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Prepare for the worst Officials and residents get ready as powerful Hurricane Irma heads toward Florida.

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With a historically intense hurricane moving through the Atlantic and headed toward Florida, Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane had to strike a balance between stressing the urgent need to prepare but avoiding a sense of hysteria.

The size and force of Hurricane Irma, a category 5 storm, was enough to panic even longtime residents. With the devastation of Hurricane Harvey still fresh in the public’s mind, McCrane knew people would be worried.

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Cassidy Alexander

Jesse Coleman installs plywood on his windows in preparation for Hurricane Irma.

Still on course Magazine recognizes Sarasota boat builder for his lifelong craft. PAGE 16

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Wastewater woes Niki Kottmann

It’s a sweet celebration The women in the Pines of Sarasota centenarian club have had their fair share of excitement in the past month. They celebrated hitting one of life’s most elusive mile markers — their 100th birthdays. On Aug. 24, the 12 women of the Pines’s centenarian club got a taste of the limelight when they were introduced to the nation on NBC’s “Today Show” 100th birthday segment, sponsored by Smuckers.

TURTLE TRACKS

The city is moving ahead with Lift Station 87 construction, but the project could continue beyond 2020.

George Luzier reminisces about the old Sailing Squadron.

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Director of Nursing Gloria Wright gives a hug to Marie Brandstatter.

The city is facing a bill of more than $50 million as it works to complete Lift Station 87. PAGE 4

AS OF SEPT. 2 TOTAL NESTS:

2017 2016 Lido Beach 180 170 Siesta Key 634 450 Casey Key 1,864 2,052 TOTAL FALSE CRAWLS:

2017 2016 Lido Beach 210 178 Siesta Key 649 1,323 Casey Key 3,124 3,241 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory

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Atlanta Braves one step closer to training site

“It’s really a life-changing opportunity for every child. Our hope would be that we could provide it to every child that needs it.”

Lisa Fisher, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader for Sarasota County Schools, on the impact the program has on students. READ MORE ON PAGE 6

The last bit of funding slid into place for the Atlanta Braves spring training complex planned for West Villages in North Port. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity conditionally approved a $20 million grant to fund the project Aug. 31, according to a release from Sarasota County.

The city and county commissions and the West Villages Improvement District will vote on the final agreements Sept. 12. With final approvals, construction can start on the facility. It is expected to be ready for the 2019 spring training season.

This is the last piece of funding needed for the $80 million project.

BY THE NUMBERS $21.3 MILLION

cost of the second phase of Lift Station 87 construction.

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number of Reading Recovery teachers in the district starting this school year, meaning there’s at least one at every elementary school.

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years George Luzier has been building boats in Sarasota.

Shooting reported in Siesta Village

David Conway

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Paramedics responded to a City Commission meeting after Willie Shaw suffered an apparent medical episode.

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number of years Dick Vitale has been donating scholarships to Boys & Girls Clubs members.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a gun incident early Sept.

5 in Siesta Key Village.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in a release that an initial investigation determined that two people were arguing when a third person fired a pellet gun.

The incident took place on the corner of Canal Road and Ocean Boulevard. Everyone involved with the shooting had been accounted for, and no injuries were reported, according to the release.

Commissioner Willie Shaw remains hospitalized

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Regular County Commission meeting — 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, Commission Chambers, County Administration Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota

ity Commissioner Willie Shaw remained hospitalized Wednesday after a medical episode Tuesday during a City Commission meeting.

“I’m doing well,” Shaw said Wednesday afternoon when

reached by telephone.

He was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital after he appeared to lose consciousness while seated at the dais.

County emergency personnel responded to the scene.

City Manager Tom Barwin

said Shaw appeared to lose consciousness.

Shaw regained consciousness shortly after.

He was being held at the hospital for observation, Shaw said.

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Residents pick up sandbags at Newtown Estates Park, one of three locations the county established Wednesday morning in advance of Hurricane Irma.

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So, at a news conference earlier this week, McCrane hit the important notes for residents.

Be prepared. Have supplies for at least 72 hours. Make a plan to evacuate, and then be sure to actually leave if you’re instructed to do so.

But he also wanted to provide a sense of confidence as the region undertakes the necessary precautions.

“There’s no need to panic,” McCrane said. “We will get through these storms. This is not Harvey.”

This was, in part, a technical distinction between the two storms. Harvey was a slowermoving storm that subjected Texas to sustained rains. Irma, with winds already measured at 185 mph, would hit hard but move quicker, McCrane predicted.

A day later, at a Wednesday news conference, McCrane said updated forecasts brought good news for Sarasota. If Irma curved east, as forecast, the county could get about 3.5 inches of rain through Sept. 13 — much closer to normal weather than a catastrophic storm.

Still, at both the county and city levels, officials began preparing for the worst early this week.

McCrane said even if Irma goes up Florida’s east coast, emergency managers expect there could be a 6-foot storm surge for the west coast because of the hurricane’s size.

The county and city opened their emergency operations centers and worked to storm-proof the city as much as possible. The county prepared to declare a local state of emergency depending on the storm’s path, which McCrane said enabled officials to use state and national resources.

County staff worked to ensure drainage systems in floodprone neighborhoods were clear

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In the days leading up to the storm, some gas stations ran out of fuel, and lines to others stretched down the block.

of obstructions. The city also focused its efforts on vulnerable areas, planning to add sandbags along eroded portions of the Lido Key shoreline. Both governments were getting ready for potential evacuations.

“Governments are preparing as if this will be a major hurricane,” City Manager Tom Barwin said.

“Residents should be doing that same self-preparation.”

ON THE MOVE

If an evacuation were ordered, the barrier islands and bayfront neighborhoods would be the first to leave. Carl Shoffstall, president of the Lido Key Residents Association, said people in the area were anxious about the impending storm. Shoffstall said bayfront properties are vulnerable to even minor storms because of the waning Lido shoreline. The prospect of a strong hurricane making landfall nearby could be catastrophic.

“I don’t wish anything on the east coast, but hopefully that thing goes out into the Atlantic about 500, 600 miles and we all avoid it,” Shoffstall said.

Shoffstall also held out hope that, if an evacuation were ordered, residents would be able

to successfully make it out of the Sarasota area. At the time of publication, the storm was expected to make landfall in south Florida on Sunday. Residents in those counties are already leaving, which means the interstates are congested even before the path of the storm is certain.

Even if Sarasota avoids the brunt of the storm, McCrane said residents should be prepared to feel the effects of evacuations to the south — and that Sarasota could serve as a host community for people seeking refuge. He asked residents to find alternate routes to work or their homes to avoid the interstate.

If you’re not in an emergency evacuation zone, you have the supplies you need and you are confident your home or structure can withstand hurricane conditions, McCrane said residents should feel comfortable staying in Sarasota.

He added some residents outside of evacuation zones should still find another place to stay.

