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Hatchlings emerging daily. 26 Netting ‘red tide.’ 27 Playoffs ahead in adult soccer. 28 Move north to find feisty fish. 29

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islanders feel some relief from red tide scourge

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter No one is quite sure who said it first, but longtime fishing guide Capt. Scotty Moore said it again Aug. 31. “It’s not over ’til it’s over,” Moore said of the red tide outbreak along Florida’s west coast. “But it’s been a lot better and it’s settled down.” East and northeast breezes, afternoon thunderstorms pushing northwest and slightly cooler temperatures contributed to a reduction in red tide’s impact, especially on the beaches. Islanders were happy to find fewer dead fish and other sea life on the shore. Manatee County reported a total of 241 tons of dead sea life removed from the beaches as of Aug. 26. The county announced Aug. 27 a private contractor hired to remove debris from hard-to-reach areas — such as neighborhood canals and mangrove shorelines — had completed its stint. “This is not a sprint, it’s a marathon,” Charlie Hunsicker, director of the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department said. He encouraged volunteers to continue to participate in area cleanups. On Aug. 31, the county reported moderate seaweed and dead fish at Bradenton Beach’s Coquina North and Coquina South boat ramps, as well as Coquina Bayside and at Anna Maria’s Bayfront Park. The main beaches from Coquina Beach to Bean Point were clear that day. Locals attempted a rebound to normal

Volunteers and county staff clean the Palma Sola Causeway beach of rotting fish and horseshoe crabs Sept. 1, a second effort in as many weeks. Flamingo Cay homes are on the horizon behind the workers. Islander Photos: Kathy Prucnell Michael Elswick, division manager of the Manatee County parks and natural resources department, empties a bucket of debris Sept. 1 into a dumpster on the Palma Sola Causeway.

The shoreline is sparsely colored by families with umbrellas and canopies, kids and their toys Sept. 1 as Carey Reichele, left, and her mother, Nancy Reichele, both visiting from Cincinnati, make their way toward Spring Avenue in Anna Maria. They said they found the beach clean on their walk, but the water was brownish, not the usual aqua-blue they like to see. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell life, running specials at eateries to lure in locals and reaching out a helping hand to those affected by red tide. The Roser Food Pantry in Anna Maria announced a program to assist workers struggling through the slowdown. The pantry, 511 Pine Ave., made nonperishable food items and paper goods available to employees and staff of Anna Maria Island and Cortez businesses adversely affected by red tide. The offer of assistance includes a bag of groceries per person per week. Appli-

cants are asked to call the office of Roser Memorial Community Church at 941-7780414. The Aug. 27-31 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report showed remaining high concentrations of red tide along the coast of Manatee County, with indications of a slight northward movement. In Sarasota County, red tide counts showed a 5-25 percent decrease in concentration. The FWC report said Karenia brevis PLEASE SEE RED TIDE PAGE 2

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ing gull and a cormorant, both arriving Aug. 30. No new sea turtle deaths or carcasses were reported on the island the final week of August. “Maybe we’re getting a reprieve,” Suzi Fox, executive director of the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, said. Moore said he hopes so. He also hopes people understand the situation. “The fish in the restaurants are safe to eat. They are caught way out in the Gulf, away from the red tide. All the fish out here are not dead. We’ve had some phenomenally high counts of red tide this bloom. But from the Manatee River to the Skyway, there are tons of fish,” Moore said. Moore said fresh water pouring into Sarasota Bay

from Lake Manatee kept conditions better to the north of Anna Maria Island — red tide lives in salt water. “I’ve been seeing live fish in the canals at Holmes Beach and in Key Royale,” Moore said. He also said help for business owners may be insufficient. “Where’s the federal money?” Moore asked. “The red tide started offshore in federal waters, not state waters. They need to step up. This red tide has been real hard on our tourism. And it’s still a wait and see. We need east and northeast winds and some cooler water. Then things might start to get better.”

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Red tide remains

Capt. Scott Moore steers his boat near Terra Ceia Aug. 31, as storm clouds begin to gather. Moore hopes the east winds and slightly lower temperatures move red tide away from the coast. He says fishing has remained strong offshore and to the north of Anna Maria Island in Tampa Bay near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Islander Courtesy Photo

A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persisted in Southwest Florida the week ending Aug. 31. The following are reports on K. brevis testing inshore and alongshore in Manatee County: • Very low concentrations on the South Fishing Pier at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in lower Tampa Bay. • Low concentrations at Terra Ceia Point and Mead Point near Robinson Preserve in lower Tampa Bay. • Medium concentrations near Key Royale in lower Tampa Bay. • High concentrations at Anna Maria’s Rod & Reel Pier in lower Tampa Bay, the Coquina Beach boat ramp in Bradenton Beach and the Palma Sola Bay Bridge on the Palma Sola Causeway. FWC continued to receive reports of fish kills from Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties. Respiratory irritation also was reported in the region, including at Coquina Beach. For more information about red tide in Florida, go to myfwc.com/redtidestatus.

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RED TIDE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 persisted along a 145-mile stretch of the Southwest Florida coastline where coastal currents were moving the bloom. Meanwhile, in a case of be careful what you wish for, the tropics showed some activity in the Caribbean. Popular among island topics: A tropical storm or hurricane could blow away the red tide or break it up. But not so fast, said Robert Weisberg, a scientist with the University of South Florida. For the past 25 years, Weisberg has predicted red tide blooms by tracking ocean currents. He reported Aug. 29 a significant amount of red tide remained in the nearby offshore waters. “I think it’s going to get worse before it gets better,” Weisberg said. His projections have been correct 20 of the past 25 years. And, he said a tropical storm could disrupt the red tide for a few days, but it wouldn’t make a major difference in duration. Case in point? In 2005, one of the worst red tides in area history occurred. It struck from the Florida Keys in the south to the northern Panhandle. That bloom created a dead zone almost 2,000-square miles from Sarasota to New Port Richey, killing everything from bait fish to dolphins, much like the current bloom. The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record also was in 2005 and not even Hurricane Katrina roaring through the Gulf of Mexico dispersed the red tide. The FWC issued an executive order Aug. 30, making snook and redfish catch-and-release only from the northern tip of Anna Maria Island to Gordon Pass in Collier County. Snook season had been set to open Sept. 1. Meanwhile, the local wildlife rescue Save our Seabirds in Sarasota experienced a surge in bird-related illnesses during week four of the red tide outbreak, while avian sickness on the island seemed to subside. Ed Straight of Wildlife Inc., a home-based rescue in Bradenton Beach, reported receiving one sick laugh-

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$1.37M from FEMA OKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d for city pier

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter The construction of a new Anna Maria City Pier could start as soon as October. The pier replacement is nearly fully funded. City commissioners voted 5-0 Aug. 29 to accept a $1,372,427.50 preliminary offer from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the construction of a new pier. The old pier, damaged by Hurricane Irma and, based on a survey, in need of repair before the September 2017 storm did its damage to the pier, restaurant and bait shop, was demolished over the summer. For a new pier, the city requested $1,829,903 from FEMA under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, with a plan to complete work by December 2019. The act provides a means for municipalities to request federal natural disaster assistance, including money for the repair, restoration or replacement of damaged facilities. Mayor Dan Murphy said commissioners could challenge the offer and possibly receive more money, but he recommended the city accept the FEMA offer and move forward with construction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel comfortable financially with where we are,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said at the meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like we could get this done.â&#x20AC;? FEMA will now prepare a formal offer, which commissioners can approve or reject. Murphy said the city cannot start construction on the new pier until it formally accepts FEMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offer. The offer as proposed now, would provide $370,000 more than the $1 million the city expected from the federal agency, according to the preliminary budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. FEMA originally offered $100,000, according to

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Photographer Jonathan Crane of Anna Maria took this winning pet portrait of his pal Boom Boom resting at home in June. He will receive a gift package from Perks 4 Pets in Northwest Bradenton and a gift certificate from Island Coffee Haus on AMI. Tops in 2018 Congratulations to Crane, and thanks to all the John Fara is the winner of Top Notch judging with photographers who took part this year. an image we titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slice of Summerâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kodak moment.â&#x20AC;? For his photograph of grandMurphy. As of Aug. 31, the city had secured $3.23 million daughter Charlotte, 4, Fara wins $100 from The Islander and an array of gift certificates from Mister for construction of a new pier. Outstanding is the FEMA offer and a $500,000 Roberts, Cupcake Delights, Island Coffee Haus, AMOB and the Feast, as well as a canvas reproduccontribution from pier tenant Mario Schoenfelder. Murphy said construction could begin in early tion of the photo by SteamDesigns Studio. Congratulations and keep on clicking the shutter. October.

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Anna Maria teams on red tide cleanup with county, Cortez fishers

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter The city of Anna Maria went to war against red tide with the help of some Cortez fishers and Manatee County. And, if a clean shoreline as of Aug. 31 was any indication, the city appeared to be winning its first battle with the harmful algal bloom. “They definitely worked it,” said Dean Jones, Anna Maria public works manager, who oversaw the twoweek effort that began Aug. 13 and employed about six commercial fishers. “If you go down there now,” Mayor Dan Murphy said Aug. 31, the beaches are “completely clean.” Cortez fishermen — led by Nathan Meschelle and including Christian Chamberlain, Sam Jones, Tanner Pelkey, Michael Dolan and Matt Smith — assisted the city, which paid them daily to collect dead fish and seagrass for disposal. With the county’s help, the city disposed of 16 tons of red tide debris as of Aug. 31, Jones said. Mostly on the bayside — from La Vista Inlet to south of the city pier pavilion — the fishers used pitch forks to load dead fish and seagrass and hauled it in their boats. The fishers then took the debris in wheel barrels to dumpsters waiting on shore. Murphy said the winds shifted at the beginning of the week, sending dead fish to the bay shore “really entangled in seaweed.” Jones also had kudos for county workers, including Mark Taylor and Carmine DeMilio, who raked the Gulf-side beaches clean with a tractor. He called Taylor “superman.” The county switched gears with its red tide cleanup

Luke Dieter, 9, of St. Petersburg, prepares his net Sept. 1 to cast for bait near the Rod & Reel Pier, 875 N. Shore Drive, Anna Maria. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell Aug. 27. Ten days into an effort with Aptim, a debris removal company based in Texas, county administrator Ed Hunzeker announced a nets-to-neighbors campaign. Aptim had been hired to provide four vessels and crews under a not-to-exceed $469,000 contract and, according to county spokesman Nick Azzara, $150,000

is expected to be paid for the work. “The contractor was hired to remove large masses of floating fish in residential canals and boat-accessible shorelines,” Azzara wrote in an Aug. 30 email, adding Aptim “had worked through the areas with the heaviest red tide debris, mostly in Coral Shores, Bowlees Creek and Trailer Estates” when the county decided the contractor’s approach was not cost-effective. The Aptim contract also caused fury among Cortez fishers, who believed the county should have employed the out-of-work locals. As far as the county’s nets-to-neighbors campaign — with the parks department volunteer coordinator Melissa Nell working with residents and neighborhood associations, supplying buckets, nets and dumpsters to collect the dead fish — the county hasn’t seen any takers in Cortez or Anna Maria Island. Nell’s effort to clean up the Palma Sola Causeway beach Aug. 22 attracted 40-50 volunteers, including volunteers from Keep Manatee Beautiful, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, key clubs at two Manatee County schools, David Shapiro’s campaign and Friends of Palma Sola Bay. A similar effort Sept. 1 saw a turnout of about 75 people All told for Manatee County, more than 260 tons of red tide debris was collected, Nell said. Funding for the cleanup efforts will come from a $750,000 Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant to Manatee County announced Aug. 22 by Gov. Rick Scott, according to Azzara. For more information on nets-to-neighbors or other red tide questions, go to manateecounty.org or call the county hotline 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 941-749-3547.

