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November 2, 2016

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Halloween on the Island tends to be a little different than on the mainland. Where else would you see a watermelon and pineapple jack-o-lantern?

Turtles crawl to a record year Sea turtles are doing great on Anna Maria Island, thanks to volunteers.

BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com

Sea turtles had a record year in more ways than one on Anna Maria Island, according to Suzi Fox, director of Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.

The record of 435 nests is higher than the next closest record year of 2013 by 66 nests, and higher than the 15-year average by 246 nests.

Why, especially in a year with two hurricanes and a severe tropical storm that destroyed 145 nests?

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Mostly, it’s due to 34 years of Turtle Watch volunteers caring for turtles and educating visitors, residents and business owners, Fox told volunteers on Saturday at an appreciation luncheon marking the end of the 2016 turtle season.

Fox applauded 86 volunteers for walking more than 3,800 miles this season, which began on May 1 and ended on Oct. 31.

The number of turtle hatchlings that made it to the Gulf of Mexico, 18,328, was the third highest in the organization’s history, within 21 percent of the highest year, 2015, with 23,234 hatchlings, she said.

However, 28 nests were disoriented by lights, with Bradenton Beach having three see turtles, page 27

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Stirring the pot: City may just say no way Commissioners plan to consider an ordinance banning grow houses and dispensaries in the city.

BY PAT COPELAND SUN STAFF WRITER | pcopeland@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – Although commissioners disagreed on how to deal with the issue of medical marijuana if the Constitutional amendment is approved on Nov. 8, they did agree to consider an ordinance banning grow houses and dispensaries in the city.

Police Chief Bill Tokajer said Anna Maria approved an ordinance that is “very short and just says no. It says they’re not going to have any grow houses or dispensaries within their city. A lot of cities in the state have already approved ordinances against it or put provisions on it.

“I would recommend that we do not have any grow houses or dispensaries. It’s an all cash business that is ripe for robberies and burglaries. It’s just going to be a problem for us.”

City Attorney Patricia Petruff said see marijuana, page 39

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Stone crab festival this weekend Get your stone crab on; it’s festival time.

BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com

CORTEZ – Get your stone crab claws, your stone crab dip and everything stone crab at the Fifth Annual Cortez Stone Crab Festival this weekend, Nov. 5 and 6, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the FISH Preserve, 4628 119th St. W., or Marker 49 by boat.

You can also dip into Cortezian clam chowder, Cortez hot dogs (fried mullet on a bun), Bradentucky Boil or mixed greens, hush puppies, fish spread, peel and eat Gulf shrimp, shrimp and grits, corn on the cob and bratwurst.

Drink features include Bale Runner Brown Ale by Darwin Brewing Co., with the label referencing square grouper (ask someone from Cortez for the explanation), exclusively available at the festival and Darwin’s, and pina coladas in coconut half-shells.

Enjoy the work of local artists like Rose Lipke, who designed the festival’s logo, with

stone crabs encouraging you to “eat more mullet,” and take the children to the kids’ zone.

Live music by Terry Helm, Reid Frost, The Bottom Line Band, Koko Ray & The Keepers, Twinkle & Rock Soul Radio, The Jason Haram Group, Nobody’s Fool, Taylor & Taylor, TC & Randy, Tropix, Sarasota Slim and Kettle of Fish will entertain both days.

Parking is available at the FISH Preserve at 116th Street West, with shuttles to the event.

The festival is a fundraising effort for Fishing for Freedom, which supports efforts to mitigate the 1995 state constitutional amendment banning gill nets, which put commercial fishermen out of work in Cortez and statewide.

The festival is sponsored by Swordfish Grill, Darwin Brewing Co., Killer Bait, Island Beach Monkeys, Flippin’ Mullet Sports Bar, N.E. Taylor Boatworks, Cortez Bait and Seafood Retail Fish Market, Cortez Kitchen and The Sun.

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Pancakes benefit baby Roser Memorial Community Church held a pancake breakfast to raise money for their facilities administrator, Charles Wade and his wife, Brenda, who gave birth prematurely to Arianne on April 19. She weighed only 11 oz. and is scheduled to come home soon. She recently weighed in at 7 lbs., 6 oz. Above, Lynne Kloes, of Valrico, gets syrup on her pancake.

She and her family are vacationing here and they read about the breakfast in the paper and decided it would be fun.

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Help mayors Feed the Hungry The city of Holmes Beach and its police department invite everyone to participate in the Mayor’s Feed the Hungry program. The food drive will be held Nov. 7 through 18. Bring non-perishable food items (no glass) to collection receptacles in city hall or the back door of the police department at 5801 Marina Drive.

Board to discuss motel license issue Holmes Beach City Attorney Patricia Petruff told city commissioners that she has learned that the state division of hotels and motels would issue a motel license to any structure that meets its standards.

“So my single family house, if I did ADA and put in the right kind of pool pump, the right kind of bathrooms and exit signs and whatever, I could apply to be a hotel/motel.

“It apparently does not require a zoning clearance letter from the local jurisdiction. The only way to change that is legislative.”

She recommended that they discuss the issue at a work session and determine if they want to ask legislators to look into it.

Longboat renourishment complete The $16 million Longboat Key beach nourishment project was completed last week, and the 150-footlong dredge parked in Longboat Pass has left, restoring an unobstructed view of the Gulf of Mexico to passing drivers.

Sand measuring 204,702 cubic yards was dredged from Longboat Pass to repair more than 4,100 linear feet of beaches at the northern tip of the key, according to the town of Longboat Key. Sand measuring 205,000 cubic yards was mined in Immokalee, Fla., and sand measuring 219,241 cubic yards was dredged from New Pass to rebuild nearly 4,000 feet of beach at the southern tip of the key.

Sea turtle nests were relocated before the project began, and spotters watched for turtles and manatees, said Juan Florensa, director of public works for the town, adding that none were injured or killed.

Correction A photo on Page 24 in the Oct. 26 edition of The Sun showed the annual Nautical Sale at the Florida Maritime Museum. The caption gave the wrong name of the organization.

City to ban commercial sales of dogs and cats Holmes Beach Commissioner Jean Peelen asked commissioners to create an ordinance to ban the sale of dogs and cats at any commercial retail establishments.

‘Ninety-nine percent of all puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills, and the parents live in horrendous conditions,” she said. “It’s a bad ugly business that we shouldn’t have in Manatee County.”

Commissioners agreed to do so.

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Flag-raising in City Pier Park

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy invites the public to join city officials and others in honoring military veterans and Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 11, with a flag-raising ceremony that will christen the nautical-themed flagpole installed in City Pier Park last week.

The flag-raising ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. It will feature members of the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra playing patriotic music as well as a bagpiper and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard marching from Roser Community Church to the flag pole’ s location at the corner of Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard, where the flag will be raised for the first time.

During last week’s City Commission meeting, Murphy said, “It’s really a fine looking pole. The contractor who did the work, John Fara, did a beautiful job.

People look at the coral and shells embedded in the flagpole-mount and say ‘That just looks like Anna Maria.’

“It was going to cost us the material plus $500 for his work and Mr. Fara has donated the entire thing to the city, so we got that flag pole base free. I encourage you all to take a look at it; it’s a work of art. We’ll have a small ceremony recognizing veterans and we’ll dedicate our flagpole. It should be a nice occasion.”

Fara’s generosity brought the cost of the project from an estimated $8,500 down to approximately $2,600.

More park improvements?

Later in the meeting, commission chair Doug Copeland suggested the commission participated in a commission workshop to discuss additional park improvements to the property formerly known as six lots that the city bought in 2011.

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Members of the Public Works Department helped install the new flag pole last Thursday.

“If we don’t have a plan we’re going to wind up with whatever we end up with. If you don’t have a plan, you don’t end up with what you want,” Copeland told the commission.

He mentioned a public dock, beach volleyball courts, a splash park and a shower as potential improvements the commission may want to discuss in the near future.

Veteran’s day beach cleanup set The city of Holmes Beach is holding a beach clean up day on Friday, Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. City staff will be at the 52nd Street beach access with information on keeping the beaches litter free.

Beachgoers can visit staff members under the tent and pick up plastic garbage bags and recycle cans and plastics in carts provided by Waste Pro. There will be giveaways for kids and adults.

Code Enforcement Officers and volunteers will patrol the beaches from the south and north ends of Holmes Beach to encourage folks to carry out their trash when they leave the beach. Volunteers are needed for this community event.

Sponsored by Waste Pro the event is the second of this kind for the city. The first was on Labor Day after the city received complaints about trash on the beach following holiday weekends.

During that clean up, volunteers distributed 330 pairs of sunglasses, 250 stadium cups and 160 bottles of cold water and collected 300 pounds of trash. The

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A group of Holmes Beach volunteers was successful in helping keep the beach clean over the Labor Day holiday and plan another event for Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11. next day, they scoured the beach and found only four items of trash.

To volunteer for the Veteran’s Day event, contact James Thomas, code enforcement officer, at 941708-5800, ext. 247.

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Fire board considers selling admin. building The fire chief will interview realtors and brokers and bring back a recommendation to the board.

BY PAT COPELAND SUN STAFF WRITER | pcopeland@amisun.com

BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue commissioners said last week they would consider selling their administration building at 6417 3rd Ave. W. in Bradenton and downsizing if the market is favorable.

Chair Randy Cooper made the suggestion, pointing out that the fire district has completed remodeling all three of its stations and since the district has downsized its staff, it might be prudent to consider a smaller administrative facility.

“We have a mortgage of over a million, and with the economy coming back, maybe someone can use this building,” he said. “The chief said he needs a minimum of 4,000 square feet and this is 11,000 square feet.”

Commissioner David Bishop said he would be willing to entertain options, and said “If we can get a fair return on the investment, I would support it.”

Commissioner Larry Jennis agreed with Bishop.

Commissioner George Harris also agreed and suggested looking at the day care facility adjacent to Station 1 that is for sale, but Chief Tom Sousa said it has a contract on it.

Commissioner Al Robinson said the building has “stolen $35,000 a year in taxes because that’s what the doctors who had this before were paying and that’s probably low now.”

He said they should sell it and rent something more suitable, and Cooper said he would get appraisals for the building and the day care center.

However, Bishop said that would be premature, and they should first talk to commercial real estate agents.

Harris agreed and said they need to learn what the building is worth and if there’s a market for it in the neighborhood. Another option he said is that they could sell it to an investment firm and lease back the space they need.

“I’ll set up interviews with commercial realtors and brokers, and we’d have to set a base price on what we want to get out of it,” Sousa said. “We have $1.8 million in it and owe $1 million.”

He said he would bring back a recommendation to the board, which can approve a listing agreement, and

also check on the process for selling government property.

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Cancer walk raises funds People from all over Manatee and Sarasota counties and beyond joined together at the Polo Grounds in Sarasota on Oct. 22 to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer and to raise funds for life saving programs of the American Cancer Society. Thirteen thousand walkers helped raised more than $253,000 to help the American Cancer Society save lives from breast cancer. Teams are still having fundraisers so those who want to donate may contact Nancy Ambrose at 941-518-4431. The event celebrated survivors, with 275 survivors attending a special brunch in their honor catered by the Anna Maria Oyster Bar. The slogan this year was “Walk with passion and we’ll never walk alone.”

Front Row: Angela Fuson; Second Row: Nancy Ambrose, Jill Morris, John van Zandt, Chris van Zandt, Linda Chapman and Anneliese Strout.

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EDITORIAL Thanks, Turtle Watch

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t has been a turtle season wrought with peril, but it was also a season that saw a record 435 nests and 18,328 turtles waddling out to sea.

Despite three brushes with tropical storms, a hotter than normal summer and dead fish floating in the red tide, the sea turtles prevailed, with help from Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch.

At the annual Turtle Watch dinner, director Suzi Fox complimented her crew of 86 volunteers, each of them emotionally charged to help these fragile hatchlings get to the Gulf safely.

Fox estimated the volunteers walked 3,800 miles of beach, mostly in the early hours, and they showed up rain or shine – and we had plenty of rain and shine this season.

AMI Turtle Watch came from a humble beginning with a handful of volunteers, who at one time dug up the nests and transplanted the eggs to keep them away from the water. Now the volunteers come from all over the nation, and they are all ages. They have expanded their patrol to include shorebird nests.

