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Still 8-13 inches below normal rainfall


BY CHRISTY ARNOLD
ENGLEWOOD EDITOR


The summer rain has
arrived, but Southwest
Florida needs far more of it.
June, for some areas of
Sarasota County, was the
sixth driest on record since
the National Weather Service
began documenting such
data in 1948.
Just 3.39 inches of rain fell
during June, a month which
normally brings 7 to 10 inches
across the region, according
to the weather service's
Sarasota-Bradenton record-
ing site. The weather service's
newest measuring site at the
Charlotte County Airport
showed similar rainfall
amounts for the month of
June.
Annual rainfall amounts
show dire deficits akin to
June's.
The Sarasota site recorded

INFORMATION
Measured rainfall amounts
recorded at the closest site for
the National Weather Service.
2007
Sarasota-Bradenton: 9.75
inches (12.42 inches below
normal)
June2007
Sarasota-Bradenton: 3.39
inches (4.02 inches below
normal) '


SUN PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY PAUL SCHMIDT
The summer rain has arrived in Florida, but it has come late this year. Even Lake Okeechobee
has had its water level depleted to near dry. The question is, what will be needed in inches of
rain this year to bring Florida groundwater levels back to normal?


9.75 inches of rain since Jan. 1
- a 12.42-inch deficit. Fort
Myers had an 8-plus inch
deficit. Charlotte County's
annual rainfall amounts
weren't available, as the
weather service only recently
began measuring rainfall
amounts there.


"It has been drier than nor-
mal," said Jim Farrell, chief
meteorologist for WINK-TV
Certain late-season weath-
er patterns have prevented
the normal afternoon storms
from building and bringing
much-needed rains to
Southwest Florida, Farrell


said.
The month of July, howev-
er, already has become pro-
ductive.
"There's some potential to
play catch-up," Farrell said.
. Rains fell across Charlotte,
Sarasota and DeSoto counties .
on numerous occasions dur-


ing the first week of July.
"I think we've had enough
rain in the last few days that
we've knocked down the
brush fire danger," Farrell
said.
The Florida Division of
Forestry's drought index
numbers are falling as well,
meaning the recent rains
have reduced the risk for fires.
Charlotte County's score
dropped 25 points in one day
after Fourth of July rains
soaked much of the area.
Most of the county averaged
between 200 and 500 last
week on the Keetch-Byram
Drought Index, which mea-
sures moisture levels in the
soil. The index maxes out on
the dry end at 800.
DeSoto County's index fell
60 points in one day last
week, knocking much of that
county down into the 200-400
range.
Sarasota County remained
slightly above the state aver-
age of about 350 late last
week, but one productive
afternoon storm could
reduce the risk for fires.
Farrell expected to see a
drier start to the week as a
tropical wave moved closer to
the area. The wave could
bring more showers to the
area later in the week, he said.
"We do' need consistency
to get out of the deficit,"
Farrell said.
carnold@sun-herald.com


Making room for


condos


Feisty issues await city council


Hot button issues are compounding an already
hot summer.


BY GREG GILES
NEWS EDITOR


Tuesday was catch-up day
for city council ... and a
chance to take a few reflective
morAents before pushing on
with hot button issues like the


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Demolition was in full swing Tuesday at the site of a former 180-bed nursing home at 437
S. Nokomis Ave. between Turin Avenue and Palmero Place. In-Island Development LLC,
led by William Martin, is tearing the facility down and replacing it with a townhouse
condo project. The project, approved by city planners and council last year, will consist of
five three-story buildings, two small clubhouses and a pool, with a total of 26 units.



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Bella Citta development, air-
port master plan and a resort-
dwelling hearing that is build-
ing steam.
First, council took care of a
number of administrative
tasks like ratifying the new
Fraternal Order of Police
(Sergeants and Lieutenants)
three-year contract and deau-
thorizing 11 vacant positions
off the city's books.
Physically fit
It's the first time the con-
tract with police officers
includes performance pay
incentives, said City Manager
Marty Black.


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In addition to negotiated
pay raises, the officers can
receive pay bonuses of $1,500
annually for keeping fit,
$1,000 for receiving training
in small arms and rifles, and
another $1,000 for comple-
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Budget cuts force a hard look at salaries


While Sheriff William Balkwill reviews his budget
for more cuts requested by the Sarasota County
Commission; questions have been raised regard-
ing the size of salaries in not only the sheriff's
department, but in a number of county depart-
ments as well.


BY KIM COOL
FEATURES EDITOR

Venice Gondolier Sun Ed-
itor Bob Mudge and Photo
Editor Jeff Tavares were hon-
ored this week by the
National Newspaper Associ-
ation in its 2007 Better
Newspaper Contest.
Mudge earned a first-place
award for Best Editorial in a
Community Paper with circu-
lation more than 12,000 and
first place for Best Editorial
Page in a Community Paper
with circulation of 10,000 and
up. Tavares won a third place


for Best Photo Essay in a
Community Paper with circu-
lation of 12,000 and up.
"Judging the contest is
always difficult due to the
high quality of so many of the
entries," said Reed Anfinson,
publisher of the Swift County
News-Monitor in Benson,
Minn. "Each year I wait for my
turn to judge the contest
knowing how much I will
learn in the process."
Award plaques will be pre-
sented at the NNA annual
convention in late Sept-
ember. First, second, third
and honorable mention


awards are given in each of 36
categories for items pub-
lished in calendar year 2006.
Participation in the annual
contest is limited to associ-
ates of NNA member com-
munity newspapers, whether
daily or weekly. The associa-
tion was founded in 1885 to
represent owners, publishers
and editors of America's com-
munity newspapers. It cur-
rently has more than 2,500
member daily and nondaily
papers that serve more than
150 million readers.

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BY STEVEN J. SMITH
STAFF WRITER


In this edgy time of budget
cuts, the higher your salary,
the more everyone notices.
Just ask Sarasota County
Sheriff William Balkwill,
whose department's salary
structure came under fire last
week by County Com-
missioner Joe Barbetta during
a set of workshops aimed at
reducing the county's budget.
Barbetta suggested Balkwill
could cut at least 2 percent to
5 percent more from his bud-


get, much of it in salaries.
"I see overtime (totaling)
$100,000," Barbetta told
Balkwill. '"And look at the pay
scale of how many majors
and captains there are -


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Mercer


Barbetta


$120,000, $116,000. Lieu-
tenants, $110,000. Maybe if
you just held back on the pro-
motions for a year or two,
you'd find another $1 million
to $2 million."
Balkwill bristled afterward
at the notion of cutting
salaries.
"When you start cutting
back on whether we can give
people raises or not, it can
have a huge impact," Balkwill
said. "People are going to say
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PHOTO COURTESY OF VENICE ARCHIVES
Circa 1945 aerial view of Venice Depot. Note City of
Venice water tower in background, Venice Avenue in
lower right of image, and the absence of the Intracoastal
Waterway. For more on this and other historical materials,
visit Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection at 351
S. Nassau St., across from West Blalock Park. The mission
of Venice Archives is to collect and preserve historical and
archeological material relating to Venice and the commu-
nities of Nokomis, Laurel and Osprey, whose histories
have been interwoven from 1867 to the present. Hours of
operation are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Wednesdays.


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Tropical Bob read with hor-
ror the story of a 6-year-old
girl who had her intestines a
sucked out when she sat on a
wading pool drain grate as the
water recirculated. "
T.B. immediately wondered
why drain grates are flat. A flat
surface can trap objects cover-
ing it. Why aren't domed cov-
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sent too small a surface to trap
a person or bodypart.
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SARASOTA COUNTY BRIEFS


Study promotes
job development
Sarasota County Govern-
ment will unveil draft recom-
mendations from a major
employment center study
during an open house at 5
p.m. Thursday, July 12, at the
Venice Community Center,
326 S.Nokomis Ave.
Major employment cen-
ters- are areas of existing or
planned industrial, manufac-
turing, wholesale and office
employment. MECs are iden-
lified in the county's future
land use plan to promote
economic development.
Recommendations include
a vision statement for manag-
ing major employment cen-
ters, new county policies gov-
erning future land use and
economic development and
an action plan for the county
to implement these policies.
During the workshop, resi-
dents can browse'a variety of
tables and displays with in-
formation regarding the
study and provide feedback
to county staff and the con-
sultants who conducted the
study, Atlanta-based EDAW
Inc.
For more information, visit
the county's Web page at
www.scgov.net/MEC and click
on the link for MEC Land Use
Study under the "Conduct
Business" column, or call 861-
5000 and ask for Planning
Services.
County bonds upgraded
Ratings for two primary
forms of bonds issued by
Sarasota County have re-
ceived significant upgrades
by the leading credit rating
organizations.
Sarasota County's General
Obligation bond rating has
been increased to 'A'A" from
'AA-" by Standard & Poor's.
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upgraded the county's Utility
* Bond rating to 'Al" from "A2."
The rating boost by Moody's
was the second in two years
for the county's utility bonds.
In another ranking, Fitch
Ratings assigned a first-time
rating of 'AA-" to the county's
Utility Bonds.
In a review of the county's
credit rating efforts, Public
Financial Management Inc.
commented that Sarasota
County follows all of the finan-
cial "best practice" attributes
that contribute to strong bond.
'ratings. PFM also cited the
county's newly adopted re-
serves policy as a particularly
important factor.
For additional informa-
tion, call 861-5000.
Shoreline project
approved
Sarasota County Commis-
sioners voted July 10 to begin
restoration of the Bird Colony
Spoil Islands that lie just
south of the Siesta Key Bridge
in the Intracoastal Waterway.
The islands support at
least 11 nesting bird species,
and are considered one of
Sarasota Bay's most impor-
tant rookeries, but heavy boat
traffic is gradually eroding
their fragile shores.
In August, Punta Gorda-
based Marine Contracting
Group will begin constructing
a 1,300-foot stone breakwater
that will stabilize the islands


and allow them to flourish.
Project Manager Curtis
Smith says the county's pri-
mary goal is to create an aes-
thetically pleasing barrier
that will protect and preserve
this valuable local bird habi-
tat while maintaining safety
and access for area boaters.
According to Smith, extensive
efforts have been made to
communicate with everyone
who might be affected by the
project.
Smith said the county also
conducted a water depth sur-
vey to make sure that the
channel north of the islands
will remain wide enough for
boat access.
The $989,721.60 project,
which is scheduled to be
complete by December 2007,
will be funded entirely by
grants from the Southwest
Florida Water Management
District and environmental
fines that, by law, must be
used only for restoration or
mitigation projects.
For more information, call
861-5000. Updates on the
project will be available at
scgov.net. Click on "Environ-
mental Issues" and then on
the Bird Colony Spoil Islands
link.
July is Parks and
Recreation Month
The Sarasota Board of
County Commissioners pro-
claimed July to be Parks and


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July 10 board meeting.
Commission Chair Nora
Patterson presented the pro-
clamation to Parks and Rec-
reation staff members and
summer camp participants.
Sarasota County is home to
more than 200 parks including
award-winning beaches, natur-
al areas, athletic facilities, recre-
ation centers, trails and special-
ty parks.
Since 1985, the National
Recreation and Park Associa-
tion has designated, July as
Recreation and Parks N Ionth.
Community support for
parks and recreation services is
vital to their existence. Sarasota
County Parks and Recreation
encourages citizens to lend a
hand through volunteer efforts.
There are many ways to partic-
ipate through the Parks Friends
Groups.
For more information, call
861-5000.
Staub appointed to
'Green Government' post
Sarasota County Commis-
sion Vice Chair Shannon
Staub has been appointed to
the advisory board of the
Green Government Initiative,
a new national program cre-
ated by the National Associ-
ation of Counties.
The initiative helps coun-
ties throughout the country
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grams and practices.
The Green Government In-
itiative is a comprehensive
"green" resource for local gov-
ernments on air quality, ener-
gy efficiency, renewable and
alternative energy, green
building, water quality and
land use, according to NACo
President Colleen Landkam-
er.
The Green Government
Initiative will provide informa-
tion and outreach to counties
on green options, including
referrals to companies and
organizations offering green
services and products.
Sarasota County is one of
the 12 founding county mem-
bers of the Green Govern-
ment Initiative Advisory
Board, along with 11 found-
ing corporate members.
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'Your Budget Guide'
on Web site
Residents want answers to
questions such as, how are
my property taxes calculated?
What services are paid for by
my property taxes? What does
"ad valorem" mean? What is
the difference between a
"capital budget" and an "op-
erating budget?"
Answers to these types of
questions are available on the
"Your Budget Guide" Web site
by clicking the budget link on
scgov.net.
Citizens are invited to attend
a series of budget workshops as
part of the fiscal year 2008 bud-
get process. The commission-
ers will discuss budget priori-
ties in anticipation of possible
revenue reductions mandated
by the Legislature.


