LOCAL NEWS COVER TO COVER AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Youth movement Young Professionals mark three years Unmatched YMCA gymnasts take five state titles 4A 8A On his mind Mayor opines about what he’d write Into Africa He went off to the Congo to offer shelter 1B 50 CENTS VOLUME 64 NUMBER 16 AN EDITION OF THE SUN WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY EDITION,JUNE 17-19,2009 7A FRONT SECTION OUR TOWN SECTION IN THIS EDITION BOB VEDER..............................................6A BUSINESS ..................................................4A LEGALS ............................................11-18A LET ‘EM HAVE IT................................7A LOTTO ............................................................2A OBITUARIES ............................................3A OPINION ........................................................6A POLICE BEAT ........................................3A SPORTS ........................................................8A WEATHER ..................................................2A AROUND TOWN..........................................12B CROSSWORD ..................................................6B DEAR ABBY........................................................5B VENUE........................................................................3B WELL-BEING ....................................................7B AMERICAN PROFILE CLASSIFIEDS BELLA VITA COUPONS Twin Palms Chiropractic ......6B Venice Car Wash ..................4B Susan Ambo Arthur Anderson Jr. Willard Hope Albert Scaramelli Good morning, Gondolier Sun subscriber, ROBERT DAWSON DEATHS WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY WWW.VENICEGONDOLIER.COM FOR HOME DELIVERY,CALL 207-1300. BY CAROL SAKOWITZ STAFF WRITER A proposed Sarasota Coun- ty budget of $981,381,854 for fiscal year 2009-10 is not ex- pected to increase taxes or decrease services to residents, county commissioners were told Tuesday during their first set of budget workshops. The proposed budget is $113,965,878 less than FY 2008-09. County directors had been told by County Adminis- trator Jim Ley to bring in “flat” budgets — with no increases — and that directive was achieved. However, health and human services representa- tives urged the board to con- sider funding increases in that area. The last Sarasota County budget over $1 billion was in FY 2006. That budget, driven by the construction boom in the county, was $1,015,587,588. The previous year, the budget was $871,341,345. Currently, the general fund millage is 2.8946. Since no millage increase is expected, a taxpayer owning a nonhome- steaded home assessed at the county average of $190,946 will pay $637 in taxes, with $552 of that going into the general fund. The figure does not include city, school board, hos- pital board or other special dis- trict taxes. Homeowners of long-term homesteaded properties can expect a “modest increase in taxes,” according to Deputy County Administrator Dave Bullock. Those increases will be equal to their FY 2009 taxes, plus 3 percent of that amount, he said. While the message to coun- ty commissioners was one of good county stewardship through internal changes, an- other message from Ley and his staff was a warning that internal changes alone (in- cluding departmental consoli- dations and cross-training staff ) will not carry the county past FY 2011. If property values continue to spiral downward, commissioners were told, then the board would have to con- sider cost-cutting measures. Two measures — lowering the current level of customer service or increasing the mill- age — commissioners previ- ously have been reluctant to consider. A third cost-controlling measure would be directed at staff. Those measures could include a freeze on pay or step increases, furloughs or layoffs. Pay freezes and layoffs already have been used by the county, with layoffs coming initially through county consolidations starting in 2007. Requests for budget in- creases came from two areas in community health and human services. Although current lev- els of service will be main- tained, Melanie Michael told commissioners that those ser- vices are being tested because of the current economy. “There has been an un- precedented demand for pri- mary care,” Michael said. She said the clinics average 6,500 visits per month, with 25,000 clients of low-income or of uninsured or underinsured status. Michael said a backlog ex- ists so that current clients have to wait 12 days to be seen. New patrons have a wait of two to three weeks. Nancy DeLoach, director of grants management, told commissioners that because of reduced funding, “current levels of service cannot be maintained (after 2010).” “(We’re) stretched to the limits,” DeLoach said. During the workshops, commissioners suggested cer- tain county services be revisit- ed. One such area was Buchan Airport in Englewood. Ac- cording to staff, Buchan Air- port costs the county $91,000 to maintain but brings in only $2,400 per year in revenue. [email protected]No new taxes, service cuts seen in 2009-10 Sarasota County budget PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSEPH KEYS A bobcat prowls behind the 14th green at Lake Venice Golf Club. Golfer Joseph Keys took this photo after playing the hole, and on another day spotted the tracks of a larger one off the 17th fairway. Looking for birdies Fertilizing OK this summer BY GREG GILES NEWS EDITOR The city of Venice has adopted the Sarasota County ordinance regulating the use of fertilizers containing nitrogen and phosphorus. The county approved its ordinance Aug. 27, 2007. City officials are encourag- ing residents to reduce the use of targeted fertilizers immedi- ately, but said the program won’t become mandatory for six months, giving plenty of time to adapt to new rules and allowing staff the time to receive training and establish the program That means residents will not be required to comply with the regulations during this rainy season. Interim Assistant City Man- ager Nancy Woodley said the delayed implementation sched- ule is “the right approach to encourage (fertilizer conserva- tion) rather than hitting them over the head with a bat.” Council Member Sue Lang said she was glad the ordi- nance finally made it on the city council agenda, and en- couraged some kind of educa- tional program promoting vol- untary compliance until it becomes mandatory. The city will use in-house staff to enforce the ordinance, Woodley said. Standards The ordinance bans the use of nitrogen or phosphorus fer- tilizers from June 1 to Sept. 30 and sets maximum amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus levels in fertilizers, and recom- mends using slow-release fer- tilizers. It also establishes a fer- tilizer-free zone within 10 feet of any body of water. “Low maintenance zones” are set within 6 feet of a water body. Companies that apply the fertilizer are required to create a training course. Critics say fertilizers con- tributed to environmentally and economically damaging bouts of red tide that have been known to sully beaches and drive tourists away. In Sarasota County, water bodies have been experiencing nutrient pollution caused by BY GREG GILES NEWS EDITOR A fast-tracked city ordi- nance that bans future short- term rentals within single fam- ily neighborhoods was held up on Tuesday by the planning commission. Try as they may, staff and the city’s planning consultant David Depew were unable to convince the commission it should move swiftly, in accor- dance with city council’s wish- es, to adopt an ordinance that would thwart more homeown- ers from converting into rent- als. The commission wasn’t having any of it, however, and decided to hold the draft ordi- nance until they have time to properly consider the mea- sure. Commission Chair John Os- mulski said he understood council’s concern, but warned it was better to have the plan- ning commission give it a thor- ough review now than to allow an ordinance to slip through that has unintended conse- quences later on. “Absolutely, we need to make sure we don’t get into future litigation over this,” Os- mulski said during a break in the meeting. The first unresolved issue arose when commission mem- bers learned the city would use compliance with state tax and fire and safety regulations to weed out some of the existing short-term rentals. Existing short-term rental owners who are unable to prove they already have the necessary building and fire and safety inspections, and have paid the appropriate state rental taxes, will be treat- ed as noncompliant and un- able to participate later on in an amortization program that is currently under review. It’s the first time the city has acknowledged that some exist- ing short-term rental property owners won’t receive any ben- efit from the amortization schedule, which partially reim- burses owners for a portion of retrofitting costs incurred when they transformed the property from a home into a rental. The amortization schedule eventually puts the rentals out of business in over a year or so. “Say I am one who wants to comply,” said Commissioner Jerrel Towery, “we have no Fast-tracked rental ordinance is delayed The ‘new face’ of HIV COURTESY PHOTO Valerie Wojciechowicz, 46, found out she was HIV-positive when she married and applied for life insurance. She exercises, educates others on the disease and expects to live a normal life span thanks to HIV medication. BY DANA SANCHEZ STAFF WRITER When Valerie Wojciecho- wicz talks in classrooms about her medical condition, the reaction is always shock and disbelief. That’s because she doesn’t drink alcohol, eats well, teach- es aerobics and takes her med- ication religiously. She is the picture of health. And she is infected with hu- man immunodeficiency virus, the cause of AIDS. Her appearance is at odds with the skin-and-bones im- age most people still have of those who are HIV-infected, she said. “We still seem to think we can choose our partners and take our risks based on how someone looks,” she said. “There is a new face to HIV. It’s not the way it was in 1981.” The fact that people are engaging in risky behaviors based upon old stereotypes — such as the way people look — accounts in part for the fact that there are thousands of new cases reported annually, despite more than 20 years of well-publicized warnings is- sued by both government agencies and private organiza- tions, experts say. About 55,000 new cases of HIV are being reported each year in the United States, ac- cording to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention. 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LOCAL NEWS COVER TO COVER AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Youth movementYoung Professionals mark three years
UnmatchedYMCA gymnasts take five state titles
4A 8AOn his mindMayor opines about what he’d write
IntoAfricaHe went offto the Congoto offershelter
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50 CENTS VOLUME 64 NUMBER 16 AN EDITION OF THE SUNWEDNESDAY-FRIDAY EDITION, JUNE 17-19, 2009
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FRONT SECTION OUR TOWN SECTION IN THIS EDITIONBOB VEDER..............................................6ABUSINESS ..................................................4ALEGALS ............................................11-18ALET ‘EM HAVE IT................................7ALOTTO ............................................................2A
AROUND TOWN..........................................12BCROSSWORD ..................................................6BDEAR ABBY........................................................5BVENUE........................................................................3BWELL-BEING ....................................................7B
AMERICAN PROFILECLASSIFIEDSBELLA VITA
COUPONSTwin Palms Chiropractic ......6BVenice Car Wash ..................4B
Susan AmboArthur Anderson Jr.Willard HopeAlbert Scaramelli
Good morning, Gondolier Sun
subscriber,
ROBERT DAWSON
DEATHS
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BY CAROL SAKOWITZSTAFF WRITER
A proposed Sarasota Coun-ty budget of $981,381,854 forfiscal year 2009-10 is not ex-pected to increase taxes ordecrease services to residents,county commissioners weretold Tuesday during their firstset of budget workshops.
The proposed budget is$113,965,878 less than FY2008-09. County directors hadbeen told by County Adminis-trator Jim Ley to bring in “flat”budgets — with no increases— and that directive wasachieved. However, health andhuman services representa-tives urged the board to con-sider funding increases in thatarea.
The last Sarasota Countybudget over $1 billion was in
FY 2006. That budget, drivenby the construction boom inthe county, was $1,015,587,588.The previous year, the budgetwas $871,341,345.
Currently, the general fundmillage is 2.8946. Since nomillage increase is expected, ataxpayer owning a nonhome-steaded home assessed at thecounty average of $190,946 willpay $637 in taxes, with $552 ofthat going into the generalfund. The figure does notinclude city, school board, hos-pital board or other special dis-trict taxes.
Homeowners of long-termhomesteaded properties canexpect a “modest increase intaxes,” according to DeputyCounty Administrator DaveBullock.
Those increases will beequal to their FY 2009 taxes,
plus 3 percent of that amount,he said.
While the message to coun-ty commissioners was one ofgood county stewardshipthrough internal changes, an-other message from Ley andhis staff was a warning thatinternal changes alone (in-cluding departmental consoli-dations and cross-trainingstaff) will not carry the countypast FY 2011. If property valuescontinue to spiral downward,commissioners were told, thenthe board would have to con-sider cost-cutting measures.
Two measures — loweringthe current level of customerservice or increasing the mill-age — commissioners previ-ously have been reluctant toconsider.
A third cost-controllingmeasure would be directed at
staff. Those measures couldinclude a freeze on pay or stepincreases, furloughs or layoffs.Pay freezes and layoffs alreadyhave been used by the county,with layoffs coming initiallythrough county consolidationsstarting in 2007.
Requests for budget in-creases came from two areas incommunity health and humanservices. Although current lev-els of service will be main-tained, Melanie Michael toldcommissioners that those ser-vices are being tested becauseof the current economy.
“There has been an un-precedented demand for pri-mary care,” Michael said. Shesaid the clinics average 6,500visits per month, with 25,000clients of low-income or ofuninsured or underinsuredstatus.
Michael said a backlog ex-ists so that current clients haveto wait 12 days to be seen. Newpatrons have a wait of two tothree weeks.
Nancy DeLoach, director ofgrants management, toldcommissioners that becauseof reduced funding, “currentlevels of service cannot bemaintained (after 2010).”
“(We’re) stretched to thelimits,” DeLoach said.
During the workshops,commissioners suggested cer-tain county services be revisit-ed.
One such area was BuchanAirport in Englewood. Ac-cording to staff, Buchan Air-port costs the county $91,000to maintain but brings in only$2,400 per year in revenue.
No new taxes, service cuts seen in 2009-10 Sarasota County budget
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSEPH KEYS
A bobcat prowls behind the 14th green at Lake Venice Golf Club.Golfer Joseph Keys took this photo after playing the hole, and onanother day spotted the tracks of a larger one off the 17th fairway.
Looking for birdies Fertilizing OK this summerBY GREG GILESNEWS EDITOR
The city of Venice hasadopted the Sarasota Countyordinance regulating the use offertilizers containing nitrogenand phosphorus. The countyapproved its ordinance Aug.27, 2007.
City officials are encourag-ing residents to reduce the useof targeted fertilizers immedi-ately, but said the programwon’t become mandatory forsix months, giving plenty oftime to adapt to new rules andallowing staff the time toreceive training and establishthe program
That means residents willnot be required to comply withthe regulations during thisrainy season.
Interim Assistant City Man-ager Nancy Woodley said thedelayed implementation sched-
ule is “the right approach toencourage (fertilizer conserva-tion) rather than hitting themover the head with a bat.”
Council Member Sue Langsaid she was glad the ordi-nance finally made it on thecity council agenda, and en-couraged some kind of educa-tional program promoting vol-untary compliance until itbecomes mandatory.
The city will use in-housestaff to enforce the ordinance,Woodley said.
StandardsThe ordinance bans the use
of nitrogen or phosphorus fer-tilizers from June 1 to Sept. 30and sets maximum amountsof nitrogen and phosphoruslevels in fertilizers, and recom-mends using slow-release fer-tilizers. It also establishes a fer-tilizer-free zone within 10 feetof any body of water.
“Low maintenance zones”are set within 6 feet of a waterbody. Companies that applythe fertilizer are required tocreate a training course.
Critics say fertilizers con-tributed to environmentallyand economically damagingbouts of red tide that havebeen known to sully beachesand drive tourists away.
In Sarasota County, waterbodies have been experiencingnutrient pollution caused by
BY GREG GILESNEWS EDITOR
A fast-tracked city ordi-nance that bans future short-term rentals within single fam-ily neighborhoods was held upon Tuesday by the planningcommission.
Try as they may, staff andthe city’s planning consultantDavid Depew were unable toconvince the commission itshould move swiftly, in accor-dance with city council’s wish-es, to adopt an ordinance thatwould thwart more homeown-ers from converting into rent-als.
The commission wasn’thaving any of it, however, anddecided to hold the draft ordi-nance until they have time toproperly consider the mea-sure.
Commission Chair John Os-mulski said he understoodcouncil’s concern, but warnedit was better to have the plan-ning commission give it a thor-ough review now than to allowan ordinance to slip throughthat has unintended conse-quences later on.
“Absolutely, we need tomake sure we don’t get intofuture litigation over this,” Os-mulski said during a break in
the meeting.The first unresolved issue
arose when commission mem-bers learned the city would usecompliance with state tax andfire and safety regulations toweed out some of the existingshort-term rentals.
Existing short-term rentalowners who are unable toprove they already have thenecessary building and fireand safety inspections, andhave paid the appropriatestate rental taxes, will be treat-ed as noncompliant and un-able to participate later on inan amortization program thatis currently under review.
It’s the first time the city hasacknowledged that some exist-ing short-term rental propertyowners won’t receive any ben-efit from the amortizationschedule, which partially reim-burses owners for a portion ofretrofitting costs incurredwhen they transformed theproperty from a home into arental. The amortizationschedule eventually puts therentals out of business in overa year or so.
“Say I am one who wants tocomply,” said CommissionerJerrel Towery, “we have no
Fast-tracked rentalordinance is delayed
The ‘new face’ of HIV
COURTESY PHOTO
Valerie Wojciechowicz, 46, found out she was HIV-positive when shemarried and applied for life insurance. She exercises, educates otherson the disease and expects to live a normal life span thanks to HIVmedication.
BY DANA SANCHEZSTAFF WRITER
When Valerie Wojciecho-wicz talks in classrooms abouther medical condition, thereaction is always shock anddisbelief.
That’s because she doesn’tdrink alcohol, eats well, teach-es aerobics and takes her med-ication religiously.
She is the picture of health.And she is infected with hu-man immunodeficiency virus,the cause of AIDS.
Her appearance is at oddswith the skin-and-bones im-age most people still have ofthose who are HIV-infected,she said.
“We still seem to think wecan choose our partners andtake our risks based on howsomeone looks,” she said.“There is a new face to HIV. It’snot the way it was in 1981.”
The fact that people areengaging in risky behaviorsbased upon old stereotypes —such as the way people look —accounts in part for the factthat there are thousands ofnew cases reported annually,despite more than 20 years ofwell-publicized warnings is-sued by both governmentagencies and private organiza-tions, experts say.
About 55,000 new cases ofHIV are being reported each
year in the United States, ac-cording to the federal Centersfor Disease Control and Pre-
vention.
Please see OK, 5A
Please see HIV, 5APlease see RENTAL, 5A
Woodley Lang
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Oscar Scherer State Park hosts a map andcompass treasure hunt Sunday, June 21, from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Park admission is free for partici-pants registered in this event.
Participants will learn to navigate the parkwith a map and compass while searching forhidden treasure. Courses range from novice tochallenging, and new this year is a string coursefor the very youngest.
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Neighborhood leaders, concernedcitizens and organized neighborhoodgroups are invited to learn more abouthelping their communities at the 13thannual Florida Neighborhoods Con-ference in St. Petersburg July 9-11 atthe St. Petersburg Hilton BayfrontHotel.
Sarasota County NeighborhoodServices is seeking advanced registra-tion for a free shuttle bus to and fromthe conference on July 10 and 11.
The registration deadline is Tuesday,June 30. Registration is being doneonline this year at www.stpete.org/FNC/reg_form.cfm.
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Experts from across the state willprovide advice on many subjects,including foreclosures and how neigh-borhoods can take advantage of thestate’s new Neighborhood StabilizationProgram; controlling traffic throughneighborhoods; crime prevention;conservation and sustainability; andconnecting with local governments.
Participants in the conference willalso have the opportunity to take partin bus tours of the historical sections ofdowntown St. Petersburg, includingRoser Park and the old northeast por-tion of the city as well as Main Street,Midtown and the Arts and CultureCenter.
For more information, call 861-5000and ask about the 13th annual FloridaNeighborhoods Conference.
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The Venice Motel, the first motel in Venice, was built in 1950 at 209-221 North Tamiami Trail for Clyde Briner.It was replaced by Hamilton Square in 1970. Catalog No. 1373. For more about this and other historicalmaterials, visit Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection at 351 S. Nassau St., across from WestBlalock Park.The mission of Venice Archives is to collect and preserve historical and archaeological mate-rial relating to Venice and the communities of Nokomis, Laurel and Osprey, whose histories have beeninterwoven from 1867 to the present. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday. Call 486-2487 for more information.
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Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputiesquestioned a 30-year-old ManateeCommunity College student Mondaymorning after he allegedly told a fellowstudent around 10 a.m. that he plannedto get a gun and return to the SouthCounty campus because he “had noth-ing to live for.” Several North Port policeofficers went to the man’s North Porthome around 10:30 a.m., but he wasnot there.
According to Kathy Walker, director ofpublic affairs for MCC, the man voluntar-ily spoke to deputies on campus beforenoon. He said he was blowing off steamand didn’t mean his comments to bethreatening. The man will speak to thecampus chief of security, Walker said, andit will be determined if he will be allowedback on campus or if he needs additionalintervention. He was not arrested.
“We take potential threats very seri-ously,” Walker said. “We cannot dimin-ish the possibility of a threat. We careabout safety first of the students andthe staff and everybody on campus.”
Walker said MCC officials followedprotocol and “did their right part” inhandling the situation. At no time wasthe campus on lockdown.
Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrests
• Charles A. Sizemore, 20, 500 blockNorth Quincy Road, Venice. Charge:domestic battery. Bond: $2,500.
• John Gary Fischer, 42, 100 block EastBase Ave., Venice. Charge: contempt(fleeing to elude, obstruction, recklessdriving, driving while license suspend-ed). Bond: none.
• Lee Ly Khan, 21, 200 block ShellRoad, Venice. Charge: violation of pro-bation (grand theft). Bond: none.
• Erik Rodriquez, 23, 200 blockMontelluna Drive, North Venice. Charge:possession of a controlled substance.Bond: $1,000.
• Britney Nora Wheeler, 22, 4700block Rainbow Road, Venice. Charge:obstructing or opposing an officerwithout violence. Bond: $750.
• Kevin Eugene Felty, 28, 200 blockAltair Road, Venice. Charge: out-of-county warrant (nonpayment of childsupport). Bond: $1,000.
Susan J. AmboSusan J. Ambo, age 76, of Benzonia,
Mich., and Venice, Fla., passed awayFriday, June 12, 2009, at her home in
Benzonia in the lovingcare of her husband andtwo sons.
She was born March2, 1933, in Albany, N.Y.,to Henry and MarionHanhurst. She became aSister of Mercy in 1950.She received a bachelor’sdegree from the Collegeof St. Rose and a master’s
degree from Union College. She wenton to teach chemistry at MacombCommunity College in 1969, where shetaught until she retired in 1995.
Susan is survived by her husband,Dennis; her sons, Stephen and David;her daughter-in-law, Susan; grandchil-dren, Benjamin and Adam; her broth-ers, Donald and his wife, Loretta, Davidand his wife, Jackie, and Michael andhis wife, Nancy; and her brother-in-law,Gene, and his wife, Milenka. Services: A Mass from the Order ofChristian Funerals will be conducted at1 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at St. AnnParish, in Frankfort, with Father TomLumpkin as celebrant. Visitation will befrom 11:30 a.m. until the time of theMass. Bennett-Barz Funeral Home inBeulah, www.bennett-barzfuneralhome.com, is in charge of arrangements.Contributions: Donations may bemade to Munson Hospice, 1105 SixthSt., Traverse City, MI, 49684; or DayHouse, 2640 Trumbull, Detroit, MI48216.
Arthur Anderson Jr.Arthur “Larry” Anderson, Jr., age 56,
of North Port, Fla., died on Tuesday,June 16, 2009.
He was born in Venice, Fla., on Sept.27, 1952. Larry lived in Nokomis andVenice his entire life, and was a gradu-ate of Venice High School. He workedfor the Sarasota County Parks andRecreation Department for 33 1⁄2 yearsbefore retiring in 2008. He was a trueFlorida Cracker and an avid hunterand fisherman. Larry always had anAmerican bulldog and a horse.
Surviving family members includehis mother, Juanita Anderson of NorthPort; daughter, Jessica Lee (William)Henry of Venice; sons, Larry Andersonof Venice, Desmond Lee Anderson ofVenice and Evan Thomasen of Noko-mis; sister, Anna Kent of North Port;good friend Holly Wallick of NorthPort; nieces, Laurie Ann Jones, JosieLee Williams, D.J. Blanchard andTaylor McCurdy; and nephew, BrianBlanchard. He was preceded in deathby his father, Lawrence Anderson Sr.Services: Visitation will be from 6 to 8p.m. Friday, June 19, at Farley FuneralHome, Venice Chapel. A funeral will beheld at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, atFirst Baptist Church of the Pines inNokomis. Burial will follow at VeniceMemorial Gardens. To send condo-lences, visit www.farleyfuneralhome.com.Contributions: Memorial donationsmay be made to TideWell Hospice andPalliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd.,Sarasota, FL 34238.
Willard HopeWillard “Will” Hope, 63, of Venice,
Fla., died Saturday, June 13, 2009.Farley Funeral Home is in charge ofarrangements.
Albert A. ScaramelliAlbert A. Scaramelli, 98, died
Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at TideWellHospice House in Venice, Fla., after abrief illness.
A Venice resident since 1978, mostrecently in Pinebrook, he was born inPlymouth, Mass., in 1910, son of Ciroand Aldina (Fornaciari) Scaramelli. Hegraduated from the local high school,and Burdett College (Boston) in 1931.He was employed by Puritan ClothingCo. for the entirety of his career, begin-ning in Plymouth, opening the Hyannisbranch in 1939 and managing it untilretirement in 1975. He married CeciliaParadis in 1938. They led an engagedlife on Cape Cod until her death in1982. Active in Kiwanis Internationalfor 30 years, he was also a charter mem-ber and early president of the Cape CodFigure Skating Association. In additionto ice skating and alpine skiing, heenjoyed ocean fishing and ballroomdancing. He played violin through his20s, and retained his touch into his 70s.
Survivors include their son, Richard,and his wife, Joan Kibbe, of Keene, N.H.;two granddaughters and their families:Pamela Scaramelli and Giulio Barbieriof South Brigida, Italy, and their sons,Benjamin and Nicholas, and Rebeccaand Glen Hagman of Shirley, Mass., andtheir children, Celia, Lucia and Jonas;and a nephew, James Taddia, wifeStephanie and their son, James Jr. Hissecond wife, Jane Taylor of Venice, alsosurvives him, as well as her three chil-dren and spouses. His sister, AdelaideTaddia, predeceased him in 2006.Services: A funeral Mass will be cele-brated at 1 p.m., Thursday, June 18,, atEpiphany Cathedral. Interment will be inPlymouth at a later date. Ewing FuneralHome is in charge of arrangements.Contributions: Memorial donationsmay be made to TideWell Hospice andPalliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd.,Sarasota, FL 34238; Gulf CoastCommunity Foundation of Venice, 601South Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL 34285;or The Scaramelli Prize Fund at CapeCod Art Association, Route 6A,Barnstable, MA 02632.
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Suncoast Polytechnical High School teachers observe the robotics used to trim PVB inthe PGT glass plant.
Teachers go ‘real world’ at PGTFROM PGT INDUSTRIES
School may be out for studentsacross the state of Florida, but not forteachers at Suncoast PolytechnicalHigh School in Sarasota.
PGT Industries, one of the nation’slargest manufacturers of custom win-dows and doors, hosted a group ofteachers from SPHS last week to helpthem ensure real-world lessons areintegrated into their classroom teach-ing.
“By spending the day with PGT pro-fessionals, the teachers will be able toshare with their students what it’s liketo work in a manufacturing environ-ment,” said Liz Evers, training and de-velopment manager for PGT, who orga-nized the visit. “Suncoast Polytechnicaloffers exceptional programs in architec-ture and construction, creating apipeline of possible future employeesfor PGT and other local manufacturers.”
SPHS, which opened during the2008-09 school year, is located on thesame campus as the Sarasota CountyTechnical Institute. According to theschool’s principal, Jennifer Putnam, theacademic program will be collegepreparatory and career-focused with
an emphasis on business knowledgeand 21st Century Workplace skills.
Wanda Calderón, a teacher at SPHS,said she was impressed by how well-integrated the different areas of work areand by the level of communication skillsthat everyone is required to have at PGT.
Another SPHS teacher, Daniel Cole,agreed.
“We ‘talk the talk’ about teamworkhere at Suncoast Polytechnical HighSchool and that is what we are teaching.That’s one of our 21st Century Work-space skills,” he said. “PGT shows ushow to ‘walk the walk.’ I appreciated thechance to experience that in our jobshadow.”
According to Warren Hunter, a man-ufacturing group leader at PGT, theteachers asked important questions:What type of math skills are required toperform at various PGT jobs? Whattypes of software should they be teach-ing the architectural students?
“These teachers are really going toprepare their students for the future,”said Hunter. “It’s one thing to have bookknowledge; it’s another thing to havereal world knowledge. If they can bringreal life examples into the classroom —that’s superb.”
