Jan. 18, 2012

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NEWS 4OPINION 6SuN SurvEy 7ArTS 12BuSINESS 14-15OuTDOOrS 26-27SCHOOL 41SPOrTS 42-43

CAST yOur rEADErS’ CHOICE BALLOTS. 20-21

The Wedding Pages showcase couples. 16-19

Aerial Artistry Take a photographic voyage over Anna Maria Island. Pages 24-25

BY CINDY LANESuN STAff WrITEr | [email protected]

HOLMES BEACH – The pier at Manatee Public Beach, demolished for safety reasons in 2009, is missed by visitors and residents and needs to be replaced, Manatee County Commission Chair Carol Whitmore says.

The commission voted in 2009 to replace the structure, which still appears in tourism ads, and helped keep the beach from

Dude, where’s our pier?

JOE WEBB | SUBMITTED

In the 1960s, the pier at Manatee Public Beach was a popular gathering place for families.

Anna Maria tackles residental rental issue

BY PAT COPELANDSuN STAff WrITEr | [email protected]

ANNA MARIA – The rental business is booming here in this small city just like it is all over Anna Maria Island. And, just as in Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach, problems with noise and overcrowding have some permanent residents wishing business wasn’t quite so good.

Last week, city commissioners got an earful from residents, property managers and the Sheriff’s Office about some of those

TROY MORGAN | PHOTOS FROM THE AIR

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Different, but still the sameReaders may notice something a little dif-

ferent about this week's edition of The Sun.After nearly five months of planning, wor-

rying and banging of heads against the near-est wall, the latest redesign of the newspaper is finished, in place and ready for approval (we hope) or criticism (inevi-table) from you, the reader.

Most of the changes are cos-metic in nature, involving the way the stories and photos ap-pear on the page. Different head-line and text typefaces are a big part of the makeover, designed to make the paper more attrac-tive and easier to read. The goal is to create a print product that is consistent in presentation and compelling in content.

Photos also figure prominently in the game plan for the new Sun, as do graphics and charts, both of which we hope to put to good use. Today's center spread featuring aerial shots of Anna Maria Island by Sun contribu-tor Troy Morgan is a good example of our re-dedication to excellence in news and feature photography.

Page 1 also offers a new look, with a rede-signed logo, the above-mentioned emphasis on photos and a new line of teasers to inside

stories across the bottom of the page.To help readers quickly find the content

they're interested in, we've added an index in the lower left corner. A glance at that listing, however, reveals that the nature of the sto-ries inside the paper has not changed. Local

news, sports, arts, business and education coverage remains just the same.

In fact, that has always been our mission at The Sun - to report on life on the Island and to stay intensely local in our fo-cus. We want to profile all those little aspects of our existence that the dailies either can't or won't include on their pages. Community covereage, with news from your street, your

neighborhood, your organization.We hope the new packaging is appealing

and that reading The Sun remains a fun and informative experience.

And we want to hear from you about the redesign. Send us an e-mail at [email protected], post your reaction in the comments section on our website at www.amisun.com or just give us a call at 941-778-3986. We want to know what you think.

BY PAT COPELANDSun Staff Writer | [email protected]

ANNA MARIA – Island Com-munity Center board members on Monday voted to execute a contract with a cell tower developer in hopes that the city commission would act on it.

Treasurer Randy Langley said at the November board meeting, he had suggested moving for-ward to force the city to address the issue. He said last week he learned that there are two other groups that hope to have a tower on their property.

"Over the Internet I contacted the (cell tower)committee, and we negotiated a contract with the developer," he said. "I want to execute a contract with the developer by the end of the week."

He said there would be cave-ats in the contract to allow the Center to get out of it if nec-esary. He would not disclose the

developer's name or the amount of the contract.

Langley said if the cell tower is at the Center, the money should go to the Center because "the entire communty benefits from it."

The board asked their attor-ney and cell tower committee members to review the con-tract before submitting it to the developer.

In March, the board formed the ad hoc committee to study a city request to allow a cell tower to be built at the Center. In Sep-tember, the board authorized the committee to negotiate a contract with a provider.

However, Mayor Mike Selby advised them to get approval from the city to change their lease before proceeding be-cause it is not a permitted use in their lease. In December, Lang-ley came before the city and offered the Center's cooperation on a cell tower.

Center hopes to force cell tower issue

West Manatee Fire District’s Citizen Fire Academy seeks applicants

The West Manatee Fire Rescue District will be holding its first Citizen Fire Academy, starting Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Academy is for residents who want to learn more about their fire district and how they handle emer-gencies.

The Academy is a series of six sessions including fire prevention, fire administration, fire suppression and emergency medical service delivery. Demonstrations include fire extinguisher operation, arson dog demon-strations, mock fire and emergency medical incidents, fire equipment operations and displays.

Participants will tour West Manatee Fire Rescue facilities and the Manatee County Emergency Operations Center.

The academy is free, but registration is required. Sessions will meet weekly, starting at 6:30 p.m. Class size is limited.

Log on to the fire district website at www.wmfr.org and click on Citizen Fire Academy tab to learn more and fill out an application. For more information, call Sherry Vetter at 941-761-1555.

Florida Arbor Day is FridayThe three Island cities will celebrate

Florida Arbor Day on Friday, Jan. 20. The following plantings are planned:

•10 a.m. The Holmes Beach Parks and Beautification Committee and Keep Manatee Beautiful will plant a black olive tree near Comfort Station #2 at 5801 Marina Drive. Holmes Beach has been a Tree City USA since 2011,

•11 a.m. The Anna Maria Environmental Enhancement and Education Committee will plant three Spanish stoppers donated by Keep Manatee Beautiful in partnership with Manatee County Parks and Recreation Department at Bayfront Park on the south side of the public restrooms. Anna Maria has been a Tree City USA since 2010.

•12 p.m. The Bradenton Beach Scenic WAVES will plant native street trees donated by Keep Manatee Beautiful on Bridge Street. Bradenton Beach will become a Tree City USA this year.

Sunshine meeting in Anna Mariato be held on Tuesday, Jan. 24

Anna Maria City Attorney Jim Dye will present the 2012 Sunshine Meeting regard-ing public records including e-mails on Tues-day Jan. 24, at 5:30 p.m. at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive. All elected officials, appointed boards, committees and staff are encouraged to attend.

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Making use of unwanted mullet a Catch-22

Dead mullet littered Beer Can Island on Longboat Pass earlier this month.CINDY LANE | SUN

BY CINDY LANESun Staff Writer | [email protected]

Try to find a way to keep discard-ed mullet from washing up on local shorelines and get it into the hands of the hungry, and you’re likely to wind up in a catch-22.

As reported in The Sun on Jan. 4, a plentiful harvest of mullet over the past few weeks filled Cortez fish house freezers to capacity, causing them to buy only female mullet, which carry high-dollar red roe, an Asian delicacy.

As a result, fishermen tossed males with less valuable white roe overboard. If it’s done right, at sea, some survive, but in a race to get to the fish house first, some fishermen waited until they docked to sepa-rate the fish, when the fish were already dead, then took the male carcasses offshore and dumped them.

The dead fish washed up on Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key Gulf beaches and in canals along the Intracoastal Waterway, accord-

ing to the county’s beach raker and elected officials who received a boatload of complaints from resi-dents and tourists.

The logical question is: Why can’t the unwanted mullet go to a food bank instead?

CATCh-22The answer is complicated, and,

like many things, boils down to money.

The Salvation Army in Bradenton is short on volunteers and does not have the staff – or even fillet knives – to clean and fillet the fish,

but they would cook it up and serve it if it was cleaned and filleted, a cook said.

All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota is a warehouse with no kitchen, and, therefore, has no place to clean the fish, and there is no room in the warehouse to store fish, spokesman Jim Swinford said.

“Mullet has to be gutted and cleaned right away, and we don’t do processing here,” said Cindy Sloan, of the Food Bank of Manatee.

Roser Pantry in Anna Maria does not accept fresh food, only non-perishables.

“I would love to have them, but I don’t have the ability to clean them and cook them,” said Penny Goethe of Our Daily Bread in Bradenton.

Even if a food bank was willing to take the fish, there are problems on the supply side.

The fish have to be continuously kept on ice, and ice costs money.

Kim McVey, of Cortez Bait and Seafood, said the fish house was buying ice daily during the mullet run. Freezer space at the fish house was at a premium, reserved for female mullet.

How hard can it be to give away a free fish?

I would love to have

them, but I don't have

the ability to clean

them and cook them.”

Penny GoetheOur Daily Bread

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CiNdY LANE | SUN

Sun photo exhibit at library“Postcards from the Sun,” an exhibit featuring photographs by Cindy Lane published in The Anna Maria Island Sun, will be on display at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach, from Feb 1-29. The library is open Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information, call 778-6341.

Tom vAUgHT | SUN

From tree trunk to tiki funkThis palm tree in the parking lot of Sun Plaza, home of The Island Sun, was going to be removed when tree artist Jeff Chouinard saw it and con-tacted Sun Plaza owner Igor Davidovich and told him he could make it a piece of art. Chouinard was featured in a Sun story last October as he worked on dead trees at the BeachHouse restaurant. From left to right: workers level the tree and place what they cut in this trailer. Chouinard cuts off the bark of the tree above. Chouinard poses in front of his new tiki, which resembles the moai heads on Easter Island. Chouinard can be reached at [email protected].

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Mike Field, editor and CEOMike & Maggie Field, publishers

Island Sun Plaza, 9801 Gulf Drive P.O. Box 1189 Anna Maria, FL 34216-1189Phone: (941) 778-3986

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Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.

ContributorsLaurie Krosney, Sean Murphy,

Jack Fones, Steve Borggren, Tom Breiter, Scott Dell, Ellen Jaffe Jones

The Sun StaffRicardo Fonseca, layout; Pat Copeland, Cindy Lane, Tom Vaught,

reporters; Louise Bolger, columnist; Rusty Chinnis, Outdoors editor; Chantelle Lewin, advertising director; Bob Alexander, classified adver-tising; Elaine Stroili, Jocelyn V. Greene, Ricardo Fonseca, graphics; John Reitz, accounting; Bob Alexander, Keith Isner, distribution.

Blink and it's gone

The problem with discovering a great place like Anna Maria Is-

land to vacation in is that paradise found for some can be paradise lost for others.

Residents in both Holmes Beach and Anna Maria have become painfully aware of that in the past few years, as more and bigger resi-dential rental properties are built new or converted from single-family homes.

Complaints about noise, trash and overcrowded parking have become commonplace in both cit-ies, a result of the recent redevel-opment boom, many more tourists in rentals and the Island's growing reputation as a wedding destina-tion. Residents who have lived in the same homes and neighbor-hoods for years suddenly find themselves next door to rental houses, some of which contain up to six bedrooms and can accom-modate 15 to 20 people at a time.

Anna Maria officials last week followed the lead of their Holmes Beach counterparts and heard from residents, law enforcement officers and property managers seeking solutions to the problems. Good ideas came out of both meetings, especially from prop-erty managers who have banded together to develop a set of best practices designed to govern rent-ers. These include: requiring rear door trash pickup at their proper-ties; more trash cans for houses with four or more bedrooms; spelling out in writing for tourists the noise, trash, parking and other regulations; and giving law en-forcement a list of rental addresses and phone numbers so managers can be called when complaints come in.

These suggestions are only a start and are only part of any solutions. But these property managers, who are trying to act re-sponsibly, remain the first and best line of defense regardless of what broader measures are eventually adopted.

edItOrIal

Family of late Jackie Webb says thank you for Island's support

We want to thank everyone for hon-oring our mother at the paddle out and the memorial service. What a turnout! We especially want to thank Cindy Lane and The Sun newspaper for the great article they did in honor of our mother. She lived on this Island for the last 57 years and saw many changes and still loved living here and in the house that she raised all her children and grandchildren. We were a very lucky family to have had her in our life for so long. She will be sorely missed by her family, extended family and friends.

The Webb family

Increasingly heavy traffic prompts Islander to consider selling

I have owned property and lived on the Island for 15 years and every winter the traffic gets worse. It takes me a half hour to leave the Island and up to an hour to return. As soon as the market improves, I am gone.

Donald LaTorreeHolmes Beach

Island fortunate to have Rhea Chiles and The Studio

As a member of the local commit-tee of the Lifelong Learning Academy, bringing the Einstein discussion groups

along with Lectures and courses to Anna Maria Island, I would like to ex-press my sincere appreciation to Rhea Chiles who has graciously opened The Studio to us for the past four years.

The ambience of this lovely venue is a testament to her love of the arts and her belief in giving back to her com-munity.

I believe that Rhea has always cared for the less fortunate and her stint as the First Lady of Florida during the terms of Gov. Lawton Chiles enabled her to push the envelope for the causes she and the governor believed in.

One need only to Google Rhea to find out the many philanthropic efforts both she and her family have been involved in over the years.

We are indeed fortunate that her love of our Island community brought her back after the loss of her husband to start a new venture with The Studio.

Rhea has been a beacon to all who know her, and her wish that The Studio would enrich the community has cer-tainly been fulfilled for those of us who have been involved with the Lifelong Learning Academy here on Anna Maria

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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mark your calendar

on the agenda

the sun survey

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION: Is Anna Maria Island being too heavily mar-keted by tourism officials?

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: How often do you ride the Anna Maria Island free trolley?

• All the time, life would be meaningless without it. Plus it's free.

• Frequently – it beats driv-ing with the tourists.

• Sometimes – especially

when I want to bar hop.• Rarely – only when my

golf cart batteries die.• Never – I'd rather drive my

own car. Except when I get behind the trolley.

