Anna Maria Island Sun November 7, 2018

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VOL 19 No. 4

November 7, 2018

Halloweeners and winners TOM VAUGHT | SUN

Kids came out in droves to participate in the AMI Chamber’s Island-wide Trail of Treats. Story and more photos on Pages 18-19.

Bradenton Beach shuts down city website City officials are now working on getting an upgraded, ADA-compliant city website.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – The city has shut down its website until it can be made compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The city website was shut down last week at the request of Mayor John Chappie after he learned of a $16,000 settlement agreement Manatee County recently reached regarding the Joel Price v. Manatee County lawsuit filed with The United States District Court Middle District of Florida Tampa Division.

Price and his Miami-based attorney, Scott Dinin, alleged the county website violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and sought injunctive relief to remedy alleged accessibility barriers at the county website, www.mymanatee.org.

“Plaintiff alleges he attempted to access electronic PDF documents on the website, but the website did not integrate with his screen reader software and he could not access the electronic content,” the settlement agreement says.

The settlement agreement says the county “does not admit and expressly denies the allegations set forth in the lawsuit and denies that the website is in violation of any law, including but SEE WEBSITE, PAGE 35

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It’s a Bert Harris win for Holmes Beach After deliberating for more than a month, 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Lon Arend ruled in favor of the city in a Bert Harris case brought forth by residents Robert and Ellen McCaffrey.

BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders have reason to celebrate as a win comes in for Holmes Beach in a Bert Harris case filed by residents Robert and Ellen McCaffrey.

The news came in the form of a judgment from 12th Judicial Circuit

Court Judge Lon Arend dated Nov. 2.

The trial for the Bert Harris case was held Aug. 15-18 in Manatee County.

In the case, the McCaffreys, owners of a Holmes Boulevard property since 1993 in the R-2 residential district, alleged that the city’s ordinances setting a maximum living area ratio based on lot size and restrictions on the number of bedrooms and pools associated with duplex units, along with onsite parking requirements seriously affected the couple’s plans to redevelop the property and sell it in order to retire.

Court documents show that due to the LAR restrictions, the McCaffreys SEE BERT HARRIS, PAGE 30

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Cortez stone crab festival this weekend

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

CORTEZ – Get ready to snap up some crabs at the 7th Annual Cortez Stone Crab and Music Festival this weekend in the historic fishing village of Cortez.

The free festival, on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10-11, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., featuring stone crabs, stone crabs and more stone crabs - plus live blue crabs - to benefit Fishing for Freedom’s Manatee chapter and the children of Port St. Joe, the sister city of Cortez.

Festival proceeds will help make up for some lost wages for Cortez commercial fishermen affected by red tide, said festival organizer Bob Slicker, of the Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar. This year’s festival also is a hurricane relief toy drive for families hit hard by Hurricane Michael last month, said Slicker, who helped get

two trailers loaded with hurricane supplies to the Panhandle.

“We’re hoping for a tremendous outpouring from the festival,” Slicker said. “Blessing Bags has paired up with us and will be there with SIRF.” Service Industry Relief Festivities helps workers in the service industry, like wait staff and cooks, when business is down due to natural disasters like red tide and hurricanes.

Local restaurants are still serving fresh, healthy, sustainable seafood, and diners sit inside air conditioning, where they are not affected by red tide, Slicker said.

“We do not serve things affected by red tide,” he said. “We don’t serve anything we don’t eat ourselves.”

With the slogan, “Our stone crab never travel by land,” festival-goers can be sure of fresh seafood supplied by local fishermen.

The stone crab season got off

to a slow start on Oct. 15, but has picked up, and 1,200 pounds of stone crab and counting are ready for the festival, including jumbos and colossals, Slicker said.

Stone crab season typically heats up after the first cold front of the season.

The festival features back-to-back live music on three stages both days, including a Saturday performance by Berry Duane Oakley, son of original Allman Brothers Band bassist Berry Oakley. Local favorites include the Dr. Dave Band and Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones.

In between sets and stone crabs, visit the kids’ zone and local artists’ displays.

The festival is at Swordfish Grill & Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W. in Cortez, Marker 49 by boat. Parking is available at the FISH Preserve at 116th Street West, with shuttles to the festival.

SATURDAY, NOV. 10

10 a.m. – TH & C - main stage Noon – Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones – main stage Noon – TC & Randy – Swordfish Tiki stage 2 p.m. – Alowicious – main stage 4 p.m. – Berry Oakley’s Jive Ass Review – main stage 6 p.m. – IPA - Cortez Kitchen stage 6 p.m. – The Kat Crosby Band – Swordfish Tiki stage

SUNDAY, NOV. 11

10 a.m. – Terry Helm – main stage Noon – Memphis Rub – main stage Noon – TC & Randy – Swordfish Tiki stage 2 p.m. – Twinkle and Rock Soul Radio – main stage 3 p.m. – Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones – Cortez Kitchen stage 4 p.m. – Damon Fowler – main stage 5 p.m. Dr. Dave Band – Swordfish Tiki stage

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Visit www.amisun.com for election results The results of the Tuesday, Nov. 6, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Manatee County elections will be posted at www.amisun.com when the results are known. The polls close at 7 p.m. and the election results are usually known within an hour or so of the polls closing. Follow-up coverage of the local elections will be included in the Nov. 14 issue of The Sun.

Veterans parade to celebrate heroes, Nov. 12 Anna Maria will be hosting its second annual Old Soldiers & Sailors Parade, Nov. 12.

The parade is planned to begin at 1 p.m. at Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, travel down Pine Avenue and will end at Anna Maria City Pier Park, at the intersection of Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard.

The parade will feature marching bands from Manatee High School, Southeast High School and Lakewood Ranch High School, a flyover by the United States Coast Guard, the swashbuckling Anna Maria Island Privateers, representation from local businesses and organizations, and most importantly marching veterans.

The Anna Maria Island Historical Society also will host an ice cream social at their museum at 402 Pine Ave. immediately following the parade.

Landscaping ordinance on AM agenda The agenda for the Anna Maria City Commission’s Thursday, Nov. 8, meeting calls for the second reading of a previously discussed landscaping ordinance, the first reading of a flood protection ordinance and an update on the city pier project.

Commissioner Amy Tripp will be presented with a certificate and a Farm City Proclamation will be read. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

Supper and songs at AME This month’s Anna Maria Elementary School PTO Family Dinner is sponsored by Swordfish Grill. The dinner starts at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the cafeteria and the menu is Spaghetti and Meatballs or Chicken Parmesan, both served with dinner salad, a roll and a drink. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children. They’ll have desserts for a donation.

If you pre-order your dinner, you have a chance to win gift certificates for the Swordfish Grill.

At 6:30, the fourth graders will perform “America Sings.” Admission is free and the public is invited.

For questions, call the school at 941-708-5525.

Correction On Page 4 of the Oct. 31 edition of The Sun, the address of the sex offender, Jimmie Lee Ketner, is wrong. He does not live at that address.

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Anna Maria residents, businesses give $18k to MCSO charity

BY TAL REEVE SUN CORRESPONDENT | treeve@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – The season of giving started early in the city of Anna Maria. Residents and business raised more than $18,000 for the Flight to the North Pole organization.

Funds will be used to help terminally ill children and their families.

“Every dollar we earn is given right back to the families,” Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Patrick Manning said. Manning lead the donation drive in Anna Maria.

The MCSO and Anna Maria city officials presented a check to Flight to the North Pole representatives outside Ginny’s and Jane E’s Nov. 1.

Manning began asking for donations in early September. It took less than two months to raise a total of $18,696.

“Ginny’s and Jane E’s raised the most,” Manning said. “Over $3,000.

They were our biggest donor. Paul and Tammy Foster truly embraced the idea.”

The secret, according to Manning, was that every employee asked customers for any leftover change when they ordered food or drinks at the restaurant.

“The response was amazing,” Manning said.

Flight to the North Pole was founded in 1985 by Eastern Airlines flight attendants. When Eastern Airlines closed the organization hopped over to Continental Airlines. The Flight’s founder, Sidney Ettedgui, eventually landed

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Ginny’s and Jane E’s owners Paul and Tammy Foster and Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy present a novelty check to Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputes Nov. 1 outside the Ginny’s and Jane E’s restaurant. with the MCSO, bringing the non-profit with him.

Ettedgui said, “As long as we have money there’s no limit to what we do.”

The Flight used to have an actual flight from Sarasota-Bradenton Airport to Fort Myers, but Ettedgui said the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and the heightened security at airports put a stop to that. “It was too much to put the families and children through,” he said, “but there’s still plenty we can do, too.”

Flight to the North Pole funds go to help families with anything. Manning said in the past they’ve paid electric bills, rent and helped with travel costs.

“Anything that’s needed,” he said.

Funds aren’t just raised during and before the holiday season. The MCSO holds events and donation drives throughout the year.

The next event is an exotic car show Nov. 10 outside the MCSO headquarters, 600 301 Blvd., Bradenton.

“There’s no better cause to be a part of,” Manning said. “Next year I’m hoping to raise $30,000 from Anna Maria businesses and residents.” The 2018 goal was $10,000.

Manning said, “The further in life you go, you learn it’s not about you, it’s about what you can do to help someone else.”

Sun earns nine statewide awards The Anna Maria Island Sun was recognized with nine awards in the 2018 Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Competition at a ceremony in Mt. Dora on Saturday.

The Sun’s online edition, amisun. com, won third place for “News Website” statewide, competing against online newspapers of all sizes.

Staff writer Kristin Swain swept the Community News Writing category, winning all three awards in the division. Her first place award is for “Hurricane recovery begins for conSEE AWARDS, PAGE 17

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Island SUNset won an award for feature photography in the 2018 Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Competition.

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Fines increase for VRC violations Holmes Beach commissioners voted to increase the fines on some vacation rental certificate violations to $500 for a first offense.

BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – Two years into the city’s vacation rental certificate program, commissioners are reconsidering some of the fine amounts in hopes of getting compliance from habitual violators.

Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance to amend the VRC program defining a bedroom, requiring inspections of rental properties to be scheduled with code enforcement within 30 days of VRC application, requiring pool alarms and increasing fines for violation of the ordinance.

Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer suggested increasing fines to $150 for the first violation for some infractions and giving property owners five business days to correct the problem before a second violation is issued. A second violation would garner a $300 fine, a

third would cause a special magistrate hearing and an irreversible fine would cost property owners $2,500. Commissioners didn’t think those numbers were high enough for violations this long into the VRC program.

“We’re trying to get compliance,” Tokajer said in defense of his suggested fine amounts. “It’s not all about the punishment.”

Commissioners Jim Kihm and Rick Hurst disagreed, with both feeling that at $150 some property owners would just brush off the fine and keep violating the VRC ordinance. Hurst also suggested higher fines for some items, an idea his fellow commissioners got behind.

Commissioners agreed to raise the fines to $250 for a first violation and $500 for a second for many violations, agreeing to immediate fines rather than first giving property owners or managers a specified timeframe to correct the violation before receiving a fine. However, they pulled out six violations that they felt were more serious and assigned them $500 for the first violation, $1,000 for a second violation and a special magistrate hearing. At commission request, city attorney Patricia Petruff is investigating what the maximum fine could be for

further violations of the six.

The six violations singled out by commissioners include advertising without a valid VRC issued by the city; advertising of misleading or inaccurate information; advertising that fails to specifically state the minimum stay requirements as set forth in the city’s Land Development Code; renting a property without a valid VRC issued by the city; renting a property for an improper length of stay; and advertising which exceeds the authorized occupancy requirements.

Commissioner Judy Titsworth said that property owners and managers have had a two-year grace period with the VRC ordinance and that the city’s code enforcement officers need to be able to go after violators of the ordinance who should know the rules by now.

“We need to show them how serious we are,” she said.

Hurst suggested requiring property owners and managers to put a notice of the fines in the notebooks required by the ordinance to be available in all units to renters.

With the amended ordinance passing at first reading, it goes before commissioners for a final reading and vote Nov. 13.

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John Burns has been serving on city boards since the late 1980s.

Burns reappointed to planning board The Bradenton Beach City Commission has reappointed John Burns to serve another threeyear term on the city’s Planning and Zoning Board. Last month, Burns’ peers elected him to serve as the board chairman. During last week’s commission meeting, Burns said he’s been serving on city boards since the late 1980s. He first served on the now defunct Board of Adjustments and since then has served several terms on the Planning and Zoning Board. “You’ve been a great asset to the community and the city. The institutional knowledge you have is unparalleled,” Mayor John Chappie said before the reappointment was made.

“It’s always a pleasure to serve the city. It’s been a lot of fun and interesting as well,” Burns told the commission.

Commissioners Ralph Cole and Jake Spooner also praised Burns and thanked him for serving the city.

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Focus on the positive

The midterm election is finally over, but unfortunately, unbelievable displays of negativity have bombarded us on the airwaves for months.

“Slashed education funding;” “In it for himself/herself;” “Under ethics investigation;” “Voted to raise health care costs and taxes;” “Net worth soared;” “Violated campaign finance laws;” “Voted to slash education budgets;” “Increased property taxes;” “Helps companies his/her family owns;” “Lets Tallahassee bureaucrats take control;” “Not honest or honorable.”

When did negativity become the norm instead of the exception? Why can’t candidates tell us what they propose to do and how they are going to improve our lives rather than telling us what a despicable villain their opponent is or assaulting their opponent with preposterous claims and blatant lies?

We have about a year before being plagued with ads for the 2020 election, which will be a doozy because it involves the presidency.

Please, candidates, think about informing voters rather than repulsing them.

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Bayfest thanks

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce wishes to express our sincere thanks to everyone who helped make BayFest a great success this year.

A special thank you to Crosspointe Fellowship for your amazing support and volunteerism and to the city of Anna Maria for your outstanding assistance and support during the event. To all of the

vendors, bands and attendees – we are so pleased you participated this year. And to all the volunteers required to help make this a great festival. We couldn’t have done it without you. What a great day it was for our community!

Thank you, AMI Chamber

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ON THE AGENDA ANNA MARIA

mission meeting

10005 GULF DRIVE

For information, call 7086130 Nov. 8, 6 p.m. – City Commission special meeting Nov. 12, all day – City offices closed for Veterans Day Nov. 13, 4 p.m. – Planning and Zoning Board meeting Nov. 15, 6 p.m. – City Commission meeting

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Newfoundland visitors Pat Mooney and Cathy Tucker had everything they needed during their recent stay at the Holiday Cove RV Resort in Cortez.

Newfoundlanders explore Anna Maria Island Like many before them, Pat Mooney and Cathy Tucker have fallen in love with Anna Maria Island and Cortez.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

CORTEZ – Newfoundland residents Pat Mooney and Cathy Tucker recently concluded their first Anna Maria Island vacation and they’ll be back soon.

For the past 10-12 years, the couple has vacationed each spring at a rented condo in Siesta Key. Now retired, they decided to try something different this fall in anticipation of a two-month stay next spring.

The couple left Whitbourne, in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, on Sept. 24 with their 29-foot Springdale travel trailer in tow. On the way down, they stopped in Maine, Massachusetts (to bicycle around Martha’s Vineyard), Virginia and Savannah, Ga. Three thousand miles later, they arrived at the Holiday Cove RV Resort in Cortez on Oct. 1.

They discovered Holiday Cove and Anna Maria Island about five years ago during a day trip on a rented scooter they rode from Siesta Key. “We wanted to try out this beautiful park,” Tucker said.

Mooney said he loved Holiday Cove’s cleanliness, amenities, lush

vegetation and the canal behind their trailer.

“It’s our home away from home and we can cook and grill here,” Tucker said.

“It’s nice to sleep in your own bed and have your own space,” Mooney said. “Another thing we like is it’s a short ride to the beach. We ride our bikes almost daily. We enjoy riding up and down the streets we haven’t seen before, watching the families enjoy the Island. And the homes are beautiful – nicely taken care of and nicely painted.”

They also like that there’s only one high-rise on the Island – the Martinique condominiums in Holmes Beach.

“Siesta Key has taller buildings and it seems really touristy, but it’s a beautiful area,” Mooney said.

“Siesta Key is beautiful, but I love the beachy feel here with the lower buildings and the Island vibe. The beaches here are beautiful and the sunsets too. It feels very safe here and the people are very helpful,” Tucker said.

“People are super-friendly. Island people have a certain feel. You have that here, so it feels familiar to us.

We went from one island to another.

Newfoundland is an island in the North Atlantic. The winters can be long and unpredictable, but it’s a beautiful place,” Mooney said.

During their month-long stay, the couple rode their bikes all over the Island, participated in the NASCR-

AB races at the Swordfish Grill and met friends at the Bridge Tender Inn who also introduced them to the Drift In. They enjoyed happy hour at the Beach House restaurant, listened to live music at Island Time, attended Bayfest, dressed as hippies for Su and Brian Cooney’s Halloween party in Bradenton, enjoyed beef stroganoff at Ardy and Andy Cochran’s Bradenton condo and drove out to the Old Packinghouse Cafe in Sarasota to see a friend’s band.

They bought two high-top tables at a garage sale in Anna Maria.

“We’re bringing a little bit of Anna Maria Island back with us. We also bought an old school desk for our niece,” Mooney said.

They saw “First Man” at the Oakmont 8 movie theater and want to take a day trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral next spring.

When departing on Nov. 1, the couple left their trailer at a storage facility in Bradenton. This allows them to trailer their personal watercraft down next spring, with their motorcycle in the back of their truck.

“We’re looking forward to having the motorcycle here and on the JetSki we’ll get to see what the Island looks like from the water,” Mooney said.

“We already booked our spot here for April and May,” Tucker said.

For information, call 7781005 Nov. 7, 9:30 a.m. – CRA meeting Nov. 7, 11 a.m. – Pier Team meeting Nov. 7, 2 p.m. – Scenic WAVES meeting Nov. 8, 1 p.m. – Department head meeting Nov. 12, all day – City offices closed for Veterans Day Nov. 14, 1 p.m. – Planning and Zoning board meeting Nov. 15, noon – City Com-

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For information, call 7085800 Nov. 7, 10 a.m. – Parks and Beautification Committee meeting Nov. 7, 6 p.m. – Planning Commission meeting Nov. 12, all day – City offices closed for Veterans Day Nov. 13, 6 p.m. – City Commission meeting Nov. 19, 9 a.m. – Swearing in ceremony and organizational meeting

ISLAND-WIDE

Nov. 13, 1 p.m. – Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials meeting, Bradenton Beach City Hall Nov. 13, 6 p.m. – West Manatee Fire Rescue board meeting, administration building 6417 Third Ave. W., Bradenton

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOTE: EVENTS ARE FREE UNLESS INDICATED.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 7

Tour the digital library, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 3 p.m.

THURSDAY NOV. 8

Veteran Services Information, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 9 a.m.

Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m.

Coffee and donuts for veterans, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Sarasota Bay Estuary, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Jam in the Sand, Anna Maria Island Beach Café, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to 8 p.m.

FRIDAY NOV. 9

Forty Carrots, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Painting with a Fish, The Folk School at Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez, 10 a.m., $38.

Mahjong, Island Branch

Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m.

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. artsHOP Holmes Beach Art Walk, galleries and shops at Marina and Gulf Drives in Holmes Beach, 5:30 to 8 p.m.

SATURDAY NOV. 10

NEST nature days, Mosaic NEST, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. NW, Bradenton, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.

Origami club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Fall ferments, The Folk School at Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez, 10 a.m., $28.

Cortez Stone Crab Festival, Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W., Cortez, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Symphony on the Sand, Coquina Gulfside Park, 2561 Gulf Drive S., 4:30 p.m.

SUNDAY NOV. 11

Beach market, Coquina Beach, 2650 Gulf Drive S., SEE CALENDAR, PAGE 26

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Legal fees top year-end budget amendments Legal fees were the city’s largest unanticipated expense during the 2017-18 fiscal year.

LEGAL FEES

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – On Nov. 1, the Bradenton Beach City Commission adopted a $324,480 budget amendment resolution for the 2017-18 fiscal year budget that ended on Sept. 30.

“In its simplest form this is the cleanup for our fiscal year end. During the course of the year, things are brought to you that were not budgeted. They were presented along with budget amendment request forms,” City Treasurer Shayne Thompson told the commission.