That includes people in mobile homes, those who are concerned about getting the medical attention they need or those who have concerns about the safety of the building in which they live.

n Any residents with questions or concerns can call the county’s non-emergency number at 941-8615000. Answer times may be delayed due to the influx of calls coming in. n If a drain in your neighborhood is blocked, contact the county’s non-emergency number. n Check with pharmacists and doctors to get refills on necessary medications before the storm hits. n Plan and put together disaster kits as soon as possible. Supplies are already running low in some stores. n Sarasota County Schools will be closed Friday. At the time of publication, there was no word about schools closing Monday or Tuesday. n Information on shelter sites and other county alerts can be found at scgov. net. n Visit yourobserver.com for continued updates on the status of the storm.

Residents who evacuate should take their supplies with them, especially if they’re going to a county shelter. Although the county has 22 shelters available, shelters will only open on an as-needed basis. When that is announced, residents should be prepared to go to a location that may not be in their neighborhood.

RESIDENTS REACT

Jesse Coleman lives with his wife and two daughters in a neighborhood off South Tamiami Trail.

Irma will be the closest the family has come to a major hurricane.

“This is the first time it’s kind of gotten serious, where we’ve thought ‘Wow, this could get bad if we don’t do something,’ ” Coleman said.

The first-time homeowner has been getting ready for a few days — buying water, stockpiling cans of soup and preparing to board up his windows. Coleman said he’s been trying to let his kids know what to expect, too.

“It’s been pretty stressful,” he said. “I want to be prepared.

We’re new homeowners, and getting all of our ducks in a row and figuring that all out and getting it all in place is something I’ve really never done before, so [we’re] trying to be responsible about that.”

Beginning Wednesday, the county handed out sandbags at three locations around Sarasota. However, because bags were handed out last week to combat flooding, resources were in short supply. McCrane encourages residents to reuse last week’s bags, or to fill pillowcases or mulch bags with sand if they can’t get actual sandbags.

Around 10 a.m. Tuesday, residents stood in line at Newtown Estates Park waiting on the county to ship in additional sand and bags. Those present weren’t panicked, but they did express more fear about Irma compared to previous storms.

“We’ve had storms this big in the past, and we’ve always been lucky enough that it misses us,” said Jesse Opperman, who was there to pick up bags to protect the machine shop in which he works. “But with what happened in Texas, it doesn’t hurt to prepare.”

Tonie Boston is a 10-year resident of Sarasota, and considers herself storm-ready. She doesn’t think Irma is too different from hurricanes Andrew and Charley, which she’s been through, but she’s still planning to stock up on supplies one more time before the weekend.

As for the rest of her to-do list?

“Pray, pray, pray, pray, pray,” Boston said. “That’s all you can do.”

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RISING COSTS In 2008, the city estimated the construction of Lift Station 87 would cost $8.5 million. Nearly a decade later, the potential price of completing the project has spiked.

Here’s how the past and future cost of Lift Station 87 breaks down:

$11.2 million

Expenses incurred under AECOM, the original engineering firm leading the project

$11.4 million

Expenses incurred to date under McKim & Creed, which replaced AECOM in 2013

A report provided to the city at the time made the case for Luke Wood Park as the optimal location for a wastewater treatment facility. While other sites under consideration could cost as much as $11 million, building a lift station in Luke Wood Park — a cityowned property near Tamiami Trail and Mound Street — was estimated at $8.5 million.

The site would have the lowest construction cost and provide the fewest construction difficulties, the report said. The project could be finished by summer 2011.

The process of building that new lift station, called Lift Station 87, continues today. The city has used two engineering firms. The plans have been redesigned and construction has gone through multiple delays.

On Tuesday, the City Commis-

$26.3 million

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$54.1 million

Total committed and projected Lift Station 87 expenses

sion again voted unanimously to proceed with construction of the lift station. The next phase of the project — actually building the lift station structure — will cost $21.3 million, $5 million more than an original estimate. It’s scheduled to be completed by May 2020.

Between previous expenses and

the projected cost to finish building the project, the city is facing a total of more than $54 million in Lift Station 87-related spending.

That’s more than six times the original estimate. The project is scheduled to conclude perhaps a full decade later than the city originally hoped.

PROJECT PROBLEMS

The city hired engineering firm McKim & Creed to oversee the Lift Station project in 2013.

At that point, the city had already spent $11.2 million on the project. It had begun legal action against AECOM, the previous engineering firm behind the project, for failing to adequately finish the work it promised.

Initially, McKim and Creed didn’t publicly deviate from a construction schedule that suggested the lift station could be built by 2016. But by 2015, the group had a new budget and timeline: up to $36 million, finished by 2020.

Robert Garland, the project manager with McKim and Creed, says the initial $8.5 million estimate is no longer a relevant benchmark in considering the price of the lift station.

“That was done at the height of the recession,” Garland said.

“People were breaking even or losing money just to keep people employed.”

The most significant changes to the project have been designoriented. The project morphed from an underground facility into an above-ground, hurricaneresistant structure. Much of the original work had to be redone.

McKim and Creed had to microtunnel deeper below Hudson Bayou than originally expected, an intensive drilling process that

led to AECOM’s departure.

On Tuesday, City Commissioner Hagen Brody questioned whether the city had to proceed with building a lift station at Luke Wood Park. Despite the issues, the city has remained committed to its original site choice throughout the process. Mitt Tidwell, the city’s utilities director, said price increases have more to do with an emphasis on stability. The lift station will eventually handle onethird of the city’s wastewater.

There have been site-specific challenges, though. The need to drill deeper below Hudson Bayou increased the cost “quite a bit,” Tidwell said in 2015. The phase two expenses include the excavation of limestone to construct a new wet well, which is where sewage is initially treated. Garland said the price of that work is estimated at $2 million.

Garland points out that McKim and Creed’s work hasn’t varied greatly from the 2015 estimates.

Although the phase two costs are higher than originally projected, the phase one costs were $3.1 million under the same projections.

The city is also optimistic it can recover between $15 million and $20 million from its lawsuit against AECOM. Still, as Mayor Shelli Freeland Eddie pointed out, the outcome of that case is uncertain. A court date is scheduled for summer 2018, but that ruling is subject to potential appeal.

Despite the cost and timeline, the city is confident its plans will ultimately produce a high-quality Lift Station 87.

“It’s been a long, drawn-out project that we wish had been completed years ago,” Tidwell said. “Unfortunately, it wasn’t.

We’re taking action now to get it completed. We’re on track.”

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PROJECT TIMELINE May 2008: The city approves the relocation of Lift Station 7 to Luke Wood Park.

The city estimates the cost at $8.5 million.

February 2011: The city awards a $9.6 million construction contract for the new lift station to Westra Construction Corp. The estimated completion date is late 2012.

November 2012: The city terminates its contract with engineering consultant AECOM, which oversaw the design of the project.

August 2013: The city hires McKim & Creed to take over engineering services. The estimated completion date is 2015.

May 2014: The project design changes from a belowground to an above-ground structure.

