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THE SUN
ISLAND NEWS
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Golf cart registration open If you live in Holmes Beach and you have a golf cart, the time has come to register it with the city. Registration is open online for golf carts at www. holmesbeachfl.org. While golf carts and low-speed vehicles may look the same, a low-speed vehicle is already required to be registered with the state of Florida and has a license plate. A golf cart does not have a license plate and is only allowed to be driven on Anna Maria Island in the city of Holmes Beach during daylight hours on city streets by property owners with a homesteaded primary residence in the city. The cost to register a golf cart is $10. Once the golf cart is registered, a permit will be mailed that should be immediately affixed to the golf cart. For more information, contact the city at 941-708-5800 ext. 222.
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JULY 6, 2022
Independence Day, Island-style
The Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Fourth of July parade brought festive music, loud bangs from pirate guns aboard the Skullywag and water battles to paradegoers on Gulf and Marina drives on July 4. The parade began at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach and ended at Pine Avenue in Anna Maria.
Learn CPR with WMFR The staff at West Manatee Fire Rescue wants to make sure people are as prepared as possible in case of an emergency. Hands-only CPR classes begin Saturday, Aug. 6 from 9-11 a.m. and continue on the first Saturday of each month at the district’s administration building at 701 63rd St. W. in Bradenton. The free classes are limited to 10 people. Participants will not receive a CPR certification by taking the class. To register, call WMFR at 941-7611555.
LESLIE LAKE | SUN
LESLIE LAKE | SUN
Light agenda for Thursday’s meeting Following the holiday weekend, the Bradenton Beach City Commission has a light agenda for its Thursday, July 7 meeting. The only new business listed on the meeting agenda pertains to the donation of a memorial bench. Thursday’s meeting will begin at 6 p.m. The city commission will hold its first 2022-23 budget work meeting on Tuesday, July 12 at 9 a.m.
KRISTIN SWAIN | SUN
No swim advisory for Palma Sola South A no swim advisory remains in effect for the south side of Palma Sola Bay, located along Manatee Avenue West. The advisory indicates that water contact may pose an increased risk of infectious disease. Officials at the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County report that test results from water samples taken at Palma Sola South on June 27 and June 29 showed elevated levels of enterococci, or fecal, bacteria. The advisory will be in effect until the water meets Environmental Protection Agency safety guidelines. The Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program provides residents with up-to-date information about water quality to protect the health of Manatee County beachgoers. For more information, call 941-714-7593.
DOREEN FLYNN | SUBMITTED
KRISTIN SWAIN | SUN
Drift In mascot flies her patriotic colors The Drift In’s well-known mannequin, “Mannie,” was patriotically attired during the July 4 holiday weekend. For many years now, Drift In manager Doreen Flynn has guided Mannie’s everchanging fashion statements.
KRISTIN SWAIN | SUN
