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VOL . i , NO. 23 SERVi NG WNGBOAT and ST. ARMANDS KEYS

Federation of Longboat KeyCondominiums Back Fixed Bridge

The monthly meet ing of the Federation of Longboat Key Condominiums mel lasl Sal.

morning at Islands West and unanimously voted to support the position of Mayor Sid Ochs on

the subject of the bridge over New Pass.

MayorOchs, as reported in last week 's OBSERVER, favors a fixed span, two-lane bridge.

as originaJly proposed by the Dept. ofTransportation. While the Mayor is not in favor of a 65 '

hi gh span. this ~ e i g h t is said to be a Coast Guard requiremenl . y o r ~ says.he has spoke.nwith US Congressman Andy Ireland to get the Coast Guard to lower Its requm:menl and IS

op timistic.The Federation of Longboat Key Condominiums heard the Mayor speak and the 24 condos

represented voted unanimously to support this position. The organization is composed of 28

Condominiums on Longboat Key represenling2.0CXJ living units or close t04,000 people. The

Bridge controversy was an announced agenda item and most of the delegates had polled the

~ o n d o s they represent. Those .who voted did so as individuals but all felt they did indeed

represe nt the majority of their own condominiums .Thi s is in direct opposition to the votes taken by the City of Sarasota and CounlY

Commissions. wh o favor Plan D. unveiled last week by DOT. It is a 2-lane draw bridge.

The Federation authorized Presidenl Howard Rumpf to direct a 1eUer to James Kennedy of

the Florida Depanment of Transportation enforcing their position. The OBSERVER is pleased

to print (he letter. mailed earlier (his week, in its entirety.

FridDy, Janwuy 26, 1979

" Mr. James G. Kennedy

Project Development Engineer. DOT

Dear Sir:The regular meeting of the Federation of L o n g ~ 1 Key

Condominiums was held on Sat., Jan . 20,1979.

SUnsets on Longboet Key may not be the most beautiful In the world bu t then! lire many who feel

they lire CIOH to the top. This view WIS tllken In color by Longboat Key's postman-photogt1lphlcIIrti st Tony Alois io.

In accordance with the Federation's announced meeting

agenda. the members of the Federation discussed the

proposal made by your Department. Tues., Jan. 16 , 1979 ,

with regard to the two-lane drawbridge across New Pass.

After discussion. the Federation resolved. by motion duly

made and seconded . that the writer be authorized, by

resolution or otherwise, to convey to your Department the

=federation's complete opposition to your new proposal and

to urge your Depanment to approve only a fixed bridge

across New Pass. The aforesaid motion was unanimously

approved; there were no negative votes.

Th e Federation is composed of 28 con dom inium

" Mr . J . G. KennedyProjec t Development Engineer, DOT

Dear Mr . Ke nnedy:

At a regular meeting of the Longboat Key Town Commission

last evening, I was in structed by unanimous vote to request

you to ho ld a mee ting on Longboat Key covering your newbridge proposal which had been presented to us under the

auspices of the Sarasota County Commission as an agenda

item. That presentat ion was cut and dried. There was no

o p p o r t u n i ~ for the public to inspect the new proposal and ask

questions of you or your staff. Even the writer was r b i ~ l ydenied a right to speak because he had no Commissionreso lution to offer concerning a plan he had not seen before

'" that meeting. and because he cou ld not offer a unanimous

action of hi s Commission. Nor was he pennitted to speak.

even though his hand was raised seeking the floor fo r that

purpose.

Earli er this year the Longboat Key Town Commission sent to

the households of this Town a questionnaire that included

matters relating to the New Pass bridge and a mainland

Continued on page 2

associations on Longboat Key . comprising a minimum of

2800 living units. Each condominium association has two

delegates appointed by the indiv idual condominium

association boards .

There were 24 condominium associations represemed atthe January meeting. 38 delegates responding. There was no

question in the minds of the delegates present as to the

preferences and the feelings of the majority of their owners.

Accordingly. we urge you to carefully note the desires of

the Federation and not approve the proposal you have justpresented.

Respectfully,

Howard A . RumpfPresident

The DOT has accepted the mV ltatlon of the LBK

Commissioners to appear before them and explain theplans for the New Pass Bridge, past. present and future.

The date is Jan . 30 . Tuesday and the time is 7: 15 pm at the

Tow n Hall.

The ground rules were the subject of discussions on

Wed . with agreement finally being reached that the DOT

wou ld be pleased to answer any and all questions from the

LBK Commissioners and other elected representatives.

but wou ld not be willing to have an open public hearing. A

representative of DOT told the OBSERVER that whilethey wou ldn't mind the public asking the questions. manytimes they are repetitious and the DOT felt that the LBK

Commissione rs, being divided themselves, wou.ld

adequately represent both sides of the issue.

Mayor Ochs sa id that the SpeciaJ Workshop Session of

the Commissione rs wou ld be for citizens of LBK

primari ly. since the DOT has already appeared before the

Sarasota County Commissioners.

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SERVING THE KEYSBI RD/ST. ARMANDS/LI DO/LONGBOATKEY

PLUMBING

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LBK Chamber News

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Board of

Directors unanimously appointed Town Manager Wayne

Allgire as liaison between the Chamber and the Town at its

Board meeting last Thurs . night at the Buccaneer.

Pres ident Steff Stampler also announced a Chambersponsored V()(er registration drive in Feb. to co incide with the

Town election in March . and extended an invitation to all

members to attend the next Chamber breakfast at 8 am onFeb. 13th at the Town HajJ.

The; Chamber is aJso looking into a membership directory

and the possibility of publishing a map for the convenience of

visitors on the Key. Another idea concerned a mini-fair to be

he ld on Longboat, possibly the Jul y 4th weekend .

The Board will present their vote r registration proposal 10

the Lo ngboa t Town Commi ss ion workshop on Tues.

afternoon, Jan . 30. The Chamber is enthusiastic about their

program to register all Longboat eligible voters and are 'considering a north Longboat location for registrations in

addition to the Town HaJl for their Feb. 13 drive. •

Zoning AmendmentsNow In Effect

The long discussed amendments to the LBK Town Zoning

Ordinance were passed unanimously Tues . aftemoon afteranother full day of debate.

