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Anna Maria begins pier negotiations. 2 Treehouse case goes to court — again. 3

Candidates count down to Election Day. 4-5

Op-Ed

The Islander editorial, reader letters. 6

10-20 YearS ago

Looking back. 7

Meetings

On the government calendar. 9

Happenings

Community announcements, activities. 10-11

Make plans, save a date. 12-13 Red tide revisits. 16 Holmes Beach strengthens VROs. 18 Church happenings, obituary. 20 Longboat Key bridge work planned. 21 Get in the game. 23

Streetlife. 24 Nature’s way. 27 Soccer action tops center’s news. 28 Fall fishing is a treat. 29

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PropertyWatch.32 CLASSIFIEDS. 32 NYT Sunday Magazine Crossword. 35

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fire erupts, stalls opening at lBK Shore restaurant

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Just weeks away from a long-awaited opening, a fire Oct. 24 stopped construction at the Shore restaurant on Longboat Key. Just after 10 p.m. Oct, 24, firefighters from the West Manatee, Sarasota County and Longboat Key fire departments responded to a blaze at 800 Broadway St. in the north end village on Longboat Key. Responders found “heavy fire showing from the entrance” to the restaurant, according to a news release Oct. 25 from Longboat Key Fire Rescue. The state fire marshal was summoned the night of the fire, secured the scene and called for an arson dog at the site. The news release said the dog was “normal operating procedure to assist with locating any accelerants.” “This does not indicate the fire was arson, rather it provides further evidence to assist with a complete investigation,” the release stated. Samples sent to the state lab may take up to four weeks for processing.

A fire Oct. 24 melted and blew out windows and significantly damaged the interior of the Shore restaurant on Broadway Street on Longboat Key. The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze. Islander Photo: Courtesy LBKFR

The Shore restaurant has been marred with fits and starts since its beginning. Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant was bulldozed at the site in May 2016, after Tom Leonard and a partner purchased the property. Leonard owns the Shore restaurant on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota and fe put into motion plans to build a second loca-

Spirited story: a haunting on gulf drive

Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Ghost stories just don’t go away. Take the case of Bradenton Beach’s most famous haunting at the Curry House. It is just shy of 100 years since the rambling wooden home was built on the beach at 10th Street North and Gulf Drive among the sea oats. The three-story, 18-room house needed more than a few repairs when Romaine and Glenn Thomasson purchased it shortly before Halloween. They moved in by candlelight Oct. 14, 1967. Soon they realized the house already was occupied — by spirits. County records don’t go back to 1922, when the house was built and the owners’ names are sketchy. But ship Capt. Henry Curry is credited with building the large PLEASE SEE HAUNTING, PAGE 8

tion where Moore’s operated from 1967 to 2015. After parting ways with his first partner in early 2017, Leonard was joined by John Mays, one of the original Bonefish Grill PLEASE SEE FIRE, PAGE 2

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Election Day arrives

Glenn and Romaine Thomasson stand by the Curry House in Bradenton Beach. The year is unknown. Islander Photo: Courtesy Bradenton Herald/“Haunted Manatee County”

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6, with polling 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on the island. Voters will find federal, state and local races on their ballots, as well as state constitutional amendment questions and, in Bradenton Beach, questions on local initiatives. Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach voters will decide municipal races for city commission and, in Holmes Beach, there is an open race for mayor. Voters must provide at the polls a valid photo ID with signature. Also, any voters waiting in line at 7 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast a ballot. The Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office reports 245,518 active voters in the county, including 106,052 Republicans and 74,935 Democrats. For more information and sample ballots, go online to votemanatee.com or call the elections office at 941-741-3823. Results will be posted at islander.org as they become available.

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Anna Maria set to negotiate pier construction contract

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter After two rounds of bidding for construction of the Anna Maria City Pier, negotiations will begin. City commissioners voted 4-0 to authorize Mayor Dan Murphy to begin negotiations with i+iconSOUTHEAST of Tampa at their Oct. 25 meeting, which was noticed Oct. 23 at the same time the agenda was released. Commissioner Dale Woodland was absent with excuse. The contractor submitted the Murphy lowest-priced satisfactory bid for the second round request for proposals, at $3,665,330.50. The amount is a starting price for negotiations, which Murphy said he would try to complete in two weeks. According to Murphy, the first step in negotiations will be fact-finding, including discussing deliverables, expectations, cost of materials, dates and penalties,

Daylight saving time ends Nov. 4 Daylight saving time will end at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, with most of the country falling back an hour on their time settings. The primary reason for following daylight saving time is to conserve energy — demand for power has been directly tied to when residents go to bed and when they get up. By moving the clock back by an hour in the fall, timekeepers make the sun set an hour earlier. Public safety officials say the time-change dates are a good reminder to change batteries in smoke detectors. For true timekeepers, daylight saving time will return at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10, 2019.

quality control and logistics. This also will include the due diligence period for a contractor’s financials, but the city already has completed that task with i+icon. Commissioner Carol Carter asked if there is a way for the city to incentivize early completion of the project to ensure speedy construction. Murphy said he did not know the financial implications of such incentives, but he would investigate. I+icon’s bid includes $982,205 for the purchase and transportation of spun concrete pilings, but Anna Maria already has contracted pilings for the pier at $171,289.80 from Pipe & Pilings Concrete U.S.A. By purchasing the pilings early and at $810,915.20 less than i+icon’s listed cost, the city will save money and bring the bid closer to the $2.5 million estimate by city engineer Ayres Associates. Four other bids were received, including Tampabased contractor Cone & Graham with the lowest bid at $3,454,088.66, but its bid was incomplete. No other bids were below $4 million, with Tampabased American Bridge submitting a $4,394,588 bid, Largo-based Speeler and Associates at $4,244,624.75, and GLF Construction out of Fort Meade the most expensive at $4,780,450. The first round of bids garnered the attention of two contractors, Speeler and Associates bid $3.72 million and i+icon bid $4.13 million. Commissioners voted unanimously to scrap the first RFP in favor of another round of bids. “I am satisfied (with the bids),” Murphy said in an interview Oct. 25. “I think that we fully explored and FIRE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 developers. However, during the interim, work at the site had come to a standstill and, when an influx of new partners and Leonard were ready to again begin building, delays due to permitting issues held up progress in mid-2017. At that time, an opening date of January 2018 had been put forth.

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There is no pier at the Anna Maria City Pier gateway, as the pier was closed after sustaining damage from Hurricane Irma in September 2017. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice examined all of the possibilities, and I feel good about our selection.” The bid encompasses the construction of the pier walkway and T-end, but not the anticipated restaurant, bait shop and restrooms. The restaurant was estimated to be weeks away from opening before the fire. Plans called for the new Shore restaurant to seat 185 people with an upstairs observation deck and docks and boat parking for diners who arrive by boat. The menu was to be patterned after its sister establishment on the circle.

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Treehouse case goes to court — again

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter The wheels of justice turn slowly. In fact, the case of the beachfront treehouse — built without permits — has been nagging the city of Holmes Beach since 2011, and has been wending through the courts more than five years. Next up is a 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, hearing on a default motion in 12th Circuit Court filed by Jim Dye, attorney for the city of Holmes Beach. The city is looking to enforce a special magistrate decision ordering owners Richard Hazen and Lynn Tran of Holmes Beach to remove the treehouse and pay more than $59,000 in fines. Hazen and Tran built the beachfront treehouse on the beachfront property at their home, which includes four vacation rental units, at 2818 Avenue E, in a towering Australian pine in 2011 without city building permits or state environmental permits. An anonymous tip that year led the city to open a code enforcement case, which remains open, and to refer the matter to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The DEP’s review ended after the city refused to waive its objections to a violation of its 50-foot setback. Since 2013, the city and owners have battled in court about the fate of the treehouse, taking four cases to the mat. The owners, with attorney David Levin of Icard Merrill of Sarasota, have thus far lost their bid for relief in court each step of the way. Tran and Hazen appealed a 2013 code enforcement decision to the 12th Circuit and, in a written opinion in by Judge Janette Dunnigan, lost arguments challenging the constitutionality of city setbacks and blaming the city for luring the owners with bad advice, which they claim led them to construct the treehouse without permits. The owners and Levin next took the case to the

The multi-level treehouse in a stately Australian pine towers over the beach Oct. 25 at 2818 Avenue E, Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

2nd District Court of Appeal, which declined to hear it despite repeated pleas. The owners also fought over their petition to place the question of grandfathering the treehouse on a city ballot and took that case to the appellate court, which declined to hear the owners’ plea. They took that case a step further with an end run to the U.S. Supreme Court, which also declined to hear the case. Their third case is a constitutional challenge of the setbacks, which Dye has called “another bite of the Treehouse owners Richard Hazen, left, and Lynn apple� — a second go at an argument previously lost Tran talk with their attorney, David Levin, at Holmes Beach City Hall. Islander File Photo by the owners.

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And the newest case, filed by the city in February, seeks the court’s assistance in enforcing a May 4, 2016, city order setting $50 daily fines since July 22, 2015, and confirming the 2013 code decision that required their compliance with the city’s land-development code, including the removal of the treehouse removal. In this case, Dye’s motion states the owners failed to properly respond to the city’s complaint, which was served in March. It also alleges the owners’ motion to abate — a claim challenging the constitutionality of the setback — is an insufficient response. The magistrate-ordered daily fees have accrued to more than $59,500. Tran estimates the treehouse cost $28,000 to build, but says other costs, such as surveys and engineering, have pushed the treehouse expenses as high as $50,000. She markets treehouse photos and other items and accepts donations for the legal battle on the Internet. She said she pays her attorney’s fees as the case goes along at $10,000-$20,000 per proceeding. As of Jan. 12, the city has paid $129,892.17 in costs and attorneys’ fees related to the case.

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Holmes Beach candidates in 2 races push campaigns before Election Day By Ryan Paice and Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporters Election Day for Holmes Beach is days away. Candidates and their supporters in the city are sporting political signs on vehicles and along roadways, looking to draw votes Nov. 6. Holmes Beach is particularly competitive with a two-way mayoral race and three candidates vying for two Holmes Beach commission seats — as well as eight candidates seeking five spots on the charter commission review board. Judy Holmes Titsworth and Josh Linney, both with Holmes Beach roots, are in contention for the mayor’s seat. Titsworth, 55, is a three-term commissioner, with five years as commission chair, and a lifelong resident. She is the granddaughter of Holmes Beach namesake Jack Holmes Sr. and works with her husband at their business, Shoreline Builders of Southwest Florida LLC of Holmes Beach. She has been married to Steve Titsworth for 35 years, has three children and three grandchildren. As of Oct. 12, Titsworth’s campaign reported $3,375 in contributions, including $500 from the Realtors PAC of Orlando, $250 each from Ronald Travis of Bradenton, Hugh Holmes and Chris McNamara of Holmes Beach and $1,500 in loans from herself. Linney, 43, a political newcomer, raised $1,464.91 as of Oct. 12, including several loans from himself. He served a year on the Holmes Beach Parks and Beautification Committee. He is married to Harper Kallins-Linney, and he lives on disability compensation from Veteran Affairs and volunteers as an information technology consultant. On the brink of the election, Titsworth couldn’t point to “the most important issue” the city is facing — but insisted there are many. An immediate concern is the more than $24 million in Bert Harris claims and lawsuits, she said. To Titsworth, other important issues include Spring

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Lake pollution, stormwater problems, sea level rise and a possible change to a city manager form of government recommended by a citizen’s advisory committee, including some members vying for the charter review board. Titsworth is confident she will find solutions through professional assistance, her background and experience. “None of them are that huge of Linney a challenge. Everything can be handled,” she said. Linney said the most pressing concern he’s heard on the campaign trail is the need for a full-time leader due to the $16 million budget and a lack of response at city hall. As mayor, he’d work to transition Titsworth the new city manager, if it becomes a reality, and collaborate with professionals and other experts in the community. “The biggest thing I noticed walking around is most people are concerned about the inability to get building permits, or excess policing,” among other issues, but they said they feel “they can’t bring their problems to city hall.” Both candidates vow to be full-time mayors. Voters will choose two for the commission from incumbent Commissioner Pat Morton and political newcomers Don Purvis and Kim Rash. Morton, 69, is a Morgantown, West Virginia, native and 22-year Holmes Beach resident and a military veteran. He has served on the commission 15 years and is seeking his eighth term. According to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, Morton raised $990 in campaign contributions — $200 of which he self-funded. He collected campaign funds from two individuals: $40 from Lynne Budzinski of Bradenton Beach and $250 from Ronald Travis of Bradenton. Morton also received two contributions from businesses, including $200 from Holmes Beach-based Shoreline Builders of Southwest Florida and $300 from Beach Bistro. Purvis, 43, is a board member of the Center of Anna Maria Island and owner of Beach House Real

Estate. He was born and raised in New Orleans and went from the Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale in high school. Purvis settled in Holmes Beach in 2010. As of Oct. 24, Purvis collected $3,700 in campaign contributions from 13 sources, including $1,250 from himself. Three businesses contributed to his campaign, including $100 from Clearwater law firm AbraMorton hamson & Uiterwyk, $250 from Anna Maria-based Duncan Real Estate and $500 from a Bradenton-based contractor, Johnson Homes. Purvis’ campaign also raised funds from nine individuals — his mother Betty Purvis of Holmes Beach, Purvis William Keel, Charles Buky, Andrew Terman, Andrew Christman, Jason Bartz and Mondher Kobrosly, all of Bradenton, as well as Bill Shuman and Charles Connor of Holmes Beach. He received $254.86 in in-kind contributions, including $50 from Rash Bev Lesnick of Holmes Beach and $204.86 from the Waterfront Restaurant in Anna Maria. Purvis said he would resign from the center board if elected. Rash, 64, was born in Louisville and raised in Kentucky, moving to Holmes Beach 17 years ago after visiting the island for 22 years. He owns and manages rental properties in Kentucky and Florida, and owns the Kentucky-based Kimberly Rash Fencing and Construction. As of Oct. 24, Rash had raised $5,200 in campaign contributions from 24 individuals, including $1,600 from himself. Rash also received $34.72 in inkind contributions, including $25 from Melissa Rash and $9.72 from Bill and Maria DiMenna of Holmes Beach. The two top vote-getters will serve two-year terms and will be paid $500 a month. As of Oct. 25, there were 2,810 eligible voters in Holmes Beach, of which 1,052 vote-by-mail ballots were requested and 515 have been returned, according to the SOE. Polls will open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, and St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive. City clerk Stacey Johnston said Holmes Beach contracts with the county to handle the polls, including provisional ballot counting and canvassing. Unless a recount is necessitated, Johnston said the Holmes Beach election winners will be sworn in at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at city hall, 5408 Marina Drive.

