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debates aired as county mandates masks. 4

Meetings. 4 coVid-19 cases skyrocket, county steps up game plan. 5 Primary voting gets underway. 5 Anna maria removes alcohol limits. 5

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umbrellas, canopies and beachgoers line the waterfront west of a large pipeline July 29 along the gulf of mexico starting at 77th street in Holmes Beach and running parallel with the shoreline, delivering sand to renourish the beach. the project had pushed south that day to almost 44th street. the work is part of a $17.3 million federal, state and manatee county project to restore eroded beaches. the project is expected to run through october and terminate at longboat Pass. islander Photo: chrisAnn Allen

Anna Maria jilts Ugly Grouper, pier restaurant deal off By chrisAnn Allen islander reporter

Anna Maria again is fishing for a tenant.

At a July 30 meeting, commissioners voted 3-2 to 86 the negotiations with the Ugly Grouper of Holmes Beach for the vacant restaurant and bait shop on the new city pier, 101 Bay Blvd.

Commission Chair Carol Carter and Commissioners Jonathan Crane and Amy Tripp voted to halt negotiations and Commissioners Joe Muscatello and Mark Short opposed the motion.

Ugly Grouper owner Mike Ross attended the meeting by phone and repeated his offer

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to negotiate his suggested lease terms.

The commissioners voted in May to approve the Ugly Grouper’s bid, entered negotiations and hoped to have the restaurant and bait shop operating in late 2020 or early 2021.

The new pier was built in the footprint of the 1911-built pier that was demolished by the city after being damaged by Hurricane Irma in September 2017.

Construction began in 2018 and the city opened the pier with limited hours to sightseers and anglers June 19.

The Ugly Grouper had been the runner up to a bid by Sean Murphy, Holmes beach restaurateur, and became the top choice

when Sean Murphy turned down the city’s acceptance of his offer.

At the July 30 meeting, Ross proposed: • A buildout costing $1.02 million, with the city to pay for permanent items, including air conditioning, electrical and plumbing, drywall and flooring; • The city pay or provide rent credit to the Ugly Grouper for $440,650, about 2.5 years rent, for the buildout; • The city provide the restaurant with 64 parking spaces, including 10 for employees, based on 162 seats; • The Ugly Grouper be responsible for 25% of pier maintenance; • The city carry hazard, property and flood insurance for the building, as well as loss of income, risk, general and excess liability insurance, while the restaurant proPleAse, see Ugly deal, PAge 2

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Patrons are entertained by live music Aug. 1 at the Ugly Grouper restaurant, 5704 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Anna Maria commissioners accepted a bid from the Ugly Grouper for the new city pier, but then voted to reject the offer at their July 30 meeting. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Allen

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vides $3 million in liability coverage; • The city provide an initial 10-year lease, with four 10-year renewal options; • The restaurant pay $14,000 per month in rent.

The proposal included a floor plan and seating chart.

“I think this is fair,” Ross said. “We could have asked for different things, but at the end of the day, it’s a fair partnership to move forward.”

Original offer The Ugly Grouper’s initial bid set the 10-year lease at $2,376,000, including the bait shop.

The offer included an option to pay $18,000 per month for the first year or, as an alternative, $12,000 per month base rent and 2% of profits, estimated at $6,500-$11,650 per month, for an estimated monthly rent of $18,500-$23,650, based on Ugly Grouper’s

Commissioner Jonathan Crane, left, listens as Commissioner Carol Carter discusses a proposal July 29 from the Ugly Grouper to operate the pier restaurant. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

projected annual revenue of $4 million-$7 million.

The offer stated the Ugly Grouper was approved for a $2 million line of credit.

The restaurant attached a $1.01 million estimate from local builder Mason Martin for the buildout.

Questions and comments Carter asked Ross about the proposed 162 seats.

She said the seating arrangement appeared to impinge on anglers and sightseers.

Ross said the previous tenant had 120 seats and more seating would result in increased revenue.

The Ugly Grouper’s bid in April did not include a seating chart but the mayor said Feb. 26 that the restaurant, including outdoors, could support up to 150 seats.

Carter said if the city must pay $440,650 for the buildout, that means 2.5 years with no income.

Ross said he was willing to spread out the cost over time.

“I want to create a win-win,” Ross said. “I’m open to listening.”

Crane asked what Ross would do if the city could not provide 64 parking spaces.

“People get there without a parking spot,” Ross said. “We’ll figure that out.”

Crane said more seats allow for a less costly liquor license, yet, the Ugly Grouper proposal is calling for $440,650 paid by the city and lower monthly rent.

With less than 150 seats, the Ugly Grouper must pay $350,000 for a full service liquor license, or settle for beer and wine sales.

Ross said his request was reasonable, as items included in that cost are permanent to the structure.

He also said the proposed seating would be 126 seats, with 32 seats in a common area.

Tripp asked why the proposal includes 25% of pier maintenance instead of 50/50 or more.

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Holmes Beach mayor contests plan for Kingfish Boat Ramp

By ChrisAnn Allen Islander Reporter

According to a plan proposed

by Manatee County and the DOT, the bayfront picnic area at Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave. W., Holmes Beach, would be relocated and Australian pine trees removed to add parking.

Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Allen

A change in the vista and the ambiance at Kingfish Boat Ramp in Holmes Beach is in store.

It’s also a change for the gateway to the city.

Manatee County, which leases the land at 752 Manatee Ave. W., and the Florida Department of Transportation, which owns it, have created a twophase concept for park improvements. The boat ramp falls within the city limits in Holmes Beach.

However, the plan, shared in late-June with Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth, includes replacing shell with impervious concrete, relocation of the bayfront picnic area and removal of mature Australian pine trees along the waterfront.

At a teleconferenced July 21 city commission meeting, Titsworth shared the plans provided by the county with commissioners and said she had met with the county parks engineer to discuss the changes.

“These improvements were much greater than just driveways; water retention area along Manatee Avenue West at replacing boat ramps and docks,” Titsworth said.

• Eliminating parking at the east end of the park the west end of the park; According to the mayor, improvements listed in until Phase II; • Relocating an osprey nesting tower; the plan include: • Moving the picnic area from the bayfront to a • Removal of all Australian pine trees, as they are • Adding concrete in place of shell parking and considered invasive.

Ugly deal continued from page 2 Titsworth said Phase II, which adds more boat Resident Bob Carter, husband of Commissioner But Crane said the Ugly Grouper offer was “a and trailer parking, would not take place until the new Carol Carter, spoke during public comment. day late and a dollar short” and he motioned to ter- Anna Maria Island Bridge is constructed, which could “For me, it seems like there is an amazing increase minate the lease discussion. Amy Tripp seconded the take 15-20 years. in cost for the city, which has already invested mil- motion.

“I did voice my objections to many of these changes lions of dollars to build the pier,” he said, encouragand asked them to reconsider with other options,” she The motion passed 3-2. ing commissioners not to accept the proposal.

The mayor said he hoped to provide commission- said.

Ross said Sean Murphy’s proposal included ers with alternatives at their next meeting.

Titsworth said she told the county that park patrons $300,000 for the buildout, assuming HVAC was proenjoy sitting along the shore in the shade of the trees, “This pier needs to be opened up,” he said. vided by the city. He said he is offering twice what “People need to be able to get a beer, a sandwich which are home to nesting great blue herons.

Sean Murphy offered, with the city paying for the and enjoy their time on the pier.”

She also said she is concerned with water displaceHVAC. He added that HVAC could cost the city less Ross did not respond to messages left for him ment due to added impervious surface. than his estimate.

Titsworth said she emailed her concerns to county Aug. 3.

“I’m willing to work with you,” he said. “I am The next commission meeting will be at 2 p.m. administrator Cheri Coryea but, as of July 30, had not willing to discuss what is reasonable.” received a response.

