The Islander Newspaper E-Edition Wednesday, Nov 8, 2017

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VOLUME 26, NO. 2

The Best News on Anna Maria Island Since 1992 AsTheWorldTerns pile on the pier. 6 Anna Maria officials ponder pier options. 2

Op-Ed

The Islander editorial, reader opinion. 6 Veterans Day salute, tributes. 7 Waterline pushes back launch. 8

Meetings

On the government calendar. 8 HB seeks dog park suggestions. 9 Gloria Dei tents for termites. 10

Happenings

ArtsHOP arrives. 12 Make plans, save a date. 13-14 Environmentalists sue county over Aqua. 16 Gunsmoke: Final in the series. 19 BB waits on county to outfit fitness trail. 21

Streetlife. 25

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Trucker takes down 4 power poles in Anna Maria

By Bianca Benedí islander reporter the driver of an oversized truck who took a wrong turn put out the lights at more than 100 anna maria properties nov. 3. four utility poles and numerous power supply lines and transformers went tumbling down on Willow Avenue and North Shore drive when the driver of a 16-foot truck from VacVision attempted to turn from Willow onto North Shore, according to Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Patrick Manning.

Manning reported the truck driver said he had “knocked down a wire” in his turn, which subsequently pulled multiple wires and transformers to the ground, snapping pLeaSe See Power page 3

Karen Harllee stands Nov. 3 with neighbors Jim and Patty Hug and their dog Rusty behind downed power lines.

Although the lines were no longer live, Jim Hug said he was asked not to move his car. Islander Photo: Bianca Benedí

And the winner is ...

Following nesting and placement of a satellite tracking device atop her carapace June 20, Eliza Ann, a 300-pound-plus loggerhead, crawls back to the Gulf of Mexico.

The device, placed by Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and the Sea Turtle Conservancy, tracked Eliza Ann’s travels for the Tour de Turtles — a marathon for sea turtles.

See page 26 for more.

Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Trail of Treats. 26 Around AME. 28 Call of the warbler. 31 Slim’s pursues perfection in adult soccer. 32 Cooler temps, hot action for anglers. 33

ISL BIZ Business openings, arrivals, activities.

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Classifieds. 36

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Vote 2017

election day is tuesday, nov. 7. the islander will report early returns and final results — both online and on facebook — from the three city elections as they are announced by the manatee county Supervisor of elections Office the evening of Nov. 7 — after the polls close.

Be sure to log on to www.islander.org for results of commission races in anna maria and Holmes Beach, and the contest for mayor and one commission seat in Bradenton Beach, as they become available.

For more information on the election, go online to votemanatee.org.

Klaus Graeff stops Nov. 4 to admire the 80-ton sand showpiece created for Sandblast at the Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. See more on Sandblast on page 25. Islander Photos: Bianca Benedí

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Anna Maria officials ponder options to repurpose pier planks

By Bianca Benedí islander reporter more than 300 people have called, written to or stopped by city hall to give Mayor Dan Murphy their recommendation for the future of the engraved Anna maria city pier planks. and that doesn’t account for the people who are contacting pier management directly or The Islander, the engraved plank sponsor. the project came about as a partnership between the pier and the islander for the 2011 pier centennial. the planks that currently line the anna maria city pier will be removed and replaced as part of the city’s efforts to rebuild the pier after it was damaged in Hurricane irma.

However, what to do with the engraved planks has remained undecided. murphy created an email address for people to send in their suggestions — piermemorialplanks@cityofannamaria.com — and he says they certainly have done so. popular recommendations, murphy said nov. 2, include returning the planks to the people who purchased them, building a boardwalk in the city or repurposing the wood inside the City Pier Restaurant when it reopens. murphy said that last option appeared to be the most popular.

“I really like that idea,” he agreed, adding that the engraved planks could be used for paneling on the walls or to rebuild the bar.

He said he would bring options to the city commission at its next meeting, set for 6 p.m. Thursday, nov. 9, at city hall, 10005 gulf drive.

However, Murphy also warned there is a “significant cost” associated with repurposing the planks and some may be too damaged to be reused. in addition to questions about what to do with the old planks, islanders have raised concerns about what will replace them.

People gather at the gate to the Anna Maria City Pier, even as signs announce it is closed. Ayres Associates, the engineering firm hired for the pier project, estimates it will take 62-82 weeks to rebuild the pier.

Islander Photo: Bianca Benedí

the commission approved a plan oct. 17 to rebuild the pier to last for 75-100 years, at a cost of approximately $5 million. in the plan, ayres associates, the tampa-based engineering firm hired for the pier project, recommended using lumberock material instead of wood for the planks, suggesting it has a longer useful lifespan.

However, in an islander poll conducted on facebook, a majority of respondents prefer wood planks. murphy said oct. 27 the city had not committed to lumberock. if the city elects to use wooden planks, he said, the difference would be that the planks would have to be replaced sooner.

A detail of some of the 1,000 engraved planks on the 800-foot walkway at the Anna Maria City Pier.

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Two of the four power poles that were downed Nov. 3 are visible in an aerial shot of the intersection at Willow Avenue and North Shore Drive. Islander Photo: Jack Elka Power continued from page 1 two of four damaged utility poles.

“This is a new one,” Manning said.

Resident Bob Carter said he was supposed to go to a morning meeting in Sarasota when the downed wires blocked his car in his driveway.

He left his house on foot and was picked up by his wife, Commissioner Carol Carter, who had left home earlier in the day to campaign for her seat in the Nov. 7 election.

Bob Carter said Florida Power and Light called him at approximately 9:30 a.m. to inform him power would be restored by 10:45 a.m.

But FPL representative Lisa Paul said the 103 customers affected by the damages could instead expect to see power restored by the end of the day. “Due to the extent of the damage … it’s going to be an all-day

Bob Carter walks up Willow Avenue Nov. 3 pulling his suitcase. Unable to drive his car due to fallen power lines blocking his driveway, Carter trekked down the road past the blockade where his wife, Commissioner Carol Carter, was waiting to pick him process,” she said.

Carol Carter said her power was restored at about up in her car. Islander Photo: Bianca Benedí 8:15 p.m.

Jim and Patty Hug, residents on Willow Avenue, said their car also was blocked in by the wires. In Islander celebrates 25 addition, Jim Hug said they had no phone signal and The Islander newspaper will celebrate its couldn’t communicate with anyone. anniversary with an open house starting at 5 p.m.

“It’s Irma-geddon again,” Patty joked.

Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the newspaper office.

Karen Harllee, who also lives on Willow, said she And you’re invited. We’ll toast publishing in found it “ridiculous” that one wire could bring down print, still a vital way to deliver the news. four poles.

We’ll celebrate our success with the Anna Hurricane Irma knocked down a number of wires Maria Island Chamber of Commerce — and you! and left most of the island without power for several Come cheer Anna Maria Island with music, days when it passed Sept. 10-11. The storm snapped food, refreshments! one pole in Anna Maria, but it was responsible for a — Bonner Joy lengthy power outage.

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ISLAND CITIES VOTE, POLLS OPEN 7 A.M. Holmes Beach commission election arrives Nov. 7

Anna Maria voters head to the polls

there’s an election in anna maria.

Voters will cast ballots 7 a.m.-7 p.m. nov. 7 at precinct no. 301, in the fellowship hall at roser memorial community church, 512 pine ave.

Carter there are three commission terms expiring and voters will decide between four candidates — incumbents Carol Carter, Doug Copeland A U.S. flag waves and signs announce the polling and Dale Woodland, and political place is open in Bradenton Beach. Islander File Photo newcomer Laurie Jo Higgins. the elections are nonpartisan. commissioners are paid a $400 Copeland Day to cast votes arrives stipend monthly. in Bradenton Beach Visit islander.org after 7 p.m. the day to vote is here for BraTuesday, Nov. 7, for results and find denton Beach. full coverage in the Nov. 15 issue of the electorate was to cast ballots the islander. starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1 AM candidate at precinct no. 307, the Bradenton Woodland outspends opposition Beach fire Hall, 201 Second St. n. as of nov. 2, manatee county Shearon Voters can choose to re-elect Supervisor of elections records mayor Bill Shearon or elect comshowed anna maria commissioner missioner John chappie as mayor. carol carter, a candidate for readditionally, voters in the city election in anna maria, raised $100 will determine who will represent from Agnes Coppin, bringing the total Ward 3 on the city commission — Higgins amount of her fundraising efforts to incumbent ralph cole or political Chappie $2,275. newcomer Randy White.

She filed no new spending reports, and has spent the races are nonpartisan. $1,693.26 on campaign expenses, including signs, Voters in Bradenton Beach also mailers and advertising. will decide on three charter amendCommissioner Doug Copeland, also running for ments — replace the city’s four re-election, filed with an affidavit of undue burden and wards with citywide representatives, is not allowed to campaign or fundraise. reduce residency requirements for Commissioner Dale Woodland, seeking re-elec- Cole elected officials from 24 months to tion, has reported no fundraising. He only registered a 12-month minimum and prohibit $48 for his qualification fee. changes to the city charter by resoluCommission candidate Laurie Jo Higgins reported tion. no new contributions, but raised $200 in donations and Visit islander.org or The Islander spent $158.49 in addition to the qualification fee.

Facebook page for results after 7 p.m.

— Bianca Benedí Tuesday, Nov. 7, and find full coverage in print Nov. 15.

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Bradenton Beach PAC reports financials

a Bradenton Beach political action committee that formed late in this year’s campaign is gathering resources.

Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach recently filed as a political action committee with the city and submitted its first financial report Oct. 30 to the city clerk.

The CNOBB-PAC report covers Aug. 15-Oct. 27 financial activity.

As of Oct. 27, the group reported $4,330 in contributions and $3,812 in expenditures. annual dues from 29 members were reported. additionally, the report indicated a $1,070 donation from michael Bazzy, owner of Bradenton Beach marina, and $1,000 loans from former planning and zoning board members Reed Mapes and John Metz, and former Scenic Waves Partnership committee chair tjet martin. former commissioner Janie robertson donated $50.

Expenditures included Paypal deposit charges, printing, postage and legal fees.

The group reported $3,000 in legal fees paid to the law firm of Dye Harrison P.A. of Bradenton.

The firm assisted with preparation of CNOBB’s three charter initiatives on the nov. 7 ballot.

— ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

first-time Holmes Beach commission candidates Jim Kihm and rick Hurst remained nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in raising and spending money, according to campaign expense reports filed before the Nov. Grossman 7 municipal election.

Kihm raised $4,415 and had spent $3,538.52 by the filing deadline. He led all candidates in fundraising and spending.

Hurst raised $1,715.74 and spent $949.20.

Morton Incumbents running for re-election include commissioners marvin grossman, pat morton and carol Soustek.

Soustek raised $1,140, tops among incumbents, including $100 from herself and contributions from Soustek 10 individuals. grossman raised $1,225 and spent $390.42. morton raised $265 and spent $60. the candidate with the fewest votes nov. 7 will be eliminated. the Hurst candidate with the next-fewest votes will be elected to a one-year term and the three top vote-getters win twoyear terms. commissioners receive a monthly stipend of $400. nonpartisan commission seats represent the citywide electorate.

Kihm Holmes Beach had 2,780 registered voters as of Nov. 4, according to Michael Bennett, manatee county supervisor of elections.

The Holmes Beach polling location at Gloria Dei Lutheran church, 6608 marina drive, will be open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. election day.

Go to islander.org after 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, for election results.

— Terry O’Connor

BB campaign funding slows

as of the nov. 3 manatee county Supervisor of Elections reporting deadline, Bradenton Beach mayoral candidate John chappie reported a $200 contribution from Steve Bark of Holmes Beach.

No other new campaign contributions have been reported.

The Nov. 3 report was the final expense report filed during the campaign. Termination reports are due Nov. 27.

— ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Holmes Beach Commissioner Carol Soustek and friends campaign, attracting the attention of motorists near 5 p.m. Nov. 3 on Manatee Avenue at East Bay Drive. Soustek is running for re-election on the Nov. 7 ballot. Her group also supported incumbent Commissioner Marvin Grossman, not pictured, on the same ballot. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy

Tjet Martin, CNOBB steering committee member, speaks as treasurer John Metz and member Janie Robertson listen during their Oct. 24 meeting at the Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

The Nov. 7 municipal election results will be posted online on election night at www.islander.org and on The Islander Facebook page.

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Holmes Beach wins fees in Bert Harris-Key Royale case

By Kathy prucnell islander reporter Judge Diana Moreland came right to the point Oct. 30, pointing out in the courtroom that a settlement was already on the record.

She noted the settlement was struck between the city of Holmes Beach and the owners of 626 Key Royale in their attorneys’ email exchange. in the aftermath of the Bert Harris case won by the city in March, she granted a city motion to enforce the settlement, finding an agreement on “no uncertain terms,” which entitles the city to $47,702.50 in fees and costs from complainant Kathy Morgan.

The judge directed the city attorney to draft a proposed order for $25,000 in attorneys’ fees and $22,702.50 in costs.

The dispute between the city and Morgan has festered since December 2013, when the city red-tagged the single-family residence for work beyond the scope of the remodel permit and Morgan claimed city actions inordinately burdened her property.

Morgan and her company, Leah Marie Enterprises LLC, filed several lawsuits against Holmes Beach under the same facts, including the 2015 litigation under the Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property Rights protection act.

Twelfth Circuit Judge Gilbert Smith Jr. entered judgment March 23 for the city on the Bert Harris suit — saying the city didn’t create the plaintiffs’ problems, they did. The judgment retained jurisdiction to rule on attorneys’ fees and costs.

Ruling on the settlement motion, Moreland said an april 4 email counteroffer by Sarasota attorney David P. Johnson, for Morgan, his wife and paralegal, was accepted the same day by the city’s insuranceappointed attorney, Jay Daigneault of Trask Daigneault LLp of clearwater, also via email.

Earlier in the exchange, Daigneault had offered to settle the case for $50,000 and $22,702.50 in costs, plus a waiver of plaintiffs’ right to an appeal.

David Johnson, right, representing 626 Key Royale Drive, testifies before Judge Diana Moreland, left, Oct. 30 in 12th Circuit Court at the Manatee County Courthouse. Johnson, a Sarasota attorney, testified as to the negotiations for fees and costs after losing the Bert Harris court case in March related to property owned by his wife, Kathy Morgan, to the city of Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell Before the ruling, the court heard testimony from Johnson and Daigneault.

Johnson testified he didn’t have authority to settle for Morgan.

Johnson said his april 4 email, which states: “can you check with your client to see if payment of all costs and $25,000 legal fees will finalize the case,” was part of pre-settlement negotiations.

Johnson maintained his April 13 email, stating: “Kathy is trying to obtain the cash — she has some REITS that are liquid and is attempting to apply for a home-equity loan,” did not pertain to a settlement. He said it was an attempt to obtain funds “to repair the house or tear it down.”

The judge called Johnson’s testimony “incredible,” considering the emails and the backdrop of Morgan being Johnson’s legal assistant and wife.

Daigneault’s testimony, describing the dealings with Johnson and Morgan, was “credible,” she said.

Of interest to Moreland was that Johnson gave his client/wife/paralegal and owner of 626 Key Royale

notice of the email exchange with Daigneault, copying her into the april 13 email.

Morgan and her corporate entity filed a suit seeking a court-ordered permit in 2014 and a negligence suit in 2015, claiming the building staff erred in imposing a non-existent 30-percent rule to limit their remodeling.

The plaintiffs settled the negligence case in January for $2,000. the permit claims were combined into their Bert Harris claim, but dismissed after the 2016 trial.

“We appreciate the court’s thoughtful consideration of the motion. We’re glad it’s been resolved in our favor,” Daigneault said after Moreland’s ruling.

Neither Morgan nor Johnson responded to Nov. 1-2 emails from The Islander requesting comment.

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Opinion

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Spinning out of control

There is no greater bluster on Anna Maria Island than the outcry against change.

And the city of Anna Maria is currently the “fish in the island barrel” in what is promising to be a huge debate over replacement of the anna maria city pier. note: not repair. replace.

That’s the launching point for the brouhaha. it seems there are hundreds of thousands of people across the world with a vested interest in the anna maria city pier. people who met there. people who fell in love there. people who visited on their honeymoon or anniversaries. fishers. diners. Sunset watchers. You name it. they love it. treasured memories are evident in the overwhelming response to the initial post on The Islander Facebook page regarding the declaration by Anna maria mayor dan murphy that the pier was “totally destroyed.” as of nov. 6, our post had reached 630,499 people and 29,274 had commented and/or shared. (drop the microphone!) there also were 4,056 shares and the comments are ongoing.

Now a poll shows people are overwhelmingly in favor of replacing the pier with historical elements, like wood decking. i for one would like to see the pier repaired aSap. put the employees back to work and the fans of the pier back on deck. then take the time needed to permit and plan a staged replacement that would respect the historic value and keep the pier open for a maximum amount of time — not closed for 82 weeks.

It’s the right thing to do for everyone. And the city would still get the funds necessary to move forward in a thoughtful, reasoned manner with the least amount of angst. And they would be collecting rent from the pier tenant. Sales tax from the state. and kudos from Randy White for commissioner. We also recommend you vote for the three charter amendments: citywide the fans of amcp. representatives; 12-month residency to run for office; and to halt changes to the charter by resolution.

Vote vote vote Holmes Beach: Vote for four of five worthy conThe odds are in favor of people reading the early distribution of the islander on tuesday, and if you’re tenders, incumbents marvin grossman, pat morton heading to the polls, here’s a reminder of our voting and carol Soustek, and two newcomers, rick Hurst and Jim Kihm. recommendations.

Vote at the polls nov. 7.

Anna Maria: Vote for a return to office for Commissioners Carol Carter, Doug Copeland and Dale Salute Woodland. to all military service veterans and their famiBradenton Beach: Vote for mayor Bill Shearon and lies, we hope to see you starting at 8:30 a.m. Friday, nov. 10, at memorial park adjacent to Holmes Beach city Hall for our annual Veterans day Salute. the coffee and pastry service starts at 8:30 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m., including a proclamation NOV. 8, 2017 • Vol. 26, No. 2 from Holmes Beach mayor Bob Johnson, a talk by ▼ Publisher and Editor anna maria mayor dan murphy on his service, music Bonner Joy, news@islander.org

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salute by the American Legion Kirby Stewart Post color guard.