The law protects these creatures, but it doesn’t have teeth without Turtle Watch’s eyes. It appears they might get some hightech help At that dinner, Fox said they might use drones to keep watch on the nests and to find those who are causing disorientations by lights from their property. She also said they are getting help in writing a new educational program to enlighten those new to the beach.

We salute those beach walkers who spend their time helping these creatures.

They don’t do it for a paycheck, they do it for the love of the beach environment.

Their efforts show how effective they can be.

Thanks for a job well done.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thanks to Nancy

took place Oct. 22 with 13,000 walkIn a political season when you hear ers. Nancy served on the committee and see negativity and anger, it’s for the event and was instrumental time to take a step back and recogin making this huge event successnize an Islander that has done more ful. We are on this earth to help than many politicians. those that can’t help themselves and Nancy Ambrose has been an need a voice on their behalf. Nancy advocate of many great causes on is one that fills those shoes. Please the Island. Her passion is cancer and thank this Islander next time you see breast cancer lobbying to find a cure. her.

As a cancer survivor, Nancy volCarol Whitmore unteers for Relay For Life, Making Holmes Beach Strides Against Breast Cancer and the American Cancer Society on Return home rule to us local, state and federal levels. She has served with the American Legion Editor's note: This letter was Auxiliary, served as president for the originally sent to the city of Holmes Off Stage Ladies of the Island PlayBeach. ers, president of the North American As a concerned citizen, I am reButterfly Association, even helping questing that you take measures to to build a butterfly park in Holmes return home rule to our local cities.

Beach.

Our residents and neighborhoods Last September, she spearheaded have suffered much negative impact more than 24,000 Lights of Hope, as a result of over-development. We illuminating the U.S. Capitol Reflect- have lost 20 percent of our residening Pool in Washington, D.C. Cancer tial population in four years as a survivors, caregivers, cancer advoresult of life disruptions from the cates and even members of Congress mega-resort rentals that have sprung were there to experience the sorrow up in geometric proportions. Many and the hope of each and every one of these have as many as eight or of the Lights of Hope. Donations nine bedrooms and seven baths in the name of someone fighting with all the amenities of community or someone who lost a battle with centers and/or hotels. Just one excancer, were made and a bag was ample is that within about one year and within a 171-yard radius there decorated and sent to Washington. were 32 bedrooms and 27 bathrooms I have worked closely with Nancy constructed in four units. Just two the past two years serving as chair adjacent properties advertise occuand co-chair of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk that just pancy of 40 plus.

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The excessive noise, parking problems, etc., have wreaked havoc for those of us who moved here and/ or built homes here in residential zones with the expectation that these would be our final homes.

We are asking the legislature to give us back our constitutional right to fully regulate vacation rentals in our cities; to enable Manatee County and our cities to use some of the tourist development tax funds to counter the effects of the growth of tourism in our cities by raising eligibility size to 500,000.

Anna Maria generates millions of dollars in rental taxes. The Bradenton Convention Bureau (sic) in turn spends money bringing more tourists to our Island, and guess who gets to pay for the stresses in infrastructure and public safety? We do. My property taxes should never increase, based on the amount of money the Island generates for the Bradenton Convention Bureau and Manatee County government. My property taxes have increased two years in a row for no good reason. I am not blaming my Holmes Beach commissioners or the mayor for the increase in property taxes, but I am blaming our lack of home rule and our inability to receive our fair share from the rental taxes. Please do something. We deserve a share of the revenues we generate.

Karl P. Sclichter Holmes Beach

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PREVIOUS QUESTION: What is your opinion of a proposed Constitutional amendment to legalize the use of marijuana to treat debilitating medical conditions?

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I don't like the proposal and will vote against it.

10005 Gulf Drive.

11/8: Planning and Zoning Board, 4 p.m.

11/10: City Commission meeting and work session, 6 p.m.

For information, call 7086130.

Bradenton Beach 107 Gulf Drive N.

11/2: Community Redevelopment Agency, 10:30 a.m.

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11/2: Pier Team, 11 a.m.

11/3: City Commission meeting, 6 p.m.

For information, call 7781005.

Holmes Beach 5801 Marina Drive.

11/2: Parks and Beautification Advisory Board, 10 a.m.

11/2: Planning Commission, 7 p.m.

For information, call 7085800.

mark your calendar Note: Events are free unless indicated.

Wednesday Nov. 2

Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m. Bring two cans of fruit of equal size and weight.

Einstein’s Circle discussions, The Center of AMI, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, 11 a.m.

Gentle chair yoga, Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, noon to 12:45 p.m. $12. Space limited.

Gulf Coast Writers group, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 12:45 p.m.

Movie, “Jungle Book (2016),” Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 3:30 p.m.

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I favor the proposed amendment and will vote for it.

THIS WEEK’S SURVEY Who are you going to vote for in the presidential election?

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Kayaking for first timers, Robinson Preserve, 99th Street Northwest and 17th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton, 9 a.m. to noon. Reserve to 941- 742-5757, ext. 7.

Boomer Boot camp, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 10 to 11 a.m. One class, $15; five classes, $65; 10 classes, $100.

Knitting/crochet group, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Jam in the sand, Manatee Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to 8 p.m.

Friday Nov. 4

Forty Carrots program for babies and children to age 5, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes

Beach, 10 a.m.

Bridge beginners/refresher class, Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, 2nd Floor, Longboat Key, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., $10 includes coffee and cookies. RSVP to maryannbrady@aginginparadise.org or 941-383-6493.

Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 11 a.m. Bring two cans of fruit of equal size and weight Alzheimer’s caregiver support group, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Sunset drum circle, Manatee Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to 8 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 5

Arts and crafts show, Holmes Beach city field, 5801 Marina Drive, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chess Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Master Gardener, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10:30 a.m.

Sun spotting through a Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope, Robinson Preserve, 99th Street Northwest and 17th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton, 2 to 4 p.m.

Starry night telescope exploration, Perico Preserve, north side of Palma Sola Causeway, east of Harbour Isle development, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Reserve to 941-7484501, ext. 6039.

Sunday Nov. 6

Beach Market, Coquina Beach, Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Three Island cities support fire district The cities approved the fire district’s plan to put firefighters trained in advanced life support on fire engines.

BY PAT COPELAND

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HOLMES BEACH – After hearing a presentation by West Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Tom Sousa, commissioners said the plan to put firefighters trained in advanced life support (ALS) on fire engines is a “no brainer.”

However, the county has resisted the plan, which is why Sousa asked for help from the Island cities to approve resolutions asking the county to amend its ordinance to allow the fire district to provide non-transport ALS. Sousa explained that the county must issue a certificate of pubic convenience and necessity (COPCN) to allow providers to apply for an ALS license from the state. However when the county recently updated its ordinance on how to grant the COCPN, it did not provide a way for the county to grant one to a fire district.

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and staff all of our engines with paramedics,” he said.

“We did get a grant to hire three more positions to the Holmes Beach station, and we will be hiring firefighter/paramedics in those positions. “ Sousa said advantages of the plan include improving patient care and increasing the availability of advanced care.

“We have a three-person crew, and they respond with the ambulance on critical type patients,” he explained.

“Typically from time to time, there’s only one paramedic on the ambulance.

By adding a paramedic on our truck, those two as a team can work together to improve patient care.”

He said when Squad Four (the Quick Response Vehicle used by a marine rescue paramedic to offer ALS services) goes out of service at the end of the day, and the ambulance goes in town on a transport, the closest ambulance is at Cortez Road or 67th Street, if they are available.

He said the fire district did a study of response times and how quickly units get to a scene 90 percent of the time.

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We have to have this. It would be unconscionable for us to say no, and the county has to look at that.”

Carol Soustek Commissioner station that time was 7 minutes and one second, and for the ambulance it was 11 minutes and 52 seconds. However he did say the numbers are better for the county in town because there are more units, and they are closer to their core.

“The availability of fire engines is high, so we can get there quicker” he pointed out. “We’re always stationary in our response zone, and the county has to move ambulances around to maintain coverage when they get a lot of business, especially in season,” He said the cost of ALS fire engines would be borne by the fire district, and it is already built into the budget with the revenue that is currently generated. The cost for schooling is $5,500 per person, the start up cost is

$220,000 and the annual operating cost is $133,000.

“We’ re trying to bring more value to the service that we provide to the district, and we believe this is a good way and inexpensive way to do it,” he concluded.

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Chair Judy Titsworth asked why the county is resisting, and Sousa said he thinks their concerns are having common protocols, quality assurance and liability.

“We told them we would have common protocols,” he said. “My response to quality assurance is that we’re already going on medical calls, and if it were an issue it would have already have surfaced with out current system.”

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Regarding liability, he said, “It’s already being done all over the state and there haven’t been any problems.�

Titsworth asked if the county is concerned that the fire districts would want to transport patients, and Sousa said the fire district does not have the revenue base to do that and couldn’t afford it. “It seems like a no brainer,� Titsworth said.

Commissioner Carol Soustek said, “When the ambulance leaves the Island with the paramedics, they’re leaving all our residents and visitors with nothing.

That’s a disservice, and if we have the opportunity to cover that and we don’t, then we’ve neglected the people out here. “We have to have this. It would be unconscionable for us to say no and the county has to look at that.�

The others agree and approved the resolution.

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On Thursday, Sousa presented the resolution to the Anna Maria City Commission. “It seems to me that the more people

It seems to me that the more people we have out there to save lives without increasing costs, it makes no sense to not have that, and I would urge this commission to support this resolution.

Doug Copeland Commission chair

we have out there to save lives without increasing costs, it makes no sense to not have that, and I would urge this commission to support this resolution,�

Commission Chair Doug Copeland said. “I think one point is that during season and in summer the traffic backs up on all the bridges, and the ambulances can’t get back and forth," Commissioner Chuck Webb added “Here, we’ll have a resident paramedic who can get people stabilized until we can get them out of here. Someone’s here instead of being stuck in town

because of traffic,� .

The commission voted 5-0 in support of the resolution. “I want to thank you. You’re doing a really good thing for all of us who live in the fire district,� Copeland told Sousa.

The resolution was included in the consent agenda for the Bradenton Beach Commission on Oct. 20 and was unanimously supported with no presentation or commission discussion because Sousa was not invited to address the commission.

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Symphony on the Sand set for Nov. 12 The Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus & Orchestra will present its fourth annual Symphony on the Sand on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the beach at Coquina Gulfside Park, 2650 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach.

Tickets are now avialable for this musical and gourmet event awww.

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Attendees at the Symphony on the Sand concert can enjoy small plates created by favorite local restaurants. These include Beach House, seafood boil and caviar hors d' oeuvre; Blue Marlin, bananas Foster; Coquina Café, peach, tomato and feta salad with apple cider vinaigrette; Freckled Fin, coconut shrimp; Lazy Lobster, lobster mac and cheese. Republic Distributing will provide the wine and Motorworks Brewing and Gold Coast Eagle will provide the beer.

Mixed drinks also will be available.

Tickets at $125 each include a salad course, several entrée selections and a dessert with complimentary fine wine and select beers. Other ticket options are $50

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Last year the crowd enjoyed music and food to the backdrop of perfect weather and the soothing sound of waves. tickets without food for individual chairs and a $20 option to bring your own chair or blanket and sit inside a roped-off area, closer to the stage.

A cash bar and concessionaire food are available for $50 and $20 ticket purchasers. Purchasing tickets early is advised. Ticket sales on the date of the event will

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have an increased price. Bringing alcoholic beverages onto the beach is prohibited. AMICCO reserves the right to search all coolers, tote bags, etc., upon entry to event area.

Tickets also are available for the Friday, Nov. 11, concert featuring John Michael Montgomery, American country artist, and the Sunday,

Nov. 13, concert featuring “The Stranger, The Ultimate Billy Joel Experience" at www.SymphonyOnTheSand.com. All concerts are ticketed events and are rain or shine.

“We are excited about the expansion of Symphony on the Sand to a three-day weekend of concerts, the many and varied artsHOP Islandwide events and Keep Manatee Beautiful’s SandBlast,” said Jeanie Pickwick, executive director of AMICCO and chair of the Symphony on the Sand steering committee.

