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Lakeland residents Cody Elms, Cody Cox and Tyler Kane enjoy the Memorial Day weekend at Manatee Beach Park on Anna Maria Island. The three friends said they were having a great time here on the Island despite the beach-towel-to-beach-towel crowds and what turned out to be three nasty sunburns.
A new mayor in town Mayor Bill Shearon was removed from office by an eight vote margin. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
BRADENTON BEACH – After last week’s recall election, Jack Clarke is now the city’s highest ranking elected official. As sitting vice mayor, Clarke assumed former Mayor Bill Shearon’s mayoral duties Wednesday morning. He will be formally sworn in as mayor on Monday, June 1, during a ceremony that will take place at city hall at 1 p.m. Clarke chaired a commission workshop on Wednes-
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day and a 38-minute commission meeting on Thursday that was aided by a light agenda and produced not a single dissenting vote. On Friday, he said, “It’s been somewhat hectic. I will be carefully evaluating all the input I’ve received since the recall. I will prioritize it and Clarke soon let everyone know what I hope to accomplish.” As for the reaction he received from city staff, Clarke
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BRADENTON – Because of the congestion the expansion in tourism has produced, Manatee County officials are looking to expand a program used for controlling traffic on the mainland. That’s the word from L. K. Nandem, Florida Department of Transportation Traffic Operations Engineer, who addressed the Manatee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, May 19. Nandem said he had met with then-Bradenton Beach Mayor Bill Shearon and Police Chief Sam Speciale, who were concerned about the gridlock in their city and the other Island cities during the height
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Sandee Pruett retires from Center Pruett plans to travel, spend time with grandkids and start a children’s furniture business. BY PAT COPELAND SUN STAFF WRITER | pcopeland@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA – The Island Community Center’s gal Friday has left the building. Sandee Pruett retired May 14 after 16 years and filling positions from adult program manager to heading fund-raisers Her journey with the Center began when she saw an ad after moving to the Island from Tampa. “I interviewed for the business manager position,” she recalled. “The business manager had left, so there was no one to teach me the job. “Pierrette (former Executive Director Pierrette Kelly) and Scott (former Assistant Executive Director Scott Dell) showed me around and talked about their vision for the Center.” Pruett said Kelly then asked her to work with the adult programs when Sherry Fiedler came in and asked to teach a class called Muscles and More.
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From left, AMI Community Center employees Ray Gardner, Melissa Lukitsch, Amanda Sugg, Nikki Bekkerus, Aris Thompson, Cindy Thompson, Wende Webb, Kristin Lessig, Lisa Simpson and Jennifer Griffith all dressed in black for the retirement luncheon for Sandee Pruett, dressed in white, at the Waterfront restaurant recently. “One person showed up,” Pruett said. “Then Suzie Cotton asked to teach a watercolor class, then Laura Bennett asked to teach a Pilates class, and it went from there.” Manning the front desk, working with memberships and volunteers and coordinating fund-raisers such as Lester Family Fun Day, the Tour of
Homes, the golf tournament and the Affaire to Remember followed. “I remember when Chuck Lester said we need an event for families that didn’t cost much – old fashioned fun at old-fashioned prices,” she said, and the Lester Family Fun Day was born. “It was my favorite event. It started from nothing and grew and grew to
ponies, ballerinas and the Manatee High School Drum Line.” Other favorites are the Tour of Homes, which she said “has a great committee” and the Affaire, in which “we throw a party from soup to nuts for 300 people. When we are working as a team, we can do amazing things.” She said spent a quarter of her life at the Center, and “it was a gift. It was the place I was supposed to be. I made amazing friends and relationships and never felt more at home. The relationships I made at the Center are part of an unbelievable generous community.” Her future plans include travel; spending time with her grandchildren, Mason, 5, and Taj, 2; and starting a business called Sandee Toes, featuring children’s furniture. “When my grandson was born, I made him a step stool and painted it with his name and sunshine and waves,” she explained. “Next I bought a high chair at a yard sale and stripped and painted it, and then I created a pirate ship for my grandson’s bed.” Pruett said she plans to create Web and Facebook pages and sell her furniture on Etsy and said, “We’ll see what happens,”
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Residents learned how to protect themselves outside the home and from identity theft. BY PAT COPELAND SUN STAFF WRITER | pcopeland@amisun.com
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Mayor Bob Johnson will review maintenance responsibilities for the Veterans’ Memorial and other parks in the city.
Vet’s marker looks just fine The Anna Maria Island Veterans’ marker stands ready for the Memorial Day weekend. “Public works did a great job of cleaning up the area for the holiday,” Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson said. Johnson said city officials are “reviewing the maintenance of that and other park areas in the city and the roles and responsibilities of public works, the parks and beautification committee and the North American Butterfly Association – Manasota Chapter to see what works best for the city.”
Work continues on a bridge Crews are working on the Longboat Key Bridge. Expect intermittent north and southbound lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 28 through Tuesday, June 16, excluding Saturdays and Sundays. Use caution and expect delays
Board approves fire tax rates Commissioners of the West Manatee Fire Rescue last week approved the following fire assessment rates for 2015-16 with the 2014-15 rates in parentheses: • Vacant lot: $23.70 ($23.24); • Single-family residential, condo, mobile home, travel trailer, mixed residential: $179.75 ($176.23) for the first 1,000 square feet and .106 (.104) cents per additional 1,000 square feet; • Duplex: $359.51 ($352.45) and .106 (.104) cents per additional 1,000 square feet; • Commercial: $424.18 ($415.86) for the first 1,000 square feet and .184 (.18) cents per additional 1,000 square feet. Structures with sprinkler systems are discounted 25 percent;
HOLMES BEACH – Two groups of residents, one from Key Royale and one from south of 52nd Street, attended the second of three Neighborhood Watch training sessions May 14 The sessions were conducted by Bradenton Neighborhood Watch specialist Tami Spyker and HBPD Sgt. Vern McGowin and focused on personal safety. Spyker told participants, “Personal safety is 90 percent up to
you, and you are 70 percent safer when you go out with someone.” She said strangers use all types of tactics to get a victim’s attention such as asking for directions, money, a light or the time off day. “They are strangers; someone you don’t know,” she stressed. “The best way to be safe is keep your head up. If you are walking, walk with confidence. Don’t look like a victim. Use your ears and eyes, senses and instincts. “Glance behind you occasionally. If you see someone behind you, make eye contact, and then you can identify that person. Always have an exit.” She said if someone violates your personal space or gets too close, “give off the impression that you are in control of the situation”
and don’t scream or yell help, but yell “fire” or “no, no, no” forcefully and keep it up. “Carry your cell phone with you at all times,” she continued. “If you want to carry pepper spray, go to a gun range and get trained on how to use it because it could blow back in your face.”
Leaving home
She said when leaving home, lock all doors and windows, and as you are leaving, survey the neighborhood. When you get in your vehicle, lock the door immediately. If stopping at a convenience store, “make sure there is no one hanging around that seems see watch, page 21
.... and then session number three Homeowners learned ways to secure their homes and yards. BY PAT COPELAND
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HOLMES BEACH – The third Neighborhood Watch training session focused on home security. Bradenton Neighborhood Watch specialist Tami Spyker and HBPD Sgt. Vern McGowin talked about various types of devices that residents can install or have installed on their doors and windows to make them more secure. “Whenever you hire someone to do the work, make sure they are licensed in the state and check them out with the Better Business Bureau or the Chamber,” Spyker advised. She cautioned against deadbolt locks that require a key to get out because they can be a fire hazard and said anyone who has one should put an emergency key somewhere close to the door and in a low place because smoke rises. “Never touch that key except in an emergency,” she stressed. “Use
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Sgt. Vern McGowin assists Neighborhood Watch specialist Tami Spyker as she discusses various types of door locks. a different key to get out the door.” Spyker recommended single cylinder deadbolt locks as opposed to double cylinder ones and said homeowners with jalousie windows should replace them. She said homeowners should keep garage doors down at all times, have a deadbolt on the door from the garage to the house and lock the garage windows.
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Regarding exterior safety, Spyker said, “Your bushes should be no higher than 2 feet, and your trees should not canopy down lower than 6 feet. If they are too high, burglars can hide behind them, and no one can see them, not even the officers driving by your house.” see watch, page 22
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DEP seeks corrective action on sea grapes The report asked property owner Jose Vivero or his attorney to respond within 15 days. BY PAT COPELAND SUN STAFF WRITER | pcopeland@amisun.com
HOLMES BEACH – Florida Department of Environmental Protection officials have sent a letter to Jose Vivero and his attorney, Greg Hagopian, regarding sea grapes in the 4300 block of Second Avenue recently trimmed by Vivero without a permit. Attached were a compliance inspection report and recommendations for corrective action that state that an owner can obtain an exemption from DEP for maintenance trimming of sea grapes. “However, the exemption allows for no more than a one third reduction in height of the tree annually and no more than one third of the leaf mass removed annually,” the report continued. “Any proposed trimming beyond
what the exemption allows would require a department permit. “The cutting that occurred exceeded the allowable criteria for a department exemption In addition, since this cutting occurred on city property, a department permit would not have been issued without specific approval from the city.” The report asked Vivero or his attorney to respond with in 15 days and • Describe what he has done to resolve the issue; • Provide information that either mitigates the concerns or demonstrates them to be invalid; or • Arrange for a DEP inspector to visit the site and offer suggested action to return to compliance without enforcement. Vivero is asked to document the compliance or corrective action concerning the violations and the letter said failure to respond promptly in writing or by e-mail, “may result in the initiation of formal enforcement proceedings.”
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What parking problem? Parking spaces and hotel rooms have been at a premium everywhere on Anna Maria Island for most of this tourist season. Here at this North Shore Boulevard home in Anna Maria city, visitors have combined the two problems and come up with their own solution, which includes a makeshift installation of a window air-conditioning unit in a Ford SUV, presumably for sleeping arrangements. The car, which is parked next to a fire hydrant, was joined on the property by three trucks and two large recreational vehicles.
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EDITORIAL Preparation is the key
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onday night's wave of severe storms that swept across Florida and much of the eastern U.S. left numerous dead and caused widespread flooding. Though not tropical in nature, the powerful storms roared through on the eve of hurricane season 2015 - just in time to remind us all what Mother Nature is capable of. Once again, Florida escaped the worst of the storms' impact, as flooding in Texas was reported to be the worst in recorded history. But it surely is tempting fate to think we won't be affected in some way by tropical storms or hurricanes in the coming years. As climatologists point out, it is more a matter of when, and not if, one of these tropical monsters takes aim on Florida's Gulf Coast. Can anyone say "wake-up call?"
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hose living here in 2004 likely recall the tense hours monitoring the radar screens on TV as Hurricane Charley barrelled its way up the coast, with Anna Maria Island and the Tampa Bay area squarely in its sights. And if not for that precipitous right turn, when the storm changed track and made landfall at Punta Gorda, who knows how many of us would still be here today? Last week, Manatee County conducted its mock disaster drill not only to test its emergency response systems, but also to raise awareness of the importance of having an escape plan and being prepared to react when the next storm heads our way. Information on what those preparations involve is contained in today's edition of The Sun, beginning on Page 23. This includes tips on everything from securing your home to what hotels and other facilities are pet friendly in case evacuation is necessary. As emergency officials stress, knowledge of what to do and when to do it if a storm approaches could save the lives of you and your loved ones. Complacency, on the other hand, could be a killer.
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Promise of cleanup unfulfilled During the course of the last nine months, in our efforts to preserve the character of the Island, we have met many wonderful citizens of Holmes Beach. We have learned that Holmes Beach is very fortunate to have many intelligent, talented and informed citizens who care about the Island and their city. Many of these citizens have consciously chosen Holmes Beach for their final residency and have a strong sense of community pride. Unfortunately, as a result, we have heard these same citizens communicate to us both verbally and via photos, the negative impact of property issues that have ultimately come about as a result of dysfunctional decisions and actions by the Holmes Beach Building Department. Time and time again, the scenarios have a common theme. Illegal activity occurs. The building department, in justification to the citizens, tries to slice it, dice it and serve it on a silver platter. If the citizen does not eat it politely without asking
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questions, they try to railroad or intimidate. The common thread of intimidation has come out of the woodwork from citizens who previously stayed quiet because they thought that their case was an isolated case; they were either afraid of retaliation or thought that any efforts would be fruitless. Currently, many citizens are speaking up because they are realizing that these cases are not isolated. They have invested hundreds, if not thousands, of hours in communicating, researching, taking photos, attending meetings, etc. because they care about preserving their residential neighborhoods. A recurring question that we have heard is, "Does the building department not realize that they are working for the citizens?" Will the building department ever discard its protective yellow rope and achieve the professionalism that is more commensurate with the clerk's office and commission? The citizens have been promised for months and months that the dys-
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function would be cleaned up. The reality, though, is that the investigations initiated or called for by the city are either dead or are now being juxtapositioned into "reports" or "accomplishments" of the department. In any case, we know all too well after our meeting last week with the city that it is business as usual. Even in the promise of cleaning up the department, there is the attempt, again, to slice it, dice it, and serve it on a silver platter, but we give the citizens more credit than that. To the city of Holmes Beach we say, our citizens deserve better; they are smarter than you think. Dick and Margie Motzer Holmes Beach
Audit needed The Holmes Beach Building Department has problems and needs to be audited to determine the extent and nature of those problems, most every-
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LAST WEEK’S QUESTION: What are your Memorial Day weekend plans?
5%
Watch the Lightning on TV.
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Spend time with friends and family.
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Go to bed and wake up when it's all over.
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The Holmes Beach Building Department is:
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Finally clean out the garage.
Hit the beach and soak up the sun.
• Improving the job it is doing, especially considering all the problems they've had.