Beach Bash marksVAYP anniversary
I am pleased to an-nounce that Venice AreaYoung Professionals isofficially 3 years old thismonth.
With help from ourpast leaders, Jason Weav-er, Adam Carter and La-rry McLaren; our staffliaison, Michelle Ryan;Vice Chair Angela Bal-singer; and our fabulouscommittee chairs andmembers, over thoseyears we have reallygrown and turned thisgroup into a driving force.
We will be celebratingour anniversary at ourthird annual Beach Bashon June 27 from noon to4 p.m. at the NokomisBeach Pavilion. This
event is open to all areayoung professionals(ages 21-40) at a low ad-mission price, so pleasejoin us.
VAYP has monthlynetworking events on thesecond Thursday of ev-ery month starting at5:30 p.m. Currently weare changing venues ev-ery two months. Our gra-cious host for July 9 andAug. 13 is CrossRoadsAmerican Grille. Checkout our Web site at http://www.venicechamber.com/VAYP/tabid/125/Default.aspx for our upcom-ing events.
VAYP is a part of theVenice Area Chamber ofCommerce. Currently wehave more than 120members. Within VAYPwe have five sub-com-mittees that allow greatopportunity for ourmembers to become in-volved and help them toenrich their careers andlives. Our subcommitteesare Community Involve-ment, Events, Member-ship, Professional Devel-opment and Public Re-lations.
We are involved in the
Adopt-A-Highway pro-gram for which we cleanup Business 41 on theisland four times a year.We also do one localcommunity involvementservice project a quarter,and we have monthlyinformal socials on top ofthe monthly networkingevent to help our mem-bers get to know eachother and their families.
If you are 21-40 yearsof age and a working pro-fessional, you should be-come a part of VeniceArea Young Profession-als. We have a low annualfee of $30 for chambermembers and $35 fornonchamber members.
VAYP members arecommitted to workingtogether to help our busi-nesses grow. If you’re in-terested in joining VAYP,contact Michelle Ryan atthe Venice Area Chamberof Commerce, [email protected] or488-2236.
Courtney Green, aRealtor with SignatureSotheby’s InternationalRealty, chairs Venice AreaYoung Professionals.
is making a bold busi-ness move, changing herstore name — from Up-town Girls Trendy Bou-tique to The GreenRoom, 101 W. Venice Ave.— during the summer inpreparation for the nextseason.
“I’m getting rid of theclothes, because peoplehave got bored seeing thesame stuff, so I am focus-ing on going green bychanging to gift itemsand accessories,” shesaid.
She recently intro-duced paper made fromelephant poop fiber, bagsfrom recycled yacht sails,45- and 78-rpm recordsrecycled into coastersand wind chimes con-structed of recycled sil-verware with fishing line.
Look for more unusu-al recycled gifts as Hed-dings increases hergreener inventory items.
Summer store hoursare 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-day through Saturday.Call 483-4593.
Bridge reopeningRepairs to the historic
Casey Key Swing Bridgeon Blackburn PointRoad, Osprey, are onschedule for completionby June 26.
Pinky Pakalapati,Sarasota County projectmanager, confirmed thatall the major new equip-ment has been installed.Barring any surprises orinclement weather, thejob will be completed ontime, and the bridge mayeven be opened a fewdays earlier.
A weekend bridge re-opening celebrationparty with music to com-memorate this special
occasion will take placebeginning Friday, June26, hosted by Jimmy VanHubert, owner, and thecrew of the Casey KeyFish House, BlackburnPoint Road.
Quality kitchensHaving spent much of
his business career re-modeling homes, it is nosurprise that Tim Zeiglerhas launched a kitchen-and-bath design compa-ny.
Coastal Living Kitch-en & Bath, Shore Road,Nokomis, assesses thecustomer’s goals, pre-pares a floor plan, assistsin product selection andthen streamlines installa-tion by bringing in pre-built cabinets. The objec-tive is to help homeown-ers capitalize on eco-nomic conditions bykeeping costs low andpassing savings on to thecustomer.
His 20 years’ experi-ence started with a homeremodeling and renova-tion franchise operating15 trucks in Roanoke, Va.
He came to Nokomisin 2007 owning and oper-ated We Buy Ugly Hous-es while renovating hisown local rental com-plex. Call 375-6300.
Correction I have been advised
that Darby Buick sold itsSarasota dealership twoyears ago and has neverhad a location in Char-lotte County.
My report that Gen-eral Motors is continuingthe Bill Buck Chevroletand Darby Buick-PontiacGMC dealerships statedotherwise.
Editor’s Note: Serviceand product informationin this column shouldnot be taken as anendorsement of the busi-ness.
Kearney Moving &Storage, 641 North Tami-ami Trail, Nokomis, wasranked No. 2 nationwidefor the first quarter from200 representative com-panies across the nationof American Red BallTransit Company.
“It is a good sign forthe economy, better thanlast year, that we areassisting more peoplemove,” said owner JohnKearney.
He has downsized alittle, but with businesspicking up he hopes to beback where he was twoyears ago and looking toadd people again.
Movers everywhereelse in the country re-ported less business thanin Nokomis. Kearneyattributed this primarilyto people moving out ofFlorida.
“It is natural attritionwhen retirees who havehad a part-time homehere for 15-20 years oftentimes go home to be withfamilies,” he said.
Grady Hough Sr., sta-tion master at VeniceTrain Depot, began themoving business in 1962.Robert Kearneyacquired it in 1976,employing two moversand three office people.
In 1984, John Kearneytook over and nowemploys one office per-son and 10 crewmenoperating six trucks.
His son, JP, has beenworking with eight crew-men moving the Allstate
BY ROGER BUTTONBUSINEWS COLUMNIST
A very special Christmas in July inhistoric downtown Venice is plannedthis year with stores uniting to provideshoppers with red-hot bargain shop-ping all weekend.
The group of 30-plus participatingmerchants plans to have special salesand promotions during the weekend ofJuly 24 and 25.
All participating merchants andrestaurants will be donating gift certifi-cates or merchandise for the $600grand prize displayed in the window ofVenice Stationers, 211 W. Venice Ave.,beginning July 15. Some shop ownerswill even dress in holiday wear for thisspecial event, said Sandy McGowan,owner of Sandy’s Designer Clothing,128 W. Venice Ave.
Participating stores are Sandy’sDesigner Clothing, Kerri’s Jewels &Gems, Holiday Dreams and Memories,Cafe Venice, Meows & Growls, Krys-tyna’s, the Paper Pad, Venice Stationers,Sun Bug, Dick’s Shoes, Back Eddy BistroRestaurant, Devine Consign, Col-lectors’ Gallery & Framery, SireneCoastal Interiors, Yesterday’s Mem-ories, The Knitting Place, Cafe Mag-niafico, Venice Theatre, Upper CrustCafe & Bakery, Dream Cafe, SeasideChic, Erlenbach Studio, Venice TropicalShop, Joyful Expressions, CassarianoRestaurant, Lisa’s Classic Rose, Fraser’son the Island, Venice Island Purses,
Nana’s, Treasures in Time, Your FavoriteThings and Cool Breeze Boat & Jet SkiRentals.
Shoppers making purchases willreceive a ticket in the grand-prize draw-ing. Each participating store will havean entry box. Merchants will offer sav-ings for Christmas in July weekend andhave their own store raffles, saidMcGowan.
In the past few days, summer sizzlerseasonal specials have begun down-town, such as Kay’s Lunch Brunch atCafe Venice, 116 W. Venice Ave. Dinerswho purchase five lunches get the sixthlunch free. Guests enjoying dinner ontheir birthday get a free bottle of wine.
Shoppers can pick-up a “passport tosavings” card at Sandy’s DesignerClothing entitling them to a 20-percentdiscount on one item each time theyshop during June, July and August.
Jeff O’Berry owner of Nifty Nic Nacs,203 W. Venice Ave., is handing out free “I$HOP LOCAL” stickers to help promotethe downtown shopping experience.They can be worn on clothes or at-tached to a bumper, backpack or re-usable shopping bag.
Summer shopping events plannedby Patchington, 138 W. Venice Ave.,include the “Skirts and Trousers Bo-nanza” for June; multiplying the invest-ment for your business and pleasurewardrobe in July; and wearing black forbusiness and social in August.
Chamber calendar• Wake Up! Venice, Wednesday, June
17, 7:45 a.m., Venetian Gardens, 1405Venice East Blvd.
• Network Lunch, Monday, June 22,11:45 a.m., Pelican Pointe, 499 Derby-shire Drive. RSVP required — pleasenote, RSVP Web page is not available atthis time. You must e-mail CharleenMyers, member events director, withyour reservation and lunch choice.
Foreclosure seminarsA series of free educational seminars
for homeowners addressing the FederalForeclosure Relief Program and pre-foreclosure planning will be hosted bythe Sarasota-Bradenton Attorneys’ Real
Estate Council over the comingmonths.
Topics include Homeowner Af-fordability and Stability Plan and eligi-bility; alternatives to HASP for non-qualifying homeowners; and avoidingpotential foreclosure scams
The seminars will be held on Wed-nesday, June 24, at 6 p.m. in the PointMedia Room, 337 North Tamiami Trail,Osprey; and 7 p.m. in the Venice CityHall Community Room, 401 W. VeniceAve., Venice.
Homeowners can register by visitingwww.SBAREC.org and clicking on “Lo-cal Real Estate Events.”
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IgnoranceDespite advances in treatment,
the myths surrounding HIV andAIDS persist, along with the stigmathat prevents many people fromtelling their partners and familiesonce they test positive.
Many women find out theyhave the disease only when theyget pregnant, for example. Thatmay be from unprotected sex withinfected partners who did not tellthem they were HIV-positive.
Those having sex for the firsttime and the recently widowedand divorced are groups of majorconcern for infection, according toJoan Surso, a prevention and train-ing consultant for epidemiologyand communicable diseases inSarasota County.
For those 55 or older, the realcauses of infection are ignoranceand denial, said Eric Stockley, HIVand AIDS prevention consultant.
Nationwide, 15 percent of newHIV cases fall into that age group,yet there’s a persistent sense that itis a young person’s disease.
“As baby boomers start to age,we are healthier than our prede-cessors, and that includes our sex-ual health,” Stockley said. “Theyouth are very educated on HIV bythe time they get to 12th grade.The older ones tend to put theirheads in the sand.”
‘That kind’Wojciechowicz was diagnosed
with HIV at 28, but said she knowsshe contracted the diseasebetween age 16 and 23. She foundout she was infected when sheapplied for life insurance shortly
after marrying.“He was negative, I was positive
and I was told I had 18 months tolive,” she said. “We were planningto have children.”
The marriage lasted 10 yearsafter her diagnosis.
“It’s not like I sat around waitingto die, but nobody ever gave ushope that I wasn’t going to.” shesaid. “Today, what we tell people is:‘You’re probably going to live anormal life span. You’re just goingto do it taking medication.’ ”
It’s not the dying part that’shard, Wojciechowicz said. Tellingfamily, partners, friends and doc-tors is what’s traumatic.
“There’s quite often a judgment,and even if there isn’t, we’re terri-fied there’s going to be,” she said.“The kids say to me: ‘You don’tlook like that kind of person,’ and Isay: ‘What kind? The kind thatdoesn’t have sex?’ ”
Normal?About 2,000 people have been
diagnosed with HIV in SarasotaCounty since tracking began in1997, Surso said. Through 2008,more than 800 are known in thecounty to be infected, including 10children.
Many people who are HIV posi-tive have no symptoms early on or,if they do, mistake them for flu,with nausea, joint pain, fever andmaybe enlarged lymph nodes. Thesymptoms soon disappear.
“They can go seven to 10 yearsthinking they’re normal and thenall of a sudden those symptomsbecome chronic,” Surso said.
Often they learn they are infect-
ed when their white blood cellsbecome depleted, Surso said.
By then, it may be too late. Theyare experiencing chronic prob-lems such as diarrhea, repeatedyeast infections, herpes and otherdiseases a person with a healthyimmune system can fight.
Many infected people died be-fore anti-viral medication andtherapy, which go by the acronymHAART, became available. Treat-ment usually consists of two orthree anti-viral medications andsupplements to manage the sideeffects.
‘Clueless’Wojciechowicz speaks on be-
half of the Community AIDSNetwork in Sarasota and workswith other HIV/AIDS organiza-tions. Her face has appeared onmagazines and TV shows. She hasa Web site, www.4HIVhelp.com.
Most men run screaming fromher when she tells them she hasHIV.
“I’ve never dated a single guywho knew anything about HIV,”she said. “I tell them on or beforethe first date. They’re all cluelessand they’re all having unprotectedsex. It would be comical if it wasn’tso sad.”
Wojciechowicz hopes to raiseawareness of the need for HIV test-ing.
“I don’t know anyone who lookssick and has this disease,” she said.“I want women to look at my pic-ture and say, ‘She looks like any 46-year-old woman. Maybe I shouldget tested.’ ”[email protected]
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process or procedure forthat. We are making lawyet we have no enforce-ment procedure forthat.”
He asked again if therewould be a time periodfor existing short-termrental property owners tocome into compliancewith the inspections.
The answer was no.“We haven’t tried to do
that,” Depew said. “Thereason is we are nervousin having new rentalscome in during that win-dow.
“So we said if theyalready have those (in-spections) done, thenthey are an existingrental. If they haven’t wemay have” to do some-thing else.
“When we asked (at aprevious workshop withinvited property owners)how many had theirshort-term rentals in-spected, they squirmedin their seats a little bit,”said Depew.
“Codes require it. Thefolks doing this are run-ning a real risk. If the cityknows about it the citymay or may not be run-ning a risk as well.”
“This (ordinance) pro-hibits new short-termrentals, and requiresexisting ones to come inand set up an inspec-tion,” Depew said.
“The city is within its
rights to charge for thatservice to defray inspec-tion costs.”
How are you going topolice this, asked Com-missioner Janis Fawn.
“I don’t know the an-swer to this,” Depew said.“If it’s held out for rent, itis accepted as primafacia evidence they areoperating a commercialestablishment” illegally.
Fawn also wanted itspelled out in the ordi-nance where short-termrentals would be allowed.
Commissioner GregShanika said complianceright now is driven bycomplaints.
“I wish there wassome way to avoid that.I’m betting you’re goingto get charges of harass-ment on this and law-suits.”
“If we are trying tostop new ones, why arewe addressing existingones” in this ordinance,Osmulski asked.
The commissionopted to forwardrevised definitions of“resort rentals” and the“residential estate”zoning designation,and reinserted lan-guage allowing rentalsup to three times peryear, but held the ordi-nance for further con-sideration.
fertilizer and other nitrogen sources.“Sarasota County is working
through civic, government and in-dustry stakeholder groups to developsolutions that will return our bays to ahealthier state by addressing waterbodies that have been polluted byfertilizer runoff,” states its Web site.
Concerned with local govern-ments passing myriad ordinanceson the subject, the state Legis-lature this year passed Senate Bill494 establishing a model ordi-nance for Florida-friendly fertilizeruse. The bill, which has yet to besigned into law by the governor,would go into effect July 1.
Local governments like the city of
Venice and Sarasota County wereallowed to adopt more stringent pro-visions than the model ordinance.
To do so, it was recommendedthey demonstrate certain criteria.The city is counting on the countyto meet that stipulation by adopt-ing an ordinance it will update reg-ularly as the county ordinance isupdated.
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OPINION6AWEDNESDAYJUNE 17, 2009
PUBLISHERROBERT A. VEDDERPHONE: (941) 207-1000FAX: (941) 484-8460
We hope the Springs are eternalith recent news that offers arebeing made to purchaseWarm Mineral Springs in
North Port, we’re hopeful that localofficials are fully engaged and haven’ttaken their eyes off the ball when itcomes to preservation of a uniquelocal attraction.
The Springs is a landmark withenormous untapped potential as atourist draw. It had fallen on difficulttimes, but its future holds morepromise.
In times like this, it’s easy to seewhy we’ve got to hold on to whatwe’ve got. That’s why the city of NorthPort has to maintain its efforts toensure the viability of the enterprise.
From the looks of things, that is thecase.
Warm Mineral Springs is an 81-acre property containing a 1.4-acre,mineral-rich pond long revered for itsrestorative qualities. Originally pro-moted as the famous fountain of
youth sought by the explorer Poncede Leon, it draws thousands of visi-tors annually, including many fromEurope, where mineral spas areextremely popular.
Over the years, North Port’s largeRussian and Ukrainian communitygrew around the Springs, whichmaintain a year-round temperatureof 87 degrees.
Even though some 75,000 day-vis-its were recorded in 2007, the owner-ship faltered. In February, CypressLending of Naples foreclosed on long-time owner Golden Springs LLC,which owed more than $7 million onthe property. The future began to lookbleak.
But the financier has stepped up.While Cypress officials have said
they had no intention of developingthe property long-term on their own,they have pumped money into reno-vations. Interim general managerGene Vaccaro said last week that
Cypress is committed to improvingthe operation with a new owner orpartner. A grand reopening will beheld later this summer.
That’s a healthy sign. Meanwhile,Vaccaro told Sun staff writer Ed Scotthe has gotten more than eight offersfor the property. One possible part-nership could involve the SarasotaConservation Foundation, North Portand Sarasota County.
A private owner may be interestedin buying and developing the proper-ty on its own. But chances are a devel-oper would want to build a hotel andcondominiums, and establish a resortaround the Springs that attracts anew, moneyed clientele.
It’s important that the Springsbecomes a going concern, but itshouldn’t come while limiting localuse of the property.
Any developer would still need thecity’s blessing to expand. According toVaccaro, city sewer and water is need-
ed at the site, as well as major roadimprovements. In other words, a newdeveloper will need cooperation fromlocal government.
As City Commissioner DavidGarofalo told the Sun, the city mighteven look at possible condemnation ifa proposed use were consideredunacceptable on the environmentallysensitive property.
We still like the idea of some formof public-private partnership to makethis business work. Preservation is amust, as is continued, affordable pub-lic access.
There’s no reason a private busi-ness can’t help enhance this asset, butit’s best done in conjunction withlocal government. Just look at SnookHaven to see an example of that con-cept done right.
To this end, North Port City Man-ager Steve Crowell said this week thecity was working on a proposal withthe county. We hope it gets done.
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Good going
BOB VEDDERPUBLISHER
have given out a coupleof these grants and havea deadline of July 7 for thenext round. Visit www.gulfcoastcf.org or call486-4600 and find outwhat forms you need tofill out.
Of course, the few cap-ital projects that are inthe wings might not befunded or at least mightbe delayed. One projectthat may come forwardsoon would be the per-forming arts hall at thehigh school, which mayneed more money on topof the school district’sand the city’s contribu-tions. Hopefully, by thetime that comes around,the foundation will beback to what it wants tobe doing. In any case, it iseasy to argue that thesurvival of our nonprofitsis more important thanany capital project.
I am sure the founda-tion does not want in thelong term to become anoperations funding foun-dation, as it would be-come an easy crutch.That is the function ofUnited Way, which alsohas seen shrinking rev-enues.
I feel certain thatGCCFV will be looking atwhat each group hasdone to reduce its coststo ensure it is workinghard to reduce costs. Onesuch nonprofit cut all payby 10 percent and told itsemployees to take twoweeks off without pay.
My hat’s off to thefoundation on this initia-tive.
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******It is nice to see that
Barbara and Dean Cala-maras, our former may-or, have moved back totown. Dean was a verystrong contributor to citycouncil as a member andalso as mayor.
******Happy Father’s Day!
The idea for Father’s Daycame up 100 years ago tohonor a civil war veteranwho raised six kids. Thenext year it was celebrat-ed in Spokane, Wash., hishome town. Not until1972 did Richard Nixonformerly declare it an
We are blessed withsome of the best founda-tions in the state. BesidesGulf Coast CommunityFoundation of Venice, wehave the CommunityFoundation of SarasotaCounty, the Selby Foun-dation and, in the not-too-distant future, thePatterson Foundation.
GCCFV is the biggestcommunity foundationin the state, all thanks tothe forward thinking offormer Venice Hospitalboard members whowanted the Venice area tobe the beneficiary of itssale.
I am often critical ofGCCFV. My big com-plaint is it has strayedfrom its mission by send-ing millions of dollarsoutside its intended ser-vice area. Yet it has justtaken a bold step forwardin helping nonprofits in atime of crisis that I amexcited about.
Traditionally, founda-tions give out grants tononprofit organizationsthat are starting a newventure or for some capi-tal expenditure. They donot give money, normal-ly, for performances,events or day-to-day op-erations. They know theyquickly would becomethe easy way out for non-profits. Their mission isto help solve problemsand bring new solutionsto challenges facing theircommunities.
GCCFV has opted, inthese very unusual times,to grant monies to non-profits it has had grantrelationships with overthe last five years to helpmeet their operationalneeds so that services tothe former hospital’s ser-vice area, from Osprey toBoca Grande to NorthPort, will continue throughthese trying times.
Teri Hansen, CEO, andher team certainly areventuring away from thenorm, but to meet a hugeneed. I assume they thinknow is a bad time to addnew programs, and Iconcur. They already Please see VEDDER, 7A
LETTERS FROM OUR READERS
Speak up to keep bills downEditor:
When was the last time you had a 30-percent raise?That’s exactly what Florida Power & Light asked the
Florida Public Service Commission to grant it onMarch 18. If you are a residential customer using 1000kwh per month, the FPL proposal would result in anincrease of $12.55 on your bill — 30 percent morethan what you currently pay.
FPL proposes to increase its profit from its existing10.7 percent return to a range of 12 percent. The com-pany’s position is that a return rate of 12 percent to 13percent is needed to attract the capital FPL needs toserve customers in the future.
If the FPSC approves this increase, step 1 of the in-crease would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2010, followed byanother increase (step 2) on Jan. 1, 2011.
FPL customers have the opportunity to share theiropinions on the company’s proposals at public hear-ings in our area on June 19, 2009, at 11 a.m. inSarasota City Commission Chambers, Sarasota CityHall, 1565 1st St., and at 6 p.m. at the School Board ofLee County Board Room, Dr. James A. Adams PublicEducation Center, 2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers.
Plan to attend one or both of the hearings and tospeak up. Let FPL know how you feel about thisincrease. All you really need to say is, “I’m against rais-ing rates.”
Laura RummansNorth Port
should have the freedomto choose the plan thatbest meets their individ-ual needs.
Congress should notbe rushing through anew health-care systemthe way it did the hastypassage of the unreadeconomic stimulus plan.Any worthwhile reformshould include carefulscrutiny of the proposedplan, how to pay for theactual cost of the plan andany unintended harmfulconsequences of theplan’s implementation.
The Obama Adminis-tration, Democrats andRepublicans should worktogether to create a planthat will guarantee theAmerican people theirbest medical choices andtheir individual free-doms.
J.A. BradyOsprey
If you wouldn’t eatit, don’t donate itEditor:
The food drives by or-ganizations in our com-munity are commend-able. However, please letthe public know that it isnot a kindness to donateout-of-date food items.
Food pantry workersdo not have time tocheck expiration dates,so the items are given outunknowingly to needypersons. Think how aperson feels when theyget home and find thefood is unusable. Shameon those who use suchdrives to clean their cabi-nets of expired and possi-bly unsafe food items that
they would not eat them-selves, donated to impressothers that they have putout a bag of food.
It is not a kindness togive someone who ishungry something thatcannot be eaten for fearof getting sick.
J. FairchildVenice
Spend the moneysomewhere elseEditor:
There should be someway to use Florida’s shareof stimulus money inVenice for somethingother than restroomsand a boardwalk at Cas-persen Beach.
I am not suggestingthat the money be usedto pay for lawsuits or tosoften the latest blowconcerning the jet hang-ars of Nadel infamy, and Irealize that “earmarked”monies will be used asprescribed, but what thehell do you think will begoing on in the proposedrestrooms? Internet per-verts still proclaim Cas-persen to be a great placeto hook up. Do not givethe freaks an indoor facil-ity in which to perform.
Imagine grandad tak-ing his grandson into thefamily stall and encoun-tering … well, you canguess.
Caspersen is as natur-al a beach as God intend-ed and should be one ofthe truly pristine spotson the west coast ofFlorida.
Otis HunterVenice
Tweak, don’toverhaulEditor:
The Obama Admin-istration says that it canexpand health care andlower costs at the sametime, but common sensetells me that is impossi-ble. How can you addmillions more Americansto a huge health-care sys-tem while at the sametime reduce costs?
The only way wouldbe for the government tohave control of medicaldecisions and thatmeans rationing healthcare and limiting treat-ments. That is the prob-lem with the Canadian
and British socializedhealth care systems.
Polls indicate thatmost Americans are con-tent with their presentplans and do not want tobe forced into a new gov-ernment-run plan thatraises taxes, rations careand creates penalties forthe many small business-es that cannot afford toprovide health-care in-surance.
I believe that patientsand their doctors, notWashington bureaucrats,should make medicaldecisions. I want the op-tion to keep my presenthealth-care coverage,and I think Americans
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Happy Father’s Day tothe 64 million fathers.
******Congrats to Jim
Woods, former CEO ofMCC Venice, and JudyWilcox, CEO of Habitatfor Humanity SouthSarasota County, for win-ning the Doc Matsonaward from the Venice-Nokomis Rotary Club.
This award is given toone Rotary member andone community memberfor their untiring effortsto make the communitya better place.
******I noticed that there is
some 1-cent sales surtaxmoney from the last taxthat is unspent. I guess itis no surprise it was to beused toward airport de-velopment.
I wonder if it couldn’tbe used now to tear downthe ugly Circus Arena. Idon’t think anyone candispute that needs to bedone. Not sure where allthe rats will go, though.
“open government” plat-form.
I would write aboutCity Attorney Bob Ander-son’s surprising changein emphasis on factorsinvolved in whethercouncil should approvethe hangars for the Ven-ice Jet Center despitenobody having the abili-ty to provide evidence offinancial ability to pay forthe construction.
Bob is notoriously ret-icent about talking to thepress, so I might have ashort piece based on myown speculations andprojections.
I would write about
Tom Gavlick and Marsh-all Happer, two citizenswho are attorneys, notpracticing in Florida,who are making a posi-tive impact on the city bytheir close study of issuesof importance and theirability to articulate theirviews at council meet-ings.
I would write aboutwho has been involved inmaking businesses anx-ious about council’s con-sideration of the compre-hensive plan despite allindications from councilthat it would tie up looseends and consider allrequests before finalizingthe document.
Most petitioners havehad their concerns an-swered, but people in thebleachers are still com-plaining. Reasons? Mis-information.
When thinking of why,let’s start with money(selling services) and pol-itics as guesses, but Iwould leave the finaldecision up to the readerafter laying out the facts.
Finally, I would writeabout why three peoplefrom Sarasota, with noties to Venice, filed a Sun-shine Law suit againstthe city, some elected of-ficials, some appointedcommissioners and oneex-official.
Those three peopleare a stellar group. One isan ex-convict who servedtime for possession withintent to sell drugs. An-other was convicted of afederal crime deemed sosignificant by the JusticeDepartment that it in-cluded the disposition ofhis case in the annual re-port to Congress aboutcrimes involving the ju-diciary (it seems falsestatements about a fed-eral judge and prosecu-tor were involved). Fin-ally, there is a lawyer whowas charged with resist-ing arrest without vio-lence.
How could anyonedoubt that these folks,who made accusationsabout people who hadclean records across alifetime, were anythingbut good citizens operat-ing in the public interest?Sadly, the media cover-age has left a lot of peoplewith the wrong impres-sion, but if I were writinga column, I would try tostraighten that out.
I wonder who mighthave put them up to it.The plaintiff, AnthonyLorenzo, said in a deposi-tion that he was contact-ed to file the suit at zerocost to himself. Hmm.
Ed Martin is the may-or of Venice.
