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HB magistrate Bradenton hands treehouse Beach enters the owners a loss megabridge fray By amy V.t. Moriarty islander reporter

Meeting set to gap bridge info on Longboat Pass Bridge. 5

Opinions. 6 10-20 YEARS AGO

Looking back. 7

RoadWatch. 8 BB opens talks on open containers. 8

Lynn tran hazen defends her treehouse. islander file Photo By ryan Paice islander reporter

Bradenton Beach is now the fifth complainant to take up a legal challenge to the planned 65-foot-clearance Cortez Bridge.

City commissioners unanimously voted March 18 to join Joe McClash and three others in a federal fight against the Florida Department of Transportation construction plans for replacement of the Cortez drawbridge.

The decision by the DOT to replace the 17-foot-clearance drawbridge, constructed in the 1950s to connect Cortez and the

Obituaries. 15 Spring break on aMi. 16

All hail the next BB police chief

Save a date. 10-11

Happenings activities. 11-12

roundup for K-kids begins. 13

Gathering. 14

Streetlife. 16

cooking up a fundraiser at Krc. 16 renourishment, tree removal underway at coquina. 19 turtle watch readies for nesting season. 20

noaa charts digital course. 21 Sign up now 4 spring sports. 22 fishing heats up. 23 CLASSIFIEDS. 24

ISL BIZ: Movers and shakers. 26

PropertyWatch. 26

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By amy V.t. Moriarty islander reporter

Lt. John Cosby will be the next chief of police in Bradenton Beach when Chief Sam Speciale retires Oct. 8.

City commissioners voted unanimously March 18 to accept Mayor John Chappie’s nomination of Cosby to the city’s top cop position.

After 35 years of service, in a letter dated Oct. 9, 2020, Speciale provided Chappie his one-year notice of retirement, setting his final day of service as Oct. 8, 2021.

Speciale was not at the March 18 meeting.

Cosby is ready for the job. He’s a 34-year veteran of the BBPD. And the community regards him as a leader.

Representing the Sandpiper Resort in Bradenton Beach, Tracy Miller, who attended the meeting to sing Cosby’s praises on behalf of the mobile home park’s residents, called the lieutenant an asset to the community.

“He knows many of our residents by name and not because he’s arrested them, but

Anna Maria reels in whale of a deal: new pier tenant By amy V.t. Moriarty islander reporter

A Mote Marine outreach center soon will dock at the Anna Maria City Pier.

Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium presiturn to MegAbridge, Page 4 dent Dr. Michael Crosby inked their signatures March 19 on a memorandum of understanding.

The memorandum is not intended to cover all details or act as a contract, Murphy said, but rather like an engagement ring shows intent to proceed.

City commissioners reviewed the agreement at an emergency meeting March 19 and, with one change, unanimously approved the memorandum.

The motion was made by Commissioner Joe Muscatello and seconded by Commissioner Jonathan Crane.

The amendment was suggested by Musthe low-profile cortez catello, adding “educational institutions” to a Bridge was opened in paragraph in the “Develop a Lease” section 1957. islander file Photo of the agreement.

That amended paragraph reads, “Mote will endeavor to partner with the AMI Center, The Anna Maria Historical Society, Lt. John Turtle Watch, and educational institutions as Cosby set appropriate and when beneficial to both parto step up ties.” to chief in “I just want to express Mote’s exciteOctober in ment,” Crosby said. “It’s an incredible Bradenton opportunity for all of us.”

Beach.

The outreach center will serve as a research and learning center in the empty

The decade-long legal battle between Holmes Beach and the owners of 103 29th St. has become a war of attrition.

On March 17, Richard and Lynn Tran Hazen fought city hall to keep the revenue from their vacation rental units.

The Hazens reside at the property, where they built a treehouse on the beach and operate Angelinos Sea Lodge.

The city’s special magistrate, Sarasota attorney Michael Connolly, ruled at a March 17 hearing that the pair must stop renting and advertising their vacation units until they acquire a valid vacation rental certificate through the city. And they can’t renew the certificate until they pay — a $127.54

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because he says “hello” during his patrol and takes time to listen to them,” Miller said.

Danny Raines, along with his wife, Linda, also lives in the Sandpiper Resort.

He met Cosby a few years ago, when “he was a first responder to a horrific situation in the park.” Raines said Cosby is considerate, professional and caring.

Adding to the vote of confidence in Cosby’s ability to lead the police department, Bridge Street business owner Angela Rodocker wrote her comments in a letter to commissioners read by city attorney Ricinda Perry: “I find him to be clear, logical, motivated and knowledgeable.”

Cosby’s handling of his duties with aplomb and compassion are “a win-win-win” for the city, Rodocker said.

Cosby said he appreciated the favorable comments and looks “forward to moving up and continuing to serve the community.”

Cosby has served as the emergency management coordinator for the city and has led all storm responses during his tenure.

He is set to assume the chief’s position Oct. 9.

He’s planning to continue working toward a smooth transition.

The Bradenton Beach Police Department is at 403 Highland Ave., Bradenton Beach.

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administration fee and accumulating code violation fines.

It’s leaving people to ask, how long can they keep up their fight?

Their case began in 2011, when they built the treehouse in an Australian pine tree on the beachfront at their residence/lodge seaward of the state erosion control line and without a city or Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit.

The city found the treehouse — an elevated twostory structure with windows and solar power — in violation of its land development code and moved for its demolition or removal in 2013, sparking litigation with the owners.

The Hazens have been on the losing end of each ruling after several lawsuits and appeals in the 12th District Circuit Court over the years since.

Litigation has so far cost the city $184,955 and the property owners $170,000, according to the parties.

Additionally, the property owners face almost $100,000 in code violation fines levied by the city.

Two circuit court cases between the parties remain open and the property owners petitioned in late December to have a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

angelinos Sea Lodge, 103 29th St., holmes Beach, has been prohibited from advertising and renting its four units. islander Photo: ryan Paice

The city and the DEP have until March 26 to respond to the writ of certiorari — a request that the Supreme Court order a lower court to send up the record for review — after two extensions on their deadline.

The high court had yet to act on the case as of March 19.

Meanwhile, the city notified the Hazens in December 2020 that their vacation rental license had expired and could not be renewed until they paid the amassed code violation fines — putting the pair’s revenue stream in jeopardy.

Code compliance supervisor JT Thomas said he’s monitored activity at the property and observed several renters enter despite the city’s notification that the a sign at angelinos Sea Lodge, 103 29th St., holmes Beach — also the full-time residence for the owners, richard and Lynn tran hazen and the location of the controversial treehouse — advertises vacation rentals. islander file Photo

activity is in violation of city code.

Thomas recommended leveling a $127.54 administration fee, as well as $250 a day from Dec. 28, 2020, the date the notification letter was sent.

The property owners’ attorney, Bruce Minnick, represented them at the special magistrate hearing, but only referred to his March 16 written response, claiming the issue is “a true story about a beautiful Australian pine tree about to be destroyed for no real reason.”

Minnick said he did not prepare more for the hearing because he did not expect he would be able to attend.

Erica Augello, the city’s code compliance attorney, rebutted Minnick’s written response.

“In no way, shape or form has the city ever requested the property owners to remove the tree,” Augello said. “The tree is not at issue.”

“The vacation rentals that they are conducting now are in violation of the city’s code because they do not have a valid vacation rental permit,” she added.

Augello said the city wants the treehouse removed, but has never specified that the property owners must remove the tree.

Minnick said the city codes are unconstitutional and argued that a ruling on the issue shouldn’t be made until the owners’ lawsuits in circuit court are finished or the case is dealt with by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The property owners previously sought a hearing on a constitutional claim with the U.S Supreme Court in 2018, but the court declined to hear the case without comment.

“It is my professional opinion that this proceeding should not have occurred … because the law clearly provides stays of these kinds of things when there is litigation pending,” Minnick said. “My clients are constitutionally permitted to make a living.”

He did not detail what terms of the constitution the city’s actions violated but referred to his clients’ rights to freedom of speech and expression.

“If the city continues on this path, there will be more litigation,” Minnick said.

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The Islander team grows

Join us in welcome the newest team member at The Islander newspaper.

Kelsey Mako graduated from the University of New Hampshire in December 2020 with a bachelor’s in arts in English/journalism and international affairs.

While in college, she interned as the educational outreach intern at NH PBS and wrote for the UNH chapter of Her Campus, a site that encourages collegiate women to use their voices through writing. Additionally, she was a member of the UNH sailing team.

In September, Mako traded in snowflakes for sun rays, leaving New Hampshire for Florida.

Upon arriving, she wrote for Tempo News in Sarasota.

Mako has fallen in love with Florida. Coming from a small town, she loves the idea of being part of a close-knit community like those found on Anna Maria Island.

She lives a couple of miles from the island with family and her Siberian husky, Pumpkin. She enjoys reading as well as exploring the beaches, marine life and wildlife.

Mako has been a lover of writing and journalism for most of her life. At 8 years old, she determined she would be a writer.

For Mako, nothing sounds better than writing on an island in Florida. She says s h e ’s “ b e y o n d excited” to begin reporting for The Islander.

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The Islander poll

Last week’s results Season has arrived. Spring break is in swing. How do you mark spring break on Anna Maria Island?

51%. Hunkering down at home.

29%. At the beach.

8%. Work and more work.

5%. Like a tourist.

8%. Other.

This week’s question A federal complaint challenges the Florida Department of Transportation’s plan for a high, fixed-span Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy, left, signs a memo- bridge on Cortez Road between the fishing village and Bradenton Beach. randum of understanding March 19 with Mote A. A 65-foot clearance bridge is too big.

Marine, with Mote president Michael Crosby waiting B. I like the charm of a drawbridge. his turn to sign. Islander Photo: Amy V.T. Moriarty C. The island needs a tall bridge.

AM-mote continued from page 1 D. Nothing can save the traffic problems.

1,800-square-foot building on the south side at E. Other. the T-end of the new pier, which was opened last To take the poll, go online to islander.org. summer. randum.

Guests will be admitted free to the center.

Any cost of the buildout that exceeds $500,000 The historic pier was damaged by Hurricane Irma would fall to Mote to fund as stipulated in the agreein 2017 and required demolition.

The city is responsible for securing funding for the ment, Murphy said.

Also stipulated in the agreement, Mote would not $500,000 buildout, which is expected to come from the Manatee County TDC or another source of funds, and be required to make lease payments to the city.

The trade-off, however, is free admission and more not from the ad valorem taxes, Murphy said.

The TDC directs funds raised from the 5% bed tax than $400,000 in an annual operating budget that Mote would fund, Crane pointed out. on accommodations of six months or less.

“The intent all along is there will be no admission If TDC approves, a recommendation would still charge to access the facility,” Crosby said. require approval from county commissioners.

But there could be special seminars or other “With this document, I can go out and get money,” planned activities beyond what would normally be Murphy told city commissioners.

Murphy said he cast a line in the TDC waters to offered at the center, which Crosby said could have get a feel for how much interest the council would an enrollment fee.

“We just look forward to hopefully in six or seven have in financially backing the project, but to make a formal request for funding he needs a signed memo- months cutting the ribbon there,” Crosby said.

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Manatee’s vaccine pre-registry expands to all adults

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

Get in line now because it is bound to grow.

Manatee County announced March 19 that it opened registration to its COVID-19 vaccine standby pool to everyone ages 18 and over, according to a news release.

County strategic affairs manager Chloe Conboy wrote in a March 19 email to The Islander that the change could make the local vaccine rollout more effective.

“The county decided it was worth it for us to open it up, so when it does open up, we can hit the ground running,” Conboy wrote. “We will continue to take a proactive approach and by doing this it will help us schedule those appointments quicker whenever he expands the age again.”

While every adult now can join the registry, the county only will vaccinate those ages 50 and older until Gov. Ron DeSantis expands eligibility to younger people.

There was no timeline for when vaccine eligibility

could be expanded again, but the county was “monitoring” for any action from DeSantis, according to Conboy.

In the meantime, the county began vaccinating people ages 50 and older the week beginning March 22 after contacting all registrants ages 65 and older at least once.