Rare sea turtle struggling near Bean Point rescued by divers

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Boaters know to keep their eye on the water as they head to their destination. Red tide in the Gulf of Mexico and bay waters may have contributed to an unusual sighting for a group of divers heading into Tampa Bay. A juvenile Kemp’s ridley that appeared lethargic was rescued by divers Aug. 26. Volunteers from Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring transported the animal for rehabilitation at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. A sub-adult Kemp’s ridley, the rarest and most endangered species of sea turtle in the world’s oceans, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, was found dead Aug. 22. It was found floating in the shallow breakwater near Sycamore Avenue in Anna Maria. However, a Kemp’s ridley nest has never been documented by those who detail sea turtle activities on the island, where mostly loggerheads and an occasional green sea turtle nest. Kemp’s ridleys mostly nest on the beaches of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, Mexico, the Gulf coast of Texas and infrequently in a few other U.S. states, including Florida. “While Kemp’s ridley nesting in Florida is uncomHolmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer talks to volunteers Aug. 28 at the city’s 52nd Street beach access. Volunteers that morning collected marine debris washed ashore from the red tide algal bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. Islander Photo: Courtesy HBPD

Spencer Blougnt, left, Clayton Spencer and Mike McClain bring a Kemps ridley sea turtle they nicknamed “Spencer” Aug. 26 to the Kingfish Boat Ramp in Holmes Beach. They found the turtle floating in the water while on a dive trip near Bean Point in Anna Maria. Representatives from AMITW transported “Spencer” to Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota for rehabilitation. Islander Photo: Courtesy AMITW mon, juveniles and sub-adult turtles are using the Gulf coast of Florida as a developmental habitat, an area where they can find food and grow until they reach adult size,” Dan Evans, research biologist with the Sea Turtle Conservancy in Gainesville, wrote Aug. 28. The smallest of the sea turtle species, Kemp’s ridleys grow to a carapace length of 2-2.5 feet and a

weight of 85-100 pounds, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A circular carapace and large head, with a parrot-like beak, distinguish them. “None of the Kemps we have necropsied during this current red tide bloom have been gravid females. So many of the animals that are adult-sized have been sub-adults upon exam,” Gretchen Lovewell, Mote’s stranding investigations program manager ,said Aug. 29.

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You have until Oct. 9 to register to vote in the November general election. Mail-in-ballots to military and overseas voters will go out Sept. 21. Mail-in-ballots to domestic voters will go out Oct. 2. In-person early voting for the general election will begin Oct. 24. The election will be Tuesday, Nov. 6, with polling 7 a.m.-7 p.m. For more information, go online to votemanatee.com or call the elections office at 941-7413823.

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Police arrest Michigan man for Holmes Beach thefts A man from Michigan is accused of two Labor Day weekend thefts on Marina Drive. Roscoe Serrels III, 60, allegedly entered Four Seasons Nails & Skin Care at 11:47 a.m. Sept. 2 and stole $5 in quarters from the cash register. Serrels next walked to Jessie’s Island Store and stole a Mike’s Harder Lemonade, according to HBPD reports. Holmes Beach Police Officers Serrels Mike Walker and Jason Higgins arrested Serrels in the parking lot of Wells Fargo bank at Marina and Gulf drives for burglary to the nail salon and thefts from the salon and Jessie’s.

He was transported to Manatee County jail. The salon operator’s husband told police the door to the business was mistakenly left open and a remote video surveillance system sent him an alert when Serrels entered the salon. According to Walker’s police report, Serrels confessed to the burglary at the nail salon, but told police he purchased the beverage from Jessie’s. However, a review of the video from a surveillance camera at Jessie’s, 5424 Marina Drive, allegedly showed Serrels taking the beverage, valued at $2.40, and leaving the store without paying after he exchanged the quarters for a $5 bill. Serrels was assigned a $1,740 bond and remains in jail pending arraignment in 12th Circuit court.

Red tides deadly effect on sea life mostly had moved from the beaches to the bays as of Aug. 28, leaving dead, maggot-ridden horseshoe crabs decomposing on the shoreline of Sarasota Bay near Avenue A and 23rd Street in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

2nd RFP issued for new Anna Maria City Pier The process to find a contractor to construct a new Anna Maria City Pier has begun again. Mayor Dan Murphy said Aug. 31 a second request for proposals was to be approved and issued Sept. 4, after The Islander went to press. On approval of the RFP, the city will accept bids for four weeks. The mayor, other city officials and Ayres Associates — a Tampa-based engineering firm contracted to oversee design and engineering for the pier rebuild and assist in preparation of the RFP —will review and bid proposals and make a recommendation to city commissioners in early October. Commissioners will decide how to proceed, whether the city will pursue negotiations with a contractor or reject the second round of bids. On the first RFP, the city received two bids: A $3.72 million bid from Largo-based Speeler & Associates, the contractor that demolished the pier, and a $4.13 million bid from Tampa-based Icon. Both bids exceeded the $2.5 million estimate Ayres prepared for the project and were rejected by commissioners on the mayor’s recommendation. The RFP did not include construction of the pier restaurant and bait shop. — Ryan Paice

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Photographer Jack Elka’s drone shot of the Anna Maria City Pier the morning after Irma nearly went viral on The Islander Facebook page. His post-Irma photos provided comfort to the people who were concerned for the welfare of the island.

Lessons learned in Irma

The afternoon of Sept. 9, with Hurricane Irma approaching Florida, I thought, I really do need a weather forecaster to tell me which way the wind will blow. We now know Hurricane Irma’s worst did not strike Anna Maria Island and we know there’s much to do to help those hit hard by the storm. And I know, despite having pulled together about a dozen of the Islander’s special sections on hurricane preparedness, that I was not prepared for a major storm. Items in my hurricane kit had been consumed or were scattered — used for a camping trip, a cookout, a backyard party, a candlelight dinner. I have some restocking to do. The spaghetti models for Hurricane Irma confused me, as did the images of swirling whirls of currents and weather systems that looked like digital imitations of Van Gogh’s works. I have some studying to do. People were deciding to evacuate the island well in advance of the storm, but how did they know where to go? A meme that popped up on social media the day Irma made U.S. landfall on the Keys has stayed with me, because I still can’t get over the uncertainty in forecasting the track. Here’s the text of the meme, with a few changes to punctuation: “Hurricane update from Florida: We are now certain that there is a hurricane. It is somewhere between cat 1 and cat 5. We are sure it may or may not bring rain to all or some areas totaling 0.01 to 10 feet. We also know it will be impacting none or all of Florida, coming ashore on the east, northeast, center, west,

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northwest or Alabama side of the state sometime on Saturday, Sunday or Monday but still not ruling out Tuesday. We have also downloaded an app to our phones allowing us to use them as walkie-talkies that may or may not work. In short, we are prepared for all of the above and we will be just fine.” As I went about putting my home back in order and picking up branches and limbs of trees and someone else’s roof in my yard, I made a mental checklist for “next time.” I also thought about lessons learned during the storm. In no order of importance, here they are: • Prepare for the worst, expect the best, because optimism carries people through disasters. • Islander publisher Bonner Joy makes a tasty rum punch. • Twelve hours after the electric goes out, a water heater can still provide water warm enough to make French-press coffee — three pots even. • Expect friends and family in distant locations, with their fears stoked by national news reports, to assume you are in the direct path of the hurricane. • Expect friends and family to repeatedly secondguess your decisions not to evacuate to the other coast, out of state, across the Atlantic. • One cannot own enough portable power packs. • Power packs should be kept on chargers when and if there is electricity throughout the storm event. • Don’t wait until an emergency to learn how an emergency app on the smartphone works. • Too many tree limbs are branching into too many utility lines in Anna Maria. • Fallen leaves make for nice groundcover, but they really do clog stormwater drains in a storm. • “Nonperishable” is too vague on a disaster supply list. I returned home with pickles, peanut butter, canned tuna and crackers. • Island households should receive an annual supply of eight bags for sand. • Chocolate is a necessity in a hurricane event. • I don’t need a shower every day, or even every three days. • Candles do not provide enough light to read.

• Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks pretty good Spanish — I think. • Weathering a storm is exhilarating, exhausting and extremely boring. • The “experience of Irma” brought my neighbors closer, my co-workers and my community closer together. • Returning to Anna Maria Island following an evacuation and storm is more emotional than the evacuation. Driving in on Manatee Avenue Sept. 11, I slowed at the first checkpoint east of the Palma Sola beaches so a Bradenton officer could see my Anna Maria reentry tag. I waved. He waved. And then he said, “Welcome home.” And I cried a little, just a little. Welcome home. — Lisa Neff

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Chief’s salute

I would like to take a moment to say thanks to all the volunteers who came out to help with our beach cleanup during this year’s red tide event. We had many volunteers who gave their time during the three cleanups to help make our beaches usable for residents and visitors. For those that volunteered and did not get a volunteer T-shirt, please drop by and see JT in our Code Enforcement office at city hall. Once again, a big thank-you to all who volunteered. Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer

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10&20 years ago In the headlines: Sept. 2, 1998

Only about 30 percent of 130 Anna Maria beachfront property owners signed an easement granting Manatee County access for a planned 2001 renourishment project, putting the Anna Maria portion of the effort in jeopardy. Funding to purchase the undeveloped Grassy Point area of Holmes Beach was threatened because state officials said the Florida Communities Trust could run out of money before it considered the purchase. Anna Maria Mayor Chuck Shumard told city commissioners the Anna Maria City Pier needed a complete overhaul — at a cost between $100,000 and $200,000.

Rare to the world, uncommon to AMI

The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is the rarest and most endangered species of sea turtle in the world’s oceans, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. One such sea turtle was found dead Aug. 22, floating in the water near Sycamore Avenue in Anna Maria. A juvenile Kemp’s ridley that appeared lethargic was rescued from Tampa Bay by boaters on their way to a dive trip Aug. 26. A Kemp’s ridley nest has never been documented on the island, which mostly hosts nesting loggerheads and occasionally green sea turtles. Islander Photo: Courtesy Meghan Kopersky/FWC

In the headlines: Sept. 3, 2008

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Supporters of science and sustainability gather in November 1978 for the opening of the Mote Marine Laboratory on City Island in Sarasota. Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library Digital Collection

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You can peruse The Islander newspaper archive, dating back to its launch in November 1992, at ufdc. ufl.edu.

A photo caption in the Aug. 29 issue of The Islander listing sponsors of the Aug. 26 “long table” dinner benefiting red tide research omitted a co-sponsor. The Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar in Cortez also took part in the event.

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The outer bands of Hurricane Gustav brought heavy rain, strong wind, big waves, dense clouds and some property damage to Anna Maria Island. The storm stayed far west of the island as it roared north toward the Louisiana coast. Manatee County voters rode to the polls on an anti-incumbency wave that swept two county commissioners out of office, including in District 3, where Jane von Hahmann lost a close race to John Chappie. Data presented at a tourism meeting in Holmes Beach showed more vacationers came to Manatee County in the spring of 2008 from other parts of Florida than from any other region in the United States. The weekly archives for The Islander can be found online at ufdc.ufl.edu. Archived stories can be found online at islander.org.

