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Sarasota News Leader November 1, 2013 Page 66 FOUNDATION HOSTING WARM MINERAL SPRINGS BUS TOUR The Sarasota Architectural Foundation is hosting a bus trip tour of Warm Mineral Springs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, with lunch included the organization has announced. Those interested in taking the "Magical 'Reality' Bus Tour" to the North Port resort should make advance reservations, as space is limited, a news release says. The cost is $40 per person. To pay online, click here. For more information, email info@saf-srq.org or call 364-2199. Those registered for the tour are asked to be at the Sarasota Visitors Center, located at 701 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, at 9:45 a.m. on Although the facility is closed to the public, the release continues, "SAF has been granted Nov. 2 to catch the bus, the release notes. special permission to tour the site." Tour The air-conditioned ride will feature the com- stops will include "architect Jack West's Warm ments of architect Jifat Windmiller "and other Mineral Springs complex and the unique mid-century modern enthusiasts," the release Cyclorama, Warm Mineral Springs Motel adds. Warm Mineral Springs "is one of the (Victor Lundy, 1958), Venice Beach Pavilion most intriguing natural features in the conti- (Cy Tucker, 1964) and Nokomis Beach Plaza (Jack West, 1956, restored 2008). nental United States," it notes. DRUG TAKE BACK DAY NETS MORE THAN 120 POUNDS The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office collected more than 120 pounds of prescription medication as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) national turn-in event on Saturday, Oct. 26, the office has announced. is available 24 hours a day; or the South County Sheriff's Office at 4531 State Road 776 in Venice, where the hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Anyone who missed the turn-in event may drop off unused or expired prescription medications year-round at either of the Sheriff's Office's two permanent drop boxes, it notes. They are located at the Criminal Justice Center, 2071 Ringling Blvd. in Sarasota, which The release continues, "In addition to reducing drug crimes and potential overdoses, turning in medication for proper disposal is important to prevent health and safety hazards and keeps the substances out of treatment plants and waterways." "Medicines kept in the home are susceptible Residents dropped off a total of 123 pounds of to misuse and theft," the release points out. pharmaceutical drugs: 61 pounds in Sarasota "Many people who abuse prescription drugs and 62 pounds in Venice, a news release says. steal them from family and friends."