• Not doing its job and needs a serious investigation.
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one agrees on that. The mayor, as usual, wants to study the issue some more and feels the new building inspector can solve everything. He is asking Mr. McGuinness to restructure the building department, hire more inspectors, conduct inspections, interpret the HB building code and in his spare time, conduct an investigation into problems that go back for years. If Mr. McGuiness can do a good job on all those issues, then we are not paying him enough or maybe he should be mayor. The HB City Commission must settle the building department issue with an independent audit of the department, conducted by someone who knows Florida building code and procedures. You cannot begin to solve problems unless you have a full understanding of those problems. Right now we have lots of complaints, but no identifiable problems. An independent audit would solve that issue. The people of Holmes Beach deserve better. We deserve honest government that we can trust, something that is lacking now. Ellen Stohler Holmes Beach
Please slow down This is written to remind both our residents and people working here to please slow down, especially on curves, such as ones found on Gladiolus Street in Anna Maria. We have four curves on our street that are bad places to see around and driving too fast, even if it is the posted speed limit of 25, is dangerous to both pedestrians and animals. On the 18th of this month someone who was driving too fast in front of 214 and 213 Gladiolus St. ran over a yellow crowned night heron. It was a young bird, but quite large, and learning how to fly. We have watched these birds grow from babies until its time for them to leave the nest every year. What a sad thing to see happen. This is a tragedy waiting to happen as one day it could be someone walking their dog, a child in the street or someone on a bike. Everyday I watch both residents and workers in trucks fly down our street way too fast as if they are going to a fire. Our road in places is getting in bad shape on the edges where it just drops off. Please, all of the residents and workers slow down and take more care even if it takes a few more minutes to reach your destination. It could mean a life. Elaine Deffenbaugh Anna Maria
By all means, boycott I appreciate that Mr. Siemaszko is concerned about our parking problem (The Sun, May 13 edition.) Being he does not want it to change to the extent that he, and all those that he can convince, should boycott Holmes Beach, I say do not stop there. Please boycott our Manatee drawbridge as well. We as residents understand off-Island concerns, but we do have a right to orderly use of our neighborhoods, so as to minimize the impacts that visitors put on our way of life. Jerry Gonyer Holmes Beach
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Bradenton Beach
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5/28: City Commission meeting, 6 p.m. For information, call 7086130.
5/28: Charter Review Committee, 3 p.m. For information, call 7781005.
5/28: City Commission work session, 7 p.m. For information, call 7085800.
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Wednesday May 27
Chair yoga, Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., $8. Register to 941-778-2099. AMI Community Connections fellowship, AMI Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, 2 p.m. Beach yoga, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 6 to 7 p.m. Bring a mat.
Thursday May 28
Quilting group, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.
Friday May 29
Senior Adventures book sale and potluck lunch, Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m.
Sunday May 31
Beach Market, Coquina Beach, Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday June 1
Chair yoga, Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, 11 to 11:45 a.m., $8. Register to 941-778-2099. Social bridge games, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, noon.
Tuesday June 2
Duplicate bridge, Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday June 3
Chair yoga, Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., $8. Register to 941-778-2099. AMI Community Connections fellowship, AMI Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, 2 p.m.
Thursday June 4
Knitting/crochet group, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.
Sunday June 7
Beach Market, Coquina Beach, Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday June 8
Chair yoga, Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, 11 to 11:45 a.m., $8. Register to 941-778-2099. Social bridge games, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, noon.
Tuesday June 9
Duplicate bridge, Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday June 10
Chair yoga, Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., $8. Register to 941778-2099. AMI Community Connections fellowship, AMI Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, 2 p.m. Spanish for adults, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 6 p.m.
Cell tower deck Work continues on the deck that accompanies the cell tower in Anna Maria City Hall parking lot. The deck will hold ancillary equipment for the operation of the cell tower by the carriers who sign up. So far, Verizon is working to get its equipment on the tower, while the other carrier that is signed up, AT&T, has not started. TOM VAUGHT | SUN
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Sex on the beach sentencing soon Attorneys in the sex on the beach case sentencing for Jose Caballero, 40, and Elissa Alvarez, 20, are meeting on Wednesday, May 27. The couple was found guilty of two counts each of lewd and lascivious behavior for having intercourse on the beach in front of children on July 20, 2014. The convictions carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and sex offender status, meaning they
would have to register with the state whenever they move to a new location. A State Attorney’s Office attorney has been quoted as saying they would not seek the maximum penalty, although they would seek a harsher penalty for Caballero since he had previously served time for drug trafficking. Alvarez does not have a criminal record. Assistant state attorney Anthony Defonseca said he expects sentencing would occur in June.
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Celebrity chef in Cortez Chef Emeril Lagasse visited Star Fish Co. in Cortez last week to film a segment for “Emeril’s Florida.” The show is expected to air next year on The Cooking Channel. Star Fish owner Karen Bell said she told Emeril “We could teach him a few things” about preparing Florida seafood.
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of the tourist season. Nandem said the county engineers responded with a suggestion to expand the advanced traffic management system being implemented at busy streets and intersections in the city. “It can change the timing on the stoplights to help keep traffic moving,” Nandem said. “We did not consider the Island for this system because the drawbridges prohibited us from installing the fiber optics needed to monitor traffic.” He said they decided to use a Bluetooth system. “It needs to be reliable and cost effective,” he said. “We need to monitor travel time and speed.” He said they would need to lease some landlines to monitor Gulf and Marina drives because of the intersection’s configuration. Nandem said they estimate the project would cost $70,000 to design, $340,000 to construct and $70,000 to install.
County Commissioner and former Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie said he had attended Island Transportation Planning Organization meetings where the problem of congestion was discussed. He asked if they might include integrating the opening and closing of drawbridges into the plan. “We would need to convince the Coast Guard before they would allow it,” he said. “We’ve got the data needed, but the cities will have to get involved.” Chappie asked about the problem at 119th and Cortez Road West, where a pedestrian crossing and stoplight can tie up traffic coming off the Island. Nandem said they might consider another lane up to the intersection. Nandem said it might take two or three years to get the funding. County Commission Chair Betsy Bernac said this is a good first step. “We can’t expand the lanes on the Island, but we have to do something,” she said. “New bridges to the Island are being discussed and designed, so the timing is right.”
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Robertson disputes recall protocol Former Mayor John Shaughnessy will be nominated to fill the vacated commission seat. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
BRADENTON BEACH – After city voters recalled Mayor Bill Shearon from office last Tuesday, Commissioner Janie Robertson objected to how the voters’ edict was carried out. At 9:48 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, the night of the recall election, City Attorney Ricinda Perry sent an e-mail to City Clerk Terri Sanclemente, Shearon, the commissioners and that department heads that explained when and why Shearon would step down. “As you are aware, the voters have recalled Mayor Shearon from the office of mayor. Michael Bennett, the supervisor of elections, has certified the election results. Accordingly, a vacancy in the office of mayor has been created. Neither state law nor the charter provides for a holdover period for recalled officials. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the mayor, the vice mayor shall succeed to the office of mayor until the next election.
Thus, Vice Mayor (Jack) Clarke shall fill the vacancy in his capacity as a commissioner beginning on 5/19/15 until he, as the winning candidate of the next election, can take office,� Perry’s e-mail said. According to Perry’s e-mail, Shearon could not chair or participate in the pier lease and request for proposal commission workshop he had scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. Having arrived at city hall before the workshop began, Shearon began clearing out his office while workshop took place in the adjoining commission chambers. Clarke, as the vice mayor acting in the absence of a sitting mayor, chaired the workshop and the participants included Robertson, Commissioner Jan Vosburgh, Pier Team Chair and Police Chief Sam Speciale and Public Works Director Tom Woodard. Commissioner Ed Straight was absent with excuse. The workshop ended shortly after 11 a.m. and at 12:13 p.m. Shearon exited city hall and received a ride home from Speciale.
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At 12:52 p.m., Robertson sent Sanclemente and others an e-mail voicing her objections to Clarke chairing the
workshop and the commission meeting scheduled for the following day. Robertson did not share her concerns about procedural legalities with Perry. “I was shocked to find that Mayor Shearon was not chairing the commission meeting this morning. It was chaired by citizen Clarke, who resigned his commission seat as of May 19. He is no longer vice mayor. He should not be on the dais until he is sworn into the office of mayor on June 1. If tomorrow’s meeting is not chaired by Mayor Shearon, it should be cancelled,â€? Robertson wrote. “Attorney Perry has no authority to advise Clarke that he return to the dais before he is sworn into office‌Clarke has no authority to place himself there on the dais‌Today's meeting did not have a quorum to proceed,â€? she added. In response to Robertson, Sanclemente wrote, “If you would have read Ricinda’s e-mail from last night you would not have had to send this e-mail. Please refer back to it because I believe it will help you understand the procedure.â€? At 2:47 p.m., Perry responded to Robertson’s objections. “It is the job of the city attorney
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Summer at Guild Summer Days is the theme for the art work in the Artists' Guild Gallery window for June, and there is a window - the plywood is gone! The gallery is at 5414 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach and open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, visit www.amiartistsguildgallery.com or www.facebook.com/ArtistsGuildofAMI.
‘Nature Transformed’ at Island Gallery Ceramics artist Debra Ridgdill and photographer and glass artist Kathy Storm are the June Featured Artists at Island Gallery West, exhibiting “Nature Transformed.” The exhibit will run through June 30. Island Gallery West is at 5368 Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, visit www. islandgallerywest.com, facebook or call 941-7786648.
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Cast-n-Cage closes Bait shop operations and menu offerings are commission concerns moving forward.
Department hire someone on a temporary basis to operate the bait shop until a new tenant is found. Speciale said he would present these suggestions to the commission in the near future.
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BRADENTON BEACH – Sunday was the last day of business for the Cast-n-Cage restaurant. On Monday morning a handwritten sign on the door said, “We are closed, thank you for your business,” although the adjacent bait shop remained open. This ends Roland Pena’s yearand-a-half long struggle to operate a successful business in the city-owned restaurant space located on the Historic Bridge Street Pier. Pena and his wife, Tami, now have until Sunday to remove their possessions the restaurant, bait shop and former harbor master’s office they leased from the city, which will reclaim possession on Monday, June 1.
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With the search soon to begin for a new tenant, a revised request for proposal (RFP) process was discussed at last week’s commission workshop, during which the attending commission members reviewed the RFP package prepared by Pier Team Chair Sam Speciale and City Attorney Ricinda Perry. The commission agreed that a bait shop is highly desired. City Commissioner Janie Robertson said it would provide a public service on the city-
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This sign was seen on the Cast-n-Cage door Saturday. owned pier, and she noted the city holds a fishing license that allows folks to fish there without a license of their own. “Plus it’s a money maker,” Vosburgh added. During Thursday’s commission meeting, anchorage resident and commercial vessel owner John Maguire offered to run the bait shop until a new tenant is found, or provide another form of on-site bait sales for pier users in the interim period. On Friday, Robertson e-mailed Speciale and suggested the Public Works
The RFP states that prospective tenants must respect the pier’s character and its feel as a traditional, non-chain franchise that is beach-oriented in nature, while noting that a chain operation would be considered if certain concessions were made. This led to a discussion on what the next restaurant menu should look like. Speciale and Robertson would like to see a more casual, less expensive menu, in part because the last two pier restaurants that adopted high-end approaches failed. “It got away from the $3 breakfasts and the $5 hamburgers,” Speciale said. “The concessionaires were catering more to the tourist population and left the local people behind. We have to get back to where the people in the trailer park can have an affordable breakfast.” Clarke and Vosburgh believe the next tenant should make those decisions based on their own past experience and expertise; and Vosburgh said past failures had more to do with management than menu offerings. “It’s not up to the city to tell them what kind of food to put in there,” she said. It was agreed that potential tenants see cast-n-cage, page 40
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A farewell to arms BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com
CORTEZ – Stone crab season is officially over, but fear not, a few fresh claws and frozen claws are still available locally. “Stone crab season was not good,” said Karen Bell, of A.P. Bell Fish Co. in Cortez and Star Fish Co., which still has some claws. “We haven’t had a good year in a while.” The season was slow, but the price was considerably higher than last year, Cortez crabber Bryan Ibasfalean said, making it worth the effort to crab. The commercial and recreational harvest of stone crab claws in Florida closed last Friday and will not reopen until Oct. 15.
The five-month closure occurs each year during the species’ peak spawning season to help conserve and sustain the stone crab resource. Commercially harvested stone crab claws may be possessed and sold during the closed season but only if they have been placed in inventory prior to May 16 by a licensed wholesale or retail dealer, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Stone crab traps must be removed from the water within five days after the close of the stone crab season – by Wednesday, May 20 – unless a special extension is granted by the FWC. Stone crab claws cannot be harvested from traps after the season closes.
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Stone crab season is over until fall.
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Center kids learn about shorebirds BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com
BRADENTON BEACH – Last Tuesday’s Turtle Talk took a turn for the birds. Anna Maria Island Community Center kids watched nesting shorebirds through a high-powered scope with Glenn Wiseman, of Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring. The two groups are partnering to offer summer activities for area youth. Last week’s event focused up close on shorebirds nesting in Bradenton Beach, including black skimmers and least terns. Participants learned that both species are imperiled and that the stakes around the nesting area are designed to keep beachgoers away from the birds so they can nest undisturbed. Nests and eggs often blend into the sand and would be unknowingly trampled otherwise. Beginning next month and continuing through August, Tuesday Turtle Talks will move to the Annie Silver Community Center on 23rd Street, one block off Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach from 10 to 11 a.m. To register your child or for more information, contact the Center at 941778-1908.
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Anna Maria Island Community Center kids went birdwatching last week with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers.