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Election complaint closed by consent order, CNOBB fined

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter The case is closed. Two complaints filed with the Florida Elections Commission by ex-Mayor Jack Clarke against members of Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach have been dismissed. However, the complaint against CNOBB as an organization incurred a $150 fine following the acceptance of a mutual consent order between the FEC and Bill Vincent, former Clarke chair of the defunct political action committee. In an October 2017 letter to the elections commission, Clarke alleged the group violated state law by not registering as a PAC before seeking petition signatures for three charter amendments on the Nov. 7, 2017, ballot.

The electorate subsequently approved the three charter changes — two by a 55 percent margin and the third amendment by a 64 percent margin. Although Vincent said at the time Vincent he was unaware CNOBB would be a politically active organization, according to Florida statutes, a PAC seeking signatures in support of an initiative must register a statement of organization within 10 days of formation. The group held it’s first meeting in July 2017 but did not file the necessary forms as a PAC until Oct. 24, 2017, after Clarke filed his complaint. CNOBB filed its first campaign treasurer’s report Oct. 30, 2017. The group dissolved Nov. 28, 2017. In an Oct. 31, 2017, response to the FEC regarding the claim, Vincent wrote, “This was an organizational and leadership issue. As founder and chair of CNOBB,

Anna Maria polling

Glenna Walton stops briefly Aug. 28 outside her polling location, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, after voting in the Florida primary. The general election will be Tuesday, Nov. 6. Islander Photo: Courtesy Susan Tabicman

Holmes Beach polls open for primary

A sign on primary day directs voters to precinct 305 at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Holmes Beach resident and incumbent Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore beat James Satcher in the at-large district Republican primary. Whitmore got 21,274 votes to Satcher’s 16,979. Islander Photo: Jennifer Glenfield

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Manatee County election official Dave Stewart waits to greet voters at the 100-foot line Aug. 28 outside precinct 305 at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Stewart said the precinct saw a “slow trickle” of voters on primary day and, by 5:30 p.m., had seen around 150 voters. The Holmes Beach electorate is split into two precincts, the other being at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Islander Photo: Jennifer Glenfield

the responsibility is mine.” In an Aug. 20 letter to Vincent, which included the signed consent order for the complaint, FEC executive director Amy McKeever Toman wrote, “The commission appreciates your cooperation and now considers this case closed. I would like to add my appreciation for the cooperative manner in which this case was resolved.” The FEC concluded CNOBB “failed to file a timely statement of organization,” and stipulated a $150 penalty, which Vincent paid by cashier’s check.

Rain check for fundraiser planned by HB candidate

An Aug. 25 fundraiser organized for Holmes Beach mayoral candidate Joshua Linney was a “wash,” said the candidate. Linney cited the weather — an afternoon storm — for the event’s low turnout which totaled about a dozen people, about half of them residents of Holmes Beach, said Linney. The event was promoted by Linney as a meet-andgreet at a private home with an artwork giveaway to the highest donor of the evening. Linney said Aug. 28 the giveaway was postponed because of low attendance. While donations could be silent during the event, no campaign donation can remain silent. Florida law requires candidates to file monthly reports, disclosing contributions of any amount, who gave money as well as where it is spent. Linney told The Islander Aug. 14 he’d decided against the art prize after learning it could be “forbidden fundraising.” Linney said he’d spoken to Manatee County deputy supervisor of elections Sharon Stief, but Stief said Aug. 15 she hadn’t spoken to Linney about the raffle fundraiser. For a donation of artwork to the campaign, Stief said it must be valued by the donor and reported by the candidate as a donation. Linney told The Islander Aug. 28 that he plans to hold more meet-and-greets, including one at the end of September and another at the end of October, leading up to the Nov. 6 ballot where he faces off against Commissioner Judy Titsworth. Campaign reports are due Sept. 7 for donations and expenditures between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31. — Jennifer Glenfield West Manatee Fire Rescue Sept. 11, 6 p.m., commission, budget hearing. Sept. 18, 6 p.m., commission. WMFR administration building, 6417 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, wmfr.org.

Anna Maria City Sept. 11, 4 p.m., planning and zoning. Sept. 13, 6 p.m., commission. Sept. 27, 6 p.m., commission. Oct. 9, 4 p.m., planning and zoning. Manatee County Oct. 11, 6 p.m., commission. Sept. 6, 9 a.m., commission (land use). Oct. 25, 6 p.m., commission. Sept. 11, 9 a.m., commission. Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941Sept. 11, 6 p.m., commission, budget hearing. 708-6130, cityofannamaria.com. Sept. 18, 9 a.m., commission. Sept. 18, 6 p.m., commission, budget hearing. Bradenton Beach Sept. 27, 9 a.m., county commission (land Sept. 6, 5:05 p.m., CRA, budget hearing. use). Sept. 6, 5:25 p.m., commission, budget hearAdministration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., ing. Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org. Sept. 13, 5:05 p.m., CRA, budget hearing. Sept. 13, 5:25 p.m., commission, budget hear- Of interest ing. Sept. 10, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planning Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., Organization, Anna Maria City Hall. 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org. Sept. 24, 9:30 a.m., MPO board, Holiday Inn, 8009 15th St. E., Sarasota. Holmes Beach Sept. 25, 4 p.m., Council of Governments, BraSept. 5, 6 p.m., planning. denton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., PalSept. 12, 10 a.m., code enforcement magis- metto. trate. Oct. 22, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planning Sept. 13, 6 p.m., commission. Organization, Anna Maria City Hall. Sept. 25, 6 p.m., commission. Nov. 6 is Election Day, polls open 7 a.m.-7 Sept. 27, 6 p.m., commission. p.m. Oct. 10, 10 a.m., parks and beautification. Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, Send notices to calendar@islander.org and 941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org. news@islander.org.

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the district — for the CRA district. City budgets are assimilated in an ordinance that requires two public hearings and two votes. The first public hearing for the 2018-19 community redevelopment agency budget will be at 5:05 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. The initial hearing for the city budget will follow at 5:30 p.m., also at city hall. The final hearings for the 2018-19 CRA and city budgets will be at 5:05 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, and 5:30 p.m. at city hall.

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach’s proposed spending plans will be considered at hearings for the public by the city commission and community redevelopment agency Sept. 6. Mayor John Chappie, as head of the city, proposed the same tax rate as the current year, 2.3329 mills, and the commission unanimously voted July 10 for the rate. Bicycles await riders in a docking station similar to Millage is $1 per $1,000 of assessed property AM, HB commissions one proposed for a share-ride business in Holmes value. At 2.3329 mills, the ad valorem tax on a propset budget hearings Beach. Islander Photo: Courtesy Mobile Muttley erty valued at $600,000 will be $1,398. Anna Maria’s first public hearing for its State law defines a tax increase as anything over 2018-19 budget will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the rollback rate. Sept. 13, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive. To avoid raising property taxes, the city would Anna Maria’s final public hearing and vote will need to adopt the 2.1581 rollback rate — the millage be 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, also at city hall. needed to produce the same revenue as the current By Jennifer Glenfield Holmes Beach’s first public hearing for its budget year. Islander Reporter 2018-19 budget will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Based on the revenue and spending plan approved Business catering to tourism on Anna Maria Island Sept. 13, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive. by the commission, the city will be enacting an 8.10 appears to be on the up swing. Holmes Beach’s final public hearing and vote At least one enterprising duo hopes to cash in percent tax increase. will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, also at city hall. CRA funds come from ad valorem taxes collected locally on a nationwide trend in bike-shares. “I think it’s a great idea and I’m not surprised to by the county — not assessed on property owners in see a company here asking for it,” said Holmes Beach WMFR holds hearing for 2018-19 budget city attorney Patricia Petruff at the Aug. 23 city meetRevenues 2017-18 YE Projections 2018-19 Budget By Ryan Paice ing. Tax Receipts $7,002,562.97 $7,121,512 Islander Reporter Tracy Thrall of Bradenton told commissioners he $77,750 $60,000 West Manatee Fire Rescue is close to finalizing its Interest and business partner Tom Pechous of Holmes Beach Reimbursement $491,964 $253,067 fi nancial goals for the new year. are not asking for money. $7,582,964 $7,954,579 WMFR commissioners held a first reading of the Total Revenue He said they’re locals, and they think a homegrown bike-share program would avoid some of the pitfalls proposed 2018-19 fiscal year budget Aug. 21, as well Expenses 2017-18 YE Projections 2018-19 Budget associated with larger, venture capitalist-funded start- as detailed year-end estimates for the 2017-18 fiscal Wages and Benefits $5,601,848 $6,102,451.74 year, which ends Sept. 30. ups. Maintenance $135,890 $147,000 The new budget showed less than 1 percent reve- Insurance “I’ve been giving the mayor information for $69,420.33 $72,000 months because it’s an issue that’s exploding,” said nue growth based on trends in residential development Training $47,500 $76,500 — the district is reaching full build-out, according to Office Expenses Petruff to commissioners. $9,587.52 $12,250 Both Petruff and Thrall stressed to commissioners Administrative Battalion Chief Ben Rigney. Supplies $59,000 $64,500 $120,000 $121,000 WMFR commissioners voted in April to increase Utilities that bike-share programs are coming, it’s just a matter $14,019.97 $12,500 the non-ad valorem assessment rate by 2 percent, Fire Prevention of when. $446,534.83 $463,145.36 Thrall said supporting a local company would resulting in a $118,949.03 rise in tax receipt revenue Special Services Miscellaneous $15,095.89 $16,975.90 make regulating the business easier and could head for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Capital Outlay $161,811.37 $480,000 Tax receipts account for $7,121,512, or 89.5 peroff problems before they occur. He noted a prevalent Debt Service $679,799.51 $355,756 problem with the app-based businesses occurs when cent, of the total revenue expected for 2018-19. Total Expenses $7,360,507.12 $7,924,079 Total revenue is expected to increase from bikes are abandoned by users in dangerous or incon$7,582,964 to $7,954,579, partly due to the budgeted venient places. future acquisition. Thrall and Pechous have a company, Mobile Mut- use of $480,000 in assigned reserve funds. The budget accounts for $480,000 in capital outlay WMFR will enter the new fiscal year with tley, that operates through a smartphone app. The user logs in to his or her app and unlocks the bike from its $5,946,179 in reserves — $4,425,000 assigned and expenses, including money for the replacement of two vehicles. docking station. The app charges the rider the agreed $787,923 unassigned. Rigney said the budget for capital outlay will have Contingency funds make up $2,500,000 of the upon fee, and the bike is returned to a docking station to be modified when the district’s administrative buildassigned reserves. to close out the transaction. According to Chief Tom Sousa, the district has ing is sold. Money might be needed to fix up the buildThe Mobile Muttley team proposed seven docking station locations — some on city-owned property higher contingency funds than most due to servicing ing before leaving, or to set up the new building. The administrative building, 6417 Third Ave. W., and rights-of-way, including the Island Library and the a barrier island that could be hit harder by hurricanes Bradenton, is under contract for sale to Oasis Middle Manatee Public Beach, as well as some of the island than mainland districts. Additionally, assigned reserves were increased by School in December. The district has yet to decide on trolley stops in Holmes Beach. Commissioner Rick Hurst said he thought putting $250,000 for vehicle replacement in 2018-19. Rigney a new building to move into. Commissioners will vote on the budget at 6 p.m. the docking stations in rights of way could become a said the district wants to purchase a new fire engine “free for all” for other businesses that might want to with the money instead of relying on debt service for Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 6417 Third Ave. W., Bradenton. use the space. Judge denies county bid to void Bradenton Beach resolution Petruff agreed leasing public spaces could be probChalk up a court win for developer Shawn Kaleta erties — 112 11th St. S.; 114 11th St. S.; and 116 11th lematic. Commission Chair Judy Titsworth said if the com- and the city of Bradenton Beach over Manatee Coun- St. S. The clay sewer main also runs under some condopany worked with island businesses and placed the ty’s pursuit of a sewer line easement. Twelfth Circuit Judge Lon Arend, ruling Aug. 21, minium units with multiple owners, but only the three docking stations on private property, the agreements would stay between business owners. However, it denied a county motion for a partial summary judg- Kaleta entities were named in the suit. At an Aug. 9 hearing, the county contended the could require site plan amendment approvals for some ment based on the imprecise wording of a 2001 city resolution. city misidentified the street’s name and failed to meet commercial properties. The resolution was thought to have abandoned city a condition in the resolution to deed back public utilPetruff suggested commissioners put the issue on plans for an undeveloped portion of Bay Shore Drive ity easements. The city and Kaleta attorneys argued a work session agenda. “It’s already in a lot of big cities in Florida. It and increased the frontage of about 35 lots adjacent to against ruling on technicalities. The city and Kaleta attorneys also argued for would be helpful if every one of the three communi- Sarasota Bay from Fifth to 11th streets south. The county sued in August 2017, seeking an easeowners of other properties to be notified of the suit. ties figured it out and were all doing the same thing,” In another court move Aug. 22, the county subsaid Petruff, referring to Anna Maria and Bradenton ment to prevent damage to a 40-year-old gravity sewer pipe buried 10 feet under three Kaleta-affiliated prop- poenaed Kaleta attorney Louis Najmy, seeking all Beach. documents in his possession relating to three Kaleta properties. Signature ISLANDER gifts Najmy said Aug. 29 he plans to comply with the NEW! Mugs, $10 each. All-cotton AMI tote bags, $5. Plus white and tie-dye subpoena but is evaluating his response and what might “More-Than-a-Mullet-Wrapper” T-shirts, $10-$15, and AMI stickers, $2. Come be overly broad or burdensome. shop at 3218 E. 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By appointment only. Through Oct. 19, the Cortez Cultural Center will suspend its regular Friday and Saturday hours. The repository for historical accounts, photos and genealogy about the people who settled the village in the late 1890s is operated by the Cortez Village Historical Society at 11655 Cortez Road W., Cortez. President Kaye Bell said the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closure coincides with a closure at the Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W.. Bell said she would open the cultural center by request. Also, the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage boatworks on the FISH Preserve property in the 11600 block of Cortez Road, which has been closed since May, is expected to reopen by November. To make appointments for the cultural center, call Bell at 941-538-0945.

