Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from October 2004, page 3

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from October 2004

War gives 'Head in the Clouds' a needed boost.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: GEORGE MEYER CORRESPONDENT The Nazis, the perennial archenemies, provide a service by popping up in movies at just the right time to spice up melodramas. Certainly, they come at just the right time to salvage "Head in the...

Water district, complex at odds; A dispute over charges to office-condo owners could derail a proposed settlement.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: DARLA MCFARLAND darla.mcfarland@heraldtribune.com ENGLEWOOD -- Continuing squabbles among unit owners at the Edgewater Center office complex could derail a proposed settlement of disputed charges with the Englewood Water...

Same opponents, different years; Schneider hones image.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: JEREMY WALLACE jeremy.wallace@heraldtribune.com Two years removed from her unexpectedly strong showing against Katherine Harris, Jan Schneider is taking another shot at winning a seat in Congress. But this time Schneider has...

Practice makes perfect for local music students.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: SUZANNE MARSCHNER MATTES suzanne.mattes@heraldtribune.com For Out of Door Academy and Encore program musicians, practice is the key to both musical perfection and community awareness. For the past month, the area music...

'Surrealism and Modernism' chronicles artistic rebellion.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: KEVIN COSTELLO CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- War and trade, more than any other factor, determine the direction artists take when inventing new attitudes and art in response to the world they see around them. The first years of...

Keeney seeks manager job.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT PUNTA GORDA -- Public Works Director Rick Keeney is in. After a week of consideration, Keeney, 44, submitted his resume Thursday for the city manager post. In recent months, Keeney has headed the city's storm...

Venice ministers group disbands; Members disagree on actual cause.(A SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: LAURA GREEN and DAVID HACKETT STAFF WRITERS VENICE -- Months after reaching a stalemate over whether to limit membership to Christian groups, the Venice Area Ministerial Association has disbanded. The organization announced...

Don't sit under the apple tree without 'G.I. Jive'.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: JAY HANDELMAN jay.handelman@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Just mention "the music of World War II," and some will start hearing "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" or "Jukebox Saturday Night" in their heads. They are among many songs...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Historical Society to hold fall picnic ENGLEWOOD -- The Lemon Bay Historical Society will hold its annual fall picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday inside the Englewood Sports Park, 1300 S. River Road. Members and guests are asked...

Aranibar decries tax-scare calls; Donna Hayes' phone calls claim her rival wants a state income tax.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: MITRA MALEK mitra.malek@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- Republican County Commission candidate Donna Hayes sent out a barrage of automated phone calls Thursday, telling voters that her opponent, independent Julie Aranibar,...

Lady Panthers rally in all 3 games; Top-ranked Bradenton Christian beats Keswick Christian to advance to regional semifinals.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: BRIAN NEWBERRY CORRESPONDENT BRADENTON -- The No. 1 team in Class 1A had to work harder than expected to advance Thursday night. The Bradenton Christian Panthers needed comebacks in every game against Keswick Christian to...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
October 29, 2004... MANATEE COUNTY Doris W. Purdy Doris W. Purdy, 92, Hudson and formerly of Palmetto, died Oct. 27, 2004. She was born Jan. 1, 1912, in Stamford, Conn., and moved to Hudson in 1998 from Palmetto. She was a homemaker. She was a...

Hang in there -- the end of the election season is almost upon us.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
October 29, 2004... Byline: Rod Thomson Even the most curmudgeonly cynic could find it in his heart to be thankful for one thing: The campaign season mercifully ends Tuesday -- hopefully. But since it's not over yet, here are random thoughts from the...

'Oklahoma!' is more than just O.K.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: JAY HANDELMAN jay.handelman@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- It's difficult for a modern audience to fully appreciate how startlingly new and different "Oklahoma!" was when it opened on Broadway in 1943. Audiences today generally...

'May' looks for love in all wrong places.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: AMY ABERN amy.abern@heraldtribune.com ENGLEWOOD -- Country innkeeper May Henning can't seem to keep a man in her life. This is the premise of Norm Foster's romantic comedy, "The Affections of May," opening Wednesday at the...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
October 29, 2004... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Timothy Lee Elkins Timothy Lee Elkins, 42, Port Charlotte, died Oct. 24, 2004. He was born Feb. 5, 1962, in Elkhart, Ind., and came to the Charlotte County area five years ago from there. He was the owner of...

Threat on Harris leads to high bail.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: MIKE SAEWITZ mike.saewitz@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- A judge on Thursday set bail at $500,000 for the man accused of driving his car toward U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris as she campaigned on a street corner this week. If he...

