Beat the heat. 15
Rescue in the sound. 22
Art statement. 13 AsTheWorldTerns smell a predator. 6
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Governor issues beach protection order. 3 Absentee primary ballots going out. 5
Op-Ed
The Islander editorial, reader letters. 6
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Bradenton Beach officials to seek FEMA grant. 8 Make plans, save a date. 10
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Community announcements, activities. 11 Preschool OK for move to Holmes Beach. 12
Where is Tuna Street? 16-17
Obituaries.
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The Best News on Anna Maria Island Since 1992
City pier demo runs ahead of schedule
By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter After two weeks of demolition, little remained July 20 of the historic Anna Maria City Pier. The restaurant and bait shop were gone by July 13, with Speeler and Associates completing the removal of the T-end, deck and pilings by July 19. While Speeler dealt with the T-end, volunteer Frank Agnelli, owner of Agnelli Pools & Construction, 6000 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, and his crew removed 750 engraved planks from the walkway, also by July 19. The planks are being stored by Agnelli for future use in memorial fences at City Pier Park, 101 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, and at the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Agnelli volunteered for the job.
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Contractor Frank Agnelli, who volunteered to remove and store engraved planks from the Anna Maria City Pier, and a crew work their way July 19 along the long walkway in Tampa Bay. Paid contractor Speeler and Associates was to follow behind Agnelli, removing stringers, plank tips and pilings. Islander Photo: Jack Elka Paid contractor Speeler began the weeks. removal of the remaining walkway pilings Removal of pilings is expected to July 20. Vice president Mike Tibbett said increase in difficulty as the demolition crew July 18 the demo would take another three moves toward shore. The shallower the water, the deeper the pilings will be embedded in the bay bottom, resulting in more time and effort to complete removal, according to Tibbett. PLEASE SEE DeMO PAGE 2
Tips lead to arrest of pier vandal
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Streetlife. 20 HB residents press on noise suit. 21 Holy Cow! Hatchlings emerge by the hundreds. 23 Islander competes in U.S. Senior Women’s Open. 24 Dodge rainstorms, stay cool, take home a catch. 25
ISL BIZ Holmes Beach motel sold. 26 Classifieds. 28
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Top Notch: Week 2 ‘Treasure’ island
Jason McMullen of Clearwater wins the second week of The Islander’s 2018 Top Notch photo contest with his photo of beach treasures, taken June 14 on the Gulf of Mexico beach at Oak Avenue in Anna Maria. He will receive an Islander “More than a mullet wrapper” T-shirt and is a finalist in the contest, which offers a grand prize of $100 from The Islander and an assortment of gift certificates from participating advertisers. For details about entering the contest, see page 3.
By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Anna Maria Island is close-knit. Blurry images shared across social media of a man slashing signs July 15 at the entrance of the Anna Maria City Pier set the community abuzz. Michael L. Brown, of Holmes Beach, was arrested July 19 by the Brown Manatee County Sheriff’s Office after people identified him as the man shown on video. Brown faces felony charges of criminal mischief and armed trespass. “The community helped us for sure. People were approaching us on the street” and calling — all which led to the arrest, said Sgt. Mike Jones, who heads the MCSO PLEASE SEE ARRest PAGE 2
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ARRest CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Anna Maria substation. He was assigned a $2,000 bond. The 3 a.m. July 15 sign-slashing came the week Brown’s arraignment was set for 9 a.m. Friday, islanders watched crews demolish the pier restaurant Aug. 17, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 10 months after it was damaged by Hurricane Irma. Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. The city chose to build a new pier over repairing the old. Deputy Amy Leach and Jones made the arrest at Brown’s residence in the 6400 block of Marina Drive. According to the MCSO arrest report, Brown got off a bike at the pier, stepped on a bench, took a bladed object from his pocket and slashed the signs. After slashing the two signs, he rode away on the bicycle. Jones said deputies did not find the bicycle. According to the MCSO report, after he was read his Miranda rights, Brown told deputies his picture had been in the paper “all week.” The city reported the banners cost $3,682.08, which included a fee for the architect’s renderings. Brown was transported to the Manatee County jail, where he was in custody at press time.
The search for an Anna Maria building official will go on, possibly to the end of 2018. Mayor Dan Murphy interviewed five of nine applicants for the position as of July 20. Those interviewed included Thomas Mason from Lakeland, Frederic B. Clum from Naples, John Fahey from Fort Lauderdale, Jeffrey L. Massie from Coconut Creek and Stephen J. Beckman from Naples. The mayor said they were not the right candidates for the job and he will remain in a “wait-and-see” stage for as long as it takes to find a strong candidate. Murphy added his search might take until the end of the year. The city advertised the position and the qualifications sought on the Building Officials Association of Florida website. David Greenbaum resigned the position July 13, saying he would pursue other interests. The position is temporarily being filled by Tampa contractor Joe Payne Inc. Payne employee Luke Curtis is currently working Two banners at the Anna Maria City Pier promoting at city hall. The contractor is paid on an hourly basis, with the the pier replacement project were damaged July 15. rate varying with services — $65.44 per hour for most A man was arrested July 19 based on tips provided to the MCSO. Islander Photo: Courtesy City of Anna work and $175 per hour for work requiring additional credentials, according to Anna Maria city clerk and Maria treasurer LeAnne Addy. — Ryan Paice signs of worm decay. But Tibbett said that the T-end buildings were in worse shape. to put temporary flooring down just so our workers “The structure of the restaurant itself was essen- could get in and start the demolition because, having tially no longer fastened to the pier,” he said. “The them walk into the bait shop, they would have fallen fasteners that connected the walls to the deck had long through the floor and into the water.” since corroded and failed.” Construction of a new pier is expected to begin Tibbett said 25 percent of the T-end deck was next year and be completed in December 2019. severely damaged by Hurricane Irma and the bait shop Tibbett said Speeler is interested in submitting a floor suffered significant damage. bid to construct the pier. However, as of this week, “The bait shop really did not have a floor,” Tibbett there was no schedule for a “request for proposals” on said. “There were areas in the bait shop where we had the new pier.
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DeMO CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 The process will be the last stage in the demolition and wasn’t expected to begin until Aug. 27. Speeler will be paid $290,000 for the demolition of the T-end superstructure, $203,000 for the removal of T-end pilings and $115,000 for demolishing the walkway. The project was slated for completion by Sept. 28. Now, only the possibility of bad weather stands in the way of finishing in advance of the deadline. So far, Speeler’s demolition crew has enjoyed good weather and calm seas, only having to stall work due to rain July 18. According to Tibbett, the state of the pier allowed for quick work. Many T-end pilings were so rotted they were removed easily with the excavator. Some pilings were no longer buried and had failed to carry the weight of the pier-head. Several showed
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Governor issues beach protection order
A line in the sand? With a July 12 executive order, Florida Gov. Rick Scott directed counties and municipalities to protect public beaches. The order followed the July 1 enactment of a law relating to beach privatization. With the new law, some residential beachfront property owners can restrict beaches landward of the mean high-water line. The law, however, has no impact on the beaches seaward of the mean high tide. And where there’s been beach renourishment — all Gulffront beaches with a few exceptions on the bayfront in the city of Anna Maria — the law is superseded and has no impact. The exception in Anna Maria appears to be the beach on Tampa Bay south of the Anna Maria City Pier. The executive order states that the law “does not close or privatize any public beach� but instead creates a legal process for “local governments seeking to expand the public’s access� and encourages state and
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local agencies to protect access. The order also directs the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to establish a website, take complaints and report findings to the Legislature before Dec. 31. “Florida’s 825 miles of beaches are consistently ranked by experts as among the best beaches in the world,� the order reads. “And every Florida and visitor has the right to fully enjoy our state’s natural resources,� the governor states in a news release. — Kathy Prucnell
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Islander photo contest week 3 deadline July 27
The Islander’s Top Notch contest is back on track. The front page was taken July 18 by the pier, but the contest has a new winner July 25. Top Notch celebrates what still is known as the “Kodak moment,� despite the widespread switch from film to digital technology. Look to July 27 for the next deadline for email photo submissions. The contest includes six weekly front-page winners. Each will claim an Islander “More than a mullet wrapper� T-shirt or coffee mug. One weekly shot will take the top prize in the Top Notch contest, earning the photographer a cash prize from The Islander and certificates from local merchants. A pet photo winner is announced in the final week. Look online this week 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
The Holmes Beach Police Department could be scanning license plates with road-mounted cameras by October. Police Chief Bill Tokajer requested a $100,000 allotment in the 2018-19 fiscal year budget for a license plate recognition system. Tokajer said the system would include five cameras that continuously scan license plates of vehicles driving into Holmes Beach. The recognition system would alert police of any that are flagged as stolen vehicles or linked to suspended licenses and warrants. Two cameras would be positioned at the Anna Maria Island Bridge, one at East Bay Drive and Manatee Avenue and the other two on the city’s southern border on Gulf Drive at 27th Street facing north and south. Tokajer said the cameras would be a “great tool for law enforcement� when investigating crimes on the island, or tracking criminals that may have been The city’s fiscal year begins Oct. 1. linked to the city in some way. The city commission was to meet after press time The cameras and budget item need approval from at 6 p.m. Monday, July 23, at city hall, 5801 Marina the city commission before the purchase is made. If approved, Tokajer said the cameras would go Drive. — Jennifer Glenfield up as soon as possible, hopefully in October.
