nd Bridge Study n anager n "Railroad" Charged In Funds Discussed · Honored By Arvida Resort Approval By SMATS So,."" $1111 Page1 Longboat League 5... ,,02' Longboat Youth Receive Riter Reveals Actual Cost Number Of Children On Key Profits From Celebration Of White Key As $75,000 Still Subject To Question See Page ' See Page1 See Page 5 Lewin Charges "Railroad" - , n ._- - ---:---- In Arvida Approval There were fireworks before Tuesday's Commis sioner's workshop even began. As Mayor Ken McCall started to open the meeting, Commissioner AI Lewin asked permission to make a statement . "Kangaroo Court" - Lewin "I was shOCked ," he began, "to read in the news paper that such important mailers as the l ongboat Key Club and Arvida's resort hotel were scheduled on the agenda when Commissioner Dchs and 1 were absent. "It was my understanding that we had a unanimous agreement nOI to act until all of us were present. "This criticism is not of the proposal , but of the way it was conducted," he continued, charging that it was reminiscent of a "kangaroo court." "We have debated th is maner for months," he con· tinued, "then it was rushed through in one quick move," he charged, chiding his fellow commissioners for their "cavalier auitude." (Continued on Page 3) Bombshell! ... or Dud? The agenda at Tuesday's Commissioners' At flrslli1lance, It would seem as If the brldlilels up, the sailboat Is about to 1iI0 under and lomeone Is waiting for the am· workshop had been completed when Tae Riter bulance. That is exactly what hsppened this week, but It turned out all rllilht. Dave Gruber of L.onlilboat Camera took thla shot dropped his bombshell. after hearlnlil that a man had been injured on the south side of the Lonlilboat Key brldlile. He crossed over the bridge, turned "Since I was the one who questioned the ap· around, but was caught when the span went up, and so was the Manatee County rescue truck. But the injured person, Welter praisal of Jerry Ansel's property last week," he May 01 Bradenton, only had mild abrasions on the nose from a lall, was treated by Lonlilboat Rescue personnel and driven home In a private aulo. A report had baan liI'ven that the man had a heartsttacls,.an d the Re scue truck was caulilht on the other said, " I guess I should be the one 10 tell you that I side 01 the bridge. Actually, the bridge tender, N.J. Elder ollinley Street, had aeen the man lell, talked with him, and called the have fou nd that White Ke y (part of the Ansel Longboat Rescue Squad. Elder, bridge tender lor 34 years and a tormer Marine, lilted the brldlile lor a sailboat, shown in the properly involved in the transfer-of-density photo since he knaw help was on Its way. Eyewitnesses said he lifted the bridge when the boat was over a ,/, mile away. The proposal) was sold to Ansel in November for truth Is, within 1S minutes, everything wes back to normal and no one was seriously Injured. But with a draw bridge on each S75,OOO." end, and another on Cortez and Ringlinlil, Lonlilboat Key residents are at their mercy. The Commissioners looked amazed, since Ihis was a far cry from the aSlropomical figure of over Bridge To Mainland Arvida's Resort Hotel S2 million which the appraiser had said White Key was worth. Under Study Again Site Plan Approved Town Manager Wayne AllgiTe put it all in per- spective. "Let me remind you," he pointed out, Funds "Available" It took close to three years, thousands of hours of "that it was not Jerry Ansel who asked for the ap- Jay Goodwill, Executive Di rector of the MPD and of conferences and, at the end, neither side was completely praisal; it was this Commission. And it was no! SMATS (Sarasota Manatee Area Transportation Study>. satisfied, but the Town Commission finally approved . Jerry Ansel who told us thai Ihis property is worth announced last week that over the past 5 years, amendments to the Outline Development Plan for the 2 million dollars; it was our appraiser. S350,000 has been "accumulated" fo r " Planning Longboat Key Club complex near Sands Bay and ap "And let me remind you that it also was offered Studies" from Federal and UMTA Funds. The latter is proved the Site Plan for the Arvida Resort Hotel. to the Town for $75,000." an acronym for some legislative fund that only those With that, the meeting was adjourned and the "in the know" are expected to translate, much less Seegell" Minority Commissioners went home to mull it allover understand, but has to do with metropolitan trans- Last Wednesday night at the regular Commission before Wednesday night's meeting. • portation. meeting, the subject was brought up again, but Com- L_-=::,::,:,:,;;,,::=r~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:.. ______~(~cO:":t:'":":'d:,::o:";.:'.:':.:.tt~)"1 missioner Sam Seegel didn't think it should be voted (Continued on Palile 8) SERVING THE KEYS Town Birthday Funds BIRD/ST. ARMANDS/ To Go To Youths LI DO/LONGBOAT The Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Youth Center are KEY the benefactors of the majority of profits realized from I; the proceeds of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the PLUMBING Town on Nov. 1st. Jerry Thirion, Jr., past president of the LBK Cham - ber of Commerce, announced the distribution of funds from the successful event and made the following break down of income and expenses: _.,- (Continued on Palile 6) o P.. 2 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Decomber11,11180 the Loegboat Obsener Kahncerns By Jock Kahn, Sr. Everyone's Estate (Jack Kahn, Sr., guest columnist, is a retired hosiery By Dr. H_ord A. Rumpf 524 Gull Boy ROod and TV executive, former owner-manager of the Far LongbootKo~FL33548 Horilons, longtime resident of Longboat Key and an (Howard Rumpf is a tax consultant, teacher, author, Tolophone: (813) 383-5508 arch conservative in things political.) economist, president of the Federation of the Longboat Key condominiums and a nsident of Sea Gate Club). OWned loeolly ond publl,hod overy Thurodey Abocam for the Informltlon and ,nt.r1,lnme"t of Dividing "anybody" into two words falls under the The Will: the gr•• ter Longboat Key lrea. beading of poetic; license. So, with that as a starter for 'Four B.lle Rul •• this acronym,let's proceed. RULE 1: Regardless of the size of the est~ll is PubUlher'" Editor•• •••• • ••• •• • RII'ph B. Hunt.r Some years ago when I was a little boy I was en an absolute necessity and should not be put off to the Art, ... Ent.rtalnment Editor ...... : • Kevin D•• n F'ature Editor ...... •...... • Batty Blair grossed by the prestige enjoyed by being a Senator or a future. It may be too late. Do it now. Photo Editor .•...•. '.' ..•.....•... Dlv, Gruber Congressman or a Governor or a President. Today it is The so-called " home-made" wl1l can be extremely Photo Journalist •••••••••••••• Lalnla Lombardi surprising tbat an old joke has not as yet been revised. It dangerous and should be avoided. If the individual Advertising Salas ...... Jack Hoffman went something' like this ... a Senator is recognized by wishes to draw his own will in his own language, it is "All free governments ... are in reality governments one of his constituents and greeted with the saluta satisfactory provided he allows an experienced attorney tion. "Good morning, Senator." The. Senator pulls the to review it for possible provisions which could ereatt by public opinion and it is on the quality of this man aside and cautions' him to be quiet l~s someone problems for the estate. public opinion that their prosperity depends. .. overhears him. He told the stranger that his mother Many individuals come into Florida from other James Russell Lowell thought. that he was a piano player in a house of ill states. With their possessions, the individuals bring their THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Is • community· repute. wills (and trust agreements, if any), which were drawn oriented paper drawing on the talents of The Federal Judge who overruled the convictions of under the laws of their previous ~tate of domicile. Such Longboat residents. If you have the time and (ContinuR on p8ge. 26) a will is acceptable, provided its provisions do not con the Inclination, and you are Interested In help· flict with the laws of Florida. It is advisable to have an Ing provide well written, positive articles on experienced Florida attorney review these wills and, if local subjects, we will be happy to review your required, make the nC(:essary revisions. copy for publication. When printed, we'll gladly RULE 2:: Don't draft your own will. The cost is nominal when compared with the possible results which glv~ you a by-line. could occur at the date of death . And then its too late. • While a joint will (of husband and wife) is legal if properly drawn, Court decisions have been generally Town Administration unfavorable where certain provisions have to be submit ted to the Court for its opinion as to the meaning of the Information: 383-3721 provisions and its effect on the estate and the bene Town Manager ...... G. Wayne AUgire Dear Editor: ficiaries. Town Clerk ...... Jane Pool I think it entirely proper that I answer some o f the RULE 3: A husband and wife should each have a Director of Public Works ...... Albert T. Cox, Jr. comments made in the recent statement by Com· separate will which contains their own personal wishes Finance Director ...... : ...... Walter Schmidt missioner AJ Lewin published in Th e Observer of Nov. as to the distribution of their respective estates. Police Chief ...... Wayne C. McCammon 27th. I do not refer to his aHack on former Mayor Life insurance and annuity contracts is a part of the Fire Chief ...... • ...... Robert Bullard Howard Ridyard who, I am sure, is fully capable of gross estate extremely important to consider as separate Building.lnspector ...... Herbert Lovett defending himself. items from the other assets making up the gross estate. To~n Attorney ...... I.W. whitesell, Jr. He does speak of the Arvida G.P.D. tract and the These policies can be gifted during the life of the insured "Beachplace" development where he states, "the 1976 so as to reduce the estate tax impact. Furthermore. there Commission failed to properly and equitably evaluate a are many modes of paying the proceeds of insurance so Town Commissioners fair shake for the Town." In 50 stating he demonstrates as to avoid additional estate taxes. Where the marital either a complete lack of knowledge of the loning (Meet every Tuesday at 2 p.m. for work session, and the deduction is involved in a wi ll , the problem can arise as history of Longboat Key or a complete disregard for the to whether the insurance proceeds of the policies which first Wednesday night of each month at 8 p.m.) facts. Oist 1 ...... Oaire C. Bell, V.1v\ayor were gifted to the spouse·reduce the marital deduction, In 1969. both of these areas were zoned for 30 units thereby creating an additional estare tax payable. The Dist 2 ...... Samuel-E. Seegel per acre, along with equally high densities in all the rest Dist. 3 ...... Sidney A. Ochs estate can claim a credit for the gift tax paid under a of the Key, and the potential population of Longboat number of circumstances. Dist 4' ...... • • ~ .• ..•...... J. Kennedy McCall. Mayor Key was then estimated at 69,500 people. In the ensuing Dist 5 ...... •. .• ... _ ...... Russ Fernald RULE 4: Examine the insurance policies as to the seven years this potential population- was reduced, in method of payment, ownership and the transfer of At Lg ...... •. . : ...... AI Lewin three separate re-lonings, to the present estimate of Henry Q;. Riter rights of the insured, particularly where a gift trans 24,000. Each of these steps was taken with the advice fer has been made. Examine the provisions of the will and recommendations of outside professional land with respect to the marital deduction and the life in Zoning Board of Adjustment planners and loning experts and, in each step and at a surance and annuity policies. real risk of legal action from property owners, the Com The next issue will contain information to set-up the Emil M. Seifert, Chairman Charles T. lacey mission reduced 'density beyond the professional recom estate for saving legal and other administration expen- Louis E. Dean frank C. Mockler mendations. One must realize that the current general ses. • J. Hunter Gibbons Charles E. Ritter interest in ecology, open space and conservation barely E.M. Wojtasik existed in those years and reductions, in our area, from 30 to 20 to 14 and finally to 11 units per acre was con Observer Art Section Praised sidered by many to approach confiscation by imposing Dear Editor: Planning & Zoning Board too low density figures. I want to thank Kevin Dean for the excellent review of In the Arvida GPD, density was reduced and the golf Gen. James Edmundson. Chrmn. W.J. Moffett Scott Gordley's show. Reading the re view helped me to course was made a permanent part of the island, not Eugene Bossert Wilbur Mullin see Gordley's work in yet another light. subject to development. The two went together and den George Goodridge James Rimier The thoughtfulness of the review is a great source sity was reduced to 6 units per acre. In the Bay Isles Tho mas H. Jo nes Theodore l. Sedwick of encouragement and reward to the artist and to those Ray Staley tract, density was reduced to 4 units per acre, again with who like Mr. Dean and others who work in the the un'derstanding that the two additional golf courses background to bring art to the public. could not be developed in future years, but like the On the behalf of the whole art community" I hope you Longboat Key Town Directory other golf courSe, would be open space. continue to develop his section because it has become an Mr. Lewin complains about the "Beachplace" com outstanding place to hear about the arts. The Town Offices are located in the Municipal Complex plex which he describes as " another Forest Hills Sincerely, near the center of the Key. apartment development: the kind you view as the Long GALERIE MACLER While Longboat Key is in Sarasota County (south half), Island trains rattle past these u,ly ramparts." I must Henry H. Mader and Manatee County (north half), it has its own town agree that this complex is far less than the Utopia we government, and its own Post Office (zip 33548) located would all like to see. However, this development has Condominiums In Arvld.'s G.P.D. on the north end of the island on Cedar Street The been built at 11 units per acre and Mr. Lewin is, at the To The Editor: Postmaster is Helen Holt. Telephone 383-2101 . same time, supporting the transfer of density to the An May I note that reference in your Dec. 4 issue to my sel gulf front property which would then become 13 question at the Town Commission Workshop did not, Emergency Non-Emergency units per acre. Is this really what we want? as you usually do, really reflect the problem presented. Police 383-3727 383-3738 I am very proud of the extremely good job done by I suggested that, if the Commission was considering Rescue 383-3727 383-1592 those earlier Commissions, under very difficult circum- including the adjacent condominiums within the GPO Fire 383-3727 383-1592 stances, and believe every resident of Longboat Key will district. it should consider an important aspect of so ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ always owe a debt to the dedicated men involved. It is doing. The 1974 Zoning Ordinance made three of those J interesting to note that, even with loday's intense four complexes (The L13K Towers, Priv-ateer North and ~ pressure on conservation and population control, no Privateer South) nonconforming as it did many other in II you would like to subscribe to THE meaningful reductions in any zoning category have been the RC districts as are those adjacent condos. Some of OBSERVER lor one lull year, just liII in made in the last four years. those condominiums were listed two weeks ago in your the 101l0wing and mall It to us with a I do agree with Mr. Lewin that we should all attend article on density in the area South of Town Hall. e.g. the Town meetings and let the Commission know what Islander. Seagate, Islands West. A similar situation of check for $12. we want but I must admit that the recent budget nonconformity was created in 1974 for complexes in the Name ______hearings, where a large turn-out of voters were almost R -3 districts. . unanimously opposed to the large budget increase, has As I pointed out, in the event of major damage from Add~ss ______not encouraged me to believe that the present Com a hurricane, nonconformity. meaning among other mission will listen when we do demonstrate our desires. things current limits on height of buildings'"-""?"?) and Finally, even with all our problems. Longboat Key is number of dwelling units (6.95 -2) impose.<- dder the (Cana!!lan subscriptions, $16.) still one of the most beautiful places in the world to live, Zoning Ordinance limits on restoration. -- and my wife and I hope to enjoy it for many years to Thus 6.95 (I) of that Ordinance slates: "The restora come. William -1. Kenney tion shall be subject to site plan review as set forth 1020 Bogey Lane in section 6.70." and 6.94 (4) states "The restoration (Editor's Dote: Bill Kenney has been active · in Town plan' shall, whenever in the opinion of the town commis government for over 10 years. He was a member of the sion it is possible. reduce or eliminate nonconformities Planning and ZOning Board. 1968-69; a Town Com which existed prior to such casualty." 'missioner, 1969-77; and was Mayor for the last three What I was suggesting is that including the adjacent v,.~n nfhic t ..n" ...,. \ . (Co ntinu'ed on p8ge H) ~D~.=c.~m~b.~r71~lL,l~9=80~ ______T~H~E~L~O~N~G~B~O~A~T~O~B~S~E~R~V~E~R ______~ P~.9~.~3~ Lewin Charges •• • ~ • . . ... (ContlnulKl from Page 1) But Commissioners Bell and Riter, feel l hat if the and engineer Bob Nalven, the Commissioners decided Town is contributing such a large amount, then the to hold a public hearing on the matter some time in Not So, Say Commissioners Town should exercise more control and responsibility. January. Immediately the Commissioners sprang to their own They have suggested the formation of a Recreation Since Nalven is also the Town's consulting engineer, defense. Russ Fernald replied that he thought the agree- Commission to study the Town's needs. but in Ihis case is advising the condominium owners, the mem applied only to the Ansel proposal. Commissioner Russ Fernald is concerned that the Commission was concerned about a possible conflict of Claire Bell said, " If a full Commission is always Youth Center is not charging what it should for its interest. Town Manager AUgire was asked to look into necessarl ' we are going to hold up a lot of important programs and its "Keynotes" directory. He feels that the cost of hiring another consulting engineer. votes."; - . the Center should charge the going rate for its services Sam ~I had a complaint. too. He reported that and make more money on its own. Some Yes; Some No the people at Sands Bay (who have attended Commis· Commissioners Seegel and Dchs. on the other hand, In other action, the Commission refused the request sion meetings for months to oppose the two proposals) seem ready to hand over the 525,000 right now, no of Charles Crawford for a variance to subdivide his had been notified that the Arvida proposals would not questions asked. property at Norton and General Harris .Streets; ap be on the agenda. proved, with certain conditions, a request to permit the Reglstrltlon List Promised handicapped to use powered tricycles on the bike path; Mlnlger Expilins Commissioner Bell several times asked Mrs. Case to and approved a tree removal and planting program Town Manager Wayne Allgire cleared the air. The provide the Commission With a registration list from the presented by Bill Bowyer of The Players Club. Sands Bay problem was a matter of a misunderstanding Youth Center showing the participants' names and ad· They looked at renderings of Saunders' and Colling between his secretary and the Sands Bay secretary, he dresses. "Longboat money should be spent on wood's proposed Veranda Beach Club, to be built on said. Longboat children," she asserted. the site of the present Ponderosa motel, backing up the And as for the agenda, "that is particularly dis· Mrs. Case agreed to provide such a list and the matter Planning and Zoning Board's requests for some tressing for me," he scolded. "Since passing our ordi· will be put on the Wednesday night agenda for further changes. nance on rules and regulations for meetings, we have action. And they discussed once again their dislike of time· almost completely ignored it. I am not aware of any sharing proposals, stating their intention to take some agreements · covert or overt . that have to do with Eroslon·Control Oislgre.ment action to restrict them as much as possible. scheduling items for the agenda." A request from Longboat Harbour Towers and from And with that, the meeting went on. Tiffany Plaza condominiums to put in a rock revet· Fire Safety On Their Minds ment along their beaches brought the large crowd to its Before adjournment, Commissioner Sam Seegei Disagree On Youth Center Funds feet. suggested that the Town purchase an aerial ladder fire Some of the Commissioners wanted some facts and Afler hearing from Commissioner Sid Dchs, and truck with " cherry picker" for high·ri se rescues as soon figures before they hand over 525 ,000 to the Longboat from representatives of both groups, along with people as possible in the interest of fire safety. Youth Center. from Longboat Beach House. an oceanic consultant (Continued on Page S) Some are ready to hand it over now with nothing but a smile and a cursory explanation from Center Director Mickey Case. . The diverse points of view became obvious when !)irector Case came before the Commission to ask that the budgeted funds be turned o ver to the Center immediately.