Thursday, Aug. 13, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive.

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Debates aired as county joins AM, HB in mandating masks By ryan Paice islander reporter

People walk July 31 between Bridge street businesses in Bradenton Beach.

Wearing face masks inside businesses became mandatory in the city July 27, after manatee county adopted a face mask resolution. islander Photo: ryan Paice

Public officials and the concerned public aired their opinions.

Then they needed to mask up, as all of Manatee County is under rules for face coverings due to the coronavirus pandemic.

County commissioners voted 4-3 July 27 for a resolution requiring people to wear coverings inside businesses. Reggie Bellamy, Betsy Benac, Misty Servia and Carol Whitmore voted for the resolution and Vanessa Baugh, Steve Jonsson and Priscilla Trace voted against.

The vote came in the final week of the fifth month of the outbreak in the United States.

The debate, not the first for county commissioners on the issue, lasted five hours at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto, with commissioners lining up 4-3 on the measure.

Debate at the dais “I think it’s wrong on so many different levels,” said Jonsson, who represents the district that includes Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key and Cortez. “I think it’s a bad policy decision.”

Baugh said a mandate is not necessary since many businesses require patrons to wear masks to receive service.

“What do we think we can do better than what the businesses themselves are doing at this point?” she asked.

“We shouldn’t have to mandate this,” said Commission Chair Betsy Benac. “But the reality is we do have to mandate it because people aren’t wearing masks. They don’t think that it’s necessary. They think it’s against their prerogative to make decisions about themselves, but it is about public safety.”

“It’s crazy, I never ever thought I’d be in a situation where local government would have to do this,” Benac continued. “But we live in a state where the governor has chosen not to do it. We live in a country where the president has chosen not to do it. It has fallen down to local government.”

Addressing the dais “I think you have to listen to the facts and experts,” said Dr. Scott Clulow, a Bradenton physician who said face coverings decrease the rate of infection.

Public health agencies at international, federal and state levels recommend the widespread use of face masks, as do leading health organizations, including the American Medical Association.

Also, numerous studies show adherence to universal masking policies reduce the transmission of the virus.

“I know we hear everything about everyone having certain rights — and I don’t want to wear this mask

as much as anybody else — but if it means protecting even one person it’s worth it,” Clulow said.

Bradenton resident Adam Baum also spoke in support of a mandate.

“Everybody on the board has let me down for not doing something sooner,” he said. “The fact that you guys have let all these Trump supporters and antimaskers get to your head and effect your vote against the health and safety of our community really shows how little of a backbone you guys have.”

On the other side of the debate, Ellenton resident Gary Guerin said, “This is not political. It’s about the mandate. It’s not even about the masks. …A mandate should scare people.”

“As commissioners, I mean really, how dare you even think about mandating something like this,” he continued. “This is not a communist country.”

About 30 people addressed commissioners in person at the convention center. More than 10 more people called into the meeting that was broadcast live via cable and the internet.

maintained. Anna Maria’s order includes a $50 fine for violations.

Both cities enacted mandates in early July.

Referring to county commissioners’ vote, Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth said July 30 that she was “very pleased that they made the decision.”

The county resolution established new policy in Bradenton Beach, where commissioners have declined to enact a mandate.

The city officials discussed the issue again at a meeting July 28, when Mayor John Chappie said the city could opt out of the county mandate, but he recommended supporting the resolution.

Commissioner Jake Spooner said he supports the county resolution because he’d seen several people in city businesses without masks despite the city commission’s recommendation to wear them.

Commissioners voted 4-1 against opting out of the county resolution, with Ralph Cole voting “no.”

“I believe in people’s freedom of choice,” Cole said.

There was no public comment at the city meeting.

Covered on Anna Maria Island The new resolution applies countywide but does not override Holmes Beach’s mandate, which requires people to wear face coverings whenever social distancing can not be achieved. The city’s emergency ordi- Anna maria city nance does not include an age-based exemption for Aug. 13, 2 p.m., city commission. children.

Aug. 17, 4 p.m., planning and zoning.

Holmes Beach’s ordinance includes a $250 fine Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941for a violator’s first offense, as well as a $500 fine for 708-6130, cityofannamaria.com. a second offense.

The county resolution also does not supersede Bradenton Beach Anna Maria’s mandate, which requires people over Aug. 5, 9 a.m., CIP. CANCELED the age of 2 to wear face coverings in any indoor locaAug. 5, 9:30 a.m., CRA. tion other than a home when social distancing can’t be Aug. 5, 2 p.m., Scenic WAVES. CANCELED Aug. 6, 6 p.m., city commission.

Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., the resolution is based on a Leon County mask ordi- 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.com. nance that survived a legal challenge.

Holmes Beach — ryan Paice Aug. 18, 6 p.m., city commission.

Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, 941708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org.

Meetings

About Manatee County’s mask mandate …

The message is clear: Wear a mask.

Face coverings — factory-made or homemade — must be worn inside business establishments.

The mandate defines a business as any location with a roof overhead where business is conducted, goods are produced or “services are rendered.”

The definition also includes locations where nonprofit or governmental entities “facilitate public interactions and conduct business,” such as city halls.

They must cover the nose and mouth, fitting “snugly against the sides of the face so there are no gaps” and they should have multiple layers of fabric.

The resolution states that a violation of the policy is a noncriminal infraction and “does not authorize the search or arrest of an individual.”

Violators cited for a first offense will receive a written warning. A violator would be fined $50 for a second offense, $125 for a third offense and $250 for every subsequent offense.

Exemptions apply to children younger than 6 and when people can maintain at least 6 feet of social distance, are eating or drinking, inside lodging, working in certain public safety jobs or living with a “documented or demonstrable medical problem.”

Chief assistant county attorney Bill Clague said

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Aug. 25, 6 p.m., commission (budget).

WMFR administration building, 6510 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-761-1555, wmfr.org. manatee county

Aug. 6, 9 a.m., commission (land).

Aug. 11, 9 a.m., commission.

Aug. 20, 9 a.m., commission (land).

Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org. of interest After commissioners approved a resolution mandating masks indoors at businesses, manatee county made available a notice for businesses that can be be downloaded at mymanatee.org. islander courtesy image

Aug. 17, 9 a.m., Manatee County Tourist Development Council, Holmes Beach City Hall.

Aug. 18, Florida’s primary elections.

Sept. 7 is Labor Day, most government operations are closed.

Nov. 3, general election.

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COVID-19 skyrockets, county agencies step up game plan By chrisAnn Allen islander reporter

Manatee County is looking for a way to lower the rate of new infections.

As the number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus increased by about 100 people daily, the county turned to an indoor face mask mandate.

An emergency resolution was approved 4-3 July 27, following hours of debate and public comment and weeks of deliberation by the county board as positive cases began skyrocketing in early July.

As of July 30, 8,337 people in the county had tested positive for coronavirus of 77,998 people tested, compared with 7,520 of 71,975 people tested as of July 24, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The rate of positive cases — based on individuals tested — rose to 10.7% of those tested.

A total of 512 people have been hospitalized and 176 people had died due to the virus in the county as of July 30.

As of July 27, 5,743 people in the county were considered recovered from the virus, according to DOH-Manatee.

As of July 30, 140 COVID-19 patients were in county hospitals, with 32 of the patients in an ICU. At the time the data was reported, two intensive care units remained available in county hospitals, according to the Agency for Health Care Administration.

Additionally, 20 people in Bradenton Beach, up from 17 the week prior, 11 people in Holmes Beach and three people in Anna Maria had tested positive.

Bradenton Beach, the only island municipality without a mask mandate prior to the county decision, was the one island city to have an increase in positive cases since July 24.