The other day a friendsaid to me, “I really missyour column in theGondolier — nobodywrites about the stuff youdid, and we need it.”(Now that’s a friend)
We went on to chatabout the fact that myblog, www.insidevenice-florida.com is prettytame, sticking prettymuch to news reportingrather than commentary.Being mayor and havingthat responsibility doestemper what I write,since I cannot separatemyself from the office.
It got me thinking andhere is what I came upwith:
I would write aboutwhat a member of clerk’sstaff told me the otherday — that someone senta lawyer in to pick up thepapers and neither thelawyer or his candidatewas identified. The sameday a political consultantshowed up. You heardme: A self-identified po-litical consultant showedup to pick up papers foranother candidate. Iknow their names, butwould want to check itout firsthand beforeidentifying them. (Im-mediately separating my-self from some “journal-ists” who might not both-er; I’m self-effacing, too.)
The clerk’s officemember told me it wasthe first time in her ap-proximately 15-20 yearsshe had ever seen that. Iexpect the anonymousand second-hand candi-dates will run on an
What I would write about
ED MARTINGUEST COLUMNIST
“Finally, I wouldwrite about whythree people fromSarasota, with noties to Venice,filed a SunshineLaw suit againstthe city, someelected officials... .”
— Venice Mayor,Ed Martin
******Legal costs for Sun-
shine lawsuit so far are$526,008.21 — and wedidn’t even find out ifanyone was guilty.
******I received newspapers
from Jan Lugar, ourdynamic real estate salesexecutive. She braved theUpper Michigan penin-sula’s cold weather tobring me The MiningJournal from Marquette,Mich. There was a niceTeacher of the Year pageand a great menu guide.
I also received news-papers from ChristinaSkelton and Bob Peters.They dropped off manypapers from the west,with several from Port-land, Ore., including theOregonian, which is anexcellent paper. Therewere interesting storiesabout a wind farm and
how tourism this yearhad a more local feel.
There were also a cou-ple of Asian papers dis-tributed in the north-west. There was a 24-page tabloid section inone Asian paper that wasthe “Pride Guide,” cele-brating the gay commu-nity, featuring its parade.
******The no-growth people
should be ecstatic. So farthis year the city ofVenice has issued threepermits to build single-family homes. At an aver-age of 2.2 people perhouse, we will end upgoing up 6.6 people inthe city.
Of course, there havebeen a whole lot moreleaving or dying.
******Robert A.Vedder
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Taking a chance for Jerry’s kidsProud. I’m a firefighter with the city of Venice. I
keep reading the attacks on us firefighters collectingfor MDA. We are the type of people who will takechances to help handicapped children, but all ourefforts are not for our pay; our efforts are for theMuscular Dystrophy Association. If you could printthis for us it might give us a little relief from these peo-ple who like to hammer us on the street corner, whichwe do once a year. Once again, that’s for Jerry’s kidsand we’re proud of what we do.
what unemployment is, ifyou’re lucky. Some peo-ple only get $75 a week.Also, I’ve paid taxes thatchipped into this. I don’twant to be on unemploy-ment, I’ll tell you rightnow. It’s horrible. As forthe house, I’m scaredevery day that I’m goingto lose it. So just becausehe has a couple of friendsthat are flying under theradar, someday they’ll becaught and you know it.
Concentration. I likegaraging. It’s fun and itgets me out in the air. Ifeel like I’m going to amuseum. I see thingsthat grandma had, or mymama. But you know, I’mlosing it because it’s onlyin Wednesday and Satur-day’s paper.
Saturday’s paper is toolate to figure out whereyou’re going to go. Mygripe is, put all the garagesales in the Wednesdaypaper.
Good deed. This is abig thank-you to the per-son who picked up myprescription at Walmartlast week. It was left inthe buggy. Some kindperson turned it into thepharmacy. I want tothank you with all of myheart for being so niceand honest.
Let-down. Many peo-ple walked out of theVenice Theatre at inter-mission of “Willie Won-ka” last week. To me, thisis very rude.
The children in thisproduction worked sohard and this has to be a
let-down for them as wellas for the adults in theproduction.
Hard times. I’m onunemployment and ev-ery week I have to giveproof that I’ve looked fora job, and then I canreceive it. I can’t go out ofstate, and if I do, I stillhave to call in and showproof. Also, you reallydon’t make very much.He must think we’re liv-ing the high life.
I got to tell you, it’sreally hard to live on lessthan $800 a month andpay your mortgage andall your bills, and that’s
South County Family YMCAgymnast Chloe DeVries scoreda personal best in the all-roundat the 2009 USA GymnasticsLevel 8 Regional in Atlanta.
DeVries, a fifth-grader atVenice Elementary School,scored a 35.875 in the all-
around with event scores of8.975 (vault), 9.275 (parallelbars), 8.60 (balance beam) and9.025 (floor exercise).
At the 2009 USA Gymnasticslevel 8 State Competition,DeVries qualified for the region-al competition. DeVries scoreda personal best all-around(35.85) with event scores ofvault (8.90), bars (9.10), beam
(9.025) and floor (8.825). Over the summer, DeVries,
who has competed at theYMCA since the age of three,will accompany her older sis-ter, Naomi, at the Tampa BayTurner Gymnastics trainer cen-ter in St. Petersburg.
Naomi recently competed inthe Level 10 Nationals in Seattle.
“Coaching both Chloe and
Naomi has been a double high-light of my career,” said MichelleGuy, gymnastics director at theSouth County Family YMCA. “Iam excited to see both of themreach their full potential in thesport. They both have a tremen-dous amount of physical talent.”
TBT Gymnastics focuses ontraining national level gymnastswith collegiate aspirations.
The South County FamilyYMCA Goldstar Gymnasticsteam recently crowned fivestate champions in the 2009AAU Florida StateChampionships at Disney’sWide World of Sports Complexin Orlando.
“Since returning to theYMCA gymnastics program asthe team coordinator, I amextremely proud of all 55 teamgymnasts and their perfor-mance at this year’s state meet.We have a lot of young talentedgirls with tremendous poten-tial,” said Debbie Kotti,Goldstar Team Coordinator.
The five champions wereRena Kotti (Level 3), MeganJohnson (modified optional),Madison Hodges (Level 4) andBrittany Morgan (Level 7) andTanner Gauthier (modifiedoptional).
Kotti was the Level 3 all-around champion with a scoreof 36.175. She placed first in thevault (9.55), parallel bars (8.80)and balance beam (9.00) andsecond place in the floor exer-cise (8.825).
Johnson captured the all-around champion title with ascore of 35.15. She was first inthe vault (8.65) and floor exer-cise (9.15), second in the bal-ance beam (8.675) and third on
the parallel bars (8.675).Hodges took first in the
Level 4 all-around with a scoreof 34.475. She was first on floorexercise (9.10), balance beam(8.625) and second on the par-allel bars (8.30).
Morgan was the Level 7 all-around champion with a scoreof 35.650. She was second inthe vault (9.15), balance beam(8.55) and floor exercise (9.45).
Gauthier was crowned theall-around champion of themodified optional with a scoreof 35.650 with a first on the bal-ance beam (9.175) and secondin the floor exercise (9.275).
Manatee scored six runs inthe top of the eighth inning topull out a 13-10 win over VeniceNo-Vel Post 159 on Tuesday atVenice High.
Venice (9-3-2) is coming offa third-place finish in theWinter Haven Tournament.
“It wasn’t the focus that Iwant,” Venice coach CraigFaulkner said. “It’s not a tour-nament it’s just a regular game.
We’ve been focusing and play-ing good in tournaments. Theykind of let down tonight. We aregoing to talk about that.”
Tied, 7-7 after seven innings,Manatee used five hits, errorand walk to scored five runsand grab a 13-7 cushion.
Venice didn’t go away quiet-ly as Post 159 scored three runsin the bottom of the eightinning. Aaron Rhodes andMichael Knott walked to openthe inning. Zach Brower sin-gled down the first baseline to
score Rhodes. A wild pitchscored the second run and thefinal run came home on a sac-rifice fly by James Browning.
Manatee went ahead 5-0after two innings by scoringtwo in the first and three in thesecond. Helping their causewas six walks by Venice.
“We have to come outthrowing strikes from thebeginning,” Faulkner said.“Summer ball you are going toleave guys in longer becauseyou want them to get some
innings but (Tommy) Hankshas to come out and throwingstrikes. He has to make theadjustment. He’s a senior andwe need him to fight and throwstrikes.”
Post 159 battled all the wayback and tied it at 5-5 with sin-gle runs in the second andfourth innings and three morein the fifth inning.
In the second, Venice scoredon an RBI double by Bret
DeVries scores personal best at USA Gymnastics regional
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VENICE NO-VEL POST 159 TAKES THIRD INTOURNAMENT: Venice No-Vel Post 159 took thirdplace out of 12 teams and won three of four gamesin the 2009 John Marotti Tournament at the ChainO’Lakes Baseball Park in Winter Haven on Saturdayand Sunday.
Bartow ended up winning while MustangBaseball out of Lakewood Ranch took the runner-upspot.
Venice was missing five players, who had othercommitments.
“That’s why this is so good,” Venice coach CraigFaulkner said.
On Saturday, Venice was edged by the Warriors,3-2.
Offensively, Venice (9-2-2) was led by AaronRhodes, who went 2-for-4 with a double and triple.Donnie Pedigo had two hits while Joe Iorio, RyanGolembeski and Karldwin Ortiz collected hits. BretSwikle had a RBI.
Pitching for Post 159 were Aaron Rhodes, TylerColey and Austin Smith.
Post 159 rallied from a 7-2 deficit to score nineruns in the sixth inning to pull out a 11-7 come-from-behind victory over the Georgia Bulldogs onSaturday.
Iorio started on the mound for Venice andpitched the first 2 1⁄3 innings. Ryan Skelton andMichael Knott also pitched. Knott got the win bypitching the final 3 1⁄3 innings.
Knott went 3-for-4 while Golembeski had two hitsincluding a double and Pedigo added two hits.Rhodes and Swikle went 2-for-3 with two and three
SPORTS BRIEFSVenice to host Bogey’sLegion B Tournament
The second annual Bogey’sLegion ‘B’ Tournament willbe held Thursday throughSaturday at Venice High.
Teams competing includeManatee, Braden River, Char-lotte, North Port, Sarasota,Cardinal Mooney, LakewoodRanch and Venice.
Four games will be playedeach day — 10 a.m., 12:30p.m., 3 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.
Venice No-Vel Post 159‘B’ team will play CardinalMooney at 10 a.m. Thursday.At 3 p.m. Friday, Venice hostsNorth Port while Post 159 hostsCharlotte at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Championship is sched-uled for 10 a.m. Sunday.
Senior softball tourneyset for June 20
LoCastro Insurance Ser-vices will host six of the area’sbest traveling 50+ and 60+softball teams June 20 at TheFoxworthy By-Pass Complex.
This one-day tournamentbegins at 9 a.m. and is free tothe public.
Teams entered in the 70sdivision include The FloridaSluggers, ranked No. 2 in thestate in the first quarter of theyear, S.W. Florida Softball,ranked No. 9, LoCastroInsurance Hitmen, rankedNo. 22, and Florida DirtSource, who are ranked No.33. In the 60s division, theSun Coast Stingers and TheCharlotte Eagles will play adouble-header.
Courtside Tennis Clubholding camp
The Courtside Tennis Clubwill be holding a tennis campfor juniors (ages 5-16) thissummer. Each camp, whichruns from 9 a.m. to noon foreight weeks this summer, willoffer instruction and coach-ing on tennis and is directedby USPTA professionals.
For more info, call 485-2000.
Post 159 falls to Manatee in eight
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BY PERRY D. PENTZSPORTS EDITOR
Venice High graduate Farley (Snow)Boyle needs help in getting to the 2009Major League Baseball All-Star Game onJuly 14 in St. Louis.
Boyle was recently selected by MLB andPeople magazine as a finalist for the All-Stars Among Us campaign, which recog-nizes individuals who are serving theircommunities in extraordinary ways.
Three people are representing each ofthe MLB teams (90 finalists in total) andvotes are determining the final 30.
Boyle is one of three representing theNew York Yankees and was selected fromthousands of online submissions by fansacross the nation.
Boyle was nominated for her work withC.H.A.S.E. for Life. Boyle, who is also a modelin New York City , started C.H.A.S.E. for Lifeafter her daughter Chase nearly drowned.
The nonprofit organization providesfree infant and child CPR and choking firstaid education. It has provided hands-ontraining for more than 8,000 to date.
Fans can vote for Boyle at www.PeopleAllStars.com until June 24.
All 30 winners will be included in theAll-Star week festivities as well as attendand be honored in a pregame ceremony atthe 2009 MLB All-Star Game. One of the 30will be featured in People magazine theweek of the game.
Boyle is a 1989 Venice High graduate
and was a standout on the high schoolvolleyball team. She eventually receiveda full athletic scholarship to JacksonvilleUniversity where she started four yearsand a captain for two years.
Members of the Goldstar Gymnastics team of the South County FamilyYMCA include, front row, from left, Rena Kotti (Level 3 state champion),and Chloe DeVries (USA regional qualifier); and back row, from left,Tanner Gauthier (modified optional state champion) and BrittanyMorgan (Level 7 state champion). Not pictured are Megan Johnson(modified optional state champion) and Madison Hodges (Level 4 statechampion).
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Venice High graduate Farley (Snow) Boyleholds her daughters, from left, Chase, Abigailand Mackenzie. Her organization, C.H.A.S.E. forLife was started after her daughter Chasenearly drowned.
MR. SHEEPSHEADCOLUMNIST
Where arethe shrimp?
It happens every summer.First the shrimp migrate
out of the bays and then outof the inlets. They then disap-pear from the near the shore.Usually what is left are thesmall ones. Apparently themature ones are going off-shore to spawn.
Some years this phenom-enon begins about mid-Junebut most of the time aboutearly July. It can last any-where from two to fourweeks. Bait shops don’t lookforward to this. The onlybright side for them is theysell quite a bit of frozen pack-ages of shrimp.
I remember hearing aboutfishermen encountering mil-lions of shrimp offshore. I’vebeen told they ball up andthe fish have a field day, as dothe fishermen.
My official fish spotter,Marvin, has been officiallyinducted into the U.S. FishSpotters Association Hall ofFame. This is quite an honorfor him. Congratulations,Marvin.
Well, fellow Sheepshead-ites, the time has come to saygoodbye until next week.
Mr. Sheepshead is DaveHack. Contact him at 486-1998, 321-8849 [email protected].
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On Sunday, Venice defeated Lake Wales,5-2.
Josh Boyle got the win by pitching the firstfive innings while Smith relieved the final twoinnings.
Rhodes went 3-for-4 with two doubles andtwo RBI. Iorio had a hit and RBI while KevinGuthrie, Boyle had hits and Pedigo added anRBI.
In its final game, Post 159 notched a 6-1win over Lake Region.
Rodriguez picked up the win.Rhodes continued to pound the ball with
a 2-for-3 performance including a doubleand two RBI. In the tournament, Rhodes bat-ted .643 (9-for-14).
“He was pretty impressive,” said Faulkner.“Not little hits either. He was hitting the ballhard.”
Ortiz, Boyle, Zack Brower and Grant Bankohad hits for Post 159. Ortiz also knocked in arun.
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Girls ruled in all threegroups at the 10th annualDavid D. Swett MemorialRegatta on May 16 onRoberts Bay.
Michelle Thomas took theLaser Radial class and AliciaMuscato nabbed theOptimist Red, White andBlue title while CarlaJohnson captured theOptimist Green Fleet crown.The regatta, named for a for-mer Venice Yacht Club sail-ing master, attracted 18 skip-pers from the Venice YouthBoating Association.
Sailors competed in 10races during the day includ-ing six in the morning which
saw moderate winds clockfrom southeasterly to west-erly. Due the volume ofraces, officials allowed eachskipper to throw out his orher worst finish.
Thomas won eight outher 10 races, losing only toPaul Kreider twice, as sheretained her class crownafter also winning it 2008.Kreider placed second andSami Tornese was third.Andrew Sosa finished fourth.
In the Red, White andBlue bracket, Muscato wononly one race but grabbedseconds and thirds in all theothers to claim the top spot.Stephan VerHulst, who waslast year’s Green Fleet cham-pion, garnered four firsts but
also had a fifth-place andthree fourth-places finishesto accumulate second-placepoints. Garrett Lawlor camein third, Evan Langer endedup in fourth place and StefanJohnson was fifth.
The Ernest Green Fleet,reserved for first-year com-petitors, sailed with the Red,White and Blue blue but wasscored separately. Johnsonstill won three races overalland captured her divisionhandily. The 15-year-oldskipper did so well shewould have finished fourthoverall if the two fleets hadbeen scored as one fleet.
Samantha Wood was sec-ond and Toussaint Thomastook third. Scott Trecartin
finished fourth and T.C.Liming came in fifth.
Capt. Swett was VYBApresident from 1985 to 1991and dedicated himself toinstructing young people.Established in 2000, themain plaque is on display inthe Venice Yacht Club’s tro-phy case.
VYBA sailors are slated tocompete in the Hibiscus Cupin Punta Gorda on June 20.
The summer learn to sailsessions will run through Aug.7 when a new Green Fleet willbe named and a new year-round program will begin.Kids ages 9 to 15 who wantto learn to sail are invited tocall 468-1719 or go to www.veniceyouthboating.com.
Swikle scoring Browning, whoalso doubled. Browning, whowent 2-for-3 with three RBI,knocked in the second run on agroundout scoring Knott, who ledoff with a double.
Venice scored three runs in thefifth thanks to four straight errorsby Manatee.
Manatee went ahead with arun in the sixth inning but Post159 took its first lead of thegame with two runs in the bot-tom of the inning. In the sixth,Venice scored on an RBI doubleby Josh Boyle and RBI single byBrowning.
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Top, Shelterbox workers demonstrate how to set up a Shelterbox tent.Left center, an African family inspects their new Shelterbox tent.Center, Congolese children outside a tent set up in a Congolese village.Right center, an active volcano, expected to erupt this year, is just 20 kilometers from one of the
camps in the Congo where Shelterboxes were dis-tributed.
Bottom, a typical marketplace in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo.
The next day, the two response team memberstook a bus to Ruanden, on the eastern border ofCongo. The area they went through is known as theland of 1,000 hills. Visas were not required inRwanda. It was a different story in the Congo, wherethey were held up for three days trying to get visaseven though they were there to provide aid. Finally,they got help from the United Nations.
“The U.N. made it clear we were there to help,”Freeman said. “They (Congolese) thought we werereporters. The Congolese don’t want reporters there.”
It was impossible to secure visas in advance. Pagottatried to do that in London at the Congolese Embassy butnever managed to even get past the doorstep because they were moving, Freeman said.
The U.N.’s largest peacekeeping force in the world is in Goma, the eastern part of the Congo.After the U.N. helped, they got their visas and were allowed into the Congo, but then their pass-ports were confiscated.
The best thing that happened in the Congo was the driver they were given.His name was Happy even though he had lost 13 members of his family to genocide, Freeman
said.“We called him the Mayor of Goma, because he knew everyone,” Freeman said. “The best you can
have is a local driver who knows the people.”
School andWake Forest University graduate, works
by day as second vice president of wealth management at SmithBarney, but, for two weeks in April, he was a Shelterbox volunteer in Africa.
With Jens Pagotta of England, Freeman was assigned to assess the usage ofsome 400 Shelterboxes warehoused in the Congo since last fall. Shelterboxes domore than shield people from the rain. In the Congo, where thousands of peoplewere made homeless during conflicts and uprisings, the Shelterboxes are part ofthe solution as the country recovers. Delivered as part of a worldwide project ofRotary International, Shelterboxes contain a 10-person tent, blankets, sleepingmats, cooking gear, tools, utensils, water purification tablets and containers pluschildren’s activity kits.
Pagotta and Freeman, who met while training for such a mission, were sentto Goma in the eastern part of Congo in April.
After the long flight to Brussels, Belgium, and lostluggage in Rome, the flight to Rwanda was the easypart. In Rwanda, the two caught up on sleep in ahotel before continuing on to the Congo, wherecomplications escalated.
“It was very safe and clean,” Freeman said ofRwanda. “The economy is doing quite well. Theyteach English in the schools and they want to bepart of East Africa.”
BY KIM COOLFEATURES EDITOR
Nearly two days in the air, lost luggage, confiscated passports and visa prob-lems are nothing compared to the suffering of thousands of needy people in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo.
“I saw emotional despair, women in group counseling at rape crisis centers,the results of genocide, people with missing limbs,” John Freeman said.
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1st Marine DivisionAssociation meetsTime: 11:45 a.m.Where: The Family TableRestaurant, 14132 SouthTamiami Trail, North PortNotes: All Marines and guestsare welcome to the luncheonmeeting of the 1st MarineDivision Association SWFlorida Chapter.Call: 697-1870
Time: 8:30-11 a.m.Where: North Jetty/SnakeIslandCost: $40Call: Terry Brawley, 960-5505
Peer counselingTime: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Where: Women’s ResourceCenter, 701 Center Road,VeniceNotes: Peer counseling is avail-able every weekday.Cost: $5 donationCall: 485-9724Link: www.thewomensresourcecenter.org
Kiwanis Club meetsTime: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.Where: American Legion, 1770E. Venice Ave., VeniceCost: $10Call: Beverly Miller 484-7394
Watercolors with Walter
Time: 10 a.m.-noonWhere: Woodmere Park, 3951
Woodmere Park Blvd., VeniceCost: $20Call: 861-5000
Evening book clubTime: 6 p.m.Where:JacarandaLibrary, 4143WoodmerePark Blvd.,VeniceCall: 861-5000
Venice ArchivesTime: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondaysand WednesdaysWhere: Historic Triangle Inn,351 S. Nassau St., VeniceNotes: Open to the public twodays a week for the Archives &Area Collections Museum.Personal research may bearranged by calling JamesHagler, director.Call: 486-2487
Club foodTime: 11a.m.-2 p.m.Where:Venice-NokomisElks Lodge,1021DiscoveryWay, Noko-misCall: 486-1854
Seniorbeach walksTime: 8:30-10:30 a.m.Where: Nokomis BeachPavilion, 100 South Casey KeyRoad, NokomisNotes: This self-guided beachwalk starts at the plaza.Cost: $1 one-time fee for aone-mile walkCall: 861-5000
ShuffleboardTime: 7 p.m. Wednesdays; 9a.m. Mondays and FridaysWhere: Hecksher Park, 450 W.Venice Ave., VeniceCall: Bill, 586-5889
THURSDAY, JUNE 18International ArtExchange opensTime: 4 p.m.Where: Manatee CommunityCollege Library, Building 300,8000 South Tamiami Trail,VeniceNotes: MCC and SarasotaSister Cities will celebrate theopening of the seventh annualinternational digital artexchange with a reception.
Graphics and fine art is by stu-dents from Xiamen Universityin Fujian, China.Call: Joe Loccisano, 752-5225Link: www.mccfl.edu
NARFE meetingTime: 11:30 a.m.Where: Pelican Pointe Golf &Country Club, Club House, 499Derbyshire Drive, VeniceNotes: All federal retirees,employees and their guests arewelcome to attend theNational Active and RetiredFederal Employees social andluncheon meeting. MaryanneTerry will talk about Habitatfor Humanity. Call for reserva-tions.Cost: $15Call: 412-8543 or 496-7694
Gardening answers
Time: 9:30 a.m.-noonWhere: Venice Public Library,300 S. Nokomis Ave., VeniceCall: 861-1350
Peer counselingTime: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Where: Women’s ResourceCenter, 701 Center Road,VeniceNotes: Peer counseling is avail-able every weekday.Cost: $5 donationCall: 485-9724
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Tap dance classesTime: 9-11 a.m.Where: Nokomis CommunityCenter, 234 East Nippino Trail,NokomisNotes: Beginner class 9-10a.m.; intermediate class 10-11a.m.Cost: $10 per classCall: 861-5000
Line dance classesTime: 11 a.m.-noonWhere: Nokomis CommunityCenter, 234 East Nippino Trail,NokomisCost: $5 per classCall: 861-5000
Judy Kaye plays Florence FosterJenkins in the Broadway productionof “Souvenir,” the story of a singerwho can’t keep a tune yet becomesa cult figure for her performances.Kaye and her co-star Donald Correnappeared in the show when it playedon Broadway. Also in Sarasota forthe Asolo Repertory Company per-formance are the show’s originaldirector, costumers, set designerand stage manager. Call the boxoffice for dates and performancetimes.Tickets are $20-$58 per per-son at the Asolo RepertoryCompany box office, 5555 NorthTamiami Trail, Sarasota. Per-ormances will be in the MertzTheatre at the same address.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24Suncoast Choraleseason ticket sale
Mailing address: P.O. Box 653,Englewood, FL 34223Notes: Adult season tickets(three concerts) are on salethroughout June for $35. AfterJune 30, the cost will go up to$40.Cost: $15, single concert adult,students under 16 are admit-ted freeCall: (888) 326-8403
FRIDAY, JUNE 26Patriotic concert,ice cream socialTime: 7p.m.Where:VeniceChurch oftheNazarene,1535 E.Venice Ave.,VeniceNotes: Roband BillMillner arethe fea-tured tal-ents.Proceedswill go for a work and witnesstrip to Honduras.Cost: $7, children under 12 areadmitted freeCall: 488-5007
SATURDAY, JUNE 27Venice PerformingArts Concert SeriesTime: 7-9 p.m.Where: Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Venice, 1971Pinebrook Road, VeniceNotes: Sopranos DeborahBerioli, Alicia Lynch, MariaSulimirski and Reba Evans,accompanied by KristenKemp, pianist, and BarbaraGail of The Rhythm Inlet inNokomis, will celebrate thesummer solstice.Call: 284-5972Link: www.veniceperformingarts.com
MONDAY, JUNE 29Folk Club concertTime: 8:15 p.m.
Where: Sailing Squadron,1717 Ken Thompson Parkway,SarasotaNotes: Open microphone willbe at 7:15 p.m. Doug Spears isfeatured entertainer.Cost: $5 or more donationCall: 377-9256Link: www.dougspearsmusic.com
Barbershop HarmonyperformanceTime: 6:30 p.m.Where: Lakeside LutheranChurch, 2401TamiamiTrail, VeniceNotes: A freespecial guestnight will beheld. Singersyoung andold may joinin. There will be free food andrefreshments.