Recreation Commission Needed Like motherhood and America, the Youth Center drew appreciative comments from the Commission. Practicru and I:ersonal Etrusca ceramic tiles for your _1- bathroom. the most intimate room in your house. Impervious to humidity and mildew. Etrusca tiles will The First Independent Bank opened Its 51. Armands Branch recently with a ribbon outlast any other material and are cutling and open house. Shown in the above photo are: (Left to Right ) Front Row: Bruce VIrtually maintenance free. Create a Westmoreland, Pres. Commerclel Properties Assoc.; Buck Fry, Pres. 51. Armands Circle Assoc.; Admiral G.C. 5eay, Treasurer, Lido Key Residents Assoc.; Harry Schall. Bank Vlca custom design from a variety of President. Back Row: Carola 5. Wllliems, Vice Pres. and Branch Manager; Jim Scheuren. plain or patterned floor liles and bra nd, Bank President; Logan Smith, Rebecca Eger, General Rolland Helser, Dick Coffey, handpainted mural and accent tiles. Directors, and Joseph Penner. Chairman. The ideal bathroom surface. Etru$CiI Ceramic Tiles lor beauty that lasts a lItelime.
9-6 Monday lnrougn FI>day 930-12:30 Saturday f~~ '~ Etrusca ,~~~~,~~ I ~!~ LONGBOAT KEY -, .~...... ot the Oystel 6 i11 • (813) 921·5523 RESORT IF YOU COULD UVE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
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__~~ 7 ~~ ;~, ; ~. - ___ LlYIng on an Island where T he Gralld Opmillg of ~- a beach is juS[ the two of you.- ~ : where evety day is a hollday.and life .' . T he Coursan Building - Phase III becomes an endless vacation. Longboat Key Resort by Arvida. Elegant Residences 01/ 'he Gulf of AI exira
live on an island JUSt across the longlxm Key. For information v.Tite Bay from Sarasota. Florida's capital p.o. Box6166, Sarasota. Florida I~ 1401 Gulf of M exico Drive, Longboat K ey, Florida 33 548 city of the arts and culture. 33578. O r telephone ~~r Longboat Key Resort is a residential (8 13)383-641 1 ~ (813) 383-2489, (813) 383-7433 resort community by An.·ida Corporation, 111 1 Gulf ~f Mexico Dr. ~ Page 4 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Oecember11,1980
Christmas Activities Planned By Youth Center The Longboat Key Youth Center will sponsor many various activities for youth this coming Christmas vaca tion. Begin ning Tuesday, Dec. 23, the Center will be open to Youth from 10:00-4:00 each day. Act ivities include roller skating, movies, bike hike. basketball. tennis, flag football and competition with the Anna Maria Youth Center. On Wednesday, Dec. 24th, the Youth Center ....i ll host a Ch ristmas Party fo r children up to 9 years. The Party will start at 11:30 and last till I :00 lunch will be served. a surprise visit by Santa Claus will be the highlight of the party. Parents are welcome. Santa Claus will also be calling children on the phone. If you would like your son or daughter to receive a phone call from Santa, ca1l the Youth Center at 383- 3136 on Friday, Dec. 19th between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. for information and regist ration. •
G.orge Paul.s of Klw.nlslt thown handing the new presld.nt of the Longbo.t Key Hlstorlc.1 Socl.ty, Fr.nce. Mayer., the organlutlon pape .... Phil William •••I.ctect to the board, Is .tandlng at right. Tre ..ur . r Walter M.lt l'lt.cl right, and s.c,.tary Ru .. C"" lett, a,. the othtr two officers 01 the SOCiety. At th.lr next mMtlng on J.n. lith. the officers ar•• xpec. ted to com. up with plans for InCMporatlon and for finding a bulld\ng to perman.nlly haUl. the m.ny docum.nts, photos and mtmOrabllia concerning the Town and the iliand belore It I Incorporltlon. Th. Obl.rve, has promised to turn ow.r to the n.w Society coplel of all of the old tlm.r photol th.t .ppaared In the 25th Annlv ....ary ISlU., plul many oth.... that did not Ippe.r. \n addition. compl.t. sets of the Longboat Lookout snd K.ynot.1 will b. on p.rmanent lo.n once a prop.r repol ltory II found. And at I... t on. old tlm.r has I larga fII. of old photol and h.. Igreed to donate th.m all once IIf.kHplng can b. gu.rante.d.
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• Contoured protective , ~ safety liner. Manicures & Pedicures by Mary tT1:en Now available for o nly For Men & Women 00 .... , ... ~., $299 383·5985 BA"'I~I LE'S WATERBED WORLD Bu ttonwood Plaza (Next to the Beach Cart) " The same Battle's serving Manatee County for over 55 years" Longboat Key Palma Sola 5hp. Ctr. 59th St. at Manatee Ave. W .. Bradenton. 792·211 1 (Red ken Products) December 11, 1980 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Page 5 Lewin Charges ...... (ContInued trom Page 3) schools in the Sarasota-Manatee County area and were Riter, Fernald and Lewis were in favor of getting given the following figures when asked how many more information about Longboat's high-rises and Manatee County Longboat Key students there were enrolled: about how many people such a ladder would protect Manatee County: 40 Middle School students are St. Stevens Academy, Bradenton 30 before taking any such action. It was agreed that they transported by bus on an average daily basis; 60 St. Joseph's, Bradenton 10 would meet again with the Fire Chief and would survey Elementary, and 30 High School. The tota] is 130 and if Bradenton Academy, Bradenton 5 the needs as soon as possible, • 50 more are added, this gives an estimated grand tota] of Outdoor Academy, Siesta Key 6 180 school aged children in the Manatee County section St. Martha's, Sarasota 5 of Longboat Ke y. McClelland Park, Sarasota 5 Cl('jren On Longboat Key Prew, Sarasota 3 Esttfilated From Bus Sarasota County Fielding Academy, Sarasota 2 Sarasota County: 20 are picked up from Longboat on Counts one bus, 20 more on the bus going to the Booker 66 Complex for a total of 44. This does not include the 22 From the above figures for both counties, it would 170 Take The School Bus that are picked up on Lido and the 12 from Bird Key . If seem that the previous estimate of 120 may be high for School aged children on Longboat Key can not be ac 26 more students are added to this, that gives a total of those school aged children who reside on Longboat Key .... curately counted, but when each county does bus 70 school aged children in the Sarasota County portion but who do not ride the school bus to attend school. counts, it reveals the number of kids actually trans of Longboat. Impossible To Be Accurate ported. So, like the question of the population on Longboat The only trouble is, how many drive their own cars, More Like 250 Live On Longboat Key, it's not easy to answer. The Town can teU you how how many are driven every day by their parents and how The grand total figures from both counties on many units there are but not how many people are living many go to private schools and don't take the public Longboat J:(ey show that there is an estimated maximum in them. They know the number of electrical and water school bus? of 250'school aged children on the Island, even though connections, but now how many people are using the only 170 or so actually ride the school buses. utilities. They know how many kids are transported Bearing in mind all these caveats, the following by school bus, but not how many kids are on the Island. figures were provided to The Observer by the school Private School Even computers couldn't help, and these days, that may systems of both counties: The Observer did a telephone survey of the private be a comforting thought. • Longboat Key Ladies Golf Club Winners To Sell Over $43 i Ilion of Garden Cluster Homes, WeHadToDo .. Longboat Key Ladies Golf Club scores on Best Ball of Foursome, 900/0 handicap: Something Right. Sal Riter 60 Sylvia Lampert 60 Flo Vancheck 60 Final Cluster Now Available Wildewood Springs is very nearly sold Dot Perell out - th is may be your fast opportunity to own a beautiful 60 garden cluster condominium home here at Wi ldewood Springs. .... Diddy Brasznell 60 live On Lake Wlldewood This one remaining cluster of homes has Teddie Whart 60 one of Wildewood Springs' choicest locations - right on the shore of Ruth Godfrey 60 beautiful Lake Wildewood. Enjoy all the pleasures this 10 acre Gert Goodman 60 fresh water fake has to offer: fishing, canoeing, strolling along the shore, and of course, the beautiful view. Julie Picket 61 Jackie Bladel 61 Convenient Location By the time you move in your new Frieda Shapiro Wildewood Springs home, paving' on Cortez Road will probably 61 be complete. The two entrances to Wildewood Springs will make your Sylvia Brown 61 location more convenient than ever before - close to shopping, Lil Nelson 61 beaches, sports and cultural attractions. Jeanne Deater 61 TIme-Tested Floorplans At WiJdewood Springs you have six fabulous Lucille Silvers 61 tloorplans to choose from. Each one offers spacious rooms, Proxy 61 a complete General Electric kitchen including a stacked washer/ dryer, plenty of closet space, a gigantic screened porch and Adelaide Brown 61 much more. Be .sure to see the five beautifully decorated model Mildred Axler 61 homes. open every day. BeaNewman 61 Maintenance-Free living At Wildewood Springs, all exterior and Helen Hess 61 common area maintenance is taken care of tor you by a team of professionals. YOU'll have plenty of time to enjoy Wildewood Springs' Louise Jones 61 many swimming pOOls with hydrotherapy spas, lighted tennis Marion Cypher 61 courts and acres of greenbelt and lakes. ~ Laura Gould 61 Below-Market Financing Wildewood Springs offers you pre-arranged Bernice Feinstein 61 below-market financing to make your new home purchase • even easier! Talk with your sales representative for complete information. Pre-Construction Discou~n~tS:"I!!f~:<:.I~~~.:!5.~c~a~n~~~~~a!le of very substantial pre- Bradenton construction discounts ORGANIZE now being offered. FOR You can save up to $7 ,100 on the price of LEISURE LIVING your new -CUSTOM DESIGNS Witdewood Springs CLOSETS-GARAGES home. LAUNDRIES-PANTRIES TWICE THE STORAGE SAME SPACE Sprillgs ver\l'l.• .ilI shelving
QUICK NEAT SERVICE Prestigious Garden Cluster Homes from the $60's to $100's 3801 Cortez Road West (SR 684), 2 miles west of Cortez Plaza, Bradenton, Florida 33507 • (8 13) 758-7763 371·0893 Models open daily, 9to 5:30, Sundays 9:30to 5 • Furnishings by Hendrys. Robert Neal Interiors and Rattan Village FRUITVILLE Broker Cooperation / Below Market Financing SHELVING WORKS A neaL COMMUNITY NO JOB TOO SMALL December 11, 1980 Page 6 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Arvida's Resort...... (Continued from Pa ge 1) Town Sirthday Funds.. . . (Continue::! from Page 11 Other Business upon umil absem Commissioners Sid Ochs and AI In other business, the Commission ok'd an entry gale Revenue: Lewin were present. His motion to that effect died for and guardhouse For Seaplace, placed health insurance Donations S 1,640 3,150 want of a second. with florida Municipal Health Trust Fund instead of LBK Town Donation Blue Cross, ok'd the Site Plan for Wynward Pines, Ticket Sales 2,118 Log Jam Broken voted $50 toward a resident's water bill that had been Longboat League 1,619 Then Seegel voiced his opposition to the amendments the result of a malfunctioning meter, approved the Dinner Tickets 3,111.50 proposed to the 1976 Outline Development Plan, but removal of some trees at Longboat Cove but "subject to the other Commissioners had evidently had enough all the conditions imposed by the Town staff," ap $ 13,564. st"~ discussion and called for the vote on the amendment proved a Christmas bonus for Town employees of $150 Expenses: 1,348.5>- and on the Site Plan. They both passed 4-1, breaking a for service over 6 months, and $75 under 6 months. The log jam that will now enable Town Manager Wayne Town also approved the staff recommendation that the Profit: 6,215 .97 AUgire to turn to other subjects instead of yet another contract for repair of the village roads and Companion Distribution of Funds: $ 500. meeting with Arvida, Town Counsel, the P & Z, staff, Way go to Earl Collins, Jr. - Boy Scouts or Commissioners on the various aspects that have Cub Scouts 300. taken so much of everyone's time. The conceptual plan, Youth Center 4,()()(). the outline development plan, the site plans and the Longboater Brings Famed many amendments to each of these have been the sub "Town Hall" To Sa rasota $ 4,800. ject of hours of time and discussion, much of it very Founders Day Future heated. Doris Stelzer is a Longboater who likes to leave things Fund $ 1,415.97 • better than she found them. Koznlk Tha nks Commissio n When her favorite volunteer interest, the Rjngling Arvida's Group Vice President from Miami , Ed Koz School of Art Library Association, was looking for an nik, was on hand for the final vote of approval and ad on-goi ng project that would involve the whole com dressed the Commission later in the meeting. "I'd like munity, it was Doris to the rescue. to thank the Commissioners for the many hours of time they have spent on this project and to assure them that Why Not "Town Hall?" Arvida has the same long range objectives as the She looked around for something that would make Town," he said. Sarasota's cultural and entertainment scene a little bit One of the Commissioners said that it had been an better. In a city like Sarasota, that isn't an easy education dealing first with John Siegel, then with Ed assignment. Most people feel that Sarasota already has Koznik, Bob Wilhelm, VP Sarasota Division, and Bill just about everything. Drury, Director of Operations. But Doris had an idea. There was one thing that There still is no end to the meetings si nce the Com Sarasota didn't have: a morning lecture series like the popular Town Hall programs that have become such missioners have site plans to approve or reject and other favorites in so many cities and suburbs up north. Arvida developments in the planning states, but the log jam has been broken and future discussions should move a lot faster. Top·notch Speakers Doris started the ball rolling. She got the support of the Library Association. Then, after much negotiating. Town Manager she went out on a limb and scheduled th ree of the top Town Manager A1lgire made some comments before speakers on the lecture circuit. the vote. "1 have becn present at many of the wars we have had for the past 8 years before the arrival of Retailing Tycoon PUD's (Planned Unit Developments). We had the So, come January 14, Longboaters and visitors will 'miscarriage of 1976' then the Commission made a 180 have the opportunity of seeing and hearing the famous degree turn and it's much better now." art collector, world traveler and retailing tycoon, Legal Argument Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus, on the stage at Van Wezel Auditorium. Commission Seegel at one pOint engaged Town Counsel Welch Whitesell in a legal argument concerning Beautiful Spy clustering of recreational fac ilities which he opposes. On Wednesday, February II, the speaker will be the The gist of the discussion was a typical legal battle: l ooking forward 10 a successful debut of the Town Hall beautiful and Fascinating Countess of Romanones, one Seegel claimed it wasn 't authorized and Whitesell TOday leclure series are (standing) Or. Robert Perkins, presi· of the most famous women in Europe today. The dent of the Ringling School of Art and Design, Mrs. William argued that it wasn't prohibited either. There the sub Pritchard, president of the school's library Association, and ject rested. American-born Countess will tell of her experiences as a spy during World War II and what she thinks is the (seated) Mr•. George Stelzer of Wedge lane, Special Projects chairman. American woman's role in politics today.
Society Musician The thi rd in the series, on March 25 , will be the well known orchestra leader, composer and arranger, Peter Duchin. Friend and confidant of the "beautiful people," Duchin will talk about that world and will play CHRISTMAS a few or his piano favorites.