However, Conboy wrote that the county experienced some issues with registrants toward the end of the list of people ages 65 and older.

“We are starting to see many people not showing up to their appointment or telling us that they’ve been vaccinated elsewhere,” Conboy wrote.

She continued, “If you have received the vaccine elsewhere and you’re still registered in our vaccine standby pool, please call 311 to remove yourself from the pool.”

Conboy previously told The Islander that the registry is not a “lottery” — that everyone who signs up will be vaccinated despite varying wait times.

More than 98,819 county residents had received at least a first dose of the vaccine as of March 19, accord-

ing to the Florida Department of Health.

The county also scheduled 16,400 first dose COVID-19 vaccinations for ages 50 and older at Tom Bennett Park and the Public Safety Center for March 22-26 — the largest weekly batch of doses yet.

“We are very pleased with how the process is going, but we will continue to look for ways to better serve our residents,” Conboy wrote.

To register in Manatee County’s vaccination enrollment process, go online to vax.mymanatee.org.

Also, COVID-19 vaccinations are available at select CVS, Publix, Walgreens, Walmart and WinnDixie locations in the county.

Registration with the county is open by appointment only to full- or part-time Florida residents aged 50 and older, as supply is available.

Frontline health care workers and educators also are receiving doses through a different pool.

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Bradenton Beach Commissioner Jake Spooner, left, listens March 18 as Joe McClash, standing, answers questions posed by city attorney Ricinda Perry regarding a legal battle to stop construction of a megabridge to replace the drawbridge between Cortez and Bradenton Beach.

mainland to Anna Maria Island in Bradenton Beach, violated the Federal Administrative Procedures Act, McClash said.

As pro se plaintiffs — meaning they are not represented by an attorney — McClash and his fellow plaintiffs filed the federal complaint “a little over a year” ago, he said.

Their goal is not to “stop any type of bridge”

Meetings

because the Cortez Bridge needs to be replaced. The objection is to the height of the DOT’s planned bridge.

A 35-foot-clearance bridge would sufficiently do the job, McClash said.

McClash is looking for compromise.

The complainants argue the DOT did not follow federal rules and procedures to approve a bridge of any height.

If the pending legal action and possible mediation is not successful, the bridge, which is in the design phase, would take about five years to build and be completed in 2026.

Initial efforts to challenge the issue at the state level were denied because the issue is a federal matter — the DOT assumed the responsibilities of the federal government, McClash said.

Dialogue between McClash’s group and the DOT has not been adversarial “for the most part.” And it was the DOT that encouraged filing the complaint in the federal court system “to preserve our right to challenge this bridge,” McClash said.

The legal action is not a typical lawsuit, he added.

“There’s not a whole lot of discovery” and it’s now up to the DOT to produce administrative records detailing measures taken to comply with federal rules to approve the bridge, McClash said.

“Once we receive that, we’ll be able to best determine what specific rules they did violate in our opinion

Anna Maria City WMFR administration building, 6510 Third Ave. March 25, 2 p.m., city commission.

W., Bradenton, 941-761-1555, wmfr.org.

April 5, 2:30 p.m., planning and zoning.

April 8, 2 p.m., city commission.

Manatee County April 22, 6 p.m., city commission.

March 30, 1:30 p.m., county commission (retail Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941- pets).

708-6130, cityofannamaria.com.

April 1, 9 a.m., county commission (land use).

April 6, 8:30 a.m., county commission.

Bradenton Beach April 15, 1:30 p.m., county commission (land March 24, 9:15 a.m., commission. use).

March 31, 9:15 a.m., commission.

April 20, 9 a.m., county commission.

April 7, 9 a.m., CIP. County administration building,1112 Manatee April 15, noon, city commission.

Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.

Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., org.

941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.com.

Also of interest Holmes Beach April 2 is Good Friday and most government April 7, 10 a.m., parks and beautification. offices will be closed.

April 7, 6 p.m., planning commission.

April 14, 4 p.m., Palma Sola Scenic Highway April 13, 6 p.m., commission. group, Bradenton public works, 1411 Ninth St. W., April 21, 10 a.m., code compliance.

Bradenton.

April 22, 11:30 a.m., police pension.

April 19, 9 a.m., Manatee County Tourist DevelApril 27, 6 p.m., commission. opment Council, county administration building.

— Lisa Neff Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, Editor’s note: Some meetings may be conducted 941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org. virtually and some in-person and virtual.

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None announced.

Renee Turner of Bradenton Beach prepares to give a shot of Moderna vaccine March 20 at a COVID19 drive-through shot clinic operated by Manatee County Rural Care and the DOH-Manatee County in Oneco. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy

and we have reason to believe there were a few,” he continued.

As a county commissioner in 1990, McClash was in favor of a 65-foot-clearance fixed-span bridge to replace the Cortez Bridge.

But, in the years since his time in county office, McClash said he has learned the devastating impacts of such a bridge.

McClash said a steeper grade would impact walkers and runners and the noise barrier walls would have a negative impact on the community character in Bradenton Beach and Cortez.

Of major concern to the plaintiffs is “Cortez is impacted tremendously,” McClash said.

The touchdown of the proposed bridge is about 200 yards inland of the existing bridge terminus. So retaining walls to hold back sediment and drainage would be required. And those retaining walls would divide the village.

To improve the delay of vehicles by 44.7 seconds is not worth what would amount to the destruction of the historic fishing village and the businesses in Cortez, McClash said.

The megabridge option was selected by the DOT over objections from people in Cortez village, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Voicing her support for becoming a fifth plaintiff, Bradenton Beach Commissioner Marilyn Maro said she doesn’t want to see “our last original fishing village in the United States” be destroyed.

Division of labor When it comes to the amount of work required by the challenge, McClash said, “I’m willing to do a lot of the heavy lifting.”

He also said he is considering a GoFundMe page to crowdsource money for the challenge and lessen the financial burden on plaintiffs.

An initial mediation hearing will cost $350 an hour split between plaintiffs and the DOT. A date had not been set for the hearing.

City attorney Ricinda Perry recommended the commission approve a motion to direct her to coordinate with outside council to represent the city’s interest in the suit.

Commissioner Jan Vosburgh made that motion and Maro seconded it.

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Meeting set to bridge info gap on Longboat Pass Bridge

By Lisa neff islander editor

The Florida Department of Transportation seeks to draw out comments on a drawbridge.

The Longboat Pass Bridge is the focus of a review — a project development and environment study — to identify alternatives for the bridge constructed more than 50 years ago to connect Longboat Key and Bradenton Beach.

The DOT has kicked off the study with a virtual meeting for the public through April 2 and planned to host an in-person meeting on Longboat Key at 5 p.m.

March 23, after The Islander went to press.

The DOT set the meetings at the Harbourside Ballroom and at www.swflroads.com/sr789/longboatkey to provide people with documents on the scope of the project — on State Road 789/Gulf Drive from Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach to North Shore Road on Longboat Key. The DOT identified three alternatives to be evaluated in the PD&E: Rehabbing the bridge or building a high-level fixed bridge or another moveable bridge.

During the study, each alternative will be studied to identify: • Cultural impacts, including to historic, archeological and recreational sites; • Social impacts, including to residents and businesses; • Environmental impacts, including to wetlands, water quality and protected species.

For the PD&E, the DOT is circulating a questionnaire, asking those who show an interest in the project a series of questions and asserting, “Providing information through this survey does not represent your endorsement of the project. We would like your input as we advance this important bridge study.”

The DOT is asking respondents where they live and whether they use the bridge or the waterway underneath the structure: • Are you a boat owner who uses the pass inlet?

• What type of boat do you own? If it is a sailboat, what’s the mast height?

troy Wilbanks of dayton, ohio, prepares his fishing tackle March 18 to cast into the water near the Longboat Pass Bridge in Bradenton Beach. islander Photo: Lisa neff

At a glance: The study

Bridge project process

Start date: January 2020; target end date: august 2023; Study cost: $2,125,000; Scope: State road 789/cortez road from north Shore road on Longboat Key to coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach, about three-fourths a mile.

Pd&e study: develop, evaluate alternatives; design: Survey land, plan construction; right of way: acquire property, provide relocation assistance; construct: Build project.

• How often do you cross the bridge?

• Do you need to cross the bridge for work?

• How often do you bike or walk across the bridge?

Just after sunrise March 18, several hikers crossed the bridge from Longboat Key while several others climbed an embankment leading to the north side of the structure.

The climbers showed enthusiasm for a high bridge and the walkers told The Islander they favor a drawbridge.

“I walk most mornings and don’t mind getting stuck waiting for the drawbridge. Who would?” said

a map shows the focus area of a dot project, development and environment study for the Longboat Pass Bridge. the study will continue through august 2023. islander image: courtesy dot

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Tammy Pendergrass, a seasonal resident on Longboat Key. “But I don’t think I’d want to walk on a megabridge.”

Bicyclists cycled below the bridge structure, riding along at the tip of Coquina Beach, and several anglers had lines out, waiting for bites.

“I don’t know that a big bridge or a little bridge would make any difference to me,” said Matt Olson of Bradenton. “But I do wonder, if it’s for more cars, what’s the point? They got nowhere to go.”

Angler Troy Wilbanks, visiting from Dayton, Ohio, looked toward the bridge.

“I kind of like a drawbridge,” he observed.

The Longboat Pass Bridge is one of three bascule bridges on Anna Maria Island, all built in the late 1950s.

PD&E studies completed on the other bridges — the Anna Maria Island Bridge on State Road 64/ Manatee Avenue and the Cortez Bridge on SR 684/ Cortez Road — resulted in the DOT recommending 65-foot-clearance fixed-span replacement bridges.

Construction of a new Cortez Bridge, which faces a legal challenge in federal court, could begin as early as 2025.

Construction of a new Anna Maria Island Bridge is not set.

The Longboat Pass Bridge project is not funded for design, right-of-way acquisition or construction.

The first draft PD&E documents could be completed in the spring or summer of 2022.

Questions or comments regarding the PD&E can be emailed to the DOT project manager, Patrick Bateman, at patrick.bateman@dot.state.fl.us.

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Opinion

Our

What a roar

March came on like a lion as spring arrived with a bit of cool weather and a boatload of tourists spread across the island.

And there’s plenty more to roar about.

We learned this past week that Anna Maria is moving forward on a deal that will ensconce Mote Marine Laboratory at the city pier.

With food and refreshments available “to go” from the grill, it appears a better solution than a second food operation, and maybe it will lighten the impact there.

We’re trusting both the grill and Mote to operate with environmental precautions — and less potential for polluting the waters of Tampa Bay. The city — no matter what is offered at the T-end of the pier — offers an impressive view to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and grouper or not, Mote educational entertainment or not — needs to improve parking for its patrons.

The mayor may love his little park and the sail shelter, but it sure would make a great parking lot — while the slim parking area along the waterfront would serve as a great picnic spot and relaxing respite.

Will Mote provide the sensibility to manage the switch?

On another front, it appears the city of Holmes Beach has landed on a wedge to slow down the fight by the treehouse owners — money. The city won a hearing to halt short-term rentals by the treehouse owners at their “lodge.” And less revenue must be tough to manage with a losing battle in the courts.

Along with this news, we see the city of Bradenton Beach adding some teeth to the battle with the Florida Department of Transportation over the planned megabridge to replace the low-profile, bascule bridge that links Bradenton Beach to Cortez and the mainland.

About time.

Now if only Anna Maria and Holmes Beach would chime in with resolutions or as co-complainants, the island might have a fighting chance to save the ambiance, character and historic qualities of our “old Florida” attraction.

I don’t know why, but it seems no one on Anna Maria Island objects to the Longboat Pass Bridge being Save the shade Skimming online … replaced with a megabridge, but I sure do.

I am sad more trees will be cut at Coquina I think the view from the current bridge is one of Web (register for free news alerts) the best vistas around, and a megabridge would over- Beach. islander.org The Australian pines are beautiful and give shade run Coquina Beach at a great loss to everyone.

