Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from June 2004

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from June 2004

Where there's no smoke ... A study says the ban on smoking in restaurants hasn't hurt profits, but some disagree.(A SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: LAUREN MAYK lauren.mayk@heraldtribune.com It's not that Bogey's Restaurant and Sports Pub isn't busy. Last week, sales were up 12 percent, compared with the same week in 2003. Customers are coming in, ordering food and...

NEWS OF RECORD; DIVORCES; JUNE 16-22; MANATEE COUNTY.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Alvarenga, Hector David and Maria Guadalupe Picazo. Beranek, Jiri and Naty. Blair, Steve and Valerie. Bohannon, Michael W. and Cari M. Cain, Daryl Edward and Milica Mary. Cantrall, Mitchell L. and Priscilla R. ...

Red-glaring loopholes; Charlotte should join effort to ban dangerous fireworks.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
June 30, 2004... Both Manatee and Sarasota counties have cracked down on fireworks sales in recent years, imposing restrictive county ordinances to close loopholes in the state law. In both counties, sales of fireworks that fly or explode are now...

SEEN & HEARD.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Dress lightly for Fink's office Visitors to North Port City Commissioner Joe Fink's office can get pretty hot under the collar. And it has nothing to do with his politics. Fink doesn't believe in air conditioning. He is...

SCOPE program looks at domestic violence.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: PATTY ALLEN-JONES patty.allen-jones@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Fourteen Sarasota County residents who were victims of domestic violence told chilling stories in a documentary film shown Tuesday at the Unitarian Universalist...

NEWS OF RECORD; DIVORCE PETITIONS; SARASOTA COUNTY; MAY 10-23.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Bekele Jembere, Woinshet and Yehenew Blakely, Richard and Sandra Bokros, Csaba and Doris Boos, Joycelyn and Robert Bourque, Karen and Marc Casto, Jeane and Alvin Chamer, Susan and Jerry Chase, Brian and...

There was 'only one' Sami Johns.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: MARJORIE NORTH STAFF WRITER Sami Johns, a resident of Sarasota for 33 years, died Sunday afternoon just as a double rainbow graced the sky, appropriate really, since she was one of the city's most colorful personalities. "I...

Water, dirt mix to make muddy fun for campers.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... More than 300 campers were soaked, covered in mud and then soaked again to clean off at their annual "Summer Blast." Held during the Vacation Bible Club's summer camp at the Lighthouse Baptist Church, almost every activity involved getting...

A LINE IN THE SAND; Sarasota County tells a Nokomis resident to stop selling Siesta Key sand on eBay.(A SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: ROBERT ECKHART robert.eckhart@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- Tons and tons of powdery white sand are Siesta Key's hottest commodity, winning the beach community millions of fans. Nokomis resident Greg Nelson thinks...

Making a Difference.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Mentors make a difference in more than students' academic performance Mentors Judy Gray of Port Charlotte, Rosalie Miller of Punta Gorda and Lois Shaughnessy of Deep Creek were greeted with smiles and hugs on Thursdays during the school...

Blue Jays shut out Devil Rays; Ted Lilly allows just three hits in six innings to shut down Tampa Bay, which had scored 29 runs in its previous two games against the Jays.(SPORTS)
June 30, 2004... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com ST. PETERSBURG -- This time, Ted Lilly came up smelling like roses against the Rays. Bombed in his previous start against Tampa Bay, Lilly crafted six-plus innings of...

Trying out t'ai chi.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... At left, Susan Brown and other students learn yang-style short-form t'ai chi at Englewood Community Hospital Suncoast Auditorium on Tuesday. Below, t'ai chi instructor Nancy Dellamura demonstrates a movement as students follow. Classes...