The public input phase of the amendments had ended a few .weeks ago and it was ··back 10 the drawing board" for the

Commissioners after hearing the many objections from

deve lopers. businesses, residents, hotel and motel owners,

and many interested citizens on both sides of the zoning

issues.The end result, which is now in effect, is a compromise

which the Commissioners. the Town Planning Consultants,

and so me of the larger and small developers and their

attorneys have adopted .

No one is completely happy with the amendments but a

spokesman fo r the Town said that we'l1 have to wait and see

if anyone feels strongly enough to take the Town 10 court.

The amendments are still being typed up and are notready for dis tribution, but when they are disuibuted. read.

diges ted and di scussed by the many who wi ll be affected by

the zoning amendments , there may indeed be some law suits.

The vote approving the amendments came after over 30

hours of discussion by the Commissioners at workshops and

hundreds of hours of work by the Town Staff. Adley

Associates. and lawyers for co ncerned de velopers and

businesses. •

Vice Mayor SeegelStrongly Against Draw Bridge

" Mr. James G. Kennedy.

Project Development Engineer. OOT

Dear Mr. Kennedy:

As a member of the Town Commission and Vice Mayor of

th e Town of Longboal Key I object 10 and strongly protest

against the new alternative concept for a drawbridge span

ove r New Pass. This present proposal violates everything

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Letters . . .

Dear Editor:Two weeks ago, LBK Commissioner Sam Seegel said that

if Ihe Department of Transportalion recommended or built alow rise drawbridge over New Pass at the south end of

Longboal Key. that he would purpose a ban on all new

construclion upon the entire Key until a second bridge to the

mainland can be built.

Last week, the DOT recommended such a low rise draw

bridge he built over New Pass and now we are faced with Mr.

SeegeJ's going forward on his promise to ban all newconSU'UC lion.

A careful analysis of such a proposal will reveal it to be a

disaster.Upon whal does the tax assessor base this assessment of

Real Propert y for tax purposes? By law the assessment must

be based upon fair market value.

If you as a property owner cannot build anything on your

vacant property until a bridge to the mainland is built somefive or ten years from now, what is the fair markel value of

your property today?

The answer, of course. is the property would have little or

no market value because no one would buy it if they could notbuild upon il. As a result, the tax assessor, by law, would

have to drastically reduce the assessment and taxes upon

every piece of vacant property upon the entire key .

There are two alternative consequences to this since mostof the town's revenues come from real property taxes.

First, the budget for the Key would have to be drnstically

cut and all services on the Key reduced.

Second, real or property taxes on every existing home.

condom inium , or other building upon Ihe entire Key would

have to be drastically increased in order to offset the lostrevenues.

This is a rather cruel choice forailihose people who liveonthe north end of the key and would seldom use the south

bridge in the first place.The problem is nOI the people's legitimate difference of

opinion. The problem is Mr. Sam SeegeJ's leadership.

Richard A. Pellar

EDITOR'S NOTE:Mr . Pellar is a candidate for Ihe seal on Ihe CityCommission occupied by Mr. Sam Seegel and is the loca1

attorney advancing Ihe cause of resol!Jtion"'T4.

Continued from page I

bridge. The survey was made in connection with Ihe Town's

Comprehensive Plan. required by law.

The results showed thai 3 to I the people of Longboat Key

favored a high fixed bridge over New Pass and thai about 2 to

I favored a mid-island bridge to the mainland.

To .this I might add that Mr. Sam Seegel, the Town's

representalive to SMATS and MPO has very definilely stated

that the only purpose in SMATS having included by generalresolution without public input or hearing in its long term

study a proposed mainland bridge (believed to be six lane)

was to pennit DOT to reduce the prospective bridge acrossNew Pass from four lanes to two lanes. At no time was

anything sta ted that SMATS ' action was intended to pennit a

drawbridge across New Pass. One of your department's ownengineers, Mr. William Trefz who is artached to SMATS,

was present when SMATS took ils aClion and well

understands the foregoing. It is also very commonly statedthat DOT has indicated on many occasions that il would

never build another drawbridge.

Since the health , safety and welfare of the people of

Longboat Key are involved in this matter, and especially in

view of the said official survey made by the Town. it is

believed incumbem upon your department to hold a meeting

on this i sland as requested by the Commission, at which the

people may be fully infonned of this plan. may ask questions

of you and your slaff, and provide input as has heretofore

been the practice of your departmem .

As lime is of the essence, your immediate reply is essemial

and that a dale for the requesled meeling be promptly set.

Sincerely yours,

Signey A. OchsMayor"

Mi : l J U I ~ i l l " 'Hi l l I l : : '1. urilw g n U H t f • •

Continued from page I

you said at lhe original public hearing on the matter held this

past summer at the Exhibition Hall in Sarasota.

What is now being proposed is. in my opinion . something

to satisfy lhe objections of a group of residents on the west

side of Lido Shores with entire disregard for the safety andwelfare of 10,000 or more people of Longboat Key and. in

fact, with complete disregard of their oWn best interests.

The traffic situation on 789 in Longboat Key is horrendous

and wilh additional developmem now underway together

wilh proposed fUiure developmem, what is now proposed

will be a catastrophe for both Longboat and Lido Shores.

It is frightening to conlemplate what will occur with adrawbridge opening every 15 minutes; traffic will back up

south into St. Annands and north well imo the extremenorthern part of Longboat; residents of Lido Shores will be

unable to enter or leave the driveways on streets on 789; our

Town ambulance cou ld well be caught a mile or more in

traffic with a serious heart or stroke victim on the way 10 a

hospital.It is also quite important thai you take due nOlice of a

survey which was made recently by Longboal in conjunclionwilh th e Comprehensiv e Plan mandated by law; 74% of those

answering indicated their preference for a high fixed bridge.

How can you ignore this? I have heard of aesthetic objections10 a high fixed bridge - when I, as a local official and also as a

private citizen, w"igh Ihis type of objection against the

health, safety and welfare of 10.000 or more human beings ..

