Sarasota Herald Tribune articles from September 2005, page 10

Sarasota Herald Tribune archives from September 2005

Pitching a shutout; Defense has not allowed a touchdown yet this season.(SPORTS)
September 19, 2005... Byline: DENNIS MAFFEZZOLI dennis.maffezzoli@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- On second and goal from the Tampa Bay 9 yard line in the final minute with the game already decided, chants of "Dee-fense Dee-fense" rang from the south end zone....

NOTEBOOK.(SPORTS)
September 19, 2005... Alstott gets 50th FB Mike Alstott scored his 50th career rushing touchdown to cap an 11-play, 67-yard drive in the second quarter. "I'm old," Alstott said, when asked what it means. "A lot of hard work put in there. A lot of credit...

Florida showed its toughness; Fourth-quarter drive against Vols pleases Meyer; concerns are injuries, offensive; line.(SPORTS)
September 19, 2005... Byline: MIC HUBER mic.huber@heraldtribune.com GAINESVILLE -- Florida coach Urban Meyer found out a lot about the toughness of his team Saturday night. The Gators imposed their will mentally and physically late in the game to beat...

You could not make this up.(FLORIDA WEST)(Column)
September 19, 2005... Byline: David Grimes Is there anything funny about Hurricane Katrina? Sure there is, if you take your humor black. Thanks to Daniel Kurtzman of www.about.com for assembling these little pearls of wisdom which recently dribbled from...

Bittersweet; When life handed Tammy DiDio hardship, she responded with humor...and cake.(FLORIDA WEST)
September 19, 2005... Byline: NANCY CHAPMAN CORRESPONDENT Tammy DiDio reveals the military element in her background when someone asks her what's in the cream she dollops on her gourmet delights. "If I tell you that, I'll have to kill you," she'll say....

WIBQ emphasizes its local programming.(FLORIDA WEST)(ON RADIO)(Column)
September 19, 2005... Byline: Dawn E. Scire Dear Radio Babe, We at 1220 WIBQ feel like we have been lodged between two mountains now that Salem Broadcasting has come to town! They have taken Bill Bennett in the morning from us, and now it looks like...

Looks aren't everything; Design standards will improve U.S. 41, but not enough.(A SECTION)(Editorial)
September 19, 2005... It's no secret: U.S. 41 is ugly. At a land- use meeting Tuesday, the Charlotte County Commission is expected to approve changes that would improve the view along the highway. Unfortunately, the changes won't do much to improve the way U.S....

Attorney wants drugs tossed; He says police used unreliable informant to gain evidence.(B SECTION)
September 19, 2005... Byline: MICHAEL A. SCARCELLA michael.scarcella@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- A large amount of cocaine taken as evidence during a sting this year that snagged an alleged drug trafficker should be thrown out because police used an...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
September 19, 2005... MANATEE COUNTY Howard G. Douglas Howard G. Douglas, 89, Bradenton, died Sept. 14, 2005. He was born April 15, 1916, in Belmont, Mass., and came to Manatee County in 1978 from there. He retired as vice president and sales manager...

Christian Coalition sweet on Harris.(B SECTION)(Political Notebook)(Column)
September 19, 2005... Byline: Jeremy Wallace The lack of support for Katherine Harris' Senate bid among some Republicans isn't being replicated by hard-core conservative groups like the Christian Coalition. That was apparent Saturday night in Orlando,...

Avast! Pirate lovers to honor their offbeat holiday today.(B SECTION)
September 19, 2005... Byline: PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@heraldtribune.com If you think the next holiday on the calendar is Columbus Day, you "Arrr!" wrong. Avast, ye land lubbers, for today be International Talk Like A Pirate Day. The...

Drivers downshift to save gasoline; Hybrids are hot, and dealers say they're going fast.(B SECTION)
September 19, 2005... Byline: CHRISTOPHER O'DONNELL and JOHN HEYS STAFF WRITERS Donna Sherman didn't worry too much about fuel economy when, two years ago, she bought a Turbo Bonneville for her daily 70-mile round trip from North Port to Sarasota. Now she...