North Port suspends major projects; The city wants to finish an update of its growth plan first.(A SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@heraldtribune.com NORTH PORT -- When City Commissioner Vanessa Carusone opened a pizza shop in North Port in 1997, her drivers had to negotiate unpopulated, unlighted streets to deliver to the...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Teen accused of making fake IDs VENICE -- A Venice High School student used his home computer to generate fake driver's licenses for underage acquaintances, according to a police report. Detectives arrested Joseph R. Parente, 17, on...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Pipe break forces boil-water alert CHARLOTTE HARBOR -- A water main break early Tuesday prompted a precautionary boil-water alert, the county utility department announced. The affected zone includes houses north and south of O'Hara...

Deputies capture armed robber.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT PORT CHARLOTTE -- Sheriff's deputies captured an armed robber who held up a gas station just minutes earlier Tuesday, the department reported. Port Charlotte resident Christopher G. Nicholson, 31, robbed the...

POLICE BLOTTER.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Compiled from Charlotte County sheriff's and Punta Gorda police reports filed through June 29. PORT CHARLOTTE Olean Boulevard, 21100 block, June 28. Detectives were investigating a robbery attempt. A couple was attempting to deposit...

Schneider wins AFL-CIO's nod; The endorsement could translate into a boost fund-raising and volunteers for the Democrat. in fund-raising and volunteers for the Democrat.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: JEREMY WALLACE jeremy.wallace@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- With just two months left before Democrats go to the polls, congressional hopeful Jan Schneider has picked up a key endorsement from the Florida AFL-CIO. ...

A waste of energy; EPA's fuel-efficiency ads backfire.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
June 30, 2004... At a time when federal officials should be doing everything they can to encourage Americans to switch to fuel- efficient vehicles, along comes an ad campaign from the Environmental Protection Agency mocking the idea. The agency recently...

COMMUNITY IN ACTION.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... The National Council of Jewish Women recently held its annual Installation and Scholarship Luncheon. At the event, NCJW elected its new officers for 2004-05 as well as presented its annual scholarships for non-traditional students. ...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Burglar doesn't show up for his sentencing ENGLEWOOD -- A North Port man who pleaded guilty to a string of business burglaries in Englewood last October failed to appear for his sentencing hearing in Charlotte County Circuit Court on...

POLICE BLOTTER.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Compiled from Charlotte and Sarasota county sheriffs' reports filed through June 29. Artists Avenue, 100 block, June 27. An unsecured 2003 Pontiac four-door Grand Am was stolen from a residence. South McCall Road, 3000 block, June...

DANGEROUS DOG? Impounded pooch awaits ruling.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: DEBI SPRINGER debi.springer@heraldtribune.com ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Thursday, July 1, 2004: Correction: Eddy Duncan, a pain management physician, did not withdraw his complaint about a...

Medina went from small beginnings to big success.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... In 1998, a troubled young woman named Brenda Medina came to Sarasota from Puerto Rico to visit a friend. A year and a half later, assured that she might find happiness and success and a solution to her problems in the land of opportunity, she...

Head Start passes federal inspection.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: SELINA ROMAN selina.roman@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- A federally funded child care agency that came close to closing down has passed its most recent inspection. Manatee County Head Start had few problems this year and...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS)
June 30, 2004... Bruce Reid heads Williams Homes Bruce Reid has been appointed chief operating officer of Bradenton's Bruce Williams Homes. Reid, a Florida State University graduate, has served as the company's chief financial officer for the past six...

OBITUARIES; MANATEE COUNTY.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
June 30, 2004... Helen M. Brown Helen M. Brown, 94, Bradenton, died June 28, 2004. She was born April 3, 1910, in Harrison County, Ind., and came to Bradenton in 1989 from Dunedin. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Christian Retreat. ...

Correction.(B SECTION)(Correction Notice)
June 30, 2004... Because of a reporter's error, a story in Tuesday's Herald-Tribune inaccurately reported that a 62-year-old Venice man was with his wife when he confronted a burglar in his home Sunday evening. Gary Cowan, 61, is not married.

Education Notes.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Willing to host a foreign exchange student? Host families in South County are still needed for visiting high school students from Spain and Tunisia this month. Host families only to need to provide a home and transportation to...

