On the town

Boy Scouts honor four 'Distinguished Citizens'

Four St. Petersburg men of achievement - Goliath Davis, Cary Putrino, Craig Sher and Paul Tash - were the honorees Oct. 14 at the West Central Florida Council Boy Scouts of America sixth annual Distinguished Citizens Award Banquet.

Davis is the city's deputy mayor for Midtown economic development; Putrino, president of Northern Trust Bank's Tampa Bay region; Sher, president and chief executive officer of the Sembler Co.; and Tash, editor and president of the St. Petersburg Times.

Those are but their business titles. Their involvements also extend to family, community and professional commitments.

Mary Evertz and Dr. Al Geiger were co-chairs for the benefit, which was held in the Coliseum. Money raised through the event buys uniforms, camping equipment and other materials for the council's urban emphasis Scouting program.

In 1997, the inaugural year for the banquet, 24 young men were involved in the urban Scouting program. It now has more than 1,000 participants throughout the West Central Florida Council, which includes Pinellas County and west Pasco.

Dick Crippen, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' executive director of community development, was master of ceremonies. Committee members were Angelo Cappelli, John Green, John Yanchunis and Dr. Robert Kropp; and Northern Trust Bank and William R. Hough & Co. were corporate sponsors.

Family, friends and other supporters were Teresa Anderson, John Doyle, Joan Putrino, Kristine Putrino, Jan Sher, Dr. Mandel and Karen Sher, Anita Sher, Howard Miller, Irwin Miller, Brent and Debbie Sembler, Karyn Tash, Kendyl Tash, Toby and Carole Krayer, Kourtney Kellin, Teresa Kropp, Frank and Dahlgren Scarritt, Dr. Ambrose Updegraff, Carmen Moore, Carol Mallah, Bud Rutland, Melissa Rutland, Dr. Tom and Beth Duncan, Penny Crippen, Bob and Sally Willis, Devron Gibbons, Janet Raymond, Cary Bond Thomas, and Frank Blandford, Mary Harden Booker, Stephanie Goforth, Bill and Hazel Hough, Louie and Mary Adcock, Jeannine Green, Robert Ellis, Bud Evertz, Dr. Gardiner Evertz, Bill McQueen, Hadley Heindel, Eva Rudolph, Dave and Ann Rogers, Jack and Runelle Bowman, Terry and Ginny McCartney, Marlene Camejo, Justin Camejo and Doug Linder.

A cool breeze suggested autumn Friday morning at the Museum of Fine Arts, where past presidents of the Stuart Society were honored at a coffee in the garden.

Current Stuart Society board members Nancy H. Thomas, Mary Shuh, Mary Jean Wall, Evelyn Wilty, Joann Barger and Fran Risser, herself a past president, visited with a group that included Greta Myers, Vicki Fox, Judy Stanton, Jeanne Tucker, Ellie Frazier, Toni Fudge, Jeanne Weber, Mary Puffer Salo, Phyllis Williams, Betty Breedon, Jane Hannessy and Mabel Easton.

It was an opportunity for those busy women to relax and sample tiny sweet and savory goodies and view new styles from the St. John boutique in International Plaza, Tampa, including classic knits in yummy cashmere.

The Stuart Society raises money for the museum and last year brought in a record amount, more than $182,000.

Speaking of the Stuart Society, the organization has rescheduled its Thursday meeting to 9 a.m. in the Marly Room at the Museum of Fine Arts so that members may attend the funeral of Clementine Sherman. Mrs. Sherman, 92, was a charter member. Services are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, 1376 Snell Isle Blvd., St. Petersburg.

Parents, alumni and friends of the Canterbury School of Florida raised more than $60,000 for the institution's capital campaign through the Canterbury Classic golf and tennis tournament Saturday at Isla Del Sol Yacht and Country Club.

The drawing for weeklong luxury trips generated much interest in the weeks preceding the event. Winners are Kaye and Jim Pollard, Paris; Norma and Bill Winston, Costa Rica; Maureen and Norm Dobiesz, the Ozark Mountains; Anne and Joel Giles, Park City, Utah; and Mila and Jesse Turtle, Captiva Island.

Busy On-the-Towners should stay tuned to next Wednesday's column for details of more events from last weekend.

Thursday

CAPTAIN'S PARTY: Opens inaugural St. Anthony's Inshore & Offshore Fishing Tournament. Johnny Leverock's Seafood House, 10 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach. 825-1629.

ALPHA FASHION SHOW, LUNCHEON: 14th annual event benefits Alpha, A Beginning, and features clothing from Saks Fifth Avenue, Tampa. 11 a.m. Renaissance Vinoy Resort, 501 Fifth Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. $65. 822-8190.

FLEA MARKET, TEAROOM LUNCHEON: Annual GFWC St. Petersburg Woman's Club event. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. St. Petersburg Woman's Club, 40 Snell Isle Blvd. NE. Continues 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.

UNA NOCHE CON DALI: Benefits Salvador Dali Museum. Gourmet Spanish food, entertainment. $125. Home of Fred and Karol Bullard. 823-3767, ext. 3024.

ST. ANTHONY'S FISHING TOURNAMENT: Inaugural event benefits cancer care at St. Anthony's Hospital. $150 per boat (limit four anglers per craft) until Sept. 30; $200 thereafter. Johnny Leverock's Seafood House, 10 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach. 825-1629.

SPCA PET WALK: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. North Shore Park, North Shore Drive and 13th Avenue NE, St. Petersburg. 586-3591, ext. 163; www.PetWalk.org

ARTOBERFEST: Les Fauves, Gulf Coast Museum of Art's young professionals group event features wursts, sausages, beer, stein-decorating contest. Dress as a favorite artist or as a subject or theme from a favorite painting. 7-10 p.m. 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo. Members free; nonmembers $10. 518-6833, ext. 206.

THE ART OF STYLE: Stuart Society of the Museum of Fine Arts event features fashions from Neiman Marcus, luncheon, silent auction. 10:30 a.m. Renaissance Vinoy Resort, 501 Fifth Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. $50. 821-9392.

- Mary Jane Park can be reached at 727 893-8267; fax (727) 893-8675; e-mail park@sptimes.com P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731.

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