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Neighbors pitch to Hilton guests Longboat Key will have 102 fewer tourist units for 16 to 18 months when the Hilton shuts down, but other properties are ready to roll out the welcome mat during the resort’s remodel.

+ Resident buys winning ticket Longboat Key resident Robert Rich is now $53,165.93 richer. He purchased a winning Fantasy 5 ticket at the island’s Publix, according to the Florida Lottery. Rich was one of four winners of the Jan. 27 lottery, each of whom will receive a $53,165.93 prize. The other three winning tickets were purchased in Coral Springs, Tampa and Miami.

+ Buffett’s winning streak ends

Google the words “Longboat Key,” “Hilton” and “alternatives.” The first search result will take you to the website hiltonlongboatkeyalternative.com — which redirects you to the website of Sand Cay Beach Resort, the Hilton’s next-door neighbor to the south. The Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort isn’t accepting reservations after April 30,

in preparation for a $24 million redevelopment and expansion project. That means the Key will have 102 fewer rooms during construction, which Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties anticipates will last 16 to 18 months. Of course, Ocean Properties has other options in the area. It’s the owner of the Resort at Longboat Key Club, Lido Beach

Resort and Lido Beach Holiday Inn. Karen Rangel, regional director of sales for Ocean Properties, said she couldn’t comment on the company’s plans to bring Hilton guests to the company’s other resorts. But other properties, such as the 60-unit Sand Cay, are happy to spread the message that they

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The Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl XLVII victory ended a winning streak for Mote Marine Aquarium manatee Buffett. Buffett placed his bet on the Denver Broncos Jan. 24, when he swam to a target with the Broncos’ logo. He had picked the Super Bowl winner correctly for six consecutive years. Perhaps Buffett’s halfbrother, Hugh, is now the manatee to watch before placing bets next year: Hugh swam to the Seahawks’ target. Kelsey Grau

Brothers Travis, Garrett and Boo Bouley perform jumps along with Lance Robbins Sunday at the Sarasota Ski-A-Rees season-opener at City Island stadium. The show team executed everything from jumps to three-tiered pyramids in front of a crowd. For more photos from the show, see page 6B.

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+ A Longboat Key beach proposal Tad Landau, son of Lenny and Susan Landau, and his sweetheart, Caley Ross, got engaged after a New Year’s Day proposal on the Bay Isles private beach. The couple plans to marry this fall in Orlando. Landau, a DeKalb County, Ga. firefighter, was recently named Georgia’s Firefighter of the Year.

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Accounting issues plague budget The town seeks to eliminate outdated accounting practices and improve its revenue projections as it grapples with a projected $1.4 million budget deficit from last year. Finance Director Sue Smith took over as chief accountant for a few months in 2013 while the town sought to fill the open position. The extra work enabled the former auditor to uncover and correct some strange accounting practices that have affected the town’s balance sheet for years.

For instance, the town hasn’t addressed office supplies inventory since the 1990s and was just expensing the supplies to the department budgets when they needed supplies. Tennis Center supplies, Smith said, also weren’t being accounted for correctly. Smith also said the town will

discontinue a policy of carrying purchase orders over prior years, which affected the operating budget and increased department budgets. And, a $42,980.75 fund consisting of fees for replacement trees that can’t be saved when new projects are built wasn’t be-

ing accounted for correctly and wasn’t singled out as a special revenue fund. The town has filled the accountant position, but Smith told the Longboat Key Town Commission at its meeting Mon-

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“I’m apprehensive as to what it could do,” McGucken said. “It could hurt us with them working outside. We’re working with them, and they’ve been good neighbors.” Gail Loefgren, president of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, believes the Hilton’s closing will impact local businesses. “It’s like the Holiday Inn when it closed,” she said. “The nice thing about the Hilton is that visitors can come and stay one or two nights. In season, it’s always nice to have places like that.” The temporary loss of meeting rooms will also affect local organizations, including the chamber, Loefgren said, adding: “But we’ll be happy to have a new and rebuilt Hilton.” The project will add 85 rooms with Gulf views to the Longboat Key hotel in a new tower on the property. The existing property, including its current 102 rooms, will be gutted and remodeled. The property will get a remodeled pool area, new lobby building and new restaurant/meeting space building. The Longboat Key Town Commission approved the project in January. The Hilton expects to reopen in fall 2015.

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are ready to welcome Hilton guests. “We opened up the website to be able to capture anyone who might be staying there,” said General Manager Elaine Frederick, who said the resort got a few new visitors last year, when the Hilton planned to close in May 2013. Because many Sand Cay guests walk to the Hilton’s restaurants, the resort’s board is looking into other ways to provide snack foods and beverages to guests, including a possible partnership with Harry’s Continental Kitchens. At the 102-unit Casa Del Mar Beach Resort, located just a block north of the Hilton, owners dropped the minimum stay from seven nights to four nights in anticipation of the resort’s plans to close in May, according to General Manager Mark Meador. The resort could drop the minimum stay further to three nights because many Hilton guests book shorter stays. “We’re hoping to pull a few of them in,” Meador said. “If we can just keep them in this area, that would be the goal.” Chris Bushman, manager at

Sea Club I, said the 24-unit resort hasn’t done anything specific to advertise to Hilton guests, but has had individuals who are staying at the resort stop by for a brochure. At the 50-unit Diplomat Beach Resort, marketing coordinator and reservations manager Matt Angelo said he reached out to Hilton officials to let them know that the resort could accommodate some guests. “In season, we have a minimum stay of seven days and that’s pretty firm because we have a lot of return guests,” Angelo said. “But after the middle of March, we can go into one or two nights. We are very flexible with dates.” Still, some have concerns about the impact of the Hilton’s temporary closure. Jim McGucken, manager at the Sun ’n’ Sea Cottages & Apartments, located next door to the Hilton on the north, said the 24-unit property typically has an 80% to 90% occupancy rate, which is why he doesn’t plan to do anything to draw Hilton guests. But he’s concerned about the impact of construction, although he credits Hilton officials with being receptive to his concerns.

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Commission won’t pursue Gulf-front property The majority of commissioners decided that purchasing a home on the beach wasn’t a good use of taxpayer dollars.

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The seawall in the Gulf at 6541 Gulfside Road won’t be torn down after commissioners decided not to purchase the property.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock recommended the town purchase a beach-front property at 6541 Gulfside Road, in order to tear down a seawall and create a future public beach access, for $1.17 million. Commissioner Jack Duncan recommended the town purchase the property for $1. The Longboat Key Town Commission didn’t approve either recommendation at its Monday night meeting, and the town won’t pursue the property at a foreclosure auction this week. Duncan made his facetious $1 motion to thwart any attempt at buying the property, and the majority of the commission agreed that the town shouldn’t purchase the parcel. Bullock recommended the town put a bid on the property for $1.17 million, which is the average of two appraisals performed for the property. Bullock needed five commissioners — a super majority vote — to approve the purchase. The home, which is owned by Roseann Morrison, has an estimated mortgage foreclosure claim from JPMorgan Chase Bank valued at $2,407,256.25. The property will be sold at auction 11 a.m. Wednesday, on the Manatee County public auction website. The half-acre property contains a 2,214-square-foot home that last sold for $1 million in September 2001. The total assessed value of the property in 2013 was $909,301, according to the Manatee County Property Appraiser’s website. The house sits on the beach and is just south of the former Yonkers property, which was recently transformed into a Gulf-front estate called Ohana at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive that’s on the market for $22 million. The town missed an opportunity to purchase that property years ago to knock down its seawall. The Ohana property seawall has prevented sand from staying on the shoreline for years. Commissioner Phill Younger said the property in question was not causing a problem and that the loss of sand in the area can be attributed to the larger seawall at the Ohana estate. “Is there any downward impact on the sand?” Younger said. “No, it’s being caused by the other seawall.” The money to be used for the purchase would have come from the beach fund, which contains more than $5 million. But Duncan said it didn’t matter. “My gut feeling is this isn’t a good expense of taxpayer dollars,” Duncan. “The money might be in the beach fund, but it’s still taxpayer dollars.” Other commissioners and some people from the audience also recommended the town not bid on the property. “This is a total waste of money for the town,” said former mayor George Spoll. Only Vice Mayor David Brenner voted for the potential purchase.

