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Serve it up.

Some taverns and bars are making their way around state prohibitions to continue serving patrons, but the industry’s legal battle with the state is only beginning.

Groups of bar owners across Florida have filed lawsuits against the state challenging its “discriminatory� COVID-19 restrictions toward bars.

The sale of alcoholic beverages for onpremises consumption at bars has been prohibited since June 26, but the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation amended the order July 1 to allow bars that were already licensed to sell food to resume the sale of alcohol for on-premises consumption.

That put the Moose Lodge in Bradenton Beach back in business.

And other bars have reopened under the amendment, but the prohibition on selling alcohol for on-premises consumption remains for some standalone bars.

Several lawsuits claim the state has discriminated against the bar industry with the prohibitions, while allowing restaurants — establishments that derive less than 50% of gross revenue from alcoholic beverage sales — to serve customers cocktails, beer and wine.

Such lawsuits have been filed in Broward, Martin, Orange and Volusia counties.

Joe Cuervo, owner of Drift In, 120 Bridge St., and another bar in Bradenton, has told The Islander that he and a group of other local bars, including the Anchor Inn in Holmes Beach and the Gator Lounge in Bradenton, also would file a class-action lawsuit against the state’s restrictions.

However, as of July 25, nothing had

Obituaries.

Islander reporter Sandy Ambrogi dies at 66

astheworldterns look back 40 years. 6 AM magistrate calls out scammers. 3 HB establishes residentonly parking. 4

Meetings. 4 early primary voting begins Aug. 8. 4 testing continues on sewage spill. 5

Opinions. 6

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Murder at Kingfish. 7

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Happenings 10 Before back to school, there’s summer. 11 tourism promo softened for virus surge. 12 County to consider land acquisition ballot question. 12

Streetlife. 13 treehouse owners vow to keep on fighting. 13

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By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

Sandra “Sandy� Elizabeth (Sneed) Ambrogi, 66, of Bradenton, died July 22 at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee.

Crabby conundrum? 17 She was born Feb. 2, 1954, to Jackson and Manatee deaths rise. 17 Margie (Jones) Sneed in Charleston, South Carolocals team up for lina.

Autumn’s cause. 18 She was a 1972 graduAmbrogi ate of Brainerd High School Mangrove snapper in Chattanooga and the Unibountiful. 19 versity of Tennessee in 1975 with a degree in English and journalism. She enjoyed writCLASSIFIEDS. 20 ing and was editor of the university’s literary magazine in 1974.

ISL BIZ: 22 She came to The Islander through an Sunday puzzle. 23 email in February 2016, selling her bright and lively outlook in a pitch for a job.

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been filed with the Manatee County Clerk of Court under Cuervoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name or the names of the involved bars.

Cuervo declined to name his attorney.

Cuervo said July 25 the lawsuit was still set to move forward but did not detail when it would be filed. Nevertheless, he was happy other bar groups had launched lawsuits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more the merrier,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totally unfair. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put the pressure on them.â&#x20AC;?

Island bars package a loophole In the meantime, several bars on Anna Maria Island found a loophole to reopen because their 4COP licenses allow them to sell packaged food. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The DBPRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s updated order took away the requirement that 50% or more of sales had to come from food,â&#x20AC;? Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So it changed it so that, if you sell food at all, you can reopen your bar.â&#x20AC;?

The Anchor Inn, 3007 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, reopened July 16 with packaged food. Co-owner Darla Tingler declined to comment during a July 24 call from The Islander as to how the loophole was discovered.

Tommy Knockers, 111 Seventh St. N., Bradenton Beach, reopened with packaged food later the same day. Tommy Knockers employees did not respond to a July 24 call from The Islander.

The Drift In reopened with packaged food July 20. Cuervo previously said he would continue to pursue a lawsuit against the state for monetary damages he already incurred even if his businesses reopened. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pleased I can reopen at the moment,â&#x20AC;? Cuervo said.

The Sports Lounge, 118 Bridge St., BraPleASe, See Bars, PAge 3

She quickly won over the teachers and staff at Anna Maria Elementary School on her first assignment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and she loved it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She loved the kids, and she left the beat at the school most reluctantly when the time came,â&#x20AC;? said Islander publisher Bonner Joy. She went where she was needed, and put her special touch on business news, chamber happenings and the outbreak of red tide in late 2018. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She endeared people wherever she turned â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including myself and the staff,â&#x20AC;?

Joy said.

Her love for people shined in her smile and flowed like molasses in her Southern accent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost a very good â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the best kind of friend,â&#x20AC;? Joy said.

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doug Blunt of Bradenton took this top Notch photo of black skimmers July 7 at lido Beach. the photographer won an Islander â&#x20AC;&#x153;More-than-a-mullet wrapperâ&#x20AC;? t-shirt and entry into the finals, which offers a grand prize of $100 from the Islander and gift certificates from Islander advertisers, including Slimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place, Island Coffee Haus, Restless Natives, Mr. Bones BBQ and Cremesh european Restaurant, Cupcake delights, the feast and Minnieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beach Cafe.

County revises vacation rental rules

Manatee County has changed vacation rental regulations during the pandemic to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

County officials updated the plan July 8, adding occupancy limits and allowing international travel except from countries gripped by COVID-19.

Previously, vacation rentals were prohibited for international travelers.

No more than 10 guests are permitted within a vacation rental unit under the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revised plan and city ordinances also can limit occupancy.

The updated plan allows travel from â&#x20AC;&#x153;high riskâ&#x20AC;? states, however, vacationers from such areas must stay longer than the 14-day quarantine established by Gov. Ron DeSantisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; executive orders, which all guests from â&#x20AC;&#x153;high riskâ&#x20AC;? areas must follow.

The plan can be found at mymanatee.org. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ryan Paice

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County teeters on mask mandate amid COVID-19 explosion

By ChrisAnn Allen Islander Reporter

Positive cases of the novel coronavirus are exploding in Manatee County.

And a narrow majority of county commissioners voted July 22 to consider a mask mandate, which might lower the curve on infections. A vote on an ordinance was expected July 27, after The Islander went to press.

As of July 24, 7,520 people in the county had tested positive for coronavirus of 71,975 people tested, compared with 5,914 of 61,375 people tested as of July 16, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The rate of positive cases had risen to 10.4% of those tested for the first time since early May. Thus far, a total of 468 people had been hospitalized and 153 people had died due to the virus in the county.

Also, as of July 24, 155 COVID-19 patients were in county hospitals, with 32 of the patients in intensive care units.

At the time the data was reported, there was only one ICU bed available in the county, according to the Agency for Health Care Administration.

The median age of people with positive cases in the county was 39, while the state median age was 40.

On Anna Maria Island, 17 people in Bradenton Beach, 11 people in Holmes Beach and three people in Anna Maria are known to have tested positive.

At a July 22 county commission meeting, following a presentation on the COVID-19 data by county public safety director Jake Saur, County Commissioner Carol Whitmore asked when the commission was going to discuss a face mask mandate.

“That’s the elephant in the room,” she said.

Whitmore added that the commission has received “hundreds of emails” asking for the mandate and that in Holmes Beach, where she resides, people are fol-

People stand July 23 outside the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto, holding signs encouraging mask-wearing. Inside, county commissioners discussed requirements for masks. Islander Photo: Courtesy Misty Servia

lowing the city mask mandate and numbers have stayed low.

Assistant county attorney Bill Clague said 19 Florida counties and 64 cities have mandated face coverings.

He said there have been 14 lawsuits filed against jurisdictions, including 11 against counties. However, since Leon County’s face covering mandate held up in court, he recommended following it as a model.

The Leon County ordinance requires people to wear face coverings while inside businesses. Exemptions include children under 6 years old, people with breathing difficulties, people in private rooms such as hotel lodgings, people maintaining social distance from others while exercising, eating or drinking and business owners or employees in a private area of an establishment where they are able to maintain social distance.

Manatee commissioners discussed a mandate in

June but opted to support the Florida Surgeon General’s advisory, which states, “All individuals in Florida should wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible.”

Clague said an ordinance would be stronger than a resolution and would trigger action by code enforcement, as well as the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, but would require a notice of 10 days taking effect.

“Ten days from now, there’s going to be more deaths,” County Commissioner Misty Servia said.

“And how many of those are we going to be responsible for?”

Clague said the commission could consider an emergency resolution while working on an ordinance to speed up the process.

Servia’s motion, which passed 4-3, directed the county attorney’s office to “draft, schedule and advertise the necessary resolutions and ordinances to put please, see masks, Next Page

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AM special magistrate calls out scammers, dismisses rental complaint

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

Vacation rental managers need to be on the look out for party house scammers.

That’s the warning from Anna Maria special magistrate Karla Owens in her dismissal of a complaint July 24 against the owners and property management of a home at 403 Alamanda Road for allegedly exceeding vacation rental occupancy limits.

Owens said the owners and management company were the victims of a party house scam.

In March, Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy issued an executive order to regulate vacation rentals to counter the spread of COVID-19. The order, since repealed, prohibited vacation bookings of less than 30 days and capped occupancy to the allowed overnight rental.

On May 15, patrol deputies in the city, where law enforcement is provided by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, encountered a large party at the property on Alamanda.

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in place a mask mandate as soon as possible,” and schedule a special meeting for the vote.

Servia and Whitmore, along with Commissioner Reggie Bellamy and Chair Betsy Benac voted in favor, while Vanessa Baugh, Stephen Jonsson and Priscilla Whisenant Trace were opposed.

“We have to do what we can,” Benac said. “The CDC has issued the guidelines. It’s clear. They say, ‘Wearing a mask does reduce the transmission.’ I’m believing the science.”

The resolution would serve as a temporary measure until the county can advertise and vote on an ordinance.