21%No Anna Maria is not being too heavily marketd by tourism officials

79%Yes, Anna Maria is being too heavily marketd by tourism officials

to vote, go to www.amisun.com or scan this code to vote by smart-phone. But don't just vote - let us know what else you think. Send your comments about this week's topic to [email protected] or post them in the comments section of our website.Results and your comments are printed on this page every week in the Anna Maria Island Sun.

Note: Events are free unless indicated

WedneSdAy,JAN. 18

Six-mile preserve paddle, Robinson Preserve, 99th Street Northwest and 17th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring your own ca-noe or kayak and safety gear. Children age 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Call 941-742-5757 ext. 7 to reserve.

Anna Maria Garden Club meeting and program on floral arranging, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, noon.

H. Terrell Griffin lecture on Florida-based mysteries, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Gal pal party with treats, drinks and a special sale, Relish Vintage and Artisan Boutique, 505 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

ThuRSdAy JAN. 19

Friends of the Island Library Book Club to discuss “When Everything Changed,” by Gail Collins, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m. to noon.

Coffee with Holmes Beach City Commissioner Jean Peelen, Holmes Beach City Commissioner, Paradise Cafe, 3220 East Bay Drive in Holmes Beach, 10 a.m. to noon.

FRIdAy,JAN. 20

Anna Maria Island Senior Adventures Group, Annie Silver Community Center, 102 23rd St., Bradenton Beach. Call Pat at 941-962-8835 for a schedule.

Over 50 Club, Gloria Dei Lu-theran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Third Friday festivities at The Studio at Gulf and Pine,

10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, 5 to 7 p.m.

Drum circle, Manatee County Public Beach, 7 p.m. Bring drums and instruments to bang on.

SATuRdAyJAN 21

2011 Tax Returns – Changes and Updates with David Weber, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Concert series with pianist and composer Dick Hyman, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 7:30 p.m.

SundAyJAN. 22

Master Gardener tour, Robinson Preserve, 99th Street Northwest and 17th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton, 9 to 11 a.m. Call 941-722-4524 to reserve.

Beach Market, Gulf Drive Café and Tiki, 900 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bridge Street Market, Bra-denton Beach,10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TueSdAyJAN. 24

Tuesday Night Jazz Club, The Village Café at Rosedale, 503 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 8 to 10 p.m., $10 in advance, $12 at door, optional buffet $15.Reserve to 941-896-8890.

WedneSdAy JAN. 25

Gal pal party with treats, drinks and a special sale, Relish Vintage and Artisan Boutique, 505 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Starry night walk, Rob-inson Preserve, 99th Street Northwest and 17th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Call 941-742-5757, ext. 8, to reserve.

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1/24: Sunshine meeting, 5:30 p.m.

1/26: Commission meeting, 6 p.m.

For information, call 708-6130.

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1/18: Community Redevelop-ment Agency, 1 p.m.

1/18: Capital Improvement Advi-sory Committee, 1:30 p.m.

1/19: Commission meeting, 1 p.m.


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1/19: Employee Appreciation Day, office closes at noon.

1/26: Board of Adjustment, tentative.


ISlAnd WIde1/18: Coalition of Barrier Island Elected officials, Bradenton Beach City Hall, 2 p.m.

1/19: West Manatee Fire Com-mission, 6417 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, 6 p.m.

1/23: Metropolitan Planning Or-ganization, Sudakoff Center, uSF campus, Sarasota, 9:30 a.m.

TROY MORGAN | PHOTOS FROM THE AIR

Skyway blueThe Skyway Bridge from the air is just as impressive a sight as it is from the water.

JuMP FRoM PAGe 6Island. Thank you so very much, Rhea!

Sissy Quinn For The lifelong learning Academy

of Anna Maria

Big money discovers paradiseand that's not good

Was Harry Stoltzfus our Paul Revere, and we did not realize it at the time? I think we now

have the clearest example of people finding our paradise and changing it. Unfortunately, these people have money, big money, and they are changing our little town. The flags lining Pine Avenue, in my opinion, are a form of pollution. If you agree, call city hall today, and have these banners removed.

P.S. Beware of the tour buses, they may be on the way.

Janice Bergbom Anna Maria

letters to the edItor


Birdie Tebbetts Field safeBy Cindy Lanesun staff writer | [email protected]

HOLMES BEACH – The city can’t allow Birdie Tebbetts Field to go com-pletely to the dogs, despite requests from citizens, according to Mayor Rich Bohnenberger.

The field is listed in the city’s com-prehensive plan as part of its “rec-reational” element, he said, adding that private donors and the Manatee County Parks and Recreation Depart-ment contributed funds for the field with the agreement that people would always be able to play baseball there.

The ball field, named for the late George “Birdie” Tebbetts, who was a resident of Anna Maria Island and a professional baseball player, manager and scout, is designated for baseball and softball use, but if no one is playing ball, dogs are allowed to play there.

Holmes Beach resident Jeannie Hudkins wrote the city commission recently asking the city to designate the field as a dog park.

“If you've never been at the ball park at around 5:00, please go and visit; there is so much community

socialization and interaction. And that is what we want for our Island: a friendly, laid back, Island atmosphere that allows time to smell the flowers, get to know our neighbors, and run our dogs,” she wrote. “That field is used by more people (and their dogs)

every day than it ever could have been if left exclusively as a ball park. At least 100 people (and their dogs) use that field every single day for exercise and interaction.”

If the field was exclusively desig-nated as a dog park, city maintenance

costs could be reduced by not using expensive pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer treatments, she wrote.

Chemical applications prompted the city to install gates in the openings on the fenced field, so they could be locked to keep people and dogs off the chemicals, Bohnenberger said, adding that many people think the gates were installed to keep dogs in.

CiNdY LANE | SUN

Aspen, a Holmes Beach Labrador, enjoys Birdie Tebbetts Field. Dogs are allowed to play on the field when no one is playing ball.

if you've never been at

the ball park at around

5:00, please go and

visit; there is so much

community socialization

and interaction.”

Jeannie Hudkins Holmes Beach resident

FROM PAGE 4 Fishermen wait all year for the uncertain and often short window of opportunity when mullet roe is plen-tiful to sell the high-dollar catch. They aren’t likely to take valuable time in the busy season to handle low-value fish, said Karen Bell of A.P. Bell Fish Co.

And even if they were willing, Bell Fish was too busy to transport the unwanted fish elsewhere, she said, adding that they ran at full capacity for weeks and even had to cut off the purchase of red mullet.

HOw tHEy dO it uP nORtHThe problem isn’t just in Cortez.A study by the Fisheries and Aquaculture Depart-

ment of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Or-ganization states that discarding fish is a worldwide “waste of fishery resources and potential food.”

A study by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on donating bycatch to food banks suggests “creating more interest and opportunity for expanded donation programs involving fish species that currently are not retained due to market or other economic consider-ations.”

Alaska has figured out a solution, with a "bycatch to food bank" program.

Boats fishing in the Bering Sea donate their un-wanted bycatch to Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based SeaShare, a branch of the Feeding America food bank network.

SeaShare has organized a not-for-profit group of fishermen, fish houses, processors, packagers, and storage and transportation companies who donate their services. To offset the rest of the cost to get the fish to the hungry, SeaShare obtains financial dona-tions.

The group has served more than 150 million meals since 1994, said SeaShare director Jim Harmon, who vacationed on Anna Maria Island in the 1960s with his parents.

At the request of The Sun, the Tampa Bay branch of Feeding America is looking into whether the pro-gram could work locally.

In places without a solid fishing industry infrastruc-ture, getting whole fish to food banks may not work, Harmon said.

But mullet also can be ground up as fish meal and used as food in aquaculture, he said. Aquaculture farms operate north and south of Cortez, in Ruskin in Hillsborough County and at Mote Marine Labora-tory’s farm in Sarasota County.

SeaShare had to obtain special federal permits to allow fishermen in the Bering Sea to keep unwanted bycatch for charitable donations, as federal law re-quires them to discard bycatch.

In Florida, there’s no such red tape. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) – not the federal government – has jurisdiction over the mullet fishery, said the FWC’s Aaron Podey, and it does not prohibit donating bycatch to food banks as long as the fish are landed at a licensed dealer and a trip ticket is reported for each load.

duMPinG illEGAlThe FWC is approaching the problem from another

angle - law enforcement.In response to numerous complaints about dis-

carded mullet, the FWC recently asked its legal staff to clarify the fisheries regulations for its law enforce-ment officers, who earlier this month told The Sun that the dumping was not illegal.

A Florida statute and a provision in the Florida Ad-ministrative Code prohibit dumping dead fish, Podey said.

“If you use any part of it, such as the roe, you have to land it (at the dock) in whole condition,” he said. “If you’re not going to use any of it, you must return it to the water immediately, alive and unharmed.”

Fishermen who throw out dead male mullet violate the regulation, he said, adding that throwing out female carcasses after the roe is removed probably is not a violation.

Wildlife officers use their discretion, he said, which is particularly wide on mullet, because it has no commercial limit. The last stock assessment of the species in 2008 showed they were exceeding man-agement goals, Podey said, adding, “This is a fishery in good shape.”

A sin And A sHAMEToo good, this year.Dead fish generated so many complaints, includ-

ing from tourists afraid that red tide had killed the fish, that Manatee County Commission Chair Carol Whitmore and Holmes Beach Commission Chair David Zaccagnino formed an informal committee to investigate ways to use the excess fish.

Besides looking into food banks, they hope to work with prisons, which may have the capacity, equip-ment and staff to handle the fish.

If nothing else, a landscaping company might use the mullet as fertilizer for trees and bushes, as the early settlers of Cortez did.

Meanwhile, there’s good news for coastal residents and beachgoers who are sick of smelling dead fish, although it’s bad news for fishermen – the mullet run has slowed to a walk.

With more mullet this roe season than anyone can remember seeing in their lifetime, a run like this is unlikely to happen again anytime soon, Bell said.

Still, any dead fish thrown overboard is, as one Cortez fisherman said, “a sin and a shame.”

Anyone with ideas or dollars to help get surplus seafood to hungry people, hungry fish or hungry plants, contact Whitmore at 941-748-4501 or [email protected].


MullEt: How difficult can it be to give away a bunch of free fish?

CINDY LANE | SUN

Mullet are a staple in Cortez.


By Cindy Lanesun staff writer | [email protected]

HOLMES BEACH – Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach officials and at-torneys plan to continue negotiating a property dispute over the 27th Street border between the cities on Wednes-day, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. at Holmes Beach City Hall.

The Holmes Beach City Commission also is expected to discuss the matter Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. at its regular meeting at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

Some Holmes Beach officials object to a new gate installed by Sandpiper Resort in Bradenton Beach in a fence along 27th Street. While Sandpiper owners say the gate was meant to keep wheeled vehicles out, Holmes Beach officials argue that it impedes access by Holmes Beach residents and say that the city of Bradenton Beach had no authority to quitclaim the strip of property to the mobile home park in 2008.

After the initial conflict resolution meeting between the cities last month,

Holmes Beach officials requested that Sandpiper quitclaim the northern 30

feet of the 50-foot right of way on 27th Street back to Bradenton Beach

and remove no trespassing signs and the new and old gates. The proposal would make Sandpiper’s private grass parking area open to public parking. Sandpiper directors have not publicly responded to the request.

The Bradenton Beach Commission is unable to take any action because two of its five voting commissioners, Mayor John Shaughnessy and Commissioner Gay Breuler, cannot vote because they own property in Sandpiper, and one board seat is empty, leaving the commission without a quorum to do business.

Two members of the Holmes Beach Commission also abstain from voting on the issue, Commissioner Jean Peel-en, who owns property at Sandpiper, and Commissioner John Monetti, who owns property adjacent to the fence. Monetti first raised the public access issue last year.

The Holmes Beach Commission voted in October to initiate the dispute resolution proceeding against Braden-ton Beach.

Gate talks continue this week

FilE pHoTo

This gate in a fence at Sandpiper Resort has two cities in a conflict resolution proceeding that continues this week.

The Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus & Orchestra (AMICCO), Gulf Drive Band, Sandbar restaurant and The Anna Maria Island Sun pres-ent the Seventh Annual Jazz Fest to be held on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Sandbar pavilion, 100 Spring Ave., Anna Maria. After ex-

penses, proceeds from Jazz Fest go directly to AMICCO to ensure future concerts will be held for the community.

Jazz Fest will feature the Gulf Drive Band with Ted Young, from Pittsburgh, on piano and Bil Bowdish, from Boston, on flute, sax and vocals. Selections go back

to the 1920s and span seven decades. While the band performs in various styles at numerous locations in the area, this presentation will focus on pieces with a jazz flavor. Special guest star will be Island and area favorite Koko Ra, who plays two saxophones at the same

time – harmony on one and melody on the other.

Tickets to Jazz Fest are on a first come basis at www.amicco.org, by call-ing 778-8585 or at the Anna Maria Island Chamber, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Tickets are $8 per person in advance (before noon Feb.

9) and $10 at the door. The Sandbar will provide re-freshments at an additional charge.

AMICCO will have tickets on sale for its Feb. 12 oper-etta, Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado” and CDs from previous concerts.

7th annual Jazz Fest set for Feb. 9 at the Sandbar


Record crowd braves the chillBy Tom VaughTSUN STAFF WRITER | [email protected]

HOLMES BEACH – A record 280 runners braved temperatures in the high 30s to low 40s last Saturday to run in the Anna Maria Elementary School’s Dolphin Dash, co-sponsored and sanctioned by the Bradenton Run-ners Club.