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“Our beach engineer has recommended we buy this and it could save money over time from the amount of sand we would have to place there,” Brenner said. Bullock said his recommendation wasn’t an easy one, but he stuck by it. “I haven’t changed my belief the property is better in public ownership than private ownership,” Bullock said, noting that there are only a few properties that have structures protruding on the coastline where sand should exist to protect the barrier island. “As long as there is a

town, we will be in the beach-building business. We would be able to deal with this property better under our ownership than have no control over it like we do now.” A potential deal breaker for commissioners, though, revolved around an easement from Gulfside Road to the beach house that wouldn’t allow the town to use machinery to access the beach for future beach projects. Although the town could have turned the property into a future public beach access, it wouldn’t be able to use it for beach maintenance purposes. “If we can’t have the access to the road we want, that’s a problem,” said Mayor Jim Brown. Duncan made a motion to move forward with attempting to purchase the property for an auction bid price of $1. Then, every commissioner but Brenner voted against the purchase. Despite the outcome, commissioners praised Bullock for bringing the land purchase option before them. “This had merit to bring it forward and we should commend the town manager for that,” Younger said. “We lost an opportunity years ago to purchase the property that causes the real problem here.”

GROINS RECEIVE STATE PERMIT The Department of Environmental Protection issued a joint coastal permit Friday afternoon for two permeable adjustable groins to be placed in front of the Longbeach and 360 North condominiums to hold sand in that area. “Now all attention is on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit,” wrote Town Manager Dave Bullock in a Jan. 31 email to commissioners. It could take six months for the town to receive a federal permit for the groins. The town could then bid a sand and groin project later this summer. In the meantime, Bullock and town staff are working with the Longbeach and 360 North condominium owners who are concerned that the groins won’t be built soon enough. “Further erosion could seal the fate of some of our buildings before these groins are built,” Longbeach President Bob Appel told commissioners at Monday night’s commission meeting.

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Longboat Key and Cranston, R.I. po- cause of death was blunt force trauma. lice officers, along with Sarasota County Cranston police continued to investiSheriff’s deputies, converged upon the gate and flew to Clearwater to investiResort at Longboat Key Club Jan. 29 to gate a lead in October, according to rearrest a trainer on first-degree murder ports, and also worked with the Boston charges. Police Department. Three Officers arrested Carlos detectives traveled to SaraManuel Reyes-Sanchez, 30, sota last week, where they late that morning without inciworked closely with sheriff’s dent at the resort’s fitness cendeputies and determined ter shortly after Cranston, R.I. they had sufficient evidence police issued a warrant for his to charge Reyes-Sanchez. arrest. A Rhode Island judge The charges stem from the signed an arrest warrant the 2012 death of Victor Baez, 49, morning of Jan. 29. whom police found lying in Sheriff’s records show that Courtesy Sarasota County the street in front of his home Sheriff’s Office Reyes-Sanchez, who lived in Jan. 30, 2012, Cranston Patch Carlos Manuel the 3700 block of South Osreported. Cranston police be- Reyes-Sanchez prey Drive in Sarasota, was lieve that Baez was involved in arrested two days earlier on an altercation at a Providence nightclub misdemeanor charges of driving with a that continued at a house party. suspended or revoked license and misPolice said he fled the party in a cab, demeanor marijuana possession. He and at least two individuals, one of was released on $620 bond for those whom was Reyes-Sanchez, beat him cases. then ran him over with their vehicle. Reyes-Sanchez was booked at 1:22 Baez was hospitalized in critical con- p.m. into the Sarasota County Jail and is dition and died of his injuries May 26, being held without bond as he awaits ex2012, nearly four months after the attack. tradition to Rhode Island. He has agreed The medical examiner determined the to waive his right to fight extradition.

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BUDGET / FROM PAGE 1A day night that she will continue to review accounting practices that are outdated. “I’m not done with my investigation yet,” Smith said. Smith and Town Manager Dave Bullock also informed commissioners they are reviewing new accounting software because the town’s system is old and outdated. A new system could cost taxpayers more than $100,000. Although commissioners were happy to hear that Smith corrected some accounting practices, they were upset that auditors hired to review the town’s finances each year never caught the irregularities. “I’m concerned the auditors weren’t all over this,” said Commissioner Jack Duncan. When staff informed commissioners that a three-year auditing contract with Clearwater-based Carr, Riggs & Ingram expires this year, Commissioner Phill Younger said, “It’s time to find a new auditor.” Further frustrating commissioners was the announcement that the town already has a $1.4 million deficit to address because revenues aren’t coming in as expected for the fiscal year budget that ended Sept. 30, 2013. Franchise fees have been declining for years, and town staff said it has to start doing a better job of estimating more realistic revenue numbers in the future. The decrease in utility revenues, staff said, might be attributed to seasonal residents coming to the island for shorter periods of time. The town’s Investment Advisory Committee, Bullock said, will work with staff to come up with more realistic revenue projections. Smith will also provide the commission with quarterly revenue and budget updates. “The expectation for the coming year is to hone projections better and consult with neighboring communities that are

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THURSDAY, FEB. 6 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key — meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. Rabbi Jonathan Katz, of Temple Beth Israel, will speak. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Call Donna at 388-2847. ’50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus’ Screening — begins at 7 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Temple member David Milberg, whose mother was one of the last children the Krauses brought to safety, will speak following the film. The event is free. Call 383-3428.

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DON’T MISS Tea for the Sea What: Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium will launch the Giving Circle, a new group of female philanthropists, at a high tea that offers the chance to meet leading female scientists from Mote. Tickets are $100. RSVP by Feb. 17. Contact Erin Knievel at eknievel@mote.org. When: 2:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 Where: Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room, 3100 Harbourside Drive

Lido Tides Arts and Crafts Show — takes place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in front of the Lido Beach Pavillion, 400 Ben Franklin Drive. Call 379-0951.

SUNDAY, FEB. 9 Jazz Worship Service — takes place at 10 a.m. at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Al Hixon and several other jazz members will perform. A Mardi Gras-style brunch will follow. Call 383-6491.

MONDAY, FEB. 10 Christ Chruch of Longboat Key Fashion Show — begins at 11 a.m. at Christ Church, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Fashion by Patchington and hair by Design 2000. Cost is $10. Call Janet FitzGerald at 778-4376.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 14 Republican Club of Longboat Key — meets at 11:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room, 3100 Harbourside Drive. Retired economist Armando Linde will discuss his 33 years at the International Monetary Fund. Cost is $25 for members; $28 for nonmembers. Call Ruth Strauss at 383-5349.

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Marion Elizabeth Koerner

+ Younger: Think you ‘cancan’ dance? In the 1980s, Commissioner Phill Younger and his wife, Fanny, spotted a cabaret restaurant while roaming the foothills of Nice, France, with a memorable moniker: Chez Fanny. They vowed to return. They made plans to return Christmas Eve four years ago but found it was closed, despite assurances it would be open. But, the third time was the charm for the Youngers last Christmas. Despite arriving 30 minutes after the show’s start time, the restaurant delayed the start until the couple

Marion Elizabeth Koerner, of Akron, Ohio, and Longboat Key, died Jan. 24. Mrs. Koerner was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas; sisters, Ginny and Caryl; and son, Tommy. She is survived by sons, Michael, Stephen, Jim and Greg; daughters, Mary Pat and Joanne; sister, Dorothy; 14 grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren.

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Commissioner Phill Younger performs at a cabaret show. arrived. The show allowed the commissioner to add a new title to his resume: cancan dancer. Or, as Fanny Younger described in an email to the Longboat Observer, “can’t can’t” dancer.

