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By Brook morrison islander reporter
Islander, FLA first lady on board for British royal’s 1991 visit to Miami
florida first lady rhea chiles, right, poses for a group photo aboard the Queen’s Yacht Brittania in miami, where she and gov. Lawton chiles attended a ViP dinner hosted by Her majesty. other dignitaries are former u.S. first lady Betty ford, left, former President ronald reagan, Queen elizabeth ii, former President gerald ford, former first lady nancy reagan and Prince Philip. all pictured have since died. rhea chiles resided on ami for a number of years before her death in 2015, devoting time to the arts and art education. Son ed chiles resides and oversees a number of businesses on ami. Lawton chiles was governor during the 1991 royal visit. islander Photo: courtesy ed chiles
a tube holds spotted seatrout ready for release Sept. 8 into Sarasota Bay. about 15,000 5-6 inch hatchery-reared juvenile seatrout were released into the bay from the Ken thompson Boat ramp on city island in Sarasota. the florida coastal conservation association and duke energy mariculture center partnered on the “restocking” effort. for more, see page 25. islander Photo: capt. Scott moore
Long lived the queen
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died Sept. 8 at the age of 96 and people around the world responded with an outpouring of tributes, statements of admiration and displays of respect.
In the United States, President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. flag at half-staff until sunset on the day of interment.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also issued a directive, ordering flags at half-staff in a statement that said the queen will be “remembered for her devotion to public service, commitment to duty, and her diligence to deepen the alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States of Amer-
U.S. and state flags on Anna Maria Island were flying at half-staff as a mark of respect for a monarch who defined an era.
Holmes Beach sees the outer fringe of storm bands the afternoon of Sept. 8. the storm — bringing rain, thunder claps and lightning flashes — moved eastward from the gulf of mexico across the island to the mainland, washing out beach plans before clearing and setting up another of nature’s sunset shows on the horizon. more stormy weather followed into the weekend.
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During her seven-decade reign, she welcomed a
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“It was cool to visit the Tower of London in year 3 and we learned about the queen’s life, but I’ll always think of her love of corgis when I think of her,” Oliver said after the queen’s death.
And consider that in 1950, she met former Win ston Churchill, born in 1874, and recently met the new
Elizabeth II was born in the 1920s, when British ness was embodied by industrial England and World War 1 had just ended.
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“The queen” was a constant throughout the lives of not only Oliver but anyone under 75, as she took
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Holmes Beach resident Jeannine Inda lived in the United Kingdom for 10 years and owns a corgi named Millie — it’s estimated that the queen owned at least 30 Welsh corgis during her life, all descendants of her first corgi, Susan.
prime minister, Liz Truss, born in 1974.
her place on the throne in 1953, following the death of her father, HM King George VI.
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Inda said Sept. 8, “HM Queen Elizabeth II was an incredible human and I feel honored to have lived in England during her reign.”
On Anna Maria Island — a destination for many in the commonwealth and a home for some — people paused to respect and reflect.
My son, Oliver Morrison-Tirpak, 11, was born in London at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea hospital. He remembers learning about HM Queen Elizabeth II at school in England.
Ben morrison of new orleans presents a bouquet of flowers July 9, 2019, to Queen elizabeth ii at Queens college at cambridge university in england. the queen was patroness of the college and morrison was a student. “i was the first in line waiting for the queen to arrive and when she saw me holding out a bouquet she said, ‘oh, how very kind of you,’ and i thanked her for visiting and was so nervous, i forgot to bow.” morrison is the cousin of islander reporter Brook morrison.
Brook morrison, islander reporter, is granted British citizen ship dec. 18, 2018, at Kensington town Hall in London. islander courtesy Photo
A. Seeing sunrises to sunsets.
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C. Seeing both. D. Meh.
By Lisa neff
The last time I saw a beach wedding was … 13%. Within past three months. 29%. Within past year. 42%. It’s been years. 16%. Never.
This week’s question
In addition to the injuries, the 7,000-square-foot home may be a complete loss, according to Kwiatkowski.“The garage area was a complete loss and the living area sustained heavy smoke and water damage,” Kwiatkowski wrote. “It will be determined by insurance and homeowners if the home is a complete loss.”
Last week’s question
By ryan Paice islander reporter
In 1947, she said, “My whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service.”
for burns but did not require hospitalization.
Since the loss may cost $1 million or more, an investigative team from the Florida Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the scene to investigate the incident.
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Firefighters from West Manatee Fire Rescue responded around 10 a.m. Sept. 8 to a residential structure fire at 835 65th St. NW, Bradenton, the home of former Holmes Beach city attorney Stephen Dye.
After the fire was extinguished, a Manatee County building official representative investigated the structure and declared it “non-habitable, enter at own risk,” according to Kwiatkowski.
The fi re was determined to be an accident that began in the garage, where an appliance technician was using an open flame to repair an upright freezer, according to WMFR fire marshal Rodney Kwiatkowski.The appliance technician, one of two people injured in the fire, was taken by Manatee County emergency medical services to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.Hewas released the same day and returned to the scene to cooperate with the investigation.
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B. Sunsets over sunrises.
I was granted British citizenship Dec. 18, 2018, and lived in London for 11 years.
world unrecognizable to the past but remained determined to keep the royal institution in play.
She adapted to change.
It is for this, her ability to weather the unknown, that I’m grateful and inspired by her example and was saddened to hear of the queen’s death.
A second person, an unnamed civilian, was treated
Former HB city attorney’s Bradenton home burns
In 2019, I arrived to Anna Maria Island with no exact idea how long my son and I would stay.
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firefighters with West manatee fire rescue and other districts work to extinguish a fire Sept. 8 at 835 65th St. nW., Bradenton. islander Photo: courtesy Wmfr
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Our thoughts are with King Charles III and the royalLongfamily.live the king.
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But it’s 2022 and we’re still here, and still adapting to change.MayQueen Elizabeth be remembered for her dedication and service to the United Kingdom.
Sept.Kamiya19. said “wow” after learning of the county’s latest projected completion date for the force main replacement.“Wewere hoping they were going to be completely done before we also had to do our work,” he said.
“It’s a tight job site with limited right of way to
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Food trucks are on the menu in Holmes Beach.
Anna Maria City
The service would employ two 45- to 50-foot boats that would carry 35-45 passengers, with a one-way fare of no more than $10. Island employees would be able to ride to and from work for free.
Manatee County Sept. 20, 9 a.m., commission. Sept. 22, 1:30 p.m., commission (land use). Sept. 27, 9 a.m., commission.
Mayor Judy Titsworth told The Islander Sept. 8 she didn’t believe the lingering county project would be a major issue since the city’s detour would take motorists to Gulf Drive.
By ryan Paice islander reporter
Sept. 26, 9:30 a.m., Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization, Holiday Inn-Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, 8009 15th St. E., Sarasota.
“We can’t not allow them at this point,” Titsworth said. “In a lot of circumstances, I feel that less governing is key. You’ve got to let the property owners hash that stuff out.”
The commission will meet next at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive. Directions to attend can be found at cityofannamaria.com.
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Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive,
WMFR administration building, 701 63rd St. W., Bradenton, 941-761-1555, wmfr.org.
People can learn more about both the force main replacement and city center improvement projects by going online to holmesbeachfl.org.
Anna Maria lays out water taxi terms for county
City code currently prohibits food trucks but a 2020 state law — House Bill 1193 — preempts local governments from regulating such businesses other than establishment of “reasonable” space for the businesses to operate.
Replacing the aging infrastructure is projected to cost the county, which owns and operates the force main,Construction$814,287.
By ryan Paice islander reporter
Also of interest Sept. 14, 2 p.m., Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials, Anna Maria City Hall.
941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org.
County force main work in HB runs over to 2023, overlaps city center work
HB gears up for businessfood truck regulations
Holmes Beach will be the last of the island cities to take up the matter and the municipality may take a differentTitsworthapproach.toldThe Islander that the draft ordinance would require food truck operators to operate at a business and use the business’ allocated parking spaces and restrooms, among other requirements, including operatingTitsworthhours.said two food trucks were operating in the city, including a coffee truck in the mornings at CVS, 611 Manatee Ave. The other was operating with tenant approval at the Anna Maria Island Centre shopping plaza on East Bay Drive but the plaza owner did not approve and the food truck did not return.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel for Manatee County’s force main 11 replacement work in Holmes Beach.But it’s further off than last expected.
The city’s proposal includes several requirements in exchange for allowing the service to dock at the pier, including:
• Anna Maria would be designated the only stop “to and from downtown Bradenton.”
Those plans involve new roadway markings, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks, street lighting and landscaping from the intersection at Gulf and Marina drives to the 5600 block of Marina Drive.
• The county would assume all legal liability for the operation of the water taxi;
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began in March and was slated for completion in November, according to amiprojects.io, a website that displays county construction projects on Anna Maria Island.
County administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org.
work within, there is a high-water table being so close to the Gulf and the need to keep driveways and roadways open has been challenging,” he added.
Bradenton Beach officials began talks on a food truck ordinance earlier this month, including a potential area near the Wicked Cantina restaurant between Seventh and Ninth streets north along Gulf Drive.
City engineer Sage Kamiya told The Islander Sept. 9 that work on the city center project was set to begin
Logan also wrote that final restorative work “may take another month or two.”
None announced.
To limit impact, construction will occur in stages and the contractor will provide shifting detours to ensure continued access to impacted businesses.
“The county and the supervisor on the Spectrum crew said they will work around us,” Titsworth said. “They do not want to hold us up. … We’re hoping it’s not going to be much of an impact at all.”
Meetings
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City commissioners reached consensus Sept. 8 to move forward with a revised interlocal agreement that would allow the water taxi to embark passengers at the Anna Maria City Pier.
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In July, Anna Maria city officials began discussing a food truck ordinance to allocate space at the northwest end of Bayfront Park, 316 N. Bay Blvd., but public opposition tabled the item until October.
However, Logan wrote that Spectrum had only completed about 26% of the planned work as of Sept. 6.
Bradenton Beach
By ryan Paice islander reporter
Due to the extended timeline, the continuing county project will run simultaneously with the municipality’s plans to complete city center improvements.
Mayor Judy Titsworth told The Islander Sept. 8 that a draft food truck ordinance will be discussed at the city commission’s next work session.
Manatee County information outreach manager Bill Logan wrote in a Sept. 6 email to The Islander that Sarasota-based Spectrum Underground was projected to finish replacing the force main along Holmes Boulevard by January 2023.
Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.com.
Sept. 14, 10 a.m., department heads. Sept. 15, noon, commission. Sept. 15, 5:05 p.m., CRA (budget). Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m., commission (budget). Sept. 21, 1 p.m., planning and zoning.
There was no public comment.
West Manatee Fire Rescue
As proposed, the water taxi service would run 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday between downtown Bradenton, the Anna Maria City Pier and the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach.
Holmes Beach Sept. 14, 9 a.m., clean water. Sept. 14, 5 p.m., planning. CANCELED Sept. 15, 5 p.m., commission (budget). Sept. 27, 10 a.m., code compliance. Sept. 27, 5 p.m., commission.
The project involves replacing 4,000 feet of 16-inch force main along Holmes Boulevard with new PVC piping and 1,100 feet of new 8-inch force main along 58th Street, which are at the end of their useful operational life.
Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941708-6130, cityofannamaria.com.
The work also includes replacing existing water services and upsizing potable water lines along the same stretch from 2-inch and 4-inch diameters to 6-inch diameter pipes.
The commission will meet next at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive. Directions to attend via Zoom can be found at holmesbeachfl.org.
“They have installed 2,500 LF (linear feet) of 16” force main, completed a directional drill across Gulf Drive, installed 138 square yards of sidewalk, and installed 40 LF of 10” water line,” Logan wrote.
Anna Maria city officials want to be first at the table to discuss a proposed Manatee County water taxi service.
City commissioners voted in April to approve a $2,753,784.55 contract with Sarasota-based C-Squared CGC to complete the work.
• Water taxi fares between Anna Maria and Bradenton would be subject to city commission approval;
Nevertheless, Kamiya said Spectrum’s work on the south end of Holmes Boulevard should be completed before the city’s construction plans start up so the secondary road could supplement the city’s detour plans.
Sept. 21. 9 a.m., special magistrate. Sept. 22, 5:30 p.m., commission.
• The county must pay for improvements, permits, maintenance and any studies needed to provide adequate dockage for the water taxi vessel, as well as detailed plans for improvements for city approval;
• The purpose of the service would “relieve automobile congestion coming to and from the island” and “provide an affordable means of public transportation to and from the island for visitors, residents and service workers.”Theterms now go to the county for review.
The contractor also will notify businesses 10-14 days before the construction work impacts them.
a stretch of construction vehicles and equipment along Holmes Boulevard in Holmes Beach goes unused Sept. 9 due to rain.
Stormwater, grant, permit revenue: $1,444,716 interest, miscellaneous revenues: $3,877,041 general government expenses: $2,635,381 Public safety expenses: $1,149,134 Public works expenses: $3,431,589
total budget revenues: $4,408,216
The only change in the city’s proposed $13,668,179 budget is the addition of about $13,000 more in gas tax revenue from the state. That money will go to the city’s public works budget.
City commissioners unanimously voted Sept. 8 on two motions to move forward with a 2.05 millage rate and $13,668,179 budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
The city of Anna Maria is a vote away from setting a budget — and tax hike — for fiscal 2022-23.
— ryan Paice
Percent of increase in taxable value: 16.87% assessed property value: $858,959,630
AM officials send 2022-23 budget to final reading BB holds 1st hearing on 2022-23 budget
BB 2022-23 by the numbers
The millage rate will be 2.3329, the same as 2021-22.Chappie said, “It is an increase in the amount of tax dollars but the millage rate to me is the tax rate. It’s like a cost-of-living increase. The prices to operate and provide the basic services of a community continuously go up and the money has got to come from someplace. If not, services could have to be cut.”
And a tax increase for property owners.
By robert anderson islander reporter
Commissioner Mark Short said the 18% increase over the rollback rate was necessary to keep the city in good financial standing during uncertain times marked by inflation and supply chain issues.
Commissioners Jan Vosburgh, Marilyn Maro and Mayor John Chappie attended the first hearing on the budget ordinance Sept. 8 at city hall. Commissioner Ralph Cole attended remotely, while Commissioner Jake Spooner was absent with excuse.
City treasurer Shayne Thompson said, “As we discussed in our workshop meetings, we’re keeping the same millage rate. We are fortunate with the appreciation of values this year it doesn’t necessitate any other Vosburghactions.”asked if there might be a time when property owners might not pay so high a tax.
By robert anderson islander reporter
Thompson answered: “10% of the houses in Bradenton Beach are homesteaded properties. So 90% of the property value is currently being paid for by nonhomesteaded properties.”
There was no public comment.
revenue.Budgeted CRA expenditures include $121,100 for general expenses, $5,000 for CRA administration, $83,644 for police, $3,000 for planning, $12,000 for streets and roads and $517,000 for capital projects, such as undergrounding utilities.
erty value used to calculate property taxes. The owner of a property appraised at $500,000 with a 2.05 millage rate would pay $1,025 in property taxes.
This budget also includes $233,306 in funding from the American Rescue Plan, part of a federally funded COVID-19 stimulus package.
Vosburgh asked if the city could request more money from Manatee County for services to accommodate an influx of beachgoers and tourists.
Commissioners motioned to approve the tentative millage rate and the tentative budget for 2022-23.
The commission budgeted $3,975,373 for general fund expenditures and the overall running of the city and $264,806 of the $4,240,179 budget for capital projects and repairs.
The CRA promotes restoration, growth and tourism for the district — bordered by Cortez Road, Sarasota Bay, Fifth Street South and the Gulf of Mexico — with incremental tax revenue from Manatee County that began with the area being declared blighted in 1992.
Proposed reserve spending: $130,482 approved max millage rate: 2.3329 rollback rate: 2.0210
The Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is a step closer to cementing its new fiscal year budget.
To avoid a tax increase, the city would have to adopt a 1.7360 rollback rate, which would net the city the same ad valorem income as the current budget.
A final hearing and vote will be held at 5:05 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.
total budget: $13,668,179
ad valorem revenue: $3,575,651
AM 2022-23 by the numbers…
capital outlay expenses: $1,013,232 fund balances, reserves, assets: $2,250,329
This difference would make for a $290,302 increase in property tax revenue for the city and an increased in taxes for property owners.
Stormwater expenses: $1,755,716
Some other numbers: $119,665 for police and code enforcement vehicles, $50,000 for a public works dump truck and citywide tree trimming, $8,500 for stormwater maintenance, $20,000 for repairs to buildings and $66,641 for internet server upgrades.
The millage rate is the amount per $1,000 of prop-
License, permit and fee revenue: $1,314,135
A final millage and budget hearing will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive.
total budget expenditures: $4,173,261
The new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
total operating revenues/expenses: $11,417,851
Revenues in the 2022-23 budget include $3,059,281 from the general fund, $198,348 from police, $347,600 from planning, $132,752 from the pier, $93,368 from streets and roads, $265,157 from the stormwater tax and $68,404 from sanitation.
A second public hearing and adoption of the budget ordinance will be at 5:30 pm, Thursday, Sept. 15 at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.
BB CRA holds 1st of 2 hearings for 2022-23 budget
The CRA consists of the mayor, commissioners and two appointed members who are tasked to guide redevelopment and improvements in the historic area that includes Bridge Street.
Mayor John Chappie, Commissioners Jan Vosburgh and Marilyn Maro and member David Bell were in attendance Sept. 8 at city hall for the first hearing on the Commissionerbudget.Ralph Cole and member Ed Chiles attended remotely, while Commissioner Jake Spooner was absent with excuse.
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The CRA is budgeted to receive $720,265 in revenue, with expenditures near $741,744. The figures show the CRA operating with a net loss of $21,479.Budgeted CRA revenues include $591,416 in redevelopment shared revenue, the incremental tax from Manatee County, $3,000 in interest income and a $125,849 transfer from the city’s ad valorem tax
The owner of a property appraised at $500,000 with a 1.7360 millage rate would pay $868.
There was no public comment.
And Chappie replied that the city would, and he also said the Legislature should be asked to alter how tourism development tax revenue can be spent.
In the hearing Sept. 8, CRA members agreed to adopt the joint tentative millage rate of 2.3329 and joint tentative budget, by unanimous vote.
While the millage — a percentage — has remained the same in recent years, it results in a tax increase due to a $298,003,387 increase in taxable property value over the past year, according to the Manatee County property appraiser.
The city expects to receive $2,005,086 in ad valorem property tax revenues for 2022-23 by retaining the millage rate from 2021-22, 2.3329.
To avoid a tax increase the city needs to adopt a rollback rate of 2.0210 — the rate needed to produce the same revenue as the current year.
By ryan Paice islander reporter
Bradenton Beach is a vote away from adopting a $4.1 million budget for the year that begins Oct. 1.
But, to her horror, it was deemed she and Lawton would precede the presidents in the introductions — as Lawton was elected and Reagan and Ford were former elected officials.
It’s a sad day. … Another public beach access point was posted as closed off by the City of Holmes Beach.According to Holmes Beach signage we are not even allowed to “stand” in the area.
— Bonner Joy, news@islander.org
Read the archives : Find The Islander dating to November 1992 online at the UofF Digital Newspaper Collection at ufdc.ufl.edu.
These are draconian efforts to turn our public beachesThisprivate.is81st St.
The 81st Street beach access has always been privately owned and never a City of Holmes beach public beachThereaccess.have been no changes to signage on 81st Street with regard to public access for the past 10 years.This can be confirmed by Google street view dated May 2011.
I have a queen story — of sorts. Doesn’t Although,everyone?formany years, I considered this a treasured tale for the very reason it came from former first lady of Florida Rhea Chiles, who shared her recollection from a time in 1991 when she and her husband, former U.S. Sen. and Gov. Lawton Chiles — he took offi ce as governor in 1991 — were invited to meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip aboard the queen’s ship on the British royals’ trip to Miami.
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She had decided that Reagan and wife Nancy and Ford and wife Betty would go first during the introductions as higher ranking officials than the governor.
They were invited along with former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford and their wives, among other dignitaries, to a VIP dinner May 17, 1991, on the 412-foot royal yacht Britannia, where it was docked in Biscayne Bay.
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The Holmes Beach police and public works departments Sept. 6 posted a response to the HBPD Facebook page:
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She would follow their lead, she said.
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Queen Elizabeth II, who vowed to devote her life and serve the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth to her dying day, is followed by King Charles III and a similar obligation to his people.
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All went well, and Florida’s first couple came away with great admiration for their hosts.
Fortunately, she said, when it came time for the royal introductions, there were people on hand to guide them and everyone else through the process.
Legacy
As I close, I regret to say we had no public remembrance — but for a bouquet of flowers and an announcement at the post office in Bradenton Beach — on Anna Maria Island Sept. 11 for the lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001.
And I cherished the tale from the woman I considered “royal” — and a friend.
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Rhea said they were to meet the queen in a formal presentation and she had a thought about protocol but easily dismissed it.
Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge posted two photographs Sept. 6 and the following statement on his Facebook page:
For those who died in the attacks 21 years ago and all those who cherished them, for those who struggled and fought so bravely in the days and years that followed to protect the United States, we do remember and honor you.
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• Bradenton Beach police arrested a Bradenton man for felony aggravated battery after he allegedly broke a beer bottle over the head of a man on the beach who fell into his girlfriend while going after a tossed football.
• The Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway Committee showed little enthusiasm for a proposal from the state to erect five message-board signs along Gulf and East Bay drives in Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach.
• The Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau announced a rebranding campaign that involved focusing on attracting conventions and sports events to the region.
• A 31-year-old Holmes Beach woman was killed in Tampa, the victim in an apparent murdersuicide. She was returning to the states from a visit to London.
• The Anna Maria Island Preservation Trust was seeking support on the island to host the inaugural Sustainable and Authentic Florida conference, involving as many as 250 participants.
• Anna Maria code enforcement officers and Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies were making a concerted effort to target vacation rental owners for failure to have proper licenses or appeared to be violating city codes.
u.S. rep. andy ireland, who represented a florida congressional district first as a democrat and then as a republican, joins second lady marilyn Quayle in Bradenton Beach in april 1990 for a meeting on beach renourishment. ireland was launching a campaign for reelection and he and Quayle visited ami to discuss a planned $13 million renourishment project.
