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Festive Bridge street. 14 Astheworldterns have a ball for Christmas. 6

VOLUME 27, NO. 8

Caroling in Anna Maria. 15

Merry Christmas

schooled on shopping. 17 DEC. 19, 2018 FREE

Anna Maria hires building official. 3 Traffic study’s phase 3 set for 2019. 4 Red tide dissipates. 5

Op-Ed

The Islander’s editorial and “12 days” of an Island Christmas. 6

10-20 YEArs AGo

From the archives. 7

Lackluster October tourism follows blockbuster year. 8 Census: Population drops in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach. 9

Meetings

On the government calendar. 9

Happenings

Community announcements, activities. 10-11 Make plans, save a date. 12-13

Get in the game. 19

Gathering. 20-21

Obituaries. 21

Locals sue over plane crash injuries. 23

Streetlife. 24 HB temporarily halts bike-share services. 26

Decking the halls. 27 Finalists set in adult soccer competition. 28 Transitional weather, different species. 29 Mixing it up in business. 30-31 CLASSIFIEDS. 32

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Oh, what a hug!

What says “Merry Christmas” more than a big hug for Santa from an adoring child.?And the hugs were plentiful Dec. 12 at the Lawton Chiles Christmas Party for Kids at the Sandbar Restaurant in Anna Maria. Hosted by the restaurant with donations from the community, the celebration is in its 24th year, entertaining children from Manatee County Head Start and Redlands Christian Migrant Association of Palmetto and their families with a day of holiday fun, gifts and more. More, page 17. Islander Photo: Hope Yencho

AM mayor seeks pier lease input

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Anna Maria commissioners have a homework assignment.

Mayor Dan Murphy tasked the commission with studying the current city pier lease with a mind to the future.

At a meeting Dec. 13, the mayor asked commissioners to return to him by Dec. 31 with their ideal terms for a new lease for a pier tenant contract. Murphy said a new

Coyote concerns raised, abated in Holmes Beach

lease — including new terms — could be negotiated with the current tenant, Mario Schoenfelder.

While the first pier pilings are expected to be driven for the new pier in January

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes 2019, Schoenfelder’s lease doesn’t expire Islander Reporter until December 2020. Murphy wants to get More people are seeing coyotes in the ball rolling on a new deal.

Holmes Beach.

“I’d like to be able to start having formal And concerns are rising about the threat negotiations with the current tenant as soon they could pose to people, pets and wildPLEASE SEE cITy PIeR, PAGE 2 life.

“Is it a problem that is going to grow, and what exactly can we do about that?”

Mark Hanson, a Holmes Beach resident, asked city commissioners Dec. 11 at their meeting.

He said he is concerned the animals might attack humans and asked if city officials considered a solution.

Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer said he has seen coyotes on Anna Maria Island for several years, but the public recently has become more aware of their presence due to photos and shared accounts of sightings.

“In the past, we didn’t have the same way of letting people know of all the things The Anna Maria City Pier restaurant and bait shop were gutted, crushed and hauled that are going on,” Tokajer said, referring away on barges in July by the city’s demolition contractor, Speeler and Associates. to social media. “They are just part of the Islander File Photo: Courtesy Anna Maria City PLEASE SEE coyoTe, PAGE 2

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coyoTe CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 natural wildlife. They have not been aggressive in this area that I’ve heard from anyone.”

He said he spoke with representatives from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Longboat Key Police Department and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who said they have had no reports of aggression by coyotes against humans.

“As long as they are not aggressive, FWC has no intention of doing anything to remove them,” Tokajer said. “Neither do we.”

He said wildlife trappers he spoke with said the methods for removing the animals often are ineffective or harmful to the animals, which is inhumane.

Tokajer said using air-horns or other noisemaking devices to scare away coyotes has been effective for people who have had encounters. Coyotes generally are afraid of humans.

Mayor Judy Titsworth, a third-generation islander, said, “Born and raised here, there hasn’t been a problem yet.”

Hanson suggested tracking the sightings to gain an understanding of how many coyotes there might be on the island, adding that development could be forcing the animals out of their former habitats.

Tokajer said land clearing in northwest Bradenton could be to blame.

“There’s going to be wildlife,” the chief said. “And every time we build a new community, it pushes wildlife into a new area.”

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Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer speaks Dec. 11 about coyote sightings on the island during a city commission meeting. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Titsworth added that an area where trees recently were cleared on 47th and 48th streets in Holmes Beach might have housed a habitat and the clearing left the animals displaced.

She said the animals only become a problem when the health, safety and welfare of people — and the

coyotes — become an issue.

“We as humans can’t really intervene and save everything,” she said. “Right now, we need to make sure if there’s coyotes here, that they’re healthy, not carrying diseases or attacking people with dogs on a leash. That’s where we would have to step in.”

cITy PIeR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 as possible,” Murphy said in an interview Dec. 14. “So, that’s the reason that I asked for them,” Murphy said of his task to the commission.

Murphy said he had yet to discuss a new lease with Schoenfelder, but emailed him that the city would be looking into new terms for any future contract.

The current lease covers the pier structure, parking area, restaurant and bait shop, all for a flat rate of $11,900 per month.

Schoenfelder’s lease began in August 2000, when he signed on for 10 years with two 5-year options.

The monthly payment, which began at $5,000 but is subject to periodic increases, rose to $8,600 by 2010 and $11,600 by 2017, when Hurricane Irma damaged the pier and prompted its closure. The lease is set for

renewal in 2020.

The lease puts the responsibility for property tax, utilities, maintenance and liability insurance on the tenant, whereas the city is responsible for fire, casualty, wind and flood insurance.

Some considerations for a new lease are in the length of the agreement, monthly payment and the premises it covers. Murphy told commissioners he did not wish to discuss the matter immediately, but was interested to see if commissioners want the option of adjusting rent, including the addition of a percentage of the revenue from sales at the pier.

Commissioners’ comments are due by Dec. 31.

The next commission meeting will be held 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 27, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive.

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Anna Maria taps ‘temp’ building official for the job

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter After a five-month search, Anna Maria has found a new building official — and he’s well-known to city officials.

The new official was the temp building official.

At a meeting Dec. 13, Anna Maria commissioners voted 4-0 to hire Luke Curtis as full-time building official on Mayor Dan Murphy’s recommendation. Commissioner Dale Woodland was absent with excuse. “I feel good,� Curtis, who has served as acting building official for five months, said in an interview Dec. 14. “I think it is going to be a great opportunity for me and the city.�

Curtis is familiar with the role. When David M. Greenbaum resigned the position July 13 to pursue other interests, Murphy contracted Curtis from Joe Payne Inc., a Tampa-based contractor, to serve as acting building official. “It’s an arrangement that I feel very comfortable with,� the mayor told commissioners Dec. 13. “I have a great deal of confidence in Luke. He’s done a great job over the last several months serving as our building official.�

Commissioner Doug Copeland agreed with Mur-

Newly confirmed Anna Maria building official, Luke Curtis.

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phy’s assessment. “I just know that recently I had an issue, and I went to Luke and he resolved it very satisfactorily,� he said.

Curtis, who was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, is a certified floodplain manager and building official.

Before becoming acting building official for Anna Maria, he was a building contractor for Payne and, simultaneously, worked as plans examiner for the city

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Curtis said his time as acting building official prepared him for the position. “If nothing else, it’s gotten me acclimated with where things are, what needs to be done, and to get familiarized with some of the contractors that do work regularly in the city,� Curtis said.

Curtis previously was paid $65.44 hourly for most work and $175 per hour for work requiring additional building official credentials. He will earn $7,500 a month plus benefits as full-time building official.

Greenbaum was paid $7,291.66 per month.

While Greenbaum worked as building official for only seven months before leaving, Curtis said he plans to remain in Anna Maria. “I’ve already been here five months, even though I wasn’t an employee, so I’ve almost exceeded that threshold the last building official set,� Curtis said. “My intention is to be here for a long time.�

Former chair recognized

Anna Maria Commissioner Doug Copeland holds a plaque recognizing him for serving as commission chair 2015-18, Commissioner Brian Seymour, named the chair Nov. 29, presented the plaque at a Dec. 13 meeting.

Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

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Traffic study’s Phase 3 in line for 2019

Bradenton Beach celebrates holiday season

Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie, alongside city staff and department heads, including public works director Tom Woodard and Police Chief Sam Speciale, celebrate Christmas Dec. 14 at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

CRA approves expansion of BB pickleball court

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter New lines could be drawn with the expansion of a pickleball court in Bradenton Beach.

The Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency voted 5-0 Dec. 5 to expand the pickleball court in Lou Barolo South Park, located on the corner of Highlands Avenue and Fourth Street North, by 10 feet in length and 4 feet on the sides — as long as the expansion costs less than $7,000 and does not violate the setbacks of the nearby children’s playground.

Public works director Tom Woodard said in an interview Dec. 12 the playground’s setbacks would not be an issue. He met with Oneco Concrete and Asphalt, the company contracted to pour the concrete for the court in 2017, and is awaiting a price for extending the size of the court.

At a meeting Dec. 5, Woodard provided the CRA board with a $5,000 estimate.

The court currently complies with regulation measurements at 20 by 44 feet and is surrounded by a 2-foot border area of crushed shell, but the USA Pick-

leball Association recommends a minimum play area of 30 feet by 60 feet to allow for runover space.

The court was built “In the rules, it clearly states an overrun is preferred but not required, and I explained to the CRA when we did it that this was not a tournament court,” Woodard said. “It was strictly something for people to have fun on and get a little exercise, but, apparently, pickleballers are aggressive.”

City Commissioner Jake Spooner, a CRA member, said he wants to avoid having anyone hurt while playing, so he supported the expansion.

Bradenton Beach resident Susan Billow said she had never played pickleball but friends who want to play don’t due to the limited size of the court.

Billow recommended the CRA approve the court expansion, saying it might help to attract more people to the park.

If Oneco’s price comes in under $7,000, the expansion will go forward and public works employees will begin site preparation. Woodard said work would begin with removing the border of the playground, so the court can be widened.

Woodard said the court will have a 2-foot clearance before the border of the playground is rebuilt.

When the concrete expansions cure, he said the next tasks would be to recenter the net and repaint and restripe the court.

The project could take up to two months to complete.

People play pickleball in April on the multi-use court at Herb Dolan Park in Bradenton Beach.

Islander File Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Anna Maria appoints citizen-of-the-year committee The Anna Maria citizen-of-the-year committee is set and awaiting nominations.

Commissioners voted 4-0 Dec. 14 to approve the appointments of Pat Copeland, Margaret Jenkins and Mary Louise Seine to the selection committee. Commissioner Dale Woodland was absent with excuse.

The committee is voluntary, and is entrusted with selection of the citizen-of-the-year honoree from public nominations.

Copeland, wife of commissioner Doug Copeland and cofounder of the Anna Maria Island Historical Society and Museum, was the city’s 2017 top citizen.

Jenkins currently serves as a board member of the Anna Maria Planning and Zoning Board and was the 2015 recipient.

Seine is a longtime resident, well known as “bicycle Mary” for her dedication to bicycling and “one less car” on the road. She has served on the committee three years.

Nominations are due to city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, by noon Friday, Dec. 21.

A reception at city hall will be held to name the 2018 citizen of the year at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10.

— Ryan Paice

Holmes Beach city commissioners approved Dec. 11 the final reading of an ordinance for a five-year schedule of capital improvements.

State statute mandates the plan update.

Included in the update are capital expenditures to maintain the level of service identified in the comp plan and the Manatee County School District’s school capacity program.

Improvements include street paving, sidewalks,

curbs and gutters, stormwater systems and recreational amenities.

A motion to approve the ordinance modifying the comp plan to update the five-year plan passed 3-0, with Commission Chair Jim Kihm and Commissioners Rick Hurst and Kim Rash voting “yea.”

Commissioners Pat Morton and Carol Soustek were absent with excuse.

— ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

5-year improvement plan approved in Holmes Beach

By Steve Albee Islander Reporter Phase 3 of the Barrier Island Traffic Study is about to get a green light.

Phase 2 of BITS is completed, according to Florida Department of Transportation spokesman Zachary Burch.

“We are in negotiations to begin Phase 3, which is the final phase,” Burch said. The third segment will include the go-ahead for several projects, including Coquina Beach traffic management and two new roundabouts for the island.

The study is being conducted to identify traffic problems and solutions involving vehicles, parking, bicycles and pedestrians on the barrier islands from Anna Maria to Lido Key. Phase 2 of the $675,000 study identified potential improvements, none of which have been adopted or approved.

Phase 3 will further refine the recommendations based on input from a steering committee and a technical working group, as well as further analysis by the DOT. “FDOT will be making some of the improvements that have been identified by the steering committee and staff,” Burch said. “We will look to begin further studies on the larger scale improvements once the technical working group submits its report.”

