The Islander Newspaper E-Edition: Wednesday, August 8, 2018

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Toxic red tide arrives to ami beaches, bays

By Sandy ambrogi islander reporter the scenes are heartbreaking. a dead manatee being nuzzled by others. fish littering beaches and canals. Sea turtles grounded on shore, succumbed to neurotoxins. a deceased whale shark bobbing in the shallow surf. “it seems like the plot and imagery of an old 1950s horror movie, where mother nature goes completely out of control and wreaks havoc everywhere,� John capece said in an email aug. 2.

But this is not a new release of “Swamp thing� or “the creature from the Black Lagoon.� It’s the summer of 2018 on Florida’s west coast and a harmful algal bloom is to blame.

Those who live in Florida or visit frequently know the words Karenia brevis can bring a toxic stench and misery. red tide, an organism that can affect the nervous systems of fish, turtles and mammals, also can spell death for marine life. people may experience respiratory and eye irritation, coughing and difficulty breathing. the current red tide bloom off the west coast of florida began in november 2017 and likely will continue into 2019, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserva-

Tom Stang Jr. and his father, Tom Sr., both from Ohio, fish at Longboat Pass at the south end of Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. The Stangs said red tide and a shoreline littered with dead fish didn’t scare them. Their family has been vacationing in the Tampa Bay area for more than 10 years. “Mother Nature. Ain’t much we can do about it,� said Tom Stang Sr. Islander Photo: Jennifer Glenfield tion commission. at coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach, the though areas south of anna maria water was clear until it wasn’t. Dead fish Island had reported heavy fish kills — Siesta started washing ashore there on aug. 4. pLeaSe See Red Tide page 4 Key was littered with dead fish Aug. 1 —

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Penny Frick of Bradenton wins the fourth week of The Islander’s Top Notch photo contest with this image of an anhinga drying its wings near a small lake. Frick will receive an Islander “More than a mullet wrapper�

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Cortez ďŹ sher rescues man from Longboat Pass

By Kathy prucnell islander reporter a man swimming in Longboat pass aug.

2 was rescued by a Cortez commercial fisherman and the manatee county Sheriff’s Office.

Brian galliher, 27 and homeless, was found floating unconscious in the water by fisher Harry Mofield, according to Bradenton Beach police and mcSo reports.

Mofield jumped from his boat with a life ring, put it around galliher and was tying the life ring to his boat as mcSo Sgt. russ Schnering arrived on his vessel.

Schnering heard the call come in at about 1 p.m. while on marine patrol near Jewfish Key, which is situated east of the Longboat pass Bridge on the intracoastal Waterway.

He and his crew responded to Longboat pLeaSe See ResCUe page 2

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Palma Sola ‘no swim’ advisory continues, watchdogs organize

He said, “There are sewer-line breaks. You can have runoff from homes, fertilizers, storm sewers.

Wildlife and pets can defecate in the water. there is a variety of reasons.” tests used by the health department are based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency epidemiological studies. the enterococci test measures bacteria typically found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals, including humans, but doesn’t differentiate which kind, according to Larkin.

State and county reports show two sewer-line breaks caused sewage spills into palma Sola Bay in december 2017 and again in february.

State reports show 3.14 million gallons of raw wastewater entered a stormwater drain dec. 11 that led to palma Sola Bay after a contractor working in the 6500 block of cortez road West cut into a sewer main. the next day in the 8700 block, according to a manatee county utilities department report, another 3 million gallons of sewage spilled after a contractor drilling under cortez road hit a force main pipe. for comparison, 3 million gallons of water would fill five Olympic-size swimming pools. two months later, the same contractor who hit the line Dec. 11 hit another sewer line causing an estimated 500,000 gallons of sewage to spew across a field into a canal and palma Sola creek before it entered the bay. mcud public affairs liaison amy pilson blamed the incidents on “contractor error” and said portions of the spills were contained, while unknown amounts were absorbed in the ground.

In the first of the two spills, a reverse 911 CodeRed call alerted residents, signs were posted and pumpThe million-dollar question out trucks diverted the sewage.

“You’ve asked the million-dollar question,” said The last spill led to the state issuing a “No-Skin Tom Larkin, FDH environmental manager in Mana- contact” advisory for the creek and part of the bay, tee county, when the islander asked why enterococci which was lifted “once the spill cleared,” according levels rise. to FDH communications director Tom Iovino.

Since the february incident, pilson said tests show the water has returned to pre-spill levels. sewer projects, stormwater pilson also said the contractors were responsible for the spills — not a deteriorating system.

But Suncoast Waterkeeper’s Mele believes infrastructure is key.

“There is a need for understanding the hydrodynamics of palma Sola Bay,” mele said, adding the pLeaSe See PAlMA sOlA, neXt page ResCUe continued from page 1 Pass, and “luckily” Mofield’s fishing boat was the only vessel in the area at the time “so we went right to it.” as of aug. 4, galliher was alert and coherent at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, according to Bradenton Beach detective Sgt. Lenard diaz. “it couldn’t have gone any better as far as a rescue,” Schnering said.

Mofield “did an awesome job” assisting the unconscious man into the mcSo vessel, where Schnering began CPR, chest compressions and used the automated external defibrillator.

While Schnering said he didn’t know how galliher ended up in trouble in the water, Bradenton Beach police report a witness saw galliher earlier with another man on the shore at coquina park.

The witness told police Galliher, appearing intoxicated, jumped in and “just kept swimming,” Bradenton Beach police detective Sgt. Lenard diaz said.

The witness next saw Galliher floating on the bay side of the Longboat Pass Bridge and also saw Galliher’s friend leave, diaz said.

Schnering said he got a pulse on galliher before the mcSo marine unit pulled into coquina South Boat ramp, where manatee county marine rescue assisted. emS transported galliher to Blake.

“If it wasn’t for him,” Schnering said of Mofield, “the man wouldn’t be in the hospital today.”

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By Kathy prucnell islander reporter A single sign atop a pole about 10-feet high warns swimmers of “high bacteria levels” in the waters of palma Sola Bay. the sign is posted near the beach about 1,000 feet west of 81st on the south side of manatee avenue West — the Palma Sola Causeway — where Florida Department of Health tests found fecal matter in the water.

And health officials say the July 27 advisory for the elevated level of enterococci bacteria won’t be lifted until tests show improvement. as of press time aug. 6, it was still in effect. meanwhile, a new group, friends of palma Sola Bay, formed over concerns for the water conditions. members Kathy morash of anna maria, Suncoast Waterkeeper’s andy mele, cortez artist rose Lipke and charter captains Wade g. curry and John Leiter met July 31 to talk about their desire to stir public officials to action. they say the water in palma Sola Bay produces a summertime stench and is known to cause infections, such as swimmer’s itch and staph.

Lipke recalled the days when she swam in a pristine bay with clams, scallops and turtle grass — but, she says, for the past 10 years, she’s seen the palma Sola water quality diminish. “it’s a human smell,” Leiter described what he wakes up to “every day at 4 a.m.” near the Waterway condos in the 9600 block of cortez road West. “they’ve been turning a blind eye to it for a long time,” he added.

“It’s just sad we have to do this,” Morash said about organizing the group.

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Curry wants a thorough assessment and a remediation program to address “the most localized problem� and hold public officials accountable.

As far as stormwater impacts on the bay, a Manatee county environmental program evaluates runoff monthly at four locations, but does not monitor for bacteria or saltwater. “We’ve been noticing declining trends in phosphorus and nitrogen,� environmental program manager greg Blanchard said, adding the studies account for population growth and rainfall. “it means it’s getting better.�

People swim, wade and play in Palma Sola Bay July 28 despite a Florida Department of Health “noswim� advisory. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell PAlMA sOlA continued from page 2 force-main system should be redesigned so it “shuts down the moment there is a pressure drop.�

He contends the city of Bradenton and the county are installing new force main lines “designed with the same flaws.�

Sewer projects are underway to replace pipes constructed in the 1970s when septic tanks were replaced with county utility lines on anna maria island. utility work on the palma Sola causeway includes a florida Department of Transportation project and the county force main replacement.

None of the projects are expected to impact Palma Sola Bay, according to pilson. “i think they’re spot repairs,� not designed to assess the failures, curry said.

The health advisory The causeway testing that sent up a red flag July 27 came from the only place where water is tested on palma Sola Bay. every two weeks, the health department collects samples from that site, as well as five other beaches in manatee county: Bayfront park in anna maria, coquina north and south beaches and cortez Beach in Bradenton Beach and Whitney Beach on Longboat Key, according to Larkin.

Samples from July at palma Sola showed 988 colony forming units July 23, and 75 colony forming units July 25, after epa tests measured cells of enterococci growing together in 100 milliliters of water.

Tidal flushing, tide phase, rain and wind can cause the differing results, according to Larkin.

The July 27 advisory is the third “no-swim� caution announced at palma Sola since october 2016. no other test sites experienced similar advisories in the same period, he said, adding there have been warnings at some of the other sites between when testing began in 2000 and october 2016.

Larkin discourages people from entering the water from either side of the palma Sola causeway while an advisory is in effect because of the high levels of risk for disease, infection and respiratory irritation — but added there’s no way to force people to stay out. the advisory sign will remain if test results exceed 70 colony forming units, with the next testing sched-

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the islander’s top notch contest is accepting cover photos. top notch celebrates what still is known as the “Kodak moment,� despite the widespread switch from film to digital technology.

Look to aug. 10 to make the next deadline for email photo entries.

The contest includes six weekly front-page winners. each will claim an islander “more than a mullet wrapper� T-shirt or coffee mug. only two weeks remain in the top notch contest. the grand prize winning shot earns the photographer a cash prize from the islander and certificates from local merchants.

A pet photo winner is announced in the final week with pet-appropriate gift from Perks 4 Pets in Bradenton.

Look online for complete rules and details. please, note, each original Jpg must be included in a single email with the name of the photographer; date the photo was taken; location and description, names of recognizable people; and address and phone number for the photographer.

More rules — published online at www. islander.org — must be observed. — Bonner Joy uled for the week beginning aug. 6. as far as the sign’s height and location, Larkin said that’s determined by the florida department of transportation. morash said of the posted warning, “to have this teeny-tiny sign is obscene.�

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Red Tide continued from page 1

By Aug. 3, conditions were rapidly changing.

One swimmer told The Islander his group had a noticeable “cough and tickle in the throat” while on the beach that evening in Holmes Beach.

By afternoon Aug. 4, dead fish were seen floating in Anna Maria Sound and they dotted the shore of Coquina Beach, where more and more dead fish were washing up with the tide.

By noon Aug. 5, dead fish and strong concentrations of red tide were reported up the coastline from Naples to Passage Key at the north end of Anna Maria Island.

Mote Marine Laboratory’s beach report stated moderate respiratory irritation and heavy dead fish at 10 a.m. Aug. 5 at Coquina Beach. Some 16 hours earlier, Mote had reported “intense” respiratory irritation at Manatee Public Beach.

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, attempting to keep locals and travelers abreast of the situation, has been posting reports on its website several times a day. A long-lasting red tide could affect not only sea life, but also economics on the island.

Bradenton Beach officials discussed the red tide issue during a city commission meeting Aug. 2. Knowing that the island’s beaches are what drives tourism to our area, they expressed concern.

City Commissioner Jake Spooner, who operates a miniature golf attraction and souvenir store, weighed in on the issue. “I’m just really surprised how devastating it is. Not just ecologically, but economically. I don’t see a really strong push to try to resolve this,” Spooner said.

He suggested calling for cooperation between barrier island officials and the Florida League of Cities as a way to pressure the state to solve the problem.

“People aren’t going to Fort Myers Beach and they’re not going to Sanibel. They’re coming here and that’s caused a big increase in our fluctuation

the commissioner.

“If you see the pictures, it tears your heart apart.”

And, after Spooner commented, red tide and dead fish arrived in Bradenton Beach.

Not to be confused with blue-green algae Capece, the scientist who likened the situation in Florida to a horror movie, is working with Calusa Waterkeeper, part of a global alliance for swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters. He has seen first-hand the damage from both a blue-green algae bloom and a red tide bloom. His area of south Florida around Cape Coral has been hard hit, with miles of toxic goo and a red tide outbreak in its ninth month.

Oozing blue-green algae has fouled waters, sending residents indoors with a combination of itchy eyes, dripping noses, breathing problems and nausea. Those near the green goo blooms say in Facebook posts it smells like “death,” and the effects exacerbate as it runs course and begins to die. Scientists caution the green slime can cause skin irritations and nausea.

The blue-green algae blooms have stayed south and east of Anna Maria Island and probably will remain south because of the geography, according to Justin Bloom of Sarasota Waterkeeper.

It should not be confused with red tide.

Cynobacteria, which causes the almost neon colTwo fishers unload their gear Aug. 4 at the south end oration, is mostly found in Florida lakes. Algae is a of Coquina Beach amid a wash of dead fish on the basic building block, but mixed with phosphorus and shore resulting from the arrival of Karenia brevis nitrogen from agriculture, it becomes explosive and — a red tide bloom. Father and son, Tom Stang Sr. toxic, according to Waterkeeper. and Tom Jr., of Ohio, said they saw a worse bloom Summer sunlight, warm temperatures and pollu10 years ago at St. Pete Beach. “There were big fish tion from stormwater run off is a perfect petri dish. washing ashore then,” Tom Stang Jr. said.

Lake Okeechobee collects water from the nearby growing fields. Bloom said the lake now functions as this season,” Spooner said of his business’s boost in a reservoir for millions of gallons of polluted water.

“It’s pollution from agriculture for the most part,” summer revenue.

But the depth of the toxic disaster was not lost on Bloom said. “Agriculture to the north and sugar growing to the south. Water backs up during rainy season, or a heavy rain event, and fills the lake. Eventually, the water level in Okeechobee has to be lowered to keep A drone view of the from compromising the dikes and endangering lives.

Caloosahatchee That’s when the problems start.”

