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Because of term limits, Nora Patterson will step down from the County Commission dais Nov. 5. Siesta Sand caught up with her to talk about the big Siesta issues—from parking to density battles to the U.S. Army Corps proposal for dredging Big Pass—and what she plans to do with some free time starting in November. T h e n e w D i s t r i c t F o u r C o u n t y Commissioner, to fill Patterson’s seat, will be sworn on the Nov. 18. Siesta Sand: How long have you lived on Siesta? Patterson: Since 1970. We visited Sarasota considering it as a place to live and stayed with friends who lived on Siesta Key. We fell in love with the place, and when we moved here we moved onto the Key and never moved off. Siesta Sand: Was there one particular

thing about Siesta that sealed the deal? Patterson: It was pretty much everything: the trees; the preservation of the tropical look; the beach, which was unbelievable; the ambiance; the sort of low-key availability of small restaurants on the Key in the Village area. We just loved it. Siesta Sand: You were chosen in 2003 as Siesta Key’s Citizen of the Year by the Siesta Key Association and then earlier this year this newspaper described you the “Champion of Siesta.” How have you juggled this important role with representing other areas of District Four and the county? Patterson: It wasn’t hard. I love the Sarasota community. I love the variety of different places to live and the general involvement of people. And yes I am a champion for Siesta Key, but I also think over the years I have been a champion for Nokomis or Osprey

or Venice, sometimes North Port. I am very conscious that my responsibilities include a whole area, and we do represent all the citizens in the county. And I take that very seriously. I probably know this area better than other commissioners, and I look to other commissioners sometimes for insight that I might miss in other areas. Siesta Sand: But you work a lot—representing Siesta while also representing other communities in your district? Patterson: I do work long hours, but I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I think you have often seen my representation of Siesta Key issues at the table because I am usually the first one they call. The residents and business owners (on Siesta) will usually turn to me first as their voice. But I still get calls from the rest of the county, and emails.

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It’s not even season yet, and a rash of vehicle-related property damage has been taking place in Siesta Village over the past few weeks. While Buccaneer Landscape Management is still settling into its new contract for the maintenance of Siesta Village, there are already several accidental damage issues that will need to be addressed. “In the span of four weeks, we had four instances of property damage,” said Michael Shay, president of the Siesta Key Association and the point person within the Village for Buccaneer. “But it’s just coincidental that we had that many instances of property damages in the off-season, all on Ocean Boulevard.” Each of the incidents happened on different dates and are seemingly unrelated. Next to the Siesta Beach

Resort and Suites, a car hit a Black Olive tree and a trash can that was bolted into the ground. Both were severely damaged, and the car probably was, too, but there were no witnesses to the accident. Shay said that it was hard to understand how something as loud as a car accident and on such a busy street could go unnoticed, no matter what time of night it occurred. “On the corner of Canal and Ocean, right by the Lobster Pot, is one of the new lighted bollards, and someone clearly hit it and cut it off by the base,” he said. “But nobody saw that, either, so there is no police report.” However , when a car i s incapacitated as the result of an accident, there is no way to avoid at least a ticket.

In a perfect combination of fun and charity, Children First is holding two of its upcoming fundraisers right on the lovely beach at Sharky’s on the Pier in Venice. On Thursday, October 30, the 7th annual Flip Flops and Fashion luncheon will take place and Saturday evening, November 1 is the

2nd annual Rockin’ Lobster Dinner & Beach Party. Both events will be prepared and catered by Sharky’s, a Venice restaurant that has always been very much involved in the Sarasota County community. Sharky’s owner Justin Pachota said that it was an easy decision for his restaurant to help with Children

First’s fundraising efforts. “We love Children First,” he said. “One of the best things about having a family-owned business like this is that, even though we help out a lot of organizations, occasionally you get a charity like this that helps the kind of people who work for us.

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Road Everyone take note that FDOT is in the planning stages of converting the intersection of Midnight Pass Road and Beach Road from the lighted intersection to a Roundabout. According to the spokesperson for FDOT, County Commissioner Nora Patterson informed them that this project is not popular with many residents of Siesta Key. FDOT representatives have been invited to the November 6th Siesta Key Association meeting at St. Boniface Church and will be the guest speakers to discuss this possible change.

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new contract Pinellas Park-based company Buccaneer Landscape Management has now taken over the reins of the maintenance for Siesta Key Village. The new contract is for a three-

year term, and includes materials, service and labor needed to keep the Village beautiful. Michael Shay, president of the Siesta Key Association (SKA), will be working closely with both Buccaneer and the businesses within the Village to make sure everyone’s needs are addressed in a timely fashion. “I’m the liaison between the two,” Shay said. “My job is to make sure Buccaneer is doing what they’re paid to do and that the Village is kept up to the standard that the businesses want.” Shay said that though the Sarasota County Public Works Department was in charge of the beautification project in the Village, it is up to the business owners to cover the cost to maintain it in the “resort style” it currently presents. “Basically, the contract is managed by the county, because they pay the bills,” he said. “But that money comes from all of those businesses that are paying for the contract of services with Buccaneer, based on the dollar amount determined by an assessment.”

Although Buccaneer’s new contract began in August, Sarasota County’s fiscal year,which will include the contract, doesn’t begin until October. According to Shay there is money set aside within the County that will cover their monthly cost until the County’s new fiscal year begins.

Siesta Key Village Association Presents Safe Treats for Kids

For the 30th year, the Siesta Key Village Association will once again host “Safe Treats” on October 31, 2014 from 3 PM to 6 PM. Bring your little ones to trick or treat in Siesta Village along Ocean Blvd. and the surrounding streets. Look for participating members displaying orange and black balloons and pumpkin flyers in their windows. This free event provides a safe venue for children on Halloween. For more information visit the web site at www.siestakeyvillage.org See you there!

COMMUNITY REPORTS:

Sheriff’s Office— Sgt. Scott Osborne reported “Avenida De Mayo is a hot area: several parking citations have been issued. A question was posed to Sgt. Osborne regarding regulations pertaining to fishing on the beach. “People can legally stand and fish as long as they are not fishing inside the swim zone. Another question concerned witnessing juveniles partying and drinking at a neighbor’s home. Don’t try and handle this yourself. “If juveniles are drinking, call us. We have laws in place to handle situations like that,” said Osborne.

Code Enforcement—John Lally:

“The number of illegal rentals has mushroomed. There were 56 cases filed in July and August, and it has been very time consuming. Websites advertise all over the world. Properties are offered for rent for the week or the month. They give the picture on the website, but not the address, so we’ve had to track illegal rentals

by their picture. Many realtors have been written up. They do not seem to ‘know the rules’. Illegal Rentals have gone from monthly to weekly to nightly. We are now addressing these as ‘Transient Accommodations’ because those laws have more teeth. “The owner gets the fine on illegal rentals: $250 a day. The fine rises to $500 a day on reoccurrence. Code Enforcement’s goal is to get the owners into compliance, then keep them that way.” For more information on Short Term Rental Rules, contact [email protected].

Community Policing Captain J . Walsh, Patrol Division, Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office was the guest speaker: Capt. Walsh’s philosophy is to “go with the ebb and flow. Be proactive. Keep things as ‘in control’ as possible. ” He introduced several of the men and women of his team. These personnel are moved around when the Sheriff’s Office sees the potential for crime going up in an area. (Example given was Englewood’s PIONEER DAYS.) Key points from Captain Walsh.

“Not everybody can work on Siesta Key. We look for people who have the right skills to serve this community. “We take input from citizens, and then use it. We want to know what is going on. When a citizen confronts a problem, it’s always better for them to call us. “We’re putting the right people in jail. Our jail population has decreased, and that’s because we are putting the right people in jail.”

Questionspublic comments:

A member of the audience asked if there was any interest in incorporating Siesta Key as Longboat Key has done. Michael Shay responded it had already been tried with no success. Joyce Kouba added: “When Longboat Key was incorporated, the regulations were different. Today it would not be as economically advantageous as when Longboat Key incorporated. Taxes would go up.” Michael Shay said he would discuss the question of incorporation with Catherine Luckner after she gets back.

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Alpine Steakhouse “Fantastic Meal!” I had the opportunity to eat at the Alpine Steak House in Siesta Key/Sarasota this past week. It has a European theme with a list of menu items to satisfy everyone. I was with a party of 10 people and the staff handled the group size with no problem. The meal was fantastic. Everyone at the table enjoyed what they ordered, from steak, to schnitzel, to goulash, to turducken. It was a very enjoyable evening and I plan to go there again the next time I am in Siesta Key. “Saw da sign had to do it!!! Saw the turducken sign and had to go before we left Sarasota. The Mrs. watched their cameo on America’s top diners and agreed we needed to check it out. The T’ducken was awesome I’ve always wanted to try it. It’s set as a small old school diner and half meat market. Really enjoyed the meat, soup, and other selections! “Delicious!!” Nice quaint atmosphere the Ruben sandwich is to die for and homemade slaw is delicious. Very clean place and prices are reasonable. I would drive the 25 miles just to eat here again.

Isan Thai “Just terrific!!” We had read about this restaurant on Trip Advisor, and though we are real novices and very inexperienced at Thai food, we thought we would try something different. WOW!! This place was excellent. We arrived on a Friday evening in August around 6PM. Many tables were filled. The atmosphere was very appealing and we were promptly greeted and seated. My wife ordered a chicken noodle dish and I ordered a duck dish which was almost like a stew/soup. Both were very, very tasty. Both dishes were spiced just as asked. We passed on the appetizers, which looked so tempting as we did

not want to overeat! Service was very attentive without being overbearing. The restaurant is very clean. I now understand why this restaurant gets such rave reviews. The staff works hard and the food is excellent. As I said, we are new to Thai food, but we will certainly return to Isan Thai. “Great papaya salad!!!” If you have not tried papaya salad here it’s a must for your next visit. It does not taste like a fruit, a lot more similar to shaved cucumber. Overall this restaurant is shockingly good. The pad see yew is spectacular. If you like it extra spicy order it “Thai hot”. “Real Thai Food -- A great find” I’m Thai and I can say the food here is authentic and done well. Thai restaurants in the US and in Thailand have tended toward sweetening the food too much these days. Isan Thai avoids that. In fact, the name -- Isan -- means the Northeast -- which conjures up country, spicy, and honest-to-goodness food, no frills or fancy. But having said that, I should also say they also do the fancier (more Central Plain food) very well -- the duck curry and drunken noodles were both really great.

Siesta Key Oyster Bar “Easy to review this “joint”” We love this place and always come here at least twice every time we are in Siesta Key. The food is great, beer is cold, great locals and AMAZING live music every time we are there. Do not miss SKOB. We never do!! “Incredible happy hour oyster deal” You will not find this quality of oysters at the majority of most restaurants in Sarasota. The price is incredible during happy hour. I recommend the fish tacos. When amberjack is in season they make a great blackened fish taco. “Lasting memories!!! Love this place!!” We stopped in SKOB the first night we arrived at the suggestion of a friend. We had such a great time we came back 3 more times!!! Luke, our bartender remembered our names after our first visit and was great!! We ate multiple meals at SKOB, and not once was let down! Do yourself a favor and visit this awesome little gem!

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sculpting Competition November 14th through 18th - 24 of the ‘‘TOP” master sculptors from around the world will compete for over $18,000 in prize money and the “WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF SAND SCULPTING DOUBLES TITLE”.- New this year will be the first night party held on Siesta beach which will take place on Saturday, Nov. 15th. You won’t want to miss this event. For more information visit: CrystalSand.org or phone 800-398-0270

Sandfest Party Don’t miss the 24th Annual Siesta Key Chamber Sandfest 2014 Hoedown Party at the Siesta Key Beach Pavilion – 948 Beach Rd., Friday Nov. 7th 6–10 pm. Come enjoy a night out with music, dancing and gourmet cowboy cuisine provided by Siesta Key area restaurants, $25 per person for members, $30 non-members. For reservations call 941-349-3800.

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The Chamber hosts a monthly business card exchange for members. It is held the third Thursday of every month. Cost is $5 for Members, $10 for Guests. The next exchange will be October 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m.,at the Best Western Plus, 6600 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231. RSVP by calling (941) 349-3800 or email [email protected]

Flip Flop Cottagesunder new ownership

Formerly known as Banana Bay Club, 8254 Midnight Pass Road,

this quaint resort is under new ownership, new management, and sporting a new name as well as a new look. The Flip Flop Cottages changed ownership on May 29 of this year. This resort is located at the southern part of Siesta Key on Midnight Pass Road. Nestled among lush landscaping are six cozy cottages and a 3-bedroom house newly-renovated, newly-furnished, and freshly-decorated to create a sense of laid-back Florida charm, located on the tranquil waters of Heron Lagoon.

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T h e S i e s t a K e y V i l l a g e Association has already been gearing up for the Light Up the

Village 2014 event taking place Saturday, Nov. 29 from 6-9 pm. Volunteers and parade participants (floats, marching bands, etc.) are needed. For more information contact either Rosalind Hyman at 941-349-2770 ext. 227 or email her at [email protected] or [email protected]

New businesseson the Key

Three new businesses have opened or will soon be opening on the Key in the Village. All three shops are located in the Siesta Key Village Shopping Center. Siesta Key Sweet Shop located at 5055 Ocean Blvd opened its doors to satisfy every ones sweet tooth

at the end of September with a grand opening possibly with the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce happening in October. The owners are Bill and Liza Deaett. You can also go to their Facebook page Siesta Key Sweet Shop. The 2nd new shop is Reel H o b b y , w h i c h w i l l h o u s e fishing apparel created by local

owner and artist, Mike Turbeville.“This location will be Reel Hobby’s corporate headquarters”, said Turbeville. The shirts boast a sun protection factor of UPF 50+, is moisture wicking (Dries amazingly f a s t ! ) , b r e a t h a b l e , lightweight and made for

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Siesta Key’sIsland Visitor celebrating 25 years This October Siesta Key’s Island Visitor, which is the center section of this newspaper,Siesta Sand, launched its first edition back in 1989. Everyone around the area always referred to the publication as “the Map Paper”. Its unique fun cartoon look proved to be extremely useful and popular for visitors. October also marks another milestone. Four years ago my wife Emy and I took over the Island Visitor paper and have worked on developing the current product. We now publish four monthly papers, Siesta Sand, The Landings Eagle in Sarasota and the Del Tura Tower and the Tara Woods Columns in North Fort Myers. We are residents of Siesta Key.