Call: 408-1266 or 244-2386
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8Wonders of Asian Art
Time: 1-2 p.m.Where: Venice Art Center, 390S. Nokomis Ave., VeniceNotes: Mary-Louise Hooperwill give an overview of Asianart.Cost: $10Call: 485-7136Link: www.veniceartcenter.com
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Venice-Nokomis Rotary ClubTime: noon-1 p.m.Where: Grace United Methodist Church, 400 E. Field Ave., VeniceCall: 493-0390Link: www.venicenokomisrotary.org
Aerobic Walking ClubTime: 5:45-7 p.m.Where: T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Reserve, 1800 Mabry Carlton Parkway, VeniceNotes: Members of the Aerobic Walking Club walk at Carlton Reserve. Rangerleads. Meet at the pavilion.Call: 486-2547
Coastal Ventures Cruise ClubTime: 7 p.m.Where: Crossroads American Grille, 385 U.S. 41 Bypass North, VeniceNotes: The club’s mission is for members to cruise their boats to fun destina-tions.Call: 386-0983
MOPSTime: 9:30 a.m.Where: Venice Presbyterian Church, 111 E. Firenze Ave., VeniceNotes: Mothers of preschoolers meet.Call: 726-3804
Sailfish veterans meetTime: noonWhere: Venice American Legion, 1770 E. Venice Ave., VeniceCall: Jack McAllister, 493-7488
FRIDAY, JUNE 19Hurricane Madness blood driveTime: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.Where: Venice Regional Medical Center, 540 The Rialto, VeniceNotes: Florida’s Blood Centers and Venice Regional Medical Center are workingtogether for this communitywide blood drive. All donors will receive a special T-shirt, giveaways and food and will be entered into drawings for hurricane kits,gift cards and a generator donated by The Home Depot.Call: 240-6536Link: www.floridasbloodcenters.org
Employment success classTime: 10:30 a.m.-noonWhere: Women’s Resource Center, 701 Center Road, VeniceCost: $5 members; $8 nonmembersCall: 485-9724Link: www.thewomensresourcecenter.org
Career counselingTime: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Where: Women’s Resource Center, 701 Center Road, VeniceNotes: Career adviser Ania Morris offers one-on-one appointments to help withemployment resources.Cost: $5 members; $8 nonmembersCall: 485-9724Link: www.thewomensresourcecenter.org
Peer counselingTime: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Where: Women’s Resource Center, 701 Center Road, VeniceNotes: Peer counseling is available every weekday.Cost: $5 donationCall: 485-9724Link: www.thewomensresourcecenter.org
French Club meetsTime: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
VENUE from Page 3B Where: Venice Public Library, 300 S. Nokomis Ave., VeniceNotes: Basic knowledge of French is required.Call: 485-3985
Time: 5-8 p.m.Where: Eagles Aerie No. 3482, 621 East Colonia Lane, NokomisCall: 484-4470
Time: 4:30-6:45 p.m.Where: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8118, 832 Venice Ave., VeniceCall: 484-8118
American Legion dinner-danceTime: 5-8 p.m.Where: American Legion, 1770 E. Venice Ave., VeniceCall: 488-1157
Elks Friday night fish fry and danceTime: 5-7:30 p.m. dinner followed by dancingWhere: Venice-Nokomis Elks Lodge, 1021 Discovery Way, NokomisNotes: Restaurant is operated by Buffalo Bill’s Catering. Lounge is restricted tomembers and guests.Cost: $8Call: 485-8807 or 486-1854
Friday and Saturday night Jazz ProjectTime: 7-9 p.m.Where: Bonnell’s Boutique & Winery, 317 W. Venice Ave., VeniceNotes: Wine, beer and food will be served. Band located inside; no cover charge.No minimum sidewalk, inside bars or garden. Reservations recommended.Cost: $20 minimum per person inside tablesCall: 480-0011
Teen beginning guitar classTime: 4-5 p.m.Where: Nokomis Community Center, 234 East Nippino Trail, NokomisNotes: Bring an acoustic guitar, pencil and spiral notebook.Cost: $3 per class; $15 for five weeksCall: 861-5000
ShuffleboardTime: 9 a.m. Fridays and Mondays; 7 p.m. WednesdaysWhere: Hecksher Park, 450 W. Venice Ave., VeniceCall: Bill, 586-5889
Writers’ groupTime: 3-5 p.m.Where: Hypnosis Venice, 537 E. Venice Ave., VeniceNotes: Writing support, reading works in progress, publishing advice and cri-tiquing, led by Theresa Foley.Call: 445-4322 or 525-4770Link: www.hypnosisvenice.com
Volunteers are neededone to one and a halfhours per week as substi-tute or full-time driversto deliver meals to arearesidents. Volunteers arealso needed for officework one to three hoursper week. No experiencerequired.
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of the selections. All showtimes for the operas are at1 p.m. The films are: June 18, “La Gioconda” (1986)by Ponchielli starring Placido Domingo and EvaMarton; June 25, “Tannhauser” (1995) by Wagner fea-turing Rene Kollo and Nadine Secunde; and July 2,“Sadko” (1994) by Rimsky-Korsakov and featuringthe Kirov Opera and Orchestra.
French ClubOn Fridays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., if you have a basic
knowledge of the French language and wish to prac-tice those skills, then you are invited to attend week-ly meetings of the VPL French Club. The group prac-tices French conversation during the first hour fol-lowed by reading from French literature and currenttopics during the second hour. No registration nec-essary. New members are always welcome.
Gardening questions answeredEvery Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon bring your
gardening questions to Venice Public Library andreceive help from the friendly experts of the SarasotaCounty Extension Service.
Youth ServicesDIAL-A-STORY: Dial 486-2330 and enjoy a two-
minute fairy tale for children (5-10 years). The storyis changed every week.
Tot Time: Wednesdays, 10-10:45 a.m., for agesfrom infant to 3 years old. Play with toys and then astory time.
Tuesday summer eventsPreschool Storytime has been transformed during
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and other things to andfrom work. I told him Idon’t feel comfortableleaving my door un-locked when I’m here bymyself. I try to get to thedoor to let him in if I hearhim outside, but I’m usu-ally too slow.
Travis believes I amjust insecure and thinkthe worst of the worldaround me. He says I amchoosing my irrationalfeelings over upsettinghim.
I told him if the alter-native was for me to berobbed, raped or mur-dered, then I would hopehis having to use his keyevery day would beworth it. I know it’s un-likely that anything willhappen to me, but it onlytakes one time.
Abby, am I paranoidor can you help me con-vince Travis of the impor-
tance of locking the door,especially when I amhome alone? — SAFETYCONSCIOUS IN SANJOSE, CALIF.
DEAR SAFETY CON-SCIOUS: I wish I couldcount the times I haveturned on the eveningnews and heard some-one say after yet anotherbloody tragedy: “But welive in a safe neighbor-hood. These kinds ofthings never happenhere!” And how manytimes have we all heardthe police issue a warn-ing to the community tokeep your doors andwindows locked?
Of course you’re notparanoid. You are actingresponsibly.
Unfortunately, yourboyfriend is so self-cen-tered he would ratherjeopardize your safetythan have his key ready
when he gets out of hiscar. Bottom line: Eitherhe adjusts his attitude oryou should seriouslyconsider upgrading thequality of the men inyour life.
DEAR ABBY: Fiveyears ago, while still inhigh school, I had a quick“fling” with a boy I hadknown since elementaryschool. It wasn’t serious,and we didn’t have sex.We mutually agreed thatit was simply fun. Wehaven’t seen or talked toeach other since.
I have no regretsabout it. I was 17, hadjust been dumped for mybaby sister and was hav-ing self-esteem issues.He made me feel beauti-ful and desirable.
A year later I starteddating my fiance. Wehave been together eversince. I love him dearly.
We have a solid relation-ship, and we’re very hap-py.
The problem is Isometimes still thinkabout my fling from highschool. I wonder whatwould have happened ifwe had dated, or if he stillthinks about me. Is thisnormal for a woman whois getting ready to bemarried to the only manshe has had sex with, andthe only person she hasdated for more than afew weeks?
Or does it say moreabout my relationshipwith my fiance than Ithink it does? — CON-FUSED IN OHIO
DEAR CONFUSED:I’m glad you wrote. Whatyou are feeling may beless about your highschool “fling” than con-cern because you havelimited experience in the
dating world — a boywho dumped you, a highschool crush and fiveyears with the personyou met next. Obviously,you are having somedoubts. It is important toexamine them.
If you and your fiancehave not had premaritalcounseling, it is in bothyour interests to sched-ule some.
You’re still young, andif you were ready formarriage you would begoing full steam ahead —not looking in the rear-view mirror.
Dear Abby is writtenby Abigail Van Buren,also known as JeannePhillips, and was found-ed by her mother, PaulinePhillips.Write Dear Abbyat www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, LosAngeles, CA 90069.
DEAR ABBY: My live-in boyfriend, “Travis,”and I are having a dis-agreement. When I gethome around 5 p.m. Ilock the door behind me,especially when I’mhome alone. Travis getshome between 4:40 and 8p.m.
If I arrive first, he getsupset that he must un-lock the door because heoften takes his laptop
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American Girls Book ClubBook discussions, crafts and related activities,
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Jacaranda Library4143 Woodmere Park Blvd.Venice, FL 34293861-5000
Chess at the LibraryNovice to master, everybody plays chess at the
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Baby Rhyme and SignTimeThis program, Tuesday, June 23, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.,
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Volunteers neededThe Venice Art Center
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This is going to be anexciting summer seasonwith the Arts of Asia ex-hibit, summer children’sworkshops, camps, artistreceptions and classes.
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Low visionsupport groupThis group meets at 3p.m. the third Friday ofevery month at AstonGardens, 1000 AstonGardens Drive, Venice.Questions? Call KarlaKoenig, 485-4887.
Parkinson’ssupport groupThis group meets at 4p.m. the fourth Mondayof every month at AstonGardens, 1000 AstonGardens Drive, Venice.Questions? Call KarlaKoenig, 485-4887.
NavigatingLongTerm CareDate: Monday, June 22Time: 9:30-10:30 a.m.Where: CaregiverResource Center atSenior FriendshipCenters, 2350 ScenicDrive, VeniceNotes: Are you uncer-tain about what to lookfor when evaluatingskilled nursing andrehabilitation facilities?This seminar will pro-vide information toassist you with makingan informed choice.Presentation by MelindaMudge, Harbor Chase ofVenice.
Crohn’s supportA monthly Crohn’s dis-ease support groupmeets at 7 p.m. the thirdWednesday (June 17) in
the EnglewoodCommunity HospitalSuncoast Auditorium,700 Medical Blvd. Call815-3669.
Cancer supportCancer is NotContagious SupportGroup, 10:30 a.m., thirdThursday of the month(June 18), EnglewoodCommunity HospitalCafeteria, 700 MedicalBlvd. Also meeting atthis time is the Supportfor People with Oral andHead and Neck CancerGroup. Call Joe at 474-0099.
Parkinson’s supportThe Parkinson’s supportgroup meets at 10 a.m.the third Friday of themonth (June 19) in theEnglewood CommunityHospital SuncoastAuditorium, 700 MedicalBlvd. Call 473-3919.
Celiac groupCeliac support group ofSarasota-Manatee,1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday,June 20, at WaldemereMedical Plaza —Papaya Room, 1921Waldemere St.,Sarasota. Free; the pub-lic is welcome. Call 922-1205 or visit sarasotamanateeceliacs.com.
PASTParents of AddictsSharing Time is a sup-port and advocacygroup that meets at 7p.m. the second andfourth Tuesdays of eachmonth in the confer-ence room at JacarandaPublic Library, 4143Woodmere Park Blvd.Call Maria Ludlam at492-3424 or [email protected].
Family supportFamily Support Group,6:30-7:30 p.m., fourthWednesday of themonth (June 24), SouthCounty Resource Center,7810 Tamiami Trail. Free.Contact Wendy
Stroke supportStroke Support Group,11:30 a.m., fourthWednesday of themonth (June 24),Englewood CommunityHospital Rehab Centerin the YMCA acrossfrom the hospital, 701Medical Blvd. RSVP to475-3558.
Recovery supportRelapse Prevention andRecovery Supportgroup, 6 p.m., fourthThursday of the month(June 25), Home DetoxInc. at 530 South U.S.41 Bypass, Unit 12B, inBrickyard Plaza. Led bySharon R. Mays-Tremain. Call 412-3869or visit homedetoxinc.com.
Bereavement groupThe BereavementSupport Group meets 3-4 p.m., the second andfourth Thursdays of themonth in theAdministrativeConference Room atEnglewood CommunityHospital, 700 MedicalBlvd. Call 697-0783.
Help withprescriptionsThe CommunityPharmacy of SarasotaCounty Inc., 225 South
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Medicare helpAssociated MedicarePatients Inc., an inde-pendent, nonprofit cor-poration of volunteers,helps those on Medicarenavigate the cumber-some health insurancesystem. AMP is free andserves Sarasota,Englewood and Venice.Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Mondays and 10 a.m. to2 p.m. Wednesdays.AMP is on the secondfloor of the Pat BusterBuilding at the SeniorFriendship Centers,2350 Scenic Drive,Venice. AMP is alwayslooking to train newcounselors. For moreinformation, call 584-0051.
Co-DependentsAnonymousA women-only Co-DependentsAnonymous group, 10-11 a.m. Thursdays,Unity of Sarasota, 3023Proctor Road, Sarasota.Newcomers welcome.Call 306-1825 or visitwww.coda.org.
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Family Group, a supportgroup for families whohave someone with drugaddiction, 7-8 p.m., St.Mark’s Church, 513Nassau St. S., in Venice(behind Venice RegionalMedical Center). Thisgroup is for the family,not the addict. The pro-gram is based on the 12steps of AA and Alanon.
Line dancingclassesLine dancing classeswith Jackie Wheeler,intermediate class, 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays;beginner class, 7-8:30p.m. Wednesdays. Fee:$4 per class. Call 493-2776.
WellnessCommunityEvents are free for can-cer patients and a care-giver. Call 921-5539.• Support groups, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays atJacaranda Trace, 3600William Penn Way.• Adaptive yoga classes,noon-1:30 p.m.Mondays at JacarandaTrace, 3600 WilliamPenn Way.• Qigong exercise class-es, 10-11 a.m. Tuesdaysat Jacaranda Trace, 3600William Penn Way.• Small-group discus-sion, For Men Only, 2-3p.m. the first and thirdTuesday of each monthat 3900 Clark Road,
Building P-3, Sarasota.This is a drop-in, casualmeeting open to malecancer patients at allstages of treatment forprostate cancer.
ScreeningsFree blood pressure andblood sugar tests byHome Health Services ofVenice, 8:30-10:30 a.m.Thursdays at VeniceHealthPark, 1201 Jaca-randa Blvd. Call 485-7711.
CaregiverTime OutA free weekly caregiversupport group meets1:15-3 p.m. Fridays at St.Mark’s EpiscopalChurch, 508 Riviera St.Led by a professionalfacilitator, CaregiverTime Out offers groupsupport, communityresources and activitiesprovided for loved onesduring the session.Registration required.Call Pamela at 366-2224.
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Amanda Egnatowski, front row left, Kimberly Stahl, October Carlin-Ledrich, Mary AnnGoblick, Leslie Hegban and Mark Nichols; Cassidy Reddinger, second row left, JordanBerg, Krista Cudar, Alisha Milligan and Josh Downes; and Tammy Williams, back row left,Shannon Johns, Brandi Miller, Ashley Darr, Abu Rajan and Brian Barnes.
Retirement communityawards scholarshipsFROM VILLAGE ON THE ISLE
Village On The Isle residents, staff-ers, families and trustees recently hon-ored 17 employees, each of whomreceived a $3,000 scholarship award for2009, totaling $51,000.
The funds were raised from resi-dents, Village On The Isle Auxiliary andboard of trustees donations.
Scholarships are awarded toemployees of Village On The Isle whoare undergraduate students and whohave been accepted to an accrediteduniversity, college, two-year college orother institution of higher education.
Half of the recipients work in theLuke Haven Health Care Center on thecampus of Village On The Isle, and therest work in either Food and DiningServices or assisted living in MarkManor.
All applications were reviewed and
evaluated by the Village On The Islescholarship committee, whose mem-bers are Linda Scheridan, chair;Charles Arnold, Dick Downing, GillEveland, Irene Mahar, Betty McMillin,Bill Millman, Ann Nestor, BobNicholson, Marvin Thomas, DorothyThornton, and human resources/riskmanager Kathy Margraf.
Downing, a member of the scholar-ship committee and master of cere-monies, welcomed everyone to theevent. Guest speakers were board oftrustees president Mark Ring; residentcouncil chair Barbara Bryant,; andVillage On The Isle CEO Tom Kelly.
A reception was held for the stu-dents and their families after the cere-mony.
Village On The Isle is a faith-based,full-service retirement communitywith more than 400 residents on theisland of Venice.
FROM THE GIRLSCOUTS OFGULFCOAST FLORIDA
Girl Scouts from theVenice area were amongthe 300 honored by GirlScouts of Gulfcoast Flor-ida Inc. at an annualevent recently at River-side High School in FortMyers.
Recognitions includedthe Girl Scout Silver andBronze awards, religiousrecognitions, graduatingsenior Girl Scouts, thosewho were awarded a 10-year membership pin,and those who sold morethan 1,000 packages ofGirl Scout cookies thisspring.
Girl ScoutSilver Award
The Girl Scout Silver
Area Girl Scouts recognized for achievementsAward is the highestaward that a Girl Scoutage 11-14 may earn. Agirl must complete anumber of prerequisitetasks and finish with a40-hour service project.
It builds on a GirlScout’s accomplish-ments in Girl Scoutingand represents a person-al action plan for helpingothers.
In completing the GirlScout Silver Award, a girllearns skills in goal set-ting, planning and lead-ership.
Recipients are: Kath-erine Flanders and Mar-iel Wrench, of Osprey;Veronica Bradly, Kath-erine Dunn-Rankin, Mor-
gan Crimi, Sarah Graber,Alexis Jenkins, Hana Ken-ny, Danielle Riggs, Brit-tany Ring, Sarah Smith,Samantha Tidwell andSamantha Wood, of Ven-ice; and Meghan Milli-ken, of Englewood, amember of the VeniceGirl Scouts.
Girl ScoutBronze Award
The Girl Scout BronzeAward is the highestaward a Junior Girl Scoutcan earn in Girl Scouting.A Junior Girl Scout mustcomplete a number ofprerequisite skill-build-ing tasks and finish witha 15-hour service projectthat reflects her interests
and abilities and meets aneed in the community.
Recipients are: Eliza-beth Billings, SamanthaClark and Michelle Un-ger of Nokomis; Saman-tha Shaughnessy, of Os-prey; and Emily Dame,Mackenzie Down, PaigeGraber, Alexandra Guel-zow, Sydney Ring andAlexis Weaver, of Venice.
10-year pinGirl Scouts who re-
ceived a 10-year pin are:Stevie Peacock, Steph-anie Schulz and SarahVogelsong, of Venice.
Graduating SeniorGirl Scouts
The following Girl
Scouts graduated fromhigh school as an Am-bassador Girl Scout: Jen-nifer Brenner, of Osprey,and Kirsten Kreuger, ofNokomis.
Religious AwardReligious awards pro-
grams encourage girls togrow strong in their faithby participating in reli-gious programs at theirhouse of worship.
These programs areconducted in coopera-tion with an interfaithorganization known asPrograms of ReligiousActivities with Youth.
Recipients are: Rebek-ah Horsley, StephanieLovetere and Emily Mio-
duszewski, of Venice.
Top cookie sellersJoy Jacobs, of Venice,
was recognized for sell-ing 2,000 or more pack-ages of Girl Scout cookiesthis spring.
Caitlin Monaghan, ofVenice, was recognizedfor selling 1,500 to 1,999packages of Girl Scoutcookies.
Rebekah Horsley andEmily Mioduszewski, ofVenice, were recognizedfor selling 1,000 to 1,499packages of Girl Scoutcookies.
Girl Scouts of Gulf-coast Florida Inc. is char-tered by Girl Scouts ofthe USA.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL INTAGLIATA
Members of the Venice Area Historical Society and Barbara Woody’s seventh-gradeclass at Venice Middle School celebrate at Village On The Isle May 26 the completedhistorical video project by the class. Celebrants include, front row: Betty Intagliata,left, VAHS mentor; seventh-graders Briana Wozniak, Josie Phifer, Lexie Flerlage, DanielKing, Kallyn O’Brien and Jeremy Fisher; second row: Barbara Smith, left, VAHS men-tor; descendant Phyllis Curry, VAHS mentor Brian Heverin; descendant Rebecca Cur-ry; descendant Jacque (Higel) Ring; teacher Barbara Woody; descendant Ike Black-burn Roberts; VMS principal Dr. Karin Schmidt; and VAHS president Sue Chapman;back row: descendants Danny Blackburn and Earl Blackburn.The video, “Legacy ofOur Fathers,” comprises 12 interviews of descendants of pioneer families in the area.VAHS will give the video to the Venice Archives, the Sarasota County History Centerand local libraries.
History video ready for distribution
PHOTO COURTESY OF MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Manatee Community College Employee Campaign committee members Roland Emerton,left, director of development,The Foundation for MCC; Dianne Hessler, customer service,facilities planning and maintenance; Judy Wishart, volunteer coordinator; Mary DiTaranto,adjunct coordinator; Karyn Washington, employee campaign chair; Dr. Carol Probstfeld,vice president of business and administrative services;Timothy Langenback, director ofbusiness services and public safety; and Peg Lowery, executive director, celebrated a suc-cessful employee fundraising campaign that netted $64,002.
MCC celebrates successful employee campaignFROM THE FOUNDATION FORMANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The Foundation for Manatee Com-munity College recognized college em-ployee donors at a campaign celebra-
tion on June 10. A total of 256 donorsparticipated in the campaign, raising$64,002. The campaign exceeded itsgoal of increasing the number ofdonors by 10 percent with 41 employ-ees becoming new donors.
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Finally, they arrived at the ware-house where the 400 Shelterboxeswere stored last fall when the fightingdied down and the boxes were notneeded immediately.
“We have a duty to the donors toensure the boxes are distributed,”Freeman said. “We got the OK fromthe U.N. to meet with other aid organi-zations.”
Donors such as individual Rotaryclubs pay $1,000 per Shelterbox. Themoney covers the cost of the contents,shipment and response team expensesto wherever the boxes are needed.
Eventually, the passports werereturned and arrangements weremade with HEAL Africa to distribute162 of the 400 Shelterboxes in an areanear Bisenji, where Pagotta andFreeman stayed in a hotel within awalled compound.
“It was clean, cost $50 per night,had hot water, good showers and razorwire on the walls surrounding thecompound,” Freeman said. There weretwo armed guards in residence. Theywere not for Pagota and Freeman’sprotection but because there was agovernment diplomat staying there atthe same time.
“We ate a lot of goat,” Freeman said.“It was cool at night and in the 70sduring the day because, even though itwas near the equator, we were up inthe mountains.”
An active volcano was just 20 kilo-meters away from the encampment. Itis expected to “blow” this year,Freeman said. It is possible to go up tothe caldera (rim), but they wereadvised not to because of the possibili-ty of becoming involved in a politicaluprising. Nor did they walk around atnight.
The Congo is different fromRwanda in other ways. The effects ofgenocide are quite visible. People withmissing limbs are but one example.During genocide, limbs were cut off tomake people helpless and dependentand of no use to their families. Many ofthe women who were raped cannothave children.
Islam is growing all over the coun-try. During the days of genocide, all themosques were open.
Most of the people affected weresent to refugee camps, but many didnot want to leave the only home theyknew. It is those people who receivedthe 162 Shelterboxes freed up byPagotta and Freeman’s mission to theCongo.
Those Shelterboxes were set up inthe Kirotshe camp with the assistanceof local church leaders and police vol-
unteers who guarded the donationstore. Even after deployment of theseShelterboxes and 150 other shelter kits,HEAL Africa requested food and non-food items adequate to supply 12,000households.
“We did help some but we are sothankful for what we have,” Freemansaid.
Freeman and his wife, JenniferSwanson, are expecting a baby Sept.10. He said he “is not allowed out ofthe country” for a while. After the babyis born, Freeman said he wants to helpwith disaster relief in this hemisphere,if needed.
Meanwhile, other Shelterboxes andother response teams have beendeployed to several other areas in theworld, according to Freeman. Onehundred Shelterboxes were sent to thePhilippines May 14 for people madehomeless by typhoons Chan-Hom andKujira. According to governmentreports from there, 13,881 homes weretotally destroyed and nearly 11,000homes partially destroyed. A responseteam had arrived there two days earli-er to assess needs.
May 20, a team went to Pakistan tooversee distribution of 367Shelterboxes and other goods neededby people fleeing the fighting in thenorthwest part of the country. Plansare in the works to send additionalboxes.
May 13, 224 Shelterboxes were dis-tributed in the Vanni region of SriLanka to help people fleeing the fight-ing there. Tallahassee resident JohnMackie was part of that responseteam, working with John Corell ofVancouver, Wash. The Sri Lanka effortis a project of Rotary, Habitat forHumanity, the InternationalOrganization for Migration and theUnited Nations.
While the Shelterbox program is amajor project of Rotary International,membership in Rotary is not requiredof donors or those who would bemembers of response teams such asPagotta and Freeman. The Shelterboxheadquarters is at Lakewood Ranch.Pagotta and Freeman are part of some250 responders around the world.Shelterbox hopes to train an additional20 volunteers in the United States thisyear. Also needed are volunteers forthe Lakewood Ranch office and tomake presentations out in the com-munity.
For more information, visit www.shelterboxusa.org or call the LakewoodRanch office at 907-6036.
Scholarship recipients of the annual Venice Holiday Boat Parade on Senior AwardsNight are, from left of John Osmulski, far left, are Vanessa Abusada, Shane Sethi,Neonila Donetsand and Rebecca Juntenen.
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FROM THECOLLEGE CLUB
The College Club ofthe Venice Area held itsend-of-the-season lun-cheon meeting recentlyat Jacaranda West Golf &Country Club and pre-sented scholarships toindividuals and commu-nity organizations.
Each year, the cluballocates a portion of itsfunds to scholarships forstudents and communityorganizations. The club’sCommunity EnrichmentCommittee, under the
direction of chair JoanSchum, recommendedthe following organiza-tions as 2009 recipients:Venice Library, TriangleInn Association, Jacara-nda Library, Laurel CivicCenter and InStride Eq-uine Assisted Therapy.
Heidi Ingerick, a grad-uate of Venice HighSchool, class of 2008, re-ceived a renewable$1,000 scholarship.
President DorothyMorlock presented In-gerick with her second$1,000 check.
The meeting closed
with the installation ofofficers for the 2009-2010season. The College Clubwill continue to celebrateits 50th anniversary re-membering the legacyinherited from all thosewhose foresight and ef-forts were responsiblefor the club’s successthrough the years.
For newcomers in thecommunity, club mem-bership would be a greatway to make some newfriends with similar in-terests.
For membership in-formation, call 492-5638.
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Dorothy Morlock, right, College Club president, presents a $1,000 scholarship to HeidiIngerick, center. Barbara Bluhm looks on. Ingerick, a Venice High School graduate, willbegin her second year at the University of Florida, majoring in special education.
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Taking the gavel from Chris-tina Pfahler, new board chairDavid Sessions congratulatedhis predecessor for steeringthe Education Foundation ofSarasota County through achallenging year.
“You set a high standard forour board members this year,with a level of energy and ded-ication to our mission that willbe tough to match,” Sessionssaid at the group’s annualmeeting held June 10 at TheField Club in Sarasota.
As the foundation’s incom-ing chair, Sessions recognizedthe efforts of fellow board
members, staff and executivedirector Cindy Kaiser. Thegroup raised more than $1.27million for technology, literacy,student awards, teacher recog-nition and other programsduring the past year, surpass-ing fundraising totals of all pre-vious years. The foundationcontributed $227,639 to teach-ers for classroom grants in2008-2009, $10,000 more thanlast year. Its TeXcellence Com-puter Donation Program deliv-ered computers, training andtech support to more than1,100 students and their fami-lies during this school year,reaching more than 2,500since the project was launchedin April 2007.
Other officers elected for
2009-2010 were Lisa Carlton,vice chair; Libby Early, secre-tary; and Brian Hall, treasurer.New members of the boardelected to serve three-yearterms were Michael P. Bryant,of Fawley Bryant Architects,and Jason Swift, of Jon F. SwiftInc. Retiring board membershonored for their serviceincluded Carlotta Cooley, Da-vid Dettmann, Jerry Kaplanand Susan Morris.
Special guest Scott Lempe,Sarasota County School’s chiefoperating officer, reported thelatest news about the district’sbudget, staffing and facilities.He outlined the impact ofmore than $70 million in bud-get cuts over two years, includ-ing the loss of more than 500
positions. He commended theEducation Foundation boardand supporters for stepping uptheir contributions and advo-cacy for the public schools indifficult times.
Steve Cantees, executive di-rector for the district’s highschools, shared highlights of anew multi-year collaborationwith the Education Foun-dation designed to boost read-ing and writing skills in gradesnine-12.
The program starts this fall,focusing on teacher trainingand student writing proficien-cy in grades nine and 10 at allfive comprehensive highschools: Booker, North Port,Riverview, Sarasota and Ven-ice.