At the July 27 county board meeting, public safety director Jake Saur said he and Dr. Jennifer Bencie, the health officer for DOH-Manatee County, requested additional ventilators for local hospitals.

Saur said they also requested more ICU and regular care nurses, as well as respiratory therapists, which the state was to provide by July 31.

Additionally, Saur said the antiviral drug Remdezivir, which has helped some people kick COVID19, is available to hospitals on an as-needed basis.

Bencie, at the meeting, presented data supporting the use of face masks indoors.

She said cases in long-term care facilities were on the rise, possibly due to asymptomatic staff bringing in the virus by not wearing masks when in public.

“Any mask that covers the nose and mouth will be of benefit,” Bencie said.

Early on, there was not enough testing to determine the prevalence of the virus within communities, she said. Now, with more pre- and asymptomatic people testing positive, the spread is apparent.

The best way to determine how many people are asymptomatic is to test as many people as possible, regardless of symptoms.

“And that’s what we are doing a very good job of in Manatee County,” Bencie said.

A county estimate shows about 48% of people with coronavirus are asymptomatic, including children, according to DOH-Manatee.

Bencie said a recent study compared the COVID19 growth rate before and after mask mandates were passed in 15 states and the District of Columbia. The study found that five days after masks were ordered, the daily rate slowed by 0.9%. After two weeks, the daily rate slowed by 2%.

“Masks prevent the spread of the droplets,” she said, adding that coronavirus tends to be present in higher levels in the nose and mouth than other viruses.

“Since COVID-19 sheds so heavily in the nose and mouth, these droplets are likely how people without symptoms are spreading the virus,” Bencie said.

The Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation recently stated that 33,000 deaths could be prevented

by Oct. 1 if 95% of people wore masks in public.

“Now the evidence is clear that masks help to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” Bencie said. “And the more people wearing masks, the better.”

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AM mayor vetoes ‘exposure,’ OKs alcohol ordinances By ryan Paice islander reporter

It’s time to put prohibition in the past.

A wave of changes made it into Anna Maria’s codes, some intended to bring the city more up to date with the times.

Commissioners voted July 30 to approve final readings on three ordinances addressing alcoholic beverages, a local construction review board and right-ofway uses.

One ordinance was vetoed by Mayor Dan Murphy.

Changes include: • Removing a prohibition on establishments from selling alcoholic beverages within 2,500 feet of a church or another establishment that sells alcohol; • Removing a requirement that a restaurant seeking to sell alcoholic beverages must first hold a special-use permit for beer and wine sales for at least five years; • VETOED: Prohibiting anyone from exposing breasts within an establishment that sells alcohol unless that person is a mother nursing her child;

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also serve on the planning and zoning board; • Allowing Manatee County residents to fill up to three review board seats; • Allowing the city to designate alternate members to fill in for permanent members who can’t attend; • Permitting property owners to install pervious brick pavers within rights of way on their property.

Both the uses for rights of way and review board ordinances passed on unanimous votes.

The alcoholic beverage ordinance passed 4-1.

Commissioner Jonathan Crane voted “no,” arguing that the indecent exposure provision, which was included in the original ordinance but revised, was unnecessary. He also said the prohibition against the exposure of a person’s breasts could be problematic.

Commissioner Mark Short supported the change, stating he wouldn’t be comfortable next to a person who wasn’t wearing a shirt in a bar.

Short moved to approve the ordinance.

Commissioner Amy Tripp seconded the motion.

Vote

2020

Primary voting gets underway

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 in mid-July mailed primary ballots to people who signed up to vote by mail.

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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Opinion

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I’m in shock

I go into shock almost daily when I look at COVID-19 case numbers. Even back in April and May, when Dr. Anthony Fauci said the numbers could go to 100,000 or even 200,000 dead, I thought to myself, “This can’t be possible.”

How could a disease wipe out 200,000 people in the United States in six months. 200,000 lives? Friends, family members, associates, celebrities, common folks, children, oldtimers. 200,000 valuable, unassuming people?

The numbers are staggering. Numbing. Frightening. I’m in shock.

It’s alarming that some people can’t be bothered to wear a mask. It’s incredulous to think that there are people who believe in quack cures. Really? Who could believe that dreams about sex with demons can cure the coronavirus? Ever? Seriously?

This is crossing into the Twilight Zone.

It’s as if our president — the person trusted with the welfare of all Americans — is tinkering with shock therapy.

He adds to the furor by attacking the election system and vote-by-mail plans — which have never had the problems he suggests and, furthermore, mail-in ballots keep voters and poll workers safe at home.

I’m shaking my head while repeating, “Wear the damn mask.”

Don’t we all want to feel normal?

Then there’s Anna Maria, where many years past, we were pretty sure there was vodka in the water cooler at city hall and nothing and no one could push the boundaries farther beyond the norm.

A gun-wielding, road-raging building official? The mayor and a commissioner assaulting one another. A drunken staff. A mayor who harbored records from the public, paid his personal lawyer with city funds and received a thank you plaque from the city?

Well, now comes another group of elected officials, manipulating the replacement of the city pier — which, many people maintain, could have been repaired and reopened in months, not years.

And the new pier, lacking a design committee, mirrors 1911? What happened to progress?

Now they are jilting a bona fide business owner without so much as an attempt to negotiate a lease.

The commissioners 86’d the public discussion. Winning case after case They 86’d the Ugly Grouper. They 86’d the deal for I’ve been thinking all wrong about the long-runthe pier restaurant and bait shop. And why? ning legal dispute between Holmes Beach and the It put me into shock — again. What about you? owners of the famous treehouse.

— Bonner Joy, news@islander.org The headline in the July 22 edition of The Islander clarified things nicely: “Holmes Beach prevails — again — over treehouse owners.”

Aha, now I get it!

The point isn’t to get the treehouse removed, much AUG. 5, 2020 • Vol. 28, No. 41 less to collect a dime of the ever-increasing fine. ▼ Publisher and Editor It’s just to keep on winning in court!

Bonner Joy, news@islander.org I think our score in court hearings by now must be ▼ Editorial something like 37 to 0. Way to go! lisa neff, editor, lisa@islander.org chrisAnn Allen, chrisann@islander.org As Holmes Beach’s crack legal team keeps scoring Joe Bird, editorial cartoonist all those points and running up the legal score, to say Kevin cassidy, kevin@islander.org nothing of the bill, I wonder if there will come a day michael dunn, michael@islander.org when the score gets just so lopsided that the treehouse Jack elka, jack@jackelka.com Brook morrison, brook@islander.org owners will ever just throw in the towel and take the ryan Paice, ryan@islander.org thing down themselves, or go into city hall and write ▼ Contributors the city a big check. sandy Ambrogi, sandy@islander.org Jesse Brisson Because it’s increasingly obvious that our crack leslie lake, leslie@islander.org legal team has no other ideas for ending this lopsided Karen riley-love game. capt. danny stasny, fish@islander.org ▼ Advertising Director John Scott, Holmes Beach

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and we had fun out there. Beer and wine is more than enough, but introducing liquor would be irresponsible.

I fished out more than a couple of customers over my tenure there and was lucky the bay waters happened to cooperate on those nights.

As I end every sentence with regards to the pier with my 20 years out there nearly daily as both a customer and employee, “But what the hell do I know?”

Good luck. I hope to be a part of it no matter which way the wind blows.

Brian Blaine, Bradenton

Veto power

Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy took the only rational step possible against a totally irrational ordinance approved by the commission by vetoing it.

Any reading of the dialogue equating men’s nipples with those of women would first appear as satire.

However, apparently this was serious dialogue in which our self-presumed betters sought to protect us from the horrors of bare-chested men coming up from the beach to join their families — as has been a regular occurrence for decades before most commissioners arrived in time to save us all from ourselves.