Ihe scale goes way down in favor of the laller. I have received

numerous phone calls from residents of Longboal, 95% of

which ca lls do oppose a drawbridge and favor a fixed span. I

am enclosing j ust two samples of letters from town residents

which, in my honest opinion , reflect lhe vast majorilY of

feelings on Longboat.As you know I represent the Town of Longboat Key on

SMATS and MPO. The minutes of the October 16 , 197 8

meeting will •• n my opinion, reflect when on amotion of Ron

Norman which stated, "I recommend that we go on record

Republicans Hear Pellar

The recently chartered Islands Republican Club held its

Jan . meeling al the home of the Femalds on Gulf of MexicoDrive last Wed . night and Ihe 35 in attendance heard Dick

Pellar speak about Resolution 14.The club received its charter last summer after months of

trying to decide if they should be cal led the Longboat KeyRepublicanClub. Since the island is in two counties, this was

discarded in favor of The Islands. and party faithful from

Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach are invited

to join with the Longboat Key and S1. Annand's GOP

members.Last Wed. night, the group signed Mr. Pellar's resolUlion

after his talk, then heard reports on the Save Our Bays

organization and ils opposition to granting the Swift Agricul

tural Chemical Corp. pennission to extend phosphale mining.Kit Fernald and Frieda McCartney were hostesses for the

Russian Tea and dessert affair.

A nominating committee was selected 10 choose a new

sla te of officers. Members include Homer Green of LBKManatee County; Wills Thompson of Holmes Beach and

Helene Hovey of LBK. The oUlgoing officers include Ralph

B. Hunter, President; Bill MelZ. VP; William Mallen, Treas

and Doris Whiteley, Sec.

The next meeting of the group will be March I and the

speaker scheduled is Mark Littler. retired senior partner of

Arthur Andersen Inc., CPA's. His subject will be "The

Paperwork Jungle". a subject he attacked as a member of aPresidential Commission of which he was Vice Chairman. For'

fwther infonnation. call Kit Fernald at 383-3834. •

New Pass Bridge

State Projeci Number 17030-1506

Federal Aid Project Number BRM-0951-(I)

Stale Road 789 - Replacement of

Existing Bridge Crossing New Pass Channel

PRESENTATION TO:

Sarasota County Commission

Courtroom E

Sarasota County. Courthouse

2000 Main StreelSarasota, Florida

Jan . 16. 1979

Proposed Bayside Bucule Alternate COncept

About the -ProjectTh e proposal , depicted on page 3. for the replacement of

the 50-year-old New Pass Bridge is a bascule. or drawbridge.

localed on the Bay side of, and adjacent to, the existing NewPass Bridge.

This alternate concept begins with a connection 10 theexisling facility approximately 600 feel south of the southern

sho reli ne oflhe New Pass channel . The bridge wouJd slowly

rise unlil a vertical clearance of 20 feel is reached over thechannel.

After ' reaching Longboat Key to the north. the bridge

approach wo uld immediately tie into lheexisling facility near

Longboal Club Drive.

Environmentally. this concept is the least disruptive of any

of the concepls presented to the public . Minimal damage 10

grass beds on Ihe soulhem shore of Longboat Key is expectedand only a very few mangroves are expected to be displaced

in that area.

Righl-of-way requirements for the proposal would vary.

approving the southerly location of a bridge.from Longboat

Key 10 the mainland in accordance with the long range lestingwhich indicated it would provide the optimum traffic service

and copies of everything that is done be sem to the

appropriate agencies" . . . that the only purpose of such was

10 enable DOT to change the design of the four lane highfixed bridge on the west side to two lanes and on that measure

to reduce lhe bulk and size of same. At no time did anyone at

such ~ M A T S meeting memion in any w ~ such was to

permit OOT to go to another concept of a w b r i d g e . I

strongly resent any inference of such which was made at thelasl discussion before the Sarasota County Commission. Mr.William Trefz of your departmenl who was at such a SMATS

meeting cannot honestly differ in any way with what I have ..represented above. ' -

Also. Mr. Hiller has stated thai what SMATS did on

October 16 . 1978 had two results:( I) Allows DOT 10 continue 10 work unabaled on the

New Pass Bridge.

(2) Insures that the design will be for a two lane bridge.

Again, please note no reference atalltoa new drawbridge.

r further submit that a bridge from Longboal to Ihemainland, is at the present time only a "paper bridge" and

that il cannot possibly come inlo being for twelve to Iwenly

years, regardless of where il is finally decided its location

will be. During all this time what is 10 happen 10 Ihe Town of

Longboat Key and its present and future residents and wimervisitors and tourists?

One last and important thought - If the Anny Corps of

Engineers cou ld act without undue delay and cause Big Pass

to be properly cleared so Ihat it could become Ihe main

waterway to and from lhe Gulf of Mexico and so appear on allnavigational charts, Ihen and in that event a fixed bridge over

New Pass approx imately 10 feel higher, and in about the

same position as the present one would once and for all solve,,:

ou r na vigalion a l problems as wejl as exisling traffic -problems and make everyone happy.

Sincerely yours,

Samuel E. SeegelVice Mayor"

Longboat High Twelve ToHear Talk on Haiti

When members of the Longboat Key High Twelve Club

ge l together for their Feb. business meeling on Tues., Feb. 6.

at the Holiday Inn on Longboat Key, Dr. Gerald A. Ewingof

Sarsota wi ll be the main speaker, on the subject, "Haiti -

Heaven or Hell?" - an inside look atthis "I s land Paradise."

Dr. Ewing is a native of Sarasota, a 1960 graduate of'Loyola Dental School of Chicago, Past Master of Cary B .,Fish Lodge #346 of Sarasota. and a member of Scottish Rite -

and Egypt Temple .

He and his wife, Jane, are parents of eight children and aremembers of Concordia Lutheran Church of Sarasota. Ewing

will be introduced by High Twelve first vice·president RussDunbar, following Assembly at II am and luncheon at HighNoon.

All area Maso ns, visiti ng Masons and their male guests are

co rdially invited to attend. Reservations m.l!.y be made by

cal ling Morton Jay al 383-3865 or Jim Diener. 383-3954.

Members are being con lacted by lelephone for their

reservalions and are reminded that their 1979 dues are

payable and wi ll be col lected at the door. Personal checks for

$8 made out to the Longboat Key High Twelve Club will be

apprecialed. secretary Diener said.

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but a minimum width of 100 feet has been established.

Where the bridge crosses the New Pass Channel, the .::!

minimum right-of-way widlh would be 130 feel.

