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+ Library books successful sale Longboat Key must be home to lots of bookworms, because the Longboat Library’s Nov. 11 sale was the biggest in its 57-year history.

Books at the library are normally sold for 50 cents to $4, but hundreds of books on sale on the library’s lawn were priced at 25 and 50 cents. There was also a table that held books and videotapes given away at no charge.

The Longboat Library was established Jan. 15, 1957, and is supported by volunteers and members. It is located at 555 Bay Isles Road.

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SHORT CIRCUIT A referenda asking residents to bury Gulf of Mexico Drive power lines in March fizzled at a Nov. 12 special meeting.

Four out of six Longboat Key commissioners in attendance voted against an ordinance on second reading that would have placed referenda on the March 10, 2015, ballot for bonds of no more than $19 million to bury utilities along Gulf of Mexico Drive and no more than $5 million to help neighborhoods with costs for undergrounding utili-

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The majority of the commission expressed a need to research an islandwide project to bury utilities instead of moving forward with just a Gulf of Mexico Drive project.

ties in individual neighborhoods.

Although more than 40 residents in attendance agreed that an undergrounding utilities plan was the right decision, they expressed a desire to hold off until the commission could bring islandwide underground utilities to voters.

“This should be an islandwide referendum,” said north-end resident Pete Cohen. “It’s not fair everyone pays for GMD but then we pay again for undergrounding on Broadway later.”

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The majority of the commission cited a need to get it done right the first time and a need to know what that the cost would be island-wide to bury utilities.

The town will save money if it lumps the entire project together, but the savings are currently unknown. Mayor Jim Brown stressed the need to develop an equitable cost-sharing formula to allow those who live in neighborhoods that already have underground utilities to pay

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Christmas bells aren’t quite ringing yet, but bells will soon be ringing at a Publix near you.

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key will begin ringing the Salvation Army bell Nov. 28, outside of Longboat Key Publix. Bell-ringing will continue through Dec. 24.

To volunteer, contact Armando Linde at Armando. linde@verizon.net.

2015 ELECTION

by Robin Hartill | Managing Editor

Daly vs. Grossman; Jaleski vs. Younger + Batmobile swoops in to fundraiser Longboat Key resident Eugene Knock’s Batmobile was a big hit at a recent Palma Sola Elementary School fundraiser. The car is one of four built for the original 1960s show.

It’s safe to say that Knock isn’t waiting for Batman and Robin to swoop in and protect the vehicle: He towed the car to the event because he does not drive it.

The town has two contested races after the deadline passes for candidates to qualify.

When the clock struck noon Monday, at Longboat Key Town Hall, the race was on — two of them, that is.

The town will have two contested Longboat Key Town Commission races on the ballot of its March 10, 2015, general munici-

pal election.

Commissioner Phill Younger will face off against Longbeach Village resident Gene Jaleski for the at-large seat Younger has held since 2010, when Jaleski resigned from the commission after just more than a year in the

seat.

Planning and Zoning Board Vice Chairman Jack Daly, a Club Longboat resident, and St. Judes Drive resident Larry Grossman will vie for the District 4 seat that Mayor Jim Brown will term-limit out of next spring.

The Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office certified Grossman as a candidate Monday morning after he submitted

petitions that the office verified.

Grossman originally submitted candidate paperwork last week, but the Supervisor of Elections office rejected them because the signers did not live in District 4.

“We don’t have single-member districts where I would be elected only by the people in District

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COMMISSION / FROM PAGE 1A 4,” Grossman said. “That’s something that needs to change. I thought because anyone can elect you, anyone could sign the petition.”

Not in the running: Planning & Zoning Board Chairman Al Hixon, who took out papers to run for the District 4 seat earlier this month but opted not to seek office.

“With appreciation to all of those who encouraged me to seek a seat on the Town Commission, I am unable to devote the time and effort required to do this full-time public service position well. My personal and professional obligations seem to be increasing, and Jack Daly is an outstanding candidate who will serve our Town well … ” Hixon wrote in an email to the Longboat Observer.

Meanwhile, no candidates challenged Vice Mayor Jack Duncan for the District 2 seat he has held since 2011, meaning Duncan will serve a third and final term on the commission.

COMMISSION RACES Voters will cast ballots in the March 10, 2015, election on the following races.

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Younger

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Election issues

Although the election is three and a half months away, candidates already believe certain key issues will emerge.

Daly says one of the biggest issues will be the underground utilities referenda the commission opted last week to put on hold until at least November.

“I think the commission came out correctly,” Daly said. “The important thing is to get it right, and it’s clear the ordinance needs more work.”

Also high on Daly’s priorities are updating the town’s codes and Comprehensive Plan.

Grossman, his challenger, said the issue will be about “building a better community.”

“It really is about picking up on ULI (Urban Land Institute) recommendations and the need to modernize and prepare for future generations and keep the island up-to-date,” he said.

Grossman said projects often get

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stalled due to a lack of consensus, citing underground utilities.

“I call it disunity, where people make accusations and argue about who gets what, who pays for what,” he said.

Younger said zoning code and Comp Plan changes will be top priorities.

“They need to be in line with the court decisions,” he said. “I wish this had gone a little faster, but we’re finally deeply looking into it.”

Younger said other major issues will be the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort —

including what the town can and cannot do, Bayfront Park, underground utilities, 911 dispatch consolidation, beach nourishment and keeping taxes under control.

Jaleski, Younger’s opponent for the at-large seat, said the election is about bringing Longboat Key into the 21st century.

“We’re not there,” Jaleski said. “This commission has done nothing in years to advance this community. I have the background, skill and technical expertise we need.”

Jaleski accused the current commission of not taking action on the severely eroded north-end beach, where construction of two groins is currently underway, or Bayfront Park, and he said morale at Town Hall is poor.

Still, he said the beach was the most important issue.

“It is a disaster,” Jaleski said.

Duncan said he opted to run for a third and final term after being asked repeatedly to reconsider his original decision not to run again. He also cited redoing the town’s code and Comp Plan as a high priority.

Brown, who has been mayor since 2011, thinks Duncan could make a good successor.

“I would still like to see Jack as mayor, but it’s not going to be my decision,” he said.

Brown could seek appointment to the Planning and Zoning Board when he leaves the commission next spring.

“I’ve been invested in this town for a long time,” he said. “A lot of things are unfinished, and I’d like to see them finished.”

Commissioner Lynn Larson will termlimit out of her District 1 seat in 2016.

Commissioners Terry Gans, Irwin Pastor and Pat Zunz will be up for re-election at that time.

The town’s March election will take place one week earlier than usual to allow the town to piggyback off of Sarasota County’s election.

UTILITIES / FROM PAGE 1A less for the future island-wide project.

Brown, Vice Mayor Jack Duncan and Commissioners Phill Younger and Pat Zunz voted to nix the March 10 referenda.

Commissioners Terry Gans and Lynn Larson voted for the March 10 referendum; Commissioner Irwin Pastor was absent from the meeting. All six commissioners voted in favor of a motion Duncan made to allow town staff to bring back options to the commission by February for GMD and neighborhood financing, both combined “We’re not putting and separately. a nail in any coffin.

The commisWe’re taking the sion set a timeline to place a time to make an referenda on informed decision. next year’s Nov. It’s about getting it 3 ballot.

Larson and right for the whole Gans were adatown.” mant that if a GMD proj— Vice Mayor ect was not Jack Duncan approved in March, undergrounding would never happen.

“If we don’t walk out of here with a March referenda for GMD undergrounding, it’s dead,” Larson said.

The majority disagreed.

“We’re not putting a nail in any coffin,” Duncan said. “We’re taking the time to make an informed decision. It’s about getting it right for the whole town.”

Some commissioners expressed concern that many residents would vote down the GMD undergrounding project if the entire island was not included in the project. Although Younger disagreed and said the GMD project should move forward, he voted against the March referenda.

“We’re running a high risk by not moving forward, but I understand what you all want and I’m listening to you,” Younger said.

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by Robin Hartill and Kurt Schultheis | Observer Staff

BURIED PROPOSAL Voters won’t decide on underground utilities in March.

But that doesn’t mean the idea is grounded.

WHAT’S A TRUNK LINE AND HOW MANY DOES THE KEY HAVE?

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Spanish Main Yacht Club resident Tom Freiwald pointed out to the Longboat Key Town Commission Nov. 12 that an aboveground electrical system, referred to as a trunk line, sits in an easement between Gulf of Mexico Drive and the communities of Spanish Main and Emerald Harbor.

The trunk line, also known as a feeder line, comes from underground Sarasota Bay and feeds the whole north end of the island north of Spanish Main.

The half-mile aboveground power line with poles is not a part of Spanish Main or Emerald Harbor and sits in an easement both communities (which already have underground utilities) agreed upon years ago.

“So who’s taking care of burying that trunk line?” Freiwald asked commissioners Nov. 12. “It’s not a neighborhood issue, and it’s apparently not a GMD issue.”

Neither the commission nor consultants had an answer for Freiwald; his question raised another concern about what gets buried and what doesn’t as part of an underground Gulf of Mexico Drive project.

On Monday, Friewald told the Longboat Observer said the trunk line raises more questions that need answers.

“The discussion of neighborhoods is complicated,” Friewald said. “If Spanish Main already has its lines underground and we pay again for GMD and these trunk lines aren’t buried underground, we haven’t benefitted.

“I would like the referendum on neighborhoods postponed because we’re not ready to answer all the questions. There are other feeder lines in easements that probably need (to be) investigated.”

Mayor Jim Brown

“The Key Club is asking for a referendum in what looks like it’s going to be May. We could piggyback on that. I think the commission is a little bit afraid that people who go home in May won’t have a say, although anyone can vote by mail. Rather than be criticized, we’ll probably wait until November. I believe we did the right thing. I would like to have gone forward with GMD, but I think the people who came forward and spoke against it didn’t understand what we were doing. … It’s not fair for the people who already have underground utilities, who paid for it already.”

Commissioner Lynn Larson

“I fought very hard to get this analyzed, let alone discussed. If people want to see how ugly the new hardening poles are, they can go look at Bradenton Beach. I wonder now if Florida Power & Light will try to install the hardening poles. To reverse course because it doesn’t include everyone’s streets, I don’t understand the logic in that. What I do know is .05% of the residents who came to Town Hall convinced the majority of the commission to kill the first step in an underground project for the entire island.”

Commissioner Phill Younger

“We need the consultant’s information, and, hopefully, we’ll get it back by January. We know about Gulf of Mexico Drive, but now we need information back into the side streets. Then, we’re going to have to decide how to form a referendum or referenda, and that’s where it’s going to really get intense for the commission. We’ve had some people say, ‘Let’s have it all in one referendum.’ There’s even some talk about a referenda with a structure like beach districts. …

I’m concerned that if it all goes on one ballot, the magnitude of it would result in it being voted down.”

Country Club Shores resident Bob Gault

“I think they got it right the first time. I think at the next meeting they should reopen the discussion. The ULI recommendation talks about beautifying Gulf of Mexico Drive, and this is the most beautifying thing we could do. I think an ordinance moving forward with GMD and neighborhoods that choose to underground utilities is a very fair approach. To cloud the GMD issue with that other discussion puts GMD at risk.”

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“Undergrounding is a big step toward improving the health, safety and welfare on this Key. I’ve been through the experience of undergrounding in a 50,000-plus community. It’s challenging.

The reality is GMD needs to be underground first. Beautification is a nice interlude, but that’s not at the top of the list. If voters don’t approve it being underground, they’ll never approve residential streets being underground. That’s a more difficult component that needs to be addressed later.”

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Spanish Main Yacht Club resident Tom Freiwald

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“I thought it was a wise decision. The mayor showed excellent leadership in prefacing what he had to say before the discussions got too far down the road. We were going too fast. We’re not ready on a neighborhood issue yet. Putting the whole thing off is wise. We get a chance to inform more people about it. And the more informed voters we have the better. From a planning and design and operation standpoint, we’ll save money.”

BY THE NUMBERS

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... of Gulf of Mexico Drive has underground utilities, counting Longboat Harbour and Sutton Place condominiums, which include named side streets but are located along Gulf of Mexico Drive

70%

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... of the Key has underground utilities

... of the Sarasota County side has underground utilities

... of the Manatee County side has underground utilities

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*The map does not depict all utilities on the Key.

Graphics by Nicole Thompson

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Maika Arnold will join the Longboat Key Planning Zoning and Building Department staff as a town planner Dec. 1.

