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astheworldterns. 6 Am hastens pool safety ordinance. 2 Am calls emergency meet on mote-pier center. 3

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Meetings 4

HB reverses course on golf cart sunset. 4 BB charter committee to convene. 5

Opinions 6

10-20 Years ago

looking back. 7

Cops & Courts 8

Streetlife 8

Save the date. 10-11

Happenings

easter celebrated on the beach the 57th easter Sunrise Service held April 17 at the manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach had perfect weather, a setting moon over the gulf of mexico, a sunrise at 7:05 a.m. and the biggest congregation by most recollections. the event is sponsored annually by the Kiwanis club of Anna maria island. more, page 14. islander Photos: Bonner Joy And, April 16, the easter Bunny arrives on Anna maria island for a beachfront egg hunt and other festivities at the Sandbar restaurant in Anna maria. more, page 12. islander Photo: dara caudill

community events. 10-11

Ame gets lessons in ocean cleanup. 13

Gathering. 14 earth day plans at longboat chapel.

GoodDeeds 15 Obituaries 15 fawn season arrives for island rescuers. 16 mother nature, islanders prepare for nesting. 18

Happy earth day every day. 19 news from the pitch, putting green and pits. 20 Spring fishing is here. 21

Isl Biz: 22

openings, taking flight.

CLASSIFIEDS. 24-25

PropertyWatch 26

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By ryan Paice islander reporter

Holmes Beach launches 3rd aMe battery suspect arrested earth day campaign

Holmes Beach is making a push to limit single-use plastics ahead of Earth Day. Code administrator Kim Charron emailed The Islander April 15 to announce the city’s “Say No to Single-Use Plastic” campaign to observe the April 22 holiday. Charron said city staff would place banners at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, and Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., to promote the campaign, as well as ask businesses in the city to support the effort. A flyer for the campaign shows the negative environmental impacts of single-use plastics, such as plastic grocery bags and disposable water bottles, which can take up to 1,000 years to disintegrate. The flyer also provides advice for how to limit single-use plastics, such as using cloth diapers and less detergent, avoiding disposable cutlery and bottled water, as well as choosing reusable shopping bags. Information about the campaign can be found at holmesbeachfl.org. Other environmental efforts The city also is moving forward on two other environmental fronts: • City commissioners reached consensus April 12 to authorize the $45,000 purchase of a wooded lot at 204 31st St. that will be maintained as a buffer for the Grassy Point

Preserve to the property’s east. The city had $50,000 in its 2021-22 budget to acquire the land. • City commissioners unanimously voted April 12 to send to second/final reading an ordinance establishing a land swap with the owners of 104 34th St. Part of the deal involves owners Jonathan and Jessica Cooper donating $10,000 to the city to fund environmental projects. The city’s electorate voted to approve the land swap in the 2021 general election.

Holmes Beach’s earth day flyer. islander graphic: courtesy Holmes Beach

By ryan Paice islander reporter

The third of three suspects wanted for a March 23 battery case in Holmes Beach is in custody. Sarasota County sheriff ’s deputies arrested Cameron Evans, 18, at his Sarasota home around 10:30 a.m. April 14 for his alleged involvement in the incident, which happened outside Anna Maria Elementary, Holmes Beach, and sent Evan Purcell, 41, of Holmes Beach to the hospital. Purcell was walking his dog with his 10-year-old niece when he asked a group of young adults and teenagers to leave the school grounds on observing them vandalizing the facility, according to a Holmes Beach Police Department report. The HBPD said the group became aggressive toward Purcell, who drew a pocketknife. Purcell was beaten to the point of unconsciousness and his niece ran to a nearby residence for help. Emergency medical services found Purcell unconscious and transported him to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, where he was in stable condition as of March 25, according to an HBPD news release. School security video of the incident was recovered by police, according to Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer. The HBPD identified Evans, Ellenton

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Anna Maria hastens final vote on pool safety ordinance By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

Anna Maria has answered the alarm call. Commissioners voted 4-1 April 14 to send a pool safety ordinance for rental properties to a second, final reading and vote. The vote followed two recent incidents in which young children nearly drowned in private pools at vacation rental homes in the city. Commissioner Jonathan Crane voted “no,” maintaining parents should be responsible for ensuring their children’s safety. One near drowning occurred Feb. 14 at a vacation rental in the 200 block of South Bay Boulevard, where a 2-year-old was rescued from a pool and transported to the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg via medical helicopter. A second near drowning happened March 28 at a vacation rental in the 100 block of Crescent Drive, where a 3-year-old nearly drowned and was similarly transported to Johns Hopkins. Both children were resuscitated and had positive prognoses following the incidents, according to police arrest continued from page 1

resident John Bartholow, 17, and an unnamed juvenile as suspects connected to the incident. Bartholow was found and arrested shortly after the incident. The unnamed juvenile surrendered and was released to his parents’ custody, while Bartholow was remanded March 31 to a 21-day stay at the Manatee Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Bradenton. Bartholow was set to be released April 19 unless the court agreed to the prosecutor’s anticipated attempt to adjudicate him as an adult. If charged as an adult, police planned to arrest Bartholow upon his release from juvenile detention. No charges against Bartholow for the incident were posted to the Manatee County court docket as of

reports. Both incidents might have been the result of building code violations. At the first property, a pool alarm attached to the door leading to the pool area lacked batteries and was Vose inoperable. The second property lacked any pool alarms at the time of the incident. City attorney Becky Vose said the draft ordinance is a response to the two incidents and would require all properties with pools to install alarms or fencing. State building code provides the same pool safety requirements but does not contain mandatory requirements for the maintenance and inspection of safety measures. So municipalities primarily inspect private properties for compliance with building code upon issuance of construction permits or registration as vacation rentals — leaving many properties unchecked for long stretches of time. Vose said adopting an ordinance to establish pool

safety requirements at the city level would allow the city to better regulate older properties that might have fallen out of compliance. The ordinance also establishes a $500 daily fine for property owners who fail to comply and prohibits rental properties from accepting stays for five days after a notice of violation is issued. Crane said regulating the issue would introduce the city to liability and he questioned whether the ordinance would amount to regulatory overreach. Commissioner Robert Kingan said the ordinance would require some property owners to make costly retrofits and recommended moving the pool safety requirements to the city’s vacation rental ordinance so it would only apply to rental properties. However, Mayor Dan Murphy said the state Legislature’s annual threats to deny municipal home rule over vacation rental regulations could eventually bear fruit and preempt the city’s rules. “We need to do something,” Murphy said. “We cannot allow this to go on.” Commission Chair Carol Carter agreed. Vose said she could narrow the ordinance to address rentals rather than all properties with pools.

April 15. Staff from the State Attorney’s Office of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court did not respond to The Islander’s April 14 inquiries about charges against Bartholow. Evans, who evaded police until his April 14 arrest, was being held at the Sarasota County jail on a $50,000 bond as of April 15. He also hadn’t been officially charged in connection with the AME incident as of April 15, according to the Manatee and Sarasota county court dockets. Evans is facing a first-degree misdemeanor charge for an alleged Jan. 23 battery at a Parrish gas station. His arraignment was set for April 18 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1041 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

In other matters… City commissioners also: • Unanimously voted to approve a resolution voicing opposition to the passage of Senate Bill 620, which would allow businesses to claim damages if local regulations impacted their profits. • Reached consensus to approve a proposal to purchase temporary speed bumps for both sides of the humpback bridges on North Bay Boulevard and Crescent Drive. The commission’s next regular meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive. The meeting will be open to the public. Directions to attend via Zoom can be found at cityofannamaria. com.

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Anna Maria schedules emergency meeting on Mote-pier deal By ryan Paice islander reporter

Mote Marine Laboratory may have but one last chance to convince Anna Maria officials its proposed educational outreach center at the city pier is worth the wait. City commissioners unanimously voted April 14 to schedule an emergency meeting for Mote to present plans for the outreach center and to either void the lease agreement or extend the timeline. Mote agreed Sept. 30, 2021, to lease the empty 1,800-square-foot empty building at the T-end of the Anna Maria City Pier for an education center that would attract residents and visitors to learn about the area’s water and marine life. The agreement allows the city to void the lease or grant an extension if Mote did not complete the buildout within 180 days, which ended March 29. As of April 15, Mote had not provided the city with plans and was much less prepared for construction. Mayor Dan Murphy was the first of the city offi-

cials to voice his disappointment with Mote’s failure to deliver its plans for the outreach center. He said he spoke the night before with Mote president and CEO Michael Crosby, who said Mote had all the information needed to complete a detailed plan and that its latest delay was the on the shoulders of architect Barron Schimberg. Murphy told commissioners they had two options: Vote to end the lease agreement or allow Mote one last week to provide plans, then vote to extend or void the contract. He recommended they choose the second option but added that he wanted “substantive” plans from Mote, including start and end dates for the build-out. Commissioner Mark Short said he would support Murphy’s recommendation but expressed concern. “It’s been one reason or another,” Short said. “We’re really talking about a non-delivery of something that was committed to last September.” “I’m getting a really bad taste in my mouth,” Commissioner Deanie Sebring agreed. “I have no faith left

in them.” Commissioner Jonathan Crane said he still had high hopes for the project, which he said could be a “real jewel.” He supported giving Mote another week. Manatee County Commission Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge, who represents Anna Maria Island, spoke at the meeting in support of Mote’s proposed center during public comment. “I’m fully supportive of the project,” Van Ostenbridge said. “I think it will be worth the wait.” Crane moved to approve Murphy’s recommendation. Robert Kingan seconded the motion, which passed. The meeting is Friday, April 22 — with no time certain as of press time — at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive. The meeting will be open to the public.

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The Islander poll

People gather April 15 at the Anna maria city Pier to sightsee, dine, drink and listen to the music of local entertainer chuck caudill. islander Photo: ryan Paice

this week’s question

Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1. What’s the most important rule? A. Lights out on the beach at night. B. Remove beach furniture overnight. C. Keep a distance from nesting turtles. D. Fill sand holes on the beach. E. All of the above. last week’s question

How do you celebrate Earth Day? 9%. Spread the message. 13. Plant something. 3%. Volunteer for an event. 15%. Get outside. 60%. I don’t. To answer the poll, go online to islander.org.

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HB officials reverse course on golf cart sunset regulation By ryan Paice islander reporter

Holmes Beach officials eased off the brake on residential golf carts. City commissioners unanimously voted April 12 to send a golf cart safety ordinance to a second and final public hearing minus the planned sunset that would have phased out the vehicles. The commission has discussed measures to improve traffic and roadway safety for months, leading to the adoption of a citywide 25-mph speed limit and action toward regulating golf carts and low-speed vehicles. State law prohibits the use of golf carts on state roadways, such as Manatee Avenue and East Bay Drive, but allows municipalities to permit their operation on city streets. In Holmes Beach, the code allows golf carts on all streets except Gulf, Palm and Marina drives, where they are only allowed to cross the roadways. The proposed ordinance would require residency to obtain registration to operate a golf cart on city roads, the inclusion of certain safety equipment on the vehicles and establishes a 16-year-old age requirement for drivers. The ordinance would not regulate LSVs, which state and federal law classifies and regulates differently than golf carts.

