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Report: Copter


disintegrated


The helicopter was skimming the ocean's surface
at high speeds.


BY GREG GILES
NEWS EDITOR


A helicopter that crashed
off Nokomis Beach on Sept.
11, killing two, was flying 7-10
feet off the ocean surface at 85
mph when it lost altitude and
"disintegrated violently" in a
fiery crash, according to a
preliminary report by the
National Transportation Safe-
ty Board.
The report was made avail-
able online this week.
It describes the final mo-
ments on the helicopter crash
that seriously injured com-
mercial-rated pilot Mark A.
Watters, 44, of Pasadena,
Calif., and killed photograph-


In this Sept. 14 file photo, investigal
from the National Transportation Sa
Board look over debris from the Bel
helicopter that crashed in the Gulf (
er Thomas Newby, 50, of
Manhattan Beach, Calif., and
videographer Mark Cope-
land, 44, from North Carolina.
According to the Sarasota
County Sheriff's Office, the


crash happened about 10
a.m. 2 miles offshore and 2
miles north of the Casey Key
Jetty.
The helicopter, whose
flight originated from the
Sarasota-Bradenton Inter-
national Airport just hours
earlier, was in the midst of a
morning photo and video
shoot, documenting a high-
performance boat trial for
Powerboat magazine.
Watters was the lone sur-
vivor on the helicopter. He
was released from Bayfront
Medical Center on Friday,
Sept. 21.
Hospital officials would
not comment on his condi-
tion, but'he was apparently -
well enough to make
the trip back home to
Pasadena.
Boat pilot Bob
Teague of Valencia,
Ca., and passenger
Jennifer Zuknich, 28,
who was modeling
for the photo shoot,
were uninjured in
the accident, and are
credited with pulling
the passengers of the
downed helicopter
from the ocean.
Eyewitness
I account
Much of the prelim-
J iary report appears
to be based on
Teague's eyewitness
account of the crash.
"The seas were calm
and nearly flat, espe-
cially closer to shore
about 100 yards in
TAVARES, front of and to the
idolier.com left of the boat,"
tors Teague is quoted in
fety the report.
II 206 "We were traveling
l 2 directly into a very
mild head wind of 5
mph or less. The helicopter
was flying pretty much
straight ahead, but maybe
crabbing about 5 degrees so

Please see COPTER, 5A


Tough time for turtles


BY STEPHEN BAUMANN
STAFF WRITER

It's been another down
year for sea turtles along the
shores of Southwest Florida.
In fact, signs are it could be
the lowest turtle-nesting
season in the past two
decades in the state.
Preliminary figures com-
piled by the Coastal Wildlife
Club and Mote Marine
Laboratory show a decrease
in nests from last, year
and the continuation of a
decade-long slide.
If the trend holds up
throughout the state and
there's every indication it
will 2007 could turn out
to be the lowest loggerhead
nesting season since annual
statewide counts began in
1989.
The Coastal Wildlife
Club's 130 volunteers report-
ed 1,159 nests on beaches
from Manasota Key and
Knight, Little Gasparilla and
Gasparilla islands this year.
That's down from 1,309 last
year, and well below 3,156
nests in 1998, which was an
unusually high peak for the
past 20 years.
Mote reported 736 log-


SUN PHOTO BY MOLLY DEMPSEY, mdempsey@sun-herald.com
A sea turtle swims in a tank at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota last year. Reports indicate log-
gerhead sea turtle nest numbers are way down this year.


gerhead turtle nests this
year in Sarasota County
from Longboat Key to Cas-
persen Beach, down from
898 last year.


. Considering there were
no direct hurricanes or red
tide this season, you'd think
it might have been an up
year.


So what's causing the
trend?
You won't get easy answers

Please see TURTLES, 5A


Red tide detection program in Gulf


BY GERALD A. ROGOVIN
CORRESPONDENT

The first tentative steps
toward a nationwide goal to
predict more accurately and
respond more effectively to
red tide incidents appear to
be taking place in the Gulf of
Mexico off Sarasota County.
A mid-September report
by the National Oceanic and
Atriospheric Administration
called for improved research
in predicting and acting upon
red tide and other harmful
algal blooms.
The first of five reports
mandated by the U.S. Con-
gress, it estimated that $82
million in income is lost each


year by fisheries, lost recre-
ational opportunities, de-
creased tourism and public
health costs of illness caused
by red tide in the nation.
Two years ago, when red
tide was spreading so rapidly
northward on the southwest
coast of Florida, NOAA made
a three-year grant of $364,000
to Mote Marine Laboratory to
develop an underwater red
tide detection system. Mote,
NOAA and the Sarasota
County Health Department
have since successfully coop-
erated to advance red tide
detection and response.
"The most frequently asked
question we get is, 'Can I go to
the beach this afternoon and


not worry about coughing?' "
NOAA oceanographer Rick
Stumpf said. "We still can't
say."
David Puoso, coordinator
of the county Healthy Beach-
es Program, agreed. But, with
the help of lifeguards at beach-
es in Sarasota and Manatee
counties, Pouso's group and
Mote have helped to make
NOAA red tide forecasting
more accurate.
Simple, speedy
Mote's detector, called the
"Brevebuster," takes images
from satellites that can detect
levels of chlorophyll in the
water. Combined with other
information, it reveals if red


tide is present, and where it
may go.
Autonomous Underwater
Vehicles equipped with Breve-
busters are then launched into
the water to confirm the find-
ings. Samples are then sent to
Mote for analysis.
Pouso's group supple-
ments that information with
the lifeguards' reports of
beach conditions. They are
based on observing bathers'
reactions, wind speed and
direction, water color and
dead fish sightings. Reports
are made twice daily to an
online updating system also
developed by Mote.

Please see TIDE, 5A.


County tax campaign is legal


We love Venice because...


Taxpayers' money is being used to produce campaign materials about the
sales tax. Few Florida courts have addressed governments spending taxes
for campaigns.


BY JACK GURNEY
PELICAN PRESS


When Sarasota County
spends taxpayers' money to
produce informational bro-
chures and materials used by
politicians to promote ballot
measures such a 15-year
extension of the local option
1-cent sales surtax, it is legal.
But is it good public policy?
The politically delicate
subject of spending tax rev-
enue to inform voters has
periodically been addressed
by county attorneys who
advise commissioners to ei-
ther avoid conflicts of interest
or the perception that they
are unethically trying to influ-
ence opinions.


Good morning,
Gondolier Sun subscriber,
RUTH SANDERS


road project that says the
work is being paid for with
money raised by the sales
tax," Schneider said. "That's
informational. Our job is to
remind commissioners what
the courts say we can and
cannot do."
Complicated
At the Pelican Press' re-
quest, Florida Press Associ-
ation attorney Sam Morley
reviewed pamphlet material
the county has produced and
Web site information it has
displayed about the sales tax
question that will appear on
the Nov. 6 ballot.
He cautioned that the regu-
lation of government speech is
a "nuanced" and "complicat-


"Commissioners can go
out as individuals and advo-
cate," Deputy County Attor-
ney Kathleen Schneider said,
"but the county cannot use
funds to publish materials
that encourage residents to
vote yes for a referendum
item. It (the material) can't
say vote yes or no."
Publications produced by
the county can inform people
about how revenue generated
by a measure such as the local
option sales surtax has been
spent in the past, what it
would be spent for in the
future, and suggest to voters
they will have an opportunity
on Nov. 6 to extend the tax.
"The county can do things
such as put a sign beside a


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ed" area of First Amendment
law before acknowledging a
local government such as
Sarasota County "may pro-
mote its policies and posi-
tions either through its
own officials, or through its
agents."
When it displays sales-tax
information in a positive light
on its Web site, Morley con-
cluded, "The county's com-
munication of its own posi-
tion on the penny sales tax, as
stated in its own words, is gov-
ernment speech, and this
would be generally allowed."
Florida TaxWatch, a not-
for-profit government watch-
dog group in Tallahassee,
takes no issue with the legali-
ty of local government efforts
to influence voters on such
issues as the sales tax exten-
sion. But it strongly objects to
the policy.
Please see TAX, 5A


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STAFF REPORT Klos said he favors the move shared by 9,000 to 10,000 voters In a budget-strapped era,
back to paper ballots and, if from three precincts. Klossaidhecouldbringmoney-
City resident Levko Klos elected, would oversee the "We need to reconfigure, saving efficiencies to the super-
Thursday announced he will mandated 10-year redistricting split up some of the precincts," visor of elections office, which
run for Sarasota County Super- with an emphasis on making Klos said. now has 28 employees in sever-
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vember 2008 election. more accessible. achieve one of his goals. and a $3.8 million annual bud-
Klos, 48, a Republican, is the He said some districts, such "We need to register more get.
first hopeful to announce his as Precinct 122, are too large, voters," he said, "but the bigger "I always think, regardless of
candidacy for the position now forcing some to travel up to 15 issues, howdowegetmorepeo- position, every process can be
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SCAT bus fares going up 25 cents


The Sarasota County Commission, sitting as the
Sarasota County Transit Authority, unanimously
approved an increase in bus fares Tuesday to
achieve an anticipated gain in fare-collection rev-
enue.


BY STEVEN J. SMITH
STAFF WRITER


Bus fares in Sarasota
County will soon increase,
thanks to a decision Thesday
at the Robert L. Anderson
building by the Sarasota
County Commission, sitting
as the Sarasota County Tran-
sit Authority.


jump of 50 percent. Increases
will take effect Monday, Oct.
1.
"This was a direction that
the board approved on July 2
as part of the budget work-
shops," said Senior Planner
Sara Blanchard, who was
joined by Anthony Beckford,
transit general manager. "We
looked at the effects of the


SCAT SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS
Sarasota County Area Transit ridership has announced
several route and schedule improvements that will take
effect Oct. 8.
Service enhancements scheduled to take effect include:
Extending Route 15 (Airport/Cattlemen) to the new
SuperTarget on University Parkway. A few early-morning and
late-afternoon trips will be eliminated on Route 15.
Splitting Route 20 (Toledo Blade) into two routes, 20
and 29; Route 20 will travel on Sumter Boulevard, and East
Price Boulevard to Toledo Blade; Route 29 will cover Pan
American Boulevard, Biscayne Drive and West Price
Boulevard. Routes 20 and 29 will run every two hours.
Service on Route 21 (Englewood Loop) will start later in
the morning, at 8:45 a.m., and end earlier in the afternoon,
at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, call 861-5000.


The current fare of 50 cents
will increase to 75 cents, a


increase on ridership and
have estimated that we'll lose


about 12 percent."
Blanchard quickly added
she believed they would
come back, based on histori-
cal numbers.
"In 1997, we increased the
fare from a quarter to 50 cents
and we saw a decrease in rid-
ership of about 14 percent,"
Blanchard said. "We think rid-
ership will offset that drop.
We are planning further route
improvements, we're looking
at expanding hours and we're
planning to expand routes in
South County and North
County."
Blanchard said the 50-per-
cent increase in fares would
generate an increase in rev-
enue for fiscal year 2008 of
about $221,000.
Tripping
Three public meetings
were held in August as a num-
ber of fare-increase options
were introduced to the com-
munity. According to Blan-
chard, the proposed 30-day
pass increase offering
unlimited rides for 30 days at
$45 received negative re-
views.
"So we're proposing at this
time that we change the pro-
posed rate from $45 to $40,"
Blanchard said. "That would
lower the increase there from
50 percent to around 35 per-
cent."
A proposed daily pass -
unlimited rides for $3 met


Cindy Dulaney walks to a SCAT bus Tuesday. Dulaney relies on the SCAT bus to get to and from work.


with some resistance from
Commission Chair Nora Pat-
terson.
"I would have to be taking
at least five trips in a day to
make it worth my while,"
Patterson said.
"Statistics have shown that


people who purchase those
are either here for vacation or
here for a short stay,"
Beckford said. "In fact, they
may ride several routes in a
day."
Blanchard said no fare
changes would take place for


Sarasota teachers join ranks who turn down merit bonuses


BY COURTNEY LINN
STAFF WRITER

Sarasota County teachers
decided against receiving a
bonus from the state this year.
Teachers in the Sarasota
Classified/Teacher's Associ-
. action voted on the Merit
Award Program on Sept. 25
and 26, and the result was a
resounding "no."
According to data provided
by the SC/TA,
153 teachers
voted for the
bonus, while
1,154 voted
against.
SC/TA Pres-
ident Pat Gard-
ner said, "I'm
not surprised."
MAP is the Gardner
bonus incen-
tive program for teachers
directed by the state. Twenty-
five percent of teachers were


to receive a 5-percent pay
bonus if they were the highest
scoring in the areas of perfor-
mance evaluation and stu-
dent achievement, highly
dependent on Florida Comp-
rehensive Assessment Test
scores.
SC/TA Executive Director
Barry Dubin said during
union negotiations the pro-
gram was unfair to teachers.
Because of the reliance on
FCAT scores,
the bonuses
have the po-
tential to go to
teachers with
high-perform-
ing students,
such as Pine
SView teachers.
According to
Dubin Dubin, Pine
View teachers
have claimed a majority of
similar bonuses in the past.
"It was fated from the be-


ginning," Dubin said.
MAP isn't too popular in
the rest of the state either.
As of Sept. 20, with some
districts still yet to vote, 62
percent of the districts in the
state have voted against the
program; 18 percent have
voted in favor. Manatee and
Charlotte counties also voted
down the bonus program. .
No interest
Last year, teachers voted
down a similar
merit-based
bonus called
Special
Teachers Are ..
Rewarded by a
similar mar-
gin. Sarasota
County had
469 teachers
voting for and Kovach
1,365 voting
against.
Board Chair Frank Kovach


wasn't surprised MAP didn't
pass.
"It's clear that the teachers
are not interested," he said.
"Teachers don't seem to be
interested in performance
pay. It's been overwhelmingly
defeated twice."
Board Vice Chair Kathy
Kleinlein also wasn't sur-
prised MAP didn't pass but for
a different reason.
"I expected teachers would
turn down MAP," she said. "I
think the teach-
ers feel the
same way I do.
"I think they
are opposed to
a program
where 60 per-
cent of the
merit is based
S I on the FCAT
Kleinlein result."
Kleinlein said
the program is unfair because
it ignores the fact that teach-


ers are not all teaching the
same type of students.
"I believe it is a disincen-
tive to the really excellent
teachers that want to teach
our students that perform at
the very lowest levels," she
said.
Because MAP was turned
down, the money for the
bonuses will be placed back
into the state Legislature's
budget.

clinn@venicegondolier.com


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Suncoast Schools Credit Union
813-254-8300
megan@marshalladvertising.com


BOATS/BOATING
Boat Clubs Of Florida
'The Country Club For Boaters"
941-258-0022
boatclubflorida@aol.com

Bulldog Boatwerks
17771 N Tamiami Tr
N Fort Myers
239-731-8736

Ingman Marine
1189 Tamiami Tr
Port Charlotte
941-255-1555
garymize@ingmanmarine.com

Sport Boats Marine
17790 San Carlos Blvd
Fort Myers Beach
239-466-6117

DECORATING
Sun Country Decor
20020 Veterans Blvd
Port Charlotte
941-766-1244

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS
Manatee Community College
5840 26th St West
Bradenton
941-752-5320

EMPLOYMENT
Wal-Mart Distribution Center
6785 SW Enterprise Blvd
Arcadia
863-491-6500
pdgreen@wal-mart.com

ENGINEERING
The Weiler Engineering Corp.
20020 Veterans Blvd Ste 7-9
Port Charlotte
941-764-6447


ENTERTAINMENT/ PHONE SERVICE Mossey Construction
SPECIAL EVENTS Flying L Cellular 18200 Paulson Dr Building A Unit 4
Arcadia Rodeo P.O. Box 205 Port Charlotte
124 Heard St Commerce, TX 941-743-6955
903-886-4169
Arcadia lancethornton@flying/cellular.com Schroeder Homes
863-494-6257 141 Pond Cypress Rd
arcrodeo@earthlink.net Venice


Turner Agri-Civic Center
2250 NE Roan St
Arcadia
863-993-4807
staff@turnercenter.com


FUNERAL HOME/SERVICES
Kays Ponger Funeral Home
635 E Marion Ave
Punta Gorda
941-639-1133
mkays@kays-ponger.com

Lemon Bay Funeral Home
2401 Englewood Rd
Englewood
941-474-2413


HEALTH/MEDICAL
Cardiology Associates
4130 S Tamiami Tr Ste 100
Port Charlotte
941-629-4500
pkibbe@caheartl.com

Hearing Centers of Charlotte County
2866 Tamiami Tr
Port Charlotte
941-255-0038
hcccs@comcast.net

Miracle Ear
2643 SE 19th Ave
Cape Coral
941-474-4637

Peace River Regional
2500 Harbor Blvd
Port Charlotte
941-766-4125

Pinebrook Rehab & Nursing
1240 Pinebrook Rd
Venice
941-488-6733

T & J Noble Hearing Aid Center
2811-A Tamiami Tr
Port Charlotte
941-629-8808

HOME IMPROVEMENT
Blinds Galore
14942 Tamiami Tr Ste D
Port Charlotte
941-240-6100

Empire Air Conditioning Inc
1489 Market Cir -Unit 306
Port Charlotte
941-624-5500

Garage Doors Over Charlotte
18200 Paulson Dr
Port Charlotte
941-625-6258

Hurricane Sentry
4848 Tamiami Tr
Port Charlotte
941-743-8111

Sheds Now
11596 SW Country Rd
Arcadia
941-629-9955


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POOLS
Exotic Pools by Janeen
20020 Veterans Blvd
Port Charlotte
941-235-2782

Heritage Pools
1298 Market Circle -#108
Port Charlotte
941-629-1234
poheritage@earthlink.net

REAL ESTATE/HOUSING/
BUILDERS
Becky Borci/Coldwell Banker
13435 S. McCall Rd *Ste A3
Englewood
941-697-0118
becky@beckyborci.com

Brian Burget/WCI Prudential
1600 Tamiami Tr. Ste 116
Port Charlotte
941-629-6000
bburget@comcast.net

Charleston Cay
23450 Charleston Cir
Port Charlotte
941-623-0123

Charter Real Estate
101 Capri Isles Blvd
Venice '
941-484-2520
info@mycharterrealestate.com

Coldwell BankerSunstar/Morris
2825 Tamiami Tr
Punta Gorda
941-833-1600
Relocation@ColdwellBankerFlorida.com

DJ Black Real Estate
1225 Tamiami Tr
Port Charlotte
941-743-8613

D.R. Horton Builders
12771 Westlink Dr. -Ste 9
Fort Myers
239-225-2600
sarah@advertisingworks.info

Esther Maisch
P.O. Box 5316
Englewood
941-716-0417
ester@dunnydreams.com

Lakes of Tuscana Apartment Homes
24001 Madaca Lane
Port Charlotte
941-235-3800

Lennar Homes
2902 Dusch Lake Blvd
Tampa
813-933-9800
lance@flyinglcellular.com

Maltese Development
9696 Bonita Beach Rd *Ste 210
Bonita Springs
239-444-1444
ben@maltesedev.com

Rent Me Florida
121 N. McCall Rd
Englewood
941-474-2882
inquiries@rentmeflorida.com