Dedicated to quality educa-tion for all children, theEducation Foundation of Sara-sota County is an indepen-dent, not-for-profit organiza-tion that works in partnershipwith the community andSarasota County publicschools. With the support ofindividuals, families, compa-nies and foundations, theEducation Foundation awardsmore than $1.2 million eachyear to initiatives, includingthe TeXcellence ComputerDonation Program, Teacher ofthe Year, Academic Olympics,classroom grants, fine arts pro-grams and literacy initiatives.
For more information, visitEdFoundation.net or call 927-0965.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY
Christina Pfahler, immediate past board chair of the Education Foundation of SarasotaCounty; Sarasota County Schools Chief Operating Officer Scott Lempe; Steve Cantees,executive director of high schools at the school district; and David Sessions, foundationboard chair.
Education Foundation 2009-2010 officers Brian Hall, left, treasurer; Libby Early, secretary;and David Sessions, chair, are inducted by Christina Pfahler, immediate past board chair.Not pictured is Lisa Carlton, incoming vice chair.
Education Foundation of Sarasota County elects new officers
PHOTO COURTESY OF JIMMY RANE FOUNDATION
Iris Ann Hoxha, a 2009 graduate of Pine View School,received a Jimmy Rane Foundation Scholarship. Sheplans to attend Cornell University and pursue a medicaldegree. She hopes to work for the World HealthOrganization or Doctors Without Borders. Jimmy Rane isan entrepreneur who started the foundation in 2001.
Scholarship awarded
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALICE WENTWORTH
The College Club Enrichment Committee has awarded end-of-year checks to benefit the following area organiza-tions: Sally Downey, left, for Venice Library; Carole Dee Ringfelt for Triangle Inn Association; Elaine Carlson forJacaranda Library; and Keran Olm-Stoelting for Laurel Civic Center and Smith Center for Therapeutic Riding.
College Club benefits local organizations
The Sun Classifieds work for youHurricane Madnessblood drive is Friday
FROM FLORIDA’SBLOOD CENTERS
Florida’s Blood Cen-ters and Venice RegionalMedical Center are work-ing together to make thishurricane season safer byholding Hurricane Mad-ness ’09.
This communitywideblood drive will be held atVenice Regional MedicalCenter, 540 The Rialto, onFriday, June 19, 7 a.m.-7p.m. All donors will re-ceive a special HurricaneMadness T-shirt, specialgiveaways and food andwill be entered into draw-ings throughout the dayfor hurricane kits, giftcards and a generatordonated by The HomeDepot.
Community leaderswill be taken “hostage”and high-lifted over “TheBig Red Buses,” and theywill beg for blood dona-tions to get them down.Edward McCrane Jr.,emergency managementchief for Sarasota County,
and John Ryan, VeniceArea Chamber ofCommerce president, arejust two of the local dig-nitary hostages.
If you know someonewho would be a goodhostage or if you want todonate food and raffleitems, contact Elaine Da-vidson at 270-1144.
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“I’m glad I came in! I really need the money.”CLAUDIA MCDONALD says, who received $825 for a gold coin minted in 1986.
The first day of the 5 dayreclamation drive in ####Town####was a hit with those looking to sell theirgold and silver. Representatives wereon hand Tuesday purchasing all typesof unwanted and broken jewelry. Anestimated 55 people left the event withover $200 dollars from old class rings,wedding bands, herringbones, and goldteeth. Coins dated before 1965 werebringing big premiums as well. Silverdollars, halves and quarters arrived inlarge quantities. Lots of gold coins werealso brought in. Rebecca Hughes walkedaway with over $1200.00 after selling anoriginal $20 gold piece from 1888.
On the other side of the room
were representatives from the AntiqueAssociation. They were purchasingall types of guitars, large currencybills dated before 1923, military itemsand pocket watches. One watch waspurchased by a collector in Montanafor $835 dollars. There were piles ofsterling silver items like old silverwaresets and tea pots. One gentleman rolleda cart in with 3 boxes full of silver coins.Company officials reported spendingover $80,000 the first day of the event,alone. Brian Eades with Ohio Valleysaid “we have had an overwhelmingturnout this first day and we expect toget busier every day this week”. Theevent continues today and runs throughSaturday. The event is free and the publicis welcome.
Dozenscashinyesterdaywithjewelry, railroadwatchesandguitars. Anestimated$200,000in#####Town#####By CHRISTINA BUTLERSTAFF WRITER
If you go:WHO: Ohio Valley RefineryReclamation Drive
Spokesperson for the event said heexpects to spend in excess of $200,000.00this week for vintage items and preciousmetals from local residents. Here aresome examples of what is going on inthe event that started yesterday in the****hotel*****.
One person sold an old Gibson guitarthat was purchased in the 1960’s for lessthan $250.00 to a collector at the event for$2175.00
Another person had a pocket watchcollection that sold for $4600.00., withone of the watches in this collectionbringing $375.00 of the $4600.00 talley.
A husband and wife brought in a boxof old Jewelry, wristwatches, coins, andtwo German daggers from WW2 and left$785.00 richer.
This is cool that something like thiswould come here to our town.Where elsewould this stuff ever be sold?The refineryhas teamed up with the collectors for a 24month tour of the United States, both bigand small towns to dig up hidden gems.
Local residents in amazement yesterday asCollectors provide a stimulus package to####town####.By CHRISTINA BUTLERSTAFF WRITER
They are paying out right on thespot for my stuff. Unbelievable!!
Items of Interest:Vintage Guitars;
Martin, Gibson, Fender,National, Rickenbacker, Gretsch,Mandolins, Banjos and others
Pocket Watches;Hamilton, Illinois, Waltham,Patek Phillipe, Ball, Howard,South Bend, Elgin and othersWrist watches: Omega, Accutron,Longines, Hamilton, Breitlingand many more
Old paper money: UnitedStates, Confederate States,Blanket Bills, $1000.00 bills andmoreAntique Toys: Trains, Tin wind-ups, Mechanical Banks, Robots,Pressed Steel trucks, and manymore
War Memoribilia: Swords,Bayonets, Helmets, German,Confederate, Union, USA, andothers
Local records reveal to ourresearch department that recentvintage guitar sold for $2400.00and another for $12,000.00, to acollector that will be tied into theevent this week via live databasefeed.
Items we will acceptinclude:
Scrap JewelryDental Gold
Sterling SilverwareSterling Silver Tea Sets
Silver DollarsAll Coins Dated before 1965
Industrial ScrapAll forms of Platinum
Got Coin? It might be just thetime to cash in. This week startingTuesday and continuing throughSaturday the International CollectorsAssociation in conjunction with theOhio Valley Gold & Silver Refinerywill be purchasing all types of silverand gold coins direct from the public.All types are welcome and the eventis free.
Collectors will be on hand toidentify and sort your coins. Then thequality or grade will be determined.The better the grade the more they areworth according to collectors I talkedto. With the silver and gold marketshigh prices of older coins are too. Anycoins minted before 1965 in the U.S.are 90% silver except nickels andpennies.
The coins worth is determinedby the rarity and the grade. Old silverdollars are worth a great premiumright now even well worn heavycirculated ones are bringing goodpremiums. Franklin and Kennedyhalves, Washing ton quarters,Mercury and Roosevelt dimes areall worth many times the face value.While older types like Seated Liberty,Standing Liberties, and Barber coinsare worth even more.
Gold coins are really worth alot right now according to BrianEades of the International CollectorsAssociation. This country didn’t startminting coins until 1792 says Eades.Before that people would tradegoods using gold dust and nuggets.Some shop keepers would take moregold than needed to pay for itemspurchased. There was no uniform
system of making change.The government opened the
first mints and began distributingthe coins in 1792. By the beginningof the 19th century coins and papercurrency were wide spread and ourmonetary system was here to stay. In1933 Roosevelt required all bankinginstitutions to turn in all gold coins.
Once all banks turned in this goldthe president raised the gold standardfrom $20.00 per ounce to $33.00per ounce. This was his way ofstimulating the economy during thegreat depression. However gold coinswere never redistributed after therecall. Not all gold coins were turnedin. Many folks during that time didn’tcompletely trust the government andchoose to keep their gold.
These gold coins are soughtafter collectors today and bring manytimes the face value. Any gold coinswith the mint marks of CC, D or Owill bring nice premiums. Collectorsat the event will be glad to showyou where to look. Other types ofcoins will also be purchase includingforeign coins, Indian head cents, twocent pieces, half dimes, three centpieces and buffalo nickels to name afew.
Collectors warn people againsttrying to clean their coins assignificant damage can be done andthe coins value lessened.
SilverandGoldCoinPricesUpDuringPoorEconomy.Collectors andEnthusiasts in#####Town#####with $2,000,000 toPurchase Yours!By CHRISTINA BUTLERSTAFF WRITER
Below: Refinery representativeswill be on hand starting todaythrough Saturday to purchase allgold, silver and platinum items, aswell as coins. Public welcome!
Hundreds of phone callsfrom local residents this week tothe corporate office of the OhioValley Gold and Silver Refinerypour in inquiring about items tobe purchased all this week by theteam of antique buyers that is onsite with OVGSR.
The team of buyers this weekare purchasing a vast array ofvintage items (see below) alongwith the coins, gold jewelry, andsterling silver items the refinerydeals in. It is a Local shot inthe arm for our economy. Thespokesperson for the event expectsto spend in excess of $200,000.00this week at the ####hotel####paying local residents on thespot. The spokesperson for thecompany has explained that thesecollectors are paying collectorprice for the vintage items and isgreat way for people to get a greatvalue for their items.
International antiquebuyers in town thisweek and ready tostimulate economy!
Local Residents areready to cash in!
By CHRISTINA BUTLERSTAFF WRITER
Items of Interest:Vintage Guitars;
Martin, Gibson, Fender,National, Rickenbacker, Gretsch,Mandolins, Banjos and others
Pocket Watches;Hamilton, Illinois, Waltham,Patek Phillipe, Ball, Howard,South Bend, Elgin and othersWrist watches: Omega, Accutron,Longines, Hamilton, Breitlingand many more
Old paper money: UnitedStates, Confederate States,Blanket Bills, $1000.00 bills andmoreAntique Toys: Trains, Tin wind-ups, Mechanical Banks, Robots,Pressed Steel trucks, and manymore
War Memoribilia: Swords,Bayonets, Helmets, German,Confederate, Union, USA, andothers
Local records reveal to ourresearch department that recentvintage guitar sold for $2400.00and another for $12,000.00 to acollector that will be tied into theevent this week via live databasefeed.
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Co-chairs of the Little Black Dress fashion show,Golda Radefeld, left, and Susan Hines, and theircommittee deserve applause for a job well done.
Anne and John Ryan await their favorite model,daughter Michelle.
Joan Lee poses with Mack Reid after the Little Black Dressfundraiser fashion show at the Venice Yacht Club.
Fourteen models struttedbefore a sell-out crowd June 3at The Traveling Little BlackDress Fashion Show Sails to
Venice to benefit the Robertand Joan Lee Boys & Girls Clubof Venice.
It was the first time SaksFifth Avenue participated inthe Venice show, joining spon-sors the Venice Yacht Club andSRQ Media Group. SharonHoatland of Saks put togetheran impressive mix of casualand dressy clothes and acces-sories.
Model C.J. Fishman addedfins, snorkel and mask to hisbeach outfit, bringing laughsfrom the audience. One of themodels, Shane Sethi, was cho-sen the Venice club’s Youth ofthe Year, an honor for this veryspecial young man.
In addition to revenue from
ticket sales, a raffle and sellingthe centerpieces, the clubreceived a $1,000 donationfrom Coldwell Banker RealtorLueanne Wood.
Joan Lee who, with her hus-band, Robert, was instrumen-tal in establishing the Veniceclub, attended with MackReid, president and CEO of theBoys & Girls Club of SarasotaCounty. Reid encouragedeveryone to visit the club at920 Gulfcoast Blvd. to learnabout the positive impact theclub has on local youth. Call366-3911 for information.
Hall of Famersbenefit students
Bogey’s Restaurant and
Sports Bar hosted a dinnerJune 4 honoring the VeniceSports Hall of Fame inducteesfor 2009, Jeff Macy, CharlieHodges and Mickey Law-rence, for their longstandingcontributions to the sportscommunity of Venice.
Attendee Fran Valencic,Gondolier Sun social colum-nist, was surprised whenemcee Greg Miller announcedspecial recognition for Fran’sunwavering loyalty to Venicesports and for her example ofcourage and perseverance.
The Gondolier Sun BigChief trophy was awardedthis year to two Venice HighSchool teams. Publisher BobVedder handed the huge tro-
phy to girls softball coachLarry Sandberg and boysbasketball coach SteveCavallaro.
Proceeds of the event go tothe Rotary Futures Programat VHS, assisting studentsthrough the process of con-tinuing their educations orcareers following highschool.
What makes this event veryspecial is that everything,including the restaurant andits servers, was donated tomaximize the benefit toRotary Futures. Is this a greattown, or what? Give a bigthank you and a big tip to yourserver next time you visitBogey’s.
MARTY DOVERSOCIAL COLUMNIST
Fran Valencic, this column’s regular writer and an avid VHSsports fan, says hello to Venice Gondolier Sun PublisherBob Vedder. She received special recognition from theHOF committee.
The Venice Sports Hall of Fame inductees, Mickey Lawrence, left, Jeff Macy and Charlie Hodges, have contributedyears of dedication to the Venice sports legacy.
Shane Sethi, the club’s Youth of the Year, modelsan outfit in the Little Black Dress fashion show.
This gorgeous Sue Wong gown couldhave been made for model CourtneyGreen — she wishes.
Scott Anderson looks dapper in a Canaliblazer.
C.J. and Wendy Fishman are one of the modeling couples inthe fashion show.
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Way, left to Lakeside Woods Dr V#2125 $249,900CENTURY 21 ALMAR & ASSOCIATES
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1801 CURRY AVE, NOKOMISQuiet community, small & well kept, close to down-town, convenient to beaches. Like never lived in con-dition! DIR: US 41 Bypass, North on Albee Farm Rd,
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LOVELY VILLA IN SORRENTO EAST.Sip your morning coffee on the lanai & watch the birdson the lake. New roof, new a/c, new plumbing, new
tile throughout. DIR: US 41, east on Chardin Dr toBotticelli. V#2138 $133,900
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CONVENIENTLY LOCATEDto shopping, pool, golf, tennis. This 2/2 partially fur-nished unit is priced to sell! Venice Beach 5 minutesaway. Beautiful landscaping, greenbelt view. Brand
new renovated event center. V#2182 $91,000CENTURY 21 ALMAR & ASSOCIATES
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1022 ENGLEWOOD FOR SALE
3/2/2 with New Roof & HugeLanai. $164k3/2/2 Pool Home in Long Mead-ow $179kFURNISHED 3/2/2 On the GolfCourse $244kTerry Long – Always Long On
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1024 NORTH PORT
Owner Financing$699/mo
Move Right In. 3/2 Gar, scr.lanai, Berber carpet & tile.$105K. 941-716-0040
1025 PORT CHARLOTTEFOR SALE
LEASE/BUY $0 DOWN $0 clos-ing. Deep Creek. Updated 3/2/2+ pool $1200 mo (305)-491-7852
MUST SEE 2/2/2 w/poolLovely, upscale, $139K
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NEW CUSTOM Key West Style,2/2 on 3 lots, Botanical Gardens.Private. 16102 Camas Ave.Murdock. (941)-613-1313
PC 3/2.5/2 GORGEOUS Gormetkitchen, SS appliances, marblefloors. Unbelievable pool.$159,900. 941-380-0889
PC REDUCED TO $85K 3/1NEW: Roof, AC, Kitch appls,floors, cabinets 941-629-6329
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3/2 gar+18AC ponds fencedSR74 min to US17 realtorsok $469K. 954-591-4875
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2/2 Large Deluxe $135,0002/2 Poolside Split Plan $146,9003/2 Conv. Furn. Lakeside $149,9002/2 On Golf Course $158,0003/2 Conv. Lakeside $165,0003/3 Furn.Twnhse Condo $249,0002/2 Split Bayhouse Condo $169,0002/2 Cnr Cathedral Ceilings $138,0002/2 Golf Course Brkfst Rm$150,0002/2 Bargain Near Shops $104,0002/2 On Saltawater Lagoon $155,000
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ARCADIA 12X60 SW, 2/1, Semiremolded, New windows & Bath,You Must Move 941-376-2065
CALOOSA LAKE Village -3bd/3ba home with canal view.Split bedroom plan. Lg masterbedroom w/ lg walk-in closet hasa bath located on either side ofthe closet, 1 for her & 1 for him.Add’l bedroom also features awalk-in closet. Spacious kitchenw/island & breakfast area.$159,000. Keller Williams RealtyLake Wales. 863-221-0932.
PC 2/2 SINGLE WIDE, 0 Down, 0Closing. $25K, 55+, no pets. Call518-755-5469.
VENICE ISLE REAL ESTATESALES, INC. 55+ ResidentOwned Comm. Lic. R.E.Broker. 941-485-7743
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12X60 2BR/1.5BA SEMI-FUR-NISHED ASKING $15,000
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ANNUAL RENTALSEnglewood2/2 McFadden $7002/2 Essence,Dbl wide $650Commercial Condo,Edgewater Ctr $800VeniceNEED LISTINGS!N. PORT2/1.5 Talbot $675Rotonda2/2 Boundary $5002/2 Boundary Condo $500Pt. Charlotte2/1.5 Abscott,Canal $6502/1 Conway Blvd (W) $625All new interior.2/2 Condo Maria Manor $600Short Term or Seasonal2/2 Polynesian Village from $7002/2 Harbor Cove from $10002/1 Green St from $7002/1 LB Breezes from $12001/1 Riverhouse from $12001/1 Harbor Village from $9002/2 Lazy River from$7753/2 N.Port,Pool from $1500
DEEP CREEK, Close to I-75.3/2/2, refrig/stove, scr.lanai. new carpet, new tile,vaulted ceilings, across fromlake. 1 mo. free. $900/mo.Call Tammy, 941-639-0090
EL JOBEAN 2/2 Mobile homeon canal Pet ok, BRING YOUR
NP Lovely 3/2/2, Nice Area, Closeto Wal Mart & Publix, I-75 & US 41
Rent/rent to own. (941)-320-9881
NP SMALL clean cottage, 2BR/1BA/carport, CHA, $525 mo.Annual lease. Sec. dep. Tenantpays all utilities. (941)-320-3583
N.P.- Close to Sarasota & I-75.Extra clean, newer 3/2/2. Ready!$825. Ann. lease. 941-927-9176
P.G. Coach House fully furn, allutil, sat. TV, 1st, last & sec.$525. Leave message for Bob941-575-1905
PC 2/2 or 3/2, tile, lanai, appl.w/d $675-$995 mo. 1st + sec.Ann. Sm. pet ok (941)-626-1514
PC 2/2/CP Family Room, newpaint & carpet, rent & rent to own,$700 mo + sec 941-815-7588
PC 3/2 Canal Beauty!18334 Burkholder Cir$995 (941)-228-7781
PC 3/2 Over 1300 SF CHA W/DHookups Newer Paint, Tile, Car-pet, Ref, Range. Treed Yard, PetsOK. Close to Shopping, Hospitals,Services. $695+Sec+Pet 480-202-7612
PC 2/1/1, Cambridge, Saltwa-terfront......................... $700PC 3/2 Midway,.............$750Burnt Store Village, 3/2/3w/ pool, Islas Dr. ..........$1300PC 2/2 Condo family sec-tion................................$650NP Sable Trace 2/2 condo,new, golf course............ $750We need homes & condos
yearly & seasonal.Cornerstone Real Estate
(941)-743-5525
PC 3/2/2 W/D hook-up, applincl. No Pets. $875 mo (239)-267-2615 or (317)403-9522
PC 3/2/2 W/D hook-up, Pets ok,Appl. incl. Nr. Home Depot. $800mo $1700 move in. 941-355-4878
PC COZY 2/1Garage w/ remote,FL rm, CHA, W/D $595, Pet Ok2496 DEEDRA 941-474-0395
PC Large- Open- Airy- Beauti-ful 3/2/2- Great Nbrhood oncanal Pets OK 941-206-6220
PC Lrg., 2 bdrm, 1 bath,central heat & air NEWblinds & carpets, No Pets$550. (941)-743-3489
PC, 2/1/CP, CHA, large lanai,tile. No pets. $500 mo.
PUNTA GORDA, Cleveland sec-tion, 3/2/2, all appliances, all tile,window treatment, hurricane shut-ters $825 mo. Call owner (718)-465-6388 or (718) 864-6482
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ROTONDA W. 2/2 Pool home.Totally renovated. OverlooksCanal. $850/mo 941-286-7415
ROTONDA WEST - POOL HOMELarge 3/2/2 Golf Course
20 Bunker Place $1095/moWWW.pelicanpm.com
Lic Broker - (941) 232-8223
ROTONDA WEST VERY NICE3/2/2 TILE, SCREENED LANAI
$950. 941-488-8143OWNER BROKER
ROTONDA, Courtyard home,3/3/2, pool, good for entertaining,Furn $2450, Unfurn $2250. Option-al rent to own 941- 815-8871.
S. GULF COVE, NEW 2/2/1duplexes Nr Beaches & Boca
$695/mo. 941-350-1288
S. Venice 2br/2ba/1cg, tilefloors, UPDATED,Clean & Ready
$789/mo 941-468-9978Sue Miller Matchmaker Homes
S. VENICELg 3/2/cp w pool. Master suite wood
floors on 4 lots pet ok $1150.WEST COAST PROP. MGT
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S. VENICE/ENGL3BR/2BA CITY WATER
PRIVATE SETTING. NEAREVERYTHING. LANAI.
$850/MO 941-716-4451
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2/2 Condo Venice Island.Upper end unit. Updated.Water/Sewer, Basic Cable,pest control included. Close toshopping, banks, etc.$795.00 Owner/Agent941-484-6301
D.C. 2/2, lanai, cath. ceil., tile,wood cab., granite, w/d inc. Petsok $675+ up 941-661-4539
DC Annual $600 unfurnished2/2, Villa Manor, lanai, pool, NP877-767-4367 or 440-463-2159
DEEP CREEK Beautiful 2/2Condo on Golf Course. GraniteCountertops, stainless appli-ances, N/S, No Pets, $650 moannual. Cheryl G. Wynn, Lic. R.E.Broker (941)766-8126
DEEP CREEK, Gardens 2/2 Newpaint, carpets, pool, tennis, NP $600+elec 941-575-7559 or 661-7585
ENGLEWOOD 1ST MONTHFREE 12 mins from venice 2br
w/ den 2 ba 1300sf, pool$399. moves you in $750/mo
PC, your choice 1/1 or 2/2,$525 Mo, or $675 Mo in beautifulSunshine Villas near Cultual Cen-ter & Hospitals. Perfect cond. Nodogs. 1st & sec. (941)-258-1904
PORT CHARLOTTE, 2/2 groundfloor Srs/Medical disc.,newly remod-led wtr/incl. $650. 941-627-1414
PUNTA GORDA ISLES-3/2/2villa w/lake view & comm.pool, 2000sf, big kitchen,skylights, w/d. 941-661-3664, $1025 per month.
PUNTA GORDA near FishermansVillage, Townhouse & Condo both2/2 (941)-637-0195
SARASOTA CONDOBEAUTIFUL QUIET AREA1ST Mo Free! $800.mon.
Work w/credit history,1 Level 1200+SF 2/2/1,
W/D hookupCall: 941-244-0380
SARASOTA Beautiful VillaClose to Siesta Key Beach-es & Shopping 55+ comm.2BR/2BA, htd pool, W/DClubhouse, & Cable incld.Sm pet ok. Ask for Special.$850/mo. Annual Lease.
941-926-4443 or 735-1668
VENICE ATHENS TOWNHOUSE,Luxury living in a rental unit 2/2 3 blksto bch & shops $795 &$875
941-485-7645
VENICE ISLAND, 1br/1.5ba, fur-nished, ctr.of town, pool, elevator,Avail. $500/ mo. (941)-484-6476
VENICE ISLAND, 2BR/2BA, car-port, ground flr., 3 blocks tobeach/downtown. Available now,$800 mo. (941)-485-3061
ENGLEWOOD WATERFONT 1/1,Very Clean, Close to Shopping, N/P$495/mo 941-475-5409
ISLAND OF VENICEEff, 1 & 2 br, Immed. occup. Nopets 941-416-5757or 323-6466
JACARANDA TRAIL APTS.Arcadia
Move In Specials1 BR only $399
1st. Month FREE! Our communityoffers a picnic and BBQ area,playground, clubhouse, every unitcomes with a fully equippedKitchen. We are close to trans-portation, shopping and schools.Mention this ad and we will waiveyour application fee! Please callfor more information 863-491-5050
MANASOTA KEY, steps tobch. 1 &2BR, util. & cable incl. Sm. pets, $175-$230 wk. Long term. 941-716-3660
NORTH PORTVICTORIA POINTE APTS.
Located at Sumter & Appomat-tox within minutes of schools &shopping. Just a short drive to
the beaches, shopping, entertain-ment in Port Charlotte,
Englewood, Venice or Sarasota.1/1 starts @ $4122/1 starts @ $555
941-423-8720
P.C. 3 ROOM efficiency, 55+,close to harbor call 941-629-5486 for details. 23067 Seneca
11474 TINDER COURT - 2/2/2/den, Stoneybrook, 1898 sq. ft. .......................................................$1200
105 WAYFOREST - 3/2/2, available 7/1, Venice Golf, pets considered,1646 sq. ft. ............$1200
2096 MATTAMY - 4/2/2/pool, Enclaves, pet considered, 2068 sq. ft. .........................................$1350
4892 KENT ROAD - 3/2/2/pool, South Venice, pet considered,1730 sq. ft.,.................................$1400
627 POINSETTA DRIVE - 2/2/2, Island, pet considered, furnished, 1389 sq. ft........................$1400
PARADISE REALTY OF VENICE941-488-1111
Beautifully kept 2 bedroom, 2 bathmanufactured home, central water, doublecarport with extra slab, central heat & air.$99,900
WHEELER REAL ESTATEOF VENICE, INC.
941-496-8700Shakett Creek, Gulf access! Used only aswinter home! Absolutely gorgeous &furnished, w/boat ramp, boat/RV parking.,heated pool & much more. $180,000
RE/MAX ALLIANCE GROUP941-486-8686
Island of Venice duplex, or single familyhome with mother-in-law quarters.Oversized lot with city of Venice approvalto subdivide into 2 buildable lots. 2BD/1.5Aside is rented and 1BD/1/BA side is vacant.$324,900
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PUNTA GORDA, 1BR starting@ $475, 2BR $550. Studio$425. With 12mo lease, 3rd mofree. Small Dep. 941-628-6834
NORTH PORT Oversized CornerLot PID # 1120-16-2107 $5,500Cash. 1 Mi. S of Price Bvd/ToledoBlade Intersection.941-916-5247
VENICE, 75X150 EdgewoodSection, asking $80,000.
(609)-978-9147
1600 BUSINESS FOR SALE
CLEANERS WANTED, commer-cial cleaning accounts & equip-ment for sale. $1000, will train.Rick, (941)-391-0661
PUNTA GORDA, CLOTHINGBOUTIQUE/CONSIGNMENT
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1610 BUSINESS RENTALS
20X40 WAREHOUSE w/ACoffice. Located between A-1Appliance & Flor-Decor, Char. Hbr.$485 mo. 715-367-8236.
CALLING ALL TRUCKSLarge Lot, fenced, securityguard, office/storeroom.
Set up forcommercial truck leasing.