Arnold holds a bachelor’s degree in women’s, gender and sexuality studies and Spanish and a master’s of community planning, all from the University of Cincinnati.

She most recently served as the only city planner in Vandalia, Ohio.

Arnold will earn an annual salary of $61,339.

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+ Key Club manager seeks Sunday morning alcohol sales Resort at Longboat Key Club General Manager Jeff Mayers asked the Longboat Key Town Commission in a Nov. 12 email to consider lifting the current ban of alcohol sales before noon on Sundays.

Sarasota County recently lifted its ban on alcohol sales before noon on Sundays, but the ban remains in effect in the town and city of Sarasota.

Town Manager Dave Bullock forwarded Mayers’ request to the commission.

+ Sarasota Bay Fishing Forum seeks local anglers The Sarasota Bay Fisheries Forum, a partnership between Mote Marine Laboratory and the University of Florida, is seeking Sarasota Bay anglers to give input at its first meeting.

Scheduled for 6 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 20, on the third floor of Mote’s Keating Marine Education Center, 1599 Ken Thompson Parkway, the meeting will begin with an overview, followed by work in small groups to brainstorm issues affecting local fisheries.

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 Town Commission Regular Meeting — 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1  Code Enforcement Board Meeting — 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8  Town Commission Regular Workshop — 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10  Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting — 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, unless otherwise noted.

+ Scheduling error results in no underground utilities video The cameras weren’t rolling when the Longboat Key Town Commission held its underground utilities special meeting, followed by its regular workshop Nov. 12.

That’s because the town’s video company marked the wrong date on its calendar.

Typically, the workshop takes place on the third Monday of each month, however, the workshop took place on the second Wednesday in November.

Audio of both the meeting and the workshop is available on the town’s website, longboatkey.org, on the Town Commission section of “Agendas & minutes.”

+ Correction The Longboat Key Club’s Islandside property has a maximum density of 1,588 potential units, of which 845 have been built, leaving the possibility for another 743 units.

The Nov. 20 issue of the Longboat Observer incorrectly stated the number of potential and existing units.

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Ocean Properties still finalizing Islandside concept The Delray Beach-based company plans to hold discussions with the town and IPOC as it determines plans, including how many units to build.

When would Ocean Properties Ltd. like to begin redeveloping the Islandside property of the Longboat Key Club?

“Three years ago,” jokes Mark Walsh, vice president of the Delray Beach-based company.

What would it like to develop and how much would it like to develop?

Ocean Properties is still determining the specifics, including the number of units, but Walsh can say this: “It’ll be mixed-use development with both tourism and residential,” he said.

Sarasota attorney John Patterson — whose firm, Shutts & Bowen LLP, represents New Hampshire-based Ocean Properties affiliate NAECO LLC — wrote in a Nov. 9 letter to the Longboat Key Town Commission that his client “wishes to redevelop a portion of its property in Islandside including residential and tourism (a hotel, a meeting center, and related facilities, including restaurants).”

The first step of the process, outlined in last week’s Longboat Observer, is to get a referendum before voters in a special election to determine whether tourism will be allowed on the property.

“We need the referendum to get in motion because it has a very long lead time,” Walsh said

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The Longboat Key Club’s Islandside property has a maximum density of 1,588 units, of which 845 have been built. The town must hold a referendum to determine if voters want tourism on the property. of the process.

According to Longboat Key Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray, a referendum typically has a lead time of four to five months.

“In the meantime, what we’ll be doing is finalizing conceptual plans with neighbors and the town,” Walsh said.

The process of finalizing plans will include further discussions with the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC), which successfully won challenges in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court

and 2nd District Court of Appeals against a $400 million Islandside plan the Longboat Key Town Commission approved in 2010.

IPOC also challenged changes the town made to its codes and Comprehensive Plan to clarify the project, leading to 12th Judicial Circuit Judge Lee Haworth’s ruling requiring the town to hold a referendum vote.

Ocean Properties will not file an application until it has voter approval for tourism on the property.

Asked how the application will compare with the previous application, filed by former owner Loeb Partners Realty Group in 2008, Walsh said: “That wasn’t my application, so I can’t answer that.”

IPOC President Bob White said he was not surprised to learn that Ocean Properties will seek a referendum.

“I anticipate that within the next week or two, we will be having some discussion about the plan,” he said.

He said he does not oppose redevelopment of the property and described himself as “optimistic” this time around.

“I think that really it is a matter of how many units they ask for and whether it’s of the scale that’s appropriate for what they want to develop,” White said.

Ocean Properties purchased the Key Club in October 2012.

Prior to the purchase, company officials met with IPOC leaders to discuss potential plans.

The company owns more than 100 hotels, including the Gulfside Beach Resort (the former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort that’s currently closed for redevelopment), Lido Beach Holiday Inn, Lido Beach Resort, Resort at Longboat Key Club and Sandcastle Resort at Lido Beach.

“We’re looking forward to coming up with something real positive here,” Walsh said. “The goal has always been to come in and do something that will enhance the club.”

RENOVATION RECAP Former Longboat Key Club owner Loeb Partners Realty Group submitted the last application to redevelop the Islandside property in 2008, and in case you missed the four-and-a-halfyear saga, here’s how it played out.

The Longboat Key Town Commission approved a $400 million plan after approximately 25 public hearings, but the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC) appealed the development order by which the commission approved it.

In December 2011, 12th Judicial Circuit Judge Charles Roberts ruled in favor of IPOC, quashing the development order. The 2nd District Court of Appeals upheld the ruling in August 2012.

Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Lee Haworth ruled in favor of IPOC in November 2012 in its challenge to code changes the commission passed to make the projects clearer under town codes. The ruling required the town to hold a referendum to determine whether voters approve of tourism on the property.

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Judge rules against Colony Lender in damages claim There’s one ruling down, many more to go in the nonstop litigation involving the shuttered tennis and beach resort.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May ruled Nov. 12 that a recreational lease damage judgment was not conveyed to Colony Lender LLC in a foreclosure sale of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. The ruling means that Colony Lender cannot collect damages for unpaid rent and taxes for a three-year period beginning in 2009. (See sidebar.)

Colony Lender LLC will appeal the ruling after the judge issues a written order, principal David Siegal said.

Colony Lender has a separate lawsuit pending in state court against unit owners, seeking $4,594,276.40 for accrued unpaid rent plus interest on a disputed recreational facilities lease for the period through Oct. 29, 2008 through Aug. 15, 2014, plus $525,244.82 in unpaid real estate taxes plus interest, and attorney fees.

Otherwise, Wednesday was an anti-climactic day in May’s Tampa courtroom. The judge was expected to rule on other issues, including whether Colony Lender violated a stay order that it insists was not in place, when it asserted ownership of the recreational lease and recreational lease judgment.

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Douglas Menchise has a pending motion seeking sanctions against Colony Lender LLC for its actions, including its assertions that it controls the recreation lease and that unit owners could face millions of dollars in liabilities. May did not rule on sanctions or several other items.

May directed the parties to brief several sub-issues in anticipation of ruling by the end of the year.

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Judge K. Rodney May ruled that Colony Lender LLC did not receive the recreational lease damage judgment in its foreclosure sale.

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Recreational lease — The recreational lease stems from a 1973 agreement between unit owners and longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber in which unit owners paid Klauber and leaseholders $650,000 annually for use of the property’s tennis courts and other recreational facilities on 2.3 acres in the shuttered resort. Unit owners stopped paying on the 99-year lease in October 2008.

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On Nov. 14, Park Residences of Lido Key at 129 Taft Drive held its groundbreaking ceremony. The residences will be the first condos built on Lido Key since 2007.

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Units range from $1.35 million to $1.6 million, and half of them have been sold.

The condos were in the planning stages for nearly 16 months and are expected to be completed by December 2015.

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NOV. 7 NOTHING FISHY HERE 9:18 p.m. — 600 block of Cedars Court.

Noise. A caller reported a band playing loud music. A restaurant manager told police the band was performing as part of the Longboat Key Historical Society Fish Fry and had proper permits in place.

CORNER used to rent a room from a Longboat Key woman, and when he left the home, he either left his checkbook or the woman kept it. The woman has repeatedly asked him for $100 that he owes in back rent, which he does not dispute. The woman agreed to bring the checkbook to police.

NOV. 6 GETTING THE SHAFT 11:31 a.m. — 3400 block of Winding Oaks Drive. Larceny. A man received a package that a delivery driver placed on his porch. He picked up the package two days later and found it had been torn open, and the golf club driver shaft inside had been removed.

NOV. 9 QUIET TIME

ALARM BELLS 11:25 p.m. — 3100 block of GMD. Security Check. Police discovered the door of an office unlocked and activated the alarm when they opened the door.

IN NEED OF A KEY 11:28 p.m. — 6800 block of GMD. Security Check. A vacant storefront was left unlocked. Police were unable to lock the door and left a voicemail for the property owner.

NOV. 8 LOCK UP 12:28 a.m. — 5300 block of GMD. Security Check. Police discovered an office was unlocked and secured the door by locking the dead bolt.

ON THE HOOK 4:31 a.m. — Longboat Pass Bridge.

Fishing. Police warned a group of fishermen who were casting their lines between the no fishing signs on Longboat Pass Bridge.

CHECK MATE 12:55 p.m. — 800 block of Spanish Drive North. Civil Disturbance. A man

9:39 a.m. — 4400 block of Exeter Drive. Noise. A construction crew stopped drywall and flooring work in a unit and left the area after police warned workers about the town’s noise ordinance.

SUNDAY SOLICITATION 11:56 a.m. — 4200 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. Police saw a man with a small child holding a sign that read, “Need help, five hungry children,” at a church after Sunday services. A woman and several teenagers were also following elderly residents to their cars as they left the church. The group jumped into a minivan and tried to leave when police approached them. The man pulled over the vehicle, blessed the officer and said he has been out of work, went on vacation and came to the church from Virginia.

Enforcement. Police warned a man and woman who were sitting on the grass of a park after hours.

DOG FIGHT 6:43 p.m. — 7000 block of Palm Drive.

Dog Bite. A mixed-breed dog attempted to greet a Labradoodle, then attacked the Labradoodle after the dogs sniffed each other in an area where dogs often play unleashed. The Labradoodle’s owner did not notice the dog was bleeding until she got him home. The dog did not require medical attention, and the mixed-breed dog’s owner provided forms verifying the dog was up-todate on vaccinations.

NOV. 12 FOLLOWING THE RULES 7:27 a.m. — 3700 block of GMD. Code Enforcement. Police received a call about a construction noise complaint. The worker said he did not violate the town’s ordinance because he did not use power tools and was only using a hand stapler to fix the fence.

STAYING AFLOAT 11:52 a.m. — 600 block of Cedar Street. Boat. A man worried that a boat would hit his dock. The sailboat was legally anchored and did not appear to be dragging its anchor. Police contacted the boat’s owner and asked him to monitor the vessel’s location.

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NOV. 11 PARK SOMEWHERE ELSE 1:52 a.m. — 100 block of GMD. Code

1:17 p.m. — 5200 block of GMD. Burglar Alarm. A pest-control company employee noticed a slider door open and activated an alarm when he tried to close it. Police entered the unit, causing the alarm to go off again, and verified that the unit had not been disturbed.

COMPROMISED CARD 9:12 p.m. — 7100 block of GMD. Fraud. A bank representative called a woman to ask if she had made a $400 purchase from a South Florida Walmart.

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Between the (utility) lines Members of the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club were buzzing at their breakfast tables last week. No, it actually was more like the loud hum that comes from a troubled power line.

They were sizzling over the Longboat Key Town Commission’s decision the previous day to shelve a March referendum on whether to finance the replacement of power poles with underground power lines on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

“They can’t stick with a decision,” huffed one Kiwanian. “ Yes, it wasn’t the first time.

After voting 7-0 in favor of the referendum on first reading a month ago, the commission reversed — all because of a tiny, tiny, but vocal minority of opponents in the commission chambers. Commissioner Lynn Larson says her colleagues caved to 0.05% of the town’s registered voters.

The Villagers.

With Commissioner Pat Zunz, a Longbeach Village resident, as spokeswoman, the message to commissioners was clear.

If the Town Commission’s referendum included a bond issue only for underground power lines along Gulf of Mexico Drive and not the town’s individual neighborhood streets as well, the Villagers would kill the referendum.

What’s more, it also became clear that wasn’t the Villagers’ only concern.

