The Islander Newspaper E-Edition: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

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‘Bortie Too’ tagged, tracked in race for research

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter One sea turtle that nested overnight on Anna Maria Island got a lot more than expected during its trip ashore.

Bortie Too, a female loggerhead, was tagged and released June 21 as part of the 12th Annual Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles, a sea turtle marathon that officially starts Aug. 1.

AMITW partnered with the conservancy to tag and release the female sea turtle, which cost $5,000. Sponsors included Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club in Holmes Beach and Bortell’s Lounge in Anna Maria.

Bortell’s owner Steve Rose funded the tag and dedicated the loggerhead’s nest to his father, Jack Rose, who died June 14.

Teams of turtle watch volunteers scoured PLEASE SEE BORTIE, PAGE 22

Top Notch

And the crowd went wild!

With a satellite tracking device affixed to its carapace, a loggerhead sea turtle — named Bortie Too for sponsor Bortell’s Lounge in Anna Maria — makes its way June 21 from Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach to the Gulf of Mexico as part of the 12th Annual Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles, a sea turtle research marathon that officially starts Aug. 1. Islander Photo: Jack Elka

County votes to remove, replace 97 pine trees at Coquina Beach

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Manatee County will remove more than 10% of the 991 Australian pine trees at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach for the first phase of its parking lot drainage improvement project.

The fate of another 13% or 129 of the Australian pine trees at Coquina — marked for removal for the second phase of the project — remains undetermined.

County commissioners voted 4-2 June 18 for the removal and replacement of 97 Top Notch Week 1: Gone fishin’ Australian pine trees during the first phase Holly Avedisian of Bradenton wins the first of the project, which involves installing week of The Islander’s Top Notch photo underground stormwater drainage pipelines contest with her image of a black skimmer and laying pervious concrete along an access and its meal at Lido Beach in Sarasota. road and in the south parking area to ease Avedisian receives an Islander “Moreflooding in the wake of heavy rains. than-a-mullet wrapper” T-shirt and is a Coquina Beach is in Bradenton Beach, finalist in the contest, which offers a grand but the county manages and maintains the prize of $100 from The Islander and an park. assortment of gift certificates from particiThe motion, made by Commissioner pating advertisers. The next deadline is Priscilla Trace and seconded by Commisnoon, Friday, June 28. Rules and deadlines sioner Vanessa Baugh, directs the board of are posted at islander.org. county commissioners to hold a work session

to discuss options to reduce tree removal in the second phase of the project.

The motion also calls for staff to create landscaping plans for both phases to specify how and where trees would be replaced.

Commissioners Carol Whitmore and Betsy Benac opposed the motion.

Commissioner Reggie Bellamy attended the meeting, but left before the board discussed the agenda item.

The county commission previously approved removing six trees from the south end of Coquina to keep work on the project moving forward after a standstill over the pine trees, said to obstruct construction plans after Bradenton-based contractor Woodruff and Sons began work in April.

The county’s report Chad Butzow, interim director of the county public works department, led the presentation of a staff report on the drainage project and planned tree removal before commissioners voted. He recommended the county proceed with the project and remove PLEASE SEE TREES, PAGE 2

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trees continued from page 1 all 97 Australian pine trees in question.

Butzow emphasized the need for improvements at Coquina, showing a video of flooding incidents.

He said the 97 trees he recommended removing — in addition to the six removed already — constituted a small portion of the 1,486 trees at the beach.

Michael Sturm, the county project manager on the Coquina drainage improvements, said the county hired a certified arborist to investigate the tree removal.

Sturm said the arborist recommended removing the trees because a 10-inch excavation would harm the roots of nearby Australian pine trees, leaving the trees to die and creating a public safety hazard.

However, the arborist also said the county could save 49 of the 103 Australian pine trees originally marked for removal, according to Sturm. Pruning the trees would make them less susceptible to falling in high winds, but the trees would need a year to recover.

He said the trimmed trees could regain their root systems and stay healthy long-term.

Butzow said the county lacked other options to save more trees during the first phase of the project, but he was more optimistic about the second phase. He said re-engineering could save 80%-90% of the trees marked for removal for the second phase.

Discussion at the county dais Discussion on the dais following the report began in favor of saving the trees.

Whitmore, a Holmes Beach resident who holds an at-large seat on the commission, said she did not sign off on the removal of the trees when staff presented the project, and asked commissioners to investigate the cost of canceling the county’s contract with Woodruff and Sons.

“This area of Manatee County will look like every sterile beach north and south of us,” said Whitmore, a former mayor of Holmes Beach. “Palm trees with no character.”

Whitmore added that she received a text message from Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie during

Did you know?

Bradenton Beach is a Tree City USA, a designation earned by participating in a national program providing a framework for municipalities to manage, protect and increase the number of trees.

The remainder of six Australian pine trees removed to make way for a stormdrain project at the south end of Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach await removal June 20 at the side of the access road.

Islander Photo: Ryan Paice the meeting in which he wrote that when the county asked for a construction permit from the city, it did not present any information about tree removal at the beach.

Benac said she was concerned removing the trees and adding so much pavement could make Coquina Beach the next Siesta Key Beach.

“I’m really concerned that we’re changing the character of this very unique area,” Benac said. “I really don’t think we’re ready to go forward on this.”

Commissioner Misty Servia was split on her decision, but the three other commissioners were firmer in their stance to remove the trees.

“I would go ahead and remove them,” Trace said.

“I’d even look at starting to replace them slowly with other shade trees. I agree, we need shade trees.…

But, the one part where we were talking about saving 50% of the trees — yes, that works, but it’s extremely expensive.”

Trace added that the county pays hundreds of thousands of dollars every year to remove invasive species,

including Australian pine trees.

“I don’t think we’re ruining the beaches, like some of my fellow commissioners think,” said Commission Chair Stephen Jonsson, whose district includes the island. “All this is doing is really paving a parking lot to make it a little more accessible and take away the drainage.”

Baugh said that while commissioners weren’t presented with information on the tree removal, they should have expected trees to be removed for the project.

Whitmore reminded other commissioners of the 1,010-signature petition presented to the county by Chappie and circulated by Bradenton Beach resident Mike Norman and Stop Taking Our Pines activists expressing local opposition to removing the trees.

Bradenton Beach’s response “I’m disappointed,” Bradenton Beach Commissioner Ralph Cole said in a June 18 interview with Please see trees, next page

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trees continued from page 2 the islander. “that’s all i can really say. i mean, there are a lot of people that don’t want those trees to come down. “i’m curious to see what’s the plan to replace them.

Do they have a tree that grows fast or something?� cole continued.

He said the australian pine trees at coquina do not pose a safety hazard, even in a storm, as there are no houses to be hit by falling trees and nobody should be parked at the beach during storms with winds strong enough to topple the trees.

Cole wasn’t the only city official opposed to the county’s decision. commissioner randy White called the decision “abysmal.� “the city and all of anna maria island, and people of the county for that matter, need to be heard on this matter,� he said.

Commissioner Jake Spooner expressed disappointment with the county vote, but thanked Whitmore and Benac for their efforts to “save our majestic forest at coquina Beach.� “I think there are a lot of better improvements and enhancements that we could make than a hard-surfaced parking area,� Spooner said.

He added that replacement trees wouldn’t make up for the shade lost by the removed australian pines for many years to come. mayor John chappie said in a June 19 interview with the islander that he too was disappointed with the county decision and had directed building official Steve Gilbert to investigate whether the city could revise or revoke the construction permit granted to the county. chappie added the city could revise the permit to require landscaping plans from the county illustrating the replacement plan for renewed approval, or seek a higher permit fee.

He said the city charged the county $2,500 for the permit fee for the project — a $77,500 discount on the estimated $80,000 permit.

Floating dock pilings en route to Bradenton Beach

It’s been a long time coming.

But materials for the Bradenton Beach floating dock are heading to the city after two years of complications, failed contracts and negotiations.

The floating dock project, replacing an old dock damaged by a storm and removed for public safety, is a project of the city’s community redevelopment agency. cra chair ralph cole said at a June 20 pier team meeting that the composite resin pilings the city purchased for the project would be shipped from Virginia June 26-28.

The pilings will be delivered to the South Coquina Boat Ramp, where Hecker Construction

commissioners voted 5-0 June 20 to direct gilbert to issue a stop-work order on the permit issued to Manatee county to indicate the commission’s dissatisfaction with the county’s current plans for the project. gilbert said he would notify the county in a letter that city officials would like to meet with county officials to discuss the project before it proceeds. if the county doesn’t respond in a timely manner, gilbert said he’ll place the stop-work order on the permit.

Chappie said he would like the county to provide landscaping plans for the replacement of the removed trees, as well as potentially redesign the project to save the australian pine trees.

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Cole estimated Hecker could install up to four of the pilings a day.

Eric Shaffer, project manager at Hecker, previously said construction of the dock would take sixeight weeks after materials arrive.

Cole added that Hecker has finished assembling floats for the dock sections and has received the rollers — which connect the dock sections to the pilings — so all dock materials are ready for delivery and installation. — Ryan Paice

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Holmes Beach asks federal court to dismiss treehouse case

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter The city of Holmes Beach is looking to the U.S. District Court in Tampa to dismiss a treehouse case that has lingered in state court since 2013.

Representing the city, attorney Jay Daigneault and his Clearwater firm, Trask Daigneault, transferred the case — one of the first filed by owners Richard Hazen and Lynn Tran in the 12th Circuit Court six years ago — by removing it from state court and opening a new federal case June 7.

Then, June 20, the city filed to dismiss the owners’ case based on a legal doctrine prohibiting the re-litigation of claims that concluded with a final judgment.

Trask Daigneault, which handles the Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property Rights Act court cases against the city, was brought into the treehouse litigation this spring by the city’s insurer, Florida Municipal Insurance Trust.

Daigneault said June 20 he removed the case to The treehouse in January. Islander File Photo: the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Kathy Prucnell because the court “is better equipped” to handle the to hear the case. new treehouse-related federal claims.

Daigneault’s motion asks to dismiss the amended Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell is assigned complaint filed for the owners’ by attorney David Levin, of the Sarasota law firm, Icard Merrill, in May. The complaint seeks more than $15,000 in damages and raises questions of federal law.

Tran and Hazen built the two-story treehouse in an Australian pine tree at their residence, 103 29th St., in 2011 without state or local permits.

An anonymous caller alerted the city to the beachfront construction. The city referred the complaint to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, which deferred to the city and, in 2013, the city and owners undertook multiple state court filings.

The treehouse dispute has run through city code enforcement, the circuit and appellate courts in Florida and once to the U.S. Supreme Court over the course of six years — with the owners losing at each juncture.

The city’s objection to the treehouse is that it lies within a 50-foot setback from the erosion control line that separates private from state property on the beach.

Leading to the city’s most recent filings in federal court was an April hearing where 12th Circuit Judge Edward Nicholas allowed the 2013 case to proceed with Levin amending the owners’ initial complaint Michelle McClease, visiting from Winchester, ahead of a 2018 city-initiated enforcement case.

Kentucky, shakes out her flip-flops June 20 In the amended complaint, the owners challenge while on the bench near the treehouse built in the constitutionality of the city building and developan Australian pine tree at 103 29th St., Holmes ment code, including the setback.

Beach. She told The Islander she and her family New to the complaint are allegations that the city “love it” as an attraction on the beach. Islander violated the Fifth Amendment, 14th Amendment and Photo: Kathy Prucnell

Article 10 of the U.S. Constitution prohibiting government takings of private property without just compensation.

In the motion to dismiss that complaint, attorney Randy Mora, of the Daigneault firm, argues the allegations were already litigated in state circuit court and left undisturbed by the 2nd District Court of Appeal.

The motion states, “Plaintiffs have raised, or otherwise had the opportunity to raise various legal issues based on the same essential nexus of facts being prosecuted in this action. This procedural predicate bars plaintiffs’ attempts at reasserting or attempting to introduce new legal theories in this case.”

In another Hazen-Tran federal case, in which the couple is representing themselves, Judge James Moody dismissed the owners’ second amended complaint June 19, but gave them 14 days to refile. They filed that case against the city and DEP in March, alleging negligence, injunctive relief and violation of rights and seeking unspecified money damages.

“I just got it. A couple things need to be fixed,” Tran said June 20 about Moody’s decision and direction allowing Tran and Hazen to refile.

Tran had no comment on the city’s removal and motion to dismiss the other case in federal court — except to say their attorney was handling it.

Daigneault acknowledged the owners could seek “to remand” the case back to state court, but added he didn’t see any basis for the challenge.

Also pending in state court are: • The city’s petition and complaint for injunctive relief to enforce a special magistrate order to remove the treehouse and fines that have accumulated to more than $67,000.

• The owners’ allegations against the city and DEP, including allegations of negligence, violation of rights and seeking injunctive relief and unspecified money damages.

In June 20 emails, Holmes Beach treasurer Lori Hill said the city has paid $172,381.17 in attorneys’ fees and costs on the treehouse matter. She also said she had not heard of any increases in insurance premiums for 2019-20.

Tran said June 20 she and Levin are working out a way to pay his fees, adding that his costs are confidential but not based on an hourly rate.

She previously told The Islander the treehouse cost $28,000-$50,000 to build and engineer.

Why continue the litigation and incur the expenses?

“It’s my property. It’s my right. That’s pretty much how I feel,” Tran said.

No hearing is set in any of the pending cases as of June 21.

