The Islander Newspaper E-Edition Wednesday, April 10, 2019

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VOLUME 27, NO. 24

Bradenton Beach confronted with added costs of floating dock. 5

Op-Ed

The Islander editorial, reader letters. 6

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Happenings

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Celebrating the Best News on Anna Maria Island Since 1992

spring break goes full tilt for island business

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter “Going nowhere fast” may be the traffic mantra for Anna Maria Island — but business people are cheering the influx of patrons.

And visitors seem happy to be here.

With spring break still two weeks away

from ending after the April 19-21 weekend, island workers are moving at full tilt.

In Holmes Beach, the folks at the Sand Dollar Gift Shop, 5302 Marina Drive, have seen a lot of spring breaks come and go.

“It’s been very busy around here,” clerk Kencie Para told The Islander. “Lots of college kids and lots of families.”

Doodling time, whipping up fun Make plans, save a date. 12-13 Pile-driving continues at Anna Maria pier. 16 BB to meet in shade over Sunshine suit. 17

Obituaries. 21 Meetings. 22 Island cities track state bills on home rule. 22

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Streetlife. 24

Fighting fracking in Florida. 27 KRC crowns champ. 28 Cold fronts blow but action doesn’t cool. 29

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Business roundup. 30 CLASSIFIEDS. 32

PropertyWatch. 32 NYT crossword. 35

Other retailers echoed the statement.

From both the Olive Oil Outpost and the White Egret in Anna Maria, reports came in of stores busy with browsers seeking retail therapy.

Others just took to the beach.

The Vitmars, visiting Anna Maria from Atlanta, were loading their SuV with skimboards, noodles, chairs and two kids just before sunset April 4.

They had spent an afternoon at the beach, and it wasn’t their first trip to the island.

“This is our fourth time here,” Stephanie Vitmar said. “one summer, one Thanksgiving and our second spring break. We’ll definitely be back.”

Eateries on the island and in nearby PLEASE SEE spring, PAGE 3

Police on break: no major issues

Gathering. 20

Turtle watch gathers volunteers for spring training. 26

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Challenges at the Manatee Public Beach typically include volleyball and paddle ball — while a newly discovered game involves tossing and sticking cheese doodles to heads piled high with whipped cream, which is how these beachgoers attracted a crowd midmorning April 5 on the sand in Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Courtesy Todd McIntyre

HB charter reviewers fail city manager vote

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter It’s one step forward, two steps back for the five members of the Holmes Beach Charter Review Commission.

At an April 4 meeting, commissioners unanimously voted to approve the first proposed charter amendment for the November ballot.

However, CrC members were split 3-2 on the topic of a city manager versus the current strong-mayor form of government.

A supermajority vote — at least 4-1 — is required for a charter amendment to be placed on the ballot for consideration by the

electorate.

Commissioner Sean Murphy said April 4 he is concerned that switching to a citymanager form of government will affect the democratic process.

“We are here to protect the government of Holmes Beach,” Murphy said. “I think that means we’re here to protect the democracy that government represents.”

He added that he read the report on the study performed in 2018 by the form of government committee that concluded a citymanager form of government would be best for the city. However, he did not find the PLEASE SEE CHArTEr, PAGE 2

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Spring break. One month done, one to

Spring break for students across the United States began in late February and continues through April, with the peak period in March, according to STA Travel, a student and youth travel company.

On and near Anna Maria Island, since the breakers — families and college students — arrived, law enforcement has reported a few parties, numerous traffic backups and parking problems — leading officials to urge patience.

Manatee County schools’ break coincided with block parties March 24 and March 31 on the Palma Sola Causeway, according to Bradenton Police Capt. Brian Thiers.

During the gatherings, Bradenton police arrested several people for possessing drugs, but Thiers said there were “no major issues” and no violence.

BPd officers were assigned “to keep the peace and conduct enforcement for a large beach party,” according to one report.

At the March 24 causeway party: • A 25-year-old Tampa man was arrested for possessing marijuana after a police officer saw him throw a joint on the ground.

The officer confiscated a handgun visible in PLEASE SEE poliCE, PAGE 4

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Holmes Beach charter review commissioners Claudia Carlson and David Zaccagnino debate the merits of a citymanager form of government April 4. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

by Zaccagnino’s allegation that the committee report was not objective.

Furthermore, Deal claimed Titsworth overstepped as mayor when she created and hired a new administrator — a director of development services — without confirmation by the city commission.

“It seemed to come out of the blue,” deal said.

“And to be honest, some people think it was an endaround to avoid having a city-manager.”

However, because the development services director is not a charter position, the mayor was able to create and fill the job.

Chair Ed Upshaw said the CRC is charged with reviewing the existing charter for options to be decided by the electorate, not to set policy.

He said residents have told him they want to vote on the form of government.

“If we don’t put this out in a well-worded, neutral document, what happens? It doesn’t die, it just gets kicked down the road,” he said, adding that if the city were to change the form of government, other parts of the charter also must be amended, which would require the formation of another charter review commission.

Murphy motioned that no changes be made to article 4 of the charter, which deals with the qualifications and powers of the mayor.

Zaccagnino seconded the motion.

Carlson said it comes down to whether they allow the electors to vote on form of government.

“This is the biggest issue before this commission,” she said.

Murphy said citizens should elect a mayor, rather than be subjected to a city-manager.

“We have the best set of commissioners and best mayor I’ve seen in the 40 years I’ve been living here,” he said. “Something is working. Let’s leave it be.”

The motion not to change article 4 of the charter failed, with Murphy and Zaccagnino voting “yea,” and Carlson, deal and upshaw voting “nay.”

Attorney Thomas Thanus, filling in April 4 for city attorney Patricia Petruff, said that because the motion didn’t carry, article 4 is still up for discussion.

Also, city treasurer Lori Hill brought forward a charter amendment specifying budget amendments be approved by resolution instead of ordinance to save staff time and the cost of advertised hearings.

Thanus said he worked with Hill on a draft, stipulating budget amendments can be made by resolution if the annual budget is not increased and the amount of the amendment does not exceed $100,000.

The motion to approve passed unanimously. “oK, we have our first proposed change to the charter,” upshaw announced.

At its April 11 meeting, the CrC will discuss management for beach accesses.

The Holmes Beach CrC meets at 10 a.m. Thursdays through April at city hall, 5801 Marina drive, with the April 25 meeting convening at 9 a.m.

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CRC member Claudia Carlson disagreed with Murphy. She said Murphy and the CRC are limiting democracy by preventing citizens from weighing in on changing the form of government, referring to the 4-1 vote required for the ballot.

“The logic of that escapes me,” Carlson said, regarding Murphy’s statement. “I think that we’re here to give the citizens the right to make a choice. It’s not the job of this commission to decide for them what kind of government we have in this city.”

She said, under the current form of government, Mayor Judy Titsworth is the manager of a $16 million budget, and the only qualification for the job is two years of residency in the city.

She also said the committee has heard from people suggesting “you get what you pay for,” and the mayor should receive a higher stipend. She said she doesn’t understand why the city would pay a mayor more money, rather than hire a city-manager.

Additionally, she said the ad hoc committee report was a “good qualitative study” and should not be viewed for statistics.

Murphy suggested if Carlson would like the city to consider a city-manager form of government, she should gather signatures for a citizen initiative.

Charter reviewer David Zaccagnino called the ad hoc committee’s report “very subjective.”

He said to change the status quo in the city there should be overwhelming evidence supporting the decision, and his own research has not shown him evidence supporting a change to city-manager.

Zaccagnino related the change to his work in risk management. “Overwhelmingly, it’s not moving me to add that risk to our city,” he said. “I don’t want to give one person that much power.”

Carlson said she finds it riskier to elect an unqualified mayor to serve as manager of the city budget and operations.

CRC member Nancy Deal, who served on the ad hoc city government committee, said she was insulted

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spring continued from page 1 Cortez have seen lines out the door and long waits. “It’s dinner time when we’ve been getting long waits,� said Becky Elmore of Tide Tables, 12507 Cortez Road W., Cortez.

In Anna Maria, the staff at The Waterfront Restaurant, 111 S. Bay Blvd., has been hustling. “By 5 p.m., we’ve been on a wait,� said Tammy Munsen, front-of-house host.

It was hectic at Island Time Bar and Grill at the Bradenton Beach roundabout, according to hostess Paighton Hall. “People come off the beach midday for lunch and then they pack the place 7-10 p.m. for the live music,� she said. “We love it.�

Back in Holmes Beach, at the Island Shopping Center, the washers and dryers at the Seaside Laundromat and More were in heavy rotation.

Christy Norris, manager of Gulf Coast Services, which owns the laundry, said people are doing laundry at all hours. “Probably spring breakers,� she said, “And maybe some snowbirds preparing to go home.�

Norris said the location is a social media favorite. “It’s crazy,� Norris said. “They come over here just to take a photo at the laundromat.�

If the perceptions of busy workers are any indication, this spring break may surpass last year’s totals.

According to the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the average visitor stayed 7.5 days in a party of three in March 2018. Couples made up more than half of March 2018 travelers at 53.6%, followed by families at 35.9%. Groups of friends accounted for 7.8% of visitors in March 2018.

The March 2018 economic impact was $164,508,600. Lodgings on Anna Maria Island were at 93.2% occupancy.

Though the majority of colleges and universities

completed spring break by the end of March, some schools have breaks this month, closer to Easter, according to the website statravel.com.

Wherever visitors originate, local business people are thankful to see them.

Sal Mannino at Oma’s Pizza, 201 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, summed up the enthusiasm at his family-owned Italian restaurant. “I can’t talk right now. We’re very busy,� he said. “Call back later.�

Patrons mingle and wait to be seated for dinner at the Ugly Grouper, 5704 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. The wait time at the restaurant was 45-60 minutes.

Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

Visitors pack the shoreline at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, March 31 as spring break continues in full swing. The Easter holiday — not until April 21 — has made for a long season.

Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

While Anna Maria Elementary students returned to class from spring break April 1, Poppy Bloom, 7, and her sister Ivy, 12, on break from Detroit, scarfed down fish tacos for lunch at the Ugly Grouper.

They posed next to the “fat fish,� as Poppy said, “Don’t let it swallow us!� Islander Photo: Brook Morrison

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Color concerns hold up ‘vision’ in Bradenton Beach

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Concerns over maintenance costs have postponed a paint job for the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach.

Community redevelopment agency members voted 6-0 April 3 to direct Emily Anne Smith, hired to provide a vision for the historic district, to work with PPG Industries to estimate the cost to paint the pier.

Smith proposed painting the pier and other CRA features, including trolley stops and gazebos white with red rooftops.

“I was told about a year or so ago that you wanted to hire me for a vision for this town,” Smith told CrA members April 3.

Smith brought her color concept to the CRA in March, but the CRA sought more information.

Currently, the pier buildings are painted a variety of pastel colors and the railings are unpainted wood.

“I’m making this thread that ties everything together and lets you know where you are,” she said of the resistance to change by the CRA. She brought PPG Industries territory manager Joann Geltman and Chloe roper, manager of a store in Bradenton, to discuss the paint and the work involved.

Geltman said if the city hires PPG for the job, the company’s “Permanizer” exterior acrylic paint would be used.

She said it is durable, has a 10-year warranty and is safe for marine life, as well as ultraviolet-, mildewand algae-resistant.

However, Geltman did not recommend pressure washing the pier if it’s painted, saying it would force water under the paint, causing it to warp and bubble.

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the man’s waistband and, after a search of his vehicle, found another loaded firearm and 46 extra rounds of ammunition.

• Bradenton police arrested a 28-year-old Tampa man and a 29-year-old man after police found 15.9 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, including a scale, after stopping a vehicle for illegally dark window tint. The vehicle was towed.

A Port Richey man and woman from St. Petersburg were issued notices to appear in court for possessing 12.7 grams of marijuana.

Marijuana, weighing 9.3 grams and 0.5 grams, were seized from two Bradenton women.

The next Sunday, March 31, police arrested six people at a causeway party: • Two men, ages 20 and 21, from Palmetto and Bradenton, respectively, were stopped for a window tint violation and when police noticed a marijuana odor, officers searched their vehicle and found 0.1 gram of marijuana and paraphernalia, including two scales, one which tested positive for heroin residue.

• A 20-year-old female from Bradenton, found with 2 grams of marijuana in her purse, and a 21-yearold woman from St. Petersburg with 1.8 grams of marijuana in her purse, were arrested for drug possession.

• A Bradenton couple, 25 and 38, were arrested for possessing marijuana after police observed a cigar and smelled fresh marijuana coming from their car.

An estimated 100 people congregated each of the two Sundays on the causeway at Manatee Avenue/State road 64, west of 75th Street in Bradenton and east of the Anna Maria Island Bridge.

Bradenton and florida fish and Wildlife enforcement officers “stepped up” patrols and marine units after police saw the party notices develop via social media.

Advertisements called the event “Spring Break Edition,” with everyone invited for free food and drinks, saying “Let’s Hang and Have a Good Time.”

Anna Maria Island’s law enforcement agencies also were watching the internet for plans to bring large parties of spring breakers to the beaches.

Bradenton Beach Police Detective Sgt. Lenard Diaz said April 3 he tracked the March invitations on social media, where similar events were advertised for Bradenton Beach and Lincoln Park in Palmetto. Word

department dealt with “constant” issues with the old pier and he only has four employees to maintain the pier. He added that maintenance should be outsourced if the pier is painted.

“The pier is just not an issue to me,” Woodard said at the meeting. “It’s fine. It’s perfect.”

Mayor John Chappie, also a CRA member, said he needed to learn more about the cost of painting the pier white so CRA members can determine if the costs are worthwhile when compared to the value of Smith’s aesthetic color scheme.

Chappie said the city also would reserve a decision on painting the pier’s roof red until after another professional can present the agency with details.

Smith said she invited a professional to present information about painting the metal roofs, but that person did not attend.

CrA members voted 6-0 to authorize Smith to attain three quotes for painting the pier rooftops to present at the CrA’s next meeting.

CRA member Ed Chiles, a local restaurateur, was absent with excuse.

Brian Burress, owner of Dynamic Electrical, said during public comment that he shares Smith’s vision for bringing back “old florida” and implored CRA members to let her vision become a reality.

He said the public works department should be proJoanne Geltman and Chloe Roper from PPG Indus- vided the resources and staffing to complete the job if tries talk April 3 about possible paint products at the approved.

Historic Bridge Street Pier during a meeting of the “You hired Emily to come up with a vision, but Bradenton Beach community redevelopment agency. you don’t seem to want to follow it,” Bradenton Beach Islander Photo: Ryan Paice resident Susan Billow said during public comment.

“You hired her for this project, and you just can’t seem tenance nightmare for the public works department if to get going on it.” employees couldn’t pressure wash the structure.

The CrA will next meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Public works manager Tom Woodard said his May 1, at city hall, 107 Gulf drive N. spread about the island and Palmetto party but nobody showed at either location, according to Diaz.

“I’ve seen a lot of spring breakers,” he said, adding it seemed like the vacationers started earlier this year Tokajer because of an influx of students from high schools and colleges.

Diaz recalled a similar party in March 2016 at Coquina Beach, where hundreds of students congregated and BBPd officers disbursed the crowd for safety reasons.

Jones According to The Islander archives, BBPD broke up the party after three hours, saying the noise from large speakers in the dunes hindered lifeguards.

As of April 4, no large crowds had hit any of the island beaches, according to law enforcement and Manatee County Marine Rescue Chief Joe Westerman, who oversees lifeguards at Coquina Beach and Cortez Beach in Bradenton Beach, as well as the Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach.

