Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from October 2008

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from October 2008

Shouting 'Bingo!' just part of the fun.
October 1, 2008... Byline: BETSY WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT "I'm not so sure they help," said Guimond. They just become a part of the items the pair brings to the game each week. The Friday night bingo does not start until 6:45 p.m., because the volunteer...

Pick a genre at Palmetto's band battle.
October 2, 2008... Taking place during the Civil War near Fredericksburg, Va., bands for Union and Confederate soldiers camped near each other traded tunes. Although most of the time, the armies cheered for their own performers, it was the last song --...

THE RMS TITANIC.
October 2, 2008... Byline: STEVE ECHEVERRIA JR. steve.echeverria@heraldtribune.com Countless books, expeditions and motion pictures have meticulosity analyzed, theorized and re-created every aspect of the "unsinkable" passenger liner that hit an iceberg on...

An ocean-floor view of Titanic's staircase.
October 2, 2008... Byline: STEVE ECHEVERRIA JR. steve.echeverria@heraldtribune.com "When I started reading it, it started to tug at me, and from that point forward I was hooked," said Williams during a recent telephone interview. The Michigan...

LOCAL BEATS.
October 2, 2008... MOBILE BANDS: Bradenton quartet The Human Condition (www.human-condition.com) sent 'round an e-mail inviting fans to its mobile phone texting club, at www.broadtexter.com/thctext. How's that for modern promotions? Meanwhile, Palmetto's RMisery...

Political playpen.
October 2, 2008... Byline: GERRY GALIPAULT gerry.galipault@heraldtribune.com "I remember Eisenhower and then these two guys. They've taken away all my memories," the comedian-actor and host of Comedy Central's "Root of All Evil" says from his New York home,...

The Crystal Pain -- 40 years later.
October 2, 2008... Byline: ABBY WEINGARTEN CORRESPONDENT "We felt like it had a lot more to say than 'I want to hold your hand,'" said Richard Price, the bassist for The Crystal Pain, which disbanded in 1968. On Sunday, the quintet will reunite in its...

Counting Crows decide to step up their game.
October 2, 2008... Byline: ALAN SCULLEY CORRESPONDENT "Everybody gets a little lazy sometimes when you've done it for a while," Duritz said, ahead of its show with Maroon 5 and Augustana on Friday at Tampa's Ford Amphitheatre. "It's just natural. You get...

Look for the kick inside this 'cake'.
October 2, 2008... Crusty's Sports Bar & Grill (3800 S. Tamiami Trail, No. 29) has its own special dignified dedication to the tart called Pineapple Upside-Down Cake ($5.50). Using vodka, pineapple juice and a little grenadine, the drink won't make you...

Music enhanced by families.
October 2, 2008... Byline: MARTY CLEAR CORRESPONDENT Maybe it's the bond that precedes and transcends their music and their careers, maybe it's the way genetically related voices harmonize. Doesn't really matter, the point is, September brought us some...

How to lose moviegoers.
October 2, 2008... Byline: GEORGE MEYER CORRESPONDENT Simon Pegg fans -- you know, people who loved his "Shaun of the Dead" zombie parody and his "Hot Fuzz" cop comedy -- may try to convince you his latest really is funny, and that you just don't understand...

Newman's films live on.
October 2, 2008... Byline: GERRY GALIPAULT gerry.galipault@heraldtribune.com The Long, Hot Summer (1958) -- In this Southern-fried drama, he's a drifter who catches the eye of a schoolmarm, played by Joanna Woodward. (They married soon after production...

Two fresh outlooks.
October 2, 2008... Byline: JOEL ROZEN joel.rozen@heraldtribune.com "What's kept me from showing elsewhere is that I'm shy," admits the sculptor. Clark, a New Jersey native who once worked alongside his father in condominium management before making art a...

Musical play is for families.
October 2, 2008... Byline: SUSAN L. RIFE susan.rife@heraldtribune.com "It is a really fun program," says Dirk Meyer, who will conduct the Sarasota Orchestra in the program Sunday afternoon at the Opera House. "Beethoven Lives Upstairs" tells the story of...