Tickets Available CRUISE? Tickets will be sold only in the series of three, and the total price is $20. Those who are interested (or who WE slill have space available for would like to give someone a very special Chrislmas 3,4,7,10 & 14 day sailings - see us gift) should make a check, along with a self addressed slamped envelope, to R.S.A.L.A. Town Hall Today, P.O. Bo:'( 1763, Sarasota, Florida 33578. - KEY TRAVEL INC. St. Armands 530 So. Washington Dr. 388·3975 Charles Dully III, of Seaplace. PLANT Ideas & Services 5440 Gulf of Mexico Drive. LongboaT Key 383·543 1 We Sell. Rent. and Service In terior Foliage .ctVUliue' 6
"We Pul A RoafOn Almosl r) • WATER PROOFING Anylhing " • ROOFCOATt NGS • PRESSUR E CLEANING HAIR HUT • SOFFIT AND FACIA'S Hairstylists REPAIRED loraine· Mary Ja ne· Audrey HtlW{liiutl ~ • LICENSED & INSURED Manicures & Pedicures Fo r Men & Women • FREE ESTIMATES By Arlene 5620 Gu lf of Mexico Drive, longboat Key 383-5877 Slum !J Creative Roofing, Inc. ~70'~S'APPAREL U 1515 N. Osprey Ave. Sarasota, FL 33577 Women's fuhions - PHONE 955·5390- OUR LOCA TION IS CONVENIENT... Polynesi.ln Minner OUR SER VICES A RE UNIQUE! Pelfumes f.om the Isl.lnds Exq uisite Accessories Uniq ue Islind Fool WeiU Williams Dog Shop CARLOS INTERIOR sHm~i Custom Upholstering Serv~~ Grooming and Bathing A~~~ '; j( ·Quality & Skilled Craftsmanship ••• ·Free Estimates - Also Delivery ST. ARMANDS KEY TI -All our Work Guaranteed SARASOTA, RORJDA B Phone 77B·2095 · In-Home Selection Service North Gulf Drive Bradenton Beach 6557 Superior Avenue, Sarasota 921·4323 December11,1980 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Page 7
5. Trailer parks - $5.25 per unit per month, not using Refuse Collection containerized dumpster service shall be billed at the rate Terms Agreed To of $5 .25 per month per unit. All others shall be billed at the commercial rate. Unless the Town Commission changes its mind, the 6. Public schools, ch urches and municipal buildings _ final contract for refuse collection on Longboat Key as no charge. set forth in Ordinance 80-11 will be in effect 7. Vacation Credit - If any single family residence, immecW-·Jy. complex of three multi-units or more remains unoc Firs~II, the collection days are now Monday and cupied for a period of three (3) consecutive months or Thursday. more, a credit of fifty percent (50070) of the monthly bill SecondJy, there is a vacation schedule now written in for each month shall be given to said residences. In or to the agreement for owners of single family, duplexes der to receive such a credit, the home owner must apply and tri-plexes that will give them a break. to the Town of Longboat Key prior to said vacancy The other terms are set forth in the Ordinance itself, a period. The Town of Longboat Key shalnbe responsible _ typical legal document, which may be seen at Town for all administration of the vacation credit action. -.: Hall. The Rate Schedule and Optional Services are set month. forth below. For more details regarding commercial rales, cal l the Town Hall or stop by the office of The Optional Services Longboar Observer. 1. Residential - rear door service on residential ac counts - S24.00 per year, payable yearly in advance. Rate Schedule 2. Commercial - casters - $2.00 per month per I . Single family homes - $.5.25 per month. container. 2. Duplexes - S.5.25 per month per unit. 3. Rollout - short, easy rollout or enclosures - $10.00 3. Condominiums, cooperatives and other multi-unit per month, one time per week. Add $10.00 for each ad Ted Wilkinson is shown holding a ai de mount tire holder lor complexes having three or mO re living units for twice a ditional pickup. a 1934 Bentley. It's twin was lost during the Founders De y week pickup from containers at a rate of 52.25 per mon 4. Long or different rollout - 520.00 per month, one Parade on Nov. 1st somewhere between Broadway and the time per week. Add 0520.00 for each additional pickup Town Halt lf you know of anyone who picked It up on the road th per cubic yard; except as provided in 3(a) of this please call The Obu"er. As you ca n ImaginB, It's a rite Iten-: Exhibit" A": per w«k. to replace. (a) All complexes using other than containerized 5. Compacted rates - $3.50 per cubic yard. Uncom dumpster service shall be billed at the rate of $5.2.5 per pacted rates - 52.25 per cubic yard. Rolloff - S3.50 per month per unit. cubic yard. • 4. Commercial establishments - $4.25 per month. Commercial yardage rate - 052.25 per cubic yard in ad dition to the basic monthly rate. GOLF! 18GREATHOLES••• &9MORETOCOME! $15.00 1/2 CART & GREENS FEE CALL 371-1100 for TEE-OFF TIME CLINIC LESSONS Monday through Friday - 2 P.M. $6.00 per lesson Monday - Putting Tuesday - Chipping Wednesday - Short Irons Thursday - Long Irons Friday - Woods ._ "'O~ UCI """Y" at N Pro S""" 0.1 ...... _n JUNIOR CLINIC LESSONS (lc: Ask about our memberships Call 371-3000 l Independent thinking and a dream determination to strengthen the town *Its led William Whitaker to found he founded. When Sarasota settlers Sarasota in 1842. A cedar cabin and 10 needed a general store. a meat cows were his investment in his fami· Which Christmas Gift Will She Independent market and a livery stable. the Iy's future. B~' planting Sarasota's fi rSI Whitakers opened it: when they need· Cherish the MOst? orange tree. he started an industry ed mail. the Whitakers delivered it. The One That Comes From Thinking thaI flourishes in Sarasota today. First Independent Bank. N.A. shares It wasn't easy. Seminole Indian Billy ~ The Fashion Door, r" Whitakers dream: a thriving. pros· Bowlegs burned Whitaker's cabin to ~ Of Course! ~ the ground. The ferocious hurricane perous community. Just as Whitaker, of 1848 created a new channel to the we deliver what Sarasota needs when Gulf of Mexico. Whitaker named it Sarasota needs il. The integrity. Sportswear, Dresses, Raincoats, New Pass. the name it bears today. strength and vision of Sarasota's Blouses, Sweaters, Belts and founders. can be found today at Hurricanes. hostile Indians and the Perfume. Gift certificates available. Sarasota's only locally owned bank. r Civil War did not defeat Whitakers First Independent Bank. N.A. First Independent Bank, N. A. 4200 South TJm'Jm, TrJ.I . '1}1 .411$ 1 North Trai l ' Beneva (. Webber ' SI. Armands (Nov. '80) Open 9 30·5 )0 MondJy thru SJlu'dJ~ Joseph Penner. Chairmo!ln , James P. Scheurenbrand. President I .,c.( ~ \ ~Ul ~ Of tU ~ 'O<. I ~ l. MEMBER FDIC fj THE SARASOTA COMMUNITY Page 8 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER December 11. 1980 pall of smoke, the exit sign could be difficult or Fire call to Gulfshore Trailer Park at 7: 16 p.m. Struc impossible to see. Make sure you can open the window ture fire, fire had been extinguished prior to Fire Depar in your room. If it can't be opened, you'll have to think tments arrival. about whether you can break it and get out safely or ireline whether you want to get a different room. If the door November 30 locks from the inside with the key, leave the key in the Rescue call to Holiday Inn at 5:49 a.m. III person. lock. Then you'll know exactly where il is, even in the Patient was treated at scene by the Longboat Key dark. Besides, you'll keep any thief from entering your Fire - You Can Survive If You Know What To 00 Rescue Squad and transported to Sarasota l';J<'!Q.lorial room with a master key while you sleep. Hospital by Manatee Ambulance. ~( If you live or work in a high-rise building, know the Take fire seriously. Don't stall. A mild smoke haze location of the fire exits on your floor and fix fi rmly in can turn into a dense, killing cloud in moments. And il your mind that you should use the fi re stairs, not the December 1 is usually smoke, not fire , that kills. Fire call to Holiday Inn at 3:39 a.m. Structure fi re ex elevator if you hear an alarm, Learn the sound of the When there's smoke in the ai r or you hear an alarm, fi re alar~ in your building. Some alarms sound like the tinguished by the Longboat Key Fire Department. get out of bed and stay low to the floor. If smoke is Heavy smoke and flame damage to laundry room. elevator alarm bell or make a whooping noise. coming into your room, it will rise to the ceiling. Encourage the building manager to draw up a sen Rescue call to 300 blk. of GMD at 8: 54 a .m. Injured People have died walking through smoke when they person. Patient was treated at scene and transported to - sible plan for dealing with a fire emergency so that could have survived by crawling. Fire experts say you tenants and staff ali ke know what to do . The Longboat Sarasota Memorial Hospital by the Longboat Key can survive inside a room as long as 45 minutes with a Rescue Squad. Key Fire Department will be glad to help. Please call fire raging oUlside the door ... more than enough time 383 - 1592 for more information. The multi-story * Fire call to Beachplace at 6:54 p.m. No fire, false for help to reach you. But if the smoke gets heavy, lie alarm. building occupied by the National Fire PrOtection Asso down on the floor or put your head out of the window. ciation in downtown Boston is, as you might expect, You can also'wrap a wei tOwel around your face to help safer than many. It has a full sprinkler system, a December3 filter out smoke. Rescue call to Sutton PI. at 9:41 a .m. Injured person . safety factor that the association regards highly because Slaying safe involves JUSt a few precautions and a lit there has never been a report of multiple deaths in any Patient was treated at scene by the Longboat Key tle forethought. If that seems too much to ask of Rescue Squad, and taken to Sarasota Memorial building with a complete and operating sprinkl er yourself, consider the alternative. • system. Even so, the associ ation stages unscheduled Hospital by private auto. fire drills, Rescue can to Dream Island Rd. at 12:55 p.m. In When you enter a public place, such as a depart jured person. Patient was treated at scene by the ment store, restaurant or hotel meeting room, make it a Longboat Key Rescue Squad, and taken to Sarasota habit to note the exits. If you fi nd any that are Memorial Hospital by private auto. barred, chained or otherwise locked - a fairly common Rescue call 10 5900 bl k. of GMD at 7:43 p.m. Auto and extremely dangerous practice - object strongly to accident, no injuries. the management. If nothing is done about ii, leave. If the furnishings or decorations look particularl y hazar December 4 dous for the kind of gathering that is taking place, Rescue And Fire Calls Rescue call to The Shore at 11 :46 a.m. III person. you face a decision about whether to stay. Patient was treated at scene by the Longboat Ke y -. * False Alarm If you are in a gotel or motel, survey. your .sur Rescue Squad, and transported to Blake Hospital by Manatee Ambulance. • roundings as you check in. Sprinkler heads m corndor November 29 ceilings are reassuring signs. If there are none, look for Fire call to 1100 blk. of GMD at 12:40 p,m. No fire, smoke detectors. You could carry a portable one with occupant left pan on stove causing it to overheat and you. As soon as you get to your room, look for the '!'ay smoke. out. Even if you're tired and want to relax, go back mto Rescue call N. Fire Station at 1:05 p.m. III person. the corridor to see where the fi re exit is. Have every Patient was treated at scene by the Longboat Key one with you do Ihe same. Rescue Squad, and taken to Blake Hospital by private Look for any obstructions, such as ice or vending Y1Iwmll auto, fIIE.E. tomachine opens, thethat firemight do blockor to yourthe pat~.stairwell. It's aSom gooedtim .ideaes I_~~~~~~~":'_' I.. ------~-~-~~~'='~"!"~:":'~':"':":'--, therevance isand a youseco ndwon't doo panict inside. when Know coming about upon it itin in ad-an LONGBOAT CH RISTMAS & CHAN UK .AH emecgency. HARDWARE Count the number of doors on your way back to your 4016 Gu ll of MexiCO Drive , room. If you are crawling along the floor under a heavy Phone383·1313 What a great time of the year_ Now Open Su ndays 9·' WECAN MAKE YOUR SHOPPING GULF FRONT HOTEL ON SO MUCH EASI ER. LIDO BEACH IS NOW SELLING COM E IN TODAY .. . WE' LL HELP SELECT, TIMESHARING CONDOS GIFT W RAP , A vacation ownership plan at Sara But r.st assured, you're not getting MONOG RAM .ota Sanda enables you to own your something la .., just because you're own gulf front vacation condomin paying le.s. Your full·furnlshed and Ium for IS little as a ona-time prlc. decorated condominium has all the LUBDCl8e Bazaar of $3900, comforts of e fine home. Fine Leather - Selected Giftware At Sar•• ota Sands you pay for just Now ft can all be your,. Through what you'U usa. Purchase a week GulfShares at Sarasota Sands. So Travel Accessories or as many weeks as you want - stop by today for a brief tour. And SARASOTA but no more, You don't pay for the make the purchase for e lifetime. ST. ARMANDS CIRCLE AND 1900 MAIN ST. weeks you cannot use. We're located on Udo Key past St. Armand. Cir~le at 2150 Benjamin And you'll own that time period Franklin Drive, Or give us a cali at complete with title aod limited war 813-388-2138 ext. 604. ranty deed. You have tha right to do whatever you want with your time period: us. it.. lend it.. trade it, sell It. will it. In those vacation dollars you're already spending into equity_ And you'll own e vacation on the Gulf in Sar8l0~ for the rest of your life. That doesn't meen you'll have to spend every vacation in Sarasota. ~rough membership in an interna- tional exchange program, you'll be ~ rrlf;;~--;~=ffl able to trade your time in Sarasota ~ ~ for a vacation at over 300 luxur- Sarasota ;-_ ious resorts throughout the U.S., S d ~ Roberts ~~=~:~~~~-----~~----u~-:-~_ 1*15 FREE GIFT CERTIFICATE .15J I, Simply p'... n~8s~t~TS~s~~!~s~e~ oS!~a~~~ of th.week t, for a brief tour and a certificate for $15 at one of many fme shops m St. • Armands Circle . I I Sarasota Sands I I .15 Note: Cert~icate ~~~p~!~!~~; ~~~U~~~~~~ ' Husband & wif. $151 11 mUll tour together. Urnit 01'1. gift per lour. Good et 1WI"ltIpal'f\Q ItOl'es. I .. --,.. .. ------...~ .... ,.-.-".--.. ------December 11 , 1980 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Page 9 esteem and job skills to women in prison or on volunteer Chaplains are available at all limes. A G.E.D. Captain Sally McCammon probation. She attended New School in 1975 and served program is offered for the inmates to complete their Talks About Her Job her practicum in the Record Section of the Sheriffs of High School education . From Palmetto. a Social fice in Sarasota. Worker offers her services as a drug counselor. The by Elaine Lombardi When Sheriff Burton was elected in 1977, he hired Manatee Mental Health Office works closely with the Sally to become Administrative Assistant to Lt. Richard detention center. Each cell block has its own capcain to Pentecost, the new Director of Detention. Her jobs con represent them at grievance and planning sessions . Ex sisted of acting as liaison between the inmates, their tras for the inmates are provided by a 120;0 charge paid families and the community and the long range planning by them at the commissary. This has enabled them to for the new detention facilit y to be buill in the future. buy two ice machines, special food, (all the turkey they When Lt. Pentecost left in 1979, Sall y became the Direc could eat at Thanksgiving) and exerci se equipment. tor of Detention recei ving her Captaincy in November of this year. It's A Community Problem The men and women on the top floor of the Manatee Praises For Sheriff And Judges County Court House waiting out their ti me , \\'i!1 return "I love my job," she says, " I love getting up in the to their communit y. Along wi th the sun, the beaches morning and hale to leave at night. " and the \'acationers there is heavy drug abuse, problem She praises her staff and the judges with whom she pregnancies, unwanted children, child abuse and crime. has studied and worked. Judge Smith has been \'ery "'Everything is a direct renection on \ ~h at the com· supportive and is always available. Judge Harry munity does or dOes not pro\ide. Its a ~'ommunity Parham, taking office in Januar\', has alread\' been in problem," st aled Captain Sally .\IcCammol1 . • touch and offe;ed hi s help. Sheriff Burton. she' says, "'is Captain Sally McCammon, Director of Detention for an excellent administ rator, a good adviser and alwavs ~:!IL:!IL:!IL 2«;P.:1J,;.:!IL:!IL:#,:..!«.:.!«:..!«.:.!« ~ Manatee County, was the guest speaker at the Longboat Chapel Me n's Club recently. She is shown In the photo above IiSlen,. H e won by6;~.of[h"'Ole ." . ~ Christmas Present Idea ~ with Phil Williams, re tiring president of the club on the left. lind George Tarburtt. vp and treasurer on the right. Problems Too k Here's an idea for a Christmas present that can ~ Al th ough she loves her job. il is certainly not ~ be enjoyed all year long. Give a subscription to h: On the tOp noor of the Manatee County Coun wilhout its prob!ems. k THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER. It's only SI2 a ~ House on· Manatee Avenue, Bradenton, 140 to 150 men "We have a hew turn-over of staff mainlv due to the : year and, if you wish, we 'll send a little card an- ~ and women are servi ng time for crimes they have com low pay and the bad working condi tions. Th~ building is "l nouncing the gift with your name on it, too.' tV mitted against society. The st aff required to guard them old and dilapidated with little or no air-conditioning. It tV Just fill out the coupon below and mail it with "l consists of eight women and twenty-one men. In charge can get up to 90 degrees during the summer. Also the "l your check to The Longboat Observer, 524 Gulf h: of both inmates and staff is Captain Sally McCannon, staff is more in jeopardy than the police and our ~ Bay Road" Longboat Key, Fl. 33548. ~ the only female Director of Detention in the State of security could be a lot better. " But she is excited about • ~ Florida. the plans for the new building. This will be constructed ~ Please send THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER to • on the parking lot adjacent to the Court House. It will tV the following person: ~ Back To School accommodate 220 beds with expansion to 410. With the 'f ~ _ How did this young woman, the mother of two new facility, new programs will be initiated with the ~ tV children, get into this occupation? "I feel I have some- goal, "To turn the people back to the community the .k ~ thing to give," explained Sally. same as or better than they came in ... now they just get ~ • "I worked as a volunteer for many years in Planned worse." .." ~ Parenthood and witli the Genesis Awareness Group in Waiting Out TheirTime ..w Please enclose a card signed by ~. Manatee County." While the inmates wait out their time, staff and ~ tv She started her college career in 1972 at Manatee Jr. volunteers try to fill it as much as possible. 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Invest in a sure thing: federally-insu red Mo'ney Market Certificates at Freedom Savings, where saving sets you free. Ask about our Freedom Plan Mortgage. Freedom is a new kind of mortgage loan: the Freedom Plan Mortgage. a fixed-paym ent. adiustable-rate mortgage often offered below fixed mortgage loan rates . Visit our nearest office for detarls. Fe.:"".;; ·"''::I..a· ~~~ ' ~o'sl?a s,::s'a" a oe~a·. 'o' ea· ..'. :nC·,3 .'. a c'Ce'i.r'calesot :Jeocs,: Ra:es J ~'e'e~ ' C' a .- ~ "':: . "le c~ , Cc .... OO_~::,,~ c' _~'te ' est '5 :)' -:. ... : :~ 26· :. ",,,, - ·.'e-E . Va'- e' :"" · ": ,3',,5 FSI.J(' 2.; " -~ .. ' ~,- ':a : .