Anna Maria Island Sun October 24, 2018

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October 24, 2018

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Clockwise from above: Thousands ignore the heat and red tide threat to attend Bayfest; former Anna Maria City Commissioner Gene Aubrey displays his 1923 Chevrolet at the auto show; CBD samples also were available at Bayfest - cannabidiol is a naturally-occurring constituent of cannabis, one of at least 113 cannabinoids identified in hemp plants; a car plane was one of the most unusual vehicles at the Bayfest classic car show on Saturday on Pine Avenue.

Crowds come out for Bayfest

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

ANNA MARIA – Despite a serious problem with red tide this summer, the Island’s first festival of the season was a success as residents and visitors braved the warm weather to enjoy themselves at Bayfest on Pine Avenue sponsored by the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce.

If there was any red tide in the air, it didn’t seem to be a bother.

“It was very well attended,” said Chamber President Terri Kinder, who said thousands of people showed up. “It was great to see all the people who came out.”

She said the crowd was great during the morning, lightened in the heat of the day and increased as it shade emerged and everything cooled off.

When the threat of red tide abated last week, Kinder said the venders were anxious to participate.

“Not one vendor pulled out,” she said. “We didn’t have any cancellations.”

More than 100 classic cars and their owners greeted visitors as they entered Pine Avenue from Gulf Drive. The Bill Mergens Memorial Auto Show, named after the show’s late organizer, attracted the attention of the visitors, some of whom may have owned or wanted to own one of the colorful vehicles in their youth.

Venders filled the sides of the street, offering arts and crafts, while non-profits gave opportunities to help a cause.

There was a bounce house, slides and games in the Kid’ Zone and across the street, Roser Memo-

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OLD salts enjoy the Cortez Nautical Flea Market. 15 BAN on oil drilling off, then back on,

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Local red tide levels low

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

Hurricane Michael did not destroy the red tide bloom that showed up in local waters on Aug. 3, but local levels are staying low, according to an Oct. 19 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) report.

The report shows low concentrations of red tide in water samples on Oct. 15 at Cortez Beach and Longboat Pass (Bradenton Beach), with very low concentrations at the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria and none at the Palma Sola Bay bridge.

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 prob-

able fish kills. High levels can cause all of the above, plus water discoloration.

Respiratory irritation was reported on Oct. 11, Oct. 13 and Oct. 17-18 at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach and Oct. 1113 and Oct. 16-18 at Manatee Beach in Holmes Beach.

No fish kills were reported in Manatee County from Oct. 12-19.

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 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 and was detected in Florida’s east coast waters early this month.

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Red tide air forecasts begin Pinellas County residents and visitors who are susceptible to the respiratory impacts of Florida's red tide – especially people with asthma and other chronic lung diseases – are getting a new tool that will help them know their risks before they visit area beaches during red tides.

A new website, https://habscope.gcoos.org/forecasts, provides a risk forecast for red tide respiratory impacts on each of the 17 Pinellas County beaches.

The forecast will typically be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

This forecast lets people see which beaches might be impacted by red tide, allowing them to plan their beach walks and other outdoor activities accordingly.

More frequent red tide update available

SOURCE: FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

To help you decide whether and where to go to the beach during the ongoing red tide bloom, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) now offers a map showing red tide concentrations in the most recently collected water samples along Gulf coast beaches.

The online map is in addition to FWC’s current Wednesday and Friday updates on the status of Florida’s red tide blooms. The map is intended to provide more immediate and accurate red tide data as researchers process water samples from across the state.

View the new map at MyFWC.com/redtide.

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IN BRIEF

Report AM coyote sightings Coyotes are continuing to make themselves at home on Anna Maria Island. Residents across the Island continue to spot the wild animals in a variety of places, including on the beach, in open areas and even in their front yards or driveways.

In Anna Maria, the stance of city hall is to wait, watch and listen. According to city officials, the city doesn’t have an active search and destroy plan but is relying on residents and visitors to say something if they see something.

Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy said anyone who sees anything should call the Manatee County Sheriff ’s Office in Anna Maria City Hall.

“The county has a protocol for dealing with the animals, and they’ll send someone to find, capture and deal with them.”

The MCSO’s 24-hour number for non-emergency situations and reports is 941-708-8899.

The main office is located at city hall at 10005 Gulf Drive.

Visit our website, www.amisun.com.

Scan this code with your smartphone to go there.

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Old salts enjoy the Cortez Nautical Flea Market

From rigging to radios, all things nautical were on sale at the 21st Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market at the Florida Maritime Museum on Saturday.

Live music by local acts, including one that played for 15 years with Lynyrd Skynyrd (on his turntable at home) entertained the crowds, shopping for dive vests, fishing poles, lures, antique lanterns and vintage anchors.

Red tide loan center relocates The U.S. Small Business Administration Business Recovery Center has moved to the Tingley Memorial Library, 111 Second St. N. in Bradenton Beach, to help business owners affected by the red tide bloom.

The temporary center will operate weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointments are necessary.

The center is moving from the Island Branch Library in Holmes Beach.

For more disaster assistance information, visit www.sba.gov/disaster, call 800-659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.

A holiday event Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, is holding its annual children’s Halloween Trunk ’n’ Treat event from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, in the church parking lot. It’s a family fun time that provides plenty of photo opportunities as the youngsters roam along the open trunks of members’ vehicles checking out the creative contents and helping themselves to treats.

Vehicle owners often appear in costume, too.

It’s a family activity that’s just for fun without any horror and gore. Admission is free and open to costumed children accompanied by adults. Park along the Marina Drive side of the church building and walk to the parking lot in the rear. For more information, contact the church office at 941-778-1813 or gdlami18@gmailcom.

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Everything from rope to marine radios was for sale or trade at the 21st Annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market at the Florida Maritime Museum on Saturday. A sailboat sale drew attention at the market. Handmade cigar box guitars, both acoustic and electric were a popular item, and Bob Hageman was on hand with his fishing poles.

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Property taxes become campaign talking points The past actions of City Commission candidates John Metz and Tjet Martin have contributed to city taxpayers paying more than $186,000 in unbudgeted legal fees and other expenses.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – City Commission candidates have distributed campaign materials that inspired The Sun to fact check claims being made regarding property taxes.

Candidate Tjet Martin mailed out a campaign letter that said, “Our taxes were raised unnecessarily. A 12 percent increase.”

When adopting the 2018-19 fiscal year budget in September, the City Commission unanimously voted to maintain the 2.3329 millage rate that’s been in place since 2012.

Incumbent Commissioners Marilyn Maro and Ralph Cole are now seeking reelection.

The Anna Maria and Holmes Beach commissions also maintained their previous year millage rates.

The Florida Constitution caps property tax increases on homesteaded properties to 3

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Firefighters active in city commission campaign Questions were raised and answered regarding local firefighters’ support for Bradenton Beach City Commission candidates.

BY JOE HENDRICKS

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Property taxes are a campaign issue for City Commission candidates Tjet Martin and John Metz. percent per year. Now up for voter renewal, there is also a 10 percent cap on non-homesteaded properties that includes vacation rentals and commercial properties.

Martin lives with former mayor Bill Shearon at his Linger Longer beachfront resort. According to Manatee County Property Appraiser records, Shearon claims $50,500 in homestead and disability exemptions.

According to Shearon’s 2017 tax bill, he paid $2,473 in Bradenton Beach property taxes last year. According to his 2018 trim notice, Shearon will now pay $2,636. The additional $162 equates to a 6.5 percent increase – not the 12 percent cited in Martin’s SEE TAXES, PAGE 27

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BRADENTON BEACH – West Manatee Fire Rescue (WMFR) Fire Chief Tom Sousa wants Bradenton Beach voters to know the fire district does not endorse city commission candidates.

However, the Suncoast Professional Firefighters & Paramedics Local 2546 labor union that represents WMFR firefighters and paramedics does endorse candidates, including Bradenton Beach candidates Marilyn Maro and Ralph Cole.

The union support is provided through its Firefighters & Paramedics for Public Safety political action committee (PAC).

Sousa and Fire Marshall Jim Davis recently became aware of campaign materials expressing firefighters’ support for Maro and Cole. Sousa visited

Mayor John Chappie on Thursday, Oct. 18, to clarify the district’s position on political endorsements. Later the day, Sousa spoke with The Sun. Sousa was contacted by another candidate who claimed to have received a flyer saying the West Manatee Fire Rescue District was supporting Bradenton Beach commission candidates.

The claim proved untrue, but there are references to West Manatee Firefighters and local firefighters.

“It doesn’t say West Manatee Fire Rescue District. We have policies that prohibit our firefighters from using our name, equipment, uniform or any insignia that says West Manatee Fire Rescue District in any kind of political campaign,” Sousa said.