An lSV drives past the ugly grouper April 15 on marina drive in Holmes Beach, where city commissioners are discussing regulations for golf carts and lSVs. islander Photo: ryan Paice

The proposed ordinance originally included a sunset period of five years for registered golf carts. Commissioners later revised the provision to allow residents to use registered golf carts for the lifetime of the vehicle but prohibit the registration of new ones. However, Commission Chair Carol Soustek, who voiced hesitant support for the sunset provision at previous meetings, said April 12 that she wanted to eliminate the provision moving forward. Soustek said she’d received feedback from sev-

the coquina Beach parking lot remains under construction April 14 while the county selects a new contractor for the project. islander Photo: robert Anderson

HB hearing set for proposed Ugly Grouper changes

County eyes new contractor for Coquina parking job A large parking lot at Coquina Beach has remained closed in peak season for beachgoers. Manatee County is eyeing a local contractor, Woodruff & Sons, to complete the stalled parking renovation project at Coquina Beach. Bill Logan, information outreach manager for Manatee County, said in an April 12 email that a presentation to county commissioners was expected within the next few weeks. Logan did not identify Woodruff but another county official did so at a Bradenton Beach ScenicWAVES meeting earlier this month. Woodruff and Sons is locally owned and has oper-

Meetings

ated since 1973. It stands to inherit a project after the former contractor, American Pipeline of Miami, went out of business, leaving much of its work unfinished at Coquina Beach, 2650 Gulf Drive, Bradenton Beach. The county-administered project began in April 2019 to improve stormwater drainage and parking conditions and is funded with $5 million from county tourist development taxes. The county is paving access roads and parking lots at the public beach with pervious concrete to better aid stormwater runoff.

Sometimes it seems “ugly” can grow on you. The Holmes Beach City Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, to consider an application from the Ugly Grouper, 5704 Marina Drive, to amend its site plan, according to an April 13 notice to nearby property owners. The primary amendment includes the incorporation of 5702 Marina Drive into the restaurant’s site plan with on-site parking and indoor seating. Funky Island Essentials formerly operated at the address. Other proposed amendments include a reduction in required parking and the revision of a special exemption for off-site parking at 5804 Marina Drive — the defunct car wash. “All interested parties are encouraged to appear and be heard regarding the site plan amendment application and may submit written or oral comments to the city clerk before or at the hearing,” the notice states. — ryan Paice

— robert Anderson

compiled by lisa neff, calendar@islander.org

Anna Maria City April 28, 6 p.m., commission. Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941708-6130, cityofannamaria.com. Bradenton Beach April 20, 1 p.m., charter review. April 21, noon, commission. April 26, 1 p.m., charter review. April 27, 1 p.m., planning and zoning. May 4, 9:30 a.m., CRA. May 4, 2 p.m. ScenicWAVES, May 5, 6 p.m., commission. Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.com. Holmes Beach April 20, 10 a.m., clean water. April 26, 10 a.m., code. April 26, 5 p.m., commission.

eral older residents who rely on their golf carts to get around via secondary roadways. “We can’t ask residents to give up their golf carts,” Soustek said. Commissioner Terry Schaefer also reversed gears. Commissioner Pat Morton moved to approve the proposed ordinance with changes, including removal of the sunset provision. Commissioner Kim Rash seconded the motion, which passed. The commission will meet next at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive. The meeting will be open to the public. Directions to attend can be found at the city’s website, holmesbeachﬂ.org.

April 28, 11:30 a.m., police pension. Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, 941-708-5800, holmesbeachﬂ.org. Manatee County April 21, 1:30 p.m., commission (land use). April 26, 9 a.m., commission. May 2, 6 p.m., environmental land management, G.T. Bray, 5502 33rd Ave. Drive W., Bradenton. County administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee. org. Also of interest May 3, 4 p.m., Manatee Council of Governments, Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto. May 9, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planning Organization, Holmes Beach City Hall. Please, send notices to news@islander.org.

Line work florida Power & light employees are replacing utility lines April 7 along South Bay Boulevard in Anna maria, according to city planner chad minor. islander Photo: ryan Paice

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BB charter committee members convene for new review By robert Anderson islander reporter

The timing is tight for a review of Bradenton Beach’s term limit rules and other charter provisions. Charter review committee members Anne Leister, Ed Straight, Jim Hassett, Dan Debaun, Tom Little and alternate Debra Cox will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., to begin their review of the city charter and possibly propose changes to go before the electorate. The committee must work fast — under a May 5 deadline for a final report — if proposed charter amendchappie ments are to be included in the city election on the November ballot. City commissioners established and appointed the committee April 7, based on recommendations from city attorney Ricinda Perry. Perry The charter review was not due for another year, but Perry said the general election in 2022 likely would attract more voters due to other races on the ballot. She also suggested the appointees and the commission concurred. Terms for Commissioners Ralph Cole and Marilyn Maro are expiring with the 2022 election. And Mayor John Chappie is serving his final term in his seat if a change is not forthcoming before the 2023 election. Bradenton Beach voters rejected a referendum on the 2021 ballot, defeating a push by the city to eliminate term limits. Voters also denied an attempt to remove the commissioner-mayor term limits from the charter in 2016 and again in 2021. The agenda for the newly appointed charter review members first meeting includes a swearing in, the election of a chair and vice chair, a question-and-answer with Perry and a review of the charter. An April 11 memo from Perry to the committee states a directive from the city: “To review the current ward boundaries for proportionate electorate distribution, the numbering of ward boundaries and all matMilestones The Islander welcomes stories about islanders and island life, as well as photographs and notices of the milestones in readers’ lives — weddings, births, anniversaries, travels, obituaries and other events. Submit your announcements and photographs with captions for publication — along with contact information — to news@islander.org. Also, visit us on Facebook and join the 13,800plus friends who “like” The Islander and share their social news.

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ters concerning ward and mayoral seats, including but not limited to qualifications, number of years for each term, appointments and term limits.” The committee tasked with the work includes: • Anne Leister, a resident of Bradenton Beach for 13 years. She’s worked as a director of sales at Coventry Health Care and, in her professional years, dealt with profit-and-loss statements, budgets, contracts and managed a 25-state region of sales professionals. In late 2020, she started a real estate investment business with her sister. Leister was up for a city commission appointment, which was decided by a card draw that Marilyn Maro won. “I volunteered for CRC a few years ago and really enjoyed it and learned a lot,” Leister wrote in an April 14 email to The Islander. “I received a call from the city asking if I would be interested.” • Ed Straight, a 49-year resident of Bradenton Beach and former city commissioner who served three two-year terms. Straight worked as an emergency management chief, paramedic and reserve sheriff’s deputy and he and wife Gail operate an animal rescue, Wildlife Inc., from their home. They established the nonprofit in 1988. • Jim Hassett, a resident of Bradenton Beach since 1992. Hassett worked for 38 years as an employee of General Electric and was GE’s manager of computer processing. As a city resident, Hassett has volunteered for the Annie Silver Community Center, where he’s

board president, as well as with the Island Players, Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage, Moose Lodge No. 2188 in the city, and assists the nonprofit Turning Points, repairing and donates bicycles for needy people. “I’ve been interested in politics all of my adult life,” Hassett told The Islander April 15. Hassett frequently attends city meetings. “Somebody came to me and wanted to know if I wanted to be on this committee and I said sure. There are the most interesting people on this committee, people I have thought highly of over the years. It should be fun,” Hassett said. The Islander reached out to the CRC members for background information and comments in an April 12 email but, as of Islander press time, Debaun, Little and Cox had not responded.

By the people, for the people

A charter is a governing document for municipal governments, originally adopted by the electorate and amended by voters through referendum. Every Florida city operates under a charter and one method of amending the document is for a review commission to draft and propose changes to be considered by voters at the polls. Charter is derived from the French word for “contract.” The broad governing documents for state and federal governments are called constitutions. To read Bradenton Beach’s charter, go online to library.municode.com and search the “code library” for the city.

Holmes Beach commission approves business tax hike The cost of doing business in Holmes Beach has increased. City commissioners April 12 voted 5-0 to approve a resolution raising local business taxes by 5% across the board. State law allows municipalities to increase local business taxes a maximum of 5% every two years. The city last increased business taxes in 2020. Before that, it approved 5% increases in 2012, 2014 and 2016. This year’s increase results in up to a $10 annual hike in business tax receipt payments for businesses

taxed at the city’s top rate, which include public lodging establishments with more than seven units and restaurants or bars that can seat more than 100 people. Business tax receipts for coin-operated devices, which feature the city’s lowest tax rate, will increase from $20.10 in 2020 to $21.10 in 2022 — a $1 difference. The city issues business tax receipts annually Oct. 1-Sept. 30 and businesses must apply for renewal every year. There was no public comment. — ryan Paice

Holmes Beach business tax changes cAtegorY Public lodging, 7 or more units residential rental units car washing, detailing Beauty parlor Shuttle vehicles golf cart, low-speed vehicle rentals merchants with stock of over $10,000

2020 $201.01 plus $4.01 per unit $33.50 $100.51 $73.69 for up to 3 chairs $67 $134.01 $134.01

2022 $211.06 plus $4.21 per unit $35.18 $105.54 $77.37 for up to 3 chairs $70.35 $140.71 $140.71

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Opinion

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It’s all about you

Yes. You. It’s about the difference you can make on Earth — for the environment, for conservation and for future generations. It’s not just about you, it’s up to you. You can’t think that if you go to the beach and leave spoiled diapers strewn about, empty beer cans, or food waste, wrappers and plastic bags that your mother — or Mother Nature — is coming behind you to clean up. Think about the harm your trash can do. Take sea turtles for instance. Sea turtles play an important role in the ecosystem — so much so that they have been recognized as a keystone species. According to the Sea Turtle Conservancy, they help balance the food web. Their diet of jellyfish and sponges inhibit coral growth. They also promote healthy seagrasses by trimming and munching. And too often they die from bellies filled with plastic. Your car gobbles gas. Your LSV and your e-bike use battery-power that consumes electricity. But you can walk and bicycle to help the planet — or ride share. Yes, you could take the trolley to nearly anyplace you want to go on Anna Maria Island. Even your trash and recycling have potential harmful effects on climate change. What can you do? You can do your best to eliminate small things from your life that can add up to a difference for the planet. STOP buying bottled water. Install a filter on your refrigerator/ice machine or use water filtered in pitchers. Take your clean water with you in reusable thermal cups and jugs wherever you go. It’s a no-brainer, but are you using cloth bags for groceries and saying “no” to store bags? No to straws? No to styrofoam? You can save the lives of marine life by preventing the disposal of plastics — including cigarette butts — into the bays and Gulf of Mexico. There are plenty of steps to take in our daily lives to a better environment. To conserve resources, trees, wildlife and marine life. To slow climate change. But if you don’t do your part, how can you expect others to do it for you? It’s time to consider how you can reduce your carbon footprint on the Earth — and your footprints on the beaches of Anna Maria Island. For a starter, pack a bag for the beach to carry home your trash — and any other trash you find. Please, be a good steward for future generations. — Bonner Joy, news@islander.org