The runners ranged from young-sters, including AME students, up to one man more than 75 years old. There appeared to be no serious inju-ries, although a spectator with a son in the race passed out and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Olivia Ortiz, a Lakewood Ranch High School student, won first place overall for women in the 5K race with a time of 17 minutes, 25 seconds. Dominique Kohlenberger, from King Middle School, won the Masters trophy with a time of 23:10, Lynda Botzenhart was the Grand Masters winner running the course in 24:51, Arlene Jarzab was the Senior Grand Masters winner with a 25:17 and Erma McMullen was the Veteran Grand Master with a 33:55.

Canaan Meestra-Kitterman, a Bay-shore High School student, took first place in the men’s division with a time of 16:46, Mark Doyle was the Masters winner with a 20:12, Rob Hetterich was the Grand Masters winner with a 20:56, Frank Davis won the Senior Grand Masters trophy with a 22:34 and Tom Conlin was the Veteran Grand Master running the course in 22:51.

For race organizer Becky Walter, this was a bittersweet year for the Dolphin Dash. With her twin daughters, Annie and Torri, graduating this year, she is turning the reigns over to a new person.

“Jessie Bryson will be taking over,” she said at the race.

“All I wanted to do was get kids inter-ested in running,” she added. “So far, we’ve been able to increase attendance every year.”

She promised to come back to partici-pate or watch her kids run.

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Kids take off during the start of the one-mile race, which was most popular with the younger runners.

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Above: Dolphin Dash organizer Becky Walter (center) with her children, (from left to right) Seth, Torri, Annie and Jack. At right: Canaan Meester-Kitterman and Olivia Ortiz with their overall winner trophies from the 5k race.


Porch party at The Studio at Gulf and PineThe public is invited to a porch party at The Stu-

dio at Gulf and Pine on Friday, Jan 20, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring Maro Lorimer’s new paintings and art demos by Cheryl Jorgenson in watercolor, and Kathleen Masur in painting on silk. Refreshments will be available.

Regarding her new work, Lorimer said, “I paint from my memory and imagination, a natural world with which I interact joyfully and with which I experiment freely.

“But the starting point is the good feeling I have as a resident of this Island, surrounded by natural beauty. From there, I explore and these new paint-ings are where those explorations have taken me to this point.”

Masur is both a watercolorist and silk painter whose paintings reflect a wide range of interest in nature and wildlife with authentic colorful detail. She exhibits, teaches and is an active member of the local art community, including the Artists’ Guild of AMI.

Jorgenson was born in Trinidad and began to pursue her passion for art after moving to Den-mark in 1981, painting in oils. Then after moving to Florida in 1988, she began painting in watercolor. In addition to shows in the U.S, she has shows in Trinidad and Barbados and teaches watercolor.

The Studio is located at 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria.

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Maro Lorimer with two paintings in her new series, “In the Park ,” at left, and “Unknown Territory,” at right.

The Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island held its awards ceremony and reception for the Third Annual All Media Art Exhibit at the Studio at Gulf and Pine on Saturday. Three hundred people at-tended the show featuring 110 pieces with the theme “Paradise on Parade.”

Mary Clark, daughter of the Guild’s founding presi-dent Gen Alban, presented the highest award, the Gen Alban Memorial Award for Art Excellence, to Bill Dar-rah for his acrylic painting “Along the Walk.”

Midge Pippel, Guild co-president, presented the following awards: First Place, Patricia Curtis; Second Place, Deborah Webster; Third Place, Cecy Richardson; equal merit awards, Joanne Taylor Brown and Pauline Peiler; Honorable Mention, Ann Abgott, Gregg Stecker, Cheryl Jorgensen, and Sue Lynn Cotton.

Don and Connie Sheda co-chaired the juried show, which will be on display until Jan. 28. Keeton’s Office and Art Supplies donated a gift basket valued at over $250 for a raffle that was won by Paula Byrd.

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First Place winner Patricia Curtis with "Going for It."

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Second Place winner Deborah Webster with “Shimmer.”

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Equal merit winner Joanne Taylor Brown with “Tide Pool.”


Andy Cooney brings his “Forever Irish” show to St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach, on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. Cooney, who has appeared in two sold-out performances at Carne-gie Hall, has been named Irish America’s Favorite Son by the New York Times.

Well known come-dian Noel V. Ginnity will appear with Cooney.

Ginnity is the star of Doyle’s Irish Cabaret, along with the Andy Cooney

Band. Funds raised go toward new pews and kneelers for the church.

Tickets are available at the church office at 778-4769 or by calling Mary Jane McSparran at 792-5983.

Irish tenor to sing

Cooney

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By Louise BoLgersun staff writer | [email protected]

In 1958, when Bobby Darin wrote and recorded his great hit, “Splish Splash” I doubt he thought his sig-nature song would ever be used to promote a pet grooming boutique. But when you call AMI Beach Doggies to make an appointment for your furry friend that’s what you’re likely to hear.

When TariLyn Anderson opened AMI Beach Doggies in July of last year, she was determined to create an environ-ment that was less industrial and more like home in an effort to relax both her clients and their owners. To say that she has achieved her goal would be an understatement, what Anderson built in her cozy shop is the designer show-case of pet grooming.

The reception area as well as the work area is outfitted with high end wood cabinets and granite counter-tops accented with artistic aluminum gates to keep the four legged ones from getting out. Crown molding, stainless steel appliances, travertine marble floor and a dog shower topped off with a little classical music and TV

time will make your dog feeling like it's at the Ritz Carlton.

Texas native TariLyn Anderson has been a dog groomer since 1973 and has the national designation of Master Groomer, along with years of experi-ence in the show ring. AMI Beach Doggies is her eighth shop. Helping Anderson are Oscar Rivera the shop’s

manager, Julie (Jules) Sellers a groom-er and Jenn Morris the bather. Jules Sellers recently relocated to Florida from Albany, New York where she had her own shop for 17 years.

Anderson says that pricing is based on the condition of the dog’s coat, but they offer full grooming services as well as a bath and a brush service .

Whichever you choose, their teeth are always brushed, ears cleaned and nails ground. Some products are available

By Cindy Lanesun staff writer | [email protected]

HOLMES BEACH – Developer Shawn Kaleta plans to open the Anna Maria Island Real Estate Cen-ter in the former DaGiorgio Ristoran-te, 5702 Marina Drive, by the first of February.

The one-stop shop for real estate will offer architectural design, con-struction services, pool construction, title searches, mortgage closings, in-terior decorating services and rental and sales services, he said.

Participating businesses are Kaleta’s Beach to Bay Construction, A.M.I. Beaches Real Estate, Elite Coastal Rentals, Phipps Design, Island Interiors, Agnelli Pools and Spas and the Najmy Thompson law firm.

Kaleta said restaurateur Sean Mur-phy has abandoned plans to open a restaurant in the building. Kaleta remodeled Murphy’s new Eat Here eatery in Sarasota.

Kaleta’s construction plans on Anna Maria Island include building new single family homes, including

three of the five lots at the vacant former GSR property known as Rosa del Mar in the 2500 block of Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach. He also plans to focus on remodeling older one-story homes, such as the home at 9405 Gulf Drive at the canal end.

Beach to Bay has downsized its new homes, building three-bedroom homes and smaller for the past two years, called Coastal Cottages, Kaleta said, adding that he plans to work with an informal committee in Holmes Beach addressing rental problems in the city.

Goin' to the dogs at AMI Beach Doggies

Real estate one-stop shop opens soon

AMI BEACH DOGGIESLocated in the Island Plaza

2501 Gulf Drive North

Suite 103

Bradenton Beach

941-782-8339

Tuesday through Friday:

10 a.m. till we’re done

Monday and Saturday:

By appointment

Walk-ins welcome

MasterCard and Visa

accepted

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TariLyn Anderson, Oscar Rivera, Jenn Morris and Jules Sellers are ready to serve you.

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Shawn Kaleta, of Beach to Bay Construction, has renovated the former DaGiorgio Ristorante into the Anna Maria Island Real Estate Center.


from page 14for purchase including brushes, combs, toys and Anderson’s own Delicious Wicked conditioner which they also use in the shop. Dogs of all sizes are welcome at AMI Beach Doggies, and they all leave with a gift scarf after their two- to three-hour session.

The AMI Beach Doggies staff is espe-cially proud of their $5 nail trims. The proceeds from the nail trims, plus a matching amount from Anderson every month, are contributed to a designated animal cause. Underdog Rescue of Florida and Wildlife, Inc. are just two of the organizations benefiting from AMI Beach Doggies’ contributions typi-cally in the amount of $100 a month.

For Island residents who have a transportation or scheduling problem, Jules Sellers will pickup and deliver your pet for a nominal fee, or if you want to catch a few rays while your pet is having its spa appointment, AMI Beach Doggies will loan you a beach chair, umbrella and towel. And just in case you miss “Splish Splash” on the other end of the phone, TariLyn Ander-son keeps a toy duck that will sing it just for you and your pup.

AMI beach Doggies will have your best friend a splishing and a splash-ing in Bradenton Beach’s only pet grooming boutique where the top dogs are seen.

Doggies: Goin' to the dogs

Consider It Done is offering expe-rienced, professional accounting ser-vices to local businesses at reasonable prices. Visit their website at Consider-ItDoneAMI.com for a list of account-ing services.

Additional services include errands,

transportation, grocery shopping, su-pervise maintenance, deliveries, home/business organizing, home prepara-tion, property monitoring, party/event planning and companionship.

For information call Steve and Kim at 941-896-4089 or cell 989-274-4672

Accounting services offered


DARA CAUDill | www.iSlANDpHoTogRApHY.oRg

Lindsey Van Mourik and Justin Brennen were married on Anna Maria Island on June 8, 2011. Music was provided by Chuck Caudill. Flowers were by Silvia's Flower Corner. Hair and makeup was by Acqua Aveda. They honey-mooned on Anna Maria Island and currently reside in Scottsdale, Ariz.


Alicia Clark and Marty Davis were married on June 25, 2011, at the Gulf Drive Cafe and Tiki. Music was provided by Chuck Caudill. Alicia and Marty honeymooned on Anna Maria Island and cur-rently reside in Riverview, Fla.


Linsey Kreft and Nick Antoni were married at the Sandbar restaurant on June 16, 2011. Music was provided by Chuck Caudill. Flowers were by Silvia's Flower Corner. Patti McKee, of the Sandbar, was the coordi-nator. Linsey and Nick honeymooned on Anna Maria Island, and they currently reside in Tippecanoe, Ind.


Michelle Kramer and Alex Bardakh were married on April 29, 2011, at the Sandbar restaurant. Music was by Chuck Caudill. Flowers were by Sarasota Flower Girls. The couple honey-mooned in St. Lucia and currently reside in Halethorpe, Md.


Anna Maria Island residents Dara and Chuck Caudill have combined their creative talents to offer wedding photography and entertain-ment under one banner, Island Photography & DJ. Together, they will coordinate the photography and music for your special day.

Dara is a professionally trained photographer who combines the latest in digital technology along with an artistic and creative flair. She blends photojournalistic with traditional styles of photography. “A little fantasy mixed with a little reality,” she says. “It’s important for the photos to be beautiful!”

Chuck is a professional musician and DJ. He has been a featured per-former at the Sandbar and BeachHouse restaurants for over 20 years. Chuck offers live music, DJ services or a combination of both.

Dara and Chuck are true island residents, so they specialize in beach weddings. The two know how important it is to have the right professionals for your day, especially you are having a destination wedding. They were married in Kauai, and the people they hired made it a special day. They want to create that same memorable island experience for you.

Both are fully insured, and belong to many professional organiza-tions. Please check out their websites – www.islandphotography.org and www.chuckcaudill.com – to see what they have to offer. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 941-778-5676.

Island Photography & DJ a family affair


In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a huge shack on the beach in Bradenton Beach, just north of Cortez Road at 900 Gulf Drive N., where people are going native.

The large chickee hut on the beach is the perfect place to hold a wedding reception, as well as the wedding if the weather doesn’t cooperate. A chickee hut is a Native American designed structure that was popular in Florida years before non-natives appeared here. It is a simple, but large structure, often mistaken for a tiki hut.

In addition, the Gulf Drive Café, a popular local eatery for years on the Island, is able to provide catering to your event with delicious servings plus bar service.

Imagine saying, “I do” on the beach and then heading for the chickee hut where the Gulf breezes cool things in the summer as the bride and groom pop the top off a bottle of bubbly.

Imagine taking your first dance together as husband and wife while the sounds of the surf make a perfect backdrop to your music. The hut has already become a top wedding site and the finale of the Anna Maria Island Wedding Festival will be held there this year on May 6.

You wanted a beach wedding and you’ll get it and more when you go native at the Gulf Drive Café, 900 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Call 778-1919 and ask for the wedding coordinator or log onto the newly redesigned website at http://gulfdrivetiki.com/.

Go native at Gulf Drive Café


Dara CauDill | www.islanDphotography.org

Bethany Field and Robert Lang were married at the Sandbar restaurant on July 3, 2011. Patti McKee, of the Sandbar, officated. Bethany and Robert honeymooned on Anna Maria Island and currently reside in High Point, N.C.


Veronica Rodriquez and Ryan Gomez were married at the Sandbar restaurant on May 30, 2011. Accommoda-tions were by the Tortuga Inn. The couple reside in Mahwah, N. J.




JANUARY 18, 2012 TOWN CRIER THE SUN 23

Author speaks at libraryH. Terrell Griffin, Longboat Key au-

thor of several Florida-based mysteries, will speak at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, and no reservations will be tak-en. The Friends of the Island Branch Library sponsor this free program. For more information, call 778-6341.

Floral arrangement demoSeveral Anna Maria Garden Club

members will demonstrate floral ar-rangement when the club meets at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Roser Memorial Community Church, 312 Pine, Anna Maria. Everyone is wel-come to attend.