“With celebration of our courageous veterans on Friday, Nov. 11, this will be a great three-day weekend to come out to the beach and enjoy what we have in abundance in our area – extraordinary music, delicious food, spectacular beaches, art walks, live theatre and a great sense of community.”

Contact Pickwick at pickwick@ tampabay.rr.com or 941-795-2370 for additional event details. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Anna Maria Island Chorus & Orchestra.

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Tree house appeal denied In May, a special magistrate ordered a fine of $50 per day starting from July 22, 2015.

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HOLMES BEACH – City Attorney Patricia Petruff told commissioners last week that the tree house appeal regarding a code enforcement board fine has been dismissed.

“Judge Gilbert Smith has entered an order dismissing the tree house appeal of the order imposing fine,” she said.

“I don’t think it will be able to be appealed because the appellants failed to file their initial brief within the time required and failed to request an extension and failed to show cause why such

action should not be dismissed.”

A special magistrate ruled in a May hearing that Richard Hazen and Lynn Tran, owners of the tree house in front of Angelino’s Sea Lodge at 103 29th St., did not bring the property into compliance with a code enforcement board order by removing the violations or demolishing the structure. The magistrate ordered a fine of $50 per day starting from July 22, 2015.

In September, tree house attorney David Levin filed an appeal of Judge Don T. Hall’s final order that the proposed ordinance regarding an initiative petition was prohibited under Florida law and could not be submitted to voters. The initiative petition filed in 2013 sought to allow voters to decide if the tree house is legal.

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Peelen presents legislative issues Commissioners agreed to focus on three issues for the upcoming legislative session.

BY PAT COPELAND

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HOLMES BEACH – Commissioner Jean Peelen recently presented to city commissioners a list of legislative issues that came before the Urban Administration Committee of the Florida League of Cities and also presented the list to Island elected officials last week.

She said the committee narrowed the issues to three and would further narrow them to two on which members would focus their efforts for the coming state legislative session.

Holmes Beach commissioners agree to focus on three of those issues for the coming legislative session.

The committee’s list of issues were: • Public records – Individuals and groups have developed a cottage industry regarding technical violations of the public records law by making public records requests of cities and suing if the cities don’t produce the records in

accordance with the law.

Peelen pointed out that since 2013, the town of Gulfstream, with a population of 800, has received more that 1,500 public records requests and spent $350,00 in litigation defense.

She said the issue is whether to let a judge decide whether attorney’s fees should be awarded in such cases.

• Municipal elections – A bill was submitted last year that would make all municipal elections occur in November, however, only one fourth of the cities in the state hold elections in November.

• Smoke free zones – Cities are not allowed to regulate smoke free zones. The proposal is for an exemption to the state law to allow cities to establish smoke free zones in school districts or parks.

• Unlicensed construction activity – The request is that state require licensing of handymen and limitations on what they can do.

• Gun control – The proposal is to ban military style assault weapons and their component parts, ban or restrict a person convicted of hate cries or domestic abuse from obtaining guns and require reporting of anyone on the terror watch list who attempts to buy a weapon.

• Drone technology for search and rescue – Current law says law enforcement agencies may not use a drone to gather evidence or other information. Law enforcement agencies want an amendment to allow the use of drones to search for missing children or seniors, providing the images would not be used in any civil, criminal, administrative or code enforcement action or as grounds for search warrants.

• Short term rentals – Support legislation to repeal the state preemption of the regulations of vacation rental properties to allow local governments to regulate such properties to protect the health and welfare of residents, visitors and businesses.

• Tourist development taxes – Ask the legislature to enable counties and cities to use some tourist development tax funds to counter the effects of the growth of tourism.

Holmes Beach commissioners selected public records, short-term rentals and tourist development taxes as their priority issues. The three issues selected by the FLOC committee were public records, short-term rentals and municipal elections.

Bert Harris claims being settled By a 3-2 vote, Anna Maria City Commissioners approved 11 more Bert Harris claim settlement offers last week. All 11 property owners are represented by the Najmy/Thompson law firm. City Attorney Becky Vose told the commission a 12th property at 101 Willow Ave. did not require an offer because the city considers the property to be an unbuildable lot.

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World series, Halloween, too much fun It was a double-header for the ages this weekend, with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs squaring off in an improbable World Series and Halloween fast approaching, drawing out the NOLA in all of us. Here are some snapshots from around the Island.

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Clockwise from above: A merman and a cop polish off some longnecks at D Coy Ducks; Brad Lisk is a baseball-headed Cubs fan while Nita Willes enjoys a shoulder massage, Chicago style; Santa asks if this unknown character (Game of Thrones?) has been a good girl this year; a priest, a doctor and Superman walk into a bar.......; a pussycat, a girl with a fro and a little red-haired girl walk into a bar.....

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Peelen updates officials on Home Sweet Home The group formed last year to address the loss of residents and neighborhoods.

BY PAT COPELAND SUN STAFF WRITER | pcopeland@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – Island elected officials recently learned of the efforts of Home Sweet Home (HSH) during the past year and its plans for the future.

The group formed last year to address the loss of residents and neighborhoods as well as the lack of affordable housing for families, workers and seniors living on fixed incomes.

Holmes Beach Commissioner Jean Peelen, a HSH founder, explained, “It’s a two part thing. One is to attract new residents to the island, and the other is to keep the current

residents on the Island.”

She said the group has worked with various groups, the AMI Chamber and employers. It also has manned booths at Island festivals and events to talk to people who may want to relocate to the Island and created a large social network.

“We have three groups within HSH.” She continued. “One is the promotions committee that does our brochures, flyers, business cards, etc. The second is social media and the third is connections, reaching out to companies and neighbors.

She said the website has had inquiries from17 countries and all 50 states. She said young families are attracted by the beauty of the Island, the safety for their children and the prospect of working from home.

In order to retain current residents, HSH members are contacting local businesses that have special deals, which will be featured on the website. The website also is featuring stories and photos of long time residents to convey a sense of neighborhood.

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Anna Maria Commissioner Carol Carter, another HSH founder, said the group has received its 501 (c) (3) non-profit status in order to be able to raise money for marketing efforts and to purchase property for work force and senior housing.

‘We’re focusing on trying to procure some bungalow-type houses that are 50 years old or older, which are not used as vacation rentals or rarely used by the families.” she

said. “Some of them are for sale.”

Next they plan to generate a list of gift prospects – individuals, couples, and families – and identify grant possibilities with government, foundations and trusts.

Peelen said they have discussed with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, Inc. the possibility of acquiring houses, with the foundation purchasing the land and HSH purchasing the structure.

“It’s the only way we could afford to pay taxes on the cottages and make these affordable annual rentals,” she said.

Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson congratulated the group and said, “You’ve made great progress in one year.”

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Attorney seeks solution to R-1 rental issue Residents challenge rental restrictions that will change from weekly to a 30-day minimum in 2017.

BY PAT COPELAND SUN STAFF WRITER | pcopeland@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – Attorney Scott Rudacille, representing eight property owners in the R-1 zoning district, said he hopes to find a solution to their concerns that does not involve legal action.

In 2007, the city commission changed rental restrictions in the district from weekly to 30 days. Rental owners who could prove they were renting at the time were allowed to continue to rent for anther 10 years. However, at the end of 10 years, they would have to comply with the 30-day minimum.

“While we appreciate the city’s goal of maintaining the character of its residential neighborhood, this area of the city is not residential in nature,” Rudacille wrote to City Attorney Patricia Petruff.

“There are beachfront resorts to the north and south and vacation rental uses within and adjacent to the east. Simply stated, this area is primarily resort and vacation oriented.”

Rudacille pointed out that the city’s code provides for due public notice for all public hearings concerning rezoning of property or substantially changing permitted uses in zoning districts.

He noted, “Because single family residential uses and resort housing were the two most predominant uses in the R-1 zoning district, it would seems that the elimination of one of them certainly would be considered a substantial change in permitted uses, thus necessitating due public notice be provided.”

He said due public notice includes notice by publication, written notice and posting of signs, and that such notice was not provided. He further noted that a zoning ordinance adopted without proper notice is void.

“If our clients were successful in obtaining such a judicial determination, it could eliminate the city’s rental restrictions throughout the entire R-1 zoning district,” he said, and added that under Florida Statute, the city would be prohibited from enacting any restrictions.

He said his clients are prepared to pursue a judicial solution, but hope to work with the city on a “more localized solution to address their concerns.”

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Metz complaint dismissed City staff found no merit in John Metz’s latest complaint.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – Building Official Steve Gilbert and Code Enforcement Officer Gail Garneau have dismissed an informal complaint John Metz submitted in regard to City Commissioner Ralph Cole’s beachfront business operations.

Metz, a city resident and member of the Bradenton Beach Planning and Zoning Board, voiced his concerns in an e-mail sent to Garneau on Oct. 13.

His complaint pertained to the Coastal Watersports business that Cole has long operated on beachfront property that belongs to Silver Surf Resort owners Barbara and Angela Rodocker.

Coastal Watersports rents catamarans, jet-skis, kayaks and paddleboards to resort guests and others.

Metz’s list of alleged code and zoning violations included: • Driving an ATV and pulling boat trailers and board racks on the beach; • Offering and advertising watercraft rentals;

• Storing, parking and displaying watercraft for commercial rent and utilizing the beach in a commercial manner.

Metz’s e-mail to Garneau noted the Silver Surf Resort was granted a special exception on March 1, 2001, for the operation of an establishment that rents motorized and non-motorized watercraft.

“The special exception is limited to the Silver Surf parcel and does not extend to the beach Gulfward of the parcel,” his email said before concluding with a request to meet with Garneau.

Instead of meeting with Metz, Garneau forwarded his complaint to Gilbert when he returned last week from vacation.

As the building official, Gilbert serves as the city’s highest ranking code enforcement official.

On Oct. 26, Gilbert sent an email response to Metz.

“City staff has reviewed your allegations regarding violations of various city codes related to the operation of a watercraft rental. Staff has also reviewed the special exception application dated September 7, 2000, and the special exception approval granted on March 1, 2001. It is apparent from review of those documents that the city granted

authorization for rental of watercraft at 1301 Gulf Drive North, including all lands noted in the legal description. It is specifically noted that the legal description includes all lands to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Based on our review of the records, we find that your allegations are unfounded,” Gilbert’s e-mail said.

Garneau then filed a code enforcement report that said, “Case closed, pending no further action.”

Before Gilbert issued his opinion, Cole said, “There is no validity to this complaint.”

In June, Metz filed a lawsuit against the city naming Gilbert and Mayor Bill Shearon as respondents after Gilbert disagreed with Metz’s claims pertaining to a vacation rental property owned by Wendy and George Kokolis. That lawsuit remains unresolved.

In 2015, Metz engaged in an unsuccessful legal challenge to then-Vice Mayor Jack Clarke’s inclusion on the special election ballot that later resulted in Shearon being removed from office for the remainder of his first term as mayor. Shearon was then reelected later that year.

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But encounters with boats are dangerous, and often deadly, to manatees, which prompted former Florida Gov. Bob Graham to make November Manatee Awareness Month in 1979.

Florida’s official state marine mammal, manatees are related to the elephant, and like elephants, they don’t like the cold. While we’re enjoying cooler fall temperatures, water temps also are dropping, spurring manatees to head from rivers, bays and the Gulf of Mexico to the warmer winter waters of springs.

Last year, 18 manatees died of

cold stress in Florida last year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

Boat collisions were an even bigger threat, killing 86 manatees.

So far this year, 91 manatees have been killed by boaters in Florida.

Since manatees are covering more ground than usual this time of year, their chances of contact with boats increases.

To help protect them, follow these tips: • Obey posted signs for manatee slow-speed zones.

• Wear polarized sunglasses to see manatees in your path.

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times more than the other two Island cities, she said, adding that Turtle Watch plans to test a drone before next season to help identify turtle lighting ordinance violators.

Another device also may help with disorientations, she said – the Turtle Eye, in collaboration with Manatee County, will provide devices to look through and see whether beachfront lighting is visible to sea turtles, which will enable anyone to tell accommodations managers about possible turtle lighting violations.

Another new project, “Dunes do’s and do not’s,” also in collaboration with Manatee County with the assistance of Christine Callahan, the butterfly garden coordinator at Anna Maria Elementary School, will provide free laminated signs decorated by local children warning people not to walk on or pick sea oats from sand dunes.

