Vol 1 #24 Feb 2 1979

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D.O.T.'s Kennedy Discusses Bridge

Before LBK Commissioners

The Longboat Key Town Commissioners finally had a

chance to tell the Dept. of Transportation how they felt about

the replacemem bridge over New Pass. Tuesday night at a

workshop at the Town Hall .

An overflow crowd heard James Kennedy of the DOT in a

repeat performance of hi s presentation before the Sarasota

County Commissioners on January 16 . The end result was

about the same. The OOT is expected to recommend Plan D.

a 20 foot draw bridge east of the present bridge .

James Kennedy , assisted by Bryan Williams , Community

Involvement Coordinator, and by Peter Myer, also of DOT.

put on a series of slides showing the background of Ihe bridge

q,ueslion. Mr. Kennedy 's quiet. legal explanation of the past

and present positions of OOT drew applause from adherents

of [he draw bridge and the fixed bridge . At no time wa s the

DOT on the fire due to the thorough, logical and subdued talk

by Mr. Kennedy .

But the crowd itself s upplied the emotions as

Commissioner Sam Seegel. Longboat 's representative on the

Sarasota Manatee Area Transportation Study (S MATS ).

spoke heatedly in favor of a fixed bridge and Commissioner

Claire Bell in favor of the Plan D, the bascule (draw) bridge

being presented .

Sarasota Mayor Elmer Birkle also spoke 10 theCommissioners bul his worry was the need for a Sarasota

Bay Bridge rei;ardless of what kind of bridge was built at

New Pass . A few remarks were passed between the Mayor

SER VING WNGBOAT and ST. ARMANDS KEYS

and Mr . Kennedy. with Ihe Mayor criticizing the DOT fornot raising the streets in S1. Armands and Ringling

Causeway. to assist drainage and Mr. Kennedy replying thaI

the DOT has jurisdiction only fo r the maintenance of Ihe

roads, and that the City was responsible for the drainage .

The entire issue of Ihe replacement bridge was touched on

by the speakers, includi ng State Senator Pat Neal. He askedthe pointed question: "Why did Ihe DOT change its position

from a fixed 65 foot bridge (Plan B) 10 a 20 fOOl bascule

bridge (Plan D)?" Mr. Kennedy sa id that once the SMATS

had gone on record as favoring a Sarasota Bay bridge 10

Longboat Key at the southern end of Longboat . that dropped

the fUlUre expected traffic count across New Pass from

20.000 cars aday to 5200. since most of the cars would driveto Sarasota by die cross Bay Bridge and not go over New

Pass .Senator Neal's worry was that the Cross Bay Bridge would

never be built, or would take so long that it should not even be

considered. His arguments, as a member of the State

legislature, carried much weight with Mr. Kennedy. in terms

of there not being monies available from the Federal

Government or the State. That, according to Mr. Neal, left

the matter up to the local governments and he felt that 575million dollars was too much to try to raise without outside

help.

Mr. Kennedy replied that usually a legal Authority had 10

be set up by act of the Legislature. and then a Bond Issuewould have to be made. Th is, he claimed, was a time

consuming task , and he felt that the entire process from nowto a completed Sarasota-Bay Bridge could take over 12

years.

TlME FOR A PICNIC? ft's been a bi t cool on Longboat recently tor picnics, bu t everyone seems at ease in the picnic photo above,The data accomp anying the picture from the tiles of the Sa rasota County Historical Commission says the folks above gal hered fo rpicnic sometine In 1908 at "Uncle Ben Stickney 's p icnic grounds al Stickney Point. Can anyone heip oul on the names?

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- Photo courtesy of Sarasota County Histori cal Commission

SERVING THE KEYSBI RD/ST. ARMANDS/

LI DO/LONGBOAT

KEYPLUMBING

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Fr iddY, Feb rudr y 1, 7979

Commissioner Seegel ca lled this a . paper" bridge and feltthat it couldn't realistically bc taken inlo account when

discussing New Pass. Mayor Dehs agreed but sugges ted that

the 65' fixed span required by the coast guard be dropped to

45 feet, which Senator Neal said could accommodate 72'k of

the boats.

Commissioner Ridyard suggested that a higher bascule

bridge be considered. like the one over Siesta Ke yCommissioner McCall sugges ted that In view of the

comments concerning a Sarasota Bay bridge, that a meeting

be arranged among the Sarasota County, City. and Longboat

Key Commissioners so that basic ag reement might be

reached as to the need and location. While SMATS of the

MPO (Metropolitan Pla nning Organization) favors a

southe rn location fo r the suggested cross-bay bridge.

Commissioner Bell favors one that would touch down ne ar

the Buttonwood Harbor area of LBK, as recommended by aprevious study.

Town Manager Wayne Allgire was skept ical concerning

the 36 hour advance warning he. as Civil Defense DireclOrof

LBK, is supposed to receive from Sarasota County wheo _!

hurricane is imminent. Last time. he said he had about 6

hours nOli ce. He al so mentioned the fact that gelling off the

Ke y to 51. Annands or Bradenton Beach is not the answer.

since both of these locations are often under 2-3 feet of wa te r

after a tropical storm.

Allgire asked Mr. Kennedy if the proposed Plan 0 would

suffice with the increased LBK Iraffic until a Bay bridge was

completed. The DOT Project En gineer said that the Plan Dbridgl! was I!xpansionable h) four laI"II!s, if na:ded. and that it was

much wider than normal. re sulting in a bridge that he felt

would take care of the antici pated traffic for the next few

years. He also pointed out that the present bridge, according

10 the logs, ope ns an average of 1.6 times per hour but that the

proposed bridge, being 7 feet higher and much wider. wouldbe able to move cars at a higher volume.

Commissioner Bell hl!ld up an a r t i ~ t ~ drawing uf what the

65' fixed span would look like from underneath, to Ihe

applause of many Lido Beach residents whose cause she has

championed. Ma yorO chs had IOcall for order many times as

speakers were applauded by those sympathetic to the

arguments being presented.One speaker, Herb Field. spoke of the need for a high span

bridge from the boater's point of view. since the only safe

passage to the Gulf was thru New Pas s. He pointed out that

Sarasota's Big Pass and Longboat Pass to the nonh were both

dO!>1! to a r J o u ~ due to the shifting ~ a n d b a r ~ . e ~ p t : c i a l l ~to those seasonal boaters unfamiliar with the area.

The Voorhees Reportconceming St. Armand' s Circle was

alluded to also. but this plan would only be a shan cut around

Ihe Circle. and would be subject to Ilooding also.

Stef StampJer. President of the LBK Chamber of

Commerce . said that his group voted 2-1 in favor of a lixed

bridge but they were all more concerned about a cross ba)bridge and hoped it could be sl!riously considered.

After many more questions from thl! floor. some of which

were directed 10 Mr. Kennl!dy. who agreed to remain for 20minutes more th e meeting was declared over aboul9 pm .