Traffic on Gulf drive, however, has seen daily midday backups from the mainland and for afternoon traffic headed into Bradenton.

A crash on the Anna Maria Island Bridge, connecting Holmes Beach to Perico Island, near 10 a.m. April 6, caused significant delays for east- and westbound traffic while law enforcement waited for a tow truck capable of lifting the vehicle — which became stuck after it jumped the curb separating the sidewalk and the bridge railing from the traffic lane.

Part of the traffic problem, according to diaz, is barricades remain on the south end of Bradenton Beach from a Manatee County pavement project.

A few instances of alcohol and drinking on the beach were “officer adjusted” in Bradenton Beach, with the illegal activities ceasing after offending beachgoers were warned, he said.

Manatee County Sheriff Sgt. Mike Jones, who heads the substation in Anna Maria, said spring breakers have been well-behaved — that there have been “some noise complaints” but no alcohol citations in the past 30 days.

Between March 3-30, there were 125 parking citations and 247 alcohol warnings, according to Jones.

Westerman said there were no major problems on the beach during the first month of spring break, including no rip current rescues of consequence. He credited “very good weather.”

Lifeguards react to the day’s surf Diaz conditions and the surf remained relatively calm through March, he said.

In the next 30 days, Westerman expects continued congested beach conditions leading into summer.

As far as the continuation of Westerman spring break vacationers, BBPD Chief Sam Speciale expects similar crowds during the next month, tapering to more manageable summer vacation levels.

In Holmes Beach, underage partygoers were evicted March 15 from the 4100 block of fourth Avenue, after they were heard screaming at a house where police counted 13 people on balconies and a man was arrested for disorderly intoxication.

Chief Bill Tokajer said April 5 that was the only incident of unruly partygoers in Holmes Beach thus far this spring.

For the most part, he said, vacationers have abided by state laws and Holmes Beach rules and regulations and the parties on the Palma Sola Causeway have not spilled into the city.

He expects the traffic backups from the “large number of guests” to continue through April.

“When you’re out on the road, you’re going to need to bring your patience,” Tokajer said.

Anna Maria Island, known primarily as a family vacation spot, also became a spring break destination due mostly to new construction for large vacation homes and marketing on the internet, according to local officials in The Islander’s March 5, 2013, edition.

Law enforcement officers agree the influx of tourism spurs local economy.

But they also acknowledge that for residents, the traffic, parking and people can be a bit much.

“Tell them to sit back and relax and get on island time. Everyone will be going home soon,” Speciale said.

Well, almost everyone.

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Bradenton Beach confronted by rising cost of floating dock

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Hurry up and wait.

After 20 months of planning, a failed contract and the scraping of parts, the floating dock now might undergo new engineering and a rise in cost.

Bradenton Beach Police Chief Sam Speciale, lead contact on the dock project and pier team chair, presented two cost proposals from Hecker Construction for installing a floating dock at the Historic Bridge Street Pier during an April 3 meeting of the community redevelopment agency. one proposal would use 36 wood pilings wrapped in PVC and cost $81,600 for the remaining work, including assembly, delivery and installation. A second proposal would use 25 composite pilings and cost $105,754.

Technomarine, the company originally contracted to build and install the dock, planned to use concrete pilings but Hecker submitted engineering specifications for composite pilings in March and, later, wood pilings. The choice of pilings will be made by the CRA, depending on which proposal is approved.

Hecker — a Gibsonton-based marine construction contractor now working directly for the city — was initially contracted by Technomarine to assemble and install the dock components that were shipped from Spain to Hecker’s yard in Gibsonton.

Speciale said composite piles are stronger and more expensive, but he’s concerned with the number of required wood piles in the first proposal. Hecker would space 50 wood pilings 5-feet apart, but Speciale said building official Steve Gilbert is concerned the plans might be over-engineered.

Speciale said the city could hire another engineer to look over Hecker’s engineering and investigate whether the city could be more cost-effective in its planning.

“It’s like getting a second opinion from a doctor or something,” CrA Chair ralph Cole said.

City attorney ricinda Perry said Hecker agreed to complete the work specified in the contract with Technomarine for around $27,000. She said because Hecker’s proposals both ask for more money than the city agreed to pay, she doesn’t the contractor’s plans.

Eric Shaffer, Hecker’s project manager, wrote in an April 3 email to Speciale, that “the price of $27,000 that Techno gave the city was for us just to assemble floats and deliver them to the job site. Techno Marine never spoke to us about the pilings or anything else to do with the project.”

The pilings and the installation apparently were not part of Hecker’s contract with Technomarine.

In addition, CRA members were asked to approve a partial payment to Hecker for assembly of the floats and dock parts.

Both proposals Speciale presented to the CRA included a $20,000 payment for assembly.

Speciale contradicted his March 13 report to the CrA that Hecker had begun assembling the parts, saying April 3 that the contractor had not begun assembly. He added that Hecker estimated it would take three weeks to finish the assembly after receiving payment.

Mayor John Chappie, a CRA member, motioned to approve the $20,000 payment to Hecker, as well as to authorize Speciale to seek another engineer’s opinion on the dock plans.

However, Chappie amended his motion after agreeing with other CrA members to authorize Speciale to seek a second opinion before paying Hecker.

The motion passed on a 6-0 vote.

CRA member Ed Chiles, a local restaurateur, was absent with excuse.

The CRA will meet to decide on the proposals at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, at city hall, 107 Gulf People look out over Sarasota Bay and walk the planks at the Historic Bridge Street Pier April 4 in Bradenton Beach.

The ramp that once carried people to the floating dock has remained closed since August 2017 as the city awaits a new floating dock. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

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A couple of weeks ago, I decided on a whim to visit a new downtown Bradenton restaurant.

Turns out Chateau 13, managed by a sweetheart of a restaurant person with a great base as a Beach Bistro manager for many years, is on trend. The place to be in an evolving downtown. Upscale. Chic. Delicious.

And, as I have found with any good dining establishment, it was well attended by islanders.

On entering, I felt as though I knew a good number of people at the tables and the bar.

I was seated between two former islanders at the bar, where my mind was on a glass of wine and a light bite from the menu, which I had yet to peruse.

I said hello to the acquaintances on my right, who were leaving, and settled in. But before the server arrived, the woman to my left blurted — and cursed — about how much she hates Anna Maria Island.

I was shocked. I’ve really only known her as a friend of friends, and never thought of her as harboring such hatred.

I suggested that maybe my opinion would seem “Pollyanna” to her, but, as I told her, I treasure the island as much as when I first came here 47 years ago.

“Everything I came to love about Anna Maria Island is still here,” I said.

She replied with more harsh words.

Meanwhile, other folks came by to say “hi,” including dale Stephenson, former Holmes Beach police chief, longtime lieutenant and friend, beaming about his son’s pending wedding.

After many years of recording dale’s kids’ achievements in the newspaper, I was very happy for him.

Manager Jenn Sayko approached and whisked me to an open seat at the other end of the bar, where the conversation among new friends and old improved.

The former maitre d’ of the Bradenton Country Club charmed us. Two women adventurers with their husbands, who all live part-time in England and at Lakewood Ranch, had great stories to share.

This helped to my original goal — to recoup before beginning another busy week of news gathering, plus dealing with a challenge at the dMV, balancing traffic Enough of the Florida hustle to and from home on flamingo Cay, an inexplicable Thank you for putting my idea of a pedestrian episode of inflammation in my ankle (hobble hobble), notice on the back of street signs in the newspaper. and a pending visit with friends returning to AMI. I hope it raised some interest among the powers But before you rant about rental homes and tourist season, just remember: The people who came here last that be in government and law enforcement.

It could be an easy fix to a very serious problem. year or last week to visit or to live, came to love it.

To the defense of the pedestrians, many streets They must see what I see. And that’s good news. on the island do not have sidewalks. So pedestrians, I ❤ Anna Maria Island. — Bonner Joy bikes, strollers, carts, etc., share the street — just like on Main Street at disney World, except here we have vehicular traffic.

Even on streets with sidewalks, some people walk APRIL 10, 2019 • Vol. 27, No. 24 in the street. ▼ Publisher and Editor There is an Anna Maria Island euphoria that comes Bonner Joy, news@islander.org over tourists. Cellphones, gawkers, pointers, Sunday ▼ Editorial drivers, golf carts, bikes, wagons oh my!

Lisa Neff, editor, lisa@islander.org Sandy Ambrogi, sandy@islander.org What is a local to do?

Joe Bird, editorial cartoonist Guys come here and they think they are Jimmy Kevin Cassidy, kevin@islander.org Buffett for the week. They would probably see and Jack Elka, jack@jackelka.com ChrisAnn Silver Esformes, chrisann@islander.org read these signs and perhaps walk to the side of the Brook Morrison, brook@islander.org road to save their lives.

Ryan Paice, ryan@islander.org Also, I read the article about the tourist tax — Kathy Prucnell, kathyp@islander.org ▼ Contributors $583,424.00 collected from Anna Maria rentals in Jesse Brisson February. Wow! Karen Riley-Love I think they should increase the tax on Anna Maria Capt. Danny Stasny, fish@islander.org Island vacation rental properties and give tax breaks ▼ Advertising Director Toni Lyon, toni@islander.org to permanent residents who do not rent their houses. ▼ Office Staff As a permanent resident, I should be compensated Lisa Williams, manager for the inconvenience, loss of time, traffic, congestion, Vicki McIntyre accounting@islander.org accidents, noise, crime, breakins and general disrupclassifieds@islander.org tion of my life by weekly vacation renters who come subscriptions@islander.org here and take over this island with total disregard of ▼ Distribution Urbane Bouchet locals.

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It is not about the money, it is all about the money.

I pay taxes — high taxes — to a county government that spends millions of tax dollars worldwide promoting Anna Maria Island as a tourist vacation resort.

Enough already of the Florida hustle.

Jack Elka, Anna Maria

‘Citizenship 101’

I’ve lived on Anna Maria Island for almost 32 years and I’ve come to recognize the fact that things on the island move at a relatively slower pace compared with the pace in many other places.

The fiasco regarding the treehouse is a case in point. for years, I’ve read about the lawsuits filed by the owners of the treehouse. I am amazed — not impressed — at their tenacity regarding something that is defined as “a structure built in the branches of a tree for children to play in.” Look it up.

With this in mind, let’s review a few facts about citizenship as taught in Citizenship 101: • Know your rules and regulations.

• obey these rules and regulations.

• Acknowledge the fact that you have not followed the rules and regulations.

• Pay penalties or fines due in a timely manner.

There you have it, how simple is that? oh yeah, one or two other things. If someone disagrees with your actions they are not to be branded “haters,” but rather should be considered “good citizens.”

Also, there are about 4,000 residents in Holmes Beach. The legal fees for the treehouse are now in the vicinity of $165,000 and, with numerous new lawsuits, this figure could be expected to grow to $200,000.

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By the boat ramp

10&20 years ago

An aerial view shows a bare — no tall pine trees, no mangroves, no marked parking, no trucks, trailers or boats — Kingfish Boat Ramp in Holmes Beach west of the Anna Maria Island Bridge in April 1973.

Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library Digital Collection

In the headlines: April 7, 1999

Anna Maria commissioners proposed a rent increase of 40% to operators of the Anna Maria Oyster Bar, the restaurant on the City Pier. The company said it would pay $48,000 a year, while the commission sought $70,000 initially.

The U.S. Coast Guard in Cortez reported that an electrical short started a fire on a 65-foot yacht while it was cruising about 2 miles north of the Anna Maria Island Bridge. The six passengers were evacuated to a nearby boat.

In a letter to the Manatee County Board of Commissioners, Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore requested that an elected official from an island city or Longboat Key be appointed to the Manatee County Tourist Development Council.

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CoNTINuEd froM PAGE 6 The numbers show how the misguided tenacity of two people will cost each resident about $50 and each household will be paying closer to $100 or more.

I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather buy my bocce friends burgers and a bag of chips than spend it on the ongoing saga of a plaything.

Enough is enough.

A bench the Conner family made from their Len Tabicman, Holmes Beach engraved plank from the old Anna Maria City Pier.

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From bay to beach

My family took my mother’s engraved Anna Maria City Pier plank and made a bench to put at the end of the path in front of our house in Anna Maria.

Just an idea for folks that might have not decided what to do with theirs.

Beth Dietrich Conner, Anna Maria

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In the headlines: April 8, 2009

The U.S. government halted the use of some stimulus funding to the Army Corps of Engineers for beach renourishment projects but county officials said planned island projects would go forward.

Anna Maria volunteers got an early start on planning the Anna Maria City Pier Centennial, making plans to mark the pier’s 100th anniversary in the spring of 2011. A committee was formed at city hall to guide the planning.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was reviewing Bradenton Beach’s request for $220,000 to implement a recreational boating plan that included an anchorage and mooring field south of the Historic Bridge Street Pier.

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Parking reaches limit at Kingfish Boat Ramp in Holmes Beach

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Kingfish Boat ramp in Holmes Beach provides picnic tables for people who visit the waterfront to relax and enjoy the view.

However, parking for vehicles that aren’t towing a boat-trailer recently was reduced.

At the April 3 city parks and beautification meeting, Mayor Judy Titsworth said she was told people complained on social media that parking at the boat ramp had been restricted. She said there are picnic tables at the park, but the area where people previously parked vehicles without trailers now is posted with “no parking” signs.

She said Manatee County, which maintains the boat ramp, contacted the city and said there is an increase in activity during spring break and noted people were parking along the dirt road and under the trees, creating a problem for drivers maneuvering vehicles towing trailers and boats.

The county provides a row of vehicle-trailer parking, but vehicle parking on the dirt road through the boat ramp parking lot has been eliminated. The picnic tables, signs and trash bins have crowded out vehicles from under the pine trees. Trailer parking only is allowed along Manatee Avenue, opposite the picnic area.

“With the onslaught of people, they started perpendicular parking into a lane that is also accessible to boat trailers,” the mayor said.

Titsworth said the county asked Holmes Beach

“No parking” signs line the picnic area April 3 at Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., Holmes Beach. The signs were placed

by Manatee County to prevent motorists from blocking vehicles with trailers on the opposite side of the road, but leaves picnickers to search for a place to park.

Islander Photo: Bonner Joy Police Chief Bill Tokajer if he could regulate the parking. The chief required posted signage before his department could issue violations.

“So they put in signs,” she said of the county. “It’s not us.”

Tokajer told The Islander April 4 that nine single vehicles were ticketed that morning.

While no one was observed at the picnic tables, The Islander observed several groups of people departing the boat ramp on charter boats that arrived on the

water to pick them up.

JT Thomas, Holmes Beach code enforcement director, said April 3 the parking restrictions were implemented by the county, but are enforced by the city.

“We can enforce and help, but ultimately, it’s their site plan,” Thomas said.

An April 3 phone call to the Manatee County property management department was not returned to The Islander.

Ongoing traffic delays draw ire, questions in Holmes Beach

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter People are wondering why a major road in Holmes Beach is under construction during the spring tourist season.

“The way I look at it, it is what it is,” Mayor Judy Titsworth said in an April 3 interview with The Islander. “We’re stuck in congestion all over the city right now, and I don’t see it as an issue.”

In August 2018, the city commission approved plans for a 6-foot, paved multiuse path on Palm Drive Titsworth from 66th Street to the 8600 block of Gulf Drive, city engineer Lynn Burnett said the city might piggyback the construction contract for Manatee County’s force main that was installed along Palm Drive.

Under Burnett’s direction in late 2018 the commission voted to append the county contract and saved $75,000 on path construction costs, according to Titsworth.