Getting to drug court more than a hassle; Offenders forgo program, cite lack of transportation.(B SECTION)
September 19, 2005... Byline: TODD RUGER todd.ruger@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA COUNTY -- Drug and alcohol addicts in south Sarasota County forgo a drug court program aimed at giving them treatment instead of jail time because they have no transportation to...

OBITUARIES.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
September 19, 2005... SARASOTA COUNTY Shirley W. Brashears Shirley W. Brashears, Venice, died Sept. 16, 2005. She was born in Clifton Forge, Va., and moved to the area in 1971 from District Heights, Md. She was a graduate nurse of Chesapeake and Ohio...

Business Buzz.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... Concern grows over condo conversions The amount of money used to buy apartment complexes around the country for conversion to condominiums hit $13.3 billion in 2004, Real Capital Analytics Inc. says. That represents a 343 percent...

Business People.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... Lee Filius, a general manager at the Port Charlotte Red Lobster restaurant, has been named a winner of the company's Diamond Club award, which goes to general managers of the Red Lobster restaurants that rank among the top 5 percent of all...

Smelser opens office of Householder Group.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... Phillip L. Smelser, CSA, has opened an office of The Householder Group at 9040 Town Center Parkway, Lakewood Ranch, Suite 105, in Bradenton. The Householder Group is an independent retirement and estate planning firm. As a registered...

First State Bank looks to expand in Southwest Florida market.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)(Money Minders)(Column)
September 19, 2005... Byline: John Hielscher While several of the local publicly traded community banks have recently fetched nice prices, Corey J. Coughlin wants to be a buyer. Coughlin, the president and chief executive officer of Sarasota-based First...

Real Estate Deals.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... LEASES A Little Help Nurse Registry LLC has leased 611 square feet of space at 401 Commercial Court from The Yellow Dawg Group. Diane Lawson and Jordan Caissie of Sarasota Commercial Management Inc. handled the transaction. ...

Local attorneys earn listings in 'best-of' book.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)(Legally Speaking)(Column)
September 19, 2005... Byline: Michael Pollick A bakers' dozen of Sarasota and Bradenton attorneys made it into "The Best Lawyers in America 2006," a tome which includes listings for over 23,000 lawyers in 57 specialties, in all 50 states and the District of...

Developers create a quilt of projects; Partners find property, then determine best use.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... Byline: TOM ARTHUR tom.arthur@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- There is no telling what Angus Rogers and Gary Steadman might build next. Their portfolio includes the Grande Riviera condominiums on Golden Gate Point, an assisted living...

Lack of dredging could hurt property values.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)(BACK ON THE MAP)(Column)
September 19, 2005... Byline: Patrick Whittle A dispute over canal dredging fees could stunt property value appreciation in one of Charlotte County's hottest residential areas. Homeowners around Edgewater Drive in Port Charlotte have experienced rapid...

McKay carries success into real estate; Peers praise the former Florida Senate president's eye for detail.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... Byline: MICHAEL BRAGA michael.braga@heraldtribune.com BRADENTON -- More than 160 years have passed since Capt. James McKay's schooner wrecked off the Florida coast, but his stubborn persistence lives on in his great-great grandson, John...

Don't expect an overhaul for Main Plaza, owners say.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)(Foundations)(Column)
September 19, 2005... Byline: Kevin McQuaid Despite chatter that Paragon Realty Group LLC's $40 million purchase could lead to an overhaul of Main Plaza, the head of the Connecticut-based investment firm says there are no plans to revamp the property at 1991...

The other side of the storm; Some see a silver lining to Hurricane Charley's devastation: a chance to reinvent tourism in Charlotte County.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... Byline: JOHN HEYS john.heys@heraldtribune.com CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- Less than a month after Hurricane Charley blew through Charlotte County, Becky Bovell predicted that the area would rise like a phoenix from the ashes. A year later,...

Disparate friends combine strengths and find success; Mark Sultana and Tom Denslow build DSDG into an active design firm.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... Byline: KEVIN MCQUAID kevin.mcquaid@heraldtribune.com SARASOTA -- Mark Sultana writes right-handed. His partner, Tom Denslow, is a southpaw. Denslow is artistic; Sultana, by contrast, is more a marketing guy. Sultana prefers to...