The proposed face covering resolution was posted July 24 to the county website at mymanatee.org.

A special meeting was set for July 27, after press time, at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto to vote on the resolution.

MCSO deputies had followed a motorist driving on the wrong side of the road to the property.

Deputies searched the vehicle and found multiple firearms, including an AK-47, as well as potential narcotics, and they arrested Gerard Anton Purvis Anderson Jr., Devontae Adrian Houston and Rodney Dunbar Jr., all of Palmetto, on firearm charges.

At the party, the MCSO found more firearms, as well as illegal drugs.

The MCSO’s investigation is ongoing, but the city responded with action against the property owners and management company for allowing more than the permitted number of people at the rental.

City attorney Becky Vose asked Owens to fine the owners, Heather and James DeVore, and their management company, Beach House Real Estate.

But Don Purvis, owner of Beach House Real Estate, asked Owens to dismiss the violation.

Manatee County Commissioner Misty Servia listens July 23 during a commission meeting at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto.

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He said a renter booked the property for more than 30 days using a stolen credit card and then illegally subleased the property for $400 a night — without the owner’s or management’s knowledge or consent.

Purvis said his company has cooperated with the MCSO and had moved to evict the tenants after learning of the party.

“We’re not disputing that there were people there,” Purvis said. “But we never gave them permission and the owners didn’t either.”

Vose said, “We do understand they were hoodwinked, but they need to have procedures in place to prevent this from happening.”

Owens dismissed the violation, finding Beach House Real Estate acted in good faith and cooperated with the city.

“But if this is a pattern of behavior by criminals, I think all of you all need to tighten up your process,” she said.

“If this does happen again, I will probably not be so lenient,” she continued.

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denton Beach, reopened July 22 with packaged food and D.Coy Ducks Bar, 5410 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, reopened July 24.

A Sports Lounge employee declined to comment during a July 24 call from The Islander. Likewise, D.Coy’s employees did not respond to a July 24.

Tokajer said he was happy to see business return to local bars.

“The two bars that we had were both doing things the right way. They were both practicing social distancing and keeping to the 50% occupancy limit,” Tokajer said. “I think it’s a good thing they were able to open up.”

“The problem was not with our little mom-and-pop bars that hold less than 100 people. The problem was with the nightclubs that hold hundreds to thousands of people,” he continued.

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Holmes Beach establishes owner/resident-only parking zone

Seasonal renters are to be considered on a caseby-case basis, according to Tokajer.

Vacation rental owners — individuals or businesses — are allowed two decals for themselves, not to be shared with renters, and permits are nontransferable.

Unlicensed golf carts will not require a permit and could park in permit zones, but licensed low-speed vehicles are part of the permit program.

Some golf cart and low-speed vehicle parking also has been designated by signage in restriction-free parking areas.

By ChrisAnn Allen Islander Reporter

Ownership now has a privilege in Holmes Beach.

It’s a parking perk.

The city will be offering preferential beach parking spots for residents and property owners.

At a teleconferenced commission meeting July 22, commissioners approved 3-2 the final ordinance creating a “parking-by-permit-only zone.”

For a cost of $15 per vehicle, residents and owners can obtain decals for parking 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in 619 spots that were first prohibited when the public beach opened following coronavirus closures.

The zone is undergoing a six-month test period, with the application process beginning within 90 days of adoption of the ordinance.

Commissioners Pat Morton, Terry Schaefer and Carol Soustek voted “yay,” and Chair Jim Kihm and Commissioner Kim Rash voted “nay.”

In late April, after an evaluation by Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer at the direction of Mayor Judy Titsworth, on-street parking in the city was reduced by about 1,100 spots to minimize congestion, trash and noise caused by people parking near beach accesses.

Tokajer had said the reduction was temporary while options for an updated parking plan were considered.

When the first reading of the ordinance unanimously was approved July 7, commissioners also reached consensus to increase parking fines to $75 from $50, which would be considered in a separate ordinance.

The commission agreed the increased parking fine Parking spots for golf carts are posted on 46th Street in Holmes Beach, while some areas are posted for permit parking for residents and some streets have open parking.

HB reappoints parks committee members

Parking along the east side of Second Avenue near the Church of Annunciation in Holmes Beach from 43rd to 52nd streets will be reinstated as permitonly parking, while parking on the west side will remain closed under an ordinance passed July 22.

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could cover the cost of the decals, so residents and owners would not have to pay to park.

However, at the July 21 meeting, the mayor, commissioners and Tokajer debated whether people should pay for the decals and the parking fine increase was not on the agenda.

Kihm said residents who used to have access to parking on their streets should not be burdened with the cost of the program. Rash agreed.

Titsworth said if the decals are free, everyone will want one for each car, which creates more work for staff.

She also said permit parking is an “added benefit” for residents and, earmarking parking ticket money for permit zone parking is not politically correct.

Schaefer said he considered the cost a “user fee.”

After 5 p.m., parking in the zone will be open to everyone.

Full-time residents, with proof of residency, can obtain decals for all vehicles, including low-speed vehicles, registered to the address are included.

The Holmes Beach Parks and Beautification Committee bid farewell to two members and reappointed two others.

City commissioners July 22 unanimously voted to reappoint chair Mary Lange and shifted second alternate member Donna Ryan to a full member, per her request.

Both were appointed to two-year terms, expiring Aug. 1, 2022.

Terms for Dennis Groh, who had been on the committee for 10 years, and Carol Hebden also were complete, but both declined reappointment.

The parks committee is short a member and an alternate position. Residents can apply by contacting the city clerk at cityclerk@holmesbeachfl.org.

The parks and beautification committee, which assists the city with plantings and improvements in parks and public areas, is on summer break and plans to reconvene at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

— ChrisAnn Allen

Meetings

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Bradenton Beach

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Early voting begins Aug. 8

Primary elections will be Tuesday, Aug. 18, including votes in nonpartisan judicial and school board races in Manatee County.

The Manatee County Supervisor of Elections mailed primary ballots to people who signed up to vote by mail in mid-July, but registered voters can sign up to vote by mail in the primary until 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8.

Early voting will be 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 8-15.

The nearest polling to the island will be the Manatee County Utilities Administration Office, 4410 66th St. W., Bradenton.

For more information, go online to votemanatee. com or call the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections office at 941-741-3823.

Please, send notices and listings for Vote Notes to news@islander.org.

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Testing continues following LBK’s mainland sewage spill By lisa Neff Islander editor

Longboat Key continued sampling and testing in Sarasota Bay following a sewage spill from a break in its only line carrying wastewater from the key to the mainland treatment plant.

The break occurred about 350 yards inland, on undeveloped land at Long Bar Pointe, a project of homes, condos and commercial properties being developed by Carlos Beruff.

For 12 days, before a swath of mangrove forest was cleared to reach and repair the system June 30, an undetermined amount of sewage spilled — the earliest estimate was 26 million-28 million gallons.

“It is likely some of the effluent may have reached the bay, but the environmental consultant did not observe any obvious evidence of a plume or discharge from the undeveloped property into the water where the pipe is located,” town manager Tom Harmer told The Islander July 24.

The consultant, Environmental Science Associates, tested water at multiple locations in the bay on different days, analyzing the water for fecal coliform and enterococci bacteria and conducting tests to detect “human-source material.”

The town reported July 24 that microbial source tracking found no human-source material in the bay nearest the spill and no such material along the pipeline route that lies under the Intracoastal Waterway.

However, human-source material was detected about 2.5 miles from the spill location, near Bayshore Gardens in Bradenton.

The town said this material was “too small to quantify” and “in the opinion of our consultant … unrelated to the leak event.”

Harmer said the town was using testing protocols recommended by ESA and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Also, he said, “The town is working with the FDEP on any required corrective action or mitigation that may be required.”

The DEP had not responded at Islander press time to July 23 questions about the spill, the investigation or any cleanup.

Watchdog environmental groups such as the Suncoast Waterkeeper and ManaSota-88 continued to monitor the situation, as well as the issue of water quality in the region.

Suncoast Waterkeeper encouraged the public to report algae blooms and fish kills to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission after learning of dead fish found July 18 at Robinson Preserve in northwest Bradenton.

The FWC’s database showed five other fish kills near Anna Maria Island June 22-July 18, including one June 28 in the Passage Key inlet off the north end of the island at Bean Point, one June 30 at a Perico Island pond and another July 7 in Anna Maria Sound.

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dr. James Metcalf at the Brain Chemistry labs in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, analyzes cyanobacterial samples from florida. A study published July 20 based on water samples from florida in 2018-19 found harmful algal blooms detrimental to human health. Islander Courtesy Photo

Suncoast Waterkeeper posted July 18 on Facebook.

“We’ll take them to the county, DEP, DOH, elected officials to press them to pay attention and prioritize investigating environmental conditions and addressing

the causes.”

Health specialist Michelle Lester is working on water quality issues in the area, as well as research into the impact of algae blooms, specifically blue-green algae or cyanobacteria.

“The bloom you are currently seeing has been sampled in multiple areas and all areas contain lyngbya, as well as other cyanobacteria such as oscillatoria, spirulina and anabaena,” Lester told The Islander July 24.

She is working with Suncoast Waterkeeper executive director Justin Bloom on a plan to further test for toxins in the area.

“And one that will hopefully involve warning signs for the public,” Lester said. “After working on this issue for almost a year, we need the county officials to come forward with this information and give proper warning to the citizens and residents in Sarasota and Manatee counties.”

A study published July 20 based on water samples from Florida in 2018 and 2019 found harmful algal blooms detrimental to human health.