The end result of the meeting was much imput to the DOT

from Longboat Ke y Commissionl!rs (who are still divided on

the issue) and from LBK and Lido Shores residents. who

also dividl!d, th<: proponion favoring one or thc other plan

depending upon whom you talk too .

THE OB5ERVE R was told that a e c i ~ i u n will be made on

February 9th.

You Can't Win Them All

Commissioner Claire Bell blasted the Observer

before the bridge meeting for its ··biased rl!poning"

and fd t that all the facts were not being printed on one

side. After the meeting. Mr. lames Kennedy was

asked if he felt that the Observer coverage was fair. He

told the publisher that in his opinion the Observer

stories were r.:ompkte. fair. and told both sidesw.:curatdy without bias.

That's what makes a horse race!

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T H E L O N G BO AT OBSERVER illl a co mmu n it y ·

or i en t ed p a pe r d ra w ing o n th e t a le n t s o f

Longboa t re s id e n ts. If y o u h ave the t im e a nd

t h e in c li na t ion , and y o u a re in tereste d in h e lping

prov ide we ll w ritten , posi t iv e ar t ic l es o n loca l

s ub je c ts, we will be h a ppy to re v iew y o u r c opy

fo r pub l i ca t i on . W hen p r in ted , we ' ll gla dl y g iv e

y o u a by· l ine .

TOWN ADMINISTRATIONInformation: 383-3721

Tow n Manager . . . . . . . . .G. Wayne Allgire

Tow n Cleric; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. an e Pool

Director of P ublic Works . . .Albert T. Cox , J r.

F inance Director . .. .. .Robert BUblitz

Police Chief . . . . . .Wayne C. McCammon

Fi re Ch ief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Bullard

Bu ilding Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Herbert LovenTown At10 rney . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Whitesell , Jr.

TOWN COMMISSIONERS(Meet every Tuesday at 2 p.m. for work session,

and the first and third Wednesday nights of eachmonth at 8 :00 p.m.)Oist. 1 Claire C. BellOist. 2 Vice Mayor Samuel E. SeegelOist. 3 Mayor Sidney A. OchsOist. 4 J . Kennedy McCallOist. 5 Howard A. RidyardAt Lg . Theodore l . Sedwick

Harold O. Jenkins

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTEmil M. Seifert, Chairman E. M. Wojtasik

Louis E. Dean Charles E. Ritter

Clarence M. Wegman Charles T. Lacey

William J . Kenney

PLANNING & ZONING BOARDThomas H. Jones, Chrmn.

George P. Stelzer

James Rimier

John R. Fay

Eugene Bossert

George Goodrich

Wilbur Mullin

W. J. Moffett

Henry G. Riter IV

Longboat Key C of CSupports New Chamber

About 30 people attended the tirst official Morning Coffee

of the new ly organized Anna Maria Chamber of Commerce

Wed. morning at the Holmes Beach City Hall. including

seve ral representatives of the Longboat Chamber.SteffStamplet, Pres . of the LBK C orc , which has been in

operation for over 20 yrs. . offered the assistance of his group

in helping get organized. Stampler was accompanied by

Longboat Chamber Director Bob Arnold , Chainnan of the

Mem bership Committee. and Barbara Ladley, Exec.

Director of the Chamber.

Don Busey, new Exec. V.P. of the Manatee CountyChamber, was al so on hand to express his well wishes to the

new ly fonned group.

The Mayor of Holmes Beach, Mrs. Charlotte Long. said a

few words of encouragement to the new Chamber and

welcomed them as an integral pan of the community.

A concerned resident of Holmes Beach spoke out a g a i n ~ tthe fonnation of the new Chamber as she was worried that the

community would have to suppon it. She seemed satistied

with the explanation offered that the new Chamber would be

a voluntary organization of businesses to help thecommunity.

Orange juice at the Coffee was donated by M i x o n ' ~ Fruit

Farm and the coffee and donuts were provided by the Island

Foodway in Holmes Beach. The door prize, a vase of flowers

from the Pe lal Shop of Holmes Beach, was won by our own

Barbara Ladley of the LBK C of C.

The Ankles of Incorporation for the Anna Maria Island C

of C are being filed and it soon will be officially established.

For funher infonnation , interested persons may contact the

President, Mrs. Katie Pierola, of Catalina Apanments. at778- 1013 .

In other Chamber news, the Voters Registration Drivescheduled fo r all day on Tues. , Feb. 13 , was' endorsed by the

Longboat Town Commission at their Workshop session on

Tues. afternoon, Jan. 30. Plans for the Longboat Voters

Drive are in high gear at the Chamber and wiJl be announced

In Developing The Bridge ConceptsFor New Pass

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P e r c e n t a g ~ of Boots

Commission Still WrestlingWith "Criteria"

The LBK Commissioners were busy with meelings on

Tue s. At 2 pm they had their usual Workshop from 2-5 pm .

From 7: I 5-9 they held the Special Workshop concerning the

replacement for New Pass Bridge.

At the afternoon meeting, the Commissioners endorced

the C of C Voter Registration Driveo n Feb. 13. discussed the

tinal acceptance of the bike path after cenain repairs are

made. talked about litter cans, trash cleanup, benches and

mileage markers along the path. Town Manager AJlg ire wasasked to come up with recommendations for the next

meeting. II was agreed that the trash along the path was not

the .result of the bike path users. but "nonnal" trash from

motorists.

The balance of the meeling concerned requests for

variances from State Control Lines on the pan of Arvida and

by propeny under option to Neal & Neal.

At issue again were the criteria for judging requests forvariations. Presently the Commissioners want to establish

such criteria before making judgements. Lasl week they

heard State expen s speak about their criteria and many of Ihe

Commissioners favor the adoption of the State rules, some of

which are stricter than the Town·s.

Roben M. Nalven , PE. an often used consultant by the

Town, spoke on the recent changes 10 the law and saId that

the word "variance" had been changed to "pennit" and that

Ihe DNR presently has a staff of engineers.Commissioner Sedwick felt that the Town could rely on

Ihe Sta te's criteria in view of hi s feeling Ihat neither the Town

Commission or the Town Staff have the expenise 10 make

val id judgements.

Town Manager Allgire suggested that the Commissionersaddress the questions "would the Siale DNR criteria beacceptable 10 the Town?" and "should the surveillance be

increased?"

Without acting on Ihe mailer. the Commissioners heard

VP John Siegel of Arvida and his staff explain the proposed

Longboat Key Resident ToPresent Fraternity Talk

By Sally RemaleyDr. Cyril G. Veinott, of Longboat Key. will be the main

speaker at Ihe annual mid-winter meeting of the Sarasota

Manalee Phi Bela Kappa Association Saturday, Feb. 10. Dr.

Veinou was formerly a consultant in Brazil and is a Phi BetaKappa.

He will present a slide-illustrated lecture on Brazil at the

Association's meeting in the Viking Room of Ihe AzureTides Motel. Lido Beach.

Veinott was assigned to Brazil twice as consultant for the

federally sponsored International Executive Corps. He has

also done similar work in Mexico and in fact is knowninternationally for his design and application of electric

machinery . He holds 14 Uniled States palents and is the

aulhor of books whic h have been translated into French,

Spanish and Hungarian.