Th e Florida Department of Transportation formally

invited the City Commissions of Sarasota and Longboal Keyto attend this meeting of the Sarasota County Commission in

order that representatives from all affected political

subdivisions would be present at the explanation of this new

bridge replacement altemale.

Information meetings. progress repons and a public

hearing - held in Sarasotaon May 18. 1978- have all beena pan of the community involvement process for the New

Pass projecl. Coverage in the media has been thorough and

has led to heightened community interest.

In order 10 continue this process with the new alternate

concept presented today. the Department wishes to solicite

public comment on the Bay side basC,ule.To comment on this concept, please write your opinions.,

crilicisms, or ideas on Ihis project to Mr. James G . Kennedy[

District Project Development Engineer, Florida Departmerit

of Transportation, Post Office Box 1249, B a r t ~ Florida;33830. ~

Any letter postmarked before Jan. 31, 1979, will be given ..-

thorough consideration by the Departmenl.

COSTSConstruction . •. •. . •.••.•.••. . . . . . . . . . $3,850,000

Right-of·Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190,000Maint.lOpn. . . •. •. • •• ••.•. ••• .• . .•• . . .•2,818,300

Total 56,858,300

OISPLACEESBusinesses •.••. . •. ••.•• . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • . . . • .2Families . • . • . • . • . •• . • . . • . •• . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0"All figures are .stimates

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Fire and

Rescue Calls

Jan . 18 Rescue ca ll 106 12 Buttonwood Dr. a15:39 pm Heart

Attack. Patien t was treated at scene by the LBK

R ~ u . e Squad. Patient was taken to SarasotaM ~ J by Sarasota Fire Dept. Ambulance.Jan . 18 Rescue call at 6 :45 pm. Patient walked in to North

Fire Station, was treated by the Resc ue Squad for

(Bicycle Accident) and taken to Blake Hospital by

,.. private au lO.

-.c Jan . 18 Public assistance 10 3440 Gulf of Mexico Drive at

8: II pm . Injured person. Patient was treated athospital earlier. Patients' daugh ter needed helpgetting patient from car to house.

Jan. 19 Re scue call 10 3440 Gulf of Melt1cO Dr. at 2:25 pm .Injured Person. Patient was treated on scene by th e

lBK Rescue Squad. Patient was cransponed to

Blake Hospital by private ambulance.Jan . 19Rescue call to Tarawiu at 2:11 pm . III person.

Patient was treated at scene by the LBK RescueSquad Manatee ambulance lraflsponed patient to

Manatee Hospital.

Jan . 19 Rescue call to Longboat Beach & Tennis Club at

2: 14 pm. III person. Patient was treated on scene by

the LBK Resc ue Squad and transported to Blake

Hospital by Manatee ambulance.

Jan. 19 Rescue ca ll to L' Auberge Restaurant at 9:34 pm. III

person, Patient refused treatment.Jan . 19 Rescue ca ll to Holiday Inn at 10 :28 pm . III person .

Patient refused treatment.

_ Jan . 19 Rescue ca ll to Holiday Inn al 11:27 pm . III person .- Patient was treated at scene by the LBK Rescue

Squad and taken to Blake Hospital.

THEWNGiloR i OBSERVER

Jan . 21 Rescue cal l to Cutter Lane at 5:22 pm. Injured

person . patient was treated at scene by the LBK

Rescue Squad and taken to Sarasota Hospital byprivate auto .

Jan . 22 Rescue cal l to Sullon Place. Palie nt was taken to Dr.

Caner's offi ce by LBK Rescue.

Jan. 22 Fire call to Tiffany Plaza al 12 :46 pm. No fire.

Trouble with Alarm. Scene secured by LBK Fire

Dept .

Jan . 22 Rescue call to Beach Harbour Club at 7:46 pm .Patient fe ll down stairs. Patient was trealed at scene

by the LBK Resc ue Squad and transported to

Sarasota Hospital.

Jan . 22 Rescue ca ll to Stamplers at 9:44. Injured person .

Patient was treated at scene by LBK Rescue Squad

and taken to Sarasota Hospital by private auto. •

Cops Corner

Police Briefs

Po lice officers assisted with 8 rescues th is week . Therewere no fire ca lls. 87 traffic stops were made and 24 violation

citations issued . Service calls ran the gamut wi th 3 burglar

ala rm s, 2 reports of s hot s heard (one of which was

fuecrackers). 2 breaking and enterings. I mentally deranged

person. 2 of illegal parking, 1 stolen vehicle, I investigationof issuing of a worthless document, 1 case of vandalism. 1

shop lifting and I report of missing prop eny. Others involved

suspi c ious persons, suspicious circum stances, delivery of anemergency message . harrassi ng phone calls and animal

complaints . •

Bicycle Safari Scheduled for Feb . 3

The GulfShores Trai ler Park. 371OGulfofMexico Drive.

is planning a Bicycle Safari on Sat . , Feb. 3rd, with breakfast

al The Schooner following at 9 am convocation at the Parle .

Harry Nikias has graciously consented to open the Schoonerrestaurant fo r breakfast.

They plan to eat hearty for the 3 mile ride up the Key, thenreturn to the safety of Gulf Shores . Some of the more

ambitious riders may continue on but few are expected to do

the "c entury " as the League of American Wheelmen call100 miles in one day .

Trykes are invited to participate in the ride, which is

tenned more soc ial than athletic by its organizer Elo ise

Smith. and the gro up wishes to go on reco rd as commend ing

the planners o f the bikeway as a credit to the commun ity.

For further infonnation, those interested may cal l 383·2254. •

Weekly delivery on Longboat Key

Natural Spring Water

1 to 5 gal containersplus " old fashioned " seltzer bottles

in cases of 6366-5188

ANNOUNCEMENTNew Pass Bridge

The Florida Dept. of Transportation has

scheduled a Workshop Meeting with the

Town of Longboat Key Commissioners to

discuss the most recently developed

alternative being considered for the replace-

ment of New Pass Bridge. The meeting will

be held at the Longboat Key Town Hall on

Jan. 30, 1979 at 7:30 pm.

This new alternative is depicted in the

drawing. It is a drawbridge span on the Bayside of the existing bridge and was first

publicly presented at the Jan . 16, 1979

meeting of the Sarasota County

Commissioners.

The Department of Transportation has

expressed a desire to receive written

comments from the public concerning this

new concept. The deadl ine for those wish ing

to comment in writing on the proposal has

been extended to Feb. 9, 1979.

