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Hotel, park plans in workshops


House party


BY GREG GILES
NEWS EDITOR


Two high-profile city
projects come under the
microscope Friday morning
at city hall.
City council will hold its
second workshop on the Tra
Ponti hotel downtown next
to the Venice Avenue Bridge
at 9 a.m.
At 1 p.m. council will
revisit plans for Tramonto
Vista Park next to the Bro-
hard dog beach.
Plans for the Tra Ponti at
the Waterfront hotel call for
five four-story buildings at a
height of 45 feet, down from
a previous plan that called
for six stories.


After the project lan-
guished before the planning
commission and council for
more than a year, newly
revised plans finally re-
ceived positive comments
from council members at
the Nov. 29 workshop.
A couple of recent e-
mails sent to council mem-
bers indicate some contin-
ued interest in discussing
the widening of the bridge,
scaling back the number of
units, and ground floor
parking plan.
Widening the bridge
from two lanes to four was
discussed a few years back
when improvements were
being made.
The previous city council


COUNCIL
WORKSHOP
When: Friday, Dec. 7
Agenda items:
9 a.m. Tra Ponti at the
Waterfront, rezone peti-
tion
1 p.m. Tramonto Vista
Park, review final plans
for an "active" park'
Location: City Hall, 401
W. Venice Ave.


decided the move would
create additional traffic
congestion in the down-
town area, ruining the
small-town ambience that
current council members


support.
Mayor Ed Martin sent an
e-mail to council members
saying he was interested in,
among other things, revisit-
ing the density of the pro-
ject (how many hotel units
should be included).
Coney Island or
whispering dunes?
Early plans to turn the
decommissioned Island
Wastewater Treatment Plant,
located on South Harbor
Drive next to the doggie
beach, into a passive park
laid the groundwork for a
2003 bond passed by resi-
dents of Venice.

Please see PLANS, 8A


Mediation fails in Sharky's lease dispute


Venice Pier Group has
asked the judge to set
a trial date, signaling
an end to negotia-
tions.
BY GREG GILES
NEWS EDITOR

Attorneys for Sharky's On
The Pier owners Mike Pa-
chota and Greg Novack filed
a notice for trial in the cir-
cuit court of the Twelfth
Judicial Circuit of Florida,
according to a Dec. 5 press
release.
"We left the last media-
tion session Nov. 6 believing
we had an agreement,"
Pachota said. "Therefore, we
were very surprised to learn
that agreement was rejected
in its entirety by city council
on Nov. 13."
The action follows at
least four court-ordered
mediation sessions con-
ducted after the city of
Venice filed a lawsuit in an
attempt to resolve lease
issues regarding Sharky's
waterfront restaurant.
After at least two of those
mediation sessions it was
City Manager Marty Black
who said he thought the city
and Venice Pier Group
(Sharky's) had reached an
agreement, only to find out
later Sharky's owners back-
ed out.
Pachota stated that since
April 2000, when the city
approved and signed an


SUN PHOTO BY JEFF TAVARES, jtavares@venicegondolier.com
Sharky's On The Pier restaurant wants to expand, but contract lit-
igation with the city over its lease is stalling the effort.

agreement to improve the Council wants the figures
Venice Fishing Pier, he and filled in with ink the kind
Novack have been trying to you can see along with a
enforce the lease and agree- renegotiated,rent.
ment stipulating Sharky's "The city raised concerns
would pay for more than regarding the existing lease
$1.1 million of improve- and agreement for alter-
ments to city property, nations because of a series of
including a new seawall blanks and other uncertain-
estimated at $400,000. ties created by the language
City council directed Black of the agreement as they
to renegotiate the agreement pertain to an expansion and
when it found out the con- renovations to the existing
tract literally has blanks in it restaurant," Black said last
where the rent amount is February.
supposed to be listed. At one point, city staff
There are also blanks thought they were close
where it's supposed to de- enough to an agreement
scribe how the rent is calcu- between the parties that it
lated. put a tentative agreement
',au on the agenda for city coun-
Failure' cil to approve. Later, the
According to Black, Pier item was pulled. It included
Group Inc. said it knows the following stipulations:
what the figures are, and so All blanks within the
does the city. lease and expansion agree-


ment would be completed
with clear terms explicitly
identified.
Base rent would in-
crease from its current
$12,000 to $95,000 begin-
ning this fiscal year, with
annual increases for infla-
tion in the future.
The city's percentage of
revenues would increase
from the current 5 percent
to 6 percent of gross receipts
in excess of $1.5 million.
Pier Group would aree
to reimburse the city for one -
half of the costs of a recently
completed parking lot,
stormwater facilities and
festival grounds to the south
of the pier in the amount of
$594,709.
The two sides first entered
mediation over the disputed
lease in January 2007.
'"Although the owners
have obtained the required
seawall permits, the city
now refuses to honor the
lease," Pachota said.
He said the mediation
failure is a "failure for every-
one including -the Venice
taxpayers who are footing
the... bill."
Sharky's On The Pier was
opened in 1986 as a 90-seat
bar and restaurant at the
entrance to the Venice Fish-
ing Pier, with a negotiated a
20-year lease with two addi-
tional five-year extension
options.
The contract expires in
2016.
ggiles@
venicegondolier.com


SUN PHOTO BY GREG GILES
Republican presidential candidate Mayor Rudy Giuliani was in
Venice Thursday evening. He delivered a live Web cast from
the Pelican Pointe home of Bill and Barb Adent during
National House Party Night, one of the 100 house parties tak-
ing place simultaneously throughout Florida, and 600 nation-
ally, to support the Giu.iani campaign.



Bids in on South


Creek dredging


BY GERALD A. ROGOVIN
CORRESPONDENT

Bids to dredge about
1,400 feet of South Creek
west of U.S. 41 on the
Osprey-Nokomis line will
be opened in about a week
by Sarasota County. The
work is expected to start in
March.
The project is the first
created by the county to
facilitate the design of citi-
zen-initiated projects. The
dredging will run eastward
past 12 private properties
from,the mouth of the creek
on the Intracoastal Water-
way. The 5-foot-deep trench
will be at the creek's normal
low-tide level.
Property owners who will
benefit from the dredging


will pay the full cost, ac-
cording to Paul Semenec,
program manager of the
county's Navigable Waters
Dredging Program.
"The dredging will in-.
crease the value of their
properties, and will yield aI
higher property tax to the
county," he said.
Sarasota was one of the
first counties in the state to
undertake such a program
seven years ago. Charlotte
and Manatee counties be-
gan similar ones earlier this
year.
Seventeen additional
projects are under way in
the county, Semenec said.
Because the county has no
dredging equipment of its!
own, it must advertise to get'
dredging companies to bid.


'Greens' skeptical state will clean water


BY GERALD A. ROGOVIN
CORRESPONDENT


Mercury and nutrients carried
in wastewater run-off and storm-
water, each of which reduces oxy-
gen levels and produces harmful
algae, continue to plague Florida's
rivers and lakes.
And because the U.S. Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency has
been slow to enforce federal Clean
Water Act standards, the situation
could continue to threaten
humans and animals in the state
for several years.
Mercury poisonings especially
harmful to children and pregnant
women, according to John Ryan,


environmental supervisor for
water resources in Sarasota Coun-
ty.
The settlement of a lawsuit
begun more than five years ago
has established 2012 as the dead-
line by which the state must clean
up its heavily polluted waters. The
case was brought by the Sierra
Club nationally. A coalition of
Florida environmental groups,
including Manasota-88 of Noko-
mis and the Clean Water Network
of Florida, was also involved.
The Florida Department of
Environmental Protection's Im-
paired Waters Rule had delayed
the state's implementation of the
U.S. EPA's standards, according to


Eric E. Huber, the Sierra Club's
lead attorney in the case,
"The EPA disapproved of large
portions of Florida's rule for
years," Huber said. "But the state,
rather than find ways to fix the sit-
uation, developed ways to avoid
doing anything to reduce pollu-
tion."
Linda Young, director of the
Clean Water Network of Florida,
worries that the state will not
change its ways, even though it
was ordered to do so by the 11th
federal Court of Appeals in
Atlanta.
"I kind of doubt Florida will
meet the 2012 deadline," she said.
"For years, Florida tried to under-


mine the federal regulations in the
state, and benefited other states
with similar water pollution prob-
lems by enabling them to stall.
Had the EPA failed to make
Florida comply, it would have
been the death of the Clean Water
Act."
Two strikes
In this area, water quality issues
have posed problems for Black-
bum Bay, Curry and North creeks,
Lemon and Roberts bays, South
Creek and the Myakka River.
Eight years ago, the Florida
coalition took the state DEP to
court to stop the latter's arbitrary
approach to identifying polluted


water bodies. The group objected:
to the state's Watershed Restor-
ation Act, passed in 1999, to meet
standards of the federal Clean:
Water Act.
The Atlanta court in 2004 and
again this year ruled against:
Florida. It ordered the state to'
clean up lakes and rivers its own'
tests revealed are contaminated,
with mercury and nutrients.
Dozens of Florida waterways
are posted with fish consumption
advisories that state, "unsafe to
eat" because of mercury contami-
nation in fish.
Ryan said that health depart-

Please see WATER, 8A


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Pine View School ranked sixth in nation


BY AUDREY BLACKWELL
STAFF WRITER

Sarasota County's Pine
View School was ranked
sixth in the nation in a list-.
ing by U.S. News & World
Report of the top 100 public
high schools in the U.S. The
list is published in the mag-
azine's Dec. 10
issue.
"This is "Our tear
great news for staff, par
us," said Steve
Largo, princi- our stude
pal. "Obvious- deserve
ly, I'm very
proud of this credit for
distinguished of acknov
recognition.
Our teachers, ment."'
staff, parents
and our stu-
dents deserve St
all the credit
for this kind of
acknowledge-
ment. It is very
rewarding when the collec-
tive efforts of the school
community are recogniz-


ed."
Pine View is one of four
Florida schools that ranked
within the top 10 from a
field of nearly 19,000
schools in the country. The
other three highly ranked
Florida schools are in
Bartow, Miami and Jack-
sonville.


chers,
ents and
ants
all the
this kind
wledge-

- Principal
teve Largo


U.S. News
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analysts from
School Eval-
uation Serv-
ices to design
a methodol-
ogy that
would anal-
yze how well
high schools
serve all stu-
dents and
produce
measureable
academic
outcomes.
Measures
included stu-


dent performance on stan-
dardized state tests, such as
the Florida Comprehensive


Assessment Test; an assess-
ment of disadvantaged stu-
dent performance; and the
provision of rigorous col-
lege-level course work.
'"As proud as we are of
our academic accomplish-
ment, we are just as proud
of what the kids accomplish
outside of the classroom
with particular emphasis on
character education and
community service," Largo
said.
Everybody knows
your name
Pine View School in
Osprey began in 1969 and
serves intellectually gifted
students in grades two
through 12. Largo is just
completing his 20th year as
principal and said he
believes the small class sizes
that span so many grades
foster high student success
levels.
"It's a place where every-
body knows your name,"
Largo said. "There is powerful
strength in this learning com-


SUN PHOTO BY AUDREY BLACKWELL
Sarah Lord, seated, and fellow 12th-grade students Julien
Lanore, left, Jonathan Patrice and Edward James III research
scholarships in the student resource center at Pine View School.
All four are heading off to college after graduation in June 2008.'


munity; students start in the
second grade and stay
through high school. We're
the only school on the list
that spans so many grades."
He said the students
seem to thrive in the envi-
ronment, and he thinks it is


a great model to be consid-
ered in education.
"Of course, there are
advantages to building a
high school with all it
needs," he said. "But we
have been able to manage
all these years."


Higher standards
According to Largo,
when the standards were
established by FCAT and No
Child Left Behind, most of
the students at Pine View
were already at the required
performance levels. The
teachers identified the
mandated standards and
then their own standards
and built curriculum to
meet the needs of gifted
students.
"We started with the
standards and enriched
them, and then accelerated
them, so we're a year
ahead," Largo said.
With the opportunity to
take advanced placement
- college level courses,
students can graduate from
Pine View with college cred-
its.
"This helps them be
properly placed in college
and it can save them
money," Largo said. '"And it
helps them get to a level to
get into some of the more
competitive colleges."


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Request for bus exhaust filters Endangerec

resurrects county ozone debate BYGERALD A.ROGOVIN
CORRESPONDENT
BY JACK GURNEY "This isn't just for one or two pursuant to state and feder- Thirty-nine percent of
PELICAN PRESS days." al laws." the nation's most endan-
istrator David Bullock refer- Freak thing? gered birds spend at least
Federal environmental istrator David Bullock refer- part of their year in Florida,
authorities have alerted enced a pre- Bullock attempted to put part of tothe ar in Florida,
according to the Audubon
Sarasota County about dan- vious expla- a humorous spin on the Society.
gerously high levels of ozone nation sub- issue. The newest list of Am-
Sthat result when carbon mitted by "One of the advantages erica's birds at greatest risk,
monoxide fuel vapors from county envi- of our air- issued over last weekend,
cars and power plants mix ronmental q u a I it y included five found in Sara-
with intense sunlight to make officials that monitoring sota County. Audubon rank-
' peoplewithrespiratoryprob- concluded a program is ed habitat loss as the prima-
lems sick. IL 2006 air qua- you get to y reason for the threat of
On Sept. 20, the latest lity report know what extinction of birds. Relent
Environmental Protection Patterson card pub- your ai less sprawl, invasive species
Agency findings were con- lished by the quality is," and global warming were
trained in a report submitted American Lung Association B u 1 llo c k also blamed.
bycountytransportationoffi- was unofficial, and there- said. "One Fifty-ninespeciesofbirds
cials who want to equip 10 fore not credible. Ley of the disad- considered of greatest con-
diesel-powered buses with The association is one of vantages is cern include the Least Tern
filtration systems that reduce the nation's oldest voluntary you get to know what your and the Reddish Egret. Both
' exhaust pollutants. health organizations. Fou- air quality is." a
The report notes that nded in 1904 to fight tuber- The explanation didn't
while the county is not a large culosis, its scope of concern satisfy Patterson.
industrialized area, it is cur- has since expanded to add- "If this is a freak thing a
' rently ranked fourth highest ress asthma, tobacco con- from one air monitoring ll
Sin Florida for levels of carbon trol and environmental station, it shouldn't be in
monoxide and nitrogen diox- health. It publishes an ann- this report," she said. "This
ide, amounts that exceed ual State of the Air report. isn't a chamber of com- FROM FDOT
those recorded in Miami, Or- But last year, environmen- merce paragraph. It sounds
Slando, St. Petersburg-Clear- tal experts contended the "D" like a constant thing. If so, The completion of the
water and Tampa. grade Sarasota County recei- we need to know why." Sarasota County decorative
Sarasota County has an ved from the County transportation concrete medallion at the
SAirQualityIndexscoreof132, association officials didn't refer to the U.S. 41/Albee Road inter-
behind onlySantaRosa (150), for harmful 2006 American Lung Asso- section triggered a major
Nassau (141), Bay (137) and ozone levels ciation report last week, but traffic shift along north-
Escambia (137). was mis- rather to air-quality data re- bound U.S. 41 Wednesday
'"A reading of 100-150 leading be- cently compiled by the EPA night.
' (moderate) is considered un- cause it had that measures one-hour, The shift also resulted in
healthy for sensitive people, "no mean- eight-hour, 24-hour and the reopening ofAlbee Road
including children and the ing within average annual concentra- East and the activation of a
elderly," the report states. the context tions of air pollutants. left-turn lane giving motor-
Bullock of federal Ironically, they informed ists direct access to Albee
Rank and state air commissioners if an EPA Road West from north-
County Commission quality standards." grant application for ex- bound U.S. 41.
Chair Nora Patterson seized County Administrator Jim haust filters is approved at The decorative medal-
on the report to question Ley issued an internal re- no cost to local taxpayers, lion was installed at the
countyofficialsaboutasensi- port to commissioners that and the equipment is in- intersection to enhance aes-
tive subject the Pelican Press stated, "The only real mea- stalled, it would mean 'that thetics along the 3-mile cor-
raised 18 months ago. sures that mean anything only 34 percent of the coun- ridor of U.S. 41 from State
"I want to know why we for all but a very, very, ty's 62-bus fleet would be Road 681 (Venice Conn-
rank fourth in the state for very few people are air "more environmentally ector) to Bird Bay Drive in
carbon monoxide," she said. quality standards established friendly." Nokomis. A similar medal-
h


I birds have local homes


inhabit estuaries and feed
on seagrass flats and mud-
flats along Florida's west
coast.
The Prothonotary Warb-
ler is among 119 species
found to be declining in
number at an increasing rate.
They are found in South
County in cypress swamps
and other forested wetlands
lined with Spanish moss.
Logging for the production
of cypress mulch was cited
as a cause of the decline.
Two coastal birds that
follow rivers in their migra-
tion south to Brazil and
Paraguay, and stop in
Florida, are also seriously
declining in number. The
Swallow-Tailed Kite and the
Red Knot spend their time
in the state to rest and feed.


They need to store enough
calories to permit them to
breed. The stopover restores
strength they may have lost
in disturbances and inter-
ruptions along the way,
according to Audubon.
Julie Wraithmell, Wildlife
Policy Coordinator for Aud-
ubon of Florida, called habi-
tat loss "the near-universal
threat to all of these species.
'Floridians need to be more
strategic in the way we
occupy the landscape, with
an emphasis on saving
places for wildlife."
The Audubon Society's
index of potential extinction
of endangered birds points
to the direct responsibility
of humans for the threat
that most birds face, Wrait-
hmell said.


done, Albee Road open


lion at the U.S. 41/ Colonia
Drive intersection is sched-
uled for installation early
next year.
The medallions are part
of a Florida Department of
Transportation project un-


der which U.S. 41 in Nok-
omis is being widened from
two to three lanes in both
directions.
For more information,
call 485-8700 or 232-5590.


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Student has found her passion


Lunch to go


GERALD A. ROGOVIN
CORRESPONDENT

Hannah Wilkins is on a
mission.
She's an
enthusiastic
environ-
mentalist,
and she
wants others
in her age
group to jQin
the fight to
conserve
Wilkins and protect
wildlife and
environmentally sensitive,
lands.
"Unfortunately, I do not
think that many of my peers
have a firm grasp on just
how much of our planet's
wildlife and their habitats
are in dire jeopardy," Wilk-
ins said.
A junior at Venice High
School, Wilkins recently was,
named to. the executive
board of the Venice Area
Audubon Society. Accor-
ding to Daryl Baer Rowland,
secretary of the organiza-
tion, the board enlisted
Wilkins to help form a stu-
dent chapter of Audubon in
the Venice area.


Venice Audubon volun-
teers run programs for the
public, including classes
and a library. Several activi-
ties are tied to the Venice
rookery, a popular site for
photographers and natu-
ralists.
Classes will begin in
December at the rookery in
birding for adults in the
community and for Girl and
Boy Scouts seeking a badge
in birding.

A natural
Wilkins seemed to be a
natural to join the the
Venice Audubon directors,
according to Glenn Comp-
ton and Barry Rossheim,
two science faculty mem-
bers at the high school. She
is vice president of the
Marine Biology and Zoo-
logy clubs. Outside. of
school, she volunteers her
time at the Wildlife Center
of Venice ,and for People for
Trees.
"I became interested in
the Audubon board be-
cause it gives me an oppor-
tunity to be an advocate for
my generation," Wilkins
said. "I am highly enthusias-
tic about the organization's


mission: promoting an in-
terest in wildlife, and spread-
ing the concept of conserva-
tion in practical wayg."
Having been described
by friends as a "tree-hugger"
and an "animal freak," she
said her interest grew from
the. age of 5 to high school,
when she became involved
in the Costa Rica Global
Classroom Project. Wilkins
will travel to Costa Rica for
the third time at spring
break this school year to
experience the unusual ec-
ology of that country.
The 16-year-old has tak-
en honor courses since her
freshman year. She is en-
rolled currently in advanced
placement and dual enroll-
ment programs.
One of five children, she
recalls that her parents had
always encouraged her in-
terest in the environment.
"When I was younger,
they would frequently cut
out article in the newspa-
per, and say, 'You've got to
read this!' "she said. "Much
of the time they were about
ordinary youth who acted
in extraordinary ways. This
became an inspiration for
me."