Facebook And, for another thought, congratulations to Lt. and character to Coquina. ™islandernewspaper I know it has been said that they are not native and John Cosby for his elevation to police chief when Twitter that their roots are shallow, and they are invasive.

Chief Sam Speciale retires in October. @ami_islander But I think they provide a special ambiance to the Well deserved. Kudos to the next chief.

Instagram — Bonner Joy, news@islander.org. southern end of the island. ™theislanderami Coquina Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches Pinterest in Florida and it is because of the shade and swaying ™islandernewspaper of the trees and the fantastic job the county does in E-edition keeping it clean.

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From the archives

Faith and financials a postcard from West coast card distributors dated 1972 shows roser Memorial community church, 512 Pine ave., anna Maria. charles roser commissioned construction of the chapel for his parents in 1913, making roser the first church on the island. islander images: courtesy Manatee county Public Library System

a postcard shows the island Bank building, 5327 gulf drive, holmes Beach. the back of the card reads, “the island Bank. holmes Beach, florida. established april 25, 1961. Member: federal deposit insurance corporation. Visit us in our new modern quarters on beautiful anna Maria island in the heart of the ‘Suncoast.’” the postcard is from the early 1960s.

10&20 years ago

In the March 21, 2001, issue

• A storm expert warned that even a weak hurricane coming ashore in Tampa Bay likely would inundate Perico Island, where there were plans to build 898 new residences on the north end.

• Birdie Tebbetts Field in Holmes Beach officially opened with an event sponsored by The Islander, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the unveiling of a sign, children running the bases of the ballfield and refreshments. The site is now a dog park.

• Holmes Beach got a traffic light, with the signal operational at Manatee Avenue and Gulf Drive. The light for the intersection was chosen over a roundabout or leaving a three-way stop.

In the March 23, 2011, issue

• Anna Maria developers revised plans for their Historic Green Village on Pine Avenue to include a place for the old Angler’s Lodge, which stood at 115 N. Bay Blvd., and would need to be moved by barge and/or trailer.

• West Manatee Fire Rescue District commissioners approved plans to proceed with remodeling Station 1 in Holmes Beach for about $280,000.

• The Florida Department of Transportation announced plans for nightly maintenance on the Anna Maria Island Bridge. The DOT decided to work at night to reduce traffic tie-ups during season.

• Slim’s Place in Anna Maria reported the theft of its mascot, a carved-wood giraffe statue that stood near the entrance to the restaurant. The theft turned out to be a St. Patrick’s Day prank.

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BB commissioners hear about public drinking, enforcement By amy V.t. Moriarty islander reporter

Leaving untrained civilians to confront people violating the city’s liquor laws is a recipe for disaster.

Bradenton Beach city attorney Ricinda Perry told city commissioners March 18 she has serious concerns about an effort to curtail violations of the city’s open container law by requiring bartenders and servers to deal with unruly patrons.

The issue was added to the city commission meeting at the March 8 written request of Bradenton Beach police Chief Sam Speciale.

Speciale asked the city to “amend the open container ordinance to allow the citing of any employee or representative of any eating or drinking establishment that allows any patron that leaves the premises with an open container.”

Though the issue was added to the agenda at Speciale’s request, the chief was not at the meeting, and Bradenton Beach Police Lt. John Cosby spoke for the BBPD at a meeting where he was named the next chief, assuming the role in October.

Perry argued against amending the ordinance and If someone is injured in a confrontation, the attorsaid people without law enforcement training should ney added, liability could fall to the city. not run out of a bar or restaurant to deal with intoxiSeveral Bradenton Beach bartenders attended the cated people carrying an open beverage, she said. meeting to support the position that policing patrons on the open container law should be left to police officers.

Johnny Hopper has tended customers for five years at Sports Lounge, 118 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach.

Eyes on the road He told commissioners that staff is willing to help the The Florida Department of Transportation posted BBPD but wants to avoid unnecessary situations that require police training. no notices for the week.

“I don’t have a way to protect myself and, if I did, For the latest road watch information, go online to I could be liable for certain things if something went a swflroads.com or dial 511.

To check traffic via road cameras, go to fl511. certain way,” Hopper said.

Hopper said putting enforcement on servers and com.

And, a reminder, a fare-free trolley operates daily bartenders is like punishing a retail employee for failing to prevent shoplifting. on Anna Maria Island.

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Johnny hopper, a bartender at Sports Lounge, 118 Bridge St., expresses concerns March 18 about the city’s open container law. islander Photo: amy V.t.

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said something must be done to curb bar patrons from carrying alcoholic drinks out of the establishments.

“Ultimately, if I have to, I will put four or five cops on the street select nights and we will write tickets until the cows come home,” but that won’t help and could deter business, Cosby said.

Cosby said intoxicated people walking along Bridge Street and other areas of the city with alcoholic beverages negatively impact the family-friendly environment.

He suggested bars hire off-duty police officers to police their establishments.

Another idea would be to follow the lead of larger cities, such as Tampa and St. Petersburg, and mandate that bars hire bouncers for busy shifts.

Matt Grover, co-owner of Daiquiri Deck, 107 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach, offered another solution: Better training of servers and bartenders to recognize when a patron should no longer be served alcohol could go a long way to controlling an “overconsumption situation disguised as an open container situation.”

In other matters • Commissioners unanimously approved replacing a “rusted out” patrol vehicle with a new one from Bartow Ford at a cost of $41,483.29.

Cosby said the purchase would be financed and the first payment should come out of the police department operating budget. Other payments would come from the half-cent sales tax earmarked for police funding.

The motion to approve was made by Commissioner Jan Vosburgh and seconded by Commissioner Marilyn Maro.

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Holmes Beach begins citywide site plan compliance review By ryan Paice islander reporter

Who’s sticking to the plan?

Holmes Beach code compliance supervisor JT Thomas told The Islander March 17 that he is reviewing every business in the city to ensure compliance with the city-approved site plans.

A site plan is a blueprint that details a property’s layout, the building, parking drainage and planned uses for city approval so a thomas municipality can regulate property development and use.

All businesses in the city are required to have and abide by a commercial site plan approved by the city to operate.

Thomas said the city conducts site plan reviews every two years but, in the downtime, businesses sometimes make changes that do not comply with their site plans.

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unanimously voted to increase a fine for city ordinance violations from $75 to $150.

The motion was made by Maro and seconded by Vosburgh.

• Commissioners unanimously approved a first reading of an amendment to the noise ordinance.

Included is a requirement that “emergency machinery or equipment, including generators” have a muffler or another noise-reduction device.

“This exemption is not applicable for any property or location where power is unavailable, such as delinquent Florida Power and Light accounts, unpermitted construction sites, or camp-like housing, including, but not limited to tents, recreational vehicles, mobile homes,” the proposed amendment states.

plan.

“We need to manage the city for what it is and make sure everyone’s on the grid,” Thomas said. “So this year, I’ll be talking to all our businesses. Even those that don’t have a site plan — we’ll get them to the table and get them to make one.”

“I’m not trying to use site plan speculations to put anybody out of business. We’re just trying to coach people,” he added.

Thomas will work with Patricia Petruff, the city attorney, to review paperwork for each business. He said he would be addressing them in alphabetical order.

Thomas said he’ll visit each business over the next year to work with ownership and management to create or update a site plan, or coach them back into compliance with a site plan.

“It’s hard to say one business right now is in compliance,” Thomas said. “The only place I think that’s in compliance is city hall, and that’s probably not even in compliance. …This is my opinion: we haven’t been managing site plans as good as we could have over these past two years.”

He added that he hoped this year’s review would Perry said the exemption arose from complaints filed by a resident whose neighbor allegedly stopped paying their FPL bill and instead used a generator 24/7.

The noise was a nuisance but without a restriction in the ordinance, difficult to enforce.

Another change would give police and code enforcement an opportunity to issue “a written warning that a fine and citation or notice of violation will be issued if the person(s) responsible fails to bring sound levels into compliance within five minutes.”

A public hearing and final reading is set for noon Thursday, April 8, in the Katie Pierola Commission Chambers at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive.

For more information, call the clerk’s office at 941778-1005.

the anna Maria island centre shopping plaza in the 3200 block of east Bay drive includes national stores and a mix of mom-and-pop shops. the plaza is owned and operated by shopping center giant, Benderson development. islander file Photo

get the city back on track.

As of March 17, the city was reviewing a site plan for the Anna Maria Island Centre shopping plaza on East Bay Drive owned by Benderson Development Co., according to Thomas.

The shopping center was home to The Islander newspaper office for the past five years. However, the newspaper moved this week to 315 58th St., Holmes Beach.

Thomas said he has been working with the plaza’s management people to ensure parking, signage, drainage and dumpster visibility complies with the site plan.

“It’s a lot of thorough work to do,” Thomas said.

“We’re working with everything.”

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The Islander Calendar ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

compiled by Lisa neff email calendar@islander.org.

Kiwanis club to meet

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island will gather for breakfast and business Saturday, March 27.

The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. after a breakfast hour at the Gulf Drive Cafe, 900 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach.

Charlie Hunsicker, director of the Manatee County parks and natural resources department, is set to speak.

Due to the pandemic, face masks are required when attendees are not eating or drinking during the club’s meeting.

For more information, call Sandy Haas-Martens at 941-778-1383.

ONGOING ON AMI Throughout March, “Water, Water Everywhere,” paintings by Candace Bennington, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6648.

Throughout March, Kris Peterson, featured artist, Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7786694.

AHEAD ON AMI May 1, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Beach’n Food Truck Festival, Holmes Beach.

July 24, Anna Maria Island Privateers Christmas in July party, Bradenton Beach.

ONGOING OFF AMI Through April 11, “For Real This Time,” John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies.

Information: 941-359-5700.

Through May 16, “Frans Hals: Detecting a Decade,” John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota.

Fee applies. Information: 941-359-5700.

Through May 16, “Larry Rivers: Boston Massacre from the Ringling collection,” John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-3595700.

Through June 27, “Kabuki Modern,” John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-359-5700.

Through June 27, “Roy Lichtenstein: Monet’s Garden Goes Pop!” Mary Selby Botanical Gardens, 1534 Mound St., Sarasota.

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Saturdays, 8:30 a.m., Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island breakfast and meeting, Gulf Drive Cafe, 900 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-778-1383.

Tuesdays, noon, Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island lunch meeting, in-person at Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, and via Zoom. Information: 941-920-2505.

Tuesdays into May, Anna Maria Farmers Market, City Pier Park, 103 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria. Information: 941-708-6130.

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artist Judy Vazquez, right, a member of the anna Maria island artists’ guild, joins carolann garafola, center, March 4 to deliver art supplies to teacher ONGOING OFF AMI Jessica Scott-dunda at Blanche h. daughtrey First Fridays, 10 a.m., Parkinson’s Support Group, Paradise elementary School in Bradenton. Vazquez led a Center, 546 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Information: 941-926donation drive at the artists’ guild gallery in holmes 6413.

Beach, where donations included paper, illustration board, a printer, crayons, markers and colored AHEAD OFF AMI pencils. for more information, call the gallery at April 17, Anna Maria Island Privateers Thieves Market, Bra941-778-6694. islander courtesy Photo denton.

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Through April 18, second annual Teen Poetry Contest, Manatee July 4, Anna Maria Island Privateers July 4 Parade, islandwide. County Public Libraries. Information: molly.saunders@mymanatee.

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April 29-May 3, Sarasota-Manatee Originals Forks and Corks Thursdays, 5-8 p.m., Thursdays in Paradise art, shopping and Food and Wine Festival, various locations. entertainment, Bridge Street, Bradenton Beach. Information: 941896-2222.

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The event will in the library parking lot 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 10, with a rain date of Saturday, April 17.

An announcement for the tent sale states, “What a great opportunity for you to select your next sus-

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Also, shoppers can purchase a reusable Friends of the Island Library jute tote bag, as well as an annual membership to the organization that conducts programming, sponsors events and helps to enhance library materials.

Face masks will be required at the tent.