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Checking out then checking in

Your reporting about the couple getting scammed on an apparent VRBO reservation (The Islander, April 13) prompts me to suggest an article on how to vet contract documents, as recommended by the Holmes Beach police chief in the article. We have arranged rentals through VRBO on Anna Maria Island and elsewhere but I have no idea how to go about vetting the legitimacy of a deal if I sign up for one. John D. Daniels, Wilmette, Illinois

Park and walk

Why not buy the closed bank at Manatee Avenue and East Bay Drive in Holmes Beach for a parking garage that would be designed to look like a part of the island decor? The garage would be free parking for anyone who wanted to go to the beach while the parking at the Manatee Public Beach lot could be a paid lot. As for the e-bikes on AMI: I agree with the letter from Karen Dennis (The Islander, April 6). Are the cities going to kick the can down the road on this issue until it’s too late? The cities should require a business to go before some sort of board to seek approval before putting any new device on the streets. Dennis Stefaniak, Bradenton Beach

Too little

Off-hours parking at Anna Maria Elementary? I thought, really? And I was not surprised at what happened to that man but grateful a child was not injured in the attack by visitors to the island. I was surprised there are no cameras at the school. In 2022, a school has no cameras? As a resident, I never did understand why Anna Maria Island is so concerned about visitors and could

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Web (register for free news alerts) islander.org Facebook @islandernewspaper Twitter @ami_islander Instagram @theislanderami Pinterest @islandernewspaper E-edition For $36 a year, e-edition subscribers have access to the weekly e-edition with page-by-page views of all the news and advertisements. To subscribe online, visit islander.org. For other subscriber services, call our newspaper office at 941-778-7978. give a damn about those who make their home here. As always too little too late. At least the school grounds are now more secure. Maybe the school should be torn down to make parking for visitors? Enrollment is down anyway as fewer children attend because of the traffic delays to and from the school. We need to push back from those who are taking over our beloved city to line their pockets at residents’ expense. Raymond Noyes, Holmes Beach Editor’s Note: There is surveillance video of the incident at AME. However, the quality is poor, according to Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer. Since the incident, cameras were added and upgraded, Tokajer said.

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Shifting at the point, in the pass

10&20 years ago

A photograph dated August 1980 shows shore erosion — and an effort at controlling erosion — at the north end of the island in Anna Maria.

From the April 17, 2002, issue

A photograph dated to 1941 shows sand movement and beach erosion at the south end of the island in longboat Pass. “Visible are the north end of longboat Key with the village of longbeach on left, the south end of Anna maria on right, gulf of mexico in background.” islander Photos: manatee county Public library System

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• An informal public meeting in Anna Maria to discuss the city resuming control of Bayfront Park from Manatee County ended in a slew of accusations by a resident alleging a city commissioner wanted to build condominiums at the park. • Great Lakes Dock & Dredge completed beach renourishment of more than half the shore in Holmes Beach in less than a week and the project was nearly three weeks ahead of schedule. • Anna Maria’s city attorney sunk a proposal to operate a shuttle between Pinellas County and Anna Maria because it would operate in an area — Bayfront Park — zoned for open space and recreation. The attorney said the company could operate from a commercial entity, such as the Rod & Reel Pier, but would need to negotiate for landing rights and obtain a city permit.

From the April 18, 2012, issue

• A large swathe of mangroves was trimmed on the bayfront at 28th Street in Holmes Beach without a permit, violating the state statute that protects the shore-hugging trees. • The Florida Department of Environmental Protection rejected the “minor activity” argument of Angelinos Sea Lodge, 103 29th St., Holmes Beach, and determined a tree house built on the beach was not exempt from state environmental laws. • A Los Angeles County judge ordered former Holmes Beach resident David Viens, 48, to stand trial for second-degree murder after hearing testimony in a preliminary hearing in which several witnesses said Viens admitted to them he killed his wife, Dawn Viens. — lisa neff

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Cops & Courts

Kitchen teamwork Holmes Beach Police lt. Brian Hall, left, adds ingredients April 8 as chief Bill tokajer stirs up his gumbo recipe in the HBPd kitchen at the police station. the gumbo was headed to the nutrition initiative of manatee’s 9th Annual mardi gras gumbo cooking competition in Bradenton April 9, sponsored by the manatee chapter of the florida Association of for Women lawyers, where State Attorney ed Brodsky was declared the winner. islander Photos: HBPd

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Anna Maria. No reports available. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce polices Anna Maria. Bradenton Beach April 10, 111 Seventh St. N., TommyKnockers, noise. Bradenton Beach police responded to complaints of loud music. An officer addressed the complaint with an employee, who turned down the volume. April 9, 100 block 25 Street North, indecent exposure. A BBPD officer responded to a complaint of indecent exposure by a coworker. The officer contacted the management company and a capias request was forwarded to the state attorney’s office. The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach. Cortez The MCSO polices Cortez. Holmes Beach April 6, 100 block of 75th Street, missing bicycle. A Holmes Beach police officer responded to a missing bicycle call, where the complainant said an unsecured rental bike went missing from his driveway overnight.

Bradenton man arrested for DUI in Bradenton Beach

Bradenton Beach police, working with a Manatee County sheriff’s deputy, arrested Bradenton resident Peter Bixby, 44, April 2 for allegedly driving under the inﬂuence of alcohol. Officer Kyle Orms was on patrol in the 2300 block of Gulf Drive North when he noticed a vehicle with a taillight out, according to the report. Orms initiated a traffic stop and, upon speaking with the driver, identified as Bixby, noticed the odor of “an alcoholic-type beverage.” Orms also noted the driver had bloodshot eyes, as well as seemed slow to respond and unable to focus. The officer contacted the MCSO to dispatch a traffic unit for a DUI investigation. Bixby was arrested and faces a charge of seconddegree DUI, which carries the possibility of a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, the possible loss of a driver’s license and 50 hours of community service. Bixby paid a $120 bond and was later released from the Manatee County jail. His traffic arraignment will be May 5 at the ManaThe rental company provided a description of the bike tee County Judicial Center in Bradenton. but no serial number. — robert Anderson April 6, 6800 block of Gulf Drive, missing bicycle. A person called the HBPD to report an unsecured rental bike went missing from the side of his house. April 9, HBPD, 5801 Marina Drive, warrant arrest. April 8, 5800 block of Holmes Boulevard, petit A person entered the HBPD to report she missed a theft. A person called the HBPD to report two small court date. An officer found an arrest warrant and coconut palm trees, each valued at $75, went missing transported her to the Bradenton Police Department from his front yard. to transfer custody to a sheriff’s deputy. April 8, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, April 10, 3000 Gulf Drive, Marchman Act. An offigrand theft. An officer responded to reports of a stolen cer saw an intoxicated woman walking in a roadway vehicle and found the complainant. He said his vehicle, and judged her unable to provide for her own safety. which he left unlocked with the keys inside, went miss- Emergency medical services transported her to HCA ing while he was on the beach. The rental company Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton. tracked the vehicle GPS to a parking lot in Bradenton, April 11, Just 4 Fun, 5358 Gulf Drive, missing where the officer and complainant found the vehicle bicycle. An officer responded to reports of a missing abandoned. Missing items included two iPads, a wallet bike and found the complainant, who said an unseand a loaded firearm. The vehicle was towed and a cured rental bike went missing. He said another bike friend drove the complainant home. was left in its place. The rental company provided a April 8, 200 block of 68th Street, missing bicycle. description but no serial number. An officer responded to a complainant, who said a bike Holmes Beach Police Department polices Holmes went missing from an open garage. An officer later Beach. recovered the bike on 77th Street and returned it to the Streetlife is based on incident reports and narracomplainant. tives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.

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Island cities, code officers stage success for sea turtles

longboat Key code enforcement officer chris Kopp leads an April 12 presentation for code and law enforcement officers at Holmes Beach city Hall. Kopp addressed challenges for cities ahead of the sea turtle nesting season. islander Photos: ryan Paice

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The sea turtle nesting season is looming in the Gulf of Mexico. And local code enforcement officers are getting ready to tackle the challenges that come with the nesting season, when female sea turtles crawl ashore to deposit their eggs in the sand. The city of Holmes Beach hosted a gathering for code officers April 12 at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, to discuss sea turtle-friendly municipal codes and methods for upholding sea turtle regulations ahead of nesting season, which spans May 1-Oct. 31. Sea turtles, mostly loggerheads, which are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, as well as by state, county and municipal regulations, frequent Anna Maria Island’s beaches for nesting. Code officers from Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Longboat Key, as well as from Manatee and Pinellas counties, attended. Other attendees included Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth and City Commissioner Carol Soustek, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director Suzi Fox and three Florida

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers. Longboat Key code enforcement officer Chris Kopp led a presentation, covering sea turtle-friendly lighting, beach furniture and holes left by humans on the beach. At the conclusion, Holmes Beach code admin-

istrator Kim Charron handed out certificates naming attendees a “turtle friend and protector” and listing basic steps to ensure sea turtle safety. Holmes Beach code compliance supervisor JT Thomas said he hopes the city can schedule another meeting to discuss potential changes to protect sea turtles at the state level. Anna maria island turtle Watch and Shorebird monitoring executive director Suzi fox speaks April 12 with code enforcement officers about how to help volunteers keep sea turtles safe during the nesting season that begins may 1.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ON AMI Saturday, April 23 5 p.m. — Center of Anna Maria Island Cajun Crawﬁsh Boil, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-7781908. ONGOING ON AMI Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island “Art Unites Us” online exhibit through April 30, amiartistsguildgallery.com. Info: 941-778-6694. Throughout April, painter Pat O’Neill’s “Art from the Heart” exhibit, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: islandgallerywest.com, 941-778-6648. ONGOING OFF AMI Through June 5, “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience,” Starry Night Pavilion at University Town Center, 195 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: vangoghsarasota.com. Through April 29, Fridays, 6-8 p.m., Music in the Park, Rossi Park Pavilion on the Riverwalk, downtown Bradenton. Information: 941-301-8445. Through Aug. 28, “Metadata: Rethinking Photography in the 21st Century,” The Ringling, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-360-7390. 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. Saturdays through May 28, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bradenton Farmers Market, Main Street, downtown Bradenton. Information: realizebradenton.com, 941-301-8445. 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. AHEAD ON AMI May 5-15, Island Players’ “The Psychic,” Anna Maria.

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Thursday, April 21 10:15 a.m. — Island Library Book Club, Island Library, Island ON AMI Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee. Friday, April 22 org/library, 941-778-6341. 10 a.m. — 40 Carrots, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, 2 p.m. — Sunshine Stitchers Knit and Crochet, Island Library, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: Tuesday, April 26 mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341. 10 a.m.— Family storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, ONGOING ON AMI Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. AHEAD ON AMI May 28, Snooks Adams Kids Day, TBD. July 4, Anna Maria Island Privateers Independence Day Parade. Oct. 15, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s Bayfest, Anna Maria. ONGOING OFF AMI Through Aug. 7, “Sharks: On Assignment with Brian Skerry” exhibit, Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, City Island, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-388-4441. AHEAD OFF AMI ton.

