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"•' . Steff Stampler

ResignsPresident Steff Stampler

of the Longboat Key Chamber ofCommerce announcedhis resignation to Vice President Jerr)' Thirion over the

weekend. His re signationfollows closely the resign a-

tion of Executive Secretary

Joan Coons who is returningto Freedo m Federal on thenonh end of Longboat.closer to her home.

Mr . Stamp ler had been inSle" Slampler the position close to a year .

od:>u t recently his heal th and his business pre ssures became 100

m.u:::h for him to spend the many hours a day he had to pu t inwith the Chamber. He plans to be as active as he can poss ib ly

be and 10 remain on the Board. but he told THE OBSERVER

that he could not do justice to the Chamber and to hisrestauran t "S tampler"s" and still remain in good health.

Jerry Thinon. President of Colony Beach. has taken over

th e pen.ding the next Director's meeting July 19th.admlnlstratlve post ha s not been tilled on a pennanent

b a s ~ s . bU,t Pat Cobb wi ll be heading the office on a pan timebasts unlll she returns to teaching in the fall . Pre sent plans are

for the Chamber office. located in the Coast Federal bu ildingin the Longboat Ke y Town Hall complex, 10 be open from 10

am to 3 pm daily. e

SERVING LONGBOAT and ST. ARMANDS KEYS Friday, Jul y 13 . 1979

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LBK Chamber Hears AboutProposed Resort Tax

Here Is a rare photo from a Post Card of the SO 's showl Bee C .Island no more. The bu ilding In the foreground h o u s e : ~ h e L ~ n 9 a ~ : a ; a ~ : ~ ~ : e a ~ ~ ~ .. an Islanel . Now It is ali filled In and Is an

AI Tue sday morning' s monthl y LHK. Chamber 01

"Zommerce breakfast meeting , Sarasota's Chamber ofCommerce Executive Director Ralph Mullin gave a quickrundown on the proposed 2'1: tax 10 promote "off season"

tourism in Sarasota County which is being recomm ended by

the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.Initially. the Sarasota Chamber recommended that the

County Commission appoint a Tounst Development Counciland that the Counci l prepare a plan which will use lQOCK ofthe monies for advenising and promoting the County.

In 1977, the State legislature passed a bill pennitting

counties the option to levy a 29.: room tax. The Council mu stdo its homework 10 have the matter placed on a referendum

by the Sarasota Commission.Later Tuesday moming, the Commission named the eight

members of (h e Counc il. all of whom had beenrecommended by a Sarasota Chamber Committee headed by

Bill Johnston of the Golden Host mOlel and Jerry Thirion of

the Colony.The members are: Be ve rly Clay, Chainnan of the Sarasota

County Commission and automatic Chainnan of he Counci l:_Mayor Harry Case of Venice; Mayor Fred Soto of Sarasota:

R ichard Dunn, Coquina on the Beach. Lido: Bill John slOn,

Golden Host. Sarasota; Bill Scatchard 111. Manager. HyattHouse: David Cohen . Re tired Concert master of We st CoastSymphony and former Mayor: Mrs. Cannel Danner, fonnerManager of Convention Dept. of Chamber. with VictoryRealty : Geo rge Higgins , fou nder of New College, past

Chamber President. Continued on page 3

Iuu A u ; h'l!ited'W Attend

The DOT Public earlOgThe not-so-formal announcement by the Dept. of Trans

ponation of the public hearing Aug. 9 on the New PassBridge replacement was received by elected and appointedPublic Officials early th is week. and "other in terestedpersons" are " invited to attend and participate " in the

hearing.The letter reads as follows:

Project: State Project Number-17030· I506Stale Road 789. The replacement of New Pa ssBridge located between 51. Armands Key and

Longboat Key. Sarasota Count y. Florida.

This letter is to advise you that your State of Florida

DepanmentofTran sponation has scheduled a public hearingon the project referred above . Date, time and place of the

hearing appear below.The hearing will present the Draft Supplemental Negative

Declaration of En vironmental Impact on the replacement of

New Pass Bridge . The Supplemental study repon concernswhat is commonly referred to as " Alternate D." or a

replacement drawbridge immediate ly to the east of the

existing bridge.The supplemental study report and aer ial maps are

current ly availabl e for publ ic examinat ion and copying in theDepartment of Engineering, Sarasota City Hall. 1565 1st

Street, Sarasota, and in the Building Depanment, Town ofContinued on 3

SERVING THE KEYSBIRD/ST, ARMANDS/LI DO/LONGBOATKEY

PLUMBING

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-Photo Courtesv Charlone Sibole

The Tuesday afternoon Commission Workshop agendawas one of the longest in recent month s, but it finished up a

little after 5 pm.Savarese or Stone Crab

To start the meeting off. the Comm i ssioners were asked(again) to rename Stone Crab Ba yo u. The name suggestedwas Savarese Ba you. by which it was allegedly kn own yearsago. Proponents presented old maps, photos and deeds toprove their point , but others disagreed and said it had always

been known as Stone Crab Ba yo u, and they had documents to

prove it . too. Cont inued on page 3

At Deadline • • •

VarianceS Reconsidered Then RescindedTransfer of Density Deleted

It was a long night Wednesday as the Town Comm issionmet some controversial issues head on, and didn't adjourn

until close to I I 30 pm .First off. th ey approved the establishment of a Mun icipal

Taxi ng Di strict fo r the Manatee pon ion of the island assuggested by Manatee County as a solut ion to the dualtaxation problem. Then they amended the signcode to pennita Chamber of Commerce sign on the ends of the island.

Green Frog Rezoning TabledThe rezoning of propeny ad jacent to the fonner Green

Frog restaurant so as to give adequate parking .....as tabled sothat some claims about a 20 foot easement could be

investigated since it played a great pan in determining if

some adjacent land could be bu ilt upon or no!.Attorney Mike Furen. speaking for the o ....ners, Bill and

Cat herine Durst. had the noor for close to a hal f hou r withexpen witnesses and an affadavit from another. he said thatthe P & Z Board had approved his request thai ad jacent

propeI1y be zoned to pennit park ing. and said Adley

Associates , the Town Planners had also , in addition to hi s

expen witnesses.On the other side, abutter Otello Bianchi. fonner Town

Building In spector. thought it would be spot zoning andcreate a hardship, as did Bob Howard, who said c<m in the

parki ng lo t would shine theif lights in his house.On the easement question, if access exists, the n allegedly

some abutters ""ould be able to build and ut ilize the propeny.If not, they would be unable to, and this would ha ve an affecton the use of the adjacent propeny. The Commissionersvoted 4-3 to table so that Town Counsel could establish the

existence or non-existence of the 20 foot easement.Stone Crab Bayou

The renaming of SlOne Crab Ba you to Savarese Bayou wasnot accomplished since one of the panies wished to s t p o n e

Continued on page 8

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T h e L o n g b o a t Obs e r ve re 2 4 Gutf Bay Ro.cf

Longboat Key .