“It was because we could just start right on top of what was already Burnett torn up from the force main,” Titsworth said. “It just made sense for us to do this on top of it.”

The path construction started in March, as tourist season and spring break vacationers were filling accommodations.

Titsworth said Burnett sometimes requests commission approval to change the timeline on construction projects when funding opportunities become available.

“She moves things around based on where the bucket of money can fund it,” Titsworth said of Burnett. “We have so much construction that’s coming our way that is important to keep moving forward when these opportunities arise.”

The mayor said, overall, the reaction she received from Holmes Beach residents about the multiuse path construction has been positive.

“People feel this is really needed,” Titsworth said.

“We want to get the bikers off the road so it’s safe for everyone.”

Workers prepare to pour a concrete path April 3 along Palm Drive between 77th and 79th streets in Holmes Beach. Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

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A recently completed portion of the multiuse path extends south April 3 from 70th Street on Marina Drive in Holmes Beach.

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The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following notices for the week of April 8: gulf drive in Bradenton Beach: Crews are striping sections of Gulf Drive during nighttime hours — 9 p.m.-5:30 a.m.

Avenue C: right-of-way restoration continues along Avenue C, including installation of a stormwater infiltration system and driveway restoration.

Coquina Beach: Manatee County is paving the south end of the Coquina Beach parking lot in Bradenton Beach. The south lot will be closed during the work.

For more information about the pipeline replacement projects on the island, go online to amipipereplacement.com.

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Manatee County’s annual spring celebration, the de Soto Heritage festival will feature the Bottle Boat Regatta on the Palma Sola Causeway, Saturday, April 13.

The racing will be 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and the boaters will take practice runs beginning at 9 a.m.

People traveling on the causeway on Manatee Avenue/State road 64 can expect traffic congestion during the event.

Additional highlights of the festival include: • de Soto Children’s Parade, friday, April 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sutton Park, Palmetto.

• de Soto Landing and Capture, Saturday, April 20, downtown Bradenton.

• de Soto Easter Sunrise Service, Sunday, April 21, riverwalk, Bradenton.

• de Soto Grand Ball, friday, April 26, Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto.

• de Soto Grande Parade will be at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 27, in Bradenton. An estimated 200,000 people line Manatee Avenue to watch more than 150 entries parade past.

The parade will begin at Manatee High School, turn west on Ninth Avenue West, turn north on 39th Street West, turn east on Manatee Avenue and finish in downtown Bradenton.

For more details about the events, including the parade route, go online to desotohq.com or call 941-747-1998.

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Garden club to stage fashion show

The Anna Maria Island Garden Club will stage a fashion show 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

Irene’s Resort Wear will provide the fashions for models.

The afternoon will include a luncheon and raffles.

Tickets can be purchased for $20 at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, 5313 Gulf drive, Holmes Beach.

The club’s final meeting of the season will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, at the church.

For more information, call Charlotte Noyes at 941-778-6758.

Golf outing to benefit animal rescue efforts

Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue will be the beneficiary of “Golf Goes to the dogs,” a golf tourney set for Saturday, April 27.

The event will be at the Terra Ceia Bay Golf and Tennis Club, 2802 Terra Ceia Bay Blvd., Palmetto. registration will be at 7:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. fees will be $65 per golfer, including green fees, a cart, lunch, drink tickets, a gift bag and an awards ceremony.

Lunch only will be $25 per person.

Moonracer also is seeking sponsors, ranging from $500-$50.

Moonracer’s founder, Lisa Williams, is The Islander’s office manager, and Toni Lyon, a member of the board of directors, is The Islander’s advertising director. for more information, call Lyon at 941-9288735.

Senior Adventures group to go boating

The Senior Adventures group will take a private boat tour friday, April 12.

The boat trip will be conducted by former Bradenton Beach residents Don and Jo Ann Meilner aboard their live-aboard catamaran, departing from the riviera Dunes marina in Palmetto.

The group will depart for Palmetto by van at 9:30 a.m. from the Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach.

Reservations are required and the cost of the van ride to Palmetto will be $5.

Senior Adventures is a group that plans weekly outings or gatherings — usually Fridays — either off the island or at the Annie Silver Community Center. for more information, call Kaye Bell at 941-5380945.

The Center of Anna Maria Island will showcase fashions found in island boutiques Thursday, April 11.

The “Passion for fashion Show” will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, according to a news release from the center.

The event will feature a luncheon prepared by A.J. Loft, as well as a silent auction, a talk by center executive director Chris Culhane and honors for past board member Ed Chiles and current board member Mike Wildflower festival, Thrasher. plant sale date set The fashions will be provided by Pink & Navy and The florida Native Plant Society and the SaraBella by the Sea Home Boutique, two Pine Avenue sota Bay Estuary Program will hold the annual Spring shops.

Wildflower festival and Native Plant Sale Saturday, Tickets are $40.

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Island happenings Beach’n Food Truck Fest cruises to Bradenton Beach

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce is trucking to Coquina Beach — and bringing a big haul.

The chamber will present the fourth annual Beach’n Food Truck and Music Festival at Coquina 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, April 13.

Mike Sales will emcee for the day, introducing an entertainment lineup that includes: • Tropicool duo, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

• Memphis rub Band, 12:30-2 p.m.

• Whiskey Blind, 2:30-4 p.m.

• Karen and Jimmy Band, 4:30-6 p.m.

• dr. dave Band, 6:30-8 p.m.

The Bill Mergens Memorial Car Show — featuring antique, muscle, custom and otherwise classic autos — will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

The chamber also will host vendors selling art, apparel, collectibles and more.

A fun zone — with adventures and games — will be set up for children.

And, yes, there will be food trucks serving “tasty eats and treats,” according to a news release from the chamber.

Admission to the festival will be free. for more information, call the chamber at 941778-1541.

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Shuttle to fest by water

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce will test a pilot program and provide the opportunity to take a boat shuttle to the Beach’n Food Truck and Music Festival.

The shuttle to the festival will depart at 10 a.m. and then on the half hour until 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, from the Waterline Marina resort and Beach Club, 5325 Marina drive, Holmes Beach.

Parking for the shuttle will be at Hancock Whitney Bank, 5324 Gulf drive, Holmes Beach.

The return shuttle will be every 30 minutes beginning at 11 a.m. through 7 p.m.

A roundtrip ticket costs $5, and ticket sales will be limited to 120. for more information, call the chamber at 941778-1541.

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The chamber also will offer a free park-andride shuttle service during the Beach’n Food Truck and Music Festival.

Festivalgoers who park at Cortez Beach or elsewhere in Bradenton Beach will be able to walk to the north boat ramp at Coquina Beach Bayside to take the shuttle to the south end of Coquina Bayside.

On departure, people will board the shuttle near the pavilion south of Leffis Key on Coquina Bayside and return to the north boat ramp area.

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A public reception for the artists will be 6-8 p.m.

Thursday, April 18.

The Studio is at 10101 Gulf drive, Anna Maria. for more information, call the Studio at 941-7781906.

The fare-free island trolley operates between Coquina Beach and the Anna Maria City Pier site seven days a week.

The trolley operates 6 a.m.-10:30 p.m. on a 20-minute cycle until 9 p.m. and a 30-minute cycle until 10:30 p.m.

The final Artwalk of the winter season will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. friday, April 12, in downtown Holmes Beach.

Artwalks take place monthly during the season at various venues in the downtown area of Marina and Gulf drives, where artists and their work are celebrated, entertainment and specials are offered and refreshments are served.

A look at plans: • Island Gallery West will feature the work of Jerry Patridge, who makes cigar-box guitars. IGW will serve appetizers and wine in the gallery, 5368 Gulf drive, Holmes Beach.

“The cigar boxes come from many sources, materials and ages,” Patridge said in a statement from IGW. “Most boxes, and the best sounding, are made from Spanish red cedar. I also make them from humidors.”

• Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina drive, Holmes Beach, will feature paintings by donna Grossman in the exhibit “Every Picture Tells a Story.”

Grossman recently moved to the area. Previously she showed her work on Long Island, New York.

“I had the good fortune to live on an island with

outstanding artists that shared their talent with others, an island that was beautiful to paint and populated with the most interesting people to capture on canvas,” Grossman said in a news release from the Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island.

• Waterline Marina resort & Beach Club, 5325 Marina drive, will exhibit work by Susanna Spann, as well as serve refreshments.

Spann is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society and Florida Watercolor Society.

Her work is featured in 14 watercolor books, including her own, “Painting Crystal and Flowers in Watercolors.” The adjunct instructor at Sarasota’s Ringling College of Art and Design shows her work at Waterline and the dead End Gallery in Cortez, according to a release from Waterline.

• Steamdesigns Studio, Suite 600 at 5343 Gulf Drive, will feature work by Joyce Lazzara, who works in many mediums, specializing in vibrant tropical colors and detail.

• restless Natives, 5416 Marina drive, will be participating in the evening.

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Second Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Music on the Porch, Florida Maritime Museum, ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

Thursday, April 11 Through Dec. 31, “Always Ready” 11 a.m. — Center of Anna Maria Island’s “Passion for Fashion U.S. Coast Guard exhibit, Florida MariShow,” 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna time Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez.

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LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Friday, April 12 5:30-7:30 p.m. — Art Walk, various venues, downtown Holmes Beach along Gulf and Marina drives. Information: 941-778-6648.

Saturday, April 13 10 a.m.-8 p.m. — Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Beach n’ Food Festival, Coquina Beach, Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-778-1541.

Wednesday, April 17 11:30 a.m. — Anna Maria Island Garden Club Fashion Show and luncheon, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-6758.

ONGOING ON AMI Throughout April, Donna Grossman exhibits “Every Picture Tells a Story” at the Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6694.

Throughout April, Jerry Patridge’s “Cigar Box Guitars” exhibit, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6648.

April 10-May 1, John and Margaret Bayalis “Complementary Creations” exhibit, the Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1906.

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Thursdays-Saturdays and Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., pickleball, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908.

Most Fridays, 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. (call for times) mahjong games, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Mondays, noon, bridge, Roser Memorial Community Church, May 18, Katt Hefner “Last Dance: A Tribute to Donna Summer” 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414. concert, Bradenton.

Mondays, AMI Dragon Boat Fun and Fitness Club, time July 13, Katt Hefner “Sophisticated Lady: The Songbook of depends on tides, 417 63rd St., Holmes Beach. Information: 941Natalie Cole” concert, Bradenton.

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Mondays and Thursdays, 1 p.m., mahjong, Center of Anna KIDS & FAMILY Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Info: 941-778-1908.

ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Mondays-Saturdays, 7:30-10:30 a.m., Round Robin Tennis, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee Friday, April 12 applies. Information: 941-778-1908.

10 a.m. — Forty Carrots, Island Most Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., mahjong games and instruction Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes for beginners, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

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Saturday, April 13 Tuesdays, noon, duplicate bridge, Episcopal Church of the 10 a.m. — Origami club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

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2 p.m. — Lego club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes OFF AMI Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Tuesday, April 16 Saturday, April 13 10 a.m. — Preschool storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina 9 a.m.-3 p.m. — Spring Wildflower Festival and Native Plant Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Sale, Sweet Bay Nursery, 10824 Erie Road, Parrish. Information: ONGOING ON AMI

Wednesdays through May 30, ukulele lessons, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Through July 15, “National Geographic Photo Ark,” South FlorLOOKING AHEAD ON AMI ida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131.

April 20, Easter Egg Hunt, bonnet contest and egg roll, Anna Second Wednesdays, Think + Drink (science), South Florida Maria.

Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: April 21, Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island Easter Sunrise 941-746-4131.

Service, Holmes Beach.

Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., Shanty Singers, Florida Maritime OFF AMI Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. ArtWalk in the Village of the Arts, around Saturday, April 13 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Bradenton. Also, Saturdays 10 a.m. — De Soto Heritage Festival Bottle Boat Regatta, Palma Sola Causeway, Manatee Avenue-State Road 64. InformaThe big tion: 941-747-1998.

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ONGOING OFF AMI Various dates and times through Aug. 29, Bradenton Marauders baseball games, LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton.

Fee applies. Information: 941-747-3031.

LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI April 27, Sarasota Bay Seagrass Survey and Seagrass Festival, Sarasota.

April 27, Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue Golf Goes to the Dogs, Palmetto.

May 3, Keep Manatee Beautiful Fore the Environment golf tournament, Bradenton.

May 17, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce 20th Annual Golf Outing, Bradenton.

CLUBS & First Saturdays, Family Night at the Museum, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: COMMUNITY 941-746-4131.

ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Fourth Wednesdays, “Stelliferous Live” star talk, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: Wednesday, April 10 941-746-4131.

Noon — Coloring club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

GAMES, SPORTS & 6:30 p.m. — Island Time Book Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina OUTDOORS Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Thursday, April 11 2 p.m. — Downloading audiobooks lesson, Island Library, 5701 Wednesdays and Mondays, Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

12:30-3:30 p.m., pickleball, Center Friday, April 12 of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia 9:30 a.m. — Senior Adventures take a yacht ride from Riviera Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. InforDunes in Palmetto with Don and Jo Ann Meilner. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908.

Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., pickleball, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908.

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, Anna The Local Group of deep Sky observers, a Bra- Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-708-

Sky observers plan Robinson Preserve outing

denton/Sarasota group of astronomy enthusiasts, will host a Sidewalk Astronomy event at robinson Preserve.

Weather permitting, members of the group will be in robinson 8-10 p.m. Saturday, April 13, to make their high-quality telescopes available for public viewing of the night sky.

The event will be in the parking area accessed from robinson Preserve’s newest entrance at 10299 Ninth Ave. NW, Bradenton.

Sidewalk Astronomy is free of charge and is open to people of all ages.

For more information, contact Deep Sky president Jonathan Sabin at 941-518-8695 or go online to lgdso. com.

Audubon to go birding in Bradenton Beach

The Manatee County Audubon Society will look for “florida’s fabulous fliers” in Bradenton Beach at Leffis Key. The outing will be 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the preserve on the bayside of Coquina Beach.

Reservations are required by emailing Kathy doddridge at kathydoddridge56@gmail.com. for more information about activities in Manatee County preserves, call 941-742-5923.

Natural wonder, words celebrated in Poetry Month

The Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department will celebrate National Poetry Month in April with the “Poetree Project.”

Participants will walk in robinson Preserve seeking inspiration for a “Poetree” submission.

The walk will be 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the robinson Preserve NEST, 10299 Ninth Ave. NW, Bradenton. for more information, call the county at 941-7425923.

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mation: 941-538-0945.

Monday, April 15 GET LISTED 2 p.m. — Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, Island Library, 11:15 a.m. — Anna Maria Island Democratic Club luncheon Send announcements for The Islander calendar to calendar@ 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. and meeting, IMG Academy Golf Clubhouse, 4350 El Conquistador islander.org. The deadline for listings is the Wednesday before the Parkway, Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-779-0564.

ONGOING ON AMI publication date. Please include the date, time, location and descripWednesday, April 17 tion of the event, as well as a phone number for publication.

Through April 13, Tingley Memorial Library “Celebration of Life 10:30 a.m. — Health Matters: Reducing Your Risk of Falls, the Week,” 111 Second St. N., Bradenton Beach. Info: 941-779-1208. Paradise Center, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Information: Through April 13, National Library Week celebrated at the 941-383-6493.

Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941ONGOING OFF AMI 778-6341.

Thursdays, 9-11 a.m., veterans services assistance, Island Fridays, 10:30 a.m., Paradise Cafe games, music and socialLibrary, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778- izing, the Paradise Center, Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, 6341.