A Think Tank unit of educators also has been selected to design a new educational program for public speaking and teaching engagements, she said.

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Fox recognized new volunteers with baby bottles filled with Halloween candy: Bill Booher, Bev Lesnick, Kathy Noonan, Mark Pelea, Janet Pierson, Todd and Gidget Reese and Lynn Whiteford; and “semi-newbies” returning to the program full time, Carole Bringham, Tonya May and

Christine Olsen.

Fox also recognized volunteers in the bird stewarding program, Karen Anderson, Barbara A., Bill Booher, Anne Camp, Mary Lecheidner, Mark Pelea, Joe and Cindy Richmond, Ashely Scarpa, John Schimkaitius and Kelly Schimkaitius.

New coordinators for the Island’s seven turtle zones – Anne Camp and Bob and Debbie Haynes – were awarded car wash vouchers and new buckets with seat lids decorated by local schoolchildren, along with returning coordinators Debbie Basilius, Kathy Doddridge, Pete Gross, John Schimkaitius, his daughter Kelly Schimkaitius and granddaughter Mary Heazlit, and Lee and Marv Zerkel.

Also recognized were Turtle Talk volunteers, beach market volunteers and Karen Anderson, who received a plaque for her school project.

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Turtle nests laid: 435 False crawls: 833 Nests hatched: 235 Not hatched: 200 Nests remaining: 0 Hatchlings to Gulf: 18,328 Nest disorientations: 28 Source: Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring

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Aid for Haiti Steve Traves, owner of AMI Outfitters Coastal Gear & Apparel, 401 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, donates boxes of clothing to Karen Harllee, volunteer for World Harvest Missions in Haiti. World Harvest is spearheading hurricane aid to 120,000 victims in the remote mountain and coastal villages devastated earlier this month by Hurricane Matthew. The mission also operates The New Life Children’s Center for abandoned, handicapped and orphaned youngsters, providing health care and education. Through St. Stephen’s School in Bradenton, Anna Maria resident Harllee is coordinating local hurricane donations. She and her daughter, a St. Stephen’s student, traveled to Haiti earlier this year on the school’s annual social service trip. For more information visit www.newlife4kids.org or contact AMI Outfitters at 941-254-4996.

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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 ANNA MARIA ISLAND Anna Maria Island Beach Resorts 105 39th Street Holmes Beach 941-778-7477 BRADENTON Best Western Plus 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 E. 941-746-2505 Fairfield Inn & Suites Lakewood Ranch 6105 Exchange Way 941-552-4000 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 Super 8 6516 14th St.W. 941-756-6656

Sunrise Inn 668 67th St Circle E 941-745-1876

Hyatt Place 2600 Champion Ring Rd 239-418-1844

BROOKSVILLE Days Inn 6320 Windmere Rd 352-796-9486

La Quinta Inn 9521 Market Place Rd 239-466-0012

Microtel Inn 6298 Nature Coast Blvd 352-796-9025 Quality Inn 30307 Cortez Blvd 352-796-9481 CAPE CORAL Holiday Inn Express 1538 Cape Coral Pkwy E 239-542-2121 DAYTONA BEACH Homewood Suites By Hilton 165 Bill France Blvd 386-258-2828 Residence Inn Daytona Beach Speedway/Airport 1725 Richard Petty Blvd 386-252-3949 DELAND Budget Inn 2801 East NY Ave 386-736-3440 ELLENTON Red Roof Inn 4915 17th St. E. 941-729-0600 Sleep Inn 5605 18th St. E. 941-721-4933 Super 8 5218 17th St. E. 941-729-8505 FORT MYERS Baymont Inn & Suites 9401 Marketplace Rd 239-454-0040 Four Points by Sheraton 13600 Treeline Ave S 239-322-1399

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 GAINESVILLE Best Western 4200 N.W. 97th Blvd.

352-331-3336 Holiday Inn Express 3905 S.W. 43rd St. 352-376-0004 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 Blue Inn 4970 Kyngs Heath Road 407-396-0065 LAKELAND Ramada Inn 3260 U.S. Hwy. 98 N. 863-688-8080 La Quinta Inn 1024 Crevasse St. 863-859-2866

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LAKELAND Motel 6 3120 U.S. Hwy. 98 N. 863-682-0643 Residence Inn 3701 Harden Blvd.

863-680-2323 LAKE BUENA VISTA Clarion Inn 8442 Palm Parkway 407-996-7300 Marriott Residence Inn 11450 Marbella Palm Court 407-465-0075 LAKE CITY America’s Best Inn 339 SW Commerce Dr 386-755-6300 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 Residence Inn 825 Heathrow Park Lane 407-995-3400 LEESBURG Best Western Plus 1321 N. 14th Street 352-460-0118

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The Sleep Inn 2476 Citrus Blvd.

352-326-9002

Residence Inn Seaworld 11000 Westwood Blvd.

407-313-3600

The Wyvern Hotel 101 E Retta Esplanade 941-639-7700

Sleep Inn 900 University Pkwy.

941-359-8558

La Quinta Inn North 2905 N. Monroe St. 850-385-7172

Holiday Inn Express 9402 Corporate Lake Dr 813-885-3700

OCALA Hampton Inn & Suites 3601 SW 38th Ave 352-867-0300

Rodeway Inn Maingate 5995 W. Irlo Bronson Hwy. 407-396-4300

RUSKIN Ruskin Inn 3113 College Ave 813-641-3437

SEBRING Chateau Elan Hotel 150 Midway Dr 863-655-7200

Motel 6 Downtown 1027 Apalachee Parkway 850-877-6171

Holiday Inn Express 8610 Elm Fair Blvd.

813-490-1000

SANFORD Best Western Plus 3401 S Orlando Dr 407-320-0845

Holiday Inn Express 4400 US 27 North 863-386-1115

Motel 6 West 2738 N. Monroe St. 850-386-7878

Holiday Inn Express 8310 Galbraith 813-910-7171

Kenilworth Lodge 1610 Lakeview Dr 863-385-0111

Quality Inn 3090 N. Monroe St. 850-562-2378

Residence Inn 4312 W. Boy Scout Blvd.

813-877-7988

La Quinta Inn 4115 US 27 South 863-386-1000

Red Roof Inn 2930 Hospitality Street 850-385-7884

Quality Inn & Suites 6525 US 27 North 863-385-4500

Residence Inn 1880 Raymond Diehl Road 850-422-0093

TEMPLE TERRACE Holiday Inn Express 13294 Telcom Dr 813-972-9800

Residence Inn 3221 Tubbs Road 863-314-9100

Residence Inn Universities 600 W. Gaines St. 850-329-9080

SPRING HILL Microtel Inn 4881 Commercial Way 352-596-3444

Sleep Inn 1695 Capital Circle N.W. 850-575-5885

Holiday Inn Express 1212 S Pine Ave 352-629-7300 La Quinta Inn & Suites 3530 S.W. 36th Ave. 352-861-1137

Staybridge Suites 7450 Augusta National Dr 407-438-2121 Townplace Suites 11801 High Tech Ave. 407-243-6100

Microtel Inn & Suites 1770 Southwest 134th St 352-307-1166

PLANT CITY Comfort Inn 2003 S Frontage Rd 813-707-6000

Quality Inn 3434 SW College Rd 352-854-3200

Knights Inn 301 S Frontage Rd 813-752-0570

Residence Inn 3610 S.W. 38th Ave. 352-547-1600

PORT CHARLOTTE Country Inn 24244 Corporate Court 941-235-1035

Sleep Inn and Suites 13600 S.W. 17th Court 352-347-8383 ORLANDO Hard Rock Hotel 5800 Universal Blvd.

407-503-2000 Holiday Inn Lake Buena Vista 13351 State Road 535 407-239-4500

SARASOTA Comfort Suites 5690 Honore Ave 941-554-4475 Hampton Inn 975 University Parkway 941-355-8140 Hibiscus Suites 1735 Stickney Point Road 941-921-5797 Holiday Inn – Lakewood Ranch 6231 Lake Osprey Dr 941-782-4400

Days Inn 1941 Tamiami Trail 941-627-8900

Holiday Inn Express 5730 Gantt Rd 941-925-0631

Knights Inn 4100 Tamiami Trail 941-743-2442

Holiday Inn Sarasota - Airport 8009 15th St. E. 941-355-9000

Microtel Inn 4056 Tamiami Trail 941-624-6339

Hotel Indigo Sarasota 1223 Boulevard of the Arts 941-487-3800

Motel 6 6172 Commercial Way 352-596-2007 SUN CITY Sun City Center Inn 809N. Pebble Beach Blvd 813-634-3331

Sleep Inn & Suites 806 Kings Highway 941-613-6300

La Quinta Inn & Suites 1803 N.Tamiami Trail 941-366-5128

TALLAHASSEE Best Western Pride Inn 2016 Apalachee Parkway 850-656-6312

Motel 6 - Winter Park 5300 Adanson Street 407-647-1444

PUNTA GORDA Four Points by Sheraton 33 Tamiami Trail 941-637-6770

Residence Inn 1040 University Pkwy.

941-358-1468

Quality Inn 6737 Mahan Drive 850-656-2938

Motel 6 5909 American Way 407-351-6500

Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel 300 W Retta Esplanade 941-639-1165

Days Inn 5000 N.Tamiami Trail 941-351-7734

Econo Lodge North 2681 N. Monroe St. 850-385-6155

La Quinta Inn - Universal Studios 5621 Major Blvd 407-313-3100

Residence Inn 13420 N Telcom Parkway 813-972-4400 Towne Place Suites by Marriott 6800 Woodstork Rd 813-975-9777 WINTER HAVEN Howard Johnson Inn 1300 3rd St SW 863-294-7321

Staybridge Suites 1600 Summit Lake Drive 850-219-7000

Lake Roy Beach Inn 1825 Cypress Garden Blvd 863-324-6320

Suburban Extended Stay Hotel 522 Silver Slipper Lane 850-386-2121

Shergill Grand Hotel 5665 Cypress Garden Blvd 863-324-5950

TAMPA Clarion Hotel 2701 E. Fowler Ave. 813-971-4710

Roadway Inn & Suites 1911 Cypress Gardens Blvd.

863-324-5994

Econo Lodge 4732 N. Dale Mabry Hwy. 813-874-6700 Hampton Inn 5628 W Waters Ave 813-901-5900

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Advisor recommends steps to increase Center revenue Bob Carter, of Carter Global, made recommendations to The Center's board of directors.

BY TOM VAUGHT SUN STAFF WRITER | tvaught@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – Employees of The Center need to be more aware of ways to raise money and how to cultivate those willing to give to keep the doors open, according to a report from a company that studies and makes recommendations to non profits.

Bob Carter, owner of Carter Global and an expert on institutional strategy and philanthropy, and his associate, David Hoffman, gave The Center's board of directors their findings and recommendations from 10 interviews and 71 e-mails, plus talks with local officials.

“This report is not as much looking back as it is looking forward,” Hoffman said.

“Some of the interviews were from former users of The Center who either moved away or just quit going.”

Hoffman said The Center needs to form a committee to look for new sources of revenue and former users are among those who might come back.

He recommended they create a fundraising board to define what works and what doesn’t work. He said The Center’s donors are fragmented, and they need to be kept up to date.

“You could send a weekly e-mail blast,” he said, but he was critical of their online presence.

“Your website isn’t robust,” he said. “You need to develop an annual case for support.”

As for community relations, The Center needs to accept the current situation in the Island.

“You can’t change the past or change the fact that our demographics are changing,” Hoffman said. “Stay positive, be ready to respond in a consistent manner. Arm your staff with the right responses.”

He told them to be visible members of the

community.

“Be consistent and persistent,” he said.

“Make sure your staff is trained to communicate with the constituent groups that they serve.”

Fund development

“In the past, you’ve taken a broad approach to getting donors,” he said. “Try to get consistent donors.”

Hoffman said The Center gets most of its money from special events, with varied results, and it needs to form a list of donors who are there on an annual or seasonal basis.

“Ask them, if The Center closed, could they replace it for $40,000,” he said.

Hoffman said grants can be a windfall sometimes and other times, they aren’t worth the time.

“They take a lot of preparation, and if you divide the money by the number of hours spend applying for grants, they might not be worth it.”