For The Record.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... COMMERCIAL MORTGAGES Listed in order are the mortgagor, mortgage holder, amount mortgaged, instrument number, or book with page number and the location of the mortgaged property filed in Sarasota and Manatee counties. SARASOTA ...

Real Estate People.(BUSINESS WEEKLY)
September 19, 2005... Don Benjamin has joined ERA Advantage Realty in Port Charlotte as a sales associate. Cheryl Timmins has joined Re/Max Properties as a sales associate at the Webber Street office in Sarasota. Louise Tessier, a sales associate at the...

Connecting; Have your health-care network in place.(HEALTHY LIVING)
September 18, 2005... Although I've lived in Florida for many years, there was a time when I changed addresses every year or so. It didn't take long to learn the moving-into-a-new-community drill: Get your voter's registration card, your library card and find a...

Heart attacks; The fairer sex suffers in matters of the heart.(HEALTHY LIVING)
September 18, 2005... Byline: RUTH LANDO Mary MacDonnell Luleich loves to tell her four sons that she's pure "wagon-wheel material, raised to be very strong." Now the 67-year-old from Nyack, N.Y., says she's known around Sarasota Memorial Hospital as "the...

Rotator cuffed.(HEALTHY LIVING)
September 18, 2005... Byline: CHRIS ANGERMANN Although Jack Wolf has lived with pain in both shoulders for more than 30 years, he refuses to let it get the better of him. A lively, energetic man, you can see the former athlete in him. With rotator-cuff...

Light therapy is a growing trend.(HEALTHY LIVING)
September 18, 2005... Byline: JULIAN PECQUET From laser guns to lightning-fast spaceships, science-fiction authors have long exploited a primal fear that aliens might one day conquer our planet because of their vastly superior technologies. But back in the...

Treat yourself to cool sweets in moderation.(HEALTHY LIVING)
September 18, 2005... Byline: KARA CHALMERS When you walk into Cold Stone Creamery on Main Street in Sarasota, you no doubt will be tempted to order the biggest, most fattening ice cream and mix-in creation in the store. Hey, if you're going to splurge, you...

Overcoming your phsyical limitations with exercise.(HEALTHY LIVING)
September 18, 2005... Byline: KATE PURSELL Think of it as part of your retirement package: Fitness should be right up there with a 401(k), money markets and other investments in your future. Unfortunately "we take better care of our cars than we do of our...

Beware of close encounters with fearsome fire ants.(HEALTHY LIVING)(Laughter: The best medicine)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: David Grimes Every October in Marshall, Texas, they throw a Fire Ant Festival. There's a bike race, a chili cook-off and something called ant-smash dodge ball that sounds sweaty and strenuous and not something that any...

Save Our Homes riddles property taxes with inequities; 10 YEARS LATER, FLORIDA TAX REVOLT GOES AWRY.(A SECTION)
September 18, 2005... Byline: MAURICE TAMMAN OF THE HERALD-TRIBUNE Ten years ago, the Save Our Homes constitutional amendment gripped homesteaded property owners' taxes and held them firm despite massive property value appreciation. It worked exactly as...

Seeing red; Despite red tide, redfish, snook, bluefish and other species are plentiful in Sarasota Bay and surrounding waters.(SPORTS)(Outdoors)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Steve Gibson Red tide, a dreaded algae bloom, is a fact of life along the Gulf Coast. It's a regular visitor that usually shows up once a year and disappears after a week or so. It robs the water of oxygen and results in...

Defense ready to feast on Buffalo's QB.(SPORTS)
September 18, 2005... Byline: TOM BALOG tom.balog@heraldtribune.com TAMPA -- When the Tampa Bay defensive line is boring in as it did last Sunday behind Simeon Rice and Anthony McFarland, the Buccaneers are tough to beat, especially at home. Rice,...

Riverview girls' team dominates.(SPORTS)
September 18, 2005... Byline: CURTIS WILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT ENGLEWOOD -- Senior Channing Cookerly, senior Alysha Duffy and junior Ocean Cohen were the top three finishers as the Riverview High girls' cross country team dominated the Lemon Bay Invitational on...

'Canes defend home turf; The Lady Hurricanes unseat Bradenton Christian at the Manatee County tournament.(SPORTS)
September 18, 2005... Byline: DONNIE WILKIE CORRESPONDENT BRADENTON -- For five of the past six seasons, Bradenton Christian has been the last team standing in the Manatee County tournament. But the Panthers are no longer the tallest on their block. ...