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Privateers sail into spring

A pirate tells a tale during Snooks Adams Kids day. the Anna maria island Privateers’ annual celebration will be Saturday, may 28, at city field in Holmes Beach. islander file Photo: lisa neff

“Boom” goes the cannon. The Anna Maria Island Privateers are sailing into a spring-summer season, navigating their Shiprek boat-ﬂoat to parades and parties on and off AMI. The calendar for the nonprofit dedicated to “kids and community” includes a roadside cleanup on AMI Saturday, April 23, and the De Soto Grande Parade in Bradenton Saturday, April, 30. In May, the Privateers plan to participate in Margaritaville Night, which is Saturday, May 7, during a Bradenton Marauders’ game at LECOM Park in Bradenton. They’ll also host the areawide Shiprek Poker Run Sunday, May 15; the Second Chance Prom Friday, May 20, at the Palmetto Elks Lodge; and the Snooks Adams Kids Day Saturday, May 28, at Holmes Beach city field. No events were announced for June but July includes the Privateers’ Independence Day Parade on AMI Monday, July 4; Scholarship Night at LECOM Park Friday, July 15; and Christmas in July with the Drift-In in Bradenton Beach Saturday, July 23. For more information, go online to amiprivateers.memberlodge.org.

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Box office to open for Island Players’ ‘The Psychic’

The Island Players will open their box office Monday, April 25, for tickets to the fifth and final play in the 73rd season — Sam Bobrick’s “The Psychic.” The play’s run will be May 5-15, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sundays. The theater is dark Mondays. James Thaggard is the director — marking his 20th production in that role — and stage manager is Denise Hundley. The cast includes Craig Moran, Mark Shoemaker, Jennifer Kwiatkowski, Rick Kopp, Jennifer Caldwell and Michael Sacco. Tickets cost $25. The theater is at 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, where the box office will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Saturday and an hour before performances. For more information, call the box office at 941778-5755.

Center cooks up fundraiser

Pass the hot sauce, please. The Center of Anna Maria Island will host a Cajun Crawfish Boil beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 23. The menu includes crawfish, gumbo, red beans and rice, bread pudding and beverages. Tickets are $25 for adults, $5 for children. The center is at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. For more information, go online to centerami.org or call the center at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

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Easter celebrated at the beach

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AmE NEWS By Brook morrison, brook@islander.org

School by the bay gets lessons in ocean cleanup

Plastic can be useful but plastic in the ocean negatively impacts ecosystems, health and economy. At Anna Maria Elementary in Holmes Beach, students at all grade levels get schooled on the environment and the consequences of polluting the Earth’s land, water and air. Some lessons are learned at desks. Some are taught outside the classroom. And some lessons come in forums with visiting educators and professionals, including senior video producer and podcast host Dan van Van der Kooy der Kooy, who’s travelled the world for Ocean Cleanup. “It was fun to talk to all of the smart kids at Anna Maria and some of them are already doing great things like the fifth-grader who collected plastic toothbrushes and replaced them with bamboo,” van der Kooy said regarding talks at AME earlier this academic year. The Ocean Cleanup, based in the Netherlands, aims to develop and scale technologies to rid oceans of plastic by intercepting it in rivers and removing it from waters. Van der Kooy works with the Ocean Cleanup team to document the environmental organization’s efforts. For three months last year, he lived on a ship in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to document work to remove ﬂoating plastic using cleanup systems developed by Ocean Cleanup. The patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. It’s also known as the Pacific trash vortex and the its size was estimated last October at 1.6 million square kilometers. “We had to go through intense health and safety training to understand how to stay well because we were essentially in the middle of nowhere and it could take six days for any sort of help to arrive if an emergency happened or someone needed medical attention,” van der Kooy told The Islander in an interview April 12. And he talked about how he became familiar with

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Manatee County and Anna Maria Island. Van der Kooy’s family moved from California to Bradenton in the 1990s when his father accepted a job as principal at Bradenton Christian School. After studying photography in Daytona, van der Kooy moved to Atlanta to work in music and sports production with Turner Broadcasting System and CNN before taking the leap across the pond to Delft, Netherlands, in 2016. There, he met Boyan Slat, the CEO and founder

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of Ocean Cleanup, during an interview. He was impressed with the organization’s mission, focusing on removing plastic from some of the most polluted rivers in Guatemala, Malaysia, Jamaica, Thailand, Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. “Watching this project work and seeing the amount of trash we keep pulling out every day is incredible and shocking,” van der Kooy told The Islander. Plans for the Ocean Cleanup include deploying the largest cleanup system in Los Angeles and a river “interceptor” in Malaysia funded by the band Coldplay. Earlier this year, when he talked about OC’s mission, he encouraged AME students to do their part for the Earth. “You kids at Anna Maria Elementary are the key to changing everything for the better by doing your own research and coming up with new ideas about how to remove plastic from the ocean and rivers,” van der Kooy told students before their winter break. In an interview ahead of Earth Day, he told The Islander, “I want kids at Anna Maria Elementary to know when they recycle, it makes a huge difference to people living and visiting the beautiful island and to kids all over the world.” For more information about Ocean Cleanup, go online to theoceancleanup.org.

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Gathering By lisa neff

Earth Day celebration at Longboat Island Chapel

The Longboat Island Chapel will celebrate Earth Day with nature talks and nature walks. Activities will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, April 22, on the chapel grounds, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Featured activities include walks through the Longboat Island Friendship and Harvest Gardens, guided bay walks, keynote remarks from a representative with the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, conversations in the garden gazebo and exhibitors. For more information, call the chapel at 941-3836491.

Roser Women’s Guild accepting scholarship apps

The Roser Women’s Guild is accepting applications for scholarships for the 2022-23 school year. The guild awards scholarships with proceeds from the Roser Thrift Store, raising the money with dollars and cents from sales of fashions and home goods. The guild will award $375 per semester to qualified part-time students enrolling in 6-11 credit hours of undergraduate courses. The guild will award $750 per semester to fulltime students enrolling in 12 credit hours or more of undergraduate courses. The scholarship will be limited to $1,500 per year and be available for four years of undergraduate courses. The deadline for applications is Friday, May 27. For more information, go online to roserchurch. com or call the church office at 941-778-0414. The thrift shop is open 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays across the street from the church in the 500 block of Pine Avenue in Anna Maria.

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Ann Jones, scholarship chair, left, and Kate gilbertson work the “cash register” at a past roser thrift Store Yard Sale, raising money for good work, including scholarships. islander courtesy Photo

Bring on the ministry founders melinda ZarzyckiHarris and husband Steven Harris operate a portable shower for the homeless. roser church’s Just older Youth/JoY club will learn about Bring on the ministry during a program at 11 a.m. friday, April 22, in the church fellowship hall, 512 Pine Ave., Anna maria. Attendees can bring a brownbag lunch. they also are asked to bring new grooming and ON AMI toiletry supplies for donations. for more informaCrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. tion, call the church office at 941-778-0414. islander Info: 941-778-0719, crosspointefellowship.church. courtesy Photo Worship: Sundays, 9 a.m. Ongoing: Wednesdays, 7 a.m., men’s Bible meeting; 9:30 class. a.m. women’s Bible study; 6:45 p.m., CrossPointe Wednesday Night St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Blast. Beach. Info: 941-778-4769, stbernardcc.com. Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Worship: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.; Saturdays, 4 p.m.; SunHolmes Beach. Info: 941-778-1638, amiannunciation.org. days, 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Worship: Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.; Sundays, 8 a.m., 10:15 a.m. Ongoing: Wednesdays, 7:15 a.m., Manatee Public Beach, Ongoing: Wednesdays, 8 a.m., men’s meeting. Holmes Beach; Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive. Holmes OFF AMI Beach. Info: 941-778-1813, gloriadeilutheran.com. Worship: Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian USA, 6400 Ongoing: Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m., social gathering, private Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Info: 941-900-4903, christchurhome. choflbk.org. Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church Ave., Worship: Sundays, 10 a.m. Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-779-1912. Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Worship: Sundays, 9:15 a.m. Key. Info: 941-383-6491, longboatislandchapel.org. Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Worship: Sundays, 10 a.m. Maria. Information: 941-778-0414, roserchurch.com. Please, send notices to calendar@islander.org. Worship: Sundays, 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. SPECIAL EVENTS Ongoing: Wednesdays, 9 a.m., Hope Seeds packing; Thursdays — 9:30 a.m. fitness class, 7 p.m. choir rehearsals; second and Friday, April 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Earth Day celebration, Longfourth Fridays, 11 a.m., JOY meeting; Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., fitness boat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key.

Tidings

the 57th easter Sunrise Service included a welcome by Sandy Haas-martens of the Kiwanis club, seated right, an invocation by the rev. matthew grunfeld of the episcopal church of the Annunciation, left, a sermon by the rev. doug Kings of gloria dei lutheran church, a benediction by the rev. dirk rodgers of roser church, the offering prayer by the rev. Stephen King of Harvey church and Scripture readings by the rev. ed moss of crossPointe fellowship. morgan Bryant, right, provided music and vocals.

White lilies, traditionally purchased by the Kiwanis club members for the service, decorate the podium where the pastors of the island churches are seated for the easter service. islander Photos: Bonner Joy

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The eighth annual Clint Hurdle Hot Stove Dinner held March 26 at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach is being heralded as a game-winner for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association and its sponsors, Clint and Karla Hurdle of Holmes Beach. Clint Hurdle is a former MLB player and Pittsburgh Pirates manager and currently special assistant to the general manager for the Colorado Rockies — a team he managed 2002-09. Guests arrived in tropical attire, with cocktails and dinner served to 175 patrons under tents adjacent to the clubhouse, and others attended virtually. Hurdle, wife Karla and children, Maddie, 19, and Christian, 17, reside in Holmes Beach. Maddie was born with Prader-Willi Syndrome, a genetic disorder caused by a change on chromosome No. 15. “It affects these kids all across the board: fine motor skills, gross motor skills, walking, balance, and, more often than not, nutritionally,” Clint Hurdle said. “It makes them hungry from the time they wake up to the time they go to bed.” And so the family gathered friends and colleagues for a long-held baseball tradition — a hot stove dinner — to raise funds for PWSA. As of March 30, the event had raised $301,755 for PWSA and donations were being accepted through the end of April.