8 charter review candidates count down to election

Artist for Gillum

Susan Curry, artist and Cortez resident, took matters into hand when her campaign-issued yard sign supporting Mayor Andrew Gillum for governor disappeared overnight the first week of October. Solution? She painted her own. She presented her sign and a portrait she made of the gubernatorial candidate at a rally held Oct. 27 by Gillum to “get out the vote” at the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office in Bradenton, where two boys took on the job of displaying Curry’s handmade sign, er, art. Islander Courtesy Photo

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By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Eight candidates are running to fill five seats on Holmes Beach’s charter review commission. They join the mayoral and commission races on the ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6. Every five years, the city must review its charter and discuss updates and changes. A central issue for the next charter review commission will be the possible addition of a professional city manager to implement and carry out city administrative orders. Any such change to the charter requires the review commission to put forth a recommendation. The city commission then puts the measures in an ordinance and on ballots, leaving changes to the electorate. As of Oct. 24, 67-year-old Jay Calhoun received $175 in total campaign contributions, including $100 from his wife, Sara, $25 from David Cheshire of Holmes Beach and $50 from himself. Calhoun’s only campaign expenses are two $3 bank fees and $102.15 for printed materials. Claudia Carlson, 67, funded $150 of her $175 in campaign contributions and $25 from Cheshire. Her $145.08 in expenditures includes $25.64 for campaign fliers, $8.29 to print campaign literature at Walgreens and $102.15 for campaign postcards. Nancy Deal, 69, raised $175 in campaign contributions, with $150 from herself and $25 from Cheshire.

Deal’s only listed campaign expense is $102.15 for campaign postcard mailers. Major Leckie, 87, raised $185 in campaign contributions, $160 from himself and $25 from Cheshire. His only listed expenses include a $10 service charge from his bank and $102.15 for campaign postcards. Thomas W. Sean Murphy, 66, self-funded $2,400 for his campaign, and listed three expenditures, two for mailings, totaling $1,404, as well as a $883.45 expense for signs, all from Steam Designs Studio. Johnny Rigney, 60, raised $1,350 in campaign contributions. He self-funded $1,100 and received $250 from Hugh Holmes Sr. of Holmes Beach. Rigney’s two listed expenditures are $76.26 for five political signs and $746.45 for campaign postcards. Edward Upshaw, 66, self-funded $250 and received $25 from Cheshire. Upshaw spent $133.82 of his contributions, with $102.16 used to print and mail campaign flyers, and another $25.66 for flyers. David Zaccagnino, 48, self-funded $600 in campaign contributions. Of his $337.02 in expenses, $250 went for postage and $77.02 on envelopes, according to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office. No candidates reported any in-kind contributions. Charter commissioners are not paid and the committee dissolves once the review is completed.

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Bradenton Beach choices: rezone, charter amendments, 4 for 2 commission seats By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach City Commission candidates are preparing for Election Day. Two seats on the dais will be decided Nov. 6. Voters will choose between incumbent commissioners Ralph Cole and Marilyn Maro and former vol- Cole unteer board members Tjet Martin and John Metz. Additionally, voters will decide on seven proposed amendments to the city charter and a rezone referendum for Katie Pierola Park. 4 commission candidates for 2 seats As of the Oct. 23 reporting deadline, Cole had received $4,300 in campaign contributions, including from two businesses — Bridgewalk Partners and Silver Surf Gulf Beach Resort. He collected campaign funds from eight individuals, not including his own contributions — Cris Johnson of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Karen Clarke of Bradenton Beach, wife of ex-Mayor Jack Clarke, Bob Talham, Lynne Budzinski, Carol Findlay, P&Z board member Ken McDonough and his wife Denice, all of Bradenton Beach. Virginia Allen of Longboat Key also contributed to Cole’s campaign. Cole also received a donation from a union — Suncoast Professional Firefighters & Paramedics of Venice. He also received a contribution from the Florida Professional Firefighters Inc. of Tallahassee, a state association chartered by the International Association of Firefighters. Cole’s campaign expenditures of $2,305.97 included marketing design, signs, postal fees and print advertising. Maro received $2,375 in campaign contributions as of Oct. 23. Maro reported Bradenton Beach residents R.F. and Nancy Ockerman and Lynn Budzinski as contributors. She also received a contribution from the Suncoast

Professional Firefighters and Florida Professional Firefighters. Her campaign expenditures, totaling $1,735.22, included signs, postcards and mailers. Martin received $1,851,12 and spent $1,094.86 as of Oct. 23. She received contributions from seven individuals, not including herself — Roger Fultz of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Tammy Johnson of Palmetto, James Srackangast of Concord, North Carolina, and Mary Mapes and Rose and William VinMaro cent of Bradenton Beach, as well as a contribution from fellow candidate Metz. Martin’s expenditures were for campaign signs, printed materials and food and beverages for a meet-andgreet with Metz. Martin According to his finance report, Metz spent $1,094.86 to market his campaign, including signage, printing and mailing materials. He also contributed to the meet-and-greet with Martin. He received a $100 contribution Metz from Rose Vincent and contributions from Martin for sharing a sign stand and food and beverages for the meet-and-greet. The remaining expenses were funded by Metz. Charter amendments, rezone Bradenton Beach voters will decide to approve or deny seven ballot questions for proposed amendments to the city charter and a rezone referendum. Proposed charter amendment 1 would reinstate “at-large voting for all elected officials, including mayor and four neighborhood ward commissioners.”

Proposed charter amendment 2 asks, “Should the city revise its charter to clarify residency and require candidates for elective office to be registered voters permanently residing in the city of Bradenton Beach?” The charter currently does not include a definition of residency. Proposed charter amendment 3 asks, “Should the city amend its charter to expressly provide for a balanced commission form of government, with the mayor and commissioners all having equal executive and legislative powers?” The ballot question for proposed charter amendment 4 asks if the city commission shall “exclusively” retain hiring and firing powers for city staff. Proposed charter amendment 5 “clarifies, renumbers and reorganizes” the articles in the charter regarding provisions for elected officials, qualifications and election procedures. Proposed charter amendment 6 considers the filling of vacancies on the dais. If approved, this section would add a resign-to-run provision, allowing the commission to appoint someone to fill a spot that would remain vacant more than six months until the next general election, when a successor would be elected. The last proposed ballot question, charter amendment 7, would clarify the title of the charter article dealing with “ordinances” to include the words “initiatives” and “referendums,” since the article establishes requirements for all three. The ballot also includes a referendum to approve or deny rezoning Katie Pierola Park, 2212 Gulf Drive N., from R-3 multi-family residential, which doesn’t allow parks, to public recreation. As of Oct. 23, the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections reported 739 active voters in Bradenton Beach. Bradenton Beach registered voters will cast ballots 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at precinct No. 307, Bradenton Beach Fire Hall, 201 Second St. N.

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How scary could it be?

You should know. Halloween on Anna Maria Island is fairly passive. A few adults traipse from bar to bar, entering contests in questionable costumes. The kids mostly follow the business trail of treats, which is immediately rewarding — more candy! — than pounding streets and roaming neighborhoods. Anna Maria Island is no Key West, where Fantasy Fest dominates some pretty wild Halloween parties. We readily admit there’s no jealousy, no contest. However, I did feel a twinge when I saw video on Facebook of a Fantasy Fest night parade. I could imagine it taking off among the more adventurous islanders and, especially, the Anna Maria Island Privateers. It would suit people with haunted tales of ghosts roaming the beach and give them an excuse to wear tights, wave a sword and yell, “Aaaaaargh.” I recall once, years ago while helping with a campaign in Sarasota, waving to voters on a busy corner in late October as I watched a guy in a full gorilla suit drive by at about 8 a.m. Halloween office party, maybe? Hopefully. Well, it’s not just Halloween, it’s election week. Here’s a reminder of our recommendations: In Holmes Beach, we recommend a vote for Judy Titsworth and her honest, hometown values. Please, don’t think someone with a criminal record who lied about his military service has any credibility to run our city. We must, therefore, recommend you not vote for Josh Linney. For HB commissioner, we highly recommend returning Pat Morton for another term. We also recommend Don Purvis, a solid community member who can take on a $15 million budget, vacation rental problems, support staff and serve well for many years. Please, again, don’t waste your vote. Candidate Kim Rash may be a fun neighbor, but he lacks the prowess that’s needed to manage the city. In Bradenton Beach, we are hoping to see new leadership from two community members who have gained our trust over the years, Tjet Martin and John Metz. We believe they can move the city forward. Ralph Cole and Marilyn Maro are marching in tune with the city in a lawsuit against its own citizens — including Martin and Metz — and we find it intolerable. And we find their exploitation of questionable union endorsements distasteful. Please, vote for Martin and Metz in BB. And read the BB charter amendments carefully, as we feel they are worded to deceive and elicit an outcome favored by the city attorney, not the citizens. — Bonner Joy

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The Holmes Beach Charter Review Commission is an independent city government commission established by the city charter and to be elected once every five years to serve the city. It is responsible to review the city charter and to propose changes to the citizens of Holmes Beach — not the city commission — so that the citizens can decide by referendum vote what proposals shall be adopted or not. To adequately prepare for the coming increases in the area’s planned population density (full-time and transient), to address our aging commercial areas and to confront sea-level rise, we need to effectively examine approaches to address the city’s and the island’s infrastructure, operating services and redevelopment needs, approaches and funding over the next 10-20 years. Our residential population has dropped more than 22 percent in the past 15 years and our voting population is down to 2,883. Continuing to blindly follow the “we have always done things this way” path will result in ineffective management and oversight of our city. We must look seriously to make the necessary and needed critical changes to our structure of government to ensure we have the qualified city management and leadership continuity and stability needed in order to continue to progress, adapt and improve the delivery of our city’s administration and operations services and sustain the quality of life we associate with our city. Our citizens need the opportunity to say in our charter how our form of government must adjust to

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join the present era and be well prepared to take our city into the future. The city commission’s efforts to date have been to simply decide that our citizens do not need to make such a decision. The Nov. 6 election of a charter review commission is the opportunity for the system to work in the way it is designed to work. This charter review commission can provide the means to address our current and future needs in an informed way and put the results in front of the public to consider and decide. It is the opportunity for our citizens to decide that is the key — not the decision that is made by the commission. Voting for charter review commission candidates who want to get the issue in front of citizens in an informed way for their consideration and decision is the key Election Day opportunity for the citizens of the city of Homes Beach. Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson Editor’s note: Letters supporting candidates and issues in the Nov. 6 election can be found online at www. islander.org. The Islander also welcomes comments on Facebook.

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10&20 years ago In the headlines: Oct. 28, 1998

Manatee County commissioners approved a feasibility study for a beach renourishment project that would include about a mile of Anna Maria beaches if enough property owners signed the required easements. The entire project was estimated at $9.3 million. West Side Fire District Fire Marshal Kurt Lathrop said arson was suspected in a rash of fires at a vacant house at 311 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, and the state fire marshal offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest. The engineering firm of David Volkert and Associates Inc. reported that following repairs, the Key Royale Bridge was stronger and had a longer life expectancy. It recommended the city could safely lift its restriction on trucks using the bridge.

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Children run on the boardwalk at the historic Anna Maria City Pier. The photo is dated 1973. Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library Digital Collection

Attention alert readers: The Islander marks its 27th year Check the masthead. It may be Halloween. It also may be Election Week. But this week also is a Hallmark week for The Islander newspaper. The Islander is marking an anniversary this week with the publication of Volume No. 27 Issue No. 1 (27 years this week since the first edition in 1992). To celebrate, we invite you to share with us — and the social media world — by posting photographs of you reading the latest edition — or any edition, new or old — of The Islander newspaper wherever you happen to settle down with the island’s best news. Please post this week to our Facebook page or your Instagram account using #TheIslander.

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Davis said when he saw the signs he discussed the matter with WMFR Chief Tom Sousa. “We just wanted to make sure people knew that no taxpayers’ dollars in the district were spent and the district doesn’t get involved in the election,” Davis said.

Anna Maria incumbents retain seats for 2 more years

Union, not ‘local’ firefighters endorses BB candidates

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Campaign signs on street corners leading up to an election are commonplace. In a small city like Bradenton Beach, with only two seats open on the commission on the Nov. 6 ballot, signs are displayed to ask for the vote and create awareness for candidates. Commissioners Ralph Cole and Marilyn Maro, up for election Nov. 6, placed signs around the city stating they are “supported by local firefighters.” The Suncoast Professional Firefighters and Paramedics of Venice, IAFF Suncoast 2546 union of Venice, provided the endorsement, not the local fire district, as some assumed. The signs raised concerns for the West Manatee Fire Rescue District, which does not endorse political candidates. “It’s the firefighters and paramedics union that a majority of firefighters are in, but none of the chief officers or commissioners are in the union, so we don’t endorse candidates,” Jim Davis, WMFR fire marshal, said Oct. 25. HAUNTING continued from page 1

wooden house. When the Thomassons purchased it, it had been empty for years. Sea oats reclaimed the garden and the real estate agent who listed the house was said to have showed the property more than 175 times with no offers. She was surprised the psychologist, Glenn Thomasson, and his wife Romaine, a jeweler, wanted the house. Glenn had fallen in love with the house immediately, but Romaine was said to have hated the house they found while vacationing on Anna Maria Island. It wasn’t long before things began to happen — things the couple could not explain. Romaine’s collection of art treasures from their travels began to turn up broken. Once, after the couple rearranged some living room furniture, they found it the next morning moved to its original location, according to an article in the Bradenton Herald in 1969. A perfume odor in their bedroom, which Glenn described as a “cheap” fragrance, often wakened the couple at 3 a.m. On the third floor, mysterious lights were seen, usually candlelight. Glenn told the Herald that people often stopped by to see them late at night, asking if things were all right. “They wanted to know because most homes on the island are pitch dark by then,” he told the newspaper in 1969. Romaine had found some old dresses in a thirdfloor closet when the couple moved in, but later ceased trips to the top floor, leaving the area to the ghost and her husband, whom the spirit seemed to prefer. Glenn sometimes slept on the third floor. “We get the impression she’s jealous of Romaine. You know, another woman in her house and she was here first. All the things she’s broken were favorites of Romaine’s,” Glenn was quoted as saying in the newspaper. The Thomassons’ dogs wanted nothing to do with the house either. Romaine reported their three dogs had to be carried into the house because they refused to cross the threshold. She said they whimpered and cried all night when they first moved to the home. According to Capt. Bill Miller’s book, “Tampa Triangle Dead Zone,” Glenn, Romaine and a few close friends had a seance to learn the identity of the ghost. A beautiful young woman in a navy blue suit appeared to the group and said her name was Estralita.