December 2014: The city approves phase one of construction. The estimated completion date is 2018.

June 2015: Officials push the completion date to 2020.

Project cost estimated at $32 million.

August 2016: The city closes the Osprey Avenue bridge for one year in conjunction with phase one of construction.

May 2017: Phase one of construction concludes.

September 2017: The City Commission approves a $21.3 million contract for phase two of construction.

November 2017: Projected start of phase two.

May 2020: Deadline to complete phase two.

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Something is different at Sarasota County’s elementary schools this year. All 23 of the schools now employ a new program to help younger students read better.

Lisa Fisher, a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader for Sarasota County Schools, said the program’s results can be wide-ranging. She described one student who was struggling in the first grade, reading at an early kindergarten level, but now is much further along.

“He could only write five words, his name being one,” Fisher said of a student enrolled last school year, when the program included 10 schools. “His self-esteem and his confidence had just tanked ... He didn’t smile, he was very quiet.”

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“By the end of the program with me, he was reading to his little brother. He had really come out of his shell, was really able independently to show me what he can do,” she said.

Reading Recovery started in the 2015-2016 school year in Sarasota County. For 12-20 weeks, students receive 30-minute lessons focused on reading and comprehension. It gives intense, one-on-one tutoring to struggling first-graders, in an effort to reach them early and set them up for achievement as they continue through school.

Typically, students who do not pass the Florida Standards Assessment in third grade are put into a Summer Reading Camp conducted by the district. If they do not pass an alternate exam at the end of that program, they are retained for the third grade.

For the 2017 Summer Reading Camp, 21% of the 172 students passed and were promoted to fourth grade, a district spokesman said.

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the opportunity of having Reading Recovery and reach the average of their class, then yes — by the time they get to third grade, it would be our expectation that there would be a decrease in the number of children failing FSA,” Fisher said.

Part of what makes Reading Recovery so effective is that it’s a proactive program rather than reactive. Instead of offering remediation to students who already are behind, it offers help before they fail. And studies show that students who meet their class average with the program stay on level as they move forward.

“The more that children read and write, the better they get,” Fisher said. “But when they struggle, they avoid it. Because of the contingent teaching that we do with these children, we instill in them not only the ability, but the know-how, and the belief, that they can do this.”

Reading Recovery is a program that’s been around for decades.

Locally, with $1.57 million from federal sources, the school district, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation and the Charles and Margery Baranick Foundation, students at all county elementary schools can benefit.

Thirty-four Reading Recovery teachers are now working in the district. Several team leaders, like Fisher, are trained through graduate-level coursework from Ohio State University, then return to train others in how to be Reading Recovery teachers.

In turn, part of each teacher’s role is to provide professional development to teachers and other staff members who don’t have Reading Recovery training, so they can still implement some

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On average, a Reading Recovery teacher works with 40-45 students a year, Fisher said, meaning one teacher can have a big impact.

“It’s really a life-changing opportunity for every child,” Fisher said. “Our hope would be that we could provide it to every child that needs it. The more teachers that we have trained in order to provide this, the more children that we can reach.”

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POST-STORM CAN BE WORSE Be prepared for two storms: when Irma hits and her aftermath. Recovery can be harder and longer than the storm.

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ho knows, as of this writing, where Hurricane Irma will decide to go. Suffice it to say, she’ll let herself be known to us no matter what.

And hopefully, by now, and several days ago, you refreshed your game plan for the possibility of a direct hit.

Some of the obvious steps: n Gas up the car. Early this week, gas lines had popped up at several stations around town. And if you’re going to evacuate, get as much of an early start as possible. If you think traffic is bad during season, multiply that multiple times. n Review your wind, flood and homeowners insurance policies. That will remind you what’s covered. That review also may trigger your decision to pack up precious family valuables if you’re thinking of leaving town. Also, if you haven’t done it, take your cell phone around the house and take pictures of everything, even inside your drawers and closets. If you have a good insurance agent, he or she already has that on file.

Obviously, make special note of the contact numbers for your insurance agents, especially their cellphone numbers and email addresses. It’s a good idea to connect with them before Irma strikes so you’re clear on what to do after the storm.

There is much to be done, that’s for sure. And after watching what Harvey did to Houston, that should be motivating you to be prepared for the worst.

If you’re unsure of all you need to do before and after Irma, the Red Cross posts a detailed checklist online. We’re posting it on online: YourObserver. com/red-cross-checklist.

Remember, too, the constant advice of two of Longboat Key’s former police chiefs, the late Wayne McCammon and Al Hogle. They always reminded residents: If you’re crazy enough to stay on the Key to ride out a hurricane, just be sure to put a tag on your big toe with your name for identification. In other words, when public officials tell you to evacuate, go.

As we were all reminded over the past two weeks, the storm is one event.

After the storm actually is a much bigger, longer event. Put it in perspective: The storm may last 48 hours. Recovery can last as much as 48 months.

And that’s what we want to empha-

COSTLIEST U.S. HURRICANES The following table ranks historic hurricanes based on their insured losses, adjusted for inflation. (Dollars in billions.)

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Harvey 8/29/17 8/25/05 1. Katrina 8/24/92 2. Andrew 10/28/12 3. Sandy 9/12/08 4. Ike 10/24/05 5. Wilma 8/13/04 6. Charley 7. Ivan 9/15/04 9/17/89 8. Hugo 9/2005 9. Rita 9/304 10. Frances

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of Damage

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Texas, La. $70-$160 $70-$160 SE U.S.; 6 states; $41.1 $49.79 Fla., La. $15.5 $24.5 NE, Atlantic, 15 states $18.75 $19.86 Texas, Midwest, 9 states $12.5 $14.03 Florida $10.3 $12.5 Fla., N.C., S.C. $7.5 $9.34 Fla., SE, Atlantic, 15 states $7.11 $8.89 SE/Atlantic, 6 states $4.2 $7.2 Fla., SE, Texas; 7 states $5.62 $6.81 Fla., Ga., N.C., S.C., N.Y. $4.6 $5.7 Source: Insurance Information Institute

size: Be prepared for the aftermath — especially when you consider some of the accompanying data: n Six of the 10 biggest hurricanes in the United States in terms of property damage hit Florida. Those of us on the Gulf Coast who lived through 2004 and 2005 surely have vivid recollections of Charley, Frances, Jeanne, Ivan, Rita and Wilma.

Few can forget Charley’s damage to our southern neighbors in Charlotte County and what it took to rebuild. n Flood insurance: Fortunately, our region hasn’t experienced the catastrophic storm surges that often are predicted with these storms. When Charley was headed our way in 2004, there were predictions of 10-foot surges in the area. If that occurs with Irma, you can imagine — especially in the wake of Harvey — that the poststorm process for collecting on flood insurance claims is likely to be slower than it otherwise might. Get in line behind the Texans. n Wind/property insurance: If you’re one of taxpayer-owned Citizens Property Insurance’s policyholders, the post-hurricane claims process will be, to a degree, an unknown. Citizens’ response forces haven’t been fully tested with a large-scale Category 4 or 5 hit since its inception. No one knows if it’s ready to handle the deluge of claims after the storm.