William Robert Jones

William Robert Jones, 82, of Irvington, N.Y., and Longboat Key, died Jan. 27. Born May 10, 1931, in Irvington, N.Y., he graduated cum laude in 1953 from Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y. He studied for a year at the Episcopal Theological School, in Cambridge, Mass., and for three years at the Union Theological Seminary, in Broadway, N.Y., where he earned a master’s degree. Mr. Jones was ordained to the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church and subsequently served as associate minister of St. Andrews Church in Yonkers, N.Y., until joining the overseas department of the national church in 1959. After studying Japanese at the Yale University School of Far Eastern Languages, Mr. Jones and his family moved to

Commissioner Phill and Fanny Younger

+ Bernie Ditchik courts 90th birthday Longboat Key resident Bernie Ditchik celebrated his 90th birthday Jan. 28 on the tennis courts of the Players Club with friends Manfred Welfonder, Mike Tighe and Marty Hauselman. He sported a T-shirt that featured a picture of himself and his double off the courts: his twin brother, Charlie, and the words, “Made in 1924: built to last.” Ditchik drove to Florida’s East Coast over the weekend for a joint birthday celebration with his brother. Manfred Welfonder, Bernie Ditchik, Mike Tighe and Marty Hauselman

Japan, and he served in the Diocese of Osaka of the Anglican Church of Japan for six years. He then served as rector of St. David’s and St. John’s churches in Orange County, N.Y., upon returning to the United States. In 1968, Mr. Jones redirected his career to the field of pediatric rehabilitation medicine. He held administrative positions at Montefiore Medical Center, in New York City, St. Agnes Children’s Center, in White Plains, N.Y. and Blythedale Children’s Hospital, in Valhalla, N.Y. Mr. Jones retired to Longboat Key and spent summers at his family home on Long Beach Island, N.J. He was active in the Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning Global Issues Program and served on its board of directors for several terms. Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his first wife, Emily Alison Howden. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Lowden; sons, William Winslow, of Irvington, N.Y., Pearce Richard, of Dripping Springs, Texas, Peter Howden, of Irvington, N.Y., and Andrew Arthur, of Bangor, Maine; sister, Alice Dorn, of Suffield, Mass.; brother, John Thomas, of Princeton, N.J.; nine grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Doctors Without Borders, doctorswithoutborders.org. A celebration of Mr. Jones’ life will be held at a later date.

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THE OAKS 384BunkerHill.com Beautifully upgraded 4BR/3½BA home in the prestigious Oaks golfing community. Featuring a cook’s kitchen, formal living and dining rooms, plus an excellent pool deck with outdoor entertaining areas. $999,000

EMERALD POINTE EmeraldPointeSouth16.com Secluded 3BR/3½BA villa. 2-car garage. Access to Bay Isles Beach Club. $699,000

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GRAND BAY GrandBay263.com Beautifully upgraded 2BR/2½BA Cayman. Media room, wine storage, cook’s kitchen and custom features throughout. $1,575,000 629RountreeDrive.com Located on deep sailboat water with newer dock and seawall. This spacious 3BR/3BA home offers formal living and dining rooms. Deeded beach access. $1,795,000

L'AMBIANCE LAmbianceL307.com Building II, Areca plan, wonderful sunsets views, expansive wraparound terrace. All new windows and sliders. $1,549,000

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PELICAN HARBOUR PelicanHarbourMH2.com Villa on the Beach! Rarely available 2BR beachfront Manor Home. Recent upgrades. Enjoy the beach in your backyard. $1,495,000

BEACH RESIDENCES BeachResidences303.com Lido beach's premiere community offers this lovely 2BR+den/2BA with a great layout and spacious Gulf terrace. $1,095,000

COREY'S LANDING 3436MistletoeLane.com Light and open 4BR/4BA home situated directly on Sarasota’s bayfront, 2-car garage, boat dock and lift. $1,349,000

BUTTONWOOD HARBOR FourWinslowPlace.com Light and open 3BR/2BA bay front home in this secluded community. Ideally located on deep bay water. $1,095,000

LA FIRENZA LaFirenzaS301.com Direct Gulf front with southern exposure, 4,800sf, 4BR/3½BA penthouse with designer details. Wraparound terrace with summer kitchen, three-car garage. $4,495,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES 1015BogeyLane.com Stunning 4BR/5½BA plus den with views down the canal out to the bay. Upgraded finishes and designer features. $1,695,000 511BowspritLane.com Custom-built, newer 4BR/3½BA waterfront home situated on an oversized lot. Offering a light and open layout, wonderful views, dock, lift and newer seawall. $1,095,000

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LONGBOAT BAYSIDE 7100LongboatDriveEast.com Bayfront Rustic Luxe! Upgraded 4BR/3BA home on deep-water dockage with multiple lifts offers two separate homes. $1,395,000

HAWKS HARBOR 7038HawksHarborCircle.com The epitome of luxury living rests in this private island. Nestled among lush landscape, almost two acres on the open bay. $1,990,000

SEAPLACE SeaplaceG4109.com Walk out to the white powdery sands of the Gulf from this 2BR retreat. Recently updated. One covered parking space. $449,000 SeaplaceG5102.com Charming, updated 2BR/2BA with a private garden area. End unit, with recent upgrades. Steps to the beach. $399,000

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AQUARIUS AquariusClub602.com Direct Gulf front 2BR/2BA 6th-floor residence abounds in far-reaching beach vistas. $649,000 AquariusClub402.com Wonderful 2BR/2BA beach getaway. You will adore Gulf sunsets from the terrace. $575,000

QUEENS HARBOUR 3613FairOaksPlace.com 2BR+den/2BA, open pool deck, lake views. 2-car garage. Private beach access. $899,000

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Susan Dweck and Hedy Shavel On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Women’s 18-Hole Golf Association invited Longboat residents to enjoy a little friendly competition at “Go for the Cure” Games Day. Attendees played bridge, canasta, mahjong and dominoes. The event drew 148 participants and raised approximately $10,000 for Breast Health Sarasota.

Marion Levine and Lorraine Kaplan organized the event.

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Republican Club of Longboat Key Luncheon Meeting

Sherry Linhart arranges a centerpiece with apples and cranberries as accents.

Flower arrangements blossom for Longboat Key Garden Club The Longboat Key Garden Club flexed its green thumb during its Jan. 28 monthly meeting at Windward Bay’s clubhouse. Sherry Linhart presented “The Art of the Flower,”a demonstration of how to create striking flower arrangements for any occasion and what tools are necessary.

LOCATION CHANGE FOR THIS MEETING ONLY

The Longboat Key Club is moving our meeting to LBK Club Islandside, 220 Sands Point Road (next to Charthouse). We apologize for any inconvenience.

Friday, February 14th

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Longboat Resident Armondo Linde, former Deputy Secretary of the International Money Fund will talk about his 33 year career of advising countries on how to revive their failing economies. Don’t miss this informative look into international high finance.

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LARA LOGAN Monday, February 10th, 2014 To become an RCLA member and receive advance notice for the 2015 Town Hall series call 941-925-1343 or visit www.rclassociation.org Morning Lectures: 10:30 AM — Evening Lectures: 7:30 PM

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REID MURPHY Luxury on the Water

Beth Israel Women holds dream of a fashion show On Monday, Feb. 3, Beth Israel Women hosted its fashion show and luncheon at Michael’s On East in Sarasota. More than 200 women attended the show, which featured fashions by Dream Weaver on St. Armands Circle.

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Lance Robbins leaves the water and takes the stage after his run.

Fifteen people assemble for the grand finale, a three-tiered pyramid.

Ski-A-Rees make waves at first show Nick Vickers performs a flip on a sky ski.

The Sarasota Ski-A-Rees water skiing troupe began its season Feb. 2, at its City Island stadium. The show team executed everything from jumps to three-tiered pyramids in front of a crowd. Shows run every Sunday through May 4. Admission is free.

Jeff Maglione lifts Kirsten Hannabass during their performance.

The Ski-A-Rees’ ballet line combines dance and water skiing.

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Health Fair — takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Longboat Island Chapel’s Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Various professionals will provide information and tests. Call Donna at 383-6493.

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‘How to Use an AED, What to Do in an Emergency, Who to Call and When’ Seminar — takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Longboat Island Chapel’s Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi will present at this seminar and will have rescue and fire vehicles onsite for tours. Call Donna at 383-6493.

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 ‘Caring for Your Loved One With Dementia’ Seminar — takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at Longboat Island Chapel’s Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cindy Marino, of Right at Home, will speak. Call Donna at 383-6493.

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Blood Pressure Screenings — are offered from 9 to 11:30 a.m. daily at Longboat Key Fire Rescue, 5490 Gulf of Mexico Drive. On occasion, personnel may not be available to provide the service if they are out on a fire/rescue call. Call 316-1944. 

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 Shifting Sands Support Group — meets from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The group provides an opportunity to discuss issues related to personal and/or health concerns; give and receive emotional, spiritual and practical support; and exchange information in a confidential setting. Call 383-6491.

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‘Laugh and Live Longer’ Lecture — takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Dr. Joel Schwartz, a psychiatrist and board-certified psychoanalyst, will discuss the physical and emotional benefits of humor. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

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 Tai Chi Class — takes place at 10 a.m. Fridays through March 28, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Call 383-8161.

Transitions Support Group — meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. The group is free and open to individuals in the community who are experiencing changes in their life. Call 383-8161. 

‘FOOD FOR HEALTH’ COOKING CLASSES

Takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Feb. 24 at St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive. Dr. Evelisse Capo will teach participants how to cook meals that improve health. Cost is $25 per class. For reservations, call Tracey Rzepka at 388-3764.