The research, involving the Brain Chemistry Labs in Wyoming and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation and the Calusa Waterkeeper in Fort Myers, raised multiple concerns with toxins, including finding BMAA, a neurotoxin suspected of being linked to neurodegenerative diseases, in cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates and diatoms along the west coast and the Caloosahatchee River in 2018 and in cyanobacterial mats on the west coast in 2019.

“We have found that chronic dietary exposure of laboratory animals to the cyanobacterial toxin BMAA triggers early Alzheimer’s and ALS neuropathology,” Dr. Paul Alan Cox, director of the Brain Chemistry Labs, said.

Time is up After years of legal wrangling and the passing of a courtimposed July 3 deadline for Raymond guthrie Jr. to remove the stilt house he built illegally over state waters near the fishing docks in Cortez, guthrie now faces thousands of dollars in penalties and the possibility of jail. on July 7, the florida department of environmental Protection asked the court to find guthrie in contempt and, if the structure is not removed within 30 days, to detain him in jail until he complies. guthrie also faces $6,500 in fines and the possibility of up to $10,000 a day in civil penalties, along with deP attorney fees.

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In a heartbeat

One minute, reporter Sandy Ambrogi and I were going back and forth in emails about where she was with her research and writing for a retrospective of the 1980 Kingfish murders for this week’s newspaper.

We chatted or texted or emailed daily and July 14 she wrote, “The research is done, I just have to write it.” Then, July 16, she wrote from the ICU that there would be “no murder story.”

“Sorry to drop the ball,” she wrote on her iPhone, adding she was running out of charge.

“Whenever you respond, may not see for a while,” she added, in her unique form of short-speak.

Her punch line: “Very bad this time.”

Sandy’s medication wasn’t working and MAC had taken over. She couldn’t breathe.

She had fought a progressive lung disease known as MAC off and on for many years and this time, in a heartbeat, she ran out of fight.

She was determined and ready.

She said goodbye to her family.

Sadly, she died July 22.

And somehow, it occurred to me as if in a daydream, and you can call me all the names you want, but the thought passed through my mind that maybe she discovered in her research the identity of the Kingfish murderer and the reason for the killings — and decided to take the secret to her grave.

Maybe she found a clue or something fell into place, but she wasn’t ready for a reveal. Maybe.

After all, she knew my favorite reading material was any mystery novel by John D. MacDonald and especially MacD’s Travis McGee series of books. She knew I admired MacDonald, whose stories nearly all wove though Florida and were mostly written from his home looking over Big Pass from Siesta Key. “Flash of Green” and “Cape Fear” are every bit as good in print as they are on the big screen, with mysteries that revolve around thieves, revenge, scandal, politics, environmental opportunists and greedy developers.

The Kingfish murders conjure plenty of MacD intrigue, even after 40 years, with some people claiming the Cuban mafia sent the hit man to take the doctor out over an old grudge with Fidel Castro.

Some others thought the plot involved drugs and illegal trade and that the doctor, having been swept up Decal, dollars debate in a scheme, refused to cooperate.

Thank you to Holmes Beach Commissioners Jim For all we know, Sandy found the key.

Kihm and Kim Rash for supporting the residents with I know we will miss her — and the Kingfish mys- their vote on the parking decal issue. tery will remain. — Bonner Joy, news@islander.org We personally have not had parking issues in our neighborhood but, for residents who do, we can relate to being the recipients of negative impact.

Obviously at $15 per decal, this issue for the residents is not about the money, and it should not be JULY 29, 2020 • Vol. 28, No. 40 considered a “user fee” when residents are desiring to ▼ Publisher and Editor live a normal quality of life.

Bonner Joy, news@islander.org There is a bigger picture for them and that is that ▼ Editorial we are wanting to achieve a balance to preserve our lisa Neff, editor, lisa@islander.org neighborhoods and all the sense that neighborhoods ChrisAnn Allen, chrisann@islander.org Joe Bird, editorial cartoonist and community bring.

Kevin Cassidy, kevin@islander.org We understand the mayor’s point of abuse of “freeMichael dunn, michael@islander.org bies.”

Jack elka, jack@jackelka.com Brook Morrison, brook@islander.org So the suggestion of the first permit being free and Ryan Paice, ryan@islander.org charging for permits thereafter was a smart compro▼ Contributors mise by Kihm and was concurred by Rash.

Sandy Ambrogi, sandy@islander.org Jesse Brisson It was disheartening to see a reversal of votes and leslie lake, leslie@islander.org ultimately have two of six people on the dais who see Karen Riley-love the bigger issue and were willing to support a comproCapt. danny Stasny, fish@islander.org mise. ▼ Advertising Director toni lyon, toni@islander.org The decal debate is bigger than the dollar amount. ▼ Office Staff It is about the residents who are looking for ways to lisa Williams, office manager regain the balance needed for quality of life. info@, accounting@, classifieds@, subscriptions@islander.org It is about residents who have made a commit▼ Distribution ment to community and preservation of our neighborurbane Bouchet hoods.

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Tear down, pay up

The city of Anna Maria can completely remove and rebuild an entire pier and we in Holmes Beach are still dealing with this treehouse.

I am tired and spent in regards to this treehouse.

Enough is enough.

With all sincerity, I urge the treehouse owners to walk through our neighborhood on Avenue C near Bayview and take another poll of reactions.

I am sick and tired of your antics.

Please, pay all the accrued fines and remove the treehouse.

If the city is lucky, it will recoup the legal fees for us taxpayers.

Tim Stephens, Holmes Beach Editor’s note: The Anna Maria City Pier is owned by the city of Anna Maria, while the treehouse is privately owned.

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40 years ago

Killing spree at Kingfish

By June Alder from the Islander archive, circa 1999

As I recall, I was the only reporter in The Islander office when someone yelled at me to pick up my phone.

It was my mother calling.

Her voice was odd, whispery but urgent.

“I’m down here at Foodway (now the Publix Super Market). There’s been an accident or something — a man’s been hurt.”

I grabbed my camera and jumped in my car. It took me less than five minutes to round the bend at the Manatee Public Beach. That’s when I saw people milling around just east near Kingfish Boat Ramp.

I saw a car and boat trailer jackknifed near a pole.

I parked my car and raced over to a scene of chaos.

Sheets were draped over two figures being lifted onto stretchers. They appeared to be children.

A few feet away from the car, medics bent over a man stretched out on the ground.

Close by lay a deeply tanned man in red-and-white striped (swim) trunks. He was barely breathing. I could tell by the look on the face of a woman in a nurse’s uniform holding his head that he was close to death.

I moved in a bit closer with my camera. Through the viewfinder, I could see a small hole — about the size of a dime — in the man’s forehead.

Across the street at the Foodway, an ambulance was pulling out. A man had been shot there, too.

I was beginning to realize the enormity of the crime that had shattered the pleasant afternoon.

The details: Early Aug. 1, 1980, Juan Dumois, a Tampa physician, his sons Eric, 13, and Mark, 9, and their uncle, Raymond Barrows, vacationing from Miami, left the boat ramp for a fishing trip.

Returning about 5 p.m., they loaded their boat onto a trailer that was hitched up to their station wagon.

Dumois and Barrows got into the front seat, and the boys took seats in the back. Just as Dumois was about to drive off, a man stuck his head in the car window.

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emergency personnel and bystanders respond Aug. 1, 1980, in Holmes Beach, to a crash where three people were fatally shot and one person was injured. the case remains unsolved. Islander Photo: Collection of June Alder

He had sprained his ankle and asked for a lift.

The man hoisted his bike into the boat and got into the back with the boys before Dumois pulled away.

The station wagon had gone only a few yards when the man pulled a gun. He shot Dumois, then Barrows, then the boys.

The man turned off the ignition, steered the car to the side of the road and then rode his bike toward Foodway.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Matzke, working in the yard at his Westbay Cove North condo, had observed the man leaving what appeared to be a crash.

He pursued him to the Foodway in his sports car.

There, Matzke argued with the bicyclist. Again, a shot rang out, and Matzke became the hitchhiker’s fifth victim.

Shoppers were unaware as the gunman got into a waiting car that disappeared into traffic.

All the police had to go on was what Barrows was

“I saw a car and boat trailer jackknifed near a power pole,” reporter June Alder wrote about her arrival to the scene of a quadruple murder Aug. 1, 1980, on Manatee Avenue at east Bay drive in Holmes Beach.

able to tell them. He had recovered, but died of a heart attack a couple of years later.

The investigation dragged on for months. artist’s conceptions of the killer were circulated, a reward was offered and more than 100 suspects were questioned, but no solid evidence pointed to a killer. gunman?

Was he a contract killer?

He shot to kill and had a confederate waiting in a getaway car.

Investigators over the years have said the only chance for a solution is that someone will talk.

Will we ever know the killer’s identity or the reason for the massacre on that bloody Friday?

Editor’s note: This story about the slaying of four people in Holmes Beach on Aug. 1, 1980, published in The Islander in 1999. June Alder worked for both papers, the old and new Islanders, including the time when the murders occurred.

A fiat that had been driven by Robert Matzke crashed into another vehicle at foodway. Bystanders thought an accident had occurred, but Matzke, a retired Air force colonel, had unknowingly confronted a killer and was fatally shot. good Samaritans and emergency workers respond Aug. 1, 1980, in Holmes Beach, to the fourth gunshot victim in the parking lot of the grocery store. the case — the Kingfish Boat Ramp killings — remains unsolved. do you remember that day? Please, share your recollections with the Islander online or by email to news@ islander.org. Islander Photos: June Alder, the Islander, Manatee County Public library

emergency personnel place a man on a stretcher at the scene of a crash near the Kingfish Boat Ramp Aug. 1, 1980. the four murders that occurred that day remain unsolved.

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Bradenton Beach eyes 2020-21 spending, tentative tax hike

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

It’s time to talk about revenue and spending.

And Bradenton Beach department heads are busy preparing their preliminary budgets.

Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie said at a July 16 meeting that the city anticipates a 25% loss in revenue in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.

However, he said, “budgets are still looking good so far.”

Staff at that time was preparing truth in millage forms for submittal before a July 31 deadline.

Chappie City treasurer Shayne Thompson said the city proposed a 2.3329 tentative millage rate, which was the rate the past two years.

The proposed millage rate would amount to a tax increase for property owners, as taxable property value in the city increased $47,603,608 heading into

budget talks

2020-21, according to the Manatee County Property Appraiser’s Office.

Millage is $1 per $1,000 of assessed property value.

At 2.3329 mills, the ad valorem tax on a property valued at $500,000 would be about $1,166.

The Manatee County Property Appraiser’s Office said it would release rollback rates the week beginning Aug. 3.

The city’s proposed millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year was not discussed before the July 16 meeting and was not discussed during Chappie’s update.

The mayor did not respond to a July 17 phone call

Holmes Beach looks over 2020-21 budget, mayor proposes tax increase

By ChrisAnn Allen Islander Reporter

Holmes Beach is taking steps required to finalize its 2020-21 budget.

At a teleconferenced meeting July 22, commissioners unanimously voted to authorize Mayor Judy Titsworth to sign and submit the DR-420 and DR-420 MMP forms to Manatee County — the forms required by the state to assess the city’s tax base.

According to city treasurer Lori Hill, the mayor proposed a maximum millage rate of 2.53 mills for the 2020-21 fiscal year, compared with 2.25 in 201920.

Hill, who compiled the budget, said the rate would give the city “adequate time and a sufficient

Holmes Beach by the numbers: Proposed 2020-21 budget: $16,636,011 2019-20 adopted budget: $16,941,817 Maximum proposed 2020-21 rate: 2.53 mills Rollback rate: 2.1641 mills 2019-20 rate: 2.25 mills tax on a $500,000 property at the rollback rate: $1,082.05 tax on a $500,000 property at the maximum rate: $1,265. total 2019 assessed property value: $2,087,301,969 total 2020 assessed property value: $2,183,183,526 first budget hearing: 6 p.m. thursday, Sept. 10 final budget hearing: 6 p.m. tuesday, Sept. 22

from The Islander.

Thompson wrote in a July 22 email to The Islander that the proposed millage rate included in the TRIM forms is “handled administratively.”

Also, the tentative rate can be adjusted by city commissioners during the budget process.

City commissioners and members of the city’s community redevelopment agency will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, for workshops on the two 2020-21 budgets.

Commissioners will workshop a preliminary city budget, then CRA members, including the commissioners and two citizen members, will workshop their budget.

The first public hearing for the budgets will be at 5:05 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. Members of the public can attend the workshops in person at 107 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, or via Zoom, using directions that will be posted on the city’s website, www.cityofbradentonbeach.com.

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placeholder until we receive better It’ll be a little longer before Anna Maria offirevenue estimates.” cials lay out a preliminary budget for the 2020-21 She said the mayor instructed fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. staff to “sharpen their pencils” and City clerk and treasurer Leanne Addy told only incorporate necessities into the commissioners July 16 that budget workshops, proposed budget, which is likely to which were to begin in late June, were delayed titsworth be impacted by the novel coronavibecause the state had not released revenue estirus. mates for the new year.

The mayor trimmed about $140,000 in spending The city needs the revenue data to develop a from the budget since talks began July 7, Hill said. new spending plan.

Hill said the rollback rate, the millage needed to Addy said the state was set to release revenue collect the same ad valorem revenue as the current estimates the week beginning July 27, so the first year — would be 2.1641 mills. commission workshop could be held at 6 p.m.

The 2.1641 rollback rate is 14.46% lower than the Thursday, July 30, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 2.53 proposed maximum millage rate.

Anna Maria.

State law defines a tax increase as any increase “I know that whatever we put together will be over the rollback rate. a very conservative and tight budget,” Mayor Dan Millage is $1 per $1,000 of assessed property Murphy said. “And we should have everything we value. At 2.53 mills, the ad valorem tax on a propneed to put it together in time.” erty valued at $500,000 would be $1,265 — about Commissioners also will discuss a proposed $140 more than the previous year. At 2.1641 mills, millage rate for 2020-21 that must be included in the property would be taxed $1,082.05. the city’s truth in millage forms to the state.

Other sources of city revenue include the SouthThe city’s current millage rate is 2.0500. west Florida Water Management District, the West Municipal budgets — and ad valorem tax rates Coast Inland Navigation District, gas taxes and the — must be adopted in September, before the new half-cent discretionary tax. fiscal year begins.

Hill said the budget process would conclude with There was no public comment. an ordinance requiring two public hearings and two — Ryan Paice votes for adoption before the fiscal year begins Oct. 1.

Bradenton Beach P&Z The commission reached consensus that the first reading and public hearing will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, board reappoints officers The chair and vice chair of Bradenton Beach’s Sept. 10, and a final reading and public hearing was set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, during a commission planning and zoning board will remain in their seats until the start of 2021. meeting at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

P&Z members voted 5-0 July 22 on two motions to reappoint Ken McDonough as chair and John Burns as vice chair. based on an evaluation of the previous year’s transacMcDonough initially moved to appoint Burns tions for contracts and fees. to serve as chair, with Fred Bartizal seconding the “Even though this might come in a little lower than motion. what we’ve been collecting, I believe it will keep us However, Burns said he’d prefer the chair rotate in a positive outcome for the total cost of the building through the P&Z members each year so every member department,” Schwartz said. He added that he plans to could learn how to handle the position. He served as review the fee schedule annually to ensure the schedule chair before McDonough took the post in 2018. remains a user fee, not revenue.

After Burns’ comments, P&Z members unaniCommission Chair Jim Kihm said he is confident mously voted against McDonough’s motion to appoint the department will be in a “balanced position” — not Burns as chair. incurring revenue, but covering costs, as mandated by Burns said the board only met a few times while the state.

McDonough was chair, so he moved to reappoint The majority of the fees remained the same, but McDonough to the position so he could gain more some were changed to a flat rate, and weddings and experience. Bill Morrow seconded the motion. events would now require a temporary use permit.

The motion passed unanimously.

The commission will hold a final reading and public McDonough then nominated Burns to continue hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. serving as vice chair for the board. Bartizal seconded The meeting will be at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, the motion and it also passed unanimously. or by teleconference, with instructions on the meeting The pair will continue to serve as chair and vice agenda posted to the city website at holmesbeachfl. chair until January 2021, when officer positions will org. be up for grabs again.

HB moves forward with reduced 2020-21 building fees

By ChrisAnn Allen Islander Reporter

Holmes Beach commissioners are one step away from approving a new fee schedule for building applications and permit fees.

The change could lead to about $149,000 less income for the city in 2020-21.

At a July 22 meeting, commissioners unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance with fees proposed by building official Neal Schwartz Schwartz.

Each commissioner met before the work session with Schwartz to discuss the proposed changes, which includes a cost-per-square-foot guideline for projects.

Schwartz said July 22 that the updated schedule was

Click! The Islander welcomes news of the milestones in readers’ lives. Send notices — along with contact info — to news@islander.org.

— ChrisAnn Allen

— Ryan Paice

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Last summer splash before school starts anew

By Brook Morrison Islander Reporter

It’s the end of July and summer break for local children is coming to a close.

The summer of 2020 brought new challenges and creativity to families as summer camps canceled or changed protocol because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“We had summer camps scheduled and all four have canceled, but we have kept busy with a lot of bike rides, beach time and more than usual screen time to socialize and play games with friends,” said Anna Maria Elementary parent Kari Kennedy.

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• Monday, Sept. 7, Labor Day, no school.

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• Wednesday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, no school.

• Nov. 23-27, Thanksgiving break.

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“It’s been a tough few months, as both girls are missing their regular get-togethers and play dates with their friends. We have been staying out of circulation and summer camps due to COVID,” said Walsh.

Gini Dilley of Bradenton is the parent of a rising third-grader at Stewart Elementary.

“While Rusty did have several camps cancel this summer, the few my son managed to attend followed strict protocol,” Dilley wrote July 24 in an email to The Islander. “So we made the best of it and he had a great time while I was able to continue working.”

“My favorite part of this summer was getting a new puppy named Ren,” Rusty Dilley, 8, said.

Children have experienced summer differently this year, requiring some families to get creative and stay resilient.

Now they face a 2020-21 school year that also may require creativity and resiliency.

The Manatee County School District’s academic year is set to begin Aug. 17, with options for students to return to daily classroom learning, enroll in distance learning or a hybrid of both.

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Tourism bureau ‘softens’ ad campaign for virus surge

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

planned as an “added value-free print” for the campaign in late May or early June, when the state was reopening and cases had yet to spike.

“We said ‘go ahead and do it,’ not realizing cases would increase in July,” Falcione said. “But we have no plans to do any advertising there any time in the near future.”

The bureau also “softened” the ad campaign’s tagline to read, “When you’re ready, we’re ready.”

The new message reads, “Whenever you’re ready to get away for a well-deserved vacation, Bradenton/ Anna Maria Island/Longboat Key will be ready for you. The wide-open freedom of serene island beaches, the sprawling splendor of nature preserves, and the thrill of outdoor activities will still be here when you’re ready to visit Florida’s West Coast. So reset, relax, and rest assured that the safety and peace of mind of our visitors is our top priority.”

“We felt like it was important to soften that message at this time and not have a recovery call to action like ‘Make a break for it,’” Falcione said.

Nevertheless, several island officials remain unsupportive of the BACVB campaign.

Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth wrote in a July 23 email to The Islander that the changes were appreciated, “but advertising is inappropriate at this time.”