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From the Sept. 11, 2002, issue
10&20 years ago
• Island Middle School principal Jean Shell asked the school’s board of directors to pursue adding a high school in 2003-04. The grade sixeight charter school was in its first year of operation.
From the Sept. 12, 2012, issue
utility lines on third Street South, as well as fourth and fifth streets south, in the Bradenton Beach cra district will be transferred under ground in a new phase of work budgeted for $741,000. islander
Also, the CRA approved three invoices: Easy Parking, $4,800; Easy Parking, $4,490; and Perry, $2,256.30.Thenext
Jan Vosburgh said there are 33 poles that FPL still needs to remove.
The CRA began undergrounding work in 2018, when it approved the project to bury utilities along Bridge Street and some parts of Gulf Drive.
“I want to make sure that we get a good relation ship with FPL. I’m sure as we get through the next stage, that they will get through the hurdles of what they have to do to remove those poles,” he said.
Commissioner Ralph Cole, CRA chair, stressed
CRA meeting will be at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.
BB commission seeking solution for street ends the terminus of 23rd Street north in Bradenton Beach on the gulf of mexico has provided guest-only parking for the Seabreeze at anna maria inn. the city is seeking to reclaim and implement public parking at city-owned beach street ends. at a meeting Sept. 1, commissioners voted 4-1 to direct public works director tom Woodard and mayor John chappie to work with the inn to maximize parking for the benefit of both the business and the city. commissioner Jake Spooner made the motion, seconded by ralph cole. commissioner Jan Vosburgh voted no. islander Photo: robert anderson
CRA members still have some frustrations over past work involving FPL, which failed to complete tasks on time and made accounting errors that left the city scrambling for funds.
In other news, the CRA heard a monthly report from EZ park shuttle service owner Josh LaRose about maintenance of vehicles and an added tram car.
Perry said the CRA was put into “a very chal
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BB CRA focuses on buried utilities, 33 leftover power poles
City attorney Ricinda Perry, project manager for the undergrounding work, said she understood the frus tration over the remaining FPL utility poles.
The projected cost is $741,000, to be paid for by general CRA Vosburghfunds.moved to approve the binding cost esti mate from FPL and pay the required $195,853. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Marilyn Maro and passed unanimously.
“In the beginning, they were supposed to come down in January, this is September,” Vosburgh said.
lenging situation” when FPL miscalculated cost esti mates, leaving Bradenton Beach over budget on the past Commissionerphases.
The next phase of undergrounding deals with FPL, Verizon and Spectrum utilities.
A binding cost estimate is a nonrefundable charge for the cost of providing underground electric facilities that exceeds the cost of equivalent overhead facili ties.
patience in dealing with FPL.
The undergrounding project got underway with the CRA’s approval of Florida Power and Lights’ binding cost estimate of $195,853.
About the CRA
The CRA district, bordered by Cortez Road, Sara sota Bay, Fifth Street South and the Gulf of Mexico, was deemed blighted in 1992, allowing for incremental tax revenue to promote restoration and growth, includ ing tourism.TheCRA board includes the city commission, Mayor John Chappie and appointed members Ed Chiles and David Bell.
The Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is getting ready to begin a new phase of its utility undergrounding project along Third, Fourth and Fifth streets south in the historic district.
Photo: robert anderson
the Florida Department of Financial Services and is responsible for overseeing the state’s finances, collecting revenue, paying state bills, auditing state agencies, regulating cemeteries and funerals and handling arson investigations.
— Lisa neff
Her suggestion, put into a motion, was unanimously approved by the committee.
BB ScenicWAVES back to biz after break
Fifth Street South and north along Bay Drive South.
The committee is working to increase the amount and visibility of signage to move bicycle traffic away from vehicular traffic.
The meeting — the first of the club’s new season of activities — will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at the Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.Hattersley, an author and former state representative, is campaigning against incumbent Republican
The next ScenicWAVES committee meeting will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at city hall.
Democratic club to host CFO candidate at library
The park was welcomed into the city’s line up of parks April 29, which was National Arbor Day.
The committee discussed alternatives regarding the denial of a request submitted to the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program for a Sarasota Bay Partners grant of $10,000 for improved wildlife education signage at beach entrances from 22nd Street North to 12th Street North along Gulf Drive, which is a scenic highway.
By robert anderson islander reporter
Liza Click, parks maintenance supervisor for Manatee County, said, “They are starting a case plan for Palma Sola and the causeway, pavilions, pier and bathrooms.”Clickdid not have specifics as to when the study would begin or end.
McClellan, the author of the Palma Sola Scenic Highway grant application, proposed asking the SBEP if the Palma Sola money could be shifted to ScenicWAVES in partnership with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, Mote Marine Laboratory and Save Our Seabirds to fulfill the community engagement requirement.
Chappie has said the park deserves a more specific name considering Holmes Beach has a city field next to its city Chappiehall.said
Adam Hattersley, the Democratic candidate for chief financial officer, will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the Anna Maria Island and West Manatee Democratic Club.
To confirm attendance, email Barbara Beckwith at bbeckwith02@gmail.com.
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In other matters, the committee continued its discussion of signage replacement along the scenic bicycle route, which runs from Gulf Drive, then east on
ScenicWAVES Chair Ingrid McClellan said the SBEP indicated the community engagement aspect of the city’s application was not as strong as those proposed for other projects in the Sarasota Bay area.
within the next month he would present the issue to the city commission on behalf of the ScenicWAVES group.
Meanwhile, McClellan said, the SBEP awarded a $7,000 grant for a project on the Palma Sola Scenic Highway on Manatee Avenue between the island and the mainland but the money cannot be used due to a study underway by Manatee County.
The Sept. 7 meeting at city hall focused on a mix of old and new business.
The committee also requested the input of Mayor John Chappie on possibly renaming City Park, which sits across the street from city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.
But signage has been down along the route and committee members agreed the issue should be turned over to the city commission for resolution.
The Bradenton Beach ScenicWAVES committee picked up this month where it left off in May.
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Sept. 28, Turtle Watch Wednesday fundraiser, Holmes Beach.Oct.
10 a.m.— Preschool yoga, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.ONGOING
CLUBS COMMUNITY&
Through Sept. 25, “Ballroom Florida: Deco and Desire in Japan’s Jazz Age,” the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941360-7390, @TheRingling, ringling.org.
Second and fourth Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Music on the Porch jam session, presented by the Florida Maritime Museum and Cortez Cultural Center, outdoors, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: floridamaritimemuseum. org, fmminfo@manateeclerk.com, @FloridaMaritimeMuseum.“CaughtintheStorm: 100 Years of Florida Hurricanes” exhibit, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: floridamaritimemuseum.org, fmminfo@manateeclerk.com, @FloridaMaritimeMuseum.
Through Nov. 27, “Queens of the Air and Empresses of the Arena,” the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-360-7390, @ TheRingling, ringling.org.
10 a.m. — Senior Adventures group departs for Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino from Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Saturday, Sept. 17
OUTDOORS & SPORTS ON AMI
ON AMI
Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908.11:30a.m.—
15, Suncoast Waterkeeper’s Brunch for the Bay, Palmetto.Nov
1 p.m. — Shine Medicare education, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.
Monday, Sept. 19
Friday, Sept. 16
10:15 a.m. _ Island Morning Book Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.
Through Jan. 15, 2023, “Multiple: Prince Twins Seventh-Seven” exhibit Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. Fee applies. Information: 941-896-2667, mfastpete.org, @mfastpete.
First Fridays, 6-9:30 p.m., Village of the Arts First Fridays Artwalk, 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Bradenton. Information: villageofthearts.com, @villageofthearts.
Through Sept. 25, “The Marvelous Marbling of Matsui Kosei,” the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-360-7390, @TheRingling, ringling.org.
Thursday, Sept. 15
compiled Lisa neff, calendar@islander.org.
Dec. 31, Realize Bradenton’s Main Street Live, Bradenton.
Oct. 15, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s Bayfest, Anna Maria.
2 p.m. — Sunshine Stitchers Knit and Crochet, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/ library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.
6 p.m. — Family Movie Night showing “Coco,” Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/ library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.
ON AMI
Massage Therapy | Acupuncture | Yoga 2219 Gulf Drive N | Bradenton Beach 941.778.8400 | www.alunawellness.com Holistic wellness center and spa Now offering yoga and meditation in the ambiance of a healing Himalayan salt wall.
9 a.m. — Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Wildlife Spotlight: Mangroves walk, Leffis Key, 2350 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Information:ONGOING941-742-5923.ONAMI
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10 a.m. — Meditation, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.
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5, “Celebrating Brilliance: The Bash at the Bishop,” Bradenton.
Through Oct. 2, Manatee Players’ “Rent,” Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-748-5875, @ManateePAC, manateeperformingartscenter. com.
10:30 a.m. — Parkinson’s Disease workshop, Center of Anna
KIDS & FAMILY
SAVE THE DATE
ONGOING AROUND AMI
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Sept. 15-25, Island Players present “Cliffhanger,” 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: islandplayers.org, 941-778-5755.
Friday, Sept. 16
AROUND AMI
ON AMI
Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island lunch meeting, Slicker’s Eatery, 12012 Cortez Road W., Cortez. Information: 512-944-4177, amirotary.org.
6:30 p.m. — Island Time Book Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.
Second Tuesdays, 4 p.m., Cortez Village Historical Society meetings, Cortez Cultural Center, 11655 Cortez Road W., Cortez. Information: 941-840-0590, cortezvillagehistoricalsociety.org, @ CortezVillageCulturalCenter
11 a.m. — Senior Adventures group departs for Tampa Museum of Art from Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908.
10 a.m. — Forty Carrots, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @ manateelibraries.
Sept. 22, Paradise Center for Healthy Living movie matinee, Longboat Key.
Friday, Sept. 16
Tuesdays through Nov. 13, 6 p.m., open volleyball, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: centerami.org, @ TheCenterofAMI, 941-778-1908.
ARTS ENTERTAINMENT&
ONGOING ON AMI
Noon — Coloring club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.
Anna Maria Island and West Manatee Democratic Club meeting, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: Barbara.ehren@gmail.com. Tuesday, Sept. 20
6:30 p.m. — CPR and first aid for children class, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908.ONGOING
First Wednesdays, “SOAR in 4” family night, The Bishop Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131, bishopscience.org, @BishopScienceFL.
6:30 p.m. — Library town hall, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-7786341, @manateelibraries. Wednesday, Sept. 21
SAVE THE DATE
Throughout September, artist Shirley Rush Dean’s “Birds of a Feather” exhibit, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: islandgallerywest.com, 941-778-6648, @islandgallerywest.
Oct. 6-9, Theatre Odyssey’s Fourth One-Act Play Festival, Bradenton.Oct.29, Realize Bradenton’s Main Street Live, Bradenton. Nov. 3-13, Island Players’ “I Ought to be in Pictures,” Anna Maria.Nov. 12-March 26, the Museum of Fine Art’s “True Nature: Rodin and the Age of Impressionism,” St. Petersburg.