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Holmes Beach mayoral candidate fuzzy on bio details
By Jennifer Glenfield Islander Reporter Joshua Linney is not the typical mayoral candidate. He’s been arrested 14 times by agencies across the state, openly admits to substance abuse issues and struggles with post traumatic stress disorder from his time in the U.S. Army. Linney The 43-year-old is running for mayor of Holmes Beach in the Nov. 6 municipal election against Commissioner Judy Titsworth. “I’m picking the perfect candidate to run against,” said Linney. “Miracles do happen. I can win this.” Linney said he was born and raised in Holmes Beach, graduated from Manatee High School in 1993 and, on his 18th birthday, skipped school to enlist in the Army. And that’s where the details get fuzzy. In the biography he submitted to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, Linney stated he declined an “appointment” to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, an esteemed Army program with a rigorous application process. Part of that process requires a nomination from a member of Congress, or a “service-connected nomination” — a parent who is a career military officer, a Medal of Honor recipient, an Honor ROTC instructor or a commander if the applicant is currently enlisted, according to the West Point website admission information. However, in a July 19 interview with The Islander, Linney said he didn’t complete the application process, nor did he have a nomination. He said he was contacted by the academy with an offer and that he had a personal connection with an admiral at the academy. However, there generally are no admirals at West Point, which includes mostly Army-based leadership. An admiral is a high-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard. Also in the biography, Linney stated he finished second in his class “during advanced infantry train-
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ing.” U.S. Army recruits complete advanced individual training for their military occupational specialty, or MOS, but there is no “advanced infantry training” program in the Army. According to Linney’s discharge papers, he completed airborne training, but had no infantry training beyond basic combat training. His occupation specialty was food service. In his SOE biography, Linney’s military service claims become even less clear as he moves through a chronology of his service. He served 1993-96 and stated his “unit was activated and deployed to Iraq.” However, according to the Department of State’s Office of the Historian, U.S. military presence withdrew at the end of the Gulf War in 1991. Troops invaded again in 2003, from the neighboring country Kuwait to oust Saddam Hussein. Linney told The Islander his 1994 deployment sent him to Camp Doha in Kuwait — not Iraq as stated — where he was stationed, contradicting his own biography. He said he’s not trying to deceive anyone, but tells people he went to Iraq because the country is more familiar to people than Kuwait. Although, he added, he moved between Kuwait, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. He has since changed his bio to state he was “deployed to the Middle East.” Linney’s service papers show he was medically discharged in 1996. He earned a National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze service star, an Army Service Ribbon and a sharpshooter marksmanship qualification badge with rifle bar. Linney said he sustained an injury from a fall off a transport truck while unloading its contents. He said
and pushes envelope on advertising regs
By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Joshua Linney is running for mayor of Holmes Beach — and trying to boost his campaign with Facebook, PayPal.me and GoFundMe pages. The efforts lack “paid by” or “approved by” disclaimers typically required of campaign advertising. Linney’s GoFundMe page disclosed he received $100 of a $1,000 goal as of July 17. And on Facebook, he posted he’d hit his $100week goal heading into a third week, as well as his desire to raise the fee to attend the annual Florida League of Cities’ meeting in Hollywood, Florida. He announced the conference fee is $525 and stated: “Let the donations begin.” Do Linney’s communications need the disclaimer? Are they proper or questionable? According to Sarah Revel, state communications director, “Disclaimers are required on paid political advertisements.” As far as specific situations such as Linney’s with back-end payments to GoFundMe and PayPal if contributions come in, she said:
“If you have specific questions about how the law applies to certain scenarios, I recommend seeking the opinion of an attorney,” she wrote in a July 19 email. She pointed to exceptions for campaign messages if a political advertisement is no more than 200 characters on a paid link on a website that directs a user to another disclaimer-complying website. Linney’s fundraising efforts could be skirting the law because there are no disclaimers on any of his websites, PayPal or GoFundMe pages, if he pays for the service through contributions. Facebook posts are at no cost, unless boosted as ads. As far as Linney’s hope to raise funds to attend the Florida League’s conference, the purpose is legitimate if it is a “expenditure intended to influence the results of an election” and not used to defray living expenses for himself or a family member, according to Revel. The communications director also said there is no election law against mentioning “U.S. Army,” as Linney has done in certain ads. In some instances, he used an Army logo. However, she added, a person cannot legally misrepresent his military service.
Another candidate complaint lands in HB
There’s more pushback in Holmes Beach over city commission candidate Kimball Rash’s qualification mishap. “Giving one candidate a ‘pass’ is a knock on the system, the start of the slippery slope, the ‘wink and a nod,’ the back-room old boys system that Florida is known for,” stated Andy Sheridan in an email July 17 to city clerk Stacey Johnston and Mayor Bob Johnson. Johnston, serving as the Holmes Beach election official, ruled July 9 an error in campaign depository paperwork by Rash did not rise to the level of disqualification. She said her decision came after consulting with the Florida Department of State Division of Elections and city attorney Patricia Petruff. Candidates are required to declare a depository for
campaign funds while establishing candidacies. They must pay the initial filing fee and submit required candidate forms with a check from the declared depository. Rash named Hancock Bank as his depository June 4, but the check written for his candidate filing fee was drawn on a Wells Fargo campaign account. “I know that when as an appointed member of COHB government I pledged an oath, probably the same one you stood in the mayor’s office and took as well,” Sheridan stated. Sheridan had served on the city’s code enforcement board before it was dissolved. He said he has not escalated the complaint to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, but he hoped his letter would encourage Johnston to handle it differently. — Jennifer Glenfield
he suffered a traumatic brain injury, and he is petitioning the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation. He was redeployed after the fall and later discharged for chronic pain and a kidney disease. He received disability severance pay at discharge and later qualified for Social Security disability pay for PTSD while earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He earned a bachelor of science in interdisciplinary studies from UCF in 2007. Following his military career, Linney fell into trouble with the law. He caught his first charge in 1998 and his most recent in 2016. In those 18 years, he was arrested 14 times, charged with 12 felonies, but was only convicted on three misdemeanors — one for driving on a suspended license in 2004 and two convictions in 2005 for driving under the influence with property damage. “I wasn’t guilty of a lot of things. I was charged with a lot of things,” Linney said. “What I was guilty of, I was convicted of. What I wasn’t, I wasn’t.” The majority of the charges were dropped, abandoned or reduced. His first charge in 1998, a weapon offense for throwing missiles at a vehicle in Groveland, was sent to a pretrial diversion program. Three shoplifting charges — one in Holmes Beach, one in Bradenton and one in Palmetto — were dismissed. Possession charges of controlled substances in Orange County also were dismissed. The sentences for Linney’s two 2005 DUIs with property damage were reduced from jail time in exchange for a 30-day stay in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility. Five west Bradenton residents were named in the report as property damage victims, among them the late Rob Velardi, then a Holmes Beach police officer, who would later arrest Linney for shoplifting at the Holmes Beach Publix in 2009. Linney paid Velardi $700 in restitution as part of his sentence. While most of Linney’s charges involved drugs or driving offenses, two of them involved aggressive behavior — an aggravated assault charge in 2015 in Putnam County in which charges were dropped and a battery charge in 2012 in Manatee County involving the father of the woman, Harper Kallins, he would marry a few months later. Charges in that case also were dropped. “If I had a law degree, I’d be pretty successful. Mistakes and missteps happen. It’s about how you fixed it,” said Linney. “People are staring in the rearview mirror and no one is paying attention to the future.” Outside of his criminal past, Linney and Kallins were served an eviction notice at their Holmes Beach apartment in December 2015. After a few months of legal back-and-forth, the couple was court-ordered to leave in early 2016. Linney’s landlady claimed he owed more than $500 in rent, but Linney and Kallins both sent letters contesting the claim, citing improvements they completed but were never repaid and a soured relationship with the owner were to blame. Linney said he is in recovery from drugs and alcohol and has been sober for 12 years, off all opiates since 2007 and he quit prescribed medications about two years ago — a feat he largely credits to medical marijuana. He holds a medical marijuana card and advocates for federally sanctioned cannabis use for veterans as a technology officer of the advocacy group Veterans for Cannabis. “I’m an open book. I have nothing to hide. I wish all our leaders were that transparent,” he said. In late 2017, Linney became civically engaged, named to the Holmes Beach Parks and Beautification Committee in October. He also sits on the Palma Sola Scenic Highway Corridor Management Entity. Both are volunteer appointments. In those committee meetings, Linney started to form his mayoral candidacy aspirations. He says he saw how the city worked and that the current administration doesn’t respect the needs of the community. He said the atmosphere of “us versus them” — residents and vacationers — is counterproductive and he would lead the city in a more collaborative direction. He said of his opponent on the ballot, Commissioner Judy Titsworth, “She cares a lot about this city. I care a lot about the citizens.”
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BB commissioner awaits subpoena in city sunshine lawsuit
By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Additionally, the city is allegIslander Reporter ing the defendants exchanged emails It’s just a matter of time. regarding city business that could Bradenton Beach Commissioner Randy White was have come before them as board subpoenaed for deposition in the lawsuit filed August members. 2017 by ex-Mayor Jack Clarke and Bradenton Beach At a July 19 commission meetagainst six former city board members. ing, White, an airline pilot, said he White The filing July 12 is shown on the Manatee County expected to be served but he frequently Clerk of Court website, although White hadn’t been travels and had not yet received the served at press time for The Islander. court order as of July 19. The plaintiffs allege the board members violated He said he’s unaware why he’s Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Law by disbeing subpoenaed and has asked the cussing city matters at meetings of the now-defunct city to provide representation. neighborhood association Concerned Neighbors of Chappie “I thought I was the plaintiff,” Bradenton Beach. White said. “I was elected.” The city joined Clarke in the suit three months before White was elected and agreed to assume the ‘Vote by mail’ associated legal fees. primary ballots on the way Mayor John Chappie told White since he hasn’t yet Voter registration will close July 30 for the state’s been formally served, it is not appropriate to request primary, which will be Tuesday, Aug. 28. representation. The primary in Florida includes federal and state “We can’t make a statement until we see what’s races, as well as some local contests. Domestic vote by mail ballots for the primary were set to go out Tuesday, July 24, according to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office. Overseas and military ballots were mailed July 13. Early primary voting will begin Saturday, Aug. 18, and continue through Saturday, Aug. 25, but will not be held on the island. The polling place nearest the island will be the county utilities administration office, 4410 66th St. W. Hours will be 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Registration for the Nov. 6 general election will close Oct. 9. Floridians can check their registration status, register to vote or update their registration through the Florida Department of State’s online voter registration website at registertovoteflorida.gov. For more information, go online to votemanatee. com or call the elections office at 941-741-3823.
there,” Chappie said. White’s notice of deposition calls for emails, text messages and Messenger chat sessions between White and 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 members of the now defunct CNOBB. Some were members of the planning and zoning board, while others served on the scenic highway committee. White participated in CNOBB’s candidate forum in October 2017 and expressed support for the group’s charter amendments, approved by voters on the same ballot that put White in office. White’s deposition with Sarasota attorney Bill Watrous — representing the city and Clarke — is set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, in Bradenton. Depositions are expected to continue throughout the summer, with an anticipated trial date in the fall. As of July 19, the lawsuit has cost the city $80,085.80.