··· .:- · 000000000"as50)'$ I L .IS Page 10 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Oecember11,1980 December 1 1:58 p.m. - Woman reports injured bird, Gulfside Road. Turned over to Bird Lady. 2:47 p.m. - Woman reports auto accident, Publix lot. Property damage only. 4:15 p.m. - Man reporlS dog barking constantly on Bogey Lane. No one home at this time. 6:46 p.m. - False burglar alarm, North Shore Road. Equipment malfu nction. 6:54 p.m. - False fire alarm, Beachplace condo, 1100 blk. GMD. Set off by cooking smoke. 7:00 p.m. - False fire alarm, Beachplace condo, 1100 blk. GMD. Cause unknown. Oecember2 7:05 a.m. - Man repons barking dog, 5500 blk. GMD. Owner located and animal removed. 8:54 a.m. - Assist at Rescue call, golf course. Man fell and injured nose. 9:34 a.m. - Officer assisted with disabled vehicle, 5800 blk. GMD. Out of gas. 10:36 a.m. - Woman reports auto accident, Spanish Main. Property damage only. 12:03 p.m. - Bradenton P.D. reports dog struck by car, 3300 blk. GMD. Unable to locate animal. 12:23 p.m. - Man reports his wife's purse stolen from Llurl Krlntz Is shown receiving a plaque 01 appreclltlon their car, 7100 blk. GMD. Purse recovered in Village from Fire Chlel Bob BUllard. Llurl spelrhelded a lund drlva It area, empty. Gull Shoras to buy the Daplrtmant I naw CPR mlnnaquln and 1:42 p.m. - Woman reports injured bird, 3100 blk. Chlaf Bullird is shown on the lalt In tha midst 01 his lacture and demonstrltion of Clrdh:~pulmonlry rlsuscitatlon, Part 01 GMD. Bird Lady notified. the l udlence Is shown In the bottom photo. .:- 2:54 p.m. - Wom~an reports her car stolen, 5700 blk. GMD. Then remembered she sent it to be cleaned and polished. 7:37 p.m. - Officer repons door unsecure, 4200 blk. GMO. Owner notified. GINNY MAKES IT 11 :31 p.m. - Officer assisted di sabled bus, 7100 blk. GMD. Wrecker needed. EASY TO SHOP FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS ... December 3 9:41 a.m. - Assist at Rescue call, Sutton Place. Starting Mon., Dec. 15 Woman fell. she will have three II :47 a.m. - Woman reports injured bird, Falmouth separate tables of unusual Drive. Picked up by Bird Lady. Christmas items in her 12:55 p.m. -Assist at Rescue call, Dream Island Road. Man fell into lagoon and cut feet on shells. store. One will be gifts for 7:21 p.m. - Officer reports door unsecure, business, the men in your life. The 6200 blk. GMD. 2nd for the ladies and the 7:40 p.m. - Fire officer reports auto accidem, 5600 3rd will have gifts for blk. GMD. Property damage only. chll ren and grand· 8:21 p.m. - Woman reports strange noise in home, Video Movie Center tums your living room into the .:. 5200 blk. GMD. Found to be tree branches rubbing "Bijou." Choose from over 200 inslock roof. Ginny has loads of pre-recorded feature films. 10:05 p.m. - False burglar alarm, business , Seaview stocking stuffers too! Inquire about jOining ¥MC's Movi e Exchange Club. Plaza. Cause unknown. "10" Supermon Norma Roe Hooper Oecember4 A Sior Is 80m J ~ AJI The Prasroen!s Men lh. Goo!om.. SOluldoy Nigh! Fewr Foul Ploy 2:34 a.m. - Officer reports vehicle door open, dome Grecse The ExorCist (ptus monv mOltr) light on in parking lot of condo, 12()() bl k. GMD. Owner notified, aU secure. 7:55 a. m. - Officer assisted with disabled vehicle. Out GJ~t::r orgas. 56OOblk. GMO. 10:30 a.m. - Man reports dog on beach, 4800 blk. v~ "I'" RI .... IINIHI GMD. Unable to locate. '-__ SorClSotiin ~".a VIdeo SOule. __---' 11:46 a.m. - Assist at Rescue call , 5700 blk. GM D. Town & Country Plaza, 3535 Fruitville Rd. Man having chest pains. TIle comfitr of FruiMlia Rd. ond Benevo Rd . 3:40 p.m. - Man reports money missi ng from apart- 95S-9191 • Mon. .fri . 11).6 • Sot. 10-4:30 ment, 5000 blk. GMO. • WE HAVE THE TOUGHEST I~~E HURRICANE APPROVAL. Atlas ,Van Lines Hurricane/Burglary Awning • F.mlly Moving fApe'" FACTORY SOLD FACTORY INSTALLED FACTORY SERVICED , F," E.Um.l.. - As seen on TV!- • loc,lo. Lone DI.I,nc. It', u AWNING._ • DUIe. Mowl .. b', SECUI/TY .. • It', OUT OF SIGHT •.. 5 • P'OI"'I~ Sto,. 20% • Electronic. , 01.pl. y. Year • In.llnl ShIpping R.port, W o CourteoUI. Prol ..,l on.1 OFF A Packl ..... S,*,I.IIIII R IN DECEMBER R 355·2936 THE A OIlGINAL N Afte r Hours Coil Nick Volenti 758·7490, Len Val enti 755·3067 Reiular Awning':.. SlOrm Panel ~. Bahama &: Acc~rdion Shuners Available SCHEDULED VAN SERVICES TO AL L 50 5T ATES & CANADA T • Ultro Modern Fireproof Climate Control Warehouse PROTECT AGAINST FLY INC DEBRIS Y • International Moves ' Modern Equipment TORRENTIAL RAINS, BROKEN GLASS • Special Products Specialists WITH ALL THE ALUMINUM HURRI CANE SHUTIER Oavi & Valenti MoveJ-FrJnc.; INSTALLED OUTSIDE , FOR REAL PEACE'OF MIND WE'RE MOVING YO UR ~ MADE OF HEAVY DUTY ALUMINUM - NOT PLASTIC S~£g!j!y S hqtt~.r co~orp; '" 2375 ICC No. MC·79658 SARASOTA 109 James St. VENICE 484·8484 4 ~1'lh7'io December 11 , 1980 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Page 11 Bridge To Mainland.. • .. (Contlnuad trom Paga 11 such a feasibility study. The study itself also was agreed The funds are not immediately available but, accord to when Commissioner Sam Seegel was on the SMATS ing to Goodwill, may be applied for and very likely DIUerence Of Opinion board, and again with Mrs. Bell as a delegate. granted once the paperwork is preparo:d and sent The MPO is well aware of the difference of opinion through ch annels. on Lonaboat Key and how, in a survey, the people wan Paper Bridge ted a mid-Key location but the Commission voted for a Like so many other Federal funds, there is some Politics? south Key location. So the MPO now says to Com question if the funds may be used for engineeri ng and But fIu t , the MPO must dedde what it wants the missioner Claire Bell, their delegate to SMATS, and to environmental studies or if " planning" does not include funds t;' ~ d this is where the brid$le to the mainland the MPG, that if Longboat can agree on a location, then them. Even though the Town of Longboat Key has a comes fir.- ihere are 12 members on the MPO from both some of the fu nds might then be directed to a referendum and the people vote for a location, there is Manatee and Sarasota counties and each member may planning study. no assurance that SMATS and MPO will agree to let the ask fo r a portion of the funds for a study near to the funds go for that purpose and, if they do, will that mean heart of his constituents. Referendum? a study and what will the study show? But a few months ago, the MPO went on record Mrs. Bell is now suggesting that the Town have a As Sam Seegel once said, "The mainland bridge is a favoring a study on the feasibility of a bridge from referendum on the subject of a bridge location, that the paper bridge," and there are very few alive today on Longboat Key to the mainland and if it were deemed opinion of the voters be lold to the MPO, and that Longboat Key who will ever be able to drive across possible, then where it should be located. perhaps then, some of the funds might be diverted to it. • United Way Of Manatee County The goal of $556.412 is a 120/0 increase over 1979, which wlil provide funds for the growing needs of a growing communil~. If e\·en Walle earner 2a\l' the price ·of fl ~up of corret, Soc, once a week, either through a payroll deduction plan, a one lime gift. or a pledge, this community ''1uld . raise SI,222,000.00. Add to Ihis the con tributions of corporate citizens that care about the community and those people with independent in comes and a social con science , then the goal of S5S6,4 12 reflects only a portion of the potential of the community to give. As of December lst, United Way had either money in hand or pledges of contributions amounting to S369,051. This leaves $187,361 still to be collected. If you have not been con tacted call the United Way (.ffice 748-1313 , or send your pledge or check to the United Way of Manatee County, Post Office Box 109, Bradenton, Florida 33 506. • Happiness House Happiness Ho use Re habilitation Center is the only comprehensive re T,abilitation facilit y in this area. Your help in the past Sarasota Has Discovered Wild Oak Bay. has made this possible. By Discover for yourself the lUXUry and The Terraces. The Vistas. becoming a member of elegance of this country club community Two story beautiful garden condo Overlooking sparkling Sarasota Bay, Happiness House Rehabili on Sarasota Bay! minium homes with private entrances. , the luxurious and secluded mid-rise Vistas tation Center, you can help At Wild Oak Bay, you have your choice of Each Terrace home has its own terrace offer a panoramic view of the bay, the us to add new programs and ten different home styles in three balcony and screened porch overlooki ng the islands. and the Sarasota city skyli ne that is unparalleled. The Vistas offer spacious, expand existing ones to distinctive communities. sparkling swimming pool, hydrotherapy If you've ever considered purchasing an spa. and beautiful garden areas of the central elegant interiors in a tropical setting. Priced meet the ever changing from $1 41,000. needs of our community. elegant condominium home, you owe it court. Terrace interiors feature eat-in to yourself to visit Wild Oak Bay on Sarasota kitchens, lots of storage space, and Leisurely Living. At Wild Oak Bay, you Call 355-7637 for informa- Bar, and see how much more your dollar thoughtfully designed floo rplans. Priced from never need to worry about maintenance tion. • wil buy. Large homes with all the the upper S70's. or lawn care. An experienced team conveniences. including a convenient tocation. of professionals takes care of these chores for you. The VIII ••. Elegant single story dual family homes with private courtyards and attached twCK:ar garages. The Villas feature spacious interiors. large screened porches, convenient kitchens with pass-through, airy cathedral ceiti~gs and plenty of closet space. The extenors ~re classic Medite rranean white stucco Wi th red tile roofs and black wrought iron entry gates. Priced from the $90'5. 3515 EI Conquistador Parkway/ Bradenton. Florida 33507 1 (813) 758-1458 Below Market Financing Available/ Model Homes Decorated by Maas Brothers A rlE!iJL COMMUNITY I " C I..V i'l,.:UlI\.IM I v o.::.cn ¥ cn The Marrakech Restaurant wi ll be located on Marketplace McAnsh Square. The Mediterranean cuisine and an elegant atmosphere will offer residents a posh Mira Mar Plans Unveiled restaurant conveniently located near the Sarasota Bay Plans were unveiled recently for the historic reno'·a front, Room service will also be available. lion of the Mira ~· Iar Resort on Palm A .... enue. Construction is expected to begin carly this month. Sarasota. D. Thomas Kincaid of Architectural Associates. Inc, Stephen G. McCarthy and Arthur Nadel, real eSlate wi!! direct the restoration by D.L. POTIer Construction d;yeiopers and general managers of the ~lira i'olar Company. Jean Cheney Ferguson, Broker. Summer partnership group help a press conference at the Hyau Winds Realty, Inc .. will handle sales and marketing. House and announced that the reson would consist of and Marla Heim of Palm Advertising, Inc. will provide both condominiums and interval vacation apartments. advertising and public relations materials. Garry Vogel The interior garden courtyard will feature retail of Clover Deeoralors Soulh will create the interior shops, . boutiques, galleries and a luxury gourmet design and fu rni shings of both the reSOT! and the restaurant, restaurant. Once a lively playground for the rich. the Mira Mar ••• Here Is one of the doll reproductions at Sunshine Dolls. It is was frequented by such famous personalities as Calvin Patrick K. Neal has been elected to the board of 28" tall and the markings on the back Ire: 70·AM·9, Germany. Coolidge. Mae West, John Barrymore, F. Scott Fitz directors of Southeast First National Bank of SaraSOla. gerald, and Rudolph Valentino. Local notables included The announcement was made by James W. Brown, the Potier Palmers and the John Ringlings. president and chairman of the board, following the Sunshine Dolls is opening up shop at 1435 State The resort will be restored to its original beauty wilh October board of directors meeting. Street in Sarasota. between Lemon and Pineapple. rich woods, elegant walkoverings and ornate mediter Neal is a graduale of the University of Pennsylvania, Delores Schmidt, is the owner and she is up to her ranean accents to bring back the charm of yesteryear. with a B.S. degree in economics. He also attended eyebrows in dolls; old, new. reproductions. doll kils. The resort will feature an old-fashioned natatorium Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. Neal is doll making supplies, hand made, imported, the entire (indoor swimming pool), health club and beauty spa, as president of the International AHairs Association and gamut of dolls, Her hours are 9:30 to 3:00 p,m. well as game and entertainment rooms. is a National Merit Scholar. Delores' husband, Wall, is the Finance Director of the In addition to apartment sales, the resort will offer in Neal is president of Neal Communities. In c" a real Town of longboat Key. _ terval vacations. As a member of Interval International, estate development company located in Bradenton, a resident may purchase a weekly interval at the Mira Florida. He is also a real estate broker for Neal and Neal Mar, and swap vacation weeks with Interval members in Realtors, Longboat Key, Florida, twenty countries spanning six continents. ... Th' store for .. 'fOUr -...I 1llA. taAUQu Whitney a ..ch Shopping CantM In by noon IM4 Gulf of M8ltlco D'I.... Longboat Key· JG.4Q04 Custom DeSigning by Wm. Frazee One day film The Unique Place • DIAMOND UTYING .. IllMOUNTING To Buy For That proceSSIng WATCH .. fEWlUlY REPAIA Very Special Guy. 1316 6th A,·c. W I! The 1unctlon "Smart clothes makes Bradenton. ft 33506 746·9007 the man" Longboat Camera COLOR-- 6854 Gulf of Mexico Dr. .PROCESSING...... HOUSE WASHING Most Homes· $25.00 Roof Cleaning· FREE Estimates LOVEBUGG 921·3733 UNUSUAL THINGS We have the Largest Selection ST. ARMAND'S of Evening Wear in the Area .. . PRESCRIPTION SHOP COCKTAIL ILong and Short] Weddlnas. Theatre 19 North Blvd, 01 Presidents Holiday Wear TENDER LOVING CARE 51. Arm .. nd's Key By Health Professionals In Your Home Sarnola. Florida 33577 -EXPERT - Nurses • Companions Alterations Available -Home Makers. Counseling - Dieticians· .Physlcal Therapls.. Open Dally 10 ",m. t04:30 p.m. Mon. thru Frl. • Occupational and Speech Therapls,. We Specialize in Unique Eveningwear. NO Elegant Daytime Dresses and Sportswear. MINIMUM 24 HOUR CEDAR HAMMOCK "Old Downtown Sarasota·' HOUItS SERVICE 923·1871 46 South Palm Ave. 953-5785 Refuse Disposal Corp. PALM TREES TRIMMED • worried... GULF COAST LAWN A Waste Management & TREE SERVICE Company about the fluctuating price of ?ue &4tiwafu silver and gold? For Trimming & Hauling Call Diamonds are stable. .388-2664 days or 955·3307 rigItIs "FIRST IN SERVICE" We trade GIA certified investment § diamonds for gold and Silver, at going market rates. ~wiss 'Trndition CHRISTMAS IS NEAR•••• Let Us Wrap and Pack 1."'fI" \1 .... Your Christmas Gifts to SII<>r\ of fI.o. I., Call for information packet .. Insure Prompt, Safe Delivery or appointment Mi nimum 52.50 plus postage (813) 349-9858 J F ine Jewelry, Walches and Clocks Drop Off at: 1012 N. Orange Ave. I , or for pick·up call 366·8121 Sarasota Im'estment Diamond Associates Swiss Watchmaker Jeweler On Premises SARASOTA J .• \ 1:1 ••• t ',,! O lbr~~ . ' . MAYFLOWER 5111 (h'.::lIn H" uicvard • Suite H SarliSIlIi<. Floriua 33581 Rcpr.:!'cntlnll 561 Norlh Washington Drive Sarasota, FI. Saini Armand's Key t 8131388·2239 366·8121 ...... ~~ ...... ""'0110 I ~ December 11 1980 THIS AD EFFECTIVE: THURS., DEC. 11 TH WED., DEC. 17, 1980 ... CLOSED SUNDAY ... • Publix Uh.ler The Lelmo,n Tree Pric.-Accurecy By June Wisby PrOllrem II we check out any Ho. Ho, Ho. 'tis the season to be jolly! .item wrong - you get llove Christmas and all that it entails - but not before it Free! Halloween. That day deserves its own festive garb of ghosts and goblins. witches and jack·o-Ianterns. -Thanksgiving needs its own identity, also; turkeys and fragrant spicy pumpkin pies, autumn leaves and family get-togethers. They lose some of their charisma if their decorations are mixed in with Christmas balls and tin· se l! However, now that those holidays are over and past, we are free to indulge in our passion for candles and holly, Santas and snowflakes, wreath s and presents. We can hear the wonderful Christ mas carols with their familiar words and music, bringing the image of the star of Ihe Bethlehem and Ihe binh of the baby Jesus. What a glorious, sentimental time! Everyone hopes for the idealized Christmas. Was there ever a real family who enjoyed all the festivities that we dream of? Did they surreptitiously buy or make presents for each other, wrap and hide them, giggling happily all the while? (They must be rich. Have you seen what dolls and bicycles and diamond watches CO~t these days?) Did they take a day to bake a gingerbread house and . -decorate Christmas .cookies, smiling lovingly while '-beating the batter and sifting clouds of fl our? Did the children really do that without fighting over who is usi ng up all the chocolate spink!es? Did they go to church togelher and sing the Christmas hymns? Did they have a festive time with cider and donuts while trimming the tree together, smi li ng and laughing, without the father snarling because the tree wouldn't fit into the container properly and the lights wouldn't go on? Did the ch ildren not squabble over ?QQ§~ which of them would put the Christmas angel on top? ~ Did that ideal family welcome aunts and uncles. cousins and grandparents for Christmas dinner wilhout the mother disturbing one hair on her well·coifed head? Without burning the buns? Without having a nervous Fruit Cake now breakdown? Withoul Uncle Tom indulging in too many available In sizes brandy egg nags? Without Grandma saying she always gets dyspepsia from anyone else's cooking and could she from 1 lb. to have some Alka Seltzer? Without the cousins punching each other when the visitors break all the new toys? 10 Ibs. We also -...! Truly? have a fine Oh, what a happy, happy ChriSlmas! • assortment of fancy Christmas Cookies. SPECIAL PU RCHASE! (THIS ITEM AVAILABLE IN 2 piece Dress Ensemble S2998 DANISH BAKERIES ONLY) assorted colors & si zes (THIS ITEM AVAILABLE IN OR TOPPED WITH DANISH BAKERIES ONLY) SESAME OR POppy SEI:DS Rodeway Inn on Lido Beach 1050 Ben Franklin Drive OLD-FASHIONED GOOD Hu.9,}O·5,}O FLAVOR IN THESE TENDER ITALIAN BAKING POWDER BISCUITS BREAD n d CJ ~ 9...... ~C ST"~--' BUY & SELL ALL U.S. & fOREIGN COINS & STAMPS DIAMONDS r JEWELRY · WATCHES DEALER IN 1 • RARE COINS . - The Krugen-ond $old ... f Coil for Ooity Quotft ESTATE APPRAISALS WILLIAM R. LORMAN, OWNER 366-2191 1469 IMIN ST. Page 14 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER December 11,1980 With One Publlx Stamp __...... A\S With anI Publl x ~ With One Publix Stamp Price Saver Booklet ... ~~smt'S5F' Price Saver Booklet ... ~P PO" S.", ."kI.1 ." (I"K';'.: 0.<• •• • n . '111101 DAIRI-FRESH SMALL. LARGE @. r~EA:;~~; <~~~; !o 1 m THIN WHI;~ \I~; '~~~'~ao~ SCHMIERKASE OR LOW-FAT FLA. 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(Each filled Booklet is worth V. saver book) Kraft·s Cracker Barrel Cheese ....IIIIi~ Spread, Smoked or Sharp Cheddar ...... toO • • Krall's Chunk Slyle schweig er or Aged Swiss Fresh Cheese ...... ':4." Liverwurst ...... ~-" 09 HMinute Maid" Brand .. '1 Philadelphi a Brand Whipped Flavorlul Sweet Chive, Onion or Plain Orang. Munchee __ II Cream Juic...... ";~~ Cheese ...... 