Veterans: it’s our honor to salute you.

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attention alert readers: You are invited to attend the anniversary celebration at The Islander office 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15. the party will include entertainment by the incomparable Henry Lawrence (Yes, no. 70 of the oakland/ La raiders) and his brother’s band, the tbone trio, and “lite bites” and refreshments by the area’s premier restaurant, Beach Bistro. don’t miss out on the 25-year celebration. it’s a party for you!

We’d love to see all of our advertisers, contributors, readers and friends ... all of You. Yes, please, y’all come! if you attended the 10-year party, you know it’s gonna be HUGE! — Bonner Joy

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Keeping it beautiful

it has been an honor to have worked for 22 years as executive director of Keep manatee Beautiful. my title now is executive director emeritus.

Together at KMB, we are building and sustaining vibrant neighborhoods. Through partnerships with other Keep America Beautiful affiliates, businesses, organizations and local governments, we work together to take action and create sustainable impact.

Together at KMB, we offer solutions to clean and improve manatee county’s public places, reduce waste, increase recycling and inspire generations of environmental stewards. this year, we were called a rock star by Keep Florida Beautiful because of being in the top three of the Keep America Beautiful affiliates for number of

events, volunteers, miles of roadway cleaned and miles of shoreline cleaned. our new executive director, Jennifer Hoffman, is originally from the Gulf coast of Florida. She is joining us from dallas. for the past 15 years, she has worked for a variety of nonprofit organizations managing volunteers.

She started with us nov. 1. She has an open door policy. So, please, stop by and say “hi” to her.

Ingrid McClellan, executive director Emeritus, Keep Manatee Beautiful

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Salute, lunch, parade set for Veterans Day

The service and sacrifice of U.S. military veterans will be honored friday, nov. 10, with the islander’s Veterans day Salute. the islander and the city of Holmes Beach invite the public to the annual tribute outside Holmes Beach city Hall, 5801 marina drive. there will be coffee provided by the anna maria island Beach cafe and breakfast pastries provided by The Islander at 8:30 a.m., followed by the program at 9 a.m.

Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy will be the featured speaker at The Islander’s Veterans Day Salute starting at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 10, the government’s observance day for the Nov. 11 remembrance for all who serve in the U.S. military services. The photo was taken in 1968 in Vietnam “in the Mekong Delta while escorting a merchant marine ship. We sometimes escorted merchant marine ships into/out of the Delta, acting as protection for them,” Murphy said.

guest speakers will include Holmes Beach mayor Bob Johnson, who will make a proclamation, and anna maria mayor dan murphy, who will talk about his military service.

The American Legion Kirby-Stewart Post Honor Guard will present the colors and provide a rifle salute and taps. entertainer mike Sales will lead participants in song. everyone is welcome. for more information, call the islander at 941778-7978.

Also on the official government day of observance, the city of anna maria will host a parade from city hall to city pier park to honor military veterans. the “old Soldiers and Sailors parade” will include an honor guard from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, the Lakewood Ranch High School marching band, the anna maria island privateers and others waving flags and tossing beads.

Veterans are welcome to take part in the parade, either walking, riding in cars or in golf carts.

A flag ceremony and salute will take place at City pier park at the corner of pine avenue and Bay Boulevard. an announcement said the event will feature an address by Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Latvala. the state senator is the parade marshal and “a champion of home rule,” said the news release from Mayor Dan Murphy’s office.

Following the parade and tribute, there will be an ice cream social at the historical park and “old city jail” on pine avenue. for more information, call 941-708-6130. another ceremony will be conducted nov. 11 in the fishing village of Cortez, at the Cortez Cultural Center, 11655 Cortez Road. A flag-raising ceremony will be at 11 a.m. and then a lunch for veterans and their friends and family will be held.

For more, call the Cortez Village Historical Society at 941-705-4656.

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10&20 years ago In the headlines: Nov. 5, 1997

• An opinion from the Florida Office of the attorney general failed to resolve a dispute in Holmes Beach over a permit — or lack of one — for a cell tower proposed for a site along Marina Drive. The AG’s office said it didn’t weigh in on questions about local codes, ordinances and charters.

• Bradenton Beach voters elected Connie Drescher mayor. She had been serving as city commissioner and defeated fellow commissioner Walter “Charlie” Grace in the election with 54 percent of the vote.

• Anna Maria secured a $500,000 grant for neighborhood revitalization through the Community Development Block Grant program. The money was to improve stormwater drainage, install sidewalks and “pedestrian malls” and to make other improvements.

In the headlines: Nov. 7, 2007

• The Holmes Beach Skate Park reopened following an attack by vandals with an improvement — an electronic eye to monitor activity.

• Ray Arpke, owner and head chef of Euphemia Haye and the Haye Loft on Longboat Key, returned to his hometown of Kohler, Wisconsin, to serve as the celebrity chef at the Kohler food and Wine Experience.

• The Geraldson Community Farm on 20 acres of county land in west Bradenton held a grand opening celebration and began selling membership shares for the expected harvest. The first crops included tomatoes, corn, potatoes, beets, turnips, collards and more.

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Waterline pushes back launch, predicts December opening

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter At least four projected opening dates have come and gone this year for the $29 million Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club in Holmes Beach.

Yet no customers have crossed the threshold, as opening day has been repeatedly postponed by construction delays.

General manager Sandy Zinck says her staff has held together despite the uncertainty swirling around the opening date.

“It’s been challenging, but we welcome a challenge,” Zinck said. “We don’t back down from it. It makes you a stronger operator.”

Zinck hired 17 employees after a July job fair held in Anna Maria. Waterline retained all those employees, Zinck said Nov. 1, with salaried workers already on the job and hourly employees training as needed.

Another job fair was held at the resort in October.

Finalizing construction is necessary to obtain a certificate of occupancy from the Holmes Beach building department to open the resort.

A temporary certificate of occupancy for Waterline was issued Oct. 26, but the full certificate of occupancy must be obtained before any guests can be accommodated, said building official James McGuinness.

McGuinness said the resort is “very close,” but refused to detail what work was left to be done.

The resort — developed and operated by Mainsail Development of Tampa — is now taking reservations for Dec. 15 and beyond.

Mainsail development partner Brian Check had expected to qualify for a certificate of occupancy in mid-September. A Nov. 29 soft opening is the new goal, Check said.

“We’ve got teams in there training,” Check said during a Nov. 1 phone call with The Islander. “We’re

Waterline Resort in Holmes Beach takes on a finished look with newly installed landscaping, including a coconut palm, as workers continue to finalize construction. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy

still finalizing our opening date, some time in the next two or three weeks at this point, barring any setbacks.”

Check declined comment on the unpredictability of setting an opening date.

“I’d love to go into that but, as we’re still working our way through it, I’ll save it for when we are done,” Check said. “I think everybody is trying to work together to get this done.”

The resort at the intersection of Gulf and Marina drives, 5325 Marina Drive, will include 37 two-bedroom units with kitchens, 2,000 square feet of meeting space, Eliza Ann restaurant, a swimming pool and 50-slip marina.

Check said the life safety system for the property

Holmes Beach residents envision city’s future

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter More than three dozen people came out Nov. 2 to share their vision of the future for Holmes Beach.

The community brainstorming session organized by the Holmes Beach Planning Commission at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, focused on five topics: community character, mobility/transportation, natural resources and preservation, infrastructure, and public safety and natural disaster management.

City planner Bill Brisson and Jim LaRue, his asso-

Holmes Beach building department forum reset

The Holmes Beach building department public forum has been moved — again.

The forum was rescheduled from its original date in September to Oct. 25, then postponed to Nov. 15 before being rescheduled to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

Building official Jim McGuinness will head the forum.

McGuinness and his department have been at the forefront of the short-term rental ordinance in Holmes Beach, and the permitting for the $29 million Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club, 5325 Marina Drive.

McGuinness said Waterline received its temporary certificate of occupancy Oct. 26.

Mayor Bob Johnson said he expects Waterline to receive its full certificate of occupancy — required to open the facilities to the public — within the week.

Johnson also credits McGuinness with working to straighten out the “mess” he inherited in the building department.

The building department is the fifth to be spotlighted in a series of public forums on government operations in Holmes Beach. Public works, the police department, code enforcement and the city clerk’s office were headliners at previous forums.

— Terry O’Connor

ciate at LaRue Planning & Management Services. Inc., Fort Myers, coordinated the meeting.

“Public participation is really important,” LaRue said. “”It’s kind of like saying what you want to be when you grow up.”

Brisson said he was looking for active and interested participants to provide usable ideas of what Holmes Beach wants to be in the future.

Participants started by filling out a sign-in sheet, which asked for name, home address, email and phone number.

The sign-in sheet drilled down into the status of the participant, such as whether they were a full- or part-time resident or frequent or occasional visitor.

The sign-in also asked whether the participant owns a business, residential or nonresidential investment property, second home or long- or short-term rental property in Holmes Beach.

Participants also were asked whether they worked for a subcontractor or business in Holmes Beach.

After sign-in, participants chose table topics with discussions that ending in a vote for the top three vision statements among the many discussed. Brisson said he would present the results of the survey to the planning commission, likely in January.

Facilitators included planning commissioners Scott Boyd, community character; chair Charles Stealey, mobility/transportation; Thomas Carlson, infrastructure; and Barbara Hines, natural resources and preservation; as well as LaRue, public safety and natural disaster management.

Hines said Holmes Beach would benefit by the “spirited discussion of ideas for the future.”

The Holmes Beach Planning Commission will next meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6.

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Waterline room rates will start at less than $300 per night and range up to roughly $700. For more information, go to waterlineresort.com.

Meetings Anna Maria City • Nov. 9, 6 p.m., city commission.

• Nov. 14, 4 p.m., planning and zoning.

• Nov. 30, 6 p.m., city commission.

Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941-708-6130, cityofannamaria.com.

Bradenton Beach • Nov. 9, 1 p.m., department head.

• Nov. 15, 1 p.m., planning and zoning.

• Nov. 16, noon, city commission.

• Nov. 20, 1 p.m., swearing-in ceremony.

• Nov. 21, 1 p.m., city commission.

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

Holmes Beach • Nov. 13, 1 p.m., ad hoc committee on local government.

• Nov. 14, 6 p.m., building department forum.

• Nov. 20, 9 a.m., city commission (organizational meeting).

• Nov. 21, 6 p.m., city commission.

• Nov. 27, 1 p.m., ad hoc committee on local government.

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

West Manatee Fire Rescue • None announced.

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

Manatee County • Nov. 28, 9 a.m., commission.

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

Of interest • Nov. 10 is observed as Veterans Day and most government offices will be closed. The Islander and the city of Holmes Beach will host a Veterans Salute at 8:30 a.m. at city hall. The newspaper office will be closed. The city of Anna Maria is hosting a parade and social starting at 1 p.m. at city hall.

• Nov. 15, 2 p.m., Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials, Bradenton Beach City Hall.

• Nov. 23 is Thanksgiving and most government offices will be closed.

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

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HB commissioners prepare to pay up on dog park promises

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter After months of issuing verbal IOUs, the Holmes Beach City Commission was expected to make good Oct. 24 on its dog-park funding promises.

However, nothing was decided, which disappointed about a dozen dog-park supporters in attendance.

Two days later at an Oct. 26 commission work session, Commissioner Marvin Grossman, liaison to the parks and beautification committee, gave dog park supporters encouragement — and another promise.

“We can afford to have a dog park that looks nice,” Grossman said. “We can find the money for a first-class dog park.”

Grossman said Holmes Beach is going about improving the dog park the wrong way. He said the parks and beautification committee should develop the dog park plans and bring recommendations to the commission.

“Why hasn’t the groundwork been done already?” asked Commissioner Jean Peelen. “We say we really want this done, then it disappears from the budget until citizens start yelling again.”

Commissioner Carol Soustek said she wants to see line items establishing dedicated funding for the dog park and skate park.

Chair Judy Titsworth said funding previously dedicated to the dog park has “disappeared” from the budget.

Treasurer Lori Hill was instructed to bring lineitem budgets to the next commission meeting.

“We’ve promised,” Grossman said. “I’m not willing to not have this done this year. It’s not acceptable.”

At the work session, city engineer Lynn Burnett said thousands of dollars have been and are being spent on the dog park.

Burnett said the city spends $5,000 annually on maintenance and repairs and has spent $19,250 of $20,071 in donations in the past five years on fenc-

Amy Muth of Holmes Beach plays with her dogs, Tucker, left, and Tara at the Holmes Beach dog park Oct. 24. Islander Photo: Terry O’Connor ing, signage, pavers, fountains, entryways, plumbing and electrical work.

Managed by the public works department, the dog park, dubbed Scentral Park, on Flotilla Drive adjacent to Birdie Tebbetts Field, has little shade, benches and a water hose — bring your own doggie dish.

Dog park users have many suggestions for improvements.

Amy Muth of Holmes Beach was tossing a rubber ball for her dogs, Tucker and Tara, mid-afternoon Oct. 24. She said she’s been bringing her dogs to the park for years.

“I have two dogs that need to run,” she said.

She said widening the park to give dogs more room to run is at the top of her wish list.

“In the fall, it gets crowded and the grass gets torn up,” she said.

The dog park is the most used of all parks in the city, Grossman said. More shade, better water stands and working gates are needed improvements.

“Having all three gates work would be amazing,”

Muth said, adding oftentimes only one gate is open.

Holmes Beach resident Don Anthony wants $60,000 for the dog park to be divided into three fenced areas: $36,500 for the south park with running water; a $15,000 central pavilion with water and two agility features; and a smaller $8,500 paw park with water.

Anthony said the present park could be resodded with Bahia grass for $8,037 or his expanded proposal for $15,500, labor not included.

“In the past few years, our surface has been reduced to dirt in many areas because of dormant grasses and heavy traffic,” Anthony said.

Whatever improvements are eventually made, dog use is not likely to diminish.

“I love this park. But most of all, I love the people I’ve met here,” Muth said.

Parks committee seeks dog park suggestions

The Holmes Beach Parks and Beautification Committee is going to survey dog-park users this month for suggestions to improve the facility.

“It’s a nice park, but we can make it zing,” said Commissioner Marvin Grossman, liaison to the committee, at the Nov. 1 meeting.

Proposals discussed at the meeting included expanding the park from 8,600 square feet to 13,600 square feet by moving fences out and encompassing more shade trees.

User preferences will be gathered by committee members at the dog park.

Mayor Bob Johnson suggested the boat canopies removed from the city dock at 63rd Street could be repurposed to provide shade.

The committee will next meet at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

— Terry O’Connor

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Gloria Dei’s termite troubles terminated with fumigation

By Sandy Ambrogi islander reporter The church has striking architecture, but for a couple of days last week, it looked really interesting. drivers on palm and marina drives in Holmes Beach were doing double takes as the landmark Gloria dei Lutheran church, 6608 marina drive, became enveloped in a red-and-blue striped tent.

Geiger’s Pest Control of St. Petersburg wrapped the structure for termite fumigation.

Though the company had wrapped other large structures, this one was particularly challenging due to the design of the 50-plus-year-old church.

“What made this particular job unique was the design of the steeple,” company CEO Gary Geiger said.

“The steeple’s height — 30 feet — and where it’s located 50 feet to the center of the building is what made it very challenging,” Geiger said.

Throw in the large osprey nest that was a fixture on the steeple base for years and you have a nervous crew — worried about a bird attack.

“the 86-foot boom lift just barely made it to the top of the steeple fully extended,” Geiger said.

Gloria Dei was designed a half-century ago by Sarasota School architectural icon Victor Lundy. the church features sweeping, load-bearing beams formed of laminated wood, which had attracted termites.

Work began Oct. 30 and the tenting was removed on nov.1. church personnel were able to resume work nov. 2. a side concern of the operation was whether the osprey nest atop the steeple base had compromised the roofing. Church members recently sent up a drone with a camera for a close-up look at the nest area.

By using the boom lift to examine the steeple top, it was discovered to be in good condition, having been covered in copper-welded sheets and not asphalt shingles as believed.

Jay poppe, a gloria dei property liaison, said, “it must have been expensive when the building went up, but it continues to be worth the investment because it was in good shape. All they had to do was clean up the top and replace a drip molding that had come off.”

Workers from Geiger’s Pest Services of St. Petersburg cover the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, with a fumigation tent Oct. 30. Islander Photo: Courtesy Gloria Dei

contact for Gloria Dei, who agreed the nest had been on the steeple for about a decade.

“It had to be removed as part of the tenting process,” Etsinger said of a termite fumigation process that involves sealing the building with a nylon tent and infusing it with a poisonous gas to kill any drywood termites inside.

“There was no choice, the tenting couldn’t be completed without its removal,” she said. gloria dei hired a company to address the termite infestation.

“Things had gotten so bad that droppings were evident atop the organ console each week and anyone walking around … would hear a crunching sound — and risk slipping,” according to Etsinger.

Etsinger said she didn’t know whether the church

or termite company directed the nest removal — or “if there had been any direction at all.” nor did she know whether the church or termite company contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission.

Gagnier, however, believed the state and U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects the nests and she emailed the FWC. Amy Clifton, FWC regional biologist wrote back about a new rule, effective march 2: “The new rule eliminates the need for a FWC permit for on-site destruction of an inactive nest (a nest that does not contain eggs or flightless young) of non-listed birds.” osprey nests may be removed without a permit pLeaSe See oSPreY, neXt page

But church fumigation results in osprey eviction from steeple

By Kathy prucnell islander reporter Holmes Beach residents, fishers and nature lovers Josh Strahorn and Briana Gagnier would like to know why.

Why was the 10-year home of a pair of ospreys replaced with bird deterrents on the steeple at gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Holmes Beach?