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the Hurdle family and guests were on the practice green at the club before the helicopter dropped numbered balls for a closest-to-the-pin contest. christian Hurdle handled the drop — and the winners were rene and Bob Apodaca of Washington state. islander Photos: dara caudill/ islandphotography.org maddie Hurdle cel“The only thing bigger than the hearts of the aucebrates at the Hot tion bidders and winners were their wallets,” Clint Stove dinner she Hurdle texted April 14 to The Islander. “In baseball helps sponsor. the terms, we hit a five-run HR!” event was march 26 The winners of the helicopter ball drop were Rene and Bob Apodaca — who attended remotely from at the Key royal club in Holmes Beach. Washington state. The rafﬂes and golf ball drop combined for $12,660 in donations. The top auction bid was $8,500 for a luxury estate stay and private tasting and tour for up to 25 people in Kentucky Bourbon country. Another top prize was an autographed guitar from Next up was a getaway at the Montana Sporting country music star Toby Keith and a backstage tour of Club at Belt Creek —$5,900 — followed by a one- the Grand Ole Opry, which auctioned for $2,350. week beach vacation in Seagrove Beach for $5,100. — Bonner Joy

Obituary

• Local nonprofits need support in the annual Giving Challenge fundraising campaign presented David Albert Mariotti noon April 26-noon April 27 by the Community David Albert Mariotti, 66, of Duette and formerly Foundation of Sarasota County. Information: www. of Holmes Beach, died Dec. 24, 2021. givingchallenge.org. Friends, co-workers and friends • The Friends of the Island Library seeks storage of Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue space for donations to its annual book sale. Informaare invited to a celebration of his life tion: 941-778-6341. 2:30-6 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at the • Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to Terra Ceia Golf & Country Club, 2802 offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals. Terra Ceia Bay Blvd., Palmetto. Information: 941-345-2441. Mr. Mariotti was born Feb. 7, • The Roser Food Bank seeks donations. Roser mariotti 1955, in New Britain, Connecticut. Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna He grew up in Bristol, Connecticut, where he Maria, administers the pantry, supported by All Island became a well known, much-loved bartender. He later Denominations. Information: 941-778-0414. owned a dry cleaning business and moved around in areas with warmer climates. Assistance offered on AMI Mr. Mariotti discovered Anna Maria Island • The Roser Food Bank welcomes applicants in December 2001 and made it his home. He was who live and/or work on Anna Maria Island for food employed nine years as a server at the Rod & Reel assistance, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Pier. At the same time, he assisted his life partner, Lisa Williams, as The Islander newspaper home delivery Information: 941-778-0414. • AID offers financial help to those who live on the carrier before she moved into the office and became island, go to church on the island, attend school on the office manager. He was part of The Islander family for island and work on the island. Information: 941-725- 20 years. He also relished time at the beach. He was co-founder with Williams and a board 2433. member of Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue and — lisa neff was a loving foster dad to all of the rescued dogs that Send GoodDeeds to calendar@islander.org. came through their home. He was always a great sup-

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Standard obituaries are offered as a community service to residents and their families past and present, as well as to those people with ties to the island. Submit to news@islander.org. Obituaries are provided free — a service of your community newspaper. For a paid obituary, call 941-778-7978.

porter and gave all he could to help animals. Memorial donations can be sent to Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 2103, Holmes Beach, FL 34218. Mr. Mariotti is survived by his significant other of 20 years, Lisa Williams; his children Joshua, Jake and Carli; mother Virginia; sisters Debbie and husband Bill Paradise and Sandra; nieces and nephews Lisa Hendrick, Jess, Scott and Craig Paradise; aunts Phyllis Krom and Betty Carlson; and many cousins. He was a wonderful father figure to Lisa William’s family, including daughter Courtney and husband Brian Strong, sons Brandon Ryan and Nathan Williams, and he enjoyed his relationship with Williams’ sister, Lara Skala. He also was a proud grandfather to Samuel Strong.

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Fawn season arrives for island rescuers Special to the islander By Brenda Basiley

Krista carpenter bottle feeds a fawn April 7 at the Wildlife inc. rehab facility in Bradenton Beach. islander Photos: courtesy Wildlife inc./gail Straight

They’re prepared for another season. Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education in Bradenton Beach volunteers cared for more than a dozen fawns in 2021. The last week of March, Wildlife Inc. received an alert regarding a fawn standing next to a dead doe in east Manatee County. The rescue volunteers suspected the fawn to be an orphan and dispatched someone to the site. The volunteer found the fawn and stayed a few hours, watching the animal’s actions. And, as dusk began to settle and no doe arrived to claim the fawn, the volunteer brought the animal to Wildlife Inc. The next day, the volunteer returned to the area with the fawn to wait for a doe to claim it, which did not happen. With the spring arrived, people can find young deer in what might seem precarious situations. But many people are unaware of how wild animals A fawn raise their young. takes As early as April, but more often in May and June, nourishpeople who live in outlying areas might find fawn ment at curled up in their lawn, garden or bushes. They might Wildlife think the animal is abandoned but most of the time, inc., a this is not the case. rescue Until they are strong enough to keep up with their and rehab mothers, fawns are left alone as the mothers go in operation search of food. And mother deer also stay away from in Bradentheir fawns to avoid leading predators to them. A doe ton Beach. will return at dawn and dusk to feed or move their young. Fawns typically are left in tall grass or bushes but sometimes they are left in open areas, including yards. Well-meaning humans might assume that because Wildlife Inc. advises that if you observe a fawn a fawn is alone it is an orphan, leading to a fawn “kid- that you think needs help, reach out for help before napping” but a fawn has the best chance of survival you act. when cared for by its mother. For more, call Wildlife Inc. at 941-778-6324.

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Most U.S. workers drive alone to their jobs and that estimation holds for Anna Maria Island residents. In Anna Maria, about 305 residents are employed, according to the American Community Survey released this spring and offering estimates of household characteristics for 2016-20. Of those employed, about 229 people in Anna Maria travel to work, including 54 who commute more than hour. About the same number have a commute of less than five minutes. In Bradenton Beach, about 354 residents are in the workforce and about 252 of them travel to work. About eight travel more than an hour. The largest number — 42 people — travel 10-14 minutes to work. In Holmes Beach, about 1,452 people are in the workforce, including 1,067 who travel to work. About 180 of them travel 5-9 minutes, 124 travel 15-19 minutes, 162 travel 20-24 minutes and 208 travel about 30-34 minutes. Most islanders traveling to work are doing so in their own vehicle and alone, including 229 people in Anna Maria, 190 in Bradenton Beach and 942 in Holmes Beach. The survey estimated car-pooling from Anna Maria at zero. About 21 people from Bradenton Beach and 25 from Holmes Beach car-pool. How many are taking public transportation to work, including the fare-free island trolley? Zero from Anna Maria, four from Bradenton Beach and 20 from Holmes Beach. About the same number walk to work. An estimated 33 people in Bradenton Beach and 59 in Holmes Beach — but zero in Anna Maria — are getting to work by bike, motorcycle or other alternative means. About 76 people in Anna Maria, 102 in BB and 385 in HB are working from home. — lisa neff

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78th Street lot owners post trespass warnings, limit beach access Signs posted on both sides of a beach access path at the west end of 78th Street in Holmes Beach claim private property, warning people “trespassers will be prosecuted.” Bryce raub, on behalf of the owner of 101 78th St. and the vacant lot seaward of the residence — travis resmondo — wrote in an April 13 email to Holmes Beach mayor Judy titsworth that he hired a surveyor, who said, “What people thought to be a public access point” at the beach end of 78th Street is private property. city attorney erica Augello wrote in an April 13 email to titsworth that an easement was included in the property description in deeds prior to 2014, but had been removed in more recent deeds. the owners of the residential property on the north side of the street at 101 78th St. are Abbie and Stephen libman, while the owner of the vacant beachfront lot seaward of their property is oceana condo Assoc., michael fronk, according to the manatee county Property Appraiser’s website. islander Photo: ryan Paice

Palma Sola highway committee pushes for HB extension By ryan Paice islander reporter

It’s coming down to crunch time for the Palma Sola Scenic Highway Committee to apply for a highway extension this year. Committee members unanimously voted April 13 to approve a mission statement for an application to extend the scenic highway that connects Bradenton to Anna Maria Island. The scenic highway currently includes State Road 64/Manatee Avenue between 75th Street West in Bradenton and East Bay Drive in Holmes Beach. An extension, which the committee has discussed for years, would extend the scenic highway westward from East Bay Drive to the entrance of the Manatee Public Beach at the intersection of Manatee Avenue and Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach.

The extension also would run south from East Bay Drive in Holmes Beach to 27th Street in Bradenton Beach, where the 3-mile Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway begins. Florida Department of Transportation landscape architect Darryl Richard said he and landscape architect Emily DeGaetano , a private contractor who assists the DOT, were working to address “numerous” comments and outstanding issues with the extension application. “I think we have conquered many of them,” Richard said. “It is imperative that we try to move forward as soon as possible. … We have a good indication from central office that they’re going to try to push this through for us, but we do need to address those comments.” Richard said the state’s Scenic Highway Advisory

board would need 60 days to review the application ahead of its meeting in July, so the pair were hurrying to complete the process. DeGaetano asked the committee to create a mission statement since it was one of the DOT’s main concerns with an earlier draft application. Committee members agreed to the following: “It is the mission of the Palma Sola Scenic Highway Committee to preserve and protect its intrinsic resources for present day and future generations.” The committee was established in 2004 under the state’s scenic highways program, which is 25 years old, involves 27 scenic highways and is intended to celebrate the state’s resources and inspire tourism. The Palma Sola committee’s next meeting will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Bradenton public works building, 1411 Ninth St. W.

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Nesting notes By Samara Paice

AMITW preps for season

The ATVs are ready. So are the volunteers, as Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring anticipates the start of the shorebird and sea turtle nesting season. AMITW’s volunteer team is fully staffed and has been patrolling the island beaches since April 1, AMITW executive director Suzi Fox told The Islander April 4. Fox said there were no nesting shorebirds or sea turtles — yet — but volunteers had identified large numbers of black skimmers, least terns and snowy

To protect the nests — bird and sea turtle nests — marine biology students from Eckerd College in St Petersburg are painting 400 stakes for markers. And to protect the sea turtles on shore, Fox advised residents, business managers and visitors to ensure beachfront lighting is turtle friendly and in compliance with ordinances adopted in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach. Sea turtles — the adult females that nest and the hatchlings that emerge from the nests — can be disoriented by lights visible from the shore, resulting in disrupted nesting, dehydration and even death. Beachfront property owners can find turtle-friendly lighting at local hardware stores and should address any lighting concerns before the nesting season begins. Turtle nesting season officially begins May 1, with clutches hatching about two months later. AmitW volunteer Bob Haynes prepares AtVs April Nesting activity continues through October. 1 at the manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach There are five species of sea turtles that nest in ahead of the shorebird and sea turtle nesting Florida — the loggerhead, green, leatherback, Kemp’s season. islander Photo: courtesy AmitW/Suzi fox Ridley and hawksbill. Nesting on AMI mostly involves loggerheads and plovers. For AMITW, April is about sharing messages an occasional green sea turtle. Shorebird nesting also is imminent, so beachgoregarding precautions and protections. To protect the team, Fox asked beachgoers to wear ers are asked to avoid disturbing shorebirds, as well masks and maintain a social distance of 6 feet from the as dispose of trash in bins or carry it to a receptacle at the beach access or at home. AMITW volunteers. Also, she noted that volunteers are not allowed to give rides on the ATVs due to insurance restrictions. About AMITW AMITW is a nonprofit focused on collecting data on sea turtles which are listed as threatened or endanLittle Italy in the of Anna Maria Island. gered in Florida, depending on the species. For more information, go online to islandturtlewatch.com or call executive director Suzi Fox at 9417 Ê , Ê 232-1405. "" Ê

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By Lisa Neff

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I’m the daughter of a history teacher and community activist. So when I want to know what happened way back when, I dive into archives. I did just that this past week, when I wanted a refresher on the origins of Earth Day, which will be celebrated Friday, April 22, in our homes and parks and on our beaches and waters as we organize for cleanups, plantings and neff better policies. The first Earth Day occurred in 1970 and you probably won’t be surprised to learn there were scratch-thehead conspiracy theories surrounding what seemed to some to be hippie, dippy doings. Early in my research dive, I came across a wealth of information at the Nelson Collection at nelsonearthday.net. I found transcripts of TV interviews, archival photos, pamphlets, posters, newspaper clippings and more about Gaylord Nelson, a Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin. He’s considered the founder of Earth Day. Here’s some history from the archives: “As a senator, Nelson contributed to important liberal reforms but struggled for years to interest his colleagues in environmental protections. So, he turned instead to the people, proposing April 22, 1970, as a day for Americans to speak out about the environmental crises they faced.”

