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Anna Maria City Pier contract finalized The contract calls for the new pier to be completed by late August in 2019. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
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A pied-billed grebe floats on a pond at Perico Preserve. The grebe is not on the state’s list of species that can be hunted.
Hunters have bird lovers crying ‘foul’ at Perico Preserve BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com
PERICO PRESERVE – It’s a cool, sunny, Thanksgiving weekend day, and you’re walking along the path at Perico Preserve looking at the butterflies and being thankful that there’s no red tide in the preserve when a shot rings out. Four pelicans flush from the mangroves. Another shot. Two white egrets fly away from the sound. Two more shots – then silence. A few moments later, doors slam on a dark pickup truck parked on Perico Isle Circle, just outside the preserve boundary, the engine starts, the tires squeal, and it’s gone. What is happening at the preserve, created by Manatee County as a bird sanctuary? According to county environmental officials, state wildlife officials and neighbors of the preserve, duck hunting season is happening. The season closed the last day of the Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 25, and reopens again on Saturday, Dec. 8, ending Sunday, Jan. 27. It’s a constant frustration to county environmental officials, who have no law enforcement powers, said Charlie Hunsicker, director of the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department. For seven months out of the year, between August and February, it is legal to hunt 28 bird species in Florida, accord-
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A sign proclaims the preserve as a sanctuary for birds.
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ing to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC); each species has specific dates designating its season. The juxtaposition of a densely populated neighborhood, a preserve that was built with birds in mind and hunters shooting at the birds is worrisome at best, and tragic at worst, Hunsicker said. “I am surprised we still allow hunting against residential neighborhoods in the name of sport where a catastrophic convergence of families and their pets meets up with people who appear in camouflage,” he said.
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Folks still gather near the entrance to the old pier that was demolished earlier this year.
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ANNA MARIA – The $3.33 million contract to build the decking and walkway for the new Anna Maria City Pier is a done deal. On Thursday, Nov. 29, City Commissioners unanimously authorized Mayor Dan Murphy to execute the construction contract with Tampa-based Infrastructure & Industrial Contractors Southeast Inc. (i+icon). The contract gives i+icon 270 days to complete the pier project by Aug. 26, 2019. It allows the city to penalize the firm $975 per day for any delays beyond that date, but gives the commission the discretion to extend the construction timeline due to a storm, prolonged loss of power or some other unforeseen occurrence. Murphy said i+icon indicated the first pier pilings will be driven in January. The contract states the new pier will be approximately 730 feet long and 12 feet wide, with a 111-foot by 88-foot T-end section to accommodate a restaurant, bait shop and restrooms. The scope of work does not include the restaurant, bait shop and restrooms spaces that will be addressed in a separate request for proposals (RFP). The commission-approved contract is $332,837 lower than the $3.66 million bid i+icon submitted in October as one of five firms responding to the city’s revised RFP. Those bids ranged from $4.78
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Holiday fun abounds at the Center’s Lester Day BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA – Despite the Florida heat, The Center of Anna Maria Island was transformed Dec. 1 into a winter wonderland for the 17th Annual Lester Family Fun Day. The annual event, sponsored by Chuck and Joey Lester, promises family fun at old fashioned prices, and this year’s event definitely delivered. Families were treated to burgers from Duffy’s Tavern, hotdogs donated by Anna Maria Oyster Bar and ice cream sandwiches from Tyler’s Ice Cream. While the inside of the Center was a north pole fairyland with Christmas lights, holiday trees, giant teddy bears and colorfully wrapped gifts, the outside actually had snow from two snowmen who blew the white bubbly stuff over an area where children frolicked and played before moving on to the bounce house, petting zoo or participated in a pick-up football game on the field. The two favorite attractions were the
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Above, Santa finishes his big entrance at Lester Family Fun Day by dancing to the beat of the Manatee High School drum line. Right, Joey and Chuck Lester enjoy a Duffy’s burger. pony ride and the bull ride which had a continuous line of eager riders until the field events closed at 1:30 p.m. to make way for the golf ball 50/50 raffle drop from a helicopter. Center Executive Director Chris Culhane and his family took to the skies, flying on the donated chopper from Sarasota to the Center where they dropped buckets of purchased, numbered golf balls on the field to see which one would land closest to the hole. Center board treasurer Christine Hicks won the raffle with the first
ever golf ball that landed in the hole. In addition to the 50/50 raffle, raffles also were held for 50 turkeys that were given away during the event and a Christmas tree, donated by Merry Christmas Trees of Bradenton. Holiday tunes for the event were provided by DJ Freeze though one of the biggest attractions of the day was a performance by the Manatee High School drum line. Everyone was in high spirits when the drum line escorted in Santa and his elves, delivered to the
event on his sleigh by the Pyrates of the Gulf Coast. Even Santa couldn’t help dancing to the beat of the drums as he gave a little impromptu performance before taking a seat and hearing the Christmas wishes of all the boys and girls in attendance. Throughout the day, children were able to participate in activities from fishing for prizes to decorating cookies and ornaments along with face painting. Before the 50/50 raffle wrapped up the day’s festivities, board Chair David Zaccagnino took
to the stage to thank the day’s sponsors, staff and volunteers and present a piece of original artwork to Chuck and Joey Lester created by 21-year-old artist Emma Terry, who previously attended the Center’s after school program. The artwork also was used to create T-shirts for the event, which were available to volunteers and for purchase. “This is an amazing event,” Zaccagnino said at the end of the day. “It just keeps getting better and better every year.”
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The holidays are approaching, and the Mayors’ Feed the Hungry program is seeking donations to help make area families Christmases just a little brighter this year. The organization gives away $60,000 to $100,000 each year in grocery gift cards to needy families in the area. With $110,000 gifted to families over the Thanksgiving holiday, the organization is in need of monetary donations to meet the demand for grocery gift cards. = To donate, visit www.mayorsfeedthehungry.org. Checks can be mailed to Mayors’ Feed the Hungry, P. O. Box 1992, Sarasota, FL 34230-1992. For more information, visit the organization’s website or call 941-350-6075.
HOLMES BEACH – Nov. 29 was a day of celebration in the city commission chambers at city hall as the city’s new mayor, commissioners and charter review commission members took the oaths of their offices. The chamber was packed with cheering friends, family members, supporters and city hall staff as each person stepped up to take the oath, administered by City Clerk Stacey Johnston. Elected to the charter review commission are Claudia Carlson, Nancy Deal, Sean Murphy, Edward Upshaw and David Zaccagnino. The charter review commission is expected to begin meeting in January. Commissioner Pat Morton stepped up to take the oath for the ninth time, having first been elected to the city commission in 2003. The new commissioner on the dais this year is Commissioner Kim Rash, who received the most votes in the November election. This is Rash’s first term as commissioner.
The Christmas holidays would be nothing without a parade, and the Anna Maria Island Privateers are always there to provide one. This year’s parade kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Bayfront Park in Anna Maria and stops at Coquina Park where Santa Claus boards the Skullywag to talk with kids and give each a toy or two. They will also get pizza, hot dogs chips and soda. Members of the public are welcome to join in the parade as long as they sign up. Applications are available on their website at www.amiprivateers. org. For more information or questions, contact Susan “Shoo-Shoo” Shoe at Shoesusan@yahoo.com.
Christmas picnic in Cortez The Cortez Village Historical Society invites Cortez, Cortez Park and all neighbors and friends on the Islands to join in the Christmas celebration picnic on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. at the Cortez Cultural Center, 11655 Cortez Road W. Turkey and ham will be provided. Please come to eat together, tell stories, share histories and smile. Tours of the museum will be available by local volunteers. For more information, call Kaye Bell at 941-538-0945.
Movies in the Park returns The city of Anna Maria’s weekly Movies in the Park film screenings will resume in City Pier Park at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, weather permitting. The first movie of the 2018-19 season will be “Elf,” starring Will Ferrell. The Dec. 12 movie will be “The Santa Clause.” The Dec. 19 movie will be “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and the Dec. 26 movie will be “The Lego Movie.” These free family event also feature free snacks and refreshments. Attendees are also invited to bring their own beverages, chairs and blankets. The weekly movie screenings will continue into May. For more information, visit www.cityofannamaria.com.
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Clockwise above, city Clerk Stacey Johnston swears in members of the city’s new charter review commission, David Zaccagnino, Sean Murphy, Edward Upshaw, Claudia Carlson and Nancy Deal. City Clerk Stacey Johnston congratulates Commissioner Pat Morton on his reelection. Commissioner Kim Rash takes the oath of office. Mayor Judy Titsworth is sworn in as the fifth female mayor of Holmes Beach. Commissioner turned Mayor Judy Titsworth also took the oath of office, making her the fifth female mayor of Holmes Beach. After the formalities were completed and the elected officials had a moment to be congratulated by their family and friends, the commissioners and mayor took to the dais for the city’s annual organizational meeting.
Commissioner Jim Kihm was elected as the new chair in a 4-1 vote with Morton dissenting. Morton was elected as vice-chair for the city commission in a 3-2 vote with Kihm and SEE OFFICIALS, PAGE 5
Mayor and commissioners take oath of office BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA – During the Thursday, Nov. 29, organizational meeting. City Clerk LeAnne Addy administered the oath of office to Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy and city commissioners Amy Tripp and Brian Seymour. All three incumbent city officials ran unopposed in the recent city elections and will serve additional two-year terms in office. After the swearing in ceremonies, Tripp nominated Seymour to serve as the commission chair, and the commission unanimously supported the nomination. Seymour will serve as commission chair for one year and Commissioner Carol Carter will serve as vice-chair. “I’m very honored that Commissioner Tripp nominated me. I’m happy to learn from the staff and the mayor and continue to grow my knowledge of the operations and execution of the city priorities,” Seymour said after the meeting. Commissioner Doug Copeland served as commission chair for the past three years. Copeland, Carter and Dale Woodland have one more year remaining in their current commission terms.
Dan Murphy is sworn into his third term as Anna Maria’s mayor.
Brian Seymour is sworn into his second term as a commissioner.
