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The ObserverLONGBOAT

SPECIALSPIRIT OF AMERICALook inside for our guide to Fourth of July events.

A&E:PROFILES OF SUMMER In this issue Lorenzo Hubbard commands attention like it’s his job.

Grape expectationsBob and Pat Gussin enjoy a fruitful New Zealand venture.

KEY LIFE 1BKEY CLUB SPECIAL

IT’S A GO!Commission approves Key Club plan 6-1INSIDE:

• Photos from the hearing s Pages 4-5A

• Who’s Who Page 2A

• What was approved? Page 7A

• Reactions from town commissioners Page 3A

• Reactions from Key residents Page 8A

You. Your Neighbors. Your Neighborhood. THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2010

Photos by Brian Blanco

Loeb Partners Realty chief operating officer Michael Brody, left, and Longboat Key Club and Resort attorney John Patterson celebrate the 6-1 vote by the Town Commission approving the Islandside renovation-and-expansion project Wednesday, June 30, at Temple Beth Israel.

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THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2010

Project players

LONGBOAT KEY TOWN COMMISSION

Mayor George Spoll Vice Mayor Jim Brown Commissioner Robert Siek-mann

Commissioner Hal LenobelCommissioner Lynn Larson

Commissioner Phillip Younger

Commissioner David Brenner

TOWN STAFF

LONGBOAT KEY ASSOCIATION

Monica Simpson, Plan-ning, Zoning and Building director

David Persson, town at-torney

LONGBOAT KEY CLUB & RESORT ISLANDSIDE PROPERTY OWNERS COALITION

Bob White, IPOC president Michael Furen, IPOC attorney

Robert Lincoln, IPOC attorneyMarty Black, IPOC consultant

Joseph Lesser, Loeb Partners Realty chief executive officer

Michael Brody, Loeb Partners Realty chief operating officer

John Patterson, club attorney

Brenda Patten, club attorney David Leach, club project manager

Michael Welly, Key Club general man-ager

During months of hearings, they were key players for both sides of the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s $400 million Islandside renovation-and-expansion project.

KEY CLUB SPECIAL

Bob Goodman, president of Longboat Key Association

Richard Ulrich, attorney for Longboat Key Association

Photos by Brian Blanco and file photos

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“I really thought this would be the end result. I regret the long inquisi-tion that took place. I am proud of the commission because I think they did the right thing.”

Mayor George Spoll

“I’m pleased and relieved, obvi-ously. I’m sorry it was so painful. I know what childbirth feels like. You’re always troubled when every-one is not happy. I hope IPOC is able to look back with a few hours of rest and realize this is not some-thing that will downgrade their community, but doing something to upgrade their whole community.”

Vice Mayor Jim Brown

“I’m very pleased. It’s my hope by taking this action, Publix, the new Colony ownership and the Hilton will believe there is a more viable Key.”

Commissioner David Brenner

“No comment.”Commissioner Hal Lenobel

“We made a big mistake. I firmly believe redevelopment this huge and the number of departures in their totality exceeds our authority.”

Commissioner Robert Siekmann

“What a relief. I voted for the fate of Longboat Key today.”

Commissioner Lynn Larson

“It’s fairly obvious that this was a passionate, challenging issue, per-haps one of the biggest in recent times for our community. The pro-cess stretched out over a consider-able period and involved a yeoman’s effort on the part of many, but pleasing everyone was simply impos-sible, as it usually is. While there are some elements I would have pre-ferred otherwise, in the end I believe the plan approved by the commission represents what will be best for the town overall in the long run. I would also like to recognize and commend David Persson and Monica Simpson and her staff for their hard work. My ‘baptism by fire’ to public ser-vice has certainly been interesting.”

Commissioner Phillip Younger

commission reaction

final decision by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor


Longboat Key Club and Resort attorney John Patterson, far right, thanks Commissioner Hal Lenobel after Wednesday afternoon’s vote to approve the Key Club plan.

The Longboat Key Town Commission voted 6-1 Wednesday afternoon to ap-prove the Longboat Key Club and Re-sort’s $400 million expansion-and-ren-ovation plan.

At 1:55 p.m. in the hushed sanctuary of Temple Beth Israel, Commissioner Lynn Larson asked Mayor George Spoll to call the vote.

Commissioner Larson: “Yes”Commissioner Brown: “Yes”Commmissioner Brenner: “Yes”Commissioner Siekmann: “No”Commissioner Lenobel: “Yes”Commissioner Younger: “Yes”Mayor Spoll: “Yes”With that, the pro-Key Club audience

erupted in applause, with many in the room rising to their feet as they clapped.

Bob White, president of the opposition Islandside Property Owners Coalition, was not present.

The commission approved a final re-vised plan that includes much of what the Key Club proposed in the beginning: an 11-story, five-star hotel; a stand-alone meeting center; new wellness center and spa; and renovated Islandside golf club-house and golf course (with no driving range). Also approved, and among the most contentious pieces of the plan, were villas on both sides of Longboat Club Road and a seven-story condominium building on the south side of the road. (For a complete list of the project’s com-ponents, see page 7.)

The commissioners took four hours alone Wednesday to bring themselves to vote. But that was only a sliver of the time it took to get there: five years from the time Key Club General Manager Michael Welly began his quest; more than $5 million in Key Club planning expenses; six revised plans presented to the town; more than 23 public hearings over eight months; more than $40,000 in town ex-penses; and more than an estimated $1 million in legal and other expenses for the opposition, the Islandside Property Owners Coalition.

And the decision came at the final hour — on the last day the Town Commission is permitted to render development deci-sions before its two-month summer hia-tus, and on the self-imposed deadline of the Longboat Key Club’s investors. Based in England, they told Key Club officials they were prepared to walk away from the project if the commission postponed its final vote for the fall.

Longboat Key Club General Manager Michael Welly and Michael Brody, chief operating officer of the Key Club’s owner, Loeb Partners Realty, displayed smiles rarely seen on the Key Club’s side of the temple sanctuary.

“I’m delighted the Town Commission shares the same vision for both the town of Longboat Key and the Longboat Key Club and Resort,” Welly said. “The only thing massive about our project, it turns out, is the amount of supporters it at-tracted.”

Said Brody: “We are overjoyed with the result. The 6-1 vote showed there is over-whelming support from the commission for this project. It’s a good feeling.”

Learning of the vote from New York Wednesday afternoon, Loeb Partners Re-alty CEO Joseph Lesser said the follow-ing in a prepared statement:

“I am very appreciative and gratified

The only thing massive about our project, it turns out, is the amount of supporters it attracted.

Michael Welly, Longboat Key Club and Resort general manager

After 23 hearings, Key Club wins

by the vote of the Longboat Key Town Commission to approve the plan for the club’s Islandside redevelopment plan. We believe that the proposed redevelop-ment will be a great attribute to the town of Longboat Key and the club.

“I would like to thank in particular the tireless efforts and hard work by the town commissioners, the town attorney and town staff. Moreover, I would like to thank the countless supporters of the club and the residents of Longboat Key in consummating what we all hope will be a revitalization of Longboat to the benefit of the entire community.”

But the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC), which opposed the modified project, hinted that a challenge to the commission’s decision was forth-coming.

“We obviously don’t agree with the commission’s decision,” said IPOC attor-ney Michael Furen. “We still believe the project is inconsistent with the town’s land-development regulations and com-prehensive plan. Somebody besides this commission will decide if they (the com-mission) were right or wrong.”

Furen said IPOC will challenge the

commission’s action in court within 30 days from the date the mayor signs the approved ordinance.

Commissioner Bob Siekmann alluded to IPOC’s looming challenge after the meeting.

“We made a big mistake today,” Siek-mann said. “I firmly believe redevelop-ment this huge and the number of de-partures in their totality exceeds our authority.”

White, who was on his way to the tem-ple from a doctor’s appointment when the vote was made, said he turned around and drove home when he was alerted to the news.

“I was certainly surprised and disap-pointed by the vote,” White said. “It could have gone either way. The people who reside in Islandside are going to be out-raged that a vote that ignores the code, the impact of the neighborhood and the recommendations of the town planner was approved. I don’t believe this ap-proval will survive a legal challenge.”

Wednesday’s vote did not come with-out intense debate — nearly four hours’ worth Wednesday morning. That fol-lowed five-and-a-half hours of debate

Monday night.Shortly before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday,

with Commissioners Siekmann and Hal Lenobel questioning the extent and le-gality of the 23 departures in the plan and the commission at an apparent im-passe, Mayor Spoll called for an hour-long recess.

Afterward, Key Club attorney Brenda Patten explained why the club was re-questing each of the departures.

When Lenobel asked town attorney David Persson if the commission would be violating its codes if it approved the project, Patten interrupted with her ad-vice.

“The answer is clearly no because your code allows you the authority to approve

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“The final plan includes a $4.5 million ‘gift,’ moves a condo building and adds villas to the north parcel.

Islandside Property Owners Coalition attorney Michael Furen listens to the Town Commis-sion debate the Islandside renovation-and-expansion project.



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Loeb Partners Realty chief operating officer Michael Brody swears in at the June 28 hearing.

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson reviews docu-ments June 28.

Longboat resident Vince DeLisi reacts at the June 28 hearing.

Town attorney David Persson and Mayor George Spoll speak after the Monday, June 14 hearing.

Bay Isles resident Jim Greer, 86, addresses the audience at the Monday, June 28 hearing. Throughout the hearings, Greer, an avid Key Club supporter, has said he is looking forward to playing golf on the club’s reno-vated course. “I don’t have many summers left, so let’s get moving,” he said.



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our viewThe birth of Spirit of America

“These are the times that try men’s souls.”

To know where you’re going, it helps to know from where you came. We’ve made a practice of taking that journey in this space each Fourth of July. We trace pieces of our beginning to give context to why we are; who and what shaped us; and how this unique trait, the Spirit of Amer-ica, came to be.

This year, we gravitated to Thomas Paine, often regarded as a leading father of the American Revolution. Paine wrote the italicized statement above. It was the opening to his “The American Crisis,” a series of 16 pamphlets he wrote in 1776, the first of which he hoped would inspire our fledgling nation’s struggling troops. Gen. George Washington had Paine’s es-say read to the Continental Army on Dec. 23, 1776, two days before the Battle of Trenton as a pep talk to spur them on.

“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.

“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.”

Paine’s words still reverberate today. While they can bring to mind the images of the incredible struggles our forebear-ers endured to establish this free, inde-pendent nation 234 years ago, Paine’s writing is as relevant to our nation’s struggles today as it was then.

These, indeed, are times that try men’s souls in America. Yes, of course, there are big differences between now and then. Our present-day government isn’t mur-dering American citizens, or ransack-ing, looting and burning our homes and confiscating our property as the king’s soldiers did in the 1770s. But few Ameri-cans now would deny that our federal government today has taken on similarly tyrannical qualities and parallels, though without the violence.

Historian Thomas Dilorenzo, like Jef-ferson writing of the king’s offenses in the Declaration of Independence, enumerat-ed some of these federal usurpations that have occurred in the past 18 months in an essay on “Despotism Then and Now”:

“ … Trillion-dollar bailouts of fail-ing corporations that will create mor-al-hazard problems the likes of which have never been seen; an escalation of the money supply that dwarfs the mon-etary inflation of the Greenspan Fed; the Soviet-style nationalization of automo-bile companies, banks and much of the healthcare industry; government regula-tion of executive compensation; the ap-pointment of dozens of dictatorial ‘czars’ with unaccountable power to regulate and regiment myriad industries; trillion-dollar-a-year deficits; an expansion of the powers of the Fed (!); and a president who believes he has the power to fire cor-porate executives, nationalize industries and send unmanned ‘drone’ bombers to any country in the world on a whim. Washington, D.C., no longer recognizes any limits at all to its powers to ‘socially plan’ all aspects of American life.”

There’s an eeriness to then and now.

Common sense for common manPaine first roused American colonists

in January 1776 with his pamphlet-treatise known as “Common Sense.” He struck their nerve centers because he wrote common sense for the common man. His writing was in a language the average colonist could understand; it was not the Latin-filled, erudite writings of more learned men.

In his opening paragraph, Paine wrote: “I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments and common sense … ” Indeed, that was Paine — a common man.

To an extent, he was a Glenn Beck of his day. Paine failed in the family cor-set-making business in England, was let go from a govern-ment tax-collecting job there for missing work and had a failed marriage. Little oc-curred in Paine’s early adult life to indicate he would become one of Colonial America’s most influential phi-losopher-journalists. (Beck had similar be-ginnings — alcohol and drug addictions, no college education, a failed first mar-riage.) Thanks to the beneficence of Benja-min Franklin, Paine emigrated in 1774 to Philadelphia.