“This is a culmination of those items, as well as items that were not foreseen when the budget was created or exceeded their budget. Statutorily, we cannot spend more than we budget, so this is the resolution to keep us compliant,” he added.

When contacted later, Thompson provided additional details on the budget amendments.

“The bulk of that increase was legal fees,” Thompson said of the $196,000 in unbudgeted city funds spent on attorney fees and legal expenses due to litigation.

According to the legal activity update Mayor John Chappie provided the commission last week, the 2017 lawsuit alleging Sunshine Law violations potentially committed by former city board members Reed Mapes, Tjet Martin, John Metz, Patty Shay, Bill Vincent and Rose Vincent has cost the city $112,771 to date – and those costs will continue to climb in the 2018-19 fiscal year as the case heads toward a 2019 trial.

The unsuccessful charter amendment initiatives pursued this year by the Keep Our Residential Neighborhoods (KORN) political action committee, and the ensuing lawsuit KORN filed against the city, has cost the city $17,085 to date.

The charter review committee ap-

pointed in response to KORN’s charter initiatives cost the city an additional $22,155, including approximately $6,600 spent to mail the committee’s charter review report and proposed charter amendments to city residents.

The still-pending lawsuit Manatee County filed against the city and developer Shawn Kaleta in August 2017 regarding a pool permitting dispute has so far cost the city $52,153.

ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES

According to the chart Thompson prepared for the commission, the year-end budget amendments included $31,960 for Public Work Director Tom Woodard’s new truck – using money set aside in previous years – and $3,531 for a new public works trailer.

The amendments included $33,965 for emergency cleanup after Hurricane Irma – $25,474 of which is expected to be reimbursed by FEMA. The amendments also included $16,280 for seawall repairs and $12,500 to remove abandoned boats near the

historic Bridge Street Pier. The West Coast Inland Navigation District reimbursed the city for the boat removal expenses.

The city reimbursed the Anna Maria Oyster Bar $9,000 to offset revenues lost while the restaurant was closed for repairs in the fall of 2017.

Approximately $6,600 was spent to mail the adopted Transient Public Lodging Establishment ordinance and registration informational packet to property owners in November 2017.

“Anything we spend beyond what we budgeted has to be resolved, even if we bring in money to offset it. We did the same thing last year, it’s a normal yearend accounting practice,” Thompson said.

The additional revenues addressed in the budget amendment resolution totaled $37,974 and the additional expenses totaled $324,480. This produced a $286,506 net change to the city’s 2017-18 fiscal year budget.

Commissioners refuse builder request

BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners aren’t willing to give an inch, not when it involves giving away city-owned parcels and right of way.

Holmes Beach commissioners refused a request by local builder Shawn Kaleta to part with one inch of city-

owned right of way adjacent to a plot of land on 48th Street, the same right of way that was bulldozed without city consent earlier in the fall.

On advice of city attorney Patricia Petruff and not wanting to set a precedent for this sort of thing occurring in the future, commissioners voted unanimously to refuse the request. Kaleta nor his attorney were present for the Oct. 23 discussion.

The property in question, 121 48th Street, is one just one of the lots in the area owned by Kaleta. It borders an unimproved right of way extension of Third Avenue owned by the city. Because the property has the Third Avenue extension on one side and 48th Street on another, it’s considered a corner lot. By purchasing the one-inch of Third Avenue along the 100-foot lot, Petruff said Kaleta would be

doing away with the secondary front yard set back requirements because he would own the land immediately bordering his property. This would also allow him to place a pool in the secondary front yard without violating the city’s ordinance prohibiting front yard pools.

“I cannot in good faith tell you that I think this is something you should approve,” Petruff said to commissioners.

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Harry’s will fascinate you

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

Harry’s is back!

Mark and Jan LaBriola, owners of Harry’s Grill, 9903 Gulf Drive in Anna Maria, threw a party Oct. 26, for friends to try out its new look. The restaurant and bar have been totally renovated, and are open for business, and it’s better than ever.

The LaBriolas bought Harry’s four years ago after moving here from Texas with their pet coatimundi, Harry, and living near the Manatee River for a couple of years. They wanted to renovate it when they bought it but they needed to get it opened to generate some income so they could do a good job. They shut down in September to make the complete renovations that have improved the look and feel of the restaurant.

“The more work we did on the restoration, the more we found needed to be done,” said Mark LaBriola. “We installed a fan to blow cold air into the

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Mark and Jan LaBriola want you to check out their renovations. At right, friends enjoyed a preview party. kitchen for the chef where it always gets hot, and the kitchen is now first-rate.”

When they bought Harry’s the flat top was balanced by resting on a broken brick. They soon made changes to make the fire inspector happy.

The outdoor dining area is still there, as is the full-service bar. Happy hour is 3 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, featur-

ing live music. Harry’s also offers karaoke, and cornhole.

Jan LaBriola said they have plans to expand their petfriendly outside dining to the back of the property, in memory of Harry, an animal related to the raccoon who passed away shortly before they opened the first time. She said they want to bring more excitement to the dining experience.

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“We’ll have specials and we plan on adding to the menu,” she said.

Harry’s currently serves a choice of full meals, sandwiches, sliders, burgers, bar snacks, salads and Mexican food, including a great chili.

Whether you eat there or take out, Mark Labriola said their focus is simple.

“Great food, great drinks and

great family fun,” he said. “We want our customers to enjoy themselves and know they’re getting a lot for their money.”

And if you can prove your name is Harry or Harriette you’ll get your first draft beer free.

For more information, call Harry’s at 941-567-5999, visit them on FaceBook or drop by for food, drinks and fun.

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Top row: Jennifer Caldwell and Rick Cobb, bottom row: Jalex Scott and Jennifer Kwiatkowski.

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Get your tickets for ‘Baggage’

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

ANNA MARIA – It’s a story about loves lost and one that seems impossible.

The Island Players are selling tickets to “Baggage,” by Sam Bobrick, directed

by James Thaggard and co-produced

by Bortell’s starting Nov. 8 through Nov. 18.

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each other. The cast includes veteran Island Players performers Jennifer Kwiatkowski as Phyllis, Jalex Scott as Bradley, Rick Kopp as Dr. Jonathan and Jennifer Caldwell as Mitzi.

Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Island Players Theater, 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Tickets are $20 each. The box office is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays. On performance nights, the box office opens at 7 p.m. and for Sunday matinees, it opens at 1 p.m. Cash, Visa, MasterCard or Discover are accepted.

For reservations or information, call the box office at 941 778-5755 or visit www.theislandplayers.org.

On Saturday, Nov. 10, the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra (AMICCO) will be seated under a giant tent to perform its sixth annualSymphony on the Sand, a musical and gourmet event from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the beach at Coquina Gulfside Park, 2650 Gulf Drive South, Bradenon Beach. This concert is a ticketed event held rain or shine.

Tickets are available at www.SymphonyOnTheSand.com.

The event brings together the beauty of the beach with the sounds of the chorus and orchestra and food from local servers. Attendees will enjoy small plates created by favorite local restaurants including a salad course, several entrée selections, and a delicious dessert with complimentary fine wine and select beers at $125 per ticket. Other ticket options: $50 tickets for individual chairs without food, with vouchers for two

drink coupons per ticket and a $20 option to bring your own chair or blanket to 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. Note: bringing alcoholic beverages onto the beach is prohibited.

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Construction on multi-use path gets the green light

BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are ready to get a section of multi-use path along the east side of Palm Drive completed and open for public use.

In a unanimous vote, commissioners approved a contract for the work with the Harris-McBurney Company for an amount not to exceed $508,321.09. Work is expected to be completed prior to March 31, 2019.

City engineer Lynn Burnett said the contractor is the same one utilized by Manatee County for the Force Main 11 project. As the contractor moves through the area from the Anna Maria/Holmes Beach border down to the intersection of

Marina and Key Royale drives, after work is done to replace the force main, concrete for the path will be laid so that continued disruption to residents in the area is minimized. Once completed, she said the project will feature a five-foot bike lane, four feet of infiltration trench with geogrids placed on top to allow for grass and other surface or plant materials to hide the rock, and an eight-foot wide multi-use path. In areas where the path has to go behind trolley stops, she said it would be narrower, possibly fiveto six-feet wide depending on the amount of right of way available.

As more details of the project are available, Burnett said she would bring them back before commissioners.

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Rain doesn’t stop artsHOP The final artsHOP walk will be Friday, Nov. 9, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Holmes Beach.

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BRADENTON BEACH – The artsHOP celebration got off to an inauspicious start when rain started to fall a few hours before it began on Bridge Street last Friday.

Shop owners were ready for the art lovers, but would they brave the rain to come out?

As the sun set, the rain let up and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

“This is great, despite the rain,” said Gaydon Shell, owner of The Cove.

“We got a great online presence going, and it’s a great opportunity for artists and outlets to get exposure.”

Down Bridge Street, at the Bridge Tender Inn, organizers Diane Phinney and Debra Wing had the skimmers and gift baskets on display, out of the dwindling rain.

“This is all coming together, and I see more people walking around,” said Phinney.

The skimmers are wooden birds that represent the shore birds that nest on the Island.

Artists decorated the dozens of birds to sell with proceeds going to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shore-

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Kelly Headley at The Cove on Bridge Street shows some artwork. Right, Artist Polly Tetrault applies color with a small blow torch at the Studio at Gulf and Pine. bird Monitoring.

As the sidewalks got busier, Wing praised the people who were there.

“The rain didn’t stop them, and we’re off to a slow, but growing start,” she said. “We want to promote all the artists who feature the beauty of the Island and make it a wonderful place to live or visit.”

The next day, visitors to Pine Avenue in Anna Maria enjoyed better weather. The Anna Maria Island Historical Museum treated visitors to live music and opportunities to purchase raffle tickets for lavish gift baskets.

At the Studio at Gulf and Pine artists

conducted demonsrations, and there was food and music by Jenna Smith.

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raffle prize drawings will be held at the Ugly Grouper starting at 8 p.m. artsHOP is sponsored by Cultural Connections to highlight Anna Maria Island’s arts and culture.

The theme of this year’s artsHOP is “Follow the Flock” in honor of

skimmers, birds that nest on Anna Maria Island’s beaches. Artists will be selling paintings of the birds with proceeds going to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring. Admission to artsHOP is free.

