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Beach House construction makes splash for neighbor

The following incidents were reported to Longboat Key police: 3:02 P.M. DEC. 9 .

Civil disturbance

2:24 P.M. DEC. 20

Noise

Longboat Key police have been called four times to the 22-unit condominium about a resident and his noise complaints.

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+ Family celebrates very merry Crite-mas Max and Chloe Crites and their parents, Erik and Mollie, enjoyed a warm winter wonderland again this year. The family spent its 10th Christmas holiday on the Key, visiting their grandparents, Jack and Ingrid Crites at their home.

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A dispute at Longboat Beach House is getting noisy.

Longboat Key police have been called four times since mid-December to the 22-unit condominium at 4311 Gulf of Mexico Drive, where resident Roland Jackson complains that ongoing construction of the unit beneath his residence is interfering with

his quality of life.

Jackson said he plans to file a lawsuit later this week against the condo’s board of directors.

“My whole point is they have been ignoring my requests,” said Jackson, who accuses board members of harassing him.

Police reports state that Jackson first called police Dec. 9 after

arguing with construction workers at the unit. He asked police to accompany him back to his unit to speak to the workers.

A construction crew supervisor spoke to police and said Jackson put his radio out on the balcony and began playing loud music and started banging pots and pans together on the second-

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floor walkway, according to the report.

Then, on Dec. 20, David Touchton, who is treasurer of the Beach House board of directors, called police to report that Jackson was

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CUT TO THE CHASE by Alex Mahadevan | Web Editor

The song of the

SWAN KEEPER Web Editor Alex Mahadevan enters new territory as he assists swan keeper David Novak in his capture of four cygnets.

Longboat Island Chapel renamed its side chapel the Prayer Chapel Jan. 11, during a dedication ceremony. Longboat resident and church member Cynda Grenfell recently sold her home in New Mexico and donated her extensive collection of crosses to the church, which now hang in the Prayer Chapel. The crosses range in size and vary in their adornments, from a small metallic one to a large one decorated with seashells.

+ Rotary Club plans to hang TEN The Rotary Club of Longboat Key’s newest project is the Tuttle Elementary Nutrition (TEN) project.

The club seeks to create a food pantry at the Sarasota elementary school that would also offer grocery coupons, books, magazines and educational information.

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10:45 A.M. JAN. 8 .

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Observer Digital Editor Alex Mahadevan helps load four cygnets into a truck following their capture.

The trap was set. The hunters were in place. The prey was floating majestically on a pond at the edge of the Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Golf Course: swans.

The hunters — myself with Longboat Key’s resident swan keeper David Novak and Eric Bors-Koefoed — were not looking for fowl to fill tables during the holidays on this fine day, Dec. 22.

I was there to help Novak and Bors-Koefoed capture four cygnets for DNA testing to determine the sex of each bird. Novak and Bors-Koefoed were successful in their efforts. I left with a pair of soggy shoes and a reminder that swans terrify me.

The purpose of the DNA testing was to help Novak in his effort to control the Key’s long-term swan population.

To do that, he’s forming samesex pairs of swans, which will mate with a same-sex bird if paired in the same territory.

Because swans are territorial in nature, they view their cygnets as intruders as they reach maturity and will chase them away before mating again in the spring, meaning that Novak had to relocate the cygnets.

As I approached Novak that sunny day and saw the peaceful birds, I had a disturbing flashback to childhood memories of waterfowl chasing my brother and me around a pond in Cape May, N.J. I could almost hear my grandmoth-

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playing his music loudly and deliberately setting off his car alarm to retaliate against construction noise.

Touchton said he does not know Jackson but called police because of the sounding car alarm. He doubted other board members have had much contact with Jackson because most of the five-member board lives out of state.

“I’ve seen him before, but I’ve never had a conversation with the gentleman,” Touchton said.

The police report describes the construction noise as “not out of the ordinary for general construction” and states that Jackson’s BOSE stereo system was playing music “with the volume at a very high level.” Police told Jackson the construction noise was legal and that music had to be “at a reasonable volume not to affect others in a negative way.”

A Jan. 8 report states that Jackson threw water on a tile installer while he was working. Police filed a probable cause affidavit for battery against Jackson and told him he could have electrocuted the worker, who

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er’s laughter again.

But, as Bors-Koefoed explained the plan, I felt a sudden feeling of courage. They’re just birds, right?

Observer Video Producer Colin Reid and I took our places on the north side of a small inlet adjacent to the Longboat Publix shopping center, while Novak assembled a bright orange construction barrier across the waterway. Novak’s young family friends, clad in board shorts and flip-flops, waited on the other side.

At this point I began to laugh. Novak and his team were crazy to think they could catch these large creatures with their bare hands. Of course, I was wrong.

Bors-Koefoed navigated a small kayak into the pond and the two larger swans immediately took to the sky. The plan was working perfectly.

“When they realized that something nefarious was going on the two parents flew off … and left the babies alone,” Novak said. “And then the babies sought relief on dry land — which is exactly where we wanted them.”

Novak sprinkled dried corn into the inlet to lure the swans toward the barrier and began clapping and yelling to push them onto the golf course.

Novak’s crew sprung into action. Unfortunately, I was stranded on the wrong side of the waterway and was stuck observing.

In less than 10 minutes, two of the swans

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were swaddled in canvas bags decorated with bow ties. They were not happy.

But, the two remaining cygnets had escaped the clutches of the swan hunters and were now back in the water, floating along as if nothing had happened.

Reid and I were on guard duty.

Drivers passing the commotion on Bay Isles Parkway probably didn’t know our mission was preservation.

“What are you doing to our swans!?” shouted a passing motorist.

I had to explain Novak’s same-sex coupling to at least four Longboat residents, many of whom seemed genuinely concerned about the day’s action. The security guard manning a nearby gate found the situation hilarious.

The swans, which had lost the use of their wings inside the bags, were rolling around like strange, feathered snakes. One managed to bite my red Observer T-shirt.

I left Reid with the two birds and set off to find the other two cygnets.

Bors-Koefoed diligently paddled through the waterways while Novak drove a golf cart toward the birds’ location.

By the time I reached the other side of the pond, the birds had been captured.

I was at least able to help load the four cygnets into the back of Bors-Koefoed’s truck.

While I am proud to say I helped further Novak’s mission to control the swan population on Longboat Key, one thing’s certain: I’m not quitting my day job.

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was uninjured but had to change clothes, according to the report.

Jackson called police Jan. 10 to report after-hours construction noise. Police warned a contractor who was installing carpet in a different unit that she was in violation of a town ordinance that prohibits construction work after 5 p.m.

Jackson admits to playing music loudly to drown out noise but denied other allegations, including reports that he banged pots and pans together or that he deliberately dumped water on the worker. He said he was sweeping dirt off his balcony in preparation for a Realtor visit and started rinsing it off, and the contractor happened to be underneath the balcony.

“Next thing I know, the police are at my back door saying I’ve battered someone,” Jackson said.

Mike Decker, who owns the unit below Jackson, said he has never met Jackson and does not know why he’s complaining.

“The construction work has been done in accordance with the permits obtained through the town of Longboat,” Decker said. “We’ve complied with all the terms on the building permits.”

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NEWS HOUND by Robin Hartill | Managing Editor

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REWINDS Retired Longboat Observer Senior Editor Dora Walters looks back on her childhood, early careers and adventures in her new book.

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ora Walters has written about and photographed virtually anyone who’s anyone on Longboat Key, but in her new book, she writes about a subject she has seldom featured: herself.

The retired Longboat Observer senior editor has compiled her memories about her childhood, travels in Mexico, early career and pets for her first book “Rewind…Playback: A Collection of Life’s ‘Little’ Memories.”

Walters, who retired in 2013 after a career that spanned six decades, including 28 years at the Longboat Observer, didn’t plan to write a book when she began compiling her stories last year.

“I got tired of watching the squirrels and birds over the feeder,” Walters joked about retired life in Morganton, Ga., where she lives with her dog, Jake, and cat, Lottie. “I just started out writing one day, and then I wrote five stories and then 10, and I honestly didn’t know what I was going to do.”

In addition to writing, Walters is staying busy in retirement. She writes a column in the local newspaper, the Fannin Sentinel from the perspective of Jake and Lottie. She also volunteers at a thrift store that raises money for local children’s causes and is a member of the Blue Ridge Kiwanis Club. She is also active in the local theater and plans to audition for a play if she finds the right role.

Most of the stories in Walters’ book predate her Longboat Key days.

“I was too close to Longboat Key when I first started it,” she said.

But now that she has more distance, having been retired for two years, she plans to write a second book about the interesting people she met on the island during her career.

“I think I was so fortunate to do a job where I met so many interesting people,” Walter said.

“The people are what made it special.”

Dora Walters with her cat, Lottie, and dog, Jake

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MEET DORA Dora Walters will hold a book signing for her new book, “Rewind…Playback” at 3 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 23, on the porch of the Longboat Observer office, 5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The public is invited to meet (or catch up with) Walters and purchase a copy of her book.

Books are $5, and Walters plans to donate $1 from each sale to a to-be-determined charity. For information, email Robin Hartill at rhartill@yourobserver.com.

Books are also available for purchase on Amazon.

Dora Walters interviews Jimmy Carter when he was a little-known presidential candidate.

SNEAK PEEK AT WALTERS’ “REWIND…PLAYBACK” A reporter is born

Walters got her first byline when she was in fifth grade after the school bus ceased stopping in front of her house, requiring her to walk an extra mile and a half each way. She enlisted the help of her fifth grade teacher and watched for it each day until it appeared.

“It made the paper! A week later, it made the school board meeting agenda.

Common sense prevailed and by unanimous vote, I got my ride back. That’s what I call power of the press,” Walters writes.

Que sera, sera

Walters spent several months in Mexico shortly after graduating from Boston University, documenting how donations were used for a nonprofit’s newsletter. One night, she met a young Mexican psychiatry intern named Dr. Carlos Alberto Jones, whose father was an American railroad man, after he sat down next to her on a bench at Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park.

The two struck up a romance, and Jones took her to a psychoanalyst to determine whether they were compatible.

His conclusion: Si, señor.

But because Walter’s nonprofit position was eventually eliminated, she was running out of money, and she would need to marry a Mexican citizen to le-

gally work. Jones was adamant that he would not marry for at least a year, until he could support a wife. So, Walters packed up her suitcase and headed to the bus terminal and cried all the way to the border.

“As they say in Mexico, ‘Que sera, sera.’