Some Villagers expect the cost of their underground power lines to be subsidized by all Longboat Key taxpayers — even the residents of Bay Isles, who already have underground utility lines.

So the commissioners buckled. They killed the March referendum and ordered the town staff to research how much it would cost to finance installation townwide. There’s no telling when, if ever, the issue will be put on a ballot — possibly May 2015, possibly November 2015, maybe March 2016.

Some exasperated proponents of doing

only Gulf of Mexico Drive now think the matter will die altogether.

What went wrong

Instead of speculating, let’s ask: 1) What went wrong? and 2) How best to proceed?

It would be pointless and accomplish little to point fingers or blame on why things went south on the referendum.

But if you think about why people resist or reject change and out-of-the-ordinary suggestions, they typically do it out of fear or ignorance, not knowing the benefits. As we all know, when you approach anyone with an idea, you should imagine these words branded on his forehead: “What’s in it for me?”

In this instance, it seems apparent Villagers (and probably most Longboaters) did not know enough about the consequences of a referendum that addressed only underground utility lines on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Think, too, how often things go wrong when communication is not optimal. In hindsight, you can make the argument that this issue needed the same kind of communication that occurred when Longboaters voted in 2008 on two charter amendments — one to allow the construction of 200 tourism units, the other to allow non-conforming buildings to be built back to existing densities in the event they are destroyed. For those changes, former Vice Mayor David Brenner, the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce and others conducted presentations all over the Key educating voters before the referendum. The amendments passed overwhelmingly.

In this instance, however, there was a sense of urgency. Florida Power & Light Co. was prepared in late spring to determine a schedule for installing new, hurricane-resistant utility poles on Gulf of Mexico Drive. That’s when a grassroots effort quickly assembled and persuaded commissioners to favor underground

BOARD MEMBER’S JOB: DON’T MEDDLE Good luck to Mary Cantrell, teachers, while also promoting recently elected to the other collaboration between teachers school board — Manatee County and the district. She would like School Board. She defeated to see meetings between teachers incumbent Julie Aranibar. and the district administration to Cantrell, 71, is the former hear what teachers want to teach director of the Manatee Technical their students.

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utility lines on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

It seemed that time mattered. Do it now, especially while borrowing and construction costs are low, compared to what they will be. What’s more, a deadline loomed if the bond issue were to go on the March 2015 ballot.

So you could understand commissioners’ inclination to vote quickly.

They should have stuck with their initial 7-0 vote on first reading.

In spite of Villagers’ threats, there would have been three months for the town and underground-utility proponents to make their case in public forums — all during the height of season. That would have included providing information about utility lines for individual neighborhoods and streets.

Then, voters could have decided — up or down.

Education, communication

Now what?

Focus on going forward.

Much to the proponents’ chagrin, it looks as though this issue will not come before the commission again until February or March, based on comments from Town Manager David Bullock, When it does, town commissioners will find themselves in the difficult position of resolving whether to ask voters to approve: 1) A bond issue to install underground utility lines only on Gulf of Mexico Drive, leaving the side streets up to individual neighborhoods and homeowner associations; 2) Two questions: A bond issue to install underground utility lines on Gulf of Mexico Drive; and a second one to cover the cost of installing the underground lines in all of the Key’s neighborhoods.

3) A third option: The most expensive bond issue to pay for underground lines islandwide. But there’s a complicated second part to this question. Who should pay for the side streets — all taxpayers, even the Bay Isles residents and others who already have paid for underground lines?

Common sense says no one should be subsidized. Indeed, the fairest method would be to fund underground lines only for Gulf of Mexico Drive, a cost borne by all Longboat taxpayers, now and in the future, and then let every neighborhood decide for itself. Some commissioners and others say letting neighborhoods fend for themselves would become a fiasco, with some streets’ residents never agreeing to install underground utilities and a patchwork of utility poles up and down the Key. They underestimate the power of incentives and property values. Indeed, imagine the Realtor showing Longboat homes to a prospective buyer. Which streets will carry more value and appeal — those with power poles or those without?

It would have been nice to be moving forward on underground utility lines on Gulf of Mexico Drive now. But longtime Longboaters know town government seldom moves quickly. It’s not the end of the world. At this point, the future of electricity on Longboat Key will hinge on two factors: education and communication. Plan how now.

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Mission #10, 24 July, 1944.

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Plastered target with bombs and opened Northern hinge of Jerry lines. 37X100# GP’s, 1 smoke bomb, bomb load. Take off — 1031. Landing 1447.

Our original second radio operator survived 22 missions with other crews until our joint return to Merseburg-Leipzig Aug. 24, 1944. Our target was synthetic oil refineries. My diary: Mission #23, 24 August, 1944.

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The next day was worse. We actually sent out 917 B-17s and 664 B-24s. The B-24s caught hell.

We were finally told: “Despite every precaution to ensure there was no short bombing. Two incidents resulted in the death of 106 U.S. troops and 308 being wounded.” My diary for that day:

That mission, too, affected our crew. The next briefing on July 28, 1944 had the ribbon stretched out across the wall map to Merseburg-Leipzig in Germany over eight hours in the air. This convinced our waist gunner that he’d had enough. He unexpectedly reported to the chaplain and disappeared from the base before we returned. He missed a good show: Our ball-turret gunner was credited with knocking down an ME-109 before the P-38s swept them away, just like in the movies.

That left us with only eight of our original 10-member crew still flying, albeit with the second radio operator serving with other crews. Our total crews on B-17 Gs had been reduced to nine members, from 10, eliminating the position of second radio-operator gunner. These second radio operators were desperately needed as replacements in other crews because of the MIA numbers of first radio operators.

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We actually dispatched 909 B-17s and 677 B-24s. Our group was effective! The Mighty Eighth lost 21 MIA personnel. We were finally told, “Twenty U.S. ground personnel were killed, and 60-plus were wounded.”

Understand: We were just deliverymen, delivering bombs.

Our guns could not bear on the targets. No Luftwaffe fighters had joined in the fray. Our thin, alu-

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I admit I was one of the Air Force personnel blamed for doing the damage as First Bomber Command, 305th Bombardment Group (H), 365th Bomb Squadron. My diary bears the following notation:

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MY VIEW / FROM PAGE 9A one on plane hurt. Plane a total wreck.

10X500# GP’s bomb load. Take off — 0703.

Landing 1600.

We were young, very young, and mostly knew no fear. We had a job to do, and we were a unified crew, relying on our mates to do theirs’ as well. Suffice it to say that on returning over the channel after our 35th mission, I consigned my hated oxygen mask to the briny deep and gave up the thought of ever flying again. On my 34th mission — the next-to-last one — my diary for that day bears the notation: Flying #4, low, and on bomb run #3 High squadron swerved and took our wing man down with him.

Pretty scary: just minding our own business, and wham, two crews gone!

We arrived at Chelveston, England, after ferrying a new B-17 across the Atlantic. Seven of us completed all 35 missions and returned home. Of them, I am the last survivor.

War is — and was — hell. Wars are won only by mass extermination of the enemy, not by meaningless words and pacts.

Were it not for Harry Truman pushing the button on the A-bomb, we could still be fishing our sailors out of the burning oil in the Pacific as a result of the kamikazes who, also, honored death more than life.

What does the future hold for civilization, as we know it? Is it too early to start beating our swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks until the rest of the world is on the same page? My greatgrandchildren (eight, so far) will depend on our actions.

Bradford Saivetz is a Longboat Key resident and World War II veteran who was honored with the French Legion of Honor medal. He is one of approximately 125 veterans who participated in the Nov. 11 inaugural Rotary Club Veterans Day parade.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR + Gas station would fuel the north end of Longboat Key

Dear Editor: I wish Keller Williams good luck at the former Chevron station, but what Longboat Key residents need is another gas station — not another Realtor office.

Charles Resnick Longboat Key

+ Kudos to parade volunteers Dear Editor: I would like to thank all of the volunteers who made our Veterans Day parade a beautiful outpouring of love for all of us.

I would also like to acknowledge the Jewish temple (Temple Beth Israel) that hosted the crowds after the parade.

Kudos to all the volunteers.

I. Bert Spiegel Longboat Key

+ Parade was touching tribute Dear Editor: I am a Korean War veteran and decided to participate in the inaugural Veterans Day parade sponsored by the Rotary Club of Longboat Key Nov. 11.

I am close to 86 years of age and feel that the parade and subsequent recognition program held at Temple Beth Israel constitute one of the nicest events that I have ever participated in.

The parade grouped the approximately 125 veterans by the era in which they served, such as World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

I estimate the turnout of viewers at 300,

and they lined both sides of the street, waving flags and cheering for the vets.

Both the vets and viewers entered Temple Beth Israel, which resulted in a standing-room only crowd of more than 400. Sydelle Pittas, president of the Longboat Key Rotary, was the emcee of the hour-long program and did an excellent job. Several vets were interviewed, one of whom was 101 years of age and spoke of the liberation of Auschwitz, which he participated in.

A reception was held after the program with the beautiful music of the Glen Miller Orchestra playing in the background.

Rotary members, Temple Beth Israel and any others involved deserve kudos for a job well done.

Bill Allen Longboat Key

+ Bandshell would enhance park Dear Editor: Referring to the recent gathering at Bayfront Park, I would like to add the following proposal: In line with our cultural development, the construction of a bandshell at Bayfront or Durante Park would be a great addition to Longboat Key. Coupled with our cultural goals, a performing venue will attract fine musicians and performers to our area that abounds with a wealth of talent from all over the planet.

Well-known local performers such as Al Hixon, Larry Elgart, Eddie Tobin, etc., are part of our heritage and classical music, opera, and guest appearances exist yearround in our area.

This bandshell will become a special trademark of our wonderful island we call Paradise.

Cal Boehme Longboat Key

+ Republicans need strategy Dear Editor: I am a committed, conservative Republican. With that said, I must be clearly critical of the behavior of the Republican Party.

First, since 2010 many establishment Republican leaders have done their best to rubbish adherents to the Tea Party movement. I just heard a commentator on TV saying that the expanded House majority will enable Republicans to ignore the Tea Party. Make no mistake, without the quiet support of the Tea Party at the polls, I expect the congressional majorities would be looking very thin or worse.

I got sick of the endless “sky is falling” emails filling my inbox every day for many weeks ahead of the election. There was not much about great reforms to come and never an appeal for a landslide!

The election proved beyond doubt that the “Democrat light” strategy is a loser for the Republican Party. It has been thoroughly rejected, and Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who seems a decent man, should step aside immediately.

We need a strong leader as we prepare to win the presidency, and there are many great candidates in the party. In the meantime, we can look to Heritage Foundation President, former Sen. Jim DeMint, to help us to be brave and resolute.

My wife and I spent our entire election day at our polling station. We were there to encourage people to petition Dr. Ben Carson to run for president in 2016. It was an uplifting experience to chat with Americans who are proud of their country, yet worried about the problems plaguing this great nation because of poor leadership by the Obama administration.

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by Kristen Herhold | Staff Writer

Edith Barr Dunn to say goodbye to 50/50 raffle This year’s Lawn Party will be her last hurrah as leader of the yellow apron ladies.

ing Boys and Girls Clubs of both counties, 13th Avenue Dream Center in Bradenton and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Barr Dunn has been involved in the The Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Par- Kiwanis Club for 43 years and is the lonty is one of the Key’s premier events each gest-active woman in the club’s history.

She received the club’s Citizen of the year. One staple of the party, Year award in 1984. however, might go away The Lawn Party is the Kiafter this year’s event: the wanis Club’s biggest fund50/50 raffle. raiser of the year and raises Organizer Edith Barr more than $50,000 annuDunn says this year’s event ally. Thirty restaurants from will feature her final 50/50 the area will give samples of raffle. No replacement has their dishes, and there will stepped forward, but Barr also be drinks and live enDunn hopes someone will tertainment. continue her tradition.

Barr Dunn reminds at“I hope somebody steps tendees to bring cash so forward and wants to do it they can purchase tickets for the Kiwanis,” she said. for the 50/50 raffle.

The 50/50 raffle began “I hope people particiin the 1970s to benefit St. pate this year,” Barr Dunn Jude Children’s Research said. “It’s always just so Hospital, in Memphis, much fun.”

Tenn. Barr Dunn and othThis year’s Lawn Party File photo er local women sold raffle tickets at various charity Barr Dunn at the Gourmet will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 6, at the Isevents and baseball games Lawn Party in 2012. landside driving range of in the area, and they became known for wearing yellow aprons the Longboat Key Club. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the gate. at each event.