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Meet the young artists Families and friends are invited to celebrate young environmental artists from Anna Maria Elementary at a reception on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 4-5 p.m. at the Waterline Marina Resort pool, 5325 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach.

The students have drawn more than 50 masterpieces selected for best depicting the importance of saving the sand dunes on the beach for wildlife, said Suzi Fox, director of Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.

The artwork will be posted on informational signs at dune walkovers on Anna Maria Island and will be printed on notecards.

Turtle watch volunteers and Anna Maria Elementary teachers and staff will be on hand to congratulate the artists, along with Darcy Young, representing the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, which awarded the art project grant to AMITW. Fun, kid-friendly refreshments will be served.

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Where’s Bortie?

Loggerhead sea turtle Bortie finished the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s 11th Annual Tour de Turtles in 10th place out of 13 contestants on Oct. 31, the last day of turtle season.

Bortie traveled 351 miles since the race began on Aug. 1, lingering for most of the race off Everglades National Park and the Florida Keys.

The winner, Bion, swam 1,674 miles from Cocoa Beach up to north Florida, then down to the Bahamas, stopping short of Cuba.

The annual event is part of the Conservancy’s research project tracking satellite-tagged turtles to determine where and how far they migrate.

Bortie was satellite tagged and released on Coquina Beach on June 19 after nesting. Her nest hatched successfully in August.

Bortie was sponsored by the Conservancy, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, Waterline Marina Resort in Holmes Beach and Bortell’s Lounge in Anna Maria, for which she is named.

She competed to raise awareness about the threat of light pollution to sea turtles.

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Commissioners uphold site plan expiration Rather than allow the property owner to apply for building permits a year after his site plan amendment was approved, commissioners agreed to let the site plan expiration stand.

BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – If property owner and local businessman Mike Hynds wants to go through with his plan to place residential rental units on top of AMI Plaza, he’ll now have to work his way once again through the city’s site plan approval process.

When Hynds originally applied for a site plan amendment to place four residential apartment units above the existing AMI Plaza structure in 2017, it took months before the plan was approved by commissioners and a few more months before Hynds himself

signed the resolution to amend the site plan in January 2018.

Now, 10 months later he’s ready to apply for building permits, according to emails received by the city clerk’s office. The obstacle standing in his way now is that the site plan approval expired 90 days after the site plan amendment resolution was signed and recorded on Jan. 22. Though the resolution allowed for Building Official Jim McGuinness to grant a 90-day extension before the expiration of the approval, no request was made. Instead, McGuinness argues that Hynds read the resolution incorrectly and believes the site plan approval doesn’t expire for a period of three years. Commissioners weren’t inclined to agree with the interpretation, voting 3-1, with Commissioner Rick Hurst recusing himself as a tenant of Hynds’ and Commissioner Carol Soustek voting no, to allow the site plan approval to remain expired.

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AMI Plaza owner Mike Hynds plans to put four residential units atop the existing structure but will have to reapply for site plan approval to make those plans a reality. thoroughly. He does his due diligence,” Commissioner Judy Titsworth said. “I say it’s expired. He let it go.”

City attorney Patricia Petruff offered a different point of view, noting that she still believes the proposed site plan amendment, which was previously approved, would still be a viable project and earn commission approval if brought back before the dais.

“Do you want to be in litigation over this?” Petruff queried commissioners. “How important is it to be right for a project that if he brought it back next week you might would approve it?” She did agreed that the city has a legally supportable stance on the site plan expiration.

Commissioner Pat Morton said he was hesitant to change the city’s policies for one per-

son. “It’s expired,” he said of the site plan approval.

Titsworth said that if Hynds wants to move forward with the project, he can bring it before the newly seated commission after the November election and see if they agree to approve the project. “We need to play by the rules,” she said.

Commissioner Jim Kihm agreed that allowing Hynds to move forward with the project on an expired site plan approval set a dangerous precedent for the city.

For her part, Soustek said while she recognizes that Hynds is in default for not moving on the site plan approval when it was given by commissioners, she also recognizes the time and city resources it took to move through what was a difficult approval process. “I don’t want to go through that again,” she said, voting in favor of allowing Hynds to request a site plan approval extension and move forward with the project.

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AWARDS: Sun comes out on top FROM PAGE 4

do owners,” about delays in the repairs of several Holmes Beach condos damaged by Hurricane Irma. She won second and third place awards for “Protecting Holmes Beach from rising tides,” about a city engineer’s plans to harden the city against flooding, and “Property owners sue neighbors for complaining about noise,” about vacation rental owners suing neighbors who reported noise violations to the city.

Staff writer and Digital Editor Cindy Lane won first place in Commentary Writing for “The press goes back to school,” about statewide coverage erroneously reporting that a new Florida law allowed beachfront property own-

ers to keep people off the beach.

Lane won second place in Online Package with Bob Hite, of Kinship Productions, for “Vaught’s Vietnam,” a story honoring the military service of Sun staff writer Tom Vaught; second place in That is so… Florida for “State investigates net camp construction,” about a Cortez resident who built a structure on pilings in state waters; second place in General News Writing for “Fishermen ask Floridians to vote against net ban,” about commercial fishermen’s efforts to put a constitutional amendment on the state’s ballot reversing the net ban; and third place in Features Photography for “Island SUNset.”

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Trail of Treats covers the Island It began with a gathering of ghosts, skeletons and a wide array of costumes as judges from the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce scrambled to look for a girl and boy winner in each of four age groups at the Chamber’s annual Trail of Treats.

This year’s event drew a large crowd and more kids than ever visited the businesses in Anna Maria and Bradenton in addition to Holmes businesses.

Two churches - Roser Memorial and Gloria Dei - hosted “Trunk or Treat” events where people parked in the church parking lots and the kids visited them for treats.

On the south end of the Island, the Bridge Tender Inn hosted a ghoulish outdoor Halloween party. As one party goer said, “Halloween is becoming a party for all the Island to enjoy.”

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Little Caroline Gregory was dressed as a granny complete with wire-rimmed glasses and a walker at the Chamber’s costume contest.

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Above, Ninja Alexander Hopkins made sure no giant dinosaurs trashed the parking lot at Roser Church like they did Tokyo in those old movies. At left, This ketchup and mustard outfit was spotted at the Bridgetender’s Halloween party in Bradenton Beach.

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T-Rex was having a good time at this year’s AMI Chamber Halloween Trail of Treats in Holmes Beach, where several hundred youngsters collected candy from participating businesses. A witch and a princess made the rounds at the Trail of Treats Holmes Beach Shopping Center.

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The Zen of fishing T

he ancient word and concept of Zen has been co-opted to refer to things as diverse as a nail salon and a burger bar. The term comes from (massively oversimplified) a form of Eastern Meditation that stresses mindfulness and meditation but for our purposes we’ll use the commonly accepted definition “absorption.” How you might ask does an ancient Chinese concept apply to fishing? Let me explain.

Over the years we’ve all noticed that there are more anglers on the water and, in many cases, there appears to be fewer fish to go around.

When fish are present, say redfish, they are spookier and harder to approach. Over the years I’ve written about staking out holes on the flats and letting the fish come to you.

More and more I’m reminded that this is a good way to find and entice fish as well as making the fishing

Reel Time RUSTY CHINNIS day more relaxing. It’s amazing what you can notice when you slow down and become absorbed in the experience rather than running from place to place.

I was reminded of this principle during the past month on a trip to the mountains of North Georgia.

Over the years I have trout fished a “trophy” trout stream at Smithgall Woods State Park near Helen. The stream, Dukes Creek, is managed by the State of Georgia and anglers in limited numbers are only allowed

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This redfish fell for a stealthy, Zen-like approach on a flat in Tampa Bay. SEE REEL TIME, PAGE 24

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AMI should consider being Ocean Allies

Cindy Lane The Anna Maria Island business community, tourism promoters, environmental groups and local governments could take a tip from the new Ocean Allies project in Clearwater Beach.

Ocean Allies plans to turn Clearwater Beach - named the best beach in the U.S. by TripAdvisor in 2018 and 2016 - into the most highly-recognized, ocean-friendly beach in the world, catering to ecotourists, a growing market.

The team is working to involve businesses, nonprofits, chambers of commerce and city governments to develop and implement

conservation strategies with the goal of improving the health of oceans and beaches and creating an eco-friendly Clearwater Beach brand. Participating organizations will become “Ocean Allies certified.”

And they want to share their strategies with other beach communities like ours.

Clearwater Beach business leaders, vacation rental managers and residents launched the project in October, inspired by Winter the Dolphin, made famous in the Dolphin Tale films depicting her rescue and rehabilitation at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

Ocean Allies is led by David Yates, executive director and CEO of the aquarium, which will help promote the project worldwide on its media platforms.

Ocean Allies seems like a natural for us, especially in light of the impact of the three-month-

and-counting red tide on our local tourism businesses.

We have Parker Aquarium, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Inc., the Manatee County parks department with its public beaches and preserves, the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, The Chiles Group, three city governments, each with environmentally-aware officials, Island real estate agencies, community-minded retail business owners and concerned residents that could put this together, with publicity in The Anna Maria Island Sun’s print and digital editions.

Anyone interesting in catching this ball and running with it, please contact Julia Anderson at janderson@cmaquarium.org or 727-686-3499.

Let’s be Ocean Allies.

Help clean up parks Florida State Parks is looking for volunteers to help clean up parks from Hurricane Michael damage.

Some state parks remain closed throughout Northwest Florida, hit hard by the storm.

Park staff – many who have lost their homes and possessions - and volunteers are working to clean up fallen trees, remove debris and repair structural damage to make parks safe to open. The goal is to return some normalcy to the communities who utilize the parks for recreation, relaxation

and respite.

If you're interested in assisting, here’s how you can make a difference: • Donate: Support the Florida Park Service Ranger Association, which provides funds for affected staff. The Florida State Parks Foundation and the specific park “Friends” groups are providing funds to aid in recovery.

• Volunteer: Complete a Florida State Parks volunteer application or visit Volunteer Florida to learn other ways you can help.

• Visit: Show your support for the parks by visiting one of the more than 160 parks that are open. These include some parks in the Panhandle like Edward Ball Wakulla Springs, Camp Helen and Ponce de Leon Springs state parks. The parks provide a place to relax, escape and experience the real Florida.