Net-less in theWindy City

NikWallenda—a Sarasota native and by now one of the most famous daredevils in the world—plans another high wire feat Nov. 2 in Chicago. According to the Chicago Tribune, if all goes as planned, Wallenda will complete his high-wire walk between the two Marina City towers and from the west tower to the Leo Burnett Building. Wallenda, who announced plans to make the walk without a net or tether, has some obstacles to overcome—including a Illinois state law that requires performers of his specialty to place a safety net or similar device “to arrest or cushion” a fall. The performer, who has crossed Niagara Falls and a gorge near the Grand Canyon, has been working with engineering teams to design rigging for his walk and plans to train in Chicago for the event. Earlier this year, Wallenda“skywalked” over U.S. 41 from the Sarasota bayfront to Marina Tower without wearing a safety harness.

Going vertical A bayfront Westin is scheduled to open in 2016. The project comprises an 18-story Condominium named VUE Sarasota Bay, and the 18-story Westin Hotel. Developer Kolter Group LLC is

banking on downtown arts and Sarasota Bay views to make the project bordering Gulfstream Avenue and Tamiami Trail a success. Kolter broke ground on the two-tower project Sept. 18. Zack’s Equity Research lists Starwoods’ Westin brand as a top hotel, noting that the hotel just recently opened its 200th location under the brand. The planned development features contemporary architecture that’s a nod to the West Florida Coast architecture that has come to be known as the Sarasota school of architecture.

Archaeological discovery leads to preservation

The discovery of a shell midden area within the boundaries of

Blackburn Point Park had led to preservation of the archaeological site and will soon be easily visible to visitors of the 4-acre, water-access park. The midden, or mound, was first discovered in 1976, but the removal of nonnative Brazilian Peppers recently showed the midden area was larger than initially thought, county Natural Resources Director Carolyn Brown wrote in an Aug. 5 email. Middens are refuse piles that archaeologists and anthropologists use to learn about the lives of historic cultures. “Numerous whelk, conch, and quanhog shell tools” have been recorded and about 30 examples of pottery, Murphy wrote in a Friend of the History Center newsletter.

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News Up & Down the Trail The county, led by Sarasota County Archaeologist Ryan Murphy, worked to save the site, establishing plans to make it a preserved landmark within the $4.7 million Backburn Point Park improvement plan. History Center and Parks and Recreation staff are working on developing interpretive signs to educate park visitors on the midden as well as other historical features of the park.

Stickney Pointhotel sells

The gateway to Siesta Key at Stickney Point Road and U.S. 41 is usually clogged with cars at peak hours. The area is now seeing action in the form of renewed interest from investors. The Tides Inn Motel and Sunset Lodge, 1800 Stickney Point Road, has recently sold, according to real estate listing information at My Florida Commercial Real Estate. The Tides Inn Motel is across Stickney Point from the Siesta Promenade development, slated

for 250,000 square feet of retail space and a 150-room hotel.

County Commission approves budget

The Sarasota County Commission adopted the final budget for the 2015 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1st. The countywide millage rate is 3.3912 mills. The rate has remained flat, however property owners may see a tax increase due to the increase in property values. Commissioners approved the 2015 budget and millage rate on Sept. 22nd.

Sarasota County hiresa new utilities director

Sarasota County’s new public utilities director, hired in September, is slated to take over the post Oct. 6. Scott Schroyer has more than 30 years of experience in local government. He has worked for the city of Hudson, Ohio, since 1984, where he most recently served as its assistant

city manager, according to a press release from Sarasota County. After a year-long search, the county chose Schroyer as its new public utilities director. As Hudson’s assistant city manager, Schroyer’s responsibilities included strategic oversight of the utility system.He has been recognized as a public works leadership fellow by the American Public Works Association. “We are pleased to welcome Scott to our team in Sarasota County,” said County Administrator Tom Harmer. “His strong management background and his experience in the public works field will be a great asset in serving our residents and utility customers.” Since September, 2013, Dave Cash has served as the interim director while the position was open. He will return to his previous position in the county.

14 apply to fill two open City Commission seats

As of the Sept. 12 filing deadline, 14 candidates had filed applications

to fill the unexpired terms created by the res ignat ions of Ci ty Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, District 2, and City Commissioner Shannon Snyder, District 3. On Nov. 19, city commissioners will fill the two seats left open when Caragiulo and Snyder had resigned so they could run for the County Commission. The selected candidates will serve the remainder of the District Two and District Three commission terms, which expire on May 15, 2015, according to a city news release. The District Two candidates include: Liz Alpert, an attorney serving on the city’s Civil Service/General Personnel Board; David Coe, a member of the city’s Enterprise Zone Development Agency board; Anthony Garrabrant, semi-re t i red pres ident o f a construction company/investor; Arthur Levin, board member of the Downtown Sarasota Condo Association and a former city Charter Review Committee member; Eileen Normile, chairwoman of the city’s Independent Police Advisory Panel and political committee

The Citizens Voice; Ken Shelin, former City Commissioner; Frank Folsom Smith, an architect and former member of the city’s Historic Preservation Board; Vald Svekis, planning board member and past president of the Indian Beach Sapphire Shores neighborhood Association; Paul Thorpe, board member of the Downtown Sarasota Alliance and the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board. The District Three candidates inc lude: Barbara Delgato , a retired Sarasota County School Board employee; Shelli Freeland Eddie, an attorney and member of the the Newtown Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board and the city’s Human R e l a t i o n s B o a r d ; M a r y e l l i n Kirkwood, a member of the city’s Human Relations Board; Charles Senf, the moderator of the Sarasota County Voices group on Yahoo; Stan Zimmerman, a journalist who formerly served as the president of the Coalition of City Neighborhood Associations.

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Stand-up paddleboards won’t be seen in the swimming areas off Siesta Beach. County Commissioners voted Sept. 24 against a proposal from business operators to add the popular boards to the list of beach concessionaire offering. County staff had recommended that commissioners not proceed with the idea, voicing concerns over the risk to swimmers on Siesta’s lifeguarded swim zone. T h e v o t e w a s 4 - 1 , w i t h commissioners opting against either changing swim zones to allow the paddleboards or amending rules to allow a concessionaire to rent the paddleboards. Commissioner Nora Patterson, who made the motion, suggested that staff work to identify other stand-up paddleboard opportunit ies at Intracoastal locations. Commissioner Joe Barbetta cast the dissenting vote.

Before the County Commission vote, two county lifeguards spoke about the potential risk of allowing paddleboards where residents and vacationers are swimming. “If someone loses a stand-up paddleboard it can hit a beach patron,” said Sarasota County Beach Lifeguard/EMT Robert Martini. “The paddleboards are very hard.” Paddleboarders can currently rent a board and push off from numerous unguarded “swim at your own risk” beaches and water access points. They are not allowed to launch at the county’s six designated swim areas, including Siesta Beach. The topic has been hotly debated. Commissioners discussed the idea of adding launches at public swim areas in March, but held off on any action as community members and stakeholders asked to weigh in. Nearly 650 people completed an online survey on the idea and there was an almost even split.

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annual sale Sarasota County Extension Master Gardeners will host the 10th Annual Plant Sale and EdFest, Saturday, Oct. 11, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Sarasota County Extension Office of the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) at Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota. Admission is free, and a wide variety of native plants will be available for sale, along with edibles, houseplants, succulents, tropical and unusual plants. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Master Gardeners’ Chapter of the Friends of Sarasota County Parks, which supports educational outreach programs in Sarasota County, including the new Demonstration Garden at the Twin Lakes Park Extension office


Foes of conservation amendment wary but prepared Florida voters appear poised in November to pass a constitutional amendment that would require setting aside billions of dollars for land conservation and other environmental projects. The proposed “Water and Land Conservation” amendment would earmark 33 percent of the state’s documentary-stamp tax revenues --- fees paid when real estate is sold --- for 20 years. The money would go to buy conservation lands, protect areas vital to the water supply and restore natural systems that have been degraded, such as the Everglades. But some Republican and business leaders are raising concerns that Amendment 1 could make it harder to balance the state budget in the future. “In a perfect world, you wouldn’t want it in the constitution,” said incoming Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando. “As a legislator, you want as much flexibility as you can, and it doesn’t belong in the constitution.” Other critics of the measure include House Speaker Will Weatherford, a Wesley Chapel Republican who has argued that “legislating via constitutional amendments” doesn’t work, and Senate President Don Gaetz, a Niceville Republican who has said the amendment would shift

too much land to state control. But supporters of Amendment 1 say it came about after state funding for land preservation dwindled during the last recession. “The conservation community took the hit like everyone else when the economy turned south,” said Allison DeFoor, chairman of Florida’s Water and Land Legacy campaign, which backs the amendment. “And then things just didn’t get readjusted when the economy began to turn.” The proposal appears likely to get the required 60 percent support from voters to pass. According to the Florida Chamber of Commerce --- which opposes the measure --- 78 percent of the state’s voters support the amendment. “Lit t le is known about i t , but it has a powerfully effective ballot title, in synch with Florida’s pro-environment leanings,” said University of South Florida political science professor Susan MacManus, who expects it to pass. Supporters point to the Florida Forever program, which uses bonds backed with revenue from documentary stamps and authorizes lawmakers to spend up to $300 million a year for land preservation. The last year Florida Forever’s funding approached that mark was 2008.

Supporters of Amendment 1 say it will generate about $10 billion over 20 years, while the state appears to project higher numbers. A state analysis estimates the total would be $648 million during the fiscal year starting in July 2015 and eventually grow to $1.268 billion by the 20th year. “You would think that we could at least spend 1 percent of our state budget on water and land conservation,” said Will Abberger, campaign manager for Florida’s Water and Land Legacy. “That’s what Amendment 1 represents: having that constitutional dedication so that no matter who’s in public office, we know that there is going to be funding.” But others are wary. David Hart, executive vice president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, said Amendment 1 would put state leaders in a bind during an economic crisis. “It’s hard enough for the Legislature to balance (competing) budgetary needs, but if $20 billion is set aside and untouchable, what else is going to get cut to make up for that?” Hart asked. “Are they going to have to cut education or senior health care? Those are some choices that are very real, should we get another recession.”

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Although you may expect to enjoy a fine Italian meal when you go to Oh Mamma Mia! Restaurant, you will leave as a member of an extended Italian family. Chef Giuseppe Urbano will offer a hello from his post at the open kitchen. Regular customers — it seems that everyone there is a regular — will offer a greeting. Don’t be shy to eye the dishes on the tables as you make your way through the intimate dining rooms to your table or place at the counter. In the original dining room a long counter separates the kitchen from the dining area and offers the best seats in the house for the dining show, more of the production, later. Oh Mamma Mia! offers regional Italian fare. Italian food is much more than pizza and spaghetti and meatballs: every region has special foods created from their special meats, vegetables, and fruits, and Chef Giuseppe’s menu traverses his home country for his patrons’ dining pleasure. A popular starting dish is Calamari al Pomodoro ($12.99).

The calamari rings are braised with garlic, red crushed pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, and basil in a pomodoro sauce. Another great starting dish is Cozze alla Arrabbiata ($9.99) Mussels sautéed with garlic, red crushed peppers and pomodoro sauce. You know the mussels must be good when Chef Giuseppe’s mother orders it. There are eight starting dishes ranging from $6.99 to $12.99. There are 18 pasta dishes offered at Oh Mamma Mia! Chef Giuseppe said the most popular fare, in fact the most popular menu item he has, is Linguine ai Gamberetti ($22.99), Sauteed with garlic, large shrimp, scallops, diced tomatoes and asparagus tips. If you love eggplant you must try the Melanzane alla Parmiggiana dish ($18.99). “People are learning h o w t o e a t w e l l , ” t h e c h e f explained. “Everything we offer is contemporary Italian food,” he said. “It’s what you would find in Italy today. It’s all regional, and the recipes represent Italy. They’re traditional recipes using all fresh products. It’s all about the food.” A popular dish for carnivores is Lasagna alla Bolognese ($18.99). The six-layer dish has homemade egg pasta layers with alternating levels of creamy béchamel, Bolognese meat sauce, original from Bologna! All pasta is made from pure durum wheat Semolina flour and served with a cup of soup of the day or house salad and fresh Ciabatta bread. Your tour of Italy at Oh Mamma Mia! continues with entrees of chicken or veal, veal dishes (most priced at $25.99) or chicken (all at $22.99). Chef Giuseppe said the second-most popular menu selection is Al Marsala. The veal slices are indeed thinly sliced, the butter, onion, and porcini mushrooms succulent, and the Marsala wine sauce wonderful. All entrees come with a choice of soup or house salad, Ciabatta bread, the vegetable of the day and grilled polenta. The polenta, by the way, is superb. Be sure to save room for dessert. A highlight is Tiramisu ($6.99),Lady fingers dipped in expresso coffee and covered with mascarpone cheese cream. Oh, and about the show. Chef Giuseppe has “Chef Cams” mounted

over he and the assistant chef’s work spaces that are featured on huge flat-screens for all to watch as they work in the kitchen. The production is also provided via a large mirror above the prep space. Best viewing is at the counter. The Chef Cams are arguably the only such features offered in the Sarasota area and are a wonderful complement to allow foodies to watch how their food is prepared. Oh Mamma Mia! opened six years ago and now has two dining rooms with seating for 103 counting the wine bar. The new expansion offers patrons a place to host private parties for up to 50 people with prices starting at $19.99 to $29.99 each. For those that wish to master the art of regional Italian cooking, Chef Giuseppe offers private cooking classes for up to eight on Mondays, or individual private lessons.Be sure to call for details. Chef Giuseppe graduated from a culinary institute in Milan 25 years ago.“The first three years of school I attended and received a chef certification after that I studied as hotel restaurant management for two years and one year as dietary manager,” said Chef Urbano. His healthy cuisine at the restaurant comes from his tenure as a certified dietary official. He also was a caterer in Chicago, a corporate chef at Winn Dixie and worked at EPCOT in Disneyworld. But family beckoned him to Sarasota, and family extended to Oh Mamma Mia! “My 15-year-old son said he never got a chance to see me,” Chef Giuseppe said. “I realized that family was the only thing that mattered and we moved here.” Why Sarasota?“We’re just like everybody else,” he said with a laugh. “We came for the beach!” 2324 Gulf Gate Drive, Sarasota, FL 34231, P (941) 706-2821 Hours: Tues-Thurs: Kitchen open 3.30-9.30 p.m. Fri-Sat: Kitchen open 2.30-10.30 p.m. (After sunset hours: 9 p.m. – ½ price on selected wines) R e s e r v a t i o n s a r e h i g h l y recommended. Simply call or find an open table on their website: http://www.ohmammamiarestaurant.com

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8/21/14 Felony Burglary4000 Block Ocean Blvd

A woman called The Sheriff’s Office to report that a possible burglary that was taking place near her home. She told deputies she had heard male voices in a verbal dispute and glass breaking. Her fog light had gone on and her dog began to bark. Deputies checked the perimeter of the home and located a window that was open on a side of the home. A K9 was brought to the incident location. The dog led deputies near a pond area to an open window. They were able to see that an adjacent room had been ransacked. They also noted that a window in front of the residence appeared to have been broken. A deputy made entry through the window and let the K9 in to clear the home but no one was inside. It was unclear if anything was missing. Deputies noticed the front door had been unlocked and could have been a point of entry or exit. The time frame from when the call took place and the arrival of law enforcement was around one minute. It is believed that the unknown suspects swam across the pond, which could be why the K9 dog led them to the water.