Longboat Key. Fee applies. Information: 941-383-6493.

Third Thursdays, 11:45 a.m., Successful Women Aligning Saturdays through May, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bradenton Farmers Together meets, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Market, Old Main, Bradenton. Information: 941-621-6471.

Beach. Fee applies. Information: 941-345-5135.

GOOD TO KNOW Fridays, Senior Adventures usually meets to carpool on an SAVE THE DATES adventure or for an activity, Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-538-0945.

April 21, Easter.

Second Fridays, 6 p.m., AMI Resident Community ConnecApril 22, Earth Day. tions, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

April 26, National Arbor Day. Information: 941-778-1908.

May 5, Cinco de Mayo.

Tuesdays through May 14, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Anna Maria FarmMay 12, Mother’s Day. ers Market, City Pier Park, North Bay Boulevard and Pine Avenue.

May 27, Memorial Day. Information: 941-708-6130.

Tuesdays, noon, Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941718-0291.

Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m., Tech Help, Island Library, 5701 Marina The Islander welcomes stories about islandDrive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. ers and island life, as well as photographs and

Milestones

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OFF AMI Wednesday, April 10 11:30 a.m. — Off Stage Ladies meeting and luncheon, Michael’s on 59th, 1830 59th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941567-4960.

notices of the milestones in readers’ lives — weddings, births, anniversaries, travels, obituaries and other events.

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Sandy Alderson lines up a putt during the 2018 Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing at IMG Academy Golf Club. Signup is ongoing for this year’s event, Friday, May 17, at IMG, 4350 El Conquistador Parkway, Bradenton. Islander File Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

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Community radio, tower approved for broadcast in Cortez

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter The florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage board of directors said yes to community radio — and no. david Beaton, a manager of WBPV at 100.1 fM sought board approval in March to place a tower on property at the fISH Preserve, where it would provide broadcasts to Cortez, Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key lost in 2018.

At its April 1 meeting, fISH approved his proposal with a caveat.

The board voted 11-0, with four board members absent, to allow WBPV, a low-power station, to erect a 40-foot-tall antenna on a construction trailer on fISH property next to its Boatworks building. fISH rejected Beaton’s proposal to negotiate increasing the height of the antenna after a year. to consider a second phase and a 100-foot tower.

At the March 4 meeting, Beaton asked the board After the April vote, Jane von Hahmann, fISH vice president, said the board “owed him the courtesy to let him know there was no way it would entertain” Tour of Cortez offered future phases for a higher antenna.

The Cortez Cultural Center will host a tour Beaton said higher antenna heights give the station of Cortez village, a working fish processing plant greater coverage. and historic homes.

WBPV will pay fISH $100 per month, $140 for The tour will depart at 10 a.m. Saturday, internet service and its share of the electric use, estiApril 13, with Alan Garner, a native of Cortez, mated at $40. as narrator.

The station will be produced at the WSLr/fogaReservations — which are required — can rtyville studio in Sarasota’s Rosemary District. Both be made by calling Kaye Bell at 941-538-0945. stations will broadcast fISH and Cortez announceParticipants will meet in the parking lot at ments. the florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. WBPV previously transmitted from Ace’s Lounge W., Cortez. near Cortez Road at Palma Sola Boulevard for several The tour will be aboard an Island Monkey years before the business closed and the building was Bus, a tips-only ride service. demolished in 2018.

The suggested donation is $10.

Beaton did not attend the April meeting, but heard

David Beaton, left, on behalf of WBPV-100.1 FM, a low-power radio station, asks the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage board of directors in March for permission to place a 40-foot antenna and equipment on FISH property. Islander File Photo: Kathy Prucnell about the fISH board approval April 5.

“I appreciate this decision,” he said. “We’ll go forward with what they approved.”

He expected the tower to be installed soon.

Peace Education and Action Center, a nonprofit affiliated with WSLr, holds a 100.1 fM fCC lowpower broadcast license, now listed as silent. Notice to the FCC is required when broadcasts resume.

No other permits are required, according to Beaton.

Before the April meeting, Beaton and von Hahmann surveyed possible locations for the antenna on the 100-acre preserve west of 119th Street in Cortez.

In a March 28 email to von Hahmann, Beaton wrote the trailer is a desirable location for the antenna because it could be locked and wouldn’t require an entry to the fISH Boatworks building.

“Hopefully, we’ll build a long-term relationship with fISH and Cortez,” Beaton said.

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Strike up the 1970s

The Sarasota-based Cabana Dogs — Rich McGuire, left, and Jimi Camastro — opens April 1 for The Marshall Tucker Band at the center.

Southern Rock sounds pack center with fans

The Marshall Tucker Band plays “Running Like The Wind” April 1 at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. The concert was the final part of the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau’s local series — intended to counter the negative economic impact of 2018’s red tide bloom by attracting tourists and raising money for the venue. Islander Photos: Ryan Paice Rich Engler, a Pittsburgh Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee and the producer of the BACVBsponsored concert series, introduces The Marshall Tucker Band April 1 to a sellout crowd following an opening warmup by Cabana Dogs.

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Rick Willis of The Marshall Tucker Band performs for a sold-out crowd at the center April 1. Islander Photo: Toni Lyon

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City pier pile-driving continues, ipe concerns dismissed

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Construction of the new Anna Maria City Pier walkway and T-end is chugging away.

Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy said in an interview April 5 that i+iconSOUTHEAST had driven 154 pilings — more than three-quarters of the 201 pilings planned for the 776-foot-long pier.

He announced the pavilion at the base of the pier would be fenced off April 15 for 10 days to secure the area for one last section of pile-driving close to shore.

Completion of the pile-driving, as well as leveling of the piles, is expected April 26.

Despite the failure of two T-end pilings, Murphy said Icon had not had piling problems during work on the walkway.

Following completion of the walkway pile-driving, Icon will place a concrete deck on the T-end and install wood bents to support decking on the walkway.

Robert Pelc, president of Advantage Trim & Lumber, in an interview April 5, said there might be an issue with decking the city purchased in March to save money in sales taxes that otherwise would have been paid by Icon for materials. The city is a nonprofit, tax-exempt entity.

Pelc said the ipe decking, contracted by Icon and purchased by the city from Decks and Docks Lumber Co., is too long and thin to prevent cupping and twist-

ing due to limited airspace between the wood and the supporting material.

The city plans to use 3/4-inch by 5 1/2-inch planks, but Pelc, the president of the largest producer of ipe decking in the world, said he would have recommended the use of thicker, 5/4-inch by 6-inch ipe planks.

Pelc said the cupping and twisting problem would be exacerbated if the city neglected to oil the wood

regularly, and could begin within a year. He said he called the mayor’s office and left messages, but hadn’t received a response.

Murphy said he spoke with city engineer Ayres Engineering about Pelc’s concerns, and Ayres determined that no such design flaw exists.

The mayor said Pelc could meet with him in person, but no such a meeting was scheduled. “I would like to know what knowledge their engineers are basing that on, because engineers often call us for that information,� Pelc said.

Murphy told The Islander in an interview March 28 he thought it sounded like Pelc was critical because the city did not purchase materials from his company.

Pelc said he would have liked for Advantage to supply the city with the decking, but was unable to submit a bid because the city asked for a contractor that could both provide material and build the pier.

Advantage could have provided material, but not construction.

He said he is less concerned with missing out on supplying the ipe and is more concerned that people visiting the new pier will walk away with a bad impression of the decking material if it becomes distorted.

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Bradenton Beach plans shade meeting for Sunshine suit

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter It’s going to be a long, hot summer for those entangled in the Bradenton Beach Sunshine lawsuit.

But the heat should break mid-July, when the suit —filed in August 2017 by ex-Mayor Jack Clarke and joined by the city against former volunteer board members Reed Mapes, Tjet Martin, John Metz, Patty Shay, and Bill and wife Rose Vincent, alleging violations of florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Laws — is planned to go to trial. during an April 4 city commission meeting, city attorney Ricinda Perry said the defendants filed a motion March 29 to continue her deposition.

Thomas Shults, Metz’s attorney, Perry deposed Perry for eight hours March 20.

The other defendants have gone pro se, citing legal fees as prohibitive to retaining an attorney.

As of April 4, the suit has cost the city more than

$146,000, according to Mayor John Chappie.

Perry said April 4 that Robert Watrous, the lead attorney for Clarke and the city, recommended contesting the motion.

Perry said she would cooperate, but it must be for a shorter period that is “narrowly limited to only those questions that are in the lawsuit.”

Perry said there hasn’t been movement toward settlement, but she suggested the city remain open to the possibility.

“I think continually exhibiting a willingness to work is in the best interests of the city and the taxpayers, especially,” she said.

She asked the commission for direction to “keep exploring settlement options.”

Chappie said he is open to trying to settle, but was not ready to make a decision at the open meeting. He suggested holding a shade meeting. under the state’s open-government laws, “shade” meetings allow public officials limited discussion for settlement negotiations or strategy related to litigation expenditures at a closed meeting.

Commissioner Jake Spooner said he would like a shade meeting before he and the other commissioners are deposed.

Chappie and Commissioner ralph Cole are scheduled to be deposed May 31, Spooner June 13 and Commissioner Marilyn Maro June 12.

Commissioner randy White was deposed Nov. 14, 2018.

Additionally, city planner Alan Garrett will be deposed June 12 and building official Steve Gilbert will be deposed June 13.

Perry also said Watrous is in the process of adding a complaint against the defendants regarding alleged destruction of public records.

She said a shade meeting might be beneficial to the city.

The commission reached consensus that Perry and Chappie schedule a shade meeting attended by Watrous and the commissioners.

A shade meeting was set for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at city hall, 107 Gulf drive N., after press time for The Islander.

Bradenton Beach approves beacon for Gulf Drive-27th St. crosswalk

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter There’s nothing like the support of a community to signal change.

Bradenton Beach City Hall was packed with Sandpiper Resort residents April 4, and they applauded as city commissioners approved a contract with Bradenton-based MSB Services to install lighted signage at a crosswalk on Gulf drive near 27th Street North and the Sandpiper mobile home community.

The vote was for a contract not to exceed $50,000.

Commissioner Jake Spooner said drivers on Gulf Drive fail to stop for pedestrians at the intersection, which is near two trolley stops and has a high volume of pedestrian traffic.

“I think we should do everything that we can to get this done as soon as possible,” Spooner said.

Spooner said although the improvement is not listed in the Florida Department of Transportation’s five-year plan, the city should take it on. He said the city doesn’t need DOT to sign off on the project and the state likely will reimburse the city for the work when the next five-year plan is created.

The assembly and installation of a solar-powered, rapid-flashing beacon at the crosswalk is the largest expense at $11,900. The beacon will be button-activated — intended to catch the attention of drivers when a pedestrian is ready to cross the street. other expenses: $11,800 for signage reading,

“Pedestrian Ahead” and “Pedestrian Stop When flashing,” as well as $7,000 for touching up white, thermoplastic markings on the street.

MSB’s estimate totaled $31,490, but commissioners allowed a maximum of $50,000 to also explore implementing sound assistance at the crosswalk for the visually impaired.

Fifty percent of the funds for the crosswalk improvements at the intersection will come from $292,290 in surplus concession funds the city received from Manatee County in 2018.

Deputy clerk Ruth Stief read aloud a letter from Ivan Harper, president of Sandpiper resort, to city commissioners requesting the crosswalk enhancements on behalf of the community. Harper noted that the crosswalk presents a hazard for a visually impaired resort resident.

Sandpiper resident Bob Gumson told commissioners during public comment that he was likely the visually impaired resident Harper referred to in the letter, since he previously voiced his concerns with the crossing.

Gumson reiterated Harper’s request for enhancements to the crossing, telling commissioners the crosswalk is the most dangerous he’s experienced, despite growing up in Brooklyn, New York, and later living in Boston.

Sandpiper Resort resident Bob Gumson, tells Bradenton Beach commissioners April 4 about the difficulties he encounters near his residence as a visually impaired person when attempting to cross Gulf Drive. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

Chappie said commissioners would later discuss similar Gulf drive improvements near 26th Street North, as well as between 22nd and 23rd streets north.

The city commission will meet next at noon Thursday, April 18, at city hall, 107 Gulf drive N.

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Old, familiar island lodgings rollover, renew, evolve

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter In Anna Maria, a motel sits on North Bay Boulevard tucked into the arms of Bean Point residences.

It’s nine units haven’t seen much change in years — but for a fresh coat of paint and new linens in September, when the summer crowds are gone. There are flowers growing and new shell in the driveway.

The Anna Maria Motel and Resort Apartments looks like the mid-century beach motel it is — almost flat roof, block construction, pastel paint and rooms with names like Snapper, Grouper, Mullet and Mackerel. The place exudes “old Florida.�

Manager Lori Calderon told The Islander many guests at the motel are repeat customers, and many stay for weeks or months. “They’re like family,� she said.

But the Anna Maria Motel is more the exception than the rule on an island known for trying to hold on to old ways.

The past few years have seen the owners letting go.

John and Suzette Buchan rescued a ramshackle Rod and Reel Resort in 2015. They paid $2.68 million for the bayfront property next to the pier of the same name. The motel had been built as a fishing lodge in 1948 and had undergone a string of owners.

The Buchans’ renovation took almost two years, and the number of units was reduced. The room count went down, but the room rate didn’t.

Suzette Buchan’s keen eye for top-of-the-line materials and design, coupled with contemporary furnishings, and a drop-dead view of the pier and Tampa Bay enabled the daily room rates to soar. The cost of a stay at the motel now varies, as the Buchans use algorithms to determine pricing.

A room in an in-demand period, such as spring break or Labor Day weekend, brings a higher price than the shoulder-season.

The Rod and Reel Motel was not the Buchans’ first foray into rehabbing older properties on the island.

In 2010, the couple renovated Sandy Toes, a fourunit motel built in 1943 in Bradenton Beach.

The drummer of the Moody Blues once owned the motel and Cher and Greg Allman hung out there, according to the Buchans. “It definitely was not love at first sight,� Suzette Buchan said of the Sandy Toes. “The project was enormous, with implications in zoning, lot line and beach access.�

The finished product emerged in 2012 as the

Laundry hangs on a line at the Anna Maria Motel and Resort Apartments, 808 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria. The motel was built near Bean Point in 1949 and remains virtually the same. Manager Lori Calderon says many guests are repeat customers. Islander Photos: Sandy Ambrogi

Kelley and Joe Varner sit in the lobby of their fully revamped Anna Maria Beach Resort, 6306 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. The couple took the old Blue Water Beach Resort down to the studs during an 18-month renovation.

Blue Horizon, with two buildings and nine-bedrooms offered as weekly rentals.

Near the completion of the Rod and Reel remodel, the Waterline Marina and Beach Resort slowly grew from a lot where the iconic Pete Reynard’s Yacht Club Please see lodging, Next page

A worker cleans the glass on a newly installed window March 20 at the Anna Maria Beach Resort in Holmes Beach. Owner Joe Varner estimates between 40 and 50 people were working daily to get the property reopened near the end of the rehab.

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Kayakers scour Palma Sola Bay for litter and marine debris in a 2016 Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources cleanup. Palma Sola Bay again will be cleaned up April 13. Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County

Kayak cleanup planned

Before Earth Day, Manatee County is offering a way to pitch in on the Palma Sola Causeway.

Manatee County will take to the water with kayaks 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 13, to clean up the shorelines along Palma Sola Causeway and Robinson Preserve.

