Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from October 2004, page 24

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Palmetto fans hope for 1992 parallel.(SPORTS)
October 1, 2004... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT PALMETTO -- September 25, 1992. Final Score: Palmetto 3, Southeast 0. For Palmetto High football fans, it's a day that lives in infamy. When Ryan Smith booted a 32-yard field in the second...

IMG has new ownership; A New York buyout specialist has acquired the agency for $700 million.(BUSINESS)
October 1, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL POLLICK michael.pollick@heraldtribune.com IMG, the Cleveland-based talent agency that owns Bradenton's Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, was acquired for an estimated $700 million by New York buyout specialist Forstmann...

District keeps shuffling its staff; As more schools are planned, faculty and staff will likely continue to be moved around.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: TIFFANY LANKES tiffany.lankes@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- In a district that's opening two new schools a year, principals and other administrators are shuffling like players in a game of musical chairs. It's a trend...

Lemon Bay High clubs join forces for Lip Sync contest.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: BETSY WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT ENGLEWOOD -- The annual Lemon Bay High School Lip Sync competition finals will be held during school today, capping several days of preparations for not only the contestants, but the backstage crew....

Charlotte focusing on tough Manatee.(SPORTS)
October 1, 2004... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com The Charlotte High football team continues to practice each morning on the outfield grass of a baseball field at Charlotte Sports Park, more than 12 miles from their school....

Demos reveal pure sounds.(TICKET)(Admit One)(Column)
October 1, 2004... Byline: Rod Harmon BRADENTON -- Tom Kimmel was helping his assistant catalog his songs into a computer library when he came across demos he hadn't heard in years. When he popped them into his player, the sounds that wafted through...

Storms help build a case for beach rebuilding; Communities with renourished beaches suffered less damage than those without, a conference is told.(A SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: TOM BAYLES tom.bayles@heraldtribune.com MARCO ISLAND -- Few coastal communities escaped at least some damage from the hurricane foursome of Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, but those that had renourished beaches along their...

Battered and cut, but still alive; A bridge tender who survived a vicious attack wants to know why; police want to know who.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: ANTHONY CORMIER anthony.cormier@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- This is Christine Williams' face: bruised, purple and swollen, blackened by fresh stitches, softened by two days of tears. Her teeth are shattered and broken,...

Shanahan not talking to father.(SPORTS)
October 1, 2004... Byline: TOM BALOG tom.balog@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- Kyle Shanahan already knows the first law in the NFL jungle: The team, not family, comes first the week of a game. The 24-year-old son of Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
October 1, 2004... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Joan O. Grady Joan O'Neill Grady, 74, Boca Grande, died Sept. 29, 2004. She was born Nov. 6, 1929, in White Plains, N.Y., and came to Boca Grande 15 years ago from Darien, Conn. She graduated from Skidmore...

Correction.(B SECTION)(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2004... * The North Port City Commission approved two rezonings Monday night for property on U.S. 41 in the Thomas Ranch area: Gran Paradiso, a planned 1,000-plus acre development north of U.S. 41, west of River Road; and DiVosta Homes, a planned...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
October 1, 2004... MANATEE COUNTY Hubert Cashmore Hubert Cashmore, 84, Sarasota (Manatee County), died Sept. 28, 2004. He was born Nov. 18, 1919, in Withers, Ga., and came to the area in 1956 from Live Oak. He was a farmer and a maintenance man....

Accounting for a recount; State must devise an equitable process for touchscreen votes.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... If the Nov. 2 election results are so close that a manual recount is necessary, will Florida be able to comply with the law? That remains to be seen. But the outlook has improved, now that Secretary of State Glenda Hood is actively...

FHSAA finals return to Sarasota for four years.(SPORTS)
October 1, 2004... Byline: PHIL DENIS CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- The high school baseball road to Sarasota has been repaved and is once again open. After an eight-year absence, the Florida High School Athletic Association's Baseball Finals will return...

Supreme impact? Eminent-domain ruling could further complicate Charlotte project.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... A U.S. Supreme Court case, involving a Connecticut town that tried to seize private property and turn it over to a private developer, has a familiar ring -- and may have local ramifications. The court agreed Tuesday to decide whether an...

Deputy fired for misconduct; Another deputy is suspended for assisting in the monthlong pursuit of a suspected drug offender.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com ENGLEWOOD -- Sheriff's Sgt. Brian Hagerty hauled a drug suspect out of a patrol car and put him on the ground, then pulled back his leg as if to kick the man. Hagerty...

'The Corporation' treads familiar anti-big-business ground.(TICKET)
October 1, 2004... Byline: AMANDA SCHURR CORRESPONDENT Those seeking refuge from Michael Moore or the anti-Fox lobby won't find it in "The Corporation," the latest politically charged, not-so-coincidentally timed documentary. In making its lengthy...

A closer view of family violence; Two Manatee County documentary filmmakers examine the lives of survivors, victims and abusers.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: DEBI SPRINGER debi.springer@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- It has been decades, but Phyllis Bozeman still has nightmares about the abuse she suffered growing up. Diagnosed three years ago with post-traumatic stress...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
October 1, 2004... SARASOTA COUNTY Althea F. Anfinson Althea F. Anfinson, 77, Sarasota, died Sept. 29, 2004. She was born Nov. 16, 1926, in Seymour, Conn., and came to Sarasota in 1980 from Fort Lauderdale. She was a homemaker. She was a member of...