8/31/14 Misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana less than 20g,Misdemeanor Carrying a Concealed Weapon(axe),

Misdemeanor Possession of Alcohol by a Person Under 21

Siesta Public Beach A 20-year-old Venice man was arrested at the Drum Circle. A Deputy observed a man standing in a circle holding a glass alcoholic container. The deputy made contact with the defendant and asked how old he was. The defendant replied that he was 20-years-old. The deputy asked the man to come to his car so he could issue him a citation for possession of alcohol by a minor. As they walked to the car, the man walking in front of the deputy, the deputy noticed a black handle sticking out the back of his pants. The deputy told the man to stop and removed the axe from the man’s pants. After arriving at the car, the officer told the man he would continue to pat him down. He then found a knife holstered on his pocket and a multi tool in his pocket. The deputy then searched the man’s backpack after he was given consent and found a marijuana pipe and a container of hash oil.

9/11/14 Misdemeanor Battery5000 Block Ocean Blvd

The Manager of a Village Resort called The Sheriff’s Office to report a battery. At approximately 6:45 a.m. the defendant went into the resort looking for a room. The manager told her that the resort did not open until 7:00 and that she would have to come back then. The defendant then gave the manager several names with the intention of possibly obtaining a room key from the manager. Due to none of the names being registered as a guest, the defendant was told to leave the property. The defendant refused, and after a short verbal altercation, pushed the manager. The manager then stated that she “took her (the defendant) to the ground”. As the manager was calling 911, the defendant began to walk away with the manager following her. The deputy arrived a short time later and noted that the defendant appeared intoxicated. The manager wished to have the defendant transported from the property and to pursue battery charges against her. No visible injuries were observed on either person, and no witnesses to the crime were present.

9/14/14 Felony Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell (County Park), Misdemeanor

Possession of Drug ParaphernaliaSiesta Public Beach

An officer on patrol in the beach parking lot noticed a moving vehicle with six occupants in it, but only five seatbelts. One passenger was sitting on the lap of another occupant. The officer conducted a consensual encounter with the defendant, who was driving the car. When the woman rolled down the window of her car, the officer and his partner could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The officers had all six occupants exit the vehicle to search them and the vehicle. None of the occupants had anything illegal

in their possession and were released. The search of the vehicle uncovered a plastic grocery bag under the driver’s seat that contained a small amount of suspect marijuana and a large quantity of ziploc baggies. The officer then located a box of business cards in the center console. Inside the box was

$420 in $20 bills. The business cards had the driver’s name and business on them. Officers also found two glass pipes and another small amount of suspect cannabis. The suspect marijuana tested positive with a field kit and the woman was placed under arrest.

9/20/14 Felony Theft6000 Block Midnight Pass Rd

A man contacted the Sheriff’s Office to report a theft that had taken place at his home. The man had been doing some weekend home improvement projects due to working during the week. He stated that he keeps some of his tools in a closet in his garage. When he went to get some of his tools, he noticed multiple items missing which included two drills, two batteries, one battery charger, and a container filled with miscellaneous drill bits. The man said the last time he had seen all the tools in the closet had been the weekend before, on 9/14/14. The man explained that while he was away for work during the week, his wife was at home and the couple had hired an independent painter to do some painting throughout the house. The painter had been working at the house on three separate occasions during that week. On the first occasion, he had brought an unknown colleague. The wife recalled that on that day, she noticed the tool closet to be slightly ajar. She didn’t think much of it at the time and closed the door and locked it so it could only be opened with the proper key. The homeowner believes the painter that was hired or his colleague might have possibly taken the tools on that first day while the door was unlocked. Due to the complainant touching the doorknob of the tool closet before he realized the tools were gone, officers did not check for latent prints.

There were a total of 30 crimes reported on the Key from 8/19-9/22/14


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Corina Vinzens of eastern Switzerland and Juerg Wipfler of Zurich exchanged vows surrounded by family and close friends, at an intimate wedding ceremony held on beautiful Siesta Beach recently. Corina, who works as an auditor for several banks as well as many other companies and Juerg, who is a Shift-commander for the Zurich Police Department, met at a friend’s wedding. The wedding couple told Juerg about Corina, but Corina knew nothing about Juerg. Getting together at their friend’s wedding proved to be a little challenging. Juerg related, “we sat on the opposite ends of a table, and it took us till 11pm until we spoke to each other for the first time. After a few chats, I went home at 3am and when I arrived Corina had already sent me a friend request on Facebook.” Juerg knew Corina was “the one” after he saw that she loved his two children as if they were her own, she loved his K-9 police dog and fully accepted the demands of his police work. For Corina it came after realizing they share two rare but valuable traits. “We can talk about anything and everything, and many times understand each other without speaking a word.” This fabulous Swiss couple was destined to get married near the water. During a visit to Theater of the Sea in Islamorada, they decided to participate in the “swim with the dolphins program”. Corina was given the special task of throwing a little box into the sea and was told the dolphin would bring it back to her. After taking it from the dolphin’s mouth, she was asked to open it. The box contained a note that read, “Will you marry me?” Juerg got on his knees behind her and asked her to be his wife. They are still trying to decide whether to spend their honeymoon in Canada or California. Sun Weddings of Venice, Florida ([email protected]) provided everything in Corina and Juerg’s beach wedding package.

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Children First to hit the beachfor two big fundraisersContinued from the cover story

It helps out the people who help us out every day.” Founded in 1961, Children First has been serving Sarasota County for over 50 years, and each year, the organization serves more than 600 of the county’s neediest children, ages; birth through five years. Some of the ways Children First prepares children for kindergarten are through their Early Head Start, Head Start and early childhood programs, and they also offer a variety of parenting programs, which are offered at 13 locations around the county. But the agency that offers its family-strengthening programs to families for low or no cost at all, depends upon fundraising and donations from the community to support them. Samantha Kingsley, development manager at Children First, said that each of the two upcoming beach events are usually very well attended. “We typically have around 300 people in attendance at each event,” she said. “But we are expecting more at the Rockin’ Lobster this year because last year was such a blast!” At the Flip Flops & Fashion Luncheon and Fashion Show, guests will enjoy fashions and lunch under an elegant tent on the beach at Sharky’s on the Pier. The event will begin at 11:00am with a fashion show featuring clothing and swimsuits from L. Boutique, SunBug, and Kapri Couture and modeled by leaders from the community.For the Rockin’ Lobster Dinner & Beach Party, guests will dine on a Maine lobster dinner on the beach, and can also enjoy an entertaining DJ, bonfires, a custom s’mores bar and many other exciting activities. Pachota said that Sharky’s doesn’t just host the event outside the restaurant, it’s heavily involved from the beginning to the end. And of course, that includes all the food in between. “For the luncheon, we set up the tents and do all the food for the event,” he said. “Then for the dinner we have the lobsters shipped down from Maine, and get them just four hours before we start. Guests come up and get to go through a steak and lobster buffet.” Children First was recently

designated as one of the top 1% of Head Start Programs of Excellence in the country, out of 1,800 similar programs, and the agency continues to fulfill its mission of helping to strengthen children and families through several primary programs:

• The Early Head Start program promotes healthy prenatal outcomes, enhances the development of infants and toddlers and promotes healthy family functioning. • The Head Start program is a national program that promotes school readiness for three and four year-old children, by enhancing their social and cognitive development. • The Early Childhood Education program provides services for families who do not necessarily meet income guidelines of the Head Start program, but would still be considered working poor. • Families First Institute offers family-strengthening services focusing on family stabilization, and includes the Nurturing Dads Initiative, Career Readiness for Women and Grand Champions (for grandparents.) • Elaine’s Kids provides culturally sensitive early c h i l d h o o d e d u c a t i o n a l opportunities for children and families for which English is their second language. Kingsley said that the

money raised from the two Venice fundraisers will go directly towards helping to support these and other Children First programs. “The money is used for various child and family services like child scholarships, field trips, child nutrition, and health care services for the children and families we serve – to name a few,” she said.

IF YOU GO:What: F l ip Flops & Fashion LuncheonWhen: Thursday, October 30, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

What: Rockin’ Lobster Dinner & Beach PartyWhen: Saturday, November 1, 6:30 p.m. to later.

Where: Sharky’s on the Pier, 1 6 0 0 Harbor Drive South, Venice, Info: Tickets start at $80 for the Flip Flops & Fashion Luncheon and $125 for the Rockin’ Lobster Dinner & Beach Party. For more information or to secure a reservation, visit the website at www.ChildrenFirst.net.

Renee Phinney and Rebecca Blitz get ready to enjoy a lobster dinner at last year’s Rockin’ Lobster event.

Jennifer Rust, Leslie Jones, Jennifer Horiuchi and Debbie LaPinska showed their support for Children

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By Rodger SkidmoreOff IslandsEnd of summer

cocktail As all good drinkers know, a cocktail is a mixture of ingredients which, if consumed in sufficient quantities, can cause a heap of trouble. North Lido Beach is, on and off, suffering from the inevitable hangover. The problem? Beach pollution. September and October are not just hot months for the beaches of Sarasota and Manatee, they are hot months which follow other hot months. While some bathers love a quick dip in chilly waters for the bracing effect, others love warmer water as they can frolic or loll about for hours without experiencing hyperthermia. The trouble with too much of a good thing is that often you wind up with too much of a bad thing. The bad thing being enterococci. And enterococci is not a form of pasta made with broccoli, it is a bacteria which can cause urinary tract, wound and blood infections and is transmitted through exposure to fecal matter in the water. The longer the water stays hot, the longer this summer stew simmers. Of course if there is no fecal matter in the water it does not matter what the temperature is or how long the water simmers. So, how does all this material get into the waters of North Lido and other beaches, especially when the county states that there have been no sewage spills near the effected beach areas? Two main reasons, the first of which is a wrack line, a long rope of algae strung along the water’s edge after tides bring it onto the beach. This is called “a natural occurrence”, which leads one to believe that, being natural, one cannot do anything about it. Yes, it is natural, but the problem with it is that it contains marine organisms, and both the algae and the organisms die and rot. This stew or cocktail cooks in the sun and warm water and attracts birds which eat the delicious mixture and then defecate. That material then is washed into the water and, voilà, enterococci in sufficient quantities to do you in. The solution is fairly simple -

more beach clean-up. If the county would be pro-active in this regard they would not have to post “no swim” advisories for tourists to read. The other reason cited by the county is pet waste. They suggest that one should pick up after one’s pet. Since pets are not allowed on the beach, a more direct solution might be to actually enforce the “no dogs allowed” rule - again, being pro-active for the health of both humans and tourists.

Never-Never Land Back in 1958 the Kingston Trio had a big hit with Tom Dooley. The next year they followed with another called M.T.A., about the Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority. The MTA had instituted a novel fair increase - one had to pay five cents extra to exit the system at an above ground station. Poor Charlie got on the train just before the fare increase without the extra nickel. As a result, he could not get off the train and rode around Boston forever. Things aren’t quite so bad for people who travel from the mainland to Bradenton Beach. The worst that can happen is that they will have to remain on the beach for the next four months as the eastbound sidewalk is now closed to pedestrians and cyclists. The eastbound auto lane will be closed at night from time to time as well. This Florida Department of Transportation maintenance and repair project on the Cortez Bridge is not scheduled to be completed until late January. Rumor has it that the FDOT will permit pedestrians and cyclists to leave the island via the Anna Maria Bridge up on Manatee Avenue. Those wishing to walk or cycle against oncoming foot and bicycle traffic will also be permitted to leave the island via the westbound sidewalk of the Cortez Bridge. No exit visas will be required.

Second Thoughts(or is it no thought

at all) As reported in last month’s Siesta Sand, Superintendent Rick Mills and

the Manatee County School Board found they had a few extra million in excess taxes at their disposal and decided to spend some of it on hiring armed guards to keep the children in K - 5 schools from shooting each other. It was suggested that rather than having a private army keeping order in the sand boxes, that the extra monies be spent on anger management courses to teach our children how to deal with stress. Reducing the severity of mood swings in our children might lessen those swings when they are older. Well, the school board went ahead and hired the gun-toting guards and are now finding that action might not be quite as legal as they thought. The result is that the guards are there (as per the $1.7 million per year contract) but without the arms - and will remain unarmed until the county hashes out this mess relative to state law. The sole exception is Anna Maria Elementary which has pre-existing arrangements with the Holmes Beach Police Department to provide a School Resource Officer. Gullett Elementary School Principal Kathy McLean thought the (un)armed guards could be used to “direct traffic and help parents, faculty members and students to utilize safe crossing zones”. Which means that Manatee County, if this issue is not resolved in favor of the NRA, will be spending $5.1 million over the next 3 years to pay for crossing guards, which job function is currently filled by the Crossing Guard component of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. So, because there was a surplus in tax revenue for one year, Rick Mills and the Manatee School Board have contracted to, rather than reduce the millage rate, build in an extra $1.7 million per year in expenditures to pay for crossing guards who, years ago, were unpaid students who did that job for extra school credit. Perhaps setting up anger management courses for elementary school students was a bad idea after all. Maybe the courses should be set up for the taxpayers of Manatee County instead.