River basin in The algae-laden water flows east and west on Cape Coral shows rivers toward the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. blue-green algae.

Calusa Waterkeeper maintains the record-breaking Islander Photo: rain in May, followed by a calm sunny June, resulted Courtesy Calusa in a perfect storm.

Waterkeeper/D. The blue-green algae has made national news, and Anthony local business owners are bemoaning the loss of revenue. Restaurants are empty. Beaches are deserted and fishing is out of the question.

Meanwhile, in Sarasota, Bloom said dead fish had washed up in his neighborhood.

“I can’t go outside my home without gagging. I’m keeping my infant son indoors,” he said.

The current favors the spread or red tide north along the west coast of Florida.

Armed with scientific minds and willing partners, A cell of Karred tide, Karenia brevis, knowledge is advancing. enia brevis, Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota is a research the species institution that has studied red tide for decades. responsible It’s known what the common algae can do when for red tide. fueled by proper weather conditions and stormwater Islander Photo: runoff from agriculture and development. What is not Courtesy Mote known is how to halt red tide.

Marine LaboraMote has teamed up with the Florida Fish and tory Wildlife Conservation Commission and other partners to answer hard questions about red tide. The Florida Gulf Coast from Tampa Bay southward has been studied, with scientists hoping to improve assessment, remained active in the rescue and recovery of marine life vulnerable to red tide. forecasting, control and mitigation of red tide.

Since the beginning of 2018, Mote has rescued Since the current bloom began in October 2017, or recovered 131 sea turtles, of which “sizeable porscientists have collected water samples, studied red tide cell counts and monitored K. brevis and 200 other tion” has been affected by the neurotoxins of red tide, according to Mote. organisms found in local waters.

By developing better red tide detection instruThey are testing “living dock” structures with ments, Mote hopes to get an upper hand on predictattached filter-feeding organisms that remove red tide from limited areas and assessing an ozonation process ing red tide. It’s just one piece in the puzzle of the Mote currently uses at its Mote Aquarium and marine problem, as Mote scientists and partners continue to life hospitals, which destroys red tide before entering understand the organism able to decimate wildlife and Capt. Shannon Hoeckel and Arelia Spurgeon kneel empty beaches. by a dead sea turtle on the beach at Boca Grande at seawater tanks.

For more information, go to mote.org/redtide the end of July. More than 400 stranded and dead Mote scientists are researching whether certain seaweeds containing natural compounds might be and myfwc.com/redtide. For a red tide report at your sea turtles have been removed from Lee, Collier, helpful to fight blooms in the wild — and they have beach, go to visitbeaches.org for a beach condition Charlotte and Sarasota counties since the red tide overview. bloom began nine months ago. Islander Photo: Julie been successful in the lab.

— Sandy Ambrogi Dermansky for DeSmog Throughout the latest red tide outbreak, Mote has

Mote Marine, partners take on red tide

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FEMA visiting Anna Maria to investigate alleged fraud

By ryan paice islander reporter federal emergency management agency staff were to visit Anna Maria the week of Aug. 6 to investigate incidents of alleged fraud.

Steve martin and Shannon reiss from the florida Bureau of Mitigation Floodplain Management Office made plans to meet with acting city building official Luke curtis to discuss the allegations. curtis emailed fema mitigation specialist collis Brown July 25 to report a possible case of fraud based on the 50 percent improvement rule and request guidance. curtis provided information about possible fema substantial improvement fraud at multiple Anna Maria properties, including alleged discrepancies in fees between Wash family construction and a client that were brought to the attention of the city by the attorney for the property owner who is the subject of the lawsuit filed by WFC. the property owner’s attorney alleges that Wash reported lower construction estimates to the city to avoid fema’s 50 percent rule for improvements to ground-level homes.

Wash maintains in the lawsuit that some 60-plus change orders resulted in the higher fee. obtaining a building permit requires submitting costs for labor and materials, which sets an amount the contractor cannot exceed on the project. the city concern developed from Wash family Construction v. L. Martin and Threse Quinn Hurbi, as filed by attorney Peter Mackey of Mackey Law group on behalf of Wfc. the Wfc suit seeks payment for work performed at 759 n. Shore drive, anna maria.

The Hurbis purchased the North Shore property in december 2011 for $1.28 million, and the 1950s structure — excluding land value — was appraised at that time at $374,300. the appraisal was obtained by the Hurbis.

fema’s substantial improvement rule, or the 50 percent rule, applies to pre-FIRM buildings — those built before the existence of the florida insurance rate map in 1975. the rule requires a substantial designation for any project on a pre-FIRM building exceeding 50 percent of the building value for remodeling, renovation or improvement.

When a project is deemed a substantial improvement, the owner is required to comply with the National Flood Program, which can result in elevation of a ground-level structure.

Based on the Hurbi property appraisal, improvement costs were limited to $183,407 without being designated as substantial.

Wash and the Hurbis came to an agreement on a contract totaling $211,088.25, according to the lawsuit seeking payment by Wash.

Wash’s contract was for labor at $35 per hour plus materials and a 16 percent contract fee, as well as a $40 per hour and 20 percent contract fee for any added work, all of which the owners signed off on.

Throughout the job, Wash claims the owners added and authorized more work, including the removal of a tree at a cost of approximately $6,000. Since the contract stipulates an hourly pay for Wash, the additional work put the final cost at $293,654.93.

Some work performed, including tree removal, was exempt from the substantial improvements for fema.

Wash completed the project for $294,000, including work requested and authorized by the Hurbis on permits, but was only paid $199,446.29, according to the Wash lawsuit.

Allegedly, when the Hurbis received the final bill of $94,208.64, they began complaining about overbilling, defective work and fraudulent permitting.

When Wash sued the owners for the final payment, they counter-sued Wash for fraud.

“The Hurbis owe Wash Construction a lot of money and they don’t want to pay it,” mackey said

aug. 3 on behalf of Wash. “and so this is what mr.

Hurbi, in my opinion, is doing: It’s retaliatory.” according to mackey, principal of the mackey Law Group, which has offices in Holmes Beach and Bradenton, the Hurbis complained they couldn’t open the installed sliding-glass door with just one finger and that the addition of a water pipe resulted in their new bathroom floor becoming unlevel.

“Personally, as a lawyer, I think what the Hurbis are doing is despicable,” mackey said.

“It is very difficult for a general contractor to a) not get paid, b) sue someone and, c) fight someone who has, basically, an unlimited litigation budget to give their lawyer,” mackey said. “So, it’s really david versus goliath.”

The Hurbis are represented by Jesse M. Tilden of tilden & prohidney in Bradenton. tilden was not available to take questions aug. 1 and aug. 3. city attorney Becky Vose learned of the dispute and brought it to mayor dan murphy and the city commission in July. Commissioners voted 4-0 July 12, with commissioner Brian Seymour abstaining, to approve a resolution directing murphy to contact fema and investigate the matter.

AM budget correction

In reporting Anna Maria’s proposed 2018-19 budget in a story in the aug. 1 issue, the amounts comparing the fiscal year budgets 2017-18 to 201819 were based on a city chart that listed the pier rebuild revenue in both miscellaneous revenues and carryover funds. the $4,330,660.66 for miscellaneous revenues/ carryover includes $3,458,865.80 of revenue for the Anna Maria City Pier demolition and construction. not including pier revenues, miscellaneous revenues for 2018-19 should have been stated as $871,794.86, as compared to $1,294,010.76 for the 2017-18 fiscal year.

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Now you see the downside

When Anna Maria is at her finest, dressed in soft chiffon, dripping in pearls and sparkling aquamarine, she’s a lovely place.

But when mother nature huffs and puffs and musses her lipstick, it can be an ugly sight. it’s brought red tide to our shore, and there truly is nothing that can be done but to wait. and wait. and hope it blows away. and wishing for the type of storm that blows red tide from the shore can be dangerous. it takes a big blow, the kind that damages piers and homes and topples trees. meanwhile, we’ll need help getting rid of the dead fish and other marine life that washes ashore on the beaches and into the canals and bay waters.

We’ll have to put dipping toes in the Gulf, fishing for dinner fare and leisurely sunsets aside.

You could, i suppose, still go to the beach and cough and rub your eyes, but the sight of all those dead fish and the seagulls pecking at them is too disgusting for most people.

Scientifically, it’s Karenia brevis. It was so-named by the scientist who distinguished it from other varieties of algal blooms. according to Wikipedia, the term red tide is being phased out among researchers because it’s not necessarily red. it sometimes has no discoloration. it is unrelated to movements of the tides. and the term is used generically for a wide variety of algal species which are better termed harmful algal bloom or HAB. there has long been discussion of nitrogen loading in local waters exacerbating the naturally occurring microscopic plant bloom. the burst of the plant emits neurotoxins that rob oxygen from the water and the air, causing respiratory problems for humans and killing fish, manatees, sea turtles and dolphins.

Studies indicate the nitrogen in fertilizer that is carried into the water via stormwater runoff contributes to the length and severity of the blooms.

The jury is still out, but it doesn’t take a marine scientist to reach the conclusion that if plants grow when they are fertilized, and if red tide is a plant and excess fertilizer flows into the Gulf and bays, then the red tide organism can gobble it up and multiply.

So try to live without nitrogen fertilizer on your lawn or golf course. it may be the only thing you can do to help alleviate the problem.

Sorry, but we can’t wish it gone. it’s the monster under the bed.

— Bonner Joy

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On behalf of Kim Rash

I am writing on behalf of my friend, loyal supporter and Holmes Beach resident Kim Rash.

He performed many tasks for the city while I was in office.

He donated his manpower, time and expertise to erect the fence for the dog park expansion. He owns a fencing business in Kentucky and it certainly shows in the results. He did all of this at no charge to the city. He also obtained the fencing materials at his cost, saving the city even more money.

He spearheaded an effort to clean up the beach after the fourth of July, which has now become an annual event. always seeking collaboration, he asked both me and Police Chief Bill Tokajer if we would roll up our sleeves and help pick up fireworks and any other trash on the beach after the holiday. It was a take-pride-inyour-community effort that showed how deeply Rash cares about Holmes Beach.

Bringing people together to protect our beautiful beaches and wildlife, taking care of others in our community and donating benches are just a few of the things I know he has done. He is a take-action person who gets the job done. No excuses, just results.

He tells me he is running for city commissioner. I can honestly say that he is one of the hardest working, loyal and sincere people who ever worked on behalf of the city while i was mayor.

Carmel Monti, Lynnville, Tennessee, former Holmes Beach mayor

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Close the Cortez drawbridge

It is commonly understood that traffic to Anna maria island is at max volume, and a new bridge would not improve the flow much, if at all. Engineering won’t increase the size of the island. the intracoastal Waterway runs about 7 miles along the backside of the island, under the anna maria island and cortez bridges.

The Cortez Bridge is gracefully aging into quaintness, and the florida department of transportation wants to wreak havoc on the local communities and replace it, citing future maintenance — and they love to build stuff. i talked with the guys who repaired the cortez Bridge concrete pilings a year or two ago. they added external zinc sacrificial anodes and pronounced the structure good forever, as long as the zincs are maintained. that leaves the drawbridge mechanism. the icW and bridges were envisioned as a tax dollar-supported safe conduit for commercial boat traffic — barges, fishing boats — not a citizen sacrifice for the benefit of the privileged few. i suggest the cortez Bridge be saved and closed permanently, diverting big boats around the gulf side of the island, from tampa Bay to points south. the anna maria island and Longboat pass bridges would continue to operate and serve the local boating communities.

Let’s maintain the quality of our communities, save tax dollars, and stop supporting the privileged few. Let them go around.

Tom Matheson, Bradenton

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10&20 years ago

The South Florida Museum in Bradenton hosts a celebration in July 1977 to mark Snooty the Manatee’s 29th birthday. The birthday party was an annual tradition that ended in 2017 with Snooty’s death.

Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library Digital Collection

In the headlines: Aug. 5, 1998

Opinion

Residents filled a room at Anna Maria City Hall to discuss a curfew ordinance proposed to curb juvenile crime.

Local anna maria/West Side firefighters returned from fighting North Florida wildfires, considered at the time the worst in the state’s history.

Bradenton Beach officials were preparing to adopt an ordinance banning beachfront lights during sea turtle nesting season. the “no” signs at the gateways to Bradenton Beach were replaced with more patient signs reading, “Enjoy your stay. Please obey our rules and regulations” and “please, come again.”

Your

Model cities

many coastal cities have achieved an acceptable balance between residents and tourists. there also are many cities taking measures toward the goal. the bottom line is that it is possible for residents to live comfortably in their homes while vacationers also enjoy a home stay and the coastal amenities. although many rentals have responsible owners and/or management companies, some do not.

I think it would benefit our city to observe and implement some of the measures taken in other cities to deal with those rentals that have had a negative impact on our neighborhoods.

Just as one example, the island of Oahu is implementing sweeping changes via tough new penalties and amendments to ordinances.

our city may not want to consider the $25,000 per day fine for the first offense as Oahu has done, but I hear from many of our citizens that the fines in Holmes Beach need to be tougher. more than a year ago, city attorney patricia petruff suggested to the commission that the public nuisance ordinance be revamped. attorney Jim dye mentioned it again this past April. These are just examples of measures that could be taken.

Let us be good stewards and send the message that greed and abuse in our neighborhoods is unacceptable.

Other cities have modeled how residents and tourists can share paradise. Let’s follow suit by setting clear expectations and implementing effective fines and ordinances that communicate that we expect compliance with the law.

Renee Ferguson, Holmes Beach

In the headlines: Aug. 6, 2008

the florida department of transportation announced no change to its plan to exclude lighting from the rehab on the anna maria island Bridge.

Sam president Billie martini had inquired about the installation of lights on the bridge as part of the $9.2 rehab project on the Manatee Avenue structure.