Burch pointed out that other improvements are the responsibility of municipal and county governments to implement.

The study is due to be completed next year, but the time frame has yet to be determined.

According to Michael Wallwork, a consultant who designed the Bridge Street roundabout in 1994, the congestion at the roundabout is due to traffic backing up from the intersection at 127th Street West and Cortez Road in Cortez. He said he has recommended improvements — including a turn lane — for the intersection for several years.

Wallwork has more than 32 years of experience in traffic engineering and design and has designed more than 500 roundabouts in five countries. He told The Islander he feels once the capacity of the intersection is increased, the queuing on Gulf Drive will decrease.

There are no proposed changes to the existing roundabout on Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach, according MPO executive director David Hutchinson.

Roadwatch Eyes on the road

The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following notices for the week of Dec. 17: Gulf drive in Bradenton Beach: As part of a pipeline replacement project, crews are working on Gulf Drive between Ninth Street North and Cortez Road. Gulf Drive paving, from Cortez Road north to 10th Street North, is set to take place this month.

Avenue c in Bradenton Beach: As part of a pipeline replacement project, right-of-way restoration involves paving operations on 23rd, 24th and 25th streets.

Gulf drive in Holmes Beach: As part of a pipeline replacement project, Gulf Drive is closed to northbound traffic at 81st Street, with northbound traffic being detoured on 81st Street to access Palm Drive.

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

For the latest road watch information, go online to www.fl511.com or dial 511.

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Red tide dissipates, leaves holiday gift for beach businesses

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Many islanders will say these are the best gifts that could arrive to Anna Maria Island: Clear air. Clear water. Little red tide.

The only cluster of Karenia brevis in Manatee County waters was found Dec. 12 in a medium concentration at Palma Sola Bay. Otherwise, the massive red tide bloom that had hugged the Florida coastline from Marco Island in the south to Pinellas County in the north for more than a year was said to be disappearing.

“The seasonal changes have been helping to clear the red tide,” Jonathan Veach, an information specialist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said in a phone interview Dec. 14 with The Islander.

“Not so much the water temperature, but shifting winds, storms coming through, less nutrients in the water. It’s seasonal changes that are helping the

most,” Veach said.

Floridians have been living with a red tide bloom since it appeared off the far southwestern coastline in November 2017.

Red tide struck Anna Maria Island Aug. 3 after creeping up the coastline.

The red tide crisis peaked in August-September 2018, resulting in fish kills and weekly samplings of more than 1,000,000 k. brevis parts per liter of water by researchers.

Workers had cleared more than 316 tons of dead sealife — fish, manatees, sea turtles and dolphins — from Manatee County shorelines by the end of October, tourism tanked and business owners were left trying to maneuver a way through a stoppage of revenues.

The FWC’s midweek report Dec. 12 showed very low concentrations in the Rod & Reel Pier sampling from Anna Maria — 1,000 to 10,000 parts per liter.

FWC also found low readings at Cortez Beach.

Holiday gift: Clean air

People line up along Pine Avenue and on the porch of Beach Bums, 427 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, for free grilled burgers and hot dogs during the Dec. 14 merchants’ holiday walk.

Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

A gull pecks at a dead fish Dec. 5 on the Palma Sola Causeway. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi The Dec. 12 sample from the Palma Sola Bay Bridge on Manatee Avenue was the only medium sample found in Manatee County, and was one of only two medium samples found along the entire southwest Florida coastline.

“Red tide is notoriously hard to predict,” Veach said. “We’ve had 10-12 continuous days of dissipating red tide. Hopefully, it continues.”

Keeping island businesses viable and workers busy has been a challenge during the red tide outbreak.

Walter Loos and wife Julie Kirkwood own Segs by the Sea and Book a Little Sunshine in Bradenton Beach. Loos recently launched lovebradentonbeach, a website showcasing events in Bradenton Beach and throughout the island communities.

“It’s an effort to help bring together the business communities,” he said.

“With the red tide event, we all began to face a different sort of challenge. Each city has its own special energy and each is different. We have 217 businesses just in Bradenton Beach. We want to give focus to what we have,” Loos said.

Meanwhile, the cool shift to winter weather on Anna Maria Island is bringing snowbirds and sunlovers back to the shore — possibly with a holiday surprise: The end of the 14-month red tide bloom.

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Christmas past, present

Finally, Christmas day is on our threshold. This is the week to dish out your hugs, goodwill and eggnog.

This is the week to help fulfill the wishes in The Islander Wish Book (islander.org), and make the holiday bright for one or many of the island nonprofits we highlighted. The organizations and their members offer often needed and always appreciated services to people on Anna Maria Island, and they deserve to have their needs met.

This year — on a lark — I bought what I think might be my only “real” Christmas tree since moving to Florida 43 years ago. There was a small, potted Norfolk Island pine tree that stood up to decorations for a few years, and a glitzy tube-light palm tree served well for a few years. It was decorated in contrast to it’s modern style with antique Christmas balls that I grabbed up from a table of holiday decor at a long ago St. Bernard Catholic Church sale.

But my tree still is not “real.” It’s a flashy, aluminum, 7-foot-tall tinsel tree that also was pre-lit with 200 twinkling white lights.

It is so bedazzling, I left it without decorations for a week before recalling — and finding — a couple of boxes of retro flocked ornaments in sage, purple, red and gold but never before hung on a tree.

Now it’s perfect.

Then, as friends were over to the house and we were talking about decorations, I remembered a lamp I purchased long, long ago at a little (long gone) hardware store on Bridge Street. I think it was an antique when I bought it. So another trip to the garage and another “forgotten” tub of decorations produced the bulb lamp that adds ambiance to our living room.

It surely has a nice holiday warmth about it.

Merry Christmas, y’all.

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In the holiday spirit, The Islander offers its 12 days of an Anna Maria Island Christmas. The “12 days” in the original song, with heavy religious symbolism, refers to the days from the first day of Christmas, Dec. 25, to the eve of the epiphany.

So sing when you will, merrily and loudly: On the first day of Christmas, my true love showed to me a parrot in a palm tree.

On the second day of Christmas, my true love showed to me two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the third day of Christmas, my true love showed to me three wooden piers, two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love showed to me four beach cabanas, three wooden piers, two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love showed to me five sandy shells, four beach cabanas, three wooden piers, two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love showed to me six fish a-jumping, five sandy shells, four beach cabanas, three wooden piers,

two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love showed to me seven rays a-schooling, six fish a-jumping, five sandy shells, four beach cabanas, three wooden piers, two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love showed to me eight boats a-sailing, seven rays a-schooling, six fish a-jumping, five sandy shells, four beach cabanas, three wooden piers, two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love showed to me nine birds a-skimming, eight boats a-sailing, seven rays a-schooling, six fish a-jumping, five sandy shells, four beach cabanas, three wooden piers, two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the 10th day of Christmas, my true love showed to me 10 dudes a-surfing, nine birds a-skimming, eight boats a-sailing, seven rays a-schooling, PLEASE SEE JInGle, NEXT PAGE

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Celebrate the season, fulfill Wish Book wishes

The Islander is collecting donations for the organizations with listings in the Wish Book, which was published in the Nov. 21 edition and is available at our office. It also is available online at www.islander.org.

Please, with your donations, include a tag or note listing the organizations to receive your gifts.

The office is at 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

JInGle CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 six fish a-jumping, five sandy shells, four beach cabanas, three wooden piers, two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love showed to me 11 dolphins diving, 10 dudes a-surfing, nine birds a-skimming, eight boats a-sailing, seven rays a-schooling, six fish a-jumping, five sandy shells, four beach cabanas, three wooden piers, two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love showed to me 12 islanders lounging, 11 dolphins diving, 10 dudes a-surfing, nine birds a-skimming, eight boats a-sailing, seven rays a-schooling,

In the headlines: Dec. 16, 1998

Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles, father of Sandbar Restaurant owner Ed Chiles in Anna Maria, died Dec. 12 in Tallahassee, just three weeks before he was to step down as Florida’s governor after eight years in that office.

Holmes Beach city commissioners agreed to study all options to solve traffic problems at the Manatee Public Beach, including placement of a traffic signal at the Manatee Avenue-Gulf Drive intersection.

The fate of the former Holmes Beach City Hall building was to be decided by the city commission after the beautification committee presented a study on potential uses for the structure. The commission had originally intended to demolish the building after moving into a newly built city hall.

In the headlines: Dec. 17, 2008

‘Ho, ho, ho’ in summer heat

A relaxed Santa announces the “last day” of a sale during a Christmas in July celebration in 1977 at the S&S Plaza in Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library Digital Collection six fish a-jumping, five sandy shells, four beach cabanas, three wooden piers, two swimming turtles, and a parrot in a palm tree.

Happy holidays from The Islander crew.

— Lisa Neff

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Bradenton Beach’s post office announced it was ceasing Saturday window service at the Bridge Street office but keeping its weekday business hours.

Anna Maria City Pier Restaurant owner Mario Schoenfelder, who was leasing the facilities from the city for $8,115.12 per month, told Mayor Fran Barford he wanted the commission to discuss lowering his monthly payments.

Members of Anna Maria’s transportation enhancement grant committee experienced sticker shock when they learned the estimated cost to build a boardwalk and associated amenities at the city pier would be $879,355, about $700,000 more than anticipated.

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Lackluster October follows blockbuster year in tourism

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter It takes more than red tide to douse gains in Manatee County tourism and the dollars it generated in fiscal year 2017-18.

Almost $1 billion in economic impact — $923,074,700 to be exact — was generated by three quarters of a million visitors to area beaches and attractions between Oct. 1, 2017, and Sept. 30, 2018.

Walter Klages of Research Data Services presented those results to the Manatee County Tourist Development Council Dec. 10 at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

However, the last few months of the 2017-18 fiscal year and the first few months of this fiscal year saw losses, fueled by the red tide crisis.

Units, occupancy Developers continued to build and lodging inventory climbed by 7.3 percent in fiscal 2017-18, which translated to an additional 600 units.

2016-17.

Occupancy dropped 4 percent in 2017-18, com“If you consider the challenges we have had pared to a year prior. But the average room rate this year, the dollar for dollar looks real good,” said climbed 1.4 percent to $175.2 per day from $172.8 in Klages, whose company tracks tourism numbers for the county.

“With everything we have had to deal with about the environment, I think the market looks strong down the road. I think we will see significant growth down that road, and I don’t believe the red tide stigma will carry into the new season,” he said.

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In concert: Judy Collins

The TDC is planning a series of four “unplugged” concert series, featuring Judy Collins, that would be hosted at the Manatee Performing Arts Center in Bradenton and the Center of Anna Maria Island in Anna Maria.

According to Wikipedia, Collins experienced her biggest success with her recording of Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns” from her best-selling 1975 album “Judith.” The single rose on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1975 and earned Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, as well as a Grammy Award for Sondheim for Song of the Year.

Judy Collins latest single is “Dreamers.”

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Island real estate transactions

By Jesse Brisson Special to The Islander 101 Cedar Ave., Anna Maria, a 2,828 sfla / 3,708 sfur 4bed/3½bath Gulffront pool home built in 1935 on a 6,038 sq ft lot was sold 11/15/18, Riley to Doescher for $3,300,000; list $3,750,000.

300 North Shore Dr., Unit A, North Shore Paradise, Anna Maria, a 1680 sfla 2bed/1½bath condo with pool was sold 11/16/18, 300 N Shore LLC to Foxtrade Realty LLC for $1,050,000.

504 74th St., Holmes Beach, a 2,660 sfla / 4,480 sfur 3bed/4bath/2car canalfront home built in 1992 on a 9,898 sq ft lot was sold 11/08/18, Donnelly to Kretchman for $827,000; list $849,000.

1325 Gulf Dr. N., Unit 261, Tortuga, Bradenton Beach, a 1,425 sfla 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 2006 was sold 11/02/18, Tortuga PBDT LLC to Quinn for $415,000; list $449,000.

3801 East Bay Dr., Unit 104, Sunbow Bay,

Bud Hafer of Allegiant Air, left, Elliott Falcione, executive director of the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Walter Klages of Research Data Services, discuss tourism numbers Dec. 10 before the Manatee County Tourist Development Council meeting at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

independent special district.

The airport takes a percentage from businesses on property and operates at a 10-15 percent profit margin that goes back into reserves.

“We work with SRQ first,” said Elliott Falcione, executive director of the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The TDC passed a motion Dec. 10 to recommend a two-year, airline incentive marketing program to Manatee County commissioners with a first-year expenditure of $550,000 including $25,00 for public relations, Tracking travelers and a second-year sum of $521,160.