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Rash dissenting. At the end of the meeting, Rash took the opportunity to thank his friends, family and supporters who helped him make his way to a commission seat. “We had a real uphill battle,” he said. Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer greeted the newly elected officials by saying, “Welcome to all and good luck.” Building Official Jim McGuinness also offered his congratulations. As the meeting concluded, Titsworth said she’s feeling good about her new position and is “ready to get going.” Kihm said he was happy to be elected as commission chair and said he’s looking forward to working with the new commission and hopes the coming year will be a good one for the city. Also attending the meeting was former Mayor Bob Johnson, who said he’s feeling good about sitting on the other side of the dais and is looking forward to political retirement to spend more time with his wife and family. The newly seated commission is scheduled to have its first regular meeting at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 at city hall.
The Manatee County Utilities Department will issue a water off notice for all residents on Avenue B and A from 26th St. N. to 23rd St. N. in Bradenton Beach. The waterline tie-in is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 5. The water will be shut off from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Charter Review Commission appointed in Anna Maria Anna Maria residents Sissy Quinn, Fran Barford, Jack Brennan, John Chambers and Mark Short have been appointed to serve on the city’s Charter Review Commission. Mayor Dan Murphy nominated the individuals and the City Commission approved them last week. A date has not yet been set for the charter commission’s first meeting.
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Citizen of the Year candidates sought in Anna Maria The city of Anna Maria is accepting nominations for its annual Citizen of the Year Award through the end of business on Friday, Dec. 7. Nomination forms can be obtained from the City Clerk’s office or under the “Forms” tab at the city website, www.cityofannamaria.com. A selection committee will pick this year’s winner and the winner will receive the award at the City Commission’s Thursday, Dec. 27, meeting.
Golf cart parade on agenda The agenda for the Thursday, Dec. 6 Bradenton Beach City Commission meeting includes a special event permit application for a lighted golf cart parade on Friday, Dec. 21. The commission is scheduled to select a firm to design a new city website that is compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act and discuss the removal of an Australian pine tree at the corner of First Street and Highland Avenue.
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Settlers Bread is back Homemade Settlers Bread sales return to the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The weekly Wednesday bread sales will continue through March. Selling for $5 a loaf, the proceeds benefit the Historical Society scholarship fund. The museum is located at 402 Pine Avenue in Anna Maria. For more information visit www. amihs.org or call 941-778-0492.
New county commission As a result of the recent elections, the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners now consists of Carol Whitmore, Steve Jonsson, Betsy Benac, Priscilla Trace, Misty Servia, Vanessa Baugh and Reggie Bellamy. Whitmore was reelected. Servia and Bellamy were elected and now fill the seats previously held by commissioners Robin DiSabatino and Charles Smith.
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art of a true sportsman’s enjoyment of any sport is knowing you have won or lost while playing by the rules. Florida’s duck hunting rules say that you can shoot at a duck on the wing during season, if you have a license, training, the right weapon and ammunition, and you’re on permitted lands. Hunting is prohibited on Manatee County preserves, except for Duette Preserve. But a few hunters are pushing the boundaries of the law, shooting at birds from the perimeter of Perico Preserve, disturbing neighbors and people in the preserve (see our story on Page 1). People enjoying some quiet time in their backyards feel compelled to go indoors when they hear gunshots, not knowing what’s going on. After all, in an age of mass shootings, gunshots don’t necessarily indicate hunting. Photographers capturing a rare shot of a roseate spoonbill lose it when shotguns are fired. Children ask their parents what that loud noise is as they walk the trails of Perico - it’s hard to explain to a child that it’s gunfire, and we have to leave now, even though we just got here. It’s not what county environmental officials intended when they spent taxpayer money to restore Perico in a way that would attract birds to nest. It’s not what teachers told schoolchildren who helped plant native vegetation intended to provide habitat for birds. It’s not what the volunteers who do cleanups in the preserve signed up for – stumbling over duck carcasses with the breast meat removed. With Duette Preserve offering hunting, why would any hunter with a sense of fair play choose to disturb and possibly endanger people at Perico and the bordering neighborhoods? To have an unfair edge in a game invalidates the game. Cheating a bird that doesn’t understand boundary lines is unfair at best, and arguably indefensible. But frightening people into running for their cars when they were looking forward to a few precious moments in nature is downright foul. Play fair, or not at all.
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Lester Day was one to remember Saturday, Dec. 1 was a magical day here at The Center with the 17th Annual Lester Family Fun Day. The generosity of Chuck and Joey Lester allowed us to give the community “old-fashioned fun, at old-fashioned prices.” The day was filled with activities for children that included crafts and games, pony rides, face painting, and a mechanical “reindeer.” One highlight of the day was the excitement from the children and adults when Santa made his debut to the thundering beat of the Manatee High School Drum
Line. The Center would like to thank Duffy’s Tavern for the amazing hamburgers and for cooking for the more than 500 people who came out. We would like to thank Anna Maria Oyster Bar, Tyler’s Ice Cream, the Manatee High School Drum Line, Rick Maddox, and Emma and Emmie Gallagher. A huge thank you to the volunteers for giving your time. Thank you to all the vendors and our staff for making the day possible. And finally, thank you to the community for coming out. We cannot thank Chuck and Joey enough for their ongoing community support and gener-
osity to The Center. Christopher Culhane Executive director, The Center of Anna Maria Island
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Registration continues for the inaugural Bradenton Beach Holiday Boat Parade taking place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. Cash prizes will be awarded to the best-decorated boat or boats. The boat parade is sponsored by the Bradenton Beach Marina and Island Pearl Excursions. The parade will begin near the Cortez Bridge, head south to Longboat Pass Bridge and then turn around and pass by the historic Bridge Street Pier before ending at the Bradenton Beach Marina. Entry is free and open to powerboats, sailboats, recreational vessels and commercials vessels. Entry forms and additional information can be found at www.boat-parade. com, or by calling Mike or John at 941-778-2288.
Just in time for the Christmas shopper, the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation opens its doors at 4408 Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach for its Holly Berry Bazaar and Food Market on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The church ladies have worked over the years to improve this event offering handmade, new and gently used merchandise for gift giving and decoration. This year they are offering small lighted Christmas trees and quilted placemats and pot holders. Also new are Santa’s Treasures, items that are not new but would make great gifts. There will raffles and lunch available for purchase. The menu is chicken salad and chicken tortellini soup. Speaking of food, the Holly Berry Bazaar is where the concept of frozen pot pie took root, and it sells out every year. Homemade pickles and the cookie walk also are back. Proceeds from the Holly Berry Bazaar go toward the church’s charity work. For more information, call 941-7781638.
Christmas for Kids brings a smile The 24th Annual Lawton Chiles Christmas for Kids will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Sandbar restaurant pavilion from10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This year the Chiles Group of restaurants will entertain kids and their parents from the Head Start Early Rise and Shine program in Bradenton as well as RCMA, a non-profit child care in Palmetto. Each child receives an outfit of clothing, a pair of shoes, and an age appropriate toy as well as a Publix voucher for a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. There will be visits from characters like Elmo, Woody, Sponge Bob and they will have a themed pirate ship bounce house on the beach. Volunteers will paint faces and teach crafts. Chiles Group employees will decorate and wrap packages. The Chiles Group mailed letters to business leaders on the Island asking for donations. To make a contribution, write a check payable to the Sandbar restaurant and mail to P.O. Box 1478 Anna Maria, FL. 34216, Make a notation that is for the Kids Christmas Party. If you would like to volunteer or would like additional information, contact Ashley Chiles at 941-713-8707 or achiles@chilesgroup.com.
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Santa rocks at AME play The Anna Maria Island PTO diner and fifth-grade play will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 18, with dinner in the cafeteria from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Paradise Bagels sponsors the dinner, serving mac n’ cheese or grilled chicken with a Greek salad, dinner rolls and a beverage. The cost for the dinner is $8 for adults and $5 for children. Dessert is available for a donation. Those who pre-order before 3 p.m. Dec. 17 will be entered into a drawing for Paradise Bagel gift cards. At 6:30 p.m., the fifth-graders will begin their performance of “Santa’s Rockin’ Christmas Eve” in the auditorium. The play is free, and proceeds from the dinner go to the PTO. You can order tickets at the school, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, or call 941-708-5525.
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Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Networking Luncheon, Eat Here, 5315 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m., $15 for members or $25 per prospective member. Reserve to 941-778-1541 or info@amichamber.org. Movies in the Park: "Elf," City Pier Park, 100 Bay Dr. N., Anna Maria, 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY Veterans services information, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 9 a.m. Sunshine Stitchers knit and crochet, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m. Jam in the Sand, Anna Maria Island Beach Café, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to 8 p.m. DEC. 7
Muhly grass and slash pine make a nice frame at Perico Preserve.
For information, call 7085800 Dec. 5, 10 a.m. – Parks and Beautification Committee meeting Dec. 5, 6 p.m. – Planning Commission meeting Dec. 11, 6 p.m. – City Commission meeting with work session to follow
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Forty Carrots, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m. Mahjong Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m. Sunset drum circle, Manatee Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to 8 p.m. Holmes Beach Holiday Open House and AMI Chamber Tree Lighting, AMI Chamber of Commerce, 5313 Gulf Drive, 5 to 8 p.m. The lighting of the Christmas tree is at 6 p.m.
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NEST nature days, Mosaic NEST, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Holiday origami craft, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m. AMI Privateers Christmas Parade, Bayfront Park to Coquina Beach, 10 a.m. Wildlife Spotlight: Butterflies, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 10 a.m. to noon. Reserve to 941-742-5923, ext. 6036. Ask a master gardener, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10:30 a.m. LEGO Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m. Families Flock Together: Brilliant Butterflies, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 10 a.m. to noon. Reserve to 941-742-5923, ext. 6036.
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Beach market, Coquina Beach, 2650 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra presents “An Island Christmas,” CrossPointe Fellowship Church, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.
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Holmes Beach to kick off holidays The holidays are almost upon us and the artists and business owners of Holmes Beach are ready to show off their Christmas best. The holiday season kicks off in the city with the Holiday Open House and Art Walk on Friday, Dec. 7. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., visitors can tour the businesses and art galleries of the downtown district, beginning at the Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club, where drinks and light bites will be served. Moving across Marina Drive to the Island Shopping Center at 5414 Marina Drive, visitors can enjoy refreshments, live music and art demonstrations as they tour the shops and the Artists’ Guild Gallery. Across the street at Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, the fun, shopping and live music continue, where the work of artist Clara Ricker will be featured. The evening’s biggest attraction will be at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, 5313 Gulf Drive, where music will be provided by the band from CrossPointe Fellowship. The Chamber will offer free coffee, cider and brownies asc Santa arrives, escorted by the Anna Maria Island Privateers, with the Chamber’s Christmas tree being lit at 6 p.m.