Volunteers age 16 and older are encouraged to “protect our species by spending your morning on the water and helping clean up marine debris along the southern shores of Robinson Preserve,� wrote Michelle Leahy, volunteer coordinator for Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources, in an April 4 email.

The Palma Sola Causeway is on Manatee Avenue, also known as State

Road 64, between Bradenton and Holmes Beach. Robinson Preserve is on the north side of the causeway.

According to Leahy, the county has 10 kayaks, paddles and gear available on a first-come, first-serve basis, and private kayaks are welcome.

The group will launch from the north side of the causeway.

Participants must wear a life jacket and should wear sun protective clothing, “shoes that tie to their feet� and sunscreen.

To participate, reservations are required.

For more information, contact Sarah Denison at 941-742-5923, ext. 6044. — Kathy Prucnell

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lodging continued from page 19

Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce representatives hold the ribbon as property manager Kimberly Roehl of the Driftwood Motel, 5108 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, snips it Jan. 21 for the newly remodeled property. Work wrapped up late fall, with new interiors and a facelift for the exterior of the mom-and-pop style motel. Islander Photo: Courtesy AMICC

Restaurant once entertained diners. The three-story hotel and marina is situated in “downtown” Holmes Beach at the site of the former restaurant.

As lodging, Waterline didn’t replace another, but it added to the evolving urge of developers to fill the “higher end” lodging niche on the island.

Room prices change with the seasons, but good luck finding one in the well-appointed hotel for under $300 a night.

Down to the studs Over on the Gulf of Mexico, in Holmes Beach, Joe Varner was zooming around his new Anna Maria Beach Resort March 19, with workers in tow and a punch list of work from city inspectors.

He opened the property March 15, but already had lost visitors who booked in anticipation of an earlier opening of the ambitious remodel of the 50-plus-year old Blue Water Beach Club, 6306 Gulf Drive.

Varner took the Blue Water down to the studs. He filled in the old swimming pool and replaced it with a super-sized “resort” pool. He planted dozens of palm trees and tropical plants. He credited his wife Kelley for keeping the project on track.

Every room sports navy, sea blues and beachy colors with an island vibe. Overstuffed chairs occupy balconies, all with a Gulf view rolling away to the distance.

The view comes with a much higher cost for vacationers than the previous owner charged. Varner said new room rates are running between $250 for single rooms to $600 a night for a one-bedroom suite with a full kitchen.

“We are pricing this property by our institutional knowledge of the island and how it feels. There is nothing else like this on Anna Maria. It’s a one-of-kind with this much beach frontage and acreage,” Varner said.

Yet, Russell Courville lamented the loss of the old Blue Water Beach Club in an online posting.

“Have been a guest at Blue Water since 1965.

More development like this on the island and its quaint nature will be lost forever. Just my opinion. Truly sad that this island gem will be lost forever,” Courville posted on a google.com review in February.

Bridges, parking, legislative updates planned at BIEO meet

A Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials meeting was to be held at 2 p.m. April 9, at Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. Bradenton Beach.

The agenda included an update from the Florida Department of Transportation on the island bridges, roundabouts, Gulf Drive drainage and routine maintenance.

The agenda also included a conversation on paid parking at the Manatee County beaches and bills of interest in the 2019 legislative session.

The coalition consists of island officeholders.

For more information, call Bradenton Beach City Hall at 941-778-1005.

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What drives the changes varies Several blocks down on the Gulf, developer Shawn Kaleta is cutting away the past from the Bali Hai Resort.

Landscapers started removing old bushes and then cut numerous large trees on the property at 6900 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

The Bali Hai also sits on the Gulf of Mexico. A local family — the Bouzianes — had owned the resort since the 1970s, before it sold to Kaleta in February.

Kaleta told The Islander he did not intend to knock down Bali Hai, and only intends to upgrade and update the property.

Meanwhile, internet users sounded off in TripAdvisor reviews about new prices, new owners and the loss of trees.

On March 3, a visitor wrote in a TripAdvisor review, “We just left from a month-long stay. Prices have at least doubled, and the things they are focused on are landscaping and paint. They completely removed all the landscaping in front of the building that used to provide privacy … all you can hear is the traffic noise from Gulf Drive.”

“We are turning our focus on growing the resort industry here and creating luxury hotel accommodations for visitors to the island,” Kaleta told The Islander shortly after the acquisition.

“We will turn it into an amazing first-class resort, with many new improvements and services offered,” Kaleta wrote.

Anna Maria Island is his home, he added, and he is proud to share it with others.

On the north end of Holmes Beach, Tom Buehler

has turned a page at his Haley’s Motel, 8102 Gulf Drive, which was built in 1953.

The motel has been known as an “old Florida” destination, but Buehler is promoting it as a couple’s retreat.

He has refreshed rooms and studios into a modern couples’ paradise with Wi-Fi and flat-panel TVs. Some units have full kitchens.

A heated pool and a sundeck with seating make relaxing easy, and guests can help themselves to beach gear — umbrellas, chairs, towels and carts for the walk to the beach.

Solo travelers also are welcome, but leave anyone under 16 at home — the majority of the accommodations at Haley’s are adults only, according to the website.

Unlike others rebranding or rehabbing, Haley’s has kept its rates down, with summer specials at $149 for rooms and two-room studios at $179.

John and Suzette Buchan live more than 1,000 miles away in Michigan, but they, too, are tied to Anna Maria Island.

As longtime vacationers on AMI and, having undertaken renovations of island properties, their heart and their purse strings connect here.

They were not in the market for another rehab project when the Rod and Reel Motel became available, but it had special meaning for them. They had stayed at the motel with their young children, fished off the pier next door and wandered the beaches of Bean Point on family vacations.

“The property had personal ties, was historical and beloved and an iconic Anna Maria landmark. Many buyers wanted it for a teardown,” Suzette Buchan told The Islander.

“The older motel and lodging establishments are important — they play a role in a visitor’s definition and experience on Anna Maria Island,” she added.

Buchan said when she hears a developer is rehabbing versus tearing down a property, despite the higher costs and bigger headaches, she is buoyed.

“When I hear that others are tackling renovation, that’s good news for everyone,” Buchan said.

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Gathering

CrossPointe hosting potluck lunches

Sunday, April 14 Churches celebrate Palm Sunday during regular worship.

Monday-Thursday, April 15-18 7 p.m. — “Road to the Resurrection,” CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-0719.

Tuesday, April 16 5:30 p.m. — Arrivederci Italian Dinner, Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Fee applies. Information: 941-383-6491.

Wednesday, April 17 7 p.m. — Twenty-four hour prayer vigil, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778CrossPointe Fellowship, during Easter Week, 0414.

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Roser Memorial Community Church’s Palm Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. will include performances by the Roser Ringers and the chancel choir.

The 10 a.m. service April 14 also will include a performance by the Joyful Noise Children’s Choir.

The palm crosses to be distributed to churchgoers were hand-woven by villagers near Masasi, Tanzania, according to a news release. They were made from dried leaves of the dwarf palm.

According to Roser, an Anglican priest encouraged people to weave palm crosses to sell to churches for use on Palm Sunday.

Proceeds from the sales support clean drinking water, HIV/AIdS education, fighting hunger and farming ventures.

For more information about the crosses, go online to www.africanpalmsusa.org.

invites worshipers to join a journey on “Road to the resurrection.”

The series of programs will be at 9 a.m. April 14, which is Palm Sunday, and 9 a.m. April 21, which is Easter Sunday, as well as 7 p.m. Monday-friday, April 15-19. for more information, call the church at 941-7780719.

Save the date: Sunrise Easter service

A 24-hour prayer vigil in the chapel at roser Memorial Community Church will begin at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17, and conclude with a 7 p.m. service April 18, which is Maundy Thursday.

The vigil will be in the chapel and the service will be in the sanctuary. for more information, call the church at 941-7780414.

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The second Sundays at CrossPointe Fellowship feature community luncheons.

The “Covered dish fellowship” lunches take place 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the church, 8605 Gulf drive, Holmes Beach.

The luncheons — the next will be April 14 — take place after worship and life group meetings. for more information, call the church at 941-7780719.

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ONGOING LISTINGS Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian (USA), 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Sunday service 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.; men’s Monday Bible study 9 a.m.; women’s Wednesday Bible study 10 a.m.

Cortez Church of Christ, 12111 45th Ave. W., Cortez. Sunday Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m.

CrossPointe Fellowship, 8665 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Sunday worship 9 a.m.; Sunday life group 10:30 a.m.; women’s Tuesday prayer 9:30 a.m.; men’s Wednesday Bible study 7 a.m.; Wednesday fellowship meal 6:15 p.m.; Wednesday Night Blast 6:45 p.m.

Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Sunday Holy Eucharist (Rite I) 8 a.m.; Sunday Holy Eucharist (Rite II) 10:30 a.m.; men’s Wednesday breakfast 8 a.m.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Saturday service 5 p.m.; Sunday service 9:30 a.m.; Sunday fellowship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday prayer partners 11:30 a.m.; women’s Thursday Bible study 10 a.m.

Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church Ave., Bradenton Beach. Sunday services 8:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.

Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Sunday service 10 a.m.; fellowship afterward.

Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Sunday worship 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.; adult Sunday school 8:45 a.m.; Sunday adult book study 9 a.m.; Just Older Youth/JOY Brown Bag Lunch Series second and fourth Wednesdays, 11 a.m.; Terrific Tuesdays 5:30 p.m.

St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Saturday confession 3 p.m.; Saturday Mass 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; weekday Mass 8:30 a.m.

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Tingley Memorial Library celebrates benefactor, lifetime gift

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter There’s a reason it’s named the Tingley Memorial Library in Bradenton Beach and not the Bradenton Beach Public Library.

The library began in 1959 as the Bradenton Beach Public Library, a private nonprofit organization staffed by volunteers, housed in the Harvey Memorial Community Church on Church Street. The library moved to a storefront on Bridge Street, then a room at city hall and later a beach cottage owned by the city.

Beulah Tingley, the library’s namesake, was a political activist and champion of women’s rights, becoming the first woman to address a democratic National Convention when she seconded the nomination of franklin delano roosevelt in 1944.

Tingley, who became a Bradenton Beach resident and later a member of the Bradenton Beach Library Board, was an avid reader and noted that the city lacked a dedicated space for a library. She bequeathed more than $600,000 for the construction and operation of a permanent library in the city when she died in 1986.

Library clerk Eveann Adams stands on the steps outside the Tingley Memorial Library April 5, in advance of Celebrate Beulah Tingley Week, a celebration of the library’s late benefactor. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

Obituaries

Vivian G. Nystrom

Vivian G. Nystrom, 95, died April 3. She was born to John and Eva Arbanas in Chicago.

She attended elementary and high school in Chicago and was later employed at the City Service Company in the city.

In 1944, she met roy Nystrom while he was in the U.S. Navy. They were married in 1947 and moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin, and later to Crystal Lake, Illinois, where he was a teacher.

As their children got older, Mrs. Nystrom Nystrom went on to work at Harvey Hamper Co., where she appreciated the flexibility they offered her with summers off.

When her husband retired, the couple moved to Holmes Beach but spent their summers in Hayward, Wisconsin.

She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed attending her children’s and grandchildren’s athletic and school events. She was creative and enjoyed going to art shows and crafting holiday decorations. She was a talented seamstress, and her creations included holiday dresses, prom gowns and two daughters’ wedding gowns.

Mrs. Nystrom loved tennis — as a spectator and a player. And she loved the water, whether swimming or sitting on the deck and watching the activities of others on the Lac Court Oreilles in Wisconsin.

She was active in the Home Arts Guild and the PEO. She loved to play cards and never turned down a card game. She taught many games to her children and grandchildren, but bridge was her real passion.

The current library, at 111 Second St. N., was built and opened in 1994 with money from Tingley’s bequeath, which also funds the library’s sole paid employee.

Library clerk Eveann Adams, the library’s manager, said in an interview April 4 that heading into the library’s 60th year, its leadership isn’t focused on making changes, and instead is intent on maintaining a status quo established by Tingley’s bequeath.

Adams said no events were planned for 2019 to boost library attendance and membership, other than the ongoing “Celebration of Life” week, honoring Tingley with displays of biographical information, photographs, articles and memorabilia.

The library also is offering a BOGO sale — buy one, get one book — as well as 50 cent puzzles and $4 annual library memberships during the celebration, which will end April 13.

Adams has worked at the library since May 2003 and said nothing had changed in the past 16 years.

“People kind of like it the way it is,” she said. “We kind of keep the culture the same, because that’s what people like.”

The library focused on advertising more in the past year, including purchasing space in the Miami Herald and the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce

To view an in-depth article about Beulah Tingley by Joy Courtney and a cover story on the groundbreaking for the library, go online to the University of Florida Digital Newspaper collection and look for the Jan. 7, 1993, edition of The Islander.

2019 Visitors Guide, according to Adams.

However, word of mouth seemed to her to be the strongest form of advertisement for the library.

Either way, Adams said 2018 was the most successful year for the library in recent memory.

“I’m not sure really what it’s based on,” she said.

“It’s just more people coming. More people spreading the word. Maybe it’s some of the advertising.”

Adams said tourists made up the majority of patrons in the past year, but some island residents are faithful library regulars.

The city is considering changes to city infrastructure, including city hall, the library, police and public works departments. Changes discussed by the mayor and commissioners involve structural improvements, new buildings, selling or repurposing property, including the library and city hall, but no decisions have been made.

“A lot of people, when they thought the library was on the chopping block, they came in all panicked and said, ‘You know, I’ll protest. I’ll do anything you want. I’ll help you move if I have to,’” Adams said. “I just told them not to worry about anything yet.”

She added she wasn’t concerned about the discussions and wanted to assure people that the library would move, but it wouldn’t cease to exist.

Library hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.

Tingley celebrates a life

Tingley Memorial Library in Bradenton Beach is honoring its benefactor, Beulah Tingley, with a “Celebration of Life” week through April 13.

Library clerk Eveann Adams invited people to the library to view displays of biographical information, photographs, articles and memorabilia.

Also, the library is offering specials — a buy one, get one book sale, sales of puzzles, framed art prints, jewelry and memberships.

The celebration coincides with National Library Week.

Library hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. TuesdaySaturday.

The library is at 111 Second St. N., Bradenton Beach. for more information, call the library at 941779-1208.

She was an icon on Anna Maria Island, where she At your service grew the bridge club at Roser Memorial Community Obituaries are offered as a community service in Church from just a couple of tables to full capacity.

The Islander newspaper to residents and family of resiShe enjoyed worshiping with her friends and pastor dents, both past and present, as well as to those people Jerry Jeter at RiverLife Church in Bradenton. with ties to the island. Submit to news@islander.org.

The family thanks the staff at Windsor oaks (disIslander obituaries are free, including a photo and covery Commons), along with Tidewell Hospice. posting on the website.

A celebration of Life was April 7 at riverlife Paid obituaries can be discussed with advertising Church, Bradenton. Brown & Sons funeral Homes is consultant Toni Lyon. Call The Islander at 941-778in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be made 7978. online to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com.

She is survived by her children ronniece and husband Jim Brady, Linnea and husband Scott Minter, Roy They were past members of St. Bernard CathoJr. and wife Gwen, Noreen and husband daryl Wil- lic Church in Holmes Beach and St Peter & Paul the liams; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; Apostles Catholic Church in Bradenton. They volunand brother Ronald Arbanas. teered spiritual time with Cursillo Movement.

The couple operated a window tinting company, Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Peduzzi Solar Guardian, for almost 20 years.

She was active with her social sorority, Beta Sigma Jacqueline “Jackie” Peduzzi, 79, of Bradenton, died March 28. She was born oct. 21, 1939, in Yon- Phi, and served as past president. She also volunteered kers, New York, and came to live on Anna Maria Island with Solve House.

