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JULY 4, 2018
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Students earn fishing trip The fishing trip occurred during Athletic Director John Syre’s final week as an Island resident. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
CORTEZ – On Monday, June 18, the Eddy Lee Z took out a boat full of passengers for a sixhour offshore fishing charter, departing from the Swordfish Grill in Cortez. Among those on board was King Middle School’s Melissa Weber – the school’s 2018 female Stokes Captain Lance Award winner. and crew did not The annual Stokes Awards are given to disappoint, and the female and male student deemed as everybody went that year’s most valuable studenthome with fish to athletes. Melissa was joined by her dad, eat and plenty of Ken Weber. Cortez Deep Sea memories.” Fishing charters also donated a trip that day to former Stokes Jon Syre, Award winner Athletic Director Brooke Capparelli, who now works at the Swordfish Grill while attending high school. Weber and Capparelli are former students of King Middle School teacher and Athletic Director Jon Syre. Syre said his role on the fishing excursion was to coach the rookie fishermen and assist the crew with the fish caught. “Captain Lance and crew did not disappoint, and everybody went home with fish to eat and plenty of memories,” Syre said. Last weekend marked Syre’s final one as a Bradenton Beach resident. “I’m moving into town to save some money. I will always call Bradenton Beach home, and I will remain a regular at the Tingley Library and
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Jon Syre, Melissa Weber and her dad, Ken Weber, enjoyed a successful day of fishing last week. the Bridge Street businesses,” Syre said. “I want to thank the residents, city officials, police and fire departments and business owners for making my time in Bradenton Beach a beautiful working staycation. Most of all, I want to thank the Island students and parents for sharing my endeavors and helping to educate our future leaders,” he said.
CHARTER: Process continues FROM PAGE 16
deal of time at their first two meetings debating a possible return to geographically based commission wards. Members Debra Cox, Anne Leister and Randy Milton support a return to the four-ward system eliminated by city voters last fall. A two-ward system requiring two commissioners each from the north and south sides of the Cortez Bridge has also been discussed. CRC chair Mary Bell and member Dan Morhaus oppose
a return to a ward system in part because it’s been hard to find candidates in some wards in recent years. Cox, Leister, Milton and Morhaus do not support for hiring a full-time city manager. Bell expressed interest in at least researching the idea, but during the June 21 meeting she said hiring a full-time city manager with benefits and a city vehicle could cost as much as $200,000 per year. CRC members will again discuss requiring City Commission candi-
dates to provide additional documentation to verify their status as a city resident. They will also continue their discussion on how vacant commission seats are filled. During previous meetings, the members felt eliminating commission appointments would cause unwanted delays in filling vacant seats while subjecting taxpayers to the additional cost of conducting special elections. The July 9 meeting will start at 9 a.m.