“Our employees may get involved individually, and that’s a personal choice, but the West Manatee Fire Rescue District and the district commissioners do not get actively involved in political campaigns or endorse candidates. We’re neutral,” Sousa said.

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Vote 'yes' on Amendment 9

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f the recent outbreak of red tide has shown us anything it is how much is at stake for coastal Floridians should our most precious resource - our environment - become fouled on a widespread basis.

By almost any measurement, the impact of this bloom has been devastating. With waters thick with the karenia brevis algae in the Gulf of Mexica and in the bays and canals, marine life has been choked to death in vast numbers.

Tourists looking to play in our sub-tropical paradise have stayed away in droves, finding other travel destinations and taking their money with them. The Florida business community has felt the brunt of that loss of income, with enterprises both large and small facing uncertain futures at best and financial ruin at worst.

Clearly, our economy, especially on the coasts, depends heavily on visitors. Without a healthy environment, without clean water and air, tourists are going to go somewhere else. It's just that simple.

On Nov. 6, Floridians will have a chance to ensure protections for our Gulf and Atlantic waters and beaches by voting for Amendment 9. This proposal would prohibit drilling for oil or natural gas in state waters off our coastlines - about nine miles off the western and southern coasts and three miles off Atlantic shores on the east.

The measure, supported by a littany of environmental and business groups, would help keep the heavy oil and gas industry away from our coasts and out of state waters. We need only think back to 2010 and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster to imagine such an event occurring just off our coasts. The devastation to our environment, and, in turn, our economy, would be appalling.

Amendment 9 also includes a ban on indoor vaping, to go along with the current prohibition of tobacco smoking in indoor workplaces. This is, of course, an odd pairing because it combines completely unrelated issues in one amendment.

Why the state Legislature chose to bundle these two disparate proposals has been the subject of much political speculation. The amendment, removed from the ballot initially by a Circuit Court judge, just recently was put back on the ballot by the Florida Supreme Court.

Despite the weird juxtaposition of the two issues, however, we believe the oil and gas drilling ban is needed and encourage Florida residents to vote for Amendment 9.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thank you from The Center On behalf of everyone at The Center of Anna Maria Island and the wonderful community we serve, I would like to thank The Sun for its sponsorship to the LaPensee Bowling Tournament that was held September 8. We greatly appreciate your support of running ads for free in The Sun newspaper for the event.

Thanks to supporters like you, The Center is able to offer creative programs that enhance the overall wellness of the Anna Maria Island community. The experiences our members share at The Center create healthy lifestyles and, most importantly, help cultivate lifelong values like character and self-esteem.

We are beyond grateful for the support we received for this event. We have herd reave reviews of what a fun event it was and how people can’t wait until next year ’s event, The bowling tournament is a staple event for The Center. The Center could not continue to have these events without the generous support of

a caring community, which includes sponsors like you.

Thank you again for your sponsorship of The Center’s LaPensee Bowling Tournament.

Christopher Culhane Center executive director

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ON THE AGENDA ANNA MARIA

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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

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This custom vehicle bears a resemblance to cars from the 1930s and '40s.

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

Dolphins: Our Coastal Neighbors lecture, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., 3 p.m.

Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce October Business Card Exchange, Waller-Mixon Insurance, 5412 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 5-7 p.m., $5 for members and $10 for prospective members. Reserve to 941-778-1541 or info@ amichamber.org.

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rial Community Church had arts, coloring and face painting for youngsters.

Further down the street, the food court added a variety of aromas to the air. A large tent shaded diners as they sat at rows of tables.

Music boomed from the stage at the end of Pine Avenue and later, after the sun went down, the dancers took to the blocked off street.

Kinder did not have any monetary results at press time. Some of the proceeds will go to Island workers who suffered as the Island economy was hit by the lack of business from the red tide.

Kinder said it was a great Bayfest and praised the people who worked it.

“The volunteers did a wonderful job,” she said.

“We couldn’t have done it without them.”

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A 1965 Sunbeam Tiger attracted lots of attention at Bayfest on Saturday.

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Funny signs for any occasion.

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Caryn Hodge with her dog.

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THURSDAY OCT. 25

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.

Zumba and mat pilates for seniors, The Paradise Center, 567 Bay Isles Rd., Longboat Key, 10 a.m., $10 per class.

Reserve to maryannbrady@ theparadisecenter.org or 941-383-6493.

Seaside Quilters, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

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

Science and service book club, Mosaic NEST, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 5:30 p.m.

Reserve to 941-742-5923 ext.

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FRIDAY OCT. 26

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

Fridays at Paradise Café, The Paradise Center, 567 Bay Isles Rd., Longboat Key, 10:30 a.m., $10. Reserve to maryannbrady@theparadisecenter.org or 941-383-6493.

Mahjong, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 1 p.m.

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

SATURDAY OCT. 27

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

CPR Training, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 9 a.m.

Pumpkin carving, Mosaic NEST, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. NW, Bradenton, 6 p.m., $10 cash only.

Reserve to aedan.stockdale@mymanatee.org.

MONDAY OCT. 29

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

TUESDAY OCT. 30

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 SEE CALENDAR, PAGE 35

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ArtsHOP celebrates Island arts In addition to local art, the celebration includes Symphony on the Sand, the Island Players, Sandblast and the Coquina Beach Market.

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

The 12th Annual ArtsHOP is coming, with local art outlets and stores in all three cities participating. 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 Island beaches.

Artists will be selling paintings of the birds with proceeds going to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.

The celebration begins with an art walk on Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach on Friday, Nov. 2, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Visitors will receive a passport for shop owners they visit to stamp. When they get enough stamps, they will be entered for raffle drawings, artist supplies, paintings, sculptures, weekend stays with meals, local excursions and more. Raffle tickets may also be purchased.

On Saturday, Nov. 3, the art walk moves to the city of Anna Maria along Pine Avenue from 1 to 4 p.m., featuring local shops and galleries and the Anna Maria Island Historical

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The skimmer, as pictured, is the mascot of ArtsHOP, and some of the proceeds will go to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.

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Society Museum on Pine Avenue. There will be live music and opportunities to meet with local artists and shop owners.

Visitors will also have chances to earn raffle tickets with their passports.

Saturday is also America Recycles Day, and the annual Sandblast competition, sponsored by Keep Manatee Beautiful at Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive in Holmes beach, gets underway at 9 a.m.

The Coquina Beach Market, featuring arts and crafts, live music and more runs on Sunday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

On Friday, Nov. 9, the art

walk moves to Holmes Beach from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Shops and galleries throughout Holmes Beach and Waterline Marina Resort will feature local art demonstrations, live music and more. Basket raffle prize drawings will be held at the Ugly Grouper starting at 8 p.m.

As part of the celebration, the Island Players will perform “Baggage,” a comedy at 10009 Gulf Drive in Anna Maria from Nov. 8 to 18, and the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra will perform its annual Symphony on the Sand on Saturday, Nov. 10. The Sun newspaper is a media sponsor of the concert.

Loggerhead sea turtle Bortie is in 10th place in a field of 13 as she continues to swim off Everglades National Park in the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s 11th Annual Tour de Turtles, which ends Oct. 31, the last day of turtle season. Bortie has traveled 325 miles since the race began on Aug. 1. The event is part of the organization’s research project tracking satellite-tagged turtles to determine where and how far they migrate. One turtle’s satellite transmitter has stopped working since last week. Bortie was satellite tagged and released on Coquina Beach on June 19 after nesting, and is 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. Bortie’s nest hatched successfully in August.

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Oil drilling off, then back on ballot

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

Even though it addresses two entirely unrelated subjects – prohibiting oil drilling and indoor vaping - Florida Constitutional Amendment 9 will be included on the 2018 General Election ballot in November, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled.

The decision reverses a Leon County Circuit judge’s decision to remove the proposal and two others from the ballot because they combine unrelated issues in single proposed amendments.

In its Oct. 17 opinion, the state’s high court ruled that the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) can include multiple issues in single amendments, a practice criticized by opponents as a political ploy to defeat popular proposals by pairing them with unpopular proposals.

Three justices, R. Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy

Quince, agreed with the ruling but criticized the practice.

“When amending our Florida Constitution, voters should not be forced to vote ‘yes’ on a proposal they disfavor in order to also vote ‘yes’ on a proposal they support because of how the Constitution Revision Commission has unilaterally decided to bundle multiple, independent and unrelated proposals,” Pariente wrote.

“Bundling multiple, independent and unrelated proposals in this way makes the task of voting significantly more difficult for Florida’s citizens, requiring them to decide – in addition to weighing the independent merits of each proposal – whether voting in favor of one proposal they approve of is worth also approving a proposal they do not favor.”

