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VOL. 1. NO" 20 SERVING LONGBOAT and Sf . ARMANDS KEYS
LONGBOAT
KEY
The New Pass Bridge Fixed or Bascule?
Friday, January 5, 1979
convenience of the entire community. We would also urge
the FOOT to espouse no plan which is obviously inadequate
for the future, or which is contingent upon some doubtfuliii eventually.c
EDITORIAL
I Tne New Pass Bridge on the southern end of Longboat
Key was built. in 1928 and everyone seems to agree that itmust be replaced soon or it could endanger the lives of those
who cross over it.Studies have been made regarding a full scale repair job on
me bridge, but authorities agree that the under-pinnings are
too far gone to make that feasible.
So we are faced with the fact that the bridge must bereplaced. The questi ons now before the house are: what kindof a bridge would be best, where should it be located, and
what would be the best a" around approach to the bridge from
the north and south?In July . 1978 a study was released by the Aorida Depl of
Transportation (ooT) which gave three altemalive locations" foct he bridge (Sec Map) all within a few hundred feet afme
present bridge.At the same time. studies were made which indicated that
ifa bridge were65' high, men 98%ofthe boats would be able
to pass under it, !hus CUlling down the traffic jams due to
open bridges as is often the case of the Ringling Causeway
Bridge and most other bridges in the area.Along with this problem, taxpayers and 'government
employees at all levels have been made aware of the
advantages and disadvantages of a bridge linking Longboat
Key to !he mainland. Again, it's aquestion of where it should
be located: mid Longboat Key or southern end of the west,
and 10th or 17th streets in Sarasota.- The controversy over . . . propoMd '' ' ' ' Pue c : o n d n u M -
----- . ' " ~ . - ~ - - · ~ - - - - - S t a t e Rep- Pat·Neal of Bradenton spoke to the problem-at
In Juty 1978, th e Florida Dept. ofTransportation reluMd a reportwhich declared the new bridge woukSno t nava aignlflcm1t adverse . f ... effects u the uallty 01 the human or natural environment. This report dlscuuecllhrM attemate bridge designs It, B" C shown the last ~ e t m 0 the S a r a s o t ~ Manate:' Area Transportation
bo pon q Study . HIS pOints were so logical that It seemed superfluous
• A'le" A" dra b "d "th 25 ' I bo I I I Th FOOT J I d fi d " ' to bring them before the SMATS group. "Build a high riseternate ISawn ge WI ee a c earance 0 e u y report rna e a Inn recommen allOn or . . .. .
hf h Id b 'd Th' I Id It . Allemate B. bridge With the st raightest posstble approaches which
e west 0 t 0 n ge . IS pa n wou resu In an disturbs the least number of homes, and when it's started,I m p r ~ v e ~ e n t In the dangerous ~ u r v e on Hwy . 789 at Obviously no plan will suit everyone . and Alternate B is consider the mainland bridge."
~ o m l ~ g s l d e Dr. and WOUld. also Imp.rove the sharp curve no exception. In July, the affected people on the west s ide of This was the plan the DOT recommended in July but nOw
Immediately ahead of the bndge on Lido Key . Four homes Lido Shore s went to work to save the two houses which THE OBSERVER learns that the DOT is about to reversewould be lost. Traffic stoppage on the quarter hour would would be lost. They were politically effective and were able, . Ifoccur for drawbridge operation . through their Lido Shores Property Owner's Assoc . and their Itse.. . .
Al B" fi d " "Ih 65 ' I bo I I , S Se T G II f B d This IS purely rumor, but at the Jan. 16th meellng of The
lornate IS a Ixe span WI ee a c earance on attorney ormer tate nator am a en 0 ra enlon 10. . . .. .Sarasota County Commission, (10 am Room C, Sarasota
the western s l d ~ , obVIating the need for a d r a w ~ r t d g e This get attention shifted to Plan C on the east side ~ until the County Court House), the DOT will unveil its plan fo r theplan, representing the shonest path through LIdo Shores, people on the east side of Lido Shores pointed out that s i x . . .. . ..
