Landing Eagle 04 2020 by Brion Palmer

APRIL 2020

Landings Safety & Security Town Meeting

PRESIDENT’S REPORT This year will be a special year for LMA with lots of opportunities and challenges

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GOING-AWAY CHECKLIST Steps are recommended when leaving your property vacant

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JEFF SMITH

One of two newly elected LMA board members

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LANDINGS ARTISTS

Joan Campbell, an opera singer

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VOLUNTEERING

Laurie Waller, Volunteers for ITN Suncoast

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KID AT HEART

Finn Putnam, 24, Cornell University graduate, Philadelphia AC

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By Michael Knupp

O n We d n e s d a y, iff ’s Office March 11th, the Safety lieutenant & Security Committee Myers was held a Town Meetsupposed to ing at the LRC for the talk about purpose of listening the “shootto residents’ concerns ing” incident and suggestions on near Eagles how we can improve Point, but security here in The was called Landings. About 25 out to a trafresidents participated fic related in the discussions and death in the Sheriff Deputy Hicks some good ideas were County. Myprovided. ers will deDeputy Hicks from the Sarasota brief us about the incident. County Sheriff’s Office was there There was a lot of discussion to present ways we, as individu- about gate security (north and als, can protect our property and south). Topics ranged from comthe community. She also went pletely closing the south gate to over the crime statistics for our posting a patrol person to installarea and informed us that as a ing a more secure gate. whole, The Landings is a very safe Speed control was the second place to live. major topic discussed. SuggesThe following incident report tions included increased fines and for 2019 produced by our own penalties for speed offenders. A security team bares out what lively debate ensued about speed Deputy Hicks told us about crime bumps verses calming tables or in The Landings. As you can see, neither. The pictures show both by far the major incident is ga- types. You can see examples of rage doors left open followed by both on Orange Avenue off Osspeeding issues. prey Avenue. Deputy Hicks also provided an Another item discussed inupdate on the two auto thefts in cluded additional roving patrols The Landings. The investigation at the north and south gates, and is ongoing and both vehicles have security signage at the north and been recovered. She reminded us south gates. Many helpful ideas all to keep our cars and access were presented and the comdoors closed and locked. Sher- mittee will meet to prioritize the

Speed Bump

Calming Table

suggestions and present them to the LMA board for action. The committee would like to thank all the residents who took

the time to come out to provide us with input and concerns. It takes the entire community to make The Landings a safer place.

2019 Incident Report Incident

2019

Incident

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Abandoned Vehicle

Injury

Alarm

Lock Out

Animal Problem

Lost Property

Assault

Mental Illness

Assist Other Agency

Missing Person

Burglary – Residence

Open Door – Commercial

Burglary – Vehicle

Open Door – Garage

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Criminal Mischief

Open Door – Residence

Death

Open Door – Vehicle

Disabled Vehicle

Overdose

Disturbance

Parking Violation – Facing Oncoming Traffic

Fire

Parking Violation – Parking in Grass

Found Property

Parking Violation – Restricted Vehicle

Harassing Phone Calls

Parking Violation – Roadway Parking

Haz-Mat

Parking Violation – Other

Hit & Run

Patrol Requests

Impaired Driver

Property Damage

Information – Assn Notifications

Public Service

Information – Contractors After Hours

Reckless Driver – Moving Violation

Information – FPL Lights Out

Reckless Driver – Unsafe Speeds

Information – Maint. Issues

Repossession

Information – Solicitations

Suspicious

Information – Unsecured Property (Bicycles)

Theft

Information – Unsecured Property (Other)

Trespass

Information – Visitor Refusals

Vehicle Accident

Information – Yard Signs

Watering Violation

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President’s Column By Norman Olshansky: LMA President This year will be a special year for LMA with lots of opportunities and challenges, from starting our roads project to addressing ongoing security needs. Our community is ageing and will require additional work to maintain our lakes, drainage and infrastructure. Our social activities are doing well, but we must continue to get more people involved on our committees and in leadership. Volunteers are who make our community events so special. Do you have an idea for an activity? We are always looking for volunteers to initiate and lead programs that will be of interest to residents. We are all concerned about the Coronavirus and want to make sure we take proper preventative steps. Please follow the recommended procedures for washing hands, staying away from people with colds or flu symptoms and avoiding contact with other people if you have any indication of possible contagion. Detailed suggestions on what you can do are in this issue of The Eagle. We have been in touch with medical professionals and will cancel large group activities until the threat of the virus is over. Our Town Hall Security meeting resulted in many recommendations on how we can deal with issues such as security at the north and south gates, speed calming devices, and ways to protect your homes. The Security Committee will be reviewing all of the notes from the Town Hall and will report back to the board with recommendations for future action. Also, at the Town Hall meeting, a representative from the Sheriff’s Department gave excellent information to those attending. If you have an alarm system it must be registered with the County Sheriff’s Department. See instructions in this issue of The Eagle. We have new board members and I’m pleased to announce that Jeff Smith has agreed to work with Mike Knupp on the Lakes Committee and Jim Goldman will serve on The Eagle Editorial Committee in addition to being Secretary and handling some special projects I have given him. Have you noticed excess water on our roads as a result of misdirected irrigation sprinklers? Please make sure that your sprinkler heads are watering your yards and not the streets. Water is a precious commodity, especially in the winter and spring months. Please do your part to conserve our valuable water resources. I want to thank those who submitted letters to the editor to The Eagle.