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Toys for Tots 2017 Employees of A Paradise Realty along with members of the United States Marine Corps League and Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer at last year's wine and tappas tasting for Toys for Tots. For more information contact the Chamber at 941-778-1541 or info@ amichamber.org. To the southeast of the Chamber, A Paradise Realty at 5201 Gulf Drive will be celebrating the beginning of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots with a wine and tappas tasting from 5 to 8 p.m. Hurricane Hanks provides the wine and food, and Mickey provides live music. Don’t forget to bring an unwrapped new toy for those less fortunate kids.
Other collection points are The Sun newspaper, 8901 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria; Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W., Cortez; Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce; Duffy’s Tavern, 5805 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach; Holmes Beach Post Office, 5354 Gulf Drive; and Hurricane Hanks, 5346 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call A Paradise Realty at 941-778-4800.
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Christmas coming to Bridge Street Sponsored by the Bridge Street Merchants and the Anna Maria Island Sun, the annual Christmas on Bridge Street holiday celebration is taking place Saturday, Dec. 15, at 5 p.m., along the east end of Bridge Street, near the Bridge Tender Inn and the Bridge Street Pier. Santa will make his rounds on a golf cart, stopping at participating businesses to have photos taken with youngsters. Children’s holiday crafts activities are being planned and grownups will find drink specials at participating establishments. Live music and Christmas carols will be performed on a flatbed trailer parked in front of the Bridge Tender Inn and plans call for the stage and performers to take a trip around the block.
Holiday of Treasures Open House approaches Co-sponsored by the Anna Maria Island Historical Society and the Anna Maria Island Sun, The Anna Maria Holiday of Treasures Open House will take place Friday, Dec. 14, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Anna Maria merchants invite folks to stroll through the city and enjoy light refreshments at participating businesses along Pine Avenue, Gulf Drive, South Bay Boulevard and elsewhere throughout the city. Free cookies and cider will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the AMI Historical Museum at 402 Pine Ave. The Roser Memorial Community Church’s Joyful Noise Children’s Choir will perform a free outdoor concert in the museum’s Historical Park at 6 p.m.
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As the group walked, participants sang Christmas carols, and as they passed in front of the Waterfront restaurant, the outside diners applauded them and wished them a Merry Christmas.
Bethlehem Walk draws a crowd About 50 people delighted onlookers by recreating the Christmas story Sunday night at Roser Community Church. BY TOM VAUGHT
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ANNA MARIA – The cool temperature Sunday evening was perfect for a walk around the block, and that’s what a group of worshippers did as they celebrated Roser Community Church’s Annual Bethlehem Walk. The trek, which included a few stops to ask innkeepers if they had room for Joseph, played by Mark Morse and Mary, played by Maggie Carlson. The Bethlehem Walk began years ago. Nobody remembers when, but it was an opportunity for young and old alike to experience the night Christ was born. Roser Church had robes and headwear from the era for use, and there were animals brought in to walk with the procession.
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Joseph, played by Mark Morse, and Mary, played by Maggie Carlton, walk with a burro through the streets of Bethlehem seeking an inn with a room. Left, Two baby goats had the attention of these ladies.
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Bridge Street Jewelers sparkles anew BY LOUISE BOLGER SUN STAFF WRITER
Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach has undergone significant changes during the past 20 years that I have been living in the area. This charming street has evolved into a destination for shopping, dining and hotels without losing its old Florida friendly nature, and Bridge Street Jewelers has evolved right along with its namesake, recently adding space and glamour to the historic street. Ten years ago Brad Smith and Kassy Quinn opened Bridge Street Jewelers to fill an obvious void on the Island for a full service jewelry store. With 30 years of experience in the jewelry business in Pennsylvania, not only did this couple have a passion for Anna Maria, but they also saw a great opportunity to expand their business. Since then they have opened another store in
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North Carolina on Carolina Beach, a barrier island similar to Anna Maria. Bridge Street Jewelers has recently undergone an exciting renovation resulting in a store with 1,000 square feet and double the number of displays, as well as a new air and sound
Julia Lombardo, Sami Jo, John Krake, Kassy Quinn, Brad Smith and Brick. system. Quinn said, "We wanted our store to match our jewelry,” and does it ever. The high end look to the interior of the open and bright store will remind you of jewelry stores in major cities.
One of the things Bridge Street Jewelers prides itself on is its selection of diamonds the largest on the island. Its designer John Krake is a certified gemologist with a Gemological Institute of America (GIA) des-
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ignation, the only one on Anna Maria. He creates lovely pieces for the store and can work with you to design something unique and personal. Bridge Street Jeweler’s newest specially designed pieces are wave pendants in either silver or gold, primarily with diamonds, as many as you may like, or sapphires. It still carries its AMI destination pieces, including bracelets in both gold and silver, earrings, pendants, rings and more. In addition, it has several lines of designer jewelry like Denny Wong, from Hawaii, featuring marine life and tropical flowers; Steven Douglas, specializing in nautical designs; and mermaids and Reyes Del Mar’s nautical designs. Its line of Alamea from Hawaii uses Larimar stones only found in the Dominic Republic and koa wood from Hawaii and is now available in both silver and gold. SEE JEWELERS, PAGE 15
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They carry a full case of Spanish colonial coin jewelry; some of the pieces are genuine shipwreck coins from the Atocha a Spanish treasure galleon that sank off the Florida Keys in 1622. And if you want something really special for your home, check out their large collection of stainless-steel metal fish sculpture from Armando R. Hevia displayed on the walls of the store. Also, don’t forget their antique jewelry and wedding and engagement rings. And if that’s not enough, Smith and Quinn have painted the exterior of their store a beautiful sea blue/green color and are having a mural painted by Rose Lipke who created the Welcome to Cortez mural. Stop by Bridge Street Jewelers and have Julia, Sami and John show you around the newly renovated jewelry store on a street that’s old Florida, with a store that has a definite new Florida vibe.
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Buy a Christmas tree, support The Center Merry Christmas Trees of Bradenton is teaming up with The Center of Anna Maria Island to help make the season brighter for the nonprofit. Michigan natives Kerry and Chrissy Foley, along with their family, come to the Beachway Plaza at 75th Street and Manatee Avenue every year to sell fresh cut Christmas trees as Merry Christmas Trees of Bradenton. This year, if patrons of the pop-up tree farm mention that they live on Anna Maria Island or support The Center of Anna Maria Island, the Center will receive 10 percent of each tree purchase. Kerry said he and his family feel that it’s a great way to give back to the community that becomes their home over the holidays. He said the family also donated a tree to be raffled off for Lester Family Fun Day at the Center. The tree farm is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day and has trees of all sizes, decorations and homemade jam for purchase. Tree delivery and set up also is available for an additional fee.
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Kerry and Chrissy Foley are donating 10 percent of each tree sold to Islanders in support of The Center of Anna Maria Island.
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ll of us who live on the Gulf coast have been impacted by the recent red tide and the unprecedented death of dolphins, sea turtles, manatees and fish. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and jaded at the politics and seeming hopelessness of the situation. Living here and having the opportunity to enjoy and explore the regions bounty fosters a unique appreciation for its riches. A mixed blessing of sorts, it also points out how vulnerable the marine resources are and can cultivate a desire to protect them so future generations can have the same opportunities they’ve had. That was the inspiration for Kids for Clean Water, an organization the goal of which is to give kids a say in the health of the environment they will inherit. Tracy Freeman, editor of Edible Sarasota Magazine was visibly distraught as she related over lunch last June that her daughter Addy, age 11, had been in tears as she wrote a letter expressing her sadness at the images of dead sea
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life that permeated the news and social media. They were both looking for a way to make a difference. “This is important to me because I want kids in the future to have the same experiences that I have enjoyed. If we don’t clean up our water, our wildlife will continue to die. Our sea turtles are dying because of all the plastic in the ocean; we have to stop using plastic straws. I want safe water so I can swim and go fishing with my Dad.” Addy Freeman, age 11. Dawn Barbour, of Sarasota, expressed the same sentiment when her daughter Sadie related her experiences in school where sea turtles were the subject of their study. The kids were
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Elizabeth and Ann Brooker, Sadie Barbour and Addy Freeman share a day on the water that they love and are working to protect. working on a project to educate their parents on the importance of helping turtles and the deaths in the red tide was distressing them. Dawn knew she wanted to do more when she heard Sadie make a comment based on a po-
litical ad she had heard on television. “Kids for Clean Water means helping to save all of our beautiful dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, and fish. We can SEE REEL TIME, PAGE 23
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all do our part to help makesure our waters are clean and healthy for us and for the marine life.” Sadie Barbour, age 9. John Paul (J.P.) Brooker is well aware of the challenges we face. As the Ocean Conservancy's Policy Counsel for the Fish Conservation Program, working on marine conservation issues in the southeast is a day job for him. This made him all the more passionate about protecting the waters for his family and future generations. His two daughters are still young, but they too love the beaches and the marine life that they’re just getting to know. “My daughters are seventh generation Floridians. And as a passionate environmentalist and lover of Floridian wilderness myself, I am committed to instilling in them the sense of duty to be stewards of our states most precious natural resources, especially the watersheds and coastal ecosystems that make Florida such a unique and special place.” “Since I could walk I’ve been swimming and fishing in Florida water, and I want my girls to be the same – that’s why I am proud to foster the conservationist spirit of my budding Floridian environmentalists, and why I am so excited that we have started up Kids for Clean Water.” J.P. Brooker for his daughters, Anne, 3, and Elizabeth, 4. When the three met, the chemistry was perfect and led to the formation of Kids for Clean Water. The organization is new and in the process of obtaining their 501 3C non-profit status. They have established an email account (floridakidsforcleanwater@gmail.com) an Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/floridakidsforcleanwater/ and a Facebook Page @floridakidsforcleanwater. I don’t have any children, but having been blessed with over three decades on Florida’s west coast, I too want to make sure that future generations have the same opportunities I’ve had. That’s why I’m joining Kids for Clean Water’s efforts to protect and enhance Florida’s marine ecosystem. For the dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, fish and future generations. Will you?