For more information, call 850-245-2157. Visitors can check the status of individual parks at www.floridastateparks.org.

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Red tide remains high

REEL TIME: Zen of fishing FROM PAGE 22

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

Patchy red tide remains high in the air and water around Anna Maria Island, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

The Nov. 2 report shows high concentrations of red tide in water samples collected on Oct. 29 in the Gulf of Mexico at Cortez Beach in Bradenton Beach and at Longboat Pass boat ramp in Sarasota Bay, with medium concentrations at the Rod and Reel Pier in Anna Maria and at School Key and Mead Point in lower Tampa Bay. Red tide was not found in Gulf waters 40, 50 and 60 miles west of the Island on Oct. 25, but was found in high concentrations 9 miles out.

Respiratory irritation

was reported Oct. 25-27 and Oct. 29-31 at Coquina Beach (Bradenton Beach) and Oct. 24-Nov. 1 at Manatee Beach (Holmes Beach).

Fish kills also were reported in Manatee County over the past week.

Background concentrations of red tide cause no anticipated effects. Low levels can cause respiratory irritation, shellfish harvesting closures and possible fish kills. Medium levels can cause respiratory irritation, shellfish harvesting closures and probable fish kills. High levels can cause all of the above, plus water discoloration.

Red tide is a type of algae that emits a neurotoxin when it blooms. Deadly to fish, sea turtles, marine mammals and shorebirds that feed on affected fish, red tide makes shellfish unfit to eat, and can cause

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respiratory irritation in people, especially those with asthma, COPD or other respiratory diseases.

The toxic algae bloom has been spreading in the southwest Gulf of Mexico for the past year, reaching Anna Maria Island in early August. It was detected in Florida’s east coast waters in October.

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to fish there three days a week.

The park is also an excellent place to bike and during my most recent trip there I did an afternoon of biking on a day when anglers weren’t on the water. Several times I parked the bike near the stream and just sat next to a tree and observed. It only took about five minutes for the section of stream I was sitting by, seemingly devoid of fish when I arrived, to suddenly come alive as smaller and then larger trout swirled into view, taking up stations at the edges of the eddies and along undercut banks. Any other day I would have probably waded into the stream slowly but not mindfully. Then and there I resolved to change my fishing procedure both in Georgia and in the home waters around Anna Maria Island.

Here’s a way of incorporating this principal when fishing local waters. When you find an area you intend to fish be methodical about covering the region. First anchor your boat at least a hundred yards from where you intend to fish. Then try a combination of

slow wading and standing in place motionlessly where you have a good view of the flat. It’s critical to make as little noise as possible so don’t rattle the anchor chain or bang around in the boat. Take your time getting to the area you intend to fish. Move slowly to avoid pushing a wake and a pressure wave. When casting start by working the near side of a hole and pay special attention to the ends that generally feature deeper water over grass. Although they tend to be harder to fish, partly cloudy days are generally better than bluebird skies. If it clouds up stand still and wait for a patch of sunshine to light up the flats. Remember fish move around and just because you don’t find them on a particular tide doesn’t mean they won’t show up.

There are no sure things as far as I know but fish or not I’m guessing you will be more relaxed at the end of the day and more insightful. Turn the ancient art form of Zen into a well-reasoned outing. The worst-case scenario?

You’ll burn less fuel!

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

Cortez Stone Crab Festival, Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W., Cortez, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

MONDAY NOV. 12

Veterans Day Old Soldiers and Sailors Veterans Day Parade, Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 1 p.m. Flag ceremony at City Pier Park immediately follows.

Social bridge games, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, noon.

TUESDAY NOV. 13

Farmer’s Market, City Pier Park, 100 Bay Dr. N., Anna Maria, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m.

Preschool story time, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Candle making, The Folk School at Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez, 10 a.m., $38.

Mahjong, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m.

2019 Medicare new plan sign-up, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Tech help, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 14

Coloring Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, noon.

Off Stage Ladies meeting, IMG Academy Golf Club, 3450 El Conquistador Pkwy, Bradenton, noon, $16. Reserve to 941567-4960.

Island Time Book Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY NOV. 15

Veteran services information, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 9 a.m.

Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m.

Mollusks monthly, Coquina Beach, 2650 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m. Reserve to 941-742-5923 ext. 6036.

Book Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10:15 a.m.

Sunshine Stitchers knit and crochet, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Jam in the Sand, Anna Maria Island Beach CafĂŠ, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to 8 p.m.

FRIDAY NOV. 16

Forty Carrots, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Mahjong, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m.

Sunset drum circle, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY NOV. 17

Meditation, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11 a.m.

Al Fresco Art: Solar Dyeing, Robinson Preserve 10299 Ninth Ave. NW, Bradenton, 2 p.m., $20 cash only. Reserve to 941742-5757 ext. 4.

American Indian Stories and Crafts, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

SUNDAY NOV. 18

Beach market, Coquina Beach, 2650 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Yoga, Palma Sola Botanical Park, 9800 17th Ave. NW, Bradenton, 10 a.m.

MONDAY NOV. 19

Social bridge games, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, noon.

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County taking over Palma Sola boat ramp The proposed transfer from the city of Bradenton to Manatee County would take effect on Jan.1.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

MANATEE COUNTY – Manatee County plans to take control of the Palma Sola boat ramp facility at the beginning of the new year. The ramp facility is currently controlled by the city of Bradenton.

Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker plans to address county commissioners on this matter on Tuesday, Nov. 27.

“I will recommend that the county is prepared to assume operational responsibility for the Palma Sola boat ramp facility beginning Jan. 1, 2019; this responsibility will include the launch ramp, docks, parking lot and associated landscaping,” said the Nov. 1 letter Hunzeker sent Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston.

“In the interim, Parks and Natural Resources Department staff will work with city staff to initiate and complete state

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The Palma Sola boat ramp is located on Manatee Avenue West, near the Robinson Preserve. and federal permit and lease transfers from city to county. It is likely that these administrative transfers will take some time; nonetheless after Jan.1, the Palma Sola boat ramp will be considered a county asset,” Hunzeker’s letter concludes.

The Palma Sola boat ramp is located along Manatee Avenue West, near the eastern edge of the Robinson Preserve.

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REAL ESTATE

ast week was Halloween, and we talked about disclosing everything, even if not required by law, that might be negative about your home to prospective buyers. What may seem ridiculous to you, like spirits real or not, deaths in the property or other than conventional activities, could be a hot button to a buyer. But do you know everything about your home, the good, the bad and the ugly? Putting your property on the market is the perfect time to delve into your home’s history and a unique marketing tool.

The state of Florida is not known for many historic homes like New York and Boston, dating back to the founding of the country, and even though there were settlements in Florida going back to the Spanish, not too many actual homes have survived compared to the northeast. Bradenton has some beautiful older homes downtown, as do other cities around the state like Jacksonville and St.

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Home historians Castles in the Sand LOUISE BOLGER

Augustine, but it doesn’t matter if your home or the home you’re considering purchasing is 100 years old or 20, don’t you want to know its history?

There are professional house historians willing to do research, particularly on older homes dating back to years before records were efficiently kept. They will research public records, church records, history books and even do interviews with local residents who may be familiar with the property. This service of course is provided for a hefty fee and results in a nice book full of information for the owners and future owners.

I love the concept and feel that even

if your house was built in more recent years, there may still be information about it you don’t know. For instance, who was the architect who designed the house, are the original drawings still on file, and what are the names of the previous owners, an answer which could surprise you, especially in a second home beach area like Anna Maria.

Wouldn’t you just love to know if famous people visited the Island and stayed in your house, such as actors or political personalities? We already know that professional ball players and circus performers came to Anna Maria, maybe they stayed in your home. The possibilities are endless, especially if you can find just the precise person who has been around long enough to point you in the right direction.

A search of the town records would also give you structural information about the home. Were permits pulled to repair damage that could have been from fire or flooding or pest infestation? Did a major

hurricane occur in the early years of the home and are there any survivors from that event still around to interview?

You might want to include pre-renovation photos from the time you owned the property, pictures of some things unique to your house like the wall showing how your children grew through the years or a picture from your daughter’s wedding in the yard. Include dates of significant storms and if you evacuated and to where. Brief introductions to current neighbors and some history on the surrounding homes would be a nice touch.

Not only is a history book a great way to introduce potential buyers to your home, but it’s also a wonderful gift to new owners to pass down to future owners. It shows the love you have for your home and keeps the story of the house alive.

Every house has a compelling story to tell, and every room within the house represents a life lived. Make your house one for the history books.

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More WaStop valves being purchased Once new WaStop valves are installed, every active stormwater outfall pipe in Bradenton Beach will be equipped with a one-way check valve.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun. com

BRADENTON BEACH – As part of the city’s ongoing efforts to address stormwater, drainage and flooding issues, $55,929 will be spent to purchase 10 additional WaStop check valves Manufactured by the Illinois-based Wapro company, WaStop valves are designed to prevent tidal waters from flowing backwards into the stormwater and drainage outfall pipes that empty rainwater into Sarasota Bay. According to Public Works Director Tom Woodard, the new valves will be installed

bayside at 25th Street North, 24th Street North, 21st Place North, 10th Street North (two units) Ninth Street North, at the Bradenton Beach Marina, Bay Drive South, 20th Place North and Second Street North.

WaStop valves have already been installed at 13th Street South, 12th Street South, 11th Street South, Ninth Street South, 12th Street South (four units), 21st Place North, Bay Drive North, 23rd Street North (2 units) and 26th Street North.

Woodard presented the spending request to the City Commission on Thursday, Nov. 1, and noted it was included in the 2018-19 fiscal year budget.

“This was budgeted for. We knew the price; we knew this was coming,” he said.

“It’s all part of the plan,” Mayor John Chappie added.

The WaStop valves will be installed by public works staff.

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Public Works Director Tom Woodward presented the previously-budgeted stormwater expenditure request to city commissioners last week.

Woodward said this will result in every active outfall pipe in the city being equipped with a one-way check valve.

“This is something the city has been working towards, planning and using our stormwater fees for. It’s part of the plan that has been in effect.

Everything is falling into place

exactly the way we want it. In fact, we moved up the whole Avenue C (project) by one year,” Chappie said.