Our paper is available for receiving such letters, even if critical of LMA or about controversial subjects. It’s your community and we want to be as open as possible for input from residents expressing concerns, suggestions and feedback so that we can serve you better. You may have noticed a letter to the editor in the March issue of The Eagle expressing concerns that inadequate time was devoted to a discussion related to a security issue. I do want to publicly apologize to those residents from Eagles Point Circle who attended our last board meeting and felt like they were not given adequate time to express their concerns about the hunting incident that occurred in January. We only had a 30-minute scheduled meeting in order to accommodate the elections. We also have established a general rule that we do not conduct committee business at our board meetings. The subject had been brought to the security committee which has continued to address the issue with the concerned residents. The committee did receive extensive information from residents, the Sheriff’s Department and the Fish and Wildlife Commission. If there is anything that the security committee thinks the overall board should address, in addition to what has already been done, they will bring a recommendation to the board. As you may be aware, the publishers of The Eagle, Island Publishing, has been sold. The former owners will continue to be responsible for the articles until the end of the year, after which time, the new owners will take over. Argus Management has announced a change in managers for The Landings. George Neil, who has been our property manager for about 15 years has been reassigned within the Argus Company. He has been a major asset to The Landings and we wish him well in his new position. Our new manager, Steve Brockenshire, begins on April 1. See his bio and photo in this issue of The Eagle. He comes to The Landings with extensive property management experience. Several group activities were cancelled during March as a result of the Coronavirus. Check out The Eagle, Landings website, and LRC emails for dates and times of rescheduled events. Also mark your calendars for the next bike outing on Sunday April 19th. We have a great board which looks forward to your input and feedback.

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LMA Meeting Notes LMA Pres. Norm Olshansky announced the following during his president’s report: • Residents will notice several new and ongoing infrastructure projects this year. • Two new board members were introduced. • Precautionary steps to prevent the spread of the corona virus were reviewed. Detailed steps appear elsewhere in this issue. • Olshansky offered an apology to Eagles Point Circle residents for not allowing them enough time to express their concerns regarding the January hunting incident. • Residents were thanked for their letters to the editor. • Volunteers were thanked for their participation in numerous community groups and activities. • The next bike outing is scheduled for Sunday, April 19.

MANAGERS REPORT

Landings Manager George Neil reported the following: • Neil, Mike Knupp, Bill Whitman and David Jacaruso met with an FPL official to discuss several issues. • Met with the Executive Director of Inspired Living regarding overgrown grass etc. • Looked into security issues and concerns near the South Gate. • Continuing to send out billing letters to residents and vendors who were responsible for damage to gates. • Daily community drivethrough seeking issues which need to be referred to Committee Chairs.

FINANCE REPORT

Treasurer, Dick Bayles reported it was too early to make an end of year forecast of finances. He noted there are an unusually high number of outstanding annual assessments. The usual notification and certified letters are being sent before cases are referred to the LMA attorney for collection.

SAFETY AND SECURITY

Chairman Michael Knupp reported representatives from the County Sheriff’s office would be attending the upcoming Town Hall meeting to share preventative measures residents can take regarding safety and security issues.

DRAINAGE

Co-Chairs Michael Knupp and Roger Kidder met with Bill and Rudy to discuss drainage options proposed by Santee Consulting regarding issues on Peregrine Point Drive. A lack of rain prevented the discovery of any other drainage issues.

LANDSCAPING

Landscaping chair Paul Weiner reported spending just over $15,000 to renovate twenty three islands in the community. Several irrigation repairs were also completed.

ENVIRONMENTAL

Committee chair Maralyn Kaufman-David, Ph.D reported the Free College session featuring Bob Mantiega and a Florida Audubon representative was a great success. More than 70 attended. A meeting was held with Michael Knupp to discuss Lake 3 project issues. Although five species of aquatic plants are thriving, algae issues persist. Traditional measures have been taken to temporarily minimize the problem. Lee Amos, a Land Steward and staff biologist at Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, has offered to discuss how to diminish the algae. The possibility of using the zebra mussels will be investigated. Discussions and information sharing continues with homeowners around Lake 1 to implement a “ring of responsibility” around their lake.

MAINTENANCE

Maintenance Committee chair Ron Pierce reported the progress of several projects. • New signs, yellow line striping and strategically placed traffic delineators have been installed

Letters to the Editor

By Trebor Britt

The committee is working to post appropriate signs on the LMA property nearest the recent hunting incident. The Traffic Hawk speed monitoring equipment has been re-installed at an undisclosed location. Resident vehicle decal reading issues have been repaired. Knupp made a motion to pay $200 to repair damage to a resident’s vehicle caused during an adjustment to a decal. With no objection or discussion, the motion passed unanimously.

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at the north gate. Since the installation of the new signs, (45) construction and other delivery trucks still had to be safely backed out of the gate because of faulty GPS system instructions. • Four large construction trucks were escorted safely in and out of The Landings. • Seriously damaged signs and rotted posts continued to be replaced throughout The Landings. • School bus drivers continue to damage curbs on the Landings Boulevard main entry island even though Sarasota County School Transportation Supervisor, Teresa Clarke sent a directive to all their drivers. NEW LANDINGS MANAGER Landings manager, George Niel announced he would be leaving his position soon and Steve Brockenshire will become the new Landings Manager. Neil served the community as manager for nearly 15 years. Brockenshire, who was present at the meeting, is formerly an attorney and well acquainted with the workings of Association Boards. He will work along side Neil until assuming the full-time position in April.

This is a response to the letter in the March issue of The Landings Eagle and to other expressions of dissatisfaction with the condition of the roads in The Landings. There has been a lot of talk lately about how the appearance of the roads in The Landings is poor and detracts from our property values. The usual proposed solution is to throw money at the problem – spend enough to get them all done at once and be done with it (until the next time). Even if we collected the estimated $2,200 per owner it would require, the logistics make such a project impossible.

A little history of road resurfacing in The Landings:

In the mid 2000’s, we budgeted $60,000 per year for road work and selected an area each year that we could do for $60,000. There was a list of all the roads in The Landings and their last year of resurfacing as a guide. A review of this work revealed we were spending too much on repeated engineering work and less of the funds were going into the actual roads themselves. We modified our plan to accrue the $60,000 per year and repave a larger section of roads every five years. A consultant was retained to prepare a report on road conditions and recommendations for repaving planning. The roads were surveyed as to condition and divided into three groupings for planning. The amount being collected each year in the road-reserve assessment has increased each year since 2012 and for 2020 is at $140,000 per year. The Road Reserve balance at the end of 2019 was $540,000 and we should be able to do future road work as quickly as we can get contractors.