He formerly laught at Laval University in Quebec and has .

been the recipient of honors from organizations in

Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and France. He holds degrees

from the University of Verm9nt.

Mrs. Patricia Velz of Longboat Key is in charge of taking

reser-vations 10 the Feb. 10 meeting and all Phi Beta Kappa

members in the area are invited to the affai r. Those planning

10 anend may call Mrs . Velz, who is president of the

reson hotel/motel nonh of Sands Point and asked for avanance.

After much discussion of plans , coastal set·back lines , and

criteria. Town Counsel Whitesell pointed out that the Town

has no criteria for judging erosion or hardship. The subject

was postponed to Wed.. Feb. 7, after it was established by

Arvida that if they changed their plans to abide by the Town'scoastal set-back rules. [hey could not build the proposed

project. even though the State had approved the plans and the

erosion control line was being observed. Arvida VP Siegel

sa id that. in his opinion , no hardship need be shown and that

they were being told they could not build on their ownproperty even though they were abiding by all [he laws of the

State.Comm isskmers Bell and Seegel disagreed and wondered

what grounds Ihey had for asking a variance.

The subject will be aired again on Feb. 7th. o m m i s sSeegel felt that each request should be treated separately and

that the ove r-riding issues when considering a variance were

the use of all usable uplands and the establishment of severe

hardship.State Senator Pat Neal and his associate. J im Foster, then

discussed their plans to build a 13 unit condominium on 2.22

acres of propeny on the nonh end of LBK on the Gulf. The

propeny is reponedly assessed for S230,000 and Neal wantsa variance since he is now restricted to a piece of land 50 ft.

wide on one end to zero on the other by 190 ft .

Hts plan tSto build Units 300 fr. back from the mean htgh

water line on 17 fr. high pil ings pl..!tting them 4 ft. above theTown requirements, with a density of 5.8 units per acre. The

Town penn its 6 units. Nears plan shows 77 % of the land as

open space with the buildings taking up 8.8 % of the tand and

parking taking up 9.9%.

At issue is the erosion control line with a varialion being

requested on the basis of hardship. Some of theCommissioners feel that the line must be held in terms of

bu ilding closer to the Gulf than the present law allows.

Others feel that they have the authority to grant variance;

when they feel the hardShip is great enough .--

Thi s matter too will be taken up next week. -

Who Represents The ResidentsOf Longboat Key?

Si nce Longboat Key is divided in two by a county line,

there are many who are confused as to who their electedrepresentatives are. The OBSERVER is pleased 10 list those

persons whose constituents are located on Longboat Ke y.

U. S. House of Representative s

Congressman Andy Ireland . . . . . . . . 366-4896

Florida Stale Senate Di strict

Senator Patrick K. Neal District 24 (Manatee) .. .747-0000Senator Warren S. Henderson, District 25 (SardsOla)

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Florida H o u ~ of e p ~ e s e n t a t i v e s(Bom represent District 73 and 74 combinerr,·':;;,.;' ,c h n c l u d ~aU of Longboat Key)

Rep . Thomas E. Danson, Jr. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 955-2494

Rep. Ted Ewing . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366-0448Manatee County Commission

Elected al large but serve the districts they represent

Mr . Bud Fonson (Nonh LBK) . . . .. 748·4501

Sarasota County Commission . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 365-1000

(The Sarasota Commissioners serve at large and are electect.

at large e n ~ i r e Comm ission represents Longboat Ke y)

Mrs. Beverly Clay, Cha innan, District 2. Olher Sa p"

Commissioners are Larry Rhodes, Vice Chainnan,

5; Andrew Sandegren, Districi I: John M. Saba, Jr.

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SARASOTA COUNTY REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ROLLSCOMPARISON OF THE 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 ROLLS

EVALUATION 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978

Non-Exempt Real Estate(County) $ 854,364,000 $ 944,198,470 $2.161,618,584 $2,264,949,430 $2 ,406 ,757 ,640 $2 ,504 ,691,360 $3 ,253,910,240

Homestead .... . ....... 175,785,350 191,122,510 264,364,280 278,507,300 288,211,910 303,499,120 325,494,310Personal ~ q ~ r t y . . . . . . . . 114,744,820 152 ,323,150 197,436.160 245,866,670 280,625,090 310,635,820 339 ,294.420

a i l r o a ~ e g r a p h 1,632,327 1.733.373 1,845,038 2,177,603 2,127,667 2,831 ,550 2,790,117Land Wholly Exempt . . . . 113,733,150 131 ,375.390 220,249,890 231 ,099,940 392,047,960 417,322.420 554,172,700

TOTAL ASSESSED

COVALUE , . . $1 ,260,259,647 $1,420,752,893 82 ,845 ,513,952 3,022,600,943 53 ,369,770,267 $3,538,980,270 $4 ,475,661 ,787

- County Tax Rate (Mills) . . . 10.46

School Tax Rate (Mills) . . . 11.75

TOTAL TAX RATE

(Mills) , . " " " " " 22.21

Total Taxes Extended . . . . . $ 21,665,285 $

Value of 1 Mill (County) $ 970,741 $

State Rep EwingProposes AmendmentA joint resolUlion prefiled for the 1979 leg islative session

by Rep . Ted Ewing would. if passed by the legislature andthe vote rs o f th e State of Florida . amend the Constitution tole t the legislature increase the val ue of the homesteadexe mption . Our State Constitu tion now limits the homesteadexemption to $5.000 and to $ [0.000 for people over age 65

. or pennanently di sabled .

Th is reso lution also states that the present homestead~ x e m p t i o n amounts may not be reduced.Homestead exemption has vi rtually ceased to have any

meaningful tax exemption value for the vast ma jority o fFlorida taxpayers according 10 Rep. Ewing. This bill wouldallow the legislature to increase the homestead exempt ion 10

some signilicanl figure to he lp offset ris ing assess ments andtaxes due to inllation and the dec reasing val ue of th e dollar.A companion to thi s bill has been introduced in the FloridaSenate by Se n. Jo hn Ware of SI. Petersburg. •

This is the way it was- 1956 Sound Familiar?

Rl!prinfed with pc.: rm ission from Key Sun. DI!..::. K. IY56 .

THE BRIDGE AND YOU_ Th l! Rinfdin!,! Caus(!way and are a morl! S < ! r i o u ~.....faclur in your lill! than you m .y realize. Nl!xt ~ u m m l ! r th l!

briJge uVer Longboat wi ll be lin ishl!d ..nd a ne w Fedl!r..t[

Highw .y will ~ t a r t pouring traflie through St. Armands andal:rOSS the Ringli ng CauS<!way. This wi[1 be Route ~ [ A . t h e

ellaMal highway" that been en \'bioned for

part of thl! hig hway down the Gulf In the.. th.: mlftic .. 1rt!aJy b .eh up for O l 1 l e distance

bad.: of the ..pproaches of the Ring ling B r i d at both enJs.With the I .rge amount Ilf additional trank. travel ow r h e ~ ebridges Ju ring the busy hours will be next to impossibk.