Bortie: Turtle on the go
Bortie, the female loggerhead wearing a satellite tracking device since June 19, returned to shore on Longboat, Casey and Sister keys, possibly nesting twice since being tagged. The sea turtle is the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch entry in the international Tour de Turtles, a marathon to see which turtle travels farthest in three months. To track Bortie, visit https://conserveturtles. org/trackingmap/?id=191
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Fins to the left, fins to the right. Yes, we’re in the midst of Shark Week. And it’s more than a week of movies and science on TV. It’s spread to all corners of our lives. And it’s real. Living next to the Gulf of Mexico, home to predators and their prey — everything from little sea turtle hatchlings to tarpon to rays — we should be acutely aware of what’s in the water. A small amount of fear, ample respect and common sense is required for survival. Like the stingray shuffle we promote to avoid the harsh sting from the shallow water rays. We shuffle our feet in the shallows near the shore to flush them away as we walk and, in doing so, send this tasty shark snack scurrying from our path. Sharks are attracted to the rays hiding in the shallow water — water so skinny that even 4- to 5-foot sharks sometimes ground themselves. And sharks don’t sleep at night. They’re nocturnal. They’re active, strong swimmers at night and more sluggish by day. And they can appear to retaliate when provoked by divers or swimmers. You’ll learn lots of shark facts and factoids — interesting tidbits of information that enter the conversation and spice up your tweets — during Shark Week — between viewings of “Jaws” and “Jaws 2” and “3,” and splashes of Shaq on the Discovery network. Locally, sharks are circling Bradenton Beach, where yet another person is being swept into the current of lawsuits flowing from the city. This time, the city — well, an attorney hired to carry out a lawsuit begun by an ex-mayor — has put out a subpoena for a deposition from a city commissioner. This commissioner, Randy White, elected in November 2017, was clearly supportive of the plaintiffs in the city’s lawsuit, actively promoting their charter amendments in his campaign. This left White in the precarious shark-infested waters in Bradenton Beach, fighting to gain an edge on the commission against stacked odds. The whole lawsuit smacks of revenge against the citizens for carrying out what city officials were themselves incapable of doing: Carrying out change. And where are the taxpayers in this tug of war? They’re paying (more than $80K thus far) lawyers to snack on the city budget. Experts say, “We’re not on the menu.” We’re not the prey sought by sharks. But don’t count on it in Bradenton Beach. — Bonner Joy
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Recently, an opinion by The Islander included information about a candidate that was not accurate. This candidate, Kim Rash, has been vindicated and is qualified to run. The paper also chastised the background of another Holmes Beach candidate. Everyone should take responsibility for his or her behavior. Josh Linney has not only served his country but now wants to be of service to the city he loves. Every candidate has the right to be heard. Are there any of us that are so free of errors/misdeeds to throw the first stone? Should we all not examine our intent before hurting another? Please don’t prejudge. Ask questions. Vote your conscience. I’m hoping we can all see the good in people and not make this campaign a nasty, manipulating, deceitful example of what we are witnessing in Washington, D.C. Let the best man/woman win. Renee Ferguson, Holmes Beach
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After the storm at Trader Jack’s
Storm damage can be seen along the Gulf of Mexico side of Trader Jack’s restaurant, a landmark for many years in Bradenton Beach. This image, from 1982, shows an advertising mural on the exterior wall. Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library digital collection
Reason to celebrate: Shark named for Mote founder
Eugenie Clark, cofounder of Mote Marine Laboratory, in 1955. She was a pioneer in shark biology, known around the world for her research on shark behavior. Fondly labeled the “Shark Lady,” she studied fish until she died in 2015 at age 92. She will now be recognized with another distinction: namesake of a newly discovered species of dogfish shark. The species, Squalus clarkae, also known as Genie’s Dogfish, was identified from the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean. Islander Courtesy Photo: Tak Konstantinou
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In the headlines: July 22, 1998
Anna Maria Mayor Chuck Shumard told the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials he wanted an islandwide curfew for youths 15 and younger after he learned that a gang called the “Island Thugs” was responsible for a series of burglaries and vandalism. The proposal was opposed by Holmes Beach Commissioner Don Maloney. Bradenton Beach resident Bill Arnold was appointed to the city commission to fill a vacancy caused when Commissioner Dan Goodchild resigned. Holmes Beach city commissioners scheduled a work session to discuss a proposed 1998-99 budget of $4.78 million, down from the previous year’s budget of $5.99 million. The millage rate was to remain at 2.25 in the budget.
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Bradenton Beach backs 2 wards with citywide vote
By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter “United we stand, divided we fall.” Bradenton Beach commissioners had mixed opinions July 19 on re-establishing voting wards. But commissioners were in agreement in their opposition to restricting the ballot to wards. They preferred ward seats be filled by a citywide vote. Wards are divisions in the city that elect a representative or commissioner. The recommendation from the ad hoc charter review committee to the commission called for representatives from two wards, north and south, and the mayor elected at-large. Four wards of equal blocks of voters were established by the city charter and defined by the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections in 1976, according to the population base at the time. A charter amendment approved by voters in 2017 eliminated wards — which held about 200 voters each. There now are no restrictions on where a candidate for city office resides. Before 2017, candidates only could run to represent the ward in which they lived, while the vote was citywide. “I don’t like the idea of two wards where you are restricted in voting,” Mayor John Chappie said. “I think everybody, two wards or more, should be elected at-large.” He said he supports ward representation, but the city is too small for the vote to be divided and he fears
it would “create a clear division.” Commissioner Marilyn Maro agreed. She said she supports four wards, but without voting restrictions. She said she received calls from constituents concerned their voting rights will be diminished if an amendment is placed on the ballot with ward-based voting limitations. “They said they want their city as a whole,” Maro said. “We’re such a small city. They don’t want us divided. ‘United we stand, divided we fall,’ and I think that’s still true.” Commissioner Ralph Cole said, “The beauty of the wards is that we didn’t have two people from the same household or same condos representing the whole city.” He added that when charter amendments are placed on the ballot in an off-year election — when neither a presidential or midterm election is taking place — a smaller portion of the population is voting and might not be representative of the entire city. Commissioner Randy White, whose 2017 campaign platform included removing the wards, said he prefers to let the amendment stand — no wards. “My motto is, ‘What’s best? Four people elected from the same city block or four appointed from the same voting bloc?’” White said. He added that in this year’s election there are four candidates for two positions, which is more than there would be with wards. Commissioner Jake Spooner said he supports four wards. He said people feel more comfortable speaking with a representative who lives in the same neighborhood. He said the commission’s duty is for the CRC
recommendation to be placed on the ballot, but he “would like to see other options.” Mary Bell, charter review committee chair, attended the July 19 meeting and thanked the mayor and commissioners for their input. She said she would share their opinions with the rest of the committee at the next CRC meeting, which was to be at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 25, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. The charter review committee is rushing to get approval to put a new ward proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot — with a deadline of Aug. 28.
BB city attorney: ‘Municode not official record’ During a July 19 Bradenton Beach commission meeting, Commissioner Randy White said the 2017 charter amendments were not added to the website version of the city charter and asked if that means they are not officially codified. The Municipal Code Corporation publishes legal documents for local governments. City attorney Ricinda Perry said the changes were not added to Municode because of “conflicting provisions which must be cleaned up,” but they were codified the day the election was decided. “I don’t care what Municode shows,” Perry said. “There was an ordinance passed, there was a resolution passed, and that is what is the law.” — ChrisAnn Silver Esformes
Bradenton Beach hopes to capitalize on FEMA grant opportunity By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach is considering improvements at city hall and other city buildings. Officials are hopeful they could receive 75 percent funding for flood proofing from a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant. At their July 19 meeting, the mayor and commissioners voted to flood-proof the buildings and also to allocate $60,000 per year for the next three years to match the FEMA grant money they hope to receive to harden buildings. Mayor John Chappie said part of the application process is to set aside 25 percent of the required match to show a commitment before FEMA approves or denies a project. He said the funding will be a factor when the commission decides whether to flood-proof the buildings — mainly city hall — or rebuild, as staff continues to collect data and compare options. “We still need more information, but it’s getting that door open to provide a 75/25 match,” Chappie said. He added that city engineer Lynn Burnett said the project was highly rated by FEMA and likely would receive funding. White said he is concerned FEMA would require city hall be elevated, which would help with flooding, but increase the likelihood of wind damage. At a previous meeting, building official Steve Gilbert said the chance of wind damage from a hurricane is 33 percent more likely than from damage due to flood waters. “Is it that necessary to harden?” White asked. “It’s just spending in hopes that we get that 75 percent. The winds are the problem, more than the flooding.” Chappie said it is not just about elevating the building, but flood-proofing through other means. He said flood insurance is expected to increase by 30 percent each year, and flood-proofing could lower those rates. “To be fiscally responsible, we need to figure out what is in the best interest of the city, and how to take care of this infrastructure,” Chappie said. White said he doesn’t think the city should spend money to reduce its flood insurance premiums and FEMA likely would require the building to be elevated. Commissioner Jake Spooner said there are options other than elevating, including flood panels — a permanent or temporary barricade that is erected to prevent flood waters from entering a structure.
Bradenton Beach is considering improvements and hardening at city hall and other city buildings, including flood-proofing, including shutter panels, shown below at a building at 119 Bridge St., with a FEMA grant. Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes
Spooner made the motion to proceed with the grant application to flood-proof the buildings and to allocate $60,000 per year for three years for the project. Both motions passed 4-1, with White voting “nay.” The next city commission meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.
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West Manatee Fire Rescue None announced. WMFR administration building, 6417 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, wmfr.org.