'Spider-Man 2' better than original.(FLORIDA WEST)(Review)
June 30, 2004... Byline: PHILIP BOOTH CORRESPONDENT In "Spider-Man 2," Sam Raimi's knock-out sequel to his first chapter of the superhero's saga, the wall-climbing alter ego of Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) expends more than a little emotional energy on a...

OBITUARIES; CHARLOTTE COUNTY.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
June 30, 2004... William J. Dempsey Jr. William J. Dempsey Jr, 81, Orlando, died June 24, 2004. He was born May 4, 1923 in Jamaica, N.Y. He served in the Navy in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He later retired from the Weyerhaeuser Company....

Making a Difference.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Children's Haven board ready to serve community Mary Thomas has been elected as Chair of the 2004-05 Board of Directors of Children's Haven and Adult Community Services Inc. The board also elected Richard Gross as first vice...

Bradenton reader's request results in three recipes.(FLORIDA WEST)(Sampler)(Recipe)(Column)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Linda Brandt Joan Harmount of Bradenton asked for a recipe for coconut rice. I'm including several recipes, but from her description, I think the first one will be most like what she is looking for. I found it on...

Psychologist accused of perjury; Investigators say Dr. Holli Bodner lied on official forms in order to get her neighbor committed.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: ROBERT PATRICK robert.patrick@heraldtribune.com ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Friday, July 02, 2004: Correction: Jean Pierre Villar had back surgery four weeks before deputies came to his home to...

Children escape to Lava Lava Island.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Children in the Gulf Cove United Methodist Church Vacation Bible Camp were busy every day on "Lava Lava Island." Each day had a different activity. On banana day, the children had to grab a banana during a survivor-like challenge, and...

OBITUARIES; SARASOTA COUNTY.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
June 30, 2004... Shirley J. Archer Shirley J. Archer, 88, Sarasota, died June 28, 2004. She was born Sept. 16, 1915, in St. Louis and came to Sarasota in 1986 from Chicago. She was a homemaker and was Jewish. Survivors include a daughter, Jacqui...

Developer says rules still too rigid.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: DALE WHITE STAFF WRITER SARASOTA COUNTY -- The proposed rule book about how to design the villages and similar-type developments allowed under the Sarasota 2050 growth plan underwent extensive editing Tuesday. Yet it is still...

Plan for 686-foot boat dock resurfaces; Once again neighbors of Fisherman's Wharf protest to the county.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: JULIAN PECQUET julian.pecquet@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- Saying the Sarasota County Commission was not aware of all the facts when it rejected the property owner's request two years ago to build a 686-foot dock at Fisherman's...

Giving growth a rest; North Port's decision to go slow makes sense.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
June 30, 2004... Sam Jones, North Port's director of planning and zoning, provided solid advice to the City Commission when he cited a need to ease back on the growth machine's throttle and look at what lies ahead. The commission, on a 5-0 vote Monday...

Moore not alone in District 3 race; Mike Cataldo refiles to run as an independent; Valerie Guenther files as a Democrat for County Commission.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: JAMIE MANFUSO jamie.manfuso@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Two more candidates have entered the race for the District 3 County Commission seat, which until recently looked as if it might not be a contest at all. ...

Making a Difference.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Scott Nutter shares the Ringlings' story with visitors Volunteer Scott Nutter prefers to treat those stepping back in history on his guided tours through the Ca' d'Zan, the winter mansion of circus king John Ringling and his wife, Mabel,...

Red Sox, Twins take victories.(SPORTS)
June 30, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT BRADENTON -- Willie Mota's two-run, inside-the-park home run helped the Red Sox beat the Pirates 6-2 Tuesday at Pirate City. It was the second loss in a row for the Pirates, following six season-opening wins....