Id I" " h dan M " "d d h db " Id be I b h I Th bridge that would In lIS opmlon be most In the pubJtc mterest:
wou e.lmlnate t e g e r o u ~ u r v e at o r n ~ n g s l . e an omes an two uSlnesses wou ost y t at pa n . e a small drawbridge with curved approaches .proceed 10 a gradual curve to reJoin Gulf of Mextco drive on result was opposition to both plans by the Lido Shores Assoc. C " d P 2
" K Clb "dh DO ontmue on ageLongboat Key adjacent to the Longboat ey u tenms an t e request to F T that yet another plan be developed.
couns . Tw o homes and one business office would be lost. The FOOT has complied and will make a presentation of
Alternate C is a fixed span with 65 feet clearance on the the new plan at 10:00 am in RoomC ,
Sarasota Countyeastern side. This plan would improve but not eliinate the Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan . 16. 1979.
curve at Morningside; it would also mitigate the approach to Traffic will conceivably be backed up through St.
the bridge by arching the bridge to the east in a long sweeping Armand's circle and for miles on Longboat. An Arvida ten-
curve to Longboat Key. Six homes would be lost and two story hotel, on which the building permit has been requested,
businesses. All residents on the east side of Lido Shores is a funher complication and this paper feels that projeclS of
would be forced to use a new and special access road which this magnitude must be he ld in abeyance until a satisfactory
wo uld pass under the southern part of the bridge . This would so lution to the New Pass bridge problem is achieved . We are
establish a heavier traffic pattern through the western pan of not naive; development will not stop on Longboat, but weLido Shores, including all Mote Marine and City Island Park must insist on the highway syslem 10 support it.
traffic. This plan would inconvenience both East and West We would urge our friends on Lido Shores 10 reconsider
Lido Shores. to Alternate B in the interest of the
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SERVING THE KEYSBI RD/ST. ARMANDS/LI DO/LONGBOAT
KEYPLUMBING
366-4555
At Deadline . . .Commissioners' Tempers ShortAt Mention of New Pass Bridge
The agenda for Wed. meeti ng of lhe LBK Commissioners looked
innocuous eno ugh, but within minules Mayor Oelu and Harold Jenkins were
shouting at eac h orner, Clair Bell and Sam Secgal were inlemlpting each
other: and the remaining commissiol"lClS were wailing for the fireworXs 10
pass so the agenda items could be disposed of .
Subje<::t of the heated discussion was New Pass Bridge. ils local ion and
type . Mayor Oehs wanted the Commissi()IICrs 10 invile D.C .T . 10 hold a
public hearing in the LBK Town Hall following the Jan. IOlh meeling in
Sansou. (Meeling is scheduled to hear a repon by OOT which allegedly
recommends a draw bridge .) The Mayor thinks the meeling will be clo:;ed
and Sansou County Commission Chairperson Beve rly Clay will not pcnnit
him to speak. Harold Jenkins and Clair Bell are against the idea. Sam
Seegel, the Town 's rep. on SMATS asked thai by the Feb. meeting, he be
adyised how the C o m m i s s i o n c ~ felt aboUI the bridge.
The Mayorsaid he wanted to make sure the opinions of the Townspeople
were heard. Town Manager Allgire said he felt the survey made in thespring
of 1978 by lhe Town was as ac<:urate as possi ble . Ctaire Bell disagreed . (The
survey asked what type of bridge should be buill. 74% wanled a high fiKed
bridge; 26% wanled a low drawbridge.) Sam Seege l fe ll a low drawbridge
wou ld be a disaster!n light of the future popu lation ofLBK and the possibililythat it be opened every 15 min. Clair Bell said "a 65' bridge oyer a narrow
span creates pollution. noise and a disaster area on either side oflhe bridge
and approacllCs.·· She also fell the survey was not reprcsenlilliveof feelings
of the majority. a stalemcnl Allgire deeply rescnled.
Once m p e ~ had cooled. the Mayor said he was go ing 10 speak 31 the
DOT prcsent.ation Jan . loth . tf nol pennilled 10 speak by Chainnan Ms.Beyerly Clay. he would inyile the DOT 10 yisit LBK Town Hall .
Manager Atlgire stated the Town Commissioners should take a siand on
lhe location of !he bridge and Iypc. or in his words "w e 'lI have to lake whal
SMATS, the Counly and the Florida DOT give us" .