Address all comments to:

James G. Kennedy, PEDistrict Project Development EngineerFlorida Department of Transportation

Post Office Box 1249- •_.

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Dining at theSchooner Restaurant .

Dining at the Schooner Restaurant on Longboat Key about

o ne and one-half miles north of the Longboat City Hallcomp lex , at 4000 Gulf of Mexico Drive o n S.R . 789, is a

most pleasant experience , for the food is very good, the

service excellent, and the decor beautiful. Add to that the

wonderful location of this fine fam ily operated res taurant ,

just across the road from the Gul f of Mex ico shoreline .. That means that you enjoy some of the mos t fabulous

sunsets in the wo rld from the windows across the Gulfsideof

th e Schooner as you dine. What a gre at combinatio n!

The Sc hooner, recently renovated and en larged (there'S

another extra diningroom now) features a variety of seafood

din ners as well as the best in steaks and chops, with only

prime meat and fresh fish served . Th ere are more than 50choices, and prices are reasonable. Entrees start at $4.25 (forEa rly Bird dinne rs and Special of the Evening) and top

dinners are SI0.95, but there are many sumptious co mplete

dinners in between for $4.95 , $5 .95 , $6.95 and $7 .95 .A ll dinners include Salad Bar . choice of Potato or Rice and

an individual loa f of fresh-baked warm bread. Beve rages and

dessens are extra. There are a number of broiled seafood

d inn ers as well as the breaded and fried ones. A specialty of

the house is the Sc hooner Sea-Kabob, which includes

shrim p, bee f fil e ts, mushroo ms, pepper, tomatoes and

onions o n a s kewer over a bed of rice (57.95).Another specia lty is the Com 'Q ue . .. meaty baby po rk

ribs in Chefs s pecial bar-b-que sauce served with a golden

ear of com ($6.95).The Early Bird specials are served from 4 to 6 pm and you

also have a large variety from which to choose (the same fi ne

prime mea ts and nice large servings) . I enjoyed the CountryChicken (Early Bird), which was delicious . It consists of

pan-fried chicken (several large pieces , your cho ice of dark

or light meat) lightly breaded , with choice of potato or rice.

With my dinner I ordered the baked potato, which was largeand tasty . Thi s, alo ng with the many fresh vegetables and

salads on the sa lad bar made up a most satisfying meal.I skipped desse n (alas!) but was almost tempted to order a

piece of the Schooner's Cheese Cake topped withStrawberry , an Ice Cream Sundae, a piece of yummy Pecan

Pie or some Baklava , a super Greek dessen which youdon't fi nd on menus everywhere.

The dining rooms are decorated with very good taste and

the re' s a separate cockta il lou nge that 's a dre am. Soft piped

in dinner music and candlelight along with the magnificentview of th e Gulf and the excellent food and service make the

Schoone r a special place to dine. Arrive early and perhapsyou may be seated at one of the coveted front window tab les!

Open seven days a week from 4 to 7 pm , the Schooner

seats up to 200 people and can accommodate panies andbanquets up to6 0 people. All cre dit cards are accepted . Dress

is casual (but nOt too cas ual).

The location of the restaurant , so near the highway, leaves

little room for parking in front , but drive in alongside the

building . .. here's ample parking in a huge lot behind the

Schooner. Bon appetit !

Enjoy dining in ~ c o m f o ilmosphc n: of a

FrelKh Counu), Inn. when: a ll d ; n n e ~ ..n: penoonally

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JIIlJIUUJ'26. 1979

What's HappeningWest Coast Parade of Prize Winners

Opens a t LBK Art center

It would be difficult to find an art fonn that is not

represented in the exhibit opening at the LBK Art center Jan .

28. "West Coast Parade of Prize Winners." As the name

impl ies, the ex hibits comm ittee has rounded up prize

winning entries from over 35 juried shows held during the

past year from N ~ l e s to Cedar Ke y.Here ¢e ~ critic , student. and art lover can see

the results of c arifully selected jurors working through

severallhousand entries in all major art centers on the central

Florida west coast. Gathered is a stunning array of paintings,

drawings, graphics, batiks, sculpture, metalsm ith ing ,

~ e l r y , ceramics, fibers, copper, weaving and needlework,

porcelain and silver. Ballots will be avai lable during the

show so that the visitor becomes a juror to select the winners

of the winners . Works thus selected by popular vote wi ll be

included in a special end-of-season exhibit at the Art Center.The show opens with a reception for exhibitors and visi tors

at 2 pm on Sun • Jan. 28. Heading the hostess committee is

Mrs . Clarence Wegman . assisted by Mrs . Muriel Berry,

Mrs. Joe Cannon, Mrs . William Frank, Mrs . Jack Greedy,

Mrs . R. Henderson and Mrs . J . P. Huntoon.

Exhibits of oi l paintings by Mary Rhoades and watercolors

by Anita Goldberg will open the same day in the members

gallery. These one-person shows as welt as the West CoastParade of Prize Winners will remain on view at me LBK ArtCenter until Feb. 9 daily , 9:30 am to4:30 pm Mon. thru Fri.,

2 t o 4:30 pm on weekends. There is no admission charge at

any time.

•••••Winding up the Jan . list of art demonstrations at LBK Ar t

Center are Russell Flory and Leona Sherwood , both painting

in watercolor.OOn Sat. , the 27 th, Flory' s program is "A Wann Color

Landscape·' and Sherwood shows us how to " Fall in love

with .watercolor" at her Wed., Jan . 3 1 demonstration.

Both paint talks start at 2 pm and are open to everyone . A

donation is requested.

•••••The Downtown Beautifucation Project of Bradenton will

be holding their second general membership meeting on

Wed ., Jan . 3 1, 1979 at 7:30 pm in Council Chambers at th e

Bradenton City Hall. An update will be presented to the

public on what has been accomplished thus far and the plans

for future progress. All interested persons are urged to

a!tend .• ••••

Florida Studio Theatre begins spring season with "C abin

Fever" ; Jan . 27, Feb. 3 & 10. " When I'm 64" will be

Feb. 24 , Mar. 3 & 10 . Curtain 7 and 9 pm

for reservations: 355-4096.