Raising the bar on salad options.
October 2, 2008... Byline: ABBY WEINGARTEN CORRESPONDENT various locations, Sarasota, www.rubytuesday.com. Second to the bison burger, the "Fresh Garden Bar" on the menu is the primo reason to hit Ruby Tuesday. The Rotini pasta salad with peas and ham...

Fraud carries 15-year.
October 2, 2008... Byline: JOHN DAVIS john.davis@heraldtribune.com Dorothy Davis told police in July of last year that two men approached her, offering to replace the roof on her double-wide trailer in the Holiday Park retirement community. She said the two...

Am I blue? You bet I am!
October 3, 2008... Byline: Doug Fernandes Blue sideburns, blue mohawks, blue goatees: They all dominated the scene in and around the Trop Thursday afternoon, the first playoff appearance of the Tampa Bay Rays. But what was somewhat bizarre was the fact...

CORRECTIONS.(Correction notice)
October 3, 2008... People shown in a picture accompanying a story about the Miracle Club were Rich La Croix, Dave Honan, David Smith and Jo and Jim Weisenberger. The were incorrectly identified on Saturday's Community Religion page. Also, Smith attended Cal Tech...

Act for the common good House should pass bailout bill to help stem the credit crisis.
October 3, 2008... Important as that step may be, the emergency at hand is not a disease of the body or spirit; it is a serious infection in the world's credit markets. Without quick and effective intervention, the casualty count -- not just of once-grand banks...

Home-grown economic initiatives Local and regional efforts are vital to a recovery.
October 3, 2008... But local and regional efforts are vital, too, because: 1. The restoration of an economy's interdependent sectors is likely to occur more rapidly through broad-based collaboration. Some causes of the economic downturn have more weight than...

Helping hands for a neighbor.
October 3, 2008... Byline: Laura Sperling Need some help with all that squirrel food? I asked, turning the bike around. Naw, he said with a brave smile. The heat nailed him, he explained, and he was just gathering his wits to get back up and head home....

EVAN ALMIGHTY GAME ONE: Rays rookie goes deep in his first two at-bats to lift Rays over White Sox.
October 3, 2008... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com "Personally, I'm going to ask him if he did anything differently,"Zobrist said. After the day Longoria had, all baseball players would be interested in his routine. ...

Balfour feeds off conflict, real or imagined.
October 3, 2008... Byline: Doug Fernandes The Rays say it won't. "I'm pretty sure it's behind us," said catcher Dioner Navarro. The summary sheet from the Rays' 6-4 win Thursday over the White Sox in Game 1 of their American League Divisional Series...

No. 10 Bulls shocked by Pitt BIG EAST: South Florida suffers first loss to unranked conference rival Panthers.
October 3, 2008... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT But their dream of winning a Big East championship and contending for a national championship took a big hit when they dropped a 26-21 contest to Pittsburgh (4-1, 2-0) before a national television audience...

Mooney running back's career is a junior achievement CATCHING UP: Steve Ierulli Jr. has a chance to pass his father on school's all-time list.
October 3, 2008... Byline: MIC HUBER mic.huber@heraldtribune.com It is from that sacred spot in the stands where Ierulli can feel the support flowing every Friday night that he takes the field there. Each time he carries the football -- and he carries it a...

NOTEBOOK.
October 3, 2008... "It actually felt like it got worse," Pena said. An hour later, he called trainer Ron Porterfield, who instructed Pena to visit the team's eye doctor immediately. Pena scratched his cornea. He received his instructions and eye...

USF NOTEBOOK.
October 3, 2008... Thursday nights have been rough on the Panthers The Panthers have more Thursday night appearances on ESPN then any other Big East team since the formation of the conference in 1991. However, it's been a rough ride of late. Before playing...

PALMETTO'S JOHNSON COMMITS TO FLORIDA.
October 3, 2008... "Coach Meyer said they were only going to offer only one scholarship to a defensive end and they decided on Kedric because they liked everything about him," Woodie said. "He was at one of their camps during the summer and really impressed the...