What will be, will be. If it was meant to be, we would have found a way,” Walters writes.

What was meant to be: Walters later married Otto, a Swiss artist she met while living in New York City.

Presidential ambitions

On a slow news day, Walters suggested interviewing a Democratic presidential hopeful named Jimmy Carter to her assignment editor at WTVT-TV, during a campaign stop in the Sarasota area.

“Who’s he?” the editor asked.

Walters, Carter and a campaign worker were the only people in the auditorium, so Carter gave her an hour of his time. They talked about his mother, Lillian, who joined the Peace Corps as a senior citizen and the peanut industry in Georgia.

Carter wasn’t upset by the empty auditorium, but he said that the campaign would be a lot of work.

“History may not give Jimmy Carter great marks for his presidency but I would give him great marks for being a

gracious gentleman on an embarrassing campaign day,” Walters writes.

Love triangle

Walters, then a WTVT reporter/camerawoman, and Tampa Tribune reporter Pete Schmidt got the scoop on a story that would make headlines worldwide.

Dr. Carl Coppolino, of Longboat Key, was about to be arrested by New Jersey authorities for the murder of his mistress’ husband, Col. Bill Farber. After that trial, he would return to Sarasota to face charges that he murdered his 32-yearold wife, Carmela, on Longboat Key. The charges came after Coppolino’s mistress and Farber’s widow, Marge Farber, went to law enforcement after Coppolino found a new lover, Mary, while playing bridge on St. Armands Key. Coppolino hired famed defense attorney F. Lee Bailey, who won a not-guilty verdict in New Jersey. He returned to Sarasota for the second trial, which “was when the three-ring circus started,” Walters writes.

“The trial itself had drama. At one point, Coppolino was rushed to the hospital, claiming to be having a heart attack. A proficient hypnotist, there were questions about the validity of his claim.

Carmela’s father, a fiery Italian was wont to toss glass ashtrays from the courthouse office at press cameramen as they

walked the halls.”

The trial was moved to Naples, and Bailey and his entourage partied every night, confident they would win the trial.

Walters was there when the jury returned its verdict: guilty of second-degree murder.

Bailey leaped to his feet, shouting, “It can’t be. It’s either first degree or acquittal,” before leaving the courtroom en route to Boston for a Red Sox game.

Coppolino served 12 years in prison.

Yo quiero Taco Bell

Walters wrote a tongue-in-cheek review of Taco Bell in the voice of her border collie, Mackey, for the Longboat Observer’s first April Fools issue. The review is included in the book.

“Ever since I spent a couple months in Mexico last summer, I have had a craving for a crunchy taco or good chewy tortilla filled with beans, cheese and onions — you know, all that good stuff,” the review states.

Mackey’s conclusion: He was disappointed he couldn’t go into Taco Bell, unlike the restaurants in Mexico, and the food was a bit spicy. Mackey’s favorite item was the double decker taco, which he described as “a wonderful combination of crunchy and soft tacos with a hearty filling.”

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1924-2015 by Robin Hartill | Managing Editor

Morrison’s insight improved vision for millions Dr. Robert Morrison invented the soft contact lens and treated countless celebrities. His career began with the goal of being the best he could be.

After graduating from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1948 with no honors, Dr. Robert Morrison had this insight: He would spend the rest of his life working, so he might as well be the best he could be.

Morrison read voraciously, attended every lecture he could and took specialized classes on weekends, all while building his optometry practice. In his quest to be the best, he invented the soft contact lens and improved the vision of at least 60 million people. His patients included 17 royal families, seven consecutive Pennsylvania governors and celebrities such as Barbara Walters, Sharon Stone, Sean Connery and Chuck Norris.

Morrison, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 7. He was 90.

He found it “fun and flattering” to treat celebrities and royalty, but he noted that the eye care was the same no matter who the patient was in an interview included in his 2006 biography, “Man of Vision: The Story of Dr. Robert Morrison,” compiled by Rosanne Knorr and Kevin Kremer.

“It was almost unrealistic because in all those years, there never was a bad day at the office with Dad,” said Morrison’s daughter, Patty Schimberg. “Every single patient was interesting to him.”

His work wasn’t limited to the rich and famous. Prince Bernard of the Netherlands knighted Mor-

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Dr. Robert Morrison’s Rolls Royce was a gift from the Queen of Holland. He frequently drove it on Longboat Key and around St. Armands Circle. rison at the United Nations for his work in developing countries.

In a 2005 interview with the Longboat Observer, he attributed his success to “having more energy than brains” and “good timing and a little luck” before admitting: “Hey, what can I say? When you’re good, you’re good.”

Born Dec. 1, 1924, in Harrisburg, Pa., he focused more on socializing and sports when he was in school.

Even after he focused on his career, he never lost his passion for sports or socializing. He remained an avid tennis player after he and his wife, Ruth, retired to Longboat Key part time, and despite a cancer diagnosis in 2000

that required him to consume a 100% liquid diet, he frequently joined friends for dinner because he loved the company.

Morrison enrolled at Pennsylvania State University for a year, then enlisted in the Army in 1943 and served in camps and hospitals throughout the U.S. When he returned to school, he contemplated premed studies, but worried about whether he would be accepted to medical school. After his younger brother, Vic, took a summer job with an optometrist that sounded fascinating to Morrison, he opted to enroll in optometry school.

After graduating, Morrison opened a practice that grew rap-

idly. Soon, nearly a dozen surgeons in Harrisburg were referring their patients to Morrison.

In the 1950s, Morrison noticed that myopia in children and teenagers nearly always progressed when the patient was fitted with eyeglasses, but the progress was slower or nearly nonexistent for youngsters who wore rigid contact lenses. Time Magazine ran a story in 1957 explaining Morrison’s theories, and the offices of eye doctors throughout the country filled up with children and teenagers whose parents sought to preserve their vision with contact lenses.

But rigid contact lenses were uncomfortable for patients. In 1961, Morrison learned that a professor in Prague had created an artificial jaw from a plastic that was hydrophilic, or water loving, that Morrison suspected could be a good fit for the eye’s liquid environment.

Morrison was on a flight to Prague the same day he learned about the hydrophillic plastic.

He spent 10 years developing the new lens before selling the patent to Bausch and Lomb.

Morrison’s career as optometrist to the stars began when he got a call that he first thought was a prank from a man who claimed to be the personal physician of King Baudouin of Belgium. The king had sought soft contact lenses from five doctors, but none were comfortable. After Morrison found the right fit, he gained a following of royals and celebrities, many of whom became his

personal friends.

“He had the kind of life a lot of people dream about,” said Bernard Orbach, who befriended Morrison 65 years ago in Harrisburg and now lives on Longboat Key. “There were some times you had to ask yourself if it was really true, but he actually did these things.”

He played tennis with Prince Albert of Monaco and Bill Cosby.

The Shah of Iran paid Morrison a visit in Harrisburg and felt the water of the optometrist’s swimming pool and said it was cold.

Morrison quipped, “I would heat it if I could afford it, but the price of oil is too high.”

Lynda Carter, aka Wonder Woman, gave Morrison an autographed photograph that stated: “You are a beautiful man!! Now these eyes can see.”

In retirement, Morrison traveled the globe for the World Health Organization and taught at Penn State. There, the once mediocre student shared this insight: Do your best, no matter who the patient is.

“I tell my students to do the same, because you’ll only feel OK if you do your best,” he told the Longboat Observer in 2005. “After all these years, I can now look back and say that I feel good.”

Morrison was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Ruth. He is survived by his son, Jim Morrison; daughter, Patty Schimberg; and four grandchildren.

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I was very impressed with the warmth of the community, the staff and level of care, the activities and all the wonderful people my dad is surrounded by.

For me, it’s peace of mind.

I don’t need to worry about him anymore.

The view from the top is a familiar one for Roger Pettingell. Pettingell was the top-ranked real estate agent in Sarasota and Manatee counties for sales volume in 2014 — the third consecutive year and the fourth time in the past five years he has reached the No. 1 spot.

A Previews property specialist with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Longboat Key office, Pettingell closed 59 sales in 2014 with a total sales volume of just less than $67 million — up from $61.85 million in 2013.

Pettingell said that part of the increase was the result of a rising market. But he also attributes the year’s success to the fact that in late 2013, he doubled his full-time staff from two to four “laser-focused people,” which has allowed Pettingell to focus on customers.

“You can’t over-promise and under-deliver,” he said.

“Now, we have plenty of time for delivery, and we’ve expanded our capacity for the number of customers we serve.”

In 2014, he also increased his focus on video marketing, producing nearly 30 Realtalk videos in which he discusses trends in the local luxury market for his YouTube channel. He also produces a professional video for nearly every property he represents and also produced a video about Sarasota by helicopter.

Pettingell began his career on Longboat Key in 1983 in

TOP 10 These agents in Sarasota and Manatee counties ranked in the top 10 for total volume in 2014, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

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After Disney bought Arvida a year later, he moved to Boca Raton to serve as marketing liaison between Disney and Arvida. He returned to Longboat Key in 1989, when the company became Waterside Properties. Coldwell acquired Waterside approximately 15 years ago.

Pettingell believes 2015 will be even stronger than 2014.

“It’s not just a recovering economy anymore,” he said.

“People aren’t trying to buy bottom-feeding deals from someone who happens to be underwater. Buyers are happy to be getting out of a cold climate and buying their second or retirement home in Florida. It feels a lot like it felt 10 years ago: steady, not a buyer’s market and not a seller’s market but just kind of balanced.”

Pettingell is aiming even higher than 2014 in the new year: His 2015 goal is $70 million in sales.

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Les incompetents Much like the day of and after 9/11, the three-day Paris slaughtering by the Islamic Muslim terrorists leaves you stunned.

Disgusted. Angry. Wanting revenge.

So you show what solidarity and support you can.

But let’s not forget. We know it can happen here …in the United States … in Florida … in Sarasota-Manatee.

Remember: The 9/11 terrorists lived and trained in Venice and dined at the former Holiday Inn on Longboat Key.

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As noted in the photo at right, we all know who is missing.

From the New York Daily News last weekend: “More than 40 heads of state came together in Paris to denounce a wave of terrorism that defiled the City of Light last week — yet there was one glaring exception: The U.S. sent only a low-level official (the ambassador to France).

“Obama and Biden had empty public schedules Sunday, but the White House declined to comment on why they didn’t go.

“The natural choice — Secretary of State Kerry, a Francophile who speaks the language — was in India for a longstanding engagement with the prime minister, White House officials said.”