Anna Maria City Pier platform work ahead of schedule

By Cory Cole Islander Reporter The Anna Maria City Pier concrete decking is down.

As of June 19, i+iconSOUTHEAST, the contractor on the project, had placed the concrete platforms at the T-end. Next i+icon will fill-in the T-end of the pier, connecting the concrete decking to create a more stable surface.

Meanwhile, Ayres Associates, the city’s engineering firm for the pier project, is finalizing the design for turtle-friendly lighting.

Once complete, Miller Electric will install the lighting and then i+icon will place the Ipe decking.

“The pier platform project, as a whole, is ahead of schedule,” Mayor Dan Murphy wrote June 20 in an email to the Islander.

Murphy said i+icon is expected to begin placing the Ipe decking July 15.

The new pier, estimated to cost $5.9 million, including demolition and construction expenses, is being built to replace the wooden pier destroyed in September 2017 during Hurricane Irma.

The old pier, originally built in 1911, supported tourism — steamships and ferries arriving from Tampa with day visitors.

The city has about $3.8 million for the pier project.

The Manatee County Tourist Development Council

budgeted $1.5 million for construction. About $11,000 was raised on GoFundMe by the Anna Maria Island Preservation Trust. The city contributed $304,000 and Manatee County government committed $333,000. The city also received $750,000 in state historical grants and another $945,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency funding.

Murphy said the city expects to receive another $285,000 from the state, as well as $435,000 from the TDC and $408,000 in city money.

When approved, the funding total will be about $4.9 million.

Murphy said the city expects to receive another $285,000 from the state, as well as $435,000 from the TDC and $408,000 in city money.

When approved, the funding total will be about $4.9 million.

On the expense side, demolition cost $732,000 and the construction cost is at about $4.2 million, totaling about $4.9 million in expenses.

With the additional funding, the current expense versus revenue will balance, excluding the expense of the bait restaurant and bait shop.

Murphy said construction of the restaurant and bait shop would be funded from the current year’s budget and the 2019-20 fiscal year’s budget, provided Mason Martin LLC starts before Oct. 1.

Mason Martin LLC bid $1,041,101 to build the

restaurant and bait shop shell on the T-end of the pier.

This expense will bring the total cost of construction to about $5.9 million.

Workers from i+iconSOUTHEAST are busy June 17 placing the concrete decking on the T-end of the Anna Maria City Pier. Islander Photo: Cory Cole

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Bradenton Beach gains determination in pretrial Sunshine hearing

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Action is being taken in a lawsuit alleging violations of Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Law. At a hearing on a motion for partial summary judgment June 20, 12th Judicial Circuit Judge Edward Nicholas, ruled in favor of the plaintiffs — the city of Bradenton Beach and ex-Mayor Jack Clarke.

Through the motion, the plaintiffs sought a determination that the matters of parking and a parking garage were issues that were “reasonably foreseeable” to come before the city planning and zoning board.

The suit, filed in August 2017 by Clarke and joined by the city, alleges Sunshine Law violations by former P&Z board members Reed Mapes, John Metz, Patty Shay, and Bill Vincent, and Scenic Waves Partnership Committee members Tjet Martin and Rose Vincent, all of whom were members of the now-defunct grass-roots group Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach.

The motion and the suit hinge on a July 25, 2017, CNOBB steering committee meeting, where discussion was allegedly held on a citizen-initiated referendum to prohibit parking garages in the city charter.

Multilevel parking facilities previously were proposed at several locations in the city, but permits were not applied for and no projects came to fruition before the city amended its comprehensive plan in 2018 to prohibit parking garages citywide.

During the June 20 hearing, Robert Watrous, attorney for the plaintiffs, said transcripts of P&Z meetings held April 12, 2017, and April 19, 2017, prior to the inception of CNOBB, when Mapes, Metz, Shay and Vincent were on the P&Z board, contained more than 40 references to parking and 24 references to parking garages.

“So as far as the reasonableness standard, we are able to provide the court, not just that it was reasonably foreseeable, but the fact that it actually occurred,” Watrous said.

Tom Shults, attorney for Metz, argued against the motion.

Shults said the plaintiffs “cherry-picked” the issue of a parking garage as something reasonably foreseeable to come before the P&Z. He said Watrous did not argue on the matter of what happened at the July 25, 2017, CNOBB meeting, which was the basis of the complaint.

Shults said the purpose of that CNOBB meeting was to develop a citizen-initiated petition to amend the charter, and the mention of an initiative to prohibit parking garages was a “brief discussion” that was dropped from a list of proposed amendments.

“We are arguing that it is legally inappropriate to cherry-pick an issue, without filing a motion for sum-

Meetings

Attorney Thomas Shults, representing defendant John Metz, argues against a motion during a pretrial hearing for the Bradenton Beach Sunshine lawsuit. Defendant Bill Vincent watches from the gallery and Metz, far right, looks on at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. mary judgment on an entire claim,” Shults said.

Before the judge ruled, pro se defendant Bill Vincent, CNOBB founder, responded to a statement made

by Watrous at the start of his argument, that CNOBB was formed by “frustrated individuals who could not get appointed to the city commission and wanted to voice their frustrations about how city government was performing.”

Vincent said CNOBB was “formed out of a proactive, very positive approach to be a benefit to the city of Bradenton Beach, with broad-based support by residents, business and snowbird membership.”

Additionally, Vincent said that discussion in the transcripts of the two April 2017 P&Z meetings referenced by Watrous “consistently identify (parking garages) as inconsistent with the comprehensive plan.”

Nicholas granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and said, “The safe and easy thing to do would be to deny the motion for partial summary judgment and let the chips fall where they may. However, there is no universe wherein the issue of whether a parking garage would be permitted or approved in a small community would not come before the planning and zoning board. If that’s the issue before the court

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12th Judicial Circuit Judge Edward listens June 20 to arguments during a pretrial hearing for a lawsuit filed by Bradenton Beach and ex-Mayor Jack Clarke against six former city board members. Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

today — and I think it is — that is not a close call.”

He added, “Whether or not there is a Sunshine Law violation here, whether or not there is sufficient evidence to prove such a violation — obviously that remains to be seen.”

Following the hearing, Michael Barfield, a paralegal for Watrous, told The Islander, “We encourage the defendants to reconsider the city’s reasonable settlement offers.”

In March, the city made an offer that would have required the defendants each pay fines of $500 and admit they violated the Sunshine Law. The defendants responded with an “offer to compromise,” a $10,000 donation to the Annie Silver Community Center with no admission of guilt and not pay the $500 per-person fine, which was denied by the city.

Then, in April, the city offered to close the case without an admission of guilt from the defendants — if they pay court costs incurred by taxpayers, totaling $232,853.62 as of June 20.

Another pretrial hearing for multiple motions is planned for June 26.

The trial is set to begin July 15.

Bradenton Beach votes for first-ever city flag creation

Bradenton Beach officials have set their sights on creating a flag.

City commissioners voted 5-0 June 20 to direct city attorney Ricinda Perry to prepare a resolution establishing a city flag using the city’s seal at the center.

The motion also directs Perry to meet with public works manager Tom Woodard, who brought the agenda item before the commission, to propose three options for background colors and designs for the flag.

Woodard said the topic arose from a resident, who asked him if the city had a flag he could fly alongside his American flag. Woodard said he wanted to discuss creating a flag with commissioners after determining the city lacked an official flag.

A 3-by-5-foot flag would cost the city $250, but the city could receive a discount by purchasing multiple flags, according to Woodard. He said the city could place one flag outside city hall, another at the police station and a third at the Historic Bridge Street Pier.

Mayor John Chappie said he liked the idea of a flag with the city’s seal at the center.

Commissioner Jake Spooner also supported the idea. He said he recently created a flag for his business, the Bridge Street Bazaar, using a white background and the business logo at the center.

— Ryan Paice

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Opinion

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Listen up

And you thought you’d heard it all.

Well, the jokes went ’round and ’round when the news hit social media that the Holmes Beach police Department received an ear from a thoughtful person at the manatee public Beach — a prosthetic ear — found on the shoreline.

You could almost hear the one-liners from the late night TV comedians, who frequently comment on the amount of odd news coming from Florida.

It all seemed to cruel to me, coming at the expense of an unknown person, someone in need of a prosthetic ear. my mind went to a child, an accident survivor, a military veteran.

I couldn’t help but think ... this loss should not be trivialized or joked about.

But ... and, I gotta say here, BIG BUT, the person who came forward to claim the ear had the world’s best sense of humor. He put us all at ease.

Thanks to him, we can hear all the puns without regrets — and smile.

Going forward, the smiles are fading with thoughts of all the fireworks on the beach. i have to say, the Bradenton marauders put on a better fireworks show than any I’ve seen — two or three times longer with sparks flying higher and beautiful arrays of color. there was plenty of boom! i hope all the amateurs will save their cash and head to the ballpark, where I’d like to imagine there is no wildlife — other than baseball fans — affected by the booms, bangs and kapows. on anna maria island, the amateurs outdo themselves with what appears to be thousands of dollars and a competition to blast off bigger and better fireworks than the commercial show at the Sandbar restaurant. and it comes at a cost to wildlife that can’t be measured.

We won’t know how many sea turtles swam away from our shore and dumped their clutch of eggs in the Gulf due to the ruckus and racket on the beach.

We also won’t be able to count the losses in shorebird nesting activities, or hatchlings and chicks left unattended among uncertain prey. if we love paradise — anna maria island — and we love the environment, we need to do better.

We need to celebrate our independence with respect for other living creatures.

Whizzing whistles and thundering thuds are not conducive to wildlife or marine life.

Please, go to the ballpark for a game and a great show! — Bonner Joy

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About Australian pines

With the exception of Carol Whitmore and Betsy Benac, who voted to save the trees at coquina Beach, the county commissioners are spineless fools who should not be voted out of office but run out of town instead. What a colossal waste of money (in the millions).

Commissioners Jonsson, Servia, Trace and Baugh deserve no less than islanders’ scorn.

I have been on Anna Maria Island longer than most and I have watched nature flood the area at the south end of coquina for decades. it is a low part of the island and only arrogance would attempt to change nature. It only floods a very small area of parking a few times a year and it percolates and evaporates and in a few days the parking is fine again. the question is not whether the county can correct the minor inconvenience, but the question is why should it? it’s just stupid.

Commissioners Jonsson, Servia, Trace and Baugh ignored the wishes of over 1,000 people who signed a protest petition in just three days. Should these people be in charge of anything?

Mike Norman, Bradenton Beach Editor’s note: Manatee County commissioners voted 4-2 June 18 for the removal of trees at Coquina Beach. Commissioners Stephen Jonsson, Misty Servia, Priscilla Trace and Vanessa Baugh voted in favor of the tree removals. Commissioners Carol Whitmore and Betsy Benac were opposed. Commissioner Reggie Bellamy was not present for the vote.

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Rising water

Flood water rises in the yard and driveway of a Holmes Beach home following a summer storm in 1974.

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Connections & contacts From city halls to capitols

Anna Maria: Mayor Dan Murphy; 941-708-6130; 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria FL 34216; cityofannamaria.com; ammayor@cityofannamaria.com.

Bradenton Beach: Mayor John Chappie; 941-7781005; 107 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach FL 34217; 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org (offline); mayor@cityofbradentonbeach.com.

Holmes Beach: Mayor Judy Titsworth; 941-7085800; 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach FL 34217; holmesbeachfl.org (offline); hbmayor@holmesbeachfl. org.

Manatee County: County Commissioner Stephen R. Jonsson, District 3; steve.jonsson@mymanatee.org; 941-748-4501; 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton FL 34205; mymanatee.org.

Governor: Gov. Ron DeSantis, 850-717-9337; 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee FL 32399-0001; flgov.

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Florida senate: Sen. Bill Galvano; 941-741-3401; Suite 201, 1023 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton; flsenate. gov.

Florida House: State Rep. William Cloud “Will” Robinson, District 71; 941-708-4968; Suite 100 717 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton; myfloridahouse. gov.

U.s. senate: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, 202-2243041; 284 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; rubio.senate.gov.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott: 813- 225-7040; Suite 421, 801 N. Florida Ave., Tampa; rickscott.senate.gov.

U.s. House: U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, District 16; 941-747-9081; Suite 305, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton FL 34205; buchanan.house.gov.

President: President Donald Trump, 202-4561111; 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500; whitehouse.gov.

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10&20 years ago In the headlines: June 23, 1999

Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore asked the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization to transfer $600,000 from an unused bridge construction program to the Key Royale Bridge repair project. The remainder of the estimated $900,000 cost of repairs would come from the florida department of transportation.

Elected officials, at a meeting of the Island Emergency Operations Center, agreed to issue identification tags residents would use for re-entry after an islandwide evacuation. The tags replaced bumper stickers.

Holmes Beach city commissioners dropped plans for a series of restrictions on rental property after considering the potential legal liability of a proposed ordinance. The city was considering the restrictions for six years.

In the headlines: June 24, 2009

Islanders brought a campaign to keep the trolley fare-free before manatee county commissioners, who were considering their next fiscal budget and a recommendation to charge riders $1 a day.

Holmes Beach began dredging city canals to allow for navigation of 99 percent of vessels, even at low tide.

Bradenton Beach commissioners delayed christening the first draft of a harbor management plan until they could take an in-depth review of the document. the anna maria island community center, now the center of anna maria island, announced a series of events through the summer and fall under the “Family Night” banner. Plans included screenings of movies and skate nights.