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19 NOTICE OF AUCTION 20 NOTICE TO 20 NOTICE TO
CREDITORS CREDITORS
PUBLIC VEHICLE AUCTION
The following vehicle/vesse(ls) will be OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE The administration of the estate of
auctioned for unpaid towing and stor- ON THEM. MARY G. KIRBY, deceased,
V vehicle Flagship Towing & All other creditors of the decedent whose date of death was August
motive, LLC, 106 Corporation and persons having claims or 27, 2007, File Number 2007-
Way Unit ii, Venice, FL 34285. '-deimands.; against the itecedent's. CP-011 228-SC, is pending in the
estate must file their claims with Circuit Court for SARASOTA Coun-
On 12/31/07@ '10:00 AM, at the this court WITHIN 1THREE!' t, Florida, Probate Division, the
above address. MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF address of which is 4000 South
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL
- 1995 JEEP THIS NOTICE. 34293. The names and address-
1J4GZ58SXTC210478 ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN es of the personal representative
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH and the personal representative's
PUBLISH: December 7, 2007 IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE attorney are set forth below.
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL
20 NOTICE TO BE FOREVER BARRED. All creditors of the decedent and
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME other persons having claims or
CREDITORS PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, demands against decedent's
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) estate on whom a copy of this
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE notice is required to be served
SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA DECENDENTS DATE OF DEATH must file their claims with this
PROBATE DIVISION IS BARRED. court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3
The date of the first publication of MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF
File No. 2007-CP-12806-SC this Notice is November 30, THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
Division: Probate 2007. -ruTI NTImE RD 3n n AV


IN RE: ESTATE OF
NADINE C. ROBERTS,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of
NADINE C. ROBERTS,
deceased, whose date of death
was October 1, 2007, and
whose social security number is
XXX-XX-8349, is pending in the
Circuit Court for SARASOTA Coun-
ty, Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is 2000 Main
Street, P.O. Box 3079, Saraso-
ta, Florida 34230-3079. The
names and addresses of the Per-
sonal Representative and the Per-
sonal Representative's attorney are
set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or
demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be served
must file their claims with this
court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3
MONTHS AFTERTHE T IME OF
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE


Personal Representative:
George B. Roberts
1056 Remington Ave.
Eustis, FL 32726'
KANETSKY, MOORE &
DeBOER, P.A., Attorneys at Law
Attorneys for Personal
Representative
227' S. Nokomis Ave.
P. O. Box 1767
Venice, FL 34284-1767
Telephone: (941) 485-1571
ERIK R. LIEBERMAN, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 393053
PUBLISH: November 30, Dec-
ember 7, 2007

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
SARASOTA COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF,
MARY G. KIRBY,
Deceased.

File No. 2007-CP-011228-SC

NOTICE TO CREDITORS


PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE UNIFORM METHOD
OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS
CITY OF VENICE RESOLUTION NO. 2007-23
City of Venice, Florida (the "City") hereby provides notice, pur-
suant to Section 197.3632(3) (a), Florida Statutes, of its intent
to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special
assessments to be levied within the incorporated area of the
City, for the cost of providing fire services commencing for the
Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2008. The City will consid-
er the adoption of a Resolution electing to use the uniform
method of collecting such assessments authorized by Section
197.3632, Florida Statutes, at a public hearing to be held at
1:30 p.m. on December 11, 2007 at Council Chambers, 401 W.
Venice Avenue, Venice, Florida 34285. Such Resolution will
state the need for the levy and will contain a legal description o1
the boundaries of the real property subject to the levy. Copies
of the proposed form of Resolution, which contains the legal
description of the real property subject to the levy, are on file al
the Office of the City Clerk, 401 W. Venice Avenue, Venice,
Florida.
This public hearing may be continued from time to time.
In the event any person decides to appeal any decision by the
City with respect to any matter relating to the consideration of
the Resolution at the above-referenced public hearing, a record
of the proceeding may be needed and in such an event, such
person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the pub-
lic hearing is made, which record includes the testimony and
evidence on which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with
the American with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special
accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceed-
ing should contact the City Clerk's Office at (941) 486-2626,
three days prior to the date of the hearing.
All Interested persons are invited to attend and be heard. Writ-
ten comment filed with the City Clerk of the City of Venice, will
be heard and considered.
/s/
Lori Stelzer, MMP, City Clerk
PUBLISH: November 16, 23, 30, and December 7, 2007


AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE
OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE
ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent
and other persons having claims or
demands against decedent's
estate must file their claims with
this court WITHIN 3 'MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE,
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
DECEDENTS DATE OF DEATH
IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this
Notice is December 7, 2007

Personal Representative:
JO ANNE KIRBY
1364 Leeward Road
Venice, Florida 34293

Attorney for Personal
Representative:
Mark W. Mazzeo
Florida Bar No. 119350
4140 Woodmere Park Boule-
vard Suite 4
Venice, Florida 34293
Telephone: (941)-408-8555

PUBLISH: December 7, 14, 2007

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 2007-CP-13772-SC
Division: Probate
IN RE: ESTATE OF
VIRGINIA W. SAUNDERS,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of
VIRGINIA W. SAUNDERS,
deceased, whose date of death
was October 21, 2007, and
whose social security number is
XXX-XX-XXXX, is pending in the
Circuit Court for SARASOTA Coun-
ty, Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is P.O. Box
3079, Sarasota, Florida
34230-3079. The names and
addresses of the Personal Repre-
sentatives and the Personal Repre-
sentatives' attorney are set forth
below.
All creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or
demands against decedent's
estate on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be served
must file their claims with this
Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3


20 NOTICE TO 22 NOTICE OF 30 NOTICE OF SALE
CREDITORS FORECLOSURE
Wing, Sarasota, Florida, at 8:30
MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF o'clock A.M. on the 4th day of Jan-
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF KAREN E. RUSHING, uary, 2008, the following
THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT described property set forth in the
AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE By: Tina.Lake Order of Final Judgment:.
OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE *.44 E"' ~ Eshb"itA n.,ahi,, -rr, ,,rd
O N T H E M A lb e rt J T is e o E s q .. . .."
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ana pers rs havig calirr-. or
demands against the decedent's
estate must file their claims with
this court WITHIN THREE
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME
PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE,
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
DECENDENT'S DATE OF DEATH
IS BARRED.
The date of the first publication of
this Notice is November 30,
2007.
Personal Representative:
Carolyn Saunders Pearce
c/o Murray Kanetsky, Esq.
P.O.Box 1767
Venice, FL 34284-1767

KANETSKY, MOORE &
DeBOER, P.A., Attorneys at Law
Attorneys for Personal
Representatives
227 S. Nokomis Ave.
P. 0. Box 1767
Venice, FL 34284-1767 -
Telephone: (941) 485-1571
MURRAY KANETSKY, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 041192
PUBULISH: November 30, Dec-
ember 7, 2007

22 NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT IN AND FOR SARASOTA
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
Case No: 07-CA-6066-SC
PLAINTIFFSS:
GARY K. ARTMAN and DIANNA
ARTMAN,
Husband and Wife,
vs.
DEFENDANTS)
SEAN LONG and MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware
Corporation acting solely as
nominee for COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS, INC.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned Clerk of the County
Court of Sarasota County, Florida
will at 11:00 A.M., on Wed, the
26th day of December, 2007, at
public sale at the West door of the
Sarasota South County Administra-
tion Building, 4000 South Tamiami
Trail, Venice, Florida, sell to the
highest bidder for cash, the follow-
ing described real property:
The East 140 feet of Lot 674,
ENGLEWOOD GARDENS, #2, LESS
the South 15 feet of the east 88
feet thereof, a subdivision accord-
ing to the plat thereof, recorded in
Plat Book 4, Page 356, of the Pub-
lic Records of Sarasota County,
Florida.
The said sale will be made pur-
suant to final judgement of foreclo-
sure of the County Court of Sara-
sota County, Florida
Dated this 4th day of December,
2007.


Port Charlotte, PL 33948 ..-i. ".......
(941)-625-6666 descripnon.


PUBLISH: November 7, 14, 2007

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT IN AND FOR SARASOTA
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
Case No: 07-CA-5757-SC

PLAINTIFFSS:
NEW VISTA PROPERTIES, INC.,
a Florida Corporation,
vs.
DEFENDANTS)
HUMPHRY WILLIAMS

NOTICE O; FORECLOSURE
SALE
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned Clerk of the County
Court of Sarasota County, Florida
will at 11:00 A.M., on Wed, the
26th day of December, 2007,
at the Sarasota County Court-
house, Historic Courtroom 2000
Main Street, Sarasota, Florida, sell
to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described real
property:
Lot 49, Block 1135, 25th ADDI-
TION TO PORT CHARLOTTE
SUBDIVISION, a subdivision
according to the plat thereof,
recorded in Plat Book 15, page
2, 2A through 2Q, of the Public
Records of Sarasota County,
Florida.

The said sale will be made pur-
suant to Final Judgment of Fore-
closure of the Circuit Court of
Sarasota County, Florida

Dated this 4th day of December,
2007.

KAREN E. RUSHING,
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: Tina Lake
Miko P. Gunderson
18401 Murdock Circle
Port Charlotte, FL 33948

PUBLISH: December 7, 14, 2007

30 NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT IN AND FOR SARASOTA
COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No 2007-CA-010259-SC
PLAINTIFFSS:
NORTHERN TRUST, NA,
vs.
DEFENDANTS)
JACOB A. MATNEY; et al.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS GIVEN pursuant to that
certain Final Judgment dated
November 30, 2007 in the Case
No. 2007-CA-010259-SC of the
Circuit Court of the 1.2th Judicial
Circuit in and for Sarasota County,
Florida, wherein NORTHERN
TRUST, NA is the plaintiff and
JACOB A. MATNEY; CITY OF SARA-
SOTA, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA; are
the Defendant(s), I will sell the
property located in Sarasota Coun-
ty, Florida, to the highest and best
bidder for cash, at the lobby on the
second floor of the Sarasota Coun-
ty Courthouse, at 2000 Main
Street, Historic Court Room East


Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the lis pendens must
file a claim within 60 days after the
sale.
Dated: 12/5/07
KAREN E. RUSHING,
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT
By: Tina Lake
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
LOT 15, BLOCK 172, 2ND ADDI-
TION TO PORT CHARLOTTE SUB-
DIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE 30, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF SARASOTA
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Publication of this Notice of Sale
was made on the 7th and 14 days
of December, 2007, in the Venice
Gondolier Sun.
Attorney for Plaintiff & Billing
Name:-
Steven M. Lee, Esq.
1200 SW 2nd Avenue-
Miami, Florida 33130-4214
Telephone: (305)-856-7855


30 NOTICE OF SALE 38 OTHER NOTICES


PUBLISH: December 7, 14, 2007 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
1 7 THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF SARASOTA,
S34WORKSHOPS r r ,,--STArE OF;tORM-"

*PUBLICNO4'ICE OF-.0 FEITUREOF1
NEIGHBORHOOD 1990 Buick Electra Park
WORKSHOP Avenue Sedan (White)
VIN: 1G4CW54C7L1600666
A Neighborhood Workshop Case. No: 2007-CA-1056-NC
will be held to discuss a pro- Judge: Debra Riva
posed Rezone Petition for a
50 acre + development NOTICE OF ACTION


known as the Jacaranda
Commercial Center at 1-75
and Jacaranda Boulevard.
The request is to rezone the
subject parcel from CHI with
stipulations to CHI with
amended stipulations. The
property is located along
Commercial Court which is
the primary road through
the Jacaranda Commercial
Center. The property is the
Jacaranda Commercial Cen-
ter development. The pur-
pose is to correct errors
and actually reflect the
office uses' currently exist-
ing at additional locations,
specifically in existing office
buildings at 389 and 435
Commercial Court, within
the Jacaranda Commercial
Center development.


TO: ERIC EUGENE WELTER
1485 Siesta Drive
Sarasota, Florida 34239
ERIC EUGENE WELTER
2130 Palm Terrace Avenue
Sarasota, Florida 34231
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an
action to forfeit your interest in the
above described property in Sara-
sota County, Florida, has been filed
and you are required to serve a
copy of your written defenses, if
any, on Petitioner's Attorney,
Diana R. Esposito, Assistant
Attorney General, Office of the
Attorney General, 501 East
Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1100,
Tampa, FLorida 33602, if you
wish to contest this forfeiture
action on or before December
31. 2007 and file the original with.
the clerk of this court either before
service on Petitioner's attorney or
immediately thereafter. If you fail
to do so a default will be entered
against you for the relief demand-
ed in thp netitinn


PUBLISH: December 7, 14 Sarasota County has initiat-
2007SH ed the rezone petition to Dated: November 21, 2007.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF recognizethe existing office KAREN RUSHING
THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIR- uses of the two properties Clerk of Circuit Court
CUlT IN AND FOR SARASOTA that total 2.37 acres . By: C. Brandenburg
COUNTY, FLORIDA Designation of the additional Deputy Clerk
properties for office uses
Case No 2006-CA-010255-SC requires amending the origi- CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

PLAINTIFF(S): nal Rezone Petition No. 84- I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy
SAWGRASS COMMUNITY 54, approved by Ordinance of the Notice of Action has been
ASSOCIATION, INC., No. 86-08, by adopting a furnished by U.S. Mail to Eric
vs. new Ordinance. The total Eugene Welter, 1485 Siesta Drive,
DEFENDANT(S) amount of office uses that Sarasota, Florida 34239 and -to
KEITH ONKEN and VICKI L. l Eric Eugene Welter, 2130 Palm
ONKEN, could be allowed within the Terrace Avenue, Sarasota, Florida
husband and wife, 50 acre Jacaranda Corn- 34231, on the day of
mercial Center is a maxi- ____ 2007.
NOTICE OF SALE mum of 17.50 acres. The
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur- total amount of office uses PUBLISHED:
suant to the Final Judgment of desinated in the Jacaranda OVEMBER 30, 2007
Foreclosure entered into the design DECEMBER 7, 2007
above-styled case, Case No. Commercial Center by DECEMBER 14, 2007
2006-CA-010255-SC, in the Cir- including the 2.37 acres DECEMBER 21, 2007
cuit Court in and for Sarasota of the two subject proper-
County, Florida, that I will sell to the ties would be 11.3 acres . TO PLACE YOURLEGAL
highest and best bidder for cash at
the north door of the east wing of NOTICE, CALL CAROL
the Sarasota County, Courthouse This is not a public hearing. (941)-207-1206
in Sarasota County, Florida at 8:30 The purpose of the Neigh- fax (941)-485-3036
a.m., on the 4th' day of January. borhood Workshop is to cmozik@venice
2008, the following described inform neighboring resi- gonidolier.com
property: dents and property owners

Lot 439, Sawgrass Unit 6, of the request and to seek
according to the Plat thereof, their comments.
recorded in Plat Book 42, Page
43, of the Public Records of The Neighborhood Work-
Sarasota County, Florida. shop will be held on Thurs-
A..r .f.. .. .. ,. .^- f n dayv Decem ber 13. 2007.


U DATED tL his 5th day oU Deeb
2007.
KAREN E. RUSHING,
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT
By: Tina Lake

Original notice to be returned to
Clerk of Circuit Court. Bill and
duplicate notice to be mailed to:

SHARON S. VANDER WULP,
ESQUIRE
P.O. Box 1767
Venice, FL 34284-1767


at 6:30 pm at 435 Com-
mercial Court, Venice, Flori-
da. This is the DMK Associ-
ates, Inc. office building.

For more information,
please contact Kirk Crane,
Sarasota County Planning
Services at 1660 Ringling
Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34236
or 941-861-5232.

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BY JOHN HAUGHEY
STAFF WRITER

As the building slow-
down leaves local contrac-
tors looking for work, area
governments are seeing
more competitive bids for
capital improvement and
public works projects.
While aggressive solicita-
tion for government con-
tracts could save taxpayers
millions, in most cases, those
savings don't translate into
"leftover" cash-in-hand, but
into a diversion of anticipat-
ed future revenues that can
finance other infrastructure
improvements sooner than
planned.
As Sarasota County Gen-
eral Services Director Dale
Roberts states succinctly,
contractors "are really out
there fighting for work."
Roberts, who has worked
in Sarasota County's pro-
curement and general ser-
vices departments since the
early 1990s, said local gov-
ernments have not had time
to assess how the trend will
pan out in the long run,
although he suspects the
payoff could be significant.
"This phenomenon just
started this last summer
and it is the most significant
thing (in government fin-
ancing) I've seen in the last
15 years," he said.
Subtle savings
While, obviously, more
bidders mean more. bang
for the public buck, there
are other factors lowering
costs.
"Several years ago," Rob-
erts said, "construction costs
were appreciating consid-
erably and now it has slowed
down."
North Port City Engineer
Pat Collins said while petro-
leum-based materials con-
tinue to go up, costs for
other supplies have stabi-
Afiz pwve declined. ,
j 'After Katrina, it was4iag-
to get things like, fdr exafh- ,
ple, mast arms for signals,
because they were trying to
replace damaged mast arms
in Louisiana and Miss-
issippi," he said. "So, obvi-
ously, the available stock out
there was consumed by that
disaster. They have since
replenished that stock."
And, as North Port Public
Works Director Branford
Adumuah notes, more ex-
perienced contractors are
simply responding to eco-
nomic realities by watching
costs when bidding and
completing jobs.
Adumuah said when
North Port solicited bids for
its citywide road-rehabilita-
tion project estimated to
cost $16 million Ajax
Paving won the contract
with a $13 million bid.
"That was a big surprise,"
he said.
But, in retrospect, maybe
not, he said. Ajax Paving is
an experienced local con-
tractor that has worked with
many area governments for
years.
"It could be the econo-
my," Adumuah said, "or the
fact that, in the economy of
scale, they know how to do
that."
Protests
However, in some cases,
just,the opposite is occur-
ring, Roberts said.
"Contractors are bidding
on things where they are not
minimally qualified and on
things they don't normally
do," he said, sometimes
leading to miscalculations
and "low-ball" bids that
aren't realistic.
Roberts said Sarasota
County has disqualified
some low bidders and
awarded contracts in deci-
sions challenged by others
seeking the job.
"This has resulted in a
quite a few bid protests," he
said. "We average two a year.


We have had five bid
protests in the last two
months."


jhaughey@sun-herald.com


RECENT BELOW-BUDGET BIDS
FOR GOVERNMENT PROJECTS
* Rothenbach Park, budgeted at $2
million, has generated bids for
$500,000 less. ,-
'This is the type of construction
that we would normally just get
three, four bids, and we got 13 bids,"
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Sarasota County Area Transit
dispatch center additions and reno-
vation, budgeted for $270,000.
In April, county solicited three
bids. "All came in higher than what
we had" with the low bid at
$465,000, Roberts said.
"So we threw the bid out again"


in August, he said. "We got eight
bids" with the lowest at $235,000.
Sarasota County Utilities force
main and pump station on U.S. 41.
Roberts said the job was initially
posted last December and drew five
bids, the lowest at $4.208 million.
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"We got eight bids," Roberts said.
'The second time, the low bid was
$4.5 million" despite the significant
expansion of work.
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ment plant construction: budgeted
for $6.672 million, awarded bid was
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8A SUN NEWSPAPERS


Watering restrictions in effect


Sarasota County
Sarasota County reminds
all residents of the following
landscape and irrigation
water restrictions. These re-
strictions apply whether the
source of water is a well,
pond or a utility system. '
Even addresses (house
numbers ending with 0, 2,4,
6 or 8) may water only on
Tuesday.
Odd addresses (house
numbers ending with 1, 3,5,
7 or 9) may water only on
Thursday.
Common areas with no
address, such as median or
roadside plantings, club-
house or recreation areas,
may be irrigated only on
Tuesday.
The maximum amount
of water applied is limited
to three-quarters of an inch
in each irrigation zone,
once, on each allowable
watering day.
Property smaller than 2
acres can water before 8
a.m. and after 6 p.m.
Property larger than 2
.acres can water before 10
a.m. and after 4 p.m.
Exceptions to water
restrictions
Flower beds, vegetable
gardens and other nonlawn
areas may be irrigated as


needed using a hand-
watering device with a shut-
off nozzle. These areas may
also be watered using
micro-irrigation and other
forms of horticulture ap-
propriate, low-volume irri-
gation, on any day of the
week.
Newly planted lawn
and landscape areas maybe
watered any day of the week
for a 60-day establishment
period that begins the day
the plant material is in-
stalled. New plantings must
be at least 50 percent of the
planted area. However, no
irrigation is permitted be-
tween 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Car washing is limited
to once per week; however,
fundraising events are still
allowed.
Guidelines
for well owners
As a result of below-
average rainfall amounts,
some area wells cannot
draw water from current
groundwater levels. Be-
cause significant rains that
would raise the water table
are not expected soon,
Sarasota County has issued
the following guidelines for
residents about their well
systems.