The Avenue C stormwater improvements Chappie referenced are scheduled to begin this month. That will be followed by the city-funded restoration of the Avenue C

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In the future, the commission also hopes to address the two-inch outfall pipe that transports treated stormwater from the above-ground storage cistern and into the bay near the historic Bridge Street Pier. Commissioner Jake Spooner has repeatedly expressed a desire to modify that portion of the city stormwater system to better accommodate and transfer the rainwater that accumulates on Bridge Street during heavy rains.

The larger outfall pipe that previously serviced the Bridge Street area was closed several years ago, and state regulations make it difficult to reopen an outfall pipe that does not first remove pollutants and sediments from the water being transported to the bay.

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BERT HARRIS: Win for Holmes Beach FROM PAGE 1

are limited to redeveloping the lot with new construction to a home or duplex with a total of 3,350 square feet of living area. The duplex restrictions require a connected duplex with a maximum of three bedrooms per side rather than the five the lawsuit says the couple had planned. The lawsuit also alleges hardships due to required driveway size and onsite parking requirements as well as restrictions on pool location and size for duplex units.

The McCaffreys requested $15,000 in relief.

In his judgment, Arend said the McCaffreys failed to prove they are entitled to relief and that the claims against the city were invalid. Because the McCaffreys had not proceeded with redevelopment of the property prior to the ordinances being enacted, Arend said the case was based on a theory of use rather than an actual use of

the property. The judgment also says that since the use of the property as a duplex vacation rental property with a pool is still allowed under the new ordinances, the use of the property is not impacted. The judgment goes on to state that, “It was speculative and unreasonable for Plantiffs (the McCaffreys) to expect to develop their property with unlimited LAR, pool size, and parking based only on the premise that other in the R-2 district had done so.”

In an email to city leaders, attorney Jay Daigneault, representing the city, said that he would work to recover court costs but doubted the city’s ability to collect or entitlement to be reimbursed for attorney fees in the matter. He said the victory in this case will help the attorneys to prepare for the other Bert Harris cases being heard in the coming months.

The McCaffreys have 30 days from the date of the judgment to file an appeal.

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ENTERTAINMENT

FAMILY FUN At the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach: • Wednesday, Nov. 7, Tour the Digital Library with Overdrive, RB Digital and Flipster, 3 to 4 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 8, a veteran’s services professional with coffee and donuts will be available to help vets with needs, 9 to 11 a.m.; Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, 2 to 3 p.m.

• Friday, Nov. 9, Forty Carrots-Partners in Play, 10 to 11 a.m.; Mahjongg Club, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 2 to 3 p.m.

• Saturday, Nov. 10, Origami Club, 10 a.m. to noon.

• Tuesday, Nov. 13, Preschool storytime, “Things That Go!,” 10 to 11 a.m.; Mahjongg Club, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; 2019 Medicare new plan signup, 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Tech help, 2 to 4 p.m.

Seniors tour arts Senior Adventures takes a tour of two

Anna Maria art studios on Friday, Nov. 9.

They will meet at the Studio at Gulf and Pine at 11 a.m. or car pool from Annie Silver at 10:30 a.m. They will lunch afterward. Call Kaye at 941-538-0945 for more information.

Artists supporting START Local artists will show their support of START (Solutions to Avoid Red Tide) through two exhibits at The Studio at Gulf and Pine from Nov. 7 through Jan. 5 The exhibits are “For the Love of Mangroves” and “Fresh and Locally Sourced.”

There was a special artsHOP Preview of “For the Love of Mangroves” on Saturday Nov. 3.

“For the Love of Mangroves” artwork was born out of Annabel Snyder’s kayaking experiences in and around Anna Maria Island and Sarasota Bay, both above and below the water.

Annabel uses watercolor, gouache and ink in this series. Her work reveals small imaginary snapshots into the rich, diverse and delicate eco-system we have on our doorstep.

“I hope to highlight the deep beauty and magic of our mangroves as well as encour-

age others to go out and experience them for themselves,”she says.

“Fresh and Locally Sourced” showcases fresh new works from Studio artists and instructors Maro Lorimer, Jean Blackburn, Cory Wright, Charles Townsend, Anne Abgott, Jay Canterbury, Joanna Coke, Lorene Erickson, Joan Schnuerch, Connie Schlee, Rusty Chinnis, James Gabbert, Stella Coultas, Joanne Taylor Brown, Cindy Fielding, and Cheryl Moody.

The artists from both exhibits have agreed to donate a portion of the proceeds of their art sales to START, a nonprofit grass roots organization whose mission is to advance education and innovation that improves the quality of our coastal waters.

Meet the artists, support START and enjoy tasty bites of coastal cuisine prepared by the Sandbar restaurant at the artists’ reception on Nov. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Studio at Gulf and Pine is located at 10101 Gulf Drive in the city of Anna Maria.

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ing exhibits and workshops.

Don’t mow the seagrass The Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St W, Cortez, hosts “What’s the Big Deal About Seagrasses?” on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 3 to 4 p.m. Many folks have heard about seagrasses and how central they are to the environment.

But why? This talk will discuss the many vital functions seagrasses serve in maintaining a dynamic estuary, and how resource managers use seagrass monitoring programs to assess bay health. The lecture is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information, call 941-708-6120.

The Island gives thanks All Island Denominations is sponsoring the annual Community Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service on Sunday, Nov. 18, starting at 4 p.m. at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive in Holmes Beach. There will be refreshments following the service in the church activity center. Bring a canned or boxed item for the food pantry

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Celebrating a late friend’s love of Florida A celebration of life for David Fisher will be held Friday night at the Swordfish Grill.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT

CORTEZ – Vermont resident David Fisher dreamed of one day retiring and spending his winters with his wife Sue at their second home in west Bradenton. Those dreams were cut short on Aug. 17, when cancer claimed Dave’s life at the age of 59.

On Friday, Nov. 9, some of Dave’s Florida friends and loved ones will gather in his honor at the Swordfish Grill in Cortez. The befitting drink specials will be shots of Patron tequila and margaritas made with two shots of tequila and no salt – a drink known in North Hero, Vermont as a ‘David Fisher.’ Ted Stevens and the Doo-Shots will provide the live music.

OBITUARIES Joan E. Burke Our beloved mother, Joan E. Burke (O’Donnell) entered into eternal rest on Oct. 20, 2018. Born on April 22, 1931 in Milford, CT, she was the daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (Lundy) O’Donnell. After working for Warner Lambert in Milford, for 25 years, she retired to Anna Maria Island where she immersed herself in Island life.

She joined Anna Maria Turtle Watch where she was a coordinator for 13 years. An avid reader, she also volunteered at the Island Branch Library where she continued to make many

Joining Sue in celebrating Dave’s love of Florida will be his aunt and uncle Ardy and Andy Cochran and his uncle Wayne Clark – fellow-Vermont natives who now live in west Bradenton. Longtime family friends and Michigan snowbirds Jackie and Randy Hansen will also be on hand.

CELEBRATING LIFE

Dave and Sue were married for 36 years and have two adult daughters, Sarah and Dianna. The couple began vacationing here in the early 2000s after Dave’s mom, Marsha, bought a condominium in the Cortez Villas that would later become theirs.

While visiting three or four times a year, the couple would often start their day with friends and family members for Bloody Marys at the Bradenton Elks Lodge. This tied into their group SEE FISHER, PAGE 33

friends and charmed people with her sense of humor and loving personality.

She loved to travel and also enjoyed writing poetry and short stories. Soon after joining and supporting the Anna Maria Island Art League, she began oil painting in her early 80s. She will always be remembered for her devotion to her family and independent spirit.

She is survived by her devoted family and her children, Ellen Quigley, of Bradenton, Stephen Burke of St. Cloud, FL, Pamila Weaver (Randy) of Holmes Beach and Terrance Burke of Cumberland, MD; and grandchildren Nicole Quigley, Mason Carroll, Ryan Quigley and Kayla Burke, along with many loving nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 13 brothers and sisters.

A private service will be held to celebrate her life.

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While in Florida, David Fisher loved spending time with friends and family. Shown from left back are Joe Hendricks, Ardy Cochran, Andy Cochran, Sue Fisher, Dave Fisher and Randy Hansen.

Shown from left front are Nancy Clark, Wayne Clark and Jackie Hansen.

BEACH BEAT HOLMES BEACH

10/24, suspicious circumstances, 201 Haverkos.

The complainant said she returned to her home with her kids to find her house had been entered and her son’s room trashed.

She said she had no idea who could have done it.

10/26, burglary, 200 block of 77th Street. The complainant said an ex-employee had paid for a week he didn’t work. He could not find the former employee so the officer closed the case.

10/26, driving with no license in an unregistered vehicle, 300 block of 43rd Street. The officer did a computer check on the truck driver and found out the license plate was stolen

out of Sarasota County. The officer checked the VIN number and found there was no registration for the truck.The driver said he had bought the truck recently and the plate was on the truck when he bought.

The officer seized the plate and checked the driver’s record finding the driver had a suspended license. He was given two tickets and the truck was towed.

10/27, No valid driver’s license and reckless driving, 4100 SR 789. The officer found the driver he was following had no insurance. The driver’s car was impounded and he was ticketed.

10/28, noise complaint, 500 block of 58th Street.

The officer responded to a noise complaint and found a landscape worker trimming a tree on a Sunday. The officer told him about the city ordinance against contract house or landscape work and he apologized and went home.

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FISHER: Celebration of life FROM PAGE 32

motto: “You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning.”

They’d later enjoy lunch or dinner, more drinks and maybe some live music at their favorite Cortez and Anna Maria Island establishments.

“He loved his Florida friends and family. It’s going to be totally different without him, but we will laugh and cry together as we remember him and the fun he had. His contagious laugh could be heard across the room and his smile was as bright as the Florida sun,” Sue said.

Dave spent most of his adult life working as a sales rep and regional sales manager for Burlington Drug and he brought his work to Florida with him, interacting with clients and sales reps from afar while vacationing. When Burlington Drug merged with the South Carolina-based J.M. Smith Drug Company in 2016, Dave continued as a regional sales manager.

“He worked so hard back home and he was able to relax more in Florida,”

Sue said.

In his downtime, Dave loved to read. He was also an accomplished drone pilot and he brought some of his drones to Florida. He also loved to ride the Segway he’d ship down from Vermont.