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TDC OKs more money for AM pier, addresses tourism windfall

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy found a receptive audience for his video clip of construction progress on the new Anna Maria City Pier.

In return June 17, he received a unanimous recommendation from the Manatee County Tourist Development Council for $435,000 more toward completion of the project.

The county earlier pledged $1.5 million for the pier, which replaces the old Anna Maria landmark pier so severely damaged in 2017 by Hurricane Irma that it was declared destroyed.

The new funding request, half of the more than $800,000 shortfall created when FEMA paid less than the city expected, will go before the county commission for approval when the members reconvene in July.

Murphy said the pier is “on target” for completion in December and a restaurant tenant should be in place and ready to open by March 2020.

Elliott Falcione, executive director of the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is the promotion arm of the TDC, made the recommendation.

He said the TDC cannot contribute to city budgets for stormwater drainage problems and multiuse trails, but pledging the additional funds for pier construction could help free city money for those uses.

Also, as another benefit to the island, Falcione recommended the TDC contribute up to $28,000 to the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce to rebuild its website to adhere to best practices.

Falcione said the BACVB has been in a partnership with the island chamber since 2004, and their websites drive the local tourist market.

The council unanimously approved and chamber president Terri Kinder and chamber board chair Beverly Kilpatrick thanked the TDC. The TDC would move money for the pier project and chamber website from its reserve account, but Falcione was unsure whether the allocations would be from this fiscal year or after Oct. 1, when a new budget takes effect.

TDC announces budget, plans The TDC rolled out a proposed two-year budget heavy on marketing dollars.

“Marketing is a lot of heart and a little bit of science,” Falcione said of the budget, which would set aside $4.4 million per year in fiscal 2019-20 and fiscal 2020-21 for marketing from the total budgets of $6.8 million in 2019-20 and $6.3 million in 2020-21.

“We have a very lean staff at the BACVB,” Falcione said. “I believe in giving people the right tools, the budget to do their jobs and to get out of the way.”

Dave DiMaggio, president and CEO of Aqua Marketing and Communications, the advertising firm contracted by the BACVB, recapped a past marketing

TDC member Ed Chiles shakes hands with new member Barbara Baker, seated, before their June 17 meeting in Bradenton.

Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

campaign, “Craft your own vacation,” and the current campaign, “We’ve got the cure.”

DiMaggio said the current campaign has garnered some 18 million impressions.

Marketing has shifted toward social media and Aqua is working with researcher Walter Klages, of Data Research Services, also contracted by the BACVB, to target specific demographics.

DiMaggio said plans for a new campaign would be announced later this year.

The TDC also discussed the World’s Strongest Man Competition that wrapped up in Holmes Beach June 16.

Organizers — IMG brought the contest to the area — told the BACVB it had “the largest crowd ever” for the event, which was rescheduled with short notice to venues in Manatee after the original location fell through.

“IMG gets all the credit for bringing this event.

The strongman competition came on their own. So we didn’t need to pay to bring the event to our comSporting chance munity,” Falcione told The Islander June 19.

Sports marketing took the top spot on the TDC “The visitor impact and money spent in our comagenda June 17, and Sean Walter, senior manager of munity was added value,” he said. the Bradenton Area Sports Commission, also an arm of the TDC, presented totals for sports activities in the By the numbers county.

Klages presented his bimonthly report on tourism He asked the TDC for a recommendation to the statistics in the county. county commissioners of $220,000 to balance the Klages said the number of lodging rooms increased budget for this fiscal year.

8.3%, from 8,402 to 9,097 rooms, between April 2018 Walter said the year-to-date economic impact and April 2019, but occupancy only decreased 1.1 %. of sporting events and venues in the county was up This means the area absorbed the new units “posialmost $500,000 from $67,741,460 in April 2018 to tively,” according to Klages. $68,230,460 in April 2019.

The estimated number of visitors increased 8.2% He cited a partnership with the PGA to bring the from 85,500 in March 2018 to 92,800 in March 2019.

LECOM Suncoast Classic golf tournament, the Under For the same March period, Klages said tourist tax 23 World Rowing Championship, and the 2021 USA dollar collections were up 11.9% from 2018.

Baseball World Cup returning to the United States for The TDC makes recommendations to the county the first time since 1995 as examples. commissioners for projects and uses for tourist develThe TDC is sponsoring 105 sporting events in opment tax revenues. The council consists of nine 2018-19. people appointed to four-year terms.

Walter said in an email to The Islander the addiMembers of the TDC at the meeting included chair tional money from the TDC was needed to cover events and Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore, presented by existing clients or garnered from sports vice-chairman Vernon DeSear of Manatee Memorial conferences not in the original budget, as well as to Hospital and Jack Rynerson, both of whom serve as pay for the services of Russ Yurk, of 129 Sports, for interested citizens, Anna Maria Commissioner Doug August and September in the remaining fiscal year.

Copeland, hoteliers Eric Cairns, Ed Chiles and BarWalter said payments to 129 Sports would be bara Baker. Jiten Patel, hotelier, and Bradenton Mayor included in next year’s budget. The commission will Wayne Poston were absent. act as a national sales representative, leveraging events The next TDC meeting will be 9 a.m. Monday, for the Bradenton Area Sports Commission.

Aug. 19 at the Dan McClure Auditorium, SarasotaThis year’s 2018-19 budget has been exhausted, Bradenton International Airport, 5900 Airport Audihe said. torium Lane, Sarasota.

Governor vetoes $2 million Bradenton Beach Gulf Drive project

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Not all municipal funding requests make it to the state’s final budget.

Even fewer make it past the governor’s desk.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $90.9 billion budget June 21, including funding for two of three Bradenton Beach appropriation bills filed for the state’s 2019-20 fiscal year, which begins July 1.

DeSantis approved the city’s requests for $500,000 to fund seagrass mitigation and $2,694,248 for a flood prevention program, sending $3,194,248 in total from Tallahassee to Bradenton Beach.

However, the governor line-item vetoed the city’s request for $2,000,000 to improve Gulf Drive for multimodal use, specifically to improve bike and pedestrian routes along Gulf Drive.

The local request for money from the state transportation fund, submitted by the city in March, stated, “The project will implement sustainable alternative transportation modes that will reduce the need for motorized vehicles and provide safer transportation alternatives which will reduce emissions and pollutant loadings to Sarasota Bay. Measures will be installed

along SR 789 (Gulf Drive) and the main bike/pedestrian routes providing a connection to the water taxi hub and main commercial area in Bradenton Beach.”

The city requested the money for surveys, design, bidding, permitting and construction.

The Legislature passed HB 4969, introduced by state Rep. Will Robinson, and SB 2500 to include the project in the 2019-20 budget sent to DeSantis, who axed more than $131 million from the budget.

In his transmittal letter for the budget, DeSantis said the state must prepare for economic declines and build reserves to higher levels.

“I also recognize that there are certain projects in the budget that government simply should not do, projects that are not a state responsibility and should be handled at the local or federal level, projects that did not follow established statutory review processes and projects for which sufficient funding wasn’t appropriated to support the intended effort.”

Nevertheless, Commissioner Jake Spooner was thankful for what DeSantis approved.

“I’d like to thank everyone involved, our city attorney Ricinda Perry, city engineer Lynn Burnett, Florida Rep. Will Robinson and Sen. Bill Galvano for getting

this past the finish line,” Spooner wrote in a June 21 text message to The Islander. “This is going to make a huge difference to the time frame of our stormwater improvements and save our taxpayers a great amount of money.”

Spooner also said he was satisfied with the approval of the city’s seagrass mitigation appropriation bill, which will let the city reopen the channel south of Bridge Street to the North Coquina Boat Ramp.

“Boating is very important to Floridians for both enjoyment and the economy, and channels are crucial for access,” Spooner said.

Other city officials were not reached as of Islander press time.

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Drone confrontation at Holmes Beach event remains a mystery

By Sandy Ambrogi islander reporter More than a week after a news photographer’s drone jammed while shooting the June 16 Tachi Palace World’s Strongest Man Competition in Holmes Beach, there are still no answers as to who — or what — is responsible.

Islander photographer Jack Elka launched his drone to capture aerial shots from private property north of the manatee public Beach, where the event took place.

After only a few shots, Elka’s screen froze and camera jammed, displaying the message reading “communications failure with the drone.”

“Everything froze on the drone,” Elka said.

“That’s the first time I ever got a message like that.”

Elka, who holds a Federal Aviation Administration license, knew how to manually retrieve the drone.

“I checked the drone. Shut it down. Restarted it and was getting ready to launch again when I heard the announcement,” Elka wrote to The Islander. the public address announcement from the beach, also heard and confirmed by Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer, warned anyone flying a drone to cease. “this is a public safety announcement. anyone flying a drone must land immediately. You are flying in our airspace,” an announcer said.

“I packed up and left,” Elka said.

Elka, certified in drone photography, has been shooting commercial photos and video on Anna maria island since 1980. He is certain his drone was intentionally jammed.

A query to Beth Cullen, chief executive officer of Melon Sky Media of Tampa Bay, dismissed Elka’s claim. melon specializes in drone shots for commercial real estate and other promotional marketing. cullen wrote in a June 20 email to the islander

that melon was contracted to supply aerial video for the competition, from the parking lot and on the sand at the manatee public Beach, 4000 gulf drive, Holmes Beach, June 15-16. as well as earlier shooting in Bradenton and at coquina Beach. cBS is set to air the competition June 30.

Cullen said she regretted that prior coordination between the newspaper and the production company had not taken place. “i’m sure they would have been more than willing to accommodate the Anna Maria Islander,” Cullen wrote.

She stated that Melon Sky did not “possess the technology to affect the drone’s flight,” but acknowledged being the source of the announcement.

“I can assure you that nothing at all was done on our end, other than the announcement,” cullen wrote.

She said the announcement was made out of concern for crowd safety, “as we were flying multiple drones for the majority of the event.”

Without coordination, injuries could have occurred to spectators or staff, cullen said and faa regulations regarding close proximity drone flights also were a concern.

Elka said he is licensed and aware of FAA regulations, and knows that temporary restricted airspace must be requested and registered with the FAA. “i never received a notice from the faa on restricted airspace around the event,” Elka said.

“It’s called geo-fencing. My software tells me when i am near restricted airspace, such as an airport, or when a presidential visit takes place. Airspace restriction must be registered. You can’t just claim it,” Elka said. an aviation analyst with the faa’s unmanned aircraft Systems department said June 20 no airspace in its system had a temporary flight restriction in Holmes Beach or anna maria island airspace. the analyst identified himself as Jonathan, but refused to

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provide a last name. the faa press department did not respond before press time for the islander. cullen said perhaps the problem was a communication error between Elka and the drone and “should probably be looked at by the manufacturer.”

Elka disputes that assertion, He said he had no prior issues with the drone and used it again June 21 to film the release of the tagged turtle Bortie Too at coquina Beach.

“I know this,” Elka said. “They had no exclusive rights on my public beach. Whatever happened was and is a big mystery.”

Jack Elka’s drone shot June 16 looking south from above the Tachi Palace World’s Strongest Man Competition at the Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach, shows a trio of men in black shirts, one of whom has his eyes fixed on Elka’s drone.

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Throughout June, Larry Felder exhibits “Realism in Oils,” Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7786648.

Throughout July, “Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue” display, Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Information: 941-778-6694.

Throughout July, Pat O’Neill exhibits “The Wonders of Florida,” Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6648.

Second Fridays, downtown Holmes Beach art walk, various venues. Information: 941-778-6694, 941-778-6648.

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ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Second and fourth Thursdays, 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 first Fridays. Information: villageofthearts@ gmail.com.

Second and fourth Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., Music on the Porch, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez.

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Through Sept. 8, “Interpolations: Artwork from the Ringling and Monda Collections,” John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941- 3595700.

Through Sept. 29, “Natasha Mazurka: Order Systems,” John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota.

Through Dec. 31, “Always Ready” U.S. Coast Guard exhibit, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

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LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI July 4, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce’s Freedom Fest and parade, Longboat Key.

GAMES, SPORTS & OUTDOORS Thursday, June 27 9 a.m. — Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department’s Mollusks Monthly educational program, Coquina Beach Cafe, 2650 Gulf Drive South, Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-742-5923.

ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Through July 31, youth indoor soccer, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908.

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-708-6130.

Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. pickleball, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908.

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

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

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., pickleball, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908.

Mondays, noon, bridge, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

Mondays, AMI Dragon Boat Fun and Fitness Club, time depends on tides, 417 63rd St., Holmes Beach. Information: 941462-2626.

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

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

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AHEAD ON AMI July 5, Keep Manatee Beautiful Post-July 4 Beach Cleanup, Coquina Beach.

July 13, Katt Hefner “Sophisticated Lady: The Songbook of OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Natalie Cole” concert, Bradenton.

July 13-Aug. 25, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens glass show, Saturday, June 29 Sarasota.

9 a.m. — Summer Saturdays at the NEST, Robinson Preserve expansion, 840 99th St. NW, Bradenton. Information: 941-742KIDS & FAMILY 5923.

ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND 8 p.m. — Movie Night at the NEST, Robinson Preserve expansion, 840 99th St. NW, Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5923.

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ONGOING OFF AMI 10 a.m. — Youth program, “Windell Campbell’s storyteller and puppeteer program,” Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Various dates and times through Aug. 29, Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Bradenton Marauders baseball games, LECOM Friday, June 28 Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies.