Vote set on non-Christians; Ministerial group to decide if membership should be limited to those who profess allegiance to Christ.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: DAVID HACKETT david.hackett@heraldtribune.com ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Saturday, July 03, 2004: Correction: Wesley John Schumacher, music minister at Venice-Nokomis United Methodist Church,...

Deputies exchange shots with suspects.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA COUNTY -- Sheriff's deputies from Sarasota and Manatee counties exchanged gunfire late Tuesday with two men, wounding one of them. Sheriff's Capt. Steve Burns said the shots were fired after one of the...

SEEN & HEARD.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... You've got... squid! Chances are she didn't order it, but there it was anyway. No return address. A Port Charlotte resident checking her mailbox last week got an unexpected surprise, one so wacky it prompted her to call the...

Age no obstacle to Green; After a year away from racing, the 46-year-old driver is third in Busch series points.(SPORTS)
June 30, 2004... Byline: JODY ROYCE jody.royce@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- A year away from competitve racing taught David Green some hard lessons. He could have rested on his laurels, a NASCAR Busch Series title in 1994 and being half, with younger...

'Uncle Vanya' a comedy of the human condition.(FLORIDA WEST)(Review)
June 30, 2004... Byline: KAY KIPLING CORRESPONDENT How nice it is for local Anton Chekhov lovers to see a work by the good doctor again after an absence of some time from area stages. Chekhov is not for everyone, of course -- but he should be. In...

Fresh outlook; A promising plan to rejuvenate Bradenton farmers market.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
June 30, 2004... When Bradenton's farmers market relocated to Old Main Street from its longtime home in the old City Hall parking lot six years ago, the community's response was strong. The Saturday morning events drew about two dozen vendors, and downtown...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Religious Services director resigns MANATEE COUNTY -- The Rev. Ed Donley has resigned as director of Manatee Religious Services, a ministerial group exclusive to Christian denominations. "It's time for me to move on and them to move...

Infinium, Sun plan for games on Java; The Phantom Gaming Service will use games from major publishers that are now on CD.(BUSINESS)
June 30, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL POLLICK michael.pollick@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Infinium Labs has partnered with Sun Microsystems to offer games programmed in Sun's Java language on the local company's Phantom Gaming Service. "The bulk of...

Nursing home gets bomb threat.(B SECTION)
June 30, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT PORT CHARLOTTE -- Sheriff's detectives are investigating a bomb threat phoned in to the Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans Nursing Home on Monday evening. A search of the building on Grayton Terrace, which was...

Selling comics like no other (spider) can; Local book stores expect "Spider-Man 2" to increase sales.(FLORIDA WEST)
June 30, 2004... Byline: PHILIP BOOTH CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Does superhero- movie hype translate into a boom in comic book sales? The short answer, according to several area merchants: It depends on the crime fighter, and on the individual outlets....

Details released in Ross slayings; Deputies arrived at the couple's Lionshead home and discovered a grisly scene.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Byline: ROBERT PATRICK robert.patrick@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- Deputies investigating the death of a local couple last January discovered a grisly scene and evidence of a violent beating with an aluminum baseball bat, according to...

Inmates may have stopped murder; A man is charged with planning to have his wife killed after inmates tell officials they were solicited.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com PORT CHARLOTTE -- A murder-for-hire scheme collapsed when two jail inmates refused Van Delbert Baser's entreaties to kill his wife, a detective said. One of the men...

Lender debuts S.W. Fla. branches.(BUSINESS)
June 29, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT Washington Mutual, the Seattle-based thrift that likes to call its branches "stores," opened its first 20 offices in the West Florida market on Monday. The major residential lender, which has been in Florida...

Entries drop for tarpon tournament; Low number of catches in recent years have caused field to dwindle for 'World's Richest' event.(SPORTS)
June 29, 2004... Byline: STEVE GIBSON steve.gibson@heraldtribune.com BOCA GRANDE -- The Boca Grande Chamber of Commerce threw a fishing party last summer, but forgot to invite the fish. As a result, most of the anglers entered in last year's World's...

