Athlete of the Week: Mark Schlobach
February 8, 2012
Mark Schlobach plays golf, squash and tennis, but tennis is his favorite sport. He was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, and came to the United States when he was 10 years old.
JUST THE STATS
February 8, 2012
66 — Days until the Sarasota Open, which takes place from April 14 to April 22, at the Longboat Key Club and Resort Tennis Gardens.
Bridge Bites: An old ruse
February 8, 2012
Against 3NT, West leads his fourth-best Spade. East’s Jack is taken by Declarer’s Queen, then a Diamond to Dummy and the losing Club finesse. At this point, West can count nine or 10 tricks for Declarer, via two Spades, four Diamonds and three or four Clubs.
Aerobic Grandma: Zumba zooms to the Key
February 1, 2012
There is a great experiment under way at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center. A new teacher is offering an array of dance classes at 5 p.m. every weekday.
Athlete of the Week: Warren Girle
February 1, 2012
Warren Girle has been a Longboat resident for 37 years. He came here from Australia at 19 to be a tennis pro at The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. He was also the Cedars Tennis Resort tennis pro for 24 years and has been a charter boat captain and fishing guide for 16 years.
Bridge Bites: It pays to count
February 1, 2012
Before seeing the auction, imagine that you are South, playing in 2♠. Looking just at the N-S hands, how would you tackle the trump suit? The percentage play to avoid a second loser is to cash the Ace (a precaution against West having the singleton King), then cross to Dummy and lead toward the Queen.
Athlete of the Week: Hallie Schiffman
January 25, 2012
If Hallie Schiffman could sail seven days a week, she would. The 11-year-old's father, Mark, works at Sarasota Sailing Squadron as the maintenance technician, and she has grown up around boats.
JUST THE STATS
January 25, 2012
12:59:21 — The finish time for first place West Florida Performance Handicap Racing Fleet Non-Spinnaker boat Necessary Evil, skippered by Dave Olson, in the Snowbird Regatta.
Bridge Bites: Wake-up call
January 25, 2012
On defense, when leading a suit, we follow certain conventions such as 'top of a sequence' or 'fourth best,' all the better to help partner figure out our holding in the suit.
JUST THE STATS
January 18, 2012
1 — Place Sandra Ceshker and Karen McClure came in at the monthly mixed doubles round-robin tennis match Sunday, Jan. 8, at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center. With the win, the team captured the Sarasota Yacht Club tennis ball burgee.
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13 Town Hall Lecture Series featuring General Stanley McChrystal
10:30 am - 9:00 pm - Feb
13 Mote's Special Lecture Series
7:30 pm - Feb
15 Home School Day
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - Feb
15 Learn About Volunteering at Mote Aquarium during our Coffee Reception
10:00 am
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Forks, corks and friends
02/08/12
Euphemia Haye hosted its first lesson luncheon in conjunction with Forks and Corks Festival Jan. 27. -
SOS attempts to capture bird
02/08/12
Many people have called in to Save Our Seabirds concerned about an injured blue heron on Longboat Key. -
Griffin's novel now on Kindle
02/08/12
Award-wining author H. Terrell Griffin’s novel, "Wyatt's Revenge," is available as a free download on Kindle at Amazon.com until Feb. 29.