Dave and Sue’s last trip to Florida was in January. At the time, Dave suspected something was wrong with his health and when they returned home their worst fears were confirmed.

In early August, Swordfish Grill General Manager Bob Slicker and a friend from Sarasota visited Dave and Sue in Vermont. That week, Dave enjoyed a lovely boat ride on Lake Champlain and despite his failing health he also drove through Vermont’s winding mountain roads for lunch and brewery visits in Stowe.

During Slicker’s last night in North Hero, Dave flew his drone for the last time and captured some beautiful aerial photos of the sunset. He passed way the following week.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Little cleats, lots of fun

BY MONICA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN

The chill in the air last Tuesday night was paired with the sounds of youth soccer at The Center of Anna Maria Island. Several weeks into the fall soccer season, kids as young as three years old up to 13 years old have been hitting the pitch Tuesday and Wednesday nights for futbal action.

The smallest little cleats learn the essentials with the help of volunteer coaches like Meghan Horner who take time out of their busy weekly schedule to spend an hour with the Island area boys and girls.

Wearing cleats, the little ballers in their long socks hold their shin guards as they excitedly kick the soccer ball down and around the field with Coach Horner and her assistants. During the 60 minute clinic, sponsored by The Freckled Fin, the kids work on shooting drills with the pop-up goals and passing “drills”.

Playing a fun game, Coach Horner helped the players learn how to dribble the soccer ball by keeping it close to them. In the exercise, if the ball hit the coach, the kids chose an animal that the coach pretends to be as the reward.

Cats, elephants, lizards and more delight the clinic goers as they learn the game of soccer while having fun in the sun.

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Above, Coach Meghan rewards the little players by pretending to be their favorite animal last Tuesday night. Left, A young soccer player learns how to kick the ball to pass it to his teammates.

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I gave an executive order to shut down our website until we can figure how we’re

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Mayor John Chappie has ordered the city website to be shut down until it’s ADAcompliant. For now, those who visit www. cityofbradentonbeach.com will be greeted by this message.

going to deal with our website, making it ADAcompatible.”

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not limited to Title II of the ADA and/or section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.” It also says, “The parties desire to avoid the expense, time, effort and uncertainty of further litigation, and have agreed to a full and final settlement of all claims that were or could have been raised in the lawsuit.”

The agreement gives the county 14 months to use “commercially reasonable efforts” to improve accessibility for blind and visually-impaired users when accessing electronic documents at the county website.

The settlement agreement also applies to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Manatee County Sheriff ’s Office, Manatee County Tax Collector, Manatee County Property Appraiser website and the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections websites. The county websites will remain active until the compatibility changes are made.

The settlement agreement provided the county 30 days to tender a $16,000 check made payable Dinin.

The agreement states $15,000 is for the plaintiff ’s attorney fees and

costs, and $1,000 is for any and all damages incurred by the plaintiff (Price).

Earlier this year, Price initiated similar ADA-compliance lawsuits against Brevard County and the Celebration Golf Course in Orlando.

Both lawsuits were dismissed by The United States District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando Division. A similar ADA-compliance lawsuit Juan Carlos Gil filed against Brevard County was dismissed.

An ADA-compliance lawsuit Eddie Sierra filed against the Florida Legislature and Florida State University regarding the Florida Channel’s closed captioning services was also recently dismissed.

COMMISSION DECISION

Chappie initiated the website compliance discussion during the City Commission’s Thursday, Nov. 1, meeting.

“There’s a cottage industry with attorneys, and they have filed litigation in New York and in Florida.

I gave an executive order to shut down our website until we can figure how we’re going to deal with

John Chappie, Bradenton Beach Mayor our website, making it ADA-compatible,” Chappie said.

“What they’re saying is individuals who cannot read a screen need to be able to hear what is on the screen. The safest play is to suspend our website. This is a top priority the mayor has set for staff – to figure out how to get to where we need to be to protect the city’s assets,” City Attorney Ricinda Perry added.

In addition to the Manatee County settlement, Perry said she’s aware of business owners facing similar legal challenges, including legal firms and lodging establishments.

“It’s a huge cottage industry. Unfortunately, the courts agreed that any service you offer must be ADAcompliant,” Perry said.

City Treasurer Shayne Thompson told the commission the city of Palmetto has an ADA accessibility feature at its website. Thompson said the Palmetto website is host by a company, CivicPlus, that represents more than 3,000 governmental entities.

As the commission’s website liaison, Commissioner Jake Spooner noted that a year ago he was tasked

with looking into upgrading the city website. At the time, Spooner reached out to Revize – the firm that does the city of Anna Maria’s website – but the commission never allocated funds or took any additional action.

Spooner said Revize creates and maintains websites for hundreds of cities nationwide and should be able to provide Bradenton Beach with an ADA-compliant website.

Chappie said the Manatee County Commission will hold a commission workshop at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, and ADA compliance will be a topic of discussion.

At Chappie’s suggestion, Spooner agreed to take the lead on the city’s efforts to upgrade its website. He said he would research the city of Palmetto’s website and coordinate his efforts with Police Chief Sam Speciale, who serves as the city’s webmaster, working with Englandbased development technician Keiron Skillet.

On Friday, Spooner contacted Revize and was told it would cost $2,000 to design a new city website and $1,200 a year to maintain it.

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Across 1 Service calls 6 Emotionally bother 11 Sonic the Hedgehog maker 15 Miller's salesman 16 Audibly awed 17 Dirt handful 18 Commonly bristly covering 21 "Settle down!"

22 Watch name 23 Black shade 26 Positive aspects 27 Make the cut?

29 Christmas celebration 32 Sock part 33 Innate abilities 34 Ginsburg colleague 36 With 37-Across, an apt reminder 37 See 36-Across 39 Pile 43 Off the plate 46 Mooch 48 SHO sister channel 51 Last-minute deadline 54 Whaling weapon 56 Narrow inlets 57 Friend of Frodo 58 Red flag 59 World Heritage Site org.

61 "Things are different now" ... and an apt hint to three other answers 67 Long-billed wader 68 Like Stout's Wolfe 69 Former National Endowment for the Humanities chair Cheney 70 Great balls of fire 71 Herd butters 72 Radiate

Down 1 1980s TV ET 2 Call from Mrs. O'Leary's barn 3 Dingo prey 4 Cop making a traffic stop?

5 Nosy sort 6 Mustang's rate of speed, at times 7 Selfishness 8 Delicacy 9 Sound of disapproval 10 Special __ 11 Ponzi schemes, e.g.

12 Firstborn 13 Like lovestruck eyes 14 Pop-up source 19 Reasons to take painful steps?

20 Verb in the song "Sloop John B" 23 Mutt's companion 24 "First Lady of Song" 25 Colorful duck 27 Polio vaccine pioneer 28 TV forensic series 30 Nasty 31 Cheese go-with 35 "Trouble ahead!"

37 "It's __ fun"

Answers to 10-31-18 Crossword Puzzle.

38 Farm crawler 40 Genesis grandson 41 Water en un lago 42 Salon offering 44 Scintillas 45 Short still?

46 Squirrel away 47 Range on which 7 denotes neutrality 48 Strictly speaking 49 "Two and a Half Men" beach setting 50 Pack without an inch to spare 52 First name of a literary "Papa" 53 Family reunion attendees 55 Persist, with "on" 59 Pigmented eye area 60 Black shade 62 "Sooey!" responder 63 Blood classification letters 64 Beast that rhymes with zoo 65 Word with living or dead 66 When doubled, a Ramone

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THE BEST VOLUNTEER position on the island. The AMI Historical Museum needs docents and bread makers. Call Lynn at 813758-3234 or lbrennan47@ gmail.com

COMPUTER SERVICES EMPIRE COMPUTER SERVICE Computer problems fixed in your home or office. The fastest friendliest service around. Serving the Island since 2004. Call 941-739-6424

ROSER FOOD BANK needs donations of cash and non-perishable food. Donations boxes are located at the Church, Moose Club, and Walgreen’s.

EMPLOYMENT

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RETAIL SALES POSITIONGreen Turtle. Looking for a personable, reliable, energetic person with excellent customer service skills. Must work well with others. Position includes cash register usage, stocking merchandises, light cleaning. Call Manager 813-409-7540

2008 MAKO 204cc 150 Suzuki 450 hours T-Top. EZ Load Trailer.

Lift Kept, One Owner $23,000 Call 941-7268414

CARPET CLEANING

HAIR STYLIST EXPERIENCED – at busy, family owned LBK salon. Flexible schedule, semi-retired welcome. Also seeking parttime shampoo assistant.

941-387-9807.

QUALITY COUNTS. CARPET cleaning. Upholstery cleaning. Tile & grout cleaning. Island's favorite cleaner. Manatee Chamber Member. Great price/free estimates. Call 941-7561082

CLEANING SERVICE TOTAL HOME SERVICE CLEANING : Residential, Commercial & Rentals.

Professional and Reliable. Call 941-756-4570 THOMPSON CLEANING SERVICE CommercialResidential-Marine.

Island Based Company.

Seasonal Deep Cleaning-Weekly-Occasional.

Call for Free Estimate.

317-908-9483 AUTHORITY ONE SERVICES. Residential/Commercial/Vacation Rentals & Construction Cleaning.

Also Power Washing, Windows, Paver Sealing & Roof Cleaning.

Ask about your Senior Citizens Discount Call 941-251-5948 or 941565-3931

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LOCAL INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENCY seeking full-time Insurance Customer Service Representative; Compensation includes salary with ongoing bonuses based on experience, paid holidays and vacation; Qualified applicants must hold active 4-40 or 2-20 agent license, have oneyear prior experience as independent agency CSR and working knowledge of Agency Management System software (preferably Vertafore AMS360); Job responsibilities include calculating home and auto quotes, managing customer coverage inquiries and policy service requests, processing payments, resolving customer complaints and documenting all service activities in agency management system. Email resume and best contact information to brent.moss@ greatflorida.com

CHURCH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Roser Community Church is looking for a part-time Administrative Assistant. This person will need strong receptionist, general office, and database skills, willingness to train in areas of technology, and strong interpersonal and communication skills. If interested, please go to roserchurch.com/ employment or email your resume to employment@ roserchurch.com by November 16, 2018 GREAT ISLAND OPPORTUNITY to work with the community. Hiring parttime night & weekend Front Desk Manager. Send cover letter & resume to Nikkiah@centerami.org

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

FOR SALE VARIDESK CUBE CORNER 36, two tier design and keyboard deck.