Earlier this year, the CRC approved the proposal, which would prohibit drilling for exploration or extraction of oil or natural gas beneath all state waters between the mean high-

water line and the outermost boundaries of the state’s territorial seas, about nine miles off the western and southern coastlines and at least three miles off the eastern coastline.

It also adds the use of vaporgenerating electronic devices to the current prohibition of tobacco smoking in enclosed indoor workplaces.

Passing the amendment might signal to a federal government that advocates drilling in federal waters that Floridians oppose offshore drilling, according to the League of Women Voters, which supports the amendment along with the Florida Wildlife Federation, Gulf Restoration Network, American Cancer Society, Florida Policy Institute, Progress Florida, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Earthjustice.

The amendment is one of 12 that Florida voters will decide Nov. 6. Constitutional amendments require at least 60 percent of the vote to become law.

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An Anna Maria Island tradition gives kids two chances to dress for Halloween and maybe win a prize. As tradition goes, the PTO Fall Festival gets kids and their parents involved while the Chamber Trail of Treats gets the businesses involved as well.

The PTO starts things off with its Fall Festival at a new location in Anna Maria on Saturday, Oct. 27, at The Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave, Anna Maria. This year, there will be a parade from Anna Maria Pier Park at the corner of Pine Avenue and South Bay Boulevard to The Center at 9 a.m. Judges will determine best costumes for boys and girls in each class.

After they arrive, there will be games and fun Halloween activities, and the parents are making a haunted house to put a little fright on things. This is also a fundraiser for the PTO and anyone wanting to help may call for PTO President Nicole Teich at the school, 941708-5525.

On Wednesday, Oct. 31, Kids will gather in costume at the Island Chamber, 5313 Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach, by 3:30 p.m. for judging. After the winners are announced, kids will take off to trick or treat participating businesses in Holmes Beach until 6 p.m. Parents may then shuttle them to businesses

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The Anna Maria Elementary School PTO parents are working on a real spooky haunted house at The Center. You will most likely encounter these beings if you visit it during the Fall Festival.

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in Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach from 5 to 8 p.m. A list of participating businesses is available from the Chamber.

With all that haunting, the

Island will celebrate Halloween in style. Motorists are urged to be extremely cautious while driving during these events.

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Anna Maria reopens weekly farmers market

BY TAL REEVE SUN CORRESPONDENT | treeve@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – The city restarted it’s farmers market at City Pier Park Oct. 16.

Ten vendors selling a variety of goods ranging from local produce, organic honey and sauces, mushrooms, fresh lemonade and kettle corn and island grown and harvested micro greens set up shop under the sail shades The weekly market, which had its first run earlier this year from March to May, received a lot of positive feedback, prompting the city to extend the open dates to every Tuesday from October to May, said Deputy City Clerk Debbie Hayes, the main point of contact and organizer of the market. The market will also extend its hours from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hayes hinted the city may be able to offer more goods and vendors in the future.

“We just have to find space,” said Hayes, “but we’ll be able to get them in here. We’ve had a lot of people interested in opening a booth.”

Hayes said the city plans to keep the focus on locally grown or produced food products and will shy away from arts and crafts seen at many Island markets.

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Clockwise from above, various sauces from the Saucy Guys, a Bradenton-based hot sauce company, sit waiting to be sampled at the Farmers Market. The sauces are made from locally grown herbs and spices in recipes created by owners Neil Currie and Jim Brannon. Tony Martinez a vendor with Migrolos Produce, from Palmetto, prepares a watermelon to hand at as samples to passing customers during the first day of the market. Michael Smith, right, owner and grower of AMI Aquaponics, gives recipe ideas to Jane Warda of Des Plaines, Ill. All of Smith’s micro greens are organically cultured and harvested from his home in Anna Maria.

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WMFR battalion chief wins district award

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

BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Rich Losek has reason to celebrate.

Losek was awarded the career service award by Florida Congressman Vern Buchanan during the 16th Congressional District Fire and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Awards. The award is a feather in the career firefighter’s cap as he plans to retire from WMFR in five months.

“We owe so much to our police, firefighters and EMS,” Buchanan said in a press release. “Our community is made safe and more prosperous because we have first re-

sponders watching our backs.

When called upon, they often arrive at scenes of danger and trauma, to which they reliably bring strength and composure.

These brave men and women spend hundreds of hours in training so that they are prepared when they get ‘the call.’ These stellar individuals exemplify what it means to serve a community.”

Chief Tom Sousa said the award is a fitting tribute to Losek whose name will be read into the record at Congress as a part of the award recognition.

“It’s a pretty prestigious award,” Sousa said.

The awards are intended to recognize first responders who provide exemplary service to

their community. Winners are selected by an independent committee.

In addition to Losek, who is currently serving on a hurricane response team in the Florida panhandle, other local first responders also were honored, including members of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputy Gabriel Bogart, Det. Charles Butler, Det. Scott Durocher, Det. Seamus Dwyer and Deputy Chad Richards all received the associate service award. Deputy Carmine Luper received the preservation of life award.

The awards for Manatee, Hillsborough and Sarasota counties was held Oct. 8 at Bradenton City Council Chambers.

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Congressman Vern Buchanan honors this year’s winners of the 16th Congressional District Fire and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Awards at the Bradenton City Council Chambers Oct. 8.

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WMFR welcomes new employees Above, Chief Tom Sousa presents West Manatee Fire Rescue’s new administrative clerk Allison Stefano to commissioners during the Oct. 16 board meeting. Left, WMFR firefighter Clayton Lease is sworn in Oct. 16 as Chief Tom Sousa looks on. Lease is the latest addition to the district’s firefighter/EMS staff. Sousa said Lease is working toward his firefighter/ paramedic certification and fills a roster vacancy for retiring Battalion Chief Rich Losek, though Lease will have to work his way up to battalion chief status.

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Local first responders help with hurricane recovery

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BRADENTON – Manatee County first responders don’t only answer the call of duty locally, they also answer when other people need their help, including those affected by Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle.

West Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Tom Sousa said that when the call came in for assistance in the aftermath of the Category 4 storm, five strike teams of firefighters and emergency medical service workers from region six, stretching from Manatee to Collier County, assembled including 25 fire engines with around 100 firefighters and five ambulance teams with 25 ambulances and about 50 medical personnel.

Sousa said the region’s six strike teams assembled first in Tallahassee before traveling Marianna, Florida where they

helped to clear debris, treat injuries using the WMFR advanced life support engine, distribute supplies and run emergency calls with local first responders.

He said the team, including firefighters from WMFR, Longboat Key, Cedar Hammock, Southern Manatee, city of Bradenton, East Manatee and North River fire districts, was redeployed Oct. 15 to Port St. Joe and Port St. Joe Beach to provide hurricane recovery assistance.

WMFR Battalion Chief Ben Rigney served as leader for an engine strike team of five engines and around 30 personnel. The city of Bradenton Urban Search and Rescue team also responded, sending six personnel to the region along with Manatee County EMS workers.

Sousa said the teams were expected to return home after nearly two weeks in the region early this week.

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Center beats August budget projections The Center ended the typically financially slow month of August with $83,201 in net income, well over a budgeted $20,715 loss.

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ANNA MARIA – The Center of Anna Maria Island’s board has reason to celebrate. The nonprofit closed out the month of August with a net income of $83,201, which was $103,916 more than budget projections, and $153,405 better than August of 2017.

Board treasurer Christine Hicks said total program revenue came in at $91,563, including contributions of $18,500 from the city of Anna Maria and $5,000 from the city of Bradenton Beach, both earmarked for specific programs. The financial

statements show that membership revenue in the fitness cost center, including Island Fitness and AMI Crossfit, came in $8,597 higher than budget. Hicks’s report also attributes part of the positive performance in program revenue from higher than anticipated sports registration and sponsor fees.

Program expenses came in at $48,391, resulting in a net income of $43,171 for August. After general and administrative expenses of $79,771, the Center closed out the month with a loss of $36,600 from operations. Fundraising income of $124,913 with only $5,112 in costs led to the positive net income of $83,201 for the month.

Expenses for the year, Hicks said, are varying from budget because of timing issues with capital expenses and reimbursement from Manatee County for $35,000 of concession funds allocated to the nonprofit

to purchase a new van, fitness equipment and to complete roofing repairs. Executive director Chris Culhane said the roof repairs were completed just prior to Hurricane Michael passing by Anna Maria Island in the Gulf of Mexico. He added that the reimbursement process is ongoing and all requested items had been submitted to Manatee County for review.

Other items contributing to the Center’s positive outcome include funds from the May Giving Challenge, $83,000 from a supporter’s estate and the receipt of $12,000 in non-budgeted funds from the Manatee Community Foundation.