10 a.m. — Forty Carrots parInformation: 941-747-3031. enting program, Island Library, 5701 LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

July 12-14, Mote Marine Sarasota Lionfish Derby, Sarasota.

Tuesday, July 2 CLUBS & 10 a.m. — Preschool storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, COMMUNITY Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND LOOKING AHEAD ON AMI Tuesday, June 25 July 4, Anna Maria Island Privateers Fourth of July Parade, 6 p.m. — “For the Love of Anna Maria Island!” artist talk and islandwide. book-signing, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna July 4, the Sandbar Restaurant’s Fourth of July Fireworks, Maria. Information: 941-708-6130.

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Wednesday, June 26 July 4, Celebrate America, Anna Maria.

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

Thursday, June 27 Through Aug. 3, “Summer Circus Spectacular” show, Historic 10 a.m. — Seaside Quilters, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Asolo Theater, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-351-9010.

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IGW celebrates ‘Wonders of Florida’

Island Gallery West will exhibit “Crossing Over� and other acrylic paintings by Pat O’Neill in its July exhibit, “The Wonders of Florida.� A reception with the artist will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, July 12.

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Island Gallery West will exhibit acrylic paintings by pat o’neill in July. o’neill, the featured artist of the month, titled his exhibit “The Wonders of Florida.�

Known for his appreciation and love of nature, wildlife and the ocean, Pat’s paintings capture the realistic view of the many subjects he paints,� states a news release from the gallery. “He is constantly inspired by the beautiful landscapes and seascapes that surround him daily.�

O’Neill is a self-taught artist from Dora, Alabama.

He’s lived in Bradenton since 2005. igW will host a reception for “the Wonders of Florida� 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, July 12.

The gallery — featuring 28 other artists — is at 5368 gulf drive, Holmes Beach. for more information, call 941-778-6648.

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Look for the red, white and blue at the Artists’ A reception for the exhibit will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. guild gallery in July. friday, July 12. the artists’ guild of anna maria island’s window The gallery is at 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes display for the month will celebrate a theme — “three Beach. cheers for the red, White and Blue� — and feature For more information, call the gallery at 941-778work by member artists.

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Children watch as scientist “Krypton Kat� Kathryn Harris explains how rockets work June 20, during “Mad Science: Super Space Show� at the Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. The presentation was part of “A Universe of Stories,� which continues at 10 a.m. Thursday’s through July 25.

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Island to celebrate July 4 with parade, fireworks, party

The official Fourth of July celebration on Anna Maria Island will begin with a parade of bead-tossing islanders decked out in their brightest red, white and blue.

The official celebration will conclude with a grand finale of fireworks on the beach.

The Anna Maria Island Privateers lead their July 4 parade on Anna Maria Island. This year’s parade will begin at 10 a.m. at Bradenton Beach and travel north to City Pier Park in Anna Maria.

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Privateers’ parade the anna maria island privateers annual July 4 parade will begin at about 10 a.m., with participants assembling at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. participants on wheels are welcome, as the route is too long and the parade moves too fast for walkers. the parade travels north, on the island’s main streets, through Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Anna Maria, arriving to City Pier Park at Pine Avenue and north Bay Boulevard. the privateers will hold a party and reception — a tradition where winners of college scholarships are honored — immediately following the parade at the anna maria island Beach cafe at the manatee public Beach, 4000 gulf drive, Holmes Beach.

For more information about the parade, go online to amiprivateers.org.

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Avenue West, with the Marauders giving the first 1,500 for more, call the chamber at 941-383-2466. fans a shirt.

In Cortez, the Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, 4628 For more information, call the box office at 941119th St. W., will host its sixth annual Fourth of July 747-3031.

Hot Dog Eating Contest at 1 p.m. on the holiday.

Pier 22 restaurant will present a fireworks display for more information, call the restaurant at 941- July 4, after sunset over the manatee river, with view798-2035. ing in downtown Bradenton and on the waterfront in City celebration in Bradenton, the Bradenton marauders will cel- palmetto. for more information, call the restaurant at at the parade’s end, the city of anna maria will ebrate the holiday Wednesday, July 3, with fireworks 941-748-8087. hold a Celebrate America! party in City Pier Park at after the baseball game against the Jupiter HammerSarasota’s fireworks display also will be July 4, 12:30 p.m. heads. with the best viewing on the bayfront in the city’s an invitation on the city’s website states, “come The ballgame will begin at 6:30 p.m. at LECOM downtown. one, come all!” and says the city will serve a lunch of Everyone’s invited to Anna Maria’s July 4 party hot dogs and beverages and entertain with patriotic music.

Hot dogs, chips and socializing are in the city of Office, along with deputies at the Anna Maria substafor more information, call city hall at 941-708- anna maria’s plans for July 4. tion, will cook the hot dogs.

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The city is inviting its residents and neighbors to “It’s designed to bring the community together,” Fireworks in Anna Maria The Sandbar Restaurant, 100 Spring Ave., Anna Maria, will keep its July 4 tradition and present a fireworks display after sunset. the beach to the north and south of the restaurant provides the best public viewing of the show. the Sandbar also hosts a party — for a price — that includes a Champagne toast, four-course meal, open bar and special seating for the fireworks.

For more information about the fireworks, call the Sandbar at 941-778-0444.

enjoy free hot dogs, chips and patriotic music to celebrate independence day thursday, July 4.

Dean Jones, public works manager, said the event is the city’s third July 4 celebration. previous years, staff served 700 hot dogs to about 500 people. Jones speculated the turnout would be greater this year.

City staff will serve the food and beverages and Sgt. Michael Jones of the Manatee County Sheriff’s

mayor dan murphy said about the event.

Murphy told The Islander he enjoys putting on events for the people to renew old friendships and make new ones.

The event will be noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4, at City Pier Park, at the corner of North Bay Boulevard and pine avenue.

— Cory Cole

Cortezians to picnic July 6

the cortez cultural center will hold an indepenThe picnic will begin at 5 p.m. at the center, 11655 dence day picnic Saturday, July 6. cortez road W., cortez. the center’s volunteers will Off-island activities an invitation from the center said, “Sit with friends start grilling at about 6 p.m.

On Longboat Key July 4, the chamber of com- under our pavilion and enjoy seeing neighbors and Attendees are welcome to bring a dish to share. merce will present its freedom fest. the event chatting while having a picnic of hot dogs, tea and For more information, call Kaye Bell at 538includes a parade, assembling on Bay Isles Road at various goodies.”

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Privateers to present scholarships July 4

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the anna maria island privateers will present scholarship awards to 14 students following the islandwide July 4 parade.

The Privateers fundraise through the year to collect money for the scholarship campaign and this year the nonprofit will award $19,850 in scholarships during a party and reception at the Anna maria island Beach cafe at the manatee public Beach, 4000 gulf drive, Holmes Beach.

The party will begin at about noon, following the parade, which will begin at about 10 a.m. at coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach and travel north to City Pier Park in Anna Maria.

The scholars and their awards include: Danielle Quinn, $2,500; Gabe Chawi, $2,000; Gabriella Gallo, $1,750; Carly Provan, $1,750; Anthony Cucci, $1,750; Ivelina Kioutchoukova, $1,400; Hannah Vreman, $1,400; Eryn LaLonde, $1,400; James Arias, $1,400; Arthur Bellamy, $1,000; Dylan Joseph, $1,000; Basia Kuehn, $1,000; Aaliyah Everette, $1,000; and Trista campbell, $500. for more information about the privateers’ scholarships and the post-parade party, call treasurer dianne “maitai” gritzmacher at 941-7051325.

The stage is set for ticket sales.

The Island Players held its annual season ticket signup-day at Freedom Village at Bradenton earlier in June. Island Players board members Peg Faarup, laura morales, Susan turner, Barb gusie and connie Camboni handled sales at the senior living center.

Their event launched the sale of season tickets for the 2019-20 performance schedule.

The 71st season tickets include five plays for $100, compared with a single performance ticket cost of $23.

The season includes performances of “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling, Sept. 19-29; “Relatively Speaking” by Alan Ayckbourn Nov. 7-17; “Ripcord”

by David Lindsay-Abaire Jan. 9-26, 2020; “Leading Ladies” by Ken Ludwig March 5-22, 2020; and “Death

By Design” by Rob Urbinati April 30-May 10, 2020.

Island Players performances take place at the Anna maria community theater, 10009 gulf drive.

Season tickets are available through Sept. 1.

For more information about season tickets, call Peg Faarup at 941-778-7374.

Island Players volunteers launch the sale of season tickets for the 2019-20 performance schedule earlier in June at Freedom Village at Bradenton.

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With a unanimous vote, West manatee fire rescue commissioners approved a five-year contract June 18 for the incoming district fire chief.

The contract for Ben Rigney — now Wmfr’s administrative battalion chief — provides a salary of $115,000 a year and incentives.

WMFR named Rigney in March as the next fire chief to succeed retirRigney ing Chief Tom Sousa in October.

Rigney’s contract begins Oct. 17, 2019, and includes a 3% raise each year, an emergency vehicle and overtime pay for a declared state of emergency. contract incentives include a 15% salary increase if Rigney graduates from the National Fire Academy executive fire officer program.

Commissioner David Bishop welcomed Rigney saying, “We’re going to have a great leader if all the milestones are achieved.”

Sousa’s contracted salary is $112,000 annually.

Rigney said the main difference between the two contracts is vacation hours, with Sousa having 240 hours and Rigney’s contract providing 160 hours.

With a 43-year fire service career, WMFR promoted Sousa to fire chief in April 2014 after serving as a WMFR training captain and Longboat Key Fire firefighter.

Rigney has served WMFR for 13 years and holds a master’s degree.

Rigney said June 21 he is looking forward to future challenges in the district, including oversight involved in building a new administrative office/westside operation center.

“I’m excited about it,” he said.

— Kathy Prucnell

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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.

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Argument over bait at AM pier, motel turns bloody

By Kathy Prucnell islander reporter It wasn’t the best day for fishing.

One man was in stable condition at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton following a fight at a restaurant/ fishing pier in Anna Maria. manatee county sheriff’s deputies responded to the call about a fight at 9:54 p.m. June 15 in a shared parking lot for the Rod and Reel Pier Resort and the Rod & Reel Pier, which hosts anglers and a restaurant for diners at 877 n. Shore drive. four calls about the brawl went to 911 from witnesses.

Law enforcement arrived to find a man bleeding from the mouth and his chest and face covered with blood. Others involved in the fight left the scene and no arrests were made as of June 20.

Hospital personnel reported the victim “had significant facial fractures” and possibly lost teeth, but was stable and expected to recover, according to an mcSo report dated June 15. a witness told 911 there were about 10 people in the parking lot between the resort and the pier screaming at each other, including one man with a bat and a woman trying to break up the fight.

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Maria picked up her son there that night.

She said her son was fishing on the pier next to two men, one who “may have been on something,” before they began arguing over bait.

According to MCSO Deputy Christopher Sheffield’s report, the deputy viewed a video shared by a witness and determined the victim appeared to be the “primary aggressor.”

Suspects hit the victim after being struck by him and halted the fight “when he stopped being a threat to them,” the report stated.

Other witnesses told authorities a dark-colored truck left the scene with the men who had been fighting before the authorities arrived.

Holmes Beach police were alerted and searched for the truck to no avail.

Authorities “know who the players are,” MCSO public information officer Randy Warren said in a June 20 email.

Authorities encourage the public to call local law enforcement when they see suspicious activity and, for anonymous tips, manatee county crime Stoppers at 866-634-8477 (tipS).

On the web: to see a video from the incident, go online to islander.org.

By Kathy Prucnell

Island police reports

Anna Maria may 25, address redacted by the manatee county Sheriff’s Office, domestic battery. Deputies arrested a 44-year-old man after they were dispatched to an argument in which the man pushed a woman into a wall, causing her nose to bleed.

The MCSO polices Anna Maria.

Bradenton Beach June 11, Bradenton Beach club, 1702 gulf drive S., theft. A rented pop-up tent left outside on a back porch was stolen. the renters paid $80 for the tent rental.

June 11, 100 block of Second Street North, domestic. Bradenton Beach police responded to an argument between a woman and her boyfriend over text messages between the woman and another man. The couple agreed the woman and their son should leave.

June 18, green turtle Shell & gift Shop, 701 gulf drive n., domestic battery. Witnesses called police after seeing a woman repeatedly strike a man. When officers arrived, they searched the area for the couple and later found them walking to their vehicle. The man told officers it was a playful exchange. The woman was arrested.

June 19, coquina Beach South Boat ramp, 2653 Gulf Drive S., stolen dog. A 10-week-old German shepherd was reported stolen by a cement worker who left the puppy in a cage near other workers while he went to Home depot. When the owner returned after an hour and half, the puppy and the cage were gone and the other workers said they had not seen the puppy.

The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.

Cortez June 7, florida maritime museum, 4415 119th St., sexual battery. An inappropriate touching of an intern was reported. MCSO is investigating.

The MCSO polices Cortez.

Holmes Beach June 12, 3200 block of 42nd Street, warrant.

Holmes Beach police picked up a 47-year-old man on a warrant related to a derelict vessel in the Bradenton Beach anchorage.