51,a c Tasty White Calmeria ... Cheese ...... =- 99 Ze sty-F lavored Wisconsin Cheese Bar tv\ed ium Grapes...... ~:: 6ge: Baked Beans .. ... 79' Cheddar ...... '::.' $2 53 Fresh Florida Juice .. Fresh·Made Pauly Chunk Style Cheese, Orang.s ..... 5 ~ : v aOe: "NEW" Submarine Crisp Juicy Red Oelicious .O<~ Sandwich ...... Sweet Apples ...... 3 .:: ~ 79e: ... 99' Ready· to·take-olJt Southern Munchee ...... :t;: '1211 FlorIda Sweet Easy to Peel Fried Kaukauna Klu b Smokey. Tang.rines ...20 1<>< ...... Chicken ...... 4a Bullery Swiss. Sharp Cheddar. California Red Seedless ~~: . '3 or Porlwine Grapes ...... : : Hc Plain, Poppy or Seeded Cheese Logs . '::'.L s.".':'>:!I> Florida Red or White Seedklu Italian Bread ... :.~ 69' Wispride Cold Pack Cheese Fresh·Baked Grapefruit .. .. 6 10, -1 u .h Food: Sharp Cheddar or '''.'''~ Apple Pie ...... , s1 4a Portwine ...... S Tart Crisp York ~. Ho' from the Deli! Kraft's H b. Bowl Solt Parkay Apples ...... 3 b':;. 6ge & Miracle Whipped Margarine Boil, Fry or Mash; U.S. :;, .••• ,\~.". Cod ... s3511 or 1·lb. Twin·plc Soft Parkay Potato.s .... 5 · ~:, He Almandine ...... c Margarine ...... !i: 79 Florida Medium Size Delmonico ~. Fleischmann's Regular Tomatoes . .•. :~ 20e Potatoes ...... 51'11 C Margarine ...... !~!: 79 " Colmtry Stand" Brand Fresh U.S.O.A. Choice Boneless Pillsbury's Chocolate Chip, Mushrooms. ,:;;~ . '1 III Oalmeal Ra isin, Peanut Butter Whole Top or Sugar Slice 'n Bake Western (165 size) Bosc or Anjou Butt ...... ~:~ '258 (15 to 17-oz. size) P.ars ...... 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Some works of panicuJar interest are: Elena Bar stein's "Ebonas II," Barry Salinas' two finely tuned abstractions; an ink and wash drawing entitled "Three Galleries Nudes" by Byron Browne; all of Karl Zerbe's draw ings and collages; Thomas McKnight's rather charming "Gray Room with matisse," and Stanton McDonald The I. Irving Feldman Galleries Wright's woodblocks from his haiku series. Longtime residents may remember Artemis Jegert's The Feldman Galleries have been turned into a mini "Lineman," which won first place in the SAA Na museum this month with the opening of an exhibit Dougla, H. aaker and LuAnn Leonard In Nell Simon's tional Exhibit that was held at the Ringling Museum in mu,lcal " Sweet CharIty." featuring the Israeli-born kinetic artist Yaacov Agam 1958. It's in the show, along with a room full of prints and a large selection of works on paper by Franken and posters by Neiman. Barnet and Alexander Cald~r . Charity Hope Valentine ..... what a name. Sounds like thaler, Levin, Miro, Motherwell, Moore, Warhol , Ap For the convenience of the gifl buyer, Foster Har either a spinster from Worcester, Mass., or a st ripper pel, Jenkins, Dubuffet , Rivers, Gottlieb, Davis, mon is offering the opportunity for the recipient to from Newark, New Jersey. The latter is closer 10 the Noland, Vasserely, Davis, Lindner and Sonia Del aney. exchange a work for one of equal or gr~ater value truth of the character in the Simon, Coleman, Field Not a bad lineup. should they find the place not conducive to their tastes. musical comedy "Sweet Charity." This Charity Hope The show is hung salon style to accommodate all the All of the paintings. scul ptures and works on paper in Valent ine is two-bit lui dancer with an open heart and work, with many pieces leaning against the wall while the show are under S2 ,()(X). an empty head. A real loser who is on the rebound. Bu.t resting on the floor. But this slight breach of no rmal The Foster Harmon Galleries are located at 14 15 then she meets Oscar, a mild-mannered tax consultafl':, gallery etiquette seems unimportant considering the Main Street in Sarasota. and together they plan a life of wedded bliss. Just the quality of most of the work being shown. Better to have two of them and their own little country gas station. to kneel down to see Larry River's quadruple Camel But will true love prevail? Has Sweet Charity found cigarette packages than not see it at aiL the tax consultant of her dreams? Or will Oscar ditch Of special interest to viewers is the full suite of soft Hodgell Hartman Gallery her like all the rest, leaving our heroine to dance her li fe ground etchings based on the film ver~ion of Bertolt A two man show featuring the paintings of Robert away at the Fan-Dango Ballroom? Brecht's "Threepenny Opera" by the American social Larsen and Moe Mitchell opened Sunday at the Hodgell Th~ answers to all of the above can be obtained fo r realist Jack Levine. Particularly appealing - or unap Hartman Gallery in Sarasota. Although they appear to the price of a ticket at the Golden Apple Dinner pealing depending on how you feel about the man and hav~ little in common in the type of work they produce, Theatre, .where " Sweet Charity" will be perfo rmed his work - are the Andy Warhol photo silk screens called both men display a sensiti vity towards color and a through January I I . "Space Fruit," in which the artist has once again knowl~dge of how to us~ it to gel the maximum desired utilized the combination of photographic imagery, off effect. Cast and Production register color and titted, overlapping, rectangular color Heading the large cast is Ginger Prince as Charity, fields. Robert Larsen Douglas H. Baker who does double duty as Vittorio The paintings of Robert Larsen are based in realism Vidal and Oscar; and Cheryl Carty and Bonnie Balcom Agam but emphasize color and form over subject matter. as Charity's closest friends at the Fan-Dango. The rest The work of Yaacov Agam isn't everybody's cup of The bulk of his work in this show is made up of views or the company is made up of Jeanette Dropman, Su Su art, but this visual magician is, if nothing else, an in of the old Mira Mar Hotel, which can be seen through Sparkmen, Gary Pate, Betty Seibert, Lydia Brickhouse, credible technician and experimenter. Included in this the galleries front windows. The white stucco facade of Tom Baird, Steven Minning, Luann Leonard, I~ portion of the show are Agam's sculpture, serigraphs, this structure would be perfect for a stark white against Douglas, Mark Goldbaum, Tom Nicholas, Robert De folded paper works and the very complex agamographs blue sky treatment similar to Georgia O'Keefes adobe Leon, Caitlin Larsen, Joseph Bradley and Dottie (a lenticular tense over three silk screen images). building paintings, but Larsen doesn't go that way. In Romero. Direction is by Robert Turorf with musical The folded paper pieces and amographs are some of stead, he makes the old hotel come ali v~ with layers of direction by Janet Aycock, sets by Charles G. Stockton, Agam's most interesting creations. At one end of the scrubbed-in colors that are blended into the walls to choreography by Pittman Corry, costumes by Therese folded works we see rows of rectangular colors produce subtle variations of value and hue with one or Bridges and lighting by Kevin Featherston. Janet remini scent of a painter's chart. As we pass to the other two colors dominating to uni fy the surface. In one view, Aycock, Lyla Fitzgerald, Jamie Solano and Mike Egan side the image changes, new dissected shapes appear un blue and blue-green become the dominate hues; in provide the musical accompaniment. til at the other end we again see the "color chart" or another, it's red and orange-red. Together the cast and crew manage to take this rows of black and white symbol like images. Also present are several of Larsens nudes - sections of musical off the ground and really make it soar - in the A mere tilt of the head is all that is necessary to trans nudes actually - seen against the landscape with a moon last ten minutes of the last act. Before that, the Golden form one image into anoth~r when looking at the in one of the corn~ r s. A landscape and two still lif~s, Apple's "Sweet Charity" is a hit-and-miss affair at agamograms. The ~ffect is dizzying and similar to a which are handled with the same kind of overall use of best. child's flip image toy except far more sophisticated. color and brush work that is apparent in the nudes and Ginger Prince is a very likeable and energetic actress, Is there sustaining artistic merit beyond Agam's. the hotel paintings, have been included as well . But it's and except for her singing voice, which isn't powerful visual trickery? That the viewer must decide. The L Ir the views of the Mira Mar that are the most striking. ving Feldman Galleries are located at 205 North Orange enough to give the punch necessary to songs Iik~ "If My in Sarasota. Friends Can See Me Now" and "Where Am t Going?" Moe Mitchell she is well suited fo r the role of Charity and therefore Color, subtle form, straight and gracefully curvi ng gives a generally satisfying performance. Another bright line and abstract symbolism is the subject matter of Moe spot in the show is Douglas H . Baker, _whose: Mitchell's work. Over a luscious, saturated and fluid professional polish is made very evident due to the single color, which is used as a ground and to create soft RESORTWEAR unevenness of the rest of the production. The best voice forms throu'gh a graduation of tone, a series of straight in the cast belongs to Gary Pate (Herman, the dance hall or curving multi.-.colored li nes dissect the ambiguous manager). Unfortunately he has only one chance to space that exists between the paper's edge·;. really use it, and that's in the final song, "I Love To Cry Address Books .. .. Cosmetic Cases Mitchell works with watercolors, acrylics and com At Weddings." binations of both to create the color fields, and Prisma ... Travel Cases Place Mats * There is a sloppiness about the production that is Color pencils to produce the lines that glow like neon working against the generally capable group of actors Kleenex Holders ... .. Napkins against the backgrounds. This combination works well . and dancers assembled for the cast. Too much of the ... Baby Bonnets Recipe Holders .. A variety of effects can be achieved within the lines due dialogue and lyrics are drowned out by the screeching of Clowns ... * Racquet Covers to the character of the pencil and the results of using it sets being moved, people dropping things backstage, a on 300 pound D' Arches watercolor paper. .. Pillows Headbands * trumpet blaring out over the pianos and other The 'lines either cut and frame the space with annoyances. Charles Stockton's sets are uncharac ... Frames Quilts ... geometric accuracy , or gracefully arabesque through it teristically tacky. especially the one for the scene that ... Jackets Ponsies ... while echoing the subtle forms of the ground. A single takes place in Vidal's bedroom. Skirts ...... Sachets line will often take on both characteristics which sub Admittedly, some of the scenes do work. But the consciously shifts the speed with which our eyes follow ... Dresses Slacks .. lavishness and snap that director-choreographer Bob_ the paths produced by the pencils. Fosse built into the original Broadway production h~ Belts .. Occasionally the lines come together to form linear not transferred well to the Golden Apple's small stage. shapes. "Endless Journey" has a series of triangles Although the cast holds the show together with som~: within triangles that surround a single red dot. In " Our fancy footwork, the end results are a dist"..... ')intmeo!; Demons," the triangles are substituted for circles, again when compared to other Golden Apple pro~1;.ons. with an off center dot. Names like "Endless Journey," " Powers of Yin and The Players of Sarasota - and LOTS more! Yang" and "Our Demons" suggest that Mitchell 's paintings are not non-objective in content. And indeed The haunting "Prelude" and the romantic " If I ~e51~~ there is a good deal of mystery present in the work . It's Loved You" aptly set the mood for the aging but char wishes you up to the viewer to be his or her own detective. ming Rogers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel," MERRY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING! The Robert Larsen - Moe Mitchell show will be up which was voted the "musical we would most like to 17 S. Blvd . Presidents. St. Armands · 388-1413 through December 27 . The gallery is located at 48 South see" by the Players of Sarasota audience last season. Palm Avenue. (COntinued on Paoe 17) .•• - - _ •• ___ .... u"'uo.."", o..n (Continued from Page t6) pleasant waitresses, (Lynn Dekowski and Monalee • Pilmhflgs After 36 years of revivals and the 1956 film version, Mathewson). • • SCulplllre the StOlt .; the brassy carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, Th e IOterrelationships - or lack of them - are at the • An Suppltes and Juliriordan, the naive mill girl he marries on a hean of this drama with a touch of comedy. Each of the Exhibition of Underwater whim, is a familiar one. After marrying Julie, Billy quits characters have faults, but none are beyond redem· Paintings his job at the carousel, becomes desperate for money ption, except perhaps Mrs. Railton·Bell, who receives MARISE ART GALLERY when he learns that Julie is pregnant, agrees to take part quite a shock when daughter Sybil says no to her and 2643 Mall DrIVe in a robbery, and ends up falling on his knife in an at declares her independence day. Gull Gale Vi llage tempt to escape the law. He is given the chance to make :unends by coming back to earth to help his daughter, The Production "now 15, as she struggles to find her own self-respect The overall performance of the cast is quite ~ood. If 922-7169 because of the shame that Billy brought to his wife and there is a star, it's Patti G'Berg. She is very effective in the then yet-to-be-born Louise. . portraying the transition of Mrs. Shankland from an aloof, sarcastic, ice Queen to a woman on the edge of You '/I Know You Were Framed By ProfeSSionals The Players destruction who finally adm its she needs someone. But Charles DeHayes gives an interesting performance as it's when she walks on stage in the second act as the Billy, and Shellie Williams is sweet and innocent as meek, easily domineered Sybil that she really shows her Julie. Marcia Trego has a fine voice, but her accent in talents as an actress. The gestures, expressions and line the role of Julie's friend Carrie gets annoying after a delivery are all different and convincing to the point while. George McLain is properly proper as the likeable that several people in the audience who had not read the stuffed shin, Enoch Snow, and is very effective in the programs were. not aware that it was the same person ballet scene, which is nicely danced by Laura Keitel who they had just seen as Mrs. Shankland. comes on at the end of the playas Louise Bigelow. The Visually, the sets aren't much, but each member of principals get good suppOrt from Joyce Roderick (Mrs. the cast has an interesting face and were well cast for 10-9 Mullen), Larry Fischette (David Bascomb), Cinda their roles. Van Huff's direction, his debut in this MOl/-Sal Tiles & Thurs Goeken (Nettie), Tom Lewis (Jigger), and particularly capacity for the Island Players, is sound and to the Larry Golden, who has worked professionally in New point. York. The chorus. dancers and children also do well So far the Island Players are having a good season. If ART POSTERS UNIQUE GIFTS wilh their parts. you would like to be a part of it, call the box office at THREE DAY CUSTOM FRAMING SERVICE None of the cast speaks very good Mainese (Bangor is 778-5755. ~ he setting for "Carousel"), but why quibble? For the most part, the Players, under the direction of John Film 4016 Gulf of Mexico Dr. 383·5800 Lund and musical direction of John Franceschina (with Flash Gordon sets , choreography and costumes by Peter Strader, Bet Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, ty Seibert and Joey Hodgson respectively), give a satisfying rendition of the musical. So if you like com Directed by Mike Hodges "Influences of the West" munity theater and Rogers and Hammerstein's * 1;2 by Susanna Spann·Cowart collaborations, chances are you'll like this production. Dino De Laurentiis has produced a movie [hat tries to The play runs through December 17. Reservations dumb its way into your heart and pocketbook with sub Indian Drawings and Watercolors may be made by calling the box office at 365-2494. cartoon level dialogue. graphic alien violence. myopic RECEPTION sexual innuendos, shiny galactic zoot suits, plastic sets, technicolor nightmares and a cast of characters that is a Sunday, Dec. 14th 2 - 5 p.m. The Island Players combination of beings from the original "Flash Gor EXHIBIT Terance Rattigan's sharp character study of the don" serial and wei rdos that look as if they came from December through Jan. 8 inhabitants of a residemial hOlel in Bournemouth, the " Star Wars" reject file. England. entitled " Separate Tables," gets a good In De Laurentiis' " Flash Gordon," the evi l Emperor showing from the Island Players in thei r second produc Ming and his cohorts don't live in outer space, they live tion of their 32nd season. in a giant Lava Lite and Flash is the kind of guy that, if The regulars of this less-than-posh establishment he didn't have Flash emblazoned across the front of his J are Lady Matheson (Marion Broderick), an eternal spin jersey, probably couldn't remember his name. ster despite the fact that she is a widow; Mrs. Railton 4.1.12 Polma 5010 OIvd . Beefcake Sam J. Jones plays Flash with the called-for (behind u r General Store . Cortez Rd. ) 792-7492 Bell (Josephine Richard), a nosey, domineering old bat mixture of Duh and dash; so does Melody Anderson as tleaxe; the eccentric Miss Meacham (Lorna Schiek); a Dale. Whether or not either one of these newcomers can "egulor Gollery Hou rs: 10 o .m .. 5 p.m .. Mon. ·50t. pompous retired schooheacher by the name of Fowler act remains to be seen. Whether or not their careers are (Sam McDowell), and a young couple (James Culler and going to be able to survive this film if it doesn't lead a Audrey Shehon). long series of sequels - which the ending suggests are INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING Mr. Malcolm (Ben Bridwell), a writer with a past, and planned - also remains to be seen. Mrs. Shankland (Patti G'Berg), an aging model who purchase , consignment or exchange was once married to Malcolm, round out the winter De Laurenms seems to be trying to accomplish the Fine Paintings, Sculpture, Prints, guests. In act II, which takes place 18 months later, impossible - create a cult film for the masses by em DrawIngs, Oriental Objects and Antiques G'Berg and Bridwell play the neurotic daughter of the phasizing the camp without getting too kinky. A kind of Also. Auction Estimates and Arrangements battlea.xe and the phony Major Pollock, respectively. fuily cosmic "Rocky Horror Picture Show" that for Most Advantageous Disposition This bunch is kept in line by the proprietress. Miss everyone can enjoy. He's got it half right " Flash Gor Cooper (Joanna Brown), and a couple of rather un- don" is pretty rocky, and it is certainly a horror. Ba),shore Cinema PG (language) AdleyGallery,Jnc. • 1620 Main Street Sarasota (813) 366·4059 '11:qe !'ill= !-rt ~qup 3/,,,_ Longboat Key Art Center ART SUPPLlES& FRAMES PORCELAINS FINE FURNITURE Winners of the public balloting "People's Choice" 10% OFF have been announced and ribbons awarded in The ALL READY MADE FRAMES Longboat Ke y An Center's Fabric Am Show. 1817 S. O sprey Ave. Ne ll Hall, who'Se entry Taurua Lady, was also the D/S;;V~;~;;t Mon.-Sat_8·S 955-4763 juror's choice, took first place in the public voting. John King ~ s miniature rugs were the Peoples second ~ choice. They took third place in the juried show. Lois / Pontier was voted third best in the show by the voters i<\NTIQUES while another of her entries took second prize in the I\UI...... '1")' ~ _ _ ~'___ We Buy ana Sell Ovality Antiques. juried show. Fran Wells was selected founh in the 320 12th St. W Bradenlon. FL 747·3993 public balloting. • Sheila leach Tues.