If you are losing water
pressure from a well that
cannot draw water, contact
the Environmental Health
Division of the Sarasota
County Department of
Health, 861-6133.
The wells affected are
those of older construction
with surface pumps. No
newer, larger-diameter wells
with submersible pumps
have reported any prob-
lems.
Some wells can be ret-
rofitted with a submersible
pump or can have the
existing drop pipe lowered.
Property owners will need
to check with a. licensed
water well contractor or a
pump company to see if
this type of repair can be
performed.
In some areas, resi-
dents may be able to con-
nect to existing county
water lines. Sarasota
County Utilities Permitting
can check on water avail-
ability and provide infor-
mation on connection
costs, fees and financing
options.
If county water lines are
not currently accessible on
a particular street, residents
can contact Sarasota Coun-
ty Program Management to


determine if an assessment
can be established that
would enable them to
receive county water ser-
vice.
For more information,
contact the Sarasota Coun-
ty Call Center at 861-5000
to reach Utilities Per-
mitting or Program Man-
agement.
City of Venice
Residents in the city of
Venice may water their
lawns once a week unless
they are using reclaimed
water, which is not restrict-
ed.
Those with addresses
ending in odd numbers, or
letters A through M, may
water on Thursdays; those
ending with even num-
bers, or letters N through
Z, may water on Tuesdays.
New lawns may be
watered on any day during
a 60-day establishment
period, beginning the day of
planting.
All irrigation must take
place before 8 a.m. or after 6
p.m.
Washing vehicles and
hand-watering landscape
shrubs are allowed at any
time. Hoses must have
shutoff nozzles.


Propose sites for park lands


Sarasota County's Land
Acquisition Program is
seeking nominations for
sites to be considered for
acquisition as park land.
Citizens who wish to nomi-
nate land for this program
may fill out a nomination
form, available on the Sara-
sota County Web site.
To be considered under
this program a property
must have a willing seller.
For a nomination form,
visit www.scgov.net/parks.
Under Topics, click on Land
Acquisition Nominations;
the nomination form may
be downloaded from the
Web page in Adobe PDF
and Microsoft Word for-
mats.
Those without Web ac-
cess can call 861-5000 to


receive a nomination form
by mail.
To submit a nomination
form by e-mail, send the
completed nomination form
as an attachment (Adobe
PDF or Microsoft Word) to:
LandNominations@scgov
.net.
To submit by fax, send
the completed nomination
form to: (941) 861-9855.
To submit by mail, send
the completed nomination
form to: Land Nominations,
Sarasota County Parks and
Recreation Community Serv-
ices Green Office Complex,
6700 Clark Road, Sarasota,
34241.
For more information,
call 861-5000 and ask about
park land acquisition nomi-
nations.


WATER from Page 1 A


ments at all government
levels in the state have been
trying to persuade people to
limit their fish consump-
tion.
"Women In their child-
bearing years are particular-
ly prone to mercury poison-
ing," he said. "Unfortun-
ately, the whole Gulf Coast
is considered impaired. The
presence of coal-burning
power plants in the region is


the cause. Most mercury
contamination is airborne."
Tuna, snook and other
larger fish in the Gulf of
Mexico prey on little fish,
and carry the mercury, he
noted. Largemouth bass
found in fresh water are also
mercury carriers in Florida
and 40 other states, accord-
ing to Dr. Thomas D. Atke-
son, a mercury scientist
with the Florida DEP


PLANS from Page 1 A


After public hearings,
however, project plans were
changed to an active park
complete with pavilion and
gazebo.
Concept plans floated in
November 2005 called for
Tramonto Vista Park to fea-
ture a covered pavilion that
could host small concerts and


100 approved parking spots.
That drew the ire of some
residents who objected to
the revised plan, which also
called for two bathroom
facilities; swingsets; barbe-
cue grills; a volleyball court;
three 60-foot diameter pic-
nic shelters replacing each
of the three storage tanks;


fountains in the reclaimed
water pond that continues
to provide irrigation to the
Lake Venice Golf Club; and
an elevated sand dune
boardwalk from the park to
Venice Fishing Pier.
Following more public
hearings there was a com-
promise to install just one


picnic shelter area, but
maintain most of the other
amenities.
The design and building
team for permitting and
construction of the park has
already been selected and
confirmed by city council.
All that's left to do is
approve the contract docu-


ments that are nearing
completion.
"It would not be appro-
priate to enter into a con-
tract with the existing con-
cept drawings if there is a
desire (by the newly elected
council merpbers) to recon-
sider the fundamental
design," Black said.


There is approximately
$3 million in remaining
bond funds available to
complete the park, and the
city must move forward
with expending the funds in
order to avoid arbitrage vio-
lations, Black said.
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Venice Pier Watch goes national


BY TOMMY MCINTYRE
STAFF WRITER

Venice's newly formed
Pier Watch is making a big
splash across the country.
"Yeah, we were contact-
ed by another pier watch
group in (Pismo Beach)
California," PW's Jim Leis
said. "They learned about
us through the Internet, I
believe, but they're a little
different than we are."
Leis said the California
group's primary focus is
protection of sea birds and
clean water.
The two groups will
share information, he said.
While Venice's pier watch-
dogs are vigilant about


wildlife protection and
clean water, their principal
focus keeping the Venice
Municipal Fishing Pier a
safe place for people to visit.
"Late at night, there was
drinking, smoking (dope),"
said Papa's Bait & Snack
Shop Manager TomWendel,
"and who knows what else."
The bait shop is located
on the 720-foot long refur-
bished pier.
And as it turns out, fish-
ermen are very territorial,
and sometimes tempers get
a little heated.
"Somebody gets some-
body's favorite spot on the
pier," Leis said, "and the
next thing you know -
there you go."


PW members try to make
sure those flare-ups are
quickly doused with a little
common sense.
There is always the op-
tion that each PW member
has there are about 15
members of calling Ven-
ice police. VPD's Marine
Unit works closely with PW.
There were so many
problems in the past that
the city considered closing
the pier at night. The pier,
located west of Sharky's On
The Pier on West Harbor
Drive, is currently open 24
hours a day, seven days a
week.
Follow the money
PWhas been up and run-


ning for several months, but
to to keep it running takes
money.
"We don't need a lot of
money," Leis said, "but we
do need some things. For
instance, the city can't
afford to clean the pier, so
we are looking for a power
washer. It gets a little nasty
out there on a hot day when
people are pulling in fish
and cleaning them hand
over fist."
Leis said PW is willing to
do the job.
Venice Public Works
Director Larry Heath said
the city has no problem if
members want to take over
washing down the pier
deck.


"We normally do it if it
gets really bad out there,"
said Venice Public Infor-
mation Officer Pam John-
son.
But other things that only
money can buy are needed,
too.
"We have no direct com-
munication between our
members and the police
department except our per-
sonal cell phones," Leis
said. "City can't afford a line
either, neither can the
police."
If you'd like to help pre-
serve Venice's landmark


recreational fishing pier, call
Jim Leis at 488-4035, or
Papa's Bait & Snack Shop
Manager Tom Wendel at
488-1456 for more informa-
tion.
Last week, a 460-pound
goliath grouper was caught
off the pier, according to
Leis. (The world record is
1,680 pounds.)
"They're protected, so
they had to let it go," Leis
said. "Fishing's been good."

tmcintyre@
venicegondolier.com


CITY NOTES


Jazz festival's
growing pains

The first Venice Jazz
Festival in September was
so popular planners want to
move it to a bigger space
next year.
The overflow of jazz
enthusiasts in Centennial
Park was apparent this
summer. Aluminum chairs
seemed to take up every
available shaded space.
There were even chairs set
up two deep in the 4-foot-
wide grass median between
the sidewalk and Tampa
Avenue, where traffic came
within a few feet of listeners.
Others set their lawn chairs
across the street on the
opposite side of Tampa
Avenue.
The Jazz Club of Sara-


sota, which sponsored the
event along with Gulf Coast
Community Foundation of
Venice, sent an e-mail this
week to Mayor Ed Martin
asking him to consider a
larger venue, such as West
Blalock Park.
Martin also suggested
the airport festival grounds.
Jazz club sponsors said the
airport grounds sounded
like a "good overall idea, in
the long run," but that rent-
ing a tent for shade, and the
chairs and stage, could post
budgetary problems.
"We wanted this to be a
free concert for the people
of Venice and surrounding
areas," wrote Mike Dowd, of
the club.
Martin offered to put the
issue on a future city coun-
cil agenda for considera-


tion.
The 2008 jazz festival
takes place Sept. 27.
Revamping the
lifestyles committee
The Lifestyles Commit-
tee authorized by city coun-
cil earlier this year has yet to
be implemented.
Mayor Ed Martin sent an
e-mail to council members
this week offering to
streamline the committee
due to an "insufficient pool
of applicants."
He suggested revising the
committee make-up from
nine members to five. The
move could make it func-
tion more effectively and fill
the committee with quali-
fied applicants, he said.
Under Martin's plan the
committee would include


one member with t disabil-
ity, one youth member, one
member with experience
with elderly persons and
two members representing
the community with a
demonstrated interest in
quality of life issues.
A date hasn't been set for
council to consider the
issue.
Comp plan workshop
The second comprehen-
sive plan workshop for the
city of Venice is scheduled
for Thursday, Feb. 28, from 9
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BY JACK GURNEY
PELICAN PRESS
One of those Sarasota
County projects that never
seems to get done is finally
being designed- almost two
years after it was identified as
a high priority.
If there are no further de-
lays, filthy drainage water
should stop spilling onto Si-
esta Public Beach by the
autumn of 2009.
Last week, several county
commissioners grilled public
works officials about an old
storm drainage pond south
of the Siesta Beach pavilion.
"This is real critical," Com-
mission Chair Nora Patterson
said. "I could smell itWill this
project cure the sulfur smell?"
Theresa Connor, the cou-
nty's stormwater manager,
explained that along-delayed
project to enlarge the pond
and construct underground
vaults so drainage water can
be cleaned up may not cure
the odor problem.
"It's natural," she said.
"The pond will get bigger. I
don't know."
After rain storms, beach
walkers have seen a stream of
green drainage ooze down to
the water's edge from behind
trees that conceal the pond. It
is an ugly blemish on what
many people consider one of
the most beautiful beaches in
all of Florida. Whether it con-
tributed to beach water pol-
lution problems that forced
public health officials to close
the beach several months
ago is open for debate. Ex-
perts attributed high fecal
coli-form levels to shore birds
that were feasting on sea-
weed.
"The scope of work calls
for the pond tqobe d0~bl.qdAi
size," said Spencer Anderson,


a county project manager.
"Water from Beach Road and
the public beach parking lot
will drain into the pond, and
then into storage vaults con-
structed under two of the
tennis courts."
When drainage water is
pumped out of the vaults it
will undergo ultraviolet treat-
ment to kill bacteria, then be
emptied into the Grand Can-
alwhere it passes beneath the
Azure Way Bridge.
"This is a low circulatory
area," Anderson said, "and
the water will provide some
flushing."
The project reportedly got
delayed when county offi-
cials tried to coordinate it
with a master plan for up-
grades at Siesta Public Beach.
It stalled after a budget for all
the improvements got hung
up in the debate over proper-
ty tax cuts.
"We won't know how
much the construction will
cost until next August," And-
erson said. 'A feasibility study
done in 2005 estimated the
work at $1.8 million, but that
will have to be refined after
the design is finished and we
know what's involved."
High fecal levels are typi-
cally found in drainage ditch-
es and surface water bodies
that run through either agri-
cultural areas or residential
neighborhoods with septic
tank drain fields. Virtually all
of Siesta Key is on a central
sewer system now owned
and operated by the county.
The health department
routinely tests water at all
public beaches for bacteria
levels. Fecal coliform tests
measure the level of animal
or human waste. If polluted
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IRS to audit hospitals' 'secret discounts'


BY GREG MARTIN wide over the past 12 years,
STAFF WRITER Meidinger has' argued the
secret contracts amount to
I For what a hospital pa- kickbacks, price discrimina-
Itient is charged for a single tion and Medicare and
tablet of Tylenol, the patient Medicaid fraud.
could buy a whole box of Now, in his latest lawsuit,
Tylenol at a drug store. he claims they result in tax
For what a patient is evasion.
charged' for a short ambu-
lance ride, the patient could Compliance issue
by.a good used car. In the past, his suits have
For what the patient is been dismissed by various
charged for a night in a hos- federal courts.
;pital bed, the patient could Soon, however, Meid-
spent two weeks in .a first- inger believes he'll have the
class hotel. Internal Revenue Service as
; And for what at least one an ally.
'CEO of a large, national He cited a Sept. 10 direc-
!health insurance, William tive issued by John Risacher,
!McGuire of United Health, an IRS director over retail-
iearned in one year, a com- ers, food, pharmaceuticals
munity could build six pub- and health-care industries.
&ic schools at $20 million Risacher, in the memo,
each. called the way hospitals
To Roy J. Meidinger, account for the secret con-
Ithose are the symptoms of tracts a "compliance issue"
'a sick health care system. for the $2 trillibn-per-year
And he thinks he has the health care industry.
cure. Meidinger, a retired AT
The high cost of health &T-trained systems analyst,
care in America is due to the said he believes he may
way hospitals charge all have triggered the memo. In
patients the same price, but 2006, he tried to get the IRS
then grant hefty secret dis- and the Department of
counts to the insurance Justice to open a criminal
companies that are respon- investigation into the billing
sible for paying those bills, systems of 2,786 hospitals
according to Meidinger, a nationwide. He furnished
health cost reform activist, the IRS numerous docu-
The discounts are grant- ments to substantiate his
ed under secret contracts claims.
that insurance companies But Risacher never states
negotiate with the hospi- in the memo that the con-
tals. They call for the com- tracts are unlawful. His
panies to pay as little as 10 memo merely provides a
percent of the charges billed guide for examiners to eval-
to the patient. On average, uate whether the account-
the discounts knock off 50 ing methods are proper, if
percent of the hospital's the contracts are "legally
charges, Meidinger said. enforceable."
In exchange for the dis- Meidinger, however, be-
counts, the insurance com- lives the directive will lead
panies limit the choices of auditors to examine the
their patients, If they actual contracts for the first
choose to go to hospitals time ever. To date, they have
"off net," they're charged been considered confiden-
cofspenlties. tial, In fact, they are exempt
laysu s~Je has fiJed --:AomEIo.tidap.ublice Tie
against hospitals nation- ords laws.


Most of Risacher's memo,
however, directs auditors to
require hospitals to calcu-
late the actual amounts of
the "contractual allowan-
ces" they write off as deduc-
tions in revenues, and not
accept estimates of the
amounts.
Risacher points out the
hospitals have the contracts
in hand and know whether
they're legally enforceable
before the patients incur
their bills.


has had four previous cases
dismissed.
Insurance companies are
able to negotiate hefty dis-
counts because the compa-
nies can send large num-
bers of their insured to the
particular hospital, Kling-
ensmith confirmed. That
allows the hospitals to lock
in a chunk of business, he
said.
However, that also helps
health care consumers, be-
cause they can hire "the


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Roy J. Meidinger holds a box of Tylenol caplets something
hospitals charge big for.
hospitals charge big for.


'Ridiculous'


purchasing power" of their
insurance company, he ar-


After the IRS and the De- gued.
apartment, of Justice de- Reforming billing prac-
clined Meidinger's request tices won't address the big-
to open an investigation, gest problem covering
Meidinger filed a suit claim- the costs of patients who
ing Lee Memorial Health pay little or nothing, said
System in Fort Myers evad- Rich Rasmussen, spokes-
ed taxes by claiming a man for the Florida Hospit-
deduction for more than al Association.
$800 million in contractual Hospitals set their prices
allowances to insurance high enough to recover
companies over the past costs spent caring for the
seven years. uninsured, he said.
Meidinger's suit has no Florida's hospitals pick up
chance of success, accord- the tab for $2 billion per year
ing to Jack Klingensmith, in unfunded care, he said.
attorney for Lee Memorial. "The bigger issue is how
Calling Meidinger's claim to we deal with over 50 mil-
"'ridiculous," Klingensmith.. lion, people. who are unin-
pointed out that Meidinger sured in America," he said.


'Daunting task'
Jim Alexander, technical
director for the Health Care
Financial Management As-
sociation, said Meidinger's
claims should target the
accounting industry, not
the hospital or insurance
industries.
"The hospital industry's
auditors have basically dic-
tated how these things are
handled," Alexander point-
ed out. "He's trying to
-change accounting prac-
tices, and that's unbeliev-
able."
Alexander said hospitals
first began writing off man-
datory discounts to Medi-
care and Medicaid as "con-
tractual allowances" after
those programs were creat-
ed some 37 years ago.
Since then, the contrac-
tual allowances have been
also applied to write off the
secret discounts to insur-
ance companies.
The hospital industry
isn't opposed to reforming
its billing system.
"The simpler we could
make it, the better off we'd
be," Alexander said. "But, it's
also like trying to simplify
the IRS tax code. It's a
daunting task."
The fact that there's a big
difference between the
prices charged and the
amounts collected has its
roots in the days when
insurance companies nego-
tiated to pay a percentage of
the prices, said Tom Rice,
CEO of Fawcett Memorial
Hospital in Port Charlotte.
That gave hospitals an
incentive to raise prices, he
acknowledged.
Now, however, the feder-
al government, through its
Medicare and Medicaid
programs, has become the
driving force in reforming
the system. The govern-
ment is working to bring
more "transparency" to
pricing an'd'clinial perfor-


mance, Rice said.
"I think (Meidinger) is
out of step with where Medi-
care is going," Rice said.
'Kickback'
Once the IRS examines
the secret contracts, Meid-
inger is convinced the IRS
will come to the same con-
clusion he's reached that
the contracts amount to
kickbacks in exchange for
brokering patients.
That would make them
unlawful and unenforce-
able.
If the government reach-
es that conclusion, it would
forbid the hospitals from
writing off the kickbacks as
deductions from revenues,
he theorizes. Instead, the
discounts should be con-
sidered a "forgiveness of
debt," which is not tax
deductible, according to
Meidinger.
He cites a fair-trade law
that requires all patients to
pay the same price for the
same service regardless of
whether they have insur-
ance or not.
"It is not a 'discount,' "
Meidinger said. "Get the
word 'discount' out of your
head. It's a kickback."
Meidinger's goal is to try
to recover trillions of dollars
in damages from the hospi-
tals that use the system.
But, his suit currently tar-
gets only Lee Memorial.
Filed as a "qui tarn" law-
suit a suit by a private
party seeking to enforce a
law for the public benefit -
the claim seeks to collect
triple damages. Such a
penalty, if awarded, would
be astronomical.
"I recognize I cannot
destroy the health industry,"
Meidinger said. "But, I will
not allow a single person or
business to be taken advan-
tage of by thieves. The fraud
has got to stop." .
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OPINION


GONDOLIER SUN EDITOR
BOB MUDGE
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SUN EDITOR
BROOKY BROWN
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OUR VIEW


'Creative' financing may be necessary for roads


here's a simple way for government
to raise more money to pay for
road projects already on the draw-
ing board: Raise the gas tax.
But there's as much chance of that
happening as there is that Interstate 75
will be closed by 3-foot snowdrifts.
So how will we pay for larger, improved
roadways in years to come?
"Creative financing" is one way.
That message was brought to the
Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning
Organization recently by Jim Hatter, an
"innovative finance specialist" with the
Federal Highway Administration Nation-
al Resource Center.
Hatter's specific ideas appeared to be a
poor fit to meet the needs in our area.
However, some overall concepts could
help guide future planning.


Hatter is a former California invest-
ment banker turned bureaucrat, so he's
not shy about applying private financing
approaches to government operations.
One problem is that the federal gas tax
has not risen since 1993. Government
buying power has dropped nearly in half
as costs have risen, Hatter said. And as
population and business activity has
risen in places like Florida, the need for
larger, improved roads has grown.
Hatter's larger theme was that govern-
ment needed to consider different ap-
proaches to funding road projects, in-
cluding more privatization or private-pub-
lic initiatives, as is common in Europe.
For highways, this might mean addition-
al interstate toll lanes that are privately built
and operated. It might mean offering pri-
vate companies concessions for gas sta-


tions and convenience stores on highways.
But it's hard to convince citizens that
trading or leasing public resources for pri-
vate gain is really in the public interest.
Hatter stressed that all such projects
include components that enhanced poli-
cies like mass transit, aimed, at serving
lower-incoine people while relieving con-
gestion and pollution in general.
While much of Hatter's presentation
would be a stretch for the long list of high-
way projects in Sarasota and Manatee
counties, Hatter suggested some sort of
creative plan might be apt for one local
project, such as an expensive road to con-
nect Port Manatee to the interstate. If a
toll road worked in this case, for instance,
government money could be freed up for
other projects, such as improvements to
River Road or the U.S. 41 bypass in Venice.


