Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from July 2006

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from July 2006

Floridians who go solar can get help with the costs.(A SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: MICHAEL POLLICK michael.pollick@heraldtribune.com Folks who have always longed to go solar but have always feared the costs have a huge -- though possibly short-lived -- opportunity to get the state government to shoulder as much as...

Wal-Mart tries luxury for less; Store caters to the expensive tastes of its community.(A SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@heraldtribune.com OSPREY -- Steps from Casey Key's seaside mansions and the opulent entrance to The Oaks Club, a massive Wal-Mart has gone where the deep-discount chain may never have gone before:...

FROM YOUR READER ADVOCATE.(A SECTION)(Column)
July 1, 2006... For Herald-Tribune readers, there are big issues, and then there are Super issues. There's the ongoing national debate over the balance between national security and personal liberties, embodied in stories about government surveillance of...

Red-glaring loophole; Charlotte County should ban illegal fireworks sales.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
July 1, 2006... On Tuesday, Americans will celebrate Independence Day by flying flags, marching in parades and blowing things up. The bombs bursting are fine, when set off by professionals at an official display. When it's done in the yard by amateurs,...

Deception on drilling; More Gulf oil may not lower prices, but it sure puts Florida at risk.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
July 1, 2006... Election-year pandering plummeted to new depths this week with passage of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would lift long-standing bans on offshore drilling. The measure's proponents would like voters to believe that the...

No sophomore slump; Area offshore racing team is 5-for-5 this year entering Sunday's Offshore Grand Prix.(SPORTS)
July 1, 2006... Byline: PERRY D. PENTZ perry.pentz@heraldtribune.com NOKOMIS -- In the sport of offshore boat racing, it's a rarity for rookie teams to win in their first year. That was the case for Nokomis resident Charlie Graf, a throttleman for...

Said says it all with surprising pole win; He's better known for his road-racing skills.(SPORTS)
July 1, 2006... Byline: JODY ROYCE jody.royce@heraldtribune.com DAYTONA BEACH -- Thud. That was the sound of dozens of jaws hitting the pavement in the garage area and hundreds of spectators' jaws hitting the bleachers at Daytona International...

Pirates last; but will Tracy?(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
July 1, 2006... Byline: Doug Fernandes SARASOTA -- It's never been this bleak for Jim Tracy. Not even at Sarasota's St. Martha's Catholic School. Not even 1996, Tracy's first year there as baseball coach. His team finished 7-18, surely a...

Southeast's A.J. Love is headed to USF; Seminole teammate David Fonua will have to wait until second semester to enroll.(SPORTS)
July 1, 2006... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT BRADENTON -- It appears that fortune and misfortune have crossed paths for two former Southeast High teammates. Shortly after lineman David Fonua learned that he couldn't play for the University of...

Rays' Hamilton taken off baseball's suspended list; Former first overall pick will report to Class-A Hudson Valley.(SPORTS)
July 1, 2006... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com ST. PETERSBURG -- Josh Hamilton finished filling the plastic cup, a three-time-a-week ritual, when he heard his cell phone vibrating. The message was one he had been waiting...

Sarasota Florida rallies past ECS 6-4.(SPORTS)
July 1, 2006... Byline: PERRY D. PENTZ perry.pentz@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- Sarasota Florida scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to pull out a 6-4 win over East Central Sarasota in a first- round game of the 11-12-year-old District 16...

Braden River pitchers are perfect in victory.(SPORTS)
July 1, 2006... Byline: BRIAN NEWBERRY CORRESPONDENT LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Several outcomes were decided early at the District 26 Little League All-Star tournament Friday. Three games were finished after four innings due to the mercy rule. Two of those...

Dale dominates; Earnhardt Jr. holds off Vickers, Harvick for victory.(SPORTS)
July 1, 2006... Byline: JODY ROYCE jody.royce@heraldtribune.com DAYTONA BEACH -- It was just another dominating race at Daytona International Speedway for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Friday night's Winn-Dixie 250 needed three extra laps because of a late...