331548

Publ ished every FricMoy b y :

LONG BOAT PUBUSMINCi INC .

1524 Gulf . . RGed

L .ongboa t Key , FL 33!54B

T_ p h On e : 3 8 3 · 5 3 3 4~ & . ~ a r .......... .Ralph e . H unte r

"A ll free governments . . . are in reali,ty g<?ve,rnmen,sby public opinion and it is on the quality Ql lhl s public

opinion that their prosperity depends"

James Russell lowell

TH E L.ONGBOAT OBSERVER i•• community

or"iented p a p e " d r a w i n g a n th e ta . e n t . o f

Longboa t r e s idenu . It you have tM t ime .n d

t h l l ncl inat ion, e nd you are i n te re . ted in '"'-'p in g

prov ide well w r i t t e n , p o s i t i ~ el"'tic l_ on local

sub j e c ts . we wm b e happy to rev iew your copy

fo r pub l i c . t io n . When pr in ted . we' l l gladly gh/e

you II by· l ine.

Town AdministrationInformation : 383·3721

Town Manager .. . . . . . . . . .. . .G. Wayne Allgire

Town Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane PoolDirector o( Public Works . . . . . . . . .Albert T. Co x, Ir.Acting Fin ance Director ..... .. . _ .Walter Schmidt

Police Chief . . . . . . _. . . . . . . .Wa yne C. McCammon

Fire Chief . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . _ . . . .Robert Bullard

Building Inspector . . . . ..........Herbert Lovett

Town Attorney . . . . ..1. W. Whitesell. Jr.

Town CommissionersIMeet every Tuesday at 2 pm for work session , an d

th e first Wednesday night of each month a t 8 pm )

Dis!. 1 Claire C. Bell

Di s!. 2 Samuel E. Seegel

Di st. 3 Sidney A. Ochs

Di s!. 4 J. Kennedy McCall. Mayor

Dist. 5 Howa rd A. Ridyar d , V. Mayor

At 19. Henry G. R i t e ~ .

Zoning Board of AdjustmentEmil M. Seifert, Chai rman

Louis E. Dean

Clarence M. Wegman

E. M . Wojtasik

Charles E. Ritter

Charles T. lacey

Frank C. Mockler

Planning & Zoning BoardThomas H. Jones. Chrmn.

George P. Stelzer

James Rimier

~ e n . James Edmundson

Eugene Bossert

George Goodrid ge

Wilbur Mull in

W . J. Mo irellTheodore l. Sedwick

longboat Key Town DirectoryTh e

TownOfiices

are located inth e Muni

c ipalComplex near th e center oi the Ke y.

While Longboat Ke y is in Sa rasota County (south

halil. an d Man a tee County (no rth halrl. it ha s its ow n

town go ve rnm ent. an d its ow n Post Oiiice (zip 33548)located on th e nonh en d of th e isla nd on Cedar Stree t.

Th e Postmas ter is Helen Hall. Telephone 383-2 10 I .

Po lice

Rescu e

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Emergenq·

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383-3 758383-1592383-1592

If you would like to subscribe to THEOBSERVER fo r one full year, just fill in

the following and mail it to us with acheck for $12.Name _________________________

Addressi________--------------Mail to:

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TO THE PEOPLE...,..STATE REPRESENTATIVE

TedEwing

Florida R e p ~ 1 v e District 11742002 Ringling Blvd.Sa ..sota, FlorIda run

f toGII I I \ , ;VI I I ; t

by Jack KIIhn, Sr

COnatitutlonel Convention

Th e calm, the quiet, the eerie si lence that has fallen over

the nat ion, since the ftrst hue and cry for a Constitutional

Convention reared itself a few months ago . is one of the

wonders of modem-day jo u rnalism an d televis ion

newscasting . Is the media fearfullhat the First Amendment,

no w empowering them to publish what JI,!;g please in

safeguarding t h ~ i r power to d ~ m i n a t e ~ ~ g and

emotions of then readers and listeners, IS 10 .,eopardy of

Hlghlighta ot the 1979 legislative Session: restrictions cunailing their lice nse to steal?Money M.tt.... Whatever the reason , the call fo r the Constitutional

Convention was initially instigated by the popular wave ot=

Th e 1979 legislative session, which ended in early June, conservatism recent1y sweeping the nation . The primarywas a beuer-than-average one for the Horida wpayers, purpose was to supplement California's Proposition 13 by

especial ly when you consider that it is a l ~ t i o n Y'7ar. prohibiting the Congress from budgeting expenses beyond

Instead of increasing your taxes, we granted an mune<llate anticipated receipts----except in the eve nt of war . What the

1.25 mill rollback on taxable property . This taX relief is Congress was fearful of was a cunailment in their way of

across-the-board and fo r one year only. Then in March of doing bus iness, and hence its loss of clout in seeking

1980 a state-wide referendum could , if passed, result in reelec tion ; what the media was fearfu l of was that the

raising the homestead exemption on school taxes to S25,OOO convention would not stop there, but would include changes

fo r everyone, from the present $5,000 and SIO .OOO. directly affecting them; what industry was fearful of was the

From my point of view , the major negative aspect of the loss of hundreds of government contracts that would result

1979 session is that our first biennial budget in ten years ind irectly therefrom; what the public was fearful of was that

comes in at around S16 billion. It cal ls for an increase in the rewritten Constitution would not go far enough .

spending of almost 20% and adds around 2300 employees to And that is precisely what this concern is all about. I don't

the state payro ll . intend to argue the merits or demerits of the pay-as-you-go

While we're on the subject of money , the ceiling o n method of legislating for , frankly, I am not sufficien tly

interest rates (usury) was raised from 10% to 18%, Th is bill knowledgeab le to pass judgment. What I would urgent ly and

was considered essential by those in the business of loaning earnestly see revised is the qualifications for a man or a

money . Apparently Horida funds were ~ i n g dive rted to woman seek ing the Presidency_ As matters now stand. to

other states, where a higher return was available. quote directly from the Constitution, Section 1 of Article II

Sen. Patnck K. Neal reads; "N o person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen

of the United States, at the time of the adoption of th);

24th District Constitution shall be eligibled to the office of President;neither shall an y person be e lig ible to that office who shall

Legislative Report not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been

Of the five Legislative fourteen years a resident within the United States ."