Growth exceeding 5 percent was recorded in the Money, to come from the TDC reserve fund, would international market, with almost 100,000 visitors be matched by VisitSarasota, the tourism promotion from Europe enjoying area beaches and attractions in arm of the Sarasota County Tourist Development the fiscal year that ended in September.

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Canadian visitors increased by 4.4 percent.

Only Floridians traveling in-state and others from Reports, recommendations the Southeast showed a slight drop in visitations.

The TDC also voted to recommend the county The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport fund an “unplugged” concert series, which would be aided in the climbing numbers. hosted at the Manatee Performing Arts Center in BraFredrick Piccolo, chief operating officer and presi- denton and the Center of Anna Maria Island in Anna dent of the Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority, gave Maria. the TDC an overview of continuing improvements in Falcione said Judy Collins signed for a perfortransportation services. mance March 8, 2019, and he requested $100,000 to At the airport, rental car parking stalls are shaded, cover costs of a four-concert series. a new air traffic control tower is operational and a gateThe others will be well-known entertainers, and way project with more than 60,000 plants and palms the concerts — planned to boost tourism — will be is underway to give a “high-end” feel to airport visi- this winter, Falcione said. tors.

“We have this great community center here,” FalAllegiant Air and Frontier Airlines saw increases cione said of the center in Anna Maria. “We need to of 30 percent in travelers in November and projected utilize it.” increases of 44 percent in January with the addition of A Women’s Entrepreneurial Empowerment new nonstop routes.

Summit planned in Palmetto also was recommended “We are expecting a couple 100,000 more pas- for funding by Falcione. A request for $50,000 to help sengers this year, playing on our beaches, eating in our with summit expenses also passed. restaurants and sleeping in our rooms,” Piccolo said.

The summit, led by Atlanta’s Mary Parker, will Piccolo said SRQ has no debt, and functions as an be held in four cities this year, including Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.

“This helps us be seen as a viable conference and convention destination,” Falcione said.

Sean Walter of the Bradenton Area Sports Commission gave an update on tournaments and sports conHolmes Beach, a 1,121 sfla 2bed/2bath condo ferences, citing 60 diversified sports events during the with shared pool built in 1981 was sold 11/05/18, 2017-18 fiscal year, up 21 events from the previous Lechleidner to Kuderick for $355,000; list year. $347,000.

The TDC ended the meeting with members sharing 1801 Gulf Dr. N., Unit 289, Runaway Bay, Braobservations about the past year. denton Beach, a 1,080 sfla 2bed/2bath condo with “We lived through the bad red tides before, we will shared pool built in 1978 was sold 11/02/18, Zakour live through them again,” said County Commissioner to Venn for $350,000; list $390,000.

Carol Whitmore.

600 Manatee Ave., Unit 224, Westbay Cove, TDC board member and restaurant owner Ed Holmes Beach, a 1,179 sfla 2bed/2bath condo Chiles was a bit more resigned. “It’s been a little tough with shared pool built in 1977 was sold 11/02/18, — no, it’s been a LOT tough this year. All this talk Wojnicki to Debolt for $330,000; list $349,000. about too many visitors on our island. Then we see 1325 Gulf Dr. N., Unit 230, Tortuga, Bradenhow important our visitors are to us when they are not ton Beach, a 675 sfla 2bed/1bath condo with shared here,” he said. pool built in 1976 was sold 11/13/18, Quinn to MPR TDC members in attendance included Chiles, WhitHoldings LLC for $309,000; list $319,000. more, Eric Cairns, Jack Rynerson, Vernon DeSears, 601 Gulf Dr. N., Unit 201, Gulf Watch, BradenAnna Maria City Commissioner Doug Copeland and ton Beach, a 1,282 sfla / 1,380 sfur 2bed/2bath condo Jiten Patel. with shared pool built in 1986 was sold 11/01/18, The TDC makes recommendations to county comWoolridge to Hipkiss for $200,000. missioners, who have the final say in spending tourist Jesse Brisson, broker/associate at Gulf-Bay development tax revenues. The council consists of nine Realty, can be reached at 941-778-7244. volunteer members appointed to four-year terms.

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Bradenton Beach hires CivicPlus for new website

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter The Bradenton Beach commission has chosen a company to create a new website for the city.

At a meeting Dec. 6, commissioners voted 5-0 to approve a license and service agreement with CivicPlus for the design and hosting of a new website.

City clerk Terry Sanclemente recommended the agreement.

Sanclemente said there is no time frame for launching the website, but CivicPlus will create a temporary site with contact information, office hours, alerts, news and a meeting calendar within two weeks.

The city will pay CivicPlus $6,250 for the first year of services, including website design, hosting, security, support and staff training. The city will begin to pay $2,250 annually for hosting, support and maintenance in the second year of the deal.

The annual cost is subject to a 5 percent annual increase in the third year.

CivicPlus, a website service company in Manhattan, Kansas, works with more than 3,000 government entities and was recommend in early November by city treasurer Shayne Thompson.

Sanclemente said she asked officials in Palmetto and Fort Lauderdale for their opinions on their CivicPlus-run websites, and their responses were positive.

The Palmetto city website at www.palmettofl. org was designed and is hosted by CivicPlus, the company the Bradenton Beach commissioners chose to design and host the city’s new website.

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She said she recommended the company because it offered to create a temporary website, as well as staff training in using the site.

The city website, www.cityofbradentonbeach.com, was taken offline in October because it did not comply with the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA, a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability, requires public sites contain visuals that do not cause seizures for viewers. Sites also must provide audio assistance for people with visual disabilities.

After city attorney Ricinda Perry determined a

posted disclaimer would not insulate the city from a lawsuit, the website was suspended.

Sanclemente said CivicPlus would ensure the site would be ADA compliant, as well as train city staff in how to maintain the site.

She also said the site would be close to “failsafe” with regards to ADA compliance.

Police Chief Sam Speciale said Dec. 9 he managed the city website for almost five years, before the site was shut down in October. Speciale said he has relinquished his former responsibilities and the new website will be managed by Sanclemente.

Census Bureau: Population drops in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach

Populations declined in Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach, based on new estimates released Dec. 6 from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The 2013-17 American Community Survey contains new statistics for 3,142 counties and provides snapshots of communities nationwide.

A first-review of the information finds that Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach experienced population declines since the 2010 Census.

The ACS is considered the largest source of smallarea statistics for social, economic, housing and demographic characteristics. Information from the survey also is used to determine how about $675 billion in federal and state funding is used each year, according to Victoria Velkoff, associate director for demographic programs at the Census Bureau.

Here is a look at some of the recently released numbers.

Anna Maria The ACS for 2017 put Anna Maria’s population at 1,011 people, down from the 1,503 reported in the 2010 Census.

The bureau estimated 435 men and 576 women in Anna Maria.

The largest age group, 28.5 percent of the population, was 65-74 years old, followed by 75-84 years old, 12.9 percent; 60-64, 13 percent; and 45-54, 11.5

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percent.

The smallest age group was children under 5 years old. The bureau estimate of that population was 0.9 percent.

About 95 percent of the city’s population was white.

The voting-age population was estimated at 908.

Anna Maria’s median household income in 2017 was $62,727, up from the $46,776 in 2010.

Curiously, most of the city’s business is retail and restaurant, but the ACS estimated only four residents worked in service occupations.

The number of housing units for 2017 was estimated at 1,435, down from 1,650 in 2010.

Housing units in 2016 were estimated at 1,529; 1,525 in 2014; and 1,614 in 2012.

Bradenton Beach In Bradenton Beach, the ACS for 2017 estimated the population at 933 people — 469 men and 464 women.

According to the 2010 census, there were 1,171 people in Bradenton Beach.

In the new data in the ACS, the largest percentage of the population — 25.6 percent — was 65-74 years old. The second largest age group was 75-84 years old at 11.5 percent, followed by 45-54 and 55-59. The smallest age group was children ages 5-9. The median West Manatee Fire Rescue None announced.

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Jan. 10, 9 a.m., commission (land use).

Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941Jan. 15, 9 a.m., commission.

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

Bradenton Beach Dec. 20, noon, city commission. CANCELED Of interest Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., Dec. 25, Christmas, most government offices, as 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org. well as The Islander, will be closed for the day and Dec. 24.

Holmes Beach Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, many government Jan. 2, 10 a.m., parks and beautification com- offices, as well as The Islander, will be closed that mittee. day and part of Dec. 31, which is New Year’s Eve. Jan. 2, 6 p.m., planning commission.

Jan. 14, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planning Jan. 8, 6 p.m., city commission.

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Jan. 15, 2 p.m., Barrier Island Elected Officials, Jan. 24, police retirement board.

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age in the city is 60.3 years old.

The population, in the 2017 estimate, was 98 percent white.

The bureau estimated the voting age population at 812.

The median household income in 2017 was $48,906, up from $37,500 in 2010. The estimate reported 382 residents of Bradenton Beach employed — 132 in managerial work, business, science or arts, 102 in service occupations and 77 in sales and other office jobs.

The number of housing units for 2017 was 1,866, up from 1,780 in 2010. In 2016, there were 1,873 housing units; 1,913 in 2014 and 1,811 in 2012.

Holmes Beach In Holmes Beach, the 2010 Census put the population at 3,836.

The ACS for the 2017 estimate put the number at 4,134 — 1,824 males and 2,310 females.

The city was the only one on the island to show growth in population.

The largest age group, at 26.8 percent, was people 65-74 years old. The second largest, at 16.8 percent, was people 75-84, followed by people 45-54 and 60-64.

The smallest age group, at 0.6 percent, was children 5-9 years old.

Holmes Beach’s population in the 2017 estimate was 95.6 percent white.

The voting-age population was estimated at 3,729.

The median household income in Holmes Beach in 2017 was about $54,566, down from $56,585 in 2010.

Another detail: About 59 percent drove to work.

The number of housing units, according to the newest estimate, was 4,561, up from 4,247 in 2010.

The number of units was 4,426 in 2016, 4,294 in 2014 and 4,295 in 2012.

For more information For more about the American Community Survey, go online to factfinder.census.gov.

Parade correction

The dragon in the Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Christmas parade, pictured in the Dec. 12 edition of The Islander, was cosponsored by the Nathan Benderson Park dragon boat team, the NBP Dragons, with the AMI Paddlers from Paradise to promote dragon boating. The dragon’s name is Guotsi, pronounced WOHTSI. Special thanks to Rickard Jensen, a member of both teams, for the information.

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Friday, Dec. 21, for a Christmas party at the Annie The plans also call for the monthly book sale — for Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton those looking for a late-minute gift.

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‘Grinch’ to make Anna Maria appearance

The city of Anna Maria will screen “Dr. Seuss’ The film set for Wednesday, Dec. 26, is “The Lego How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at 6:30 p.m. Wednes- Movie.” day, Dec. 19.

The series will continue Wednesdays through May The city will serve popcorn, as well as beverages, 2019. during its “Movies in the Park” series at City Pier Park, For more information, call city hall at 941-708located at the east end of Pine Avenue.

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Garden club to hold luncheon, meeting

The Anna Maria Island Garden Club will hold a regular meeting at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19.

The meeting will feature a talk by Pat Bonarek on ikebana — the Japanese art of flower arrangement.

A luncheon will follow the program.

The club meets in the fellowship hall at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

For more information, call Charlotte Noyes at 941778-6758.

Clancy’s planning to plunge into 2019

The 11th annual Shamrock Shiver Charity Plunge, a fundraiser for at-risk children, will be 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, in Bradenton Beach.

The plunge into the Gulf of Mexico will be from the beach at Gulf Drive and Seventh Street South.

The event is sponsored by Clancy’s Irish Pub, which will host a post-plunge party, with raffles, food, beverages and music by the Music Box Live Band.

Clancy’s is at 6218 Cortez Road, Bradenton.

Participants in the plunge who wear a costume will be judged and could receive a trophy at the party. All who participate in the costume contest will receive a raffle ticket.

Plunge participants should be at the beach by 11 a.m.

The beneficiary is Caring for Children Charities, an organization dedicated to helping disadvantaged children in Manatee and Sarasota counties. Since 2009, the Shamrock Shiver has raised more than $219,500 for charities.

To plunge, pledge or make a donation, contact Jan Crudele at Caring for Children Charities/Florida Winefest at 941-952-1109 or Rayma Stowe at Clancy’s, 941-794-2489.

Golf cart parade to depart from Coquina

The Bradenton Beach Lighted Golf Cart parade will depart from Coquina Beach for Bridge Street at about 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21.

The parade will include travel on Bridge Street, where an after-party will be at the Island Time Bar and Grill, according to an event posting on Facebook.

The post said the cost to participate is $30 for commercial entries and $20 for individual entries.

The registration fees would benefit To Inform Families First, an initiative to provide Florida first-responders with emergency phone contacts through a program linked to driver’s licenses.

The event is being coordinated by TIFF and Love Bradenton Beach.