Hicks added that with the Center so early in its 2018-19 fiscal year, which began July 1, she expects that as the year progresses the financial numbers will trend closer to budget as delayed expenses and funding arrive.

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Pumpkin Ale-Battered Fish and Sweet Potato Fries

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raft brewers have popularized the concept of fruit in your beer, from blueberries to citrus to coconuts and peaches, and, of course, at this time of year you can also drink your vegetables.

Pumpkin ale from Bradenton’s Motorworks Brewing Company is one of our favorites among the fall seasonal specialties from local breweries. They use 35 pounds of pure pumpkin and galangal, an Asian ginger-like root, to achieve a well-rounded pumpkin pie flavor, along with spicy fresh cinnamon on the palate.

At AMI Outfitters, craft beer and fly fishing are a perfect pair. We host visiting anglers from all over the country and introduce them to saltwater fly fishing – very different from freshwater – along with our collection of local and regional craft beers, very different from the brews they can find back home.

Florida-crafted beers, as part of the locavore and shop small movements, are a natural fit for our shop because we highlight Florida manufacturers in the fishing industry. We offer Nautilus fly reels handcrafted not far from Miami Brewing Company; and Tibor fly reels made next door to Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach.

Customers enjoy our fishing theme in the beer department, including Rod Bender red ale, Big Rod coconut ale, Shark Bait wheat beer, Bimini Twist IPA (for nonanglers, a bimini twist is a fly-fishing knot), Screamin’ Reels IPA, and Stump Knocker American pale ale, brewed from St. Pete to Gainesville to the east coast of Florida.

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs. of white fish fillets • Cooking oil for frying • 8 Tbs. all-purpose flour • 1-2 Tbs. canola oil • Half bottle of pumpkin ale • Salt and pepper

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Try a new take on fish and chips by adding a fall favorite, pumpkin ale, which expands the batter mix and and gives it a lacy, crisp texture. Sweet potato fries round out the pumpkin character.

You can craft your own six pack, choosing from 33 local and regional brews, including pale, golden and dark ales, plus pilsners, lagers and stouts. All the brewers we proudly represent are members of the Independent Craft Brewers Association.

Their recent study found three main markers in the rise of craft beer— fuller flavor, greater variety, and the growing trend of boosting local businesses. And microbreweries give back, according to the Florida Brewers Guild. They found crafters statewide are very involved in their hometown communities through philanthropy, product donations, volunteerism and event sponsorships.

For Oktoberfest events, the Motorworks

pumpkin ale with its zero IBUs (International Bitterness Units) is predictably a dessert beer, complementing apple or pecan pie, chocolate cheesecake or caramel flan.

But before dessert, this ale also works well in an unexpected main-dish pairing.

It’s a coastal-inspired twist on the standard Oktoberfest cuisine. Instead of sausages and fried potato cakes, we recommend fish and chips — not only pairing with the pumpkin ale, but also using the ale in the recipe to add body and lightness to the fish. Adding beer expands the batter mix and gives it a lacy, crisp texture.

Substitute yams for the typical fries, and the sweetness of the potatoes will round out the pumpkin character.

• Mix together the flour and 1-2 Tbs. of oil and gradually add beer in swigs, stirring all the while with a whisk, until the batter is about the consistency of pancake batter.

• Season generously with salt and pepper. Let the batter rest for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare and cook the potatoes according to the directions below.

• Cut the fish into strips. Heat the oil in a heavy bottom stock pot. You need enough oil so that the fish pieces will just float.

• Working in batches so as not to crowd the pot, dredge the fish pieces in the batter and lower them into the oil. Turn them over until all sides become a deep golden brown.

• With a slotted spoon, remove them to a plate lined with paper towels.

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Peel and slice the potatoes into strips. Pat them dry then drizzle with olive oil and salt them.

Let them rest for 10 minutes. Bake on a cookie sheet at 400°F for about 20 minutes, flipping them halfway through. Salt again when they leave the oven.

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ENTERTAINMENT

FAMILY FUN At the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach: • Wednesday, Oct. 24, Coloring Club, noon to 1 p.m.

• Thursday, Oct. 25, a veteran’s services professional will be available to help vets with needs, 9 to 11 a.m.; Seaside Quilters, 10 a.m. to noon.

• Friday, Oct. 26, Forty Carrots-Partners in Play, 10 to 11 a.m.; Mahjongg Club, 1 to 3 p.m.; • Saturday, Oct.27, CPR Training, 9 a.m. to noon. Students need to preregister • Tuesday, Oct. 30, preschool story time, “Not So Spooky,” 10 to 11 a.m.; Mahjongg Club, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

ENERGETIC READERS NEEDED

The Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department is looking for people who want to join a book club with a service twist on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Robinson Preserve’s Mosaic N.E.S.T., 10299 9th Ave. N.W., Bradenton.

Every month they will read different

book from science and history about Florida, and discuss, and follow it with a restoration project in the preserve. This month will be “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” by Zora Neale Hurston. This program is suitable for bookworms 14 and up. RSVP by emailing michelle. leahy@mymanatee.org or calling 941742-5923, ext. 6035, to register.

GET TO KNOW THE N.E.S.T.

The Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department will open the brand- new Mosaic Center for Nature, Exploration, Science and Technology (N.E.S.T.) at 10299 9th Ave. N.W., Bradenton, on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m.

It’s an opportunity to walk the grounds of the historic Reasoner Tract and observe botanical giants collected from around the world. Explore the canopy boardwalk among the banyans, climb to the top of the crow’s nest, take in breathtaking panorama views, and make an exciting exit from the building via a slide.

This program is suitable for all ages.

No reservations required, and visitors are welcome anytime during open house hours. For more information call 941-7484501, ext. 6039.

PUMPKIN CARVING FUN

The Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department presents a Pumpkin Carving Extravaganza on Saturday, Oct 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. Join them for a festive evening of carving and decorating pumpkins. Light your porch with a grinning Jack-o-lantern, or carve a spooky scene. The county will provide the pumpkin and carving tools; you provide the creativity. Use your imagination or use one of our pumpkin carving templates.

This program is suitable for all ages. $10 materials fee covers all necessary items including a pumpkin, carving tools, and decorating materials; no need to bring anything but yourself. Additional pumpkins are available for an additional materials fee.

Spaces are limited. Registration is required. Email aedan.stockdale@mymanatee.org $10 Materials Fee per family payable by cash only.

WEAR YOUR YOGA PANTS

Yoga instructor Brandy Gray hosts a free and fun intermediate level yoga class on Sunday, Oct, 28, and every Sunday morning from 10 to 11:15 a.m.at Palma Sola Park, 9800 17th Ave. N.W.,

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Bradenton. This program takes place in the shaded area of courtyard with tree cover for entirety of the class. Attendees are asked to bring their own mat, water, towel and sunscreen.

This program is sponsored by Sacred Landings Crystal Creations: A Crystal & Yoga Wellness Studio. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/2187078391580244/

HALLOWEEN FUN FOR KIDS

Things will get a little batty at the Mosaic NEST, 10299 9th Ave. N. W., Bradenton, from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday Oct. 31, with a puppet show with bats.

Watch a batty folktale unfold in a live puppet show, play games, and build a take home sensory bottle that will keep youngsters engaged long after the program’s curtain falls. Puppets shows and sensory bottles are known for stamping memories and encouraging imagination in a young learner’s mind.

Reservations are required. RSVP by emailing coral.bass@mymanatee.org or calling 941-742-5757, ext.4. There is a $10 fee per child, payable by cash only.

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Yaz Crossing Reel Time RUSTY CHINNIS

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he Gulf and flats that surround Anna Maria were just a day’s drive to the south, but they felt a world away as we made our way down the steps at Yaz Crossing to the banks of the Chattahoochee River near Sautee Nacoochee in the north Georgia mountains.

Descending the crooked wooden stairs, fly rods tucked under our arms, our guide Wes McElroy chuckled as he told us how the area got its name. It happened when a local angler nicknamed Yaz took an unplanned swim while fording the river on a cold winter’s day. Now for better or worse the mishap was forever immortalized.

I was spending the day with my good friend Bob Seeger, a North Georgia transplant from Longboat Key. Whenever my wife, Chris, and I vacation in the area, we set up a fishing trip, a tradition now for over five years. There are many local trout streams in the Georgia foothills and mountains that have a mix of public and private waters.

Some, like the stretch of the river we were fishing today, hold trophy trout as well as good numbers of smaller rainbow and brown trout. This trip we were fishing out of Unicoi Outfitters, one of Georgia’s oldest and most respected full service fly shops.

Once we were by the river, McElroy rigged our five-weight rods with nymph patterns. These flies mimic the aquatic life stage of insects like stoneflies and mayflies that begin their lives in the river.