NOTEBOOK.(SPORTS)
July 1, 2006... Stewart wins IROC event DAYTONA BEACH -- The International Race of Champions went back to road racing for the first time in 16 years Thursday night. It was a familiar face dominating an unfamiliar race at Daytona International Speedway....

Supplier knew of troubles at A&S.(BUSINESS)
July 1, 2006... Byline: DEVONA WALKER devona.walker@heraldtribune.com The closing of A&S Decorators last week might have surprised many of its customers whose deposits were taken, but it was no shock to wholesaler Hunter Douglas, which had placed a credit...

Real estate sizzles in the Caribbean; Sarasota broker is among those riding the development wave.(BUSINESS)
July 1, 2006... Byline: STEPHEN FRATER and HAROLD BUBIL STAFF WRITERS It is not just moviegoers and pirates being drawn to the Caribbean this summer. Sarasota-based Michael Saunders & Co. has been named the exclusive broker for Roco Ki, a 2,700-acre...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS)
July 1, 2006... Coldwell office hires new associate Eric Grenier has joined the downtown Sarasota office of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate. He will join his parents, Nancy and Roger, on the Grenier Team, specializing in residential property sales...

Swimmers celebrate Freedom.(PLAY!)(Go!)(Column)
July 1, 2006... Byline: THOMAS BECNEL Goggles? Check. Sunscreen? Check. Gatorade? Check. Flippers, foam noodle or flotation device? Swimming buddy or group? Friend with a kayak or powerboat? Check. Check. Check. This checklist is...

Rare rapids; Hillsborough River State Park offers visitors a peek, if not a paddle, at Florida whitewater.(PLAY!)
July 1, 2006... Byline: THOMAS BECNEL thomas.becnel@heraldtribune.com THONOTOSASSA -- Once you drive past Tampa and clear the traffic snarl where I-4 hits I-75, it's all downhill. Or at least it feels that way. A few miles on country roads, and...

Of cruising chutes and working jibs.(PLAY!)(Sailing)(Column)
July 1, 2006... Byline: Morgan Stinemetz There was a time, maybe 20 years back, when I thought that a lot of sails gave my boat versatility. It was during that period that I acquired a 190 percent genoa from Laddie Sadler, a sail maker in Cortez. In light...

Correction.(B SECTION)(Correction notice)
July 1, 2006... * A story on the Community Central page in Friday's Herald-Tribune listed the wrong date for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Family Funfest fundraiser. The event will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Charlotte County Fairgrounds.

Boy got knife as prize, mom says; Owner of amusement center says such prizes are only given to adults.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: ANNA SCOTT anna.scott@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- An 11-year-old boy chose a skeleton toy as a prize at Livingston's Amusement Center in Sarasota and discovered it opened to expose a steel dagger, according to an adult who saw...

Broadway Palm stage alive with 'Sound of Music'.(B SECTION)(Art Beat)(Column)
July 1, 2006... Byline: Marilyn D. Carpenter As exciting as "brown paper packages tied up with strings," as brilliant as "bright copper kettles" and as charming as "whiskers on kittens," "The Sound of Music" now playing at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre...

BEST BETS.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... TODAY Island party: Celebrate the tarpon and enjoy fine arts, crafts fair, children's activities, silent auction, raffle, food, beverages and dancing in the streets from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Boca Grande's Silver King Festival. The...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
July 1, 2006... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Henrietta Lee Butzin Henrietta Lee Butzin, 88, Tallahassee and formerly of Englewood, died June 8, 2006. She was born Oct. 15, 1917, in Princeton, Ill., lived in Woburn, Mass., Wauwatosa, Wis., and Ripon, Wis.,...

BEST BETS.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... TODAY Island party: Celebrate the tarpon and enjoy fine arts, crafts fair, children's activities, silent auction, raffle, food, beverages and dancing in the streets from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Boca Grande's Silver King Festival at 11 a.m....

BEST BETS.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... TODAY The Silver King Festival in downtown Boca Grande starts at 11 a.m. today until 9 p.m. Fine arts and crafts festival. The Beach 98.9 radio station will be broadcasting live from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Games for children from 1 to 4 p.m....