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Mark Caputo serves hot dogs to Labor Day picnickers, including Chester Bell, Cortez friends put on a picnic and share stories Sept. 1 on the back porch at the shucking an ear of grilled corn, and Jane von Hahmann and Ardith Black in the Cortez Cultural Center in honor of their years of work and the Labor Day week- backyard at the Cortez Cultural Center. The center is operated by the Cortez Village Historical Society in a cottage at 11655 Cortez Road W. end. Islander Photos: Kathy Prucnell

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Turning 101 Sept. 10, Carmen Hernandez, front seat, tours the island Sept. 1 with friends and family, Margarita Carbojal of Cuba, Debbie Garcia of Holmes Beach, Lourdes Cosme of Brandon and Veimery Caleres of Holmes Beach. They paused for a photo at the canal along the 6600 block of Marina Drive in Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

Police patrol beaches on holiday Holmes Beach Police Officers Jason Higgins, left, and Mike Walker patrol the parking lot Sept. 1 at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, finding no crowds and no crime. Sept. 2, however, was a different story, with a business break-in and arrest.

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Bradenton Beach Police Officer John Tsakiri parks his patrol truck Sept. 1 at Coquina Park and compares Saturday over the Labor Day weekend to prior years, saying the parking lot was always packed in the past. Islander Photos: Kathy Prucnell

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Emergency planners pitch post-Irma preparedness

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter A year after Hurricane Irma hit the state, Manatee County has a few messages — but no new evacuation plans or shelter provisions. While there are few changes post-Irma, except a decision not to open shelters “all at the same time,” there is renewed stress on an old public message, according to Sherilyn Burris, Manatee County chief of emergency management. The message: Don’t go to a government shelter, unless you have nowhere else to go. “On the islands, we’re not sheltering anyone in place. We don’t want anyone to stay — at all,” Burris said. That gives people living on Anna Maria Island little choice but to leave when the evacuation order is announced. And Burris recommended people evacuate up to 10 or so miles away, reserve lodging or make arrangements to stay with friends or family — or, if you’re going farther, plan to leave earlier and stay until traffic subsides. There are apps to assist evacuations, she said, such as AirBnb, Waze and GasBuddy. AirBnb ran a 2017 promotion in hurricane-stricken areas that opened up no-cost temporary accommodations for people displaced by Irma, Harvey and Maria. Waze will map out shelters, as well as traffic issues. GasBuddy will give real-time fuel prices where gas can be found. For the past 20 years, Burris said the county’s evacuation plan has been based on zones A-E, with the “A-zone,” island and coastal areas the first to evacuate.

Sherilyn Burris, chief of Manatee County Emergency Management, explains county plans for disasters Aug. 29 at the Emergency Operating Center, 2101 47th Terrace E., Bradenton. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell The county provides transportation to shelters if needed but, she added, people must leave on the county’s schedule. For sheltering, Burris said the county opens schools that provide floor space to sleep, bathrooms and air conditioning. Cots are not provided because they are costly, uncomfortable and can’t be stored easily, she said. Burris recommended people bring air mattresses — but warned a floor is “probably not where you want your grandmother to sleep.” The county shelter and staffing plans are based on Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council surveys and forecasts. With Irma, however, Burris acknowledged the

Pier gone, sea turtle stakes a claim…

A loggerhead sea turtle nest is marked Aug. 28 with stakes and ribbon near the former landing for the historic Anna Maria City Pier, 101 Bay Blvd., in Anna Maria. The nest was documented by AMITW volunteers July 6 and, as of Aug. 31, had not hatched. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

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If it’s time for you to get active and improve your fitness level, then it’s time to head over to the south end of Bradenton Beach. Twenty fitness stations stand ready along the Coquina Beach Trail at the south end of the city. In December 2017, the Manatee Board of County Commissioners approved Bradenton Beach’s request for the equipment, not to exceed $15,000. In May 2017, the city commission approved a resolution and then-Mayor Bill Shearon requested the county fund the fitness equipment, which had previously been researched and recommended by the Scenic WAVES Partnership Committee. Tjet Martin, former Bradenton Beach Scenic WAVES Partnership Committee chair, checks out one of 20 new fitness stations Aug. 31 recently installed along the Coquina Beach Trail in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

planning proved inadequate as 25,000 people flooded local shelters. Only 5,000 people were predicted. Hurricane Harvey’s devastation in Texas and Louisiana less than a month before Irma may have contributed to the number of people who chose the government shelters, Burris said. Her advice: Have a plan. Learn from the past. Be flexible. “The farther you need to go for your personal plans the sooner you need to leave,” she added. Also, know your home. “Just be very aware of how close trees are to your home,” Burris said, advising trimming and, if needed, removal of trees likely to fall. Also, she recommended calling Florida Power and Light to fix power lines and poles that appear inadequate. “And insurance, insurance, insurance — hurricane and flood insurance. Having both is super-smart,” Burris said. A public hotline for insurance questions is 1-877-MYFLCFO. “If you’ve been through one hurricane, you’ve been through one hurricane,” Burris said. “Hurricane Irma was a good experience for a lot of folks. It was a bad experience for a lot of folks. But the next one that comes is always different.” Hurricane season hits its peak this month, but October storms have included: Wilma in 2005, Sandy in 2012 and Matthew in 2004 and 2016. For good measure, the county will ride the wave of emergency management blitzes in September. A Day of Action will be proclaimed Sept. 15 by the Board of County Commissioners in Manatee County to start people talking about disaster preparedness, microchipping pets and signing up for Pulsepoint, a phone app to locate automated external defibrillators in Manatee County. Also, September is National Preparedness Month. National Preparedness Day is Sept. 11. For more information, go online at www.mymanatee.org.

The resolution was required by an interlocal agreement between the three island municipalities to obtain funding from the county’s beach concession revenue. The stations include pictographs, which show how to properly use the exercise equipment. Tjet Martin, former WAVES chair, who spearheaded the project, said she had seen similar equipment along a trail on a visit to Hawaii about 10 years ago, and thought it would be a nice amenity for the trail in Bradenton Beach. “I just thought it would be a great addition to our community,” Martin said Aug. 30. “I’m thrilled.” — ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter When in doubt, seek professional help. That’s what Anna Maria commissioners did at an Aug. 31 special commission meeting called to discuss changes to the city’s landscape ordinance. The consulted with an arborist. City code calls for at least six native trees with a minimum of three species for every platted lot or parcel, a requirement commissioners said is not practical for some properties. Commissioners invited Michelle Atkinson, program coordinator for the University of Florida and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Florida-Friendly Landscaping for Manatee County for input. During the meeting, commissioners agreed the city should amend the requirement to five Florida-friendly trees with at least three canopy or understory species and a minimum of one canopy tree. Commissioners agreed to change the wording of the ordinance, replacing “native” with “Floridafriendly.” Native trees are species that have grown in the area or ecosystem since before European colonization. The Florida-Friendly Landscaping program aims to put the right tree in the right place, according to Atkinson. She said a tree that is appropriate for Key West might not be the best choice for Anna Maria, for example. Commissioners also agreed to allow property owners to replace a tree with a palm tree, which is not allowed in the current regulations. Additionally, commissioners agreed the requirement of 10 percent of a platted lot or parcel for commercial buildings should also apply to residences. No date was given for a first public hearing and vote on the ordinance.

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The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following notices for the week of Aug. 27: State Road 64/Manatee Avenue at the Anna Maria Island Drawbridge: Crews will be working on the bridge. Expect nighttime/overnight east and westbound intermittent lane closures 9 p.m.-5 a.m. Sept. 16-20. State Road 64/Manatee Avenue on Perico Island, from Martinique Drive to 107th Court West: Crews are improving drainage, constructing sidewalk and bicycle lanes and installing new signing and pavement markings. Work occurs off the roadway and does not require lane closures. Expected completion is in the fall. Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach: Crews are installing a force main in the southbound lanes of Gulf Drive between Ninth Street North and Cortez Road, to proceed eastward down the Cortez Road bridge embankment. A northbound and southbound lane will remain open. Expected completion is mid-September. Avenue C in Bradenton Beach: Road work continues on Avenue C between Gulf Drive and 26th Street North and on 26th Street North from Avenue C to Gulf Drive. Palm Drive in Holmes Beach: Pipe installation continues at Palm Drive and 82nd Street, moving northward on Palm Boulevard. For more information about the pipeline project, go online to amipipereplacement.com. For the latest road watch information, go online to www.fl511.com or dial 511.