A poster created by a child for the first earth day in 1970. the poster is in the archival nelson collection at nelsonearthday.net. the national education Association said 10 million kids took part in earth day that year. islander courtesy Photo

The massive support for the first Earth Day moved the public on environmental issues and moved Congress to action, resulting in lasting environmental legislation. I sort of remember that first Earth Day. I was approaching my sixth birthday and my brother’s Cub Scout pack planted ﬂowers to green a parkway. I asked my parents and found they don’t recall the first Earth Day, which occurred as the news was crowded with reports of trouble aboard Apollo 12 and escalating conﬂict in Southeast Asia. I surveyed some longtime islanders about the first Earth Day and found they also couldn’t recall the observance. A hot local issue reported at the time included security concerns at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach, where the mayor called for concerted efforts to keep the beach a “good clean place” for family use and to prevent rowdy youths from hanging out. A Bradenton Herald editorial April 23, 1970, was headlined “Bums at Coquina Beach” and the writer

complained, “Anna Maria Island’s Coquina Beach has become a popular gathering place for rowdy, lewd, hippie-looking young bums — so much so that it has become a matter of public concern for conventional beachgoers and public officials.” Maybe some of those “hippie-looking bums” are operating island businesses these days and others are engaged in local politics. Wink. Wink. And maybe, on that first Earth Day, they were involved in the actions that focused on the nation’s environmental ills, as reported by The Associated Press. In Manatee County, locals observed the first Earth Day by organizing cleanups at parks, beaches and school campuses. Local students designed posters with titles such as “Litter Causes Water Pollution” and “Earth the Unpalatable Planet.” Kindergartners sang folksy songs and gradeschoolers conducted science experiments. Young people assembled at Bradenton’s Neel Auditorium for a lecture on pollution that included dire warnings about garbage in waterways, vehicle emissions and habitat loss. Sound familiar? In October 1969, when Gaylord Nelson went on the Congressional Record and called for the national teach-in that became Earth Day, he spoke about young people, maybe those “hippie-looking bums” at Coquina Beach, and predicted they’d help drive an environmental movement for decades to come. “One of the most dramatic developments of this decade has been the insistence of our youth that in the last third of the 20th century, the quality of life and of the environment have the same priority as that given national defense and the pursuit of the gross national product,” Nelson said. Nelson spoke about extinction of animal species and human arrogance, the idea that we can escape extinction if we continue to damage the planet. All were called to action on Earth Day and every day after.

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Adult sports see action on pitch, links, horseshoe pits

The men stepped out for their weekly modifiedstableford match April 11, which saw Larry Davis and Ken Nagengast share the top honors with matching plus-5s, a point ahead of Brian Comer, Gary Duncan, Gary Razze and Terry Tarras. Golf action for the week wrapped up April 14 with a nine-hole shamble with the two best scores from each group counted. The team of Larry Pippel, Blake Ress and Quentin Talbert combined on a 1-over-par 65 to win the day. The team of Jon Holcomb, Bob Maleeny, Art McMillan and Bill Shuman were a stroke back in second place.

By Kevin P. cassidy islander reporter

Three weeks into the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, Moss Builders is the only 3-0 team with a chance at perfection. Sato Real Estate and Servis First Bank follow with 2-1 records, with Gulfview Windows & Doors and Gitt Team right on their heels at 1-1-1. Progressive Cabinetry at 1-2, Shady Lady at 0-1-2 and Salty Printcassidy ing at 0-3 complete the standings. Action April 14 kicked off with Servis First Bank cruising to a 5-0 victory over Progressive Cabinetry behind a pair of goals from Race Arande. Rob Fellowes and Yuri Pereira both scored goals and combined on seven saves as they split goaltending duties. Daniel Hampton completed the scoring with a goal. Steve Oelfke helped to keep Progressive Cabinetry in the game with seven saves. The second match of the evening saw Gulfview Windows & Doors battle to a 2-2 tie with Shady Lady. Raul Loera and Keith Mahoney scored two goals each to lead Gulfview, which also received seven saves from

Servis first Bank’s daniel Hampton challenges Progressive cabinetry’s edwin Pichardo on the soccer pitch April 14 at the center of Anna maria island. islander Photo: Kevin P. cassidy

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“Queens” Kathy mccloskey, left, and roxanne Koche pose April 12 on taking first place in the semi-annual doe day event at the Key royale club. islander Photo: courtesy Krc

Osvaldo Cabello in the tie. Eric Pullen paced Shady Lady with three goals while Amy Ivin scored and Jake Parsons finished with five saves. Gitt Team edged Sato 4-3 in the third match of the night behind two goals from Matt Staggs and a goal each from Ryan Mulcahy and Austin Nutting. Mark Long helped preserve the victory with six saves. Josh Sato scored a goal and made six saves to lead Sato, which also received a goal each from Daniel Anderson and William Romberger in the loss. The last match of the evening’s tripleheader saw Moss Builders roll over Salty Printing by a 5-2 score. Greg Moss scored two goals and Ed Moss added a goal and two assists to lead Moss Builders, which also received a goal each from Olaf Krause and Gerardo Urbiola. Ryan Moss helped preserve the victory with seven saves in goal. Kevin Roman scored two goals while Nate Talucci and Scott Toland added assists in the loss. Key Royale golf news The event of the week at Key Royale Club was Doe Day, aka “Queens of the Greens,” April 12. Fifty “Queens” participated in the semi-annual Doe Day golf challenge, where participants play a two-team low-net score. Roxanne Koche and Kathy McCloskey combined on a 7-under-par 25 to edge Helen Pollock and Meredith Slavin by a stroke for clubhouse bragging rights. Nina McSparren won the closest-to-the-pin challenge on the eighth hole, while Linda Dorsey, Cate Foy and Annette Hall tied for first in the putting contest.

Horseshoe news Three teams advanced to the knockout round during April 13 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. The bye went to Ron Gagnon and Adin Shank, who watched as Tom Farrington and Lisa Allen advanced to the finals with a 21-16 victory over Tim Sofran and John Yaroch. The finals were all Farrington and Allen, as they cruised to a 21-12 victory over Gagnon and Shank. It was a four-team battle for bragging rights at the April 16 games. The first semifinal saw Farrington and Bob Lee eliminate Sofran and Dom Livedoti 21-11, while Shank and Bob Baker advanced with a 22-9 victory over Bob Rowley and Allen. Farrington and Lee earned the day’s bragging rights with a 22-10 victory over Shank and Baker. The victory was the fourth in a row for the red-hot Farrington. Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warm ups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

lisa Allen, left, and tom farrington, center, took the April 13 horseshoe prize. farrington was back in the winner’s circle with Bob lee, right, at the April 16 games. islander Photo: courtesy Ami Pitchers

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What we’re all looking for — springtime fishing — is here By capt. danny Stasny islander reporter

With the last of the cold fronts behind us — hopefully — springtime fishing around Anna Maria Island promises to be exceptional. The waters are warming and the winds subsiding, creating the perfect recipe to get out and fish. Those who fish offshore in the Gulf of Mexico are getting the chance to venture out deep, without having to Stasny contend with rough seas and strong winds. Hopefully anglers have a larger window of opportunity to fish this spring over the winter weeks, when only one or two days a week were good for an offshore venture. As for inshore fishing, we’ve had many more days to be on the water despite the winds and chill factor. Getting around on the water should be more tolerable and the fishing more consistent — it should be enjoyable. The fish should be languishing in their springtime spots. Targeting snook, redfish and trout on the flats should be shaping up to its full potential as we finish out the last weeks of April. Water temps in the mid to upper 70s are ideal for flats species and they should last until we see the heat of May settle in. Other species — mackerel and mangrove snapper — are starting to show up, providing some variety for fishers wishing to give the backcountry fish a break. April can be a good month for cobia. So keep your eyes peeled as you travel from one spot to the next. You never know when you might see one of these brown bombers cruising along the surface of the water. Checking inshore structure, such as reefs, wrecks and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, is wise if you fancy hooking up with a cobia. Lastly, just get out and enjoy the water while the temperatures are mild and pleasant. Scorching heat is around the corner. So now is the time to get out and enjoy some of the best fishing our area has to offer. On my Just Reel charters, I’m spending my days with clients on the lush grass flats of Tampa Bay. Snook fishing is productive on the higher stages of the tide. Live shiners as bait are resulting in many hookups on this popular flats fish. I’m seeing some keeper-size snook being caught and released, although most snook are 20-26 inches. Spotted seatrout are following suit, with many catches in a morning charter. A lot of trout are measur-

Heavy-duty work Workers sink pilings with heavy equipment April 9 at the coquina South Boat ramp renovation project. grant money from the West coast inland navigation district is funding manatee county’s overhaul of the ramp, which will be completed by december. during construction, boaters can use the coquina north Boat ramp, 1507 gulf drive S., Bradenton Beach. islander Photo: robert Anderson

Alan Sharaf, from massachusetts, April 9 caught several kingfish offshore using white bait. He was guided by capt. Warren girle.