How the wind blows It was a great example of what happens when rich The obvious choice to open the facilities at the folks with nothing but time on their hands get hold of Anna Maria City Pier is the current tenant, Mario petty power and exercise it in the pettiest of ways.

Schoenfelder, but what do I know about all the political Mike Coleman, Anna Maria maneuvering and seemingly baffling decisions made since the beginning of this mess.

That being said, I would feel remiss not to say Letters to the editor We accept letters of up to 250 words and reserve that having been a bartender at the City Pier for the six years prior to its unnecessary closing that the last the right to edit for grammar and length. Letters must include name, address and a contact phone number. thing you want out there is a liquor license.

Email: news@islander.org.

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From the archives

Trolleying along …

An Anna maria island trolley motors on the roadway on Anna maria island. the photo is dated June 1996, when a trolley service traveled from mainland Bradenton to Anna maria island and then longboat Key. islander Photos: manatee county Public library system

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From the Aug. 2, 2000, issue

• The Holmes Beach city attorney was asked for an opinion on whether a gaming boat could dock at the Marina Bay restaurant on Marina Drive.

• A resident of Bradenton Beach appeared before the city code enforcement board after neighbors complained of hundreds of pigeons hanging around her home in the 2300 block of Avenue C. The resident told the board she had stopped feeding the birds. Her attorney also said the city did not have a code prohibiting feeding of pigeons.

• Cortez’s community development program received a series of grants to promote its Waterfronts Cortez program, honor fishers lost at sea, rebuild a … on the historic dock and work on design standards for new drive construction in the old fishing village. A pending grant A mileage was to fund a public service announcement promoting marker on commercial fishing. u.s. 301 at the manatee county line meets with Hillsborough county indicates the distance to Bradentown, 17 miles; manatee, 18 miles; and cortez Beach, 26 miles. the photo was not dated.

From the Aug. 4, 2010, issue

• An angler drowned while wading in the shallow waters of the Intracoastal Waterway near the Anna Maria Island Bridge. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said the man possibly was caught in a rip current.

• Two people, Mike Selby and Sandra Mattick, filed to run for mayor in Anna Maria. Incumbent Mayor Fran Barford decided not to seek reelection.

• Holmes Beach Police Chief Jay Romine announced the theft of a sign at the Officer Pete Lannon Skate Park. The sign featured an image of Lannon wearing a Superman shirt under his police uniform.

• Anna Maria planning and zoning board members were reviewing a Pine Avenue parking plan — “Plan North” — that included designs for angled and parallel parking, added crosswalks and lighted intersections.

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Bradenton man arrested for voyeurism at the beach A Bradenton man was arrested July 24 for shooting video of a girl undressing in a beach changing station.

Brandon Bucci, 25, was arrested at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, by a Holmes Beach police officer after witnesses reported the man placed his cellphone on the ground next to a changing station to record a girl as she undressed.

According to the HBPD report, one witness saw the suspect place the phone on the ground and photographed his actions. The witness told the girl’s mother what she had seen and called the police. Both women approached Bucci, who fled into the men’s restroom with his phone.

When the HBPD officer arrived, a crowd had surrounded Bucci, and was threatening him. So the officer took Bucci to the police station, where he was interviewed.

Witness statements were taken and photos of Bucci were provided to the HBPD. Bucci’s phone was seized as evidence.

Bucci was arrested and charged with video voyeurism, which is a third-degree felony.

He was transported to the Manatee County jail and released the next day on a $5,000 bond, with a restriction on the use of photo or video devices.

Bucci’s arraignment was set for Aug. 21.

— chrisAnn Allen

Forensic evaluations ongoing in mangrove forest mangroves were cleared in late June to reach a break in the longboat Key wastewater line on the mainland in Bradenton about 350 yards from sarasota Bay. the break spilled as much as 28 million gallons of sewage and some reached sarasota Bay. longboat Key, in a news release July 28, said “forensic evaluations into the cause and extent of the force main leak are ongoing.” the town said test results received July 27 of bay water samples showed “some of the lowest bacteriological results to date.” islander Photo: courtesy florida department of environmental Protection

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Correction

The Streetlife report in the July 29 issue incorrectly stated a disturbance involving a customer who refused to wear a face mask occurred at the Anna Maria post office. The disturbance occurred at Two Scoops Ice Cream Parlor and Coffee Cafe, 101 N. Bay Blvd., in the post office plaza.

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Streetlife

staff reports

Island police reports

Anna Maria July 27, 200 block of Willow Avenue, noise. At about 11 p.m., the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about loud noise from a home.

The report said there was an effort at “trying to get kids to be quiet.”

July 28, 200 block of Palm Avenue, noise. At about 11:30 p.m., the MCSO received a complaint that a loud party involving 15-25 people was taking place.

A violation was issued.

July 29, 400 block of Pine Avenue, noise. At about 11:55 p.m., the MCSO responded to a complaint about “loud renters playing corn hole.” A citation was issued.

The MCSO polices Anna Maria.

Bradenton Beach July 24, Tommy Knockers, 111 Seventh St. N., medical treatment. Two Bradenton Beach police officers responded to reports of an overdose and found the subject in the parking lot and a friend administering CPR. The subject regained consciousness and emergency medical services arrived to treat and transport the subject to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.

July 25, Circle K, 103 Gulf Drive S., trespass warning. The BBPD received a call from the store about an intoxicated man sleeping outside. An officer responded and found the subject half-asleep near a couple of open containers of alcohol. He was trespassed from the property.

July 27, 100 block of 10th Street North, burglary.

An officer responded to a burglary, where several storage sheds were opened by force and items taken.

July 28, Historic Bridge Street Pier, 200 Bridge St., abandoned boat. A damaged vessel from the anchorage was dragged in the surf and bad weather to the south side of the pier. An officer located the registration and contacted the owner, who had sold the vessel. The officer tried to contact the new owner but was unsuccessful. The officer deemed the vessel was derelict.

BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.

Cortez No new reports.

MCSO polices Cortez.

Holmes Beach July 22, 4300 block of Gulf Drive, traffic. A Holmes Beach police officer received a license plate reader hit and stopped a motorist with a suspended driver’s license. A citation was issued.

July 23, 200 block of 79th Street, noise. An officer was sent to a residence on a complaint of a loud party after quiet hours and issued a warning.

July 24, 100 block of 74th Street, trespass. Two people arrived at a family member’s residence and found two unknown males sleeping upstairs. The owner was contacted and the men were issued trespass warnings and transported from the scene.

July 25, 3900 block of East Bay Drive, camping.

While on patrol, an officer observed a person sleeping on a bus stop bench and issued a notice to appear.

July 25, 500 block of Manatee Avenue West, trafPleAse, see STReeTlIFe, next PAge

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STREETLIFE continued from PAge 8

fic. The LPR system alerted an officer to a possible violator. Upon stopping the motorist, the officer found the driver did not have a license nor proof of insurance.

A notice to appear was issued.

July 25, 100 block of 50th Street, noise. An officer was dispatched to a house on a noise complaint. The officer took a reading from a neighboring house. The renter was issued a citation.

July 26, 100 block of 67th Street, noise. An officer was called to a noise complaint at a vacation rental.

After taking a reading from the street, the renter was issued a citation.

July 26, 100 block of White Avenue, unlawful carry. A person reported a man at a beach access had a gun in his waistband, then transferred it to a backpack. An officer identified the suspect, removed the backpack and found the gun inside. The suspect was arrested for illegal possession of a gun and transported to the Manatee County jail.

July 26, 8100 block of Gulf Drive, driving on beach. An officer observed a person driving a lowspeed vehicle on the beach and issued a citation.

July 26, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, burglary. People in the parking lot contacted the officer on patrol to report their unlocked vehicle had been entered and items were in disarray.