A sign stating Bradenton Beach Commissioner Marilyn Maro, running for election Nov. 6, is “supported by local firefighters,” created concern for WMFR. The fire district for Anna Maria Island does not endorse candidates for elected office. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes He said WMFR has a policy not to use its name on campaign endorsements and printed materials for the Bradenton Beach candidates appeared “dangerously close” to doing that, Davis said. The signs did not fully state the union’s name. Cole and Maro were interviewed by the union to receive the endorsements, which included $1,000 donations to both campaigns. Bradenton Beach Commission candidates Tjet Martin and John Metz also were invited to interview with the union, but both said they did not accept the invitation. Martin said her invite wasn’t provided in time to make the trip to Venice for the interview and Metz said he is not accepting outside contributions from organizations, including unions.

Anna Maria voters won’t need to worry about the city choices on the municipal ballot heading into Election Day Nov. 6. While the terms expired for two commission seats and the mayoral post, no new candidates qualified to run by the June 22 deadline, leaving the incumbents unchallenged and returned to office. Mayor Dan Murphy, Commissioner Brian Seymour and Commissioner Amy Tripp will automatically retain their seats for new two-year terms. Murphy will begin his third term as mayor in November, as Seymour enters a second term. Tripp will serve her first full term after the swearing-in of officials in November. She was appointed by the commission in February to complete the remainder of Commissioner Nancy Yetter’s term. The mayor earns a $19,400 annual salary, while commissioners are paid $4,800 a year. According to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office, Anna Maria had 1,082 eligible voters prior to the upcoming election. Voters in Anna Maria will cast ballots on amendments and state races on Election Day at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Polling will be 7 a.m.-7 p.m. — Ryan Paice One of Bradenton Beach’s most famous hauntings originated at the Curry House, built on the beachfront near 10th Street North on Gulf Drive among Australian pines in 1922. In the 1940s, a ghost tale developed of a young wife who lived there and searched after her death for her husband, long ago lost at sea. The home, damaged by a storm, was later elevated and then razed to make way for a new home.

She said she was onboard a ship hit by a storm on her way to Bradenton and she drowned. “This is my house,” Estralita was purported to have said, according to “Tampa Triangle.” The Thomassons decided to postpone remodeling and share the space with the sometimes-destructive spirit. Eventually, incidents subsided, but now and then, objects would be rearranged. Later, another spirit revealed himself to Glenn — also on the third floor. One day, he smelled cigar smoke and heard muffled footsteps above him, according to “Tampa Triangle.” He opened an upstairs door and saw a specter of an old sea captain, presumably Capt. Curry. As the haunted house story goes, the Thomassons remained in the Curry house for a time, with Glenn writing books and Romaine selling jewelry from a shop on the ground floor. Locals remember the house as spooky and being frightened by Romaine. “I remember it,” Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore told The Islander Oct. 17. “She sold jewelry. We were all scared to death of her, but we went anyway. We knew the house was haunted and that was the only way we could get inside. I remember she had long, black hair.” “Then at night, we’d go by on the beach to see if we could hear things or see things there,” Whitmore said. Kendra Presswood, who now lives in Palmetto,

lived on 10th Street North across from the Curry House in the mid-1970s and had similar recollections. “It was a scary house. My brother and I went trick or treating there one year. Knocking on the door and hearing dogs we knew didn’t exist barking and howling,” she recalled in an interview Oct. 17. Kendra’s mother, Islander publisher Bonner Joy, recalls Glenn telling the kids to listen to the dogs barking, and then pointed inside. “There were no dogs,” she said. “But I enjoyed visiting Romaine in the shop.” Terra Bundy’s family lived in a home nearby, now the Beach House Resort at 1000 Gulf Drive, one lot away from the Curry House. “We (the kids) all thought she was a witch,” Bundy said of Romaine. “She had jewelry with large stones and had a shop on the first floor we went to. But we were afraid of her.” Gwen Reid, Bundy’s mother, recalls Romaine as a woman who made her uncomfortable and found her “strange.” Reid remembers Glenn dying, and later, trying to convince Romaine to leave the house during a flood, around 1985. By 1996, according to the “Tampa Triangle Dead Zone,” the Curry House was vacant and in disrepair. The house has since been torn down and a new residence sits on the site. But the ghosts could still be haunting the property. Perhaps Curry and Estralita are cozied up in the new home in Bradenton Beach.

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Anna Maria businessman, wife recovering from plane crash

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter The sign says “Gone Fishing,” but the vacation has outlasted spring and summer and now is winding through fall. But, as The Islander recently learned, Steve Rose and wife Marci Wilhelm have had a lot of healing to do since taking a vacation from their businesses. Rose placed the “Gone Fishing” sign and closed Bortell’s Lounge in Anna Maria in the spring. The couple survived a plane crash Sept. 27 at the downtown Greenville, South Carolina, airport. The pilot and copilot of their Dassault Falcon 50 plane died in the crash. Rose and Wilhelm, who reside in Tampa, were on a private flight out of the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. The pilot, John Caswell of Port St. Lucie, and the copilot, Stephen George Fox of Indian Rocks Beach, both died when the plane failed to stop on the runway, skidded off the tarmac and crashed through a wooden fence. The fuselage of the plane broke into two pieces just behind the cockpit from the impact. According to records from the Federal Aviation Administration, neither pilot had the proper credentials to operate the Falcon 50, the local newspaper, the

3 WMFR commissioners retain seats

West Manatee Fire Rescue commission incumbents won’t have to worry about campaigning or a competition on Election Day. No challengers stepped up to oppose the incumbent commissioners, whose terms will expire Nov. 6. George Harris, Al Robinson and David Bishop qualified to run for office without opposition and all three will retain their seats for four-year terms. — Ryan Paice

Greenville News, reported Oct. 3. The couple requested the authorities not immediately release their identities. Rose’s family owns Bortell’s Lounge in Anna Maria, which has operated since 1977. He manages and operates the bar, across from city hall and the Island Players theater, and has been a longtime coproducer of Island Players productions. Wilhelm is the founder and CEO of MedPartners, which was acquired by AMN Healthcare Services Inc. of San Diego in April for $195 million, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange commission statement. Rose and Wilhelm were both hospitalized in South Carolina, with Wilhelm undergoing multiple surgeries.

As of Islander press time, she remained in a South Carolina hospital. Rose was well enough to thank first responders Oct. 15, visiting with members of Greenville’s fire and police departments, as well as paramedics and aviation technicians, as reported by FOX Carolina News. He wore a back brace and a walking boot to the meeting, and noted numerous and “still painful injuries,” according to the report. He also said Wilhelm hopes she can be transferred closer to home. Her parents live on Key Royale in Holmes Beach and, according to friend Diane Phinney, all the couple’s energy has been centered on their recovery.

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Nov. 13, 6 p.m., commission. Anna Maria City Nov. 19, 9 a.m., swearing in ceremony. Nov. 8, 6 p.m., commission. Nov. 19, 9 a.m., commission. Nov. 12, 1 p.m., Old Soldiers and Sailors Parade Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, and Ceremony, Pine Avenue and City Pier Park. 941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org. Nov. 13, 4 p.m., planning and zoning. Nov. 21, 5:30 p.m., special magistrate. Manatee County Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941Nov. 1, 9 a.m., commission (land use). 708-6130, cityofannamaria.com. Nov. 27, 9 a.m., commission. Administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton Beach Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org. Nov. 1, 6 p.m., commission. Nov. 6, 10 a.m., commission. Of interest Nov. 7, 9 a.m., CIP. Nov. 6, Vote 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 7, 9:30 a.m., CRA. Nov. 12, Veterans Day observed. The Islander Nov. 7, 11 a.m., pier team. salute to veterans begins at 8:30 a.m. at the veterans Nov. 7, 2 p.m., Scenic WAVES. memorial at Holmes Beach City Hall. Anna Maria Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., will host a parade from city hall to City Pier Park 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org. starting at 1 p.m. Most government offices, as well as The Islander, will be closed. Holmes Beach Nov. 22, Thanksgiving, most government offices, Nov. 7, 10 a.m., parks and beautification. as well as The Islander, will be closed for the holiday Nov. 7, 6 p.m., planning. and Friday, Nov. 23.

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“Autumn Song” by Kieko Romerstein is on exhibit at ArtCenterManatee, which will host a reception 4-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, for the Sumi-e Society of America exhibit that opened Oct. 30. Sumi-e is the Japanese word for black ink painting. The juror for the exhibit will be Yifei Gan, an artist and curator whose drawings, paintings, digital media and traditional Chinese brush paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe and China. ArtCenter Manatee is at 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. For more information, call the center at 941746-2862. Islander Courtesy Photo

Art league books wellness retreat at Waterline

The Anna Maria Island Art League will host a women’s wellness weekend — “Art. Play. Love.” — Nov. 9-11. An announcement said attendees would “enjoy enlightening, educational, artistic and inspirational programs.” The cost is $100. Instructors include Frannie Hoffman, Sheryl Spikes, Lori Heintz, Cindy Phillips, Gigi Wiegman, Susan Huppert, Dr. Brian Nell, Jody Tschida, Karen Chambers, Todd McIntyre and Casey Hoffman. The event will be at the Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club, 5325 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. For more, call AMIAL at 941-778-2099.

Cupcake Delights to host blood drive

One Blood’s Big Red Bus will roll up to Cupcake Delights at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, for a blood drive. The blood drive will be 1-5 p.m. outside the cupcakery, which will be offering donors coupons for free cupcakes. Donors also will receive a movie ticket and a wellness checkup that includes a screening for cholesterol, blood pressure, iron count and more. People can make appointments for the blood drive online at oneblooddonor.org, using the code #41288. Cupcake Delights in the Anna Maria Island Centre shopping plaza is at 3324 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call 941-779-2253.

Box office opens for Players’ ‘Baggage’

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Village of the Arts presents Festival of the Skeletons

The Village of the Arts presents its most popular artwalk Nov. 2-3 with the 14th annual Festival of the Skeletons. The festival will be 5:30-11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Festival of the Skeletons is a celebration of life in the tradition of Dia de los Muertos. Most years, the Artists Guild of Manatee in the Village of the Arts dedicates a community shrine at the festival to an artist or other public figure. This year, the shrine will recognize the loss of wildlife in the Gulf Coast region as a result of red tide. Shrines also will be created in the village in homes, galleries, studios, shops, restaurants and more. And festivalgoers will be able to honor their loved ones by leaving a message on a memory wall. Musical entertainment will include Koko Ray and the Keepers, Wild Root and the State College of Florida Jazz Band. Also, fire dancer Alexander FireLion will perform. Admission is free. The village center is at 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West. For more information, call 919-306-5745.

Paradise Center makes November plans

The Paradise Resource Center on Longboat Key will offer a series of classes and other programs in November. Ongoing classes at the center include yoga for seniors Tuesdays, Zumba and Pilates combo for seniors Thursdays and also Fridays@Paradise Cafe day, when people gather to socialize, play games, make crafts and enjoy music. Also, the center will offer free memory and lifestyle screenings 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, host a painting event at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, and a program on senior challenges at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12. The center is at 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, at Temple Beth Israel. For more information, call the center at 941383-6493.

Kiwanis to meet Nov. 3

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island will gather Saturday, Nov. 3, for a program and breakfast. The program — featuring remarks by Sue LaMastro of Manatee County SHINE — will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call Sandy Haas-Martens at 941-778-1383.

Wish Book wishes sought

Each year, the week of Thanksgiving, The Islander publishes its Wish Book, a special section containing the needs and wants of local nonprofits. If you represent a community group, please, send a list of your organization’s needs to calendar@islander.org. The deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 14.

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IGW displays ‘Impressions’

“Sifting‌.Siftingâ€? and other work by Charlotte Sorsen will be featured throughout November at Island Gallery West. Sorsen is the gallery’s featured artist in November and her exhibit of acrylic paintings is titled “Impressions.â€? Sorsen studied art in Boston at the Museum School of Fine Arts and the New England School of Art and Design. “Painting,â€? she says in a statement to the press, “is a first love.â€? Sorsen also makes jewelry and apparel. A reception with the artist will coincide with the artsHOP gallery walk in downtown Holmes Beach. The reception will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the gallery, 5368 Gulf Drive. For more information, call IGW at 941-778-6648. Islander Courtesy Photo

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Cultural Connections launches the fall-winter season on Anna Maria Island with the 12th annual artsHOP. The celebration of arts, culture and heritage takes place on two weekends in November — Nov. 2-4 and Nov. 9-11 — and boasts a symphony concert, theatrical performances, markets, public art campaign and three art walks. Also, artsHOPpers will carry passports and collect stamps on visits to artsHOP venues for a chance to enter raffles for prize baskets and more. A look at the plans: 5:30- 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, an art walk takes place in Bradenton Beach on Bridge Street. A news release stated, “Travel to local stores along historic Bridge Street to see beautiful local artist productions including photography, painting, hand made jewelry, sculpture, live music and more.� 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, America Recycles Day at Sandblast at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. The highlight of the event, presented by Keep Manatee Beautiful, is a sand-sculpture competition. 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, an art walk in Anna Maria. The release stated, “Visit many local shops, galleries and our very own Anna Maria Island Historical Society at its museum on Pine Avenue. Live music will be featured as you meet with local artists and shop owners to learn about the local artwork and island heritage.� 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, Coquina Beach

Market on Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach. The market will include arts and crafts vendors, as well as live music. The market also will take place Sunday, Nov. 11. 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, and continuing through Nov. 18, the Island Players perform “Baggage� at the playhouse in Anna Maria. Tickets are on sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Saturday and an hour before curtain time at the theater, 10009 Gulf Drive. Tickets are $20. 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, an art walk takes place in downtown Holmes Beach, mostly in the shopping area along Marina and Gulf drives. The news release said, “Shops, galleries throughout Holmes Beach and Waterline Marina Resort will be featuring local art demonstrations, local art, live music and more.� Prizedrawings will be at 8 p.m. at the Ugly Grouper, 5704 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, the annual Symphony on the Sand, performed by the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra, will take place at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. For more information about tickets, go online to amicco.org. The public art project this year is “Follow the Flock� and consists of wooden skimmers painted by locals that will be sold to benefit Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring. For more information about artsHOP, including details about tickets, go online to www.culturalconnectionsami.com, visit the organizers’ Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/culturalconnectionsami/ or call a participating venue.