Hatter also stressed it was to be expect-
ed that citizens demand new develop-
ment bear much of the costs of infra-
structure improvements in impact fees.
And that suggested one recent "cre-
ative" financing approach to rebuilding
River Road. Road impact fees from the
Thomas Ranch developments taking
place now in North Port and proposed for
Englewood could be leveraged to begin
rebuilding the road in the next decade.
Without that, we could have to wait for
our congressional delegation to put a
large rabbit out of the federal highway
funding hat. Or we'll have to wait 20-30
years until the project works its way up
the funding list. By that time, the cost will
have soared further.'
"Creative," in this case, may be the only
hope.


Home for the holidays...

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RICHARD MICHAEL
HOLMES
GUEST COLUMNIST


I'm going home for
Christmas. Home is in up-
state New York.
You're probably thinking,
"So, what of it? So do a whole
bunch of snow birds." In fact,
a whole bunch of my snow-
bird friends have told me in
no uncertain words that I
must have a screw loose to
even think about flying back
to the Great Northeast in De-
cember.
The reason I'm leaving
Venice for a short while is
simple and I think not very
unusual. I'm returning to
the sub-freezing tempera-
tures and the leafless, color-
less trees to be with family
for the holidays. And then,
come January, I'll be right
back here in Venice on'
the beach and at the South
Jetty and strolling West Ven-
ice Avenue. The good life!
However, it's not really
that simple. There's some-
thing going on inside me -
in my mind -something
almost primal. It's this: I'm
too new to Venice. I can't
come to grips with a Christ-
mas without snow.
All the aura of Christmas
for me, for my entire life, has
been Christmas with snow,
with heavy clothing, with
boots, with red noses, with
slipping and sliding, with
hazardous driving, with
frostbite and, sometimes,
being snowbound in some
unlucky relative's home.
I find it hard to picture,
let alone experience, Christ-
mas with palm trees and 80-
degree weather. No offense
intended but, to a North-
erner, Christmas isn't sup-
posed to be that way.
What would Currier and
Ives think? And what about
Bing Crosby, who, if he relo-
cated to Venice, definitely
would be dreaming of his
long-lost "White Christ-
mas"?
And, moreover, what
about Santa and Rudolph
and the sleigh and the bells?
Every Christmas card I've
ever mailed or even seen
has had Santa and his rein-
deer-powered sleigh sailing
through night skies high
over stunning fields of
snow.
Always a child at heart, I
ask you: Why do you think
his sleigh has runners on it
and not wheels? For the
snow, of course.
And what about one of
my favorite stories "The


Polar Express"? That train
full of kids is heading to the
North Pole, not to the
Caribbean. Why? Because
that's where Santa lives with
Mrs. Claus and that's where
the elves work throughout
the year making toys for
Christmas Day. Plus, we all
know that elves work best in
cold weather.
Maybe if I were born and
lived my whole life in
Southwest Florida, I'd be OK
with a snowless balmy Christ-
mas. But I'm aYankee.
I've trudged though
snowy fields to cut down a
balsam tree on more than
one blustery afternoon. I've
hung wreathes and garland
and twinkling lights on my
-,home when all the while the
temperature was 20 degrees
or colder, sometimes much
colder.
I've shoveled driveways
covered in deep piles of
snow. I've chopped ice off
my car windshield. I've dri-
ven to relatives' houses on
days and nights that were
not fit for a snowmobile.
I've attended midnight
Mass dressed in appropri-
ately formal clothing but
bundled up so much that I
looked close to Santa's roly-
poly figure. I've roasted
chestnuts on open fires. I've
helped my children create
dozens of snowmen who
have graced our front lawn
yes, each with a corncob
pipe, a button nose and two
eyes made out of coal. And,
sadly, I've watched them all
melt away during early
spring thaws.
And you know what? I
like icicles. When we were
very young, my friends and
I would pull icicles off house
eaves and eat them. They
were like free Popsicles, just
without flavoring but great
anyway. If the truth be
known, I still grab an icicle
or two in the winter and
they are still a rare treat.
For me to wear shorts, T-
shirt and sandals while
Christmas shopping some-
how would not sit well with
my traditional Christmas
rituals.
I love Venice Beach, but I
can't picture being there on
Christmas Eve even with its
breath-taking sunset, or
Christmas Day with its
warm breeze and gentle
white caps. I would, howev-
er, be there the other 360
some odd days of the year.
Venice is closer to paradise
than any place that I've ever
known.
But right now, I need to
go back to New York State
for one more afternoon of
tobogganing down Lincoln
Park hill and one more
evening of ice skating on
Washington Park lake.
To me, Christmas with its
city or country landscape
blanketed in white with a

Please see HOLMES, 13A


LETTERS FROM OUR READERS


One good turn deserves tourism


Editor:
Now that the Reds stadium-refurbishing bill has been
defeated and Sarasota is about to lose that source of tourist
dollars, it is time to consider alternative attractions for our
tourist industry.
Lately, great interest has developed over roundabouts.
Why not take this concept a step further in the tradition'
of Sarasota's own John Ringling, a merry-go-round-about?
This could be a true tourist draw in the tradition of
Sarasota's bygone circus days. I
The revolving platform, complete with calliope music,
would not only be enjoyable, but would also eliminate the
worry of how to navigate through the roundabout. On the
merry-go-round-about you sit still, enjoying the experi-
ence, as you circle to our desired exit and pull off.
The merry-go-round-about should appeal to the coun-
ty's planning commissioners, who seem to look at most
developmental proposals with child-like naivete (if 1,000
homes have been approved, why not 7,000 ... neato!)
It should be no problem convincing the 26 voters who
turned out at the polls earlier this November. The only
obstacle may be in dissuading Mike Miller from construct-
ing a rotating Wal-Mart next door.


Dennis Dodd
Nokomis


No place for pc
Editor:
I would like to
late the folks wh
gether this year's
rade. It was very e:
But I might sug
in the future, the
pinheads who wa
the occasion to
tacky political st
Ron Paul and his
should be ashame




'Patriot' maybe.
but not a fight
Editor:
I just return
spending several
up North and a ra


)litics pile of newspapers was
waiting for me. A column
with the headline, "Joe Lie-
congratu- berman is a true American
o put to- patriot" by Cal Thomas
noyablet pa caught my attention.
gest that Mr. Thomas used dictio-
y exclude nary.com to define patriot.
my to use A patriot is a "person who
ant to use loves, supports and defends
Smake ta his or her country and its
statement interest with devotion."
minions The senator was born in
1942, so like millions of
Jeff Eckert young Americans he was
Nokomis the right age to defend
America's interest in the
Vietnam War. Did "Fighting
Joe" Lieberman defend
, America? No! Like so many
! r of our overage hawks, "Pa-
triot Joe" used two defer-
ed from ments to avoid service.
months Then to 'insult the millions
their large who served, including the


304,000 wounded and the
58,000 killed, our hero ran
for state office on an anti-
war platform.
Like Giuliani, Romney,
Cheney and the rest of our
overage hawks, calling the
senator a patriot is an insult
to every American who has
served his country.
"Fighting Joe" Lieberman
is not a patriot. He is a real,
live "chickenhawk."
Alphonse DeFilippo
Englewood

A matter
of perspective
Editor:
Everything seems to be a
crisis. A reason I believe is


that many people living to-
day have not lived through
the Depression, World War
II, the polio epidemic. They
were not born in a house
without family health insur-
ance.
Families were close be-
cause most did not own a
car, five TVs, a computer, a
cell phone.
Most great empires be-
fore their fall were consid-
ered to have a high standard
of living.

Anthony Cibello
Venice

Political ad
tainted parade
Editor:
After living in the Venice
area for four years, we final-
ly had the opportunity to
see our first boat parade
Saturday evening. It was
nice and very communal -


until the Ron Paul "endorse-
ment." Really disappoint-
ing.
The other boats, includ-
ing the floating Budweiser
ad, seemed like genuine
seasonal cheer. However, by
including a political state-
ment, the parade was taint-
ed.

Bill Johnson
Pat Philips
Venice

Sarasota won't
miss baseball
Editor:
Sarasota voters recently
rejected their portion, $16
million in property taxes, of
$53 million cost to renovate
Ed Smith Stadium, the
spring training site of the
Cincinnati Reds since 1996.
That means the Reds will
leave Sarasota after 2008.
They will relocate to Ari-
zona, with new facilities at
no cost to the owners.
The sports media will
miss spring baseball be-
cause of daily coverage that
they thrive on. They claim
the Reds' move will hurt
Sarasota growth and econo-
my. That's pure nonsense.
Sarasota will continue to
grow and flourish without
the Reds.
Spring training lasts only
about six weeks. There are
many attractions here, open
all year: the great weather
and beaches that can't be
beat, plus lots of golf cours-
es to enjoy.
The politicians and busi-
nesses want spring Major

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LET 'EM HAVE IT: SHOULD THE CITY OF VENICE REWRITE ITS COMMERCIAL
MIXED-USE ZONING ORDINANCE? CALL US AT 2071111.


No respect for the colors


Unpatriotic. Before the start of the parade on Saturday
night, the color guard's presentation was beautiful. With the
color guard facing the stage along with hundreds of parade
watchers standing with their hand over their heart, then
singing our national anthem, not one of the judges or reps
showed enough respect to even stand. With old eyes and
young eyes watching, how unpatriotic.


Unflagging. Why are the have n
flags not being shown on Do
the obituaries for a U.S. vet- er in I
eran who for years defended you dc
our country and our free- $129,0
dom? As a World War II and Count
Korean War veteran and a condit
member of the DAV and other
VFW I will campaign through penses
those organizations to have rate, t
them reinstated. home
Tacky. What is up with quired
the parking patrol at Venice the tax
Market Place next to the mainte
new Starbucks? You have series,
got to be kidding me, paying ments
someone to sit there day ical in
and night, not allowing needs
shoppers to use the parking of its si
spots next to Starbucks by heaven
41. First of all, thumbs up for ally go
Starbucks, FedEx Kinkos those
and Pet Essentials for mak- Forget
ing the corner of Center nouris
Road and 41 no longer an the sc
eyesore. I honestly do not The w
think any of the patrons of the cot
Venice Marketplace would siderei
physically be able to park in house
those spots and visit the cheap;
establishments at the other labor
end of the parking lot. I feel yond r
that Starbucks, FedEx Kink- ers cat
os and Pet Essentials was a dollars
great addition to Venice and find st
will thrive a very long time. I opmer
t think the parking lot patrol use its]
is super tacky and not very low-inc
businesslike. Shame on you. maybe
Don't call. I'm a busi- space
nessman here in Venice. I Elected
have given thousands of age a
dollars and thousands of those
hours to local nonprofits who dc
Over the years. How hasVen- taxes, s
ice thanked me? By electing Whi
three civic freeloaders to agree
city council. If this is the
new standard, fine with me. ..- ..
Mr. Vedder, don't" dall me -
when you need a table
sponsor for Rotary Futures I
Comedy Night, call Herb i
Levine's Taxpayers League. I
Need a corporate sponsor I
for the YMCA .auction? Call I
John Patten. Looking for I
donations to Loveland or I
the Senior Friendship Cen- I
ters or the United Way? Call I
community activists like I
Maxine Barrett and Pat Mc- I
Donald; let them stroke a -
check for a change. As for
me, I'm supporting the
m chamber of commerce and t
my church; at least they


SL I II HS from Page 12A
'7 League Baseball in their
. area, but why should the cit-
izens have to help pay for
the facilities? The politicians
are too smart to put these
issues on the ballot because
the vote is too risky.
0 The owners of Major
League ballclubs should be
willing to partially pay for
the facilities; how about 50
percent of the cost?
They pay their stars mil-
" lions per season; surely they
could help out. The cities
" have to come up with the
' cash through bonds or taxes.
True baseball fans will
: enjoy minor league or sand-
lot ball games just as much
as watching the million-
aires, if the competition is
there. The Sarasota voters
did the right thing.
Walter Klinger
North Port






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ay interests at heart.
the math. To the call-
Let'em Have It, have
one the math? Find a
00 home in Sarasota
y that is in excellent
ion and requires no
maintenance or ,ex-
s. Figure the mortgage
he cost. Figure the
owners insurance re-
with borrowing, add
:es, add the estimated
enance, cost of gro-
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such as car and med-
surance. The county
to make sensible use
o-called pennies from
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to the playground of
who are financially fit.
about the beach
shment, theaters and
i-called playground.
working class serving
unty need to be con-
d. So, a $129,000
to a rich man is
to a working man, it's
and sometimes be-
each. All the develop-
er to those who have
s. The county can't
pace for HUD devel-
it. The county won't
precious land for those
come families because
there won't be enough
for the rich man.
I officials need to man-
good budget between
who have and those
don't. We are all paying
o all should share.
o did? I don't quite
with displaying the


"We did not vote for Bush"
sign by our American bridge
team in Shanghai. But it
does show other countries
that we do have freedom of
speech in the good old
US.A. I didn't vote for Bush
the second time either. Who
the heck did?
No party. I agree whole
heartedly with the opinion
piece written by Bennett
Gross ofVenice with regard to
the last election being about
the issues and not the parties.
Repent. I want to re-
spond to a recent Let'em
Have It about evolution and
the Golden Rule. Evolution
is taught in school as fact,
but in actuality, it is a fraud
theory. Having prayed to
receive Jesus Christ as my
lord and savior and living
the Christian life for many
years now, and seeing peo-
ple healed of cancer and
other diseases after prayer
when doctors have previ-
ously told them to get their
affairs in order with only
weeks to live, I definitely be-
lieve in God and the Bible. If
you read the Bible starting
with Gospel of John, you will
see God also tells us that on
this Earth those who receive
Jesus will live forever. Those
who decide not to receive
Jesus will live forever but in
a place of torment. I don't
have any doubt whatsoever
in my belief in God, but let's
just say I was wrong and
there wasn't a God or an
afterlife, and the Bible was a
hoax. I still have had a
blessed life helping others,
but if there is a God and the
Bible is true and those who
have chosen evolution as
truth will regret their choice
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etc.
But one of the panels
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the Ribbons of Venice? What
does that mean?
The Ribbons of Venice is
a vision of a community
connected trails, side-
walks, even roadways that
connect all of the. many
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Consider that you can
now go from Shamrock Park
in South Venice to the train
depot without crossing a
street. You can also go from
the VABI trailhead next to
the Hatchett Creek Bridge to


Caspersen Beach Park,
again without crossing a
street. Pretty amazing.
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nities to connect our com-
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byways that will allow us to
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provide connectivity of Cas-
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Sharky's, where the Harbor
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Harbor Drive south of
Sharky's is a dangerous road
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clists: narrow and often cov-
ered with sand.
Sarasota County and the
city of Venice are currently
in discussions of how to run
water and sewer lines to
Caspersen Beach Park on
the east side of Harbor
Drive. It is VABI's hope that
we can put in a pedestri-
an/bicycle path at the same
time. This would allow us to
go from the Hatchett Creek
Bridge to Caspersen and
back to Venice Avenue on a
pedestrian-friendly byway.
One of the key elements
of this vision is Tramonto
Vista Park. What a great op-


portunity to create a com-
munity gathering place. The
beach, volleyball, trails, a
performance venue; it is all
here to bring our communi-
ty, young and old, together.
How can you make this
vision a reality? Let your
county commissioners and
city council know this is
what you what to see hap-
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make it happen.
Speaking of making it
happen, VABI is launching a
membership campaign. We
want to give our entire com-
munity access to creating
the vision for our communi-
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For $25 you can become
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VABI Enthusiast, you will be
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To find out more about
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Ollies sponsors skimming contest


ROGER BUTTON
BUSINEWS COLUMNIST

Saturday, Dec. 8, at the
North Jetty in Nokomis, the
2007 annual Skimboarders
Competition takes place
between 8 a.m, and 2 p.m.
Eighty Minis compete in
heats starting from partici-
pants 8 years and under all
the way to 22 years and
over; there is a girls division.
Organized by Drew Dan-
ielo, store manager of the
newly opened and largest
wakeboard and skates store
on Florida's west coast,
Ollie's Wake, Skate & Skim,
900 South Tamiami Trail,
Nokomis across from Cap-
tain Eddie's.
Owners Mark Hollfelder
and Larry OTbole of Sara-
sota also operate Windflight
Surf Shop, Albee Road, near
the Casey Key Bridge and
another shop on Siesta Key.
'A local skate shop in
Venice dosed, so we saw an
opportunity to open and in-
vited Danielo to come
aboard," said Hollfelder.


Ollie's, a name for a boarding
trick, specializes in wake-
boards, skateboards, skim-
boards, clothing and all the
accessories. Danielo is a for-
mer professional top five
skimboarder, four-time
world wake-surfing champi-
on and a current professional
wake-skater.
The store is open from 11
a.m. daily. Contestants can
get entry forms at all the
stores. Call 485-9253.
Free smoothie
with donation
This weekend any guest
donating five canned goods
will receive a free 20-ounce
smoothie at Venice Smoothie
King, 1554 South U.S. 41
Bypass in the Venice Mar-
ketplace.
"Its in celebration of Sm-
oothie King announcing this
week the opening in Atlanta
of the 500th nutritional life-
style center," Owner Sandra
Pridemore said, "and we are
encouraging our customers
to participate in the event."
It is part of a nationwide
food drive in all locations to
help ensure those in each
community have enough to
eat each day. Donations will
be distributed by the Build-
er's Club from Venice's Stu-
dent Leadership Academy.I
Smoothie and nutrition-
al supplement items have
led to dramatic growth for
the company, which spans
32 states and, international-
ly, South Korea. Locally the


Pridemores opened their
second location, North Port
Smoothie King, 14869
North Tamiami Trail, a few
weeks ago. Call 492-3225 or
423-9992.
Name change
for Venice hotel
Holiday House of Venice
is the new name adopted
for the Holiday Inn Venice,
455 North U.S. 41 Bypass,
effective this week. It is
understood the owners de-
cided to take the hotel inde-
pendent.
Everything is staying the
same with all facilities re-
maining open. Harmony
House Restaurant, which
leases the 13,000-square-foot
catering and entertainment
facilities, will continue.
The LeBlanc family pur-
chased the 5-acre property
for $10 million some mon-
ths ago. They have owned
and operated the Verandah
Inn & Cafe of Venice, 625
South Tamiami Trail on the
island, for 10 years. In 1998
the LeBlancs acquired Days
Inn, 1710 South Tamiami
Trail, across from Kmart.
Stephen LeBlanc is gener-
al manager of all three prop-
erties, which employ 75 peo-
ple in season. Call 485-5411.
New restaurant
for bypass
Hopefully we can look
forward to a new owner and
restaurant to open in the
New Year replacing the for-


mer Vincenzo's Little Italy
Restaurant, 385 North U.S.
41 Bypass. The owner con-
firmed he is currently in dis-
cussions with a potential
unnamed buyer.
Improvements to
shopping center
Renovation of the entire
roof of stores in the Venice
Marketplace, Center Road at
South U.S. 41 Bypass, is cur-
rently under way. The
120,000-foot roof covers
Stein Mart, Office Depot,
Dinettes Unlimited and Fire-
house Subs.
To improve sign visibility,
smaller, self-cleaning palms
are replacing the king palms,
which have been sold to the
landscaper.
New professional
center
Under construction on
the property north of and
adjoining Federal Square,
South Tamiami Trail, is a
newwl0,500-square-foot
high-end store and office
professional center.
Gregory Leach, president
of Heron Cove Construction,
681 Trojan Road, Venice, stat-
ed they are constructing un-
derground water storage. In
six months the building will
be ready to build out for spe-
cific tenants. It will have an
upscale porcelain front porch
with ceramic tiling. Parking
will be available at both front
and rear. Call 492-4342.
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Nokomis art business


inundated with orders


BY ROGER BUTTON
BUSINEWS COLUMNIST

The internet has no boun-
daries when it comes to oper-
ating a business, as Lew Bed-
ell, president of www.artistic
photocanvas.com has pro-
ved since he and partner
Jennifer Hinds founded Art-
istic Photo Canvas.
, "We've just been slam-
med in the last few days; on
Cyber Monday we did the
most business we have ever
done," said Bedell, who op-
erates from a growing ad-
ministration and produc-
tion unit with four employ-
ees on Albee Road, Noko-
mis. Skilled artist Hinds
resides in Maine where her
art studio is based.
Two years ago Bedell, a
former creative director for
regional magazines who
lives in Osprey, had the idea
to take an everyday ordi-
nary photograph, enlarge it,
frame and put it on canvas.
It was just the beginning of a
new business in which he
and Hinds, working hun-
dreds of miles apart, would
use state-of-the-art equip-
ment with their digitized
signature techniques to
bring the family photos,
children, pets and places to
a new dimension of art in
subtle ways.
Bedell moved the fledg-
ling busmess to Florida,
where it is growing rapidly.