There also a lire hazarJ that might afti!et you mo stser iousl). In the past f.:w we d;s a large home burned (0 thegwunJ un SI. ArmanJs .. t a \ . : o ~ t of SKS.UUU . W .:. undl!rstandth" l a r g " ~ fire truch th" S .rasota Fire Department did nOl

l : r \ l th " bridg" to reach the li re because of tht.:. danger ofIllo\' ing h"avy "4u ipment over the creak y woodenroadway un th" s" bridgl!s . The e4u ipment at thl! b ! > t a ofthl! City Fin: Department a n n o t h .ndle a \:onllagration ofthis s izl! without cunsidl!rabll! a s ~ i s t from thl! li rt.:.

t a t i t m ~ lI n th" mainl .nd.Then: is also th l! dangl!r that all .:onnl!c tion wi th the

$50,000 10 $50,000,000

_ ANDRE F. KIAI . Associate

World Wick Promotf.'r

01 Florid. Rf.'. f f st.Jtf.'

Inveslo rs/Buyers from : Midd le East, Canada, Europe.

La liT" "-merica and United States: call us about our

w r i t ~ a r a n t e e Yo ur property will be ad vertised

loc a lly, nationally and Inte rnationa lly.

Call Andre Kiai , Associa te. Internationa l/ Investment

Di visio n. After hou rs : 922-5132

366-214424 hr. l 7 da y service

1133 S. Tomlom l Troll

10.07 5.42 5.33

11 .72 7.54 8.48

21 .79 12.96 13.81

24.051.658 $ 31,480,687 $ 35 ,946,3761.098,255 $ 2,360,900 $ 2,512,994

mainland ...... ould Ix l o ~ t in thl! eve nt of a ma jor l O m l . T h i ~th" mo st th rea t of all. Mort.:. and more h"a\ y"yuipment is moving oVer theS\! o ld bridge!> in spite of the

l \ ! ~ t r i c load limits which ar" not being t r i c t l "ntilrc"d .Conl' rell! llIixing truds . giant .... r.ml!s and heavy 11l . -h of

builtling llIateriah al\! movi ng al x r . : e ! > ~ i v e ~ p c . : e d to ..nd fromthe main land man) times a day. Ear.:h time this happc.:ns. Iheold bridgl!s arl! h a k e n to their foundations ..... ith the e:c.pc.:l·led

r c s u l a r.:tlOMant we ..keni n!,! of the who le strur.:lure .The Stale. Cit y and Coumy an: work ing on a plan 1\ ' builJ ..

ne" ....u ~ e \ \ a

and bridge~ y ~ t c r n

a!> ~ p o s ~ i b k .

The)r.:ahle th.: gr.wit) uf the ~ i t u a t i o n But the:) an! f .....ed "ith

many oth er problems on which they are being preiosed fromall s ides . They must be pressed from thi s side. The residentsand bus inesses of Lido. St. Ann ands and Longboat should... !Imillunicate "ith the Illembers of the: c o m m i l " ! e ~ "hieh

arc .... ~ i l l un the prtlblcm . Write to Mr. Al Rogew . StaleRuaJ BI-l ard. Tallahassee. I-= Ia . . to th..: Cil)

l\1tI1Illissiun. Cit)' Hall. Sar.J.so !a . I-=Ia .. and to th ..: Count)C \ l l l l i ~ ~ i u n . C\lu nty C \ l u r t S a r a ~ o t I-=I a. Td l [h..:m

\If )IIUr wnce rn and that they do everything within th..:ir

pt,"er III e:\po;!dit..: the bridge progr.lm . b nut untlue \lrunfair U I \ ! There arc many t h e ~ urging Ihem for ao.:lion1m a numocr of ,cry important lllath!l"l. . Th..:) arc IllOT\!

. . : n t e r p r i ~ i n g ..nd more l a n t and mor..: eommuni...-athethan most of the re sidents of our ~ . . : ) You are as mUl'h

I I I t . : r . : ~ t . . : d in seeing ea rly a ... on Ih..: b r i d g e ~ as pc.:\lplc inlI ther a r < ! a art! to their po;!t p r o j e < ! get undel'\l.a) . But II

) ~ I U Jon't your interesl kno .....n. th..:n this important

pm).: .. t 1.. 11 nO( rc ...civ..: ..s mUl."h all..:ntion as it e S C T \ e ~ .Wrife a <!arul)r a kller !tllla), . ..nd then do it again beror..:

100 long . [t wi ll b.: one ufth..: best three o.:..: nt l m e n b )t lUC\ t ! f made . o f the Iraflio.: th..: lire halard. th"dan g!!r of o.:umpk t..: isolation from th..: mainland . Le t 's goalter t h i ~ thing in a I.'.a )' that reflect!> it!> t r e i l l e n t l o u ~illlp'lrtanc.: alltl!" us. •

WSPB in SarasotaWS PB announces the return of live variety programming

with singing host and live audi ences starting in February ."Ten O'Clock Live " will be hosted by John F. Roberson.

coming to WSPB from the national co mpanies of "My Fa irLady'- ' " Fiore llo" and ··Destry Rides Again" .

The prog ram will originate from the Roof Garden.Holiday Inn Lido. seating a stud io audience of 200. an idealse tt ing for the complementary continental·s tyle breakt"lbl.

Starting Feb. 12 on 1450 AM. the show runs for 13 weeks.every weekday moming from 10 to II .

Tickets to the premier hour are available to groups and

individual s from WSPB. P.O . Drawer Z. Sarasota 3357K. or

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Sarasota-Manatee HeadlinesA Service of WSPB, 1450, CBS For the Sun Coast

Sarasota Housing Au thori ty Exec . Di rector Leo Elliott has

been fired for what was tenned " ge neral incompetence ."A tOlal of 5 persons have filed for the 2 Sarasota City

Commission seats up for election thi s spring. Mayor ElmerBerkel. William " Mac" McCullough and Walter Gilbert arevying for Ihe number 5 seat. which wi ll require a March 20thprimary. Commiss ioner Ted Sperling and Rita Roeh r will

sq uare off in the general municipal election Ap ril 10th .Sarasota Sheriffs Depulies have arrested a county ut ilities

department forema n and charged him with grand theft. JohnCastell is accused of stealing a 12 x 14 foot section of carpet.

Circlll Judge Robert Hensley still has not set a Ir ia l date forSteven Le e Critzer after 5 mos of his silling in jail. He isaccused of murdering a Tampa teenager during a LB K motelrampage last summer during which 8 oth ers were held at

gunpoint .Saraso ta Co unt y Commissioners have re stored the

widening of Swift Rd to 4 lanes 10 th e No. I priority in IheCounlY 's 5-year road plan . Work will start within a year andbe complete in 2. Beneva Rd wi den ing is 2nd. wi th thebroadening of Bee Ridge from the Trail to 1·75 3rd in

priority.The Sa raso ta County School Board is faced with agrowing

student population . coupled wi th a low level of Sta teconstruction fu nds . This means the Board ma y have to findS 15 ·million from some source. as yet unnamed. in the next 5

yrs to build new schools.

