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Questions remain about long-term prospects of sidewalk cafes. SEE PAGE 3

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Design of the season The Sarasota law firm of Williams Parker has a tradition for the holidays.

For the past four years, the firm, founded in 1925, has partnered with the Ringling College of Art and Design for a holiday card contest that allows students to submit their own unique designs.

The winning card design serves as the law firm’s card for the holiday season.

The 2021 competition’s winner is Samantha Zappola, a junior illustration major at the college.

Zappola, originally from Hightstown, New Jersey, was given a cash award by firm partner and President Michael J. Wilson (above) to help with school expenses for winning.

Retirees shift gears into new job Volunteer group pores over used bikes, upgrading them for people who can’t afford to buy a ride. SEE PAGE 19 Harry Sayer

Dan Knotts used to work in the carpentry business before volunteering with The Bike Boys, which inspects and repairs bicycles to donate to local groups in need.

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Developers lay out ideas Five potential buyers of Fillmore Drive lot on St. Armands propose paying between $5 million and nearly $12 million. SEE PAGE 6

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Van Wezel Foundation hires new leader

“I’m the type of teacher that doesn’t like to box my students in.”

Laura Hennessey, the former senior director of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, is Van Wezel Foundation’s new chief operating officer.

Hennessey joined the Van Wezel team Nov. 15 and will manage dayto-day operations of the bayfront performing arts center.

Hennessey holds degrees from Boston College and Boston University and spent the past seven years with UVA. “I am honored to be part of the executive leadership team at the foundation,” Hennessey said in a prepared statement. “I look forward to working with the dedicated staff, board of directors and wide range of community partners committed to bringing the new Sarasota performing arts center to life — a world-class civic asset that will impact generations to come.”

Jeanette Schwaed, fourth grade teacher at Fruitville Elementary Read more on Page 14

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Distinct ideas produced for the city to guide planning for a proposed park in Sarasota’s Rosemary District.

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Developers submitting bids to purchase and redevelop a city-owned parking lot on Fillmore Drive on St. Armands Key.

Seasonal bus route returns to Siesta

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Individual gold medalists in swimming for Sarasota High’s boys team, which still won the state Class 4A title.

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CALENDAR n Sarasota City Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6, Commission Chambers, Sarasota City Hall, 1565 First St. n Sarasota County Commission meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 and Wednesday, Dec. 8, Commission Chambers, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd. n Sarasota County School Board meeting — 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 7, Board Chambers, Landings Administration Building, 1960 Landings Blvd.

he president of Sarasota’s chapter of the National Audubon Society is one of two Floridians to receive the 2021 Charles H. Callison Award, emblematic of outstanding efforts by staff and volunteers to further the organization’s goals of bird and habitat conservation.

Jeanne Dubi, a volunteer who has served in various leadership roles, most notably played a role in turning Celery Fields into a top-notch destination for ecotourism.

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would not have been possible. In addition, I want to thank the staff and commissioners of Sarasota County who have worked with Audubon over the years to make the Gulf Coast Region a worldclass birding destination.”

Her most recent initiative engages multigenerational families from the area’s Hispanic community for Spanish-language wildlife field trips.

Paul Gray, an Audubon staffer working in the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee watersheds, was the other award recipient.

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up with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast to persuade the county to grant Sarasota Audubon the right to manage 27 acres adjacent to Celery Fields as a conservation easement and a wildlife habitat.

“To be chosen as a Charles H. Callison Award recipient out of the thousands of people who are dedicated to improving the future of birds and wildlife is a deep honor,” Dubi said in a release. “I humbly share this award with the many engaged Audubon members, volunteers, donors and foundations, without whom this

A popular Sarasota County Area Transit route between the Pinecraft neighborhood and Siesta Key returns to service Dec. 3, officials said.

Seasonal Route 33 will operate from the Cattlemen Road transit center, along Bahia Vista Street to Tuttle Avenue, then out to Siesta Key, completing a loop on Higel Avenue, Ocean Boulevard, Beach Road and Midnight Pass Road.

Service runs from 9 a.m. westbound to the final of six eastbound stops at 7:33 p.m. on weekdays.

Route 33 riders can link with the free Siesta Key Breeze trolley shuttle to further their destination options.

The addition is one of several shifts in times and schedules to accommodate holiday traffic on SCAT’s fixed-route bus service.

Passengers are reminded that masks are required aboard buses.

Regular fares are $1.25 each way, though discounts to 60 cents are available for Medicare cardholders and disabled riders.

Children under 5 and seniors over 80 ride free.

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but he also noted COVID-19 remains a challenge and that businesses are not far removed from the most significant effects of the pandemic.

“We’re not completely out of this situation that we’re in, really,” Battie said. “I don’t want us to gloss over that and the fact that we’re still doing what we can to try to help out the merchants and restaurants.”

Staff said it would bring back an ordinance with regulations for the parklet program — including potential costs — at a future meeting.

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City debates rules originally enacted on an emergency basis to allow restaurants to do business outdoors.

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utdoor restaurant seating that extends past the sidewalk and into public parking spots could become a longterm fixture in the city, though officials have conflicting opinions on the appropriate price tag to put on the extra space.

At a Nov. 15 meeting, the City Commission expressed support for formally codifying a series of outdoor dining rules that date back to emergency orders associated with the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board expressed broad support for continuing to accommodate outdoor business activity, directing staff to draft a series of regulations designed to foster dining and shopping on the sidewalk and beyond.

Although some of the most notable recent changes to outdoor dining were initially imagined as temporary, city officials spoke positively about what’s taken place since spring 2020.

“I hear constantly people saying to me how they’re excited about what’s going on downtown, the direction we’re trying to go, and the energy and vitality we’re trying to provide,” Commissioner Kyle Battie said.

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During the past 18 months, visitors to downtown Sarasota could track the evolution of pandemic-era outdoor dining by looking at the barricades used to cordon off makeshift cafe areas in curbside parking spaces.

Last year, when the city authorized expanded outdoor dining, many restaurants used metal bicycle racks to separate their customers from cars driving down the street. Today, along Main Street, most businesses taking advantage of the extra space are opting for a more refined option — large planters and other more substantive barricades, many of which are adorned with the logos of the corresponding restaurant.

Although the state of emergency associated with COVID-19 has expired, restaurant owners say the increased demand for outdoor dining has not faded. Mitch Good, a coowner of El Melvin on Main Street, said that as long as the weather is good, the restaurant’s sidewalk and parking spot tables are always the first to fill up.

“I haven’t met anybody that doesn’t prefer to sit outside,” Good said.

At the Nov. 15 meeting, the commission also noted the sustained interest in outdoor dining, voting 4-1 to continue to allow the use of parking spaces for “parklets” with expanded restaurant seating. Under

a new program allowing the parklets, staff said businesses would have to provide more substantial barricades rather than the bike racks.

Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch was the lone vote against permitting parklets, citing opposition from merchants who opposed the loss of some on-street parking spots for the benefit of other businesses. The city has currently permitted the use of 54 parking spaces to provide seating for 20 businesses, including 42 spots for 16 Main Street restaurants.

“Every spot that is taken away is a potential customer that can’t park near them,” Ahearn-Koch said.

Although a majority of the commission supported parklets, the board had no consensus on what fees should be associated with the program. City Engineer Nik Patel said staff would seek to recoup the loss of any expected fees associated with a paid parking space, which could be as much as $5,575 annually per spot

“I hear constantly people saying to me how they’re excited about what’s going on downtown, the direction we’re trying to go, and the energy and vitality we’re trying to provide.”

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in the busiest areas of Main Street.

Commissioner Hagen Brody expressed opposition to increasing the costs associated with getting permits for parklets or traditional sidewalk cafes.

“I definitely don’t want to support anything that costs our businesses more to have something I think we all want,” Brody said.

Commissioner Liz Alpert said she thought it was fair to levy heftier fees on restaurants interested in using parking spaces, stating it was functionally increasing the footprint of their business.

“It’s an additional rent, which is really actually pretty reasonable for the amount of space they’re getting on an annual basis,” Alpert said.