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County, DEP halt dumping in lake


BY STEVEN J. SMITH
STAFF WRITER

Diane McMahon believes
quick action by her neighbors
and herself prevented tons of
fill dirt from destroying an
environmentally sensitive
lake behind their homes just
off Dearborn Street.
"The neighbors got togeth-
er as a group when we real-
ized what happened," Mc-
Mahon said. "Now there is a
backhoe scooping out all of
this dirt that was placed into
the lake."
According to McMahon,
who lives on Lee Circle, about


20 tons of dirt was dumped
into the lake by road-building
firm APAC Southeast Inc. as
part of a deal between Chuck
Kohl, APAC project manager,
and D. Raymond Williams,
owner of three lots on
Dearborn Street where a
county-sponsored road en-
hancing project is taking
place.
"On Tuesday (June 25),
they were getting ready to fill
in an area in the lake where
an -otter lives," McMahon
said. "I explained to one of the
drivers an animal lived in
there."
Calls to the Florida De-


apartment of Environmental
Protection, Sarasota County's
Resource Protection Depart-
ment and County Com-
missioner Shannon Staub's
office got quick results,
McMahon said.
Joseph Drumm, environ-
mental specialist from the
Florida DEP visited the scene,
according to Ana Gibbs,
external affairs coordinator
for the DEP
"Mr. Drumm conducted a
site inspection, which com-
prised roughly 3,000 square
feet," Gibbs said. "He also
took photos of the site and
spoke with county and APAC


Diane McMahon of Lee Circle points to an area in the lake behind her home where she said the
dumping of fill dirt by the road-building firm APAC threatened an otter and many wild birds.


Local residents complained when fill dirt was dumped into an environmentally sensitive lake
after a neighbor agreed the road construction firm enhancing Dearborn Street to stock-
pile the dirt on his property.


Bay Preserve at Osprey public park approved


FROM SARASOTA CONSERVATION
FOUNDATION


Sarasota Conservation
Foundation has received ap-
proval from the Sarasota
County Commission to pro-
ceed with its plans for Bay
Preserve at Osprey public
park.
The Sarasota County Com-
mission voted to approve a
resolution granting a special
exception to allow Bay
Preserve at Osprey to become
a campus for the environ-
ment, arts, education and
recreation. The 4.4-acre prop-
erty is located on the water-
front of Little Sarasota Bay,
north of Oak Street and west
of Palmetto Avenue, just
south of Historic Spanish
Point.
Bay Preserve at Osprey
includes six historic struc-
tures: the main house, car-
riage house, three cracker
style cottages and a boat
house.
"This is a great day for
Osprey," said Albert Joerger,
founder and president of
Sarasota Conservation Foun-
dation. "Bay Preserve at
Osprey will be open to the
public as a park dedicated to
the environment, arts, educa-
tion and recreation in a set-
ting that allows young and old
alike to experience Old
Florida at its best.
"The foundation can now
proceed with plans for kayak-
ing access, an artist-in-resi-
dence program and a youth
rowing program at Bay
Preserve."
Plans include capital
improvements at Bay Pre-
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serve that are necessary to
open the park to the public.
Infrastructure, site 'and
facility improvements at Bay
Preserve are being funded
through SCF's $10.4 million
Campaign for the Future.
Current gifts to the campaign
are matched dollar for dollar
by a grant from Gulf Coast
Community Foundation of
Venice.
SCF was awarded a $6.6
million grant in 2005 from the
Florida Communities Trust to
purchase Bay Preserve at


Osprey property immediately
south' of-273 acres of protect-
ed lands including Palmer
Point Park's beach access, Jim
Neville Preserve's rare habitat
and the estuary located at the
mouth of North Creek.
Bay Preserve will include a
nature center, the founda-
tion's offices, environmental
programs and classes, native
plant information, youth
rowing, an artist-in-residence
program and a wildlife view-
ing platform overlooking
Little Sarasota Bay.


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officials, but the county took
over from there."
No permit
Sarasota County Envi-
ronmental Specialist Todd
Hershfeld did just that.
"I put a stop work order in,
determined there was filling
without a permit and now
they are currently bringing
the fill out of the pond,"
Hershfeld said. "I looked at
the construction plans for
Dearborn Street and they did
not show that this (activity)
was in the project area. The
contractor had an agreement
with the property owner to
stockpile fill, but they went
over the limits."


A signed agreement
between Kohl and Williams
was submitted to the DEE
Kohl declined to comment
and Williams could not be
reached for comment.
Gary Downing, manager of
road program construction
for the county, said side pro-
jects such as these are diffi-
cult to oversee.
"This shouldn't have hap-
pened, and we need to make
sure the contractors are
aware of what's lawful," he
said. "I'll tell you what we will
start doing: We will start extra
training at all our job sites for
the contractors on city and
county ordinances to reduce
the likelihood of this happen-


ing again."
McMahon was relieved
that the dumping was
stopped, but feared for the
lives of the lake's precious
denizens in the wake of the
damage already taken place.
"I haven't seen the otter,"
McMahon said. '"And a lot of
the birds that were here, such
as wood storks and ibis, I
hardly see any of them now. I
don't know what happened to
them."

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OUR VIEW




County cuts have feel of a 'shell game'


A t the very beginning of the recent
budget-cutting process, a few
Sarasota County commissioners
uttered the phrase "shell game." There was
more than a hint of sarcasm.
Then, after some preliminary speechify-
ing, they settled into the business at hand:
absorbing what amounts to nearly $27 mil-
lion in cuts.
They conducted an exercise straight out
of a business management textbook -
complete with hand-held clickers intend-
ed to identify not-so-sacred cows and "low-
lying fruit." They set some goals for depart-
ment heads, then set about some serious
trimming.
At the end of the two-week process, it was
clear that the entire exercise was, to a great
degree, a huge "shell game." Many costs will
be shifted some explicitly, some not so -
and some services will be cut.


Here are some of the highlights:
Sheriff Bill Balkwill indicated school
resource officers would be transferred. That
would mean the school district (and school
taxpayers) would take over costs.
Balkwill wanted to close the South
County Jail in Venice, but after a day of let-
ting it percolate the commissioners put the
kibosh on that.
Sarasota may charge for beach parking,
shifting payment for services to beach users,
including tourists,
The county may eventually impose a
municipal services tax on utilities, electrici-
ty and natural gas. A tax in another form.
The cities already have similar taxes.
Raising rates for water and wastewater.
Libraries, parks and recreation areas
would see hours cut. The' planned North
Port Library may be delayed. Even if it were
built, it would present problems because of


staffing costs.
Neighborhood improvement grants
were cut.
SCAT bus rides may rise from 50 cents
to 75 cents.
Budget-tightening isn't a bad thing, but
it's hard to see how these cuts will make
Sarasota County a better place to live.
It will be a bit cheaper, since the average
homeowners will save roughly $100 next
year. But with increased fees and shifted
taxes, the true saving will be a lot less than it
first appears.
In the special session, the Legislature
short-circuited local government's ability to
tax and spend on services and programs as
it saw fit.
Every taxpayer has a pet program he or
she thinks could be cut; it's the job of local
elected officials to weigh needs and
demands and make decisions on programs.


Not so or at least not so much any-
more.
Those who value the lost services will
squawk. In the future, residents will demand
new or different services, and local officials
will simply point out that their hands are
tied.
And the "shell game" will continue as
cities and counties scramble to avoid
ever-deepening staff and program cuts.
Among other tax-sifting mechanisms,
general fund items may be moved out into
new municipal services taxing units, so
the taxes will be transferred to a different
form.
All in all, the exercise indicates the false
promises of the Legislature's foray into deal-
ing with the property tax crisis.
And the real problem of tax inequities for
businesses and nonhomestead property
owners hasn't even been touched.


Why? Why? Why?


BOB VEDDER


Why is the school district
dragging us through an ex-
pensive high school location
process again? ,
Why. after having a bunch
of public f6oIms that led to a
School Ad\isory 'Committee
recommendation to leave it
where it is, would it decide to
look at other locations?
Why, after the school
board accepted the SAC's rec-
ommendation, which we all
assumed meant it is where
the board members wanted
it, would the administration
do this?
Why would they spend
money on needless consul-
tants and then go cut art posi-
tions and teachers?
Why would they hire an
architect to design the phas-
ing-in of a new high school on
the present site, then go look
at outside sites? '
Why would they look at
going to an outside site that
would delay the building of a
high school many years even
though they admit it needs to
be built now?
Why, when the city has told
them they would not get
favorable rezoning, would
they continue to be in their
face and press this issue?
Why do they ignore the
public's desire to leave 'it
where it is? Are they that arro-
gant?
Their explanation is that
they have to follow this
process. That is pretty much
baloney, as they did not fol-
low that process for Riv-
erview, which sits on an infe-
rior 45-acre site. They claim
they did it for Venice Ele-
mentary, but they really did
not. All they did was ask the
city if there were any big plots
of land, but did not do a for-
mal review.
My only guess is since the
district approached a devel-
oper years ago in hopes they
could sell the current land for
a whole lot more than they
could buy other land, that
they still feel that way, regard-
less of what the community
has told them.
They were pretty sure they
could make money that
would help pay for a new
school. The part of the ad-
ministration that made that
decision must not be giving
up on the idea.
Had they done this re-
search first, then gone to the
public with their findings and
options, it would have been


logical although we know
logic does not always play a
role in these things.
Stop going against the
wishes of the city, the school
board and the citizc is and get
on with building the school
on the island
Stop wasting our money.
Stop acting like it is your
school district when it really is
our district.


By's Crack
This business about the
Russian Parliament trying to
undermine President Putin
and seize the presidential
power for themselves' -
who'd they learn that from,
Hillary Clinton?

As I sat at the light at
Jacaranda and East Venice
Avenue this week and
watched a whole bunch of
gravel trucks, semis and
garbage trucks go through
that intersection, I had to
wonder what a bad idea mak-
ing that a roundabout would
be.
I can just see a 90-year-old
woman feeling her *way
around with all those trucks.
It seems like a recipe for dis-
.aster.
It works nice in my neigh-
borhood, where three streets
come to it from different
angles, not so good that close
to an interstate.
Many wonder if this wasn't
a way for the county to try this
down south, where it would
get less flak.

The history walk is finished
behind the Gondolier Sun
print center. It in part compli-
ments the mural done by
local artist Coleen Henry,
although it has many addi-
tional historical events and
room for more to be added.
The last entry was the sale
of Venice Hospital to form a
"community foundation." In
this case the artist was told
not to put "The Venice
Foundation," which would
have been more accurate.
Some people are trying to
make sure it is erased from
history.

Today's Ism: You know that
indestructible black box that
is found in airplane crashes?
Why don't they make the
whole airplane out of that?

It looks like Venice will
once again have an American
Cancer Society office in
Venice. Space is being fin-
ished now in the old YMCA
building that will house it and
some of the its programs,
such as Look Good, Feel
Better. Plans now are to move
in August. It is going to be
nice to have that direct and
close contact again.
ACS is working on its Cattle
Baron's Ball, which we spon-

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Don't let Florida House fade away


Editor:
It was an unusually somber setting last Saturday at the
Florida House. Word was formally out this was the last day the
learning center would be open until further notice.
It's ironic the House was constructed in the early '90s to
assist in educating the community in ways to combat a severe
drought, and now, during another onerous drought situation,
it is being closed.
On this day more than twice the usual number of people vis-
ited the House, many for the first time. Some were almost
apologetic for not having visited it sooner.
Many asked if it really would be rebuilt and what impact the
move would make. This learning facility pioneer project regu-
larly attracts 10,000 visitors annually.
The plan is to relocate the House to an area about a quarter
of a mile north of the existing location. It would remain on
Sarasota schools' property, but on a reduced lot size. However,
with the current monetary situation, I would be surprised if the
project is not drawn out for up to two years.
To me it again demonstrates shortsightedness on our part.
We have long-term climate problems that must be addressed
now, yet we are willing to delay a proven ecological education
process that benefits not only this community, but in a small
way, the world.
If we were really serious about conservation, global warm-
ing and sustainability, green building would not be an option.
The option would be a higher level of green.
If this project bogs down due to lack of funding, I hope the
people of this community show their resolve and understand-
ing of the important of this project and commit the necessary
dollars to bring it back to life.
Monty Andrews
Venice


Try to keep cool about A/C
Editor:
I wish to express my dis-
gust and outrage about a cer-
tain citizen who complained
about using air conditioning
for city and government cars
and trucks.
It seems to me that the
complainer has air condition-
ing in his house, and yet com-
plains about the environment
and energy that the trucks
and cars use. Sir, do you drive
around in your car with the
windows down? Does your


house feel like 89 degrees?
I'll bet you're the one that
supports social programs for
the poor and illegal immi-
grants. But God help hard-
working men who spend
their time helping the public
and providing services to be
denied air conditioning in the
summer in Florida. I bet you
use drive-ins (banks, fast
foods) all the time. I'll bet
your windows are closed
while you wait in line in
midafternoon in the sum-
mertime.