Memories of PragueJan Skalny will speak on the capital

of the Czech Republic, Prague, at a lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. This lecture is free and is spon-sored by the Lifelong Learning Acad-emy of Anna Maria Island.

Women helping womenDining for Women, a women’s giving

circle, will meet for a potluck supper Thursday, Jan. 19, at 6, at the Sandpip-er Resort Co-op Clubhouse, 2601 Gulf Drive. Come, bring a dish, and drop in a basket what you would have spent

to go out for dinner. Contributions this month will go to the Nepal Youth Foundation to eradicate the custom of selling young girls from impoverished families into bonded servitude. For in-formation or to attend, call Jean Peelen 941-896-5827.

Bingo back in BBSmoke-free bingo returns to Annie

Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St., Bradenton Beach on Thursday, Jan. 19, and every Thursday through season. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and play starts at 7 p.m. There will be fun and prizes. For more information, call 778-1915.

Book club meetsThe Friends of the Island Library

Book Club meets from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Jan. 19, at the library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. They will discuss “When Everything Changed,” by Gail Collins. For more information, call 778-6341.

Church hosts health screeningCrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf

Drive, Holmes Beach, is hosting a Life Line Screening to help residents iden-tify their risk of stroke, vascular dis-ease and osteoporosis on Friday, Jan. 20. The event offers several screenings, each at a cost. They include carotid artery screening, abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, peripheral arterial disease screening, osteoporosis screen-

ing and atrial fibrillation screening. To register or for more information, call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifeline-screening.com/community-partners.,

Jazz great to appear at Roser American jazz pianist/keyboardist

and composer Dick Hyman takes cen-ter stage at Roser Memorial Communi-ty Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The concert marks the first in a series of three, freewill offering performances produced by the church.

Immediately following the concert, attendees are invited across the street to the Village Café at Rosedale for a Meet the Artist event. Cost is $5. Cof-fee, tea and dessert will be served. For more information about the concert series, call 778-0414 or visit www.roser-church.com/music/special-events.

Auditions for Island PlayersThe Island Players are holding audi-

tions on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the playhouse, 10009 Gulf Drive, for “Solid Gold Cadillac,” by Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufmann, directed by Mike Lusk. The play runs March 5 through April 1.

The cast is large. Scripts are usu-ally available to perfuse at the Island Branch Library. No preparation is necessary. The director will have those auditioning read scenes from the script. For more information, log onto www.theislandplayers.org.

Learn more about the estuarySarasota Bay Estuary Program

(SBEP) is sponsoring eight free kayak tours of the waters around the barrier islands through April as part of its Bay Wise Kayak Program. The first tours are to Leffis and Jewfish Keys on Jan. 21, Lido Mangrove Tunnels Feb. 2 and 18, Blind Pass March 3 and 17 and Ly-ons and Blackburn Bay April 7 and 21. Log onto sarasotabay.org to register or for more information.

Enjoy jazz on Pine AveThe Village Café at Rosedale, 503

Pine Ave., Anna Maria, is hosting a Tuesday Night Jazz Club with live music from Diane Linscott on vocals, Michael Royal on the keyboard, Mark Neuenschwander on bass and Johnny Moore on drums from 8 to 10 p.m. on Jan. 24. Advance tickets are $10 per person and $12 at the door. A glass of wine is complimentary for ticket hold-ers. There will be an optional buffet with wine and beer for $15. Reserva-tions may be made at the café or by calling 941-896-8890.

Three authors sign booksThe local authors of the award-win-

ning book, “Saving the Best for Last: Creating Our Lives After 50,” Jean Peelen and Joyce Kramer will be joined by their co-author Renee Fisher to chat and sign books at Ginny’s & Jane E’s on Tuesday, Jan, 24, from 1 to 4 p.m.

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Anna Maria Island, our place in paradise. From the ground it’s beautiful, of course. But from the air, it's breathtaking,

with hues of impossibly blue water fading into sugar-white sand. Take a photographic voyage with aerial photographer

Troy Morgan, of Photos From The Air, and enjoy the views he shares with the seabirds.

The view of Anna Maria Island looking roughly north to south.

Looking northwest from Bean Point, lower right, the constantly shifting Passage Key can be seen in the center, with Egmont Key visible in the upper left.

Perfectly positioned on the Gulf in Braden-ton Beach is the BeachHouse restaurant.

The Longboat Pass Bridge connects the souther tip of Anna Maria with the north-ern tip of Longboat Key. Beer Can Island is the curved ring of sand at right.

The Anna Maria City Pier and the Rod and Reel Pier jut out into Tampa Bay, with Passage Key and Egmont Key in the background in this panorama photo.

Coquina Beach stretches out along the Gulf of Mexico. The view is looking east. Leffis Key can be seen to the left and Jewfish Key to the upper right.

Looking east, the village of Cortez looks rounded using this fish-eye lens. The historic old fishing village is visible to the right, and the newer development can be seen in the middle and left foreground.

26 THE SUN OUTDOORS JANUARY 18, 2012

Tailor angling plan to suit your surroundings

It's good to have a plan, but anglers have to be careful not to get hooked to it when fishing. When heading

for a destination to "work" a plan, it is important you are not so caught up with where you're going that you miss oppor-tunities that might be passing you. Being present and aware with each moment can yield some unexpected results. I'm sure everyone has experienced that in one form or another. As you run an edge, the subtle flash up on the flat catches your eye and, upon inspection, you find a school of fish that may be in a totally different area than you expected. On many occasions over the years I've had a plan in mind and never gotten to it because something better shows up along the way.

The same holds true when you start fishing a "planned" area. While poling, drifting or using a trolling motor to cover promising water you have to be aware of what is right in front of you while simultaneously scanning the water with your pe-

ripheral vision. Being focused on the area where you can make a targeted cast while searching the water in front and in back takes practice. I now know to occasionally glance where I've been as well as where

I'm going. Many times a fish like a tarpon, snook or redfish will appear behind the boat instead of in the path you've taken.

Sometimes being "in the moment" al-lows serendipitous events to unfold. One day in the fall I was fishing with Captain Rick Grassett near Longboat Pass. Before going red fishing on the flats on the east side of Sarasota Bay we decided to take a look out Longboat Pass to see if there were any Spanish mackerel or little tunny (boni-ta) around. It was still early in the season and we knew that these two species would soon be invading the coastal waters. We ran to the Longboat Pass marker, shut down the motor and scanned the water

for about fifteen minutes. Not seeing any action we

elected to go back

into the bay. Just as I was about to start the engine Grassett's phone rang so I stood back up and scanned the water until he was finished. After he hung up, we paused for a few moments before heading back inshore. As I scanned the pass one more time, I saw a boil near the boat and made a cast towards it. Two strips later I was tight to a little tunny that quickly had me into my backing. After landing the fish we decided to spend a few more minutes

in the Gulf and a half hour later we were surrounded by schools of

fish. That morning gradu-ally turned into one

of the best we had ever had off the beaches. Before the action ended, we caught

numerous Span-ish mackerel, little

tunny and even a small kingfish. Taking that extra moment

and not being tied to our plan made the difference.Being "in the moment" can mean that

you notice a bird diving on bait; take the time to investigate and find trout feeding there as well. That subtle push you see when you pause to scan the surround-ing water before moving to another spot can lead you to a school of redfish. By not getting too far ahead of yourself with the plan you will often find better fishing, new places to fish and a new enjoyment in the sport.

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This little tunny (bonita) fell for Captain Rick Grassett's top water fly on a day when being “In the moment” paid dividends.


Captain tom ChayaTrout were the main target over the last

few weeks. Cooler and fluctuating water temperatures make catching a lot harder. A lot of the gator trout were in very shal-low water. Very difficult to set up on with a bigger boat. Wade fishing or a kayak is the way to go in these areas. Our best trout fishing came in canal sytems in Longboat Key. Water stays warmer in these protected areas. Rod Gillis and crew from Tampa had success while catching their limits of trout in the 15-18 inch range. Best baits were artifi-cial soft plastic jigs worked slowly near the bottom. A few big pompano were caught each day on free lined shrimp. We are also catching a few sheepshead around pilings. There numbers will increase over the next month. A few black drum, reds, and floun-der rounded out this weeks catch.

Captain mark howardWith the water temperature's steady

decline and passing cold fronts, the winter

time fishing pattern has arrived in full force. The redfish bite has been steady for the past week with many scrappy redfish holding underneath the docks. A live shrimp rigged on a 2/0 circle hook, tied to a 30 lb. fluoro-

carbon leader, with a #5 splitshot tossed in the shadows of the dock"s pilings and deck will entice the copper colored predators to chew. Keep the slack out of your line and wait for the thump of the bite before reeling

tight. Do not be afraid to muscle the over slot fish out of the pilings and into open water to increase your chances of landing the big one. On my recent charters, we have been landing 20 fish of varying sizes from 12" "rat" reds to 30" "stumps".

Sheep head have been gathering in their winter time spots around structure feed-ing on fiddler crabs and live shrimp. These white fleshed fish are some of the finest tast-ing fillets in the ocean. Make sure to have a sharp hook to be able to penetrate the sheep heads hard mouth . Docks, bridges, oyster bars, and artificial reefs hold many nice fish.

Looking forward, the coming cold weather will only solidify the winter fishing pattern. Time to fish tight to docks and structure. Use live shrimp instead of shiners and slow down the artificial baits to a slow crawl. Changing your fishing patterns to match the season will maximize your suc-cess on the water. Remember to keep the slack out of the line .

Warmer water in canals yields trout

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Wed 1/18 1:45a -0.5 6:05p 2.2 7:22 - 6:00 Sun 1/22 12:20p 1.2 5:14a -0.8 9:53p 2.3 5:42a 2.4 7:21 - 6:03Thu 1/19 2:54a -0.7 7:10p 2.3 7:21 - 6:01 Mon 1/23 12:38p 1.2 5:47p -0.7 10:39p 2.1 5:42a 2.4 7:21 - 6:04Fri 1/20 11:44a 1.2 3:49a -0.8 8:11p 2.3 1:46p 1.1 7:21 - 6:01 Tue 1/24 12:56p 1.3 6:17a -0.6 11:34p 2.0 5:42a 2.4 7:20 - 6:05Sat 1/21 12:01p 1.2 4:35a -0.9 9:05p 2.3 2:57p 1.0 7:21 - 6:02 Wed 1/25 1:13p 1.4 6:45a -0.4 5:42a 2.4 7:20 - 6:06

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Captain Larry McGuire with a firetruck red grouper caught in about 125 ft offshore using a live pinfish.


obituariesLoretta W. Lease

Loretta W. Lease, born May 12, 1924, passed away on Jan. 2, 2012.

Mrs. Lease was a homemaker, moth-er of 11, grandma to nine and friend to countless others. She was a selfless volunteer to the community and youth

of Anna Maria Island and Manatee County. She spent her life loving and caring for kids, all kids.

"Mom, you are in our hearts and thoughts forever. Because we love you," The Tribe.

A memorial service will be held Jan. 22, 2012, at Palma Sola Botanical Gardens from noon to 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice or The Disabled American Veterans.

Loretta Lease a Community Center pioneer

By Tom VaughTSUN STAFF WRITER l [email protected]

One of the early advocates of an Anna Maria Island Community Center passed away.

Loretta Lease, who raised 11 children after her husband died at a young age, died Jan. 2.

“She was instrumental in building the new Community Center in 1983,” said Rose Quin-Barre former Community Center Board Chair, now with Waste Management. “We were restoring an old dilapidated school, and nobody wanted to give us a lot of money but at the end of 1983, we have a quarter of a million dollars.”

Quin-Bare said all the money came from the Island since the Center was a United Way agency and was banned from collecting money on the main-land, which is serviced by other com-munity centers.

“We raised money with chicken din-

ners, but a lot of the stuff we needed was donated by Island businesses,” she said. “The bathrooms, for in-stance, were installed free of charge by Christie Plumbing and when it was all finished, we didn’t owe a penny.”

Lease got interested in the Center because of her children. In the March 8, 1989, issue of the Islander Press, not affiliated with any existing publication, Mrs. Lease was quoted as saying she appreciated what the Center had done for her children and returned the favor by volunteering. In that article, she said the worst time they had building the new Center was when they had to operate out of a trailer and the best time was the day they opened the new facility.

“I am saddened by her loss,” Quin-Bare said. “I know she’s in a better place."

A memorial will be held at Palma Sola Botanical Gardens from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22.

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1/4, 11:18 p.m., domestic battery, 100 block of Cedar Avenue. The defendant got into an argument with his wife and pushed her out of bed, causing old wounds to bleed. He was arrested.

1/6, 4:27 a.m., driving while license is suspended, possession of cannabis, 200 block of Lakeview Drive. The deputy stopped the driver for an infraction, and the driver had no license. A computer check showed it was suspended. While checking the vehicle, the officer found some marijuana and arrested the driver.

1/6, 1:20 a.m., suspicious circum-stance, 400 block of Pine Avenue. The complainant said she found her rear bedroom door unlocked. She said she knows it was locked before her shower. The deputy checked the house and

found nothing indicating the house had been burglarized.

1/8. 11:59 p.m., petit theft of an auto part, 300 block of North Bay Boulevard. The complainant said somebody stole a hubcap from her car.

BrAdenton BeAch1/8, 7 p.m., theft, 100 block of Sev-

enth Street. Somebody stole a battery from the owner’s boat that was on a lift.