Sessions of which I have had a No w I am not proposing that all candidates for the office of

part, the 1979 Session has President shall undergo a test, much like a lawyer having to

served the people best from pas s a ba r examination or a phy sician having to undergo amy point of view. After 60 medical eltamination, but rather he shall ha ve had a

daysofconsiderationof3,200 minimum of 10 years of perfonnance in public office,

bilIs,theF\oridaI..egislanueha<l preferably national. as a Congress man , Member of the

adjourned with the citizens- liberties and finances n e : a r t y ~ Cabinet, etc. where his public record is available for public

Appropriation scrutiny. How else is the public capable of making

In all, the Legislature has appropriated $15.78 billion w satisfactory judgment?

dollars for the 1979-81 biennium_This is the first biennial Th e country is currently suffering from lack of leadership'

budget in Florida in 10 years and stays within the President's because a man seemingly had unlimited funds from which to

inflationary guidelines . It provides significant increases for draw to accomplish what had to be done . Now I am not

social service . Forducational funding and modest increases for the t e ~ ~ - ~ ~ § ~ ~ t h ~ a ~ t ~ § : ~ § § ~ § ~ ~ : s ~ u ~ p ~ p o ~ n ~ a ~ w ~ ; l ~ h ~ n i g

REPORT FROM

8th ~ ~ l o n r ~ ~ ! ~ 2 g o r i d aAl l o f us are frustrated by the prese nt energy c ris is. We've

all experienced it the hard way and we're mad!

We want a so lution and we want it now!

But , there is a major problem-we don't know exac tly

what's causing it_We aU have our pe t theories, such as: ( I)

the oi l companies are hoarding the supply to increase theprice . (2) the red uct ion in oil production by Iran is the reason,

(3) too much of the oil is being so ld in Europe instead of the

United States, and (4) maybe the world is really running out

of petroleum.

T he catch is we don't seem to have any reliable data on

how much world oil is being produced, who's producing it ,

who's buying it, how much is being imported into the United

States, how much is being refined, which products are beingre fi ned and how much is being sold to retail outle ts and

where?

Th e Department of Energy ge ts ilS information principally

from data the oil companies release to them. The Department

can't verify this inform ation and doesn ' t act as though they

know what the y ha ve anyway . ROUlinely, different

indivi d uals in the Department release co ntradiclo ry

informatio n and opposing conclusions about the energy

crisis_

Based o n recent hearings that I participated in concerning

th e fuel aspects of the nationwide trucker strike I have

concluded that the ineffec tiveness of the Energy Department

is a key part of ou r problem and should have immediate

A. W . Lewin

attention by the Administration.

Meanwhile , it's time we began to develop a sound way to

ge t access to data on oil supplie s without depending on the

figures that the oil companies choose to give us and withoutwalking all over the ir privacy rights.

We can-t afford further bureaucratic mismanagement and

we can't afford to jump in with solutions without knowing

the faclS . We can -t afford to wait. We've got to develop

better ways to gel information and better abilities to use it •

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MarketplaceBob Rodgers has been

named resident tennisprofessional at the SarasotaHyatt House Tennis Club.

Formerly. Rodgers was Ihe

assistant tennis pro at theLongboat Golf and TennisClub for lWO years. Prior 10

that. he was the assistant pro

at the Jack Rodgers Tennis

Club in Bradenton.

Rodgers began hi s collegiate tennis career al Texas Tech

and played number one on Ihe Manatee Junio r College teamduring 1975-76.

He is thc son of Jack Rodgers. nationally ranked 55-and-

over tennis playe r. •

Golf Tips

by Jack Watson, P.G.A.

Village Green

Balance and Leg Action

As in all spons. one of Ihe keys to good perfonnance isbalance. It is impossible to obtain consistenc ), in hitting golfsho ts when you are falling all over yourself. This balance

should be fe lt th rough your feet and legs.Do not dig in with a lot of pressure . Feel light on your feet

so that you react aUlOmatically to the swinging motion of

your arms. hands and club.In the address position. place an equal amount of weight

on each fool. As you swing the club away from the ball on thebackward motion. allow your weight 10 flow from the left

foot to the right fool. As you swing forward. let this naturalflow of weight reverse to the left side . This action through

your feet should be felt as a rhythmic. unhurried sensation.

To acquire this sen sation of weight transfer, try practice

swinging with your eyes closed. When you have masteredthis weight lransfer through your feet in timing with the

swi nging action oflhe club. you will see a vast improvement

in the consistency and length of your shots .

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~ ~ ~ q ~Th e Welcome Wagon announces the following

newcomers (0 Longboat and Lido Shores:

Mr . and Mrs . Roy C. Nonon Jr . S30 Putter Lane: Mr . and

Mrs . Raben Caron. 2525 Gu lf of Mexico Dr.: Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Levine, 1925 Gulf of Mexico Dr. : Mr. and Mrs . JohnJen kins. 512 Schooner Lan e: Mr. and Mrs. Robert

Davidson, 5 11 Sp innaker Lane: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wymer.

1199 Westbay Drive. Lido Shores; Dr. and Mrs. Carl R.

Heinzerling, 468 Meadowlark: Mr. and Mrs. J . B. Maher.

lOS Nonh Warbler: Mr. and Mrs. John Mullen. 68 Bryant

Drive: and Mr. and Mrs. Alvar Ohl sson. 335 Momingside

Drive. Lido Shores. •

Talk

of theTown

RLAun ' SAlDNOpen 7:30 A.M.

Mo nd ay th ru Saturday

6 Great Stylists to Serve YouTina Art Renate

Frank Connie Lois

Manicures & Ped icures by Mary Ellen

Fo r Men & Women

(Priva te Booth for your Convenience)

383-5985Buttonwood Plaza

(Next to the Beach Cart)Longboat Key

(Redken Products)

vvr 1_ • l ! I I ;"a"' '1",al ' V I ; )

DedicatedThe Colony Beach and Tennis Club was the scene last

Saturday of the fonnal dedication of the new national

headquarters of the United States Professional Tennis

Association .

Invited guests heard remarks from Colony's ChairmanMurf Klauber , its President Jerry Thirion , Jr ., the USPTA's

President Geo rge Bacso and its Executive Director Michael

A. Fryer. ~Also introduced, were USTPA's o f f i ~ Heckler

(who played an ex hibition for the guests): Ian Crookenden.

Fernando Velasco (w ho a lso played) : Rob Danner.

Sec retary: Mike Eikenberry. Treasurer: Sheldon CaldwellcImmediate Pas t President: Paul Waldman. legal counsel: Z.

Mincek. President of the Florida Division. and Barbara

Richards. who masterminded the function in her capacity asPublic Relations DireclOr.

Mr . Danner . as President of the Southem Division,

presented the official usnA flag as a gift to President

Bacso.

Later . a luncheon was served in the Colony Hi Rise. and a

tennis demonslration held for the benefit of the small guest

list. Hot as the day was. the affair was in the finest possible

taste. the food and drinks excellent. and the dedication

ce remonies brief but meaningful.