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YOUR NEIGHBOR | Vonnie Moody

YOU OBSERVED Here’s a roundup of reader-submitted photos from events around the Key. To submit photos for this weekly feature, email Robin Hartill at rhartill@yourobserver.com.

Submitted by Julie Becker

CASA DEL MAR BEACH RESORT. Unit owners enjoyed a Jan.

20 trip to the Sarasota Kennel Club to watch greyhound racing. The excursion is an annual tradition for owners at the resort.

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LONGBOAT ISLAND CHAPEL.

Classical piano prodigy Noah Waddell, 12, performed Jan. 26 at Longboat Island Chapel for the second consecutive year. Noah received numerous standing ovations.

 THE LADIES OF CONRAD BEACH. The women

enjoyed their first gettogether of the season Jan. 24 at the home of Kathleen Whelan. Each lady brought a dish to share and caught up on the latest happenings. The group consists of past and present residents and their guests.

Submitted by Kathleen Whelan

A quick conversation with any passionate dog owner results in an unquestionable takeaway: Fido isn’t just a pet; he’s part of the family. One such owner, Vonnie Moody, found her furry companion in the last place she thought she would: on a late-night TV comNeighborhood: mercial. Pelican “This never, nevHarbour er happens to me,” Moody said. “But I Your neighbor woke up at about 4 since: 1974 o’clock in the morning and turned the television on, which I never do. There was a commercial on with Beverly Sebastian, of the National Greyhound Foundation. I wrote down the 800 number at the bottom of the screen ... and kept it for two months without calling. Then, one day, I thought, ‘I think I better call her.’” That was 10 years ago, and Moody has been rescuing greyhounds ever since. “I was emailed a picture of Ki,” said Moody of her first greyhound. “I sent it to my son and daughter and asked what they thought of me adopting her. All they said was, ‘What’s to think about? Do it.’ So I did.” Ki was on the Miami racing track for five-and-a-half years, which took its toll on her health. She developed kidney failure from the poor treatment during her racing years and had to be put to sleep. “I only had her for two years, but I became extremely attached,” Moody said. After that experience, Moody didn’t think she could adopt again. But, much like the first time, Moody couldn’t resist when she received a fateful email with a picture. Moody adopted DeeCe, and the two soon became inseparable. DeeCe was once a much-loved prison therapy dog in Pennsylvania; the inmates named her DC. “I kept the name, but I thought she needed a more sophisticated way of spell-

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Center for Architecture hosts Ohana home tour

Renea Glendinning, Wilson Stiles and Cindy Peterson, board president of the Center for Architecture Sarasota

Jordan Letschert, Eva Ebbessom and Gabriella Ebbessom with architect Guy Peterson

On Sunday, Feb. 2, the Center for Architecture Sarasota (CFAS) hosted a behind-the-scenes tour of the Ohana estate on the north end of Longboat Key. The event gave CFAS members a chance to tour the private residence and its beachside gardens. Architect Guy Peterson spoke to attendees about what inspired the architecture and pointed out unique design features. The three-acre, Gulf-front property is currently listed for $22 million by Deborah Beacham, of Michael Saunders & Co. The listing price is a record for the Sarasota area.

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Lorraine and Jerry Knab, Joanne and Jere Sheehan and Lisa Page

Photos by Kelsey Grau

Beach Harbor Club celebrates revamped condo clubhouse Beach Harbor Club celebrated the reopening of its refurbished clubhouse with cocktails and appetizers Friday. Originally built in 1972, the clubhouse now features a marble bar, media room, card room and fitness center.

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The main entrance to the Ohana estate

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Technology exec’s success has grown organically Getting friendly with competitors is anathema to many executives. But one well-traveled decision maker has found a way to turn business rivalries into advantages. Gulf Coast technology executive Dan Clarke, an engineer and the youngest of 10 kids who grew up on a northeast Ohio farm, is used to being a tad different. In the early 1980s, he was part of a team at Intel that worked on something called a laptop computer. Intel’s old guard looked down at the young laptop team, recalls Clarke. They called them “crazy kids.” Clarke worked at Intel for seven years. He ultimately ran two departments, including the $75 million video components group. The biggest lesson he learned from the $53 billion semiconductor chip manufacturer: It’s imperative to form business partnerships with competitors, large and small, in addition to peers. Intel, says Clarke, called it ecology. It’s when the firm created a mission or objective, figured out which entities outside the firm to work with and simultaneously presented an opportunity to all potential partners — especially competitors. “I like to align myself with giants,” Clarke says. “I feel the more competitors you can be friendly with, the better.” Clarke recently brought his partnership theory to the Gulf Coast, where it has been a major boost for Lakewood Ranchbased Living Naturally. Living Naturally provides mobile marketing, website management and software services. It also provides data-based loyalty and product-ordering programs for natural product stores, specialty groceries and independent pharmacies. Many functions are cloud-based. Clarke was named CEO at Living Naturally in April 2012. The payroll has since

doubled, from 40 to 80 employees, and the total value of products the firm processes through its software has jumped 257%, from $1.4 billion to $5 billion. The company has satellite offices in Phoenix and Chicago, but about 70 of the employees are based in the headquarters. Clarke projects the firm, with 10 current job openings, will hire at least 40 people in 2014. Living Naturally doesn’t disclose revenues, but Clarke says it had positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the first time in the fourth quarter. Living Naturally now partners with some of the leading wholesalers and distributors in the natural and organic-food industry, including Nature’s Best, United Natural Foods Inc. and KeHE Distributors. Those partnerships are wrapped around data-marketing projects. And Living Naturally won a major business victory late last year when it signed up the $1.8 billion Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. for its ordering, procurement and supplier programs. Sprouts, says Clarke, is already one of Living Naturally’s largest clients. The business, he adds, only came after Sprouts tested Living Naturally on a few small projects. Says Clarke: “We had to gradually prove ourselves over time.” Living Naturally was founded in 1999. Co-founder Jim Sheehan and some business partners worked at The Granary in Sarasota and wanted to open their own natural foods store. But they shifted directions after realizing there were few, if any, businesses devoted to helping the technol-

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Living Naturally, a software services and marketing firm, named Dan Clarke CEO in April 2012. The firm has since grown from 40 to 80 employees. ogy and marketing side. Today, the current version of Living Naturally is far from Sheehan’s original vision. The vision now is centered on its GeniusCentral software suite of services. The system uses tailored promotions and coupons, through mobile apps and email marketing, to drive customers into stores. Other Living Naturally products are geared to specific client needs in ordering and inventory. The company’s growth comes at the right time. Total sales of organic groceries alone, for example, have surpassed $30 billion, up from $1 billion in 1990, according to the Organic Trade Association. Big industry grocers, from Walmart to Publix,

have also expanded specialty and organic inventories in recent years. Finding top employees, especially in technology, has been Clarke’s No. 1 challenge as he seeks to match the industry surge. An executive-for-hire who has been a CEO or board member of more than 10 technology-related businesses since his Intel days, Clarke says he could stick around at Living Naturally longer than other stints. He signed a three-year contract, but “there’s so much upside here,” he says, he might stay at least seven years. “Our success will be based on our ability to execute,” says Clarke. “And I love that. I like being able to control my own destiny.”

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The U.S. dollar is no longer as good as gold

Approximately $80 billion of brand-new money is made each month, creating an inflated, over-valued market.

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etary bubble in history. Any bubble always represents current market value far in excess of the liquidation value of the underlying assets. The debt that created our bubble is an obligation of the U.S. government, just like currency. The government used to be required to have enough gold and silver in storage to redeem outstanding obligations. Ever since the Federal Reserve System was created in 1913, however, politicians have chipped away at that constitutional requirement. We cannot turn our dollars in for anything other than more government paper obligations. There is now little U.S. “hard” currency. The government is obligated to eventually redeem almost $20 trillion of bond and currency obligations. It is not possible. Government bonds are secured by assets that include thousands of failed pieces of real estate, which could not be redeemed for 50 cents on the dollar.