1/10, 6:30 p.m., burglary to a struc-ture, 2201 Gulf Drive, the Beach Club. The officer was dispatched to a fire alarm. The complainant said he didn’t know what to do since the office was closed, and his unit had been burglar-ized. His wallet was stolen while he was at a hot tub.

hoLMes BeAch1/7, 12:12 a.m., driving with a sus-

pended license, habitual, 3900 East Bay Drive. The officer stopped the defendant for having an expired tag. As

the officer approached the defendant’s car, he smelled marijuana. A computer check showed the driver was a habitual traffic violator since 1999. The officer found a small pipe with marijuana resi-due in it. He arrested the driver.

1/9, 12:47 p.m., no valid driver’s

license, 2900 Gulf Drive. The officer stopped the driver because he was pull-ing a trailer with an expired tag. The truck’s tag was also expired. The driver was unable to produce a license, and he was arrested.


County official addresses water pressureThe county is planning to install a loop system from South Bay Boulevard to Key Royale.

By Pat CoPelandSUN STAFF WRITER | [email protected]

ANNA MARIA – Commis-sioners approved water and sewer franchise agreements after hearing from a Manatee County Utilities Department employee about water pres-sure in the city.

Mark Simpson, water divi-sion manager, said the exten-sive flushing of water hydrants in the city last year was done in order to maintain water quality in the system.

“Anna Maria is 25 miles, as the crow flies, from Lake Manatee, and the water has to flow 35 miles before it gets here,” he explained.

“The longer the water stays in the pipeline, the more chance the chlorine residuals that protect it from bacterial growth will react with other things in the water. To make

sure that chlorine residual is in the water at the end of the lines, we have to flush.”

He said there was a lower

demand for water last summer and to make sure it didn’t stay in the pipes too long, before it got here, the department had

to flush the lines and bring in fresh water.

“When you’re flushing the line, you don’t have much pressure,” he pointed out. “That’s understandable. Other than that, the pressure has been good here since we put in our northwest county booster station about 2001.”

He said an issue for the city is the dead end line at the end of South Bay Boulevard, and the department is planning to install a loop system from there to Key Royale.

“It will increase the flow capabilities on South Bay Boulevard, plus it will be an additional feed to the Island in case something happens to the main line,” he said.

“It is in our capital improve-ment program. We’re looking at working with the landown-ers to get access for ease-ments, and we hope to have it completed by the summer of 2013.”

He said any residents who have problems with water pressure should call the de-partment at 792-8811.

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Mark Simpson, water division manager for Manatee County Utilities Department, shows Anna Maria commissioners a map of the potable water distribution system while Anna Maria Public Works Supervisor George McKay looks on.

the longer the water

stays in the pipeline,

the more chance the

chlorine residuals

that protect it from

bacterial growth will

react with other things

in the water. to make

sure that chlorine

residual is in the water

at the end of the lines,

we have to flush.”

Mark SimpsonWater division manager, Manatee County Utilities Department


Board approves revised site plan for Green Village

The building official is asked to help resolve parking issues at the site.

By Pat CoPelandsun staff writer | [email protected]

ANNA MARIA – Commissioners approved a revised site plan for the Historic Green Vil-lage, 503/507 Pine Ave., after a controversial portion was removed.

The portion was the addition of a second story residential unit on Building F, which was planned in front of the Pillsbury building at 503. On Nov. 1, the planning and zoning board had recommended approval of the site plan.

At the Nov. 17 work session, Commissioner Dale Woodland had asked why two residential buildings were being allowed on 503 and said the code allows only one residential unit per lot or per structure. Engineer Lynn Townsend Burnett said it is allowed because it is being developed as a unified site plan.

Woodland asked why it is called a unified site plan, and Burnett replied, “It is to be con-sidered one site and not on a lot by lot basis.”

Other portions of the site plan were:• A special exception to use a combination

of Chapters 90 and 91 for parking;• A reduction in the square footage of An-

gler’s Lodge of 657 square feet by removing the addition.

Carol Ann Magill questioned the P&Z’s rec-ommendation and said, “The parking overflow that goes into the residential is an intrusion, and there’s non stop construction with all sorts of trucks. Now we’ll have another retail building.

“Just say no. More is never enough. It’s time to look at what you’re doing to our city. Instead of giv-ing back to their community they are taking away.”

Micheal Coleman pointed out that the Thrashers, who developed the Green Village, have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars

saving two historic homes and noted, “To have them be characterized as wanting more and more when in fact they’ve done way less than the code allows.”

Woodland added, “The overflow in residential areas is a reality, but it’s not what we’re voting on.

One resident asked what are the conse-quences if the agreement for an overflow parking area at Roser Church is dissolved. City Attorney Jim Dye said the Green Village would fall out of compliance, and it would become a code issue.

Chair Chuck Webb asked what are the park-ing changes, and Burnett said the required parking is being reduced from 41 to 38 spaces and with the withdrawal, it is being reduced another two spaces.

Webb asked Building Official Bob Welch to talk to the contractors, and ask the Thrashers to install signs directing drivers to the over-flow parking area at the church.

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Blowin’ in the windAnna Maria Public Works employee Gary Thorpe hangs one of the new banners purchased by the North End Merchants’ Association.

the parking overflow that

goes into the residential is an

intrusion, and there’s non stop

construction with all sorts of

trucks. now we’ll have another

retail building.”

Carol Ann MagilResident


Planning board approves code changesThe board will review a different section of the recommended code changes each month.

By Pat CoPelandSun Staff Writer | [email protected]

ANNA MARIA – Planning and Zon-ing Board members on Jan. 10 began a review of a series of changes to the city’s codes as recommended by an ad-visory committee that met for several months last year.

“The committee spent several months going through the zoning districts,” City Planner Alan Garrett explained. “We are coming before you with sug-gested changes, and we felt we’d start with the residential district.”

Garrett said the first change in Sec-tion Two was from 35 to 30 percent for maximum lot coverage and 5 to 10 per-cent for impervious surface coverage.

Garrett pointed out that currently if the building covers 35 percent of the lot, there’s only 5 percent left for side-walks and driveways. He said if people want to add to their houses, they have to remove driveways and sidewalks in order to meet the code.

“It contributes to the characteris-

tics of the neighborhood,” Building Official Bob Welch. “Instead of hav-ing an oversized house, it limits you on a 5,000-square-foot lot to about a 1,500-square-foot footprint, plus a second level, so you’re at 3,000 square feet.”

Resident Micheal Coleman said he is concerned about forcing elevation and said, “If someone wants one living level, give them the minimum coverage needed to do it. What we want is lower profile houses. We want to keep the little cottages.”

Garrett suggested 35 percent build-ing coverage and 5 percent impervi-ous surface coverage for homes less than 27 feet in height and 30 percent building coverage and 10 for percent impervious surface coverage for homes more that 27 feet in height.

Section Three stated that swimming pools, caged or uncaged, and pool equipment must meet setbacks, and the setback for uncaged swimming pools on through lots was changed from 10 to five feet.

Two habiTable floorsSection Four stated, “No lot or

parcel shall allow more that a total of two habitable floors for all structures combined whether structures are con-

nected or separated.”Garrett said currently someone could

put two stories on top of a ground level home and have three stories, but the comprehensive plan state that homes can be no more that two stories.

‘We’re saying if you have structure on the side, you have to accept that as part of the one unit, and you could only have one other elevated unit,” Garrett explained.

Section Five requires property own-ers to provide stormwater retention on

their lots, and Garrett added, “We’re putting people on notice and that you now have stormwater requirements for each lot, and you need to meet those either through retention area, swale or something of that nature.”

Section Six provides unity of title and states, “When one lot is utilized to sat-isfy setbacks, building coverage or lot coverage, unit of title shall be recorded. The unity of title shall state that said lots shall be considered as one parcel of land and no portion of said parcel of land shall be sold, transferred, devised or assigned separately except in its entirety as one parcel of land.”

Garret said this came about after a property owner with two lots used the second lot to meet the side yard setback to build a house on the first lot. He then sold the second lot, making the house on the first lot illegal.

“Now he has to tear down part of the house,” Garrett explained. “This is very common, and we’re finding this to not be a one-case incident. We’re simply saying that if you use two lots, you have to bring them together as one parcel.”

Chair Sandy Mattick said many older homes in the city are close to the lot

If someone wants one

living level, give them the

minimum coverage needed to

do it. What we want is lower

profile houses. We want to

keep the little cottages.”

Micheal Colemanresident

SEE CoDe, PAGE 43


RENTALS: Another Island city tackes residential rental problemsFROM PAGE 1

problems and agreed that something needs to be done, but that more discus-sion is needed to determine just what the answer is.

Mayor Mike Selby said he and City Attorney Jim Dye attended a meeting on the issue held by the Holmes Beach City Commission and said, “Property managers came to the forefront in Holmes Beach. They want to see things happen for the good of the residents. We all know the problems. We need solutions.”

Commissioner SueLynn, who spoke about the issue during her campaign, suggested that renters sign a form ap-proved by the city that lists the number of people and cars with consequences for violators. She said the city could limit the number of cars to two.

However, Dye pointed to state legisla-tion that “told local governments that they could not single out vacation rent-als for regulation.”

He gave an example of the commis-sion’s recent decision to require non-homesteaded properties to have rear door garbage pick up, which is aimed at vacation rentals, but does not single them out.

Dye also said that limiting the number of people in a rental house is difficult to enforce.

NOiSE ENFORcEMENT Commissioner John Quam said noise

is a major issue with vacation rentals, and Commissioner Dale Woodland asked about citing people for disturb-ing the peace.

Sgt. Dave Turner, who is in charge of the Sheriff’s Office substation in the city, explained, “We do have a noise ordinance. Right now we’re in transi-tion mode with it. We’re going back to

the decimeter and have been told how to deal with it by our people.”

Dye said the city’s noise ordinance contains decibel levels, so it is enforce-able.

Turner said disturbing the peace requires affidavits by two complainants and noted, “It has to be way out there. We have never approached anywhere near there. Noise is not disturbing the peace. It’s a civil enforcement issue done by a complaint through code enforcement.”

Commissioner Jo Ann Mattick asked if deputies turn over complaints to the code enforcement officer, and Turner said they currently do that.

“When a deputy responds to a noise complaint, he has the option of clearing the complaint, resolving the situation there and writing a report or stepping it up,” Turner explained.

“The deputies will usually go there and there will be compliance. Some-times there’s not, and we’re going to have to work on that and see what we want to do.

“He needs another tool,” Chair Chuck Webb said. “It’s just a citation process and right now we don’t have that.”

Woodland said if the problem contin-ues after a deputy has responded, he would expect the deputy to contact the property manager or owner.

RENTAL AGENTS SPEAkMike Brinson, of AMI Accommoda-

tions, said , “We’re providing lists to the police dispatch so they can contact us. If people don’t quiet down, we can take their keys away and remove them from the property. No refunds. No questions asked.”

Selby asked what happens if the people refuse to leave, and Brinson said the Sheriff’s Office would back them up.

Brinson said since the issue arose in Holmes Beach, property managers have compiled a list of best practices that include requirements such as rear door trash pick up, additional trash cans for additional bedrooms and checking on parking maximums.

He said they give renters a handout with advice on following city ordinanc-es and being a neighbor-friendly guest. They are encouraging all property managers to ask renters the number of people and vehicles that will be at the rental. He said all property manag-ers have 24-hour emergency lines for people to call if there are problems.

“A few are ruining it for everybody,” he pointed out. “We don’t want them in the houses.”

Larry Chatt, of Island Real Estate, added, “We want to be part of the solu-tion. Call on me anytime. We have the power. My owners would be very upset

if I didn’t handle those issues.”Brinson asked people to contact him

or Chatt for adding to the guidelines.

OThER idEASResident Penelope Naylor, who has

an issue with swimming pool noise from a neighboring property, said there are other ways to control problems such as health department and fire codes.

“These properties seem to be hybrids because they are single-family resi-dential properties, but they operate the same as hotels,” she pointed out.

“Hotels have their guests sign a con-tract before they come and it spells out what the behavioral limitations are and what’s expected. If they violate them, they’re thrown out.”

Resident Micheal Coleman suggested appointing a commissioner to be a liai-son to the property managers and help them develop standards.

SueLynn offered to be the liaison and asked, “If you’re using your residence to make money, why isn’t that consid-ered commercial?”

“The state defines it as a resort dwell-ing, and it’s allowed,” Building Official Bob Welch responded. “It still has the designation of single- or two-family dwelling, but it’s not a prohibited use in the neighborhood.”

Code Enforcement Officer Jerry Rathvon said another problem is the homes that are rented privately, and when there are problems, it is often dif-ficult to contact the owners.

Resident Richard Penn thanked com-missioners for taking the issue seri-ously and said, “It’s a serious problem. We want to make our neighborhood livable again.”

Another resident said he has a party house next door and has considered moving out of the city.

If people don't quiet

down, we can take their

keys away and remove

them from the property.

No refunds. No questions

asked."

Mike BrinsonAMI Accommodations

PiER: Commissioner Whitmore asks: Where's our pier?FROM PAGE 1

eroding, Whitmore said at a recent county commission meeting.

The county can’t afford the $2 million price, and a new pier wouldn’t be the same, even if was affordable, ac-cording to Charlie Hunsicker, director of Manatee County’s Natural Resources depart-ment.

“Everybody wants the old pier back,” he said, but if the beach is eroding, as Whit-more believes, a new pier

would be permitted as an erosion control structure with no railings like those at Twin Piers in Bradenton Beach, not a recreational pier.

If a recreational pier were permitted, it would have to be much higher than the old pier due to federal and state laws, he said.

The county has been moni-toring erosion at Manatee County Public Beach and there is not much effect since the pier was demolished, Hunsicker said, adding that the monitoring will continue.