To have the usnA National Headquarters on Longboat

Key is a c redi t 10 The Colony . the USPTA. Longboat Key.

Sarasota County and indeed the State of Florida. Long may

the USPTA banner wave over our linle island. •

Top photo : Janet Post, a plonN r In ladles tennis, with BeverlyClay and Mur1 Klauber. Mrs. Post's sis ter, Eve Kraft, Is on theshiff of the US Tennis Association and travels to most olthr ..

Internalional tournaments in her offlclat position as director0'"education and research with the USTA. She and Janet are well

known and revered In tennis circ les.

Top right photo : The top brass, Klauber and Bacso.

Top left : George Bacso with the new flags in the background,

Center photo : The luncheon was held In the mirrored room highatop the tennis courts. Town, City and County guests enjoyed alight luncheon.

Right center photo : Klauber , Bacso, Thlrlon and ExecutiveDirector Michael Fryer all shaking hands In unorganized rotation.

Bottom photo: Left to right, George Bacso, Mur1 Klauber and JerryTh lrion

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Carry Out Orders Including Piua - Prices Start at S3 .2S

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July 13, 1979

TheS Summer Specials

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on Longboat Key"ERESTAURANTTen Specials Each Night

Served 4 PM to 10 PM

- PLUS-Our Regular Menu to please every taste

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THE LONGBO AT OBSERVER

The Money Market

by W. Robert Seltz, Senior Vice PresidentFreedom Federal Savings and Loan Association

A notable change in the psychology of lhe market has

taken place in the past week . Unt il recently , the center of

allention has bee n on gas lines. experienced first hand by the

New York dealers and brokers. a rapidly slow ing economywith its " recession is at hand " mind-set, and a stable dollar.

But suddenl y the gas lines vanished in the northeast, the

dollar took some severe beatings, and President Caner

disappeared into the ha ven of Camp David to ponder all

manner of domestic iss ue s. The market then turned wary.

Will consumers begi n to renew theiro ld habit s and loosen the '

purse strings wi th gasol ine more readily available? Will theFederal Reserve be stuck with a tight money policy for a

protracted period because of the shakey dollar? What kindsof policies wilt Mr. Caner bring down from the mountain?

As a result . the month long rally in the bond market came

!O an end. Prices decli ned ralher sharply and yie lds rose. Two

weeks ago , a tWO year Treasury note carried a yield of

8.87%, while today it is 9.00%. The ten year note has moved

to 8.92% from 8.75%. Six month Treasury bills have

increased to 9. 19% from 8.83%. These changes reflect the

renewed uncen ainty as 10 where we are and where we're

going, despite the facts that most economists are proclaiming

recession. Perhaps the fact that eve n the administration now

admits a recession is possible. probable. or imminent

depending o n the source-has clouded the issue funher :

any thing from Washington is S p e C

Th e policy making body of the Federal Reserve, theFederal Open Market Comm inee, is meeting today. The y are

disc ussing all the reasons to loosen credit (the slow ing

economy. etc.) and all the reasons to lighten credit (the

vu lnerable dollar. etc .). bUI will probably agree to leavethings JUSt where they are unt il the economy's condition

becomes more clear. Th ey aren', too sure where we are or

whe re we' re going either. They are onl y human . after all . •

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Q , Dear Sally: I just lovethis nice wa rm weather,but all of a sudden I find I

really nee d some nicesummer dresses to keepcoo l in, so maybe you cantell me the best place tolook.

A. For some lovel y and coo l you can',

beat Katy's Klos et, w h ich is located at 4407 So. Tamiami

Trail in Sarasota, just eight blocks sou th of Bee Ridge

Road , At this delightful shop , you ' ll find many, many

pretty summer dresse s from which 10 choose, just loads of

them, all very coo l and attractive, colors in delightful

beautiful patterns, to make you look your very best. You'll

find jus t the thing at Katy' s Kloset , where the fr ie ndly staff

is so nice and helpful an d w ill help you find the right

dresses for you, to do the most for you r figure and keep

you beautiful all summer long. Ha ve fun-and tell Wyn

that Sally sent you.

Q. Dear 5.Jlly: You h""e,

some time ..,0, told aboutF .nt .se . Orig;n . s, .. shopwhich futures be .utiful

things mMie by loe .1 ..rtist..nd ..rtiuns . But where c .nI find this unusu .1shop'

A. Fantasea (isn ' t that a

darling name?) Originals is in the new Southbridge Mall

shopping center at 6575 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key,

and it really is a mos t unusual and delightful shop. It' s not

a souvenir sho p, but they do ha ve wonderful items made

from shells, leather, pottery and other materials by very

creative people in thi s area. Anyone of these would make

lovely an d mu c h-d es ired gifts. Sto p in and see all the

love ly th ings they have, for you' ll thoroughly enjoy a visit

to Fantasea an d you ' ll find lots of goodies there for you r

home or for giving to friends . Ha ve fun .

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HOWARD

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The Big Vacation by Arvida.Not just another pretty beach

Ou r twelve-mile soft wh ite S' --

sand beach sloping into crystal clearwaters is a sight to behold. You

won't find a prettier on e anywhere .

But you'll find a lot more than just ':"

a pretty beach for your Big Vacation

at Arvida's Longboat Key Resort

in Sarasota . Florida .

The Big Vacation is all the fun

you'd expe<:t. like a coun try club

with c hampionship go lf. tenn is on

all-weather cou rts. a beach club .

boating and sa ili ng an d deepsea

fishi ng. And a lot more you w ouldn 't

expect. Like smart Fifth Ave nue

sho ps on St. Armand's Ci rcle. The

symphony and ballet at th e Van

Wezel Hall for the Performing

Arts. Shakespeare atlhe AsoloTheat re. And Miche langelo,

Rube ns and Rembrandt at the

Ringling Museu m. All just acauseway away.