Her hobbies included dancing, home decor, sewing, in 1962.

She followed her parents, Peter and Lucille Pir- art collecting and clay sculpting and pottery making.

She was a member of the Longboat Key Art Center rone, to the area, where they owned and operated the Harbor Lights Motel. and won many contests with her ceramic work.

And she loved pets, especially dogs.

The motel had 35 efficiency rooms A service was April 6 at Brown & Sons funeral on Gulf-to-bay property in Bradenton Beach. The property was sold in 1984 Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel in Bradenton. donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice or and is now the Silver Surf Motel.

She and husband Anthony “Tony” the Bishop Animal Shelter. Condolences may be made Peduzzi online to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com. were married 37 years.

She is survived by her daughters, Laura and Lisa; She was a devoted mother and raised four lovely children. She loved all her family and aspired to always sons Peter and Paul, all of Bradenton; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. bring them together for family celebrations.

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“All three understood our situation,” Carter said.

More money for the new Anna Maria City Pier also was a talking point during their conversations with the legislators, according to Carter. She said the first proposed budget had just been released, so the lawmakers could not help immediately. But they will have an opportunity later in the legislative process.

Murphy said he is tracking four other bills, but added they are “floundering,” since they either haven’t been assigned to a committee or lack a companion bill in the other chamber.

Bradenton Beach city attorney Ricinda Perry said in an interview March 27 that the city also is tracking bills in the House and Senate.

She was encouraged by the Senate’s reception to the city’s appropriations requests. In its initial proposed budget, the Senate funded a flood prevention project at $1.5 million, as well as a seagrass mitigation project at $500,000.

The House did not include the appropriations in its initial budget, but Perry said lobbyists David Ramba

and Thomas Hobbs, from the Tallahassee-based ramba Consulting Group, would work with lawmakers to include the city requests in conference.

“Those (projects) are very, very important, obviously, to the city, and the effort our lobbyists are working on,” Perry said.

In Holmes Beach, lobbyist Cari roth is watching House Bill 1383, filed by Grant, which would amend the Bert J. Harris Private Property rights Protection Act, which allows demands for compensation due to government regulations that diminish the value of private property.

HB 1383 would require any settlement reached on a Bert Harris claim that involves the issuance of a variance or exception to a regulation be applied across the board to all “similarly situated residential properties” subject to same regulations. However, “similarly situated” is not defined in the bill, which appears to be granting the exception as the norm.

The bill also would reduce the time frame for a government entity to respond to Bert Harris claims from 150 days to 90 days.

The bill passed through the Commerce Committee April 4 on a 21-2 vote.

The regular session will end May 3.

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941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org.

Anna Maria City West Manatee Fire rescue Apri1 11, 6 p.m., city commission.

April 16, 6 p.m., commission.

April 25, 6 p.m., city commission.

WMFR administration building, Palma Sola April 30, 8 a.m., special magistrate.

Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941- Presbyterian Church, 6510 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, wmfr.org.

708-6130, cityofannamaria.com.

Bradenton Beach April 10, 9:30 a.m., CrA. April 11, 1 p.m., department heads.

April 17, 1 p.m., planning and zoning.

April 18, noon, city commission.

April 23, 10 a.m., city commission.

Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org.

Manatee County April 23, 9 a.m., commission.

Administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org.

of interest April 15, 9 a.m., Manatee County Tourist development Council, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

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April 11, 10 a.m., charter review.

April 19, most government offices closed for April 16, 10 a.m., special magistrate.

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April 18, 10 a.m., charter review.

April 22, 8 a.m., Sarasota/Manatee MPo board April 23, 6 p.m., city commission. and committees workshop, USF Selby Auditorium, April 25, 10 a.m., charter review.

April 25, 11:30 a.m., police retirement board. 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

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By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Maintaining home rule is a shared concern for Anna Maria Island officials as the Legislature cycles through its session.

Two companion bills are near the top of the watchlist for lobbyists representing Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria, while Holmes Beach’s lobbyist also is focused on Bert Harris-related legislation.

The lobbyists oppose Senate Bill 824 and House Bill 987, measures that would preempt the regulation of vacation rentals to the state.

House Bill 987, filed as a general bill in the business and professions subcommittee and sponsored by state rep. James Grant, r-Tampa, passed through the committee on a 10-5 vote March 26.

The bill passed the government operations and technology appropriations subcommittee April 1 on a 9-2 vote and headed to the full House Commerce Committee.

Grant’s bill would revise application requirements for vacation rental licensure, as well as require the florida division of Hotels and restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to post license information to the web.

The bill was on the government operations and technology appropriations subcommittee’s agenda for April 1 and was amended once without objection March 25.

Senate Bill 824, filed by state Sen. Manny diaz, r-Hialeah, was referred to the Committee of Innovation, Industry and Technology in February, but was not considered during a March 26 meeting.

Diaz’ measure would require vacation rental owners to apply for licensing through the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Division of Hotels and restaurants.

Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy said at a meeting March 28 that if the bill is held off the agenda again, it might be dropped from the committee. So, the city needed to focus its lobbying efforts on the Senate.

He encouraged city commissioners to write to state Sens. Joe Gruters, r-Sarasota, and Bill Galvano, r-Bradenton, to ask them to oppose the bills.

Anna Maria Commissioner Carol Carter said at

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AME students dip nets for estuary day, results a success

Teacher Karen Paul’s third-grade students waded into the estuary behind Anna Maria Elementary School April 5, armed with dipnets and intent on collecting marine life.

The students filled nets in Anna Maria Sound with seaweed and combed through to see what they could find.

“Imagine if we caught a seahorse,” third-grader Piper Payne said.

Erica Timmerman of Around the Bend Nature Tours held a tulip shell, pointed to a pinfish and said, “Pinfish are relatives to seahorses even though they look like tiny eels.”

“Look! I caught a huge crab,” said Vita Patton, 9. “It tried to get away when I dropped it in the

bucket.”

Once enough marine life had been collected, the buckets were brought closer to shore and the different types of animals were sorted into tanks.

Timmerman brought out a lightening whelk shell, also known as a conch, and passed it around so students could have a closer look.

Then the third-graders had the opportunity to hold the tanks filled with marine life and examine or ask questions. one popular tank contained starfish and seahorses to the students’ amazement.

Bundled in beach towels, the students were led around the playground by Rebecca Ginogras of Around the Bend Nature Tours. She pointed out cabbage palm

and sea grape trees.

“You can make jelly out of sea grapes if you’d like,” Ginogras said.

The outing ended with a demonstration about parts of trees and how they function.

The kids were given index cards with separate roles and then came together in the shape of a tree structure to explain how trees live.

The AME Parent-Teacher organization sponsors estuary day at the school.

Around the Bend Nature Tours provides AME kindergarteners through fifth-graders the experience to learn about the ecosystems behind their schoolyard.

By Brook Morrison, brook@islander.org

AME calendar

AME third-grader Sunny Owens fills her net and says, with a laugh, “Hey, I found a ton of seaweed,” during a dip into the water April 5 in Anna Maria Sound.

Anna Maria Elementary teacher Karen Paul’s thirdgrade class works April 5 as parts of a tree for their estuary study. Islander Photos: Brook Morrison

“This is the crab I caught,” says AME third-grader Vita Patton during estuary day at the Holmes Beach school. Vita released the crab after a thorough examination.

Quinton Perkins, an AME third-grader, pulls a clump of marine life from his dip-net to examine it closely with Erica Timmerman of Around the Bend Nature Tours.

• Wednesday, April 10, 3-5 talent show rehearsal.

• Thursday, April 11, 5:30-8 p.m., talent show.

• friday, April 12, third-grade guest scientist.

• friday, April 12, fourth-grade field trip to South Florida Museum in Bradenton.

• Thursday, April 18, second-grade field trip to Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island Guild Gallery.

• friday, April 19, Good friday, no school.

• Tuesday, April 23, first-grade play, 6:30 p.m., auditorium; AME Parent-Teacher organization dinner starting at 5 p.m., cafeteria, hosted by the Waterfront Restaurant.

• Thursday, April 25, progress reports.

• friday, April 26, 9-10 a.m., fourth- and fifthgrade speech contest, auditorium.

• friday, April 26, second- and third-grade National Arbor Day celebration, time TBD. • Monday, April 30, fifth-grade statewide science assessment.

• Wednesday and Thursday, May 1-2, fourthand fifth-grade florida Standards Assessment reading testing.

• Thursday, May 2, 5 p.m., boys night out, school playground.

• friday, May 3, third - fifth-grade fSA math testing.

• Saturday, May 4, 6 p.m., AME PTo spring gala, Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club, 5325 Marina drive, Holmes Beach.

• Monday, May 6, third-, fourth- and fifthgrade FSA math testing.

• May 6-10, Teacher Appreciation Week.

• Thursday, May 30, last day of school for students.

Anna Maria Elementary is at 4700 Gulf drive, Holmes Beach. for more information, call the school at 941708-5525.

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Streetlife

By Kathy Prucnell

Spring break parties converge on causeway beach

Island police blotter

Anna Maria No reports.

Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO. Bradenton Beach March 30, 1000 block of Gulf drive South, domestic violence. A fight broke out among family members after a 16-year-old refused to clean out a bait bucket as requested by his cousin. One male allegedly put the cousin in a headlock against the wall and fought with others who attempted a rescue. The male was arrested and transported to the juvenile detention center. Because minors were at the residence, Bradenton Beach police contacted the Florida Department of Children and Families.

March 31, 2300 block of Gulf drive North, stolen bicycle. An owner reported his beach cruiser valued at $750 stolen from his garage midday, while he’d left his garage door open. Another bicycle whose ownership was unknown was left in its place in his garage.

Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD. Cortez March 27, Paradise Bay Estates, 10315 Cortez Road W., battery. A female resident became upset about what she believed was unlawful mangrove cutting. She confronted a man hired by the homeowner’s association to clean a drainage ditch, striking him twice with a cane. The resident admitted to tapping the work crew manager and asserted she owned the ditch. However, the association maintained a survey was done and the resident owns only half the ditch. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy told the owner the ownership question was a civil matter. The work crew manager declined to press charges and signed a waiver of prosecution.

The deputy warned the woman that if she hit anyone else, she would be arrested for battery.

March 28, Seafood Shack, car theft. A Cortez woman reported her vehicle stolen. The matter also

Spring breakers gather March 31 at Palma Sola Causeway to celebrate, as the patrol on the Bradenton police boat keeps a watchful eye on the festivities. Personal watercraft, kayaks and an ultralight were all there, along with several food trucks and grills. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi was listed as a civil dispute over ownership.

Cortez is policed by the MCSO. Holmes Beach March 28, 3200 E. Bay drive, weapon/marijuana.

An 18-year-old Tampa man and passenger in a vehicle were arrested for carrying a weapon and possessing marijuana after police stopped the vehicle for failing to obey a traffic device. Holmes Beach police conducted a search of the vehicle, noting an odor of marijuana, and found a handgun under the man’s seat. The man told police the marijuana belonged to him and he did not have a conceal-carry gun permit. The man also was not 21, the age required for a permit.

March 30, Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay drive, theft. HBPd arrested a 40-year-old man who allegedly stole a sandwich, bag of chips and an 18-pack of Busch beer. After being confronted by a manager, the man left on a bicycle. Police found him in a vehicle

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Cops & Court

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By Kathy Prucnell, Islander Reporter

Sarasota woman found guilty of ‘wet’ reckless

After a year of continued hearings in 12th Circuit Court, a prosecutor reduced a driving-under-the-influence charge against a Sarasota woman and agreed to a six-month DUI probation sentence.

Stephanie Schmitt pleaded no contest to the reduced charge of alcohol-related reckless driving and was sentenced Jan. 22.

Twelfth Circuit Judge Mark Singer also sentenced Schmitt to a DUI program, evaluation and treatment, if necessary, as well as a victim-impact panel.

Schmitt’s day in court stemmed from an April 2018 arrest when Holmes Beach police found her passed out Driver Aaron Clark, 30, of Bradenton, drove his in the front seat of her vehicle, which was parked in white 2005 Nissan van across the Anna Maria Island the Manatee Public Beach parking lot.

Bridge on Manatee Avenue at 9 a.m. April 6 on Singer also meted out a 50-hour public service requirement but, in February, Schmitt paid $500 in route to the island when the vehicle crossed over the curb that separates lanes of traffic from the raillieu of performing the community work. ing. Holmes Beach police managed traffic, while She was assessed $1,656 in costs and fines, accordthe Florida Highway Patrol wrote the crash report. ing to online records.

Traffic was tied up from Holmes Beach to 59th Street Sex offender registers in Bradenton for more than two hours.

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• A 60-year-old male offender in the 100 block of A 37-year-old male sex offender registered his a Ninth Street North in Bradenton Beach. live-aboard location in Bradenton Beach.

Sex offenders must register permanent and temConvicted of a lewd and lascivious charge against a 16-year-old in Manatee County in February 2014, porary addresses, as well as transient locations, unless the offender reported a new transient address to the otherwise ordered by a court.

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Island watch The FDLE registry showed other sex offenders in In the event of an emergency, call 911. the area as of April 5: To report information on island crime, call • A 57-year-old male offender in the 4200 block the MCSO Anna Maria substation, 941-708-8899; of the 129th Street West in Cortez.

Bradenton Beach police, 941-778-6311; or Holmes • A 54-year-old male offender in the 100 block of Beach police, 941-708-5804.

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Holmes Beach Police Sgt. Mike Pilato directs the tow operation after a one-vehicle crash April 6 on the Anna Maria Island Bridge, connecting Holmes Beach to Perico Island and the mainland beyond.

The incident caused significant delays for eastand westbound traffic as law enforcement waited for a tow truck capable of lifting the vehicle.

Islander Photos: Courtesy HBPD/Officer Christine LaBranche

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Turtle Watch limits volunteer opportunities, expands responsibilities

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Turtle watch is opting for quality over quantity.

About 60 volunteers gathered April 2 at CrossPointe fellowship in Holmes Beach for “turtle watch spring training,� a meeting led by Suzi fox, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director, to prepare volunteers for the upcoming nesting season.

Some years, the meeting included new volunteers eager to learn about sea turtles and help conserve the habitat for the species that nest on the island.

This year, fox limited the training pool to 73 experienced volunteers.

During sea turtle nesting and hatching season, which runs May 1-oct. 31, AMITW volunteers walk a designated 1-mile stretch of beach just after sunrise, looking for signs of nesting activity and, later in the season, tracks indicating hatchlings have emerged from nests. fox said the florida fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission asked her to limit her staff this year.

She said the organization would be functional with 25 volunteers, according to the FWC. “We are over-staffed according to the fWC,� fox said April 2, adding that Englewood Beach documents about 3,000 nests each season with 48 volunteers collecting data, compared with 534 nests on Anna Maria Island in 2018, with nearly 100 volunteer walkers. on Anna Maria Island, when nests are identified, they are staked, marked and monitored for data, which goes to Manatee County, as is required for the beach renourishment program, as well as the state, for track-

About 60 Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers congregate April 2 at CrossPointe Fellowship in Holmes Beach.

Islander Photos: Courtesy AMITW

ing population and behavior trends.

