing on music of almost every era performed by violinists Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violist Angela Pickett, cellist Laura Metcalf, and bassist Louis Levitt with a variety of friends including mezzo Blythe Gaissert, pianist Djordge Nesic, the Chroma Quartet, percussionist George Nickson and harpist Cheryl Losey.

At the Festival’s grand finale, all the musicians were participating this time and their program, which opened with “The Shark,” a jazzy, dancing, rhythmic piece by Astor Piazolla, set the stage for things to come, ranging from experimental musical sounds that were both emotionally and dramatically intriguing, to more conventional forays into styles from jazz to impressionism.

Among the more absorbing works on the program were some pieces by Radiohead.

Hearing Sybarite5 play “No Surprises,” surprised me into wanting to hear more of this music that’s beautiful, tonal and used mesmerizing melodies over Vivaldi-like pizzicatos. Another of their works, “Weird Fishes,” was more rhythmically complex with electronic sounds acoustically produced, resulting in a melding of John Adams and Philip Glass — simple on the surface but complicated in its core.

Sybarite5 and Chroma joined forces for “Last Round,” a work composed by Osvoldo Golijov in honor of Piazolla as “A sublimated tango … two quartets confront each other … with the bass in between,” we were told.

Words, while adding a personal touch, weren’t needed because the swirling music spoke well for itself. Ending without musical resolution, it was one of the most intriguing pieces on the program.

But then there was Debussy’s well known “Danses sacree et profane” performed with magic by Sarasota Orchestra’s principal harpist, Losey, with Sybarite5 and Chroma.

This work is generally done with a conductor but this ensemble held together beautifully without one, except for one thing: It lacked an overall concept and interpretation. It’s fine for a chamber ensemble to be conductorless, especially a group as well honed and precise as this one. But a leader would have given the work a focus it lacked. Losey, though, positively burned the harp, giving it a glistening, glowing performance.

Another work, Andy Akiho’s “Revolve,” written for Sybarite5, and based on a fivenote pattern with rushing, knocking, plucking, slapping sounds, had its world premiere at the concert, and the group — with Gaissert — performed a new version of “Goodnight Moon,” a lovely setting of the children’s

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The most eloquent work of the afternoon was “Coming Together,” by Frederic Rzewski. Here, Sybarite5, Gaissert, pianist Djordje Nesic and George Nickson on marimba, painted a mesmerizingly frightening and disturbing aural portrait of insanity.

Gaissert, who proved to be as able a narrator and actress as she is a singer, used a sort of Sprechstimme to speak her lines rhythmically and robot-like, as if in a trance, first like a sci-fi creature, and then as she repeated the same story about her excellent “physical and emotional health,” we realized she was about to crack. Finally, the repetitious script devolved into “I talk to guards and inmates,” with her instrumental colleagues joining in with pointed phrases, showing she had, indeed, fractured her personality. To do this in music takes mastery and, disturbing as it was, this madness in music was also emotionally powerful and beautifully performed.

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The Artist Series Concerts offered three performances of the “Merry Widow” at the Historic Asolo in an encapsulated version arranged, choreographed and directed by Joy McIntyre, who also served as the charming narrator, holding the far-fetched but fetching story together.

Sung in English with simply magnificent videos of Viennese palaces, gardens and ballrooms as the backdrop, it was a fun and very welcome evening.

The men in the cast — baritone Andrew Garland, as Count Danilo; tenor Gregory Schmidt as Count de Rosillon; and baritone John Fiorita as Baron Zeta — fared better than the women.

Garland, whose Andrew Garland rich baritone soared through “Maxim’s” and, with Schmidt, roared through “Girls, Girls, Girls,” was particularly effective as an excellent singer and actor. While soprano Lindsay Russell showed a lovely, light voice as Valencienne, Susana Diaz, as the Widow, had a garbled, strangely produced soprano that was covered and not very appealing.

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