If you think you might like

to take your Big Vacation on this

tropical island. or perhaps even

retire here. come see this one -of

a·ki nd place. Then select a wooded

waterway lot for your new home in

Bay Isles, or a seaside apartment at

the ocean's edge' at Beachplace on

the Gull,

But do hurry. Time is short.

and thi s kind of South Floridaprope rty is becoming ha rder a nd

harder to find . Besides. ir s bette r

to reserve your place now . than

to be so rry you ~ t e r

30 I Gulf of Mexico Drive

Post Off[ce Box 6166

Sarasota. Flo rida 335 78

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Golden Apple Extends 'Music Man'Through August 19

Go lden Apple Executive Director Robert Turoff is pleased

to announce that the current production of "Music Man"

will be extended to play through August 19 .Set in River City, Iowa in the year 1912 , " Music Man"

charms its audience with a warm-and refreshing look at

midwest America-what makes them the backbone and

heartland of conservatism and patriotism. In the song "Iowa

Stubborn", me citizens of the smal l community make it

comple tely clear that mey will "give you a short and a back

to go wim it, if your crops should happen to die" but be

careful-<l.on·t try to pull th e wool over their eyes or you may

find yourse lf at a "tar and feather" party . In to this town

stro lls "Professor Harold Hill", a travelling salesman who

llas wheeled and dea led small town folk out of their hard

eamed money from coast to coast. His technique is to find

something in the town that is demoralizing the children and

then fonn a boys band to keep me youngsters away from the

evil . In River City. Harold finds a pool table- ' the firs t big

step on the road to de-gra-day: ' and spins a tale that any

honest up-standing parent would believe- and fear: at [east

in a musical comedy about [9 [2 rural America. The boys

band idea is just the thing fo r the adults and children alike and

all summer long the citizens dream of shiny brass horns andthe Minuet in "G ". Only th.e town's love ly Librarian,

Marian, suspects what Harold Hill really is and is about to tel lthe Mayor when she rea!izes the magical change in the town

and its residents.

" Music Man" is presently playing eight performances a

week , Tuesday through Sunday evenings with matinees onWednesdays and Saturdays. There are some tickets available

for the run and the show is an excellent entertainment for the

whole fami ly. The Golden Appl e has an all new summertime

buffet featuring delicious hot and cold dishes. For

reservations for "The Music Man" playing through August19, cal l the Golden Apple Box Office at 366-5454. •

. THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER

II ·ti A BIRD , , . IT'S A PLAHE . . . IT'S . . . Top dMtII StlkIer pliotli

throughOut the wortd repNMntlng 12 coUntries will compete orIII 15,000 purse and the Wortd TItle in the Sixth AnnUilI World o.tta

GIlder Championship. at Florida Cypreu Gardena July 14-22.Becau.. of the intematlOMI prestige of thl•• .nt, only 60 apob

are available.nd .lreMty 10alternates are .t andlng by should acountry' . competftor be unable to fly . Practice rounds I"\In July

14-18 with eompetftionN t or July 19-22. HeN" pilot.. he 60-P«"Ind hang gilder down on . WIIter markllf at Cypreu Gardena.

Summer GolfWeekly Winners

Here are the re sults of the golf matches played earlier this

week at the Longboat Ke y Go lf and Tennis Club:

Ladies

Best ball of foursome in classes:Class A (57) Ann Gibbons

Gale Hamilton

Diddy Vraznell

Adelaide Brown

Cla ss B (59) Thelma Davison

Bertie BeckerLenore Gerstenfeld

Beryle Gauch

Class C (60 ) Marge GoodridgeEvelyn Akeley

Helen SobinMary White

Cla ss 0 (56) Penny Andrews

Roz LewisMurie[ Engel

Marion Kestenhaum

~ B A YBUCCANEERS

Home Schedule

Preaeason

Sat., Aug . 4 Washington ................... 7 pm

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9A .M. to 11 :XlON LY

OUR FAMOUS SUMMER SPECIALS" 2x4 Breakfast"

2SerombiedEggs4 Mini Hcmokn " , . _ _,"', . _ . _ . _ •• 1.1&

11 :30 - 2:00 PM and 5:30 - 6:30 PM ONLY

MEAT LOAF SUPREME. _., •••••• . " .• ,. 2.25MeIhed potI"tQ81/ vm'Y. vegetabIe.1iaw

ENGLISH FISH & CHIPS, SLAW _" __ • . _. US- Rolli & a..mer-

No ulmjtutH PfHMf

Cocktails

383-2500

Prompt Pick Up &: Delivery

ST, ARMAND'SPRESCRIPTION SHOP

24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICEQ??c:l"7QA _ Q?? _Q"7c:lc:l

Sat. Aug . I I Miami . . . . . . . . . . .• _ ' . .. • . . .. 7 pmSat . , Aug . 18 New Orleans . . . . . . • . .. . • . . . . . . 7 pm

Regular Season

Sat., Sep t. I Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • _ • . . ..

Sun ., Sept . 23 Los Angeles . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . .

Sun . ,O c l. 14 New Orleans . . . .. . . . . . . , .. .. . .

Sun . OCI. 2 1 Gre en Bay . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. •. . ..Sun . Nov. 18 New York Giants . . . . .. •. _ . . . .

Sun • Nov. 25 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . , •• _ . . . .

Sun ., Dec . 2 Chicago . ........ . . . . . . . . .

Sun . , Dec . 16 Kansas City .. . ........... . .. . .

EnM ,j lmn! In Uk- r o m f t J n m o ) p M n : of

French Coont r)· Inn. "' hen: dinner) p t r . ; o n ~ L L )

8 pm4p m

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July 13 , 1979

AI Jolson and Queen VictoriaAt Asolo Stage Two

The world 's greatest entertainer and England's longest

reigning monarch will both be featured in ( ) t Y ~ ~ Shows

this week at Aso lo Stage Two , t ~ ~ t r e e t in

downtown Sarasota. Perfonnances are free and open to the

ge neral pubic on a first-(:ome, first-served basis.

Through songs and dance, laughte r and tears, Dov Fahrerin his One-Person Show "J olie: Behind the Mask" will

present the private. troubled face of AI Jol50n , not the happy

go- lucky image he offered to the public.Ann Stafford' s One-Person Show " The Old Horse in Dark

Hou rs: Queen Victoria, 1866," will follow Dov Fahrer' s

presentation.This show portrays the Queen and the woman, while

offering glimpses of both the frivolous young girl she hadbeen and the passionless, matronly monarch she would

become.The opening perfonnance of " Jolie" and " Dark Hours"

will be Mon . , Ju ly. 16 at 2 pm followed by an evening

perfonnance at 8:15 pm . The shows will be repeated on July

19 at 8: 15 pm and July 21 at 2 pm. Also on stage this week areOne -Person Shows about Noel Coward and Vi rginia Woolf

at 2 pm on Wed . July 18 and on Fri ., July 20 at 8: 15 pm . A

third doub le-bill performance , " Crazyheans" and

' ·Co lette . " will be presented July 18 and 2 J at 8: 15 pm. The

1979 One -Person Shows are coproduced by Asolo AngelsMary Eve Brockman and Lucille Eve Brockman. •

Bird Key Yacht Club Newsby Ella Frasier

Lois Scott's hand painted originals made their debut at

Bird Key Yacht Club Thurs . , July 2, at a luncheon fashion

show .Miss Scott ' s excellence in wielding her paint brush

magically transformed class ic clothes, purses . belts, etc •

into a collection of inspiring designs. These may be seen in

her shop in S iesta Ke y Village .Club members modeling were Mrs. Harry H. Price. Mrs.