Volunteers find tracks and then determine if they lead to a nest or indicate a false crawl — a failed nesting attempt. fox said that because people are so enthusiastic about sea turtles on the island, she allowed the volunteer pool to be larger than needed. Now, with an increasing number of nests on the island each year, the focus is on accurate data collection, which, she said, requires boots-on-the-ground experience. “We need the volunteers we have to get more experience under their belts. People are not learning what they should be,� fox said. “The more time spent on the beach collecting data, the more confident they will be when they determine if tracks lead to a nest or false crawl.�

She said she asked volunteers to walk two mornings a week instead of one. fox said she wants the volunteers to “take more

ownership� of their sections and will be giving them some responsibilities that used to be reserved for coordinators — the volunteers in each section who confirm nests spotted by walkers. “I’d like to try making some changes in turtle watch,� fox said. “Instead of being the social walking program, we’re all going to work a little bit harder at the actual data collection.� for more information about AMITW, contact fox at suzilfox@gmail.com or 941-778-5638.

Suzi Fox, AMITW executive director, leads a meeting April 2 in Holmes Beach.

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Brooke Errett, a Florida organizer with Food and Water Watch, joins other activists April 4 outside the Manatee Avenue office of Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, to urge him to support a comprehensive ban on fracking in the state. Islander Photos: Courtesy Food and Water Watch

By Lisa Neff

Fighting fracking in Florida

Broaden the ban in the bills.

That’s the call of the environmental activists, elected officials and business leaders who joined April 4 in a statement supporting a comprehensive fracking ban in Florida.

More than 150 officeholders and more than 235 representatives from businesses in the state signed letters calling for a comprehensive ban, according to Food and Water Watch, a national nonprofit focused Neff on accountability relating to food, water and corporate overreach. “fracking anywhere in florida is fracking everywhere in florida,” said Brooke Errett, a florida organizer with Food and Water Watch.

Bills to ban some forms of fracking have advanced in the Legislature, which convened in early March, but none would prohibit “matrix acidizing,” a process in which highly concentrated chemicals go into wells to dissolve the earth and stimulate production.

The letters, delivered April 4 to the Bradenton office of Senate President Bill Galvano, encouraged the republican to lead lawmakers to pass a comprehensive ban — this year, before the regular session concludes May 3.

The letter from officeholders included the signatures of Manatee County Commissioners Carol Whitmore, Betsy Benac, Vanessa Baugh and Misty Servia.

Whitmore, an at-large representative, grew up on Anna Maria Island and served as mayor and commissioner in Holmes Beach.

Holmes Beach Commissioners Carol Soustek and Pat Morton also signed the letter, as did Anna Maria Commissioners Amy Tripp, Carol Carter, doug Copeland and Brian Seymour.

As of April 4, no one from Bradenton Beach had signed the letter, which stated, in part, “despite growing concerns, the oil industry is pushing to drill in local communities around the state. Without a statewide fracking ban, there are few protections in place to stop those conventional drilling wells from turning into fracking wells.”

The signers also united in this statement: “Fracking

requires several million gallons of water for each well and is a significant threat to water quality and availability in Florida. Our aquifers do not have enough water to spare for the massive amount of water needed to frack.”

Here’s a summary — from food and Water Watch — of the problems with fracking: • fracking water contamination destroys drinking water.

• fracking produces massive volumes of toxic and radioactive waste, and the disposal of the waste causes earthquakes and puts drinking water resources at risk.

• fracking pumps hazardous pollutants into the air — more than 100 chemicals known to cause illnesses, including cancer.

• fracking destabilizes the climate, as the wells release large amounts of methane gas, which is known to trap 87 times more heat than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the decades after it is emitted.

• fracking causes accidents, leaks and spills. More

than 7,500 accidents related to fracking occurred in 2013, negatively impacting water quality in rivers, streams and shallow aquifers.

Industry already has fracked in Collier County, and permits are being sought for fracking operations in Calhoun and Santa Rosa counties. officials in 90 municipalities in the state have passed measures against fracking, but supporters say the Legislature needs to enact a statewide ban to protect florida’s natural resources and economies, specifically the tourism base.

Local business representatives who signed a second letter include Walter Jenkins of H2Global, Charlotte Mansor of Mr. Bones BBQ, Joseph and Christofer Dale of The feast restaurant, Kelly Headley of Cove, Julie Kirkwood of Segs by the Sea, Terrence Keith of Back Alley Treasures, Deborah Myers of Bridge St. Interiors and Tracey Cusack of Cream of AMI. An April 4 request from The Islander to Galvano’s office for comment was not returned as of press time.

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Key Royale Club crowns five-week match-play champion

By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter And we have a winner.

The winter-spring season of golf at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach was punctuated with the finals in the men’s match-play tournament, which began with 38 golfers five weeks ago.

The championship match March 31 pitting Brian Comer and Dave Richardson went down to the wire.

Cassidy After a back-and-forth battle, Comer was crowned the Key Royale match-play champion after earning an exciting overtime 1-up victory at the 19th hole.

Last week saw Dick Mills take the prize in the President’s Cup tournament at the KRC. In regular golf action last week, the men played their weekly modified-Stableford system match April 1 and saw a trio of players, Larry Pippel, Lary Solberg and Dave Richardson, each card a plus-4 to finish in a tie for first place.

Pippel and Solberg teamed up with John Hedges and Art McMillan to win the team competition with a combined score of plus-8.

The women took over the course April 2 for a ninehole individual-low-net match in four flights.

Phyllis Roe rode a birdie on the second hole to capture the top spot in Flight A with a 1-under-par 31, one stroke ahead of second-place finisher Pam Lowry.

MaryLou Dreier and Helen Pollock finished in a tie for third with matching 1-over-par 33s.

Cathy Rice fired a 1-under-par 31 to take first place in Flight B by two strokes over Meredith Slavin, whose 1-over-par 33 put her in second place. Gloria LaDue and Carol Patterson followed with 2-over-par 34s.

Pam Alvord and Jana Samuels both fired 2-underpar 30s to finish in a tie for first place in Flight C that was broken after a card-off tiebreaker that saw Alvord win the flight. Sue Wheeler was alone in third with a 1-under-par 31.

Marty Clark was the outright winner of Flight D after a 1-under-par 31 that left her two strokes clear of the rest of the flight. Markie Ksiazek led a trio, including Susan VanOrsdel and Janelle Clements, to finish at 1-over-par 33.

The men were back on the course April 4 for a nine-hole “shamble,” a challenge for a foursome to play their second shots from the spot of the best drive and finish with their own shots from there.

The team of John Cassese, Mike Gillie, Lex Halakan and Art McMillan combined on a 1-under-par 31 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Jerry Elson, Tom McDonnell, Dick Mills and Terry

Champ Brian Comer, right, shakes the hand of Dave Richardson March 31 following five weeks of match-play golf and a 1-up win by Comer to take the Key Royale Club match-play championship. Islander Photo: Courtesy KRC

Tarras matched the even-par 32 carded by the team of drew the bye into the finals and watched as John CrawGary Alvord, Tim Friesen and Blake Ress to tie for ford and Sam Samuels eased past Bob Rowley and Steve Hooper by a 23-18 score. Crawford and Samuels second place. stayed hot in the finals and rolled to a 24-4 victory over Hennessey and Lee to earn the day’s bragging rights.

Horseshoe news Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Action April 3 at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits resulted in an outright winner for Gene Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups Bobeldyk and Bob Brown on posting the lone 3-0 begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. pool-play record.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welThree teams emerged from pool play during April 6 action. The team of Neil Hennessey and Bob Lee come.

Beach ball in Bradenton Beach Ethan Tillier, 14, and Jake Distel, 13, on spring break with their families from Holly, Michigan, play paddle ball April 3 on the beach in Bradenton Beach in the 1400 block of Gulf Drive.

Islander Photos: Kathy Prucnell

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Vacation hoops in Holmes Beach

Blake Griffin, left, Isaac Lee, 12, Joey Miller, 12, and Xander Wills, 12, all visiting from Michigan on spring break, take to the basketball court April 3 in Holmes Beach at 6200 Flotilla Drive.

Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes The Bradenton Marauders opened their 2019 season and will play regular home games through Aug. 29 at LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton.

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THE ORIGINAL BAIT BOAT IS BACK!

Southernaire Fishing Charters

Anna Maria Island Tides

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Cold fronts continue to blow, but action hasn’t cooled

By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter We are still experiencing cold fronts moving across florida from the north, but fishing around Anna Maria Island is quite good. fishing inshore is yielding variety, including Spanish mackerel and spotted seatrout and sport fishing for redfish and snook.

Numerous schools of bait fish — glass minnows and Spanish sardines Stasny — are being found throughout our inshore waters, which is triggering the predatory fish to really turn on.

Moving offshore, frequent reports of migratory fish — blackfin tuna, kingfish and cobia — are a good reason to venture into the Gulf of Mexico. on my Southernaire fishing charters, I’m mainly working the flats of Tampa Bay and its surrounding waters to the south and east, where spotted seatrout are making a decent showing among the deeper grass, along with Spanish mackerel and ladyfish.

Casting free-lined live shiners in these areas is working well for the trout. Once the macks show up, the shiners work well, but a longshank hook is needed and, even in the crystal-clear water, the trout are hitting the bait on the larger hook. on the shallower flats around mangroves, I’m finding plenty of catch-and-release snook. As the tides get higher, these fish are tucking up under the branches of the mangroves so casting skills come in handy. I’m also seeing some nice catch-and-release redfish mixed in with the snook bite.

Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier is seeing the spring catch-and-release snook taking up residence.

As the waters warm, this trend will last throughout the summer as more linesiders migrate toward the beaches to spawn.

Pier fishers using shrimp are catching some sheepshead, as well as a few flounder and catch-and-release redfish.

Great white tracked off coast

There is at least one returning visitor to the Gulf of Mexico waters for this year’s spring break.

“Miss Costa,” a great white shark being tracked by ocearch, pinged 100 miles off the coast of Sarasota April 1.

The ping was near where the 12-foot plus shark was tracked before turning and heading to the Atlantic Coast.

By April 3, “Miss Costa” was north of Tampa.

“Miss Costa” was tagged in September 2016 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and weighed in then at 1,668 pounds.

— Sandy Ambrogi

Fishing Charters Capt. Warren Girle

Brothers John and Tom Sullivan, visiting the island area from Nevada, show off their March 28 double snook catch, hooked using shiners and released.

The brothers were guided to the fish by Capt Warren Girle.

On days when the bait schools are present around the pier, small jigs and silver spoons are attracting Spanish mackerel, jack crevalle and bluefish.

Capt. Aaron Lowman also is fishing the flats of Tampa Bay and its adjacent waters for the variety of fish found there. on deep grass flats, spotted seatrout, Spanish mackerel and ladyfish are supplying good action for Lowman’s clients.

Getting shallow and casting around mangrove shorelines and oyster beds is yielding good action on catch-and-release redfish and snook.

Hunting in the Gulf of Mexico with Lowman is proving to be good — mangrove snapper and Key West grunts are being found.

Capt. Warren Girle is working nearshore structure for kingfish, mackerel and barracuda. for the macks and kings, Girle is casting free-lined live shiners connected to a longshank hook. Some wire is added when targeting the kings. As for the ’cuda, fresh-cut chunks of mackerel are working.

Moving inshore, Girle is putting clients on numerous spotted seatrout on the deeper grass flats of Tampa Bay and the Manatee river. Shallow grass flats in these bodies of water are holding catch-and-release snook and redfish and producing action for sport fishers.

Capt. david White of Anna Maria Charters is fishing inshore for spotted seatrout, as well as catch-andrelease snook and redfish. He reports all three species are taking live shiners as bait. White is helping clients target these fish with a fly rod, which is challenging and rewarding.

Moving offshore, White is incorporating the fly rod to catch large migratory predators — amberjack, kingfish and barracuda. Clouser flies are working well for the inshore fish while large poppers are a “go to” for the ’cudas and kings.

Capt. Jason Stock is taking clients offshore in pursuit of blackfin tuna. fishing offshore wrecks and other structure us yielding numerous tuna 20-30 pounds.

Hooking into these high-speed migratory fish is a thrill few will forget.

Other species in Stock’s sights are coming to the hook, including kingfish and cobia. Both species are being caught on live and artificial baits. Lastly, Stock boasts of an exceptional permit bite. He says live crabs as bait are a “sure thing.”

Go fish — it’s a sure bet.

Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.

Coming at you!

Dawn Moyna of 67th Street in Holmes Beach caught this photo April 2 of a dolphin — branded No. 258 on the dorsel fin — “porpoising” in the bay.

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It’s 10th anniversary party time

Marlene Masson, finance manager, left, Katy Demick, assistant general manager of Anna Maria Island Resorts, Barbara Baker, general manager, and Diane McCausey, resort manager, don party glasses April 1 at the front desk of the Tradewinds Beach Resort, 1603 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. The lodging group, which also includes Tropic Isle, Tortuga and Seaside Resorts, celebrated its 10th anniversary with treats, special room rates and guests giveaways. Islander Photo: Toni Lyon

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Marina, ice cream store find new owners

Perico Island marina sells for $6.9 million The marina at one Particular Harbour Margaritaville on Perico Island has sold to a Dallas operator, Safe Harbor Marinas.

Safe Harbor paid $6.9 million for the 55 wet slips on Anna Maria Sound and 128 dry slips in a boat storage building, according to the Sarasota newspaper.

Minto Communities, the developer, listed the harbor for sale in May 2018 shortly after completion.

Minto president Mike Belmont said selling the marina was the plan when it was built.

Safe Harbor has listed its acquisition as Safe Harbor Pier 77 on its website at shmarinas.com. The company also owns Regatta Pointe Marina in Palmetto and Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda. Safe Harbor calls itself the largest owner-operator of marinas in the United States. developers projected the marina would yield $1.02 million in net operating income and $2.55 million in annual revenue when it was listed.

Mainsail sets sail with new rental business Mainsail Lodging and development owns Mainsail Beach Inn at 66th Street on the Gulf and the Waterline Marina and Beach resort in downtown Holmes Beach.

The Tampa-based company announced April 3 the addition of Mainsail Vacation Rentals to its stable on Anna Maria Island.

The rental company will build a “portfolio of homes that compleRuby ments the quality, aesthetics and service value of Mainsail,” according to a news release.

Shauna Ruby serves as general manager and Quinn Sabatini is operations manager.

Joe Collier, president of Mainsail Sabatini Lodgings, said the plan is to leverage the company’s expertise to deliver a vacation rental experience “unique to the market.”

Guests will have access to 24/7 support and the option of an in-person check-in.

offices for Mainsail Vacation rentals are at the Waterline Resort, 5325 Marina Drive. for more information, call 941-238-6288 or visit the website at mainsailvr.com.

New owners scooping it up in Bradenton Beach Julie Kirkwood is no stranger to Bradenton Beach.

She owns Segs by the Sea on Bridge Street and added Book a Little Sunshine tours to her business resume several years ago.

Now Kirkwood, along with Walter Loos, has purchased the Cream of AMI ice cream parlor at 103B Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, and renamed it Island Scoops.

The pair added baked goods, candy and vintagestyle sodas to the Big Olaf ice cream offered at the shop. They also plan to open a back room for ice cream parties and special events.

Island Scoops is open 1-10 p.m. seven days a week. for more information, call 941-840-0095 or visit islandscoops.shop.

SWAT awards, meeting set The local networking group of Successful Women Aligning Together announced Betty Burton, life coach with Optavia, was selected Woman of the Year and the organization named the Mark Wandall Foundation its charity recipient. The group serves children and teens in grief.

SWAT CEO Robyn Spirtas, founder, also announced deb Gerard has stepped down as the executive director.

The next meeting SWAT meeting will be at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. All are welcome.