June 14, Holmes Beach police station, 5801 marina drive, fraud. a man came to the HBpd and reported a scam after he applied for a fishing license online and gave the company his Social Security number. He told police he paid $67 with a bank card and was sent another email for more money.

June 14, 4800 block of Gulf Drive, Baker Act. Officers were dispatched to a group of people who were following messages from a woman who was texting suicide threats. Relatives told police she was on medication and diagnosed with depression. Police took the subject to a medical facility.

June 14, 500 block of Key Royale Drive, noise. A citation was issued to renters after a noise complaint was called in at 4:51 a.m. Police measured the noise at 35-67 decibels from a neighbor’s backyard. An ordinance limits noise between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 50 decibels.

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You heard right: South Carolina man reunited with ear found on beach

By Sandy Ambrogi when The Islander contacted him.

Islander Reporter How did you lose the ear? The Islander asked.

When a woman approached a Holmes Beach police “Oh, I was out riding Marvin the Manatee and I got officer at the World’s Strongest Man Competition June hit by a big wave. Didn’t they tell you?” he joked.

16, she turned over an unusual beach find.

“Really I just got hit by a wave and it got knocked She had found a prosthetic ear on the shoreline off. It’s a little horrifying, but there is humor there,” near 36th Street, just south of the Manatee Public Beach, where the contest took place.

“It’s the strangest item we ever got,” HBPD Chief Bill Tokajer told The Islander June 20, just hours after the mystery was solved and the ear’s owner located in Beaufort, South Carolina.

“We usually get cellphones, keys, jewelry. But an ear? That was a first,” Tokajer said.

The mystery was solved thanks to social media and a quirky beach story that moved from the HBPD’s Facebook page to local news and then to The Associated Press by the morning of June 20.

Jennifer Yeager was excited when she called HBPD to claim her husband’s prosthetic ear. A friend in Aiken, South Carolina, had read about the found ear on social media and knew her friends had just returned from Anna Maria Island.

The friend contacted Yeager, who phoned the HBPD. “They have already sent documentation proving it is their ear,” HBPD Detective Sgt. Brian Hall said.

“It’s going out in the mail today.”

Merritt Yeager was busy at work June 20, making signs at the family business, All Signs, in Beaufort,

he added.

He was thankful a woman found the ear and turned it in. There was no identifying mark on the prosthesis and no way to locate its owner.

Efforts were made to contact manufacturers in the area by the HBPD and, in a twist, the doctor in Naples who had crafted the ear was one of the contacts.

However, “without serial numbers, he had no way of knowing whose ear had been found,” Yeager said.

“But I am really glad to have it back. They are quite expensive,” he added.

The Yeagers had learned about Anna Maria Island as a destination on Facebook, liked what they saw and came for a summer vacation.

“We live on the coast, but it’s different. We had a great time there. I ate a lot of fish tacos. I was grilling fish at 8 a.m.,” Yeager joked. “It was beautiful.”

As for the ear, Yeager can’t wait to get it back.

“My sunglasses are hanging off on one side,” he said, with a laugh.

Merritt and Jennifer Yeager of Beaufort, South Carolina, embrace June 12 while vacationing in Holmes Beach. Merritt Yeager’s prosthetic ear washed off in a wave that day, later setting off a scavenger hunt by law enforcement for its owner and a social media sensation. Islander Photo: Courtesy Merritt Yeager

Anna Maria P&Z hopes for compromise on beach fencing

streetlife continued from page 14 the fight. An officer separated one man from the others and calmed him down. Police advised the parties to leave the beach and they complied.

June 17, Island Bazaar, theft. Three pairs of Costa sunglasses valued at $605 were stolen. The merchant told police a surveillance video showed an unknown male taking the glasses from a case.

The HBPD polices Holmes Beach.

Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.

One of two barriers on South Bay Boulevard installed by property owners to protect their private waterfront properties, but limiting access to beachwalkers. Islander Photo: Cory Cole

fencing on the sides of the property.

Ebrella said he is not opposed to owners fencing properties, but he would hate to see more fencing on the beach that limits public access to waterfronts.

He asked P&Z members to seek a compromise on public access and privacy.

Terry Olesen, one of the two property owners who installed a fence on the beach, was not present for

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Olesen said in an interview with The Islander June 11 that there was a time when the bay waters washed up to his seawall, but as soon as a beach accrued behind his home, so did beachgoers.

Olesen told The Islander that he has lived on South Bay Boulevard since 2004. His parents and his grandparents owned the home before him.

He said people would sit on his seawall as they applied sunscreen and look into his house before the beach developed.

“Where do people go for privacy? They go to their home,” Olesen said.

Olesen said it was as though privacy was being denied to him and his wife. So he took action. He built a fence on the beach.

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By Cory Cole Islander Reporter Anna Maria Planning and Zoning Board members want to know if a compromise can be made regarding private beach fencing.

Board member Jose Ebrella brought the issue to the P&Z June 11. Ebrella lives near two properties with fences on the bayfront and he has concerns for keeping the beach walkable.

Two waterfront property owners on the Tampa Bay side of Anna Maria have installed fencing on their property lines, running onto the beach.

Ebrella made a PowerPoint presentation showing city-approved private fencing on properties on South Bay Boulevard. A short video showed that people climbed over the rope-and-bollard fences to access the beach.

City planner Robin Meyer helped develop the plans for the fencing and the city commission approved them.

Meyer said the fences were allowed because the beach sand was built up on South Bay Boulevard by a natural process of accumulation and not through government-funded beach nourishment.

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CrossPointe Fellowship campers hit the surf

CrossPointe Fellowship invites kids to catch a summer wave and register for its Eternal Summer Surf camp.

Sessions take place 2-4 p.m. Sundays, June 30, July 14, July 21 and July 28, at White avenue beach in Holmes Beach. the camp is for children of elementary school age. an announcement on the church’s website recommends early registration, but also states that applications and waivers are available on the beach.

John Bowman founded the camp. for more information, call the church at 941-7780719.

Gathering plans WORSHIP SERVICES

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. — St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-4769.

Thursday 9:30 a.m. — Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1638.

Saturday 4 p.m. — St. Bernard, Holmes Beach.

5 p.m. — Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Loving Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1813. hands Sunday A shadow cast 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. — Christ Church of Longboat Key Presby lighting in byterian (USA), 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Informaa new grotto tion: 941-383-8833. at St. Bernard 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. — Roser Memorial Community Church, Catholic Church 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414. in Holmes 8:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. — Harvey Memorial Community Beach forms Church, 300 Church Ave., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-779“praying” 1912. hands around 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. — St. Bernard, 248 S. Harbor Drive, the statue of Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-4769.

Mary. Gene 9 a.m. — CrossPointe Fellowship, 8665 Gulf Drive, Holmes Ciliberti wrote Beach. Information: 941-778-0719. that he thought 9 a.m. — Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf of Our Lady Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1638. of Lourdes.

9:30 a.m. — Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Islander CourHolmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1813.

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Jean Elizabeth Taylor

Jean elizabeth taylor, 83, of Holmes Beach and Lake Orion, Michigan, died June 13. She was born July 11, 1935, to George and Leola Bentley.

She was married to the late lawrence “Bud” taylor.

She grew up and graduated from high school in

Lake Orion, Michigan. Then attended college at Albion University.

She worked six years as a stenographer at pontiac motor division of GM before leaving her post to become Taylor the mother of two daughters, Susan elizabeth and phalicia anne, both deceased.

She was a member of the anna maria island garden club.

She also was a charter member of the Lake Orion chapter of rainbow for girls and a member of the Lake Orion United Methodist Church, where she was a founding member of the Shalom Project.

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Wednesdays 7 a.m. — Men’s Bible study, CrossPointe, Holmes Beach.

8 a.m. — Men’s breakfast, Church of the Annunciation, Holmes Beach.

10 a.m. — Women’s Bible study, Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian (USA), Longboat Key. 9 a.m. — Men’s Bible study, Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian (USA), Longboat Key. 11:30 a.m. — Prayer partners, Gloria Dei, Holmes Beach.

7 p.m. — Bible study, Cortez Church of Christ, Cortez.

Thursdays 10 a.m. — Women’s Bible study, Gloria Dei, Holmes Beach.

Saturdays 3 p.m. — Confession, St. Bernard, Holmes Beach.

Sundays 8:45 a.m. — Adult Sunday school, Roser Church, Anna Maria.

9 a.m. — Adult book study, Roser Church, Anna Maria.

10:15 a.m. — Fellowship, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Holmes Beach.

10 a.m. — Bible study, Cortez Church of Christ, Cortez.

10:30 a.m. — Life group, CrossPointe, Holmes Beach.

Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. — Women’s prayer, CrossPointe, Holmes Beach.

She loved tole painting, calligraphy, decorating, floral arranging and wove several award-winning baskets.

She was supported and helped through recent times by cousins Hank and Esther Callahan, Phyllis and Mike Losert, Bonnie and Louie Nickels and Ruth and Mike Lyons, as well as her constant companion, caregiver and special friend, Jim Keiser.

A memorial Service was June 17 at Lake Orion united methodist church. donations may be made to the Lake Orion United Methodist Church to renovate its kitchen and sound system, 140 E. Flint St., Lake orion mi 48362.

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obituaries are offered as a community service in the islander newspaper to residents and family of residents, both past and present, as well as to those people with ties to the island. Submit to news@ islander.org.

Islander obituaries, including online, are free. paid obituaries can be discussed with advertising consultant Toni Lyon at 941-778-7978.

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Peggy Nash of All Island Denominations accepts a $500 gift from the Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island, presented June 15 by Lynn Kruse, president of the club’s foundation and Sandy Haas-Martens, club secretary/treasurer. AID is a group of the island churches that holds special worship services and supports islanders in need. The Kiwanis group meets most Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. at the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, but is on a summer schedule. The next meeting will be Saturday, June 29. For more information about the club, call HaasMartens at 941-778-1383. Islander Courtesy Photo

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Summer fun kicks off at community center camp

Campers, ages 5-12, relax and read June 12, during the first week of summer camp at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Camp continues through Aug. 2. The cost is $145 per week for family members and $165 for nonmembers. Islander Photo: Courtesy Nikkiah Jaworski

Camp counselor Logan Janik joins campers in a game of musical chairs in the center gym June 12. Islander Photo: Courtesy Ashley Friszman Campers and counselors get crafty June 12 at the Center of Anna Maria Island’s Summer My Way. The camp program runs through Aug. 2. Islander Photo: Courtesy Ashley Friszman

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Campers from ages 5 to 12 play the memory game June 12 at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Islander Photo: Courtesy Ashley Friszman

Daisy Bree Dickerman, of Girl Scout Troop 690, makes a dog collar during a visit to Duettebashed Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue, a nonprofit founded by Islander office manager Lisa Williams.

Scouts to the rescue

Members of Girl Scout Troop 690 learn June 19 about pet rescue while visiting the farm-based Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue in Duette. Scouts — juniors, daisies and brownies —Lilly Dickerman, left, Bree Dickerman, Kayte Mulligan, Julia Mulligan, Courtney Cripe and Kiley Mulligan get to know Angel, a rescue dog. Islander Photos: Courtesy Tammy Dickerman

Young campers in the Summer My Way program listen to their counselor read aloud June 19 at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. The camp program continues weekdays through Aug. 2, excluding July 4. For more information, call 941-778-1908.

Volunteer opportunities

Looking for volunteer opportunities on Anna Maria Island?

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. roser memorial community church, 512 pine ave., anna maria, needs volunteers to staff its thrift shop. Information: 941-778-0414.

Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals.

Information: 941-345-2441.

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FISH, old Cortez fire station moves off the hot seat

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter There will be no changes in ownership of the old Cortez fire station at 4523 123rd St. Court W. Talks that began in April — after West Manatee Fire Rescue officials discovered a 22-year-old deed with contingent rights to the district — ended in June.

Looking at a 1997 deed to the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage, district officials discovered WMFR could stake a claim to the property if: • WMFR required the property for fire protection services; • FISH used the property for other than a public purpose; • FISH failed to remain a nonprofit; • FISH attempted to convey it to an entity other than a nonprofit.

The Anna Maria Fire Control District transferred the property to FISH at a time when volunteer departments — Anna Maria Fire District and the Westside Fire Control District — were preparing to merge and form the WMFR district, which occurred in 2000.

Leading to discussions between FISH and WMFR, Chief Tom Sousa recommended to commissioners April 16 that the district release its interest in the property with a quitclaim deed after speaking to district attorney Jim Dye. But several commissioners voiced the opinion that WMFR should not give up its rights.

A letter from Cortez historian and FISH member Mary Green, which suggested WMFR establish a museum in the old fire station, led to Sousa’s inquiry.

FISH secretary Karen Bell and FISH president Kim McVey attended the May 21 WMFR meeting to speak about the property. McVey told the commissioners the contingencies were placed in the deed as a “fail-safe” measure in the event the relatively new nonprofit would dissolve.

The nonprofit evolved from a grass-roots organization in the early 1990s. FISH now owns and maintains a 100-acre preserve and several historic buildings in Cortez, with about $147,000 in bank accounts as of its June financial report.

Administrative Battalion Chief Ben Rigney and WMFR Commissioner Randy Cooper attended the June 3 FISH meeting, where Bell recounted how Green

“really pushed a lot” in the late 1990s to take possession of the firehouse as community center.

FISH vice president Jane von Hahmann said she believed Green wrote to WMFR hoping it would be interested in establishing the museum in the station.