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By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter It’s the 70th season for the Island Players, and the community theater group is kicking it off with Agatha Christie’s “The Unexpected Guest.” Performances will be Sept. 20-30. In this classic murder mystery, a stranger, a murdered man, a web of lies, family secrets and chilling motives play roles. An invitation-only Champagne reception will be held opening night, Thursday, Sept. 20, before the 8 p.m. performance directed by Heiko Knipfelberg. “Baggage” by Sam Bobrick will run Nov. 8-18. Accidently swapped luggage makes for an unlikely friendship between two difficult, lonely singles. Auditions for the production will be Sunday, Sept. 23. Paul Rudnick’s “I Hate Hamlet” will begin the new year, with performances Jan. 10-27, 2019. An actor’s girlfriend wants him to play Hamlet in New York’s Central Park, but his agent wants him across the country in Los Angeles for a television series. Enter the ghost of John Barrymore — famous for portraying Hamlet among other roles — with supernatural guidance about art, fame, success and women. Auditions for “I Hate Hamlet” will be Sunday, Nov. 11. The French farce “A Flea in Her Ear” deals with

mischief, mistaken identifies and inklings of adultery. The play by Georges Feydeau was adapted by David Ives. Raymonde believes her husband has been unfaithful and sets about to catch him at a nearby hotel known for extramarital hanky-panky. Then chaos ensues. The run will be March 7-24, 2019, with auditions scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 13. “Present Laughter,” a British comedy by Noel Coward, concludes the Island Players’ season, with performances May 2-12. Trysts and twists drive this play about a matinee idol, his large ego and large libido and those in his inner circles. Auditions for “Present Laughter” will be Sunday, March 10. The Island Players was founded in 1949. Performances are at 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, at one of the oldest theaters in the area. The Island Players also is the oldest community theater in Manatee County. Performances will be 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The theater will remain dark Mondays. The box office will open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. MondaySaturday, beginning 10 days before the opening of each performance. The box office also will open one hour before each show for will call and sales. Also, season tickets are available. For more information, call 941-778-5755 or visit the website at theislandplayers.org.

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Ed Straight, president of Wildlife Inc. Rescue and Rehabilitation, left, receives a rescued fawn — delivered Aug. 21 by Luke Cantu of Hardee County. The fawn was orphaned and Cantu was instructed to bring it from Hardee County to the facility in Bradenton Beach. “We just released five fawns that had been with us three months. So this was a surprise,” Straight said. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes LEFT: Five fawns, orphaned and then rescued by Wildlife Inc. Rescue and Rehabilitation in May, were released Aug. 15 to a deer preserve in central Florida. Islander Photo: Courtesy Wildlife Inc. A group from the AME K-Kids Club promotes the collection of paper towels and Pedialyte to benefit Wildlife Inc. in its efforts to care for birds harmed by red tide. Islander Photo: Courtesy AME/Susan Tabicman

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The K-Kids Club at Anna Maria Elementary joined an effort to combat harm caused by red tide. The club of fifth-graders sponsored a fundraiser, asking for paper towels, Pedialyte, pet store gift cards and money to support Wildlife Inc. and its effort to care for birds harmed by red tide. Wildlife Inc. is a home-based wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility in Bradenton Beach. A drop-off bin was placed near the school entry, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. There also was a collection jar for cash and gift cards at the front desk. The collection was set to end Sept. 4.

According to Ed Straight, president of Wildlife Inc., birds will initially avoid eating dead fish. But, as red tide continues and birds grow desperate for live food, they might eat fish poisoned by the harmful algal bloom. As of Aug. 29, Straight said the volunteer-based nonprofit had cared for 15 birds sickened from red tide. For more information about Wildlife Inc., or to report a sick or injured animal, call Wildlife Inc. at 941-778-6324. — Ryan Paice Satisfaction Guaranteed!

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At Anna Maria City Pier, every plank had a story By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter If Anna Maria had a memory lane, it would be the 1,000 engraved planks that made up the 678-foot Historic Anna Maria City Pier walkway. The planks were removed before the demolition of the walkway began July 20, with 750 left to construct memorial fences at the City Pier Park, 101 N. Bay Blvd., and at the Anna Maria Historical Society Museum, 402 Pine Ave., both in Anna Maria. There were 250 planks requested and returned to those who sponsored them. As of Aug. 9, 194 of the requested planks had been retrieved from city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Any remainder will be used in the fences. With the pier gone, the planks and their inscriptions no longer guide people on the walkway to the T-end of the pier on Tampa Bay. Some planks bore declarations of love: “Marian Loves Pat! XOXO.” Many read as tributes to the island: “Maggie & Penni Love AMI.” Others honored those who died: “IN MEMORIUM: John “Judge” Merrigan. In our hearts always.” The engravings ranged from somber, “John Hinerwadel…loved…lost…remembered,” to humorous “In loving memory of crabby bastard Bill Read.” One plank read, “The Island Rockers – EthanBrandon- Lexi- Abbey,” commemorating a young musical group. “It was a fun experience,” the Rockers’ lead singer Lexi Achor said July 5. “And I enjoyed being recognized by locals and performing for people who would come to events just to see us play.” When Joanie Shymanski Mills bought the engraved plank for the Island Rockers in 2010, the band of preteens was playing such venues as the 2010 annual NKF Pro-Am Surfing Festival in Cocoa Beach and an under21 2011 Battle of the Bands competition at the PAL Sailor Circus Arena in Sarasota. The band also performed at the city pier centennial party — put on by The Islander newspaper — in May 2011 in the pier parking lot atop the Anna Maria Island

The Island Rockers — featuring Scott Achor, left, lead singer Lexi Achor, 14, drummer Ethan Bertrand, 10, bassist Abbey Achor, 10, and rhythm guitarist Brandon Mills, 10 — perform May 22, 2011, in the parking lot of the Pittsburgh Pirates stadium, then-McKechnie Field, in Bradenton. Islander Photo: Courtesy Joanie Shymanski Mills Privateers ship, the Skullywag. The Rockers consisted of Scott “Mr. A” Achor’s Island Rock School students, including, in 2010, Ethan Bertrand, 9, on drums, rhythm guitarist Brandon Mills, 10, lead guitarist Jacob Castro, 8, and Mr. A’s daughters, Lexi, 13, and Abbey, 9, on bass. “Mr. A” often sat in with the band. The group disbanded six years ago and the Rockers went their separate ways. Now most of the young musicians are beginning college. The pier closed in September 2017 after Hurricane Irma left it damaged. It was demolished over the summer and now, after more than half a decade in the sun, the Rockers’ plank has a new purpose. Mills retrieved the plank from Anna Maria City Hall July 10 and plans to make it into a bench. “I was so proud of all they had accomplished. I wanted them to be remembered as a special part of island history,” Mills said July 10. “I think the experience gave these kids such a great boost of self-confidence and personal growth.” Jacob Castro, the lead guitarist, left to pursue solo work soon after the Achor sisters joined the band in 2010. He is now 16 and balancing a career, a booking agent and manager, while completing high school early

The Islander Rockers perform at the Anna Maria City Pier centennial party — put on by The Islander newspaper — in May 2011 in the pier parking lot atop the Anna Maria Island Privateers ship, the Skullywag. Islander File Photo

so he can set off on the road playing music. He bought his first guitar when he was six and has been playing music since. His band, Jacob Castro, will perform Sept. 14 at the Boom Days Festival in Fort Payne, Alabama. Ethan Bertrand, 17, is attending Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, majoring in neuroscience. He still plays several instruments, including the cello, for fun. Brandon Mills, 18, is attending State College of Florida this fall and works part-time in Holmes Beach. While he no longer plays much music, he met Ethan through the band and they remain friends. Four years ago, the Achor family returned to California — where Lexi was born. Abbey, 17, is a senior in high school, and Lexi, 21, is studying marine biology at Santa Rosa College in California. She remembers the band fondly. “It ended, I feel, because we were all very young and didn’t appreciate it enough to deal with the hard work,” Lexi said July 5. “Looking back at it now, I think it was a really special experience and I’m glad we were a part of it.” Now, the memories and the plank’s inscription will be cherished by the Mills family. “That era and those kids playing in that band were some of the funniest times I’ve ever had,” Joanie Mills said. “Watching those kids perform onstage the way they did at their age was phenomenal. “They were an island sensation.”

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Generations keep returning to Anna Maria Island

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter When the first members of the Carlisle family arrived on Anna Maria Island in the early 1950s, the island was sparsely populated. There were a few stores, some homes, little motels, the pier on the north end, sandy roads. Paul and Noreen Carlisle didn’t seem to care. They had ventured to Florida after he retired from DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware. They were contemplating their future and took a road trip. According to the Carlisle family, a chance conversation in Bradenton sent the couple across the old wooden bridge in Cortez to Anna Maria Island. That was almost 75 years ago. Today, their offspring are still crossing the waterway to AMI. Soon after the Carlisles came to the island so long ago, they purchased the newly built Anna Maria Motel

and made the island their forever home. Paul served as mayor in Anna Maria. The Carlisle children later came to live on the island and, after Paul’s death, when her mother turned 90, daughter Meg Chapman took over the day-to-day operations of the motel. The family sold the motel in the late 1980s, but Meg Chapman stayed on in Anna Maria. She had four children, who still trek back and forth from their homes to the island. Daughter Sherry Chapman Grizzel brought son Brandon to Anna Maria in 1981 as an infant, and Brandon, now 37, has done the same with his new son, Owen. Four generations of Carlisle family members recently gathered on the island for a celebration to introduce the family matriarch Margaret “Meg” Chapman to her two newest great-grandchildren and cel-

ebrate grandson Brandon Grizzel’s 37th birthday. Chapman, now 94, met great-great grandchildren Owen and Lily at her North Shore home not far from the little motel that originally housed her family on Anna Maria Island. “We come a couple of times a year,” Ralph Grizzel said. “We brought the kids when they were young and now they are bringing their own kids here. Anna Maria Island truly is our second home.” Soon, another generation of Carlisle offspring will be building sandcastles here.

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The Grizzels and Chapmans: Colleen Grizzel, back left, baby Lily, Sean Grizzel, Brandon Grizzel, baby Owen and Michele Grizzel. Front row from left: Ralph Grizzel, Margaret “Meg” Chapman and Sherry Chapman Grizzel. The family gathered in Anna Maria to introduce the great-grandchildren to the family matriarch in July, and to celebrate Brandon Grizzel’s 37th birthday.

RIGHT: Margaret “Meg” Chapman, left, Sherry Chapman Grizzel, baby Brandon Grizzel and Noreen Carlisle relax in the shade in 1981 at the Anna Maria Motel. This is the first photograph of four generations of the Carlisle family, the motel owners. Islander Photos: Courtesy Ralph Grizzel

Roser hosts musicians in September

Roser Memorial Community Church will host special music programs during 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. worship services in September. The plans include a piano/organ duet by Phyllis O’Keef and Kristen Stanton at 8:30 a.m. in the chapel Sunday, Sept. 9, and a 10 a.m. performance by the Roser Chancel Choir in the sanctuary. Sunday, Sept. 16, the Island Praise jazz quartet will perform at 8:30 a.m. and Sunday, Sept. 23, the Roser Ringers Handbell Quartet performs at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. The Sunday, Sept. 30, performances at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. will feature the Crowell Family.

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Chef Vincenzo “Vinny” Esposito, owner of Vinny’s Italian Kitchen in Anna Maria, is visiting Italy — including the town of Bagnaia in the province of Viterb, where he was born. He writes to The Islander, “Half of the town is my family on my mother’s side, with many good and great memories. Esposito said he was born in the castle behind him in asmall attic room called “legnara, ” where wood for the fireplace was being stored when he visited. “The food is great. The wine is superb. And the people are warm and friendly. That’s amore,” he wrote by email from Italy.