For more information, go online to lovebradentonbeach.com.

Rain forecast delays snowfall at Centre Shops

A forecast of rain prompted a delay in the Midtown Holiday Party at AMI Centre Shops on East Bay Drive in Holmes Beach.

The event was postponed from Dec. 14 to Friday, Dec. 21. Hours will be 5-7:30 p.m.

Businesses in the plaza will celebrate the holiday season with an open house featuring Santa Claus aboard the Anna Maria Island Privateers sleigh, prize drawings, holiday treats and specials.

The event also will feature a performance by the Manatee High School Drum Line.

The celebration will take place from The Islander newspaper office on the south end of the plaza to Ace Hardware on the north end.

For more information, call The Islander at 941778- 7978.

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“Take a Seat” is the work of artist Jerome Chelsey.

Such work will be featured in the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society’s exhibit at Art Center Manatee, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton, in January. A “call to artists” to participate was issued in mid-December.

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Watercolor society makes ‘call’ to artists

The Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society will ring in the new year with an exhibition at Art Center Manatee in Bradenton.

To prepare for the exhibit, the FSWS issued a call to artists in mid-December, inviting participation in the open aqueous show.

Members pay $20 per entry and nonmembers pay $30 per piece — the limit is two entries per artist.

Entries will be received 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Art Center Manatee, 209 Ninth St. W., Bra-

denton.

Artist Vlad Yeliseyev of the Renaissance Art School in Sarasota will judge the show, which offers a $500 prize for first place, $400 for second, $300 for third, $250 for the Acadia Workshop Center Award for Excellence in Transparent Watercolor and $100 for merit awards.

An artists’ reception will be 5-7 p.m. Jan. 17.

For details on entries, go online to www.suncoastwatercolorsociety.com.

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Privateers present presents for Christmas The Anna Maria Island Privateers selected three local families for their adopt-a-family Christmas giving campaign.

The nonprofit will deliver Christmas cheer, gifts and dinner to Amber Crawford and her two children, Michelle Questell and her two children, and Dorothy Galipo and her child.

The Privateers hosted the children and family

members in the Christmas parade Dec. 8 on Anna Maria Island.

The nonprofit continues to collect financial contributions for the campaign on its website at amiprivateers.memberlodge.org.

For more information, call Anna Maria Island Privateer Shelly “Fireball” Hill at 941-812-8328. Hill is coordinating the effort.

The Anna Maria Island Privateers are collecting money for the nonprofit’s adopta-family Christmas donations can be made to the Privateers’ website at amiprivateers. memberlodge.org.

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Community center to host winter camp

The Anna Maria Island Community Center’s winter break camp will be Dec. 26-28, Jan. 2-Jan. 4 and Jan. 7.

Camp hours will be 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Registration is open to children in kindergarten through fifth-grade.

The schedule includes bowling Dec. 26, a matinee movie Dec. 27, cookie-decorating Dec. 28, a field day Jan. 2, a beach day and cookout Jan. 3, a museum trip

Jan. 4 and a center fun day Jan. 7.

The cost to attend both weeks of camp is $140 for members and $160 for nonmembers.

The cost to attend a week of camp is $70-$80.

Also, there is a $25 registration fee for new campers.

Children who attend should bring a lunch.

For more information, including costs and plans for field trips, visit the center at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, or call the center at 941-778-1908.

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OnGOinG OFF anna MaRia iSlanD various dates in December, “a classic crosley christmas,� powel crosley estate, 8374 n. tamiami trail, Sarasota. Fee applies. information: 941-722-3244. through Jan. 11, “Women contemporary artists� exhibit, artcenter Manatee, 209 ninth St. W., Bradenton. information: 941746-2862. through Jan. 11, “inspirations� exhibit, artcenter Manatee, 209 ninth St. W., Bradenton. information: 941-746-2862. through Feb. 2, 2019, “the Greek communities of tarpon Springs and the Bahamas,� Florida Maritime Museum, 4419 119th St. W., cortez. information: 941-708-6120. through Feb. 3, 2019, John and Mable Ringling Museum of art’s “Watercolors from the permanent collection,� 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. information: 941-359-5700.

Second Wednesdays, think + Drink (science), South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. information: 941-746-4131.

Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., Shanty Singers, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., cortez. information: 941-708-6120.

First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. artWalk in the village of the arts, around 12th Street West and 12th avenue West, Bradenton. also, Saturdays after the ďŹ rst Fridays. Information: villageofthearts@gmail.com.

Second Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Music on the porch, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., cortez. information: 941-7086120.

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Friday, Dec. 21 5-7:30 p.m. — Midtown Holiday Party with Santa, Privateers and Manatee High School Drum Line performance, AMI Centre Shops, 3200 block of East Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-7978.

CLUBS & COMMUNITY On anna MaRia iSlanD Wednesday, Dec. 19 11:30 a.m. — anna Maria island Garden club general meeting, Roser Memorial community church, 512 pine ave., anna Maria. information: 941-778-6758.

Thursday, Dec. 20 10:15 a.m. — Friends of the island library book club, island library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. information: 941-7786341.

2 p.m. — Sunshine Stitchers Knit and crochet club, island library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. information: 941-7786341.

Friday, Dec. 21 10 a.m.-1 p.m. — Senior adventures book sale and potluck lunch, annie Silver community center, 103 23rd St. n., Bradenton Beach. information: 941-538-0945.

Wednesday, Dec. 26 noon — adult coloring club, island library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. information: 941-778-6341.

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Wednesdays through March, anna Maria island Historical Society sales of settlers bread, aMiHS museum, 402 pine ave., anna Maria. information: 941-778-0492. thursdays, 9-11 a.m., veterans services assistance, island library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. info: 941-778-6341. third thursdays, 11:45 a.m., Successful Women aligning together meets, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Fee applies. information: 941-345-5135.

Fridays, Senior adventures usually meets to carpool on an adventure or for an activity, annie Silver community center, 103 23rd St. n., Bradenton Beach. information: 941-538-0945.

Second Fridays, 6 p.m., aMi Resident community connections, center of anna Maria island, 407 Magnolia ave., anna Maria. information: 941-778-1908.

Saturdays, 8:30 a.m., Kiwanis club of anna Maria island breakfast meeting, anna Maria island Beach cafe, Manatee public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. information: 941-778-1383. tuesdays, 2-4 p.m., tech Help, island library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. information: 941-778-6341. tuesdays through May 14, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., anna Maria Farmers Market, city pier park, north Bay Boulevard and pine avenue. information: 941-708-6130. tuesdays, noon, Rotary club of anna Maria island, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. information: 941518-1965.

Wednesdays, aMi Dragon Boat Fun and Fitness club, time depends on tides, 417 63rd St., Holmes Beach. information: 941462-2626.

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, anna Maria city Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, anna Maria. info: 941-708-6130.

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, 512 pine ave., anna Maria. information: 941-778-0414.

Most tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., mahjong games and instruction for beginners, island library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. information: 941-778-6341. tuesdays, noon, duplicate bridge, episcopal church of the annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. information: 941779-0881.

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GOOD DEEDS vOlUnteeR OppORtUnitieS the Roser Food Bank needs donations of cash and nonperishable food. the pantry is administered by Roser Memorial community church, 512 pine ave., anna Maria. information: 941-778-0414.

Moonracer animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals. information: 941-345-2441.

Christmas at the Crosley

“A Classic Crosley Christmas” concludes with carols at the historic Powel Crosley Estate in Bradenton.

The Powel Crosley Theater presents its popular holiday production at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 19-21 and Dec. 23 and offers matinees at 2 p.m.

Dec. 20-21 at the Mediterranean Revival-style mansion built in 1929 for Crosley’s wife, Gwendolyn. The estate is managed by Manatee County. For ticket details or more information, go online to www.powelcrosleyestate. com or call 941-722-3244.

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The Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra’s new artistic director is Daniel Hoffman, who also continues to serve as chorus master and baritone soloist.

Hoffman also is the assistant director of music for First United Methodist Church in Sarasota.

He studied choral directing at the Indiana University School of Music and has worked with many Hoffman symphonic and chamber choirs and directed and choreographed stage productions.

He composes and arranges music and is a bass-baritone who has performed nationally with several opera companies.

Hoffman also has a degree from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville and is a member of the Florida bar.

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With the retirement of Alfred Gershfeld, the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra welcomed two guest conductors for its 2018-19 season.

Guerguan Tsenov conducted AMICCO’s holiday concerts — “Island Christmas” — held Dec. 9 in Holmes Beach and Dec. 16 in Sarasota.

He also will conduct AMICCO’s “Best of Gilbert and Sullivan” concert set for Feb. 17, 2019.

Tsenov Tsenov is the founder and music director of the Tsenov Chamber Ensemble in New York City. He served as the principal conductor of the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra and resident conductor of the NYU Symphony Orchestra, as well as led the Sofia Philharmonic, Sforzini Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and New Symphony Orchestra.

Mark Sforzini will conduct AMICCO’s “Diva Wars” concert set for March 31, 2019, at the Neel Performing Arts Center in Bradenton.

Sforzini is the artistic and executive director of the St. Petersburg Opera and music director of the Tampa Bay Symphony.

He was principal bassoon in the Florida Orchestra for 15 seasons and has performed with numerous orchestras.

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Lighting up the night in Bradenton Beach …

A crowd floods the Historic Bridge Street Pier to watch the Bradenton Beach Marina-sponsored lighted-boat parade as it passes in Sarasota Bay. Islander Photos: Kathy Prucnell A boater waves to the crowd from his entry in the Bradenton Beach holiday boat parade.

Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

And the winner is: Santa going down the chimney. Erik Jones and his crew won the first Bradenton Beach lighted-boat parade contest put on by the Bradenton Beach Marina and sponsor Island Pearl Excursions. Islander Photo: Mike Bazzy Minions on board! A colorful display makes its way in the Bradenton Beach lighted-boat parade.

Islander Photo: Karen Riley Love

Lighted boats parade, put on show in Sarasota Bay

Three groups of people gathered to watch the festivities, near the Seafood Shack, Longboat Pass Bridge and the Bradenton Beach pier.

The winner with “Best Decorated Vessel” was Erik Jones and his crew aboard Fishin Toy. Their brightly lit design featured Santa going down the chimney.

They took home a $200 prize, which was donated by Bazzy.

“I’m looking forward to doing it again next year, and hopefully we’ll get more boats out and people involved,” he said.

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A boater waits at the dock for the Dec. 15 Bradenton Beach boat parade to get underway.

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Hundreds of people came out for the first boat parade in Sarasota Bay sponsored by Bradenton Beach Marina and Island Pearl Excursions.

The parade began at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 when the Cortez Bridge opened for the 12 boats that entered the parade.

The boats were escorted by the Bradenton Beach police boat and paraded the Cortez coastline between the Cortez Bridge to the Longboat Pass channel.

The parade looped back to the bridge and alongside the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach to a clapping and cheering crowd.

“I’m very pleased with the turnout and how receptive the community was to having a parade,” said organizer Mike Bazzy of Bradenton Beach Marina.

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Anna Maria weathers elements with holiday cheer

Pine Avenue lights up

The Roser Memorial Community Church Joyful Noise Choir performs at the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, during the Anna Maria Holiday of Treasures Open House Dec. 14. The event was cosponsored by the AMIHS.

Salon Salon on Pine employees Diana Benitez and Jessica Rendon serve hot chocolate at the Dec. 14 open house at the salon at 313 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, for the Anna Maria Holiday of Treasures — a walk among the shops on Pine Avenue, Bay Boulevard and Gulf Drive.

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The threat of severe storms prompted cancellation by the children’s choir appearance at Holiday Carols in the Park Dec. 14, but an improvised group was on hand to lead a singalong. Cynthia Roloff, Bob Carter, Santa Claus, Barbara Murphy and Angela Blunt pitched in for the city-sponsored event at City Pier Park.

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Ella Nelancon, 3, tells Santa Claus her Christmas wishes Dec. 14 at Holiday Carols in the Park at City Pier Park, on the corner of Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard in Anna Maria, before the merchant-sponsored Holiday of Treasures open house.

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Anna Maria administrative assistant Stephanie Janney, Commissioner Doug Copeland and deputy clerk Debbie Haynes serve eggnog and cookies to guests Dec. 14 at Holiday Carols in the Park. The event was a prelude to the Holiday of Treasures.

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Holiday shop sells out early

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Anna Maria Elementary students Evelyn Lona, 9, right, alongside friends Malia Keith, 9, and Livia Sauls, 8, holds ornaments she bought during her class’ turn Dec. 12 at the AME Holiday Shop in the music room.

Islander Photos: Ryan Paice

Rejane Monetti, the chair of the Anna Maria Elementary Holiday Shop, operates the register and runs the shop in the school music room Dec. 12.