Wea lher is being blamed for the 10·day to 2·week lag inthe peaking of the win te r touris t season . Chamber of

Commerce ofticia[s. however . say the balance of the seasonbeginning in Feb . will be bright for business .

The Sarasota City Planning Board has turned down therequest of Bradenton Mayor Abbey Leach to operate aco nvenience store on Central Ave by a 4-10 -0 vote . The CityCommission. however. will ha ve the tinal say when themailer come s before it.

The Manatee County Comm ission has passed on 1st

reading a ban on topless dancing in the County in establishments which serve alcoholic beverages. The new ordinance

should take ef fect in about 2 weeks.Pi cketin g is continuing at Port Manatee where plumbers

union members are protesting the hiring of out·of-state. non·union pipe welders for work on a new refining plant .

Manatee Commissioners have announ<!ed they will sever

relations with long·time engineering 'consultant Ru ssell andAxon. Thi s was the same tirm probed by State AllY JimGardner in connectio n with an investigation into the Manatee

County Comm ission .Manale.: County Commissioners. acknowledged [here is

such a thing as dual taxation. have ordered a survey andpreparation of an o rd inance which would se t up loca[ taxing

districts .Swift Agricultur.t1 Chemicals has taken another step closer

to mining fo r ph osphates in northeastern Manatee Countynear Duette . They have obt ained a draft development order

from th e County Planning Commission .

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What's Happening . . .

Benefi t Conce rt at SL Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic

Church.&, v .... ,boat Key, featuring th e interna tionallyo w n ~ virtuoso, Christian Oi Maccio, to be

held Tuesday, February 6th, at 8:00 pm at the chu ,ch .

T ickets - S3.00each - SI. Mary, Star of the Sea. Chu rch 383-

1255.

"

• ••••On Wednesday evening. February 7. 1979. at 8 pm, Miss

Pamela Burch will give an interes ting talk wi th sl idesentitled. "A Medieval Pilgrimage in Modem Ireland : '

Mi ss Burch, an Am erican, obtained he r M.A. at Trinity

Co llege , Dublin . She is present ly managerof " Books, Etc. "

in the Jacaranda Shopping Pl aza in Venice.The talk will be given in the New Co llege Music Room on

the Palmer Campus. North Tamiami Trail, and is being

sponsored by the Friends of Medieval-Renaissance Studies.For fun her information call 349-0304 . •

We are ConsistentlyConsistent

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2605 Gulr or Mexico Dr., Longboa1 Key , Fl. 33548

Phone 1813) 383-5511

LUNCHEON · COCKTAILS . DINNER

Bird Key Yacht Club News'r" On Fri., Fe b. 2, there will be a Skippers Di nner at the Bird

Key Yach t Club at 7:15 pm in the Ponhole Room. The

speaker will be Lt. Gen. R. V. Heiser. His topic: "StrategicOve rview of the Mi ddle East and Africa."

The famous movie. " Benji". will be shown at the YachtClub at 8:30 pm on Sal. , Fe b. 3. Hostesses for the eveningwill be Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Johnson and Mr. and Mrs.Donald Mac Arthur, who will greet members at the doo r and

pres ide a t the open table for the dinn er at 7:30 pm.

C ru ise plans for the Bird Key Yacht Club membe rs include

a day cruise to the Buccaneer Inn on Tues. , Feb. 6. anq an

extended crui se on Fri ., Sat. and Sun ., Fe b. 23, 24 and 25 10

the Fon Myers Yacht Club and Isles Yacht Club . •

The Effective Woman

" The Effective Woma n" is the intriguing title fo r asemi nar sponsored by the Sarasota branch of the AmericanAssoc iat io n of Uni versity Women (A.A.U. W.) According

..... to a descript ion of the one-day, five-hour course scheduled

fo r Febru ary 10th, subjects covered wil l include hints on howto engage in "c reative lis tening:' how to "focus on an

idea" and develop it. and the imponance and me thod of

developing a good memory . The course brochu re describes

" the effeclive woman." as one "always at her best

(appearance and energy)." deeply commi tted to an idea. and

" knowledgeable in her own field and In

nat ional/in te rn a tional affairs. " The semi nar wil l bec o n d u ~ by Dr. Margaret Ratz. na tionally-known read ing

and lea rn ing expen, at Hami lton Ce nter, Ne w College on the

above date fro m 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. Registratio n at S I5

each may be made by phone by ca ll ing Mrs. Kathy Scherstenat 366-7358 . •

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Chuck Muer's famous seafood restaurants. Ifyou're from the south, you'll/earn to love us

Before or after dinner , join th e fun upstairs atCharley's Crabaret , th e liveliest new place intown

Op tn Fo r Lunch and Dinn . Ol ily420 Hl rdi nt Cirel • St . Armand ', Key

W. lk in or u ll 38 8 · 3'964fa. '. . Vi l ion l

Graphics RetrospectiveThe above is an untitled lithograph sample included in the

James Rose nqu ist "G raphics Retrospective" exhibition

scheduled for the Ringl ing Museum of An Feb. 2 thru March

25 . Mr. Rosenquis t is one of America's foremost pop an ists

and is re presented by murals in Florida's new state capitol in

Ta llahassee. a

Water, Water, Everywhere.Longboat Key means the Bay, the Gulf. and plenty of

water in every direction. All of which may be appro priatereference to the Feb. 3rd program at the LB K Art Center. On

that date. Mel Stark will talk on " Still Water Runs to

Reflections" in a discussion of oil painti ng.

The follow ing Wed., Emily Hol mes also turns to the water

motif for he r painting demonstra tion, . .A Seascape in Water

Co lor" . Everyone is we lcome . Programs begin in the main

pai nting studio at 2 pm. •

Open 5:00 - 10 :00 p .m.

Pattigeorge's

Marina

Restaurant

SPECIALIZINGITALIAN-AMERICAN CUISINE

Take ou t orders383-5111

4120 Gulf of Mexico Drive

Longboat Key, Florida

Local Theatres

Asolo Stale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .355-2771

Asolo Opera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . , . .958-7884Florid4 Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , • • . . . . . .355-4096

Golden Apple Dinner Th eatre . . . . . . , . • . . . . . .366-5454The Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ 958-1577Van Wel tl . . . . . . . _ . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 958 -3366

Where Longboat Key History Began

s ·· O N E C R ~R ~ S T A U R ' : N TOPEN - Tues . thru Sat. , Noon to 10 pm

Sunday to 9 pm

383-1748ON THE BAY END OF BROADWAY

Civic and Cultural ActivitiesArt Center - Contact Rutn Doerfler, 383-3189.

Bike & Hike Association - Contact Harriet Price , 388-1767.

Coast Guard Au xiliary · Contact Daniel Denham, 388-5352.