Flippers and Feathers The only time a male loggerhead sea turtle is likely to feel land under its four flippers is when it hatches from its nest on a sandy beach and crawls to the sea. After that, it stays in the water for the rest of its life. Females leave the sea and come ashore only to nest.
tide chart for anna maria city pier May 20-27 Day Date
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Nesting News Sea turtles Nests laid: 51 False crawls: 65 Nests hatched: 0 Hatchlings to Gulf: 0 Nest disorientations: 0 Source: Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring
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Red tide imposter comes ashore BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com
It’s not red tide, but the bloom of trichodesmium that washed ashore last week could be a precursor. Trichodesmium erythraeum is a type of bacteria called cyanobacteria that converts nitrogen in the water into a form that red tide can eat, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Historically, the blooms often precede a red tide outbreak. Red tide is a type of harmful algae that can cause respiratory problems in people, kill marine life and poison shellfish, making it unfit for human consumption. No red tide was reported in Manatee County waters last week. While the trichodesmium bacterium is unlikely to cause infection on its own, decaying organisms containing other types of bacteria
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A bloom of trichodesmium washed ashore last week on Anna Maria Island, looking like red tide. that do cause infections often are carried in a trichodesmium bloom, so it’s not advisable to swim in it, according to the FWRI. Unlike other bacteria, trichodesmium uses photosynthesis to grow, like algae, but unlike algae, it feeds on
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nitrogen in the water. A main source of nitrogen is fertilizer runoff. Trichodesmium also feeds on iron carried in dust storms in the Sahara desert in Africa, blown across the Atlantic Ocean and into the Gulf of Mexico.
Stay calm in a rip current A rip current is a fast-moving, narrow channel of water that can move either along the shoreline or away from shore, taking swimmers with it. If you get caught in a rip current, stay calm and don’t try to swim against it; swim across it instead, then swim to shore once you’re out of it. If you can’t swim across it, ride it out by floating on your back, facing the shore, and when you reach the end of the current, swim to shore well clear of it. If you are too tired to swim, wave your arms and call for help.
Please do not disturb sand dunes; I make my burrows there.
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Tarpon action continues Captain Rick Grassett
Fly anglers fishing with me on my Action Craft flats skiff the Snook Fin-Addict, out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, continued to have action with tarpon on several trips in the coastal Gulf in Sarasota during the past week. We had multiple shots at tarpon, several bites and jumped one. Tarpon were plentiful as we came off a new moon, but a west wind pattern
for most of the week made conditions tough due to rough water. Jon Yenari, from Sarasota, fished with me on Friday. With very challenging conditions, he hooked up with a tarpon on a fly, got 4 or 5 jumps and fought the fish for a few minutes before it chewed through his 80-pound bite tippet. Well done! Tarpon fishing in the coastal Gulf should be a good option, especially towards the end of the week when
tides improve as we get closer to a full moon. Look for reds, snook and big trout mixed with mullet schools on shallow flats and edges of bars. Catch and release sight fishing for snook in the surf with flies or DOA Lures should also be a good option. You may also find trout, Spanish mackerel, blues or pompano on deep grass flats, particularly close to passes.
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City addresses builder’s violations Shawn Kaleta may face fines of $250 per day until the violations are cleared up. BY TOM VAUGHT SUN STAFF WRITER | tvaught@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA – Acting Building Official Jimmy Strickland sent a letter to Anna Maria Island developer Shawn Kaleta outlining recent city code enforcement actions at a house bear the beach. In the past nine months, the city sent a warning to Kaleta about a ground-floor area being used as a living area in the house at 101 Willow Ave and disguised as a garage. The house is adjacent to another home that Kaleta owns.
On May 8, Code Enforcement Officer Gerry Rathvon issued a stop work order because an old balcony had been taken down. Later, Rathvon found the red stop-work order had been taken down and a new balcony had been erected. A new stopwork order was put up on May 11, and it was subsequently taken down. When the city placed another one on the site later that day, Rathvon put a warning to leave it up. On May 18, Strickland sent a letter to Kaleta telling him the new deck would have to be removed if permits are not submitted by May 29. It also said Kaleta would have to either build a deck that would be no wider than seven feet or apply a unity of title on the two
properties so the deck could be wider and not violate the setback. The letter warns Kaleta if this situation is not resolved by May 29, the city will fine him $100 for the first day and $250 per day thereafter until the city schedules the matter before its special magistrate. In addition, Kaleta will have to clear up the ground-floor living area problem before he will be able to get a permit to do the work. Mayor Dan Murphy said the matter has also been reported to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection because the violations occurred seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line.
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Watch out for jury duty scam Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, R. B. “Chips� Shore is warning of a telephone scam that is taking place in Manatee County. Several residents have contacted the clerk’s office after receiving a call concerning “nonappearance for jury duty and/or service,� and the need to resolve the matter by making a payment for the penalty over the telephone. The caller, who may claim to be a deputy with the Sheriff’s Office, tells
the resident that he or she has missed jury duty and he has an arrest warrant for his or her failure to appear for jury service. To avoid being arrested, the resident is instructed by the caller to obtain a pre-payment card then to call back and report the card number. The caller has provided a bogus name and working telephone number. These calls are not from the clerk’s office or the Sheriff’s Office and are not about jury service.
The Clerk’s office does not call summoned jurors for payment for non-appearance. If you should receive this type of call, hang up immediately and contact the Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office for information and/or contact law enforcement to file a complaint. The Circuit Court and Comptroller’s office can provide accurate and up-to-date information concerning jury service at 941-749-1800.
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Please your palate at enRich A Bistro enRich A Bistro
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here are restaurants that you can’t miss. They practically jump out begging you to stop the car and pull in. Then there are restaurants that you can hardly find. These are the ones that are tucked away behind other buildings or on streets not heavily traveled and frequently they can be the perfect little bistro just waiting to be discovered. When enRich Bistro opened in October of last year on Manatee Avenue near 56th Street it was Chef Rich Knowles’ dream come true. Knowles is a native of Bradenton as is all of his family that goes back generations. While in college, he went with some friends to Montana where he started working and training in a restaurant with a French trained chef who would become his mentor. He eventually found his way to the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana before getting injured skiing, bringing him back to Florida. For a while, he worked in some of the Island restaurants before going to Austin, Texas, to help open a Bob’s Steak & Chop House, as well as working in several country clubs, gaining experience along the way. Finally in 2013, he came back to Florida permanently, and started working on his dream. Knowles was hired as the executive chef for the restaurant previously at enRich’s location, and ultimately the opportunity presented itself for him to buy the restaurant. He reopened as enRich Bistro after some renovations, including reclaiming the outdoor patio area, giving the restaurant an open feeling and better flow. None of this could have happened without the help of his partner and father Dick Knowles a retired citrus
(in Palma Sola Square) Bradenton www.enrichbistro.com Tuesday – Friday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday: 5 to 9 p.m. Happy Hour: Tuesday – Friday 3 to 7 p.m. All major credit cards accepted
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From left, Dick Knowles, owner, and Rich Knowles, chef/owner, are ready to serve you. farmer, who is at the restaurant most days running the front end, while Rich rules the kitchen. Together they have worked hard to build a repeat customer base and a busy first season. enRich offers a full bar with some craft beers and a wine list with both high end and moderate wines. During the summer, they are offering a select bottle of wine with the purchase of two
entrees. Their good sized bar is a great place for a happy hour drink featuring $5 wines, cocktails and two for one beers, as well as fabulous cocktail bites, all served at the bar. In addition, enRich Bistro has a private dining room near the entry, which is great for business events, birthday parties, rehearsal dinners and group luncheons. They also have a take-out
menu, offer off-site catering and gift certificates. Rich Knowles’ goal is to bring to Bradenton “an enriched dining experience” appealing to those who want a savvy menu in a quiet casual setting. He is proud of his menu and fresh ingredients which he sources mostly from local farms and fish houses. The recent big hit for the restaurant has been the ceviche and the Thai shrimp po’ boy. enRich also offers jumbo crab cakes, onion crusted black grouper, shrimp and grits, beef filets, duck breast, soups salads and a large lunch menu. They are planning on a Father’s Day brunch and will start next season with a weekly Sunday brunch. enRich Bistro is one of those places that’s easy to drive by but that would be a mistake. It’s a nice alternative in season to the busy Island traffic and booked restaurants. Enrich your dining experience at enRich Bistro, it’s worth looking for,even if you have to take a couple of wrong turns.
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Chamber selects new president Chamber Vice President Deborah Wing has a corporate background in marketing and computer programming. BY TOM VAUGHT SUN STAFF WRITER | tvaught@amisun.com
HOLMES BEACH – The search for a successor to Mary Ann Brockman is over, and it ended not far from where it began. The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce selection committee announced last week that the position was offered to Vice President Deborah Wing, who has been with the Chamber for six years. She accepted and her first day as president will be June 1. Brockman will stay on to assist in the changeover until the end of June. Wing was the only internal candidate to apply for the position, which drew more than 30 outside candidates. The committee chose 10 of those applicants with leadership, and/or chamber experience
to interview further. Four of those candidates were invited to participate in the final selection process. From that group, the committee unanimously chose Wing. Wing had leadership experience in a corporate setting, supervising as many as 120 people in the field of marketing. She also has experience as a computer programmer in marketing. Wing said she had plans for the Island Chamber. “I have been working hard to build relationships with the community, and I want to continue that and reach out to non-profits through expansion of the trolley program,” she said. “I also want to work with the CVB (Manatee County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau) to change our focus of marketing the Island to promote our old Florida lifestyle. We want to highlight protecting the turtles and seabirds and our status as a bird sanctuary. We have so much to offer.” Chamber Administrator Terri Kinder has been promoted to vice president.
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The AMI Chamber selection committee has chosen Deb Wing to succeed Mary Ann Brockman as Chamber president.
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suspicious, lock your door and go inside. If the cashier is surveying someone, go somewhere else because they’ve already identified someone who is suspicious.” When you are leaving the store, if you see someone suspicious outside, tell the manager, and if the manager does not act, call police. Always lock your door when you re-enter you vehicle. In store parking lots, always park near the store and under a light. Don’t park in between large vans or trucks, and don’t put your purse or valuables in the trunk. Let employees help you out, if that is an option, and if not,
look around while placing items in your vehicle. Don’t let strangers help you. Avoid panhandlers because “you don’t know what their background is,” she advised. “If you see someone panhandling or bothering someone, please call it in to police. If they walk up to your car, lock the doors.”
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“Don’t give out any information about yourself to anyone you don’t know,” she stressed. “If you become a victim of identity theft, it takes five to 10 years to get your identify back.” Watch for scams such as someone calling and pretending to be from the Social Security Agency or IRS, neither of which
call people; pretending to be a relative needing help; or offering help with your computer. She advised men to keep their wallets in the front pocket because of pickpockets, especially when attending events with crowds, and women not to carry purses. “If someone tries to snatch your purse, don’t fight,” she added. “Your life is more important than anything you are carrying.” She said people should carry only one credit or debit card or one check or cash and one form of ID. Don’t carry Medicare or Social Security (SS) cards, which contain SS numbers.
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‘The Murder Room’ was over the top “The Murder Room” runs through May 31 at the Island Players in Anna Maria. BY TOM VAUGHT SUN STAFF WRITER | tvaught@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA – When director James Thaggard took the stage before the first performance of “The Murder Room,” by Jack Sharkey, he described the story as a “silly murder mystery.” That’s when we knew we were in for a fun evening. Thaggard had the cast ready for this story, which is a spoof of British murder mysteries complete with carefully timed dialogue where three cast members might repeat a phrase one at a time. There were dramatic musical chords played whenever the name of a place was mentioned and other touches to make you chuckle. Thaggard got everyone in the cast to treat this silly murder mystery as a silly murder mystery, and they responded by jumping into their characters up to and over the top. Jennifer Caldwell was tremendous as Mavis Templeton Hollister, the conniving bride of millionaire Edgar Hollister.
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From left, the cast of “The Murder Room,” by Jack Sharkey, sitting: Jalex Scott and Haley Hines; standing: Peter Ruscoe, Laura Morales, Jennifer Caldwell and Rick Kopp. Call 778-5755 for tickets. After their first day of marriage, she was ready to do him in and become a rich widow and she did, so she thought. After shooting him with a pistol she found in a drawer, she hid the body and reported him missing. She was great at conveying to the audience her efforts to keep her somewhat shabby story
Island Players award scholarships The Island Players has chosen four our of 18 graduating seniors who have demonstrated excellence in some aspect of the arts and have been accepted for the following academic year in a school of higher learning to receive scholarships from the the Dolores Harrell Scholarship Fund. The four are: • Nick Drivas is a senior at Manatee School for the Arts. Drivas is president of the International Thespian Society, a singer, a performer and a Student Ambassador. In 2014, he was a regional winner and national finalist, in a field of over 200 applicants, of the Great American Songbook High School Vocal Academy and Competition. He has performed at Manatee Players where he is also a volunteer camp counselor. Drivas will attend University of Central Florida majoring in musical theatre. • Jakob Hamilton, a senior from St. Stephen’s High School is a pianist, an organist, a composer and a conductor. He teaches music theory and piano performance at Florida Enrichment Academy, performs for charitable venues, is chapter president of Mu Alpha Theta, drum major in the Saint Stephen’s band, director of student music, student organist and a Student Council representative. His compositions have been played at State College of Florida and in the recent play, “Tribute,” by Bernard Slade,
performed last fall at Island Players. He also won the Anna Maria Island Chorus and Orchestra’s Concerto contest in 2014. Hamilton will be attending the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he will be studying piano and organ performance, composition and conducting. • Angelika Rivera- Robinson, a senior at Manatee School for the Arts, is a singer, performer and dancer who is a member of the advanced musical theater show choir, a Thespian board member and a Student Ambassador. This year she was the winner of The Manatee School for the Arts first Idol competition and received superior ratings in a state competition of over 7,000 performers. Rivera-Robinson will attend Jacksonville University for Musical Theatre in the fall. • Robin Thompson III, also a senior at Manatee School for the Arts, is a composer and musician who plays the piano, trumpet, violin, French horn and guitar. He has participated with jazz band, wind ensemble, string orchestra, solo and ensemble, music performance assessment and has been a pit musician for local theatres including Manatee Players. Robin will attend the University of Central Florida majoring in music performance and composition. In addition to their musical talents, each of the above students has a superior GPA.
together for a police investigator and a constable. Her eyes darted furtively as she though of ways to keep what she did a secret. Her situation was complicated by her husband’s daughter, Susan, played by Haley Hines, and Barry Draper, her rich, American fiancée, played by Jalex
Scott. They came unexpectedly, putting more pressure on Mavis. The two interacted well. He was the take-charge type, and she was a somewhat ditzy female in love. Hines played her role over the top moving here and there in fluid motions and reacting to others with eyes wide open. It was a great performance. Laura Morales, a frequent actress at the Island Players, played Mrs. Lottie Molloy, the housekeeper, who suddenly had a new boss when Edgar Hollister disappeared. Peter Ruscoe played police inspector James Crandall and Rick Kopp played two roles, Edgar Hollister and constable Abel Howard. Both did great jobs and they carried the plot to its conclusion. There were funny lines galore and the cast members took the opportunity to overplay their roles, making them funnier. That’s what you get when Thaggard gets his hands on a story like this. All in all, it was funny enough to keep us satisfied until next season’s opener and it is a play you won’t want to miss. We give it five standing ovations out of a possibility of five, so get your tickets and expect to laugh a lot. We did.