FRIDAY, SEPT 28, 2007


4A SUN NEWSPAPERS


941-485-7040
chris@dschroeders.com

Sky Real Estate
1307 S Tamiami Tr
Osprey
941-308-6499
terry.herschberger@skysothebys.com

Summerville
200 N. Nassau St
Venice
941-485-2404
julie.podewitz@sslusa.com

Village on the Isle
920 S Tamiami Tr
Venice
941-484-9753

RESTAURANT/
BANQUET HALLS
Boomer's Sports Club & Nightclub
2360 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte
941-743-4140

Noble Roman's
800-585-0669
www.nobleromans.info/ftmyers

RETAIL
Giorgio's Family Restaurant
2665 Tamiami Tr
Port Charlotte
941-627-5156

Rum Bay Restaurant
7092 Placida Rd
Cape Haze
941-475-2260

SunCoast Vacuum
3500 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte
941-629-2216

SPECIALTY STORES
Consignment America
1881 Englewood Rd
Englewood
941-474-9776
consignment.america@verizon.net

Silver Threads Embroidery
4960 Trott Cir
North Port
941-429-8435

TRANSPORTATION
Autos of Naples
601 Airport Rd S
Naples
239-435-3200

Charlotte Honda VW
1252 Tamiami Trail S
Port Charlotte
941-743-8883

Don Gasgarth Ford
3156 Tamiami Tr
Port Charlotte
941-625-6141
roger.ice@charlottecountyford.com

Palm Auto
1901 Tamiami Tr
Punta Gorda
941-639-1155
tjlinn@palmautomall.com












POLICE BEAT


Sarasota County
Sheriff's Office arrests
Robert L. Johnson, 64,
200 block High Point Drive,
Englewood. Charge: con-
tempt (DUI; Charlotte Coun-
ty warrant).
David M. Marcet, 26, 500
block Mount Vernon, Venice.
Charge: contempt (posses-
sion of marijuana less than 20
grams). Bond: $2,500.
Kyle T. Grupe, 21, 400
block Edgewood Ave., Venice.
Charge: petit theft. Bond:
$120.
Jeffery E. Morgan, 34, 500
block Ponderosa Road, Ven-


ice. Charge: petit theft. Bond:
$120.
Jason R. Hiles, 3228, 100
block N. Jessica St., Nokomis.
Charge: driving while license
suspended or revoked. Bond:
$250.
Michael T. White, 43, 200
block Ruben Drive, Nokomis.
Charge: contempt (driving
while license suspended).
Bond: $2,000.
Fletcher W. Negele, 21,
2600 block Heatherwood
Circle, Venice. Charges: pro-
bation violation (DUI injury,
leaving the scene of an acci-
dent). Bond: $10,000.
Matthew E. McRee, 26,


6200 block Pennel St.,
Englewood. Charge: con-
tempt (violation of driver
license restriction). Bond:
$10,000.
Michael T. White, 43, 200
block Ruben Drive, Nokomis.
Charges: probation violation
(burglary of a dwelling, bur-
glary of a conveyance, dealing
in stolen property). Bond: no
listing.
Josef M. Feguer, 52, 30
block W Langsner St., Eng-
lewood. Charge: obscene
telephone calls. Bond: $500.
Richard L. Pirro, 19, 800
block Ponderosa Road, Ven-
ice. Charge: burglary. Bond:


$10,000.
Robert A. May, 21, 100
block Clemson Road, Venice.
Charge: burglary. Bond:
$10,000.
Robert T. Collins, 51, 600
Olive St., Englewood. Charg-
es: probation violation (no
motor vehicle registration,
driving while license sus-
pended). Bond: $5,000.
Rita P Lee, 44, 500 block
Acadia Road, Venice. Charge:
grand theft. Bond: $1,000.
Pamela P Lynn, 45, 100
block East Nippino Trail,
Nokomis. Charge: domestic
battery. Bond: no listing.
Sabrina Miller, 19, 200


block Pompano Drive. Charge:
grand theft. Bond: $1,000.
Thomas E. Eaton, 36,
1700 block South Tamiami
Trail, Venice. Charges: driving
while license suspended or
revoked, no motor vehicle
registration. Bond: $370.
Adam J. Vanderherchen,
21, 700 block Orchard Lane,
Englewood. Charges: intro-
duction of contraband into a
detention facility, DUI .20 or
higher or having a passenger
under 18 years old. Bond:
$6,000.
Daniel J. Pease, 46, 400
block Cerromar Terrace, Ven-
ice. Charges: probation viola-


tion (driving while license
suspended habitual traffic
offender, giving false identifi-
cation to a law enforcement
officer, possession of para-
phernalia, obstruction). Bond:
$750.
Robert J. RIchardson,
38, 400 block Palm Creek
Drive, Englewood. Charges:
contempt (leaving the scene
of an accident without giv-
ing information, reckless
driving, resisting arrest
without violence, posses-
sion of marijuana), proba-
tion violation (DUI) (Char-
lotte County warrants all
charges).


COPTER from Page 1 A


that the right door was a little
more visible.
"The photographer was
taking pictures out of the
right rear door opening, lean-
ing out the door.
As Teague followed the
helicopter with the boat, "it
(the helicopter) seemed to get
a little lower in altitude, which
I felt was lower than I had ever
seen it," he said.
"Then it rose back up
slightly and immediately start-
ed descending until it hit the
water."
According to the report,


the first part of the helicopter
to hit the water was the front
right skid.
"Immediately, the heli-
copter tumbled vertically to
where the bottom of the air-
craft was seen for a split sec-
ond.
"The helicopter then disin-
tegrated violently and imme-
diately with water, parts and
debris flying into the path of
the boat, which was still trav-
eling at a speed of about 85
mph," states the report.
Teague instinctively turned
the boat to the right. Reacting


"(The helicopter) seemed to get a little lower
in altitude, which I felt was lower than I had
ever seen it. Then it rose back up slightly and
immediately started descending until it hit the
water."'
- Boat pilot Bob Teague, relating his account
of the Nokomis helicopter crash to NTSB


to the crash, he and Zuknich
ducked down as they passed
through the flying debris and
wreckage.


Teague recall
of pieces of the h
ting the boat as t]
The boat contir


around back to the crash site.
Teague then called 9-1-1
on his cell phone, reporting
the crash south or outside of
Big Pass. He wasn't aware just
how close to Venice they
were.
More to come
National Transportation
Safety Board investioatonrs are


officials still investigating the crash.
They've already recovered
Ad the sound the helicopter's top section,
helicopter hit- instrument panels, engine,'
hey passed. transmission, dive shaft, tail
nued to circle boom, bottom section, skids


and rotor heads with sections
of the main rotor blades from
20 feet of ocean water.
"The damage to the recov-
ered components was consis-
tent 'with a high-speed im-
pact," states the STSB prelim-
inary report.
NTSB Lead Investigator
Jose Obregon said a final
report with recommenda-
tions on how to avoid future
incidents like this might take
six months to a year to com-
plete.

ggiles@venicegondolier.com


TURTLES from Page 1A


TIDE from Page IA


from scientists on this one. It's
a bit like the global warming
debate: There are mega-
trends, mini-factors and
insufficient data to confident-
ly say for certain.
Or, as state research biolo-
gist Anne Meylan put it, "It's
just a lot more complicated
than other topics. One good
analogy is that we are looking
at the stars and seeing the
light that emanated from
them a long time ago."
Turtle ecology
Early sea turtle survival
rates are extraordinarily low,
maybe 1,000 to one from
hatchling to adulthood. But if
they make it past a young age,
turtles can live 60-100 years.
When turtles reach sexual
maturity at age 20-30, they
return to their home grounds
to lay eggs.
That means a turtle born
here 30 years ago may have
traveled throughout the Gulf
and across the Atlantic to the
Europe and African coasts,
but will come back to
Southwest Florida to lay eggs.
Any year, we might see a
new set of females laying
nests for the first time, in
addition to those who have
been making nesting trips for
years.
What that means is that
low nesting numbers now
could simply reflect lower
nesting numbers from turtles
hatched 30 or 40 years ago.
Scientists don't have histori-
cal figures to back that up.
But it could also mean that
a large number of turtles
cruising the oceans are get-
ting hit by boats, caught in
fishing nets or choked by red
tides and pollution.
The big question, ac-
cording to Jen Beggs, a biolo-
gist with the Sea Turtle
Conservation and Research


Program at Mote Marine
Laboratory in Sarasota, is:
"Do turtle populations natu-
rally fluctuate or are we really
looking at a decline due to
something else?"
Cold water, red tide
There may well be year-
specific reasons for the 2007
drop-off. Beggs saw three
possibilities this year.
First, chilly Gulf water in
May delayed the nesting sea-
son by a month and may have
stunted the season.
Second, the awful red tide
of the two previous years may
have killed a lot more turtles
than previously thought.
There were record numbers
of turtle strandings in the past
two years, Beggs noted, "but
what shows up on land is just
a fraction of what dies in the
ocean."
And, again, long-line net-
fishing practices in interna-
tional waters are still killing
large numbers of migrating
turtles.
"Maybe all three are play-
ing a role, but how much and
whether there are other fac-
tors aren't known at this
time," she said.
Beggs also noted the
statewide figures have tracked
the local numbers, and that
Florida's loggerhead nest
counts have seen a 46-per-
cent decline from 1998 to
2006.
Statewide trend
A recent study by the
Florida Fish and Wildlife
Research Institute noted the
dramatic nine-year drop and
an overall dip of 28 percent in
loggerhead nests since 1989,
the first year such numbers
were recorded.
This state is critical to the
world's loggerhead popula-
tion.


TAX from Page 1A


"TaxWatch does not feel
public dollars should be used
to promote tax increases,"
said Kurt Wenner, the organi-
zation's attorney. "There is a
line between public informa-
tion and advocacy, at best, or
propaganda, at worst.
Local governments should
not cross it while using tax
dollars."

Informed choices
While there haven't been
many Florida court rulings
that address the issue of local
governments spending tax
revenue to either inform or
educate the public about bal-
lot issues, one in particular
was cited by former Attorney


General Bob Butterworth in a
1998 opinion.
The Florida Supreme
Court was asked to consider
whether Leon County could
use public funds to mount
an informational campaign
about a sales-tax ballot ques-
tion. It ruled the campaign
was permissible, despite a cit-
izen group's insistence the
county should be neutral.
"One duty of a democratic
government is to lead people
to make informed choices
through fair persuasion," the
high court ruled. "Local gov-
ernments are not bound to
keep silent in the face of a
controversial vote that will
have profound consequences
for the community."


"Florida accounts for more
than 90 percent of the logger-
head nesting in the U.S.," the
report notes. Plus, almost 90
percent of the world's logger-
heads nest on beaches here
or at the Arabian peninsula
country of Oman.
The study notes general,
international threats to the
population:
Artificial lighting on
beaches that disorients nest-
ing females.
"Coastal armoring," such
as sea walls, on the developed
beaches.
Boat collisions.
Hurricanes that wreck
beaches.
Long-line fishing in inter-
national waters.
"Conservation is really a
challenge," said Meylan, who
works for the research insti-
tute.
Although some issues are
beyond local or state control,
Meylan said it was critical to
make Florida beaches hos-
pitable to nesting females.
"In our backyard the
most important nesting beach-
es in the Westem Hemisphere
- we have a huge responsibili-
ty to protect the reproductive
grounds," Meylan said.
"If we don't have reproduc-
tive success on Florida beach-
es, we won't have loggerhead
fisheries."
Local Issues
Turtles also have are other


problems locally, such as peo-
ple setting off fireworks and
letting dogs run wild on the
beaches.
"What's replacing lighting
as the No. 1 problem is preda-
tors," said Wilma Katz, vice
president of Coastal Wildlife
Club, based in Englewood.
That includes coyotes, rac-
coons and armadillos ani-
mals that dig up egg-filled
nests which can be hard to
control. But it also includes
dogs, which are not, she said.
Missy Christie, Charlotte
County environmental spe-
cialist, said, "Little Gasparilla
Island got hit really bad this
year by people letting their
dogs run. A majority of the
nests were destroyed."
On a positive note, Katz
and Christie said there may
have been a higher rate of egg
hatches in the nests that were
here this year, which could
balance the dismal numbers
somewhat.
"I expect we'll see good
productivity this year, more
live hatchlings emerging,"
Katz said.
Those figures will not be in
until after Oct. 31, when the
annual turtle-nesting season
ends.
"We're still in our season,
and there's still a need for
dark beaches and keeping
dogs off the beach," Katz said.

sbaumann@
sun-herald.com


ABOUT THE ARTIST
Clyde Butcher's black and white photographs explore his personal
relationship with the enviroment. The exquisite beauty and depth of his work
draw the viewer into a relationship with nature. For more than forty years, he
has been preserving on film the untouched reas of the landscape. His images
are captured with an 8"x 10", I"x 14", and 12"x 20" view carmers. The large
distinguish the intricacy of thie landscape. The photographs range in sizes
from 8x 10" inches to 5'x 8' feet,
Clyde bha been honored by the state of Florida with the highest award that can be given a private citizen: the Artist
Hall of Fame Award. Jle was also privileged to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American
Nature Photography Association and given the honor of being the Humanitarian of the Year for 2005 from
International University. He has also received the Heartland Community Service Award from the state of Florida for
educating the people of Florida about the beauty of their state. The Sierra Club has given him the Ansel Adams
Conservation Award, which is given to a photographer who shows excellence in photography and has contributed to
the public awareness of the environment.
"Wilderess, to me, is a spiritual necessity. When my son was killed by a drunk driver it was to the wilderness that I
fled in hoper ofrogainig my serelty and equilibrium. The mysterious spiritual experience of bing close to nature helped
restore mysoul. It was during tha time I discovered be iatimae beauty ofth e environment. My eperiencereinforced my
sense ofddicadion to use my art form ofphotography as an inspiration for other to work together to save nature's places
ofspiritual soanetary for lhrturae geartions."

The Venice Area Women's League Cordially Invites You To Attend



An "Eco-Lunch & Lecture" with noted landscape photographer
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September 29, 2007
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11:30 Lunch at the Venice Yacht Club
After lunch, Clyde will be giving a slide lecture
on his photography and Florida's environment.
5:30 Cocktail Reception and Book Signing
Visit Clyde at his Venice Gallery for a cocktail reception, beverages, heavy hours d'oeuvres and
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Florida requires the county
to test beaches for water qual-
ity each week.
"Why not take an extra
mug to sample for red tide?"
Pouso recalls asking himself.
Samples have since been
sent to Mote for analysis, then
on to NOAA.
"The more data, the more
educated the forecasters are,"
Pouso said. "By getting data
directly from the county,
NOAA can simplify, and
speed up its forecast."
Grants of more than


$400,000 were announced in
August to fund Mote's Marine
Policy Institute's assessment
of red tide. The Institute coor-
dinates its effort with New
College.
Red tide peaked here in
2005. Last year, at this time,
harmful algal blooms reached
levels high enough to cause
respiratory ills and fish kills
on area beaches.
It is not unusual at this
time of the year, according to
the Florida Fish & Wildlife
Research Institute.


your
children trot off to
school seemingly
carrying the weight of the
world on their shoulders,
you may want to give some
attention to their backpacks.
According to the North America
Spine Society, a loaded backpack
should weigh no more than 10 to 15
percent of a child's body weight. As a
general rule, backpacks should weigh
'about 5 to 10 pounds for elementary
school students and no more than 15
pounds for older students. It is also
important that students not sling one
strap over one shoulder. The load
should be distributed evenly by
using both straps and adjusting
them snugly to the shoulders.
Encourage your children to practice
proper posture while wearing a
backpack.


Dan Busch, DC


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payment, or be reimbursed for payment for any other service, examination, or treatment that is
performed as a result of and within 72 hours of responding to the advertisement for the free,
discounted fee, or reduced fee service, examination, or treatment.


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SUN NEWSPAPERS 5A


YADIRF SEPT 28 2007









PUBLISHER
ROBERT A. VEDDER
PHONE: (941) 207-1000
FAX: (941) 484-8460
6A
FRIDAY
SEPT. 28,2007


OPINION


EDITOR
BOB MUDGE
phone: (941) 207-1101
FAX: (941) 484-8460
bmudge@venicegondolier.com


OUR VIEW


Recyclable raids may be sign of the times


I t maybe a sign of hard economic times.
Sarasota County officials recently sent
out a press release warning that they
were investigating the thefts ofrecyclables at
homes in the county.
Gary Bennett, the county's solid waste
manager, said the recyclable theft problem
first surfaced when copper and aluminum
lids were found missing at the county's recy-
cling spots.
Then, some residents called to say that
people were taking aluminum cans from
front-yard pickup bins. In one case, he said,
some men had gone up a driveway, into a
garage and were hauling out a recycling bin
when they were spotted.
"We have some areas in the county where
people are literally driving up and going
down the street bin to bin loading up with
cans," Bennett said in an interview.


There's an obvious problem with strang-
ers entering a garage to get recyclables. Who
knows what else they may be tempted to
take when they get there?
But the county also pointed out that it
was also a crime to take cans and bottles
from the bins, even when they are on the
curb.
By ordinance, items left out for curbside
pickup become the property of the county,
and grabbing items from the bins is a viola-
tion.
"People may consider recyclables to be
free, since they're at the street, but taking
them without knowledge or consent of the
owner is still a prosecutable crime," Bennett
said.
To some extent, the county is watching
put for property owners. But perhaps of larg-
er concern is that the can thefts cut into


solid waste department revenues.
The county recoups $1.14 million annu-
ally when it sells recyclables, and this money
help fund the solid waste program.
"The items that are being stolen are
mostly aluminum cans, and those are worth
more than any other recyclable," Bennett
said.
Bennett said it's been a problem before.
"This has happened as least one other
time in the past couple of years," he said,
"but we're worried it could become more
widespread.
"It seems like recently it's picked up."
It's a tough time for county governments,
with the imposition of budget cutbacks.
Times are tough, so it seems appropriate for
county code enforcement officers to investi-
gate can thefts.
But beyond the concerns of the county,


we wonder whether this indicates a more
disturbing trend in the economy. Apparent-
ly, some people so hard up they need to raid
can bins for extra cash.
Area residents trying everything to get by
in these tight times. The years of the housing
balloon are over, and the current deflated
market has caused economic distress.
Some people are scraping along trying to
pick up extra hours in lower-paying jobs.
Some have had their hours cut back.
Meanwhile, health care costs and other liv-
ing costs especially the price of gas are
creating a squeeze.
Builders say the worst of the housing
slump is behind us, and that sales should
start to pick up again.
Good thing.
If not, can-picking may become a more
widespread activity.