Edward L. Riffin . Mrs . John Coppin, Mrs . Walter Brunell,

Mrs . W. Reeder Brunson. Jr. , and Mrs . RaymondC. Grills.

•••••Members of the Bird Ke y Yacht Club will be ·'going

Italian" for Lu ig i' s Cabaret on Saturday even ing, July 14 .

One o f Rudy Bundy's groups will provide mus ic for danci ng.

Gentlemen will be happy to shed coats and ties fo r th is

informal occasion . At least one item on the menu will be

Italian origin . .....

Ho sts fo r the evening will be Mr. and Mrs. R. A.

Wri ggelswo rth and Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Krasenics

•••••Dr . Curtis Haug, Managi ng Director of the Van Wezel

Performing Ans Hall . will be guest speaker fo r the Bird Ke y

Yacht Club Ladies' Day on Thurs . July 19. at II am .

Gentlemen of th e Club are especi ally invited to hear about

the problems, perplexities and personalities involved in the

operation of the program schedule at Van Wezel. Under the

ti tle ' Before the Curta in Goes Up and After the Curtain Goes

Down " . Dr. Haug will share inte res ting experiences

enco untered during the successful years he has presented

Sarasota audiences wi th prominent plays and people.Mrs. William Wiseman and Mrs. Tremain Robinson are in

J(ry wruurl, jue.St. Armand·s

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July 13, 1979

Cop ' s

Traffic stops numbered 155 for the week with 72 citationsissued and one traffic arrest. 2 accidents- both in parking

lots-nened q8-i!ljuries and damages were slight . There were

5 a l ~ ' l d 2 rescue calls. One emergency message

was dehvered:"o'fere were 2 marine cases, I of defrauding an

innkeeper , I assault, 3 disturbance calls, I obscene phone

call, 3 cases of trespassing and 3 of vandalism, 1 animal

"tfapping, I dog ordinance violation. 1 drug case, II ofdisabled vehicles and public assist, I burglary, I confiscation

of fireworks, 3 stolen property repo n s, 5 larcenies. 7suspicious circumstances and vehicles, 1 il legal camping and

2 juvenile cases.

A new Patrolman has been added to the Department. He is

John Paul Oehl, for 17 years a member of the Jersey City

Police Dep!. Welcome aboard , and you ' ll find a lot of

Jerseyites on Longboat! -

Fire l ine ·I

THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER

to make Longboat Key, for you the citizen, a safe place in

which to live, work. or play. Few people realize how severe

the national fire problem is. As an example, during theVietnam war 45 ,925 servicemen lost their lives. In this sameperiod 143,550 citizens lost their lives in fire in the United

States alone . Over three times this number were severely

maimed by flte and will bear their disfigurements as a constant

reminder of the tragedy of fire for all to see. In light of these

facts, Longboat Key is fortunate in having two dedicated fire

inspectors who are qualified {O inspect the businesses ,hotels/motels and multifamily dwellings on the Key . Theseinspections are conducted in addition to many other publicservice oriented duties of the Fire Prevention Bureau. The

inspections will be conducted on a minimum yearly basis.

The bureau realizes that the correction of life safety hazards

in some instances may be costly to the individual . However,these fire prevention activities have a substantial bearing on

reducing insurance premiums which, is many instances, far

outweigh the initial COS t of correction. May we take thisopponunity to introduce our two Fire Inspectors/

Investigators .Robert J. Mazza, Bob has been with the Longboat Key

Fire Department since December of 1976. He was fonnerly a

member of the Cocoa Beach Fire Department, population of

about 12,000. While serving in this capacity Bob acquired

his Associate of Science degree in Fire Technology from theBrevard Community College . He is also a qualified

Paramedic. He was appointed Fire In spector/In vestigator in

November of 1978 . He is married and has two daughters and

current ly resides in Bradenton.Robert E. Fakelman-Bob is originally from New

Jesey and has been a resident of Florida fo r 18 years . Prior 10

Introducing Longboat Key 's Fire Prevention Bureau: jo ining the Longboat Key Fire Department, Bob was the Fire

In order to create a safer climate fo r the residents of InspeclOr/investigatOf for the Brooksville Fire Department

Longboat Key 10 enjoy. the Longboat Ke y Fire Department and at one time owned and operated his own fire safetyinstilUted the Fire Prevention Bureau in March of 1977. The equipment company in Miami. Bob joins the department

o:-:oal of his department is toperfonn fire £afety inspections of highly qualified in the investigation and inspection field. Bob

all bus;nesses , hotels/motels and the common areas of is married and has three chi ldren. all residents of Sarasota .

I f m ; ; u ~ l t ~ ; ; ; ; f a ; m ~ ; ; I ; W ; ; ; ~ T h : ; ; ; e ~ " ; l t ; ; ; ; ; " ; , ~ ; a ~ l ~ t h ; ; b ; " ; r e ; a ; " ~ ; " , = , . , ; B ; ; t h ; ; ; : ~ f ~ t h ~ ; ; : m ~ ~ n ~ h ; a ~ numerous courses in fire safe

Solar-SecurityGlass Film Co., Inc.7450 N. Tamlaml Trail - Sarasota

1351-1314 1After 5 pm call 383-2551

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Help Promote The New Longboat Key Youth (Community) CenterWe will donate in your name, 10% of your cost for having Safp.T· Tint or

Suntint Installed in your home or business. Offer expires Aug. 15

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\;- / (In cooperation wilh THE OBSERVER and with the

..; many residents and who lIavc questions about.,1l O iT marine environment. Mote Marine L a b o r a l o ~ is

tI ' ' • 1"'\ pleased 10 an swer any questions put to them within, ' . ' the ir sphere of cxpenise . Address all questions to THE

LONGBOAT OBSERVER , 524 Gulf Bay Road,

LBK. Florida 33548.)

Q. Do sharks get cancer?A. To the best of our knowledge, the answer is no,

and many sc ientists have been trying to figure out whynot. An answer 10 the question would have tremendous

possibilities for a cancer break·through. so Mote Lab

has just engaged Bio-Chemist Carl Leur, PhD, 10 start

research on why sharks don ', get cancer.

building design and in addition to their residential and

business inspections. they review all buildings plans and

structures for compliance with Longboat Key's code and the

National codes. They are also responsible for training in fire

safety for public education .

Rescue an d Fire Calls

July4

Rescue call to 1900 block of GMD at 8:38 pm. III patient

was treated al scene and transported to Sarasota Memorial

Hospital by LBK Rescue Squad.Fire call to Sea Club at 10: 10 pm. No fire, sparking wires.