Privateers to again celebrate the Fourth Hear Ye Hear Ye… The Anna Maria Island Privateers will once again host their annual 4th of July Parade to celebrate the birth of America in the spirit of their mission statement, “Pirates for Kids and Community.” This year, the Fourth is on a Saturday. This parade is open to anyone who would like to participate to show their red, white and blue. There is no parade entrance fee. It is free, although donations are always accepted. Log onto the Privateers Website, www.amiprivateers.org, and register to be in the parade. Please note that this is a non-walking
parade. It’s seven miles long, so every entry must be on wheels, be it pirate ships, flatbed or pickup truck, boat trailer, Segways, golf carts, roller blades or bicycles, just as long as it has wheels. Following the parade, there will be an after parade party at the Anna Maria Island Beach Café located at Manatee Beach park, where the Privateers will announce the scholarship recipients of more than $11,000. There also will be food specials, libations and live music with the Steel Relic, a kids’ classic rock cover band, followed by the band Crossover from noon till 4 p.m.
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Other exterior safety features include lights such as photocells, plants with thorns, house numbers that are visible from the street and motion sensors. When going on vacation, Spyker recommended timers for the interior lights, and said, “Make your house look lived in. Don’t put your hurricane shutters down. Maybe you can have a neighbor do that.” One resident said some insurance companies require homeowners to put down the hurricane shutters when they leave.
Responding to a question about alarm companies, McGowin advised homeowners to shop around and learn what services are offered and the cost. Spyker said homeowners should ask how many people the alarm company calls before it calls police, and McGowin advised them to call police as soon as the alarm sounds and not wait for the company to call police. All of the information regarding various ways to secure a home is available in a booklet from the police department.
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Let’s hope the predictions are true Local officials remind residents it only takes one storm to make your hurricane season a bad one, so stock up and be ready. ANNA MARIA ISLAND – It looks like it’s going to be a good hurricane season, according to the storm prognosticators, but if that one major hurricane hits the Island, the season won’t go down as a good one. The forecast from the Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science in Ft. Collins calls for seven named storms, 12 is the median number; 30 named storm days, 60.1 is the median; three hurricanes, the median is 6.5; 10 hurricane days, 21.3 is the median; one major hurricane, the
median is two; 0.5 major hurricane days, the median is 3.9. The rosy forecast might have a negative effect on those who live in harm’s way since a lot of people might forego stocking up on bottled water, non-perishable food, batteries and other supplies. Residents who don’t have return tags need to get to their city halls and get one. Residents can get one tag per household so if you have two cars and drive both off the Island during an evacuation, one vehicle will only be allowed to return until the emergency situation ends. This is what Hurricane Charlie did to Captiva Island in 2004 FILE PHOTO
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Manatee County readies for season The exercise at the county’s Emergency Operations Center was to test the county’s ability to recover from a storm. BY TOM VAUGHT SUN STAFF WRITER |tvaught@amisun.com
EAST MANATEE – If a storm hits this area, it could take weeks or even months of effort for the recovery. Last week, local emergency officials made a test run to make sure all of the county’s systems were working. The mock recovery ran the gamut from first response to feeding and hydrating citizens who had no food or clean water. When it was all over, an assessment was made to see how everyone performed, and it was apparent that most of the problems appeared to be computer glitches and communication failures. For residents of the Island, it might take a while for emergency workers to get here, according to Manatee County Emergency Management Chief Don Hermey. “We would have to determine if the bridges are safe, if they are still standing, and then we would possibly have to clear debris from the roads,” he said. “Normally, we tell people to have enough food and water for three days, but in the case of the Island, you should be prepared to go a week or more with your supply of food and water.” The imaginary hurricane was
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Above, this is what the situation room of the Manatee County Emergency Management Center. At right, county employee Larry Leinhauser interviews Dr. Jennifer Bencie in a mock media interview. named Gibson, and officials began the exercise with mock newscasts on the television and words from President Obama. The storm was near the Dominican Republic on Friday and moving toward Florida. It hit the state as a Category 2 storm with 140 mph winds on Saturday. A state of emergency was called. By Monday, the storm caused a dike to fail at Lake Okeechobee and there is flooding in the middle of the state. The storm causes tornadoes and produces flooding and high winds as it nears on Tuesday. It
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Two men look at the county evacuation map in the situation room of the Manatee County Emergency Management Center.
weakens to a Category 1 storm as it heads toward Jacksonville. The county sustained damage from wind and water and the priorities of the staff are to provide safety, rescue those who need it and to provide basic human needs. Local food banks are opened to provide nourishment and organizations like the Red Cross go into operation. Unfortunately, there was little detail about the effects of the storm on the Island, but on the mainland, the rescue continued. County Department of Safety specialist Larry Leinhauser interviewed Dr. Jennifer Bencie, administrator of the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County. She spoke about the need to provide for those in flooded areas because the water soon becomes tainted and could cause health problems. Also, snakes and other dangerous critters could become a problem for those in flooded areas. As the afternoon wore on, the county employees and other professionals work on their areas of expertise, took notes and reviewed. This dry run is important for them so they can iron out problems before it’s too late.
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Manatee County Commission Chair Betsy Bernac address the public in a mock news briefing.
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What to do now Now is the time to plan for a hurricane by making the following preparations: • Get a re-entry tag. • Make an evacuation plan and a contingency plan in case you can’t return home and tell family members. Designate a contact person outside of the area that each family member can contact in case you get separated. • Make your disaster supply kit. • Videotape or photograph every room in your home and the outside of your house and yard. • Inventory your possessions and make a list of what you want to take. • Pack important documents in portable file totes. Mark items you can’t pack ahead with stickie flags so you can grab them at the last minute. • Freeze jugs of water to keep your freezer and refrigerator cold if there’s a power outage or throw in the cooler if you evacuate.
Assemble disaster kit in advance
You should assemble your disaster supply kit in a watertight container at the beginning of hurricane season. If you are working with last year’s kit, check it to see if anything, such as expired batteries, should be replaced. • Disposable utensils, plates, bowls and cups, napkins, trash bags, paper towels, toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer;
• Seven-day supply of non-perishable food and water, a manual can opener, a utility knife; • Small charcoal grill, camp stove or a set of propane burners; charcoal or propane and waterproof matches, a pot and a skillet; • Water purification kit and disinfectant; • Air mattress or sleeping bag and bedding; • First aid kit, mosquito repellant and sunscreen; • Flashlights or battery-operated lantern, battery- or crank-operated radio, extra batteries, a non-electric phone; • Basic tool kit: hammer and nails, screwdriver, shovel, saw, duct tape, work gloves; • Two large coolers, one for food and one for ice.
tag offers hassle-free re-entry
Evacuating for a hurricane is easy, but coming back could present challenges if you don’t have a re-entry tag. Access will be restricted and without one, your return home could be delayed. • Residents are limited to one tag per household in order to keep traffic to a minimum. All family members should rendezvous and return in one vehicle. • To get a tag you must show two forms of identification, one with a photo and one that shows your address.
Get tags at city halls
• Anna Maria City Hall, 10005
Gulf Drive, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Holmes Beach Police Department, 5801 Marina Drive, Monday through Friday. Use the front door during business hours and the back door after hours.
Rules for businesses
Rules for business owners are different than those for residents, but also vary depending on the severity of the disaster. Both should be done well in advance of a storm. • Re-entry after a minor disaster requires the business owners to submit a letter to the city in which the business is located. Include the names and phone numbers of the employees who live off-Island that will be returning. • Re-entry after a major disaster is limited to essential service providers who can supply food, building materials and hardware to residents. Owners should submit an application to the city in which the business is located. Those who qualify will be issued special hanging tags for their vehicles.
You can take it with you
If an evacuation is ordered, residents of the Island will be the first to be told to leave. Don’t wait until the last minute, but make a list in advance and know where to locate these items quickly: • Disaster supply kit;
• Re-entry tag; • Back up for computer; • Camera and batteries; • Infant and pet supplies; • Clothing, shoes, rain gear, personal hygiene items; • Two weeks supply of prescription medications; • Family photographs or negatives; • Small irreplaceable family heirlooms; • Books, games and toys; • Cash/checkbook; • Documents or copies including bank and stock statements, insurance policies, medical records, family history, birth certificates, will and/or living will, children’s school records, home inventory, appraisal documents for antiques, jewelry and art works.
Evacuation assistance for special needs residents
Help is available for those dependent on medical equipment or those that need assistance or transportation to a shelter by registering in advance. To register for Manatee County’s Special Needs Assistance Program call the county’s emergency management department at 749-3500, ext. 1667, and a form will be mailed to you. Complete the form and return it to Manatee County Emergency Management, P.O. Box 1000, Bradenton, FL 34206-1000.
Hurricanes rated on wind intensity If you’re new to the area, you might not be familiar with the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It is a 1–5 rating based on the hurricane's intensity, and is used to give an estimate of the potential property damage and flooding expected along the coast from a hurricane landfall. Wind speed is the determining factor in the scale, as storm surge values are highly dependent on the slope of the continental shelf and the shape of the coastline in the landfall region. Note that all winds are using the U.S. 1-minute average.
Category One
Winds range from 74 to 95 mph. Storm surge is generally 4 to 5 feet above normal. No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees. Some damage to poorly
constructed signs. Expect some coastal road flooding and minor pier damage.
Category Two
Winds 96 to 110 mph. Storm surge generally 6 to 8 feet above normal. Expect some roofing material, door and window damage of buildings. Considerable damage to shrubbery and trees with some trees blown down. Considerable damage to mobile homes, poorly constructed signs and piers. Coastal and low-lying escape routes flood 2 to 4 hours before arrival of the hurricane center. Small craft in unprotected anchorages break moorings.
Category Three
Winds 111 to 130 mph with a storm surge generally 9 to 12 feet above normal. You can expect some structural damage to small residences and utility buildings with a minor amount of cur-
tain wall failures. Damage to shrubbery and trees with foliage lost and large trees blown down. Mobile homes and poorly constructed signs are destroyed. Low-lying escape routes are cut by rising water 3 to 5 hours before arrival of the hurricane’s center. Evacuation of low-lying residences with several blocks of the shoreline may be required.
Category Four
Winds 131 to 155 mph. Storm surge generally 13 to 18 feet above normal. More extensive curtain wall failures with some complete roof structure failures on small residences. Shrubs, trees, and all signs blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Extensive damage to doors and windows. Low-lying escape routes may be cut by rising water 3 to 5 hours before arrival of the center of the hurricane. Terrain lower than 10 fee above sea level may be flooded requiring
massive evacuation of residential areas as far inland as six miles.
Category Five
Winds greater than 155 mph. Storm surge generally greater than 18 feet above normal. Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. All shrubs, trees, and signs blown down. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Severe and extensive window and door damage. Low-lying escape routes are cut by rising water 3 to 5 hours before arrival of the center of the hurricane. Major damage to lower floors of all structures located less than 15 feet above sea level and within 500 yards of the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5 to 10 miles of the shoreline may be required.
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Protect your home from hurricanes Start now to protect your home, mobile home, swimming pool and property from hurricane damage.
Home preparation
• Install shutters on all openings, including windows, doors, sliding glass doors, French doors and garage doors. • If using plywood, purchase 5/8 inch thick plywood well before the storm arrives; pre-measure, pre-drill and label each piece. • Install impact-resistant windows. • Caulk or install weather stripping around windows. • Install three door hinges on outside doors. • Install deadbolts that extend one inch into the door jamb on outside doors. • Repair loose or missing roof shingles. • Inspect soffits for adequate fasteners. • Replace loose or missing soffits.
• Outside, seal openings from air conditioning refrigerant lines, water heater pressure relief lines, water pipes, cable and satellite TV wires, telephone wires, Internet wires and exhaust fan vents from bathroom, kitchen and clothes dryer. • Inside, seal around electrical boxes and circuit breaker panels, electrical outlets, exhaust fan vents. • Bring loose outdoor items inside, including garbage cans, lawn furniture, decorations, hoses, hanging plants, grills. • Turn off or disconnect electric, gas, water and sewer before evacuating.