In olher business, Commissionersapproved on lSI Reading new rules for
conducting Town meetings (4 pages) and thei r schedu ling. Wort shos» 2nd
and 4th Tue s. afternoons; Reg ular Meetings lSI Wed . nighl. plus anicles on
decorum, age nda and lK){ices of meetings.
Also approved was the budget prov id ing for a tempornry fire st.alion. and
postponed was the resolution lI1Insferring the LBK Police Depi. to Rcgi0f1 8
until Town Counse l can sludy the matter further. 1l1cy al!iO POSlponed
oonsidcralion of variances from ooast.al selback lines umil "criteria" could
b c . ~ t a b . l i s h e ~ w i t h ~ n lhe a m e n d ~ zoning ordinances. Meetings on this
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T he Lo n g b o a t O b se r v e r5 2 4 Gulf Say Road
Longboat Key , FL
3 3 5 4 6
Publ ished every Friday by :
L O N G BO AT PUSUSHING IN C .
5 24 Gulf Bay Road
Longboat Key, FL 3 3 5 4 8
Te'ephone : 383 - 5 3 34
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TH E LONGBOAT OBSERVER is . communrty
or i en ted p . p e r drawins on th e t.l.nta o f
Longboa t r e s ident s . If you have th e t im e and
. th e nclir1llt ion, li nd you a re int:ereet:ed In helping
prov ide wel l wr i t ten , poart iv a art ic les on local
s ub jec ts, we will b e happy t o rev iew your copy
fo r publ icat ion . When pr inted. we ' ll gt.d ly gi ve
you a by-l ina .
Editorial . . . COnlinued from page I
There are some who claim that the DOT doesn't really
believe this. but that some person or persons has persuaded
them to change its mind .
Assuming suc h a possibility to be true. who would be
inlerested in a drawbridge rather than a high rise bridge'?
There are some, THE OBSERVER is told who live in The
Lido Shores Area who feel that their view of the Gulf might
be impeeded if a high rise bridge were built. and these are
sa id to be influential people .
Could it be that these few people could innuence the
mighty DOr? THE OBSERVER feels that this is unlikely,
bUI a possibility.To make sure your opinion is considered by the DOT, why
nOI do something about it? Whatever your opinions. write
them clearly on a piece of paper. make 2 carbon copies and
send the original 10 Mr. C. W. Monts d'Oca, District
Engineer, Florida DOT. PO Box 1249, Banow , FL. 33830.
Keep one copy for your own files and mail the other to THE
THE LONGB01\T OBSERVER
Cops Corner
The Week's Service reports included vandalism, larceny.
prowlers, property damage. downed power lines,
trespassers. missing property. domestic problems and
missing persons . There were JO rescue runs, 5 fire calls, 4
marine problems, 2 burglar alanns. 2 eme rgency messages
delive red and 3 animal com plaints.
Patrolling officers logged 57 traffic Stops. wrote 17
citations and investigated 4 accidems .
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388·3187
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PARTY TRAYS. HOSPITALITY BASKETS
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Sarasota. F10rida 33577
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area 813/388·3979
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n § 19 N. Blvd. of Presidents
17.1 51 Armands KeySarasota, Flonda 33577
" Dine on the Gulf on Longboat Key"
4000 Gulf of Mexico Dr.
=383-6077
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ST. ARMAND'SPRESCRIPTION SHOP
24·HDUR EMERGENCY SERVICE
922-6794 • 922-8766
BILL EVANS
BOB CICORADial 388-3604
19 Nonh Blvd. of Presidents
St. Armand's Key
Sarasota, Florida 33577
JANET F. POST JEWELRY
S Appraisals A : ~ ~ - : Jl = C l D C l C I ; = Q O I " ' ~ " " " " " " " . . . o e r J " J " ~ . . . . o " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . . r ~ ~
Where Longboat Key History Began
OBSERVER. We'll be pleased 10 consider publishing the r ~ = : : : = : : : = = = = = = : : : = : : : = = = = = = = ~opinions and to keep score, with all names withheld upon
request.
Perhaps it"s time an aroused citizenry made its feelings
public so that the greatest good might be done for the greatest
number. •
LettersDear Editor:
Please te ll th e people of Longboat Key to let me finish a
sentence. I came here from Chicago for a vacation and went10 dinner panies and cocktail hours. Everyplace I went I'd be
cut of f shon without finishing what I had to say because
someone butted in.