Bush fans going to Moore's movie, be advised: Laugh or be spotted.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Tom Lyons Don't go see "Fahrenheit 9/11" if you admire President Bush or think American presidents -- at least the ones you like -- should be treated reverently. If you do, filmmaker Michael Moore will really irk you with...

Corrections.(B SECTION)(Correction Notice)
June 29, 2004... * Victor Landrigan, who is charged with abusing a mentally handicapped woman at a Sarasota nursing home, is a certified nursing assistant. A headline in Saturday's Herald-Tribune incorrectly referred to Landrigan as a nurse.

Property buys get a wary green light; A judge OKs Murdock Village land acquisition, but voices doubts about the whole project.(A SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Byline: JAMIE MANFUSO jamie.manfuso@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Circuit Judge William Blackwell on Monday allowed the county to seize 105 more properties for Murdock Village, though he questioned if the redevelopment project...

Ballers headed to AAU Nationals.(SPORTS)
June 29, 2004... Byline: CHRIS DELL CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- The Bay City Ballers know how to win. They proved it this year with leadership, experience and a tenacious "D". The 15-and-under boys basketball team recently qualified for the AAU...

Redfish tailgatin'.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... While the adults waited and watched for the fishermen to return with their catch of the day, the children were having some fun at the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Tournament. The tournament was coming to an end when the rains, thunder and...

O'Connor helped develop many areas.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
June 29, 2004... Byline: HILDEGARD SCHEIBNER hilde.scheibner@heraldtribune.com ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Thursday, July 1, 2004: Correction: Albert "A.J." J. O'Connor, one of the first builders in Sarasota, came to...

'Saddles' gets 4-horse treatment.(FLORIDA WEST)(DVD Watch)(Column)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Philip Booth Will the DVD release of "Blazing Saddles" bring on another renaissance of appreciation for the comedies of Mel Brooks, whose underappreciated 1968 gem "The Producers" got some overdue attention when it made a...

Another win; Crawford makes another push for All-Star spot with four hits as D-Rays take opener from Toronto.(SPORTS)
June 29, 2004... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com ST. PETERSBURG -- Carl Crawford admitted there's plenty of areas he needs to improve to become a complete major league player. Right now, though, Crawford is starting to...

Basketball season goes on and on.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Dennis Maffezzoli There were two games Tuesday and Wednesday at North Port High, followed by summer training, which consists of shooting and lifting weights. Thursday, there were three more games in the North Port High...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Evening storm causes damage CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- A violent thunderstorm blossomed Monday evening, ripping off an awning at a mobile home park in Punta Gorda, snapping tree limbs everywhere and bringing a torrent of rain that disrupted the...

Low-cost housing: A matter of trust? County officials look at creating affordable housing by taking land out of the deal.(A SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Byline: DALE WHITE STAFF WRITER SARASOTA COUNTY -- When a family buys a house, it buys the patch of dirt it's built on, too. Yet in the Sarasota area, where lots are selling at premium prices, moderate-income, first-time homebuyers...

Manatee National eliminates Englewood.(SPORTS)
June 29, 2004... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT BRADENTON -- Josh Clemon slammed a two-out, two- run homer in the top of the sixth inning to propel Manatee National to a 2-0 victory over Englewood Monday night in pool play of the District 16 Little...

Brenda Medina went from small beginnings to big success.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... In 1998, a troubled young woman named Brenda Medina came to Sarasota from Puerto Rico to visit a friend. A year and a half later, assured that she might find happiness and success and a solution to her problems in the land of opportunity, she...

North Port OKs limits on growth; With the approval, the city goes along with its planning and zoning director's proposal.(A SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Byline: JULIAN PECQUET julian.pecquet@heraldtribune.com NORTH PORT -- In record time and with nobody from the audience speaking up, the North Port City Commission approved the first limits on growth in recent memory Monday. The 5-0...