The "green" business uses
nontoxic UV coatings, 100-
percent cotton duck canvas,
advanced archival inks and
kiln-dried woods.
"We are growing organi-
cally by word of mouth with
truly national marketing
opportunities across the
U.S," said Bedell.
Mobile banking
announced
SunTrust Mobile Bank-
ing has a new service for
customers using AT&T
wireless phones they can
access checking, savings
and other accounts, pay
bills and transfer funds any-
time and anywhere.
Information stored on
the phone is encrypted to
ensure security and there is
remote deactivation of the
service if the phone is lost.
Customers of online
banking will be familiar
with the service, and there
are no fees for mobile bank-
ing.
To find out more, go to
www.suntrust.com and
click the mobile banking
tab. For customers who are
with other mobile phone
carriers, the bank is working
to add the service.

Promote your Web ser-
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service, e-mail details to
busiwebnews@comcast.net.


Local Venice volunteers make MainStreet run


KC QUARETTI-LEE
COLUMNIST

Holidays always make
me reflect on how blessed I
am to have a loving family
and a host of wonderful
friends in my life.
This year I have some-
thing else that brings me
great joy: being executive
director of Venice Main-
Street!
Through VMS I have met


many great people all 150
.:.members;. Venice residents
arid visitors who stop by the
office or our booth at
events: the incredible staff
of the city of Venice, all the
Rotarians who have wel-
comed me into the Venice-
Nokomis Rotary Club; the
Lions Club, Sercoma and
chamber members who are
invaluable working part-
ners with Venice Main-
Street; and especiallyVenice
MainStreet volunteers.
Venice MainStreet is
lucky to have so many dedi-
cated volunteers. We could
not possibly accomplish
our goals without them.
We have Doug Phelps
who comes in every single
Friday morning to answer
the phones and man the
office so I have time to get


out and talk to our mem-
bers. Marion Bond --has
been giving us two morn-
ings or afternoons a week
now for three months. I
hear all the time how pro-
fessional she is on the
phones.
Linda Hunnicutt is a.
part-time Venice resident
wh6 has been unbelievably
helpful in getting the office
paperwork organized. She
also worked in our booth at
Art Fest both Saturday and
Sunday and even brought
her friend Margie Patterson
along to help on Saturday.
New dentist in town, Dr.
Tom DeVol, was a great help
selling VMS merchandise at
Art Fest, as were Nicole and
Brian Schubinger.
Bob Kovarik is a long-
time Venice MainStreet vol-


unteer who manages all the
-',maerials-that go into the 4
information kiosk at Cen-
tennial Park and delivers all
our flyers and information
sheets to our downtown
members. He is always will-
ing to go the extra mile for
this organization, including
tending bar along with his
beautiful wife, Nina Kov-
arik, and the Mackenzies
for our fundraising dinner
dance.
Marina and Giuliano
Quaretti-Lee helped set up
the craft fair, Art Fest and
boat show booths as well as
working the entire time the
shows were open, and then
helped break them down
too. Marina, Giuliano, Britt-
any Soos and Mat Mc-
Carthy joined forces with
Addy and Mike Griffith and


Fred Francis to put up the
holidaym garland on-the light-.
poles in mid November. The
list of volunteer accom-
plishments goes on and on.
Dick Dodderidge, Susie
Zavodnyik, Art Seidman,
Jack Aland, Marina Quar-
etti-Lee and Brittany Soos
have given countless hours
acting as Venice Main-
Street's goodwill ambas-
sadors. The Downtowners is
a very special volunteer
group who are out on the
avenues welcoming visitors
with a greeting, a smile and
free maps, directories and
flyers on current events.
These volunteers do a great
job and make a positive
contribution to our city.
Two members of Venice
MainStreet deserve special
mention: Kathy and Bruce


Crisman. This couple .is
-eve ry aonprQofit ,gpg 4-
tion's dream.
Kathy chaired our art fes-
tivals and craft fair this year
while Bruce took charge of
our Black and White Dinner
Dance. That makes four
major events they success-
fully organized for Venice
MainStreet in 2007. Each
event was a huge success
thanks to their dedication
and hard work. Thank you,
Kathy and Bruce.
Happy holidays from
Venice MainStreet.

KC Quaretti-Lee is execu-
tive director of Venice Main-
Street, www.venice
mainstreet.com. She writes
a monthly column for this
page.


Breaking


new ground


Screen gems


PHOTO COURTESY OF SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
Sarasota County School Board members, the business community and the design and construction
team for Suncoast Polytechnical High School officially break ground on the new school, which is
already under construction on the campus of the Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota. The
school is scheduled to open in August 2008.


Venice orthodontists Dr. Jesse Ehrlich and Dr. Nitin Sallapudi treated more than
1,000 of their patients and their families to a movie at FrankTheaters. Their annu-
al holiday movie celebration featured "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" and
"The Bee Movie,"' doughnuts, hot chocolate and Starbucks coffee.The doctors
celebrated their 25th year in practice this year.


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Bertha Mae Riden
- Bertha Mae Riden, age
92, of Worthington at
Adams in Adams Township,
Pa., formerly of Evans City,
North Hills, Pittsburgh and
Venice, Fla., died on
'iTuesday, Dec. 4, 2007.
She was the wife of the
late Joseph Paul Riden Jr.;
mother of Bonnie Lynn King-
ston of Edinboro, Pa., Diane
'Riden-Martin of Evans City
and Joseph Paul Riden III of
Melpitas, Calif.; grandmother
of eight grandchildren; great-
r grandmother of eight great-.
5 grandchildren; and sister of
V the late Helen Dawson, Ella


Dec. 12 sentencing in DUI manslaughter


Hardesty, Annie Hancock,
Lucy Wolf, Goretta Sheffer
and Donald Dawson.
Services: Funeral services
and interment are private.
Arrangements entrusted to
Glenn-Kildoo Funeral Home
& Cremation Services Inc.,
130 Wisconsin Ave., Cran-
berry Township, Pa.
Contributions: In lieu of
flowers, memorial donations
may be made to Forbes
Hospice, c/o Forbes Health
Foundation, 2570 Haymaker
Road, Monroeville, PA
15146. On-line condolences
at www.glennkildoofuneral
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BY TOMMY MCINTYRE
STAFF WRITER

A young Venice man will
find out next week if he
must spend the next 30
years of his life in prison.
Austin Wright, 21, recent-
ly pleaded guilty to aggra-
vated DUI manslaughter
after running down and
killing Gainesville Police Lt.
Corey Dahlem, 46, with his
pickup truck in April 2006.
Aggravated DUI man-
slaughter carries a maxi-
mum sentence of 30 years


in prison.
"I do not want to discuss
any details of the plea bar-
gain or the case prior to his
Dec. 12 sentencing," said
Larry Turner, Wright's
Gainesville attorney. "I will
be happy to talk with you
after the sentencing."
Wright had been cele-
brating the Florida Gators'
2006 NCAA basketball
championship with three
friends when he hit Dahlem
two days before the officer's
46th birthday. Dahlem was
moving barricades on Uni-


versity Avenue about 2:30
a.m. when struck.
According to the Florida
Highway Patrol, Wright had
a blood-alcohol level nearly
three times the legal limit of
.08 when he hit Dahlem.
Florida Highway Patrol
Lt. Mike Burroughs told re-
porters Wright carried Dah-
lem on the hood of his truck
for about 25 feet after he hit
him.
Then, Burroughs told re-
porters, Wright sped up. Dah-
lem was thrown off Wright's
hood and under a moving


Florida Department of Trans-
portation truck. Wright con-
tinued speeding another
block and a half before he
was stopped, according to
Burroughs.
The passengers, one of
whomwas also fromVenice,
were not injured or charged
with anything.
Turner said Wright is liv-
ing with his family in Venice
and is making speeches to
various groups about drink-
ing and driving.
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venicegondolier.com


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which provides a free ride
r-home and vehicle tow to peo-
c ple who may have had too
? much to drink.
, Towto Go will be available
through Jan. 1 as part of an
x expanded holiday schedule.
AAA estimates the program
has kept more than 7,000
- potential drunken drivers off
the road since its inception in
( 1998.
l Tow to Go provides a free
. confidential ride home and
., tow from a bar or restaurant,
,free of charge, to individuals


who may have had too much
alcohol. People can call 800-
AAA-HELP (222-4357).
"The busiest time for the
Tow to Go program is during
the upcoming holiday sea-
son, when more than 80 per-
cent of the call volume is re-
ceived," Ed Schatzman, sen-
ior vice president of automo-
tive services for AAA Auto
Club South, said in a state-
ment. "Thanksgiving week-
end through New Year's Day,
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Grant workshop
The Sarasota County
Neighborhood Grant pro-
gram makes up to $12,000
available for each neighbor-
hood during a grant cycle. All
it takes to put that resource to
work is attendance at a two-
hour workshop to learn the
application process.
Representatives of the
Neighborhood Grant pro-
gram will conduct a work-
shop 1-3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec.
11, at the Sarasota County
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CONTACT US
TRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR
(941) 207-1107
tmiller@venicegondolier.com


FRIDAY. SPORTS
DEC. 7,2007S


Venice


soccer


losing


streak extends to three


Mercy (rule) me!




Venice wins 8-0


BY TRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR


With the return of three
starters from suspension,
the Venice High School girls
soccer team played with
new energy. But they didn't
even get to play a full game.
The Indians (7-2-2) de-
feated Southeast High
School 8-0 by way of the
mercy rule Thursday at
Southeast.
"I thought they were a
stronger team, but it ended
up being our night," Venice
Head Coach Sheldon
Chamberlain said. "We had
very high energy and emo-
tion with the three girls
being back."
Thursday was the first
time Dana LaRocque, Emily
Cremiscio and Myra Jenkins


are all back from suspen-
sions and it showed. La-
Rocque came back on the
scene with two goals.
. But it wasn't just the
returners that showed new
energy. They didn't even
play until the second half.
Chelsea Rose, Monet Stram-
mer and Tori Bolyard each
finished the game with two
goals a piece.
"We didn't try to score
eight goals and go home
early, but it happened any-
way," Chamberlain said.
"We just dominated the
whole game. We possessed
the game, they (Southeast)
had maybe two shots."
Venice has now survived
the three-game suspen-
sion of its three starters
with a 1-1-1 record. With
the win, the Indians have


sent a message to the
teams who played them
shorthanded.
"I felt like our team was
so strong tonight that we're
going to show Manatee and
Lakewood Ranch that we're
a much better team,"
Chamberlain said.
The Indians take a week
off before taking the field
again against another dis-
trict foe. North Port High
School visits Powell-Davis
Stadium Thursday at 8 p.m.
Venice crushed the Pan-
thers last time they played
4-0.
With the energy current-
ly surrounding this team,
there's no reason they can't
do it again.

miller@
venicegondolier.com


4th quarter collapse leaves Indians short


SUN PHOTO BY TRIPP MILLER
Venice High School's Joey Carlin, left, and Jacob Nordstrom go after this 50-50 ball during the sec-
ond half of Thursday night's game against Southeast High School.


BY TRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR

The Venice High School
boys soccer team dropped
its third straight game
Thursday by losing ,to
Southeast High School 2-1
at Powell-Davis Stadium.
The Indians (1-4-1) play-
ed with a limited roster
thanks to suspensions and
injuries. Derek Rose, Colin
Cawthorhe and Gus Nord-
stromlvvere^ll missing thi&r
last game of a four-game
suspension. Russell Re was
also suspended for two
games due to a red card
against Lakewood Ranch
High School. To add insult
to injury, so to speak, Javier
Aguadello, Jay Del Castillo
and Mark Faroudi all
missed Thursday's game
with injuries.
"In order to get these
guys breathers coming off
the bench, it makes things
extremely tough," Venice
Head Coach Seth Jones
said. "I've got a squad out-
there and they're fighting
and they're hustling and I've
[only] got two or three guys
on the bench to give them
breathers. The game itself
takes a wear and tear on the
guys."
The loss of seven players
has certainly strained the


Indians' depth. Worse is the
fact that in the last Venice
win, a 3-0 mark over
Bayshore High School, two
of the three goals were
scored by players who are
now injured in Aguadello
and Faroudi.
The only Venice goal
against Southeast was scor-
ed by, oddly enough, the
goal keeper. Jason Mad-
dams had a penalty kick in
the 71st minute. Maddams
%venr-wav I~ ana 1A V*
Seminole keeper didn't go
far enough left as the ball
rolled into the back of the
net for the score.
That put the score at 2-1
in favor of the Seminoles. In
the waning seconds of the
game, Venice had a comer
kick that just didn't bounce
the right way as Southeast
held on for the win.
Thursday's game was
Venice's third loss this week.
Tuesday the Indians fell on
the road to Cardinal Moon-,
ey High School 4-1.
"Definitely, we did not
have our best game," Jones
said. 'As a team, we strug-
gled out there. The first half,
we struggled moving the
ball, getting the ball to peo-
ple. In the second half we
came out and scored a goal
and things were looking up
and they came right down


the field and scored one
back on us."
With the score 3-0 early
in the second half, Venice
scored to make it 3-1. With
the tide turning in favor of
the Indians, Lakewood
Ranch took it right back
down to make it 4-1, killing
any Venice momentum.
"With soccer, one goal
makes the difference," Jones
said. "One goal motivates
you or one goal tirqns Je
.heads.d vn.'"'. *. 4
Venice gets four days off
after a three-game mara-
thon week before they take
to the road to face
Lakewood Ranch Dec. 4 at 8
p.m. The last time Venice
and Lakewood Ranch faced
off, the Indians had three
players on suspension. That
game ended in a tie. This
time they will be back, along
with Re and possibly Del
Castillo and Faroudi. Agua-
dellop though, is expected to
miss five weeks with a bro-
'ken ankle.
"Things are going to be
moving back in the right
direction starting next week
so we'll start putting some
of these games away, I
think," Jones said.

miller@
venicegondolier.com


Indians get 'lift' in season opener


BY TRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR

The Venice High School
girls weightlifting team ran
away with their season-
opening quad-meet at Ven-
ice Thursday, winning all
but one weight class in
which they had competi-
tors.
The Indians outscored
North Port, Riverview and
Southeast High Schools in
all but the 154-pound we-
ight class. In the 183-pound
weight class, only North
Port had a competitor. Only


Southeast competed in 199.
Finishing first in their
respective weight classes for
Venice were Halee McGraw
(101), Jennifer Monville (110),
Amanda Chappel (119), Lau-
ren Keane (139), Danielle
McCoy (169) and Kari Poin-
sett (unlimited). Keane had,
an especially outstanding
afternoon, lifting 140
pounds in the clean and
jerk. Gianna Barnett also
had a good outing, lifting
more than her weight in
both the bench press and
the clean and jerk at 145
pounds. Monville and


Chappel also came very
close to their weight.
Monville lifted 100 pounds
in the bench press and 95,.
pounds in the clean and
jerk, while Chappel lifted
100 pounds in the bench
press and 110 pounds in the
clean and jerk.
Next up for the Indians is
another quad meet Satur-
day. This time Venice will
take to the road in Fort
Lauderdale to face off with
Pinecrest, Boca Raton and
St. Lucia high schools.
miller@
venicegondolier.com


1ST: VENICE, 63; 2ND: SOUTHEAST, 30;
3RD: RIVERVIEW, 17; 4TH: NORTH PORT, 9,

AT VENICE
101:1st: Halee McGraw (VHS) 150; 2nd: Amanda O'Sha (RHS) 145; 3rd: Aubrey Court
(VHS) 115. 110: 1st: Jennifer Monville (VHS) 195; 2nd: Tobie Daniels (VHS) 180; 3rd:
Maria Serpa (SEHS) 105. 119: Amanda Chappel (VHS) 215; 2nd: Kara Mclntosh (VHS)
190; 3rd: Jessica Holt (SEHS) 180. 129: 1st: Malissa Kalmback (SEHS) 215; 2nd: Taylor
Voutour (VHS) 215; 3rd: Ashley Spann (VHS) 195. 139: 1st: Lauren Keane (VHS) 265;
2nd: Jaqueline Merino (SEHS) 240; 3rd: Shavondra Singleton (RHS) 240; 4th: Stephanie
Watson (VHS) 225. 154: 1st: Kelsey Vance (SEHS) 310; 2nd: Alis Sever (RHS) 305; 3rd:
Gianna Barnett (VHS) 290. 169: 1st: Danielle McCoy (VHS) 230; 2nd: Rose McGee
,(VHS) 195. 183: 1st: Victoria Klebansky (NPHS) 130. 199: 1st: Betty Jones (SEHS) 220.
UNL: Kari Poinsett (VHS) 260; 2nd: Ashley Snyder (RHS) 170.


BY TRIPP MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR

Once again, the Venice
High School girls basketball
team played three quarters
of good basketball.
The Indians (3-5) led 21-
20 at halftime and trailed
just 31-30 to start the fourth
quarter. Poor shooting from
Venice in the final period
lifted Manatee High School
over the Indians 45-36.
"We shot one for 18 from
the field in the fourth quar-
ter," Venice Head, Coach
gBrucg Ri-herjibact bsai .
,9You're noFgoing to win too"
many games shooting 6
percent."
Venice continued its foul
trouble Thursday. Jen Tho-
ennissen, Chloe West and
Kaylee Ream all fouled out.


Nobody in red and white ennissen with 10 points and
left the game with five fouls. seven rebounds each and
"If you're on the court, Kim Pinkerton with nine
we're going to foul you," rebounds.
Reichenbach said. "We've Thursday was the In-
got to do a better job defen- dians' third straight road
sively and I've got to do a game and seventh out of
better job coaching." their last eight games.
. Manajee shot 16 free Venice has one more road
throwsliri the fourth. They game at Bayshore High
made just nine of them, but School Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
the Hurricanes won the before returning home for a
game by nine points. game with North Port Dec.
In other aspects of the 13. "
game, Venice showed some "We knowv that we split
improvement. The Indians with.nost of these teams
cqt down significantly on, last year I a klqd, k ifwe
n 4p1ir|iat|41'P joii^t be
15 times when they have0 fine,' A ReTk6IRiacc said.
been averaging in the 20s. "We're going to have a
They also out-rebounded stretch where we're going to
Manatee 32-28. have six of seven at home."
Leading Venice were
Lauren Ramey with 11 miller@
points, Ream and Tho- venicegondolier.com


SPORTS BRIEFS


30 years of courtside
Courtside Tennis Club
will be celebrating 30 years
of business Saturday.
Courtside was built in
1987 by tennis pro Phil Ba-
ker, who will be on hand
Saturday to participate in an
exhibition and other cere-
monies. The family-friendly
club has nine clay courts, two
hard courts, a hitting wall,
ball machine, club house and
locker rooms.
Jim Dempsey is the ten-
nis director and, as a Venice
native, remembers when
the club was started.
"It was a big deal for the
tennis players in this area to
have a clay court tennis club
nearby," he said. "For most
of the years I was growing
up there were only the six
hard courts downtown."
Courtside Tennis Club is
located at 520 North Au-
burn Road. Call 485-2000
for more information.
Holiday
Baseball Clinic
The 21st-annual Holiday
Baseball Clinic will again be
held in Venice this year. The
first session is for ages 7-12
and will be held at Chuck
Reiter Stadium Dec. 27-28
from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The second session is for
ages 13-18 and will be held
at the Venice High School


baseball complex Dec. 27-
28 from 2-5:30 p.m.
The cost is $60 per player
for each session.
The Holiday Baseball
Clinic is operated by Venice
native, former major league
player and current NewYork
Mets coach Jack Voigt. Ot-
her pro/amateur coaches
and players will help teach
the fundamentals of hitting,
defense and pitching.
Registrations are at Total
Athlete in the Venice Village
Plaza, the Bank ofVenice on
South Nokomis Avenue in
Venice or at www.holiday
baseballclinic.com. Signed
registrations must be re-
ceived by Dec. 17 to guaran-
tee a camp T-shirt. Late reg-
istrations are accepted.
World Team Tennis
leagues forming
World Team Tennis lea-
gues consist of a minimum
of four players two men
and two women. The for-
mat consists of five or six
no-ad sets: mens and wo-
mens doubles, mens and
women singles and one or
two sets of mixed doubles.
Players can tag in or out at
any time during play.
League participation re-
quires that all players be
WTT members and a mini-
mum of 18 years of age. All
skill levels participate from


3.0 to open. There is a senior
level for 3.5 and 4.0.
It takes three teams to
make a league in each divi-
sion which is only two men
and two women per team.
The winning team 'in each
division with go to national
qualifiers Feb. 22-24 at Boll-
ettieri's in Bradenton to play
teams from all around the
country. If you would like to
participate, call Brenda Mer-
tz, league coordinator, at 412-
0781. By Dec. 8 all teams
must be accounted for, with
play starting Dec. 15.
VHS Champions
Golf Tournament
Lake Venice Golf Club is
hosting the Venice High Sc-
hool Champions Golf Tourn-
ament Dec. 15 to benefitVHS
baseball.
The format is a four-per-
son scramble. A $75 entry
fee includes golf, prizes, cart
and a Gold Rush BBQ lunch.
The top-four team awards
will include golf equipment,
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VHS artist writes Alaskan bestseller


BY KIM COOL
FEATURES EDITOR

Bernard Rosenberg is a
Renaissance man a mas-
ter of several disciplines.
For more than 30 years
he has been an art teacher
in the Sarasota County Sc-
hools, teaching students of
all ages to paint and draw
and sculpt and use a variety
of media in various creative
ways. Most recently he has
taught at Venice High Sc-
hool, where his students
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have won honors as artists.
Some have gone on to
become art teachers or pro-
fessional artists themselves.
. Most people would be
quite content to have mas-
tered one field so thorough-
ly.
Rosenberg is not most
people.
When computers came
on the scene, he, as a teach-
er, had to become comput-
er literate.