Ed wlniamsFor you r dining ple.uure I.ue·nlte entertAInment •• •Renowned gutt.rtst-voullst no w ..ppeMIngTuesca.y thru

5.1turd.l.y from 7 p,m. AJso, J.me s Klrk.at the h.vp. 5.tturd.\y. Sund.ay .and Mond.l.y.

f iar each Resort_ n 7 n n ~

Con fe rencesColony Beach

Pharmacia. Piscataway. N. J . . . . . . . Ja n . 27 - 'Feb. 2

Chesebrough Ponds, Greenwich, Conn.... Ja n . 27 -

.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . Feb. 2

Random House. N.Y.C. . . . . .. . .. . . Jan. 28-Feb. 2

Nonhem Telecom, Quebec .. . . . . .. .. Jan. 28-Feb. I

Bache. Halsey. Stuart & Shields. NYC. Jan. 28-Feb....................... . . . . . .. Feb. I

Standard Brands. NYC. .. . . . . . . . . . Feb. I-Feb. 4

Fa r Horizons

Mutual Security Life Insurance Co.,

Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Hyatt House

Tauck Tours, Westport , Conn.. Se lf-Service Storage Assoc.,

. .Jan . 28-3 1

.. .

Jan . 27-29

Nashville , Tenn.................. an. 27-30

Na tional Automobile Dealers Assoc.,

Mclean, Va.

Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, Inc. ,

Delaware Wa tergap. Pa.

Breeden Co., Glenview, JIl.Longboat Hilton

. . .Jan . 28-3 1

. Ja n . 30-Feb. I

. .Jan . 3 1-Feb. 3

Plaza Tours, National City, Calif . . . .Jan. 26-Jan . 27

Redken Laboratories. Clearwater . . . . . an . 30-Feb. I

Local Theatres

Asolo Slate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . .355-2771

Asolo Opera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .958-7884

FloridtJ Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .. . . . . . .355-4096Golden Apple Dinner Theatre , . . " . . , . . . . . . .366-5454

The Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .958-1577

Van Wezel .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .958-3366

The Lemon Tree Gallery

original fine crafts and paintings

Ph. 3 8 3 ~ 2 5 ( j6828 Gul f of Drillf!

Whitney B ach Shopping wn ter

1.onsoo.t Key

Civic and Cultural ActivitiesAr t Center - Contact Ruth Doerfler, 383-3189.

Bike & Hike Association - Conta<:t Harriet Price , 388-1767 .Coast Guard Auxiliary - Contact Dan let Denham, 388-5352.

Federation of lBK Condos - Contact Howard Rumpf,383-2128.

Islands Republican Club - Meets 2nd Wed ., Oct. thruJune,various tocatlons, Contact Kit Ferna ld, 383-3834.

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

Lido, Contact Edward Kirsch, 383-3564.

Kiwanis Club - Meet each Thurs., 7:30 am , Shenkel's Lido,

Contact Dave Gruber , 383-1700.

Lido Shores Assoc , - Contact James Jone s, 388-3881.

Lions Club - Meets 1st & 3rd Mon ., 7:30 pm , Buccaneer Inn

Contact Elias Djimas , 383-3585 .

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

Bank of St. Armands, Contact Barbara Ladley,

383-1212.

LBK Youth Center - Call 383-3136.

Longboat League - Meets 1st Mon., Coast Federal Bank,9:30 am, Cootact Cal Boyd , 383-3757.

North Longboat Civic Association - Contact GeneSlaterer, 383-4791.

Rotary Club (Sarasota Keys) - Meets each Thurs., 12:15

pm , Holiday Inn , Lido , Cootact Jack tm!)e:ratore , Jr.,

388-4488.

St. Armands Merchants Assoc. - Meets 1st Tues., 5:30

pm SE Bank of St. Armands , Contact Vernon Koch,

355-7411 .

St, Armand 's Restaurants Assoc. - Contact Len Mazur,

388-5501.

Sarasota Bike Club - . . . . s 2nd Mon. , Sept. thru June, 7:30pm, various loestlons, Contact Fred Shultz

365-2939.

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Tuesday 30Wednesday 31

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P d f ~ 6

Circling St. Armands CircleGeorge Roan, owner of Longboat Hardware and for many

yea rs (1945-195 1) Supt. of Ringling DevelopmentCompany, was reminiscing with the Editor the other day and

wondered whatever happened to the bronze statue of

Mer cury that once graced St . Armand 's Circle. Hiscompanion, being a newcomer asked him to e lucidate.According to George. there were three life-size statues on amarble base , the discus thrower, the javelin thrower andMercury. Sometime around 1950, the marble base andMercury disappeared . Have any old timers got any clues?

•••••Janet Post of the jewelry emporium by the same name is up

in snow country delivering a \cture to the General ElectricRegional Convet ion on ., Apprai sals. Investments,

Gemology and Antiques" . II 's being held at the Lake PlacidClub in New York State.

Janet took a picture of two Labrador Retrievers on a benchin front of her shop on the c ircle recently . She entitled thepictu re" Retired Ma and Pa" and that cap tion would be hard[0 improve . Here it is:

Tongue in Cheek . . .LBK Director of Public Works Al Cox has a new approach:

"L et' s build a tunnel." •

The Way It Was .The reading of an old newspaper item seems to have its

own special nostalgic appeal. Here's a repon of a fire onLongboat Ke y from the weekly "L ongboat Lookout" of

Fri ., August 1956, more than twenty-two years ago. It says ," Fire at Furman 's- OtlO Furman has been issued a buildingpennit for a SIQ,OOO home on Sleepy Lagoon #2 . TheFurmans who are from Rochester. New York, pu rchasedtheir lots a few ye m ago. They are presently staying at JaneAJlen's Cottages. While he was clearing his lot to stan

bui lding his new home. the rubbish fire got away from himand he called the Fire Department. Now his lot isautomatical ly cleared ."

Editor's NOlt' :That's one way to clear a lot - and imagine ahome $ 10.000. •

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THE W NGBOAT OBSERVER

Another

Delay?Construction of a 4-mile segment of 1-75 in Charlotte

County will have at least a three month delay. The cause is atrio of rare Red Cockaded Woodpeckers nesting in the pathof the construction . It is thought there are only about 100 of

the federally designated endangered species in Florida. •

Pedestrian Survival SystemsIn the automobile·dominated society of today , 17 out of

every 100 persons killed in traffic accidents throughout the

Un ited States are pedestrians.Older persons and children under six years of age are the

most frequent victims. In big cities. nearly half of atlpedestrian fatalities are men and women over 65 years of age.