Anna Maria City July 26, 6 p.m., city commission. Aug. 9, 6 p.m., city commission. Manatee County Aug. 14, 4 p.m., planning and zoning. July 26, 9 a.m., county commission (land use). Aug. 23, 6 p.m., city commission. Administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941- Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org. 708-6130, cityofannamaria.com. Of interest Bradenton Beach Aug. 20, 9 a.m., Manatee County Tourist DevelNone announced. opment Council, the Center of Anna Maria Island, Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org. Sept. 3 is Labor Day. Most government offices will be closed, as will The Islander office. Also, govHolmes Beach ernment-related services, such as waste collection, Aug. 14, 6 p.m., city commission. may be delayed. Aug. 17, 6 p.m., city commission. Aug. 28, 6 p.m., city commission. Aug. 30, 6 p.m., city commission. Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, Send notices to calendar@islander.org and 941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org. news@islander.org.
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Island happenings Library sets August calendar
The Island Library returns to its school-year calendar in August. The month includes a series of club gatherings, arts and crafts activities, educational programs, gaming and more. A look at the schedule: 2-4 p.m. Thursdays, Aug. 2 and Aug. 16, the Sunshine Stitchers Knit and Crochet club gathers. Noon Wednesdays, Aug. 8 and Aug. 22, the adult Coloring Club meets. 2-3 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 9, a tour of the digital resources of the library will be offered. 2-3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group meets. 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 11, the Origami Club gathers. Also, the Lego Club meets 2-3 p.m. The Friends of the Island Library Book Club will meet at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16. CPR training — registration is required — will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. The Seaside Quilters will gather 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Aug. 30. Also, 9-11 a.m. Thursdays, veteran services information is available in the lobby. 10 a.m. most Fridays, the Forty Carrots parenting program takes place for parents and children ages 0-5. The Mahjong Club gathers to play Fridays — times vary at 1 p.m. or 11:30 a.m. — and also Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. Most Tuesdays at 10 a.m., preschool storytime takes place. The library is at 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call the library at 941-7786341.
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Preschool gets OK for move to Holmes Beach church
By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter “Yea! The city said we were OK to relocate to Gloria Dei,� Pam Bertrand said July 17. The decision brought relief to the owner of the School for Constructive Play, as she had been slowed in efforts to relocate the business from 302 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Her application had been in the Holmes Beach permitting pipe since June 22, when she submitted the forms and paid the fee for a business license. Bertrand grew uneasy the second week of July, when no movement was detected in getting the relocation approved by the building department, as a deal had already been struck between SFCP and Gloria Dei. Then, after a discussion with Mayor Bob Johnson and planner Bill Brisson July 13, Bertrand submitted documentation showing SFCP is a school, not just a day care. “We are cleared to relocate,� Bertrand said. “We That documentation was enough to nudge Holmes got the OK from Holmes Beach.� Beach to approve the business license. Bertrand’s written explanation of SFCP’s function was apparently enough to satisfy city officials. “I am glad to see the approval,� Johnson said. “I think it will be great for the community.� Bertrand must complete requirements of Florida Department of Children and Families concerning the By Ryan Paice move and DCF must inspect the new site. Islander Reporter Gloria Dei will install new flooring in classThe Center of Anna Maria Island will close Aug. rooms. 6-11 for annual staff training to prepare for the start of Bertrand said she may close the school a day or a new school year and the fall/winter season. Fitness and after-school programs will resume two to move. “We are extremely over-the-top excited that the Monday, Aug. 13, at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., city cleared this move for us,� Bertrand said. “I can Anna Maria. tell you, they have made a lot of people very happy.� Executive director Chris Culhane said planning for the week was ongoing, but a laundry list exists. It includes West Manatee Fire Rescue supervising fire safety training and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office leading police safety training. Staff also will train to use CPR and automated external defibrillators. Customer service training and software training also will take place. In addition, Culhane said the center will review emergency preparedness, human resources and grant protocol, as well as an annual inspection and cleaning of fire suppression systems. All center staff will be paid to participate in the mandatory training and review. Team building also will take place throughout the week. Culhane did not say what it would entail. No schedule has been determined for the activities. The center will close Monday, Sept. 3, for Labor Day, as well as Thursday, Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day.
School for Constructive Play, 302 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, will soon move to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, pictured below. Islander Photos: Ryan Paice
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Center drama onstage
The cast and coach of the drama camp offered by the Center of Anna Maria Island and Island Players takes the stage for a bow July 20 at the Anna Maria playhouse following their afternoon performance of “A Quest for Good Manners, A Mid-Evil Adventure.� A second, evening performance culminating the camp activities was planned at the theater, 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice
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John Dunn, senior tradesman for the Manatee County property management department, works July 17 at the 1890s Burton Bratton Store in Cortez. The sprucing-up included painting green shutters blue, replacing siding and hinges. The Florida Maritime Museum manages folk school classes from the historic store that also housed the first post office in Cortez. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell
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Cortez artist creates statement on border separations
By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Art comes from the feeling within. Especially for Susan Curry. Who hasn’t seen the pictures in the news of children being separated from their parents after they cross the border from Mexico into the United States? The separation of children and adults by government officials is a hot political topic and the Cortez artist, long a producer of “protest� art, is angry about the process. “I’m angry about what they are doing. Anger is useless and debilitating, so I make art to use that anger,� Curry said July 10.
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By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Swim at your own risk. It’s summertime and beating the heat in a pool or at the beach sounds refreshing. But for the young and the elderly, pools can be a fatal attraction and floating devices aren’t always the answer. And, there are no lifeguards on most of Anna Maria Island’s beaches. Sgt. Mike Jones, who heads a team of eight deputies in Anna Maria who routinely patrol the beach, warns parents and the community to keep children close and watch out for the elderly. He believes vacation rental homes are in compliance with pool safety laws. But anyone who notices an unsafe pool enclosure should immediately notify the property manager. At the MCSO substation, a block from the beach, Jones said his “biggest concern” is beach safety — especially for riptides. A rip current is a strong channel of water that flows seaward near the shore in breaking waves and can pull a swimmer out to sea. If caught in an undertow, Jones said, “don’t resist the rip current and go with the flow” before swimming out of the current and then to the shore. Signs at Anna Maria beach accesses advise beachgoers on the hazard.
“But many people say they don’t see the signs, or if you’re from Germany or France, you might not understand and jump right in,” Jones said. With a blink of an eye, a person can disappear in the current. Some Anna Maria cases in point: • April 22, 800 block of South Bay Boulevard. A 4-year-old boy went into a pool at a rental home, initially unnoticed. The family had just arrived from New Hampshire for a vacation when his brother alerted his father to the endangered child. The father performed CPR until first responders arrived. • April 26, Bayfront Park, 316 N. Bay Blvd. An elderly woman was floating on a noodle float in the bay when emergency responders were called to her rescue. “It’s unclear if that was a medical event,” Jones said. • June 23, 100 block of Spring Avenue and the Gulf of Mexico. Courtney Blankenship, 40, a visitor from Lithia, lost her footing and a riptide forced her under water near the Sandbar Restaurant, the MCSO reports. She was rescued by friends, family members and emergency responders. The Islander’s archives also show: • In June 2017, police reported a 25-year-old man from Lakeland, Joseph Teston, found unconscious 20-30 feet from the beach near the Sandbar and later pronounced dead. • Dushay Nelson, 14, of Winter Haven, was found dead July 6, 2013, after disappearing in the surf
Manatee County Sheriff’s Deputy Amy Leach points July 9 to a sign about the dangers of rip currents at the Bean Point beach access in Anna Maria. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell
between Willow Avenue and the Sandbar Restaurant. • Two days earlier, 12 young swimmers were caught in a strong northerly current near Sycamore Avenue, but rescued. • In August 2010, an adult brother and sister, Gerard Hernandez, no age given, and Josefina Pardo, 71, died after they were pulled under water north of the Sandbar Restaurant. Two other family members United as a potential lender and as a possible approach survived. to negotiations with the other banks as they compete for the loan. Socializing WMFR commissioners voted 5-0 to grant an The Islander has an active Facebook comextension until Aug. 17. munity of more than 11,600-plus “likes.” To join Blucher said that should be more than enough time the conversation, become a fan of “The Islander” for Oasis to finalize the financing for the purchase. on Facebook. We provide a direct link to our fan He said Oasis is on course to open at 6417 Third page from www.islander.org. Ave. W. in January 2019. The Islander also has an active Twitter feed Commissioners have made no decision where where alert readers can comment, and online WMFR’s administrative offices will be located. readers can post comments on the website. Options include renting or buying an existing office To view the newspaper page by page online suite or building or constructing a new headquarters. from anywhere on your computer, a $36 annual The next meeting will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. subscription is required. 21, at 6417 Third Ave. W., Bradenton.
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By Lisa Neff
Beat the heat
Anna Maria Island’s average temperatures in August are 91 for the high and 76 for the low, and there will be plenty of days when stepping into the afternoon will feel like entering a boiler room. Combine the high temp with high humidity and heat stress becomes a concern for people of any age. Here are some ways the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends to beat the heat: Neff • Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. When on the go, I try not to drink from single-use bottles, but also don’t care for toting around metal bottles. So, I recently picked up a collapsible bottle. Look later for the product review. • Wear light-colored, light-weight and loose-fitting clothing. When the humidity is high, sweat doesn’t evaporate as quickly, preventing the body from releasing heat. • Eat light, choose foods high in water content and consider preparing meals without using the oven or stove. • Cool down with a swim or cool shower. An easy enough activity given our proximity to the Gulf of Mexico. • Limit vigorous activity during the hottest part of the day.
A poster for “Great Expectations,” a 1998 modernization of the Charles Dickens tale starring Cortez and Sarasota. Islander Courtesy Photo: Twentieth Century Fox • Chill indoors with a game, a movie or TV show or book. The CDC didn’t dictate what to read or watch while beating the heat. So, can I suggest a Florida-themed novel or movie? There are many to consider, more than enough to occupy the mind for many Augusts. Here’s just a few recommendations: • “Condominium,” the book, not the 1980 miniseries. This panoramic novel may not be at the top of many John D. MacDonald mystery enthusiasts’ lists, but it now tops mine. A rerelease from 2014, part of a new collection from Random House, contains an introduction by author Dean Koontz, who says, MacDonald “captured the mood and the spirit of his times more accurately, more hauntingly, than any ‘literature’ writer — yet managed always to tell a thunderingly good, intensely suspenseful tale.” About “Condominium,” Koontz writes, “Welcome
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And from Islander publisher Bonner Joy, devoted John D. MacDonald reader and collector, a few more sultry, heated, spine-shivering, delicious novels and films. • “A Flash of Green.” From the first edition 1962 book jacket, “Can a town resist the pressures of irresponsible, get-rich-quick operators, or are ‘progress’ and crowding and ugliness inevitable?” You’ll quickly draw parallels from the characters’ effort to save an unspoiled bay to the influx of vacation rentals and greed on Anna Maria Island and the Manatee County Long Bar development. And who doesn’t love the mystique of the flash of green at sunset on the Gulf horizon? First, read the book, then search for the movie by the same name. Filmed in Sarasota and released in 1984, you can watch the sweat dripping from the leads, Ed Harris The back jacket cover of “No Deadly Drug.” The hardbook with jacket — a real find — was priced $15 at Larry Edmunds Bookshop on Hollywood Boulevard in California in 1999.