*BUDGET*PENSKI
*ENTERPRISECall Greg 941-204-9029or Stan 941-628-8755
CHARLOTTE HARBOR UniqueOpportunity work & live samelocation ZONED NBR, House 3/2with large front screened lanai.Includes water/sewer,lawn maint.& garbage. Perfect for Antiqueshop, Gallery, artist studio orprof. office space. Live oak treeson property. No pets. $850month. Cheryl G. Wynn, Lic. R.E.Broker (941)766-8126
COLDWELL COMMONSPLAZA US 41 in PG, 2 units
avail 1200sf & 2000sf,941-916-9631
Downsizing your business? Wecan help with no deposits, easyterms. Call 815-2199.
Murdock Professional Plaza650 SF, water includedNo personal guar. req.
MIDFLORIDA FEDERAL CreditUnion is seeking Brand Manag-er and Assistant Branch Manag-er candidates for the ArcadiaBranch location. The BrandManager promotes the MID-FLORIDA brand to existing andprospective members, super-vises and coaches staff, andleads the sales effort of creditunion products and services.Brand Manager candidatesmust possess a minimum of 3-5years of retail banking manage-ment experience includingknowledge of consumer andcommercial lending productsand loan underwriting. TheAssistant Branch Manageraides the Brand Manager instaff supervision, scheduling,facilities management, compli-ance, auditing, consumer lend-ing and teller functions. Assis-tant Branch Manager candi-dates must possess a minimumof 3-5 years retail bankingexperience including consumerlending experience, newaccounts, and cross sales.High School Diploma/GEDrequired. Familiarity with Arca-dia market place is a must.Excellent benefits packageavailable. Drug Free WorkPlace. Apply on-line atwww.midflorida.com
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LPNFL licensed LPN, work FT fourevenings/week; 2:45 p.m. to 11p.m. & one day shift 6:45 a.m. to3 p.m. PT/PRN LPN(s) to covervariety of RC shifts. Prefer min. 2years exp. working a CSU/Recov-ery Center. These are 24/7 pro-grams. Exp. working in a behav-ioral health/substance abuseenvironment pref; knowledge ofrecovery is an asset. Apply:via email or fax include job title =“FT LPN” or “PT LPN”
DON FOR Home Health Agency.Must be strong w Leadership,Communication & Clinical Skills.Billing, Coding & Computer Skillsa Must. Benefits Inc. FaxResume to 941-423-1507
LPNWellness Director/StaffNurses-Assisted Living/
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manager to direct careand services. Outstanding
opportunity for growthand satisfaction.
Apply at:2295 Shreve St. Punta Gorda,
FL 33950
LPN’S/RN’S, Home visits orshifts (PRN) Days or nights.Regal Home Care, 941-587-8141
MA OR LPN NEEDED for busyinternal medicine & pedi-actrics office in VeniceMon. - Fri Fax resume to
MEDICAL ASSISTANT withEXPERIENCE for family practice.Call 426-6622
OFFICE HELP Needed for Med-ical office in Englewood. PT/tem-
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2040 RESTAURANT/ HOTEL
BARTENDER/CASINOTraining
Jobs Are Available239-334-6300
Ft. Myerswww.BartenderDealer.com
2050 SKILLED TRADES
AC INSTALLER NEEDED forsmall company in Venice. Min 3yrs exp & clean DL. Frank’s Heat-ing & Cooling 941-484-0058
Architectural Stone Masonwith experience & own trans-portation. Call 941-235-7700.
AUTO TECH needed. Must becertified or minimum 10 years inauto repair trade. Call 941- 268-1650 ask for Rick.
AUTO TECHNICIANWe are the best, only thebest need apply! ContactMark at Mr. Front End,
941-662-7631
DIRECTIONAL BOREOPERATOR, Experienced.Must have CDL License.
Please call (941)-391-5359
GRANITE POLISHER, experi-enced, for counter tops. Pleasecall 941-270-1082
LEAD HVAC INSTALLER NEED-ED. Must have experience,integrity & common sense, needvalid FL DL and be drug free.Have a friendly customer comesfirst personality. Apply in personBoyd Bros. Svc. 2460 HighlandsRd. Harbour Hgts. 33983 Mon.-Fri. 8-5pm. Come see how goodbenefits can really be!!
MECHANIC Wanted Motorcy-cle/Scooter shop. Pt, could poss.work afterhours and/or week-ends as a 2nd job. Must be Certi-fied, own tools. Call between1-4pm (941)-740-1010
SERVICE ADVISOR, EXPERI-ENCED, for busy automotivedealership. Apply in person @Charlotte Honda 1252 TamiamiTr, PC or fax resume to 941-743-7044, Attn Steve Gay.
SKILLED POSITION for foodprocessing plant. Must know alltypes or metal welding, mechani-cal & electrical repairs of pro-cessing equip., safety proce-dures and supervision. 7 daywork week required. Mailresumes to 254A W. Van FleetDr., Bartow, FL 33830
2060 MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY MANAGER Neededfor 128 Unit Apt. Community in
North Port. LIHTC. Exp. pre-ferred. email resumes to:
AUTO SALESCharlotte County`s#1 Volume UsedCar Dealer Seeks
2 Sales Women or Men.Must be Neat,
Motivated & Energetic.Experience Preferred.
Valid DL a Must!Complete Training
Program! Best Pay Plan in theArea. Benefits Available.
941-625-2141Charlotte HarborGENE GORMAN`S
AUTO SALESINSURANCE AGENT, 440 Lic.experienced. FT/PT, Fax resumeto 941-485-9177
INSURANCE SALESCAREER
OPPORTUNITYWe are looking for:Positive, MotivatedIndividuals who can:
Work well with Retirees.We Provide:
Complete Trainingand Leads
Management &Ownership
Opportunities.
Call Stephen Sestilio forconfidential interview at
941-743-2522Fax: 941-743-2722
OUTSIDE SALES REPRESEN-TATIVES for Advantage Pages.Salary + Comm. Bonuses & Ben-efits Call 941-627-1055 or faxresumes: 941-627-1377
PHONE SALESExp. Preferred
Self Motivated EnergeticPunta Gorda
Salary & CommissionCall 941-205-2340
Ask for Jodi
SALES POSITIONMust be ambitious & self-motivat-ed. 34% + Bonuses. No territory,Free training. Email contact infoto [email protected] orcall Jane 305-451-2214.SALES REP. Agressive outsidesales, experience preferred. Call941- 237-1025
2100 GENERAL
ARCADIA POLICEDEPARTMENT
VACANCYThe Arcadia Police Departmentannounces a vacancy for aPolice Officer. All applicantsmust meet the Florida PoliceStandards requirements. Previouslaw enforcement, minorities &women are encouraged to apply.Applications and information canbe obtained at Arcadia PoliceDepartment 17N Polk Ave. Arca-dia Monday thru Thursdaybetween the hours of 8:00 am to5:00 pm Fridays Between thehours of 7:30 am to 4pm ANEQUAL OPPORTUNITYEMPLOYER
Associate RepSUMMER WORK
GREAT PAY! Immediate FT/PTopenings, customer sales/svc, will
train. conditions apply. all ages17+, CALL NOW! 941-347-4303
DO YOU HAVE 10 hours a weekto turn into $3,255 mo.? Operatemini office outlet from home.www.togoodhealth.info
DRIVER/MOVER, 5 Years Expe-rience only need apply. Drug-freeworkplace 941-474-2934
EARN $3200/MONTHPROCESS HUD REFUNDS
PT/FT, HUD-INFO-HOTLINE941-556-1300
MODELS NEEDEDPrint, commercials, fashion
shows, promos etc. No experi-ence necsessary, No fees or
tuitions. All ages & types. 5yrs &up. Under 18, must have parentor guardian call. 941-955-9128
Pool Cleaning TechnicianExperienced Benefits
941-474-9306EOE-DFWP
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A SURVEY PARTY CHIEF. 25 y/oexp. CADD, GPS, TDS. 941-759-0066.
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AFFORDABLE PRIVATE DUTYCARE IN ENGLEWOOD AREA EXC.REF JULIE 941-474-1200
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I’M LOOKING for a job to carefor elderly, shopping, errands,etc, Exp. Venice. 941-484-5629INTERNATIONAL FLEA Market-Job/ Making bookmarkers,941-480-1216/Ann
ISA CERTIFIED Arborist. 10 yrsexperience. Located in PC.440-463-0414. Tim
JOB NEEDED- Reliable construc-tion worker ANY TYPE, Call (941)-623-8226
JOB WANTED as stock help,material handler, day-hours/941-480-1216/Ann
LAWN MAINT, tree equip opera-tor, 15 year exp, have 7 monthbaby, call mike 941/743/2977
VICTORIA 941-237-7801Stacey 941-237-1157NEED A SOOTHING TOUCH?1 Price Special. P.C. Location.Now hiring (941)-554-7141
MISS FYNNEMON - FRI 8AM-7PM
(863)-852-6849
3060 SCHOOLS& INSTRUCTION
*ED KLOPFER SCHOOLS OFCNA TRAINING - 1 wk class$249.00 Locations: Sarasota.PC, Ft. Myers 941-379-2378
CNA CLASS 2 WEEK $300SPECIAL Books Included. Statetesting onsite. 941-822-2290
3090 LOST & FOUND
KEYS FOUND: KEYS FOUNDWITH LEATHER KEY CHAINON COPIAPO & DEEP CREEK, INDEEP CREEK 941-276-5278
FOUND CAT: MALE, FOUND ONATWATER, NEAR PRICE IN NORTHPORT 2 MONTHS AGO.ALL BLACK WITH SOME WHITEMARKINGS. CALL 941-423-8243.
FOUND Male Jack Russell,Brownville area call for moredetails 863-494-7764FOUND: DOG On Harbor Blvd. inPort Charlotte, Poodle Mix, Male,not nuetured, auburn color.941-769-0907
3090 LOST & FOUND
LOST BLACK CAT, white spotunder chin, bushy tail $100.
REWARD 941-485-6019
LOST BLACK CAT, white spotunder chin, bushy tail $250.
REWARD 941-485-6019
LOST FEMALE cat, calico, darkbrown with red and white patch-es, close to Burnt Store Marina.Call 864-764-0685
LOST: CAT WHITE CALICOFEMALE w/ black & orangespots, bob’d tail, green eyes,answers to misty. lost nearseabreeze & gulfstream inenglewood pls call 941-815-8860
LOST: DOG, BOXER TAN &WHITE W/ Black muzzel, 1 yrold, floppy ears, Answers Atti-cus. Lost near Toledo Blade &Price in North Port. PleasePlease Please Call 941-240-5050
Lost:Grey/tan female adult cat.last seen in vicinity of HarborView Mobile Home Park, CharlotteHarbor. Call 875-9210.
4000
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4080 LOANS / MORTGAGES
LOWER YOUR INTERESTLOWER YOUR STRESS!Borrow up to 50K. $589/moPersonal, auto & business loansBad credit OK. No up front fee1-888-242-6188
5000
BUSINESS SERVICESAN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSEmay be required by the Cityand/or County. Please call theappropriate occupational licens-ing bureau to verify.
5050 CHILD/ADULT CARE
ALL CHILDCAREFACILITIES MUST INCLUDE,
WITH ADVERTISEMENT,STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY
LICENSE NUMBER.
FLEXIBLE HRS CHILDCARE;Beacon Dr. #R20CH0021(941)613-6843
FLORIDA STATE LAW requiresall child care centers and day
care businesses to register withthe State of Florida. The Sun
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violation of the law.
HAIRDRESSER LIC. In YourHome for the ill and Elderly. Hair-cuts, perms, etc. 941-697-1516
VENICE: ALT. to Nursing Home.Call for more infomation(941) 587-2659
5053 COMPUTER SERVICE
*1A+ COMPUTER REPAIR &TUTOR... INYOURHOME
Reasonable & Prompt!Sr. Disc. 941-615-7888
MOBILE COMPUTER repairs,virus removal. Flat rate. Free PU& del. Prompt! (941)-743-9787
5060 DOMESTICCLEANING SERVICES
RELIABLE CLEANING SERVHusband/Wife team Home,Condo, Mobile, PC/PG Lic &Bonded 941-286-5920
5075 ERRAND/ SHOPPING
COMPANION, WILL RUNerrands, take to appts, shopping,light housekeeping, & more.Emily 941-623-3681
THINK PLUMBERS are toohigh? Give me a try! Retired mas-ter plumber. Lic. RF11067393
Ross (941)-204-4286
5185 ROOFING
KETTER’S ROOFING.Specializing in Re-Roofing& Repairs #CCC1325663
(941)-815-8633
6000
MERCHANDISEMERCHANDISE
GARAGE SALES6001 Arcadia6002 Englewood6003 Lake Suzy6004 Nokomis6005 North Port6006 Pt. Charlotte
/Deep Creek6007 Punta Gorda6008 Rotonda6009 Sarasota6010 South Venice6011 Venice6012 Out Of Area6015 Flea Market6020 Auctions6025 Arts & Crafts6027 Dolls6030 Household
DRESSERS - Maple 42X42 $35.3 Drawer Brown Wood - 45X18.$15. 941-480-1008
ENCYCLOPEDIAS, FULL SET,older but look like new.asking$50. call 941-624-4617
END TABLES (2) LIKE NEW$55.00 OBO 941-448-3804ENTERTAINMENT CENTERwhitewash, 2 pc. BRAND NEWUNUSED. $100. 941-286-5601
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER,Maple w/cherry stain up to 30”wTV,5 A/V shelves. $250. 941-697-8161ENTERTAINMENT CTR, blonde,large with 2 side cabinets, Exc.$200. 941-637-3801
FLATWARE, $100 GOLDPLATEDFLATWARE SERVICE FOR 12+MANY EXTRA’S 941-698-1039
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GENERATOR, HONDA 15KW,Enough to power whole house! Elec-tric start, $1200.941-423-3838GLASSES, GUNS N ROSESWATER GLASSES set of 4 glassNIB, $10.00. ph. 941-258-0810
GLASSES, METALLICA WATERGLASSES set of four new in box$10:00 phone 941-258-0810
Large tile table w/lazy susan,orange & white w/4 bamboochairs Bought in 1960 pd $1000take $950. 941-255-1066
LEATHER SET, 3 pc, couch, loveseat, chair, Burgunday, $900.North Port (734)-776-6785LIGHT FIXTURES for exteriorsides of garage NEW IN BOX$40/pr. 941-769-0828
LOVE SEAT - CHAIR - BED,green fabric, $200, new cond.
(941)-698-1283LOVESEAT, SAGE GREENSUEDE loveseat— great cond.$250. 941-740-1161
MATTRESS SEALY king size,Perfect sleeper mattress and boxspring w/ headbd, frame, andlinens, $250 Call 860-887-3993MATTRESS SET - KING SIZETop of line. 4 mos. new Mustsee. $400. **SOLD**
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24 hours a day, 7 days weekPAINTING, $400 CLARA LENSKIFramed Watercolor Famous KeyWest artist 941-698-1039
PATIO DOORS 2 sets of JenWeldalum w frames, very good cond,$75 or $135 both 941-416-7070
PATIO SET, Hampton Bay 5 pc.Purchased for $400. Asking$250. Call 941-255-5422.PATIO TABLE 44” round glass,black ratton. $40.00 941613-6815
STEREO SYSTEM, JVC Home,$160 OBO 941-445-5999TAPES, NASCAR VHS,’80-’90ERA over 50 great race tapes.$ 2.- ea. (941) 445-4075
TV / MONITOR toshiba 36”color cable ready. Like new.$325.00 262-617-2191 PGI
TV 55” SONY GRAND Wega3LCD Proj. HDTV KDF 55XS9551080i excellent cond $700 oboCall 239-851-3720 leave msg.TV 65” HD1080DLP, new Mit-subishi, no stand $1500 w/stand$1600. Must go. (941)-763-2080TV 9” Color Samsung, AC or 12volt DC, $20.00 941-475-0148TV GOLDSTAR color 19” cableready excellent cond & picture$20 941-769-0828
LIFEVEST, STEARNS, NeopreneWomens,med, new w/tags $18**SOLD**
POKER PLAYERSWANTED HOLD-EM
VENICE AREA 504-8893
POOL TABLE, BLUE/ORANGEFELT, 1PC. SLATE, 7X4 $350CALL 941-815-7170
POOL TABLE, OUTSIDE POOLTABLE 5YRS OLD WILL SELLFOR $350. 941-268-5275
SAILBOAT STANDS (7) 35”-52”in good condition $375 call 941-380-1124
SLEEPING BAG, BRAND NEWNEVER USED, Academy Broad-way $20 941-769-0828
SLOT MACHINE. working order.$425 will e-mail pix. 941-474-3290
SUNCOAST GUNSHOW
June 20th & 21st.SAT. 9-5, SUN. 9-4Lee Civic Center
Bayshore Rd.N. Ft. Myers
BUY - SELL - TRADEConcealed Weapon Class
$4510AM & 2PM daily
6131 FIREARMS
ACCU-TEK AT380 Carry gun,$325. (941)-505-9237
AK 47, under folder, with acces-sories and case ammo, $1500.Call 941-769-1367.
AK47...$1000
SMITH & WESSON 357MAG..$600
WINCHESTER DEFENDER 12GA..$400
(863) 990-5050
CASH PAID FOR GUNS & AMMOANY YEAR OR TYPE (863)-990-5685
COLT 25 VEST Pocket Pistolbeautiful $435, Mossberg O/U12 ga LNIB $370 941-650-5122
COLT AR15, Model 6601,$1150; COLT Model 1911,remake, new in box, $875; REM-INGTON Model 700ATL, 243 cal.,syn. stock w/3x9x40 scope,$625. (941)-626-5984
DERRINGER 38 cal, German1965, leather holster, incl. box ofammo. $325. Joe (941)-423-8979 or (941)- 468-5536
FLORIDA CONCEALEDWeapons Permit Class
(941)697-1885
KIMBER 45 HD Stainless w/ 3clips like new $550/firm.SOLD!
NOKIA MAC 90 AK 47, 400 rdsof Chinese red ball ammo in box.4 large clips, $700 cash. (941)-524-4599
TRACTOR, John Deere 2155,55hp, $6700. 941- 627-2021
6220 OFFICE/BUSINESSEQUIP./SUPPLIES
COPIER, CANON IMAGE CLASSCopier Model D760, Excl. Cond.$250, 941-268-5344
FAX/PHONES (2) thermalpaper, as new condition.$15 ea. 941-286-5601
FILE 4 drawer vertical letter size,black, good cond. $50 941-769-0828
HUNDREDS OF Pre-owned desks,files, chairs, conf tables. OFFICEOUTFITTERS 881 E Venice Ave.,Venice 485-7015, 800-330-9215
6231 BIRDS
Parrot Outreach SocietyWe will accept the birdthat you can no longer
care for. We also adopt outto approved homes. Smallparakeets and cockatiels
to large parrots.and macaws.Pam 941-815-0879Patricia 575-7702
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6232 CATS
NOTICE: Statute 585.195states that all dogs and cats soldin Florida must be at least eightweeks old, have an official healthcertificate and proper shots, andbe free of intestinal and externalparasites.
SINGLE AND LOOKINGFOR LOVE.
I am warm, cuddly & need thatspecial someone to foster meuntil I find my fur ever home.If you would like to learn howto become a foster parent
please contactEARS Animal Rescue
Sanctuary at 941-475-0636.
Volunteers needed forEARS Animal
Rescue SanctuaryVarious duties available:
Clerical, phone answering,cleaning, working with the
cats at PawZazz.Call 866-781-EARS
6233 DOGS
NOTICE: Statute 585.195states that all dogs and cats soldin Florida must be at least eightweeks old, have an official healthcertificate and proper shots, andbe free of intestinal and externalparasites.
BEAGLE PUPPIES $175 shotsw/health certificate (no papers).(863)-491-5148
BOSTON TERRIER 4yrs old$200 Chihuahua 3 yrs old $150.All shots, (941)-429-4883
BULL DOG Pups. English &American mix. Exc colors $200(941) 830-1803
BULL DOG/CATAHOULA pups,8 wks. Shots, wormed. All colors,$75. (941)-737-7379
CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES CKC,Health,1st shots. Male & Females$350 & $400 (863)-773-6330
FREEZER, UPRIGHT works well$70.00 North Port 941-223-4084
6250 APPLIANCES
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GE White Range 30 inch goodcondition $25.oo 941-474-6128MOST WASHERS, Dryers & Fridges-can be repaired for $65 or less. Nocharge if not repaired 941- 460 - 0763
REFRIGERATOR 25 cf GE beigeside-by-side, water/ice on door,$225. 941-492-6935
STOVE, GLASS top stove blackG E hotpoint $265 941-626-3102
WASHERS/DRYERS $139.each or $270. Set1 Year Warranty.941-766-0226
WASHER & Dryer, GE, like new,$400 for the pair. (941)-426-8660WASHER & DRYER, matchingset. $250 for both, 3 years old.(941)-626-8011WASHER, NEWER GE, worksgreat, $125, (941)-214-0766
WATER,FULL HOUSE REVERSEOSMOSIS SYSTEM.5OOGA/TANKTANK.$200 941-625-5654
6260 MISCELLANEOUS
FRESH FLORIDA JUMBOSHRIMP ARRIVING NOW @
$5.50/ LB & UP FL FRESHSTONE CRAB CLAWS Lg only nolights! $6.50/up 941-623-2100
10 FT Aluminum boat flat bottomw\ cushions cleits and oars $325941-626-3102
FINAL MOVING sale - gatepumps $100; FL horse posts, 5”asking $7, you take out + boards;5/8 hoses, $40/200 FT. FLHorse feeder $100; 1 roll hogwire $50 up; 10 & 12’ metalfarm gates $50 up; 743-3306
FLATWARE, 12 PC GOLDPLAT-ED service w/extra’s cherry box$100.00 941-698-1039
2009 MAZDA MIATA MX-5 Hard-top convertible Only 970 miles-absolutely like new-all mfg anddealer warranties in effect-Save$$$'s 23,500. Reason for selling-Ordered New Pontiac Soltice inearly Dec. LO and Behold itshowed up last week. 941-697-7442
2000 MAXIMA GLE. auto,leather, hwy. mi. very good cond.Reduced $4800 (941)626-76822001 MAXIMA SE, orig. ownerpearl, 68K, loaded, leather,sunroof. $7,500 941-416-3987
1974 CORVETTE. Forget aboutthe junk on eBay. this vehicle is agorgeous blue with too many newparts to mention. Completelyoverhauled in 1999, very fewmiles since. Auto L-48 with facto-ry A/C, cruise, power windows.Everything works. NADA valued atover $22,000. A steal at$18,000. Hurry. (941)286-7448
7252 BUDGET BUYS
1986 CHEVROLET SPECTRUM98k mi., AC. Very Clean $950.(941)286-4599
1986 TOYOTA CELICA GT4 cyl, 5 spd. auto,AC, 79k
miles, Has a fuel leak.You fix. $600/obo(941)-922-9577
1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA,AC, white, 4 dr. $1,000 (941)743-8508
Until I attended the “LateNite Catechism” class atSarasota’s Golden Apple
Dinner Theatre, I thought I hadbeen reasonably well educated.
I was wrong.Even though I am not
Catholic, it seems I missed outon more than being wrapped onthe knuckles with a ruler by anun.
I missed out on some impor-tant rules of fashion. Thanks toNonie Newton-Breen, whoportrays the catechism classteacher, I will always carry sometissues with me lest I run intoher or another nun. That mostnuns no longer wear habitscomplicates the issue. Fortu-nately there were a few nuns atthe performance I attended so Ihave a clue about what theywear now. Newton-Breen, onthe other hand, was in fullregalia, armed with prayer cardsand other rewards for correctanswers.
I also learned about holidaysthat were new to me and, whichsaints are in or — even worse —out. Poor St. Christopher.
We even got to vote onpotential new saints.
We learned the Last Riteshave been replaced by theBlessing of the sick. It seems toomany people were freaked outwhen, as hospital patients, theywere visited by a priest there todeliver the Last Rites. That couldtip the scales the wrong way forsome poor soul. It wouldcertainly give me pause if I werethe one in the hospital bed.
In Act two I learned aboutLimbo and aborigines, the realstory about Adam and Eve andtheir boys, Purgatory and, thatJesus really was Irish.
To enroll in Newton-Breen’songoing class, which comeswith a buffet dinner and thepotential to win a glow-in-the-dark rosary, call 941-366-5454.
Back to school
Father’s Day is Sundayand if you’re looking for a last-minute gift
idea, take dad out onCharlotte Harbor for anafternoon trip to Cabbage Key,Cayo Costa, an hour tour onthe harbor or a sunset cruise.
King Fisher Fleet is offeringa buy one adult ticket andget a ticket for dad free.
Cruises leave fromFishermen’s Village inPunta Gorda.
For reservations, call941-639-0969.
Would you rather givedad a laugh? Visani is featur-ing hypnotist/comedianRich Guzzi through Sunday.
There will be two Father’sDay shows at 2 p.m. and6:30 p.m. Sunday. Kids 13and over can attend with dad.
Please submit information at leasttwo weeks before the event.
To send items for the calendar, pleaseinclude the time, location, cost of tickets
and where to get them, and anumber to call for more information.
LET’S GO! INFO
Check It OutCheck It Out‘SOUVENIR’ — A Fantasia on theLife of Florence Foster Jenkins(Through June 28)Asolo Repertory TheatreMertz Theatre5555 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.800-361-8388 or www.asolo.org.
‘PETER PAN’(Through Aug. 8)Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers.239-278-4422.
STEELY DAN/RENT PARTYJune 16.Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall13350 Edison Parkway, Fort Myers.239-481-4849 orwww.bbmannpah.com.
‘BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE’June 24 - July 12.Lemon Bay Playhouse96 West Dearborn St., Englewood.941- 475-6756.
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ‘SALTIMBANCO’June 25 - July 5.St. Pete Times Forum401 Channelside Drive, Tampa.813-287-8844 orwww.ticketmaster.com.
TOBY KEITHJune 26.Ford AmphitheatreFlorida State Fairgrounds, Tampa.www.livenation.com.
KID ROCK AND LYNYRD SKYNYRDJune 27.Ford AmphitheatreFlorida State Fairgrounds, Tampa.www.livenation.com.
LIVE AT THE OPRYED LODER AND FRIENDS7 p.m. July 11, 2 p.m. July 12.Cultural Center Theater,2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte.941-204-0258.
AEROSMITH with ZZ TOPJuly 11.Ford AmphitheatreFlorida State Fairgrounds, Tampa.www.livenation.com.
RASCAL FLATSJuly 25.Ford AmphitheatreFlorida State Fairgrounds, Tampa.www.livenation.com.
AMERICAN IDOLSJuly 28.St. Pete Times Forum401 Channelside Drive, Tampa.813-287-8844 orwww.ticketmaster.com.
GREEN DAY8 p.m.Aug. 3.St. Pete Times Forum401 Channelside Drive, Tampa.813-287-8844 orwww.ticketmaster.com.
COLDPLAYAug. 9.Ford AmphitheatreFlorida State Fairgrounds, Tampa.www.livenation.com.
DAVE MATTHEWS BANDAug. 12.Ford AmphitheatreFlorida State Fairgrounds, Tampa.www.livenation.com.
KATHY GRIFFIN7:30 p.m.Aug. 13.Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall13350 Edison Parkway, Fort Myers.239-481-4849 orwww.bbmannpah.com.
LetLet’’s Gs Go! featuro! features eves events frents from Fom Forort Mt Myyers toers to TTampa.ampa.LetLet’’s Gs Go! is distro! is distr ibuted to Charlotteibuted to Charlotte, D, DeSeSoto and Soto and Sararasota countiesasota counties..
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Gorda National HibiscusFestival is Friday andSaturdayat Gilchrist Parkin Punta Gorda.