ing 14-18 inches, with a few over 20 inches for lucky anglers. I’m seeing redfish here and there, usually being caught while we’re targeting snook among the mangroves. Lastly, Spanish mackerel, ladyfish and jack crevalle are present on the deeper flats, which is adding variety to the bite. They are very entertaining when caught on medium-light spinning gear. Capt. David White is concentrating his efforts throughout the inshore waters of Tampa Bay south to Sarasota Bay. Targeting snook and redfish is proving to be worthy of some action. Casting baits in the shallows along mangrove shorelines or around oyster bars is working well. Swift incoming tides are producing the best action, White says, although a good outgoing tide is productive. Moving to deeper areas of Tampa Bay also is putting White’s anglers in the action. Spotted seatrout are the highlight on the deep grass flats and White is seeing some hefty Spanish mackerel mixed in while working these areas. He says you can also count on hooking up with some ladyfish and jack crevalle. Capt. Warren Girle is finding action by fishing a variety of areas and bait. He says live shiners are working well on the flats when targeting snook. Many snook 20-26 inches are readily taking his clients’ offerings of live shiners. Spotted seatrout also are taking interest

in the shiners, inhaling baits as they are cast over the deeper grass flats in Sarasota Bay. On windier days, Girle is baiting with live shrimp. The shrimp work well when cast around residential docks and canals, resulting in redfish and black drum, as well as an occasional flounder and mangrove snapper. Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria says the numbers of snook arriving at the pier is increasing weekly. Pier fishers baiting with live shrimp are hooking into some of the smaller-size snook, measuring 18-22 inches, while pier anglers baiting with pinfish and small ladyfish are hooking into larger linesiders. On days when the bait schools are present at the pier in Tampa Bay, targeting Spanish mackerel with small jigs or spoons is an option. You also can try tipping a jig with fresh-cut shrimp and bumping it along the sandy bay bottom in hopes of catching a pompano. Capt. Jason Stock says he’s enjoying action on migratory species while working his charters offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Stock, warm breezes from the south are driving large schools of bonito to our offshore waters, where bait schools are being ravaged by the high-speed tuna-like fish, which leaves the bonito an easy target to spot. When feeding on small glass minnows, bonito will aggressively break the surface of the water as they gorge on the bait, and the action is visible from quite a distance. By motoring over these schools and casting live shiners into the frenzy, Stock is watching while his clients battle the hard-fighting fish. Stock also is putting clients on some hookups with the kingfish as they cast to the bonito. Changing locations and baits is working to find the offshore action, including offshore structure with live crabs as bait, setting up Stock’s anglers for a permit hookup. Meanwhile, bottom fishing with live pinfish and shiners in the same areas is yielding action on catchand-release gag grouper. Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.

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The health department April 14 lifted a “no swim” advisory for the Palma Sola Causeway’s south beach. The advisory went into effect April 1. The lifting of the advisory means bacteria counts dropped to acceptable levels and the public can once again recreate in the waters along the causeway on Manatee Avenue, according to a news release from the Florida Department of Health-Manatee County. Manatee County has conducted beach water quality monitoring since August 2002 through the Florida Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program. Water samples are analyzed for enteric bacteria, which can cause human disease, infections or rashes. For more, call the health department at 941714-7593 or go to www.ﬂoridaHealth.gov. — lisa neff

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New eats, openings, rides

It’s island food Proprietors of a new restaurant are bringing a taste of New Zealand to Holmes Beach. In May or June, Wayne Tagelagi of Niue, a South Pacific island nation 1,500 miles northeast of New Zealand, and wife Nicole of Australia hope to open their third Kiwi Style Fish and Chips location in the storefront formerly occupied by Island Spice restaurant, 3608 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Restaurateurs for nearly 20 years, Kaiman the Tagelagis left their Brisbane, Australia and Laie, Hawaii, locations in the hands of family in late 2021 to focus on opening a restaurant on the U.S. mainland. After scouting locations in New York City, the couple headed to Florida, where they fell in love with a new island. “It was a pretty wild decision but, man, it was the right one, because when we got here, we didn’t want to go anywhere else,” Nicole Tagelagi said April 13. “Kiwi-style” is fried fresh to order, in a light, crispy batter. Nicole Tagelagi anticipates the eatery’s top-sellers will be the fish and chips, fish burgers, shrimp and chips and calamari and chips. The menu also will offer salads, grilled steak burgers and seafood, including oysters and mussels. For more information, visit kiwistylefishandchips. com or the eatery’s Kiwi Style Fish and Chips Facebook page. ARCHIMEDES

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Can’t rush to open Edward “Buddy” Foy Jr. and wife Jennifer, owners of Chateau Anna Maria and stars of Food Network’s series “Summer Rush,” signed a lease for a new Sarasota restaurant in August 2021. Due to pandemic-related renovation slowdowns and a staff balancing act between the Foys’ Bolton Landing, New York, and Holmes Beach locations, the new restaurant, Chateau Sarasota, 2001 Siesta Drive, will not open until November, Foy said April 6. Chateau Sarasota will offer the same menu as the Holmes Beach location and feature an event space for cocktails and live jazz. The Foys’ fine-dining establishments ply customers with French-inspired seafood and protein dishes featuring Colorado lamb, duck and steak. Foy said he wanted to create a jazz lounge within the eatery to accommodate Sarasota’s middle-aged population, who have limited access to late-night entertainment. “It just seems like there’s nothing to do for 40-plusyear-old folks. There’s no nightlife for us, no after dinner cocktail vibe experience,” he said. “Summer Rush” aired on the Food Network in 2020. In 2021, the Foys launched “Foy Rush,” a YouTube reality series. The show’s first season, which followed the family as they opened the Chateau Anna Maria at the Waterfront Resort, concluded in March.

Happening this week… We wanted you to know about the grand opening party for our advertising partners, Morgan and Ben Bryant and their new Cool Beans AMI. You’re invited to partake the festivities starting at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at the new coffee-CBD variety store at Bay Plaza, 101 S. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, including snacks, wine, prizes and live music by the Trevor Bystrom Band and Beach Vibes. Be there or be square. And as always… …Got biz news? Contact Kane Kaiman at kane@ islander.org or call The Islander ofﬁce at 941-7787978.

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Cortez museum hosts commercial ﬁshing stakeholder talks By Kane Kaiman islander reporter

Here’s how you can net some knowledge. Friends of the Florida Maritime Museum — a nonprofit dedicated to furthering the museum’s mission to collect, preserve and share traditional knowledge, cultural artifacts and personal stories specific to the state’s fishing and maritime heritage — will host what has been dubbed a Maritime Mingle event 2:30-5 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Fishermen’s Hall, 4515 124th St. W., Cortez. Attendees will sit with seven members of the fishing industry to discuss how environmental issues, including deteriorating water quality in the Gulf of Mexico, have impacted their livelihoods. “It’ll be a very intimate conversation. The public will be able to ask their questions about the environment and about water quality, not from a political standpoint but just from what have these people in the commercial fishing industry have witnessed over the years, then versus now,” Friends of the Florida ing culture signs” that can be seen throughout the vilMaritime Museum consultant and former museum lage of Cortez, which has been listed on the National supervisor Kristin Sweeting said April 13. Register of Historic Places since 1995. Speakers include A.P. Bell Fish Co. co-owner Karen Bell and commercial fisher Chris Pringle. In the weeks leading up to the event, FFMM filmed Here’s your chance to open your heart and your the speakers providing their oral histories. The interwallet. views will be released on FFMM’s website and social The 2022 Giving Challenge, a fundraiser for media accounts, as well as cataloged in the Florida regional nonprofit organizations hosted by the Maritime Museum’s archives. Community Foundation of Sarasota County, is right The April 23 discussions are part of a larger, multiaround the corner. dimensional project to provide the public with a fisherFrom noon-noon April 26-27, people can make centric, anthropological perspective on environmental online donations to a long list of nonprofits in Saraissues. sota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. Funded by a grant from Florida Humanities, The Patterson Foundation will be matching including funds from the National Endowment for donations up to $100 per donor per organization. Humanities and matching funds from Bradenton Arts The event provides donors charitable access to and Culture, the initiative includes replacing “vanishmore than 700 nonprofits, including donor-depen-

A crew films chris Pringle, a cortez commercial fisherman, sharing his professional experiences in April for “Stories from the gulf coast commercial fishing industry in cortez: environmental changes,” a friends of the florida maritime museum oral history project funded by florida Humanities. islander Photo: courtesy friends of fmm

People interested in attending the Maritime Mingle can RSVP for the free event at ﬂmaritimefriends.org/ events.

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dent organizations operating on Anna Maria Island and in Cortez. CFSC has staged seven challenges since 2012, raising $59 million. The 2020 event gleaned $19.1 million. “Being a part of the Giving Challenge can transform nonprofit organizations through meaningful relationships and partnerships, all while strengthening their potential reach,” reads a promo on the event website. For more information and to search for participating nonprofits, visit givingchallenge.org. — Kane Kaiman

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I S L A N D E R C L A S S I F I E D S ITEMS FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

SERVICES Continued

DINETTE: 36 x 60 GLASS-top table, six chairs with three matching bar stools. Metal tile design. $299. 608-438-4441.

MULTI-FAMILY: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Many treasures! 103 79th St. NW, Bradenton.

PRESSURE WASHING, PAVER sealing, driveway, roof, fence, pool area. Also, window cleaning. Licensed and insured. 941-565-3931.

BROWN LEATHER SOFA. Perfect condition. Recliners both sides. $300. 5 x 8 new area rug. 331-330-0563.

HELP RESCUED PETS! Volunteer, foster, computer help needed! Moonracer Animal Rescue. Email: moonraceranimalrescue@gmail.com.

LOST & FOUND

BOATS & BOATING

WHOLE STORAGE SPACE full of trendy furniture! My style is whimsical boho. Two over-stuffed white canvas sofas, washable slip covers. Beautiful four-poster bed. Quality stuff. $4,000 for all the furniture! It is an adorable collection for the right person. 330582-8878. Bobbipickens@icloud.com. Won’t last!

HAVE A BOAT and wanna catch more fish, better bait or learn the waters? 50-year local fisherman, your boat, my knowledge. Captain Chris, 941-896-2915. FISHING LIVE PINFISH-SHINERS delivery available. 941-705-1956, text only.

ANTIQUE BABY CARRIAGE: Wood and wicker. Proceeds benefit Moonracer Animal Rescue. Email for photos: moonraceranimalrescue@ gmail.com.

HELP WANTED HOLMES BEACH RETIRED couple seeks active engaging household help. Cooking breakfast, light housekeeping, trips to Costco and exciting restaurants for lunch. Must have own transportation. Exceptional pay for right person. 313-477-8662.

ANTIQUE PARTNER DESK: All wood, $500. Inquire at The Islander office, 315 58th St. Suite J, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978. 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. 941-778-7978.

CAREGIVERS AND HOME Health Aides needed for clients on Anna Maria and LBK. Must be 21 and able to pass background screenings. Paid training provided. Contact Home Instead at 941739-3050 or go to https://www.homeinstead. com/location/533/home-care-jobs/

ESTATE SALES ESTATE SALE: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, April 22. 106 Tuna St., Anna Maria FL 34216. Oriental-style screen, dining room set, bedroom set and decorative accessories, patio furniture, occasional tables, china, glass and bric-a-brac, kitchenware, linens and much more. See pictures at Estatesales.net on Wednesday. Sale conducted by Palma Sola Sales. Numbers given out at 8 a.m.