“I feel so bad for them,” said Gagnier, who drove past the nest several times a day, watching for offspring to poke their heads out.

“They’ve been up there as long as I can remember, maybe 10 years — a very long time,” Strahorn said.

So, why was the osprey nest removed?

An answer came Nov. 4 from Jean Etsinger, media

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Josh Strahorn and Briana Gagnier, neighbors of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Holmes Beach, are alarmed that the osprey nest on the steeple of the church for 10 years is gone. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

Jack Elka captured the osprey family in its nest on the Gloria Dei steeple in this 2015 file photo.

Bird deterrents spin atop the church steeple Nov. 2 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

oSPreY continued from page 10 throughout the state except in Monroe County, Clifton wrote in her nov. 3 email.

The FWC recommends — but does not require — placing an artificial platform within 300 feet of the site of the previous nest to encourage birds to nest at an alternative site.

“Perhaps someone in the neighborhood would be willing to install a platform,” the FWC biologist added.

Jay poppe, church council member, said the church

currently has no plans to build a replacement nest platform for the ospreys. a nov. 4 call to the rev. rosemary Backer for comment was not returned as of islander press time. reports from the church earlier this year, however, indicate the council was watching the ospreys and wondering about the integrity of the steeple.

In August, the church recruited a drone operator to photograph the nest and steeple to help the council with its decisions.

September saw the ospreys and their nest weather

Hurricane irma. the nov. 2 church news release noted there were concerns for the roof integrity, and the osprey nest was a side concern related to the fumigation project.

However, a roof inspection found copper sheets welded together at the top of the steeple — near the nest — not asphalt shingles.

The nest made the “crew nervous about being attacked by the mother bird,” the release stated.

According to the FWC, osprey nesting typically begins in December and lasts until February.

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ArtsHOP ushers in arts, entertainment season

the island arts community will present the annual artsHOP Nov. 9-12 — a grand opening to the 2017-18 season and an opportunity to make cultural connections. plans include a concert on the beach, art walks and theatrical performances.

Here’s a look at the schedule: • 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, “10byTen” art exhibit reception to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Studio at gulf and pine, 10101 gulf drive, anna maria.

More than 100 pieces of original artwork will be on display and for sale, with proceeds to benefit Cultural connections and the Studio at gulf and pine.

Bluegrass musicians will provide musical entertainment and Sandbar restaurant chef rich demarse will prepare appetizers. for more information, call the studio at 941-7781906.

• 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, opening night for “The game’s afoot” at the island players theater. artsHop performances also will take place at 8 p.m. friday, nov. 10, and Saturday, nov. 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, nov. 12.

Tickets are available at the box office, 10009 Gulf drive, anna maria, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. monday-Saturday and an hour before curtain.

For more information, call the box office at 941778-5755.

• 2-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, ice cream social and museum tour, anna maria island Historical Society museum, 402 pine ave., anna maria. this event has been billed as both a celebration for artsHop and a reception for the city’s Veterans day parade and ceremony. the anna maria general Store and dips ice cream, both on pine avenue, will donate the ice cream and toppings to make sundaes, according to AMIHS publicity director Valerie H. Wilson.

• 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, gallery walk, with various venues in Holmes Beach exhibiting art, offering light bites and hosting musical performances.

Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, will feature the work of watercolorist marti Salerni, present music

by Chip Ragsdale and offer light refreshments.

SteamDesigns, 5343 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, will exhibit the work of photographer Nick Donatelli.

Owners Frank and Melissa Williams contribute to organizing the events.

Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., will exhibit work in “faces of emotion.”

• The Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, a co-op gallery, will feature the guild members “latest original art.”

• Restless Natives, 5416 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, will feature local artists Karen prunier and patricia clarke.

• Saltair, 5508 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, will feature artist Kim Darnell’s oil paintings.

At each venue, people can get their artsHOP passports stamped for entry into a prize drawing.

• Noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, art walk in Bra-

denton Beach, with nine venues hosting receptions with art, music, food and fun. participants will include: • Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., offering complimentary tastes and presenting the works of palma Sola artist Sue elliott.

• Uptown Lot, 110 Bridge St., where photographer and proprietor gayden Shell will exhibit upcycled vintage jewelry, baubles, photographs, and more.

• Sea-renity Beach Spa and Boutique, 112 Bridge St., where people can pick up templates to participate in the community’s annual public art project. also, Sea-renity will host Marilyn Pina painting mermaids and show the work of mixed-media artist tom gandolfo.

• Bridge Street Interiors/Mermaid Haven, 114 Bridge St., offering wine spritzers and showcasing handcrafted jewelry and mermaid-related gifts.

• Blue Marlin Seafood Restaurant, 121 Bridge St., offering “street food” and presenting musical performances in the trap Yard.

• Bridge Tender Inn, 135 Bridge St., featuring “live art” with folk artist rhonda K and a performance by the band doc B’s Bits and Bobs.

• Tide and Moon Jewelry, 200 Bridge St., showcasing the original jewelry designs of owner Laura Shely.

• AMOB on the Pier, 200 Bridge St., offering free margaritas.

Musician Larry Wilhelm will stroll Bridge Street during the event, dressed as a pirate and playing music. the event will launch the community’s public art project, in which artists of all abilities will use seahorse templates to create works.

• 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 11, Symphony on the Sand concert, coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach, featuring the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and orchestra.

The evening will include the musical concert and also small-plates dining, as well as wine and beer offerings. the concert will honor military veterans and, as part of artsHop, showcase what the island has “in abundance — extraordinary music, delicious food, spectacular beaches, art walks, live theatre and a great sense of community.” in addition to amicco, the concert will feature a performance by the faith united methodist church choir from Bradenton. the small plates to be served at the event and provided by local restaurateurs and the coquina Beach cafe will include a salad course, several entree selections and dessert, with complimentary wine and beer at $125 per ticket. other ticket options include $50 for concert chairs and drink coupons and $20 for blanket seating in a special section. for more information, call Jeanie pickwick of anna maria island concert chorus and orchestra at 941-795-2370. the islander is an event sponsor.

Island happenings Attention: Wishbook wishes sought

christmas decorations already are in stock at some stores, which signals to The Islander that it is time to collect “wishes” from local community groups. each year since 1993, the islander publishes its Wishbook, a special section containing the needs and wants of local nonprofits so that Anna Maria Island residents and visitors can fill them while shopping for the holidays.

If you represent a community group, please, send The Islander a list of your organization’s needs to calendar@islander.org.

The deadline for entries to the Wishbook is tuesday, nov. 14.

The Wishbook will publish Wednesday, Nov. 22, in advance of Thanksgiving.

Privateers to hold poker run

the annual anna maria island privateers “Shiprek” poker run will be Saturday, nov. 12. participants will depart from the drift-in in Bradenton Beach after the 10 a.m. registration.

Stops on the run include the Stragglers Bar, Woody’s River Roo Pub and Grill, Beanie’s Sports Bar and Peggy’s Coral.

The cost to participate is $15 for the first hand of poker and $10 for additional hands. privateers will award prizes for best hand and worst hand, as well as present door prizes and conduct a 50/50 raffle.

Proceeds will go to the Privateers scholarship fund, which helps send local students to college.

The Drift-In is at 120 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. for more information, contact richard “taz” Beattie at 239-321-2835.

Stone crab celebrated in Cortez

cortez celebrates a seasonal delicacy with the annual Stone crab festival, which will take place on the waterfront in the fishing village Saturday-Sunday, nov. 11-12.

An announcement from the Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W., Cortez, said the festival would begin both days at 10 a.m. and continue to 6 p.m. — although stone crabs are routinely found on the menu at the restaurant “in season.”

The celebrating will take place at Swordfish and also in the parking lot that joins the restaurant and tiki bar to the Cortez Kitchen outdoor dining room.

An announcement said organizers will present live music, a kid’s zone, arts and crafts vendors and, of course, serve seafood, including the seasonal stone crab.

Scheduled performers include tc and randy, TH&C, Jason Haram Group, Kat Crosby Band, the Dr. Dave Band, Billy Rice, Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones, Alowicious, Berry Oakley’s Indigenous Suspects and twinkle and rock Soul radio. the festival will support the local chapter of fishing for Freedom, which is “dedicated to preserving our constitutions, the environment, economy and citizen’s rights through responsible scientific, ecological and biological management,” according to a news release.

Free parking will be available at the FISH Preserve.

For more information, call the Swordfish at 941798-2035.

Garden club to meet at Roser

the anna maria island garden club will meet at noon Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the fellowship hall at roser memorial community church, 512 pine ave., anna maria.

Additional meetings will be at noon Wednesdays, dec. 20, Jan. 17 and feb. 21.

Special events on the club’s calendar include: • Plant sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18.

• Penny flower show, 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

• Fashion show, noon Wednesday, April 18, 2018. for more information, call charlotte noyes at 941778-6758.

Island Dems plan county charter conversation

the anna maria island democratic club will meet at 11:15 a.m. monday, nov. 13, at the img academy golf club clubhouse, 4350 el conquistador parkway, Bradenton.

The club members will gather for lunch, a meeting and a talk on the topic of “the controversial manatee County charter government,” according to a notice. the buffet lunch will be $17 for members and $20 for guests. for more information, call Bill mcgrath at 941761-4017.

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Artist Marti Salerni

In Holmes Beach, near Minnies and the post office

November featured artist Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach Marti Salerni kicks off our Island Gallery West 5368 Mon-Sun 10-5 941-778-6648 season of public receptions. www.islandgallerywest.com “Petal Away,” an exhibit of brightly colored watercolor and acrylic paintings, depicts Join the Island Gallery family whimsical bicycles and West flowers.

5 to 8 ofThe artists in a gallery invites you to Paintings, Mixed celebration of Marti’s reception on Nov. 10, Media, Jewelry the arts. r your calendars.

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The Anna Maria Island Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18.

An announcement said the public sale would feature native plants, succulents, assorted herbs, hanging baskets and more. The sale will be at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

For more information, call Charlotte Noyes at 941778-6758. Islander Courtesy Photo

Senior Adventures trek to Tampa for Greek Fest

Senior adventures will depart friday, nov. 10, from the annie Silver community center for a day at the greek festival in tampa. the festival entry fee will be $5 and the fee to ride on the center of anna maria island van will be $5. the van will leave for the festival at 9 a.m. from the annie Silver community center at 103 23rd St. n., Bradenton Beach. for more information or to rSVp for activities, call Kaye Bell at 941-538-0945.

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• Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m., Wednesday Night Blast, CrossPointe OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7780719.

Tuesday, Nov. 14 • Tuesdays, 3:15 p.m., after-school children’s choir, Roser 5 p.m. — Vitamin n Sunset Tai Chi, Robinson Preserve, 1704 Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Informa- 99th St. NW, Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5757. tion: 941-778-0414.

ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND • Terrific Tuesdays for community and families, 5:30 p.m., Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Informa• Second and fourth Wednesdays, Roser Memorial Community tion: 941-778-0414.

Church Golfing for God, IMG Academy Golf Club, 4350 El ConquisLOOKING AHEAD ON AMI tador Parkway, Bradenton. Fee applies. Info: 941-778-0414.

• Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., ACBL Open Dec. 2, Center of Anna Maria Island Lester Family Fun Day, Pairs Duplicate Bridge, The Paradise Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Anna Maria. Dec. 3, Roser Memorial Community Church Advent Drive, Longboat Key. Fee apples. Information: 941-216-9600.

Family Night, Anna Maria. Dec. 9, Anna Maria Island Privateers LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Christmas Parade, islandwide. Dec. 15, Anna Maria Island Centre shopping plaza holiday party, Holmes Beach.

Feb. 24, 2018, Pittsburgh Pirates spring training home opener,

Thursday, Nov. 9 6 p.m. — Reception for “10byTen” and artsHOP launch, the Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1906.

8 p.m. — Island Players opening night performance of “The Game’s Afoot,” part of artsHOP, 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-5755.

Friday, Nov. 10 5-7:30 p.m. — Holmes Beach Gallery Walk, part of artsHOP, various venues, downtown Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7799108.

Saturday, Nov. 11 Noon-5 p.m. — Bradenton Beach Gallery Walk, part of artsHOP, various venues, downtown Holmes Beach. Information: 941LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI 896-2222.

Nov. 25, Mote’s Santa Jaws, Sarasota.

4:30 p.m. — Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra Symphony on the Sand concert and gourmet dining, part of artsHOP, GAMES, SPORTS Coquina Gulfside Park, 2650 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Fee & OUTDOORS applies. Information: 941-795-2370.

Wednesday, Nov. 8 Sunday, Nov. 12 4 p.m. — Chess club meets, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina 4-9 p.m. — Blue Marlin Seafood benefit for Puerto Rico with Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. music and prizes, 121 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. Information: Tuesday, Nov. 14 941-896-9737.

5 p.m. — Leffis Key Sunset Shutter Stroll, Leffis Key at Coquina ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Bayside, Bradenton Beach. Information: 941742-5757.

Through Nov. 19, 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Island Players present “The Game’s Afoot,” 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-5755.

• Through Dec. 23, 10th anniversary celebration at Studio at Gulf and Pine and “10byTen” community exhibit, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1906.

• Throughout November, Marti Salerni exhibits her artwork in “Petal Away,” Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Information: 941-778-6648.

LOOKING AHEAD ON AMI Dec. 10, Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra holiday concert, Holmes Beach.

OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Thursday, Nov. 9 5-7 p.m. — ArtCenter Manatee reception for Sarasota Sumi-e Society work and “Off The Wall” exhibits, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Information: 941-746-2862.

Saturday, Nov. 11 10 a.m.-6 p.m. — Cortez Stone Crab Festival to benefit the Manatee Chapter of Fishing for Freedom, Swordfish Grill & Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-798-2035.

Sunday, Nov. 12 10 a.m.-6 p.m. — Cortez Stone Crab Festival to benefit the Manatee Chapter of Fishing for Freedom, Swordfish Grill & Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-798-2035.

ONGOING OFF AMI • Through Dec. 8, ArtCenter Manatee exhibits Sarasota Sumi-e Society work and Off The Wall, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Information: 941-746-2862.

• Through Dec. 16, “Cuban Fishing Ranchos in Tampa Bay” exhibit, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Feb. 17-18, 2018, Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage’s Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival, Cortez. Feb. 25, Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra Broadway and Beyond concert, Bradenton. March 25, Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra Opera Concert, Bradenton.

KIDS & FAMILY On Anna Maria Island Saturday, Nov. 11 10 a.m.. — Origami crafting, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. RSVP. Information: 941-778-6341.

Tuesday, Nov. 14 10 a.m. — Preschool storytime, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

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• Fridays, usually at 1 p.m. but not Nov. 10, mahjong, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Info: 941-778-6341.

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Wednesday, Nov. 8 Noon — Coloring club meets, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. RSVP. Information: 941-778-6341.

Friday, Nov. 10 8:30 a.m. — Veterans Salute, presented by The Islander newspaper and the city of Holmes Beach, Veterans Memorial, Holmes ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-7978.

• Tuesdays, 12:15 p.m., duplicate bridge, Episcopal Church 9 a.m. — Senior Adventures trek to Tampa Greek festival, of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: departing from Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., 941-779-0881.

Bradenton Beach. Fee applies. Information: 941-538-0945.

• Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, 1 p.m. — “Old Soldiers and Sailors” veterans parade and salute, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information:

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Receptions will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at ArtCenter Manatee, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton, for an exhibit of water ink works by the Sarasota chapter of the Sumi-e Society and the Off the Wall exhibit, an open-juried show featuring paintings, sculptures, jewelry, pottery and mixed media. Islander Courtesy Photo

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Anna Maria City Hall to City Pier Park on Pine Avenue. information: 941-708-6130.

2-4 p.m. — Anna Maria island Historical society ice cream social, part of artsHOP and Veterans day observance, Historical Park at 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. information: 941-778-0492. sunday, nov. 12 10 a.m. — Anna Maria island Privateers shiprek Poker run registration, drift-in, 120 Bridge st., Bradenton Beach. information: 239-321-2835.

Tuesday, Nov. 14 2 p.m. — Computer class: searching and security, island Branch library, 5701 Marina drive, Holmes Beach. rsVP. information: 941-778-6341.

Wednesday, Nov. 15 noon — Anna Maria Garden Club meeting, roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. information: 941778-6758.

2 p.m. — sHinE/serving Health insurance needs of Elders, island Branch library, 5701 Marina drive, Holmes Beach. rsVP. information: 941-778-6341.

5-7:30 p.m. — The islander 25th anniversary celebration and ribbon-cutting with Anna Maria island Chamber of Commerce, 3218 E. Bay drive, Holmes Beach. information: 941-778-7978.

OnGOinG On AnnA MAriA islAnd • Wednesdays in November, Einstein’s Circle discussion meetings, Center of Anna Maria island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. information: 941-778-1908. • Second and fourth Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Just Older Youth/ JOY Brown Bag Lunch Series, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. information: 941-778-0414. • Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Manatee County Veteran Services divisions counseling and assistance, island Branch library, 5701 Marina drive, Holmes Beach. information: 941-778-6341. • Third Thursdays, 11:45 a.m., Successful Women Aligning Together meets, Bridge street Bistro, 111 Gulf drive s., Bradenton Beach. Fee applies. information: 941-345-5135. • Fridays, Senior Adventures usually meet to carpool on an adventure or for an activity, Annie silver Community Center, 103 23rd st. n., Bradenton Beach. information: 941-538-0945. • Saturdays, 8:30 a.m., Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island breakfast meeting, Anna Maria island Beach Cafe, 4000 Gulf drive,

Holmes Beach. information: 941-778-1383. • Second and fourth Tuesdays, Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach general membership meetings, Annie silver Community Center, 103 23rd st. n., Bradenton Beach. information: 941730-7715.

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lOOKinG AHEAd On AMi nov. 18, Anna Maria Garden Club annual plant sale, Anna Maria. dec. 9, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation Holly Berry Bazaar and Food Market, Holmes Beach.

OFF AnnA MAriA islAnd Wednesday, Nov. 8 11:30 a.m. — Off stage ladies luncheon and meeting, iMG Academy Golf Club, 3450 El Conquistador Parkway, Bradenton.