July 28, Dollar Tree, 3260 E. Bay Drive, found property. An employee of the store reported a lost wallet. An officer contacted the owner and arranged for the wallet to be returned.

July 29, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, camping. While on patrol, an officer spotted someone sleeping on a picnic table and issued a notice to appear.

July 29, 100 block of 30th Street, camping. An officer was called to the beach on a report of two people camping. The officer found them sleeping on the beach and issued notices to appear.

HBPD polices Holmes Beach.

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

Fresh sand gushes from offshore to island shore

A worker uses a gPs survey stick to measure depth Aug. 1, while a bulldozer smooths sand pumped on the shore via the dredge barge — visible on the horizon in the distance — at the manatee Public Beach, 4000 gulf drive, Holmes Beach. the beach construction is part of the ongoing renourishment project to restore sand to the island’s eroded beaches. islander Photo: chrisAnn Allen

Island watch: In an emergency, call 911.

To report information, call the MCSO Anna Maria substation, 941708-8899; Bradenton Beach police, 941-7786311; or Holmes Beach police, 941-708-5804.

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Community Cal

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ONGOING ON AMI

Arriving to a new year

Through Aug. 31, “Out of the Blue” gallery-wide exhibit, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941778-6648.

school buses arrive for the first day of the 2019-20 school year at Anna maria elementary school in Holmes Beach as students raise the u.s. flag. the 2020-21 year is set to begin monday, Aug. 17, with some Ame students returning to classrooms full-time and some enrolled in distance learning. no Ame students chose the hybrid option. islander file Photo: Jack elka

LOOKING AHEAD ON AMI Oct. 16-17, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Bayfest, Anna Maria.

LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Jan. 5, 2021, Florida Maritime Museum reopens, Cortez.

KIDS & FAMILY

AME readies for return to classrooms The Manatee County School District continued to make plans for the 2020-21 school year to begin Monday, Aug. 17, with many students enrolled and ready to attend in-person classes despite the summer’s surge in COVID-19 cases.

At Anna Maria Elementary, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, about 160 students were expected to attend in-person classes.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the district offered three options for students: in-person schooling, e-learning at home or a hybrid of the both.

About 16% of AME students — 31 kids — enrolled in e-learning, principal Jackie Featherston wrote in an email to The Islander.

No students chose the hybrid enrollment option, she added.

Students on AME’s campus must wear face masks while in the building, but not while at recess or during physical activity.

Also, AME will increase outdoor learning activities.

“I expect the outdoor classroom to be used a great deal more often,” Featherston said.

AME students also will be able to dine outdoors at picnic tables near the cafeteria.

The school board was set to hold a workshop at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, after The Islander went to press.

For more information about AME, call the school office at 941-708-5525.

For more information about back-to-school in the district, go online to www.manateeschools.net.

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2020-21 school calendar

• Aug. 17, first day of school.

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

• Monday, Oct. 12, record day, no school.

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

• Nov. 23-27, Thanksgiving break.

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

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

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Dec. 4, holiday walk and tree-lighting, Holmes Beach.

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Dec. 12, Christmas on Bridge Street, Bradenton Beach.

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Anna Maria Island Historical Society reopens museum

The Anna Maria Island Historical Society museum, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, reopened in late July after closing in late June due to pandemic concerns.

The volunteer-run museum is open 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Top Notch Weekly photo contest deadline

The Islander’s Top Notch is underway.

The contest celebrates what still is known as the “Kodak moment,” despite Kodak’s downfall in the switch from film to digital technology.

Look to Aug. 7 for the next weekly deadline.

The contest includes six weekly front-page winners. Each will claim an Islander “More than a mullet wrapper” T-shirt.

One weekly shot will take the grand prize in the contest, earning the photographer a cash prize from The Islander and certificates from local merchants.

A pet photo winner will be announced in the final week.

More rules are online at www.islander.org.

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Back to the future?

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce is trying out a return to normal with an in-person event.

And the chamber’s weekly “E-Newsflash” is back in “biz,” delivering news and member happenings Tuesdays to member inboxes.

The July 28 e-blast announced: “In response to members’ requests, we are testing out some in-person networking opportunities for those who are comfortable and would like to attend. To keep our members, staff, hosts and everyone safe, protocols for coronavirus mitigation will be in place.”

The chamber plans a networking luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Swordfish Grill & Tiki Bar, 4528 119th St. W., Cortez.

The event will take place indoors and face masks will be required. The event will be limited to the first 20 paid guests. The cost is $18.

The chamber also opened nominations for its 2021 small business awards.

How quickly time flies.

Members may nominate themselves or other members in good standing with at least three years in business. Nominations will close Sept. 30 and winners will be announced in November.

Nomination forms are online.

Meanwhile, planning is ongoing for Bayfest, as the 20th anniversary of the outdoor street festival is set for Oct. 16-17 on Pine Avenue in Anna Maria — one of a few events not canceled over concerns related to the spread of coronavirus.

Sponsors and vendors are being sought.

For more information or reservations for events, email info@amichamber.org, call 941-778-1541 or visit the office, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

All fired up You can almost hear the shrimp sizzling and the booze in the blender at the new floridays Woodfire grill and Bar on Perico island, the companion to the new compass Hotel by margaritaville. A ribbon-cutting July 23 marked the opening with honors by compass general manager france langan and owners christine Jankowski, steve mullen, susan flynn, Angus rogers and James Brearley, along with cathy Pizzo and terri Kinder of the Anna maria island chamber of commerce and elliott falcione of the Bradenton Area convention and Visitors Bureau. islander courtesy Photo

reinvented and redesigned itself in the past year to define its future in the digital environment. The slick city magazine emerged from a July 24 virtual celebration for the Florida Magazine Association with a rack of awards.

The magazine collected 29 awards, the top number among all magazines — most significantly for best overall writing.

Honors included Best Magazine Website and top awards for writing and design, including best redesign, with credits to Cortez resident Gigi Ortwein, the magazine’s creative director.

In full disclosure, when the magazine launched in 1978 as Clubhouse, I was its only sales rep and publisher/creator Dan Denton and I put a great deal of faith in one another.

Winners in publishing Sarasota Magazine now is owned by Sagacity Sarasota Magazine — celebrating 40 years —has

Waterline resort to welcome blood donors Aug. 23 Now taking reservations.

Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club is partnering with Suncoast Blood Centers on the “Blood Donors for Charity” drive, which will be 8 a.m-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23.

Suncoast Blood Centers will provide blood donors with free T-shirts, as well as antibodies tests for COVID-19 and wellness checks.

Additionally, blood donors will select from three charities to award $100 — from an unidenti-

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The charities include Manatee Children’s Services, Dream Oaks Camp and Wildlife Inc. of Bradenton Beach.

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And congrats to Gigi!

More popularity While Europe dominates the top of the listings for popular destinations for TripAdvisor, including London, Paris, Crete, Rome and Bali, in the United States, New York City, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Orlando and Chicago are honored among the Best-of-the-Best destinations for the 2020 Traveler’s Choice Awards.

However, Anna Maria Island ranks near the top with Key Largo, Santa Barbara; Brooklyn and Moab, Utah, among the top trending destinations of 2020 on the travel website.

Brooklyn? So it goes in the tourism world, eh?

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Obituaries

Gathering

Roser remembers volunteer

Roser Memorial Community Church celebrated the life of member and volunteer Priscilla Seewald, who died July 22.

Flowers adorned the church altar July 26. They were placed there by the Anna Maria Garden Club, with a remembrance — “In memory of Priscilla Seewald, former president and loved member.”

The church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, will host a memorial service at 2 p.m. Aug. 8. The service, with limited church seating due to the coronavirus, also will be streamed on YouTube and the church website at roserchurch.com/priscilla.