Kerry said raising the issue about our leaders’ lack of attendance was “quibbling.”

Once again, humiliating us in front of our friends and allies.

Les incompetents.

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“I am Charlie.”

“I am Jew.”

SOLIDARITY?

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Who is missing?

Citizens in France and elsewhere and heads of state from around the world (see photo, right) have shown their unity in response to last week’s 21,343 non-Syrian jihadis; 43,396 regime terror attacks in Paris. But when you look at forces; 2,381 de-facto regime forces; 28,198 the larger picture, you wonder: militias allied to the regime.

What is the world’s plan?

• At least 80,000 more deaths are estimatHow do you compute 40 heads of state ed, mostly of fighters. walking arm in arm in Paris after 17 deaths, • More than 3 million Syrians have fled to and yet, what has the world done in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq; response to the massacres in Nigeria and • 6.5 million are internally displaced Syria? Consider the statistics: within Syria.

Paris

• 17 slaughtered last week.

Nigeria

• 2,000 mostly women, children and elderly massacred last week by Boko Haram; • 600 massacred in March 2014; • 200 school girls kidnapped in April 2014.

• 1.5 million Nigerians displaced from their homes.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights …

• As of November 2014, 197,387 people have died in the Syrian civil war.

• 62,347 civilians (6,468 women).

• Non-civilians: 34,060 rebel fighters;

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The observatory reported in November the following casualties since the start of the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against ISIS in Syria: • 904 killed; 52 of them civilians, including eight children and five women. Of the non-civilians killed, 72 are from the Nusra Front; 779 from ISIS. While President Obama’s talking heads at the State Department and at the White House’s daily briefings tout that his administration has “taken out” more Islamic terrorists via drone strikes “than any previous administration,” they give little evidence or comfort that anyone in command has a definitive strategy to obliterate the Islamic terrorists.

THE CASTAWAY by Jorge Blanco

As reported in our “Issues to Watch in 2015” edition Jan. 8, Longboat Key town officials are perplexed over what can be called a life-or-death situation. It’s nowhere close to the level of terrorism, but it’s important nonetheless to the residents of Longboat Key: 911 dispatch calls.

Earlier this week, we received the following letter: “Last year, I was attending a tennis tournament at Cedars when a player had a heart attack on the court.

“I used my cell phone to call 911, and the call was routed to Sarasota. While fortunately the victim survived, the outcome could have easily been different because of the difficulty in communicating with the Sarasota dispatcher.

“It refused to accept the ‘main court’ at Cedars as an address and was not willing to alert the local response team until it had an address it deemed acceptable.

“As I went scrambling to find the address, which was surprisingly difficult to do, I was no longer able to stay next to the victim to communicate details regarding his condition.

The response was severely delayed by the dispatcher’s lack of familiarity with Longboat Key. “In any community, but especially in a community with a large transient population, dispatchers with first-hand familiarity with the area and local landmarks are essential to public safety.

“The salaries of local 911 dispatchers with detailed knowledge of the area are a small price to pay for the ability to respond quickly and appropriately in time of emergency!

Rebecca McPheters Longboat Key

This remains a tough dilemma, and one that illustrates that famous truism from noted economist Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, only choices.

This much is assured: The cost of 911 services for Longboat Key are going to rise.

Manatee County, which currently handles the Key’s fire-rescue calls, is investing in more sophisticated technology, which will bring higher costs. And Sarasota County has offered to consolidate the Key’s police and fire-rescue 911 calls at an undetermined price — also presumed to be higher than what the town is paying now.

The ultimate price is likely to hinge on the level of service acceptable to Longboat Key residents.

As Town Manager David Bullock cast the choice: With either county’s 911 dispatch services, the town will have access to sophisticated, and in all likelihood technically reliable services. But what it won’t have are the 911 operators who know the Key. If history is a guide and predictor, Longboat Key officials and residents place a premium on safety. Rebecca McPheters’ letter above makes the case.

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MARKET WATCH by George Rauch | Contributing Columnist

Economic forecast stays sunny in 2015

Does the investor face any potential disasters in 2015 from the markets?

Probably not. There are difficulties all around the world that do not currently exist in America.

If we can keep our nose clean and our foot on the economic gas pedal and get this tremendous increase in government regulations under control, we should have good sledding in 2015 and 2016. The record amount of cash held by businesses can be spent for either expansion or taxes.

Expansion not only provides tax breaks but also increases capacity, improves morale and aids in productivity increases.

It seems as if all of this increase in wealth is paper wealth and not “real” wealth. Gold, silver and precious metals are substantially down in price. Where does real estate fit into the picture?

Last year’s record wealth increase was almost entirely from paper assets such as stocks and

Summary

It is a shame the U.S. economy is prospering partially because of miserable economic conditions in much of the world. The dollar’s big rise in value lately is a result of currency conversion into the safer dollar and dollar-based investments. Greater demand for the dollar has increased its value against the rest of the world’s currencies and has helped fund the government’s deficit by purchasing U.S. debt.

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It is a difficult balancing act we face as a country. The imbalance between citizens who work and pay taxes and citizens who don’t work or pay taxes is at an all-time high. Historically in democracies, groups of people who depend on the public continue to vote for politicians who will help them in their efforts not to work. Historically, those economies fail, and when they fail, there is tremendous social upheaval, as James Madison pointed out at the Constitutional Convention.

Can America escape this social unrest? Can we prosper for another century like we have for the last two? Based upon current demographics and the behavior of our politicians the last several decades, it looks like we will not meet the challenge. But as optimistic Americans, we are best off to continue putting one foot in front of the other, doing what we have to do to get our elected representatives to make every vote be dictated by the Constitution and keeping our fingers crossed.

Carpe Diem.

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All we have is hope. There is no reason to believe there will be significant changes in the way we are governed over the next decade or two. We are likely to continue to have booms and busts in the market. As investors, it is in our best interest to “ride the waves” when the market is going up, as it is today. As importantly, we should realize when another bubble is coming, get liquid and sit on the sidelines while markets deteriorate. There is no real answer to what we might expect economically from Republicans being in power because both parties are culpable in our excessive spending and borrowing.

Increases in the debt ceiling allow deficit spending to continue.

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The market is emotional, and market values swing with human emotions. Now we are optimistic.

Now we are well financed. Now we have the first opportunity since the early 1990s for Congress to get our act together. Some outstanding economic thinkers disagree. James Rickards, author of “Currency Wars” and “The Death of Money” presents sound mathematical proofs that we are standing atop a major disaster, primarily due to two things: There is no backing for our money, such as gold and silver, as mandated by the Constitution, and our overwhelming federal debt is so huge that we must borrow money just to pay interest on that debt. These thinkers have excellent points.

The mathematical soundness of their proofs cannot be argued.

But what they don’t take into consideration is that we can improve by getting our act together fiscally, and we are slowly getting there with, perhaps, great opportunity to consummate the task because of a more conservative fiscal outlook in the new Congress.

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bonds. Gold and silver are currently depressed, and they are excellent buying opportunities.

The increase in the value of paper wealth is an indication of the public’s expectations of future returns on their investment. This optimistic attitude is due to interest rates remaining at all-time lows. Borrowing money is the most important expense in real estate transactions. Great economic expansions are preceded by increases in capacity provided by real estate development. The relative cost of business expansion is as cheap as it has been in several years. The outlook for real estate development is excellent.

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More wealth was created in the United States in 2014 than in any other year in history. The success of the stock market, coupled with the enormous amount of cash in businesses and banks, provides corporations and individuals with excellent avenues for financing to expand busiGEORGE nesses. The dollar RAUCH is strong again.

Consumers are benefiting from lower fuel costs, and the nation’s unemployment statistics continue to improve.

The country is also in a position to set right its finances.

Should Congress get the federal government’s spending under control and cease borrowing from the public to cover the cost of operations, the economy should continue to prosper, and the stock market should continue to reward us. The U.S. economy is poised to produce increases in asset values for several years to come.

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Bullock talks Key issues with Republican Club Town Manager Dave Bullock was the keynote speaker at the Republican Club of Longboat Key’s Jan. 9 meeting at the Longboat Key Club’s Portofino Ristorante & Bar and gave members an update on what to expect on the Key over the next 12 to 24 months.

Beaches

Jack Black, Town Manager Dave Bullock and Richard Thackery

Both New Pass and Longboat Pass will be dredged, and two concrete sand-saving structures are under construction on North Shore Road in front of 360 North condominium. This project will cost $2.5 million but will ultimately save the town money. In June 2011, the town spent $4 million putting sand in the area, and by 2012 all of that sand was gone.

“Instead of putting sand where it keeps washing away, we want these structures in to hold the sand,” Bullock said.

During the offseason, thousands of truckloads of sand

will be delivered to the island. This sand will be coarser than the current sand, which the town hopes will prevent it from washing away.

Pipe project

A 42-year-old pipe in Sarasota Bay that has never been shut down or inspected currently pumps the Key’s wastewater to mainland Manatee County. The town is in the planning stages of installing a new pipe, which will be the longest pipe of its size in the world. Permits could take five to 10 years to obtain.

“Currently, there’s no storage and one pipe that carries all the waste,” Bullock said. “If it fails, untreated wastewater will come up in the bay. We don’t know if it’ll last another 20 years or another 20 minutes.”

Underground utilities

Underground utilities are safer, more reliable and more aesthetically pleasing than aboveground utilities, Bullock said. The commission opted not to pursue a March referendum asking voters whether to bury Gulf of Mexico Drive utilities to study the feasibility of burying utilities islandwide. The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss the issue further in February, and, eventually, it will most likely go before voters.

Key Club referendum

Longoat Key Club owner Ocean Properties seeks to expand with a new hotel of up to 300 rooms. First, voters must approve tourism use for the property, which they will do through the first all-mail ballot in town history in May. The all-mail election will ensure the Key’s registered voters are able to cast ballots even if they aren’t in town.

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Bullock sounded off about a possible town center.

“We want to give the public something they don’t have now,” he said. “We are a community of redevelopment.

We want to know how we can encourage people to reinvest in the town and their property.”

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OBITUARIES Robert Diamant

Robert Diamant, 92, formerly of Longboat Key, died Jan. 11.

Mr. Diamant was married to Rochelle for 39 years and Charlotte for 22 years, both of whom preceded him in death.

He is survived by children Steven Diamant, Laura Morask, Adam Diamant, Chadd Diamant and Lindsey Berkun; and five grandchildren.

A chapel service will be held at 12:15 p.m. Jan. 14, at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 West Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Internment will be held at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to B’nai B’rith at bnaibrith.org.