NEW BUSINESS

A resident reported David Jacaruso unnecessarily has to pick up trash every morning along the road near the north gate and wondered if Publix shoppers were the cause. The resident was advised that management at Publix was notified and plans to help resolve the issue.

GENERAL BUSINESS

Residents attending the meeting reported the following: • Observed the south gate gate-arm scraping the top of an Amazon Prime truck tailgating a resident to gain entrance. • A safety concern was raised about being able to see passing traffic on the county road as they exit the south gate. • Concern was raised about a response to the letter to the editor regarding roads issues. Olshansky commented a response would be published in The Eagle. • The County Fire Department was unable to open a gate as they exited The Landings. Olshansky assured residents appropriate committees would address all these concerns.

Our original plan called for the first set of roads to be done in 2015, primarily the Treehouses, but also Kestral Park Circle. Difficulty in obtaining engineering and bids delayed our ability to do the work until 2016. Then, as now, there is great demand for construction related resources – Sarasota County planning, engineering contactors and paving contractors. In 2017, we went out to ten engineering companies to see if they would respond to the engineering RFP we had put together for the Peregrine Point Drive (“PPD”) project. All ten said they were too busy to respond to our RFP. We worked for about two years to find a responsive engineering firm and, late in 2019, connected with a recent transfer from the Sarasota County engineering staff that had joined a private engineering firm who said his company – one of the original ten -- would respond. And they have. So, here we are in early 2020, three years after the project started, about to get the final engineering plans and bid package and can only hope that we can interest a contractor in doing the work. When the engineering work is done on the PPD project, we will immediately start work on the next phase – Kestral Park Way S and Kestral Park Drive. The recent letter to the editor placed the blame for lack of progress on lack of funds. Funding has never been the cause for delays in getting the work done. Given the delay in the PPD work, we will undertake the next project as quickly as we can get contractors to respond. But, at best it will take several more years before all the roads will have been resurfaced. Dick Bayles LMA Treasurer LMA Roads Committee

The Inquisitives group discussion The next meeting of The Inquisitives is Thursday evening, April 30 at 7 p.m. in the Lake Room of the Landings Racquet Club. The topic to be discussed is:

All Landings residents are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. beverages and other refreshments will be provided.

Deal of the Century or What? Israel and Palestinians.

Notifications Due to COVID-19, the following events could be postponed or cancelled:

April 15th - Happy Hour begins at 6 p.m. April 17th - Landings Day April 19th - Next Bike Ride Outing begins at 10 a.m. April 30th - Inquisitives Group Discussion begins at 7 p.m.

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Landings Community Awareness -- Best Prevention Against Coronaviruses Is Proper Hand Washing Compiled by: Norm Olshansky, Paige Packman & Dee Ricapito Since there isn’t a vaccine yet for Covid-19, (Coronavirus) the best prevention at this time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is washing your hands thoroughly. It’s a timed 5-step process that can involve light singing. Here’s the CDC’s official hand washing how-to. 1. Wet your hands with clean, running water. Then, turn off the Tap and soap up your hands. Soap is more effective at removing germs than water alone. 2. Work the soap into a lather by rubbing your hands together. Lather soap onto the backs of your hands, in between your fingers and under your nails. Lathering causes friction, which strips pesky germs and dirt from the skin. Be sure to get into the nooks and crannies, too — germs lurk there.

3. Scrub your hands at least 20 seconds. Sing or hum “Happy Birthday “twice through to keep time. There’s no magic number, but washing your hands for at least 20 seconds has been shown to remove more microbes than washing for shorter periods does. Singing “Happy Birthday” is just a fun way to make sure you’re scrubbing long enough. 4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water. You’ve lifted the germs from your hands. Clean water flushes them off. 5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air-dry them (or a bit of both). Wet hands easily transfer viruses. Drying them off lessens that risk. Communicable disease specialist reminds us, the most common areas missed by hand washers were thumbs, wrists, and in between fingers. Soap and

water are your best defenses against viruses, but hand sanitizer is an OK substitute if you don’t have access to either of those --and rub your hands together for about 20 seconds. Hand sanitizers won’t get rid of dirt, chemicals or a few types of germs, but they’re still better than nothing.

LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER TIPS: Dr. James Robb, pathologist and molecular virologist advise: PREPARE NOW. 1. Hand sanitizers must be alcohol-based and greater than 60% alcohol to be effective. 2. If you think you may be getting a cold or flu stay away from others. If you have the flu, a mask may help from spreading it to others.

3. Don’t shake hands, (use a fist bump). Use your knuckle to touch light switches, elevator buttons, lift gasoline dispenser with a paper towel or disposable glove. 4. U se disinfectant wipes at stores when available. Keep a bottle of sanitizer at your home’s entrance and in your car after getting gas. 5. Cough into your elbow. 6. D on’t touch your face (we touch our nose/mouth 90x/ day without knowing it. 7. Stock up with zinc lozenges (have been proven effective in blocking various viruses).

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SUGGESTED GOING-AWAY CHECKLIST The following steps are recommended when leaving your property vacant for an extended period: 1. R emove perishables from refrigerator. Turn icemaker off but leave your refrigerator on “low.” 2. R un your garbage disposal and check to make sure it is clean. 3. S witch off your hot water heater; then turn off main water supply to unit. 4. If your TV is equipped with a low-voltage transformer and “instant on,” leave it plugged into the outlet. If not, unplug it. 5. Set air-conditioning thermostat between 80° and 82° with controls set on “AUTOMATIC.” We highly recommend the installation of a humidistat if you are away for long periods of time.