For reservations or information, call AMI SWAT director Janice Teeter at 410-382-2257 or email at swatami@gmail.com.

enRich hosts chamber lunch bunch

Paul Reed Steberger of Applied Consulting Group demonstrates his “sandless blanket” April 3 at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce luncheon at enRich Bistro in Bradenton. Islander Photos: Sandy Ambrogi

Jackie Riggleman, left, addresses the group April 3 at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce networking lunch at enRich Bistro in Bradenton. Riggleman is the assistant general manager for the Bradenton Marauders.

Dan Alderson, co-owner of Tyler’s Homemade Ice Cream, and Janet Mixon of Mixon Fruit Farms, chat with guests at the April 3 Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce lunch at enRich Bistro, 5629 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. Both Alderson and Mixon serve on the chamber board of directors.

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AMI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Wednesday, April 24 5 p.m. — Monthly mixer, Anna Maria Island Historical Society, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Members $5, guests $10. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber.org.

Wednesday, May 8 7:45 a.m. — Early-riser breakfast, Olympic Cafe, 6408 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. Members $8, guests $16. Information: 941-7781541, info@amichamber.org.

LONGBOAT KEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Thursday, May 2 11:30 a.m. — Networking luncheon, Beach House Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Members $25, guests $35.

Information: 941-383-2466, info@lkbchamber.com.

Chamber adds members

The following businesses joined the roster at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce during March: • College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving, Justin Johnson, Sarasota.

• Harbor Chiropractic, Heather Crawford, Bradenton.

• once upon a Beach, Nicole Kaleta, Anna Maria.

• The Turtle Shack, Joe Sabath, Anna Maria.

For information about joining the chamber, call 941-778-1541 or email info@amichamber. org.

Calling all golfers! It’s tee time for the chamber

Pack the clubs and golf shoes — it’s tee time for the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce 20th Annual Golf Outing.

Participants will gather at 11:30 a.m. friday, May 17, at the IMG Academy Golf Club, 4350 El Conquistador Parkway, Bradenton, for registration, followed by a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.

All levels of golfers are encouraged to play and proceeds from the event will go to the chamber’s annual scholarship awards to four graduating seniors from Manatee County seeking a degree or trade certification.

Following the golf outing, a buffet dinner will be served in the IMG clubhouse. The event will include a silent auction and raffle prizes.

Sponsors and raffle items are needed, including wine, gift cards or handmade articles — all great ways to promote a business. for more information, call the chamber at 941778-1541 or visit the website at amichamber.org to register.

Business news

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Maybe you’re new in business or your staff deserves kudos. Submit your information to news@islander. org.

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I S L A N D E R C L A S S I F I E D S ITEMS FOR SALE

ANNOUNCEMENTS Continued

BOATS & BOATING Continued

ANTIQUE PARTNER DESK: All wood, $1,000.

See at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.

WANTED: WORKOUT DVDs and retired but working XBox, Wii units with games for Ministry of Presence for kids and teens in Haiti.

Deliver to The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

PONTOON BOAT RENTAL Create life long memories. Call 941-778-2121 or see boatflorida.net.

FOUR OAK OFFICE chairs: Antiques, perfect for eclectic dining set. The Islander newspaper, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

941-778-7978.

WANTED: YOUR OLD cellphone for recycling. Deliver to The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

FREEBIE ITEMS FOR SALE

AERIAL PHOTOS of Anna Maria Island. View and purchase onli ne: www.jackelka.com.

Individuals may place one free ad with up to three items, each priced $100 or less, 15 words or less. FREE, one week, must be submitted online. Email classifieds@islander. org, fax toll-free 1-866-362-9821. (limited time offer) ANNOUNCEMENTS SPECIAL THANKS TO, Jesus, Mary and Saint Jude and Saints Anthony, Ann, Padre Pio, and Michael for prayers answered.

Sandy’s Lawn Service Inc. ESTABLISHED IN 1983

Residential & Commercial Full-service lawn maintenance.

Landscaping ~ Cleanups Hauling ~ Tree Trimming.

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Paradise Improvements

941.792.5600

Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Specialist Replacement Doors and Windows FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED Island References Lic#CBC056755 CBC 1253471

RDI CONSTRUCTION INC. Residential & Condo Renovations Kitchens • Bath • Design Service Carpentry • Flooring • Painting Commercial & Residential

References available • 941-720-7519

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HOUSEKEEPER: 30-40 HOURS per week.

Must know how to handle daily housekeeping operations for a small motel. Must speak English and be a non-smoker. Family owned motel, great place to work. Tom at 941-7785405.

ROSER THRIFT SHOP and annex open 9:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Donations preferred 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Wednesdays. 511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Call 941-779-2733.

MOVING SALE: 9 a.m. Saturday, April 13.

Furniture, appliances (must be able to disconnect and haul), household items. 310 Palm Ave., Anna Maria.

LOST BLACK I-PHONE at Coquina Beach Market Place event March 13. Please, call 602-577-8666 for reward for return.

LARGE DIAMOND STONE fell out of ring on trolley or at island shops. $500 reward. 314324-5921.

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AMI BEACH RESORT seeking part-time team member to assist in all aspects of customer service. QuickBooks knowledge a plus! Hospitality skills very important for active front-desk and guest-related duties.

Email resume to soundgal@tampabay. rr.com to be considered for this island job opportunity.

JESSIE’S ISLAND STORE has an immediate opening for a daytime cashier. 5 a.m.-2 p.m. three days a week. See Jimmy or April for more details. 941-778-6903. 5424 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

JESSIE’S ISLAND STORE has an immediate opening for a part-time deli clerk. 15-20 hours per week. See Jimmy or April for more details. 941-778-6903. 5424 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

LOW MILEAGE! 2007 Honda Civic twodoor. 51,000 gentle miles, great condition. $5,600. Call or text, 941-713-5448.

BOATS & BOATING

KIDS FOR HIRE

BIMINI BAY SAILING: Small sailboat rentals and instruction. Day. Week. Month. Sunfish, Laser, Windrider 17 and Precision 15. Call Brian at 941-685-1400.

KIDS FOR HIRE ads are FREE for up to three weeks for Island youths under 16 looking for work. Ads must be placed in person at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, HB.

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REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time.

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TRANSPORTATION smokey and diamond. Bonded pair, mother and son. 2 and 8 years old. Apply to adopt the pair at www. moonraceranimalrescue.com. Call lisa Williams at 941-345-2441 or visit The islander next to paradise Cafe in Holmes Beach for more …

FISHING FISHLIKEUS.com provides fishing lessons and kayak charters in southwest Florida.

Contact 360-797-3269 or reservations@ fishlikeus.com.

HELP RESCUED PETS! Volunteers, fosters wanted. Moonracer Animal Rescue. Email: moonraceranimalrescue@gmail.com.

AdoptA-Pet

WANTED: 10,000-lb. boat lift needed for a short-term rental. Bimini Bay. 941-7374253.

FREE GUN LOCK courtesy of Project Childsafe, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Holmes Beach Police Department. Pick up at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Don’t be sorry, be safe.

LOST AND FOUND

Andrew Chennault

GRADY WHITE 228 Yamaha 200, four-stroke. $28,900. 941-761-8761.

By Jesse Brisson Special to The Islander 406 Spring Ave., Anna Maria, a home was sold March 27, 406 Spring LLC to GoM LLC for $1,850,000.

114 48th St., unit A, Gulf Views on 48th Street, Holmes Beach, a 2,366 sfla / 4,281 sfur 4bed/3bath/2car land condo with pool built in 2013 was sold March 25, Charbonneau to Grant Road Properties LLC for $1,625,000; list $1,730,000.

4002 fifth Ave., Holmes Beach, a 2,737 sfla / 4,567 sfur 6bed/3½bath/2car pool home built in 2010 on a 6,500 sq ft lot was sold March 22, Astore to Schemel Properties LLC for $1,499,000; list $1,499,000.

107 Willow Ave., Anna Maria, a 2,880 sfla 5bed/3bath/2car pool home built in 1971 on a 5,500 sq ft lot was sold March 28, McKnight to foster for $1,357,000; list $1,399,000.

12 Palm Harbor drive, Holmes Beach, a home on an 8,801 sq ft lot was sold March 28, Lubore to Savino for $1,228,375.

113 36th St., unit B, 36th Street Coastal Cottages, Holmes Beach, a 1,836 sfla / 2,612 sfur 5bed/3½bath/1car condo with private pool built in 1950 was sold March 27, VM Seaside LLC to Cochrane for $1,070,000; list $1,120,000.

505 75th St., Holmes Beach, a 3,778 sfla / 4,562 sfur 5bed/3½bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 1985 on a 10,350 sq ft lot was sold March 29, Jenkins to Arendt for $1,050,000; list $1,199,000.

3602 Sixth Ave., Holmes Beach, a 1,464 sfla 3bed/2bath duplex built in 1971 on a 5,000 sq ft lot was sold March 25, Stumpf to 3602 Sixth LLC for $545,000.

600 Manatee Ave., unit 238, Westbay Cove, Holmes Beach, a 1,187 sfla / 1,479 sfur 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1977 was sold March 27, Moog to Makintosh for $392,000; list $409,500.

Jesse Brisson, broker/associate at Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria, can be reached at 941-7787244.

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I S L A N D E R C L A S S I F I E D S SERVICES

LAWN & GARDEN Continued

RENTALS Continued

ISLAND COMPUTER GUY, 37 years experience. On-site PC repairs, upgrades, buying assistance and training. Call Bill, 941-7782535.

STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE: Shell, lime rock, palms, river rock, construction demolition, fencing, pressure washing, hauling debris and transport. Shark Mark, 941-3016067.

LOOKING FOR: ANNA Maria Island house to rent, prefer 2BR, consider other. Nov. 10-Dec. 1. Must have room in driveway for a 20-foot Bass boat. Jeannene, 608-2066250.

U FLY I drive your car anywhere in the USA. Airport runs, anywhere. Office, 941-4476389. 941-545-6688.

VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net.

I DON’T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941-779-6638. Leave message.

CUSTOM REMODELING EXPERT. All phases of carpentry, repairs and painting. Insured.

Meticulous, clean, sober and prompt. Paul Beauregard, 941-730-7479.

NEED A RIDE to airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Gary, 863-4095875. gvoness80@gmail.com.

B-SAFE-RIDES: Peggy, R.N I live on Anna Maria Island. Airport, 1-6 seats and personal rides, errands, etc. Don’t risk it! Call now, 727-902-7784.

MYFOODLADY.com provides nutritional guidance for general and chronic health conditions. Contact 360-797-3275 or reservations@myfoodlady.com.

HOME TWEET HOME: Organizing services.

Spring specials! Like us on Facebook. 941301-8017. Â Bonnie@hthorganizing.com.

AMI APRIL PROFESSIONAL: Nanny service 25-plus years experience (also dog walking and elderly). Call April, 586-843-5523.

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JD’s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach. I make dirty windows sparkling clean.

941-920-3840.

BEACH SERVICE air conditioning, heat, refrigeration. Commercial and residential service, repair and/or replacement. Serving Manatee County and the Island since 1987. For dependable, honest and personalized service, call Bill Eller, 941-795-7411.

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ANYONE CAN TAKE a picture. A professional creates a portrait. I want to be at your wedding! www.jackelka.com. 941-778-2711.

RELAXING MASSAGE IN the convenience of your home or hotel. Massage by Nadia, more than 20 years on Anna Maria Island.

Call today for an appointment, 941-5188301. MA#0017550.MA#0017550.

LAWN & GARDEN CONNIE’S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! Insured. 941-778-5294.

ISLAND LAWN SPRINKLER Service: Repairs, installs. Your local sprinkler company since 1997. Call Jeff, 941-778-2581.

SHELL DELIVERED AND spread. $55/yard.

Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-7957775, “shell phone� 941-720-0770.

NATURE’S DESIGN LANDSCAPING. Design and installation. Tropical landscape specialist. Residential and commercial. 35 years experience. 941-448-6336.

EARLY BIRD? Read Wednesday’s classifieds on Tuesday at www.islander.org.

TILE -TILE -TILE. All variations of ceramic tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship, prompt, reliable, many Island references. Call Neil, 941-726-3077.

GRIFFIN’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS Inc. Handyman, fine woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood flooring. Insured and licensed. 941-722-8792.

JERRY’S HOME REPAIR: Carpentry, handyman, light hauling, pressure washing. Jack of all trades. Call 941-447-2198.

ARTISAN DESIGN TILE and Marble. Building our reputation on excellent service and focused craftsmanship, one job at a time. www.ArtisanDesignTileAndMarble.com. Call Don, 941-993-6567.

R. A. GONZALEZ CONSTRUCTION: Re-roof and leak specialist. Residential/hotels/commercial. Repairs, shingles, tile, metal, flat.

Quick response. Quality work at reasonable rates. References. Insured/licensed. #CCC1330056. Call Bryan at 727-2779502.

I CAN FIX that! No job too small. 20 years experience. Remodel, new construction. Call Brent, 941-524-6965.

HOLMES BEACH: 2BR/2BA condo. Gorgeous bay views. See: FloridaRentalbyOwners.com. #1106. 207-944-6097.

OFF-SEASON STARTING May 15. Perico Bay 2BR/2BA, one-car garage. Updated villa. Book now. $1,500/month. Flexible. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

HOLMES BEACH DUPLEX: 2BR/2BA beautifully furnished, garage included. No pets, no smoking. 6-8 months. $1,750/month.

941-778-2824.

2BR/2BA CONDO: FURNISHED annual rental. Holmes Beach.
Westbay Point and Moorings. Bottom floor, waterfront, upgraded. $1,800/month plus electric, cable/ internet. Contact 813-362-5881. mgiudice@ me.com.

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ANNA MARIA ISLAND: Sweet spot. Waterfront 3BR/2BA home. Caged, heated pool and spa. Boat lift and dock. Vaulted ceiling.

New, low price, $699,900. Exclusive, Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

HOLMES BEACH 3BR/2BA, pool home on the grand canal. Two-car garage, formal dining room, fireplace, tile throughout.

65-foot dock with 13,000-lb. boat lift. New roof, freshly painted exterior. $895,000. 941704-5171.

HOLMES BEACH: WESTBAY Cove condo.

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REAL ESTATE STARTING FROM THE low $300,000s. Only minutes from the beach, this new active adult community is perfectly located just south of Manatee Avenue off Village Green Parkway.

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AFFORDABLE DOUBLEWIDE: HANDYMAN. $29,000 or best offer. Nine miles to beach. Ask for JB, Real Estate Mart, 941356-1456.

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BAYSHORE GARDENS HOME: 3BR/2BA, community pool and marina. Very affordable at $179,900. Real Estate Mart, 941356-1456.

BEACH BLOCK! TURNKEY furnished beautifully updated 3BR/2BA classic cottage with pool, only five houses to beach! West of Gulf Drive with great rental. Only $899,000.

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CONFORMING DUPLEX! Over 2,500 sf of living with 2BR/2BA and 2BR/1BA. Easy walk to beach and room for pool! Now only $699,900. Call Kathleen White at 941773-0165. Island Real Estate. KWhite35@ tampabay.rr.com.

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New York Times Sunday Magazine Crossword

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BY ANDREW J. RIES / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ This crossword by Andrew J. Ries, of La Pine, Ore., comes with special instructions: Drop one letter from each set of shaded letters in the grid to name a major-league baseball team. The letters thus removed, in order from top to bottom, will spell an appropriate answer at 76-Down. Andrew is a lifelong baseball fan — his favorite teams are hidden in 90- and 107-Across. He’s excited about the new season, which has just started. — W.S.

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