Friend Peggy Nash shared this remembrance: “Priscilla Seewald was a very special Christian friend to many of us who are a part of Roser Church and Guild. We will always remember her friendly smile, laugh and willingness to help many of us. She was fun to be with.”

Priscilla seewald smiles after being honored in 2017 as an “exceptional” volunteer at roser church. islander file Photo

Memorial Library in Bradenton Beach and the Anna Maria Island Historical Society in Anna Maria.

A Catholic Mass will be celebrated but no memoMarie W. Donahue rial gathering is planned at this time due to restrictions Marie W. Donahue, nee Marie A. Wilhem, of Bra- for the novel coronavirus.

Memorial donations may be sent to Anna Maria denton Beach, died July 25, due to COVID-19.

She was a loving wife, devoted mother of six, Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, 2213 grandmother to 12 and great-grand- Ave. B, Bradenton Beach, FL 34217. mother to three. Her husband, RichPriscilla Carol Seewald ard J. Donahue, died in 1979.

Priscilla Carol Seewald, 85, of Holmes Beach, died She will be missed by her family and a multitude of friends who July 22.

She was born April 20, 1935, in Manchester, New enjoyed her spunk, her kindness and Hampshire, to Florence and Ralph her joie de vivre. donahue Collins.

She grew up in Pittsburgh and She was a loving, caring and graduated from Duquesne University. She raised her generous woman who was an active family in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, before retiring member of Roser Memorial Commuto Bradenton Beach. She loved her beautiful home by nity Church and regularly volunteered the water. at the church’s thrift store.

She was passionate about travel, visiting six con- seewald Volunteering was an important tinents, often with her children.

She was a lifelong patron of the arts, supported part of who she was and you would find her ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at Christmas, helping local theater and exposed her children to culture.

She delighted in nature and would watch for dol- with the Center of Anna Maria Island’s home tours, phins, sea birds and sea turtle tracks on her morning working at the food pantry and delivering flowers.

She also was a longtime member of the Anna beach walks.

An avid reader, she volunteered at the Tingley Maria Island Garden Club and many other local organizations.

She spent her career as an early childhood educator and loved working with children.

She regularly enriched children as a vacation Bible Help, get help on AMI school leader and by participating in various programs at Anna Maria Elementary School.

Assistance offered A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Satur• The Roser Food Bank offers food assistance, day, Aug. 8, at Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. InformaMaria. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at tion: 941-778-0414.

• CrossPointe Fellowship offers help dealing with Sarasota National Cemetery. Memorial donations may the COVID-19 outbreak, including deliveries and gro- be made to the Roser Church Food Pantry. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, 604 43rd St. W., cery shopping. Information: 941-778-0719.

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Mrs. Seewald is survived by her husband, Bruce; daughter Lisa Turner and husband Wayne; grandchilVolunteers sought • Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to dren Rutger and Angelica Hope Turner; sister Judith offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals. Stermer; and other family members.

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Center of Anna Maria Island finishes fiscal year in black despite COVID-19

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

COVID-19 didn’t stop the Center of Anna Maria Island from finishing a third consecutive fiscal year in the black.

The nonprofit finished 2019-20 with $8,761 in net income despite closing twice because of the pandemic.

The fiscal year began July 1, 2019, and ended June 30.

Executive director Chris Culhane said the nonprofit’s financial success was “pretty wild, all things considered.”

The center earned $172,771 less than its budgeted income, finishing with $1,065,914 in revenues. The differential can be attributed to closures, which halted fitness classes and youth camps, as well as the cancellations of a concert series and the tour of homes.

Without the events, the center collected $203,143 in fundraising income, falling $117,547 short of the nonprofit’s $341,131 goal for 2019-20.

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However, the nonprofit offset the loss in budgeted revenue by cutting expenditures, such as delaying $73,113 in capital improvements until 2020-21.

Closing hurt revenues but also reduced expenses, as the nonprofit spent $51,712 less than budgeted on programs and saved $56,800 in general and administrative costs.

Also, the federal Paycheck Protection Program helped keep the center afloat, providing the nonprofit with a $84,125 loan to cover payroll costs, health care benefits, rent and utilities.

“These funds will be reclassified from liability/ loan to government/grant income when we receive the official notice that repayment is waived and the loan forgiven in the coming months,” Culhane wrote in a July 28 email.

The center also received a record-high $91,000 from the Giving Challenge presented in May by the Sarasota Community Foundation and the Patterson Foundation, as well as more than $50,000 combined from the island cities.

The center also finished in the black in 2017-18, with $15,804 net income, and $91,479 net income in 2018-19. So the nonprofit hasn’t had a negative fiscal year since 2016-17, when it finished $282,749 in the red.

Culhane was elevated to executive director in May 2018 after working as a coach and administrator.

Despite the center’s success, the future remains unclear as the nonprofit had yet to release a 2020-21 fiscal year budget as of Islander press time.

“The budget will remain a work in progress,” Culhane said. “Fundraising and events comprise almost 50% of our budget, and we are still unsure if we can move forward with scheduling any events at this time.”

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Regardless, Culhane said the new fiscal year began strong as the center received $18,138.93 from the Barbara Zerby Trust in July.

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A sea turtle nest is marked with pink tape in the dunes July 29 near 75th street in Holmes Beach. the turtle crawled across the sandy ramp over a pipeline to reach the dune and nest, then returned to the gulf of mexico along the same path. islander Photo: chrisAnn Allen

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Sea turtle traverses pipe to nest, hatches abound

Thanks go to Mother Nature.

As instinct yields determination, especially when honed over millennia, the nesting sea turtles on Anna Maria Island find their path.

Based on evidence left in the sandy trail, some time after dusk July 27, a female loggerhead sea Allen turtle crawled ashore, across a sandy ramp constructed to help people cross a pipe used to pump sand for beach renourishment, then lumbered up into the dune to lay her eggs.

After nesting, the sea turtle returned on her path

to the Gulf of Mexico.

The turtle was the first known to travel across the freshly pumped sand and nest since July 8, when Manatee County started the renourishment project, starting at 78th Street in Holmes Beach. The work to spread the sand and the equipment will move southward on the beach to Longboat Pass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our girls that nest here on Anna Maria Island are very clever,â&#x20AC;? Suzi Fox, Anna Maria Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director, said July 29.

According to Fox, sea turtles are less likely to nest in wet sand that is freshly pumped onto the beach. So, true to form, the turtle bypassed the new sand and went high into the dune to bury her eggs in dry sand. That also put her clutch farther from a rising tide that could flood the eggs.

Turtle watch has been relocating nests laid in Kathy doddridge, AmitW volunteer, smiles July 8 as the path of the project since season started in late she transports sea turtle eggs to a new nest cavity April. The nests are dug up from the beaches slated on the beach in Anna maria. the eggs were moved for renourishment and moved to hand-dug nests in a out of the way of the ongoing beach renourishment â&#x20AC;&#x153;nurseryâ&#x20AC;? in Anna Maria, north of the renourishment project. islander Photo: AmitW area.

Hundreds of sea turtle nests, dug by AmitW volunteers to hold the eggs from nests laid in the path of the beach renourishment project, line the dunes Aug. 1 along the shore north of Peppertree lane in Anna maria. islander Photo: chrisAnn Allen

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However, Fox was concerned the hatchlings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; usually about 100 per nest â&#x20AC;&#x201D; would be unable to maneuver the renourishment pipe, nearly 3 feet in diameter, running about 30 blocks down the beach near the shoreline.

So after consulting with a representative of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a decision was made to relocate any nests laid in sand landward of the pipe.

The nest laid in the dune July 27 must remain, as too much time passed to relocate it had passed.

Fox said in 45-90 days, when the nest nears hatch time, it will be covered with a restraining cage and watched by volunteers, who will assist the hatchlings to the Gulf.