Students purchased holiday gifts that were purchased and collected by Monetti for resale.

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• Monday, Jan. 7, no school for students.

• Thursday, Jan. 10, second-quarter report cards go home.

• Saturday, Jan. 19, 8 a.m., Dolphin Dash.

• Monday, Jan. 21, no school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. • Tuesday, Jan. 22, 5-7 p.m., STEM Night.

Anna Maria Elementary is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

For more information, call the school at 941708-5525.

Students browse the school holiday shop in the music room Dec. 12 for gifts for themselves, friends and family. The shop was supplied through donations and the proceeds benefit the school parent-teacher organization.

And a very merry Christmas to you, too …

Artist Cory Wright paints a spider web onto the face of Zaiden Reddick, 4, Dec. 12 at the 24th annual Lawton Chiles Christmas for Kids Party at the Sandbar Restaurant pavilion, 100 Spring Ave., Anna Maria.

Islander Photos: Ryan Paice

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Santa Claus greets a wave of children Dec. 12 at the start of the 24th annual Lawton Chiles Christmas for Kids Party at the Sandbar Restaurant, 100 Spring Ave., Anna Maria. The party hosted families from the Head Start and Early Head Start at Rise and Shine Early Learning, a program offered by Step Up Suncoast in Bradenton, and the Redlands Christian Migrant Association of Palmetto. Each child received clothing, a pair of shoes, a toy and a Publix vouched for a turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

Brycen West, 4, hugs Mickey Mouse as Minnie Mouse awaits her hug Dec. 12 at the Lawton Chiles Christmas for Kids Party.

Jeraldine Garcia, 5, gives Santa Claus a hug before receiving her presents Dec. 12 at the 24th annual Lawton Chiles Christmas for Kids Party at the Sandbar Restaurant pavilion in Anna Maria.

LEFT: Mac and cheese, Tater Tots, french fries, chicken tenders, pasta and salad are served Dec. 12 at the Chiles Christmas for Kids Party.

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Revelers celebrate the holidays on Bridge Street The Junior Thespians of the Manatee School for the Arts gather Dec. 15 after caroling in front of the Bridge Tender Inn & Dockside Bar on Bridge Street. slander Photos: Kathy Prucnell

Olivia Skinner, 1, of Chicago, visits Santa on his sleigh parked for Bridge Street festivities Dec. 15 at the Drift-In in Bradenton Beach.

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Roser celebrates Christmas with ‘Harmony’

Roser Memorial Community Church’s sanctuary will be decorated with banks of red poinsettias for Christmas Eve candlelight services.

The family service at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24, will feature a nativity pageant — all children will be invited to participate.

There will be singing of carols, special music by the Joyful Noise Children’s Choir and a “Good News!” announcement from the Rev. Dr. Bob O’Keef, Roser’s pastor.

And all children will receive a gift before the service ends with the singing of “Silent Night.”

The traditional service at 9 p.m. will feature music

by Relative Harmony — Mary Deur, Melody and Chris Rapier performing on flute, harp and French horn.

The Rev. Dr. Bob O’Keef and his wife, Phyllis, lead a Christmas-themed presentation Dec. 11 at the Roser Women’s Guild tea at the church.

Susan Cheshire, president of the Women’s Guild at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, welcomes people Dec. 11 to a holiday tea in the church fellowship hall. Islander Photos: Peggy Nash

Roser Women’s Guild gathers for holiday tea

bers and their guests and Leslie Atkins led those gathered in prayer before the serving of tea, punch, cookies and sandwiches.

Guild members Naomi Circle and Margaret Art were in charge of arrangements at the event, at which the church group awarded $1,000 to the Center of “Angels” assemble for a Christmas pageant at Anna Maria Island for children’s programs.

Roser Church in Anna Maria.

The Women’s Guild at Roser Memorial Community Church gathered Dec. 11 in the fellowship hall for a tea and musical celebration.

The Rev. Dr. Bob O’Keef and his wife, Phyllis, presented the program. The Christmas-themed presentation included Scripture and song.

Guild president Susan Cheshire welcomed mem-

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Gathering plans Special events

Wednesday, Dec. 19 6 p.m. — Youth Christmas, CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-0719.

Monday, Dec. 24 4 p.m. — Candlelight worship, Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 941-383-6491.

4 p.m. — Christmas vigil Mass, St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-4769.

5 p.m. — Family Eucharist with music, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941778-1638.

5 p.m. — Christmas Eve candlelight Communion, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1813.

5:30 p.m. — Christmas Eve candlelight worship, Christ Church of Longboat Key, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 941-383-8833.

5:30 p.m. — Christmas Eve family service, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941941-778-0414.

7 p.m. — Christmas Eve service, CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

7:30 p.m. — Christmas Eve,Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1813.

9 p.m. — Christmas Eve candlelight service, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941941-778-0414.

10 p.m. — Christmas Mass, St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-4769.

10:30 p.m. — Carols, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1638.

11 p.m. — Festival Eucharist with music, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1638.

Tuesday, Dec. 25 9 a.m. — Holy Eucharist, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1638.

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Obituaries

Thelma L. Clark

Thelma L Clark died Dec. 5.

She was born July 12, 1930, in Tampa and was a graduate from Hillsborough High School.

A graveside service was held Dec. 11 at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park in Tampa. Blount & Curry Funeral Clark Home at Garden of Memories was in charge of arrangements.

She is survived by her daughters, Linda Scott and husband Larry of Anna Maria and Susan; grandchildren Amy Stickler and husband Eric and Shawn Duytschaver and wife Julia; great-grandchildren Cory, Tyler, Bradley, Lola, Marlin, Finn, and Bosun; and great-great grandchild Rylee.

Shirley M. Zemmer

Shirley M. Zemmer, 88, of Bradenton, died Dec. 8. She was born in Detroit Oct. 14, 1930, and was the only child of the late George and Theresa (Rosenboom) Madison.

She graduated from Eastern Michigan University and married her best friend, Richard “Dick” Zemmer, a pharmacist, in 1951. They began Zemmer their life together choosing to raise their four children in Lapeer, Michigan, and spent many years in business giving back to their community Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1813.

10:30 a.m. — Christmas day Mass, St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7784769.

Wednesday, Dec. 26 11 a.m. — JOY/Just Older Youth lunch and meeting, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-941-778-0414.

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She began her career as a teacher and went on to own four Hallmark card and gift stores. Her commitment to community was reflected by her involvement in many organizations, including as a founding member and president of The Nursery School.

She and her husband were accomplished travelers and enjoyed all that life had to offer.

The past several years, she made Bradenton her home, where she loved the beach, entertaining friends, playing golf and bridge, attending the theater and spending time with family.

She was an active member of AAUW, PEO, Roser Church, Sigma, Sigma, Sigma and a past member of the Bradenton Country Club.

Mrs. Zemmer touched the lives of many with her smile, indomitable spirit and true appreciation of the little things in life that she never took for granted.

Of all her accomplishments, she was most proud of, and deeply loved, her family.

Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God ultimately gave her peace.

A graveside service will be held in Michigan.

Memorial donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice, Philanthropy Department, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota FL 34238.

Mrs. Zemmer is survived by children, Rick and wife Nancy of Metamora, Michigan, Ron and wife Susan of White Lake, Michigan, Lynn and husband Paul of Bradenton, and John and wife Debbie of Lake Orion, Michigan; grandchildren Ericka, Ryan and wife Danielle, Skylar, Andrew and wife Kathleen, Adam, Jonathan and wife Kylie and Haley and husband Nick; great-grandchildren Mackenzie, Zoey, Madeline and Abigail.

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Holmes Beach volunteers gear up for 2019

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Holmes Beach volunteer boards are moving forward, making plans for the city.

The parks and beautification committee met Dec. 5 with a full agenda.

And the planning commission met later that day to discuss a state-mandated review of the city’s comprehensive plan.

The parks committee discussion included the future of a blue ice cypress tree that recently was planted on the edge of city field, adjacent to city hall, 5801 Marina Drive. The field and park amenities are presently undergoing a redesign.

The tree, donated by parks committee member Dennis Groh and planted by public works, was not approved by the city commission. The cost of installation was $2,000.

Mayor Judy Titsworth, who attended the parks committee meeting, said nothing should be planted in the field without approval from the mayor and commission, especially in light of plans to redesign the field, recreation areas and dog park.

The park currently encompasses Birdie Tebbetts Field, a toddler playground, skateboard park, basketball court, dog park and an open field suitable for events and soccer.

“We’re not doing anything to the park until we get the full picture,” Titsworth said, adding that the park is still in planning stages, so it is important to consider the “right tree, right place” rule.

“Things need to go through the appropriate channels,” she added. “But that’s an ‘oops’ we can live with.”

The commission later announced plans for a holiday tree-lighting event 5-7 p.m. Dec. 18, after The Islander went to press for the week.

The planning commission met Dec. 5 to discuss the comprehensive plan, which was adopted in 1989 and last amended in 2007.

Planning commission chair Charles Stealey said a request for proposals for a consultant to help update the comp plan must be generated by the planners.

But board member Barbara Hines said city attorney Patricia Petruff and building official Jim McGuiness

The Holmes Beach Planning Commission meets Dec. 5. Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes should write the RFP. “I feel strongly it should be done by staff,” she said.

The city commission approved $50,000 for the consulting fee, which will require bids from contractors, which then are voted on by the city commission.

Planning member Scott Boyd said the responsibility for the final recommendation will be on the planning commission.

Stealey suggested the board nominate a liaison to the city commission to work on the RFP. Boyd motioned to submit a memo to the city commission previously prepared by Stealey stating the planning commission will write the RFP, which passed 4-1 with Hines voting “nay.”

Additionally, Boyd suggested one committee member should be appointed liaison to city staff.

Hines and Boyd volunteered, and following a call of role by the city clerk, the commission appointed Boyd.

The next parks and beautification committee meeting will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

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Locals sue over South Carolina plane crash injuries

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Steve Rose and wife Marci Wilhelm survived a Sept. 27 plane crash at an airport in Greenville, South Carolina, but both suffered injuries.

The pilot and copilot of the Dassault Falcon 50 jet aircraft they were aboard did not survive.

Now Rose and Wilhelm, who reside in Tampa and have ties to Anna Maria Island, have sued the estates of pilot John Caswell, 49, of Port St. Lucie, and copilot Stephen George Fox, 66, of Indian Rocks Beach.

The suit, filed Nov. 30 in Hillsborough County, alleges Caswell and Fox were negligent, resulting in permanent severe injuries for Wilhelm and Rose.

The suit alleges Air America Flight Services and its sister company, Account Management Group, formerly known as Clearwater Aviation, failed to ensure that Caswell and Fox were trained and certified to operate the mid-size long-range jet. Fox was owner of Clearwater-based Air America Flight Services at the time of his death.

Rose and Wilhelm were the only passengers on the private flight from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport to Greenville. The plane failed to stop on the Greenville landing runway, skidded off the tarmac and crashed through a wooden fence, according to bystanders. The fuselage broke in two pieces just behind the cockpit.

According to records from the Federal Aviation Administration, neither pilot had the proper credentials to operate the Falcon 50.

The National Transportation Safety Board report issued Oct. 4 identified Caswell as the pilot, but he had only “second in-command privileges” for the Falcon 50 jet, meaning he should have been a copilot.

Fox did not have a pilot or second-in-command rating for the Falcon 50, according to the NTSB report.

He was certified only for visual flight and had no instrument rating.

The NTSB listed the flight as an “on-demand air taxi” flight, not a charter.

The safety board said the flight was a “personal flight” operating under federal regulations.

Rose and Wilhelm suffered serious injuries in the crash, and Wilhelm has undergone a series of surgeries since September.

She and Rose finally returned in November to Tampa where they celebrated Thanksgiving, according to Wilhelm’s Facebook post.

“Thankful to be here, scars and all,” Wilhelm posted Nov. 23.

A phone call to Clearwater Aviation Dec. 13

resulted in a “no comment” response to The Islander.

As of Dec. 13, there was no response to the complaint filed in the 13th Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough by attorney Steven Marks of Podhurst Orseck P.A. of Miami on behalf of Rose and Wilhelm.

Rose’s family owns Bortell’s Lounge in Anna Maria, which has been in business since 1977, but was shuttered in mid-April. He was manager and operated the bar. There has been no information on when the bar will reopen, or what plans are for the location.

Wilhelm is the founder and CEO of MedPartners, which was acquired by AMN Healthcare Services Inc. of San Diego in April for $1.95 million.

‘Nothing says suspicious’ about Shore fire

The Oct. 24 fire at the under-construction Shore Restaurant, 800 Broadway, Longboat Key, has been under investigation by the state fire marshal and preliminary findings reveal it was likely accidental.