Riverview swimmers shine.(SPORTS)
September 18, 2005... Byline: STAFF REPORT ***** CORRECTION: The following correction was published on Tuesday, September 20, 2005: Correction: * Sarasota Christian sophomore Austin Detra won two events at the Lake Brantley High School Invitational...

Screening stocks lifts prospects for success.(BUSINESS & MONEY)(The Rational Investor)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Dr. Robert Stepleman Not all stocks that lack a history of positive and growing earnings -- and that are additionally burdened with a "stratospheric" price-to-earnings ratio -- are terrible investments. However, the odds...

GE's stock has plenty of serious kick left in it.(BUSINESS & MONEY)(Streetwise)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Lauren Rudd Many accuse General Electric of being an aging, lumbering conglomerate that is unable to keep up with the newer, more nimble high-tech boys. Sorry, but I do not believe that story for a minute. After all, GE is...

High times for college.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: David Grimes I think Sarasota's image will be helped, rather than hurt, by the fact that New College of Florida has been ranked No. 7 in High Times magazine's list of the nation's most pot-friendly schools. Were it not for...

Getting seen, having fun, raising funds, all in one party.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Marjorie North The young crowd barely had time to go home and change last weekend before getting to the next party. Junior Achievement got a real shot in the arm when Saks and the rockin' Young Professionals Group teamed up to...

Enderles celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... William E. and J. Carol (Weir) Enderle of Sarasota celebrated their 50th anniversary Sept. 14, 2005. They were married Sept. 14, 1955, in Richmond, Ind., and have lived in Sarasota for two years. They are the parents of William D....

Finks celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... Richard A. and Claire (Moersdorf) Fink of Sarasota celebrated their 50th anniversary Sept. 17, 2005. They were married Sept. 17, 1955, in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., and have lived in Sarasota for 15 years. They are the parents of Susan...

Nolls celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... Louis and Betty Noll of North Port celebrated their 50th anniversary Sept. 10, 2005. They were married Sept. 10, 1955, in Cincinnati and have lived in North Port for five years. They are the parents of Teresa Azbill of Port...

Schmickles celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... William A. and Marian (Kircher) Schmickle of Osprey celebrated their 50th anniversary Sept. 16, 2005. They were married Sept. 16, 1955, in Philadelphia and have lived in Osprey for seven years. They are the parents of Carole Silvoy...

Seidelmans celebrate 50 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... Arthur and Viola Seidelman of Sarasota celebrated their 50th anniversary Sept. 17, 2005. They were married Sept. 17, 1955, in Evangelical United Brethren Church in Goodfarm Township, Dwight, Ill. They are the parents of Gail Ely of...

Troendles celebrate 60 years.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... Richard M. and Charlotte E. Troendle of Sarasota celebrated their 60th anniversary Sept. 15, 2005. They were married Sept. 15, 1945, in Syracuse, N.Y., and have lived in Sarasota for 23 years. They are the parents of Joanne Marshall...

Bell-Major.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... The engagement of Alicia Ann Bell and Robert Logan Major, both of Sarasota, is announced. She is the daughter of Susan Bell of Sarasota and Skip Bell of Sarasota. He is the son of Elizabeth and Steven Major Sr. of Sarasota. The...

Calkins-Jallorina.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... The engagement of Christa Lynne Calkins of Alexandria, Va., and Jeremy Jason Jallorina of Springfield, Va., is announced. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Joseph Calkins Jr. of Lake Mary. He is the son of Dr. Rene Jallorina of...

Guiley-Gee.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... The engagement of Jacquie Lynn Guiley of Bradenton and Michael Thomas Gee of Sarasota is announced. She is the daughter of Don and Chris Guiley of Apollo Beach. He is the son of Lynn Friend of Sarasota and Gary Gee of Milwaukee, Wis....

Horn-Baker.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... The engagement of Jaime Lyn Horn and Michael T. Baker, both of Sarasota, is announced. She is the daughter of Ron and Darla Horn of Sarasota. He is the son of Tom and Teresa Baker of Sarasota. The bride-elect graduated in 2002...