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Winter fishing coming on CAPTAIN DAVE WHITE
Will the wind ever lie down? That’s the question we’re asking ourselves here at Anna Maria Charters. Winter seems to have come on a gust of cool air, but fishing can still be great, if you switch your target species up a bit. Sheepshead, black drum and redfish will be a main target as winter progresses. Using a knocker rig or a jig head tipped with shrimp and tossed under a dock or around structure will yield good results. Sheepshead can be a frustrating fish. Almost surgical with those teeth, be prepared to burn through some shrimp. Bouncing pompano jigs off of the beach and deeper flats edges will catch these tasty critters. When you catch one, try to cast the same spot again. As these fish are normally in a tightly packed school. Good luck out there and tight lines.
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County workers recognized for red tide response BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com
For their hard work responding to the problems caused by red tide, 97 county employees received appreciation awards at the county commission meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Team Awards recognize the collective efforts of county employees across multiple departments for going above and beyond the call of duty in assisting with the peak red tide cleanup efforts during August and September. The red tide bloom began in
late summer 2017 in Lee County, then drifted slowly north to reach Manatee County in early August of this year, said Charlie Hunsicker, director of Manatee County’s Parks and Natural Resources Department. “We were the first county to rake the entire beachfront and back bay boat ramps of rafts of dead fish that were coming ashore,” he said, and one of the first counties to hire a company to clean canals along the Intracoastal Waterway. The team also provided dumpsters at 16 locations to help residents cleaning up their own canals.
The red tide took a heavy toll on sea life and on employees, who worked their regular jobs while taking on added responsibilities, he said. Anna Maria Island beach raker Mark Taylor worked 27 straight days without a day off, Hunsicker said. Damon Moore coordinated the company that cleaned the canal, Melissa Nell coordinated volunteer cleanups and Steve Litschauer activated the Emergency Operations Center, which took 1,300 calls in 10 days.
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Wash Family Construction reaches settlement with city The settlement pertains to understated contracts the construction company submitted for permitting purposes. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA – Wash Family Construction owner Darrin Wash and the city of Anna Maria have agreed to a settlement that exceeds $56,000 for permitting fees and additional expenses owed to the city. City commissioners authorized the settlement agreement on Thursday, Nov. 29. “The city recently became aware that the contractor had submitted certain applications for building permits which understated the amount of the cost of the proposed construction in both FEMA-related and non-FEMA related residential properties through the use of ‘double contracts,’ and as a result the city began proceedings against the contractor to be held before the city’s Local Construction Regulation Board (LCRB),” the settlement agreement states. The settlement negates the need for Wash to appear before the regulation board that consists of three Planning and Zoning Board members, who in that capacity have the authority to prohibit Wash and his company from obtaining city-issued permits. According to a spreadsheet included in the meeting packet, Wash Family Construction, between 2012 and 2017, requested city-issued permits for 20 projects with a total stated contract value of $2.6 million. The actual value of the contracts was $5.09 million. This produced $2.48 million discrepancy between the stated contract values and the actual contract values, and the company now owes the city
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The alleged FEMA violations came to light during legal actions filed as result of work done on this vacation rental in Anna Maria. $49,696 in additional permitting fees. Wash is required to pay the city $4,139 per month until that balance is paid off. If a payment is missed, the remaining balance becomes due in full and a regulation board hearing will be scheduled. The settlement agreement also requires Wash to pay $2,100 for services provided by building official Luke Curtis, $4,500 for services provided by City Attorney Becky Vose and $124 to reimburse Vose for a plane ticket. Wash also agrees to be shadowed for one year at his expense by a contractor of the city’s choice, who will have full access to financial matters and documents related to his permitting requests in Anna Maria. The settlement agreement requires Wash to issue a public admission/apology to the city regarding the misuse of double contracts and a promise that the contractor will never again make inaccurate statements regarding construction costs. The settlement agreement states the contractor admitted wrongdoing regarding the understated contracts and that neither the city or any city officials were aware of or complicit in the “misdeeds and bad actions of the contractor.”
These matters stem from a 2016 lawsuit in which Wash claimed Martin and Threse Hurbi owed his company $94,208 for renovations made to their single-story vacation rental at 759 North Shore Drive. Wash sought a lien on the property and requested it be sold to pay for the work. The Hurbis’ attorney filed a counterclaim alleging the couple was charged for work not performed, overcharged for work performed, charged for materials not delivered and that some work was defective. An amended counterclaim filed in April 2017 alleged Wash committed FEMA fraud. The city became aware of the FEMA fraud allegations last August. Eighteen of the 20 projects listed in the settlement spreadsheet were subject to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) 50 percent substantial improvement rule. The rule states that if the cost of improvements or repairs exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the building, it must be brought up to current floodplain management standards. After leaving the commission chambers, Wash said, “I’m thankful for Anna Maria letting me do this.”
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Pat Glass honored for her lasting legacy Pat Glass served as a Manatee County Commissioner from 1978 to 2006. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
BRADENTON – The Manatee County Commission chambers are now The Honorable Patricia M. Glass Chambers in honor of the county’s first female commissioner. Pat Glass, 91, was elected to the County Commission in 1978. During her 28-year tenure that ended in 2006, Glass served as commission chair seven times. The commission renamed the chambers via resolution on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Glass attended, accompanied by her sons, Marty and Michael; her
daughters, Diane and Mary; her granddaughter, Nicole; and a chamber filled with wellwishers. During his introductory remarks, County Attorney Mickey Palmer thanked Assistant County Attorneys Anne Morris and Alexandria Nicodemi and legal assistant Katie Pearson for preparing the fivepage biographical resolution he’d read aloud. “When I was initially informed that Mrs. Glass expressed a preference for me to read the resolution today, I must say I shed a tear and I began to do a lot of reflecting. In the late 1980s and the entire decade of the 1990s, I was a young, impressionable assistant county attorney learning the right way to do things while Commissioner Glass was demonstrating the right way to
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Pat Glass in front of the new painting, inscription and plaque that now grace the outer wall of the County Commission chambers. do things,” Palmer said.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS
Glass was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She and her husband Hank moved to Sarasota
County in 1954 and to Manatee County in 1960. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a master’s degree in behavioral and social sciences and served as chief of the
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council’s Division of Aging before Hank encouraged her to run for a commission seat. As a commissioner in the early 1980s, Glass lobbied the Florida Legislature for the funds to build the non-profit hospital that became Manatee Glens, later the Centerstone Behavioral Hospital Addiction Center. When the county-owned Manatee Memorial Hospital was sold in 1984, Glass helped turn those proceeds into a trust fund for indigent health care. In the 1990s, Glass created the AIDS Council of Manatee County and helped create what is now the Michael Bach Clinic. Glass served on the Committee to End Chronic Homelessness and worked closely with SEE GLASS, PAGE 26
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the Bradenton Housing Authority. She also helped establish the Children’s Services dedicated millage that is the county’s most substantial source of funding for children’s programs. Glass served on the Board of Governors for the Southwest Florida Water Management District, chaired the Environmental Action Commission and was a founding member of the Sarasota Bay, Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor national estuary programs. Glass served as Tourist Development Council chair five times, led the efforts to purchase and preserve the Powel Crosley Estate and helped create environmental policies that protect county parks and the Duette, Emerson Point and Robinson preserves. “She earned a reputation as a consensus builder capable of accomplishing great things and creating enormous advancements in the areas of healthcare, affordable housing, environmental protection and drinking water resources for Manatee County residents,” the resolution says. When Palmer finished, Glass said, “The money that funded all those programs did not come out of Manatee County, but from Washington and Tallahassee.” She also mentioned the importance of working together for the love of the county and the love of one another.
WELL-DESERVED PRAISE
At the request of Glass, County Commissioner Carol Whitmore spoke next. Whitmore met Glass in the 1980s while working as a nurse at Manatee Memorial Hospital, and she still visits Glass regularly. “Pat started the AIDS Council. She served as the president for years and that’s territory a lot people didn’t have enough nerve to do in those days,” Whitmore said. “And my beloved trolley: She was one of the few commissioners that stood with me every time I came and asked to get that program going,” Whitmore, a former Holmes Beach mayor, said of Anna Maria Island’s free trolley service. Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department Director Charlie Hunsicker recalled how Glass once insisted he join her at a party in Tampa, where he met his future wife, Susan. “From my family to your family, thank you so much for bringing us together,” Hunsicker said. Just for Girls CEO Becky Canesse thanked Glass for securing the funds that helped form that organization 25 years ago. County Information Outreach Manager Nick Azzara worked with Glass when he was a newspaper reporter.
Never have I encountered anyone with as much honor, grace and intelligence.” Nick Azzara, Manatee County information outreach manager “I formed a unique relationship with you. We trusted each other. We talked about what was going on behind the scenes, and you always let me know what was really going on. Never have I encountered anyone with as much honor, grace and intelligence,” Azzara said. Commissioner Steve Jonsson said, “You broke the glass ceiling. You are an inspiration.” After the resolution was adopted, the crowd moved to the lobby for the unveiling of the inscription, plaque and painting of Glass that now grace the chamber’s outer wall. “She was a mentor to me. She showed you how to be an elected official – do what’s in your heart and do the right thing,” Bradenton Beach Mayor and former County Commissioner John Chappie said afterwards. As the crowd thinned out, Glass was asked how it felt to have the commission chambers named after her. “I never would have dreamed it, but we shocked a lot of them. If you’re going to be there, have fun doing it. The people in that audience did more for me than I did for them. It’s just a matter of bringing people together and that’s where the word love is important,” she said.
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$6,000 for nitrogen reduction in Tampa Bay The Manatee County Commission approved $6,000 to support the Tampa Bay Nitrogen Management Consortium for 2018-22. Because Tampa Bay was in danger in 2008 of being named an Impaired Water Body by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection because of nutrients, the Tampa Bay Nitrogen Consortium, including Manatee County,
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Mullet season off to slow start BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com
CORTEZ - It’s after Thanksgiving and a cold front has passed through, but what should be mullet season hasn’t really started yet, thanks to red tide, commercial fishermen say. Mullet are not schooling around the docks or jumping in the Cortez Kitchen off the fishing village like they should be this time of year, said Karen Bell, of A.P. Bell Fish Co. “We still seem to have concentrations of red tide that are killing fish here,” she said. Until local mullet begin to spawn, Bell is buying mullet from north Florida, Alabama and North Carolina, she said, recalling that her father used to say that mullet stay in the Manatee River to avoid red tide. “But when they come out and hit the red tide, we don’t know what will happen,” she said. “It’s too soon to tell if the red tide has impacted adults because they have to leave the estuaries to get out for spawning,” said Angela Collins, extension agent for the IFAS Florida Sea Grant Marine Extension Pro-
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Mullet congregate at Perico Preserve, protected from the red tide in the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay. gram in Palmetto. Red tide could affect where they swim, and could also impact their larvae, she said. “I hope they make it out past the red tide before they spawn,” said Charlie Hunsicker, director of the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department, noting that mullet are taking refuge at Robinson and Perico Preserves, which are not impacted by red tide.