Professionals encouraged by first get-together.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: FRANCINE MILFORDfrancine.milford@heraldtribune.com Sometimes it's just nice to mix and mingle with people your own age, and that holds true in both your personal life as well as your professional life. Venice Area Chamber of...

Celebrate the Fourth, family style.(B SECTION)(Column)
July 1, 2006... Byline: Alison Posner This long holiday weekend is filled with Fourth of July celebrations. Celebrate America with the North Port Freedom Festival that will kick off the Fourth of July festivities. A parade will begin at 10 a.m....

BEST BETS.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Silver King Festival today The Silver King Festival in downtown Boca Grande starts at 11 a.m. today, running until 9 p.m. Fine arts and crafts festival, The Beach 98.9 radio station will be broadcasting live from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Games...

Family blames prison official for death.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: KRISTEN KRIDEL kristen.kridel@heraldtribune.com PUNTA GORDA -- The prison official Darla Lathrem's family blames for her murder testified Friday that he had her moved from kitchen duty to the assignment that resulted in her death...

Murder trial ends in 2nd mistrial; Jury deadlocks in Foodland double killings.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: ANTHONY CORMIER anthony.cormier@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- It took four years, two trials, dozens of witnesses and 24 jurors to get to this point -- which is no closer to the end than prosecutors were at the beginning. ...

Southwest Florida is vampire film's set; Movie uses local church, bar as backdrop.(B SECTION)(Movie review)
July 1, 2006... Byline: JENNY LEE ALLEN jenny.allen@heraldtribune.com Two nights ago, a troubling scene unfolded in an Episcopal church in Holmes Beach. There was an Irish priest, a country sheriff and talk of holy water and... vampires. Good...

POLICE BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Mother of slain Sarasota girl arrested and charged MANATEE COUNTY -- The mother of Sarasota murder victim Carlie Brucia was in the Manatee County jail Friday on prostitution and drug charges, authorities said. Susan Schorpen, 37, was...

BEST BETS.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... TODAY Get a jump start on the Fourth of July holiday and head over to Palmetto's Independence Day Celebration. Festivities start at 11 a.m. along Riverside Drive from Eighth Avenue West to 10th Avenue West and in Riverside Park West in...

New College celebrates its independence.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: KAZUAKI NAGATA CORRESPONDENT New College of Florida celebrates its own Independence Day today -- the fifth anniversary of the state Legislature recognizing New College as the 11th member of the state university system. "We have...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
July 1, 2006... MANATEE COUNTY Robert A. Harper Robert A. "Bobby" Harper, 69, Palmetto, died June 28, 2006, at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 18, 1936, in Crawfordville and came to Manatee County 60 years ago from there. He was a...

Correction.(B SECTION)(Correction notice)
July 1, 2006... * The National Marine Fisheries Service runs a volunteer shark-tagging program. Anglers may obtain tags by contacting: Apex Predators Program, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC, 28 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI 02882. Mote Marine Laboratory asks fishermen to...

A cure is merely a matter of time.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
July 1, 2006... Byline: Rich Brooks Five years. Uttered by a network news anchor, the phrase pierced the cacophonic background of the household dinner hour. Normally, the network newscast doesn't even warrant as much as a passing glance or a...

Correction.(B SECTION)(Correction notice)
July 1, 2006... *Cory Schurr of Sarasota is also attending the All-American Soap Box Derby in July. A story in Thursday's Herald-Tribune said North Port resident Stephen Blinkhorn was the only representative from Charlotte, Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Venice man acquitted again; Jury finds Louis Lawson not guilty in molestation case.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: TODD RUGER todd.ruger@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- For the third time in four years, Louis Lawson went to trial this week on charges he molested a child he met through church. Like in the other trials, the jurors heard...

Boat parade draws crowd downtown; Event is kickoff for Sunday's race.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: LATISHA R. GRAY latisha.gray@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Standing on a corner, drinking beer out of a McDonald's cup as the Festival Parade of Boats passed, Brad Everson was not surprised that all the pretty girls were hanging...

Brothers' horseplay led to stepfather being shot by deputy; Deputies, responding to a call for help at the man's home, say he held a knife and was advancing on them.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: LATISHA R. GRAY latisha.gray@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- It was two brothers horseplaying that led to a fistfight in the front yard of a 24th Street house earlier this week, an incident that continued to escalate after...