Scene secured by LBK Fire Department.July 7

Fire call to Coquina Sands al JO:34 ·pm. No fi re , sparking

wires. Scene secured by the LBK Fire Department.July 9

Rescue ca ll to Little Gull at7:56 pm. III patient was lTeated

at sce ne by LBK Resc ue Squad. Manatee Ambulance

transported patient to Blake Hospital. -

Enjoy Italian Food at its Finest

Dinner Menu featuring italianfavorites an d specializing in

Prime V• •

A variety of cold salads andsandwiches have been added ..

to our luncheon menu. ,

Pizza available to take out, servedth e dining room during lunch an d

after 10 pm Friday .nu"",l11Saturday nights

• :>.

Dc/ignc.; Wallpape. laic10% off on DeSigner's wallpapers

10's Beauty Salon•

Let us help you create a unique character for your home.Fqm ous names such as Von Lu i!. Gfat. Charter house... . .. many with matching fabrics.

VinylS, foils, grasscloths, etc. Over 125 books to select from.

Sale ends July 27th

Pa....1aHa/ting/lntcliOlIComplete Intenor Design Service

1.-- ... : ......... . ,: ...... , .... 1: ........

formerly of Longboat Key

WISHES TO ANNOUNCE ITS NEW LOCATIONON HOLMES BEACH

We're now located at:3007 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach

(on the right, next to Shannon Realty)and

We're ready to welcome all our Longboat Key customerswith a cup of coffee and a kind wo rd .

Sincerely,

)0 Duncan (Owner)Audrey Debby

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:Skipper.

by Jack Barlass -~a. Do you have any suggestions for reducing fuel cOStS

while boating?A. This is an area I should not ge t into tOO deeply as I just

might not be able to get out oflhe hole. However. I do have afew thoughts that mi ght be helpful and we would welcomeother suggestions from our readers . Quite obviously. youwi ll use less fuel if you take good care of your engine-spark

plugs. (we recommend a change of plugs once a year) fuel

pump , carburetor and fuel lines should all be in sound

working order. If you keep Y9u r boat in the water and areunable to operate it frequently. keep a close check to be surethe bottom isn't fouled. Even though you use a good marinepaint. infrequently used boats will fou l in a hurry and can

cause inefficient operation.Some boats are overpowered. some are underpowered and

in many cases. inefficiency is the result. Recent tests of

outboard engines indicated that a 25 hp motor was more fuelefficient than a 15 hp and the answer was the larger enginewas the right size for the particular boat being tested. Areliable marine dealercan give you counsel on this. Of courseoperating a boat is not too unl ike operating your car. If youare a je rky operator. with sudden bursts of speed. race yourengine at the dock, etc . you are not going to obtain fuelefficiency. Most boats have an efficient cruising RPM(revolutions per minute) range. say 2500 10 3000 forexample, and although weather and water conditions willvary your speed, it seems best to remain within th is rangewhen it is possible to do so. If you do not have an RPMindicator. consult your dealer or manufacturer for the properrange for your engine . A steady hand at the throttle will help

conserve fue l. just as the steady and patient automobiledriver wi ll obtain more miles per gallon. •

No More Small CardsIn The Mail

July 15 is th e deadline touse up small and undersizedenvelopes and cards. Sarasota

~ o ~ t i ~ ; : t ~ ~ t o ~ ~ ~ ~ n Higel ; ~ ;.

Starting that date, Ihe postal service makes its new si ze

standards effective. Cards and enve lopes measuring less than311l inches hig h or 5 inches long no longer will be mailableand will be returned to sender.

Extra large first-class enve lopes-more than 6'ti1 by II h

inches will incur a 7 cent surcharge if they weigh one ounceor less. Postmaster Hi gel advises these oversized pieces willbe returned to sender if they do not carry the 7 cent surchargebut can be remaiJed if the surcharge postage then is affixerl .However, delays for these pieces can be avoided if mailers

make S'ure that sufficient postage has been applied .The new regulation also will prohipit thin or flimsy cards .

After July 15. the cards must be at least seven thousandths(.0(>7) of an inch thick .

"Small envelopes and flimsy cards te nd to jam mailprocess ing equipment and cause damage to other mail aswell." explained Postmaster Hi ge l.

. The surcharge on oversized or odd-shaped pieces isintended to cover the added cost of handling such pieceswhich must be processed manuall y." he said. "T hestandards have been established to allow the Postal Service toprocess mail more effective ly and this will mean betterservice for customers. . . •

Con fe rencesColony Beach

S.A .S................................ uly 13-15Light of Yoga Society . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 13-22W im bledon Racquet Club . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Ju ly 13-1 5Mo toro la ..................... . • . . . . .. J uly 16-20Future. tnc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J uly 17-19NCR . ....................... . . . . . . . . Ju ly 19-2 1

Far HorizonsTelComm Products Di vision. 3M . . . . . . . . . . u ly 18-20

Hyatt HouseSarasola High School 1939 Class Reuni on . . . uly 14- 15

Tauck Tours. Westpon , Conn .. . . . . . . . . . . . uly 14-16Bowling Proprietors Association

of Fla • Miami Shores . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . Ju ly 16-19Bresslers-33 Flavors , Inc .. Chicago . . . . . Jul y 19-20

Longboat Hilton

Control Data. Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ju ly 18-20'Brewery and Soft Drink Workers Conference,

Park Ridge. Illino is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ju ly 19-Aug. 2

10 nost \#ommerce :secretary LevinFlorida Secretary of Commerce Sidney Levin and his

sen ior staff wi ll be the guests of the Sarasota CountyCommittee of 100 fo r a series of meetings and workshops on

Commerce and Tourism De velopment in SarasOla County. atthe Lido Beach HoJday Inn, on Tues., July 24.

With Governor Graham 's pledge to diversi fy andstrengthen Florida's economy in mind. the Secretary's visitfollows through on acommitment made to Commiltee of 100members in Tallahassee recently. who called on Levin to

lend support 10 the Committee 's goal of making the SarasotaCounty Economy more broad-based and less vulnerable to

tourism' s seasonal fluctuations.

Anyone who plans to atlend any segmentsof he programshould make arrangements prior to Ju ly 18 by contacting

Fred Meade. 955-8 187. •

At Deadline . . . Continued from page I

a decision. It was tabled umil the August meeting.Sailboat Square Approved

The Sail Boat Square developmem north of the Amocostation was approved provided the adjacem parking in an R-2

zone was used only for the bank and offices. and no t for apossible restaurant.

Variances Reconsidered Then RescindedThe variances to Neal and Burnett were reconsidered.

against the advice of Town Counsel. and then a motion to

rescind the variance granted was moved. Both of them wereultimate ly rescinded, Neal's formerpropeny (nowowned bya Mr. Bottie) by a vo te of 7-0. and Burnell's by a vo te of 5·2.Legal action is expected against the Town by ei ther one orboth of the parties whose variances were rescinded .