Good news is Citizens has declined from being the largest property insurer in Florida to fifth largest (5% market share), and it has had more than a decade to build up $7.5 billion in reserves.

If Irma, God forbid, inflicts, say, $30 billion in damage on the state, Citizens’ share of that could reach $1.5 billion, well within its means. All policyholders — no matter who the carrier

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Building Insured Count Value 113,170 $33,783.2 77,672 $19,838.3 49,220 $14,269.2 57,694 $13,985.3 18,174 $7,200.7 18,853 $5,270.5 19,429 $3,948.5 17,333 $3,875.5 13,570 $3,653.3 12,428 $3,050.5 5,580 $1,977.8 5,468 $1,731.1 7,077 $1,595.4 5,820 $1,258.8 6,485 $1,257.8 2,706 $809.9 472,734 $124,063.0

Source: Citizens Property Insurance

is — would be spared from having the annual state assessments increased to help fund Citizens and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.

In that same vein, many of the insurers that acquired policyholders from Citizens have not been tested either. They have the capital to cover their claims, but the manpower is an unanswered question.

All of which points to your being as prepared for post-hurricane as you are for when, and if, Irma hits. To that end, the Insurance Information Institute has an excellent guide on the steps required to settle your claims. We have posted this guide online as well: Your-Observer.com/how-to-settleyour-claim-after-a-hurricane.

Meantime, we’ll pray we are spared.

Be safe.

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AMONG THE SAFEST PLACES IN FLORIDA FROM HURRICANES This may be of little consolation by Monday, but historically, Sarasota and Bradenton, as well as Tampa Bay, have been among Florida’s safest places from direct hurricane hits for the past 100 years.

The accompanying map, a product of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows all of the Category 2 and higher hurricanes that have passed through Florida in the past 100 years up to 2015. The darker the color, the higher the category.

If you study the map (with a magnifying glass), you can see only two lines passing through the Sarasota-Bradenton area. Various records say the closest Sarasota has come to having a direct hit has been in 1921, when the tidal surge from that storm reached more than 7 feet, inundating Casey, Siesta, St. Armands and Longboat keys, with waters rising out of Sarasota Bay up to Five Points downtown. Let’s hope Irma doesn’t change our history.

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storm) heads into Manatee or Hillsborough County or goes by in the gulf just offshore, the winds will push and stack up the bay waters back into the creeks, canals,and up onto low-lying lands. Being already saturated, flooding and wave wash damage will be like you can not imagine.

In anticipation of this, everyone in high-hazard flood and wind areas will be advised to evacuate and everyone on the keys will head for the few bridges to the mainland.

Meanwhile, those who live on the bayfront areas will head for the few “evacuation routes” these people on the island are also heading for. Imagine the evacuation roads as a funnel with maybe Tuttle and Beneva being the crunch point, and everyone on side streets and behind trying to get to them all at once.

Now, on these routes have a car break down, or an anxious driver rear ends another driver. Suddenly unexpected reduction in lanes available to evacuate and increased back up.

Now read the article in the local papers of Aug. 29 about the lady in north Sarasota who had flooding in her house because of an unexpected blockage in the drainage ditch, where everyone was too busy, too disinterested, or too unsympathetic to get her help.

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The weather bureau advises we just experienced 20 inches of rain in August. To most of we old timers who were here during Hurricane Donna in 1960 through the “no name storm” and other storms to date, this is just another day in paradise.

To all the newbies, when a hurricane heads this way, it normally doesn’t show up over night, but we experience days and/or weeks of rain as we’ve just had before it gets here. The ground is saturated.

Main A, Phillippi Creek and all the drainage systems are like they are now, loaded to the top. Then the hurricane hits with all the high winds, driving rains, etc.

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County, state consider Siesta road swap The Florida Department of Transportation is discussing a deal that would cede control of Midnight Pass Road and Siesta Drive to local governments.

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Since 2010, Siesta Key residents have lobbied for various changes to the conditions on Midnight Pass Road, Higel Avenue and Siesta Drive. They’ve always run into the same challenge: getting state officials to cooperate.

The streets are all part of State Road 758, managed by the Florida Department of Transportation. Even if Siesta residents found a sympathetic ear at the county or city, the state has ultimate authority over the design of the road. FDOT wasn’t always an adversarial party, but it was another layer of bureaucracy to navigate, one further removed from the local level.

Now, the dynamics of the road could change. FDOT and Sarasota County are discussing a road swap that would give the county control of the majority of State Road 758 on Siesta Key. Some control could go to the city, as well, for the segment of Siesta Drive west of U.S. 41.

In return, the county would give FDOT control of a segment of River Road in Venice. This would

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Some Siesta Key residents hope local officials would be more responsive to issues along State Road 758.

allow the department to use state and federal funds to improve the street.

The two sides have been discussing a potential deal for about a month. FDOT spokesman Zach Burch said the reclassification of both roads made sense, particularly because State Road 758 is only two lanes throughout most of Siesta Key, cutting through residential areas.

“That road really doesn’t function as a state road,” Burch said “It really is more of a local road, when you think of it.”

Although the swap would give the county more authority over

State Road 758 — and potentially accelerate River Road improvements — county staff is still evaluating the pros and cons of any agreement. Spencer Anderson, the county’s interim Public Works director, echoed Burch’s assessment of the differing characters of each road. Still, the county would no longer be able to rely on the state to maintain those segments of State Road 758.

“We’re investigating — how early could the DOT move to construction on River Road?” Anderson said. “What may or may not need to be done on 758?”

Anderson said the potential

road swap could be ready for County Commission consideration within a month or two.

The Siesta Key Association has not discussed the effects of any changes to State Road 758. In the past, the group has asked for a lower speed limit on Midnight Pass Road. The state denied such a request in 2012, despite county support.

SKA board member Catherine Luckner said there were some obvious advantages to having local officials in charge of the road.

However, she said there were also advantages to the state’s control.

FDOT has installed speed feed-

back signs along the road, and the county might not be in a financial position to make improvements in which residents are interested.

On north Siesta Key, residents are more enthusiastic about the potential swap. Bay Island residents have started a campaign called Make Siesta Drive Safer, which is pushing for a lower speed limit and other design changes near Siesta Drive and Higel Avenue.

Those residents say they have a good working relationship with FDOT, but believe changes could be accomplished much quicker if they were working at a county and city level.

“It’s a little bit simpler, in our mind, dealing with two groups instead of three,” said Pat Wulf, Make Siesta Drive Safer co-chairman. “And the county’s a little bit closer.”

A portion of State Road 758 under consideration is within the city; the city’s border is north of Shell Road on Higel Avenue. As a result, the city is also monitoring the county-state negotiations, though city officials say they are not yet deeply participating in the discussion.