Top seeds, McCurry advance.(USTA I 50s CLAY COURT NATIONALS)
October 3, 2008... Byline: STAFF REPORT McCurry, playing his first tournament in 20 years, stopped Steven Garman 7-5, 7-6 (2). McCurry, who grew up playing tennis at the Bath and Racuet Club and now teaches there, will meet fourth-seeded Matts Ljungman...

Lady Panthers turn back Blazers.
October 3, 2008... Byline: DONNIE WILKIE CORRESPONDENT Brandy Ribbens' 12 kills and four blocks, coupled with Sarah Geraldson's 17 kills and 10 assists, lifted BC (11-5) to its fourth straight district win. "I thought we served (Sarasota Christian)...

STRONG DEFENSE Bucs defense, with three touchdowns, in playoff form.
October 3, 2008... Byline: TOM BALOG tom.balog@heraldtribune.com Through four games, the Bucs' defense has already scored three touchdowns, only two less than the five defensive touchdowns that the 2002 Tampa Bay team scored in the regular season. ...

TRYING TO REVITALIZE THE REGION.
October 3, 2008... Byline: STAFF REPORT Tangible examples of the effort cited by Sarasota Tomorrow members included: * Urging Sarasota County to boost its bond cap to $300 million, allowing an economic stimulus program to be started. * Working with...

BUSINESS BUZZ.
October 3, 2008... The company is one of only 16 in the state and the only remodeler listed from Manatee or Sarasota counties. It was the second year that the company made the list Wolfe gets designation as court reporter Linda R. Wolfe has recently...

October holds ghosts, but not just ghosts, for Wall Street.
October 3, 2008... Byline: Lauren Rudd Does October really deserve its rotten reputation? Yes, if the past week's debacle is any indication. However, I am getting ahead of myself. There is still the Great Crash in October 1929 and the decline on...

Hard times call for cooperation.
October 3, 2008... Byline: Kathy Silverberg Though the time of year may be different in other locales, the tradition of an annual chamber banquet is as American as election-year politics. In a recent eight-day time frame, I had the pleasure of attending four...

Grieving husband confronts official.
October 3, 2008... Byline: JOHN DAVIS john.davis@heraldtribune.com When Attorney General Bill McCollum came to Sarasota County on Thursday to help political allies campaign, he was also forced to contend with a grieving husband who says his calls for an...

A community waits.(Map available on microfilm or pdf)
October 3, 2008... Byline: KIM HACKETT kim.hackett@heraldtribune.com With the help of volunteers, the last of those residents moved out in September. The Venice Housing Authority board is waiting to hear from developers who want to partner with it to build...

Music teachers earn honor.
October 3, 2008... Byline: STAFF REPORT Four solo performances by featured principal musicians of the orchestra headline this event that honors music educators. The audience will also hear the musicians' stories about how mentors influenced their careers....

OBITUARIES.
October 3, 2008... April 13, 1905 - Oct. 1, 2008 Alice Wadsworth Bailey, 103, Sarasota, formerly of Nokomis, and Jamestown, N.Y., died Oct. 1, 2008. A family service will be held later in Jamestown, N.Y. Survivors include a son, William S. III; two...

UPSCALE EXPECTATIONS NOT REALIZED AT SAN MARCO.(Map available on microfilm or pdf)
October 3, 2008... Byline: PATRINA A. BOSTIC patrina.bostic@heraldtribune.com But he and wife, Toni, were confident: Their store would be in San Marco, an upscale shopping district in a prominent Lakewood Ranch location that was supposed to be home to a famed...

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY: A proposed theater seen as a promising plaza anchor has been put on hold.
October 3, 2008... Byline: PATRINA A. BOSTIC patrina.bostic@heraldtribune.com But it has been about four years since the idea first surfaced, and now it seems the theater's proposed move to San Marco might be on hold for quite some time. A dispute that...

POLICE REPORT.
October 3, 2008... The mother was arrested after witnesses told authorities she hit the boy's head against a wall when he kept calling for her to watch him play on a toy horse. The boy's 3-year-old sister was found with physical trauma to her genitals and...