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6. Leave inside closet doors ajar. 7. Cancel your newspaper deliveries. 8. Leave change of address card for mail carrier. 9. Bring all porch furniture inside. 10. Close draperies or blinds if you are concerned about the sun fading carpet, etc. 11. All lights may be turned off, but not the power. 12. Check all doors and windows to be certain they are locked. 13. Notify the Main Gate of the period of your absence and if you wish anyone to enter in your absence for services, package delivery, etc. 14. Notify the Main Gate (in writing) of any guests who are to occupy your home in your absence. Also, notify your Association President.

FOR OWNERS OF SINGLE HOMES 1. A rrange for someone to check your home and grounds periodically, and particularly after a major storm, for any damage to the home or trees, or other conditions that should be attended to in your absence. 2. The operation of your irrigation system should be checked at least bi-monthly. 3. If you have a pool, arrange with a pool service company for regular maintenance. A spa should have regular maintenance if it is not drained.

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Pentas bloom with large clusters of starry blooms that attract butterflies by the dozens as well as hummingbirds. The plant grows well in containers and in the ground -- and it can even make a good houseplant if you have enough light. It does best in full sun and moist, welldrained soil. Pentas are great plants for container gardens and also work well in mass plantings in garden beds. Be sure to leave ample space for them to grow if planting in beds. It’s okay to place pentas in closer quarters when creating

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LHA Board Meeting Notes By Dick Bayles The Landings Homeowners Association held its regular board meeting on March 12, 2020. The board appointed Natalie Gibson, a resident on Peregrine Point Drive, to replace Jane Hyslop, a long-time board member, who resigned for personal reasons. At that meeting, the board approved new exterior paint colors for a residence on Flicker Field Cir-

cle. It also approved the removal of trees from property on Peregrine Point Circle N and window reconfiguration on Landings Terrace. One unpaid Annual Assessment will be turned over to Counsel for collection. The next regular board meeting of the Association is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. April 9, 2020 at the Landings Racquet Club.

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PHILLIPPI ESTATE PARK continues its award- winning Phillippi Farmhouse Market during the month of April. April will be the final month of the season for the farmers’ market. The growing season in southwest Florida is October through April. All produce vendors grow their own fruits and vegetables. Thank you for supporting local agriculture. The Phillippi Farmhouse Market continues to have live music, arts and crafts, food trucks, knife sharpening, dog washing station, the world’s best donuts as well as plants, herbs, and local honey. The market is open from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Wednesday.

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Chew on This By Nicole Kenedy Raw. Frozen. Canned. Freeze-dried. And good, old-fashioned kibble. When it comes to choosing the menu for your dog, there are a number of options available from a seemingly endless list of brands – and if you don’t like what they offer, you can even make your own. Off the shel f or home co oke d, e ac h option offers pros and cons that can be beneficial or potentially detrimental to your pup—and maybe your lifestyle. So, while your dog may not always be picky about what they eat, you should know as much as you can about what you’re dishing out for your pet. If you’ve opted for full control of your dog’s diet by cooking up nutritious scratch options at home, ter r i f ic. Before t he early-to-mid 20th century and the introduction of nutritional regulation for the commercial pet food industry, preparing the dog’s meals at home was standard practice. And home prep is still a n op t ion—i f you have the time for it. For most pet owners, it’s hard enough to find time to roll out home- cooked fa re for t hem selves let a lone t hei r fou rlegged friends. That’s why most dog ow n e r s h e ad to t h e i r lo c a l p e t retai ler to enjoy the convenience of commercial and see what’s on the shelf. Once there, though, how can owners determine which products are best for their dog? Let’s take a look.

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Jen and I want to thank all our league team players for your support and trust in us to help you improve your doubles game. We really enjoyed it and it was our pleasure to work with you all season long. Unfortunately, the Coronavirus Pandemic has changed our lives, including how we try to get our exercise. For those of us that love to play tennis on a regular basis, and have a difficult time staying away from the game, we have listed some safety procedures and practices recommended by concerned tennis pros, if you plan to play a social match.

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Manager’s report By Kevin Lechlitner The 2020 season is coming to an end. While everyone is still around, I’d like to take this opportunity to ask you to update your contact information with us. Please let someone in the office know if any of your contact info has changed i.e. email, home or cell phone numbers, etc. If you are seasonal, it would be good to have your contact info for up north as well. Members come in regularly throughout the year looking for ways to reach their friends and neighbors. I’d like to recognize some of the members who have played intricate roles in organizing events for you this season. The Landings Free College has been going strong every week since the beginning of the year thanks to Ralph Ricapito and Irv Kushner. They have had some interesting topics and the events have been well attended. Thanks also to our Movie Night committee of Bob Manteiga, Tobi Schneider and Eileen Lazaroff. There is one more Movie Night currently on the calendar for April 17th. Paige Packman and her Happy Hour committee also deserve some recognition. That is a wonderful social function that is relatively new on the Club calendar. I’d also like to thank our Tennis Professionals Adrian Moghina & Jen Fiers for organizing all the social tennis functions and exhibitions this season. Keep your eyes open for details on our season ending Landings Day event coming up soon! On a sad note, our Jazzercise instructor Patti Horvath has informed me that she is retiring from Jazzercise. She has been our instructor for longer than I’ve been here. Patti was wonderful to work with and I know her students really enjoyed her classes. I wish her the best of luck in her retirement. She will certainly be missed. If the Coronavirus pandemic slows down and life gets back to normal in time, we plan to host our Annual Memorial Day BBQ on Monday, May 25th. This is normally one of the largest events of the year. We typically have around 140 people including roughly 30 veterans. It will be the normal menu of hot dogs and hamburgers with all the side dishes. As usual, military veterans, the guests of honor, will be complimentary. Look for the sign-up sheet in the Tennis Pro Shop in late April.