Two firms were in the running for a contract to develop Bradenton Beach’s master recreational boating plan — IBI Group and Scheda Ecological associates. members of an island fireworks task force were turning their focus from the beaches to the state Capitol in an effort to reduce illegal fireworks use. the concern was with legislation that allows for the public sale of an array of fireworks for limited uses.

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BB commissioner’s motion for legal support falls flat — again

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter “I’ll just say it,” Commissioner Randy White said Aug. 2 during a city commission meeting. “I feel like the new kid in the high school cafeteria.”

White is the only commission member ordered to give a deposition in the lawsuit filed August 2017 by ex-Mayor Jack Clarke and Bradenton Beach against six former city board members alleging violations of Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Laws.

At the Aug. 2 meeting, White made a motion requesting “independent legal representation paid by the city” for the deposition, set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Vincent M. Lucentes & Associates Court Reporters, 526 12th St. W., Bradenton.

The motion died for lack of support.

The lawsuit alleges some board members of the planning and zoning board and the Scenic WAVES Partnership Committee violated the Sunshine Law by discussing city matters at meetings of the now-defunct Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach.

Additionally, the city is alleging the defendants exchanged emails regarding city business that could have come before them as board members.

The notice of deposition calls for White to produce Aug. 1, 2017-July 6 emails, text messages and Messenger chats with defendants Reed Mapes, Tjet Martin, John Metz, Patty Shay and Rose and Bill Vincent, as well as former Mayor Bill Shearon, former commissioner Janie Robertson and Carol and Mike Harrington, all CNOBB members.

Bradenton Beach Commissioner Randy White, left, asks the city to provide an attorney for his deposition in the case of Bradenton Beach versus six former board members during an Aug. 2 commission meeting. Mayor John Chappie, right, reviews White’s subpoena for the deposition.

Commissioner Ralph Cole is seated between White and Chappie. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes White — who showed support for CNOBB’s cause — was not a member of the organization.

He was elected Nov. 6, 2017.

During public comment, Metz, a former attorney and defendant in the lawsuit, said White deserves representation as a city commissioner.

“I understand some of it was before he was elected, but also if any of it was after the time he was sworn in, I think he certainly should be given a defense,” Metz said.

“Had I not been a candidate, I don’t think this would be going on,” White said, adding the he is a target as the voice of opposition on the commission.

Since his election to the commission, White frequently has questioned the cost to the city for the ex-

Bradenton Beach P&Z chair resigns, cites lawsuit

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach has lost another board member.

Jim Lynch, volunteer chair of the planning and zoning board, filed a letter of resignation July 26.

He wrote, “After long consideration and years of effort, I have concluded I can be more effective helping members of our community in ways other than as member of the planning and zoning board.”

In March, Lynch helped develop rules of procedure for the P&Z. “I will be forever thankful that we were able to establish written planning and zoning board procedures,” he wrote. “These include allowing board members to document the reasons for their recommendations to the city commission, including dissenting voices, which I recommend be seriously considered to arrive at the best decisions for the city.”

At a public hearing in January regarding expanded outdoor seating for the Bridge Tender Inn’s Dockside Bar on Bay Drive South, Lynch said he disagreed with the determination that allowed expanded seating without added parking.

His dissent was not heard by the commission, which unanimously voted to allow the expansion.

In an Aug. 2 interview with The Islander, Lynch, a government attorney for nearly 40 years before his retirement, said, “This is why we’re here — to give recommendations. And if the commission isn’t interested, it doesn’t make sense for people to participate.”

Lynch said his decision to leave the board was “to some extent” affected by the commission’s decision regarding the Bridge Tender Inn. In November 2017, Lynch applied for appointment to an open city commission seat. The commission instead appointed Ralph Cole, who was defeated in his attempt at re-election on the ballot.

Lynch said Aug. 2, “Adversity is becoming apparent in the city,” citing the city’s lawsuit against six former volunteer board members for allegedly violating Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Laws.

He said he does not agree with the commission’s choice to pursue the suit, which, as of Aug. 2, had cost taxpayers $80,085.80.

“This never should have happened and it should not be going on right now,” Lynch said.

He said he doesn’t understand why the city didn’t ask the court for a summary judgment to decide liabilities up front or for a declaratory judgment, asking the court to declare the rights, responsibilities and liabilities, without awarding a decision.

“The board members all resigned within a few

days of the suit, so what was the liability?” Lynch asked.

He said the city could have hired a lawyer to mediate the suit or sought volunteer mediation.

In the interview, Lynch said he wishes the city board members and elected officials “good luck in their endeavors, but you can’t help people who have already made up their minds.”

“I hate to give up, but life is short and we all have to choose how we spend our time,” he said.

Jim Lynch discusses procedural rules during a Feb. 21 P&Z meeting at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. Islander File Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Meetings

Anna Maria City Aug. 9, 6 p.m., city commission.

Aug. 14, 2 p.m., city commission.

Aug. 14, 4 p.m., planning and zoning.

Aug. 23, 6 p.m., city commission.

Sept. 11, 4 p.m., planning and zoning.

Sept. 13, 6 p.m., city commission.

Sept. 27, 6 p.m., city commission.

Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941708-6130, cityofannamaria.com.

Bradenton Beach Aug. 9, 1 p.m., department heads.

Aug. 15, 1 p.m., planning and zoning.

Aug. 16, noon, city commission.

Aug. 21, 10 a.m., city commission.

Aug. 27, 9 a.m., city commission.

Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org.

Holmes Beach Aug. 14, 6 p.m., city commission.

Aug. 16, 6 p.m., city commission.

Aug. 28, 6 p.m., city commission.

Aug. 30, 6 p.m., city commission.

mayor’s lawsuit.

As of Aug. 2, attorney fees for the city in the suit are $80,085.80.

When White asked for representation at the July 19 city commission meeting, after being subpoenaed but before receiving the court summons, Mayor John Chappie said White should hold his request until he was served.

At the Aug. 2 meeting, Chappie said White hasn’t provided the commission with the appropriate documents to decide on his motion.

“You didn’t give us everything and I don’t know why,” Chappie said.

He said he would like to look at the court-issued summons — a one-page document — before determining if White is being served as a commissioner or a private citizen.

“I have no way of knowing if this is something you did on your own or dealing with city business,” Chappie said.

Chappie also said he doesn’t understand why White didn’t contact city attorney Ricinda Perry or attorney Robert Watrous, first hired by Clarke, but now representing the city — and paid only by the city — in the lawsuit. Clarke was absolved of paying fees by the city.

“I’ve been up here doing my job as everybody else has, and suddenly I have to go for a deposition,” White said. “Clearly, that’s not because I am Randy White, the guy who lives here and has another job on the road.

It has to do with city business. I don’t remember being a CNOBB member, but there’s a lot of them that were.

How come they’re not being called?” White asked.

White said the city “is putting the onus” on his shoulders and he does not feel supported by the commission.

Chappie said “at the end of the day,” if White was acting as a city commissioner, the city will consider White’s request for representation.

Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, 941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org.

West Manatee Fire Rescue None announced.

WMFR administration building, 6417 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, wmfr.org.

Manatee County Aug. 21, 9 a.m., county commission.

Aug. 23, 9 a.m., county commission (land use).

Administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org.

Of interest Aug. 20, 9 a.m., Manatee County Tourist Development Council, the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

Sept. 3 is Labor Day. Most government offices will be closed, as will The Islander office. Also, government-related services, such as waste collection, may be delayed.

Sept. 10, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planning Organization, Anna Maria City Hall.

Send notices to calendar@islander.org and news@islander.org.

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Steam Designs Studio 5343 Gulf Drive, #600, HB 941.779.9108

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Terra’s Handmade Sterling Jewelry 714 43rd St. W., Bradenton 941.779.5350

The Feast Restaurant

Island Shopping Ctr, 5406 Marina Drive, HB 941.778.5092 • TheFeastRestaurant.com

West Coast Air Conditioning & Heating 5347 Gulf Drive #4, Holmes Beach 941.778.9622 • westcoastac.com

Miller Electric 6992 Iris St., Sarasota 941-747-1530

Tyler’s Ice Cream Bradenton 941-243-3841 Cortez 941-794-5333 LBK 941-383-6935

Gulf –Bay Realty

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Island Shopping Center 5412 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach 941-778-2253

Grooms Motors & Automotive

LaPensee Plumbing, Pools and Air

Cindy Jones, Realtor

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Island Fresh Market

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Island Coffee Haus

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Through Aug. 19, “Things Come Apart� exhibit, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131.

Second Wednesdays, Think + Drink (science), South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131.

Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., Shanty Singers, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

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Wednesday, Aug. 8 Noon — Adult coloring club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Thursday, Aug. 9 2-3 p.m. — Tour of the digital resources at the public library, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941778-6341.

Friday, Aug. 10 LOOKING AHEAD OFF 10 a.m. — Senior Adventures go go-karting, departing from AMI Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach.

Sept. 9-Dec. 2, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art’s Information: 941-538-0945.

2-3 p.m. — Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, Island “French Art from the Horvitz Collection,� Sarasota.

Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778Sept. 15-Feb. 3, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art’s 6341. “Watercolors from the Permanent Collection,� Sarasota.

Sept. 22, various venues, Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day with free admission. Information: smithsonianmag.com/museumday.

KIDS & FAMILY ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Friday, Aug. 10 10 a.m. — Forty Carrots — Partners in Play, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Saturday, Aug. 11 10 a.m. — Origami Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

2 p.m. — Lego Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

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Oct. 20, 18th annual Anna Maria Information: 941-778-6341.

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Second and fourth Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Just Older Youth/JOY Brown Bag Lunch Series, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

Thursdays, 9-11 a.m., veterans services assistance, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7786341.

Third Thursdays, 11:45 a.m., Successful Women Aligning Together meets, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Fee applies. Information: 941-345-5135.

Fridays, Senior Adventures usually meets to carpool on an adventure or for an activity, Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-538-0945.

Second Fridays, 6 p.m., AMI Resident Community Connections, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

Information: 941-778-1908.

Saturdays, 8:30 a.m., Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island breakfast meeting, Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1383.

Tuesdays, noon, Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-518-1965.

LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Sept. 28, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s William R. Mote Memorial Snook Shindig, Sarasota.

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To create a festive atmosphere, FMM is collecting new or gently used holiday decorations. the wish list includes: fake poinsettias, white lights, extension cords, silver lanterns, electronic candles, ribbons, red tablecloths and more. for more information about donating, call museum supervisor Kristin Sweeting at 941-7086120. the museum is at 4415 119th St. W., cortez.

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Senior Adventures revved up to race

the Senior adventures group based at annie Silver community center will travel friday, aug. 10, to the andersen park race track. the group will depart from the center, 103 23rd St. n., Bradenton Beach, at 10 a.m., for the palmetto track, where adventurers will race go-karts. the cost is $20 to race and $5 for the van travel.

the group also will visit detwiler’s farm market in palmetto.

Senior Adventures is an organization that gathers weekly on fridays for an outing, a luncheon or a program at annie Silver. for more information or reservations, call Kaye Bell at 941-538-0945.

‘Round Midnight’ travels for China exhibit

Cortez artist Susanna Spann is showing “’Round Midnight” in the Missouri Watercolor Society’s 2018 International Exhibition in Qingdao, China. On the island, Spann shows her work at the Artists’ Guild Gallery in Holmes Beach.

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the island players are opening the 70th season of theater on anna maria island with a classic mystery, Monday, Aug. 13, first day of class for Manatee County School and they are seeking performers.

District students.

Open auditions for Agatha Christie’s “The UnexMonday, Sept. 3, Labor Day. pected guest” will be 7:30 p.m. Sunday, aug. 12, at Wednesday, Oct. 31, Halloween. the playhouse, 10009 gulf drive, anna maria.

Sunday, Nov. 4, daylight saving time ends.

Island Players performer and director Heiko KnipTuesday, Nov. 6, Election Day. felberg will direct the play running thursday Sept.

Sunday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day. 20-Sunday, Sept. 30.

Thursday, Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day. anyone interested in auditioning is welcome. the Monday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. Island Players season runs September 2018-March Tuesday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day. 2019 and four more productions are scheduled.

Monday, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve. For more information, contact Denise Handley at Tuesday, Jan. 1, New Year’s Day. 941-201-6528.

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Hearing set for ballot battle: KORN v. Bradenton Beach

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter They said there would be a lawsuit if the city didn’t cooperate.

And now the matter will be heard at the courthouse.

The request for a writ of mandamus in the case of Keep Our Residential Neighborhoods v. the city of Bradenton Beach is set for a hearing at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Mapes Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W. In an Aug. 2 email to Reed Mapes and John Metz, co-founders of KORN, their attorney, Bob Hendrickson, wrote that he expects city attorney Ricinda Perry will request “a Metz continuance of the hearing to further delay a decision on the petitions.”

He added, “Given the opportunity, I think it would be appropriate to be sure that the voters know that the commissions’ continuing resistance to placing the petitions on the ballot will not only cost the city legal fees,

but more than likely will cost the city $10,000 for a special election.”

Bradenton Beach filed a motion July 30 to dismiss the request for a writ of mandamus as filed by Mapes and Metz, who are seeking an expeSanclemente dited hearing to direct the city to put KORN’s proposed charter amendments on the Nov. 6 ballot.

A writ of mandamus is an order from a higher court to compel a judicial or government officer to perform a duty owed to the petitioner.

An alternative writ of mandamus was filed by KORN attorney Bob Hendrickson Aug. 1 with Judge Lon Arend of the Manatee County 12th Judicial Circuit Court to “show cause why a writ of mandamus should not be entered.”

The original complaint names Mapes as plaintiff and city clerk Terri Sanclemente and the city of Bradenton Beach as defendants.

It was filed after a June 21 meeting, when the mayor and commissioners voted against placing four charter amendments proposed by KORN on the ballot.

City attorney Ricinda Perry said the amendments

County seeks to void vacated land in Bradenton Beach

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Manatee County made the first move of many on the chess board in what has become a stalemate.