"I discovered elec-
tronic mail, Internet re-
search, and the information
highway .... the computer
opened my mind," he said.
Soon he was writing ...
some poetry, a few short
stories, essays.
Life was good and about
to get better.
"I scored my first free trip
to Alaska," he said. "I knew
zero about that place."
He knew even less about
salmon fishing.
What he seemed to know
right away was that he liked


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Alaska and what he found
there. He took photos,
wrote in journals, searched
for budget-priced trips so
that he could return and
learn more. Whenever he
went there he fished anoth-
er area, eventually fishing
nearly every place accessi-
ble from that state's high-
way system. He also logged
more than 500,000 air miles
as he became a commuter
to Alaska.


When the calen-
dar page flipped over to
the new millennium, Ros-
enberg had become an
expert on putting together
economical trips to Alaska,
and he found that he had
learned as much or more
about fishing Alaska as any
of the experts he met online
at Internet forums.'
"Time and time again as I
hung out on those forums, I
knew the answers," he said.
"That is why I elected to
write. I had the information;
"I live in Florida. I spin
fish and I fly fish... my wife
is convinced I have fish on
the brain."
Rosenberg was 50, an age
when many people begin to
seriously think about retire-
ment.
Instead, he reinvented
himself, starting a new ca-
reer he would never have
imagined 10 years earlier.
He would write books about
Alaska and fishing.
Donning his publisher's
hat he realized that if there
is a market for non-fiction
books and nothing to fulfill
that need, he should write
the books that are needed.
He began by writing
"Alaska Fishing on a Bud-
get." While juggling a Flor-
ida school teacher's budget
to visit Alaska as often as he
had, Rosenberg was an
expert on the subject of this
book. Other books about
fishing in the largest state
ignored the costs while con-
centrating on the destina-
tions. Nor did most of the
books address the needs of
first-time anglers such as he
had been on that very first
trip. He had been there and
done it and been there and
done that too. He knew he
had something to share
with budget-conscious ang-
lers and also with new
anglers.
The result was a 111-
page soft-bound book with
70 photos, fishing tables, a
map, illustrations, table of
contents, index and more.
Note there are no phone
numbers and addresses,
which could change, he
said. Instead it is written for
electronic era travelers and
fishermen, with suggestions
on how to make ihe most of
the information highway -


the Internet. Available all
over Alaska and online, the
book retails for $14.95.
Rosenberg shares his
experiences, identifies five
species of salmon and their
habits, and then shares with
his readers tips on fishing;
dates to consider; target fish-
ing locations; flight, lodging
and vehicle rental informa-
tion; equipment; bugs and
bears and weather; packing
and provisioning; etiquette
for fishermen; and even
some ways to end up with a
free trip or at least some
freebies along the way.
"I have Alaska in my
heart," he said. "Everything
I wrote in my books comes
from it."
Rosenberg also had at
least one other book in his
head "Kodiak Fishing at
Any Angle," his second
book.


PHOTOS COURTESY OF BERNARD ROSENBERG
Venice author holds a record salmon in Alaska.
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fthe first book written about
the fishing spots of Kodiak
Island.
It too is a softbound book
but, with 226 pages, twice
the size of the first book.
There are more than 225
photos and illustrations, all
in full color. Printed in
China, it, like the first book,
guides readers in how to
find the best deals along the
information highway and


life as an Alaskan fishing
expert. In addition to be-
coming a member of North-
west Outdoor Writer's Asso-
ciation and Outdoor Writer's
Association of America and
becoming a fishing expert
and publisher, Rosenberg is
a sought-after guide, travel
planner, speaker and equip-
ment evaluator for several
manufacturers of fishing
gear.


Teacher Bernard Rosenberg reinvented himself by writing about Alaska and fishing.


Rosenberg was no longer
alone in many of the road-
side fishing places he had
discovered. Many were
overcrowded. Kodiak was
the answer. It had the am-
enities of the mainland, rea-
sonable prices and few if
any crowds.
Another tenet of success-
ful book publishing is to be
first. Rosenberg's, book was


where the fish are. It retails
for $19.95.
Leaving nothing to the
imagination, Rosenberg even
tells his readers howto return
home with more than photos
- the catch itself and how to
prepare it.
This school year, Rosen-
berg will graduate with his
students, moving full-time
into the next phase of his


"This entire experience
has taken me completely by
surprise," he said, referring
to Alaska as a "fisherman's
dream."
Rosenberg the Renaiss-
ance man is living his
dream.


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Angler fishing goes high tech: finding fish as easy as hooking bait.


FROM NAPSA


Anglers say new types of
marine electronics have
made finding that spot where
the fish are biting about as
easy as baiting a hook.
Even better, much of the
latest technology has be-
come surprisingly affordable.
One reason is that many
new-breed fish-finding de-
vices employ LCD displays,
which continue to drop in
price and are more energy
efficient. As a result, even
many part-time anglers can
afford to invest in the latest
gear used by the pros.
So which devices per-
form best? Here's a review
from a Web site for aspiring
anglers and boaters called
takemefishing.org. It fea-
tures the largest existing
database of places to fish in
the U.S.
* Fish finders- These handy
devices use sonar to indicate
water depth and display the
contour of the bottom's sur-
face. Although they have
been around for years, new
technology is making them
sharper, thinner and more
affordable.
The advent of color
screens makes it even easier


to locate fish and pinpoint
their precise depth. Hand-
held models fit in a shirt
pocket and.sell for less than
$100. The new "side imag-
ing" sonar can render im-
ages of fish. structure and
the bottom with photolike
clarity; another example of
how tech helps you see
where fish are hiding.
* Global Position System
(GPS) Navigation No-
where have the advances in
marine electronics been
greater than in GPS naviga-
tion. A GPS unit uses orbit-
ing satellites to pinpoint
your physical location to
within a few feet. Store the
waypoints marking a good
fishing hole and you can
return to the same hot spot
over and over again.
Many GPS units can be
linked to a boat's autopilot
navigation, making it easier
to focus on the fishing part
of fishing. Insert a chip with
a chart for a specific region
and you can navigate safely
in just about any kind of
weather. Although the more
expensive models ($250
and up) can display better
graphics, basic handhelds
offer the same accuracy for
around $100.


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High-tech tackle Even in murky water, the latest fishing sonar technology captures details of this sunken bridge with photo-
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Water temperature is an
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test the temperature at any
depth up to 50 feet.
Any way you slice it, it
iuigidit not be easier actually


to catch fish, but today's
tech is making it a lot easier
to find them.
For more information,
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And now ... 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.
Ecineville City Council
announced their selection
of the city's official master
of ceremonies for all Ecine-
ville publicly held holiday
events of 2007.
The selection: resident
and longtime city council
groupie Chris Mukkah.
Mukkah's credentials are
without question. The for-
mer Ecineville High School
star quarterback from 1944
to 1947, Mukkah went on to
headline with Evelyn the
Vanishing Bear, touring the
world as Evelyn's opening
stand-up comic.
While Evelyn's show
was performing in a
United Service Organiza-
tion (USO) show at Khe
Sahn, Vietnam, in 1968,
Mukkah disappeared.
In 1978 he was discov-
ered living in a cave deep in
the jungle in Thailand.
American actor Dennis
Hopper discovered Muk-
kah when Hopper had
wandered off into the jun-
gle while on location film-


ing "Apocalypse Now."
Mukkah returned to the
United States.
He explained that after
his routine in 1968, he had
gone behind the stage for a
smoke.
Mukkah puffed on his
unfiltered cigarette, staring
out the window as he re-
called that day.
"I remember it as if it
were yesterday," said the
78-year-old Mukkah, ges-
turing with his hand to-
ward the window of his
bedroom and the woods
beyond.
"It was just as it is now. I
was smoking and looked
toward the jungle when I
saw an Idea Leuconoe,
commonly known as the
Paper Kite butterfly," Muk-
kah said. "It was the most
beautiful thing I'd ever
seen, so I followed it. At
nightfall, I realized I'd been
walking for more than 11
hours."
"I tried to find my way
back or my way to a town,"
he added. "I walked for
weeks but never found
anyone, and finally I grew
tired of walking and just
lived there, in that cave."
Upon arriving back in
the United States, Mukkah,


then 50, was the subject on
national news stories.
For the next 10 years
Mukkah struggled.
Moving from city to city,
he worked countless jobs:
A waiter, a medium, a cel-
luloid trimmer, an odor
judger, a furniture tester, a
cow puncher and a brain
disorder identifier.
He finally moved to
Ecineville in 1989, talking a
job on the third stool from
the juke box at Hannigan's
Bar, where he wrote a
twice-weekly column on
grouper and butterflies for
the now defunct Ecineville
Telegraph News World Ga-
zette and Telegram Post,
which ceased publication
in 1995.
Mukkah's first appear-
ance will be at the Holiday
Ham and Turkey Bowling
celebration Sunday at the
Buffalo Den 9876.
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, say hi to Chris
Mukkah when you see him
here in Ecineville.

trank@
venicegondolier.com


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wonderful companion. See all of Suncoast
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Venice Memorial Gar-
dens celebrates its 15th an-
nual Candlelight Saturday,
Dec. 8, at 1950 Center Road.
Drive-through is at 6 p.m.,
and the program starts at
7 p.m.
The park will be lit up
with more than 6,000 lumi-
nary candles. Pastor Tom
Derrough of Grace United
Methodist Church will lead
a scripture service, and the
names of departed loved
ones will be read aloud.
Music and vocals will be
presented by Josh Price.
Chairs and refreshments
provided.
Donations will be ac-
cepted for the Sarasota
County Widowed Persons
Service.
To volunteer for setup,
candle-lighting or cleanup,
call Cyndi Bergenthal at
493-4246. A continental
breakfast will be served for
all volunteers.

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FRIDAY,
DEC. 7
Tea
The Englewood Art Center
has a Christmas Tea, 1-3
p.m., at 350 South McCall
Road. Bring a dessert to
share and see the prizes for
the Maxi and Mini Show
and pottery by Sally Anne
Storsberg. Call 474-5548.
Republican club
The Republican Women's
Club of Sarasota hosts a
Christmas party at 11:30
a.m., at Michael's On East,
1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota.
Music by the Meadows
Chorus. Bring a new chil-
dren's book or unwrapped
toy for donation to Safe
Place and Rape Crisis Cen-
ter. Cost: $21. RSVP to Judy
at 966-6978.
'Constant Wife'
W. Somerset Maugham's
"The Constant Wife," a
social comedy of marital
maneuvers, opens at
8 p.m. at the Asolo Reper-
tory Theatre, Mertz
Theatre, 555 North Tami-
ami Trail, Sarasota. For
mature audiences, the
show runs through March
12. Tickets: $22-$56. Call
351-8000 or visit asolo.org.
USO dance
Disabled American Vete-
rans hosts a World War II
USO dance with 1940s
music and karaoke,
7-10 p.m, (dinner, 5-8 p.m.)
at 600 Colonia Lane, Noko-
mis. Period dress and uni-
forms recommended. All
are welcome. Call 488-
4500.

Senior Friendship Cen-
ters, 2350 Scenic Drive,
584-0075, seniorfriendship.


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Friday music 5:30
The Sophisticated Swing Ave.
Big Band performs 10 a.m.- theb
noon, Fridays, at Harmony Cii
House at the Venice Holi- S.L.
day Inn, 455 U.S. Bypass. DiSa
Call 474-7408. ann
Greg Allen & Friends per- 478
form noon-12 p.m., and 'Sara
The Elvis Guy performs e-m
6-9 p.m. at Snook Haven, veri
5000 E. Venice Ave. Visit
snookhavenfl.com or call Sq!
485-7221. Red
The Diane Linscott Quar- ing
tet performs at 2 p.m. at at W
the Bayfront Community Woo
Center, 803 North Tamiami 10 a
Trail, Sarasota. Admission: 1-31
$8. Visit jazzclubsarasota. work
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A free sports cards, and me-
morabilia show and sale,
. takes place 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,
._ ......Saturday, Dec. 8, at the VFW,


Woodmere Park hosts Fun.
with Basketball for ages 7-13,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Dec. 9, in the
gym at 3951 Woodmere Park
Blvd. All skill levels welcome for
individual and team events and
contests. Beverages provided.
Drop-ins welcome but registra-
tion preferred. Call 486-2780 or
e-mail cburnley@scgov.net.


* The Venice-Nokomis Elks
Lodge 1854 hosts dance
music by Spotlight Enter-
tainment, 6:30-9:30 p.m.,'
at 1021 Discovery Way,
Nokomis. Call 485-8807.
* The American Legion No-
Vel Unit 159 presents live
music by Joe and Dick Ri-
vers, 7-10 p.m., at 1770 E.
Venice Ave. Call 488-1157.
* Rick Springfield performs
at 8 p.m. at the VanWezel
Performing Arts Hall, 777


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,3368 or visit.vanwezel..

aranda Public Library,
3 Woodmere Park Blvd.,
-1270
30-10:15 a.m. and
.5-11:15 a.m.: Toddler
Time for ages 1-3
30-3:30 p.m.: Ask Jack
iputer class
30-4 p.m.: Suncoast
rimunities Blood Bank
odmobile
thor visits
e Bookshop welcomes
l authors Paula Counce,
n Bruns, Violet April
aya) Ebersole and more,
-8 p.m. at241W. Venice
Call 488-1307 or visit
)ookshopvenice.com.
rcle Books welcomes
Berg at 1 p.m., John
anza at 3 p.m., and Di-
e Ochiltree at 6 p.m. at
John Ringling Blvd.,
asota. Call 388-2850 or
ail circlebooks@
zon.net.
uare dancing
Bates calls the follow-
square dance programs
Voodmere Park, 3951
)dmere Park Blvd.:
.m.-noon, C-1 dance;
p.m., mainstream
kshop; 3-5 p.m., A-2
kshop. Call 828-0481 or


wil4 side


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)sts a 4- to 6-mile walk,
n Reserve, 1800 Mabry
shoes, sunscreen,
to Sally at 484-4113.


United Soccer Academy
holds a clinic and tryouts for
boys and girls ages 10-18,
3-5 p.m., Dec. 9, at the Garb-
randt Soccer Complex at Pine-
brook Road and Lucaya Avenue.
Bring a soccer ball, water and a
$15 registration fee. Visit united
socceracademy.org or call
(800) 656-5499.


e-mail redbates@juno.
com.

Venice Public Library, 300
S. Nokomis Ave., 861-1332
* noon: Booked for Lunch
with local author Helga
Harris
*2 p.m.: Film: "Annie Get
Your Gun" from 1950
Empowerment
The Women's Resource
Center of Sarasota County
hosts Empowerment and
Self-Esteem, 10-11:30 a.m.,
al.40a6.OWeb Road. ,
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SATURDAY,
DEC. 8
Holiday bazaar
The Community (Center for
the Deaf and Hard of Hear-
ing of Manatee/Sarasota
holds a holiday bazaar at
628 Cypress Ave. Call Sarah
at (800) 716-9820 or (941)
758-2542 (videophone) or
e-mail sharris@ccdhh.org.
Bell Association
Visit Jacaranda Public
Library, 2-3 p.m., 4143
Woodmere Park Blvd. to
learn about the bells on
display and how to
become a collector. Call
861-1270.
Dance
Dance to music by Har-
mony, 7:30-10:30 p.m., at
Country Club Estates, 700
Waterway Drive. BYOB.
Singles welcome. Tickets:
$7. Reservations requested;
call 488-5341.
Farmers' market
The Venice Farmers' Mar-
ket is located in the 200
block of Miami Avenue in
the breezeway and parking
lot behind it, 8 a.m.-noon.
Call 484-3801.
Saturday serenade
Enjoy karaoke 1-4 p.m. and
music by The Elvis Guy,
6-9 p.m., at Snook Haven,
5000 E. Venice Ave. Visit
snookhavenfl.com or call
485-7221.
Skate party
Community Youth Deve-
lopment and the South
County FamilyYMCA hold
a Skate Park Party for teens
in grades six through 12,
6-9 p.m. at 701 Center
Road. Free skating, compe-
titions and refreshments.
Photo ID required. For
more information, call
492-9622.
Please donate
Florida's Blood Centers' Big


832 E. Venice Ave. Choose from
a large selection of sports cards
(new and vintage), books, gar-
ments, collectibles, die-cast
items and more. Free sports
cards for children accompa-
nied by an adult. Come to visit
.with sports enthusiasts and
collectors about your favorite
teams. Call Rocky at 484-4047.


Red Bus visits Serenity
Gardens, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at
602 E. Venice Ave. Call FBC
at 492-9202 or Suncoast
Communities Blood Bank
at 954-1600, ext. 240.
Dog days
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Captain is an adult Jack
Russell terrier.

* Little Angels Rescue
holds small-dog adoptions,
10 a.m.-2 p.m. at PetCo,
1808 Tamiami Trail in Port
Charlotte. Foster parents
needed. Visit littleangels
rescue. org.
* EARS Animal Rescue
Sanctuary holds an adop-
tathon 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
145 W. Dearborn St., Engle-
wood. Entertainment by
Paul Cottrell. Fees: $65 for
cats and kittens; $75 for
dogs. Call 475-0636.
* Venice Public Library in-
vites children to read to pet
therapy dogs from Sun-
coast Humane Society,
2-3 p.m. at 300 S. Nokomis
Ave. Gifts of good used
blankets, towels, pet toys
and dog treats are wel-
come. Call 861-1332.
Bike ride
Tour Venice with Richie
Huttner of the Coastal
Cruisers Bicycle Club. The
leisure ride starts at 8:30
a.m. the Venice Gazebo
downtown. Ride 17 miles
with an optional 10-mile
extension.at a moderate
pace to the North Jetty.
Charlie Pierce leads an
energetic ride to the dump,
shooting.range and other
areas off Laurel Road. Call
Huttner at 587-4422 or visit
coastal cruisers.net.
Square dancing
Buttons and Bows of
Englewood/Venice Square
Dance Club begins dances
at Woodmere Park, 3951
Woodmere Park Blvd.
Dances start with rounds
at 7 p.m., plus square
dancing 7:30-9:30 p.m. All
plus dancers are welcome.
Call 473-2449 or 493-6035.
Cracker Christmas
Crowley Museum and
Nature Center hosts the
Crowley Cracker Christmas
Celebration, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.


at 16405 Myakka Road,
Sarasota. Enjoy music per-
formances and holiday
refreshments. Call 322-
1000 or visit crowley
museunmaturectr.org.
Art sale
The Englewood Art Center
holds a Y'Art Sale, rain or
shine, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at 350
South McCall Road. Mem-
bers will be selling their
artwork, pottery, brushes
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Suncoast Communities
Blood Bank will be at Em-
manuel Lutheran Church,
9 a.m.-noon, at 800 Tami-
ami Trail. Call SCBB at 954-
1600, ext. 240 or Florida's
Blood Centers at 492-9202.
Truck show benefit
The fifth annual Mopars in
the Park takes place 9 a.m.-
3:30 p.m. at Woodmere
Park, 3951 Woodmere Park
Blvd. The car and truck
show raises funds for the
2007 Southwest Florida
Food Bank drive. Bring
canned goods and enjoy
free hamburgers, hot dogs,
wings and soda, plus mu-
sic and entertainment. Call
Matt at (941) 737-4800.
Navy breakfast
The Tin Can Sailors Squad-
ron holds a traditional
Navy breakfast for $5, 8
a.m.-noon, at the Ameri-
can Legion No-Vel Unit
159, 1770 E. Venice Ave.
Proceeds support local
handicapped children and
other assistance programs.
Call 485-4748.