Like many colo-nists, Paine was ap-palled at how Eng-land’s monarchy ruled the colonies. Eight months after the British delivered the shot heard round the world on April 19, 1775, in Concord and Lexington, Paine published “Common Sense.” You could sense his outrage.

“Men of passive tempers look somewhat lightly over the offences of Britain, and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, ‘Come, come, we shall be friends again, for all this.’ But examine the passions and feelings of mankind, bring the doctrine of reconciliation to the touchstone of nature, and then tell me, whether you can hereafter love, honour and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land? …

“ … If you say you can still pass the violations over, then I ask, Hath your house been burnt? Hath your property been destroyed before your face? Are your wife and children destitute of a bed to lie on, or bread to live on? Have you lost a parent or a child by their hands, and yourself the ruined and wretched survivor? If you have not, and still can shake hands with the murderers, then you are unworthy of the name of husband, father, friend or lover, and whatever may be your rank or title in life, you have the heart of a coward and the spirit of a sycophant … ”

Best-selling book of allPaine’s essays worked. Though

published anonymously, “Common Sense” became the most popular book in America. It sold 500,000 copies and went through 25 editions in its first year. So committed to the cause, Paine donated the royalties from “Common Sense” to the Continental Army.

But Paine’s arguments against Brit-ish rule and for American independence went beyond the emotionalism of British savagery inflicted on the colonists. The heart of Paine’s arguments were … well … common sense.

• He rejected the idea that England was America’s mother country. (And even if it were, Paine said, “Then the more shame upon her conduct. Even brutes do not de-vour their young, nor savages make war upon their families.”

“Europe, and not England,” Paine wrote, “is the parent of America. This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from EVERY PART of Europe.”

• The best interests of the colonists were commerce and free trade with the world. Britain, Paine said, wanted to rule America for its own benefit. But Paine contended: “It is in the interest of all Europe to have America a FREE PORT.” Trade, he said, would secure peace and friendship.

• Paine said it made no sense for a small island to gov-ern a huge continent. “In no instance hath nature made the satellite larger than its primary planet.” England and Amer-ica, he said, “belong to different systems: England to Europe, America to itself.”

• In a similar vein, the mere distance be-tween the two coun-tries made subservi-ence to the kingdom impractical and un-workable. “To be al-ways running 3,000 to 4,000 miles with a tale or petition, waiting four or five months for an an-swer, which when ob-tained requires five or six more to explain it in, will in a few years be looked upon as folly and childish-

ness,” he said.• Finally, Paine despised monarchies.

There is “no truly natural or religious rea-son” for creating “the distinction of men into kings and subjects,” he told his read-ers. “As exalting of one man so greatly above the rest cannot be justified on the equal rights of nature, so neither can it be defended on the authority of scripture; for the will of the Almighty … express-ly disapproves of government by kings,” Paine wrote.

“In England, a king hath little more to do than to make war and give away plac-es; which in plain terms, is to impover-ish the nation … Of more worth,” Paine wrote, “is one honest man to society and in the sight of God than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived.”

Spirit of AmericaPaine’s common sense may seem al-

most two-and-a-half centuries away from modern America and scarcely rel-evant. We aren’t at war with a brutish, absentee monarch trying to milk us for all we have. But we are at the mercy now of a president and Congress bent on ex-panding their powers to, some would say, tyrannical levels.

This makes Paine’s “Common Sense” an allegory for us, a reminder, as he put it, “not to exhibit horror for the purpose of provoking revenge, but to awaken us from fatal and unmanly slumbers … ”

Just as there were Tories and loyal-ists in the Colonies who sided with King George in 1776 and thought that essayists such as Thomas Paine were treasonous quacks, today we have the Glenn Becks and Rush Limbaughs. They draw the scorn of Americans who support and de-fend centralized control and the expan-sion of Washington.

But if you look at the broader mes-sage of Thomas Paine’s pamphlets, he used what was then elementary common sense to argue for a cause for which he became single-mindedly impassioned: He was not just against the king and British rule; Paine argued for indepen-dence and freedom. And in so doing, he planted a seed that grew into the Spirit of America. Called Paine:

“O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!”

‘O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny,

but the tyrant, stand forth!’

Thomas Paine

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

Friedrich Hayek“Road to Serfdom,” 1944

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Reactions to the Key Club approvalLongboat Key residents share their reactions to Wednesday’s decision

“I’m shocked that they would disregard part of the Comprehensive Plan and vote (not) for the people of Longboat Key and the Key itself, but for one individual proj-ect … The open space was pres-ent when we bought and when we joined the Key Club. We were told that it would stay as recreational area, and that has been taken away.”

Bob BlumbergL’Ambiance resident

“I think like anything, all hearings must come to an end. I’m glad to see that the commission finally acted, and there’s no way to please all the people, but maybe we’re going to have a test as to what the commission did…Ultimately, if the courts uphold it, it was a great decision. If the court doesn’t rule in favor, it was a bad decision.”

Randall ClairFormer Longboat Key commissioner

“It’s fan-tastic. This is going to set a precedent for Publix, the Hilton, the Colony and all those other places that we are moving into the future. I’m sorry that it wasn’t 7-0. It should have been.”

Andrew VacSt. Armands Circle

Association president andbroker/owner of Re/Max

Excellence

“PIC is pleased with the outcome of the votes of the commis-sioners for the application. We came out for it in the beginning, and we’re very sat-isfied that, hopefully, progress has won out. We’ll just await to see what the next step is and hope it goes well.”

Ann RothLongboat Key Public Interest

Committee co-president

“I think it will absolutely be the best thing that ever happened to Longboat Key. From the roof-tops all the way down to the landscap-ing, it will be magnificent.”

Barbara RefranBay Isles resident

“I’m thrilled. It was like David Brenner read my mind…This is $400 million, none of which is tax dollars. That’s going to show the world that Longboat is moving forward.”

Patrick MellettBay Isles resident

Blumberg Clair Vac Cornell

“I feel very happy and very satis-fied with the outcome. The club means a lot to me and to my family and has always meant a lot. It was a won-derful opportunity to be right in the middle of the biggest thing that has ever happened on this island.”

Jim GreerBay Isles resident

“I’ve been in favor of it since day one, when it was a $500 million project. It’s good for our businesses, for St. Armands businesses, for downtown businesses and good for our prop-erty values.”

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Greer

RothRefran

“It’s a great day for Longboat Key. It’s been a long, long bat-tle, as everyone knows. I would have loved for it to be 7-0, but 6-1 is pretty good.”

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Planner, IPOC call for denial againThe approval vote came three hours

after Longboat Key Planning, Zoning and Building Director Monica Simpson told the Town Commission Wednesday morn-ing that she and her staff still could not recommend approval of the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s latest alternative plan.

“Because of the significance of the departures requested and the scale, mass and intensity of this project, staff can-not recommend approval of this plan,” Simpson said.

As she had stated in previous hearings, Simpson said she still had issues with the meeting center being located across Longboat Club Road; an underground parking garage that’s partially visible above ground; the proposed wellness center; and the addition of one floor each on two villa buildings, with one located on the north of Longboat Club Road and the other south of the road.

The town’s planning director noted, however, that the club’s project was con-sistent with the current development in the Islandside Gulf-planned development but not consistent with current town codes and policy.

Simpson said the plan the commission approved two weeks ago on first reading preserved open space on the north parcel and was her preferred plan.

“But the addition of five villa buildings on the north parcel greatly diminishes the purpose and intent of preserving open space,” Simpson said.

Simpson’s biggest concern with the club’s project was the addition of a fourth floor on two villa buildings. She called them “forced” and “inappropri-ate.”

Although Simpson said the plan the commission approved on first reading

was “more acceptable” than what was being proposed, club attorney John Patterson noted that the revised project has the same amount of departures in the plan Simpson recommended.

The only difference in the plan, Patterson said, was the addition of the five villa buildings on the north parcel that did not need any departures.

And Patterson said the largest build-ings built in Islandside, L’Ambiance condominiums, were built in the 1990s, years after the code was changed in 1984 to allow for a reduced building height.

Town attorney David Persson pointed out, however, that L’Ambiance had a vested right to build its 11-story build-ings that was granted to them in the 1970s.

Simpson told the commission her staff continued to emphasize the importance of their “considering all departures.”

Commissioner Jim Brown noted and Simpson agreed, however, that nothing in the town’s code limits the commission to grant only minor departures.

And Islandside Property Owners Coalition attorney Michael Furen told the commission it would be “improperly approving a plan” that was presented just two days ago and was not reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board.

“The expedited process trying to meet a deadline imposed by an applicant has made due process a farce, frankly,” Furen said.

Persson disagreed with Furen’s claims that the application was not handled properly, noting the town has gone out of its way to make sure due process has been provided over the last several months.

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departures,” Patten said. Persson agreed.Lenobel pressed the question further.

He asked Persson if the commissioners adopted departures that ignore or violate the town’s codes, “Are we guilty of a mis-demeanor? Are we as a legislative body violating the town trust of its citizens if we ignore or approve 23 changes in the town code? I would hate to ignore the trust of the people who voted me into office.”

Persson, who has stated repeatedly he believes the commission has the right to approve the project, replied by explaining the commission was acting as judges who were called upon to make the decision based on the totality of the evidence.

But the conversation didn’t assuage Siekmann, clearly the lone dissenting vote on the project.

“In its totality, we have shoehorned

14 buildings into spaces that aren’t big enough,” Siekmann said.

Commissioner David Brenner, however, said it was time to vote.

“The bottom line is you like this proj-ect or you don’t,” Brenner said. “Once this (project) is off the table, we will have to go back and look at our codes and Compre-hensive Plan.”

Brenner told the commission the proj-ect was larger than he would like, but that “the alternative, deterioration, is unac-ceptable.”

Said Vice Mayor Jim Brown: “There is no other place on this island where this development would be appropriate, but it’s appropriate here. I think when it’s built, people will say, ‘Why did we com-plain?’”

As Brown walked down the sidewalk outside of the temple after the vote, he summed up the experience: “I now know what childbirth is like.”

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A debate over $4 million raged on late into the evening Monday, June 28, at Temple Beth Israel between the Long-boat Key Town Commission and the Longboat Key Club and Resort.

The commission — which decided to postpone a vote on the $400 million project until Wednesday, June 30 — debat-ed back and forth with club offi-cials over how much money the club should have to pay in com-pensation for the loss of open space the new condominiums would take away.

In an attempt to help town at-torney David Persson and town staff draft a revised ordinance on second reading, the com-mission gave swift direction on a list of ordinance revisions and conditions until the issue of compensation was raised at the end of the evening.

Mayor George Spoll began the discussion at 10 p.m., informing club officials he would not vote for an Islandside project that didn’t impose a $4 million price tag for the loss of open space. He said the money could be used to build a renovated Bayfront Park Recreation Center.

“That’s less than $25,000 per unit to compensate the citizens

of this island for the loss of open space,” Spoll said. “Without that amount, I will oppose this ordi-nance.”

On top of the $4 million Spoll requested, the club had already agreed to pay the town $1 mil-lion for potential road improve-ments to Gulf of Mexico Drive, $500,000 for Gulf of Mexi-co Drive beautification and $500,000 for a new sidewalk on Gulf of Mexico Drive along the Islandside golf course.

When totaled, the price tag came to $6 million.

Club attorney John Patterson, however, told the commission the club was only willing to of-fer $2.5 million in hard cash and another $1 million worth of usage for town purposes at the proposed meeting center.

Commissioners immediately began to discredit the $1 mil-lion worth of meeting center usage. Commissioner Robert Siekmann called the benefit

“useless,” and Commissioner Phillip Younger called it “Mo-nopoly money that has no real value.”

The comments prompted Loeb Partners Realty chief op-erating officer Michael Brody to allow Patterson to offer the $1 million in meeting-center usage credit as hard cash, instead.

“If you would rather have the cash, we will tie it into an open space fund or any other fund you want for a grand total of $3.5 million in cash,” Patterson said.

Despite the offer, Spoll said the $4 million fee he original-ly suggested should increase, which prompted groans from the audience.

“The fee should go up because there were no condos on the north parcel before,” Spoll said. “But I won’t go there.”

The comments prompted Patterson to tell Spoll the club has offered “a substantial amount of money to the town.”

“It’s been our position all along that Arvida already made the open-space contribution years ago for this Gulf-planned development,” Patterson said. “We know you have a right to place conditions on a project. But, frankly, most communities would be paying for intersec-tion improvements themselves to accommodate this project.”

The comments upset Spoll. “If $25,000 per unit stands in

the way of a contractor building these units that will probably be marketed for $2.5 million, I would be shocked,” Spoll said. “I feel it’s perfectly appropriate for the town to make this demand.”

Although a debate ensued over whether the town should be able to collect the $500,000 offered for a sidewalk along the golf course even if it’s never built, the commission agreed to remove that monetary obliga-tion.

But not before Siekmann told the commission and audience to stop skirting around the real issue.