Rigney told the FISH board WMFR had no plans to take the old Cortez fire station property back, calling the chance of needing it being “very rare.” Rigney and Cooper also volunteered to help FISH with any future fire-related use for the property.

At the end of the FISH meeting, “let sleeping dogs lie,” was the sentiment voiced by Cooper and von Hahmann.

WMFR took the matter off its June 18 agenda after Cooper reported “the bottom line” is there are no new plans for the building and Green was not at the FISH meeting to talk about the museum.

“It makes sense to me to leave the status quo,” WMFR Commission Chair David Bishop said.

Sex offender jailed for registration failure

A 50-year-old male sex offender who registered as a transient at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach June 14 was arrested the same day for past failures to report encouraged the federal government to seek alterna- his location to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. tive means for energy, such as solar and wind.

Manatee County deputies arrested the sex offender The resolution became effective with the vote. for failing to register on four occasions when he was — Cory Cole in jail on vehicle and tag violations.

According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the man was convicted of possessing child pornography in Hillsborough County in January 2012.

The FDLE registry shows other sex offenders in the area as of June 19: • A 57-year-old male offender in the 4200 block of the 129th Street West in Cortez.

• A 54-year-old male offender in the 100 block of Crescent Drive in Anna Maria.

• A 61-year-old male offender in the 100 block of Ninth Street North in Bradenton Beach.

• A 32-year-old male offender in the 100 block of 11th Street South in Bradenton Beach.

Sex offenders must register permanent and temporary addresses as well as transient locations unless otherwise ordered by a court.

Hunter Miller, a campaign organizer from Oceana, Transient sex offenders must report to the county makes a presentation to Anna Maria city commissheriff with 48 hours of locating in a county and every sioners May 9 on oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

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AM commission votes to oppose offshore drilling

Anna Maria city commissioners voted June 13 to oppose expanding offshore drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

The commission responded to a request from Hunter Miller, Southwest Florida campaign organizer for Oceana, an organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans.

The commissioners had city attorney Becky Vose draft a resolution expressing Anna Maria’s opposition to the Trump administration’s interest in expanding offshore drilling.

The commission unanimously voted to approve the resolution, which addresses and opposes the federal interest in expanding offshore oil and gas operations in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.

The resolution highlights the potential danger to coastal cities and environment by permitting offshore drilling which threatens dolphins, whales and sea turtles.

Drilling also poses a threat to the economic way of life for coastal cities, according to the commission.

The resolution states an oil spill could negatively impact the tourism and fishing industries, economic driving forces in coastal communities.

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Wildlife reminder: Not all turtles live in the sea

By chrisann Silver esformes islander reporter The loggerhead sea turtles that nest on Anna Maria island beaches have made quite a name for themselves.

But the island also is home to gopher tortoises, which live on land.

Sea turtles only leave the water to nest, then immediately return to the Gulf of Mexico.

However, gopher tortoises dig burrows in the upland dunes on the shoreline and don’t enter the water. evidence of both species becomes more visible in spring and summer, with sea turtles nesting on beaches, usually after dark, and gopher tortoises foraging for food and searching for mates, often during the day.

Gopher tortoises, a state-designated threatened species, can reach up to 15 inches in length and about 12 pounds, while loggerhead sea turtles, federally designated as a threatened species and the most common sea turtles nesting on Florida beaches, have an average carapace length of about 3 feet and weigh about 275

pounds. additionally, land tortoises have toenails and sea turtles have flippers. “remember the tortoise is a land animal, so never attempt to put it into water,” the florida fish and Wildlife conservation commission warned in a news release earlier this year. anna maria island turtle Watch and Shorebird

Monitoring executive director Suzi Fox said she occasionally receives calls from people concerned about a sea turtle in the dunes, but the creature most often is a gopher tortoise.

“I ask them, ‘Is it the size of a bathtub or a dinner plate?’” Fox said. “If they say ‘dinner plate,’ I tell them it’s a tortoise and, as with sea turtles, to leave it alone and never put it in the water.”

‘Turtle Talks’ a hit

AMITW volunteer Denise Gardner presents information June 11 about sea turtle nesting season to about 50 guests at “Turtle Talks” at CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

The presentation, which is free to the public on Tuesdays in July, lasts about 30 minutes, includes videos and photo displays, and a question-and-answer session. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

A gopher tortoise ambles May 22 along the dunes near the 46th Street beach access in Holmes Beach.

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After nesting and being held until morning, a loggerhead sea turtle — named Bortie Too for sponsor Bortell’s Lounge in Anna Maria — makes its way with a satellite tracker June 21 to the Gulf of Mexico. Islander Photos: Chris-Ann Silver Esformes Sea Turtle Conservancy representatives affix a tracking device June 21 on Bortie Too, a loggerhead held for tagging June 21 after nesting overnight at Cortez Beach in Bradenton Beach.

BOrtie continued from page 1 the island shore late June 20 looking for a turtle to tag and release, before volunteer Karen Norton and AMITW intern Emma Bouchard spotted the loggerhead on the beach near Eighth Street South in Bradenton Beach. after it nested, conservancy staff placed the turtle in an enclosure and held it for the morning release.

Dan Evans, senior research biologist for the STC, with help from volunteers, prepared the turtle’s carapace for the tag by filing off barnacles. He attached the device with epoxy.

Once the device was affixed, about 150 people watched from the shore as Bortie too crawled to the Gulf of Mexico.

According to Evans, the tracking device doesn’t bother the turtle and eventually will fall off.

Evans said June 21 that the tag used for this year’s race is sturdier than previous years, with less of a chance of malfunction. “it’s a little bit more streamlined, the antenna is protected a little bit better and it’s somewhat more programmable,” he said. “So we are actually better able to control the variables and the data it’s collecting.”

STC researchers use satellite telemetry to track the turtles. every time Bortie too lifts its head above water, the antenna on the tracker sends a signal, letting the scientists — and visitors to the Tour de Turtles website, tourdeturtles.org — know where the turtle is located.

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For more Bortie Too tag-and-release photos and a video, visit our Facebook page or go to islander.org. the tour, Bortie Too can be tracked at conserveturtles. org/trackingmap/?id=226.

As part of the tour, sea turtles are tagged and released from beaches in costa rica, panama and florida. the turtles then compete in a “marathon” to swim the most miles over three months. During the tour, the turtles are expected to travel to seagrass beds to restore weight lost while nesting.

Evans said he investigates whether loggerheads travel to one consistent foraging ground or multiple locations to feed.

He said his work has shown there are multiple places the sea turtles forage, including the Bahamas and cuba. “that’s part of this research, to really emphasize how international sea turtles are,” evans said. “Sea turtles that nest on our beaches, more often than not, go to other countries to feed. So it becomes really important to find those connections and figure out which countries we need to try to work with to protect them as a shared resource.” this turtle was named Bortie too, as Bortell’s also sponsored its predecessor, Bortie, which was amitW’s contestant in the 2018 marathon.

Bortie traveled 359 miles between anna maria Island and Everglades National Park during its migration to place 10th out of 14 contestants when the race ended nov. 1, 2018.

However, the tracking device showed that Bortie came ashore three more times, possibly nesting during the visits to beaches south of anna maria island.

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Turtle watchers spot green sea turtle nests on AMI

the beaches of anna maria island provide a habitat for a variety of wildlife. occasionally, this includes visits from species not normally found on the island, such as green sea turtles. as of June 19, anna maria island turtle Watch and Shorebird monitoring volunteers had discovered two green sea turtle nests at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach.

AMITW executive director Suzi Esformes Fox said one turtle may have laid both nests.

“We would love to believe that this green turtle nester is the same turtle which returned to nest twice,” Fox said. “The timing — about two weeks apart — indicates it could have been the same sea turtle.”

While hundreds of loggerheads nest on island beaches each season, which runs may 1-oct. 31, only a handful of green sea turtle nests have been documented on the island since record-keeping began in 1997.

Green turtles nest every other year, contributing to a two-year spike in nesting numbers.

Turtle watch documented five green sea turtle nests in 2015 and five in 2017.

In 2016, one green turtle nest was marked, but it was washed away by a storm. “these nests are always a thrill to our staff because we get so few,” Fox said. “And the differences really

Bortie Too goes free.

As of June 21, Bortie’s tag was still active. in 2017, amitW won the tour de turtles with Eliza Ann, a more than 300-pound loggerhead that traveled 1,693 miles during the marathon and crawled ashore four times. This was the first time AMITW had proof of a sea turtle nesting multiple times in one season on the island.

Eliza Ann’s tracking device only recently stopped working.

“We just got nearly two years off of her transmitter, which is excellent,” Lexie Beach, STC communications coordinator said June 21.

Beach said the anna maria island release was the first tagging in the United States for the 2019 tour.

“It really was amazing,” she said. “This is the biggest crowd we’ve ever had, and I think everyone really looks forward to it.”

Ileana Szasz of Kissimmee, who traveled to the island for the release with her children, Broderick, 5, and Stellarose, 1, said, “it was just a really beautiful thing to see a group of people come together like this to support sea turtles and also to share this once-in-alifetime experience with my children.”

She added, “I get goosebumps just thinking about it.”

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AMITW volunteers wave from the dunes June 16 at Coquina Beach, where tracks lead to a green sea turtle nest, spotted that morning. grab your attention.”

During sea turtle nesting and hatchling season, AMITW volunteers walk the beach just after sunrise, looking for signs of nesting activity from the night before.

Turtle watch volunteer Kathy Noonan, alternate coordinator for AMITW walkers on the stretch of beach extending from Cortez Road south to Longboat pass, said volunteers debbie and Henry Stachura, spotted the tracks June 16 and knew they were made by a green sea turtle. “the nests are just so massive,” she said. “and the

tracks look very different from loggerheads.”

Fox said the green turtles likely chose Coquina to nest because it is a wide, dark habitat. Additionally, she said green turtles tend to nest higher on the beach and usually dig large, deep nests owing to their larger size.

Noonan, along with the Stachuras, verified there were eggs in the nest. She said the eggs were “as big as pool balls,” compared with loggerhead eggs, which are the size of pingpong balls.

Green sea turtles grow to 5 feet in length and can weigh 700 pounds, making them the largest of the hard-shell sea turtles. The endangered species are found in the subtropics and tropics worldwide, with major nesting beaches in Florida, Costa Rica, Oman and australia.

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Post-holiday cleanup set for Coquina Beach

The morning after beachgoers celebrate the red, white and blue, Keep Manatee Beautiful volunteers will collect their discarded, littered and strewn trash.

The nonprofitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;5th of July Beach Cleanupâ&#x20AC;? will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, July 5, at Coquina Beach, Bradenton Beach.

An announcement from KMB said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The day after independence day is often considered one of the dirtiest days of the year at the beach.â&#x20AC;?

Volunteers should dress for work but, KMB will provide gloves and garbage bags.

For more information, call KMB at 941-941795-8272.

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Fireworks fans: Save the matches, enjoy Sandbar show

The last time I looked, no cows grazed at Coquina Beach.

And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve not seen rows of corn or soybeans growing at Bean Point.

We may have farmers residing on anna maria island, but we have no one farming the island. So we probably donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anyone who pocketed an agricultural exemption to set off explosives on the Fourth of July.

Neff Yet weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see plenty of folks celebrating the holiday on the beach with bottle rockets, mortars, firecrackers and Roman candles.

Since 1941, florida law has prohibited the use of fireworks that fly or explode. Exemptions exist for fireworks permitted by a local government for public celebrations, as well as waivers for agricultural use, mining or illuminating a railroad.

The state prohibition says illegally using fireworks is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine, but a legislative loophole

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To report sick, injured, entangled or dead sea turtles, call: â&#x20AC;˘ FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline, 1-888-4043922, #FWC or *FWC on a cellphone or text Tip@ myfWc.com. to reach anna maria island turtle Watch, contact executive director Suzi Fox: â&#x20AC;˘ 941-778-5638 or suzifox@gmail.com. to learn more about sea turtles and conservation around the world, visit Sea turtle conservancy: conserveturtles.org.

Firework canisters litter the beach near Spring Street in Anna Maria the morning after the Fourth of July in 2016. and a precedent-setting case make it difficult to arrest and prosecute people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which i wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t advocate anyway.

The risk for scofflaws is maybe the confiscation of their goods or perhaps a slap on the wrist â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and maybe also a burned hand.

But here is an appeal to those with a finger itchy to flick the lighter July 4: The risks to wild Anna Maria Island are greater than the risks to you or your neighbor on the beach.

Consider the agricultural purpose of fireworks.

The fireworks scare away birds and other wildlife to protect crops and domestic animals.

So it stands to reason igniting fireworks up and down the island beaches will scare away shorebirds and other wildlife and marine life, including sea turtles coming ashore to nest. Scientific surveys and anecdotal evidence indicate when illegal fireworks start popping, the number of false crawls by female loggerhead turtles increase.

To use illegal fireworks is an act of selfishness, the same type of selfishness that results in people poisoning the ground or polluting the air so they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to pull weeds.

A couple of years ago, a relative visited from Illinois, arriving with a bunch of kids and a suitcase T-Shirts $10 @ The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, HB.

packed with firecrackers purchased legally in another midwestern state. i mentioned the law in florida. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why you being such a crabby apple?â&#x20AC;? she asked.

Well, i donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be a crabby apple. and i will celebrate the fourth of July with the crowd gathering after sunset for the permitted fireworks display on the beach near the Sandbar Restaurant, 100 Spring Ave., Anna Maria.