Music events
* Smoked Mullet performs
1-5 p.m. at Snook Haven,
5000 E. Venice Ave. Visit
snookhavenfl.com or call
485-7221.
* The Sarasota Music Ar-
chive presents the recor-
ders, viols and voices of
The Sarasota Earlye Musi-
cke Consort and Grande
Bande at 2:30 p.m. at Selby
Public Library, 1331 First
St., Sarasota. Free. Call 861-
1168 or e-mail smarchive@
yahoo.com.
* Join the North Port Or-
chestra and conductor Sa-
sha von Dassow for Holi-
day Dreams at 3 p.m. at
the North Port Performing
Arts Center, 6400 W. Price
Blvd. Guest artists are sop-
rano Deborah Ann Polk-
inghorn and Patricia Sto-
relli of the Ultimate Dance


Company. Tickets: $10. Call
426-8479 or (866) 406-
7722.
Art show
See pastels by Ruth Hook
Colby and watercolors by
Nancy Colby at a wine and
cheese reception, 2-4 p.m.
at the Englewood Art Cen-
ter, 350 South McCall
Road. The show runs Dec.
1-Jan. 2 in the Ken Mitchell
Gallery. Call 474-5548.

Circle Books, 478 John
Ringling Blvd., 388-2850
11 a.m.: Ann Stephanian
Kale signs her children's
book "Going to College
with Grandma."
1 p.m.: Cynthia Dwyer
signs her children's book
"Four-Eyed Philip."

COMING UP
Republican parties
The Sarasota Republican
Club holds its annual
Christmas party Tuesday,
Dec. 11, at the Sarasota
Yacht Club, 1100 John Ring-
ling Blvd. Music by the VPA
Chorus of Booker Middle
School. Social at 6 p.m.,
dinner at 7 p.m. E-mail
. secretaryrpos@msn. corn.
The Venice-Nokomis New
Federated RepublicanWo-
men's Club holds a lun-
cheon meeting Friday, Dec.
14, at the Pelican Pointe
Golf & Country Club, 575
Center Road. Social at
11:30 a.m., lunch at noon,
election of officers, live
Christmas music and vi-
deos of state-wide club
activities. Bring an un-
wrapped gift for a small
child. Members and guest
welcome. Reservations
required; call Patricia at
966-1806.
Nature lovers
At the Tuesday, Dec. 11
meeting of the Venice Area
Au ubon Society, Dr. Willi-
am A. Dunson Will present
a compendium of birds
from tropical trips at the
Venice Community Center,
326 S. Nokomis Ave. Social
at 6:30 p.m., meeting at
7 p.m. Call 698-9412.
The Manatee-Sarasota
Sierra Club holiday dinner
and silent auction takes
place at 6:30 p.m., Thurs-
day, Dec. 13, at Phillippi
Estate Park, 5500 South
Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.
Proceeds benefit local con-
servation projects. Bring a
side dish or dessert to
share. Call 358-3249.


* Bring the kids to the Ma-
natee-Sarasota Sierra Club
Myakka State Park Family
Bike Ride at 2 p.m., Sun-
day, Dec. 16, at 13207 State
Road 72, Sarasota. Bring
helmet, water and sun-
screen. $5 plus park fee.
RSVP to 321-1218.
* Kayak Bishop Harbor and
Frog Creek with the Mana-
tee-Sarasota Sierra Club at
9 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 16. $5
plus rental fee. RSVP to
Don at 493-3085.
* Walk along Sleeping Tur-
tie Preserve with the Ma-
natee-Sarasota Sierra Club
at 8 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 22.
Bring water, sunscreen and
lunch, and wear sturdy
shoes. Donation: $5. RSVP
to Sally at 484-4113.
* The Manatee-Sarasota
Sierra Club hosts a New
Year's walk of four to six
miles, 8-11 a.m., Tuesday,
Jan. 1, at Myakka State
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Today is Dec. 7.
Sixty-six years ago on this
day, the Japanese raid on


Pearl Harbor was one of the
great defining moments in
history. I was only 7 years
old when my father came
into the living room to tell
his family the United States
was at war. I will never for-
get the terrified look on my
parents' faces.
What caused the attack
on Pearl Harbor? Here is
what I learned (from the
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ter):
The Japanese military,
deeply engaged in the
seemingly endless war it
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"Avhana" by Odile Segui is polymer clay and
mixed media.


On a recent Tuesday morning, many of the participants in
Englewood Art Center's Tuesday Open Studio were busy mak-
ing greeting cards and pictures using a technique called
monotype. Next Tuesday they may all be doing their own
thing. Any member of the Englewood Art Center, 350 South
McCall Road, is welcome to drop in for a Tuesday or Thursday
morning open studio.The hours both days are 9 a.m.-noon,
and the cost is $3. The clay studio is open all day Mondays to
anyone enrolled in a pottery class at the art center. The cost is
$5. For more information, call 474-5548.


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infamy" Sept. 11, 2001.
Our country was again as-
saulted by a foreign power.
Was it is really an issue of
oil again when we fought
back? I ponder the similari-
ties.
Pause today to think
back of the millions of brave
souls in the military services
who from the beginning of
American history paved the
way for us to enjoy this hol-
iday season in freedom.

Ellen Hillstrom is the
South Venice Civic Associ-
ation development director


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6B
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DEC. 7,2007


CONTACT US
(941) 207-1000
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Obviously, something has gone very wrong!


DONNA MARTONFI
RELIGION COLUMNIST

Once upon a time ... no,
scratch that because this is
no time for fables. What is
needed right now more
than ever before in history is
the TRUTH, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth,
especially since there is so
much Christian "happy


talk" about chewing the
meat and spitting out the
bones. This is certainly not
what scripture tells us to do.
It clearly states that even a
little leaven (error/sin) will
"leaveneth" (spread through-
out) the whole lump. (I Cor.
5:6 KJV)
Leaven is an additional
element that alters or modi-
fies something. Therefore,
even a little error/sin alters
the truth/purity of some-
thing immensely.
I'm going to use an even
better analogy that I heard
on TV recently to clarify the
"leaven parable." The broad-
caster was talking about
something totally different
but I'm confident it will per-
fectly illustrate my point. He


stated that toilet water was,
in essence, 99 percent pure
water and that only 1 per-
cent was toilet. So, his ques-
tion was, "What's the prob-
lem?" Answering his own
question, he screamed, "OF
COURSE there is a problem!
You would most certainly
not want to drink it!"
That was a very astute and
obvious conclusion. With
that in mind, let me say most
Christians would reject any-
one who claimed to be
against Christ or his teach-
ings without hesitation. Yet,
these same people are being
fed dangerous heresy little by
little, in small doses and
being led into flagrant error
by people claiming to be
preaching the Word of God. .


I'm presuming their rea-
soning must be that be-
cause it is presented from a
church pulpit or on Chris-
tian TV then it must be bib-
lical. Nothing could be fur-
ther from the truth. I have
heard countless anti-bibli-
cal statements espoused
with little regard for doc-
trine, and nobody seems to
even notice. While some of
these "concepts" have been
subtle, others jump up and
hit you in the face because
they are so totally contrary
to God's Word. The one
common denominator th-
ough is they all contain a lot
of truth. That is how decep-
tion works. It cloaks itself in
truth so the person being
deceived is totally unaware


he or she is being deceived.
It's that simple. Light and
darkness become rolled
into one just like Satan
planned. You then drift fur-
ther and further into dark-
ness because you've be-
come accustomed to the
darkness.
That is why Jesus warned
"deception" would be a sure
sign we were living in the
end times. Notice what he
says in Matthew 24: "Take
heed that no man deceive
you... for MANY shall come
in MY name and shall
deceive MANY." Notice they
are coming representing
Christ! They are coming in
his name! "And (they) shall
show great signs and won-
ders; inasmuch that, if it


were possible, they shall
deceive the very elect.
Behold I have told you be-
fore." (KIV)
The Apostle Paul also
warned, "Let no man de-
ceive you by any means: for
that day (the Day of the
Lord) shall not come, ex-
cept there come a falling
away first." (II Thess. 2:3
KJV)
How could there be a
great falling away from
Christ? How could people
be led away from the truth
without knowing it? Ob-
viously, by following "an-
other Jesus" whose primary
function is to make them
rich.
Please see WRONG, 7B


local worship services


Worship
S 9 -Worship @ 10 30 AM
Dec. 16 Worship @ 10 30 AM
Dec.23 Chrslmas Songs &
Commentary @ 10:30 AM
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve
Candlelight Carol Sing @ 6 PM
Reformed Community Church
1600 Banyan Drive, Venice
941-493-3075


W VENICE
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11 AM
Loving nursery available 1
SSunday School all ages 9:45 .
Advent Recital Wed. 11 AM
Wednesday in
the WORD 6:15 PM '
Dinner- 5 PM, reservations required 0
On the island, 2 blocks S. of Venice
Regional Medical Center on The Rialto

$ 488-2258
www.venicepresbyterian.org
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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
493-7504
1475 Center Road, Venice
www.cumc.info

GRACE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
400 E. Field Ave., Venice, FL
488-1374
9:00 AM Life Journey
CoritemnborarySrvic6, "
| 11 AM Traditional Service
Sunday School 10AM
Nursery Available at All Services
Youth Weekly Meetings
Weekday Pre-School
Senior Pastors:
Thomas "Jay" Kowalski
Associate Pastor:
Thomas J. Derrough


SLocated 2 miles south of Wal-Mart on US 41
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.
We say 6:45 p.m. AWANA 7:00 p.m. Bible Study
Nursery availableI


Auburn Road Presbyterian Church
(Presbyterian Church in America)
642 N. Auburn Rd.* 485-3551
Dwight L. Dolby, Pastor
S 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



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
"Every visitor an honoredguest..."


LIVING CHRISTMAS TREE
Don't miss The Glory of the Lord:
A Choral Celebration l
Saturday, December 8, 2007at P.m
Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 4 p.m.
Presented as a free gift to you by ,
South Venice J
Baptist Church t. 1
3167 Englewood Road
(US 41 and Baffin Drive)
Venice, Florida 34293 .
941-493-0022
Handicapped Accessible and Nursery Available -


OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)
,1o a Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
; Tuesday Healing Service 9:30 a.m.
Bible Study 10:00 a.m.
'- f 2705 N. Tamiami Trail, Nokomis
Pastor Sarah Brown
We welcome you! 941-966-4442


LAKESIDE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Service of Caroling and Candle Lighting
'5:00- 7:00 PM
Featured Soloist
t Eric Waters


(Albniaj !)ay
with Holy Communion 10 AM
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'401 S Tamnam Trjitl tince
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5PEOPLE 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
488-8051 or www.newhopepeople.org





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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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 Information? 493-6741
www.vemnceucc. org
www.ucc.org


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508 Riviera StteetVenlce (2 //ksa behind Venice regional Medi l Center)
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Holy Communion
Sunday 8:00 a.m. Holy Commuiinion
9:30 a.m. Holy Communion (with nursery)
10:30 a.m. Christian Education (adult and youth)
11:15 a.m. Holy Communion a
(Breakfast served 1st Sunday of each month 9:00-11:00)
Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion & Healing Service
The Rev. Christopher N. Gray, Rector The Rev. James Puryear, Assoc. Rector

There's a place for you here!
Emmanuel Lutheran
p I Church-ELCA
790 Tamiami TrI. S, Venice On the Island!
941-488-4942
4 Worship with us -
Nursery provided Sat. & Sun.
Worships:
Sat. at 5:00 pm Sun. at 8:30 am & 11:00 am
Thursday Prayers 10:00 am
Counseling Appointments 926-2959


of the

Nazarene
presents

Agnus Dei:
Lamb Of God, Born To Us
Featuring Christmas music
by Michael W. Smith

December 7, 8, 9 at 7 p.m.
Tickets $5

For more information please call 941-488-5007
1535 East Venice Ave., Venice FL 34292


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Venice-Nokomis
United Methodist Church

Sunday Worship:
9:30 & 11:00 AM
Children's Puppet Church:
9:45 AM
Sunday School 10:45 AM
208 Palm Avenue, Nokomis
Phone 488-4137
(West of US 41,
4 blks. South of Albee Road)
www.vnumc.net
Ivnumc@verizon.net

Interim Pastor, J. Ralph Burton


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RELIGION BRIEFS


Performances
Venice Assembly presents
"The Christmas Post" at 7
p.m., Dec. 7; 2 p.m. and 7
p.m., Dec. 8; and 6 p.m., Dec.
9 at 695 Center Road. More
than 50 cast and crew mem-
bers perform in this musical
comedy set in the 1940s.
Admission is free. Call 497-
5683 or visit venice
assembly.com.
..* The 80-voice Englewood
United Methodist Chancel
Choir presents the cantata
"Emmanuel God With
Us!" by Lloyd Larson at 7
p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, and


at 11 a.m.,
Sunday, Dec.
9, at the ch-
urch, 700 E.
Dearborn St.
The Christ-
mas story
will be told
with historic
Jones carols and
newer com-
positions with scripture
read by WSRZ Oldies per-
sonality David Jones. No
tickets required. Call 474-
5588.
* Trinity Presbyterian Ch-
urch holds a dinner theater


evening Tuesday, Dec. 11, in
the new Community Life
' Center at 4365 State Road
776. Dinner will be served at
6 p.m., followed by a pre-
sentation at 7 p.m. of the
comedy farce "Dangerfield
Newby Moves Uptown" by
Richard Waters. Tickets are
$6 and are required for din-
ner and show. Call 493-0018.
* The Knights of Columbus
and Catholic Charities pre-
sent the Sugar Bowl Show of
Shows at 7 p.m., Wednes-
day, Dec. 19, at the Venice
Community Center, 326 S.
Nokomis Ave. Performers


include the John Salerno
Big Band and his American
Songbook with guest vocal-
ist Debbie Keeton, and the
Todd Charles Comedy Spec-
tacular. All proceeds will sup-
port the Sugar Bowl Fund,
which helps needy families
in crisis. For tickets, call
Catholic Charities at 379-
9111.
Concerts
* The Madrigal Singers of
Riverview High School per-
form at 7:30 p.m., Friday,
Dec. 7, at St. Andrew Ch-
urch, 6908 Beneva Road,


Sarasota. The group of 28
singers appear in full Ren-
aissance costumes and will
sing Christmas music and
other songs from the Ren-
aissance era. Suggested don-
ation: $15. Call 922-7595.
* The Venice High School
Choral Boosters present a
Yuletide Madrigal Feaste at
2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Dec. 8, at
Grace United Methodist
Church, 400 E. Field Ave.
Tickets are $20 and are on
sale at Paper Pad.
* The Sanctuary Choir of
First Baptist Church of Ven-
ice presents There is Peace


in the World Tonight at 7
p.m., Dec. 8 and 9 at 312 W.
Miami Ave. Call 485-1314.
* The Chancel Choir of Trinity
Presbyterian Church pre-
sents Love Came Down at
Christmas, a musical collage
of scripture and anthems, at
10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, at
4365 State Road 776.
* The Venice Worship Chor-
ale presents a Christmas
concert at 6 p.m., Saturday,
Dec. 15, at the Venice Sev-
enth-Day Adventist Church,
2375 S, Seaboard Ave.
Refreshments served.
Call 928-8106.


WRONG from Page 6B
Could the answer also be
people no longer read God's
Word?
The fables are only a
minute problem compared
with the bigger picture. My
case in point, and I'm going
to have to be ambiguous here
so you are going to have to
read between the lines be-
cause people have been tak-
en off of radio and TV and
their Web sites are being tar-
geted for removal because
they were exposing what is
happening. (So much for
freedom of speech.) There is
a new spirituality within
Christianity that is being
promoted and it is going to
lead to the greatest apostasy
this world has ever known.
There are countless events
I could mention but I'll just
share this one particular pro-
gram I watched on Chris-
tian TV where the evangelist
stated he was going to a
Middle Eastern country and
that he would be praying
with their religious clerics.
He did not say that he was
going to be praying "for"
them. Not praying that they
would see the truth and
turn to Jesus Christ for sal-
vation, but that he would be
praying "with" them. That
was shocking enough, but
S then he continued.-arid said
he would be reading prayers
From "their" religious book.
Now folks, I have a very
serious problem with that.
The problem is not only
mine but it is spelled out
clearly in the Book of Rev-
elation, which emphatically
cautions us not to be se-
duced into the "One World
Religion" that will be form-
* ed prior to Christ's return,
Which will incorporate all
belief systems into one big
=melting pot. Yet, eastern
Smysticism has swept into
t the church like a tidal wave.
SHow can Christians be
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the Word of God? How can
they be praying to "another"
God without even knowing it?
The answer is deception. The
same deception that blinded
people in Noah's day.
"But as the days of Noah
were, so shall also the coming
of the Son of man be. For as in
the days that were before the
flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giv-
ing in marriage, until the day
that Noah entered into the
ark, and knew not until the
flood came, and took them all
away; so shall also the com-
ing of the Son of man be."
(Matt. 24:38,39 KJV)
Obviously, they refused
to listen to the warnings.

Donna Martonfi is an
evangelist and author who
ministers in the United
States and Canada, Read
her books and articles at
Psalm40ministries.com. She
is also a trained and quali-
fied Christian Counselor
and can be reached at
485-5299.


New associate pastor at Venice Presbyterian


FROM VENICE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

He learned about "esprit
de corps" at home, church
and school athletics. The
yearning for shared experi-
ences carried him through
the next 20 years.
The Rev. William (Ruffin)
Stepp, new associate pastor
of Venice Presbyterian Ch-
urch, knows the impor-
tance of esprit de corps
from high school football,


church youth groups and
the foxholes of Desert
Storm and Desert Shield.
Stepp has three brothers
- all ministers. His father
is also a minister at the
Memorial Presbyterian Ch-
urch in West Palm Beach,
Fla.
"My father always told
us boys that we needed to
be there for each other. This
meant not only for family
but also for anyone in the
community we served."


He learned to share
some amazing experiences
with his fellow Marines,
especially during the fight-
ing. Stepp served for six
years in the U.S. Marines
before he decided to study
to be a minister.
The faith of his father
and mother, Rev. William
and Bettie Ann, had a pro-
fund effect on the way each
of their four sons views the
world. Every morning his
parents would get up before


the boys were awake to read
the Bible and pray. This leg-
acy has carried over to
Stepp and his wife, Mel-
anie. They also get up early
to pray and read scriptures.
They have two children,
Kathryn, 4, and William, 2.
Stepp will be installed as
associate pastor of Venice
Presbyterian Church at 6
p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12,
at the church, located at
111 E. Firenze Ave., at The
Rialto and Firenze Avenue.


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FRIDAY, DEC. 7, 2007


Bible study and.classes
* A community Bible study is held
9 a.m. Friday at Calvary Bible
Church, 1936 E. Venice Ave. The
topic is the The Prayers for Jesus.
The public is invited to this free
event. Call Pastor Brett Jones at
485-7070 or visit cbcvenice.com.
* Chabad of Venice and North
Port, 2169 South Tamiami Trail,
hosts: The Meaning of Prayer at 9
a.m. Saturday; The Jewish
Learning Institute, 7:15-8:45 p.m.
Wednesday (fee: $79); and a
Women's Lunch and Learn at
12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Call 493-
2770.
* First Baptist Church of Venice
presents "Living Beyond Yourself:


xploring the Fruit of the Spirit,"
an 11-week study Thesdays. IWo
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.
* First Christian Church offers
several study groups at 1100 Center
Road. 9:30 a.m., Sundays: adult
Bible study group; 11 a.m.,
Sunday: Faith Comer Bible study
group; 7-8 p.m., Thursdays: adult
Bible study of the Book of Romans;
starting 6-8 p.m. Visit church-
thatcares.com or call 408-8088.