Foes of conservation amendment DeFoor said the amendment had been carefully crafted to budget for hard times. “It’s short in duration, it’s only 20 years, it’s reasonable in the amount (and) it puts us kind of back where we were,” he said. “It’s fixed by

percentage, so if things get better, we all get better. And if things were, God forbid, to deteriorate, we’d take the hit, too.” Despite their qualms about Amendment 1, Republican legislative leaders say they respect voters’

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When the new University Town Center Mall opens this month, you might assume the most valuable real estate within will belong to one of the marquee names like Saks-Fifth Avenue, Tesla, Michael Koors or one of the several higher end jewelry chains. But actually, it will belong to the Apple Store. According to research firm RetailSails, the company’s 330 plus stores take in more dollars per square foot than any other retailer in the U.S., and they do so by a wide margin. Coming in at a distant number two is Tiffany with just a bit more than half the revenue per square foot as Apple. And adding insult to injury, now Apple has moved into Tiffany’s turf, with its recent introduction of the Apple Watch. Perhaps Tiffany should consider offering a gold-plated smart-phone?

Strange Bedfellows? According to Advertising Age the biggest advertiser on Google is one of the search engine giant’s biggest competitors in the tech space: Amazon. Which reminds us of Don Corleone’s advice to keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Creative Reporting WWSB reporter Ray Collins had a bit of fun with a recent assignment to cover a town hall type meeting in Bradenton where voters gathered to discuss the upcoming medical marijuana initiative. According to Collins’ playful prose, the participants “hashed out the burning issue of marijuana...” Following the veteran reporter’s lead, perhaps we should start referring to the upcoming ballot initiative as a referendum.

Property Returns to its Roots?

If the medical marijuana issue passes, one company is ready to go, or should we say, “grow.” An Arizona company, Cannabis Rx, has purchased the former Wellcraft Marine Manufacturing plant in southern Manatee, which it plans to transform into an industrial size growing facility. This new use for the property is not a complete break from the past, however. Many of the Scarab and other “go-fast” boats built by

Wellcraft there in the ‘70s and ‘80s were prized by smugglers for their speed and performance. So you could say the property’s use has simply moved from one end of the supply chain to another, proving the old adage that the more things change, the more they stay the same...

Attracting Even More Homeless to Sarasota?

So after spending over $100,000 to hire a consultant to examine the area’s chronic homeless problem, after the expense of visiting cities across the country to see how other municipalities have dealt with the issue, after countless hours logged by staff searching for the best location for the now abandoned come-as-you-are homeless shelter, the best the city seems to be able to come up with now is a public/private partnership dubbed “Homeward Bound” that will offer one-way bus tickets out-of-town to willing travelers among the city’s homeless population? The program would uni te the homeless with willing family members or friends in their far-flung hometowns. Prediction: the program will likely be wildly popular in the late spring when temperatures start to rise and not very when the weather turns in the fall. After all, why should the homeless react differently to the Sarasota climate than the multitude of snowbirds that flock to the area each winter and head home for the summer? But if the bus ticket idea really is the answer, the $100,000 spent on consultant Robert Marbut (only to eventually ignore his advice) would have bought an awful lot of them...more than enough for every homeless person on the street even accepting a generous estimate of 2500 potential passengers. Prediction #2: Once word gets out that you can visit Sarasota for the winter and then get a free bus ticket home after a winter vacation in our sub-tropical paradise, the homeless population will be even larger. I’m sure that’s what their consultant Marbut would have told the framers of this woefully shortsighted plan if they had asked. But unfortunately, he wasn’t consulted. Maybe the city should consider hiring a consultant to review its policy on hiring consultants.

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Meters? And now another gem from the city: Remember the $600,000 wasted on parking meters downtown a few years back, only to have to be removed after blowback from the community? Well, as the saying goes, trouble follows trouble... Now some on the commission are supporting rescuing these “homeless” meters from storage in support of...that’s right, the homeless. The plan is to repurpose the meters to support various volunteer groups that work with the homeless. Pedestrians could make payments using the meters to further the work of the groups. I can see it now: A homeless person at every parking meter around town holding a sign that reads “CUT OUT the MIDDLE MAN: DONATE DIRECT!”

Have it Your Way? Ever notice how it seems some folks would rather have the problem than the solution? C o n s i d e r t h e p e r e n n i a l complaints from the food police about the unhealthy fare at fast food restaurants. What happens when the industry listens and adds healthier items to their menus? They don’t sell. Burger King’s “Satisfries” are the latest example. Introduced around this time last year, they contained less saturated fat and fewer calories than conventional fries. But they were dropped last week because of less than stellar sales. They follow the chain’s Veggie Burger into the dumpster of recent attempts to placate critics of the chain’s menu. What the “foodies” don’t get is that not everyone can afford to shop at Whole Foods (alternately known as “Whole Paycheck” for prices that make Publix look like a Sav-a-lot) or dine at Michael’s on East. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, fast food outlets fill a need for quick, inexpensive food for those who don’t have the taste (or budget) for arugula, brie and a fine chardonnay with dinner. So let the complaining continue. That’s the real fun for these folks anyway...

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Bix Mannion is a contemporary impressionist painter who focuses on the portrait, the figure and its relationship to its environment Born in 1960, his background is unique. Bix tells the story in his own words: “I was born on the Mainline of Philadelphia, where my entire family was involved in both business and the arts. My father was the CEO of a large greeting card company, a position that combined both his entrepreneurial spirit and his passion for art. He later became a successful real estate developer where his attention to detail and appreciation for beauty made him stand apart. Not surprising to anyone, he became a successful painter in his retirement. “My grandmother was both an artist and a patron of the arts. She and her husband, Jack Dorrance possessed one of the most extraordinary private Impressionist art collections in the world. I grew up walking through the galleries in their home admiring the Picassos, Monets, and Renoirs, and especially the Van Goghs and Matisses! Ironically, the family that had founded Campbell’s Soup had no interest in Andy Warhol. “ W h e n m y g r a n d m o t h e r became aware of my interest and apparently god-given talent, she took immediate action. At the age of ten I began taking private art lessons with Madame Magat, one of the premier French painting instructors in the Philadelphia area. While my classmates at the Haverford School were playing touch football, I was hopping a train to center city, brushes and art supplies in tow. After years of weekly private lessons, I took on the ambitious endeavor of copying a Renoir from a photograph. That Christmas I presented it as a gift to my grandmother. Upon opening it, her husband chuckled to himself and declared: “We can hang it next to the original upstairs!” From that point on, my Grandmother became my major patron. All through my youth I continued to win praises from the Mainline art community.” Bix Mannion was to go on to the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, as his father before him had done. He then attended Middlebury College in Vermont. Throughout his school years, his focus was on art. Leery of the financial instability inherent

in becoming an artist, Bix followed the example of his family and entered the more prudent field of finance. He stayed in that field for 25 years as a mortgage banker at Bryn Mawr Trust. While there, he met his wife, Gretchen, whose profession is in the field of Interior Design. Her signature interiors mix

contemporary with both rustic and vintage accessories. (www.gretchenmannioninteriors.com) Together the couple shares a lovely daughter, Grace. Five years ago, Bix retired from banking and began to pursue his passion as a full-time artist. He started by painting portraits of the children of many influential CEO’s with whom he had connected during his banking years. As a credit to his talent, the demand for his work increased. His wife Gretchen—also self-employed—believed that they could live anywhere. She suggested the west coast of Florida. Of choosing Sarasota, Bix has this to say, “We came down for one weekend to find a place. After looking at many places without success we decided to settle on a rental. We were about to leave Sarasota when we stopped by Big Olaf’s Ice Cream shop on St Armands and met a man named Paul Temmer, who changed our lives. In the true spirit of Sarasota and its friendly inhabitants, he told us about the Landings, and even provided us with a real estate contact! One look at the tree houses and we knew we were home. And to boot, Paul is now one of our dearest friends!”

The Mannions packed up their belongings, said goodbye to Bill and Sam—two grown sons well rooted in Philadelphia—and headed for Sarasota with no intention of ever moving back. They moved into their tree house and enrolled their daughter, Grace, at Out of Door Academy, and watched her flourish taking violin and Chinese on her own. Today Bix revels in his new life. He does most of his painting in his tree house, and both he and Gretchen find the setting inspirational. “I teach at the Sarasota Art Center, and I love it. As a mortgage banker, I was assigned to teach the ropes to low-income first-time buyers on the subject of buying a house. I loved simplifying what most people think of as a complex subject. I feel the same way about art. If you look at a lot of paintings, you see that many artists are intimidated by faces and just leave them out. As I did with mortgages, I simplify the process and teach it in a systematic way. My students are often amazed by how well they do.” On October 24, Bix Mannion will be part of a live exhibition, Artists at Work, at Art Center Sarasota. The talented Peppi Elona will be

partnering with him. Plan is that Bix is going to paint, while Peppi will incorporate fabric and other found objects into their creation. The pair will be one of ten teams of local artists who will create original works of art right before the onlooker’s eyes. The theme of the soiree is An Evening in Paris. In November, at the Grand Opening of the new Saks at University Town Center, Bix will

team up with acclaimed fashion illustrator Bill Donovan. Both men wi l l be composing quick works of art using the Saks runway models as their subjects. B i l l D o n o v a n i s a phenomenal artist who uses primarily black ink. Bix is more into color. The 20-minute portraits promise to be fascinating! To see more of Bix Mannion’s work, go to www.bixmannion.com

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Q: We boat a lot and would like to start taking our Corgis with us – is there anything we need to do or remember prior to taking them onboard? A: Safety first. Your dog needs a life jacket; the dolphin and manatee in the water may be tempting, and swimming in deep ocean waters is not the same as in a pool. The heat can get to your dog, so shade is important. We sweat, but dogs do not and he/she may not pant fast enough to cool from the heat on the water. Plenty of water is needed. Avoid letting them drink seawater as it will dehydrate them

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|Pet Friendly Beaches Although dogs are not allowed on any of the beaches on Siesta Key, there are a few places you can take your furry pal. Brohard Paw Beach, 1600 Harbor Drive, Venice, FL 34285. Hours: 24 hours per day, 365 days per year (parking closed from 12 AM – 6 AM); dogs allowed on the designated portion of beach from 7 AM to dusk only Paw Park is one of the few places along the beach where dogs are allowed. The park features an enclosed run for big dogs and one for small dogs, as well as an open beach area where dogs can swim. This park, across from Venice’s airport, is where you and your “best friend” can play in the gulf and socialize with other dogs, offering doggie drinking fountains; showers on decks for “dogs only”,

fire hydrants and leash posts, dog lovers have declared this park… and beach… to be the best doggie park in the state! Shaded by towering oaks, small dogs will enjoy their fenced in arena while the big boys can frolic in the larger pen. Double gates access both parks and the beach. A paved walkway leads directly to the beach where your best friend will delight in this 300’ section of sand and water. Note: Summer months may force you to carry your furry friend as the sand can be hot under paw. Doggie waste bags and receptacles are provided and strategically placed around the park. Human comforts include drinking fountains, picnic tables and restrooms. Parking is very limited although off road parking is across the street. Bird Key Park is located on Bird

Key, Florida, at the foot of the Ringling Causeway Bridge, which leads to Sarasota. This small stretch of beach along Sarasota Bay is a well-known spot for dog lovers. You and your dog can swim together while enjoying stunning views of the blue-green water. The park is open from 6 a.m. until 12 a.m. year-round, and admission is free. (Source: eHow)

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E v e r y S u n d a y i s a perfect time to come to the Key for some wonderful entertainment. I’m talking about the Siesta Key Drum Circle that takes place each Sunday starting a couple hours before sunset and lasting until sunset. The gathering meets up just south of the main pavilion - just follow your ears and watch for the swelling crowd.

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Last month here in “Got Sand?”, I suggested the readers write to me and ask me any questions they may have about sand sculpting. One question came up over and over again, “what’s the best sand sculpting job you’ve ever had?” When I made that suggestion I really didn’t have any particular job that stood out. To us, most jobs are the same, we pile it, pound it, sculpt it. But it just so happens, a very good friend of mine, Matt Long, one of the stars of the Travel Channel’s TV show “Sand Masters”, asked me to help him with a sand sculpture for a party in East Hampton, Labor Day weekend, at the home of David Zaslav, CEO of the Discovery Network. We had to carve a large shark biting a ship in half. It would take us three days and we’d have to get it done before the party started at 6:00, no problem. Most of the time we are merely hired help. But Mr. Zaslav could not have been more pleasant and appreciative, stopping us each day to make sure he thanked us in person and tell us it was looking great! Now this party was obviously going to be incredible. It was being held in his back yard, and then cascaded down the hill to the beach where he had a bonfire pit with seating, our sand sculpture and a caricature artist, and games for the kids. At the top of the hill, what used to be the pool, had been decked over to give more room for

the guest. He also built a deck at the edge of the yard to extend it out another ten feet over the hill, just for the party! The workers, and they were everywhere, then sodded over the pool and the deck addition to make it look like one big yard. There was a stage at one end and a tequila bar at other end, and then bars and food tables surrounding the newly created grounds which were then covered with cute white

cafe tables and chairs. No amenity was over looked, down to the other fire pit in one corner which had a table mounded with all the fixings for s’mores, and a cake that looked just like our sand sculpture, that was created by The Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro! Party t ime came and M r . Z a s l a v ’ s g u e s t s began walking over from surrounding homes, or drove up to be greeted by an army of valets. The Sand sculpture was a hit! Everyone had to get their picture taken standing in the mouth of the giant shark. We were quite surprised when the host insisted we come up and have some food and drinks and join the party. Well we hadn’t eaten, and even though we were in our sandy clothes, we climbed the stairs on the hill to partake in the festivities. And when we got to the top the guests were in full party mode. Ok, this is where this job got a little surreal, and became ‘my favorite sand sculpting job ever’!

P lease forg ive my name-dropping, but I’m just a small town artist, and when I stepped in to this crowd of people I was a star-struck kid again. Standing right in front of me is Katie Couric talking to Harvey Weinstein and Jon Bon Jovi! And as I pan across the newly created yard I see Angelica Houston, Matt Lauer, Governor Cuomo, Gayle King, Mort Zuckerman, Carl Icahn and Jack

Nicholson. Jack Nicholson!! The band on stage is Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and who is sitting in on guitar? Eddie Van Zant! While I’m standing on the sideline like a little wallflower, Matt is now shooting the breeze with Bon Jovi at the bar before he does a few songs with the band, and Matt hits the floor with a wealthy New York

real estate sales woman. I can’t help but think this is all going on in someone’s back yard, over the top of his swimming pool! Mr. Zaslav told us we need to book this date for next year and the rest of our lives. So from now on, I have dubbed my friend Matt Long, The Sand Sculptor to the Stars, and my friends are sick of me telling the story. That’s what makes a good sand sculpting job!