Hoffman said they need to instill a mindset of giving in donors. When a donor is found, you need to continue your relations with that person.

“Identify top prospects and have members engage them,” he said.

Board member Ed Chiles said they need to establish a committee to engage donors, as the staff is too busy to do that.

Hoffman said they need to form a foundation and identify corporate prospects they can call for donations. They should also establish a way for donors to give consistently, legacy living where they bequeath to The Center in their wills.

“Develop a plan to provide recognition for legacy members,” Hoffman said.

Carter suggested $50,000 as the minimum to give to an endowment fund.

They also discussed a program where donors get a card that offers discounts locally to draw donors.

The board praised the two men and their recommendations.

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Center wants to reconnect with Island community The Center has developed six program centers to serve members and visitors.

BY PAT COPELAND SUN STAFF WRITER | pcopeland@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – At last week’s town hall meeting, Executive Director Kristen Lessig gave an overview of The Center’s mission and strategy and explained the six program centers established to serve residents and visitors.

She said board members have been looking at the perception of the Center in the community and solicited the support of Carter Global to guide them in creating a new development plan. (See related article on this page) “Sustainability and growth through community confidence is our vision in moving forward,” Lessig said. “We want to strengthen and maintain those relationships in the community and that trust that we believe we have worked to develop.

“Our mission is to be a gathering place for family and friends. We serve local residents and welcome seasonal

guests and visitors.”

She introduced a list of The Center’s partners and said it shows that center officials are trying to reach beyond the walls of The Center to provide enhanced, quality programing for the community.

“Promises to the community include offering a family friendly atmosphere, healthy lifestyle programs, experiences that are welcoming and stimulating and being a socially responsible member of the Island community,” she said.

“Our values are integrity, fun, collaboration and positive energy. As you’re here, you’ll see that the atmosphere is very positive, and we try to have fun.”

Youth, sports and fitness

Lessig said the Center has developed six program centers – youth; sports; fitness; arts, culture and education; seniors; and events.

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on an ongoing basis in those areas,” she explained. “We’ve started to track our unique participation in our activities and the total participant experiences. We are trying to evaluate where we need to put more attention, and it also helps in writing grants.”

She said the youth enrichment programs are growing, children and teens are receiving education in life and social skills and a parent advisory committee has been established.

Future plans include partnering with St. Stephens schools, developing a youth leadership program and creating a gardening program.

The sports center’s primary programs are flag football and soccer, but pickleball, youth basketball, hockey, tennis and baseball also are offered. The center has established soccer clinics for 3 to 5 year olds, developed an online scheduling system, introduced sports into the after school program, added exposure for sponsors and offered pre and post testing for skill development.

Future plans include character training, a wrestling club, a traveling soccer team and youth basketball

clinics. A tennis pro also has been secured.

The fitness center includes Boomers in Motion, yoga, Pilates, tai chi and CrossFit, but she said they continue to have challenges with days and times of classes and diversity in programing. A snowbird special and a Weigh To Go program are available, and a Pure Barre pop up event is planned.

Seniors, arts and events

Activities for seniors include the Soiree and Shiraz program once a month, Senior Adventures, a lunch and learn program, Silver Sneakers and Silver and Fit. “Silver Sneakers is definitely a success, but we found we definitely need dedicated staffing for our senior activities,” Lessig said. “We are on the lookout for the right fit.

“We also are going to work on our promotion and grant funding and have a unique opportunity to do our own Meals on Wheels program on the Island.”

The art program now has a dedicated space and a leader, who is engaging the local community in offering

art classes. Partnerships have been developed with Cultural Connections, the Kadampa Meditation Center and the Lifelong Learning Academy.

“The more we involve the local art community, the more people will come,” Lessig said, and added that there are plans to develop an education and speaker series.

Recent community events include the LaPensee Bowling Tournament, the Giving Challenge, a fish fry and a golf tournament.

She highlighted two employees: Robin Kinkopf, the director of first impressions, who is focusing front desk efforts on customer service and recruiting volunteers and members, and facilities manager Chris Culhane, who will be running the day-to-day operations in order to free Lessig to spend more time out in the community.

“I truly feel that we have a lot of work to do, and we want to do a lot more to reach different segments of the community. We are providing a very unique service on the Island that makes this a great place to live, and we will continue to work hard toward those efforts,” she concluded.

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Broker commissions

arning your living strictly on commissions earned is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you are compensated based on your hard work and creative abilities to bring two parties together. On the other hand, you’re subject to forces sometimes beyond your control, resulting in zero compensation.

Real estate professionals are paid a percentage of the negotiated sale price of a property at the time of the property closing. Commissions are not regulated by any federal or state governing authority, but rather are an agreement between the listing agent and the seller at the time the listing agreement is signed.

Commissions are always negotiable but generally are within a point or half point of what is acceptable in the region where the property is located. An agreed upon commission can also depend on the value of the property as well as the level of marketing the listing agent promises to perform.

With the proliferation of on line real estate services in recent years, real estate commissions are becoming more and more an issue

Castles in the Sand Louise Bolger to be discussed rather than just accepted. Per a recent survey by the discount-brokerage firm Surefield (which charges 1.5 percent) the United States has one of the highest commissions paid at between 5 and 6 percent.

This is down by a full 1 percent since 2002 and is way above the average commission for all of the different nations polled at 3.4 percent.

The international survey involved 17 different countries, of the 17 the commissions in only six of the countries either remained the same or increased. Mexico was the only country that was above the United States at 7.5 percent, which is where Russia was in 2002, but now is at 4 percent. The other three

English speaking countries in the survey were Australia at 5 percent, Canada at 3 percent and the United Kingdom at 1.5 percent.

Argentina, France, Italy and Japan commissions are closest to ours at either 5 or 6 percent. China, Finland and Hong Kong were all 2 percent, and Germany, Greece and Israel were all 4 percent. Sweden averaged 1.5 percent just like the United Kingdom.

Per Surefield, one of the reasons the commissions paid in the United States are high may be partly because of buyer’s agents, something that is not common outside of the United States. A buyer’s agent specializes in representing buyers, in other words their loyalty is to their buyer not to the seller, which is the case in most brokerage arrangements.

Buyer’s agents give full disclosure to their clients regarding other buyers interested in the same properties and are obligated to show all properties the buyer is interested in that fits their criteria and budget, as well as keeping their client’s financial and personal positions confidential. In return,

buyers must work with their buyer’s agent exclusively and not call or provide personal information to other agents. If you’re working with a buyer’s broker, expect to sign a written agreement with him/her regarding the above, as well as other possible restrictions. However, unless your buyer’s broker requires you to compensate them directly, most buyer’s brokers are paid by the seller by splitting the commission between the listing agent and the buyer’s broker.

My position on real estate commissions is like most things, you get what you pay for.

On line brokerage companies can do a lot, but there’s nothing like a firm handshake to make you feel comfortable. At one time, I thought working on commission was the most fulfilling way to earn a living and that nothing could replace a hands on local broker to help you with the most important financial decision of your life. Now, brokers must compete with both the flesh and blood brokers as well as the cyber ones. Welcome to the brave new world of real estate.

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BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com

The Bradenton Beach Planning and Zoning Board has completed its work on recommended vacation rental regulations that will presented to the city commission for initial discussion in November. The proposed regulations suggest occupancy allowances of two persons per bedroom, plus two additional guests; an annual registration/licensing fee; rental inspections; side yard trash pick-up; exterior signs that provide owner/agent contact information; interior placards that state allowed occupancy and parking areas; and increased penalties for repeat offenders. The board also recommends the adoption of a false advertising ordinance.

After approving these recommendations at the Oct. 19 meeting, the board began discussing the next phase of recommended regulations that will pertain to lot coverage, live area ratio, bedroom size, bedroom to living area ratios and other land development code amendments aimed at limiting the number of bedrooms and occupants in respect to the construction of new vacation rentals.

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Installing aeration systems in T-end canals on Anna Maria Island’s bayside could help push fish killed by red tide back out into the bay, and provide other benefits too, according to local fishing charter Capt. Scott Moore.

Moore, who worked on the waterfront in Boca Grande where such a system was used, sent the idea to elected officials in Anna Maria and Holmes Beach last month for them to consider.

“If fish got in there, you could turn up the aerators and they could push the fish back out,” he said, adding that aeration systems also could help with grass, which collects in canals.

During the current red tide bloom, he filled seven garbage cans in one day with dead fish from his canal, and noted that when the red tide was at its worst last month, there were too many fish for one person to handle.

Red tide is an unusually high concentration of the microscopic marine organism Karenia brevis. During a bloom, it produces toxins that can cause respiratory and skin irritation and food poisoning from eating tainted shellfish. It can

kill shorebirds and marine life, including manatees, dolphins and sea turtles.

Moore referred officials to the website www.vertexwaterfeatures.com, which attributes many problems in canals to reduced water flow and claims the increased water flow with aeration discourages harmful algal blooms, “since these types of algae prefer stagnant water.”

“When the water remains oxygenated and the salinity mixed, the waterbody is better equipped to handle weather events and seasonal changes,” according to the website.

Effects from the ongoing red tide bloom have lessened, Moore said, adding that he saw no dead fish and experienced no respiratory symptoms while fishing on the bayside of the Island late last week.

Fish kills affecting multiple species were reported alongshore Manatee County last week, with varying concentrations of red tide from background to high showing up in 13 water samples, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which reported Friday that medium concentrations of red tide were detected at the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria and at Longboat Pass.

Moore will be speaking about flats fishing at the South Shore Anglers Fish-

ing Club Meeting at the Sunset Grill, 611 Destiny Drive, Ruskin, on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. A drawing will be held for a chance to win his book, "Snook Fishing Secrets."

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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Farm City Week From left, Martha Glenn, commercial horticulture agent for the Manatee County Extension Service, accepts a proclamation for Farm City Week from Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson.

The event will be held from Nov. 9 through 19 and the theme is “Farm City Week Salutes the Manatee County Fair – Where it all Began.”

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Boater’s radio saves the day

BY TOM VAUGHT SUN STAFF WRITER | tvaught2000@yahoo.com

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Student of the month The Artists' Guild of Anna Maria Island is featuring the work of November student of the month Ariana Kucharski, 16, a senior at Palmetto High School and a member of art, drama and choir clubs. Her watercolor and acrylic painting, “AMI View,” will be on display in the gallery, 5414 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach this month. Troy Schroeder is her art teacher. Pictured from left are Karen Stuart, Artists' Guild member, Ariana Kucharski and her mother, Heather Kucharski.

The Coast Guard rescued two boaters on Thursday, Oct. 20, after their boat took on water 12 miles west of Egmont Key. A boater called the Coast Guard Sector in St. Petersburg at 6:03 p.m. via marine band radio channel 16 saying his 21-foot boat was taking on water due to a 2-foot crack in the hull and was in need of emergency assistance. Coast Guard boat crews from Station St. Petersburg, Station Cortez and the Coast Guard Cutter Hawk, an 87-foot patrol boat out of St. Petersburg, responded. The Hawk arrived on scene and helped pump out the water, which enabled the vessel to remain safely afloat for its transit back to Bunces Pass. A crew from Cortez and a crew from St. Petersburg provided safe escort during the boats transit.

“Thankfully they had radio communications on board, and we were alerted quickly,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Whitney Drake, from the St. Cortez crew. “It’s always great to get out there in time before a bad situation gets any worse.”

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Never forget Last week, Southern Manatee Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Herb Smith was presented with a $5,000 check from Island Time and Bridge Street Bistro owner Bill Herlihy and General Manager Eric Fleischman, with retired FDNY firefighter Richy Evers also on hand. The money was raised during the sixth annual 9/11 Never Forget, Tribute to Heroes fund-raiser on Saturday, Oct. 10.

The memorial fund assists families of first responders injured or killed in the line of duty.

Shown from left are Smith, Herlihy, Evers and Fleischman.