Fox said nesting season is waning on the island and across the state so there should not be many more nests to relocate before nesting, hatching and renourishment wrap up at the end of October.

And hatches have been proceeding as planned.

As of Aug. 2, 58 nests had hatched and about 3,095 hatchlings had journeyed to the Gulf, according to AMITW. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are pretty tickled to see that nests are hatching well,â&#x20AC;? Fox said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fingers crossed for minimal flooding, so as many of these little guys as possible can make it out to the water.â&#x20AC;?

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By Lisa Neff

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This land is your land, and this land is my land.

But more land could be “our land” if Manatee County voters approve a referendum Nov. 3 to create a conservation trust fund.

County commissioners, meeting in Palmetto July 28, approved a resolution placing a referendum on the general election ballot. The vote was unanimous, with Commissioner Priscilla Whisenant Trace abstaining due to conservation interest in family-owned property.

Voters will decide whether to approve a 0.5 mill property tax levy for 20 years and authorize issuance of up to $50 million in bonds. neff Money would be used to purchase land to protect water quality, acquire wildlife habitat, reduce flooding, conserve natural areas, provide parks and manage environmentally sensitive properties.

At the meeting, advocates from the Trust for Public Land and Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast said the “Water Quality, Fish and Wildlife Habitat Preservation and Parks” referendum has broad support.

County officials estimated the cost to the average

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homeowner at $29 a year.

Collier and Volusia county voters will find a similar question on ballots.

The board also voted for a motion authorizing Commissioner Carol Whitmore to proceed with gathering information about ways to protect Passage Key, a small meandering key about a mile from the north end of Anna Maria Island that was one of the nation’s first wildlife refuges.

Safe to swim?

Nearly 50 years after the Clean Water Act set goals for safe waterways, cautions and closures continue to keep swimmers from some beaches.

“Safe for Swimming?” is a new report from the Environment Florida Research and Policy Center that identifies beaches where it was unsafe to swim at least one day in 2019.

The state report lists 187 beaches including the Palma Sola Causeway beach along Manatee Avenue leading from the mainland to Perico and then Anna Maria Island.

The study was based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Beach Action Value” and cited runoff, overflowing or failing sewer systems and agriculture as common sources of pollution.

sion staff are monitoring emerging information about wildlife health concerns related to the novel coronavirus.

Evidence indicates people can transmit the virus to wildlife and FWC, in guidance issued July 27, said “having contact with or being in close proximity to wildlife increases the chances of transmission.”

The general public always should avoid contact with wildlife and people involved in handling or working near wildlife should refrain from work if feeling sick, wear face masks and shields, use disposable gloves, disinfect equipment and possibly wear coveralls.

Based on confirmed cases and concerns, the FWC said these animals may be susceptible to the virus: bobcats, panthers, minks, ferrets, river otters, raccoons, skunks, coyotes, foxes, bats, mice and rats.

Watch the weather, wait to water The Southwest Florida Water Management District delivers a message in the summer months — the season when rain can replenish water reserves and rainfall can nix the need for irrigation. manatee county commission chair Betsy Benac Swiftmud says wait and watch for these signs that makes a point during a discussion July 28 on a a yardscape needs more water: referendum establishing a tax-and-fund proposition • Grass blades folded in half lengthwise. for land conservation. “getting out is a good thing, • Grass blades do not spring back. getting out and walking in nature,” she said. islander Social distancing with wildlife If water is needed, check the forecast for rain screenshot Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commis- before turning on the hose or sprinklers.

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Adult soccer picks up, youth soccer on tap at center pitch Kevin P. cassidy islander reporter

After three weeks of action on the pitch at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Sato Real Estate is atop the standings in the adult soccer league.

Sato Real Estate boasts the lone unbeaten record at 3-0 and is closely followed by Moss Builders at 2-1.

Vintage Beach and Blalock Walters follow with matching 1-1-1 records.

Beach Bums, Signature Granite and cassidy Solid Rock Construction are next in the standings with 1-1 records, while Ross Built at 1-2 and Gulfview Windows and Doors at 0-3 complete the standings.

Action July 30 kicked off with Sato taking on Vintage Beach. The teams battled to a 2-2 tie through 45 minutes. Making it more impressive was the fact that Sato was down a “man” on the field because they lacked a female player to complete their roster.

But Sato kicked it up a notch when Josh Sato corralled a loose ball and carried it forward. He alertly passed to a cutting Nate Welch, who settled the ball before unleashing a solid left-footed shot that found the back of the net.

Welch’s goal proved 30 seconds later to be the game winner.

His goal was the deciding tally, but Sato and Hakan Toka each added to the winning score with goals. Steve Oelfke helped preserve the victory with 10 saves between the pipes.

Nick Bouchard and Sean Flynn both scored goals to lead Vintage Beach, which also received an assist from Joey Hutchinson and nine saves from Dave Greene in the loss.

The second match of the evening saw Solid Rock Construction edge Moss Builders 7-5 behind two goals and two assists from Chris Scott and a pair of goals from Josh Furman. Gerardo Urbiola and Brayan Felipe each added a goal and Mark Long came through with nine saves to help preserve the victory.

Daniel Anderson notched a hat trick and added an assist to lead Moss Builders, which also received a goal each from Brent Moss and Aaron Parkin. Ryan Moss helped keep the score within reach with 11 saves in the loss.

The last match of the evening saw Signature Granite roll to a 12-1 victory over Gulfview Windows and Doors. Damir Glavan led the way with four goals and an assist while Zach Leib added a hat trick and an assist. Chris Yavalar scored twice and Katie Chris-

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tenson and Cemal Duzgan each notched a goal. Scott Bear helped out on both ends, scoring a goal while also coming through with four saves in the victory.

The action will continue at 6 p.m. Aug. 5, starting with Moss taking on Vintage Beach. Beach Bums will go up against league-leader Sato in the second match, while Solid Rock and Signature Granite square off in the 8 p.m. match. The final match of the night will pit Ross against Gulfview.

Youth soccer on comeback The center is registering players ages 4-17 for its fall youth soccer league. Cost for the league is $10 for members and $126 for nonmembers.

The last day to register is Aug. 25.

Player evaluations will be Aug. 26, starting at 6 p.m. for players 8-10, followed by the 11-13 and 14-17 divisions at 7:30 p.m. There are no evaluations for the 3-5 or 6-7 age divisions.

The center also will host free clinics 6-7 p.m.

Aug. 12 and Aug. 19 to help refresh kids on the soccer basics.

For more information or to volunteer as a coach, contact Connor Haughey at 941-778-1908, ext. 209, or connor@centerami.org.

Horseshoe news Horseshoe action July 29 at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits saw two teams emerge from pool play with the prerequisite 3-0 record. The championship match was an early, back-and-forth affair, but Tim Sofran pulled away to earn a decisive, 21-11 victory over Jerry Disbrow and Bob Heiger.

Sofran returned to the winner’s circle at the conclusion of the Aug. 1 games. This time he teamed up with Jerry Disbrow to forge the lone 3-0 record in pool

play and earn the day’s outright title.

Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warm ups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Key Royale news Key Royale Club members got in a full week of golf action in Holmes Beach, starting with the men playing their Monday morning modified-Stableford match July 27.

Bill Shuman carded a plus-5 to win the day’s proceedings. Quentin Talbert was alone in second place with plus-3.

The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match July 28 in two flights. Deb Wohlers rode a birdie on the sixth hole to a 2-under-par 30 to earn a four-shot victory over Helen Pollock and Ellen Boin, who both finished at 2-over-par 34.

The battle for Flight B supremacy ended in a tie between Fran Barford and Terry Westby, who both finished at 4-over-par 36.