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Island Boutique owner opens an art gallery in its former spot By Debbie Flessner

Deciding that it wasn’t enough to have her Caribbean chic boutique Le Grand Bisou to display her works of art, Martha Smith decided to move her shop down the street and open an art gallery in its former space. But The Gallery on Siesta Key is not only a place for Smith to hang her own work, in it she will be featuring the work of other local artists as well. “I had my boutique in that same location for years,” she said. “I had many customers who would come in and ask me, ‘Where can I get some local art?’ Then I realized that there was no art gallery on Siesta Key.”

It was an easy transition for Smith to add gallery owner to her workload--she has been an artist most of her life and had even sold three pieces of her own through her boutique. It’s mostly a co-op situation, where the artists who display their work in the gallery take turns covering when it is open, assuring that during business hours, someone is usually there to speak to guests. In addition to paintings, Smith already has, or is looking to add, handmade jewelry, sculpture, glass, mosaics and other genres as well. The Bisou Boutique, renamed to Island Boutique moved down the street to 5212

1/2,so Smith will likely be spending most of her time at one of the two spots. And even though she just recently had the grand opening for the gallery, she said she already has some big plans in place. “What I’d like to do is feature a different artist every month, and have the artist come in and talk about their work,” she said. “It’s not a huge gallery here, so we’ll be rotating stuff in and out.” The Gallery on Siesta Key is at 5129 Ocean Blvd., and is generally open from around 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, call 941-349-0104.

The Gallery on Siesta Key owner Martha Smith stands with two of her pieces, “Sea Horse Love” and “Bait.” Photo by Debbie Flessner


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1 We 452am 2.3 858pm 1.6 155pm 0.4 723am 717pm 201pm 1209am 1st

2 Th 613am 2.2 956pm 1.6 1229am 1.5 311pm 0.4 724am 715pm 254pm 107am

3 Fr 752am 2.2 1032pm 1.7 226am 1.5 416pm 0.4 724am 714pm 343pm 209am

4 Sa 924am 2.2 1101pm 1.8 356am 1.3 510pm 0.5 725am 713pm 431pm 313am

5 Su 1039am 2.3 1127pm 1.9 504am 1.0 556pm 0.6 725am 712pm 516pm 417am

6 Mo 1142am 2.3 1152pm 2.1 559am 0.7 634pm 0.6 726am 711pm 600pm 522am

7 Tu 1237pm 2.2 649am 0.5 708pm 0.8 726am 710pm 643pm 627am

8 We 1218am 2.2 129pm 2.1 736am 0.3 737pm 1.0 727am 709pm 727pm 732am Full

9 Th 1244am 2.3 219pm 1.9 822am 0.2 804pm 1.1 727am 708pm 813pm 835am

10 Fr 113am 2.4 309pm 1.8 908am 0.1 830pm 1.2 728am 707pm 859pm 938am

11 Sa 144am 2.5 403pm 1.6 955am 0.1 856pm 1.3 728am 706pm 948pm 1037am

12 Su 218am 2.5 506pm 1.6 1045am 0.2 925pm 1.4 729am 704pm 1038pm 1134am

13 Mo 256am 2.4 627pm 1.6 1140am 0.3 1004pm 1.5 730am 703pm 1129pm 1226pm

14 Tu 342am 2.2 800pm 1.6 1242pm 0.4 1115pm 1.5 730am 702pm 115pm

15 We 441am 2.1 903pm 1.6 149pm 0.5 731am 701pm 1221am 200pm 3rd

16 Th 610am 1.9 941pm 1.7 113am 1.5 254pm 0.6 731am 700pm 112am 241pm

17 Fr 800am 1.8 1010pm 1.7 302am 1.4 351pm 0.6 732am 659pm 203am 319pm

18 Sa 927am 1.8 1035pm 1.8 415am 1.2 439pm 0.6 732am 658pm 255am 355pm

19 Su 1032am 1.8 1056pm 1.9 506am 0.9 519pm 0.7 733am 657pm 346am 430pm

20 Mo 1124am 1.9 1115pm 2.0 548am 0.7 553pm 0.8 734am 657pm 437am 505pm

21 Tu 1209pm 1.9 1133pm 2.1 625am 0.6 621pm 0.9 734am 656pm 529am 540pm

22 We 1250pm 1.8 1153pm 2.2 700am 0.4 646pm 1.0 735am 655pm 622am 616pm

23 Th 128pm 1.8 734am 0.2 708pm 1.1 735am 654pm 716am 655pm New

24 Fr 1215am 2.3 207pm 1.7 810am 0.1 731pm 1.2 736am 653pm 811am 736pm

25 Sa 1242am 2.4 250pm 1.6 849am 0.0 755pm 1.2 737am 652pm 908am 821pm

26 Su 114am 2.5 339pm 1.6 932am 0.0 823pm 1.3 737am 651pm 1006am 911pm

27 Mo 151am 2.5 439pm 1.6 1021am 0.0 856pm 1.3 738am 650pm 1103am 1005pm

28 Tu 233am 2.5 554pm 1.5 1117am 0.0 942pm 1.4 739am 649pm 1158am 1102pm

29 We 325am 2.3 716pm 1.5 1220pm 0.1 1059pm 1.4 739am 649pm 1251pm

30 Th 431am 2.2 820pm 1.6 128pm 0.2 740am 648pm 140pm 1202am

31 Fr 602am 2.0 903pm 1.6 1255am 1.4 235pm 0.3 741am 647pm 227pm 104am 1st

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October is a fabulous month to be fishing on Siesta Key! Shorter, cooler days result in water temperatures dropping into the low 70s, bait will be thick in the bays and out on the beach, and that will attract the gamefish. Many species are going to be caught using a variety of angling tactics. Redfish will still be schooled up on the flats in the north bay, snook will be in the bays, speckled trout, pompano, and Spanish mackerel will be feeding on the deep grass flats, and the beach should be outstanding for king and Spanish mackerel, false albacore, cobia, sharks, and even a stray tarpon. Anglers with small boats can catch large fish this month. The techniques and methods are really pretty simple. Mornings that dawn with easterly winds will find the inshore Gulf of Mexico flat and calm. Pods of baitfish will be seen on the surface, along with schools of feeding fish. Threadfins caught on Sabiki rigs and free lined out behind the boat will catch just about everything. Anglers fishing the surf off of the Siesta Key beaches should experience good action this month. Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, pompano, flounder, and more will hit live and artificial baits. Mackerel like fast, flashy lures such as Gotcha plugs and silver spoons while the pompano and flounder prefer a bait that is moving slowly near the bottom. Jigs and live shrimp are a good choice. Casting jigs while drifting over deep

grass flats will produce a lot of fish in October. Speckled trout, pompano, bluefish, mackerel, jacks, and ladyfish will hit a gold or Glow Bass Assassin Sea Shad soft plastic grub on a ¼ ounce jig head. Rootbeer and olive are also productive colors. Use light colored baits in clear water and dark colored baits in stained water. Spoons, plugs, and flies will also work well, as will live or artificial shrimp under a noisy cork. These same lures fished in Big Pass and New Pass will result in plenty of hook-ups as the fish migrate from the Gulf into Sarasota Bay. Fish right on the bottom for pompano and just under the surface for blues and macks. Redfish will still be schooled up, but their numbers will be diminishing. The shallow flats in Robert’s Bay and the north end of Siesta Key are great spots to try. The docks and oyster bars off of Siesta Key will also produce redfish, along with snook, snapper, flounder, and drum. A live shrimp is a great bait for fishing docks while Bass Assassin Elite Shiners are very effective working bars and points. A high, outgoing tide is best. Snook will be back in the bays and feeding aggressively on the flats, bars, and mangrove shorelines. Shallow diving plugs such as an (08) olive X-Rap are very effective and allow anglers to cover water quickly. Creek mouths, points, bars, and docks that have current are likely ambush spots. Bridges will produce a lot of snook for nocturnal anglers.

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Happy as a Clam....

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They say you are not supposed to eat shellfish in a month that does not have an R in it. That is a good rule to live by because the fact is that colder waters make for a much better tasting shellfish product with a longer shelf life. So I agree and say the best shellfish season is October through April. How do you like that...all those months have an R in them! The change in the seasons brings a change of temperatures in the Gulf waters and as the sea cools the crabs and shrimp will get more active making them easier to catch. It’s time to clean the Crab traps, dust off the Stone Crab cracker, and make a batch of Stone Crab mustard because Stone Crab season is right around the corner. I am counting the days. I look forward to Thanksgiving, Christmas, the Kentucky Derby and October 15th every year. October 15 you say? Yep, October 15 is the opening day of Stone Crab season. Sometime that evening I will sit down to a big plate of this delicious tender, sweet, moist crustacean that is exploding with Crab flavor. Treat yourselves and do the same. I call Stone Crabs “The Caviar of the Gulf”. It is one food that I will never get tired of eating. Stone Crabs will be available (depending on abundance) all season long at where else but Siesta Key’s Big Water Fish Market. Our Crabbers pull the Crabs, cook them and deliver them to the market all in the same day. Straight from our shore to our store. They are then piled high and rest on a bed of ice in the display case waiting for you. Then it’s straight to your table to enjoy. You can stay updated on catches and arrival time by going to www.bigwaterfishmarket.com and signing up for the weekly e-mail. An interesting fact about Stone Crabs...did you know that crabbers are only after the claws? They pull off the crab claws and throw them back into the water so they live to see another day. The claws will regenerate/grow back within 6 months! This is what makes Stone Crabs such a sustainable shellfish. Stone Crabs are traditionally served cold with a warm butter or mustard sauce but they are great hot as well. It is already cold in Canada so the Prince Edward Island Mussels look great, The Clams look great and Florida Oysters should be gradually improving throughout the winter. The Florida Clams are harvested by a father and son operation called Two Docks Shellfish out of the Tampa Bay area. The process is all natural. They let Clams be

Clams. First they put Clam seeds in mesh bags and plant in the sand under the sea. 15 months later the Clams are harvested, cleaned, and delivered to Big Water Fish Market every Friday afternoon where they are stored at 41 degrees until eaten. I am a professional Clam eater and have had them from the Midwest to the East Coast including Boston and New York City. Two Docks Shellfish Florida Clams are as good as any Clam I’ve ever had. They are surprisingly salty, moist, and have a chewy yet tender texture. It’s said that Clams are happy at high tide, therefore, because they’re in no danger, at least from humans, of being made into a meal the term “Happy as a Clam” was created and I do know that these Clams make me happy. Clams are great on the grill, steamed, sauté and served over linguini with clam sauce, or even raw. Did you know that you can go to Big Water Fish Market during business hours and have steamed Clams, Mussels, Oysters, Shrimp and Crab Claws prepared to order and ready within minutes?! You can even dine in and bring your own beer. Nothing goes better with steamed shellfish and warm butter than a cold one.

Easy Clam Recipe: Sautéed Fresh Florida Clams in Scampi Butter

• 1 bottle of white wine• 1 stick butter• Chopped garlic to taste• Handful of rough cut chopped parsley• 1 finely chopped Shallot• 2 dozen Fresh Florida Clams in the shell • Pasta

First have a glass of white wine. Then make Scampi butter by letting your stick of butter soften at room temp. Have another glass of wine. Combine soft butter with parsley, garlic, and shallots. In a deep saute pan add 2 cups white wine. Bring to a simmer and reduce. Add Clams in the shell to wine reduction. Add Scampi butter to pan immediately after the clams. Stir occasionally and simmer until Clams open. When Clams open you are done. Stir and serve as is or over seasoned pasta. Have a glass of wine.

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I conducted this interview with Nicolaas Kraster, co-founder of “Ari & the Alibis” and one of the areas most talented guitar players, last May, at the same time I interviewed Ari for Who’s Playing Tonight – Siesta Sand June 2014.I hope you enjoy what Nic had to say… WPT: Where are you from? Nicolaas: Fredonia, NY…it’s a small town in between Buffalo, NY and Eerie, Pennsylvania. WPT: When did you start

playing guitar and writing songs? Nicolaas: When I was 16, I realized that writing stuff was easier than learning it. From the beginning, it was all about artistic expression.

WPT: What was your first gig situation like? Nicolaas: I was in bands in high school. We’d compete in “battle of the bands” competitions and play at parties but not for pay.

WPT: What kind of music did you play? Nicolaas: Pearl Jam, other songs from that era and some older stuff…basically, easy/cool guitar music.

WPT: And when did you start playing professionally? Nicolaas: When I was 20.

WPT: I remember calling you about a gig referral for Latin music once, to which you responded with a suggestion that I call a Latin band…you were polite about it but I felt a little dumb from ignorance, so will you describe the kind of music you play? Nicolaas: The main style that I’ve been playing all of these years is called, “Rumba-Flamenco.” Rumba is a Latin concept, but Rumba-Flamenco is from Northern Spain and Southern France. Traditional Flamenco is from Southern Spain and Rumba is from Latin America. They all share a bit of their influences, but they’re different, and I don’t play Salsa, which is what people usually want when they ask for Latin music. The actual groove of Rumba-Flamenco is rooted in the Samba.

WPT: In addition to the style in which you write and perform for your band, I’ve seen you play open mic’s and jams in rock and blues

styles and was very impressed by your versatility. Nicolaas: That was very new to me until I came to Sarasota and began hanging out and jamming with Thorson Moore and Scott Gibson, who could play every style…bluegrass, country, blues, rock, reggae, jam-band stuff, jazz…everything! So I basically compared my skill-set with these guys who were tearing it up in every genre and realized, “alright, I guess that’s how you do it here”, and they began to show me stuff. It was a great learning tool to watch them play. I’d watch their hands and then duplicate the riffs. In fact, when Scott would notice me “digging” on a certain technique he’d often repeat it at half speed, so I could see what he did. He’d never take any credit for it, but that’s how he taught me. Sadly, he passed away a few years back, but he was a great guy and a monster…monster guitar player.

WPT: When did you come to Sarasota? Nicolaas: I came here in 1994 to attend Ringling School of Art & Design as an illustration major.

WPT: When did you start your first band here? Nicolaas: After I’d been in town about 4 or 5 years, I met a violin player named Kevin. We went to Costa Rica for about 6 months to put our show together, then came back here and assembled the whole band called “Lotus Fire.” It took off. We played all around town for a few years, toured Europe, came back and then attended a big music expo where label representatives were. They charged $500.00 to get in and perform, but everyone there just shot us down.