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their two options are to impose a prohibition or to approve a moratorium until they see what the state does. “If we do an absolute prohibition, the legislature could preempt that,� she pointed out. “I think the state is going to pass more legislation to further regulate the business. There’s a lot of uncertainty.�

Tokajer said there would be dispensaries on Manatee Avenue and Cortez Road and “that’s close enough for people on the Island with a card to get their legal prescription. I think we’d be better off to just say no.�

Commission comment

Commissioner Marvin Grossman said they should wait to see if the amendment is approved, but he could agree with a moratorium. “Just an outright ban without seeing what they’re saying doesn’t make sense to me,� he said. “In some areas they allow people with a medical marijuana card to grow two or three plants, which to me makes a lot of sense. Anna Maria bans everything.�

Commissioner Jean Peelen said

it is premature to discuss it until they know whether the amendment is approved, but Commissioner Pat Morton agreed with Tokajer and said it is better to be proactive than reactive.

Commissioner Carol Soustek said, “I don’t see where we would need it out here,� but Peelen noted, “I know people in their 80s who use medical marijuana and they can’t get in their car and go to Manatee Avenue. “I have no problem with banning grow houses, but someone with a medical card should be allowed to have three plants in their home.

More people than you think use marijuana now when it’s illegal.�

Tokajer told the board, “I’m not against medical marijuana if it’s used for the right reasons, and I’m not against an ordinance that says if the state allows people to have three plants in their home, they can legally do that as long as its not a grow house that’s doing it as a business.�

Then Chair Judy Titsworth brought down the house when she said, “I would be quite happy if R-2 turned into a pot farm. I feel it’s premature but I do like to support the chief.�

Decriminalizing possession

Titsworth also said she wants the commission to discuss decriminalizing possession of marijuana if the person has a small amount, and Tokajer said he would put it on his list of ordinances to bring forward.

Peelen said they should not put any work or money into an ordinance at this point but Mayor Bob Johnson said, “I see no advantage to waiting, particularly with respect to grow houses. I think we’re trying to keep that extreme away.�

Commissioners instructed Petruff to draft an ordinance banning grow houses and dispensaries for discussion at the next work session, but allow people to grow a few plants at home for individual use.

On Oct. 25, Manatee County Commissioners directed the preparation of an ordinance to consider a moratorium for 180 days on the acceptance and processing of new applications for the establishment of medical marijuana processing dispensing facilities in the unincorporated area of the county.

In the pink From left, West Manatee Fire Rescue Commissioners David Bishop and Randy Cooper wear pink shirts to show solidarity with Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The district’s firefighters also wore pink shirts during the month.

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The Center teens heat up the pitch was evident during their second game of the afternoon against Progressive Cabinetry, which ended in a tie 3-3. Wash was able to get Brewer to pass the ball to his teammates, giving scoring opportunities to the J. Alderson and Riley. Brewer provided the third goal for his team. Progressive Cabinetry held its own with goals by Nick DeWitt and David Daigle.

Regular season games end a tied score with no shootout. It was clear though that the winner of the weekend was Team Tyler’s Ice Cream both on the scoreboard and in its ability to play well as a team.

BY MONICA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Spirit Day, a long-standing and beloved tradition, made way for Saturday Soccer Spooktacular at The Center Saturday.

What used to be the season kick-off weekend, with team colors and team spirit filling the fields, sidelines and stands in short fun filled scrimmages to ignite the excitement for the season, made way for a mid-season day of soccer fun and competition and Halloween spirit.

In the last games of the afternoon, the oldest players in The Center’s youth co-ed soccer league faced off. The difference in size, strength and skill between the 11 year olds and the 14 year olds is clear, but as a group they come together and combine their efforts to become a team for eight regular season games. After playing their fourth games Saturday, it is clear that each of these teams is capable of taking home a victory.

Veteran youth soccer coach Darrin Wash has worked with his team, Team Tyler’s Ice Cream, for several weeks, taking them from a group of kids with heart and natural talent to a team that can stay in the game with the best in the league. Wash does not have a kid on the team. He just has a love of the sport, a love of the community center where he raised his kids and a willingness to give of himself.

Team Planet Stone, lead by eighth graders Nicholas Cavalluz, who plays for the Manatee Magic, and the coach’s son, Chris Snyder, dominated the field against Wash’s team during their first encounter leading to a blow out game and loss for Tyler’s Ice Cream. On Saturday, Planet Stone won,

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Tyler's Ice Cream veteran goalie Thomas Heckler launched a huge punt in his team's battle against Team Planet Stone but the outcome was much different.

Tyler Brewer, Tyler’s Ice Cream’s eighth grade main scorer struck hard and fast within the first 90 seconds of the game putting up the first point of the game. Then minutes later, Cavalluzzi tied the ballgame 1-1 with a goal of his own.

With Snyder in goal, defensive specialist Jack Barnes found himself on both sides of the field. Barnes and Cavalluzzi play together on the Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School middle school soccer team.

Growing his team, Coach Wash has stressed the strength of his female players, and it showed on Saturday. After a perfect pass by Josie Alderson, Brewer was able to get the ball to his feet and find a hole that goalie Snyder just could not fill.

With the score 2-1, Planet Stone took

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Winning the championship game, Team Progressive Cabinetry took home the cup in the adult co-ed flag football league at The Center Thursday night.

advantage of a missed pass by Reese Riley giving Cavalluzzi another scoring opportunity, taking the score to 2-2 into the second half of play.

What seemed to be a mirror image of the first half, Cavalluzzi scored quickly giving Team Planet Stone the go ahead goal. Tyler’s Ice Cream’s Brewer came out of the gates strong, beating defender Bryce Higgins to score his third goal of the game within the first five minutes of play.

Out of the goal, Snyder paired with Cavalluzzi to present a stronger offense.

Cavalluzzi worked around the Tyler’s Ice Cream defense to score against goalkeeper Thomas Heckler. In an uncharacteristic mistake, Heckler let the soccer ball roll through his hands moving the score to 3-4.

Snyder and Heckler provide their soccer talents to the King Middle School soccer team when they are not playing at the Island’s community center.

Team Planet Stone’s Michael Pears provided field support defensively, while Kiera Johnston saw offensive action in the second half of play.

Throughout the game Tyler’s Ice Cream showed improvement as a team. Travis Bates found his stride on the field, playing both offense and defense.

With the lead, Cavalluzzi put the final goal of the game in the net, sealing the win for his team.

The final score of 3-5 shows a marked difference between the Tyler’s Ice Cream team that played Team Planet Stone just weeks before. The strong pressure of the Tyler’s Ice Cream defense, led by Ava Alderson, helped to keep the team in the game the entire 30 minutes of play.

The growing confidence of Wash’s team

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Home Sweet Home reaches out The group wants to interview residents who live on the Island to tell what it’s like and what attracted them here.

Those wanting to tell their stories may call Carol Carter at 941-7799553.

BY TOM VAUGHT SUN STAFF WRITER | tvaught@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – Home Sweet Home is a citizen’s group trying to convince people that Anna Maria Island is a great place to live, not invest in a vacation rental.

Their goal is to stem the tide of vaca-

tion rentals that are springing up in residential neighborhoods, eliminating the sense of community that has been a trademark of Island life.

At a meeting on Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, Holmes Beach City Commissioner Jean Peelen, who is a co-founder of the group, said the countywide Council of Governments meeting that they planned to attend this month was cancelled.

“We were the only item on the agenda,” Peelen said.

Peelen has written an annual report of the group’s activities.

“I shared it with 50 cities across the state and they are very interested,” Peelen said. “Many of them are having

to deal with the trend toward vacation home rentals.”

They recently got non-profit status from the Internal Revenue Service, which will help when they seek donations, Peelen said.

She talked about their presence at Bayfest.

“We set up a tent and made it look like a living room,” she said. “There were a number of people who thanked us for doing what we’re doing.”

She said they were asking people.

“Do you live here yet?”

She said they talked about Florida’s lack of income tax and the Homestead Act for permanent residents.

Peelen is working on interviews with residents – old and young, retired or

raising children – to tell why they love Island life. Their first interviewee was former Bradenton Beach City Councilman James Kissick, a veteran fighter pilot in three wars. Kissick is an engineer who researched facts about the effects of high winds on tall bridges.

He served on the citizen’s activist group Save Anna Maria that fought the Florida Department of Transportation’s attempt to replace the Anna Maria Island Drawbridge with a tall fixed span 25 years ago.

Anybody with a story to tell about why life is so special on Anna Maria Island is asked to contact Anna Maria City Commissioner Carol Carter at 941779-9553.

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Kiwanis speaker talks sales tax Manatee Technical College Director and Manatee County Schools Director of Career Education, Doug Wagner, addressed the Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club Saturday, Oct. 22, and explained how extension of the half-cent sales tax for education capital needs is critical for public education and particularly for career education. Pictured are Wagner, Kiwanis Immediate Past President Dave "Watchdog" Miner and new Kiwanis member Lauri Harris.

Day dock system During last week’s meeting, Bradenton Beach Police Chief and Pier Team facilitator Sam Speciale showed city commissioners a sample of the preferred floating dock system that will be included in the request for proposals to be issued by the city for the installation of a 280foot, aluminum, I-framed floating dock system next to the Historic Bridge Street Pier. The city has also received an interlocal funding agreement to be submitted to the Manatee County Commission for approval of up to $125,000 in matching Tourist Development Council funds to help pay for the new dock.

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chess set or they will have some on hand.

For more information, call 941-7786341.

Election discussion

Master Gardener at library

The presidential election will be discussed at the next Einstein’s Circle at The Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Einstein’s Circle is a forum for discussion held for free about relevant topics.

There is no need to sign up, just come and participate.

Learn how to turn all thumbs into green thumbs as the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, hosts Ask a Master Gardener on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. These gardeners have the answers for home and container gardeners in this location.

For more information, call 941-7786341.

Writers meet The Gulf Cast Writers meet at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 12:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. For more information, call 941-778-6341.

‘Jungle Book’ at the library There will be a lot of jungle adventure when the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, presents “Jungle Book” on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. It’s free. Call 941-7786341 for more information.

Center needs volunteers The Center of AMI needs volunteers to help at the front desk and to read and tutor for the Beyond the Classroom Learning Program, which runs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Those interested may contact The Center Volunteer Director Robyn Kinkopf at 778-1908, or e-mail robyn@centerami. org or join them on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at noon or 6 p.m. for a group orientation.

Butterfly festival is back The Arts and Crafts Festival to benefit the Anna Maria Island Butterfly Park will be held at the field north of city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Shop for artwork, jewelry, glass, photography, clothes, food and more. It’s never too soon to work on one’s holiday shopping list. Local musical favorite Patchouli will perform and will have albums and artwork for sale. Admission and parking are free.

Contact Andy at 352-344-0657 or tnteventsinc.com for more information.

Seniors see Chihuly exhibit Senior Adventures will meet at the AMI Center on Friday, Dec. 4, at 9:30 a.m. The van will depart sharply at 10 to travel to the newly remodeled Chihuly Collection in St. Petersburg. They will stop for lunch after. The cost is $19 plus gas money. Attendees must call Peg Miller at 941-7783106 to make a reservation.

Beach Market returns Get ready to shop outdoors because the Beach Market at Coquina Beach begins a new season on Sunday, Nov. 6, and every Sunday (except on Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day weekend) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Market is located near the trolley stop and Coquina Café. Shop for local artwork crafts, jewelry, fresh produce, plants, apparel, pottery, purses, collectibles, pet products, health and beauty items and more. It’s a good place to start holiday shopping. Admission and parking are free. Manatee County does not allow dogs anywhere in Coquina Park. The market is stroller, walker and wheelchair accessible. Contact Nancy Ambrose for more information 941-518-4431.

Card games at church The Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, in Holmes Beach, hosts duplicate bridge starting at noon on Tuesdays.

Everybody is welcome

Kayaking at Robinson The Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department is offering an opportunity to try kayaking at Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., in Bradenton, on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 9 a.m. Kayak guide Wayne will give a three-hour class as the class explores the marches and mangroves of the preserve. After the class, he will demonstrate how to load a kayak on a car.

Kayaks and gear are available from the county’s West Coast Inland Navigational District-funded fleet on a first-come, firstserved basis. All participants must wear a life jacket. This course is suitable for ages 16 and over. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 941-7425757, ext. 7.

Needlework fun

parents experience new activities, join in circle time fun, spend time with other families and get valuable parenting information.

The program is free, and you can get a ticket for this session at the library desk.

Space is limited to 12 families. For more information, call the library at 941-7783986

Detect problems in time You could be alerted to possible stroke or other health problems by taking Prevention Plus Stroke and Vascular Screening offered Friday, Nov. 11, at The Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. The screenings are being offered at reduced prices.