Fee applies. information: 941-941-932-2798.

Monday, Nov. 13 10 a.m. — Medicare seminar and 2018 open enrollment information, The Paradise Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico drive, longboat Key. donation suggested. information: 941-383-6493.

11:15 a.m. — Anna Maria island democratic Club meeting and luncheon, iMG Academy Golf Club Clubhouse, 4350 El Conquistador Parkway, Bradenton. Fee applies. information: 941-761-4017.

Wednesday, Nov. 15 1 p.m. — Manatee river Garden Club meeting and program about Green Path Veterans Farm and organic farming, 3120 First Avenue W., Bradenton. information: 941-870-2259.

3 p.m. —Lionfish invasion lecture with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission representative Kali spurgin, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th st. W., Cortez. information: 941-7086120.

• Saturday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day. • Thursday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving. • Thursday, Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. • Tuesday, Dec. 12, Hanukkah begins. • Thursday, Dec. 21, first day of winter. • Sunday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. • Monday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day. • Sunday, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve.

GET LISTED send announcements for The islander’s calendar to calendar@ islander.org. The deadline for listings is the Wednesday before the publication date. Please include the date, time, location and description of the event, as well as a phone number for publication.

GOOD DEEDS VOlUnTEEr OPPOrTUniTiEs

looking for volunteer opportunities on or around Anna Maria island? These organizations are seeking help: • The Roser Food Bank needs donations of cash and nonperishable food. The pantry is administered by roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. information: 941778-0414. • Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals. information: 941-345-2441.

OnGOinG OFF AMi • Manatee Community Concert Band seeks volunteers for its 2017-18 concert season. information: 260-410-4126. • Second Wednesdays during season, Off Stage Ladies meetlooking for volunteers for an organization or an event? Email ing and luncheon, various venues, Bradenton. information: 941-932calendar@islander.org with the details. Please include a contact 2798. name and phone number. $2 @ The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

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Other petitioners in the suit are Fannon’s daughter and business partner in her ecotourism boating business, Katie Scarlett Tupin, and residents of Legends Bay condos — adjacent to the proposed project — Beverly Hill, Arlene Dukauskas and Lenka Sukova and Larry Grossman of Longboat Key. McClash and Mele said Suncoast Waterkeeper decided to sue after county officials refused to meet with the nonprofit. They said the group wanted to meet with the county to prevent future plan switching and LDC issues.

Also part of the developers’ site plans — though not under county purview — is a 260-acre mitigation bank, mostly in the submerged lands.

Suncoast Waterkeeper, as well as the Cortez-based Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage, are challenging the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for its “intent to issue� the developers permit for the mitigation bank.

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The suit alleges due process violations, including the county’s failure to properly notice the approved plan by advertising the October hearing as “closed� to public comment, discouraging people from attending — but then opening it for comment. “You just can’t fool people into not coming to the meeting because you don’t want to listen to any more public comment,� McClash said.

It was the fourth hearing since May at which commissioners considered plans for the project.

The suit also points to other problems in the county’s quasi-judicial process, including the developers’ “ex-parte� communications and a failure to afford a “meaningful opportunity� to review and comment on the new plan before the vote.

The first presentation of the newest plan came the same afternoon it was approved, allowing the public no time for review. “Ex-parte� communication from the developers to commissioners was derived through county staff.

Also targeted in the suit is the failure of the county commission to follow its own rules.

Suncoast Waterkeeper’s Andre Mele said the commissioners failed to require the development team to provide plans depicting building elevations and footprints as the county land-development code requires for buildings over 35-feet tall. “They just totally cheated,� Mele said, about the developers’ presentation of “cartoons,� rather than architectural drawings of the 16 or more high-rises and, further, not locating the 35-75-foot buildings “at all� on any plans.

The plan also fails to meet the code, including a lack of setbacks equal to the height of the buildings, building material choices, setbacks for archeological sites and endangered species, a wetland impact study, neighborhood workshops and waterfront vista impact, according to the suit. “The citizens I’ve talked to can’t believe why the waterfronts aren’t being protected from the monstrous

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By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter They are not willing to settle for what they claim will be an inevitable, insurmountable loss for Sarasota Bay. They are Suncoast Waterkeeper Inc., Kathe Fannon, a licensed tour boat captain based in Cortez, former Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash and they are putting their names on the line to turn back the clock on the Aqua by the Bay development.

Attorney Ralf Brookes filed suit for the petitioners Nov. 2, asking the 12th Circuit Court to nullify Manatee County approvals given to Carlos Beruff and Larry Lieberman and their development companies.

County commissioners voted 7-0 to approve Aqua after a hearing Oct. 3.

Suncoast Waterkeeper is a 2,200-member nonprofit aimed at protecting Sarasota and Manatee county waterways through enforcement and education.

Sarasota Bay is recognized among the state’s Outstanding Florida Waters.

The large-scale, mixed-use development is poised for 529 acres on Sarasota Bay, southeast of Cortez and north of IMG Academy, on a 2.5 mile stretch of pristine mangrove forests, marine nurseries and oyster beds.

The approvals allow for a 191-acre rezone, as well as 2,384 multi-family units, 510 single-family lots and 78,000 square feet of commercial space.

Sixteen condo buildings up to 95-feet high — approximately nine-10 stories — and an unknown number of 35-foot to 75-foot buildings, three- to- eight stories — also were approved.

Eliminated Oct. 3 from the Beruff/Lieberman plans were a 2-mile long lagoon and seawall, widely criticized as threats to marine life, the bay nursery and the ecosystem, after commissioners told the developers from the dais they wouldn’t vote for the plan with the lagoon and some other features.

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Holmes Beach work site investigated by code enforcement

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Work has resumed at a Holmes Beach site where a teardown and construction were interrupted by a city stop-work order to investigate permit compliance and alleged dune destruction A faded stop-work order issued July 7 by James McGuinness, Holmes Beach building official, remained taped to a front window Nov. 2 even as three painters from DF Quality Painting Inc. of Sarasota were at work inside.

“They are not supposed to be doing work there,” said Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson a day later.

“Code enforcement is checking on it.”

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection approved a revised construction permit Oct. 25 for the beachfront property at 102 77th St. in Holmes Beach.

But the first condition of the revised permit called for a preconstruction conference to be held on-site before work could be resumed. The conference would include the DEP’s Brandon Miller, the property owner — Shawn Kaleta — or his representative and contractors, with all proposed structure locations staked out.

“That conference has not been held,” Johnson said.

Kaleta’s attorney, Louis Najmy of Najmy Thompson, said the stop-work order has always been “much

Bradenton Beach seeks mediation in county suit

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach is initiating conflict resolution procedures for a case filed against the city by Manatee County.

The county filed suit Aug. 18 against the city, developer Shawn Kaleta and two of his companies over a sewer line that runs between 11th Street South and north of Longboat Pass.

The county regulates the line in the public right of way on Bay Shore Drive, adjacent to the eastern portion of the three properties, 112, 114 and 116 11th St. S. in Bradenton Beach — all properties owned by Kaleta, his attorney or affiliated companies, according to the complaint.

The city claims the property was vacated in 2001 and it has no responsibility for the utility easement.

Two counts for declaratory judgment and one for a mandatory injunction ask the court to place the city in ownership of an easement for the benefit of the county utility.

One count seeks injunctive relief to prohibit the city from issuing permits for construction of pools and pool decks in the right of way.

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

City permits are pending for the owners of 114 and 116 11th St. S. A notice for an evidentiary hearing scheduled for Dec. 6 was served to the city.

At a previous commission meeting, Commissioner Jake Spooner asked city attorney Ricinda Perry if mediation between the county and city would be feasible.

Perry said state statutes support mediation between two government bodies engaged in litigation.

During a Nov. 2 city commission meeting, commissioners and the mayor unanimously approved a resolution to initiate conflict resolution with the county.

As of Nov. 2, the suit had cost the city nearly $15,000.

The city is hoping mediation will circumvent future legal action.

Mark Barnebey, an attorney with the law firm Blalock Walters P.A. is representing the city on the matter.

He is communicating with the county to set up mediation.

Additionally, Kaleta’s attorneys are continuing to file proposals with the county to end the suit.

During the Nov. 2 meeting, Spooner said, “If the only risk is the cost of mediation, its well worth the gamble.”

Three workers from DF Quality Painting Inc. of Sarasota prepare to paint the interior Nov. 2 at a beachfront property at 102 77th St., Holmes Beach, despite a stop-work order affixed to the window. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection approved a revised construction application Oct. 25 but the stopwork order had not been lifted by Holmes Beach.

Islander Photo: Terry O’Connor ado about nothing.”

Najmy said the city treatment of his client has been more “harassment than anything substantive.”

He said he made formal requests to Holmes Beach city attorney Patricia Petruff and McGuinness to lift the stop-work order after the DEP approved the revised permit, but is still awaiting their responses after a week.

“It is unfortunate the city is taking capricious actions like this, rising to unequal treatment,” Najmy said in an email to The Islander. “We’ve successfully dealt with situations like this before in other jurisdictions and we will do it again.”

In approving the revised permit, the DEP ruled the project will result in no significant impact to the dunes, beach areas or adjacent properties and is “appropriately designed” under Florida law.

The DEP also ruled vegetation at the site had been trimmed more seaward than authorized by the original

permit, which is a violation of Florida law. McGuinness said the 1,200-square-foot allowance to clear vegetation for a pool was exceeded by 6,300 square feet.

When McGuinness suspended work at the site, he cited destruction of the dune and failure to comply with the DEP permit.

After an on-site investigation July 13, the DEP ruled no dune destruction took place, but the agency found the permit application was incomplete.

Under the revised permit, Kaleta agreed to remediate the property by replacing native vegetation that had been illegally cut or removed.

A swimming pool can now be built 212 feet seaward from the residence, according to the revised permit, rather than the 201.4 feet originally allowed.

The 1,398-square-foot home built in 1950 was purchased by Kaleta in 2016 for $2.2 million.

Benderson puts Holmes Beach on notice for proposed chain store ban

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter The Holmes Beach City Commission spent months developing a formula business ordinance proposal, hoping it would be strong enough to avoid legal challenges.

Yet a court challenge has been promised by a large developer even as the ordinance is being finalized for adoption.

Holmes Beach city attorney Patricia Petruff said Todd Mathes, director of development for Benderson Development Co., called to say Benderson would challenge the formula business ordinance if it is adopted.

The Holmes Beach commissioners adopted a temporary formula business moratorium after Benderson leased space to Smoothie King and Dunkin’ Donuts/ Baskin-Robbins in its 60,000-square-foot Anna Maria Island Centre shopping plaza on East Bay Drive.

The temporary ban remains in place, an allowance while commissioners adopt a permanent ordinance.

Benderson tenants say they lack non-compete clauses in their leases. They say that when chain-store competitors move in, Benderson dismisses them by offering to let them out of their lease, according to Elizabeth Burns pleads commissioners Oct. 24 to make permanent the formula business moratorium.

Islander Photo: Terry O’Connor

some current tenants.

Pushing local businesses to vacate their leases is unsatisfactory, commissioners say. The Holmes Beach business blend would be homogenized if local businesses were supplanted by chain stores. Hence, the need for a formula business regulation.

Benderson’s warning followed the Oct. 10 city meeting, where planner Bill Brisson was directed by commissioners to draft a blanket franchise business moratorium covering all of Holmes Beach.

The directive changed the scope of Brisson’s initial proposal, which would have divided the city into six zones, each with differing levels of tolerance for formula businesses. The zoned approach would have allowed more formula businesses in Benderson’s plaza than in the shopping area at Marina and Gulf drives.

Brisson advocated the zoned approach as more legally defensible than a blanket moratorium.

But speakers at the Oct. Oct. 24 commission meeting asked the city to treat the business community equally — one city, one chamber of commerce, one business community.

Benderson plaza tenant Rebecca St. Jean of Island Mail & More, 3230 E. Bay Drive, asked at the Oct. 24 commission meeting if the moratorium extension meant there would be a race to the permit office by big retailers when it expires in February and she asked if the city would exempt Benderson’s plaza from the formula business moratorium.

The commissioners gave her no answer.

Elizabeth Burns, who has lived 10 years in Holmes Beach, pleaded with commissioners to adopt a permanent moratorium.

“Save Holmes Beach,” she said.

Out of 173 commercial businesses in Holmes Beach, 20 are classified by the city as formula businesses, excluding banks, gas stations, grocery stores and real estate, legal and medical offices.

Mathes did not return repeated calls for comment.

The city commission will next meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

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Chef’s Italian roots not forgotten on Anna Maria Island

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter He’s a quintessential middle-aged Italian man — silvery hair, wide smile and conversation held as much with his hands and heart as his voice.

Chef Vincenzo Esposito has been curing the craving for Italian food on Anna Maria Island for years at his Italian Kitchen, 314 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

When he’s not at the shop, stocking the display cases with freshly baked goods, pasta dinners and pizza, you might spot him around the island, photographing all things coastal.

His passions don’t stop there, though. Like many who hail from countries around the world, he may live and love it here, but he never forgets his homeland.

Family connections remain strong in Esposito’s heart.

On Oct. 26, 2016, an earthquake hit Italy, registering 5.5 on the Richter scale. Four days later, the largest earthquake to hit in 36 years shook central Italy, registering 6.6 on the Richter scale.

The tragedy occurred not far from where Esposito, known as Vinny to friends, lived as a child. His cousins, aunts and uncles still reside in small villages and larger towns scattered along the spine and in the outlying valleys of the Apennine Mountain range.

The quake brought centuries-old buildings to the ground, killing three people, injuring hundreds and

Chef Vincenzo Esposito, owner of V&C Italian Kitchen, 314 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, shows off his artwork Oct. 26 and a contribution jar. Esposito grew up in Italy near the region in the Apennine Mountains where a 2016 earthquake devastated people and their villages.

Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi leaving 100,000 homeless.

In Esposito’s village of Castellucio di Norcia, every restaurant and most businesses and homes were destroyed. Wells were compromised, resulting in no water.

The chef-photographer took on another job: earthquake relief fundraiser.

Widespread damage from a 2016 Italian earthquake is evident in this photo taken by Vincenzo Esposito in September. He has pledged to continue to contribute to the area’s recovery for at least another year.

Islander Photo: Courtesy Vincenzo Esposito

Today, the village remains 90 percent destroyed.

Esposito pledged to help how he could and, in September, took a trip to the area to deliver relief money he had raised since last winter.

Esposito raised $1,800, and hopes to top that next year.

His cousins, Fabrizio Benedetti and Steafania Di Carlolis bring water to the villagers every other week.

It’s a two-and-half-hour-drive each way. This year’s contribution was earmarked for a local man, Pasquale Duilio, who is drilling a well to provide water for the villagers and their livestock.

Esposito is concerned now that another mountain winter is upon the region and little progress has been made. People are still in tents, but a lucky few have generators.

All the proceeds from his signature art work, Enzo Telli photographs, for sale at his Italian Kitchen, go to the earthquake project. Esposito also has a donation jar on the counter at the business.

“I promise them I will continue to do my very best supporting them,” Esposito said.

“They said to tell the island of Anna Maria, ‘thank you!’”

For more information on the earthquake relief project, contact the Esposito at 941-896-9754, or visit the Italian Kitchen at 314 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

Anna Maria grants permission for 2 grand tree removals

Two grand trees are coming down in Anna Maria.

After several minutes of debate, Anna Maria commissioners voted 4-1 Oct. 26 to grant John and Lou Ann Lynch permission to remove a java plum and a water oak tree from their property at 62 N. Shore Drive.

Commissioner Nancy Yetter voted against the approval, arguing the property owners should instead attempt to design around the java plum, even if the

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water oak tree must be removed.

The agreement stipulates that the couple must keep a third grand tree, a live oak, and build around it at the southern end of their property.

However, commissioners conceded that the health and location of the java plum and water oaks impeded construction on the property.

The city’s grand tree ordinance stipulates that grand trees — any tree with a circumference greater

Six brown pelicans bob in the bay by the historic Anna Maria City Pier. Doug Terry, a past president of the Pier Regulars, took the photo “a while back.” He says he hopes the engraved planks on the pier can be repurposed for picnic tables or benches. “It would certainly bring pleasure to the families of the many oldtimer Pier Regulars who purchased planks many years ago,” he said. Islander Photo: Doug Terry

than 24 inches — cannot be removed without commission approval, and may only be removed if the lot is otherwise rendered “unbuildable.”

The ordinance also requires landowners to replace grand trees with new 1.5 inch, 10-foot tall trees.

During the debate, Commissioners Yetter, Carol Carter and Doug Copeland argued that the java plum and live oaks could both be included alongside the building’s footprint, pointing out that the plans submitted differed from the original plans included in the Lynches 2016 Bert Harris claim.

Attorney Aaron Thomas of the Najmy Thompson law firm, representing the Lynches, said the changes were to accommodate the city’s request that the building have five bedrooms in order to accommodate the requested 12 guests.

Commissioner Brian Seymour said he visited the property and agreed the java plum tree was “in bad shape.”

A motion to remove just one tree — the water oak — failed before commissioners approved a second motion to remove the java plum and the water oak.

The property was the subject of back-and-forth negotiations to settle a Bert Harris claim filed in May 2016. The claim said the Lynches planned to construct a four-bedroom house to accommodate 12 guests.

In September and November 2016, the commission offered twice to purchase the property for $890,000 in an attempt to transform it into a pocket park.

The Lynches rejected the purchase offers.

The city then settled the claim in June 2017, allowing the Lynches to construct a home of approximately 4,025 square feet of living space with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms.

— Bianca Benedí

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Gunsmoke smuggling tale: Past, future collide

By Sandy Ambrogi islander reporter cortez has settled back into the business of harvesting mullet and stone crabs, no longer reeling in the square groupers of the drug-running days.

An occasional scuba diver glides about the rusty hull of the sunken gunsmoke, the scuttled trawler that rests in the Gulf of Mexico near Egmont Key, and the focus of this 1970s tale.