WPT: What town was it in? Nicolaas: It was in Miami. We kept hearing that they didn’t know what to do with a bunch of white guys playing Flamenco and that the gigs we already had were more than they could get us…they said there was no reason for us to sign with them. That actually broke my heart to the point where I stopped playing for a year and a half.

WPT: So how did you get back into it? Nicolaas: Well, after a self-destructive stint in Buffalo, I came back here, cleaned myself up and started playing solo. I then put together a band called “Los Listo”, which evolved into a band called “Cabal”, which was the first project that involved Ari. We then got rid of our bass player and hired back the original violin player and changed the name back to “Lotus Fire”, so we’d have the resume.

WPT: So now, you’re “Ari and the Alibis”…and you’re CD has been released? Nicolaas: The “Ari & the Alibis” EP was released this year.

WPT: What kind of music is “Ali & the Alibis?” Nicolaas: There is a lot of “Lotus Fire” influence, with the Gypsy Swing, but instead of Gypsy Swing and Flamenco, its Gypsy Swing and funk…and then there’s blues and rock. We haven’t moved completely away from world music, but it’s definitely more jazz and blues oriented.

WPT: So your audience can expect a variety… Nicolaas: When I go see a show, I expect to see variety, because if I hear the same thing for 3 hours,

I’ll get bored out of my mind. So, I like to take the audience on a roller coaster ride. It’s not so much about trying to please everybody as much as keeping it interesting to play.

WPT: What are your career goals? Nicolaas: We’d like to play all of the big jazz festivals and get out on some great stages where people enjoy improvisational music. We actually have some inroads to that goal, due to some tremendous help from Tony Tyler and Dani Jaye of “Come Back Alice.”

WPT: What’s your favorite thing about being a professional music? Nicolaas: The moments when I’m given the opportunity to play a high profile gig like at the “Main Sail Art Festival” or “Skippers” when I’m put in front of a large audience and deliver.

For more information aboutNic and Ari visit

http://www.nicandari.com/

Ari and the Ailibis website iswww.ariandthealibis.com

You can also find Ari and the Alibis on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/

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Mike Sales is a local singer/songwriter. For more information

visit mikesalessings.com

Who’s Playing Tonight By Mike Sales

|An interview with Nicolaas Kraster

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Nora Patterson By Roger Drouin Continued from cover story

Siesta Sand: Siesta is unique in that it does not have a municipal government, such as Bradenton Beach to the north or the town of Sanibel to the south, what difficulties or opportunities does that set up? Patterson: In a way Siesta Key could get more continuous government if it did have its own municipality. But as a high tax area because of high tax values, I cannot imagine Siesta Key becoming a municipality without costing people a fair amount of additional money to pay for that governance. And I think because Siesta Key is so valuable and so vocal at the same time, that it will never lose its place as a spotlight area in the county. So Siesta Key is going to get a lot of attention from the county—whether or not it forms its own municipality. Siesta Sand: When you bring issues up, do you feel in part you get fellow commissioners’ ear because Siesta is such an economic attraction for the county? Patterson: It is an economic attraction, and I think everyone knows I have lived there for a very, very long time, and that I have lots of folks who do talk to me. I think Siesta Key will always be prominent in county conversations, in the same way that the downtown of Sarasota is always a topic of conversation, even though the county commission doesn’t have governance over it. Siesta Sand: What has been the single biggest challenge in protecting the interests of Siesta Key? Patterson: To me the biggest challenge on Siesta Key is to maintain its ambiance and not have it become so crowded and so visited

that the quality of life deteriorates. Sometimes if you love a place too much. You can kill what you love about it. Siesta Sand: What do you think have been some of your greatest achievements on the Key? Patterson: Nobody achieves anything alone … and I don’t take full credit for any one thing. One thing that is an achievement and continues to be a challenge is parking. As part of the beach improvement project, I would have preferred to see more parking, but it is pretty good size increase. To add to that beach parking, we have also purchased a little bit of additional land that provides beach access. Another is to finally bring to fruition more frequent public transportation to relieve some of the traffic on the key. Also, working with the Village owners, as well as the residents, to endorse county investment in the Siesta Key Village. That’s a big one. (Another) is to work to put some leash on the increase of density on the Key that could cause it to be loved to death, by clarifying codes that have been in place forever. That you can’t build a duplex on every single little lot—that was never the intention. Siesta Sand: Density, that’s been a tricky one. Patterson: Density is a tricky one because property rights are important but keeping the ambiance of the key is even more important,or you’ll kill the golden goose. Siesta Sand: In addition to garnering support at the Commission dais, you’ve been a consensus builder on the key, or at least tried

to, which is no easy task on an island populated with many different interests and varying opinions on matters such as density, as you mentioned. What’s another project or issue that’s been tough to tackle? Patterson: I think the biggest challenge, which has not been solved but at least is a dull roar, is to keep access to the beach and to prevent people from trying to privatize their little patch of the beach, which would destroy the whole walking ambiance of the key. That is one of the hugest issues that is not solved. But at least for the moment, people have gone back to realizing that carving out their own little piece would make their own little piece that much less valuable. I don’t think it will ever get completely solved outside of the courts. You never know what the courts will say. One ruling of the courts is that has to be litigated a piece at a time. I think at least people have at least relaxed a bit on it—with the exception of some skirmishes still at the south end of the main beach, where the beach is a little narrower. Siesta Sand: You were instrumental in asking questions and pushing for an additional independent review of the dredging of Big Pass proposed as part of the Army Corps Lido Beach Project. What steps need to happen next? Patterson: I care just as much about Lido as I do Siesta Key, it’s a big economic asset to the community. I think people including myself, just want a little reassurance that dredging the shoal is not going to cause great harm. I hope we are going to rather

quickly settle on an independent review of the Army Corps study that will give us reassurance of several things: Number One to give the commission and lovers of siesta key beach some reassurance that taking a pretty large amount collectively of sand from the big pass shoal will not harm the siesta key beach. Number Two that navigational interests will not be harmed in the past and nature has always maintained the pass at about five-and-a-half feet in the shallowest spot and the pass is very important to recreational boaters. And the third issue is the groins, which is one of the more serious issues, and the only reason the county would have any say in this frankly. They are proposing three huge groins on the south end of Lido, and at least one of them is on county-owned land, and they (the Army Corps) would like to use the county park there as a staging area to build the groins and for the renourishment altogether. Groins tend to damage beaches to their south on the west coast of Florida. Siesta Sand: What’s next for you—you’re going to have some free time open? Patterson: My husband and I both love to take our boat on reasonably large trips, so I plan to do more traveling, both by boat and other means. We’ve for the first time in our lives have been without a dog because we have been so busy. And I’d like to buy and train a puppy. We’ve had a couple of golden retrievers and loved them… There is very little down time in our lives. Actually, a little down time might be nice.

Siesta Sand: When it comes to Siesta issues and governance, what advice would you give to the next incoming district four county commissioner who will be sworn in come November? Patterson: Please keep sight of the fact that while Siesta Key is an important economic asset, it’s also a place where people live and enjoy a wonderful quality of life. Please pay attention to that and go to the meetings of the various stakeholders, the people that live on the key as well as the people who work on the key, and let them get to know you. Let them get to feel comfortable to sharing their issues and thoughts with you. Siesta Sand: You’ve said people come to you first, that seems to be important. It seems better to have someone come to you with issues before an article shows up in the paper or everyone is talking about it. Patterson: More importantly than having an article come out, it’s nice to have a shot at resolving issues before they become a crisis. Siesta Sand: You have chaired the Tourist Development Council for about eight years. Why is that an important role? Patterson: It’s the county’s contact with people who are actually involved in attracting tourism. It’s a reality check, I think, to be able to work with people whose primary focus is tourism … you are able to get a broader perspective. Siesta Sand: Thank you County Commissioner Patterson for your many years of service.

Off KeyFourth Down and

Forever... Remember when you could look forward to a Sunday afternoon of football as an escape from the headlines of the day? Well, those days have now gone the way of leather helmets and high-top cleats. It used to be that the Sunday news shows were over by noon and the rest of the day could be spent in mindless fascination with the athletic competition on the field of play, not the drama of various interest groups jockeying for position along the sidelines. These days, the first half hour

of the Sunday pre-game shows are little more than a continuation of the news shows that precede them, fraught with intrigue over the advancement of agendas that make the scramble at the bottom of a pile for a loose ball look tame by comparison. And the trend isn’t limited to the Sunday stage. It has extended to Saturday afternoons and even dimmed the Friday Night lights as well. Witness the ongoing saga of Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, the controversy over Joe Kinnan’s departure from perennial powerhouse Manatee High and the suggestion that

Venice High School deep six its “Indians” namesake and mascot as an offering at the altar of political correctness. A professor I studied under in college, the Catholic writer and theologian Michael Novak, wrote a book back in the ‘70s titled “The Joy of Sports.” In it, he drew a fascinating parallel between the profane and sacred realms common to both sports and religion. Sadly, today, representatives of both institutions have fallen far from grace. There is little joy to be found in the clay footed mire practitioners and preachers of both disciplines have stumbled into, be it the

NFL with its current self-inflicted wounds, the Catholic Church with its long standing cover-ups of child abuse cases or ISIS trying to create its very own vision of hell on earth. The irony is that the true power of both religion and sports comes in the examples each can offer of breaking the bonds of the profane and reaching something higher through hard work and sacrifice. This, according to Novak, is why we take such thrill from the spectacle of a receiver breaking “free” into the clear and running under a perfectly thrown pass or why we marvel at the runner, digging for “home” and sliding in

“safe” after being waved around third. It is why the “sacrifice” fly is a noble act in baseball. It’s why we admire someone like Derek Jeter, for playing the game right and by so doing, making it better. These examples tap directly into the spiritual needs also addressed by the world’s great, true religions.But not so much today. I t ’s enough to make you want to drop back ten yards and punt. Or perhaps call an audible, punctuated by a different kind of “hike....” Myakka River State Park is beautiful this time of year.

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Island Churches: • Siesta Key Presbyterian Chapel 4615 Gleason Ave, Siesta Key, 941-349-1166 www.siestakeychapel.org • St. Michael’s Catholic Church 5394 Midnight Pass Rd, Siesta Key, 941-349-4174www.stmichaelssiesta.com• St. Boniface Episcopal Church 5615 Midnight Pass Rd, Siesta Key, 941-349-5616www.bonifacechurch.org

Beach Service: • Point of Praise – (Sat. 5-7pm) Live praise and worship music. Free concert on the beach. Public invited. Held the last Saturday of each month on the main beach just to the left of the volleyball nets. Contact Aaron Martin at 941-914-3433, to confirm time and location.

Off- Island: •Temple Sinai, a Reform Congregation (The closest Jewish congregation to the Key for visitors) 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota, 941-924-1802www.templesinai-sarasota.org • St. Andrew United Church of

Christ (Protestant) (In the Gulf Gate area, near Beneva and Gulf Gate Drive) 6908 Beneva Road, Sarasota, 941.922.7595www.uccstandrew.org• The Superior WordRev. Charlie GarrettService starts Sunday mornings at 10am. Bring a friend and share in God’s word. 6512 Superior AvenueSarasota, Florida 34242• First Christian Church7601 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 34241. 941-922-4434www.fccsarasota.com•Center for Metaphysical FellowshipSunday Service at 10:30am includes healing, inspirational talk, special music & spirit messages.2044 Bispham Road, Sarasota 34231, 941-266-8435 www.cmfsarasota.org

Church News: • St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church: Oct. 5, (Sun) Pancake Breakfast: The Knights of Columbus will offer their once-a-month “free” pancake breakfast in the Parish Center.

Oct. 14, (Tues) Monthly Dinner Club: which meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month, will be held at RICO’S PIZZERIA Restaurant, 1902 Bay Road, at 5:15pm. Join other parishioners (single, couples, young, young-at-heart) for a fun night out. 15% of each bill will be returned to St. Michaels. We are limited to 40 people, so don’t wait and call too late. To get on the reservation list, please call Dale at 926-3976 no later than 10/13.

• St. Boniface Episcopal Church: Oct. 4, (Sat) Pet Blessings: The annual Animal Blessing service will be held at 10 a.m. in the Courtyard and Outdoor Chapel. All animals (appropriately leashed or caged) and their owners are invited!

Oct. 12, (Sun) Organ Concert Series: “Sundays at Six,” presents an exciting opportunity to hear the International Concert Organist, Haig Mardirosian, at 6:00 pm. This concert is open to the public (free-will offering).

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With our map, located below, you’ll be able to navigate your way to our featured shops with ease. Oh Mamma Mia! (GG-4) Offers a truly unique dining experience with dinner shows by Chef Giuseppe Urbano. Enjoy the family ambiance as you watch him prepare an authentic Italian regional dish with fresh ingredients just for you. Fine dining, great atmosphere at casual dining prices. Reservations highly recommended. Gulf Gate Golf Course – Conveniently located just a stones throw from the Gulf Gate Shops, this 27 hole Executive Course offers men’s and women’s rental clubs. You can start your day with a round of golf, enjoy a bite to eat at the many wonderful restaurants or simply relax with a pint of ale at the pub before you head out to explore the many fine shops. Moments In Time Photography (G-28) specializes in several different photography services including Siesta Key Beach portraits starting at just $49 and wedding beginning at $495. Check out their website: www.sarasotaphotos.com or visit their

store to see why they have been the photographer of choice for over a decade and a half. Piccolos Italian Market & Deli (G-47) carries a full line of imported cheeses, fresh baked bread daily, homemade sausages, fresh mozzarella, and numerous hard to get items. They now carry Khorasan Wheat which is an ancient and organic grain. Their Deli is complete with huge hot and cold sandwiches, salads, fresh homemade lasagna and baked ziti. And, you cannot leave without trying their cannoli filled with their own homemade cannoli cream or the tiramisu or Sfogliatelle from Brooklyn. Here is where you will find great Italian specialty gourmet items without the gourmet price. Tony’s Chicago Beef Company (S-16) is owned and operated by true Chicagoans. Dedicated to deliver Chicago’s best food - Chicago style Hot Dogs wit’ the works...dragged through the garden on poppy seed buns with fresh cut fries, Italian Beef Sandwiches anyway you like, dipped or dry, sweet or hot. All served in true Authentic Chicago Style.