Battie said he wasn’t opposed to charging a fee for the parklets, Although one commissioner wanted to require more space for pedestrians to walk by sidewalk cafes, a majority of the board voted to maintain the current standards.

In August, downtown resident Jim Lampl reached out to the city with a point of concern about a sidewalk cafe: The tables and seating at a Main Street restaurant left almost no room for pedestrians to navigate.

Lampl said the city has been lax in enforcing its requirement that cafes must retain at least 5 feet of clearance for passersby. He thinks that standard is too low, too, encouraging city officials to mandate at least 9 feet of space for pedestrians to walk next to outdoor dining areas.

“Sidewalks should be sacrosanct,” Lampl said at the Nov. 15 meeting.

“They should take precedence over cafes.”

Despite that concern, a majority of the City Commission said it was OK with retaining the 5-foot requirement for pedestrian clearings adjacent to sidewalk cafes. Ahearn-Koch was the lone official to advocate for expanding that requirement, stating that a narrower gap could pose challenges, particularly for families with strollers or people in wheelchairs.

“Of course we don’t want to damage any of our restaurants, but we also need to protect our pedestrians, as well, and continue to ask for the sidewalk width that’s necessary,” Ahearn-Koch said.

Brody spoke in defense of the 5-foot standard, stating he did not want to create a disadvantage for businesses that happen to operate in areas with less room on the sidewalk.

The commission voted to maintain the current staffing level of two employees to enforce sidewalk cafe regulations, which a city presentation said was in line with other Florida municipalities.

The commission also voted 4-1 to change its fee structure for sidewalk permits, charging businesses $2 per square foot of cafe space plus a $274 base fee. Previously, the city charged a $548 base fee for two tables and $50 per additional table.

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Under the city’s new rules, restaurants aren’t the only businesses that will be able to take advantage of sidewalk space.

The commission voted unanimously in favor of legalizing outdoor vending, allowing retail stores to display merchandise and conduct business in the public right of way.

Although staff has not determined the specifics of an outdoor vending program, officials spoke favorably of the change.

“I love the idea of merchants having a rack of clothes or art — whatever the business is, having public visibility there,“ Brody said.

The commission also voted 4-1 to expand the sidewalk cafe program to allow bars to apply for outdoor seating. Currently, the city requires businesses to sell food and beverages to obtain a permit. Ahearn-Koch cast the dissenting vote, arguing that the existing requirement was reasonable.

“It’s not an undue burden to serve some pretzels,” Ahearn-Koch said.

Businesses including Green Zebra Café and Café Amici have invested in more substantive dividers between their expanded outdoor seating areas and the road.

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Committee considers priorities for sales tax extension uses

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Before voters decide whether to extend the county’s penny tax, city officials will prepare a list of infrastructure projects for funding.

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f you’re given $186 million to spend on a list of 70 infrastructure projects in the city over a 15-year window, how do you determine what gets top priority and what doesn’t make the cut?

That was a question posed by Don Patterson, a member of the city’s Surtax IV Ad-Hoc Committee. The committee was formed as part of the city’s efforts to prepare for a referendum on an extension of the county’s 1-cent sales tax, which has been used to fund infrastructure projects in Sarasota since 1989.

At a Nov. 17 meeting of the surtax committee, the group reviewed the list of projects residents and staff have identified as potential. For now, talks are preliminary — the city doesn’t have finalized projections, and staff hasn’t refined cost estimates for all of the projects under consideration. Doug Jeffcoat, the city’s public works director, said he hopes that information will be ready in time for the surtax committee’s January meeting.

Even without hard dollar figures, Jeffcoat said he believed committee members could provide valuable guidance by tapping into their connections within the community to let city officials know what projects are in high demand.

“I think the key for you all is not so much the dollar mindset of what it’s going to cost,” Jeffcoat said. “What projects do you feel you’re hearing

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Jeffcoat said a lot of the public input that the city has received so far is in line with staff’s thinking, including initiatives for sidewalk and road improvements that have previously been funded through the penny tax. Other identified projects are new, such as support for The Bay Sarasota park and renovations at Bobby Jones Golf Club.

Although the committee will help refine a list of recommended priority projects alongside staff, the City Commission will be the final arbiter of how to allocate projected penny tax revenue. Jeffcoat said the recommendations will likely go to the commission for consideration at a public hearing in February, with the city submitting its final project list to the county by March 1.

The county intends to hold a referendum on the sales tax in November 2022.

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City shares three ideas for Rosemary park Public feedback will guide the process of finalizing a design for a long-awaited neighborhood park.

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the designs can be adjusted to create a plan reflective of that input.

Representatives for the project team said they intended to launch

an online survey for more feedback before returning to December’s installment of the Rosemary night market with two design concepts.

The team hopes to have a final concept ready by late January.

The city approved funding for a park in the Rosemary District following a campaign from residents who expressed a desire for public green space in a rapidly redeveloping neighborhood.

Earlier this year, the city agreed to budget $890,000 to buy a quarteracre tract at 531 Central Ave. and 1386 Boulevard of the Arts, with the Rosemary District Association raising an additional $120,000 to complete the purchase.

The city said it is in the process of securing quotes for the demolition of existing structures on the future park site. The city has no set timeline for the construction of the park, and that aspect of the plans will be finalized once a concept plan is selected.

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new park in the heart of the Rosemary District will be an oasis of green space in an urban setting, featuring a flex lawn for events, grassy mounds and a winding walkway for foot traffic.

Or the park will be predominantly paved, with a variety of recreational amenities, such as cornhole sets, pingpong and foosball.

Or the park will provide a mix of outdoor seating beneath trees, canopies and a large trellis.

These are the preliminary concepts the city has presented for the north-of-downtown neighborhood, a first step toward finalizing a design for the project.

Representatives with KimleyHorn, the planning consultant the city is using, shared drawings of the three concept plans at the Rosemary Art and Design District Night Market on Nov. 18, part of an effort to solicit public input to refine the vision.

The project team used public input to guide its plans for the initial concepts. The city used an online survey to ask residents about their desires for a small park in the Rosemary District, located near the intersection of Boulevard of the Arts and Central Avenue. The survey provided insight on what amenities respondents wanted to see in a park — shade trees, lighting, seating — and what activities they would be likely to engage in — picnics, yoga, Movies in the Park events.

Planners intentionally provided a spectrum of concepts to give the community a better sense of the design options that are available to them. The concepts are far from final — if the public prefers the overall spirit of Concept A but is enthusiastic about a feature in Concept C,

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Developers submit offers for St. Armands lot The city has received five proposals to purchase a Fillmore Drive property near St. Armands Circle, though parking issues might complicate any sale.

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fter the City Commission indicated its willingness to consider offers for redeveloping the Fillmore Drive parking lot on St. Armands Circle, four developers have made offers to purchase the property.

The offers the city received for the 1.98-acre site range in price from $5 million to $11.78 million. Three of the proposals include a hotel and grocery store, two feature a residential component, and one offer includes no plans for the future of the property.

The private interest in the Fillmore Drive lot dates to May, when representatives for JWM Management presented conceptual plans for the city-owned site to the commission.

JWM outlined its desire to construct a hotel, a Morton’s grocery store and residences on the site. A majority of city commissioners expressed interest in the concept, voting 4-1 to direct staff to work with the developer on how to advance consideration of the proposal.

Rather than going through a formal process to solicit proposals from other developers interested in the site, in August the commission said it was open to receive any offers for the Fillmore Drive site from prospective purchasers.

In September and October, City Attorney Robert Fournier informed officials that the city’s paid parking program on the Circle could affect any plans to sell the Fillmore property. The city agreed to use paid parking revenue to fund the con-

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THE BEDROCK OF AMERICA Thanksgiving is much more than remembering the Pilgrims’ and Native Americans’ first feast and being thankful for what we have. It reminds us why the Pilgrims came to America: for the freedom to worship.

What drove the Pilgrims to America

MATT WALSH

Editor’s note: These two editorials originally appeared Nov. 23, 2017.

K

irsten Hazelton, a second grade teacher at Southside Elementary School in Sarasota, gave her students an assignment for Veterans Day. One of those students, Rhys Parry, 7, wrote a letter to his uncle, a captain in the Marine Corps Raiders, its special forces division.