“We don’t need more people here that are coming from places that are in worse condition than we are, and we’re not in the best of conditions,” Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer said. “Our numbers are still going up every day.… And we’re telling people to escape and come here? Not the best idea I’ve seen.”

“They shouldn’t be advertising to come here at all right now,” Tokajer continued. “It shouldn’t be ‘When you’re ready, we’re ready,’ because we’re nowhere near ready at this time.”

Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy wrote in a July 23 email to The Islander, saying “Now is not the right time to be marketing our island as a destination for people coming from (areas with) high COVID-19 positive test rates.”

The Bradenton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau has changed up tactics in its marketing campaign.

BACVB director Elliott Falcione said July 23 the bureau “softened” its ad message from “Make a break for it” to “When you’re ready, we’re ready” after receiving criticism from Anna Maria Island officials.

The officials criticized the BACVB’s full-page advertisement in the July 5 Miami Herald that encouraged people to “Make a break for it” — to visit Manatee County even though Miami was a hot spot for COVID-19.

The ad, with a picture of a man falcione and a woman walking on a beach, read, “This is it, your chance to escape. If you’re ready for a break from staying inside your home, we have a destination perfect for those ready to break free.”

Falcione said the primarily digital ad campaign targeted people in South Carolina and North Carolina County to consider land acquisition ballot question using “geotargeting” technology.

“It was a call to action to feed our hospitality Manatee County commissioners were set to vote If the ballot language is approved by commissionindustry that was hungry for cashflow,” he said.

July 28 on whether to advance a ballot measure to ers, voters countywide would decide the question on He said the Miami Herald ad was purchased and establish a land acquisition fund. the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

The county would use the money to purchase Commissioners also are scheduled to discuss environmentally sensitive land, as well as land adja- the possibility of a critical wildlife area for Passage cent to existing parks and preserves.

Key. The county manages several preserves and parks At-large Commissioner Carol Whitmore, in a on and near Anna Maria Island, including Coquina memo, cited concerns with people pitching tents, sunEyes on the road Beach and Coquina Bayside in Bradenton Beach, bathing and walking dogs on Passage Key, which is The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach, Neal and located off the north end of Anna Maria Island and Perico preserves on Perico Island and Robinson Pre- was one of the first national wildlife refuges in the Manatee County posted the following notices: country, established by President Theodore Roosevelt • Cortez Road and 119th Street West in Cortez: serve in west Bradenton.

Earlier this summer, commissioners directed in 1905.

Work to realign the intersection of 119th Street West Parts of Passage Key now are submerged but at Cortez Road/State Road 684 continues. Drivers can county staff to work with the county attorney and expect lane closures on Cortez Road from 123rd Street the Trust for Public Land on a resolution and ballot accessible to boaters, complicating enforcement of West to 86th Street West 10 p.m.-6 a.m. and on the language for a 0.15 mill property tax levy for 20 years access restrictions by federal and state conservation south side of 119th Street West during the same period. and authorization for up to $50 million in general officers. obligation bonds.

“Making Passage Key a critical wildlife area Pedestrians can expect sidewalk closures.

The fund would “finance the acquisition, improve- would create an enforceable buffer around it,” the • Multiple locations in Bradenton Beach: A county pipeline replacement project continues. Impacted areas ment and management of land to protect drinking memo states.

The commission meeting was to be held at the include Gulf Drive, Bay Drive South, Church Avenue water sources and water quality, preserve fish and and Cortez Road. Expect construction in rights of way wildlife habitat, prevent stormwater runoff pollution Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., and provide parks,” according to the resolution com- Palmetto, at 9 a.m. July 28, after press time for The and increased truck traffic.

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Suspect arrested by HBPD on Alabama homicide warrant

A man arrested in Holmes Beach as a possible homicide suspect in Alabama was extradited July 14 from Manatee County back to Alabama for further questioning, according to a report by WTVY.com.

A vehicle driven by Robert Dorsey Windham, 31, of Dothan, Alabama, triggered the Holmes Beach license plate reader system May 30, which alerted officers that a homicide suspect was driving a stolen vehicle in the city.

The vehicle was registered to Windham’s aunt, Kay Singleton Branche, who was found dead May 27.

When officers asked Windham for his license, he handed them Branche’s license, as well as his Florida ID card.

Upon searching the stolen vehicle, officers found two large knives, as well as Branche’s wallet, credit cards, cellphone and laptop.

The evidence was sent for investigation to the Dothan Police Department.

The vehicle was impounded and held for the DPD. Windham was arrested and transported to the Manatee County jail, where he remained until he was extradited July 14 to the Houston County Jail in Dothan.

As of July 22, he was being held on two counts of identity theft at $50,000 bond.

— ChrisAnn Allen

Streetlife

Staff reports

Island police reports

Anna Maria July 19, 300 block of South Bay Boulevard, trespass. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about a “man and his son walking along a private beach and refusing to leave.” The MCSO said the two people were not on the complainant’s property when law enforcement arrived. The report said, “Complainant was upset with deputies because we did not walk up to every person in the water and the beach … and advise them not to walk through his yard.”

July 21, 101 S. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria Post Office, disturbance. The MCSO dispatched a deputy to deal with calls from the Anna Maria Post Office, where a customer asked to wear a mask in accordance with a municipal mandate refused and struck an employee.

The employee did not want medical treatment. The MCSO was looking for a suspect on Pine Avenue and at other businesses in the area.

Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO. Bradenton Beach July 19, Historic Bridge Street Pier, 200 Bridge St., trespass. An officer from the Bradenton Beach Police Department responded to reports of a fight. Upon arrival, the officer found two men — one bleeding from a cut on his eyebrow. Witnesses said the men had harassed other people on the pier before fighting each other. No one pursued charges and the officer trespassed the men from the pier for a year.

July 20, Adventure Forth, 103 Gulf Drive N., larceny. A business owner visited the BBPD to report

Treehouse owners vow to continue legal fight By leslie lake Islander Reporter

Treehouse owners Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen vow to continue fighting after another loss in their appeal to the courts.

“I never thought the legal process would be so long and difficult,” Tran said July 23. “This has been a real learning experience.”

Tran described herself as “stubborn” and pledged, “We’re going to continue this. We’ve gone this far and will keep going.”

The legal battle stems from the construction in 2011 of an elevated two-story beachfront treehouse — built without permits — in an Australian pine tree at 103 29th St., Holmes Beach, where Tran and Hazen reside and operate Angelino’s Sea Lodge.

The owners have been in litigation regarding the treehouse with the city and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection since 2013, over claims from the city and state that the structure was built too

Man arrested by BBPD on Pinellas County theft warrant

A Bradenton Beach police officer arrested 25-yearold Cesar Tamez Dominguez leaving the beach July 19 on a Pinellas County warrant for felony grand theft.

The officer observed a vehicle parked at Coquina Beach after closing hours and the driver was told to leave but, as the man proceeded to depart, the officer ran a search on the vehicle license plate and found an arrest warrant for the registered owner.

The officer conducted a traffic stop and arrested Dominguez on the Pinellas warrant.

Dominguez was transported to the BBPD for booking, before being transported to the Manatee County jail.

He was released the same day, after posting a $5,000 bond.

— Ryan Paice

the theft of two rental bicycles from outside his building. The owner said the bikes likely were not locked or secured. The man was given a victim right’s pamphlet.

BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.

Cortez No new reports.

MCSO polices Cortez.

Holmes Beach July 14, 6200 block of Holmes Boulevard, fraud.

A woman reported a fraudulent transaction from her bank account.

July 16, 2700 block of Gulf Drive, theft. A locked bike was stolen from a bike rack. A report was filed.

July 18, 3800 block of Gulf Drive, warrant. While conducting a beach patrol, an officer encountered three people at the beach after hours. One person said he may have a warrant with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office for a missed court date. The officer determined the man did have a warrant. He was placed under arrest and transported to the Manatee County jail.

July 19, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive,

lynn tran addresses the judge during a 12th Circuit Court hearing in Bradenton in January. Islander file Photo: ChrisAnn Allen

close to the beach.

The treehouse has been the subject of proceedings before the city code board, the DEP and the courts, including two decisions in the 12 Circuit Court that were appealed to the 2nd DCA. A hearing was sought and denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Most recently, July 17, the self-represented couple again lost on appeal after three chances to amend their complaint to the U.S. District Court against the city of Holmes Beach, the DEP and other defendants.

After dismissing two complaints, the federal court urged Tran and Hazen to seek legal advice, saying they had one last chance.

“I’m not an attorney,” Tran said. “I’ve done a lot of research and followed the rules, but this is a cumbersome process and I think it prevents regular people from going to court.”

Tran said she and her husband are exploring options for a re-hearing. “There are two types of rehearings we can ask for in state court,” she said. “I’m doing research on that.”

Tran said “life is hard enough” and the treehouse provides her, as well as visitors, enjoyment.

“People tell me that they’re happy it’s still standing,” she said.

Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth did not reply to a request for comment by The Islander’s press time July 27. battery. A woman claimed that another woman spit on her during a verbal altercation in the parking lot.

Statements were taken and a video of the incident was shared with the HBPD and submitted to the state attorney’s office.

July 19, 3200 block of East Bay Drive, stolen plate. An officer was alerted by the license plate reader system to a stolen plate. The vehicle was located but was not occupied and the registered owner was contacted. The owner said the vehicle had been sold to an unknown individual. The car was towed and the plate was held as evidence.

HBPD polices Holmes Beach.

Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO. Island watch: In an emergency, call 911. To report information, call the MCSO Anna Maria substation, 941-708-8899; Bradenton Beach police, 941-7786311; or Holmes Beach police, 941-708-5804.

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Gathering

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

Saturday 4 p.m. — St. Bernard Catholic Church.