They include stroke/carotid ultrasound for $40, abdominal aortic aneurysm for $40, arterial disease test for $40, thyroid ultrasound for $40, abdominal ultrasound for $95 and heart scan-echocardiogram for $95 or all six tests for only $169. Blood tests, liver, cholesterol, PSA and TSH tests are also available.

To register, call 888-667-7587.

Single source recycling explained

The Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, presents knit and crochet on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. It’s a chance to get out of the house and spend some time on a project that might make a nice holiday gift. For more information, call 941-778-6341.

Sean Jennings and Keith Banasiak, from Waste Pro, will speak at the Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island weekly meeting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5. The meetings are open to the public and to Kiwanis Club members on vacation.

Parenting program

Chess at the library

The Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, presents Forty Carrots, a parenting program based in Sarasota, on Friday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m.

This is a new program where kids from mobile babies to five years old and their

The Island Branch Library Chess Club meets at 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a chess master present to help attendees learn chess or improve their game. Bring your own

Enjoy watching the sun On Saturday, Nov. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. you will have an opportunity to do what your mother told you to never do – look directly at the sun – through a special telescope at Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W. in Bradenton.

Manatee County’s Parks and Natural Resources Department will have a Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope, which filters out everything but safe H Alpha light.

The sun appears red, but solar granulation, filaments, sunspots and even solar flares will be visible, as long as the sky is not cloudy.

No reservations are needed. For more information, call 941-748-4501, ext. 6039.

Telescope exploration The Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department is hosting a Starry Night Telescope Exploration at Perico Preserve, 11700 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Get a chance to view the skies through a high-powered telescope. Learn how to identify these heavenly bodies and how to star gaze at home too. This event is suitable for all ages. Reservations are required. Call 941-748-4501 ext. 6039.

Fun in the jungle Island Branch Library Children’s Librarian Trudy Bell reads to pre-schoolers on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m. at 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. The subject is “Jungle Boogie” and after the reading, there might be some dancing.

Later, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. it’s the after school STEAM Tower Challenges for older kids. For more information, call 941-778-6341.

A patriotic salute The Off Stage Ladies of the Island Players will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11:30 a.m. at IMG Academy Golf Club, 3450 El Conquistador Pkwy, Bradenton, for a buffet lunch. The program will be “Salute America,” featuring the Bonnie Gray Tap Dancers. Visitors are always welcome.

Contact Nancy Ambrose 941-518-4431 for information.

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Obituaries Janet Caswell Janet Caswell, of Sunapee, N.H., and Holmes Beach, Fla., passed Oct. 22, 2016, in New London, N.H. She was 90 years old.

Janet was born Oct. 18, 1926, in Windsor, Ontario, to George and Christina Pilmer. Her brothers, Robert and Colin, were born soon after. The family had emigrated from Edinburgh Scotland in 1922 to join the growing automobile industry, and moved to Detroit, Mich., in 1931. In 1937, with the Great Depression, they returned to Scotland.

Janet’s father passed away within four months of their arrival, leaving the family destitute, but near extended family. During her adolescence, Janet experienced clashes between her North American upbringing and the local Scottish culture. This ultimately shaped her views, self-sufficiency and drive for accomplishment. Janet survived WWII in Edinburgh, with blackouts, bomb shelters and USO socials part of her daily routine as she developed worldclass shorthand dictation skills.

At the end of WWII, Janet enhanced her age to 21 to qualify for and join the British Army of the Rhine – occupying forces in Germany – and was initially stationed in Hamburg in 1946. Earning the rank of captain, Janet applied her many skills to record minutes of

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10/13, information, 500 block of Spring Avenue. The subject drove into a driveway to turn around because she missed the parking area of the restaurant where they wanted to eat. She felt she ran over something and stopped. An orange parking post was wedged under her car, but did no damage, and it was removed.

A neighbor came over and said somebody else had turned into that driveway earlier and also hit the post, damaging it. The deputy felt that since the other car had already damaged the post, he would not make an accident report.

10/20, found property, 10005 Gulf Drive.

A small generator was returned to its owner.

10/25, theft, 700 block of Fern Street.

One of two kayaks was stolen from the ground floor level.

10/21, lost item, 10005 Gulf Drive. The subject said she lost her Colorado driver’s license while she was walking the beach.

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10/20, trespass warning, 117 Bridge Street.

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German Reconstruction Forces and to authorize material shipments. She had a front row to the unfolding cold war when later posted in Berlin during the airlift.

Later, Janet returned to Edinburgh and after one year, followed her wanderlust on a new adventure, moving to Montreal in 1949 as a single, independent, professional woman. She took an executive secretary position for the chief buyer for Eaton’s – the preeminent department store in Canada. She helped her brothers, Robert and Colin, emigrate from Scotland and become established. Over the next 12 years, Janet developed an extended and diverse set of friends in Montreal, eventually meeting her husband Charles.

Janet and Charles married in 1961, moving to Stow, Mass. In the mid1970s, Janet and Charlie began their own company, providing first-ever computer automation to stock-exchanges. Janet worked as treasurer and managed the supply-chain activities. During this period, they raised their sons, Douglas and Stuart, and summered in Sunapee, N.H. They retired in 1992 and began life between Sunapee, N.H., and Anna Maria Island, Fla. Janet developed her talent for writing during this period, participating in writing groups in New Hampshire and Florida, with several pieces published in the Boston Globe, the Manatee AM, and other local newspapers.

Janet had lifelong interest in performing arts, with active involvement

acting in stage productions including “Brigadoon” and “Guys & Dolls,” appreciation of live performances of all kinds and practice of her singing talent as a soprano. In mid-life, Janet also decided to pursue higher education, matriculating at Framingham State University in Massachusetts, with a focus on English and writing.

Janet always had a keen wit and sense of the ridiculous, an overriding optimism, and a broad perspective – living a philosophy of “why not?”

Janet is survived by her husband, Charles, and sons Douglas, of Portsmouth, N.H., and Stuart, of Sunapee N.H.; nephew David Pilmer and his wife Ann, of Boutiliers Point, N.S.; nephew Brian Pilmer, of Dartmouth N.S.; nephew Colin Pilmer and his wife Fumico, of Wainfleet, Ont.; nephew Michael Pilmer and his wife Heather, of Markham, Ont.; and niece Lorraine Hohloff, of Sacramento, Calif. Janet was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Robert and Colin Pilmer.

A memorial service was held at the Kearsarge Presbyterian Community Church in New London, N.H., on Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. with a small reception held afterwards.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the following organizations: Manatee County FLA Alzheimer’s Association, the McGill Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), and the Kearsarge Presbyterian Community Church.

To sign an online guest book please

visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com.

The business owner had the officer trespass two men passed out in front of his business.

10/23, disorderly conduct, Island Time Bar, 111 Gulf Drive S. The bar manager flagged down the officer saying the defendant was causing a disturbance with other patrons. The officer contacted the defendant and tried to make arrangements for somebody to drive him home, but the defendant became belligerent and started causing a disturbance outside the bar. He tried to grab the officer several times. He started yelling, talking in tongues and talking to people who were not there. While in the patrol car, the defendant hit his forehead on the back of the caged partition and had to be pepper sprayed before he was taken to jail.

10/24, consuming alcohol in a public place, 100 block of Bridge Street. The officer made the man pour out the rest of his drink.

10/24, driving with a suspended license, Pines Trailer Park. The officer stopped the driver for running a stop sign and found her license was suspended.

10/25, trespassing after a warning, 103 Gulf Drive S., Island Time Bar. The officer found the defendant passed out in the bar and issued him a trespass warning. Approximately one hour later, the

defendant was trespassed at the Circle K. Later, he went back to the Circle K and was immediately arrested

He was issued a summons.

10/21, driving without a license, speeding.

The officer stopped the driver for speeding and he did not have a valid license. He was ticketed.

Cortez

10/20, burglary to a boat, 12100 block of Cortez Road West. Persons unknown stole items from boats. There was video of the crime, and officials are studying the surveillance tapes.

10/21, burglary, Sea Hagg, 12304 Cortez Rd. W. A person or persons unknown stole a Plexiglas box.

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10/15, DUI, 4000 Gulf Drive. The officer observed the driver not driving within his lane and stopped him. He had the driver perform a field sobriety test. As a result of the test, he arrested the driver.

10/16, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, 52nd Street beach access. The officer stopped the driver for speeding and smelled the odor of “raw marijuana” and conducted a search. He found a glass pipe, a water bong pipe and a container of marijuana. The driver and two passengers are juveniles, and the officer called their parents and a guardian to come get them.

10/17, driving without a license, 752 Manatee Ave. The driver was involved in an accident and could not provide a license.

Gary Wilson Gary Wilson, 74, of Holmes Beach, passed away Oct. 22, 2016.

Born in December of 1941 to James R. Wilson and Verna (Cole) Wilson in Hamilton, Ohio, he was preceded in death by his parents, brother James and sister Glenda.

Gary worked a lifetime in construction becoming a general superintendent in 1974, building notable projects throughout the Midwest, central, and south Florida for Messer, Perin & Sundahl, Dugan & Meyers, Baker Concrete Construction, Frank J. Rooney, and for the last dozen years for Moss and Associates.

He is survived by his wife of more than 58 years, Marilyn; sons, Wade (Melissa) and Brad (Kathy); grandchildren, Jennifer, Brittany, Abby and Joe; great-grandchildren, J.V., Sierra, Matthew and Sean; and by his beloved puppies, Bibiana and Casita, who will miss their daily walks.

A private ceremony will be held at a later date.

A donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is requested in lieu of flowers.

Condolences may be offered to the family at www.GriffithCline.com.

Commercial fishermen rescued The Coast Guard rescued two men Saturday, Nov. 30, after the 40-foot boat the two men were on began to take on water 13 miles west of Anna Maria Island.

At 3:30 a.m., Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a mayday call from the crew aboard the commercial fishing boat Barbara Jean. The crew stated they were disabled due to engine trouble and were taking on water over the sides of the boat.

A 45-foot response boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cortez launched and arrived on scene at 4:30 a.m. A crew member and dewatering pump were transferred to the fishing boat to begin dewatering efforts.

The crew placed the fishing boat in tow and transported the two men and their boat to A.P. Bells Seafood in Cortez. No injuries were reported.

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Across 1 Pour love (on) 5 Sledding spot 10 Work the aisles, slangily 13 Very familiar with 14 Not spontaneous 15 Howe'er 16 "Good Guys Wear Black" star 18 Haul to the shop 19 Sailor's pronoun 20 Full of energy 21 Stereotypical Geek Squad employee 22 Mass-mailing tool 24 Post-performance celebration 27 Went astray 29 Pupil's cover 30 Drawn-out account 31 Not as demanding 35 USN clerk 36 Stroke with a wedge 39 Take steps 42 Defiant retort 43 __-Seltzer 47 Touchdown spot 49 Log-shaped pastry 51 Display for lecture illustrations 55 "Siddhartha" author 56 Charitable gift 57 Instagram upload 59 "__ matter of fact ... " 60 Young __: tykes, in dialect 61 Sofa decor 64 Shear (off) 65 Residences 66 __ Romeo 67 Onetime rival of Delta 68 Having a key, in

music 69 Go against Down 1 Title for Prince William's wife 2 The "thee" in "Get thee to a nunnery" 3 Seeing the sights 4 Letter-bottom letters 5 Dispassionate 6 Cocoon contents 7 Ungentle giants 8 Shar-__: wrinkly dog 9 Paper staff, briefly 10 Downright 11 Skimpy nightgown 12 Folksy greeting 14 NBC skit show broadcast from 30 Rock 17 Prince William's wife 21 Scottish isle denial 23 Finger-clicking sound 25 A little laughter 26 Prefix with technic 28 Unhook, say 32 "Crikey!"

33 Sailor's pronoun 34 Doctrinal suffix Answers to 10-26-16 Crossword Puzzle.

37 Desktop with an AppleCare option 38 "Canterbury" story 39 Guilty 40 "Operators are standing by!"

41 Bygone weight-loss pills 44 French explorer who named Louisiana 45 Rude dismissal, in slang 46 Passage between buildings 48 AWOL seekers 50 Kenneth __, portrayer of Judge Lance Ito in "The People v. O.J. Simpson" 52 Baker's protection 53 Valerie Harper sitcom 54 Item draped on a rack 58 Scout gps.