Parry thanked his uncle for serving. And by way of every child’s uncanny ability to state simple, direct truths and profound common sense, young Parry wrote: “Freedom is the best thing in the world.”

If only every American took that to heart. Especially today. What a tragedy that so many don’t appreciate that truth. They take their freedom for granted, oblivious to this extraordinary gift.

So be thankful today. Block out the noise, the national politics, the cultural strife and the depravity that has consumed us. As you gather with family and friends for your traditional Thanksgiving feast, we take this space this week to urge our readers to take stock, at least for a few minutes.

If you think deeply enough about the meaning of Thanksgiving, there is so much more to this day than being thankful for the bounty on our tables. So much more to Thanksgiving than the story of the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims celebrating the harvest with the Wampanoag Native Americans in 1621, or thanking God for the end of the drought in 1622.

To a great extent, the first Thanksgivings were the celebratory culminations of the miraculous journey of a small band of Europeans in search of a place to be free — to escape persecution and be free to practice their religion and their way of life.

That was their raison d’être — freedom of religion. And today, you can say that principle is the fundamental rock, the bedrock, the perpetual birthstone of America.

And yet, here we are, 400 years later, continuing to fight for that right and principle. And if you think about that, consider also what it will require to preserve that right — and the other rights granted to us in the Constitution.

Take inspiration from the courage of the Pilgrims and how they persevered through the long, harrowing journey from England to Holland to Plymouth Rock. Freedom will always be a difficult journey.

We’ve made a tradition each year of retelling the story and roots of Thanksgiving because the story of the Pilgrims helps reset our compass. It reminds us how we came to be — the New Hope in the New World. It reminds us of why we came to be. It reminds us of the price our ancestors paid to be free and to be free to worship as they wished. It reminds us to be thankful for all the blessings we have. And it reminds us that Rhys Parry is right: “Freedom is the best thing in the world.”

Happy Thanksgiving.

The roots of Thanksgiving Day go far deeper than the story of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony in 1621. Yes, they were thankful to God for their bountiful harvest and their newfound Native American friends.

But if you can imagine yourself in the shoes of any of the original 102 Pilgrims who sailed from Leiden, Holland, for America, a land unknown, and who survived that tumultuous journey, followed by two years of near starvation, your gratitude simply for being alive would put a whole new perspective on Thanksgiving. It was far more than being thankful for a big fall harvest and feast.

Seldom, if ever, do we focus in our history texts on the details that compelled the Pilgrims — also known as separatists, Puritans and Calvinists — to set sail. The textbooks typically mention they fled religious persecution. But especially today, in this world of widespread and horrific religious persecutions, it’s instructive to remember the details of why the Pilgrims mustered the courage to cross the Unknown Ocean for freedom: for religious freedom.

In his 500-page account of Plymouth Plantation, Gov. William Bradford wrote how his fellow Calvinists in England became “hunted and persecuted on every side, so as their former afflictions were but as flea-bitings in comparison of these which now came upon them.

“For some were taken and clapped up in prison; others had their houses beset and watched night and day, and hardly escaped their hands; and most were fain to flee and leave their houses and habitations, and the means of their livelihood,” Bradford wrote.

After a year of this and meeting in secret to practice their worship of God, they saw “they could no longer continue in this condition,” and “resolved to get over into Holland.”

The people of Amsterdam, they had heard, accepted the free practice of religion.

MISERY WORSE THAN DEATH

But sailing 200 miles to the Netherlands was no small matter. It was a monumental ordeal. Bradford describes the fear many of the separatists had of leaving England, as bad as it was, as “a misery worse than death.”

“But these things did not dismay them — for their desires were set on the ways of God and to enjoy his

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

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ordinances,” Bradford wrote.

The trip to Holland was horrible for many. Chartered ship operators, once at sea with the separatists, robbed them, ransacked their belongings, molested many of the women and then sailed back into the original port and turned over the separatists to local authorities, who then imprisoned them.

Amazingly, the separatists didn’t give up. “Some few shrunk at these first conflicts and sharp beginnings,” Bradford wrote, “yet many more came on with fresh courage and greatly animated others. And in the end, notwithstanding all these storms of opposition, they all got over at length.”

For 12 years, the Calvinist-separatist-Pilgrims lived and practiced their religion in freedom and peace in Leiden, an area within Holland where many of them became weavers.

And then the trouble began again.

Bradford wrote of “Arminians, who greatly molested the whole state” and university professors and other preachers who began to slander the Pilgrims’ religious practices.

The tormenting rose to such a level that Bradford said some of his neighbors preferred being in prison in England than “this liberty in Holland, with these afflictions.”

Distressed by the increasing abuse, the separatists’ elders began to look ahead. They believed within a few years they “were fearful either to be entrapped or surrounded by their enemies” and unable to flee.

What’s more, they worried about their children. It was common for

children to labor long hours in the mills, “their bodies bowed under the weight.” Many children also were falling to the temptations of youthful “licentiousness” and being drawn into “extravagant and dangerous courses,” Bradford wrote. Parents saw “their posterity would be in danger to degenerate and be corrupted.”

At the same time, many of the separatists looked outward and spoke among their neighbors of “advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world,” Bradford wrote.

DIFFICULT, BUT NOT INVINCIBLE

All three of these influences — persecution, the well-being of their families’ future generations and spreading God’s word — combined to motivate the Pilgrims to seek a new beginning. As they discussed their options, Bradford wrote, “It was answered. … The difficulties were many, but not invincible.”

So they set sail to a land unknown. Bradford wrote of “winds so fierce and the seas so high” and the Mayflower “shroudly shaken” and leaky, raising the constant fear the ship would sink and that they would perish at sea.

When they finally stepped on land in the Cape Cod harbor, Bradford wrote, the Pilgrims “fell upon their knees and blessed the God of heaven, who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean and delivered them from all the perils and miseries thereof.”

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Wisdom on liberty, then and now “Someone once said: It isn’t that Christianity has been tried and found wanting; it has been tried and found difficult — and abandoned.

“Perhaps the same running away from righteousness is responsible for freedom’s plight for, plainly, the American people are becoming more and more afraid of and are running away from — abandoning — their very own freedom revolution.”

— Leonard Read “Anything That’s Peaceful” 1964

“The right to life is the source of all rights — and the right to property is their only implementation. Without property rights, no other rights are possible.

“Since man has to sustain his life by his own effort, the man who has no right to the product of his effort has no means to sustain his life. The man who produces while others dispose of his product is a slave.”

— Ayn Rand “Man’s Rights,” 1964

“The United States is the highest achievement of the millennia of Western civilization’s struggle toward individualism and its last, precarious remnant.

“With the obliteration of the United States — i.e. of capitalism — there will be nothing left to deal with on the face of the globe but collectivized tribes.”

— Ayn Rand “Requiem for Man,” 1967

“The reduction of the citizen to an object of propaganda, private and public, is one of the greatest dangers to democracy.

“The reiteration of slogans, the distortion of the news, the great storm of propaganda that beats upon the citizen 24 hours a day all his life long mean either that democracy must fall prey to the loudest and most persistent propagandists or that the people must save themselves by strengthening their minds so that they can appraise the issues for themselves.”

— Robert M. Hutchins “The Great Conversation,” 1951

“Equality before the law and material equality are therefore not only different but are in conflict with each other; we can achieve either the one or the other, but not both at the same time.

“The equality before the law that freedom requires leads to material inequality. Though where the state must use coercion for other reasons, it should treat all people alike.

The desire of making people more alike in their condition cannot be accepted in a free society as justification for further and discriminatory coercion.”

— Friedrich Hayek “Constitution of Liberty,” 1960 “Socialism will reduce your freedom. Higher taxes mean that you have less control over your spending. “… Free markets are the source of most of our freedom; government generally restricts freedom, and socialism increases the power of government.

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Creating healthy habits Getting square with our values is what creates motivation.

“Habits are as much a curse as a benefit.”

— Charles Duhigg

KRISTINE NICKEL

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ere we go, rolling into the holiday season with its exacerbation of merriment accompanied by perhaps less than positive habits. We could make a list, though it’s safe to say that you might well be ticking off those habits in your mind right now.