The discussio n brought a 101 of hot exc hanges.Commissioner Ridyard verbally attacked Sal Chiefari. whowas reco rd in g the proceedings. Sam Seegel said thateveryone was wrong to grant the variances in the firs t placeexcept Clair Bell and himself, to which Mayor McCa ll

replied with asmile. ·· baloney·· . The remark broughta smile

to Seegel 's face as well. Ridyard and Dehs were notsure theyhad granted a variance at all since there were so many

,.. restrictions imposed. Dehs also said that the Town was to

submit the plans to the DNR. not the applicant. Ridyard andhe fe lt that the variance. when granted. would have to be

followed by an approval of the si te plan, and according toRi dyard. " That's when we put the hammer on them: that'swhen the squeeze is on." and he felt the Town would ha ve

been adequately protected. He agreed to the former Nealpropeny variance approval being rescinded, but lost out on

the Burnett variance when it too was rescinded .After the healed argumems. a 10 mi nute recess wascalled.

No Transfer of Density, Yet

AdvertisingInitially, our Id $ went fnIe lind

we charged a commlulon.Then we chllrged a fee and

asked people to pay beforepublication. Many people say

they m in being trusted Intoday's society and we agree.lhemore, effecItve Immediatetyall " FQA SALE" ltemswillbe fnIefo r three weeks. with THEOBSERVERcharging 5% 01 th e

selling price. When the item I.

so ld , send u. a check.

'Posted

WitfiClassified

.or other categories such IS

HELP WANTED, SERVICES, orFOR RENT, the charge wilt be52 for the f irst ten words, lOefo r each additional, payable in

advance.

policy of trusting people so wethou ght we 'd do It again.

To place an ad , eall :

We have never regretted ou r 383-5334WANTED : Small boat trailer. Call Gene at 383-3588 113

SALE5- INTERI OR DESIGN, part time, full time, will train,excellentcomm ission . Call Mr. Hart, 922-6538, for appointment. 9 am -1 2 noon and 5 - 8 pm . . 113

NEW TO LONGBOAT KEY? Call WELCOME WAGON

Norma Bems-953-2596 or 383-3102. 113120127

CUSTOM STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, skylights , par·

titlons, back bar s, and lamps. A.A.G. 349-2001 . 113120127

EPISCOPAL MISSION OF LONGBOAT KEY

Community Room of the Coast Federal Bldg.51 0 Bay Isles Road

Services , Sunday, 9 AM

CANNONS MARINAComplete Marine Store - E\'inrude Molors

Areas Largest Fleet of Boat Rentals

longboat Key

383-1311T , i " ~ Chart

Bay HighAM PM AM PM

Fri. , July 13 5:30 4:07 9:47 11 :27

Sat • July 14 6:11 5:06 11:06

Sun ., July 15 6:50 6:23 12:06 12:42Mon., July 16 7:34 7:54 12:48 2:15

Tues., July 17 8:23 9:53 1:29 3:48

Wed • July 18 9:13 11 :46 2:12 5:03

Thurs" July 19 10:03 3:00 6:03

When discussions resumed. it was on another stickywicket. the Acquisi tion of Open Space ord inance. It was

divided imo two parts. and the Commi ssion approved themanditory dedicat ion of land provisions but struck out the

transfer of de nsity pa n by a vo te of 5-2. That left theordinance with no pro vision for transfer of de nsity at all soMayor McCall asked if the Commissioners wi sh to vote onthe question, "0 0 you fa vor transfe r of density?" Th e votewas 4-3 in favor. but with Seegel. Ochs, Riter and McCal l

demanding various checks n d ; ~ ! ~ e g ~ u ~ " " , ; ; ; ~ ; ; ~ : : : : : : : : : :nd Bell voted " no" . Now it's back toto wri te an ordinance that willprovide fo r the safeguardsdemanded.

The Players Club of long

boat had their 5th floor approved (the code says it couldbe only 4 stories), providedthe height did not exceed 50feet. TIle Commissione rs Diedto ha ve them decrease density

by 10% as we ll , but it wasvoted down 5-2.

In the wani ng I10Lm of the

evening. they denieda requestfor minimum elevation var

iance at 624 Buttonwood Dr •

denied the sign request for

Baypon. approved the lowbid for county line drainage

and fo r an Oldsmobile for the

Police Dept. . and finally ap-proved a resolution to purchase Binnacle Point forS24O.

Earlier in the evening,Commissioner Jenkins re-poned that the 1st coat of

pavement had been applied toGMD. that a 2nd was beingapplied now, thaI after the

edging was completed, a 3rdcoat of skid-proof pavementwould be poured and that thetraffic hold-ups would be lessas the work progressed.

Commissioner Bell reported that the SMATS board(Sarasota Manatee AreaTransponation Study) haddecided to hold a Public hear·ing in both counties on Aug.27th and Aug. 28th on the

Year 2000 plans proposed bythe staff. •

Ambassador Services Inc. is pleased to announce that pursuant to atelegram from the R onda Public Service Commission, it is given temporaryauthority to transport pasSe ngers to and from the Sarasota/Bradenton AiJportand Lido Ke y, St. Annands Ke y, Longboat Ke y, Anna Maria, Bradentonand Palmetto to and from the Tampa International Airport, daily.

Adult Fares

OW! Wat Aetum

1. Airport Sarasota . . . . . . . . . . $ 7.80 S 14.802. Exhibition Hall. U.S. 41 .

Southwest Comer of

10th Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 14.253. Holiday Inn lido Beach.

233 Benjamin Franklin Dr 7.10 13.404. Comer of State Road 789

and Madeira (SI. Annands) 7.00 13.305. Sea Place. 1801 Gulf 01

Mexico Dr.. .. . . . . . . . . . . 6.60 12.556. Far Horizons, 2401 Gulf 01

Mexico Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 6.60 t2.55

7. Holiday Inn Longboat,4949 Gulf of Mexico Dr.. .

8 . NortheastComer

of StateRd. 684 an d State Rd789 (Cortez Bridge) • . . . .

9. Southwest Comer of StateRd 789 and Slate Rd . 64(Manatee Bridge) . . . . . . .

10. Westgate Shopping Plaza11. Manatee Aiver Hotel,

309 10th SI. West . . . . . . .12. Smith Department Store.

Palmetto . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leave Sarasotal Bradenton Northboond-7:30 AMLeave Tampa Intemational Southbound--2:00 PM

Aunni l'l9 Time (Approx}-2Yt Hours

Children 2 to 12 years of age -50% of reguJar fare.

6.20 11 .80

5.65 10.75

~ . 9.35~ ~ .4.60 8.75

4.50 8.75

Children under 2 years of age-no chBIge. Fo r Reservations• Tampa Airport Lemosine Service Call• Charter Coach Service

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