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To see how great a Ponzi scheme this really is, take a look at the money-supply chart above. The chart tells us a lot. In 1954, the gold backing of our entire money supply was 20%. Skip 60 years to 2014, and the gold backing of currency outstanding is only 2.9%. In that same period, inflation has dropped the purchasing power of our dollar to 11% of what it would purchase in 1954. For a country’s business to be strong, the government’s balance sheet must be strong. Historically, civilizations whose currencies become world currencies fail. They fail for the reasons we are failing; they put more emphasis upon promising and providing benefits for the populace than governing. The only way those promises can be met is through more and more debt. Government debt has destroyed every great economy in history by first destroying the value of the country’s currency. Rome, Portugal, Spain, France and England all did the same thing, and their

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world currencies failed. Government indebtedness required so much of their countries’ resources that interest obligations eventually could not be met. Other countries quit using their currencies. That’s what is happening to the dollar. The market bears an inordinate amount of risk. The big stock houses and banks are making bundles because of government money-making. Dividends are at an all-time low of 2.1% on the Dow. That is not even enough to cover inflation. Solid fundamentals don’t exist to support this market. Sooner or later, all Ponzi schemes are exposed. Obamacare, pending tax increases, onerous interest costs on the national debt and a highly over-leveraged monetary system make the risk of purchasing additional stocks in this market greater than the potential for good returns. GEORGE RAUCH, Longboat Key, is chief executive officer of Bradenton-based General Propeller and a former Wall Street investment banker.

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This is a dangerous market. We continue to be deceived by the president and Congress about the necessity of continuously increasing the national debt. Every single dime of that debt goes to welfare recipients for the benefit of politicians purchasing votes. If either the Democrats or the Republicans had wanted to balance the budget and get out of the pyramiding tragedy of increasing our debt, they GEORGE would have. The “ladies and gentleRAUCH men” in Washington are working on their own behalf. Examples of that include automatic pay raises, separate and better health and retirement plans and exemptions from Social Security and Obamacare. The inability of our politicians to pay attention to the “limited government” theory of our founders has resulted in the greatest Ponzi scheme in history: destruction of the dollar’s value. The market is at historically high levels for only one reason: Congress and the president continue to insist upon making money out of absolutely nothing to pay for the government’s current expenditures. It amounts to $80 billion a month of brand-new money, which doesn’t have one single lick of work, sweat or obligation involved in its creation. That money goes to banks and stock speculators who keep churning the market. This has contributed to two things: an inflated, overvalued stock market and the largest mon-

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PREMIER COLLECTIONu

FAMILY TIME. Penny Klein and Les Brassington brought their Longboat Observer along while visiting their grandchildren, Brooks Dahl, Coleman Dahl and Grey Lancaster, in Lake George, N.Y.

BIRD KEY - Waterfront Estate with SPICE BAY - Jewel Box construction on spectacular water views and sunsets! Situated on Siesta Key! British West Indies Antigua floor an oversized lot, this contemporary masterpiece plan features 3BR/3.5BA, courtyard and pool. offers over 6,000 sq. ft. of indoor living space! Builders - Perrone Construction.

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2,875,000

2,200,000

Living and Working on Longboat Key for 40 Years

Cathy C. Meldahl, P.A. Your Longboat Key Community Realtor

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Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

941.724.7228 CathyMeldahl@michaelsaunders.com

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS -

3BR/3BA BIRD KEY - Waterfront Estate with fabulous Penthouse with truly breathtaking views of views of the Bay and Siesta Key! Unique floor the Gulf, Sarasota Bay and the city! Behind the plan with 4BR/4.5BA/2CG. Remodel or tear gates of the Longboat Key Club! down and build new!

1,949,000

1,725,000

MICHAEL

MOULTON

Certified Residential Specialist

Licensed Real Estate Broker

#1 Michael Saunders agent on Longboat Key 2013

BAY ISLES -

Fantastic lot available in the Harbor section of Bay Isles, situated at the end of the canal with views into Sarasota Bay. Home plan renderings available.

GRAND BAY - Panoramic views of the Bay,

Intracoastal, and Harbourside golf course from this 8th floor ‘Cayman’ condominium residence with 2BR/2.5BA and a den/family room.

1,395,000

1,349,000

CASEY KEY - Spectacular extensively remodeled gulf to bay residence on 1.25 acres. A3968932 $4,595,000

RITZ BEACH RESIDENCES - Elegantly designed 3,300sf 3BR condo with a large terrace. A3981649 $2,795,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES - Remodeled canal front 4BR residence on an oversize lot. A3975981 $1,690,000

BIRD KEY - Stunning remodeled, pristinely maintained 3BR canal front residence. A3985864 $1,575,000

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$70,000 price reduction! LIDO BEACH - One of a handful of lots Gorgeous 3600+ sq. ft. custom home with on Lido Key! Canal front undeveloped lot beautiful lagoon, garden, and golf course views - 12,785 sq. ft. and 75 ft. of waterfront. One from every room! 3BR/3BA/2HalfBA/2CG. block to the white sands of Lido Beach!

BAY ISLES -

1,200,000

1,325,000

941.387.1803

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COUNTRY CLUB SHORES - Canal front lot in this desirable south end LBK neighborhood. A3986400 $575,000

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TESSERA - Downtown bayfront 3 bedroom furnished residence rarely available. A3988085 $1,500,000

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real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

John Ringling Estates home sells for $1,625,000 BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Jan. 24 through Jan. 30, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

Photo courtesy of Michael Saunders & Co.

This home at 613 Tyler Drive has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,693 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,625,000. The following residential real estate transactions took place between Jan. 20 and Jan. 24. A home in John Ringling Estates tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Timothy Musios, of Sarasota, sold his home at 613 Tyler Drive to Steven and Karin Retzlaff, of Sarasota, for $1,625,000. Built in 1951, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,693 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.2 million in 2000.

Seaplace

bedrooms, two baths and 1,257 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $385,000 in 2004.

ST. ARMANDS

Address 4900 GMD 1540 Harbor Cay Lane 540 Chipping Lane 2525 GMD 592 Rountree Lane 676 Spanish Drive N. 702 Spanish Drive N. 3309 Sabal Cove Circle 4401 GMD 3432 Mistletoe Lane 100 Sands Point Road 3155 GMD 100 Sands Point Road 584 Halyard Lane 2929 GMD

Permit Alteration Pool Dock and seawall Antennas Pool Re-roof Re-roof Pool cage Windows and doors Re-roof Door Door Windows Certificate of occupancy Certificate of occupancy

Applicant Amount Ben Thayer $78,785.38 Timothy Clarke, trustee $53,115 Willard Foley III $33,733 Islands West Condo Assoc. $30,000 Trevor Gillott $15,000 Antonio Imbriano $14,000 Mary Ruth Meyers $9,985 Thomas Geyman $7,965 Richard Arenstrup Carri Trine Sands Point Condo Assoc. NLW Family LLC Douglas West, trustee

$7,802 $2,993 $1,675 $1,550 $1,222

William Bowe, trustee

N/A

Venture Corp. Properties LLC

N/A

Sarasota Harbour East

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. sold the Unit 2 condominium at 769 John Ringling Blvd. to Kenneth and Jennifer Southward, of Sarasota, for $269,000. Built in 1965, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 880 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $326,500 in 2005.

Bruce and Judith Wideberg, of Ipswich, Mass., sold their Unit G2-107A condominium at 2055 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Franklin and Lilian Bracken, of Longboat Key, for $317,500. Built in 1974, it has two

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LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER

6560 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #M5842242 $699,000 Shelley Barker

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-706-5403

546 47Th St #A3988830 $699,000 Jeffrey Weller

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-266-8206

3070 Grand Bay Blvd # 641 #A3989376 $699,000 Carol Aviles

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-6777

1485 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 207 #A3989980 $685,000 Jenifer Schwell

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

5030 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3980709 $4,890,000 Richard Perlman

3080 Grand Bay Blvd # 522 #A3991522 $625,000 Kathleen Callender

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

4600 Bay Shore Rd #A3983290 $599,000 Nancie Kalin

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-928-8833

2400 Adagio Way #A3991024 $599,000 Marcia Salkin

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-376-6121

4401 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 201 #A3989147 $595,000 Maureen Horn

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

6821 Hughes St #A3982781 $575,000 Dana Westmark

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-8580

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-356-5091

1111 N Gulfstream Ave # 3C #A3986560 $545,000 Peggy Mock

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-356-3584

FAMILIAR FACES. EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. Showcase your property to over 6,500 affiliate branches in 52 countries. 4485 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 503 #A3979554 $499,000 Steve Magner

347 W Royal Flamingo Dr #A3977913 $2,900,000 Barbara Dumbaugh

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-376-8559

450 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # B101 #A3970985 $459,000 Diana Kryszak

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

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-350-3743

6005 Demarco Ct #A3988567 $389,900 Cathi Reali

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-232-8200

613 Norton St #A3987573 $389,000 Sandi Layfield

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

1930 Harbourside Dr # 124 #A3982406 $359,900 Saint Cacchiotti

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

225 Sands Point Rd # 6204 #A3985969 $344,000 Terri Derr

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-6694

2002 Harbourside Dr # 1601 #A3931062 $339,000 Eileen Burke

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

1790 Pinyon Pine Dr #A3989904 $339,000 Jessika Arman

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-587-4202

2522 Mapleloft Rd #A3990267 $325,000 Judy C Beck

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-320-2825

4540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # Ph2-f #A3991491 $325,000 Sharon Freeman

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

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By Robin Hartill | News Editor 102 of the Centre Shops of Longboat Key, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Before the move, the chamber had operated out of Mediterranean Plaza since March. For information, call 383-2466.