Lance Tompkins, public information officer with the State Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, made the statement.

“Nothing says suspicious in nature at this time,” Tompkins told The Islander Dec. 11. “The investigation is still open — some lab results are still out.”

Tompkins said the file would be closed when all lab results are in-hand and the entities involved in the investigation have filed reports.

Just after 10 p.m. Oct. 24, firefighters from the West Manatee, Sarasota County and Longboat Key fire departments responded to the construction site in the village on the north end of Longboat Key. They found the new building ablaze, with “heavy fire showing from the entrance,” according to a news release Oct. 25 from Longboat Key Fire Rescue.

The fire marshal was summoned, secured the scene and called an arson dog to the site.

The news release stated the dog was “normal operating procedure to assist with locating any acceler-

ants.” It also stated, “This does not indicate the fire was arson, rather it provides further evidence to assist with a complete investigation.”

According to the official LKFR report filed after the fire, the loss to the structure was estimated at $500,000 and content loss estimated at $50,000. Preincident values were listed as $4 million for the property and $100,000 for contents. The most recent report from Tompkins estimated $150,000 in damages.

The Shore was nearing completion at the time of the fire, with an expected January opening.

No new plans for an opening have been announced.

Detective Mike Douglas of the Florida State Fire Marshal Office was the lead investigator.

Tom Leonard, co-owner of the Shore with John Mays, said Dec. 13 the company was being aggressive on scheduling and getting back on track to open.

“It’s coming together,” Leonard said. “We are shooting for a February opening, although it might be late February. The town, the fire department, everyone has been great to work with us.”

Leonard said the fire was “definitely accidental.”

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Motorcyclist stable after crash in Holmes Beach

A motorcyclist tumbled and crashed into a utility box in the 5800 block of Marina Drive at about 9:30 p.m. Dec. 13.

Jason Gifford, 39, of Holmes Beach, was returning from a bar, “where he was having a few drinks,” before he ran off the road and into the Frontier Communications utility box near a trolley stop on the east side of the street, according to Holmes Beach Police Detective Sgt. Brian Hall, who responded to the scene.

Gifford was in stable condition Dec. 14 at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Hall said.

A witness reported observing Gifford tumbling with the motorcycle numerous times in the crash, landing in front of West Manatee Fire Rescue Station 3 at 6001 Marina Drive.

EMS at WMFR responded, pulling the ambulance out of the station onto the driveway.

Gifford was traveling north at about 45 mph on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Hall said, adding that his Facebook profile photo shows him sitting on the motorcycle he crashed.

The detective also said Gifford’s alcohol consumption was a factor in the crash and the HBPD would ask the state to charge Gifford with driving under the influence with property damage.

In addition to the HBPD, Manatee County EMS responded and transported Gifford to the hospital.

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Streetlife

By Kathy Prucnell

Island police blotter

Anna Maria Dec. 6, 100 block of Palm Avenue. A woman reported a suitcase and its contents, valued at $300$5,000, were stolen while she was at the property. Manatee County sheriff’s detectives were investigating.

Dec. 7, Bayfront Park, drugs. Deputies on bike patrol found a male and female sleeping in a vehicle parked at the Rod & Reel Pier. When a 24-year-old man opened the vehicle door, an odor of marijuana came from inside. The man was arrested after police found 15 grams of marijuana and a methamphetamine pipe in the vehicle.

Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO.

Bradenton Beach Dec. 9, 2400 block of Avenue B, burglary. A woman moving out of a residence left the home unlocked and a flat-screen TV went missing.

Dec. 10, Shell Land, 301 Gulf Drive S., fraud. A counterfeit $100 was tendered to a store clerk by a man in his mid-40s. The man purchased a T-shirt and sunglasses and the clerk gave him $59 in change. As the clerk put the bill in the register, she realized it was fake and attempted to stop the man, but he’d already left in a vehicle.

Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD. Cortez Dec. 6, 3700 block of 115th Street West, domestic In a photo from disturbance. A couple argued over their relationship. his Facebook No violence occurred. page, Jason GifDec. 8, 4500 block of 124th Street Court West, ford sits on the domestic disturbance. Three family members argued.

Harley-Davidson Deputies interviewed those involved and determined he crashed. no violence took place.

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Officers transported him to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.

Dec. 8, 3900 block of Gulf Drive, battery. Two men argued after one man became impatient, drove around the vehicle of the other man and nearly hit children crossing the street. The man who had stopped his vehicle for the children exited his vehicle and spoke to the impatient motorist, who then spat in the man’s face. After being spat on, he tossed a can of Red Bull at the impatient driver. The responding police officer issued requests to the state attorney to charge both men with battery.

Dec. 8, 7400 Marina Drive, vessel fire at the dock.

An electrical short in a bilge pump was blamed for a fire on a 1997 23-foot Carolina Skiff. HBPD and West Manatee Fire Rescue responded.

Holmes Beach is policed by HBPD. Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.

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Anna Maria banner-slasher pleads no contest

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Holmes Beach resident Michael Lee Brown pleaded no contest in court to slashing signs at the entrance of the Anna Maria City Pier.

Twelfth Circuit Judge Renee Inman found Brown guilty Dec. 4 and sentenced him to pay $3,682.08 in restitution — the cost of the two banners, as well as a $1,000 fine and other court costs.

Brown, 46, was arrested in July, four days after he rode to the pier on his bicycle, took a bladed instrument out of his pocket and cut through two 8-by-12-foot signs, posted by the city of Anna Maria to depict the

rebuilt pier.

The sign-slashing came the week the pier restaurant was demolished and 10 months after the pier was damaged by Hurricane Irma. The city commission voted to build a new pier over repairing the old structure.

Prosecutors reduced felony charges against Brown to a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge in September.

Manatee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Jones, who heads the Anna Maria substation, said Brown gave no motive for the 3 a.m. crime, but concluded he was a local who may have been upset at the loss of the

Fleeing motorist switches seats, arrested for drugs A 26-year-old Bradenton motorist switched seats with a passenger on Manatee Avenue West before she was pulled over by police east of the Anna Maria Island Bridge on Perico Island.

The motorist, Johanna Simms, was arrested Dec. 6

by Holmes Beach police for violating probation, fleeing and eluding, driving on a suspended license and possessing cocaine with the intent to sell, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Holmes Beach Police Officer Simms Alan Desantis reported observing a four-door Lincoln traveling south on Gulf Drive at 1:43 a.m. The motorist failed to stop at lighted traffic signal at Gulf Drive and Manatee Avenue.

The report stated Desantis activated his emergency lights and observed Simms proceed eastbound “at a high rate of speed” and switch seats with a passenger, causing the vehicle to swerve “almost causing an accident.”

Police approached the vehicle after it came to a stop, observed marijuana joints in the vehicle and conducted a search, finding a blue container with cocaine

under the front seat.

The passenger-turned-driver told police Simms refused to stop unless they switched seats and that Simms had placed the container in the vehicle, according to the passenger-turned-driver’s sworn statement.

The cocaine, weighing 16.1 grams, was packaged for resale and the marijuana weighed 4.8 grams, the report stated.

Simms was transported to the Manatee County jail. At press time Dec. 17, she was in custody, being held without bond for a probation violation related to a prior case.

Simms also was assigned $17,500 in bonds in connection with the Holmes Beach arrest.

Her arraignment will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

Island watch

In the event of an emergency, call 911.

To report information on island crime, call the MCSO Anna Maria substation, 941-708-8899; Bradenton Beach police, 941-778-6311; or Holmes Beach police, 941-708-5804.

original pier.

Brown’s image on a surveillance camera led to his arrest. Jones also credited city residents who stopped officers on the street to assist with the investigation.

Mayor Dan Murphy said he’s pleased to see Brown’s plea and the restitution award.

As far as a status on the new pier, Murphy said Dec. 11 he expects the first piling to be driven in January, the platform construction completed by Aug. 26 and the restaurant finished by January 2020.

The city’s lease for the pier restaurant — held by Mario Schoenfelder — is good until December 2020, according to Murphy.

Online records indicate Brown’s court assessment, including restitution owed to the city, total $5,180.08.

Charges dropped against boater arrested at sandbar

A Manatee County judge withheld adjudication after the state dropped charges against an Ellenton man arrested for fighting on a boat near Longboat Pass.

Tyler Murphy, 23, was sentenced to a oneyear DUI or drug probation program, ordered to 50 hours of public service and required to enroll in an anger management class for battery.

Judge Brian Iten accepted the state attorney’s recommendation Nov. 7 and reduced a battery charge to a misdemeanor — battery to a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence and child abuse.

The charges stemmed from Murphy allegedly punching a 16-year-old on the boat and shoving a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer.

Murphy was ordered to pay $1,480 in court costs and fines, records show.

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Holmes Beach puts temporary halt on bike-, scooter-shares

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter The Holmes Beach City Commission is putting the brakes on bike- and scooter-share services on public property.

The commission approved Dec. 11, after the second and final reading, an ordinance for a moratorium on any new business offering the rental or use of “dockless mobility vehicles” on public property until June 30, 2019.

Dockless mobility systems comprise vehicles — such as bicycles and scooters — that don’t require stations for users to receive or return the vehicles.

A concern is without proper regulations, the bikes could end up as eyesores in public areas.

Commission Chair Jim Kihm and Commissioners Rick Hurst and Kim Rash voted “yea” to approve the measure. Commissioners Pat Morton and Carol Soustek were absent with excuse.

According to city attorney Patricia Petruff, bikeand scooter-share systems are increasing in popularity but can become a nuisance or public safety issue when not properly maintained.

The systems make available bikes and scooters for shared use to individuals on a short-term basis. Sharing programs allow people to borrow a bike or scooter from one location and return it to another location.

The moratorium does not apply to businesses currently offering bikes and scooters for rent but prohibits expansion.

Petruff said she recently read that some businesses that operate as bike-share programs in other Florida cities are dropping off hundreds of bikes in public areas for common use, and the bikes “are left hither and yon.”

“They are blocking sidewalks,” she said. “They are blocking entrances. They are being left in canals and public spaces and there has not been a lot of account-

ability.”

Petruff said many cities have enacted short moratoriums to determine the best regulations.

She said the moratorium allows the city to “take a step back” and hold work sessions to regulate the share type of business.

“It just gives you time to figure out whether or not you want to regulate, and if so, how to regulate,” Petruff said.

Kihm said the commission and staff should consider the quantity of shared vehicles, where they can be operated and how other cities have regulated sharing programs.

A work session was planned to follow the regular meeting Dec. 11, but was opened and postponed so Morton and Soustek could take part.

The next city commission meeting will be at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, with a work session following.

Beach lighting comes into focus for turtle watch

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter It pays to be prepared.

On the heels of another record-breaking sea turtle nesting season, Suzi Fox, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director, is planning for 2019.

Sea turtle season on Anna Maria Island is MayOctober but precautions can be taken before season starts.

“Our island sets an example for sea turtle-friendly and people-friendly lighting around the country,” Fox said.

A record-breaking number of loggerhead sea turtle nests were counted on island beaches in 2018 — 534 nests compared to 94 nests in 2002 — and Fox says numbers are up because of lighting practices.

AMITW used grant funds to outfit waterfront businesses, resorts and residences with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-approved bulbs and fixtures.

Turtle watch works with code enforcement in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach — using tools such as spectrometers — to ensure appropriate bulbs and fixtures are installed before female turtles crawl ashore to lay their nests.

During nesting and after the hatchling emerge, sea turtles are drawn by their instincts to the Gulf of Mexico by the reflection of light on the water’s surface.

Disorientations can occur when lights visible from the shoreline attract the sea turtles away from the water, making them vulnerable to predators, exhaustion or death by dehydration.

Safer lighting practices means less disorientations and an increase in nesting numbers.

Fox said that in 2019 AMITW will work with code enforcement officers on lighting inspections to outfit properties with turtle-friendly lights by the time nesting begins. “No one should have to turn out a light,” Fox said. “We are working to ensure that all the lights on our island are safe for everyone. Turtles included.”

In November, Cultural Connections AMI, a nonprofit, hosted a raffle that raised more than $900, which Fox said would go to retrofitting island lights.

Also, Fox has been working with representatives from the island municipalities, FWC and Florida Power and Light, to install amber-colored, FWC-approved streetlights on the island.

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A Santa palm husk at the Stetson Mansion in DeLand inspires a natural Christmas.

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By Lisa Neff

Decking the halls

Around the corner, traveling north, came the landscaping truck hauling a trailer loaded with palm fronds, tree cuttings, fallen fall leaves and pine cones.

Around the corner, traveling south, came the van marked as an Amazon delivery vehicle hauling goods and gifts.

I know the Amazon vehicle carried at least one holiday decorating item because the driver dropped the package containing strings of lights to my home.