An extreme solution


to a real problem,


Hometown democracy or
hometown chaos? Corrupt
developer-controlled local
officials versus anti-growth
zealots?
"The rhetoric and .name-
calling are escalating from
both sides in the debate over
Hometown Democracy's pro-
posal to amend the Florida
Constitution to require voter
approval of every local com-
prehensive plan amendment.
Unfortunately, the dracon-
ian nature of the proposal and
the extreme reaction from
some opponents is obscuring
a real problem.
State-mandated local comp-
rehensive plans are the "con-
stitution" for land use; they
govern local decisions about
when, where and how devel-
opment may occur.
These plans are required to
cover a planning horizon of at
least 10 years, but they may be
amended as provided in the
state's Growth Management
Act.
According to the sponsors
of Hometown Democracy,
local plans are being amend-
ed much too frequently, and
usually at the behest of devel-
opers. Thus, they argue that
local plans are not controlling
growth and that citizens can-
not effectively participate in
the amendment process.
The Hometown Democ-
racy campaign has called
attention to a serious prob-
lem: growing citizen dissatis-
faction with the local plan-
ning process and especially
the frequency of plan amend-
ments.
Originally, the Growth Man-
agement Act allowed local
plans to be amended only two
times each year. Subsequent-
ly, however, the Legislature
has enacted 32 exceptions to
the twice-a-year limitation.
Additionally, many local
governments have developed
a habit of considering and
adopting dozens of plan
amendments every six months.
For example, in 2005 alone,
Florida's local governments
adopted more than 8,000 plan
amendments.
Local plans must be sub-
ject to amendment to re-
spond to changed conditions,
but plan amendments have
become the rule rather than
the exception.
As a result, the local plan is
constantly changing, offers
little stability or predictability
and has diminished credibili-


ty with the public. Instead of
the 10- or 20-year visions they
were supposed to represent,
local comprehensive plans
afe in danger of becoming lit-
tle more than six-month sug-
gestions.
It is not surprising that
many citizens have lost faith
in the ability of local compre--
hensive plans to control
growth and development.
To this very real problem,
Hometown Democracy offers
an extreme, impractical solu-
tion. It would require a public
referendum on every plan
amendment no matter how
small or insignificant.
The requirement would
encompass not only amend-
ments that seek to change the
fundamental policies of a
local plan, but also changes -
large and small to the fu-
ture land use map, to the per-
missible uses on a specific
parcel' of land and even to
amendments to correct scriv-
ener's errors.
The citizens of Florida have
the power to give themselves
the right to vote on every pro-
posed local comprehensive
plan amendment. But do we
really want or need this right?
Do we want to subject our-
selves ard our local govern-
ments to the considerable
expense of frequent special or
general elections on plan
amendments?
Do we want the entire elec-
torate of a county to decide in
an election whether-a gas sta-
tion should be allowed on a
quarter-acre plot of land at a
particular intersection?
Do we want to require a
referendum vote on proposed
amendments to increase pro-
tection of environmentally
sensitive lands? Do we want
to delay the adoption of plan
amendments that are neces-
sary for important public pro-
jects?
Do we want to establish a
system where only the weal-
thy can afford to apply for and
wage an election campaign in
favor of a proposed plan
amendment?
These questions suggest
just how disruptive the
Hometown Democracy pro-
posal will be if it is amended
into the Florida Constitution.
The draconian nature of
the Hometown Democracy
proposal should not blind us
to the problem it seeks to
cure. Rather than denying the
problem and demonizing the
proponents of the proposal,
elected officials at the state
and local level, as well as
landowners, developers and
other citizens, should ac-
knowledge it and seek work-
able solutions to the problem.
There are more measured
and practical solutions than
the meat ax wielded by
Hometown Democracy.
First, the state and local
legislatures could limit the
frequency of plan amend-

Please see PELHAM, 7A


LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

Unsung heroes fly out of Venice Municipal Airport


Editor:
I will tell you a story that happened to me while fly
Morristown Airport in New Jersey. My co-pilot and I v
tacted about a 6-year-old boy who was en route to Ne
a commercial flight. He was to see doctors for a media
lem, but before the plane landed he became unconsi
was transported to the hospital via ambulance.
We contacted the owners of the Learjet we flew ani
mission to fly the boy, his mother, father and a nurs
New Orleans. This was done without compensation
plane or crew. To see the faces of his parents and grand
who were waiting when you arrived in New Orleans v
more than money could buy.
The reason I am telling you this is because this
opened many times here at our Venice airport, whei
who live here want to return home to their families or
ported to a medical facility out of state.
My son, Bill, was the chief pilot for Cirrus Air, an ar
service based at Venice airport. This was a commerce
tion that was a benefit to all of those in need from 1
munity.
There are many flights flown out of Venice by Ang
at all hours for people in need who cannot fly any o
and this is done without compensation.
We at the Venice airport are a vital part of this co
and without cost to the taxpayers.


Mission incomplete
Editor:
The real war on terror
began with our invasion of
Afghanistan, where the plot to
bring down the World Trade
Center was formulated. We
targeted the Taliban and al-
Qaida, which was completely
logical.
The war in Afghanistan
was incomplete when we
invaded Iraq. This is strange,
considering that Saddam
Hussein was dead set against
allowing those two terrorist
groups into Iraq because they
were a threat to his power.
Despite this and the fact
that none of the Sept. 11
hijackers was an Iraqi, we


proceeded to pour
part of our military n
Iraq, instead of co
the job in Afghanista
Now al-Qaida has
comeback in Afghan
has gained a strong
in Iraq. After four a
years into the war in
mission is "not comp
either Afghanistan or


pick up a copy of EB.I. agent
ing out of Gary Aldrich's book, "Un-
were con- limited Access." In it, they will
wYork on discover that what I wrote in
ical prob- 300 words was just the tip of a
cious and very large iceberg.
Anyone who reads the
d got per- book would never want to see
e back to the Clintons back intheWhite
n for the House. The authenticity of
idparents this book is undeniable. Al-
ras worth drich was so disgusted with
what the Clintons had done
has hap- to the presidency that he
re people resigned the FBI after 26 years
be trans- of distinguished service.
And, for those who believe
nbulance the current administration
ial opera- has been lax on finding
his com- Osama bin Laden, please
read Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson's
;el Flights book, "Dereliction of Duty."
their way, He was the president's senior
military aide.
immunity In his book, he describes
how two pilots awaiting
orders with Osama in sight
Jim Nixon found Clinton too busy
Osprey watching a golf game to both-
er. He also tells of Hillary
the main ignoring security protocols,
eight into demanding to use Marine
mplein One for a personal mission.
mpleting And that she disrespectfully
s made a banned all military uniforms
Made a from the White House.
foothold I am horrified that Hillary

fod othaold will return with her Marxist
1d a half ideology, which she learned
ileted" i n her youth. Forget states'
r Iraq. rights. We would be under her
thumb from birth to death,
Al Bosch with many tax increases to
Venice pay for our diligent care.


Tip of the iceberg
Editor:
If some dispute the letter I
wrote about Hillary, they have
only to go to the library and


Kudos to rescue
r-,J-


Anne B. Graf
Venice

iers


Editor
Having been at the jetty


during the recent helicopter
accident, I was impressed
with the actions and dedica-
tion of our law enforcement
officers. The cooperation and
coordination of all the differ-
ent units was amazing.
My heart goes out to the
families who lost loved ones,
but many of us witnessed the
efforts to save their lives.
Thanks for showing such
dedication. Gratitude also
goes to the young nurse who
risked herself to help the vic-
tims.

Pam Haney
Venice

The more
forums, the better
Editor:
May the voters of the city of
Venice. hope to see several
Meet the Candidates forums
that would provide the
opportunity for city voters to
ask questions of the many
candidates.
It appears the main topic is
the concern of some about
growth or redevelopment As
all issues and concerns are
important to discuss and
debate, I do think there are
many more issues that Venice
voters are concerned about.
I think many here are also
concerned about local prop-
erty taxes, insurance costs
and the overall cost of living
here. I do believe many voters
would like to know which
candidates may be for more
or longer local taxes and who
is for more local spending.
Another question would
be which of the candidates
Please see LETTERS, 7A


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For want of a bus bench


KEITH BACmIAUS
GUEST COLUMNIST


For want of a bus bench,
the rider was lost.
For want of the rider, the
bus stop was lost.
For want of the bus stop,
the bus was lost.
For want of a bus, our inde-
pendence was lost.

To the original writer of this
nursery rhyme, my apologies.
Every time I ask a group of
older adults what is impor-
tant to them as they age, the
answer is, remaining inde-
pendent.
At the top of the list in
remaining independent is
transportation. In my own
family we are now facing the
issue of how one maintains
one's dignity and indepen-
dence when one decides it's
time to stop driving? Should
we expect our elders to hang
onto the bus stop pole, or pro-
vide them a bench?
For some time potential


riders of our public bus sys-
tem have stated they are un-
willing to ride the bus be-
cause there are so few bench-
es.
Standing is too much for
many of our older adult rid-
ers, to say nothing about
moms, dads and the kids.
An investigation revealed
that SCAT needs many hun-
dreds of benches throughout
the county, but it is a low-pri-
ority budget item. Now, with
recent budget cuts, the priori-
ty is only lower. What can we
as a community do?
A presentation to the Se-
niors Advisory Council kicked
off a new model of communi-
ty partnership, which in-
cludes county and city gov-
ernment, nonprofit organiza-
tions, businesses and individ-
ual citizens.
Grants were received from
the Roberta Leventhal Suda-
koff Foundation to purchase
the initial benches. Artists
submitted proposed designs
and were judged; special pro-
tective coatings have gone on
each bench to give them long
life. SCAT will install them.
Now it is up to us to donate
$1,000 per bench. Benches
can be sponsored individual-
ly, by a business, organiza-
tion, civic group or as a
memorial. Get your friends
together to sponsor a bench.
We help those riding the


We encourage bus rider-
ship.
We enhance the reputation
of our community as an arts
leader.
The artists get paid for
their work.
We buy another bench to
start the cycle all over.
Soon we will have benches
where we need them. This is
"Beauty and the Bench" a
grassroots solution to an old
problem.
Have you noticed the plas-
tic chair tied to the bus-stop
pole north of Venice Avenue
in front of the Pizza Hut? I
admire the person who
placed it there. I see more of
these as I drive south to North
Port.
About a month ago as I
drove south on 41 past Albert-
sons I saw a young mother
with a baby stroller, a toddler
and several shopping bags.
She was sitting against the
electric pole with the kids
around her holding an um-
brella. I sure hope one of
these benches is installed at
that bus stop.
Call Alan Sloan today at
926-2560 to reserve your
bench and make our commu-
nity a better place to live for
all our residents. Questions?
Call me at (941) 584-0060.

Keith Backhaus is an elder
advocate with Senior Friend-
ship Centers-Venice.


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Let the new council do it


LETTERS from Page 6A


openly supports o
the county sales tax
tion? Which candid
past supported vari
| ty referendums or
tax ballot question
past?
Therefore, let us
have several forum
asking questions of
dates can we
which candidates
themselves, or claim
fiscal conservative,
it is better to havi
longer local taxes
spending. With m,
tions pending, ma
ums begin ASAP
In a democracy
people have a righ
ly know how ce
stand on various
spending and taxe
need to know this 1
election.


Clintons were
antimilitary
Editor:
The book "Dere
Duty," by Air Forc
Robert "Buzz" Patter
a tioned how Preside
and the First Lady,a


r opposes
Scontinua-
ates in the
ious coun-
other sur-
ns in the

s hope we
is. Only by
the candi-
determine


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,consider of their staff, consistently question?
m 'to be a treated members of the 'mil-
or believe tary with disrespect and dis-
e more or dain.
and more I remember how he closed Points o1
any ques- military bases and I remem- Editor:
ty the for- ber reading how he did not I have
supply our military with disagree v
y, we the enough ammunition. column on
t to clear- I also remember reading (1) The
candidates that their daughter, Chelsea, use advert
issues of either would not. or was not to Venice
-s, and we allowed to drive around with to CBS Ne
before the anyone in a military uniform. retiree hot
I would want to vomit, (2) I wc
watching Clinton put a and it is gr
Norm Lupo wreath on the graves of the freedom.
Venice unknown soldiers on Memor- Clinch: Toi
ial Day since, as we all know, dilutes the
he was a draft dodger. What a freedom i
hypocrite. there are
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,e Lt. Col. perience, could be the com- (3) Hot
rson men- mander in chief of our mili- No. 2 abov
nt Clinton tary. (4) Be
and much Can anyone answer my retirees? W


" PELHAM from Page 3A
ments. The state Legislature
could begin by repealing
some or all of the 32 excep-
tions to the current twice-a-
year limitation. Limitations
could also be placed on the
frequency of certain types of
amendments, especially
those that alter the funda-
mental policies' of the local
p, lan.
Another way to discourage
the frequency of plan amend-
ments would be to require an
c extra-majority vote for some
types of plan amendments.
After all, Florida voters recent-
ly decided that a 60 percent
Majority vote should be
Required to amend the Florida
Constitution. Perhaps a simi-
f: lar requirement would restore
some dignity to the local
, comprehensive plan.
Regarding the use of refer-
. enda, state and local legisla-
tures could limit their use to
certain kinds of amendments.
For example, only amend-
ments that change an urban
i growth boundary or thai are
, necessary for the approval of
G large publicly financed pro-
jects such as airports would
be subject to referendum
', approval.
These approaches are not
A without controversy, but they


are more practical than
requiring voter approval of all
plan amendments.
More important, the adop-
tion of such measures may
persuade voters that Home-
town Democracy is no longer
needed because state and
local officials have solved the
problem in a more responsi-
ble manner.

Thomas G. Pelham is secre-
tary of the Florida Depart-
ment of Community Affairs.


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a few things that I
with in Jim Clinch's
iSept. 14.
developers cannot
ising to lure people
because, according
ews, Florida lost its
-spot status.
ork in a restaurant
owth that limits my
Think of this, Mr.
o many restaurants
customer base. My
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not enough people
rant employees to
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tter-off-financially
Ve've not seen them
our restaurant lob-
be filled to the raft-
lay.

Timothy A. Paszko
Venice


Hold off. May I suggest that Venice City Council refrain from
voting on any building projects until after the November elec-
tions? Then the council would reflect the desires of the major-
ity of the citizens. Waiting another month is a small price to pay
for the city to get it right and retain our small-town ambience.


Close it. About closing the
Venice jail: I say close it. I've
been in a situation where two
Venice detectives called me
on my cell phone to make
sure I was home in North
Port, came all the way to
North Port without notifying
North Port police, walked into
my house and arrested me
without a warrant, and then
they took me all the way to
Sarasota County Jail. If Venice
detectives can do that, why
can't patrolmen do it? They
don't want it closed because
they don't want to lose jobs.
We close it, we save money on
jobs, we save money on utili-
ties, electricity, water, pensions.
I say close it And about the
entrapment You'll read about it
in the paper because I'm taking
them to court on that.
Spotted. I'm a disabled
vet. I only have one leg. Sun-
day I was at Venice Beach at
the west end of Venice Ave-
nue. All the disabled parking
spots, all of the three on one
side and one on the other -
only four for the whole beach
- were being used, so I
parked in a concession stand
spot. I was going to eat lunch
there. When I came back, my
car was blocked and there
was a nasty note on it from.
the concession stand saying
that those spots were for the
concession stand only and
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seven days a week. Well, with
two concession spots there
and a blocked-off unloading
spot, I just wonder how many
spots they need for unload-
ing? When they got the lease
on the concession, they think
they got the parking spaces,
too. That's my sounding off.
And also, four spots for the
whole beach? I don't think
that's adequate parking. I
believe the law says there will
be 10 percent of all parking
spots for handicap personnel.
Appalled. I attended the
council meeting where the
Tra Ponti development was
discussed and quite frankly


was appalled. As usual, coun-
cil was not prepared. They
bumbled around for at least
an hour discussing what a
CMU district is. Then they
talked back and forth about
this, that and the other and
finally managed to decide on
a proposal to lower two of the
buildings 10 feet. It seems to
me we're not getting our
money's worth from council.
This is not the first time that
I've been to a meeting where
they were ill-prepared. We are
'paying these people $600 a
month, between Vicki Taylor,
who excuses herself because
her husband works for Mar-
riott, and the others who do
not understand what they are
doing, don't read up in
advance and won't even fork
out $10 from their own pock-
ets for copies of the Tra Ponti
project so that they will know
what they're talking about at
the meeting. It just seems to
me that we're getting very,
very little value from these
council meetings. It's very dis-
appointing because we're go-
ing to have a monstrous, big
hotel development totally out
of scale with West Venice Ave-
nue because these people
cannot get their act together,
do their homework and do
things in a professional man-
ner. They should have tabled
the matter because they did-
n't have the time, and come
back to it two weeks later.
Doesn't like it. I'm calling
about the change of our TV
book. I don't like it. I prefer to
have it each day like it used to
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bmudge@venicegondolier.com


New gallery offers art lessons, too


ROGER BUTTON
BUSINEWS COLUMNIST

"Whatever you're passion-
ate about, if you use it in your
art it will make it a special
piece," said Charlene Yoder
of Nokomis.
She and her husband,
Lyndon, have opened Real
Art for Real People, 200
North Tamiami Trail in the
Hamilton Square. Yoder offers
personalized art lessons by
appointment for students
from 6 and older, focusing on
portrait drawing, landscapes
and animals in color, pencil,
and pen and ink.