At Cortez Bait and Seafood, fishermen brought a few mullet in last week, but it was too windy for some boats to be out, Kim McVey said, adding, “I hope red tide won’t affect them.” Mullet are few and far between at the moment, said Bob Slicker, of the Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar in Cortez, adding, “But I’m optimistic.”
CVB gets $100K for post-red tide recovery Visit Florida has awarded the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) $100,000 in marketing grants to help the tourism industry recover after red tide subsides. The marketing campaign already has begun, according to CVB Director Elliott Falcione, who informed county commissioners that he signed the grant agreements before the commission approved them at its Tuesday, Nov. 27, meeting because Visit Florida required the signatures before advertising was purchased. “Having to wait until Nov. 27 to place that advertising would have further hindered our recovery efforts after red tide,” he informed the commission. County tourism dropped 19 percent in September; another drop is expected when October statistics become available, he said, adding that visitor percep-
tion is positive. “The best thing we can do is be 100 percent transparent with our visitors,” he said. As of Wednesday, Nov. 30, red tide was present in medium levels on Anna Maria Island.
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The county does not oppose hunting outright, Hunsicker said. “We’re supportive of a wellmanaged hunting program like the one at Duette Preserve,” he said. The preserve is in east Manatee County, which is more sparsely populated than Perico Island, and offers hunting for deer, turkey, hog, quail and other species. However, he said, “It’s contradictory that as long as you’re standing in state submerged land, you can hunt wherever you want. I hope there will never be an incident as a result. “Diametrically opposed activities can only be resolved in tragedy if both sides are not careful,” Hunsicker said. “The last thing people are thinking is, ‘Maybe I should wear an orange vest on the boardwalk.’ ”
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During Thanksgiving week, Elsbeth Frischmann heard the guns a couple of times a day, morning and evening, for four or five days in her home at Perico Island condos, which overlooks Perico Bayou, between Perico Preserve and Robinson Preserve. “They were so close, the birds flew away,” including brown ducks and mallards, she said. If there is no ordinance against discharging a weapon within a certain distance of residences, or within city or county limits, game officers can’t prohibit it, FWC Officer Timothy Hinds said. If duck hunters are properly licensed and trained, if they use the right weapon, if they wade, kayak or boat into Perico Bayou, which is state-owned submerged land, if they target birds on the wing
that are in season, and if they use the proper ammunition, they are within the law, he said. “That’s legal for them to do as long as they’re not shooting towards houses or over houses or at power lines,” he said. The proper weapon and ammunition for duck hunting is shotguns and birdshot, which does not travel as far as bullets, he said, but still falls, potentially, on people. “It would be very troubling to have bird shot raining down on their head,” he said. “It’s got to be done in a safe manner. It’s a populated area.” Whether a bird can be targeted or not is all about boundaries, Hinds said. “The birds are either in the preserve or not,” he said. Hunters are not allowed to shoot into the preserve, but if their birds fall on the preserve they can retrieve them, Hinds said. Hunters do come into the preserve to retrieve their prey, Hunsicker said; people find carcasses left behind after the breast meat has been carved out. Is it fair to target birds living in a bird sanctuary when they fly outside its boundaries? “Some of the best hunting land is near designated wildlife refuges because the populations are healthy there,” Hinds said.
the preserve where bird nesting is encouraged. The county also built an island in a lake in the preserve with poles for osprey to nest in. “We have a preserve that we’ve worked very hard to establish, and a bird sanctuary should not be available to anyone shooting guns, whether they’re near or on the property because that is near the nesting we’re working hard to protect,” said Sandra Ripberger, of the Sierra Club Manatee-Sarasota Group, suggesting that a citizens watch group could be formed to monitor hunting. Bradenton Beach-based Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Inc. releases rehabilitated birds at Perico Preserve, Gail Straight said. “I’m not totally opposed to people hunting, as long as they’re eating what they’re hunting. My big problem is you’ve got people all over the place and kids playing and condos; one stray bullet could go through windows and cars,” she said. “There’s a million places you can go hunting for ducks.” “It’s pretty dangerous to invite people into a preserve to walk and hike and observe wildlife and plant life and fire a firearm,” said Merrie Lynn Parker, with the Manatee Fish and Game Association. The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program has spent $8,000 to coordinate volunteer native planting events at Perico Preserve, said Darcy Young, director of planning and communications. The Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) is funding exotic plant control on a parcel of land that will connect Perico Preserve with Robinson Preserve, spokeswoman Maya Burke said. When TBEP was rewriting its comprehensive management plan in 2016-17, it included the issue of hunting near preserves, which was starting to happen in Hillsborough County. “One of the strategies was the need to better understand and ad-
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dress it,” she said. “At restoration projects, hunters use these areas, and hikers find it disconcerting,” Burke said. “Local governments are ill equipped to address these user conflicts. The region needs to work on this issue.” No active initiatives exist to connect local law enforcement, FWC and preserve managers, she said.
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The FWC’s law enforcement officers focus on game violations, Hinds said, and if there are any other legal issues, other law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction. It’s not easy to know who to call to report gunshots near a preserve. Frischmann contacted Damon Moore, with the county parks department, who looked into the issue. He found that hunters are allowed to carry their guns into the preserve and even clean them on the picnic tables, as long as they don’t shoot within the preserve, where hunting is prohibited, Moore said. The state has prohibited local governments from regulating firearms, so the county can’t say “no guns in the preserve,” said Michael Elswick, manager of Manatee County's Parks and Natural Resources Department, adding that hunters have been observed in boats against the mangrove tree line firing over the water in Perico Bayou. “We can prohibit hunting in the preserve, but not the carrying of firearms,” he said. “We’re waiting for someone to shoot onto private property” or be caught hunting in the preserve to call law enforcement. Parts of Perico Island fall under the Bradenton Police Department’s (BPD) jurisdiction and other parts fall under the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), including Frischmann’s neighborhood. Her homeowners association has a video camera at the entrance of the condos that might have captured
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Perico Preserve opened on May 14, 2016 – International Migratory Bird Day – highlighting its purpose as a rookery. The 176-acre Manatee County preserve touts its bird sanctuary status in signage, prohibiting dogs, which are bird predators, and prohibiting bicycles in a portion of
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Wildlife officials say that Perico Bayou, in between Perico Preserve, left, and Robinson Preserve, right, is a popular spot for hunters in kayaks or wading to locate ducks. Hunting is allowed on state submerged lands.
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A white egret scans the area from its perch atop a bare tree.
a license plate number of hunters parking in the neighborhood, but there have been no complaints filed, according to the office. “If they’re discharging a firearm in a neighborhood, call 911, suggested BPD Capt. Brian Thiers. “They can tell whether you are in the city or county.” The city of Bradenton adopted an ordinance against discharging a firearm within city limits, referring to Florida Statute 790.15, he said, adding that BPD enforces that law. If the agency gets a call on gunshots fired within the city limits near the preserve, they would respond, and also call FWC, he said. “We rely on people to let us know,” MCSO Public Information Officer Randy Warren said. “Call us. Get a description of the vehicle. We can start a paper trail. We will put patrols out to look at it. Never hesitate to call law enforcement if something is of concern,” he said. Law enforcement needs to make sure shooters are not doing something other than hunting, he said. That prospect disturbs Hunsicker. “How can you tell if it’s a shotgun or rifle? This bothers me to no end, knowing that most pistol or rifle rounds would carry a lethal trajectory into the surrounding homes of Perico and as far away as Flamingo Cay and traffic on State Road 64,” he said. Regulations for an urban preserve like Perico should be different than for uninhabited or sparsely populated areas, Elswick said. “You’re regulating the 10,000 Islands the same way you’re regulating a highly visited preserve,” he said, noting that hunting is a highly-charged issue with the gun rights lobby. “It might take something tragic or a massive public outcry to prompt the Legislature to act.”
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Tax overhaul saved one thing I
t’s the holiday season and time to concentrate on family, friends and good cheer for all. There’s also one more thing that starts working its way into the deeper recesses of our brains in December – taxes. Last year’s substantial tax overhaul resulted in a lot of people not too happy, especially property owners. Caps on mortgage interest and local and state property taxes have homeowners and investors holding their breath waiting to see what their 2018 tax returns are going to look like. However, one of the favorite tax beaks for investors was not touched and that’s the 1031 Exchanges. A 1031 Exchange allows you to exchange or reinvest proceeds from your original property and defer the capital gains on the profits from the sale. The exchange only applies to properties held for business or investment, therefore, your personal and primary residence
Castles in the Sand LOUISE BOLGER is not eligible for the benefits of the exchange. Prior to the tax overhaul properties could be exchanged for like kind properties, which included all real property including artwork and valuable collectibles. Now, however, that part of the law has been amended to allow for only real estate to be recognized as an exchange. Although the 1031 Exchange benefits big investors, it also can be an advantage for small investors and second home and vacation homeowners who take the time to establish their property as a rental income producing property.
It’s possible to trade up your vacation home to a larger one by converting your second home from personal to business use by renting it for a specific number of days for at least two consecutive years. This is a nice way to defer the capital gains on your vacation property, which typically does not qualify for a capital gains exemption since it’s not your primary home, while still giving you the ability to purchase a larger home for your family. There are certain criteria you have to meet to qualify for the exchange. You have 45 days from the date of the sale of the old property to identify potential replacement properties. In addition, you must acquire the new property no later than 180 days after the sale. It sounds a little complicated, but individuals use this tax break successfully multiple times and just keep rolling over the capital gains into another property. This can
also be used to preserve wealth invested in real estate, a little more complicated. As with any tax questions and changes, you need a competent CPA and/ or tax attorney to review your particular situation before undertaking this process. And remember, your primary home is not eligible for an exchange and is subject to and also benefits from a whole different set of IRS regulations. Certainly, I have no way of knowing if 1031 Exchanges are used for investment properties and second homes on Anna Maria Island, but my guess is that the Island and its ever-increasing property values is prime for one of the IRS’s most popular exemptions. So, while you’re sipping the eggnog and wrapping gifts, start thinking about April 15. If you plan ahead, Santa may leave you a very substantial gift in your stocking in a couple of years. Now that’s what I call a stocking stuffer.