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Nov. 23, Realize Bradenton’s Main Street Live, Bradenton. Dec. 2-3, Realize Bradenton’s Bradenton Blues Fest, Bradenton.
Fridays, 11:30 a.m., Mahjong Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-7786341,Saturdays,@manateelibraries.8:30a.m., Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island meeting, Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-7781383,Tuesdays,amikiwanis.com.11:30 a.m., Mahjong Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.ONGOINGAROUND AMI
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Noon- 6 p.m. — One Blood donations, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.
SAVE THE DATE
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1, Master Gardner Plant Fair, Palmetto. Oct. 2, Palma Sola Botanical Park plant sale, Bradenton. Oct. 8, Cortez Cultural Center Arts and Crafts Sale, Cortez. Oct. 8, Florida Maritime Museum Nautical Flea Market, Cortez.Oct.
The Center of Anna Maria Island will offer instruction in administering first aid and CPR to children and infants in a workshop Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Historical society takes break
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The center also offers a fitness program for individuals living with Parkinson’s at 1 p.m. Tuesdays.
Sept. 24, Manatee County and Tampa Bay Watch Public Lands celebration, Bradenton.
Oct. 14, National Dessert Day.
Oct. 31, Halloween.
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Oct. 1, International Coffee Day.
The first meeting took place Sept. 6 at the Central Library in downtown Bradenton.
Come see ‘Coco’ the island Library, 5701 marina drive, Holmes Beach, will host a family movie night featuring the computer-animated fantasy film “coco,” thursday, Sept. 15. an interactive viewing of the 2017 film will begin at 6 p.m. for more information, call the library at 941-778-6341.
Through Sept. 18, U-18 Baseball World Cup, LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton, and Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: sarasotabradenton2021. com, Saturdays,@U18BaseballWorldCup.9a.m.,Robinson Runners run, walk stroll, Robinson Preserve NEST, 10299 Ninth Ave. NW., Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5923, crystal.scherer@mymanatee.org, mymanatee.org.
Paradise practices and meetups, various times and locations. Information: 941-462-2626, mrbradway@gmail.com, @PaddlersFromParadise.
“Koi Pond” is a metal print by Wendy Butcher, the newest member of the artists’ guild gallery and the artists’ guild of anna maria island. Butcher, who grew up in upstate new York and followed a career in the creative industry, lives in Sarasota. about her art, she says, “interpreting nature and perhaps making it more magical is my goal when expressing myself through art. i love using different media to get varying effects. my favorite is medium is watercolor.” the gallery is at 5414 marina drive, Holmes Beach. for more information, go online to amiartistsguildgallery.com or call 941-778-6694. islander courtesy Photo
Oct. 29, National Cat Day.
Nov. 1, Día de los Muertos.
Visit islander.org for the best news on AMI.
The Center of Anna Maria Island will host a workshop on self-care for people living with Parkinson’s disease.
Saturdays, 9 a.m., Mornings at the NEST, 10299 Ninth Ave. NW., Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5923, mymanatee.org.
Nov. 6, daylight saving time ends.
Seasonal planners
GOOD TO KNOW
Oct. 4, Yom Kippur.
Parkinson’s is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors.
The library is at 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.For more information, call the library at 941778-6341.
Manatee County’s library services is hosting a series of town hall meetings in September.
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Nov. 8, Election Day.
Town hall meeting set for Sept. 20 at island library
The Island Library meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Nov. 24, Thanksgiving.
An announcement said attendees will learn how physical activities can improve quality of life.
Oct. 1, Keep Manatee Beautiful village cleanup, Cortez.
Sept. 21, International Day of Peace.
Nov. 11, Veterans Day.
The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Oct. 5, World Teachers Day.
Groups preparing for the 2022-23 season are encouraged to send their events calendars to The Islander, which is readying its preview of the season. Please, email calendars, logos and photos to calendar@islander.org.
The Islander newspaper is free at Publix Holmes Beach. Just stop by the customer service desk, hold out your hand and say, “Islander, please!” And maybe remind staff you’d like the serve-yourself community newsrack returned to the lobby.
For more information, go online to amihs.org.
CPR class on center calendar
The cost to attend is $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers.Anewsrelease said students in the American Heart Association class will learn how to help a choking infant or child and how and when to perform CPR.
Parkinson’s workshop planned
Nov. 13, World Kindness Day.
For more info, including to register, call the center at 941-778-1908 or go online to centerami.org.
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The free workshop sponsored by the Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
For more, call the center at 941-778-1908.
The AMIHS museum, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, will be closed for the rest of the month.
KEEP THE DATES
Sept. 25, Rosh Hashanah.
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The Anna Maria Island Historical Society is taking a September break.
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AME is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call the school at 941-708-5525.
“The new board is really excited to work closely with the parents and teachers this year to try and reestablish face-to-face relationships and make it the most fun possible,” PTO president Jamie Hinckle wrote Sept. 9 in an email to The Islander.
plan involves students learning how important sound is for marine animals and how noise pollution can impact ocean conservation.
Have you heard the splashy news?
The event, planned for Sept. 9, was rained out.
• Tuesday, Nov. 8, Otis Spunkmeyer cookie sales.
acoustic technology to track and study dolphins.
• Dec. 7, STEM Night.
AME Calendar
• Monday, Nov. 7, 3:30 p.m., PTO board meeting.
AME-PTO board hosts waterfront reception
A dolphin listening station is up and running on the AME campus and students began lessons with an overview of why Mote has listening stations that use
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• Monday, Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m., PTO general membership meeting.
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“These sounds are used to help gauge the size and location of dolphin populations in the area,” STEM teacher Pidge Barreda wrote Sept. 6 to The Islander in anMote’semail.lesson
• Wednesday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m., peace day celebration, open to public.
• Tuesday, Nov. 15, 5:30 p.m., PTO dinner in the cafeteria, 6:30 p.m., fourth-grade play in the auditorium.
• Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1:50 p.m. early release day.
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• Friday, Oct. 7, record day, no school.
• Nov. 21-25, Thanksgiving holiday, no school.
Anna Maria Elementary third- through fifth-grade students are taking part in helping Mote Marine scientists discover more information about the dolphins that call Sarasota Bay home.
The reception, including light bites and refreshments, will be followed by discussion of AME events and the announcement of volunteer opportunities.
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• Dec. 5-8, Scholastic Book Fair.
We welcome news of scholastic achievements and other honors from island students. Share photos and stories. Please, email news@ islander.org. You can read it all online at islander.org
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• Oct. 3-6, Fire Safety Week.
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AME listens to dolphins
Parents who require child care can call the center at 941-778-1908 by Thursday, Sept. 15.
Child care during the event will be provided by the 2022-23 AME-PTO board at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
The AME-PTO board reception has been rescheduled to Friday, Sept. 16, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Waterfront, 111 S. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria.
Ongoing: Fridays, 6:45 p.m., choir call.
Sunday Ser vice 10:00 AM
Ongoing: Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Women’s Bible Study; Mondays, 9 a.m., Men’s Bible Study.
Worship: Fridays, Shabbat, 5:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.
The Rev. Dr. Nor man Pritchard Bible Study: Monday @ 9:00
CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Info: 941-778-0719, crosspointefellowship.church, @CrossPointeFellowship.
Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Info: 941-778-1638, amiannunciation.org, @EpiscopalChurchoftheAnnunciationatHolmesBeach.
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GoodDeeds Organizations: Please, send listings — assistance sought or offered — for GoodDeeds to calendar@islander.org. Please include a contact phone number to publish.
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Worship: Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.; Sundays, 9:15 a.m.
home; Sundays, 10:15 a.m., coffee and fellowship.
10:00 AM in the Sanctuary Nursery • Children’s Church
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• Roser Food Bank welcomes applicants who live and/or work on Anna Maria Island for food assistance, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.
8:30 AM in the Chapel
Arthur Seay “Bo” Hunter, 71, of Bradenton and formerly of Anna Maria, died Aug.He29.was born Jan. 3, 1951, in Petersburg, Virginia, to Anne (Seay) and EdwinHeHunter.graduated in 1969 from Manatee High School where he played football. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed swimming, surfing and spearfishing. He also had a passion for horticulture.
The CHAPEL is open during office hours prayer and meditation 941-778-0414
Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian USA, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Info: 941-900-4903, christchurchoflbk.org, @CCLBK.
Ongoing: Wednesdays, 7 a.m., men’s Bible meeting; Wednesdays, 6 p.m., supper; Wednesdays, Night Blast, 6:45 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. women’s Bible meeting.
• The Friends of the Island Library seeks storage space for donations to an annual book sale. Information: 941-778-6341.
St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Info: 941-778-4769, stbernardcc.com, @stbernardcc.
He enjoyed helping his church on Sundays, operating the soundboard during service and baptisms. Bo made a living for many years as a finish carpenter.
Ongoing: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., Roser Robics; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Roser Thrift Store; second and fourth Thursdays, 11 a.m., Just Older Youth group programs with brown-bag lunch; Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Roser Ringers rehearsal; 7 p.m., Thursdays, choir rehearsal; Sundays, 8:30 a.m., adult Sunday school.
Temple Beth Israel
Worship: Sundays, 10 a.m.
If you would like more information, or to purchase tickets for our holiday services, please call us We would be glad to hear from you. And, of course, if you’re considering joining a vibrant Reform temple, whether you’re a full time or part time resident, you’ll find yourself right at home at Temple Beth Israel.
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Worship: Sundays, 9:15 a.m.
“...a beautiful place to explore your faith...”
Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Info: 941-383-6491, longboatislandchapel.org, @longboatislandchapel.
Sept. 25, Rosh Hashanah.
Sharing Values, Friendship , and Faith L Shana Tova! PLEASE JOIN US FOR HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES RIGHT ON LONGBOAT KEY
Ongoing: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lord’s Warehouse Thrift Shop; Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Bible study; Mondays, 4 p.m., choir rehearsal.
Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Info: 941-383-3428.
Gathering Gathering contains news from local places of worship and faith-based organizations. Please, send listings and updates to calendar@islander.org. Include a contact phone number to publish.
• AID offers financial help to those who live on the island, go to church on the island, attend school on the island and work on the island. Information: 941-7252433. are offered to news@islander.org.
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Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church Ave., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-779-1912.
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Oct. 4, Yom Kippur.
Send listings to calendar@islander.org.
Ongoing: Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m., rosary; Wednesdays, 7:30 a.m., Rosary on the Beach at Manatee Public Beach; Saturdays, 3:30 p.m., confession.
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Ongoing: Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m., social gathering, private
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• Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals, as well as assist with technology. Information: 941-345-2441.
Worship: Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
You are always welcome at Temple Beth Israel, especially during the High Holy Days, when we celebrate the New Year with a sense of shared values, friendship, and faith This is both our tradition and our fresh look to the future. Our services reflect the spiritual meaning of the holiday in a beautiful and uplifting way.
Temple taking reservations
Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414, roserchurch.com, @roserchurch.
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Also in the plans: the annual congregational Rosh Hashanah Luncheon. which will be Monday, Sept. 26, at Michael’s on East, 1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota.
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Worship: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.; Saturdays, 4 p.m.; Sundays, 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
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• Roser Food Bank seeks donations. Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, administers the pantry, supported by All Island Denominations. Information: 941-778-0414.