"Growing up, I saw the
museums and fancy galleries
which were not accessible to
real down-to-earth people so
I decided to give them access
by teaching them to do art,"
saidYoder.
A graphic artist originally
from Goshen, Ind., she added
a teaching degree, then with
her husband moved to
Nokomis and opened a store
in Sarasota. Five years later,
needing to expand and hav-
ing fallen in love with the
island of Venice, she has
opened her new store.
The gallery is open Tues-
day through Saturday; les-
sons are by appointment. Call
485-1732.
Gecko's plans falter
Unfortunately, 'the ar-'
rangements for a Gecko's
Grill & Pub to open in the for-
mer Durango's Steak House,
4369 South Tamiami Trail, did
not work out for both parties.
"We love Venice and know
from the response to the
recent Businews publicity the


people of Venice want us to
come," said Tanya Gowan,
marketing and publicity
spokeswoman for Gecko's
Pub & Grill. "We're still active-
ly searching for a location."
Flip Clothing opens
"Fun,. flirty and colorful," is
how Sheri Oberstein des-
cribes her new store, Flip
Clothing Co., 537-D E. Venice
Ave., near the Thai Bistro.
"I'm looking for consign-
ment customers who want
something more," said Ober-
stein, who has women's semi-
casual fashions, jewelry,
shoes and handbags.
Originally from Boston,
she lived in California for the
past 20 years selling retail cos-
metics, organizing fashion
shows and spending 10 years
as a casino blackjack dealer.
With home prices rising in
California she searched the
Internet and found better val-
ues and moved to Venice.
She also trades resale
items. Store hours are 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through


Saturday. Call 488-2627.
Medical practices open
Two new medical practices
recently opened.
Former U.S. Navy flight sur-
geon and team assistant physi-
cian to the Orlando Magic,
Julio Gonzales, M.D., has
opened the Orthopedic Cen-
ter of Venice, 241 S. Nokomis
Ave., Suite B. Call 485-3302.
Board-certified obstetrics
and gynecology specialist Gina
Arabitg, M.D., has opened her
office, Gynecology of Venice,
241 S. Nokomis Ave., Suite A.
Call 485-9941.
Joining Stallones
in Vegas
Heading for Las Vegas for
the first time in mid-October
to join Sylvester Stallone and
his wife, model and actress
Jennifer Flavin-Stallone, is
Wendy Rose of Venice.
She is the first independent
consultant for Seriesse Inter-
national's new advanced line
of skin care products for acne
prone, wrinkle reduction and


intensive hydration concerns.
The product launch is at
Planet Hollywood, where Rose
and her husband will partici-
pate with the Stallones.
AVenice High School grad-
uate, Rose was a news pro-
ducer for Tampa Channel 8
TV and a program manager
for Home Shopping Network.
Seven years ago she became
media relations manager for
the Institute for Business &
Home Safety, developing
safer residential construction.
Call 497-3639.
Lifelong weight control
Anderson Method for
Lifelong Weight Control
counselor Nancy Bauer,
MHS, reduced her weight
from 200 pounds to 146, and
her husband, John, lost 68 of
his 268 pounds in the one-
and-a-half-year program.
Now she wants to assist oth-
ers with this special behav-
ioral weight loss program.
"Everything you think
about food and behave
, around it will change," said


Bauer, a former specialist in
addictions for more than 20
years in Chicago's Advocate
Health Care System.
Her practice operates at
101 W. Venice Ave., in the
Island Plaza Building. Clients
range from overweight chil-
dren to an 82-year-old who
lost 30 pounds. Appoint-
ments are available Monday
through Saturday. Call 465-
8535.
Green award'
for Hughes
Local dentist Michael
Hughes, DDS, 1205 Jacaranda
Blvd., has earned the presti-
gious Green Business Award
initiated under Florida De-
partment of Environmental
Protection grant for all busi-
nesses in Sarasota County.
His conservation mea-
sures include installing mo-
tion sensor faucets and pro-
grammable air conditioning
thermostats, energy efficient
lighting and an effective recy-
cling program.
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Business tax due Sept. 30


Sarasota County Tax Col-
lector Barbara Ford-Coates
reminds all business owners
it is time to pay their county
local business tax (formerly
called an occupational li-
cense fee).
The tax must be paid by
Sept. 30.
Notices were mailed in
August to more than 33,000
Sarasota County businesses.
A business that has not re-
ceived a notice or a new bus-
iness that has not registered,
for the tax should contact the


tax collector immediately at
861-8300, option 3.
Cities also have a local
business tax that is due by
Sept. 30. This affects busi-
nesses located in Sarasota,
Venice, North Port and in'
the Sarasota County por-
tion of the town of
Longboat Key.
Payments can be made at
www.SarasotaTaxCollector.c
om or in any of the three
offices of the tax collector:
... South County Adminis-
.tration Center, 4000 South,


Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41),
Venice,
South Sarasota at 8484
South Tamiami Trail across
from Palmer Ranch Plaza,
Downtown Sarasota on
the first floor of the Terrace
Building, 101 S. Washington
Blvd. (U.S. 301).
Office hours are Monday
through Thursday 8:30 a.m.-
5 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.mn.-
5:30 p.m. All offices have
24-hour depositories for
before- and after-hours pay-
ments. ,


Real estate as I see it


BY TIM PARADISE
GUEST COLUMNIST

Early October will mark a
two-year free fall in local real
.estate prices and demand.
People have been asking
when we will see recovery. A*
more realistic question could
be, "When will we see a bot-
tom?," because recovery to
the levels of 2004 and 2005
will likely still be long and
painful. But a bottoming-out
of prices may be at hand or
just around the comer this
year, with a return to sensibil-
ity and stability.
We have witnessed a two-
year erosion of property pric-
ing to the "bargain level," and


now a case can be made for
the buying public to ease
back into the arena.
1. Developer inventory has
been sold down considerably
with fire-sale pricing, and
resale housing has been
forced to price down to meet
those artificially created com-
petitive levels.
2. Resale inventory has
also decreased somewhat as
sellers alter their market strat-
egy.
3. Venice's appeal for buy-
ers blossoms as the local
weather turns cooler and
showcase-style promotions
begin kicking into high gear:
art and frade shows, Sun Fi-
esta, the Shark's Tooth Festival


and holiday parades.
4. Some resolution of in-
surance, taxes and subprime
lending issues are now at least
in the pipeline, if not on the
horizon.
5. Housing for less than
$200,000 is now realistic and
creating a buying opportunity
for working-class families.
While others may be sit-
ting on the sidelines, the wise
investor will be buying prop-
erty in Venice this fall.
The window of opportuni-
ty is open.

Tim Paradiso has held a
real estate license since 1964
and has been a Venice resi-
dent since 1972.


Chamber installs new officers, board


Outgoing Venice Area Chamber of Commerce board chair Jim Clinch
prepares to pass the gavel to Incoming chair Kathy Turner at the
chamber's annual banquet Sept. 20.


FROM THE VENICE AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Venice Area Chamber
of Commerce installed its
2007-08 board of directors
and committee chairs at its
83rd annual banquet Sept.
20 at Mission Valley Country
Club.
More than 200 people
attended the event.
The 2007-08 board: Kathy
Turner, chair; Paula Dumas,
chair-elect; Jim Clinch, im-
mediate past chair; Judy
Lawrence, vice chair; Sandra
Pridemore, treasurer; Paula
Carney; Helene Lew; John
McLarnan; Sam Prost; Ernie
Skinner; Jean Trammell; Ann
Roggero; Dan Houston; Jane
Killam; Andrea Cooper; Ed
Benson; and Laura Dorsey.
Also during the banquet,
Jodi Alexander of Servpro of
Venice was awarded the
Chairman's Award by Clinch
for great leadership and
exemplifying the chamber's
mission statement, "Pro-
moting business growth and
success."


Merkle marks 25 years with Realtors


BY ROGER BUTTON
BUSINEWS COLUMNIST

It was September 1982
when Marlene Merkle, a hos-
pital administrator in Punxs-
utawney, Pa., came to Venice
to' begin her career as first
executive vice president with
the Venice Area Board of
Realtors. She has achieved
probably the longest tenure
of any nonprofit executive in
Sarasota County.
Merkle was recognized at
the recent VABR annual
Meeting for her 25 years' ser-
vice. More than 100 atten-
dees, including Nancy Riley,
president of the Florida Asso-
ciation of Realtors, board
members, officers, directors,
past presidents and relatives
participated in the celebra-
tion.
Merkle has seen the VABR
offices at Substation Road,
Venice, grow and the mem-
bership expand from 500 to
an all-time high of 1,005 in


2005.
"No two days are alike,"
said Merkle. "I think people's
attitude is everything; mem-
bers have to stay focused and
positive."
TheVABR not only provides
training courses, but is very
active in the community, pro-
viding scholarships, cleaning
beaches and working with the
Salvation Army to provide
food baskets and Christmas
stockings for more than 100
children.
"I am seeking players, spon-
sors and prizes for our 2007
public VABR Golf Champ-
ionship at Plantation on Oct.
12, with all proceeds helping
kids in this community," said
Merkle.
Recently the VABR an-
nounced it is planning to
move its office to South Au-
burn Road, off East Venice
Avenue.
"Assuming I will be around,
I will coordinate the project,"
said Merkle.


PHOTO COURTESY OF VABR
Marlene Merkle was honored
recently by the Venice Area
Board of Realtors for 25 years as
administrator of the organiza-
tion.

She lives in Sarasota with
her son, Bruce, who is study-
ing for a bachelor of fine arts
in musical theater and per-
forming at the Asolo Theater.


businews@comcast.net


BIZ BRIEFS


Biz Briefs features notices
of business-related events and
meetings, new hires and pro-
motions, new businesses and
significant professional
awards, honors and achieve-
ments. Submissions should be
e-mailed to bmudge@venice-
gondolier.com.
Chamber calendar
VAYP at Oscar Scherer
State Park for National Public
Land Day, Saturday, Sept. 29.
Call Michelle Ryan, 488-2236.
Tervis rallies
for the cure
Drinkware manufacturer
Tervis Tumbler Company has
confirmed a marketing part-
nership with Rally for the
Cure, a grassroots program
promoting breast cancer
awareness and prevention
through early detection.
Rally for the Cure, spon-
sored by Golf For Women
magazine, is working togeth-
er with the Susan G. Komen
foundation in its mission in
fighting against breast cancer.
The licensing agreement
gives Tervis Tumbler the
rights to market and sell offi-
cial Rally for the Cure tum-
blers to its customers, includ-
ing 6,000 retailers nationwide,
as well as its strong base of
golf and premium customers.
Rally for the Cure Tervis
Tumblers feature an embroi-
dered emblem with the breast
cancer awareness pink rib-
bon intertwined with a golf
club. Rally tumblers are avail-
able in all four Tervis Tumbler
sizes as individual units and
in gift boxed sets.


Laura joins
Northern Trust
Northern Trust has an-
nounced that Michael Laura
has joined the Venice location
as vice president and portfo-
lio manager.
He is responsible for devel-
oping and managing diversi-
fied investment portfolios for
high-net-worth investors and
their families.
,With more than 12 years of
experience working with af-
fluent clients, Laura joins
Northern Trust from Bank of
America Private Bank where
he most recently served as a
portfolio manager in its San
Diego office. He began his
career as a financial advisor
with A.G. Edwards & Sons in
Sarasota.
Laura is a chartered finan-
cial analyst and a member of
the CFA Institute; a certified
financial planner; and holder
of the chartered financial
consultant designation.
The Venice office of
Northern Trust is located at 901
Venetia Bay Blvd., Suite 100.
Sales course for artists
Dick Harrison, a full-time
artist's representative and
artist, has recorded a series of
podcasts on marketing art
based on his more than 20
years' experience.
They can be downloaded
at no charge by anyone with
an iPod, MP3 player or com-
puter, directly from www.
salestipsforartists.com.
The author has added
helpful, printable study guides
in PDF format for computer
users and has plans to make


the complete sales marketing
-course available to art schools
and their students at no cost
There is no cost for any of
the information and artists
are encouraged to e-mail
questions about marketing
their own work to: salestips-
forartists@comcast.com.
Hamer reappointed
Gov. Charlie Crist an-
nounced the reappointment
of Steve Hamer, 56, of Venice,
owner of Crow's Nest Marina
Restaurant, to the Manatee
Community College board of
trustees for a term beginning
Aug. 20, 2007, and ending
May 31, 2011.
Ronald J. Allen, 46, of
Bradenton, executive vice
president of National Devel-
opment Corporation, was
also reappointed for a term
beginning Aug. 20, 2007, and
ending May 31, 2011.
ArtisTree earns ranking
ArtisTree Landscape Main-
tenance & Design has earned
another national ranking on
Inc. magazine's TOP 5000 List
at number 3292 in the county
and number 49 in the environ-
mental services industry in the
country.
This is the first of what will
be an annual list of the Top
5000 private companies in the
country, ranked by growth in
revenue.
ArtisTree specializes in
resort level planned communi-
ty maintenance and landscape
design and installation. It is
locally owned and operated in
Venice, with satellite locations
in Sarasota and Port Charlotte.















OBITUARIES


FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 2007


SUN NEWSPAPERS 9A


Traci Joy Paine Bartram


Traci Joy Paine Bartram of
Venice died Sunday, Sept. 23,


2007.She was 40.
Traci worked for many
years at the Venice Gondolier
Sun, where she will be dear-
ly missed by many close
friends.
Survivors include one son,
J. R. McKinley, one daughter,
Sydni Bartram, and two
stepchildren, Casey Bartram
and Jamie Bartram, all of
Venice; four sisters, Terri
Duffey, Cindi Anderson,
Christie Bennett and Kerri
Floyd, all of Venice; two bro-
thers, Ric Paine of Lakeland
and Chuck Paine ofVenice; 18
nephews and nieces; one
great-niece and one great-
nephew, both ofVenice; and a


cousin, Lloyd Paine of Sara-
sota. She was preceded in
death by her loving parents,
Charles and Joy Paine.
Traci was loved by all her
family and close friends.
Traci's contagious laugh-
ter and huge heart will be
missed by all who knew
her.
Services: A private service
will be held for family and
close friends. For the date
and location, please contact
the family.
Contributions: Memorial
donations may be made to
Tidewell Hospice and
Palliative Care, 5955 Rand
Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.


Russell E. Wolfk
Russell E. "Russ"
Wolfe, 90, died Tuesday,
Sept. 25, 2007.
He was born in Wich-
ita, Kans., and moved to Venice
from Dayton, Ohio, in 198.
He graduated from The
Ohio State University in engi-
neering and was a member of
Kappa Sigma fraternity. Mr.
Wolfe was a naval officer,
serving on an LST in the
Atlantic Fleet during World
War II. He was a Mason, and
active with the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary and the Navy
Club. An avid pilot for many
years, Russ loved to fly.
Mr. Wolfe is survived by his


wife, Martha; two daughters,
Nancy Gates and husband
Edward of Keller, Texas, and
Honora Lee Wolfe and hus-
band Robert Flaws of La-
fayette, Colo.; two grandchil-
dren, Pamela O'Quinn of Col-
leyville, Texas, and Ian Flaws of
Boulder, Colo.; and four great-
grandchildren, Lorene and
Cassidy O'Quinn and Rachel
and Evan Gates.
Services: A memorial ser-
vice will be held at Good
Shepherd Episcopal Church,
1115 Center Road, Venice, at
10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29.
Contributions: In lieu of flow-
ers, contributions may be made
to the charity of your choice.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PUBLISH IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR Florida Bar No. 0019684 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR Sarasota, FL 34231 2014 Fourth Street CHRISTIAN J. RAGUTH Attorney for Personal
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL SEPTEMBLIER 7, 2007SH: SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA 6200 South Tamlami Trail SARASOTA COUNTY (941) 922-3505 Sarasota, Florida 34237 22 Grandview Crescent Attorney for Persosentativ nae:
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR THE PTEMBER 14, 2007 PROBATE DIVISION Sarasota, FL 34231 PROBATE DIVISION PUBUSH: September 21, 28, 2007 Telephone: (941)-954-0067 RR #1 Representative l
COUNTY OF SARASOTA, SPTEMBER 21, 2007 (941) 922-3505 PUBLISH: SEPTEMBER 21, 28, Oro Station, Ontario, Canada Florida Bar No. 0681229
STATE OF FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 File No. 07-CP-10677-SC PUBLISH: September 21, 28, IN RE: ESTATE OF, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR 2007 LOL 2EO 209 Nassau Street South
SEPTEMBER 28,2007 Division: Probate 2007 LENORA M. MERZ, SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA Suite 101
IN RE: Deceased. PROBATE DIVISION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR Attorney for Person Giving Venice, FL 34285
$5,00000n U. SCurrency NOTICE OF AUCTION HIRAM D. BLACK, SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA File No. 2007-CP-010648-NC IN RE: ESTATE OF SAPROBATE DIVISION Snowden S. Mowry
Deceased. PROBATE DIVISION Division: Probate FRANK A. PAGLIARO, Florida Bar No. 0939129 PUBLISH September 28, Octo-
5-!9 ber5, 2007


uase. No: uu2007-CA-6179-NC
Judge: Division "A"

NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: CELESTINA DOUGLAS
UNKNOWN ADDRESS
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a
forfeiture action has been filed
against the above described cur-
rency by the Sarasota County Sher-
iff's Office. You are required to file
your written defenses with the
Clerk of the Court, 2000 Main
- Street, Sarasota, FL 34237, and to
r serve a copy of those defenses on
k or before the 29 day of October,
2007, on Kurt A. Hoffman,
Esquire, Post Office Box 4115,

ure to file your defenses will result
in a default being entered against
you.
WITNESSED by hand and the Seal
Sof the Court on this 21 day of Sep-
tember, 2007.
KAREN RUSHING
Clerk of Circuit Court
By: Colin Overholt
Deputy Clerk

PUBLISH IN VENICE
GONDOLIER SUN:
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
OCTOBER 5, 2007
OCTOBER 12, 2007
F OCTOBER 19,12007
SNOJI9 9F ACTION .
,...EEORE.THE .
BOARD OF
NURSING
IN RE: The license to
practice nursing of

Virginia Ann Smitley, L.P.N.
2489 Breakwater Circle
Sarasota, Florida 34231

Case No. 2007-09702


NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE N T IoI
Notice is hereby given that the con- NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE: ESTATE OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS
tents of the rental units listedhere- The administration of the estate of CHARLES EDWARD COLVIN, JR., The administration of the estate of
tnt o e ofren al n t lis HIRAM D. BLACK, deceased, Deceased. LENORA M. MERZ, deceased,
in will be offered for sale at public whose date of death was June 9,D whose date of death was August
age Action, per the Florida Self Stor 2007, and whose social suciruty le No. 2007-CP-011126-NC 3, 2007, is pending in the Circuit
83901 83. 809)Statutes/Sections number is xxx-xx-xxxx, is pending in Court for SARASOTA County, Flori-
83.901 83.809. the Circuit Court for SARASOTA NOTICE TO CREDITORS da, Probate Division, the address
The property list contained herein County, Floida,Probate The administration of the estate of of which is P.O. Box 3079, Sara-
will be sold to satisfy liens imposed the address of which is 2000 Main The administration of the estate of of which is P.O. Box 3079, Sara.
will be sold to satisfy liens imposed et, P.O. Box 3079Saraso- CHARLES EDWARD COLVIN, sota, Florida 34230-3079. The
10/11/2b 07 AT 9:30 AM, or ta, Florida 34230-3079. The JR., deceased, whose date of names and addresses of the per-
thereafter. The sale will occur on names and addresses of the Per- death was SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, sonal representatives and the per-
premises, at EXTRA SPACE sonal Representative and the Per- is pending in the Circuit Court for sonal representatives' attorney are
STORAGE, located as 1266 US sonal Representative's attorney are SARASOTA County, Florida, Pro- set forth below.
Hwy 41, BYPAted as 126VENICE set forth below, bate Division, the address of which All creditors of the decedent and
Florida 34285 in the County ICE All creditors of the decedent and is P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, other persons having claims or
Sarasota, Florida. other persons having claims or Florida 34230-3079. The demands against decedent's estate
demands against decedents estate names and addresses of the per- on whom a copy of this notice is
UNIT 1174 MICHAEL BRASWELL, on whom a copy of this notice is sonal representative and the per- required to be served must tile their
Household Items required to be served must tile their sonal representative's attorney are claims with this court WITHIN THE
UNIT 2012 DANIELSZYMANSKI claims with this court WITHIN THE set forth below. LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER
Household Items LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI-
HousehoT 2124 MARK NORTON THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI- All creditors of'the decedent and CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30
Household Items O CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 other persons having claims or DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SER-
UNIlT 3217 JERYLEE GUZMAN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SER- demands against decedent's estate VICE OF A COPY OF THIS
HouseholdlItems VICE OF A COPY OF THIS on whom a copy of this notice is NOTICE ON THEM.
NOTICE ON THEM. required to be served must file their All other creditors of the decedent
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE All other creditors of the decedent claims with this court WITHIN THE and other persons having claims or
reserves the right to reject all bids. and persons having claims or LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER demands against decedent's estate
Purchases must be made at the demands against the decedent's THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI. must file their claims with this court
time of sale by "Cash" only. All con- estate must file their claims with CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE
tents are sold "as is." Contents of this court WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER THE TIME OF SER- DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
the unit must be removed immedi MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF VICE OF A COPY OF THIS TION OF A COPY OF THIS
ately, or the storage unit containing THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF NOTICE ON THEM. NOTICE.
the items must be rented by the pur- THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN
chaser. Sale is subject to cancella- ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN All other creditors of the decedent THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
tion at any time. THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH and other persons having claims or IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE demands against decedent's estate FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL
PUBLISH: SEPTEMBER 21 28 FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL .,, r r.. ,, ..,ri BE FOREVER BARRED. "
2007 1:1,..' i :'.BE FOREVERWBARRED. WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
- '. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC, PERIODS ,SET FORTH ABOVE,
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, TION OF THIS NOTICE. ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
Johnson's Towing of Venice ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH
and intent to sell these vehicles on DECENDENTS DATE OF DEATH THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IS BARRED.
10/10/2007, 09:00 a.m. at IS BARRED. IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICA-
604 Tamlami Trail N, Nokomis, The date of the first publication of FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL TION OF THIS NOTICE IS SEP-
FL 34275-2137, pursuant to sub- this Notice is September 21, BE FOREVER BARRED. TEMBER 21, 2007
spction 713. 7 nf the Flnrida 2007.


statutes. Johnson's Towing of
Venice reserves the right to
accept or reject any and/or all
bids.