I want to celebrate, to be wowed by fireworks, to jump when I hear â&#x20AC;&#x153;boomâ&#x20AC;? and go â&#x20AC;&#x153;ahhâ&#x20AC;? when I see the bursts of color in the sky.

But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leave the show to the pros. and afterward, leave the beach to the birds.

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Adult teams face off in soccer, championships Thursday

By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter Early round adult soccer playoff action at the Center of Anna Maria Island is now in the books, but not without some surprises.

In all but one of the matches played June 20, the lower seed prevailed.

The action got started with topseed Gulfview Windows and Doors taking on seventh seed Sato Real Cassidy Estate. Gulfview avoided the upset bug and prevailed by a 3-1 score thanks to two goals from Ashley Friszman and a goal from Aaron Parkin.

Goalie Jordan Demers made 10 saves to help preserve the victory.

Steve Wertovitch notched the lone goal in the loss for Sato, which received nine saves from Jason Sato.

The upsets began with No. 9 seed Beach House Real Estate eliminating No. 2 seed Ross Built behind a hat trick from Adam Bujarski. Nick Bouchard added a goal and Cliff Powell made nine saves in the victory.

Connor Bystrom and Vince Circharo scored a goal each and John Hagerty made seven saves to lead Ross Built in the loss.

No. 6 seed Flynn Law joined the upset brigade, defeating No. 3 Duncan Real Estate by a 7-5 score.

Kevin Roman scored five goals to lead Flynn, which also received a goal and an assist from Tyler Robinson and a goal from Josh Bernet. Lexi Sato added an assist

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Michelle Box, left, gives Nate Southgate, 13, his first skateboard for attending her presentation June 19 at the Island Library in Holmes Beach. At the library’s invitation, Box introduced Board for Bros, a nonprofit skateboarding organization based in Tampa.

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and Mark Rudacille came through with 12 saves in the victory.

Joey Hutchinson’s four goals paced Duncan, which also received a goal from Hunter Parrish and eight saves from Trey Horne in the loss.

The last match of the night saw No. 5 Jiffy Lube and No. 4 Blalock Walters battle to a 3-3 tie, requiring a penalty-kick shootout to determine a winner.

Blalock Walters went first and Matt Plummer failed to score, while Omar Polar converted his spot shot for a 1-0 Jiffy lead. Greg DeMeuse and Matt Skaggs both converted for Blalock Walters, but Emily Taylor and Ricky Anderson were both successful giving Jiffy Lube a 3-2 lead.

Stephen Perry failed on his attempt for Blalock Walters, giving Daniel Anderson a chance to end the game — which he did.

Anderson led the way for Jiffy Lube during regulation play with two goals and Polar added one. Robb Marshall made 10 saves to help preserve the tie.

DeMeuse scored two goals and Plummer added one to lead Blalock Walters, which received 11 saves from Scott Rudacille in the tie.

Action in the June 19 games kicked off with No. 9 Beach House Real Estate taking on No. 8 Solid Rock Construction. Beach House rolled to a 6-2 victory behind three goals from Katie Christenson and two goals and an assist from Adam Bujarski. Kris Yavalar added a goal and Cliff Powell came through with eight saves in the victory.

Steve Oelfke and Eric Pullen scored a goal each, while Ben Sato made nine saves in the loss.

The second playoff game saw Moss Builders and Sato Real Estate battle to a 3-3 tie. Moss received two goals from Jake Parsons and a goal from Nate Talucci in the tie, while Murat Akay notched a hat trick to lead Sato’s offense.

Sato prevailed in the shootout with Josh Sato, Akay and Steve Wertovitch converting penalty kicks.

Amy Ivin and Parsons converted their kicks in the loss.

Championship Thursday kicks off at 6 p.m. June 27 with Gulfview Windows and Doors taking on Jiffy Lube in the first semifinal match, followed by Flynn Law versus Beach House Real Estate in the second semifinal at 7 p.m.

The championship match follows at 8:30 p.m.

Key Royale golf news Golf action at the Key Royale Club was limited to the men’s modified-Stableford system match June 17. Gary Alvord grabbed first place with a plus-6, well ahead of second-place finishers Dave Richardson and Bill Lowman, who carded matching plus-2s.

Horseshoe news Two teams emerged from pool play during June 19 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits and battled for the day’s supremacy. Dom Livedoti and Bob Heiger jumped out to an early lead and held on for a 22-13 victory over Mason King and Sam Samuels to earn the day’s bragging rights.

Two teams also advanced to the knockout stage during June 22 action as well. In back-and-forth play, eventually Jerry Disbrow and Hank Huyghe pulled away for a 21-14 victory over Steve Doyle to win the day’s proceedings.

Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays 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.

Capt. David White, left, of Anna Maria Charters, helps Soren Howard, of Denver, wrangle his catch — a “respectable” tarpon — to the boat June 17 for a trophy photo. The silver king was hooked off of Bean Point at the north end of Anna Maria on a pass crab.

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Plenty to catch if you can take the summer heat

By capt. danny Stasny islander reporter If you can take the heat, there is plenty of good fishing around Anna Maria Island.

Whether you like inshore fishing, offshore fishing, big fish, fish you can eat, sport fishing, or all of the above, it can be accomplished now.

Reports from the offshore guys sound promising, especially for american red snapper. in fact, they’re Stasny saying it’s hard to keep snapper away from the bait. Other fish being caught offshore include yellowtail and mangrove snapper and red grouper, as well as african pompano.

If being out of the sight of land is not your fancy, there is plenty of action close to anna maria island on the flats. Fishing mangrove edges and shallow grass flats is producing great action on catch-and-release snook, and you should encounter a few catch-and-release redfish on your hunt. Catch-and-release spotted seatrout are a good bet on deeper grass flats during strong, incoming tides. Fishing shallow-water structure in Tampa Bay is another good bet. The first signs of the mangrove snapper bite are happening, as well as Spanish mackerel and some keeper-size gag grouper.

Lastly, if you’re looking for something big, you can target tarpon along the beaches. And if you find the tarpon, there’s a good chance you’ll see some bigger fish looking for a meal — bull sharks or hammerheads — which can put up quite a fight on the hook.

On my Southernaire charters, I’m enjoying the catch-and-release action on the flats of Tampa Bay. Both the snook and spotted seatrout are responding nicely to the conservation effort. While trout fishing, I’m seeing a lot of larger fish —18-22 inches — being caught by my anglers. As for snook, hooking up on 20-30 fish in a morning trip is attainable, even this late in the year. While targeting the snook, I’m also seeing some redfish, but not enough to be impressed.

Fishing structure in Tampa Bay is proving to be good for Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper.

With the arrival of hatch bait, i anticipate the snapper bite to get better over the next few weeks.

Also, there are still a few gag grouper around structure in Tampa Bay. Free-lining live pinfish or using a knocker rig with a pinfish is resulting in keeper-size fish for the coolers. capt. Warren girle is in pursuit of tarpon. the bite has led him to work the evening outgoing tides at Egmont Key. “Doing the drift” with live pass crabs as bait is resulting in numerous catches. Girle is reporting most silver kings are 80-120 pounds.

Moving to the flats, Girle is targeting catch-andrelease trout and snook. Both are cooperating nicely by taking live bait offerings, such as shiners.

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Lastly, fishing in the Gulf in 30-45 feet of water is producing macks and a few cobia for Lowman.

Capt. Jason Stock is spending afternoons targeting tarpon, casting live pass crabs or live threadfin herring is resulting in a bite. Most catches are averaging 100 pounds, with an occasional bigger fish in the mix, according to Stock.

Gag grouper fishing in Tampa Bay also is proving to be good. Free-lining live pinfish around structure is attracting keeper-size gags to the hook.

Offshore, Stock is finding yellowtail and mangrove snapper, American red snapper, almaco jacks, goliath grouper, bull sharks and bonito. capt. david White of anna maria charters is running as far as 50 miles offshore to put his clients on the American red snapper, red grouper bite, and mangrove and yellowtail snapper are finding their way into the cooler as well as some african pompano.

Moving inshore, White is pursuing tarpon throughout Tampa Bay with pass crabs and threadfin herring as bait, resulting in catches in the 100-pound range.

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

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Craig Brosius, left, visiting from Richmond, Virginia, holds up his first tarpon of the day, caught June 14 on the early morning bite on a pass crab. Brosius was guided on his tarpon hunt by Capt. Warren Girle, front.

Mangrove snapper are being caught by Girle’s anglers while working over structure in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier is seeing a variety of fish reeled up from the crystal-clear waters that surround the pier. first and foremost, the emergence of mangrove snapper is a welcome sight and it’s expected to get better in the weeks to come. Live shrimp offerings are a good bet for the snapper and will turn up the sheepshead, flounder and catch-and-release redfish.

Spanish mackerel and jack crevalle are being caught by anglers casting small pink or white jigs around the edges of the bait schools.

Capt. Aaron Lowman is working his charters on the lush grass flats of Tampa Bay for a variety of species. Catch-and-release snook and spotted seatrout are the predominant bite and free-lining live shiners is producing multiple catches.

Also, while in Tampa Bay, Lowman is finding action on gag grouper and flounder around rock piles and reefs.

The water turned bright green in places and quickly garnered the attention of residents remembering last summer’s red tide event. the florida department of environmental protection confirmed the presence a cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, in locations along the Manatee river near downtown Bradenton and ellenton in testing June 18-19. the dep reported June 21 that no detectable toxins were found, but testing continues on the samples.

A sample taken June 19 near Ellenton was dominated by Cuspidothri sp, freshwater algae that can produce toxins. a sample from the river pointe canal contained Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, common algae found worldwide. the dep cautioned people and pets to stay out of water where algae is present, including discolored pea-green water, blue-green water or brownish red water.

People also should avoid swimming in water containing mat-like “gumbo” algae.

For more information, go onto floridadep.gov and follow the prompts to algal bloom sampling. to report a bloom to the florida dep, call 1-855-305-3903.

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Publix puts ‘super’ in island market, going on 20 years

By Sandy Ambrogi islander reporter In 1999, island shoppers were anxious for a quality, full service grocer.

Finally, Publix opened, according to The Islander archives, although “without hoopla,” June 17, 1999.

The Publix Super Market, at 3900 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach, has been going strong ever since.

General manager Chris Smith estimates a million customers pass through the grocery yearly, grabbing everything from loaves of fresh-baked bread and milk to bottled libations and swim noodles. “it’s a unique store,” Smith told the islander June 18. “We have people from all over the world that shop here, and we stock some unique items for them.”

The Publix has just under 28,000 square feet filled with groceries, a bakery, organic produce, fresh seafood and a deli known for its fried chicken, as well as a cast of memorable characters working the store. Smith refers to them as “Publix owners.”

One is Louie Strickland, an original hire in 1999 and the last remaining staff member from the first associates at the store. He’s in his 90s and still greeting customers with a wave and smile.

“People come in year after year looking for Louie,” Smith said. “That contagious laugh of his — folks ask, ‘Where’s Louie?’ on his days off.”

Smith is in his seventh year as general manager and his 29th year as a Publix employee. He finds the island store the most interesting he’s worked. the crew consists of lots of students and lots of retirees, he said.

“It’s a great mix. Out of about 170 total employees, only about 30% are full-timers. the rest are students whose schedules we work around and retired folks who prefer to work a few hours a week.”

The Publix replaced the old Island Foods, bulldozed to make way for the corporate store. an iga store in anna maria, at the current site of ginny’s and Jane e’s cafe and coastal Store, closed in

But sometimes it’s necessary. On weekends, when vacation rentals turn over on the island and people shop for groceries for their visits, the store gets crowded.

“I have this joke,” Smith said. “I’m often asked the best time to go to the beach by people. I tell them between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays. nobody’s at the beach then. they can’t be. They’re all at the Publix.”

The Publix Super Market on AMI is open 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily.

Publix general manager Chris Smith poses in the produce section at the island store, 3900 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. The store marked its 20th anniversary in June. Islander Courtesy Photo On opening day June 17, 1999, the only “hoopla” at the new island Publix was a banner welcoming employee applications.

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2001, leaving Publix as the only grocer on Anna Maria island.

Smith moved to the island in 2006 and made anna maria his home. “i love it here,” he said. “i try to never leave. Why would I?” As far as the daily routine goes, Smith said he can make subs and Key lime pies, slice deli meat and more, but his associates generally prefer he stays out of the way and manages.

“I’m incredibly slow,” he laughed. “And I just get in the way more than anything.”

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Waterline installs live cam Wondering what’s going on at the beach?

See for yourself online.

Waterline marina resort and Beach club, 5325 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, is one of five Mainsail Lodging and Development properties to install Deckchair Livecam Technology, the parent company announced. the cams enable viewers to see real time and timelapse videos on ami at waterlineresort.com.

Check the weather, the crowd, the surf or just enjoy the turquoise water on the cam looking toward the Gulf of Mexico from Waterline’s sister property, mainsail Beach inn, 101 66th St., Holmes Beach.

Back at the Waterline, a new food and beverage

supervisor has taken the reins. Dev Hughes is overseeing Eliza Ann’s Coastal Kitchen and the hotel bar.

Welcome to ami, dev!

AMOB sponsors blood drive on Saturday, June 29, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., anna maria Oyster Bar is hoping you dine and donate blood.