City engineer Alex DavisShaw said the city would use the same cost-benefit analysis that the county is undergoing, particularly as it pertains to maintaining a segment of road for which the city is not currently responsible.

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DIRTY MONEY 6:59 a.m. — 1700 block of North Washington Boulevard Dispute: An employee at a store reported that a man came in attempting to purchase candy. The man allegedly tried to buy the candy with money covered in fecal matter. When the employee told the man she would not accept his money, he became irate, threw the candy on the floor and walked out.

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Ben Delaney rows during the 2011 World Rowing Junior Championships.

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he U.S. team roster for the 2017 World Rowing Championships, to be held Sept. 24 to Oct. 1 at Nathan Benderson Park, holds a secret, one that area fans may want to know.

A simple glance at the American participants reveals no local connections, with three rowers from Florida, but none from the Gulf Coast: Ben Delaney, of Windermere, is rowing in the Men’s Four; Ben Davison, of Inverness, is rowing in the Men’s Double Scull; and Corinne Schoeller, of Palm Beach, is rowing in the Women’s Eight.

But what many people watching the championships won’t know is that Delaney rowed for almost two years with Sarasota Crew. His parents wanted to move closer to the Gulf Coast, and Delaney wanted to row in a world-class program. In 2012, the Delaney family moved to Sarasota and found a compromise. For a while, anyway; they eventually moved to Michigan.

Delaney was already an accomplished rower when he came to the Crew. He was named to the 2011 World Rowing Junior Championships, racing the U.S. Men’s Quadruple Sculls to a fourth-place finish against kids two to three years older, he said. He was intimidated, he said, but he overcame those emotions and performed well. This was just two years after

SCHEDULE What: 2017 World Rowing Championships When: Sept. 24-Oct. 1 Where: Nathan Benderson Park Who to watch: Ben Delaney’s Men’s Four boat has its first heat on Sept. 24, and the final on Sept. 30.

That’ll be fun for the local connection, but the Women’s Eight is the crown jewel race of USRowing. The U.S. Women’s Eight has won at every major competition (either the WRC or the Olympics) since 2004. The boat’s first heat is on Sept. 26, and the final will close out the competition on Oct. 1.

he began rowing at all, proving his natural affinity for the sport.

Delaney said this experience will help him at the WRC, when he’ll go against “massive men from Eastern Europe” who also have a decade of rowing on him, he said.

The plan: Pull from the emotions of six years ago, channel that intimidation into excitement and perform your best.

So Delaney was always good.

When he arrived at Sarasota Crew, though, his skills rose to a new level, one beyond simply “good” and into “world class.”

“The Crew taught me how to

be a high-level athlete,” Delaney said. “They do a good job of regulating the quality of training sessions, the quality of individuals that come through. The results from the last six, seven, eight years really show that. If you want to be the best, you don’t need to be the best athlete, you have to have that mentality. That’s something I really learned.

“The training sessions were very different from what I was doing before. A lot higher intensity and a lot more physically exhausting. There was a lot of talk with coaches about how to adjust hydration habits and healing the right way, making sure I had a diet and was getting enough sleep, things I had never thought about before.”

Delaney still speaks with his coaches, Liza Dickson and Casey Galvanek regularly. They check on how he’s doing, and he keeps informed on happenings with the Crew, the program that prepared him for national races. Yes, Delaney did say those rigorous training sessions helped him prepare for the rigorous U.S. selection camp process, at least indirectly. They’re all stepping stones: His original Orlando team to the Junior Championships, to Sarasota Crew, to winning a national title in 2013, to attending George Washington University, where he is now a fifth-year senior, to making the WRC roster.

His successes spotlight how difficult it is to make the U.S.

2017 World Rowing Championships will feature one athlete with local ties.

roster. There are two paths to the WRC, trials and selection camps.

Delaney took the camp route. At those camps, this year held in August in Princeton, N.J., coaches figure out the boat combinations they want for each event. They also test different orders of rowers, trying to maximize a boat’s speed. Coaches will make team recommendations to a selection committee, and the committee has final say in who comes to Nathan Benderson Park and who stays home. Approximately 30 people were at the camps, Delaney said. Invitations are given for many reasons, including past international performance, training camp performance, and style or attitude fit.

Then, there’s the trial route.

Some boat classifications handle it differently, but basically, if you win your trial (also held in August in Princeton), you’re on the team.

If someone had told Delaney nine months ago that he’d be on the national team, he’d have called them crazy. Eight years ago, when he started rowing? He would have laughed them out of the room, though part of him would have dreamed they would be right. It turns out they would have been, and he wants young area rowers to know they can follow in his puddles.

“We’re all human,” he said. “It doesn’t matter your size, you can make a difference and make the boat go fast.”

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Former Riverview High boys swimmer Austin Katz was named to the USA Swimming 2017-2018 National Team in the 200 backstroke on Sept. 1.

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Cardinal Mooney senior running back Bryce Williams ran for 264 yards and a touchdown Sept. 1 in the Cougars’ 37-0 win over Bishop Verot.

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Riverview High football graduate Vince Sellers Jr., a true freshman at Tennessee State, had 10 tackles (seven solo) in the Tigers’ 17-10 win Sept. 2 against Georgia State.

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Sarasota Christian volleyball junior Cassie Bontrager had nine kills and six digs Sept. 1 in the Blazers’ three-set win (25-18, 25-16, 25-13) against Imagine School North Port.

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Sarasota Military Academy boys cross country junior Alan Romero (18:22.00) finished eighth Aug. 26 in the Lemon Bay Invitational.

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Ben Delaney (in the stern position, to the left) rows during the 2011 World Rowing Junior Championships.

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Touch(ing) down Irma and previous storms have put damper on football season.

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ometimes it’s awkward to be a sports journalist.

Often, that stems from a feeling of helplessness. In times of turbulence, you witness other journalists on government beats and special project teams doing important, life-changing or even lifesaving work. You see reporters giving a voice to the truly voiceless, you quote-tweet their work on Twitter and then you go back to writing about a cool touchdown someone scored or filling out the captions of a swim meet photo gallery.

This week has been one of those times, with Florida preparing for Hurricane Irma’s arrival. My colleagues here and elsewhere are writing fantastic pieces on storm preparations.

But writing about high school and community sports feels a bit … silly, at the moment. So I’m going to talk about Irma.

Sarasota schools were proactive in moving this week’s football games from Sept. 8 to Sept. 7, and I applaud them for doing so. Cardinal Mooney even canceled its game against Berkeley Prep. Staying put would have put athletes in unnecessary danger. Likewise, games during the previous two weeks have also

been cut short. This might not seem like a big deal, but it is to players and coaches.

Riverview High has yet to play a full game this season. Its first contest, a 35-0 win over Booker High, was called after the first quarter, and its second game, a 17-0 road loss to Venice High, was called in the third.

“This week we play Palmetto High, and then we are back into district play,” Rams coach Josh Smithers said. “For us to not even play a full game yet, see how our starters are going to be in the fourth quarter, absolutely (it affects the team).