“Let’s face it, it’s not about the sidewalk,” Siekmann said. “It’s all about the money.”

The commission eventually agreed to change its hard-line stance on a $4 million open space contribution of hard cash to $3 million.

Combined with the $1 mil-lion for road improvements and $500,000 for Gulf of Mexico Drive beautification, the club now must pay $4.5 million to the town in combined cash and contributions.

Said Patterson: “I would say that $4.5 million is more than enough to build your sidewalk if you want to.”

Longboat Key Club and Re-sort General Manager Michael Welly had no comment when asked to discuss on the open space contribution debate.

WITH CONDITIONS by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

The Islandside ‘gift’ factor: $4.5 millionThe Longboat Key Club and Resort and Mayor George Spoll had a difference of opinion on how much money the club should pay to the town to compensate for the loss of Islandside open space.

Mayor George Spoll, left, told club officials Monday, June 28 that he would not vote for the project unless the club puts up $4 million for the project’s loss of open space.

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Directions to Barlow Boulevard: Head out the door from the main-tenance office at the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s Islandside golf course, go around another main-tenance building and you’ll see the sign for the service road that leads to the golf course. It takes just a minute or two by foot — even less time by golf cart.

But for Richard “Sam” Barlow, the journey to Barlow Boulevard has been 40 years in the making.

Barlow reported for his first day of work May 11, 1970. He was 19 and had been hired by Arvida Corp. to work as one of four employees in its landscaping department. Start-ing pay: just under $2 an hour. Back then, the Islandside golf course was the Longboat Key Golf Club, and Harbourside wasn’t even a sketch on a developer’s pad. The Key was dot-ted with just a few condominiums.

Barlow stuck with his job through-out the development of the island and the Key Club and now works as an irrigation technician at the Islandside golf course. With four decades of service, Barlow is now the Key Club’s longest-serving em-ployee. He arrives at the Key Club at 5 a.m. to inspect the systems. His secret to success on the job?

“Just do the best you can in what-ever you’re doing,” Barlow said. “I help wherever I can and try not to get in the way.”

But, according to his supervisor, John Reilly, director of agronomy at the Key Club, the truth is more complicated.

“Sam is a modern-day MacGyver,” he said.

Many of the parts for the irriga-tion-system pumps are no longer available, so Barlow makes the re-placements himself. He works on a complicated four-pipe system in-stead of one central system.

“He takes care of a very old, anti-quated system, and he does it with grace and a smile,” Reilly said.

Looking back on the past 40 years, Barlow says he has some interest-ing memories of the Key Club: He got to ride in a hot-air balloon dur-ing an event promotion. He held his breath and went under water to fix a cracked pipe located 2 feet be-neath the surface of a pond. He got to meet Aerosmith. And, on Sept.

11, 2001, then President George W. Bush jogged right past Barlow on the beach and said hello.

And there was also that day ear-lier this month. Because Key Club employees get a special nametag on their 25-year anniversary with the company, Reilly told Barlow that he needed a special nametag in honor of his 40 years of service. So, at a quarterly staff meeting, Reilly pre-sented him with a package. Inside was a special nametag, indeed. It read: “Barlow Boulevard.”

In honor of Barlow, the street sign was installed a few days later.

“It’s totally cool,” Barlow said. “It’s nice to see in the morning.”

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Road paved with 40 years of work

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Richard “Sam” Barlow reported for his first day of work 40 years ago.

Longboat Key’s annual Freedom Fest celebration will offer good old-fashioned Fourth of July fun with a patriotic parade, food and games. And the good times will also be available at old-fashioned prices: All drinks and food items will be $1, and game tick-ets will be four for $1.

The festivities begin at 9 a.m. Sunday, July 4, with a patriotic parade at Bicentennial Park. Kids, par-ents and pets are invited to get into the spirit by wearing their favorite red, white and blue attire and decorating their bikes, wagons and faces.

The celebration will continue with old-fashioned games, such as egg races and balloon tosses, and food items, such as pancakes, waffles and sausages. In ad-dition, the Longboat Key Garden Club will coordi-nate a butterfly release with more than 50 butterflies.

The event is hosted by the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by The Longboat Observer, Cannons Ma-rina, the town of Longboat Key, Blue Dolphin Café, Casa del Mar and Pattigeorge’s.

“It’s a great, old-fashioned celebration,” said Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce Executive Assistant Dawn Mims.

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8:49 p.m. — 5500 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive (GMD). Property Damage. While locking up Joan M. Durante Park, police noticed several tire tracks in the gravel. A small vehicle appeared to have struck a tree and run over some plants.

Liquid leak10:46 p.m. — Intersection of Gulf of

Mexico Drive and St. Judes Drive. Public Service. Police observed a large amount of water coming from what appeared to be an underground pipe. The pub-lic works department was notified and worked through the night to locate and repair the leak.

June 17Clean out

10:46 a.m. — 1200 block of GMD. Lar-ceny. A woman called to report she be-lieves her cleaning crew stole her $300 black handbag and $300 beige handbag, which contained $40 in cash, a Social Se-curity card, a Florida identification card and several credit cards.

June 19Supervised stop

9:19 a.m. — 2300 block of Harbour Oaks Drive. Gas Leak. Police stood by while Longboat Key Fire Rescue stopped a gas leak.

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June 17Fruits of their labor

12:23 p.m. — 4600 block of GMD. Juvenile Acts. A man called to report he was the victim of a drive-by fruiting. While driving south on Gulf of Mexico Drive, he reported he heard something hit his passenger window and then saw a mango lying in the road while two juveniles ran away from the scene. Their par-ents promised it would not happen again.

No bathing beauty 11:53 a.m. — 300 block of North

Shore Road. Indecent Exposure. Two women and a man called to report see-ing a 41-year-old Bradenton man emerge from the Gulf completely naked. The man was located and warned about pub-lic nudity on the town’s beaches.

Swimmer saved8:37 p.m. — 4700 block of GMD. Res-

cue. While taking pictures of the sunset, a couple noticed that a woman using the hotel swimming pool was on the bottom of the pool. A group of people assisted in getting the woman out of the pool and performed two rounds of CPR on her, which revived her. She was transported to the hospital for further evaluation.

June 20Smoke is no joke

12:27 a.m. — 600 block of Companion Way. Disturbance. Police responded to a disturbance complaint and made contact with the homeowner, who admitted to getting into a fight with his live-in girl-friend because she was smoking in the bedroom. Both denied the argument got physical and agreed to spend the rest of the evening apart.

Dine and dash8:13 p.m. — 700 block of Broadway.

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Bird Key Yacht Club members mixed margaritas and fashion June 24, at “Mar-garitas and the Met,” a small-scale ver-sion of the club’s monthly fashion show.

The Met representatives told the group summer must-haves include shrugs, cardigans and Bermuda shorts and that trends for fall will be reminiscent of the ’50s. Skirts will feature full bottoms, and items will be saturated in bright jewel tones. Velvet and leather are also key trends for fall — and camel will be the new black.

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on the keyMar Vista Fireworks Boom-Boom on the Bay — begins after dark Friday, July 2, at Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub, 760 Broadway. The event kicks off the Chiles Restau-rant Group’s three-day Fourth of July celebration. Call 383-2391.

The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Beach Party, Barbecue & Fire-works Show — The kids’ parade begins at 3 p.m.; a barbecue buffet begins at 6 p.m.; games on the beach, including the area’s largest egg toss, will begin at 7 p.m.; and the fire-works show begins at 9 p.m. Satur-day, July 3, at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cost is $45 for adults and $30 for children, tax not included. The event is open to the public. Reserva-tions are recommended. Call 383-5558.

Firecracker Regatta — runs throughout the day Saturday, July 3, at Sarasota Sailing Squadron, 1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, and features a barbecue. Call 388-2355.

Ninth Annual St. Armands Boat Show — takes place from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4, at St. Armands Circle Park. The event is sponsored by MarineMax of Sarasota. Call 388-1554.

American Littoral Society Kayak at South Lido Park/Bird Key — takes place from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10. Enjoy a kayak trip

around South Lido Park led by natu-ralist John Sarkozy. Cost is $20 for members; $25 for non-members. For reservations and meeting location, call Sarkozy at 966-7308.Mote Marine Laboratory Turtle Walks — take place at 6:45 a.m. Saturdays in June and July, beginning at the Longboat Hilton Key Beach-front Resort, 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive. A Mote-trained volunteer will guide participants on a 1.5-mile walk and discuss sea turtles and the ways in which volunteers protect them. Call 388-4441.‘Power of 3: Love, Life, Light’ Exhibit — is on display through July 22, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling Col-lege of Art and Design, 6960 Long-boat Drive S. The exhibit features the photography of Ed Parker, Mary Lou Johnson and James Corwin Johnson. Call 383-2345.

publicAnna Maria Island Privateers Fourth of July Procession — This annual Fourth of July parade will march through all three towns on Anna Maria Island. Floats and units must be staged by 9:30 a.m., and the parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3, on Coquina Beach, in Braden-ton Beach. After the parade, a party will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at Café on the Beach, 2200 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Winners of Privateers scholarships will be announced. Con-tact Tim Hammer at 780-1668.

communitycalendarIf your organization would like to have meetings or events publicized, mail or fax the information at least one week in advance to The Longboat Observer, Box 8100, Longboat Key 34228; fax: 383-7193 or e-mail: [email protected]. All announcements must be typed, include hour and date of meeting, complete address of meeting place and a telephone reference number. To ensure accuracy, no telephone calls. Deadline is the previous Tuesday, 5 p.m.

DON’T MISSFREEDOM FEST FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONWhat: The celebration will begin with a patriotic parade of parents, kids and pets. Get into the spirit by decorating your bikes, wagons, pets and faces. Then, continue the festivities with games, food and fun. Call 383-2466.

When: 9 a.m. Sunday, July 4

Where: Meet at Bicentennial Park

Maureen BrowneMaureen Browne, 57, of Longboat Key, died June 25.Born July 18, 1952, in Buffalo, N.Y., she graduated

from Mount Mercy Academy, in Buffalo, State Univer-sity of New York, in Brockport, N.Y., and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, in Medford, Mass.

Ms. Browne served as branch chief for the U.S. gov-ernment in Washington, D.C. She was proud of her contributions to the passage and implementation of Title IX.

Ms. Browne is survived by her children, Mary Sing-er and Michael Singer; brother, James Browne; and sisters, Kathleen Boice, Eileen Robinson and Joanna Quinn.

A funeral service will take place Thursday, July 1, in Buffalo. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, cancer.org.

Arnold FeinArnold Fein, 83, of Sarasota and formerly of Long-

boat Key, died June 25.Fein was born July 25, 1926, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and

grew up in Queens, N.Y. After graduating from high school at 16, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II and became a tank crewman and radio operator. He graduated from City College of New York with a busi-ness administration degree and be-came a successful insurance broker.

Mr. Fein and his wife, Shirley, lived in Bergen County, N.J., and began visiting Longboat Key in the 1960s, before moving to the island

permanently in the late 1980s. Mr. Fein was an active member of Temple Beth Is-

rael. His love of dancing earned him the nickname “Twinkle Toes.” He also enjoyed trips to the opera, classical music and travel. The Feins often wrote travel articles for The Longboat Observer.

Mr. Fein is survived by his wife of 54 years, Shirley; son, Joel Fein; daughters, Tina Fein Dinitz and Mitchell Cooper; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

A funeral service took place Monday, June 28, at Temple Beth Israel.

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Patricia “Pat” Gussin says it’s crisp and fruity with a hint of grapefruit fla-vor. Robert “Bob” Gussin says it almost has an earthiness to it. It’s Bob Gus-sin’s favorite selection from Ocean-view Vineyards and also the vineyards’ best-seller. Pat Gussin appreciates the refreshing quality of the sauvignon blanc, although she admits that she is partial to the pinot noir.

On Longboat Key, the Gussins are better known as authors and owners of Oceanview Publishing Co., which recently relocated to Longboat Key from Ipswich, Mass. But, across the Pacific Ocean, in the Marlborough re-gion of New Zealand, the Gussins are the owners of Oceanview Vineyards.

Neither Gussin claims to be a wine connoisseur. Before they both re-tired on the same day in 2000, she worked as a physician, while he was the chief scientific officer for Johnson & Johnson. Based on their limited re-search when it came to wine, they had reached one conclusion.

“What we knew was we liked drink-ing it,” Bob Gussin said.

And, before late 2002, neither Gus-sin knew much about New Zealand, beyond the fact that they wanted to visit. Bob Gussin had set up a research company in Sydney during his time with Johnson & Johnson. Two years after retiring, Bob Gussin was invited to be the keynote speaker at retirement festivities for Dr. Denis Wade, who had led the research company, so the Gussins decided to make a two-and-a-half-week side trip to Kiwi Country. In the couple’s memoir, “What’s Next … For You? The Gussin Guide to Big Changes, Big Decisions & Big Fun,” re-leased earlier this year, Bob Gussin of-fers this hypothesis about their trip to New Zealand in relation to what they often call the “R-word.”