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Dr. Donald Lemon, 101, of Longboat Key, died Jan. 2.

Born Jan. 18, 1913, in La Grange, Ill., Dr. Lemon was a graduate of Northwestern University and practiced dentistry in La Grange for 30 years. He was a lifetime member of the American Dental

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Dr. Lemon was a World War II Navy veteran and studied painting and sculpting at the Chicago Art Institute.

Upon retiring in 1967, Dr. Lemon moved to Longboat Key and pursued a career in fine arts for 20 years; his paintings hung in multiple galleries. He was a member of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, Northwestern University Club of Sarasota and Christ Episcopal Church in Bradenton.

Dr. Lemon was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Lemon, and his second wife, Aileen Elder Lemon. He is survived by his son, John, of Nokomis; daughter, Nancy Walsh, of Longboat Key; 10 grandchildren; 19 greatgrandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 14, in the Christ Episcopal Church chapel, 4030 Manatee Ave. W, Bradenton.

Donations can be made to the Salvation Army of Bradenton or Tidewell Hospice. tidewellhospice.org.

Longboat Key is full of model citizens. Twelve local “celebrities” will embrace their inner supermodels and hit the runway in fashions by Island Pursuit Jan. 21 for the fifth annual Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show.

“We had a powwow to choose people who we think will draw a crowd,” CoChairwoman Susan Landau said. “We chose people who are well-known and who give so much to the community.”

The Longboat Key Garden Club hosts the event, which takes place at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room. This year, attendees can sample selections from 16 local restaurants.

“We’ve got good stuff and terrific food,” Landau said. “From prime rib sliders to snapper to pesto and cheese pizza, we have something for everybody.”

Landau expects an attendance of 250 and said attendees always enjoy the food, show and, most importantly, getting together.

“You have such a uniting of the community, and people really see

how close-knit we really are,” Landau said.

The event will also feature a Chinese auction with six raffle baskets, including a relaxation and fitness basket, a Peanut Shop basket and two baskets with gift cards to restaurants around the Key. The proceeds from the event benefit the club’s grants and scholarships.

Grants, which range from $100 to $1,000, help local nonprofits with projects that support the club’s goals and objectives, including preserving the environment of Longboat Key and supporting other environmental causes.

Scholarships range from $1,500 to $3,000 and benefit students majoring in subjects related to the environment, conservation, botany and landscape design.

The $50 tickets are tax deductible and include unlimited food and two glasses of wine or soft drinks.

“The people who work with us do it wholeheartedly,” Landau said. “They’re wonderful. Everyone who works on this is first class.”

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RING OF

FAME The Circus Ring of Fame inducted its newest members at its 28th annual induction ceremony Sunday, on St. Armands Circle. Inductees are individuals who have played an important role in circus history.

New inductees are H.S.H. the Prince Rainier III of Monaco, the Del Moral Troupe, Fred Pfening Jr., Miguel Vazquez and Jacqueline Zerbini.

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Prince Rainier III of Monaco

Prince Rainier III’s lifelong passion for the circus led him to create the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo in 1974. The festival is still held annually and is one of the most celebrated annual circus events worldwide.

Prince Rainier’s daughter, Princess Stephanie, carried on her father’s circus legacy and is the festival’s current president.

“My grandfather was passionate about the circus since he was young,” said Louis Ducruet, grandson of Prince Rainier and

Jorge Del Moral, Mavicha Pacheco-Atayde and Manuel Del Moral son of Princess Stephanie.

His family loved the circus so much that Ducruet, now 22, lived with a circus for two years when he was 8 and 9 years old.

The 39th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo runs from Jan. 15 through Jan. 25. Twenty-five of the world’s top circus acts perform at the festival every year, and the Golden Clowns — the circus equivalent of the Academy Awards — are awarded there.

“We are a really, really close family, and I was very young when my grandfather left us,” said Ducruet, who accepted the award on his late grandfather’s behalf. “This is something really pleasant for me to present for my family.”

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Master of ceremonies Chuck Sidlow, Ring of Fame board member Joan Galvin, Louis Ducruet, grandson of Prince Rainier, and ceremony coordinator Brian Liddicoat

The only group honored in this year’s Ring of Fame induction is the Del Moral Troupe, which starred in circuses from the late 1940s to the 1970s.

Original members Jorge Del Moral, Manuel Del Moral and Mavicha Pacheco-Atayde became well-known performers in their home country of Mexico and came to the U.S. in 1948 to join the Daily Bros. Circus. They then began performing with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the 1950s and 1960s.

Pacheco-Atayde was eventually succeeded by Martha “Monty” Kirklan from 1953 to 1965, followed by Manuel Del Moral’s youngest daughter, Carmen Del Moral, from 1965 to 1973.

The troupe was known for performing tricks with a high level of difficulty. The group’s most notable tricks were a one-arm handstand and head balance atop a perch pole, which were performed without a safety harness. Jorge Del Moral became notable for his trademark one-finger handstand.

The group performed for “The Ed Sullivan Show” and the Queen of England and was the halftime act for the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1970s.

“They received this award because of the longevity of the quality of the act they presented,” Henry Barragan, nephew of Jorge Del Moral, said. “They had such a high degree of difficulty yet made it look effortless.”

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 JACQUELINE ZERBINI

 FRED PFENING JR.

 MIGUEL VAZQUEZ

A fear of heights has never been a problem for Jacqueline Zerbini.

“I have always loved heights,” Zerbini said. “For me, that was easy. I was always daring. When I was a kid I would always climb high up in the tree. My mom would always have a heart attack finding me.

I was that kind of kid.”

As a trapeze artist, Zerbini was known for her exhilarating heel catches and a onetoe hang.

Born and raised in Paris, Zerbini came to the U.S. when she was 16 and appeared in the Mills Bros. Circus in the ’60s.

Her former husband, Tarzan Zerbini, was an animal trainer, and her love for the circus expanded to training eight species of animals, including 14 tigers and one lion.

“I was always helping my husband raise the babies, and I fell in love,” Zerbini said. “Lion babies are adorable, but I loved tigers best. They are very smart.”

Zerbini went on to perform in circuses around the world and had three daughters, who now all work in the circus industry.

“My biggest accomplishment is that I am lucky I did something I love to do,” Zerbini said. “When you enjoy doing something, it’s a thrill.”

Fred Pfening Jr. was not a circus performer, but what he did for the industry is just as important as any act: He preserved its history.

Pfening discovered his love for the circus in Sarasota during annual family vacations. When he was 11, he started a circus of his own in his backyard. He spent two summers during his high school years in the early 1940s working on circus shows and building his own model circus.

He started the Fred J. Mack Circus in 1955, which lasted only 13 weeks. It was then he decided to study and record the circus rather than work on one.

In 1958, Pfening became president of the Circus Historical Society and wrote more than 100 articles for the society’s journal, Bandwagon.

He became editor and publisher of Bandwagon in 1961 and was in charge of 294 issues during his six-decade tenure. He retired in 2010, a few months before his death. He recorded more about the American circus industry than anyone else in history.

“He edited nearly 12,000 pages of circulation,” Pfening’s son, Fred Pfening III, said.

“What we know about these famous circus performers is because it was published in Bandwagon. It’s what gave his life purpose and meaning.”

Miguel Vazquez proved the impossible to the circus world in 1981.

At the time, it was considered a feat to perfect a triple somersault in midair. Four somersaults — known as a quad — were considered impossible until Vazquez and his brother, Juan, successfully executed the trick Aug. 19, 1981. Vazquez was only 16 years old. He was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1982.

On July 10, 1982, the brothers performed the trick for the first time in front of a paying audience, and Vazquez later performed the quad for every major circus in the world.

Vazquez successfully executed the quad on 85% of his attempts, for a total of 2,987 times. He also received the prestigious Golden Clown award in 1990 at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo.

“The Ring of Fame is a very big honor,” Vazquez said.

“The people elected to be there are circus legends and the biggest artists to ever be in the circus industry. It’s something I will treasure for the rest of my life.”

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Longboat Key ~ Emerald Harbor ~ Longboat Key ~ LBK Yacht & Tennis Club ~ Longboat Key ~ Players Club ~ $989,000 $849,900 $659,900 JUST LISTED! Beautiful home on sailboat water, furnished, updated & ready for you to move in! 3 bedrooms; Den/ 4th bedroom; 3 baths and a private guest suite - located in a quiet neighborhood with private deeded beach access to the aqua green waters of the Gulf of Mexico!

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Incredible full Gulf views and SRQ Bay views from the 750+ sf open & private terrace. Beautifully turnkey furnished, impeccably renovated and ready for you to move in! Large 3 bedrooms & 2 baths with built-ins throughout.

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A private tranquil family retreat with quality appointments throughout, 4-car garage and private dock. PC 79244 $4,900,000

Bird Key Perfection 3 sunlit bedrooms + den Anchor built home set in a tropical paradise. Flowing floor plan, 12’ ceilings, new gourmet kitchen. $1,550,000

Bay Plaza – Downtown Sarasota 2 bedroom, 2 bath split plan apartment on the 2nd floor with lovely water views, new wood floors and carpet throughout and freshly painted.

Updated bathrooms and wood cabinetry in the kitchen. $619,000

Longboat Key - Direct Gulf Front Estate size property over an acre prime for creating your beach front dream. Existing 3BR country rustic home ideal to occupy while your visions unfold.

Short distance to shopping, dining and the $3,195,000 Longboat Key Club. PC 95103

Lido Shores - Westway Drive Build your dream home! Gorgeous lot on 113’ of seawall is fenced & gated and has large private dock with water & electric. Rarely available! PC 78634 $5,000,000

Phoenix - Golden Gate Point Stunning sunsets, style, and sophistication from this 3,785 square foot Bay front residence with three full bedrooms plus a media room, three full baths and a powder room.

Rarely available! $2,195,000 Promenade Great opportunity to be on a high floor in the largest 2BR/2 FULL BA with magnificent Sunsets & Bay views. Large master suite with 2 walk-in closets & brick terrace overlooking the resort style pool. Terrific garage parking, concierge services + 24-hr. security. PC $849,000 81723

Sleepy Lagoon - Longboat Key Stunning waterfront home on Marbury Ln. with 4 BD+den/4.5 BA totaling 2,702 sq. ft.

Completely renovated, new appliances, pool, boat dock & a putting green out back!