To kick off the event,the Hibiscus themedGallery Walk in down-town Punta Gorda will befrom 5p.m. to 8 p.m.Thursday. Enjoy what thedowntown merchantshave to offer. Plan tohave a nice dinner at oneof Punta Gorda's restau-rants and spend the earlyevening enjoying theshops downtown. Agreat kickoff for theFestival. Follow updinner with Music in thePark, a regular Thursdayevent in Punta Gorda. Asthe sun begins to sethead over to GilchristPark. This event, fondlyknown as the GilchristPark Guitar Army startedas a small impromptugathering of friends andis now nationally knowndrawing musicians fromall over the world. Bringa lawn chair and plan tostay a while.
On Friday, The Hibis-cus Music Festival runsfrom 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.Friday in Gilchrist Park.
It is free and open toall. Picnic baskets andcoolers are allowed.
There will also be foodand drink available forpurchase provided bySmuggler's Enterprisesand Big John's BBQ.
The music is South-west Florida home-grown: Michael'sHibiscus Band, MacMartin and the GrooveDaddies,
Grits & Gravy and Still
Friends.On Saturday, The
Hibiscus Festival runsfrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. inGilchrist Park.
Tour the Secret Gar-dens by bicycle or trolleyor walking - ticketsavailable at GilchristPark day of the event.Master gardeners will beat several locations toanswer any questionsyou may have.
A free trolley will tourdowntown Punta Gorda -see the historic district,tour the city or visit theSecret Gardens and theHistory Park.
Ride on marked routesthrough Punta Gordaand Charlotte County onthe The Hibiscus BicycleTour. Rides of 62 and 30,15, and the City Man-agers Ride around town.All adult riders receivelunch catered by SkyView Cafe, water bottle,schwag bag and bicy-cling socks. Rides startand end in GilchristPark. Entry forms andmore details call: 941-637-8326 or visitwww.CharlotteCHD.com,or www.teampuntagorda.org.
View dozens ofrestored antique carsprovided by our localresidents, members ofThe Veteran Motor CarClub of America – comeearly and enjoy. DonRoyston and his gangalways put on a firstclass show.
Dennis Peck from thePunta Gorda Sailing Clubis arranging very excitingHibiscus Sailboat Regattaplans for this year. Manydivisions and additionalawards for each divisionare planned for this
event. For more informa-tion, call Dennis at 941-627-6650. The sailingClub Web site iswww.pgscweb.com.
Kid's Entertainmentarea includes the City ofPunta Gorda Firefighter'sSafety House to walkthrough and to encour-age children to learnsafety procedures.
The Visual Arts Centerwill have art in the parkwith local artists. Peo-ple's Choice Award will
be presented on thestage - theme, of course,is Punta Gorda andHibiscus.
The Harry GouldingHibiscus Exhibit will beopen for viewing of thefantastic flowers at thePunta Gorda HistoricalSociety's History Park on
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Hibiscus Festival9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday
There is live music all day.
The L'il Miss Hibiscus Pageantwill be held on the main stage
from 10 a.m. until noon.
The Secret Garden Tour andHistoric Trolley Tours are from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Charlotte Harbor Boat Tours onthe Peggy Jean are every hour
on the hour from10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kid's activities start at 10 a.m.
This year’s hibiscusis the Punta GordaPassion. This yearthe big beautifulpink semi-doubleflower is a brandnew hybrid, a varietythat will be unveiledat the Hibiscus Fes-tival of 2009 byaward winning grow-er Curt Sinclair. Curtwill also be sharinghis Butterfly tent.
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By KIM COOLFEATURES EDITOR
There is fun to be hadat Florida StudioTheatre’s “A marvelousParty!”
The musical celebra-tion of Noel Cowardand his outlook on theworld entertains withsong and dance s wellas the keyboard artistryof Carl Danielson andTodd Lindemood.
Danielson, whocreated the musicalarrangements in theshow, is a force to bereckoned with. Inaddition to bringingdown the house withhis piano playingduel/duet with Linde-
mood, he also served asa fine dance partner forco-star Stefanie Morsein several numbers thathearkened back to theFred and Ginger era,despite the tiny stage inFST’s Keating theater.Adding additionalcomedic value to thisentertaining show isBroadway actor RobinHaynes. Workingtogether, separatelyand occasionallychanging partners forduets, the threesingers/dancersbecame a force to bereckoned with at theJune 6 evening perfor-mance. Tony Bruno ison drums.
Directed by FredWeiss, this is a happy,feel-good productionthat grows to a superfinale during which thecast performs the ColePorter classic, “Let’s DoIt, Let’s Fall in Love,”with several new versesthat include suchnames as VernBuchanan, BernieMadoff, Prince Charles,Michelle Obama,Lakewood Ranch andthe poor little city ofBradenton.
Similar to showsusually seen in FST’sGoldstein Cabaret, “Amarvelous Party!” isfun, chic and some-
times, tongue-in-cheek.
The set was designedby Lauren Feldman.Costumes are byMarcella Beckwith andlighting is by MichaelPasquini.
“A Marvelous Party!”is the first of FST’sthree-productionSummerfest season. Itwill be followed by“Shirley Valentine,”which opens July 1, and“The Complete Worksof William Shakespeare(abridged), whichopens July 29.
“A Marvelous Party!”plays through June 26in the Keating Main-
stage at Florida StudioTheatre, 1241 N. PalmAve., Sarasota. Perfor-mances are evenings at8 p.m. Tuesday throughSaturday, Saturdaymatinees at 2 p.m. andSunday performancesat 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets
are $19-$32 per person.The three-show seriesprice is a bargain withtickets selling for $29-$42 per person for allthree shows. Orderonline at www.floridas-tudiotheatre.org on byphone at 941-366-9000.
Let the season begin with ‘A marvelous Party!’
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Robin Haynes, Carl Danielson and Stefanie Morse in “Amarvelous Party!” at Florida Studio Theatre
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June 17 - 18, 2009
By KIM COOLFEATURES EDITOR
Everyone can benefitfrom the Catechism classtaught by NonnieNewton-Breen at St.Bruno’s, also known asthe Golden Apple DinnerTheatre in Sarasota.
Thursday, June 4,Newton-Breen had aclass that seemed lighton Catholics, evenlapsed ones, but the restof us, mostly Protestantsand Jews, had just asmuch fun, if not more.
The first lesson,repeated a few timesduring the evening hadto do with proper femaleattire for the class.
“What would Marywear,” Newton-Breensaid to Cara Hermanafter helping her toredesign her outfit a bitwith the addition ofsome carefully placedtissues.
Herman was one ofmany audience mem-bers who either sharedtheir knowledge ofCatholicism or wholearned things theynever knew. Those with
the right answers wererewarded with gifts likeprayer cards, glow-in-the-dark rosary beads or,in one case, a card thatwas pretty much aguarantee of a smootharrival into heaven. Notto be discussed at thosewhose names ended upon the blackboard.
“How many of you arestill using a St. Christo-pher Medal,” she asked.“It’s not doing you a bitof good!”
That is because goodold St. Chris is no longera saint. Nor are twoothers who were votedout by those of us in theaudience that fatefulThursday.
Lessons and com-ments flew fast andfurious as the laughter,which spewed forth fromall corners.
It was amazing howmany in that Thursdaynight class nodded theirheads when Newton-Breen spoke of theVulcan death grip.
In addition to beingfunny, Newton-Breenhas the gift of improvisa-
tion. No matter what thequestion or the situa-tion, she was ready witha response. She alsomanaged to rememberthe name of everyone inthe audience with whomshe interacted, comingback to most in thesecond act with addi-tional “lessons.”
This is a not-to-be-missed experience withone caveat. It is not soeasy to laugh that hardon a full stomach.Newton-Breen’s “class”follows the Chef Cald-well buffet at the Apple.
“Late Nite Catechism”will play through July 26,with Saturday matineesat 1:30 p.m. after a noonbuffet, weeknightperformances Tuesdaythrough Friday at 8 p.m.,following a buffet dinnerat 6 p.m. and a Sundaytwilight show at 6 p.m.following a 4 p.m. buffet.Tickets, which includethe buffet, are $37-$45,depending on perfor-mance day and time.There is a senior mati-nee deal on Saturdaysfor $35 per person, ages
60 and older.The Golden Apple is at
25 N. Pineapple Ave., in
downtown Sarasota, nextto the Sarasota OperaHouse.
For reservations, visitwww.thegoldenapple.com or call 941-366-5454.
‘Late Nite Catechism’ is in a class by itself
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Media sponsors: Charlotte SUN , ClearChannel and Harbor Style Magazine
Concert sponsored by:Judy Roth/ Roth Family Foundation
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Tickets can be purchased at any branch ofCharlotte State Bank, The Sun offices, Punta
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Visani Restaurant &Comedy Zone willpresent “Habitat Night”held at8 p.m. June 24 at 23490Spencer Court, PortCharlotte. Enjoy anevening of ‘hilarity’ fromcomedians Tim Statumand D. Cameron, and
help raise funds forCharlotte County Habitatfor Humanity. The costfor the show is $10 perperson and the CharlotteCounty Habitat forHumanity will receive 100percent of all ticket sales.Visani’s opens at 4 p.m.for dinner. Visani’srequests that a two itemminimum purchase bemade from their menu,
which is in addition to thecost of the comedy showticket. Tickets may bepurchased at the Char-lotte County Habitat forHumanity office or ReSalestore at 1750 ManzanaAve., Punta Gorda, orHome ImprovementCenter, 1354 El JobeanRoad, Port Charlotte.
For more information,call 941-639-3162.
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ENTERTAINMENTJune 17 - 18, 2009Let’s Go! Page 6
By KIM COOLFEATURES EDITOR
Circus Incognitus isthe next one-man showto come to the HistoricAsolo Theater at the Johnand Mable RinglingMuseum of Art inSarasota.
Unlike the one-manshows, “Nobody Don’tLike Yogi” with DavidHoward as Yogi Berra or“Charles Lindbergh: TheLone Eagle,” with SteveCarroll as the LoneEagle, this one-manshow is more of a one-man three-ring circus.
Running from June 10-July 19, Circus Incogni-tus features JamieAdkins, one of today’sshining circus stars.Presented by the muse-um in partnership withCircus Sarasota, Adkinshas appeared withCircus Eloize in Montrealand performs withCirque du Soleil’s show,“Wintuk,” at MadisonSquare Garden in NewYork City.
To become a castmember in any Cirquedu Soleil show, perform-ers must go beyond thenorm. Often, performerscombine multipletalents. As CircusSarasota star Bello Nockworks as both a clownand a daredevil, Adkinscombines clowning withacrobatics and jugglingto create an act unlikeany other.
Back in the days ofClown College, the topclown in the RinglingBros. and Barnum &Bailey Circus wouldinsist that any clownremaining in the employof The Greatest Show onEarth come up with new
tricks each year. No newtricks — no contractrenewal.
Cirque du Soleiloperates in the samemanner, forcing its starsto constantly reach everhigher in their effort toentertain.
Circus Incognitus is aresult of that sort ofthinking. it also is thethird partnership withCircus Sarasota, the not-for-profit one-ring showand arts educationalorganization created byDolly Jacobs and PedroReis to preserve Saraota’slongtime circus legacy.
During the June 18-July 19 run of CircusIncognitus, there will beperformances onWednesday and Thurs-day at 11 a.m. and 2p.m., Friday and Satur-day at 2 and 7 p.m. andon Sunday at 1 and 4p.m.
Tickets for CircusIncognitus are $12 perperson for adults, $10 forchildren 12 and underfor daytime perform-naces and $13 perperson for all ages forthe 7 p.m. shows.Purchase tickets at theHistoric Asolo Theater
box officce by phone to941-360-7399 or onlineat www.ringling.org.Combine a show withdinner at trevison in the
Visitor Center at themuseum. It is open fordinner Wednesdaythrough Saturday from 5to 8 p.m. and for lunch
Monday through Sundayfrom 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Admission to the artmuseum complex isadditional.
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PEORIA, Ill. — Paddlepower is returning to St.Louis.
With the demise last yearof Majestic America Line,operator of three steam-boats including the DeltaQueen, the nation’s riversare a lonely place for apaddlewheeler.
“If you want to ride anauthentic paddlewheeler,we’re it on the upperMississippi,” said AlexGrieves, owner andcaptain of the Spirit ofPeoria, a replica 19th-century paddlewheelerwith a home port inPeoria.
Since 1993, the Spirit hasbeen offering two-daycruises from June toNovember on the IllinoisRiver to Starved Rock StatePark near Utica in north-central Illinois. The boat isnot equipped forovernights, so guests goashore at Starved Rockand spend the night in itsrustic lodge beforeheading back to Peoria thenext day.
The Spirit also will maketwo-night trips to St. Louisthree times this year, withpassengers overnighting inJacksonville and Grafton,before arriving at the
Gateway Arch in St. Louison the third morning.After touring the Archmuseum, the guests take atour bus back to Peoria.
In past years, the boatmade the slower trip backupstream to Peoriawithout passengers. Newthis year will be day tripsfrom St. Louis to Grafton,and from Grafton toFlorence, Ill.
Passengers will board atthe Arch at 9 a.m. forbreakfast, and cruise backto Grafton, with entertain-ment along the way. A tourbus takes them back to St.Louis, arriving about 5p.m. Guests also will havethe option of spending anight at one of the hotelsin downtown St. Louis theevening before the cruise.
From Grafton, a day tripwill go to Florence on theIllinois River. Guests canspend the night in thelodge at Pere MarquetteState Park near Graftoneither before or after thetrip, or both.
The dates of the St.Louis-to-Grafton trip areJune 2, Aug. 25 and Sept.29. The Grafton-to-Florence schedule is June3, Aug. 26 and Sept. 30.The cost of a day trip is$115 a person for thecruise. Pere Marquette
Lodge will offer specialroom rates. A coupletaking a cruise, andspending one night in thelodge, will pay $335. Acruise and two nights inthe lodge is $440 a couple.
The itineraries will travelthrough the Chain ofRocks and Mel Price locksand dams when headingnorth from St. Louis.
“We travel during theday when you actually seewhat’s going on,” Grievessaid. “On the other boats,they did a lot of theirtraveling at night and thendid day trips into thetowns along the way. Withus, it’s all about the trip —it’s about getting there.”
Grieves also pointed outthat much of the stretch ofthe Illinois River that theSpirit covers remainsundeveloped.
“It looks just like itlooked when the Indianswere paddling 200 yearsago,” he said. “It was theirhighway, and now it’sours.”
The Spirit of Peoria wasbuilt in 1988 for business-man Jim Jummer, whoafter receiving a gaminglicense gave the non-gambling boat to the cityof Peoria in 1991. The citylost money running thesight-seeing boat, but
wanted to keep it on theriverfront. In 1993, BudGrieves, who later served aterm as mayor, took alease on the boat andbought it in 1996 for$750,000.
Alex Grieves, the mayor’sson, had graduated fromBradley University inPeoria in 1992 with abusiness degree. He thenspent 360, eight-hour daysbehind the wheel of theboat and qualified for ariverboat pilot’s license.
The boat has threepassenger decks, with apilot house on top, twodance floors and a full bar.With a calliope and acruising speed of 7 mph,the Spirit of Peoria travelsat a leisurely pace. While itis licensed to hold 500passengers, overnight tripsare held to a maximum of140 to allow for comfort-able cruising.
The boat also does sight-seeing excursions andmoonlight cruises out ofPeoria. It is available forprivate charters and ispopular with local busi-nesses, sororities andfraternities. Themedcruises include MurderMystery, Jazz on the River,Fall Foliage and a Hal-loween costume party.
“We can feed 300 people
a prime rib dinner out ofthe galley,” Grieves said.
The entertainmentaboard the cruises isprovided by world cham-pion Ragtime pianist BevWolf, singer and banjoplayer Barry Cloyd andstoryteller Brian “Fox”Ellis, who specializes inriver lore.
The Spirit of Peoria usesdiesel and electricity toturn its rear paddlewheel,which is 21 feet in diame-ter and bright red.
“We’re not a truesteamboat, but we’re thenext closest thing,” Grievessaid. “We have no props orthrusters, the paddleprovides all our power. Wehandle the exact way thatvessels handled 150 yearsago.”
For more information onSpirit of Peoria excursions,call 800-676-8988, or visitwww.spiritofpeoria.com.
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Car show benefitMuscle Car City
museum holds monthlycruise-ins; this month isdedicated to thefundraising efforts forbaby Meikah Heaton,who needs a livertransplant to save herlife. The cruise-in will beheld from 4 p.m. to7 p.m. Saturday at the
museum, 3811 TamiamiTrail (the former Wal-mart location),Punta Gorda.
The event is free toshow car owners andspectators and willoffer a 50/50 drawing,door prizes and dona-tion buckets for Meikah.
Music to entertainoutside will be providedby Tom’s Traveling Tunes
and indoors, theCrestliners willperform live.
The cruise-in will beheld on the thirdSaturday of each month.
For more information,call 941-575-5959.
Boating fun dayThe Port Charlotte
Yacht Club is having a
sunset ‘raft up’ and winetasting at 5 p.m. Fridayin Charlotte Harbor.Bring an appetizer toshare and a bottle ofwine to contribute tothe tasting event.Members and guestsare welcome.
For more informationor to make arrange-ments, call941-627-4988.
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ROAD TRIPJune 17 - 18, 2009Let’s Go! Page 8
Tampa Museum of Art offers one more moving experienceBy KIM COOL
FEATURES EDITOR
While the ClevelandMuseum of Art has beenin the throes of amassive addition, theTampa Museum of Arthas been building anentire museum. Tampa’smuseum will be at a newlocation in Curtis HixonWaterfront at 400 NorthAshley Drive, just a fewblocks down the streetfrom its former site.
Until July 11, TMA isoperating at an interimlocation at 2306 NorthHoward Ave., in WestTampa. As the new66,000-square-footmuseum is not expectedto be ready until early in2010, the next few weeksoffer visitors the lastchance to see a Tampamuseum show until thenew facility opens.
From July 12 untilopening day, visitors willhave to visit the muse-um’s new Web site to seethe constructionprogress. A Web camprovides pictures every30 minutes. The Website also containsrenderings of thebuilding under con-struction, both interiorand exterior views. Visit
www.tampamuseum.org.
Currently on view atthe temporary museumsite is BIT, BYTE, DOT,SPOT: postdigital art,which opened in midApril and will remain onview through July 11.Admission is free at thetemporary site. Theshow features the workof such new-mediaartists as Juliet Davis,Wendy B. Dickinson,Santiago Echeverry, DeeHood, Kalup Linzy,Joseph Loccisano, JesseMiller and Jen Saavedra,and Glen Perotte.Although not all of thesenew-media artists havework in the show, allnine did have workexhibited in the muse-um’s May 29 fundraiser,
Pride & Passion, whichtook the new construc-tion as its theme.
The common thread tothe art in the exhibitionis technology. Theexhibit showcases howtechnology inspirestoday’s artists. Featuredartists represent facultyand students of fiveFlorida universities.
What’s to come?Scheduled to open in
the spring of 2010, thenew building will benamed the CorneliaCorbett Center. Con-struction costs areestimated at $26.6million.
Designed by StanleySaitowitz, the largerfacility will more easilybe able to host a greatervariety of traveling
shows curated at othermuseums around theglobe and also to housethe museum’s ownexpanding collection.
At night, the buildingwill be a work of artitself. Clad in piercedaluminum, which isexpected to glow andshimmer as the sun setseach evening, it willcome alive at night whenthe programmable LEDlighting beneath the skinwill provide an ever-changing light show.This could be the firstmuseum that people cango to 24/seven and notworry whether it is openor not.
The building willinclude spaces foradditional educationalprograms and also willoffer access to eventsoccurring along Tampa’sRiverwalk. In addition tobeing next to the updat-ed park, the museumalso faces the Hillsbor-ough River.
A new children’smuseum on the samecampus will completethe new park/museumarea.
Summer Art Camp willbe June 22 through July31. For information, call813-274-8130.
What: Tampa Museum of ArtWhere: Temporary Location2306 North Howard, TampaPhone: 813-274-8130Hours: Tuesday-Saturday,10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Admission: Free duringreconstructionParking: FreeWeb: TampaMuseum.com.Closing date: Temporarymuseum closes July 11.
LET’S GO!Take Interstate 75 north toI-275. There will be a $1toll on the Skyway bridge.Continue north on I=275to Exit 42 (ArmeniaAvenue/Howard). Drivenorth on Howard about .5mile toward the flashingyellow lights. Building willbe on the left. There isample parking at the site.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART
While guests party at the Tampa Museum of Art’s Prideand Passion event, artists showcased their work at thetemporary home of the Tampa Museum of Art. Even themusic was provided digitally.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
She Was Only An Ordinary Little Girl, 2009, Wendy B. Dick-inson (American, born 1961) Collograph and digital printson linen support, with wood and leather scroll handles.
‘FloridaExpressions’
“Florida Expressions,”a one man exhibit offine art oils and water-colors by Ft. Wayne, IN,artist Ron Sanders, willopen from 5 p.m. to 8p.m. during Gallery Walkon Thursday at Sunart
Gallery & Framing, 307Taylor St., Punta Gorda.
Sanders, who current-ly resides in North Portwith his wife and threechildren, graduatedMagna Cum Laude in1989 from the ColumbusCollege of Art & Designin Columbus, Ohio, witha BFA in illustration andminors in advertising,
photography, and fineart.
Upon graduationSanders began produc-ing commercial illustra-tions on a freelancebasis and has beenrepresented by agents inNew York and Chicago.He has producedillustrations for adver-tising and promotional
material, calendars andnewspapers and forclients that includeSpike TV, DoubledayBookclub, Chase Finan-cial, The Boy Scouts, BFGoodrich and manyothers.
Over the years,Sanders' work has beenshown in many one manand group exhibitions
throughout the countryand is a publishedauthor and lecturer withmultiple awards to hiscredit, including win-ning the coveted BowlesAward for PortraitExcellence from theCharlotte County ArtGuild.
This current exhibitfeatures many of
Sanders' plein airpaintings, portrait workand some of his demon-stration pieces as well inboth oil and watercolor.
The exhibit and salewill continue throughAugust 15.
Everyone is invited tothe reception to wel-come this distinguishedartist.
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Angels & Demons (PG-13) B+When Robert Langdon (Tom
Hanks) discovers evidence of theresurgence of an ancient secretbrotherhood known as theilluminati—the most powerfulunderground organization inhistory—he also faces a deadlythreat to the existence of thesecret organization’s mostdespised enemy: the CatholicChurch.
Dance Flick (PG-13) B-“Dance Flick” is a hilarious
new comedy that brings togetherthe talents of two generations ofthe Wayans family, the explosivelyfunny clan who brought us the“Scary Movie” franchise and“White Chicks”, as well as thegroundbreaking TV series “InLiving Color.” In “Dance Flick,” ayoung street dancer, ThomasUncles (Damon Wayans, Jr.), fromthe wrong side of the tracks anda beautiful young woman, MeganWhite (Shoshana Bush), arebrought together by their passionfor dancing and put to the test inthe mother of all dance battles.“Dance Flick” sends up thedance movie genre, includingsuch recent hits as “Step Up”and “You Got Served”, as wellas the classic “Flashdance.”
Drag Me to Hell (PG-13) BChristine Brown (Alison
Lohman) is an ambitious L.A.loan officer with a charmingboyfriend, professor Clay Dalton(Justin Long). Life is good until
the mysterious Mrs. Ganush(Lorna Raver) arrives at the bankto beg for an extension on herhome loan. Should Christinefollow her instincts and give theold woman a break? Or shouldshe deny the extension toimpress her boss, Mr. Jacks(David Paymer), and get a leg-upon a promotion? Christinefatefully chooses the latter,shaming Mrs. Ganush anddispossessing her of her home.
The Hangover (R) BTwo days before his wedding,
Doug and three friends drive toLas Vegas for a wild andmemorable stag party. In fact,when the three groomsmen wakeup the next morning, they can’tremember a thing; nor can theyfind Doug. With little time tospare , the three hazy pals try tore-trace their steps and findDoug so they can get him backto Los Angeles in time to walkdown the aisle.
Imagine That (PG) BLike many busy professionals,
Evan Danielson (Eddie Murphy) isso focused on his career thatquality time with his youngdaughter, Olivia (Yara Shahidi),has fallen by the wayside. Whenan important promotion issuddenly within reach, stressed-out Evan starts to fall apart whiletrying to fend off his companyrival (Thomas Haden Church) .But when little Olivia introduceshim to the inhabitants of her
imaginary land, Evan rediscovershis inner child and finds theanswers to all his problems.
Land of the Lost (PG-13) CHas-been scientist Dr. Rick
Marshall, sucked into one andspat back through time. Wayback. Now, Marshall has noweapons, few skills andquestionable smarts to survive inan alternate universe full ofmarauding dinosaurs andfantastic creatures from beyondour world—a place of spectacularsights and super-scaled comedyknown as the Land of the Lost.Sucked alongside him for theadventure are crack-smartresearch assistant Holly (AnnaFriel) and a redneck survivalist(Danny McBride) named Will.Chased by T. rex and stalked bypainfully slow reptiles known asSleestaks, Marshall, Will andHolly must rely on their onlyally—a primate called Chaka(Jorma Taccone)—to navigate outof the hybrid dimension. Escapefrom this routine expedition goneawry and they’re heroes. Getstuck, and they’ll be permanentrefugees in the Land of the Lost.
My Life in Ruins (PG-13) CGeorgia (Nia Vardalos) is a
Greek American tour guide, wholeads an assorted group of misfittourists around Greece. Touristswho would rather buy a T-Shirtthan learn about history. In anhysterical clash of personalitiesand cultures, everything seems to
go wrong. Until one day when avery special tourist, Irv Gordon(Richard Dreyfuss), shows herhow to have fun and take a goodlook at the last person she’d everexpect to find love with...herquiet and sexy Greek bus driver.1 hr. 36 mins.
Night at the Museum: Battleof the Smithsonian (PG) B
When the Museum of NaturalHistory is closed for upgradesand renovations, the museumpieces are moved into federalstorage at the famous Washing-ton Museums. Security guardLarry Daley (Ben Stiller) infiltratesthe Smithsonian Institute inorder to rescue Jedediah (OwenWilson) and Octavius (SteveCoogan), who have been shippedto the museum by mistake. Thecentrepiece of the film will bebringing to life the SmithsonianInstitution, which houses theworld’s largest museum complexwith more than 136 million itemsin its collections, ranging fromthe plane Amelia Earhart (AmyAdams) flew on her non-stopsolo flight across the Atlantic andAl Capone’s rap sheet and mugshot to Dorothy’s ruby redslippers, Fonzie’s jacket fromHappy Days and Archie Bunker’slounge chair from All in the Family.
The Proposal (PG)A book editor is
forced to marry hermale assistant in order to stay in
the country. When they travel toAlaska to meet his family, thenew couple has to fake theirway through a surprise weddingthrown by his parents.
Star Trek (PG-13) AFrom director J.J. Abrams
(“Mission: Impossible III,” “Lost”and “Alias”), producers DamonLindelof and Bryan Burk andscreenwriters Roberto Orci &Alex Kurtzman (“Transformers,”“MI: III”) comes a new vision ofthe greatest space adventureof all time, “Star Trek,” featuringa young, new crew venturingboldly where no one has gonebefore. 2 hrs. 6 mins.
TheTakingofPelham123(R)B+A group of hijackers take a
subway train and its passengershostage, threatening to killthem if their ransom is notpaid of 1 million dollars.1 hr. 44 mins.
Terminator Salvation (PG-13) BIn the fourth installment of
the Terminator series, ChristianBale stars as John Connor, theeventual leader of mankind’sfight againts the machines.The setting is 2018, focusingon the war between thehumans and the computernetwork Skynet. Anton Yelchinco-stars as soldier Kyle Reese,and Sam Worthington appearsas new terminator MarcusWright. 2 hrs.