“Amazingly, exploring New Zealand would be our first step in the disap-pearance of our retirement,” he wrote.

Fruitful forayThe Gussins passed vineyard after

vineyard as they drove through New Zealand, a country roughly the same size as California with a population of 3.5 million people and 30 million

sheep. Entranced by the beauty of the land and its people, Pat Gussin sug-gested that it might be fun to get into New Zealand’s wine business. Her husband responded with an unen-thusiastic, “Uh-huh.”

But when the couple traveled to the retirement party in Australia, Wade told them that New Zealand was overflowing with opportunities in the wine industry — akin to the California Gold Rush more than a century ago.

Wade said that the simplest way to get into the business would be to buy part of a vineyard instead of a winery. With a winery, they would have to know the entire business, in-cluding import-export technicalities. With a vineyard, they could simply sell grapes to a vineyard. He also put them in touch with his sister, an oe-nologist who had moved to New Zea-land from Australia. And so, within

three months, the Gussins owned a vineyard in the Marlborough region, New Zealand’s premier grape-grow-ing land. A few years later, they pur-chased a second vineyard. Today, their wines are available for $16.99 to $22 per bottle at retailers throughout the United States, including Longboat Key Publix. The Gussins travel to New Zealand twice a year to oversee the vineyard and appreciate the land.

Their cups overflowethYou might say that the Gussins

have uncorked a wealth of knowledge about wine over the years. But, actu-ally, they’ve unscrewed it. Ocean-view Vineyards’ selections, like 80% of New Zealand wines, have screw tops, rather than corks. Both Gussins point to studies that show that screw tops are more effective in preserving the wine’s flavor.

“We’re scientists,” Bob Gussin said, “so we like to see all the data.”

They say that tradition, not practi-cality, is what often keeps corks going.

Among the other things they’ve learned: a respect for Mother Nature.

“Around the time of harvest, you need dry weather and a little wind and sun,” Pat Gussin said. “If you don’t get that, the quality of grapes is down. It’s a real balance.”

One season, after a late frost, the vineyards lost 80% of their crops in a single night.

And they have also gained a new-found respect for those who earn their living through agriculture. One

day, the couple tried handpicking grapes for the pinot noir but lasted only 10 minutes.

One final thing they’ve learned — how to pick a good bottle of wine. Their scientific method: Pick a wine. Uncork it or unscrew its top. Taste it.

“If you like it, that’s a good bottle of wine,” Bob Gussin said.

PERFECT BALANCE by Robin Hartill | Community Editor

EXPECTATIONSPat and Bob Gussin visited New Zealand in 2002, and it turned out to be a fruitful trip for the Longboat Key couple.GRAPE

Robert and Patricia Gussin toast with their favorite wines.Robin Hartill

The view from the vineyard inspired its name, Oceanview Vineyards.

New Zealand has 10 wine-grow-ing regions, with harvesting periods ranging from early March to mid-April. The country’s wine business is rapidly expanding, in part because of its temper-ate climate that is similar to Sonoma, Calif. Moderate temperatures allow for a slow ripening period, which creates distinct flavors. The Gussins said that, although they love New Zealand, they had another reason why it was a good place to buy a vineyard.

“ … in California or Long Island, we’d only have been able to afford a parcel of land that could produce enough grapes each fall to fill our fruit bowl,” they said.

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EU-US LLC, a Florida limited-liabil-ity company with a Bradenton address registered to Helmer Hagman, sold the home at 3451 Bayou Sound in the Bay Isles subdivision to Kevin and Holly Geary, of Pittsford, N.Y., for $1.2 mil-lion. The 3,360-square-foot home was built in 1992 and has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms and a swim-ming pool. It last sold for $1.9 million in February 2006.

The transaction was the largest of eight sales recorded at the Sarasota and Mana-tee county courthouses during the week of June 14 through June 18 on Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys. Of this week’s sales, five took place on Longboat Key, including two in Manatee County, and three occurred on Lido Key.

SeaplaceIn an intra-family transaction, William

Rumph III and Bruce Rumph, both of Lakeland, Susan Holland, of North Palm Beach, and Connie Carrasquillo, of Tam-pa, each sold their one-quarter interest in Unit G-4-201 at 1975 Gulf of Mexico Drive in Unit III of the 461-unit Sea-place to Saluda Road Partnership LLLP, a Florida limited-liability partnership with a Lakeland address, for $120,000, or a total $480,000. William Rumph III is the registered agent of Saluda Road Partnership LLLP. Built in 1977, the unit has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,492 square feet of living space. The condominium sold new for $92,700 in September 1977.

Longboat Harbour TowersAnn Carpenter Goulburn, of Basking

Ridge, N.J., Patricia Carpenter Kraemer, of Mount Olive, N.J., and John Carpenter III, of Hazlet, N.J., sold Unit 507 at the 73-unit Longboat Harbour Towers, 4401 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Donna Walker, who lists the unit as her address, and Richard Arenstrup, of Marstons Mills, Mass., for $403,500. The 1,314-square-foot condo-minium was built in 1972 with two bed-rooms and two bathrooms. The unit sold for $235,000 in January 1998.

Sutton PlaceRobert and Barbara Thompson, of In-

dianapolis, sold Unit PH-3 in the South Building of the 80-unit Sutton Place, located in the 4300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, to Donald Pierce, of St. Marys, Ga., for $263,000. Built in 1973, the 992-square-foot unit has two bed-rooms and one bathroom. It last sold for $115,000 in August 1981.

Boathouse on LongboatBonnie Grote, successor trustee of the

Ierta Burch Trust, of Bradenton, sold Boat Slip 2324 at the 194-slip Boathouse of Longboat, 410 Gulf of Mexico Drive, to John Stewart, 1800 Benjamin Frank-lin Drive, for $50,000. The slip last sold for $13,800 in January 1988.

Lido KeyDonald and Nancy Sontag, of Norris-

town, Pa., sold Unit B-107 at L’Elegance on Lido Beach, 1800 Benjamin Franklin

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A home in Bay Isles sells for $1.2 million

Unit G-4-201 in Unit III at Seaplace condominium has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,492 square feet of living area. It sold for $480,000.

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Sally Wallace, of Carlsbad, Calif., sold Unit 907 at Lido Beach Club, 1212 Ben-jamin Franklin Drive, to Albert Hig-gins and Carolyn Tricomi-Higgins, of New York City, for $500,000. The 1,421-square-foot residence was built

in 1972 and has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It last sold for $60,000 in October 1974.

Robert and Louise Sinclair, of Nash-ville, Tenn., sold Unit 4-C at Lido Re-gency, 1700 Benjamin Franklin Drive, to Robert and Patricia Wright, of Ot-tawa, for $325,000. Built in 1968, the two-bedroom, two-bath unit has 1,059 square feet of living space. It last sold for $125,000 in August 1994.

Unit 4-C at the Lido Regency, 1700 Ben Franklin Drive, has two bedrooms, two bath-rooms and 1,059 square feet of living area. It sold for $325,000.

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These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of June 18 through June 24, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

Address Permit Applicant Amount521 Gulf Bay Road Alteration Town of Longboat Key $1,572,4902045 GMD Alteration Seaplace condominium $66,64955 Lighthouse Point Drive Re-roof Paul Holland $47,9152224 Harbour Court Drive Alteration St. Resi Sarasota LLC $45,000435 L’Ambiance Drive Alteration Ravi Chandra $44,700380 GMD Alteration William Noonan $28,755501-507 Bayport Way Re-roof Bayport Beach & Tennis Club $25,000535 Sanctuary Drive Alteration Michael Plunkett $22,300508-514 Bayport Way Re-roof Bayport Beach & Tennis Club $22,000513 Ketch Lane Addition Miles Group Longboat LLC $22,0003301 Bayou Road Alteration Jean Pontius $14,276705 Jungle Queen Way Alteration Anthony Marterie $13,000808-817 Bayport Way Alteration Sandra Marks, trustee $11,0005940 GMD Alteration Rolf-Jurgen Wagner $9,820638 Norton St. Alteration Thomas Cetwinski $7,5002379 Harbour Oaks Drive Alteration Arthur Wood $7,0005055 GMD Alteration Peter Hankins $5,883607-610 Bayport Way Re-roof Bayport Beach & Tennis Club $5,0001914 Harbourside Drive Alteration Frederick Harrison $4,9001908 Harbourside Drive Alteration Richard Horak $4,9001916 Harbourside Drive Alteration Richard Kaleida $4,9004 Winslow Place Alteration Wayne Mock, trustee $4,820827-835 Bayport Way Alteration Melvia Cheng, trustee $4,552.514 Winslow Place Alteration Wayne Mock, trustee $4,0003303 Sabal Cove Circle Alteration Thomas Vanik, trustee $2,499 Temporary The Colony Beach &1620 GMD event Tennis Resort $0

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NEARLY 6 ACRES, 355’ ON BAY, MAIN HOUSE & GUEST HOUSE

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COURSE VIEWS, 4TH FLOOR, RECENTLY RENOVATED INTERIOR

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GULF, PRIVATE LAGOON$2,400,000

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GUY PETERSON DESIGN, OVER 2900+ SF, 47” LAP POOL &

EXCEPTIONAL APPOINTMENTS$1,269,000

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From snorkeling and fishing to cooking and sailing, Sarasota Yacht Club’s young-est members have got plenty to look for-ward to this summer in sailing camp.

“They’re learning the terms ‘upwind’ and ‘downwind,’ the difference between ‘port’ and ‘starboard’ and which boat has the right of way,” said camp sailing in-structor Andrew Bilan. “We’re also teach-

ing them how to rig and de-rig the boats.”The SYC Summer Sailing Camp Pro-

gram sessions are two weeks long and run through Aug. 13. Additional activi-ties include arts and crafts, kayaking, science and swimming. On Wednesday, June 30, campers will learn how to filet a giant grouper for the camp’s “From Sea to Plate” activity.

smooth sailors by Loren Mayo | Community Editor

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Sarasota Yacht Club campers set sail

Alex Rees learns some new sailing techniques.

Camp counselors Courtney Francese and Katie Powers with sailing instructors Ian Nora and Andrew Bilan

Sterling Michel perfects a backward jump into the pool.

Sawyer and Ava Michel Lincoln and Jack Nieland

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SABAL COVE - in the LBK Club on an estate size lot. 4 BR, high ceilings, open plan w/large pool/spa & lanai. $1,150,000

LBK CLUB VACANT LOT - Parklike setting in The Bayou within walking distance to the club house & marina. $399,000BOAT SLIP LBK MOORINGS60'Slip on E Dock - $169,000 / 48' Slip on N Dock-$169,000

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The problem with Market Watch re-cently is that there is not really much to “watch” in the market. The bond market continues to go down, causing inter-est rates to increase; stock markets are struggling in a trading range, with Wall

Street doing everything it can to keep it above 10,000 points; and the commodities markets continue to go down in price, except for pre-cious metals such as gold and silver.

The Federal Reserve System was founded in 1913 with the promise to level out deteriora-tion in the markets like we’re seeing today. Let’s

see how well that has worked: • The Dow high in 1890 sold off 64%,

and it took 15 years for the Dow to get back to even.

• The Dow high in 1906 fell 48%, and it took until 1916 for the Dow to get back to even.

• In 1913 the Federal Reserve System was founded to level out these down cycles in the market and put an end to them.

• In the Fed’s first at bat, the 1916 high fell 50%, and it took until 1925, nine years, for the Dow to get back to even.

• The high of 1929 witnessed a Dow fall of 89%, and it took 26 years, until 1955, for the Dow to get back to even.

• The high in 1966 fell 38% and it took until 1973, seven years, for the Dow to get back to even.

• The 1973 Dow high fell 45%, and it took until 1983 for the Dow to get back to even.

• The 14,164 points on the Dow in 2007 has so far sold off 54% to 6,547 points. There is no telling how long it will take to obtain the 14,000-point level again.

What’s important here is to notice that the purpose in founding the Fed in 1913 was to level out these decreases. It has not worked. The Fed is comprised of a secret society of bankers and top govern-ment officials, a closed group of men and women who are unaccountable to the voting public, yet they have the power to issue the nation’s currency. A regulatory policy should make it possible for a bank

to fail without endangering the rest of the system. The Fed’s solution, however, to all of our economic problems, is to always increase the size of government through additional debt, additional reg-ulation, additional rules and more taxes.

The Fed is not only unnecessary, but it has proved to be harmful by not doing the simplest things in terms of regulat-ing banks:

1. Ensure that banks have sufficient capital.

2. Proprietary trading by banks, which are risking depositors’ money that is in-sured by the federal government, should not be allowed.