This is awful. It frustrates people. We should ailleam that
a complete thought is a group of words called a sentence. and
if a sentence can't be finished. everyone is dealing in half·
thoughts.
Maybe that's why the world is so muddled. People in
Chicago also cut you of f in the middle of your speech. but not
as much as here where retired people talk so much and maybe
like to hea r their own voices.
Please let me finish a sente . . Sincerely,
G.M.G.
(Ed itor 's Note : " Thank you , Si . • . ")
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Fireline .Fire in Your Home , - Will You ·Be Prepared ?
Curren! statisti cs clearly indicate that the living room and
kitchen are the staning point s for most dwelling fi re s .
Therefore. at least one fi re ext inguisher should be located
where il can be quickly reached for both of these rooms. II isbest to locate extinguishers in Ihe path of exit travel. so that if
you cannot readily c onlrOl the fire with your extinguisher.
there is a g ~ a p e route out of the house. In bedroom
areas , the ex t i ' , j l e r should be located in a handy closet or
OPENING ON LONGBOAT KEYNo w in te rviewing lor ne w Lon g bo at Ke y office
in February 1979. We ar e taking
aplPlica,i"ns for Bra nch Office Manager and Realtorassociates . All interview s confidential. Calt Wylene
Lam b , How ard Lamb Rea lty, Inc ., Re a ltor, 366-8922
for app,oinlmelnl.
180 N. E. Shopping PlazaVen ice Branch Office
HOWARD
bm
484-71
[BREAlTOR Il
319 Jo hn Ringli ng Blvd.
St. Armands Key
(8 13) 388-2252A Fun Place to Shop
' I M M . f { ( ( _ ~ \ \ ~ \ \ ~ \ \li LADIES tl
HuwulltJtI
ShopWom' n', t.shions don, in th,
i n e o m ~ f l b t l Poly ntsiln man
M.• p , rlu mts from Ih ' hllnds.
• Exquisi tt Aeetsl otits.
• Uniqu. Isl lnd fOolwll r
from Honolulu.
ST .ARMAN DS KEY
S. rasot• • FII.
1 t: . 1 ; t: .1 . t:.A
cabinet, aga in. preferably along the route of exi t travel. It is
extremely imponant that each member of your family know
the location and proper operation of all ext inguishers in your
home. The fire ex tinguishers recommended for home use are
or 2¥.a pound ABC dry chemical extingu ishers.Remember. extinguishers for the home are not wonhwhile
unless the home owner is willing teassume the responsibility
of learning to use and care for the device p roperly.
Fire and Rescue CallsDec . 26 Fire ca ll at 10 :32 am on Firehouse Road - Electrical
wires sparking in trees. Florida Power and Lightwas notified of s ituation.
Dec. 26 Rescue ca ll al 10:43 am at Colony Beach .
Dislocation of the knee. PI was transponed 10 SMH
by SFD .Dec . 26 Rescue ca ll at I 46 pm to the 3000 block of Gulf of
Mex. Dr . - unconcious person. transponed to SMH.Dec. 26 Rescue ca tt at 3:54 pm to the 7000 block of G MD.
Minor motorcycle accident. Patie nt lreated on the
sce ne by LKFD and released.
Dec . 26 Rescue ca ll at 7:29 pm to Malyar d Lane .R('spiratory dif ficulties . Patient wa s treated on the
scene by Longboat Fire/ Rescue.
Dec . 27 Rescue ca ll at 3: 10 am to Range r Lane. Heart
attack . Patient stabilized by Longboat Fire/Rescue
and U"anspo ned to SM H by SFD.Dec . 27 Rescue ca ll at 8: 14 pm to the 3000 block of Gulf of
Mexico Drive child with high fever treated on the
sce ne by LF/R and taken to SMH by pri vate auto .
Dec. 28 Rescue call at 9: [5 pm to Bayview Dr. Diabetic. Pt .was transp. to SMH by LK F/R.
Dec . 28 Fire ca ll at 1[:33 pm to Seaplace. Malfunctioningtrouble alann . Reset by LFF.