Former college coach provides Indians with unique insight.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: PERRY D. PENTZ perry.pentz@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- The switch from coaching college to high school football would seem like a step backward for most coaches. This isn't the case with Venice High defensive line coach...

Lady Indians keep rolling; Top-ranked Venice takes less than an hour to beat Cypress Lake.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: PERRY D. PENTZ perry.pentz@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- The Venice High volleyball bench looked more like a Hawaiian luau than a place for players. With the Indians' coaching staff sporting aqua Hawaiian shirts, Venice began...

Author shares his musical research.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: FRANCINE MILFORD francine.milford@heraldtribune.com Henry Hermann makes his living teaching biology at Edison Community College, but he is just as happy to help folks learn about a much different subject. As author of the...

A new high-end player in town; Sky Real Estate of Sarasota becomes a new member of Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates Inc.(BUSINESS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL POLLICK michael.pollick@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- A fledgling real estate brokerage has walked away with a prize affiliation that until recently belonged to the town's premier real estate player, Michael Saunders &...

Congress' flu fighters; Having no shot may motivate lawmakers.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
October 29, 2004... Most of the nation has been trying to cope with a serious shortage of flu vaccine. Federal officials have urged healthy adults to skip shots this year, so more of the vaccine will be available for children, the chronically ill and people 65...

Begin the search at home; Consider local candidates for city manager before going national.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
October 29, 2004... If the Punta Gorda City Council decides to hire Public Works Director Rick Keeney to take City Manager Willard Beck's place, it will be the second time in a row that the council has hired a firm to do a national search only to turn to an...

Green Wave too tough.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: BRUCE ROBINS CORRESPONDENT FORT MYERS -- The Fort Myers Green Wave showed the Charlotte Tarpons why they are ranked fifth in the latest state volleyball poll Thursday night, defeating the Tarpons 25-12, 25-23 and 25-8 in a Class...

Sarasota and the Sox; World Series champs can thank their local connection.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
October 29, 2004... The Boston Red Sox have won the World Series for the first time since 1918. They won 3-0 Wednesday night to complete a four-game sweep in which they clearly outplayed the St. Louis Cardinals. Or maybe the Red Sox won because of the...

Suspect in shooting death is charged.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT MANATEE COUNTY -- A suspect in the shooting death of a man in a nightclub parking lot surrendered to authorities Thursday afternoon. Palmetto resident James Simmons, 28, of the 3100 block of Ninth Avenue Drive...

Party faithful turn out for Laura Bush visit.(A SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: BILL HUTCHINSON bill.hutchinson@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Thursday was family day for local Republicans, as some 800 of the party faithful turned out with infants, teenagers and grandparents in tow -- joined by a...

Balloting basics: write-ins, postage and waiting in lines to beat the lines.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
October 29, 2004... Byline: Eric Ernst Here's a question. Now that we do most of our voting by touchscreen, how do we register a write-in? That's a handy bit of information, because the ballot in Charlotte County, for instance, includes three races --...

'Ray' does justice to R&B legend.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: PHILIP BOOTH CORRESPONDENT Let's get the tough questions out of the way. Does "Ray," the first film biography of late American music great Ray Charles, get hung up on the singer's notorious heroin addiction, spending too...

'B' doesn't necessarily mean 'bad' in filmdom.(TICKET)(Primal Screen)(Column)
October 29, 2004... Byline: Amanda Schurr Peter Jennings/Tom Brokaw/Monty Python voice: "This just in from the newsroom: We feel confident enough to predict a winner for this, a most ugly of campaigns. And it's Zsa Zsa Gabor." She's but one of the...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Halloween parade coming Saturday VENICE -- The annual Halloween celebration and parade begins at 3 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Park in downtown Venice. Youngsters can parade in their costumes and then trick-or-treat at businesses. ...

Style vs. history; Venice should decide how it wants to look.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
October 29, 2004... Venice is steadily losing its historic character because the city's officials demand compliance with a style of architecture -- "Northern Italian" -- that has no historical connection to Florida. Some property owners and builders have...

A match made in Tupperware party heaven: Celine and Anne.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Celine Dion, "Miracle" (Epic): The celebration of life is the theme of Celine Dion's "Miracle." A year ago, Dion joined forces with world-renowned photographer Anne Geddes to create the Miracle Project, which blends music with visuals in...

First-year Palmetto coach returns to take on alma mater.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT PALMETTO -- Eddie Howell remembers James Haynes as a spirited kid, who was never shy about voicing his opinion and speaking his mind. "James was one of those 'fire guys.' He was always excited and...