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To flee or not to flee?: The question posed by Irma

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter As Hurricane Irma churned in the Caribbean Sept. 6-7, 2017, decisions were being made by millions of Floridians: To Flee? Or to stay put? Those who fled by autos found themselves in one of the largest traffic jams in U.S. history. Gridlock stretched from Miami to the Georgia border. Stop-andgo northbound traffic crept for miles and snaked past Atlanta. For those caught up in the jam, finding gas became imperative, as stations ran dry. Back roads proved fruitful for fuel for a time, with small-town stations filling vehicles in lines that stretched for blocks or sometimes miles. Many motorists exited along Interstate-75 North, trying to gain even a few miles of northbound progress. The found gas was a bonus but, before long, even supplies at the most remote stations were depleted. Google Maps estimates the normal drive time to Atlanta from Anna Maria Island is 7 hours, 49 minutes. On Sept. 7, 2017, the journey took more than 16 hours. I know because I was sitting in the line of cars on I-75 with a cooler of snacks and my 8-year-old cat, “Fifty,” in a carrier. The exodus from Hurricane Irma’s shifting path included what authorities have calculated were an estimated 6.5 million people, including drivers, airline passengers and some using other modes of transportation such as buses or trains. Hurricane watches and warnings covering the East coast of Florida, the west coast and the Florida Keys were issued Sept. 7. Also, by Sept. 7, the traffic jam stretched from Miami to the Tennessee border at Chattanooga — some 780 miles long — in what CNN called “near-standstill” conditions. Irma had broken records before it ever approached Florida — first on a path projected to take it near the west coast and then, in a shift, directly into the MiamiDade area. Irma was the strongest storm on record in the Atlantic. Sustained winds lasted 37 hours, the longest a tropical cyclone had ever maintained winds that strong. And, it spent 3.25 days as a Category 5

Standstill traffic clogs northbound Interstate-75 in Sumter County — about 100 miles north of Manatee County as residents flee from oncoming Hurricane Irma. The storm made landfall in the Florida Keys early Sept. 10, 2017. Islander Photo: Courtesy SaintPetersBlog.com

hurricane, the longest in the satellite era of tracking. Barreling off Africa as a Cape Verde storm Aug. 30, Irma became a Category 3 storm 24 hours after it formed. Floridians kept a close watch on the powerful, near-perfect hurricane as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean, ravaged Caribbean islands and made landfall in Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane Sept. 6. From satellite view, the storm looked a lot like Katrina. Florida’s coastal residents grew concerned. Plywood flew off the shelves and bottled water became scarce. Islanders were staying, then going. Minds were changing faster than the National Hurricane Center’s projected path — stay put or take leave. Before Irma hit the mainland, more than 6 million Floridians were ordered to evacuate. A record 6.5 million Floridians chose to leave, sparking the largest evacuation in the state’s history. The storm’s cone of uncertainty — the National Hurricane Center jargon for possible paths — covered the entire state. I-75 in the west and Interstate-95 on the east coast were jammed, as was the Florida Turnpike. Most people fled north, since landfall was uncertain on either coast. Use of the left shoulder as a traffic lane was allowed on I-75 northbound from the turnpike terminus at Wildwood to the Georgia line. Tolls were deacti-

vated. Highway patrol vehicles escorted fuel trucks. Some evacuees ran out of gas waiting in the traffic. Others just pulled over and parked on the roadside to wait out the massive jam. Sixteen hours and 10 minutes after leaving my Palma Sola area home Sept. 7, I reached my destination in Atlanta. I still saw lines of headlights in my eyes. I spent the next few days watching the Weather Channel, hearing updates as I tried to sleep and hoping my home would survive. Irma crossed the Florida Straits and made landfall Sept. 10 at Cudjoe Key as a Category 4 storm. It packed 130-mph winds as it hurled through the Keys. Later that day, Irma made another landfall near Marco Island. I watched with some relief. I watched as Anderson Cooper broadcasted live from my neighborhood. I talked on the phone with those left behind. My colleagues from Anna Maria Island took refuge in the home I fled because though not far from the coast is on higher ground than AMI. A power failure forced The Islander from its Holmes Beach office and my spare bedroom subbed as a workstation. I returned home Sept. 15. The drive back was better, just a little under eight hours. No jams, no honking, no hand motions, no empty gas pumps. I was happy, relieved and grateful to be home. So was my cat.

Native legend provides comfort in the storm to Tampa Bay residents By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter The wait for sandbags at G.T. Bray Park in West Bradenton was hours long Sept. 8, 2017. Marco Constra was among the hundreds of Manatee County residents waiting to bag sand to prevent flooding from Hurricane Irma at his home. Constra said he was in New York City when Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the Atlantic coast in late October 2012. “I’ve heard that there is some kind of Indian magic protecting us from storms here,” Constra said. “They say it makes us less likely to get hurricanes.” Little is known about the tribes that inhabited the southern shore of Tampa Bay — from the little Manatee River to Sarasota Bay — when the Narvaez and de Soto expeditions landed and made camp with the Indians at the Uzita chiefdom in the early 1500s. There is no record of indigenous people in the De Soto National Memorial in Bradenton commemorates the 1539 landing of the de Soto expedition in the Tampa Bay area. During certain times of year, visitors to the park can observe Camp Uzita, a living history camp, and reenactments of the de Soto expedition landing. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

area after the de Soto expedition. And historians agree those tribes likely were eradicated through exposure to germs carried by European explorers. However, the legend of the Uzita chiefdom lives on through local tales of Indian blessings protecting south Tampa Bay and the barrier islands — including Anna Maria Island — from the threat of powerful hurricanes. Matthew Woodside, director of exhibitions and chief curator for the South Florida Museum in Bradenton, said he has heard the legend, but the museum must base its understanding on science. “When it comes to the idea that at a certain time, a group of people put some type of spiritual protection on a place, that can’t be tested by the scientific method,” Woodside said. He said there was a devastating hurricane in 1921 that wiped out the village of Cortez, which is positioned in the same spot as a prehistoric habitation site,

about 1,000 years ago. “When there weren’t as many people to witness it, or as many structures to be destroyed, hurricanes also wouldn’t have been considered so ‘devastating,’” Woodside added. Paul Dellegatto, chief meteorologist for Fox TV-13 in Tampa, said he’s heard the legend and, while it is not based on fact, he appreciates the romance of local weather myths. “These little sayings become a nice part of our colorful history,” Dellegatto said. “However, all you have to do is look up the Tampa Bay Hurricane of 1921 to see what can happen here.” The hurricane Dellegatto refers to came into the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Tarpon Springs as a Category 3 hurricane. It brought a storm surge of 10-12 feet into Tampa Bay, close to 9 inches of rainfall and sustained 75-mph winds. “There are 10 times as many people here now as were here then,” Dellegatto said. “If that happened today, it would be a disaster of epic proportions.” By Sept. 10, 2017, the likelihood that Hurricane Irma would swing through Tampa Bay as a Cat 3 storm or higher had increased significantly. However, due to a slight turn, Irma stayed east of Manatee County, keeping Anna Maria Island on the “good side” of the storm. “If we ended up on the wrong side of the storm, we would be exposed to wind from the southwest, which would’ve been a catastrophe for us,” Dellegatto said. “It has happened here before.” Dellegatto said, as a scientist, he wouldn’t perpetuate a local legend as truth, but he appreciates the sentiment. “I don’t want to ruin the spirit of the myth,” Dellegatto said. “Even if it can’t be proven, these little sayings become an important part of the fabric of our area.”

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Cops & Court By Kathy Prucnell, Islander Reporter

2 arrested in Anna Maria home break-in

What began with a report of a burglary in progress in Anna Maria ended with a pair of arrests. William Peterson III, 25, who is listed as homeless from Lake Park, was arrested Aug. 13 for burglary. In connection with the same incident, Tiffany Concilus, 35, of Bradenton, was arrested for battery and criminal mischief. At about noon, a resident in the 200 block of Oak Avenue, although Concilus not at home, alerted the Manatee County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office that his surveillance camera showed a man wrap his hand in cloth, punch out the front glass door and remove two Sig Sauer pistols and an AR15 from the home. The video also showed a woman Peterson keying a Prius in the driveway. Holmes Beach Police Officer Mike Walker arrived and began speaking with the woman, who ran up to the victim and punched him in

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Anna Maria Aug. 24, 400 block of Spring Avenue, lost vehicle. Manatee County sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputies helped a man find a vehicle he lost the night before. It was found in a parking lot at 204 Spring Ave. Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO. Bradenton Beach Aug. 20, Runaway Bay condominiums, 1802 Gulf Drive N., theft. A woman went to the Bradenton Beach police station and reported her motorized bicycle stolen. It was valued at $1,850. Aug. 27, 26th Street and Avenue A, criminal mischief. Damage was reported to the window of a frontend loader. Aug. 28, 900 Gulf Drive, property damage. A construction company employee dropped a flag on a 2015 Toyota Camry traveling north, denting and scratching the vehicle. Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD. Cortez

the face. MCSO deputies Pete Papas and Steven Stewart arrested Peterson and Concilus, who were transported to the Manatee County jail. According to MCSO reports, Deputy Richard Snyder reported arresting Concilus twice Aug. 23 on allegations she violated a domestic relations order. MCSO suggested additional charges for Peterson while he was in jail, with probable cause affidavits adding grand theft of a firearm and a misdemeanor theft for a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purse. MCSO issued Peterson a notice to appear in court for the purse theft. Peterson was released from jail after posting $21,500 in bond. The court initially granted Concilusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; release from jail on a pretrial program, but after the Aug. 23 arrests, 12th Circuit Judge Edward Nicholas ordered her to return to jail without bond. Arraignments on the Peterson and Concilus cases are set for 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

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Cortez man arrested for pawning stolen jewelry

Pawned jewelry and a probation violation has landed a Cortez resident in jail. Mark Forrest Goodwin, 26, was arrested Aug. 24 by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office on warrants for pawning jewelry that investigators connected to a May 29 theft. Goodwin also was arrested for violating his 2017 probation — ordered in a December 2016 case involving a high-speed chase in Bradenton Beach that ended in a crash at the S-curve in the 2000 block of Gulf Goodwin Drive. His probation was extended in January after he was arrested for driving with his license suspended and attaching an unassigned license plate to a vehicle. The August arrest came after a St. Petersburg police detective linked Goodwin’s fingerprints to a case of a woman who reported missing jewelry to the St. Petersburg Police Department after movers helped her relocate there in May. She valued the jewelry at $36,500. The detective located a wedding band, bracelet and seven other items belonging to the woman at America’s Super Pawn, 5137 14th St. W., Bradenton, and transferred the case to a MCSO detective, who made the arrest. Goodwin is accused of pawning the jewelry for $2,500 in May and June. After his arrest, Goodwin was transported to the Manatee County jail and assigned $45,000 in bonds. He remained in custody Aug. 30. Goodwin’s arraignment is 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. The Islander welcomes news of the milestones in readers’ lives — weddings, anniversaries, births, travels and other events. Submit notices to news@islander.org.

Holmes Beach residents win vs. vacation rental owners

Two lawsuits in 12th Circuit Court embodying the divergent interests of rental property investors and residents in Holmes Beach saw a judge come down on the side of residents the last week in August. In both cases, 12th Circuit Judge Lon Arend Aug. 30 dismissed a count alleging residents Richard and Marjorie Motzer — backyard neighbors of plaintiffs/ owners Shawn and Jennifer Kaleta at 5501 Holmes Blvd. and 302 55th St.— interfered with the Kaletas’ renters. The ruling sent the Kaletas back to the legal drawing board with 10 days to replead the counts in the two cases. Before Arend’s ruling, the Kaletas dropped the only other count in both complaints. Those counts sought temporary injunctions against the Motzers based on an anti-stalking statute. The Kaletas filed the suits in April against the Motzers, citing Holmes Beach police call logs between April 2017 and December 2017 that show more than 20 noise complaints about the Holmes Boulevard property and 40 noise calls complaining of noise problems next door on 55th Street.