Neff But not until a few days later did I think about the wasted treasure of holiday decor in the landscaper’s haul.

I was in DeLand, standing outside the Stetson Mansion waiting for a holiday decorating tour to begin when I noticed the enchanting Santa palm husks framing the entrance the Victorian-style home.

Many of the spectacular decorations inside the 1886 mansion — wreaths, swags, garlands, centerpieces, ornaments — were made from natural elements like pine cones, hay, vines and evergreen boughs. One of the most striking decorations was a wreath made

with unadorned magnolia leaves, which have a shiny copper color when dried.

When did I start to assume Christmas decorations needed to be manufactured with plastic, nylon, glass or metal?

And was it synchronicity that on the drive home from DeLand I heard a “fun facts” radio report on holiday consumerism? Did you know we bought $1.7 billion worth of Christmas ornaments from China last year? Are you aware we purchased $402 million in Christmas tree lights from China in 2017? I’m still

did you know?

This month, in the days before Christmas, I’m watching a holiday show an evening.

One gem is “Rick Steves’ European Christmas,” which takes viewers from England to Norway, France to Germany, and Italy to Switzerland to learn about how people celebrate.

Steves emphasizes the link between Christmas and the winter solstice and points out that long before the advent of Christianity, evergreens and other plants had special meaning for solstice celebrants.

Be green, they thought. You too?

Jane von Hahmann, vice president of the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage, and Ardeth Black, T-shirt committee chair for the FISH-sponsored Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival, share Christmas cheer during the nonprofit’s Dec. 10 holiday party.

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ABOVE: FISH members Ken Walker, Joyce Walker, Carol Alt and Roger Cook gather at their Dec. 10 holiday party.

RIGHT: Members of FISH, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting commercial fishing, maritime culture and the environment, gather Dec. 10 for their annual Christmas party at Fisherman’s Hall in Cortez. Islander Photos: Kathy Prucnell

researching the origin of the bulk of artificial Christmas trees.

Meanwhile, just consider the environmental costs of manufacturing, shipping and retailing $1.7 billion worth of ornaments from China as you think about the environmental costs of collecting and disposing of the 34.7 million tons of yard “waste” collected annually in the United States.

About 13.3 percent of municipal waste in the country consists of yard waste — trimmings and clippings like the treasure from my neighborhood in the landscaper’s haul.

Week after week, I see trucks pulling trailers loaded with palm fronds and husks crossing the Anna Maria Island Bridge and bound for disposal yards.

So my holiday wish this year — the one I’m sharing with thousands of people — is we trash less of the environment and we do more to reuse and recycle to avoid refuse.

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Finalists set in adult soccer league matchups

By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter There were no monumental upsets in the quarterfinal or semifinal rounds of the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island playoffs as the top four seeds held serve.

No. 4 seed Jiffy Lube rolled to a 9-2 victory over No. 5 seed Eason Builders in the first quarterfinal match Dec. 11, while No. 3 seed Moss Builders held on for a 7-6 victory over AMI Locals — a match decided by a penalty-kick shootout.

The third match of the evening saw Cassidy second seed Lancaster design take care of business with a 6-2 victory over No. 7 seed Slim’s Place, while Sato Real Estate remained unbeaten with a 3-0 victory over No. 8 seed Ross Built.

The semifinals Dec. 13 were more of the same as No. 2 seed Lancaster Design rolled to a 4-1 victory over Moss Builders behind a pair of goals from Zackary Lieb and 13 saves from goalie Trey Horne.

Ryan Hogan added a goal and an assist to the Lancaster offense, which also received a goal from Cemal Duzgan to complete the scoring.

Adam Bujarski notched the lone goal for Moss Builders, which received 11 saves from Jordan Demers in the loss.

The second semifinal match saw Sato hang on for a 5-4 overtime victory over Jiffy Lube. The overtime didn’t last long as a Sato Real Estate throw-in deep in

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their own end sprung Andrew Schmidt on a breakaway.

Schmidt raced in on the Jiffy Lube goal and popped the ball up and over hard-charging goalie Michael Lewis’ head. Schmidt then ran around Lewis to volley the ball into the vacant goal for the game winner.

Schmidt led Sato with two goals while Josh Sato, Francisco Oliviera and Eric Pullen scored a goal each.

Goalie Scott Bear came through with 13 saves to help preserve the victory.

Danny Anderson led the Jiffy Lube offensive attack with two goals, while Ricky Anderson and Brayan Felipe both added a goal and an assist. Lewis finished with 12 saves in the loss.

The championship match pitting Sato Real Estate versus Lancaster Design is set for 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, on the center pitch.

finals with a 23-12 win over Gene Bobeldyk and Al Brooks. Livedoti and Mason cruised to a 24-10 victory over Farrington to win the day’s championship.

Two teams met in the finals of the knockout stage during Dec. 15 action. The team of Mason and Steve Doyle earned the day’s bragging rights with a 22-15 victory over Palmer and Jay Disbrow.

Play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Key Royale golf news A lean week of golf action at the Key Royale Club resulted as the course closed Dec. 11, and there was no record of the women playing Dec. 12.

The men managed to get out on the course Dec. 13 for a nine-hole shamble. A shamble — similar to a scramble — is a match where a foursome of golfers tee off and players then hit their second shot from the best tee shot of the group. The players then play their next shot where they ended up.

The team of Gary Alvord, Brian Comer, Bob O’Brien and Earl Ritchie combined on a 7-underpar 57 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day.

Second place went to the team of Dale Hudson, Chuck Patrick, Dan Richardson and Dave Richardson with a score of 1-under-par 63. The team of Bill Brodie, Chip Dahl, Gerry Dahl and Joe Tynan was alone in third after carding an even-par 64.

Horseshoe news Four teams advanced to the knockout stage and battled for the day’s supremacy during Dec. 12 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City hall horseshoe pits.

The team of Dom Livedoti and Bob Mason defeated Bob Palmer and Neil Hennessey by a 23-15 score in the first semifinal, while Tom Farrington walked to the

Jeremy Stock of St. Petersburg, older brother of charter fishing guide Jason Stock, shows off a nice cobia caught offshore Nov. 29 along with amberjack, grouper and kingfish while spending a workday on the water with the captain.

Bubba Diaz, a commercial fisher working out of Cortez, shows off his catch of amberjack Nov. 13 at the Kingfish Boat Ramp in Holmes Beach.

Diaz said the fishers were seeing mullet — but not yet casting for them, but the fish were fattened with roe by the week of Dec. 16.

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Transitional weather results in different species to target

By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter With cold from the north becoming more frequent, you might say fishing is in a transitional phase, but it remains good around Anna Maria Island.

You see, as water temperatures drop, some fish change their habits. This can include where they can be found, when they feed and what they want to eat.

Knowing their cold-weather habits is key to hooking up with any species.

One such fish is snook. During the spring, summer and fall, snook Stasny are readily available on the flats and along the beaches. Live shiners as bait are like candy to snook as they feed heavily. The fish also will take a variety of other live baits, as well as artificials.

When the winter weather arrives and water temps drop into the low 60s, you may notice snook are harder to find. They don’t like cold water and migrate to areas where they find consistently warm water. When you find snook in the winter, you’ll also notice they don’t behave as aggressively as they do in the warm summer water.

The colder water causes them to be lazy. As they attempt to stay warm, they conserve energy. This influences the bait you choose. Shiners and other live baits — pinfish and mullet — swim too fast for a lazy snook to pursue. But using shrimp or soft plastics with a slow retrieve attracts their interest. Snook become opportunistic, which means they would much rather swim up to something to eat and nonchalantly inhale. They just don’t chase bait in cold water.

Luckily for us, there are other fish to catch in the winter. Some species that come to mind: black drum, redfish and sheepshead. The colder water temps don’t deter these fish from eating. In fact, the sheepshead get fired up. Also, these three species will readily eat live shrimp, which is the most accessible bait during the cooler months.

Another cold weather target is inshore gag grouper. With the arrival of the cold, the fish migrate into the shallow waters of Tampa Bay, making them accessible to inshore anglers. Trolling lipped plugs or using large live baits, such as pinfish or grunts, will attract gags to bite.

Finally, the deeper grass area of Tampa Bay and its water to the south can be host to a variety of species during the winter. Spotted seatrout can be caught in great numbers along channel edges adjacent to the flats. Same for pompano. You’ll also find jack crevalle, ladyfish and bluefish in the mix.

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On my excursions with Southernaire fishing clients, I’m finding numerous sheepshead and flounder around the passes and channel edges. Offerings of live shrimp are yielding good action on either species — especially the sheepshead.

Casting live shrimp around docks and oyster bars is proving to be good for catch-and-release redfish.

I’m also catching and releasing an occasional undersized snook in the same areas. Spotted seatrout are cooperating over deep grass flats. Casting live shrimp under a popping cork or free-lining live shiners is getting a positive response. Jack crevalle, bluefish and ladyfish are finding their way to the hook.

Capt. Warren Girle is finding a good bite using live shrimp as bait. Casting the shrimp under docks or around other structure is yielding sheepshead, black drum and catch-and-release redfish. Fishing grass flats with live shrimp is producing some action on spotted seatrout and jack crevalle. When fishing the grass flats, Girle is using a popping cork to keep the shrimp suspended midway through the water column. This aids in keeping the pinfish away from the bait so it can be noticed by game fish.

Capt. Aaron Lowman is finding decent action on spotted seatrout, as well as catch-and-release snook and redfish. Fishing between the cold fronts when the weather is warm and the seas are calm is proving to be the best time to get a bite.

Using live shrimp as bait around reefs and docks is producing a sheepshead bite, as well as bites from other species, such as black drum and flounder. Placing a live shrimp on a 1/4-ounce jig head and slowly dragging the bottom is resulting in a strike.

Lastly, trolling for inshore grouper is yielding a few keeper-size fish.

Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier says fishers using live shrimp as bait are hooking into a variety of species. While bottom fishing with shrimp, fish-

ers are reeling up sheepshead, black drum and a few flounder.

Tipping jigs with small pieces of fresh-cut shrimp is attracting attention, too. Casting these jigs out from the pier and bouncing them along the sandy bottom is producing action for pier anglers on ladyfish, jack crevalle and a couple of permit.

Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters is doing well for his fishing clients in Tampa Bay. Sheepshead are moving in around structure and are eating live shrimp. White likes to use a small jig head combined with a live shrimp to get the fish to bite.

Targeting gag grouper in Tampa Bay is producing good action for White. Live pinfish dropped to the bottom around structure is a sure-fire way to attract the gags to the hook. Trolling lipped plugs is producing action.

On the flats of Tampa Bay, White is guiding his fly-fishing clients to some tough adversaries. Large jack crevalle are on the prowl on the flats, which makes them excellent targets for a fly fisher. These jacks — in the 10-pound range — can take up to 15-20 minutes to reel in once hooked on the fly. White and his clients love the challenge and, even better, they are catch-andrelease.

Capt. Jason Stock is catching respectable numbers of gag grouper in Tampa Bay. Trolling lipped plugs or using live pinfish as bait is attracting a bite. Moving offshore, Stock is finding an abundance of mangrove snapper. The fish are rising to the surface as they feed in the chum slick, which makes them easy targets.

Free-lining live shiners into this frenzy is resulting in immediate hookups.

While offshore, Stock is finding amberjack and blackfin tuna. To catch these hard-fighting fish, Stock is casting large artificials on the surface and quickly stripping them in.

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

Fishers line up for mullet

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Irma casualty finds new home Out in Lakewood Ranch, a bit of Anna Maria Island stands reclaimed in a new dining room.

The Grove restaurant opened Dec. 10 at 10670 Boardwalk Loop in the center of the Lakewood Ranch shopping district. In the dining room, a wood divider is crafted from the remains of a large Atlantic white cedar that fell during Hurricane Irma in September 2017.

The earthy panels are a contrast to the sleek surroundings in the restaurant and are a nod to the eatery’s name.

The cedar art installation was cut and installed by Advantage Trim and Lumber Company of Sarasota.

Reclaimed, reused, renewed. A little piece of the island lives on at the Grove.

Mainsail expands into vacation rental market “The company is an extension of Mainsail, but it’s a separate entity,” Shauna Ruby said, explaining the newest undertaking by Mainsail Lodging and Development of Tampa — operator of the Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club, 5325 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

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Mainsail Rentals is offering private, full-time management for rental properties on the island.

Ruby said the business venture will manage private condominiums and homes for the Tampa lodging group.

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Members, guests gather for final 2018 mixer

Mark Bowman, left, Beth and Tim Rariden and Jen Bowman huddle up at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce business card mixer Dec. 12 beachside at the Gulf Drive Cafe and Tiki Bar in Bradenton Beach. As the sun set on the Gulf of Mexico, members and guests of the chamber gathered for the final mixer of the year in the cafe’s tiki hut, 900 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Attendees enjoyed a buffet, libations and a prize drawing.