License No.: 5167256 -11995 DODGE
1B3ES47C1SD311909
The Department of Health has 2002 NISSAN
filed an Administrative Com- 3N1CB51D92L611000
plaint against you, a copy of
which may be obtained by con- PUBLISH: SEPTEMBER
acting, Megan M. Blancho, 2007
Assistant General Counsel,
Prosecution Services Unit, NOTICE TO CREDITC
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin NOTICETO CREDIT
#C65, Tallahassee Florida
32399-3265, (850)-245.4640. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT I


If no contact has been made by
you concerning the above by
October 12, 2007, the matter
of the Administrative Complaint
will be presented at an ensuing
meeting of the Board of Nurs-
ing in an informal proceeding.

In accordance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act, per-
sons needing a special accom-
modation to participate In this
proceeding should contact the
individual or agency sending
this notice not later than seven
days prior to the proceeding at'
the address given on the notice.
Telephone: (850)-245-4640, 1-
800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-
955-8770(V), via Florida Relay
Service.

PUBLISH:
SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
NOTICE OF ACTION
BEFORE THE
BOARD OF
NURSING

IN RE: The license to
practice nursing of

Tearria M. Thomas, C.N.A.
1034 25th Street
Sarasota, Florida 34234

Case No. 2007-02721
License No.: C.N.A. 21888

The Department of Health has
filed an Administrative Com-
plaint against you, a copy of
which may be obtained by con-
tacting, Jennifer Kim, Assistant
General Counsel, Prosecution
Services Unit, 4052 Bald
Cypress Way, Bin #C65, Talla-
hassee Florida 32399-3265,
(850)-245-4640.

If no contact has been made by
you concerning the above by
October 12, 2007, the matter
of the Administrative Complaint
will be presented at an ensuing
meeting of the Board of Nurs-
ing In an Informal proceeding.


SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF
KARIN BIGGS AMONETr,
Deceased.
File No. 2007-CP-010478-NC


Personal Representative:
SUZANNE B. O700LE
13 Parson Lane
Siasconset, MA 02564


KANETSKY, MOORE & DeBOER,
P.A., Attorneys at Law
Attorneys for Personal
Representative
227 S. Nokomis Ave.
P. 0. Box 1767
Venice, FL 34284-1767
Telephone: (941) 485-1571
ERIK R. LIEBERMAN, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 393053
PUBLISH: September 21, 28,
2007
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF
RUTH E. DICKSON,
Deceased,
File No 2006 CP10569NC


NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE,
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH


Personal Representative:
FRANK LAPERRIERE
767 Vivienda South Court
Venice, Florida 34293


IS BARRED. Attorney for Personal
Representative:
The date of first publication of this Annette Z.P. Ross
Notice is September 28, 2007. Attorney for
Frank Lapierrlere
Personal Representative: Florida Bar No. 0141259
Linda Colvin 901 Venetia Bay Blvd.
41 Carriage Shop Road Suite 351 '
East Falmouth, Massachusetts Venice, Florida 34285
02536 (941) 480-1948
PUBLISH: September 21, 28,
Attorney for Linda Colvin: 2007


Michael A. Chiantella
Florida Bar No. 0681229
209 Nassau Street South
Suite 101
Venice, FL 34285
Telephone: (941)-488-1779
PUBLISH: September 28, Octo-
ber 5, 2007


NOTICE TO CREDITORS Division:PR
The administration of the estate of Division: PR IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
KARIN BIGGS AMONETT, NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
deceased, whose date of death The administration of the estate of CUIT IN AND FOR SARASOTA
was AUGUST 19, 2007, is pend- RUTH E. DICKSON, deceased COUNTY, FLORIDA
ing in the Circuit Court for SARA- whose date of death was August PROBATE DIVISION
SOTA County, Florida, Probate Divi- 21, 2007; is pending in the Circuit
sion, the address of which is P.O. Court for Sarasota County, Flori- IN RE: ESTATE OF
Box 3079, Sarasota, Florida da, Probate Division, File No. JOHN H. ROBERTS,
34230-3079. The names and 2007-CP-010569-NC, the Deceased.
addresses of the personal repre- address of which is P.O. Box
tentative and the personal repre- 3079, Sarasota, Florida 34230- File No: 2007-CP-10766-SC
tentative's attorney are set forth 3079. The names and addresses
below, of the Personal Representatives NOTICE TO CREDITORS
and the Personal Representatives' The administration of the estate of
All creditors of the decedent and attorney are set forth. JOHN H. ROBERTS, File Num-
other persons having claims or ber 2607-CP-10766-SC is
demands against decedent's estate All creditors of the decedent and pending in the Circuit Court for
on whom a copy of this notice is other persons, who have claims or SARASOTA County, Florida, Pro-
required to be served must file their demands against decedent's bate Division, the address of which
claims with this court WITHIN THE, estate, including unmatured, con- is P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota,
LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER tingent or unliquidated claims, and Florida 34230-3079. The names
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI- who have been served a copy of and addresses of the Personal Rep-
CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 this Notice, must file their claims resentative and the Personal'Repre-
DAYS AFTER THE TIME OF SER- with this Court WITHIN THE sentative's attorney are set forth
VICE OF A COPY OF THIS LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS below.
NOTICE ON THEM. -AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST All creditors of the decedent and
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE other persons having claims or
All other creditors of the decedent OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER demands against decedent's
and other persons having claims or THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A estate, including unmatured, con-
demands against decedent's estate COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON tingent or Unliquidated claims, on
must file their claims with this court THEM. whom a copy of this notice is
WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE served must file their claims with
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA- All other creditors of the decedent there creditors of the decedent this CourtWITHIN THE LATER OF
TION OF THIS NOTICE. and other persons who have claims 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF
or demands against the decedent's THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN estate, including unmatured contin- THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH gent or unliquidated claims, must AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE file their claims with this Court OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS THEM.
BE FOREVER BARRED. AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST All other creditors of the decedent
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. and persons having claims or
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME demands against the decedent's
PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED estate, including unmatured, con-
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. tingent, or unliquidated claims,
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE must file their claims with this court
DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER
IS BARRED. PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI-
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) CATION OF THIS NOTICE.
The date of first publication of this YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED
Notice is September 28, 2007. DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
IS BARRED. The date of the first publication
Personal Representative: of this notice Is SEPTEMBER
Michael A. Chlantella The date of the first publication of 28, 2007.


209 Nassau Street So h


In accordance with the Ameri- Suite 101
cans with Disabilities Act, per- Venice, FL 34285
sons needing a special accom-
modation to participate in this Attorney for Personal
proceeding should contact the Representative:
Individual or agency sending Michael A. Chlantella
this notice not later than seven Florida Bar No. 0681229
days prior to the proceeding at 209 Nassau Street South
the address given on the notice. Suite 101
Telephone: (850)-245-4640, 1- Venice, FL 34285
800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800- Telephone: (941)-488-1779
955-8770(V), via Florida Relay PUBLISH: September 28, Octo-
Service. ber 5, 2007


this Notice is September 21,
2007.
Personal Representatives:
Donald Carter Dickson
1916 Glengary Street
Sarasota, FL 34231

Russell Arthur Dickson
102 Shannon Road
Sarasota, FL 34240
Attorney for Personal
Representative:
Carrol F. Dillon


Personal Representative:
DONNA LEE ROBERTS
12652 Keeler Hill Road
Bruce Crossing, MI 49912

A. BRENT McPEEK, ESQ.
3986 S. Tamiami Trail
Venice, Florida 34293
(941) 492-3400
Attorney for Personal
Representative
Florida Bar No.: 0003905
PUBLISH: September 28, Octo-
ber 5, 2007


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDJ
PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF
BRUNO ALBERT MOSS,
Deceased,


File No. 2007-CP-010570-NC
Division: Probate


dueceaseu. IN RE:
FRANK PULEO, JR.,
File No. 2007-CP-010480-NC Deceased


.217 Nassau Streeout Souuuth
Venice, FL 34285
(941) 480-0333
PUBLISH: September 21, 28,


NOTICE TO CREDITORS File No. 2007-CP-10626-NC 2007
The administration of the estate of
FRANK A. PAGLIARO, deceased, NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
whose date of death was AUGUST The administration of the estate of THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
21, 2007, is pending in the Circuit FRANK PULEO, JR., deceased, CUIT IN AND FOR SARASOTA
Court for SARASOTA County, Flor- whose date of death was April 24, COUNTY, FLORIDA
da, Probate Division, the address of 2007, File Number 2007-CP- PROBATE DIVISION
which is P.O. Box 3079, Saraso- 10626-NC; is pending in the Cir-
ta, Florida 34230-3079. The cuit Court for Sarasota County, IN RE: ESTATE OF
names and addresses of the per- Florida, Probate Division, the TERESA LEE ROBERTS,
sonal. representative and the per- address of which is P.O. Box Deceased
sonal representative's attorney are 3079, Sarasota, FL 34230-
set forth below. 3079. The names and addresses File No: 2007-CP-10763-SC
of the personal representative and
All creditors of the decedent and the personal representative's attor- NOTICE TO CREDITORS
9ther persons having claims or ney are set forth below. The administration of the estate of
demands againstdecedent's estate All creditors of the decedent and TERESA LEE ROBERTS, File
on whom a copy of this notice is other persons having claims or Number 2007-CP-10763-SC is
required to be served must tile their demands against decedent's pending in the Circuit Court for
claims with this court WITHIN THE estate, including unmatured, con- SARASOTA County, Florida, Pro-
LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER tingent, or unliquidated claims, on bate Division, the address of which
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBUI- whom a copy of this notice is is P.O.. Box 3079, Sarasota,
CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 served must tile their claims with Forida 34230-3079. The names
DAYS AFTER THE TIME OF SER- this court WITHIN THE LATER OF and addresses of the Personal Rep-
VICE OF A COPY OF THIS 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF resentative and the Personal Repre-
NOTICE ON THEM. THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF sentative's attorney are set forth
THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS below
All other creditors of the decedent AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE All crditors of the decedent and
and other persons having claims orTH S All creditors of the decedent and
demand other perso agains having claimedens restate OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON other persons having claims or
demands against decedents estate THEM. demands against decedent's
must file their claims with this court All other creditors of the decedent estmands te, againcluding unatured, con-
WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE and other persons having claims or tingent or unliquidated claims, on.
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBCAdemands against decedent's whom a copy of this notice is
TION OF THIS NOTICE. estate, including unmatured, con- served must file their claims with
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN tingent or unliquidated claims, must this Court WITHIN THE LATER QF
tiN InF.,r ,:I.,,T,- .iri Ir" court 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIlE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA- THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL TION OF THIS NOTICE. AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE
BE FOREVER BARRED. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED OF A COPYOF THIS NOTICE ON
WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. THEM.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME All other creditors of the decedent
PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, and persons having claims or
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) demands against the decedentm s or
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE estate, including unmatured, con
DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH tingent, or unliquidated claims,
IS BARRED. IS BARRED. must file their claims with this court
The date of first publication of this WITHIN THREE MONTHS AFTER
The date of first pb lication2 ofthis Notice is SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI-

Personal Reprsentative: Personal Representative: ALL CLAIMS NOT SOFILED
Michael A. Chiantella MARY B. PULEO WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
209 tree7672 Cove Terrace The date ofthe first publication
209 Nassau Street South iceSarasota, FL 34231 of ths notice is SEPTEMBER
Venice, FL 34285 ......- -.... 28, 2007.


Attorney for Personal
Representative:
Michael A. Chiantella
Florida Bar No. 0681229
209 Nassau Street South
Suite 101
Venice, FL 34285
Telephone: (941)-488-1779
PUBLISH: September 28, Octo-
A ber 5, 2007

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION


IN RE: ESTATE OF,
PHILLIP JAMES PAYETTE,


nAttoLey uor Personal
Representative:
Paul A. Moran, P.A.
Attorney
Florida Bar No. 320137
46 N. Washington Blvd
Suite 25A
Sarasota, FL 34236
Telephone: (941)-955-1717
PUBLISH: September 21, 28,
2007
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF
JULIE J. RAGUTH,
Deceased.


Personal Representative:
KAREN M. ROSS
12028 US 45 S
Bruce Crossing, Ml 49912

A. BRENT McPEEK, ESQ.
3986 S. Tamlami Trail
Venice, Florida 34293
(941) 492-3400
Attorney for Personal
Representative
Florida Bar No.: 0003905
PUBLISH: September 28, Octo-
ber 5, 2007
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION


NOTICE TO CREDITORS Deceased. File No: 2007CP6596 IN RE: ESTATE OF
The administration of the estate of Division: Probate VIRGINIA SUTLFF,
BRUNO ALBERT MOSS, File No. 2007-CP-010377-NC NOTICE TO CREDITORS a/k/a VIRGINIA EVELAND,
deceased, whose date of death Probate Division (Summary Administration) Deceased
was February 27, 2007; is pend- 27CP014-
ing in the Circuit Court for Saraso- NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS HAVING RIl No 2007-CP-011124-NC
ta County, Florida, Probate Divi- The administration of the estate of CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST NOTICE TO CREDITORS
sion, File No. 2007-CP- PHILLIP JAMES PAYETTE, THE ABOVE ESTATE: T t t
010570-NC, the address of which deceased, whose date of death The administration of the estate of
is P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, was JULY 17, 2006, File Num- You are hereby notified that an VIGINIA UTEVELAND, deceased, VIR
Florida 34230-3079. The ber 2007-CP-010377-NC, is Order of Summary Administration Gwhose da te of death w asAUGUST
names and addresses of the Per- pending in the Circuit Court for has been entered in the estate of 7, 2007, is pending in deathe was AUGUST
sonal Representative and the Per- Sarasota County, Florida, Probate JULIE J RAGUTH, deceased, File Court for SARASOTA Coun the Flori
sonal Representative's attorney are Division, the address of which isNumber 2007-CP-6596, by the da, Probate Division, the address of
set forth P.O. Box 3079, SARASOTA, FL Circuit Court for SARASOTA Coun. which is PO Box 3079, Saraso-
All creditors of the decedent and 34230-3079. The names and which vasue of the sttisow 39Srs
All creditors of the decedent end 34230-3079. The names and ty, Florida, Probate Division, the ta, Forida 34230-3079. The
other persons, who have claims or addresses of the personal repre- address of which is Judicial Center, names and addresses of the per-
demands against decedent's tentative and the personal repre- P Box 3079, Sarasota, FL sonal representative and the per
estate, including unmatured, con- tentative's attorney are set forth 34230;that the decedent's date of sonal representative's attorney are
tingent or unliquidated claims, and below. death was May 7, 2007; that the set forth below.
who have been served a copy of All creditors of the decedent and total value of the estate is
this Notice, must file their claims other persons having claims or $4, 557 .00 and that the names All creditors of the decedent and
with this Court WITHIN THE demands against decedent's and addresses ofthose to whom ito esof he cl
LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS estate, on whom a copy of this a other persons having claims or
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST notice is required to be served are: eman against decedent's estate
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE must file their claims with this court on whom a copy of this notce is
OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 .ge required to be served must file their
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF Juie F. Raguth Family Trust claims wi this court WITHIN THE
COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF c/o Christian J. Ragoth LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER
THEM. THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS Address THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI-
AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE 22 Grandview Crescent DAYS AFTER THIS NOTICE OR 30
All other creditors of the decedent OFA COPY OF THIS NOTICEON RR rescet DAS AFTER THE TIME OF SER
and other persons who have claims THEM. Or Sation, Ontario, Canada NOTICE ON THEM.ACOPY OF THIS
or demands against the decedent's All other creditors of the decedent LOL 2EO NOTICE
estate, including unmatured contin- and other persons having claims or oth di f the decedent
gent or unliquidated claims, must demands against decedents estate ALL INTERESTED PERSONS and other creditors having claims or
file their claims with this Court must file their claims with this court ARE NOTIFIED THAT: demands against decedents estate
WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE demands against decedents estate
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA- All creditors of the estate oi the st file their claims with this courtE
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. TION OF THIS NOTICE. decedent and -persons having DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITH- claims or demands against the TION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED IN THE TIME PERIODS SET estate of decedent other than
WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF those for whom provision for full ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN
THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE payment was made in the Order of THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. Summary Administration must file IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME their claims with this court WITHIN FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH BE FOREVER BARRED.
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
IS BARRED. DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE,
IS BARRED. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
The date of the first publication of The date of first publication of NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREV- YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
this Notice is September 21, this notice is SEPTEMBER 21, ER BARRED. DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH
2007. 2007.


Personal Representative:
CHIP C. DILLON
6200 South Tamiami Trail
Sarasota FL 34231
Attorney for Personal
Representative:
Terry L. Dillon
Florida Bar No. 0664499
6200 South Tamlami Trail


Personal Representative:
ANTOINETTE PILCHAK
2885 Kilburn Ct.
Rochester Hills, MI 48306
H. Greg Lee
Attorney for Personal
Representative:
Florida Bar No. 0351301
H. GREG LEE, P.A.