And you don't have air con-
ditioning on? How much gas
do you waste for the environ-
ment and energy? I'll agree
with you if you spend eight
hours in a truck with the win-
dows down for one day and
still say it's OK to have no A/C.
There is a reason for air-
conditioning in city vehicles.
It's a safety issue. A study was
taken by actually measuring
the temperature inside a
truck to determine if air con-
ditioning was needed with
the windows down. The study
showed the average tempera-
ture in midafternoon inside a
truck was 98 degrees. That is
why there is air conditioning
in city and government
trucks.
I guess if a city worker
passed out and crashed into
your car you'd be the first one
to sue the county and city.
So, before you start com-
plaining, check your brain.

Joseph Micallef
North Port
Firefighters put
it on the line daily
Editor:
Trying to respect opinions
regarding the deaths of nine
firefighters and the ensuing
media coverage, I am instead
sickened and disgusted by
such a nonsensical diatribe.
How presumptuous to say,
"What makes these guys
think their deaths are much
more important than anyone
else's"? They don't think that.
They are dead.
I imagine their families are
thinking plenty right now.
What would you be thinking
had one of your children or


your spouse died fighting a
fire to save someone else's
life?
They don't call themselves
a brotherhood. They are a
brotherhood.
Obviously you have not
taken the time to get to know
any of your local firefighters.
That's too bad. Meet some of
them, if you can. You'll have
to be quick, though, as most
will leave their station after a
24-hour shift to go to their
second job.
When they show up at your
house for an emergency, I
hope you don't complain too
much when they pull up in
one of their "shiny new toys"
to save you, who has
absolutely no respect for
them. Guess what? They'll do
it anyway.
Let's hope that no one gets
injured or killed trying to save
you. I wouldn't want the extra
stress on you knowing that
their "excessive benefit" pack-
age will take care of their
injuries or the families they
may leave behind.
Sleep well at night.
Firefighters are out there "just
doing their job" so that you
can.

Melinda Strong
Englewood


What's wrong with
more democracy?
Editor:
Lesley Blackner recently
contributed a sensible and
persuasive guest column
entitled, "It's a democracy:

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2007 WWW


Questions about airport continue again


S I


ED MARTIN
COLUMNIST

A blind man accompanied
by his guide dog walks into a
bar. The bartender says,
"How's it going?" The man,
unaware that the question
was directed to him, does not
answer. The dog, however,
replies, "Ruff."
I am reminded of this
story by the recently publi-
cized letter to council mem-
bers by Mayor Fred Ham-
mett, suggesting that a busy
schedule and citizen com-
ments might make it wise to
continue the airport plan-
ning process with public
input into the fall, when
more summer residents
might be in town.
In general, citizen and
press reaction to the airport
planning process has been
"ruff." Having an election
coming up could, a cynic
might think, have had some
impact on this most recent
change of course in the city's
planning behavior, which has
been an object lesson in how
not to operate a city.
What must be something
of a surprise to city officials
and insiders has been that


their usual practices of un-
veiling plans and quickly
approving them ran into a
buzz saw this time. Of course,
we haven't seen the final deci-
sions yet, so we may be deal-
ing with a detour here that
will reach the same objective
- that is, excessive and inap-
propriate growth at the air-
port.
Strike 1
Some months ago the city
asked the federal govern-
ment, without accurately
describing the process to the
public, for funds to build a
marina, using that highly crit-
icized, budget-busting pro-
cess of spending federal
funds for "pork" the "ear-
mark."
An earmark is an addition
to the budget that is not in
the president's budget and
does not go through the
process of study by Congress.
But hey, why shouldn't
Venice do it? Everybody else
is.
When asked about the
process, City Manager Black
hedged, providing partial
information. After it became
public, he pointed out that
the idea of a marina had been
one of a number of recom-
mendations from a consul-
tant some years before,
although it had not received
much public attention of late
- but council had approved
it at that time.
Strike 2
The master plan for the
airport, due to be updated


every five years or so, was
moving along under contract
to the MEA group, which had
done hangar construction
work in Port Charlotte, where
Fred Watts, Venice's airport
manager, had worked. The
city made clear it was inter-
ested in the marina and more
at the airport.
Proposals started to come
in, ranging from reviving the
circus arena, to a Roman
Colosseum-themed hotel
and amphitheater project
that was small scale about
20 acres or so to several
massive hotel/golf/marina
projects that would involve all
the 400-plus acres of airport
property.
At the end of 2006 we
began hearing complaints
from various people and
firms that the city was not
responding evenhandedly to
their proposals. Some had
more contact with Watts and
Black, through phone calls, e-
mails and meetings, than oth-
ers.
As that became apparent,
Black and Watts framed a set
of criteria that was sent out in
January, after one pretty well
developed proposal had
already been submitted.
A committee of city offi-
cials and council member
John Moore wound up re-
viewing a group of propos-
als. They were supposed to
winnow it down to one, and
then the public would be let
into the circus arena, so to
speak. ,
The proposals and the
process were equally flawed


in too many ways to detail,
other than to say that nobody
had asked the public what or
how much development they
wanted; nor was the airport
master plan complete. In
other words the city was
operating tail-first.
Strike 3
The city decided not to
approve any of the plans at
that point, undoubtedly a
surprise to some of the not-
very-behind-the-scenes
Venice movers and shakers
who had already tied them-
selves to a potential gravy
train submitted by Amalthea
Properties Investments -
which had, coincidentally, a
record of substantial contri-
butions to local officials in
Maryland. (But remember,
the game is not over yet.) An
open planning process was
scheduled for July.
Meanwhile the MEA report
on the airport modestly rec-
ommended $61 million in
improvements (assuming
federal approval and 90-per-
cent funding), including a
new terminal building and
control tower.
I wonder why we need a
terminal building for a gener-
al aviation airport, and
whether increased jet traffic
might be a factor.
The FAA standards for the
classification' of the airport
had quietly again -
changed to in recent years,
now requiring safety areas
that would cover houses
across south Harbpr Drive.
Most critically, it would have a


major impact on the Lake
Venice Golf Club.
Of course, the VGA leaders
there had already agreed to
give their rights for a few mil-
lion to the Almathea/Marriott
group. "Sorry, golfers."
New information is forth-
coming daily from citizens,
including Thomas Brener,
involving potential safety
issues that have not warrant-
ed a reply from Watts. See
insideveniceflorida.com.
Although the city still has
not made the impact on the
golf course clear or the
cost to continue it, which
the mayor says he favors -
Mike Rafferty, a citizen with
engineering and airport
background, has suggested
the safety areas would dev-
astate the golf course and
spelled them out for the
council.
Rafferty has also identified
the extent of FAA waivers to
the safety areas that would be
necessary to keep the airport
at C-II classification rather
than revert to the B-II classifi-
cation that would fit, essen-
tially, within the current air-
port and still allow planes
currently'at the airport to
continue use.
MEA recognizes the noise
impact on nearby residents
and suggests a study. It does
not seem the planning will
wait until the study is com-
pleted, however.
After three strikes you are
out a telling metaphor.

insideveniceflorida.com


L I I Rb from page4A
Let's put growth to a vote."
Her essay was closely fol-
lowed by an evidently obligatory
and essentially irrelevant re-
sponse by some state chamber
of commerce type who felt it
necessary to comment on Ms.
Blackner's economic status, and
the fact that she, even as do
most chamber of commerce
members, hired people to get
things done.
To perhaps oversimplify,
chamber of commerce mem-
bers, among whom we some-
times number ourselves,
members of our families, and
our friends, are motivated to
make money. That's an im-
portant reason for their being
in business.
Many of us enjoy our rela-
tionships with them. Most of
us patronize them. Most of us
wish them well. But some-
times our interests diverge.
Sometimes our priorities are
very different than theirs.
When important differ-
ences occur, having a majori-
ty of citizens decide what to
do seems both just and
democratic. And it is certainly
a far, far better thing to do
than leaving the decision to
the mercies of the deep pock-
ets and the influence of spe-
cial interests, as has so often
been the case in Florida.
I support the Flori-
da Hometown Democracy
Amendment and I urge you to
learn more about it. And to
ignore the chaff thrown in your
eyes by interests that would be
brought to heel by it. Petitions
in support of the amendment
are available by calling (855)
779-5513. Let's take charge of
our environment.
Judy Karr
Venice


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RETURN? CALL US AT 207-1111.


Let's not go round in circles

Crossover. Look into'history. For many years Clearwater had a
roundabout going to the beach. As the population increased,
the traffic circle became a nightmare with many accidents
occurring. It was removed only a'few years ago as a traffic haz-
ard. One way to lessen traffic at the light at Jacaranda and East
Venice Avenue is to make roads that curve directly from
Jacaranda into East Venice (and the same as all the others), to
eliminate traffic going to the traffic light, thereby relieving the
pressure on that light. Of course, better yet, get a crossover
bridge. That would make more sense than raising the bridge on
41 and Nokomis for boats.


Disaster plan. On the new
high school issue: Now is the
time. Time for what, you may
ask. Time to do it right. Do
what right? The new high
school plan for the island.
Even though this party dis-
agrees with the decision to
build the school on the island,
the issue for the new school is
one of traffic and forcing 95
percent of those who will use
the school to have to cross the
bridges to get to work for the
next 50 years. Just can't imag-
ine the mess 20 years from
now. However, the decision
has been made to build on
the island. The high school
plan should include using it
for a second emergency cen-
ter on the island. As you
know, most of the citizens
and the majority of the Venice
City Council have been led to
believe that the new grade


school, recently built on the
island, was going to serve that
purpose. Several council
members felt that they were
betrayed on this issue. The
topic was presented to the cit-
izens by the school adminis-
tration and then. ignored all
together when building the
grade school. Smoke and mir-
rors, bait and switch, applied
once more by the administra-
tor. Hard to believe, but true.
Therefore, let's get it right
from the get-go on the new
high school. Make absolutely
sure in the design phase that
the new facility can be used as
an emergency center of
storms up to and including
Category 3 storms. Schools
paid for by the public are
ideal emergency centers and
should be made available and
used by those who pay for
them.


VEDDER from page4A


sor. It will be held on Thomas
Ranch in November, which
really should be fun.

It is exciting they finished
two lanes of the bridge in
Nokomis after two years. I
hope it doesn't take four more
years to complete the other
four lanes. At least this week
they have started working day


and night on the bridge.
It has appeared they had
again pulled crews off of the
project. We need to sic John
Ryan frori the chamber and
the county commissioners on
them to keep on this. That is a
real mess.
Robert A Vedder writes a
twice-weekly column in this
paper.


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Richard P. Brady
Richard P Brady of Osprey
and Mashpee, Mass., died
Friday, July 6, 2007. He was 71.
He was born March 12,
1936, in Jamaica, N.Y., and
moved to Osprey in 1996
from Palos Verdes, Calif. He
was a manager of various
companies in the metals
industry. In 1957, he graduat-
ed with a chemical engineer-
ing degree from the Brooklyn
Polytechnic University and
earned his MBA from Rutgers
University in 1974.
He was active in Our Lady
of Mount Carmel Catholic
Church in Osprey, the Para-
dise Peddlers South Bay Bik-
ing Club and the Phi Kappa
Phi Fraternity. He was a for-
mer president of the North
American Day Sailor Asso-
ciation and past president of
the Republican Club of South
Sarasota County.
Survivors include his wife
of 49 years, Julie; four sons,
James, Daniel, Michael, John;
a brother, the Rev. Edmund;
and three grandchildren.
Services: Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11
at Farley Funeral Home. A Mass
of Christian Burial will at 11 a.m.
Thursday, July 12, at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Catholic Church.
Burial will be in New York. Visit
farleyfuneralhome.com to sign a
guest register book and extend
condolences to the family.
Contributions: Memorial dona-
tions may be made to The
Wellness Community of
Southwest Florida, 3900 Clark
Road, Building P-3, Sarasota
34233; or TideWell Hospice and
Palliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd.,


POLICE BEAT


Traffic advisory
July 11, from 9 p.m. to 5:30
a.m., the northbound right
lane will be closed on 1-75 at
River Road (mile marker 191)
while FDOT contractors pour
a bridge deck. Expect slow-
moving traffic and delays.
J Jply 12, from,8 p.m. to 5:30.
a.y.t expect a southbound'
inside lane closure on 1-75
from River Road (mile marker
191) to Jackson Road (mile
marker 192): Construction
project -- Motorists should
expect a southbound inside
lane closure from 8 p.m. to
5:30 a.m. on Thursday night,
July 12, 2007, and a north-
bound inside lane closure
from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on
Friday night, July 13, 2007,
weather permitting. Crews
will be removing millings
from the inside shoulders
along 1-75. Motorists should
expect slow moving traffic
and possible delays.
July 27, from 9 a.m. to 4


Sarasota 34238.