Closures scheduled for July Fourth holiday.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA COUNTY -- All Sarasota County government offices, including libraries, will be closed Tuesday for the Independence Day holiday. They will reopen Wednesday. The Sarasota County Area Transit bus service...

Police identify man found dead in park.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA -- Police have released the name of a homeless man found dead in Centennial Park on Thursday night. The body of Ronald Kennedy, 43, was found underneath a tree at about 8 p.m. Police say it appears...

Concrete wall falls, kills worker at Keiser.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA COUNTY -- Deputies say a 38-year-old construction worker died Friday when part of a concrete wall fell on him during construction at the Keiser College campus. Rodney Strumbo, of the 1800 block of Debbie...

BEST BETS.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... TODAY Hear Ratt at the World's Hottest Offshore Party, hosted at the Sarasota Kennel Club, 5400 Old Bradenton Road, by Muscle Racing and David Branch. Gates open at 7 p.m. For more information visit www.muscleracing.com. Age 21 and up...

New College celebrates its five years on its own.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: KAZUAKI NAGATA CORRESPONDENT New College of Florida celebrates its own Independence Day today -- the fifth anniversary of the state Legislature recognizing New College as the 11th member of the state university system. "We have...

Ringling film divides museum trustees.(B SECTION)
July 1, 2006... Byline: CHARLIE HUISKING charlie.huisking@heraldtribune.com Visitors to the Ringling Museum of Art will soon be able to watch a 30-minute film about the institution's colorful founder, John Ringling. But they'll likely have to pay...

Artist Alice Lancaster shared her Ringling family history.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
July 1, 2006... Byline: MARK ZALOUDEK mark.zaloudek@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- As a nurse in 1939, Alice Knobloch cared for one of the Ringling brothers' ailing grandsons in Chautauqua, N.Y., and came with the family to their winter home in Sarasota to...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
July 1, 2006... SARASOTA COUNTY Eugene Joseph Altman Eugene Joseph Altman, 66, Sarasota, died June 28, 2006. He was born Dec. 14, 1939, in Beach Grove, Ind., and retired in 2002 after 35 years as a clerk at Florida Power and Light. He was a...

Drive-by musings.(HOME & REAL ESTATE)(Letter From Home)(Column)
July 1, 2006... Byline: Harold Bubil ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Monday, July 3, 2006: The architectural firm Wood+Zapata designed the new terminal concourse building at Miami International Airport. Harold Bubil's...

That Old Florida Look; Achieving a vintage decor scheme in modern times.(HOME & REAL ESTATE)
July 1, 2006... Byline: MARSHA FOTTLER marsha.fottler@heraldtribune.com In the local realm of home decor, Tuscan Rustic is termed terrific. Contemporary is cool, especially with Asian accents, and Island Tropical remains a favorite with second-home buyers...

Two-tiered tax system not saving all homes; Part-time residents, investors may be pressured to leave.(A SECTION)
July 2, 2006... Byline: DOUG SWORD and PATRICK WHITTLE STAFF WRITERS It's the nightmare scenario: Snowbirds get fed up with the annual whopping increase in their property taxes and flock to the next paradise. The theory is that there must be a point...

DOUBLE LIVES, DOUBLE TRAGEDY; THEY TOLD TALES OF WOE ... BUT WHAT WAS REAL? Emanuela Massari and Marcello Giordano persuaded friends and customers to help them.(A SECTION)
July 2, 2006... Byline: TODD RUGER todd.ruger@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Like so many people who come to Florida, Emanuela Massari and her husband, Marcello Giordano, came here to create a new life. Their story was romantic: They moved from Italy...

Lawmaker found Florida delegation tough to unify on oil drilling plan.(A SECTION)
July 2, 2006... Byline: CORY REISS H-T WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON -- The meeting of the Florida delegation on Wednesday was on the verge of chaos, with two House members embroiled in a side debate and others arguing across the table in a packed Capitol...