Federation of LB K Condos - Contact Howard Rumpl ,383-2128 .

Islands Republican Club - Meets 2nd Wed .. Oct . thru June.various locations. Contacl Ki1 Ferna ld, 383-3834 .

Keys Sertoma - Meets Thurs. noon, Vking Rest., Azure Tide ,

lido. Contact Edwa rd Kirsch, 383·3564.

Kiwan is Clu b - Meet each Thurs., 7:30 am, Shenkers LIdo,Cootact Dave Gruber, 383- 1700.

Lido Shores Assoc . - Contact James Jones, 388-3881.Lions C lu b - Meets 1st & 3rd Mon . 7:30 pm . Buccaneer Inn

Contact El ias Djimas. 383-3585.

LBK Chamber of Commerce - Meets 3rd Thurs. , 7 pm , SE

Bank of St . Armands. Contact Barbara Ladley,

383-121 2.

LB K Youth Center - Ca ll 383-3136.

Longboat Leag ue - Meets 1st Moo .. Coast Federat Bank ,

9:30 am , Contact Ca t Boyd , 383-3757.

North Longboat Civic Association - Con1act Gene

Slaterer, 383-4791 .

Ro tary Club (Sa rasota Keys) - Meets each Thurs ., 12:15

pm, Holiday tnn , Lido , Contact Jack m p e r a ~ o r e Jr.,

388-4488 .5t . Armands Merc hants Assoc . - Meets 151 Tues., 5:30

pm SE Bank 01 SI. Armands, Contact Vernon Koch ,

355-7411 .

S t. Armand 's Re s ta u ra nts Assoc . - Contact Len Mazur,

388-5501 .

Sarasota Bike Club - Meets 2nd Mon .. Sept. thru June, 7:30pm , various locations , Conlact Fred Shultz

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Tide ChartSarasota Bay High Low

AM PM · AM PM

Friday 2 4 :37 5,13 10,29Saturday 3 6,01 5:57 12 :13 10:01a

Sunday 4 7,57 6:47 1:33 11 :30 a

Monday5-- 7,45 2,56Tuesday6-- 8:41 4:03

Wednesday7-- 9,37 4:57

Thursday 8 1:12p 10:28 5:42 3,59

Ed WilliamsFor yo ur dining pleasure and lolle-ntte entertainment. , •Ren owned gutt .rlsl-voullsl now ..ppe . lng Tuesd .y thru5.tturd .y fTom 7 p.m. Also, J.mes Klrk .. the h . p , S.tuf

d .y, Sund .y ..nd Monu y.

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Q. Dear Sally; I have hedrdso much about the famoushdndcrafted g/dss birds byHoffman th.d . dre so

beduliful to put on the bigslidingglass doors and havemdny decorative uses.Where can I buy some of

these in this area ?

A. Gulf View Giit Corner in Siesta Village on Siesta Key

has the exclusive on them, 50 do visit this cha rming shop

an d see their collection of the much-in -demand Hoffmanbirds as well as the many, many other delightful and

unusual gift and decorative items they have . . . manyoriginals, like the Hoffman birds, no two of which areexactly alike. It's a never-to-be-forgotten experience. The

G u lf View Giit Corner is located in the heart of SiestaVillage at 5205 Ocean Blvd. (around the corner fro theExxon stat ion). Besure todrive around tothe back, there'splenty of parking there.

Q. Dear Sally: I have often

read where you told aboutthe fine beauty productsand love ly clothing thatCon-Stan Industries handle.How can I find out moreabout these Con-Stan items;also do they need anyone toserve as consultants?

A. Call Kris Niehaus at 921-2419 and she will be happy totell you all about the many delightful and beneficialbe auty products from Con-Stan and also the attractivefashions from the same firm , since she is a Con-Stanconsultant an d rep resentative and will be glad tosc hedule an appointment with you, or with you and agrou p of your friend s, to show the products and adviseeach of you . And yes, she will also be glad to give you an

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Q. Dear Sally: I dm lookingfor an all-wedther car COdt

that's easy to ca re for. Anysuggestions?A. Yes, Maria's Boutique hassome beautiful o nes that youca n wash off easily, ye t

they're' great in all kinds ofweathe r and so good

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EDITH is a name that should be familiar to everyone in

your home. She stands for Exit Drills In The Home , and maysave your li fe in the event of a fire in your home. A fire couldstart anytime, so don't wait until it's too late. Sit down withyour family today and make plans for emergency escape in

case of fire .The LB K Fire Dept. has a brochure available to everyone,

that explains step by step, how to set up an escape plan foryour fam ily. It also contains many life-saving tips on what to

do in case of a fire. These brochures are available at manylocal businesses (free of charge). and at the LBK Fire Dept.Call 383-1592 anytime, or stop by the station at 7100Firehouse Road for your copy.

Be prepared - don't wait fo r smoke and fi re to su rpriseyou .

Fire and Rescue Calls

Jan. 23 Rescue Call to Beach Cart at 12:28 pm. III person.Patient was treated at scene by Longboat Key

Re sc ue Squad and transported to Sarasota MemorialHospital by Longboat Key Rescue Squad.

Jan.23 Fire Call to Tiffany Plaza at 7:49 pm. Elevator motorburned up . Scene secured by Longboat Ke y Fire

Department .Jan. 24 Fire Ca ll to woods between St. Mary' s Catholic

Church and Longboat Harbour South at 6:23 pm . Nofire . Scene secured by Longboat Ke y Fire

Department.Jan. 25 Rescue CalJ to Holiday Inn at 11:07 am . III person.

Patient was treated at scene by the Longboat Key

Rescue Squad. Manatee Ambulance transportedpatient to Blake Memorial Hospital.

Jan , 25 Fire Call to 400Cl block of Gulf of Mexico Dr. at

II :23 pm , UIX>n arrival smoke was coming out of

heater. Scene '-'"as secured by Longboat Key Fire

Depanment.Jan . 26 Rescue Call to Butter Lane at 12:08 pm . III person.

Patient was treated at scene by the Longboat Ke yRescue Squad and taken to Sarasota MemorialHospital by private auto.

Jan. 26Fire Call to Seaplace at 5:39 pm. Alarm wassounding. no smoke or tire. Faulty system. Scenesecured by the Longboat Key Fire Department.

Jan . 26 Re sc ue Call to Gulfside Rd. at 5:46 pm. 111 person.Patient W :.lS treated at scene by the Longboat KeyRe scue Squad and transpoted to Sarasota Memorial

Hospital by Manatee Ambulance.Jan . 29 Fire Call to Longboat Harbour North at 12:52 pm.

Car tire . No tire. Scene secure-d by the Longboat

Ke y Fire Depanment.Jan. 29 Rescue call to 3105 Gulf of Mexico Drive at 3:32

pm. Car accident. Minor injuries. Patient was

treated at scene by the Longboat Key Re scue Squad

and released. -

Cop ' s

Co r n e r

Police Briefs

I I I Traffic stops were logged with 53 citations issued andme arrest of one person driving with ou t a valid driver'slicense, There we re 2 accidents this week: OA e parking lotand the other highway with no injurie.s involved . Policeofficers assisted on 4 rescue calls and 3 fire repons. Oneemergency message was delivered, investigations weremade of 4 larcenies, 4 instances of missing property, Ibreaking and entering and 6 animal-related complaints.