Injuries suffered by older persons are generally far moreserious man are those of all other pedestrians involved intraffic accidents, since older people are more prone to brokenbones. internal harm, and do not recover as fast as younger

persons.There is one death, for example. for every five ol der adults

struck in traffic . In cOnlrasl. only one out of every 37 schoolage youn gsters involved in a pedestrian accident is a fatality .

The hazard . therefore, is at least seven times greater for

older persons .The results of increasing age are the natural and principal

causes of pede strian accidents among older persons.acco rding 10 the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration .Vision, for example. is often decreased for older people

who al so have less accurate dep th perception which affectstheir ability to jud ge the distance of approaching cars.The lateral field of vision drops steadily after age 40; this

means that older people can less readily see objects 10 the side

when looking suaight ahead.For the elderly, hearing is sometimes less than nonnal . and

older people tend to wear dark clothes. which can't be seentoo well by dri ve rs at night or in dim lighting.

Reactions are slower. and a major cause of accidents

involving older persons as pedestrians is simply the fact thatmany traffic signals do not allow enough time for a slowmovi ng person to completely cross the intersection before the

light changes .Here are some things tht' Natiorud Safety Co uncil and

the Amuican A u t o m o b i l ~ Association urge oldu

pedestrians in both urban and rural art'as to do for their

own saft'ty:• Always cross at intersections. and stay between themarked lines for pedestrians. Make sure it is safe to cross

eve n if the light is g reen.• Watch for turning cm . Before leaving the curb makecenain you have time to get to the other side before the lightchanges. •

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• •• A ~ ~ ~ i J l l y •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Note; Questions in all instances are not necessarily •• from readers. We reserve the " literary license" to compile •• questions that we believe to be of e n e r j ! l t e r e s t •• ••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••

Q . Dedr Sd lly: I've been

shopping for dn dqudmdrine ~ing dnd I find them -

terribly expensive. Do you

know of an a/terndtive,something compdrdble tothe aqudmdrine in color?

A. Yes, there 's a dazzling ne w stone that's a dynamic

shade away from any other. It's the genuine calibrated

Blue Topaz . what a gorgeous color! And beSides

being a desirable stone in ils ow n right, th iS eye

appealing ge m is the obvious affordable alternate to the

aquama rine. The uniquely irradiated Blue Topaz will

" knock your eyes oul. " It's stunning! Furthermore, being

new, it 's a great investmenl. like other desirable stones,

they keep going up in value , and this one ought to

ZOOM! See them at Glen Jewelers, Inc., 5111 Ocean

Blvd., in Siesta Village, Sies la Key . (Tell Glen that Sa lly

sent you !)

Q. Dear Sally: Wish I

could find something for my

dry skin. Any words af

wisdom? -

A. You came to the right

place, lucky you! At Key

West Fragrances &

Cosmetics of Siesla Key, at

5 107 Ocean Blvd ., in Siesta Center on Siesta Key , they

hav e a wonderful Body Wash that has real Aloe in it, and

it's just perlect for dry skin . .. heals you up fast and keeps

yo u fit an d beautiful. It's a concentrated liquid, non

alka line , non-drying to skin, pH-balanced and you

use it INSTEAD of soa p. It's like bathing with a velvet

glove . . . so soft and nice. Each bonle co mes with its own

sponge mitt and there are different scents: Strawberry,

Frangipani , Black Co ral (ne w), Gulf Stream Blue

(lavender-balsam scent), and regular (unscented ). It's

terrific. I use it all the time . Tell them Sally sent you!

Q . Dedr Sd lly: I hdve

hedrd d lot of good things

dbout d shop ca lled CemArt istry by Pdli and at the

last big Cem & Mineral

Show in fKhibition Hdll in

Saraso ta Dec_ , they were

the only dedler from

Sarasota exhibiting. How

Cd n I get in touch with them?

A. Gem Artistry by Pali is located at 6622 Superior Ave .,

two blocks east o f U.S. 41 south, off Gulf Gate Drive, in

Saraso ta, and it's worth driving over to see. In addition

to spec ializing in Opal s, they have a full range of all

stones, beautifu l specimens, do expert custom work and ,

good news, they will be showing again in the forthcoming

Ge m & Mineral Sho w in Exhibition Hall , Sarasota, to be

held Feb . 1, 2, 3 and 4, so do go and see them. (And bythe wa y , if you clip out th is col umn and lake it with you .

you' ll get in ior half price.) Have fun! And tell them Sally

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Created Especially ForLongboat Key Observer

by L. James Shennan

L. James Shennan, "The Island Poet, " sa),s: Find out

how you can help the Youth Center and our wholecommuni ty. ,. ~ g e is in the puzzle and here is the key:

. 35" ... D; 23 A; 1 D; 14 AThe person nalfi'ed in this puzzle is giving much of his

time and talents to the Youth Cen te r as its President. mE

OBSERVER is giving its valuable space and the poet his

time and talents free.~ l e a s e call and see how you can help our Youth Cente r

and our whole community.Let's get invo lved!!!

ACROSS

1. Between the thoraxand hips.

6.10.

AidDon't be an

36.

37.

38.

Another spelling for

Ali.People of ancient

Tyre.--- . Help 39.

Short for FederalAgents.

A clasp.YC.

11. He searched for theGolden Fleece.

13. A lively song.14. Man of the hour for

the Youth Center15. Type of records.16. Furred. Having hair.17; Type of motor boat.18. There is happiness In

. the-.onLongboat Key.

19. Metallic Element.22. Just at that time.23. Short tor Doctor.24. - - helps the Youth

Center.25. Initials of Von Eagle.26. A boundry.28. Likewise not, and not29. lat in conjunction.30. That which Is put In.32. Table scrap.33. A vessel for distilling

by heat.35. Phone him. You can

DOWN

1. - - - - - t heConqueror.

2. Fatty. Of animal fat.3. What the Doctor

tends.4. Tennis term. Place or

put

5. Chem. symb. forterbium

6. Not shut.7. Adam.8. Another spelling of

Esther.