Resort tax funds could possibly be used to build an erosion control structure, but

only if the county can prove to the state Department of Environmental Protection

that erosion is occurring, he said. He added that the necessary scientific model of how much the beach might be eroding due to the ab-sence of the pier would cost $100,000.

Manatee County’s 5 per-cent resort tax is collected from owners of accommoda-tions rented for less than six months. The tax funds beach renourishment and the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau’s tourism marketing efforts.

Resort tax funds could possibly be used

to build an erosion control structure, but

only if the county can prove to the state

Department of Environmental Protection

that erosion is occurring


Attorney says Gatehouse can serve

Jitney goes once around the table

By Tom VaughTSUN STAFF WRITER | [email protected]

BRADENTON BEACH – The city may be close to filling a vacant commission seat following a memo-randum from City Attorney Ricinda Perry.

In Perry’s legal opinion, there is no conflict of interest or ethical violation since Gatehouse is work-ing for the city under a pre-existing arrangement, but when his con-

tract expires, the city will need to advertise to other vendors, as well as Gatehouse, to fill the position. She said if that occurs, Gatehouse should not be allow to vote or look at other submittals while he is in office.

The Ward 3 post, formerly held by Janie Robertson, was vacated when she was unable to run for re-election due to term limits. Nobody stepped up before the November election last year, so it was up to the mayor

and city commission to fill it.Two men, Rick Gatehouse and

Johnny Tillison, came forward two weeks ago and said they would like to be considered for the position, and at the Jan. 5 commission meet-ing, Mayor John Shaughnessy asked for a motion to make Gatehouse the new commissioner. After the mo-tion, businesswoman and planning and zoning board member JoAnn Meilner said she preferred Tilli-son because he is a popular figure

around Bridge Street and always willing to help. She said Gatehouse, who is the city’s webmaster, could not serve because of a state statute that prohibits anybody employed by the city from serving in an elected position.

After that, the commission did not vote in Gatehouse, but it also did not vote in Tillison since a motion to install him died for a lack of a second.

The jitneys would bring people to and from their vehicles parked in a lot south of the city to free parking spaces on Bridge Street for shoppers. By Tom VaughTSUN STAFF WRITER | [email protected]

BRADENTON BEACH – The Scenic WAVES Partnership, a hybrid of two groups that played parts in determining the needs of the city, met for the first time since

Oct. 3, 2011 on Monday, Jan. 9.The group, which was almost disbanded

last year, had been working on problems in the city such as traffic and lack of parking. They addressed the parking issue again at the Jan. 9 meeting.

When the committee slowed its work, due mainly to a lack of funds for capital improvements, discussion centered on hav-ing employees who work on or near Bridge Street park in a lot that the city would provide south of the city near the northern Coquina Park boat ramp. Employees could catch a ride from there to work on free trol-

leys or jitneys, which have yet to be provided.

In late August, officials from an electric cart com-pany called Lighting Bugz, brought two vehicles to city hall to demonstrate to

committee members what they looked like and how they rode. They also mapped out a path the vehicle could take, which would run along Gulf Drive from Bridge Street to the parking lot.

At the Jan. 9 meeting, Bradenton Beach Police Chief Sam Speciale said City Commissioner Gay Breuler and Lt. John Cosby met the operator of a jitney in Siesta Key when they visited Custom Carts in Sarasota.

He came up here and I pointed out where we wanted them to run,” Speciale said. “He was interested in renting to vehicles from Lighting Bugz to start. I talked with him today and he’s still interested.”

Speciale said the man also found a retiree who wanted to drive. He said he told the man the city would not have any money to finance this.

Committee Member Bona Wortman asked if the riders would have to pay, and Brueler thought that would be a bad idea since the trolleys are free.

Bridge Street Merchants Association President JoAnn Meilner said she had been pushing the merchants to get the jitney and pay for its operation.

“It’s vital that we do something,” she said. “I suggested the driver gets paid with tips.”

Committee Chair Pat Whitesel suggested using some of the proceeds from the Bridge Street Market to pay for the vehicles.

Breuler said the man they spoke to sug-gested they run the jitneys from noon to 10 p.m. or as late as midnight on weekends.

They also discussed where the carts could be recharged and parked overnight, and the most popular suggestion was the police department. The group will discuss this further in future meetings.


City leaders briefed on cell tower plan

If the city approves a cell tower, company officials say it would be about a year before they could get it built and into operation.By Tom VaughTSUN STAFF WRITER | [email protected]

BRADENTON BEACH – Two cell phone installers made a presentation to the city commission on a cell tower last week and the elected officials appeared open to the installers’ recommenda-tions.

James Eatrides, CEO of Alpha-Ome-ga Communications, made a presen-tation on the mechanics and growth in popularity of cell phones, types of towers and where the city fits into the scheme of things, and Kevin Barile, president of Ridan Industries, gave the commission his choice for the type of tower and location at a work session on Jan. 12.

“What we think is the best solution in terms of aesthetics and property values, from economic viability is a 150

foot stealth unipole,” Barile said. “If need be, we could put a flag on it, but flags could be noisy. A number of times when we installed a flag, we had to come back because neighbors com-plained about the noise.

“What we’re proposing it at the

What we think is the

best solution in terms of

aesthetics and property

values, from economic

viability is a 150 foot stealth

unipole.”

James Eatrides CEO of Alpha-Omega Communications

SEE TOWER, PAGE 35


from page 34Bradenton Beach Public Works,” he added. “From

the location point of view, that’s a very optimal place to put it.”

Barile was talking about a map showing current and future cell towers, and he said a tower at public works would be in the middle of where there is no strong service.

Barile said the tower would blend in with the area. It would be painted gray and would look like a sailboat mast like those at Bradenton Beach Marina, nearby.

Barile showed simulated photos of a tower at that loca-tion from different directions, and it did look like a boat mast, only taller, in the photos.

The tower would be located where the city recently made parking spaces. Barile said the tower would be elevated and they could use the space under it for a park-ing space.

Commissioner Jan Vosburgh asked how prone the tower is to becoming obsolete, and Eatrides said they have a provision in their lease that if it does go out of date, they will take it down for free.

“We provide a removal bond, and if we’re no longer here in 20 years as an entity, you would be able to tap the bond and have enough funds to remove the tower,” Barile said.

“In terms of those removal bonds, they are not real expensive,” Eatrides said. “The reason they are not real expensive is the bond companies know that it isn’t likely to disappear, otherwise they would want to charge and arm and a leg for it.”

As for the fear of radiation from the towers, they said that when a cell tower is nearby, your cell phone emits less radio waves and when the tower is far, it radiates more, so it is better to be closer to one.

Barile said the FCC saturation limit for cell phones is 1.7 watts per kilogram of tissue.

“Typically, the max(imum) exposure you’re going to have from a handset pressed to your head is in the range of 1.75 watts,” Barile said. “It’s well below the standard.”

After answering questions from the commissioners, Barile and Eatrides ended their presentation. When asked, they said that under their proposal, they would pay the city $350,000 up front and up to $2,500 per month from rent collected from the providers that lease space on the tower.

tower: cell tower plan presented

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Smart money finding investments in rentalsMy generation had it beaten into

our heads that owning your own home was the only sensible

choice both financially and socially. I can still hear my parent’s voice in my head “paying rent is throwing money away,” but financial times have changed drastically during the past five years and what was once a given is now only a luxury.

If home prices and mortgage rates have fallen to the point that the monthly cost of owning a home is more affordable than at any point in the past 15 years, why are rental units with higher monthly rates in demand? Inter-estingly, one of the by-products of the housing crisis is the growing demand for rentals. Much of this demand is from previous homeowners who either found themselves caught up in a fore-closure or a short sale and will not be able to get back into homeownership for years or first-time buyers without enough of a down payment to buy as

well as being subjected to tight lending conditions.

According to the Wall Street Journal, there are 10 key markets around the country where the average monthly mort-gage payment is currently less than rent. In Atlanta, which has the most favorable values for owning versus renting, the av-erage monthly mortgage is $539 and the average asking rent is $840. Three of the 10 cities noted were in Florida. Jackson-ville’s average monthly mortgage is $711 and its monthly rent is $779; Miami’s average monthly mortgage is $977 and the rent is $1,071; and Orlando’s average monthly mortgage is $695 and the rent is $851. These numbers are based on a 20

percent down payment and a 4.5 percent 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage including insurance and taxes.

Even though low mortgage rates are making homeownership more affordable they still aren’t spurring sales. Potential homeowners who do have the ability to purchase and are able to meet the mort-gage qualifications are in no particular hurry, since the perception in many parts of the country is that the bottom hasn’t been reached yet and that the mortgage rates are not going up any time soon.

So what’s a savvy real estate investor to do with the cash burning a hole in his pocket? It doesn’t take Warren Buffett to figure out that if the demand is in rental units that’s where you invest. Home building has been experiencing an upturn but much of the increase that was report-ed at the end of November came from the construction of apartments, town houses and other multifamily developments in order to meet that demand.

Right here in Manatee and Sarasota

counties, at Lakewood Ranch, developers who built 7,000 homes during the housing boom are now turning to building rental units. There is currently a project being built for a 277-unit apartment building with expectations that it will fill up very rapidly. Economists are predicting that the next residential housing boom will be in multi-family, rather than single family, products.

However, most families still want to live in single family homes, even families who have been foreclosed on or don’t have the ability to buy. Because of this life style choice, smart investors large and small are buying homes in foreclosure, or which are about to be auctioned, and instead of flipping them for a quick profit are holding them as rentals.

This is just another piece of the fallout from the housing market, and like all financial markets the smart money will always find a way to profit. If my parents were around today they would probably be telling me to buy the foreclosure down the street and rent it out, and they would

Castles inthe Sand

Louise BoLger


And now for something differentThey used to introduce one of those

wacky “Monte Python’s Flying Circus” British comedies occasion-

ally with “And now for something a little different.” Remember? So, since today’s homily is a little wacky, too, I borrow the Brits’ ingratiating intro. Thanks, chaps!

Let’s have some fun with some words nonsense that’s been cruising around in my craw all day, OK? What I’ll do is ask simple questions and then answer them with (mostly) one-word silly answers, some of which don’t look right, but sound right when you speak ‘em. For instance, Q: What time is the banquet? A: Ate. (Get it? He said, “8,” didn’t he? And ate is what he did there.) Cabisch? So away we go!

Q: So your family came down with the flu – how many of you were ill?

A: Sicks. (Are you lovin’ it?)

Q: Which bills in your wallet make you nervous?

A: Tens.

Q: How many times did you have to warn the golfers up ahead of you?

A: Fore!

Q. Hey, kid, how did you finish in the Soap Box derby?

A: One. (Won – came in #1)

Q: Who are the female photographers who pursue celebrities?

A: Mamarazzi (Paparazzi wives).

Q: When one of those big birds gets sick, whadda you call it?

A: Illegal.

Q: What kind of mother are you?A: Grand.

Q: What was the first name of that lady who took you to court?

A: Sue.

Q: So you’re off to the garden store ato buy a fence – how will you choose the best one?

A: Picket.”

Q. What did Daffy Duck call his in-competent veterinarian?

A: Quack.

Q: What did the terrific chef at one of those steak barbecues hear a lot?

A: Well done!

Q: What was the name of that guy who opened the fitness center?

A: Gym. (Get it, folks?)

Q: When do you go to the Chinese dentist?

A: 2:30.

Q: What kind of coffee should abort a pregnant cow?

A: Decaf.

Q: What does that Red Sox pitcher do that makes him a great bowler?

A: Strikes.

Q: Who was that young lady who sang those beautiful holiday songs?

A: Carol.

Q: What’s the worst time of year to do this?

A: Fall.

Q: What do you call a hypochondriac who tries to make you think he’s ill?

A: InVALid Invalid.

Q: What do you call the guy in a hospital bed who keeps ringing for a nurse?

A: Impatient patient.

You deareaders can prolly think of a lot more of these before supper. After a few rounds at your next cocktail party, drag these out, ask your guests the questions and see who answers correctly to win the big prize (?). You’ll have more fun than a barrel of Q: what?

A: Monkeys.

Jack gets his wacky thoughts like this while nap-ping at The Woodward, 202 Court St., Keene, N.H. 03431; 603-352-7675.

SeniorProm

JACK FONES


Tough to lose in good humorI really, really try to be a good

loser. Mama taught me that. I play Words With Friends (the #1

app on smart phones that’s an ab-breviated scrabble game) and beat everyone most of the time. I play other cookbook authors around the country. You can chat with op-ponents, too, and we authors chat about how we see words in our head and are just, well, a little “dif-ferent.” That’s why we are authors. That’s why we write. We love words and we love to put them together. I look at a scrabble board and see all kinds of words.

You can use “Words With Friends Cheat,” which defeats the point of playing. I’ve looked at it, and it’s way more complicated and time-consuming than just playing the game. It’s like, what’s the point of cheating? No challenge there. It’s not like I have to beat everyone. Seriously!

Back to fitness. Every year since the Dolphin Dash 5K at Anna Maria Island Elementary School started years ago, I’ve won or placed in my age group. Twice, including last year, I got first place. I’ve even PR’d (personal record). This year I didn’t

even place. I got 5th in my usually very competitive 55-59 age group. Here are my excellent excuses in order of strong feelings (I can al-ready feel you crying me a river):

1. I have been sitting in the com-puter chair too long. Writing my book that came out last year got me there. I knew that I would be promoting it on social media. The CEO of my publishing company calls what I’ve done on Facebook amazing. He’s asked me to tutor others. So I’m in the chair doing that. Just to give you an idea, one day this week, my book began the day ranked 31,000 on all books sold on Amazon. They sell millions. My publisher is delighted with anything below 100,000. Many books never get below 200,000. I got crabby about my ranking, so I posted the video of Mitt Romney’s Fox News interview about the dog he put in

an airtight container on the roof of his car. A must-see, if you haven’t. Suffice it to say, this is something anyone who cares about pets is in-terested in watching. At the end of the day, my ranking had gone down, improving to 10,000! A significant change. But it takes time in the chair.