Before you get bummed out, let’s take a look at how can we mitigate unhealthy habits and replace them with habits better suited to a better mindset. Call it a jump-start on Jan. 1.

This is certainly not an original idea. The past few years have seen a plethora of books and articles focusing on the topic of habits. In fact, one such book, James Clear’s “Atomic Habits,” is squarely in the upper echelon of bestsellers right now. That follows in the tracks of “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes the Change Everything,” “Make Your Bed” and “The Power of Habit.”

All of these tomes indicate that habits — how we create them, possibly break them and hopefully replace them — are a major field of study. The science of habit formation is big stuff I discovered while attempting to synthesize all of the latest and greatest into a simple guide for the rest of us.

As I’ve learned, rodents have been involved. It seems that those little guys have shown us time and again that there is a three-step process in forming a habit. Our brains receive a cue that reminds us of a routine

that produces a reward. It’s a simple loop — cue, routine, reward.

Now, although all of the aforementioned scientists have a different way of describing this process, it’s basically this. Think, for instance, of driving down any street in practically any town, anywhere, and we see the golden arches. Immediately, that visual cue says “french fries.” The routine of pulling into the drive-thru will produce a particularly toothsome reward. It really doesn’t matter if we’re hungry. We know that those salty, fatty fries will bring a pleasurable reward.

This is a simple example. It could be something much more or less complicated.

LET’S START WITH THE LESS

Former Navy SEAL Admiral William McRaven’s bestseller “Make Your Bed” adds the element of willpower into the equation. It’s no surprise, considering the title, that he posits that starting the day with a simple action — making your bed — becomes the keystone habit creating a domino effect for the rest of the day. The visual and kinetic cue of making the bed kicks off many tasks that become routines, which brings about a productive and positive day — the reward.

The term “keystone” is used frequently in Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit.” Broadly defined, a keystone habit is a base habit from which other habits flow — positive or negative. The example of making your bed is a keystone habit that, as described by McRaven, will be extremely positive. If, on the other

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hand, you wake up late every morning, rushing through the morning must-do’s building stress, that’s a series of keystone habits that more than not will set up a day of stress and inefficiency.

BREAKING BAD

Eliminating those habits you define as “bad” takes some thought and determination, sometimes known as willpower but better thought of as powerful motivation.

As with many things, the brain is driving the train here. We have a little part of our brain called the habenula. It does several things, but for our purposes, it’s the little voice that says, “You tried that once, and you failed.” In other words, its shapes behavior based on past failures and disappointments.

How do we counteract this? In a report issued by the Mayo Clinic, authored by Dr. Steve Kopecky, he suggests this: “It’s much better to register tiny successes than big failures in our path toward change.”

Kopecky goes on to suggest, as does James Clear in his book, that successful change begins with understanding the “whys”: Why do we want to lose weight or stop smoking or yelling at our kids?

You need to be really clear about how that aligns with your value

system. Getting clear about your motivation is the agreed-upon most important factor in changing habits. Your motivation will drive all of the small but significant changes that become habits over time. And our brains like small. They like things that become routine of habits because it conserves energy for the bigger things we must figure out every day.

Here are a couple suggestions for consideration. Remember: Getting square with our values is what creates motivation: n Stick to a routine. Consistency creates a huge amount of positive effects. It makes our habenula happy. n Practice gratitude. You might be thinking, what does that have to do with habits? Well, it might be the most important habit of all.

Practicing gratitude helps us to love our own life and not long for others things. Practicing gratitude is a big habit that leads to a peaceful mind.

Kristine Nickel is a marketing communications consultant and former marketing and public relations executive. For more than 30 years, she has relieved her stress by writing features for publications across the country.

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our years ago, ground was broken on the All Star Children Foundation’s campus with the hope of it one day housing foster parents and children in need.

Co-founders Graci and Dennis McGillicuddy were both beaming on Nov. 16 at the sight of their vision finally being realized. The organization hosted a grand opening celebration that brought in around 300 supporters and city figures to explore the new space.

The campus includes a mental health and research center, a clubhouse, a playground, butterfly gardens and six foster homes with two parents and up to five kids in each home.

After taking some time to mingle, the crowd sat down for the program to begin. It started with musician Gabi DeLeo playing “Dream A Little Dream” on the piano.

Chief Development Officer Stephen Fancher then welcomed the audience and expressed his excitement that the grand opening had finally arrived.

“See what’s been accomplished here,” Fancher said.

“You could feel the energy as soon as you came in here.

The love that went into building this place — you can feel it in the walls.”

Dennis McGillicuddy then stepped up to the podium and talked about how heartwarming it was to see all the progression and support he and staff have received from the community over the past four years.

“It’s our intention to offer the opportunity to these children to live again and without fear in a safe, healthy and loving world,” McGillicuddy said.

The audience later heard from CEO Sharon Ghazarian and co-Founder Graci McGillicuddy, and the program was rounded out with Gabi DeLeo playing “When You Wish Upon A Star” on the violin.

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Supporters and city figures attended the event.

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Anyone who does not have health insurance through a job, Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or another source that provides qualifying health coverage, can access the Marketplace to get coverage.

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What you pay for coverage depends on your expected household income for the year. You may qualify for a premium tax credit that lowers your monthly insurance bill, and for extra savings on out-of-pocket costs like deductibles and copayments.

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During that time, individuals can enroll in new healthcare plans or make changes to their current coverage.

The best way to ensure you have a 2022 plan that works for you, and includes all applicable savings, is to enroll or update your application by Dec. 15.

Enrollment or changes completed by Dec. 15 will go into effect Jan. 1, 2022.

The final deadline for 2022 coverage is Jan. 15, 2022.

WHICH PLANS ARE CONTRACTED WITH BOTH SARASOTA MEMORIAL AND FIRST PHYSICIANS GROUP? Sarasota Memorial, its urgent care and outpatient centers, and all of the First Physicians Group practices accept the following 2022 Health Insurance Marketplace Plans:

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Jeanette Schwaed, a fourth grade teacher at Fruitville Elementary School, has been teaching her gifted and advanced work classes about the underpinnings of free enterprise and business throughout November.

But although theory is good, practice is better. Schwaed ended her teachings with a cumulative group assignment. Each student was tasked with designing and crafting a toy out of mainly recyclable materials.

But that was only half the project: Students then had to bring their toys into class for a Toy Store day on Nov. 18 where they pitched and sold their creations to visiting students from other classrooms.

“I’m the type of teacher that doesn’t like to box my students in,” Schwaed said. “The only require-

Here’s the pitch One fourth grade class gets a lesson in sustainability and entrepreneurship with class project.

ment was to use mostly recyclable materials. I thought it would be a good way to end our lessons, to see what it really feels like.”

Other teachers were given sportsthemed tokens — to emphasize teamwork — to give to their students so they could purchase items at the toy store. Students wrote their names on tokens and dropped them into bags on each salesperson’s desk.

“We’re going to try to meet the demand of what the consumers wanted,” Schwaed said. “Some kids are going to make more (toys) because the demand was bigger than the supply.”

Each student created a sign for their product and memorized sales pitches to let their buyers know what materials they used. Some students embraced the holiday season with Thanksgiving- or Christmasthemed decorations while others

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On Monday, July 12, 2021, Patsy Ann Wingo (née Christian) died at the age of 85 in her WV home in Lewisburg.

She was a confirmed snowbird for over thirty years and maintained a home at Whispering Sands on Siesta Key off of Sarasota, FL throughout the winter season with her husband, Walter, until his death in 2011. She is survived by her three sisters, Virginia, Betty, and Charlotte, and her brother, Darius.

Patsy will be interred with her husband and eternal dance partner, Walter, in the Sarasota National Cemetery on November 26th at eleven o’clock. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Sarasota Garden Club tribute fund in Patsy’s name.

Donations should be done online at www.sarasotagardenclub.org or sent to the Sarasota Garden Club, Inc. 1131 Boulevard of the Arts Sarasota, FL 34236 (941955-0875).