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Keep Manatee Beautiful presents America Recycles Day at Sandblast at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. The amateur sand-sculpture competition raises money for the local chapter of Keep America Beautiful, which promotes community awareness and involvement in litter prevention, recycling and beautification. The event host is the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. The event is billed as part of the islandwide artsHOP celebrating local arts and culture. The sculpture themes will be free-form and wildlife. There will be competition in two divisions — elementary-middle school and high school-adult. In addition to the competition, spectators will

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The Islander Calendar ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Friday, Nov. 2 5:30-8 p.m. — artsHOP’s Bradenton Beach Artwalk, historic Bridge Street, Bradenton Beach. Information: culturalconnectionsami.com or participating venues. Saturday, Nov. 3 9 a.m. — America Recycles Day at Sandblast, Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941- 795-8272. 1-4 p.m. — artsHOP’s Anna Maria Artwalk, Pine Avenue, Anna Maria. Information: culturalconnectionsami.com or participating venues. ONGOING ON AMI Through Nov. 3, “A Plein Air Affair,� the Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1906. Throughout November, “Our Feathered Friends,� Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7786694. Throughout November, “Impressions� by Charlotte Sorsen, Island gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6648. LOOKING AHEAD ON AMI

Through Feb. 3, 2019, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art’s “Watercolors from the Permanent Collection,� 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-359-5700. Second Wednesdays, Think + Drink (science), South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131. Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., Shanty Singers, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120. First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. ArtWalk in the Village of the Arts, around 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Bradenton. Also, Saturdays after the first Fridays. Information: villageofthearts@gmail.com. Second Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Music on the Porch, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-7086120.

OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Friday, Nov. 2 5:30-11 p.m. — Festival of the Skeletons, a Dia de los Muertos Celebration of Life, 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Village of the Arts, Bradenton. Information: villageofthearts@gmail.com. 4-6 p.m. — Art Center Manatee reception, Sumi-e Society of America exhibit, 209 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Information: 941-7462862. Saturday, Nov. 3 11 a.m.-4 p.m. — Festival of the Skeletons, a Dia de los Muertos Celebration of Life, 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Village of the Arts, Bradenton. Information: villageofthearts@gmail. com. Sunday, Nov. 4 5-8 p.m. — Friends of DeSoto National Memorial train ride, concert and barbecue, Florida Railroad Museum, 12210 83rd St. E., Parrish. Fee applies. Information: 941-704-6825. ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Through Dec. 2, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art’s “French Art from the Horvitz Collection,� 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-359-5700. Through Feb. 2, 2019, “The Greek Communities of Tarpon Springs and the Bahamas,� Florida Maritime Museum, 4419 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

Dec. 1, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Christmas tree lighting and Holmes Beach holiday celebration, Holmes Beach. Dec. 8, Anna Maria Island Privateers Christmas Parade, islandwide. Dec. 14, Anna Maria Center Shops Christmas celebration, Holmes Beach. Dec. 15, Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Drift-In Christmas, Bradenton Beach. OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND

Wednesday, Oct. 31 10 a.m. — Puppets and Play, Mosaic Center for Nature, RobLOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI inson Preserve, 99th Street Northwest and Ninth Avenue Northwest, Nov. 10, seventh annual Cortez Stone Crab and Music Festival, Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5757. ONGOING OFF AMI Cortez. Nov. 30-Dec. 2, Bradenton Bluesfest, Bradenton. First Saturdays, Family Night at the Museum, South Florida Feb. 16-17, 2019, Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival, Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: Cortez. 941-746-4131. Feb. 17, 2019, AMICCO’s opera concert, Bradenton. Fourth Wednesdays, “Stelliferous Live� star talk, South Florida Feb. 22, 2019, U.S. Coast Guard exhibit at Florida Maritime Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: Museum, Cortez. 941-746-4131. March 31, 2019, AMICCO’s “Diva Wars� concert, Bradenton.

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Nov. 8-18, Island Players present “Baggage,� Anna Maria. Nov. 9, ArtsHOP downtown gallery walk, Holmes Beach. Nov. 10, Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra’s sixth annual Symphony on the Sand, Bradenton Beach. Nov. 11, Island Players audition, “I Hate Hamlet,� Anna Maria. Dec. 9, AMICCO “An Island Christmas� concert, Holmes Beach.

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ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Wednesday, Oct. 31 3:30 p.m. — Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Halloween costume contest, chamber office, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1541. 4-7 p.m. — Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Trail of Treats celebration in island business districts. Information: 941-7781541. 6 p.m. — Halloween Trunk ’n’ Treat, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7781813. Thursday, Nov. 1 5 p.m. — Keep Manatee Beautiful Sandblast sandsculpting clinic, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-795-8272. Friday, Nov. 2 10 a.m. — Forty Carrots partners in play, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. 5 p.m. — Keep Manatee Beautiful Sandblast sandsculpting clinic, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-795-8272. Saturday, Nov. 3 8 a.m.-2 p.m. — Keep Manatee Beautiful Sandblast, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941795-8272. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. — Holiday craft fair, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave. Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414. 5-9 p.m. — We Are Florida Hurricane Michael Relief Fundraiser, the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941- 778-1908. Tuesday, Nov. 6 10 a.m. — Preschool Storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

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Wednesdays, AMI Dragon Boat Fun and Fitness Club, time depends on tides, 417 63rd St., Holmes Beach. Information: 941462-2626. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-7086130. Most Fridays, 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. (call for times) mahjong games, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Mondays, noon, bridge, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414. Most Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., mahjong games and instruction for beginners, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. ONGOING OFF AMI First and third Wednesdays usually, Roser Memorial Community Church Golfing for God, IMG Academy Golf Club, 4350 El Conquistador Parkway, Bradenton. Fee applies. Info: 941-778-0414. LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Nov. 9-11, Anna Maria Island Privateers Camp Crows Nest adult outing, Myakka. Nov. 9-12, Siesta Key Crystal Classic International SandSculpting Festival, Siesta Key.

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The Islander Calendar CLUBS & COMMUNITY ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Thursday, Nov. 1 10 a.m. — Back to the Future Neighborhood Community Services Visioning meeting, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. 2 p.m. — Sunshine Stitchers Knit and Crochet Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7786341. Friday, Nov. 2 2 p.m. — Growing herbs in Florida, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Saturday, Nov. 3 8:30 a.m. — Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island breakfast meeting with Sue LaMastro of Manatee County SHINE, Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1383. Tuesday, Nov. 6 2 p.m. — National Novel Writing Month program, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Wednesday, Nov. 7 12:45 p.m. — Gulf Coast Writers Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. 3 p.m. — Tour the Digital Library program, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

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Jan. 12, 2019, Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Thieves Market, Bradenton Beach. Feb. 8-9, 2019, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation White Elephant Sale, Holmes Beach. Feb. 9, Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Thieves Market, Bradenton Beach. Feb. 13, 2019, Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island Sale-A-Bration, Holmes Beach. March 2, 2019, Anna Maria Island Historical Society’s Heritage Day Festival, Anna Maria. March 9, 2019, Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Thieves Market, Bradenton Beach.

Beach. Fee applies. Information: 941-345-5135. Fridays, Senior Adventures usually meets to carpool on an adventure or for an activity, Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-538-0945. Second Fridays, 6 p.m., AMI Resident Community Connections, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Saturdays, 8:30 a.m., Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island breakfast meeting, Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, Manatee Public Beach, OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1383. Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m., Tech Help, Island Library, 5701 Marina Tuesday, Nov. 6 Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. 1 p.m. — Free memory and lifestyle screening, the Paradise Tuesdays through May 14, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Anna Maria Farm- Center, Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. er’s Market, City Pier Park, North Bay Boulevard and Pine Avenue. Information: 941-383-6493. Information: 941-708-6130. ONGOING OFF AMI Tuesdays, noon, Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Info: 941-518-1965. Fridays, 10:30 a.m., Paradise Cafe games, music and socializing, the Paradise Center, Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, LOOKING AHEAD ON AMI Longboat Key. Fee applies. Information: 941-383-6493. Nov. 8, Cupcake Delights One Blood blood drive, Holmes Saturdays through May, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bradenton Farmers Beach. Market, Old Main, Bradenton. Information: 941- 621-6471. Nov. 12, Veterans Day Salute, Holmes Beach. LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Nov. 12, Anna Maria Veterans Day Parade, Anna Maria. Dec. 1, Anna Maria Garden Club plant sale, Anna Maria. Nov. 14, Florida Maritime Museum fall lecture, Cortez. Dec. 8, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation Holly Berry Dec. 12, Florida Maritime Museum fall lecture, Cortez. Christmas and Food Market, Holmes Beach. Dec. 8, Florida Maritime Museum’s Maritime by Candlelight, Dec. 14, Anna Maria Holiday of Treasures, Anna Maria. Cortez.

ONGOING ON AMI Second and fourth Wednesdays, 11 a.m., Just Older Youth/JOY Brown Bag Lunch Series, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414. Thursdays, 9-11 a.m., veterans services assistance, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7786341. Third Thursdays, 11:45 a.m., Successful Women Aligning Together meets, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton

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Young ‘politicians’ succeed in Bradenton Beach governance

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Fun, food and learning were the threads running through Youth in Politics Day in Bradenton Beach. City hall, some city businesses and a nonprofit took part Oct. 25 in presenting third-graders from Bradenton Christian School a pilot program in governance, including an experience at city hall. The event was planned as part of Florida League of Cities’ Florida City Government Week. The group was divided into three classes, each about 25 kids, who rotated between a mock government meeting in the chambers at city hall and tours of local businesses and a visit with the nonprofit turtle watch group. Mayor John Chappie’s dog Coleman also played a role — as the nuisance pet in the mock commission meeting led by the students at city hall. The students conducted a hearing for “the case of Coleman the barking dog.� Following the student-led meeting, the kids learned about fire safety from firefighters at the volunteer fire station, toured the police department and were read to at Tingley Memorial Library. The kids headed to the beach to learn about boating safety with Commissioner Ralph Cole, owner of Suncoast Watersports, and learned about sea turtles

from Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director Suzi Fox. Additionally, the group toured the kitchen at the Beach House and had lunch on the Historic Bridge Street Pier, courtesy of the Anna Maria Oyster Bar. Commissioner Marilyn Maro, a retired teacher, played a spin on Simon Says, alternately named, “Vice Mayor Says,� with the kids at Lou Barolo Park, and the group played mini-golf at The Fish Hole, Commissioner Jake Spooner’s business on Bridge Street. The event concluded with a boat ride on Sarasota Bay, courtesy of Paradise Boat Tours, where they were able to see dolphins swimming in the wild. “I think this is just amazing,� said Laura Bloise, mother of BCS third-grader Sarah Bloise, who participated in the event. “I am just so impressed with how the city came together to teach these kids about community and government.� Chappie said he hopes the program expands to include Anna Maria Elementary and other schools. “I just love this place,� BCS third-grader Brendan Ith, said. “This day was awesome!� Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie, left, Oct. 25, hands the key to the city to Jeffrey Myers, principal at Bradenton Christian elementary school. City attorney Ricinda Perry looks on, during the Youth in Politics program at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.

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By Brendan Ith Special to The Islander Bradenton Beach is a small city on the water. It is a community where people know each other, work together and are kind to each other. I was able to have a whole day to check out the town. We started our day at Bradenton Beach City Hall and we got to pretend to have our own commission meeting! I was a commissioner, and worked with the mayor and other commissioners to help fix a problem — a barking dog! We worked together and decided the owner should build a doghouse. Everyone seemed happy with that decision! We met Mayor John Chappie and Commissioner Marilyn Maro, who told us her job is to “keep the city running smoothly and make deciBradenton Beach Police Detective Sgt. Leonard sions.� Diaz hands an honorary police department badge Next we went to the beach and learned about sea sticker Oct. 25 to third-grader Victoria Perry, daughter of city attorney Ricinda Perry, at the police turtles. We went to the Beach House Restaurant and we got to go in the kitchen! We learned that Mr. Teddy, department, 403 Highland Ave., during Youth in Politics in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photos: Chri- the head baker, bakes 2,000 dinner rolls every day! Wow! sAnn Silver Esformes We headed to the fire station and the police department. We met Mr. Rodney, a firefighter, and we went inside the fire truck and looked around. We also learned about smoke alarms, and why they’re important and what to do if one goes off inside our house. Police Chief Sam and Sgt. Diaz showed us police cars, motor-

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Bradenton Christian School third-graders Brandon Ith, left, Kierra Mays, Victoria Perry, Max McBane, Glory Jankovich, Sunny Travis, Layne Mikulec and Callie Hey portray city commissioners and staff Oct. 25 during a mock city hall hearing. Mayor John Chappie and his dog, Coleman, were included in the hearing as BCS student Sarah Bloise testified on the matter, “The case of Coleman, the barking dog.”