Mary R. Deibel
Mary R. Deibel of Venice
died Monday, July 9, 2007.
She was 78.
She was born Feb. 18,1929.
She was a Eucharistic minis-
ter and lector at Epiphany
Cathedral and charter ad-
ministrator at Canton (Ohio)
Preschool Daycare Center for
22 years.
Survivors include her hus-
band of 59 years, David L.;
four daughters, Stephanie
Silver of Indianapolis, Ind.,
Paula Angari and Mary of
Canton, and Amy of San
Francisco, Calif.; four sons,
Father David L. Jr. of Napa,
Calif., Curtis of Canton,
Matthew of Denver, Colo.,
and Mark of Cleveland, Ohio;
a sister, Marcia Bresnahan of
Hot Springs, Ark.; 13 grand-
children; and a great-grand-
child.
Services: Visitation will be from
11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Thursday,
July 12, at Ewing Funeral Home.
A Memorial Mass will follow at 1
p.m. at Epiphany Cathedral.
Contributions: Memorial dona-
tions may be made to Our Lady
of Perpetual Help, 3989 South
Moon Drive, Venice 34292; or
Epiphany School, 310 Sarasota
St., Venice 34285.

Kelly G. Gibson
Kelly G. Gibson of North
Port died Friday, July 6, 2007.
He was 52.
He was born Jan. 5, 1955,
and was a member and dea-
con of Union Missionary
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his fa-


p.m., expect intermittent
northbound and southbound
lane closures along U.S. 41,
between Jacaranda Boulevard
and River Road due to work
along the shoulder.

Petition against
city dismissed, .
The attorney representing-
the city of Venice in regard to
a complaint filed by Police
Officer Ben Adams announc-
ed July 5 that Adams' attorney
decided to voluntarily dis-
miss the action.
Attorney Onier Llopiz filed
a motion to dismiss, motion
to strike complaint as sham
pleading and motion to quash
service of process by the city
on behalf of the police depart-
ment, leading to Adams' deci-
sion to voluntarily dismiss the
case.
In late May, Adams' attor-
ney filed a petition in circuit
court for injunctive relief.
After an internal affairs inves-


their, John H., and stepmoth-
er, Luvenia, of North Port;
three brothers, Theodore and
John of North Port and
Michael of St. Petersburg; and
five sisters, Patricia Holliday
of Tallahassee, Sheila of
Winter Haven, Norma of
North Port, Penny of Palm
Coast and Cindy of Orlando.
Services: A service will be
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
July 14, at South Biscayne
Baptist Church, North Port, with
burial in Venice Memorial
Gardens.

Delores A. Krall
Delores Ann Krall of
Englewood died Sunday, July
8, 2007. She was 55.
She was born Feb. 28, 1952,
in Canton, Ohio, and moved
to the area seven years ago
from Willoughby, Ohio. She
was a homemaker and previ-
ously worked at Sea World in
Orlando and Nelson Research
in Nokomis. She attended
First Baptist Church of Ven-
ice.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Rudolph J.; a daughter,
Bobbie Jo Foutty; her parents,
Robert and Betty Leach; two
sisters, Bobbie Jo Roth and
Ronda Sparks; and a grand-
son.
Farley Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements. Visit
farleyfuheralhome.com to
sign a guest register book and
extend condolences to the
family.
Contributions: Memorial dona-
tions may be made to TideWell
Hospice and Palliative Care,
5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota
34238.


tigation found Adams violat-
ed department policies in
regard to conduct toward a
co-worker, Adams served an
80-hour suspension.

Venice Police
Department arrests
Shawn M. Jansen, 27, 200
block W. Miami Ave., Venice.
Charge: obstructing or op-
posing an officer without vio-
lence. Bond: $750.

Sarasota County
Sheriff's Office arrests
Mark A. Murphy, 39, 200
block Carmel Road, Venice.
Charge: contempt non-
payment of child support.
Bond: $1,070.
Chase T. Cockroft, 18, 1800
block Bridge St., Englewood.
Charge: battery with previous
conviction. Bond: $1,000.
Francisco Quevedopiza-
no, 20, Nokomis. Charge: no
valid driver license. Bond:
$500.


Norman A. Moreau
L Norman A. Moreau
of Venice died Sat-
urday, July 7, 2007. He
was 83.
He was born Sept. 21,
1923, in Central Falls, R.I., and
moved to the area in 1987
from Hampton, N.H. He
worked in the glass manufac-
turing industry and retired as
vice president and general
manager of the glass opera-
tion division of GTE's lighting
department where he was in
charge of glass manufactur-
ing plants in New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
and Brazil. He was a U.S.
Army Air Corps veteran of
World War II, serving as a first
lieutenant. He graduated in
1949 from Brown University.
He was a member of the
American Society of Mechan-
ical Engineers and the
National Society of Profes-
sional Engineers. He was
credited with numerous in-
ventions and patents, all per-
taining to improvements in
glass manufacturing.
Survivors include his wife
of 57 years, Marion "Meg";
two sons, Peter of Lincoln,
R.I., and Richard of Hampton,
N.H.; a daughter, Janet Feld-
man of Sebastopol, Calif.; and
two granddaughters.
Services: A memorial service
will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
July 11, at Lemon Bay Funeral
Home. Inurnment will be at a
later date in Gulf Pines Memorial
Park.
Contributions: Memorial dona-
tions may be made to TideWell
Hospice and Palliative Care, 5955
Rand Blvd., Sarasota 34238.


James D. Steele
James David Steele of
Nokomis died Friday, July 6,
L 2007. He was 44.
He was born June 27,
1963, in Marietta, Ga.,
and moved to
Nokomis in 1984 from
Seminole. He was a six-year
U.S. Navy veteran serving in
the Gulf War aboard the USS
Coral Sea.
Survivors include his
mother, Frances, and stepfa-
ther, Lee Waters, of Nokomis;
a daughter, Sadie of Nokomis;
two sisters, Julia Charleston of
Troy, Mich., and Rhonda
LeBlanc of North Port; and a
brother, Lee Waters II of
Nokomis.
Services: A memorial service
will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
July 11, at Farley Funeral Home,
Venice Chapel. Visit farleyfuner-
alhome.com to sign a guest reg-
ister book and extend condo-
lences to the family.
Contributions: Memorial dona-
tions may be made to Alcoholics
Anonymous, Intergroup Service
Committee of the Fifth District,
12697 Tamiami Trail, North Port
34290.

James A. Stuthers
James A. Stuthers of Venice
^ died Monday, July 9,
2007. He was 81.
He was born July 20,
1925, in Pittsburgh,
Pa., and moved to the
area in 1981 from California.
He was an Army Air Forces
veteran ofWorldWar II and an
active member of the 8th Air
Force National Organization.
Survivors include his wife,
Kathryn; five children, Jim Jr.


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of Bradenton, Jessica Spauld-
ing of Normal, Ill., Chris of
Pensacola, Mary Cox of Eng-
lewood and Stuart of Port
Charlotte; 14 grandchildren;
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services: Visitation will be from
4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at
Farley Funeral Home. A
Memorial Mass will be held at 10
a.m. Friday, July 13, at St.
Raphael's Catholic Church in
Englewood. Visit farleyfuneral-
home.com to sign a guest regis-
ter book and extend condo-
lences to the family.

Theodore D. Trump
Theodore Duane Trump of
Venice died Friday, July 6,
2007. He was 81.
Survivors include his com-
panion, Bea Haney; two
daughters, Deborah Fay and
Tamarah Poole; three grand-
children; and four great-
grandchildren.
Services: No services are sched-
uled.



CAROL HOGAN
Carol Hogan of Venice died
Sunday, July 1, 2007. She was 66.
She was born Jan. 3, 1941, in
Alpena, Mich., and moved to the
area in 1975 from Denver, Colo.
She was a hystologist and a
medical transcriber. She held an
associate's degree from Alma
College in Alma, Mich.
Survivors include two sisters, Char
Hogan and Del Scott; and Dave,
Tena and Tasha Scott.
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ANNA CANNON
"GRANNY" WARD
100, of Venice, formerly of
Lynnville, TN., died July 6, 2007.
Mrs. Ward was born in Lynnville,
TN on November 26, 1906. She
traveled extensively through-out the
world, living for years in Dinamita,
Mexico and Quilmes, Argentina.
Granny had an extraordinary sense
of humor, a great kindness towards
others, and kept her wit till the end.
She will be missed tremendously by
countless family and friends. She
was preceded in death by her
husband Mr. John A. Ward.
Granny is survived by a daughter
and son-in-law, Mary Ward and
Gabriel DeCicco of Seville, Spain;
grandchildren, Ana Maria DeCicco
and husband Tomas Sanchez Cruz
also; of Seville, Spain, Pia Angela
DeCicco of Miami, FL and Gabriel
John DeCicco of Venice, FL; great-
grandchildren, Sara Sanchez
DeCicco and husband Kenneth
Paul Kumpf of Sarasota, FL,
William Nicholas Sanchez of
Seville, Spain, Aisha Gianina
DeCicco of Miami, FL; great-great-
grandchild Sofia Nicole Kumpf of
Sarasota, FL; and countless close
relatives. A celebration of her
extraordinary life will be held at
the D.A.V. on Colonia Lane in
Nokomis, Florida on Wednesday,
July 11th at 5 PM. To send
condolences visit
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EDITORS
COURT FOR
COUNTY
VISION


File No. 2007-CP-007470-NC
Division: Probate
f


(941) 480-9277
PUBLISH: July 11, 18, 2007


TION OF THIS NOTICE IS July
11, 2007


NOTICE TO CREDITORS Personal Representative:
The administration of the estate of NORTHERN TRUST, N.A.
JULIAN J. KAMAN, deceased, 1515 RIngling Boulevard
whose date of death was Decem- Sarasota, Florida 34236
ber 19, 2006, is pending in the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
Circuit Court for SARASOTA Coun- SARASOTA COUNTY, Attorney for Personal
ty, Florida, Probate Division, the FLORIDA Representative:
address of which is P.O. Box PROBATE DIVISION Gregory C. Roberts
3079, Sarasota, Florida 34230- FlorIda Bar No.-438782
3079. The names and addresses IN RE: ESTATE OF KIIngbell & Roberts, P.A.
of the personal representatives and LOU V. MOE 341 Venice Avenue West
the personal representatives' attor- Deceased. Venice, Florida 34285
ney are set forth below. Telephone: (941)485-2900
All creditors of the decedent and File No. 2007-CP-005706NC Fax: (941) 486-8565
other persons having claims or PUBUSH: July 11, 18, 2007
demands against decedent's estate NOTICE TO CREDITORS
on whom a copy of this notice is The administration of the estate of
required to be served must file their LOU V. MOE, deceased, whose
claims with this court WITHIN THE date of death was April 11, 2007, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER is pending in the Circuit Court for SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI- Sarasota County, Florida, Probate PROBATE DIVISION
CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 Division, the address of which is
DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SER- P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, Flori- IN RE:
VICE OF A COPY OF THIS da 34230-3079. The names and TIMOTHY D. REEDY, SR.
NOTICE ON THEM. addresses of the personal repre- Deceased
All other creditors of the decedent sentative and the personal repre-
and other persons having claims or sentative's attorney are set forth File No. 2007-CP-7098-NC
demands against decedent's estate below.
must file their claims with this court All creditors of the decedent and NOTICE TO CREDITORS
WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE other persons having claims or The administration of the estate of
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA- demands against decedents estate TIMOTHY D. REEDY, SR.,
TION OF A COPY OF THIS on whom a copy of this notice is deceased, whose date of death
NOTICE. required to be served must file their was May 31, 2007, is pending in
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN claims with this court WITHIN THE the Circuit Court for Sarasota
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS County, Florida, Probate Division,
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST File Number 2007-CP-7098-
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE NC; the address of which is P.O.
BE FOREVER BARRED. OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER Box 3079, Sarasota, FL 34230-
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A 3079. The names and addresses
PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON of the personal representative and
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) THEM. the personal representative's attor-
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE All other creditors of the decedent ney are set forth below.
DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH and other persons having claims or All creditors of the decedent and
IS BARRED. demands against decedent's estate other persons having claims or
THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICA- must file their claims with this court demands against decedent's
TION OF THIS NOTICE IS JULY WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS estate, including unmatured, con-
11, 2007 AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST tingent, or unliquidated claims, on
Personal Representatives: PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. whom a copy of this notice is
Linda M. Hennarichs ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN served must file their claims with
449 Karen Drive THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH this court WITHIN THE LATER OF
Pittsborough, Indiana 46167 IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF
Attorney for Personal FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
Representatives: BE FOREVER BARRED. THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
Annette Z.P. Ross NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE
Attorney for PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON
Unda M. Hennarichs ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) THEM.
Florida Bar No. 0141259 YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE All other creditors of the decedent
901 Venetia Bay Blvd. DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH and other persons having claims or
Suite 351 IS BARRED. demands against decedent's
Venice, Florida 34285 THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICA- estate, including unmatured, con-


y tingent or unliquidated claims, must
file their claims with this court
WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED
WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of first publication of this
Notice is JULY 11, 2007


Personal Representative:
TIMOTHY D. REEDY, JR.
5005 Preston Way
Sarasota, FL 34232
Attorney for Personal
Representative:
Paul A. Moran, Esq.
Paul A. Moran, P.A.
Attorney
Florida Bar No. 320137
46 N. Washington Blvd
Suite 25A
Sarasota, FL 34236
Telephone: (941)-955-1717
PUBLISH: JULY 11, 18, 2007