Stewart repeats as Pepsi champion.(SPORTS)
July 2, 2006... Byline: JODY ROYCE jody.royce@heraldtribune.com DAYTONA BEACH -- Tony Stewart is becoming another driver to beat when it comes to restrictor-plate races. Stewart made a final pass with just over two laps to go to win the Pepsi 400...

It may look easy, but it's not; Just staying on the course can be a challenge.(SPORTS)
July 2, 2006... Byline: TOM BALOG tom.balog@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- The neophyte racers such as Dennis Delatorre in the production classes of today's 22nd annual Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix take comfort in having been briefed by the event's...

PEPSI 400 NOTEBOOK.(SPORTS)
July 2, 2006... Gilliland pays a visit DAYTONA BEACH -- The greatest story of the 2006 NASCAR season made his way to Daytona International Speedway. David Gilliland may not have entered Friday night's Winn-Dixie 250 won by Dale Earnhardt Jr., but his...

Nearing season's midpoint, Rays 'are starting to get it'.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
July 2, 2006... Byline: Dennis Maffezzoli Joe Maddon knew it wouldn't be easy taking over the managerial reins of a Tampa Bay baseball franchise that lacked focus and a clear plan during its first eight years. With a new ownership group and upper...

SaraReds win in 11th.(SPORTS)
July 2, 2006... Byline: PHIL DENIS CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Chris Kroski's opposite-field bloop single to left with no outs in the bottom of the 11th inning scored Phillip Gentry with the winning run early Saturday as the Sarasota Reds avoided a...

Pirates sweep pair from Reds.(SPORTS)
July 2, 2006... Byline: STAFF REPORT The Pirates took both games of a doubleheader against the Reds on Saturday at the City of Sarasota Complex. In Game 1, the Pirates edged the Reds 3-2 with help from winning pitcher Emmanuel Marte, who allowed five...

Knott lifts Venice National.(SPORTS)
July 2, 2006... Byline: PERRY D. PENTZ perry.pentz@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- Michael Knott struck out 11 to lead Venice National to a 7-3 win over North Port on Saturday morning in the 11-12-year-old District 16 Little League tournament at Chuck Reiter...

Braden River, National perfect.(SPORTS)
July 2, 2006... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Braden River and Manatee National continued their winning ways to set up the first showdown of the District 26 Little Major League Tournament. Braden River showed its ability to come...

Late-inning homers settle 2 games.(SPORTS)
July 2, 2006... Byline: CURTIS WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT PUNTA GORDA -- DeSoto and Port Charlotte American used late-inning home runs to pick up exciting wins in round two of District 9 Little League pool play Saturday at the South County Regional Park. ...

Trail of fish; The Tamiami Trail in South Florida is a hidden oasis for tarpon, snook and other species.(SPORTS)(Outdoors)(Column)
July 2, 2006... Byline: Steve Gibson THE EVERGLADES -- Just off U.S. 41, the Tamiami Trail, small tarpon rolled on the surface of an old barrow pit. The diminutive silver acrobats dimpled the calm, tannin-stained brackish water. The 'Glades long...

Index funds can keep portfolio on track.(BUSINESS & MONEY)(The Rational Investor)(Column)
July 2, 2006... Byline: Dr. Robert Stepleman Many mutual fund investors are having a hard time deciding whether to be happy or sad with this year's results. On the one hand, the recent market downturn has significantly cut their gains from earlier...

Big problems in way of summer stock rally.(BUSINESS & MONEY)(Streetwise)(Column)
July 2, 2006... Byline: Lauren Rudd Depending on your individual preferences, July 4 can have a variety of interpretations. If you are the outdoor type, it means the official start of the beach and barbecue season. For others, it is a time to lie back...

Practice makes perfect; Greg Truitt's Practicing Good Decisions program provides teen mentors to help children read.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... Byline: MARY AWOSIKA mary.awosika@heraldtribune.com Second-grader Hudson Dixon extends a fragile hand to Hampton Tignor, a towering, 18-year-old college-bound football player. "I'm Hampton," Tignor says, confidently. "I'm Hudson,"...