· Fri., 10to II, or lor Appt. Call 747·2872 PLANTS BROADWAY • f!iJ1.&l1u1«u1j i"lt 6to&1n girl .gal hering al GAS =n • ..Jd1l,tlu"u·unt~ (.n (;loO'm :~Don" w~;r:~n~oS~~P::~r? STATION "A Holiday Happening" - the annual Christmas Show. • ...rkcI"lInUUJ ~ta ,:.". 6/oom, w LINLEY A quiet place to shop - a treat for your eyes, your > • J&t6 'fie.. de". heart and your pocke·tbook. 11 • <§aMien4 ~aGt'u~ "~ 0 CEDAR CD (!) :Crt Certificates Available efine arts, crafts () z .plal1fs e lOys 0 sgourmet foods N ~ PLANT Ideas & ServIces • Handcrajied decorations HIBISCUS 5440 Gulf of Me)(ico Drive. Longboar Key 383·5431 LongboQt Key Art Center CENTERART tp .;:.iY We Sell. Rent. and Service Interior Foliage 6860 Lon boat Dr. S. 383·2345 I I' <0 ~P~.~9~'~18!-______T~H~E~LO~N~G~B~O~A~T~O~B~S~E~R~V~E",R ______D_._C._m __ b._r_'_'~.1_9_80_ . Hausted; fourth, Mabrey Hill Brown; fifth, Bob Weiler What's Happening and sixth, Ella Larkin. SKAT , -~ In The Arts ... Honorable mentions were won by Leslie High, Frank The highly charged drama, "After the V ' made Jannings, Dorothy Drum, Mary Pearce, Peg Nichols, such an impact on sell-out and enthusiastic· audiences Martin Pate and James Sager. The sh!)w runs through that the Siesta Key Actors' Theatre will repeat its play Buyways Gallery January 8 at the Boys Club, 3100 Fruitville Road, for seven special performances Jan. 17-24. Tatiana McKinney's sixth one-person-show at the Sarasota. " After the Fall" is Pulitzer Prize playwright Arthur Buyways Gallery opened on December 14 and will run Miller's controversial autobiographical account of his through December 24. The exhibit includes a study of a Golden Apple Dinner Theatre life, his torments and his loves. The stage is his mind painted tapestry created for the alter of St. Frances de The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre is looking forward and the characters appear as he conjures up memories-:= Salles Seminary (the oldest operating seminary in the to welcoming the popular acting couple, Philip He thinks of the people and suddenly they are there. U.S.) located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. LeStrange and Kathleen Klein when they return to David S. Howard and Krista Diefenbach once again The Russian born artist was educated in Latavia and Sarasota from New York. They will be starring in Ira share the top billing. Appearing through special guest has traveled and exhibited in many European and South Levin's hilarious thriller "Deathtrap," which is still on star arrangements with Actors' Equity Assn., Howard is American countries. The Buyways gallery is located at Broadway and will be opening at the Golden Apple on well known to area playgoers for his variety of roles at 1311 Main Street in Sarasota. Hours are Tuesday January 13. the Asolo Theatre. Saturday, 10-5:00 and Sundays 2-5:00. "Deathtrap," in its first local profeSSIOnal prOduc " After the Fall" will be presented in SKAT's Gallery Maeler tion, will run through February 22, with non-smokers MacKinlay Kantor Theatre located on Gleason Ave., An exhibit of paintings by marine artist Bruce Elliot nights on January 21 and February 11. For reserva Siesta Key. All performances during the run of Jan. 17- Roberts wi ll open this Sunday at the Gallerie Macler. tions, call 366-5454. 24 will be presented at 8 p.m., excepting a 2:15 p.m. Roberts paintings are part of the collections of Richard ••• matinee on Sunday, Jan. 18. The theatre is dark Mon "Ali Baba and the Magic Cave", opening January 17 Mellon, John Ford III, Dorothy Draper and can be seen days. The drama will be presented in the round and all in public buildings including the Capitol building in at The Golden Apple Children's Theatre, will be a high seats are S7 .50. For further information and reserva advemure in the tradition of the Arabian Knights. Washington, D.C. and the Tallahassee Supreme Court tions, contact the SKAT box office at 349-7749 or mail building. A magical, funny, and exciting adventure, the cast orders to P.O. Box 3885, Sarasota, FL 33578. Practically all of Roberts paintings are depictions of consists of 4 women and 8 men, age 18-35. Auditions actual events including sea battles and historic races. will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15 at The Florida Ballet Company The show runs through January 2. Gallery Macler the Golden Apple Rehearsal Hall, 1126 Central Avenue. On December 19 the Florida Ballet Company will is located at 1359 Main Street in Sarasota. Actors will be asked to move, as we ll as read, and present " Balle! Cornucopia," a wide spectrum program should wear comfortable clothes. For further informa featuring instructors and students from the Floride.. Woman's Center tion , contact Laurie Logan at 366-2646. State University dance department under the direction An exhibit of batik, painting and pastel works by ••• 'of Richard Sias, and music ranging from 15th century Katherine H. Tsongas; paintings by Kim S. Wade, and The Golden Apple offers a return engagement of the airs through the 20th century work of Igor Stravinsky photographs by Joan Knox will be on view at the holiday treat, Gian-Carlo Menotti's opera "Amahl and The single performance will take place at 8:15 at Van Woman's Center,located on the sevent)l floor at 240 N. the Night Visitors". Amahl will be played by Matthew Wezel Hall. Washington Boulevard in Sarasota. The opening is on McKnight and his mother by Katy Dacus. The Wise The fully costumed dancers will perform 'Tschaikov Sunday. December 14 from 2-4:30 and the show runs Men will be portrayed by Gary Pate, Ian Douglas and sky Concerto' to the Allegro Brilliante of the E-F1at through January 16. B.H. FitzGerald. Directed by Roberta MacDonald, Concerto, 'Grand Tarantella' to music of Gottschalk Musical Director is Janet Aycock. and 'Baroquianna' to music of 15th and 15th century Boys Club of Sarasota Theatre-goers have the choice of the Children's composers orchestrated by Respighi. The pas de deux Winners in the juried art show "New Faces in New Theatre luncheon/ performances December 13, 20, 27 from 'Le Corsaire' uses the choreography of Nureyev, Places." which is being held at the Glen Gallery at the and January 3 or special holiday dessert/ performances Sias' version of 'L' Apres Midi d'uD Faune' and 'Rite of Boys Club. are: First (S800 purchase prize). Charles Monday, December 15, 22, and 29. doors opening at Spring' round out the program. McCurry; second, Shirly Clement; third, Virginia 6: 15, curtain at 7: 15. Reserved seats may be obtained by calling 955-289~ A special curtain-raiser, from 2 to 5 p.m., or at Daisy's for Dancers, 4523 S. the ballet of "The Steadfast Tamiami Tr. Mondays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or Tuesdays Tin Soldier," will be per and Wednesdays from 1 to 5 p.m. Prices are $7, $6 and formed live on stage by the $5 with a SI discount to students with 1.0. Florida West Coast Dance Following the performance, the Florida Ballet will Company, under the direc host a wi ne and cheese party where the audience can= tion of Betty Seibert. meet the artists. Tickets are $5 and may be obtained with the performance tickets. The production is being assisted through a grant from the Woman's Exchange ~ . A PRE-SEASON SHOWING produced and directed by Nancy and Art Falls .staning- Top of the tine casual resort:wear by Point 01 View Catlillna Gordon 01 Philadelphia Harbour Casuals -featuring• . A SPECIAL PREVIEW GIVE-AWAY. 1st PRIZE: $250 wardrobe of your choice. 2nd PRIZE: A swimsuit of your choice. 103rd PRIZES: $10 gift certificates. Drop In and register by DECEMBER 19. purchase necessary, need not be present to win. December11,1980 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Page 19 W~at's Happening Club News ... ••• The Sarasota Camera Club will hold their annual banquet on Dec. 14th at Crown House at which times its officers for 1981 will be installed. Newly elected offi If your club, group or non.profit organization would iocally as Mrs. Edward Feld), in a dramatic per. cers are: President, Samuel W. Kipnis; Vice President, like to have their notices or activities publicized in this formance of "The House of Rimmon," by Henry Van co/umn-i.(.nply mail the information to liS at/east one Mrs. Charles Eaton; Secretary, Louise Eichelberger; Dyke, at the Women's Club of Sarasota on January week i;~fiK1nce. Mail to: What 's Happening, 524 Gulf 18,1981. Treasurer, Walter Stroip. Bay Road, Longboat Key. FL 33548. In order to insure accuracy, no phone calls please...... Nell Znamierowski will instruct on the topic The Sarasota Bay Republican Women's Club will hold its December luncheon at the Chez Mediterranean ••• Overshot With Pazau for the Manasota Weavers Guild (Country Club of Sarasota) on Thursday, December 18 . Xi Zeta Omega, the ISland Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi on Jan. 12th· 14th at SI. Paul's Church. For informa. Hostesses Nella Buckman, Jane Howell, and Honor is having their annual "Flea Market" Saturday, tion contact Mary Wildrick, program chairman, at 955. December 13th, Holmes Beach. 0283. . • Sanborn will greet members and guests at the 11:30 This will be held at the Island Bank parking 101 from social hour followed by lunch at 12. The Circus City 9:00 a.m. on. There wi ll be plants, food, new clothes Chapter of 'the Sweet Adelines will serve up a musical and treasures of all kinds. Conferences dessert. ... Club member Joanne Koester, Sarasota County The Sarasota Chapter of Th e Embroiderers' Guild of Supervisor of Elections, will be Honored Guest, in America, Inc. will hold its annual meeting at a luncheon recognition of the tremendous effort she and her staff at the Hyatt House on December 16th, 1980. Aku·Tiki Inn exerted to achieve an 85 percent voter turnout for the Following the luncheon members will be the guests of 7th Day Southern Adventists ...... Dec. 14-18 national election in Sarasota (second highest in Florida "Ca'D'Zan (The Ringling Residence) for a viewing of and at least 30 percent higher than the national figure). the Embroiderers' Guild Christmas Tree. Colony Beach and Tennis Resort Christmas Bazaar items and stocking stuffers will be The tree will be adorned with thirty (30) needle· Standard Reliity Corp., Southfield, Mich . Dec . 11-14 on sale. All interested Republicans are cordially invited. poimed Renaissance angels. The project was conceived North American Van lines, For reservations call Mary Quigley, 349-4703, or Dean· and executed by members of the Sarasota Chapter of Ft. Wayne, Indiana ...... Dec. 11.14 na Stafford, 924-0068. • EGA as a gift to Sarasota. Surgical Orthodonic Seminar, For membership information call Jean Schofield, St. Petersburg, Rorida ...... Dec. 12.14 Manatee County 349·0592 or Sylvia Halpert. 9244318. Playboy Magazine, Chicago, Illinois ..... Dec . 14-21 ... T.I.S.C.O., SI. Paul, Minnesota ...... Dec. 15·20 Historical Society To Saturday, December 27 at 2:00 p.m., the Venice Linle Anderson·Clayton Foods, Dallas, Texas . . Dec. 15-17 Hear Story Of Theatre is performing the children's classic, The Wizard of Oz, in a matinee show that will benefit the Child LBK Hilton Cattle Ranching .: Developmem Center. Tickets may be obtained by AFL·CIO ...... "." ...... Dec. 12·15 mailing a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: The Color·Dyne Inc ...... •.. •.•...... Dec: 12·14 Officers of the County Library System and the Mana· Child Development Center, 1618 8th Street, Sarasota. Anheuser·Busch ...... Dec. 14-19 tee County Historical Society will co·sponsor an auto· Rorida 33577. Phone: 366·7202. graph party for Bradenton author Joe. G. Warner and ... Hyatt Sarasota Libby Crews Warner, his wife and collaborator, in the Civil Air Patrol, Southeast Region, Central Library auditorium Tuesday, December 16, The Sarasota Chapter of Shaare Zedek Hospital in from 2 to 4 p.m. Jerusalem proudly sponsors Madeline Salow (known Bradenton ...... Dec. 12- 14 Tauck Tours, Westport, Connecticut. . ... Dec. 13.15 For further details call Oscar Elder, 792-4627. • Sheaffer-Eaton, Pittsfield, Public OefenderTo Massachusetts ...... Dec. 13·19 National Funeral Directors Assoc., CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL Address Harvard Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...... Dec. 15-17 Members of the Jewish community are Ringling Bros., Washington, D.C ...... Dec . 16-21 The Harvard Club of Sarasota will hold the third cordially invited to worship every Friday Textile Center of Sarasota ...... Dec. 13-14 even ing at 8:00 p.m. at SI. Mary Star of the meeting of its twenty. fOurth season at the Crown House Contractors Association of Sea. Visitors cordially welcomed. Restaurant, 5445 North Washington Boulevard, Sarasota and Manatee ...... Dec. 13·14 Sarasota, on Friday, December 12, 1980. The Social Hour will start at II :45 a.m. luncheon will be served at Sheraton-Sandcastle 12:30. All persons who attended Harvard or Radcliffe Rexnord, Inc ...... Dec. 11·12 are welcome. St. Mary Star of the Sea The Guest Speaker will be Jack Johnson, Chief • ROMAN CATH OLI C CHURCH Public Defender of the Florida Tenth Judicial Circuit, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive former Head of the U.S. Naval Investigative Service, -WINTER MASS SCHEDULE and a Iife·long Florida practicing attorney. Captain LONGBOAT ISLAND ) Saturday: 4:30 & 6:00 p.m. Johnson will talk on the role of the Public Defender in CHAPEL Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 & 11 :00 a.m. our state's system of justice. AN INTERFAITH Dally Mass: 9:00 a.m. Mon.-Fri. Please make reservations by phoning Robert Durham COMMUNITY CHURCH at 349·5395 or Dorothy Pope at 349·4120. • On Earth 9200 Culf of Mexico Dr. Worship Service·!! & 11 a.m. Nursery for Pre-scnoolers All Angels by the Sea lev. Chines Jim M.ush An Episcopal Mission - Minilter - Services. Sunday, 9:00 AM PHONE 383·2120 '" ,,,h•• C"";,7.;:'~iI~,~Room 01 The Coast F~I."J ~ , Bay Isles Road FOR CHRISTMAS ••• The World of Books Large Selection of ChUdren'. Book. Including: Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Lady Bird, Trixie Belden and The Black Stallion. Stories by Richard Scarry, Beve~ly Cleary, Dr. Seuss, Gyo Fujikawa and Judy Blume. • Tell Me Why Series. Baby's lst Books • Eosy Readers. Pop Up Books. Gift sets • Scrotch and Smell Books • Thousands of Paperbacks The Learning Depot TOWN AND COUNTRY PLAZA We 8uy, Trade or Consign US90 "!tii:;..,. Expert Cleaning & Ropairs 624 • In the Mall fA"?'; Az~ re Oriem~~i Rugs Call Fruitville at Beneva ~ . . 'ilfLJ & Ant-muer; 365-5336 "A Trusted Name From Ma /nero Florid." Sarasota· 957·1919 (./"..-,~~ . Plenty of Free ~ I\j.oment 484 S . Wuhfngtoll m.d .. Suuota, Florida 83&77 Parki ng in Rear Page 20 THE LO NGBOAT OBSERVER ~able d'hdte Dining Out By Kevin Dean The Sbarro 4-6 pm Daily Sbarro is a chain Italian restaurant that first made its S appearance at the mall in Bradenton about a year ago. C EARLY BIRD A second Sbarro's opened recently at the Sarasota Square Mall. H SPECIAL The restaurant features a variety of pasta dishes such 0 as lasagna, fettucini, and many combinations with $4.95 ~ spaghetti. Several types of hero sandwiches, cal zone and 0 v pizza are also served. , N Must be seated by 6 p.m. ~ TRlDER JACK'S Kipling and I have eaten at Sbarro many ti mes and E " " DINE DIRECTLY ON THE GULF" have tried several of the dishes. We've found the 701 ;.tt Dr• •• , ~ ItKII • 7JJ.2275 lasagna and calzane (ricotta, mozzarella and mixed RESTAURANT meats baked into a shell of piua dough) particularly ~ limos 01 TIE I! $lEU - SIIlII' $TUIU II lUI MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW EARLY BIRD HOURS good on most occasions. Their pizzas emphasize the cheese. so if you're the type that likes pizza with a FOR CHRISTMAS DAY ~ Daily 4 to 6:00· Sun. 2 to 5 higher cheese-to-sauce ratio, as I do, you'll probably (Dec. 25) F,. COIrst pin appetizer like Sbarro, too. NO RESERVATIONS TAKEN FOR EARLY BIRO WE WILL BE SERVING FROM NOCHARGECAROS FOR EARLY BIRO We have gotten a few below par meals at Sbarro - 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. LUNCHEON pizzas that were overdone, baked dishes that had been Specials Include: •~ 4 o.Iy ..... s,oc;.h sitting out too long - so the consistency of quality that All Entrees. Salad Bar l1 :oo A.,.. 10 l :)(lPW - belpl Sun. marks a good chain restaurant is sometimes lacking. Homemade Bread SUNDAY BRUNCH Part of the problem is due to some of the em Our Regular Menu to pll••• IVlry tute ployees' habit of talking with each other or friends while I S.... d4PMto10PM AI PI CD lit- 10:30AWt02PW they should be checking to see if the pizzas are "Dine on the Gulf on Longboat Key" 26 DINNER EmEES burning. Buying pizza by the slice when it has been out 4 PW 10 10PM, Won..! ••,, ; 2 PM lO'PMSun . of the oven too long will also give you a false impres 383·6077 sicin of the food served by Sbarro. It's better to order a -4000 Gull of Mexico Dr. • -MONDAY & TU ESDAY NIGHTS whole pizza or wait until a new single slice is pulled from Mana9.' Tom LagopoulOS, formerly with THE MUSIC MAKERS the oven. C.rmen's R.sf8ur8nl In Toronto iii ~ s.- willi tWll .. MIll &I'IIt But generally, if the chefs are keeping their minds on what they are doing and the food is fresh, the eats at WE DN ESDA Y TH RU SUN DAY Sbarro aren't bad at all. Not as good as an Italian restaurant that makes most of their dishes to order, but THE ROYAL SHAFT good for a chain restaurant. I CASUAL ATTIRE OPEN 7 DAYS A W EE K Two Scoops A Goldmine At Lunch The Pils At Dinner HELP US STRIKE GOLD December Dinner specials 4;30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Longboat's GOURMET TAKEOUT & CATEIRINIG Prime Rib Sandwich and • Complete Dinners Prepared Oairy Reid y to Reheat Vegetable ...... 2.95 " -7 5S4O Gulf of Mexico Or .. Longboat Key Bowl of Vegetable Soup ...... 95 Baked Cheese with Mushrooms and Tomatoes on a Bagel...... 1.45 ARE YOU DOWN FROM I Season's THE EAST COAST OR QUiche and Wine...... 1.95 CHICAGO AREA AND Lasagna, Vegetable and Wine ...... 2.95 Greeting LONG FOR A GOOD KOSHER HOT DOG? Salad Bar $1.00 per person extra • WE HAVE 'EM' with any entree I All Day Saturday, Dec. 13 -Two for one Salad Bar II MUSTARD'S LAST STAND 'Pete~ I 5023 Ocean Blvd. RESTAURANT i Siesta Key 349-0158 tlJ'ax:ttaiJ.1tJum}8 - Mon.Fri 1/·11 Sal 11·7 CHRISTMAS DINNER MENU APPETIZERS. Chill~ Tomato or Oran~e juict French Onion Soup or Nrw En~land Clam Chowder Gull Shrimp Cocklail (3.95) . ENTREES: ROAST SIR WIN of BEEF _ju ...... 5,95 ROAST TURKEY. dl'W,..,. . ~,bIIl.flJn. •·IO/I ..".",.""'...... 6.25 BAKED HAM. ""~ icr .'ilvUo. ,u-,p __ ...• . . , ...... 6.50 And Enjoy the BROILED SWORDfiSH ...... 6.95 Piano Stylings of ~ two. ~ s.t.dt. •• ALL DINflER.~ H LL U)(!RSE RON Indudin/l Our Fanwu. SA LAD BAR ORLANDO ICHnl.D:REN·S OINNERS-R ...... Turk,). S,krri H,m. Roa .. '''';'''1',:~~~~~ PLEASE III1\KERESERVI\TIONS FOR ~ 11 A.Moo 12:30. HJO. 3,30. 5,00. 6,30 " 8:00 P.M. 18 Year Winner " TraveI/Holiday" Award 5325 Marina Drive, Holm ... Beach Restaurant. 24 Years on longboat Key on lleautiful Anna Maria bland RESERVATIONS: 8131383·1101 MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED Decemberll,1980 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Page 21 The Consul Cooks Caribbean ~ar Restaurant &. 