2) Sitting in chairs means quick meals and too many Larabars. Not enough time devoted to fixing those recipes I put in my book. Can you say, “Shoemaker’s Daughter” syn-drome? I need a chef.

3) At the starting line of the race, I’m standing next to two women in glow-in-the-dark iridescent bright green jackets - you know, the kind you can see from 5 miles away? Of course, they are in my age group and are here on vacation. “I read about it and it looked like a nice race.” “Do you race much?” I asked. “I can’t remember the last time I did a 5K. I’m used to doing marathons with an 11-minute mile pace,” she answered. “I’m cooked,” I thought. “You’ll get 1st place,” I told her. She did.

4) Can’t wait 'till I turn 60 in No-vember, when I’ll jump to the next

age group. I’m the oldest in my age group and the youngsters typically beat the oldsters.

5) The weather! Omg, my hubby said the wind clocked at 24 mph. It never let up. It felt like a wall.

As the woman next to me at the starting line who beat me said, “We’re just here to donate a little money to the school and have fun, right?” Right. I am trying to re-member that is right, even though the reason she may have come to the race is because I blabbed it all over Facebook. Some people at AMI elementary came up and thanked me for that. It’s about the kids. It’s about finishing without injury. That old goal I used to have before I started winning my age group.

Another woman in my age group who finished seconds ahead of me said, “You know, you always beat me.” “Congratulations,” I said. “Nice job.”

Time for a stress-relieving warm bath.

Ellen Jaffe Jones is a certified personal trainer, running coach and the author of “Eat Vegan on $4 a Day.” She can be found at www.vegcoach.com.

Feastingon Fitness

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Across1 Programmer's banes5 Hollywood tree9 Soup base14 Subj. to bone up on?15 Airline with blue-striped jets16 Washer cycle17 Poor boy seller18 *Delayed reaction20 *Radioactive decay measure22 Baa nana?23 "__ Mio": classic Ital-ian song24 Treasure-__26 Question of identity29 Pre-euro Spanish coin31 *Aviation display33 Reykjavik-born one-named singer36 Iron-rich green veg-gie37 Repeatedly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues42 Beret perch43 Choir part44 *Military hobbyist's pastime47 It makes Tom frisky52 "Little Women" sister53 Alimentary route56 "Seinfeld" specialty57 __-fi58 *Prom time, to prom-goers60 *Modern64 Fireworks reaction65 Knocks for a loop66 1804 duelist67 "__ arigato": Japa-nese "thank you very much"68 Provolone alternative

69 Part of a.k.a.70 Paradise

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30 Double-platinum Steely Dan album32 Deal with moguls?34 Quite a lot35 66, notably: Abbr.37 Nine of diamonds?38 "Just doing my job"39 "Little Women" sister40 Mythical big bird41 Get fit42 "Up, up and away" carrier45 The "A" in RAM46 Principal48 Vacuum tube type49 Call after a missed field goal50 Like some health care51 Slithering squeezer54 Kareem __-Jabbar55 Perjurers57 Grounded fleet: Abbr.59 Pita sandwich60 Jammies61 Obey the coxswain62 Actor Wallach63 Sched. question mark

Answers to01-11-12

Crossword Puzzle.


By Tom VaughTSUN STAFF WRITER | [email protected]

HOLMES BEACH – The Anna Maria Elementary School PTO Board met Tuesday, Jan. 10, to discuss plans for its largest fund raiser, the Spring Fling, to be held at the Anna Maria Island Community Center on Saturday, April 28.

The PTO takes requests for fund-ing from staff and teachers before the event. With budget cuts and a tight economy, the requests have been more for things that are no longer funded, such as study books, but PTO Presi-dent Monica Simpson wants to make sure they are getting the biggest bang for their bucks.

“In the past, we had requests for things like a refrigerator or a micro-wave oven for staff,” she said. “We want to make sure the requests are more education oriented.”

Simpson said requests would be graded for relevancy to the education process.

“It should touch all the children,” she said. “Maybe it should be for bigger projects.”

Simpson asked AMW Principal David Marshall about books for different cur-ricula.

“In the past, when we adopted new learning series, such as math or Eng-lish, we would have to buy the books from our budget, but that budget has been cut,” he said. “Books for new series take up 50-percent or more of our budget.”

Marshall said some of the books that come with the curricula have tear-out pages making them good for only one use.

“What would happen if the PTO refused to purchase one-use books,” Simpson asked.

Marshall said they make purchases for what is in the budget, so that would

limit them. He said that there are several curricula available for each subject, plus each subject has a core curriculum with books that can be used more than once.

“We don’t want to tell the teach-ers what kind of books to purchase,” Simpson said, “but we need to make our money go farther, and if you use tear out books, you have a recurring expense to replace them.”

PTO Vice President Kyra Valadie asked if they might consider Kindles, like iPads only they display books, which are loaded into them. Marshall said in the past, the PTO purchased computers for classrooms, but they are required now, and he wants the school district to supply them, but he thought the PTO could purchase other technol-ogy like Kindles and possibly iPads for the teachers and staff.

Other expenditures included running electricity and possible water to the outdoor classroom the PTO purchased a couple of years ago.

Simpson said she would like

PTO seeks to redefine expenditures

In the past, we had requests

for things like a refrigerator

or a microwave oven for

staff. We want to make

sure the requests are more

education oriented."

Monica SimpsonPTO president

SEE PTO, PAGE 43

42 THE SUN SPORTS JANUARY 18, 2012

BY Scott DellSpecial to the sun

The Sun Sports game of the week was an AFC divisional adult flag foot-ball contest, at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, featuring the Coastal Orthopedic Raiders vs. Duffy’s Tavern Ravens.

The Coastal Orthopedic Raiders started the game on defense and on the very first play recorded a safety giving them a 2-0 lead and the ball to their offense. On the Raider’s third offense play, quarterback Kevin Austin threw a 45 yard bomb to Eric Gledhill for the touchdown. The extra point was no good, 8-0 Raiders. After the Raven’s found themselves in a hole, after just four plays, their offense started to roll. It only took four plays of their own before quarterback Matt Piermarini threw a 12-yard TD pass to Adam Mott. The extra point pass was good to Jeff Conley, score 8-7 Raiders. The Raven’s defense recorded their own safety the next play and did not let the Raid-ers score for the rest of the first half. The Raven’s offense continued to roll though. Piermarini threw a TD pass to Bobby Reynolds and another to Adam Mott plus an extra point to Conley and Mott before the first half ended and made the score 23-8 at halftime.

The Raiders started with the ball in the second half and on first and goal Danny Murphy, of the Ravens, inter-cepted a pass and went end zone to end zone for the pick-six touchdown. The extra point was no good when Chrissie McCracken sacked the QB, score 29-8 Ravens. The Raiders pulled out some trickery when Shandi Austin passed to husband Kevin Austin, which helped them move the ball down field and into position for another TD pass by Kevin Austin to Gledhill. The two-point conversion pass was good to Chuck McCracken, score 29-16 Ravens. With nine minutes left in the game, the Ravens offense scored again on a Piermarini 27-yard TD pass to Ryan Hogan. The extra point pass was good to Conley, score 36-16 Ravens. On the next series, Austin threw a 45-yard bomb to a wide open Chuck McCrack-en for the TD. The extra point was no good, score 36-22 Ravens. With only 90 seconds left, Chuck McCracken inter-cepted a pass for the Raiders defense. But with time running out, the Ravens defense held strong and secured their second victory of the season, final score 36-22.

Division iii (8-9 year-olDs) results:Beach Bums Steelers 0Waterfront Restaurant Raiders 12

Gettel Toyota Texans 18 Pink & Navy Boutique Cowboys 22

Beach Bistro Vikings 22 Southern Greens Jets 20Division II (10-12 year-olds) Results:Ross Built Broncos 42 Sand Dollar Steelers 7

Mr. Bones Colts 34 Sandbar Falcons 0

LPAC Cardinals 37 Air & Energy Chargers 8

Eat Here Bears 24 Cedars Tennis Resort Seahawks 8

Division i (13-16 year-olDs) results:Galati Yacht Sales Texans 46 Walter & Associates Bears 24

Integrity Sound Redskins 33 First American Bank Ravens 27 Mar Vista Restaurant Raiders 12 Jessie’s Island Store Steelers 20

aDult Co-eD Flag Football league results:Waterfront Restaurant Bills 27 Edgewater Realty Broncos 25

Agnelli Pool & Spa Packers 31 Banana Cabana Bengals 6

Galati Yacht Sales Chargers 31 Tyler’s Ice Cream Vikings 14

Fins Bar Bears 28 The Feast Falcons 42

Sato Real Estate Browns 6 Slim’s Place Dolphins 40

aDult Co-eD volleyball league results:Tyler’s Ice Cream 31 Best Buy 29 (First game of best 2 out of 3)

Tyler’s Ice Cream 25 Best Buy 11 (Second game of best 2 out of 3)

Best Buy 17 Slim’s Place 25 (First game of best 2 out of 3)

Best Buy 6 Slim’s Place 25 (Second game of best 2 out of 3)

Ravens roll RaidersFlag Football Standings

Div III (8-9 yr) Waterfront Restaurant Raiders 2-0Beach Bistro Vikings 2-0Southern Greens Jets 1-1Pink & Navy Boutique Cowboys 1-1Gettel Toyota Texans 0-2Beach Bums Steelers 0-2 Div II (10-12 yr) West LPAC Cardinals 2-0Ross Built Broncos 1-1Sandbar Falcons 0-2Air & Energy Chargers 0-2

East Mr. Bones Colts 2-0Eat Here Bears 2-0Sand Dollar Steelers 1-1Cedars Tennis Resort Seahawks 1-1 Div I (13-16 yr) Integrity Sound Redskins 2-0Mar Vista Raiders 1-1Galati Yacht Sales Texans 1-1First American Bank Ravens 1-1Jessie's Island Store Steelers 1-1Walter & Associates Bears 0-2

Adult Co-Ed Flag Football Standings

AFC Division Duffy's Tavern Ravens 2-0Agnelli Pool & Spas Packers 1-0Galati Yacht Sales Chargers 1-0Tyler's Ice Cream Vikings 1-1The Feast Falcons 1-1Fins Bar Bears 0-1Coastal Orthopedic Raiders 0-1 NFC Division Florida Discount Signs 49Ers 2-0Slim's Place Dolphins 1-0Beach To Bay Construction Texans 1-1Waterfront Restaurant Bills 1-1Banana Cabana Bengals 0-1Sato Real Estate Browns 0-2Edgewater Realty Broncos 0-2

Volleyball Standings

Slim's Place 2-0Best Buy 1-2Tylers Ice Cream 1-2

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Jeremiah Sculco, of Island Dental Spa Broncos, runs to the outside edge in Center Instructional Flag Football.


from page 41 teachers and staff to make requests to the PTO by Feb. 3, so they could discuss them at the next scheduled meeting on Feb. 7.

In other news, the PTO Treasurer Lisa Wood-ard reported they made a couple of thousand dollars more from the Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough sales, although not all of the expenses had been paid.

“We greatly appreciate the people who partici-

pated in the Otis Spunk-meyer sales,” Simpson said.

The PTO already has the money to pay for new playground equip-ment. Miracle Recreation Equipment Co. sent an estimate of more than $15,000 for the equip-ment, with possible ad-ditional expenses for pro-viding footers for some items. Marshall said he would look for additional supplies on premises and from other schools in the district to save money.

PTO: PTO takes requests

CODE: P&Z approves changes in city codes

from page 31 lines, and the owners shouldn’t be penalized for something they didn’t cre-ate.

“They would not be encumbered by this, but if they sell the lot off, they would have to bring the structure into compliance,” Garrett replied, but added that it only would have to meet the setbacks at the time it was built, which could have been less than today’s setbacks.

Section Seven said that pergolas, arbors and trel-lises are exempt from fence

height limits, but cannot exceed 8 feet tall and 8 feet wide and require a building permit.

Mike Pescitelli made the motion to recommend the code changes with the addi-tion of Garrett’s suggested change regarding coverage, and the board approved it with Tom Turner and Lou Ellen Wilson dissenting.

On Jan. 12, the city com-mission agreed with the coverage changes, asked for a few wording clarifications and plan to hold a public hearing on the ordinance on Jan. 26.

Get ready for the ‘Psychedelic Sixties’The PTO needs donations of money or items for its silent auc-tion at the Spring Fling.By Tom VaughTSUN STAFF WRITER | [email protected]

HOLMES BEACH – The Anna Maria Elementary PTO has decided to get retro and go hippie for their Spring Fling dinner, auctions and dance to be held on Saturday, April 28, at the Anna Maria Island Community Center.

Called the “Psychedelic Sixties,” those who attend will have to look for bell bot-toms, moccasins and beads to look the part. Enjoy watching your white clothes glow in the black lights and dig looking at the groovy waves in the Lava Lamps.

The PTO called for volunteers and around 15 people showed up for the first

planning meeting of the group’s most lucrative fund raiser. New parents were surprised to find out it is an adult event with affordable childcare provided by the School for Constructive Play.

The ticket price is expected to stay at $35 per person. That buys hors d’oeuvres and dinner from a number of food outlets in the area, music from

Island DJ Chris Grumley and silent auctions for art and basket projects from each classroom and items donated by in-dividuals and the business community.