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Library ‘Taking Flight’ exhibit to feature island airport The Manatee County Public Library System will host the “Taking Flight” exhibit March 25 through the end of the year.

The exhibit will chart the local evolution of aviation, from early landing fields to the establishment of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

Visitors to the Central Library in downtown Bradenton will find a series of exhibit panels beginning March 25 and a more extensive showing of the exhibit will be online at www.mymanatee.org/library.

Also, 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25, exhibit creators David Breakfield and Katie Fleck will host a tour of the exhibit, followed by a Q&A — all on Zoom.

The exhibit will include information about the airport in Holmes Beach that was located where Manatee County’s Island Library, Holmes Beach city facilities and West Manatee Fire Rescue Station now stand.

To register for the Zoom event, email Fleck at

Goodies sold for good cause Kaye Bell arranges baked goods March 13 at a yard sale to benefit the cortez cultural center on the fiSh Preserve in the village. Bell coordinated the outdoor event featuring sales of books, arts, crafts, trinkets, treasures and baked goods — brownies, pineapple upside-down cake, cookies and more. islander Photo: Lisa neff

Make reservations for “taking flight.” islander courtesy image

katie.fleck@mymanatee.org.

For more information, call library services at 941748-5555, ext. 6317.

— Lisa neff

Holmes Beach artists, gallery collect for food drive Donate a can of pickled beets and possibly receive a print — or more.

Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, continues to collect nonperishable food items to help stock supplies for the Food Bank of Manatee during season.

CALENDAR continued froM Page 10 ONGOING OFF AMI Through March 30, Pittsburgh Pirates spring training season, with home games at LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton.

Fee applies. Information: 941-747-3031.

AHEAD OFF AMI May 14, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, Bradenton.

GOOD TO KNOW

The food bank provides nutritional assistance and support services to individuals in need throughout Manatee County by distributing food through more than 75 nonprofit partner agencies and food pantries.

IGW’s goal is to help families impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The gallery is inviting people to donate a canned good in exchange for a ticket to a raffle of artwork donated by gallery artists. A prize basket is valued at more than $400.

“Being able to give back to the community while working with such talented artists is truly an honor,” said Candace Bennington. She’s the gallery’s featured artist in March and a promoter of the food drive.

The raffle will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 31.

For more information, call Island Gallery West at 941-778-6648 or visit at 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

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California duo headlines Springfest award winners

Palmetto artists Jacquelyn Thayer and Julie Stewart, digital artists who previously worked on Anna Maria Island, served as judges for several awards at Springfest, including “Best in Show.”

Thayer told The Islander March 14 that visiting the March 13-14 festival presented by the Anna Maria Island Art League, even as a judge, was nostalgic after going to the island-based event so many times in the past.

The judges awarded California artists Michelle Chang and Wayne Gao the “Best in Show” award, as well as $450 in winnings, for their 3-D mixed media artwork.

Pennsylvania artist John Cheer, Springfest 2020’s “Best in Show” winner, won a $250 “Award of Distinction” for his clay and pottery work.

Ruskin artist Ron Deel also won an “Award of Distinction” and $250 for his oil and acrylic paintings.

Three other artists were given “Awards of Merit” and $100 by the judges, including Steve Brewster for his glass sculptures, Pam Chevalier for her metalwork art and Jay Canterbury for his photography.

The judges also awarded nine students from the area for their artwork, with three winners in three categories: high school, middle school and elementary.

For high schoolers, Victoria Eracho-Paul won first place, while Riannon Hammond and Isabela Mendez won second and third. All three students are from the Manatee School for the Arts.

For middle schoolers, Talia Stillman was awarded first, Emma Raulerson won second and Aria Readman won third. All three are from CrossPointe Fellowship.

For elementary schoolers, Isaac R. and Bella Read-

anna Maria island artist Jody tschida paints a natural henna tattoo March 13 on the hand of Bradenton resident cristyne ramirez.

man from CrossPointe Fellowship won the first and Koko ray hansen and Barbara allen perform the second. Anna Maria Elementary student Dylan Phillips Beatles’ “dear Prudence” March 13 for the audience of people attending Springfest. islander Photos: won third. ryan Paice

— ryan Paice

Playing the pipes for St. Patrick

So, I’m sitting at my desk at home in Bradenton Beach, working on photos, and I hear the unmistakable sound of a bagpipe.

At first I thought a car was driving past with a super-loud stereo playing.

I got up, looked outside and this lad is walking down Avenue C in my neighborhood, playing a bagpipe.

The bagpiper, Bill Sanderson, was followed by five or six others celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in lieu of the canceled parade due to the coronavirus.

Sanderson, my neighbor, lives nearby on Avenue B for six months of the year.

He plays the bagpipe amazingly well.

— Nick Donatelli, special to The Islander

Did you know?

Bagpipes have several parts, including the air supply blowpipe, the bag, the chanter, the chanter reed and the drone or drones.

The chanter is the melody pipe, which can be played by the piper, while the drone or drones provide a constant note.

The instrument can play nine notes — from G to A — and there are no sharps or flats, so there is no need for a key signature.

Bill Sanderson plays the bagpipe while strolling along avenue c in Bradenton Beach on St. Patrick’s day. islander Photo: courtesy nick donatelli

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AME Calendar

By Amy V.T. Moriarty, amym@islander.org

• Through Friday, March 26, kindergarten registration, manateeschools.net/Page/13; click “student registration” in top menu bar, follow instructions.

• Through Friday, March 26, PTO spring fundraiser, www. charlestonwrapstore.com; register to participate, then use organization ID: 22153.

• Friday, April 2, Good Friday, no school.

• Monday, April 5, 4 p.m., PTO meeting, via Zoom.

• Monday, April 19, 3:45 p.m., school advisory committee meeting, via Microsoft Teams online platform.

• Friday, May 21, AME field day, TENTATIVE. • Thursday, May 27, last day of school.

Anna Maria Elementary is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

For more information, call the school at 941-708-5525.

Send announcements to news@islander.org.

Round up for K-kids begins at AME

Anna Maria Elementary is registering a new kindergarten class as the 2020-21 academic year winds down.

The registration period opened March 22, when school resumed after spring break, and continues through Friday, March 26.

The process can be completed online through the School District of Manatee County website at manateeschools.net/registration.

There, families will find instructions to complete a the marquee at aMe March 17 announces kinderthree-step process, including scanning and submitting garten registration is open through friday, March 26. islander Photo: amy V.t. Moriarty documents to the school registrar.

Online tutorials and frequently asked questions links also are available.

The process is the same for registering any student new to the district.

There are 26 kindergartners at AME for the 202021 academic year.

Anna Maria Elementary is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

For more information, call the school at 941-7085525.

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— amy V.t. Moriarty

GoodDeeds

Assistance sought on AMI

• In March, the Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, seeks donated art supplies for students. Information: 414-313-4330.

• In March, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, seeks donations of nonperishable food items. Information: 941-778-6648.

• Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals.

Information: 941-345-2441.

• The Roser Food Bank seeks donations. Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, administers the pantry, supported by All Island Denominations. Information: 941-778-0414.

• The Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department seeks “self-guided volunteers” to clean trails and beaches, take photos and other tasks. Info: michelle.leahy@mymanatee.org or 941-742-5923.

• The Anna Maria Island Historical Society, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, seeks volunteers, including docents for the museum. Information: 941-778-0492.

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Gathering

Island churches mark start of Holy Week with Palm Sunday

Island churches will mark the start of the Holy Week on Palm Sunday, which is March 28.

Some churches have opened to the public during the pandemic, some offer opportunities to worship in person or virtually and others continue to only offer virtual services.

The island churches include: Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach.

Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church St. N., Bradenton Beach.

On Longboat Key, there are Christ Church, Longboat Island Chapel and St. Mary Star of the Sea Church.

Holy Week — the last week of Lent – includes Palm Sunday, Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

Due to the pandemic, Anna Maria Island churches are offering fewer in-person services and requiring face masks and social distancing.

Roser offers two services on Palm Sunday, at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. There will be no Maundy Thursday service but the chapel will be open for prayer. The Good Friday service will be at 7 p.m. Also, Easter Sunday services will be at 8:30 a.m. indoors and 10 a.m. outdoors.

CrossPointe will hold a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. The church also will have a service at 9 a.m. on Easter.

Gloria Dei’s board still was deciding Holy Week plans as The Islander went to press.

Worshipers gather for dawn’s first glow on easter Sunday in 2019, during the 55th annual Kiwanis club of anna Maria island Sunrise Service from the beach at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 gulf drive, holmes Beach. this year’s sunrise service will be Sunday, april 4. islander file Photo: Jack elka

Easter sunrise service set for Manatee Public beach

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island is preparing to host its traditional sunrise service on Easter Sunday.

The event will begin about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, April 4, at the Manatee Public Beach at the west end of Manatee Avenue in Holmes Beach.

About 1,200-2,000 people typically attend the service, which did not take place in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Rev. Matthew Grunfeld of the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation in Holmes Beach will deliver the opening prayer.

The Rev. Dirk Rodgers of Roser Memorial Community Church will deliver scriptures.

The Rev. Edward Moss of CrossPointe Fellowship will deliver the sermon.

Also, the Rev. Stephen King of Harvey Memorial Community Church will deliver the offering prayer and benediction.

The Episcopal Church of the Annunciation’s plans for in-person worship include Maundy Thursday service at 6 p.m. and Good Friday services at noon and 6 p.m. Also, the church will celebrate Easter with services at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. The last service will be outdoors.

St. Bernard’s plans include Mass at 7 p.m. on Holy Thursday, 3 p.m. Good Friday and 8 p.m. Holy Saturday. The church also will have Mass at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday.

HOLY WEEK SERVICES

The service also will feature “inspirational Easter music.”

The beach offers public parking. Additionally, the fare-free island trolley begins operations at about 6 a.m.

Sunrise is forecast at 7:18 a.m., and attendees may want to bring a flashlight or a cellphone with a flashlight app.

Attendees also should bring blankets or chairs to sit on and dress for a chilly morning on the beach.

The following pandemic rules are in place: Attendees must wear face masks and stay 6 feet apart from those not in their party.

An offertory will be collected to benefit participating churches, the Kiwanis club and its scholarship program.

For more information, contact club secretary Sandy Haas-Martens at 941-778-1383.

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Harvey Memorial had not announced its plans as of Islander press time.

On Longboat Key, at Christ Church, there are plans for a 10 a.m. Palm Sunday service, 7:30 p.m.

Maundy Thursday service and 1 p.m. Good Friday service. Also, there will be a 10 a.m. Easter service.

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Tidings

Worship and events calendar

dale S. de haan in Somalia in 1979.

Mr. de haan was a longtime resident of the island and involved in the anna Maria island democratic club.

REGULAR WORSHIP

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. — St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-4769.

Thursdays 9:30 a.m. — Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1638.

Saturdays 4 p.m. — St. Bernard Catholic Church.

Sundays 8 a.m. — Episcopal Church of the Annunciation.

8:30 a.m. — St. Bernard Catholic Church.

8:30 a.m. — Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

9 a.m. — CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-0719.

9:30 a.m. — Episcopal Church of the Annunciation.

10 a.m. — Roser Church.

10 a.m. — Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian USA, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 941-9004903.

9 a.m. — Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 941-383-6491.

Dale S. de Haan, 86, who had lived on Anna Maria 10:30 a.m. — St. Bernard.

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10:45 a.m. — Episcopal Church of the Annunciation.

Mr. De Haan was a specialist on refugees, for11 a.m. — Longboat Island Chapel. eign policy and humanitarian affairs, recipient of the

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Harvey Memorial Community Church, Facebook.

Longboat Island Chapel, longboatislandchapel.org.

Roser Church, roserchurch.com.

ONGOING EVENTS Wednesdays 10 a.m. — Women’s Bible study, Christ Church.

6:15 p.m. — Wednesday supper, CrossPointe.

6:45 p.m. — Wednesday Night Blast, CrossPointe.

Thursdays 9:30 a.m. — RoserRobics fitness, Roser Church.

Mondays 9 a.m. — Men’s Bible study, Christ Church, via Zoom.

Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. — RoserRobics fitness, Roser Church.

SAVE THE DATES Saturday, March 27, Passover.

Sunday, March 28, Palm Sunday.

Friday, April 2, Good Friday.

Sunday, April 4, Easter.

Send calendar items to calendar@islander.org.

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Nobel Peace Prize and one of the distinguished few who worked alongside all three Kennedys.

Also, after being sworn in by the U.S. Senate, Mr. de Haan served as staff director of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Refugees and Foreign Affairs Counsel to the Subcommittee chairs.

Mr. de Haan worked on the presidential campaigns of John and Robert Kennedy and worked with Edward Kennedy on Capitol Hill for 16 years.

As a top advisor to the senator on foreign affairs, he drafted legislation, wrote hundreds of speeches and headed many study missions to problem areas in Africa, the Middle East, Cyprus, Europe, South Asia, Indochina; and was frequently a congressional advisor to U.S. delegations and international meetings.

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed Mr. de Haan as UN deputy high commissioner for refugees.

He shared the Nobel Peace Prize with that office in 1981 and is best known for creating the orderly departure in 1979. ODP provides a mechanism for refugees to leave their homeland safely, in an orderly manner and to be resettled abroad.

The UN program, in cooperation with many governments, continues today.

In 1991, Mr. de Haan brought together the Vatican and the World Islamic Call Society for an international seminar on Christian/Muslim relations.

He served as senior consultant for the Center of International Migration.

He frequently spoke on global issues, contributed

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to the periodic press, and received countless honors and awards.

He was a member of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, Italy.

Mr. de Haan was born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, and he attended Calvin University (formerly Calvin College), studied international relations on a scholarship at Georgetown University and received a Fulbright Scholarship at the Free University of Amsterdam. All will remember him for his altruism and joy of life.

Mr. de Haan’s last wish was to swim in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico one more time. His ashes will be distributed off the coast of his beloved beach on Anna Maria Island. More information was to be provided at daledehaan.com.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Ruth Eriks, and their children Stuart, Inga and Catherine, grandson Taro and sister Marilyn de Haan Burgis.

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Streetlife

Staff reports

Island police reports

Anna Maria March 13, 100 block of Hammock Road, noise.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about a loud party. The deputy found no violation.

March 13, Harry’s Grill, 9903 Gulf Drive, noise.

The MCSO dispatched a deputy regarding a complaint of loud music. The deputy found no violation.

March 15, 300 block of Magnolia Avenue, nuisance. The MCSO received a complaint of a group of men in a yard, seemingly drunk and shouting profanities for several hours. The deputy found people hanging out in and around a pool but the noise was “not excessive at the time.” The people agreed to be quieter.

March 15, 200 block of Gladiolus Street, noise.

The MCSO received a complaint of people outside yelling. Deputies found kids loudly playing in a pool and issued a citation.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.

Bradenton Beach March 14, Coquina Beach, 1800 S. Gulf Drive, larceny. A man who parked his vehicle at Coquina Beach returned to find his license plate stolen. The Bradenton Beach Police Department issued the man a temporary license plate.

March 15, 400 block of South Gulf Drive, domestic disturbance. Bradenton Beach police responded to a domestic disturbance. No allegations of physical violence were made at the scene, but cabinet doors had been pulled off their hinges. One person left for the night.

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Holmes Beach March 11, 100 block of 30th Street, camping violation. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department saw a man sleeping in his car at night. He issued the man a court summons.

March 11, 3200 block of Gulf Drive, petit theft. A person called the HBPD to report his bike was missing and possibly stolen.

March 11, 700 block of Manatee Avenue, unregistered vehicle. An officer saw an unregistered golf cart on Manatee Avenue. He conducted a traffic stop and issued a citation.

March 12, 4000 block of Gulf Drive, petit theft. A person went to the HBPD to report a bag, containing a wallet and other personal items, was stolen. Officers issued a case number.

March 12, 5800 block of Holmes Boulevard, noise violation. A person called the HBPD to report a noisy neighbor. An officer arrived, tested the volume with a decibel meter and issued the tenants at the residence a citation.

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March 13, 100 block of 52nd Street, marijuana possession. An officer approached a vehicle parked incorrectly and found three men with marijuana cigarettes. He detained the trio and searched the vehicle, finding more marijuana. The officer issued citations to all three people.

March 14, 3900 block of Gulf Drive, marijuana possession. An officer stopped a vehicle that pinged a notice to HBPD on the license plate recognition system. The officer smelled marijuana and found the substance after searching the vehicle. The man was given a citation and court summons for driving with a suspended license.

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March 15, 100 block of 72nd Street, noise violation. An officer was dispatched in response to complaints about a noisy neighbor. HBPD tested the volume with a decibel meter and issued the tenants a citation.

March 15, 100 block of 81st Street, noise violation. An officer responded to complaints about a noisy neighbor and found rental tenants playing amplified music at night. He issued the tenants a citation.

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Largo resident arrested for meth possession

A Holmes Beach police officer arrested Largo resident Steven Neidl, 25, March 8 on a third-degree felony charge for possessing methamphetamine and a first-degree misdemeanor for possessing drug paraphernalia.

The officer first saw a pair of bicyclists riding along Gulf Drive at night without lights, so he stopped them and asked for identification.

The officer ran their names through databases and found an out-of-county warrant for Neidl’s arrest.

The officer handcuffed and searched Neidl, finding marijuana and a white crystal substance in his backpack. The substance tested positive for methamphetamine during a field test.

Neidl was transported to the Manatee County jail, where he remained in custody as of March 17 with a $2,000 bond.

An arraignment will be at 9 a.m. Friday, April 9, at the Manatee County Judicial Center.

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March 15, 3000 block of Gulf Drive, leaving a crash. Officers located a vehicle suspected of leaving the scene of a crash that resulted in property damage.

The driver admitted to the crash and said he left because he didn’t think it was serious. The officer arrested the man for a second-degree misdemeanor charge.

March 16, 200 block of 57th Street, noise violation. An officer was dispatched in response to complaints about a noisy neighbor. He used a decibel meter to test the volume, then issued the tenants of the rental home a citation.

HBPD polices Holmes Beach.

Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.

Cops & Courts

Staff reports

Judge lifts no-contact order for accused batterer Judge Frederick Mercurio of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court entered an order March 9 to partially lift a “no contact” order between Tampa resident Jazmyn Howard, 27, and the man she is accused of battering.

Holmes Beach police arrested Howard Feb. 27 in the Manatee Public Beach parking lot after witnesses told officers they had observed her striking the person she was with at the time.

She also endangered her child while resisting detainment and threatened an officer while being transported to the Manatee County jail, according to a police report.

Howard is charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors.

She was released Feb. 28 into probation under the county’s pretrial release program after posting $3,000

bail bond. The court placed “no contact” orders between Howard and her alleged victim and the child.

On March 2, Howard filed a “not guilty” plea and demanded a jury trial.

Howard filed a motion March 4 asking the court to modify the conditions of her probation to lift the “no contact” orders.

Mercurio ruled to partially approve Howard’s motion after a March 9 hearing, allowing some contact with the man.

The order did not lift the “no contact” order between Howard and her child.

An arraignment will be 9 a.m. Friday, March 26, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

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Virginia man arrested for DUI in Holmes Beach A Holmes Beach police officer arrested Virginia resident Raymond Cox, 47, March 11 on four felony charges for driving under the influence of alcohol, possessing an illegal firearm and stealing a handcuff key while in custody.

The HBPD officer first noticed a motorist driving recklessly and speeding on Manatee Avenue.

During the traffic stop, the officer noticed the smell of alcohol on the driver, Cox. Cox failed field sobriety tests and was arrested.

HBPD officers found an unlicensed firearm and a bag of marijuana in the vehicle driven by Cox, who admitted to drinking before driving and officers found a missing handcuff key in his pocket.

Charges against Cox include:

• Third-degree felony for driving under the influence after three or more DUI charges; • Third-degree felony for possessing a concealed weapon; • Second-degree felony for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon; • Third-degree felony for possessing and concealing a handcuff key.

Cox was transported to the Manatee County jail, where he remained in custody as of March 17 with a $25,500 bond.

His arraignment will be at 9 a.m. Friday, April 9, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

— ryan Paice

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Spring break arrives on cue to AMI

Brittany Simple, left, passes the ball to friends March 17 in a game of paddleball at Coquina Beach. Spring officially arrived March 20. Islander Photos: Kelsey Mako Dustin Rickabaugh, right, builds a sandcastle March 19 with his kids Huie, and Jack, with help from a neighbor, Hayle, while on a spring break visit to Anna Maria Island from Pennsylvania.

Hillsborough Community College students Flor Torres, left, and Elizabeth Cruz sip tropical drinks March 19 while on spring break at the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe in Holmes Beach.

… as Hurdle hosts spring’s premier event at KRC Clint Hurdle beams with enjoyment March 20 as a helicopter lands at the Key Royale Club to collect golf balls — sold as part of the fundraiser he hosted for Prader Willi Syndrome.

Not often does a helicopter land at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach, but land it did March 20 for Clint Hurdle’s Hot Stove Dinner, a fundraiser for Prader Willi Syndrome family support groups hosted by former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. The event was held in large tents on the golf course. The chopper roared, churned, landed and picked up 100 golf balls — numbered and sold online and at the event — and took off, turning and hovering over the golf hole until the balls dropped.

The closest-to-the-pin ball — 3 inches — winner was Phil Piggott of Pittsburgh, who will get a stay at Compass at Margaritaville Hotel and a Yeti cooler. Islander Photo: Frank Williams

Mike and Starla Fuqua, vacationing on Anna Maria Island from Kentucky, ride March 17 along a trail at Coquina Beach.

Pat Slowey, formerly of Pittsburgh and owner of AMI Fitness in Holmes Beach, gives the sign March 20 to raise his bid before the final call on a Garth Brooks’ autographed guitar during the live auction event at Clint Hurdle’s Hot Stove Dinner. Brooks donated the guitar and matched Slowey’s winning bid of $10,100 — a win-win for the Prader Will Syndrome fundraiser.

And the star of the evening, Maddie Hurdle, left was celebrated for her fight against the effects of Prader Willi Syndrome and for her upcoming high school graduation. The most common symptom of PWS — a genetic disorder with no cure — is an insatiable hunger, starting at birth. With Maddie is mom, Karla.

The Hurdle family — including Clint Hurdle’s parents and Maddie’s siblings — attended the event. Clint, former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, resides in Holmes Beach. Islander Photos: Bonner Joy

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Beach sand flows, pipeline renourishes Coquina beach

on the upland portion of the beaches, Hunsicker said.

Manatee County beaches lose about 10 feet of shoreline from erosion annually and tropical storms increase those losses.

At the project’s end, Coquina and Cortez beaches will be about 20-40 feet wider, Hunsicker said.

By Kane Kaiman Islander Reporter

More beach!

The Coquina Beach Storm Damage Restoration project — which will add about 75,000 cubic yards of sand to Anna Maria Island’s western shoreline between an area south of Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach and the southern end of the island at Longboat Pass — began Feb. 25 and is expected to be completed in mid-May. The project is advancing north from Longboat Pass 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and March 12 reached an area near Coquina Beach Lifeguard Tower No. 1.

Throughout the process, Manatee County’s contractor, Cottrell Contracting, will be pumping a slurry of sand and water from the Longboat Pass channel through a pipe that traverses the beach and delivers sediment to the shore.

Sections of Coquina and Cortez beaches will be closed during the project. Construction updates, including beach closures, are posted to the Manatee County website at mymanatee.org.

Renourishment projects widen beaches, increasing recreational space for visitors, protecting infrastructure landward of the beach during storms and maintaining habitat areas for protected species, including sea turtles and shorebirds.

The approximately $2.8 million project is dedicated to replacing sand lost during Hurricane Hermine in 2016 and Hurricane Irma in 2017.

In 2020, the county contracted Marinex Construction, under the authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for a $17 million project to replenish sand lost to erosion and tropical storms from 77th Street in Holmes Beach to Longboat Pass.