FAR LEFT: A poster for “Key Largo,” a 1948 classic film starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore and Lauren Bacall and set in the Florida Keys during a hurricane. Islander Courtesy Photo: Warner Bros.
and Blair Brown. • If there’s a storm brewing, you’ll want to tap into another MacDonald favorite of mine in print, titled “The Executioner,” and on the big screen, “Cape Fear.” The movie — two releases, 1962 starring Robert Mitchum and 1991 starring Robert De Niro — is a spine chiller, dripping in summer heat and taudry shivers. There is revenge, tension and terror to the very end, as the characters careen with a relentless killer on a houseboat, adrift and awash on a wild river during a torrential storm. • For a change of flavor, try MacD’s only nonfiction novel, “No Deadly Drug.” It contains the true story of the “notorious”1966 murder trial in New Jersey that saw anesthesiologist Carl Coppolino famously acquitted, as well as the subsequent trial in Sarasota — made equally famous by F. Lee Bailey, attorney for the defense — and the outcome, a conviction for the murder of his wife. Coppolino and his wife lived on Longboat Key at the time of her death. While serving his sentence in the Florida State Prison in Stark, Coppolino was interviewed by the owner of the previous Islander newspaper, Don Moore, with photos of the conversation recorded by the late Paul Roat. As a footnote, the late Sarasota Journal newsman Pete Schmidt reported on the local trial and is credited with assisting MacDonald on the book. Could it be any closer to home? — Bonner Joy
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to Florida’s Golden Sands, the dream condominium complex built on a weak foundation and a thousand dirty secrets.” MacDonald modeled the 1970s novel after Longboat Key. He was a resident of Siesta Key. The novel is delicious, delightful reading on a hot, humid day before the height of storm season. • “Key Largo,” the 1948 classic film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall has nothing to do with the sentimental slop in that Bertie Higgins song. This movie, directed by John Huston, deals with big stuff — crime, corruption, war, patriotism, love, passion, companionship, greed, bravery, sacrifice and racism — with a hurricane brewing outside. You can find a DVD of the film at the public library and maybe on demand or streaming. Sit back with the remote and “hold your course. You’re headed straight for Key Largo.” • “Great Expectations,” the 1998 modernization of the Charles Dickens story starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert DeNiro, was filmed in part in Cortez and also at the Ca’ d’Zan on the grounds of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. I’ve watched the opening of this film — a tribute to the beauty of Sarasota Bay — so many times I can play it in my mind. So you needn’t worry that I’ve checked out the DVD when you ask for it at the library. A newer cover for an older, March 1977 novel, John D. MacDonald’s “Condominium.” In 2014, MacDonald novels were re-issued with introductions by some of today’s best authors. Islander Courtesy Photo: Random House
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Celebrating 61 years at sunset
Maynard “Butch” Pastorius and wife Delores “Dee” celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary on a sunset cruise with their son Roque and his wife Kathy. Delores is an artist and Maynard is a captain and a retired U.S. Coast Guard reservist. Both share a love of the water and the island. They say they look forward to many more sunsets together. Islander Courtesy Photo
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Ronald Peter Lucchesi
Ronald Peter Lucchesi, 64, of Longboat Key and formerly of Holmes Beach and Springfield, Ohio, died July 12. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Oct. 13, 1953, to Peter and Celia (LaTorre). He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1971, studied at Lowell Technological Institute, earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and received a master’s degree and complete doctoral coursework in statistics at the University of GeorLucchesi gia. He was a professor in the business department at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, for 29 years, teaching courses in statistics and operations management. He also served as a faculty adviser to Tau Pi Phi, the business and economics honors society at Wittenberg. He enjoyed spending time at the beach and in the company of his friends and family. In 2016-17, he and his wife Kim lived on 54th Street in Holmes Beach. Before then, they spent a lot of time visiting his brother Peter, who lived in Holmes Beach. A private gathering will be held at a date and location to be determined. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bargmann Fund at the University of Georgia statistics department at www.stat.uga.edu/ support-statistics-department. Mr. Lucchesi is survived by his son Adam and daughter-in-law Katey Foster of Stamford, Connecticut.
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Susan Van Ostenbridge, 57, a former islander and longtime resident of Bradenton, died July 16. She was born in Leary, Georgia, to Gerald and Joan Dean. She was full of life, love and laughter. She loved to sing, dance, cook and spend time with her family and friends. She made friends everywhere she went, made everyone smile and always wanted to help others. A celebration of life will be Van Ostenbridge held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, with a reception to follow. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rdStreet Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be made online to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com. She is survived by her daughters, Anna and Abi and husband Spencer; fiance Stephen Mapes and his family Reed, Mary and Sara Mapes; siblings Paula Dean and wife Lisa Johnson, Jerry Dean and wife Aloha Diana and Jason Dean and wife Katie; grandchildren While on vacation in Hawaii, Summer Lassette Hill Liam and Harper; and many dear friends. of west Bradenton kept up with Anna Maria Island news. She says, “I took The Islander paper with me to read in my leisure time on our balcony with this gorgeous view. Kind of looks like AMI beach.” She Milestones stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach The Islander welcomes stories about islandResort. Islander Photo: Frank Hill ers and island life, as well as photographs and notices of the milestones in readers’ lives — weddings, births, anniversaries, travels, obituaries and other events. Submit your announcements and photographs with captions for publication — along with contact information — to news@islander. org. Also, visit us on Facebook and join the 11,600-plus friends who “like” The Islander and share their social news.
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Looking back 107 years at the Anna Maria City Pier
By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Demolition of the historic Anna Maria City Pier is underway. All the more reason to remember its history. Since its inception in 1911 by the Anna Maria Beach Development Company, the pier has been a staple on the island. In fact, it was a critical part of the island’s early growth. The land from North Point to where the Center of Anna Maria Island stands on Magnolia Avenue was owned by George Emerson Bean, the first permanent resident of the island. He bought the land in 1893. The land passed to his son, George “Will” Wilhelm Bean, when he died in 1898. With a swath of undeveloped north-end land to mold, Will and a financier credited for creating and selling the Fig Newton recipe, Charles Roser, had lofty ambitions for the island. They sought to capitalize on the island’s remote beaches by forming the Anna Maria Beach Development Company. They had visions of turning the island into a resort. However, they ran into a problem: How would people arrive to Anna Maria Island? Before the first wooden bridge connecting the mainland to Bradenton Beach was built in 1921, the only way to access the island was by small boat. The 776-foot pier and flat-dock wharf were the company’s answer to the problem. The pier provided a dock for steamboats carrying passengers and supplies from Tampa and St. Petersburg, according to “The Early Days 1893-1940,” a history by Carolyne Norwood. With resources and tourists making their way to the pier, the structure became critical to the island’s social and commercial success. Bean had a variety of ways to attract visitors, including having his 10-year-old daughter sail out to steamers on a little red boat to greet everyone and having his sister dress up in “Gypsy” garb to tell fortunes on the pier, according to “The Early Days.” Bean also built a gift shop at the pier’s base with shells, sea creatures and island memorabilia for sale. Hundreds of people visited the island daily. They were dropped off at the pier in the morning and picked up later in the day, or even camped overnight. In 1916, a bathhouse was built on the dock, which was later repurposed as a restaurant. According to “Tales of Three Cities from Bean Point to Bridge Street” by Norwood, the first mayor of Anna Maria, Capt. Mitch Davis, built houses on the bay, branching off the sides of the pier walkway in the early 1920s. The north building, the Lotus Cottage, was owned by a Tampa banker named John Price, according to “The Early Days.” The building on the south was an icehouse before becoming Roser’s rental cottage, and was named Belle Haven. While the two buildings survived the Tampa Bay hurricane of 1921, they later fell into the bay due Anglers wet their lines on the Anna Maria City Pier, circa 1950-59. Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library Historical Collection Remember when? Share your memories of the historic Anna Maria City Pier and the people you knew from the pier. Write to news@ islander.org.