Along the Cortez waterfront, an aging Junior Guthrie took the liberty of building a stilt house on disputed submerged state land in Sarasota Bay near the A.P. Bell fish company.

Guthrie and fisherman Tom Mora built the structure earlier this year, and are using it for storage and a workshop.

A little dustup from the authorities concerning the legality of the newly constructed house doesn’t seem to bother guthrie in the least.

Years ago, at the height of the smuggling era in Cortez, it was rumored Guthrie made millions smuggling illegal drugs with his fishing boats. Tales of garbage bags stuffed with bills circulated like the motor swirls of the boats coming and going at 3 a.m. from the docks on the cortez shoreline.

So now, seagrass experiments at 3 a.m. consume Guthrie’s overnights, he says.

The players in the Gunsmoke saga have died or scattered to the wind, with only one man serving any length of time for the murders of three of the four intruders that Jan. 23, 1977, night.

David Goodwin walked out of the Everglades Correctional institute near miami may 2 a free man. He had been incarcerated for 40 years after being found guilty by the state n three counts of first-degree murder.

His death penalty sentence was commuted to life in 1981.

Goodwin was the only smuggler jailed that long, though he maintained his innocence throughout his years in prison, claiming he was only guilty of handing

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Walter Steinhorst the rope he used to tie up the trio of victims.

Steinhorst was charged with four counts of firstdegree murder and convicted on all counts. Steinhorst, the trigger man according to the others’ testimony, died in prison in 1999.

The third defendant charged with first-degree murder was Charlie Everett Hughes, who helped Steinhorst weigh down the bodies and dispose of them in a Taylor County sinkhole the night of the smuggling operation.

Hughes bolted, but was arrested in 1981 at a car repair shop in myrtle, mississippi.

All the other players in the Sandy Creek Bay smuggling and murder incident were granted immunity on the state charges. informant Bobby Joe Vines, who set the plan in motion with the FBI, dropped out of sight almost immediately. He was found at a texas border station several months later and, like the others, was granted immunity in exchange for his testimony.

The U.S. Justice Department, stung by its own sting operation, launched an investigation in 1979.

However, no disciplinary actions or charges were filed

against federal agent Dave Baldwin, who recruited Vines for the sting, or anyone else with the FBI. Not very many miles as the crow flies, on 14th Street West in Bradenton, one can now walk into a bright, minimalist storefront with a prescription from a physician to treat any of a dozen conditions and leave with medical marijuana.

The marijuana is produced by large, state regulated grow operations at well-established nurseries.

It’s a far cry from the Gunsmoke and its cargo of 20 tons of pot, in an era that saw many thousands of pounds of pot smuggled into the United States in both obvious and ingenious schemes.

Simple fishermen, whose fathers and father’s fathers had made a life of casting nets and lines and traps into the nearby waters from the little village of cortez, found themselves rich and, sometimes wanted by the law. there were some people who could not turn away from the lure of smuggling’s fortunes in the ’70s.

James “Wyre� Lee, a Cortez resident since before the Gunsmoke days, said he had “forgotten the names� these days of most of the conspirators. “I knew those guys, yeah, from the beach bars and from around Cortez. David Capo moved away long ago,� Lee said. “It was a tangled-up mess when that happened,�

Lee continued. “they broke the main rule: don’t work in your own backyard.� divers continue to make their way to the gunsmoke on calm days.

Visitors scoot up to the bar on wooden stools at the open-air Star fish company in the heart of cortez and watch the shrimp trawlers and fishing boats putter in and tie up.

Now marijuana is dispensed in Florida under government scrutiny, but in other states it is marketed with fancy names and exotic blends.

Gunsmoke might make a good name for a Floridagrown variety.

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BB takes proactive stance for 2018 legislative session

By chrisann Silver esformes islander reporter Bradenton Beach is moving forward with plans for the 2018 legislative session in Tallahassee.

In addition to defending home rule and funding for the city’s historic district, Bradenton Beach is taking a proactive approach in its lobbying effort.

Bradenton Beach hired lobbyist dave ramba to represent the city in 2017 and budgeted $15,000 for the 2018 session, which will begin in January.

Following discussion during a Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency meeting Nov. 1, the CRA is considering adding $15,000 to the city’s $15,000.

According to Florida League of Cities associate director Carol Westmoreland, a bill threatening the existence of CRAs already has been filed. the city’s cra district, bordered by cortez road, Sarasota Bay, fifth Street South and the gulf of Mexico, was deemed blighted in 1992, allowing for grants and tax spending to promote tourism in the area.

But there could be another way to fund projects in the historic district and the city.

During the CRA meeting Nov. 1, and again at a

Nov. 2 city commission meeting, city attorney Ricinda Perry said she and city engineer Lynn Burnett have started the process to apply for state funding through three House bills. According to Perry, Sue Mullins, of Ramba’s office, is reviewing the application submitted by Burnett. Following a sit-down to discuss the application with its sponsor, state rep. Jim Boyd, r-Bradenton, and cra and city approvals, mullins would file the bills in Tallahassee.

“We will seek funding from the state, with a check that comes into the city or the CRA, with no strings attached,” perry said.

The bills would include funding for seagrass mitigation to dredge the north-south channel between the Historic Bridge Street Pier and the Coquina North Boat ramp, stormwater projects and intermodal transportation innovations.

Perry said the bills could be appealing to the state because they are “shovel-ready” and could bring people to the area. additionally, she said the state’s interest in flooding solutions was piqued during the 2017 hurricane season and the island’s stormwater drainage system already has “proven results.”

“We’re looking at about $4 million in funding,” perry said.

She said a renewed contract with ramba would likely cost $255 per hour or $2,500 per month. commissioner John chappie, the cra vice chair, said he supports the plan to apply for state funding.

“The money is out there, we’ve just got to ask for it,” chappie said. cra member and commissioner Jake Spooner, who suggested Perry work with Mullins to research funding options for projects in the CRA and the city, said, “i feel like we owe this to our citizens — this is our job.” “for $2,500 a month, this is one heck of an investment,” mayor Bill Shearon said. “even if only one comes through, it’s a good return on an investment.”

The CRA, comprising the mayor, commissioners and cra district restaurateurs ed chiles and John Horne, reached consensus nov. 1 and the city commission followed suit Nov. 2, directing Perry to keep working on the bills and to negotiate a contract with ramba for 2018.

The next commission meeting will be at noon thursday, nov. 16, at Bradenton Beach city Hall, 107 gulf drive n.

The next CRA meeting will be at 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 6, also at city hall.

Bradenton Beach still waiting on new floating dock

By chrisann Silver esformes islander reporter Bradenton Beach is fortunate the Historic Bridge Street pier was spared the destruction the anna maria city pier suffered from Hurricane irma.

Minor roof damage that occurred when a large sign blew off the Bridge Street Pier — and another new sign — have been repaired. the closure of the pier in anna maria has led to an increase in anglers to the Bridge Street pier, according to Sherman Baldwin, owner of paradise Boat tours, which operates at bait shop at the pier. He is report-

ing a 17 percent increase in bait sales as compared to october 2016.

However, the new floating dock adjacent to the pier — approved by the Bradenton Beach community Redevelopment Agency in March — is yet to be installed. in an oct. 27 email to Bradenton Beach police chief Sam Speciale, who chairs the pier team, Ben talbot dock contractor technomarine’s representative wrote, “the dock is in production and should ship in a few weeks.”

When off-site construction is completed, the dock

BBPD boat lift, anchorage patrol plans take shape

the Bradenton Beach community redevelopment Agency is on target to clean up the anchorage.

Funding for a marine-patrol officer to police the anchorage adjacent to the Historic Bridge Street pier for 10 hours a week, not to exceed 40 hours per month, commenced following CRA approval in april.

At a May board meeting, Manatee County commissioners approved a $50,000 grant from the West Coast Inland Navigational District to fund a lift for the city’s police boat at the Historic Bridge Street Pier and $90,000 in continued support for removing derelict boats from Bradenton Beach waters. the city received the county funds for the lift in October and is set to begin the bid process. The city hopes to have the lift installed by the beginning of 2018, but permits required from the florida department of environmental protection may determine timing for the installation. the lift will be installed on the northeast corner

of the pier.

“We’ll be able to get the boat to the anchorage in minutes with the lift on the pier,” Bradenton Beach police chief Sam Speciale, who chairs the pier team, said during a meeting Nov. 1.

The city is seeing results from the increased marine patrol presence. in october, the police department conducted 11 boat safety equipment checks and 21 anchor light inspections, cited two boat owners for expired registrations, checked six vessels for possibly being derelict and cited two, and reported nine active derelict vessel cases, with one in court.

“We’re not looking to run people off, we just need it to be safe,” Speciale said. commissioner ralph cole said the increased police presence has benefited the anchorage.

“This is doing really well to clean up that area and soon the police boat lift is going in,” Cole said.

“We are seeing results.”

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will be installed. initially, representatives from technomarine said they could begin installation of the new dock in September.

But that was before Hurricane irma, which has been cited as a reason for the delay.

“They’ve been telling us ‘a few weeks’ for awhile now,” Speciale said. “At least now it’s official.”

No other information was provided regarding the timeline for completion.

The old floating dock suffered its final blows July 31 from tropical Storm emily, and was removed in August.

As with the old floating dock, the new dock will be available for boaters on a first-come first-serve basis, with a separate loading area for commercial vessels.

The area adjacent to the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach remains closed Nov. 1 while the city awaits installation of a new floating dock.

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Bradenton Beach waits on county to outfit fitness trail By chrisann Silver esformes islander reporter As 2017 ticks down, Bradenton Beach is tying up loose ends. in may, the commission approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Bill Shearon to execute a letter of support and a request for funding — not to exceed $15,000 — to manatee county to provide fitness equipment along the Coquina Beach Trail in Bradenton Beach. the plan would add 20 exercise stations in shaded areas along the trail.

An interlocal agreement is required between the three island municipalities to obtain funding from the county’s beach concession revenue.

Coquina Beach, including the trail, is regulated and maintained by the county as a public beach.

Walkers, runners and bikers traverse the Coquina Beach Trail between Gulf Drive and Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

in an oct. 25 email to county staff and the three island mayors, manatee county commissioner carol Whitmore said the proposal requires a vote of the county commission, and she would move it forward. the concession fund, which is nearly $800,000 to date, consists of payments from the concessionaire, united park Services inc., over and above the contractual lease payments, including a percentage of profits.

Bradenton Beach received signatures from Anna maria mayor dan murphy and Holmes Beach mayor Bob Johnson in support of the project.

During the Oct. 19 commission meeting, Shearon told commissioners he had spoken with manatee county parks and natural resources director char-

lie Hunsicker regarding the fitness equipment for the trail.

According to Shearon, the county has chosen the equipment, but with the recent resignations of the chair and members of the Bradenton Beach Scenic Waves Partnership Committee — the recommending board that first proposed using concession funds for fitness equipment — his department has not proceeded with the proposal.

However, having spoken to Hunsicker, Shearon said, “I think that’s going to be resolved very shortly and the equipment will go in.”

The next city commission meeting will be at noon thursday, nov. 16, at Bradenton Beach city Hall, 107 gulf drive n.

ITPO eyes $720,000 from concession fund

By terry o’connor islander reporter The three island mayors are asking the Manatee county Board of commissioners for $390,000 from beach concession funds to be used for island bike trail and pedestrian path improvements.

Writing to the county on behalf of the Island Transportation and Planning Organization, a group organized by the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization, Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson also asked for $330,000 for anna maria city pier improvements, which it linked to the bike trail and pedestrian path improvements.

“We would welcome the opportunity to make a formal presentation to the county commission in support of these requests,” Holmes Beach mayor Bob Johnson wrote in a letter to the manatee county Board of commissioners. the draft letter dated oct. 25 said the funds would be spent on projects consistent with the long-range transportation plans of the Sarasota/manatee mpo and the itpo, which consists of the three island mayors. the itpo member seated on the mpo rotates yearly

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Holmes Beach clerk, deputies maintain calm during city crises

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Hundreds of Holmes Beach residents streamed into city hall during the hours leading up to Hurricane Irma’s island introduction.

Irma was expected to pass over Holmes Beach as a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of more than 75 mph and a destructive storm surge from the Gulf of Mexico. Most residents wanted city-supplied sandbags to protect their homes and passes to return after the mandatory evacuation.

“They weren’t frantic. They were concerned,” said assistant deputy clerk Nick Lewis. “W could help them be prepared and inform them where they need to go.

We issued a lot of sandbags.”

Holmes Beach exhausted its supply of more than 2,000 sandbags during the prelude to Irma.

After the storm, residents peppered city hall with calls about power restoration and debris cleanup, said city clerk Stacey Johnston.

“A lot of people were scared and some of them were angry both before and after the storm,” Johnston said. “Our department helped put people more at ease.”

Another wave of phone calls was precipitated by a vaguely worded letter from the city to homeowners regarding Bert Harris claims, Johnston said.

“The phones went crazy,” Johnston said. “They still are. We’re still getting phone calls on it.”

As city clerk, Johnston leads the nerve center at city hall, and after more than a decade on the job, she knows the next crisis is as inevitable as it is unpredictable.

So, she and her co-workers prepare.

Johnston and Lewis, hired in July, just returned from the Florida Association of City Clerks 45th fall academy held Oct. 15-19 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

“It provides an excellent education and I have life-

Holmes Beach city clerk Stacey Johnston trains assistant deputy clerk Nick Lewis at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive. Islander Photo: Terry O’Connor time friends from the networking,” said Johnston, a Coffeyville, Kansas, native.

Johnston was city clerk for 10 of 18 years in Coffeyville City Hall, having started her career at age 18.

“I was the youngest city clerk in Kansas for a couple years,” she said with a laugh.

Johnston attended Coffeyville Community College and went on to continuing education at Kansas University and Wichita State University.

Lewis was participating in his first FACC fall academy while Johnston, the Southwest district director and FACC board member in 2016-17, has been attending since 1981.

“This academy is focused on leadership and how to be a person of influence to lead your staff,” said Johnston, who is certified as a master municipal clerk through the International Institute of Municipal

Clerks.

Johnston hired Lewis after receiving more than 100 applications for an opening created by the transfer of Brenda Wynn to the building department.

“Nick stood out because he had experience in the clerk’s office and city government in the city of Madeira Beach,” Johnston said. “When we interviewed him, he related well to us.”

Lewis, who grew up in Seminole and went to St. Petersburg College, said he envisions a career as a city clerk.

The computer-savvy Lewis is helping Johnston upgrade city hall technology.

“I genuinely want to do this job and learn as much as I can from someone who knows as much as (Johnston).” he said. “It just felt like the right place.”

Johnston said Lewis is a good fit for her department and will help attain her No 1 goal.

“My goal for my department and myself is when someone comes in angry, upset or worried, they go out with a smile,” Johnston said.

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Maintains records of all official actions and is the city election official.

Authenticates city documents with the official seal.

Attests to city ordinances, resolutions, bonds, contracts and other instruments.

Administers city records and information management, including records, indexing, digitizing and archiving.

Supervises and trains employees in the office.

Issues business and rental tax receipts, T-end and sunrise dock rentals and temporary use permits.

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Sail shades installed at Anna Maria park

The newly erected sail shades provide cover for visitors to the City Pier Park, located across Bay Boulevard from the Anna Maria City Pier. Islander Photo: Jack Elka

The long-awaited sail shades have been hoisted, and anna maria city pier park now offers a shady gathering place. the city commission voted in July to authorize $84,975 for Apollo Sunguard to build the sail-shade system. “i’m very happy they’re done,” mayor dan Murphy said, crediting city clerk LeAnne Addy for handling the project. “She did a great job.”

The shades provide 2,500 square feet of coverage, more than twice the 900 square feet offered by tents used at city events in the past.

The shades will be tested for the first time at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, during the city’s Old Soldiers and Sailors Veterans day parade, which will step off from city hall, 10005 gulf drive, and wind up at the park. “this is a beautiful tree and we are pleased to offer — Bianca Benedí our community an opportunity to take home a piece of history and help this tree live on in Bradenton and the surrounding area for decades to come,” Margo Belaga, president of the friends of de Soto, said in a news release. “the champion tree will always have a place in our community,” added Souder. “gumbo limbo trees are famous for their ability to grow from cut branches planted in the ground. Many of the gumbo limbos beside the park visitor center were limbs from a previous national champion tree.” due to the ganoderma disease that can strike the trunks of gumbo limbo trees, very large specimens have fallen at De Soto every four to five years. the removal of the two trees is phase one of a larger project to develop a strategy for managing the gumbo grove in a way that honors the park’s objectives and enhances the visitor experience.

“We look forward to working with the community to make de Soto national memorial an even better Employees from Apollo Sunguard finish installing place to visit,” Souder stated. de Soto national memorial is at 8300 desoto sail shades Nov. 1 in the Anna Maria City Pier Park at the corner of Pine Avenue and North Bay BouleMemorial Highway, Bradenton. vard. Islander Photo: Bianca Benedí for more information, call 941-792-0458.

2 gumbo limbos coming down at national memorial

Two gumbo limbo trees at De Soto National Memorial were damaged by Hurricane Irma and were to be removed nov. 6-7 for safety reasons.

One of the trees in the Bradenton park was designated an American Forests Champion Tree, meaning it is the largest of its species in the country. Storm damage exacerbated the safety risk of the trees, already suffering from old age and disease. de Soto national memorial Superintendent nathan Souder said in a news statement, “Like many others, we love these trees. ultimately our responsibility as public servants is to put the safety of our visitors first. the demise of these two trees is imminent and, their location, coupled with the amount of weight that will come down when they fall, pose an unacceptable risk to visitors. This is a very difficult decision, but the most viable option.”

The park visitor center and surrounding area were to be closed throughout the tree removal process, which was expected to conclude by 5 p.m. tuesday, nov. 7.

Trails in the park were to remain accessible through the adjacent riverview pointe preserve.

The park will offer cuttings noon-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, for people who want to plant, grow and continue the heritage.