Sunday 8:30 a.m. — St. Bernard Catholic Church.

8:30 a.m. — Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

9:30 a.m. — CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-0719.

9:30 a.m. — Episcopal Church of the Annunciation.

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GoodDeeds

Dog strays from pool, retired fishing guide helps reel her in Hello, Lucky.

Her name may be Snowball, but she was lucky July 22 when Mark Howard found her roaming the 69th Street neighborhood in Holmes Beach.

Snowball, a Pomeranian, left a backyard pool enclosure July 21 when no one was looking and her people, Tura and Kevin Trendy, began to search until it became too dark.

“At one point, I had my eyes on her,” Tura Trendy told The Islander, “and she ran the other way.”

The search resumed the next day after Tura posted a flyer to an island-related Facebook page.

Howard, a retired fishing guide, was home “in the AC” when he saw the post and decided to hop in his golf cart and join the search for Snowball.

“After some chasing and coaxing, bam, (Kevin) and I slid up on her. We both jumped out of my cart and the picture is the result,” Howard posted to his Facebook page.

“Made my day to help. Islanders helping islanders.

“P.S. I am very good at hunting, be it fish or fourlegged animals! LOL.” Tura Trendy said Snowball is 10 years old but hasn’t lived with her for that long. She was her mother’s dog until she passed away, and then her step-father’s dog, until he also died a few months ago.

Obituaries

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With family visiting, including grandkids, maybe Snowball decided to go look around the neighborhood for some peace and quiet, Tura said.

Snowball is a lucky dog to have a friend in Howard, a good home and owners who went the extra mile to recover her.

— Bonner Joy

tees and Jimmy Buffett music led her in 2015 to Manatee County and Anna Maria Island, where her family had vacationed when she was a child.

Ms. Ambrogi renewed her passion as a news reporter on Anna Maria Island with The Islander newspaper, where she covered the local chamber of commerce and business happenings, features and environmental news, including the red tide outbreak in 2018-19. She was much admired by other journalists and co-workers as a friend and a supporter of good causes.

“She was a natural storyteller and a natural islander,” said editor Lisa Neff. “She also was a wonderful friend. We might have printed blank pages this PleASe, See OBITUarIEs, Next PAge

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Henry Lawrence plays “Sweet Caroline” on the piano as the staff gyrate, mix drinks and sing, “hands washing hands.” It’s a hip scene. Murphy’s message? “We miss you” and “Please, wear your damn mask.” You can find the video on the Doctor’s Office Facebook page or #doctorsofficeami.

— Bonner Joy

Obituaries

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Richard Carter, former Bradenton Beach city attorney and a city justice, at work in 1977.

week to show the hole she leaves.”

She adored her two young grandsons and looked forward to regular Facetime calls and their visits to her “Sandy Beach” on Anna Maria Island.

The family plans to hold a memorial service at a later date in Nashville. Those wishing to share memories or condolences and send “Hugs from Home” may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com and signing the online guest register. Memorial contributions may be made to Save the Manatee Club, 500 N. Maitland, FL 32751, or www.savethemanatee.org.

She is survived by her brother Alan Sneed and wife Brookley; son Michael; daughter Maria Weldon and husband Prescott and their children, her grandsons through his law practice.

Jack and John.

Although he lived on the island most of his life, he never lost his love for Akron, Ohio, East High School Richard W. Carter and his college years at Kent State, where he met his Richard W. Carter of Bradenton died July 18. He wife of 59 years.

He taught high school in Norton, Ohio, before had lived in Bradenton Beach most of his life until last earning a law degree as a full-time student at the UniAugust.

He proudly continued a family line of Freemasons versity of Akron while working full time for the city of Akron Planning Department. and belonged to Manatee Masonic Lodge #31.

His cats were his joy during the last years.

He was a former city attorney and city judge in The family remembers him as a history buff and Bradenton Beach and an early legal aid attorney, as old-time music lover and his ballroom dance partners well as maintained a private practice.

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Gary Tibbetts, longtime aide to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, died July 22 due to COVID-19 complications. He was 66.

Mr. Tibbetts, who began working for Buchanan in 2011, died at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton.

He was the first Capital Hill aide to die of the coronavirus, according to The Associated Press.

Tibbetts “Gary was the consummate professional and a true public servant in every sense of the word,” Buchanan said in a statement from his office. “He touched so many loves and was loved and respected by those who knew him.”

Mr. Tibbetts held many forums on Anna Maria Island over the years to meet constituents and hear their concerns, compliments and issues.

The Holmes Beach Police Department also issued a statement, which read in part, “Gary was a huge supporter of law enforcement and the Holmes Beach Police Department. He had dedicated much of his life to serving the community.”

“He was retired law enforcement,” Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston said in a statement. “And he was a great friend to that community as well. I am deeply saddened and will miss him personally as well as professionally.”

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Nesting notes

By ChrisAnn Allen

Sea turtles lay on the brakes, renourishment speeds up

“It’s slow, slow, slow, in the turtle world.”

That’s the proclamation July 23 from Suzi Fox, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director.

The shift from nesting to hatching has occurred.

Starting in late-April this year, mature female sea turtles began Allen crawling ashore to lay eggs in sandy pits dug into the beach. Following 45-70 days of incubation, hatchlings emerge from the clutch — about

linda oNeal, AMItW volunteer, helps relocate sea turtle nests July 8 on the beach in Anna Maria.

100 per nest — and crawl to the Gulf of Mexico to begin their cycle of life.

However, this year, Mother Nature’s plan was interrupted by beach renourishment and eggs in nests laid in Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach were retrieved by AMITW volunteers and placed in handdug nests in Anna Maria.

Manatee County started a new beach renourishment project July 8 near 78th Street in Holmes Beach, where it continues moving south to Longboat Pass, piping fresh sand onto the beach and moving several blocks each day.

“The turtles might be slow, but renourishment is going faster than expected,” Fox said, adding that the project was a couple of weeks ahead of schedule.

The plan included leaving nests where they were laid on renourished sand.

“The biologists we work with say that they have not nested on the renourished sand because it is still too wet,” Fox said.

She said there have been multiple false crawls — when a turtle leaves the water and crawls ashore but returns without nesting — in the renourishment areas, including a turtle that crawled up a ramp in the sand over a pipe, then returned to the Gulf without nesting.

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As of July 26, 29 nests had hatched, with about 1,808 hatchlings to the Gulf.

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“Never say never,” she said. “Even with the challenges of renourishment, the sea turtles of Anna Maria Island are doing great.”

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By Lisa Neff

Crabby conundrum?

The race for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus to curtail the spread of COVID-19 has conservationists concerned about the already threatened horseshoe crab.

The milky blue blood from the animal is a natural source of limulus amebocyte lysate, which can detect endotoxin. The substance is used in medical treatments and health research, serving as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturalâ&#x20AC;? test for purity.

Now, with the race on for a vaccine for the new coronavirus, horseshoe crab blood is in higher demand, according to reporting by freelance writer Carrie Arnold for National Neff Geographic magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Starting in July, Swiss-based Lonza will begin manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine for human clinical trials â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to use lysate in the vaccine if they plan to sell it in the U.S.,â&#x20AC;?

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Arnold wrote for the magazine earlier this month.

Use of the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blood for the vaccine candidate is required despite the existence of an alternative cerns, said the impact to the species will be minimal.

But even before the vaccine race, conservationists to lysate because, while the synthetic is approved in Europe, only a few U.S. drug companies are using the were warning about the threats to horseshoe crabs.

They are overharvested for fish bait. recombinant factor C (rFC).

Their habitats are being destroyed.

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More manatees died in the first half of 2020 than mission reported 367 manatees died between Jan. 1 in the first half of any of the past five years, except and July 10.

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For the same period in 2019, 329 manatees died The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com- and the five-year average is 345.

In the first half of 2018, 459 manatees died, but the numbers spiked even higher in the second half of the A sign cauyear, with either red tide or blue-green algae plaguing tions boaters parts of southwest Florida. to slow in a In 2020, the FWC attributed about 10% or 38 of manatee zone. the manatee deaths to watercraft collisions and said Islander file cold stress led to 38 deaths.

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Perhaps youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen the photographs of hundreds of live horseshoe crabs holstered on railings in a lab and being bled, their blue blood streaming into bottles below their shells.

The companies return the horseshoe crabs to the water after the process, but many do not survive.

More than a decade ago, I interviewed two brothers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bryan and Mark Ibasfalean of Cortez â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about their making of a horror flick featuring a horseshoe crab the size of a Volkswagen Beetle that threatened a fishing village.

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The animal is considered a â&#x20AC;&#x153;living fossil,â&#x20AC;? as it is nearly identical to ancient relatives.

Shorebirds, migratory birds and many fish in Florida feed on horseshoe crab eggs, while sea turtles, alligators and sharks prey on the adults.

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Locals team up to support a cause, fight diabetes Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter

It was a family — and friends — affair.

Some Holmes Beach residents, family and friends recently teamed up to take part in the American Diabetes Association’s annual Tour de Cure event. The event, which took place June 13, generates awareness and raises funds to support medical research, advocacy and education programs for Cassidy the millions of Americans living with diabetes.

Team Autumn was formed to support a cause near and dear to Wendy Kovich and her family. Wendy’s father, David Kapanjie, is a Type 1 diabetic, while Wendy and husband Eric’s 15-year-old daughter, Autumn, was diagnosed with diabetes when she was 4 years old.

This was Team Autumn’s fourth year participating in the event, which was held remotely this year due to COVID-19 concerns. Their ride, which took place on Anna Maria Island, was broadcast live on Facebook and tracked with a GPS watch.

In previous years, Team Autumn participated in a St. Petersburg-based event, considered the Southwest Florida base for the Tour de Cure.