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Unicoi Outfitters guide Wes EcElroy and Bob Seeger hold two rainbow trout from the waters of the Chattahoochee River.

While I have always preferred fishing dry flies, the reality is that most of the time nymphs make up 90 percent of a trout’s diet. The time to switch to dry flies is when the nymphs emerge from the river and fly away as adult insects.

For anglers like me there is a fall back.

Although experienced anglers can fish nymphs and detect a strike when their fly line pauses or stops, most anglers use a strike indicator. This consists of a small cork or piece of floating yarn that is tied above the fly. This gives neophyte anglers a more visual reference when a trout picks up the subsurface offering. My fall back was to use a dry fly as an indicator with a nymph suspended below. Whether the fly is rigged below a traditional indicator or a dry fly, the depth the nymph is fished is calculated by approximating the

depth of the water and adding 50 percent to the leader.

We started out fishing a run that tailed out in a pool. Wes positioned Bob along the river and then me about 50 feet further upstream. It didn’t take Bob but four casts to hook a beautiful 18-inch rainbow trout.

Three casts later and my nymph was taken by a trout a bit smaller than Bob’s.

When either of us hooked a fish, Wes was right there to net them. He was also readily available when we got hooked in a tree or tangled our line around the rod.

Besides helping with equipment, he was constantly coaching us on how to maximize a drift or pointing out a particular area that would hold trout.

With my new appreciation of nymphing I put what I had learned into practice, and by being quicker with my hook set, started catching fish on every third or fourth cast.

During our afternoon of fishing we moved no more than four times and probably caught and released 20 plus fish each.

The afternoon had started out cloudy with light showers and progressively improved.

When we left the water at five p.m., the sky had cleared and the temperatures dropped to a delightfully cool 65 degrees.

If you are new to the sport or unfamiliar with a stream, I highly recommend a guide. It’s money well spent. Some amazing stream fishing for trout is only a day’s drive away from Anna Maria Island.

If you find yourself in the area, give Unicoi Outfitters a call. They have a beautifully stocked full service fly shop with private water on the Chattahoochee right out their door. They can also arrange trips for native shoal bass and striped bass on nearby streams and lakes. Check out their web site at www.unicoioutfitters.com.

Inshore fishing really good CAPTAIN DAVE WHITE

With temperatures cooling off a bit, inshore fishing is really good in the waters around Anna Maria Island. We here at Anna Maria Charters are focused on filling the coolers for our clients.

Mangrove snapper, spotted seatrout and southern flounder are a staple of what’s for dinner lately. A knocker rig around the edges of the reefs are taking both snapper and flounder.

While a shiner under a cork is yielding trout, redfish and snook.

Offshore, blackfin tuna are showing up as well as the occasional kingfish. Red grouper, mangrove snapper and big amberjack are also being targeted on our offshore trips.

All in all, thugs are phenomenal right now. And the red tide is nonexistent.

Good luck and tight lines.

CAPTAIN RICK GRASSETT

Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had good action catching and releasing false albacore (little tunny), tripletail and Spanish mackerel on flies, DOA Shrimp and CAL jigs with shad tails during the past week. With sea conditions settling down after the passing of Hurricane Michael and an east wind pattern, the latest reports show very little red tide in the coastal Gulf.

I scouted the coastal Gulf early in the week and found lots of bait but not much else going on. However I caught and released several tripletail on flies, CAL jigs with shad tails and DOA Shrimp. It got better when SEE CAPTAINS, PAGE 25

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CAPTAINS: Fish dock lights before dawn FROM PAGE 24

Steve Schadt, from Sarasota, fished the same area with me on Friday. We found albies (little tunny) and Spanish mackerel feeding in bait schools. Steve caught and released a couple of albies on a CAL jig with a shad tail before switching to fly tackle. He caught and released several more albies and a couple of Spanish mackerel on my Grassett Snook Minnow fly. We hunted tripletail on the way in, and he caught and released several on a CAL jig with a shad tail. Good day.

Remember that snook and reds are off limits on portions of the west coast now. The Florida FWC has enacted a temporary modification of regulations for reds and snook in the areas affected by the recent red tide. The area extends from Pasco County south to the south bank of Gordon Pass in Collier County. Reds and snook are catch and release only in that zone until May 10, 2019.

I applaud them for taking this action to protect our fishery. Full details including exact boundaries can be found at http://myfwc.com/news/ news-releases/2018/september/26/ comm-red-tide/

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Steve Schadt, from Sarasota, had good action catching and releasing albies (pictured) and tripletail on flies and CAL jigs with shad tails while fishing in Sarasota with Capt.

Rick Grassett.

Since we are still in a summertime pattern, it is a great time to beat the heat by fishing dock lights before dawn, which is the coolest time of day. In addition to snook, you may also find juvenile tarpon, trout and reds in the lights. This is also a great time of year to fish the coastal Gulf for false albacore,

tripletail, Spanish mackerel and more.

Our natural resources are under constant pressure from red tides fueled by agricultural and residential runoff, freezes, increasing fishing pressure and habitat loss and degradation. Please limit your kill; don’t kill your limit.

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Boil order takes effect Wednesday A precautionary boil order has been issued for residents living on Gulf Drive from 24th Street in Bradenton Beach going north to East Bay Drive in Holmes Beach. Manatee County Utilities Department officials said water will be turned off in this area beginning Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 10:30 p.m. while pipes are tied into the water line. Water will be turned back on on Thursday at 6 a.m.

Residents are advised that once service is restored, all water used for drinking or cooking should be boiled as a precaution. A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient. As an alternative, bottled water may be used.

All side streets in the area are included in the boil order except for Avenues A, B, C, E and F. This precautionary notice will remain in effect until a bacteriological survey has shown the water to be safe, normally 24 to 48 hours. A rescission notice will be issued when the order is lifted.

Regulations require that two consecutive samples be collected for bacteriological quality following the water being shut off. In order to restore full service as soon as possible, the Department of Health allows rescission of the precautionary boil water notice if

the first sample is bacteriologically acceptable and the second sample meets certain general water quality standards. However, if the second sample is bacteriologically questionable or unacceptable, then this precautionary boil water notice will be reissued until two consecutive bacteriologically acceptable samples are demonstrated.

Residents can call 941-792-8811, ext: 5268 or 5216, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for more information.

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TAXES: Campaign talking points FROM PAGE 5

letter.

Martin’s next-door neighbor and fellow candidate John Metz’s recent campaign mailer said, “Why are your taxes being raised?”

Metz claims a $25,000 homestead on the beachfront cottage that he lives in and uses half as a vacation rental. He paid $2,019 in city property taxes in 2017. According to his 2018 trim notice, he will now pay $2,160. The additional $141 is 6.5 percent more than last year.

When giving his State of the City address last week, Mayor John Chappie said 251 of Bradenton Beach’s 1,915 taxable properties are homesteaded and account for only $144,000 (10 percent) of the city’s $1.44 million in projected property tax revenues.

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Metz’s campaign mailer also took issue with “non-resident merchants” serving on city boards. The seven-member Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) contains two non-resident business owners: Ed Chiles and John Horne.

“Merchants hold four out of seven seats on the CRA Board which answers why our tax money is primarily being spent in the busi-

ness district,” Metz’s flyer says.

The two other merchants that serve on the CRA are business owners, city residents and city commissioners Ralph Cole and Jake Spooner.

State law requires CRA-generated property tax revenues to be spent only on projects that enhance and improve the CRA district that extends from the Cortez Bridge to the southernmost side of Fifth Street South.

CRA funds are now used for additional marine patrols of the unmanaged anchorage near the Bridge Street Pier and for additional police patrols on Bridge Street. CRA funds paid for recent improvements to Lou Barolo park and are being used to fund the delayed replacement of the public day dock. CRA funds will be used to put Bridge Street utility lines underground and have been proposed for a park and ride shuttle service from Cortez Beach to Bridge Street.

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Metz is treasurer of the Keep Our Residential Neighborhoods (KORN) political action committee chaired by former Bradenton Beach resident Reed Mapes, who now lives in Parrish. When KORN failed to get four charter amendment questions placed on this year’s ballot, Mapes and KORN filed a

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lawsuit against the city. A judge’s ruling is expected soon.

According to City Treasurer Shayne Thompson, KORN’s lawsuit cost the city $10,812 as of Oct. 19. The Charter Review Committee appointed in response to KORN’s charter initiatives cost an additional $22,155.

The 2017 Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach charter amendment initiatives Metz and Martin helped initiate cost city taxpayers $9,435.