Though they replaced sand lost to erosion on Coquina and Cortez beaches, Marinex was not contracted to replace sand lost to tropical storms in those areas, Manatee County parks and natural resources director Charlie Hunsicker said March 15.

To maximize federal funding for the project, the renourishment of sand displaced by tropical storms on that segment of shoreline was to be paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hunsicker said.

To receive FEMA funding, the county was required to hire a new contractor.

Greer Island dredge, renourishment A $126,000 emergency dredging project to restore waterway access to the Greer Island lagoon — which had been nearly choked off from Sarasota Bay by accelerated spit growth that began around 2000 — was completed Feb. 22.

Greer Island, also known as Beer Can Island, is located on the northwestern tip of Longboat Key, at Longboat Pass.

The sand removed from Greer Island will be used to renourish the northwestern shoreline of Longboat Key in the future, Longboat Key public works project manager Charlie Mopps said March 16.

Construction of three groins — permeable rock structures that extend into the water and mitigate sand erosion — also is underway on Greer Island.

Coquina beachgoers go about their business March While the groins are being built, construction 15 as the pipe that delivers sand from the Longboat crews will begin renourishing beaches on the southern Pass channel to areas of renourishment sits atop end of the key in April. the sand. Islander Photo: Courtesy Sherri Kaiman Mopps said he expects crews to begin restoring Greer Island beaches in June and finish in August.

The Longboat Key renourishment project will cost Aside from maximizing federal dollars, separating about $30 million, Mopps said. the projects had several other advantages, Hunsicker Renourishment updates are posted to the project said.

Borrowing sand from nearby Longboat Pass, website at olsen-associates.com/lbk2021/. which does not contain rocks that need to be removed before deposition, is cheaper than transporting rock- HB restaurant set to reopen filled sediment from the distant offshore site at the after renovation screw-up north end of the island, the borrow area used in the

By Ryan Paice 2020 project.

Taking sand from Longboat Pass also improves the Islander Reporter A Holmes Beach restaurant soon may reopen after channel, a win-win for taxpayers, Hunsicker said. a month of closure that was no fault of the operator.

Environmental services are required for renourishSean Murphy, owner of Eat Here, 5315 Gulf Drive, ment projects.

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird told The Islander the restaurant may reopen by March Monitoring, a nonprofit conservation group, sweeps 24 and he was excited to resume selling what he called the beach each morning for bird nests before construc- the “best grouper sandwiches on the island.”

Nevertheless, he said missing a month of one of tion begins.

Throughout the project and beyond, Manatee the most profitable times for island businesses was County will be monitoring the offshore underwater devastating. It wasn’t just the peak tourist season, it effects of the construction and the contour of the sand was pandemic recovery time.

City building inspectors disconnected the gas service to the property Feb. 24 after William Keel, owner of the plaza housing Eat Here, began an unpermitted “We’ve adjusted a little,” he told The Islander. renovation project in another unit of the building.

Still, the project — to improve prior problems with The plaza houses Eat Here, the Anna Maria Island standing water and parking access — is on track to be Chamber of Commerce and Aqua Aveda Salon and completed by January 2022.

Spa, as well as Beach House Real Estate and Vacation And improvements continued the week beginning Rentals, which Keel co-owns.

March 15, with minimal to no impact to spring breakHowever, Eat Here is the only business that relies ers crowding the island, especially the beaches, said on gas, which fuels its kitchen.

Clark.

Keel’s renovations involved removing walls, The county is conducting phase 2 in four parts, impacting the plaza’s sprinkler system, according to closing small portions of beach parking at a time.

JT Thomas, the city code compliance supervisor.

The current phase — subphase 1 — involves Thomas told The Islander March 17 that the city replacing shell parking spaces with porous concrete approved an updated site plan for Eat Here due to pavement and stormwater collection systems in the recent changes to the restaurant’s floor plan. area near the beach’s south entrance.

Thomas said the city was working with Keel to Subphases 2, 3 and 4 will include the same type permit the gas service connection. of work in other locations of the park at the island’s “We expect that the permit will be issued soon,” south end.

Murphy said.

To complete the project, the county is removing Murphy declined to comment on if he planned to trees — invasive, non-native Australian pine trees. seek legal recourse against Keel or the city for the lost Clark said the county will remove 87 trees in phase revenue resulting from the closure.

2 and will replace them with native species.

“It has been devastating,” Murphy said. “We’ve According to Clark, phase 1 of the stormwater basically lost four weeks of highest season because of project, which began in 2019 and included more than this. It’s the type of thing that crushes a restaurant.”

200 parking spaces, led to significant improvements “But we’ll come out of it,” he added. in the amount of stormwater that drains at the beach.

A WMFR stop work By the end of phase 2, 675 parking spaces will be order on the door of Eat included for a cost of $3,447,313.77.

Here, 5315 Gulf Drive, More information and updates on the project can Holmes Beach, prohibbe found on the project website at amiprojects.io. its operations due to

Coquina stormwater work, tree removal ongoing

By Kelsey Mako Islander Reporter

Another phase of the ongoing Coquina Beach stormwater improvement project began March 1, after a brief delay.

Work in the second phase of the Manatee County project was to begin in February.

But county strategic affairs manager Ogden Clark said March 17 that a delay resulted from several issues, including permits, the pandemic and weather.

Australian pine tree removal continues March 17 within a cordoned area of the Coquina Beach parking lot in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: Kelsey Mako

unpermitted construction that impacted the plaza’s gas and power lines. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

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AMITW eyes nesting season, preparations around corner

By Kelsey Mako islander reporter

The global pandemic changed how Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring operated in 2020 and will do so again in 2021 — though not necessarily in a bad way.

From spring through early fall, AMITW monitors island beaches for activity of nesting and hatching sea turtles, mostly loggerheads.

For the nesting season beginning May 1, AMITW’s operations will be similar to those in 2020, which was altered by the coronavirus pandemic and a large beach renourishment project.

Many changes enacted last year are here to stay, said AMITW executive director Suzi Fox. Last year, AMITW had 14 volunteers and this year expects to field a team of 16.

Before the pandemic, AMITW assembled nearly 100 volunteers for a season.

Like in 2020, volunteers will use ATVs on the beach for data collection instead of walking. The ATVs allow volunteers to maintain a social distance from beachgoers and also cover more ground.

“I don’t want (the volunteers) interacting with a lot of people yet,” Fox told The Islander March 17.

“We still want people to keep a safe distance.”

And, also like last year, AMITW has canceled its Turtle Talk educational program.

But a main difference between the two seasons will be that turtle nests will not be moved. In the past, nests were moved if they were too close to the waterline and, in 2020, some nests were required to be moved to make way for the layers of sand from the beach renourishment on the shore in Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach.

Now the state and county need to know from AMITW how nesting goes in the wake of that renourishment.

“It’s part of nature,” said Fox. “In the real world, many do not hatch.”

Fewer volunteers required changes to AMITW’s organization structure: Volunteers will work in two sections, potentially three during the busy season.

Also, each volunteer will work at least three mornings a week.

anna Maria island turtle Watch maintains a website detailing conservation opportunities, as well as facts and trivia on sea turtles. for more information, go online to islandturtlewatch. com. islander Screenshot

Previously, AMITW divided the island shoreline into nine sections that were observed daily by volunteers at sunrise. Often the same volunteers walked in pairs on the same day weekly.

AMITW found that fewer volunteers on ATVs allowed for better trained observers and more accurate data collection.

Most of the volunteers from 2020 are returning but AMITW has five newer recruits. Fox said she plans to educate them by pairing them on ATVs with more experienced volunteers.

“I need to have these people fine-tuned,” she said.

Volunteers’ tasks include recognizing the difference between false crawls, which are failed nesting attempts, and tracks that lead to nests, as well as marking nests and collecting data on nest locations and hatch dates.

“We’re collecting data to save an endangered species. The most important thing we do is get this data correct,” Fox said.

In 1982, the earliest days of a turtle watch program on AMI beaches, there were 42 documented nests. Last year, there were more than 500 documented nests.

“We are making some huge progress here. These numbers are showing that this is the way,” Fox said.

Fox said she will begin conducting surveys on the shore April 15, and her volunteers will start May 1.

For more information about AMITW, go online to www.islandturtlewatch.com.

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By Lisa Neff

Naming rights

The naming system for late season hurricanes “was all Greek” to many.

The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee met virtually for a convention March 15-17 and voted to change its naming convention for tropical storms, which made use of the Greek alphabet if the WMO 21-name list was exhausted during a season of storms.

The Greek alphabet was used on two occasions in the past 15 years, in neff the record-breaking Atlantic seasons of 2005 and 2020, and experts predict the supplemental

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lists will be needed again.

But the committee determined there were shortcomings with using the Greek alphabet, including: • Too much focus on the Greek alphabet names and not the impacts of the storms, detracting from safety messages; • Confusion about some Greek alphabet names when translated;

NOAA charts new digital course with e-maps

NOAA’s course is fixed toward a sunset.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proceeding with its “sunset plan” for paper nautical charts and increasing access to electronic navigational charts.

NOAA says the electronic charts are easier to maintain and update, including to note marine hazards.

The first paper chart to be canceled — announced in late February — is for Lake Tahoe, and the sun won’t set on the entire paper line until January 2025.

Meanwhile, NOAA is enhancing a digital “custom chart” tool online at nauticalcharts.noaa.gov, also the location for downloading PDFs and ordering paper charts.

• Confusion about the pronunciation of Zeta, Eta and Theta, which occur in succession.

Instead, the committee decided on an alternative list of stock names for the Atlantic, including: Adria, Braylen, Caridad, Deshawn, Emery, Foster, Gemma, Heath, Isla, Jacobus, Kenzie, Lucio, Makayla, Nolan, Orlanda, Pax, Ronin, Sophie, Tayshaun, Viviana and Will.

The committee also permanently retired four Atlantic storm names due to the death and destruction the storms caused: Dorian in 2019 and Laura, Eta and Iota in 2020.

In total, 93 names have been retired for the Atlantic basin list since 1953.

Dexter will replace Dorian on the list of names in 2025 and Leah will replace Laura in 2026.

The committee also discussed the formation of storms prior to the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season — June 1 — but agreed there would be no changes to the date in 2021. Up for consideration was moving the start date to May 15.

For the past six years, Atlantic storms have been named in May, which factored into the decision this year by the National Hurricane Center to begin issuing tropical weather outlooks May 15.

The 2020 season got off to an early and rapid start with a record nine named storms May-July. The season ended late, with two major hurricanes in November for the first time on record and at a time when the season is normally winding down.

The NHC is expected to issue its forecast for the 2021 season in mid-May. A forecast from Colorado State University is expected April 8.

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Soccer league narrows to 2, football playoffs delayed by rain

By Kevin P. cassidy islander reporter

And then there were two.

Teams that is. Sato Real Estate and Blalock Walters earned semifinal victories in the adult soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island and will face off in the championship match, set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 24.

No. 2 seed Sato Real Estate easily dispatched No. 6 Allied by a 6-1 margin March 17, led by two goals from Will cassidy Kretzman and goals from four more players. Ryan Hogan, Hakan Toka, Race Arande and David Noval each added goals, while Mark Rudacille came through with nine saves in the victory.

Clancy Vaughn notched the lone goal for Allied, which also received seven saves in the loss from Steve Oelfke.

The second match of the night saw No. 5 seed Blalock Walters score an upset overtime-victory over No. 1 Burton Brick & Tile.

Chris Scott led the way for Blalock Walters with three goals, while Nick Bouchard and Matt Staggs both chipped in a goal and an assist. Austin Nutting completed the scoring with a goal, while Kevin Mulcahy finished with 10 saves in the victory.

Omar Polar and Cemal Duzgan scored two goals each to lead Burton, which also received a goal from Zach Leib and eight saves from Jonathan Aragon in the loss.

Flag football playoffs delayed by rain Semifinal action March 18 in the adult flag football playoffs at the center saw one game played and one postponed to a date undetermined.