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AROUND THE ISLAND
At the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach: • Thursday, Dec 6, a veteran’s services professional will be available to help vets with needs, 9 to 11 a.m.; Sunshine Stitchers Knit and Crochet Club, 2 to 4 p.m. • Friday, Dec. 7, Forty Carrots Partners in Play, 10 to 11 a.m,.; Mahjongg Club, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Saturday, Dec. 8, Ask a Master Gardener, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Holiday Origami Craft, 10 a.m. to noon; Lego Club, 2 to 3:30 p.m.. • Tuesday, Dec. 11, Preschool story time, “In the Night,” 10 to 11 a.m.; Mahjongg Club, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Tech Help, 2 to 4 p.m. For more information call the library at 941-778-63
GUILD OFFERS GIFT IDEAS
As part of the Holmes Beach Holiday Art Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m., the Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria
Island, at 5414 Marina Drive in the Island Shopping Center will be hosting a reception. Light refreshments will be available. In time for the holiday season of gift giving, the work of jewelry artists Jinny Goggin, Joanne Wilhelm, and Lois Manza will be featured in the window and throughout the Gallery, and they will be available to discuss their work. The Gallery offers one-of-a-kind gifts of beauty. For more information, check out the website, www.amiartistsguildgallery.com or Facebook page, https:// facebook.com/ArtistGuildofAMI
THE HISTORY OF SCUBA
The Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St W, Cortez, presents a lecture detailing the history of scuba diving in Florida on Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. FMM staff member Danielle Dankenbring will dive into the history of scuba diving from breath-hold free diving, to hard hat diving, to modern day scuba.
There also will be a special focus on Florida’s contributions to diving history – such as helmet making, sponge diving, underwater research and archaeology. The lecture is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information, call 941-708-6120.
HOLIDAY MUSIC
The Gulf Coast Flute Choir will be performing its annual Christmas Concert on Monday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at Palma Sola Presbyterian Church, 6510 3rd Ave. W., Bradenton. The program will include traditional Christmas classics and popular holiday favorites. The ensemble consists of more than 20 members performing on piccolo, concert, alto, and bass flutes. The group is directed by Taylor Irelan, whose solo recordings have been broadcast on NPR and BBC Radio, and he has performed with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Pueblo Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. The concert is
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free, but donations are greatly appreciated. A reception in the fellowship hall follows the concert. For more information, visit the website at www.gulfcoastflutechoir.com.
PADDLE THE KEYS
Join the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and professional guide Brad Tanner for a paddle of Leffis and Jewfish keys on Saturday, Jan. 19, from 9 to 11 a.m. to learn about what makes Sarasota Bay an estuary of national significance. Bay Wise Kayak Tours are free, but participants are responsible for bringing their own kayaks, paddles and gear. Space is limited to 15 participants, and pre-registration is required. Registered participants will receive an email with directions to the meeting spot. For more information about Bay Wise Kayak Tours, visit https://sarasotabay. org/get-involved/play/bay-wise/.
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Golden sunset We may not have fall leaves on Anna Maria Island, but our sunsets have fall colors.
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The county parks department’s resident gopher tortoise goes for a walk at Robinson Preserve.
Some green for tortoises The Gopher Tortoise Council has awarded Manatee County's Parks and Natural Resources Department the Donna J. Heinrich environmental award. The $1,200 grant will fund the Volunteer and Education Division team’s programming focusing on native gopher tortoises. The outreach program will include opportunities for participants to meet the division's resident live gopher tortoise and learn about the critical role of gopher tortoises as a keystone species in Florida's native habitats. The program is part of the department's ongoing efforts to reach new audiences throughout Manatee County and will include elements for Spanish-speaking participants. An in-kind match required from the county of $4,745 includes staff salaries to create, facilitate and manage the year-long outreach program.
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Adult co-ed soccer heats up in the night chill BY MONICA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN
The temperatures dropped while the competition on the Island pitch heated up Thursday night in the adult soccer league. With one game left in the regular season, Sato Real Estate sealed the first place seed with the win against Eason Builders Group. Both teams were missing key players in the match up. Sato Real Estate team captain Josh Sato was absent from the action, as was Eason Builders’ Sean Flynn. Playing without goalkeeper Cliff Powell, Eason Builders Group scrambled to fill the position with Ray Gardner, Yuri Pereira and Greg DeMeuse and took the field with no substitute players. Despite their best efforts, Eason Builders Group came up short against the skillful Sato squad. In the mix for the second seed position, Jiffy Lube handily beat Slim’s Place. The goals by Aaron Parkin and Diego Felipe was no match against Danny Anderson’s Jiffy Lube team. Anderson’s single goal, finisher by Mike Brusso, two goals by Nathan Kragt and Eliza Faillace’s hat trick gave the team a five goal win. Lanscaster Design picked up its third win of the season against Moss Builders, which also has three wins. In his second season, Zackary Lieb proves to
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Playing in the keeper position, Slim’s Place’s Nate Talucci works to get the soccer ball away from Jiffy Lube defender Ricky Anderson. be a consistent force on the field, putting up two goals in the game. In addition to Lieb’s goals, Lancaster Design’s win was aided by scores by team captain Kris Yavalar, Cemal Duzgan and Sumiko Chipman. Moss Builders’ Robert Armstrong and Eduardo Vera each scored a single goal, while newcomer Eva Howland found the net twice. As the night grew colder, Ross Built Construction nearly won its first game of the season against AMI Locals. New to the Ross Built team, Riley Moore’s
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goal helped his team’s efforts. Vince Circharo, with two goals, and team captain Greg Ross’ point put the team within one point of a tie. With the win, AMI Locals remains in the middle of the standing pack with Jiffy Lube, Lancaster Design, Moss Builders and Eason Builders. The last regular season game on Thursday, Dec. 6, is followed by the playoff games on Tuesday, Dec. 11, and Thursday, Dec. 13. A champion will be named on Dec. 20 at 8 p.m.
Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, noon.
TUESDAY DEC. 11
Farmer’s Market, City Pier Park, 100 N. Bay Blvd.., Anna Maria, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m. Preschool story time, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m. Shell ornament class, The Folk School at Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez, 10 a.m., $38. Mahjong, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m. Tech help, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m. Sunset Tai Chi, Robinson Preserve Mosaic NEST, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 5:30 p.m., $5 cash only. Reserve to 941-7425923, ext. 6039.
Slim’s Place Jiffy Lube
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Lancaster Design Moss Builders
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AMI Locals Ross Built Construction
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Treetots: Parts of an Animal, Robinson Preserve Mosaic NEST, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 10 a.m. Reserve to 941-742-5757, ext. 4, or coral.bass@ mymanatee.org. Coloring Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, noon. Scam, Fraud, Skimmer Protection, Island Branch Library, 5701Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m. AMI Chamber December Business Card Exchange, Gulf Drive Café, 900 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, 5 p.m., $5 for members or $10 for prospective members. Reserve to 941-778-1541. Island Time Book Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 6:30 p.m. Movies in the Park: “The Santa Clause,” City Pier Park, 100 Bay Dr. N., Anna Maria, 6:30 p.m.
Veteran services information, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 9 a.m. Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m. Tour the digital library, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m. Jam in the Sand, Anna Maria Island Beach Café, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to 8 p.m. Immunity Workshop, The Folk School at Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez, 6:30 p.m., $38.
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Forty Carrots, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m. Mahjong, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m. Holiday Carols in the Park, City Pier Park, 100 Bay Dr. N., Anna Maria, 4 p.m. Anna Maria Holiday of Treasures open house, Pine Avenue, Anna Maria, 5:30 p.m. Sunset drum circle, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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Electric Cigar Box Guitar Workshop, The Folk School at Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., $253. Robinson Preserve paddle, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 9 a.m. Participants must have their own canoe or kayak. Reserve to 941742-5757, ext. 7.
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OBITUARIES Dolores M. Baker Dolores M. Baker 86, of Holmes Beach, Fla., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Dolores was born Jan. 15, 1932, in Franklin, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 38-plus years, Cecil F. Baker; son, Scott R. Hatfield; parents, Fred E. and Thelma M. Carr; sister, Joyce A. Hinkle; and brother, Fred E. Carr, Jr. She is survived by her loving daughter, Jessica T. M. Baker-Gregg; son, Steven C. Hatfield (Wanda); stepdaughter, Nancy J. Nichols (Ron); grandson, Corbin S. Gregg; brother, Jesse D. Carr (Judy); brother, Robert A. Carr (Virginia); dear friends, Jim V. Guerino, Dorothy C. Pon (Don) and Naomi Arnold; and many nieces and nephews. Dolores had a pizza house in Franklin, Ohio, Dorie's Pizza Queen, before moving to Anna Maria Island in 1969, where she established Dolores M. Baker Real Estate some years later. She was an avid businesswoman and honest to a fault. She will be greatly missed by her daughter, family and friends. No memorial services are planned at this time.Condolencesy may be given at www. GriffithCline.com.
Ricky Charles Ricky Charles, 56, of Brandon, Fla., passed away Sunday, Nov. 25. He is survived by his wife of
38 years, Jane, and his two daughters, Janice and Camie. He also has three loving grandchildren, Jackson, Evan, and Evie. Ricky lived in Florida his entire life and spent much of his time on Anna Maria Island with Jane and his brother-in-law, Ken Jackson. He coached both of his daughters’ softball teams for many years at the Brandon Leaguerettes. He will be remembered for always keeping those around him well-fed and for his easygoing demeaner. He enjoyed watching terrible science fiction movies and giving his wife a hard time. Services will be held at a later date.