A year ago, the county confronted the city of Bradenton Beach and property owners with a seven-count complaint in 12th Circuit Court that seeks an easement for a sewer line.

The lawsuit also aims to prohibit pool construction at three properties: 112 11th St. S., owned by BB Bayfront LLC; 114 11th St. S., owned by 114 11th Street LLC; and 116 11th St. S., owned by developer Shawn Kaleta.

With a July 6 motion for a summary judgment, the county is asking a judge to void the city’s 2001 vacation of Bay Shore Drive.

Bay Shore Drive between Ninth and 11th streets along Sarasota Bay was never improved.

The undeveloped right of way includes a buried 40-year-old clay sewer pipeline on residential properties, including the three owned by Kaleta and his affiliated companies.

After the 2001 vacation by the city, the land was thought to accede to the adjacent property owners.

In May-June 2017, Kaleta and his related companies submitted applications with the city to construct swimming pools at each of the three properties.

When the owners applied for pool permits, “the county learned for the first time that there was no recorded easement for the county’s wastewater infrastructure in that location,” according to an affidavit by Jeffrey Goodwin, Manatee County utilities director.

Assistant state attorneys Geoffrey Nichols and Anne Morris filed the county motion in July, contending the judge can decide the legal question of whether the city validly vacated the right of way.

The county motion calls out the failures in the 2001 city resolution as reasons to void the vacation.

Two residential condos and a home under construction in the 100 block of 11th Street South in Bradenton Beach are the subject of a lawsuit brought

by Manatee County against the city and the property owners.

Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

Nichols and Morris argue the resolution incorrectly labels “Bay Shore Drive” as “Bay Drive South” and “omits any description whatsoever” of the vacated property.

They also contend the city conditions the vacation on deeding “easements for public utilities,” but that the city failed to deed the easements.

Among the other counts in the complaint, the county seeks orders to compel the Kaleta-affiliated owners to convey easements, to prohibit the owners from building and the city from issuing permits, and to place the city as easement owners for the benefit of the county utility.

Three counts seek to enjoin Kaleta, Bayfront LLC and 114 11th Street LLC from constructing pools and pool decks.

Since a January mediation between the city and county, also attended by Kaleta representatives, the parties’ positions appear unchanged.

County attorneys and representatives have maintained the need for an easement and, during the mediation, cited possible environmental liability if building activities cause a sewer break.

The city has stood behind the 2001 vacation.

Kaleta attorney Louis Najmy has dismissed the likelihood of a sewer break and, in May, warned that other landowners may be impacted if the county doesn’t drop the case.

As of press time, no city or owner responses to the county motion had been filed.

Pool permits are on hold, according to the city building department.

City clerk Terri Sanclemente said the city has incurred $39,285.93 in legal fees on the case.

A hearing on the county’s summary motion is set for 8:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

would violate the city charter and state statutes.

Mapes and Metz, former planning and zoning board members, registered KORN as a PAC and collected signatures on petitions from more than 10 percent of Bradenton Beach electors in support of the ballot questions. They say they followed a state law providing for citizen-initiated charter amendments and superseding the city charter.

According to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office, the questions must be submitted by Aug. 28 to be on the November ballot.

Former Bradenton Beach Commissioner Bob Connors questions the mayor and city commissioners Aug. 2 on a possible charter amendment to revert to the four-ward system during a meeting at city hall.

Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

BB return to ward representation challenged

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Some people can’t wrap their heads around it.

“I have been bewildered the last several weeks when I see the ward system is on the verge of going back on the ballot in November,” Bob Connors, a Bradenton Beach resident and former Ward 2 commissioner, said Aug. 2 during a city commission meeting.

An ad hoc committee was appointed by the commission in May to review the charter for consistency with amendments approved by voters in 2017 and amendments proposed for the Nov. 6 ballot.

The committee’s recommendations include a return to the four-ward system, with four commissioners who each reside in a designated ward, but elected by a citywide vote.

Until a charter amendment in 2017 removed the ward system, the city was divided into four geographic wards with about 200 voters per ward.

The 2017 vote was 207 “yes” and 171 “no” to the charter question on removing wards.

Connors — who served 2007-10 — said he was “under the impression the charter review board was supposed to incorporate the no-ward system into the charter and somehow they started discussing, ‘Maybe we shouldn’t go along with what the voters had decided by a 10 percent majority.’”

He said voters chose to eliminate wards because in 10 years, 70 percent of commissioners on the Bradenton Beach dais ran unopposed or were appointed, and people want “fair and democratic elections.”

He said Holmes Beach and Anna Maria have atlarge elections with no wards.

He said the only reason he had heard for the reversion to wards is that people want to live near their commissioners.

“The city is 3 or 4 miles long,” Connors said. “We live near all our commissioners.”

He added that the Nov. 6 ballot will include 12 state amendments, so adding more questions to an already packed ballot could further confuse the issues.

“I’m asking you to vote to approve the will of the people,” Connors said. “I thought the will of the people is what mattered in this community.”

The charter review committee recommendations must be incorporated into an ordinance and approved by the city commission in two public hearings.

If approved, the questions would need to be submitted by Aug. 28 to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office to be placed on the ballot.

THE ISLANDER n Aug. 8, 2018 n 13

Anna Maria pier plans approved by Corps

Bradenton Beach floating dock ships, payment made

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Miracles do happen.

More than a year after the contract was signed, the floating dock for the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach is on its way to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale from the manufacturer in Spain.

Technomarine is.

Anna Bennett of Technomarine of North Palm Beach, the dock contractor, sent a final bill of lading July 31 to Bradenton Beach Police Chief Sam Speciale, the lead contact at the city and pier team chair.

According to the document, the dock left the port in Marin, Spain, July 30 via a cargo ship, Atlantic

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved Anna Maria’s plans for the construction of the Anna Maria City Pier.

Katy Damico of the Corps’ Jacksonville District emailed Mayor Dan Murphy Aug. 3 to report the authorization by Nationwide Permit 3.

Plans for the new pier show it in the same footprint as the original — with a 12-foot-wide, 683-foot-long walkway, as well a 58-by-111-foot T-head with a restaurant and bait and tackle shop.

Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 requires federal authorization for structures and work mence, according to city hall.

Murphy said the permit was authorized sooner in, over, under and affecting navigable waters.

The approval marks the last requirement for fed- than expected.

Commissioners voted July 26 to throw out the first eral permitting for the construction of the pier to comround of bids that resulted from the city’s request for proposals, or RFP, on Murphy’s recommendation.

Correction Both ICON from Tampa, as well as Speeler and In reporting bids for the Anna Maria City Pier Associates, the city’s demolition contractor, bid on the construction project in the Aug. 1 issue, The Islander project, but the bids exceeded the $2.5 million estimate incorrectly stated Mayor Dan Murphy’s estimate for from city engineer Ayres Associates out of Tampa.

The mayor said Corps approval would clear the how long it would take to complete a new round of bids. Murphy said July 26 it would take four weeks to way for and facilitate the revision of project specifications, and could shorten the bid process. complete the bidding.

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North, and will arrive at Port Everglades Aug. 23.

Bennett wrote, the city should add about five days to the arrival date for the equipment to unload, clear customs and depart the port on a transport to Bradenton Beach.

Based on a new schedule provided by the contractor, the updated timeline includes mobilization and dock delivery by Sept. 13, installation by Sept. 28, and a punch-list and final inspection by Oct. 4.

This is the fifth schedule delay since the contract was signed March 2017. With that agreement, installation was to begin in six months — 13 months from the new install date.

City treasurer Shayne Thompson mailed the agreed $29,691 installment from the Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency — the city funding source for the dock to Technomarine July 31 — the date the BOL was received.

The remaining balance due Technomarine on the dock is $9,288, to be paid within 30 days of installation.

The total cost for the dock is $119,980 — half of which is matched by Manatee County tourist development tax dollars.

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Look both ways for future Holmes Beach bike path

By Jennifer Glenfield islander reporter Attendees at the July 23 Holmes Beach City Commission meeting expressed concerned about bike-path plans. they don’t want a bike path in front of their homes. they don’t want cyclists directed down their streets.

They don’t want their driveways impacted or neighborhood streets changed.

Of the five speakers at the July 23 meeting, all reside on either marina drive or 85th Street.

City engineer Lynn Burnett and city commissioners attempted to assure residents a path on 85th Street and marina drive is not set in asphalt, but rather part of a draft still under consideration.

“What we’re worried about is practicality. You can get so far down your project that, when it comes time to make your good judgment, that you were unable to do it because realistically you had no other choice,” said gerald newbrough, a resident of 85th Street.

“We want you to guard against getting so far down the funnel, that you have no other choice by the end but to approve.”

Commissioner Rick Hurst said commissioners plan to tour the proposed route with Burnett before they begin discussion of the 85th Street and marina drive extensions.

City clerks are setting up one-on-one ride-alongs for commissioners and Burnett. the rides were set for a week prior to taking up the bike path at their aug.

16 work session. commissioner pat morton told residents at the July 23 meeting, he’s a regular cyclist and he doesn’t see a need for the route to go down 85th street or marina drive.

Applause followed Morton’s comments, but murmurs among members of the gallery suggested his comments didn’t ease their worries.

Burnett, meanwhile said the route is being discussed and approved in phases. “nothing is imminent,” she said.

The map on the city website is a draft of a proposed plan, Burnett added. to date, the commission has approved installation of 12 rectangular flashing beacons at “critical crossing” locations in the city, as well as restriping of existing bike path markings.

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• Installation of missing sidewalk sections along east and west cross streets, connecting pedestrians to the beaconed crossings.

• Replacement of a 4-foot-wide sidewalk with an 8-foot-wide sidewalk on Holmes Boulevard to serve as an alternate north-south pedestrian connection if a multi-use path on Marina Drive is approved. in an aug. 2 interview with the islander, Burnett said she included the 85th Street and marina drive extensions of the route based on available space and direction in the city’s comprehensive plan. those two streets, as well as 79th Street, have the largest rights of way in the city at 70 feet, she said. and in the city’s comprehensive plan, marina Drive is identified as a major bike and pedestrian facility.

She said the intent when making the draft was to provide safer facilities where pedestrians and bikers already commute — not to redirect pedestrians or bikers.

Bike path talks began in 2014 with a committee comprising citizens, city staff, the police chief and city engineer. the committee established representation on the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization that same year.

In 2015, the Holmes Beach bike committee started to meet with representatives from Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach to coordinate path connections. Members also met with cyclists to get input on an optimal route in the city. the following two years, the cities applied for funding.

In 2017, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach received priority funding under the Regional Transportation Incentive Program — $7 million to Holmes Beach and $6 million to Bradenton Beach — for improvements to gulf drive.

In March 2017, Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson and Burnett held two public forums, unveiling the draft plan, which included the mapped route linked to the city website.

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Beachgoers — many under the cover of umbrellas — gather on the island shore for a day in the sun and surf.

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By Lisa Neff

Sunscreen on your shoulders

as frequently as every other month, my dad goes into the dermatologist for what he good-naturedly calls the “blue light special.” if you are in your 50s or older, you probably know about the “blue light” treatment against skin cancer. my dad was a varsity football coach and spent many afternoons over 40-plus years outside, in shortsleeves and hatless, shouting at playNeff ers to hustle.

Afternoons off the field, he often was in the yard pushing a mower or playing pick-up ball with us kids.

And, when he was a kid, he spent many days driving a tractor across the family farm in illinois.

You get the idea. as far as i know, my dad never lounged by the pool or on the beach tanning himself, but he’s had his share of sunshine — and sun damage.

So now, when he’s snowbirding in florida and on the beach to watch the grandkids, he takes shelter under an umbrella. and when he’s walking to his Winn-Dixie or the post office, he wears a pricy sunscreen — the colored, thick kind.

But I wonder, does the umbrella offer more protection than the sunscreen?

A study published in JAMA Dermatology tackled the question and concluded that neither protection used alone completely prevented sunburn, but “Spf 100 sunscreen was more efficacious in the randomized clinical trial.” the study was conducted over several days at Lake Lewisville, Texas, with 81 people — 41 using an umbrella for shade and 40 using Spf 100 sunscreen for protection at midday on a sunny beach. about 78 percent of the people who took shade under the beach umbrella developed sunburns compared with about 25 percent of those wearing sunscreen.

The limitations of the study? Only one type of beach umbrella was tested, plus the lead author was Johnson & Johnson, makers of sunscreen.

Still, it seems a good idea to combine sunscreen — a high SPF sunscreen and follow the application instructions — with another protection method.

consider another study. a paper released in late July from King’s College London looked at the thickness of sunscreen application, because people tend to apply sunscreen more thinly than recommended. the study, authored by Kings college professor antony Young, assessed dna damage to the skin after lowering the thickness of sunscreen below the amount recommended to achieve the Spf rating.

For the research, 16 fair-skinned test subjects were placed in two groups of eight.

One group, wearing a high SPF sunscreen of varying thicknesses, received a single exposure to ultraviolet radiation to simulate sunlight.

The other group received exposures on five con-

secutive days to mimic a week of vacationing in the Sunshine State. then the researchers took skin biopsies. for the group repeatedly exposed to uVr, considerable dna damage was found on areas that were not protected from the sun. damage was reduced when sunscreen was applied at a thickness of 0.75 mg, but considerably reduced when 2 mg of sunscreen was applied. the researchers made a curious recommendation, based on the assumption that people will continue to apply sunscreen too sparingly — use a higher SPF. They also suggested combining sunscreen, clothing and shade to avoid feeling the burn.

Manatee Public Beach to be gated overnight

a new gate installed in July at the entrance to the reopen at 5 a.m.

Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes According to Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Beach, will be closed nightly beginning aug. 7.

Tokajer, the decision to close the beach parking lot the gate will swing shut at 11:30 p.m. and at night came after discussions between the HBPD and staff from the Manatee County Parks and Natural resources department on securing the area after posted closing hours.

Signs are posted in the parking lot and on the beach notifying beachgoers of operating hours, sunrise-10 p.m.