Approximately 30 local restaurants “We needed something with pockets, will participate. so a gal had her dressmaker make us In addition to Barr Dunn’s 50/50 raffle, some aprons,” she said.

Today, the 50/50 raffle occurs just the Kiwanis Club holds a raffle to benonce a year at the Kiwanis Club of Long- efit the Longboat Key Kiwanis Foundaboat Key’s Gourmet Lawn Party, and tion. Tickets are $100 each, and sales are raises money for children’s charities in capped at 500. The grand prize winner Manatee and Sarasota counties, includ- will receive $20,000.

Some people bounce from place to place as they work their way up the corporate ladder. Not Mary Elizabeth Carey.

Carey spent her entire career at Exxon Mobil — from 1958 to 1997.

When she was 18, Carey began working Neighborhood: Grand Bay for Exxon in New Jersey as a secretary after atYour neighbor tending Berkeley Secsince: 2007 retarial School in East Orange, N.J. Carey received several promotions, eventually becoming general manager of Exxon’s Expatriate Center in Manhattan, 20 years after she began her work as secretary. She was the first woman in an executive position at Exxon.

“I never thought in a million years I would become anything more than a secretary,” she said. “I worked very diligently. It never occurred to me to become a smashing great success. I just thought I had to do the best at what I had. I never told myself I would be the first big shot woman there.”

Carey managed approximately 1,500 American employees who worked overseas and also foreign nationals who worked with Exxon in the U.S. Her position also allowed her to travel all over the world to places such as Indonesia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Singapore. Her final assignment before retiring in 1997 was setting up an Exxon branch in Moscow.

Carey visited Longboat Key in 2000, after spending time in Naples for her cousin’s 50th wedding anniversary party. She bought a condo during that trip.

Carey has many involvements both on the Key and in Sarasota. She previously served as president of the St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Women’s Guild and volunteered at Save Our Seabirds.

She continues to pursue the love of music she developed when she was 7, and her father made her take singing lessons. She

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“One of the reasons I loved my job so much was this endless array of different cultures and different people who believed different things and acted differently,” she said. “The Artist Series is exactly the same from an artistic point of view.

It’s just a breadth of different, diverse, joyful music. It’s like coming up to a buffet and having a little bit of everything.”

When Carey is not working with the Artist Series Concerts, she pursues her love of philanthropy, working with Catholic Relief Services. Carey buys items created by the impoverished individuals the organization helps and sells them at the St. Mary Christmas Bazaar.

What inspires Carey most are the people she encounters.

“The world is loaded with exciting, fascinating, exotic towns,” she said. “What’s beautiful about every single place, though, are the people who are in it. The awakening is not the places you go. It’s who’s there.”

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COMMUNITYCALENDAR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19

Rotary Club of Longboat Key — meets at 5:15 p.m. at Amore by Andrea, 555 Bay Isles Parkway. A $10 donation is suggested. For information, contact Sydelle Pittas at sydellelaw@aol.com.

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key — meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Call Donna at 3882847.

Shifting Sands Support Group — takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Ruth Cushing Room at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

MiMi Horwitz facilitates the group, which helps members with life’s challenges. Call 383-6491.

DON’T MISS St. Mary Christmas Bazaar What: Start your holiday shopping with decorations, gifts such as wreaths, centerpieces, fair-trade items and home-baked goods at the St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Women’s Guild Christmas Bazaar. Enter the raffle for a chance to win one of three $500 prizes. Proceeds go to various charities. Admission is free. Call 383-3412.

When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 Where: St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive

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Vivian Leahy laughs as she turns on the lights for one of the decorated trees at last year’s St. Mary Christmas Bazaar.

TUESDAY, NOV. 25

Transitions Support Group — takes place from 10:30 a.m. to noon at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Counselor Liz Cupo facilitates the group, which provides support to those who are experiencing changes in their lives. Call 383-8161.

Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service — takes place at 5 p.m. at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive. Rabbi Jonathan Katz, of Temple Beth Israel, will deliver the sermon. The service features an interfaith choir. Recipients of the offering are Southeastern Guide Dogs and Fair Food Standards Council. Attendees are also asked to bring a nonperishable food item for All Faiths Food Bank. Call 388-1234.

SATURDAY, NOV. 29

Santa Jaws at Mote — takes place from noon to 2 p.m.

Saturdays through Dec. 20, at Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Mote mascot Gilly the Shark will be dressed for the holidays and available for photo-ops. Visiting Santa Jaws is free with regular Mote admission. Call 388-4441.

THURSDAY, DEC. 4

Florida Watercolor Society Exhibit Opening — takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. The exhibition will feature 35 works by members of the Florida Watercolor Society.

RSVP is required. Call 383-2345 or email lbkca@ringling.edu.

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St. Armands Holiday Night of Lights — takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at on St. Armands Circle. The 36th annual event kicks off the holiday season on the Circle.

Members of Sarasota High School’s theater department will perform at 5:30 and 6 p.m., and Christmas carol sing-a-longs will begin at 6 p.m. Santa Claus will arrive on the Circle during the Santa parade, and a tree-lighting ceremony will follow. Visit starmandscircleassoc.com.

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Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party — takes place from noon to 2 p.m. at the Longboat Key Club Islandside driving range, 361 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Approximately 30 local restaurants will offer samples. Purchase one of 500 raffle tickets for $100 for a chance to win a grand prize of $20,000 cash. Proceeds from the event, which is organized by the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club, will benefit local children’s charities and scholarship awards. Cost is $25 in advance; $30 at the gate. Visit lbklawnparty.org.

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by Kristen Herhold | Staff Writer

Retired colonel shares Iraq insight with Republican Club Retired Army Col. Derek Harvey gave the Republican Club of Longboat Key a lesson about the Middle East during the club’s Nov. 14 meeting at Portofino Restaurant.

Harvey, an intelligence analyst, is considered one of the U.S. government’s leading authorities on Iraq. His speech was titled “Beyond Crisis and Conflict: Toward a Deeper Understanding of the Middle East.”

by Kristen Herhold | Staff Writer

Democratic Club talks 2014 election recap The Longboat Key Democratic Club received an overview of the Nov. 4 election from Susan MacManus, professor of political science at the University of South Florida, during its Nov. 11 meeting at the Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Dining Room.

MacManus is considered the state’s most quoted political scientist and served as a political analyst for WFLA News Channel 8 in Tampa.

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Retired Army Col. Derek Harvey and Jim Whitman, Republican Club treasurer

Newly appointed Democratic Club Vice President Howard Veit with Kim and Alex Lawrence Reina Berman and Longboat Key Commissioner Lynn Larson Mary Lou and Ed Winnick

Bob Krosney, Glen Peterson and Armando Linde

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Amore by Andrea calls Longboaters for dinner On Nov. 13, Amore by Andrea, a new Italian restaurant, held its grand opening.

The restaurant, a partnership of executive chef Andrea Bozzolo and real estate investor W. Howard Rooks, is located at 555 Bay Isles Parkway, in the same former location as Mattison’s Steakhouse at the Plaza. The location had been vacant since 2008.

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Jack Mozenter, Andi Lieberman, Suzanne and George Valdez and Teri Girimont

Arias in Flight hits high note for Save Our Seabirds

Executive chef Andrea Bozzolo creates a salad with arugula, tomatoes and shaved Parmesan cheese.

The second Arias in Flight luncheon helped Save Our Seabirds soar toward its mission of rescuing and rehabilitating seabirds.

The Nov. 15 event at Sarasota Yacht Club featured acclaimed opera singers Randolph Locke and Carol Sparrow, who sang “popera” songs — popular songs

Server Dalton Judd

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performed in opera. The singers are founders of OASIS, Opera for Animals, Singing is Saving, which raises money for animal welfare.

Many of the songs they performed included birds in the lyrics, such as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “Let There Be Love.”

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014

by Kristen Herhold | Staff Writer

Key community to gather for Interfaith Thanksgiving Service People of all faiths are invited to attend the 34th annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, which will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 25. This year’s service will take place at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive.

Rabbi Jonathan Katz, of Temple Beth Israel, will deliver this

year’s sermon.

The annual service is a Longboat Key tradition and rotates between places of worship and preaching clergymen.

This year’s offering will support two local charities, Southeastern Guide Dogs and Fair Food Standards Council, an organization

that defends laborers’ rights in Florida tomato fields. Attendees are encouraged to bring a nonperishable item to donate to All Faiths Food Bank.

The service features an interfaith choir with congregants from each place of worship on Longboat and St. Armands keys.

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children.

A memorial service will be held Nov. 18, at Christ Presbyterian Church, in Edina, Minn.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Erickson Center for the Arts, 7201 Schey Drive, Edina, MN 55439.

from 1982 to 1983. He loved boating in the Long Island Sound and was known for his birdcalls.

Mr. Hunziker spent his retirement years on Longboat Key and served as president of the Spanish Main Yacht Club. He enjoyed golfing, bowling and boating.

Mr. Hunziker was preceded in death by his first wife, Suzette Lovewell Hunziker. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Kilpatrick Hunziker; sons Frederick III and Robert; daughter, Lynn Ann Hunter; stepchildren Christopher Walsh and Catherine Ann Breslin; four grandchildren; and four stepgrandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Coral Team at Suncoast Hospice, 5771 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33760 or Suncoast Health Center Campaign at Westminster Retirement Communities Foundation, 123 56th Ave. S., St. Petersburg, FL 33705.

Frederick John Hunziker Jr.

Frederick John Hunziker Jr., 86, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 7.

Born April 13, 1928, Mr. Hunziker grew up in Little Falls, N.J., where he played clarinet and saxophone in several bands. He graduated in 1949 from Tufts University and completed one year of graduate work in Washington, D.C., before enlisting in the Air Force. He completed officer candidate school and spent two years in the service, mainly in North Africa. He was discharged as first lieutenant and enrolled once again at George Washington University, where he received his law degree in 1956.

Mr. Hunziker worked in several places throughout his career in Falmouth, Mass., Washington, D.C., and New York City. He retired from Consolidated Edison in New York in 1993 as general tax council after working for the company for 23 years.

While living in Rye, N.Y., he was president of the Rye Little League, a Boy Scout and Cub Scout leader, a city councilman and mayor

Joyce Janeway

Joyce Janeway, 86, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 27.

Born April 2, 1928, Mrs. Janeway grew up in Detroit and graduated from Vassar College.

Mrs. Janeway was an active promoter for many social causes. She received the Detroit Volunteer of the Year award in 1966 and was elected president of the Detroit League of Women Voters in 1969.

Albert Wohlers, 97, of Longboat Key and formerly of Park Ridge, Ill., died Nov. 11.

Born Aug. 17, 1917, Mr. Wohlers was owner and founder of Albert H. Wohlers and Co., an insurance brokerage and consulting company. He served as lieutenant colonel in the Army Air Force during World War II. Mr. Wohlers graduated in 1939 from the University of Illinois and was a loyal benefactor to his university, Avenues to Independence, the Mayo Clinic and the Western Golf Association.

Mr. Wohlers is preceded in death by his wife, Jane Wohlers, and daughter, Susan Pearson. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy Malik, and four grandchildren.

A private service will be held. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Avenues to Independence, 515 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068, or avenuestoindepencence.org.

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Earl Ruggiero, 89, of Longboat Key and Leominster, Mass., died Oct. 31.

Born July 25, 1925, Mr. Ruggiero served in World War II and was an entrepreneur who captained two successful businesses in Worcester County, Mass. He enjoyed good food, especially when prepared by his wife, Florence.

Mr. Ruggiero was preceded in death by his wife, Florence. He is survived by daughters Robin and

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Janet; son, Robert; and one granddaughter.

A memorial service was held Nov. 13, in Sarasota. A service will take place at 11 a.m. Dec. 20, in Lunenburg, Mass.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association, heart.org, or the American Diabetes Association, diabetes.org.

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Nancy Erickson, 81, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 14 Born May 33, 1933, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Mrs. Erickson earned her degree in English education from Michigan State University, where she met her husband, Richard.

Mrs. Erickson enjoyed reading, cooking, hosting and watching the Detroit Tigers. She traveled extensively to destinations throughout the world, including England, Scotland, Canada and Alaska.

She also attended numerous Lifetouch and Lifetouch alumni functions around the country.

Erickson Mr. and Mrs. Erickson established the Erickson Center for the Arts, an epicenter for the artistic, educational and cultural pursuits of community members. They also donated an art center building and land in Mrs. Erickson’s childhood hometown of Curtis, Mich.