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Longboat Key, FL 34228 941.383.3428 www.longboatkeytemple.org
A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Coquina Beach South Pavilion in Bradenton Beach. Memorials may be made to Andrew Hunter, 3304 19th Ave. W., Bradenton, FL 34205.Mr. Hunter is survived by children Andrew and wife Maggie and Ian; brother Andrew and wife Meade; sister Virginia and husband Scott McCabe; and companion Pamela Fankell. Hunter
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Oct. 31, Longboat Island Chapel “Haunted Manatee Walking Tour,” Bradenton. Information: 330-806-2351.
Women’s Bible Study: Wednesday @ 10:00 & Residents Welcome Our 10: 00 AM vice Live: bit ly/cclbksermons or lbk (follow YouTube link)
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive. Holmes Beach. Info: 941-778-1813, gloriadeilutheran.com.
For more information, call the temple office at 941383-3428 or go online to longboatkeytemple.org.
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On and around AMI, the organization tests water quality and monitors for red tide and other harmfulPlansblooms.include brunch, silent auctions, raffles and speakers, including by Suncoast Waterkeeper founder and vice-chair Justin Bloom and Florida International University’s Nick Castillo and University of Florida’s John Bowden.
at ginny’s and Jane e’s cafe in anna maria, baker connie Wolgast posts a special for the april 29, 2011, royal wedding — the groom’s cake. Wolgast is the wife of islander editor Lisa neff. islander file Photo: Lisa neff
Photos: Lisa neff
the american flag outside Holmes Beach city Hall, 5801 marina drive, flies at half-mast Sept. 10 as a mark of respect following the Sept. 8 death of Her majesty Queen elizabeth ii of the united Kingdom, in accordance with President Joe Biden’s order. Biden’s order will remain in effect until sunset on the day of interment. islander
For more information, including ticket details, call Suncoast Waterkeeper’s Abbey Tyrna at 239222-2443 or go online to suncoastwaterkeeper. org.
Waterkeeper inviting supporters to brunch
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Waterkeeper is a nonprofi t “dedicated to protecting your right to clean water so you can enjoy swimmable, boatable, drinkable and fishable water.”
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Royal fever
Susanne arbanas of anna maria island concierge Services hosts a party for the royal wedding of Prince William and catherine middleton. the april 29, 2011, event — an official holiday for the united Kingdom — was celebrated with parties across the island. arbanas arrived at her office at 3 a.m. “i couldn’t sleep i was so excited,” she told the islander. islander file
With respect to Her Majesty
Photo: ryan Paice
Suncoast Waterkeeper’s annual Brunch for the Bay will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act. The event will be noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Bradenton Yacht Club, 4307 13th St. W.,
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• $426,000 for 2023 for environmental/preliminary engineering consultation linked to the replacement of the Anna Maria Island drawbridge;
spans the Intracoastal Waterway, connecting Bradenton Beach on the island to Cortez on the mainland.
Other line items in the five-year plan that could impact the island include:
On Aug. 5, a federal magistrate judge ruled against four complainants challenging the DOT’s decision to replace the bascule bridge with a megabridge.
Other project costs — budgeted for 2023 — include $100,000 for engineering consultation and $1,513,801 for right-of-way land acquisition.
The high bridge’s price has steepened.
The Cortez drawbridge, built in the late 1950s and opened to traffic in 1957,
The group filed an appeal Sept. 8.
The complainants advocate the construction of a mid-level drawbridge — estimated in 2017 by the DOT to cost $104,267,500 over its 75-year lifespan.
The Florida Department of Transportation made public its 2023-27 fiveyear work program in August.
Construction is slated for 2026, when the agency also plans to spend $895,200 on the preliminary engineering consultation and $8,200,368 on a construction inspection consultation related to the initiative.
The coalition maintains the high bridge’s eastern inland retaining walls — 20-feet at their peak — would divide Cortez along Cortez Road.
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The plan, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in July, includes $76,998,790 for the construction of a megabridge replacement for the 17-foot-clearance CortezThedrawbridge.construction figure alone is approximately $5 million more than a 2017 DOT estimate of the total cost of the 65-foot-clearance fixed-span bridge over its 75-year service life.
“complete streets” analysis for the roadway stretching from the Longboat Pass Bridge in Bradenton Beach to Pine Avenue in Anna Maria slated for Complete2025.streets analyses aim to identify roadway improvements that could make the artery more efficient, safe and Improvementsaccessible. could include the installation of sidewalks, bike paths and roundabouts.Formore information, visit workprogram/WorkProgram.aspx.fdotewp1.dot.state.fl.us/fmsupportapps/
texas-based crown castle employees worked the morning of Sept. 8 at the top of the cell tower in Holmes Beach on mechanics and, according to a local official, they had a federal permit to remove the eagle’s nest at the top. Sometime around 1 p.m., a huge clap of thunder was heard and a quick check of the tower revealed the workers descending in heavy rain. the nest was not visible Sept. 12 and appears to have been removed. islander Photo: Jacob merrifield
Bridge costs rise in DOT 5-year plan
The future megabridge schematics indicate the walls would extend into the village about 700 feet.
• A $1,875,191 sum for repairs and rehab to the approximately 65-yearold AMI Bridge in 2023, along with three project consultation fees totaling $288,293;•A$1,250,000
an aug. 20 view of the cortez Bridge. islander Photo: Kane Kaiman
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Holmes Beach police arrested a 15-year-old Sept. 2 on a third-degree felony charge for possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, a controlled sub stance.
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By ryan Paice islander reporter
The MCSO polices Anna Maria. Bradenton Beach
The officer called the juvenile’s mother and explained the situation, then transported the subject to the Manatee Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Bradenton.Theofficer released the vehicle and the other juve nile, who claimed not to know about the illegal items, to the custody of the juvenile’s mother.
The officer spoke with the driver, Markov, and smelled marijuana from inside the vehicle.
After a call for backup, the officer detained the pair.
Holmes Beach police Sept. 4 arrested Sarasota res ident Ivan Markov, 19, on a third-degree felony charge for possession of THC oil, a controlled substance.
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The juvenile also was charged with a first-degree misdemeanor for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Markov and his passenger said they did not have medical marijuana cards and denied having any mari
Sept. 6, 12160 123rd St. W., Bradenton Boat Club Marina, burglary. MCSO deputies were dispatched to a call regarding the theft of fishing equipment valued at more than $900. The equipment was locked in a compartment. Deputies issued a case number and filed an incident report.
Aug. 30, Anna Maria Island Beach Resort, 105 39th St., warrant arrest. Two officers from the Holmes Beach Police Department were dispatched to serve a warrant for violation of probation. The officers located the man named in the warrant, arrested him and trans ported him to the Manatee County jail.
Cops & Courts
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach. Cortez
Holmes Beach
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Sept. 6,12304 Cortez Road W., the Sea Hagg, bur
Sarasota man arrested in HB for drug possession
convicted, punishment for a third-degree felony includes up to five years in prison, five years on proba tion and a fine of up to $5,000.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
An arraignment will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
The officer spoke with two juveniles in the vehicle who said they did not have medical marijuana cards.
An officer patrolling Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, walked past a vehicle and smelled mari juana. He also saw a tray containing what appeared to be marijuana residue on the vehicle dashboard.
Markov claimed sole possession of the items and the officers arrested and transported him to the Mana tee County Markovjail.was released later the same day to the Manatee County Pretrial Services program without bond.If
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Sept. 2, 1000 block of Third Street South, March man Act. BBPD officers were dispatched to a call concerning a man staggering along the street. The man slurred his speech and bloodshot eyes. Officers also had to keep him from falling. The man could not arrange for someone to pick him up so he was trans ported to the BBPD, and then to Centerstone in Bra denton.
Aug. 31, 600 block of Ivanhoe Lane, fraud. An officer responded to a call and found the complain ant, who said someone opened a credit card account under her name and took $7,000 from her checking account. She said she would provide additional docu mentation.Aug.31,
glary. An MCSO deputy was dispatched regarding a break-in and vandalism. A case number was issued and statements were taken.
Sept. 4, 1800 block of Gulf Drive South, drugs. In the early morning, a Bradenton Beach police officer observed an occupied, parked vehicle at a lot closed to the public 9 p.m.-6 a.m. The officer approached the vehicle and noticed an odor of marijuana. The officer searched the vehicle and found a plastic bag contain ing marijuana, as well as a digital scale and cigarette papers. The driver was arrested for misdemeanor pos session of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and trans ported to the Manatee County jail.
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Sept. 5, 700 block of Gladiolus Street, larceny. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a report of stolen bicycles. The complainant said the bikes were taken from a rack. An incident report was created and a case number assigned.
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Juvenile arrested for marijuana possession in Holmes Beach
The officer searched the vehicle, including a back pack worn by one of the juveniles, and found a plastic bag containing 36.7 grams of marijuana and a digital scale.
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The arrested juvenile will be tried in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court’s juvenile court and may only be held for up to 21 days in a secure facility before release.
Punishment for a first-degree misdemeanor includes up to one year in jail, one year on probation and a fine of up to $1,000.
4100 block of Sixth Avenue, Baker Act. An officer responded to reports of a disabled vehicle and spoke with the female driver, who said the vehi cle was out of gas. The driver apparently thought she was in Fort Myers and had trouble answering ques
The officer arrested the juvenile who was wearing the backpack and transported him to the Holmes Beach Police Department for processing.
If convicted, punishment for a third-degree felony charge includes up to five years in prison, five years on probation and a fine of up to $5,000.
Markov also was charged with two first-degree misdemeanors for possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
An officer conducted a traffic stop on a motorist he saw fail to stop at a flashing red traffic light.
During a search of the vehicle, the officers found a bag containing two glass pipes, a plastic bag contain ing 12.5 grams of marijuana, a grinder and a glass jar containing 0.7 grams of crystallized THC oil.
Punishment for a first-degree misdemeanor includes up to one year in jail, one year on probation and a fine of up to $1,000.
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Sept. 1, 3200 E. Bay Drive, Walgreens, trespassing. An officer responded to reports of a man causing trouble at the store and spoke with a manager, who issued a trespass warning to the man while the officer supervised. Within an hour, the officer again responded to the store and the man was back at the store. The officer arrested the man and transported him to the Manatee County jail.
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tions, which prompted the officer to suspect cognitive decline. She also did not know how her vehicle, which had dents and scrapes, became damaged. The officer placed the woman in custody under the Baker Act and emergency medical services transported her to the HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
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Sept. 2, 5300 block of Gulf Drive, public urination/ camping. An officer found a man sleeping on a trolley bench. The officer woke the man, who began to urinate next to the bench. The officer issued citations and court
100 block of 49th Street, vehicle theft. An officer responded to a construction site for a report of a stolen trailer and spoke with a superintendent. The superintendent said the trailer contained tools, estimated to cost about $10,000. The officer requested dispatch issue a “be-on-the-look-out” order for the trailer.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Sept. 1, 400 block of 74th Street, missing person. A man went to the HBPD to report his juvenile daughter as a runaway. He said she had runaway several times in recent history. He told police the next day that he found his daughter and brought her home.
Labor Day lemonade sales
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.