The lack of rules governing those two simple economic thoughts is what has created our current problems. Had the banks acted like banks and provided capital for growth, instead of providing loans to Wall Street to speculate with, we would not have these problems. Instead, the Fed, by creating artificially low inter-est rates, fueled speculative borrowing, something that has happened through-out history when low interest rates are not established by free markets.

How many years until this market recovers and reaches the record 14,164 points?

The question cannot be answered without knowledge of future govern-ment borrowing, the cost of the Obama health-care plan and future tax increas-es. The answers to those questions dra-matically influence the economy’s cash flow. At current market price earnings levels on the Dow Jones Industrials, to get back to 14,000 points would re-quire a doubling of earnings on the Dow stocks. The doubling of earnings on the Dow stocks will obviously happen, but how long will it take? A doubling of cor-porate earnings in five years would re-quire a 15% compounded annual growth rate. That’s unlikely. A 10% compounded annual growth rate under these condi-tions would be very good, and that would take seven years.

So, in about seven years, at 10% growth, the market can get back to 14,000 points?

That’s true, but only if the current price-earnings ratio exists at the end of seven years and 10% compounded an-nual growth in earnings is sustained.

The average historical price-earnings ra-tio on the Dow Industrials is 14.5 times earnings. If the market reverted to that average, the market would not reach 14,000 points until the ninth year.

If the Fed is responsible for all this public debt buildup and responsible for rescuing banks “too big to fail,” why can’t we just put a stop to it and end the Fed?

It would literally take an act of Con-gress. It has been a contentious subject for almost 100 years. The Constitution, in Article I, Section 8 says, “The Con-gress shall have the power to borrow money on the credit of the United States, to coin money and regulate the value thereof.” Right there is the authority to audit the Fed — and to terminate the Fed. A request to audit the Fed is in H.R. 1206 bill, in the House, and S. 604 bill in the Senate. All of that was supposed to be incorporated into the New Monetary Reform Bill, however, it has so far been removed.

We shall continue to have a small group of people secretly control the money supply of the United States un-til the public educates themselves to understand that the Fed is one of our economy’s big problems. From a his-torical point of view, the Constitution was written the way it was to avoid the consolidation of money power among a few men. Throughout history, a few men have grabbed the reins of each country’s money supply, and the Founding Fa-thers knew it. They also knew that if the control of the country’s money supply remained with the people, that money would remain safe. Individuals are bet-ter stewards of their money than the gov-ernment is of our money.

How could we be better stewards of our own money?

Until the Fed confiscated our gold in 1933, each amount of paper money in our possession was 100% redeemable in silver or gold. The money supply, therefore, was controlled by the people through their ownership of money rep-resented by gold or silver. All paper mon-ey was redeemable in “specie” (gold and silver). Coincidently, since 1933, several significant economic conditions have oc-curred:

1. The size of all government in our

country has gone from 10% of GDP in 1933 to 35% of GDP today.

2. The dollar will buy only 1/25 of what it did in 1933.

3. There was one ounce of gold for ev-ery 20 paper dollars in circulation. Now, one ounce of gold in our vaults is repre-sented by more than $75,000 dollars in circulation.

4. In 1933 there was no significant public debt. Now, every family of four’s share of the public debt is $148,000.

ConclusionJudicious investors should remain in

cash. Purchasing as much silver and gold as comfortable will lower risk toward the continuing reduction in the purchasing power of the dollar. If one has an itch to get more involved in the stock mar-ket, there are some excellent companies yielding more than 3% that are selling at low price-earnings ratios. They are Ab-bott Labs, Altria Group, Automatic Data Processing, Coca-Cola, Johnson & John-son, PepsiCo, Phillip Morris Interna-tional Inc., Proctor & Gamble and Sysco Corporation. Each of these companies has a 12-year record of consistently in-creasing both earnings and dividends to stockholders.

For those investors concerned that cash earns so little, it’s important to re-member that we are in an economy of deflating prices. As we hold cash in a deflating economy, the value of our cash increases because each dollar will pur-chase more goods. At some point, infla-tion will take over again.

These are times for cautious investors to remain liquid. Not only can liquid-ity make sleeping easier, but liquidity can help us “buy right” if we see signs of improving opportunities. Right now, however, the same number of people is employed in our economy that were em-ployed 10 years ago. And, the Dow Jones Industrials is where it was 10 years ago. We may continue to move backward eco-nomically before any serious turnaround develops.

Caveat emptor.

George Rauch, Longboat Key, is chief ex-ecutive officer of Bradenton-based Gen-eral Propeller and a former Wall Street investment banker.

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RITZ CARLTON TOWER RESIDENCE – 10th floor views of Sarasota Bay to Big Pass, plus marina views of Marina Jack. Southeast corner with two large terraces and morning sun. $2,700,000

BAYFRONT ESTATE – Gated, Private. Spectacular sunrise & sunset vistas from home, terraces & pool. Private beach access. Boat dock & lift. – BAYFRONT LIVING AT ITS BEST! REDUCED $3,600,000

ISLANDER CLUB – Fantastic gulf side 2/2 updated condo w/dramatic bay views from every room! Beautiful beach & many amenities. $589,000

LONGBOAT KEY CLUB -INN ON THE BEACH – Gulf front 2BR $995,000 $445,000

NEW CONSTRUCTION – with custom finishes. Direct Bay views to the north, canal views to the south, protected boating water and walking distance to the beach. $2,295,000

DREAM ISLAND PLUS WIDE DEEP WATER CANAL – Top of the line design through-out home plus 20,000lb. lift on lg. boat dock. Gorgeously landscaped. $1,998,000

LONGBOAT KEY CLUB - BLDG. 7 – Exceptional custom studio not in hotel program, 3rd fl. corner, 2 decks. Water and city views. $360,000

BAYFRONT ESTATE – w/ approx. 100 ft. on the bay and canal along one side. $2,485,000

SABAL COVE – Spacious 4BD w/first level magnificent master suite. An exquisite lakefront masterpiece! $1,795,000

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BEACHPLACEDesigner decorated, First Floor Walk Down to Club House, Pool, & Beach, Turnkey Furnished. $599,000

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Cathy C. Meldahl P.A.660 Lands End Located at the northern most waterfront of LBK, this condo unit offers seclusion, privacy and tranquility. This very special 3BR/2.5BA townhome is the perfect combination of style, quality and comfort. Recently updated to perfection. Pool, tennis and deep water dockage with 11 boat slips are all part of the common areas. Only a short distance to one of LBK’s best beaches. A3923323 $650,000

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RVA, a ResortQuest Affiliate, has opened its north Longboat Key location at 6350 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The addi-tion of the office is part of the company’s expansion plan, announced in Febru-ary, in which ResortQuest Internation-al’s Southwest Florida division will add a total of up to four offices in the next year, including locations on Anna Maria Island, Siesta and Lido keys, while re-maining in its main office at 4030 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

In February, Larry Starr, president of the company’s Southwest Florida division, told The Longboat Observer that the expansion would help to meet the company’s short-term need that is growing not just on Longboat Key and its surrounding islands, but throughout the tourism industry.

“There remain guests who stay on the island for 90 days, but the trend is most certainly toward shorter stays,” Starr said. “People are taking more vacations of a shorter duration.”

The new office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The lo-cation is the former home of Wedebrock Real Estate Co., and, most recently, En-gel & Völkers Longboat Key Realty and Sun Resorts International LLC. Engel & Völkers has temporarily consolidated its Longboat Key and Holmes Beach of-fices, while Sun Resorts International has moved to Whitney Beach Plaza.

ResortQuest currently operates the Silver Sands, Cabana Beach Club and The Beach resorts on Longboat Key and Beach Club and Sunrise Garden resorts on Anna Maria Island. ResortQuest’s Southwest Florida division serves Lee

County through Pinellas County. As part of its expansion, the company plans to add rental properties to its inventory.

“With nearly 30 years of experience in property management, our strategic plan is to grow our business operations on Longboat Key and the surround-ing islands,” said Trevor Hind, vice president/chief operating officer of the Southwest Florida division, in a pre-pared statement. “The addition of an of-fice at the northern tip of Longboat Key gives us access to new properties, real-estate prospects and the opportunity to service our existing vacation rentals on Florida’s West Coast.”

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ResortQuest affiliate RVA opens north-Key officeThe new location is part of the company’s plans for expansion in the area.

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The new office is located at 6350 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

afternoon activity by Jessica Luck | Managing Editor

Save Our Seabirds fundraiser takes flight

The parking lot was filled with a variety of activities for both children and their families Sunday, June 27. The Save Our Seabirds fundraiser was held at T’Katz Pub, in Sarasota, and featured live mu-sic, barbecue and children’s games such as a dunk tank and bounce house. Save Our Seabirds volunteers were present to inform the public about the non-profit’s mission and to sell merchandise, such as Save Our Seabirds T-shirts.

Photos by Jessica Luck

Terese Sadler, who donated all the proceeds of her wildlife paintings at the fundraiser to Save Our Seabirds, and Save Our Seabirds volunteer Nan Miller

Lily Rivera dunks her older sister in the water tank.

Jerry and Sheree Cade, with Sarasota Bay Parrothead Club

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Ritz Tower Residences - DowntownGorgeous Bay, Marina, & Gulf views from this 9th floor residence on the SW corner of the Tower. 3 BR + Den with upgrades in marble, granite & wood. 2 valuable parking spaces incl. $2,450,000

Queens Harbour – Bay FrontDirect Bay front maintenance free 4BR/3BA Taylor Woodrow “courtyard” home with guest cottage, protect-ed summer kitchen, private dock & boat lift. Wide open water views at an incredible value! $1,399,000

Country Club Shores - Canal FrontLongboat Key waterfront. 3,367 SF with den and exercise room with long canal views to Sarasota Bay. Wide open, stylish, and renovated. Wood floors, custom built-ins and high ceilings. Boat dock included. $980,000

Ritz Tower Residences - Penthouse Level3 full BR/3 BA on the 16th floor with 11 foot ceilings and stunning city and harbor views. Almost new with a welcoming neutral color palette. Ready for immediate enjoyment! $1,495,000

Longboat Key - Bay ViewsBest of all Worlds! Bay, Boating & Beach. 4,700 SF waterfront showplace new in ’06 with 4 BR+ study, fireplace, pool/spa, summer kitchen, deep water dock, boat lift & jet ski area. $2,475,000

Sands Point – LBK Beach Front3BR / 2BA apartment with spacious, open floor plan has been beautifully remodeled with porcelain tile, marble & granite surfaces, + has newer windows, A/C and hot water heaters. Partial Gulf views. $592,000

La Firenza – Beach FrontStunning sunsets over the Gulf and partial Bay views from this southwest corner 3,521 SF residence with varying 11 & 12 foot ceilings. Spacious floor plan with 3 BR + family room and den / 3.5 BA, full bar & summer kitchen. Oversized private 2-car garage. $2,950,000

Water Club I – Beach FrontExquisite 3,045 SF luxury apartment on 5th floor w/shimmering Gulf views, private elevator foyer, 3BR / 4BA, and study area in master suite. Beautiful window treatments and plantation shutters, warm cream-colored marble floors and full wine bar. $1,950,000

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SANCTUARY III – Beach FrontDesirable 5th floor Southeast corner 3BR/2.5 BA with wide open Bay, City, and LBK Club Golf Course views. 3rd bedroom doubles as a den with quality built-in’s and renovated kitchen has granite, wood and newer appliances. $1,190,000

LIGHTHOUSE POINT - LBK Water FrontStunning 5,600 SF 4BR/4.5 BA + family room home at Longboat Key’s best address. 2-story living room with pri-vate water views, chef’s kitchen, lap pool & deep water boat dock. 3-car oversize garage. $4,195,000

Longboat Key - Beach Front“The Johnson Estate” on 2+ acres & 150 ft. of pristine Gulf frontage. 10,000 sq. ft. 3-story 7BR/6.5 BA built in 2007. Pri-vate setting, guest wing & lavish interiors. 4-car garage. johnsonestatelongboatkey.com $13,000,000

LA BELLASARA – Downtown Bay FrontRelax on the private 28 Ft. balcony with outstanding Bay, marina,& city skyline views! 3,370 SF luxury apartment with 3 BR/3.5BA, private elevator lobby, gourmet kitchen, & private 2-car garage. $2,550,000

Landings – SarasotaTwo-story 4 BR/3 BA traditional home on one of the largest lots in the Landings. 3,894 Sq. Ft. with fireplace, screened lanai, large fenced backyard & swimming pool. 2-car ga-rage. $695,000

Sanctuary IV - Beach FrontDirect Gulf front, SW corner, spacious, furnished, Brittany floor plan, 3 BR / 3 full baths in desirable Bldg. IV! 2,375 Sq. Ft. Enjoy breathtaking views from the large wrap-around terrace. $ 1,399,000