IS BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERI- The date of first publication of this
OD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) Notice is September 28, 2007.
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH Personal Representative:
IS BARRED. Mi hael A "k.hnt.lla


The date of first publication of this
Notice is September 21, 2007
Person Giving Notice:


mllc,, l n. n ,an te
209 Nassau Street South
Suite 101
Venice, FL 34285


NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that the per-
sonal property of Designer Tile &
Marble, a tenant of a self-storage
space at Seaboard Office Park,
312 E. Venice Ave., Venice, Florida
34285.
The personal property consists of
miscellaneous personal and busi-
ness items.
The sale will be held at 9:00 A.M.
on October 12, 2007 at the
premises by auction to the highest
bidder, or, if none, the property will
be otherwise disposed of at that
time.
Tenant may redeemat at any time
before the sale by paying the
amount due plus all expenses
incurred in preparing for the sale.
PUBLISH: September 28 and
October 5, 2007

OTHER NOTICES

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR THE
.COUNTY, OF SARASOTA,*;
.STATE OF FLORIDA

IN RE:
FORFEITURE OF:
$1,405.00 in U.S. Currency and
$161.00 In U.S. Currency
Case. No: 2007-CA-5418-NC
Judge: Division "A"

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: ERICK STUCKEY
TISHA N. HENLEY
UNKNOWN ADDRESS

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an
action has been filed against the
above described currency by the
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
You are required to file your written
defenses with the Clerk of the
Court, 2000 Main Street, Sarasota,
FL 34237, and to serve a copy of
those defenses on or before the
8th day October, 2007, on Kurt
A. Hoffman, Esquire, Post
Office Box 4115, Sarasota, FL
34230-4115. Failure to file your
defenses will result in a default
being entered against you.
WITNESSED by hand and the Seal
of the Court on this 28th day of
August, 2007.
KAREN RUSHING
Clerk of Circuit Court
By: DeeAn Ford
Deputy Clerk

PUBLISH:
SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF SARASOTA,
STATE OF FLORIDA


IN RE:
FORFEITURE OF:
$3,010.00 in U.S. Currency
Case. No: 2007-CA-913-
Judge: Division

NOTICE OF ACTION


(
TO: ASHANTI D. ROUNDTREE
JARROD M. CANNON
RANDALL J. HOLLOMAN
UNKNOWN ADDRESS


NC
"A"


YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an
action has been filed against the
above described currency by the
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.
You are required to file your written
defenses with the Clerk of the
Court, 2000 Main Street, Sarasota.
FL 34237, and to serve a copy of
those defenses on or before the
8th day of October, 2007, on
Kurt A. Hoffman, Esquire, Post
Office Box 4115, Sarasota, FL
34230-4115. Failure to file your
defenses will result in a default
being entered against you.
WITNESSED.by hand and the Seal
of the Court on this 28th day of
August, 2007.
KAREN RUSHING
Clerk of Circuit Court
By: DeeAn Ford
Deputy Clerk

PUBLISH:
SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007



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10A
FRIDAY
SEPT. 28,2007


SPORTS


Venice Vikings


struggle against


teams in Naples


BYTRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR

The Venice Vikings Pop
Warner program had its
toughest weekend of the sea-
son Saturday against the
Naples Hurricanes.
Only the Midget division
Warriors came away victori-
ous as they cruised to their
fourth shut out of the season.
The Warriors defeated the
Hurricanes 30-0 to advance to
4-0 on the year.
Anthony Alexander scored
two touchdowns on the
ground in the tornado-de-
layed game Saturday. He also
found DavidVoigt on a touch-
down pass at the conclusion
of the shutout. Voigt finished
the night scoring two touch-
downs and Christian Allen
ran for one touchdown mak-
ing the final score 30-0.
Credit the defense for the
shut out. The defense held the
Naples to minimal yards.
Christian Allen led the de-
fense, getting into the back-
field all night. The rest of the
unscored-upon defense con-
sists of Joe Kowalczyk, An-
thony Alexander, Andrew El-
lingsen, David Voigt, Mitch
Lempenon, Rodney Thomas,
Caleb Kurtz, Kyle Ridley, AJ
Flickinger and Josh Calhoun.
The Junior Midget division
Crusaders lost for the second
week in a row, 34-14, to fall to
3-2. The Crusader defense,
which started the season with
three straight shut outs, gave
up big plays to the Hurri-
canes.
The offense found the end
zone on a 23-yard touchdown
pass from Zach Flerlage to
Jack Jeskey and a 65-yard
kickoff return from Frankie
Gionfriddo.
Pressure will be building
for the Crusaders for the re-
mainder of the season. They


must win at least three of
their next four games to qual-
ify for the playoffs.
The Pee Wee division
Lancers fell to 2-3 on the sea-
son in a 7-6 loss to Naples.
In this defensive battle,
Trevor Lamp was the leading
tackler. Konnor Gibson also
had a key fumble recovery.
The Lancer defense had
two opportunities to stop the
Hurricanes and give the ball
back to the offense but after
the hour and a half lighting
delay, they came up short.

The missed extra
point proved to be
the difference in the
game.


The Lancer score came in
the first quarter behind the
up-the-middle running of
McKenzie and Billings. Chase
Kuentzel took the ball into the
end zone on a 23-yard pass
play from quarterback Jordan
Keyso.
The missed extra point
proved to be the difference in
the game.
Also losing to. Naples were
the Junior Pee Wee division
Knights. It was their second
loss of ihe season as they fall
to 3-2 after the 12-0 shut out
at the hands of the Hurri-
canes. The Knights hope to
right the ship against the
Naples Bears Saturday at 1
p.m.
Rounding out the day for
the Vikings were the Mighty
Mite division Kings losing to
the Hurricanes and the Tiny
Mite division Danes fighting a
hard-fought battle.
Saturday the Vikings go on
the road again to Naples to
face the Bears.


CONTACT US
TRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR
(941) 207-1107
tmiller@venicegondolier.com


Venice escapes teepee with



win over Evangelical


BY TRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR


Venice High School had
not lost a regular season
match in six years.
Thursday's match was no
different.
The Indians defeated Evan-
gelical Christian School 19-25,
25-16,15-25,25-22,15-10 in the
teepee in front of a packed
house. It was the second time
the two teams had met this
year and the second time
Venice has come away a win-
ner, leaving no doubt which
school has the better team.
"Our Venice crowd hasn't
seen a match like that in quite
a while," Head Coach Brian
Wheatley said.
Senior Casey Taylor led
Venice with a back-breaking
25 kills.
"Casey Taylor, you know,
she turned on the heat when
it got cold in here," Wheatley
said.
In the second game, Venice
was leading 23-14 but trailing
one game to none. Then they
watched their lead dwindle to
23-16 with Evangelical serv-
ing.'Taylor put the ball on the
ground twice in a row to eind
the game and prevent the
Indians from falling behind
two games to none.


In the fourth game, when
the Indians and Sentinels
were tied at two games, Taylor
had three kills in five points
served to put Venice up 10-7.
She would get three more kills
in that game to give Venice
the 25-22 edge, forcing a
tiebreaker fifth game.
In that tiebreaker game,
Taylor caught on fire. She got
the first kill of the game and
went on to get three more in a
game of just 15 points.
"We always talk about be-
ing a comeback team," Wheat-
ley said. "Last year we didn't
come back one time from
being down in games. A cou-
ple things we talked about
here during the timeouts was
being a comeback team and
we've done that. It's the third
time we've done that this year
so that's big."
Part of the reason the
Indians have been able to
fight back from being down in
matches is their conditioning.
They were definitely the team
in the best shape Thursday
night.
"We've got an awesome
strength and conditioning
coach in Vern Gambetta,"
Wheatley said. "Its those work-
outs that paid off from January
to the dog days of summer."
Senior Kaylee Ream fin-


SUN PHOTO BY TRIPP MILLER
Dorothy Rahal (left) and Casie Richards jump for the block shot
against Evangelical.They would miss this one, but the Indians fin-
ished with 12 blocks as a team.


ished the match with 14 kills.
Senior Danielle Witte racked
up 32 digs, playing the best
defense of the night for
Venice. As a team, the Indians
finished with a total of 12
blocks.
"To be an upper echelon


team, you've got to be a good
blocking team," Wheatley
said. "You've got to be physi-
cal at the net, and that's
something we are really con-
centrating on."
tmilller@
venicegondolier.com


Baseball team to receive championship rings


BYTRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR

Heard Coach Craig Faulk-'
ner and Venice High School
will be presenting a Ring
Ceremony for the State
Championship baseball te
tonight before the big hd
coming game.
Fans are encourage 1{i
wear their state chain -
onship T-shirts. If you haj nt
yet purchased one, they e


available at either Bogey's or
Sal ,& Tony's Restaurant for
i $'15. hey will ribt b available'
at the game.
The ceremony will be held
before the game at 7 p.m. so
everyone should get ,there
earlier than usual for the cer-
emony and homecoming
events.
Along with the returning
players, all but one of the nine
seniors on last year's champi-
onship team will be in town


for the ceremony. Players in
attendance now on college
teams u.il] be:
'Josh Struble (OF) Uni-
versity of Tampa
Jordan Lucas (SS/2B) -
Chipola Community College
Brody McClean (OF) -
South Florida Community
College
Pete Hernandez (C) -
South Florida Community
College
Outfielders Ricky Sterankq


and Trevor Pelletier, both stu-
'dlits at the University of
Florida, are makingthe trip.
Pitcher Marty Knealey, a stu-
dent at the University of Cen-
tral Florida, will also be there.
Unable to attend will be
pitcher Ryan Anderson, who
is playing for Drury Univer-
sity in Missouri.
Come show-support for
your Venice High School
baseball 5-A State Cham-
pions.


Venice looks to correct last week's

mistakes for homecoming game


Scouting Report


wQDU OAwA


BY TRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR


The Venice High School
Indians got away with some
mistakes last week against
Lakewood Ranch High
School.
Five dropped passes, two
of them in the end zone, and
11 penalties for 96 yards are
enough to make a coach get
gray hair even if his team did
win 33-7. Head Coach John
Peacock doesn't have any
noticeable gray this week, but
another performance like
that and Just For Men could
be getting a new client.
"We had a lot of dropped
passes Friday night," Peacock
said. "I don't know what it was
but it's not going to happen
anymore or there will be new
people dropping."
Despite the dropped pass-
es, it was a wide receiver,
senior Gerry Hunek, with the
Offensive Player of the Week
award this week for his seven-
yard touchdown reception
from sophomore quarterback
Trey Burton.
The Special Teams Player
of the Week award went to
junior cornerback Dre Archer
for his long punt return. "I'm
Dre Archer, I'm No. 1. I'm the
fastest guy on the field," he
said.
Kyle Gilbert may be a
name you haven't heard, but
the senior defensive tackle
took home the Rudy Award
for practice player of the
week. "I don't really play a lot
so that's why I try to do a lot in
practice," he said. "The pre-
game meal is good, though. I


get to eat a lot."
On defense, it was junior
linebacker Ethan Mix with the
award for Defensive Player of
the Week. He finished last
week with 11 tackles and two
sacks.
"He was knocking the crap
out of people all night," De-
fensive Coordinator Larry
Shannon said.
Thanks to that perfor-
mance, Mix will only play on
the defensive side of the ball
against Golden Gate High
School tonight.
"We're not going to be
using Mix as a fullback so that
kind of hurts (the running
game)," Peacock said. "If I'm
going to lose him, I'm going to
lose him on defense. I just
don't want him to be bashing
over and over."
Mix and the rest of the
defense will be in charge of
keeping up with some big
playmakers for Golden Gate.
Three wide receivers for
Golden Gate average more
than 10 yards per catch with
at least seven receptions.
Senior wide receiver J.D.
Woods, a legitimate Division-
I prospect, averages 13.54
yards per catch on 20 catches
with three touchdown grabs
this season.
Another senior wideout,
Randall Jones, averages 10.8
yards per catch on 10 catches
with one touchdown. Senior
Tommy Kleinmeyer wraps up
the big-play receivers for the
Titans with seven catches for
97 yards.
As far as the running game
goes, two of the Titan backs,
Kleinmeyer and sophomore


Junionel Martineau, average
more than five yards per
carry.
On offense, the Indians will
have to deal with a defensive
line that "is probably the best
we're going to see," Peacock
said. Fortunately for Venice,
one of the three lineman in
the 3-3 stack was ejected last
week and will be suspended
for tonight's game.
"We're going to try and run
the ball. We always try to
establish a running game first
and work off that," Peacock
said. "I feel good about it, I
think we'll be able to move
the ball."
Venice will need to move
the ball on the ground be-
cause Peacock says Golden
Gate has a speedy secondary
that doesn't give up too many
big plays.
"Hopefully we'll get Jimmy
Laurie going this week," he
said. "I think he's getting real
close to being 100 percent so
that will open up a lot of
things."
Homecoming is tonight, so
the Indian faithful will all be
looking for a win even more
than usual. It could be moti-
vation, and it could be a dis-
traction.
"It's definitely a distrac-
tion," Peacock said. "But
they've handled it well. We've
had our best week of practice,
not even close to any other
week we've had. I think
they've been focused on prac-
tice. They definitely have a lot
of stuff going on for home-
coming but I think they're
focused and I think they're
going to perform."


Offense
The Venice offense is averaging 24 points per game to Golden Gate's 18.8. Venice
has also put up an average of 307.75 yards per game to Golden Gate's 286.3. Add
Venice sophomore quarterback Trey Burton's zero interceptions this season com-
pared to Golden Gate quarterback Mike Spano's nine, and the edge goes to the
Indians.

Defense
[V i The Venice defense has given up an average of 10 points and 196.25 yards per
game. The run defense has shown weakness against Sarasota, but the pass defense
W is virtually air tight. The Indians have given up just 63.25 yards per game through
the air. Golden Gate has struggled to stop the run, giving up 155.75 rushing yards
per game. Against Costanzo, Laurie and Burton, the Titans may be in for a long night.
Even with the loss of leading tackler Tyler Callahan with a broken clavicle, the edge has
to go to the Indians.

Special Teams
As far as kicking goes, these teams are pretty much equal. The thing that separates o.*"
these two units is a true deep-threat return man. The Indians' Dre Archer showed
some promise last week with his electrifying punt return, but no Veriice player has
reached the end zone on special teams. Golden Gate's Randall Jones has taken a
punt back 65 yards for a touchdown and a kickoff 95 yards for the score. Edge to Golden
Gate.

Coaching
j Golden Gate Head Coach Dave Tanner has been coaching high school foot- o*o',*,
ball as a head coach since before his any players were born. First-year
Venice Head Coach John Peacock seems to have the Indians pointed.in the
right direction. It's youth versus experience. No edge in this category.

Intangibles
SIt's homecoming, enough said. Edge to Venice.


Overall Edge
[W The Indians have the running game to get at least the average yardage that Golden
Gate has been allowing this season. Throw in Burton's interception-free passing
attack to keep the Titan defense honest and the Venice offense shouldn't have
much trouble finding the end zone. If the Indians can keep NCAA Division-I
prospect J.D. Woods and electrifying return man Randall Jones contained, expect Venice
to come away with the win on homecoming night.


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They came, they saw,
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When the 20 volunteers
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house in Venice, the Lord
Family House, was covered
with a fresh coat of paint to
protect it from the ele-
ments while it undergoes
restoration for its new life
as a museum.
Built in 1896, in an area
known as the Stone Grove
Citrus Fields, the home
was' first moved to 811
Laguna Drive in the 1950s
so railroad tracks could be
extended through the
groves. It was moved again
July 26, 2005, to its present
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Family House Historic
Preservation Fund in the
memo line.

To donate time, talent
or period furnishings to
the Lord Family House
project, call Janis.Fawn
at 497-2411.


Maintained by private
owners in the 1950s, thl
house was in danger of
demolition until the city
stepped in to save it after
hearing that the owner
wanted to tear it down to
build on the lot.
Many local residents
with historical ties to the
community, such as Ron
Higel, wanted the Lord
Family House to be pre-
served.
Higel's ancestor, Frank
Higel, named the city
"Venice" because it re-
minded him of Venice,
Italy, where he was raised.
Higel had lived in the


home at one time and was
instrumental in helping to
move it in the 1950s.
The city has an interest
in preserving the culture of
early settlers in Venice. In
2006 it donated the lot on
which the Lord Family
house now sits. It also paid
to have the house moved.
The mon6y to bring the
house back to its former
glory days was not part of
the bargain.
"The lot was give to us
with the stipulation that
not one more penny of city
money would be spent,"
said Janis Fawn, chair of
the Venice Historic Preser-
vation Board.
Temporary repair
The new paint job is just
a temporary fix because
during the evaluation pro-
cess, a portion of the siding
was chipped off and holes
were drilled into the build-
ing. This was done to de-
termine its condition.
"It became an eyesore
for the neighbors so we
wanted to bring the house
back to all one color," Fawn
said.
Matching grants
By December of 2005
volunteers had raised
$20,000 toward the renova-
tion project. This was their
first objective in the res-
toration process.
Raising this money
qualified the project for a
matching grant from the
state division of historical
resources.
Once obtained, this
money paid for the ser-
vices of a preservation
architect to complete the
restoration plan.
Greg Hall, principal of
Jackson & Hall Architects,
Sarasota, was hired by the
board to oversee the pro-
ject.
Upon inspection, Hall
said the house was in good
shape and structurally
sound except for one small
structural issue that was
easily repaired.
The remaining work on
the house has to do with
returning the building to
its original configuration


A group of volunteers puts a temporary coat of paint on the Lord Family House. Paint and siding were removed from the building to
determine if there was structural or other damage.'


inside and out.
In August, the board
received a grant of $35,000
from Gulf Coast Com-
munity Foundation of Ven-
ice to pay for the final draw-
ings of the building's exteri-
or.
The group has raised
$105,000 to date. At the end
of September committee
members plan to go back to
Tallahassee seeking a state
grant to complete the exte-
rior restoration. The most
expensive portion of the
project will be to recreate
the wrap-around veranda
that was torn off in the
1950s.
Museum
When its restoration is
completed, the Lord Family


House will become a muse-
um. The project will bring
real-life benefits to the com-
munity. Volunteers have
taken painstaking steps to
make it a testament to the
pioneer days of Venice.
The building will look as
it did in 1896. Volunteer
research has included the
documentation of the type
of furniture used in the area
in the late 1800s. Some pre-
sent-day residents have
offered to donate authentic
period furniture to the
building.
"Joseph Lord was a man
of substantial means and
we want to make sure it will
truly reflect the era," Fawn
said.
The museum will not
only detail the history of the


owner, but the entire city.
"We want to let future
generations- know what it
was like to live in Venice
during the pioneer days,"
said Fawn.
She said that documents
and photographs will tell
the story about the dreams,
hopes and hard work of
everyday people.
"We will be using all
types of resources to accu-
rately reflect the lifestyles of
the families living here,"
Fawn said.
Kimley-Horn will donate
the landscape design for the
house, thus assuring the
outside grounds to be an
asset to the community as
well.
"It's all about education,"
Fawn said.


The museum will be an
educational destination for
young people as well as
seniors and visitors to Ven-
ice. Revenue generated by
the museum will help to
make it self-sufficient.
Once the 10-foot veranda
has been completed, com-
munity events will be
planned in the tradition of
old-fashioned pioneer gath-
erings.
It is estimated that the
restoration will take about
two years.
"Lord Family House mu-
seum will document for the
future all about our pioneer
days," said Fawn.

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... The News from Ecineville


BY TED RANK
STAFF ESCRITOR

Hang on to your sanity,
ladies and gentlemen. It's
time for News from Ecine-
ville.
When the purple rain first
started Tuesday morning,
scientists from area universi-
ties were unable to explain it.
"This is the first time I've
ever seen colored rain. Well,
actually I did see multicol-
ored rain back in '69. I lived
in Cambridge with my girl-
friend, Butterfly, and our


dog, Spaceshot. It was right
before this killer outdoor
rock concert and my room-
mate, Crumb, had some real-
ly killer .... Anyway, excuse
me. As I was saying, we have
no explanation at this time
for the purple rain," said
Steve Rock, a 1970 Massa-
chusetts Institute of Tech-
nology graduate and current
dean of the Meteorology De-
partment at Yerpso Small
Community College.
The purple rain didn't
seem to cause any harm.
There were no reports of


injuries or illness among
those who were hit by the
odd precipitation.
Ecineville and surround-
ing communities did issue
advisories recommending
that people stay out of the
purple rain until it was deter-
mined what may be causing
it.
"It's the red tide. The
chemicals from the red tide
float into the air, get into the
clouds, mix all up with those
cloud molecules and then it
rains purple," said infamous
Ecineville Web site operator


Tom Composizione.
"This guy has no idea
what he's talking about, it's
mumbo-jumbo," said newly
appointed Ecineville Cham-
ber of Commercialism Presi-
dent Mike Hardingan.
It was true that small
traces of red tide had been
detected 20 miles offshore
just days prior to the purple
rain, but no one had come
forth with evidence the two
incidents were connected.
What happened Wednes-
day, however, really had sci-
entists scratching their heads.