Mobile home preparation
• Establish a community evacuation plan for your mobile home park. • Make list of residents’ phone numbers/alternate addresses. • Assign each neighbor a partner to
help them evacuate. • Inspect, repair or add tie-down straps and anchors according to Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles standards at: http://casey. hsmv.state.fl.us/Intranet/dmv/Forms/ BMHRV/15C1Finl.pdf. • Inspect and repair wood rot and termite damage in wall-to-floor connections, wall-to-roof connections, perimeter joists and trusses. • Inspect for adequate fasteners if home has roof-over. • Close shutters. • Secure loose outdoor objects. • Turn off or disconnect electricity, gas, water and sewer before evacuating.
Swimming pool preparation
• Lower the water level to reduce flooding potential. • Do not empty the pool.
• Turn off electrical power to the pool. • Store filter pump motor indoors to keep it dry. • Store loose items indoors, not in pool, to protect from chemicals. • Add extra chlorine to use pool water for washing and flushing. • Inspect and repair or replace pool screen hardware. • Remove two opposite pool screen panels to allow wind to blow through.
Yard preparation
• Hire licensed tree trimmers to trim weak branches, especially those near power lines. • Trim early enough before storms to allow branches to be removed from property to keep them from becoming projectiles. • Stake leaning trees
Prepare your pets Here are some places to board your pets during ahurricane; make inquiries now and put your pet plan in place. • Motels/hotels – check The Sun’s Pet Pages (page 27-28); • Veterinarian; • Kennel; • Friends/relatives; • Pet-friendly evacuation shelters (Braden River and Manatee high schools, Mills Elementary School) – requirements are: • First come, first served;
• Pets must remain in carrier or cage except for scheduled exercise; • Current rabies vaccination certificates; • Two family member limit in pet-friendly area; • Owners must stay with pets at all times; • Owners must provide food and supplies; • Owners must not permit other shelter occupants to handle or approach pets; • Owners are responsible for the care, feeding and handling of their pets.
Pet survival kit Here’s what you need to pack for your pets before a hurricane strikes: • Photo ID of your pet(s); • Collar with rabies license tag and ID tag; • List of rabies license tag and microchip numbers; • Carrier or cage; • Food and water (two weeks worth), manual can opener; • Food and water bowls; • Leash or harness; • Medications, immunization records, vet’s phone number; • First aid supplies;
Websites can bring immediate information To sign up for emergency weather information from Manatee County, log onto http://ow.ly/Np0n6 BY TOM VAUGHT SUN STAFF WRITER | tvaught@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Whether a storm is still brewing in the Caribbean or winds are starting to blow debris around the Island, everybody has an interest in the weather this time of the year and it’s a good idea to have a few sites bookmarked on your computer. This year, you can get weather information online from Manatee County. Go to http://ow.ly/Np0n6 and give them your contact numbers – home and cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
West Manatee Fire Rescue’s Website (wmfr.org) has a good tracking chart plus hurricane preparedness information. If you want to get emergency weather information, go to www.emergencyemail.org and sign up. Alerts will be sent out on everything from hurricanes to flooding conditions and forecasts. You can get long-range forecasts as well as the immediate weather from the National Hurricane Service (www. nhc.noaa.gov), The Weather Channel (www.weather.com/) and the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (www.hurricane. atmos.colostate.edu/forecasts). If you want help in planning for an emergency, go to www.floridadisaster. org. There are several icons for family plans, business plans, strengthening your home and one to help kids make a plan. In addition, Bay News 9 (Channel 9)
is available to Bright House subscribers and has the latest on evacuation orders, flooding and where a storm is predicted to land, especially if it’s within the Tampa Bay area, including the Island. During and after weather events, this channel offers live coverage of emergency operations center updates, and it generally tries to avoid the hype offered by network television channels, that will send reporters out into storms to show how intense it is. Of course The Weather Channel (63 on Bright House) has great coverage of storms nearby with charts and satellite images from around the world. Many residents appreciate the coverage offered by the reporters who travel to the scene of the worst weather, however, most hope we never see those reporters on the Island.
• Cleaning wipes; • Newspapers/puppy pads/plastic bags/litter box and litter; • Bed, toys and comfort items; • Grooming items; • Muzzles, if necessary; • Lost pet poster with photograph, just in case.
What not to do • Don’t leave your pet alone in your home. • Don’t leave your pet tied or chained outside your home. • Don’t leave your pet in a vehicle. • Don’t let your pet wander outside after the storm.
Cities supply sandbags Each Island city makes sandbags available to residents, but each has a different procedure. • Anna Maria: Get empty sandbags at the building department at city hall and fill them from the sand pile in Bayfront Park in the area by North Shore Drive. There is a 20bag limit. • Bradenton Beach: During business hours, get filled sandbags at the public works department, 400 Highland Ave. During nights and weekends, get filled sandbags at the public works department. • Holmes Beach: Get empty sandbags at the city hall and fill them from the sand pile in the bunker by the skate park. There is a 10-bag limit.
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The following hotels and motels accept pets. Some have limitations on species, number, size and breed, some require pets to be caged before housekeeping services are rendered, some require deposits or extra charges, and some have special pet amenities, such as grassy areas for walking. Call ahead to find accommodations that match your needs, and make a list of several hotels in different parts of the state to be prepared for storms from any direction. ARCADIA Knights Inn 504 S. Brevard Ave. 863-494-4884 Holiday Inn Express 2709 Southeast Hwy. 70 863-494-5900 BRADENTON Best Western 2215 Cortez Rd W 941-238-0800 Best Western Plus 648 67th St. Cir. E. 941-757-5555 Courtyard Bradenton Sarasota/Riverfront 100 Riverfront Dr.W. 941-747-3727 Days Inn 3506 1st St.W. 941-746-1141 Days Inn I-75 644 67th St Circle East 941-746-2505 Hampton Inn 309 10th St W 941-746-9400 Motel 6 660 67th St. Circle E. 941-747-6005 Quality Inn 6727 14th St.W. 941-758-7199
Microtel Inn 6298 Nature Coast Blvd 352-796-9025
Hyatt Place 2600 Champion Ring Rd 239-418-1844
Quality Inn 30307 Cortez Blvd 352-796-9481
La Quinta Inn 9521 Market Place Rd 239-466-0012
DAYTONA BEACH Daytona Inn Seabreeze 730 N. Atlantic Ave. 386-255-5491
Allure Suites 9200 College Parkway 239-454-6363
Homewood Suites by Hilton 165 Bill France Blvd 386-258-2828 Residence Inn Daytona Beach Intl. Airport 1725 Richard Petty Blvd 386-252-3949
Residence Inn 20371 Summerlin Rd 239-415-4150 Travel Lodge 4760 S Cleveland Ave 239-275-1111 Travel Lodge 13661 Indian Paint Ln 239-561-1117
DELAND Budget Inn 2801 East NY Ave 386-736-3440
GAINESVILLE Best Western 4200 N.W. 97th Blvd. 352-331-3336
ELLENTON Guest House Inn 4915 17th St. E. 941-729-0600
Holiday Inn Express 3905 S.W. 43rd St. 352-376-0004
Sleep Inn 5605 18th St. E. 941-721-4933 Super 8 5218 17th St. E. 941-729-8505
Super 8 6516 14th St.W. 941-756-6656
FORT MEYERS Baymont Inn 9401 Marketplace Rd 239-454-0040
Sunrise Inn 668 67th St Circle E 941-745-1876
Four Points by Sheraton 13600 Treeline Ave S 239-322-1399
BROOKSVILLE Days Inn 6320 Windmere Rd 352-796-9486
Holiday Inn 2431 Cleveland Ave 239-332-3232
Motel 6 4000 S.W. 40th Blvd. 352-373-1604 Red Roof Inn 3500 S.W. 42nd St. 352-336-3311 KISSIMMEE Motel 6 5731 W. Irlo Bronson Hwy. 407-396-6333 Palms Hotel and Villas 3100 Parkway Blvd. 407-396-2229 Red Roof Inn 4970 Kyngs Heath Road 407-396-0065
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LAKELAND Ramada Inn 3260 U.S. Hwy. 98 N. 863-688-8080
Residence Inn 825 Heathrow Park Lane 407-995-3400
Holiday Inn Lake Buena Vista 13351 State Road 535 407-239-4500
La Quinta Inn 1024 Crevasse St. 863-859-2866
LEESBURG Best Western 1321 N. 14th Street 352-460-0118
Motel 6 3120 U.S. Hwy. 98 N. 863-682-0643
Quality Inn 1392 North Blvd.W. 352-787-6363
Residence Inn 3701 Harden Blvd. 863-680-2323
OCALA Hampton Inn & Suites 3601 SW 38th Ave 352-867-0300
Motel 6 5909 American Way 407-351-6500
Holiday Inn Express 1212 S Pine Ave 352-629-7300
Quality Inn 2601 McCoy Rd 407-856-4663
Marriott Residence Inn 11450 Marbella Palm Court 407-465-0075
La Quinta Inn & Suites 3530 S.W. 36th Ave. 352-861-1137
Residence Inn 11000 Westwood Blvd. 407-313-3600
LAKE CITY Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Inn 339 SW Commerce Dr 386-755-6300
Microtel Inn 1770 Southwest 134th St 352-307-1166
Rodeway Inn 5995 W. Irlo Bronson Hwy. 407-396-4300
Quality Inn 3434 SW College Rd 352-854-3200
Staybridge Inn 7450 Augusta National Dr 407-438-2121
Residence Inn 3610 S.W. 38th Ave. 352-547-1600
Townplace Suites 11801 High Tech Ave. 407-243-6100
Sleep Inn and Suites 13600 S.W. 17th Court 352-347-8383
PLANT CITY Best Western 2003 S Frontage Rd 813-707-6000
LAKE BUENA VISTA Clarion Inn 8442 Palm Parkway 407-996-7300
Baymont Inn & Suites 3598 US 90 W 386-752-3801 Days Inn 3430 N US Hwy 441 386-758-4224 LAKE MARY Candlewood Suites 1130 Greenwood Blvd. 407-585-3000 Extended Stay America 1040 Greenwood Blvd 407-829-2332 La Quinta Inn 1060 Greenwood Blvd. 407-805-9901
ORLANDO Country Inn 5440 Forbes Place 407-856-8896 Hard Rock Hotel 5800 Universal Blvd. 407-503-2000
La Quinta Inn - Universal Studios 5621 Major Blvd 407-313-3100 Motel 6 - Winter Park 5300 Adanson Street 407-647-1444
Days Inn 1941 Tamiami Trail 941-627-8900
Hampton Inn 975 University Parkway 941-355-8140
Kenilworth Lodge 1610 Lakeview Dr 863-385-0111
Motel 6 West 2738 N. Monroe St. 850-386-7878
Holiday Inn Express 8610 Elm Fair Blvd. 813-490-1000
Knights Inn 4100 Tamiami Trail 941-743-2442
Hibiscus Suites 1735 Stickney Point Road 941-921-5797
La Quinta Inn 4115 US 27 South 863-386-1000
Quality Inn 3090 N. Monroe St. 850-562-2378
Holiday Inn Express 8310 Galbraith 813-910-7171
Microtel Inn 4056 Tamiami Trail 941-624-6339
Holiday Inn 6231 Lake Osprey Dr 941-782-4400
Quality Inn & Suites 6525 US 27 North 863-385-4500
Red Roof Inn 2930 Hospitality Street 850-385-7884
Quality Inn & Suites Fairgrounds 4955 E. 18th Ave. 813-623-6000
Holiday Inn Express 5730 Gantt Rd 941-925-0631
Residence Inn 3221 Tubbs Road 863-314-9100
Residence Inn 1880 Raymond Diehl Road 850-422-0093
Holiday Inn Sarasota Airport 8009 15th St. E. 941-355-9000
SPRING HILL Microtel Inn 4881 Commercial Way 352-596-3444
Residence Inn Universities 600 W. Gaines St. 850-329-9080
Hotel Indigo Sarasota 1223 Boulevard of the Arts 941-487-3800
Motel 6 6172 Commercial Way 352-596-2007
La Quinta Inn & Suites 1803 N.Tamiami Trail 941-366-5128
SUN CITY Sun City Center Inn 809N. Pebble Beach Blvd 813-634-3331
Sleep Inn & Suites 806 Kings Highway 941-613-6300 PUNTA GORDA Four Points by Sheraton 33 Tamiami Trail 941-637-6770 Knights Inn 9300 Knights Dr 941-505-5701 Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel 300 W Retta Esplanade 941-639-1165 The Wyvern Hotel 101 E Retta Esplanade 941-639-7700 RUSKIN Ruskin Inn 3113 College Ave 813-641-3437 SANFORD Days Inn 4650 W FL 48 407-323-6500
Knights Inn 301 S Frontage Rd 813-752-0570
Best Western Plus 3401 S Orlando Dr 407-320-0845
PORT CHARLOTTE Country Inn 24244 Corporate Court 941-235-1035
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SARASOTA Comfort Suites 5690 Honore Ave 941-554-4475
Residence Inn 1040 University Pkwy. 941-358-1468 Roadway Inn 5000 N.Tamiami Trail 941-351-7734 Sleep Inn 900 University Pkwy. 941-359-8558 SEBRING Chateau Elan Hotel 150 Midway Dr 863-655-7200 Holiday Inn Express 4400 US 27 North 863-386-1115
TALLAHASSEE Best Western Pride Inn 2016 Apalachee Parkway 850-656-6312 Best Western Seminole Inn 6737 Mahan Drive 850-656-2938 Econo Lodge North 2681 N. Monroe St. 850-385-6155 La Quinta Inn North 2905 N. Monroe St. 850-385-7172 Motel 6 Downtown 1027 Apalachee Parkway 850-877-6171
Sleep Inn 1695 Capital Circle N.W. 850-575-5885 Staybridge Suites 1600 Summit Lake Drive 850-219-7000 Suburban Extended Stay Hotel 522 Silver Slipper Lane 850-386-2121 TAMPA Clarion Hotel 2701 E. Fowler Ave. 813-971-4710 Econo Lodge 4732 N. Dale Mabry Hwy. 813-874-6700 Hampton Inn 5628 W Waters Ave 813-901-5900 Holiday Inn Express 9402 Corporate Lake Dr 813-885-3700
Red Roof Inn 2307 E. Busch Blvd. 813-932-0073 Residence Inn 4312 W. Boy Scout Blvd. 813-877-7988 TEMPLE TERRACE Holiday Inn Express 13294 Telcom Dr 813-972-9800 Residence Inn 13420 N Telcom Parkway 813-972-4400 Towne Place Suites 6800 Woodstork Rd 813-975-9777 WINTER HAVEN Howard Johnson Inn 1300 3rd St SW 863-294-7321 Lake Roy Beach Inn 1825 Cypress Garden Blvd 863-324-6320 Magnuson Grand Conference Hotel 5651 Cypress Garden Blvd 863-324-5950 Ranch House Inn 1911 Cypress Gardens Blvd. 863-324-5994
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The historic San Francesco is currently moored at the Seafood Shack in Cortez.