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EMPLOYMENT WANTED I'M AVAILABLE ON the Island, if you need help.

Cooking, Shopping, Light Cleaning and Great Conversation. Please call Annie 941-778-1474

FISHING CHARTERS CAPT. MAC GREGORY Fishing Charters. Full Day, Half Day, Night, Inshore & Near Shore. 941-809-5783 U.S.C.G. Certified/Insured

GARAGE, MOVING, RUMMAGE & YARD SALES ESTATE SALE, SATURDAY, November 5, 8am-3pm 308 62nd Street NW, Bradenton 770-354-7519 ROSER THRIFT SHOP Open Tuesday and Thursday 9:30a.m. - 2pm. And Saturday 10a.m.-1pm. Annex open till noon. Donations preferred on Wednesdays 9-11a.m. 511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. 941-779-2733 HUGE GARAGE SALE 1708 78th St West, Bradenton. November 3, 4 & 5 8am-3pm.

Automotive Tools & Books, Matco Box, New & Used Auto Parts, RollsRoyce parts & literature, Model Air Planes & Cars, Household items & Collectables HUGE HOME STAGER sale plus furniture, linens, Christmas items galore 505 Bayview Drive Saturday November 5. 8am-1pm

HOME IMPROVEMENTS TILE! TILE! TILE! All variations of tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship. Prompt, reliable, many Island references. Free estimates.

Neil 941-726-3077 RENOVATION SPECALIST ALL carpentry repairs, Wash Family Construction, locally owned and operated CBC 1258250 Call 941-7250073.

KERN CONSTRUCTION NEW Homes & Remodel.

Design/Build. Since 1968.

License # CRC1327296.

Call Jerry Kern 941-5042222 www.kernconstructioninc.com HANDYMAN. RETIRED ENGINEER. Free estimates.

“No job too Small”. Repairs, replacements, improvements, wall TV’s, shelves, cabinets, calking etc. Call Jim 941-448-7806

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GET’R DONE DRYWALL, INC Specializing in Remodels & Repairs. Island Resident for 18 years. Call Neil Cell 941-962-1194 “HONEY DO" HOME Repairs & Handyman Services.

35 yrs experience. Painting, drywall, tile, woodwork. All tasks. Call 941-896-5256 or 941-807-5256 www.honeydohomerepairinc.com

FOUND PURSE on South Bay Blvd on Saturday. Call 941-778-5828 LOST TENNIS BRACELET Gold with Diamonds around. Near Dog Park or Publix. REWARD! Call 941778-2494 FOUND SET OF KEYS in water off Bayfront Park.

Call Bob 941-778-3986

JOE UNGVARSY CONSTRUCTION. Designer/ Remodeling Contractor State License CRC 035261.

Call 941-779-4630 or email juremodel1@aol.com

LOST WOMAN'S PRESCRIPTION glasses, brown frame.

Lost on beach around 72nd street. On Monday the July 25. Call 260-6029866

BESPOKE SERVICES, MASTER CARPENTER for all home & office repairs. Also painting, decorating, decking & dock repairs,. Large or small works. Reasonable Rates! Island guy for Island work. Call RICHARD 941-448-3571

LOST MAN’S SILVER Wedding Ring, silver with stones mounted. Lost at Coquina Beach near restrooms. Please Call 813413-3373

HANDY WOMAN-Island Resident. From hanging blinds to installing fixtures to kitchen backsplash to vinyl flooring and small repairs! I'm your girl. Reliable and trustworthy. Call Lisa 812-306-3896 HOME IMPROVEMENT Michigan General Contractor 30+ yrs. experience. Large or small projects. Budget minded knowledgeable tradesman will complete your project start to finish: On Time/On Budget. Call Mike 616-204-8822.

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE R. GAROFALO’S Interlocking brick pavers, driveways, patios, pool decks. Free estimates. Licensed & Insured.

Call Rafael 941-778-4823 or Veronik 941-526-7941 SHELL DELIVERED AND spread $50/yd. Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-795-7775, "shell phone" 941-720-0770

LOST & FOUND LOST MY GRANDMOTHER'S gold wedding band (initials inside and date) at Coquina Beach area. Reward.

Call 407-579-1621

MOVING & STORAGE MARTIN’S MOVING YOUR Island movers! Offering dependable, competitive rates. No hidden costs. 941-809-5777.

TWO MEN and a TRUCK. Movers who care. Local and Long distance. www. twomen.com Call 941-3591904. We sell boxes!

PAINTING & WALLCOVERING PAINT! PAINT! AND MORE 28 years of experienced interior/exterior custom painting. Pressure cleaning, drywall repairs and texture finishes. Many Island references. Please call Neil for free estimates.

941-812-0507 WALY PRECISION PAINTING custom painting, pressure washing, commercial/residential, interior/exterior, drywall/stucco, Licensed & insured. Call 941-448-1928 or 941-580-4005 www.WalyPainting.com “WIZARD OF WALLS” Established 1980 Prompt quality service.

Paperhanging/removal Faux finishes. Interior painting. Mary Bell 941794-0455 BAYSIDE COMMERCIAL PAINTING. David Padyani Call 941-565-9446 or Larry Zimmer 941-2248123 Licensed & Insured

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PERSONAL SERVICES LUGG IT. We Load, Haul & Deliver Anything! Base cost $75 plus $3 per mile plus $2 per minute loading & unloading labor. Shark Mark 941-301-6067

PERSONAL TRAINING CERTIFIED TRAINER and ISLAND RESIDENT with over 10 Years of experience. Specializing in Balance and Functional exercises in the comfort of your own home. Great references available. Call Stephanie 941-3021797

PETS ARE YOU WANTING to vacation and not worry if your pet is lonely. I will overnight in your home, so your animal can stay in his own environment. Home Sitting is also available.

Great References. Call Mary 941-405-2496

POOL SERVICES FOUR SEASONS POOL SERVICE. AMI & West Bradenton. Certified Pool Operator. Residential/commercial. {Chemical Service} Licensed & Insured. Call Dennis Clark 941-737-5657 COLE'S TROPICAL POOL SERVICE Call Cole Bowers for all your pool maintenance needs! Affordable and Dependable!! 941-7131893

REAL ESTATE HOMES & CONDOS FOR SALE LOOKING FOR A highly motivated real estate broker to buy or sell your next home? Darcie Duncan, Broker Duncan Real Estate a lifelong island resident bringing success to her customers for 26 years. Proven track record, brings you results! 941-725-1589 W. BRADENTON CONDO 4000sq.ft. Canal front Bay view 3+BR/3.5BA Bonus room dock lift 2 car Island Real Estate Call AL Galletto 941-2322216

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REAL ESTATE HOMES & CONDOS FOR SALE STARTING FROM THE UPPER 200’s. Only minutes from the beach, this new active adult community is perfectly located just south of Manatee Ave, off Village Green Pkwy. Perfectly designed, open 2BR or 3BR/2BA plus den & 2CG floor plans. Luxurious amenities, pool, spa, gym, pickle ball and fenced-in dog park. HOA only $190/month. Models open daily. {Contact us 941-254-3330} www.MirabellaFlorida.com 106 WILLOW RENOVATED Cottage. 1 in from Beach, beautiful pool/spa. Lush landscaping $1,197,000.

Call Charles Buky Coldwell Banker 941-228-6086 FIND REAL ESTATE at brokersandra.com. Call Sandra Glantz 941-7999229 Licensed Real Estate Professional with Wagner Realty. Call for free market analysis.

2 MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE Bradenton Beach AMI. Vintage 1957 trailer w/ carport, roof-over, bamboo floors/trim, 1BR/1BA, sunny corner lot, partially furnished. $65k 1975 standard 45' trailer w/updated kitchen, 1BR/1BA (walk-in shower), parking space, partially furnished. $65k Call Erik or Janet 813-6793561.

Call us today! 941-778-3986

HARBOUR ISLE RESALES Live the resort life. Call the Harbour Isle Resident Expert, Lori Guerin Wagner Realty 941-773-3415

RENTALS: ANNUAL ANNUAL RENTALS WANTED! We have well qualified tenants for beach/mainland annual rentals, Full management or Finders fee. Call today for details. Ask for Ed. DUNCAN REAL ESTATE 941-779-0304 www.teamduncan.com WEST BRADENTON San Remo 4011 Plumosa Terrace 2BR/2BA/1CG on Salt Water Canal. W/D hookups, Large lanai & yard plus dock Bring your boat! $2000/mo unfurnished. First, & Security.

Credit check. Lease option possible. Call JoAnn 941809-2488 ANNUAL RENTAL and CONDOMINIUM Association management serviced by (2) offices open 7 days a week! Contact junew@ islandreal.com – 941-3451295 - Island Real Estate of Anna Maria Island, Inc. WEST BAY COVE groundlevel furnished 2BR/2BA annual lease at $1600/mo.

Palma Sola Trace townhouse 2BR/2BA w/garage and W/D $1375mo. Studio in Holmes Beach $750/mo.

Call A Paradise 941-7784800

BRING YOUR BOAT to this 3BR/2BA ranch w/2 car gar. on canal in East Bradenton. Waterfront home has dock, 11,000 # boatlift, fireplace, large lanai & split plan. Just minutes to I-75 with large fenced, shady back yard. $1750/ mo. Call June at Island Real Estate - 941-778-6066 ANNUAL RENTAL: BEAUTIFULLY remodeled Bradenton Beach 2BR/2BA $1800/mo plus utilities. Call Dennis 941-448-7793 WEST BRADENTON: HOUSE Nice 3BR/2BA/2CG. Ready to move in. 1904 38th St W $1450/mo. DUPLEX, 2BR/1BA/1CG. Available November 1 $950/ mo Located by 34 St W & Cortez Rd. One Year Lease.

First / Security and Credit Check. No Pets. Call 941809-2488 HOLMES BEACH 6+ MONTHS Renewable 2BR/2BA includes W/D, Dish Cable, water, trash & security $1800/mo. First, Last & Security. Call 860922-3857 HOLMES BEACH 1BR/1BA all utilities. Recent Updated.

Walk to Beach. Mature non smoker preferred. $1100/mo First & last Call 941-778-0742

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ANNUAL RENTAL: Holmes Beach, 3BR/3BA home, on canal, view of Skyway Bridge, pool. Unfurnished. $2,500/mo - 1st, last, and security req'd. Call Sato Real Estate, Inc. at 941778-7200 or email monica@satorealestate.com AN ISLAND PLACE REALTY: Elevated Annual Rental: Available November 1!

2BR/2BA Walk to the Beach! Includes lawn, garbage. No Smokers or Pets Please. $1400/mo. Please Call 941-779-9320

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-$800/ wk Redekercondos.com 941-704-7525 or 941-7781915 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!

WATER FRONT 2BR/2BA & 2BR/1BA vacation rentals. www.annamariaheronslanding.com Anna Maria Island Bradenton Beach.

Call 713-498-3549 WINTER RENTALS AVAILABLE- Weekly/Monthly/ Seasonal. Call Fran Maxon Real Estate 941778-2307 for availability and rates.

GULF FRONT CONDO on AMI. 2BR/2BA furnished, seasonal or annual. Heated pool, tennis. No Pets/ Smoking. Available Now. Call 516-859-3941

TRANSPORTATION AMI TAXI metered-on-callcards accepted. Airport: Tampa $85, Sarasota $35, Clearwater $75, Fort Meyers $150, Orlando $150.

Call 800-301-4816. amitaxi4u@gmail.com, www. amitaxi.com ANYTIME TRANSPORTATION to all airports, appointments, casino, cruises, etc. Tampa $60. Sarasota $30. Pets welcome. Very dependable. Reasonable rates. Contact Jeanne.

941-779-5095 ADMIRAL TOWN CAR Professional chauffeur, taxi prices! Airports (1@ $75, 10 $150 to Tampa), Appointments anywhere.

Credit cards accepted. Phil 941-320-1120 admiraltowncar@gmail.com, Licensed & Insured

ROGER'S AIRPORT SERVICE. Tampa, St. Pete/ Clearwater, Sarasota/ Bradenton. Call Roger 941773-1469

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