Mrs. Erickson is survived by her husband of 58 years, Richard; children Marcy and Stuart; brother, Fred Gowan; and four grand-

She was a founding member and chairwoman of the Michigan Housing Coalition, the Fair Housing Center of Detroit and the Michigan Housing Trust Fund.

In 2006, she received a service award from the FHC-Detroit for more than 25 years of service as an active tester, including service as the first testing supervisor in 1977, and a two-term chairperson of the FHC-Detroit Board of Directors.

Mrs. Janeway enjoyed walking on the beach and in Longboat Key’s Durante Park, gardening, birdwatching and reading.

Mrs. Janeway is survived by her husband, Richard Mittenthal; children Marilyn, Robert, John and Peter; and four grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to FHC-Detroit at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/FHCMETRODETROIT.

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Front row: the Rev. David Danner, of All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church; and pastoral care assistant MiMi Horwitz and the Rev. Vincent Carroll, both of Longboat Island Chapel. Back row: Rabbi Jonathan Katz, of Temple Beth Israel; the Rev. Mark Bernthal, of St. Armands Key Lutheran Church; and the Rev. Norman Pritchard, of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian. Not pictured: Msgr. Gerry Finegan, of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church

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The Rev. Eric Wogen blesses Snowy.

Gery and Fred Nelson with Big Mac

Kay Nelson and Sheeba

Blessed are the animals

Sergio and Grazyna Luciani with their dogs, Gabriel and Sonia

On Saturday, St. Armands Key Lutheran Church hosted a Blessing of the Animals service. Congregants gathered to show gratitude for their beloved furry family members.

Approximately 20 pets — all dogs with the exception of two cats — attended the event.

After the service, pet owners snacked on cakes with the words “God bless all animals great and small” written in icing, while pets noshed on treats.

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Key Niners holds opening luncheon On Nov. 11, the Key Niners Women’s Golf Association welcomed its members back to the course.

The day began with a ninehole tournament at the Longboat Key Club’s Islandside course and was followed by a luncheon at the Islandside Dining Room.

Photos by Kristen Herhold

Left: Barbara Kuzmich, Paulette Samowitz, Sharon Smith and Susan Coyne

Katherine Frame, Debby Hamburg and Shirley Martin are new members of Key Niners.

Below: Lana McDonald, Nancy Chanos, Melanie Gennet, Pat Lonsdale and Bella Adams

Key Niners Treasurer Hannah Weinberg, Vice President Bunny Skirboll, President Gwen Watson and Secretary Helen Glaser

Estelle Silbert, Lyn Kyser, Elaine Weill and Dedie Coch make up the team that won first place in the tournament before the luncheon.

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More than 175 artists gathered Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 for the 26th annual St. Armands Fall Art Festival. Artists displayed and sold their artwork, which ranged from pottery, paintings, jewelry, sculpture and more.

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The maintenance free home has 2 bedrooms, a den and 2 baths. The kitchen has wood cabinets, granite counters and stainless appliances. The community offers pool, tennis, hiking trails, boat docks. All this and West of I-75-----20 minutes to downtown Sarasota or Bradenton. ........................................................................NEW LISTING ........$265,000 TIMBER CREEK - a golfing community hidden away in West Bradenton and only 15 minutes to the Gulf beaches, 20 minutes from LBK, major shopping and restaurants closeby.This condo residence has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, an enclosed a/c lanai. It is surrounded by tropical foliage and has a golf course view. The community offers golf ( at a nominal fee), tennis, pool, fitness center and lots of social activities. Pet friendly. ........................NEW LISTING ..........$121,000 LONGBOAT HARBOUR -- Bay front residence with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and a glassed enclosed lanai. It’s like living on a cruise ship! The views of the bay are spectacular. The community offers deeded beach access, tennis, 4 pools, clubhouse, boat slips and a variety of social activities. ...............................NEW LISTING .....$289,000 TIMBER CREEK---a golfing community tucked away in West Bradenton. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths plus enclosed lanai on the golf course. Golf membership is so reasonable you can’t afford not to play. 15 minutes to the beach. Shopping and restaurants closeby. ...................................................................................................... NEW LISTING...$110,000 SUNRISE, SUNSET - You will enjoy both from the bayfront furnished penthouse with a million dollar view of Sarasota Bay, the Sarasota skyline and Bradenton to the north. Great amenities and deeded beach access. 2 pets allowed--no size or weight restriction!! ............................................................................................................................................$428,900 HISTORIC LONG BEACH -- This vacant lot with beach and bay access just blocks away could be the site for your new home. Enjoy the charm of Village life with its friendly residents, its many neighborly activities and its ambiance. ................................................................................................................................................................ $279,000 COUNTRY CLUB SHORES-3 bedroom, 3 bath, den, pool, boat dock, 10,000 lb. lift, totally renovated. 4th house from the bay. A great bay view from the pavered pool deck. ........................................................SOLD....$865,000 NORTH END LONGBOAT KEY-charming rustic home on wide bayou with wildlife preserve across the water. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, wood floors. Bring your nets and catch the mullet! Old Florida at its best.............SOLD ...........$495,000 WINDWARD BAY - view the bay from the screened porch of this corner 2/2 villa. Enjoy a full size laundry room and grilling outside your door.The community offers tennis, 2 pools, fitness room. boat docks, kayak racks. 2 pets up to 25 lbs. This villa lives like a single family home ........................................................................SOLD.....$269,000

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FABULOUS 2BR/2BA meticulously maintained property is ready for immediate occupancy. Light, bright, & plenty of room for company. The updated beach decor makes this home move in ready! $149,900 Dia Wilson & Mary Moore #M5843678

UPDATED 1ST FLOOR 1BR/1BA water front condo located in the popular community of Longboat Harbour.

Tommy Bahama style w/granite, ceramic tile, SS appliances crown moulding and much more. $212,000 Kelly Belisle #M5903147

SPECTACULAR PANORAMIC VIEW of mangrove preserve and Sarasota Bay from this beautiful 2BR/2BA 3rd floor condo in Windward Bay. Great mid-key community with tons of amenities. $254,900 Kelly Belisle #M5843015

SECLUDED PARADISE on south end of Longboat Key. Furnished and steps away from beach and short drive to St. Armands & Sarasota art district. Amenities include golf course, tennis, pool, spa & restaurant. $339,000 Mary Moore & Dia Wilson #M5846581

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YOU WILL BE AMAZED at the water views from every room! Wrap around balcony overlooks the white sands of the Gulf & views of the Bay. Furnished with large bedrooms & huge closet. $895,000 Teresia Bradford #M5845791

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FAIRWAY BAY 2BR/2.5BA TOWNHOUSE has lovely garden and pool views and skylights. Permitted lower level w/storage area and oversized garage with parking for 2 cars. $359,000 Margot Robinson #A4106051

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Cathy C. Meldahl, P.A. Your Longboat Key Community Realtor • Consistent top producer on Longboat Key • In-depth knowledge of the real estate market • Active in our community with Longbeach Village Association Longboat Key Historical Society Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Longboat Key Center for the Arts Longboat Key Garden Club 155421

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3BR/3BA RENOVATED home close to the beach includ- NOVEMBER SPECIAL RATE! Free night w/weekly ing a spacious 1BR/1BA mother-in-law suite. Saltwater rental. Relax by the pool, on the beach or rocking on your screened pool, wood burning fireplace & new high impact own porch or patio. Charming cottage ambiance, decorated windows. Make this your home on Longboat Key. in Florida pastels, surrounded by gorgeous tropical trees & Dia Wilson $1,299,000 flowering plants. Come and enjoy absolute serenity. #M5903371 Reservations: 941-387-8344 For property management, call Bonnie Wiedeman 941-383-5577

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Open Sun 1-4pm 3503 Fair Oaks Ct Longboat Key, Queens Harbour $1,395,000 4/4.5 Mike Greve 941-806-9444 MLS#A3996365 73032

Open Sun 1-4pm 1511 S Lake Shore Dr Sarasota, Oyster Bay Estates 1,249,000 4/3 Roger Pettingell 941-387-1840 MLS#A4101952 77455

Open Sun 1-4pm 600 Yardarm Ln Longboat Key, Country Club Shores $950,000 3/2 Lynne Koy 941-387-1862 MLS#A4104494 77462

Open Sun 1-4pm 3532 Mistletoe Ln Longboat Key, Coreys Landing $1,595,000 4/3.5 David/Wendy Leventhal, P.A. 941-376-4894 MLS#A4103629 81713

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Open Sun 1-4pm. 1019 S Osprey Ave, Sarasota. $499,000 The Barbara Ackerman Group, 941-387-1820 Satisfy your love of spacious style with this gracious 2-bedroom ranch. MLS#A3993472 81726 The Keys Open Sun 2-5pm. 757 Hideaway Bay Dr, Longboat Key. $2,900,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays, 941-587-1700 Bayfront Island elegance, newer home, 4 or 5 bdrm, dock, lift, pool & tennis. MLS#A4107027 79241 Open Sun 1-4pm. 3596 Fair Oaks Ln, Longboat Key. $1,525,000 Mike Greve, 941-806-9444 Gift yourself with gracious styling in this tile-roofed 4BR/3+BA home. MLS#A4107863 79269

Open Sun 1-4pm 510 Chipping Ln Longboat Key, Country Club Shores $920,000 3/2 Judy Kepecz-Hays 941-587-1700 MLS#A3964780 79255

Siesta Cove $1,390,000 The Barbara Ackerman Group, 941-3871820 Picture yourself luxuriating in this very gracious 4BR/5BA residence.

MLS#A4107188 79247 Open Sat/Sun 1-4pm. 511 Bowsprit Ln, Longboat Key. $999,000 Roger Pettingell, 941-387-1840 Hit the heights with this stunning 4BR/3+BA waterfront home. Tile roof. MLS#A3987672 74439 Longboat Key $850,000 Barbara Miller, 941-780-1827 Gulf to Bay Views!

2BR/2BA TKF Bch-front condo. Gtd comm, concierge. MLS#A3970657 44973 Open Sat/Sun 1-4pm. 647 Marbury Ln, Longboat Key. $749,000 The Barbara Ackerman Group, 941-780-6045 Stunning 4BR waterfront home with pool, putting green and boat dock. MLS#A4105130 95171 Open Sun 1-4pm. 620 Longview Dr, Longboat Key. $712,000 Clifford Hornsby, 941-321-3188 2 story deep water canal front home w/dock. Open access to Bay and Gulf. MLS#A4100271 82317 Open Sun 1-4pm. 4239 Gulf Of Mexico Dr, Unit #Mh5, Longboat Key. $699,999 Phil Schneider, 941-525-2818 2/2 Gulfside Lanai, w/ garage, great rental, lg paver patio, pet friendly! MLS#A3994371 79267

Open Sat/Sun 1-4pm 1280 Dolphin Bay Way, Unit #404 Sarasota, Dolphin Bay-Siesta Key $825,000 2/2 The Barbara Ackerman Group 941-780-6045 MLS#A3995939 74451

Open Sun 1-4pm 201 Americas Cup Blvd Bradenton, Riverdale $359,900 3/2.5 Nancy Fitch 941-321-8333 MLS#A4107381 79266

Open Sun 1-4pm. 767 Saint Judes N Dr, Longboat Key. $599,000 Mirta Klauber, 941-704-6749 Waterfront 4BR/2BA Zoned SF duplex. Renovated.

Excellent value! MLS#A4104862 81730 Privateer South $449,000 Bruce Myer, 941-387-1859 2BD/2BA nicely furnished home in updated, modernized, gulf front community! MLS#A4107541 79264 Bay Harbour $411,000 Vicki Lonborg, 941-587-2050 Upkeep is a breeze in this exceptional 2BR/2BA waterfront condo. Dock. MLS#A4105818 44965 Shipmans $360,000 Joe Boguszewski, PA, 941-302-0732 Here is your opportunity to build your dream home on a Longboat Key canal. MLS#A4104136 44952

Manatee Open Sun 1-4pm. 8059 36Th Street Cir E, Sarasota. $439,900 Andree Huffine, 941-232-4053 4/3+den w/pool. University Pkwy Corridor near downtown, beaches, shopping. MLS#A4103431 91223 Open Sun 1-4pm. 6760 Fairview Ter, Unit #5-201, Bradenton. $225,000 Mirta Klauber, 941-704-6749 Full golf membership. Lake and par 3 view, garage. MLS#A4102100 79242

Venice/Osprey/Nokomis Venice, Venice East $50,000 Cindy Taliaferro 941-387-1826 MLS#A4107162 79246

Open Sun 1-4pm. 127 Bishopscourt Rd, Osprey. $435,000 Mirta Klauber, 941-704-6749 Community pool, private pool. Screened lanai, tile-roofed.