Arguing for the Motzers, attorney Anthony Manganiello III of Icard Merrill in Sarasota said the Kaletas did not allege facts supporting a protectible business interest, the anonymous calls couldn’t be attributed to his clients and “one and then two phone calls is not enough to rise to the level of unjustified interference.” Attorney Aaron Thomas of Najmy Thompson, representing the Kaletas, argued back, saying his clients’ complaints were sufficient based on the defendants’ unjustified calls made “to discourage and deter vacation renters from coming back.” The judge ultimately sided with the Motzers. After the hearing, Thomas had no comment about the judge’s decision or why the Kaletas dropped their stalking claims. Manganiello said his clients were “very happy” about the dismissal and they expect the Kaletas will amend their complaints. In a related suit, in which the Motzers ask for the city to enforce its noise ordinance, a hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave., W., Bradenton. Marjorie and Richard Motzer, left, watch the Aug. 30 proceeding in a courtroom at the Manatee County Judicial Center in Bradenton. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

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Flotillas of sea turtles hatch, nest excavations bring rewards

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Just-hatched sea turtles are leaving their nests almost daily on Anna Maria Island. Seeing the tiny hatchlings make their way into the world is the reward for a season of labor by volunteers. And you can take part. Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers are collecting data from the record-breaking number of hatched loggerhead nests on the island. As of Sept. 2, AMITW reported 340 hatched nests of 530 on Anna Maria Island in 2018, with about 27,341 hatchlings making their way to the Gulf of Mexico, a new record for hatchlings on the island. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, when a nest is determined hatched, AMITW volunteers wait 72 hours, then excavate or dig into the nest to determine how many eggs hatched, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hatch, or if there are dead or live hatchlings remaining in the nest. The nest data is shared with the FWC and Manatee County. Turtle watch then ensures the remaining live hatchlings make their way to the Gulf. Excavations usually take place just after sunrise, when the risk of dehydration or predation is lower for any hatchlings that may be discovered in the nest. The public is invited to observe nest excavations and talk with the volunteers about their work with sea turtles. Anna Dominic of Newfoundland, a province in Canada, saw a loggerhead nesting at sunset in 2017 on her ďŹ rst visit to the island. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been curious ever since. Dominic has attended excavations each day since Aug. 19, the date she arrived on AMI. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just learned so much,â&#x20AC;? she said Aug. 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s truly an amazing thing to be able to experience this.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is when we get to be scientists, working with raw data,â&#x20AC;? Suzi Fox, AMITW executive director, said Aug. 29. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love for people to watch and ask questions. They get to feel like scientists, too.â&#x20AC;? Fox suggested people visit AMITW on Facebook for information on future excavations. For more information about AMITW, contact Fox at suzilfox@gmail.com or 941-778-5638.

Nora Belcher, 2, of Kansas City, Missouri, keeps her eye on a hatchling Aug. 29, during a release on the beach near 33rd Street in Holmes Beach. Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

AMITW volunteer Annie Camp, left, releases three hatchlings Aug. 29, as young â&#x20AC;&#x153;ďŹ reďŹ ghterâ&#x20AC;?Ryman Bass, 1, of Kansas City, Missouri, observes near 33rd Street in Holmes Beach.

Cassie Bass of Kansas City, Missouri, said Aug. 29 she had been talking with turtle watch volunteers on the beach in the mornings and learning about nesting season on her ďŹ rst trip to the island. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been keeping us updated every morning when we see them on the beach,â&#x20AC;? Bass said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They let us know where they will be and what they are doing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really cool.â&#x20AC;? AMITW sea turtle stats as of Sept. 2: 530 nests, 546 false crawls, 340 hatched nests and about 27,341 hatchlings to the sea.

Warning: No dogs on beaches

Two hatchlings crawl on the beach Aug. 29 to the Gulf of Mexico on being released near 33rd Street in Holmes Beach. The majority of the hatchlings had left the nest days earlier, but these were found waiting when the nest was excavated by AMITW.

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A group gathers Aug. 29 to watch AMITW volunteers Mary Lechleidner, left, and Barb Riskay excavate a nest near 33rd Street in Holmes Beach.

The red tide outbreak in August led to quiet beaches, but that does not mean rules that prohibit dogs are relaxed. According to Suzi Fox, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director, evidence that three nests were dug into the week of Aug. 20 appeared to be from three different dogs, based on tracks. Two predations occurred in Holmes Beach and one was in Bradenton Beach. According to regulations in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach, dogs are not permitted on Anna Maria Island beaches. Fox said Aug. 30 that she had not seen this happen before in more than 30 years with turtle watch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is unacceptable,â&#x20AC;? Fox said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rules are there for a reason. Both to protect wildlife and people.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

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casts is Tides and Currents from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at tidesandcurrents. noaa.gov/hab. NOAA’s National Ocean Service also maintains a useful resource on “red tide in Florida and Texas” at oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/redtide-florida. Visitors will find twice weekly forecasts, details on the coordinated response to “prolonged Florida red tide,” data and news about bloom detection resources, basic information about HAB, a “what is red tide?” page and a “frequently asked questions” about the 2018 red tide event.: Here’s one question and answer: How long will this red tide last? Red tides can last as little as a few weeks or longer than a year. They can even subside and then reoccur. In 2005, for example, a bloom started off the coast of St. Petersburg in January and spread from there to Pensacola and Naples by October, persisting for the majority of the year. The duration of a bloom in nearshore Florida waters depends on physical and biological conditions that influence its growth and persistence, including sunlight, nutrients and salinity, as well as the speed and direction of wind and water currents. Researchers are watching oceanographic conditions in the region carefully and using forecasting tools similar to seasonal weather forecasts to predict how long this bloom will last. The NOAA page is a good place to test your knowledge of red tide. How many of the “frequently asked questions” can you answer? Better than 14 percent? 25 percent? 35 percent? Challenge yourself on The Islander’s Facebook page. Just look for our Red Tide Test.

By Lisa Neff

Netting ‘red tide’

A survey of 1,000 people in the United States conducted about a decade ago found 35 percent could name the six kids in “The Brady Bunch.” I named all six in birth order. The survey also found about 25 percent could name the seven ingredients in a Big Mac. I succeeded when I sang the jingle. The same survey found just 14 percent could name the Ten Commandments. I only could recite five. So, I understood when good friend Anna Cameron jumbled up her biblical references and told me recently that red tide appears in the Bible, in Neff the telling of God parting the Red Sea for Moses and his people. We both laughed when I replied, “Not that I’m saying it was red tide, but maybe you mean when Moses allegedly turned the Nile to blood.” “Oh yes, of course,” she replied, then admonished me for giving credit to Moses instead of God. We chuckled then, but I tossed and turned to sleep that night, uncomfortable with some of the information circulating about red tide. I’d seen a montage promoting a network news report on the current outbreak that could serve as a trailer for a movie about a disaster of biblical proportions. On Facebook, an overused photograph of dead fish littering a street was said to depict the devastation of red tide in Sarasota. The same photograph went viral last year, said to depict a “fish rain” in Thailand, but actually showing fish that had fallen off a truck in China. The misrepresentation of the current situation in the news and on social media is disconcerting — local businesses and laborers have lost incomes as a result and, further, emergency budget allocations may be misdirected. But also at issue are general misconceptions and misunderstandings about red tide. The past several weeks, I’ve scouted and scoured the web, seeking the best guides on red tide. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission maintains myfwc.com/redtidestatus to provide reports and maps on red tide and provides a “red tide faq” reqport at myfwc.com/research/redtide/faq.

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A graphic from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides basic information about the current harmful red tide bloom in Florida and Texas. Islander Courtesy Images To learn about tools for tracking red tide, go to myfwc.com/research/redtide/tools and for information about the latest state-affiliated research, go to myfwc. A red-tide related map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows respiratory com/research/redtide/research. A terrific resource on harmful algal bloom fore- irritation forecasts for Aug. 30.

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Adult soccer concludes summer season, playoffs next By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter As expected, Sato Real Estate held the top seed and the bye in the second round of playoffs after Aug. 30 adult soccer matches at the Center of Anna Maria Island. That they captured the top seed is not exactly newsworthy, but the team lost its perfect season to a 4-4 tie with sixth place Mar/Kis Insurance in the opening match of the evening. Zack Lieb scored a pair of goals to lead Sato, which also received a goal each from Scott Probst and Amy Cassidy Ivin. Scott Bear helped preserve the tie with eight saves in goal. Miguel Ajoy scored two goals to lead Mar/Kis Insurance, while Shay Coleman and Tony Morales each chipped in with a goal. Mario Primo’s 10 saves played a key role in securing the tie. The second match of the night was a chance for Moss Builders to move up to second seed, but opponent Lancaster Design quashed the builders’ hope with a 5-3 victory behind a hat trick from Robert Armstrong. Murap Akay and Brian Lake each notched goals, while Jordan Demers came through with 11 saves in the second-seed clinching victory.

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Registration for the second annual Skyway 10K will open Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. The event — set for March 3, 2019 — is expected to sell-out. Registration for the first run across the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge realized its targeted 7,000 participant capacity five days after being announced. It was the first running event across the Skyway Bridge since it opened in 1987. The inaugural race — held March 4 — raised $560,000 for the Armed Forces Families Foundation, with 100 percent of every registration dollar going to fund projects to support families of military service members. The second race will begin at the Interstate275 rest area just south of the Skyway Bridge and end at the rest area on the North side of the bridge, which equals 10 kilometers or 6.2 miles. For more information about the race, go online to skyway10k.com.

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Chris Scott had a goal and an assist to lead Moss Builders, which also received a goal each from Aaron Parkin and Matthew Castro. Ryan Moss made eight saves in goal for Moss Builders in the loss. Ross Built took advantage of a couple of own goals while also putting four shots past Bins Be Clean goalie Rico Beissert during its 6-3 victory in the third, final game of the evening. Connor Bystrom led the way with two goals, while Greg Ross and Vince Circharo both tallied one. Francisco Oliviera, Cliff Powell and Monica Simpson each scored a goal, while Rico Beissert came through with eight saves in the loss. The playoffs kick off at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, when No. 4 seed Ross Built opens an evening of matches against No. 5 seed Progressive Cabinetry. No. 3 seed Moss Builders follows with a 7:30 p.m. match with No. 6 seed Mar/Kis Insurance, while No. 7 seed Bins Be Clean takes on No. 2 seed Lancaster Design in the evening finale at 8:30 p.m.

Neil Hennessey and Jerry Disbrow. Two teams also advanced to the finals during the Sept. 1 games with 2-1 pool-play records. Gary Howcroft and Sam Samuels obliterated the team of Steve Doyle and Hank Huyghe by a 23-2 score to earn the day’s bragging rights. 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.