James 'Nimmy' LaValle James “Nimmy” LaValle was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 12, 1960, moved to Bradenton, Fla., in 1980, passed away peacefully on Nov. 21, 2018. Jim is survived by his wife, Dora, and two daughters, Trista Romo and Cari Blumenstock; his parents, Paula and Roger Liesch; brothers, Jon “Herm,” Daniel “Turtle" and,Peter, “Otis” LaValle; two nieces, Jennifer and Sarah and a nephew Jacob. Jim was an avid fisherman and loved to sing. He will greatly missed by family and friends.There will be a celebration of life ceremony for Jim on Jan. 11, 2019, at the Bayshore Gardens Recreation Center, 6919 26th St. W., Bradenton, FL 34207 at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted at the Manatee County Humane Society and the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes 26th St Chapel, 5624 26th St.W., Bradenton, FL 34207, is in charge of the arrangements.
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11/21, information, 100 block of Hammock Road. The resident was digging a hole and found what he believed a part of human remains. The deputy could not tell so he took the item so it could be examined. Bradenton Beach 11/23, DUI, First Street and Gulf Drive. The officer followed the suspect in his car because she was driving with her lights off. He stopped her when she went the wrong way in the roundabout. He noticed evidence of intoxication and called for a sheriff’s deputy, who performed a field sobriety test. Based on her performance, he arrested her. 11/28, theft, 200 block of Second Street North. A package of prescription pills worth $3,000 was taken from a yard. 11/18, disorderly conduct, fighting,Circle K, 103 Gulf Drive S. two police officers were in the store when a male who they knew started yelling at them trying to start a fight. He caused such a disturbance that they arrested him.
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11/21, grand theft auto, 500 bock of 65th Street. The officer arrested the defendant after he took his mother’s car to get beer and did not return it. The suspect’s driver’s license was suspended prompting another charge. 11/22, Possession of cocaine and marijuana, 100 30th Street. The defendant said
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he was distracted while going around a curve, and he hit a wooden pole, knocking down power wire. He was given a sobriety test and arrested. Police found marijuana and cocaine in his car, prompting the drug charges. 11/24, suspicious circumstance, East Bay Drive. Three juvenile females said a middle-aged man followed them into Smoothie King and stared at them and they said that creeped them out and went next door to Subway. He followed them and sat across from them. They told a worker what was happening. One of the girls took a photo of him with her cell, phone, He finally stood up and he was wearing bicycle shorts and start pointing at his genitals and laughing, and then he left. The girl called their parents who picked them up and took them home. 11/25, driving with a suspended license, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive. The officer ran a computer check on a Moped driver and found his license had been suspended for failure to pay seven citations. He stopped the driver, who produced an ID card. He said he didn’t need a license to drive a 49cc Moped. The officer found out the driver also had two prior convictions for driving with a suspended license and gave him a summons in lieu of arresting him. 11/25, trespass warning, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive. The lifeguard called police because a male was yelling into a changing stall. The lifeguard asked the officer to issue the trespass warning.
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million to $3.45 million, and the commission then authorized Murphy to discuss contract terms with i+icon as the highest-ranked bidder. I+icon Operations Manager Paul Johnson and Project Manager Greg Thornton attended last week’s meeting, as did Jay Saxena from Ayres Associates, the city’s contracted pier engineering firm. “This document marks a major milestone for the city. A lot of people have worked very hard and long to get to this point,” Murphy said when presenting the revised bid and contract for commission approval.
COST SAVINGS
Murphy said the city could save $180,000 by using wooden support bents for the pier decking instead of the concrete bents originally planned. Commissioner Brian Seymour asked Saxena if wood bents would reduce the new pier’s anticipated 75-year service life. Saxena said the first 63 bents from shore would be wood. The remaining walkway and T-end bents will be concrete and provide additional support where it’s most needed. The com-
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Project engineer Jay Saxena, Mayor Dan Murphy and i+icon representatives Greg Thornton and Paul enjoyed a congratulatory moment after last week’s meeting. mission supported this change. The commission also supported Murphy’s suggestion to spend $8,863 to purchase concrete pilings that are 14-inches in diameter and already cast to the correct length, rather than spending an additional $30,000 to splice together some of the 12-inch concrete pilings the city recently purchased directly to avoid paying sales tax
and to ensure availability. Murphy said Saxena and i+icon located the longer, larger pilings in the same storage yard where the previously purchased are being stored, and the city will receive a credit for 12-inch pilings returned. Murphy and Saxena noted the 14-inch pilings would support the T-end that is more vulnerable to high winds and waves.
Murphy told the commission i+icon recommended spending an additional $50,000 for IPE wood product pier decking instead of the Kebony wood product decking the commission majority approved in March. Murphy said the IPE product has a longer history of use than the newer Kebony decking. Commissioner Carol Carter noted that Seymour favored the IPE decking in March. The revised total bid and cost savings document discussed last week lists an additional $181,700 in savings for pilings. Murphy explained later that this is for the pilings already purchased. “There’s more savings to be had here,” he told the commission regarding the city’s continued ability to purchase construction materials directly to avoid the sales tax. The final contracted price is approximately $800,000 lower than the original $4.13 bid i+icon submitted in August as one of two firms responding to the original RFP. Carter commended Murphy, Saxena and i+icon for also reducing the original projected completion date of December 2019.
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Across 1 Israel Philharmonic music director Zubin 6 Hook-shaped ski lift 10 Calculator button 14 Common Era starting date 15 Hebrides language 16 Low-tech leaf-blower alternative 17 Indian town in the Himalayas 19 "Best Song __": One Direction hit 20 Flow's partner 21 The "P" of rock's ELP 22 Badlands landform 23 Angles 25 Spring singer 27 Prefix with graph 28 Glass of public radio 31 Dug up dandelions, say 34 Scout's discovery 37 There's always a hole in one 38 Hot state 41 Spy film poison 43 Record label for Pink 44 Facebook option 46 Surfer's gadget 48 Gourmet mushrooms 50 D.C. bigwig 51 "Unique everything" website 55 Peruvian pack animal 57 Not quite spherical 59 Hence 61 Divination 64 Med. centers for former soldiers 65 Actress Sorvino 66 Pay attention to detail ... and, homophonically,
what three pairs of puzzle answers do 68 Treated, as a sprain 69 Some jewelry stores, informally 70 Chill-causing 71 Small dogs 72 Lightly burn 73 Brings into harmony Down 1 Disinclined to brag 2 Provide power to 3 Like some shampoos 4 __ Mahal 5 Highly skilled 6 Take shape 7 Fedora feature 8 Ed with Emmys 9 Sprout anew 10 English football's __ League 11 Massage therapy oil type 12 Luau strings 13 Blood bank fluids 18 How a cinch is done 24 After-tax amount 26 Give rise to
Answers to 11-28-18 Crossword Puzzle.
29 Stern 30 Two of Henry VIII's wives 32 Common Market initials 33 Genetic matter 35 Big name in fast trains 36 Umpire's cry 38 Dogma 39 Greek consonant 40 William IV's prime minister 42 Certain angels 45 Winds new film into 47 Ribbonlike fish 49 Slaps sharply 52 Bar 53 Harsh criticism 54 Toadies' answers 56 Subtle glows 58 Hard-drive units 59 Put forth 60 P.R. part 62 "La maja desnuda" painter 63 Cold War letters 67 "Hold it!"
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EMPLOYMENT MARKETING ASSISTANT PART-TIME. Busy office, strong communication skills, computer skills. Need to be flexible. Send Resume to PO Box 1394, Anna Maria, FL 34216 MAD MARKS STEREO is now hiring for the following positions. Car audio and alarm installer, OEM restoration fabricator, lift kit and accessories installer, fiberglass work for custom audio marine electronics installer. Apply in person Mad Marks Stereo 3007 1st St Bradenton, FL. Text 941-704-1957 for appointment or Call 941-748-5069
FISHING CHARTERS CAPT. MAC GREGORY Fishing Charters. Full Day, Half Day, Night, Inshore & Near Shore. 941-809-5783 U.S.C.G. Certified/Insured
FOR SALE VARIDESK CUBE CORNER 36, two tier design and keyboard deck. Heavyweight base for stability. Color black. Also Varidesk sitting/ standing chair and floor mat. All perfect condition. All pieces new $805. Asking $250. Call Steve 941-724-2728.
GARAGE, MOVING, RUMMAGE & YARD SALES ROSER THRIFT SHOP Open Tuesday, Thursday 9:30am-2pm.,Saturday 10a.m.-1pm. Annex till noon. Donations preferred Wednesdays 9a.m.-11a.m. 511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria Phone 941-779-2733 MULTI FAMILY SALE Saturday, December 8. 8AM-3PM 2313 Avenue B Bradenton Beach Furniture, tools, electrical supplies, household decor, lamps, linens, so much more. Something for everyone so don't miss out!
HAULING SITE CLEAN-UP to trash outs we can handle it all. Call us for your dumpsters/ trash needs today 941-7538772
HOME IMPROVEMENTS TILE! TILE! TILE! All variations of tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship. Prompt, reliable, many Island references. Free estimates. Neil 941-726-3077 RENOVATION SPECALIST ALL carpentry repairs, Wash Family Construction, locally owned and operated CBC 1258250 Call 941-7250073. KERN CONSTRUCTION NEW Homes & Remodel. Design/Build. Since 1968. License # CRC1327296. Call Jerry Kern 941-7781115 www.kernconstructioninc.com BATH ROOM & KITCHEN REMODELING. Anna Maria Home Accents. 25 years experience. Call 786-318-8585 LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTY INNOVATIONS LLC State Certified General Contractor (Lic. #CGC 1515821) New Construction, Renovations & Additions. Call 941-266-7500
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HOME IMPROVEMENT Michigan General Contractor 30+ yrs. experience. Large or small projects. Budget minded knowledgeable tradesman will complete your project start to finish: On Time/On Budget. Call Mike 616-204-8822.