Holmes Beach Police chief Bill tokajer visits former anna maria elementary students turned lemonade entrepreneurs Jasmine Sparks, 11, Braylen curtis, 11, and ava gitt, 11, Sept. 5 for a 75 cent lemonade at their stand on gulf drive in Holmes Beach.
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Sept. 4, 100 block of 49th Street, disturbance. An officer heard a woman yell “Don’t touch me” from a nearby property. The officer responded and found three women, including one who was intoxicated and emotional. A man contacted the officer to ask him to “keep this quiet.” The officer wrote that the man “was trying to keep everything quiet because he was staying at a Holmes Beach city commissioner’s house with their permission.” The officer assisted the intoxicated woman with gathering her belongings so she could stay in a motel. The woman began having a panic attack, and emergency medical services was called to transport her to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
a ruddy turnstone in breeding plumage struts its stuff near the 1400 block of gulf drive South in Bradenton Beach.
For more information about turtle watch, contact Barbara Riskay at snqqpy24@aol.com or 404-2759422.
Of course, the reality is not every nest will be successful. There will be unhatched and predated eggs. And there may be disorientations.
6 did not disappoint as a brown pelican waited for fi sh to escape a casting net and a ruddy turnstone in breeding plumage strutted at the shoreline on the south end of the island in Bradenton Beach.
two of six loggerhead nests Sept. 6 near the 300 block of north Bay Boulevard in anna maria that have yet to hatch. islander Photos: Samara Paice
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Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers have been monitoring the beaches since April and now the end is near.
ling Sept. 8,” Islander reporter Robert Anderson told me this past week.
as of Sept. 10, amitW had identified 531 nests and 490 false crawls and reported 429 hatched nests with 34,884 hatchlings to the sea.
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nesting notes
The nesting season is close to done.
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The shorebird season officially ends Oct. 1, according to the Florida Shorebird Alliance, which thanked its many volunteers in a September newsletter.
Anna Maria Island this season had only two least tern nests, both predated by raccoons shortly after they wereButidentified.AMIremains a birding paradise. Gulls, terns, plovers, ospreys, skimmers and pelicans abound and should be enjoyed from a distance so as not to disturb.Sept.
“I was walking from the Bradenton Beach Police Department to city hall and noticed a deceased hatch-
The hatchling was about 200 yards from the beach. Whether it crawled to Highland Avenue or was dropped by a bird in flight remains a mystery.
Volunteers hope there are less reports of disorientations and more successes from remaining nests, which could hatch by the end of the month, bringing a new season for the volunteers: fundraising season.
Winding down
Sea turtle season also is nearing its end, with 102 nests left to hatch as of Sept. 10.
The hatchling count through Sept. 10 was 34,884. So with 102 nests left at an average of 79 hatchlings per nest in 2022, breaking the record is possible.
AMITW, in the past, has raised money at the Anna Maria Farmers Market and the volunteers hope to do so again in 2022-23.
Volunteers remain focused on the unhatched nests and speculate on the possibility of breaking the high hatchling number from 2018 — 35,788.
The Climate Central report summarizes risks for coastal properties and impacts on local tax bases due to permanent coastal floodings.
• At least $108 billion of assessed value is at risk from rising seas by 2100 but the actual total is likely to be far higher.
The nonprofit, based in Princeton, New Jersey, released the report Sept. 8.
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In Manatee County, with 687,783 in total acreage, the researchers predicted 686 acres will be below water level in 2030 compared with 890 acres in 2040, 1,347 in 2050, 2,388 in 2060, 5,133 in 2070, 6,860 in 2080 and 8,444 in 2090.
By 2090, 6,399 of 1,554,415 acres will be below water level in Pinellas and 2,527 of 810,949 acres will be below water level in Sarasota County.
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Coastal flooding, an increasingly severe problem, has consequences for the value of coastal properties and also the property tax base that funds local governments.
state, the researchers calculated acres below water level in 250 counties, as well as changes in assessed value of property below water and the number of buildings and tax parcels partially below water level.
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Esther falls to 8th place
Esther, a loggerhead sea turtle tagged and released June 20 on Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach as part of the Tour de Turtles, fell to eighth place.
By Lisa Neff
• Florida, Louisiana, Texas and North Carolina will have the largest number of affected parcels. Together, these states could lose 3.8 million acres by 2050.
Each turtle has a cause. Esther’s is light pollution.
gather Sept. 6 on the
predicted to be $393,310,367.
Flooding is worsened by climate change, which is accelerating rates of sea level rise. As a result, properties that experienced floods in the past are likely to experience more severe floods and higher flood waters are reaching farther inland.
The researchers put the number of Manatee buildings partially below water level in 2030 at 123 and tax parcels at 2,691.
• By 2050, more than 648,000 tax parcels, totaling as many as 4.4 million acres, are projected to be at least partly below the relevant tidal boundary level. Of those, more than 48,000 properties may be entirely below the boundary level.
Rising seas will shrink the tax base because they’ll sinkThat’sproperties.thetakeaway from a new Climate Central report, “Sinking Tax Base: Land and Property at Risk from Rising Seas.”
The county is predicted to see more below water acres than Sarasota or Pinellas counties even though both those jurisdictions have more total acreage.
Climate Central’s advice includes:
Using the relevant tidal boundary level for each
People shore near the anna maria city Pier to watch a sunrise. a new analysis from climate central projects that manatee county’s “acreage under water” will grow to 686 acres in 2030, 890 in 2040, 1,347 in 2050 and 8,444 in 2090. islander Photo: Lisa neff
But ultimately, the most important actions involve reducing and eventually eliminating carbon pollution.
Esther traveled 225 miles through Sept. 8. The tour is an educational effort led by the Sea TurtleTheConservancy.WaterlineResort and Mainsail Vacation Rentals in Holmes Beach and AMITW worked with the conservancy to tag Esther.
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Low land, higher water
The tour’s hard-shell category started Aug. 1 and can be followed at tourdeturtles.org.
By 2090, those numbers will be 2,974 buildings and 7,149 parcels.
• Participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and the federal community rating system incentives to improve financial resilience for property owners;•Using science-based analysis to inform investments in infrastructure interventions, such as improving stormwater systems, raising roadways and building levees;•Educating and informing taxpayers so they may participate in adapting the local economy and tax base to the rising sea.
Some key findings:
• Adjusting land use policies to limit new growth in the risk zones;
The assessed value of Manatee County property — land and buildings — predicted to be below water in 2030 is $39,851,187 and by 2090 that number is
What can be Governmentsdone?atall levels need to increase resilience while reducing risk.
Bob Heiger, left, and Steve doyle are all smiles on winning the Sept. 7 horseshoe competition at the anna maria city Hall horseshoe pits. islander Photo: courtesy ami Pitchers
Youth soccer starts up, KRC, horseshoe winners
art mcmillan, left, Jackie gorski, Quentin talbert and tom nelson celebrate their win in the 2022 Labor day golf tournament at the Key royale club in Holmes Beach. the foursome combined on a 1-under-par 53. islander Photo: courtesy Key royale club
Ready for a rowdy game of kickball?
The center is at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. For more information, call Rusty Wood at 706206-8193 or email programs@centerami.org.
With evaluations and team selection behind them, participants in the fall youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island got acclimated Sept. 7 to new teammates and competition with preseason scrimmages on the center pitch.
The Center of Anna Maria Island will host “Red Cup” Kickball for adults Oct. 3-Nov. 28. Games will be played Mondays at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. and 9 Registrationp.m.— limited to players over 21 — is required by Sept. 30.
Following the golf, everyone enjoyed fried chicken, salads, desserts and their favorite beverages at the clubhouse.
Center kicks off fall with adult BYOB kickball
The cost will be $500 per teams of 8-15 players 21 andTheolder.announcement from the center, “Bring your own team and drinks.”
No scores were kept, so no results and no standings but players and parents enjoyed the action.
Four teams were selected in August for kids in the age 4 and under division and six teams in the 7U instructional divisions, where they forego scores and standings to focus on learning the sport.
The season was to kick off for real Sept. 13 — prior to press time for The Islander — as games are Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. and continuing until the last game kicks off at 7 p.m. Stay tuned to The Islander for weekly scores, stats and standings.
Diane Miller won the longest-drive contest for the women, while Steve Vasbinder outdrove the men. Pat Olesen hit her tee shot 13 feet from the pin to win the closest-to-the-pin contest for the women, while Tom Nelson hit the pin with his tee shot and finished 1 foot, 9 inches away. Pat Olesen was back in the winner’s circle for the putting contest in a playoff against Dan Hoversten II.
By Kevin P. cassidy islander reporter
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Coaches worked Sept. 7 with their teams on basic skills — dribbling, passing, shooting and trapping — and put those skills to the test in scrimmages.
Action Sept. 10 saw three teams advance to the playoffs with 2-1 records, but rain ended the day’s competition.Playgets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
ment. Playing a combination of a scramble/shamble, the team of Jackie Gorski, Art McMillan, Tom Nelson and Quentin Talbert combined on a 1-under-par 53 to top the competition. Second place went to the team of Kathy and David Johnson, Warren Stephens and John Pala with a score of even-par 54.
Horseshoe action Sept. 7 at the Anna Maria City Hall pits saw three teams advance to the knockout
The 10U division will compete on six teams, while the14Us were named to three teams. The seasons conclude Oct. 25, when the 10U and 14U divisions will match up Nov. 7-8 playoffs.
stage after posting 3-0 records during pool play. Bob Heiger and Steve Doyle drew the bye and watched as Norm Good edged Jerry Disbrow and Tom Farrington 22-19 to advance to the championship game. Heiger and Doyle earned their trip to the winner’s circle with a convincing 21-7 victory over Good.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.Forty-eight golfers took advantage of perfect weather and course conditions Sept. 5 to participate in the Key Royale Club annual Labor Day golf tourna-
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Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria says the Spanish mackerel are making a showing in Tampa Bay. Pier fishers using speck rigs or silver spoons are frequently hooking into macks 15-20 inches — and blue runners are mixed in with the bite.
Fishing around Anna Maria Island in September can have its ups and Withdowns.the end-of-summer extreme heat and numerous thunderstorms that pop up, finding a sweet spot where the tides are right and the fish are biting can be challenging.
Photo: courtesy capt. Scott moore
Using live shiners as bait on a bottom rig or free-lining them is working to catch limits of the tasty fish.
about 15,000 hatch ery-reared juvenile spotted seatrout are released Sept. 8 into Sarasota Bay from the Ken thompson Boat ramp in Sarasota. the coastal conser vation association florida and duke energy mariculture center partnered on the “restocking” effort, seeking to combat a declining population of spotted seatrout. for more information, go online to cca florida.org. islander
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Also lurking under the pier deck are snook and over-slot redfish. Both are being caught by lucky anglers, and a few slot-size snook are being added to the tally by the really lucky pier fishers. Live shrimp are working as bait for both species. Some anglers are choosing to use larger baits — pinfish and ladyfish — and they’re having success, too.
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Those opting to use live shrimp as bait are finding mangrove snapper accommodating for their coolers. Casting baits under the pier works best.
are yet another species on the flats that can be caught regularly in September — if you can locate them. The hardest part is finding keeper-size trout. Many areas holding trout will be infested with fish measuring 12-14 inches. On some mornings, you may see 20-30 trout but only have one or two to put in theThat’scooler.September for you.
Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.
Lastly, if you’re looking for dinner, mangrove snap per are a pretty good bet. They gather around structure where they can be found fairly easily. Bridges, piers, docks, wrecks and reefs — all of these areas will suf fice. Just remember to use some light leader and a small hook, as the snapper can be finicky. And, the most intricate irregularity in your bait can turn them off. Be Capt.stealthy.Johnny Mattay is catching numerous man grove snapper while fishing structure in Tampa Bay.
the inshore waters, the hot topic is snook fishing, the season having reopened Sept. 1. But finding snook on the flats isn’t as easy as it’s cracked up to be due to the high water temps. That being said, fishing the passes, beaches and even some of the arti ficial reefs can produce larger snook and, if you’re lucky, maybe one in the slot.
Spanish mackerel are present around wrecks and are eagerly taking live shiners as bait combined with a long shank hook.
Stock says now that amberjack is in season, he is targeting them regularly, although, with the warm water temps, he’s having to travel quite a distance offshore to get good action.
Inshore trio — redfish, snook and trout — coming to the hook
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September can bring the first arrival of schools of redfish to the backcountry. Finding a school isn’t a guarantee, but when you do find one it can be a memo rable experience. Catching one redfish after another for the better part of an hour can wear out your arms and you’ll have enough fish stories to sustain you for weeks to Spottedcome.seatrout
On the other hand, when every thing seems to align, you can experi ence exceptional fishing in Septem ber. And while the official start of fall may be Sept. 22, there’s still plenty of summer to come for us on the GulfThroughoutcoast.
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on mostFishingdays.nearshore structure also is producing good action on Stock’s charter runs. Cobia and large snook are being caught around the reefs. And they’re spotting and catching permit with live crabs as bait.
When targeting the snapper over wrecks and rock piles, Mattay is encountering some keeper gag grou per. For the snapper, medium spinning gear is a good choice. But to target the gags, Mattay is using heavy spinning gear — stout enough to control the hardfighting fish among the structure. Live pinfish are the bait of choice for the gags.
Lastly, fishing the flats for snook and redfish is going well for Mattay. Live shiners and pinfish as bait are working when casting up against the mangroves on highCapt.tides.Jason
The good news for Stock’s anglers is yellowtail snapper are being found offshore, with limits caught
Three generations of Hutchinson’s family have lived on the island since the 1950s and he attributes his success to knowing the area inside and out.
anna maria express passengers wave aug. 21 as Bradenton Beach marina’s capt. roger guthrie navigates near the cortez Bridge. islander Photo: courtesy Bradenton Beach marina
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Captains ferry passengers to sandbars near Sister Keys, Jewfish Key and in Palma Sola Bay.
“I can accurately talk with my clients about building codes for new homes, remodels, pools, etcetera,”
The marina, 402 Church Ave., began offering sandbar excursions a few years back and the popularity motivated Bazzy to begin the yearlong process of acquiring the specialized boat.
The marina offers several other charters, including entertainment cruises on its paddle wheel boat, the Anna Maria Princess.
Marina owner Mike Bazzy said Sept. 7 the vessel, dubbed the Anna Maria Express, has been a hit with charter customers, especially family groups.
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The 35-foot boat can accommodate 23 passengers and was built for sandbar trips. The design allows the customers easy access in and out of the water. “That’s what makes it different and special,” Bazzy said.
“Growing up, I rode my bike around every street,” he said Sept. 7. “I know what areas are more prone to flooding, what canal systems are the best, each home’s proximity to the beach, etcetera.”
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Longstanding ties to the island are paying dividends for Joey Hutchinson.
To date, he’s grossed $50 million in sales.
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Freckled Fin general manager Steve Shannon and company are upping the island’s annual dose of Irish merrymaking with a Sept. 17 “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Bash.”
Irish dancers will perform at noon and 5 p.m. and DJ Gator Ryan will round out the entertainment 8 p.m.midnight for the celebrants.
Freckled Fin cooks will be serving the bar’s signature corned beef and cabbage, Reuben sandwiches and Reuben rolls, while staff hand out free beads, “swag” and Jell-O Patronsshots.canlisten
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Double your luck
The 29-year-old Holmes Beach native was named one of five real estate agents to watch under 40 in 2022 by the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee. Hutchinson, a former collegiate soccer player, has been a licensed real estate agent with Duncan Real Estate and Vacation Rentals since 2019.
For more information, visit freckledfin.com or call 941-251-3930.
BeLoW: deb cooney of the chiles group, left, Brian Sharkey of the Sharkey agency and Peg miller of the annie Silver community center pose Sept. 7 at an ami chamber of commerce new member orientation at the chamber office. the chamber’s next mixer will be 5-7 p.m. thursday, Sept. 22 at the Beach House waterfront restaurant, 200 gulf drive, Bradenton Beach. islander Photo: courtesy ami chamber
A new pontoon boat designed to maximize sandbar hopping for the Bradenton Beach Marina has been in service since late August.
The pub, 5337 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, will open at 10 a.m., offering free Jameson shots for the first 30 minutes, as well as $4 Guinness beers and $5 Irish coffee until 11:30 a.m.
to live music starting with Josh Gilton 10 a.m.-2 p.m., followed by Steve Arvy and Anton 3-7 p.m.
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Before transitioning to sales at Duncan, Hutchinson spent two years at the agency mastering municipal code and the rental market on the island as a rental property manager.
“The sandbar trip is one of our highest-rated trips with passengers because we get in the water with them,” Bazzy said. “We try to educate them about what they’re seeing, whether we can find a starfish or conch shell, we give people snorkels and masks and a lot of times we’ll have scoop nets, as well.”
For more information, visit bradentonbeachmarina.com or call 941-778-2288.
Property prodigy
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Maybe driving the snakes from Ireland warrants two celebrations a year.
Endless Season
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The county woke up on the right side of the “bed tax” in ManateeJuly.
Lucas Wills, 8, carries a football at the manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach Sept. 9 as Kennedy darling, 6, left, gives chase and autumn Wills, 7, ivyn Stribling, 6, Brynlee Stribling, 8 and John darling, 5, engage in hand-fighting and pursuit of the ball carrier. the Wills, darlings and Striblings, all of michigan, stayed in Bradenton Beach on their Sept. 6-13 island vacation. islander
Bradenton earned $193,1767 or 6.9% and Palmetto netted $5,194 or 0.19%.
According to state law, resort tax earnings must be spent on tourism-bolstering initiatives.
July 2019: $1,398,555
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he said. “I have always focused on being genuine and honest which has given me many repeat customers.”
Manatee County was a close second at $934,914 or 33.38% of the revenue pie.
After a 3% administrative fee, the county’s net tourist tax revenue for July was $2,716,958.
July 2022: $2,800,988
July tourist tax revenue surpasses year-over-year earnings
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Head to the Beach House Waterfront Restaurant Sept. 22 for an Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce business card exchange event.
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July 2020: $1,620,700
Photo: Kane Kaiman
“It’s a great agency. Darcie Duncan, my broker, has been tremendous. She’s always a phone call away,” he said. “But then all of us as a team together, we look out for each other, it’s not a dogeat-dog world.”
For more, visit annamariaislandchamber.org, email becky@amichamber.org or call 941-778-1541.
“I love this community and I am happy to assist others in moving here so they can enjoy the same benefits I have enjoyed,” he added.
tax earnings represent the 17th consecutive month the county has earned more money than the same month in the preceding year.
Source: manatee county tax collector
Holmes Beach brought in $1,002,959 or 35.81% of the county’s total earnings, outperforming all other countyUnincorporatedentities.
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Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach drew $256,412 or 9.15% and $164,606 or 5.88%, while Longboat Key garnered $243,877 or 8.71%.
August resort tax revenue data will be released in earlyTheOctober.nextTDC meeting will be 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at the Manatee County Administrative Building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
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For more information, visit teamduncan.com or
Member attendance for the 5-7 p.m. event is $5, while potential new members and guests pay $10.
Other entities that have received tourist tax dollars include the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; the Bradenton Area Convention Center; Realize Bradenton, a nonprofit dedicated to developing downtown Bradenton, and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
July 2018: $1,308,818
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July tourist tax collections:
July 2021: $2,764,559
County gleaned $2,800,988 from the tax, a 5% levy on overnight rentals of six months or less. With two months remaining in its fiscal year — spanning October 2021 to September 2022 — the county has earned $25,513,353 in tourist tax revenue, approximately $5,296,478 more than its entire 2020-21
Hutchinson is grateful for the opportunity to continue learning and growing at Duncan, an outfit that emphasizes teamwork.
Attendees can mix and enjoy light bites and libations at the restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive, Bradenton Beach, known for its seafood and Gulf views.
The Manatee County Tourist Development Council advises the county commission on bed tax spending and, in years past, earnings from the levy have financed beach renourishment projects and construction of two new city piers, in Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach.
And as always… Got biz news? Contact Kane
individuals may place one free ad with up to three items, each priced $100 or less, 15 words or less. free, one week, must be submitted online. email classifieds@islander. org , fax toll-free 1-866-362-9821. (limited time offer)
goLf cart rentaLS: fun for residents and tourists! www.golfcartrentalami.com.
HandYman and cLeaning services. move-ins and outs. affordable. call fred, aLmoSt941-356-1456.LiKe
HEALTH CARE
BroWn with glass top. two for $25. antiQue941-920-2494.PartnerdeSK: all wood, $500. inquire at the islander office, 315 58th St. Suite J, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.
PreSSure WaSHing, PaVer sealing, driveway, roof, fence, pool area. also, window cleaning. Licensed and insured. 941-565BicYcLe3931.
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HeLP reScued PetS! Volunteer, foster, computer help needed! moonracer animal rescue. email: moonraceranimalrescue@ gmail.com.
PETS
Hiring at BotH locations: 6646 cortez road W., Bradenton and 9th Street by Wicked cantina on the island. Hiring front desk and estheticians. call 941-896-7225 or email noWleah@leahchavie.comHiringHandYman: full-time professional services. $15 an hour and up, based on experience. call Jay Shores, JayPros, rePorter941-962-2874.Wanted: full- to part-time.
or cLeaning services: affordable rates. fred, callislandvice,refrigeration.BeacH941-920-3840.Beach.cleaningBuSineSS-to-BuSineSS941-356-1456.Jd’sWindowlookingforstorefrontjobsinHolmesimakedirtywindowssparklingclean.SerViceairconditioning,heat,commercialandresidentialser-repairand/orreplacement.Servingthesince1987.fordependableservice,Billeller,941-795-7411.cac184228.
FREEBIE ITEMS FOR SALE
HaVe a Boat and wanna catch more fish, better bait or learn the water? 50-year local fisherman, your boat, my knowledge. captain chris, 941-896-2915.
need an aduLt night out? call maty’s Babysitting Services. i’m 16, love kids and have lots of experience. references upon request. 618-977-9630.
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TRANSPORTATION
KIDS FOR HIRE
KidS for Hire ads are free for up to three weeks for island youths under 16 looking for work. ads must be placed in person at the islander office, 315 58th St. Suite J, Holmes Beach.
ITEMS FOR SALE
SERVICES
LiVe PinfiSH-SHinerS delivery available. 941-705-1956, text only.