CASHIERS: WE HAVE immediate openings for full-time and part-time cashiers. Experience a plus, but not required. Very attractive starting pay. No evening hours! Email your resume to hometruevaluehardware@gmail.com or apply in person at Home True Value Hardware, 5324 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Sandy’s Lawn Service Inc. ESTABLISHED IN 1983

Residential & Commercial Full-service lawn maintenance. Landscaping ~ Cleanups Hauling ~ Tree Trimming. LICENSED & INSURED

Paradise Improvements

941.792.5600

Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Specialist Replacement Doors and Windows

Andrew Chennault

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RDI CONSTRUCTION INC. Residential & Condo Renovations Kitchens • Bath • Design Service Carpentry • Flooring • Painting Commercial & Residential

References available • 941-720-7519

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

KIDS FOR HIRE

FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED Island References Lic#CBC056755

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EXPERIENCED CARETAKER WANTED for elderly woman on north end of Island. 2-3 days/week. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Meals, shopping, lite housekeeping, company. Call 217-549-9240.

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NEED A N A DULT n i g h t o u t ? C a l l M a t y ’s Babysitting Services. I’m 16, love kids and have lots of experience. References upon request. 618-977-9630.

BICYCLE REPAIRS: Just4Fun at 5358 Gulf Drive can do most any bicycle repair at a reasonable cost. Pick-up and delivery available. 941-8967884. COMPANION/HOMEMAKER: 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. CONCRETE FUSION: #1 in crack repair, sidewalks, driveways. Don’t replace 95 percent of good concrete if only five percent is cracked. Free estimates. Fully insured. Call Bobby, 319693-8800 or 941-374-7670. BUFFALUAU (TM). BEST PARTIES. Contact 716560-7841 or buffaluau@gmail.com for details. Or visit buffaluau.com. YAY! WE ARE open for business to serve our Seniors with dignity, compassion and our hearts. Here at Knowledgeable Care, LLC we strive to accommodate with the assistance you may need. You and your family are important to us, so please don’t hesitate to call. 23-plus years. Thank you, Tammy, owner. Phone, 941-5678499. API’S DRYWALL REPAIR: I look forward to servicing your drywall repair needs. Call 941-5248067 to schedule an appointment. HANDYMAN AND CLEANING services. Move-ins and outs. Affordable. Call Fred, 941-356-1456. GET MARRIED ON the beach: American Mobile Weddings. Wedding officiant. Call 941-2536649. PRESERVE YOUR MEMORIES: Transfer video tapes, slides, photos and old movie films to DVD, Blu-Ray or flash drive in digital format. All work is done in our lab in Bradenton. Mention the Islander for ten percent off. Phone, 941-7583077. Web: www.videotechniques.com. BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JD’s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach. I make dirty windows sparkling clean. 941-9203840.

LAWN & GARDEN CONNIE’S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! Insured. 941-778-5294.

DEPENDABLE, RESPONSIBLE, FUN babysitter for hire. 13 years old, island local. Available in June. 941-526-9090.

BARNES LAWN AND Landscape LLC. Design and installation, lawn and landscape services, tree trimming, mulch, rock and shell. 941-7051444. Jr98@barneslawnandlandscape.com.

KIDS FOR HIRE ads are FREE 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.

COLLINS LANDSCAPE LIGHTING: Outdoor lighting, landscaping, irrigation services and maintenance. 941-279-9947. MJC24373@gmail.com.

SERVICES NEED A RIDE to airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Gary, 863-409-5875. gvoness80@gmail.com. IS YOUR HOME or office in need of some cleaning? Well, I’m your girl! Local, reliable, professional! Please, give me a call or text, 941-773 -0461. CLEANING: VACATION, CONSTRUCTION, residential, commercial and windows. Licensed and insured. 941-744-7983.

SEARAY SPRINKLER SERVICES. Repairs, additions, drip, sprinkler head/timer adjustments. 941-920-0775.

EARLY BIRD? Read Wednesday’s classifieds Tuesday at islander.org. And it’s FREE!

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I S L A N D E R C L A S S I F I E D S HOME IMPROVEMENT

HOME IMPROVEMENT Continued

REAL ESTATE

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

SCREENING SERVICES: Replace your old or ripped window, door or porch screens. Window and door screen repair. Many screen types available. Retired veteran here to serve our community! Free estimates, call Lane, 941-705-5293.

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.”

TILE -TILE -TILE. All variations of ceramic tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship, prompt, reliable, many Island references. Call Neil, 941-726-3077. GRIFFIN’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS Inc. Handyman, fine woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood flooring. Insured and licensed. 941-722-8792. BLINDS, SHUTTERS, SHADES: Motorization. 30 years on AMI. Call Keith Barnett, Barnett Blinds, 941-730-0516. ISLAND HANDYMAN: I live here, work here, value your referral. Refinish, paint. Just ask. JayPros. Licensed/insured. References. Call Jay, 941-9622874.

HANDYMAN AND PAINTING. No job too small. Most jobs just right. Call Richard Kloss. 941-204-1162. HOLLANDS 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.

WILL’S RESIDENTIAL REPAIR Remodeling Group LLC. 941-888-0550. Veteran owned and operated home improvement contractor. 941888-0550.

RENTALS

RETIRED COUPLE (CASH buyer) wishes to buy a small, simple house on or near the beach. 785-664-8022 or ktubbs55@gmail. com.

ANNA MARIA GULF beachfront vacation rentals. One- two- and three-bedroom units, all beachfront. www.amiparadise.com. 941-778-3143.

TOWNHOUSE CONDO: 2BR/1,5BA. Pool and boat slip. Exclusive. $299,900. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE FOR rent. 5203 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Phone 941-794 8202, leave message if no answer. TEM P OR A R Y LI V ING ! A V A IL A B LE A p r i l t h r o u g h D e c e m b e r , $2,300 month. Completely furnished includes all utilities. 2BR/2BA. Two miles from island, conveniently located off Cortez Road. 941-773-1552.

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FOR RENT (SUMMER at the beach). Anna Maria Island updated five-star condo - available May to November. (Monthly with multimonth discount) Million-dollar water view, first floor, 2BR/2BA, beautiful water view deck, walk to beach, pool, tennis (smoke free). 570-239-0431. Email now: rentamiwaterview@aol.com.

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PERICO ISLAND PATIO home for rent. 3BR/2BA, two-car garage, fully renovated. 30-day minimum. Privacy fence/gate. Two miles to AMI. #bluerockingchair instagram/ fb. 859-771-6423.

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VACATION RENTAL FOR January 2023. 2BR/2.5BA. Pool and boat slip. $4,600. Book now. Real Estate Mart. 941-356-1456. ANNUAL RENTAL IN Perico Bay Club. 2BR/2BA, bay views. $3,000/month, includes water and Spectrum. Garage, second floor, no pets. Island Vacation Properties, 941-778-1000.

RENOVATED HOME STEPS TO BEACH… Gorgeous, recently renovated 3BR/2BA home just a quick walk to the beach. This fantastic property offers turn-key furnishings, a heated pool, multiple outdoor entertaining spaces and plenty of parking. $2,300,000

2BR/1BA CONDO NEAR Anna Maria pier. Yearly lease only. Furnished, no pets, no smoking. Waterfront and beautiful sunsets. $3,000/month. For more information, phillipsamifl@gmail.com. MIRROR LAKE COMPLETELY renovated 2BR/2BA annual rental. Brand new kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, screened lanai, washer/ dryer, community pool, tennis courts, pickleball court, clubhouse, no pets. $2,500/month plus. Text, 941-720-2242. QUARTERLY OR ANNUAL rental available. Adorable 3BR/2BA townhome, 1,300 sf. Parking, washer/dryer, fully furnished, located in quiet, safe, Cortez Village area. Less than 2 miles to Anna Maria beach. Located on second floor. $3,000/month. Call 941-301-9938 for more information.

DIRECT BEACHFRONT HOME… Panoramic views of the beach from this 3BR/2.5BA home located directly on the Gulf of Mexico. Views of the beach from ALL three bedrooms. Selling turn-key furnished. $3,999,900

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HOLMES BEACH: WEEKLY or monthly rental. 2BR/2BA with lanai, washer and dryer, garage, three blocks to beach. May 15-October 231-6706697. HOLMES BEACH: FURNISHED luxury 2BR/2BA condo. Beautiful bay views, pool, tennis court. Available May- November. $2,800/month. 941778-2824. ANNUAL RENTAL: NORTH end of Holmes Beach. 1BR/1BA renovated apartment. 305-793-8980.

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PropertyWatch By carol Bernard

Island real estate transactions

113 Maple Ave., Anna Maria, 2,680 sq ft 5BR/5BA home on a 5001 sq ft lot built in 2014 sold 2/28/2022 by Villa la Concha LLC to Aust Inc for $3,950,000, list price $3,965,000. 1801 Gulf Drive, #111, Bradenton Beach a 1,080

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sq ft 2BR/2BA condo in Runaway Bay built in 1978 sold 3/15/2022 by Wild Blowing Sand LLC to Bremer for $615,000, list price $631,000. 2309 Ave. C, Bradenton Beach a 1,583 sq ft 3BR/2BA pool home on a 5,438 sq ft lot built in 2009 sold 3/11/2022 by Schipani to Isla Casa LLC for $1,100,000, list price $1,100,000. 2300 Ave. B, Bradenton Beach a 2,830 sq ft 4BR/5BA pool home on a 5,000 sq ft lot built in 2003 sold 3/3/2022 by Anderson to Ivancik for $2,200,00, list price $2,485,000. 600 Manatee Ave., #116, Holmes Beach, a 1,179 sq ft 2BR/2BA condo in Westbay Cove built in 1977 sold on 3/14/2022 by O’Brien to Morris for $600,000, list price was $600,000. Compiled by Island Real Estate staff. Island Real Estate sales professionals can be reached at 941-7786066, islandreal.com.

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Anna Maria Median listing home price: $2.4 million. Median sold home price: $2.3 million. Current listings: 45 properties, $625,000-$10.8 million. Homes, on average, sold for the asking price in March. Bradenton Beach Median listing home price: $1.1 million. Median sold home price: $1.3 million. Current listings: 35 properties, $265,000-$5.4 million. Homes, on average, sold for the asking price in March. Holmes Beach Median listing home price: $1.5 million. Median sold home price: $1.2 million. Current listings: 72 properties, $60,000-$28.5 million. Homes, on average, sold for the asking price in March. Source: realtor.com

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New York Times Sunday Magazine Crossword

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SOFT OPTIONS

BY BYRON WALDEN / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

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Byron Walden, a math and computer-science professor at Santa Clara University, is a regular crossword contributor to The Times. He says the idea for this puzzle started with the title. ‘‘I learned the phrase ‘soft option’ from the 1980s Pet Shop Boys hit ‘West End Girls,’ ’’ and everything sprang from there. Byron packs his grids with fresh vocabulary, like 20A, 35A, 53A, 70A, 86A, 105A, 51D and 61D, none of which have ever appeared in a Times crossword before. — W.S.

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