Bridge Street Market reopens for the season.
October 3, 2008... Byline: STAFF REPORT Among items shoppers will find are produce, plants, cut flowers, apparel and accessories, candles, jewelry, arts and crafts, furniture, holiday arrangements, photography, cookbooks and antiques. Vendors...

OBITUARIES.
October 3, 2008... July 10, 1933 - Oct. 1, 2008 Robert M. Daymon, 75, Palmetto, formerly of Michigan, died Oct. 1, 2008. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Kicliter Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Survivors include daughter...

One part tourney, one part science.
October 3, 2008... Byline: Eric Ernst The special fish are not hard to spot. They are the ones with stainless steel wires, 1/25-inch long, clipped into their left cheeks. Using $7,000 wands, scientists will retrieve, from inscriptions on the wires,...

Car parts and tip lead to charges.
October 3, 2008... Byline: ANTHONY CORMIER anthony.cormier@heraldtribune.com Officials say they have not been able to reach the man's next of kin, largely because he did not own a house, kept most of his belongings in a storage unit and left few clues about...

Selby Foundation picks ex-MCC chief as leader.
October 3, 2008... Byline: BILL HUTCHINSON bill.hutchinson@heraldtribune.com Selby Foundation board chairman Dan Bailey notes "striking similarities" between the two women, each of whom achieved prominence on the local nonprofit scene in the late 1990s --...

LIFESAVING TRAINING TO BEGIN.
October 3, 2008... Byline: KIM HACKETT kim.hackett@heraldtribune.com One of former Superintendent Gary Norris' last acts in the spring was to purchase 62 defibrillators, or AEDs, for about $100,000. But they have been sitting in a warehouse since June. School...

Manatee school gets 'A' grade.
October 3, 2008... Byline: STAFF REPORT One class of students taking a math FCAT were given rulers even though test rules do not permit them. School staffers then made matters worse by invalidating the wrong pile of test papers, said Principal Randy...

POLICE REPORT.
October 3, 2008... Police say that the car was likely struck by stray bullets after a shooting late Tuesday in the 1700 block of 36th Street. At the scene, detectives reportedly found eight shell casings -- one from a .40-caliber pistol and seven from a...

OBITUARIES.
October 3, 2008... Sept. 10, 1971 - Sept. 27, 2008 Erin S. Clark-Snipes, 37, Sarasota, died Sept. 27, 2008. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Chandler's Funeral Chapel. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Jesus Christ Prayer Band. Burial will...

Psychologist had a 50-year career in New York City.
October 3, 2008... Byline: MARK ZALOUDEK mark.zaloudek@heraldtribune.com As an NYU professor mentoring future psychologists, he also saw as many as 13 patients a day in his private practice before retiring in 1990, said his wife, Rachel Fast Ben-Avi of...

BAILOUT SEEN AS JUST STEP 1.
October 4, 2008... Byline: DAVID M. HERSZENHORN THE NEW YORK TIMES The final tally in the House was 263-171, with 91 Republicans joining 172 Democrats in favor. That was a wider bipartisan majority than vote-counters in both parties had expected, completing a...

For Rays devotees, next step calls for cash.
October 4, 2008... Byline: Doug Fernandes More than 44 million tourists visit it annually. Tampa's Randy Gassman intends to be one of them. "I'm addicted enough to make the effort," he said, "and I'm lucky enough to be able to." Win or lose...

Startling confession peels back layers of a murder suspect's mind.
October 4, 2008... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA STAFF WRITER Stephanie Davis had begged for her life, telling her son she loved him and would do anything for him. Cliff Davis would later tell police he could not stop the attack once it began. Hours...

Warning sign A case for improving a school zone on State Road 70.
October 4, 2008... Judge Mark D. Singer determined that the state roadway, near the intersection of River Club Boulevard, was, in effect, a speed trap because traffic cops took advantage of the school zone's inadequate warning signs. In the process, Singer found...