Tokajer said the timing of the traffic light near the entrance at manatee avenue and gulf drive has been adjusted to bring attention to the gate. The light will change from a red-green signal to a flashing red overnight.

— Jennifer Glenfield A new gate at the entrance to the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, was to be closed nightly beginning Aug. 7.

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Milestone

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Travelers Sunset celebration

Nelson and Cyndi Knudsen, of Berea, Ohio, married July 23 in Holmes Beach. The couple — who for years had vacationed on Anna Maria Island — married after 21 years together, at the prodding of their children. Karen Riley-Love and AMI Beach Weddings coordinated the destination wedding.

After honeymooning on the island, the Knudsens will return to Ohio. Islander Photo: Courtesy Karen Riley-Love

Obituary

Robert Niles Rosas

Robert Niles Rosas, 95, of Holmes Beach, died July 26. He was born July 28, 1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Louis B. and Adella (Niles).

He was in Boy Scouts of America and attained the Eagle Scout Award. He was one of 16 scouts who bonded as rovers for activities all through their lives.

He attended the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. He joined the Naval ROTC, went into active service in 1943 and was assigned to the destroyer Hailey in the South Pacific April 1944 until his discharge in 1946.

He married Betty Lou Lindgren in 1949 in St. paul.

He worked most of his career at the Minnesota

Halloween in July?

The BOA — Best of Attitude — women met for lunch July 31 at Mr. Bones BBQ restaurant in Holmes Beach. Their topics were “favorite song, favorite dance and favorite Halloween costume.” The cheerful members donate to island charities throughout the year, with a focus on providing summer meals to children and also providing a merry Christmas to children. Islander Courtesy Photo department of transportation, ending in the bridge department before retiring in 1984.

He was active in many churches, where he served on boards and committees, and was a member of the Valley creek Watershed Board in afton, minnesota, for 10 years. travel was a large part of his life and he visited all seven continents. after retirement, he and his wife went on more than 20 mission trips.

He was an avid reader and was very interested in nature, becoming a florida master naturalist in 2010.

He also was a “fixer-upper” in many ways. a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. friday, aug. 18, at crosspointe fellowship, 8605 gulf drive, Holmes Beach. A burial service will be held in St. paul in late august. memorial donations may be made to CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, fL 34217 or global Serve, 2102 SW 47th St., cape coral fL 33917. mr. rosas is survived by his wife, Betty; daughter Janeen of anna maria island; sons Steven and wife marcie of menomonie, Wisconsin, and Jeffrey and wife Nan of Eugene Oregon; daughter-in-law Sharon; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

the florida department of transportation and manatee county posted the following notices for the week of aug. 6: State road 64/manatee avenue on perico island from martinique drive to 107th court West: Crews are improving drainage, constructing sidewalk and bicycle lanes and installing new signing and pavement markings. Work occurs off the roadway and does not require lane closures. expected completion is fall 2018. gulf drive in Bradenton Beach: through aug.

24, crews proceed with installation of a force main from north of ninth Street south to the north side of cortez road before proceeding east on the cortez road Bridge embankment. avenue c in Bradenton Beach: installation of water services from gulf drive north to 26th Street is nearing completion. crews are working to complete installation of water main crossings at the intersections along avenue c from 22nd to 26th streets. intermittent road closures will be in effect.

Palm Drive in Holmes Beach: Crews continue with pipeline installation in the eastern right of way along palm drive, working north from 74th to 81st streets.

68th Street in Holmes Beach: Installation of pipe in the southern right of way along 68th Street between Palm Drive and Holmes Boulevard is nearing completion.

Holmes Boulevard in Holmes Beach: Through aug. 15, crews will mill asphalt and install a force main in the western/southbound travel lane of Holmes Boulevard between 68th and 69th streets.

Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach: Gulf Drive is closed to northbound traffic at 81st Street, with northbound traffic detoured to 81st Street to access palm drive.

For more information about the pipeline project, go online to amipipereplacement.com. for the latest road watch information, go online to www.fl511.com or dial 511.

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Gearing up to start up new school year at AME

anna maria elementary will welcome students

By Ryan Paice, ryan@islander.org for a new school year in less than a week, but plans for school transportation are just now rounding the block.

The first day of the 2018-19 school year will begin at 8:30 a.m. monday, aug. 13. School hours are 8:30 a.m.-3:20 p.m. principal Jackie featherston said she expects about 260 students this year, but the enrollment number won’t be set until five-10 days into the first semester. according to featherston, most students in past years were dropped off and picked up by guardians, but some take a bus to and from the school at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. She had no numbers on how many students will be driven, bused or walk or bike to school.

Center starts 2018-19 fiscal year minus a spending plan

By ryan paice islander reporter the center of anna maria island has yet to release a budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year, which began July 1. executive director chris culhane said July 31 year-end financials for the 2017-18 fiscal year would be finalized Aug. 2, but they had not materialized by aug. 3.

Culhane said the revenue-spending plan would change according to the accrual of yearly expenses, which was to be finalized Aug. 2. center board chair david Zaccagnino said in June that a 2018-19 preliminary budget had been finalized and was being sent to an accountant.

Then Culhane said July 6 that the nonprofit was working on a presentation for a board meeting tentatively scheduled for July 23. that meeting was canceled July 20 and no meeting has been held since that time.

The center is currently operating under an unreleased preliminary budget. according to culhane, the center was expected to finish the 2017-18 fiscal year $16,000 in the black and projects to finish 2018-19 $23,000 in the black, with revenue close to $1.2 million.

He did not share any other details for the 201819 budget, including anticipated expenses.

Numerous requests for the budget and monthto-month financials by The Islander, and a request to the city of anna maria for the public records have gone unanswered. the center receives funding from the island cities, and therefore, revenue and spending records are public records, according to a directive from the anna maria city attorney. the date for the next board meeting is 7 p.m. monday, aug. 20, at the center, 407 magnolia ave., anna maria.

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Center to offer after-school program

after closing for staff training, the center of anna Maria Island will open with an after-school program. the center will offer the Beyond the classroom after-school program to students beginning Aug. 13, coinciding with the first day of the 2018-19 school year for public schools, including Anna Maria Elementary.

Children in kindergarten to fifth-grade can participate in the 3:20-6 p.m. weekday program.

The nonprofit will offer transportation for students from ame to the center, where the kids will either engage in activities or read and do homework.

A week is $80, a three-day package is $60 and a two-day package is $40. parents must register and pay by the thursday before the week of participation. the center will be closed through aug. 13 for staff training and yearly maintenance. Youth and fitness programs will be suspended during this time, but sports leagues will continue throughout the week. for more information, visit the center, go online to centerami.org, or call at 941-778-1908.

Featherston said the Manatee County School District would finalize the number of buses used for AME, as well as bus routes and times, the week of aug. 6.

Last year, two buses transported ame students. one bus went to the north end of the island and looped back to the school while a second bus went south through Bradenton Beach to Longboat Key. Elementary students living on the north end of LBK in Manatee county attend ame. featherston said the district might consolidate buses this year and use one for ame.

People driving to AME will drop off or pick up students in the loop to the north side of the front entrance at the covered walkway. the loop at the front of the school is “buses only.”

AME staff will be in the drop-off zone to monitor morning arrivals and afternoon departures.

Visit the district’s transportation department online at manateeschools.net/page/2174 or call at 941-7821287.

People can call AME at 941-708-5525 to find out student classroom assignments.

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Before the first 2018-19 school day at AME, there comes a chance to familiarize at an evening event.

Back-to-school night for students, families and teachers in kindergarten through second-grade at Anna Maria Elementary will be 4:30-5:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9. For third-grade to fifth-grade, back-to-school night will be 5:30-6:15 p.m. Aug. 9.

Students and their parents or guardians will learn their classroom assignments during the open house and meet teachers. Students also will get teacher’s instructions for starting the new year at ame. for more information or classroom assignments, call AME at 941-708-5525, ext. 2000.

AME calendar • Thursday, Aug. 9, 4:30-5:30 p.m., kindergarten to second-grade back-to-school-night.

• Thursday, Aug. 9, 5:30-6:30 p.m. third-grade to fifth-grade back-to-school-night.

• Monday, Aug. 13, first day of class for students.

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• Monday, Sept. 3, no school, Labor Day. anna maria elementary is at 4700 gulf drive, Holmes Beach.

For more information, call the school at 941-7085525.

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Cops & Court

By Kathy Prucnell, Islander Reporter

HBPD arrests felon with shotgun

Short-barreled shotguns are illegal. And it is illegal for a convicted felon to possess any weapon.

Joshua Kokko, 25, of Bradenton, was arrested July 20 at 2:20 a.m. by Holmes Beach police in the parking lot of the manatee public Beach for possessing a concealed short-barreled shotgun and ammunition.

Kokko is a convicted felon in multiple states, according to the probable cause affidavit by the arresting officer. police report observing Kokko among four people who had been drinking beer in the beach parking lot after hours, two of them in a Volkswagen Beetle.

As the arresting officer shined his flashlight into the VW, he noticed the handle of a shotgun next to the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat.

Streetlife

By Kathy Prucnell

Island police blotter

Anna Maria July 22, gulf drive and magnolia avenue on the beach, theft. two iphones and a wallet were reported missing from a beach towel.

July 22, Magnolia Avenue and South Bay Boulevard on the beach, theft. the family who reported a beach theft at gulf drive and magnolia avenue advised the Manatee County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office a second theft occurred when they discovered a phone and portable speaker missing.

July 23, 700 block of north Shore drive, theft.

Eight turtle-friendly light bulbs valued at $96 were reported stolen.

Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO. Bradenton Beach July 24, 200 Bridge St., anchorage, abandoned boat. Bradenton Beach police found a sailboat in poor condition with rain entering the cabin through an open hatch. people in the area told police the owner hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been seen in several months. The officer reported a 1966 Columbia 28-foot sailboat as abandoned and prederelict.

July 24, 200 Bridge St., anchorage, abandoned boat. police responded to a report of a sunken vessel and found a 22-foot Ranger sailboat submerged except for one corner. An officer attempted to determine the

Witness statements say Kokko covered the shotgun with a shirt and shoved it under the seat.

Kokko told police the shirt wrapped around the gun was his, but he denied possessing the shotgun.

According to an HBPD officer affidavit, there were three live shotgun shells in the weapon, one chambered â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;ready to be fired.â&#x20AC;? police seized the shotgun and shells, as well as the T-shirt, for DNA and fingerprint testing.

Kokko was transported to the manatee county jail and was in custody Aug. 3. A $25,000 bond was assigned.

His arraignment is set for 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at the manatee county Judicial center, 1051 manatee ave. W., Bradenton. owner, to no avail.

July 26, Bridgeport condominiums, 501 gulf drive N., theft. A womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s white-and-red beach cruiser and a pink childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike were reported missing from a carport. the bicycles, valued at $200, were left unlocked.

July 27, 2400 block of avenue B, burglary. an electric saw, Weedeater and battery charger were stolen. The owner did not report the theft a month earlier because he thought someone might have borrowed the saw. He made the report after the WeedEater went missing.

Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD. Cortez July 21, 12300 block of 46th Avenue West, suspicious incident. a manatee county deputy observed a ford taurus parked on county right of way. the deputy determined tags on the taurus didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t belong to the vehicle and seized them. the deputy attempted to determine the vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner, and a homeowner advised it was someone she knew. She placed a note on the vehicle warning it would be towed unless it was removed.

July 24, tylerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ice cream Shop, 11904 cortez Road W., trespass. A store clerk reported a man repeatedly entering the store asking customers for money. a deputy responded and the man was trespassed.

July 24, 3800 block of 118th Street, Sunny Shores, suspicious person. A security system alerted a resident of an unauthorized person in his front yard. the

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Cortez is policed by the MCSO. Holmes Beach July 25, island Bazaar, 3304 e. Bay drive, theft.

Store clerks and surveillance video led police to a 52-year-old woman suspected of shoplifting. The woman was accompanied by two younger males and allegedly stole $231.96 of merchandise, including a bathing suit, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sandals and shoes. She left the area in a white Hyundai. Police have identified the woman and asked the state attorney to review the evidence for a warrant arrest.

July 25, 2800 block of Gulf Drive South, marijuana. A 38-year-old Sarasota man was pulled over by police for not wearing a seat belt. The officer noticed the odor of burnt marijuana. During a search, the man showed police where there was 0.02 grams of marijuana in a door pocket. The man was cited for violating the marijuana ordinance, a seat belt violation and not having his driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license.

July 26, Keyes marina, 5503 marina drive, vessel theft. A 55-year-old Ocala man reported $7,400 in fishing gear stolen from his boat while docked at the marina.

July 26, 100 block of 52nd Street and the beach, alcohol. Police observed two juveniles with a cooler of beer and open cans of beer. the minors acknowledged they had been drinking. they were cited for violating a city ordinance and turned over to their parents.

July 26, 200 block of 72nd Street, noise. police responded to a complaint of loud noise at 11:25 p.m., and heard a few quick screams after about 15 minutes at the location. While in front of a home, an officer advised a man about the noise complaint. the man laughed and said he was in the middle of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;high stakesâ&#x20AC;? pool game in the garage. the man apologized for the noise and said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d end the game.

July 27, 2700 block of avenue c, theft. a woman reported her garden hose and reel stolen from the side of her house two days earlier. a neighbor told her two unknown men were in her yard, but the neighbor did not see them take the garden equipment. pLeaSe See sTReeTliFe, neXt page

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streetlife continued from page 20 July 27, Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., theft. Fishing rods and reels valued at $720 were stolen from a picnic table while a man was packing paddleboards into his car.

July 29, 4200 block of Gulf Drive, Baker Act. Police dispatched to a disturbance found a 51-yearold woman screaming in her front yard. Earlier in the day, police encountered her yelling near St. Bernard Catholic Church. Police transported her for her safety to a medical facility.