AMOB is holding a blood drive landside at 6696 cortez road, Bradenton, 1525 51st ave. e., ellenton, and at 6906 14th St. W., Bradenton.

For AMOB at the Pier, owner John Horne arranged to park the bus at Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf drive n. donors will receive a t-shirt and a lunch voucher for any amoB location.

Stay busy, islanders!

John Campora, left, of Edward Jones in Holmes Beach, and Dan Alderson, of Tyler’s Homemade Ice Cream, go over papers June 5 before the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Pier 22, 1200 First Ave. W., Bradenton. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

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PropertyWatch

By Jesse Brisson

Island real estate sales

By Jesse Brisson Special to the islander 2500 gulf drive n., Bradenton Beach, a 3,080 sfla / 4,950 sfur 6bed/4bath duplex with pool built in 2007 on a 5,000 sq ft lot was sold 06/06/19, Mullins to odm Ventures llc for $2,375,000.

115 Palm Ave., Anna Maria, a 2,241 sfla / 4,427 sfur 4bed/4½bath/3car pool home built in 2018 on a 5,612 sq ft lot was sold 05/28/19, 115 Palm LLC to Hull for $2,050,000; list $2,100,000.

105 11th St. S., Bradenton Beach, a 4,116 sfla / 7,750 sfur 6bed/4bath/2car pool home built in 2006 on a 7,500 sq ft lot was sold 05/29/19, 105 11th Street South Spe llc to 105 ami Villa llc for $1,575,000.

405 Spring Ave., Anna Maria, a 1,754 sfla / 2,096 sfur 4bed/3bath pool home built in 2011 on a 7,540 sq ft lot was sold 05/31/19, Boron to Kalan for $1,200,000; list $1,279,000.

316 Hammock Circle, Anna Maria, a 2,240 sfla / 4,532 sfur 3bed/2bath/2bath canalfront home built in 1991 on a 7,700 sq ft lot was sold 06/03/19, Chiles to Hackinson for $1,150,000; list $1,195,000.

760 Jacaranda Road, Anna Maria, a 1,857 sfla 5bed/3bath home built in 1972 on a 5,250 sq ft lot was sold 05/30/19, Mazza to Slaney for $975,000.

622 Dundee Lane, Holmes Beach, a 2,065 sfla / 2,680 sfur 3bed/2bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 1968 on a 10,890 sq ft lot was sold 05/31/19, Carlson to Simpkins for $835,000; list $860,000.

106 77th St., Holmes Beach, a 1,381 sfla 3bed/2bath/1car home built in 1947 on a 5,120 sq ft lot was sold 05/30/19, Velasco to Wahlin for $800,000; list $875,000.

411 79th St., Unit 1, Beachwalk Townhomes, Holmes Beach, a 2,184 sfla / 3,656 sfur 3bed/2½bath/2car condo with pool built in 2003 was sold 05/24/19, Bruno to Morton for $720,000; list $750,000.

623 Concord Lane, Holmes Beach, a 1,718 sfla 3bed/3bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 1967 on a 11,456 sq ft lot was sold 06/06/19, Anderson to Marcovitch for $718,000; list $750,000.

2219 Ave. C, Bradenton Beach, a 1,894 sfla / 1,948 sfur 3bed/3½bath pool home built in 1959 on a 5,000 sq ft lot was sold 06/04/19, Gauger to Bro A Sis LLC for $705,000.

304 N. Shore Drive, Anna Maria, a 1,594 sfla /

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

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

FISHInG AMI WANNA GO Charter fishing and echo tours, shark charters, feed-the-stingrays and sharks, porpoise watching. 24-foot pontoon.

Call Judy for info, 941-757-7246.

PLACE CLASSIFIED ADS ONLINE AT WWW.ISLANDER.ORG 2,099 sfur 3bed/2bath/1car canalfront home built in 1959 on a 10,000 sq ft lot was sold 05/31/19, Deetz to North Shore Beach Cottage LLC for $700,000; list $815,000.

207 67th St., Holmes Beach, a 1,428 sfla 3bed/2bath home built in 1961 on a 6,825 sq ft lot was sold 06/03/19, Lascurettes to Kidz Island Time LLC for $642,500; list $679,000.

518 70th St., Holmes Beach, a 1,251 sfla 2bed/2bath canalfront home built in 1966 on a 8,755 sq ft lot was sold 06/06/19, Bowdish to Macdermott for $585,000; list $599,000.

6325 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, a 1,182 sfla / 2,140 sfur 3bed/2bath/1car half duplex built in 1988 on a 2,698 sq ft lot was sold 05/29/19, Politte to Temple for $525,000.

6250 Holmes Blvd., Unit 26, North Beach Village, Holmes Beach, a 1,206 sfla / 2,204 sfur 3bed/2bath/2car condo with shared pool built in 1990 was sold 06/06/19, Snyder to Vogel for $420,000; list $460,000.

6400 flotilla drive, unit 36, Westbay point & Moorings, Holmes Beach, a 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1977 was sold 06/07/19, Baker to Laidlaw for $400,000; list $429,000.

117 10th St. n., unit 122, Bay Winds, Bradenton Beach, a 873 sfla / 1,023 sfur 2bed/2bath bayfront condo built in 1984 was sold 06/03/19, Costello to Schlener for $384,500; list $389,500.

239 S. Harbor drive, Holmes Beach, a vacant 5,200 sq ft lot was sold 05/28/19, Clark to 239 S Harbor llc for $365,000.

3100 gulf drive, unit 2, the terrace, Holmes Beach, a 884 sfla / 1,518 sfur 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1982 was sold 05/30/19, Roll to Young for $353,000.

4307 gulf drive, unit 203, cayman cay, Holmes Beach, a 1,027 sfla / 1,123 sfur 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1974 was sold 05/24/19, Smith to Vazquez for $350,000; list $399,000.

600 manatee ave., unit 202, Westbay cove, Holmes Beach, a 888 sfla 1bed/1bath condo with shared pool built in 1977 was sold 05/31/19, Krauser to Philippart for $260,000; list $299,000.

Jesse Brisson, broker/associate at Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria, can be reached at 941-778-7244.

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SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENT Continued

CITY OF ANNA MARIA, part-time parking and code enforcement officer needed. Holidays and weekends are required. Please, call or email 941-708-6130, ext. 121. amadmin@ cityofannamaria.com.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER AVAILABLE for your summer projects. I can help you declutter, organize and/or downsize. 941301-8017. Home Tweet Home Organizing Services. Bradenton.

R. A. GONZALEZ CONSTRUCTION: Re-roof and leak specialist. Residential/hotels/commercial. Repairs, shingles, tile, metal, flat.

Quick response. Quality work at reasonable rates. References. Insured/licensed. #CCC1330056. Call Bryan at 727-2779502.

REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time.

Print media, newspaper experience required.

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

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

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.

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, Holmes Beach.

SERVICES 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: Peggy, R.N I live on Anna Maria Island. Airport, casino, cruises, racetrack, golf course and personal rides. Minivan, leather, seats up to 6 people. Don’t risk it! Tampa $60 and up, St. Petersburg, $50 and up, Sarasota, $30and up. Call or text, 727-902-7784.

CLEANING: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, vacation rental. We also offer power washing for pavers and windows. 941-744-7983.

ONE BEDROOM CONDO: Beautifully furnished. Bradenton Beach. Annual. Big pool, small complex, one block to beach. Includes electric, water, cable, Wi-Fi. $1,550/month.

No pets. 941-447-3071.

FURNISHED 2BR/2BA CONDO: Upgraded annual rental. Holmes Beach. Westbay Point and Moorings. Bottom floor, waterfront. $1,800/month plus electric and cable. Contact 813-362-5881.

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VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net.

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SMALL BEACH RESORT on AMI seeking a part-time team member to be involved with guests and the associated duties of the hospitality business. Knowledge of QuickBooks a definite plus for this job. Send resume to: beckyjhardy1@msn.com for additional details related to this position.

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JD’s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach. I make dirty windows sparkling clean.

941-920-3840.

Landscape Design Lawn Care Cleanups Stone Paths Licensed and Insured

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.

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Windows & Doors 941-730-5045 WEATHERSIDE LLC

Bed: A bargain!

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

941-922-5271 www.sleepking.net

BLINDS, SHUTTERS, SHADES: Motorization. 30 years on AMI. Call Keith Barnett, Barnett Blinds, 941-730-0516.

HOLLANDS PAINT, DRYWALL and handyman services: Interior/exterior paint, drywall repair, wall/ceiling textures, stucco repair, pressure washing. Over 25 years’ experience. All work guaranteed. References.

Licensed/insured. Call Dee, 256-337-5395.

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HOUSEKEEPER: PART-TIME and weekends.

Must speak English and be a non-smoker.

Family-owned motel, great place to work.

Tom at 941-778-5405.

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VILLAGE GREEN VILLA: Annual rental by owner. 2BR/2BA, 2154 sf, two-car garage, unfurnished, full appliances, very clean.

Many updates, lake view, heated pool, over-55 residence. $1,900/month, first, last, security. $100 HOAÂ application fee. Available now. Call Jim, 781-603-2861, jimreilly@ townisp.com.

ANNUAL 2BR/1BA: HOLMES Beach. $ 1 , 6 9 0 / m o n t h . Av a i l a b l e n o w, Close to beach. 941-705-7318.

RESPONSIBLE RETIRED COUPLE seeking March 2020 non-smoking, no-pet rental. No stairs, 1 or 2BR with pool. Interested in Anna Maria, Holmes Beach or Perico Bay. Contact john21floyd@gmail.com.

HOLMES BEACH: WESTBAY Cove. Second floor, 2BR/2BA, large lanai. Pools, tennis, one block to Gulf beach. Aug.-Oct. 15, $2,400/ month, November, December, $2,800/ month, April 2020, $3,200/month. Thirty-day minimum. terryaposporos@gmail, 941-7788456.

RENTALS: ANNUAL NORTHWEST home, 3BR/1BA, $1,500/month. Perico Bay Club vacation rental, January 2020, $3,500. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

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SEASONAL RENTAL: BRADENTON, short drive to Anna Maria Island. Nice location, ground-floor 4BR/2BA, pool, exercise room, garage, walk to beach, no pets.

703-587-4675.

ANNUAL RENTAL: ELEVATED duplex 2BR/2BA, Bradenton Beach. Covered parking, storage with washer and dryer hookups.

Two persons, no pets. $1,600/month, first, last, $1,000 damage deposit. Call Burton, 941-524-0475 to view.

SEASONALÂ RENTAL: HOLMES Beach.

Available Nov. 1-March 14, 2019/20.

2BR/2BA duplex unit. Parking, no stairs, walk to beach. No pets, no smoking. Price: $2,950/month. Contact: 403-512-2350. dlehto@telus.net. pkelly333333@hotmail. com, 519-807-9426.

1BR/1BA NONSMOKING GROUND-level duplex. Small pet considered. $1,000 plus utilities. First, last, security. 212-658-1984.

TROPICAL KEY ROYALE canalfront unfurnished 2BR/2BA, den. 1,700 sf, great pool, boat lift (10,000-lb.), two-car garage. Small pet allowed with cleaning fee. Annual rental, $3,850/month. Available Aug. 1. Call, text, 941-704-7336.

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PENDING SALE: TURNKEY, beach block!

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Only $899,000. Call Kathleen White at 941773-0165. Island Real Estate. REAL ESTATE DEALS: Waterfront, Anna Maria Island. 3BR/2BA, two-car garage, spa, boat dock and lift. Fixer-upper, $699,000 or best offer. Townhouse, 2BR, pool and boat slip, $212,000 or best offer. West side 3BR/2BA community pool and marina, $179,000 or best offer. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

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For professional real estate sales, call a true island native, born and raised on Anna Maria Island.

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Clev eland, OH

SPACIOUS LUXURY

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4BR/3BA 3600sq ft pool home on canal Huge 12,000 sq ft Lot $2,790,000 Melinda Bordes: (941) 705-0146

2BR/1BA and 2BR/2BA Duplex Large lot, room for a pool $685,000 Kathleen White: (941) 773-0165

Philadelphia, PA

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2BR/2BA 2nd level in Perico Bay Club Updated kitchen/baths NOW $279,500 Tom Nelson: (941) 448-4465

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3BR/3BA Mid-Century home Two Lots, canalfront! Now $1,238,000 Marianne Cleveland: (941) 725-7799

3BR/2BA Newer Attached Townhome Heated private pool $660,000 Marianne Ceveland: (941) 725-7799

Marshall, MI

$100,000 PRICE DROP

Direct Bayfront Home w Rooftop deck Heated pool, boat dock/lift $1,399,000 Gail Tutewiler: (941) 705-0227

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OPEN WATER VIEWS

2BR/1BA Resort with beach access Private screened porch Now $364,000 Liz Codola: (941) 812-3455

2BR/1.5BA Updated Townhome Heated pool, boat dock $194,500 Gail Tutewiler: (941) 705-0227

3BR/2.5BA 2CG Beautiful Townhome 3 Porches, New ï¬&#x201A;oors, Pool $529,000 Gail Tutewiler: (941) 705-0227

2BR/2BA Elevated Condo w/carport Open Water Views Now just $385,000 Melinda Bordes: (941)705-0146

ISLAND DUPLEX

2BR/1BA each side Duplex on Double Corner lot 2 blocks to beach $449,000 Alan Galletto: (941) 232-2216

6101 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach www.IslandReal.com 877-778-6066