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later, he received an MBA in International Business from Cornell. He was to work in management positions in agricultural import/ export over a thirty-year period.

tors for the Community Resource Center in Mamaroneck, NY. If that was not enough, he became the local director of Midnight Run, an organization serving NYC homeless, a post he held for ten years. While his children were young, their dad coached Basketball, Little League, and Soccer for both girls and boys at various levels. He also served on the Executive Development Committee of Boston College. In September of 2018, Jeff finally retired, and he and Judi moved permanently into their renovated condo at The Landings. “I’ve watched Sarasota grow over thirty-five years. It is a cultural center, a medical center, and suddenly it has become a restaurant scene! One of the other pleasant surprises in Sarasota is that you can take advantage of first-class

education.” A lifelong learner, Jeff has currently enrolled in a class given by OLLI at Ringling College. At the old converted Sarasota High, he takes a physics class: “Exploring the Universe: A Look at 20th Century Physics and Cosmology. It is taught by a former head of the Physics Department at Harvard University. Jeff can’t hold back a grin: “It’s so challenging!” Of his recent appointment, he says: “When it comes to being on the LMA board, I’m someone who likes to volunteer. It was my opportunity to contribute to a place that is near and dear to me and my family.” Jeff Smith will bring a wonderful energy to the board. He intends to maintain the tradition of a high quality of life which is a hallmark of The Landings experience.

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Originally from the Boston/ New York area, Jeff and his wife, Judi, have been visiting The Landings for more than 30 years. His in-laws, Ed and Ella Redding (Ed still resides happily on Heron Way) had purchased one of the very first condominiums. Jeff and Judi liked the place so much, they became owners of their own condo in 2005, also on Heron Way. The couple brought their three children to visit often while growing up: Jeffrey (now an entertainment lawyer in LA); Lizzie (who now works for Amazon in Seattle); and Cathleen (who now works for Google in San Francisco). The last year was a big one for the Smith tribe: all three of the children were married, with weddings in Los Angeles, Carmel Valley, and Rye, NY. Jeff first met his wife in high school in Locust Valley, NY, but the romance did not blossom until they were in college. After marriage, Judi went on to have a successful career in Real Estate in Southern Westchester County. Jeff had graduated from Boston College in 1972, with a B.S. in economics and business. Two years

Although domiciled in New York, his work took him to the four corners of the earth. His job was to connect International buyers with U.S. Midwest sellers of the country’s largest agricultural category: wheat, corn and soybeans. It was a case of simple supply and demand and Jeff played a role in the movement of surplus grain around the world. Following his work in the corporate sector, he became an independent consultant to international development banks such as the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In addition to commodity risk management, he focused on corporate governance and strategic management issues. In 2006 Jeff attended Columbia where he enrolled in Executive Education, completing a course in “Business Leadership in Not for Profit”. Freed from the daily grind, he put those Columbia studies to good use. An avid tennis player, Jeff became tennis governor at two clubs in Westchester, NY. He also served on the Board of Direc-

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Getting to know the artists of The Landings By Marie-Louise McHugh When I joined the Landoliers choral group last December, I was placed in the soprano section next to Joan Campbell, a striking looking woman I did not know. I had the surprise of my life when she started singing with an amazingly beautiful, rich and powerful voice I had never experienced up close before. Yes, Joan is an opera singer, recently retired but still active in three local choral groups as a soloist. Joan has been a resident of The Landings for just over a year. She was born in Philadelphia. Early on, her parents provided her with piano and later cello lessons. During her junior year at the Overbrook high school, her cello teacher encouraged her to take up singing lessons. Following her studies at Temple University, she was invited to study at the Curtis Institute of Music on a scholarship. The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia, where she studied

voice and opera She also parperformance. ticipated in nu“She started From there merous singing she started her competitions singing with an singing career and was a finalas a soloist in amazingly beautiful, ist at the Metroopera houses Opera in rich and powerful politan i n Wa s h i n g New York City, ton, DC, then voice I had never t h e P a v a r o t t i i n N e w Yo r k competition, experienced up City, at the New and won the York City OpBaltimore Opera close before.” era company competition and among others. the Liederkranz In 1986 Joan Foundation moved to Germany where she competition in New York City. lived and worked for 30 years. A couple of American musician First, she sang at the Städtische friends brought Joan to Sarasota Bühne in Regensburg, Bavaria. on a vacation two years in a row. She had a wonderful career per- The culture she found here was forming all leading opera roles, a tremendous surprise and she also singing in Linz, Austria; could envision having opportuParis; and Tokyo, Japan. Her last nities to still perform here in her place of work before retiring was retirement. She bought her place at the Bayerische Staatsoper in at The Landings at that time and Munich. During her career she rented it until she returned to the had the opportunity to sing with USA permanently a little over a a number of notable musicians. year ago. Joan says that, when you retire as a singer in Germany, you stop singing. There the state mandates that you retire between 55 and 65 years of age. She explains that at that point the voice ages, especially for women. One is not as strong any longer and you need a very strong physical condition to sustain big sounds on the operatic stage. Joan is lucky and her voice is still strong so she continues to sing. Here in Sarasota she sings in four groups, three of them professional ones. She found that there is no stigma of age around here, which she considers a gift. Upon moving here, she started singing with the Choral Artists of Sarasota, she is a soloist at the Church of the Redeemer, an Episcopal Church in town where she sang in the Messiah last Christmas, and as a soloist at Temple Emanuel of Sarasota. In her free time, she is ushering at the Florida Studio Theater and at the Sarasota Opera. Joan enjoys her walks around The Landings, the luxury of beautiful weather and the welcoming community and life she found here. Joan as Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto Opera