In 2017, the City Commission jointlyinitiated a civil lawsuit alleging Metz, Martin and four other city advisory board members violated the Sunshine Law by discussing city business outside of a properly-noticed city meeting. To date, that lawsuit has cost city taxpayers $101,491 and a trial date is sought for early 2019.

The 2016 lawsuit Metz filed against the city and Building Official Steve Gilbert has cost city taxpayers $31,309.

In 2015, Metz unsuccessfully challenged the candidacy of recall election candidate Jack Clarke. That legal action taken against Clarke later subjected city taxpayers to more than $11,000 in unbudgeted legal fees.

John Burns is once again the chair of the Bradenton Beach Planning and Zoning Board. Last week, the board members elected Burns, the former chair, to return to the chairman’s role recently vacated by Jim Lynch’s resignation.

The board also supported City Planner Alan Garrett’s Burns request to reduce the sevenmember board to a five-member board that will require three members instead of four to constitute a voting quorum.

Bless the beasts

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach hosts its annual Blessing of Animals on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 9 a.m. in the church yard. Pastor Doug Kings will conduct the informal blessing service inspired by St. Francis of Assisi.

Pets must be leashed or caged and comfortable around other animals. After the service, there will be doughnuts, coffee and cold drinks for the humans and water and treats for pets.Those planning to attend are asked to bring unopened pet food, kitty litter or clean towels to be donated to a local animal shelter.

For more information, contact the church office at 941-778-1813 or gdlami18@ gmailcom.

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OCTOBER 24, 2018

Florence – another wake up call

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f you live in Florida or other states along the East Coast almost up to Canada hurricanes and coastal flooding are just part of the territory. A little over a month ago, everyone in these regions had another wake up call when Hurricane Florence blew into all of North Carolina and most of South Carolina before moving west. Although Florence made land fall as a Category 1, she was an enormous slow-moving storm that lingered for days dumping large amounts of rain into coastal communities and inland rivers.

Whenever a storm of this magnitude hits, it always makes everyone take stock of their flood insurance situation or lack thereof.

According to the National Flood Insurance Program’s records, fewer homeowners in the Carolinas own flood insurance than five years ago. As of July 31, the latest figures available, the number of flood insurance policies in place were down 3.6 percent from 2013. In South Carolina, flood policies were down 1.2 percent. This is in spite of the

Castles in the Sand LOUISE BOLGER region’s significant coastal development in recent years.

That said, after last year’s hurricanes and subsequent flooding from Harvey, Irma and Maria, policy ownership rose 3.6 percent in North Carolina and 2.8 percent in South Carolina. These states have seen an influx of retirees and young families from the Northeast and California seeking more affordable homes but may not really appreciate the importance of flood insurance and exactly what it covers if they have never lived in a flood prone region.

Thanks to the Flood Disaster Protection Act, everyone who lives in a flood zone can

purchase flood insurance and The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) produces flood maps for this purpose outlining special flood hazard areas. The Flood Disaster Protection Act is a government subsidized program, and as we know, the government has been attempting to lower their financial exposure because of this huge subsidized program with premiums going up annually.

If you have a mortgage on your home, your lender will require you to have flood insurance, and even if you live in a condominium, the lender will require proof of flood insurance purchased by your condo association annually.

The flood coverage at a minimum needs to be at least equal to the lesser of the combined outstanding balance of all loans and lines of credit limit and 100 percent of the estimated replacement cost value of the building.

However, many homeowners who do not have outstanding mortgages because they are either paid up or the property was

purchased with cash, choose to go without flood insurance, especially in recent years since premiums have increased in cost. This is especially true of residents who have lived a long time in areas that have never flooded and become over confident about the future.

But as we know it, only takes one bad storm combined with stalled downpours and high tides to change all that.

And for those homeowners who go without flood insurance and look to the federal government to bail them out, well they may be a little disappointed. The Federal Emergency Management Agency may provide a fraction of what it will take to repair their damaged property and bounce back, but it could take a long time to get those funds, little as they may be.

The bottom line is if you live in a designated flood zone, buy flood insurance even if you’re not mandated by a lender. Anything else is just crazy and too risky. Be responsible even though the storms aren’t.

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Deputies collecting for terminally ill children

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

ANNA MARIA – Christmas is for children, but some kids are facing the possibility of having their final Christmas, due to illness.

Members of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, including the group that enforce the law in the city of Anna Maria, are collecting for Flight to the North Pole, Inc., to bring smiles to kids who are facing a dire future.

On Saturday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be a benefit. car and motorcycle show at the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, 600 301 Blvd. W. in Bradenton. There will be door prizes, raffles, a 50/50 jackpot, a silent auction, a DJ, show trophies, face painting, food vendors and more.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will treat more than 150 kids to gifts, lunch and entertainment by elves and clowns and personnel from the Sheriff’s Office and the Manatee-Sarasota Airport Fire Department.

All of this takes money, and the deputies in Anna Maria and around Manatee County are asking for some support.

For some kids, this will be their last opportunity to enjoy the spirit of Christmas, to play and smile and take their minds off of their suffering.

To contribute, send checks to Flight to the North Pole, 600 301 Blvd W, Ste 202, Bradenton, FL 34205. For more information, call 941-747-3011, ext. 2581, or email Sidnet.ettedgui@manateesheriff.com.

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Award winning These four employees from the Manatee County Marine Beach Patrol of the Department of Public Safety were honored at the Manatee County Civic Center on Oct. 11. From left to right: Karen Burkett, Lifeguard of the Year 2017; Jay Millard, Chief’s Award 2018; Chelsea Hart, Lifeguard of the Year 2018; and Marshall Greene, Chief’s Award 2017.

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Avenue C projects approved The contract calls for the city’s Avenue C projects to be fully completed by late March.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – City Commissioners have authorized a $302,626 contract with Westra Construction to expedite drainage improvements and rights of way and driveway restorations along Avenue C. Minus Commissioner Randy White, who was absent, the commission unanimously approved three separate motions that will fast-track by nearly a year the Avenue C improvements.

During its Thursday, Oct. 18 meeting, the commission agreed to un-restrict $400,000 of the restricted $450,000 pier fund that had previously been set aside to self-insure the now-insured historic Bridge Street Pier.

The commission then approved the contract with Westra – the same firm that’s been working on Avenue C for much of 2018 as part of Manatee County’s force main replacement project. The release of the pier funds will provide the funds needed to do the project in fiscal year 2018-19 instead of fiscal year 2019-20. The required budget amendments needed for accounting purposes were also approved.

City Engineer Lynn Burnett said Southwest Florida Water Management District will reimburse the city $70,000 in the current fiscal year and $70,000 in the following fiscal year for the stormwater portions of the project.

The drainage improvements will include the installation of vertical infiltration trenches designed to reduce flooding by creating more space to

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As shown here earlier this summer, Avenue C has been a construction zone for much of 2018. store rainwater while it percolates downward into the freshwater aquifer.

Unlike previous infiltration trenches installed in Bradenton Beach and elsewhere on the Island, the Avenue C trenches will be filled with 57 stone, but then topped with a honeycombed, heavy-duty plastic eco-grid than can be filled with 89 stone, 250 shell mix or topped with sod, grass, brick pavers or other surface materials.

Burnett told the commission the white lime rock 57 stone used for previous stormwater projects will not be visible when the work is done.

The contract also calls for Westra to restore to their previous condition the

Avenue C driveway ends that they tore up during the force main replacement project.

The contract with Westra states the entire project must be completed by March 25, and Westra will be charged $1,000 for each business day after that if the project runs long. Burnett told the commission she is hopeful the project will be completed well before the contracted completion date.

The commission also authorized Burnett to provide $50,438 in design and engineering services for the Avenue C projects.

That money will come from the $70,625 currently budgeted for those services.

The stormwater and drainage improvements will include the installation of more WaStop check valves that will help prevent tidal waters from flowing back into the drainage outfall pipes.

And at the request of the commission, Avenue C will be graded and paved in a manner that ensures the proper flow of rainwater to the outfall pipes that empty into Sarasota Bay. The first large-scale use of ecogrid in Bradenton Beach will also serve as a test case for stormwater and drainage projects to be planned next for Avenue B.

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Put on your dancing shoes The Center of Anna Maria Island is bringing dance classes back to the Island.

Classes begin Nov. 7 and will be taught

by Crystal Krause. To begin, all levels of students and ages from 5 to 16 will be in the same combination class with different age groups and skill levels splitting off into their own classes as the group grows. Students will be taught technique, discipline and how to work together.

The cost is $50 per month for members and $60 per month for non-members.

Classes will take place on Wednesday

nights from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The last day to register is Nov. 10.

Tap and jazz classes will begin in November with ballet and hip-hop classes beginning in February. Registration for these classes begins in mid-January. Recitals will be held in January and May. All participants need to bring their own leggings, shirt, ballet shoes and tap shoes to class.