Schooner restoration continues CORTEZ – As part of their ongoing efforts to restore the San Francesco, a historic wooden schooner built in 1870, owners Rick Stewart and Herman Kruegle have formed a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization to help fund and promote their project. The San Francesco is currently docked at the Seafood Shack restaurant and the plan is eventually to put the ship in temporary dry dock at the FISH Boatworks so extensive
repairs can be made to the hull. “Rick and I hope to restore this ship and have it eventually berthed in Cortez. We think it will bring help and recognition to the Cortez fishermen and the Cortez village. The restoration project will provide education and income to volunteers and those professionally employed in the woodworking, mechanical and other trades,” Kruegle said. “I have been in contact
Red Nose Day Walgreens raised money nationally with a Red Nose Day promotion, selling red noses and contributing the money to charity. Pictured are locals Julie Quinlivan, Sally Woodward, Debi Wohlers and Lori Waggoner.
with several Manatee County officials, and they are very enthusiastic about improving the livelihood of the remaining fishermen in the village and bringing recognition to one of the few remaining fishing villages left in Florida. I would like to see Cortez become a living museum and destination Gulf port,” he added. For more information, contact Kruegle at 201-962-5599.
FSU graduate Anna Maria Island native Marianne Robinson graduated from Florida State University on May 2, 2015, with the degree of bachelor of social science with a major in interdisciplinary social science with a concentration in political science and sociology. PHOTO | SUBMITTED
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Rollins College graduate Anna Maria Island native Stephen Thomas, 23, graduated with his masters of business on May 2, 2015, from Crummer School of Business at Rollins College with highest honors. Thomas was awarded the MBA Scholarship award for the highest cumulative GPA of his graduating class with a 3.97. His parents are Susan and Richard Thomas, of Anna Maria, and his sister is Sarah Thomas-Moore.
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Use the meeting room The Anna Maria Island Community Center has a soiree room on the first floor reserved for the AMI Community Connections group of residents who banded together because residents are leaving their neighborhoods. Community Connections founder and president Sissy Quinn opens the doors every Wednesday ll who want to stop in for some lively discussion.
Warriors On The Water event set Seaduced is hosting a special event for veterans through the Wounded Warrior Project on Sunday, May 31. Warriors On The Water will be a chance for 20 to 30 wounded veterans to enjoy a day on the beach and in Anna Maria’s waters as a thank you to the men and women of our Armed Forces that have made great sacrifices in serving our country. There will be kayaks, paddle boards, jet skis, rafts, and hopefully, parasailing. Their four hours of water therapy will include lunch and transportation. Seaduced is looking for help sponsoring this event. Volunteers are needed to help with set-up and assisting the guests to get the most out of this special time. It is looking for donations of food and drinks for lunch, signs, American military flags, use of a few more kayaks and some happy people. Lastly, Seaduced would like to include a check to help the Wounded Warrior Project after the fun. Seaduced Watercraft Adventures is a Holmes Beach company, located at Mainsail Marina in Holmes Beach that offers water sports including: boat rentals, tours, jet skis and beach parties. For information or to help, call Seaduced at 779-5228 and ask for Larry Kinder.
Quilting at Island library Join the fun at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, for quilting. Bring a project and enjoy discussion and some education as you work. For more information, call the library at 778-6341.
Free yoga by the sea The Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department sponsors free yoga at Manatee Beach Park, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, from 6 to 7 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month through October. Enjoy the sounds of the seabirds and surf as you connect with nature on the beach. Bring your own mat. Registration is not required. For more information, call 941-742-5923, ext. 6007, or email Mallory.carteaux@mymanatee. org.
Searching for beach books? Senior Adventure, the group that gives seniors something to do each Friday, will hold its last Friday of the month book sale and pot-luck lunch on Friday, May 30, at 10 a.m. at the Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Call Kaye Bell,
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Jaynie Christensen, chair of the Holmes Beach Congestion Committee, a group that is responding to complaints from residents about beachgoers parking along their streets, spoke to the Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club at their weekly meeting on Saturday, May 17, at the Anna Maria Island Beach Café. She said the committee has identified the areas where the problem is worst and will seek to ban parking there. She said eventually off-Island beachgoers might have to use mass transit, instead of driving their personal vehicles, as was suggested by a recent Urban Land Institute study.. The Kiwanis meet every Saturday at the Beach Cafe. The public is welcome., TOM VAUGHT | SUN
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KidsServe.com has baseball and music Anna Maria Island based children’s charity, KidsServe.com, presents Christian music artist Jenny Simmons, formerlly of Addison Road, at the Bradenton Marauders vs. the Fort Myers Miracle on Friday, June 5. Simmons will be set up on the patio near the food court. She will perform from 5:30 to around 6:05 p.m. and then children from KidsServe.com will join the Marauders baseball players on the field for the National Anthem. It is Free Shirt Friday. The first 750 fans receive a T-shirt. It is also Happy Hour Friday presented by Pier 22 Restaurant with drink specials from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tickets for all Bradenton Marauders home games may be purchased in person at the box office at McKechnie Field on the corner of Ninth Street West and 17th Avenue or also are available online or by calling 1-877-8932827. Join KidsServe.com and come hear Jenny Simmons perform before the Marauders take on the Miracle. Gates open at 4 p.m. The game starts at 6:30 p.m.
Kayak De Soto On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from May through November, De Soto
National Memorial offers free ranger led kayak tours. Explore the waters that Native American Indians and Spanish Conquistadors traveled hundreds of years ago. This event is for all skill levels. Trained rangers will ensure your first time will be safe and enjoyable. For kayakers with more experience, the tour will offer a different way for you to view the natural resources and vibrant history of the Manatee River. Paddle through time as you explore the coastal estuaries. Learn how native peoples and European settlers used the waterways for transportation and food. Find out how you can help preserve and protect these fragile ecosystems for future generations The memorial will supply kayaks, paddles, personal flotation devices and other safety equipment. Kayak tours will be held at 9:30 a.m. The kayak tours and all equipment rentals are free. RSVP is mandatory for space is limited. Call 941-792-0458. All children between the ages of 8-16 must be accompanied by an adult. Due to Life jacket restrictions children less than 50 pounds are not allowed on tours. Free paddle is only allowed under supervision of a park ranger, all participants must stay with the tour. All gear will be checked and a safety briefing will be held before the tour begins. For experienced paddlers, ask about the monthly advanced tour, attendance of one regular tour is mandatory for participation in advanced tours.
The Manatee County Library System is publishing a new online literary and arts journal called “805,” and the editors of this bi-monthly publication are seeking short stories, flash fiction, essays, poems and art. Writers and artists are asked to submit via the Website at www.805lit.org and include full contact information, genre and word count, if applicable. For general information, visit www.805lit.org.
Social bridge at Roser Enjoy social bridge every Monday at noon at the Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave, Anna Maria. For more information 941-778-0414 or just come and join the group
SHINE Program needs volunteers The Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging need volunteers to join the award-winning SHINE team to help the elderly make decisions on Medicare, health insurance and prescription drug plans. Volunteers may also make educational presentations to community groups and participate in local health fairs, senior fairs and other outreach and educational events. For more information, or to volunteer, call the Elder Helpline at 1-813-740-3888, Ext. 5593.
Volunteer advocates needed Florida’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program needs volunteers to join its corps of dedicated advocates who protect the rights of elders who live in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult family care homes. The program’s local councils are seeking additional volunteers to identify, investigate and resolve residents’ concerns. Special training and certification is provided. All interested individuals who care about protecting the health, safety, welfare and rights of long-term care facility residents, who often have no one else to advocate for them, are encouraged to call toll-free 1-888-831-0404 or visit the program’s Website at http:// ombudsman.myflorida.com.
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Youth basketball scores at the Center BY MONICA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN
The history of the Anna Maria Island Community Center is long, but from the beginning and with every twist and turn, the Island and local area kids have always been the focus and part of the mission of the institution. At its inception, the Center was known as a youth center, a place where the area children and teens could play sports and spend their free time – a place many of the Island’s adults once made their own as kids themselves. As time went on, organized sports for the kids became key to the Center’s programming, just as it is today. Like then, the youth sports programs would not be possible without the volunteer coaches and business sponsors. Typically, the volunteer coaches are dads, whose love of the sport and love for their kids make a winning combination for the Center’s youth sports leagues. More and more, mothers, grandparents and family friends are filling these all-important shoes and sharing their time for the benefit of the community. Several years ago, I made that fateful leap onto the soccer pitch as a volunteer parent coach for the very first time. Never having played soccer myself, I figured as long as I could motivate my players to do their very best, teach them a little and let them have fun, I would do just fine. Strategically, when I first started coaching, I would always have a more experienced person on stand by to help me with the technical skills. That is the beauty about the Community Center experience. I had the time and others had more experience but limited time. Together great coachivng partnerships were created. This year’s basketball season is no different. In need of more volunteer coaches, I now find myself coaching my youngest son’s basketball team with the technical support of Matt Ray, the Center’s athletic director. The other two teams in the age group league are coached by Ray Gardner, assistant athletic director, and Jeff Laade who is being assisted by Chip Connor. Together, the five of us are working together to make 25 boys and girls better basketball players, competitors, sportsmen and women and citizens. From a coach’s perspective, the beauty of being a volunteer coach is
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Top scorer Andrew Procter attempts a free throw for Team Gardner watching these kids from Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key and northwest Bradenton enter the Center as friends, compete their hearts out and then leave as friends, just as they were when they entered. Each season, the kids take something away from their experience, even if it does not directly have to do with the actual sport they just played. And as the coach, I learn from the players too. I have learned more about each sport each season and personally love the relationships that I gain with the kids themselves. This past Saturday, I watched two teams take the court determined to win. Team Gardner and Team Simpson, my team, had only faced each other once before this season, and that game was hard fought and filled with emotion on the court then and later off the court. The first matchup provided the opportunity for lessons in sportsmanship and communication, as well as how to play the game with intensity without being too physical. As I coach, I wanted my team to have fun and win. As a parent, I did not want to see any of my players get hurt from a rough game and knew I had to be ready to discuss defeat, if that should be the outcome. With the tip off to start the game, I held my breath and started to going from parent mode to coach mode. The first quarter of play ended with the
score 8-6, with Team Gardner taking the early lead with four baskets by Andrew Procter. My players would not leave those baskets completely unanswered. Will Batey, for Team Simpson, found the basket with a strong outside shot for the team’s first points of the game. Hannah McCracken brought the game within two points with another basket and drew the foul. With less than three minutes left, Tuna McCracken scored under the hoop, leaving a two-point gap after eight minutes of play. I always dread breaks between periods and at halftime time. What a momentum killer those breaks can be. For Team Simpson, it was just that. My team came out flat and let Team Gardner get out in front by seven points at the end of the half. Procter put another nine points on the board for Team Gardner. Sean Rodriguez added the second quarter points for Team Simpson, leaving the score 17-10 with just 16 minutes left in regulation play. This season my team has been a second half team. The downfall of this type of pattern, as Coach Ray and I have been trying to explain to them, is that there just might not be enough time to come back and win. Team Simpson defense woke up in the second half of play. With the implementation of the full court press, Team Simpson including David Daigle and Jackson Hayes, allowed Team Gardner
to score only four additional points in the second half with baskets by Matt Georgoulis and Procter. Team Gardner’s support players Ben Brashier, Madelyn Rogers, Julius Petereit, Sean Wright and Ben Barreda provided the team with defensive attacks, assists and rebounds. On the flip side, my team’s offense added eight more points and continued to fight hard, literally to the very last second of play. Unfortunately, the additional baskets by Morgan Horesh, Batey, Tyler Brewer and T. McCracken just were not enough to capture the win. Team Gardner earned its second win against my team with the final score of 21-18. One thing I have learned over the years is that, at this stage of the season, the final huddle after the game can be more important than weekly practices or pre-game warm-ups. The message that Coach Ray and I tried to instill in them after several losses by only a few points is come ready to play four full quarters of basketball giving every second of play 100 percent solid effort so that you can walk away proud of the game played. Everything is a lesson for life, including Community Center basketball.