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Westbay-Holmes Beach boat canopy impasse not quite ended

By terry o’connor islander reporter The rift between the Westbay Point & Moorings homeowners and the city of Homes Beach over muchdebated boat canopies was not closed entirely by a city agreement the commission approved Oct. 24.

Before the meeting, it appeared the agreement would end an impasse between some Westbay residents and the city.

The agreement will be presented at a meeting after it is amended by city attorney patricia petruff. commissioner Jean peelen called for the amendments.

“My concern is there is stuff in the agreement that doesn’t need to be in there,” peelen said. “it’s like we’re doing them a big favor.”

Westbay residents had been pushing for the removal of boat canopies erected on docks at the city’s 63rd Street boat ramp, which is adjacent to Westbay Point & Moorings, 6500 Flotilla Drive, Holmes Beach.

The agreement, however, did not include the West manatee fire rescue district, which also docks a boat at the ramp with a lift and canopy.

Alec Graham, president of the Westbay Community Association Board, has requested the agreement be amended to include WMFR and add a provision indicating neither the city nor WMFR will install a boat canopy at the site in the future. in January, the city installed boat lifts and covers at the city-owned docks over the city police boat and

a fire-rescue boat, in cooperation with WMFR. The Westbay Point & Moorings III board protested, saying the canopies hindered some residents’ views of Watson’s Bayou and were in violation of city ordinance.

Before the most recent meeting, Westbay Point & Moorings property manager Robert McGlynn wrote a thank-you letter, acknowledging the recent differences and expressing hope the relationship with the city had been restored by the agreement.

“We have been wonderful neighbors to one another for nearly 40 years and it was indeed unfortunate that this particular situation inserted itself into what has otherwise been a very friendly and cordial relationship,” read mcglynn’s letter. “please know that our gates are always open to you and together we will continue to support one another for the safety, growth and protection of our beautiful Holmes Beach community.”

The agreement also allows Westbay to continue trimming about 20 feet of mangroves on city property along its shoreline as it has done for more than three decades.

Commissioner Carol Soustek was against the man-

grove maintenance. “to me, this is inconsistent with how we handle city property,” Soustek said. “it just opens doors sometimes i wish were not open.”

The Holmes Beach Police Department water rescue boat is parked on a trailer at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, after being removed from its lift at the city’s 63rd Street boat ramp next to Westbay Point & Moorings, 6500 Flotilla Drive, Holmes Beach.

Islander Photo: Terry O’Connor

‘How to publish’ talk at Roser Church

The Roser Guild will host a luncheon at noon Tuesday, Nov. 14, with a talk by Mary Lechleidner on the topic of “The Process of Writing, Selling and Publication.” An announcement said Lechleidner would provide a “how-to” for anyone interested in writing a book. Lechleidner is the author of 19 published books. Her most recent trilogy, “At Home in Trinity,” chronicles the life and work of a 19th century midwife. Lechleidner will have free books for the first 50 people who attend the luncheon at the church fellowship hall, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Guild luncheons and teas are potluck-style events. For more information, call the church at 941-778-0414. Islander Courtesy Photo

Blue Marlin hosts benefit for Puerto Rico

Blue Marlin Seafood, 121 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach, will host a benefit for Hurricane Maria survivors in Puerto Rico. The restaurant will present live music, conduct raffles and serve Puerto Rican food at the fundraiser 4-9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12. For more information, call the restaurant at 941-896-9737.

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Streetlife

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Cops & Court

By Kathy Prucnell, Islander Reporter

Island police blotter

Anna Maria Oct. 15, Bayfront Park, 316 N. Bay Blvd., recovered property/trespass. A man and woman were warned for trespassing after a Manatee County sheriff’s deputy observed them in the park after hours. Marijuana and a gun, later determined to be stolen from out of state, were found on the scene, but neither person claimed ownership of the contraband. No arrests were made.

Oct. 25, Anna Maria City Pier, 100 S. Bay Blvd.

A woman fell at the city pier. She declined EMS treatment. City officials asked MCSO to document the claim.

Anna Maria is policed by MCSO. Bradenton Beach Oct. 28, 400 block of Second Street North, battery.

A woman reported another woman struck her twice on her face and head and then shoved her into a window.

Bradenton Beach police arrested the alleged aggressor and transported her to the Manatee County jail.

Oct. 29, 30 block of Laverne Road, battery. A 57-year-old man was arrested after a woman told police he grabbed her neck. The man denied the allegations, saying he grabbed a phone. He was transported to the Manatee County jail.

Oct. 29, Coquina Park,1600 Gulf Drive S., drugs.

Police observed a vehicle after hours in the parking lot with a woman sleeping in the back seat and marijuana on the front seat. After the 19-year-old was awakened, police determined she had come with friends, who were on the beach. The friends returned from the beach and a 17-year-old female handed the officer a kit containing marijuana and paraphernalia in response to questions about contraband in the vehicle. Police issued citations to both females.

Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD. Cortez Oct. 22, 3800 block of 118th Street West, pretrial violation. A man was arrested and transported to the Manatee County jail for violating a no-contact order.

Cortez is policed by MCSO.

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State drops charges in Holmes Beach drug arrest

The office of the 12th Circuit State Attorney decided not to prosecute a Brandon man for contraband allegedly found in his vehicle.

Holmes Beach police stopped Ryan C. Wallace at 11:15 p.m. May 8 for driving on a suspended license in the 2500 block of Gulf Drive and, in a search of the vehicle, allegedly found cocaine, marijuana and paraphernalia. “Despite the assorted intoxicants found in the vehicle ‌ law enforcement did not conduct a DUI investigation,â€? according to a July 27 memo by Assistant Attorney William Greiner.

No statements were made by Wallace to establish constructive possession of the alleged burnt marijuana cigarette, bag of marijuana, marijuana pipe and bag of cocaine found in the vehicle, the memo stated.

Without fingerprints or admissions, the state declined the case, according to Greiner, because of insufficient evidence “to prove the defendant knew of the contraband.�

Holmes Beach Oct. 28, 700 block of Manatee Avenue, drugs.

Holmes Beach police stopped a vehicle for expired registration and arrested the driver for possession of a controlled substance. The officer noticed the odor of marijuana and the driver told police a bag of marijuana was in the vehicle. Police reported the marijuana weighed 10.2 grams.

Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 200 block of 84th Street and 8100 block of Gulf Drive, vehicle burglaries. Several victims reported someone had rifled through their vehicles overnight, leaving the center consoles and glove boxes open. A Yamaha sound system was reported stolen from the trunk of one vehicle. Another victim reported pocket knives valued at $150 were taken. Stolen from another vehicle was a backpack with four pickleball paddles, pickleballs and sunglasses, all valued at $170.

About $15 in change was taken from another vehicle.

The vehicles were processed for fingerprints. Security cameras were being reviewed.

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

Riverview woman arrested for DUI in Holmes Beach

Holmes Beach police arrested a Riverview woman for driving under the influence.

Sandra Coretti, 37, was pulled over at 2:43 a.m. Oct. 24 in the 300 block of 64th Street after police observed her driving with her bright lights on “at a high rate of speed,� according to a police report.

The report said the road was wet Coretti and flooded due to a heavy rain.

Officer Alan Bores approached her vehicle and reported Coretti was irate and argumentative.

Coretti told the officer she was coming from a McDonald’s restaurant, had consumed “a few drinks� and was pre-diabetic. Bores reported she did not appear to be having a medical issue.

She performed field-sobriety tests, which police determined she performed poorly. Coretti refused to take a breath test.

Coretti was transported to the Manatee County jail and released on $500 bond.

She also was ticketed for a headlight infraction and driving too fast for conditions.

Her arraignment is set for 8:25 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

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The Florida Department of Transportation posted the following advisories for the week of Nov. 6: • SR 789/Gulf Drive from SR 64/Manatee Avenue to SR 684/Cortez Road: Manatee County is installing new force mains and water mains. For more information, visit amipipereplacement.com. • SR 789/Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach: Crews are installing a sidewalk along Gulf Drive from south of 13th Street South to the North Coquina Beach Boat Ramp. This week the crews will be working on sidewalk installation and drainage. Lane closures will occur during the day. Watch for flaggers. The expected completion is late 2017. • SR 684/Cortez Road at 119th Street West: Crews will construct safety improvements, including median, pedestrian signal and lane-striping. This week, crews will be mobilizing for the project and motorists should expect daytime and nighttime lane closures. The Click!

The Islander welcomes notices of the milestones in expected completion is late 2017. readers’ lives. Submit news, jpgs and details to news@ For the latest road watch information, go online islander.org. to www.fl511.com or dial 511.

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Chamber Trail of Treats covers island with candy, fun

Zoe Bourgoing collects her prize Oct. 31 from Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce board member Karen LaPensee, after winning the scary prize for ages 5-6. Zoe is a student at AME.

It’s a pretty-in-pink costume for Willabel Welch, who celebrated her first birthday on Halloween, with mother Rather Hosch and dad Nate Welch, who decked out in pink, too, for treats.

Julie Scheier, left, and Diora Droessler get their contestant numbers Oct. 31 at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Trail of Treats, which began at the chamber office, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. The girls were visiting the island from Germany with their families.

Braxton Duncan, 4, dresses as a firefighter for Halloween while grandpa Kurt Snouffer holds up Lennon Duncan, 1, a firehouse dalmation.

Islander Photos: Bianca Benedí

Anna Kornman and Maggie Carter, both 13, dressed as a black cat and a witch, pose for a picture while Halloween trickor-treating on Pine Avenue.

A group of kids in Halloween costumes pose for a photo outside the Island Real Estate office on Pine Avenue.

Jarrett Cotton, an Island Real Estate employee, dresses as a “Harry Potter” character to hand out candy to kids.

Olivia Olsen, 3, clings to her father, Jeff, Oct. 28 at the costume judging prior to the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s annual Trail of Treats in Holmes Beach. The Olsens were visiting from Chicago and have been coming to the island every fall since 2012.

Young and old crowd the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce parking lot Oct. 31 for the annual Trail of Treats. Winners were chosen in four age groups and the candy bowls were bottomless as trick or treaters set off from the chamber in Holmes Beach on the trail of businesses giving away treats in the three island cities, Islander Photos: Sandy Ambrogi Lauren Knock, left and Lenie Nebra dig through the candy bowl at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s Trail of Treats celebration.

Lindsey Leeche and Christine Kourik pose next to their Halloween display Oct. 31 in front of the Duncan Real Estate office on Pine Avenue.

The pair passed out candy to children and served Prosecco to adults during Anna Maria’s trick-or-treat event.

Collins Oelker, 5, and parents Chelsea Oelker and Cody Oelker show off their “Star Wars” costumes.

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All that about a bat, a cat and a hat

Students in Bridget Querrard’s kindergarten class get a lesson about rhyming words while enjoying Halloween fun Oct. 27. Students made a hat that looked like a cat, then glued rhyming “at” words onto the hats. Got that?

Islander Photo: Courtesy Kelly Crawford

Ivory Graham, who serves as the Anna Maria Elementary School business partner coordinator, signs the #WeManatee poster that hangs near the lobby of the school. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

School district says it takes a ‘village’

Colorful banners — covered with autographs of students, teachers and administrators — are popping up in manatee county’s public schools. #WeManatee is a new program to promote the School District of Manatee County, according to Diana green, superintendent of schools.

“That saying is based on the belief that public education is a reflection of the community it serves and that it takes an entire community to support our students and teachers in the art of teaching and learning,” Green said in a news release.

Students, faculty and staff at AME took turns signing their names on AME’s large poster Nov. 1, which hangs near the lobby at the school.

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Anna Maria Elementary kindergarten teacher Kelly Crawford hugs mammogram technician Betty Breedlove Oct. 26 at Bowes Imaging Center, 6207 Cortez Road W., Bradenton, after completing her scan.

The imaging center teamed with the AME-ParentTeacher Organization in a fundraiser that netted the school PTO $4,126.22. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

Bring donations to feed the hungry

Anna Maria Elementary is helping feed the hungry this month. A food drive, in conjunction with the Mayor’s Feed the Hungry Program, will be at the school through Nov. 17. Canned goods and nonperishable items can be dropped off at the bin in the AME lobby. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

• Friday, Nov. 10, no school, Veterans Day observance.

• Tuesday, Nov. 14, fourth-grade play, dinner 5-6:30 p.m., performance 6:30 p.m.

• Wednesday-Friday Nov. 22-Nov. 24, no school, Thanksgiving holiday.

• Tuesday, Nov. 28, picture retakes.

• Wednesday, Dec. 6, full day of school, hurricane make-up. anna maria elementary is at 4700 gulf drive, Holmes Beach. for more information, call 941-708-5525.

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Goretti Elie, Bezawit Zewdie and Thipasoung Hoang, all age 16, add the finishing touches to their entry, “Gecko Love,” for Southeast High School VPA Academy.

Their entry won runner up in the high school wildlife competition.

SandBlast brings recycling focus to Manatee beach Olivia Lake, 17, carves letters out for her sand sculpture Nov. 4 at the SandBlast competition. Lake led the Manatee High School Art Department team, sponsored by The Islander. Islander Photos: Bianca Benedí

AME 4th-graders ready to rock musical

The Anna Maria Elementary fourth-grade class will present the throwback musical “Rock Around the Fifties” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14.

The Parent-Teacher Organization will sponsor a pre-play dinner in the cafeteria 5-6:30 p.m.

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And while the Sandblast competition is over, the sandy sculptures remain on view — weather permitting — through November at the Manatee Public Beach.

Students from nine schools spent four hours Nov. 4 spraying water, designing and carving sculptures into a heaping pile of sand for Keep Manatee Beautiful’s SandBlast sand-sculpting competition.

The teams participated in one of three categories: elementary and middle school students, and a choice of free form or wildlife for the high school teams.

The designs varied, from a hurricane-themed sculpture to a recreation of the Three Little Pigs to a Teenage Mutant sea turtle.

Olivia Lake, the 17-year old senior who led the Manatee High School Art Department team sponsored

by The Islander, said the team spent three weeks discussing their design.

The sculptors settled on a representation of hur-

ricanes, given the school is home to the Manatee Hurricanes sports teams and Manatee County’s brush with Hurricane Irma.

The sand sculpture included downed trees, the meteorological symbol for a hurricane, their school’s Hurricanes mascot and newspapers with headlines about hurricanes and school sports.

Peter and Karen Weimann, snowbirds from Connecticut, said they make it a point to come down in time to see the competition every year.

“This is a delight for us,” Peter Weimann said, adding that they will return frequently to admire the artwork.

Lake said afterward that the competition went better than she had hoped — Manatee High School took runner-up in the high school free-form competition.

“We really weren’t expecting to win anything more than honorable mention,” she said.

Lake added she hopes the club will carry on with the competition.

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AMITW’s loggerhead wins marathon race, Tour de Turtles By chrisann Silver esformes islander reporter it may not have been the fastest race in history, but Anna Maria Island won the marathon with loggerhead eliza ann.

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring and the Sea Turtle Conservancy placed a tracking device on a sea turtle June 19 after it nested at coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach, then released the turtle to the gulf of mexico early June 20. that tracker showed the path taken by the sea turtle as she nested twice more and journeyed on her three-month migration.

This was the first confirmation of multiple nesting by a mature female loggerhead on the island. the turtle was named eliza ann for the Sea turtle conservancy event, tour de turtles, which ended nov.

1. The Waterline Resort and Marina, in Holmes Beach, featuring Eliza Ann’s Coastal Kitchen restaurant, sponsored AMITW in the event.

As part of the tour, 20 sea turtles were tagged and released from beaches in costa rica, panama, nevis and florida. the turtles then competed in a “marathon,” a competition for which turtle swims the most miles during the three-month “race.”

Eliza Ann traveled 1,693 miles to win first place in the marathon, which tracked distance covered through Nov. 1 by the tagged sea turtles. The runner-up, a loggerhead named Cruz, traveled 1,583 miles after it was tagged July 29 near the Disney Vero Beach Resort, south of the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in melbourne Beach.

A screenshot from the Sea Turtle Conservancy website for the Tour de Turtles declares Eliza Ann the 2017 race winner.

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The migration was tracked using satellite telemetry. every time eliza ann raised her head above water, the antenna on her tracker sent a signal, letting conservancy research scientists know her location.

The tracking device showed Eliza Ann coming ashore four times and nesting three times during the season, which runs through Oct. 31.

Following nesting, the tracker showed the turtle traveled to the Bahamas to forage and, as of Nov. 1, was in the water north of cuba.

additionally, the data received from the turtles’ transmitters allowed researchers to determine the number of dives taken during a 24-hour period, the duration of the most recent dive, and the water temperature of the location, according to Lexie Beach, Sea turtle conservancy communications coordinator. “to adequately protect sea turtles in all their habitats, we must learn more about their migratory pLeaSe See TUrTLeS, neXt page

Streetlight concerns addressed in Bradenton Beach, AMITW not to blame

By chrisann Silver esformes islander reporter electricity is a hot topic on anna maria island following outages caused by Hurricane Irma.

Non-working streetlights and malfunctioning lights in Bradenton Beach since the storm passed east of tampa Bay and anna maria island Sept. 10-11 have been a cause for concern.

During an Oct. 19 commission meeting, Ward 3 Commissioner Ralph Cole said streetlights in his ward along Gulf Drive and some side streets are a problem.

Mayor Bill Shearon said some of the lights along gulf drive may have been turned off or shielded by Florida Power and Light for compliance with turtle nesting regulations and would be back in service after

oct. 31, the last day of the turtle season.

To be in compliance during sea turtle season, exterior lights visible from the shoreline must be low and shielded.

Disorientations can occur when artificial light attracts turtles away from the water, making them vulnerable to predators, exhaustion or dehydration that can result in their death.