July 29, 4100 block of Fifth Avenue, noise. At about 11 p.m., Holmes Beach police responded to a noise complaint and found a large party, where some people appeared underage. The property manager was called and evicted the renter, who was not 25 years old, as required by the rental agreement. An officer also cited the renter with violating the maximum occupancy requirement. All occupants gathered their belongings and left.

July 30, Anna Cabana Bungalows, 3711 Fourth Ave., noise. Holmes Beach police responded to a complaint of a loud pool party at 11:30 p.m. An officer measured 60 decibels in violation of the ordinance against noise greater than 50 decibels after 10 p.m.

An officer cited the renter and told the 10 partygoers to keep the noise down. They said they would.

July 30, 100 block of 72nd Street, noise. At 2:14 a.m., police responded to an anonymous complaint of loud music. An officer measured the noise between 59-63 decibels. He then approached a couple in the backyard and asked them to turn down their music.

The officer cited them for violating the ordinance.

July 30, 6000 block of Holmes Boulevard, disturbance. A man on a bicycle argued with a man driving a van about his rights to the road. The man on the bike called to the van driver: “Slow down, there are cyclists on the road.” The man in the van responded, “You ran the stop sign. That sign is there for you, too.” The bicyclist swore and flipped off the man in the van. The van swerved in the cyclist’s direction. A witness said the argument was a verbal dispute.

Kudos to detectives countywide

Detectives who solved 2016’s homicide cases in Manatee County are recognized at a July 31 monthly meeting with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Of 24 homicides, the detectives’ work led to arrests in 23 cases and one outstanding warrant, according to public information director Dave Bristow. No homicide occurred on Anna Maria Island that year. In the back row are Holmes Beach Detective Sgt. Brian Hall, Bradenton Beach Detective Sgt. Lenard Diaz and MCSO detectives Dan Dickerman, Ben Main, James Curulla, Ray Moss and Lt. Marc Holden. Front row left is Longboat Key Detective Lt. Robert Bourque and MCSO’s Darryl Davis and Sgt. Karen DeVries. Islander Photo: Courtesy MCSO July 31-Aug. 1, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, vehicle burglary. An unknown person stole $3,360 in iPhones and wallets, as well as debit, credit and identification cards from the center console of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. A couple from Massachusetts told police they locked the vehicle before heading to the beach. A wallet was later found on a beach on Longboat Key and the victim was notified.

Aug. 1, 100 block of 30th Street and the beach,

alcohol. A man was sitting on a cooler with a can of Twisted Tea in his hand and four cans of the same alcoholic beverage next to the cooler. Police told the man about the ordinance against alcohol on the beach.

The man said he saw no signs. The man was cited for the violation.

Holmes Beach is policed by the HBPD. Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.

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Turtle watch breaks record for nests, lighting concerns remain

By chrisann Silver esformes islander reporter they’ve done it again.

With 504 nests on anna maria island beaches as of Aug. 5, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird monitoring has crushed the 2017 record of 488 documented nests.

But, they didn’t do it alone. through outreach programs, including weekly informational turtle talks and public nest excavations, amitW educates the public about the importance of turtle-friendly lighting and best practices for beachgoers and residents on nesting beaches. the results are starting to show. amitW works with code enforcement in anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach to ensure the beach is ready for female turtles to lay their nests, starting in may and continuing through october. nesting season preparation includes ensuring exterior lights visible from the shoreline are low and shielded and light bulbs are florida fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-approved. Interior lights visible from the shoreline should be turned off or blocked by blinds or curtains after dark. as of aug. 5, amitW reported 16 nests contained hatchlings that disoriented on their journey to the Gulf of mexico. after nesting or hatching, adult and hatchling sea

NOAA says: ‘Stay 50 yards back from nesting sea turtles’

people are fascinated with sea turtles on anna maria island, but respect is recommended.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, all sea turtles found in the u.S. are listed under the environmental Species act, which makes it illegal to touch, harass, harm, possess, or kill turtles, their eggs, or hatchlings.

These animals spend the majority of their lives in the ocean, but come onto beaches only to lay their eggs or bask in the sun. When viewing a sea turtle in the water or on a beach, remain at a respectful distance—the minimum recommended is 50 yards — half a football field.

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Lights Aug. 2 illuminating the house under construction near 14th Street North and Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach caused hatchling sea turtles to turn away from the Gulf of Mexico and into the street, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director Suzi Fox. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes turtles are drawn by instinct to the gulf of mexico by the reflection of light on the water’s surface. Disorientations can occur when lights visible from the shoreline attract turtles away from the water, making them vulnerable to death from predators, exhaustion or dehydration.

But some recent disorientations were not caused by people on the beach with cellphones or flashlights, as some people wrongly assumed. the brief use of small lights on the beach are not necessarily the cause of disorientations, although flashlights on the beach are strongly discouraged during nesting season. “people should not shine lights on sea turtles if they see them on the beach at night, but that is not what is causing disorientations,” fox said. “it’s lights from homes and businesses that are out of compliance.”

Fox was notified Aug. 2 that a nest hatched and disoriented on the beach near 14th Street North in Bradenton Beach. She said the disorientation was caused by lights left on at the construction site on the second floor. that day, she worked with Bradenton Beach code officer Gail Garneau to assemble and deliver materials, including signage and turtle-friendly bulbs, to construction properties, reminding crews to turn off

lights at the end of their work day.

When turtle watch gets a call that more than three hatchlings have been found on a property, Fox files a disorientation report that goes not only to the city, but also to the owner and fWc. For three or less hatchlings, turtle watch rescues and releases them to the gulf without making reports. according to fox, the disorientation reports are a tool to help the owner fix the problem — not a legal document or citation. “the report is not meant to be threatening,” fox said. “it’s meant to be informative and detailed so people know exactly what needs to be fixed.”

Fox said AMITW does what they can to help properties come into compliance, “but, ultimately, it is in the hands of city code enforcement to deal with the issues.”

Information about turtle-friendly lighting can be found on the FWC website at http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/sea-turtles/lighting/.

Report sick, injured, entangled or dead sea turtles to the FWC Wildlife Hotline at 1-888-404-3922, #FWC or *fWc on a cellphone or text tip@myfwc.com. for more information about amitW, contact fox at suzilfox@gmail.com or 941-778-5638.

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AMITW encourages observers: ‘Remain respectful, enjoy the moment’ By chrisann Silver esformes islander reporter Sea turtles on anna maria island usually nest and hatch under cover of darkness.

However, lower evening temperatures due to afternoon rains the last week in July and first week in august led to some hatches before nightfall. it also led mature female loggerheads to emerge from the gulf of Mexico to nest before dusk and after dawn, according to anna maria island turtle Watch and Shorebird monitoring executive director Suzi fox.

“It’s all temperature-driven,” Fox said July 31.

“We are seeing more hatches before dark, when there are overcast or rainy days cooling off the beach.” the island is known for beautiful sunsets, which attract people with cameras in hand to the shore. When sea turtles emerge before dusk, many people have smartphones and immediately post their turtle pics and videos to social media. a facebook post July 29 with photos and videos of a sea turtle nesting on the beach at sunset had 371 “likes,” 78 shares and 99 comments by aug. 3. one commenter wrote, “fifty feet away, people,” suggesting spectators keep a safe distance from nesting or hatching turtles. the islander learned a federal agency recommends keeping a distance of 50 yards. “there are a ton of posts on social media lately,” fox said. “But, people seem to understand they need to stay back and stay quiet.”

When a female loggerhead crawled ashore July 29 before sunset to nest in Bradenton Beach, fox attended.

She said people “policed themselves” and when the nesting was done, they followed, keeping about 50 feet away, as the turtle crawled back to the gulf.

Their respect might result from AMITW’s education efforts.

Turtle watch volunteer Kathy Doddridge, coordinator for the section of beach that extends between 26th Street north and cortez road in Bradenton Beach, has been leading public nest excavations.

Volunteers excavate nests 72 hours after they

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People watch as Kathy Doddridge, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteer, displays hatched and unhatched loggerhead sea turtle eggs. She excavated a nest Aug. 1 in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

hatch to count eggs and collect data — how many eggs for more information about sea turtles, contact hatched or remained unhatched. if there live hatchlings Fox at suzilfox@gmail.com or 941-778-5638. remain behind, they are released to the gulf. the public is invited to attend excavations and learn about amitW’s work. doddridge said people are excited to learn about sea turtles during excavations, and often take photos and video. “it’s a balancing act. We’re educating people because we want them to do the right thing with lights and filling in holes, but that also generates excitement for them and they want to share it,” doddridge said. “i As of Aug. 5: AMITW reports 504 nests, 559 always say, ‘Take photos if you want, but really, just sit false crawls, 148 hatched nests and approxback, relax and enjoy it, because you probably aren’t imately 10,708 hatchlings to the sea. going to see this again.’”

Do’s and don’ts for sea turtle nesting season the florida fish and Wildlife conservation commission recommends people follow these guidelines for sea turtle safety: • DO turn off or adjust lighting along the beachfront to prevent nesting sea turtles from becoming disoriented and moving toward the glow of light on land, instead of natural light reflecting on the surface of the water. indoor lights should be turned off, with curtains closed after dark, and outdoor lighting should be turtle-friendly bulbs. Use fixtures low to the ground and shielded from view at the shoreline.

• DON’T use flashlights or camera flashes on the beach at night. they can distract nesting sea turtles and cause them to return to the water.

• DO clear the way at the end of the day. Nesting female sea turtles can become trapped, confused or impeded by gear left on the beach at night. remove Clip and save.....

items such as boats, tents, rafts and beach furniture and fill in holes or level sand castles before dusk.

Holes trap turtles and can injure people. call code enforcement to report unattended property or large holes on the beach.

City of Anna Maria code enforcement — 941708-6130, ext. 139 or ext. 129.

City of Bradenton Beach code enforcement — 941-778-1005, ext. 280.

City of Holmes Beach code enforcement — 941-708-5800, ext. 247.

Report sick, injured, entangled or dead sea turtles to the FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline, at 1-888404-3922, #FWC or *FWC on a cellphone or text tip@myfWc.com.

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Summer soccer action runs hot and ‘cool’

By Kevin p. cassidy islander reporter the summer indoor soccer league at the center of Anna Maria Island is underway for players 3-12 years of age.

The 3-5 and 6-8 divisions are an academy league.

There are no permanent teams and no scores or standings are kept. this keeps the focus on learning and individual player development. far too often in youth sports, the focus is on winning and not developing players to be the best they can be, but not so here. during the July 31 session, the Cassidy players were grouped together to participate in a skills clinic where instructors worked with players on dribbling, passing, trapping and shooting.

After the skills clinic, the players put their lessons to the test during informal, but competitive scrimmages. in this format, a teammate one night might be the opponent the next time the kids meet on the pitch — which, for the kids is the indoor gym.

The kids and coaches all appear to be enjoying the clinics and scrimmages, not to mention the cool surroundings in the center’s air-conditioned gymnasium.

The three-team 9-12 division of the center’s indoor soccer league, sponsored by the Ugly Grouper, completed its third week of action and the scoring continues to be off the charts. The action July 31 — a match up of two 1-0 teams — saw Red go up against Blue.

The Blues outscored the Red by an 11-8 score to improve to 2-0 on the season behind nine goals from Jackson pakbaz. frankie and michael coleman each added a goal and an assist, while also combining on seven saves in goal. caden Quimby added two saves and an assist in the victory.

Ugly Grouper Red, which fell to 1-1 on the season, was led by Anthony Nguyen’s five goals and a pair of goals from Gregory Jordan. Peyton Harlan completed the scoring with one goal, while Jack Whiteside and Laila Yavalar combined to make seven saves in goal.

Moss Builders player SamHenry Wade prepares to shoot the ball during the 6-8 division scrimmage in the youth indoor soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island. Islander Photo: Kevin P. Cassidy

its first loss of the season by a 7-3 score. Zack Lieb scored three goals and Jessica Williams added two goals to lead Sato, which also received goals from Josh Sato and cemal duzgan. Scott Bear made seven saves in goal to help preserve the victory. adam mott’s two goals and a goal from robert armstrong paced Lancaster, which also received assists from murap akay and nate talucci in the loss.

Moss Builders doubled up on Ross Built by an 8-4 score in the second match of the evening behind five goals from chris Scott. ray gardner, aaron parkin and matthew castro each added a goal, while olaf Krause and ryan moss combined on six saves in the victory. ross was led by connor Bystrom’s two goals, while greg ross and chris culhane each had a goal and assist in the loss.

The final match of the night saw Progressive Cabinetry edge Mar/Kis Insurance 5-3 behind a hat trick

by Ryan Hogan. Hakan Toka and Damir Glavan each scored a goal, while William Case finished with seven saves in the victory. tony morales scored two goals and Jeremias Gramajo scored one to lead Mar/Kis in the loss.

hole modified Stableford-system match. Fred Miller earned clubhouse bragging rights for the day on a plus-4, a point ahead of second-place finisher Tom mcdonnell. the men were back on the course aug. 2 for a nine-hole scramble, won by the team of Mike Gillie, John Kolojeski, Scott Mitchell and Peter Murley on a combined 4-under-par 28.

Horseshoe news three teams advanced to the knockout stage and battled for the winner’s circle during aug. 1 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.

The team of Tim Sofran and Neil Hennessey drew the bye and watched as Gary Howcroft walked his way to a dominating 25-3 victory over Steve Doyle and Bob Heiger. The finals were all Sofran and Hennessey as they rolled to a 21-11 victory over Howcroft.

Action on Aug. 4 was short and sweet as Heiger and Dom Livedoti posted the lone 3-0 record in pool play and were the day’s outright champs. play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selecAdult soccer action continues Key Royale golf news tion. the adult soccer league at the center completed its Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes There is no charge to play and everyone is welthird week of action with three matches aug. 2.

Beach got started July 30 with the men playing a nine- come.