Patsy was born at home on the Christian family farm in Keister by the Greenbrier River in West Virginia and attended a one-room schoolhouse until she moved to “the city” to attend her alma mater, Lewisburg High School. Lewisburg would remain her home and community for most of her life until retiring to Florida.

Noray Murray made “recycleakids” out of toilet paper rolls, googly eyes and more.

made cute animal designs. Emmalyn Medvecky even created her own Dragons and Dice board game that she was excited to show off to people.

Mia Jessup created a crew of aliens with their own spacecraft that she happily offered up for sale.

“You can fly them around your room, you can do all kinds of things with them, but I like putting them on my head,” she said. “I love studying space and looking at stars.”

The toys were delivered to the buying students on Fridays, with the Toy Store business students making more toys if there was a lack of supply to meet demand.

Greyson Bernstein ended up earning the most tokens with his “School Squishies” stress balls, which he made out of latex balloons filled with rice. He received a million-dollar chocolate paycheck for his hard work — but Schwaed notes he’s going to have a bit more work ahead of him. “(Bernstein) has had huge demand,” she said. “He’s really going to have to get to work to meet demand because he doesn’t have enough supply.”

Patsy remained active in both the Lewisburg House & Garden Club and Sarasota Garden Club and served as a nationally accredited Flower Show Master Judge Emeritus, a member of the Old Stone Presbyterian Church’s Women’s Circle in Lewisburg, and an avid golfer with a Hole-in-One to her credit.

She began her professional career at The Greenbrier resort and worked primarily in the Publicity Department in the MadMen Era of business. She had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing many famous individuals in that role but her fondest one was with Pearl S. Buck, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author. But most importantly, she made lifetime friends and met her future husband at the resort.

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which serviced the needs of hotel guests through the late 20th century.

Her home was often filled with the laughter and playfulness of children of all ages.

The Wingos spent many years visiting Walter’s children across the world including Hawaii and Germany. When their only child together, Gregory A. Wingo, left for various schools they visited him in Blacksburg, Los Angeles, Italy, and Clemson, and later throughout Europe. For her 80th birthday, Patsy chose to cruise Greece, the Dalmatian coast, and Italy with her son, his wife, Rachel, and their daughter, Kearney, as her last great traveling adventure.

While only having one child with Walter, Patsy was

also a mother figure for her stepson, Walter H. Wingo, Jr. (Butch), and a grandmother to Gregg’s four children, Helvetia, Adele, and Celeste of Switzerland, Kearney and his stepson, Korey, both of Lewisburg. She was also a great-grandmother of Floyde and Livio of Switzerland; however, long before that she was Grand Patsy to Walter’s grandchildren: Chuck, Scott, Andy, Jennifer, Chris, David, Justin, Dylan, Ransom, and Sarah. She was, of course, also Great Grand Patsy to their fourteen sons and daughters. Her home was often filled with the laughter and playfulness of children of all ages.

A memorial service was previously held August 28, 2021 at the Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg, WV.

INTERMENT: Friday, November 26, 11AM Sarasota National Cemetery DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Sarasota Garden Club tribute fund in Patsy’s name. Donations should be done online at www. sarasotagardenclub.org or sent to the Sarasota Garden Club, Inc. 1131 Boulevard of the Arts Sarasota, FL 34236 (941-955-0875).

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Riverview High senior golfer Connor DeMichele finished 10th (74-76—150) at the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A boys state tournament, held Nov. 16-17 at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-inthe-Hills. The Rams finished 10th as a team.

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Sophomore Elias Corn, junior Liam Heary, senior Cole Firlie, sophomore Luca Simon, senior William Shoemaker, junior Drew Vanden Heuvel and junior Evan Keogh are members of the Class 4A champion Sarasota High swim team.

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Booker High junior guard Kymani Freeman scored 17 points Nov. 20 in the Tornadoes’ 67-63 road basketball victory against Vero Beach High.

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sk the members of the Sarasota High boys swim team, and they’ll tell you that their lucky charm at the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 4A state meet was something smooth and shiny.

Sophomore Luca Simon’s head.

The Sailors shaved Simon’s hair away — with his permission — in a hotel room the night before the meet. Simon volunteered, in fact; the team needed someone to step up, he said, so he did. Did the boys tell any coaches or parents about the hairy situation? Of course not. An adult might have tried to dissuade the whole deal, and the Sailors couldn’t have that.

Not with such an important meet dawning.

The Sailors were attempting to repeat as team state champions. Last year, though, the Sailors won the title in Class 3A. They were bumped to Class 4A this year, now competing against the biggest and best schools in the state. Sailors senior Cole Firlie said some people outside the program thought there was no way the team could win a title at the 4A level. Not without reason, either: The Sailors didn’t have a single individual race winner in 2020, instead relying on the team’s depth to carry the victory.

But the team believed, and they had Simon’s shining head — and that gave them a chance. In the end, the Sailors did exactly what they did in 2020: They had no individual champions and won the whole thing anyway, besting Venice High 211173. So, was Simon shaving his head worth it?

“Oh, absolutely,” Simon said.

The Sailors might not have had any gold medalists, but their swimmers peppered the score sheet. Among other results, junior Evan Keogh finished third in the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.22) and sixth in the 100-yard backstroke (50.14); Firlie finished sixth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:40.25) and the 500yard freestyle (4:31.47); junior Liam Heary finished fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.39) and sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (21.09); and sophomore Casey Aten finished eighth in the 200 IM (1:52.64). The Sailors also finished second in the 200 free relay (1:25.32) and the 400 free relay (3:07.50) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:33.85), two big results as relays count for a lot.

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Not every swimming team can win a state title, but lots of individual swimmers can find great success at the state championships on their own.

This year, that includes Riverview High senior boys swimmer Liam Custer. Even though the Rams boys finished 12th as a team, Custer took home two individual gold medals: one in the 200 individual medley (1:46.82) and one in the 500 freestyle (4:21.11).

It also includes Sarasota High senior girls swimmer Sumner Chmielewski, who finished second in the 200 IM (2:03.90) and third in the 500 freestyle (4:51.91).

The Sailors are the first team to win back-to-back state titles at different classification levels since the FHSAA went to a four-classification format in 2013.

“We don’t have as many people on the team as other schools do,” Firlie said. “They may have one or two good swimmers that dominate, but we’ve got the squad. We can all say that we had a meaningful impact.

That connects us together. You love seeing your teammate step up and do well.”

The Sailors were not the only local team making a splash at the Class 4A swimming championships. The Riverview High girls team also captured the team title, beating Winter Park High 275-256.5. It is the program’s first team title since 2013.

The Rams finished second in the 200 medley relay (1:44.60), the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.89) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:24.81). Like the Sailors boys, the Rams girls team score was helped by their relay performance. But unlike the Sailors, the Rams had individual winners. Sophomore Addison Sauickie won the 200 freestyle (1:47.78), and sophomore Gracie Weyant, the sister of Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant, won the 200 individual medley (2:01.15) and the 100 breaststroke (1:01.61).

“I trusted my training,” Gracie Weyant said. “I mean, there are no guarantees ever, but I feel like I can stand by the blocks and trust what I did to get there. Having a routine is the most important thing.”

Weyant said she was hopeful about winning both of her individual races, but she especially wanted the 200 IM because Emma Weyant won that event when she was in high school.

Winning it this year was a footsteps-following moment for Gracie Weyant, who said she has learned numerous things from watching her

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sister swim over the years.

“I have never seen anyone work as hard as her, and I’m not saying that just because she’s my sister,” Gracie Weyant said. “But also watching her outside the pool, her recovering and her eating and her attitude toward the sport — she always knew what she was doing. She always knew the stroke count in she took down the pool in practice. She knew the kicks she did off the wall. She knew the times of every 50 (meters). The amount of care she put into the sport, the competitiveness, taught me a lot.”

As much as the individual wins meant to Gracie Weyant, the team win meant even more. Weyant said everyone on the team did the most that they could to help earn the title, including a number of personal record times. Watching her teammates accomplish those things and sending the seniors out with a victory — something that was a goal at the beginning of the season — felt incredible, Weyant said.