14 BeAch Resort By Wy-lene Lamb (Editor's Note: For the past few years. Dr. Wylene Lamb has served as Honorary Consul for the Country of Trinidad and Tobago. During her continuing visits to the . . . • islands of the Caribbean, she has assembled hundreds of ... Exquislte Continental Brunch recipes. many of these she will be sharing through THE and American cuisine, OBSERVER.) experrly prepared. elegantly served . Buffet Savoury Hamburger With Sauce Angostura ... FAshlon show every Every Sunday 11 a.m .. 3 p.m. fA Caribbean Flair For Oll Everyday Treat) Tuesday luncheon. 2lbs. minced meal ... Dlnner .?ond Dancing salt and pepper to taste to Jimmie Taylors orchesrril 1 small can tomato sauce e very Friday evening Tree House Lounge 1 medium onion, minced (jackets required) Featuring 2 tablespoons minced celery .. . Ente rt ..dnment nightly LIVE ENTERTAINMENT 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice , \Ii cup water Nightly EKcept Monday for reservations. prlv"te functiOns 2 tablespoons minced sweet peppers or brochure: 383-2441 2 tablespoons Angostura aromatic biuers 240 I Gulf of MelCi(o Drive LONGBOAT KE Y HilTON 47 11 Gull of MelCico Cnve Long bOil.l Key Longbool Key Florfd o JJ548 81J·J8J·2451 Combine meat, salt, pepper, lime JU ice and Angostura, mix well and form into four patties. Com bine tomato sauce with the remaining ingredients in a bowl. Brush cakes on both sides with this mixture. Place Italian and Seafood Specialties on rack and broil for five minutes on each side, or to · Served with a Waterfront View ... taste. Serve wilh Ihe remaining sauce. • ~ DINE. ENJOY. RELAX at , :~ __ ~) 'P~4~ ' afood on the ~~~ water's edge! - FEA TURING - Your - favo rite fresh seafood and Flounder· Native Red Snapper. Shrimp" Scallops sandwiches In a "come as your are" henkel' Scampi· Filet Mignon· Calves liver. Baked Chicken A Must on Longboat Key Specializing In Pasta & Veal Dfshes atmosphere. We Provide Open 11:30AM 1010 PM "CARRY OUT ORDERS" from our Entire Menu Tuesdays) - Plus Our a.ltcfous Piua - SPECIAL: Make Reservations Hours: 5-10 p.m. Open 7 Days a Week Grouper Finger Plal1er 4120 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Longboat Key 383·5111 $3.95 Now For Christmas Dinner R89. Hours 9· 2 & 5:30· 8 Sunday 8:30 to 2:00 Cocktails (Breakl ast Only) LetThem Quiat Mond ay at Gulfwind Marina 101 City Island Rd. ri7113::::====a3==" 2 5~O~O II 388·2395 Eat Cakes! 1 '/z miles north, "00' St. 3454 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Longboat Key I, I j Marvland Lump crabmeat Cakes! , 6100 CORTEZ ROAD, BRADENTON Tender chunks of crabmeat delicately seasoned with herbs Reseruations 792·5522 and spices. blended together with just a pinch of breadcrumbs. Accompanied w ith Rule - Early Evening Dinner Specials a tangy sauce. JUSt one Daily 4 p.m .. 6 p.m. of the speCial dinners prepared • in the Chuck Muer tradit ion ... Fried Lake Superior Smelt. .. 4.95 Mousaka ...... 5.50 fit for a Queen! Chopped Sirloin Steak...... 4.95 Pastichio ...... , 5.50 • From 5 to 11 :00 p.m. every night. BarB·Q Pork Ribs ...... 5.95 Fresh Catch of the Day ...... 5.75 NY Strip Steak...... 6.95 Roast Sirloin of Beef au jus ...... 5.50 Grecian Style Chicken ...... 4.95 Roast Leg of Lamb ...... 5.95 Entrees Include the Following: St. Armands CirCle 3S8-3964 ctJaRleqs Reservations Accepted. Soup Of The Day Baked Potato. Real Fries cRab American Express honored. Hot Bread, Tossed Salad or Rice Pilaf and Vegetable Page 22 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER December 11 . 1980 Around Town ... BEFORE THE THEATRE By Fran Dolph 383·5509 (Dedicated to news of the homes and condos on Le~ Longboat Key and of the residetlls. friends, relatives Gracious Fre nch Gourmet Dining and visitors who enjoy our islalld.) 5:30·10:00 p.m. "'" ***** AFTER THE THEATRe Art Falls of Ihe Sea Stable says it all with his bumper sticker, " l want to be on Longboat Key." After being in Rocky's Rib Room Illinois with 6 inches of snow and blustery winds, we , appreciale the December weather on Longboat. The Finest Steaks & Barbeque in Saraso;a , Served until 1 :30 a.m. ***** , longboat Key also has some handsome inhabitants, ALLAT NOliced dini ng and having a fun evening at the Far i Horizons last Friday, Mr. & Mrs . Alan Svedlow and ,·f ~:." Jack and Merry Graham . ~ , ...... -. , -, • J- ***** i Poinsettias will be on sale in the lobby of Ihe Ellis Longboat Island Bank until the 19th of December. Rekindle the spirit Volunteers are giving time and effort to Ihis wOrlhy 1st & Pineapple· Downtown \ ' cause, as the proceeds go to FAME Charities, Inc. 957-1712 f of Christmas FAME provides help in the Sarasota area to children in 11 '5 a v.inler wonde rland where the dire need of hetp. It was started in 1967 and today em scent of evergreen fills the air. braces Ihree areas of chari lable services: the care of in Deck your ha ll s wi th boughs of holl y. fants, deserted and abused chil dren, and youth Choose a festive wreath or an alienated from family. A Quaint Italian Ristorante enchanting miniature tree on St. Armands .. . and exquisite ornaments to trim it. ***** Fran and Russ Boettger of Seaplace have just re Specializing in Prime Veal Great Gift ideas too! Brighten turned from a visil to their son's country home in Food prepared u."ith an IIrt;slic louch lind , someone's Christmas v,;th poinseuias, Louisiana. Natchitoches is a beauliful ol d town of cob served In il IUm of Ihe cenrurv senlng. blooming plants or choose a blestone st reets and winding rivers. Each year they cele Luncheon Mon . . Fri•• DINNER N /GHTL Y fresh, dried or custom silk brale a winter carnival, a Mardi Gras, the firs t week in (OhI.Id",o', Menu Availabli' .i!"s a Compli'le Calry Oul Menu arrangements .. beautiful and December. Cillering & Privale Pallies eas\Tway 10 show you care. We deliver The Boeuger' s son is a crop duster for all oflhe large and wi re world wide. cotton plantations in the area, and Iheir daughter·in-Iaw Call today and open an account is head nurse of Obstetrics and Pediatrics of Ihe local o r charge it on your Visa or hospital. Master Card. ***** Phil Williams surprised Rev, Jim Marsh on December 7th at the Longboat Chapel by having the entire con gregation stand and sing Happy Birthday to Rev. Marsh. The only Florist on ***** St. Armands Circle 388-4461 Dottie and Mike Verona of The Shore are enjoying 24 Soulh Blvd. of PTes idenlS the holidays with a house guest, Mrs. Edna McMurtrie, from Christopher. Illinois, The family galhering will be complete with the arrival of their son, Ke vi n, of Spring field, Illinois and Michael, Jr. of Boston. ***** Here is a recipe for wassail , nice to serve to friends during the holidays. Perfect for an open house. I lb. sugar 1 ql. water 12 whole cloves 4 sticks cinnamon 4 allspice berries I V: T. ground ginger 3 cups orange juice 2 cups lemon juice 2 qts. cider Combine sugar and water in saucepan. Boil for 10 minutes. Add spices and cover. Let stand for I hour in Enjoy Classic Cull ine F r ~ca l ~e In :he warm place. Strain; add orange juice, lemon juice and comlorlable atmosphere of Pr()l{\ncill! France. cider. Bring to a quick boil; serve hoI. May be re ¥La BoullibllSse II \a Marseillase OPEN - Tues. thru Sat.. Noon to 10 pm frigerated; reheat as needed. Serves 40. Recipe may be every Thursda~' evening Sunday to 9 pm cut in half. For Reservations. Call 383-2421 ***** ·Mon. thru Sat. 5:00·10:00 P.M. 383-1748 Cheers! North End of LBK, 7003 Gulf of Mexico Dr. ON THE 8t Y END OF BROADWAY * LONGBOAT KEY , FLORIDA 794·0322 THE Delivery Service Shipping W·'...-J ~\.(, CHEESe 9:30·5:30 Lighter Meal.. . HOUSE Lighter Check. 6220 44th Ave. W., Cortez Seven Days A '-'kek. T.,b",' j"r., C"'''J id''", ril''' ,,,,, H', i.~I, r (,",erO"; .:" n ","1< ',s ,u,,/ 0'" ,·.Id\" ,Ii",·,;. rhe: H(,!' 5,·.1" H, i l.m' ,I'" will" Of! oil." .1 -"""W'" ,/,,·er,,/. ::;",,,, 1/.., I"U lioJl!..,/ .11" Ji"" j ... o.l,.. ill " ...... b" "",Iil,b/,' ,II J,"" j rl".I"'c. b ...w ·,·,·" dlt· i!()11"..,f 5:0U ",,,,16:00 1'.. 11. iel·,·" ,1.,.\,., ...e rk. Cheeses, Wines, Delicacies T l"w Ult i1fl.\h" i,\ S,·rvil·'·. ("i.. i,w ,\I\d AI1fI.'.. p h,·... · Open 11 :30 am daHr Bru nch on Sunday ~o'" Of The World Loun,e open unlil 2:00 am c"crynighl The Connoisseur R eS Cl\alion ~ rccommcnded ~~~f~tlee~' For Phone: 792·477 6 BradcnlOn. Florida Fresh Pate Smoked Turkey Fresh Herring Larry Stewart· Proprietor Jacki James-Mgr. Jecember 11,1980 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER ~a ge "' ~ Hilton Manager Gerritsen: An International Dynamo By Betty Blafr It is safe to say that Mary Louise Gerritsen, General Manager of the Longboat Key Hilton, is the best organized w"'man in town. Because • Th is, and beeause she is a warm, vibrant, outgoing, 'Stiper-efficient lady, she is one of only 25 women hotel managers in the world in the five major hotel chains. She has made it big in what is generally recognized as a man's fi eld. Speaks 5 Languages ~ native New Englander, Mar y Louise came to Longboat Ke y via Texas, Indonesia, A sterdam and Brussels, and has been here one year. As might be ex pected, she speaks Dutch, French and English and has a good knowledge of Bahasa (the official language of Indonesia) and German, Met In Jakarta The L.ongboat L.eague feted She mel her husband, Engele, a native of Holland, 23 Mary L.oulse at a testimonial years ago in Jakarta. He was in Indonesia train;ng pilots dinner lut week at Ihe L.BK for KLM Airlines. She was working for C_ ·farnia Hilton. The group is pictured Texas Oil company as an administrator an _ '. ·cher of above. At the right is Don English to the Cal·Tex laborers. After a ant 'I_ court Smith and Phil Williams of the L.eague with Mrs. Gerritsen. ship that took Engele around the world, 'I)ey were Right below Is Don giving her a married and have lived happily (if unusually) ever since. gUt on behalf of the L.eague. At left Is Adele Getman, who fead Wanted To Live In USA an original poem about "Got a Job To Do? Giva It To Mary Engele is a Senior Captain for KLM. fly ; 18 747s 10 all L.ou ! Who? Mary L.ou!" parts of the world . This means that currently , ~. see each other onl)' about once every 2 or 3 months. He had long ago decided that he wanted to live in the Uhited States when he retired. So several years ag·(l •. ley flew to Mary Louise's native Rhode Island, bought a home there and a condominium in Sarasota. It is Engele's upcoming retiremem that caused Y'lary Lou: to accept the Hilton offer on Longboat Key. Short Retirement And it was retirement, her own, that gOt her into the A guest may become seriously ill or have an accident. hotel field in the first place. Living in Amsterdam and ;>. (ary Louise calls the paramedics and goes along to the working as personal assistant to the president of a large hosfltal in the ambulance. industrial fi rm, Mary Louise got tired of the long hours, In case of a death, Mary Louise must notify the the traveling, and the heavy demands of her job. So she f ''lliiy and make whatever arrangements the family decided to retire. . ,ants. That re tirement lasted only a short time. A friend laid ' I always try to put myself in the guest's position," her that the Sherawn chain was looking for an assistant :o.iary Louise says. So giving personal service to her 10 the Regional Director who could spuk and read g1'''sts and her employees i5 ·a way of life for her. Dutch. It sounded interesting, so Mary Louise went for an interview. Seven years later she was vice-president Unusual Problem for Europe, Africa and the Middle East in charge of Somelimes the problems are unique. Recentl y a ~minislration and personnel. husband and wi fe had a little spat and the wife moved into the adjoining room with their daughter. Dear Mrs. Gerritsen: What A Job Description! That evening the husband called the manager's office On behalf of the Longboat Ke y Town Commission Here al the Hilton, her regular duties include making and asked if they could get him a pair of crutches, e."\: and the people of Longboat Key I want to extend thanks sure that the hotel is fil led, handling the advertising, piaining that he had gotten into an altercation with a and congratulations fo r the outstanding success of the putting out the brochures. and deciding on the pricing man in the parking lot and had hurt his leg. When Mar\' Founder's Day Fair under your Chairmanshi p. As was of everything from a room to a steak din~er. She also Louise suggested calling the paramedics, the guest evident by the fine turnout it was something in which makes out the budget, sees that everyone stays within it, would not hear of it. the townspeople participated with a great deal of enjoy makes the final decision on purchasi ng linens, laundry The next day when the paramedics came to take care ment. While serving to bring to mind the history of our equipment and everything else. She supen'ises all main of another guest, Mary Louise asked them to check on Town and the people who were pan of that history, it tenance and refurbishing, checks the costs every day, the man who wanted the crutches. also acted as a catalyst toward building a feeling of does an inventory every month, knows exactly how As they examined him, the whole story came OUL The logetherness among the people who are here today and profitable every phase of the business is, and makes a guest admitted that his wife had locked him Out of the helping to shape the fut ure. full report to the owners every month. room where she and the daughter we re sleeping, so he In addition to those pleasurable aspects, not to be had tried to jump over the space bem'een the OUI overlooked is the financial success which now enables Always Emergencies door balconies and didn't make it, falling quite a the making of meaningful contributions to local youth In addition to that, there are the emergencies that distance. organizations. arise frequently . At 7 a.m. the hotel may be notified It 's all in the day's work fo r Mary Louise Germ · The Commission is nOI unmindful of all the hard thai there wiU be no deliver.y of eggs and bread for sen , who handles it all beautifully and efficiently, and ..... ork that went into the Founder's Day Fair and wanted breakfast. Mary Louise must fin d some in a hurry. has enough time left to serve as Special Projects ~ hair to lake this opportuni ty to officiall y commend you. At the last minute she may be told that the breakfast man , President-elect of the Longboat Key Chamber of Sincerely, enef cannOt come to work that day. So Mary Louise Commerce, and was in charge of the 25th Annh·ersary J. Kennedy McCall goes into the kitchen and starts cooking. of Longboat Key's Founders Day Fair la 5 ~ mont h . • Ma):or For the Commission • wallcovering JEANETTE installations Where only the look is expensive by Larry Niehaus Gift Giving Is Fun 371-7246 Anytime When Your Gift Buying Is DoneAt NITE-OWL CAB CO. 24 HOURS - 7 OAYS - BEACH AREA JEANETTE Servi1~ Tampa lniernntinllai Remember We're Open Thurs. Nights Til 9 and Sarasfltn Ai'·lmrls Op~n Monday thru Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Reasonable Flat-Rates 794-0022 302 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 366-7717 Between 3rd &: 4th StrHts Additional Parking in Alley Page 24 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Oecember11.1980 Ask the tice the Coast Guard was a "branch" of the military Italian Earthquake Victims during the Civil War, the war with Spain, the War of Skipper 1812, World Wars I and II and during the conflicts with Need A.R.C. Help Korea and Vietnam. On April I, 1967, the Coast Guard was trans The American Red Cross has provided an immediate ferred from the Treasury Department to the new $27,000 to assist victims of the devastating earthquake Department of Transportation. In the event of war, in southern Italy. by Jock B.:r::r.::--.. ~_.: however, the Coast Guard will be under the direction of The Sarasota County Chapter of the American Red the military. Cross has been asked to put out an appea):. 4 funds to The duties of the Coast Guard are many and, in suc the citizens of Sara~ta. Contributions aiC'i.ax deduc ceeding columns, we will cover some oJ their activities tible and checks should be made out to "American Red Coast Guard Has Colorful History and tell you a bit about how the Coast Guard Auxiliary Cross, Italian Disaster Relief" and sent to the local Several people have asked me recently about the was established and the part it plays in a program of chapter at 307 South Orange Avenue, Sarasota, 33577. Coast Guard and its role in the past, as well as the cooperation between the two organizations. • For further information caU 365-4292. present. The history of the Coast Guard goes back more • than a century and a half to the beginning of the United States. The constitutional government we know today began in 1789, the year George Washington became President. The next year, on August 4, 1790, Congress passed and Washington signed a bill authorizing the construction of "ten boats" for guarding the coast N against smugglers. This was the beginning of the Coast Guard. It was known in those first days, however, as the Revenue Marine and later it was called the Revenue Cutler Ser WINTER QUARTER 1981 fromJANUAAV5 IhroughMAACH21 vice. In 1915, the name of the service was changed to R, gis r,"ion 009in, ~omO" B ·PA.M. United States Coast Guard and as an organization, Refli" erlorCI.ue$ lI l : Adult Educillion Offi ce Sou th County despite name changes, it is considered the oldest of the Sarasol11 Yocalional·Technlcal Center saraSota Hill" School. Aoom 109 ven,ce Adult Cenle, 488·6383 4748 Bene"a Raid 924·138S 1001 S W;I$h in\llon Blvd J&6.S446 Venice Jr Hill" Communlly SChool 418-7727 Nation's seagoing armed forces. COURSE OAV T' ME LO C.TION 'SENIOR FRIENDSH IP CENtEIIS W~' e Your Pe...... I Uto HI$lory I SFC _ Sl ~ I.S,,", , W~,. Your Own We Hi" ory II ,• SFC - SlIleS,,"! , KHjling IJ"""",1 , SFC - SI. le51,"' , Art~ia' ion • SFC - SIIleS" ..! " _. Fo, SO" "" Cll lro" , -.:==-______--'~~~~'~'"~':!'~n~'~'~'" ~'~~~~~!!!:!,,--- ., "~~ ., ~~ ., ~~ ., -~~~ ., .»~ ., ,~~. ,.,... VENICE ADlILT HKlH SCHOOL English SIeHl. MIT H VJHCS _ (135) $1 Con·, Lowi. AnwiconHIllory W H VJt«:S -(I35) $"I Con'1 5M... PAO W H VJHCS_(I35) $"I Con'! Show !Mill 1"YI H VJHCS _ (135) $"I Con"_' __ ~... ~.. ~ ______-!Th'--'.. ~ ______,~,:'""~-:l,,~,,~ ____ _'.~ __ "~::·"'-!.... ::~.'______C. 1. Sarasota Jungle Gardens 8JHC$ - I_JunIo> HIgII CommoriIJo_ 5 Bird Shows Daily SJHC$ - _JunIo>HIgllCommuni!J_ 2. NEW! Jungle Gardens Reptile KEY, CUMC_CII.. ,., UnU'" M.,hodl.. Chu,ch VJHC$ _ v..- JunIo>lIlgII Comrnurity_ * World! Giant Snakes SfCVAC_V..-_c..", __ ,-.c.ntor Alligators - Rep.tile Show NC_ .... Ohotgo 3. Gardens of Christ r"',1 c """• • ~,. ","obl, '~ . II ~ " , " ""..,;I <" ",I" ' ''''Y """ "','""'" '"i'''' ... Life Like Realistic Gardens " <0. • 0'...... ~ • ...... g ...... "'. , go. "'''OM' orfg;".' " , "V'CIQ. December 1 1980 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Page 25 Monohull: Ron Jasch; Prams: Bill Icely, Craig Bridges, Strictly Mabrey J. Ascencios; PHRF (all sails): Bob Dockery, Barry In COASTLINES S~i~!