Autumn’s team was sponsored by Jen Sekel, owner of AMI Health & Fitness, and they completed the 10-mile ride using the Holmes Beach fitness center as the start and finish line for the race.

The team includes Autumn Kovich, JB Wolcott, Wendy Kovich, Aiden Kovich, Eric Kovich, Dan Krone and Ann Hunsader.

When asked what the event meant to Autumn, Wendy Kovich wrote in an email to The Islander July 25 that for Autumn it shows hope for a cure when so many people support the cause.

Kovich thanked Sekel for providing shirts for Team Autumn the past three years, helping the fundraiser and creating more awareness of what diabetes is and how it can effect the body over time if not managed properly.

Sounds like a fun outing supporting a fantastic cause.

For more information on Tour de Cure events or to learn more about diabetes, visit www.diabetes.org.

Team Autumn members JB Walcott, Wendy Kovich, Aiden Kovich, Autumn Kovich, Eric Kovich, Dan Krone and Ann Hunsader pose for a picture after embarking on a 10-mile-ride June 13 in their “virtual” Tour de Cure event. Islander Courtesy Photos

A bicycle basket promotes the cause for Team Autumn in the event to fight diabetes.

Horseshoe news Three teams emerged from pool play with 2-1 records and were left to battle it out for the day’s championship during July 22 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.

Neil Hennessey drew the lucky bye into the finals and watched as Tim Sofran eliminated Bob Heiger and Dave Hennessey 21-16 setting up an all walker final. Neil Hennessey took advantage of the bye with a 24-11 victory over Sofran to earn bragging rights for the day.

Heiger and Dave Hennessey came up short during the July 22 games, but they wouldn’t be denied on July 25 as they produced the lone 3-0 record in pool play to win the day’s outright championship.

Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warm ups begin at 8:45 The women got out July 21 for a nine-hole india.m. followed by random team selection. vidual-low-net match in two flights. Jana Samuels and There is no charge to play and everyone is wel- Ellen Boin both finished at 2-under-par 30 to share first come. place in Flight A. Helen Pollock was a shot back in Soccer drops to rain, storms second place with a 1-under-par 31.

Once again, adult soccer games at the Center of Key Royale news Terry Westby fired a 1-over-par 33 to grab first Anna Maria Island were postponed.

Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes place in Flight B. Penny Williams came in second with Thankfully, the postponements were due to heavy Beach teed off July 20 with the weekly men’s nine-hole a 2-over-par 34, while Fran Barford was another shot rains rather than COVID-19. modified-Stableford system match. Gary Alvord and back in third.

Matches will resume, weather permitting at 6 p.m. Matt White shared clubhouse bragging rights for the The men’s nine-hole scramble scheduled for July Thursday, July 30. day after they both carded plus-4s on their rounds.

23 was rained out.

Florida’s new stone crab rules go into effect Oct. 1

A Florida delicacy may be harder to come by when season begins Oct. 15.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved changes to recreational and commercial stone crab regulations in Gulf and Atlantic state waters July 22.

Due to a long-term decline in harvest and overharvesting, the FWC staff worked with stakeholders to develop changes to increase the stone crab population and build resiliency in the fishery.

The 2020-21 season will open Oct. 15.

Approved changes in effect Oct. 1 include: • Moving the season ending from May 15 to May 1.

• Requiring a 2 3/16-inch escape ring in all plastic and wood stone crab traps before the start of the 2023/2024 season.

• Increasing the minimum claw size limit by 1/8 inch from 2 3/4 inches to 2 7/8 inches.

• Limiting possession of whole stone crabs on the water to two checker boxes, each up to 3 by 2 by 2 feet or a total volume of 24 cubic feet. The boxes are used to hold crabs onboard a vessel during the harvest — before the claws are measured and removed.

For more information, go online to saltwater commercial fishing at myfwc.com.

Saplings planted to replace lost shade Coquina dock remains closed The north dock at the Coquina Beach South Boat Ramp remained closed July 14 due to damage from a June 28 boat fire. Tests were needed to determine structural integrity. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

Saplings stand July 14 along parking and a paved access road at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach.

During the first phase of a county project, the road and parking spaces were covered with pervious pavement. Some103 Australian pine trees were removed and gumbo limbo and black olive trees were planted. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

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Bountiful mangrove snapper, variety of fish keep anglers busy

By Capt. danny Stasny Islander Reporter

Summertime fishing around Anna Maria Island continues to be good, providing action and producing smiling anglers.

In Tampa Bay, structure is prime for a variety of fish. Bottom fishing with live shiners or pinfish is resulting in mangrove snapper and gag grouper. But free-lining live shiners over Stasny structure also can entice the snappers along with some of the more ravenous species — Spanish mackerel and jack crevalle. which typically beat the snapper to the hook.

On the flats of Tampa Bay, catch-and-release snook fishing is still a good bet. Just make sure you have good tidal flow if you want to heighten the experience. The same applies for catch-and-release spotted seatrout.

Good numbers of these popular buck-toothed fish are present in the deeper grass areas.

Those willing to make the voyage offshore were being rewarded with limits of American red snapper up to the season’s end July 25. Other snappers, such as mangrove and yellowtail are being caught, too, and fishing wrecks offshore is leading to some excellent action on permit and sharks.

Lastly, hard-bottom areas are a good place to look for some keeper gag and red grouper.

On my Southernaire charters, I’m collecting limits of mangrove snapper for the cooler. Fishing structure in Tampa Bay is providing good numbers of these guys. Mixed in are macks, jack crevalle, ladyfish and juvenile grouper.

Moving to the flats, the catch-and-release snook action has tapered off slightly but is still productive.

Fish ranging 20-30 inches are the norm.

Catch-and-release spotted seatrout action is productive over the deep grass flats. Free-lining live shiners as bait is doing the job. Spanish mackerel and ladyfish also are present, as well as mangrove snapper.

Capt. Warren Girle is targeting mangrove snapper over reefs and wrecks in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Baiting the hook with small live shiners is leading Girle and his clients to limits of these popular inshore snapper. Mixed in with the snapper are mackerel and juvenile grouper.

On the grass flats, Girle is finding catch-and-release spotted seatrout in good numbers for the sport anglers.

Depths of 4-8 feet are producing the best action. Ladyfish and jack crevalle also are lurking on these deep flats, readily taking baits as they come across them.

Lastly, catch-and-release snook fishing along mangrove shorelines is giving Girle’s clients the thrill of hooking into a linesider.

Capt. Aaron Lowman is concentrating his efforts Southernaire Fishing Charters

Chad greer, visiting Anna Maria Island from St. louis, fished inshore using shiners as bait.

He hooked this catch, photo and release redfish and more, and some snook, too, all on a guided trip with Capt. Warren girle.

over the structure available around Tampa Bay. These areas are host to a variety of species, including mangrove snapper, Spanish mackerel and gag grouper.

Chumming live bait is getting the fish fired up, which makes for some great light-tackle fishing.

Also in Tampa Bay, there is good catch-and-release action over the flats for snook and spotted seatrout. For the best results, Lowman suggests working a strong tidal flow.

Lastly, fishing some of the artificial reefs in the Gulf is producing some good action. Permit, bonita, goliath grouper and sharks are cruising for your bait.

Capt. Jason Stock says despite the weather being all over the boards, he’s still finding a good tarpon bite.

Evening outgoing tides are producing tarpon action — if you know where to look.

Fishing around some of the nearshore reefs is yielding some catch-and-release over-slot snook, as well as goliath grouper. And both are crowd pleasers, according to Stock.

Moving out to some of the offshore wrecks is resulting in some sizzling permit action. Lastly, American red snapper were the go-to while offshore before season wrapped up July 25.

Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier says catchand-release redfish are being hooked frequently by the pier anglers using live shrimp as bait. Catches are 15-30 inches with most on the smaller side.

Mangrove snapper are finding their way to the hook for a live shrimp. Limits of these fish are going into the coolers of patient anglers with a ruler. Most are 10 to 12 inches.

Lastly, jack crevalle and ladyfish are predominant

when the bait schools are present. Silver spoons or crappie jigs are pretty much guaranteed to attract a bite.

Capt. David White was in pursuit of American red snapper right up to the July 25 cutoff. Limits of these aggressive fish are occurring daily. Mangrove and yellowtail are being added to the snapper aggregates while on the charters with White. Targeting grouper is yet another offshore winner. Gag and red grouper are responding to both live and frozen baits.

Moving inshore, White is finding catch-and-release snook action as well as some catch-and-release spotted seatrout for his sport anglers.

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

Fishing Charters

CAPT. AARON LOWMAN

Capt. Warren Girle

Fishing tip! If you hook a bird: Reel, remove and release!

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS Continued

BOATS & BOATING

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

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

WANTED: YOUR OLD cellphone for recycling.

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

ANTIQUE OFFICE chairs: Circa 1950 from Anna Maria City Hall. The Islander newspaper, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.

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

BIMINI BAY SAILING: Small sailboat rentals and instruction. Day. Week. Month. Sunfish, Laser, Windrider 17 and Precision 15. Call Brian at 941685-1400.

FREE GUN LOCK courtesy of Project Childsafe, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Holmes Beach Police Department. Pick up at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Don’t be sorry, be safe.

FREEBIE ITEMS FOR SALE Individuals may place one free ad with up to three items, each priced $100 or less, 15 words or less.

FREE, one week, must be submitted online. Email classifieds@islander.org, fax toll-free 1-866-3629821. (limited time offer)

ESTATE SALES

ANNOUNCEMENTS WANTED: WORKOUT DVDs and retired but working XBox, Wii units with games for Ministry of Presence for kids and teens in Haiti. Deliver to The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

Sandy’s Lawn Service Inc. ESTABLISHED IN 1983

Residential & Commercial Full-service lawn maintenance.