Senior Adventures head for Sarasota

Brendan Ith, a third-grader at Bradenton Christian School who served as a student reporter for Youth in Politics in Bradenton Beach, captured this photo of two dolphins during a boat ride in Sarasota Bay. Islander Photo: Brandon Ith

The Senior Adventures group will head to Sarasota Friday, Nov. 2, for a tour of the West Coast Black Theater Troupe facilities. The group will depart at 10 a.m. from the Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach, for downtown Sarasota, where they will take the tour and have lunch. Senior Adventures is a group of older adults that meet most Fridays for an adventure — an outing or a gathering at Annie Silver Community Center. The van transportation fee is $5 and the tour is $5. For more information or to RSVP, call Kaye Bell at 941-538-0945.

The Center of Anna Maria Island will hold a benefit to collect donations and raise money for Hurricane Michael relief efforts in the Panhandle. The benefit will be 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Plans include live music, as well as beverage and food sales. The center will be collecting items at the event for the relief effort, including duct tape, tarps, cleaning supplies, toys, school supplies, socks, nonperishable food, diapers, personal hygiene items, tools, lanterns, camping stoves and sleeping bags. The center is at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. For more information, call the center at 941-7781908.

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Islander salutes veterans

The Islander and the city of Holmes Beach invite the public to the annual Veterans Salute Monday, Nov. 12. The program in the park at Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, adjacent to the Anna Maria Island Veterans Memorial Plaque. Coffee service will be provided by the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe and pastries provided by The Islander at 8:30 a.m., followed by the program at 9 a.m., including a presentation by the Palma Sola Veterans Of Foreign Wars Post 10141. For more information, call The Islander at 941778-7978. The Islander event will be followed by a veterans parade starting at 1 p.m. organized by city of Anna Maria is from city hall to City Pier Park.

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Splotchy red tide on Manatee shores increases for weekend

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Scientists warned it could happen. Levels of red tide rose in Manatee County as the waters calmed in the wake of Hurricane Michael. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s mid-week Oct. 24 report, high concentrations were found in Manatee and northern Sarasota counties, as well as Pinellas County. Fish kills and respiratory irritation also were reported in Manatee County. The Mote Marine Laboratory daily beach report, which tracks red tide at area beaches, showed moderate respiratory irritation at Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, on the morning of Oct. 26, but no fish kills. Surface waters there had cooled to 82 degrees. In Sarasota, philanthropists Andrew and Judith Economos invested $1 million in the Red Tide Institute at Mote, Mote announced Oct. 23 in a news release. “We have faith in Mote Marine. We’re not seeing this from our government. We’re not seeing this from the feds. We’re not seeing this from the state,” Andrew Economos stated. The money will fund the institute’s first year of operation and help with research and development of red tide mitigation. On Anna Maria Island, the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce did its part to assist local workers monetary contributions to red tide relief. Money raised from a raffle basket of gifts from local businesses, funds from individuals and money from the chamber was enough to provide $50 checks to 380 applicants. The workers applied to the chamber for assistance and checks were distributed Oct. 26 at CrossPointe Fellowship in Holmes Beach. “We had more applicants than we expected,” chamber vice-president Cathy Pizzo said. “We are just happy to be able to help.”

USF intern Mauricio Rodrigues, left, and Mote scientist Richard Pierce work at Mote Marine Laboratory on City Island in Sarasota. Money donated by the Andrew and Judith Economos Charitable Foundation will help research and development of red tide mitigation. Islander Photo: Courtesy Mote Marine Laboratory

Red tide’s regional impact on wildlife returned into focus. The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation released a report Oct. 16 saying the long, lingering red tide bloom resulted in the largest number of sea turtle deaths ever attributed to a red tide event. The report covered the entire west Florida coastline suffering from the bloom, including Anna Maria Island. So far, according to the SCCF report, 196 dead sea turtles have been recovered and another 46 have been placed in rehab from neurotoxin poisoning caused by the bloom. The previous 10-year average was 31 per year, according to the National Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. Manatees fared no better. According to the FWC manatee mortality report, 714 manatees had died through Oct. 16, 27 of those in Manatee County waters. Red tide deaths were confirmed in 67 manatee deaths and suspected in 121 others through September, the FWC reported.

Like sea turtles and other marine mammals, manatees suffered from paralyzed respiratory systems caused by neurotoxins released by red tide. In 2017, 538 manatees perished. Of the total number of manatees living in Florida waters, estimated at 6,131 in January, more than 10 percent have died.

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The entertainment and food vendors listed for the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s Bayfest celebration in the Oct. 24 Islander were in error. The band Memphis Rub was followed by Renegade, soulRcoaster, the Karen & Jimmy Band and the Dr. Dave Band. Food vendors were Eliza Ann’s Coastal Kitchen, Hurricane Hanks, Subz n Grubz, The Feast, Smoqehouse, T&L BBQ, The Waterfront, Churrolicious, Gran Arepa, Joey D’s, Quality Food International, Superb Quality Foods and the Privateers.

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Holmes Beach strengthens vacation rental regs with fines

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Holmes Beach is tidying up its vacation rental certificate program. “In the last two years we’ve realized that there’s a lot of violations that are coming up that we really did not have meat in the present ordinance to take care of,” Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer told commissioners Oct. 23 during a work session to discuss the vacation rental ordinance. A first reading of the amended ordinance was unanimously approved at the regular meeting that followed the work session. The proposed ordinance includes stricter citations for misleading advertising, failure to register a new agent within 15 business days of making an application for a vacation rental, failure to schedule an inspection within 30 days of application, failure to reschedule an inspection within 30 days of a failed inspection, improper sign placement, renting without a rental certificate and renting the property for an improper length of stay. During the discussion, Commissioner Rick Hurst said he was concerned that the proposed fee schedule — $150 for a first violation, $300 for the second, daily fines and a special magistrate hearing for a third violation and the suggested $2,500 irreversible violation — should be more stringent. Hurst said some violations are more egregious than others and should carry a stricter penalty. He said, for example, someone advertising without a rental certificate should receive a bigger fine than someone who

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fails to register a new agent. “There’s a few here that I’m looking at that say, ‘You know you’re violating, you’re just waiting to get caught,’” Hurst said, and asked the commission to consider higher fines for certain violations. Tokajer said the process is not about punishment, but about compliance. He said the $150 fine “might not seem like a lot of money, but it’s an attention-getter.” Commissioner Carol Soustek agreed with Tokajer, saying the goal is safety for renters. Commission Chair Judy Holmes Titsworth recommended increasing the daily fine imposed by the special magistrate, so that if someone provides misleading advertising and gets caught, they can be fined for every day the ad was published. “And it should happen before the third violation,” she added. “Because the only way we’re going to catch these people is through the advertising.” City attorney Patricia Petruff said that since the goal of code enforcement is compliance, the violator must be given enough time to fix the violation. She said since the violations regarding false advertising are the biggest concern, they could be addressed with

Storm recovery center moves to Bradenton Beach location

As of Oct. 22, the Small Business Administration vacated its satellite office at the Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, and relocated to the Tingley Memorial Library, 111 Second St. N., Bradenton Beach. The office is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2p.m. Saturday. SBA representatives are available to assist businesses with paperwork for disaster loans, answer questions and discuss options for those affected by the harmful algae bloom known as red tide. Members of the Manatee County Economic Development team and local partners, such as the Manatee Chamber of Commerce and the Bradenton Area Eco-

Albee joins Islander staff

Steve Albee is the newest member of The Islander news team. He is a former director of public affairs and legislative liaison for the Florida Department of Transportation in the 1980s and was responsible for developing public affairs offices in each of the DOT’s district offices across the state. Previously he served as CEO of both the Sarasota and Manatee chambers of commerce. Albee also worked as Albee senior vice

a harsher penalty, but they still need time to come into compliance. Tokajer suggested that advertising without a valid rental certificate, or with misleading information that fails to meet requirements for proper length of stay or exceeds the occupancy limit, could incur an immediate fine and, if not remedied within five days, would be sent to a hearing before the special magistrate. Petruff warned that the special magistrate and alternate aren’t always available. She recommended most violations be handled with citations. The commission reached consensus on a $250 fine for the first violation and $500 for a second violation, with certain violations incurring higher fees and a special magistrate hearing, if not corrected within 48 hours of the second notice of violation. Additionally, the commission agreed the prepared notice for all vacation rental units would include the quiet hours — 10 p.m.-7 a.m. — and also include the notice that “excessive and boisterous noise are not permitted at any time.” The final public hearing and vote for the ordinance will be at the next city commission meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

president of Forward Atlanta, where he was responsible for national and international economic expansion and marketing of the metro-Atlanta region. He returned to Miami to become publisher of the South Florida Business Journal and subsequently formed the first international business newspaper in Florida, the International Business Chronicle. Albee went on to serve as vice president of world marketing for the Beacon Council of Miami-Dade County. He was born in Sarasota and graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and marketing. — Bonner Joy

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Roser Memorial Community Church is organizing to send a disaster relief team to Wewahitchka. The team will depart from the Anna Maria church after services Sunday, Nov. 11. An announcement from the church said, “There is a job for everyone� and anyone interested in joining the team can contact associate pastor Neil Crowell at 980-521-7129. Expenses, with the exception of money needed for food during travel to and from the work area, will be paid. Roser also has a team providing relief to those hit by Hurricane Florence and the church is raising money for Samaritan’s Purse Hurricane Relief online at roserchurch.com/give. Roser is at 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

Roser Memorial Community Church financial administrator Matt Meehan, a member of the church’s disaster relief team, sent photographs of hurricane relief efforts. Meehan is part of a team working in North Carolina with Samaritan’s Purse. In the photo top left, Meehan says, workers have cleared a yard of fallen limbs. Above, team member Steve Walter clears insulation from a bedroom in a ood-damaged home. Islander Courtesy Photos

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$3.7M repair planned for LBK-AMI bridge in 2019

By Steve Albee Islander Reporter The third bridge linking Anna Maria Island to another shore is aging and in need of repair. There has been much ado about the Anna Maria Island Bridge on Manatee Avenue and the Cortez Bridge, both linking Anna Maria Island to the mainland, both built in 1957 and both the subject of replacement by the Florida Department of Transportation. The bridge over Longboat Pass connecting Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria Island to Longboat Key also is more than 60 years old and it is passing under the DOT microscope. It also was built in 1957 with a 50-year design life. It has lasted 11 years longer than the DOT anticipated and, while still considered safe, it is due for a major overhaul, according to James Jacobsen, district structures maintenance engineer for DOT District One, which includes Manatee County. Jacobsen made a presentation to the Island Transportation Planning Organization at its meeting Oct. 22 at Anna Maria City Hall. The ITPO comprises the island mayors, who review matters that are on the agenda for the Manatee/ Sarasota Metropolitan Planning Organization, where only one of the mayors is seated for a vote. Jacobsen outlined the planned repairs and informed the mayors on how the project will affect residents OBITUARY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21

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expected to begin no later than May 1, 2019, and will be ongoing until Thanksgiving 2019. According to DOT examiners, the bridge is functionally obsolete, but structurally considered in fair condition. The repair project will add 10 years of service to the bridge and allow the DOT time to develop a long-term solution. The repairs will result in limited traffic disruption and any required closures will be overnight, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. and will be limited to 15 minutes. There are two overnight closures planned, from midnight to 5 a.m. to replace gears and machinery on the bascule. There also will be a lane reduction from 12 feet to 11 feet. The Longboat Pass Bridge, linking Bradenton Beach “Our objective is to complete the repairs with and Longboat Key, is pictured looking south from minimal interruptions of traffic,” Jacobsen said. The Coquina Beach at Bradenton Beach. Islander File contractor will be encouraged to finish the repairs Photo within the given timeframe with a $160,000 financial incentive to finish early, he said. and visitors traveling between Anna Maria Island and There should be no delays of marine traffic or Longboat Key during the repair process. The repair is extended navigational delays, he added.

New mainland-beach shuttle planned to ease beach traffic

Beachgoers may have a new option for transportation to a day in the sun. Island officials may have found just what they’ve been looking for — some relief for weekend traffic problems. Manatee County Area Transit has applied to the Florida Department of Transportation for a threeyear $129,000 grant to add a new shuttle service December 2019-April 2020, according to Ryan Suarez, manager of planning for MCAT. The shuttle — the Beach ConneXion Shuttle — would offer rides for beachgoers heading to the Anna Maria Island for just a day at the beach or people going to work from the mainland. It would run from 75th Street on Manatee Avenue to the

Manatee Public Beach on a 15-minute loop Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for about 10 hours a day. Bicycles and beach chairs would be permitted. “Cost to ride the shuttle has yet to be determined and, if possible, could even be no charge depending on operating costs analysis,” Suarez said. The grant request is for three years and would be evaluated for further expansion after the trial period. The shuttle would be an added service to bus routes that already exist between Anna Maria Island on Manatee Avenue and Cortez Road, said Suarez. If the DOT grant is awarded, DOT and Manatee County would share operating expenses. — Steve Albee

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Builder takes aim at building official over permitting process

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Acquiring permits for a construction project can be complicated. It also can be difficult. Frank Agnelli, owner of Agnelli Pools & Construction, said Holmes Beach building official James McGuinness cost the owners of a home on 79th Street more than a year in delays and $5,875 to permit improvements to the structure. After purchasing the property in 2017, the owners wanted to add a garage with a bedroom and bathroom upstairs, add a second floor to the main living room, and replace the pool and decking. Before developers could begin work on the project, state and local rules demand a obtain a “letter of no objection” from the city to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, required for projects seaward of the coastal construction control line. The line in Holmes Beach runs approximately the same as Gulf Drive in the area of 79th Street. After clearing the project with the DEP, developers must return to the city to obtain site-plan approval and city permits. Agnelli submitted a request for an LNO Sept. 26, 2017, and received McGuinness’ LNO review comments Oct. 26, 2017, without approval. “No jurisdiction where I’ve done work has required a month to reply to an LNO,” Agnelli said. “It’s usually a week’s notice, and then we get the LNO, because it has nothing to do with the setbacks, FEMA numbers, anything.” “But (McGuinness) made all of that an issue at that point of trying to get the LNO.” The Florida Administrative Code states an LNO is only verification by the city that the proposed project does not contravene local setback requirements or zoning codes. LNOs do not deal with Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations or building

codes. The LNO was issued Jan. 11. After Agnelli completed his designs for the project, he submitted the plans to the city for approval and requested a meeting with McGuinness to discuss the project. At a meeting June 19, Agnelli said McGuinness was concerned that the property’s $1,331,000 appraisal by Gary Hunt of Hunt Appraisal was inflated to allow Agnelli to make substantial improvements without elevating the structure. Agnelli says McGuinness recommended he split the job into two permits to meet FEMA requirements: one for an elevated structure with a soft connection or post-lateral addition and one for the renovation itself. FEMA’s substantial improvement rule, the 50 percent rule, applies to pre-FIRM buildings — those built at ground level before the existence of the Florida Insurance Rate Map in 1975. The rule requires a substantial designation for any project on a pre-FIRM building exceeding 50 percent of the building value for remodeling, renovation or improvement. Building costs include structural costs, finished materials, flooring, interior finishes and more. Permit costs are not included. When a project is deemed a substantial improvement, the owner is required to comply with the National Flood Program, which can result in a requirement to elevate the ground-level structure. Agnelli planned $425,000 for the renovation, well under the 50 percent threshold designating substantial improvement, so elevation of the structure shouldn’t have been required. “He’s questioning the property appraiser’s appraisals,” Agnelli said. “He is questioning a statelicensed property appraiser who has done hundreds of appraisals in this city. “When did he become an expert in property appraisal and what those guys do for a living?”