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SMALL BIRDS By Robert Manteiga and Maralyn Kaufman-David, With Spring around the corner and lots of ‘snowbirds’ in residence, we decided to highlight several ‘small birds’ that are found both here in The Landings and in more northern regions of North America. According to the ornithologist Frank Gill, these birds are of the “Order Passeriformes (songbirds or perching birds), with 5,700 species in 74 families (depending on the authority) worldwide”. This order is a complex assemblage that contains more than half of all known bird species and is the youngest order in the evolutionary sequence of bird orders that start with marine species and ratites (ostrich, rhea, emu, cassowary, kiwi, and extinct moa and elephant bird) and ends with songbirds! Here we highlight Bob Manteiga’s knowledge about and beautiful photos of songbirds!! The three most common subspecies of wren in our region of Florida are the house wren, the Carolina wren, and the marsh wren. If you put a birdhouse in your backyard, more than likely it will be the wren that decides to make it its home. The wren is a small bird (4 to 6 inches) with a white streaked crown, black and brown striped wings and tail, and white underbelly. They don’t sing…they clack! Pictured here is the rear end of the Carolina wren, which has a more pronounced white head streak and a slightly longer bill than the others. FUN FACT: One male mute swan weighs the same as 1,400 wrens. Wrens will nest communally in winter, with as many as 10 birds spending the night together in a single nestbox. The maximum recorded roosting together is 61. The family name for the wrens is Troglodytidae, which means cave dweller. Dozens of the hundreds of warbler subspecies in the world are found here in Florida. The yellow-throated, the black and white, palm, yellow-rumped, orange-crowned, Tennessee, and Kentucky warblers are the most common varieties in this area. These birds are small, about the size of the wren (3 ½ - 4 ½ inches), and are beautiful songbirds…with a song that sounds like ‘zwee,

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its all-red plumage, pointed crest, and black triangular patch over its orange-red bill. The female cardinal is a buff brown color, and the juvenile is brown with a dark brown bill. The cardinal song sounds like ‘what cheer, what cheer, cheer ’. FUN FACT: Cardinals (along with several other bird species) some-

of lice and other parasites. Pictured here are male and female cardinals. The northern mockingbird is a grey-brown bird with white and black wings and a light underbelly. It’s called the mockingbird because, like its cousin the grey catbird (which is less common

WOODPECKER (Picidae)

times cover themselves in crushed or living ants, smearing them over their feathers, or allowing living ants to crawl on them. While scientists still aren’t sure what the purpose of “anting” is, some believe the birds use the formic acid secreted during their ant bath to help get rid

on the Gulf Coast of Florida), it imitates the songs of other birds. Its normal song sounds like ‘chair, chair, chair’. The brown thrasher is…brown… with black and white patches on the wings and a heavily brownstriped, off-white underbelly. They

APRIL 2020 are generally a bit slimmer than the mockingbird or the robin. The thrasher song is more of a ‘chack, chack, chack’. Unlike the mockingbird, which likes higher branches, the thrasher is often found on or near the ground. The thrasher diet consists of insects and fruit. FUN FACT: A male mockingbird can learn up to 200 different songs. Brown Thrashers are attributed with the largest repertoire of songs, with a total of 3000 distinct songs! Pictured here are the northern mockingbird and brown thrasher. The tufted titmouse and the black-capped chickadee are both members of the Paridae family. Ironically, these two species are often seen together in northern parts of the country, the chickadee is rarely seen here in Florida. The tufted titmouse looks like a small female cardinal. Its body is grey, not brown, and it has some yellow on its belly. Its song is ‘peter, peter, peter’. FUN FACT: Tufted Titmice have an alarm call that seems to fade off into the distance, giving the impression that the bird is moving from one place to another. Birdwatchers and predators alike can be fooled into chasing this ghost call while the titmouse stays securely hidden out of sight. Woodpeckers and flickers are common to this area of Florida. The common flicker, the red-bellied woodpecker, and the pileated woodpecker are often spotted tapping on trees or the sides of some wooden homes in search of insects. The pileated woodpecker is the “Woody Woodpecker” we used to see on TV…a large black bird with a bright red crest. Ironically, the red-bellied woodpecker does not have a red belly, but a red head and black and white striped wings and a white belly. The flicker has a grey, not a red patch on its head and a black spotted belly. FUN FACT: A red-bellied woodpecker can stick out its tongue up to two inches past the tip of its beak. Pictured here is the red-bellied woodpecker. Hope these highlights spur you on to some beautiful Spring bird watching and listening! AND check out this website to learn about other creatures “on the move” in Spring: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/ bulletins/27ecbd8.

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LAURIE WALLER Volunteers for ITNSuncoast By Diana Colson ITN stands for the Independent Transportation Network, a nonprofit, community based organization providing dignified, consumer-orientated transportation for seniors and people with visual impairments. ITNSunCoast is the Sarasota based version: it provides transportation services to local individuals who are at least sixty years old or adults of any age who have experienced vision loss. Their mission is to help people maintain their independence through a convenient, comfortable and affordable transportation option. Volunteers provide rides for any reason, on any day of the week including weekends and holidays, to anywhere within Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Rides are provided by a combination of volunteer and paid drivers who use their own vehicles. This is a wonderful and compassionate organization which could certainly use more volunteer drivers! Laurie Waller of The Landings has found this to be a gratifying place to volunteer. She is delighted to be providing seniors with transportation, and has found the experience simple, non-intrusive,