“The other thing is just playing kids. We have barely had a chance, so kids are chomping at the bit to show us they deserve to play. It’s been very frustrating.”

With the wacky, new playoff points system in place, shortened games have even more of an effect on the outcome of teams’ seasons than in the past.

I didn’t mention it last week, because people can only read through so much playoff minutiae in one sitting, but the points system actually takes a school’s average points per game into account, not total points. This is generally good, because it doesn’t reward teams for playing more games than others.

It also means schools’ playoff chances can be hurt by storms.

If a school’s game against a

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Riverview’s Ali Boyce runs for a touchdown.

potential 53-point opponent gets canceled, while another school gunning for a playoff spot gets its game canceled that week as well, but that game was only potentially worth 35 points, it benefits the team with the lesscrucial game.

That hasn’t happened yet to any Sarasota teams. It might happen to Cardinal Mooney, if it and Berkeley Prep cannot decide on a make-up date, and who knows what the future will bring.

The other reason rain is frus-

trating, for me, is seeing all the high school seniors getting their seasons cut short. For most of them, this will be their last time playing competitive football, with pads and a helmet and a school name on their chest. I hope they all are having the time of their lives. Not with these teammates and coaches. High school sports are special. They force you to be a better teammate and, in turn, person. Every moment of every game should be cherished. I’m focusing on football, because it’s an outdoor

sport, but the same applies to all the other sports.

Like Smithers said, kids just want to play. I hope the weather after Irma accommodates their requests to live out their best teenage lives.

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When did you start playing football?

I started playing at the beginning of middle school for the Sarasota Ringling Redskins (now Sarasota Caloosa Youth Football), which was pretty big back when I was that age.

What is the appeal of football to you now?

It helps us create bonds between one another that not many other things can. It’s just fun.

What is your best skill on the field?

I think I’m pretty good at learning new plays and adapting to situations that present themselves on the field. I’m a quick learner, so that helps.

What is your favorite football memory?

It was actually the last year I played with the Ringling Redskins. It was the championship game. Me and a couple other guys on this team, (senior) Bryce Williams, (senior) Robby Vassallo, Vinny Conetta, who graduated last year, and Jeremy Crist (who also graduated), we all played in the same age group. It was me, Vinny and Jeremy on one team, and Bryce and Robby on the other, and I threw a post to Connetta down the middle to beat their team on the final play of the game, no time on the clock (laughs).

enough about the quarterback position and get as good as I can at it to lead our team past the first round of the playoffs. That’s the spot we’ve been stuck at the last couple years.

What is your favorite food?

Sushi.

What is your favorite movie?

My favorite movie series is the “Transformers” series.

What is your favorite subject in school?

Math, it’s just what I’m good at.

Some people are good at writing, but numbers work for me.

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eorge Luzier remembers a great deal for a 93-yearold.

While going through the worn pages of photo albums in his boat shop, he remembers the name of the pet raccoon he used to put in his bicycle basket as a child (Zip). He remembers how much it cost to rent a 2,500-foot barrack at the Sarasota Army Air Field when it was reopened for public use after World War II ($35 a month). But the one thing he didn’t care to remember is how many wooden boats he’s built in his 80-year career.

“I’ve got a list there but I’ve never bothered to count it,” he said. “It’s more than a hundred.”

The local man who’s built too many boats to count was recently honored by WoodenBoat Magazine with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to the craft of wooden boatbuilding.

Travel is harder for Luzier these days, so his close friend and customer Pat Ball attended the award presentation at the 26th annual WoodenBoat Show in Mystic, Conn., on July 1 and accepted the award on his behalf.

Luzier, a Sarasota native, adopted a love of boats when he was 9. His dad left the family, and his mother coped by boating.

Mazie Luzier and her three sons acquired a high speed boat. “High speed” to an extent, because the motor worked only until the mouth of Hudson Bayou, the closest body of water to their house on Pomelo Avenue. After that point, the boys had to row it.

Luzier built his first boat when he was 13. He was passing the time on the bayou with his Uncle Bob, who was a yacht captain.

“I guess he took pity on me,” Luzier said. “We got along pretty good.”

Together, the pair built Luzier a 13-foot catboat. He sailed it until it was “falling to pieces.”

As a teenager at Sarasota High School, he spent his mornings in class and his afternoons working for West Coast Lumber on

WoodenBoat Magazine recognized George Luzier with a Lifetime Achievement Award in July for 80 years of work.

Central Avenue. He earned $18 a week, and says he “had it made.”

It was the last job he had that didn’t involve boats.

After he graduated from SHS in 1942, Luzier enrolled at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., under an accelerated war-time program.

There, he earned his third mate’s license. After graduating in 1944, he began working on merchant vessels in Europe and the Caribbean.

His adventures on international waters aren’t his fondest sailing memories, though. It’s reminiscing about the boats he built when he was home between contracts that brightens Luzier’s face.

“Well, that’s just my life — the boats,” he said.“We built everything from scratch, which makes it interesting — and a challenge.”

When he ended his last Mer-

chant Marine contract in 1950, Luzier came home to build a house for his wife, Carolyn — whom he met on a fishing boat on the old Yacht Club Channel during a fish fry — and take on boatbuilding full time. He opened his first shop in an old military barrack on the Sarasota Army Air Field, but outgrew it as his customer base expanded. He then moved to the rec hall of the air field before 1966, when he bought and built a shop on the property he owns now at 2135 Princeton St. George Luzier Boatbuilders Inc. has had several part-time employees including Luzier’s brothers, Homer and Charlie, and a series of gifted craftsmen friends of Luzier’s. But the sole full-time employee has always been Luzier.

He builds the boats one at a time and nearly all of them are his

own designs.

His customers — many of whom have become his friends — appreciate his dedication.

Luzier’s friend and three-time customer Ricki Lindsay wrote for the marine trade industry for several years, and she published an article about him in WoodenBoat Magazine in 1985. She said Luzier’s boats are unique for their combination of beauty and intelligent design.

“His boats are works of art,” Lindsay said. “Because he treats every boat as a special project, it’s like a baby, and he puts a lot of love and careful thought into the design. And he wants you to be happy.”

Luzier doesn’t speak as highly of himself. It’s just what he does.

“I don’t know why they decided to do it,” he said of his award. “I guess I’ve been at it a long time.”

One of the old boats sitting in George Luzier’s shop was named after the favorite phrase of his childhood friend Bill Hebb, who used to shout “Hello darlin!” to get the attention of girls when they were growing up.

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Laura Gilkey lost her son to childhood cancer and wants to help find a cure.

dation, the Benjamin Gilkey Fund for Innovative Pediatric Cancer Research, named for her son who died Feb. 11 of leukemia.

Gilkey has teamed up with the Tampa Bay Rays, who will donate a portion of ticket sales Sept. 17 to the fund. Gilkey also invites the community to wear gold Sept. 29 to raise awareness for childhood cancer.