MASTER CARPENTER. Decks-Docks-FencingStairs & Railing. Free Estimates. Handyman Work. Call Richard 941448-3571 POPCORN CEILING REMOVAL, Texture re-finish, Interior house painting, Tiling & Flooring. Best Prices on Island. Free Estimates. Call Mark 941-242-2520
HOME SERVICES HOME REPAIR. Anna Maria Home Accents. 25 years experience. Call 786-318-8585 THE HARDWOOD STOP Flooring installation services; Laminate, hardwood, vinyl and tile. Bathroom and shower. Virtually dustless FLOOR REMOVAL License and insured FREE ESTIMATES 941-227-0041 www. thehardwoodstop.com DRYWALL, PRESSURE WASHING, Painting, Handyman, Roofing Coating. Total of 80 years experience. Call 941-565-9446. Ask for Dave
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R. GAROFALO’S Interlocking brick pavers, driveways, patios, pool decks. Free estimates. Licensed & Insured. Call Rafael 941-778-4823 or Veronik 941-526-7941 SHELL DELIVERED AND spread $55/yd. Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-795-7775, "shell phone" 941-720-0770 STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE. Specializing in Old Florida Seashell driveways and scapes. Also Rock, Mulch, & Soil. Free estimates. Call Shark Mark 941-301-6067
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NORMS TOWING gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 12/12/2018, 09:00 am at 1855 63RD AVENUE E. BRADENTON, FL 34203, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NORMS TOWING reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids. 1B7HC13Y4YJ170871 2000 DODGE 1FAFP55272A271122 2002 FORD 1GBGR34K5KF302633 1989 CHEVROLET 1GNDS13S062109755 2006 CHEVROLET 1LN6L9SK7J5614516 2018 LINCOLN 2C4RDGCG7FR586353 2015 DODGE 2GNFLFE53C6277723 2012 CHEVROLET 3C4PDCGG8HT571693 2017 DODGE 3FAHP07ZX7R208003 2007 FORD 4T1BF28B83U269722 2003 TOYOTA 4T1BF3EK0BU140608 2011 TOYOTA 4T1BG28K1XU571131 1999 TOYOTA 5GTDN13E178199371 2007 HUMMER 5J6RM3H39CL025679 2012 HONDA 5XXGN4A72DG173428 2013 KIA JA3AJ86E73U005792 2003 MITSUBISHI JTDBT923781256606 2008 TOYOTA KNADC123216049265 2001 KIA KNAFX4A80E5060773 2014 KIA L9NTEACB1D1037528 2013 TAOI WBA1J9C51GV371840 2016 BMW
LOST & FOUND LOST WHITE GOLD 18 carat wedding band on Anna Maria Island on beach near Sandbar Restaurant. Call 352-484-4040 if found. LOST ON AMI near the curve at Bradenton beach in the gulf a small red ricoh underwater camera and a size 14 gold wedding band of 25 years. reward if found. Has very sentimental pictures that I cannot duplicate the camera had a half of a lanyard attached to it and on the clip of the lanyard was my wedding ring. Call 205-223-1548
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LOST THICK STERLING Silver Ring between the Moose and Beach House Restaurant. Call 941-2431444
MOVING & STORAGE MARTIN’S MOVING YOUR Island movers! Offering dependable, competitive rates. No hidden costs. 941-809-5777. TWO MEN and a TRUCK. Movers who care. Local and Long distance. www. twomen.com Call 941-3591904. We sell boxes!
PAINTING & WALLCOVERING PAINT! PAINT! AND MORE 28 years of experienced interior/exterior custom painting. Pressure cleaning, drywall repairs and texture finishes. Many Island references. Please call Neil for free estimates. 941-812-0507 “WIZARD OF WALLS” Established 1980 Prompt quality service. Paperhanging/removal Faux finishes. Interior painting. Mary Bell Winegarden 941-794-0455 PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SERVICES. Prompt & Reliable. Island Resident. Quality Workmanship. Interior/Exterior. Also minor repairs & carpentry. Free written detailed estimates. Bill Witaszek 941-307-9315 BAYSIDE COMMERCIAL PAINTING. David Paduani Call 941-5659446 or Larry Zimmer 941-224-8123 Licensed & Insured
POOL SERVICES FOUR SEASONS POOL SERVICE AND CHEMICAL SERVICES. Certified Pool Operator. Residential/commercial. Chemical Service Licensed & Insured. Call Dennis Clark 941-737-5657 COLE'S TROPICAL POOL SERVICE Call Cole Bowers for all your pool maintenance needs! Affordable and Dependable!! 941-7131893
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PRINTING CUSTOM DIGITAL PRINTING "Your printing dream to reality" Specializing in Dye sublimation Printing. Graphic Design. Performance Active ware. Logo Design. Call Rhonda 330-550-4847
PROFESSIONAL PRESSURE & WINDOW WASHING AUTHORITY ONE CLEANING : Residential, Commercial, Construction and Vacation Rentals . Also available Power Washing, Roof Cleaning and Windows. Call 941-251-5948
REAL ESTATE HOMES & CONDOS FOR SALE
FROM THE LOW $300’s. Only minutes from the beach, this new active adult community is perfectly located just south of Manatee Ave, off Village Green Pkwy. Perfectly designed, open 2BR or 3BR/2BA plus den & 2CG floor plans. Luxurious amenities, pool, spa, gym, pickle ball and fenced-in dog park. HOA only $209/ month. Models open daily. Contact us 941254-3330 www.MirabellaFlorida.com
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CANAL FRONT HOMES Holmes Beach - Key Royale GULF FRONT CONDOS Gulf Place, L’Plage, Vista Grande & MORE. Island Real Estate ASK Alan Galletto 941-232-2216 WESTBAY POINT AND MOORINGS ground level 2BR/2BA updated end unit condo in pet friendly waterfront community – Sold furnished - CARPORT INCLUDED $385,000 Call Kathleen White at 941-773-0165 Island Real Estate AnnaMariaSales.com INCREDIBLE NEW CONSTRUCTION Home 407 Pine Ave! Prime location to shops, restaurants, bay and beach! $2,295,000 Call Charles Buky Coldwell Banker 941-228-6086 LOOKING FOR A highly motivated real estate broker to buy or sell your next home? Darcie Duncan, Broker Duncan Real Estate a lifelong island resident bringing success to her customers for 28 years. Proven track record brings you results! 941-725-1589 PERICO BAY CLUB bright 3BR/2BA end unit condo with stunning views of Palma Sola Bay, cathedral ceilings $398,000. Call Kathleen White at 941-773-0165 Island Real Estate
RENTALS: ANNUAL 1BR/1.5BA UPSTAIRS CONDO near Peter & Paul on 75th St. Overlooks green area & pool. Washer dryer on site. NO PETS at this unit. Water, sewer, trash & basic cable included. Background & credit required w/ $100 fee. $900/ mo. plus $900 security. Contact Ed or Paige DUNCAN REAL ESTATE 941-737-6320 www. teamduncan.com ANNUAL RENTAL and CONDOMINIUM Association management serviced by (2) offices open 7 days a week! Contact junew@ islandreal.com – 941-3451295 - Island Real Estate of Anna Maria Island, Inc. 2BR/2BA GROUND LEVEL in the UTC area. $1500. 1st, last, sec dep. 1BR/1BA GROUND LEVEL in Bradenton Beach. $1200 1st, last, sec dep. No Pets. Call A Paradise Realty. 941-7784800 HOLMES BEACH, large room for rent; furnished/ TV, utilities/cable included. Unique opportunity for House Keeper. Call 941713-4433 after 5 pm WEST BRADENTON 2BR/2BA + Family room. 3803 15th Ave W. Ready to move in! $1500/mo. $2000 security deposit. Call 941809-2488
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ANNUAL or SECOND HOME AMI 2BR/2BA. 6 houses to Beach. Walk to restaurants, shops, banks, gym. $1825/mo. Call 860922-3857 HOLMES BEACH DUPLEX 209 83rd St. 2BR/2BA small pool includes water, pool service & lawn service. $1800/mo $2500 security deposit. Small 1BR efficiency $900/mo $1500 security deposit. Available December 15. One year lease. Credit check required. Call 941-809-2488.
ISLAND APARTMENT 2BR/1BA with in blocks of beach. Cathedral ceilings, tile through out. Annual $1400/mo Seasonal $2400/mo Call 941-7306349 or 941-778-2928
NW BRADENTON $1500/ mo. 2BR/2BA Annual rental. Waterfront peaceful setting. Views. Extra large kitchen. Granite, wood, tile floors, stainless. Jetted tub. Custom shower. Close to beaches. 352-201-5201.
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fl Condos. Pool beach access, fully equipped $650-$800/ wk Redekercondos.com 941-704-7525
BOATERS! NO BRIDGE deep canal waterfront 2BR/2BA/2CG town home, new appliances, renovated, 13k boat lift. Beach, nature preserves, kayak trails, commerce within 3 miles. Annual $2200/mo plus utilities. First, last, security. Call 561-262-2825. 2BR/2BA CONDO COMPLETELY REMODELED. Heron Harbour, Corner 40th Ave. and 75th St. Water, sewer, cable included. Heated pool, tennis courts. Near restaurants/ schools/county park/ Blake Hospital/ GT Bray, etc. $1095/mo. 1st, last, background check. Call Michelle 941-782-1559
RENTALS: SEASONAL & VACATION TIFFANY PLACE Gulf Front Condo for Rent Incredible views from living room and master bedroom. 2BR/2BA Green Real Estate Call 941-778-0455
SEASONAL RENTALS AVAILABLE: Spring, Summer and Fall. CITY OF ANNA MARIA 2BR/2BA Bay Front. HOLMES BEACH 2BR/2BA 400’ to Gulf Bay. Horizon Realty of Anna Maria 941-778-0426 kringco@ tampabay.rr.com GREAT RATES! Weekly, Monthly. 3BR/2BA NW Bradenton. Call Grace 941-201-2190
HOLMES BEACH 1.5 BLOCKS to Beach. Completely updated 2BR/2BA. Available December 2018 thru April 1, 2019. $4500/mo Nelson & Associates Real Estate. Call 863-6401864
WINTER CANCELLATION. Bradenton Beach. 1BR/1BA half block to beach. Steps to fishing dock. Pet friendly. 3 month minimum. $2495/mo plus tax. Hosting happy snowbirds for 25 years! InnRealLife.com. 941-720-3670 ISLAND APARTMENT 2BR/1BA with in blocks of beach. Cathedral ceilings, tile through out. Annual $1400/mo Seasonal $2400/mo Call 941-7306349 or 941-778-2928
TRANSPORTATION AMI TAXI metered-on-callcards accepted. Airport: Tampa $95, Sarasota $40, Clearwater $85, Orlando $165. Call 800-301-4816. amitaxi4u@gmail.com, www.amitaxi.com ANYTIME TRANSPORTATION to all airports, appointments, casino, cruises, etc. Tampa $65. Sarasota $30. Pets welcome. Very dependable. Reasonable rates. Contact Jeanne. 941-779-5095
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