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Golfers see less competition The wait for a tee-off is nonexistent now that seasonal visitors are back up North and instead of waiting to play golf, they are busy making sure they get enough suntan lotion to prevent burns. Here’s how they fared last week. Omer Trolard came in first in the low individual handicap net contest with a score of 25 on Monday morning, May 18. Al Pollock came in second with a 26 and Hank
Tremblay was third with a 27. In the Monday afternoon modified Stapleford scoring competition, Rich Papini, Scott Mitchell and Alex Gunn tied for first in the individual game with a score of +3. John Estok, Mike Gillie, Tom McDonnell and Blake Ross came in first in the team competition with a score of +4. The ladies plated on Tuesday and the game of the day was low putts.
Fran Barford came in first with 12 in the first flight. Janet Razze and Markie Ksiazek tied for first in the second flight with scores of 13. Sue Wheeler and Karen Mitchell tied for first in the third flight with scores of 14. Janet Razze had a chip-in on the fifth hole. The team of Bill Lowman, Rich Papini, Charles Porter and Dan Richardson won the 9-hole scramble Thursday with a score of 24, 8 under par.
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Thanks, horseshoe tossers Maureen McCormick, president of the Anna Maria Island Historical Society presented a certificate of appreciation to Sam Samuels, coordinator of the Anna Maria Horseshoe Club, on Saturday morning, May 16, for its donation of $250. Each year the Horseshoe Club selects an organization to which it donates money. For example, last year it was the Manatee County Food Bank. The group meets every Wednesday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. in the horseshoe pits by Anna Maria City Hall. Newcomers are welcome. Both men and women of various ability levels play.
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ocal restaurants have begun to embrace craft beer and some even host fun events like beer dinners, where each brew is paired perfectly with a signature entrée. Head brewer of Motorworks Brewing, Bob Haa, especially enjoys planning beer dinners with local chefs. Not only does he appreciate the collaborative efforts and creative processes as he works alongside the head chef(s) deciding the best pairings to offer, he also enjoys the reward of consuming the pairings on the evening of the event. Much like being a chef, a head brewer has many different recipes that make a very wide range of styles. By using different malt, hop and yeast vari-
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les are top fermented at warmer temperatures, typically between 65° and 75° F. Lagers, which phonically means to store in German, usually take a bit longer to ferment, producing a mellow flavor through the extended fermenting time. Lagers are bottom fermented at cooler temperatures, typically between 45° and 55°. The only thing the Motorworks Brew family enjoys more than producing award-winning brews is enjoying them over a good meal with good company. One of the brewery’s most sacred meetings is held once a month, when the brew family gathers together to enjoy good food, good beer and some creative thinking. Nothing sparks creativity like crafty people enjoying the things they love most with like minded people. It’s times like these when the best names for brews are agreed upon, new brew recipes are inspired and fun events are planned.
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Waste Pro to replace carts On Tuesday, May 26, Cascade Carts will begin removing Waste Management garbage carts and recycling bins in Holmes Beach and replace them with Waste Pro trash and recycling carts, according to a press release from Waste Pro. The transition should be completed by May 30, and Waste Proâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first day of service will be June 1. This week, Waste Management will run on a holiday schedule with no collection on Monday, May 25, and all residential collections one day later than usual for the entire week, and it will service either Waste Management or Waste Pro containers. Its final service date will be Saturday, May 30. Residents that have returned
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Center summer hours The Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, is operating under summer hours. Hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Center is closed on Sunday.
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une 1 is less than a week away – the day Floridians and many of the residents along the east coast dread every year. However, since it’s a day that most of us have come to terms with, why do I feel more anxious than usual? Probably because the expected number of storms is below historical levels. Do I hear the kiss of death? This year’s storm level prediction is well below the 30 year average standing at nine named storms, five hurricanes and one major hurricane. The 30 year average is 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes. I’m sure the meteorological science for this year’s prediction is perfect, but perfect or not, it only takes one storm to create a serious flood situation in your home. There has been a lot written about the state of flood insurance since 2012, when the government attempted to reform the system. Since then many of what was enacted then has been rolled back in an attempt to find a less costly way for the
Castles in the Sand Louise Bolger federal government to continue subsidizing flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has placed more than 20,000 communities in the United States into a category of flood zones. FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program which dates back to 1968, is eligible to everyone in these communities and currently insures 5.6 million residences and small businesses nationwide. If you live in a one of the V zone or one of the A zone flood categories you’re living in the highest flood zone level. These areas are defined by FEMA as being in a Special Flood Hazard Area and are lower than the
Base Flood Elevation. V zones are the most hazardous of the Special Flood Hazard areas and generally include the first row of beachfront properties. The hazards are increased because of wave velocity, hence the V designation. Lenders will mandate that homeowners carry flood insurance on any mortgaged properties that are in one of the above flood zones. In addition, you will be required to verify annually that this policy is in force. Keep in mind that if you are closing on a property in a flood zone during the time of a potential storm, you may not be able to insure the property until the threat of the storm has passed, delaying the closing. Although the federal government collects 3.5 billion dollars in annual premiums from the National Flood Insurance Program it is still $24 million in debt. The government and members of Congress have shown their desire to reduce the number of flood policies in the program indicating that the private sector could provide these policies.
Based on this, several companies are now looking at the possibility of selling flood insurance to homeowners at affordable rates and still make a profit. The companies are high end reinsurers like Lloyd’s of London and the American International Group, but the door has been opened and other companies are approaching state regulators and could eventually set up flood insurance programs. Knowing your flood zone designation is like knowing your blood type, it could really come in handy when you least expect it. It’s especially important to waterfront and Island buyers to ask the right questions about flood zones and flood insurance on a property you may be considering making an offer on. Building an ark may be overkill this hurricane season, especially if the weather nerds are correct, but it’s a long time between June 1 and Nov. 30, and there are no guarantees. Noah may not have had to worry about flood zones, but Floridians certainly do.
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Literacy Night fills Anna Maria Elementary BY TOM VAUGHT SUN STAFF WRITER | tvaught@amisun.com
There was a good turnout of students and parents at Anna Maria Elementary School’s Family Night on Wednesday, May 13, during Literacy Week. “This year we quit combining reading with science, and students displayed their science projects earlier in the school year,” said AME Media Specialist Lynn McDonough. “We had more activities for readers Wednesday.” Sandi Sylver brought her ventriloquist act to the school for two performances in the media center. Sylver also played the guitar as she thrilled the kids by making her puppets talk without moving her lips. She told the kids she learned ventriloquism from a book she checked out of a library. The music room was converted to a book market with lots of decorations. The cashiers wore hats and outfits for the kids’ entertainment. Dinner was made available by Swordfish Grill for the parents and kids with proceeds going to the school.
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Madelyn and Charlie Rogers check out a game involving lollipops. There were projects for the kids to tackle in some of the classrooms. Some of them enjoyed decorating the stakes that Anna Maria Island Watch use to keep people away from sea turtle nests. In another room, Pamela Buff read Dr. Seuss books wearing the popular “Cat in the Hat” hat. As the final weeks of this school year pass, McDonough said she hopes kids continue to read during summer vacation.
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The music room was transformed into a colorful book store for the evening. Storyteller, ventriloquist and songstress Sandi Sylver entertains the kids in the media center.
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Pickleball court proposed for Bradenton Beach Mike Norman has offered to cover the full expense of installing and maintaining the court. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun. com
BRADENTON BEACH – Island resident and realtor Mike Norman has asked the city to install a pickleball court at Herb Dolan Park. Public Works Director Tom Woodard presented the request at least week’s city commission meeting. “Just so you know, this is completely foreign to me. I was asked to do this by Mike Norman, who explained his wife is an avid pickleball player, and they would like to install a court on the existing basketball court at Herb Dolan Park. It would be 100 percent their expense and responsibility,” Woodard told the commission.
The basics
During public input, Planning and Zoning Board member Jim Lynch explained the premise of pickleball. “I’m in athletic clothes because I came here from playing pickleball. I usually play four days week at St. Peter and Paul’s Church. I picked up pickleball about two years ago. I had never played it before and let me tell you it’s a great sport,” he said. “A pickleball court is about one-third the size of a tennis
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Pickleball is played with a paddle and a whiffle ball. court. It has net in the middle that is a couple inches smaller than a tennis net. It’s also different because you play with a paddle, not a racket, and you play with a plastic whiffle ball about the size of a tennis ball. You’re not covering a lot of area, and we have people playing into their late eighties. I would say the liability considerations are no different than for those who play basketball, except that you’ll probably have less injuries,” he explained. John Burns lives adjacent to the park, and he also addressed the commission. In regard to scheduling, he
said, “Is it going to be firstcome, first-served because you do have fairly heavy basketball use from time to time.” In regard to the dual-use logistics, Burns said, “Where on the court is it going to go, are they doing drawings so we know what we’re dealing with, and do the nets stay up or come down each time?”
Liability
Speaking first, it was resident Jim Hassett, who raised the liability concerns. “I think we need to know much more about the total package before we go forward,” Hassett said, noting
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that he is a big fan of city parks and has great respect for the Normans. The commission was generally favorable to the installation of a pickleball court, but requested additional information before approving the request. Commissioner Janie Robertson inquired about the impact a pickleball court would have on the basketball court’s surface. Commissioner Ed Straight wanted to know if the basketball nets would have to be removed to accommodate pickleball play. Commissioner Jan Vosburgh
said, “I think it’s a wonderful idea. It’s very generous of Mr. Norman to pay for this, and I’ll be using it. It’s great exercise, and exercise is so good for you as you get older.” Woodard said he would provide the commission and citizens answers to their questions at a future meeting. According to the USA Pickleball Association Website, the sport was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, by three dads whose kids had become bored with their usual summertime activities.
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to make sure that the city’s laws are upheld and explained as needed. It is completely inappropriate for a commissioner to direct a department head to undertake a legal task that could place the city in legal jeopardyand especially to circumvent the city attorney in this regard while copying the media,” she wrote. In response, Robertson thanked Perry for her assistance and wrote, “We all do things inappropriately from time to time.”
Shaughnessy up next
Before Thursday’s commission meeting,
Robertson informed Sanclemente that she would be out of town from May 28 through June 8. She will not attend Clarke’s swearing in ceremony or participate in the June 4 commission meeting when Clarke nominates former Mayor John Shaughnessy to serve the remainder of his Ward 1 commission term. Robertson’s presence is not required for the nomination to be approved by the Vosburgh, Straight and Clarke quorum, and Shaughnessy’s subsequent return to the dais will enable the commission to pass legislation that requires the super-majority support of at least four commission members.
would be made aware of these concerns during the RFP pre-conference that will occur before bids are submitted for the commission and staff to consider. A final draft of the revised RFP will be presented to the commission before it is advertised and made available to bidders at the city clerk’s office and online at www. cityofbradentonbeach.com.
Lease refined
During a previous workshop, the commission further modified the new pier lease, adding a three percent annual increase to the previously agreed upon $2,500 monthly
base rent that will cover the city’s estimated $30,000 in yearly pier expenses. Those who submit sealed bids to lease the pier structures will offer at their own discretion a percentage of gross revenue to also be paid monthly. It is hoped the new lease model will produce greater revenues for the city during peak season while providing the tenant with greater relief during the off season. The Penas paid $6,800 per month for the three pier structures. The new lease will be for five years, with two, five-year renewals possible; and the new tenant can sublet the bait shop and harbor master’s office if he/she wishes.
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said, “They’re ecstatic. They were waiting outside city hall to congratulate me and welcome me, and I’ve requested as many as possible be released from their duties long enough to attend the swearing in ceremony.” Several city employees said morale has already improved since Shearon left office.
The numbers
On Tuesday, May 19, city voters decided by an eight-vote margin that Shearon would be removed from office six months prior to completing his two-year term as mayor. On the follow-up ballot question that only mattered if Shearon was recalled, voters decided by a 13-vote margin that Clarke would replace Shearon and serve as mayor until the regular city elections in November, when both men plan to run again. Of the city’s 759 registered voters, 358 participated in the recall election that produced 47 percent voter turnout. A total of 182 voters (50.8 percent) supported Shearon being recalled and 174 (48.6 percent) opposed it; 185 then voted for Clarke as mayor (51.68 percent) and 172 (48.04 percent) for Shearon, making him the first commission member in city history to be recalled from office. Of the 220 votes cast in person at the Annie
worker David Higgins. “The people have spoken,” Commissioner Ed Straight said later in the week. “I am thrilled about Jack Clarke winning the election and I look forward to his approach on leading our city,” said resort owner and Bridge Street Merchants President Angela Rodocker on Friday. “I hope the residents of Bradenton Beach can be objective, give Jack a chance and put their differences aside because we’re all in this together,” supporter Betsy Sillars said on Saturday,
Silver Community Center, 117 supported the recall, 101 opposed it, 117 supported Clarke and 102 supported Shearon. Of the 138 mail ballots cast, 73 opposed the recall, 65 supported it, 70 supported Shearon and 68 favored Clarke.
The new mayor’s people
Clarke awaited the results at Island Time Bar & Grill, joined by his wife Karen, owner Bill Herlihy, Commissioner Jan Vosburgh, former Mayor John Shaughnessy, former Commissioner Gay Breuler, several public works employees, local business owners Fred Bartizal, Steve Schewe and Jake Spooner and many others. “I’m humbled by the faith and trust the citizens of Bradenton Beach have placed in me. I promise to work on bringing the city back to normal and healing the divisions within city hall and the greater population,” Clarke said, after receiving a congratulatory call from Shearon. “I’m glad the turmoil is over so we can start getting things done. I think we’ve got the right man to move our community forward,” Herlihy said. “Congratulations to Jack, and thank you Mayor Shearon for your service,” Vosburgh said. “We frickin’ won,” Breuler said.
