102 SCENE | JUNE 2017 on the town COMMUNITY VIDEO ARCHIVES 2017 HALL OF FAME HONOREES Michael’s on East was packed with friends, neighbors, business associates and colleagues to honor those that were inducted into the Community Video Archives Hall of Fame at this annual premiere luncheon. Each honoree was escorted to the stage where they said a few words and bantered a bit back and forth much to the pleasure of the audience. Iain Webb, who just renewed his contract as the Director for Sarasota Ballet for another ten years, graciously accepted his �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� that evening to continue the celebration. Judge Lee Haworth recently retired a few years ago and ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� legacy and his Sarasota upbringing. He said, “I remember when there were bees on Bee Ridge, cattle on Cattleman and fruit on Fruitville,” as he spoke of the vast changes to the city of Sarasota. “Not sure anyone ever even noticed when a young boy ran down Main Street naked on a random weekend evening as all the banks, businesses and retail stores closed for the week every Wednesday afternoon so all could enjoy our beautiful waters, beaches, boating and ���������������������������������������������������� Guy Peterson thanked his entire team over the years since he started his business at the young, ripe old age of 23. His closing quote was interesting. “There is no other profession that you can leave a footprint in the sand the size of a house!” - H Jackson. Lastly, Dan Bailey was escorted by his darling bride Nancy Bailey. They included a college photo of Nancy as Dan’s video played and mentioned how the two had met in college and how Dan was just taken by her. Additional family members would have been there that day, but their one daughter just had ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Annette Scherman (below) thanked her volunteers, board of directors and “arch-ive” angels. Seen in the crowd were ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Jean Weidner Goldstein, Ron Burks, Michael Saunders, Roxie Jerde, Sarah Pappas, Jennifer and Dan Vigne, Mary Beth Boss, Julie Milton, Michelle Bente and Tom Waters. Frolic, smile, sip it all in and cheers to another successful season my friends.
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