~~ ~ nes, Mark Liberman; PHRF (working sails) Neil Grif fi n, A. Peterson, Dwight Logan. from Florida Sea Grant College by Tom Leahy and Billie lowry ' ~ ~~ Show Regatta "'io ~ Boat Seventy. sailboats registered for the first "'charity regat We did a little Christmas wishing at the boat show in ta in thr ..:: a. The Gift of Life Regatta was held Satur St . Petersburg last week. Everyone wants a bigger boat or at least looks at them - we only want three more day. D~nl ber 6 at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Picking Sea Oats Could Be Marilyn BilIib, the organizer of the function, said feet. they took in $2500 and were able to turn $1500 over to It was pleasant to be outside walking on floating A Costly Mistake the National Kidney Foundation of Southwest Florida. docks hearing the music of the Bahamian Steel Band. This was possible due to the generosity of local mer There were over 300 boats to inspect. Don't Pick the Sea Oatsl chants. And it's fu n to greet those we know, even though we Those slim stalks bearing sand colored seed spikelets " Ten dozen doughnuts and pastries came from the had seen them the night before. drooping gracefully o v er~ the dunes along the beach ' Hyatt House and were served at the skippers' meeting "What are you looking at'!" highways might appear to be the perrect addition to a along with hundreds of cups of coffee donated by the "We could buy what we want if we sold our house." dried flower arrangement, but don't succumb to the Sarasota Bank and Trust. Another welcome con You don't have to be very old to remember when prices urge to stop and pick a few. tribution was ice delivered in a refrigerated truck from of houses were comparable. WaJr's Fish Market. I can only spend so much time looking at boats I'U Salt Tolerant Entertainers were on hand all afternoon ... Jo", a never own. I spend hours hanging over the jewelry They are sea oats, a salt tolerant plant found singer from the Boathouse, started at 1:00 p.m., took an counters admiring tiny golden anchors and shining sail throughout the southeastern U.S. from Virginia to hour and a half off to sing at a wedding in Venice and boats, one inch high and under full sai l. The price of Texas, and picking them is a serious misdemeanor. then came back to sing until seven at night. Skip Eaton some of these could have bought a dinghy not too long Strategically placed signs along the highway spell it out of the Eaton Brothers Band donated his talent too. ago. quite clearing - "Unlawful to Pick Sea Oats - Many local businesses gave trophies including several Like the old expression says, the difference between Florida Statute." on Longboat Key - the Vlhite Sands, Colony Beach men and boys is the'price of their toys. Dream on, men. and Tennis Resort, Michael Saunders and Company The first Sun Coast Yacht Club race of the winter Important In Ecology and Coast FederaL series was held Sunday, December 7. The results are as The signs don't elaborate the reasons why this plant is Marilyn, contacted on Sunday, was tired but en follows: First: Looks Bad (Bob Dockery); second: San to be left alone, but the fact is that sea oats are the most thusiastic about how "super" people have been about dy J (Howard Taylor); Third: Padre (Larry Cafiero); dominant of the plant species on the dunes that border helping, and plans to do it again next year. Pat Murphy, Fourth: IV Play Too (Neil Griffin); Fifth: Charlikali the sea and a very important part in the overall commodore of the Squadron agreed. and Bob Guernsey); Sixth: Bay Rover (Tom ecology of the' coastal areas. Sea birds, insects, and animals find the sea oats a welcome haven and the Winners flowers and seeds offer them food on the dunes. The winners in each class were: Hobie 16: S. Novak, '0. Cooper. O. Lewis: Multi-HuU Portsmouth: Greg Rootl Hold Beach Together Cole; Star: Duncan Finlay, Peter deManio, Chris But there is more to the sea oats than that. Hidden Keitel: Thistle: Howard Payne, Dave Kaighin; Ynglin: below the dunes are rhizomes - an elaborate under Mike Robertson, Fred Shoaff. Fred Busch; San_Juan ground system of stems and roots that provide stabili 21 : Bilt Kessler, Bruce Thurber, Jack Gadsby; Sunfish: zation to the plant in the shifting sands. The sandy soil Jimmy Kaighin, Ed Carney, Ursula Olson; Laser: Peter of the dunes is low in nutrients but the 'Sea oats manage Branning. Dave Olson, Charlie Ball; Portsmouth to survive, and their system also provides a stabiliza GIFT BOXES tion for the dunes themselves. Without the inter .connecting web of plant growth there would be nothing FOR THE to hold the sand in place and erosion would be vastly greater than it already is. Order farly For Recognizing the importance of the sea oats to dune The Holidays HOliDAYS' survival, some communities have caused walkways to be built over the dunes to provide access to the beach Pteparod wi1II 1ht finest quality impoi16d ell..... and without breaking down the beach grasses and eventually gourmet foods - compare 01W prices! causing destruction of the entire dune system. Imponed German CI1ris1mas Cookies, ean.r"" I'nIIin LANDS END is the private enclave in which this waterfront home is located. A very few residents share upkeep of the pool , tennis court, deep-water docking C:PauQCR. 8be~t and beautifully landscaped grounds. Views everywhere are incredible. From '''--- most rooms in th is home, from screened verandahs and ·decks. you see & Associates ·MI.S Longboat Pass, Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Indoors irs unique. too. I The living room is two stories high, has a fireplace and walls of rare pecky LlC. REAL ESTA TE BROKER now cypress. Three bedrooms. two baths. dining room and kitchen are augmented Whil e by a huge, private wood deck. Owner / Associate. After hours, phone 955-3706 LONGBOAT KEY • Supplies or 371-4235. An exclusive offering at $375.000. Beautifully ap POinted two bedroom, two bath 9.99 ". condo. Villa Villa · Close to Beach - Deep· Wicker-Look waer boat dockage on bay - Clubhouse, pool, Quartz Wall Clock backyard patiO. Fu rn. Negotiable. $95,000. Quantities limited Call Wayne Hicks, Realtor - Associate, Owner, 383-5678. LONGBOAT F.:::?~AUNr:~~~~,; 1306 MAIN STREET OFFICE: 366·8676 HARDWARE St. Armands Circle / 465 John Ringling Btvd. I Sarasota. FL 33577 SARASOTA, FL 33577 AFTER HRS: 383-4630 4016 Gull of Mexico Drive Phone383-1313 LUXURY RENTALS LONGBOAT. SIESTA AND LIDO KEY Spend a month, season or year in a fine condominium or home on the lovliest of the Florida Keys on the gulf coast. For availabilities and rental rates Call or write ... Your telephone rings. It is yOUT Reallor saying thai he is Michael Saunders coming right over wilh a prospect. You hang up the & Company phone. What's the next thing [0 do? Tum on every light in the LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER house . Why? NEW LONGBOAT KEY OFFICE NOW OPEN: Because you wan! 10 give the 4016 Gulf of Mexico Drive prospects the best imas!! you can Longboat Key . FL33548 • 813/383·5521 of the :omfOrl, beauty and Ii,' ability you are offering. [n other 61 South Boulevard of Presidents word s. you wam 10 sell a home SI. Armands Circle, Sarasota, FL33577. 8131388·4447 n01 a "house"". And full illumi OPEN OAll\' : nation is the ~Sl way 10 sell a home nOt a house (or a dismal condo). And ful! illumination is the best way to give your home Thl!r"s right, own a vacation. One you can take ~ry year forever. And it or condo thaI "lh·ed-in" look. can cost you as little as $5,000.· Furniture and rugs and fixtures That"s the price of an inteNlll ownership vacation home at Sarasota's lake on a warm glow from W1ite Sands of longboat. And for that price, here·s exllCtly what you·11 get: proper lighting. Here a few • A fully furnished and equipped - llnd we mean fully, from carpeting to "bright" ideas: calVing knives - vllcation home you C(ln use one week of the year forever. Turn on every lamp in the • A deed of ownership so you CM sell your llpartment, rent it, or living room. bedrooms and pass it on to your children. family room. Be careful about • A luxurious Bay-to- HAVE YOU h.. rd .bout Cortez Laundrom.t? Stili only SOC & very cle.n. Attand.nt on duty morning & evening. Classified On The Sunny Side Advertising PAINTING by Jane Pullum Inltillly, our ads __ tr. .nd Xeep ," 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE The Weather Observer @ ... ch.rged a commission. ''Em Reasonable· Small Repairs Then we ch.r~ • fee and Inches Date Temperature Baro· Free Estimates· ~8.3197 asked peOple to pay before 'Posted of Rain metric publication. M.ny people say Pressure MAKE CH RISTMAS MERRIERI Sell Mon! Earn extra $SS for they mIss being tnJ sted In . -Witli Low High (Avg.) gifts. C.II Mrs. Spenner. 794-0739. 125 today', society and we agree. "'crass ified HARRY'S TREE SERVICE. Professionals In removal, trimming, Therefore, ettective immediately Tues. Dec. 2 60 78 .00 30.19 topping, demoSllng and stump grinding. For free estimate, cali all "FOR SALE" Items will be free ~ :ldller1i.sing Wed. Dec. 3 54 76 .00 30.30 756·8609. for three weeks, with THE Thurs. Dec. 4 55 75 .00 30.26 OBSERVER charging 5%01 the NETTLECREEK TWIN HEADBOARDS, very attractive, and selling price. When thellem Is Fri. Dec. 5 55 78 .00 30.23 matching bedspreads, priced to sell. 388·2425. 4111118 Sold, send us a check. Sat. Dec. 6 55 76 ,00 30.22 FOR RENT, LBH North, deluxe ville. 51100 mo. LBH Water· For other categories such n Sun. Dec. 7 57 77 .00 30.24 front 51300 mo. Both are 2BR, 2BA. 792·0569, owner·agent. HELP WANTED, SERVICES. or Mon. Dec. 8 58 82 .00 30.20 383-2090. FOR RENT, the charge will De 52 for the first ten words. 10c "'g, We have experienced a variety of weather lately for each additional, payable In 383·5509 " advance. on Longboat Key. A high pressure area, with its We have never regretted our Th e Longboat Observer 524 Gulf Ba y Rd. clockwise winds nowing south, passed over the policy of trusting people so we longboat Key, FL 33S48 Southern part of the United States just north of us thought we'd do II again. and caused our chilly weather. These are nearly FOR RENT LONGBOAT KEY New tully equipped condo on perfect days for those who prefer a bit of the cool gulf, 2 BR, 2 BA, heated pool, tennis court SIS00lmonth. 215.449.1175. 4/11/18 atmosphere early and late in the day. THE MENNONITE PAINTING SERVICE What are the doldrums? First cousin to the Interior· Rooms $30 & up ST. ARMANDS KEY. Master tailor, appointments on the circle, Monday blues? Not quite. It is a zone of low Exterior , $175 & up alterations for men & ladles. can evenings for Informa· tion, 371·3725. 121/4111 118 pressure about 10 degrees each side of the thermal Estimates · Call 955·6930 or 955·6425 equator and it is caused by rising air. This air ART IST·INTERIOR hand painted murals. quickly condenses and causes hot and stagnant I I winds to prevail on the surface - often, dead calms. Conditions are favorable for heavy rain THE RENTAL PLACE and thunderstorms, Huge columns of air rise to House or apartment · Week or month the top over the doldrums and from there the air Wedebrock Broker 383·2332 FOR RE NT tor 3 months, January 15 to April 15, LBK spins northward and southward toward the poles. overlooking ba y. 2BR, 2BA furnished apt. Heated pools, porch, Sometimes we may wonder why tornadoes recr.atlon, gym, beach house. $1200 per month. 383·3{)SI ~ always take us by surprise and we wonder why or518-681.2525. 11118125 ,';;,,;,,:,:,''',,' ~25 they are unpredictable . Tornadoes. like severe Resort, 4131 For sala, Men', Golf Clubs, set Halg Ultra Irons, Sam thunderstorms. develop suddenly and cover such a Snead 1 and 3 woods, bag and pull cart 5125. Also Sunday small area that their exact point of occurrence bag with 5 beginner Irons, 1 and 3 woods and putter cannot be forecast. When conditions are favorable FURNITURE DOCTOR $25.383-3931. 11118125 will tlx scratches, nicks, cigarette burns, remove for tornado formation. we get "forecasts" that Rental, Sea place. Plush 2BR Condo, furnished, pool, besch, rings, touch up ailing furniture end make minor "~,~';:::;I include a very large general area. Work done In your home by Merrill Ambrose, I tannls. 404·394·2301. Alter Oec. 20, call 383-6585. 4/11/18125 Man has been planning his tife around the owner of Ambroco Refinishing Co. in the Boslon area YAMAHA ElECTONE ORGAN, BK·5 auto rhythm. like new weather fo r about six tho usand years. Early 40 years. Insurance estimates, 383·3442. 5995. Sweda cash register, excellent condition 5300. Antique weather lo re was. in fact, his earliest attempt to walnut three·quarter apool bed, S300. 792·0Q84. 11118125 vapor security lights and bracket with show cause-effect relatio nships bet ween the cell, SI5.00; 6' step ladder 58.00. Vlvltar NEED CHRISTMAS HELP? Decorating.lnterlor & Ex· clements in his environment. Birds behaved I I I , rechargable, automatic trom 2 to 21 terlor. Put up Christmas Tilles, Baking, Christmas strangely before a storm and the changing ai r teet, 512.00. 11118125 Cards. Yes, we even do Christmas par1ies and shopping. And we will undo everything aller Christmas, also pressure, no doube , caused humans to react in FEMALE MOTOBECANE 10 speed bicycle, excellent conditi~n handle returns, etc. C.II Mary Ellen at 955·8322 or Jim at unusual ways. There was, he discovered, an order S95. Cali Mrs. Dautsch 366·8441 . 4111 /18 377·4835 alter a p.m. to his existence and he is still trying to figure it VALANCE . ELABORATE GOLD Antique satin, draped swag out. • with draped side panel trimmed with silk fringe. 19 It. Cosl NEE D TRANSPORTATIO N · shopping, laundry, homemaking? hundreds, will aacriflce. 383·e339. 4111 11 8 -Call- Florida- Home Health Services Homemakers. 957·1800. TF Dry Wail Repairs, 383·4396, Longboat Key. TWO WHITE HURRICANE lamps, 518.00 each, 20" ta ll with QUALITY ROOFING night light. 758·2923. 11 /11!{25 OF SARASOTA, INC, IF YOU CAN'T DO IT YOURSELF for 1980 will end Dec. 31st. 9 to 1 wrlte':oll (or don't want to) immediate raturn. 388·3377. 11 118125 CONDO MID LB K, lor sale by owner. 22 Call the MAN on the KEY 1I00r, 30 foot balcony. gull front, 2BR, 2BA, to fix it • or build it • or hang it • or do it reerealion room, sauna, pool, alegantly lurnlshed, atorm JESS MESSING 383·4014 Lon boat Key lars. Unit like new. 5189,000. Principals only. 748.3800...... • Free Estimates LONGBOAT KEY, experienced rellistered nurse in Spanish • QUDlityWork Main wishes local part.tlme wor!(. Hours flexible. Also seam· atren, 383-5879, TF • 'R easonable P rices FOR SAL.E 9 x 12 red, gold and plum rug, 585 or best On offer. Child's Schwinn Pixie 16" bicycle, 540 or best offer. 11118125 • New Roofs Services • F e- Roofs Security Guards apartments & II • Repairs 955·5277. • Licensed & In sured I mirrors enhance your enlarge your rooms. ,/ Many decorator styles and colors. DishwasherSerasota B,.y Mayta;, 3BR , ~· i!~i,:~i~;,~'~~.~:~i; ':~~;~;:';;!~~ .::~~ 1 •• Free estimates side water & Ice dispenser. DAVE S h E\VSI, 1 Charlie'S 778·3565 .383-3071. Roof Specialist 922-04B7 AN DRAPER Y RODS FURNISHED, INSTALLEr;: OR REPAI RED. We hang draperies, shades and pictures, Sid Smith 377·1097. Evenings CANNONS or be fore 11 a,m. FOR SALE: 2 piece secllonal couch, dining room table with 6 MARINA chalra, . Iso sota t.bre, pr.ctlcally new. 388·3280. 4111/18 TWO DOUBLE BEDS (frame Included) with matching white Complete Marine Store. Evlnrude Motors headboard •. 5150 e.ch. 349·3351 . 1271411 1 Area's Largest Fleet 0' 80at Rentals BEAUTIFUL PANORAMIC VI EW of Sarasota Bay between st. Armands & Longboat Key. Personal cere for those unable to Longboat Key. Phone 383·131' service ca re lor themulua. Three meals per day plus maid service ~ n~ ~ndry . 388·1772. ______" Tide Chart • Sarasota Bay RETIRED ELECTR ICIAN seeks al1 t ypes ot electrical work. HIGH LOW Reasonable prices, tree estimates. Call anylime 758·401 4. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. on copper outfit Including almosl new kiln 8" x 8" Inside. Pyrometer, trivets, tools. etc. 5100. NEW TR INKET DElUXE Enameling electric outfit 525.. Thurs" Dec. 11 1: 51 5:17 9:45 8:30 383-4700. 411111 8 383.1407. 2714111 Fri., Dec, 12 2:39 5:59 10:34 9:54 FOR RENT: BEACH HARBOUR condo 3810 GMD. 2 BR/2 BA Sat. Dec. 13 3:42 6:44 11 :22 11:35 unfurnished 5eSC .nnualle.. e, 924·2123. 4111118 TOM'S FIX·IT SHOP AND HOME REPAIR - Sun,. Dec.14 4:54 7:26 12:14 LONGBOAT KEY re . ldent with car will clean your home or OF LONGBOAT KEY Mon., Dec. 15 6:30 8:02 1:17 1:06 condo by the hour. R'eferences exchanged. Call 366-3519 or FINISH CARPENTRY' CABIN ETS Tues., Dec, 16 8:20 8:40 2:41 1:52 383-4318. LIGHT FIXTURES' LA~ c Wed., Dec.17 10:07 9:16 3:53 2:40 FOR RENT · SEAPL.ACE Be.uUlully furnished condo, February CURTAIN AND DRAPERY I> )lS & March. 2 BR, gulf view, 513SO/month, no pets, no children. NO JOB TOO SMALL! -.... 383·2054 Ca11201.854.8a57. 4111/18 "Serving the Keys since 1953," (The only thing that has changed is our telephone number,) FRANKS ELECTRIC CENTER, INC. 383·2402 Repairs. Electrical Co ntrac~ing • Air Conditioning. Heating 383·2402 (813) 955·4661 14 S. Boulevard of • FRED PERRY TFM Presidents 388-1155 Page 26 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER December 11, 1980 Kahncerns ...... (Comin ued from page 2) most Legislators are required to have - one m two ABSCAM victims did ri ght. The government had Washington and one in their home district. When com KEVIN proved its point in the S50,000 to SI00,OOO category. pared to the milJions of dollars which some profes l-EVINS REALTV. INC The F .8.1., with a somewhat limited budget, was unable sional athletes receive tOday whose responsibilities therefore to attempt to entrap anyone in the million to don't extend beyond their family limits, all traces of Tiffany Plaza two million dollar category. It did not have the money comparison vanish. Front, luxurious, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, to dangle in front of other prospective victims. I love the How many men of vast experience. knowledge and turnkey furnished. $195,000. Ca ll Betty F.B.I. I think it can do not wrong. Sometimes some of purpose decline important positions in government sim Hotho. Islands West its objective are misdirected. Actually, the public did ply because the commercial life is far. t<-··~~)fe re Longboat Key 's most desirable gulf front not need proof that man isn '( without sin. Jesus did that warding. Actually it should be the other wir"around. condo, exquisitely furnished, 2 bedroom 2 1,960 years ago. I figure he was about 20 years old at the The government offices should be chocked full of the bath with view of Gulf and Bay, Clubhouse, time. very best brains in the COuntry for within their hands lies our destiny. In order to attract men to government, our pool, tennis, sauna. $315,000. Call Betty Raise Legislative Salaries? thinking has to be changed. We must urge OUf Congress Hotho. ABSCAM is but one incident in a series that should MountVemon to double, if not triple, their salaries and their expense awaken the citizens of the United States to the fact that Beautiful 2 bedroom, 2-bath with panoramic accounts. That could prove to be in the long run the our Legislators are miserably underpaid. Their salaries bay view, brand new, 1336 square feet, only most economical step the present Congress coull and expense accounts are grossly inadequate par achieve. • $85,900. Call Betty Hotho. ticularly in relation to the responsibilities which they (The opinions expressed are those of the author and Pelican Harbour assume. Today it is practically impossible for a person not necessarily those of the OBSER YER.) Fabulous Bay view from this 2nd floor beauti· to maintain One residence as opposed to the two that fully furnished 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment. Beach, tenniS, pool, docks & much more. $139,900. After hours call Wes Danielson, brokerlsalesman 383-3214. Country Club Shores SUPERLATIVE Immaculate 2 bedroom, 2% bath home on HOME deep water canal. Love ly Bay view, heated caged pool, Florida roo m, den & storage AT THE galore. 645 Halyard Lane. $186,900. After NORTHERN hours call Wes Danielson, broker/salesman END OF 383.3214. LONGBOAT KEVIN LEVINS, REALTOR 'Newjlavell, 5540 Mexico Dr .• 383·5577 KEY