Help for voters is on the way Recommendations, candidate Q&A's and TV forums will soon be available.
October 4, 2008... Early voting at authorized sites begins Oct. 20. With those dates in mind, some Herald-Tribune readers have asked us when more information about state and local candidates and issues will appear. * The Editorial Board's recommendations...

Settle the 'sunshine' suit Get public access to records without running up costs.
October 4, 2008... Since the suit was filed in May, there have been court hearings, amended motions -- even a settlement offer, which was rejected by the city. More defendants and additional issues have been included since the original complaint was filed,...

Planting a financial minefield.
October 4, 2008... Byline: Waldo Proffitt And, truth to tell, if I had done my research a year ago and let you in on what I found, it would not have made any difference. More than a few people who do write for the business press or for newspapers or...

Minister's calling leads her to the poor.
October 4, 2008... Byline: PATTIE MIHALIK CORRESPONDENT "She's a miracle worker," says Pat Knox, director of the Just Neighbors program, a joint effort between St. David's Episcopal Church and Foursquare Church. "Pastor Sue's church is probably the...

Back to the roots of worship.
October 4, 2008... Byline: CHRISTINE HAWES CORRESPONDENT They engaged with each other as well as the main speaker, and released often spontaneous expressions of praise and worship. It is that first-century church model that Struble and Smuin seek to...

OBITUARIES.
October 4, 2008... Feb. 28, 1918 - Oct. 1, 2008 Louise P. Haviland, 90, Venice, formerly of Maryville, Tenn., died Oct. 1, 2008. Memorial service will be 2:30 p.m. Monday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Venice. Arrangements are by Farley Funeral Home,...

HEALTH CRISIS IS DEEPENING.(Info box available on microfilm or pdf)
October 4, 2008... Byline: FRANK GLUCK frank.gluck@heraldtribune.com But the study, for which the county spent $267,000, does not address a controversial proposal for a half-cent local sales tax for hospitals. It is an idea some in the health care industry...

Compromise offer revealed in dispute over teacher pay.
October 4, 2008... Byline: CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL chris.odonnell@heraldtribune.com The proposal would have saved the district $3.6 million, the same amount the district saved by freezing annual increases and cutting teacher pay by trimming two days from their...

IN BRIEF.
October 4, 2008... The Manatee County Office of Elections is located at 600 301 Blvd. W. Registration is completed in Suite 108. The office will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Early voting in Manatee County begins on...

Mideast strife to be explored.
October 4, 2008... Byline: CHRISTINE HAWES CORRESPONDENT "People in my church, at least, sometimes have the impression that the Palestinians are trying to take land from what is rightfully Israel's," Thomas said. "People don't realize that the life of a...

OBITUARIES.
October 4, 2008... Sept. 1, 1923 - Oct. 2, 2008 Patricia Margaret Baylis Crego, 85, of Bradenton, passed away Oct. 2, 2008, at Blake Medical Center. The daughter of Victor J. and Berneice A. Baylis, Patricia was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Sept. 1,...

SCHOOL SPIRIT FOR THE TECH GENERATION.(Info boxes available on microfilm or pdf)
October 4, 2008... Byline: TIFFANY LANKES tiffany.lankes@heraldtribune.com As of Friday, Sarasota was number 20 of the more than 2,000 schools participating across the country. School spirit used to be limited to on-campus activities like the pep rally...

A $34 million police station.(Map available on microfilm or pdf)
October 4, 2008... Byline: ROGER DROUIN roger.drouin@heraldtribune.com Competition among contractors bidding for the project dropped the cost, said Sarasota Police Capt. Lucius Bonner. Crews are scheduled to start clearing the site later this month, and...

County commissioner helped create impact fees Commissioner helped implement impact fees.
October 4, 2008... Byline: MARK ZALOUDEK mark.zaloudek@heraldtribune.com He also helped negotiate an agreement with Manatee County leaders to continue to tap their water supply to serve Sarasota County's growing population. The former Merrill Lynch...

OPPONENTS HAVE COMMON GROUND.(Info box available on microfilm or pdf)
October 4, 2008... Byline: ZAC ANDERSON zac.anderson@heraldtribune.com Political strategies aside, Bentley, a Democrat, and Detert, a Republican, have similar views on many issues. Both are moderates who want to protect education funding, invest in renewable...