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
SARASOTA COUNTY. FLORIDA


DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SER-
VICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent
and persons having claims or
demands against the decedent's
estate must file their claims with
this court WITHIN THREE
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE,
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
DECENDENTS DATE OF DEATH
IS BARRED.
The date of the first publication of
this Notice is July 4, 2007.
Personal Representative:
Erik R. Lieberman
227 Nokomis Ave. S.
Venice, FL 34285


PROBATE DIVISION KANETSKY, MOORE & DeBOER,
P.A., Attorneys at Law
File No. 07.CP-6255.SC Attorneys for Personal
Division: Probate Representative
227 S. Nokomis Ave.
IN RE: ESTATE OF P. 0. Box 1767
Ruth C. Hicks Venice, FL 34284-1767
Deceased. Telephone: (941) 485-1571
ERIK R. LIEBERMAN, ESQ.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Florida Bar No. 393053
The administration of the estate of PUBLISH: July 4, 11, 2007
Ruth C. Hicks, deceased, whose
date of death was April 29, 2007,
and whose social suciruty number
is XXX-XX-0714, is pending in the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
Circuit Court for SARASOTA Coun- SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
ty, Florida, Probate Division, the PROBATE DIVISION
address of which is 2000 Main
Street, P.O. Box 3079, Saraso- IN RE: ESTATE OF
ta, Florida 34230-3079. The DOROTHY E. PORTER
names and addresses of the Per- Deceased.
sonal Representative and the Per-
sonal Representative's attorney are File No: 2007-CP-007595-NC
set forth below. Division: Probate
All creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or NOTICE TO CREDITORS
demands against decedent's estate (Summary Administration)
on whom a copy of this notice is
required to be served must file their TO ALL PERSONS HAVING
claims with this court WITHIN THE CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST
LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE ABOVE ESTATE:
THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI-
CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30


You are hereby notified that an
Order of Summary Administration Venice, FL 34285
has been entered in the estate of (941) 480-0333
DOROTHY E. PORTER, PUBLISH: July 13, 20, 2007
deceased, File Number 2007-
CP-007595NC, by the Circuit
,Court for SARASOTA County,
Florida, Probate Division, the OTHER NOTICES
address of which is Judicial Center,
2002 Ringling Boulevard, Sara-
sota, FL 34237; that the dece- NOTICE OF
dents date of death was May 10, NON D
2007; that the total value of the NON-DISCRIMINATORY
estate is $150,500 and that the POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
names and addresses of those to
whom it has been assigned by such The Lakeside Lutheran Child
order are: Care Center admits students
AM of any race, color, national
Gail Watson-Ellwinger and ethnic origin to all the
Address rights, privileges programs,
217 Beach Manor Lane, #16 and activities generally
Venice, FL 34285 accorded or made available to
student at the school. It does
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS not discriminate op the basis
ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
of race, color, national or eth-
All creditors of the estate of the nic origin in administration of
decedent and persons having the educational policies,
claims or demands against the admissions policies, scholar-
estate of decedent other than ship program and athletic and
those for whom provision for full other school administered pro-
payment was made in the Order of
Summary Administration must file grams.
their claims with this court WITHIN PUBLISH: July 11, 2007


THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE.
ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS
NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREV-
ER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERI-
OD, ANY CLAIM FILED JWO (2)
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH
IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this
Notice is July 13, 2007
Person Giving Notice:
Gall Watson-ElIwinger
217 Beach Manor Lane #16
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Some relief, but no cure for water worries


BY STEVE REILLY
STAFF WRITER

Mike Coates may have best
described the present condi-
tions of local water supplies.
"What we need are rain-
makers, not wind-makers,"
said Coates, who is the water
resource division director for
the Peace River/Manasota
Regional Water. Supply
Authority.
The Southwest Florida
Water Management District
also isn't ready to lift its water
restrictions.
The recent rains and signs
that the summer rainy season
has begun have brought
some relief to the water
authority, which draws water
from the Peace River. The
authority provides water to
Charlotte and DeSoto coun-
ties, the city of North Port,
and portions of Sarasota and
Manatee counties.
But Coates said, "We're still
way below normal. It would
take a year of above-average
(flows) to get us back to nor-
mal."
Last month, a recording
station in Arcadia showed
flows of 26 million gallons a
day in the Peace River, which
is only 16 mgd above all-time
lows. The recent rains


brought up those flows to 325
mgd.

"We've been given a
bit of a breather.
We've come out of
critical conditions, but
it's still serious."
Mike Coates, Peace
River/Manasota
Regional Water Supply
Authority



The benefit for the water
authority, Coates said, is that
it no longer has to draw water
from its aquifer storage and
recovery wells. The wells have
much higher levels of chlo-
rides, dissolved solids and
other minerals than the river.,
The authority can now
pump from the river and
build up its water supply in its'
reservoir. The reservoir's ele-
vation is 31.5 feet, but its
water level has shrunk down
to 14 feet. Within the next two
weeks, if the rains continue,
Coates said, the authority
might be able to refill its
reservoir.


"We've been given a bit of a
breather," he said. "We've
come out of critical condi-
tions, but it's still serious."
Low flow
Southwest Florida Water
Management District spokes-
woman Robyn Hanke said
the district isn't ready to ease
its water restrictions. The
water district oversees coun-
ties from Levy and Marion
south to Charlotte and
DeSoto.
The water district board
meets July 31 and is expected
to extend its once-a-week
water restriction.
"June (rainfall) was below
average," Hanke said.
"Rainfall has been below
average since January 2006."
According to district
reports, the southern coun-
ties should see 21.99 inches of
rain from Januaryto June and
have seen only 13.21 inches
so far this year. Overall,
through, the district, the June
rains fell 60 percent below
normal levels.
Throughout the district,
Hanke said, lakes and public
reservoirs are 5 or more feet
below normal and rivers are
still flowing lower than they
should.
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why do I want to go (to
Sarasota County) when I can
make more money in
Hillsborough County where
the cost of living is less?"
Balkwill suggested saving
$762,000 in his budget by
closing the Venice holding
facility rather than consider
cuts in pay raises. That did
not go over well. He received a
letter last week from the com-
missioners asking him to'see
if you' might ... be able to
maintain operations of the
Venice facility within your
proposed fiscal year 2008
budget."'' *! . .
-' OVMonday, 'Lt. Chuck
Les'Itado of the Sheriff's
Office acknowledged receipt
of the letter.
"(The Sheriff) is still talk-
ing with the county,"
Lesaltado said."But he does
seem to think they'll get it
resolved sometime this
week."
Meanwhile, in a July 7 e-
mail to Barbetta, Lt. Barry
Sullivan asserted the maxi-
mum pay for lieutenants was
less than $79,000 per year, not
the $110,000 Barbetta read
into the record.
"I would ask you to please
act responsibly concerning
the livelihoods and careers of
the men and women of the
Sarasota County Sheriff's
Office," Sullivan wrote.
The commissioners them-
selves will come under the
microscope today, as the
prospect of approving the
advertisement of a public.
hearing on increasing their


own annual salaries all in
the $77,000 range will rear
its ugly head on their consent
agenda.
County Commissioner
Shannon Staub believed she'
and her colleagues were enti-
tfled to a raise, if even a small
one, based oi the quality of
their service over the past
year.
"Frankly, for the amount of
work and the amount of
responsibility that county
commissioners have, (we)
should be paid a whole lot
more," Staub said.
Staub conceded county_
4alarie-wwere "not abb'e"
review. Accordingly, examina-
tion of high level officials'
salaries revealed managers
were paid considerably more
than the commissioners they
serve. The following is a par-
tial list of salaries:
County administrator:
$208,707
County attorney:
$201,635
Deputy county adminis-
trator: $175,032
Deputy county adminis-
trator: $151,715
Executive director,
Environmental Services:
$137,655
Chief information offi-
cer: $136,032
Chief financial planning
officer: $124,197
Executive director,
Planning & Development:
$123,926
Executive director, Com-
muinity Services: $121,056
Executive director,


Emergency Services:
$111,800
Despite those lofty num-
bers, the commissioners are
not a lock to vote themselves
raises especially in the light
of all the cuts.they have asked
of virtually every county
department.

MEETING TIMES
The Sarasota County
Commission will convene
from 9 a.m. to 5. p.m.Tuesday
and Wednesday. Tuesday's '
meeting will take place at the
Sarasota County
Administration.Center, 1660
Ringing Boulevard in
Sarasota. Wednesday's meet-
ing will be held at the Robert
, L. Anderson Administration
Center, 4000 South Tamiami
Trail in South Venice, For a
complete agenda, log on to
ww~i.scgov.net and click on
"'Board Meetings, Agendas,
* Minutes and Videos."Then
scroll down to the calendar,
choose a date and click on it.


"Would I like to have the
raise? Absolutely," said
County Commissioner Paul
Mercier. "(But) I think we're
hard-pressed to look some-
body in the eye and say,
'Thank you for all the cuts
and, by the way, we'd like that
raise.'"


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driving record free of avoid-
able accidents.
Base pay for sergeants for
the upcoming year is $69,250
going up to $73,250 in 2009,
plus the performance incen-
tives.
Lieutenant's base pay is
now $78,750, rising to $82,750
in 2009 with the same bonus
pay opportunities.
Also new this year, $500-
$1,000 uniform pay allow-
ance.
There was no increase in
the employee contribution
for health insurance. Instead
officers will continue under
the current contract.

Eleven more unfilled
positions were
deauthorized.




Off the books
Next week city council will
get its first look at a draft city
budget.
Council signed off Tuesday
on an administrative report
by Black that somewhat light-
ens the city payroll.
In it, he recommended
deauthorization of 11 unfilled
positions'.
It was the second group of
deauthorizations. The first
took place in March when six
filled positions were eliminat-
ed and another six unfilled
positions were deauthorized.
By year's end, Black esti-
mates a total of 36 positions
will be wiped off the books.
Unfilled positions that
were deauthorized Tuesday
are: facilities manager at
$78,624; twd police officers
for a total of $125,212; four
crossing guards $24,272;
administrative' secretary/
buyer $55,465; plant operator
C $54,621; inventory control
technician $54,020; adminis-
trative coordinator $47,047;
municipal service worker
$39,636; customer service,
specialist $39,613; peiflit
clerk $38,273; and meter
reader $34,519.
Charrettes extended
Council also accepted the
mayor's request to extend the
airport development char-
rette into the fall.
Mayor Fred Hammett
offered July 3 to extend the
*charrette process consist-
ing of a series of public work-
shops and discussions
regarding what to do with
400-plus acres of undevel-
oped airport land so that
more people in Venice will
have an opportunity to par-
ticipate.
It also gives council a little
more breathing room.
"I am concerned that we
are not leaving sufficient time


to address our budget and tax
reform impacts, together with
the Bella Citta dispute resolu-
tion, and our concerns over
the proposed roundabout at
Jacaranda Boulevard and
Venice Avenue," Hammett
said last week.
Hammett noted the city
will continue with the
already-announced public
meetings regarding the air-
port's disposition on Aug. 3
and 4.
County issues
Black updated council
members on the status of the
Sarasota Board of County
Commissioners who invoked
mediation over the proposed
Bella Citta housing develop-
ment project.
Black issued a memoran-
dum this week to County
Administrator Jim Ley
requesting clarification of the
issues in dispute. He's meet-
ing with county staff next
week to work over the issue.
County commissioners are
questioning the city's
approval of 180 townhouses
and condominiums in four-,
eight- and 12-unit clusters of
three-story buildings in an
area abutting Sorrento Ran-
ches, a community of 5-acre
homesites.
The county invoked medi-
ation through the joint plan-
ning agreement process to
resolve the matter. The coun-
ty's idea of compatibility with
surrounding area uses, and
that of the city's, are miles
apart.
The city is questioning the
county's decision last month
to propose a roundabout in
place of the existing traffic
light on a much traveled cor-
ridor on the outskirts of city
property.
Under the JPA, county and
city officials are required to
inform each other, if not col-
laborate, on significant pro-
jects. But council heard of the
proposed roundabout at
Jacaranda Boulevard and
Venice Avenue only after me'
BOCC announced it"' '.'
Short-term setback
City Attorney Bob An-
derson posed a question to
city council Tuesday: Do you
want to determine the legal
standing of parties to appeal
the planning commission's
May 15 reversal of a city zon-
ing and planning department
determination? Or, do you
want me to?
Because the city has rarely
been in this position before
- appealing the decision of
another city governmental
body the process for the
appeal is subject to some wig-
gleroom by city council.
Recognizing the potential
technical difficulty and legal
ramifications that are mount-
ing over the issue, council


members deferred to
Anderson.
Jacksonville businessman
Steve Milo has been renting
out 20 homes through
VacationRentalPros.com,
including weekly units for up
to 20 people something
not specifically addressed in
city zoning codes since
2005.