Dec. 29 Rescue call at I : 13 pm to GulfShores Tri . Park . Hip
injury . Transponed to SMH by private ambu lance .
Dec. 29 Rescue ca ll at 7:29 pm to CUller Lane. Abdominalpain . Patient transponed to SM H by SFD.
Dec . 30 Rescue ca ll at 6:54 at 6000 block GMD. Heart
atta ch . Patient stabilized and transported by
LKF/R.Dec . 30 Fire ca ll at 12 :00 noon to Nonhshore Dr. Power
line s sparking in trees . Smolderin g fireextinguis hed by LK FD . FPL notified.
Dec . 3 1 Rescue ca ll at 4:52 pm to help fi nd a 8 yr old chi ld
lost on the beach. Child fou nd by LK FF.
Filing Deadline Past . . .Five Candidates Running
Another name eme rged this week among the list of
ca ndidates for office in the Longboat Key Administration
election of Mar . 20.
Gene Bossen has announced his intent ion of runn ing for
the post of commissioner-at- Iarge on the Town Commission .
Another candidate for the at -large post is Tac Riter .
Mean time. Commissioner Ken McCall is unopposed for
the commissioner's spot in Distric t 4 .
La st week 's political new s was high lighted by the
announcement by Longboat Key attorney Richard Pellar of
hi s intention to oppose incumbent Town Commissioner Sam
Seegel in Di strict 2. Pe llar is the ene rgetic proponent of
Resolution 14 which advocates a balanced budget in the
Federal government and a phased reduction of the national
debt mandated by law . -
Sarasota-Manatee HeadlinesA Service of WSPB , 1450 , CBS Fo r the Su n Coa s t
The Sarasota City Commission has given approval to the
Sat. closing of a one· block stretch of Lemon Avenuebetween Main and First for the operation of a Fanner's
Market .
The Sarasota County Commission has sent back to thedrawing boards a proposed stronger building code. A group
of cons truction indu stry fig ures bla sted a proposed
requirement fo r new fi re equipment installation in newconstruction as inflationary and unnecessary .
The Sarasota County School Board (by a 3-2 vote) has
denied the appeal of Gu lf Gate Woods area parents to
reinstate school busing in that area to the Gulf Gate WoodsE lementary School. The paren ts say the route is too
dangerous.
Chris-Craft Industries is all set to close on a piece ofprope n y in Manatee County on which they plan to start
construction of boats by this spring.35-year old Mark Prais (Prays) of Sarasota died las t Friday
night when his car went through a bridge rail ing and into the
bay on John Ringling Causeway .7-year -o ld Toby Dean Roe of Bradenton was killed by a
hit-and -run driver last Thursday on 26th St reet Wesl near
Conez Road when he slipped and fell on a rain-slick road.
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Alien Address Reporting ProgramThe Main Post Office. 1661 Ringling Blvd. and the South
Gal e office. 2055 Siesta Dri ve . will coo perate in the annual
A lien Address Reponing Program during the month of Jan .,
the U.S. Postal Service announced .
The Immigrat io n and Nationality Ac t o f 1952 requires
Aliens residing in the U.S. to repon thei r addresses to theImmigration and Naturalization Service each Jan .
As in the past. the post office wilt participate in the
prog ram to the extent of di stributing address reponing cards
(Form I-5 3) to a ll aliens .
The form - s imilar to th e one used for 1978 alien
reponing - wi ll be avai lable for distribu tion on the first
business day of Jan . 1979. Com pleted fonns mu st be mailed
before the end of Jan. They may. when affixed wi th
pos tage, be dropped in the nearest mail box. _
Circling St. Armand's Circle
The novel experimment of a Trolley without tracks wh ich
includes St. Annands and Lido Beach on its schedule.
rece ived final approval this week. The Sarasota City
Commission gave its okay for a trial run of six months.
Earl ier the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce voted in favor ofthe project. The gas-o perated e h i c l e n e d to r e s e ~ b l e a:
miniature trolley holds 45 passengers. Tickets for the ride are
available from panicipating merchants in SI. Armand 's and
other points along the rou te. All trips will originate and
tenninate at Sarasota Hyatt House and will commence in
mid-January for the s ix months trial on a tentative schedu le ,
Mon. through Sat . from 10 am to 6 pm. The Chamber of
Commerce. merchants and innkeepers of downtown Saraota,SI. Annands circle and Lido Beach comb ined their effons in
the experiment to stimulate customer interes t. •
New Fire Station'The Best MEATING Place!"