The standings are tight at this early juncture with From here to eternity moss Builders and Sato real estate tied for the top Two speckled crabs mate in the surf spot with matching 2-0 records. Lancaster Design and May 25 at the Manatee Public Beach Progressive Cabinetry follow with 2-1 records, while in Holmes Beach. Commonly called Bins Be Clean, on a bye week, held down the fifth spot speckled swimming crabs, ranging in the standings at 0-1-1. Mar/Kis Insurance follows 2-5 inches, mostly are found along with an 0-2-1 record, while Ross Built is alone in last the Atlantic shoreline from the Caroplace with an 0-3 record. linas to Venezuela, according to the the action got started with Sato handing Lancaster National Park Service. They also are present in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, although less common. They have the body shape and aggressive Date AM HIGH PM HIGH AM LOW PM LOW Moon Aug 8 9:12a 2.8 — — 2:21a 1.5 5:11p -0.1 temperament of a blue crab. They Aug 9 12:40a 1.6 10:11a 2.9 3:25a 1.5 6:02p -0.2 burrow into shifting sands, camouflagAug 10 1:18a 1.6 11:08a 3.0 4:26a 1.4 6:48p -0.2 ing themselves while waiting for prey.

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Fishing remained red hot, before red tide moved north By capt. danny Stasny islander reporter Fishing around Anna Maria Island remained consistent through Saturday, aug. 4.

With red tide in heavy concentration in the waters south of Sarasota down to Charlotte Harbor and Boca grande, it was as if a gray cloud loomed offshore. as the week progressed and reports from anglers in Boca grande worsened, i wondered if the currents would bring the fish-killing toxin up here. on aug. 3, it was present in only two test locations in low concentration, which had little to no effect on Stasny fish, sea turtles or manatees here. now it’s another story. most action last week was occurring in the bays and intracoastal Waterway due to rough surf and almost daily rainstorms. in the calm backwaters of tampa Bay, spotted seatrout were in abundance.

While targeting these fish, we were also hooking up with Spanish mackerel, ladyfish and mangrove snapper. and, speaking of mangrove snapper, the bite was strong. These fish had migrated into the inland waters in great numbers and were on the feed. We were fishing around structure — piers, docks, bridges and rock piles — for good results. And on the deeper grass flats, especially where schooling hatch bait was present. Mangrove snapper love to eat small bite-size shiners and, lots of times, if the bait is present you can bet you’ll hook some snapper.

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Alex Bobb, 19, of Dallas, was on a fishing charter Aug. 3 with Capt. Warren Girle when he hooked this nice redfish on a live shiner in Sarasota Bay. Southernaire Fishing Charters

Capt. Jason Stock hosted a group from Lakeland for a day of fishing in July, when one of the group launched a drone for a great aerial shot.

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snook fishing were providing decent action for sport fishers — especially during the higher tide stages.

You might encounter a few redfish if you can find a clean spot to fish, as they seem to be slowly arriving back in the local waters. Look for mangrove edges and oyster bars to target the snook and reds.

Lastly, on calmer days with light breezes, it’s worth taking a peek in the gulf of mexico for some reef action. The artificial reefs to the north should still be host to a variety of fish, including snappers, grunts, mackerel, flounder and barracuda. Take some extra hatch bait with you to these areas and chum heavily.

You might be surprised by the action that results.

Jim malfese at the rod & reel pier said last week they were seeing the arrival of mangrove snapper. pier fishers using live shrimp as bait were catching near limits of tasty fish. Most catches were 10-12 inches, with an occasional 15-inch fish being reeled up. Other catches at the r&r before red tide moved to the north end were black drum and over-slot redfish. Both were being caught on live shrimp. Macks and ladyfish were attracted to silver spoons and white jigs.

Lastly, the catch-and-release snook hunt at the pier remained good Aug. 3. Most catches were over-slot and were being caught on large baits — pinfish, mullet and ladyfish. capt. aaron Lowman was targeting spotted seatrout in southern Tampa Bay — north of the Bimini Bay. Anchoring over deep grass flats and using live shiners as bait was yielding numerous hookups on trout. Mixed in with the trout bite were ladyfish and macks. mangrove snapper were making a showing, too. Lowman found schools of hatch bait along channel edges and around structure to target these snapper, with most catches coming in at 10-14 inches.

Fishing shallow flats adjacent to mangrove shorelines was producing good action on catch-and-release snook for Lowman’s clients. While targeting linesiders, Lowman’s anglers also hit on a few redfish. Lastly, on

calm days, Lowman was venturing out to the artificial reefs, where mangrove snapper, barracuda and some gag grouper were biting. capt. david White of anna maria charters was putting clients the week of July 30 on mangrove snapper around docks and mangrove edges where deeper water exists. casting small shiners on a weighted rig yielded snapper up to 15 inches — and plenty of them. fishing over deep grass produced trout and macks.

Targeting catch-and-release snook also produced a few redfish. To find these fish, White works shallow grass flats, oyster bars and mangrove edges, where these fish are known to seek refuge.

Lastly, with the opening of amberjack season now in place, White hopes to find clear water offshore at the wrecks to cash in on the season.

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Mote Marine and other observers first reported signs of red tide on island beaches Aug. 4-5.

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Wishy-washy has new owners, new ideas Nine months after purchasing Holmes Beach’s only coin laundry, the owners have resold the Seaside Laundromat, 5400 marina drive, calling it quits in the cleaning business. that’s good news for island newcomer christy norris, whose gulf coast Services gobbled up the laundry as soon as went up for sale. gulf coast is a stone’s throw away at 5306 Holmes Blvd. norris says the laundromat seemed a logical leap for gulf coast, a cleaning service for commercial, residential and vacation rentals. it also cleans and furnishes linens for vacation properties. norris also acquired the storefront alongside the laundromat, which had been rented to Beth rariden of Your personal touch Boutique. rariden moved her boutique to the co-op space at Pineapple Junktion, 425 pine ave., anna maria. gulf coast has plans to add washers and dryers for a wash-and-fold service.

For more information, call Christy Norris at 941777-7007.

Birthdays from 1-40 On Aug. 1, Smoqehouse, 1701 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, turned a year old. Smoqehouse offered cupcakes, double loyalty punches and other giveaways Aug. 4 as it celebrated surviving its first hurricane and first year on AMI. Congrats Andy and Heidi Kubes.

This guy’s been around a little longer… mike norman has been hanging around anna maria island a little longer than a year. mike norman realty is celebrating 40 years of service on the island in 2018.

The family-owned business has been selling properties and handling vacation rentals since 1978.

Norman said when he first started on the island, many roads were still sand. now the roads are all paved, and his daughters have joined him in the business.

“Most of the lots between Holmes Boulevard and Marina Drive and Palm Drive were just vacant. We had a ‘raccoon forest’ where the shopping center is now,” norman chuckled.

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Island baker’s new skill combines beauty, taste

He’s known for making exquisite pastries and decorating baked goods described as works of art.

So, cupcake delights owner Judy owens didn’t hesitate when she saw an announcement for a sugar flower class on pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel’s Instagram account. She filled out the paperwork and applied post haste. that’s how owens traded her space in her bakery kitchen at 3324 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach, for a spot July 16-18 at the prep table in Ben-Israel’s cake studio, Ron Ben-Israel Cakes, in New York City.

Owens attended a three-day tutorial on how to cook, form, store and use sugar flowers. Valrhona chocolates of france sponsored the class. “it was an awesome trip and quite an experience,” owens said. owens said she and 14 other students learned secret methods and tricks for designing and producMusician Mil Melicado composes a song Aug. 1 ing edible sugar flowers. while he waits for his clothes to dry at the Seaside Ben-Israel has served as a host and judge on Food Laundromat, 5400 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. network shows and appeared on Bravo’s “top chef” Gulf Coast Services purchased the laundry from and “Just desserts,” as well as other television shows.

Doug and Michelle Shaw July 19, and has plans to also, he is a headliner at culinary conventions. expand services. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi owens wasted no time putting her new skills to work when she returned to anna maria island. a have your photo taken in the pop-through sign in the week later, she presented a flower-decorated cake at parking lot. the monthly meeting of the Anna Maria Island WedHappy birthday Mike, Marianne, Sally and the ding association. “everybody loved it,” owens said. gang at mike norman. “then we ate it.”

Hynds adds to portfolio for more information, call cupcake delights at mike and debbie Hynds are taking on more com- 941-779-2253. mercial property. on June 28, the developer bought the commercial building at 5351 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, between the Holmes Beach Business Center and Time Saver Liquor Store.

Nicole Skaggs, Big Fish Real Estate, sold the twostory, 3,436-square-foot building to Hynds’ Murphy property group LLc for $1,092,500.

Debbie Hynds said Aug. 1 there are no current plans on the drawing board for the property.

As for the Hynds’ latest build, a commercial space on Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach, work continues at a slow pace.

“It’s been like watching paint dry,” Debbie Hynds said.

She said some tenants are signed to spaces, but declined to elaborate. an anchor tenant for the rooftop restaurant and bar is up in the air.

Have business news? Contact Sandy Ambrogi at Cupcake Delights owner Judy Owens, right, stands sandy@islander.org. with pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel July 18 after a Valrhona Chocolates decorating class. Owens travBiz news: Does your business have an announce- eled to New York City to learn sugar-decorating ment to share? Submit your information to news@ techniques with the executive chef of Ron Ben-Israel islander.org.

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Ongoing â&#x20AC;˘ Accepting sponsorship and vendor applications for BayFest, Saturday, Oct. 20, Anna Maria. Phone: 941-778-1541. Email: info@ amichamber.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Through October, noon, third Thursdays. Lunch and Learn seminars, the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. $10, RSVP required. Phone: 941-778-1541.

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Shea Khalil, left front, of the AMI Creamery and Bakery, and Michelle Quarles, office manager at Waller-Mixon Insurance, smile Aug. 1 as other chamber members network during the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Feast Restaurant in Holmes Beach.

Chris Hunter, new general manager of Waterline Marina, Resort and Beach Club, 5325 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, introduces himself Aug. 1 to Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce members at the monthly luncheon at the Feast Restaurant, 5406 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Members and guests â&#x20AC;&#x153;feastedâ&#x20AC;? on pizza and Caesar salad at the luncheon. Islander Photos: Sandy Ambrogi Judy Owensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; floralinspired cake for the AMI Wedding Association.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time again to recognize excellence among local businesses.

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2018 Small Business of the Year awards.

Nominees must be chamber members in good standing for a least one year and must have been in business at least three years. Members may nominate other members or themselves.

There are three categories, based on number of employees: small with one-five employees, medium with six-14 employees and large with 15 or more employees. Last year, 19 businesses vied for the titles.

The deadline for nominations is Oct. 8. Nomination forms are on the website at amichamber.org.

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941.792.5600

Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Specialist Replacement Doors and Windows

ITEMS FOR SALE

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FREE QUEEN-SIZE sofa bed, woman’s bike $75, glass-top patio table, $15. 757-5610076.

ROSER THRIFT SHOP: Open 9:30 a.m.-2p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-1p.m.

Saturday. Donations preferred 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

Wednesdays. 511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

941-779-2733.

FISHING RODS, REELS, nets. Very good condition. Capt. Tom Chaya. 941-7784498.

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Residential & Condo Renovations Kitchens • Bath • Design Service Carpentry • Flooring • Painting Commercial & Residential

References available • 941-720-7519

Bed: A bargain!

King, Queen, Full & Twin, pre-owned from $30 new/used.

941-922-5271 www.sleepking.net

FOR SALE: GENTLY used coastal-style furniture, great for rental or turnkey. All rooms available and reasonable. Aug. 20-25. You purchase, you haul. Call for photos and prices. 812-243-4711.

ANTIQUE PARTNER DESK: All wood, $1,000.

See at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.

FOUR OAK OFFICE chairs: Antiques, perfect for eclectic dining set. The Islander newspaper, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

941-778-7978.

FREEBIE ITEMS FOR SALE

WE LIKE LIKES

AERIAL PHOTOS of Anna Maria Island. View and purchase online: www.jackelka.com.

FREE GUN LOCK courtesy of Project Childsafe, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Holmes Beach Police Department. Pick up at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Don’t be sorry, be safe.

April is 3 years old, 17 pounds and gets along with cats, dogs and people!

Mixed breed. Apply to adopt April at wwww.moonraceranimalrescue.com.

Call lisa Williams at 941-345-2441 or visit The islander next to Paradise Cafe in Holmes Beach for more …

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BIG GARAGE SALE: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10-11. Anna Maria Art League at 5312 Holmes Blvd., and Holmes Business Center storage unit, 5300 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

LOST & FOUND LOST: DIAMOND WEDDING ring of 65 years, gold nautical pendant, gold shell bracelet, lost in vicinity of Flamingo Cay condos, Waterbird Way. Sentimental value. Reward!

Please, call Bill, 941-778-5409.

PETS PET PAL PET sitting: Short and long term, in your house or mine. 18-year Island resident.

941-704-5937. e.davies5937@gmail.com.

YOU CAN HELP! Fosters, volunteers, retailtype help needed for Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue. Please email: moonraceranimalrescue@gmail.com.

BOATS & BOATING BIMINI BAY SAILING: Small sailboat rentals and instruction. Day. Week. Month. Sunfish, Laser, Windrider 17 and Precision 15. Call Brian at 941-685-1400.

PONTOON BOAT RENTAL Create life long memories. Call 941-778-2121 or see boatflorida.net.

FOR SALE: DUAL-seat ocean kayak, $250, cash only. Kayak and two paddles. 941779-9810.

HELP WANTED SATURDAY HOUSEKEEPERS NEEDED for beach resort (7 a.m.-2 p.m.) per unit pay.

Please, call 941-778-6667 for details.

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LAWN & GARDEN

REAL ESTATE SALES associate wanted for smaller, well-established office on Anna Maria Island. Send resume to P.O. Box 352, Bradenton Beach FL 34217.

SHELL DELIVERED AND spread. $55/yard.

Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-7957775, â&#x20AC;&#x153;shell phoneâ&#x20AC;? 941-720-0770.