Grand Bay PH - Bay FrontDirect Bay views from this elegantly appointed and turn-key furnished apartment. Tile floors, marble baths, large kitchen with breakfast bar.. $599,000

Water Club I – Beach FrontGorgeous views of the Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota Bay, and the downtown skyline. 3 BR+ sitting room Brighton model with 3,000+ SF. $1,535,000

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Mainland – Sailboat WaterA Waterfront Modern Masterpiece. 4 BR/3 BA 3100 SF, new in ‘06. “Green” home. Gourmet kitchen, high ceil-ings, pool/spa, boat lift, new seawall & 4-car garage.stanfordlane.com $1,095,000

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FAIRWAY BAY – LBK TownhouseGorgeous views and a deep water boat slip are included with this designer furnished 2BR/3BA residence with up-dated master bath, new floors, appliances & granite sur-faces. Private attached garage $539,000

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“livin’ the life” SLEEPY LAGOON PARK, LBK 3BR/2BA pool home is a few blocks from the Gulf on a 20’ canal. Private dock, davits & seawall.Best buy! Jerry Cunningham, #A3927016 $369,000

PELICAN HARBOURWalk-out unit with full bay view. 2BR/2BA, turnkey furnished including washer/dryer. Screened lanai, boat docks, pool, tennis and beach! Dorothy Cook #A3913245 $299,000

GREAT OPPORTUNITY to own in the “Village” on Longboat Key. Turn this into your dream home w/a little TLC, 4BR/2BA, large fenced backyard & room for pool. Community boat launch, fishing pier & beach access. Teresia Bradford#M5812424 $349,000

SHORT SALE. GREAT VIEW OF THE BAY. Charming cottage next to million dollar homes. Plans available for new home. Agent told “Get it sold!” Jerry Cunningham #A3924187 $597,591

LONGBOAT HARBOUR 2BR/2BA with new kitchen, tastefully furnished, 4 pools, tennis, balcony overlooks canal. Deeded beach access. Dorothy Cook #A3914276. $329,000

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+ Team of Salkin and Soublis joins Barbara’s Inner Circle

The team of Marcia Salkin and Paulene Soublis, of Michael Saunders & Co.’s Longboat Key South office, is the newest member of Barbara’s Inner Circle, an international real-estate network created by Barbara Corcoran, founder and former owner of New York City’s Corcoran Group and real-estate contributor to NBC’s the “Today” show. As members, Salkin and Soublis have access to an international network of top brokers.

+ Eisnaugle joins Coldwell’s St. Armands Circle office

Tracy Eisnaugle has joined Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s St. Armands Circle office. Eisnaugle’s back-ground includes interior design and construc-tion. She is a 28-year Sarasota resident and is involved with the Junior League of Sarasota, New College Library Association, Children First and the Young Professionals Group of Sarasota County.

+ Schemmel closes almost $10.7 million in 30 days

Signature Sotheby’s International Realty announced that sales associate Joel Schemmel has closed $10,684,750 in luxu-ry properties in the past 30 days. Schemmel was the listing agent for four properties in Sarasota and Manatee counties that have sold since mid-May for prices ranging from $1.3 million to $3.2 million.

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The auction was part of the two-over-one system. One notrump was forcing but did not promise a big hand. South was forced to bid again. Because South had only five hearts, he could not bid them again. He could not bid two spades because that would be a reverse bid promising 18 points. South figured the best bid he could find was two diamonds, because it promised as few as three diamonds. North got overly ambitious when he bid four diamonds, although he did not know what his hand was worth.

South had only three diamonds, but he had aces and shape, so he continued onto game. West doubled and led the nine of clubs, which South won with the ace.

South thought that if West had five dia-monds, he was going down no matter what he did. If West had four diamonds, South had to protect his diamond holding. Using dummy’s diamonds to ruff would not be a good plan. In-stead of ruffing in the dummy, South led the king of diamonds out of his hand. West won the trick and switched to the king of spades.

South was in control; he won the spade and led the 10 of diamonds. Sooner or later West had to take his queen of diamonds. South could get to the dummy by ruffing. After drawing trump, South’s clubs were good for 11 tricks.

See what happens if South plays the ace of hearts and ruffs a heart in order to lead a diamond from the dummy. West will make dummy ruff more hearts and end up getting more than two diamond tricks. If West had led either major suit king, the contract would be defeated.

Donna Swan is a resident of Longboat Key, an ardent bridge player and an American Contract Bridge League certified director who plays “for the fun of it.”

A no-no play for West

SCOREBOARDJUNE 22LONGBOAT KEY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUBOverall winners1. Jack Wilber and Larry Auerbach2. Connie and Don Howard3. Helen Schweyer and Jayne Forstenzer4. Cele Schwartz and Lori Brickman

JUNE 24MERRILL DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUBOverall winners1. Doreen and Carrie Colkette2. Helen Schweyer and Larry Auerbach3. Jayne Forstenzer and Jim Brown4. Cele Schwartz and Lori Brickman

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Temps. Record Temps. High Low High Low Mon., June 21 90 73 98 (1981) 71 (1989)Tues., June 22 94 76 100 (1981) 72 (2006)Wed., June 23 95 76 97 (1981) 71 (1985)Thurs., June 24 92 77.5 97 (1983) 72 (1981)Fri., June 25 95 75 96 (1981) 70 (1986)Sat., June 26 96 78 96 (2010) 71 (1989)Sun., June 27 93 78 96 (1981) 74 (2008)

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Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected alongshore Longboat Key and was not detected offshore Friday, June 25, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

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+ Losey’s ‘Harp Dreams’ air on national TV

Sarasota Orchestra’s principal harpist, Cheryl Losey, got some serious face time

in last week’s PBS docu-mentary “Harp Dreams.”

Losey, a Maine native, who joined the orchestra in 2008, was one of a handful of harpists pro-filed in the film.

Those who tuned in to catch the 26-year-old musician were in for a sweet treat as cameras documented much of Losey’s participation

in the 2007 USA International Harp Competition, in Bloomington, Ind.

Less than two minutes into the film, Losey is filmed shopping for the perfect harp dress at a little boutique near the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she was a student at the time.

Directed by Emmy Award-winning film-maker Susanne Schwibs and narrated by actress Blythe Danner, “Harp Dreams” was shot so long ago Losey had forgotten about it –– until she got an e-mail from the producer a couple weeks ago announc-ing the June 23 air date.

Though Losey only makes it to round two of the prestigious harp competition, the documentary ends with the update that she joined the Sarasota Orchestra a year later.

Filmmakers even traveled with Losey when she left Cleveland for Chicago to get her harp repaired. The footage is now a bonus DVD feature titled, “Cheryl Gets Her Harp Repaired.”

+ Neil Diamond tribute singer stars in local film

Although Neil Diamond himself won’t be here this summer, the next best thing to Diamond will –– crooner/impersonator/tribute singer Jay White, a former Las Vegas performer who played Diamond in the 2009 Ron Howard film “Frost/Nixon.” His next film project is “Beautiful Noise,” a musical drama being shot entirely on location in Sarasota and Myakka City.

Directed and written by Sarasota resi-dent Steve Tatone, founder of Midnight Pass Productions, “Beautiful Noise” is the story of a young singer who seeks the bless-ing of an aging rock icon so that she may record his unreleased lost album.

It also stars 18-year-old Booker High School grad Danielle White, the 2003 winner of the “American Idol” spin-off

show, “American Juniors.”To help raise money to cover production

costs and to generate buzz for the film, Tatone announced plans to host a benefit concert headlined by White Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Good news for Tatone: The last film that shot exclusively in Sarasota (“Deadly Closure”) enjoyed several sold-out screen-ings at the Sarasota Film Festival.

Good news for local Diamond fans: White is ranked the No. 1 Diamond tribute artist in the world.

+ Finally, WBTT gets its own Sarasota venue

Somebody please throw the members of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe a housewarming party.

After 10 years of performing in venues that belonged to other arts groups, the WBTT has finally got a place of its own.

The troupe’s executive director, Christine Jennings, announced last week

that the troupe had signed a lease on a new building at 1012 N. Orange Ave.

The space is large enough to hold a black-box theater, dressing rooms, rehears-al space, restrooms and a lobby concession stand. The company plans to build a stage with stadium seating on three sides. And with no other group sharing the venue, the troupe can increase its performance schedule from four to seven shows a week.

Property owner Jim Robinson described the venue as “deserving of the incredible, explosive talents of one of Florida’s finest theater groups.”

WBTT will kick off its summer series by bringing back its beloved “Motown ’60s Revue” July 22 to July 25. For tick-ets, call 366-1505.

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single tickets and festival passes are now on sale. The five-day arts extravaganza features performances by Mikhail Baryshnikov, John Jasperse Company, Sanda & The Takeishis and jazz singer/musician Kate Davis. RIAF takes place Oct. 13 to Oct. 17, at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. For more information, call 360-7399 or visit http://ringlingartsfestival.org.

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Lorenzo Hubbard commands attention like it’s his job.

Oh, wait — it is his job. A dapper, feisty, unapolo-

getic self-promoter, 44-year-old Hubbard is an interior designer, public speaker, speech writer, author, image consultant and former Detroit police officer.

He moved to Sarasota one year ago, and in those 12 months wrote a novel, filmed 24 episodes of BLAB TV’s “On the Town with Lorenzo” and emceed both Art Center Sara-sota’s (icon)cept fashion show and Children First’s annual Galaxy Awards Dinner.

Now he’s working on design-ing a hot new Sarasota night-club, the décor of which he describes as “Sex and the City” meets “RuPaul’s Drag Race” meets “Extreme Home Make-over” meets “Celebrity Chef,” which, in a nutshell, encapsu-lates Hubbard’s personality.

It’s 8 p.m. on a Tuesday night and Hubbard is strolling down Main Street dressed in unchar-acteristically neutral tones: lightweight khaki blazer, news-

boy cap, white Oxford shirt and denim jeans. The look is so clean-cut, so prepster Gap ad, that Hubbard immediately comments on it.

“I usually wear brighter col-ors,” he chirps. “But tonight I went for something a little dif-ferent.”

Could it be that Hubbard, a man who bragged about owning two Gucci kimonos at this year’s (icon)cept fashion show, is ton-ing down his image?

“I’m subdued in clothes, but not in spirit,” he says.

He maneuvers past the host-ess at Selva Grill, pulls up to the bar and orders an MGD 64, a 64-calorie beer.

“I have to work on my brand constantly,” Hubbard says. “From what I eat, to how many times I go to the gym, to the cafés I frequent, to the people I hang out with. It would be great if I had the luxury to let go, but I can’t. My image is my brand.”

Hubbard believes in karma and the law of attraction, that positive thoughts attract posi-tive things: wealth, success, joy

and good health, to name a few. Every day he reads “The Secret,” a new age self-help book that re-inforces this belief system.

“You make it known which things you’d like in life and you attract those things by being positive,” Hubbard says.

Hubbard is so faithful to the law of attraction that he won’t sign a contract for his show’s third season until the contestants from Oprah Winfrey’s “Your OWN Show” reality talk-show competition are announced.

Hubbard submitted a three-minute audition tape this spring pitching a show titled “All About You,” dedicated to people who “motivate, educate, inspire and entertain us everyday.”

As soon as the video was uploaded to Oprah’s website, Hubbard cleared his schedule for September and October, the competition’s taping dates.

“It works,” Hubbard says of his relentlessly upbeat attitude. “It’s why in every city I’ve ever lived I was well-known within a month and moving within the best so-cial circles. I never accept any-

thing other than the best.” A Pittsburgh native, Hub-

bard hosted his own cable-access show when he was in high school. The program was about fashion trends, eating healthy and exercising — top-ics he’s yet to exhaust.

He finished college at 20 and immediately joined the Detroit Police Department, following in the footsteps of his deputy

chief grandfather. Unable to deny his flair for

style, Hubbard opened an in-terior-design firm his first year on the force and juggled both jobs for 10 years.

In 1997, he purchased and rehabbed the dilapidated Hall-Oldsmobile Mansion in Detroit’s Boston-Arden Park Historic District. The estate would later serve as the launch pad for Hub-bard’s Michigan-based design show, “That’s Got to Go!”

Hubbard has been vying for Winfrey’s job for a long time.

It’s why he gets manicures and drinks 64-calorie beer. It’s why the name of his production com-pany is Lucashay Productions and why, according to Hubbard, the definition of “lucashay” is “fabulous beyond words.”

It’s why, despite his recent penchant for white and khaki, Hubbard still makes a bold statement when he walks into a room.

“There’s nothing wrong with being your own PR person,” Hubbard says. “I’m not trying to be Mary Poppins. My goal is to be a household name. I can’t do that by being shy. When I make it to the top, I can let other peo-ple blow my horn.”