IN BRIEF.
October 4, 2008... Florida voter registration applications can be turned in at any of the three Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections offices: The Terrace Building at 101 S. Washington Blvd. in Sarasota; the Robert L. Anderson Administration Center at 4000...

POLICE BRIEFS.
October 4, 2008... Robert M. Shollar, 24, of the 22500 block of Morning Glory Circle, said he figured that since deputies had already clocked his high rate of speed in the 16000 block of S.R. 70 near the Panther Ridge subdivision that he would drive faster to...

Back to the roots of worship.
October 4, 2008... Byline: CHRISTINE HAWES CORRESPONDENT They engaged with one another as well as the main speaker, and released often spontaneous expressions of praise and worship. It is that first-century church model that Struble and Smuin are seeking...

In musical comedy, untarnished 'Gold'.(Info box available on microfilm or pdf)
October 4, 2008... Byline: +By JAY HANDELMAN jay.handelman@heraldtribune.com It's a fluffy souffle of a show that floats on an air of comical silliness and lots of anachronistic jokes set to a cute and surprisingly bouncy score. The story, set in Paris...

OBITUARIES.
October 4, 2008... March 15, 1915 - Sept. 29, 2008 Longin Anecki, 93, Sarasota, formerly of Poland, died Sept. 29, 2008. A memorial Mass will be noon Monday at Church of The Incarnation Catholic Church. Longin was the beloved husband of Krystyna of...

DRIVER'S SEAT Rays overcome a 2-run deficit to take a commanding 2-0 lead in series.
October 4, 2008... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com And just when it looked as if he would not make it out of the first inning, Kazmir righted the ship with his left arm. When it was over, Kazmir, with the help of many, was on...

Fall breeze cools towering view at Preserve.
October 4, 2008... Byline: THOMAS BECNEL Finally, on Friday, I made it out to Bradenton for a glorious fallmorning at the Robinson Preserve. When I arrived at 9 a.m., there were already a dozen cars in the parking lot. Like everyone else, I headed...

FSU-Miami rivalry suffers, but others remain strong.
October 4, 2008... Byline: MIC HUBER Back when it seemed every meeting was billed as the game of the century. No longer are these two teams playing for No. 1. In a testament to just how far the mighty have fallen, ESPN College GameDay decided to go...

On this day, Pitt was the best team BIG EAST: Unranked Panthers shut down USF offense and ran through its defense.
October 4, 2008... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT "There is no two ways about it. They out-coached us, out-played us and made more plays then we did. Give Pittsburgh credit. They did a good job." The Bulls finished the night with 11 penalties for 84...

SECOND HALF SURGE Patriots score five TDs in second half to bury Panthers.
October 4, 2008... Byline: JASON SWANCEY jason.swancey@heraldtribune.com "They (BCS) had a nice scheme, packing the box and trying to get in our quarterback's face, figuring he couldn't handle the pressure," said Bradenton Prep head coach Joe Hammond. "But...

McNeal's big plays give Braden River easy win BREAKTHROUGH: Willie McNeal catches four passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns.
October 4, 2008... Byline: STEVE GIBSON steve.gibson@heraldtribune.com To date, McNeal had been defended well. But Friday night against Lake Placid, he caught four passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns as the Pirates (3-2) defeated the Green Dragons (1-3)...

Hardee shuts down Ranch.
October 4, 2008... Byline: MICHAEL POLIN CORRESPONDENT The Wildcats' defense put on a clinic, sacking Mustangs quarterback Zack Self eight times. Self took a brutal pounding all night, as Hardee ran roughshod over a porous offensive line. The junior...

Booker High rebounds with a decisive win over North Port High.
October 4, 2008... Byline: CHRIS DELL CORRESPONDENT Brooks registered a team-high 15 carries for 161 yards and two scores as Booker (4-1) took a 26-7 halftime lead and never looked back. "Its great to bounce back with a win. We were hurting a little from...