PART-TIME HOUSEKEEPER needed for island resort. Must be reliable, hard working and trustworthy. 20-24 hours per week including weekends. Call 941-778-7153 to set up appointment.

NEEDED: RETIRED JEWELER to identify and evaluate tubs of jewelry. Call Chris, 941-7230224.

REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time.

Print media, newspaper experience required.

Apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander.org.

KIDS FOR HIRE KIDS FOR HIRE ads are FREE for up to three weeks for Island youths under 16 looking for work. Ads must be placed in person at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

SERVICES ISLAND COMPUTER GUY, 37 years experience. On-site PC repairs, upgrades, buying assistance and training. Call Bill, 941-7782535.

T.H.S. CLEANING: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL vacation rentals. Dependable and detailed. 941-756-4570.

NATUREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DESIGN LANDSCAPING. Design and installation. 66Tropical landscape specialist. Residential and commercial. 35 years experience. 941-448-6336.

STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE: Shell, lime rock, palms, river rock, construction demolition, fencing, pressure washing, hauling debris and transport. Shark Mark, 941-3016067.

HOME IMPROVEMENT VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net.

CUSTOM REMODELING EXPERT. All phases of carpentry, repairs and painting. Insured.

Meticulous, clean, sober and prompt. Paul Beauregard, 941-730-7479.

GRIFFINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME IMPROVEMENTS Inc. Handyman, fine woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood flooring. Insured and licensed. 941-722-8792.

U FLY I drive your car anywhere in the USA. Airport runs, anywhere. Office, 941-4476389. 941-545-6688.

ISLE TILE: QUALITY installation floors, counters, backsplashes, showers. Licensed, insured. Call Chris at 941-302-8759.

B-SAFE-RIDES: Airport and personal, Peggy, R.N. Level 2 FBI background checked.Specializing in women and seniors. $39 and up.

727-902-7784.

AFFORDABLE, FAST AND reliable on-site or remote computer tech support! Call today, 941-592-7714.

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach. I make dirty windows sparkling clean.

941-920-3840.

THE ISLANDER. The best news on Anna Maria Island since 1992.

LAWN & GARDEN CONNIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! Insured. 941-778-5294.

ISLAND LAWN SPRINKLER Service: Repairs, installs. Your local sprinkler company since 1997. Call Jeff, 941-778-2581.

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DANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESCREEN INC. TOO BIG or TOO SMALL. Free Estimates.

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TILE -TILE -TILE. All variations of ceramic tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship, prompt, reliable, many Island references. Call Neil, 941-726-3077.

JERRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME REPAIR: Carpentry, handyman, light hauling, pressure washing. Jack of all trades. Call 941-778-6170 or 941-4472198.

NEED A RIDE to airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Gary, 863-4095875. gvoness80@gmail.com.

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ISLAND GATER RESTORATIONS: Painting, interior/exterior, drywall repair, textures, pressure cleaning, stucco. Danny, 941-7208116. islandgater@gmail.com.

R. A. GONZALEZ CONSTRUCTION: Re-roof and leak specialist. Residential/hotels/commercial. Repairs, shingles, tile, metal, flat.

Quick response. Quality work at reasonable rates. References. Insured/licensed. #CCC1330056. Call Bryan at 727-2779502.

RENTALS WEEKLY/MONTHLY/ANNUAL rentals: wide variety, changes daily. SunCoast Real Estate, 941-779-0202, or 1-800-732-6434. www. suncoastinc.com.

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PropertyWatch By Jesse Brisson i s l a n d e r C L A S S I F I E D S Island real estate transactions

216 Chilson Ave., Anna Maria, a 2,664 sfla / 4,348 sfur 3bed/2bath/3car canalfront pool home built in 1999 on a 10,656 sq ft lot was sold 07/13/18, Bode to Dozier for $1,250,000; list $1,399,000.

3603 Fourth Ave., Unit 200, Beachwalkers, Holmes Beach, a 2,376 sfur / 3,778 sfur 3bed/3bath/2car land condo with private pool built in 1992 was sold 07/11/18, Givens to Pokey Properties LLC for $900,000; list $929,900.

607 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, a 1,429 sfla / 2,808 sfur 3bed/2bath/2car pool home built in 1976 on a 5,000 sq ft lot was sold 07/03/18, Goffin to Steinbarger for $890,000; list $934,900.

521 70th St., Holmes Beach, a 1,866 sfla / 2,805 sfur 3bed/2bath/1car canalfront pool home built in 1967 on a 8.840 sq ft lot was sold 07/06/18, Noviello to Caceres for $835,000; list $849,000.

514 69th St., Holmes Beach, a 1,699 sfla / 2,570 sfur 4bed/2½bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 1968 on a 8,300 sq ft lot was sold 07/03/18, Leep to Rodriguez for $689,000; list $689,000.

7002 Marina Drive, Unit B, Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, a 1,797 sfla / 2,049 sfur 3bed/2bath/1car land condo with pool built in 2013 was sold 07/12/18, McCauley to Anderson for $685,000; list $699,900.

6509 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, a 1,200 sfla / 1,717 sfur 2bed/2bath duplex built in 1950 on a 7,000 sq ft lot was sold 07/09/18, Rozamus to 6509 Gulf Drive LLC for $650,000.

511 70th St., Holmes Beach, a 1,619 sfla / 2,511 sfur 3bed/3bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 1975 on a 10,164 sq ft lot was sold 07/09/18, Tilelli to Seubert for $647,500; list $679,900.

112 Pelican Drive, Anna Maria, a 1,680 sfla /4,458 sfur 3bed/2bath/2car canalfront home built in 1983 on a 7,500 sq ft lot was sold 07/10/18, Soletti to Pelicans and Pirates LLC for $625,556; list $699,000.

221 84th St., Holmes Beach, a 2,191 sfla / 2,759

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WINTER RENTAL: 2BR/2BA ground floor, three-month minimum. Solar heated pool, carport parking. 941-363-1227.

STARTING FROM THE low $300,000s. Only minutes from the beach, this new active adult community is perfectly located just south of Manatee Avenue off Village Green Parkway.

Perfectly designed, open 2BR or 3BR/2BA plus den and two-car garage floor plans.

Luxurious amenities, pool, spa, gym, pickleball and fenced-in dog park. HOA only $209/ month. Models open daily. Contact us, 941254-3330. www.MirabellaFlorida.com.

HOLMES BEACH ANNUAL: Elevated 2BR/2BA with garage and lanai. Nice quiet area. $1,500/month. References. 970-3311042.

PERICO BAY CLUB villa: Vacation rental November-December, 2018, $1,500/month.

January 2019, $3,500, March, $3,600. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

REAL ESTATE STUNNING 2BR/2BA FOURTH-floor Martinique north. Completely updated with travertine tile floors, gourmet kitchen, view of Gulf from living/dining, master bedroom. This, you must see. Call Iva Fadley-Dane, PA, GRI, Realtor, 941-350-8001â&#x20AC;¨, Wagner Realty.

HARBOUR GRANDE RETREAT: Lot 94-2. $807,590. Waterfront, new construction, move-in ready home. 2,786 air-conditioned sf. 3BR/3BA, two-car garage. Loaded with upgrades plus resort-style amenities. 888508-4680.

KEY ROYALE HOME: 3BR/2BA, two-car garage, waterfront. Caged, heated pool and spa, boat dock and lift. $750,000. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

CHARMING COASTAL COTTAGE: FSBO in Holmes Beach, 3BR/2BA, garage, coastalinspired renovation in 2016, private fenced yard with pool. Start living your island dream! $779,000. 570-242-1922.

BRADENTON PROFESSIONAL OFFICE condo for sale, 1,200 sf partially furnished. $98,500. 941-704-7729.

sfur 3bed/3½bath home with deeded boat slip built in 1962 on a 8,800 sq ft lot was sold 07/12/18, Anderson to McSwain for $617,000; list $640,000.

5200 Gulf Drive, Unit 602, Martinique South, Holmes Beach, a 1,169 sfla 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1970 was sold 07/12/18, Makinen to Bierman for $502,500.

6005 Gulf Drive, Unit 216, Playa Encantada, Holmes Beach, a 1,011 sfla / 1,179 sfur 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1980 was sold 07/05/18, Hecklinski to Dibiase for $458,000; list $474,500.

6400 Flotilla Drive, Unit 92, Westbay Point & Moorings, Holmes Beach, a 1,066 sfla / 1,458 sfur 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1978 was sold 07/11/18, Craig to Kovaleski for $395,000.

5608 Gulf Drive, Unit 211, Sun Plaza West, Holmes Beach, a 1,092 sfla / 1,236 sfur 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1981 was sold 07/09/18, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB to Santmyer for $390,000.

102 39th St., Unit 5, Villa, Holmes Beach, a 615 sfla 1bed/1bath condo built in 1950 was sold 07/10/18, Siefker to Two Star Properties LLC for $350,000.

2412 Gulf Drive N., Unit 219, Club Bamboo, Bradenton Beach, a 432 sfla / 528 sfur 1bed/1bath condo

with shared pool built in 1945 was sold 07/11/18, Stellas to Tomasko for $320,000.

2412 Gulf Drive N., Unit 124, Club Bamboo, Bradenton Beach, a 432 sfla / 528 sfur 1bed/1bath condo with shared pool built in 1945 was sold 07/11/18, Stellas to Perez for $320,000.

2412 Gulf Drive N., Unit 217, Club Bamboo, Bradenton Beach, a 432 sfla / 528 sfur 1bed/1bath condo with shared pool built in 1945 was sold 07/11/18, Stellas to Perez for $305,000.

2412 Gulf Drive N., Unit 218, Club Bamboo, Bradenton Beach, a 432 sfla / 528 sfur 1bed/1bath condo with shared pool built in 1945 was sold 07/11/18, Stellas to Tomasko for $295,000.

6400 Flotilla Drive, Unit 22, Westbay Point and Moorings, Holmes Beach, a 1,066 sfla / 1,458 sfur 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1977 was sold 07/02/18, Wilking to Bliss for $272,500; list $279,000.

2312 Ave. C, Unit 16, Lay Z Liv N, Bradenton Beach, a 651 sfla 2bed/1bath condo with shared pool built in 1979 was sold 07/03/18, Moore to Helensmith for $260,000; list $280,000.

Jesse Brisson, broker/associate at Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria, can be reached at 941-778-7244.

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HERONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WATCH 10 minutes to beaches. 4 BR + Den. Excellently maintained, tastefully decorated. No rental limitations. MLS A4142821. $359,000.

OPEN HOUSE 1-4 PM SUNDAY AUG. 12 620 GLADSTONE LANE, HOLMES BEACH

MEADOWCROFT 1308 56TH ST. 1BR/1BA enclosed lanai. Turnkey furnished.

Beach cottage decor in living room. Heated pool, tennis, clubhouse. $121,000.

VACATION/SEASONAL RENTALS GULFFRONT PROPERTIES BOOKING NOW 941-778-0807

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4 BEDROOMS/ 3 BATHS $925,000 BOATERS PARADISE AWAITS YOU! This magnificent Key Royale home boasts a 50-foot boat dock with 10,000-lb lift, deepwater canal with no bridges to open water. The home features a highly desired split floor plan, energy efficient solar panels and close to the Key Royale Club. Perfect for full-time living or a second home. 2,265 sf.

For professional real estate sales, call a true island native, born and raised on Anna Maria Island.

Marianne Norman-Ellis.

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Mike Norman Realty

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Full Service Property Management & Sales Dina Franklin (owner) Licensed Sales Associate & Property Manager

9906 Gulf Drive www.annamariareal.com 941 778-2259 dina@annamariareal.com

Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria Inc. Jesse Brisson - Broker Associate, GRI 941-713-4755 800-771-6043 SWEEPING GULF VIEWS: This 2bed/2bath condo at Anna Maria Island Club has breathtaking Gulf views from the living room and master bedroom.

A rare opportunity to own at one of the most soughtafter condo complexes on the Island. $650,000 KEY ROYALE HOME: Looking for a home large enough to accommodate the entire family? Then look no further. This split plan 4bed/4bath/2car pool home is situated on one of the largest lots on Anna Maria Island. $749,900

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RELEASE DATE: 8/5/2018

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6 Amorous play, in modern lingo 7 ____ Lavoisier a.k.a. the Father of Modern Chemistry 8 Romantically involved with 9 Light tennis shot 10 Reminiscent of 11 Iowa’s state flower 12 Move clumsily 13 Charybdis’s counterpart, in Greek myth 14 Pharma watchdog 15 Part 16 “This isn’t very pleasant, but …”

17 Some calls to the police 18 Norwegian money 25 Genetics initials 28 Serving during Prohibition 31 Diplomatic office below an embassy 35 Nose 36 Gathering around a campfire?

38 One target of a childhood vaccine 39 Oven 40 Apple devoured by an elderly relative 41 Called 44 United with 46 Look for 48 Car ad no.

49 Carol Ann ____, U.K. poet laureate starting in 2009 50 Not superficial 52 Crave, with “for”

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53 Try to hit 55 Stable parents 56 Thoro cleansing 59 “The Great” and “The Terrible” 60 Lookalike 61 “There’s nothing else” 62 Blue alerts, in brief 63 Arising 64 Meal with a set menu 65 Certain cleric

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69 Foe of Frazier 70 Egg-shaped item from a garden 71 Performer in a campus production, often 72 Sticky stuff 74 Talks hoarsely 75 “On the Beach” novelist Nevil 76 Nasty wound

78 Crime against good taste 79 Dance mentioned in Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” 81 Like people who take lifts 82 Camper’s light 85 Some winds for seafarers 86 Nonshiny finishes 87 “Sucks to be you”

88 Speedometers, typically 90 Korean money 93 Tied 95 Like a lot of zombie movies 97 Mom’s mom 99 Intensifying word add-on 101 Disney collectible 102 Request to Triple A

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