+ Cannons Marina to attend Miami Boat Show

+ Chamber makes a move with help from its members In January, the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce moved to its new location at the Centre Shops with help from its members. According to Gail Loefgren, executive director of the chamber, the following members, businesses and organizations helped during the move: Jay Anderson, of Edgewater Contractors; Don Roberts, of the Centre Shops; Jay Vandroff, of Yarnall Warehouse/United Van Lines; Jack Dean, of G. Fried Carpet; Tony Driscoll and Jake Lockwood, of TDA Global Sports; Wagner Realty; Rick Bergere, of Madison Avenue Advertising; John Cozy, of Floor Care Solutions; Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; Visit Sarasota County; Aqua Plumbing and Air; and Pam Santarlas Cleaning and Maintenance. The chamber is now located in Unit

5120 Treesdale Ct #A3979195 $319,000 Brigitte Von Kessel

4598 Guava Ct #A3987578 $315,000 Klaus Lang

2633 Pursell Cir #A3986454 $249,900 Sherri Mills

Barbara Miller recently celebrated her 25-year anniversary with Coldwell Banker Residential Realty. She began her real estate career in 1988 at the company’s Bee Ridge Road office and has spent the last 20 years at its St. Armands Circle office. Before moving to Sarasota, Miller was an actress, model and dancer. Her career included several performances with Sammy Davis Jr. and appearances in ad campaigns for A&W Root Beer, Anacin, Unisom and other brands that ran in various women’s magazines. She also acted in several soap operas and TV commercials and had a small role in the 1986 film “Jumping Jack Flash.” Today, Miller has two children and two grandchildren. She recently received the “5 Star — Best in Client Satisfaction” award for the sixth consecutive year.

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-350-7112

RE N TA L

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

RE N TA L

4700 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # D202 #A3986790 $285,000 Bobbi Banan

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-266-2174

+ Barbara Miller celebrates anniversary with Coldwell

1281 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 204 Longboat Key #A3961762 $7,750-$11,000/month, 90 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

2165 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 114 Longboat Key #A3982871 $7,500-$12,500/month, 60 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

6750 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 148 #A3978064 $300,000 Tammy Mast

4350 Chatham Dr # 105 #A3988751 $209,900 Michael Bruno

4765 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # S401 #A3989517 $5,733,000 Nell Leffel

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-932-0032

5144 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3986587 $2,895,000 Ann Martin

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-7717

1241 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 402 #A3957287 $2,500,000 Michael Moulton

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

571 Putting Green Ln #A3984052 $2,245,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

1281 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 1104 #A3963869 $1,995,000 Hannerle Moore

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-7300

609 Triton Bend #A3990694 $1,774,900 Barbara Najmy

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-383-7591

545 Sanctuary Dr # 503 #A3991776 $1,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

3010 Grand Bay Blvd # 415 #A3983643 $899,000 Julie Klick

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

627 Owl Way #A3975598 John August

$890,000

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-320-9795

524 Gunwale Ln #A3991398 $849,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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

1942 Wisteria St #A3974548 $729,900 Dede Curran

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-928-3255

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-256-6543

Longboat Key 941-966-8000 941-320-3229

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Robin Hartill

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce has a three-year lease on its new location at the Centre Shops.

Cannons Marina yacht sales broker Marcel Kasten and manager Benny Parrish will attend the 2014 Miami Boat Show that will take place from Feb. 13 through Feb. 17, at the Miami Beach Convention Center and Sea Isle Marina. The marina’s staff will showcase the newest boats from Jupiter Marine and Grady-White Boats. For information, call 383-1311.

570 Wedge Ln #A3985045 Diann Thelen

Longboat Key $4,300-$6,300/month, 30 day min 941-552-4200

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 1435 Westway Dr, New Construction #A3960472 $6,500,000 Stephanie Church

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

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

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Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511

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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures

High

Low

High

Low

Tuesday, Jan. 28

84 (1974)

26 (1986)

Wednesday, Jan. 29

84 (1957)

23 (1940)

Thursday, Jan. 30

85 (1975)

31 (1978)

Friday, Jan. 31

85 (2002)

26 (1966)

Saturday, Feb. 1

85 (1991)

32 (1936)

Sunday, Feb. 2

84 (1983)

31 (1980)

Monday, Feb. 3

85 (1990)

27 (1917)

Average Gulf water temperature: 60

MOON PHASES

SUNRISE / SUNSET

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TIDES  Frederick Beyerlein submitted this sunset photo, taken near Spanish Main Yacht Club.

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Edited by Timothy E. Parker

Lows

FROM THE WAIST UP by Ossie Lindbrook

O B S E RV E R C RO S S WO R D

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Highs

1 Black-belt’s move 5 Corn or Bible 9 Classic Norse literary collection 13 Dresses fussily 19 Hunting dog 21 Scottish hillside 22 Kind of nerve or tire 23 Overwhelmed with tasks 25 Gradually develop 26 Strands on a Christmas tree 27 Lennon’s lady 28 Choked up with sediment 29 Established water route 33 “___ or nothing!” 35 Cowboy ___ Bill of folklore 37 Team created in 1969 38 Co-renters, slangily 42 Pine-___ (cleaning brand) 43 Perform on a TV show 46 ___ up (invigorates) 47 Former German chancellor Willy 48 Engrave with dots 50 “The Canterbury ___” 52 Do a hair-raising job? 53 Help, as a lawbreaker 55 “___ my word!” 56 Pig’s place 57 ___ alcohol (biofuel) 59 Blue color 60 Beginnings 61 Salon appliance 63 Mythical blood of the gods 65 Demean

66 Be too busy for more work 71 Thin, delicate pancake 73 Brilliance of reputation 74 Showy lace loops 76 Hindquarters 77 Brown alternative 78 Guillemot’s cousin 80 “That’s awesome!” 82 HOMES lake 83 “The Last of the Mohicans” woman 84 Ecstasy’s antithesis 86 Italian white wine variety 88 As a fop might 90 Situated away from the coast 92 Cheese of France 93 “___ Yeller” 94 Cow’s bellow 95 Censure 97 Like the Capitol 98 Buggy people? 100 “___ Factor” (sci-fi TV show) 101 Puts the collar on 103 Figures of speech 106 Mame’s butler in “Auntie Mame” 108 Venus de Milo, e.g. 111 Learned scholar 112 Blame 118 Opposed (to) 119 Group of three 120 Military truce 121 Security deposit payer 122 Fewer than twice 123 Student debt 124 Dove’s place

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1 Grand ___ (wine bottle words) 2 Cool, to a jazz fan? 3 Mel, the legendary Giant slugger 4 ___ forma 5 Neighbor of Nigeria

6 With a smoother finish 7 “Make do” amount 8 Apple or banyan 9 Move back 10 Salivated 11 Sunrise time 12 Writer of many fables 13 Arizona city or patriot Samuel 14 Pasta dish 15 Winners of a certain singing show 16 Jazzman Jackson 17 Make a smooth road 18 Iditarod need 20 Small amounts 24 Andes animals 29 Ninth months (Abbr.) 30 Permissions for priests to leave a diocese 31 Think hard or concentrate 32 Almost win 34 Ticket window sight 36 Chief city of the Ruhr valley 39 Do as you’re told 40 Unwritten exam 41 Decide not to quit 43 Start a war 44 Dirt clumps 45 All keyed up 49 Southwestern American Indian dwelling 51 People’s essences 52 “Comin’ ___ the Rye” 54 Verse reciter 58 Golf-hole start 59 Swap words on the Web 60 Pesto and marinara 62 Wouldn’t shut up 63 “Robinson Crusoe” locale 64 Half a ballroom dance 67 Word with miss or catastrophe

68 Filled pastry 69 Hardly heavyfooted 70 Christmas tree, often 71 Belief statement 72 Like the back country 75 Part of USSR 77 Has ups and downs? 78 Like early Beatles recordings 79 Word processing command 81 Gives careful attention to 83 Monastery or convent 84 Mont Blanc and neighbors 85 Showy 87 Long, slender instrument 89 Giant 91 Patronizing, in a way 96 Our Lady of ___ (Portuguese shrine) 97 Bottom-of-thebarrel stuff 98 Away from each other 99 Knowledgeable about 102 Argument 103 Onetime Russian ruler 104 Behave like a lunatic 105 Dutch or convection follower 107 Go sour, as milk 109 Dark greenish-blue 110 Dr. J’s hairstyle, once 113 Little piggy, so to speak 114 And so forth (Abbr.) 115 “___ Bravo” (Wayne film) 116 “Eight” starter 117 Born, on the society page

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Items Under $200 For Sale ADULT TRICYCLE, like new, made by Miami Sun. $199. Call 941-383-6416. ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising. Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer. (No phone calls please.) (Please provide your name and address) Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230 KEYBOARD: YAMAHA YPT-300 with music. Like new. $85. 941-379-4172.

