OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES Priscilla Carol Seewald

Priscilla Carol Seewald, 85, of Holmes Beach, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020. She was born to Florence and Ralph Collins on April 20, 1935 in Manchester, NH.

She was a loving, caring and generous woman who was an active member of Roser Community Church and regularly volunteered at the Thrift Store. Volunteering was a very important part of who she was. You would find her ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at Christmas, helping with AMI House tours, working at the food pantry and delivering flowers. She was also a lifetime member of the AMI Garden Club and many other local organizations. She spent her career as an Early Childhood Educator and loved working with children. She regularly enriched children as a VBS leader and by participating in various programs at Anna Maria Elementary School.

Priscilla is survived by her husband, Bruce; daughter, Lisa Turner and husband, Wayne; two grandchildren, Rutge and Angelica Hope Turner; and sister, Judith Stermer and family.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorial donations be made to the Roser Church Food Pantry. A memorial service will be held at Roser Community Church in Anna Maria and burial will be held at Sarasota National Cemetery at a later date. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton, FL 34209 is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be made to: www.brownandsonsfuneral.com.

BEACH BEAT

HOLMES BEACH 7/14, fraud, 6200 block of Holmes Blvd. The victim had money taken out of her account without her permission. 7/16, larceny, theft, Sunset Beach Condos, 2716 Gulf Drive. A locked $700 bicycle was stolen. 7/18, warrant arrest, 38th Street beach access. While talking to three homeless men on the beach, police discovered one of them had a warrant from Manatee County. He was arrested. 7/19, recovered stolen license plate, 3248 East Bay Drive. The license plate reader alerted the officer of a recreational vehicle with a stolen license plate. The officer found it in a shopping center unoccupied with the keys in it. He contacted the registered owner who said he had sold it to an unidentified individual. The officer had it towed after removing the plate.

Horse rentals are allowed at Palma Sola Bay; opponents blame the businesses for high levels of contamination.

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Palma Sola Bay scores high on contamination

Palma Sola Bay ranks among the top 10 water bodies in Florida that were sporadically unsafe for swimming last year, according to a new study.

“Safe for Swimming?” – a report by the Environment Florida Research and Policy Center - focuses on water bodies that tested unsafe due to fecal bacteria contamination, which can result in gastrointestinal illness, respiratory disease, ear and eye infection and skin rash.

Ranking number 9 of 10, Palma Sola had 12 potentially unsafe days in 2019. South Beach in Key West ranked number one, with 22 potentially unsafe days last year.

Last year, bacteria levels at 187 Florida beaches indicated that water was potentially unsafe for swimming there on at least one day, according to the report.

In another series of tests, Palma Sola South tested “poor” nine times and “moderate” six times in the past 11 months for water quality based on fecal contamination, according to the Florida Healthy Beaches Program, administered by the Florida Department of Health.

Water quality report Bayfront Park North Bradenton Beach Coquina Beach North Coquina Beach South Manatee Beach North Palma Sola Bay South

Source: Florida Department of Heath

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HBPD beach patrol funds on hold

Mayor Judy Titsworth told commissioners during a July 21 meeting that the contract for $15,000 paid by Manatee County to the Holmes Beach Police Department for beach patrol services is temporarily on hold, but for a good reason. Titsworth said that County Administrator Cheri Coryea is reconsidering the amount the county offers HBPD officers each year, potentially to add to the amount received by the city. Commissioners are expected to be presented with the contract at an upcoming meeting.