"No matter how this
comes out, it's going
to be sticky:'

Councilman John
Simmonds



In an administrative deter-
mination Aug. 2, 2006, city
Zoning Director Tom Slaugh-
ter argued the omission, and
the commercial nature of the
business, meant short-term
rentals aren't allowed.
Appealing to the planning
commission, Milo's attorneys
keyed in on zoning code lan-
guage allowing "transient"
rentals and protecting prop-
erty-owner rights.
The planning commission
sided in favor of property-
owner rights by a 6-0 vote, but

"Whatever the deci-
sion, we have every
expectation to end up
(in court)."

Marty Black, Venice
City Manager



won't be party to the city
council appeal.
The road ahead
The city tried to hire an
outside attorney to represent
its own city zoning director
a id- city'- ;manager, ('but
AlidBe6i' lferned 'ohly TiuW
day the attorney had a con-
flict of interest in the case.
"I was informed he was
unable to free himself of that
conflict," Anderson told the
council.
"We were trying to get a
local attorney from the area,
but now we pretty much have
to find someone from out-
side," Black said.
All agreed the road ahead
would be difficult.
"No matter how this comes
out, it's going to be sticky,"
said Councilman John
Simmonds.
"It will be difficult at every
step," Anderson responded.
"Whatever the decision,
we have every expectation to
end up (in court)," Black said.
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for costs associated with demolishing her home for prolonged code violations erroneously
stated the $10,600 being recouped was a new lawsuit. In fact, the suit was filed against Audrey
Rose Allen-Wordell in 2005, with a motion to recover costs, including demolition fees, filed on
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Junior all-star team wins



17-16 but fails to advance


BY DEBBIE KIEWIET
SPORTS EDITOR

In a game that went eight
innings and lasted more than


three hours, the Venice Junior
All-Stars slid past Englewood
17-16 in their final game of
pool play Tuesday night.
Three teams in the pool fin-


SUN PHOTOS BY DEBBIE KIEWIET
Logan Trenkle started on the mound for Venice.


ished with one win and two
losses. Only two could ad-
vance to the District 16
Championship Series, and
Venice was eliminated based-
on the number of runs scored
against them.
A rain-soaked field at the
Buck O'Neil Complex in
Sarasota moved the game
with Englewood from Mon-
day to Tuesday night and
from Sarasota to Well Field in
Venice.
Venice "pitched by com-
mittee" Tuesday night, said
Coach Steve Price. Logan
Trenkle started on the mound
and went three innings before
Russ Parker came in for two,
followed by Joe Dicicco for
two. Tyler Pender threw the
final inning.
Venice was down 7-2 at the
end of three innings but got
game went back and forth
before being determined by
one run in the eighth.
Taylor Masella was the big
hitter Tuesday night going 4-5
with three triples, a double
and four runs. Other Venice
hitters were Zack Brower, 3-5,
1 run; Cody Schick, 2-3, 2
runs; Todd Hofmeister, 2-4, 2
runs; Tyler Pender,- Russ
Parker, Joe Dicicco with 2 runs
each; and Logan Trenkle and
Dante Altieri each contribut-


Top: Venice third
baseman Todd
Hofmeister makes
the out at third in
the first inning.

Right: Zack Brower's
fourth-inning base
hit loaded the bases.
Two runners scored.



ing a run to the team
effort.
Smith credited the
kids for turning the
game around and
getting the win.
"They're a great
bunch of kids, and a
great bunch of par-
ents, too," he added.
"This is the first time
I've coached a team
with a kid's parents
yelling at me."


Summer boys

basketball league

winding down


Manatee came within four points with 2:10
left in the third quarter, but the Venice boys
held them off for a 46-38 win in their first
game Tuesday night in summer basketball.
The score at halftime was 26-19.
The Venice team, coached by head boys
varsity coach Steve Cavallaro and assistant
coach Curtis Smither, has lost only two games
in summer league play. Teams have been
playing two games every Tuesday and
Thursday night this summer.
The varsity squad is also playing in the
championship game in the Men's League at
the YMCA at 7:45 p.m. tonight (Wednesday).


Venice wins team camp title in overtime


BY DEBBIE KIEWIET
SPORTS EDITOR


Down 14 points in the sec-
ond half, the Venice High
School boys basketball team
came back to win the cham-
pionship game over Pinellas
Park in double overtime at
last weekend's Eckerd College
Team Camp in St. Petersburg.
The win avenged Venice's
loss to Pinellas Park in pool
play and capped off a 7-1
camp performance.


The 18 varsity teams par-
ticipating in the three-day
camp were split into three
pools of six with the top two
teams from each pool ad-
vancing to the championship
playoff. Among the teams
falling to Venice in pool play
were Seminole, Vero Beach
and Boca Ciega.
Along the playoff route,
Venice also defeated Lake-
wood, the team that eliminat-
ed the Indians in last year's
regional tournament.


Venice players attending
the camp included seniors
Charley King, Scott Brown,
Tyler Christian and Dan May;
juniors Kyle Dutras, Anthony
Hackett, Adrian Archer and
Max Brandow; and sopho-
mores Trey Burton, Justin
Grant and Brandon Wilkin-
son. Accompanying the team
were VHS head coach Steve
Cavallaro and assistant coach
Curtis Smither.
The summer has been
going well for the team,


Cavallaro said, with high
school camp just ended and
league games continuing on
Tuesday and Thursdays.
Venice has lost only two sum-
mer league games, he said,
both at the buzzer.
Conditioning and work-
outs will start in the fall.
Tryouts will be held the end of
the October, and the first pre-
season game is in November.

dkiewiet@
venicegondolier.com


BRIEFS


Legion B team
keeps on winning
The Venice American Le-
gion B team won three more
games, beating North Port 5-1
in a rain-shortened contest at
North Port Friday, June 29, and
taking two from the Lemon
Bay summer club, 8-1, July 2
and, 7-4, July 9.
Legion B continues to get
strong pitching from Michael
Borchardt, Josh Boyle, Aaron
Rhodes and Brett Swilde.
Cody Nichols and Josh
Boyle led the hitting attack for
Venice against the Bobcats.
Nichols had his second multi-
hit game of the summer and
drove in three runs.
Christian Martinez and
Ryan Golembeski struck the
decisive blows in the 7-4 win


over Lemon Bay. Golembeski's
triple put the visiting Indians
ahead to stay.
The next Legion B game is
Thursday at Cardinal Mooney
at 4p.m.
Registration Saturday
Time is running out The Pop
Warner Venice Vikings football
and cheer season is quickly
approaching. The Vikings will
hold registration 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, July 14, at Letson
Stadium. Registration is for all
divisions, ages 5 to 15. The sea-
son starts Aug. 1.
All participants will be
required to have a parent com-
plete the registration form and
provide current a physical,
original birth certificate and
final report card for the 2006-


2007 school year.
The weight limits for football
have beep increased. Check the
Web site for details at leagueline
up. com/venicevikings.
For information, contact
Michelle Hannah at 408-9332.

VHS boys golf tryouts
The boys golf team atVenice
High School will hold tryouts
Aug. 6-9 at Lake Venice Golf
Club at 2:30 p.m. each day All
interested players for the
upcoming varsity and junior
varsity programs need to par-
ticipate,
All participants must have
school forms and physical
prior to tryouts. For more infor-
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Veic YMCA gymnasts peak at nationals


Above: Florida gymnasts who train at the Venice YMCA represented their state in the opening
ceremonies at the Tacoma, Wash., competition. Front, Sandra Elsadek; back row, from left, Chloe
DeVries, Caitlin Elsadek, Kelsey Stapans and Olivia Kinney.
Right: Olivia Kinney, 2007 YMCA National Champion, swept gold in every event at the Tacoma
competition.
Left: Kelsey Stapans, 2007 AAU State All-Around Champion, was one of the top 25 senior gym-
nasts at the Tacoma competition.


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SUBMITTED BY MICHELLE GUY
For five Venice YMCA gym-
nasts, June 28-30 provided a
successful gymnastics compe-
tition in Tacoma, Wash., near
the peak of Mount Rainier. The
meet was attended by nearly
950 YMCA gymnasts repre-
senting over 20 states.
Kelsey Stapans, senior divi-
sion, and Caitlin Elsadek,
junior division, started the
team off in the level eight com-
petition with near perfect rou-
-itines. Elsadek. age 12, placed


second on uneven bars (9.1)
and tied for third on floor exer-
cise (9.425), which resulted in
a season-high all-around
(35.075).
Stapans placed third on bal-
ance beam (9.125) and fifth in
the all-around (34.90), which
placed her with the top 25
senior gymnasts advancing to
finals. Stapans mirrored her
preliminary performance in
the finals with equally radiant
routines.
"Kelsey's maturity and
experience has let'" tt ro


be a completely confident
competitor," stated coach
Dana Mason, who spends up
to 15 hours a week training
with Stapans at the Venice
YMCA. "She recently won the
all-around title for her level
and age at the state gymnastics
competition."
Stapans attends Lemon Bay
High School, where she will be
a sophomore.
Day two of competition
started with a personal best
performance by prep optional
gun.nasrt Oliia Kinne: Kinnevy


swept gold in every individual
event vault (9.30), uneven
bars (9.15), balance beam
(8.95), floor exercise (9.35) -
and won the all-around
(36.75).
"Olivia had an unbelievable
performance, especially for
her first travel meet," com-
mented gymnastics director
Michelle Guy. "I was really
impressed."
Kinney attends Venice Area
Middle School, where she will
be in eighth grade.
SI Level fourp'gnnmasit a* ka


Elsadek also had a season-high YMCA on Center Road.
performance all-around "The most incredible thing
(34.75). Elsadek will be a sec- you see at the National meet,"
ond grader at Laurel/Nokomis Guy said, "is that YMCA pro-
Elementary. grams all over the country are
Chloe DeVries, a fourth offering the same kind of fami-
grader at Venice Elementary, ly-oriented programs we have
competed in the level seven at our Y. Everyone is sharing
division. DeVries placed first their good fortune together in
on uneven bars (9.15) and a competition venue."
took silver in the all-around The Venice YMCA is cur-
(35.85). DeVries was the rently accepting registration
youngest competitor in her for summer gymnastics.
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For some people, collecting dishes is a hobby; for one Venice
woman, her life-long obsession has become a beautiful reality.


SUN PHOTOS BY SUSAN CAIRO
Geraldine Vest of Venico stands by one of the cabinets in her home that contains shelves for
Fiesta dinnerware.


BY SUSAN CAIRO
STAFF WRITER


Since the age of 3, Geral-
dine Vest has had a fascina-
tion with the colors of Fiesta
dinnerware. As a child, she
became determined to own
every piece of the pottery, in
all of the original colors.
Today, she is almost there.
Vest can set a table with four
place settings in 11 colors.
When building her Venice
home, Vest had shelves built
in to fit her assortment of
teapots, bowls and pitchers.
Her kitchen cabinets contain
the everyday pieces and she
admits there are still un-
packed boxes around the
house containing serving
items. She uses a computer
program to inventory the
dishes and is still looking for
'- those pieces that elude Fiesta
collectors.
Introduced in January of
1936 at the annual Pottery
and Glass Exhibit in Pitts-
burgh, Pa., the dinnerware
captured the imagination of
housewives.
Produced by the Homer'
Laughlin China Company, in
vivid colors, it offered a more
casual line of tableware to
buyers. The dishes and a
series of accessories became
an instant success. They
added a bright spot to the
otherwise formal table' ser-
vice of the '30s.
The beauty of this every-
day tableware played a spe-
cial part inVest's childhood. It
reminded her of the time her
father took her to visit his rel-
atives in Pennsylvania. She
never forgot the moment the
family sat down to dinner,
because it amazed her that
everyone had their own color
dishes. "There were just so


many colors and pieces to
look at I can still picture
how the table was set," Vest
said.
Her dad died when she
was 6, and she .didn't see
Fiesta dishes again until
many years later.
Fiesta potterywas original-
ly produced in five colors:
green, yellow, blue, ivory and
red. A total of 15 new colors
have been added over the
years to the 1986 assortment
of white, black, rose, apricot
and cobalt blue. Those colors
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Geraldine Vest helped Bob
and Sharon Huxford with
information about a contro-
versy concerning the red
glaze on the dinnerware and
'made her collection available
to photograph for their book
"The Collector's Encyclopedia
of Fiesta."
are yellow, turquoise, peri-
winkle, sea mist green, lilac,
persimmon, chartreuse, pearl
gray, juniper, cinnabar, sun-
flower, plum, shamrock, tan-
gerine, scarlet and peacock.
Vest started collecting in
1966. She and her son trav-
eled all over Indiana to
antique shows, flea markets


"I have seen one piece
sold on e-Bay for
$14,000."
Geraldine Vest,
Fiesta collector




and garage sales searching for
the colorful pottery
As a collector, she became
familiar with dealers that spe-
cialized in selling the Fiesta
pottery pieces. She met Bob
and Sharon Huxford when
they were dealers. After years
of collecting, the Huxfords
became experts in the color-
ful pottery. They eventually
gave up selling and began to
write books about the history
and the collectibility of Fiesta
dinnerware.
They encountered a snag
during the process of writing
'An Encyclopedia of Fiesta." A
controversy arose about the
red glaze.
Red was the most expen-
sive color to produce. After
the war, rumors began circu-
lating that the red was haz-
ardous to consumer's health.
It was said that it contained
radioactive material.
Vest has a Ph.D in Mat-
erials Engineering and was
working at Purdue University
at the time. The Huxfords
asked her assistance in con-
tacting an expert that would
resolve the issue of radioac-
tivity from the uranium con-
tent contained in the dishes
with a red glaze.
Vest resolved the issue by
asking a fellow professor, Dr.
Paul Ziemer of the Bionuc-
lionics Department, to investi-