PC 95171 $749,000

Corey’s Landing - Bay Front Villa Magnificently designed & furnished 3BR+ den villa with a relaxing lake and golf course view from a spacious screened brick patio. High ceilings, open entertaining space, custom builtins and a gourmet granite & stainless kitchen.

Deeded beach access included! $689,000

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Grand Bay Building I - 8th Floor South facing turnkey furnished 3 bedroom apartment with wood floors, panoramic views. Excellent amenities, pet-friendly, and deeded Beach Club membership included. $1,129,000

Avondale - West of the Trail Adorable cottage with newer granite & wood kitchen and Porcelain tile & maple wood floors. Large back yard with plenty of room for a pool or expansion.

Excellent location! $479,000

Water Club II - Simple Elegance Sought after Dover floor plan with 3 full bedrooms plus a spacious den and living area shows like a model. Beautiful 24x24 light marble floors and a neutral palette.

Pet friendly. PC 79265 $1,698,000

Country Club Shores - Direct Bay Front 3,700+ SF home with 3 BR+ study/4th bedroom, stunning open Bay views, infinityedge pool, protected boat dock & 257 feet of seawall. PC 79192 $3,500,000

Triton Bend - New Construction Mid-Longboat Key British West Indies style with a modern flair and beach access. Four bedrooms plus study three full and 2 half baths, open great room & kitchen. Luxurious pool/spa & 2-car garage. PC 79273 $1,550,000

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SPECTACULAR BEACH FRONT $5,395,000 One-Of-A-Kind 6 BR/ 5 BA Secluded private setting w/ expansive views of gulf waters, beach & sunset.

Temple Beth Israel gets the blues at jazz night

The Temple Beth Israel Men’s Club presented its New Orleans Jazz and Blues Night Jan. 7, featuring jazz tunes from various eras.

Musicians included Kid Dutch, pianist Mary Green, banjo player Ken Calhoun, clarinet player Jeff Green, bass player Don Mopsick, trumpet player Lew Green, drummer Mike Washington and saxophone and clarinet player Henry Blackburn.

POSITANO GULF FRONT PENTHOUSE $3,950,000 3BR/3BA + den. Superb amenities & finishes.

Left: Ken Calhoun, Jeff Green, Don Mopsick, Lew Green and Henry Blackburn perform.

SAILBOAT WATER ON LBK $1,731,000 4BR/4BA Home w/ deepwater dock & lift. 100’ frontage direct bay access.

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LIGHTHOUSE POINT GULFSIDE $8,900,000 Gated 5BR with private beach and gulffront pool.

GRAND MARINER BAYSIDE $1,600,000 - $2,400,000 Luxury 3,200 - 3,600 SF 3BR condos with boat docks.

LOCATION! LOCATION! $1,095,000 3 BR/3 BA Country Club Shores on sailboat water.

Close to everything!

EXTRAORDINARY BAYFRONT HOME $2,345,000 5/BD with deepwater dock & lift, home gym w/ steam room & sauna.

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME ON LONGBOAT KEY Wide canal lot on Dream Island Rd. $849,000 Deep water canal in Sleepy Lagoon $600,000 Jungle Queen Way lot close to beach $425,000

3BR PENTHOUSE CORNER LOCATION $348,000 Two large private porches, no shared walls in Gulf to Bay community w/ beach, boat dock & fishing pier.

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JANUARY SPECIAL AT THE WICKER INN BEACH RESORT Free night with a weekly rental! Need an extra room? Nightly and weekly availability. Relax by the pool or lounge on the beach.

Charming cottage ambiance, decorated by Florida pastels, surrounded by gorgeous tropical landscaping. Come and enjoy the absolute serenity.

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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

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. $249,900 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

ENJOY BOTH sunrise & sunset in this 2BR/2BA penthouse located on the quiet end of the property. New A/C, water heater, windows & carpet. Boat docks $30 mo. if available.

NO pet restrictions. $349,000 Mary Moore #A4110582

BEAUTIFUL GULF VIEWS from just about every room.

Enjoy sounds of the waves & brilliant sunsets on your wrap around balcony. $809,900 Dia Wilson #M5904221

DISTINCTIVE, UNIQUE 2014 custom home in award winning CONRAD BEACH on LBK. 3BR/3BA w/upgrades too numerous. $1,149,000 # M5841410

3BR/3BA RENOVATED home close to the beach including a spacious 1BR/1BA mother-in-law suite. Saltwater screened pool, wood burning fireplace & new high impact windows.

Make this your home on Longboat Key. $1,299,000 Dia Wilson #M5903371

For property management, call Bonnie Wiedeman 941-383-5577

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HIDEAWAY BAY HOME $1,995,000 Fishing pier, lift & dock on Sailboat water w/ exceptional bay views.

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SPECTACULAR BAYFRONT ESTATE $8,700,000 5BR 10,000 sq. ft. masterpiece. Views plus dock.

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Intimately close to downtown’s finest shopping, dining, arts, culture and entertainment.

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273 Osprey Point Drive

Offered at $998,300

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13872 Siena Loop

Longboat Club Towers, #802N Offered at $986,000

Offered at $598,300

The Meridian at the Oaks Preserve Offered at $515,000

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14

Understanding Your Retirement Living Options — takes place at 1:30 p.m. at the Aging in Paradise Resource Center at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Taught by Linda Ware, certified senior adviser and director of sales and marketing at the Sarasota Bay Club, the workshop will focus on helping residents spend their retired years as successfully as possible. To RSVP, call 383-6493.

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Longboat Key Historical Society — meets at 7 p.m. at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Randy Wells, director of the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program at Mote Marine Laboratory, will speak about “The Dolphins of Sarasota Bay.” For information, visit longboatkeyhistory.com.

Habatat Galleries Opening — takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. The exhibition features glasswork by two-dozen artists from 13 countries.

Call 383-2345.

SUNDAY, JAN. 18

Christ Church Winter Season Concert — takes place at 2 p.m. at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The church’s first concert of the season will feature flutist David Tagliarini and pianist and organist Dwight Thomas. The event is free. Call 383-8833.

Sandpipers Men’s Group — meets at 10 a.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Pharmacology professor Dr. Herbert Kaufman will speak about medicinal marijuana. Call 3838161.

Episcopal Church Women — meets at 11:30 a.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Kevin Main will present “Aqua Farming at Mote Marine.” To RSVP, call 383-8161.

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LOOKING AHEAD Puttin’ on the Glitz What: The Aging in Paradise Resource Center’s “Downton Abbey” 1920s-themed gala includes dinner, dancing and live and silent auctions.

Tickets are $100. Call 3836493 When: 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 Where: Sarasota Bay Club, 1301 N. Tamiami Trail Longboat Key Garden Club’s grants and scholarships. Tickets include two glasses of wine or soft drinks.

Cost is $50. Call 383-8030.

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Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show — takes place at 5 p.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Dining Room, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Sample selections from 16 local restaurants and watch a fashion show by Island Pursuit. Proceeds benefit the

THURSDAY, JAN. 22

Robert Frost Workshop — takes place at 10 a.m. Thursdays Jan. 22 through Feb. 12, at All Angels by the Sea, Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. David Rice will teach about the life of Robert Frost and his poetry. Call 3838161.

SATURDAY, JAN. 24

Centre Shops Festival and Longboat Lifestyle Expo — takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Centre Shops of Longboat Key, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Dealers will feature and sell their antiques, jewelry, collectibles, art and more. Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members will also have tables. Call 383-1901.

SATURDAY, JAN. 24, AND SUNDAY, JAN. 25

St. Armands Winter Art Festival — takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Armands Circle Park. More than 175 artists and craftsman will display and sell their work. Visit starmandscircleassoc.com/events for more information.

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WATER CLUB - Direct Gulf front 3BR 3,400sf furnished OAKS BAYSIDE ESTATE - 8,500sf 5BR residence designed condo with three terraces and private garage. $2,750,000 and built by famed architect Bo MacEwen. $2,200,000

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MUSEUM AREA BAY FRONT - Over 100’ wide .7 acre bay front lot w/ existing 1935 residence. $1,900,000 A4107019 & A4107037

CASEY KEY LOT - Desirable one acre mid-key bay front BOATHOUSE - Enclosed building boat storage on the lot with 250’ on Sarasota Bay. $1,500,000. south end of Longboat with slips for $34,900 and $24,900.

HARBORAGE ON BRADEN RIVER - Enjoy an active lifestyle in this Neal community along the Braden river.

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. .................................................................................................................$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. ...................................................................$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. ...............................PENDING...............$275,000 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. ...........................................................................................................................................$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!! ............................................................................................................................................$399,999 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. ..................................................................................................................................................................$269,900 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 BOBBIE BANAN, REALTOR® 356-2659 • 383-2659

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2015

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Bird Key home sells for $1.63 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between Dec. 29 and Jan. 2.

A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Arlette Jacob, trustee, and Stanley Jacob, of Sarasota, sold the home at 212 Bird Key Drive to Thomas and Suzanne Hall, of Sarasota, for $1.63 million. Built in 1961, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,016 square feet of living area.

Donald and Barbara Ramp, trustees, of Frisco, Texas, sold the Unit 148 condominium at 6750 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Curt and Pia Ravn, of Longboat Key, for $320,000. Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,287 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $107,500 in 1984.

Spanish Main Yacht Club

First Source Bank, trustee, sold the Unit 47 condominium at 877 Spanish Drive N. to Michelle Clark, of Greenwich, Conn., for $330,000. Built in 1967, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,198 square feet of living area.

Country Club Shores

Sheldon and Joyce Paley, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 512 Hornblower Lane to Paul Galeski, trustee, of Columbia, Ill., for $940,000. Built in 1968, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,109 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $230,000 in 1993.

Sutton Place

Harbour Court

Lois Miller, trustee, of St. Louis, sold the home at 2204 Harbour Court Drive to Anna McCann, of Longboat Key, for $850,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,933 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $535,000 in 1996.

Conrad Beach

The Bank of New York, Mellon, trustee, sold the home at 7050 Firehouse Road to Muhamed Becovic, of Indianapolis, Ind., for $760,000. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, three baths, one

Kristen Herhold

This home at 212 Bird Key Drive has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,016 square feet of living area.

It sold for $1.63 million. half-bath and 3,095 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $760,000 in 2014.

Lands End

Dorian and Janice Irizarry, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 3 condominium at 690 Lands End Drive to Michael Parker and Connie Claudette Parker, trustees, of The Villages, for $749,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,803 square feet

of living area. It previously sold for $600,000 in 2009.

It previously sold for $198,000 in 1996.