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worthwhile, and rewarding. She started three years ago in Westchester, NY, after witnessing how devastating it had been for her elderly father to give up his car. It was her Dad’s biggest challenge and forever changed his life! It is important for seniors to be able to get out – not just for medical appointments, but also for trips to the grocery store, the hairdresser, the bank. It is their link to the outside world, and these independent forays also serve to keep their spirits high. Laurie recalls chauffeuring two elderly ladies w h o w e re h e a d e d f o r Arthur Murray Dance Studio. When she picked them up, they were dressed to the nines in sequins, carefully coiffed and rouged, and ready for

a dance recital, even though up address is plugged into the driver ’s they could barely get in and phone, and away they go. Nothing to it! out of the car! Hey, happiness Laurie Waller ’s recent assignments incounts! cluded driving to Trader Joe’s, Sprouts, Another of her regular rides church and dialysis. She feels gratified to is a man who goes regularly be able to provide these services to those to play Bingo. It is the high- in need and encourages other Landings light of his week! residents to volunteer. ITNSunCoast is alVolunteer drivers make ways in need of drivers and Laurie would it a point to talk with these highly encourage those in our Landings adventurous seniors, and community who are able to volunteer to the riders in turn are remark- drive. The commitment is modest, but ably appreciative. According the enjoyment and satisfaction that comes to Laurie, this interaction from the experience is huge. brings instant gratification For more information, go to www. for the volunteer and she has itnsuncoast.org. or call 941-364-7530 or thoroughly enjoyed the many anyone interested in discussing Laurie’s conversations she has had experiences directly with her, she may be with the interesting, diverse reached at mookie941@aol.com. and often extraordinary peoSteve Poyta of The Landings volunteers ple she meets. for a similar organization called FISH of Volunteering to drive sen- Sarasota, a non-profit organization that iors and visually impaired transports people only to medical appointyounger folks is more than ments. This service is completely free and just a “good cause”; it is 100% run by volunteers. necessary and important in People are first screened by an interour community. It allows viewer, who makes sure they fit the critepeople to preserve their in- ria. (The client may use a walker or cane, dependence. It also helps but no wheelchairs). The client calls the to end social isolation and scheduler 48 hours in advance and books loneliness. ITNSunCoast’s an appointment. The scheduler then links service is not free however.. the client to a driver who has volunteered There is an initial $50 fee for for that particular day. The driver calls the first ride with subsequent the client the night before, arranges to rides charged at modest rates pick them up at the designated time, and significantly lower than Uber waits for them at the doctor’s office. (Bring or taxis. And elderly people feel safer a book!) The driver then delivers the cliknowing their driver has been vetted and ent back home. There is no charge for the will be a caring person. service: it is available for any Sarasota resiVolunteering is easy to do. You simply dent, and donation envelopes are available fill out an application online at for those clients able to contribute. www.itnsuncoast.org or call 941.364.7530 Steve usually drives one afternoon a to request an application. You can also go week for FISH of Sarasota. The need for to the ITN offices at 1704 N. Honore Av- drivers is critical. Sadly, there have been enue in Sarasota. You must have a valid instances in which schedulers have had to driver ’s license and proof of insurance. tell clients that there are no drivers availVolunteers use their own cars to trans- able, so if you could just spare a couple port riders to pre-scheduled locations in of hours to help people in our community Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Rides are to get to a doctor, it would be greatly apassigned only during times and in areas preciated. This volunteer service is hugely designated by the volunteer. In short, you needed and appreciated! Contact FISH at decide the days and times you wish to 941.953.5838 volunteer, and you select the places you are willing to drive. For example, you might AUTOMOTIVE DELIVERY say: “I am available to d r i v e f ro m 1 0 t o 2 , o n Thursdays in April, and will take rides within a 10mile radius of downtown Sarasota.” All scheduling is done online. Drivers are given pick-up addresses and ITNSunCoast figures out the timing. The pick• DRIVER for YOUR vehicle, cargo and pets. Sarasota/Siesta Key/Port Charlotte area to MICHIGAN ONLY. Offering services that carriers/haulers are unable to provide. Background check. Bonded. Insured. Chauffeur’s license. Retired law enforcement officer. 941-323-3945 or 313-434-2070 or www.yhvaletdriving.com

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Hometown? Littleton, MA Do you play any musical instruments? I play the Saxophone. Do you have siblings? I have twin sisters, Katherine and Caroline. What do you like most about The Landings? The Nature Trail. W hat brought you to The Landings? I am here in Sarasota, training as an Olympic hopeful with my team from Philadelphia. The Bodor Family offered to host three of us. What is your favorite subject? History. What is your favorite book? Assault on Lake Casitas

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Favorite electronic game? Mario Kart Favorite song? Black Magic Woman W h a t ’s y o u r fa v o r i t e f o o d? Spicy Buffalo wings Favorite ice cream? Coffee

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Just for Laughs Compiled by Dee Ricapito & staff My husband cooks for me like I’m a God—by placing burnt offerings before me every night. What happens when an artist has trouble finding inspiration? He draws a blank. A policeman stops a man one night for driving erratically through the streets of Dublin. He pulled him over and asked if he’d been drinking. “Aye, ‘‘tis Friday you know me and the lads had six or seven pints. Then went to happy hour where they served s o m e re a l g o o d m a rg a r i t a s . Then at my friends house we had a couple pints of Guinness - couldn’t be rude. I even have a bottle of whiskey here for later. Sir, the officer said, “I need you to step out of the car and take a Breathalyzer test”. “Why? The indignant man said. “Don’t ye believe me?” After the bars closed for the night, a police officer pulled over a young man, and said, “Son, your eyes look bloodshot. You been drinkin’?” The man shook his head and said, “No, officer. But your eyes look kind of glazed. You been eatin’ doughnuts?” Getting Old • I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People get out of the way much faster now. • Gone are the days when girls used to cook like their mothers. Now they drink like their fathers. • I didn’t make it to the gym today. That makes five years in a row. • I d e c i d e d t o s t o p c a l l i n g the bathroom the “John” and renamed it the “Jim”. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning. • Old age is coming at a really bad time. • When I was a child I thought “Nap Time” was a punishment. Now, as a grownup, it feels like a small vacation. • The biggest lie I tell myself is” I don’t need to write that down, I’ll remember it.” • I don’t have gray hair; I have “wisdom highlights”! I’m just very wise. • If God wanted me to touch my toes, He would’ve put them on my knees. • Last year I joined a support group for procrastinators. We haven’t met yet. • Why do I have to press one for English when you’re just going to transfer me to someone I can’t understand anyway? • Of course, I talk to myself. Sometimes I need expert advice. • At my age “Getting lucky” means walking into a room and remembering why I went in there. • Actually, I’m not complaining because I am a Senager. (senior teenager). I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 60 years later. I don’t have to go to school or work. I get an allowance every month. I have my own pad. I don’t have a curfew. I have a driver ’s license and my own car. The people I hang around with are not scared of getting pregnant. And I don’t have acne. Life is great. Island Humor Three boys are in the schoolyard bragging of how great their fathers are. The first one says: “Well, my