Automobiles park near the Anna Maria City Pier with its two homes built on either side of the walkway, while small boats and swimmers are in the water, circa 1915-21. Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library Historical Collection
‘One thing I did learn about that place is: Fast Eddie’s came and went and people still came to the pier, John Horne came and went and people still came to the pier, and now I’ve come and gone and people will still go to the pier.’ — David Sork to rotted pilings. According to “The Early Days,” someone was inside Belle Haven when it crumbled into Tampa Bay, but was able to escape and swim to shore. The city of Anna Maria acquired the pier in 1928 and received money from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program to take on a laundry list of necessary repairs, according to “The Early Days.” Nevertheless, the pier needed countless spot repairs throughout the following years. From pilings to planks, almost nothing from the original pier remained in 2017, when Hurricane Irma came calling. The walkway frequently needed repair after storms, while the restaurant and bait shop at the end of the pier were entirely rebuilt after a storm in the 1970s destroyed two-thirds of the T-end. The city paid $30,000 for its replacement. Fast eddie’s Oyster Bar and beyond By 1979, Ed “Fast Eddie” Porter was running the pier restaurant as Fast Eddie’s Oyster Bar. Porter was a tenacious promoter and made the oyster bar into a thriving business, capable of seating 300-400 people during peak hours. David Sork found his footing at the restaurant in Dec. 28, 1983, finding work as an oyster shucker. “They asked me if I wanted to shuck oysters and if I could shuck oysters, and I said, ‘Sure,’” Sork said in a July 11 phone interview. “Well, I had never even seen an oyster at that point. But I said I could, and I did, and I have the scars to prove it. “That’s kind of the way I hooked into a place that became so much more than a job, and for that I am ever thankful.” Sork climbed the ranks through his years on the pier, from shucker to bartender and then cook, before becoming the pier’s general manager — a job he cher-
ished for 18 years, beginning in 1999. As a steadfast presence at the pier for more than three decades, Sork oversaw nearly a third of the pier’s long history. Throughout his years on the pier, Sork said he met hundreds of thousands of people, contributing to groups known as the City Pier Regulars, and becoming acquainted with the mother of his now 18- and 14-year-old children. The Regulars was a group of around 50 people who would meet at the pier at 7 a.m. to drink coffee, eat and fish. John “The Godfather” Bacich founded the group in 1982. According to Sork, the group was conceived to help early members quit drinking alcohol, but grew far past its initial imaginings. Sork also met a couple of celebrities who made visits to the pier. “I got to know a guy by the name of Dock Emrick, who’s the play-by-play announcer for ‘NBC Sports Hockey,’” Sork said. “It’s kind of a funny thing, because I didn’t recognize him when he came in the building and when he was having dinner, but I admired the NHL Winter Classic jacket he had on. “I asked him if he went to the game or if someone got it for him, and he said, ‘Well, I was there.’ And I said, ‘They had one in Los Angeles, too, didn’t they?’ And he goes, ‘Yeah, I was at that one, too. I work for NBC Sports.’ It took that long for the light to go on in my head, but he became a bit of a friend.” People also have become well-known because of the pier. According to Sork, Isabella Molloy was discovered by a talent agent while visiting the pier with her family from Manchester, England. Molloy is a professional model for Next Models, appearing in shows in London and Milan. They filmed a scene from the movie “Palmetto,” starring Woody Harrelson, in 1997 at the pier, and hundreds of people gathered to watch. The wildlife at the pier also provided spectacles. Sork said he witnessed a dolphin give birth off the side of the pier, as well as pods of nearly 20 manatees lazily swimming past a few times. In his three decades, Sork endured numerous storms and the subsequent spot repairs necessary to get the pier operational again. The most devastating storm he experienced was Tropical Storm Keith in November 1988, which battered the pier and left it with its worst damages since the 1970s. “The storm pretty much wiped out the entire T-end structure of the pier,” Sork said. “We demolished it, rebuilt it and reopened it in nine weeks. It was crazy. Quite an effort.” Sork’s time on the pier came to an end in September 2017, when the city closed the pier due to damage sustained from Hurricane Irma. “One thing I did learn about that place is: Fast Eddie’s came and went and people still came to the pier, John Horne came and went and people still came to the pier, and now I’ve come and gone and people will still go to the pier,” Sork said. “It will become magical for another group of folks and it would be just as magical probably,” Sork continued. “The pier will go on, regardless of who runs it and how it’s run. It’s such a unique experience that it will be OK, no doubt.”
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Cops & Court By Kathy Prucnell, Islander Reporter
Anna Maria man cleared in abuse case
The case was dropped against an Anna Maria man for allegedly slapping a teenager July 4 at the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria. The 12th Circuit Court State Attorney declined to file a child abuse charge suggested by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office against James Gerard Malfese for allegedly slapping a 15-year-old in the face. Deputies were called to the scene and reported a welt on the teen’s face, but, according to subsequent reports, it may have been sunburn or a skin condition. Two boys took shelter from a summer storm with others in the kitchen when Malfese scolded one of them for touching a fire sprinkler. The boys were unaccompanied at the pier, where they were fishing. The prosecutor declined filing the charge due to insufficient evidence, according to a July 19 interdepartmental memo from the assistant state attorney handling the case. Malfese has since returned to work at the pier, where he manages bait sales and deliveries and assists pier anglers.
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By Kathy Prucnell
Island police blotter
Anna Maria July 8, 9000 block of Gulf Drive, information. An accident was reported to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office by a man who said he had been driving a golf cart when a woman riding a bicycle pulled in front of him. His cart’s bumper struck the woman’s tire, causing her to fall. The biker got up, told the man it was her fault and left. July 9, Ginny’s and Jane E’s Cafe and Coastal Store, 9807 Gulf Drive, disturbance. Two females on their way to the beach stopped at the restaurant. One female brought along six juveniles “to push” the other female around. The restaurant manager told the group to leave but they failed to do so. Deputies arrived and spoke to the parties. All parties were advised to stay away from each other and the victim was escorted home. No charges were pursued.
MCSO nets DUI arrest in Anna Maria
Manatee County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Parrish man at an Anna Maria marina parking lot after midnight following a law enforcement pursuit. Ryan Scott Whaley, 44, was arrested June 29 after he allegedly ran a stop sign in a 2010 Toyota at Pine Avenue and Bay Boulevard. He allegedly failed to slow down for deputies who activated their emergency lights, but eventually stopped at Galati Yacht Sales, 900 S. Bay Blvd. Deputies Robert Desch and Peter Papas followed Whaley’s vehicle south on Bay Boulevard. Papas Whaley clocked its speed at 39 mph in a 25-mph zone, according to the deputy’s reports. Making the arrest was MCSO Deputy Andrew Vanover. Vanover reported Whaley showed signs of impairment, failed a field-sobriety test and refused to take a Breathalyzer test. He also noticed four open beer bottles in Whaley’s vehicle. Whaley was transported to the Manatee County jail and released after a $500 bail was paid. In addition to the DUI arrest, Whaley was ticketed for running the stop sign, speeding, open container and failing to slow for emergency vehicles. Whaley’s arraignment is set for 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. July 10, Bayfront Park, 115 N. Bay Blvd., information. Deputies on patrol were approached by a woman who reported a suspicious blue car and a man sitting in a neighbors’ driveway earlier in the day. She also reported the man left a note on the property. Officers recovered the note, which stated: “Need your help immediately. I’ve been shot by a real gun with blood.” MCSO was investigating. July 13, Galati Yacht Sales, 900 S. Bay Blvd., theft. A complainant reported finding deposit slips altered by a former employee and $44,234 in cash missing after 2016-18 audits. MCSO was investigating. July 13, 100 block of Spring Avenue and the beach, found property. A silver ring was found on the beach. A woman turned the ring into the MCSO substation in Anna Maria, where it was placed for safekeeping.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrested two men a week apart near Jewfish Key for boating under the influence. In a July 1 arrest, the FWC stopped Timothy Holt, 57, of Bradenton, in a 20-foot vessel, for an equipment safety inspection. The FWC report states Holt became confused and fell back into the arms of the boarding officers. Holt was arrested and booked at Holt the Manatee County jail after failing a field-sobriety test and providing 0.152 and 0.156 blood alcohol content — 0.08 is the legal limit. Holt secured his release with a $500 bond, pending an 8:30 a.m. Aug. 2 court arraignment. In another incident near Jewfish Dietz Key July 7, FWC arrested James Dietz, 58, of Texas, for BUI while carrying a passenger under 18. Dietz told the officers he was conducting “man overboard” drills. According to an FWC report, Dietz exhibited signs of impairment, performed poorly on a field test and refused to provide breath samples. Dietz was transported to the Manatee County jail, where he posted a $500 bond and was released. His court arraignment is set at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 9. All court proceedings are held at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
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In the event of an emergency, call 911. To report information on island crime, call the MCSO Anna Maria substation, 941-708-8899; Bradenton Beach police, 941-778-6311; or Holmes Beach police, 941-708-5804. July 19, Gulf of Mexico and Bean Point, assist. A fisherman in an inflatable boat called 911 from his cellphone when he was unable to paddle to shore. He told the dispatcher he’d started two hours earlier from the beach and a strong current kept taking him farther from shore. Manatee County’s marine unit assisted in the man’s rescue. No injuries occurred. Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO. Bradenton Beach July 15, Drift In, 120 Bridge St., trespassing/ disorderly conduct. A 31-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested after the manager reported an uncooperative man at the bar after closing time. Bradenton Beach police arrived and advised the man to leave the property, but the man became belligerent and took an PLEASE SEE stReetliFe, NEXT PAGE
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Holmes Beach residents press on noise suit
By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter More noise in court. Two weeks after Holmes Beach pointed out a procedural error in a lawsuit brought over noisy vacationers, attorneys for complaining residents Richard and Marjorie Motzer filed a new court paper. The Motzers sued in June through attorneys Anthony Manganiello III and Nicole Price of the Icard Merrill Sarasota law firm, asking the court to compel the city to do its job and enforce its noise ordinance. For the city, attorney Jim Dye of Dye Harrison, a Bradenton law firm, filed a motion July 3, asking a judge to declare their complaint invalid because the Motzers’ attorneys failed to follow a civil rule requiring approval from a judge before filing such a case. With a July 17 motion asking for the court “to issue an alternative writ of mandamus,” Manganiello and Price appear to correct the error. Referring to their original complaint, the Motzers’ streetlife continued from page 20 aggressive stance. Police used pepper spray against the man but he continued to resist arrest. After struggling to get the man into a squad, he was transported to the Manatee County jail. Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD. Cortez July 9, Annie’s Bait & Tackle, 4334 127th St. W., domestic disturbance. A woman’s ex-husband attempted to engage a man in a fight. July 10, Annie’s Bait & Tackle, 4334 127th St. W., vehicle theft. Leaving his car parked while he bought bait, a man returned to find the vehicle missing. July 14, 4600 block of 119th Street, criminal mischief/ damage. After her boat stalled, a woman found a large amount of sand in the boat’s fuel compartment. Cortez is policed by the MCSO. Holmes Beach July 11, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, trespass. At 10:45 p.m., a Holmes Beach officer
attorneys say they have grounds to bring the case, that numerous facts and police reports show the court that the Holmes Beach Police Department failed to enforce the ordinance “despite clear violations.” They also claim the city’s failure to enforce the law is causing their clients “adverse health effects,” and the lawsuit is their only adequate remedy to stop “excessive and unreasonable noise generated by renters in the properties adjacent” to the Motzers in the 300 block of 56th Street. The Motzers built their home in 2010 before rental homes owned by Jennifer and Shawn Kaleta at 302 55th St. and 5501 Holmes Blvd. went up, according to the Motzers’ complaint. In two other suits, filed in April, the Kaletas allege the Motzers “stalked renters” at their properties. Judge Lon Arend is set to hear the Motzers’ motion to dismiss the Kaleta complaints at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. responded to a report of a vehicle doing doughnuts and skidding in the parking lot. A 17-year-old male confessed to the officer, who warned him for trespass. July 14, 100 block of 39th Street, domestic. Responding to a report of a domestic battery, an officer found a 56-year-old woman afraid to open the door. Once police called her from a police radio, the woman came to the door and told the officer her boyfriend had pushed her and left after they argued about her going to a bar. She declined to press charges. The woman left the residence with a relative. July 16, 52nd Street and the beach, alcohol. Four underage females were cited for violating the city ordinance against possessing alcohol on the beach. They were observed passing a bottle with pink liquid while sitting on the beach. Police saw one person attempt to hide an alcoholic beverage. The juveniles’ parents were contacted. Holmes Beach is policed by HBPD.