Sin-sational; Guavaween gets down and dirty with annual Ybor City festival.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: ABBY WEINGARTEN CORRESPONDENT YBOR CITY -- Repent your saintliness and root for all things sinful this weekend. Tampa's Ybor City is bumping up its naughtiness for Guavaween, a ghouls-gone-wild kind of Mardi Gras in which...

Seniors lead Lady Mantas; Calise Costello has her best all-around match of the year for Lemon Bay.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com ENGLEWOOD -- Not much separated the Southeast and Lemon Bay high volleyball teams. Not much at all. In the end, it was the Manta Rays' experience that prevailed in...

Feel-good 'Around the Bend' is just finger-lickin' bad.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: PHILIP BOOTH CORRESPONDENT Huge helpings of self-conscious quirkiness and sentimentality, along with extreme product placement (KFC!), go into the not-so-secret recipe for "Around the Bend." The uneven film, the directorial...

Daylight-saving time frees up extra hour for area events.(B SECTION)(Column)
October 29, 2004... Byline: Amy Abern Just a reminder Remember to set your clocks back one hour this weekend. It's the time of year where daylight fades earlier and nights are longer. It's a spring thing now For awhile, it looked like the Arts...

Tarpons can clinch district title with win over Pirates.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com MURDOCK -- Ray Hixson walked into the football coaches office at Port Charlotte High School before practice earlier this week and said, "Binky took my parking spot." ...

Sarasota's Nectar makes sweet-sounding music.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: ABBY WEINGARTEN CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Think Phish and Dave Matthews Band, then add 25-minute instrumental guitar grooves with a bass line thick enough to stand on its own. There you have Sarasota's own Nectar, a quartet...

Kingfish making their presence known.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: STEVE GIBSON steve.gibson@heraldtribune.com The kingfish are here! Kingfish have shown up in good numbers and can be found 7 to 10 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The monsters haven't made a great showing, but there are...

Tampa owner charged in Bradenton bomb plot.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: TIFFANY LANKES tiffany.lankes@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- Tampa police arrested a lingerie modeling shop owner on Thursday on charges that he plotted to blow up a competing business in Bradenton. Pele LaCruz Watkins,...

Same opponents, different year; Harris committed to help.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: JEREMY WALLACE jeremy.wallace@heraldtribune.com Katherine Harris' first two years in Congress have been less about making a statement in Washington and more about working in her district in places like Tallevast and the Janie Poe...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
October 29, 2004... SARASOTA COUNTY Robert J. Bellisle Jr. Robert J. Bellisle Jr., 50, Sarasota, died of cancer Oct. 16, 2004, at home. Survivors include his wife, May; parents Robert and Lillian of Hudson, N.H.; children Jamie, Alex, Robby and...

Stars can't save 'Birth' from two hours of labor pains.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: PHILIP BOOTH CORRESPONDENT Nicole Kidman, in the reincarnation drama "Birth," bears some resemblance to Mia Farrow as she appeared in the 1968 horror shocker "Rosemary's Baby." Kidman's hair is cut short, creating a pixie-ish...

Corrections.(B SECTION)(Correction Notice)
October 29, 2004... * Dawn MacGibbon was misidentified as a Punta Gorda City Council member in a photo on the front page of Thursday's Herald-Tribune. She is a member of the city's Historic Preservation Advisory Board.

Singh plays it nice and easy.(SPORTS)(Golf)(Column)
October 29, 2004... Byline: Mark Cardon PALM HARBOR -- Vijay Singh slowly walks down the fairway like he is in no hurry to be the first $10-million man in golf. The pace is always the same, and so is the demeanor. The best player in golf never shows...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Habitat home store to hold sales event SARASOTA -- New and used home furnishings normally sold at a fraction of their original price will be discounted an additional 10 percent to 50 percent Saturday during a special sales event to...

Riverview chops Timber Creek; Lady Rams' Heather Kendrick and Jillian Burns lead charge.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: CHAD BROCKHOFF CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- The Riverview High girls volleyball team advanced to the second round of the state playoffs by making short work of visiting Timber Creek 25-16, 25-5, 25-16 Thursday in the Class...

DeSoto advances to region semifinals.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: CURTIS WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT ARCADIA -- Junior Decreisha Arrington and senior Tiffany Hall had 11 kills each Thursday night in leading DeSoto County High to a 25-17, 25-21, 17-25, 25-16 victory over Tampa Catholic in Class...

Nut-cracking concert and ticket fees.(TICKET)(The Noise Ordinance)(Column)
October 29, 2004... Byline: Dawn E. Scire Clear Channel Broadcasting's radio station 98 Rock (WXTB 97.9 FM) resurrects its "Nutcracker Ball 2004" at Tampa's Ford Amphitheatre (4802 U.S. 301 N., 813-740-2446, www.fordamp.com), welcoming psycho-metal...