Landscaping ~ Cleanups Hauling ~ Tree Trimming.

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SURF SIDE New 4bed/4.5 bath/2car pool home with partial Gulf views, rooftop sundeck, incredible pool and spa area.

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FOR SALE: E-Z-GO golf cart. Good shape, fourseater, charger. Batteries two years old. Located in Holmes Beach. Call 941-355- 5535, late afternoon.

2501 Gulf Drive, Ste 102, Bradenton Beach

Honey is 5 years old.

She is up to date with vaccinations, spayed and looking for a loving family.

To meet this sweetie, call Lisa Williams at 941-345-2441 or visit The Islander office in Holmes Beach.

For more about pet adoption or to adopt Honey, visit moonraceranimalrescue.com.

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HELP RESCUED PETS! Volunteer, foster, computer help needed! Moonracer Animal Rescue.

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ESTATE SALE: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. 7706 Fourth Ave. W., Pine Bay Forest, Bradenton. (You must wear a mask. Turn north on 77th Avenue West, from Manatee Avenue. Please, park on one side of street, do not park in parking lot.)

Mahogany double bed set, bookcase, dropleaf table, dining room table with matching chairs, buffet and china cabinet. Lamps, china, including Lenox and Mettlox Poppytrail, wrought-iron and glass coffee and end tables, sofa, TV, patio furniture, chest, easel, Barbie Dreamhouse and clothes, nice decorative accessories, including dolphins, Florida-style display cabinet, collectibles. Vacuum, linens, kitchenware, china, glass, bric-a-brac. Sale conducted by Palma Sola Sales.

(Numbers given out at 8 a.m.) You must wear a mask.

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Mike Norman Realty INC OFFERING THE BEST SELECTION OF SALES & RENTALS ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND SINCE 1978 www.mikenormanrealty.com 31o1 Gulf Drive, Hholmes Beach 800-367-1617 | 941-778-6696

Place classified ads online at www.islander.org

WANTED: DOCK SPACE/boat lift/boat slip to rent or buy for 23-foot boat on Anna Maria Island. 203247-6405.

WANTED: BOAT SLIP to rent with lift for my 25-foot boat. Scott, 404-242-6666.

LOOKING TO PURCHASE a boat dock, 25 to 36 feet in Anna Maria. Please call or text with any opportunities. 267-664-4544.

2004 PROLINE 22-foot walk-around Cuddy. 2009 Suzuki 250-hp. 813-240-2697.

FISHING loCAl fISHINg guIde for hire. Wanna catch more fish, have better bait, learn the local waters? your boat, my knowledge. Call Nelly, 40 years local fishing experience. 941896-2915.

HELP WANTED RETAIL STORE EMPLOYEE needed for busy pack-and-ship company. Customer service skills a plus. Please, contact Frank @ 941-778-1911.

JESSIE’S ISLAND STORE has immediate openings for full and part-time cashiers for both day and night shifts. Apply in person at 5424 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach or call 941-778-6903.

REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time. Print media, newspaper experience required. Apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander. org.

KIDS FOR HIRE RESPONSIBLE, PERSONABLE 14-year-old to help babysit, dog walk/pet sit, yard work, other odd jobs (negotiable pay). Rory, 347-949-0503. rorywbosborne@gmail.com.

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.

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I S L A N D E R C L A S S I F I E D S SERVICES Continued

SERVICES Continued

HOME IMPROVEMENT Continued

NEED A RIDE to airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Gary, 863-409-5875. gvoness80@gmail.com.

BEACH SERVICE air conditioning, heat, refrigeration. Commercial and residential service, repair and/or replacement. Serving Manatee County and the Island since 1987. For dependable, honest and personalized service, call Bill Eller, 941-7957411. CAC184228.

ISLAND HANDYMAN: I live here, work here, value your referral. Refinish, paint. Just ask. JayPros.

Licensed/insured. References. Call Jay, 941-9622874.

I DON’T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941779-6638. Leave message.

BAYSHORE HOME WATCH (accredited service): Providing certified professional weekly home checks. Peace of mind while you’re away. 941-920-5597. Bonded/insured.

KLEAN MOVES: BEST movers in AMI. Small moves, long distance and local deliveries. No job too big or too small. Senior discounts.

941-877-6580. Ask for Reggie. KleanMoves. com.

HOME WATCH: COTTAGE Watch & Services LLC. Scott Carpenter, Veteran USN- A.H.I.T. Certified home inspector. Licensed/insured contractor/realtor. Rates starting as low as $25. 941-780-7004.

PRIVATE CHEF NOW servicing Anna Maria Island. Let Chef Mark create an enticing dinner experience for you and your guests in the comfort of your own home. 219-313-9938. privatechefmm. com.

PREMIUM CLEANING SERVICES for premium clientele. 941-216-8238. A clean space is a healthy space!

RESIDENTIAL-BUSINESS CLEANING by Jessie.

10-plus years experience. Top-brand cleaning products. Honest, mature, trustworthy. References from long-term clients. I work alone so no “crew” in your home. I have bimonthly openings. Text or leave a message at 941-526-9900.

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JD’s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach.

I make dirty windows sparkling clean. 941-9203840.

ANYONE CAN TAKE a picture. A professional creates a portrait. I want to be at your wedding! www. jackelka.com. 941-778-2711.

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

941-778-5294.

LARRY’S BACK! SHELL delivered and spread. $55/yard. Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, topsoil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-795-7775, “shell phone” 941-7200770.

The Islander is Anna Maria Island’s longest running and most trusted publication. It’s essential news for residents and visitors.

Check out the website, islander.org.

SEARAY SPRINKLER SERVICES. Repairs, additions, drip, sprinkler head/timer adjustments.

Office, 941-518-6326. Cell, 720-299-1661.

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TILE -TILE -TILE. All variations of ceramic tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship, prompt, reliable, many Island references. Call Neil, 941-726-3077.

GRIFFIN’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS Inc. Handyman, fine woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood flooring. Insured and licensed. 941-722-8792.

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

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VACATION RENTALS: BEACH condo, 2BR/1BA, $3,500/month, Perico Bay Club, 2BR/1BA, onecar garage for December and January, $3,500/ month. Call for details. Real Estate Mart, 941356-1456.

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HANDYMAN AND PAINTING. No job too small.

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Landscape Design Lawn Care Cleanups Stone Paths Licensed and Insured

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Long island history helps insurance business grow

It doesn’t get much more local on Anna Maria Island than the Moss family.

Brent Moss’ grandparents were pioneers in Anna Maria long before he was born in Manatee Memorial in October 1986.

His grandma and grandpa — Elizabeth and Gene Moss — moved to the beachfront on Willow Avenue in Anna Maria in the 1930s — before bridges and the cities existed on the island.

Brent’s parents are Jim and Debbie Moss. Jim is owner of Moss Builders along with cousin Ryan and siblings Amy and Greg Moss.

The local connection doesn’t end there. Grandparents on his mother’s side, the late Chris and Earl Taylor, raised their family by fishing for mullet in Cortez.

Gulf Insurance offers all types of insurance, including home — specializing in coastal homeowner’s coverage — auto, business and worker’s comp.

Brent told The Islander he started Gulf Insurance “from scratch” in 2012 and was previously renting space in Holmes Beach before he purchased a permanent location at the beginning of 2020 at 301 Manatee Ave., Holmes Beach.

“My father worked for an insurance company when I was growing up,” he said. “And upon getting my degree in economics from UCF, I asked him about the industry. I knew, as a goal, I wanted to own my own business and he pointed me toward the retail agency side of the insurance industry.”

Brent worked for other agencies before opening his business in May 2012.

He is married to Codie and they have a daughter, Taylor.

Committed to safety So when John Horne, owner/operator of the Anna Maria Oyster Bar restaurants, tells you he’s committed to the safety of his staff and patrons, especially during the ongoing pandemic, he has the beef to back it up.

“We’re beyond excited to announce we are the very first restaurant in the entire state of Florida to achieve the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Associations Seal of Commitment. This award is for demonstrating dedication to enhanced safety and sanitation practices during COVID-19,” Horne announced in an e-blast July 24.

“I am so proud of our AMOB family for their continuous efforts, focus and dedication to make AMOB a place for families to have a safe and fun place to dine.”

AMOB at the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach and Horne’s three landside locations are open and serving regular hours — and, now offer

delivery through a partnership with Uber Eats.

The delivery option is going on the Uber Eats app one restaurant.

If you search Anna Maria Oyster Bar and you’re in the delivery area, “Boom!,” you can order.

Horne says he’s “100% confident” they soon will offer delivery at all the stores.

‘We’re open!’

Yes, the new Floridays Woodfire Grill and Bar on Perico Island is open — you can tell by the big “We’re Open” banner hanging across the porch at the front door to the restaurant.

A quiet opening earlier in July was followed by a ribbon-cutting with owners, managers, guests and board members from the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce July 22.

I’ve sampled a few items at the restaurant and found everything top notch and tasty — however, IMHO, the collard greens, especially the collard greens, are the star of the show. The warm blue crab dip and the fish and grits are also tops on my list of recommendations.

And I heard compliments for the fresh oysters and the gazpacho.

Also to be admired, the glazed, azure surf, cresting waves and sandy beach that covers the immense, square outdoor bartop. It’s gorgeous.

And the big shark overhead?

He’s a hoot — and a perfect photo op, especially if you miss sunset. gulf Insurance celebrates its new location and opening in a remodeled building on Manatee Avenue at the intersection of old gulf drive and the Manatee Public Beach with a ribboncutting. owner Brent Moss, center with scissors, is joined by family members, employees and Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce board members, as well as friends. Islander Courtesy Photo

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