Agnelli continued. According to Agnelli, in September, after spending two months re-engineering the project and changing plans to meet McGuinness’ recommendation, the building official said elevating the structure was unnecessary. He recommended one permit for the renovation. Agnelli became frustrated by McGuinness’ conflicting orders. “Put it all together, submit, ‘we don’t like that, split it up,’” Agnelli said. “We split it up, spent all that money, then we submit, and it sits there in permitting for two or three months before we come to find out we have to put it all back together and we’re doing it exactly the way we had it from the get-go.” Agnelli submitted an invoice to the city for $5,875, the cost to plan and re-engineer the project to meet McGuinness’ recommendations. “They’re not going to pay it, I can see that,” Agnelli said. “The people at the building department can’t do anything because Jim McGuinness has to have his fingers on everything and all he does is cause delays. No one wants to make a decision in the department because Jim might not like it. “How is it possible that it takes me seven months to get a building permit, but yet it takes me four weeks to build an addition for that permit,” Agnelli continued. “So, my problem is, there’s a complete breakdown in the building department, and it’s not from the staff, it’s from its leadership.” Agnelli added the project at 103 79th St. would take less than six months, but he and the owners had to wait twice as long as the project would take to complete permitting. When contacted Oct. 23 by The Islander, McGuinness refused to comment on the issue. Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson could not be reached for comment before press time for The Islander.

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Holmes Beach man arrested for 4th DUI

Holmes Beach police arrested a golf cart driver observed traveling toward a police squad while in the wrong lane for driving under the influence. It was the man’s fourth such offense. James Leary, 41, of Holmes Beach, was stopped at about 1:30 a.m. on Holmes Boulevard after an officer observed him driving northbound in the southbound lane near 61st Street. The driver corrected his lane, but then began traveling on the wrong side again, according to the police report. The officer pulled the driver over near the 300 block of 64th Street. Leary told police he was swervLeary ing around puddles when driving on the wrong side. The officer reported no significant standing water

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Anna Maria Oct. 11, City Pier, 100 S. Bay Blvd., assault/disorderly intoxication/resisting. On patrol, two Manatee County sheriff’s deputies observed a man sleeping under a bench. After they announced their presence, the man was awakened, balled up his fist and attempted to strike an officer. He then refused to take his hands out of his waistband, where the deputies later found a bottle of vodka, and pulled away from a deputy. MCSO arrested the man for assault on a law enforcement officer, disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. He was transported to Manatee County jail. Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO. Bradenton Beach Oct. 20, Coquina Park, 2650 Gulf Drive S., criminal mischief. Bradenton Beach police officers were dispatched for a burglary in progress and found an 18-year-old Bradenton man with bloody knuckles. The man was arrested for vandalizing a bathroom after a witness told police she observed the man walk into the bathroom, scream and walk out. Police found blood on the bathroom mirror. The sink was torn out of the wall and the paper towel and toilet paper dispensers

and advised Leary his driving was unsafe. The motorist refused to perform field sobriety and breath tests despite several police requests. The officer determined Leary had been convicted of three DUIs in Ohio and therefore suggested the felony DUI charge for a fourth or subsequent offense. Police searched the cart and found a bottle of mango pineapple vodka. Leary was transported to the HBPD station and subsequently to the Manatee County jail. At his first court appearance, Judge Robert Farrance ordered a $500 bond, as well as pretrial supervision. Leary posted bond and was released from jail. His next hearings are set before Judge Brian Iten — Nov. 1 for a modification of probation and Nov. 11 for arraignment. Court proceedings are held at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. were broken. The man told police he’d hurt his hand in a fight on Beer Can Island, saw the damage when he walked in the bathroom and washed his hands. A request to charge the man with criminal mischief was sent to the state attorney. Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD. Cortez Oct. 15, 3600 block of 117th Street West, domestic disturbance. Deputies responded to a disturbance, spoke to both parties, observed no signs of violence and determined the argument was verbal. Cortez is policed by the MCSO. Holmes Beach Oct. 19, 3200 block of Gulf Drive, burglary. A man came home to find someone had kicked open his locked door and stolen a 32-inch television and a Ninja sword and throwing knives in a sheath. Each were valued at $150. Oct. 20, Manatee Public Beach, vehicle burglary. A woman left her 2008 Chevy Impala locked while she and her friends went to the beach. Returning to the vehicle, the woman discovered her wallet, $100 and two credit cards were stolen. Holmes Beach police determined the vehicle’s door had been pried open. Oct. 21, D.Coy Ducks Bar & Grill, theft. Holmes Beach police were dispatched to take a report of a

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Prison time ordered for habitual offender

Two years and 10 months in state prison for driving under the influence. That is the sentence 12th Circuit Judge Charles Sniffin meted out Oct. 16 for Thomas Behlendorf, 70, after the Bradenton man pleaded no contest to DUI and driving with a permanently revoked driver’s license. Sniffin found Behlendorf guilty on both counts. The judge also sentenced Behlendorf to an 18-month probation, including weekly AA or Narcotics Anonymous meetings after serving in state prison. Sniffin ordered a lifetime revocation of his driver’s license. The case goes back to when a Holmes Beach police officer found Behlendorf driving after dark in December 2017 without using his vehicle’s headlights. He was arrested in a parking lot in the 3600 block of East Bay Drive and failed DUI tests. Behlendorf had been convicted of driving under the influence in May 2015 in Manatee County and in Sarasota County in June 2016. He was declared a habitual offender and his license was permanently revoked, according to court records. As part of the Holmes Beach arrest case, Sniffin agreed to allow a transfer of Behlendorf’s probation to Illinois within seven days his release from prison. His 34-month sentence will run concurrent to a DUI case stemming from an October 2017 Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrest. He was assessed more than $5,000 in fines and court costs. stolen bike helmet. A patron reported he’d left his bike and helmet unsecured outside the bar. Other witnesses told police there was no helmet on the man’s bike when he arrived. Oct. 24, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, alcohol. Holmes Beach police were dispatched to the report of a man found sleeping on some computers by library employees. When police arrived, a 51-year-old intoxicated man was found sleeping on the west side of the building with vodka in his backpack. EMS transported him to the hospital, where his blood alcohol level registered 0.44 and he was required to stay overnight for observation. He was issued a notice to appear in court for the alcohol violations. Holmes Beach is policed by HBPD. Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.

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Biking rules on Anna Maria’s beach: A matter of education By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter There are many reasons to enjoy beach biking on Anna Maria Island, from the view of the water to the breeze off the Gulf of Mexico. But riding bicycles on the beach is illegal in the city of Anna Maria and educating beachgoers — many of whom are vacationers from other states or countries and unfamiliar with local rules — is not an easy task. Anna Maria forbids the operation of any form of vehicle on city beaches, including bicycles, except for the use of emergency vehicles by local authorities. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Mike Jones, head of the city’s MCSO substation, said deputies patrol the beach on John Deere Gator utility vehicles, enforcing a city code many might not know.

Sex offender visits Holmes Beach

A 64-year-old male sex offender moved to Cortez Oct. 24. Convicted of sexual offenses against a child in Marion County, Indiana, in 1993, the offender reported his permanent move to the 4500 block of 121st Street, according to an Oct. 25 email from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The FDLE registry indicates other sex offenders in the area Oct. 26: · A 56-year-old male offender in the 4200 block of the 129th Street West in Cortez. · A 49-year-old male offender in the 2900 block of Avenue C in Holmes Beach. · A 54-year-old male offender in the 100 block of Crescent Avenue in Anna Maria. · A 60-year-old male offender in the 100 block of Ninth Street North in Bradenton Beach. Sex offenders must register permanent and temporary addresses unless otherwise ordered by the court.

“We try to educate people,” Jones said in an interview Oct. 23. “There are a lot of vacationers who might not be aware of local laws and regulations.” Signs prohibiting “vehicles” and “motorized vehicles” greet beachgoers at access points but Yorkshire, U.K., native John Denham said where he’s from, bicycles aren’t commonly considered vehicles. “It says no vehicles, not no cycling. If it said no cycling, that might help,” he said. “We’re from the U.K., and we’d never think of a bike as a vehicle.” Denham, who is vacationing at a home on North Shore Drive, said he has seen several bikers on the beach. “I don’t really mind them at all, really,” Denham said in an interview Oct. 25. “Where we live in the U.K., bikes were allowed on the beach and sometimes it’s a nice way to get around on the beach.” According to Denham, he only investigated the rule because he wanted to bike to the Sandbar Restaurant along the beach instead of on the roads. “I’d like to ride my bike on the beach,” he said. “So, I don’t really object to bikes on the beach. I just want to know what the rule really is.” Deputies will enforce the regulation if they spot a violation, but biking on the beach is a nonissue, according to Jones. “It’s hard to say how often it happens,” Jones said. “To say that it happens all the time and nothing is done about it? I’d argue that. “I don’t see it being a problem for us at all.” Denham said the effort the police make to patrol the beach is commendable and he had no recommendation to improve enforcement of the rule. “We see the sheriff going up and down the beach John Denham poses with a bike in front of signs at the beach access at the corner of Magnolia Avenue and Gulf Boulevard. The sign to his left prohibits “vehicles” while the sign to his right prohibits “motorized vehicles.”

two or three times a day at least. So I think the effort they’re making should be applauded,” he said. “They’ve got all the gear on, and it’s hot. It’s not an easy job to do up and down the beach. So I think they are doing the best they can, and unless they bump into someone riding a bicycle, there’s nothing they can do.”

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Islander Photo: Nenita Daguinotas

Islander Photo: Ryan Paice Mike Vacarro from Spotlight Amusements drives students and parents around the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., in hayrides for the Anna Maria Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization’s Fall Festival Oct. 27.

AME-PTO classes parade to center for Fall Fest Islanders got an early taste of Halloween festivities at the Anna Maria Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization’s Fall Festival Oct. 27. Costumed AME students gathered at City Pier Park, 101 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, to assemble into classes and march to the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., where the event was hosted. In the past, it has taken place at the school. At the center, teacher Laura Redeker opened the festivities by announcing the costume contest winners from each class. PTO volunteers staffed booths in the soccer fields, hosting different activities, including remote-control racing, pumpkin painting and Twister. Children also jumped around in a bounce house and climbed a rock wall outside. Mike Vacarro from Spotlight Amusements led hayrides around the facility. Inside, a path through the center had been decorated as a haunted house, complete with jump scares and actors. The Anna Maria General Store sponsored the grill, where children were served hot dogs, chips and drinks. Also, The Feast brought pizza and The Donut Experience served cotton candy, caramel apples and doughnuts.

AME classes step off in the Fall Festival parade Oct. 27 from Roser Church to the Center of Anna Maria Island, where the PTO hosted the fundraiser and celebration. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice Islander Photo: Nenita Daguinotas

Islander Photo: Ryan Paice Savanna Coba, 8, left, and her mom Lisa Coba, and Evan Talucci, 13, don spooky costumes for the AME-PTOFall Festival haunted house at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Anna Maria.

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By Lisa Neff

Nature’s way of telling

I was a 6-year-old drop out of the Brownies, having lasted only one afternoon in the troop at my grade school. I’d planned to be a joiner and, when the bell sounded at the end of a school day early in my firstgrade year, I marched with other girls from my classroom to the kindergarten room for an orientation in scouting. The windows looked out on the playground, where my brother Mark and other kids were engaged in a pick-up game of kickball. In the classroom, the Brownies took their seats at desks and, after Neff introductions, we began a craft that involved gluing dried peas on pop bottles. It’s been 48 years and I’ve still not figured out any reason for this activity other than to keep kids busy. Well, the next time the Brownies assembled, I was outside playing kickball. A downside of not becoming a scout is I never learned as a child nifty tricks in nature, like how to start a campfire with two sticks or tell time from the location of the sun. By Ryan Paice, ryan@islander.org

AME calendar

• Monday, Nov. 5-Friday, Nov. 16, Mayor’s Feed the Hungry food drive. • Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1:45 p.m., districtwide early release. • Monday, Nov. 12, no school, Veterans Day. • Tuesday, Nov. 13, 5-6:30 p.m., public ParentTeacher Organization dinner in the school cafeteria, then, starting at 6:30 p.m., fourth-grade play “America Sings.” • Monday, Nov. 19-Friday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving holiday, no school. Anna Maria Elementary is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call the school at 941708-5525.