To that end, the Rams’ winners were not the team’s only great individual performances. Rams senior Julia Brzozowski finished second in the 500 freestyle (4:50.89); senior Sarah Sensenbrenner finished fifth in both the 200 freestyle (1:51.37) and the 100 backstroke (57.07); freshman Lauren Milbaum finished fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:53.98); freshman Riley Leach finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.48); and senior Bethany Rahn finished seventh in the 100 freestyle (51.90).

Riverview sophomore girls swimmer Gracie Weyant won two events at the Class 4A state championship.

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“We had a harder schedule than we have had in the past,” Smithers said. “We came out flat in the first game (against Seminole High), but we recovered and played well for the most part after that.

“This year was a good step for our program. We’re heading in the right direction. Obviously, we didn’t play well against Venice, but in general, those tough games will help us in the playoffs.”

Riverview had a strength of schedule of 36.7 this season, according to MaxPreps. That’s a more difficult schedule than Venice and six of the other MaxPreps top 10 teams in the state played, and it is something Smithers said the Rams will continue to do, especially because the team proved it could handle the challenge.

Next year, though, the Rams won’t have this year’s senior class to lean on. That includes, among others, Glover, a Michigan State commit; linebacker Tyre Smith, the team’s leading tackler; running back Jay’den Birch, who ended the season with more than 1,000 rushing yards; defensive lineman Eli Renick, one of the team’s captains; Bo and Brady Bloom, steady presences at linebacker (Bo also doubled as the team’s punter, a not-insignificant responsibility); and safety Charlie Cooper, who came up with some important interceptions in the season’s final games.

It’s obvious Riverview will miss these players, but, well, they will.

Many of those players and others have been on the Rams varsity team for all four years of their high school careers. They were part of the Rams team that went to the state semi-finals in 2018, challenging a Mandarin High team that had two Division I wide receivers and a quarterback, Carson Beck, now a freshman at Georgia. In fact, they made the playoffs every year. In a competitive area like ours, that’s an accomplishment to carry with pride. It will be strange watching the Rams from the sideline in 2022 and not seeing those guys out there.

(I am, however, quite excited to follow Glover’s journey as a Spartan, where he will team with former

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iverview High (9-3) was the last local football team standing in the 2021 Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs, but the Rams stand no more.

The Rams lost Nov. 19 to Venice High for the second time in less than a month, this time in the second round of the Class 8A tournament. The first game (Oct. 29) was close for a half — 7-7 at its midpoint — before the Indians exploded on the Rams’ defense and won 42-7.

The second meeting was never

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close. After allowing a Venice touchdown on the game’s first possession — a pass from senior Ryan Browne to junior Keyon Sears — the Rams got trapped at their own 2-yard line when sophomore Charles Lester III stepped out of bounds on the kickoff return. One play later, junior quarterback Will Carter Jr. was intercepted by Venice junior Sage Youtzy. Venice quickly made it 14-0, which became 21-0 following a three-and-out by Riverview.

On the ensuing kickoff, the Rams muffed the short kick, and the Indians recovered. Once again, they scored a few plays later to go up 28-0.

The pattern of Rams mistakes leading to Venice points continued in the second quarter. At halftime, the score was 56-0. To their credit,

the Rams didn’t quit and scored second-half touchdowns on a long touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Jeremiah Dawson to senior wide receiver Jaron Glover and on a goal-line reverse from senior wide receiver Johnell Williams. Riverview also got an interception from Lester III. But the game still ended 56-14, a disappointing way for a great season to conclude.

Coach Josh Smithers said he is proud of the way his team fought in 2021. He pointed out the team’s offensive line as the group that showed the most improvement from the beginning of the season to the end. The line’s push is what allowed the team’s running backs to gain steady yardage and, in turn, allowed the team to control the ball and the pace of the game.

Rams — and Indians — defensive back Charles Brantley.)

But don’t expect the Rams’ playoff streak to end.

Riverview returns heaps of talent, including Lester III, the wide receiver/defensive back getting looks from Michigan State, West Virginia and Indiana, among other schools.

It also includes Will Carter Jr., who showed potential through the air but always impressed with his running ability. With a full varsity season under his belt, a strong offseason could lead to a breakout performance in 2022 for Carter Jr. And sophomore running back Ahmad Hunter impressed when spelling Birch late in the year, including a 128-yard playoff performance against Steinbrenner High.

Defensively, the Rams will be young, but they do return junior linebacker Deshaun Olave, who had 32 tackles in the regular season (four for loss), as well as junior safety Triston Parsons, who recorded 19 tackles and an interception as the Rams’ last line of defense.

The Rams’ offseason will consist of physical training, of course, but also character development, something the team started doing last offseason. Over 10 weeks, Riverview’s coaches will give presentations on different topics pertaining to being better people, then the team discusses the topic altogether.

Smithers said it was good for the team and got them thinking about things other than football.

Of course, the on-field stuff still matters.

“We’re excited about getting back to work with out underclassmen,” Smithers said. “We’re excited to keep getting better.”

Ryan Kohn is the sports writer for the Sarasota Observer. Contact him at RKohn@ YourObserver.com.

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For instance, former Riverview High boys basketball player Brion Whitley transferred to Southern during the offseason after three years at Murray State. Still considered a junior because of the free pandemic year given to everyone, he is thriving with his new team. Whitley, who is 6-foot-4, is averaging 12.2 points and 2.2 rebounds a game with the Jaguars through five games. He’s also playing 21.2 minutes a night. The Jaguars are 1-4 thanks to a tough early-season slate that included major conference schools Louisville and

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Whitley’s former Rams teammate A.J. Caldwell is a junior at Tennessee-Chattanooga. Caldwell has struggled through four games, hitting two of 14 shots (14.3%), but is likely the victim of small sample size here. Last season, he made 40.9% of his shots. The Mocs coaches clearly have faith Caldwell will turn it around: He’s playing 26.8 minutes a game, the fourth-most on the team.

Even with Caldwell’s slow start, the Mocs are 4-0, a good sign for the rest of the season.

It’s also college swimming season, and fresh off her silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Sarasota’s Emma Weyant is making her collegiate debut as a freshman at Virginia.

At the 2021 Tennessee Invitational, Weyant finished third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:38.90), the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:02.51) and the 400-yard individual medley (4:03.69).

Weyant actually finished first in the 500 free prelims, but Alabama senior Kensey McMahon and Tennessee freshman Julia Mrozinski both cut approximately four seconds off their prelims times to win.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS WANT TO DONATE A BIKE? If you have a bike you no longer need, contact Tom Ott at 502-608-3108 or at ott2000@ yahoo.com.

THE BIKE BOYS

Sarasota resident Tom Ott leads a group of friends in repairing bicycles every week.

HARRY SAYER STAFF WRITER

T

om Ott wasn’t sure how to spend his Sarasota retirement.

The UPS manager had options, but knee surgery that resulted in infection — followed by two other surgeries to fix the first — had Ott resting for more than a year.

Flipping through the newspaper while he healed, though, gave him ideas. He came across a notice asking for volunteers to repair bicycles for people in need. What would be the harm in checking it out?

Eight years later, Ott leads a small team of fellow retirees in retrieving, repairing and distributing bicycles to people in Sarasota and beyond.

Each member has his own reasons for joining — some already had repair skills, others joke they were roped in by being friends with Ott — but all meet each Friday at The Salvation Army’s Center of Hope shelter to fix up bikes and send them out.

They don’t even have an official group name, though The Bike Boys has been the closest they’ve come to an agreed-upon title.

It’s a steady but friendly routine where each member is focused on his work but still manages to find time to chat and shoot the breeze. One of the best things, they all agree, is they’re working for a good cause.

“I get a great feeling of satisfaction from this,” Ott said. “My garage is full of six to seven bikes I’m always working on.”

Ott, like many group members, didn’t have much experience working on bikes in the beginning. But he learned the typical way.

Photos by Harry Sayer

Top: Doug Hogue, Larry Zimmerman, Mike Miller, Steve Johnson, Tom Ott, Dan Knotts and Kurt Feldmann Above: Tom Ott says he is proud of the number of bikes they’ve been able to deliver.

Left: Larry Zimmerman worked in the shipping business before retiring.

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“We tear apart a lot of bikes to salvage the things that could be used,” he said. “Like with a lot of things, you just learned by mistake and by watching somebody else that’s done it.”