To register, visit the Center at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, call 941-778-1908 or go online to www.centerami.org.

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Bridge Tender Inn amping things up for Halloween The year’s kooky and spooky celebration will be turned into a Halloween street party.

We’ve had Halloween

BY JOE HENDRICKS

parties before, but

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BRADENTON BEACH – The Bridge Tender Inn & Dockside Bar is going all-in for Halloween this year with a Wednesday, Oct. 31, street party geared for boys and ghouls of all ages.

“We’ve been doing it for a few years, but we’ve got a lot of stuff now, and this year we’re closing off the street,” said General Manager Sue Shinka.

“We’ve had Halloween parties before, but this will be our first really big one and we plan to do it every year on Halloween.”

City Commissioners recently approved a special event permit that allows a portion of Bay Drive South to be closed for the party.

“The beginning of the party, between five and six o’clock, is for kids.

After that, from six to 10, it’s mostly for adults. The kids are still welcome, but it might get a little scary. We have a lot of animatronics, and my friend Ed Bolen will be bringing the hearse again,” Shinka said, noting there’s no cover charge.

“We’ll have a costume party and Brigid’s Cross will be playing from 7 to 10 p.m. We’ll have drink and shot

this will be our first really big one, and we plan to do it every year on Halloween.”

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Inspector Gadget (aka Travis Rogers) was on hand for last year’s Halloween party at the Bridge Tender Inn. specials, and a percentage of the event proceeds will benefit Vintage Paws,” Shinka said.

The Sarasota-based Vintage Paws Sanctuary provides homes for displaced older dogs whose owners have passed away and for dogs that are ineligible for long-term care because of their age or medical condition.

“That’s our charity,” Shinka said of the organization that has been a longtime friend of the animal-loving Bridge Tender Inn staff.

Shinka said the staff is going as the

Sue Shinka, Bridge Tender Inn general manager characters from the old “Let’s All Go to the Lobby,” snack bar cartoon that used to be shown in movie theaters.

“We’re going to be hot dogs, popcorn, soda and things like that. We haven’t decided yet who going to wear what. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun, and we invite everyone to come out and join us,” Shinka said.

The Bridge Tender Inn & Dockside Bar is located at 135 Bridge St. in Bradenton Beach. For more information, call 941-778-4849 or visit www.

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OBITUARIES Julia G. Kerhlikar Julia G. Kerhlikar, 95, peacefully passed away on Oct. 11, 2018.

She has rejoined her husband of 66 years, Val Kerhlikar. Julia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Many did not know that Julia left school when she was young to help care for her father and work to provide for one her brothers. She later became a homemaker and an extraordinary cook. She would share her fresh baked goodies with friends and neighbors throughout the years.

She was born in Springfield, Ill., and resided there with her husband, Val until 1983, when they moved to Anna Maria Island. Julia was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and up until recently would drive herself to church services every Saturday. During their early years together, she traveled to Europe and across the United States.

However, she found no other place she loved to visit as much as she loved Las Vegas. She would often regale friends

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10/12, disorderly intoxication, resisting and assaulting law enforcement officers Anna Maria City Pier, 100 S. Bay Blvd.

Two deputies tried to awaken a man sleeping under a bench. After a while, he woke up and tried to punch and kick the deputies. They smelled alcohol on him as they struggled, and they finally handcuffed took him to jail.

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9/1, Burglary to a structure, 10315 Cortez Road, A battery charger and eight 5-gallon cans of gas were stolen.

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10/5, found property, Publix, 3900 East Bay Drive. A wallet with German ID and Euros in it was found and turned in to police.

10/7, trespass warning, Manatee Public Beach Café, 4000 Gulf Drive. The officer observed the male watching women as they went into the rest room. He also observed the male drinking malt liquor, so he issued a trespass order and poured out the drink.

10/7, disturbance, Freckled Fin parking lot, 5337 Gulf Drive. Police responded to reports of a couple arguing inside a car. He found them very intoxicated, but there were no signs of violence. He arranged rides for them home.

10/9, driving with no license, tag and insurance, 4000 Gulf Drive. Two officers

and family with stories of her various adventures in Vegas and would freely share advice on what to do while there.

She is survived by her daughter, Nancy K. Martin; her fiancé, Steve Foster; grandson, Jon A. Grosboll (Melissa); great granddaughter, Danielle T. Grosboll; and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be at a later date. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers the family wishes donation be made to Tidewell Hospice located at 3355 26th St W in Bradenton FL. Condolences made to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com

Jill McDaniel Jill McDaniel, age 53, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at Tidewell Hospice, but her trailblazing soul and ever encompassing love for all will forever carry on. Jill took life by the reigns and truly lived it, exactly the way she wanted to – with constant laughs, epic adventures with friends and serving up cold ones to all of Manatee/Sarasota County for 20 plus years. Those that surrounded were sitting at the location when they spotted a green Ford with a plastic license plate that read, “Private.”

They got behind the car and initiated a stop. They read “No driver’s license or insurance required” and “Not for commerce use private mode of travel.” across the top of the plate. There was a sticker across the bumper that read, “Not for hire – exempt from levy.”

There was sign on the back window on the driver’s side that read, “Notice: lawfully traveling civil rights investigator.” with the disclaimer of: “This private property is not for commercial activity and it is private property of household goods and are acting as travelers and not drivers as household goods and don’t need a title, registration, or insurance.” The officer talked with the female driver and asked for a driver’s license, and she said she did not need one. The officer told her he works under the Florida law and under that law, she needs a license to operate a vehicle. He told her she was being detained for attaching a tag assigned and said she needs proof of having a registered vehicle, and he asked for proof of insurance. She said she was not required to have that either. He ran her name through the computer and found no driver’s license issued to her.

He asked about her ownership of the car, she produced a handwritten bill of sale on a piece of notebook paper.

He gave her two noticed to appear and had the car towed. He also seized the “license plate.”

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her were captivated by her unlimited signature smile, contagious laugh and listening ear.

Jill will forever be cherished and remembered by family and friends including surviving family members, her mother, Sheila Overcash; brother, Mark Overcash; daughter, Jessica Fannon; son-in-law, James Fannon; and granddaughter, Mila Fannon. Any loved ones and friends of the family, are invited to join us for one last toast to Jill McDaniel at her celebration of life at Tommy Knockers, 5627 14th St. W., Bradenton, FL 34207, on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at 4 p.m. Jill’s family would like to thank all who have been so generous and loving through these difficult times, and we ask you to do as Jill did – live life to the fullest and live like there is no tomorrow.

George Marion Reuss George Marion Reuss, 81, passed away on Oct. 16 at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center after a short bout with cancer.

He was born in Chicago, Ill., and served in the Marines for four years.

He came home to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin where he owned a tavern, noticing he was not wearing a seat belt, and a computer check showed he had two warrants from Manatee County. He was taken into custody.

10/10, trespass warning, Anchor Inn, 3007 Gulf Drive. A female who was intoxicated was given a warning at the request of the manager.

10/11, DUI, 300 block of 64th Street. The officer spotted a golf cart with three occupants going in the wrong lane. He stopped them and noticed signs of impairment. The driver said he was in the wrong lane to avoid puddles, but the officer wrote he did not observe any significant standing water on the road.

While being questioned, the driver refused to take a field sobriety test and was arrested.

10/11, found property, , 53300 Marina Drive. A tablet was found by the trolley stop by an unidentified employee of the Freckled Fin. The owner was identified, and his mother was notified.

10/13, noise complaint, Freckled Fin, 5337 Gulf drive. The officer heard loud music from the bar while on patrol around 11:13 p.m. He took decibel readings that confirmed it was in violation of the city’s code. While taking readings, he noticed customers leaving the bar with drinks in hand, a violation the code. He told the manager to turn off the speakers and close the doors.

10/14, DUI, 600 Manatee Ave. The officer was called to the site of an accident where the driver of the car responsible for the accident got out of her car and ran. The officer and other law enforcement searched for the driver and found her. She was injured and taken to

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grocery store and gas station, known as Fisherman’s 20, for 25 years.

At the ripe age of 47, he retired and thus began a search for a new area to start over. Lucky for all who knew him, he came to Anna Maria Island and set up residence in Holmes Beach for more than 37 years. He was an avid fisherman, charter boat captain and mate, handy man and yard sale aficionado.

He was actually an aficionado of everything he did.

He is survived by his partner (significant other, as he liked to call her) of 29 years. Paulette Webb; his sons, George, Jr., Michael (Lisa), William, Timothy (Linda)and Donald (Leslie); 10 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; sisters and brother, Rosemary Flynn, Robert Reuss. Mary Lou Slawson, Patsy Moore (Duane); and predeceased

by Charles Reuss (Sharon) and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his brothers-in-law Ben Webb (Susan) and Joe Webb.