Hurricane Mike’s Saloon (M-10) is a little neighborhood bar at 2639 Mall Drive, where everyone knows your name type of establishment and friendly staff. TV’s with the MLB and NFL packages, pool table, and full Florida Lottery games. Happy hour daily from opening to 7 p.m. Hours: 8 a.m. – 2:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and Sunday, noon – 2:30 a.m. Sarasota Brewing Co. (G-4) Sarasota’s first micro brew pub always has something new to offer. From over 20 seasonal beers that rotate throughout the year, the Brewing Company always has at least five unique brews online as well as several favorites from around the world. Established in 1989, Their menu has been a winner in the Reader’s Choice Awards of the Sarasota Herald Tribune featuring their mouthwatering burgers, Chicago style Pizzas, and Chicago beef sandwiches. With dozens of televisions, it’s a great place to catch a game with friends and family. West End Pub (G-49) Where else can you watch your favorite game with a great selection of beers, wines

and liquors served by a friendly staff AND where you’re allowed to bring your own restaurant or deli food? Right here… Off the Hook Seafood Co. (G-25) Features “simply prepared local seafood”. Come in and socialize at the bar for classic martinis, cocktails and their unique collection of wines. Get hooked ‘where the locals hang out!’ Hours: Tues – Sun. 5 p.m. 6630 Gateway Ave. Corner of Gulf Gate Dr. and Gateway Ave. 941-923-5570 Il Panificio (G-24) is an Italian

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Pairing wines for fall with grilled foods is exciting because it’s a time to enjoy the recent harvest of fresh foods and bold flavors that entice the palate. Here is our twist on celebrating October with delicious foods and new ideas for wine pairing. The number one favorite seafood in our area is our famous Florida Grouper. Try pairing grilled Florida grouper,or even Basa, with Grain Marin Picpoul de Pinet from France. Picpoul de Pinet is primarily grown in the Rhone Valley and Languedoc and has a

nice minerality with a very clean palate. Give this a try and enjoy a new favorite for seafood! Richer wines for fall compliment cooler temperatures and we found a perfect wine for grilled chicken, Apprentice Chardonnay by Trinitas Cellars in Napa. This winery produces award winning wines and has only been operating since 2002. In 2006 they opened the Meritage Resort in Napa so guests could stay and enjoy the winery experience. Their Apprentice Chardonnay is extremely smooth and its fruity notes complement

the smoky flavor of grilled chicken. This is also an excellent wine paired with grilled zucchini kabobs with green peppers, mushrooms and onions. Marinated in a little garlic and low sodium soy sauce will give those veggies an extra kick! S ince veggies are in abundance this time of year, take advantage of your gardens and pull together a simple salad of sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet onions. Toss with a few sprinkles turmeric salt for an easy bright salad to enjoy with a medium bodied and flavorful Sauvignon Blanc such as Lawson’s Dry Hill from New Zealand. What a beautiful flavor combination! This Sauvignon Blanc comes from the Dry Hills of Marlborough which produces grapes of bold flavor and smooth texture. For the Salmon lover, try grilled salmon with our Otre Negoramaro from Puglia, Italy. This wine is not you’re your ordinary Negroamaro. This is a light to medium bodied wine similar enough to replace Pinot Noir. Originally intended to be paired with fish, we found

that grilled pork chops are also excellent when paired with this Negroamaro. Lots of flavor yet light enough not to overpower the pork. Or try it paired with grilled lamb chops and creamy garlic mashed potatoes with grilled asparagus. When you mention steak, everyone has their favorite cut. But whichever is your favorite, you can kick it up a notch by serving it with a hearty and robust Cabernet Sauvignon from R8 Wine Company in Sonoma. This wine is made by Canadian Michael Lancaster who ventured to California from Toronto in 1993. He was driven by a passion for wines of true depth and elegance.

This wine is named after the airport runway that launches scenic flights over the winery. And at last, but certainly not least, is an extremely indulgent wine whose name made customers leave our shop in disgust! Well, you can’t judge a book by its cover and certainly should not judge a wine by its name…or label for that matter! Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Madden calls it his favorite, we call it Sexual Chocolate! It’s an

amazing blend of Syrah, Zinfandel, Petite Syrah and Petite Verdot. If you haven’t tried it, do yourself a favor and indulge. No harsh tannins, just a smooth and silky wine that reminds you of melted chocolate. Pairs well with a chilly autumn night and a special someone! This is,by far, Therese’s favorite wine so stop by or give us a call and she will tell you all about it! Remember, you can find these great small production wines at Siesta Key Wines (5138C Ocean Boulevard, Siesta Key, FL 34242, 941-552-9105) in the Village! Cheers!

By Maureen Rooney, Siesta Key WinesOctober Wine Pairing Ideas

Pine Shores resident takes on Benderson’s Siesta Promenade project By Debbie Flessner The latest rendering of the project submitted to Kochman by Benderson’s director of development, Todd Mathes, shows about 250,000 square feet of retail space spread throughout thirteen buildings, plus a 150-room hotel. Kochman said that the Pine Shores Alliance Group’s primary concern was with the traffic flow surrounding the busy 24-acre property. “My problem is with the density of the project and associated traffic that will pour into the roadways, based on their own traffic study they conducted last June,” she said. “Based on the Sarasota County regulations, they estimated that between 4 and 6 p.m., there would be 1,200 two-way trips going through that intersection. That’s 6,000 cars per day, in a 10-12 hour 9am-9pm business day--and that’s on the low side.” Even worse, those times may be peak hours in the rest of the county, but it’s not for traffic going on and off of Siesta Key. Kochman said the busiest times on roads leading to the beach here are between 10 a.m. and 3 or 4 p.m., then it starts back up again as people head out to watch the sunset. But because those traffic studies were conducted during the 4 to 6 p.m. time, the outcome of the study determined that the new development would have no impact on the surrounding area whatsoever. Kochman said she spoke with Paula Wiggins, head of transportation for Sarasota County, who said that they have to go by the Sarasota County regulations for the times that studies are performed. She also called Nora Patterson and asked if an amendment could be made to the Sarasota County regulations, to allow staff to ask for studies at different hours of the day, depending upon where developments were proposed. Nora indicated that she didn’t know if that was possible. Kochman grew up here and has lived full and part time in her Pine Shores home for more than 50 years. She was the chair of the Planning Board in her town up north for almost 10 years.

So when she speaks to people about issues like traffic density and signal approvals, she can be taken seriously. O n e o f t h e s t a t e departments she has been conversing with on a regular bas i s about this project is the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT.) “The problem you have is if the county approves the developer’s plans, the FDOT could come in and say ‘no’ to the proposed lights,” she said. “Benderson can formally apply to the FDOT for a Notice of Intent (NOI) prior to officially filing with the county.” A n N O I w o u l d allow Benderson to m a k e a n i n f o r m e d presentat ion to the county and community as to what the FDOT will recommend regarding the approval of traffic lights, median cuts, driveways, etc. Kochman said that the county does not approve or disapprove traffic lights,so if Benderson decides not to take her recommendation of going to the FDOT before the formal presentation to the county, and goes to them afterwards, there is a good chance that the project could go forward with no lights, only right ins, and right outs backing up traffic on Stickney which is already highly congested, especially during tourist season. According to Kochman and the Pine Shores Alliance Group, that would be a disastrous decision. “If they don’t get their light, then everyone trying to go left will be going right towards the Key and will have to do a u-turn,” she said. “Then you will also have all this traffic going through the neighborhood, trying to get out to reach the Beechwood/41 light. It boggles the mind.” Kochman’s group also questions whether or not Siesta Promenade is in line with the Sarasota County Comprehensive Plan, which is

the bible of future development for the county. Chapter 9 of the plan, in particular, deals with future land use, and clearly states that its intention is “to protect the quality and integrity of adjacent neighborhoods.” But while they are concerned about the impact of S iesta Promenade on their community, Kochman said the Pine Shores Alliance Group is absolutely not anti-Benderson. On the contrary, Todd Mathes has been respectful and has been listening to their concerns. But at the end of the day, they are in the business of making money, and Kochman recognizes that. She is just hoping that her plea of building a less dense development will be taken into serious consideration, as she awaits further information about their plans. “I think that Benderson is well-liked at the county level and it will be difficult for us to get our point across,” she said. “I’m hoping logic will prevail here and that there will be an understanding. You can only hope that will happen.”

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Q: Dear Donnarose, I’m the caregiver in my family. My father is ill, and my grandmother is in the hospital. I have a special occasion coming up and I really want to be able to enjoy myself. But I feel kind of guilty as having fun and caregiving doesn’t seem to mix. Should I even go? Please advise. Thanks, Lynn

A: ~ “When caring for others, to avoid feeling depleted, do something for you, as often as needed.” -Donnarose Melvin The energy that will come from you enjoying yourself even for just a night out here and there, is exactly what the doctor ordered for your loved ones. Adding yourself to the list of those to care for creates a healthy balance. This is one of the reasons there are respite services. This is essential in order to keep your own immune system in check. Plus, the positive energy you will feel during these breaks will emanate out of you, and will be felt by your father and grandmother. This will positively contribute to their well-being. You’d be surprised how immune systems are boosted in patient’s who watch comedy, or are exposed to heightened positive energy. So go enjoy yourself as much as possible, and you will see a big difference in your caregiving, and how you feel afterwards. It’s truly beneficial for all. ~ ♥

Q: Dear Donnarose, I work with this man Carlo, and we share this consistent amazing energy that I can’t even begin to explain. It’s like fireworks. He’s been on my mind so much, and I just don’t understand it. Could this be my soulmate? I’m happy in my current relationship. But I can’t help

but wonder what I’m supposed to do about this. Regards, Anna

A: ~ “Sharing energy with someone that even creates sparks, when making a decision, go with your heart.” ~Donnarose Melvin I hear this question pretty often. And the answers I receive from Spirit tend to vary, as this type of energy can mean different things. What I am getting for you, is that I feel you two shared an intimate past life together. But, I am not getting that you are soulmates. And while there are some people who feel a strong need to respond intimately to this heightened energy, I don’t

see this happening with the two of you. But I am getting good vibes about the energy you are feeling. It’s almost like a positive alert where your souls are reconnecting, like a reunion. It’s ok to just feel at peace with that, and to enjoy experiencing that amazing energy without guilt. I often hear it eventually subsides. So enjoy it while it lasts! ~ ♥

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…around the island• SIESTA KEY FARMER’S MARKET – Every Sunday from 8am – 2pm in Davidson’s Plaza in the Village. 5124 Ocean Blvd. Fresh fruits, vegetables, music, art. • OCTOBER 31, (FRI) 3-6PM: SAFE TREATS FOR KIDS: For the 30th year, the Siesta Key Village Association will once again host “Safe Treats”. Bring your little ones to trick or treat in Siesta Village along Ocean Blvd. and the surrounding streets. Look for participating members

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…and beyond • PHILLIPPI ESTATE PARK At Phillippi Estate Park the month of October welcomes back the popular Phillippi Farmhouse Market. On Wednesday, October 1 the market opens at 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. and is open every Wednesday (except Wed Dec 24) through Wed April 29, 2015. This seasonal market is returning for its 6th season, featuring local produce, herbs, plants and bonsai. There will be locally prepared foods, baked goods, artisans with their unique handicrafts, live music and the Humane Society with their adorable, adoptable dogs and cats. Of course, there is always ample free parking and the friendliest volunteers at the green Welcome Tent to give information, brochures and suggestions for what to do in Sarasota County. For more information on Phillippi Farmhouse Market, please call 941-861-5000. October also brings back the Bradenton-Sarasota Rose Society meetings to the Edson Keith Mansion in Phillippi Estate Park. On Sunday October 26 there will be a meeting at 2:00 p.m. followed by light refreshments. These meetings of rosarians are free to the public and an excellent opportunity to learn all about growing roses in southwest Florida. The members hold seminars, tour local rose gardens and feature a Rose Festival on Sat May 9, 2015 just in time for Mother’s Day with rose bouquets and rose bushes. They also maintain the Nettie Keener Keith Rose Garden next to the Mansion. For more information, please visit: www.b-srs.org

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Let’s headline with this month’s sure to please “RIAF” Ringling International Arts Festival! The Festival has quite an impressive line-up this year… (See the link below RIAF - Oct 15 to 18) There’s something for the whole family to take in, like Intergalactic – Nemesis, http://www.ringling.org/events/intergalactic-nemesis a ticket to the show includes admission to the museum and the beautiful grounds, including the new children’s play area. What a wonderful way to spend the day with family & friends!

Here’s our Arts listing for this month in Sarasota!