Lasita-White.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... The engagement of Lauren Michelle Lasita of Sarasota and Samuel Travis White of Austin, Texas, is announced. She is the daughter of Ron and Marjy Lasita of Sarasota. He is the son of James and Karen White of Austin. The...

Michel-Okoshi.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... The engagement of Anna Pauline Miranda Michel of Falmouth, Mass., and Masaya Okoshi of New York City is announced. She is the daughter of Roger and Vivian Michel of Venice. He is the son of Toru and Akemi Okoshi of Needham, Mass. ...

Piloto-Southwell.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... The engagement of Melissa S. Piloto of Rotonda West and Donald E. Southwell of Englewood is announced. She is the daughter of Larry and Debra Piloto of Rotonda West. He is the son of Don and Raye Southwell of Arcadia. The...

Roy-Singleton.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... The engagement of Tonya Roy and Scott Singleton, both of Treasure Island, is announced. She is the daughter of Roger and Charlene Roy of Elkins, W.Va. He is the son of Edward and Karen Singleton of Bradenton. The bride-elect...

Serino-Groom.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... The engagement of Nicole Joelle Serino and Matthew Jaxon Groom, both of Sarasota, is announced. She is the daughter of Nancy and Nicholas Serino of Sarasota. He is the son of Darlin Groom of Sarasota. The bride-elect graduated in...

Gorelick-Spitalnick.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... Jana Beth Gorelick and Toby Jay Spitalnick, both of Orlando, were married Aug. 6, 2005, at 7 p.m. at Hyatt of Sarasota. The bride is the daughter of Philip and Teri Gorelick of Sarasota. The bridegroom is the son of Michael and Betsy...

Hosey-Hitzman.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... Kate Frances Hosey and Michael Allen Hitzman, both of Englewood, were married Aug. 7, 2005, at 6 p.m. at Stump Pass Beach in Englewood. The bride is the daughter of Renee Alibro of Rotonda West and Robert Hosey Jr. of New Milford, Conn....

Lee-Pedrero.(FLORIDA WEST & TRAVEL)
September 18, 2005... Jesse Jo Lee and James Edward Pedrero, both of Sarasota, were married Aug. 20, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Sarasota. The bride is the daughter of Jamie Lee of Sarasota. The bridegroom is the son of...

Security and safety have taken a back seat to partisanship.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Thomas Tryon Here's an idea for avoiding a long, rancorous, partisan debate every time Congress is called upon to create an independent commission to investigate what went wrong with (fill in the blank), the latest example of...

In life, good can overcome bad.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
September 18, 2005... Byline: John Hamner Joe Smitherman, longtime but not recent mayor of Selma, Ala., has died. It didn't make the papers around here, of course. Perhaps it should have, since he had an impact that reached our shores. Selma is my...

A breach of trust; Why should Berger regain access to classified documents?(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
September 18, 2005... Former national security adviser Sandy Berger recently walked out of a federal courtroom with a tougher sentence than anticipated. But it wasn't tough enough. Berger, a prominent figure in the Clinton administration, illegally removed...

Rising mercury; Risks of exposure outweigh the costs of reductions.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
September 18, 2005... On a narrow vote, the U.S. Senate rejected a resolution last week calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen rules governing mercury emissions from power plants. A generation, or more, of American children are likely to pay...

A qualified enigma; Roberts: intelligent, knowledgable, evasive.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
September 18, 2005... After listening to a week of testimony by and about John Roberts, we're convinced he has the technical qualifications to lead the U.S. Supreme Court. What kind of heart and soul he'd bring to the job remains an enigma, however. The...

Katrina's crises fuel concerns.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Vicki Dean Reading the August edition of National Geographic was like looking into a crystal ball. The magazine's cover story was titled "After Oil -- Powering the Future." It outlined options and stressed the urgency of...

A question of accountability.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Waldo Proffitt With respect to Hurricane Katrina, I am not among those who say we should not be "playing the blame game." I am perfectly willing to play the blame game, which is just a pejorative way of saying "assess...

Babcock plan looks good -- on the surface.(B SECTION)(Comment)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Eric Ernst A developer will take 17,000 acres of improved pasture and turn it into a subdivision with 2 1/2 times the population of Punta Gorda. The state government will buy 74,000 acres of land with desirable environmental...