SPeciaLiZed exPedition traiL bike, excellent condition. $100. 941-798-9656. BiKe cruiSer, neW tires and seat, $65, chandelier brown, like-new, $20, office chairs, white seat, black legs, $20. 941-920Side2494.taBLeS:
PriVate dutY: regiStered nurse. Pet lover, non-smoker, fully vaccinated, help with transportation, shopping, light cooking, cleaning. Help with following doctor’s orders, bathing, etc. 10-plus years’ experience. call or text Jessica, 412-851-0840.
Honest and reliable offering help with running errands, grocery shopping, house sitting, pet and plant care, light cooking/cleaning, transportation. references available and licensed. call Sherri, 941-592-4969.
Home pet boarding, days, overnights, weekends, longer periods of time. Pets are accepted on short notice, small, medium size pets only. Location west Bradenton. $20 per day. 941-896-5512.
BOATS & BOATING
FISHING
rePairS: Just4fun at 5358 gulf drive can do most any bicycle repair at a reasonable cost. Pick-up and delivery available. comPanion/HomemaKer:941-896-7884.
Print media, newspaper experience required. apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander.org.
getting married? i will be your wedding officiant. call rev. James mcubbin, 941HandYman253-6649.
Paradise Improvements 941.792.5600 Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Specialist Replacement Doors and Windows Andrew Chennault FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED Island References Lic#CBC056755 I S L A N D E R C L A S S I F I E D S Residential & Condo Renovations Kitchens • Bath • Design Ser vice Carpentr y • Flooring • Painting Commercial & Residential RDI CONSTRUCTION INC. References available • 941-720-7519 1253471CBC ANSWERS TO SEPT. 14 PUZZLE Sandy’s Lawn Service Inc. ESTABLISHED IN 1983 Residential & Commercial Full-service lawn maintenance. Landscaping ~ Cleanups Hauling ~ Tree Trimming. LICENSED & INSURED AdoptA-Pet Perry is a male blonde Florida mix, 8 years old, about 65-pounds, fully schooled and well behaved. To meet this cutie, call Lisa Williams at 941-345-2441 or visit The Islander office in Holmes Beach. For more about pet adoption, com.moonracer-animalrescue.visit SPonSored BY Perry needs YOU! PLACE CLASSIFIED ADS ONLINE ISLANDER.ORGAT free ... The Islander newspaper is free at Publix Holmes Beach. Just stop by the customer service desk, hold out your hand and say, “Islander, please!” And maybe remind staff you’d like the serve-yourself community news returned to the lobby.
HELP WANTED
aPi’S drYWaLL rePair: i look forward to servicing your drywall repair needs. call 941524-8067 to schedule an appointment.
antiQue office cHairS: Perfect for eclectic dining set. circa 1950 from anna maria city Hall. inquire at the islander newspaper, 315 58th St. Suite J, Holmes Beach. more941-778-7978.ads=more readers in the islander.
caLL HYdro cLean. full-service pressure washing, sealing. Pavers, travertine and natural stone. Window washing too, up to three stories. call Jacob, 941-920-2094.
REAL ESTATE
Winnie mcHaLe, reaLtor, 941-5046146. rosebay international realty inc. You need an aggressive and experienced realtor in today’s market! Selling island homes, Sarasota and Bradenton areas. multi-milliondollar producer! “Selling Homes - making dreams come true.”
Screening941-204-1162.SerViceS: replace your old or ripped window, door or porch screens. many screen types available. retired veteran here to serve our community! free estimates, call Lane, 941-705-5293.
SerViceS. repairs, additions, drip, sprinkler head/timer adjustments. angeLo’S941-920-0775.LaWncare: mow, edge, string trimming, blow. Starting at $20/cut. Licensed/insured. 941-217-9000.
BarneS LaWn and Landscape LLc. design and installation, lawn and landscape services, tree trimming, mulch, rock and shell. 941-705-1444. Jr98@barneslawnandcoLLinSlandscape.com.LandScaPe
HandYman and Painting. no job too small. most jobs just right. call richard Kloss.
offerS the best results for your clas sified advertising dollar. We really work for you! Submit your ad no later than noon monday on the website, islander. org. for monday holidays, the deadline is friday.
annuaL rentaL: 3Br/2Ba, pool, canal with boat lift. Home on Key royale. $8,500/ month.
SeaSonaL rentaL: 3Br/2Ba villa, heated pool, hot tub, sauna, tennis/pickleball. threemonth minimum. January-april. two blocks to Palma Sola Bay, 5 miles to ami. $3,900/ month.
newer duplex. Beautifully furnished with garage. $2,800/ month plus utilities. 941-778-2824.
BLindS, SHutterS, SHadeS: motorization. 30 years on ami. call Keith Barnett, Barnett Blinds, 941-730-0516.
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connie’S LandScaPing inc. residential and commercial. full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! insured. 941-778-5294.
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Van-go Painting residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. tiLewww.vangopainting.net.-tiLe-tiLe.allvariations of ceramic tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship, prompt, reliable, many island references. call neil, griffin’S941-726-3077.Home
imProVementS inc. Handyman, fine woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood flooring. insured and licensed. 941-722-8792.
RENTALS
HoLmeS941-713-1586.BeacH2Br/2Ba
HOME IMPROVEMENT
2Br/1Ba condo: Pool, 55-plus. $1,250/month for october, november, december 2022. real estate mart, 941tHe356-1456.iSLander
LigHting: outdoor lighting, landscaping, irrigation services and maintenance. 941-279-9947. mJc24373@ SearaYgmail.com.SPrinKLer
rent: one-car garage in west Sarasota-Bradenton area. 845-304-0911.
iSLand HandYman: i live here, work here, value your referral. refinish, paint. Just ask. JayPros. Licensed/insured. references. call Jay, HoLLandS941-962-2874.Paint,
drYWaLL and handyman services: interior/exterior paint, drywall repair, wall/ceiling textures, stucco repair, pressure washing. over 25 years’ experience. all work guaranteed. references. Licensed/insured. call dee, 256-337-5395.
tired of 800 numbers? Local face-to-face real estate services at internet commission prices. Buy, sell, property management and rentals. call us. real estate mart, 941-3561456.
Vacation941-962-2178.2023SeaSon: January, february, march, $5,000/month. 2022 pre-season, $2,000/month. 2Br/1Ba steps to beach, 55-plus condo, pool. real estate mart, 941BaYSHore356-1456.
CLASSIFIED____________ RATES: Minimum $12 for up to 15 WORDS 16-30 words: $20. 31-45 words: $40. BOX ad: additional $4. (Phone number is a "word.") The deadline is NOON Monday ever y week for Wednesday’s paper. Run issue date(s) or TFN star t date: Amt. pd Date Ck. No � Cash � By _________ Credit card payment: � d � u No Name shown on card: card exp. date / House no or P.O. box no on cc bill ________________________Billing address zip code Your e-mail for renewal reminder : Web site: www.islander.org E-mail: classifieds@islander.org 315 58th St., Suite J Fax toll free: 1-866-362-9821 Holmes Beach FL 34217 Phone: 941-778-7978 CLASSIFIED AD ORDER Place classified ads online at islander.org AMI TA XI 941-447-8372 professional, metered, on-call, gps, cards accepted www.amitaxi.com • amitaxi4u@gmail.com holmes beach, bradenton beach, anna maria airports • shops • dining I S L A N D E R C L A S S I F I E D S 315 58TH ST. , HOLMES BEACH 941 778-7978 • WWW ISLANDER ORG Licensed and Insured Landscape Design Lawn StoneCleanupsCarePaths Place classified ads online at islander.org. TurnerRick Personal 941.504.2894Driver
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Listings: 45 properties, $699,000-$8.4 million.
Compiled by Island Real Estate staff. Island Real Estate sales professionals can be reached at 941-7786066, islandreal.com.
4001 Gulf Drive, #111, Holmes Beach, a 1,106 sq ft 2BR/3BA condo in Beach Townhouse built in 1984 sold 8/25/2022 by Smith to L&S Prop Management LLC for $550,000, list price $579,000.
Check us out! islander.org.
Median listing home price: $1.1 million, up 45.5% year-over-year.Mediansold home price: $1.2 million.
Median listing home price: $3.4 million, trending up 55.1%
Mike Norman Realty
Bradenton Beach
Bridgetender inn & dockside Bar employee darrin Brydges applies fresh color Sept. 7 to the outdoor furniture at the restaurant, 135 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. in September and october, many island businesses use a slowdown in customer services to refresh operations. islander
Medianyear-over-year.soldhomeprice: $2.8 million.
Median listing home price: $845,000, trending down 42.7% year-over-year.
519 67th St., Holmes Beach, a 1,702 sq ft 3BR/3BA pool home on a 9,021 sq ft lot built in 2013 sold 8/29/2022 by Bynum to Isaac for $2,900,000, list price $2,900,000.
513 Spring Ave., Anna Maria, a 1,518 sq ft 4BR/3BA pool home on a 7,540 sq ft lot built in 1985 sold 8/25/2022 by NS Holdings LLC to Valley 2008 Trust for $2,600,000, list price $2,650,000.
Holmes Beach
real estate sales, call a true island native, born and raised on Anna Maria Island. 941.778.6696Norman-MarianneEllis.
When it comes to buying or selling your home, Please, CALL ME FIRST! Let my years of experience work for you. — Chantelle Chantelle Lewin Broker 941.713.1449LicensedAssociatesince1983 WWW.CHANTELLELEWIN.COM 3BR/2BA den plus private pool and hot tub. $699,000. QUITE THE LIFESTYLE! 3bd 3ba, turnkey furnished condo. Exquisite finishes. Taller ceilings. Extra windows. Sunsets and bay views from private screened lanai. One owner, gently lived in. Includes 2 parking spaces, 16-by-8 storage, private beach club, fitness, four community pools, kayak & paddleboard launches, outdoor grills, cabanas, event lawn, splash pads, playgrounds and more. Additional perks at the adjacent Pier 77 Marina, Compass Hotel, and Floridays Grill & Bar. Phenomenal rental income potential. $1,650,000 QUARTZBroker-OwnerCOAST REALTY INC. kjatich@gmail.com941-504-3874 Waterfront Penthouse at Margaritaville on Anna Maria Sound! JatichKim WE TWEET TOO @ami_islander
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Median sold home price: $725,000.
3805 E. Bay Drive, #312, Holmes Beach, a 1,146 sq ft 2BR/2BA condo in Sunbow Bay built in 1979 sold 8/24/2022 by Keane Trust to Lonsbury for $610,000, list price was $625,000.
Listings: 37 properties, $449,000-$6.5 million.
MarketWatch
MIKE NORMAN REALTY EST.
Source: realtor.com
Ft 2BR/2BA condo in Tiffany Place built in 1978 sold 8/24/2022 by Lucy to Wendt for $900,000, list price was 609$1,099,999.Dundee
Lane, Holmes Beach a 2,667 sq ft 2BR/2BA pool home on a 10,280 sq ft lot built in 1967 sold 8/19/2022 by Bossert to Stoner for $1,100,000, list price $1,399,000.
Photo: robert anderson
PropertyWatch
Listings: 75 properties, $65,000-$28.5 million.
Anna Maria
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