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real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Coquina Beach home sells for $5.75 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between Nov. 3 and Nov. 7.

A home in Coquina Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

H. Lee Scott, trustee, and Linda Scott, of Golden Oak, sold the home at 2735 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Vail Properties LLC for $5.75 million. Built in 2008, it has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, three half baths, a pool and 6,737 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $6,650,200 in 2010.

BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Nov. 6 through Nov. 12, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address

Permit

Applicant

2020 Harbourside Drive

Interior

William Lyden

$100,000

415 L’Ambiance Drive

Interior

Richard Hoyle

$48,000

3552 Fair Oaks Lane

Windows, doors and shutters

Francis Spinola

$39,130

2202 Harbour Court Drive

Re-roof

Nicholas Giordano

$19,692

2204 Harbour Court Drive

Re-roof

Lois Miller, trustee

$19,692

4401 GMD

Kitchen

David Seamon

$19,400

2675 GMD

Bathroom

Francis Ward

$18,000

524 Cutter Lane

Interior

Nancy Goudy

$17,000

3804 GMD Window

Carl W. and Pauline J. Borneck Revocable Trust

$16,290

659 Spanish Way

Re-roof

Janet Marchand

$10,300

Astrid Monterroso sold the home at 549 Gunwale Lane to SFLP Investments LLC for $800,000. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,909 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $725,000 in 2011.

940 Spanish Drive N.

Re-roof

Margaret Hoover

$7,800

701 Bayport Way

Window

John Arrivo

$7,000

3440 GMD

Window

Peter McNelly

$7,000

914 Spanish Drive S.

Window

Joseph Mazzarese

$5,040

590 Channel Lane

Dock

Jane Wittlinger

$4,798

Beachplace

2045 GMD Pool chair lift

Seaplace Condominium Association

$2,000

773 Lands End Drive

Irene Vassilaros-Boyer

L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club

J.B. Pinski, trustee, and Dolores Pinski sold the Unit G-901 condominium at 435 L’Ambiance Drive to Ian and Caryn Wilbraham, of Longboat Key, for $3.3 million.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths and 3,220 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,293,200 in 1994.

A. Victor and Ann Woods sold their Unit D-505 condominium at 415 L’Ambiance Drive to Longboat Key Club LLC for $1,562,500. Built in 1992, it has two bedrooms, two baths, two half-baths and 2,634 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $685,000 in 1993.

Grand Bay

Joe Henson, trustee, of Greenwich, Conn., sold the Unit 221 condominium at 3040 Grand Bay Blvd. to Lenoard and Nanci Mackenzie, of Dallas, for $1,275,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,781 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.1 million in 2009.

Longboat Key Yacht and Tennis Club

SFLP Investments LLC sold the Unit 401 condominium at 4215 Gulf of Mexico Drive to David and Melissa Long, of Fort Wayne, Ind., for $849,000. Built in 1974, it

Photo courtesy of Roger Pettingell

The home at 2735 Gulf of Mexico Drive has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, three half baths and 6,737 square feet of living area.

has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,455 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $810,000 in 2008.

Country Club Shores

Christopher Iacobelli, of Bradenton, sold the Unit 601 condominium at 1065 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Clifford and Shirley Buckley, of Boerne, Texas, for $655,000.

Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,172 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $510,000 in 2013.

Myra Monfort, trustee, of Fort Collins, Colo., sold the Unit 102 condominium at 1135 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Anne Slater, of Germantown, Tenn., for $650,000. Built

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in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,392 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $629,000 in 2012.

Maxwell Westerman, of Chicago, sold his Unit 501 condominium at 1065 Gulf of

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Mexico Drive to Robert and Ellen Bobrow, of Hauppauge, N.Y., for $555,000. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,172 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $255,000 in 1995.

741 Hideaway Bay Drive #A4103504 $2,895,000 Saint Cacchiotti

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-809-0787

580 Putting Green Lane #A4107938 $2,250,000 Beverly St Hilaire

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-504-3303

455 Longboat Club Rd # 508 #A3996566 $1,395,000 Michael Moulton

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

3565 Mistletoe Lane #A4104717 $999,000 Julie Klick

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-6001

5444 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3997003 $3,999,500 Richard Perlman

573 Juan Anasco Dr #A3992657 $899,000 Diana Kryszak

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-993-4078

392 Firehouse Lane #A4106562 $849,900 Mary Defrank

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-544-0214

1241 Center Place #A4100991 $849,000 Alison Elizalde

Lido Shores 941-349-3444 941-928-9217

541 Chipping Ln #A3998188 $799,000 Jonathan Fox

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-544-6649

545 Rountree Dr #A3996752 $769,000 Michael Yawitz

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2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12A #A3995797 $747,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

6051 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3983113 $3,795,000 Ann Martin

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6338 Laguna Drive #A3957942 Audrey Singer

Longboat Key $649,900 941-383-7591

1085 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4107956 $645,000 Jenifer Schwell

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-0968

3080 Grand Bay Blvd # 522 #A3991522 $599,000 Kathleen Callender

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-321-3115

230 Sands Point Road #A4104807 $525,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

615 Dream Island Road #A4101133 $450,000 Susan Fox

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3440 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 6 #A3996889 $445,000 Susan Smith

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-302-3440

4900 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4100526 $428,900 Bobbi Banan

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-2659

4621 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 5F #A4107726 $399,900 Maureen Horn

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BUSINESS BRIEFS + LaPensee’s Tom Sanger receives Pleatco award Tom Sanger, certified pool contractor for LaPensee Plumbing & Pools in Holmes Beach, received the 2014 Pleatco Future Leadership Award in recognition of his accomplishments.

Sanger, 29, established the company’s pool division and now oversees more than 400 accounts.

The award honors professionals who maintain ideal care of their clients’ pools and also educate their clients.

+ Cedars Tennis Resort purchases three new AEDs In October, Cedars Tennis Resort purchased three Philips HeartStart FRX AED machines.

An AED machine, or an automated external defibrillator, is a device that checks heart rhythm and applies shock to

By Kristen Herhold Staff Writer

the heart to reestablish a normal rhythm.

They are typically used during sudden cardiac arrest.

Compatible with the machines the Longboat Key police and fire departments use, the new devices at Cedars will allow the resort to prepare for emergency situations.

The machines will be placed throughout the tennis courts.

Sylvia Zimmerman

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key 941.350.5022 Sylvia Zimmerman attributes her reputation as one of Southwest Florida’s most outstanding real estate agents to her extensive business background, as well as her intense focus on customer service.

A longtime Sarasota-area resident, Sylvia builds enduring client relationships, possesses a profound facility for bringing buyers and sellers together and offers an intricate knowledge of the many unique communities that beckon newcomers to both Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Drawn to Sarasota by its natural beauty, exciting culture and remarkable weather, Sylvia’s love for tennis and golf found the perfect fit. Having lived on the bay (Siesta Key), on the beach (Casey Key), on a canal (Bird Key) and in two golf course communities (Lakewood Ranch Country Club and Laurel Oaks Estates), she can personally identify with the variety of opportunities available on Florida’s Gulf Coast—a unique advantage she passes on to her clients.

With her years of experience in real estate sales, no one knows the area better!

+ J.McLaughlin opens Bay Isles Parkway store J.McLaughlin opened its new store at 515 Bay Isles Parkway.

Store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday. The store’s manager is Carter Donovon.

The men’s and women’s clothing retailer has 17 stores in Florida, including a downtown Sarasota location that opened in 2012.

For information, call 960-2071.

+ L’Ambiance condo sells for $3.3 million L’Ambiance condo Unit 901 sold Nov. 3 for $3.3 million.

Reid Murphy, of Developers Realty Inc., was the listing agent for the ninth-floor condo, and the buyer’s agent was Cheryl Loeffler, of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.

The 3,220-square-foot condo has three bedrooms, three baths and two half-baths. It has a twocar garage, private elevator and 12-foot ceilings.

L’Ambiance has 190 units. Unit 901 was built in 1994.

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8900 Fishermans Bay 200+ ft. of Open Bay View MLS# A3992099 $1,850,000

571 Putting Green Lane Buy the LBK Lifestyle, Boat and Furnishings included MLS# A3984052 $2,195,000

8263 Archers Court Courtesy photo

Former model at the Founder’s Club MLS A3938017 $2,495,000

Ian Addy & Gail Wittig

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Longboat Key 941.961.8850 | 941.228.1985 Luxury Service n Strategic Marketing n Benchmark Results 225 Sands Point Rd # 6204 #A3985969 $329,000 Terri Derr

250 Sands Point Rd # 5101 #A3937380 $309,000 Joan Boltax

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Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-350-6390

4340 Falmouth Drive #A4100914 $317,900 Maureen Doherty

4330 Falmouth Drive #A4106596 $308,000 Tama Traberman

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-993-3159

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-225-3351

225 Sands Point Road #A4100632 $315,000 Rory Jaret

4440 Exeter Drive #A4104012 $299,900 Sharon Freeman

The Addy & Wittig team has garnered recognition as the top sales team company-wide with Michael Saunders & Company and top sales team on Longboat Key for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. As a consistent top producing Realtor® and Sarasota native, Gail has more than 33 years of local real estate experience. Ian brings a robust financial management background focused on valuation to complement his abilities as a skilled negotiator.

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With the highest sale on Longboat Key in over three years, accomplished with only 51 days from listing to contract and the uncontested leader in sales at the luxurious The Resort at Longboat Key Club, this team sets themselves apart from the competition. Focusing on exceptional service, which includes personally accompanying on each and every showing, this results driven team has distinguished themselves as among the very best in the profession.

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4440 Exeter Drive #A4106919 $295,000 Sharon Freeman

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4310 Falmouth Drive #A4105301 $289,000 Bobbi Banan

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503 Forest Way #A4107805 $229,000 Sandi Layfield

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-914-2807

1211 Gulf of Mexico Dr 210 MLS A4107681 $859,000

711 Binnacle Point Drive MLS A4107147 $815,000

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 96 N Washington Drive #A4102525 $5,950,000 Eileen (Dee Dee) Burke

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Items Under $200 For Sale

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in FABULOUS LAUREL LAKES this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, Thursday, November 20, 2014 ESTATE SALE 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

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THE OBSERVER OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY NOVEMBER 27.

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STEFF’S STUFFcalls CONSIGNMENT (Please provide and address) Longboat Key -your 5380name Gulf of Mexico Dr. Email ad to: 941-383-1901 classified@yourobserver.com steffstufflbk.com Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: Autos Wanted The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 GOTTA CAR Sarasota, Fl 34230 You Wanna Sell?

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941-383-1901 BOATHOUSE, LBK: 29/ft. covered dry slip, only 10 steffstufflbk.com minutes to Gulf, $250/mo. 941-724-9486.

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Homes For Rent ''SHORT STORIES'' ...for rent. Pool, turnkey furnished, ranch home. 3 bed 3 bath. Country Club Shores, Longboat Key. $3595 Annual. $6995 Season. Call today! Jerry, KW Realty 941-321-8848 shortstoryes@gmail.com AMAZING BAY Views, Country Club Shores 3BR/3BA, Custom Upgrades.

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OUR GUESTS RETURN FROM GENERATION GENERATION. OUR GUESTSTO RETURN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. 2BR/2BA LONGBOAT AQUARIUS CLUB Beach Front,LONGBOAT 2BR/2BA, covered carport parking, 2BR/2BA AQUARIUS CLUB gym, courts.

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FIRST the turkey ...

The inaugural “meal of thanks” took place in 1621 and was a celebration of the Pilgrims’ first successful harvest of a corn crop grown from Native American seed stock. These days you’d be hard pressed to find corn on the cob on anyone’s Thanksgiving menu, but you’re certain to find these five Turkey Day stars topping the fall-colored tablescape.

TURKEY Historians suggest the Native American Wampanoag tribe introduced wild turkey to the early settlers around 1620, but in pilgrim Edward Winslow’s documented firsthand account of the meal, turkey wasn’t specifically mentioned.