Roadwatch Eyes on the road
The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following notices for the week of July 23: State Road 64/Manatee Avenue 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. Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach: Crews proceed with installation of the a force main from north of Ninth Street heading south to the north side of Cortez Road. Avenue C in Bradenton Beach: Crews are working to complete installation of water main crossings at intersections along Avenue C from 22nd to 26th Streets. Intermittent road closures will be in effect. Palm Drive in Holmes Beach: Crews continue with pipe installation in the eastern right-of-way along Palm Drive, working north from 74th Street to 81st Street. 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 land 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 being detoured onto 81st Street to access Palm Drive.
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Distressed sea turtle rescued by Holmes Beach charter captain By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Capt. David White is no stranger to sea turtles. White, owner and captain of Anna Maria Charters in Holmes Beach, rescued a stranded 30-pound juvenile green sea turtle July 16, while boating in Anna Maria Sound near Gilliganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island. In November 2016, White rescued a 220-pound loggerhead sea turtle that was observed about a mile
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offshore of Holmes Beach suffering from exposure to red tide. The loggerhead recovered at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota and was later released, with assistance from White. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My wife was joking they are going to name a wing after me at Mote,â&#x20AC;? White said. White said when he spotted the green turtle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; named Cobia by a 10-year-old passenger on that dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charter fishing expedition â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on the surface, where it appeared to be having buoyancy issues. He said the turtle still had energy, so he had to wait for it to tire out before he could get it out of the water and aboard his boat. White contacted Mote and spoke with Gretchen Lovewell, the stranding investigations program manager, who instructed him to put the turtle in the boat and bring it to shore where a Mote crew could meet them to transfer of the turtle. Representatives of Mote met White and Cobia at 63rd Street in Holmes Beach, and took the turtle to their sea turtle stranding facility. According to White, the sea turtle had a malformation on its shell that Lovewell said could have been
caused by a birth defect or injury. When asked about the experience, White said he wishes more boaters would pay attention to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s around them, adding that he saw about five boats drive past the turtle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would be nice if more people paid attention to their surroundings,â&#x20AC;? White said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perhaps the animals in our waters would be a little better off.â&#x20AC;? According to White, Lovewell will keep him updated to Cobiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress. Lovewell was not available July 20 for comment.
Sea turtle disorientation rate on par with 2017
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Holy sea turtle! Hatchlings emerge by the hundreds By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter The tide is turning. It’s the time of year when sea turtle nesting slows and hatchlings — mostly loggerheads on Anna Maria Island — start to emerge in spumes from nests in the sand to begin their lives in the Gulf of Mexico. A record-breaking sea turtle nesting season has led to daily hatchling emergencies in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach. As of July 22, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring reported 27 hatched nests with about 1,599 hatchlings making their way to the Gulf of Mexico. Each nest contains about 100 eggs, which incubate 45-70 days. AMITW volunteers walk the beach each morning just after sunrise to search for tracks left during the night by nesting female sea turtles, and now for signs hatchlings have left their nest. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, when a nest is hatched, AMITW volunteers must wait 72 hours to excavate the nest and determine how many eggs hatched, didn’t hatch, or if there are live hatchlings remaining in the nest. “This is the really exciting part — when we collect data and really see what’s happening,” Suzi Fox, AMITW executive director said July 19. “It’s still magical after more than 25 years.” During an excavation, turtle watch volunteers dig about 18-24 inches into a hatched nest only using their hands or a shell, and count the hatched, unhatched, or pipped — partially developed — eggs and also dead or live hatchlings remaining in the nest. Excavations usually take place around sunrise or sunset, when the risk of dehydration or predation is
AMITW volunteers Lisa Bagwell and Ray Dalto excavate a loggerhead sea turtle nest July 20 in Bradenton Beach. The nest, spotted by Dalto, was the first documented and first hatched in AMITW section 7, which extends south from 26th Street to Cortez Road. Islander Photo: Kelli Bagwell
lower for any surviving hatchlings. With 25 new volunteers, turtle watch has been preparing newbies for what could be hundreds of excavations performed this season, which lasts through Oct. 31. “New volunteers are assisting with the excavations, often helping excavate nests they found themselves,” Fox said. “They can’t wait to get started.” But, it’s not just new volunteers who anticipate nest excavations. “By early July, the reality hits. ‘These nests are going to hatch,’” Anne Camp, AMITW section 6 volunteer coordinator said. “I look forward to seeing hundreds of tiny flipper prints in the sand, and I look forward to the look of awe on the faces of those who
Kathy Doddridge, AMITW section 7 coordinator, explains sea turtle nest excavations July 20 to beachgoers gathered in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: Kelli Bagwell
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Tiny tracks in the sand indicate hatchlings emerged and became disoriented July 19 in Holmes Beach. However, they veered north in the sand, not toward the Gulf of Mexico. Islander Photo: AMITW
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Summer adult soccer games underway, golf and horseshoe highlights By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter The summer adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island kicked off July 19 with three matches on the outdoor pitch. The season, which runs for seven weeks, will conclude Aug. 30 and playoffs will start Sept. 6. The championship game is set for Sept. 20. The action got started with Moss Builders outscoring Progressive Cabinetry 10-6 behind a hat trick from Chris Scott and two goals each from Ray Gardner and Aaron Parkin. Olaf Cassidy Krause, Ed Moss and Yuri Pereira added a goal each, while Ryan Moss, Gardner and Krause combined to make nine saves in goal. Ryan Hogan scored three goals to lead Progressive, which also received two goals and two assists from Hakan Toka. Damir Glavan chipped in with a goal in the loss, while goalie William Case made seven saves. The second match of the evening saw Lancaster
Design roll to a 9-3 victory over Ross Built behind four goals from Murat Akay and three goals from Adam Mott. Robert Armstrong added a pair of goals for Lancaster, which also received a goal from Lyn Clark and six saves from Jordan Demers. Ross Built was led in the loss by a goal each from Connor Bystrom, Chris Culhane and Jake Ross, while goalie Ben Sato made six saves. The final match of the night was a 7-7 tie between Bins Be Clean and Mar/Kis Insurance. Francisco Oliviera and Rico Beissert scored two goals each to lead Bins Be Clean, which also received goals from Nate Welch, Brayan Felipe and Diego Felipe. Cliff Powell made seven saves to help preserve the tie. Jeremias Gramajo and Joey Ciasullo scored two goals each in the loss, while Omar Polar, Joel Sanchez and Shay Coleman scored a goal each for Mar/Kis Insurance. Kids soccer moves indoors Youth soccer moved indoors to the gym at the center, where it kicked off July 17 with three Ugly Grouper teams, Red, White and Blue, battling for the
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Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Sports Illustrated writer Curry Kirkpatrick called a 16-year old Hollis Stacy a “pug-nosed, pierced-eared, lemon-lollipop of a sister.” That was 1970, a long time ago for the part-time Holmes Beach resident who competed in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open Tournament July 12-15 at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. She tied for 28th at 14-over par.
Hollis Stacy hits a tee shot during the final round of the 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, July 15. Islander Courtesy Photo: Copyright USGA/Chris Keane
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Stacy is the fourth child of Jack and Matilda Stacy, and she grew up in a big, noisy household in Savannah, Georgia. There were 10 children in the Stacy family, including three golfers. Her brother John, two years her junior, was a junior tournament golfer, as was big brother Tommy. Both parents also golfed, according to Sports Illustrated. It’s been said Stacy cut her teeth on golfing at the age of 8 after a trip to the Masters in nearby Augusta, Georgia. She took up golfing seriously at 11, after suffering ear problems with her favored sport, swimming. Now, almost six decades later, the lemon-lollipop is a member of The Legends Tour, along with Pat Bradley, JoAnn Carner, Juli Inkster and more. She also was in the lead foursome that teed off July 12 at the Chicago course for the Senior Women’s Open, along with Carner, Nancy Lopez and Sandra Palmer. According to her biography on ThoughtCo.com, as a young competitor, Stacy won three consecutive USGA U.S. Girls Junior Championship titles. The first was in 1969 at 15 — she was the youngest player to ever win. In 1970, she won the North and South Women’s Amateur Championship and, in 1972, she played on the U.S. Curtis Cup team. In 1974, Stacy joined the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour. She’s won 18 LPGA tournaments, in addition to U.S. Women’s Open titles while competing on the circuit for 26 years. She won the 1977 U.S. Women’s Open, as well as the championships in 1978 and 1984. In 2000, Stacy retired from the LPGA and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine in 2012. Stacy now splits her time between her Holmes Beach residence and a home in Colorado when she is not on tour. Sports Illustrated said golf great Toney Penna evaluated her swing when she was 14. “She could play with a broom,” he said about Stacy. But she had another idea about her success as a golfer that grew from her spot in a herd of brothers and sisters. “I am the middle child among 10 children,” she said. “I had so much psychological warfare — I wasn’t going to lose.”
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Sarasota Bay Watch will hold the 11th annual Great Scallop Search the morning of Aug. 25. Participants also will help with the distribution of southern hardshell clams in the bay, part of a new restoration effort. The event will begin with a captains meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron on City Island, 1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota. At 9 a.m., the searchers will depart by boat to designated locations in the bay, where they will look for and count scallops. The searchers do not harvest scallops from the bay. Participants need to bring their own snorkeling gear and they’ll be equipped and trained to search for scallops. A lunch will be provided after the search, at about noon. SBW also is organizing the annual Scallopalooza gala benefit for Saturday, Sept. 22. For more information or to register for the scallop search, go online to sarasotabaywatch.org.