The National Cancer Institute estimates that 15,270 children 19 and under will be diagnosed with cancer in 2017, and 1,790 will die. Of those diagnosed, approximately 10,270 will be 14 and under.

These are statistics Gilkey doesn’t take lightly. She knows four Sarasota children who lost their battles with childhood cancer in the past year, her son Benji among them. But they also aren’t statistics that Gilkey is content to leave unchanged.

“Everybody should be motivated,” Gilkey said. “Childhood cancer research helps all cancer research — it applies to everyone.”

On Valentine’s Day, three days after Benjamin Gilkey died, Laura Gilkey announced the creation of the foundation in his honor.

Her son was affectionately known as Benjamin the Brave.

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Gold is the trademark color of childhood cancer awareness, and this month, Gilkey will likely see a lot more of it. September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

It’s a busy time for Gilkey. She’ll campaign on behalf of children with cancer and their loved ones.

She’ll raise money for her foun-

Donate: Visit giveto.hopkinsallchildrens.org/benjamingilkeyfund Rays up for Research: Gilkey is partnering with the Tampa Bay Rays for a group sales event to benefit Benji’s foundation. Tickets are available at groupmatics. events/events/Raysup3. A video of Benji’s relationship with All Children’s will be shown before the game.

Rainbow Stars: Wild Ginger Apothecary Studio and Lounge will host a Rainbow Star-making workshop at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 28. The stars will be sent to children with cancer nationwide.

Go Gold: Southside Elementary School is going gold on Sept. 29. Gilkey is inviting the entire Sarasota community to participate.

Give Blood: Gilkey said the best way to help those with cancer is to give blood.

There are lots of opportunities to give, including One Blood, which solely supplies All Children’s. For information, visit oneblood.org.

The fund benefits Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, but its impetus is here in Sarasota.

“Even though I focus on All Children’s, it’s obviously very much a local issue,” Gilkey said.

“If you have a child diagnosed with anything serious, you are going to go to All Children’s.”

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sitions, immunotherapy and toxicity to chemotherapy, all factors in Benjamin Gilkey’s cancer. So far the fund has raised $190,000, and Gilkey said she is confident it will exceed $200,000 by the end of September, which will go toward research at All Children’s.

She’s is no stranger to All Children’s. It’s where her son received treatment, and it’s where, she hopes, the next breakthrough in children’s cancer research will take place.

“Dr. (Benjamin) Oshrine really took such good care of him,” Gilkey said “It was relentless.

They were very innovative, and I just felt like he was so close. I just feel very confident that if we can support them financially that some sort of amazing breakthrough will happen and he can walk into another hospital room and make some family’s day.”

For Gilkey, it’s all about the research.

“We’re just on the cusp that we are changing the way we treat some cancers,” Gilkey said. “I don’t feel that we are just throwing money at a problem. I really feel that it is an investment in a solution.”

She already sees that solution manifesting. The Food and Drug Administration announced Aug. 30 it approved a gene therapy that will give patients a second option after typical treatment methods have failed. It’s the kind of news that gives Gilkey hope. It’s the kind of news that makes Gilkey resilient.

“I feel like the best way that we can honor Benji’s bravery is to try and help another child survive (who) might not be able to today or their chances might not be as good without the research,” Gilkey said.

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“My wife likes to say, ‘I think you enjoy it more than the kids,” Vitale laughed.

But on Aug. 28, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and ESPN sportscaster had even more reason to smile.

He, along with his wife, Lorraine Vitale, awarded their 100th scholarship to Boys and Girls Club members.

After awarding five Sarasota club members with $1,000 scholarships, Vitale encouraged all the children at the ceremony to stay focused on their dreams.

“Chase your dreams,” he said.

“Chase your goals. Don’t let anybody tell you what you ought to be.”

The event marked Vitale’s 20th year donating scholarships, totaling $100,000 over the two decades.

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ELECTRIFY THE ISLAND Runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. The event features electric vehicles and other eco-friendly technologies, rideand-drive sessions and vendors focused on sustainability and energy efficiency. Mote admissions is not required to attend.

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“The ... club has been dear to my heart,” Vitale said. “The staff members, they’re so dedicated.

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As children filed into their classrooms and chatter filled the hall, it was easy for Vitale to identify his motivation.

“If you help one kid in that group, it’s worth it,” Vitale said.

SNOOTY MEMORIAL OPEN HOUSE Runs from noon to 5 p.m. The South Florida Museum will offer free admission for a day of remembrance of Snooty. For information, visit southfloridamuseum.org.

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PATRIOTS DAY BREAKFAST Runs from 9-11 a.m. at Goodwill Manasota Veterans Services Program Office, 8490 Lockwood Ridge Road. Goodwill Manasota is offering a breakfast to honor fallen servicemen and women.

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LIDO KEY 1199 Westway Drive Deborah Beacham 941-376-2688 A4177457 $7,145,000

CASEY KEY 1224 N Casey Key Road Garrett Greco 941-685-0449 A4179980 $3,700,000

CASEY KEY 3718 Sandspur Lane Sandy and Jerry Strom 941-650-8297 A4172937 $2,950,000

S I E S TA K E Y 320 Calle Miramar Rudy Dudon & Daria Spina 941-234-3991 & 941-650-7207 A4182042 $2,025,000

S A R A S O TA 11179 Roseate Court Crystal Cosby 571-230-5013 A4186890 $749,000

S I E S TA K E Y 915 Seaside Drive 610 Priscilla Adams 941-350-5871 A4177459 $1,550,000

S A R A S O TA 4153 Camino Real Kelly Quigley & Linda Dickinson 941-356-9954 A4190377 $1,200,000

LIDO KEY 1800 Benjamin Franklin Drive A202 Beth Wietrzykowski 941-330-3600 A4187131 $1,189,000

OSPREY 73 Sugar Mill Drive Barbara Dumbaugh 941-350-3743 A4160145 $950,000

S A R A S O TA 2138 Mcclellan Parkway Susan Mcleod 941-928-4445 A4170245 $895,000

S I E S TA K E Y 4822 Ocean Blvd 11D Team Dunn 941-809-2154 A4194781 $879,900

S A R A S O TA 4636 Hidden River Road Linda Dickson 941-224-1337 A4161645 $799,000

S A R A S O TA 8311 Eagle Crossing Tina Von Kessel 941-266-2848 A4195124 $685,000

OSPREY 409 N Point Road 802BD4 Rosalie Phillips 941-544-4430 A4190795 $660,000

S A R A S O TA 6302 Anise Drive Drew Russell 941-993-3739 A4195133 $635,000

N O KO M I S/ N O RTH V E N I C E 516 Tamiami Trail S 402 Robert Moffatt & Peggy Wellman 941-374-0811 A4156797 $549,000

S A R A S O TA 3960 Torrey Pines Boulevard Sindy Carr 941-928-9308 A4193954 $484,900

S I E S TA K E Y 5855 Midnight Pass Road 517 Joyce Naegele / Kaitlin Kuhn 941-586-7959 / 941-400-7861 A4195087 $459,000

S A R A S O TA 1855 Nautilus Drive Jami Kellogg 941-809-6931 A4178950 $430,000

S A R A S O TA 3854 Torrey Pines Boulevard Kristen Srur 941-350-0612 A4168848 $399,000

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two-property sale in Sarasota Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Craig Holick and Tamara Solarich, of Northbrook, Ill., sold two properties at 316 Beach Road to 316 Beach LLC for $1,725,000. The first property was built in 1996. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,500 square feet of living area. The second property, built in 1926, has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,438 square feet of living area.