Up (PG) ACarl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old
balloon salesman, finally fulfillshis lifelong dream of a greatadventure when he tiesthousands of balloons to hishouse and flies away to the wildsof South America. But hediscovers all too late that hisbiggest nightmare has stowedaway on the trip: an overlyoptimistic 8-year-old WildernessExplorer named Russell. “Up”invites you on a hilarious journeyinto a lost world, with the leastlikely duo on Earth.1 hr. 36 mins.
X-Men Origins:Wolverine (PG-13) B-
Leading up to the events ofX-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverinetells the story of Wolverine’sepically violent and romanticpast, his complex relationshipwith Victor Creed, and theominous Weapon X program.Along the way, Wolverineencounters many mutants, bothfamiliar and new, includingsurprise appearances by severallegends of the X-Men universe.1 hr. 37 mins.
Year One (PG-13)When a couple of lazy
hunter-gatherers (Blackand Cera) are banished fromtheir primitive village, they setoff on an epic journey throughthe ancient world.
‘The Proposal’By ROGER MOORE
THE ORLANDO SENTINEL
“The Proposal” hasSandra Bullock playingthe icy boss who black-mails her youngerassistant into a shammarriage to save herGreen Card.
It’s a performance withreal comic juice, awoman acting her age
and matched by a co-star whose comic timingcomplements her own —the very face of big-screen sarcasm, RyanReynolds.
Margaret Tate is abook publisher, ahumorless martinetwhose staff quakes inher presence and e-mails warnings about
her every move.But she’s Canadian,
and she has ignored thewarnings about herstatus. Just as she’s aboutto become queen of allshe surveys at her firm,deportation awaits. Shelies on the fly, tells theboss that she’s about toget married and namespoor Drew, whom she
knows nothing about, asthe lucky fella. The catch— it’s not just the bossthey must fool. Immigra-tion is leery of suchsudden nuptials. They’veseen “Green Card,” too.
They’re off to “get toknow” each other andtell Drew’s family thehappy news. They live inAlaska and Ma and Pa
(Craig T. Nelson andMary Steenburgen) arenot what you’d expect,especially not Granny(Betty White, a hoot asalways).
Bullock’s longtime fansshould be happy to seeher fully engaged in arole that suits her andpaired, at last, with hercomic equal: Reynolds.
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TOWN CENTER 16, Port Charlote Town Center, Port Charlotte. 941-623-0111.FRANK THEATERS GALLERIA 12, Galleria Plaza, Tamiami Trail, Venice. 941-408-0011.MERCHANTS CROSSING, U.S. 41, N. Fort Myers. 888-262-4386.AMC SARASOTA 12, 8201 S.Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-922-3130.HOLLYWOOD 20, 1993 Main St., Sarasota. 941-954-5768.
Grade:A: Excellent B: GoodC: Average D: Fair— Synopses and grades
provided by Sun wire services.
Ratings:• G - Movie suitable for all ages.• PG - Parental guidance suggested - May not be suitable for small children.
• PG-13 - Parents strongly cautioned -May not be suitable for children under 13.• R - Restricted - Contains mature themes. Children under 17 not admitted without an adult.• NC-17 - No children under 17 admitted.
Check out the classified section daily in the Sun or Saturday’s Venice Gondolier for a complete list of movie theaters and times.
The cast and crew ofLemon Bay High School’saward-winning productionof “The Wedding Singer”got a financial boost fromthe Lemon Bay Playhouse,which made a contribu-tion to them as they try toraise $80,000 so they canattend an internationalfestival later this month.
“The Lemon Bay HighSchool Theater Depart-ment is putting Engle-
wood, on the map,”playhouse executivedirector Jim Hanusheksaid in announcing thedonation.
The LBHS cast and crewperformed “The WeddingSinger” to standingovations at the FloridaState Thespian Festivaland so impressed judgesfrom the InternationalThespian Festival that theyinvited the Englewoodstudents to their event.
“The judges selectedLemon Bay High SchoolTheater as one of the ‘TopSeven’ high school theaterprograms in the world,and invited them toperform at the Interna-tional Thespian Festival inlate June, held at theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln,” Hanushek said.
“Lemon Bay’s thespiansmade such an impressionon the attending adjudica-tors that they advised the
board to schedule ‘TheWedding Singer’ as theclosing performance of thefestival,” he added.
Students and theaterdepartment boosters havebeen working for the pastfew weeks in an effort toraise the money they needto attend the festival.
As part of that fundrais-ing effort, the cast andcrew will give two specialperformances of “TheWedding Singer” on
Thursday and Friday.Both performances
begin at 7 p.m. at theCharlotte Performing ArtsCenter, 701 Carmalita St.in Punta Gorda.
Tickets can be pur-
chased online at www.lbh-stheatre.com or at the boxoffice by calling 941-626-0688.
They may also bepurchased at the door oneither night.
Shreve Street. While inthe History Park visit theTrabue Land Office, TheCigar Makers Cottageand the newly restoredPrice House adornedwith beautiful PuntaGorda Hibiscus blooms.
There will also benative and exotic plantvendors from all overFlorida, CharlotteHarbor boat tours,Charlotte Harbor Sea-plane Tours, HibiscusSingle Man RedfishTournament, L'il MissHibiscus Pageant, hybridexotic hibiscus, specialactivities at the HistoryPark.
There is no entry fee.Food and drink ven-
dors are Smuggler'sEnterprises, Big John'sBBQ, Carriage Conces-sions, Hot Dog Day,Slick and Harry's DoubleDecker Edy's Ice CreamBus, Joan LeBeau'scotton candy andsno cones.
The festival began tocelebrate Punta Gorda'shistory and it's people.Punta Gorda has beenthe City of Hibiscussince 1926.
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Hibiscus Festival Inc. The MissHibiscus Pageant will be held at
9 a.m. Saturday at GilchristPark, 400 W. Retta Esplanade,Punta Gorda. There will be fourage categories ranging from0 to 17 years old. The overall
winner will receive aDisney Package for two.
HIBISCUS, FROM PAGE 3
Playhouse chips in to help LBHS cast and crew
‘Movies UnderThe Stars’
“Movie Under TheStars” returns toBayshore Live Oak Parkon Friday.
The feature presenta-tion will be “The DarkKnight” starring HeathLedger, MorganFreeman andChristian Bale.
The Veteran MotorCar Club of America willbe there displayingantique autos.
There will be pre-
movie entertainmentstarting at 7:30 p.m.with the movie to startat 8 p.m.
Admission is free anda variety of concessionswill be available.
Participants maybring lawn chairs andblankets, but coolers arenot allowed.
The park is located at23157 Bayshore Road,Charlotte Harbor.
For more information,call 941-629-7278 orvisit www.Charlotte-CountyFL.com.
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Enjoy more for less at Sarasota OperaBy KIM COOL
FEATURES EDITOR
Taking a seat in therecently restored andrenovated Sarasota OperaHouse will cost less nextyear for many patrons.
Single ticket prices havedropped from $25 to $19for the least expensiveseats in the house. As therewas last season, there isone additional opera atwhich to reap the single-ticket savings. And, in thecase of Verdi’s “La Travia-ta,” which is being present-ed in the fall season, therewill be an additionalperformance for a total ofsix. Subscription pricesrange from $64.60 to $380for the Winter OperaFestival Series and from$80.75 to $475 for acombined six-program falland winter season pack-age. This year, for the firsttime, there are subscrip-tion payment plans.
In addition to “LaTraviata,” the fall seasonwill include Up Close,Informal, On Stage, amain-stage concert duringwhich the principal artistsfrom ‘La Traviata” and theaudience are all on stage.
Continuing the SarasotaOpera’s famed Verdi cycle,begun several years ago byMaestro Victor DeRenzi,“Giovanna d’Arco,” anearlier work by Verdi, willbe featured during theWinter Opera Festival. Alsopart of the winter seriesare Mozart’s “The MagicFlute,” Humperdinck’s“Hansel and Gretel” and apairing of “Cavalleriarusticana” by PietroMascagni and “Pagliacci”by Ruggero Leoncavallo.The winter season willrun from Feb. 6 throughMarch 21.
Single tickets will go on
sale Aug. 1. Currentlyavailable are season ticketpackages, which can bepurchased for either thefour-opera Winter OperaFestival or for a six-operadeal, which bundles thefall offering into thepackage. Packages guaran-tee the same seat for all theoperas.
In its restored andrenovated glory, any seat inthe house offers bothcomfort and clear view ofthe stage. Good acousticsadd to the experience ofattending an opera in oneof the very few cities in theUnited States which has itsown opera house. Accord-
ing to opera spokesmanPat Horwell, the goodacoustics date to thebuilding’s original use as avaudeville theater. Thetheater was built in 1926for A. G. Edwards, whonamed the theater afterhimself. Elvis Presley issaid to have played thereand, in 1952, the theaterwas used for the WorldPremier of the Cecil B.DeMille film, “The Great-est Show on Earth,” whichwas primarily filmed inSarasota.
The opera, which held itsfirst performances in theHistoric Asolo Theater,purchased the building in
1979 and began perform-ing there during the 1984season, the second seasonunder DeRenzi.
Thanks to the $20 millionrenovation, today’s operahouse has a larger pit andstate-of-the-art newtechnical facilities.
Under DeRenzi’s leader-ship, the opera hasdeveloped apprentice andstudio artist programs,from which many of theopera’s lesser roles arefilled. Several of thoseperformers have risenthrough the ranks andreturned in later years toperform in major roles.
Developing evenyounger singers and fans,the opera also maintains ayouth opera program and
offers opera performancesfor local students
For tickets, call the operabox office at 941-366-8450,Ext. 1, or toll-free, 888-OPERA-12 or visit the box
office at 61 N. PineappleAve., on the first floor ofthe opera house indowntown Sarasota. Forinformation, visitwww.sarasotaopera.org.
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After a $20 million renovation, which included new seat-ing, restoration of original ceiling light fixtures, extensivefaux painting, installation of new brass railings and more,the Sarasota Opera House sparkles.
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but comfortable atmos-phere of the Cap’n andthe Cowboy. A whimsicalroom divider combineselements of the sea andthe range in deference tothe chef’s dual emphasison seafood and beef.
A fish tank, a light-house model, cowboyregalia and related printscomplete the décor. Thebooths around the wallsare provided with goodlighting.
It took us some time tostudy the menu, knownhere as the “grocery list,”because of the number ofappetizing choices towhich the server had
added two seafoodspecials. Having deter-mined that we both werein a “Cowboy” mood forour entrees, we decidedto share a “Cap’n” starter:the Crow Key Taster($10.95).
This dish consists of asautéed crab cake andthree jumbo shrimp. Foran extra dollar we gotthree jumbo CoconutShrimp with the chef’ssecret Coco Sauce. Theexpertly crusted shrimp
were enhanced by thepineapple-flavoredsauce. The crab cake withits remoulade sauce,though tasty, would havebeen better if the crabwere less finelyprocessed.
Dinners come withsoup and two “groceries:”salad, baked or Frenchfried potatoes, rice pilaf,baked beans or a veg-etable. The soup of theday was the chef’sversion of Pasta e Fagiole,a garlicky broth not tooheavy on the pasta andbeans. Delicious.
After our salad, servedwith crispy home-maderolls, she got the Chickenand Ribs Combo($18.95), a juicy roasted
half chicken and a leanhalf rack of ribs smoth-ered in a tangy barbecuesauce and accompaniedby a baked potato. Giventhe large amount of food,he ordered the smaller12-ounce DelmonicoSteak, even though it wascalled “The Cowgirl”($19.95). The 16-ounce“Cowboy” is $22.95. Theboneless steak had littlewaste and was wonder-fully flavorful and tender.
On the advice of ourattentive server, wesampled the Key LimePie from an outside
bakery. Though it pur-ports to be a customerfavorite, we didn’t find itparticularly special.
Simple and heartyfood, well-prepared, iswhat you will find at theCap’n and the Cowboy.
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Annual fishingtournament
The 24th annualKiwanis Fishing Tourna-ment will be held from 9a.m. to noon Thursdayat McKibben Park, 5500Trekell St., North Port.Each year, the Kiwanisoffers this family-friendly event that isfree and open to chil-dren ages 3 to 12 years-old. Bait and poles willbe provided. Parentsmust supervise childrenunder the age of 10.Prizes will be awardedfor the most fish caughtand the largest fishcaught (boys and girls).All fishermen willreceive a “Certificate ofParticipation,” andrefreshments will beprovided for the partici-pants. For more infor-
mation, call the City ofNorth Port’s Parks andRecreation Division at941-240-8125.
Kids fishing clinicThe Charlotte Harbor
National Estuary Program,Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commis-sion, Kiwanis Internationaland the City of North Portare sponsoring a free kidsfishing clinic from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. Saturday atMcKibben Park inNorth Port.
Children will be dividedinto groups and rotate toall clinic stations. Theclinic stations are: "TheGood Angler," "NoHabitat, No Fish," "Tack-le," "Knot Tying" and"Casting." After complet-ing all stations, partici-pants will receive a freerod and reel and have an
hour and a half to fish.There will be free lunchand prizes.
For more information,call Kathy Forsyth at941-240-8120.
Kids FishingTournament
The Punta Gorda Elk’sLodge 2606 are hostingthe 3rd annual free kidsfishing tournament forchildren aged 14 andyounger on Saturday.Check is is at 8 a.m. Theevent will be at the lodge,25538 Shore Drive, PuntaGorda. Fishing will befrom the pier from 9 a.m.to 11 a.m. Bring yourfishing pole. There willbe lunch and prizes from11 a.m. to noon. RSVP byJune 16 at 941-639-0187or 941-575-6891. Theevent is sponsored byFish’in Franks.
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DESOTO• Nav-A-Gator Bar & Grill9700 S.W. Riverview Circle(off Kings Highway)941-625-4407.2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday,open jam session.2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, Shawn Brown.2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday,Gary and Kerri.2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday,Island Hopper.• Wagon Wheel165 S. Polk Ave, Arcadia.8 p.m. - midnight, karaoke DJ.
PORT CHARLOTTE• Boomer’s2360 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte.941-743-4140.6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday,Rock and Roll Tiki Bar Entertainment.4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday, Rock andRoll Tiki Bar Entertainment.Friday, Nighthawk karaoke.Saturday, karaoke..Sunday, Pierre and Troy Duo.• Coyotes Bar and Grille4300 Kings Highway, Port Charlotte.9 p.m. Monday, Coyote Idol 6.Finals begin June 29.• Deep Creek Elks1133 Capricorn Blvd., Deep Creek.941-764-6825.5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Friday,dinner with music by Anything Goes.4 p.m. Saturday, Jimmy Buffet YouthNight Fundraiser. 6:30 p.m.music by Infinity Entertainment.1:30 p.m. Sunday, bingo.• MS Rascal’s Loony Bin1182 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte.www.loonybinpub.com.941-255-5999.9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Friday, The Fog.9 p.m.- 1 a.m.Saturday,Adrenalin Junkies.9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Tuesday,open mike with Philly Billy.9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday,ladies night with DJ Philly Billy.Noon, Monday - Friday,Texas Hold ‘em Poker.• Port Charlotte Elks #215320225 Kenilworth Blvd.,off Veterans Blvd., Port Charlotte.941-627-9811.8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Friday,karaoke with M&M.• Portside3636 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte.941-629-3055.8:30 p.m. Thursday,The Rick Rehnberg Group.9 p.m. Saturday, ‘80s Night withvideo games, pricing andDJ T with ‘80s music.9 p.m. Tuesday, Ladies night with DJ T.• Q’s Sports Bar and Girl4030 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte.941-764-6969.8 p.m. Thursday, Texas Hold ‘emPoker, APA 8 Ball Pool League10:30 p.m. Thursday, $100 FirstPlace Open 8 Ball Tournament.8 p.m. Friday, Texas Hold ‘em Poker, 9Ball Pool Tournament.4 p.m., 8 p.m. Saturday, Texas Hold‘em Poker, 8 Ball Pool Tournament.1p.m.,8p.m.Sunday,TexasHold‘emPoker.8 p.m. Monday, Texas Hold ‘em Poker,APA 9 Ball League.8 p.m. Tuesday, Texas Hold ‘em Poker,Q’s In-House 9 Ball Pool League.1 p.m., 8 p.m. Wednesday, Texas Hold‘em Poker, 8 APA 8 Ball Pool League.• Visani featuring The Comedy Zone2400 Kings Highway, Port Charlotte.941-629-9191.8 p.m. Thursday - Friday, comedyhypnotist, Rich Guzzi.7:30 p.m., 10 p.m. Saturday, comedyhypnotist, Rich Guzzi.2 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Sunday, comedy
hypnotist, Rich Guzzi.8 p.m. Tuesday, Music Video Night.8 p.m. Wednesday, live comedy withTim Statum and D. Cameron.• Willie’s Cocktails4095 tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte.941-624-2245.7 p.m. Saturday, Wednesday, TexasHold ‘Em.1 p.m. Sunday, Texas Hold ‘Em.10 p.m. Tuesday, Beer Pong.
PUNTA GORDA• Captain’s Table Lounge1200 W. Retta Esplanage(Fishermen’s Village), Punta Gorda941-637-1177.7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday,The Bob Hanson Trio.5 p.m. Monday through Saturday,Mable at the piano.• Danny’s Deep Creek Pub24901 Sandhill Blvd. Unit 14,Punta Gorda.941-764-0640.www.dannysdeepcreekpub.com.7:30 p.m. Thursday,karaoke with Stephanie.9 p.m. Thursday,Ladies Wii bowling tournament.Noon - midnight, Friday - Saturday,Danny’s Power Poker.9 p.m. Friday, Wii BowlingMaster’s Tournament.9 p.m., 10 p.m. Saturday, Wii Dutch
Bowling Tournament.5 p.m. Sunday, Wii bowling lessons.Noon - 10 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday,Danny’s Power Poker.8 p.m. Monday, Sandy’s MondayMadness Bowling Tournament.8 p.m. Tuesday, Wii Bowling MixedDoubles Tournament.9 p.m. Wednesday, Wii Bowling,Free Men’s Tournament.• Harpoon Harry’s1200 W. Retta Esplanade,Punta Gorda.941-637-1177.9 p.m. - midnight, Friday - Saturday,Slick Willy.• Fishermen’s Village1200 W. Retta Esplanade,Punta Gorda.941-639-8721.5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday, Tommy D.5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday, Just For Fun.• The Perfect Caper121 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda.941-505-9009.7 p.m. - 10 p.m.Thursday - Saturday, liveclassic jazz in the lounge by Trio “Taste.”• Punta Gorda Elks #260625538 Shore Drive, Punta Gorda.941-637-2606.4:30 pm. - 8:30 p.m. Friday -Saturday, dancing and music byMontage unti l10 p.m.2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday, Father’s DayPicnic on the river. Music by Andy.
• Ryan’s Subs and Sports Grill5268 Duncan Road, Punta Gorda.941-505-7827.6 p.m. Monday, Free pool.9 pm. - 1 a.m. Wednesday,Sink or Swim. DJ Mo Ron.7:30 p.m. Friday, Siren.• Slip-Not Lounge1601 Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda.941-639-7677.7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Thursday,Two Can Jam.8 p.m. - midnight Friday,ladies night with Stormsurge.8 p.m. - midnight Saturday,Two Can Jam.4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday, Jimi Banks.7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Tuesday,karaoke inside with M&M.6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Wednesday,Tim & Rosanne.8 p.m. Wednesday, pool tournament.• The Tavern Bar and Grill126 W. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda.941-639-7655.9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Friday, DJ Dance Party.9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Saturday, Pro DJs DJRon Dance Party. Oldiesthrough today.• Tilly’s Tap3149 Duncan Road (Hwy 17),Punta Gorda.941-505-0798.2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, Up The Creek.Monday, Free pool.
VENICE/NOKOMIS• Honoluana Island Grill222 Airport Ave., Venice.941-483-3553.7 p.m. Friday, Alternative Blues.7 p.m. Saturday, BobLynn Brothers.6 p.m. Tuesday, Jimi Banks.• The Office Pub1195 U.S. 41 Bypass South, Venice.941-445-5973.9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Wednesday,karaoke with Michelle & Rich.Thursday, Pool League signup.2 p.m. Saturday, Wii Bowling.8 p.m. - midnight Saturday,3 Songs and A Smoke Band.1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday,Texas Hold ‘Em Poker.7 p.m. - midnight Monday, Tuesday,Texas Hold ‘Em Poker.9 a.m. - midnight Monday, Free pool.7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Tuesday, bar bingo.
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With their weird time inthe bubble of “AmericanIdol” now over, thisseason’s finalists arefinding that the musicindustry may not haveagreed with how “Idol”voters ranked their talent.
Winner Kris Allen andrunner-up Adam Lambertboth signed with 19Recordings last week, withpop-oriented Jive Recordspicking up the rights toAllen’s debut and rock-leaning RCA Recordslanding rights to Lambert’salbum. In a structuredrollout, 19 announced thatit signed fourth-placefinisher Allison Iraheta,who also will release herdebut through Jive, beforerevealing a deal, if any, forthird-place finisherDanny Gokey.
So does the industrythink “Idol” got it wrong?Lambert did win thesweepstakes to land thecover of “Rolling Stone” —something several of the“Idol” winners, includinglast year’s winner DavidCook, have yet to accom-plish — ahead of Allen.(Lambert also graced thecover of “EntertainmentWeekly” this season.)
However, on the
Billboard charts, Allen isking, with three songs —“No Boundaries” at No. 23,his version of Kanye West’s“Heartless” at No. 33, and“Ain’t No Sunshine” at No.94 — ahead of Lambert’s
two singles “Mad World”(No. 44) and “NoBoundaries” (No. 95).
Expect the competitionto continue in the fall, asAllen, Lambert andIraheta’s debuts all drop.
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The Southwest FloridaChapter of the DestroyerEscort Sailors Associationwill be observing Destroy-er Escort Day at the innercourt of Fishermen'sVillage at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The day will featureevents which took place bythe Chapter DE Sailors inthe Mediterranean Sea,
The Atlantic TheaterCampaign, The PacificTheater Campaign andthen after WWII TheNorthern China Opera-tions.
A memorial wreath willbe cast upon the waters ofCharlotte Harbor inmemory of these sailors ofeach Navy as well as allFlorida DE Sailors whohave lost their livesdefending this nation in
time of war and of DEVeterans who have passedon.
The Chapter's MemorialPlaque will also beunveiled listing the namesof the 49 men who havecrossed the bar.The Military HeritageMuseum will continue tobe the recipient of theplaque for all to see duringthe coming year.
Speakers for this occa-
sion have been chosenand the Charlotte HighSchool NJROTC willprovide the Color Guardand the Trumpeter willsound “TAPS” for thismomentous event.
Our Destroyer EscortSailors Historical Museumin Albany NY has the USS
Slater DE 766 a “CannonClass Escort” built innearby Tampa Florida in1944 on the Hudson River,it’s being restored to it’sWWII condition and is acredit to all volunteers whoare making it ready for sea.
For more information onthe Destroyer Escort
Sailors Association or theDE Day Ceremony, contactThomas Kidd at239-731-8917.
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By KIM COOLFEATURES EDITOR
What the world needsnow are more divas likeFlorence Foster Jenkins,the music-loving socialitewho inspired the Broad-way show, “Souvenir.”
Playing through June 28in the Mertz Theatre is theactual Broadway show,from performers Judy Kaye(Jenkins) and DonaldCorren (Cosme McMoon)to stage manager JackGianino.
Florence Foster Jenkinshad no clue about thesounds that emanatedfrom her mouth when shesang. That her wealthysocialite friends encour-
aged her early on, led herdown the primrose path tostardom and ultimately toCarnegie Hall.
She was so bad that youcould not help but love heror at least laugh at her,which, unbeknownst toher, is what most of her“fans” did.
McMoon protected herfrom the truth.
As her fame spread, “shegot happier,” McMoonsaid. “I find myselfadmiring her … I got towhere I almost preferredthe way she sang.”
The show is like that too.Kaye does bad so well itbecomes good in the end.
Her performance is
further enhanced by heroutrageous dancing andher equally outrageouscostumes designed byTracy Christensen.
Corren has a sense oftiming second to none —for both piano and hislines.
He becomes McMoonon stage. As his admirationfor the diva grows, so doeshis desire to protect herfrom herself as much asfrom the people who flockto see her. For herCarnegie Hall perfor-mance, “2,000 people wereturned away,” McMoonsaid.
“Would her folly, ormadness, be enough to
keep her safe?”The recreation of the
Carnegie Hall perfor-mance was one of theshow’s highlights, not onlyfor the many costumechanges and dancing butfor such schticks as theway Kaye would curtsy orskip off stage or, as asenorita, would slowly tossone maraca from onehand to another.
“She didn’t hear thelaughter,” McMoon said.“She heard the bravos andcheers.”
Then she did thelaughing song, dressedas a maid.
“Talulah Bankhead hadto be carried out,”McMoon said.
“We were into encores.They would not let her go.”
No mere accompanist,Corren’s role in “Souvenir”is as important to thesuccess of this show asMcMoon was to thesuccess of Jenkins.
Directed by VivianMatalon, who directed theBroadway show, “Sou-
venir” closes out theAsolo’s 50th anniversaryseason with style, leavingAsolo fans with their ownsouvenir — a memorableseason.
Souvenir will playthrough June 28 in theMertz Theatre at theFlorida State UniversityCenter for the PerformingArts, 5555 North TamiamiTrail, Sarasota. Tickets are$20-$58 per person. Visitwww.asolo.org or call thebox office at 941-351-8000or toll-free, 800-361-8388.
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Historical Center will playhost to the CharlotteStone Crabs in an eventto promote the “Hit ThatBall!” program and thecenter’s exhibit, “Play Ball:In Charlotte.” The eventwill be held from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. Thursday at22959 Bayshore Road,Charlotte Harbor. Visitorswill have the chance tomeet and greet playersfrom the baseball teamwhile browsing thecenter’s exhibit, whichcloses June 20. “Hit ThatBall!” is a summer historyadventure camp offeredto children. Admissioncost is $2 for adults and$1 for children ages 12and under. Reservationsare needed for this event.To make reservations, call941-629-7278. For moreinformation, visitwww.charlotteCoun-tyFL.com and click on theHistorical Center link.
Bird club expoThe Cage Bird Club of
Charlotte County willhold a Bird Expo from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundayat the Charlotte CountyFairgrounds, 2333 ElJobean Road, PortCharlotte. Birds and bird-related products will beexhibited and availablefor sale, as well as generalraffles held every hourand a grand raffle.Admission is $4 for adultsand free for childrenunder 10. For moreinformation, call 941-475-3440 or 941-815-0879.
Animal leaguefundraisers
The Animal WelfareLeague of CharlotteCounty and Black WidowHarley-Davidson/Buellwill present a “Hogs forDogs” Poker Run andadoption and donationdrive on June 27 from thebike shop, 2224 El JobeanRoad, Port Charlotte.Proceeds will benefit AWLanimals. Registrations for
the Poker Run starts at 9 a.m.with the run beginning at10 a.m. Hands cost $10each. Adoption anddonation drive will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. andevents include: adop-tions, $25 micro-chippingfor your pets, nail trimsfor a donation, vendors,music, food and bever-ages, and children’sactivities. Donations ofblankets, food, newspa-pers, and other petsupplies are alwaysappreciated.
A “Pre-Party” and aBikers’ Ball will entertainthrough the night hours.Start with the Pre-Partyfrom 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. atMS Rascal’s Loony Bin,1182 Tamiami Trail, PortCharlotte. Then head overto the Charlotte HarborEvent and ConferenceCenter, 75 Taylor St.,Punta Gorda, for a Bikers’Ball at 7 p.m. Tickets forthe Ball cost $50 perperson and may bepurchased at BlackWidow or AWL.
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The Higher GroundPerforming Arts Studio will
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Top to Bottom. left to right: Brandy Giguere, Monica Tamayo, Samantha Spurgeon, Wesley Locke, Liza Daniels, GinaJoyce, Sorimar Cortes, Blanca Viera and Alysha Joyce.
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