No. 2 seed Beach Bums outlasted No. 4 Moss Builders 32-31 to advance to the championship game, which is planned for 6 p.m., Friday, March 25. Who they face remains to be seen as the second semifinal between No. 1 Ugly Grouper and No. 6 Mi-Box was postponed due to the rains that hit after the first game.

The matchup between Beach Bums and Moss Builders was a barn-burner that saw the Bums outlast the Builders 32-31. Matt Briley threw for two touchdowns and was on the receiving end for another.

Anthony Mannino threw for a score and finished with five catches, including two for touchdowns. Rueben

Beach Bums’ player Matt Briley and ugly grouper’s cam Winston battle for the ball during a March 18 matchup in the adult flag football league at the center of anna Maria island. islander Photo: Kevin P. cassidy

Young and Lucas Paquin completed the scoring for Beach Bums with an extra point each.

Ryan Moss had a huge game to lead Moss Builders. He threw touchdown passes to Cole Carter, Dina DeJesus and Greg Moss, while also running for a pair of TDs. Zach Routh completed the scoring for Moss Builders with an extra point in the loss.

Key Royale golf news Bill MacMillan outlasted all challengers over two days, March 10 and March 17, to win the 2021 Key Royale Club Men’s Senior Handicap tournament. MacMillan completed 36 holes with a net score of 6-underpar 122. Jim Hitchen and Chet Hutton were in a tie for second place at 1-under-par 127, while Neil Hammer was alone in third place at even-par 128.

The men played their regular modified-Stableford match March 15, competing for individual and team bragging rights.

Tony Donnelly managed both, carding a plus-4 to win individual honors, a point ahead of Jon Holcomb and Terry Tarras, who tied for second at plus-3.

Donnelly also was part of the winning team with Herb Clauhs, Greg Shorten and Joe Tynan that combined on a plus-2 to earn clubhouse bragging rights.

The women played a nine-hole individual low-net match March 16 in three flights.

Margrit Layh rode a chip-in birdie on the hole

number one to a 3-under-par 29 to give her a two-shot victory in Flight A over Roxanne Koche, Nina McSparren and Marcia Friessen.

Annette Hall, Jackie Gorski and Judy Todd all carded 1-under-par 31s to finish in a tie for first in Flight B. Susan VanOrsdel was alone in second place at even-par 32.

Laurie Hicks and Lisa Edmonds shared the top spot in Flight C with matching 1-under-par 31s. Laney Davis was a shot back in second, while Terry Westby finished in third at 1-over-par 33.

The men played a four-man scramble March 18 where the two best scores from each foursome were counted.

The team of Scott Mitchell, Gary Risner, Nub Turner and Tom Young took first place with an evenpar 64. The team of Brian Comer, John Kolojeski, Hoyt Miller and Larry Solberg were two shots back in second place.

Horseshoe news Horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits on St. Paddy’s Day saw four teams advance to the knockout stage.

The first semifinal match saw the team of Gary Howcroft and Bob Palmer eliminate Del Reese and John Yaroch 21-17, while Steve Doyle and Steve Hooper knocked off Norm Langeland and Bob Rowley PLeaSe, See sports, neXt Page

Center registering kids, adults for spring sports It’s time to sign up for another sports season.

The Center of Anna Maria Island is registering adults and children for spring sport leagues at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

Registration for the youth soccer league — ages 3-17 in five divisions — will end Monday, March 29.

The season will begin Tuesday, April 6, with Spirit Day, and matches will begin the week of April 13.

Consecutive matches will be played Tuesdays, starting at 6 p.m.

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

Registration for adult kickball teams of 8-25 players will conclude Friday, April 9.

Games will be played Mondays, starting at 6 p.m.

The cost per team will be $500, or $650 per team with a sponsorship.

Adult soccer signups conclude Thursday, April 1, and the season is set to start Thursday, April 8.

Games will be played Thursdays starting at 6 p.m. .

The cost is $10 for members and $110 for nonmembers.

For more information about center sports, call the center at 941-778-1908.

Men’s Senior handicap champ Bill MacMillan poses near the clubhouse March 17 on capturing the Key royale club tournament title. the challenge was played March 10 and March 17. islander Photo: courtesy of tom nelson

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As spring settles in, temperatures warm, fishing heats up

By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter

Fishing around Anna Maria Island is improving as we leave the cold temperatures behind us and settle into spring.

Catch-and-release snook and redfish are making a showing on the grass flats in decent numbers. Areas where water temps are in the low- to mid-70s are producing the best sport.

Areas where the water is slightly cooler, seem to be less active. Finding Stasny the snook and reds on the flats during the afternoon tides, when the sun has warmed up the water, is the best scenario. Many catch-and-release spotted seatrout are starting to show for the sun, too.

On the shallower flats, where the snook and redfish congregate, sport fishers looking for some catch-andrelease action can find large gator trout in the mix.

On deeper flats, you’ll find greater numbers of trout, although most will be in the slot range.

In the Gulf of Mexico, kingfish are making their presence known. Fishing with live shiners or threadfin herring as bait around artificial reefs yields good numbers of the giant mackerel. Anchoring and chumming works well, although slow-trolling baits is productive.

Mixed in with the kings are Spanish mackerel, bonito and some shark.

On my Southernaire charters, I’m hiding from the wind by fishing along mangrove shorelines and shallow Sam Littlefield Jr., a first-time visitor to Anna Maria from Tallahassee, shows off the 28-inch redfish he caught and released March 18 on a charter with Capt. Warren Girle.

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22-14.

In a tight final match, Howcroft-Palmer won 21-13 on a dramatic, game-ending double-ringer by Howcroft.

The March 20 games also saw four teams advance to the knockout stage. Howcroft was back in the mix, this time teamed with Bob Lee as they advanced to the finals with a 22-6 victory over Tom Skoloda and Tom Farrington. The other semifinal match saw Bob Mason and Adin Shank advance with a 26-10 victory over Hooper and Bob Heiger.

Howcroft-Lee dominated the championship match, easily winning by a 24-6 score to earn the day’s championship and Howcroft a sweep of the week’s proceedings.

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

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Mitch Swart, left, Lauren McDonough, Anna McDonough, Tom McDonough and Alex McDonough, all of Austin, Texas, Capt. Keith McGlade of Anna Maria Island and Donald Peplinski of Austin show off their March 17 catch, a cobia. Anna and sister Alex fought the brown bomber for 20 minutes.

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grass flats. By doing so, I’m encountering catch-andrelease species, such as snook and redfish. Both are responding to live shiners as bait. For the catch-andrelease snook, the warmest days are producing the best action. Spotted seatrout are cooperating nicely on shallow and deep grass flats. Larger trout — 20-24 inches — are being found on the shallow flats. These larger trout are generally solitary, so the bite is spread out.

Targeting trout on deeper grass flats yields respectable numbers of hookups although most catches are 15-20 inches. For sheer action this bite is more consistent.

Fishing along the beaches in the Gulf of Mexico is productive, especially on Spanish mackerel. Freelining shiners over ledges in 15-20 feet of water is productive.

Capt. Warren Girle is back on the water this week, ready to fish after a medical leave, and reporting lots of redfish are languishing around the residential docks on Longboat Key and schooling on the flats in Sarasota Bay. He’s also seeing catch-and-release spotted seatrout and yellowtail jacks up to 12 pounds on the deeper grass flats.

Capt. Aaron Lowman is working nearshore along the beaches in the Gulf. During early tides, when the winds are calm, Lowman is venturing out to nearshore reefs in search of migratory species. Casting free-lined live shiners on a wire leader is resulting in kingfish, as well as Spanish mackerel and bonito.

On windier days, Lowman is staying inshore, along mangrove shorelines in 3-5 feet of water. In these areas, the catch-and-release trio — snook, redfish and trout — are being caught using live shiners as bait.

Capt. David White is targeting inshore species such as catch-and-release snook and redfish. Both are being caught along mangrove shorelines, where grass flats are peppered with sandy potholes. Afternoon tides produce the best action.

On calmer days, White is fishing in the Gulf for kingfish and Spanish mackerel. These species can be found anywhere from 1 mile offshore to 8 miles.

For anglers looking to catch fish on a fly rod, White is introducing them to large jack crevalle. Jacks are perfect to catch on the fly, as they are receptive to hitting just about any kind of artificials.

Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier says sheepshead are being caught by patient anglers using live shrimp as bait, and live fiddler crabs are excellent to keep the sheepies interested enough to take the hook.

While targeting sheepshead, anglers are hooking into

black drum, mangrove snapper and a few catch-andrelease redfish. Casting spoons or jigs away from the pier is resulting in hookups of ladyfish, jack crevalle and Spanish mackerel.

Capt. Jason Stock is venturing offshore when the seas are moderately calm. While offshore, Stock is encountering large amberjack, as well as kingfish and bonito. Using live shiners free-lined behind the boat works well for this bite. Slow-trolling baits also works.

Bottom fishing offshore is resulting in some large mangrove snapper and yellowtail snapper — and full coolers.

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

Sofia McMahon, 6, of Royal, Illinois, shows off a redfish she caught on a live shiner and released March 17 on a charter trip with Capt. David White.

Anna Maria Island Tides

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Southernaire Fishing Charters

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ITEMS FOR SALE Continued

PETS

countertoP taBLe and four chairs. dark wood, padded seats. table measures 60 by 42-inches. great condition. $200. holmes Beach. call 856-287-2912.

edgerS: concrete, nice sizes, 50 cents, car roof rack, black, easy install, $50. 941-9202494.

heLP reScued PetS! Volunteer, foster, computer help needed! Moonracer animal rescue. email: moonraceranimalrescue@gmail.com.

KeYBoardS, $10, MouSe $5, uSB cable, $5. 941-920-2494.

BOATS & BOATING

BicYcLe for SaLe: Vitus carbon road bike, two sets of wheels, 26-inch frame. immaculate condition. $250. 941-778-4225.

chandeLier, BroWn MetaL. hardware included, $79, non-stick green pans, 8-10-12inch, $25. 941-920-2494.

ego Leaf BLoWer, hedge trimmer, battery and charger, $100. 941-798-9656.

ShiP’S WheeL taBLe: capt. J. Lindroth original masterpiece of inlaid wood and brass. 19-inches tall, 45-inch diameter. $1,500. also, related pieces. marinateal@gmail.com.

goLf cart: foLd and pull. good condition, $25. 941-383-8900. coMPLete Set of Breaking Bad dVds, all seasons included, excellent condition. $20. 941-7782184.

antiQue office chairs: Perfect for eclectic dining set. circa 1950 from anna Maria city hall. the islander newspaper, 3218 e. Bay drive, holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.

rePorter Wanted: full- to part-time. Print media, newspaper experience required. apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander. org.

ESTABLISHED IN 1983

FREEBIE ITEMS FOR SALE

KIDS FOR HIRE

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individuals may place one free ad with up to three items, each priced $100 or less, 15 words or less. free, one week, must be submitted online. email classifieds@islander.org, fax toll-free 1-866-3629821. (limited time offer)

KidS for hire ads are free for up to three weeks for island youths under 16 looking for work. ads must be placed in person at the islander office, 3218 e. Bay drive, holmes Beach.

Residential & Commercial Full-service lawn maintenance.

Landscaping ~ Cleanups Hauling ~ Tree Trimming.

Paradise Improvements

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Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Specialist Replacement Doors and Windows

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

AdoptA-Pet

Wanted: Your oLd cellphone for recycling. deliver to the islander, 3218 e. Bay drive, holmes Beach. free gun LocK courtesy of Project childsafe, florida fish and Wildlife conservation commission and holmes Beach Police department.

Pick up at the islander office, 3218 e. Bay drive, holmes Beach. don’t be sorry, be safe.

Honey is 5 years old.

She is up to date with vaccinations, spayed and looking for a loving family.

To meet this sweetie, call Lisa Williams at 941-345-2441 or visit The Islander office in Holmes Beach.

For more about pet adoption or to adopt Honey, visit moonraceranimalrescue.com.