They previously sold for $1.02 million in May.

SARASOTA BAY CLUB Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 1025 condominium at 1299 Tamiami Trail to Jeffrey Jacobs, trustee, of Santa Barbara, Calif., for $815,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,524 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $620,000 in 2004.

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SIESTA ISLES

Nina and Joachim Jonker, of Sarasota, sold their home at 5281 Cape Leyte Way to Catherine Cluney, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1.1 million. Built in 1959, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,595 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $510,000 in 1999.

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Kentwood Estates Igor and Carol Gruendl, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1525 Eastbrook Drive to Nicholas and Kathryn Gard, of Sarasota, for $1.03 million.

Built in 1967, it four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,538 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $895,000 in 2004.

SIESTA KEY

MATHENY’S Fernando and Victoria Viteri, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1765 Floyd St. to Christopher and Rebecca Leader, of Sarasota, for $528,000. Built in 1961, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,557 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $315,000 in 2012.

W. Keith Gray and Wendy Leaney, of Ontario, Canada, sold their Unit PH-04 condominium at 750 N. Tamiami Trail to Robert and Cheryl Parnes, of Sarasota, for $480,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,190 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $391,800 in 2003.

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Harold and Cheryl Esselborn, of O’Fallon, Ill., sold their Unit E-8 condominium at 4708 Ocean Blvd. to Donna Tullner, of Sarasota, for $830,000. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,626 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $766,100 in 2008.

PALMER RANCH

Bradley and Shelby Plamann, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 2 condominium at 305 Beach Road to Andrew and Terri Jessen, of Naples, for $780,000. Built in 2011, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,271 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $765,000 in 2016.

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Scott and Jennifer Boose, of Highland Village, Texas, sold their home at 4193 Escondito Circle to Jeffrey and Nicole Silverstein, of Sarasota, for $1.14 million. Built in 1987, it has four bedrooms, threeand-two-half baths, a pool and 5,031 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $985,000 in 2010.

James and Joan Miyat, of Nokomis, sold their home at 2207 Calusa Lakes Blvd. to Dennis Nelson and Beth Bushmeyer and Matthew Trojniar and Sarah Bushmeyer, of Rockford, Ill., for $550,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,001 square feet of living area.

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Michael and Laurie Clark, of Scituate, Mass., sold their home at 1850 Hibiscus St. to Mark Kudlacik and Mary Catherin Armbruster, of Wyckoff, N.J., for $475,000. Built in 1969, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,800 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2006.

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Addition

Pauline Davis

$92,000

1255 N. Gulfstream Ave.

Renovations

Stan Reber

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he holiday weekend may have come and gone, but that didn’t keep the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce from heading for the shoreline.

The chamber hosted a post-Labor Day cleanup event Tuesday at Siesta Key’s public beach. The event came about after chamber Membership and Events Coordinator Megan Neal and Communications Coordinator Dillon Buckland attended Sarasota County’s Fourth of July beach cleanup.

“We realized there is kind of a need for it after holidays when there is increased use for our beaches,” Buckland said.

After learning the county didn’t have plans for a post-Labor Day clean-up effort, Neal and Buckland put the chamber’s network to work.

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, Visit Sarasota County, Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources and the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce all pitched in to pick up the Labor Day litter.

“It’s good to see it,” Buckland said.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 8 High: 91 Low: 76 Chance of rain: 90%

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Monday, Sept. 11

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Tuesday, Sept. 12

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Wednesday, Sept. 13

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CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP 1% OF REALTORS IN SARASOTA

DOWNTOWN/GOLDEN GATE POINT 609 Golden Gate Pt. #300 | 6 BR/8 BA | $3,490,000 280 Golden Gate Pt. #2 | 3 BR/3.1 BA | $3,195,000

CASEY KEY/OSPREY NOKOMIS/VENICE 403 Sunrise Drive | 4 BR/4.2 BA | $1,950,000 800 N River Road | 4 BR/4.1 BA | $1,895,000 14021 Bellagio Way #401 | 3 BR/3.1 BA | $1,095,000 14405 Masthead Drive | homesite | $699,000 14425 Masthead Drive | homesite | $699,000 14421 Masthead Drive | homesite | $650,000

Sarasota Mainland Waterfront | 7922 S Holiday Drive | $6,975,000

PRESTANCIA/PALMER RANCH 4369 Boca Pointe Drive | 4 BR/4.1 BA | $998,000 8241 Shadow Pine Way | 4 BR/3 BA | $679,000 7635 Calle Facil | 2 BR/3 BA | $519,000 7686 Calle Facil | 3 BR/3 BA | $479,000 Under Contract 5013 Hanging Moss Lane | 3 BR/3 BA | $439,000 Monte Verde | homesite | $179,000

SARASOTA MAINLAND AQUA | 280 Golden Gate Pt, Grand Residence | $5,495,000

Casey Key | 3521/3528 Casey Key Road | $4,900,000

4064 Founders Club Drive | 5 BR/4.3 BA | $1,775,000

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13611 Fruitville Road | homesite | $389,000

SARASOTA MAINLAND WATERFRONT 7462 Cove Terrace | 5 BR/5.1 BA | $3,490,000

SIESTA KEY 4317 Midnight Pass Road | 5 BR/5.1 BA | $4,995,000 8585 Midnight Pass Road | 4 BR/5.2 BA | $4,995,000 8521 Midnight Pass Road | 6 BR/5.1 BA | $4,495,000 Oaks Bayside | 324 Osprey Point Drive | $1,895,000

The Pearl | 609 Golden Gate Pt. #202 | $1,495,000

4401 Midnight Pass Road | 4 BR/4.1 BA | $3,095,000

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8285 Midnight Pass Road | 3 BR/4.2 BA | $2,495,000 1241 Tree Bay Lane | 5 BR/5.1 BA | $1,995,000 1267 Whitehall Place | 3 BR/3 BA | $779,000

THE OAKS 285 Sugar Mill Drive | 4 BR/5.1 BA | $1,971,000 Sugar Mill Drive, Lot 111 | homesite | $179,000

JOEL SCHEMMEL, J.D. 941.587.4894 joel.schemmel@sothebysrealty.com

Prestancia | 7393 Villa D Este Drive | $549,000

SHARON CHIODI 941.809.0380 sharon.chiodi@sothebysrealty.com

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Burns Court Villas | 1545 Oak Street #10 | $995,000