He’s gotten faster in recent years and now with his friends can fix up bikes in a little more than an hour.

The most common problems they find are flat tires, faulty brakes and shifters, and rust.

Their supply mainly comes from bike shops in Sarasota and Venice that take in used bikes and donate the damaged ones. The crew also receives calls from apartment complexes and condo high-rises with supplies of abandoned bikes.

Members pick up the bikes, drive them to the Center of Hope and get to work. Some are good as new while others are so broken that there’s nothing else to do but salvage parts.

On a good pre-pandemic year, the group was able to fix and give out more than 300 bikes. Ott says that demand has only increased since the pandemic, and the group even helped assemble new bikes for local stores.

“The pandemic is certainly bad, but it’s been good to people looking for bikes,” Ott said.

Many of the fixed-up bikes go to clients with The Salvation Army looking to get back on their feet.

“We have programs helping people be self-sufficient,” The Salvation Army Director of Development Glenda Leonard said. “A bicycle helps them in that process. They can ride it to work downtown.”

Ott was picked to be the informal leader when deciding how to distribute parts and spend money on repairs, though he noted that he can always be overruled by fellow members when making decisions.

Ott jokes he’s recruited a lot of his helpers by catching them at a weak moment.

Larry Zimmerman, a seasonal resident, was one such member who ended up joining the group after hearing about their work. Zimmerman also volunteers fixing bikes for people when he’s living in Denver.

“I grew up on a farm, and we repaired everything,” he said. “(Repairing bikes) came natural. …

It’s fun, and it’s for a good cause.”

Mike Miller, a member of the Sarasota Manatee Bicycle Club, has moved around a lot in his life and has always been looking for a charitable outlet to fix up bikes.

Business is about to pick up with Ott and a handful of members starting to volunteer on Mondays and Fridays. The work will continue, and nothing makes them happier.

“Of all the places I’ve lived, I never found a place like this,” Miller said.

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The Thanksgiving Rock Hunt had around 400 rocks provided by Sarasota Rocks, a global kindness group project that paints rocks and hides them in Sarasota and elsewhere in the hopes of

spreading good feelings and memories.

Founder Julie Farnsworth and a homeschool group painted the rocks over three weeks to be ready for the big day.

“Rocks have been coming and going,” Farnsworth said. “I sent out an email saying I needed help because I realized I only had 100 rocks.”

Children hunted for the many rocks and went home with around 10 each.

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SARASOTA 650 Golden Gate Point 502 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 1,949 Sq. Ft. Douglas Parks 941-400-9087 A4515165 $1,775,000

SARASOTA 3501 Founders Club Drive 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,836 Sq. Ft. Richard Hearn 941-313-1591 A4497661 $1,700,000

LONGBOAT KEY 647 Marbury Lane 4 Beds 4/1 Baths 2,651 Sq. Ft. Sandi Layfield 941-914-2807 A4503569 $1,599,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 2719 Gulf Drive 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 2,119 Sq. Ft. Melinda Alvarez 941-704-0633 A4506596 $1,549,900

SIESTA KEY 4910 Commonwealth Drive 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,210 Sq. Ft. Barbara Dumbaugh & Victoria Lear 941-951-6660 A4512691 $1,500,000

SARASOTA 1520 Ridgewood Lane 4 Beds 3 Baths 3,437 Sq. Ft. Stacy Liljeberg & John Garmong 941-544-6103 A4514956 $1,499,000

UNIVERSITY PARK 7003 Lancaster Court 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,439 Sq. Ft. Robert Krasow 617-840-1181 A4515333 $1,400,000

BRADENTON 6810 190th Street E 5 Beds 4 Baths 3,637 Sq. Ft. Leslie Emery & Aaron Corr 941-400-9710 A4508469 $1,299,000

VENICE 2602 Firetree Lane 4 Beds 3 Baths 3,196 Sq. Ft. Dawn Durell 941-202-8922 N6118056 $1,000,000

LAKEWOOD RANCH 7718 Hazeltine Glen 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 2,802 Sq. Ft. Kaitlin Kuhn 941-400-7861 A4517441 $975,000

SARASOTA 7700 Iguana Drive 4 Beds 3 Baths 2,550 Sq. Ft. Lee Byron & Sue Keal 941-350-5542 A4512842 $930,000

SARASOTA 4530 Murcia Boulevard 14 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 3,187 Sq. Ft. Mina Johnson 941-404-9347 A4512618 $899,000

SARASOTA 512 Laurel Park Drive 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 2,423 Sq. Ft. Phyllis Garfinkel 941-302-6400 A4514157 $899,000

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home in Shumard Estates tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Jeffrey and Nicole Labelle sold their home at 1112 N. Casey Key Road to Ryan Featherstone, trustee, of Sarasota, for $4.4 million. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,356 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.15 million in 2002.

SARASOTA

MARINA TOWER BJWT LLC sold the Unit 1004 condominium at 1233 N. Gulfstream Ave. to Carolyn Gable, trustee, of Sarasota, for $2.8 million. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths and 2,906 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.4 million in 2017.

THE MOORINGS AT BAY POINTE Susan Lynn Chapman, of Sarasota, sold her home at 1621 Bay Point Court to Allen and Patricia Shipes, of Oklahoma City, for $2.13 million.

Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,546 square feet of living area. It sold for $337,500 in 1993.

THE LANDINGS Lucas and Katie Wren, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1669 Landings Lane to Richard Iwanik Marques and Kathleen Baraona Marques, of Sarasota, for $1.55 million. Built in 1987, it has four bedrooms, fourand-a-half baths, a pool and 4,306 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.15 million in January.

Gregory and Erin Wood, of Lowell, Arkansas, sold their home at 4903 Peregrine Point Way to Joel Edward Gross and Marcy Rosen Bernstein, of Sarasota, for $1.26 million. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,923 square feet of living area. It sold for $523,200 in 2019.

CONDOMINIUM ON THE BAY Yvonne Buyers-Hicks and Ashley Hicks, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 1616 condominium at 988 Boulevard of the Arts to Gregory and Toni Norris, of Sarasota, for $1.35 million. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,555 square feet of living area. It sold for $627,500 in 2020.

HOLIDAY HARBOR Regina Melman, trustee, of Venice, sold the home at 7779 Holiday Drive to DL Properties LLP for $1.1 million. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,363 square feet of living area. It sold for $662,500 in 2019.

BUCCANEER BAY David Sidney Whitaker and Marilyn Rosenberg sold their home at 7317 Captain Kidd Ave. to David Lee Smith and Tammy Woodall, of Lucas, Kentucky, for $1 million.

Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,467 square feet of living area. It sold for $649,000 in 2018.

OSPREY AVENUE Kenneth Houldsworth III, of Arcata, California, sold his home at 624 N. Osprey Ave. to Skyline Property Solutions LLC for $895,000. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,289 square feet of living area. It sold for $723,700 in 2020.

SARASOTA BAY CLUB Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 411 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to Marcella Fox, of Sarasota, for $652,000. Built in 2000, it has one bedroom, one-and-a-half baths and 1,170 square feet of living area. It sold for $293,500 in 2000.

GULFSTREAM TOWERS James Montgomery Brearley, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 801 condominium at 33 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Brian and David Tenhoor, of Sarasota, for $615,000. Built in 1964, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,055 square feet of living area. It sold for $318,000 in January.

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Sarasota’s top-seller this week was the home at 1635 Prospect St. in Seminole Heights. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,845 square feet of living area.

Other top sales by area SARASOTA

Seminole Heights Benjamin and Carol Robles sold their home at 1635 Prospect St. to Lee and Pamela Kennedy, of Sarasota, for $2.98 million. Built in 2018, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,845 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.03 million in 2019.

SIESTA KEY

Royal Palm Harbor Richard Hamm Jr., of Sarasota, sold his home at 1291 Southport Drive to

SOUTH HIGHLAND Lifestyle Capital America LLC sold the home at 1840 Glengary St. to Blue International Group LLC for $565,000. Built in 1956, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,395 square feet of living area. It sold for $327,500 in September.