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New Bradenton Beach Mayor Jack Clarke celebrates with supporters on election night last week. “Congratulations to Mayor Jack Clarke. I look forward to working with him,” Public Works Director Tom Woodard said. Using one of Shearon’s favorite phrases, public works employee Christine Watson smiled and said, “It is what it is.” “Enough is enough. Now we can do our jobs without fear of retaliation,” said her co-
Shearon spent election night with friends and supporters at his Linger Longer resort. “The voters spoke and it was eight votes, but eight votes is eight votes. I wish the mayor-elect the best and we’ll see what Jack can accomplish in six months,” he said by phone. When asked if he would challenge the results, Shearon said, “No, I wouldn’t do that. It is what it is. We move forward and the voters will have a chance again in November.” As for how he plans to spend his newfound idle time, Shearon said, “I’m going to get my life back for six months, catch up with family, do some traveling, and we’ll get back to it in November.”
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5/6, 12:31 p.m., theft, 700 block of South Bay Boulevard. The victim said a rope she uses to block people from parking in her driveway was taken. A witness said someone in a white car took it. 5/18. 12:01 a.m., larceny, 100 block of Hammock Road. A Waste Management trash can was stolen. 5/18, 8:01 a.m., license seized, 200 block of Pine Avenue. The driver was stopped for a traffic infraction, and her license was suspended. The deputy seized the license and ticketed the driver. 5/19, 2:19 p.m., retail theft, 200 block of Pine Avenue. The shop owner observed the defendant place a candle for sale near the exit and pick it up and walk out of the shop without paying when she left. She asked the deputy if she could just pay for it and go, but he told her she was being arrested for theft. 5/22, 6:30 p.m., driving with a suspended
Obituaries George Arthur Sinclair, Jr. George Arthur Sinclair, Jr., former owner of The Breakers Apartments in Bradenton Beach, died at Blake Medical Center on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. George was born July 30, 1942, in Warsaw, N. Y., and moved to Anna Maria Island in 1971. He was a vital part of his community, serving on many city boards. He was also vice president of AIDS Council of Manatee and served on the Board for six years. He served on the board of directors for Tingley Memorial Library in Bradenton Beach. He moved from Bradenton Beach to Hawthorn Park in Bradenton in 2003, where he served on the boards of directors for Hawthorn Park and of Palma Sola Botanical Park. He will be so very missed by all his friends and yard sale buddies, and especially his loving family. Remember his motto, “Don’t miss the sunset.” He is survived by John P. Whidden, III, his spouse and life’s companion; two sisters, Sandy (Mrs. Douglas) Smith, of Bradenton, Linda Armstrong and her husband, David, of Bradenton and North Stonington, Conn.; a nephew, Steven Smith and his wife, Angela, of Geneseo, N.Y.; a niece, Stacy Pryor, of Bradenton; and a nephew, David
license, habitual, 9200 block of Gulf Drive. The deputy stopped the vehicle because the driver was not wearing a seat belt. When he asked the driver for his license, he presented a Florida ID. When the deputy repeated his request, the driver said he had no license. The deputy also confirmed the vehicle had the wrong plate. A computer check showed showed his driver’s license was suspended for habitual violations. He was arrested.
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5/15, 1:38 p.m., grand theft, 10300 block of Cortez Road West. A bicycle was stolen, and the owner found it at another residence. He called the deputy to confirm it was his. 5/21, 11:33 a.m., larceny, petit theft, 4528 119th St. W., Cortez Kitchen. The victim’s wallet was stolen from the counter while he was eating. 5/22, 12:17 p.m., found property, 12112 Cortez Road W., post office. The re-
Armstrong, of Bradenton; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, George and Gerry Sinclair, and by his brother, Randy Sinclair, and sister, Margaret Sinclair. Visitation was 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., on Monday, May 25, at Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, 43rd Street Chapel, 604 Third St. W., with graveside services held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, at Skyway Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Palma Sola Botanical Park or to Food Bank of Manatee. A celebration of George’s life is planned to be held on his birthday, July 30, with time and place to be announced later. Condolences to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com.
Jean Mae Rasmussen Kluge Jean Mae Rasmussen Kluge, born Jan. 29, 1924, in Warren, Pa. of Sam and Cecile Rasmussen, and passed away on May 18, 2015, following a brief illness. She was 91 years old. Jean is survived by her children, John Kluge and his wife Martha, of Bradenton, Janet Turnburke and her husband, Paul, of Nederland, Colo., Robert Kluge and his wife Charlotte, of Harrisburg, Pa.; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren whom she loved very dearly; her sister, Martha Lewis Speidel ,of Nokomis, Florida; nieces Mimi Goodwill and her family, of Sarasota, Florida and Kathy Gnage and her family, of St. Petersburg, Fla. Her husband of 59 years, Robert William Kluge, and her daughter, Anne Kluge Pecora, of Baltimore, Md., predeceased her.
porting party found a set of keys and turned them in to a deputy.
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5/9, 7:59 a.m., theft, 3200 Eat Bay Drive, Walgreen’s. The victim said he left his backpack outside the store as he shopped and when he returned, it was gone. A security recording shows a man taking it and getting into a truck. Police broadcast a description of the vehicle, and an officer stopped it on Manatee Avenue, headed off the Island. He talked to the driver who admitted taking the backpack and when he found nothing but dirty clothes, he threw it into a trash compactor. The officer was unable to find it, but he wrote a request to state attorney’s office to investigate, 5/9, 4:44 p.m., criminal mischief, 400 block of Clark Drive. The victim said somebody kicked in the fender of her vehicle. There was a tennis shoe print in the middle of the dent. 5/9, 9:47 p.m., shoplifting and resisting a store employee, 3900 Gulf Drive, Publix. The store employee said the
Although Jean spent the last of her 91 years observing the world and staying in touch with her friends and children, she was an avid participant in life before that. During World War II, she left Pennsylvania and moved to Buffalo, N.Y., where she worked for Bell Aircraft and met Bob Kluge, the love of her life. After their marriage, she became very socially engaged in groups such as the League of Women Voters, Maryland State Legislature, Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club and a proud lifelong member of the Democratic Party. After moving to Florida in 1957, she raised her four children while maintaining an active social life. Over the span her husband’s career, they lived in many places, Winter Park, Fla., Severna Park, Md., Denver, Colo. Upon Bob’s retirement 1975, they moved to Anna Maria Island, where she lived until moving to Bradenton, Fla. in 2000. She had many good friends with whom she stayed in contact with throughout their lives. In Florida, Jean managed the office of the Beach Castle Resort for many years, was a realtor, a member of the Palma Sola Presbyterian Church, Longboat Key Garden Club and a great fan of the Tampa Bay Rays. Jean loved to paint with watercolors, but charcoal sketches were her passion. She left her footprints up and down the beaches of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key. All of her children have been successful in life, each in their own way. She helped prepare her children for a changing world and her advice and stories will be sorely missed. Private services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to
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suspect took some steaks and tried to leave without paying. She tried to block his way at the doorway but he pushed past her and got into a vehicle and drove away. The store provided a photo of the suspect from the security recording. 5/10, 9:13 a.m., theft, 700 Key Royale Drive, Key Royale Club. The victim said somebody removed decorative flags from the front landscape of the building. A security recording showed the theft. 5/10, 1:55 p.m., battery, 4000 Gulf Drive, public beach. The officer responded to a report of violence and talked with a woman who said she got into an argument with her daughter and slapped her. Witnesses said there were two slaps. The suspect was given a notice to appear. 5/11, 3:31 p.m., petit theft, 7100 Gulf Drive, Nautilus Condo. A rod and reel were taken from the front of the condo. 5/15, 3:50 p.m., petit theft, 300 block of 59th Street. A beach cruiser bike was stolen.
The Sierra Club in her name would be a wonderful tribute.
Jeffrey George Willey Jeffrey George Willey, 72, Bradenton, died May 18, 2015. Jeffrey was born on Dec. 5, 1942, in the village of Malone, N. Y. to the late George and Irma (Kunzer) Willey. He moved to Manatee County from Troy, N. Y., as a teenager. He worked as a police officer for the former Anna Maria Police Department, rising through its ranks to serve as their chief of police. He continued his career in law enforcement and public safety serving with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, later the Anna Maria Fire Rescue and also was a member of the West Manatee Fire Rescue Auxiliary. Jeffrey was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Bradenton. He served as a Lay Eucharistic visitor and sang in the choir. He is survived by his loving wife, Pamela S. Willey, of Bradenton, and many extended family members and close friends. A celebration of Jeffrey’s life was held at 11 a.m. on May 23, 2015, at Christ Episcopal Church, 4030 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. The family request that in lieu of flowers that memorials be made to the West Manatee Fire Rescue Auxiliary or to the Christ Episcopal Church Memorial Fund in his memory. Condolences for the family may be made online at www.shannonfuneralhomes.com.
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AMI VALET LLC Professional parking services. Restaurants, weddings, any & all special events. Insured & Licensed. Years of experience. Call 941-565-0137 AMIValet@gmail.com
AT YOUR SERVICE Personal & Professional assistant. Great rates. References available "Let me do what you are unwilling or unable to do." Call Cindy 941-812-2238 zicker8@aol.com
REAL ESTATE HOMES & CONDOS FOR SALE SPACIOUS 3BR/3BA Condominium rarely available in wonderful bay front complex with pool and tennis courts. Tastefully renovated to include newly tiled kitchen & family room with a peak of the bay and a split bedroom plan. Centrally located in Holmes Beach, with a short walk to shops. Ground-floor unit with covered parking and private storage. Family oriented and pet friendly. Offered at $450,000. Call Green Real Estate @ 941-7780455 BRING YOUR BOAT! Canal villa with no bridges to ICW. Renovated 2BR/2BA villa w/carport, in gated community. 23 foot dock. Open plan, Update kitchen & baths. $249,900 Katharine Pepper, RoseBay International 941-755-2100 or 941-792-9459
LOWEST PRICED WATERFRONT home on AMI. 2BR/2BA Sea Side Gardens Villa. Must see view! 33 Sea Side Court. captnse@ gmail.com or call 970-8467394 FOR SALE by OWNER 1BR/1BA in historic Sandpiper co-op resort with bay view, boat docks, beach completely new inside and out. Call 941-224-1652 for more details BEACH CASTLE RESORT #14 located on Longboat Key, own a piece of paradise and when life calls you away from the Island you have the opportunity to enjoy income from this furnished 1 bedroom 1 bath $278,000. RE/MAX Alliance Group Erlene Fitzpatrick Broker Associate 941-224-63339
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4BR/3BA HOUSE on 71.5 acres with 18 stall horse barn in Parrish, Florida. Call Steve Georgie 941-321-6253 at Keller Williams Realty
REAL ESTATE: LOTS FOR SALE GORGEOUS LOT (14,160 Sq. Ft) (80 X 177) Located at 1107 Palma Sola Blvd. Stunning views of Palma Sola Bay with great potential for new construction. For more details contact Gregg Bayer at AMI Beaches Real Estate 941-799-9096
RENTALS: ANNUAL 1 BEDROOM COTTAGE HOME with fenced yard in Bradenton, $900 / $900 security. Quiet dead end street near Cox Chevrolet. Pets OK w/ pet fee. Credit & background required on all applicants over 18 . DUNCAN REAL ESTATE 941-779-0304 www. teamduncan.com ANNUAL RENTAL and CONDOMINIUM Association management serviced by (2) offices open 7 days a week! Contact kate@ islandreal.com – 941-3451295 - Island Real Estate of Anna Maria Island, Inc. ANNUAL RENTALS: 3BR Townhouse in Palma Sola Trace. 1 car garage, heated community pool. Brand new! $1700/mo. First, Last, Security. Contact kate@islandreal.com or 941-345-1295. Island Real Estate. ANNUAL RENTALS HOLMES BEACH Small 1BR efficiency. Available May 1 $850/ mo. 2BR/2BA with pool. $1700/mo. Available July 1st. First & 1 month security. Credit Check required. Call 941-809-2488 ANNUAL RENTAL- SPACIOUS 1BR/1BA elevated unit, half block to beach, onsite laundry. $990/mo. Details call Fran Maxon Real Estate 941-778-2307.(
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RENTALS: SEASONAL & VACATION TIFFANY PLACE Gulf Front Condo for Rent Incredible views from living room and master bedroom. 2BR/2BA Green Real Estate Call 941-778-0455 ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fl Condos. Pool beach access, fully equipped $650-$750/ wk Redekercondos.com 941-778-1915 WILLKOMMEN AUF AMI! Besuchen Sie Island Real Estate in einem unserer Inselbüros (6101 Marina Drive oder 419 Pine Ave) mit unserem deutschsprachigen Reservierungsservice und erhalten ein freies Island Real Estate Baseball Cap! Wir geben Ihnen gerne mehr Auskunft über unsere 250 ausgewählte Feriendomizile für Ihren nächsten Urlaub! 2BR/2BA GROUND LEVEL updated Single Family Home. Available May thru October. Available Memorial week $800/wk. Call 941-893-0039
REAL ESTATE: OUT OF AREA NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN Land for sale: a rare find - gently sloping mountain land, 3 1/2 plus acres with building lot, electric, water and septic installed. Storage bldg, apple trees facing south. Near Cashiers and Lake Glenville. $75,000. Call 941-778-5966.
TRANSPORTATION AMI TAXI metered-on-callcards accepted. Airport services: Tampa $85, Sarasota $35, Clearwater $75, Fort Meyers $150, Orlando $150. Call 800-301-4816. amitaxi4u@gmail.com, www.amitaxi.com TOWN CAR SERVICES, All airports served. Local and Long distance services available. Call Glen 941225-0072
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ADMIRAL TOWN CAR Professional chauffeur at taxi prices! Airports (1person $75, 10 people $150 to Tampa), Appointments anywhere. Credit cards accepted. Call Phil 941-3201120 admiraltowncar@ gmail.com, admiralTC@ verizon.com Licensed & Insured
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