Other ca lls included illegal parking, mi ssing persons. publicassists. assisting with disab led vehicles and suspiciouspersons activity.

Sgt. L. R. To lly attended a training session on "crimesaga in st the Elderly" and Chief McCammon attended a two

day seminar on the state-wide "help stop crime" program.Departmen tal personnel participated in a night fireannstraining program directed by Sgt. R. B. Brown . -

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Fe ru ry 2, 979

Prevent Cold Damage to OrnamentalsFrom time to time temperatures drop low enough in

Florida to injure the state's tropical and tender ornamental

plants. Cenain Flor ida plants need winter protection more

than others. These are citrus. poinsetta. cassia. rubber plants,

hibiscus. all amanda, bougainvi llea, phil odendro n.

succ ulents. copper plants and coleus. Also. young plants are

more susceptible to co ld than more mature ones.

Guidelines for protecting ornamental ( - . . . . . . ~ citrustrees: ~ -e Put_potted plants inside or under the protection of a porch

roof or gardge.

- To increase ornamental plants· resistance to cold. follow 3,-

ferti li zation program that includes at leas t 3 or 4'

fertilizations per year. inclu.ding reduced fa ll and winter

fertilizations. (Healthy plants are more resistant to co ld

than diseased . insect-damaged or p..KJrly fertilized plants. J

_ Place tender plants so that they have good air and water

drainage. Arrange plantings. fences and other barriers

around the plants to protect them from cold winds.

- Protect roots by mounding or mulching. If the roots

survive. the plant can be salvaged and new top growth

developed. For mulching. use grass clippings. strdw, bark.

leaf mold or similar materials . Cover the roots to adepth of

6 to 8 inches.

- Use shade correctly. Pines and othertrees that cast a light

shade can help the plants thaw more slowly. And plantings

that thaw more slowly ususa lly show less cold injury than

plants growing in locations where they are exposed to the

ea rl y morning sun. lCaution : Plants growing in excessi ve

shade may grow poorly and be more subject to cold

damage than healthy. more heavily foliaged plants_.growing in panial shade or even full sunlight.) -

A sudden drop of temperature to the low 20's in the fall or

early winter can injure plan ts more than the same tempe rature

condi tions during Jan. or early Feb. Temperatures that drop

gradually over a day or 2 usually cause less damage than

temperatures that drop rdpidly. The following precautions

agai nst freeze damage are suggested:

- Water plants thoroughly before an expected freeze. Often

cold weather is accompanied by cold wind s that can dry out

plant s. A moist soit holds and releases more heat than a dry

soit.

_Give plants ph ysical protection by covering the upper pans

of the plants and the TOOt system areas on the ground with

plastic or burlap. Use stakes or frames around the plants to

prevent the plastic from lOuching any fo liage. Be sure to

remove all coverin gs immediately after the danger of 3

freeze has passed.

eHeat the plants. Heating is still the most widely used means , _

of preventing cold injury in commercial plantings offol iage -

and !lower crops. nu rseries and large ornamental plantings.

A simple method of heating ornamental pla nts around the

home is to use a light bulb under an opaque cover such as a

sheet. black plastic or simi lar coverings.

How To

Be Happy

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" Remember what I told you last Sunday, chi ld re n, that

you should all try to make some one happy du ri ng the

week? " asked the Sunday school teacher. " Well . howmany of you did so? " I did , teacher.'· vo lunteered one child

brig htly . " What did yo u do?" " I went to see my AuntMay.·· replied the boy, "and she ·s always happy when I go _,home.·· •

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Longboat Key Observerby L James Sherman The Island Poet.

Solve the puzz le and see where wonderful people arewaiting to serve you r money needs.

Key - l A, 80 , 280 .ld. 230

ACROSS1. Like 8 friend.

a. A prefix denoting two.

1!). Combining formmeaning dawn.

11. Let. rent.

12. Contraction of I had.13. Washington -. .

3. Man's name.4. You --- - the

services of todays

subject.

5. Another name fo r

father.

6. Letters of legal

signature.14. Spread hay. 7. Units of our age.

Large.5. Constellation between B.Canus & Southern 9.Cross. 16.

17. Pe a covering. 17 .lB. Period of time . 18.19. Color of some horses. 20.21 . Footlike part. 21.22. Exists. 22.24. Section of a circle. 23.25. Your losses are 25.--- here.

Marriage vow.

Egyptian Sun god.

Soft shoe.

Slippery one.

Spanish gold.

Cherry stone.

Man's name.Money saved here.

You are a - -- no t

to use them .26. Title of a monk. 26. High batted ball.

27.Look, Behold.

28. Your interest will not

.";i be - - - here.29. His native tongue is

Slavic.

30. Small child .

31 . You play with this .32. A porch .34. 22nd letter of Greek

Alphabet.

35. Upon .36. An exclamation.

37. A form of seat.

39. Letters meaning no

good.40. They are - - City

Hall.41 . Passerine birds of

Turdinae family.

DOWN1. Relating to the _

government of U.S.Z! 2. A fabulous bird of

Arabia.

28. The seashore.29. To make unclean.30. Toward.

31 . Quaker you.

32. Weep with convul

sive heavings.Quaker your.3.

34.

35.38.

An assimilated form

of com-.Single unit.

Suffix forming nouns

of action from verbs.

Executive Director Named

The new headq uarters of the U.S. Pro fessional TennisAssociation. recem ly es tab l ished at the Longboa t KeyColony Beach and Te nnis ResoT(, we lcomes i ts newexecu tive director on Feb ruary 1st.

A nnou ncemen t came from Harrison. Te nnessee thatMichael Fryer has been named to the post fo llowing acareeras chief executive officer in a Chicago-based health care

organization . Mr. Frye r also is past presidem of the Na tionalInd ustrial recreational Associa tion in Chicago . •

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MyMorning Prayer

- DOfOlhy K . Seasword

Thank you , God, for all the beauty

Of this enchanted land .

For (he sun , the surf, the shore , the sky,For the white and gleam ing sand.

I need no chu rch to say my praye r,

N ature's shrine suffices .

The bird 's song is the orga n lone

That hea l s the hean in cri sis.

Th is prayer comes. dear loving God.

From a glad and grat eful heart .

Fo rtune's smile o n this fair land

I credit to your art .

Wives Aren't That Bad, ReallyMr. Johnson had been sick for some lime, and he finally

called i n the doc tor. The doc tor examined him thorough ly.then said, " There is some ch ronic evi l possessing you that is

ru i.ning your health and happi ness.·· ·· Pease lower yourvoice. doctor, and speak more softly.·· the pa tient said."s he 's sitting right in the next roo m.·'

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about il. the Saraso ta Co unty Cham ber of Commerce needsyou!