Oktoberfest Suncoast brings German culture to Sarasota.(TICKET)
October 1, 2004... Byline: ABBY WEINGARTEN CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Imports come standard at most Oktoberfests outside their native Germany. But this year, the beer isn't the only cargo crossing water for the occasion -- so is the music. Straight...

Rams bounce back with win over Tampa-Riverview.(SPORTS)
October 1, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT SARASOTA Riverviewavenged Wednesday night's loss to Venice by crushing Tampa-Riverview in three games, 25-5, 25-11, 25-13. Kristen Pomykala and her 21 service points, 12 of which were aces, along with Tara...

Barbie brings home bacon, fries it up in a pan.(TICKET)
October 1, 2004... Byline: MARY AWOSIKA mary.awosika@heraldtribune.com ST. PETERSBURG -- She's a homemaker, a restaurateur, a teacher, a businesswoman and an astronaut. She's smart and pretty. Mattel's Barbie Doll is every young girl's dream, because she...

Out-of-state roofers not rushing to work here.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: JAMIE MANFUSO jamie.manfuso@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- For all the worry it caused, the county's decision to allow out-of-state roofing contractors to work here has prompted little response. Only two out-of-state...

Ba-ba-ba-ba: Mourning the loss of yet another Ramone.(TICKET)(Primal Screen)(Column)
October 1, 2004... Byline: Amanda Schurr As this recent, timely rash (at least I'm getting one because of it) of political documentaries continues to spread, it's ever so delightfully refreshing to break habit from the pulpit for a one-two punch of punk....

Special teams key as Rams, Ranch vie.(SPORTS)
October 1, 2004... Byline: CHAD BROCKHOFF CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- It's the one aspect of the game that receives the least amount of attention, but special teams could determine the fate of a season. Blown kick coverage, poor kick protection or a...

Singing DJ moves to Venice.(B SECTION)(Arts Around Town)(Column)
October 1, 2004... Byline: Francine Milford A familiar face on the streets of Venice Avenue is "Singing DJ" Bruno Mollica. Mollica entertains the audience during the Venice Avenue Stroll, the third Thursday of each month. "It's a great crowd, and...

Former USF professor lets his muse fly with 'Heaven on Earth'.(TICKET)
October 1, 2004... Byline: KEVIN COSTELLO CORRESPONDENT TAMPA -- In 1993, George Pappas retired from University of South Florida as professor and chair emeritus of art. In the decade since, the Boston-born painter has continued to produce brightly...

Film audience, thou art duped.(TICKET)
October 1, 2004... Byline: GEORGE MEYER CORRESPONDENT If you're a fan of the Lifetime network (and if our guilty pleasures were revealed, aren't we all?), the story behind "Woman, Thou Art Loosed" quickly becomes all too familiar. Our heroine, who is...

DNAPrint buying stake in drugmaker.(BUSINESS)
October 1, 2004... Byline: MARGARET ANN MIILLE margaret.miille@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- DNAPrint Genomics Inc. is tapping into a drug development pipeline by becoming the majority owner of a German pharmaceutical company. DNAPrint announced this...

Giuliani stumps for Harris; The former NYC mayor also praises Bush at the Ritz-Carlton.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: JEREMY WALLACE jeremy.wallace@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Rudy Giuliani spoke in Sarasota on Thursday, accusing Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of wavering on national defense issues and lauding President George W....

There's nothing rotten for Sarasota's homegrown Dollyrots.(TICKET)(Making Noise)(Column)
October 1, 2004... Byline: DAWN E. SCIRE CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- "I just hope that when we don't have jobs now, we can still eat. Do things like get a hotel, wash our hair -- all those luxuries." So said Kelly Ogden, the kitten-voiced anti-diva and...

Redistricting panel ready for action.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: TIFFANY LANKES tiffany.lankes@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- It was their first day in session, but members of this year's Manatee County school district redistricting committee already had homework when they left Thursday...

Theme parks lead charge of Hallowen scare fare.(TICKET)
October 1, 2004... Byline: ABBY WEINGARTEN CORRESPONDENT Only on Halloween can a wholesome Baptist church get away with morphing into a haunted devil's den. It's a holiday when the cuddliest of characters at family amusement parks drop their good garb...

'Shark Tale' is missing teeth.(TICKET)
October 1, 2004... Byline: PHILIP BOOTH CORRESPONDENT How many pop-culture references are too many? That's the question raised throughout "Shark Tale," a funny enough, bright-looking undersea adventure that, sadly, practically drowns in its own...

POLICE BLOTTER.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Compiled from Charlotte and Sarasota county sheriffs' reports filed through Sept. 30. Mamouth Street, 7100 block, Sept. 28. Vandals cracked a windshield on a Castle Air Cooling and Heating work van. Coliseum Boulevard, 6500 block,...

Correction.(B SECTION)(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2004... A story Thursday incorrectly said Halifax County was one of several counties in the state where private school owners had not received reimbursements for McKay Scholarships. There is no Halifax County in Florida.

Bash and gash.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Take that, Hurricane Charley, and that, hurricanes Frances and Jeanne! Bret Peretz, 15, hammers a car hood during Lemon Bay High's annual homecoming celebrations held at the school's football field, 2201 Placida Road in Englewood, on...

School's founder rejected by board; Nancy Sanders had been promised a seat on the body, but critics are now questioning her fitness.(B SECTION)
October 1, 2004... Byline: LAURA GREEN laura.green@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- Citing concern for her health, the board of directors of Venice's charter middle school voted Thursday not to appoint Nancy Sanders, the school's founder, to the board. ...