GARAGE SALES MoVing SaLe: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday, March 27. fine furniture, queen beds, tools, kitchen, fishing, building material, etc. if interested earlier. call 917-548-0992. 106 3rd St n, Bradenton Beach.

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notice iS hereBY given that William Weaver is desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name “at the helm home inspections LLc” at 5003 coral Blvd., Bradenton, fL 34210.

Wanted: WorKout dVds and retired but working XBox, Wii units with games for Ministry of Presence for kids and teens in haiti. deliver to the islander, 3218 e. Bay drive, holmes Beach.

References available • 941-720-7519

S T R A P

HELP WANTED aMi car WaSh/detailer. Looking for experienced detailer willing to be available seven days as needed. 941-527-6266. holmes Beach.

Sandy’s Lawn Service Inc.

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infLataBLe 10-foot KaYaK, pump, paddle, carrying bag. excellent condition. $100. tom, 732-580-1100.

antiQue Partner deSK: all wood, Marked down from $1,000. noW $500. call to see, the islander, 941-778-7978.

entertainMent center: BeautifuL thomasville oak. Large, three sections with drawers and doors. $100. 813-391-5187.

P O S S E

tWo PeLican KaYaKS for sale. good condition with life preservers and paddles. $225. call rick, 216-299-0470.

E A A R V A P O E A R T S W T F T H E O V E R E S T M S A L S T Y T H T E N U T R E O U E S T E P O S L I L E U T A N T A I N A N T A

T H U R R A T E I S T S P E T O R U G A S P D O E N T N E A K P I R E A T O U S O R S T O F O B L I T I O S H S P E W Y W A R I N V Z E S

found SungLaSSeS. found in parking lot at beach on 77th Street, holmes Beach. text 613401-2318 to claim.

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HEALTH CARE hiring! tour Boat captain. ouPV 6 pack or greater. Pay plus great tips! 941-822-3351.

SERVICES need a ride to airports? tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. gary, 863-409-5875. gvoness80@gmail.com. i don’t cut corners, i clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941779-6638. Leave message.

BicYcLe rePairS. JuSt4fun at 5358 gulf drive. can do all types of bicycle repairs. flat tires to new builds. We pick up and deliver.

Quick response and reasonably priced. 941896-7884. iS Your hoMe or office in need of some spring cleaning? Well, i’m your girl! Local, reliable, professional! Please, give me a call or text, 941-773 -0461.

BuSineSS-to-BuSineSS Jd’s Window cleaning looking for storefront jobs in holmes Beach. i make dirty windows sparkling clean. 941-9203840.

Beach SerVice air conditioning, heat, refrigeration. commercial and residential service, repair and/or replacement. Serving Manatee county and the island since 1987. for dependable, honest and personalized service, call Bill eller, 941-795-7411. cac184228.

Perico Bay Club—As Good As It Gets!!

Its ALL About the VIEW!!!

WE LIKE LIKES

Brand New AC - $$319,500

1107 Edgewater Circle Give me a call today if you you’re looking you’re to Buy or Sell on Anna Maria Island or the surrounding area!

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I S L A N D E R C L A S S I F I E D S SERVICES Continued

HOME IMPROVEMENT

REAL ESTATE Continued

reSidentiaL-BuSineSS cLeaning by Jessie.

10-plus years’ experience. top-brand cleaning products. honest, mature, trustworthy. references from long-term clients. i work alone so no crew in your home. i have bimonthly openings. text or leave a message at 941-526-9900.

SouthWeSt hoMe iMProVeMent: Michigan builder, quality work guaranteed. affordable, timely, within budget. call Mike, cell, 1-616-204-8822, home, 941-896-5770.

Winnie MchaLe, reaLtor, 941-504-6146. rosebay international realty inc. Selling island homes, Sarasota and Bradenton. Multi-milliondollar producer. Luxury estates, waterfront/boating communities. Villas, townhomes, condos. experience, integrity, professional a+ results, since 1999.

“Selling homes—Making dreams come true.”

LarrY’S BacK! SheLL delivered and spread. $55/yard. hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, topsoil with free estimates. call Larry at 941-795-7775, “shell phone” 941-7200770.

BarneS LaWn and Landscape LLc. design and installation, lawn and landscape services, tree trimming, mulch, rock and shell. 941-7051444. Jr98@barneslawnandlandscape.com.

HOME IMPROVEMENT Van-go Painting residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net.

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.

RENTALS coZY cottage: SandPiPer resort. 55-plus.

1.5-minute walk to beach or bay, near pool.

1Br/1Ba, washer/dryer. for sale or rent. call 941-251-4767, leave message. anna Maria guLf beachfront vacation rentals. one- two- and three-bedroom units, all beachfront. www.amiparadise.com. 941-778-3143. annuaL 2Br/1Ba ground-floor duplex in holmes Beach. open plan. tile throughout. carport, washer/dryer hookups. Short walk to beach. $1,400/month. contact Loretta, 201-4701833. hBfLrental@gmail.com. hoLMeS Beach annuaL 2Br/2Ba elevated duplex. nice, quiet area. references required. $1,800/month. 970-331-1041.

WeStBaY coVe condo: holmes Beach.

Second floor, 2Br/2Ba, large lanai. Pools, tennis, one block to gulf. april, $2,900/month. May, June, $2,600/month. thirty-day minimum. 941778-8456. terryaposporos@gmail.com.

Beach condo: 2Br/1Ba, pool, 90-day minimum rental. $1,800 per month, available now. real estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

iSLand handYMan: i live here, work here, value your referral. refinish, paint. Just ask. JayPros.

Licensed/insured. references. call Jay, 941-9622874.

LooKing for Long-term (six-month-plus) conscientious renter for 2Br/1Ba original, classic beach cottage in anna Maria. 669 sf. $4,000 per month. Large, fenced backyard and pets are oK. only seven houses from beach. easy walk to bars and restaurants.in the middle of everything aMi. Pictures and longer description can be seen on Zillow. 9306 gulf drive, anna Maria, or contact phillipsaMifL@gmail.com.

handYMan and Painting. no job too small. Most jobs just right. call richard Kloss. 941-204-1162.

Mirabella, 2BR 2BA plus Den and Private Pool. $490,000.

HURRICANE

Windows & Doors 941-730-5045 WEATHERSIDE LLC

Bed: A bargain!

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

941-922-5271 www.sleepking.net

AMI TAXI

professional, metered, on-call, gps, cards accepted www.amitaxi.com • amitaxi4u@gmail.com holmes beach, bradenton beach, anna maria

941-447-8372 airports • shops • dining

Avoid the airport chaos and ship your souvenirs, purchases & luggage home!

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Airport Transportation 941-779-0043

Prompt, courteous service from chauffeurs who recognize the importance of your occasion.

REAL ESTATE

AIRPORT LICENSED • 30 YEARS OF SERVICE

Vacation condo: 2Br, boat slip, pool. Minutes to gulf beaches. updates, furnished. $250,000. exclusive, real estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

Chantelle Lewin Broker Associate Licensed since 1983

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IMPROVE YOUR CURB APPEAL! Horticultural Design Services | Landscape Construction Landscape Maintenance | Irrigation Installation & Repair Brick & Stone Pavers | Walls, Gates, Fences | Tree Trimming Low Volt Outdoor Lighting Repair & Installation

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SeaSonaL rentaL: 2Br/2.5Ba, washer, dryer, beach access. two pools, ground floor, cozy.

5400 gulf drive, holmes Beach. 847-769-9080.

When it comes to buying or selling your home, Please, CALL ME FIRST! Let my years of experience work for you.

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hoLMeS Beach duPLeX: 2Br/2Ba beautifully furnished. one-car garage. no pets, no smoking. $1,875/month. 941-778-2824.

BLindS, ShutterS, ShadeS: Motorization. 30 years on aMi. call Keith Barnett, Barnett Blinds, 941-730-0516.

PreStige SerViceS of Sarasota: custom interior and exterior painting, polyaspartic epoxy floor applications for garage, pool and more. Polished and decorative concrete, paver sealing and iPe hardwood refinishing. reliable, quality work, reasonable prices. ‘a’ rating on angie’s List. call Jeff, 941-3560444.

ParK Your car. easy walking or trolley. association owns bay frontage and gulf beachfrontage. Well maintained 2Br/1Ba. Bradenton Beach.

Possible new lowered age restriction and financing. for sale by owner, $279,000. text/call, 607542-7671.

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connie’S LandScaPing inc. residential and commercial. full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! insured.

941-778-5294.

40-Year Painter from Kentucky. hourly rate guaranteed savings over contractor price. neat, dependable, equipped, insured. highly productive. a+ rated by Better Business Bureau for 40 years. 502817-6786. aapressurewash.com.

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Movers and shakers

Buying and selling Wagner Realty, 2217 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, has a new member on its sales team.

“I chose Wagner because I felt the family-oriented business atmosphere from the moment I first stepped in the office,” Traci Hanson said in a March 15 news release.

Originally from East Texas, her family came to Florida in 2012. hanson Welcome, Traci Hanson.

Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!

Three cheers for Christine Kourik and her real estate team at RE/MAX Alliance Group, 5316 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, for being named to the RE/

MAX Chairman’s Club for 2020.

We also extend congratulations to islanders Jay Travis and Christy Travis-Hey, whose Bradentonbased RE/MAX Alliance Group received the top-tier Diamond Club award for 2020.

The crepes are coming We don’t know when, but a new restaurant is set to open in the AMI Centre plaza in Holmes Beach.

Two banners in the storefront announce the “coming” store next to The Islander’s former office at 3218 E. Bay Blvd.

While our mouths water at the thought of crepes, our waistlines are sighing in relief that we won’t be close enough to make a jaunt next door.

The business was registered Jan. 27 by the Florida Secretary of State to the Bacon Family LLC of Holmes Beach.

We weren’t able to get in touch with anyone at Le Creperie, but look forward to their joining the array of food on AMI and getting to know them soon.

In fact, depending on who occupies The Islander office, the center is resembling a food court, with options including German and Asian cuisine, pizza and bar bites, a Subway sandwich shop, bagel cafe and the Cheesecake Cutie. Oh, and ice cream, smoothies and

Mike Norman Realty INC OFFERING THE BEST SELECTION OF SALES & RENTALS ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND SINCE 1978

I’M A LIFELONG NATIVE OF AMI. I’m straightforward, down to earth, and proud to be at Michael Saunders & Co., where we hold ourselves to a higher standard of service and ethics.

— Johann Bertram, Realtor

PropertyWatch By Johann Bertram

Real estate transactions

5400 Gulf Drive, unit 24, Holmes Beach, 5400 Gulf Drive Condominium Apartments, a 810 sfla / 810 sfur, 1 bed / 1 bath condo built in 1964 sold 02/26/21

by Leschen to Larson for $320,000; list $325,000.

611 Gulf Drive N., unit A11, Bradenton Beach, Imperial House of Bradenton Beach, a 863 sfla, 2 bed / 2 bath condo built in 1968 sold 03/05/21 by Tepper to Parsons for $358,000; list $350,000.

6300 Flotilla Drive, unit 70, Holmes Beach, a 1,023 sfla / 1,151 sfur, 2 bed / 2 bath condo built in 1973 sold 03/01/21 by Gallagher to Carlile for $390,000; list $385,000.

264 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach, a 1,500 sfla, 3 bed / 2 bath / 2-car home built in 1991 on a 5,001 sqft lot sold 02/26/21 by Ambrose to Pawelko for $680,000; list $699,000.

628 Emerald Lane, Holmes Beach, a 2,493 sfla, 3 bed / 3 bath / 2-car canalfront pool home built in 1969 on a 11,543 sqft lot sold 03/02/21 by Brown to Rodda Coastal LLC for $1,200,000; list $1,200,000.

Johann Bertram, Realtor at Michael Saunders & Co., AMI office, can be reached at (941)-779-3856.

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Well friends, until next week, we hope you’ll continue enjoying the many offerings of the island’s businesses, and as always … … Got business news? Contact Amy Moriarty at amym@islander.org or call 941-778-7978.

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New York Times Sunday Magazine Crossword

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