Booker wins easily, eyes tougher road; Lehigh Acres an easy victim, but tough West Boca Raton is next foe.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: DONNIE WILKIE CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Booker's girls volleyball team laughed and danced its way through the first round of the Class 4A regionals Thursday night. Then the Tornadoes decided it's time to get serious. ...

Morse gets life for role in fatal vehicle crash.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: MIKE SAEWITZ mike.saewitz@heraldtribune.com ARCADIA -- Moments before being sentenced to life in prison, Frank Morse Jr. stood before a judge and said that he was sorry for his role in the car crash that killed his girlfriend...

Bush, Kerry virtually tied in statewide poll.(A SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: BILL RUFTY and LLOYD DUNKELBERGER NYT REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS Florida may be headed for a repeat of 2000, with President George W. Bush and John Kerry locked in an extremely competitive race for the presidency in a state that could...

Beach renourishment costs soar.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: TOM BAYLES tom.bayles@heraldtribune.com LONGBOAT KEY -- The effects of soaring fuel prices and multiple hurricanes are being felt along the coast here, and they may cost the town millions of dollars during its attempt to...

Global Signal reports third-quarter profits.(BUSINESS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL POLLICK michael.pollick@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- Global Signal, the newly created real estate investment trust that took over the communications towers of Pinnacle Towers, says third- quarter net profits...

Finding a flute that feels right.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: FRANCINE MILFORD francine.milford@heraldtribune.com If, while you are walking the trails at Oscar Scherer Park, you notice the melodic tones of a Native American flute filling the air, you are probably hearing Nokomis resident...

Sales may soar this season; Research indicates holiday spending is usually up in election years, a good sign for retailers.(BUSINESS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: LAUREN MAYK lauren.mayk@heraldtribune.com John Kerry promises a stronger economy. George Bush says we're back on the right track. Maybe they're both right, at least through the holiday shopping season. New retail...

Ringling says 'Achtung!'.(TICKET)(Admit One)(Column)
October 29, 2004... Byline: Rod Harmon SARASOTA -- Sure, October is almost over. And anyone with a couple of krauts and lederhosen these days feels the need to hold an Oktoberfest. But the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road,...

10,000 plus governor expected at game.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: KIM HACKETT kim.hackett@heraldtribune.com PORT CHARLOTTE -- Charlotte High School Principal Barney Duffy said he expects about 10,000 fans at Friday's home game against archrival Port Charlotte High School. It's the second...

Police department recognizes officers, crews for storm work.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT PUNTA GORDA -- A police department awards ceremony on Thursday honored the officers, emergency dispatchers and employees who spent countless hours keeping the city going during and after Hurricane Charley. "We...

Three Dog Night revives those old-fashioned love songs.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: AMY ABERN amy.abern@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- "Jeremiah was a bullfrog." Now there's an opening lyric. It's the first line in "Joy to the World," a song practically synonymous with Three Dog Night. The band has been...

United Way director to resign; After Charley, Paula Wilman helped others cope with loss; now she wants to deal with hers.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: JENNY LEE ALLEN jenny.allen@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- The director of the local United Way chapter announced her resignation Thursday, saying she wants to rebuild her home and her life in the aftermath of Hurricane...

Deputy had been placed on leave; The officer, who is accused of killing her husband, was on leave for a jail incident.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com PUNTA GORDA -- A deputy charged with killing her husband last week had been placed on administrative leave for improper dealings with an inmate, the sheriff said Thursday....

Rams and Cougars fighting for playoff spots tonight.(SPORTS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: CHAD BROCKHOFF CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Riverview High head football coach John Sprague was in no mood to talk about hypothetical situations on Thursday afternoon. Although several scenarios exist in the race for second...

County to fight suit challenging term limits in charter.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: STEVE ECHEVERRIA JR. steve.echeverria@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- The county commissioners will hire an independent counsel to fight a lawsuit challenging the term limits in the county charter. A Venice couple has...

Kingfish action heats up; seatrout season to close.(SPORTS)(Outdoors)(Column)
October 29, 2004... Byline: Steve Gibson Spotted seatrout season closes Monday and will reopen on Jan. 1. So, area anglers have just a few more days to keep any legal trout they catch. Minimum size limit is 15 inches and you may keep one trout of more...

