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Sarasota News Leader November 8, 2013 Page 126 Siesta Seen report continues. "The right front tire was sympathy. "If you run through our sign, you damaged and the car was immovable." deserve a little pain in life," he said, to ripples of laughter among the members. The deputy noted that Thompson "had a small cut with dried blood on the left side Smith also noted that the palm tree "that got of his mouth near his lower lip" and that he snipped" will be replaced. was "unsteady on his feet." The deputy added that he could "smell the odor of alcohol SAFE TREATS coming from [Thompson's] breath" and that At the outset of the SKVA meeting, Gaddie Thompson's "speech was slow and slurred at was very pleased to report what a great suctimes." cess the Siesta Village Halloween observance The arrest was logged at 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 28. had been: "Safe Treats was huge." Architect Mark Smith, who heads up the Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. — the organization that oversees the Village upkeep — told SKVA members on Nov. 5, "Strangely enough, the sign itself flew off the backing and is intact." Glenn Cappetta, owner of Sun Ride Pedicab, pointed out, "People were running out of candy by 4:30." The event — in its 28th year — began at 3 p.m. Matthes added that merchant participation Russell Matthes, past SKVA president and was the best he had seen in years. co-owner of the Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar, has it in safekeeping, Smith added. Businesses were given the opportunity to Workers with Championship Landscape fly orange and black balloons supplied by Maintenance Professionals of Fort Myers, the SKVA; then, they were asked to give out which handles the Village maintenance, will candy to youngsters, creating a safe trick-orpick up the sign from Matthes and put it back treat environment. up, Smith noted. OVER ON SABAL DRIVE … "The silver lining is we need to trim the Regular readers know the continuing saga of bushes anyway" in front of area where the the rental house at 6537 Sabal Drive, off Old sign stands, Smith pointed out. Stickney Point Road. In my Oct. 25 column, I Although Siesta Key Association Vice reported that Assistant County Attorney David President Michael Shay did inquire about the M. Pearce had postponed a temporary injuncstate of the driver's health, Smith offered no tion hearing against the owner from Oct. 21 to