The Ambassador on Lido Beach

Whitney Beach

Bonnie Christie, of Jackson, Mich., sold her Unit 708 condominium at 800 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Anand and Vasundhara Putcha, of Livingston, N.J., for $725,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,350 square feet of living area.

Jerome and Sharon Glassman, of Ocala, sold their Unit 317 condominium at 6701 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Virginia Lipton and Frank Malickson, of Longboat Key, for $402,500. Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 936 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $500,000 in 2004.

3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #A4109140 $2,600,000 Michael Moulton

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

6540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3997271 $1,895,000 Saint Cacchiotti

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

3563 Fair Oaks Lane #A4109427 $1,395,000 Brigitte Von Kessel

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-2174

210 Sands Point Road #A4107506 $1,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

5871 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3996985 $7,900,000 Christina Landry

3010 Grand Bay Boulevard #A4108819 $859,000 Julie Klick

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

392 Firehouse Lane #A4106562 $839,900 Mary Defrank

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

545 Rountree Dr #A3996752 $769,000 Michael Yawitz

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-587-8091

1910 Harbour Links Cir # 12 #A3999366 $749,000 Jenine Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8303

2525 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4109332 $749,000 Tom Delaney

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Harry and Ann Ardoline, of Bethlehem, Pa., sold their Unit 305 condominium at 600 Sutton Place to Mary Ardoline, of Bethlehem, Pa., for $216,200. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,204 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $145,000 in 1992.

ST. ARMANDS

Sarasota Harbour East

Lorna Maclaren, of Ontario, Canada, sold her Unit 36 condominium at 769 John Ringling Blvd. to Carlos Silva, of Forest Hills, N.Y., for $312,500. Built in 1965, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 882 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $280,000 in 2011.

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-376-4498

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-3990

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

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-6673

PHOTOS

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 5 #A3995790 $735,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

1830 Lincoln Dr #A3991998 $2,095,000 Susan Mcleod

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-6673

1115 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4108070 $679,000 Lee Dillon

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-928-5012

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-928-4445

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614 Buttonwood Drive #A4108833 $650,000 Tak Konstantinou

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-1606

1771 Ringling Boulevard #A4109916 $649,000 Jeffrey Weller

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-266-8206

7001 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #23 #A4108442 $624,900 Maureen Horn

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

1901 Harbour Links Circle #A4110247 $599,000 Maureen Horn

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

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

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

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

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

4725 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4106599 $424,900 Ian Addy Pa

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

448 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4107336 $399,500 The Collier Group

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-313-1212

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2015

BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Jan. 2 through Jan. 7, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address

Permit

Applicant

6465 Gulfside Drive

Re-roof

Gilberto Zapatero

$43,900

832 Bayport Way

Kitchen

Michael Miller

$41,165

7060 Poinsetta Ave.

791 Binnacle Point Drive

Windows, sliding glass doors and entry doors James Lavoie Sliding glass doors, windows and entry doors Carol Falck

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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 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.

Amount

$31,000

Re-roof 5201 GMD

Gulf Front Condominium Association $24,300

2525 GMD

Kitchen

Allan Donn

$22,991

2410 Harbourside Drive

Bathroom

Robert Rich, trustee

$11,200

6336 Laguna Drive

Re-roof

Timothy Hellige

$11,000

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.

540 Birdie Lane

Interior

Chris Kechriotis

$10,000

Please visit www.LongboatLife.com to learn more.

4410 Exeter Drive

Windshutters

Helen McGraw

$5,878.99

4410 Exeter Drive

Windshutters

Alice Tanchel

$5,009.38

5940 Emerald Harbor Drive Floating dock

David Jones

5757 GMD

Stephen Jackson

Fabric storm panel

$29,899

$2,064 $535

25 Lighthouse Point Drive MLS A4108131 $5,200,000

455 Longboat Club Rd #306 MLS A4109118 $1,199,000

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

Sylvia Zimmerman

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key 941.350.5022 1770 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 206 #A3986006 $389,000 David Simon

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-400-8764

740 Fox Street #A4109613 $369,000 Bruce Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8152

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

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

225 Sands Point Road #A4100632 $299,900 Rory Jaret

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-348-3989

4440 Exeter Drive #A4104012 $299,900 Sharon Freeman

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

4440 Exeter Drive #A4106919 $295,000 Sharon Freeman

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

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!

Please visit my website: www.sylviasellssarasota.com

3806 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4110454 $249,900 Stephen Harris

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-2352

4235 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # G203 #A3936274 $239,000 Eileen (Dee Dee) Burke

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-266-8949

420 Firehouse Court #A4108648 $214,900 Matthew Cannon

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-228-2030

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

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S

6633 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3989550 $22,000,000 Deborah Beacham

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

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-376-2688

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

Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511 White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

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8263 Archers Court

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Items Under $200 For Sale RAFT: ACHILLES 7/ft., inflatable, with oars, seat, pump and bag. A-1 cond., $195. 941-383-2849.

Antiques/Collectibles 2015 SARASOTA

COLLECTIBLE POSTCARD SHOW

Thousands of vintage postcards - buy/sell/trade

Sat., Jan 17, 2015, 8:30am-5:00pm

(admission $3.00, with ad $2.00) Faith Lutheran Church, 7750 Beneva Road, SRQ PURCHASING EAMES, Knoll, Danish, Dunbar, Evans, Laverne, Nakashima, Parzinger furniture, glass, pottery and designer clothing. Tommy McDonnell 772-643-3209.

STEFF’S STUFF CONSIGNMENT Longboat Key - 5380 Gulf of Mexico Dr. 941-383-1901 steffstufflbk.com

Autos For Sale BMW CONVERTIBLE 2006, M3 package, 53,500 miles, blue/tan/black. Beautiful and fast. $17,950.

920-379-7521.

LEXUS 2002 SC430 Convertible. Gold, tan interior, $22,500. 941-232-1357.

Autos Wanted GOTTA CAR You Wanna Sell?

The good, the bad, or the ugly.

Call now!

727-400-1910.

SELLING YOUR CAR Top $$$$$ Paid, 2000 or Newer SarasotaCarBuyers.com 941-915-0522 WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOAT SLIP on Longboat Key, Boat House.

Unit-2124, on first level. For Rent/Sale. $295/mo.

Minimum 6/mos. 708-267-6704.

EXCELLENT BOATING location, high and dry indoor boat slip available for rent. Private owner has best price. Call 941-544-5597.

FOR RENT: Dry dock boat slip at the Boathouse (dockside LBK). Accommodates 25’ powerboat.

Annual rental $3400 (less than market). Call 708-220-8888, E-mail: jstone@petitami.us SLIP RENTAL Needed. Seeking a slip to rent on LBK for one week from February 15 through February 21. Must fit a 25’ pontoon boat. Call Greg, (941) 383−3420.

Boats Boats Are Selling Very Well.

Season Is Here - Busy - Busy - Busy www.Islandboatsales.net We Also Buy Boats.

941-228-3489

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

(941)387-4810.

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GARAGE SALE

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ESTATE SALE Premium Estate Liquidators Airport Mall – 8251 15th Street East (Across the road from Rectrix) Saturday, January 17: 9:00a.m. – 1:00p.m.

(Numbers out @ 8:00a.m.)

Keep that resolution to start fresh in 2015 by tossing out that tired old sofa and scuffed furniture and purchase some beautiful pristine condition like new furniture and household items from Premium Estate Liquidators.

We also have many collectibles, crystal, paintings, lamps rugs, jewelry, unusual sculptures and much more.

As always, with your support you are partnering with the Y to assist struggling families in our community.

Check out photos on: www.estatesales.net.

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Merchandise Wanted

Condos For Sale

COINS, STAMPS, GOLD & SILVER WANTED. Paying Spot on Gold Bullion. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. Suncoast Stamp Company, 8520 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-921-9761

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Homes For Sale

Pools/Spas HOT TUB with lounger, never used, maintenance free cabinet, 110 or 220 volt, can deliver, $1895.

941-462-0633.

840 TARAWITT DR., LBK Spectacular waterfront views.

Protected dock. $1,239,000. www.tarawittdrive.com Take a look!

941-650-9761

Personals *ADOPTION:* Doctor & Park Ranger (will stay home), playful pup. Beautiful Loving Home awaits 1st baby. FLBar 42311. *Expenses paid.* *1-800-552-0045.*

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

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

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

Call 941-907-8141.

Condos/Apts. For Rent 325 GOLDEN GATE POINT: unit 2, updated, 2BR, appliances, yearly lease. $1300/mo. 815-353-0644.

LONGBOAT KEY: Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, walk out to beach.

Furnished, heated pool, covered parking. 1 mo. min. 941-383-3338.

2BR/2BA LONGBOAT Key Aquarius Rental.

Beautifully turnkey furnished two bedroom, two bathroom Longboat Key beach front condo, in the Aquarius. Available as early as January 1, 2015. Rental rate is $7,500 per month. Three month minimum required. Contact leasing agent Alison Aulwurm at Jennette Properties Inc. for more information. (941) 953−6000 ext. 229.

Condos For Sale LONGBOAT KEY Club Suite with FREE Key Club Social Membership. 650/sq.ft. Studio, turnkey.

Tennis/ golf course view. Sale agents welcome.

By Owner. $349,000. 708-267-6704.

LONGBOAT KEY BEACH FRONT, 2BR/2BA remodeled, furnished condo behind gates of LBK Club, Gulf views from great room and master.

1500 sq.ft. $595k. Photos: www.tiny.cc/SandsPoint 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

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“What our artists have accomplished has been inspirational, expansive and life-affirming,” Hermitage Artist Retreat Executive Director Bruce Rodgers says.

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“November 21, 1963: The Day Before,” a multidiscipline artistic tribute and remembrance of the John F. Kennedy assassination, fills the hall with touching stories, skits and songs of memories of that fateful November day from artists and performers such as John Guare, Craig Lucas, Arthur Kopit, Nico Muhly, Robert Osborne, Margaret Kampmeier, B.D. Wong and Olympia Dukakis.

A few weeks prior, just downtown from Symphony Space in the Upper West Side, the original opera “Two Boys” opened at the Metropolitan Opera to great fanfare. With music composed by Muhly and the libretto written

by Lucas (both participating artists at the above Symphony Space event), the opera concerns a detective’s investigation into the stabbing of a teenage boy and the shadowy world of online forums.

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// ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT Hermitage Executive Director Bruce Rodgers, the Hermitage staff and supporters traveled to New York City to see the Symphony Space performance. As Rodgers recently walked through each building at the artist retreat, he referenced this “Hermitage Network” through which its artists are forever linked.