COVER STORY by Heidi Kurpiela | A&E Editor

Animated Sarasota talk-show host Lorenzo Hubbard is confident, ambitious and determined to fill Oprah Winfrey’s designer shoes.

Heidi Kurpiela

“I met Oprah once,” Lorenzo Hubbard says. “It was 10 years ago, at the grand opening of a hotel in the Bahamas. I touched her arm and I said, ‘One day I’m going to work with you,’ and she said, ‘I’m sure you will.’”

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Chiara Anastasini takes the stage for her rehearsal at the Historic Asolo Theater. She has hoops around her arms, hoops around her waist, hoops around her legs and hoops circling her ankles.

As she swivels and shimmies to Latin dance music, her father tosses her more hoops. The beat gets faster. Anastasini moves faster. The hoops orbit her body at such a high speed it looks like she might take flight.

She makes this look easy. A ninth-generation circus

performer, Anastasini, 18, is preparing for her Circus Saraso-ta debut. After spending the last few weeks performing at her fa-ther’s show at Wild Adventures Water & Theme Park, in Valdos-ta, Ga., and watching her broth-ers’ show at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, Anastasini is ready to headline her own act — a solo act with Circus Sarasota’s sum-mer show, “Circus, Cirque, Cir-co: A Family Tradition.”

When the 18-year-old An-astasini was younger, she performed with her broth-ers — 12-year-old Fabio and 21-year-old Giuliano. The mid-dle child and only girl, Anas-tasini didn’t enjoy being their third wheel and punching bag.

Instead, Anastasini was en-amored with hula-hoops. The fascination started when her parents — aerialists Giovanni and Irene Anastasini — began performing their spaceship act at Tampa’s Busch Gardens when Anastasini was in grade school.

In the summer, Anastasini’s grandparents would drive her and her brothers up to Tampa

to watch their parents’ show, which was where Anastasini met a female circus performer with a hula-hoop act.

Anastasini remembers the woman taught her two sim-ple tricks: how to spin hoops on her arms and how to pick hoops up with her feet.

By the sixth grade she had de-

cided to join the family business. She enrolled in home school and accompanied her parents and brothers on the road.

On tour with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Anasta-sini’s mother would pay show-girls to teach her daughter how to dance. By the time Anastasini was 14, she was performing pro-

fessionally, bedecked in Vegas-style sequins and a flashy cow-boy hat and spinning hoe-down style to “Cotton-Eyed Joe.”

“It got embarrassing as I got older,” Anastasini says of her cowgirl routine.

She went through a rock phase, spiked her hair and hu-la-hooped to alternative music. Last year, she transitioned into Latin music, where she says she finally feels comfortable.

“Latin is faster and smoother and more fun,” Anastasini says.

After rehearsing for 45 min-utes, she’s sweaty and winded, but only slightly — a testament to her youth and work ethic.

She mentions that the activ-ity is less strenuous for her be-cause she’s conditioned herself to the movement.

“If I want a workout, I go for a jog,” Anastasini says. “Hula-hooping isn’t work for me. It’s just fun. I could have a conver-sation with you right now and be hula-hooping.”

BACKSTAGE PASS by Heidi Kurpiela | A&E Editor

The hula dancer Circus Sarasota’s Chiara Anastasini has choreographed a Latin-infused hula-hoop act that will leave you winded.

“Circus, Cirque, Circo: A Family Tradition” runs now through Aug. 1, at the Historic Asolo Theater. For tickets, call 360-7399 or visit www.circussarasota.org.

IF YOU GO

“You’ve got to follow the hoop,” Chiara Anastasini says. “If it goes slow, you go slow. If it goes fast, you go fast.”

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As the witty columnist Erma Bombeck once so aptly observed, “Guilt is the gift that keeps on giving.” Director Nicole Holofcener taps into that ongo-ing process in her subtly hilarious new film, “Please Give.” Best of all, she once again teams up with the brilliant Catherine Keener in their fourth and finest collaboration.

Keener and Oliver Platt play Kate and Alex, married Manhattan vintage-furniture store owners who prey on the children of recently deceased parents for inventory. Buying low and selling high has begun to eat away at Kate’s conscience. To assuage her guilt, she gives gobs of cash to homeless people and disastrously attempts to do volunteer work.

Having already purchased their 91-year-old next-door neighbor’s adjoin-ing apartment, Kate and Alex are eagerly awaiting her death. This macabre vigil doesn’t escape the attention of the old woman’s granddaughters, Mary (Amanda Peet) and Rebecca (Rebecca Hall). Mary is pretty much on the same page as Kate and Alex, given her grand-mother’s ornery and pessimistic nature, whereas Rebecca lovingly attends to her grandmother’s needs and demands.

Holofcener (“Lovely and Amazing”) has assembled a top-notch cast, which is key in making the tremendously touchy subject matter work. Peet is superb as the granddaughter from hell who never shies away from speaking the awful truth. Hall’s soulful performance as the kinder, gentler granddaughter provides the empathy so lost on most of the other characters. Outstanding is Ann Morgan Guilbert, who perfectly portrays the monstrous nonagenarian (you’ll recog-nize her as Millie on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” if you’re old enough).

But Keener is the brightest beacon shining in this amiable yet acerbic com-edy. She has a familiarity about her that easily draws you into any character she’s portraying (“Capote,””Being John Malkovich”). Her innocent, tortured and generous Kate hits all the right notes.

It’s said that charity begins at home. Holofcener seems to have built this great movie upon that profound foundation.

— Pam Nadon

MUSICSarasota Music Festival Roundup

Sarasota Music Festival certainly had a major scare last year when it almost went out of business. But, thanks to the good graces of the Jay and Becky Kaiserman Foundation, the festival was rescued. Better still, it’s been resuscitated and is moving in directions that could keep it afloat for many decades to come.

The first major sign of resuscitation is the repertoire that’s coming our way this year. In fact, festival Artistic Director

Robert Levin has infused the performanc-es with two great breaths of fresh air: new repertoire (more than one-dozen festival premieres featuring music that’s both rare and well done) and the inclusion — no, incorporation — of the students into the concerts, chamber programs and recitals. It’s no longer “us” against “them,” and this simple move to position these fresh, young, talented musicians next to their mentors has been an inspiration to both audiences and seasoned veteran players.

Another important addition is the fes-tival’s new conductor, Larry Rachleff, who has been able to inspire both the players and the audience with his exem-plary podium technique and his ability to infuse the music with tremendous excite-ment and style. We sincerely hope his appearance this season is not a one-time thing. His is a talent to be reckoned with, and we need to keep the likes of him around for a while.

But there are a few problems, not so new, the festival needs to address. There are still some wonderful faculty members who have a great deal to share with the students but whose performing skills have weakened over the years. It’s always hard to know when it’s time to step off the stage, and I’m glad I won’t have to be the one to tell them their time has come. But someone needs to do it, for the sake of everyone involved.

Another difficulty is, of course, future funding. Word has it that the festival must look for sources outside the usual gener-osity of Sarasota residents, foundations and corporations. One hopes the time will come when all arts organizations in our area realize cooperation among them is more important than competition. When that happens and we begin to help each other artistically and financially, things will become much easier for everyone.

Finally, we are deeply saddened by the loss of one of Sarasota culture’s greatest supporters, Virginia Toulmin. She passed away in her sleep after attending a festival performance she helped to sponsor. We all miss her but have to admit, if one must go, that’s probably the best departure we can imagine. We wish her well in her place among the dearly departed musicians who, we’re sure, welcomed her with open arms and great musical fanfares.

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LOCAL ARTISTS REPRESENT-ED: Painters Marge Bennett and Debbie Dannheisser; ce-ramic artists Regina Gurland, Ken Shields and Jim Rob-inson; jewelers Charmaine Parker and Gail Coppock; and weaver Nancy Faris. (Non-lo-cal artists include glass artist Tom Stoenner and jewelry designer Sandy Jones.)

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MODERN MISCONCEPTIONS: “Galleries are not necessar-ily intimidating,” Stevens says. “Like all the galleries in Towles Court, I try to have art that is practical as well as fantastical, at price points that encourage first-time art

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THE KIND OF ART FOUND IN HER HOME: “My favorite art always has a story to go with it,” Stevens says. “We have a Paul Caponigro photograph in our dining room. My husband took a photography class at Boston University with Paul back in the ’60s, and at the end of the class, all the

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WHAT MAKES THIS JOB FUL-FILLING: “I love coming to work in a place surrounded by art and the wonderful, kind and quirky people who make it,” Stevens says.

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A curious park-goer hopped up from her seat at a nearby picnic table to get a better look at what I was do-ing.

There I was, cam-era stuck to my face as I knelt over a slice of homemade apple pie atop a red-and-white checked ging-ham picnic blanket. Sweat beaded and rolled into my eyes, as I furiously clicked frame after frame — capturing all angles of the dessert.

“Whatcha doin?” the park-goer asked.

“I’m taking photos for a newspaper cover,” I replied.

“Oh,” she said, obviously still puzzled. “Why?”

“It’s called ‘Slice of Americana,’” I said. “It’s photos of all things Ameri-can.”

Then, she got it.And, hopefully, you do, too.For our annual Fourth of July

special section, A&E Editor Heidi Kurpiela and I turned our lenses on Sarasota and Manatee counties in a monthlong search for anyone and everything that depicted American life and lifestyle. In that time, we cap-tured more than 30 images through-out the region. We were humbled by the extraordinary people we met

along the way: a famous cowboy (page 5), a jazz legend (page 18), Olympic ice skaters (page 8), a charter boat captain (page 12) and many more. New ideas seemed to pop up at every turn, giving us many more options for future editions.

We hope these photos enhance your holiday weekend and bolster your pride not only as an American but also as a resident of the Sarasota/Manatee region. From the pastures of the East County to the city life of Sara-sota to the beaches of Longboat Key, the area contains both iconic scenes as well as images uniquely ours.

And as you plan your Fourth of July weekend, make sure you peruse our calendar on pages 14 and 15. This comprehensive guide contains every patriotic party and fireworks display in the area and should provide you with plenty of options.

Also, be sure to check out this year’s “Slice of Americana” photo contest winners on pages 26 and 27. We asked readers to submit their own photos depicting our theme through our website, YourObserver.com. More than 5,500 votes decided this year’s winner.

Finally, we hope you have a safe and wonderful time celebrating Indepen-dence Day with friends and family. Happy Fourth of July!

Michael Eng is the executive editor for The East County Observer. Con-tact him at [email protected].

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Barbershop singer Don Geers has been a member of Sarasota Chorus of the Keys for 25 years. Up until a few years ago, the 78-year-old bass was a member of the Bobcats Barbershop Quartet.

Dick Reese’s father opened Reese Chevron Auto Service on Main Street in downtown Sarasota 57 years ago.

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Easily the East County’s most famous cowboy, Hub Hubbell, aka Old Hub, has made a career of Western-style performance for more than 50 years. And, despite his age — 91 — he can still perform a variety of rope tricks as well as trick shots, both with his rifle and pistols.

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4th of July EventsSARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTIES

THURSDAY, JULY 1SARASOTAFESTIVAL PARADE OF BOATS — The Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix Festival will kick off the Fourth of July weekend with The Festival Parade of Boats, which starts at 7 p.m. The parade begins at U.S. 301 and will head west down Main Street to Gulfstream Avenue. It is sponsored by Suncoast Charities for Children. 371-8820.DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY AND POWERBOATS ON MAIN STREET — The party runs from 8 p.m. to midnight with live entertainment, food, vendors and a powerboat display. The party is sponsored by the Downtown Sarasota Alliance. 928-9002.

FRIDAY, JULY 2LONGBOAT KEYMAR VISTA FIREWORKS BOOM-BOOM ON THE BAY — Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub will kick off the Fourth of July weekend with a fireworks show. Fireworks will begin at 9 p.m. A VIP table is available for $25 per person, which includes two drinks. The event is co-sponsored by Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant, The Longboat Observer, Cannons Marina and the Longboat Key Club and Resort. 383-2391.

MANATEE COUNTYPRIMROSE SCHOOL’S RED, WHITE AND BLUE CELEBRATION — Students at Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch Town Center will don red, white and blue attire during the school’s Fourth of July celebration at 4:30 p.m., at the school, 9127 Town Center Parkway. Parents and families are invited to celebrate patriotic pride with their young ones. Call. 373-6363.

SARASOTAPOWERBOATS BY THE BAY — The event runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. July 2 and July 3, at Centennial Park, and fea-tures live entertainment by Rixon, Soul Purpose and 421. Admission is free. MEET AND GREET WHO’S IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT — This event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Sarasota. Race teams and special guests will sign autographs and provide giveaway items for guests. $5 for adults and children 12 and under are free.