A memorial service will be held for him at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at 10 a.m.

Blake Hospital. The officer entered her room, and she became hysterical. She admitted running her car into the other and said after she hit the car she was scared and ran. The officer performed a sobriety test, and she was arrested.

10/14, grand theft, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive. A wallet was stolen while the victim was swimming.

9/14, larceny, Jessie’s Island Store, 5424 Marina Drive. Two clerks were arrested for stealing money and merchandise. The case was turned over to the state attorney’s office.

10/16, driving with no valid license, fourth offense, 600 Manatee Ave. The officer stopped the driver because a passenger did not wear a seat belt. The driver had no license, and he was arrested.

10/17, fraud, possession of drug paraphernalia, The Gulf Sands Apartments, 100 43rd St. The officer followed the suspects, a white male and a white woman, in a car, and they tried to ditch him by turning into the apartment’s parking lot. The officer found them, and the male said he was staying in his mother’s apartment, but he could not name the apartment number. The female gave several false name, and when she gave him the right name, the police computer showed she was wanted for not paying child support.

The male then admitted his story about his mother’s apartment was a lie. He admitted to having drug paraphernalia and the officer found it and placed him under arrest.The female said she had to use the restroom, and when she was done, they found a crack pipe in her feces.

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SPORTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Jiffy Lube slips by Ross Built for the win

BY MONCIA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN

The Center opened another co-ed adult soccer season hot off the heels of the summer season where Sato Real Estate earned the championship. Week one, once again, found Sato’s team with the last victory of the night against Moss Builders with the final score 4-2.

The kickoff game was a tough start for Eason Builders Group with only seven players in the game. Despite a close first half, the team in Carolina blue just could not hold on against Kris Yavalar’s Lancaster Design.

Newly sponsored team AMI Locals faced off against Slim’s Place in the third game of the night. Proving the league looks to be eight closely matched teams, the 8 p.m. game ended in a 4-4 tie.

The match up between Ross Built Construction and Jiffy Lube started with the Ross Built squad looking to run away with the game.

Two minutes into the game, Connor Bystrom struck swift against Mike Brusso in the goal. After a save by Ross Built’s goalkeeper Robb Marshall in a sea of red offensive players, big man Vince Circharo placed the soccer ball toward the net, with Bystrom sealing the deal to put their team up 2-0.

Out of league retirement, Nathan Kragt for Team Jiffy Lube took a shot that sailed just over the net.

Brusso made another nice save off the strike by former teammate Bystrom. Soon after, Bystrom hit his third shot of the game at the 11th minute, giving Ross Built Construction a three-goal lead.

The third opponent goal lit a fire under the Jiffy Lube offensive squad. Jiffy Lube’s Ricky Anderson warmed up his leg with his first strike only to be saved by Marshall.

Minutes later Anderson’s teammate Steve Oelfke nailed his shot in the lower left corner of the goal taking the score to 3-1.

Anderson quickly found his sweet spot with a goal of his own, decreasing the Jiffy Lube deficit to one point.

Brusso left the goal to be replaced by Michael Lewis. Lewis found himself on his toes quickly with another Bystrom-Kragt attack.

Lewis’ save was followed by another advance to the goal by Anderson. Anderson’s would be tying shot was brilliantly saved by Marshall.

After a mid-field shot by Circharo, Bystrom scored his fourth and final goal of the game with no time on the scoreboard to end the half.

The second half of the game started off

slow with eight minutes of play before Ross Built Construction’s Stephen Adair scored his solo goal, once again giving his team a three-point lead.

Team Jiffy Lube’s reputation of non-stop running and endurance to be envied proved valuable in their second half comeback. In the 35th minute of the game, Kragt found himself one-on-one against Marshall for his second goal in the game, advancing the score to 5-3.

The last 10 minutes of the game was fast paced and furious with Ross Built working to keep the lead and Jiffy Lube fighting for the win.

For their last goal of the game, Bystrom’s throw in went off the head of Circharo, giving Ross Built Construction the sixth point.

Jiffy Lube’s Eliza Faillace made her moves on the field for a goal of her own.

Erin Felipe gave a strong defensive showing throughout the entire game. Her heads up play opened up the field allowing Felipe to pass to Bystrom, whose shot went just wide of the post.

With a little more than three minutes left on the scoreboard, Anderson lit up the field with two quick goals that tied the game and energized the Island’s community center.

Kragt sealed the deal with his final goal with no time on the clock, turning the official time over to the referee.

Despite a final fight by the Ross Built Construction team, Jiffy Lube finished the game as the victors.

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Ugly Grouper Planet Stone

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Bins Be Clean Slim's Place

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Jiffy Lube’s Steve Oelfke takes his shot against Ross Built Construction Thursday night.

Planet Stone Progressive Cabinetry

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Champions!

The Center Select Team won its second tournament last weekend. The team, coached by Rick Hurst, won the East Coast Florida Cup in Coco Beach, Fla., on Sun., Oct. 14, by winning the final game 4-3. The winning goal was scored by Jack Mattick. Other goals in the tournament were scored by Connor Samblis and Riley Lawson. Lawson scored nine goals in the weekend with two in the final game. Select goalkeeper Victor Albrecht made 14 saves in the tournament.

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FIREFIGHTERS: Active in city commission race FROM PAGE 5

When asked about his visit with Chappie, Sousa said, “I wanted to convey to him that there is no relationship between the district and the property formerly known as Bradenton Beach Volunteer Fire Station that is owned by Bradenton Beach Volunteer Firefighters Lodge Inc.” The 2001 merger of West Side Fire Rescue and Anna Maria Fire Rescue produced the West Manatee Fire Rescue District and the construction of a new fire station on Cortez Road and increased certification requirements for volunteer firefighters alleviated the need for the building to remain a volunteer fire station.

At the time of the merger, the fire hall had long been owned by West Manatee Fire & Rescue Volunteers Inc. That association still owns the fire hall and the property but in 2017 changed its name to Bradenton Beach Fire Lodge Inc., at the request of Sousa, to avoid confusion with the West Manatee Fire Rescue District. As volunteers, WMFR firefighters continue to care for and use the station for other purposes.

UNION SUPPORT

In August, the Venice-based union PAC that represents a dozen fire districts contributed $1,000 each to Maro and Cole’s campaigns.

In 2017, the PAC donated $1,000 to Chappie’s successful campaign to unseat Mayor Bill Shearon. Shearon’s life partner, Tjet Martin, and his friend, John Metz, now seek the commission seats held by Maro and Cole.

The PAC also recently spent $584 on a mailer that encouraged voters to support Cole and Maro and said, “West Manatee Firefighters know how important it is to have a voice in our community.”

A door hanger/flyer distributed by Maro and her supporters said, “Join your local firefighters who support Marilyn Maro” and included a disclaimer stating Maro paid for it.

Yellow campaign signs paid for by the candidates have appeared that say, “Your Local Fire Fighters support Maro” or “Your Local Fire Fighters support Cole.”

Firefighters have also been walking the neighborhoods in support of Maro and Cole.

When contacted, Local 2546 President Merv Kennell said no taxpayer funds or WMFR resources are used for political campaigns, but firefighters can engage in political activities on their own time.

“All four candidates were invited to interview. It’s my understanding the ones endorsed were the ones who showed up.

They were interviewed by the representa-

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tives of the membership. They decided to go with those two candidates because they were supportive of the issue that matters to those guys, and that is the property rights,” Kennell said.

For some, the 2001 merger raised questions about the ownership of the hall and Kennell was asked if the endorsements are related to the past desires of Shearon and others to acquire the hall as city property.

“I’d heard there had been prior attempts at getting that property. It’s important that the people getting elected understand and respect those private property rights,” Kennell said.

LOCAL UNION REP

Buddy Bowen is the local union rep for WMFR firefighters. He said all but four of the district’s 34 or 35 firefighters are Local 2546 members. He also said the fire chief and chief officers cannot be union members.

“We’re employees of the fire department, we’re union members and as association members we’re also property owners in Bradenton Beach and we feel that we have a stake in the community,” Bowen said.

“Marilyn and Ralph were the only ones that responded to my phone calls. We interviewed them specifically about private property rights in Bradenton Beach. We

We have policies that prohibit our firefighters from using our name, equipment, uniform or any insignia that says West Manatee Fire Rescue District in any kind of political campaign.”

Tom Sousa, WMFR Fire Chief hope to keep that property and that building for local community events and charity events,” Bowen said.

The statewide Florida Professional Firefighters association also donated $500 each to Maro and Cole’s campaigns.

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

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