Celebrating the 'First Lady of the Asolo'.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)(Column)
July 2, 2006... Byline: Marjorie North Esther Mertz had a million-dollar smile the other morning when she was dubbed the "First Lady of the Asolo" for her recent $1 million to the theater's endowment fund. She received not only profuse thanks from board...

Carles celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... Allan and Marjorie (Davis) Carle of Sarasota celebrated their 50th anniversary June 23, 2006. They were married June 23, 1956, in Flushing, N.Y., and have lived in Sarasota for 38 years. They are the parents of Dr. Kenneth Carle of...

Grichs celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... Frank and Sally Grich of Nokomis celebrated their 50th anniversary June 23, 2006. They were married June 23, 1956, in Bridgeport, Conn., and have lived in Nokomis for 30 years. They are the parents of Kathleen Andrews, Patricia Diegel...

Kruks celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... Milton and Stephanie of Longboat Key celebrated their 50th anniversary May 19, 2006. They were married May 19, 1956, in New York, N.Y., and have lived in Longboat Key for 10 years. They are the parents of Philip Kruk of New York City,...

Warfields celebrate 65 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... Verl and Doris Warfield of Venice celebrated their 65th anniversary June 19, 2006. They were married June 19, 1941, in Indianapolis and have lived in Venice for 19 years. They are the parents of Judy Cork of Englewood, Donna Hepburn of...

Widmaiers celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... Kenneth J. and Patricia (Middaugh) Widmaier celebrated their 50th anniversary May 26, 2006. They were married May 26, 1956, in Florham Park, N.J., and have lived in Sarasota for 19 years. They are the parents of Kenneth J. Widmaier,...

Bakan-Miranda.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... The engagement of Kelley Marie Bakan of Sarasota and Carlos Gabriel Miranda of Bradenton is announced. She is the daughter of Richard and Deborah Bakan of Sarasota. He is the son of Carlos and Josephine Miranda of Gulfport. The...

Bleile-Lyons.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... The engagement of Natalie Kendra Bleile and Blake Elliott Lyons, both of Orlando, is announced. She is the daughter of Stephen and Jacalyn Bleile of Sarasota and James and Kathleen Lyons of Sarasota. He is the son of James and Kathleen...

Johnston-Koukl-Dwyer.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... The engagement of Catherine Garnett Johnston and Scott Francis Koukl-Dwyer, both of of Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, is announced. She is the daughter of Dr. John and Tracy Johnston of Walterboro, S.C. He is the son of David B. and Barbara...

Laycock-Wilson.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... The engagement of Elizabeth Ann Laycock and Michael Patrick Wilson, both of Sarasota, is announced. She is the daughter of Joan and Jeff Laycock of Port Charlotte. He is the son of Susan and Patrick Wilson of Bear Lake, Mich. The...

Robinson-Hancock.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... The engagement of Erin Elizabeth Robinson of Toronto and Jay Brian Hancock of Boston is announced. She is the daughter of Marla and Frank Robinson of Toronto. He is the son of Thomas Hancock of Sarasota and Linda Rentmeester of Green...

Whitaker-Walkup.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... The engagement of Jamie Whitaker of Fort Myers and Adam Walkup of Venice, is announced. She is the daughter of James Whitaker of Fort Myers and Alicia Neal of Fort Myers. He is the son of Susan and Ross Walkup of Venice. The...

Butters-Minor.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... Kailee Nicole Butters and Michael L. Minor Jr. both of Sarasota, were married May 20, 2006, at 6 p.m. at University Park Country Club. The bride is the daughter of Michael and Jill Butters of Sarasota. The bridegroom is the son of...

Chrismon-Stewart.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... April Love Chrismon and Donald Gregory Stewart, both of Charlotte, N.C., were married May 13, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. at Circular Congregational Church in Charleston, S.C. The bride is the daughter of George Pearson and Joan T. Chrismon of...

Fultz-Byerly.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
July 2, 2006... Christina L. Fultz and Ronald C. Byerly, both of Sarasota, were married May 20, 2006, at 9 a.m. at the Sarasota Country Club. The bride is the daughter of Linda M. Fultz of Sarasota and the late Thomas W. Fultz Sr. The bridegroom is...