Autos For Sale 2003 MERCEDES E320. Beautiful classic black, leather, garage kept, 125,000 miles with another 125,000 to go! Call 349-4835 to see, $11,999. 89’ VOLVO 740 GLE: 100,500/miles, white, excellent condition. Great second car. Must sell. $2800 o/b/o. 941-383-5005.

Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale 60’ BOAT Slip for Sale. Longboat Key Moorings. Slip H-12, prime location outside the restaurant. 713-552-1101, 713-725-3453. BOAT SLIP for rent, Third level LBK Boathouse. Up to 29'. 941-444-7181. BOAT SLIP for sale. Boathouse, S. LBK, fully enclosed, top level, S.W. corner, will accommodate 32/ft. boat. Make an offer. Mark, 941-383-4381 bradtma@yahoo.com BOAT SLIP in quiet, scenic, secure, LBK marina. $11/ft. www.dockonthebaylbk.com 941-302-3440. BOAT SLIP on Longboat Key, Boat House. Unit-2124, on first level. For Rent/Sale. $295/mo. Minimum 6/mos. 708-267-6704. DRY STORAGE BOAT SLIP. Indoor dry storage at Dry dock / Boathouse for boat up to 30’. Top rack. $275/mo. South Longboat. Call 941-350-6686.

LBK MOORINGS; 45’ slip near bay for rent by owner. Good monthly or longer rates. 941-383-3103. LONGBOAT KEY: Indoor boat slip for rent. Top Level, 30/ft. length x 8/ft 6” beam x 9/ft. 10” height. 941-806-8500. NEW YEAR, New LOW rents from private owner in high and dry Marina. Excellent boating location. We will beat all prices! Call 941-544-5597.

Boats Boats are selling Extremely well. Let’s talk about selling yours. Keeping it simple, “Business on a Handshake.” We buy boats too. www.Islandboatsales.net 941-228-3489. ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232

Furnishings BRAND NEW Serta Mattress Sets. 50-80% OFF. King, $290. Queen, $150. Full, $140. Excellent value! Won’t last! Call (941)387-4810.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

Condos/Apts. For Rent

Homes For Sale

AUCTION MID-CENTURY DESIGN SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH @ 1PM Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery located on the Southwest corner of 301N & University Parkway. *****FEATURING: Danish Modern Furniture, Lucite, Signed Modern Art, Retro Lighting Fixtures, Jewelry, Signed Sculptures, Rugs, Glass and Pottery from several local Estates.***** 13% Buyer’s Premium 3% Discount for Cash or Check Elliott Bernstein Auctions AU3504 - AB2545 Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID#8290

BEACHPlACE, lBk. Casual beachfront living in 2BR/2BA, balcony condo. Olympic pool, health club, tennis courts. Available June through December, $2500/mo. Also available January through March, $5200/mo. Call for info. Contact Elizabeth/NYC. 212-570-2950.

WHAT'S YOUR HOME WORTH?

General Merchandise *COMPLETE WINE Celler* 108 bottles of vintage wine. New 2 zone wine cooler, glasses, wine racks and more. Cost well over $2000. Sacrifice at $1200. 941-465-1247.

Merchandise Wanted SENIOR LOOKING to purchase precious metals, time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please call Marc, 941-321-0707. WE BUY Fine Quality Antiques Chinese Antiques; Jade, Porcelain, Ivory, Bronze, Coral, Paintings and other works of art. Fine art, watches, jewelry, and entire estates. We are now accepting consignments for future auctions. Manatee Galleries, Inc. 941.722.4800 or email us at: info@manateegalleries.com.

Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area. 941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

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Clockwise from top left: Syd Solomon at 65, (Photo copyright Jill Krementz; a portion of Estate of Syd Solomon photo archives); “Shoretour” 1974 by Syd Solomon on display at Spanierman Modern (courtesy of the Estate of Syd Solomon); “Clearing Gulfstorm” by Syd Solomon on display at Spanierman Modern (courtesy of the Estate of Syd Solomon); “Aprility” by Syd Solomon on display at Spanierman Modern (courtesy of the Estate of Syd Solomon).

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THE LEGACY OF SYD SOLOMON The late Syd Solomon’s colorful history helped build Sarasota as an artist’s colony. It still thrives as an art-centered community today.

ome children of the ’70s had tiddly winks and barrel of monkeys. Michael Solomon had Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. His father, the late artist Syd Solomon, hosted famous parties attended by movers and shakers in East Hampton, N.Y., and Sarasota, where they split their time. In the winters, they brought their artist friends here and created a vibrant artists’ colony in Sarasota. Michael Solomon sits in the front office of the Estate of Syd Solomon between two large black-and-white portraits of his father. This warehouse off Clark Road houses the archives of the Estate of Syd Solomon. He has been camping out there recently working on a Ken Burns-style documentary film about his father and his legacy. Solomon is a recognizable name in Sarasota. For one, there’s Michael Solomon, a minimalist artist whose work will be on display in an upcoming exhibition at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art. Then there’s Annie Solomon, Michael’s mother and Syd’s widow, who is giving a talk at The Ringling about her and her late husband’s contributions to the artist colony. But it’s Syd Solomon with whom people are most familiar. The artist died in January 2004, but his contributions to building a vibrant artist colony helped make Sarasota the arts city it is today.

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Top: Michael Solomon thumbs through Estate of Syd Solomon archives. Bottom left: Syd Solomon with author John D. MacDonald, 1963. Bottom right: daughter Michele Solomon, Michael Solomon and Annie Solomon, 1961.

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in prominent places such as the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, is easily recognizable. Critics classify Solomon as an abstract expressionist due to his energetic gestures and spontaneous raw emotion. But he is more of an abstract impressionist. The areas of smaller brushstrokes exhibit the controlled, technical movements of a baroque painter. “He doesn’t really fit into the boxes with which most of the other abstract expressionists fit,” Michael Solomon says. Though Solomon was very much a part of the abstract expressionist art movement, he never lived in Manhattan, N.Y., with the New York School that includes Pollock, de Kooning and Franz Kline. Plus, his career did not mature in the ’50s like the others’; he started to flourish a decade later. This was something Harold Rosenburg, former art critic for The New Yorker, once cited. Rosenburg told Solomon that he was getting better, while the other artists had hit their peaks. “And that just made it for him,” Michael Solomon says.

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The couple found Sarasota, a place they had never heard of, following a trip to Miami. When Solomon came across a gallery, or what was the John Ringling collection before the museum opened its doors, he realized this little town had more to offer than they had expected. They

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Jim Dine, Syd Solomon, Phil Guston, Aldolph Gottlieb, Conrad MarcaRelli,1964 settled in 1946. Solomon quickly started contributing to the city. He built a relationship with Ringling College of Art and Design and, by the mid-’50s, he was teaching Saturday morning children’s art classes (local artist Craig Rubadoux was one of his students). The Solomons also opened Sarasota School of Art in 1950 on First Street. He became the first art professor at New College, where he founded the Fine Arts Institute. He brought visiting artists to teach, such as Conrad Marca-Relli, Philip Guston and Larry Rivers. Many of his visiting friends took up residence here. He first built these friendships when he started visiting East Hampton in 1955. The Solomons spent every summer on Long Island, N.Y. In the winters, their friends came here.