FOREST LAKES COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES Vivian Copeland, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2134 Brookhaven Drive to Gerald Drabert and Stephen Yoset, of Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania, for $535,000. Built in 1966, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,621 square feet of living area. It sold for $310,000 in 2019.

Leslie Turner, of Sarasota, for $3.2 million. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,126 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.2 million in 2011.

PALMER RANCH

Arbor Lakes on Palmer Ranch Pasquale and Lisa Iusco, of Sarasota, sold their home at 6263 Anise Drive to Bruce and Kammah Zahn, of Sarasota, for $935,000. Built in 2015, it has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 4,657 square feet of living area. It sold for $572,100 in 2015.

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of Nov. 8-12, in order of dollar amounts.

CITY OF SARASOTA Address

Permit

Applicant

Amount

440 Sapphire Drive

Addition

Joel Werth

$187,000

3223 Old Oak Drive

Pool/Spa/Deck

Richard Westermeier

$60,000

4311 Bay Shore Road

Seawall

Stephen Bell

$56,400

1837 Orchid St.

Pool

Theodore Wilson

$28,000

2747 Floyd St.

Pool/Deck/Fence

Jacqueline Planchard

$27,000

1348 Tearose Place

Re-roof

Julia Park

$23,245

3514 Tangier Terrace

Re-roof

Nevin Thomas

$21,900

4014 Bay Shore Road

Demolition

Julie Trigg

$16,970

854 Virginia Drive

Re-roof

Carolyn McKeon

$15,618

3727 Tangier Terrace

Windows/Door

Andrew Quick

$14,326

LONGBOAT KEY 1211 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 905 2 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,135 SF A4503364 $1,579,000

SOLD

LONGBOAT KEY 370 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 423 2 Beds 2.5 Baths 2,350 SF A4511785 $1,200,000

SOLD

LONGBOAT KEY 603 Longboat Club Road 1103N 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,458 SF A4506271 $1,150,000

SOLD

LONGBOAT KEY 1095 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 404 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,503 SF A4502167 $775,000

SOLD

SARASOTA COUNTY Permit Applicant Windows

Amount

John Myers

$502,904 $469,440

4032 Crockers Lake Blvd. #11 Alterations

Guifa Zhang

654 Sandy Nook St.

Pool/Spa/Deck

Joseph Ferraro

$91,700

1600 Pine Harrier Circle

Windows

John Hutchens

$81,684

2531 Trinidad St.

Solar System

John Hiemstra

$69,364

7218 Captain Kidd Ave.

Pool/Deck

Michael Smith

$65,000

2550 Grove St.

Solar Panels

Joshua Christopher

$46,265

8511 Great Meadow Drive

Re-roof

Linda Madeiros

$44,500

3076 Gulf Gate Drive

Pool/Deck

Christopher Meskers

$43,440

640 Crane Prairie Way

Windows/Doors

Ian Gloag

$43,280

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Barry and Sharon Napshin, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 3423 Pine Valley Drive to James Buresch and Alain JeanPierre Destresse, of Sarasota, for $448,000. Built in 1965, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,833 square feet of living area. It sold for $260,000 in 2019.

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OWEN BURNS Proxima Centauri LLC sold the home at 420 Kumquat Court to RDD Beta LLC for $525,000. Built in 1926, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 1,824 square feet of living area. It sold for $13,300 in 2017.

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WHITAKER Wade and Eunice Harris, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1513 Palmetto Lane to Mark Mulligan, of Frenchtown, New Jersey, for $475,000. Built in 1924, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,360 square feet of living area. It sold for $305,000 in 2004.

LA LINDA TERRACE Amy Pittenger, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2228 Waldemere St. to Rae Nordquist Mashburn, Jana Sue Nordquist and Mark Ray Nordquist, trustees, of Oklahoma City, for $446,900. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,337 square feet of living area.

GROVE LAWN Richard Sarles, of Carlsbad, California, sold his home at 2182 Wisteria St. to Trice Group LLC and The Property Sciences Group Inc. for $430,000. Built in 1954, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,333 square feet of living area. It sold for $430,000 in 2006.

GULF GATE Elizabeth Ditmars sold the home at 7035 Antigua Place to Jennifer Dubin, of Sarasota, for $425,000.

Built in 1966, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,518 square feet of living area. It sold for $37,500 in 1976.

BELLFLOWER GARDENS GPA FIDU Inc., trustee, sold the home at 4414 Alhambra Ave. to Joshua Barry Craft and Rita Lynn Craft, of Punta Gorda, for $420,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,011 square feet of living area. It sold for $209,000 in January.

VALENCIA TERRACE Juliuss Rojas, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1268 16th St. to Francis John Budryk, of Sarasota, for $410,000. Built in 1950, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,170 square feet of living area. It sold for $167,000 in 2003.

SHADOW LAKES Southwest Florida LLC sold the home at 6325 Mosby Place to SFR Acquisitions I LLC for $400,000. Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,369 square feet of living area.

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GULF GATE EAST Martin Sebek, as Manager of Ms Watt LLC, sold the home at 6570 Waterford Circle to Rafal Zalewski, of Sarasota, for $437,500. Built in 1980, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,657 square feet of living area. It sold for $217,000 in 2014.

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SARASOTA MEDIEVAL FAIR Saturday and Sunday at 29847 State Road 70 E., Myakka City. The Sarasota Medieval Fair promises oldschool swords and shining armor fun in a new location. Tickets are $10 for kids, $22 for adults. For information, call 888-303-3247.

SUNCOAST RENAISSANCE FEST Saturday and Sunday at Sarasota Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd.

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Remodel & Home Improvements

Serving Longboat Key Since 2005

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7119 S.Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

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724-2945

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373-9299

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Kenneth Fuhlman Inc.

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368929

• Aluminum, Vinyl, & Wood Soffit & Fascia Repair & Installation • Roofing Repair & Installation • Metal Roofing & Tile Roof Repair Specialists

(941) 966-2960

954-1878 (cell) 780-3346

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Melanie Gates

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SA R A S OTA P O LO C LU B 8 075 W H IS K E Y P O N D L A N E | $ 3 ,49 9,9 9 9

Built by Bill Roberson, this recently renovated custom estate sits on 5 acres behind the gates of the Sarasota Polo Club.

SI E S TA K E Y 37 2 6 F L A M I N G O AV EN U E | $ 4 ,9 9 0,0 0 0 Waterfront lot on Hanson Bayou on the coveted north end of Siesta Key.

SI E S TA K E Y 3 97 7 RO B ER T S P O I N T ROA D | $ 3 ,4 8 5 ,0 0 0 This beautiful home is perfectly located on the north end of Siesta Key.

PEN D I N G

SI E S TA K E Y 6 4 8 0 M I D N I G H T PA S S ROA D # 514 | $1 , 10 0,0 0 0 This beachfront condominium is conveniently located and features full amenities.

SI E S TA K E Y 8 4 2 3 M I D N I G H T PA S S ROA D | $7,9 9 5 ,0 0 0 Grand waterfront estate with 100 feet of frontage.

G REEN B RO O K V I L L AG E 6 3 0 5 TA N AG ER C OV E | $9 49,0 0 0 This four-bedroom pool home has tranquil lake and preserve views.

SU N H AV EN 5 30 6, 5 31 2 SOUTH LOCK WOOD RIDGE ROAD | $1 , 895,0 0 0 Incredible investment opportunity including 3 duplexes and 1 single-family home.

S O LD

SE V I L L E AT C EN T ER G AT E 4 3 47 M A RC OT T C I RC L E | $ 475 ,0 0 0 Great lakefront home in a convenient location.

LO N G B OAT K E Y 310 5 G U L F O F M E X I C O D RI V E | $1 2,9 0 0,0 0 0 With over 176 feet of direct beachfront, this is one of the most significant beachfront properties available on Longboat Key.

SARASOTA AND THE ISLANDS Joel Schemmel, J.D., REALTOR® 941.587.4894

LAKEWOOD RANCH Donna and Jim Soda, REALTORS® 941.961.5857

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Equal Housing Opportunity. Property information herein is derived from various sources including, but not limited to, county records and multiple listing services, and may include approximations. All information is deemed accurate.