Because of the overwhelming response to the Chamber' snew visilOr inform ation center at 655 N. Trail (The Pagoda),days ofoperation have been broadened 10 include Saturdays.To help mee t this demand the vo luntee r sa ff of he Cham berof ·Commerce must be boos ted during the winter vis itorseaso n, and the Chambe r is looking for a few good peop le todistribute l itera ture. give direc tions, answer incoming phoneca lls and the like.

Those interested in helping the Chamber roll ou t the redcarpet to our visiting friends and relatives are invi ted to call

the Chamber headquarters , or stop by during office hours at

155 1Second Street, downtown Saraso ta. •

Con fe r encesColony Beach

Ed ucat ional T !sting Service.PrinCeton . N.J. .. Feb. 1-4

First National Ci ty Bilnk. NYCHicks & Gre is!. NYC . _

. .. .. . .. Feb. 2-7.. Feb. 7-9

. .Feb.4-11.. . .. . . . .. . .Feb. 6-9

Psizer Lilbs. NYC . .. .. . .Generill Mills. M inneapolis

Far Horizons

Schreibe.:r Chcl!Se. Wist:onsin . . . . . . . . . . .Feb . 6-9Hyatt House

Amer it:an Exp ress. Orlanuo .. . . .Feb. 1-2

Neurologit::.I1 Surgery of [he E:.Ir

S : . I f : J ~ o t : . l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 1-9Cunner Tours. Inc . Pilsaucnil. CA .. . .. Feb. 2-3Tiluch Tours. Weslpon. Conn . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Feb. 3-5Snelling & Snelling. Inc .. Sar..t:-.ota . . . .. . . .. Feb. 4- 14National Office Milchine e a k r ~ ASMK ..

L inle Rock. Ark. .. . .. . . . . . .Feb. 6- 12Anhur Vining Dilvis FounUiltilln.

Cuwl Gilbks . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. Feb. 8-11

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Gerila! Tablets 100's . . . .. .. . . .. . . .4.79

Cepacol Lozenges 24 's .. . .. . . _ . . . . . . . . .69

Barbasol Shave Cream 11 oz. . . . . . . . . ....59

Nyquil 6 oz. . . . . .. .. . .. .. . .1.59

Ben Ga y Ointment 1.25 oz. . . . .. . .. ... 97

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Classified AdvertisingFor all Clltegories, the prn:.la $2.00 for th e fI,..t ten words,

10¢ per word thernfter, effectlvelmmedt.tely.Ads !My be takeh over the phone, but payment muet be

received by Mon. at 5 pm to be print.:! in th e Fri. edition. Th lai. a change Of policy .

To place an lei, e.1I 383-5334.

WANTED-VolunteerFirefight .. .. Long houra, hIIrd woric:, nopay. It'a challenging, bu t very rewarding. " you are interuted

call the Longboat Key Flra Department at 113-1592 or 383-5666 anytime for an appllClition or more ~~ 261219

DELCO AM-FM car radio. $20 . After 6 pm , 9244175 219116

FOR SALE: AM-FM a-track tape deck stereo 14"x 24"speakers with microphone system. Can 383-1374 anytime.

2/9/ 16

'Bumper Sticker seen on Rt. 41: " I f you LOl'r Ir sus, Tithr.

Honki"8wOII ' tdo it." ffyou CIIn topthisone, write iton a postalcard an d man to Th e Observer , 524 Gulf Bay Ad., Longboat33548. 219/1 6

Canadian owne,.. of Longboat Key apt. see k responsibleperson tor regular surveillance during their absence, plusoccasional c .aning betore and after arrival of guests. SUitpermanent resident on Key. Refefences r.quested. Phone :383-3459. 219116

WANTED: Protected Slip or Mooring on LBK for sloop 21 "fang , 3 ft. d...tt, 311n 9 to 5/ 1/79 . Responaible party. Poulbtelonger term. 383-6501 , 2/ 9116

&SARASOTA, FL - 1886. Present (1951) Elks Club was th e Club HoY... Picture taken about 1900 showing Col. J . HMnilton .-;::?Giltesple (C8flter, hands in pockets), founder of Sarasota Golf COu..... / /

-Photo courtesy Sarasota County Historical COmmlasion

If yo u are a first-time visitor you may not !.:now it bu tSar.tsota o m e t i m ~ s is d ~ s i g n a as the tlrst place the game

of go lf was p t a y ~ d in the U n i t ~ d States. A controversy x i s ton the issue. But a dial) ! . : ~ P t by a local pioneer and dated

188.5 says a ",erta in Co lonel l e ~ p i ~ bui lt a course about that

Lido Shores ResidentsBack Bascule Bridge

The Li do Shores Property Owners Associat ion had thei r

annu a l meet ing last week at Azure Tides. e lected th ree new

directors, and too k a stand on the bridge issue.

They suppo rted Plan D. the a lternate plan t1rs t introduced

on Jan 16th recommending a draw bridge with a 20 foot

clearance .Over 50 of the 100 members were in attendance and voted

unanimous ly for the plan. Th is stand agrees with the Sarasota

City and Cou nt y Commissions but not with the original DOT

pl an, nor with ma ny o rganiza tio ns on Longboat Key which

favor a fi xed span bridge west of the present bridge .

In other" business . the Association voted for three new

members to the board (Don Blivas. Oscar Heineman and Ben

Robinson) and re-e lec ted fivc others (Maggie Carman.

George. Carlson. Bob Hoffman, Bea Kates. Nate Sharon and

Bern ie Wi lkins).

From this Board. officers will be e lected at the next

meet ing scheduled for Februa.')' 5. •

l i m ~ in the area now occupied by downtown Sarasota.

You need nOI go off our own wondert·ul Longboat Key to

play golf. Ava ilab le on-the Island is the Longboat Golf and

Te nnis Club located at 36 1Gu lf of Mexico Drive . ( Holes.

Par 7'1. ClubhouSe! and dining room - J ~ ~ - J I J 3 6 ) The course

recently went private. but a non-resident membership is

available to visitors for S50 and entitks thl! player to th irtp

days of play - not ind uding the charge for greens fees .

Banking at Southeastjust became six times better.

For you.

Now, the f ive Sou theast Banks in Sa rasota County have just me rged into one ba nk w ith

six co nven ient banking centers. Thi s means that you can cas h a check at the hand iest

Southeast banking center, no matter which one yo u normall y bank a t.

You can also make depos its, payments and even app ly for a loan at any locat ion. You 'l l gainthe benefit of a larger lend ing li mit, wh ile' the c red it decisions are st i ll made at each banking

center. And yo u can sti ll cou nt on the same friend ly peop le to be there to help you with all

your banking needs.

Com e in and make yo urse lf at home at any o f our six Sa rasota County locations.

..U", h k~ J j : : r , ~ Sout east Ban"n" You can count on

Downtown/East Main/St . Armand sSies ta Key/V il l age Pl aza/Ven ice Membe rs FD IC.

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