Thunderstorms had been
predicted, and this time the
meteorologists were right.
It poured.
Purple rain.
When the rain ended,
that's when everyone was
amazed.
There in the sky was the
boldest, largest rainbow any-
one had ever seen.
The only problem; it was
three colors: black, white
and gray.
Purple rain, and black,
white and gray rainbows.
"It's the red tide," said


Composizione.
"It's not," said Hardingan.
"It is," said Composizione.
"It's not," said Hardingan.
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. Until then,
remember, we only want to
see you laughing here in
Ecineville.


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Game zone
Community Youth Develop-
ment and the South County
FamilyYMCA present a Craft/
Game Zone for grades six
through 12, 7-10 p.m., at 701
Center Road. Teens can cre-
ate a craft project, hang out
with friends, have dinner and
play a variety of video and
board games. Bring photo ID.
Call 492-9622.
Humane Society gala
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rasota County hosts its 15th
annual "Hot Dogs & Cool
Cats" formal masquerade ga-
la at 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea
Center, 2506 Gulf Gate Drive,
Sarasota. Fine dining, live
performances, dancing, auc-
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* The .Epiphany Cathedral
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welcome to this free event.
Call 953-3368.
An acoustic music open-
mike jam meets 7:30-10 p.m.
Friday at Books-A-Million in
the Sarasota Pavilion Shop-
ping Center, 6591 South Ta-
miami Trail. Call 922-7804.


SATURDAY,
SEPT. 29
Public Lands Day
Come out to Oscar Scherer
State Park at 8 a.m. for Na-
tional Public Lands Day, as
part of the Take Pride in
America Campaign. Join The
Friends of Oscar Scherer Inc.
staff and volunteers in a mor-
ning of service projects and


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GRAPHIC COURTESY OF MICHAEL DOWO
The first Venice Jazz Festival takes place 2-4 p.m., Saturday,
Sept. 29, in Centennial Park at the Gazebo. It will be hosted by
Dick Hyman and will include more than a dozen local jazz musi-
cians.This free event is being sponsored by the Jazz Club of
Sarasota with funding from the Gulf Coast Community of Venice.
Bring blankets, chairs, family and friends to this free event. Call
the Jazz Club at 366-1552 or e-mail admin@jazzclubsarasota.
com.


picnic lunch. Come on your
own or in a group to 1843
South Tamiami Trail, Osprey,
and help remove invasive
exotic plant species, and hike,
swim or canoe ride. Bring
gloves, pruners, sunscreen
and a hat, and wear long
pants and boots or sneakers
to walk through the woods.
Call 483-5956 or visit www.
floridastate parks.org/oscar
scherer.
The great outdoors
* Sarasota County Parks and
Recreation and the Venice
Area Audubon Society host a
free guided bird walk at 7:30
a.m. in the back country of
the Carlton Reserve (Venice
area, end of Border road).
Meet in the parking area. Call
497-6463.
* The Saturday Morning
Walkabout group meets at 8
a.m. at Volunteer Park, locat-
ed behind the Gulf Coast
Community Foundation of
Venice. Each week a different
2-1/2 mile route is selected.
Mileage is recorded and
incentive awards are present-
ed for miles walked. Bring
your pets, too. New walkers
welcome.
Farmers' market
The Venice Farmers' Market
is located in the 200 block of
Miami Avenue in the breeze-
way and parking lot behind it.
The market, which offers
fresh produce and hand-
made items for sale, is open
8 a.m.-noon. Call Nancy at
484-3807.
Cattery sale
The Cattery Thrift Store of St.
Francis Animal Rescue of
Venice holds its monthly Last
Day of the Month Sale at 1651
U.S. 41 Bypass. Almost every-
thing in the store will be
offered at 50 percent to 75
percent off. Get a bag of
clothing for $2 and some
boutique items as low as $1.
Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Monday through Saturday.
All proceeds benefit the
homeless and abandoned
animals cared for at St.
Francis. Call 492-6210 or visit
stfrancisarfl.org.


Artist events

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Venice artist Clyde Butcher,
above, presents a slide show
lecture and luncheon, 11:30
a.m.-2 p.m., at the Venice
Yacht Club, 1330 Tarpon Cen-
ter Drive. Tickets: $85 per per-
son for silent auction, appe-
tizers and lunch. A cocktail
party and book signing will
take place, 5:30-8 p.m., at
Butcher's gallery at 237 War-
field Road. Tickets: $75 per
person. Call 966-6632.
Golf benefit
The Venice Lions Club hosts
its eighth annual charity golf
tournament at Jacaranda
West Country Club, 1902 Ja-
caranda Blvd. Four-person
scramble format with 8:30
a.m. shotgun start. Men and
women welcome. Fee: $75
per player; $300 for four-per-
son team for golf, cart, dri-
ving range, coffee and dough-
nuts, buffet luncheon and
prizes. Individuals welcome.
Call 486-6065.
Deaf bikers picnic
Florida Deaf Bikers Inc. hosts
an end of summer picnic at
10 a.m. at Gilbert Park, 310 S.
Remain St. in Mt. Dora. Free
for members who bring a
covered dish. Cost for non-
members: $7, $5 for children
younger than 8. Raffles, food
and fun. Visit floridadeafbik
erassoc.com or call Scott at
(352) 860-1966 (VP).
DeafSUN fundraiser
Sign Language Associates
Inc. celebrates 25 years of ser-
vice with An Evening of
Humor, Hope and Healing in
Support of DeafSUN, 6-9
p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29, at
Hillsborough Community


College, 400 Tampa Bay Blvd.,
Tampa, 33614, Dale Mabry
Campus, DSTU Auditorium.
Comedians, prizes, story-
telling; sign language inter-
preters provided. Tickets: $15
in advance or $20 cash at the
door. Proceeds benefit Deaf
SUN, a project dedicated to
the empowerment of deaf
and hard of hearing people
who experience domestic
violence or sexual assault. E-
mail SLA25FL@signlanguage.
com.

SUNDAY,
SEPT. 30
Locks of Love benefit
Great Clips for Hair sponsors
a cutathon to raise awareness
for Locks of Love, 9-11 a.m.,
at 3562 Clark Road, Beneva
Village Plaza, Sarasota. The
public is welcome for a free
haircut when they donate 10
inches of hair to LOL, a Flo-
rida-based organization that
provides hairpieces for chil-
dren suffering from long-
term medical hair loss. RSVP
to Great Clips at 929-7892.
Ballroom dancing
Nokomis Park Community
Center hosts ballroom danc-
ing, 3-5 p.m., Sundays in the
main hall at 234 East Nippino
Trail. Dance to music from
the 40s, 50s, 60s and today.
Refreshments available for
purchase. Call 486-2595.

MONDAY,
OCT. 1

Sewing group
The Sew Much Fun neighbor-
hood group of the Gulf
Coast/Florida Chapter of the
American Sewing Guild
meets 1-3 p.m. the first Mon-
day of every month at Ja-
caranda Public Library, 4143
Woodmere Park Blvd. Topic:
Our Sewing Places. Contact
Evelyn at 624-6237 or evanbill
@comcast.net.
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Potluck supper
The Venice Gardens Civic
Center holds a potluck sup-
per at 406 Shamrock Blvd. the
first Monday of every month.
Social at 5 p.m., dinner at
6 p.m. Bring a dish to serve
eight people, a table setting
and beverage. Call 493-5743.
Music makers
An acoustic jam is held 7:30-
10 p.m., Mondays at Books-
A-Million, 4230 South Tami-
ami Trail. All types of acoustic
instruments are welcome, as
are all playing levels. Seating
is limited; bring your own
chair. Contact Bruce at 492-
6704 or bruceb@onsync.com.
Computer users
The Venice Area Computer
Users Group meets at 4 p.m.
at Venice Public Library, 300
S. Nokomis Ave. A speaker
from Smart Computer maga-
zine is this month's guest. Call
Ann at 484-9339.

Wellness Community, Jaca-
randa Trace, 3600 William
Penn Way, 921-5539
Events are free for cancer
patients and a caregiver.
* 10-11:30 a.m., caregivers
and family members support
groups for
* noon-1:30 p.m., adaptive
yoga classes

COMING UP
Divorce information
The Women's Resource Cen-
ter of Sarasota County pre-
sents Divorce and Custody:
Legal Issues and Logistics,
6:30-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.
3, at 806 Pinebrook Road.
Speaker: Attorney Marie
Coleman Wilson. Fee: $8.
RSVP to 485'9724.
Watercolor class
Carolyn Merenda leads her
Fun with Watercolor classes
for adults, 2:30-4:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, Oct. 3-31, at the
Nokomis Community Center,
2A4 East Nippino Trail. Cost:
$75 plus supplies. All skill lev-
els welcome. Supply list avail-
able at the center; register at
first class. Call Merenda at
366-2866.
Association party
Nokomis East Association
celebrates its 50th anniver-
sary, 1-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct.
6, at the Nokomis Commu-
nity Center, 234 East Nippino
Trail, with hamburgers, hot
dogs, beverages and popcorn
for all. Live music by Robin
Skinner, games for children
and a video and displays of
Nokomis history. All Nokomis
residents welcome to this free
event. Call Jim at 484-6301.
DAV Oktoberfest
Disabled American Veterans
hosts an Oktoberfest celebra-
tion, 2-9 p.m., Saturday, Oct.
6, at 600 Colonia Lane, Noko-
mis. Live music 5-7 p.m.,
German food 4-7 p.m., prizes
and festivities. Dinner served
4-7 p.m. Dinner donation is
$10. Send payment and a
self-addressed envelope to
Adjutant, DAV-101, 600 E.
Colonia Ln., Nokomis, FL
34275. E-mail davl01venice@
aol.com or call 488-4500.
Kentucky Club
The Kentucky Club's fall pot-
luck takes place at noon
Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Fox-
wood Club House, 561 Fox-
wood Drive, Englewood. All
Kentuckians and friends are
welcome to bring a favorite
covered dish to share and
beverages. Call Bill Clark at
475-4152 or Barbara Thomas
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was there at a time when
something was needed, and
he stepped forward and
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Now that fall has arrived
and the days are turning cool-
er, many of us are more likely
to take that needed walk out-
doors for our health.
Members of the South
Venice Civic Association take


their walks to a higher level by
adding beautification of the
community as a reason for
walking.
Beautiful Neighborhood
Week: During the first week of
each month members in our
community walk along the
streets where they live and
pick up trash along the way.
Others on the street notice
them and grab a trash bag
and join in.
Check out a few of these
streets: Pandora; the 500
block of Grant Road; Hialeah;
Auburn; Citadel; Drew;
Duquesne; Syracuse; Tampa;
Heron; and Kent. They have
fun doing it and make new
friends.
Venetian Waterway Park:
The SVCA has adopted a sec-


tion of the Venetian Waterway
Park and there is a plaque
erected in its honor. The first
Saturday of each month, sev-
eral members make the hike
and pick up trash along the
way.
It is a beautiful walk, a
great way to meet and talk to
people and get exercise as
well. Here again, others get
the message and pitch in to
help.
South Venice Garden
Club: Not only are the mem-
bers active in the above two
programs, add to that coastal
cleanup, through Keep Sara-
sota County Beautiful and the
cleanup of Alligator Drive
from U.S. 41 and our commu-
nity center.
Several are active in the


Friends of Shamrock Park
beautification projects.
Isn't it amazing that such
good citizens volunteer to
pick up other people's lazi-
ness or thoughtlessness when
they throw things out the car
windows along our tree-lined
streets and waterways?
There are laws against lit-
tering but they are very hard
to enforce. If you see some-
one tossing junk out or
emptying ashtrays out the car
door give them a couple of
loud honks of disapproval.
I need to walk more often
according to my doctor. One
of these days...
Ellen Hillstrom is the
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tune. Every honk and wheeze
was special to us. So when the
planets lined up the wrong
direction and Sagittarius was
in the outhouse or some-
thing, Dud was there.
It began when Mr. Garcia
got called away on a family
emergency. His dad, I think.
So he wouldn't be at the pep
rally before the football game.
Another teacher was plan-
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band through the cheers, but
the entire, horn section, all
four of them, came down
sick.
So it was decided that the
band wouldn't play at the pep
rally this time, and the cheer-
leaders would just cheer a
capella, as it were.
We were surprised when
Dud walked into the auditori-
um carrying his accordion
and waving to the crowd. He


sat down out front and began
to play waltzes and a couple
of polkas.
The cheerleaders didn't
know what to do to "The
Tennessee Waltz," so they just
sat down and waited for Dud
to run out of tunes. It didn't
take long.
We sorta clapped at the
end there, mostly from relief.
Later, over coffee, Dud was
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ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Relationships improve mark-
edly because of one small
change in the way you handle
your shared resources. When
all is well in your personal life,
you feel you can take on the
world.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). The financial situation
yoU're looking at now is di-
rectly related to decisions you
made two years ago. And two
years from now, you'll be
happy about the financial sit-
uation you made today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You strengthen your chi force
by seeing yourself as power-
ful, capable and creative. As
long as you're at it, it couldn't
hurt to see yourself as thin
and rich, as well.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Relating to people may be
challenging for you. Playing
with animals, however, will be
beneficial. In their own way,
they encourage you to be
demonstrative without mak-
ing emotional demands of
you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Pleasure is your energizer.
And what really gives you
pleasure now is sleep! Curl up
like a kitten and do nothing
this evening. Life will restore,
recharge and ieset itself as
you dream away.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Normally, you like to sprinkle
some fun in with your disci-
pline. But right now, you'll be
infinitely more productive
when you take the opposite
approach and sprinkle disci-
pline in with your fun.


LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You live in a world of possibil-
ity. You see three times as
many options as other people
do, so it takes you longer to
decide which choice to pur-
sue. Don't let anyone rush
you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You can't stand to witness
the pain or even discomfort of
others. And today, you're in
luck you can prevent your
loved one from experiencing
the world as a harsh place.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). You have a unique
talent and an unusual way of
expressing it. If you still don't
know what that is and how
you show it, the stars are per-
fectly aligned for you to
explore and figure it out.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You're resisting a change
even though you know it's
absolutely necessary. Life will
work better once you're on
the other side of this transi-
tion. Keep trusting and going
forward.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Is your loved one two
steps ahead of what you are
thinking? Or is your loved one
not within a mile of what
you're thinking? Either way,
you're not sharing the same
thinking space again until
tomorrow.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You are in a position to
preserve a tradition or piece
of knowledge. Others are
counting on you to be thor-
ough. Your reward is that peo-
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DONNA MAlTONFI
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Last month I was pretty
excited because the Lord had
intervened so supernaturally
regarding a pretty serious cri-
sis that had cropped up in my
life. In actuality that predica-
ment was just the culmina-
tion of a long list of extenuat-
ing circumstances that had
escalated and progressed
until it became apparent that
all these very grave and life-
altering events were not a
normal progression of cir-
cumstances but were obvi-
ously an attack orchestrated
by "the powers of darkness"
that Ephesians chapter 6 talks
about. I mean, it was like the
powers of hell were suddenly
unleashed.
They were certainly far
beyond my natural ability to
resolve. So, I imitated what
those bold and fearless men
of God in the Bible did when
they were powerless, and I
began to sing and praise the
Lord. That is what King
Jehoshaphat did in the Old
Testament and that is what
Paul and Silas did in the New,
until God fought the battle on
their behalf and delivered
them. I was more than happy
to relinquish this entire mess
to the One that has some seri-
ous clout, not only in heaven
but also on Earth.
Although I don't want to
repeat myself, I need to reiter-
ate the part about how the


Lord showed a friend, who
lives thousands of miles away,
that I was in the fiery furnace
and that the fire was getting
hotter and hotter. She said
God was going to send
Warring Angels to deliver me
from the flames that wanted
to consume me and that all I
needed to do was to stand in
faith and trust God and to
sing, and then sing some
more, the same way Jeho-
shaphat did when he came
up against insurmountable
odds and the same way Paul
and Silas did when they were
imprisoned.
That was amazing! The fact
that she mentioned these
particular people from the
thousands that could have
been used as an example was
pretty spectacular in itself,
but, God used a third confir-
mation that was so remark-
ably specific even an atheist
would have to acknowledge
that it was a miracle. She told
medo read Psalm 27 and to
get a flag and to wave it sym-
bolically; she didn't know that
I had the word "flag" written
in the notation of my Bible
beside that very same psalm.
How much clearer could it
be? It was as if God literally
arrived on the scene in the
midst of all the turmoil. It was
really encouraging and at the
same time extremely hum-
bling to know that God was
reaching down and was about
to set things straight, I real-
ized that God was going to do
battle for me. I had total
peace. I certainly didn't need
any additional proof or fur-
ther confirmation, so what
happened over the next two
days was obviously orches-
trated to build YOUR faith for
the circumstances that are
happening in YOUR life. Or,
maybe God wants to prepare'
you for those things that are
yet to come. Either way, I am


convinced they happened so
that you would know that
God is aware of your situation
and that he is willing to
undertake for YOU.
The fact that God used
David Wilkerson in these two
additional confirmations to
further emphasize his solu-
tion to the dilemmas we face
in our lives is not surprising
because I respect him as a
prophet sent by God. There-
fore the Lord has him pop up
at all the strategic points in
my life, knowing that I will
pay close attention.
The first confirmation
jumped off the page and al-
most hit me in the face when
my friend brought me a pile
of mail she had been holding
for me. Tucked away in this
stack was an article in which
Wilkerson used King Jeho-
shaphat as an example, show-
ing what he did when he
faced an invasion by a mas-
sive army. As his nation trem-
bled helplessly before this
mighty force ... Jehoshaphat
sang! As he sang, God simply
had the enemy turn on itself
and destroy itself.
The second confirmation,
which is actually number five,
was a taped message of the
sermon he preached just
recently warning of a sudden
cataclysmic event that the
Lord showed him was immi-
nent. He believes it is going to
occur in the United States, yet
the entire world is going to be
affected by it. He believes
Isaiah 24 prophesies about
the events of a day when
everything is going to be
turned upside down. It is
going to be beyond man's
ability to cope with the after-
math. The world is going to be
changed in one hour. He also
believes the church is going to
be changed .in one hour and

Please see SING, 7B


On her second mission trip to Haiti with the Venice Presbyterian Church, Dagmar McLaughlin teach-
es village girls to crochet.