Shelves of different colored Fiesta dinnerware on both sides of the family room house her
extensive collection.


gate the radiation level from
the uranium oxide used in pro-
ducing the red glaze.
"He determined that you
would have to chop a plate up
and wear the strips around
your neck for 100 years before
your body could get any dam-'
age from the red glaze," Vest
said.
Rarity
The prices for vintage
Fiesta dinnerware range
widely in value according to
the availability.
"I have seen one piece sold
on e-Bay for $14,000," Vest


said. "I will never pay that
much for any item."
Even though her dishes are
lined up neatly on her shelves
in matching colors, that does-
n't mean they aren't used.
"I use my Fiesta dinner-
ware every day," she said. "I
just wouldn't put the older
pieces in the dishwasher."
One of the rarest and prici-
est pieces is the covered
onion soup bowl. It is esti-
mated to be worth $4,000
regardless of color.
Any Fiesta piece found
with red or blue stripes is
also extremely rare. Both col-


ors are of equal value. Nearly
all these striped items were
in production when the line:
was initiated in November
1935. An onion soup bowl
with a red stripe has a mini--
mum value of $10,000.
Vest admits the most she;
ever paid for any piece was
$300.
"That was an orange vase
that I just had to have," she
said.
If you are interested in the
value of Fiesta dinnerware, "The!
Collector's Encyclopedia of
Fiesta" by Bob and Sharon
Huxford is available on e-Bay. '


Joy to the world,.. .Christmas in July


KIM COOL
FEATURES EDITOR


Christmas will be July 25
this year at the Players
Theatre in Sarasota. That will
be opening night of "Greet-
ings," a heart-warming come-
dy about the heart and soul of
family conflicts during a sea-
son of the year when people
spend enormous amounts of


money, energy and time to
celebrate the season, often
ignoring the meaning of the
season in the process.
Directed by the award-
winning Bob Trisolini who
earned kudos for "Nine," "My
Fair Lady" and other works at
the Players, "Greetings" fea-
tures Steve and Diane Daw-
son with Don Walker and his
wife Jenny Aldrich plus Chip
Fischer who stole the show as
The Cat in the Hat at the
Manatee Players.
The show will run for five
performances: Wednesday,
July 25 at 7:30 p.m., Thursday,
July 26 at 8 p.m. (no show
Friday, July 27), Saturday, July
28 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday,
July 29 at 2 p.m.
Reserved seat admission is


$20 for adults and $12 for stu-
dents. For tickets and infor-
mation, call 365-2494 bet-
ween 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Monday through Saturday.
Tickets are also available at
theplayers.org and at the
door one hour before show
times.
JOY to the world
At the Salvation Army of
Venice, JOY stands for Just
OlderYouth, a bunch of active
seniors who regularly go road
tripping in the area but also
take off on longer jaunts a few
times a year. Oct. 14 they will
be off on a seven-night
Caribbean cruise aboard the
Carnival Valor, out of Miami
to Grand Cayman, Isla Roatan
in Honduras, Belize City and


Costa Maya, Mexico and
return.
Double occupancy rates
are $580-$880 per person
depending on-the cabin loca-
tion. There also are slightly
lower rates for those who
travel with three or four in a
cabin. The rates include
round-trip bus transporta-
tion from the Venice Salvation
Army headquarters at 1051
Albee Farm Road, port taxes
and government fees. Trip
insurance is available at an
extra price, based on the age
of the traveler.
A few cabins remain. For
more information, call
LaVerne Hicks at the Sal-
vation Army, 484-6227, Ext.
230 or Venice Pines Travel at
497-7888.


Lobster lore
Every summer Our Lady of
Lourdes Catholic Church in
Venice plans a special trip for
members and friends. This
year's destination is the
Maritime Provinces of Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince
Edward Island and Cape
Breton Island along the scenic
Cabot Trail
The price for the 10-day
tour, which departs Aug. 16
and returns Aug. 26, includes
14 meals (nine breakfasts and
five dinners) with round-trip
bus service from Venice to
Tampa International Airport.
Highlights include visits to
Halifax, Peggy's Cove, Citadel,
a lobster excursion, Hopewell
Rocks, the College of Piping
and Cavendish National Park.


In Halifax, tour goers will
join local fishermen aboard
their boat as they teach guests
how to catch, cook and crack
a lobster.
The Cabot Trail, named for
explorer John Cabot, features
more than 50 miles of rugged
terrain and stunning ocean
views, with mountains along
one side sand the peaceful
Gulf of St. Lawrence on the
other side.
The price is $2,599 per per-
son double occupancy, in-
cluding taxes and fees and
round-trip air fare from
Tampa. A single supplement
is available. For more infor-
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BYTED RANK
STAFF ESCRITOR

Hang on to your sanity, ladies and
gentlemen. It's time for News from
Ecineville.
It'happened in the middle of the
night, that is certain.
It is certain because hours had to
have passed for the Island of
Ecineville to float so far out to sea
that no land could be seen.
Lost.
The cables installed by the Army
Corps of Engineers when they built
the Intracoastal Waterway in the '60s
must have broken during the night.
At least that was the initial thinking
by those who were now castaways on
the floating Isle of Ecineville.
"How could a piece of land this
large just float away, and why can't
we communicate with anyone via
cell phone?" asked island resident


V.


Mothra Lewinski, 82.
Good questions.
"The cables must not have been
checked and maintained. One prob-
ably snapped, increasing the pres-
sure on the others until each one
.snapped and we floated off," said
Vern Wheeling, 76.
Making matters worse for the
castaways, a fog began to cover the
entire island. A dense and deep fog
that would, make it impossible for
them to see beyond the island and
know where they might be and in
what direction they were headed.
However, this was more than an
ordinary "island breaks away from
the mainland and floats off" story.
Not only were cell phones not
working, neither were compasses or
timepieces.
Lost.
Some residents knelt and wept on
the steps of the Efankanel Church.


Days passed weeks passed.
Then one day, they saw it.
A light, low on the horizon.
Most remember first seeing it just
after sunset, but some said they saw
it during the day when the sun was
directly overhead, brighter than it
was at night.
Many people never saw the light
at all even as they stood facing it,
next to people who did.
The many who could not see the
light became angry at the group of
castaways who claimed they could
see it.
For days, those who saw the -light
claimed the Isle of Ecineville was get-
ting closer to the light, but hope
would turn to despair as the next day
the light was once again small on the
horizon.
The explosion on the west end of
the isle occurred during the night.
What happened next would


change the face of Ecineville for-
ever ...
Well, this is Ted "I'm a reporter, I'm
a reporter" Rank reporting. I'll see
you next issue with more news from
Ecineville, make that the Isle of
Ecineville. Until then, remember, it's
all a mystery here in Ecineville.
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Car seat checks
AAA and SAFE KIDS coali-.
tion-certified car seat techni-
cians check baby and child
seat installations the second
Wednesday of each month,
9:30-11:30 a.m., free at Forty
Carrots Family Center, 1500 S.
Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Registra-
tion required. Call 365-7716.
Chess Club
The Venice Florida Chess
Club meets 1-5 p.m. at Venice
Public Library, 300 S. Noko-
mis Ave. All are welcome. Call
the library at 861-1332.
Fundraisers' Forum
The 2007 Fundraisers' Forum
features 20 roundtable dis-
cussions on
fundraising
issues, featur-
ing a keynote
speech by
consultant
Kim Klein, I
8:30 a.m.-2
p.m., at Car-
dinal Mooney
High School's Klein

torium, 4171 Fruitv ille Road,
Sarasota. Cost is $50 or $30
for lunch and keynote only.
Visit cfsarasota.org or call
556-7108.
Benefit dinner
The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW
Post 8118 offers a spaghetti
dinner every second and
fourth Wednesday, 5-7 p.m. at
832 E. Venice Ave., Venice.
Enjoy homemade spaghetti,
salad, bread and butter, cof-
fee and cake. Donation: $6
per person. Proceeds benefit
Venice-area causes. All are
welcome. Call 497-0654.
R/C Fliers
The R/C Fliers of Venice meet
at 7 p.m. at Venice Public
Library, 300 S. Nokomis Ave.,
the second Wednesday of
each month. All are welcome.

Jacaranda Public Library,
4143 Woodmere Park Blvd.,
861-1276
* 10-10:45 a.m. Preschool sto-
rytime sessions for ages 3-5,
with finger plays, songs,
guests and crafts. No registra-
tion necessary.
* 9:30-10:30 a.m. and 10:45-
11:45 a.m., outreach parent-
ing classes for infants to 5-
year-olds and an adult, with
hands-on activities, music
movement and circle time.
* 2-3 p.m., Read to the Dogs.
Children are invited to read to
pet therapy dogs from Sun-
coast Humane Society.
Beach runs
Sarasota County Parks and
Recreation and New Balance
Sarasota host Kids Summer
Beach Runs at 6:30 p.m. Wed-
nesdays at Venice Pier, 1600
Harbor Drive. Register at 5:30
p.m. Call 861-5000.

Senior Friendship Centers,
2350 Scenic Drive, 584-0075,
seniorfriendship.com
* 8:15 a.m., Wednesdaywalk-
ers
* 10 a.m., euchre
* 11 a.m., line dancing
* noon, $3 lunch for 60+ with
24-hour reservations, 584-
0031 or 584-0090
* 1 p.m., music by Joe and
Dick Rivers
Depot tours
Trained docents from the
Venice Area Historical Society
lead free tours of the Venice
Train Depot, 10 a.m.-noon,
Wednesday. Donations wel-
come. Call 484-0769 for
groups of 10 ar more.
Please donate
The Suncoast Communities
Blood Bank Bloodmobile vis-
its Venice Church of the Na-
zarene, 4-7 p.m., at 1535 E.Ve-
nice Ave. For more donation
sites, call SCCB at 954-1600,


Ext. 240, or Florida's Blood
Centers at 492-9202.

Senior Friendship Centers,
South County Satellite, Epi-


phany Parish, 350 W. Tampa
Ave., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednes-
days. Call Kathie at 584-0052.
* 9 a.m., wake-up exercise
* 9:30 a.m., quilting with Liz,
beginners welcome
* 10 a.m., mah-jongg, begin-
ners welcome; learn to knit
and needlepoint; blood-pres-
sure checks
* 11:30 a.m., lunch with Hat-
tie, $2 donation
* noon, bridge, learn and play.
Library volunteers
Venice Public Library holds a
volunteer orientation meet-
ing at 9 a.m. at 300 S. Noko-
mis Ave. Tour the library and
meet the staff and other vol-
unteers. Call 861-1332.

On the waterfront
* Oscar Scherer State Park of-
fers year-round, ranger-led
canoe tours of South Creek,
Wednesday. Register at 8:30
a.m., tour at 9 a.m. Canoe
rental fee in addition to $4 fee.
Call 483-5956.
* Kayak with the American
Littoral Society in the bay
around South Lido Park, 8:30-
11:30 a.m. Equipment and
training provided. Fee: $25.
RSVP to John at 966-7308.

Clubfun
* Disabled American Veterans
serves lunch daily, 11 a.m.-2
p.m., at 600 Colonia Lane,
Nokomis. Call 488-4500.
* The Kiwanis Club of Venice
meets at noon Wednesdays at
Vincenzo's, 385 North U.S. 41
Bypass. Call 484-6022.
* The American Legion No-
Vel Post 159 serves lunch 11
a.m.-2 p.m., at 1770 E. Venice
Ave. Call 488-1157.
* The Venice Nokomis Elks of-
fer lunch, 11:30-2:30 p.m. at
1021 Discovery Way, Noko-
mis. Call 486-1854.
Food bank
The Florida. Department of
Agriculture and Consumer
Services and All Faiths Food
Bank distribute free USDA
commodities to eligible Sara-
sota County residents,
10 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Venice
Community Center, 326 S.
Nokomis Ave. Call 379-6333.

Freedom from Alimony
The Venice Chapter meeting
of the Alliance for Freedom
from Alimony Inc. meets at
7:30 p.m. Contact Bill at 480-
1395 or bill@cflap.org.
Mobile animal clinic
Animal Rescue Coalition vis-
its Robarts Arena, 3000 Ring-
ling Blvd., Sarasota, offering
low- or no-cost spays and
neuters for pets of income-
eligible families. Appoint-
ments required. Call 957-
1955, Ext. 5.