Code enforcement officer Gail Garneau added that streetlights are not turned off for sea turtle season. She said more than 10 years ago, the city asked FPL to turn off some lights because of turtle lighting concerns, but the city determined turning off the streetlights was unsafe. the health, safety and welfare of people in the city takes priority, she said. “the city does not direct fpL to turn off any streetEAT-IN OR TAKE-OUT

lights,” Garneau said. cole added, “it’s important for people to know that if they see any lights out it is not because of turtle watch, it’s because they are malfunctioning.” in an oct. 25 email, public works director tom Woodard wrote, “That is true, we do not ask FPL to turn out any street lights during turtle season, or any other time.”

Woodard wrote that he conducted a nighttime inspection Oct. 19 to determine which streetlight need attention and compiled a list of missing, malfunctioning and cycling streetlights.

According to Woodard, FPL representative David Heiser said work orders for the repairs were created and would be attended to “as soon as possible,” as storm repairs are still underway.

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As the sun sets, a flock of geese flies.

For the week of Nov. 3-10, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s online “BirdCast” showed a pulse of moderate to heavy migratory flights kicked off the weekend, primarily to the east of the Great Lakes. To track the fall-winter bird migration, go online to birdcast. info. Islander Courtesy Photo

By Lisa Neff

Call of the warbler

I had spent about a week in October shopping for a skateboard for my young niece when her mom and dad informed me: no, maybe next year.

So i noted the best of the boards for a christmas present to myself and began searching the toy stores for an alternative gift for the young one.

What parent-approved gift would deliver a thrill? i decided to send pippa a pair of binoculars and the national audubon Neff Society’s bird guidebook for kids. “dear pippa, Happy birthday,” i wrote. “You might use these to go birding on a hike by the lake, keep watch on your street, spy on your brother and sister or solve a mystery. maybe nancy drew had TUrTLeS continued from page 30 patterns, their behavior at sea, where their marine habitats are located, how the turtles use these different habitats and the migration routes turtles travel between habitats,” Beach said.

Since the tour is over, this data becomes available to researchers around the world and also is being used as part of Sea turtle conservancy research scientist dan evans’ doctoral thesis. turtle watch participated in the tour in 2015 with a loggerhead named Amie, but the turtle’s satellite tag fell off shortly after the race began and it was disqualified.

“What a gift this whole research project has been for AMITW and for the state of Florida to be able to collect data from her satellite tag,” AMITW executive director Suzi fox said. “the best is yet to come as the data collected from her tag is analyzed.”

a pair. Just don’t peek into your neighbor’s window.”

She’s probably already used the binoculars to spy on her siblings and the parents who denied her a skateboard. But I hope someday soon she uses them to go birding and gets the thrill of hearing a song in the trees and then spotting a golden bird, blue bird, red bird or black bird on a branch. i was much older than 8 when i experienced the “birding” thrill for the first time. I was working on a series of profile articles about prominent Chicagoans and their passions and lined up an interview with cook County Circuit Judge Sebastian T. Patti.

He arranged to meet me at a woodsy spot on the Chicago lakefront known as the “Magic Hedge.” When he wasn’t judging, Patti was birdwatching and the Magic Hedge wasn’t far from his home.

He handed me a pair of binoculars and we walked into the hedge, a cluster of trees and bushes no bigger than an acre. patti paused every time he heard a bird sing or the crackle of a leaf. He spotted dozens of birds where, alone, i probably would have seen none. His excitement was edging up, up, up.

A man rushed past us and said a Virginia’s warbler was spotted at the entrance to the Magic Hedge. Patti started to run and i chased after him.

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On a low branch in the tree was a small grayish songbird with a bit of yellow on the breast. no one moved.

“Seedi seedi seedi,” the bird sang.

Still no one moved, not even a step back, until the bird flew off to another tree.

A Virginia’s warbler in the Magic Hedge is not common, patti told me when back at our cars. the species range is central and southern Colorado, western New Mexico, central Wyoming, western Texas and, in the winter, it migrates to Mexico.

But patti really was thrilled at the trill of any bird, common or rare to the Magic Hedge, and his passion proved contagious. That spring, I asked for a pair of binoculars for my birthday. this week, i’ll take them out to one of anna maria Island’s many magic places — Bean Point, Bayfront Park, Leffis Key, bayside behind St. Bernard Catholic Church — and find my thrill.

With the fall-winter migration building, November and December are spectacular months in the region for birding — or an introduction to birding.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s online “BirdCast” says look now for arriving migrants, including bald eagles, American Kestrals, black vultures, red-winged blackbirds, song sparrows, yellow-rumped warblers, red-tailed hawks, common loons, geese and ducks and many more.

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Slim’s Place pursues perfection in adult soccer league

By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter With only one week left to play in the regular season of the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Slim’s Place continues to boast a perfect 6-0 record.

Mulock Flynn Law is second with a 4-1-1 league record, just ahead of 4-2 Jiffy Lube. Sato Real Estate follows in fourth place at 2-3-1, while Acqua Aveda, Moss Builders and Ross Built all have 2-4 records. Mar/ Kis Insurance is in last place, but did Cassidy veer off the winless path Nov. 2 with a 7-2 victory over Sato.

Miguel Ajoy led the way with three goals and an assist, while Jermias Gramajo, Joel Sanchez, Omar Polar and Ruby Rodriguez each notched a goal. Mario Prino made six saves in goal to help preserve the victory.

Yunior Guerra had a goal and an assist and Josh Sato scored once to lead Sato in the loss.

Ross Built opened the Nov. 2 action with a 4-1 victory over Mulock Flynn Law behind a pair of goals from Greg Ross. Scott Eason and Trevor Bystrom each notched a goal, while Ben Sato made nine saves between the pipes.

Chris Scott scored the lone goal for Mulock Flynn in the loss, including 11 saves from Sean Flynn.

Jiffy Lube rolled to a 9-5 victory over Moss Builders behind three goals and an assist from Chris Culhane and two goals and three assists from Danny Anderson.

Jiffy Lube also received two goals and an assist from Chris Klotz, while Ricky Anderson and Eliza Faillace both added a goal in the victory.

Andre Lewis scored twice to lead Moss Builders, which also received a goal each from Matt Plummer, Olaf Krause and Shay Coleman in the loss.

Slim’s Place remained unbeaten thanks to a 7-6 victory over Acqua Aveda in the final game of the night. Damir Glavan scored three goals and Kris Yavalar added two goals and an assist. Matt Kretzman chipped in with a goal and an assist, while Greg Demeuse finished with a goal and three assists in the victory.

Steve Oelfke led Acqua Aveda with a hat trick while Eric Pullen added two goals and an assist. Rico Beissert completed the Acqua Aveda scoring with a goal and an assist in the loss.

Chris Scott carries the ball for Mulock Flynn Law past Ross Built defenders Greg Ross, Kevin Roman and Monica Simpson during Nov. 2 adult soccer action at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

Islander Photos: Kevin P. Cassidy The men got out on the morning of Oct. 30 for their usual modified-Stableford system match. Dave Richardson earned the top spot with a plus-4, one point better than second-place finishers Gerry Elson, Marty Hicks, Dale Hudson and Jere Rice.

A coven of women took over the course on Halloween for a nine-hole individual-low-net match in four flights. (Did anyone see witches flying on brooms?)

Marcia Helgeson rode a birdie on the seventh hole to a 4-under-par 28 to earn a two-shot victory in Flight A over second-place finisher Karen Mitchell. Helen Pollock, who chipped in on the first hole and Joy Kaiser shared third place with matching 1-under-par 31s.

Tootie Wagner’s 1-under-par 31 gave her first place in Flight B over Sally Martin, who carded a 1-over-par 33, and Fran Barford who finished with a 35.

Marilyn Niewijk fired a 3-under-par 29 to earn a two-shot victory over Joyce Lathrop to win Flight C. Lathrop, who had a chipin on the first hole, finished at 1-under-par 31, while Roxanne Koche and Jana Samuels tied for third at even-par 32.

Penny Auch’s 2-over-par 34 gave her a five-shot victory over Anne Klein to win Flight D. The men were back on the course Nov. 2 for a ninehole scramble. The team of Al Carr, John Kolojeski, Wayne Patterson and Steve Phiel combined on a 4-under-par 28 to grab clubhouse bragging rights. The team of Lex Halakan, Dale Johnson, Tom Nelson and Jere Rice were one shot back in second place.

Horseshoe news Two teams emerged from pool play and battled for the day’s supremacy in the Nov. 1 horseshoe action at Key Royale golf news Key Royale Club members took advantage of the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.

Dom Livedoti teamed up with Jay Disbrow to some beautiful weather to get in a full slate of golf win his fifth consecutive championship with the Anna action.

Mulock Flynn’s Frank Agnelli heads the ball away from his goal during Nov. 2 adult soccer action at the Center of Anna Maria Island.

Maria pitchers. They soundly defeated Tim Sofran and Hank Huyghe by a 21-3 score to earn the day’s bragging rights.

Two teams also advanced to the knockout stage during the Nov. 4 games. The team of Bob Mason and Rod Bussey earned a come-from-behind 21-19 victory over Bob Lee and Art Kingstad to earn a trip to the winner’s circle.

Play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Youth football registration ends Nov. 11 The center is calling for youth flag football registration until Nov. 11.

The cost is $10 for members and $126 for nonmembers.

Player evaluations are mandatory and a draft follows for the age 5-7 division at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. for the 8-10 division Tuesday, Nov. 14. Evaluations continue Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. for the 11-13 division and at 7 p.m. for the 14-17 division.

Games will be scheduled for Tuesdays and Wednesdays and some Saturdays.

As always, the center is looking for coaches and sponsors.

Players can register online at centerami.org, call 941-778-1908 or visit the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

It was a cool day Oct. 30, but Mike Pudlewski, left, and son-in-law Scott Marciano caught their limit of speckled seatrout near shore on shiners while on a charter fishing trip with by Capt. Warren Girle.

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Fall fishing — cooler temps, but hot action in local waters

By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter With the first cold snap of the year behind us, fall fishing around Anna Maria Island is in full swing.

Water temps have lowered to the upper 60s, and low 70s, which has the fish moving. I’m seeing snook migrating from the beaches to the flats to feed in preparation for winter.

The arrival of redfish is a welcome sight. Catching a red mixed in with the snook bite is an added bonus.

Along the beaches and nearshore reefs, migrating kingfish and Spanish Stasny mackerel are stopping to feed on vast offerings of baitfish.

Finally, gag grouper are making a showing around shallow-water structure throughout Tampa Bay. On my recent Southernaire charters, I’ve been trying to mix it up a little. Fishing along the beaches for mackerel and kingfish has been exceptional. I say this, but the bite is day to day. One day they’re everywhere, the next day you can’t buy a bite. But when they’re there, oh boy. Mixed in with this bite are numerous blacktip and spinner sharks. Both are worthy adversaries on medium-heavy to heavy-rated tackle.

After getting our fill of macks and sharks, I’m migrating to the shallow flats of Sarasota and Tampa bays, along mangrove shorelines, where I’m finding good numbers of snook. Redfish are present, too, but slightly elusive compared to the sheer ferocity of the snook. Keeper snook are a little hard to come by, but that’s where the reds play a major role. Having a couple of nice fat redfish in the cooler usually takes away the sting if the keeper snook eludes us.

Also in the bays are numerous bluefish and ladyfish. Although these fish have no food value, both are excellent fighters on light tackle. Their aggressive

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John Muench of Bradenton, left, shows off the whopper 39-inch linesider he caught on a charter fishing trip with Capt. Mac Gregory.

nature — they inhale baits on the surface — adds to the thrill.

It’s time to put down the bag of Halloween candy and get off the couch. Fall fishing in our region can be some of the best fishing of the year, so get out there — on a pier, a bridge, the beach or a boat — and go fish.

Capt. Aaron Lowman is hooking up his clients on a variety of species both in the back country and off the beaches. On the flats, Lowman is finding snook. Most are in the 26-inch range, although clients are getting keeper fish now and again.

Spotted seatrout are present on the flats, where most catches are 14-17 inches. Larger trout are being found in water less than 2 feet deep.

Redfish are being reeled to the boat by Lowman’s clients around oyster bars and mangrove shorelines.

Along the beaches, Lowman is stirring up the action on Spanish mackerel, kingfish and blacktip sharks.

Capt. Rick Gross of Fishy Business Charters is reporting a “mixed bag.” Fishing in the back bays is resulting in snook and redfish, along with some large trout for Gross’ clients.

Moving out in the open waters of Tampa Bay is providing good action on Spanish mackerel, especially around the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

Lastly, dock fishing is yielding some flounder up to 20 inches along the shore of Tampa Bay. Capt. Warren Girle is working the flats of Sarasota Bay, targeting snook and working the high tides along mangrove shorelines for some good action.

Spotted seatrout also are taking the bait from Girle’s clients. Flats 5-7 feet deep are holding plenty of trout in the 15-18 inch bracket. Larger trout are being taken on shallower flats of 3 feet or less.

Lastly, bluefish and ladyfish are schooled up along

channels and deep areas of the bay, providing rodbending action.

Capt. Jason Stock is hooking up with numerous shallow-water gag grouper up to 30 inches by trolling pinfish, grunts and artificials.

Moving out to slightly deeper water in the Gulf of Mexico, Stock is finding macks and kingfish accommodating for his clients. The macks are 2-3 pounds.

As for the kings, fish in the 20-pound class and up are not uncommon.

Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.

Joe Gottbrath and grandson Graham Gall, visiting Anna Maria Island from Denver, show off the 29-inch snook they teamed up on with a live shiner for bait. They fished with Capt. Aaron Lowman Oct. 26, a day after a cold front slowed the bite, with most of the fish coming later, as the water began to warm. Their group also caught seatrout and redfish.

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Jennifer Strohl, left, and Sondra Okada display some of the items offered at the new Coastal Life Design & Marketplace, 8615 Cortez Road W., Bradenton.

Decor items and jewelry are offered in the storefront marketplace and the custom bath and kitchen design center boasts a premier selection of tiles, cabinetry, fixtures and more.

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Seasoned designers open new Cortez center Designers Jennifer Strohl and Sondra Okada have worked and lived on both sides of the globe and across the country, but their hearts lie in all things coastal. the pair has now settled in and joined forces to open Coastal Life Design & Marketplace, 8615 Cortez Road W., Bradenton.

The design center features products from Datile, Hafele, Woodharbor, Happy Floors and Bedrosians Tile & Stone and the designers specialize in creative kitchens and baths.

Strohl is a Bradenton Beach-based interior designer with more than two decades of experience in construction and design.

Her work has been featured in international magazines.

Okada is certified by the New York School of Interior Design. She worked eight years in China, where she received two more design degrees. Her work has been profiled in GQ and Elle magazines. the coastal Life showroom is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. monday-friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, although, design consultation is by appointment only. for more information, call 941-242-2926 or visit the website at coastalife.com.

Gelato get some You gotta get some gelato at the new “cool� spot on the island — the anna maria island creamery and Bakery, 9801 gulf drive, anna maria.

The new specialty store will feature gelato, ice cream, ice pops, fresh handmade pastries, truffles, a variety of beverages and more. the ami creamery and Bakery opened over the weekend of nov. 5-6. for more information, call 941-896-5308 or visit the website at amicreamerybakery.com.

Eclectic store undergoes change A little more than a year-and-a-half after opening the doors to their one-of-a-kind furniture, antique and decor store, partners marcia mattick and tera o’Brien are temporarily closing the doors for a makeover of pineapple Junktion, 425 pine ave., anna maria.

When they finish a “facelift� and reopen the doors, hopefully in a matter of weeks, shoppers in anna maria will find a “flea� atmosphere in the large building.

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Photographer’s view of AMI, Sarasota Jack elka loves a bird’s eye view, almost as much as a ground-level look at life.

Elka has just finished a 2018 calendar featuring his photos of anna maria island’s favorite locations and stunning aerial shots of paradise stretching into the distance — the types of photos that have made elka a sought-after photographer for years.

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He traveled south to Siesta Key and photographed the highlights of the keys and Sarasota for a second calendar.

Sky-high views of Lido, Siesta and Longboat are sprinkled with popular Sarasota venues. a drone shot of the “unconditional Love� statue on Sarasota’s Bayfront, shows a little-known secret — only the high drone-view reveals. A bouquet of bright red roses — not visible from the ground — is wedged between the kissing couple. elka’s calendars can be found at the islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, as well as the Publix super markets in Holmes Beach and Sarasota, the Beach House restaurant in Bradenton Beach, Sandbar restaurant in anna maria and local retail stores. also, orders can be placed on elka’s website at jackelka.com. for more information, call 941-778-2711.

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Fran Derr, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce volunteer, welcomes guests Oct. 25 to the Island Players theater, 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, for the monthly chamber business card mixer.

The next mixer will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. The newspaper will celebrate its 25th anniversary.

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The holidays are coming — and calendars are filling up with chamber events.

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce November business mixer will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at The Islander newspaper office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. The Islander and publisher Bonner Joy are celebrating the 25th year of “the best

Business news

Does your business celebrate achievements?

Maybe you’ve just opened the doors, received an award or recognition or staff deserves kudos.

Submit your information to news@islander.org.

Members of the Anna Maria Island chamber gather Nov. 1 for lunch at IMG Academy Golf Club, 4350 El Conquistador Pkwy., Bradenton.

news on Anna Maria Island” with lite bites and refreshments from the Beach Bistro.

There also will be live music — expect to be entertained by the smooth vocal stylings of NFL-great Henry Lawrence, accompanied by the T-Bone Trio.

There also will be door prizes and a milestone ribboncutting to launch year 26. The Islander is sponsoring the usual chamber fee and there is no cost to attend.

All are welcome.

The island chamber is searching for 2018 sponsors in three levels of sponsorship with varying benefits.

For more information, go to annamariaislandchamber.org, call 941-778-1541 or visit the chamber office at 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the Le Colonne Restaurant, 22 S. Blvd. of the Presidents, St. Armands Circle, Sarasota. Cost is $25 for members, $30 for walk-ins and $35 for non-members.

For more information, call the LBK chamber at

941-383-2466, visit the website at longboatkeychamber.com or the office at 5390 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key.

Find weekly editions of The Islander — 1992 to present — online in the University of Florida Digital Library at ufdc.ufl.edu.