The temporary fi re stationon the south end of LBK willbe located on th e nonh s ideof Bay Isles Rd . Approx.200 ft . eas t o f the LBK
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and house a fire truck andmob ile intens ive care unit
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388-3975
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The One on Th e Circle
Complete Car Care
Hand Waxing aJ ils finest
Call Chris fo r Free Esti11Ulle
388-2744
manned by afirefighter / EMT and afirefighte r/ paramedic. Thiss tation will have primaryresponsibili ty for providingfire /ambulance protectionfor the Sarasota County endof LBK . Tentati veco mpletion date is Feb. I .
Legal Marijuana?Mrs. Thelma Randa ll,
manager of a LBK beauty salon (. 'Talk of the Town") is[he mo ther of Roben Randallwho has been taking mariojuana in a treatme nt forglaucoma. The disease
result s in blindness. Randa ll
says he is conv ince d thedrug . procured legally froman opthlamologist has kepthim from going blind . Hehas appeare d on manytelevis ion programs.
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Two Live Musical GroupsOpen in Sarasota
(A Rovlew by Woody)
For lovers of Jaz z. e specially when performed live.Sarasota received two holiday season gifts . The Golden
Apple Theater unwrapped ttie first package wnen they
inaugurated a policy of live jazz on Monday nignts for bothlistening and dancing. An added attraction was a repeat of
excerpts from tneir very successful production "B y
Suouse "
The combo , called the ·· AppleJacks" includes Bob Doranon tenor sax, Morry Styles on vibes. Dave Vosnall on
uumpet. Ed Gigoli on clarinet, Ed Owens on piano, SmileyTrefethen on bass and Gary Pike on drums. 1be band go( off
to a somewhat tentative start; obviously strung tight for
opening night. After a few numbers they began to loosen upand get things moving. ' [be sell out crowd of approximately
250 began wann ing up and was soon responding eagerly. All
in aU opening night turned into an evening of good listening
and dancing to a swi nging sound .Especially well received was the renor sax work of Bob
Doran. His style has a considel'2ble amount of the sound and
feel of the progressive Dizzy Gillespie - Charles Parker
School. When he drove into " Body and Soul" he opened theband up to a genuine swinging feel that set the tone for the
balance of the evening.
Morry Sti les on the vibes came on very well and was a
major factor in driving the group. His solo work brought anen thusiaslic response from the crowd and a positive mlJSical
reaction from the rest of the band .
The second package of the season was unwrapped by the
Magic Moment Lounge on Siesta Key . Jerry Jerome. one of
the better tenor sax and clarinets anywhere opened with a
quanet of young rock musicians . The idea is unusual. Jerry.
who pla yed with such greats as Benny Goodman , An ie Shawand Glen Miller of the big band era in combination with upfront rock mu sicians playing e lectronic sounds, has
intriguing poss ib ilities. Just a few numbers of the band
proved that really good musicians can think together and
swing together. The numbers ran the gamit from big band
hits through rock and on to di sco. No matter what your taste
in popular music you' lI hear it.
Jerry plays the old standards with a big sound and sensitive
THEWNGBOAt .OBSERVERfeel on the tenor. His clarinet tour starts in New Orleans and
arrives at the blues with a stop off in Chicago. Steve Strutherson the lead guitar is very. very good . Hi s so los point in the
direction that the more imaginative rock musicians seem to
be go ing. The versatility of the group provides a tasty
smorgasboard of sounds and feel for listening and danc ing.
The mood of the room was relaxed and friendly. All in all , its
a great add ition to the live musical scene. With such an
outstanding musical presentation its rather strange that theyopened without much no tice or memion by the magicmoment.
Our New Year WishesOnce each yea r, WSPB AM & FM gives anew year's wish
to some o f our e lected , appointed and business leaders . It·s
done with humor as a caricature of some events of the pastyear.