9. - the mark.12. Abbrev. for near.14 . No good dog.

16. Tree of the pinefamily.

18. Phamyx gland.20. The part hanging

over.P r l c k ~ y ones.

24. Longboat summersa r e - - - .

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

The Sarasota County School Board., has adopted a hiringfreeze. In addition , some personnel are probabl)' going tolose meir jobs. while others will be transferred to other jobs.The moves are to forestall what could tum out to be a milliondollar shonfall in the u d g ~ t for the next fiscal year. SarasotaCounty School Board member David Olson says th at if.indeed, the board is faced with a deficit for next year. the newthree year teachers' contract sho uld be re-negotiated.

The Sarasota-Manatee Airpon Authority has compi led alist of six prio rities which it is sending on the F A.A. in hopesof federal okays and funding . Heading the list is a se ries ofsafety projectS including runway lighting, ramp replacementand fire training facilities.

Florida Power and Light has turned down theSarasota's I

27 . Name. Elements ofownership.

28. Fruit of certain .......31. Short lo r PreaIdont.32. Paddles .33. Egyptian Sun go d .34 . Make youreetf a busy

- - ' o r t h eYC

35. Letters of ChristianYouthAuoc.

37. Chem. Symb. lorthorium.

si te. Th e city wants the land for a Marine-Oriented

Recreation Area. City Commissioner Ted Sperling, as aresult . ha s urged the cit)' to move to condemnatio nprocedings.

In what may be a major break in the dua l taxation impasse

in Manatee County . the County Commission has orderedstaff to identify dual taxation problems and then stan work onan ordinance which would create some new tax districts. 1b e

effect would be to lower taxes in areas already served byother fire, police and utility services, as in cities, andincrease them in urban areas outside municipalities where theservices of the county are more concentrated.

Manatee Cou nty Sheriff Tom Bunon will go before the

Bradenton C ity Countil Feb . 14 to discuss a possibletakeover of policing duties in that city. The council is facedwith an un ionization effort on the part of its policemen.

Longboat Key re sidents .. . are faced with carry ing the

burden of construction should a causeway bridge to themainland be built . SMATS member Ron Nonnan. noting anestimated 1000m iliion dollar tab fo r the bridge. says it wouldhave to be paid fo r by tolls, revenue bonds and taxes onLongboat.

A Florida Department of Administrat ion repo rt saysSarasota is the eighth most COS Ily county in which to live inthe state . In conlraSt, Charlotte is the 17th ... Manatee the22nd ... and DeSOtO the 48th out of Florida's 67 counties.Monroe and the keys are the most expensive fo llowed byDade, Collier and Broward, in that order. •

Classified AdvertisingFor all categories, the price Is $2 .00 for the first ten words, 10 ,

per word thereafter, ett.ctlve Immedlatety.

Ad . may be taken over the phone, but peyment must be

ree.lvlKi by Mon . at 5 pm to be printed In the Fri . edmon. This is a

change of policy. but ell ad . pr . ntly running will be honored

until expiration.

To place an ad , call 383-5334.

Samaontte outdoor meul furniture - Two mMaI ch.alaelounge

wtth ~ cu ... on . - Two rocking chairs. Only $215 fo r . .

four ttem•. 383-4104 26/2/9 .GUITAR, Martin 0-18, flat top, tolk .tyle, excellent" condition withoriginal hardshell plush-lined caae, $525. Cell 383-2216.

FOR RENT: Furnl. hed apartment, .. . onal, Vlla.ge Brook, 2

btdroom , 2 tNlth. New , bHutifuHy fuml.hed , screened betcony.UtIlities furniaMd, pool, tennl•. $BOO month, Feb., March, AprIl.

#966-4788. 12119/26

FOR SALE : Elegant Henrendon writ ing table, di stressed

t.-uitwood with beeutltullNlrquetry top. S600 firm. Cell 966-4788..

12119/ 26

WANTED - Volunteer Firef ighters. Long hOurs, hard wortt, no~ tl '. challenging, but very rewarding. If yo u ant interested c.l Ithe LongbOat Key Fire Department at 383-1592 or 383-5666

anytime for an application or more Informdon. .

C OX CHEVROLET

Suncoast's LARGEST and NEWEST andMOST COMPETITIVE Dealership

.;.

DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR GRAND OPENING WEEK, WE ARE

CONTINUING OUR SALE PRICES ON OUR NEW CARS AND

TRUCKS_

2900 CORTEZ ROAD,.WEST

BRADENTON, FLORIDA756-0621

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I f you'd rather see your money earning interest thansitting idle in your checking account, then seehow Southeast's Bonus Checking Plan canmake money for you!

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'Service is Our MostOutstanding Feature"

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area 813/388 ·3979

19 N. Blvd. of PresidentsSt. Armands Key

Sarasota , Florida 33577

GLASS & MIRRORAlJtoGIass

Windows - Mi"OI'S

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JANET F. POST JEWELRY FREE

Appraisals Antiques

A New Touch of Classon Longboat Key

J im Owen's Golf Shop at Longboat Key Golf & Tennis Club is the newest th ing on the

Key. The smartly remodeled facility is stocked with more than $130.000 of fashionablenew merchandise to appeal to area golfers. Jim's wife. Arlene. has tastefully se lected a

wide range of golf and sports attire for the ladies. Although Longtx>at Key now is aprivate du b for members and guests only. you'l be welcome to visit Jim Owen's Golf

Shop any time.

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Womln'. billions don i in the

Polynl$ian man-

• Plr lum l$ from thl 1 land!.

• Exqu isite Ac:c.sories.

• Uniqu i Island foo twN r

from Hono lul u.

ST.ARMANDS KEY

Longboat'Phall"acy

Wh itn., Beach Shopping Center

6850 Gulf of Mexico Dr. 383 -4944

'For Valentines 'Day 'Feb . qtfi

Stover Candies

and

!Ambassador Valentine Cards

St. ArmandsEXXON

The One on The Circle

Complere C ar Care

Hand Waring at its jinest

Call Chris fo r Free Estimate

SI_Armanels Circle

400 Madison Drive

Sarn ota , Florida 33Sn

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V,oio", unu sual opportunit ies lo r real estate salesmen andbroker-salesmen.Prac tically being in your own business - no gimmicks and noedu cationa l programs whatsoever.

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