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A sundial shows the time of day — when there is sunlight — by the apparent position of the sun in the sky. But is there a way to make the sundial spring forward or fall back? Remember, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, and clocks are to be set back an hour. Islander Courtesy Photo I recently mentioned my interest in learning those skills to a friend who wanted to know, with smartphones, why anyone would bother. I’m not aware of any iPhone app that starts fires but my phone is almost always with me and shows me the time, even deep in a preserve or out on the water. The phone even adjusts automatically for when daylight saving time begins or ends — which is Nov. 4. Still, I wanted to learn how to tell time in nature, which is why I began reading “The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals and Other Forgotten Skills.” British author Tristan Gooley has led expeditions on five continents, climbed mountains, studied the methods of indigenous peoples in remote regions of Earth and sailed solo across the Atlantic Ocean. He operates outdoors like a detective looking for clues. “The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs” conThe cover of “The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals and Other Forgotten Skills” by Tristan Gooley. Islander Courtesy Photo

tains hundreds of tips to understanding nature. Some tips I may never use, like the scent of cinnamon suggests altitude. But many tips apply to life on the coastline and reveal how to look at the land, sky, plants and animals to learn. As for noting the passage of time, trees, flowers, stars and the sun provide clues. Gooley writes about the “flower clock,” which involves keeping time by the succession of flowers that open and close over the course of each day. He also writes about limpets, which are active during the day when the tide is in and active at night when the tide is out. Did you know that reindeer eyes go from gold to blue as seasons change? Also, Bermudan fireworms are so in synch with the sun, moon and tides that they display their bioluminescence 57 minutes after sunset on the third evening after a full moon. Those bits of information, while fascinating, won’t help me the next time I’m on a long hike, but after reading I’ve a rough idea of how to work out the time of day using the sun and shadows. If shadows are getting shorter, then it is morning. If they are getting longer, then it is the afternoon. If shadows are at their shortest, then it is midday. And here’s a neat trick for the next time you’re enjoying dinner by the beach. Place a marker — a shell will do — at the tip of a shadow at the beginning of dinner and at the tip of a shadow at the end — the distance between the shells marks the time passed. If you’re still there for sunset, here’s an idea from “The Lost Art” on how to estimate when the sun will set. Extend a fist while looking at the sun. Every knuckle that the sun is above the horizon indicates another 15 minutes of sunlight. Now, please, if you try this, be sure to smile, as we don’t want island sunset watchers looking like grumps.

De Soto friends ride the rails

Friends of De Soto will take a one-of-a-kind trip at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish to benefit the De Soto National Memorial in west Bradenton. De Soto at the Depot will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the museum and feature a train ride, music by blues musician Steve Arvey and a barbecue meal by “Chef Robert” that includes pulled pork, collard greens, baked beans and more. The train will travel from the museum site to Willow and back. The Florida Railroad Museum is at 12210 83rd St. E., Parrish. Tickets are $38 for members of the Friends of De Soto and $45 for nonmembers. Tickets are being sold online at friendsofdesoto. org/train. For more information, call 941-704-6825.

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Soccer action tops center news, golf, horseshoes continue By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter The adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island completed its second week of the fall season with four matches played Oct. 25. After two matches, Sato Real Estate and Lancaster Design were the lone teams at 2-0 in the standings. Jiffy Lube is on their heels with a 1-0-1 record, followed by 1-1 Eason Builders. Slim’s Place, AMI Locals and Moss Builders all sport 0-1-1 records, while Ross Built is in the basement with an 0-2 record. Cassidy The action kicked off with Sato rolling past Ross Built by a 7-3 score behind two goals each from Eric Pullen and Mark Rudacille. Andrew Schmidt added a goal and two assists, while Francisco Oliviera and Matthew Skaggs each added goals. Scott Bear helped preserve the victory with 10 saves between the pipes. Chris Circharo, Vince Circharo and Erin Felipe each scored a goal for Ross Built, which also received eight saves from Robb Marshall in the loss. Jiffy Lube and Moss Builders battled to a 6-6 tie in the second match of the night. Adam Bujarski paced Moss Builders with five goals. Omar Polar added one goal while Robert Armstrong chipped in with two assists and Jordan Demers finished with seven saves. Daniel Anderson paced a balanced Jiffy Lube attack with two goals while Nathan Kragt, Eliza Faillace, Mike Brusso and Charles Buky each notched one. Ricky Anderson added two assists while Michael Lewis finished with nine saves in the tie. Lancaster Design outscored Slim’s Place 6-4 in

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the third match behind a balanced offense led by Nick Bouchard’s two goals. Blair Schlossberg had a goal and an assist while Zackary Lieb, Sumiko Chipman and Ryan Hogan each added one goal. Trey Horne helped preserve the victory with 11 saves in goal. Aaron Parkin and Diego Felipe scored two goals each to lead Slim’s Place, which also received an assist from Nathan Talucci and 13 saves from goalie PJ Smargisso in the loss. The last match of the night saw Eason Builders hold off AMI Locals for a 6-5 victory behind two goals from Scott Eason. Sean Flynn added a goal and an assist for Eason, which also received goals from Damir Glavan, Amy Ivin and Greg Demeuse in the victory. Goalie Cliff Powell made seven saves to help preserve the victory. Jessica Williams and Tyler Robinson scored two goals each to lead AMI Locals, which also received a goal from Kevin Roman and nine saves from Ben Sato in the loss. Youth teams maintain big leads in soccer Action in the youth soccer league at the center continued last week with a bevy of “mini” games played Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Planet Stone continues to lead the 8-10 division with a 6-2-2 record while Ugly Grouper stands alone in second place at 5-5-1. Progressive Cabinetry is in third place with a 2-6-3 record. Progressive earned a point to open action Oct. 23 with a 1-1 tie against first-place Planet Stone, although not as fortunate in its second match, dropping a 2-1 decision to Ugly Grouper, which then suffered a 6-0 loss to Planet Stone in the final match of the evening. Action Oct. 24 started with Planet Stone earning a 2-1 victory over Ugly Grouper before dropping a 2-1 decision to Progressive Cabinetry. Ugly Grouper then closed out the night with a 4-3 victory over Progressive. The 11-13 division has undefeated Bins Be Clean in first place with a 7-0-1 record, well ahead of secondplace Slim’s Place at 2-6 and Wash Family Construction, holding down third place on a 2-5-1 record. Bins Be Clean opened Oct. 23 action with a 6-4 victory over Wash. WFC bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Slim’s Place in the second match, as the final match of the night saw Bins Be Clean earn a 2-0 shutout victory over Slim’s Place. Slim’s opened the Oct. 24 action with a 4-1 victory over WFC, which bounced back to give Bins Be Clean its first blemish on a 2-2 tie finish. Bins Be Clean bounced back to hand Slim’s Place a 4-1 defeat in the last match of the week.

The Anna Maria Island Sail & Power Squadron will welcome Capt. R. Kelley Johnson, who has navigated his trawler, Enchanter, more than 2,100 nautical miles through seven states on the nation’s Intracoastal Waterway. Johnson will discuss the details of his voyages at the squadron’s monthly meeting at its headquarters, 1200 71st St. NW, Bradenton, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1. The club is an affiliate of the U.S. Power Squadron, widely recognized as America’s Boating Club. For more information, contact the squadron by email at amispsbridge@gmail.com or by phone at 941-792-0394. Key Royale golf news Members of Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach participated in a Nine, Wine & Dine scramble Oct. 19 Make one stop to shop for the Dock! at the club. The team of Peggy and Herb Clauhs and Veronica and Peter Murley combined on a 6-under-par 26 to earn Sales • Service • Supplies & More clubhouse bragging rights for the day. Second place • Jet Ski Lifts & Boat Lifts • Dock Accessories went to the team of Mary Lou Dreier, Debi Wohlers • Piling Cones • Remote Controls and Sharon and Terry Terras with a score of 4-under• Aluminum Ladders • Stainless Motors • Cables and Switches par 28. The team of Remi Drigan, Robert Kingan and Open Mon-Fri 8-4, Brenda and Bob O’Brien were alone in third place at Saturday by Appointment 3-under-par 29. 12044 Cortez Rd. W, (941) 792-7657 Regular golf action resumed Oct. 22 with the marinedocktor@msn.com men’s nine-hole modified-Stableford system match. Larry Solberg carded a plus-6 to take first place, two points ahead of second-place finisher Bob Leeham. The women got on the course Oct. 23 for a ninehole individual-low-net match in two flights. Stephanie Morris fired an even-par 32 to win

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Flight A, one stroke ahead of Helen Pollock and Tootie Wagner, who tied for second place. Pam Lowry and Carol Duncan were another stroke back in a tie for third place. Marty Clark’s 4-under-par 28 gave her first place in Flight B. Terry Westby came in second on a 2-underpar 30, while Fran Barford took third with a 1-over-par 33. Clark, Amy Tripp, Tarras, Morris and Duncan all had chip-ins on the day. Horseshoe news Two teams advanced to the knockout round and battled for the day’s championship after posting 3-0 records in pool play during Oct. 24 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. The team of Dom Livedoti and Tom Skoloda held off Gary Howcroft and came away with a 21-19 victory to earn bragging rights for the day. The Oct. 27 games saw four teams advance to the playoffs with 3-0 records. In the first semifinal, Bob Rowley walked his way into the finals with a 22-8 victory over Howcroft and Jay Disbrow, while the other semifinal match saw Livedoti and Norm Langeland move on with a 21-12 victory over Tim Sofran. Livedoti and Langeland rolled into the winner’s circle with a 22-5 blowout over Rowley, giving Livedoti his fifth consecutive victory. Play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits, where warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome. Correction A player and a coach were inadvertently omitted from last week’s sports announcement for the Center Select Soccer Team. Player Nick Yatros and coach Rick Hurst are participants with the travel team.

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Red tide persists

A bloom of the Florida red tide organism persisted the week ending Oct. 28. Bloom concentrations of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persisted on Florida’s Southwest, Northwest and East coasts. Patchiness was observed in each region. In Southwest Florida, K. brevis concentrations increased slightly in areas of Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Lee and Collier counties, but “high” and “medium” concentrations occurred only in or offshore of Pinellas and Sarasota counties. K. brevis was observed at background to high concentrations in or offshore of Pinellas County, background to low concentrations in Manatee County, background to high concentrations in Sarasota County, background to very low concentrations in Charlotte County, very low concentrations in or offshore of Lee County, background to very low concentrations in or offshore of Collier County and background to low concentrations in or offshore of Monroe County. Reports of fish kills were received for Pinellas and Sarasota counties. Respiratory irritation was reported in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Lee and Collier counties. For more information, go to myfwc.com/ redtidestatus.

Anna Maria Island Tides

Date

Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 3 Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 6 Nov 7

AM

4:16a 5:56a 7:50a 9:22a 9:33a 10:34a 11:27a 12:16p

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2.4 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9

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AM

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— 3rd 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 New

AM City Pier tides; Cortez high tides 7 minutes later — lows 1:06 later

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It’s no trick — fall fishing is a treat for AMI-area anglers By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter As of writing this report, red tide levels around Anna Maria Island seem to be lessening. Proof was found during the week along the beaches, where vast schools of bait fish were gathering and attracting predatory species like Spanish mackerel and ladyfish. The concentration of red tide increased over the Oct. 27-28 weekend, but hope runs high it will again disperse. Water temperatures have dropped slightly, which has triggered the backwater species — snook and redfish Stasny — to really turn on. You can bet on seeing an enhanced trout bite over the next few weeks as they begin to feed and pack on weight for winter. Mangrove snapper are abundant around structure in Tampa Bay and starting to make a showing on the nearshore reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s another good indicator that red tide was thinning out. On my trips with Southernaire, I’m seeing some of the best catch-and-release snook fishing since spring. Reeling up 50 snook on a four-hour charter is attainable for those addicts who just can’t get enough of the sport. While catching catch-and-release snook, I’m seeing some slot-sized redfish — also catch-andrelease — in the mix. Fishing structure in Tampa Bay for mangrove snapper is excellent. By chumming with dead baits, I’m triggering schools of mangrove snapper to rise to the surface in a feeding frenzy. Limits of the feisty little fish are being released in the fish box. Remember to carry some light fluorocarbon leader and small hooks, as the water is clear and the fish are leader-shy. In areas where snapper are present, I’m also catching gag grouper and Spanish mackerel. Keeper-size gags are a little sporadic, but fish 20-22 inches are being caught with some regularity.

Chris Shaver of Kansas City shows off a nice snook caught Oct. 23 on a live shiner with Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters. Southernaire Fishing Charters

Mike Hughes, Damon Lewis, Doug Cope, Herley Hatfield and Paul Oliver, all visiting from the United Kingdom, show off their dinner Oct. 25 — mangrove snapper caught offshore on shiners. Hatfield also hooked and released a snook on the same trip. They were guided to the fish by Capt. Warren Girle. Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier says fishing there is returning to normal. In fact, the fall bite is in full swing. Pier fishers using live shrimp as bait are having success with a multitude of species, including mangrove snapper, flounder, black drum and redfish. Shiners are attracting a bite, especially when it comes to snook, while macks and ladyfish also are making a showing at the pier. To catch the speedy fish, anglers are casting artificials — jigs and spoons. Capt. Aaron Lowman is targeting catch-andrelease snook throughout the Tampa Bay waters north of Anna Maria Island. Free-lining shiners in areas where mangrove edges meet with lush grass flats is proving to be the best bite, although fishing oyster bars and around docks is producing action. Most catches are 20-26 inches, with an occasional slot-size fish is in the mix. Spotted seatrout are being caught by Lowman’s anglers, with deeper grass flats on incoming tides yielding a steady bite. Most trout are 12-16 inches. Lastly, Lowman says trolling for gag grouper is producing keeper fish here and there. Capt. Rick Gross also is targeting catch-andrelease snook on the flats of Tampa Bay, where freelining shiners around oyster bars and mangrove islands is producing exceptional numbers of fish. Catches of 30-50 fish a day are average for clients on the Fishy Business during the fall bite. Moving into the Gulf of Mexico, Gross is putting his charter clients on many Spanish mackerel by using live shiners and artificials — silver spoons or small jigs. In the near future, as the mackerel schools on the beaches intensify, Gross

anticipates the addition of kingfish to the menu. Capt. Warren Girle is targeting mangrove snapper and gag grouper around structure in Tampa Bay and at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Bottom fishing with live pinfish is attracting grouper, while free-lining live shiners is working well for snapper. While fishing structure, Girle also is attracting numerous mackerel and some bluefish to the boat. Moving to the flats, Girle is finding an abundance of spotted seatrout. Live shiners free-lined or under a cork are attracting a bite for his clients. Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters says he’s experiencing some of the best catch-and-release snook fishing of the year. Days of clients bringing 50 snook to the boat are not unheard of, and most catches are 20-26 inches, although linesiders up to 37 inches are being hooked. Redfish of 20-30 inches are in the mix for the snook fishers. Bottom fishing in sandy potholes and around structure is producing mangrove snapper and flounder. Capt. Jason Stock is working inshore with good results for clients on catch-and-release snook and redfish. Linesiders are dominating the bite, although redfish are present. Trout fishing for keepers is more productive and free-lining shiners over deep grass areas is producing the best action. Lastly, fishing structure in Tampa Bay for mangrove snapper and gag grouper is resulting in some meat in the fish box for Stock’s anglers. Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.