“We have reached a whole other element of our mission,” says Rodgers. “What our artists have accomplished has been inspirational, expansive and life-affirming.”

Like its artists, the Hermitage has endured its own creative journey that began at the turn of the 20th century on a tranquil corner of Manasota Key. Swedish immigrant Carl Johansen first purchased the beachfront property in 1907; he also erected its first building. For the next nearly 70 years, the Hermitage land and building was exchanged between several owners. Its uses ranged from a nudist colony, called the Florida Sea Island Sanctuary, to the private residences of Alfred Whitney (who added a cottage

and water pump house) and Otto Thurston Alexander.

Then in 1975 the actions of a writer and her artist daughter would irrevocably change the course of the property’s destiny. Writer Ruth Swayze and her daughter, Carroll Swayze, leased the Hermitage as a retreat for their own artistic ventures. Their experience at the property would be the first in the Hermitage’s present artistic lineage. The duo quickly realized the historic and aesthetic worth of the buildings on the property. Years of sea salt, wind and torrential weather had taken their toll on the core of the property’s architectural stability.

The two led the charge within the community and raised the public profile of the property into something worth saving.

“It was the perfect storm of public complaining, energy and opportunity,” says Patricia Caswell, Hermitage program director and Greenfield Prize coordinator.

The latter awards a $30,000 commission to promising artists in various artistic fields.

In 1999, Caswell was then the

Whitney House BEFORE

executive director of the Sarasota County Arts Council and helped lead a Comprehensive Community Cultural Plan to revitalize and redefine the county’s relationship with local organizations and local artists. Caswell’s “perfect storm” generated a reconstruction and salvaging of the five buildings on the Hermitage property. The reconstruction effort raised approximately $1.3 million from private donations and local and state funding.

The house and cottage’s decayed and rotting wood floors

The Creative Colony: A timeline of the Hermitage 1936: After going through several owners, the “Florida Sea Island Sanctuary,” a nudist colony, opens. It operates for two years.

1907: Carl Johansen and 15 members emigrate from Sweden to Florida. Johansen eventually purchases the current Hermitage property site and settles there.

1947: Otto Thurston Alexander purchases the Hermitage property and combines it with Whitney’s property.

His family begins to live at the property.

1940: Bachelor Alfred Whitney builds himself a beach retreat adjacent to the Hermitage property.

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and walls were replaced. They transformed into modern studio spaces for visiting artists, whom a 13-member committee that includes arts administrators and artists from across North America selects. Once nominated by the committee, the artists are invited for a total of six weeks to their new artistic home.

Artist talks, a composer interview series, open visual artist studio tours and the popular monthly beach readings are regular ways for citizens to connect with visiting artists.

1988: The Hermitage property is sold to the Sarasota County Parks and Recreation department to be destroyed for added beachfront parking. The plan is quickly sidelined due to the property’s historic importance.

1975 to 1986: Local author Ruth Swayze and her daughter, visual artist Carroll Swayze, live on the Hermitage property and raise local awareness of the house and the location’s importance. They begin the Hermitage’s tradition of housing artists.

“There will be 200 to 300 people sitting out on our beach in front of the house, and it’ll be the largest audience these writers have ever had listening to their words,” Rodgers said.

From a dilapidated set of buildings to a thriving enterprise, the Hermitage Artist Retreat is an inspiring artistic success story.

Asked what has kept this location and property alive over the years, Rodgers pointed out the door toward the gulf.

“Look at it,” says Rodgers laughing. “Its value is intrinsic.”

2004: The Hermitage Artist Retreat hosts its inaugural artist, sculptor Malcolm Robertson and his wife, Kathryn, starting an artist residency program that continues to this day with 60 artists of various disciplines invited in 2014 alone.

1999: After a decade of advocacy by members of the Englewood community, the Sarasota County Arts Council establishes a Comprehensive Community Cultural Plan. Patricia Caswell, executive director of the arts council, and Syd Adler, community philanthropist and art collector, lead a steering committee to raise funds to turn the property into an artist retreat.

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Lasting Legacy Walking into the Ringling College of Art and Design’s Selby Gallery is like walking into a scene from “Indiana Jones.” Books and manuscripts crafted by artisans and artists centuries ago stand like obelisks of knowledge. The handcrafted tomes of medical texts, philosophy and business transactions are the ancestors of the books, newspapers and manuals that fill libraries and homes around the world.

The gallery currently houses the Schoenberg Collection of Manuscripts, one of the world’s most extensive collections of preGuttenberg manuscripts, books and texts.

With more than 290 artifacts collected and maintained through the centuries, the preservation of these pieces was the life’s work and passion of Larry Schoenberg and his wife, Barbara Brizdle.

These expertly crafted works of art and knowledge represent a wide variety of fields including arts and sciences, education, communication, social policy, business, law, engineering, medicine and design.

After decades of obtaining and preserving these fragile and centuries-old documents, the couple donated their collection in 2011 to the library of Schoenberg’s alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. Ever since, the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, which was created with the donation, has been working to further advance its extensive collection. It has been digitizing manuscripts for public access at the neighboring Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image and supporting scholarly work of students at Penn and across the country.

“It was the smell that first attracted him to old materials,” says Brizdle about her late husband. “Larry was in high school and doing a research project at the New

After the death of Larry Schoenberg, his widow and Ringling College of Art and Design honor him with an exhibit of rare manuscripts.

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Barbara Brizdle continues her husband Larry Schoenberg’s legacy and love for ancient manuscripts.

York Public Library on the Bull Moose election. They brought him original documents from that era, and I think he was in love with the smell and feel of old manuscripts ever since.”

Though their collection resides in Philadelphia, Schoenberg and Brizdle moved in 1997 full time to Longboat Key and became supporters of the Ringling College of Art and Design. When the college’s letterpress and book-arts center opened in 2011, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to display the origins of the art of bookmaking contained in the Schoenberg manuscripts.

Unfortunately, Schoenberg died in May, just after the Ringling and the manuscript institute finalized a time and location to

display Schoenberg’s valuable and educational treasures.

“Larry cared very much that his collection be used and available to everyone, whether by scholars, researchers, dealers or collectors,” says Brizdle.

The exhibition, “A Legacy Inscribed: The Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection of Manuscripts,” runs from Jan. 16 to Feb. 18.

The exhibit represents a new type of gallery for the college, which has never displayed pieces of such historical value.

“Once we finalized the exhibition, we had to go through a list of what was safe for transportation and storage of the manuscripts,” says Laura Avery, director of galleries and exhibitions at Ringling College

of Art and Design. “We had to make sure the humidity and atmospheric levels in the Selby Gallery were exact so as to not degrade the manuscripts as well as install extra security measures.”

The approximately 65 books and maps on loan from the Penn collection will range in form, function and artistic methods. Featured items include translations of Aristotle’s “Metaphysics,” a transfer of land in Spain from the 1600s, a book on saddle design and even a clay tablet written in cuneiform, one of the earliest known forms of writing, detailing a tax bill.

“For our students to really see what was done historically in the beginning of the written word is really essential and important,” says Larry R. Thompson, president of Ringling College. “I want the students who are practicing press and book design to realize that their work has an impact on society and might even be, like the manuscripts on display, around 400 to 500 years from now.”

“I’m very excited about what the manuscripts can tell us about the past times,” says Brizdle. “The collection and exhibit reflect Larry’s legacy because he has made a difference by making these manuscripts available to future scholars.”

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That happened this past weekend when the Sarasota Orchestra and Music Director Anu Tali offered a program of particularly disparate works by extremely contrasting composers and came out with a confluence of sounds that made us weep.

Richard Strauss’ intense “Death and Transfiguration” is rarely, if ever, heard as a curtain opener, but Tali used it well, carefully building colors and textures in her orchestra so the musicians produced an organ-like sound with a depth of understanding that comes from both the heart and technical prowess. The opening of this work isn’t easy to understand. One friend said, “You have to be older to appreciate that opening,” and that made me realize why the first themes made me so uncomfortable: they deal with the concept of death and the fear of dying. But the transfiguration that comes after that is so uplifting, so spiritual, it’s hard not to believe things get better. With its “Superman” sound-alike theme, when played well, it’s almost impossible not to soar with it and the Sarasota Orchestra, sounding like a giant organ with shimmer and depth, spun legatos that seemed to go on forever.

One of the most important marks of a great orchestra is its ability to switch styles seamlessly. In this concert, the Sarasota Orchestra and Tali moved from century to century as if they were born to each one.

From the passionate complexity of Richard Strauss, they moved with ease to the clarity and precision of Mozart.

Replacing the flugelhorn player, Sergei Nakariakov, who was unable to perform

due to illness, the Orchestra was able to bring in the internationally renowned pianist Tamara Stefanovich, who has performed at festivals from Aldeburgh to Lucerne and worked with such renowned conductors as Pierre Boulez. Because the theme of this program was “In Love,” the fitting concerto was Mozart’s C Major, No. 21, K.467, often known as the “Elvira Madigan” concerto because its slow movement was used in that film.

From the very opening notes we heard a clean, incisive orchestra providing the framework for Stefanovich, whose stylistic, clear and sensitive playing seemed a perfect match to the orchestral instrumentalists. It was a classic performance of a classic, with Tali using that long legato to make the orchestra and soloist sound like one organism. Even the pizzicato strings had long, singing lines. And the transitions between themes and those all-important silences were always perfect.

Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy Overture used to be played often in concert halls and on the radio, but it seems to have gone out of fashion over the last few decades. Perhaps it was too romantic for the late 1900s. We certainly can’t remember the last time we heard it at a live performance, so it was like welcoming back an old friend who’d stayed away too long. Tali built a beautiful tension throughout the piece, giving the horns, brass and percussion their head to build great fortissimos but always keeping them from becoming blatty and brash. Again, the transitions were flawless with a sort of mystical sound linking the majestic, romantic segments.

Finally, the orchestra opened those first magic notes from the Suite No. 2 of Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloe.” With washes of sound and color that made me feel like I’d slipped into “Green Mansions,” every musician in the orchestra turned into a soloist, showing a magnificent obsession with sound, quality and ability. This

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The Sarasota Orchestra is playing with the confidence of a so-called destination orchestra, the kind of ensemble in which musicians kill to play. Tali is leading the way and, forgive me for the gush, we’re amazed at their prowess.