Every weekend for three decades, the Solomons hosted parties. Guests such as crime writer John D. MacDonald, artist Jimmy Ernst, writer Joy Williams, director Elia Kazan and writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr. were famous attendees. Newspapers featured interviews with the visitors; gallery openings became big functions because of the visual artists’ presence. The visual-art scene exploded in the ’50s, much in part to Solomon. There are photos of Michael Solomon as a young boy spending time with famous family friends. A lot of it had to do with Solomon’s wife, Annie. She always cooked and reached out to people as the natural host. “I don’t think they would have had the kind of life they had were it not for Annie,” Michael Solomon says.

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And, as much as Solomon impacted Sarasota, the city reciprocally influenced his work. Kevin Dean, now the director of Selby Gallery, then a Sarasota-based arts writer, discusses this influence: “There was this sense of beauty in his work,” Dean says. “Some people thought his work was too pretty … but he responded to where he was, and he was living in two very beautiful places.” Solomon always painted outdoors. In 1970, architect Gene Leedy designed a controversial home and outdoor studio on Turtle Beach — some would argue it was too close to the water. Solomon always painted in the morning light and always with a cigar. He’d take a lunch break when he would watch “Perry Mason” on a small black-and-

Info: Call 366-2454 or visit allyngallup.com for more information. Visit YourObserver. com to read more about this exhibit. white television. Every Thursday for 35 years, he went fishing. Living here, he met inventor Guy Paschal, a seasonal Longboat Key resident. Paschal, known mostly for developing Airwick deodorizers, also helped develop acrylic paint in the late ’40s. Paschal created polymers, and Solomon tested them. Because of this relationship, Solomon was one of the first artists to use acrylic paint. He gained national attention for his Sarasotainfluenced acrylic work.

A legacy lives on

Solomon’s blossoming career was recognized locally when he was the first contemporary artist The Ringling added to its collection in 1962. In the following decades, the Ringling held two major retrospectives of his work. But, more than that, by the

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Syd and Annie Solomon, 1959 time Solomon died in 2004 from Alzheimer’s, he had shows at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Dallas Museum of Art and The Smithsonian, to name a few. His work hangs in the Guggenheim and Whitney museums and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. Feb. 5 marked the close of a month-long show at Spanierman Modern in New York City. This thrills Annie Solomon, who will speak Feb. 11 at The Ringling to share the Solomon story. “He’s getting new recognition (in New York), and it’s really important and gratifying to me,” she says. “It’s a whole new aspect of his work, and I’ve had so many wonderful letters congratulating me. I’m very excited about it.” Solomon’s legacy lives on — both locally and nationally. “I think it’s important that people know of Syd Solomon and remember his history,” Dean says. “He’s very much a part of this town.”

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THURSDAY, FEB. 6

Chamber Series: ‘East & Middle East’ Sarasota Orchestra 5:30 p.m. at Holley Hall Tickets $29 to $37. Call 953-3434.

FESTIVALS/FUN

THEATER/DANCE

‘Radio Gals’ 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Runs through March 2. Tickets $10 to $28. Call 488-1115. Steppin’ Out Live with Ben Vereen 8 p.m. at Venice Theatre Tickets $59. Call 488-1115.

New Stages: Lost Wax NowHERE 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Runs through Saturday. Tickets $30. Call 359-5700.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8

YO Concert Sarasota Orchestra Association 10:30 a.m. at Holley Hall Visit SOAssociation.org.

Ringling Underground 8 p.m. at The Ringling Museum of Art Tickets $10. Call 359-5700.

‘Back by Popular Demand’ Magic of Manatee Sweet Adeline Chorus 3 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center Tickets $18. Call 794-0218.

Thursday Nights Live, New Orleans Jazz 8 p.m. at The Longboat Key Education Center Tickets $15. Call 383-8811.

‘Il Trovatore’ by Giuseppe Verdi 7 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Runs through March 22. Tickets $19 to $120. Call 328-1300.

FRIDAY, FEB. 7

Circus Sarasota Winter Performance 7 p.m. at the Big Top (12th Street and Tuttle Avenue) Runs through Feb. 23. Tickets $12.50 to $25. Call 355-9335.

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Kenny Rogers 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $65 to $85. Call 953-3368. Sarasota Concert Band 8 p.m. at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center Tickets $15. Call 552-5325.

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INSPIRATION:

“I like to get up close and personal to the flowers, which is of course, very similar to Georgia O’Keeffe; she wanted to get up close and personal and force you

SUNDAY, FEB. 9.

‘Civil America’ Suncoast Concert Band 3 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church Tickets $5. Call 907-4123. ‘Just the Two of Us’ Sarasota Pops Orchestra

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a new program on WSMR where she’ll host, produce and book guests from around the world for

WHERE: Featured February, at Michael’s On East, 1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota. to look at it. I like to get up close because when I did, I was just amazed at the complexities and the uniqueness of each flower… Hopefully, you can feel that it is alive. Sometimes when flowers are on paper or as photographs they are very beautiful, but you can’t feel the twinkle. I hope you can feel the twinkle.”

3 p.m. at Riverview Performing Arts Center Tickets $20 to $25. Call 926-7677. Kenny Loggins 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $50 to $70. Call 953-3368.

WHAT: This lunch entrée is part of the two-course lunch menu for $18.95 a person. INGREDIENTS: Accompanying the

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‘Delval Divas’ runs through Feb. 9, at Island Players.

‘Thurgood’ runs through Feb. 22, at Florida Studio Theatre. ‘Other Desert Cities’ runs through Feb. 26, at Asolo Repertory Theatre.

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WHEN: The first program will broad-

cast in October. Stay tuned for details.

‘Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike’ runs through April 13, at Asolo Repertory Theatre. ‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ runs through April 20, at Florida Studio Theatre.

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Kids Komedy Club steals hearts in Valentine’s show It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning at Florida Studio Theatre’s Goldstein Cabaret. Three girls with scripts in hand are on the stage doing a comedy sketch about building the perfect boyfriend, a sketch they helped write. One girl wants to change her nerdy, momma’s boy, putz-of-aboyfriend into someone a little more masculine, so they pump him up with an air pump and turn him from a nincompoop to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Director Adam Ratner (just one of his three titles at FST) founded Kids Komedy Club (the second generation) in 2009. It’s a group of 10 performers ages 10 to 15 that meets every Saturday morning to write, rehearse and perform sketch comedy and improv routines. Some of the children, such as Clarence Dodge, have been involved since the first year the group started. Another, Andrew Stevens, donated $250 of his bar mitzvah money to the theater’s capital campaign. Today, they are preparing for their Valentine’s Day-themed show — they typically perform shows for the public near all the big holidays. Siena Siegel, 15, asks Ratner if she can play around with her character and make her a valley girl. “Try it out and we’ll see if it works,” he tells her. These three girls have not yet experienced the put-the-toiletseat-down nature of the male species, yet their hilarious display of this aspect is spot on during one of the sketches. It’s one example of the quick wit of this particular group of kids. Plus, their

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Above: Kaity Cairo, Adam Ratner, Emma Katz and Andrew Stevens. Right, top: Siena Siegel. Right, middle: Parker McCormick and Andrew Stevens. Right, bottom: Dylan Caruso knowledge of pop culture nearly two decades before they were born is impressive. They make “Kindergarten Cop” references and talk about watching Talking Heads music videos. Back in the ’80s, when he was experiencing these firsthand, Ratner was a member of the first generation of Kids Komedy Club. It’s where the then-7-year-old got his start doing improv. Now he’s made a career of acting and he also performs in the professional adult improv troupe, FST Improv. The whole troupe takes the stage for the next sketch — it’s

YOUROBSERVER.COM // See these talented children in action. all improvised around the audience’s suggestion. For worst mortician ever, one child makes another child pretending to be a dead body dance. For worst juggler ever, one child pretends to not have any arms. It’s so funny, the pianist providing the improvised music for the show, Erik Sumner, can’t help cracking up. In a news sketch, two boys don masks of George Washington and Abe Lincoln with the mouths cut

out. Parker McCormick keeps making Lincoln stick his tongue in and out in a Kiss-like fashion — the move is unrehearsed. The whole room is in stitches. Ratner, a real professional, says he learns from them every day. “They are so funny! They are so quick,” he says. “That’s one of the things — as I get older it’s like some of the things they do, I remember being that funny, I remember being that fast!”

IF YOU GO When: 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 Where: Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave. Cost: Tickets are $6. Info: Call 366-9000 or visit floridastudiotheatre.org.

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