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John Horne, left, owner of the Anna Maria Oyster Bar, poses with his award Oct. 18 and congressional aide Gary Tibbetts, middle, and brother Lynn Horne, managing partner of Anna Maria Oyster Bar on the Pier, at the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards. Horne won in the more-than10-employees category. Islander Photo: Courtesy Amanda Horne

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Cleaning up the neighborhood Developer George Stellas recently purchased the strip mall at 5600 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, and set about to cleanup, spruce-up and paint-up. Stellas wrote to The Islander Oct. 16, “The building was very run down. However, it now has new paint, parking lot, sidewalks and more.” Stellas renamed the strip mall C&S Plaza, which houses Egret’s Landing, Domino’s, Island Fresh Market, Four Seasons Nail & Skin and Gulf Insurance. The plaza was constructed in 1964. Stellas plans more upgrades and improvements for the building and the shops. “Might be nice for readers to know about the upgrades many business owners are doing so they can go and visit the upgraded stores,” Stellas wrote. Thanks for keeping the neighborhood looking good! Slicker does it again Loads of islanders step up whenever a crisis happens, but Bob Slicker, general manager of the Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W., Cortez, is the master of local helping-hands.

A pallet of Halloween candy bags waits to be loaded onto a Hurricane Michael relief truck Oct. 23 at Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W., Cortez. The candy was to be delivered to children impacted by the storm in the Florida Panhandle. Islander Photo: Courtesy Swordfish Grill

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As the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Small Business Week 2018 drew to a close, 12 chamber members were lauded for excellence. Three firstplace winners have Anna Maria Island businesses. John Horne, Anna Maria Oyster Bar owner with wife Amanda, was the Small Business Person of the Year for businesses with more than 10 employees. Shane Catt and Holly Rolls of The Happy Paddler Kayak Tours and Ecoventures won first in the 10

employees or less category. They launch tours from Anna Maria Island, as well as Longboat Key and Robinson Preserve in Bradenton. In the Rookie Small Business Person of the Year category, Julie Kirkwood of Book a Little Sunshine finished first. Kirkwood also owns Segs by the Sea. Both businesses are located in Bradenton Beach. G. Fried Flooring America, Mike Solmonson, took first place in the Good as Green category.

Slicker put his relief brain in gear again, filling a truck parked at Cortez Road and 121st Street West with relief supplies for victims of Hurricane Michael and Oct. 24 sending the truck to the Panhandle. A special delivery included? Halloween candies and treat bags for kids impacted by the disaster. How do you tell a 5-year-old there won’t be any candy this year? Thanks to the kindness of folks in our corner of paradise, there are treats for Panhandle kids now.

Hot off the press! Anna Maria Islander photographer Jack Elka’s new 2019 calendar has hit the stands. The calendar features full color photos of Anna Maria Island. Elka also has published a 2019 Sarasota calendar. Calendars are $16 and are available in businesses on the island, including The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information or to order, call 941-7782711 or visit jackelka.com. Help make Privateers gathering cheer for holidays the holidays The Anna Maria Island Privateers placed a special brighter by seasonal tree at Tommy Knockers, 111 Seventh St. N., donating to the Bradenton Beach. Anna Maria Frank Calvatori, the bar’s owner, is supporting the Island Privagroup’s Adopt-A-Family program, which furnishes teers’ Adoptgifts and holiday dinners for local families in need. a-Family Monetary donations can be made at Tommy program at Knockers to help the Privateer’s make their annual the seasonal Christmas Eve deliveries to the families. tree displayed Last year, the AMIP raised $2,000 for the holiday at Tommy initiative. Knockers, 111 Tommy Knockers is open 1 p.m.-12 a.m. MondaySeventh St. Wednesday and 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Thursday-Sunday. N., BradenFor more information, call Privateer Kelly ton Beach. “Moulan” Sparkman at 941-545-7871. Islander CourStay busy islanders! tesy Photo: Got business news? Contact Sandy Ambrogi at AMIP sandy@islander.org or call 941-778-7978.

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Jimmy Mixon, center, prepares to cut the ribbon Oct. 24, celebrating Waller-Mixon Insurance in Holmes Beach during the AMI Chamber of Commerce mixer. Employees and chamber board members also are pictured.

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Roque and Kathy Pastorius, owners of Island Beach Monkeys — the “monkey bus” people — pause for a picture as they move through the crowd Oct. 24 at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce monthly mixer at Waller-Mixon Insurance, 5412 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Business owners and operators should mark their calendars for an elegant evening of dining, dancing and celebrating. The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2018 Member Gala at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in the Neptune Room at the Seafood Shack, 4110 127th St. W., Cortez. A cocktail hour will be followed by dinner. Guests will choose from three menu items on making their reservations. A cash bar will be available. Small business of the year awards in three categories will be named, as well as the Rotary Club of Anna Maria’s person of the year. Music by John Rinell and dancing will follow dinner. Tickets are $40 per person or $425 for a table of eight. Sponsored tables receive signage, centerpieces, prime location and recognition at the gala. RSVPs are due by Wednesday, Nov. 7. For more information or to reserve a seat, call the chamber at 941-778-1541 or email to info@amichamber.org.

Chamber member Joan Carter, of J&J Graphics and Harbor Lane Court vacation rentals, fills her plate alongside guest Louie Strickland at the Oct. 24 Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce mixer at Waller-Mixon Insurance, 5412 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Attendees noshed on a buffet from The Feast Restaurant and music was provided by Mike Sales. Islander Photos: Sandy Ambrogi

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Wednesday, Oct. 31 3:30 p.m. — AMI Chamber Trail of Treats, chamber office, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Business participants sought. Costume contest followed by trick-or-treating. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber.org. Wednesday, Nov. 14 7:45 a.m. — Early riser breakfast, Trustco Bank, 5858 Cortez Road W., Bradenton. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber. org. Friday, Nov. 16 6 p.m. — AMI chamber member gala, dinner, dancing and awards, Seafood Shack Marina, Bar and Grill Neptune Room, 4110 127th St. W., Cortez. $40 per person, $425 per table of eight. Cocktail attire. RSVP required. Information: 941-778-1541, info@ amichamber.org. LBK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Wednesday, Nov. 7 5 p.m. — Chairman’s reception and annual membership appreciation, Bridge Tender Inn Dockside Bar & Grill, 135 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. Complimentary hors d’oeuvre and admission for members. Cash bar available. RSVP requested. Information: 941387-9000, longboatkeychamber.com. SWAT Thursday, Nov. 15 11:45 a.m. — Successful Women Aligning Together meeting and luncheon, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. RSVP requested. Information: 410-382-2257 or rsvpamiswat@gmail.com

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By Jesse Brisson Special to The Islander 403 Pine Ave., Unit C, Pine Avenue, Anna Maria, a 2,480 sfla / 2,880 sfur retail space built in 2010 was sold 10/05/18, Pine Avenue Restoration LLC to 403C Pine Avenue LLC for $700,000. 223 Periwinkle Plaza, Anna Maria, a 2,514 sfla / 3,138 sfur 4bed/3½bath/1car home built in 1971 on a 22,125 sq ft lot was sold 10/01/18, Long to Parrish for $670,000; list $739,900. 108 8th St S., Bradenton Beach, a 1,668 sfla 2bed/2bath pool home built in 1920 on a 5,000 sq ft lot was sold 10/05/18, Jastrabek to 108 8th LLC for $607,500; list $625,000. 403 Pine Ave., Unit R, Pine Avenue, Anna Maria, a 2,000 sfla / 2,880 sfur 3bed/2bath condo with pool built in 2010 was sold 10/08/18, Pine Avenue Restoration LLC to 403R Pine Avenue LLC for $600,000. Jesse Brisson, broker/associate at Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria, can be reached at 941-778-7244.

BIMINI BAY SAILING: Small sailboat rentals and instruction. Day. Week. Month. Sunfish, Laser, Windrider 17 and Precision 15. Call Brian at 941-685-1400. PONTOON BOAT RENTAL Create life long memories. Call 941-778-2121 or see boatflorida.net. HELP WANTED AMI BEACH RESORT seeking part-time property manager. Computer skills a must. QuickBooks knowledge definitely a plus! Position will include shared weekends working on property. Hospitality and customer skills paramount for job position. Please, email resume to: beckyjhardy1@msn.com. You may be contacted and scheduled for interview. No phone calls, please. EXPERIENCED GARDENER WANTED to trim bushes etc. Fertilize, rake and weed. No grass. Cortez. 941-761-1709. HELP WANTED OR rent space in cozy island day spa, part-time. Massage L.M.T., skin care specialist, wedding hair and makeup artist/assistant. Claire Marie Spa. Holmes Beach Business Center. 941-730-3649. REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time. Print media, newspaper experience required. Apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander.org. PART-TIME BOOKEEPER, customer service sought, 20 hours a week at The Islander newspaper office. Email letter of interest and/or resume to news@islander.org.

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JUST OFF THE Island: Two retail storefronts for lease on Cortez Road. High visibility, high traffic. Water included. 7818 Cortez Road, approx 800 sf, 7834 Cortez Road, approximately 1,600 sf. 941-746-8666.

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

FOR RENT: $995/month. 750 sf executive office suite located in the Manatee Corporate Center just past 75th Street. 6400 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
 Great visibility on Manatee Avenue. Office includes a reception area, large office/conference room, a second office, bathroom, kitchenette. 631678-1810.

ANNUAL RENTAL/LEASE on Anna Maria Island. Available June 1, 2019. 2BR/2BA duplex unit. 1,000 sf. Parking, laundry, private, no stairs. Very quiet neighborhood, 5-minute walk to the beach. Looking for someone long term. Price: $1,500/month. Seasonal unit also available. Contact: dlehto@telus.net or pkelly333333@hotmail. com. 519-807-9426.

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PERICO BAY CLUB villa: 2BR/2BA, one-car garage, upgraded, $1,500/month for November and December. Real Estate Mart, 941356-1456. DUPLEX FOR RENT: 2BR/2BA. Tile, washer and dryer hook ups, elevated. $1,500/month, $700 deposit. 2411 Ave. C., Bradenton Beach. Call 941-746-8666. SEASONAL RENTAL: 2BR/2BA condo. Inclusive. Pool, near golf course. West Bradenton. $2,750/month or 
$2,500/month, three months. No pets. 
cpr.suz@gmail.com. S T U D I O A PA R T M E N T: A N N U A L rental, $1,000/month. Water, electric, garbage, washer and dryer included. Dolores Baker Real Estate, 941-778-7500. LOOKING FOR AN EARLY BIRD? You can read Wednesday’s classifieds on Tuesday at www.islander.org. And it’s FREE!

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

Call Jesse Brisson • 941-713-4755

REAL ESTATE WANTED: CARPORT, GARAGE for singlecar shelter to buy or rent on Island. Contact Vicki, 419-305-6806. Jeff, 419-584-8190. STARTING FROM THE low $300,000s. Only minutes from the beach, this new active adult community is perfectly located just south of Manatee Avenue off Village Green Parkway. Perfectly designed, open 2BR or 3BR/2BA plus den and two-car garage floor plans. Luxurious amenities, pool, spa, gym, pickleball and fenced-in dog park. HOA only $209/ month. Models open daily. Contact us, 941254-3330. www.MirabellaFlorida.com. MOBILE HOME: DOUBLE-wide 2BR/2BA. Community pool and clubhouse. 55-plus. $29,000 or best offer. Real Estate Mart, 941356-1456. WATERFRONT 3BR/2BR, two-car garage home. Heated pool and spa, boat dock and lift. New upgrading. $750,000. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456. NORTH END: 4BR/2BA with two bonus in-law suites. Huge home, steps to beach or bay. $675,000. Seller will finance. islandhomesellerfinance@gmail.com. LOOKING FOR AN EARLY BIRD? You can read Wednesday’s classifieds on Tuesday at www.islander.org. And it’s FREE!

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EXPERIENCE REPUTATION RESULTS SALES/RENTALS Professional Service to Anna Maria Island Since 1974

HERON’S WATCH 10 minutes to beaches. 4 BR + Den. Excellently maintained, tastefully decorated. No rental limitations. MLS A4142821. $359,000.

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For the island lifestyle, call Lynn Zemmer, 941-778-8104.

MEADOWCROFT 1308 56TH ST. 1BR/1BA enclosed lanai. Turnkey furnished. Beach cottage decor in living room. Heated pool, tennis, clubhouse. $121,000. VACATION/SEASONAL RENTALS GULFFRONT PROPERTIES BOOKING NOW 941-778-0807

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877-778-0099 Toll Free Edgewatervacationhomes.com et, Bradenton Edgewaterrealestateami.com Beach mer Broker/Owner

3 BEDROOMS/2 BATH $599,000 Newly renovated with new kitchen, baths, flooring, hurricane windows and doors, and new AC. Covered porch for entertaining, tons of covered parking for beach toys, and room for a pool and spa. Less than a 2 minute walk to AMI’s famous beaches and sunsets. 1,350 sf.

For professional real estate sales, call a true island native, born and raised on Anna Maria Island. Marianne Norman-Ellis. 941.778.6696

Mike Norman Realty

RELEASE DATE: 10/28/2018

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