Corrections.(B SECTION)(Correction Notice)
October 29, 2004... * Because of a reporter's error, Forum 2004 was misidentified in an article Thursday as the sponsor of recent local appearances by Elizabeth Edwards and George Soros. The Democratic Party sponsored the visit by the vice presidential...

Bijou Cafe retains its charms.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: JACK WINNER CORRESPONDENT SARASOTA -- Although a disaster at the time, the fire that ravaged the Bijou Cafe several years ago had its good side. From the ashes emerged a newly built restaurant, a commodious and tastefully...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS)
October 29, 2004... McLeod assumes role with Senior Friendship Erin McLeod has been named communications director for Senior Friendship Centers Inc. She will be responsible for managing all aspects of client and employee communications in a five-county area....

'SAW' has a dull edge, even for typical Halloween slashers.(TICKET)
October 29, 2004... Byline: GEORGE MEYER CORRESPONDENT "SAW," a nasty little exercise in sadism, opens with a scene set as carefully as any post-modern stage play: Two characters sit chained to pipes at opposite ends of a filthy, deserted shower room. ...

News Updates.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Sheriff's Office plans to conduct DUI stops MANATEE COUNTY -- The Sheriff's Office will conduct two checkpoints this weekend to stop people driving under the influence of alcohol. The first checkpoint will be from 11 p.m. today to 1...

Starting anew; FEMA works to house all victime by Nov. 25.(B SECTION)
October 29, 2004... Byline: PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Rodney Stone emerged Thursday from behind a 12-foot-high pile of debris in front of his devastated Punta Gorda home to find his first house guests since...

Package machinery plant to close, with 73 jobs lost.(BUSINESS)
October 29, 2004... Byline: MICHAEL BRAGA michael.braga@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- A packaging machinery plant once owned by Aidlin Automation has been dying a slow death since it was bought by GEBO Corp., a French competitor, in January 1997. ...

Early Rotonda West resident finds joy in the kitchen.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)(Recipe)
October 28, 2004... Byline: NANCY CHAPMAN CORRESPONDENT Molly Desio was an inadvertent pioneer. Thirty-two years ago, she became one of the first residents of Rotonda West after her husband impulsively bought land and ordered a house after hearing a...

The silver-lining plan; Post-hurricane proposals would improve look of U.S. 41.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
October 28, 2004... What do you call hurricane season in Charlotte County? Urban renewal. That joke now making the rounds is more truth than poetry, as the county government seems poised to take advantage of the silver lining in the dark cloud of...

Belated wedding wishes for Ringling director.(FLORIDA WEST)(Column)
October 28, 2004... Byline: Marjorie North Ringling Museum Director John Wetenhall and Tanya Williams received belated congratulations and best wishes at Uta and Arland Christ-Janer's Italian Harvesting party the other night. The sweethearts tied the knot...

Picture this: Maybe anybody can be an artist.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)(Englewood Scene)(Column)
October 28, 2004... Byline: Sharyn Lonsdale About a month ago, I ran into my friend Sue, another busy mom, at a class our kids were taking at the Englewood Art Center. She asked if I'd be interested in going to a very informal painting class that, she...

OUR COMMUNITY.(H-T ENGLEWOOD)
October 28, 2004... Rotary holds membership drive The Rotary Club of Englewood is conducting a membership drive and will hold an open house meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Englewood Community Hospital, Suncoast Auditorium, 779 Medical Drive. ...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
October 28, 2004... Halloween party planned for Saturday ENGLEWOOD -- The 13th annual Jaycees Halloween Costume Party, "The Haunted Horrors of Survivor Island," will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at 6430 Rosewood Drive. The cost of the event is $15 a person or...

BRIEFS.(B SECTION)
October 28, 2004... Input sought for area transportation needs BRADENTON -- The Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization plans a workshop today to get residents' ideas for the area's transportation needs. Today's session will provide an...

Circuit Court clerk files complaint against challenger.(B SECTION)
October 28, 2004... Byline: DALE WHITE dale.white@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- Clerk of the Circuit Court R. B. "Chips" Shore is asking a state agency to investigate whether his challenger in Tuesday's election, Dan O'Connell, is working as an...

Venice game rescheduled.(SPORTS)
October 28, 2004... Byline: STAFF REPORT VENICE -- The time of junior varsity football game between Port Charlotte and Venice today at Powell-Davis Stadium has been changed. Kickoff will be at 4 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. because Venice High is hosting the...

Sarasota Memorial vows to improve patient safety.(A SECTION)
October 28, 2004... Byline: MARGARET ANN MIILLE margaret.miille@heraldtribune.com ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Friday, October 29, 2004: Jan Mauck's name was misspelled in a photo caption Thursday accompanying a story...