A guy rings his boss and says “Sorry, I can’t come to work today.” The boss asks him, “Why not?” The guy said, “It’s my eyes.” “Why? What’s wrong with your eyes?” asks the boss. The guy says, “I just can’t see myself coming to work, so I’m going fishing instead.” A woman wakes in the middle of the night to find her husband not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him in the kitchen sitting at the table with a cup of hot cocoa in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes away a tear from his eye. “What’s the matter, dear?” she whispers as she enters the room. “Why are you down here at this time of night?” The husband looks up from his drink, “It’s the 20th anniversary of the day we met,” he said. She can’t believe he remembered, and she starts to tear up. The husband continues, “Do you remember 20 years ago when we started dating? I was 18 and you were only 15,” he said solemnly. Once again, the woman is moved to tears thinking her husband is so caring and sensitive. “Yes, I do,” she replies. The husband pauses, the words are not coming easily … “Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car?” he asks. “Yes, I remember,” she said, as she lowered herself into the chair next to him. The husband continued. “Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said , Either you marry my daughter or I will see to it that I would spend the next 20 years in prison?” “I remember that, too,” she said softly. He sighed and wiped another tear from his cheek and said, “I would have gotten out of prison today.”

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father runs the fastest. He can fire an arrow, and start to run, I tell you, he gets there before the arrow”. The second one says: “Ha! You think that’s fast! My father is a hunter. He can shoot his gun and be there before the bullet”. The third one listens to the other two and shakes his head. He then says: “You two know nothing about fast. My father is a civil servant. He stops working at 4:30 and he is home by 3:45”!! The rain was pouring down. There standing in front of a big puddle outside the pub was an old Scotsman, drenched, holding a stick, with a piece of string dangling in the water. A passer-by stopped and asked, “What are you doing?” Fishing.” replied the old man. Feeling sorry for the old man, the gent says, “Come in out of the rain and have a drink with me.” In the warmth of the pub, as they sip their whiskies, the gent, being a bit of a smart ass, cannot resist asking, “So how many have you caught today?” “You’re the eighth”, said the old guy.

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Your Landings

Resident Real Estate Team Landings Real Estate Database

CURRENTLY ACTIVE

Address

Price

BR BA ½ BA

HOMES FOR SALE 4785 PINE HARRIER DR

769,000

4888 PEREGRINE PT CIR N

849,000

PLEASE CALL YOUR LANDING’S REAL ESTATE TEAM JUDY AND TARA TO INQUIRE ABOUT OTHER HOMES FOR SALE IN THE LANDINGS! HOMES SOLD

55278 HERON WAY Unit#202 • $280,000

1745 PINE HARRIER CIRCLE

455,000

4672 PINE HARRIER DR

683,585

1741 PEREGRINE PT DR

735,000

1580 LANDINGS TERR

814,000

845,000

1,050,000

1592 LANDINGS TERR 5062 KESTRAL PARKWAY S LOTS SOLD 1484 PEREGRINE PT DR

600,000

26,888 SQFT

CONDOS FOR SALE

5361 LANDINGS BLVD Unit#103 • $289,000

5278 HERON WAY

280,000

5361 LANDINGS BLVD

289,000

1706 STARLING DR

309,000

1740 STARLING DR

315,000

1736 STARLING DR

320,000

5430 EAGLES PT CIR #104

439,000

5420 EAGLES PT CIR #105

495,000

1423 LANDINGS PL

549,000

PLEASE CALL YOUR LANDING’S REAL ESTATE TEAMUDY AND TARA TO INQUIRE ABOUT OTHER CONDOS LISTED FOR SALE IN THE LANDINGS! CONDOS PENDING 5420 EAGLES PT CIR #402

494,500

1427 LANDINGS PL

519,400

1670 STARLING DR

250,000

5408 EAGLES PT CIR #302

252,000

5400 EAGLES PT CIR #205

265,000

1682 STARLING DR

265,000

5217 HERON WAY

310,000

5007 KESTRAL PARK DR

315,000

1611 STARLING DR

321,000

1686 STARLING DR

324,900

1624 PINTAIL WAY

345,500

5408 EAGLES PT CIR #303

347,000

4820 KESTRAL PARK CIR

395,000

1713 STARLING DR

495,000

5440 EAGLES PT CIR #104

555,000

5430 EAGLES PT CIR #201

667,000

CONDOS SOLD

1740 STARLING DR Unit#101 • $315,000

5420 EAGLES POINT CIR Unit#105• $495,000 dy & Tara’s Ju ighbo borho o Ne

Judy 350-0451

Tara 266-4873

OPEN HOUSE Michael Saunders & Company

Based on information from Realtor.com, Sarasota Property Appraiser, and Sarasota Association of Realtors for the period ending Feb. 20, 2020. These properties listed and sold in the past 4 months by various MLS participating offices.

Real Estate is our Profession, Service is our Passion Your Landings Resident Real Estate Team are proud advocates and supporters of Landings events including Sponsorship of the USTA Father/Son Annual Tennis Tournament.

Judy Greene • 941.350.0451 • JudyGreene@michaelsaunders.com Tara Lamb • 941.266.4873 • TaraLamb@michaelsaunders.com

Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

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