, Fisherman's Net Community
Church hosts an interdenomina-
tional class on the History and
Background of the Bible, Thurs-
days, 7-9 p.m.. at 1101 South Tam-
iami Trail. Call 485-8400 or 421-
9948.
* Good Shepherd Episcopal
Church hosts two free small-
group studies for Advent, Dec. 12
and 19 at 1115 Center Road.
Morning session at 10:30 a.m. and
potluck session at 6 p.m. Father
Jon Roberts will lead the study
group with a discussion on the
book, "Be Still and Know" by
Michael Ramsey. Call 497-7286.
* New Life Assembly of God hosts
Women's Bible Study at 10 a.m.


Saturday at South Venice
Christian Church, 2390 Seaboard
Ave. based on the DVD series "The
Walls of the Heart" by Pastor
Connie Weisel. Led by Gladys
Jarjisian. Men are welcome to
Breakfast with the Boys at 6:30
a.m. Friday at Perkins Restaurant
on U.S. 41 Bypass. Mid-week
Family Ministries meet at 7 p.m.
Thursday at the church. Call 493-
0775.
* Trinity Presbyterian Church
hosts three adult education class-
es at 11:15 a.m. at 4365 State Road
776. The Rev. Jack Chapin contin-
ues his class with "On the Road
Again to Romans." The Rev. Larry
Schweizer leads Thursdays at Ten,


10 am. studying the Gospel of
Mark. Children's classes include a
Treasure Seekers program in two
groups for ages 2-5 and for chil-
dren in kindergarten through
grade five. Led by the Rev. Larry
Schweizer. Call 493-0018.
* Venice Presbyterian Church
offers its fall "Wednesdays in the
'WORD" program during the
Wednesday Night Live series at
6:15 p.m. at 111 E. Firenze Ave.
Join Pastors Chris Romig and
Ruffin Stepp for a multimedia
hour of lecture, humor, discus-
sion and Bible study. Dinner
catered by Dimitri's Restaurant at
5 p.m. with reservations. Call the
church at 488-2258.


VENUE from Page 3B


Park, 13207 State Road 72,
Sarasota. Bring water, sun-
screen and lunch, and
wear sturdy shoes. Dona-
tion: $5 plus park fee. RSVP
to Sally at 484-4113.
Dance
Friends of the Venice Com-
munity Center host a holi-
day dance with music by
Mickey's Limit Band, 7:30-
10:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec.
13, at 326 S. Nokomis Ave.
BYOB; ice, cups, napkins
and refreshments provi-
ded. $5 at the dodr. For six
or more, call 497-3227.
Holiday parties
* The Englewood Art
Center holds its annual
children's Christmas party,
6-9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15,
at 350 South McCall Road.
The children will create
Christmas gifts and enjoy
pizza. Admission is free.
Call 474-5548.
* The Italian American
Club of Venice hosts a chil-
dren's Chist-mas party,
noon-2 p.m., Sunday, Dec.
16, at 1375 Ringling Drive.
Refreshments, games, face
painting, balloon animals,
music and Santa, plus a gift
for each child up to age 12.
Admission is free. Call
Linda at 493-6344.
Reunions
* The Venice Area Alpha Chi
Omega Club holds a Christ-
mas luncheon at noon,
Saturday, Dec. 15, at Glen-
ridge on Palmer Ranch,


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5501 Dunrobin Drive, Sara-
sota. All alumnae welcome.
RSVP to Jane at 488-5982 or
June at 486-5079.
* The Sarasota Area Alum-
nae Chapter of Delta Delta
Delta meets Saturday, Dec.
15; at Bay Village, 4800 Va-
mo Road, Sarasota. Social at
11:30 a.m., lunch at noon.
Call Vera at 378-0005.
Concerts


The Military Officers
Association of America
holds a meeting and lun-
cheon at 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the
American Legion No-Vel
Unit 159, 1770 E. Venice
Ave. Open to all who have
held a warrant or commis-
sion in any component of
the Army, Marine Corps,
Navy, Air Force, Coast
Guard Pubhlic Health


* POPS Extras presents Service, NOAA and spous-
Home for the Holidays, a es. Visit venicemoaa.com
holiday concert, at 3 p.m., or call 497-5906 or 412-
Sunday, Dec. 16, at PAL 3592.
Sailor Circus, 2075 Bahia
Vista St., Sarasota. The Holiday walk
show will feature the Venice Area Beautification
American Big Band Brass Inc. hosts entertainment 5-
and the Sarasota Military 9 p.m. Thursday at the
Academy'a drumilne, Venice Arboretum at West
choir, drill team and color Blalock Park behind the
guard. Tickets are $10. Community Center. Santa
Proceeds benefit the Claus will visit the
Sarasota Military Arboretum 5-9 p.m.,
Academy's 2008 Olympic Tuesday, Dec. 20. If your
trip. Tickets are free for vet- music group would like to
erans and active military perform on a Thursday
personnel. Call 362-7632 or evening, callVABI at 207-
visit popsextras.org. 8224.-
* The Venice Opera Guild
presents Dick Hyman in Benefit cruise
concert at 4 p.m., Saturday, The Wildlife Center of
Jan. 12, at Venice Church of Venice hosts a fundraising
the Nazarene, 1535 E. cruise for five nights begin-
Venice Ave. The event will ning March 3. Sail aboard
feature a tribute to the late the Royal Caribbean's
Ilse Kern. Tickets are $30 Grandeur qf the Seas to ,
and are available at Paper- eCUo,^''-^M a lm ^ mi
Pad, Venice Stationers and exsico, sai mg fro6r
at the door. Call Linda at Tampa. Donations go
497-2099. toward rehabilitating
injured and orphaned
MOAA luncheon wildlife. Arrangements by
The Venice Area Chapter of Castaway Cruises of Punta
Gorda. First payment due
immediately; final pay-
C fromPment due Dec. 26. Call Teri
ROSO from Page 4B at (888) 462-1434 or (941)
627-8795.
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Eve party Monday, Dec. 31,
at the American Legion
No-Vel Unit 159, 1770 E.
Venice Ave. Cost is $40 per
person for a steak or
salmon dinner with all the
trimmings, plus cham-
pagne, favors and music
for dancing. Pick up and
pay for tickets by Dec. 17.
Call 488-1157.
*The South Venice Yacht
Club holds its annual New
Year's Eve party Monday,
Dec. 31, at 4425 Yacht Club
Drive. Cocktails 6:30-7:30
p.m.; prime rib dinner
7:30-9 p.m. BYOB; cham-
pagne toast at midnight.
Dancing starting at 9 p.m.
with music by Karen Dee
and Doowop Denny.
Tickets: $50 per person for
. members, $60 for non-
members. Paid reserva-
tions due by Dec. 24 by
calling Robin at 497-1169.
Writing class
The Short Story will be
offered 1-3 p.m., Saturdays
(Jan. 5,. 12, 19 and 26) at
Englewood Arts Center, 350
South McCall Road. Fee:
$60 for members, $80 for
nonmembers. Taught by
Diane E. Robertson. To reg-
ister, call 474-5548.
Benefit concert
-The Fabulous Hubcaps
perform a concert and'
show benefiting Loveland
Center, 3 and 7:30 p.m.,
Saturday, Jan. 12, at the
Venice Community Center,
326 S. Nokomis Ave. Enjoy
the show plus a food court,
beverages, silent auction
and more. Tickets: $25-$35.
Call Jim at 266-2760 or visit
parksonline.scgov.net.
Trolley tours
The Venice Archives/
Historic Triangle Inn pre-


sents the Historic Venice
Trolley Tours, which take
place at 9:30 a.m. and 11
a.m., Saturdays, Jan. 26,
Feb.-9 and24, and March 8.
Tickets are $15 per person
and are available at the
Triangle Inn, 10 a.m.-4
p.m., Monday through
Wednesday beginning Jan.
2. The Trolley departs the
Triangle Inn/Venice
Archives and Collections
Museum parking lot on
Nassau Street. Call 486-
2487.
Craft show
The Even Keels, South
Venice Yacht Club, have
moved their craft show to
Feb. 2. Call Sherry at 496-
4288.
Auditions
Venice Little Theatre holds
auditions for its Broadway
in Concert production of


The Who's "Tommy," 7:30
p.m. April 6 and 7 and at 8
p.m. April 13 and 14 at 140
W. Tampa Ave. Performan-
ces are Dec. 28-31 at 8 p.m.
Director is Allan Kollar;
musical director is Mich-
elle Kasanofsky. Bring a
song and sheet music.
Call 488-1115 or visit
venicestage.com.
Cruisin'
The Beantown Travel Club
of current and former
Massachusetts residents is
planning a 10-night
Panama Canal Adventure
Cruise aboard the Coral
Princess, leaving Ft.
Lauderdale March 16, with
stops in Aruba, Cartan-
agena, Columbia, Gatun
lake, Cristobel Panama and
Ocho Ricos, Jamaica. All
are welcome. Arrange-
ments by Venice Travel.
Call 488-2680 or 485-0624.


December
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PHOTO COURTESY OF EPIPHANY CATHEDRAL CCW
One hundred and three members and friends of the Epiphany Cathedral Council of Catholic Women had a great time on a trip to Savannah, Jekyll Island and Beaufort, Ga. They can't wait for the next
trip.


PHOTO COURTESY OF MARGO SCHNEELOCH
The Waterford water aerobic group, led by Oma Petrine (front
row, third from left, in green hat), meets at 10 a.m. Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at the Waterford pool. Between the laugh-
ing and talking, they manage to get in a good workout. All
Waterford residents are welcome to join them.


PHOTO COURTESY OF JUNE LAZARUS
On Dec. 11, the golfers of Jacaranda hold their annual luncheon,
where they'll see the handiwork of Missy Cereto. Each year she
makes animations, like these Mickey Mouse drummers, using
light bulbs, bottle caps and toothpicks.


PHOTO COURTESY OF JOYCE PETERSON
Venice BOA Circle 144 girls celebrated their gift of $3,400 to Southeastern Guidedogs for the Blind. BOA stands for Best of Attitude
and promotes a positive attitude with elegance and style while raising money for a worthy cause. This year the.BOA Sisterhoods on
the Gulf Coast have raised more than $14,000.


My vacation


PHOTO COURTESY OF LOUISE HALL
Florida GOP chair Jim Greer, center, is presented with a certifi-
cate of appreciation and a local club GOP cap by Jack Malone,
left, president of the Republican Club of South Sarasota County
and Rep. Doug Holder, Florida District 70. Greer spoke at the
RCSSC meeting Nov. 14.


Left, Gen. George Washington (Phillip H. Tarpley), left, catches
Nick Catsakis (prominent Nokomis citizen turned food purloiner),
with the help uf Gen. Henry Knox (Harold Crapo Jr.). Catsakis
was caught purloining pizza at a Children of the American
Revolution Citizenship meeting.The citizen "was caught red-
handed with marinara sauce on his hands and shirt.":'


PHOTO COURTS' OF GAR/' AND JANEANN JENNIINGS
Gary and JaneAnn Jennings hit the "low" points during a vaca-<
tion to Death Valley, Calif.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY LINDSKOG
Diane Sharp, left, member of PEO Chapter GU in Venice, gave a
check to Mary Lou VanderDerMeer, a student at Manatee
Community College-Venice. VanderDerMeer is working on an AA
degree and wants to work in a school system. PEO is an interna-
tional organization that supports educational opportunities for
women.


Sampling Belgian chocolates and raffle prizes at the Venice- PHOTO COURTESY OF MELINDA MUDGE
Nokomis Woman's Club November meeting are Joan Daniels;
Jean Marie Burton, program chair; Jim Gallagan, speaker, from The Florida Center for Child and Family Development held tricy-
Choc-o-Lots; and Madelyn Schmoyer. cle races and several other events to raise funds for United Way'.


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KIM COOL
FEATURES EDITOR
(941) 207-1000
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Saunders' agents showcase Venice island homes


For their December joint open house, Dec. 8,
several Michael Saunders Realtors in the
Venice office are featuring 19 homes for sale
on the island of Venice and in nearby neighbor-
hoods such as Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club.
The open house is 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
The joint venture open house event has become
a monthly staple designed to showcase the variety
of housing stock available in the greater Venice
area.
On the second Saturday of each month, about 20
homes, listed with 15-20 Realtors in the Michael
Saunders Venice office, are listed.
December's open house will feature homes on
Venice island and within nearby communities.


A sixth floor condominium apartment at
167 E. Tampa Ave. will be shown during
the Michael Saunders open house
Saturday, Dec. 8.


Featured properties will include condominiums in
mid- and low-rise buildings as well as single family
houses, some in the historic district.
The monthly open houses are always the second
Saturday of the month, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Mortgage information is-available from Suzie
Scheetz, home mortgage consultant, MSC Mort-
gage LLC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo Home Mort-
gage, 110 S. Nokomis Ave., 441-1091.
Maps and listings for the open houses can be
picked up at the Venice office of Michael Saunders,
110 N. Nokomis Ave., and at the firm's Plantation
office, 490 Rockley Blvd., Venice.
For more information, call the Venice office at
485-5421 or the Plantation office at 493-2500.

12 Bonitas Circle, $150,000, Cindy Dillander,
716-3203
00 Curry Avenue, $174,900, Mary Samples, 416-1591
30 North Park Blvd., $208,900, Elzia Phillips, 223-3344
2 Parkdale Mews, $210,220, Sherrey Welch,
223-6318
1 Barclay Court, $254,000, Judy Winklemann,
284-0559
1 Back Nine Drive, $255,000, Joan McMahon,
306-9353
0 Cooper St., #302, $289,000, Sherrey Welch,
223-6318 ,
74 Corso Venetia, $349,000, Sandra Adkins-Pertz,
587-346-4
0 Sante Joseph (Beach Park), $389,000, Elzia Phillips,
223-3344
5 Beach Park Blvd., $409,000, Elzia Phillips,
223-3344
0 Park Blvd. S #54 Aldea Mar, $475,000, Ann Keohan,
441-6867 .
38 Pensacola, $514,000, Beverly Weltzien, 223-0612
47 Tampa Ave. #303, $649,000, Sherrey Welch, "
223-6318
D1 Sunset Drive, $665,000, Jackie Kennedy, 266-4074
48 Whitecap Circle, $685,000, Beverly Weltzien,
223-0612
'8 Sherbrooke Court The Reserve at Plantation Golf &
CC, $734,900, Helene Johnston, 486-8224
30 Golden Beach Blvd. #208, $749,500, Patty Stewart,
544-7403
2 W. Venice Ave., $895,000, Jackie Kennedy
266-4074
67 E. Tampa Ave., #612, $879,000, Beverly Weltzien
223-0612


A furnished three-bedroom, two-bath home at 425 Beach Park
Blvd. on the island of Venice is being shown during a Saturday
open house organized by Michael Saunders Realtors from the
Venice Island office. Homes will be open 11 a.m.-2 p.m.


STORY AND PHOTOS BY KIM COOL
FEATURES EDITOR


Set back from the corner of Sante Joseph and Beach Park
Boulevard, the home at 500 Sante Joseph is being shown during
a cooperative open house by Michael Saunders Realtors. It will
be open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. -


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tolts lago At Vlwtnte Xxli a 488,000I
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Courtyard. New. VG#58598
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EnglowaieH .n Wal Prent a $8891,000
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Pamela Pinkerton 941-488-7595
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Peggy Lewis 941-488-7595
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Joan Komamitzki 941-488-7595
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Pat girWh 0 at 0 0101ttft Attractive &
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Joan Zahradka 941-4868-7595
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Adele P. Bourcler PA. 941-488-7895
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Akt~mot leite i $114,000 Lovely remodeled sin-
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Ray Corcoran 941-488-7595
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TangeltOna WooN e 010,000 This popular model
has been maintained to perfection. 2BR/2BA, bright open
floorplan, Lanai, community swimming pool. VG#566477
Missie Jo Turner 941-488-7595
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ThtastIne WOtOi& N 8,1110 Make yourself at
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Furnished and community swimming pool. VG#561636
Torrey Mead 941-488-7595
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Oak Otiw U I f* 000t Here is ideal choice. This
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Pamela Pinkerton 941-488-7595
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rolotnd Lakea 4 i30)0 Beautiful pool home
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and relax on the pool deck. VG#560820
Debbie Cole 941-488-7595
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North PtOl~ $4 t ,04900 Bright and cheery split-
plan, Enjoy the down-home values of this almost-new
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Cliff Martinez 941-488-7595
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Sunset, Venice. O310 Vidusl TMw island of Venice 38R/3BA
Beautifully re-designed hom, gourmet kitchen., Premium
upgraded, stop to dooeeded beach, VG#4794
Nancy & Brendan Jordan 941-488-7505
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BIST KBPT 80101RT U S309,000 30 Virtual Ventle 8ndSta 350,000 Fascinating two bed-
Toui Seller bought, your gain Have your own private room, two bath Gulf-view penthouse. Open floor plan,
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Bhllht VIAtt O Wt i37,000 OPEN RUN 14 PM, VlttirlTUl Magnificent 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath pool home!
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Ann Jiganti 941-966-0811
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Jeaomatlnda Countly Club Weg Vii 8 a 55,000
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Former model home three bedroom, lots of closets,
family room, great kitchen. VG#527316
Madeline Scriba 941-488-7595
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Waterfotrd i $40,50 A delightful 3BR/2BA
Ranch. Caged pool, coral stone fireplace, family room
fireplace. Lanal. VG#562903
Tdrry Riley 941-488-7595
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Bilol Colta 1 11970,00 35 VltuefllTi Water view
and a great view of the dock and greenbelt area. 2BR/2BA
unit with stacked Bosch Washer & Dryer. VG#566291
John Kotkiewicz 941-488-7595
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end evilte 0 8$t@ 00 30 Verttul T1f Top
fleor two bedroom, two bath end unit. Walk to the
beach. Updated, turnkey furnished, new carpet, appli-
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tIaindwlfk At Th> West Village $230,900
Engaging lakefront split-plan. Discover the charm of
this cordial, one-year-old two bedroom, two bath res-
idence. Open floorplan. VG#566788
Henry Hamels 941-488-7595
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Choose from 2 golf courses In Plantation Community!
Never lived In two bedroom, two bath condo w/cathedral
ceilings, bay windows. VG#562424
Arnold Kaufman 941-488-7595
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South Prerve At WWterete 820,000
Elegant second floor t;o bedroom, two bath condo in
The South Preserve of Waterside overlooking a
peaceful greenbelt view. VG#566518
Jay Congleton 941-488-7595
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Carvnmgtan Viet a Ofh .000 300' ViluimlITw
Immaculate 2BR/2BA, Condo with breathtaking views
of the 5th green of The Bob Cat Course. Enclosed
lanal. VG#5B65998
Janice & Norm Holloway 941-488-7595
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Tul any !t. $8U810,4000 Beautiful lake view!
3BR/2BA, 1467SF. Upgraded appliances, built-ins,
screened lanai, 1 car garage. VG#363266
Ann Jiganti 941-924-9000
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Heron Sham 5190,900 Great value in-thl
2BR/2BA/2CG maintenance-free home. Open floor'
plan. Great complex with pool and tennis.VG#549958
David Marshman 941-488-7595
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ftllh VenleWeN 100,990 Come visit a small
wonder. Get a very smart start with this satisfying
38R/2BA Ranch. Circular drive. Pantry. VG#565822
Joan Komarnitzki 941-488-7595
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goUtht Venica a $170,000 Be the first to call this
home. New construction. Three bedroom, two bath.
VG#365296
Mickey Schweitzer 941-924-9000
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otifth Vtiton U' $14,900 Nice 2/2 in South
Venice with an above ground pool. New roof and exte-
dor paint In 2004. Enclosed Lanai. VG#557301
Debbie Cole 941-488-7595
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Noolmia 51~10,900 Adorable/Affordable!
Updated Florida cottage 2-3BR Home, large fencd,-
yard. AHS Home Warranty Included. VG#352901
Mickey Schweitzer 941-914-2460
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CuatiHealn VIll 1 $ 116,900 Just the right size
for .low maintenance and easy Florida living.
Motivated Sellerd Very nice 2BR/2BA unit. VG#561003-
Diane Lee 941-488-7595
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yelt ,1M A9N,00 2 bedroom, 2 bath In a wonder-'
ful 55+ community. Clubhouse, pool, boat ramp,
activities for an affordable price. VG#556626
Terry Riley 941-488-7595
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