THE WORLD’S LARGEST OFFSHORE PARTY — Starts at 8 p.m. in the Hyatt Regency Sarasota ballroom with live entertainment by My Friend Scott. Tickets are $15. 371-8820.

SATURDAY, JULY 3LONGBOAT KEYTHE COLONY BEACH & TENNIS RESORT BEACH PARTY, BARBECUE & FIREWORKS SHOW — The kids’ parade begins at 3 p.m.; a barbecue buf-fet begins at 6 p.m.; games on the beach, including the area’s largest egg toss will begin at 7 p.m.; and the fireworks show begins at 9 p.m. at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cost is $45 for adults and $30 for children, tax not included. The event is open to the public. Reservations are recommended. 383-5558.

MANATEE COUNTYANNA MARIA ISLAND PRIVATEERS FOURTH OF JULY PROCESSION — This annual Fourth of July parade will march through all three towns on Anna Maria Island. Floats and units must be staged by 9:30 a.m. The parade begins at 10 a.m. on Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. After the parade, a party will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at Café on the

Beach, 2200 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Winners of the Privateers scholarships will be announced. 780-1668.

MUSIC ON MAIN —Lakewood Ranch will host its monthly Music on Main con-cert from 6 to 9 p.m. on Lakewood Ranch Main Street. In addition to live music, enjoy food, beer and wine. Lawn chairs and pets welcome — no coolers. For more, visit www.LWRmainstreet.com.

DESOTO SUPER SPEEDWAY CRASH AND BASH — Celebrate the Fourth of July with an action-packed night of rac-ing beginning at 7 p.m. at Desoto Super Speedway, 21000A S.R. 64 E. Events include school bus figure 8s, boat trailers, puck race, enduro, demolition derby, flag pole race and skid car race. Fireworks will close the show. Cost is $20 for adults, free for kids 12 and under. 748-3171.

BEACH HOUSE RESTAURANT FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA — Celebrate the Fourth of July early with this annual party and fireworks show. VIP seating is available. Fireworks begin after dark at approximately 8:45 p.m., at the Beach House Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. 778-8718.

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will feature a barbecue and runs through-out the day at Sarasota Sailing Squadron, 1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, City Island. Call 388-2355.NINTH ANNUAL ST. ARMANDS BOAT SHOW— MarineMax of Sarasota spon-sors this annual show, which features the latest boating technology. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 3, and Sunday, July 4, at St. Armands Circle Park. Call 388-1554.

SUNDAY, JULY 4 LONGBOAT KEYFREEDOM FEST FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION — The celebration will begin at 9 a.m. at Bicentennial Park with a patriotic parade of parents, kids and pets. Get into the spirit by decorating your bikes, wagons, pets and faces. Then, continue the festivities with games, food and fun. 383-2466.

MANATEE COUNTYCITY OF PALMETTO INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION — Celebrate Independence Day along the Palmetto riv-erfront with live entertainment, rides and games, food for all tastes and fireworks from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Riverside

Park West and Riverside Drive West. Entertainment includes Soul Purpose, Big Daddy, KoKo Rae, Tony Tyler and The Shaman Band. A fireworks display will begin at 9:30 p.m. The Green Bridge will be closed to traffic during the fireworks display. 723-4580LITTLE BOOKWORMS FOURTH OF JULY EXTRAVAGANZA —Little Bookworms in Lakewood Ranch will host a celebration just for kids at 2 p.m., at 8111 Lakewood Main St. Suite 103, Lakewood Ranch. The event will include patriotic story time, games, a bounce house, face painting and more. Call 907-3808.RIVERHOUSE REEF AND GRILL —This restaurant will host its second Fourth of July celebration beginning at 6 p.m. at the restaurant, 995 Riverside Drive, Palmetto. Live music and more. Cost is $75 per person. Reservations required. Call 729-0616.SANDBAR FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR — Celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks and family fun. VIP seating is available under the beach pavil-ion. This year’s event will feature the new Sandbar Special Events Pavilion, which will be open at lunch time. Fireworks begin after dark at approximately 8:45 p.m. at the Sandbar Restaurant, 100 Spring Ave., Anna Maria. 778-8710.

SARASOTASUNCOAST SUPER BOAT GRAND PRIX BOAT RACE — The race takes place in two heats from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. between Lido Beach and New Pass with live, flag-to-flag coverage on TV and radio. The race awards ceremony will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium. Go to suncoastoffshore.org. FLAG FEST SARASOTA — The festival runs from 4 p.m. until midnight and fea-tures live entertainment on two stages, carnival rides, street performers, games, face painting, pony rides, car show and free kids’ events. For more, visit flagfest-sarasota.com.A TROPICAL FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION AT SELBY GARDENS — Festivities start at 6 p.m. with live music by Yesterdaze, children’s games, prizes for the best patriotic attire and a community fireworks display along the bayfront. Cookout fare and drinks will be available. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Tickets are $15 for members, $18 for non-members and children 11 and under get in free. For more, visit selby.org or call

366-5731.SIESTA KEY FIREWORKS — Fireworks start after sunset and are best seen from anywhere along the beach, from Stickney Point Road to Siesta Key Village, as well as from the north bridge. Free parking is available at all beach access points. St. Boniface Church, at 5615 Midnight Pass Road, will have parking for $5. Bring beach chairs, towels, food and drinks — no glass or personal fireworks are allowed. VIP packages available. 349-3800.FIREWORKS AT THE BAYFRONT — Fireworks begin at 9 p.m. Viewing is avail-able at Bayfront Island Park, City Island and Bird Key Park. A cash donation for the Florida Center or diapers, wipes, books or toys for newborns through children 8 years of age are requested. 371-8820.



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Kyle Baber, a 2008 graduate of Sarasota High School, visited the Waffle Stop diner during a recent trip home. The 20-year-old seaman is cur-rently based near Seattle.


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Leonel Cemitier picks up a summer treat for his family at the Sarasota Farmers Market.

The Sarasota Brewing Company has been serving microbrews and sweet potato fries in Sarasota’s Gulf Gate neighborhood for more than 20 years.

The once dollar-bill-plastered walls of Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub are a little bare these days. The north Longboat eatery donated $3,000 worth of dollar bills this year to victims of the earthquake in Haiti.



Retired Longboat Key jazz bandleader and saxophone legend Larry Elgart recorded the original “Bandstand Boogie” for “American Band-stand.”

Come Under the Yum Yum Tree owner Fred Dula and his mother have operated the Sarasota fruit stand off Bee Ridge Road since 1992. He stocks the stand with fresh, locally grown produce.

East County nature photographer Troy Lim snapped this image of the area’s famous bald eagle off Pope Road in Lakewood Ranch. For more of Lim’s work, visit his website at www.troylimphotography.com.

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Beautiful direct bay front estate property consisting of over 1.2 acres and 131’ on Sarasota Bay . This charming Spanish style home w/brick paver courtyard entry and fountain is set within a secluded “old Florida” tropical garden paradise with gorgeous views of the Bay, Sisters and Jewfish Keys. MLS A3918193Visit www.hannerle.com for a video tour

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This home includes a chef’s kitchen with vaulted and beamed ceilings, skylights, travertine and wide plank oak flooring, gorgeous cabinetry and beautifully landscaped grounds and pool area. Pella impact windows and doors, salt water swimming pool, hot tub, spa and dock. MLS A3916440Visit www.hannerle.com for a video tour

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Third baseman Tyler Strong is a tough competitor on defense for the Heritage Harbour-based Cal Ripken Manatee All-Stars.

Despite residential development of much of the East County’s land, cow pastures are still a common sight along many of the area’s thor-oughfares.



Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch also operates a successful sod farm, which it uses to grow grasses not only for residen-tial and commercial use but also athletic fields and golf courses.

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Members of the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key recite the Pledge of Al-legiance before each of their meetings.

East County Cub Scouts Tyler Miley, Caleb Brunger and James Rivera found safe haven from an ominous thunderstorm inside the cafeteria building at Camp Flying Eagle. Every year, the historic venue hosts a Cub Scout camp that attracts hundreds of Scouts from throughout Florida.

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In the days leading up to the Fourth of July, Sarasota’s Sky King Fireworks becomes one of the busiest retail outlets in the area. Em-ployee Tori Devine spent the weeks leading up to the big weekend tagging each explosive in the shop.

The Florida Railroad Museum preserves a part of Florida’s history that dates back to the 1860s. Today, guests tour a variety of locomotives, including the BEDT 12, PORTER 0-6-OT. Dr. Ed Ryan donated this steam locomotive to the museum in 1982.

Three-year-old Nate Williams takes a rest from the monkey bars inside Island Park’s playground.


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Plaza at Five Points PenthouseCool elegance in this 4,200 s.f. Penthouse with fabulous Bay views and another 1,200 sq. ft. of private out door living on huge terraces including your own spa and Summer Kitchen. Naturally, only the finest finishes have been used. Sophisticated living spaces include living and family rooms, informal and formal dining rooms and even a billiard room. $2,750,000

361 South Boulevard of PresidentsCapture the pure magic of this waterfront Yachtsman’s Paradise. Over 6,000 s.f. of living space and another 1,800 s.f. of rec-room/storage and a four car garage. A 50 ft. dock and lift on sheltered sailboat water - steps from St. Armands Circle and the Beach - make it a perfect location. Exquisite features and incredible views are just the start of this gated dream home. Offered below market for quick sale. $3,495,000

Water ClubExquisite taste & quality describe design features in this 9th fl., 3 bed (or 2 bed w/den) Brighton overlooking the Gulf of Mexico & exquisite sunsets. Enjoy the Gulf view and expansive terrace. Inviting Living and Dining area, wall to wall sliding glass doors, furniture quality built-ins and custom design features. Master suite features private terrace, his and her baths, a 12’ x 15’ fitted closet and a sitting room which can double as an office or den. $1,995,000

University Park8318 Grosvenor FULLY FURNISHED AND DECORATED Former Model. 4,160 S.F, 2 story golf course, 4 bd, 5 bath, built in office. exceptional outdoor living with summer kitchen, fireplace, Pool & spa. Game and media room (complete with Billiard table and flat screen TV). $1,695,000

Lawrence PointeGORGEOUS DIRECT BAY VIEWS from most rooms and nearly 3,000 s.f. 3 bed/2.5 bath, 3 terraces and 2 covered parking. Corner floor plan with windows on 3 sides. Huge Master Suite, lots of storage, new appliances. Gated with Bayfront pool, garden BBQ area, club room and resident manager. Mid rise - 1 pet welcome. Next to Ritz. $795,000

University ParkCustom built by Anchor Homes in private preserve setting. 3,084 s.f., 3/3 plus den, split plan. Re-surfaced heated pool & spa, tile flrs, 10’ sliding doors, exceptional storage, large kitchen w/center island - pristine. $599,000

5 sold or pending this year! Call the Beau Ciel expert!Visit www.BeauCiel.net for photos, plans and details.

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Once again, we asked, and you responded.For our second Fourth of July photo contest, we asked readers to submit

photos they thought best exemplified a “Slice of Americana.”We received more than 20 entries from all three of our coverage areas —

Longboat, East County and Sarasota — each capturing a perfect patriotic moment. In the voting portion, registered users submitted more than 5,500 votes to choose our winner.

Competition was fierce, but in the end, our top three winners were clear.

SLICE OF AMERICANA CONTEST WINNERS

In our winning photo, Ellie Ohlman, Miss Lakewood Ranch 2010, and a veteran representing Manatee’s Operation Troop Support, collect donations in front of Ed’s Tavern at Lakewood Ranch Main Street.

“This picture represents a ‘Slice of Americana’ because it demonstrates patriotism and the American spirit through actions rather than words or appearance,” says photographer Tracy Ohlman. “Ellie is one of the most community-minded, true-blue American girls I know. She truly holds our country in her heart. She volunteers for many of the local organizations and is always looking for ways to become more involved in our community.”

FIRST PLACE — 2,041 VOTES‘Generations of Patriotism’ — submitted by Tracy Ohlman, East County


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Mote Ranch residents Mike and Danielle Hartley submitted this photo of 14-month-old Addy decked out in red, white and blue.

“As a member of the next American generation, she is learning to appreciate the freedoms American service men and women fight to protect every day,” Danielle Hartley says.

SECOND PLACE — 1,782 VOTES‘Mini Miss America’ — submitted by Mike and Danielle Hartley, East County

Sarasota resident Amanda Morris shared this photo of Ansley Morris, then 2, proudly waving her American flag during an old-fashioned Fourth of July parade.

THIRD PLACE — 749 VOTES‘Little Patriot’ — submitted by Amanda Morris, Sarasota

East County resident Debbie Tudor submitted this photo of her adopted daughter from China, Hope.

HONORABLE MENTION — 609 VOTES‘Lil’ Miss Independence’ — Submitted by Debbie Tudor, East County



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Longboat Observer July 1

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