The group considered other themes such as a dressy casino affair called “Vive la Spring,” a Kentucky Derby theme, a tacky prom and a 20s flapper, but they decided to revisit the 60s.

This year’s date conflicts with the DeSoto Day parade in Bradenton.

“This time of year there’s something going on every weekend,” PTO Presi-dent Monica Simpson told the moms. “We just hope those who attend the pa-rade will be able to join us that evening.”

Jennifer Rogers will be in charge of the food, Lisa Woodard and Simpson will be in charge of the silent auction and Heather Edwards will coordinate getting the auction items and other do-nations from businesses. Those interest-ed in giving early can reach Heather at 813-241-7900 or by e-mail to [email protected].

The next organizational meeting will be at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the school auditorium.

The ticket price is expected to stay at $35 per person. That

buys hors d’oeuvres and dinner from a number of food

outlets in the area, music from Island DJ Chris grumley

and silent auctions for art and basket projects from each

classroom and items donated by individuals and the business

community.

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Touchdown!Ava Zink, of Gettel Toyota Texans, runs 30 yards down the sideline for the TD in Center Division III Flag Football.

SweepThomas Heckler, of Island Real Estate Colts, runs around an Island Dental Spa Broncos defender in Center Instructional Flag Football.

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ISLAND LAWN SPRIN-KLERS. New installs, ser-vice, repairs. Value tracking, system tune ups. Watering the Island for 15 years. Call 941-778-2581

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TOP NOTCH LAWN CARE}For all your landscaping needs. Commercial and Residential Call 941-932-6600

ELI’S IRRIGATION New in-stall/repair. Pumps, pools, irrigation, landscape light-ing and pressure washing. Call 941-580-2054

LOCKSMITH

ISLAND LOCKSMITH, “Lock Around the Clock”. Licensed/bonded/insured. Call 941-778-1661 or 941-713-4414

LOST & FOUND

$1,000 REWARD! Some-one apparently removed by mistake a laptop from my car at 612 Ambassador Lane between Dec. 26 and Dec. 27. Return it, no ques-tions asked, and collect the $1,000 reward. You can’t use it anyway, it’s German. Call 941-447-1506

LOST COCKATIEL GREY & yellow. Answers to “Tweety” Bradenton Beach area Call 941-896-5256

FOUND BEAUTIFUL LONG-HAIR grey cat. Very healthy & gentle. Has microchip. Found in 500 block of 77th St. Call 941-778-0330 or 812-219-2184

LOST LHASA APSO, wear-ing a blue and yellow collar with her name, Bella, and the slogan Life is Good. Bella was last seen Monday, Oct. 3, about 10 p.m. near 211 North Bay Blvd., in Anna Maria. Please call 941-301-1118 or 941-778-3986 if you have any information.

MASSAGE

COASTAL MASSAGE THERAPY Offering Neuromuscular, Swedish and Deep Tissue massage. Your home or my office! License# MA34584 Call 941-753-7766

MOVING & STORAGE

MARTIN’S MOVING YOUR Island movers! Offering dependable, competitive rates. No hidden costs. 941-809-5777.

TWO MEN and a TRUCK. Movers who care. Local and Long distance. www.twomen.com Call 941-359-1904. We sell boxes!

PAINTING & WALLCOVERING

PAINT! PAINT! AND MORE 16 years of experienced interior/exterior custom painting. Pressure clean-ing, drywall repairs and texture finishes. Many Island references. Please call Neil for free estimates. 941-812-0507

“WIZARD OF WALLS” Established 1980 Prompt quality service. Paperhang-ing/removal Faux finishes. Interior painting. Mary Bell 941-794-0455

PERSONAL SERVICES

MARRY or BURY. USCG Captain/Notary. Autho-rized to officiate or scatter ashes at sea. Get Married on Private Island, or in water. Release ashes into the Gulf. Boat rides around Anna Maria areas. Snorkel/ swim. Great rates. Town Car pick-up available. Nick 941-896-4696 [email protected]

SMALL ODD JOBS, yard work, walk dog etc. Call George 941-773-5518

CHUCK'S MOBILE UPHOL-STERY Island resident. Call 941-565-1867

THE TINT GUY." Com-mercial, residential, automotive, marine. Free estimates. All work guaranteed. Over 25 years experience. Mobile service available. Call 941-201-2649

ACCESS LAWSUIT CASH now! As seen on TV.$$$ Injury Law-suit Dragging? Need $500-$500,000++within 48/hrs? Low rates apply now by phone! Call Today! Toll-Free: 800-568-8321 www.lawcapital.com

PETS

MOBILE PET GROOM-ING - facials aromatherapy therapeutic holistic all natural, organic approach - dogs $35.00 and up www.furrytails4grooming.com Call 941-224-8655

POOL SERVICES

EMERGENCY SERVICE AVAILABLE Four Seasons Pool Service. Certified pool operator. Residential/commercial. Licensed & Insured. Call Dennis Clark 941-737-5657

POOL PROFESSOR Marc Foerstemann Call 941-720-1211 Service & Repair

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

MASSAGE THERAPY, ACUPUNCTURE, Facial Rejuvenation. Patricia Emslie, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Mas-sage Therapist. Call: 941-504-2030 Lic# AP2787, MA23639

AMI VALET LLC Professional parking services. Restau-rants, weddings, any & all special events. Insured & Licensed. Years of experi-ence. Call 941-565-0137 [email protected]

AT YOUR SERVICE Personal & Professional as-sistant. Great rates. Refer-ences available "Let me do what you are unwilling or unable to do." Call Cindy 941-812-2238 [email protected]

REAL ESTATE HOMES & CONDOS FOR SALE

SPACIOUS 3BR/3BA Con-dominium rarely available in wonderful bay front complex with pool and tennis courts. Tastefully renovated to include newly tiled kitchen & family room with a peak of the bay and a split bedroom plan. Cen-trally located in Holmes Beach, with a short walk to shops. Ground-floor unit with covered parking and private storage. Family oriented and pet friendly. Offered at $450,000. Call Green Real Estate @ 941-778-0455

MT VERNON ON SARA-SOTA BAY West Braden-ton's Best Kept Secret 55+ Boating & Tennis Commu-nity Low 100s-200s www.DonnaBucher.com 941-713-0203 Wagner Realty

DISCOVER THE OTHER IS-LAND, Tidy Island in Sara-sota Bay. Great Bay front townhouse, 2BR/2BA/2CG plus loft. Pet friendly. Katharine Pepper, Rosebay Real Estate 802-363-9973

BRADENTON BEACH DIRECT GULF FRONT Up-dated Studio Suite Condo. Turnkey furnished Top-rat-ed on TripAdvisor. Superb rental income. $269,000. By owner 941-962-8220 www.flipkey.com/124227

REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS! Key Royale Waterfront Home, Jan. 14th, noon. EOB $275k. Palma Sola Park 4 Car Garage home, Jan 21st, noon. EOB $150k. James Adkins, Adkins Flor-ida Group, Keller Williams Realty. 941-713-0635.

FOR SALE BY OWNER 1BR/1BA mobile com-pletely remodeled w/share. Beach and Bay ac-cess. Call 941-224-1652 for more info

4BR/3BA HOUSE on 71.5 acres with 18 stall horse barn in Parrish, Florida. Call Steve Georgie 941-321-6253 at Keller Williams Realty

REAL ESTATE: LOTS FOR SALE

PRIME BAYFRONT LOT with a sandy beach! $ 699,000 Owner will finance. Call Sato Real Estate 941-778-7200

REAL ESTATE WANTED

WATERFRONT CASH BUYER! Retired TV Pro-ducer from Germany is looking for a good deal on a 2-3 BR house. Call Real-tor Helmer 941-592-8853 Adam Robinson Lic. Real Estate Broker

RENTALS: ANNUAL

WEST BRADENTON: Wares Creek area. 1920’s bun-galow. 2529 8TH Ave W 3BR/2BA updated kitchen & baths, carpet & tile, fenced yard $900/mo. Available immediately 1 month security deposit + application fee. Call JoAnne 941-809-2488

“ARE YOU MAKING the most of your investments? Please contact our office regarding property man-agement. We look forward to hearing from you! 941-778-4800.”

ANNUAL RENTALS West Bradenton 2BR/1BA home on a large lot with storage shed. Pet O.K. $750/mo + utilities. DUNCAN REAL ESTATE 941-779-0304 www.teamduncan.com

ANNUAL RENTAL UP-DATED Village Green 2BR/2BA/2CG. 2200sf. Panoramic lake view. $1550/mo includes cable, water, sewage, trash. Call 941-756-1090

ANNUAL RENTAL LONG-BOAT Key Twin Shores, 55+, newly decorated, pri-vate beach, 2BR/1BA, W/D. Call Karen 813-377-6864

ANNUALS: LARGE 3BR/2BA Perico Bay Club condo, gated commu-nity. $1350/mo. PERICO ISLAND: 2BR/2BA condo 1250 sq ft, new tile throughout, office/den, exercise room, sauna, car-port, and storage. $1000/mo. Pool, Tennis, Water, Cable, and Trash included. First/Last/Sec. Gulf-Bay Realty 941-778-7244 {WATERFRONT CONDO}, Flamingo by the Bay, near beaches and shopping, 2BR/2BA, Boat Slip and Dock, Jacuzzi, tile floors throughout, $900/mo, 941-720-4475 or 941-720-5664

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Call us today! 941-778-3986

RENTALS: ANNUAL

ATTENTION ANNUAL PROPERTY OWNERS: Due to our successful marketing and outstanding location, our inventory of annual rentals has been depleted yet inquiries are still pour-ing in. If you are consider-ing renting your property on an annual basis, please give Island Real Estate a call 941-778-6066. Men-tion this ad for reduced commission the first 3 months of a new lease!

RENTALS: SEASONAL & VACATION

TIFFANY PLACE Gulf Front Condo for Rent Incredible views from living room and master bed-room. 2BR/2BA Green Real Estate Call 941-778-0455 ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fl Condos. Pool beach access, fully equipped $650-$750/wk Redekercondos.com 941-778-1915

VACATION RENTAL ROOST-ERFISH is a fabulous 2BR/2BA pool home on Anna Maria Island and is available Jan 2nd to Feb 4th and Feb 11th to Mar 10th. It’s located in a fan-tastic location that is walk-ing distance to the beach, bay, pier & more. $1500/wk or $5100/mo. Sleeps 8. DUNCAN REAL ESTATE 941-779-0304 www.teamduncan.com

VACATION ONLY PROPER-TIES for rent, private pool homes: 3BR/3BA, 3BR/2/BA, 1BR/1BA. Call 941-794-1515 www.coastal-propertiesrealty.com LBK GULF SIDE CONDOS 1BR & 3BR/3.5BA, heated pool. $1000/weekly. Out-rigger. Call Betty 941-383-3844

BRADENTON BEACH CON-DO. Bi-weekly, monthly. Di-rect Gulf view 2BR/2.5BA. Turnkey, spotless, Gulf to Bay. Gorgeous pool area. Day dock, elevator, security. Non-smoking. No Pets. Call 941-778-1132 (answering machine).

SEASONAL 5 MONTH RENTAL November 2012 - March 2013. Open house all of January. 2BR/1BA up stairs apartment. West of Gulf Dr. $1350/mo plus tax Call 941-778-4499.

VACATION RENTALS- JANU-ARY openings weekly or monthly. Prices start at $725/wk or $1900/mo. Jan thru March available $2,500/mo. Fran Maxon Real Estate 941-778-2307. www.franmaxonrealestate.com.

JANUARY thru APRIL rent-als still available: Anna Ma-ria. Charming old Florida style cottage, 2BR/1.5BA available at North end of Anna Maria Island (steps to Gulf & piers) season-ally $2100/mo. or $700/wk Horizon Realty of Anna Maria Call 941-778-0426

LAZY PALM COTTAGE Spacious 3BR/2BA cottage with private heated pool. One house to beach ac-cess. Call 941-778-6696. www.lazypalmcottage.com VACATION RENTAL: HOLM-ES BEACH 2BR/1BA. Boat slip, trolley stop on corner. Fully furnished. washer/dryer, outdoor shower, enclosed patio, covered parking. Desirable location. $800-$1000/week + tax. No pets. No smoking. Call 941-713-6466

PRESTIGIOUS NORTH END AMI property available 1/1/12-4/12. Sweeping gulf views include Egmont Key from all rooms. 3BR/2.5BA, large balco-nies, private beach access. 823 N Shore Blvd. Horizon Realty of Anna Maria Call 941-778-0426

RENTAL WANTED

LONG TERM RENTAL Full Gulf Front Only Senior Couple seeking 6 month vacation rental Between September and April Call 347-410-9079 or email: [email protected]

REAL ESTATE: OUT OF AREA

20 ACRES-LIVE ON Land now!! Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, No credit checks! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Mountain Views! Free Color Brochure. 800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com

MID WINTER LAND Sale! Sat, Jan 21st 6+ AC w/ waterfront only $34,900 Gorgeous wooded setting with dockable lake front-age out your back door! Paved rds, power, phone, Boat, ski, fish, camp/RV, more. Excellent financing. Won't last, call now 866-952-5302, x 116

MOBILE HOME WITH land, ready to move in, great value. Approx 1500 sq ft, 3BR/2BA serious offers only, no renters. Call 850-308-6473

TRANSPORTATION

AMI TAXI metered-on-call-cards accepted. Airport services: Tampa $80, Sara-sota $30, Clearwater $70, Fort Meyers $150, Orlando $150. Call 800-301-4816. [email protected], www.amitaxi.com

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