Verdict is in: Emerich among Florida's 'Legal Elite'.(BUSINESS)(Charlotte Business)(Column)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Stephen Frater The top lawyers in the state have been selected by their peers in the Florida Bar Association, and one of Punta Gorda's own, Guy S. Emerich, is on the list. Last fall attorneys at 16,188 Florida law firms, as...

Education Notes.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Contest winner The VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Rotonda Post 10476 sponsored a "Color the Astronaut" contest for second grade students. Congratulations to Vineland Elementary School student Kyle Kupse, who took first place at the local...

POLICE BLOTTER.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Compiled from Charlotte and Sarasota county sheriffs' reports filed through June 28. East Fray Street, 300 block, June 24. Jacob C. Westman, 21, was charged with probation violation for burglary of a vehicle. Shoreview Drive, 1200...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Woman named to Board of Trustees at FGCU CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Gov. Jeb Bush has appointed Jaynie M. Whitcomb, a Bonita Springs telecommunications director, to Florida Gulf Coast University's Board of Trustees. Whitcomb, a former...

Homeowner overpowers intruder; The would-be burglar is chased outside and held until deputies arrive.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Byline: JULIAN PECQUET julian.pecquet@heraldtribune.com ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Wednesday, June 30, 2004. Because of a reporter's error, a story in Tuesday's Herald-Tribune inaccurately reported...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... City clerk wins statewide award SARASOTA -- City Auditor and Clerk Billy Robinson has won a statewide honor. This weekend the Florida League of Cities named Robinson "City Clerk of the Year" in its first annual contest to award...

Wal-Mart files new University plans; The latest plans call for a 180,000-square-foot retail center, not a big box store.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... Byline: ERIN BRYCE erin.bryce@heraldtribune.com EAST MANATEE -- Wal-Mart Stores East Inc. has filed plans with Manatee County that mimic an approved five-store retail center for the northwest corner of University Parkway and Honore...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
June 29, 2004... SARASOTA COUNTY Tozier Brown Tozier Brown, 89, Sarasota, died June 23, 2004. He was born April 7, 1915, in Denver and came to Sarasota in 1980 from New York City. He retired as an attorney in 1980 and was an Army veteran of...

Award winners showed excellence in sales, service.(BUSINESS)(Manatee At Work)(Column)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Rich Shopes The annual presentation of the "Small Business of the Year" awards has always included some heavy hitters -- people like Paul Bartley, Dan Blalock, Bill Sedgeman, Mike Carter and Don Varnadore. But since the...

Education Notes.(B SECTION)
June 29, 2004... WRC presents its awards The Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County recently presented scholarships of $1,000 each to 36 women in the county during its annual scholarship awards program at Bay Village. Scholarship recipients...

Former Scotty's site to become self-storage operation.(BUSINESS)(What's in Store)(Column)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Lauren Mayk The former Scotty's hardware store on Bee Ridge is leaving its retail sales days behind it. Scotty's Inc. closed the store at 4050 Bee Ridge Road about a year ago, saying it couldn't pass up the real estate deals...

X-TREME X-PECTATIONS; Makeover TV shows feature plastic surgery as an easy answer to complex problems.(FLORIDA WEST)
June 29, 2004... Byline: MARY AWOSIKA mary.awosika@heraldtribune.com America's obsession with attaining physical perfection has been exposed on national television. Makeover mania has hit Americans hard with programs such as ABC's "Extreme...

Correction.(B SECTION)(Correction Notice)
June 29, 2004... * The city of Venice did not dump raw sewage into Curry Creek three years ago as we reported Saturday. The state's allegation is that treated waste water was dumped. Also, a proposed agreement in which the city would pipe reclaimed water...

Crosby 'manages' unique win.(SPORTS)(At Home)(Column)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Alan Dell Sometimes you find heroes at the unlikeliest moments. Take J.R. Crosby, an imposing 5-foot-11, 180-pound, 12-year-old who led the Braden River Little Major League in homers this past season with 13 while carrying a...