The men were back on the course July 30 for a nine-hole shamble. The team of Jon Holcomb, Tom Nelson, Bill Shuman and Ron Vandeman combined on a 2-over-par 66 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. One shot back in second place was the team of Bill MacMillan, Art McMillan, Fred Miller and Quentin Talbert.

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Chart a beat-the-heat course on the water, get top hookups By capt. danny stasny islander reporter

As the summer heat persists, fishing around Anna Maria Island requires planning your course for a successful day on the water.

This is especially true when fishing the shallow inshore waters of Tampa Bay. Targeting catch-and-release snook and redfish is best in the morning hours, just before through just after stasny sunrise. The shallow waters on the flats heat up quickly, leaving the fish lazy or unmotivated to bite.

So fishing in the early morning ensures slightly lower water temps and the cooler water results in active fish on the feed.

Another tactic is to fish deeper water. You may not be targeting snook and reds, but other species — mangrove snapper, mackerel and jacks — will keep you reeling.

The cooler, deeper waters are less intrusive on the fish, leaving them more apt to bite.

And there’s always the offshore bite. Traveling out into the Gulf of Mexico is yielding good action now on a variety of species, including permit, snapper and grouper.

On my Southernaire charters, I’m following a pattern determined by the heat.

During the early morning, I’m finding some great catch-and-release snook action. Fishing shallow grass flats where good current and clean water exist is yielding hookups for sport fishers of 20-30 snook per trip.

As the sun gets higher, I’m changing tactics and rigging for deeper water and snapper and mackerel.

Both species are cooperating — most days — as long as the tide is moving.

Lastly, fishing deep grass for catch-and-release spotted seatrout is producing action for my anglers.

The trout are found mixed in with other species, including ladyfish and jack crevalle, all ready to take a bait.

Capt. Warren Girle is working the inshore waters of Tampa Bay around structure, where a variety of species, including mangrove snapper, juvenile grouper and Spanish mackerel are waiting for a meal. For the snapper and grouper, fishing baits on the bottom works well. For the macks, fishing baits near the surface over the structure produces the best action and Girle’s clients also are finding jack crevalle and ladyfish on the hook.

Moving to the grass flats, Girle is putting clients on plenty of catch-and-release snook and trout action, with both responding to live shiners as bait.

Capt. Aaron Lowman is running clients to the inshore waters of Terra Ceia and Tampa Bay for catchand-release snook fishing, where live shiners are put-

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Jack diPasqua of Bradenton shows off an American red snapper he caught July 29 — the final day of season for the American reds.

He found success using a live pinfish for bait in 130 feet of water in the gulf of mexico with capt. david White of Anna maria charters.

ting his clients on some excellent action. Swift moving tides combined with mangrove shorelines where oyster bars exist present a perfect recipe for a hook up with the popular backwater fish. While targeting the snook, catch-and-release redfish are sporadically taking a hook.

Moving away from the mangrove shoreline to deeper grass flats is producing frequent action on catch-and-release spotted seatrout, as well as ladyfish, jack crevalle and a few mackerel.

Additionally, running into the Gulf of Mexico is good for a variety of hookups, including mangrove snapper, gag grouper, permit, bonito, cobia and blacktip sharks.

Capt. David White was working charters offshore in pursuit of American red snapper right up to the cutoff July 25. The most aggressive of the snapper species was living up to its reputation, ravaging bait as it drops to the depths. In 100-plus feet of water, White found limits of the snapper. Both live bait and frozen baits were attract the bite. While offshore, White is putting his clients on mangrove and yellowtail snappers, too.

Moving inshore, White is enjoying catch-and-release snook action, where, during swift moving tides, Southernaire Fishing Charters

his clients are hooking into as many linesiders as they can handle.

Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier says fishers there are having success with mangrove snapper. Casting live shrimp under the pier results in near limits of the tasty little fish. Most are 10-12 inches. Pier fishers using shrimp as bait also are hooking up with catchand-release redfish and a few catch-and-release snook.

Casting lures — jigs and spoons away from the pier — is yielding lady fish and jack crevalle.

Capt. Jason Stock is finding plenty of offshore action for his clients in the Gulf of Mexico. Targeting permit over wrecks is outstanding, with catches in the 15-pound range.

While fishing around the wrecks, Stock is finding large sharks, which adds excitement to the adventure and wears out anglers. Bull sharks and blacktips can put up quite a fight.

Moving out deeper — to depths exceeding 100 feet — Stock finished out the American red snapper season with success, putting limits of these large snappers into his clients’ coolers.

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

Anna Maria Island Tides

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Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12

2:49a 12:25p 4:09a 4:28a 4:48a 5:12a 5:41a 6:13a

1.6 2.8 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9

1:11p — 1:08p 1:53p 2:42p 3:37p 4:41p 5:59p

2.6 — 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.7

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AM City Pier tides; Cortez high tides 7 minutes later — lows 1:06 later

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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

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KIDS FOR HIRE

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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)

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

SHIP’S WHEEL TABLE: Capt. J. Lindroth original masterpiece of inlaid wood and brass. 19-inches tall, 45-inch diameter. $1,500. Also, related pieces. marinateal@gmail.com ANTIQUE PARTNER DESK: All wood, $1,000.

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

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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.

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

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

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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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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 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.

PropertyWatch By Jesse Brisson

On vacation.

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

CLEANING: VACATION, CONSTRUCTION, residential, commercial and windows. Licensed and insured. 941-744-7983.

PRESSURE WASHING, PAVER sealing, driveway, roof, fence, pool area. Also, window cleaning.

Licensed and insured. 941-565-3931.

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

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The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following notices: • Cortez Road and 119th Street West in Cortez: Work to realign the intersection of 119th Street West at Cortez Road/State Road 684 continues. Drivers can expect lane closures on Cortez Road in the area 10 p.m.-6 a.m. Pedestrians can expect sidewalk closures.

• Multiple locations in Bradenton Beach: A county pipeline replacement project continues. Impacted areas include Gulf Drive, Bay Drive South, Church Avenue and Cortez Road. Expect construction in rights of way and increased truck traffic.

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

And, a reminder, a fare-free trolley operates daily on Anna Maria Island.

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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

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

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

PIANO LESSONS AT your home, mine, or online.

Music will flourish! Scholarships available. Call/ text: 941-518-9973.

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

2BR/2BA GROUND-FLOOR end unit, Timber Creek. $162,500, includes a one-year golf membership. Over 230 sf enclosed lanai. New carpeting and paint. Only unit available. Golf and pond view. Call Edward Busch, Fine Properties, 941264-3554.

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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.

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

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

I make dirty windows sparkling clean. 941-9203840.

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

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

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

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.

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ANNUAL 2BR/2BA CONDO on second floor with bay views. Pool, tennis, cable and water included. $1,650/month. Island Vacation Properties, 941778-1000.

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BY WYNA LIU / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ Wyna Liu, of New York City, is an artist and jewelry designer working with magnets and tensegrity. (You can see examples of her craft at wynaliu.com.) She has been solving crosswords for more than 10 years but just started making them recently. Liu says 91-Across is a shout-out to her parents, who own and operate a chain of radio channels. They made up the name Wyna (pronounced â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WIN-uhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) to mimic radio call letters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Y â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; for the initials of their names, Yvonne and Arthur, and the starting â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the East Coast. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; W.S.

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24 *Go-getterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maxim 25 In a way 26 Eves 28 One-named Grammywinning singer 29 Worried exclamation from Astro on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Jetsonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 30 Writer and film critic James 31 Platinum-selling rapper-turned-TVcop 33 Sr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hurdle 36 English cathedral city 37 Brand with a jingle to the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dragnetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; theme 39 *Public health agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission 43 Part of a ventilation system 46 Actress and civil rights activist Ruby ____ Online subscriptions: Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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