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and Lauren Ward.) American writer Clifford Bradshaw (Scott Vitale) stumbles into this scene. Before long, Sally’s living in his rented flat and he’s smuggling packages for a German pal (Paul Hutchinson) whom he met on the train. Thus begins the A-story: the unlikely affair of Sally and Cliff.

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Not a fun-loving bunch, those guys. Even so, their jackboots, leather accessories and sweaty outdoor rallies had a sadomasochistic, decadent association — a hint that, deep down, those Nazi boots were kinky boots. When it comes to this theory, “Cabaret” is exhibit one.

This Broadway smash (music and lyrics

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by Joe Masteroff) is a musical theater adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s “Goodbye to Berlin” and John Van Druten’s play, “I am a Camera,” based on that book. That complicated chain of adaptation leads back to eyewitness testimony — namely Isherwood’s, who actually lived and wrote in early 1930s Berlin, like his fictional character. My point? There’s decadent fact behind the musical’s fiction.

Ironically, it’s a musical about people who don’t want to face facts.

Most of the action unfolds in the Kit Kat Klub, a decadent endroit reflecting poor spelling skills. The Emcee (Ross Boehringer) is elfin yet creepy (think “The

movie) involves the autumn romance of Cliff’s landlady, Fraulein Schneider (Lilian Moore), and a fruit shop owner, Herr Schultz (Elliott Raines). Schultz happens to be Jewish. At the dawn of Nazi ascendance that’s a problem — and she breaks the romance off. Before that happens, their sweet story forms a normal counterpoint to the decadent world of the Kit Kat Klub.

(Which, by 21st century standards, isn’t that decadent. There’s no twerking at all.)

Michael Newton-Brown’s direction deftly alternates between the demimonde of the club and the seedy apartment of the writer. The actors put in stunning performances, with special props for Boehringer’s sleazy master of ceremonies, DeShazer’s falling star and Vitale’s almost innocent abroad. Kelly Burnette’s choreography sizzles; Jared Walker’s costumes have the appropriate sleaze factor; Alan Jay Corey’s musical direction shines.

(He’s got first-rate music to work with, of course — Kander and Ebb. But he does justice to their tunes.)

Like a 1930s gangster movie, “Cabaret” bounces back and forth between the club’s guilty pleasures and the normal life of the flat. Like one of Hitchcock’s ticking time bombs, the Nazi threat is always there. (And Sally Bowles is always denying it.) This conveniently returns us to our original theory: Were the S&M Nazis and the decadent club performers two sides of the same coin?

Nah. There’s plenty of sublimated sexuality in the Nazi scene, sure. But they weren’t big fans of that side of human nature, or the club scene in general. Ultimately, the stormtrooping set proved to be a problem for the Weimar era’s café artists. Check out the BBC’s “The Real Cabaret” to get an idea of their tragic fate.

Or check out this musical to get a sense of what Berlin’s 1930s cabaret life was like before the party ended.

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by Heather Merriman | Black Tie Editor

Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse Preview Benefiting: Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota County | 2015 Showhouse Chair: Terrance Leaser This year’s Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse features a three-story home on Siesta Key, boasting 6,000 square feet of living space that was transformed from Mediterranean style to contemporary. Twenty-one spaces were redesigned by 25 of the areas top designers, providing the ultimate showhouse for the 20th anniversary of Jewels on the Bay. The Observer got a sneak peek tour of the modern showhouse from Chair Terrance Leaser to show you what they’ve completed so far.

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WALLS AS ART In addition to the standard color of interiors changing from taupe to gray, faux painting and other ornate styles that were signatures in the Mediterranean look have been replaced by wallpaper and feature walls of concrete, stones and tiles. Wallpaper and tile are a wonderful option for adding that element of art to any room, acting as art. To add your own metallic touch with clean lines, here are tile options and wallpapers from some of the top designers in wall coverings.

These tiles, found at Tile Market, resemble aluminum siding and make for a great look on a feature wall.

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by Heather Merriman | Black Tie Editor Asolo Repertory hosted a stylish evening Friday, Jan. 9, to celebrate the opening production of the 2014-2015 Repertory Season, “The Matchmaker.” Prior to the play’s 8 p.m. opening, sponsors gathered for a cocktail reception and dinner with a “fun, flirty love” theme at the theater. Further celebration occurred following the play at the opening night after-party, where guests mingled with the cast and creative team members.

It’s a charming, funny look at America in 1900, before the age of Match.com and e-Harmony.

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During the ceremony, Wallenda gently teased his soft-spoken bride who was perhaps tearing up, “We did this once,” he said.

The party, planned by NK Productions Wedding Planning, was a classy evening including their love of circus with unicyclists and an aerial ring during cocktails, a video crew from the Discovery Channel (stay tuned for the air date) and multiple generations of the couple’s families, from Erendira’s grandmother Jackie Ashton Hay and mom Golda Ashton Hay down to her youngest nephew Nathan, age 1.

Her sister and cousin both sang for the first dance and father/daughter dance. Among the guests: Pedro Reis and Dolly Jacobs, Jennifer Mitchell and Ryan Clarke, Chuck and Noriko Sidlow, “Jungle Jack” and Suzi Hanna, Paul and Nikki Caragiulo, Dr. David and Stephanie Sugar, David and Myrna Band, Matt and Diana Buchanan and John and Angela Massaro-Fain.

obert Graham Co-Founder Robert Stock visited The Met Jan. 9 for a designer meet and greet. Nearly 100 guests stopped in the fashion house during the event, where they enjoyed hors d’eouvres and drinks (including bacon and whiskey sours), got a preview of the 2015 spring collection and some got their Robert Graham pieces signed

by Stocks himself. Bernie and Lauren Walsh, Margie and Kelvin Cooper, John Pennie, Dr. Gloria Lipscomb, Victor Talamo, Michael Klauber, Andrew Guenther and Gary Jones were spotted that evening.

Welcome back … Nice to see Bob and Diane Roskamp at the Perlman gala and again at an Asolo Rep opening night Jan. 9. They sold their Golden Gate Point condo and moved to a home in University Park, where they will be until May … Bali high … Speaking at the opening night dinner for the Asolo Rep’s “Matchmaker” Jan. 9, Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards said more than 24,000 people saw “South Pacific,” which closed Dec. 28 — a record for any Asolo production … Sending happy thoughts … to The Observer’s music reviewer and friend June LeBell while she undergoes her second round of chemo. Get well.

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“You’d be surprised what you find when you write things down on paper,” Cozzette said. “You have a map and a direction of what you want to do — a starting point and an end point.”

Good budgets are realistic, conservative and determine wants versus needs.

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“No one’s plan will go perfectly,” Cozzette said. “That plan will change next month and again after that. Just stick with (the plan) and your finances will work out.”

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A large trampoline has built-in dividers that allow each participant to have a squareshaped trampoline that will not be affected by the bounce of nearby group members.

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Schreiber recommends that participants bring a friend. The studio offers a free trial class to first-timers and friends of members.

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January 2015 | Health Matters Dr. Mauricio Concha, joined the rowing group at the recommendation of his speech therapist. Gerber told Concha about his participation in the program, which spurred Concha to start sending more of his patients to Dobson.

Concha wants to help Dobson expand the rowing program by getting Sarasota Memorial Hospital more involved in the program and establishing different adaptive sports for stroke patients.

“After a stroke, patients are affected at many levels — their self-esteem, feeling of isolation, fear of getting back into things,” Concha said.

Being part of the program, and part of a competitive team, washes away the apathy many patients feel post-stroke and helps them become goal-oriented, she said.

“Their whole sense of well-being blooms,” Concha said.

Concha currently has four patients in the program, and he said they can’t stop talking about it when they come in for visits.

“They feel healthier,” he said. “For them to overcome a disability is great.”

The group practices twice a week at Blackburn Point Park, home of the Sarasota Rowing Club and the Sarasota Scullers.

Every boat is adapted to each person’s needs. Unlike most rowing teams that might have one coach per every few boats, the SARP has one coach to every boat. It takes $7,500 to put each athlete in the water.

The program has received donations, including winning one boat at the Bayada Regatta Aug. 16, in Philadelphia.

“My favorite part is seeing the smiles on their faces, along with the sweat in their

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Each athlete has to overcome his own challenges, but having a team makes it easier.

“Everybody gets different benefits,” said Rich Prager, a volunteer for the program.

No matter the condition the rower is in — whether post-stroke or experiencing another issue — the program finds a way to make rowing work for him. Prager said the rowing program offers something beyond the more traditional gym rehab programs.

Olson, who is blind and partially deaf, competed at the Bayada Regatta in a singlerider race. The team worked with her by following along in a guide boat and spoke into her hearing ear via walkie-talkie.

David Olson, Carlen’s husband, said she first got into the program to strengthen her back. Previously she’d been working out a few times a week in their garage. She’s been in the program for two years.

“She’s the go-getter,” Olson said.

Dennis Amaral, one of Concha’s patients, joined the program about a year ago.

After his stroke in 2012, he suffered from seizures and couldn’t row. But he watched and helped out with the equipment until Concha gave him the all-clear to participate.

“It’s given him a purpose,” said his wife, Deborah Amaral. “It’s made him think.”

He even competed in Philadelphia and placed fourth out of six in his race.

His involvement has benefited her, as well. While he is out on the water she walks to Casey Key and back to the launch.

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Health Matters | January 2015

FARM FRESH As Sarasota residents brace for cooler weather, it’s a great time to load up on locally grown produce.

Here is a list of places that also offer a u-pick option for their produce.

n FRUITVILLE GROVE Address: 7410 Fruitville Road, Sarasota.

Hours: Open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Come out to pick fresh honeybell oranges.

The grove also offers a variety of other fresh produce. Guests can also visit the grove’s gift shop, picnic area, petting zoo and other facilities. Call 377-0897 or visit fruitvillegrove@aol. com. n JESSICA’S ORGANIC FARM Address: 4180 47th St., Sarasota.

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The farm offers a variety of pick-your-own vegetables, as well as already picked produce, including arugula, collards, lettuce, spinach, sunflower sprouts and more. Call 358-3895, or visit jessicasorganicfarm.com. n HUNSADER FARMS Address: 5500 County Road 675, Bradenton.

Hours: Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday through June U-pick fields are open until 3:45 p.m. Currently available for u-pick are strawberries, tomatoes and eggplant. Homegrown pro-

duce available at the produce stand include tomatoes, eggplant, lettuce, collards, Swiss chard, broccoli and cauliflower. Call 322-2168 or visit hunsaderfarms.com. n O’BRIEN FAMILY FARMS Address: 16505 State Road 64 E., Bradenton.

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