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Dodge rainstorms, cool down, hone in on the catch By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter Fishing around Anna Maria Island is proving to be quite good as long as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re willing to dodge frequent rain showers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and I mean frequent. Actually, the showers are brief, which can be nice. They also cool things down on the water. Just remember to watch for lightning. When you see it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to turn the other direction. Holding a fishing pole in your hand is just as bad as holding a lightning rod or a golf club. Not good if you plan on fishing again tomorrow. Stasny Inshore fishing is producing good action on spotted seatrout, Spanish mackerel, mangrove snapper and plenty of shark. For the trout and the macks, free-lining live shiners over deep grass flats is the ticket. As for the snapper, rocks and docks are where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to hook into something more substantial, the shark bite is fairly consistent. Fresh-cut chunks of Spanish mackerel will do the trick for a hookup. Expect to encounter blacktip, bull and hammerhead sharks. Moving offshore, reports of American red snapper remained steady in depths of 120-150 feet of water,
however, July 20 was the final day to fish from private vessels for red snapper in the Gulf. The closure also applies to charter vessels after July 21. Red grouper, mangrove snapper, permit and cobia are taking the hook in varying depths and terrain. Finally, bonito and Spanish mackerel are present as well. On my Southernaire charters, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m targeting a variety of inshore species. Around the passes, catchand-release snook action is at its best for sport fishers. Free-lined live shiners are like candy to these fish. Most catches are 20-26 inches, although larger fish are in the mix. Mangrove snapper are being caught inshore â&#x20AC;&#x201D; specifically around channel edges and docks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and now even on the flats. Near limits of these fish are attainable. And speaking of the flats, spotted seatrout, bluefish and Spanish mackerel are present on the deeper grass flats of Tampa Bay. Lastly, catch-andrelease shark fishing is a great sport. Numerous blacktips, 4-6 feet long, are being caught. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also seeing an occasional bull or hammerhead on the hook. Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters was Mike Fieler, visiting Anna Maria Island from Cincinspending his days offshore in 120-150 feet of water nati, shows off his July 18 catch, a redfish caught targeting American red snapper before the season using live shiners. The fish was released due to its closed. You can still target big red grouper and mansize, but Capt. Warren Girle, Fielerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guide, said, grove snapper and frozen sardines or live pinfish are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to see the redfish back in Sarasota Bay.â&#x20AC;? working great as bait for both. Kudos to White for another sea turtle rescue this past week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a green sea turtle found bobbing in Anna Send your fishing, sports, Maria Sound. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a direct link to Mote Marine event news and photos to Laboratory with his first rescue in 2016, a whopper loggerhead. news@islander.org. Moving inshore, White is putting clients on spotted Share the fun. seatrout and Spanish mackerel on deeper grass flats. Southernaire Fishing Charters
Gerald Jarzynka, 11, of Kathleen, Georgia, shows off a â&#x20AC;&#x153;beastâ&#x20AC;? of a red grouper, caught while fishing with family on a charter trip with Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters. The fish was caught July 20 in 130 feet of water offshore of Anna Maria Island. White said a bonus for the family was a sea turtle rescue while boating in Anna Maria Sound. Blacktip sharks also are being caught inshore with some regularity. Fresh-cut chunks of Spanish mackerel will get you hooked up, according to White. Capt. Aaron Lowman is patrolling the nearshore reefs for a variety of species. Bottom fishing with live shiners is resulting in mangrove snapper and juvenile grouper. Free-lining shiners on the surface is producing good Spanish mackerel action. Casting jigs or live crabs is an option when schooling permit are spotted. Finally, while mackerel fishing, barracuda and goliath grouper are showing up as a bycatch. Moving inshore, Lowman is putting clients on spotted seatrout on deep grass flats. Fishing around residential docks is producing a bite for redfish and catch-and-release snook. Capt. Jason Stock is working offshore for cobia. Fishing around wrecks or reefs is yielding good-size cobia up to 30 pounds. Some are being caught while bottom fishing, while others are being sight-cast as they approach the boat to have a look around. While on the wrecks and reefs, Stock is catching permit, bonito, mackerel and goliath grouper. American red snapper were on the menu in waters of 100 feet or more. Martha Alvaredo at the Rod & Reel Pier is seeing mangrove snapper being reeled up with some frequency. Pier fishers casting live shrimp under the pier are being rewarded with these tasty little snappers. Most are averaging 10-14 inches. Using live shrimp as bait is yielding black drum, flounder and sheepshead. Those anglers using artificials â&#x20AC;&#x201D; jigs or spoons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are being rewarded with Spanish mackerel, ladyfish and jack crevalle. Tipping jigs with pieces of fresh-cut shrimp can result in a pompano or two at the R&R. Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.
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Old-Florida motel sells with new Florida price One of the last mom-and-pop motel holdouts in Holmes Beach has sold. The little Driftwood Motel at the corner of Gulf Drive and 52nd Street changed hands July 2. The selling price? $1,375,000. “It just felt right to us,” Rossi said about the pur- owners are in the midst of “cosmetic renovations” The purchasers are Brian Wien and Diane Rossi from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Gary and Patricia chase. “It’s our next strep and we loved it when we Rossi said, adding she is unsure of an opening. “Hopefully, September, but knowing the chalMahan had owned the Driftwood, 5108 Gulf Drive, saw it. It reflects Florida to us.” The motel currently is closed, while the new lenges permitting brings along, it might be longer,” since 2000. she said. Spicing up the menu Cortez eatery closes Chef Siva Manickam of the It was the Village Idiot Pizzeria. Then it became Island Spice Authentic Indian Sea Smoke. Then it became the Village Idiot Pizzeria Cuisine, 3608 E. Bay Drive, again. Holmes Beach, holds a dosa, Now the property at 11904 Cortez Road W., often nicknamed an Anaconda Cortez, is quiet. Joey Yost and his partner Amanda dosa, a giant crepe made from Sprague have left Cortez and returned to Maine, where fermented rice and lentils and they said another eatery might be in their future. served with coconut chutney, In late 2016, the pair transformed the Village Idiot lentil soup and onion-andPizza shop into Sea Smoke, a smokehouse featuring tomato chutney. The dosa fish, pork, beef and carryout meals. The hope was to is one of several new dishes trim late-nights at the pizza shop to hours that would on the Spice menu that also allow the couple enjoy more time with their kids. includes seafoods, gluten-free After Sea Smoke faired minimally, and faced offerings and vegan options. with some permitting issues for the smokers, Yost and Island Spice is open for lunch Sprague did an about face 10 months later and went and dinner. For more inforback to making pizzas in the fall of 2017. mation, call 941-527-0123. May 31, the doors at the pizzeria closed for Islander Photo: Toni Lyon good.
Bradenton Beach approves land-use permits, restaurant rezone By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter The mayor and commissioners in Bradenton Beach have the final say on land-use matters. Following receipt of the planning and zoning board’s recommendation, the commission has the final say on a permit. During their July 19 meeting, commissioners unanimously approved three requests, including a conditional-use permit, special-use permit, a smallscale comprehensive plan amendment and a major development application. In January, the P&Z board voted to recommend approval of a comprehensive plan amendment and major development request for the Bridge Tender Inn and Dockside Bar. At the July 19 commission meeting, Darenda Marvin, a land planner representing the restaurant owner, asked the commission to approve the amendment to the future land-use designation for the commercially zoned property operating on Sarasota Bay as the restaurant’s dockside bar, on the east side of Bay Drive South. Additionally, Marvin petitioned the commission to allow the property to be designated as a major development, owing to its increased size. Currently, the land category is public semi-public. Marvin said the parcel, part of a land swap between the city and owner Fred Bartizal in 2001, wasn’t reclassified after the swap. She said it should be designated mixed-use bridge commercial, the same as the surrounding properties. It is zoned C2 commercial. When the parcel on the opposite side of the road was approved for open-air dining in 2012, the city required unity of title between the two properties. According to Marvin, the plan was to see if the outdoor bar would be lucrative. Since 2012, the bar has grown in popularity and size, expanding the outdoor seating to more than 100 seats. The commission unanimously approved the future land-use amendment for the restaurant from public
Bay Drive South separates openair dining on the water from the main restaurant at the Bridge Tender Inn and Dockside Bar, 135 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. Islander File Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes semi-public to mixed-use bridge commercial, as well as the designation change to a major development, with stipulations. The stipulations include compliance with the June 2017 conceptual site plan; storage of outdoor bar and accessories upon notice of a hurricane warning; employment of an on-site parking attendant 5-9 p.m. December-May; and submission of permits, plans and surveys to the city engineer. Residential parking reduction In May, P&Z board members unanimously approved a request for a parking reduction from the required six parking spaces to three for a single-family residence on Second Street North. Tanya and Herman Fernandez, owners of the property at 108 Second St. N., were seeking a reduction in parking at their residence, required following changes to the LDC in March 2016. Before March 2016 and after the Fernandezes began renovations, the LDC requirement would have been two parking spots for the two-bedroom home. Following the change, the owners were required to provide two parking spaces for the first 1,000 square feet and one space per additional, “or portion of” 500 square feet.
According to the permit application, the 2,696-square-foot home requires six parking spaces. Fernandez said he and his wife spend about 30 weekends a year at their home, have never rented it and do not intend for it to become a vacation rental. He said they would rather use the parking space for landscaping as they have only one car. The commission unanimously approved the request. Additionally, Commissioner Jake Spooner suggested the commission consider reverting to the original rule and only trigger the square-footage requirement when a short-term rental license is requested. The mayor and commissioners also unanimously approved a conditional-use permit for a new sign at the Manatee County Marine Rescue facility at Coquina Beach, 1437 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. The existing sign is 71.62 square feet and the new sign will be 86.56 square feet. According to the land development code, maximum signage is 32 square feet. “It’s just a small increase, so we see no concerns,” city planner Alan Garrett told the commission, which unanimously voted to approve the sign permit. The sign application did not require prior approval from the P&Z.
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