UW kicks off campaign, and Bob Vila wraps up taping.(B SECTION)(In the Loop)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Ann Henderson Think big. Think $1 million. That's what David Gayler, Charlotte United Way's campaign chairman, has set as this year's challenge. "We can do it," Gayler said. Gayler, who is also Charlotte County's...

At Babcock, a chance to do it right; Planning is the key to building a better community for all.(B SECTION)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Kathy Silverberg Most of us grew up and have lived our lives in communities whose structure was in place long before we were. Many of the downtowns we remember included a mix of storefronts that had evolved along with America's...

Obituaries.(B SECTION)(Obituary)
September 18, 2005... CHARLOTTE COUNTY Fletcher Dale Bowling Sr. Fletcher Dale Bowling Sr., 56, Port Charlotte and formerly of Arcadia, died Sept. 16, 2005, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte. He was born March 18, 1949, in Fort Payne,...

Red tide sends club members back to Rotonda.(B SECTION)(Englewood Scene)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Sharyn Lonsdale Members of the Rotonda West Woman's Club were looking forward to a change of scenery for their first Tuesday night meeting of the season when they decided to meet at Englewood Beach. What they weren't...

Epiphany parishioners make memories in Ireland.(B SECTION)(Venice Notes)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Judy Huskey It must have been a wonderful trip with lingering fond memories for 80 parishioners from Epiphany Cathedral who toured Ireland for two weeks this summer. Led by Father Michael Cannon, who calls Ireland home, the...

Fishman roast benefits local charities.(B SECTION)
September 18, 2005... Byline: FRANCINE MILFORD francine.milford@heraldtribune.com More than 300 people gathered at the Plantation Golf and Country Club to pay their respects, or disrespects, as the case may be, to one of the kings of Venice: Charles Jack...

A disaster waiting to happen.(PERSPECTIVES)(Editorial)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Larry Evans If Hurricane Katrina had traveled a different track and devastated Southwest Florida instead of Louisiana and Mississippi, a debate could now be under way over who would decide how to rebuild Fort Myers, Punta Gorda,...

Miller plans third condo at Waterfront; He will present the proposal to city planning commissioners Tuesday, the last part of the approval process.(B SECTION)
September 18, 2005... Byline: PAUL QUINLAN paul.quinlan@heraldtribune.com VENICE -- Call the two nine-story condominium towers looming over the north end of the island of Venice what you will, but don't call them unsuccessful. In the two years since...

Students bring taste of Italy to life with comedy.(B SECTION)
September 18, 2005... Byline: KIM HACKETT kim.hackett@heraldtribune.com North Port High School students serve up an Italian feast in "Commedia Delight," a farcical comedy by Claudia Haas and Richard Cash. The play, which opens Sept. 30 at the North Port...

Gators take back the Swamp.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)
September 18, 2005... Byline: Doug Fernandes GAINESVILLE -- A defining moment. That's the hook writers and broadcasters used for Saturday night, a record crowd shoehorned into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida against Tennessee. A defining moment in...

ROCK & TOP; Urban Meyer gets his first SEC win, and it's a big one.(SPORTS)
September 18, 2005... Byline: MIC HUBER mic.huber@heraldtribune.com GAINESVILLE -- Hang on tight, Florida football fans, because the Gator bandwagon is picking up speed. Gigantic expectations turned into dizzying possibilities Saturday night when Florida...

Bulls lower curtain on Knights; South Florida hands Central Florida its 17th straight loss.(SPORTS)
September 18, 2005... Byline: ALAN DELL CORRESPONDENT TAMPA -- The University of Central Florida, which lobbied for more than four years to play South Florida in football, might want to reconsider. The "War on I-4" ended in a pileup for UCF on Saturday...

FORMER CAMPERS SEE MEMORIES UP FOR SALE; Camp Flying Eagle is being eyed by developers.(B SECTION)
September 18, 2005... Byline: TOM ARTHUR tom.arthur@heraldtribune.com MANATEE COUNTY -- Every Boy Scout swears to be trustworthy, loyal, courteous and kind. Since 1929, thousands of young men have made that pledge along the banks of the Manatee River, at...