Instead, the term “fowl” was used. Today, the food-centric holiday revolves around the fried, roasted, stuffed or smoked turkey. The most commonly consumed breed is the broad-breasted white, but a recent movement is encouraging turkey gobblers to consider “heritage” turkeys, which is a more natural breed of turkey that also has a richer flavor, for their upcoming Thanksgiving meal.

CRANBERRY SAUCE It’s possible cranberries were consumed during the first Thanksgiving but not in the sweettart pureed or gelatinous form to which we’ve become accustomed.

Although historians say many seasonal fruits and vegetables were consumed, sugar did not become readily available until decades later.

POTATOES Although the Wampanoag ate local tubers, the white and sweet potatoes of today’s market had not yet become part of their diet in 1621. Today’s Thanksgiving menu includes many variations of potato dishes with the most popular being mashed or scalloped white and sweet potatoes covered in gravy, cheese or marshmallows.

STUFFING Southerners make cornbread-based dressing, while New Englanders include regionally specific ingredients such as oysters and chestnuts in their stuffing.

Regardless of region, no Thanksgiving spread would be complete without some form of crumbly stuffing traditionally placed inside the turkey while it cooks or in the pan to cook alongside the turkey. One particularly mouth-watering version involves the use of leftover mashed potatoes, stale bread and plenty of butter. Although there is no way to know which variety the Pilgrims used, historians do know that is most likely was a far cry from today’s bread-based version. The Wampanoag and English occasionally stuffed fowl and fish with herbs, onions and/or oats.

PUMPKIN PIE Although pumpkins and squash were native to New England and in season, the fledgling colony did not have access to the butter and wheat flour necessary for making the pie crust and filling for the pumpkin pie (or any pie) for the first Thanksgiving meal. The earliest pumpkin pie recipes are dated much past the first Thanksgiving, when the pumpkin was treated more like an apple — sliced and sometimes fried before making it in a crust.

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TURKEY&TRADITION Fond childhood memories and evolving Thanksgiving traditions overshadow the fact that the modern Turkey Day menu bears only a slight resemblance to the food consumed during the 1621 harvest celebration at Plymouth Colony. Regardless of what food fills your table this upcoming day of thanks, the focus will most likely remain on the hospitality among friends and family, something the following Sarasotans hold dear.

Les and Pam McCurdy, owners of McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre Les McCurdy’s childhood Thanksgiving spread included all the regulars plus a notso-traditional option: barbecue pork. He fondly remembers holiday meals in Chattanooga, Tenn., at his grandparents’ Momma Ruth and Poppa’s house.

“They lived in a small, two-bedroom home on one acre in the middle of the city,” says Les. He maintains they didn’t need a big home because they practically lived at the barbecue joint they opened in 1929 and ran for 67 years. Nor was their small home a deterrent to their popularity on Thanksgiving.

“Throughout the course of the evening, there’d be 40 or 50 people who would come through,” says Les. His “grandmomma” would cook the night before and then warm the food up the next day, giving her ample time to enjoy her company on Thanksgiving. The dessert was kept warm on top of the washer and dryer on the enclosed back porch.

With Les’ extended family still in Tennessee and Pam’s family in Lakeland, the couple and their daughter, Taylor, 20, have historically switched off years traveling to

Potato, potahto … Les prefers the traditional sweet potato casserole complete with the marshmallow topping, while Pam’s family is partial to mashed white potatoes with peas.

Pass the rolls, please … Pam says Les is particular about his dinner rolls and prefers the small take-and-bake, store-bought rolls that come in a can.

Leftovers, shmeftovers …

Although Pam says she’d eat the dressing for the next five days, Les is not into leftovers, so the McCurdys generally bring their leftovers to the theater for their staff to eat.

The gizzards in the gravy ... Les’s grandmomma would make a giblet gravy using the boiled giblets, milk, egg and flour.

each place for the holiday. This year, with the recent migration of their comedy club to a downtown Sarasota location, they’ll stay in Sarasota, and Pam’s extended Florida family will come to them.

Les says he tried to convince everyone they should go out to dinner but, instead, Pam’s sister will join her in the meal preparation.

“Her sister will come over the day before and they’ll have a blast in the kitchen,” he says. “And they’ll cook way more food than needed.”

Pam looks forward to time with her family and the meal preparation. She says the food will be set up buffet-style, and after their plates are piled high with turkey, ham, pulled pork (McCurdystyle), Pam’s white bread dressing, crockpot mac ’n’ cheese and more, they’ll all sit down to eat together.

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To make it her traditional family dressing, Pam starts the prep the night before by laying out pieces of white bread. The next day she crumbles the dry bread then pours onions and celery sautéed with butter over the bread crumbles and adds salt and pepper, poultry seasoning and fresh herbs. Then she stuffs the turkey with the bread mixture to flavor it while it roasts. When the turkey is cooked, Pam lets the dressing sit resting inside the bird for a bit longer before placing it in the serving bowl.

Her last step before serving it is to add any additional seasonings needed to taste.

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Phil Mancini claims his wife, Kim’s, family recipe for sweet potato casserole is one of the best.

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Move over football … Phil likes to kick off the holiday season by watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Thanksgiving night.

Add 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract and 1 egg. Mix well.

Add 1/8 cup sour milk or buttermilk, 1/2 cup gluten-free flour, 1/2 cup old-fashioned oatmeal, 1/3 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp baking soda. Mix well.

Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup walnuts. Fold into batter.

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What’s in the gravy … Sandy makes her gravy using the turkey juices but adds a bit of sweet potato water or green bean juice for flavor, as well as spices. She thickens it using flour or cornstarch.

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predicting there will be a fried turkey, a traditional turkey and then a “surprise” turkey.

Phil’s earliest memories of the holiday revolve around a makeshift table for 12 at his grandmother’s home in Rhode Island.

“I never understood how we’d get 12 of us at that table,” he says.

He recalls his mother and grandmother cooking into the wee hours and then getting up to do it again in the morning.

“Dessert was big,” says Phil, “and more than anything I’d look forward to the pies.”

The pies were nods to his Italian heritage and included a rice pie and ricotta pie with whipped cream.

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Phil Mancini may be a purveyor of food and an expert menu planner, but when it comes to celebrating Thanksgiving, he sticks to a hands-off approach. “(My wife) Kim does 75% of the cooking,” says Mancini, adding that extended family provides the other 25%.

Phil follows a similar routine every year.

Phil Mancini Thanksgiving day starts with a trip to the restaurant to ensure any catering jobs are off to a smooth start. Next, he wishes his staff a happy holiday. Then he heads home, where he “doesn’t cook a thing.”

Phil says most notable about his family’s current tradition is the battle of the turkeys. This year, the Mancinis will host about 20 people, and there will be at least three turkeys of varying preparation. He’s

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As a child in Michigan, Sandy Buchanan recalls spending hours outside playing while her mother prepared the Thanksgiving meal.

When she’d come in, laid out would be “the most incredible spread,” including turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, carrots, pumpkin and fruit pies.

Her family would gather around the table to eat, Sandy Buchanan reflect and be thankful.

Although her longdistance family is unable to join her in Florida for the holiday, she still has plenty of loved ones to host, including sons Matt and James.

Sandy, who does most of the cooking, starts her preparation a week in advance by calling the boys to ask for any special menu requests. Then, when the day arrives, she tells the boys and their families to come and enjoy the food — and the football.

This year, Sandy and Vern Buchanan expect seven to 10 people at their home on Longboat Key. Their newst guest, 3-month-old grandaughter Lillian, may not be able to partake in “grandmomma’s” cooking yet, but she’ll surely admire Sandy’s seasonal tablescape, which represents the Buchanans’ deep spiritual faith and love of their heritage.

The spread will include comfort foods from Sandy’s childhood but with a touch of healthy conscientiousness.

“I started to incorporate a few carb-friendly dishes such as cauliflower mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts,” says Sandy.

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Violins represent the pinnacle of this craftsmanship. Families of luthiers (violin-makers) such as Stainer, Amati, Guarneri and Stradivari have become synonymous with violins that not only fill the greatest symphony halls but also line the walls of the greatest art museums across the world.

The Perlman Music Program/ Suncoast is no stranger to the enchanting allure of the violin. Founded

by Toby Perlman and featuring an artistic faculty led by world-renowned violinst Itzhak Perlman, the program nurtures and educates young string players. With its various annual musical residencies, classes and performances, the Perlman Music Program flourishes at displaying the beauty of the violin’s sound.

But this year, it will show the instrument’s beauty in a visual way, with its The Art of the Violin program.

The Perlman Music Program gave 20 local

and international artists a violin. The artists then designed and embellished the unorthodox canvases with whatever their imaginations created. This laissezfaire policy allowed each violin to reflect the personality of its artist. Everything from an allusion to Ernest Hemingway to mermaids and roosters adorn this eclectic assembly of violin art.

“We wanted to do something different this year,” says Linda Driggs, the project’s organizer and board of trustee member of The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast. “We first selected several artists right away whom we admire who have been generous to the pro-

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Each of the artistically personalized violins will be on display now through December at six galleries: Art to Walk On, Art Uptown, Dabbert Gallery, Galleria Silecchia, Joan Hodgell Gallery and State of the Arts Gallery. Then, on Feb. 19, all 20 violins will be auctioned off at a reception in a yet-to-be-named private residence on Longboat Key. All of the funds raised from the silent auction will go toward the education programs of the Perlman Music Program/ Suncoast.

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The open assignment of a blank slate, or, in this case, a blank violin, was an intriguing challenge for the artists involved.

One of the first understandable barriers was the mental apprehension of “ruining” a beautiful violin.

“I used to play the violin, so the first difficult part was actually painting it and violating the purity of the instrument,” says James Griffin, a local participating artist.

Griffin put off starting the project out of this sacred reverence for the instrument. Each violin represents each artist’s decision on this compromise: How

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much of the violin do you incorporate into the piece, and how much of it do you remove?

“I tried to paint on it as is, and it was a little bit awkward and slippery, so I took sand paper and sanded it down,” says Larry Forgard, another participating local artist. “But once I had that base coat down on there, I used the violin’s flow and curvature as an intuitive starting point for the rest of the piece.”

Diverse materials and approaches such as oil, acrylic, sculpture, airbrush, wood, graphite, ink, tile, beads, paper mosaic, resin, clay and other mixed materials were used throughout the project

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and reflect each violin’s unique artistic statement.

“I was expecting a lot of variety,” says Forgard. “The violin is one of the greatest instruments and shapes that we can work with as an artist in Sarasota, and this project is representative of the great music and art we offer here.”

The Art of the Violin is not just a fundraiser but is a public-art combination that fuses two rich Sarasota artistic heritages: music and visual art.

“Art is all about breaking the rules and making leaps into new territory,” says Griffin.

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The Art of Giving In pop culture, benefit concerts are gargantuan, internationally synchronized rock concerts with well-known groups coming together for one single cause. However, the big-name celebrities and their performances often overshadow the issue at hand.

“In Thanksgiving: The Gift of Sharing” has no fear of succumbing to the machinations of rock star divas or arena rock anthems. It offers a unique spin on the benefit concert model with its theme, participating groups and even the music, itself, concentrated on the act of giving and philanthropy.

Organized and headlined by Gloria Musicae, “In Thanksgiving: The Gift of Sharing” will also feature performances from the Sarasota Young Voices and the Gulf Coast Community Choir. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County will serve as guest host and sponsor of the vocal powerhouse performance Nov. 23, at the Sarasota Opera.

“The anatomy of the show came to me last year, and I was looking for something unique,” says Joseph Holt, artistic director of Gloria Musicae. “People have been asked to donate since time immemorial, and artists and musicians do it with their art and talent.”

The set list reflects a parade of philanthropic songs with the centerpiece being baroque composer George Frideric Handel’s “Foundling Hospital Anthem.”

Originally composed in 1749 for a benefit concert for the Foundling Hospital, one of the first royal chartered charities to support abandoned children, Handel’s anthem incorporates various musical refrains and

Gloria Musicae leads a concert to reflect and raise awareness for local philanthropy and homelessness.

IF YOU GO ‘In Thanksgiving: The Gift of Sharing’ When: 4 p.m. Nov. 23 Where: Sarasota Opera, 61 N. Pineapple Ave. Cost: Tickets are $25-$40, student tickets $15 with ID Info: Call 953-3368 or visit gloriamusicae.org.

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Johanna Fincher, soprano, Joseph Holt, artistic director and Amy Connours, alto of Gloria Musicae, will perform their philanthropic concert at the Sarasota Opera House. themes from some of his past works. The most famous of these is his heralded “Hallelujah Chorus” from his “Messiah” oratorio.