Poker run, bike show set for Sept. 8

Riding with the Tide will be Saturday, Sept. 8, beginning at 11 a.m. and taking place at multiple venues on Anna Maria Island. An advertisement on Facebook said the event included two bike shows, a poker run, a scavenger hunt and would conclude with a party on Bridge Street in Key Royale news No results. Heavy afternoon rains shut down the Bradenton Beach. The ad said the event would be “supporting AMI businesses” during the red tide crisis. Key Royale Club golf course the week of Aug. 22. For more information, call Laurie Jo Higgins at 941-448-5642. Horseshoe news Two teams emerged from pool play and battled for the day’s bragging rights during Aug. 29 horseshoe Center plans bowling action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Tim tournament Sofran, the team of one, rolled to a 21-11 victory over The Center of Anna Maria Island will hold the Squadron sets class schedule LaPensee Bowling Tournament at 5 p.m. Saturday, The Anna Maria Island Sail and Power Squadron Sept. 8, at AMF Lanes, 4208 Cortez Road W., Brais enrolling students for its next public boating classes denton. The cost to play is $30 per person. The cost to and seminars. The next class to be offered is the America’s Boat- sponsor a lane with a team of five bowlers is $200. Each bowler gets three games and shoe rentals, ing Course, which costs $55 per person or $85 for a along with pizza or wings. couple. The tournament also will feature a team costume The class will be over five nights, Mondays and contest, silent auction, 50/50 raffle and awards for Wednesdays, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10. Students will learn the skills and knowledge to highest and lowest scores. To register, go online to centerami.org, call the safely operate a boat, state and federal rules and regulations governing boating and also study nautical terms, center at 941-778-1908 or visit the center at 407 Maganchoring, trailering, aids to navigation and VHF-radio nolia Ave., Anna Maria. operation. Any person born after Jan. 1, 1988, who is operating a vessel powered by a 10-horsepower-or-more motor must possess a Florida Boating Safety Identification Card. A student who passes the course qualifies for the card. Sessions will be in the squadron building, 1200 71st St. NW, Bradenton. To register, call 941-383-1269.

State makes snook, redfish temporarily catch-and-release

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission temporarily made snook and redfish catch-andrelease from the north point of Anna Maria Island in Manatee County to Gordon Pass in Collier County. The state action was a response to the red tide bloom in southwest Florida and the order will remain in effect until at least Sept. 26. Regulations outside the listed counties will remain unchanged, including the Sept. 1 snook season opening in other Gulf and Atlantic state waters. For more information, go online to myfwc.com.

Fishing tip! if you hook a bird, remember: reel, remove and release!

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Move north to Tampa Bay to find clean water, feisty fish By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter The stench of red tide still looms in some backwater areas around Anna Maria Island, but fishing remains consistently good in southern Tampa Bay. Spanish mackerel, mangrove snapper, redfish, pompano, spotted seatrout and snook can be found in their refuge from red tide in southern Tampa Bay at the north end of Anna Maria Island. Red tide can ruin a day of fishing if you don’t look ahead, but it also can trigger some of the best fishing of the season. The fish fleeing red tide are Stasny packing into areas where the water is fresh and clean. And the more fish in the area, the better your chances of catching one. It just makes good sense. Another thing about the fishing during an outbreak of red tide is you never know what to expect. I’m finding fish where I would never expect them. Random schools of pompano and schools of redfish are popping up from nowhere. I’ve stumbled across a grass flat loaded with trout, where normally I’d only catch a couple. What I’m getting at is: Although there is red tide, don’t be discouraged. Find clean water, think outside the box and there’s a good chance you’ll be rewarded. Also, as of Aug. 30, the FWC had called timeout on snook and redfish. Catch-and-release will be practiced from the waters south of Bean Point and Emerson Point south to Collier County. And, as far as I can tell from the maps, this includes the Manatee River. The order made necessary by the deadly effect of red tide will be revisited Sept. 26. Lastly, my excursions on the water with Southernaire are proving to be quite good. I’m finding redfish Jim Butler of Anna Maria and the United Kingdom shows off one of numerous catch/release gag and red grouper caught Aug. 27 on live shiners while on a charter fishing trip with his family and Capt. Warren Girle.

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Trevor Asche and Matt Salyer of Versailles, Indiana, show off a pair of 24-inch gator trout they caught simultaneously Aug. 31 while fishing with Capt. Danny Stasny of Southernaire Fishing Charters.

around docks and sandbars in decent numbers. Most catches are slot-size fish. Catch-and-release snook are being found in these areas, as well as along the mangrove edges. Most of the snook are 22-26 inches. Mangrove snapper are readily coming to the hook, a bite that’s handy for folks who want to catch fish for dinner. Again, docks and deeper flats are producing good numbers. Spanish mackerel are rounding out the bite for my clients. Fishing structure is producing epic mackerel sessions. On some days, its every bait, every cast. Capt. Rick Gross of Fishy Business Charters is working on the flats of southern Tampa Bay to avoid red tide. In areas where the water is clean, Gross is putting clients on redfish, trout and catch-and-release snook. According to Gross, fishing live shiners under a Cajun Thunder popping cork is providing nonstop action. He’s finding large concentrations of fish gathering in areas where water is clean. Slot redfish — now catch-and-release — and trout are the norm. Sport fishers are being rewarded with snook up to 28 inches on the hook. Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters is fishing offshore for a variety of species. Finding clean water is a must and, once found, fishing is quite good. Mangrove snapper, hogfish, Key West grunts and groupers are being taken with ease. Spanish mackerel also are in the mix. Moving inshore, White is targeting redfish, trout and snook throughout the flats of southern Tampa Bay. Fishing structure in the bay is resulting in mackerel bites. Capt. Jason Stock is working offshore in depths of 40-60 feet where no red tide is found. In these areas, where ledges and reefs exist, Stock is finding permit, cobia and mangrove snapper, as well as goliath grouper

and barracuda. Moving inshore, Stock is in pursuit of the tarpon that have taken up residence in southern Tampa Bay. Stock says they’re taking living offerings and artificials. Capt. Aaron Lowman is running offshore to the ledges and artificial reefs with depths of 35-50 feet of water, where he’s putting clients on mangrove snapper, hogfish, porgies and gag grouper. He said mackerel also are present, especially around the reefs. Moving inshore, Lowman is finding spotted seatrout, redfish and snook where water is clean. Fishing grass flats and docks is yielding a good bite for his anglers. Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier says fishing is “day-to-day.” There are days when patches of red tide move into the area, which spoils the bite for the day. On days when the water is clean, catch-and-release snook are being observed — and some are being caught, too. Mangrove snapper are a favorite at the R&R, where they are being hooked with regularity. Flounder and Key West grunts also are going in the coolers. Capt. Warren Girle is fishing clean water offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. In depths of 40-55 feet, Girle is putting clients on juvenile red and gag grouper. Fishing over the ledges is producing mangrove snapper, Key West grunts and porgies for his anglers. Moving inshore, Girle is working the flats of Tampa Bay with good results. Spotted seatrout and catch-and-release redfish and snook are being caught with regularity in the shallow waters, while fishing structure in Tampa Bay is yielding macks and mangrove snapper for Girle’s clients. Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.

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Officials pound the pavement, literally Bruno Kapacinskas took to the streets Aug. 27, along with staff from Manatee County Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity Department and the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce. Carrying information and applications, they visited 84 island businesses, bringing awareness that local businesses that are suffering losses from red tide, or are in need of disaster assistance, have options. They carried information about what help is available and how to apply for assistance. Kapacinskas is asking businesses owners to complete a damage assessment form, available online at floridadisaster.biz and to register on the site. Forms also may be returned to the chamber office, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, or emailed to info@ amichamber.org. For more information, contact Kapacinskas at 941748-4501, ext. 6218, or visit mymanatee.org. Local broker looking for TV companions “It would have to be the right kind of buyer to handle that kind of process and experience,” Kelly Gitt of Keller Williams on the Water said Aug. 29. She was referring to her search for a buyer willing to allow his or her sales process play out on HGTV. Gitt recently was contacted by HGTV productions about appearing on a network real estate show that follows buyers and brokers through the home-buying process.

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His restaurants and establishments dot Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island. He’s well-known for outstanding food with a creative bent. The awards are too numerous to mention. Now the sometimes off-beat restaurateur Sean Murphy is mixing his menu with red tide muses. The Doctor’s Office in Holmes Beach is running a red tide special — sushi. A red tide cocktail is de rigueur at the Beach Bistro. The concoction of butterfly pea tea and vodka over ice in a snifter is a deep, clear blue mixture until bartender Joey Ciasullo stirs in a shot of freshsqueezed lemon, syrup and lemoncello. Voila. It turns red. And it’s delish. Murphy has been through a barrel of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers on the bars and tables. The grand finale? Guests can carry home a live goldfish in a bag of water after dinner at Eat Here. In a funny aside, when Murphy last went to the “I think it’s a great opportunity to bring HGTV here and to be a steward for our community, especially now. But I would never choose the show over the needs of a buyer,” Gitt said. Interested? Let her know at 402-979-MOVE (6683). You might find your 15 minutes of fame. Hey locals! Grab some great deals There is an upside to the red tide crisis: Locals are courting locals. Enter an establishment and say you’re an islander or utter the secret word and special pricing might come your way. For example, Cupcake Delights is selling cupcakes for $2.50 each through Sept. 8. Scott’s Deli is offering weekly sandwich specials and eliminating minimums and delivery charges outside Holmes Beach. Dine at Eliza Ann’s Coastal Kitchen at the Waterline Marina and Beach Resort and some hotel amenities are yours for the remainder of the day, including a spot at the pool and beach shuttle rides. The Waterfront Restaurant, 111 S. Bay Blvd., Anna

pet store to restock his goldfish, he said he watched a big pet fish terrorizing some little guys in the tank. Feeling bad for the smaller fish, he bought the big one. “I figured it was worth the $2.99 to give those little guys a break,” he said. And where is that bully now? Circling a bistro worker’s rain barrel, eating mosquito larvae. Back at the pet store, “The little guys are happy,” Murphy chuckled. We’re happy to see red tide turning the tide. Meanwhile, it sure is hot! Maria, is offering patrons the chance to share a daily phrase and snag a 25 percent off discount on their bill. Information is updated daily on the restaurant’s Facebook page. Many other island businesses have jumped on the Facebook-specials bandwagon, too. Check out your favorite restaurant, coffee shop or clothing store for specials. Shop local, eat local, stay local. On vacation, don’t panic As is the case every year, some islanders are closing up shop and taking much-needed vacations. Don’t panic if you find your favorite shop or hangout closed — it’s temporary. The red tide may have advanced some business vacations but let’s face it: It’s always quiet on the island in late August and September. And some people like it that way. Stay busy, islanders. Got business news to share? Email sandy@ islander.org or call The Islander at 941-778-7978.

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New members Patti Wesley, left, and Noemi Hill of Westminster Manor, 1700 21st Ave. W., Bradenton, attend the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Meet the Directors gathering Aug. 15 at the chamber office in Holmes Beach.

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Jen Bowman, left, JoAnn Baker and Lisa Hlywa enjoy the fun Aug. 24 at the Seafood Shack Marina Bar and Grill, 4110 127th St. W., Cortez. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shuck You Red Tideâ&#x20AC;? promotion filled up the eatery and left a line of diners waiting for tables. More than 300 patrons enjoyed beverage specials and â&#x20AC;&#x153;safeâ&#x20AC;? oysters flown in from Maryland and Virginia. Islander Photos: Karen Riley-Love

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Dean Quattromani of the Seafood Shack Marina Bar and Grill shows off a shucked oyster during the Aug. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shuck You Red Tideâ&#x20AC;? event. The brainchild of marketing manager Liza Kubik, the promotion did its job of bringing customers to the waterside eatery in Cortez.

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