We wish, , ,
• To President Caner . . . a grandson christened by a
CatboDe rabbi in a Moslem mosque on Chinese New
Year's,
• To Governo r-elect Graham . . . he oame of a good
bartender for the Governor's Mansion , , , an d DO booze
served under eigbt years of ace.
• To State Representative Ted Ewing . .. a new fourth
quarter for the Notre DaJDe.USC pme.
• To Commissioner John Saba & County Attorney Dick
Nelson ... fast complet.ioa of 1-7S to Fort Myers so they
ca o Cd there fISta' to administer the Sortasou trust ,
• To Commissioner Andrew Sandegren .. . • free lifetime
pass Of t Sarasota's bases, providiaa _ si b in the back.
• To Commissioner Beverly Clay . . . . . . . dueI aphed copy
olthe record "Geae, Ge. , Roees Are Red ..
• To Jeanne McElmurray . . . a DeW airport mar V
wbose Itead. shakes up aad down in an atIlrmatJve
...........• To Tax Assessor John Mikos .. . the richt of ('iti.",. to
_roIoe his ..........y.
• To City Commissioner Ted Sperling .. . his "ft"Y ownpartdaa at _ Jock. •
• To ex-UF coach Doug Dickey . . . tbepmet.Utromthe
F1oricIa·TenoefS!! p i n e , pn:seDted bylbe alumniofbodl
xbooIs.
• Tooutgoing Chamber of Commerce president Larry Strom
· . . his "er) ' own sbut-otl' valve towt oII'tbe water to ou r
county commkdonen,
• To Anita Bryant . . . bere 's bopinayour kids tum ou t aU
right.
• To drug magnate Jack Eckerd ... a brokeD record tIuIt
plays 1'[ wiD not ru n again . . . again, " again,. ,apia ."
• To Paula Hawkins . . . a recorded masagefrom GeoeralTelephone Co mpany that repeats "Ooo't call us. We'U
call you,"
• To our Canad ian friends ... the right to say scbedule
instead of shedule, or to be consistent and send tbeir
children to shoo!.
• To ou r tourists .. . a ca r that drives only in the right
hand lane ,
January 5. 1979
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• To weathennen everywhere . . . the righ t to pu t a ground
hog in the weather sa tellite,
• To spo ns fans . . . a case oflaryngltis for Howard CoseU.
Good wishes from WSPB . •
Botanical Gardens in SarasotaNamed World Bromeliad Center
Sarasota's Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has been
desig nat ed the international center for bromeliad
identification according to an announcement by the Gardens'
director, Dr. Calaway Dodson. The center at the Gardens
will be officially titled the " Mulford B. Foster.BromeliadIdentification Center" .
The announceme nt was made fo llowing a letter from
Elmer J. Lorenz . pre sident of the Los Angeles basedInternational Bromeliad Society . The letter confirmed the
designation after it had been unanimolJS ly approved by the
Society's board of directors.
The Bromeliad Center represents the second international
status for Selby Gardefts . already headquarters for the
world's largest gesneriad collection as well as having me
national status of the Orchid Identification Center of the
American Orchid Society.
In charge of organizing and overseeing the new center.
which will begin operations in January. is Joseph Halton,
Selby Gardens bromeliad expert and managerof the Display
Greenhouse. It will be directed by Harry Luther, bromeliad
taxonomist ofSt. Petersburg who. preparatory to its opening.
will spe nd two weeks at the Smithsonian Institution workingwith Dr. Lyman B. Smith . the recognized world authority on
the Bromeliaceae.
WGrting as con sultants with Halton and Luther will be
Ervin Wurthman. Tampa Bromeliad specialist. and Nat DeLeon of Miami 's Parrot Jungle - both members of the
International Bromeliad Soc iety board of directors.
Originally the Society had selected a California locationfor the new center. Befo re the final decision on the site.
Victo ria Padilla , a founding member in 1950 and editorof theBromeliad Journal. toured the country to vi sit botanicalgardens. Wurthman escorted her to Sarasota to introduce her
to Selby Gardens and the scientific staff. Convinced
Se lby Gardens comprised the desired scientific realm. she
returned to Ca lifornia and , in tum . convinced the board of
directors to es tablish the identification and research programat the Sarasota botanical institution.
Negotiations with Se lby Gardens were begun and the
motion for the California center was rescinded last May.
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