Gloria Musicae sends a powerful message by singing Handel’s anthem, which begins with text from Psalm 41, “Blessed are they that consider the poor and needy. … They deliver the poor that crieth, the fatherless.”

“This concert’s collaboration impresses me,” says Carol Poteat-Buchanan, vice president and business manager of the Gulf Coast Community Choir. “The fact that Glo-

ria Musicae is a more classical choir, we lean toward more secular music, showtunes and jazz, and the Sarasota Young Voices bring in a fun, youth element.”

“In Thanksgiving” also coincides with the Community Foundation’s annual antihomelessness drive, “Season of Sharing,” which contributes funds to Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties to families on the verge of financial collapse.

“We really want to educate the next generation of citizens here, and we know that

we will be able to bring a lot of awareness to the joy of giving through sponsoring this event,” says Janet K. Ginn, senior vice president of philanthropic engagement at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. “This will be the first time we’ve partnered with musical groups to raise awareness about philanthropy in Sarasota County.”

Thanksgiving, though associated in modern times with smorgasbords of food and football, is still a traditional time for grateful reflection. “In Thanksgiving: The Gift of Sharing” is the musical extension of that tradition to transform introspection into donation.

“I want to inspire people to add their voice to the dialogue,” says Holt, “and ask themselves, ‘Do I do enough?’ Is there a better person you can be? The combination of beautiful music and the added context of giving will guide new people to philanthropic giving.”

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The Players Follies presents new plays The senior theater troupe, under the lead of Director Cinda Goeken, brings local playwrights’ new works to life. the Players Follies. “And as we grow and develop in the theater, I feel stimulated by encouraging local playwrights, and these scripts are the epitome of using your imagination.”

And as for the performers in the Players Follies, the community theater’s resident troupe for those 55 years old and older, the play reading festival is an opportunity to act and emote without the rigors of a full production.

The new short plays offer the senior actors an opportunity to create characters in a stationary “readers’ theater” style. Donned in all black and standing/sitting behind music stands with the plays sprawled out before them, the Players Follies actors dive into the new material at a comfortable place in the cozy confines of the Players Theatre’s cabaret space.

Goeken, a lifelong citizen of the theatrical arts, studied theater in college and has resided in Sarasota for more than 30 years.

It wasn’t until current Players Artistic Director Jeffery Kin began his tenure in 2007 that Goeken signed up full time to contribute her talents and passion to the theater and the Players Follies.

“I’ve been a stage manager, an acting teacher, performer, director, coordinator and coach,” says Goeken. “You name it, and I’ve

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been happy doing it.”

Goeken’s multitalented nature helps her lead the Players Follies, a seasoned company that at the beginning was not used to the Players Theatre’s professional pace and standards. But, thanks to Goeken’s knowledge, passion and skill set, the Players Follies have adapted to each new work given to them with the regiment of any troupe in town with numerous rehearsals, meetings and acting classes.

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ing Festival is not a platform for any assumed kitschy or campy material often incorrectly connected with senior theater. The readings are a reflection of mature local playwrights’ observations composed from slices of their lives. “Several of the plays for the festival are sexually suggestive, mature and earthy,” says Goeken. “Whether they’re dramas or comedies, most of the plays discuss mature material that are topical for adults of any age.”

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Sarasota is a town with no shortage of theater. Offerings abound in the downtown area, from the Asolo Repertory Theatre, including the repertory company and FSU conservatory, to the Florida Studio Theatre.

There’s also the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, the summer seasonal Banyan Theater Co. and the dozens of high school and middle school theater programs across the county.

But perched among the performance venues lining North Tamiami Trail resides the Players Theatre, one of Sarasota’s oldest community theaters. The Players Theatre’s community roots reach back more than seven decades.

Its artistic collaboration with the theatrically inclined in the Sarasota area is what cements its identity within the sea of professional and amateur theater opportunities.

One of the Players’ avenues for new dramatic material is The Players Follies Play Reading Festival. Held two times a year, the upcoming festival Nov. 22-23 is a celebration of two of theater’s most satisfying things: new plays and new actors.

“I’ve never been in a city before that has so much creative arts going on,” says Cinda Goeken, organizer of the festival, stage manager and director for

The Players Follies Co., an ensemble of performers 55 years and older, read new works from local playwrights for the play-reading festival.

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passionate about the Community Foundation’s literacy work. Together, they believe that their immediate efforts have long-term benefits for the community their children will one day call their own.

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Kameron Partridge Hodgens, the new executive director of GlasserSchoenbaum Human Services Center, and her predecessor, Phil King

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Wedding bells coming up … Valerie Leatherwood said “yes” and fiancé Harry Leopold says they will marry within a month. That’s scarcely time to print invitations …

Didn’t I just see you … Observed at their own Nov. 13 Taste of Friendship event and again at the Nov. 14 Glasser-Schoenbaum gala: Centers’ Senior Vice President Erin McLeod and new Marketing and Development Director Marty Katz … A popular recognition … Asolo Rep honored a major supporter at the first Starry Night Dinner of the season, which took place at the home of Stanley Kane. This year, the spotlight shone on Warren and Margot Coville. Warren originated the FSU

Conservatory’s “adopt a student” program, has been a driving force behind the Asolo endowment and he served as board president for a year. Their daughter, Betsy, was part of the proceedings, with a delightful bit of doggerel verse that had everyone smiling … Fashionable feet … Wendy Feinstein donned a pair of Tango Zapotas at A Fashionable Evening: A Tribute to Phil King — a pair she picked up while in Argentina for a tango dancing retreat … Retail addition … L. Boutique’s Crystal Stephens, who is expecting a baby in May, recently surprised co-workers Becky Carr, Julia Hoppe, Mary Heise, LeeAnne Swor, Emma Smith and Sarah Macrae with “L. Aunties” cookies to announce the big

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Mary Kenealy and Joe Barbetta news … Thanks, Joe … Mary Kenealy Barbetta secretly planned and hosted a party for outgoing commissioner and husband Joe Barbetta Nov. 12, at The Francis.

More than 100 guests stopped by throughout the evening to toast and congratulate the commissioner for his time spent bettering the community.

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hil King, the recently retired executive director of GlasserSchoenbaum Human Services Center, is famous for sartorial splendor, which was much in evidence at the Nov. 14 “Philanthropy Is Always In Fashion” fundraiser in his honor. CoChairs Marlene Hauck, Bunny Skirboll and Gail Welch pulled out all the stops with a slideshow, a video, several live encomia and even a special “Phil King Salmon” dish created in his honor by Hyatt Executive Chef Kory Foltz. The 300 guests included several from King’s previous hometown. Among them

was emcee Betty Wilson, who heads up the Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis, and singer Brenda Williams, Indy’s top entertainer.

In the five years since King assumed leadership from GlasserSchoenbaum Human Services Center’s revered founder, Dr. Kay Glasser, King dramatically increased awareness of the center, integrated it into the broader philanthropic community, and, in a glorious grand finale, initiated and completed a drive to build the Sally and Sam Shapiro Babies and Children’s Medical Center. Bravo, handsome!

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their services, as they have since the beginning. The drag queens do the same, including stunning emcee Amy DeMilo, who was a perfect mix of naughty and nice. And Steve Patmagrian got back into his staging groove for the event, also gratis. See more photos from the event on page 14.

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Benefiting: Designing Women Boutique When: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7 Where: Michael’s On East Chairs: Montana Taplinger, Ida Zito and Bert Minot and Honorary Chair Betty Schoenbaum Tickets: $250 Contact: 366-5293

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masterworks concert: “american dream” A compelling concert of shorter, great American classical

Live Music provided by Key Chorale & The Sarasota Ballet Orchestra

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GersHwin Rhapsody in Blue

December 5, 6, 7 Van Wezel conductor and soloist: evans Haile narration by tamara tunie (Law & Order SVU)

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THE ARTFUL LOBSTER Benefiting The Hermitage Artist Retreat Saturday, Nov. 15, at The Hermitage Artist Retreat

Elise Buck and Christine Sandrib Michael’s On East serves clam chowder to guests at The Artful Lobster.

Karen Gary and Karen Solem

Ellen Wells and Robin Radin

Flora Major and Lois Stulberg

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Chairwoman Susan Brennan and Bruce Rodgers

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UNCORKED Benefiting The Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch Saturday, Nov. 8, at Sarasota Polo Club

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Jennifer McDonald and Rick Berman

Shari and Doug Phillips with Argelia Vidal and Richard Bottorff

GLORIA MUSICAE PRESENTS

In Thanksgiving SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • 4 PM Sarasota Opera House The Gloria Musicae Singers celebrate the art of philanthropy in a concert featuring works

by Handel, Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, and American composer Glenn Burleigh. Guest artists include the Sarasota Young Voices and Gulf Coast Community Choir. Guest host: Roxie Jerde, Community Foundation of Sarasota

Giovanni and Julie DeCastro with Renee and Tom Brady

Tickets $25-$40

Information: 941.387.6046 GloriaMusicae.org This event is sponsored by

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Carol Sukoneck, Sydney McSweeney and Aline McAlister

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KEY CHORALE 30TH ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON AND SILENT AUCTION Benefiting Key Chorale Monday, Nov. 10, at Michael’s On East Photos by Heather Merriman

Diana Lager, Flori Roberts and Carol Buchanan

Co-Chairs Marita Marsh and Richard Storm

Featured artist Mary Wilson and Joseph Caulkins

NEW YEAR’S EVE

Featured artist Ann StephensonMoe, Carolyn Placeway, Rebecca Taysi and Judy Bloch

ROOFTOP

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Top floor of Palm Parking Garage 1289 N Palm Ave, Sarasota FLOWER TALK: GEMS IN BLOOM FLOWER SHOW

Multi-channel wireless headphones Two live DJs including Israeli DJ Dor Dekel Incredible view of city & fireworks

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Karin Leereveld, Jessica Swift and Sandi Stuart-Murray

TICKETS

Benefiting The Founders Garden Club of Sarasota Wednesday, Nov. 12, at The Francis

Co-Chairs Barbara Dubitsky and Beth Gourlay

Judy Smaphers, Lynn Soussou and Patty Sullivan

Includes: Cash bar and cash food vendors, free party favor and champagne toast at midnight General Admission: $70 (Oct. 2 – Dec. 30 at noon) At Door: $80 (based on availability) Includes: VIP lounge with open bar, assorted hors d’oeuvres and free champagne toast at midnight General Admission: $150 (Oct. 2 – Dec. 30 at noon) At Door: $180 (based on availability)

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KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE

DIVAS AFTER DARK ‘AN EVENING IN WHITE GAYLA’

Benefiting Jewish Housing Foundation Council Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Michael’s On East

Benefiting Community AIDS Network Monday, Nov. 10, at Michael’s On East Stephanie Shaw, Bob Nosal, Bob Trisolini and Cheryl MacLauchlan

Scott Anderson, Bette and Arn Hoffman and Randy and Lori Benderson

Jay Berman, Barbara Simon and CoChair Sally Yanowitz

Co-Chair Anne Garlington with David and Lori Simon

Co-Chairs Ron Carter and Jim Neal

Lauren DePaola and Pamela Freire

Larry and Debbie Haspel with Heidi Brown and David Lyles

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JoAnn Calleia, Roger Stephenson, Dennis Cavanagh, Lois Stewart and Harriet Stephenson

Roland Moser and Nati Shabat

DESIGNING WOMEN GALA 2014

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Join us in the kitchen with owner and chef JP Knaggs of Bijou Cafe as he prepares a few of his family-favorite holiday dishes. Get the recipes and watch JP’s cooking demo at

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Benefiting The Argus Foundation Thursday, Nov. 13, at Hyatt Regency Sarasota Morgan Gerthart, Laurel Corriveau and Minna Traugott

Cassandra and Norm Shea

Honoree Ron and Marilyn Royal

Paula Lampman, Jane Lindsay, Paige Lindsay and David Lampman

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T H E P E R L M A N M U S I C P R O G R A M /S U N C OA S T presents the Hear & Now Concert featuring

Rachel Lee Priday, violin David Kaplan, piano Thursday, December 4, 2014 • 7 p.m. at the Sarasota Opera House followed by optional Meet The Artists Reception $40

Concert Tickets: $30, $40 Call the Box Office at 941-366-8450

“Words could not describe this violinist’s talents.”

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David Kaplan ”…delivered with grace and fire.”

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