“Old Florida with a New Twist” 5702 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach

BEST Selection of New Construction on AMI: OPEN HOUSE 1-4 pm Sunday Nov. 12 NEW LISTING! 4108 SIXTH AVE.# 2, HOLMES BEACH 3 BEDROOMS / 3 BATHS SQFT. 1,677 $749,000

This beach villa features 2 ensuites, wood floors, granite surfaces, S/S appliances and just a short stroll to the public beach. It has 3 private covered decks and a lagoonstyle pool and spa, complete with a swim-up tiki table and an outdoor cabana by the pool.

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Sandy’s Lawn Service Inc. Established in 1983 Residential and Commercial Full service lawn maintenance Landscaping – Clean-up Hauling tree trimming Licensed & Insured

Paradise Improvements

941.792.5600

Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Specialist Replacement Doors and Windows

BOATS & BOATING Continued

ADULT TRICYCLE: THREE-wheel bike, brand new, high quality, big seat, large basket, easy to ride, can deliver, still in box! $275. 941-2121742.

SEEKING RENTAL OF boatlift to accommodate 30-foot boat, approx 10,000 lbs, while owner completes build of home on Anna Maria during 2018. Currently living just off-Island.

References available. Please, contact Declan, 401-301-6186.

FULL/QUEEN DUVET with two shams. Brand new, unused. White/navy paisley pattern, $25.

Text 830-928-3131 for pictures.

Andrew Chennault

FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED Island References Lic#CBC056755

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

See at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

RDI CONSTRUCTION INC.

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ITEMS FOR SALE

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

FREEBIE ITEMS FOR SALE Individuals may place one free ad with up to three items, each priced $100 or less, 15 words or less.

FREE, one week, must be submitted online. Email classifieds@islander.org, fax toll-free 1-866-3629821. (limited time offer)

References available • 941-720-7519

Bed: A bargain!

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

941-922-5271 www.sleepking.net

ANNOUNCEMENTS WANTED: WORKOUT DVDs, XBox, Wii units with games for Ministry of Presence for kids and teens in Haiti. Deliver to The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

WANTED: YOUR OLD cell phone for recycling.

Deliver to The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

FREE GUN LOCK courtesy of Project Childsafe, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Holmes Beach Police Department.

Pick up at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Don’t be sorry, be safe.

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AMI CENTRE, 3218 E. BAY DRIVE, HOLMES BEACH 941 778-7978 • WWW.ISLANDER.ORG

GARAGE SALES

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ROSER THRIFT SHOP: Open 9:30 a.m.-2p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-1p.m. Saturday.

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

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

RUNAWAY BAY ANNUAL garage sale: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. 1801 Gulf Drive, Bradenton Beach. No early sales.

rollo is a happy boy!

He’s a 3-year-old mixed breed.

He has all his shots and he’s in great health. Available to adopt: www.moonraceranimalrescue.com or email moonraceranimalrescue@gmail.com Call Lisa williams at 941-345-2441 or visit The Islander next to walgreens in Holmes Beach for more …

LOST & FOUND FOUND: CHILD’S “GRANDDAUGHTER” bracelet on North Shore Drive just south of Spring Avenue, Anna Maria. Call 941-465-9451.

FOUND: WEDDING RING. Oct. 1 in rental home in Holmes Beach. Inscribed “To Rayburn With Love Kathy.” Call to claim. 941-900-8226.

FOUND WAKEBOARD: HOLMES Beach. 941779-6485.

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14-FOOT HUNTER SAILBOAT: You’ll need to sail away. (no trailer) $2,000. 941-713-1323.

HELP WANTED HOUSEKEEPER: PART-TIME at Haley’s Motel.

Must have own transportation and speak English. Prior experience required. Haley’s is a nonsmoking property. 941-778-5405.

DELIVERY DRIVER/WAREHOUSE man. Work on Anna Maria Island. Part- or full-time. Resume to: annamariaisland@hotmail.com.

SEEKING PART-TIME experienced floral designer.

Will train the right creative, driven candidate.

941-755-1549.

LOOKING FOR RESPONSIBLE self-starter person. 2-4 hours per day, 4-5 days a week, mornings preferred. Outdoor light maintenance work, private residence. For more information, call 941-713-1586.

REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time. Print media, newspaper experience or journalism degree required. Apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander.org.

KIDS FOR HIRE KIDS FOR HIRE ads are FREE for up to three weeks for Island youths under 16 looking for work.

Ads must be placed in person at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

SERVICES ISLAND COMPUTER GUY, 37 years experience.

On-site PC repairs, upgrades, buying assistance and training. Call Bill, 941-778-2535.

T.H.S. CLEANING: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL vacation rentals. Dependable and detailed. 941756-4570.

U FLY I drive your car anywhere in the USA. Airport runs, anywhere. Office, 941-447-6389.

941-545-6688.

POWER WASHING AND windows: Residential, commercial, resort, real estate. Ask about our exterior cleaning. 941-251-5948.

AUTHORITY ONE SERVICES: Cleaning, construction, residential, commercial, rentals. Call 941-251-5948.

PETS

I DON’T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941779-6638. Leave message.

PET PAL PET sitting: Short and long term, in your house or mine. 18-year Island resident. 941-7045937. e.davies5937@gmail.com.

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

YOU CAN HELP! Foster or volunteer for Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue. www.moonraceranimalrescue.com to apply.

PIERLY MAID CLEANING Service: Two former City Pier employees looking to make your home, vacation rental, office spic and span! Please, give us a call, 941-447-2565 or 941-565-0312.

TRANSPORTATION FOR SALE: 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan. Approximately 6,700 miles. Call 815-355-0298.

BOATS & BOATING BIMINI BAY SAILING: Small sailboat rentals and instruction. Day. Week. Month. Sunfish, Laser, Windrider 17 and Precision 15. Call Brian at 941685-1400.

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

MORE LOCAL ADS = more readers.

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JD’s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach.

I make dirty windows sparkling clean. 941-9203840.

Place classified ads online at www.islander.org

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HOME IMPROVEMENT Continued

CONNIE’S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! Insured.

941-778-5294.

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SERVICES: Prompt and reliable, meticulous, thorough, quality workmanship. Interior/exterior, wallpaper removal. Also minor repairs and carpentry.

Free written estimates. Bill Witaszek, 941-3079315.

ISLAND LAWN SPRINKLER Service: Repairs, installs. Your local sprinkler company since 1997.

Call Jeff, 941-778-2581.

SHELL DELIVERED AND spread. $55/yard.

Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-795-7775, “shell phone� 941-720-0770.

NATURE’S DESIGN LANDSCAPING. Design and installation. Tropical landscape specialist.

Residential and commercial. 35 years experience. 941-448-6336.

STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE: Shell, lime rock, palms, river rock, construction demolition, fencing, pressure washing, hauling debris and transport. Shark Mark, 941-301-6067.

I CAN FIX that! No job too small. 20 years experience. Remodel, new construction. Call Brent, 941-524-6965.

SOUTHWEST HOME IMPROVEMENT: Michigan builder, quality work guaranteed. Affordable, timely, within budget. Call Mike, 1-616204-8822.

ARTISAN DESIGN TILE and Marble LLC. Quality craftsmanship since 1983. Professional, courteous service at a fair price. Our customers are our top priority! www.ArtisanDesignTileAndMarble.com. Call Don, 941-993-6567.

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DAN’S RESCREEN INC. POOL CAGES, LANAIS, PORCHES, WINDOWS, DOORS

TOO BIG or TOO SMALL. Free Estimates.

Call Dan, 941-713-3108

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

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

CUSTOM REMODELING EXPERT. All phases of carpentry, repairs and painting. Insured. Meticulous, clean, sober and prompt. Paul Beauregard, 941-730-7479.

HOLMES BEACH RENTAL: Weekly/monthly: Single-story, 2BR/2BA. Deck on canal. No smoking.

941-757-7561.

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

GRIFFIN’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS Inc. Handyman, ďŹ ne woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood ooring. Insured and licensed.

941-722-8792.

JERRY’S HOME REPAIR: Carpentry, handyman, light hauling, pressure washing. Jack of all trades.

Call 941-778-6170 or 941-447-2198.

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

ANNA MARIA HOME Accents: 20 years experience in building and remodeling. Local, licensed and insured. No job too small. We accept all major credit cards. 786-318-8585.

WATER VIEW: STEPS to beach. Rent for January, February, March, April, 2018. 3BR/2BA sun room, deck, garage. Available location is 105 13th St. S., Bradenton Beach. 703-587-4675.

ANNA MARIA 3BR/1BA cottage half block to Gulf beach and one block to Pine Avenue shopping and restaurants. Available November, December, January. $2,800/month. terryaposporos@gmail. com. 941-778-8456.

HOLMES BEACH: 2BR/2BA newer duplex, beautifully furnished with garage. Available January 2018. No pets, no smoking. 941-778-2824.

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RENTALS Continued

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HOLMES BEACH: ONE bedroom, block from Gulf. Includes all utilities, laundry and pool. $1,400/month 12-month lease. Security $1,400 and ďŹ rst monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rent due upon residency. 941345-4379.

1BR/1BA APARTMENT: HOLMES Beach, $900/ month. No pets, smoking or washer and dryer hookups. Dolores M. Baker Real Estate, 941778-7500.

HOLMES BEACH STUDIO rental. Two months available. February 15-April 15. Very private, great location. No smoking or pets allowed. $1,700 per month. 908-914-1182.

SEASONAL AVAILABILITY: ISLAND condo. Walk to beach and all services. 2BR and 1BR poolside and waterfront. Please call Sharon, Old Florida Realty Co. 941-713-9096.

1BR/1BA STUDIO IN Holmes Beach. 12-month lease, $1,400/month includes all utilities, laundry, cable. 941-345-4379.

HOLMES BEACH: WESTBAY Cove condo.

Second ďŹ&#x201A;oor with views of bay and lush landscaping. 2BR/2BA with large lanai and laundry room. Two heated pools, tennis courts, one block to Gulf beach. Available December-February and April. $3,200/month. 30-day minimum. terryaposporos@gmail, 941-778-8456.

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Island real estate sales

By Jesse Brisson Special to the islander 102 Mangrove Ave., Anna Maria, a 6,483 sfla / 12,881 sfur 4bed/5½bath/2car gulffront pool home built in 2008 on a 15,600 sq ft lot was sold 10/16/17, pakbaz to Hammonds for $4,500,000; list $4,995,000.

2518 Ave. B, Bradenton Beach, a 2,834 sfla / 5,280 sfur 4bed/4bath duplex built in 1984 on a 5,000 sq ft lot was sold 10/18/17, iazvovskaia to great Venture properties LLc for $725,000.

612 Concord Lane, Holmes Beach, a 1,369 sfla / 1,959 sfur 3bed/2bath/1car canalfront pool home built in 1967 on a 10,890 sq ft lot was sold 10/13/17, gertzof to fonseca for $570,000; list $599,000.

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ANNUAL RENTAL: ANNA Maria Island 2BR/1BA charming cottage, $1,600/month. Fenced backyard and driveway. Steps to beach, bay and Bridge Street. 443-254-5736.

VACATION RENTAL ON Sarasota Bay like new furnished 1BR/1.5BA carport. 55-plus community. Three-month minimum, all amenities, no pets, no smoking. $2,000/month utilities included. 1+585-230-0749.

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE: BUY, sell, invest. Enjoy. Billi Gartman, Realtor, An Island Place Realty. 941-5458877. www.AnnaMariaLife.com.

604 Concord Lane, Holmes Beach, a 1,596 sfla / 2,716 sfur 3bed/2bath/1car pool home built in 1966 on a 8,500 sq ft lot was sold 10/16/17, Horinka to turner for $525,000; list $599,000.

6500 Flotilla Drive, Unit 221, Westbay Point & Moorings, Holmes Beach, a 1,793 sfla 3bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1979 was sold 10/13/17, Zgeb to Carver for $410,000; list $439,000.

2813 gulf drive, Holmes Beach, a vacant 5,000 sq ft lot was sold 10/16/17, desmarais to Larson for $225,000.

611 gulf drive n., unit d23, imperial House, Bradenton Beach, a 794 sfla / 854 sfur 2bed/1bath condo with shared pool built in 1969 was sold 10/10/17, donk properties LLc to murray for $220,000; list $229,000.

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

STARTING FROM THE upper $200,000s. Only minutes from the beach, this new, active adult community is perfectly located just south of Manatee Avenue off Village Green Parkway. Perfectly designed, open 2BR or 3BR/2BA plus den and two-car garage ďŹ&#x201A;oor plans. Luxurious amenities, pool, spa, gym, pickleball and fenced-in dog park. HOA only $190/month. Models open daily. Contact us, 941-254-3330. www.MirabellaFlorida.com.

STEPS TO THE beach! Home on two lots in Bradenton Beach. 3BR/2BA, sunroom, deck, two-car garage. 105 13th St. S. Bradenton Beach. Owner, $900,000. gwalker@hotmail. com. 703-587-4675.

SLIGHTLY OFF THE Island: 3BR/2BA completely renovated lake house, 5 miles from the beach. No condo/HOA fees, no deed restrictions, no trafďŹ c, huge boat/RV storage area, no ďŹ&#x201A;ood insurance. $319,500. www.6909-32nd.com. For sale by owner. 941-795-5225.

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2BR/2BA MOBILE HOME: Own land, pet-friendly.

Sunny Shores, one mile to Gulf. $105,000. 941792-7916.

MINUTES TO THE BEACH: This Anna Maria pool home features 5 bedrooms, a spacious game room, ceramic and wood floors, and a light beach decor.

Granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances adorn the kitchen. A short walk to the Rod & Reel Pier and local shops. $1,399,000 EXCEPTIONAL BEACH FRONT CONDO located in the Anna Maria Island Club. This updated 2 BR/2BA unit offers beautiful views of the beach and Gulf. Great rental history, large heated pool, secured entrance and elevator. Selling furnished. $824,900

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SWEEPING GULF VIEWS: This 2bed/2bath condo at Anna Maria Island Club has breathtaking Gulf views from the living room and master bedroom.

A rare opportunity to own at one of the most soughtafter condo complexes on the Island. $699,000

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

BAY PALMS 3BR/2BA well-maintained, recent roof and other improvements, garage, pool, spa, private rear yard. $583,500.

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BY ROSS TRUDEAU / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

47 Feature of Chairman 1 Lecterns Mao’s cap 6 Some looping online 51 Reaction to animations a bad joke 10 No. 2’s 52 They’re often cross13 Canine supporters bred 17 It’s all an act with apricots 19 Actor Epps 53 Smart-alecky 54 American pale ____ 20 “Abracadabra!”

55 Bozo 22 “The Lion King” 56 Get up 24 Pool divider, 57 Judge’s seat or a further hint to 22-Across 58 Neural conductor 25 Wine often served 59 Carnival, say, with dessert or a further hint to 42-Across 26 College department that might offer paid 61 Musical score marking, or a further studies, informally hint to 101-Across 27 “Who, me?”

63 Full house, for one 28 Majestic 64 ____ mater 29 Get excited 65 Ideas spreading about crosswords, virally say, with “out” 66 Duel tool 30 Hockey feint 67 Blue Devils’ org.

31 Hallmark.com 68 Hephaestus’ offerings forge is said to 34 Bond, for be under it one: Abbr.

69 Uninspired 35 Fig. on a master’s 70 Satiated application 71 What I may 37 Geometryturn into test directive 73 Coin at an arcade 38 Maître’s domain 74 “The Merry Drinker” 41 Suffix with legal painter 76 “The Force Awakens” 42 “Jerry Maguire” 79 Traffic-monitoring 45 Box a bit org.

46 Hunter in 82 Herb pronounced the night sky differently in the U.S. and U.K. Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more Answers: 84 Appears than 4,000 past puzzles, 85 Item with the words page 36 nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

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87 White House extension?

88 George Takei’s role on the U.S.S. Enterprise, in brief 90 Small beam 91 When Macduff slays Macbeth 92 They’re first in the draft 95 “Sure” 96 Brunch offering 98 Where Samson slew the Philistines 99 F-150s or Thunderbirds, or a further hint to 76-Across 101 “The Dark Knight” 104 Onlooker 105 Ills 106 “Friday I’m in Love” band, 1992 107 Caviars 108 Defib locales 109 “In that case …”

110 Language in which the first four cardinal numbers are ane, twa, three and fower

7 Apple desktop 8 New Year’s Eve figure 9 Mrs., abroad 10 Ad ____ tax 11 Daring thing to wear with polka dots 12 ____ Gabriel Mountains 13 Big gust 14 Eponymous Israeli gun designer 15 Get by 16 Refine 17 What metathesiophobia is the fear of 18 Kind of penguin 21 Splat preceder 23 Out of whack 27 Connoisseur 30 Capital of Qatar 32 Some salmon 33 Get old 36 $100 bills, in slang 37 Study 39 Turn over 40 Yiddish cries 43 José, Bengie and Yadier ____, catcher brothers with five DOWN World Series rings 1 Sci-fi weapons among them 2 Symbol of strength 44 Redundant-sounding 3 Stonehenge priests engine parts 4 McKellen who played 45 Like the 1-to-7 balls Gandalf 48 Prepared for takeoff 5 City south of Seminole, 49 Stag Okla.

50 Actress Russo 6 Singer with the 2012 No. 1 hit “Somebody 51 Like trampolines 52 ____ ballerina That I Used to Know” 53 Got one’s feet wet?

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69 What “w” is in Welsh, at times 72 Window fixtures, for short 73 Get ready to drive 74 Most cozy 75 “Preach!”

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79 Look onto the street, say 80 First family after the Garfields 81 Counsel 82 Endangered ape 83 Opposed (to) 86 Multicolored 87 Choose 89 Jazz pianist McCoy ____

90 Artist’s base 93 Coolers in coolers 94 Camera option, for short 97 Loafs around a deli?

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101 The U.S. joined it in 1917: Abbr.

102 Quizzical utterances 103 Fun, for short

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