Republican club
The Republican Club of
South Sarasota County meets
at 11:30 a.m. at the Venice
Chamber of Commerce, 597
South Tamiami Trail. Rep.
Mike Grant of North Port
offers a legislative session up-
date. All are welcome. Call
426-7006.
Democrat luncheon
The Rev. Charles McKenzie
speaks to the Democratic
Club of Sarasota on The Im-
pact of African-Americans on
the Political Landscape of
America Saturday, July 14, at
the Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100
Ringling Blvd. Social at 11:30
a.m., lunch at noon. Fee: $20
for members, $25 for non-
members. RSVP by July 11 to
reserve@sarasotadems.com
or 379-9233.


THURSDAY,
JULY 12
Bingo
Senior Friendship Centers
hosts bingo with $3 noon
lunch reservations at 2350
Scenic Drive. Call 584-0090 or


584-0031.

Venice Public Library, 300 S.
Nokomis Ave., 861-1332
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Snakes alive!

John Storms brings snakes, gators,
lizards and other Florida natives for
a hands-on demonstration of slithery
friends for ages 5-10, 2-3 p.m., Thurs-
day, July 12, at Woodmere Park gym-
nasium, 3951 Woodmere Park Blvd.,
Venice. Call 861-1275 or 861-1278.

MOMS club
The MOMS Club of Venice-North, including
Nokomis and Osprey, holds its monthly general meet-
ing at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 11, at Venice Public
Library, 300 S. Nokomis Ave. The MOMS Club is a sup-
port group for mothers who stay at home with their
children. The group offers special programs for moth-
ers, playgroups for children and family get-togethers.
Call 485-7237.

Amateur radio
The Tamiami Amateur Radio Club meets at 7 p.m.,
Thursday, July 12, in the Community Room of The
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice, 601
South Tamiami Trail. Preceding the business meeting,
Stew Haag-W4MO will show photos and discuss his
attendance at Ham Radio 2007 last month in Ger-
many. All are welcome. For more information, call
Jack Sproat-W4JS at 475-1929.


tions to the Extension experts,
9:30 a.m.-noon, Thursdays.
* See ballet and opera films
Thursday at 6 p.m. Film his-
torian Jim Orville presents
"The Kirov Celebrates Nijin-
sky" from 2002.

Sierra Club
The Manatee-Sarasota Sierra
Club meets at 7 p.m. at Phil-
lippi Estate Park, 5500 South
Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.
Award-winning conservatio-
nist Maggy Hurchalla dis-
cusses South Florida wet-


lands. Bring a refreshment to
share. Call 358-3249.

Jacaranda Public Library,
4143 Woodmere Park Blvd.,
861-1273
* 10-11 a.m., I've Got a Com-
puter, Now What? Registr-
ation required.
* 6-7 p.m., Your Constitu-
tional Rights.
Good sports
* A free hula exercise and
dance class takes place
10-11 a.m., followed by a reg-


ular exercise class, 11 a.m.-
noon Thursdays at Emma-
nuel Lutheran Church Fel-
lowship Hall, 800 South Tami-
ami Trail. Call 488-3009.
* Serenity Gardens offers yoga
at 6 p.m. at 602 E. Venice Ave.
Call 486-3577.
* The Sandra Sims Terry
Laurel Community Center
hosts Intro to Lacrosse for
ages 9-13, 6-8:30 p.m., at 509
Collins Road. Lacrosse is a
team sport that combines the
strategies of soccer and bas-
ketball with the physicality of
hockey and football. For a cal-
endar of area VERB activities
for kids, visit verbsarasota.
com or call Jennifer at the
Sarasota County Health De-
partment at 861-2997.
Classics Group
The Classics Group of singles
and newly single age 50-plus
meets Thursdays for lunch
and friendship at area restau-
rants. Call Fran at 493-3829 or
Gloria at 488-4150.
Club fun
* Disabled American Veterans
serves lunch daily, 11 a.m.-2
p.m., at 600 Colonia Lane,
Nokomis. Call 488-4500.
* The Venice Nokomis Elks
offer lunch, 11:30-2:30 p.m.,
Italian specials ($7) and more,
5-7:30 p.m., and trivia games
6-8 p.m. with $50 prize at
1021 Discovery Way, Noko-
mis. Call 486-1854.
* The American Legion No-Vel
Post 159 serves lunch 11 a.m.-
2 p.m., and music by the Wan-
Na-Bes, 5-8 p.rg., at 1770 E.
Venice Ave. Call 488-1157.
* The Rotary Club of Venice-
Nokomis meets for lunch at
noon at Grace United Metho-
dist Church, 400 E. Field Ave.
Call 484-9339.
* Shriners, Masons and male
family members and friends
are invited to the Sahib Shri-
ners weekly men's luncheon,
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday
at the Sahib Shriners, 600
North Beneva Road, Sarasota.
Hot or cold lunch, $12.
Free concert
Sarasota County Parks and
Recreation hosts a free blue-
grass concert, 7-10 p.m. at the
picnic shelter at Bee Ridge
Park, 4430 South Lockwood
Ridge Road, Sarasota. Bring a
lawn chair, blanket and ins-
truments. Call 316-1328.
Support
* Al-Anon newcomer meet-
ings are held Thursdays: 10
a.m., Steps & Growth, The
Church of Christ, 4301 State
Road 776; 7 p.m., Peace Pipe,
Emmanuel Lutheran Church,
790 South Tamiami Trail,
Room 101; and 8 p.m,, On the
Island, Emmanuel Lutheran
Church, 790 South Tamiami
Trail. Visit southfloridaal-anon.
org or call 426-7655.
* The Bereavement Support
Group meets 3-4 p.m. in the
Administrative Conference
room at Englewood Commu-
nity Hospital, 700 Medical
Blvd. Call 697-0783.
* Nar-Anon meets at 7 p.m.
Thursday in the lounge at St.
Mark's Episcopal Church, 508
Riviera St. Call 497-6879.
* Alcoholics Anonymous
meets at 7:30 p.m. in the cafe-
teria of Englewood Commu-
nity Hospital, 700 Medical
Blvd. Call 426-7655.
* PAST Parents of Addicts
Sharing Time meets 7-8 p.m.
at Venice Public Library in the
conference room at 300 S.
Nokomis Ave. Parents of ad-
dicts of any age are welcome.
Call Trina at 266-8469.




JULB
Craft class
Award-winning shell artist
Linda Thompson teaches a
Christmas in July shell class,
1-4 p.m., at the Venice Gar-
dens Community Center, 406
Shamrock Blvd. Limited to 25;


register by calling 493-2276.
Alumnae
The Wellesley Club of Sara-
sota meets for a brown-bag


lurich at a member's home at
noon, Friday, July 20. Hostess
provides beverages and des-
sert. RSVP by July 13 to 922-
5918 or 408-1862.
Concert
Serenity Gardens hosts a crys-
tal bowl concert with Robert
Austin at 6:30 p.m. at 602 E.
Venice Ave. Austin performs a
sound-healing concert using
a variety of crystal bowls, Ti-
betan bowls, ting shaws,
gongs and rain sticks. Fee:
$15. Call 486-3577.

Jacaranda Public Library,
4143 Woodmere Park Blvd.,
861-1273
* 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Toddler Tale Time for ages
1-3. Registration required at
9 a.m. Limited to 15 families
Call 861-1275.
* 10-11 a.m., ABCs ofAvoiding
Foreclosure, led by Consumer
Credit Counseling Service.

Senior Friendship Centers,
2350 Scenic Drive, 584-0075,
seniorfriendship.com
* 9 a.m., crochet class
* 9:30 a.m., balance class
* noon, $3 lunch for 60+ with
24-hour reservations, 584-
0031 or 584-0090
* 1 p.m., The Harriotts
Health matters
* The Laurel/Osprey/Venice4
Nokomis Community Health
Action Team (LOVN CHAT)
meets at 8:30 a.m. at the Ve
nice Community Center, 326
S. Nokomis. Speaker is Crystal
Bruce, tobacco preventiofi
specialist. Call 650-4856 oSr
visit chip4health.org. :
* The Suncoast Communities
Blood Bank Bloodmobile vis-
its Cramer Toyota, 12:30-3
p.m., at 900 U.S. 41 Bypass.
Call SCCB at 954-1600, Ext.
240 or Florida's Blood Centers
at 492-9202.

BOOK, DOLL SALE
The Cattery Thrift Store of St.
Francis Animal Rescue of
Venice holds a collectibles sale-
through July 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Monday through Saturday.
The Cattery is located at 1651
South Tamiami Trail in the
Jacaranda Plaza. All proceeds
help the homeless animals
cared for at the St. Francis
Animal Rescue Shelter and
Adoption Center. To learn
more, call 492-6210.

Tae Kwon Do
Youth Tae Kwon Do classes
take place Fridays and Mon-
days, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the
Englewood Sports Complex at
1300 South River Road. Call
861-2997.
Clubfun
* Disabled American Veterans
serves lunch daily, 11 a.m.-2
p.m., at 600 Colonia Lane;
Nokomis. Call 488-4500. 2
* The Venice Nokomis Elks
offers lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2:30
p.m., and an all-you-can-eat
fish fry ($8), 5-7:30 p.m., and
specials at 1021 Discovery
Way, Nokomis. Call 486-1854:;
* Lotsa Pasta, 4:30-7:30 p.m.,
at the Italian American Cluhl
of Venice, 1375 Ringling Blvd;
Cost is $8. Take out, too. Cal
486-1492. :
* The American Legion No-
Vel Unit 159 serves lunch 11
a.m.-2 p.m., plus music by
Harmony, 7-10 p.m., at 1770
E. Venice Ave. Call 488-1157.

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Radio exams
The Tamiami Amateur Radio
Club offers American Radio
Relay League-coordinated
exams for all levels of ama-
teur radio licenses at 9:15
a.m. in the conference room
of the Venice Public Library,
300 S. Nokomis Ave. All intern
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JOE GIORGIANNI
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As the entire country now
knows, President Bush com-
muted the jail time for Mr.
Scooter Libby, who, admit-
tedly was not looking forward
to keeping his reservations at
the crossbar hotel.
Now, if anyone should
think that Mr. Libby didn't get
a break, I remind you that
even the infamous (depend-
ing on how one might' view
her) Paris Hilton did, in fact,
go to jail. Lest you might have
also forgotten, Martha Stew-
art served jail time for being
naughty, and, I might add for
something a lot less serious
than the offense of which the
Scooter was found guilty.
On the other hand, Pres-
ident Bush, exercising his
Constitutionally given presi-
dential right, did what most
of the world thinks Mr.
Cheney advised him to do.
So, what's the big deal?
Every president in history has
made decisions with which
not everyone agrees. Presi-
dent Clinton pardoned 140
bad people on his last day in
office, including the infa-
mous, tnoney-grabbing Marc
Rich, who was living in exile


in Paris at the time Mr.
Clinton felt the tug on his
heartstrings.
Bush 41 pardoned Casper
Weinberger from charges in-
volving the Iran Contras. So
what? I seriously doubt that
the "trickle-down" will affect
too many law-abiding citi-
zens who wonder how they
are going to make ends meet
next month.
It will be interesting, how-
ever, to see how soon Mr.
Libby will have a book out
expounding how he was all
but whacked, to use a So-
pranos term, by the system.
I'm sure that the man, al-
though now a felon (that is,
until Mr. Bush extends the
rest of the reprieve), will not
have to .ever worry about
making the mortgage pay-
ment, or putting food on the
table.
I'm betting he will com-
mand tens, if not hundreds, of
thousands of dollars for speak-
ing engagements around the
world. And why not? Former
President Bill Clinton raked in
more than 6 million bucks
from speaking engagements
in 2006 alone, and if it's OKfor
the donkeys, it should be OK
for the elephants. After all,
they are both animals.
And even though, accord-
ing to some experts to whom
I have listened, he, Mr. Libby,
is the only person, out of
many thousands, ever con-
victed for obstruction of jus-
tice who never served a day in
jail.
Okay, so that does grate my
cheese a little bit. But not as
much as when I think of the
two Border Patrol agents,


Ignacio Ramos and Jos6 Com-
pean, who currently sit in jail
for shooting, but not killing, a
convicted illegal drug smug-
gler, Osvaldo Aldrete-Davilla,
as he attempted to ram his van
with 743 pounds of drugs
across the Mexican border.
And, in case you missed it,
Sefior Aldrete-Davilla, was
given full immunity from
prosecution and is now suing
the Border Patrol for 5 million
bucks for alleged violations of
his civil rights as he transport-
ed the drugs into this country.
I'm guessing here, but I
thought civil rights related to
citizens, of which Osvaldo is
not, of a particular country. At
least that is how my big book
of words describes it.
So, the Scooter, a buddy of
the president who, by the
way, commuted the jail time
on his feeling that the court's
sentence for Mr. Libby was
too harsh and a personal
friend of the veep, who came
out of his undisclosed loca-
tion to say that the Scooter
got the shaft, is pretty much
going free. All this while two
guys who were doing their job
in defending this country sit
in jail.
Kind of makes you want to
run right out and vote again,
doesn't it?
I'm hoping that my wife
will have the same tug of the
heartstrings and commute
my punishment for being out
of town on our upcoming
anniversary. After all, if com-
muting a sentence is good
enough for the Scooter, it
should be good enough for
me. Hey, it's worth a try.
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