• October 1, 8pm - Peter Frampton at the Van Wezel http://www.vanwezel.org/boxOffice/event.cfm?eveID=1473#.VBhvmNgU_mI• October 2 to 12, 2pm & 7:30pm – The Glass Menagerie – at the Players Theatre. http://theplayers.org/index.php/events/the-glass-menagerie/• October 2, 7pm - A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Asolo (Cook Theatre) – Shakespeare - A romantic comedy geared toward a younger audience. Performed by 3rd year conservatory students. http://asolorep.org/ Student performers will be touring schools and other venues through November as part of an outreach and actor training production. http://www.asolorep.org/education/new-stages-tour-2014• October 2 & 5 - The Girl of the Golden West | Puccini – at the Sarasota Opera House. Enjoy the new HD with performances from around the world on the big screen at the Sarasota Opera House. www.sarasotaopera.org/•October 3, 6pm - 9 pm. “Live from Downtown - It’s Friday Nights!” Street performers on Main Street at 5 Points Park & Palm Avenue. Free!• October 4 & 5, 10am - 5pm Annual Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival. Downtown Sarasota at Orange & Main. Free. http://www.artfestival.com/Festivals/Downtown_Sarasota_Art_Craft_Festival_Sarasota_Florida_October.ASPX• October 4 - 26, every weekend 10am to 5pm Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival featuring arts & crafts for sale, hay rides, pony rides, pumpkin painting, face painting, mini train rides, a petting zoo and more. Free. 7410 Fruitville Road, Sarasota (east of I-75)• October 5 - Fall Music Series at Selby House Café Lauren Mitchell Band, Oct. 12 - Missing Links, Oct. 19 - Jubilation Brass, Oct. 26 - Tommy Rox and Friends 1pm to 3pm – Selby Gardens. www.selby.org/events/fall-music-series-0• October 5, 7am to 3pm - Annual Antique Collector Car Show. Free. Centennial Park, downtown Venice. www.venicemainstreet.com• October 5, 12, 19, 26 - 2pm – Ski-A-

Rees. Free. Waterski performance. 1602 Ken Thompson Parkway, behind Mote Marine Aquarium by the water.• October 6, 8pm – The Eve of Jackie - The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will kick off its 15-year anniversary with a one-night performance with a musical tribute to Jackie Wilson at the Van Wezel! http://www.wbttsrq.org/performances/eve-of-jackie• October 10, 17, 24, 31 - 2pm to 4pm “Jazz at Two” featuring Eddie Tobin. $12. 3975 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota. For more information call 941 366-1552. http://www.jazzclubsarasota.org• October 15 to 18 – RIAF – The Annual Ringling International Arts Festival. Four Days of Music, Dance & Theater! The opening night performance will include a champagne toast at 6 pm, one opening night performance at 7 pm choose from The Pedrito Martinez Group, Tangram, Duo Amal: Bishara Haroni and Yaron Kohlberg. Admission to the Courtyard will begin at 8pm. At 8:45pm Bolero Sarasota, a choreographic performance with more than 50 area dancers. The Courtyard celebration will include fireworks, hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, soda and cash bar. Be sure to stop by in between afternoon performances at the Gatehouse Patio at 3pm for Gatehouse gatherings (engage in interesting conversation with other patrons) The Gatehouse area is included with RIAF admission… www.ringling.org/events/series/ringling-international-arts-festival• October 15, 16, 17, 18 – Twilight Zone - Great Escape at Holley Hall – Sarasota Orchestra http://www.sarasotaorchestra.org/ • October 15 to November 16 - Little Shop of Horrors at the West Coast Black Theatre Troupe - www.wbttsrq.org/performances/little-shop-of-horrors

• October 16, 8pm – Martina McBride at the Van Wezel http://www.vanwezel.org/boxOffice/event.cfm?eveID=1486#.VBjordgU_IV• October 16, 2pm & 8pm – Breaking out in Ives – at the Players Theatre - comedy. http://theplayers.org/index.php/events/breaking-out-in-ives/• October 16, 5pm to 10pm - Main Street Live. Downtown Street Party takes place on Historic Old Main Street in Bradenton with live music from Kim Betts and Gamble Creek Band. Third Thursday of each month the event features live entertainment, food vendors, arts & crafts.• October 16 & 17, 5pm to 8pm – Jazz Sunsets on the Bay – Bayfront Gardens at the Ringling Museum - Free with regular Museum Admission, Art After 5 Admission or your RIAF ticket stub. Food & beverages will be available for purchase. http://www.ringling.org/events/jazz-sunsets-bay• October 17, 8pm – Lyle Lovett

at the Van Wezel http://www.vanwezel.org/boxOffice/event.cfm?eveID=1471#.VBjpZdgU_IU• October 17, 6pm to 9pm. “Live from Downtown Sarasota - It’s Friday Night!” Live entertainment at Towles Court (Adams & Washington) at Burns Square (South Pineapple Ave area) Local entertainers, musicians and performing arts groups.• October 17, 5:30pm - 8:30pm. Enjoy the jazzy sounds of Eirinn Abu at The Taste of St. Armand’s Circle with tantalizing tastes from area restaurants. http://www.starmandscircleassoc.com/events.cfm• October 17, 5pm to 10pm & Oct. 18, 10am to 10pm. Annual Anna Maria Island Bayfest. Kickoff Party is Friday! Saturday features continuous live music and a Classic & Vintage Car Show, “Taste of the Island” food court, beer, wine & rum drinks. Anna Maria Island: on the corner of Pine Avenue and South Bay Boulevard across from City Pier. Saturday an area of Pine Avenue will close for the event. This event will raise money for 3 college scholarships given to HS students entering into a business career. There will be many non-profits on hand. Live music will include: Koko Ray, Uncle John’s, Saturday’s music will include: Can’t Turn Left, Soulr Coaster, Scott’s Garage, Kettle of Fish, the Dr Dave band “the resurrection” A Manatee trolley will be available to pick up at Cross Point Fellowship at Gulf Drive Marina & Gulf Ave. Free! www.annamariaislandchamber.org/• October 18, 7pm – Shining Night – A Portrait of a Composer - Morten Lauridsen – Screening & Sarasota Choral Festival http://keychorale.org/season/current-season/30th-anniversary-season/sarasota-choral-festival/• October 18 - 20, 5pm - 10pm. Annual Sun Fiesta takes place in Historic Downtown Venice on west Venice Ave in Centennial Park. Saturday events include morning bed races at 9am, then a 10am Parade, at 12:30pm, The Miss Sun Fiesta Pageant. Sunday 9am to 7pm. Boy Scout breakfast from 9am to 11am. There will be arts & crafts, a children’s bounce house, games, live music and more. Free.• October 19, 7pm. Annual Sarasota’s Got Talent Finals. Singers, dancers, comedians and more will perform. Sarasota Military Academy, 801 N. Orange Ave. Sarasota.• October 24, 6pm to 9pm “Live from Downtown Sarasota - It’s Friday Night!” Live entertainment at the Rosemary District & Historic Downtown Village. Local entertainers, musicians and performing arts groups in live street performances. Downtown Sarasota, the Rosemary District area is located off Tamiami Trail, Orange Avenue, 3rd and 10th Streets.• October 24, 7pm - Friday Night Free Music with Al Fuller performing at the Gazebo in Centennial Park in downtown Venice. Bring your lawn chair or blanket. Free.• October 24, 6:30pm to 9:30pm – Artists at Work “An Evening in Paris” at the Art Center in Sarasota http://artsarasota.org/AAW• October 24 to 26 – Will Tuckett’s The Secret Garden – The Sarasota Ballet at FSU Center for Performing Arts http://www.sarasotaballet.org/events/secret-garden

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Two of the recent property damage incidents required tow truck removal of the cars and the issuance of citations, partially because of the accidents but also because of the reason they happened. Because of a recently passed law in the state of Florida, texting while driving is illegal. But at the intersection in front of the Beach Club, someone ran the stop sign at the four-way stop because they were texting on their phone at the time. The result was the loss of a Black Olive tree, two decorative benches and a bike rack. In front of Siesta Town House

condominiums, there is a long hedge of sea grapes, but now there is a large section of those missing. That’s because a young man was looking down at his phone while attempting to round the curve there and lost control of his car. According to the police report, the accident was a direct result of the young man’s actions right before the crash. “Driver of V1 was negotiating the right curve in the 4600 block of Ocean Blvd.,” the report states. “He stated that he looked down at his phone and when he realized he was in the opposite lane of traffic, oversteered

and went into the bushes on the west side of the roadway.” The report estimates damage to the vehicle at $7,000 and damages to the sea grape bushes at $1,000. Luckily, even though the number of accidents this time of year may be a bit unusual, the repairs are not that difficult to arrange. “All of that kind of stuff is now simply a matter of telling Buccaneer and letting them take care of it,” Shay said. “Because of the contract, damages in the Village have to be fixed to the way they were before.”

On the Ocean Blvd. corner next to Siesta Beach Resort and Suites, someone hit the Black Olive tree and the trash can.

There were no witnesses and no accident report filed.Photo by Debbie Flessner

The wooden poles next to the pocket park at Givens Street and Ocean Blvd were hit once again--the last time was just this past

February. Photo by Debbie Flessner

The damages in front of The Beach Club were the result of a textingstop sign runner. Photo by Debbie Flessner

Another driver looking down at his phone lost control of his car on an Ocean Blvd. curb and destroyed a large area of sea grapes in front of the Siesta Town House

condominiums. Photo by Debbie Flessner


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M a n y c o n d o m i n i u m a n d homeowner associations have difficulty filling board of directors’ positions. Working folks may feel they have too much on their plates already, while retired folks may feel they have earned a break from such responsibility. Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, the board must be comprised of five directors (three directors if five or less units). So what steps can an association take to ensure it has a full board? When an association has difficulty filling board positions, it is often due to significant time demands imposed on board members. The time involved in serving on a board can vary tremendously from association to association. One way of reducing the time required of the directors is to hire a manager to handle the day to day operations. If a manager is not desired, perhaps a part-time secretary to assist in sending out the required notices and correspondence would be an option. Similarly, hiring a bookkeeper and/or accountant may make would-be-directors more comfortable as

they will then know they will have professional support for handling the finances. Professional assistance of various kinds may make serving on the board less time consuming and more attractive. A “no cost” way of reducing the burden on the directors is for the board to appoint various committees, such as a building maintenance committee, a finance committee, and a grounds committee,to handle different aspects of management. Committees may also provide more expertise in certain areas than the directors themselves possess. Members may be willing to serve on a committee related to their interests and experience, even though they would not be willing to serve as a director. For example, engineers and contractors may agree to serve on a building committee when the building is undergoing a major renovation, thus freeing up directors, who may have no expertise in such matters, for other tasks. In addition to time demands, another frequent reason members do not want to serve on the board is they do not want to “spend their days listening to a lot of complaints.” This can be avoided to some degree if the association has a manager, or a board member with a thick skin, to whom all complaints can be directed.(The official response to a complaint should, of course, be approved by a majority of the board.)Requiring complaints to be put in writing may serve to reduce confrontations and the time directors spend listening to complaints. A box could be made available for complaints, but should be checked frequently to make sure

complaints are acknowledged and not left to fester and grow. Judicious use of the association’s attorney can also alleviate some of the stress on the directors. Once a matter is “turned over to our attorney,” the complainant can be directed to address further comments to the attorney. The attorney will become the buffer between the complainant and the board. Debt collection is another area that may discourage would-be-directors. A formal procedure for handling such matters can alleviate much of the stress and avoid any claims of “favoritism.” The procedure might be, (1) a friendly reminder that payment is overdue; (2)a notice the matter will be referred to legal counsel if payment is not received in “x” days; (3) referral to legal counsel. This should take little or none of the board’s time and may encourage members to run for the board since they will know they will not be expected to personally try to collect money from their neighbors. The board itself has considerable influence on whether members will want to become directors. Meetings should be run in a professional manner, with board members acting respectfully to each other even if they have fundamental disagreements. No one will want to become a director if meetings are generally unpleasant and poorly run. Remember that the officers serve at the discretion of the board; therefore, if the president cannot run a meeting well, the board should consider anew appointment. Board meetings should also be kept to a reasonable length and held at

times that would be convenient for everyone who might want to serve. If meetings are scheduled for 10 a.m. on a weekday, how can people with 9 to 5 jobs be expected to volunteer? In conclusion: If you have trouble filling seats on the board, take a hard look at why that might be and see if some changes can be made that will make members more willing to take a turn as director. (Ask other members what the obstacles are to their serving.) Make sure the association carries appropriate insurance to protect directors and that potential directors are made aware of that fact. Be inclusive and make a point of asking newer residents to participate. Ultimately, it is up to all of the members of the association to foster an atmosphere where issues can be addressed in a positive fashion and directors will not be overburdened and will feel good about serving. This column is not intended to provide specific legal advice and should not be relied upon for that purpose. Every situation is unique and this general discussion is not necessarily applicable to your situation. Please consult an attorney for advice regarding your particular situation.

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2014 continues to top 2013 in another busy month for Sarasota. August finished with 975 closed transactions, beating out a busy July that totaled 928 closed transactions. August sales adds to an al-ready big year for 2014 with a year to date total of 7850 sales, beating out 2013 by 100 sales.

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designer, I encourage efficiency through proper planning. A new single family residence on Beach Road to be built by Gerdes Construction can offer the perfect example of how to maximize space to accommodate an island lifestyle. Whether you are residing as a full time resident or using the home for a winter retreat, this new building will be designed as maintenance free, eco-friendly and energy efficient. The function will lodge family and friends to ensure individual private space and adequate shared space. The question of building new vs. buying an existing place to remodel can be a multi-faceted survey of your requirements. Visit your local Siesta Key building professionals for facts and help as you search for the perfect property. We may have limited space on Siesta Key, however we have an ample variety of condominiums and single-family homes to fit your lifestyle. And it is paradise.

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Siesta Key Association meeting notesContinued from page 3

COMMITTEE REPORTS: SKA Environment reports, Big Pass / Lido Key renourishment O n A u g u s t 2 0 , 2 0 1 4 , t h e Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved funding to support an independent peer review of the most recent Army Corps of Engineers proposal. The independent peer review will be chosen from a library of existing approved Coastal Resource Engineers who are not dependent on the Army Corps of Engineers funding. The focus and method will be a review and interpretation of the project scope, methods and professional opinion, not a “repeat” of the Army Corps’ specific studies. T h e B C C a u t h o r i z e d t h e expenditure up to $50,000. They will choose an Engineering firm from 7 current ‘listed’ in the approved library of firms (7 to choose from). In addition, SKA advocated with the city and county staff to remedy the existing damage on Lido’s shoreline caused by Tropical Storm Debby in 2012. The shoreline damage has worsened since the

original permit was approved. The original approved FEMA repair does not have sufficient funds or sand allocated to complete the repairs. Our hope is that a modified project, scheduled to be initiated after turtle nesting season 2014, will ease the critical urgency and provide relief as the larger Lido Key ACOE plan is reviewed.

Environment committee Turtle Lighting: experiment. In case you’ve seen some colored lights on the south end of Siesta. When traditional street lights must be off during turtle nesting, the south end of Turtle beach is extremely dark. During the new moon, FPL installed prototype LED bulbs and shields on eight street lights in Bradenton Beach and four at Turtle Beach. FWC Marine Turtle permit holder volunteers isolated a few turtle nests predicted to emerge on the night of the test, and using 30 hatchlings at each control site, released them individually and observed their reaction to the prototype LED light. If the

experiments show that the new LED lights do not disorient or mis-orient turtle hatchlings, then FPL will begin using the new lights state wide in sea turtle sensitive areas.

CHINESE SKY Lanterns Many ads are appearing online stating you can use Chinese Sky Lanterns at your Siesta Key vacation rental. Wedding planners for Siesta Key beach weddings are likewise stating that Sky Lanterns can be used on the beach. Chines Sky Lanterns are illegal in Sarasota County; At an SKA meeting one year ago, Fire Marshal John Reed stated that Chinese Sky Lanterns are illegal as are all personal fireworks. We’ll be inquiring if there are any conditions under which these can be used.

Due to rain, the International Coastal Cleanup, was postponed until Saturday, Sept. 27, 8 am to noon.

The next SKA Monthly Meeting is Thursday, October 2nd, at 4:30 pm.


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Island Girl Melanie is from Orlando. She enjoys beach volleyball, golf and surfing. Melanie has a busy

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