Chamber activities in the new year will begin with an early-riser breakfast at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Members $8, guests $16.

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Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce board member Wende Webb hugs Melinda Bradway of AMI Paddlers from Paradise Dec. 12 in the tiki hut at the Gulf Drive Cafe. The final chamber mixer of the year was held at the Bradenton Beach eatery.

Darrel Shinn, of Darrel Shinn Financial Services, and Stacey Janik, of Running Rover, share a laugh Dec. 12 at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce business card mixer at the Gulf Drive Cafe and Tiki in Bradenton Beach.

Guests stayed toasty in the open-air tiki with the help of heaters, a holiday buffet and beverages.

Cindy Foster, of Where’s My Dolphin, is decked out in a sparkling holiday red for the AMI chamber mixer Dec. 12 at the Gulf Drive Cafe and Tiki.

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Toys from Taste

Neil Finelli and his wife, Vanessa, drop off donations for the Toys for Tots campaign at Duffy’s Tavern. Finelli publishes Taste, a dining and travel magazine. The toys were collected during Taste magazine’s Toys for Tots Progressive Dinners. And musicians Chuck Caudill and Dave Besley were hosting their third annual Toys for Tots drive Dec. 15 at Duffy’s, 5808 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander Courtesy Photo

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Katy Demick, of Anna Maria Island Resorts, Jimmy Waller of Waller-Mixon Insurance, and Lindsey Leech, of Duncan Real Estate, huddle up Dec. 5 at Eat Here in Holmes Beach during the monthly Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The next chamber event will be an early-riser breakfast at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander Photos: Sandy Ambrogi Manatee County Commissioner Stephen Jonsson, District 3, left, makes a point as Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce vice president Cathy Pizzo listens during the Dec. 5 chamber lunch at Eat Here, Holmes Beach.

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RENTAL ANNA MARIA ISLAND 309 65th Street A 3 Bed 2 Bath $2,600 Jaime Barcelo 941.275.3233 A4201388

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Sandy’s Lawn Service Inc. Established in 1983 Residential and Commercial Full service lawn maintenance Landscaping – Clean-up Hauling tree trimming Licensed & Insured

Paradise Improvements

941.792.5600

Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Specialist Replacement Doors and Windows

Andrew Chennault

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

Bed: A bargain!

King, Queen, Full & Twin, pre-owned from $30 new/used.

941-922-5271 www.sleepking.net

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PETS

WOOD CHAIRS AND desk, $10 each.

Bessler photo enlarger, $75. 941-356-1456.

WANTED! FOSTERS, VOLUNTEERS to help Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue. Email: moonraceranimalrescue@gmail.com.

COUCH: CINDY CRAWFORD home collection, camel color. 72 x 36 inches. Great condition, $100. 941-224-4620.

COMPUTER: DELL, WINDOWS 10, refurbished, $50. 941-756-6728.

ANTIQUE PARTNER DESK: All wood, $1,000. See at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.

FOUR OAK OFFICE chairs: Antiques, perfect for eclectic dining set. The Islander newspaper, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941778-7978.

FREEBIE ITEMS FOR SALE

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.

WANTED: WORKOUT DVDs and 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.

WANTED: YOUR OLD cellphone. Deliver to The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, HB. AERIAL PHOTOS of Anna Maria Island. View and purchase onli ne: www.jackelka.com.

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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.

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

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REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time.

Print media, newspaper experience required.

Apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander.org.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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HOUSEKEEPER/HOUSE CLEANER wanted in Anna Maria. Part-time (One day a week).

General cleaning, laundry, ironing, etc. References required. David, 941-321-5454.

PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER, apply via email to news@islander.org.

WE LIKE LIKES

smokey and diamond. Bonded pair, mother and son. 2 and 8 years old. Apply to adopt the pair at wwww. moonraceranimalrescue.com. call lisa Williams at 941-345-2441 or visit The Islander next to Paradise cafe in Holmes Beach for more …

DISHWASHER WANTED: PART-time. 2 p.m. to approximately 9:30 p.m. $11 per hour.

Friendly work place. 3007 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Individuals may place one free ad with up to three items, each priced $100 or less, 15 words or less. One week free, must be submitted online. Email classifieds@islander.org.

CHEF VINCENZO NOW open for business from our catering kitchen at the Elks Club, 2511 75th St. W., Bradenton. 5 minutes from the island. Until we open our new location, please, feel free to call me if you need dinners or catering, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Italian Kitchen, 941-896-9754 (same number) or chef’s cell, 941-773-6957. Thank you, Chef Vincenzo.

AdoptA-Pet

HELP WANTED

KIDS FOR HIRE

SERVICES ISLAND COMPUTER GUY, 37 years experience. On-site PC repairs, upgrades, buying assistance and training. Call Bill, 941-7782535.

CLEANING: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, vacation, construction, rentals and power washing. 941-744-7983.

U FLY I drive your car anywhere in the USA. Airport runs, anywhere. Office, 941-4476389. 941-545-6688.

I DON’T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941-779-6638. Leave message.

NEED A RIDE to airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Gary, 863-4095875. gvoness80@gmail.com.

B-SAFE-RIDES and Services: Peggy, R.N Airport/personal care, all ages. Call now, 727-902-7784.

BOATS & BOATING

BELL SERVICE CLEANING, Residential, vacation rentals, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly.

Meeting all your cleaning needs. 25 years experience, excellent references. Becky Glass, 804-338-5766.

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

REAL ESTATE SERVICES for you. Buy, sell, rental management. 30 years experience and reasonable fees. Call broker Fred Flis, Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

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

EARLY CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: The Islander office will be closed to observe Christmas Monday, Dec. 25. The classified ad deadline for the Dec. 26 newspaper will be noon Friday, Dec. 21.

Place classified ads online at www.islander.org

WOMAN OF ALL trades! Exceptional, professional, specializing in administrative and marketing duties. Extremely computer literate and terrific references! Call Christine, 941-243-6376 for resume.

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/residential repair and/or replacement. Serving Manatee County and the Island since 1987. Call Bill Eller, 941795-7411. CAC184228.

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LAWN & GARDEN

HOME IMPROVEMENT Continued

CONNIE’S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! Insured. 941-778-5294.

SOUTHWEST HOME IMPROVEMENT: Michigan builder, quality work guaranteed.

Affordable, timely, within budget. Call Mike, 1-616-204-8822.

ISLAND LAWN SPRINKLER Ser vice: Repairs, installs. Your local sprinkler company since 1997. Call Jeff, 941-778-2581.

RENTALS

NATURE’S DESIGN LANDSCAPING. Design and installation. Tropical landscape specialist. Residential and commercial. 35 years experience. 941-448-6336.

STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE: Shell, lime rock, palms, river rock, construction demolition, fencing, pressure washing, hauling debris and transport. Shark Mark, 941-3016067.

HOME IMPROVEMENT VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper.

Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www. vangopainting.net.

CUSTOM REMODELING EXPERT. All phases of carpentry, repairs and painting.

Insured. Meticulous, clean, sober and prompt.

Paul Beauregard, 941-730-7479.

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: Quality craftsmanship since 1983. Great value and work ethic. Island references. Professional, courteous service at your convenience! Call Don, 941-993-6567.

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JUST OFF THE Island: Two retail storefronts for lease on Cortez Road. High visibility, high traffic. Water included. 7818 Cortez Road, approx 800 sf, 7834 Cortez Road, approximately 1,600 sf. 941-746-8666.

SEASONAL RENTAL: RUNAWAY Bay. 1BR ground floor, washer and dryer. January, February, March. $3,000/month. 941-778-9378.

IN SEARCH OF month rental anywhere on Anna Maria island. Must be clean and sleep four. Pool preferred. Looking for Feb. 16-March 16, but dates flexible. Please, call Tim, 617-719-3984.

AVAILABLE RENTAL: APRIL 2019 and October through April 2020. 2BR/2BA ground level with carport and patio. 1.5 blocks to Gulf.

Updated, granite countertops, recessed lighting, flat-screen TVs in living room, TV room and bedrooms. Must see! Anna Maria. 941565-2373.

DAN’S RESCREEN INC. POOL CAGES, LANAIS, PORCHES, WINDOWS, DOORS

TOO BIG or TOO SMALL. Free Estimates.

Call Dan, 941-713-3108

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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.

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SINGLE OFFICE SPACE on Island. Full-time resident. Private corporate accountant seeks annual rental. 706-495-4578.

ANNUAL RENTAL: HOLMES Beach 2BR/2BA with bonus room, garage, washer/dryer hookup. Small dog considered with pet fee.

Available immediately. Call Island Vacation Properties, 941-778-1000.

$YDLODEOH $We AMI CENTRE, 3218 E. BAY DRIVE, HOLMES BEACH 941 778-7978 • WWW.ISLANDER.ORG

ANNUAL RENTAL: 3BR/2.5BA townhouse.

Small pet considered. $1,500/monthly. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

VACATION RENTAL: 2BR/2BA waterfront Bimini Bay, fantastic view, multi-month discount. Reasonable, by owner. 941-795-0504. http://goff-club/510A. STEPS TO BEACH! Beautiful 2BR/2BA on Anna Maria Island! A short walk to wonderful white sand beaches. Wood floors, carport, ceiling fans, huge deck, centrally located. $1,500/month, annual. 941-713-6743.

$10 DINER MUGS

@ The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, HB

HOLMES BEACH: 1BR/1BA beachfront cottage and apartments, weekly, shorter stays as available. Limited openings, January-April.

Call Alice, 813-230-4577.

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MIKE NORMAN REALTY EST. 1978

GULF VIEW VACANT LOT Build your perfect island retreat with views of the Gulf and beaches. Cleared lot located on an ideally situated, quiet side street that allows weekly rentals. Beach access just across the street with a shady, scenic path. $575,000

SUNBOW BAY Spacious 3BR/2.5BA townhouse condo located in a waterfront complex. Offering turn-key furnishings, carport, heated pool, tennis and a scenic dock. $435,000

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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.

Perfectly designed, open 2BR or 3BR/2BA plus den and two-car garage floor plans.

Luxurious amenities, pool, spa, gym, pickleball and fenced-in dog park. HOA only $209/ month. Models open daily. Contact us, 941254-3330. www.MirabellaFlorida.com.

NEW TO MARKET: Two-bedroom town home with boat dock and pool. 5 minute drive to Anna Maria Island beaches. $218,000. Give me a call for more information, Anne, 941713-9835. WATERFRONT ISLAND HOME: 3BR/2BA, two-car garage. Heated pool and spa, boat dock and lift. $750,000 or best offer. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

HANDYMAN DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE: $29,000. 2BR/2BA, open plan. Ask for JB. 941-356-1456.

FOR SALE BY owner: 2BR/2BA Second floor condo Perico Bay, fantastic view of Anna Maria Island sunsets. Pool, pickleball, tennis, gym, clubhouse. Reduced for quick sale. 941-545-5806.

DREAM VACATIONS FOR YOUR VACATION DREAMS

EARLY DEADLINE: The Islander will be closed to observe Christmas Monday, Dec. 25. The classified ad deadline for the Dec. 26 newspaper will be noon Friday, Dec. 21.

Go to islander.org to place classified ads.

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Completely renovated cottage with turn-key furnishings, boat dock, no seawall to maintain and room for a pool. $995,000

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MEADOWCROFT 1308 56TH ST. 1BR/1BA enclosed lanai. Turnkey furnished.

Beach cottage decor in living room. Heated pool, tennis, clubhouse. $121,000.

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Mike Norman Realty INC OFFERING THE BEST SELECTION OF SALES & RENTALS ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND SINCE 1978

LUXURY BEACHFRONT 3BR/3BA condo located in a premier complex on Anna Maria Island. Complex offers a huge, heated pool & Jacuzzi, garage, secured entrance and elevator. Selling â&#x20AC;&#x153;turn-keyâ&#x20AC;? furnished. $1,549,000

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DIRECTLY ON BEACH spectacular 3BR/2.5BA home with panoramic water views from virtually every room. Two open porches and a shady patio on the ground level with fenced, beach-side courtyard. $2,155,000

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Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria Inc. Jesse Brisson - Broker Associate, GRI 941-713-4755 800-771-6043

SWEEPING GULF VIEWS: This 2bed/2bath condo at Anna Maria Island Club has breathtaking Gulf views from the living room and master bedroom.

A rare opportunity to own at one of the most soughtafter condo complexes on the Island. $650,000 KEY ROYALE HOME: Looking for a home large enough to accommodate the entire family? Then look no further. This split plan 4bed/4bath/2car pool home is situated on one of the largest lots on Anna Maria Island. $749,900

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RELEASE DATE: 12/16/2018

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