RELIGION BRIEFS


Awana club
Calvary Bible Church hosts
the Awana ministry for chil-
dren in kindergarten through
third and the sixth grade, 6:30
p.m., Wednesdays at 1936 E.
Venice Ave. Call 485-7070 or
visit cbcvenice.com.
Healing
* New Life Assembly of God
presents Taking Hold of God's
Vision: Healing at 7 p.m. the
first and third Tuesdays of the
month, presenting a biblical
view of sickness and God's
provision for healing. A video
study by Keith Moore, "God's
Will to Heal," will be present-
ed, followed by a question-
and-answer period and dis-
cussion. New Life meets at
South Venice Christian
Church, 2390 Seaboard Ave.


Call 493-0775.
* Suncoast Worship Center
has a community healing
room that is open free for the
public, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thurs-
days at 881 South River Road,
Englewood. Call 474-5045.
* Angel Ministries offers a free
Reiki healing clinic, 4-7 p.m.,
Wednesday, at Church of the
Angels, 2269 South Tamiami
Trail. Call 492-4995.
Transformation
A "Transform Your Life" work-
shop meets 7-8:30 p.m., Sept.
28, and Oct. 5, 12 and 19 at
Unity Church of Venice, 125
North Jackson Road. Teach-
ings are based on universal
laws, success principles and
the.. book, "The Amazing
Power of Deliberate Intent"
by Esther and Jerry Hicks.


Donation: $40. To register,
contact Suzi Hobson and
Howie Hanson at 412-1567 or
afreshstart05@comcast.net.
Yard sale
Angel Ministries hosts a yard
sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday,
Sept. 29, at 2269 South Tami-
ami Trail. Bring items to the
church 2-7 p.m., Friday, Sept.
28. All items are tax de-
ductible. Call 492-4995.
Music events
* Grammy-nominated singer
and songwriter Lawrence
Dermer presents "Songs from
the Sukkah," at 5 p.m.,
Sunday, Sept. 30, at Chabad of
Venice, 2169- South Tamiami
Trail. Kosher pizza offered in.

Please see BRIEFS, 7B


/local worship services


Ven ie

Nursery-Children-Youth Groups
Small Groups-Bible Classes
Sunday Services 9:00 & 10:40 a.m.
2395 W. Shamrock (West of US 41)
493-2788
www.venicebiblechurch.com



1 VENICE
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH

Sunday Worship 10 AM
Loving childcare available
On the Island, 2 blocks S. of Venice
Regional Medical Center on The Rialto

488-2258
g www.venicepresbytedan.org
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CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH
1936 E. Venice Ave.
Sound Bible Teaching 9:30,10:30 & 6:00 pm
Loving Nursery www.cbcvenice.com
AWANA & Youth Children's Church
8 "Every visitor an honored guest..."


There's a place for you here!
Emmanuel Lutheran
P. Church-ELCA
790 Tamiami Trl. S, Venice On the Island!
488-4942
Worship with us -
Nursery provided Sat. & Sun.
Worships: Sat. at 5:00 pm Sun. at 9:30 am
Thursday Prayers for Healing 10 am
Counseling Appointments 926-2959


GRACE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
400 E. Field Ave., Venice, FL
| 488-1374
9:00 AM Life Journey
Contemporary Service
11 AM Traditional Service
Sunday School 10 AM

Nursery Available at All Services
Youth Weekly Meetings
Weekday Pre-School
Senior Pastors:
Thomas "Jay" Kowalski
Associate Pastor:
Thomas J. Derrough


SPIRITUALLY

HOMELESS
Seeking |
... a deeper spirit?
...a life that matters?

Welcome Home
Venice
United Church of Christ
620 Shamrock Blvd.
Every Sunday at 10:00
More Infbrmation? 493-6741
www veniceucc.org
www. ucc.org


OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
S Tuesday Healing Service 9:30 a.m.
Bible Study 10:00 a.m.
2705 N. Tamiami Trail, Nokomis 5
Pastor Sarah Brown
We welcome you! 941-966-4442


Auburn Road Presbyterian Church
1 (Presbyterian Church in America)
642 N. Auburn Rd. 485-3551
Dwight L. Dolby, Pastor
| Sharon E. Rogers, Director of Music
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Bible Class 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday Eves Prayer Service 7:00 p.m.
visit our webside: www.arpca.org




New Hope

Christian Church

PEOPLE OF ENCOURAGEMENT
SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE at 10:00
Contemporary Music Casual Dress Practical Messages Great Coffee
| 249 South Tamiami Trail Palm Square Shopping Center Nokomis
S488-8051 or www.newhopepeople.org


First Baptist
Church of Venice
312 W. Miami Ave.,
| 485-1314
Hours of Worship
Sunday School 9:30 AM
Classic Worship Service
8:30AM
Contemporary Worship
Service 10:30 AM
Evening Worship 6:00 PM


4 You're Invited
CHRIST UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
Steven Miller, Pastor
Larry Potts, Associate Pastor
Sunday Morning Worship
Year Round 10:30am
Nov.-Apr. 8:30am & 10:30am
Sunday School 9:00am
Nursery Provided For All Services
S493-7504
1475 Center Road, Venice
www.cumc.info


Located 2 miles south of Wal-Mart on US 41
UTI COLONIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
2400 Taylor Ranch Trail, Venice, FL 492-4678
Pastor, Kerry Feathers
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 6:45 p.m. AWANA 7:00 p.m. Bible Study
Nursery available


St. Mark's Episcopal Church offices.
508 Riviera Street, Venice (2 blocks behind Venice RegionallMedical Centtc)
Saturday 5 p.m. Holy Communion
Sunday 8a.m. Holy Communion
10a.m. Holy Communion (with Ntwsey)
SWejdnes4ay 9:50 a.m. Holy Communion & Healing Service
The Rev. Christopher N. Gray, Redotr The Rev. James Puryear, Assoc. Retor
vist us at www.stmarkuvnfce.o.i





Assembly of God
A family of believers with a strong emphasis
on charismatic worship and the gospel
Meeting at South Venice Christian Church, 2390 Seaboard Ave., S. Venice
Call 941-493-0775 or check the web @ www.nlaog.org
NEW SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
SUNDAY: Main Service at 2:30 p.m., Adult Bible Study at 1:30 p.m.
THURSDAY: Family Ministries Night at 7:00 p.m.
A full range of children's ministries Is available at these services
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Venice-Nokomis
United Methodist Church

Sunday Worship:
10:00 AM
Children's Puppet Church:
9:45 AM
Sunday School 11:00 AM
208 Palm Avenue, Nokomis
Phone 488-4137
(West of US 41,
4 blks. South of Albee Road)
www.vnumc.net
vnumc@verizon.net

Interim Pastor, J. Ralph Burton








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enter her destiny.
His sermon was not in-
tended to instill fear in any-
one but to show that God
loves us so much that he
warns us in advance.
The crux of his message
though was that in the midst
of all this destruction he saw
that God's people will be
"singing the song of the Lord."
They will be "singing for
the majesty of the Lord in the
midst of the fire" (Isaiah 24:14,
15, paraphrased) because the
children of the Most High
God do not sorrow as the
world sorrows because we
know that God is in control.
As that old hymn so aptly
declares, "He holds the whole
the world in, His hands."
Therefore, we have absolutely
nothing to fear.
Let me emphasize that the
time to start singing is not
after disaster strikes, but now.
Right now, begin to sing and
build yourself up so you can
stand strong and bring
strength and peace to those
around you.
For those of you who are in
the midst of your fire right
now... it is not too late to start
singing because "the eyes of
the Lord run to and fro
throughout the whole Earth,
to show HIMSELF strong in
the behalf of them whose
heart is perfect toward Him."
(II Chron. 16:9 KJV).

Donna Martonfi is an
evangelist and author who
ministers in the United States
and Canada. Read her books
and articles atPsalm40Omin
istries.com. She is also a
trained and qualified
Christian Counselor and can
be reached at 485-5299.


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the sukkah for the Sukkah Art
Project. Admission: $5. RSVP
to 493-2770.
* The Teen Challenge Choir
visits Trinity Presbyterian
Church at 10 a.m., Sunday,
Sept. 30, at 4365 State Road. A
Rally Day Celebration and
preview of fall classes take
place at 11 a.m. Donation: $4.
Call 493-0018.
* Australian Christian artist
Nathan Tasker performs an
acoustic concert at 7 p.m.,
Sunday, Oct. 14, at Christ
United Methodist Church,
1475 Center Road. Admission
is $5 at the door or two cans of
food. RSVP by Oct. 11 to 493-
7504.
* The Suncoast Humane So-
ciety has been invited to the
St. David's Episcopal Church
blessing of the animals,
noon-1 p.m., Sunday, Sept.
30, at 401 South Broadway
Road in Englewood. The Pet
Therapy team will be repre-
senting SHS's Animal Care
Facility, and all SHS adoptees
and their owners are wel-
come. Please attach an alum-
ni ribbon to a scarf for your
pet or yourself; ribbons are
available at 6781 San Casa
Drive, Englewood. Call SHS at
474-7884, ext. 320, or visit
humane.org.
* Our Savior Lutheran Church
hosts a blessing of the ani-
mals at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct.
6, at 2705 North Tamiami
Trail, Nokomis. All are wel-
come to bring their pets for
this special event, which ends
with an individual blessing
for each pet by Pastor Sarah
Brown. There will be refresh-
ments for humans and pets
alike, plastic bags for the
inevitable accident and a lot
of barking, meowing and
chirping.
Pancakes
* Emmanuel Lutheran Church
offers a free pancake supper
the last Sunday of each
month (Sept. 30), 4:30-6 p.m.,
at 800 South Tamiami Trail.
All are welcome. Call 488-
4942.
* Christ United Methodist
Church, hosts a pancake:
breakfast, 8-9:30 a.m., Satur-
day, Oct. 6, at 1475 Center
Road. Adults: $4, $1 for stu-
dents 12 and older, free for
kids younger than 12.
Women's events
* The women of Trinity


Presbyterian Church hold a
fall gathering at 10:30 a.m.,
Tuesday, Oct. 2, in the Com-
munity Life Center at 4365
State Road 776. A $1 salad
luncheon will follow the
meeting. Florence Barker,
moderator, will give an
overview of the new Bible
study for 2007-08. The theme
is Above and Beyond, Hearing
God's Call in Jonah and Ruth.
All women of the church and
the community are welcome.
Call 493-1439.
* Our Lady of Lourdes
Council of Catholic Women
meets at 9:30 a.m., Wednes-
day, Oct. 3, at 1301 Center
Road. Father Vincent Sheehey
gives a history of the church's
stained glass windows. Call
493-0794.
* The Venice/Englewood
Chapter of Women's Aglow
Lighthouse meets 6:30-9
p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Ven-
ice HealthPark, Lions Club
entrance, 1201 Jacaranda
Blvd. Speaker is Pam Sim,
addictions counselor at Un-
ion Congregational Church.
Women of all denominations
are welcome to this free
event. Call Pat at (429) 484-
5040.
* Our Lady of Lourdes Eve-
ning Council of Catholic
Women meets at 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 1301
Center Road. Speaker is Mary
Jane Schneiderhahn of Preg-
nancy Solutions. Call 493-
0794.
Retreat
Serenity Gardens hosts Three
Days of Healing, a spiritual
retreat, Oct. 5-7, at the Am-
bassador Suites Hotel, 400
Commercial Court. Tuition is
$535 and includes Shamanic
journeying and healing. For
details and registration, call
486-3577 or visit serenitygar
densofvenice.com.
Humanists
The Gulf Coast Humanist
Association meets Saturday,
Oct. 6, at the Marco Polo
Chinese Buffet in Bird Bay
Plaza. Eat at 11:30 a.m., pro-
gram at 12:30 p.m. Speaker is
Bill Newton of the Florida
Consumer Action Network.
Call 457-4432 or 445-2423.
Coffee house
St. Andrew United Church of
Christ hosts its first Coffee
House event of the season at
,7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 8, at
6908 Beneva Road, Sarasota.


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Enjoy readings, music and
gourmet coffees and sweets.
Donations welcome. Call
922-7595.
Parenting class
"Becoming the Parent God
Wants You to Be" will be
offered by Melissa Miller of
Samaritan Counseling Serv-
ice and Emmanuel Lutheran
Church at 790 South Tamiami
Trail. Grandparents, married
parents with or without a
spouse, and single parents are
invited to this two-part class,
7:15-8:45 p.m., Wednesdays,
Oct. 10 and 24. Childcare
available. Call Kaycee at 488-
4942.
Trafficking seminar
Epiphany Cathedral presents
Human Trafficking: What Is It
and How Can We Combat It?,
7-9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, at
Parish Hall A, 350 W. Tampa
Ave. Speaker is Nola Theis
from Human Trafficking
Awareness Partnership Inc.
The public is welcome to this
free event. Call Sr. Christa
Cunningham at 485-2325.
Mah-jongg tournament
The Jewish Center of Venice
holds its semi-annual mah-
jongg tournament, including
breakfast and lunch, Wed-
nesday, Oct. 17, at 600 North
Auburn Road. Donation: $25.
Call 484-2022.
Awards dinner
Ringling College's Awards
Dinner, sponsored by the
American Jewish Committee,
takes place Thursday, Oct. 25,
at Michael's On East, 1212 S.
East Ave., Sarasota. To learn
more, contact Hope at hope.
conner@yahoo.com.
Speakers
* As part of the Sarasota-
Manatee Jewish Federation's
year-long "Israel @ 60" cele-
bration, the federation, in
partnership with Israel
Bonds, presents a Commun-
ity Briefing with Ambassador
Yehuda Avner, who will dis-
cuss "Israel: Looking Toward
Our Future." This event,
which is free and open to the
community, takes place Mon-
day, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. at
Temple Beth Sholom (1050 S.
Tuttle Ave., Sarasota). Reser-
vations are required; call the
Federation 371-4546, ext. 153)
to confirm your attendance.
* Muslim and Arab Voices
Speak to American Hearts,


Classes
* Fisherman's Net Community Church hosts an interde-
nominational class on the History and Background of the
Bible, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., at 1101 South TamiamiTrail. Call
223-3077.
* Faith Baptist Church hosts a five-week series on Marriage:
Burden or Bliss at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7-Nov. 4, at 2241
Kilpatrick Road, Nokomis. Pastor Rick Osborn presents:
"What Happened to the White Picket -Fence?," "Why is My
Marriage Dying?," "Where Is the -Romance in My Mar-
riage?"and more. All are welcome. Nursery provided. Call
484-1516.
* A community Bible study is held 9 a.m. Friday at Calvary
Bible Church, 1936 E. Venice Ave. The current topic is the
DVrD "Miracles of Christ," featuring noted Bible scholars.
The public is invited to this free event. Call Pastor Brett
Jones at 485-7070 or visit cbcvenice.com.
* First Christian Church offers several study groups at 1100
Center Road. 9:30 a.m., Sundays: adult Bible study group; 11
a.m., Sundays: Faith Comer Bible study group; 7-8 p.m.,
Thursday: adult Bible study of the Book of Romans; start-
ing 6-8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8: W.O.W. Bible study group. Visit
churchthatcares.com or call 408-8088.
* Pastor Randy Burt of New Life Assembly of God presents a
10-week study on the person and work of the Holy Spirit
called "The Helper," 7 p.m., Thursdays, at South Venice
Christian Church, 2390 Seaboard Ave. Call 493-0775.
* First Baptist Church ofVenice presents a marriage enrich-
ment workshop, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, at 312 W.
Miami Ave. Speaker is Dr. Douglas Weiss of the Heart to
Heart Counseling Center. $15 per person. RSVP for free
childcare by Oct. 8 to 485-1314. The church also offers
"Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit,"
an 11-week study Tuesdays. Two sessions daily: 9:30-11:30
a.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m., both in Small Fellowship Hall.
There will be a charge for the workbook, and childcare will
be provided for both sessions. To register, call Mary Lou at
408-0205 or the church office at 485-1314. Ladies Bible
Study and Fellowship meets at 9:30 a.m., Thursdays, SepL
20-Nov. 29, using the workbook, "Ten Bible People Like Me"
and a 12-minute video. Call Ethel at 475-8105 or Betty at
474-4295.
* A free discussion group will meet to discuss Rick Warren's
book, "The Purpose-Driven Life," 3-4 p.m., Thursdays
through Nov. 29, at Jacaranda Public Library, 4143
Woodmere Park Blvd. The discussion will be facilitate by Dr.
Larry D. Potts, who has attended the instructional course
conducted by the author. Participants will need to bring
their own copies of the book. To register, call Potts at 493-
7504, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Tuesday through Friday.


with journalist Samar Dah-
mash-Jarrah, takes place 7-9
p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, at
Epiphany Cathedral Parish
Hall, 350 W. Tampa Ave. The
public is welcome to this free
event. Call Sr. Christa Cun-
ningham at 485-2325.
* Author and Middle East
'expert Dr. Walid Phares dis-
cusses his new book, "The
War of Ideas: Jihadism Again-
st Democracy," at 7:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the
Hyatt Sarasota, 1000 Blvd. of
the Arts. Admission is $18 per
person. Reservations requir-
ed. Call 365-4955 or e-mail
wcflorida@ajc.org.


Pumpkin patch
Grace United Methodist
Church hosts its annual
pumpkin patch fundraiser
noon-9 p.m., Saturday, Oct.
27, at 400 E. Field Ave. This
event supports mission pro-
jects for the church. Call 488-
1567.
Book club
The Jewish Center of Venice
Sisterhood Book Club Circle
meets at 1 p.m., Monday, Oct.
29, at 600 North Auburn
Road. Book: "Sister of My
Heart" by Chitra Divakaruni.
Led by Jan Lowe. Call 484-
2022.


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Venice Christmas Boat Parade, Inc.,
P.O. Box 1165, Venice, FL 34284-1165
OR APPLY ONLINE AT
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Entry Deadline: Wed., November 28, 2007
All entrants will receive a commemorative Plaque
and Two Tickets to the Awards Reception!



Boat Name: VHF Call Sign:
Owner's Name: Phone:
Address: City: Zip:
Skipper's Name: Phone:
Check One: ( ) Power ( )Sail Length:_____ Beam: Draft: Height:_
Registration/Doc. #: Estimated number in crew:
Insurance Company: Policy #:
Boat Sponsor: ( ) None ( ) Commercial ( ) Service Sponsor Name:
Brief Description of Boat Decorations/Theme:






Who signed you up or solicited you for the boat parade?
Owner's Statement
I hereby agree that my participation in the Annual Venice Christmas Boat Parade of Lights is voluntary and at my own risk. I further
agree to indemnify and hold fully harmless Venice Christmas Boat Parade, Inc., local, state, and federal government agencies,
including their directors, officers, employees and agents, from any personal injury or property damage which I, my vessel, or my
passengers may cause in any way, or which may be occasioned by me or those on my vessel as a result of my participating in the
subject Annual Christmas Boat Parade of Lights. I certify that I have a current policy providing hull, liability, property damage, and
personal injury insurance on the boat I have entered on this application and that I have an operative VHF radio on board. I under-
stand that the boat owner or skipper MUST attend the "Skipper's Meeting" scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM on Wednesday,
November 28th, at the Venice City Hall Council Chambers. Attendance at the "Skipper's Meeting" is mandatory and cannot be
waived. I agree to comply with all Venice Christmas Boat Parade rules and U.S. Coast Guard Safety Standards in the operation and
navigation of my boat sailing to, during the Parade sailing procession, and returning to the boat's home port.

Owner's Signature: Date:


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