Heavyweight base for stability. Color black.

Also Varidesk sitting/ standing chair and floor mat. All perfect condition. All pieces new $805. Asking $250. Call Steve 941-724-2728.

EXQUISITE WICKER FURNITURE, professionally repainted espresso brown, new cushions, pillows. Loveseat, chairs, rocker, several tables, miscellaneous decorative pieces $950.

Sofa with wicker accents $150. Call 941-778-6170

GARAGE, MOVING, RUMMAGE & YARD SALES HARRYS HUGE LIQUIDATION SALE! Fri and Sat (9th and 10th of Nov.) from 9AM-1PM each day.

Behind Harrys Grill 9903 Gulf Drive. Everything from commercial kitchen equipment to household items.

We are cleaning out the POD!!!

ROSER THRIFT SHOP Open Tuesday, Thursday 9:30am-2pm.,Saturday 10a.m.-1pm. Annex till noon. Donations preferred Wednesdays 9a.m.-11a.m.

511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria Phone 941-779-2733

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THRIFT SHOP SALE. Selling all inventory! Furniture, décor, fixtures and more! Bay Beach Plaza 10103 Cortez Rd W. 11-4 daily. Call 941-812-7679.

HAULING SITE CLEAN-UP to trash outs we can handle it all.

Call us for your dumpsters/ trash needs today 941-7538772

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 941-7781115 www.kernconstructioninc.com BATH ROOM & KITCHEN REMODELING. Anna Maria Home Accents. 25 years experience. Call 786-318-8585 DECKOUT MASTER CARPENTER Everything Patio & Dock Decking Work Repair, Replace, Maintenance Work, Cleaning, Treatments, New Decks.

Also Handyman/Painting work to home or office.

Call RICHARD 941448-3571 FENCING Wood, Vinyl.

New or Repair. Call Richard. Free Estimates.

941-448-3571 LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTY INNOVATIONS LLC State Certified General Contractor (Lic. #CGC 1515821) New Construction, Renovations & Additions. Call 941-266-7500

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.

JSAN CORPORATION Renovations and Handyman Services 941-243-0995 jsancorporation@gmail. com Flooring, Drywall, Painting, Repairs, Kitchen and Bathrooms, Trim & Doors

HOME SERVICES

HOME REPAIR. Anna Maria Home Accents. 25 years experience. Call 786-318-8585 THE HARDWOOD STOP Flooring installation services; Laminate, hardwood, vinyl and tile. Bathroom and shower. Virtually dustless FLOOR REMOVAL License and insured FREE ESTIMATES 941-227-0041 www.thehardwoodstop. com DRYWALL, PRESSURE WASHING, Painting, Handyman, Roofing Coating. Total of 80 years experience.

Call 941-565-9446. Ask for Dave

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 $55/yd. Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-795-7775, "shell phone" 941-720-0770 STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE. Specializing in Old Florida Seashell driveways and scapes. Also Rock, Mulch, & Soil. Free estimates. Call Shark Mark 941-301-6067

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NORMS TOWING gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 11/28/2018, 09:00 am at 1855 63RD AVENUE E. BRADENTON, FL 34203, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NORMS TOWING reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

1FAFP66L1YK120258 2000 FORD 1FMDU34E9XZA61068 1999 FORD 1GCCS1943W8147488 1998 CHEVROLET 1GKDS13S522354204 2002 GENERAL MOTORS CORP 1ZVFT84N975262194 2007 FORD 2FMDA58413BA75775 2003 FORD 2GCEK19T731248788 2003 CHEVROLET 3B7HC13Y6TG182689 1996 DODGE 3C4PDCAB4HT599441 2017 DODGE 3G5DB03E04S511197 2004 BUICK 5N1ED28T4YC553048 2000 NISSAN 5NPEB4AC8DH688936 2013 HYUNDAI JH2PC4044BK400447 2011 HONDA JM1CR293090351080 2009 MAZDA KNDUP131746549589 2004 KIA NM0LS6AN2DT136054 2013 FORD SAJDA01N31FL92299 2001 JAGUAR WAUDH94F88N037029 2008 AUDI

LOST & FOUND LOST WHITE GOLD 18 carat wedding band on Anna Maria Island on beach near Sandbar Restaurant. Call 352-484-4040 if found.

LOST ON AMI near the curve at Bradenton beach in the gulf a small red ricoh underwater camera and a size 14 gold wedding band of 25 years. reward if found. Has very sentimental pictures that I cannot duplicate the camera had a half of a lanyard attached to it and on the clip of the lanyard was my wedding ring. Call 205-223-1548 LOST THICK STERLING Silver Ring between the Moose and Beach House Restaurant. Call 941-2431444

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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 “WIZARD OF WALLS” Established 1980 Prompt quality service.

Paperhanging/removal Faux finishes. Interior painting. Mary Bell Winegarden 941-794-0455 PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SERVICES. Prompt & Reliable. Island Resident.

Quality Workmanship.

Interior/Exterior. Also minor repairs & carpentry. Free written detailed estimates. Bill Witaszek 941-307-9315 BAYSIDE COMMERCIAL PAINTING. David Paduani Call 941-5659446 or Larry Zimmer 941-224-8123 Licensed & Insured

POOL SERVICES FOUR SEASONS POOL SERVICE AND CHEMICAL SERVICES. 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

Call us today! 941-778-3986

PRINTING CUSTOM DIGITAL PRINTING "Your printing dream to reality" Specializing in Dye sublimation Printing.

Graphic Design. Performance Active ware. Logo Design. Call Rhonda 330-550-4847

PROFESSIONAL PRESSURE & WINDOW WASHING AUTHORITY ONE CLEANING : Residential, Commercial, Construction and Vacation Rentals . Also available Power Washing, Roof Cleaning and Windows.

Call 941-251-5948

REAL ESTATE HOMES & CONDOS FOR SALE

FROM THE LOW $300’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 $209/ month. Models open daily. Contact us 941254-3330 www.MirabellaFlorida.com

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CANAL FRONT HOMES Holmes Beach - Key Royale GULF FRONT CONDOS Gulf Place, L’Plage, Vista Grande & MORE. Island Real Estate ASK Alan Galletto 941-232-2216 INVESTOR'S DREAM only 4 houses from the beach, adorable 2BR/2BA cottage North End for $599,000. 2017 income=68K CASH FLOWS. Call Kathleen White Island Real Estate at 941-773-0165.

AnnaMariaSales.com 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 28 years. Proven track record brings you results! 941-725-1589

RENTALS: ANNUAL 2BR/2BA GROUND LEVEL Villa near Blake Hospital. Very clean unit in quiet area. November 1st move in. 1st, last & security $1300/mo. Background & application fee required. 2BR/2BA ground level villa in quiet area near Blake Hospital / GT Bray, water, sewer, cable, internet included.

Community pool. $1300/ mo, 1st, last, security. Background check required. Contact Ed DUNCAN REAL ESTATE 941-737-6320 www. teamduncan.com

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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. 2BR/2BA GROUND LEVEL in the UTC area. $1500.

1st, last, sec dep. 1BR/1BA GROUND LEVEL in Bradenton Beach. $1200 1st, last, sec dep. No Pets. Call A Paradise Realty. 941-7784800 ANNUAL RENTAL 1BR/1BA Large back yard, huge shaded common area.

First, Last & $1000 security deposit. No Dogs $1295/ mo. Call 941-705-7463 HOLMES BEACH, large room for rent; furnished/TV, utilities/cable included. Call 941-201-2388 after 5 pm ANNUAL RENTAL BRADENTON BEACH 2BR/2BA $1750/mo Available.

October 15. Contact Eric 925-596-0785 ANNUAL or SECOND HOME AMI 2BR/2BA. 6 houses to Beach. Walk to restaurants, shops, banks, gym. $1825/mo. Call 941545-3666 WEST BRADENTON 2BR/2BA + Family room.

3803 15th Ave W. Ready to move in! $1495/mo. $2000 security deposit. Call 941809-2488

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

SEASONAL RENTALS AVAILABLE: Spring, Summer and Fall. CITY OF ANNA MARIA 2BR/2BA Bay Front.

HOLMES BEACH 2BR/2BA 400’ to Gulf Bay. Horizon Realty of Anna Maria 941-778-0426 kringco@ tampabay.rr.com GREAT RATES! Weekly, Monthly. 3BR/2BA NW Bradenton. Call Grace 941-201-2190 HOLMES BEACH 1.5 BLOCKS to Beach. Completely updated 2BR/2BA. Available December 2018 thru April 1, 2019. $4500/ mo Nelson & Associates Real Estate. Call 863-6401864 STUDIO FOR RENT on beautiful Anna Maria Island. Had cancellation for 2018/2019 winter season.

Very private, walk to beach.

Available monthly from December 15 thru March 15. $1700/mo. Sorry no pets. Call 908-914-1182.

Pictures available.

ANNA MARIA: Steps to beach from this single family ground level home with bay views. $3,750/ mo. 3 mo minimum; 2BR/1BA; 1,350 sq.ft. 1.5 car garage; updated. 914-576-6500 HOLMES BEACH extra large ground level 2/BR2BA w/screened porch & backyard, all appliances -1 block to beach, 3/6 month rental, annual considered. Available immediately - islandbeachrental@msn.com 973-715-2188 Mike SEASONAL RENTAL AVAILABLE December thru May. 3 months minimum. Totally renovated.

Ground level. 2BR/2BA Condo overlooking pool.

Complex on canal. Sorry no Pets. 2 miles from Gulf. $2250/mo utilities included. Call 336-8483094 TURN KEY FURNISHED. All utilities included except electric. 1BR/1BA Ground floor. $1550/mo Call 816-729-5146

TRANSPORTATION

AMI TAXI metered-on-callcards accepted. Airport: Tampa $95, Sarasota $40, Clearwater $85, Orlando $165. Call 800-301-4816. amitaxi4u@gmail.com, www.amitaxi.com ANYTIME TRANSPORTATION to all airports, appointments, casino, cruises, etc. Tampa $65. Sarasota $30. Pets welcome. Very dependable. Reasonable rates. Contact Jeanne.

941-779-5095

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