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FREE WEEKLY NEWS HAPPENINGS DINING SPORTS REAL ESTATE SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 ISLAND Anchorage demolition set for Monday It's official. The Anchorage restaurant in Anna Maria will be demolished, with bulldozers roaring onto the site early next week. Hugh Holmes Jr. of Holmes Construction con- firmed he signed a contract with owner Robert Byrne to begin demolition Sept. 15. "The owner let people in last week to salvage mate- rial, wiring, etc.," Holmes said, "but we signed a contract yesterday [Sept. 8] and it's closed off now. We'll probably put caution tape around it just to keep people out." Holmes said his company would bring in heavy equipment and "tear it down." The empty restaurant building is 17,000 square feet and occupies five lots. A duplex, formerly utilized as offices for the business behind the restaurant, will re- main on the property. Candidate qualifying all next week in Bradenton Beach By Paul Roat For the first time in years, Bradenton Beach voters are going to have a real, full-blown election come Nov. 4. Seats for the mayor and three commissioners will be decided this year, and at least eight people have in- dicated a willingness to serve. Here's something of a scorecard for what's com- ing up. Mayor Leroy Arnold announced last week he was not planning to run for re-election. In a brief, emotional statement, Arnold said that due to "my personal health and my family's well being I am not ready to go through a campaign. I don't have the strength, enthu- siasm or desire to run for mayor." Arnold thanked the citizens and staff for their help during his two years as mayor, and added he "was hon- ored to have been mayor of our little city." He will continue in office until Dec. 8. However, Arnold may decide to run for the Ward 3 seat which will be vacated with the announcement by Commissioner Connie Drescher that she is running for mayor. Drescher faces Vice Mayor Charlie Grace for the mayoral position, who has resigned from his Ward 2 seat to seek higher office. Possible candidates for Ward 2 to date include former Commissioner Gale Cole and Planning and Zoning Board members Richard Cloutman and Cedrick Wilson. The Ward 1 seat is also on the ballot this year. Commissioner Dan Goodchild will seek re-election, with a possible opponent being Board of Adjustment member Bill Arnold. Commissioner John Chappie, in Ward 4, is not Lup for re-election this year. Qualifying period for the mayor and Wards 1, 2 and 3 starts Monday at noon and concludes Friday at noon. Candidates for mayor need to pay a $90 filing fee; com- mission candidates pay $45. All candidates need to fill out loyalty oaths forms and file other paperwork at city hall during the qualifying period, including signatures of 10 registered voters in the city. Candidate packets are avail- able at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. The polls will open at 7 a.m. Nov. 4 and close at 7 p.m. Ballots will be cast in city hall that day. Anyone who wishes to register to vote in the Nov. 4 election must do so by Oct. 6. Forms are available at city hall and other locations on the Island, including The Islander Bystander offices. Voters in Bradenton Beach have had few selections from which to choose elected officials in recent years, since most races for office have had only single candi- dates who have filed. The lone "election" within the city was two years ago, when Arnold, Goodchild and Grace all ran for mayor. The original Anchorage in the 1930s. Two lots across Palm Avenue and two lots adja- cent to Roser Memorial Community Church were in- cluded in Byrne's purchase. "There's nothing wrong with the building that couldn't be fixed," said Byrne, "but the numbers dic- tate demolition and a land sale." Roser Church is reported to be negotiating for pur- chase of the two lots utilized for parking adjacent to the church but no agreement has been reached. Holmes said it is his understanding that Byrne will seek a zoning change for the remaining lots from com- mercial to residential. All told, there are 10 lots in Byrne's Anchorage parcel. Byrne and associate Raul Mendonca conducted a sale at the property of "supplies," including tableware and restaurant equipment, ceiling fans, furniture, the telephone system, calculators, art and mounted fish. PLEASE SEE ANCHORAGE, NEXT PAGE Two women, one historic book Dr. Mary Fui ford Green, left, and Linda Molto have collaborated on a book about the fishing village of Cortez. The book. "Cortez Then and Noiw" chronicles the historic aspects of the village and villagers. Green handled the writing of the publication, while Molto took the pictures. For more about the book, see inside. Islander Photo: Bonner Presswood Holmes Beach Commission to consider alcohol with outdoor dining By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter Following a request from Bill Zalla. property owner and operator of Marina Bay restaurant, Ilolmnes Beach Commissioners agreed to draft an ordinance to permit restaurants to serve alcohol outdoors. Zalla made the request to serve alcohol to outdoor diners in August saying that running the 525-seat restau- rant is costly and he needs every possible opportunity for sales. Zalla asked for a variance to the current ordinance. Commissioners delayed Zalla's request in order to address first changing the ordinance. At the August workshop there appeared to be a consensus to approve alcohol service for establishments that met the other outdoor dining criteria. "I don't think we'll have a problem with every- body sitting outside, getting drunk and causing prob- lems," Commissioner Ron Robinson said. "I think if people can drink inside with a meal, they ought to be allowed to do it outside." Commissioner Luke Courtney said the commission cannot grant a special exception or variance to one es- tablishment but must change the ordinance for the en- tire city. He said the commission must keep in mind how many establishments would be affected. Commissioner Pat Geyer said she is not in favor of the proposal. "Restaurants in Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach that serve alcohol outdoors are on the beach," she said. "This is on a canal. Are people going to sit outside and dine when there are dead fish in the canal?" "We tend to forget that Anna Maria, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach are bringing in tourists." Marina Bay manager Guy Lococo pointed out. "We need the tourists to bring up the business." The draft ordinance is slated for discussion at the Sept. 30 work session. SKIMMING THE NEWS ... Opinions ................... ...... ............. 6 Those Were the Days .................................... 7 FOOTBALL CONTEST ................................. 14 Stir-it-up ............................................ ............ 14 Streetlife ................................................. 17 Anna Maria Island tides ............................... 21 Crossword puzzle...................................... .. 28 THE BEST NEWS ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND I ' '-* -uzi~r r ~J-.v-3~ KM PAGE 2 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 E THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Pedestrian crosswalks proposed in Bradenton Beach The Bradenton Beach Civic Association has en- listed the aid of Manatee County Commissioner Stan Stephens in a battle for six crosswalks on Gulf Drive and Cortez Road. The association and Stephens hope to get Florida Department of Transportation approval for the cross- walks to make it easier for pedestrians to cross the road. As Lee Hornack, civic association president, put it, "The close calls are becoming numerous and a fatal accident is just waiting to happen." The proposal calls for the painted crosswalks to be installed on Gulf Drive at Bridge Street, Second Street North, Ninth Street North, 13th Street North and 17th Street. Another crosswalk would be placed at Cortez Road near Gulf Drive. Hornack said a meeting with Stephens was met with "enthusiastic support. With little prodding Mr. Stephens took the initiative to forward the project through the appropriate chairs." Hornack also requested the Bradenton Beach com- mission and officials support the project "and give its wholehearted approval." The issue was met with lukewarm reception by Police Chief Jack Maloney. "DOT believes that cross- walks give people a false sense of security and add to DOT liability," Maloney has written in a memo to conm- missioners. Previous efforts on his part in years past were unsuccessful, he said, adding that "all I was able to get were the signs that state that there are pedestri- ans crossing for the next three miles." Maloney also questioned the number of crosswalks that would be created. "The number of crosswalks re- quested by the civic association is overkill," Maloney said. "Even if DOT agreed to it, that many crosswalks would be so common that drivers would not think of them as important." DOT officials are expected to provide comments to the crosswalk proposal later this month. Paving project encompasses parking lot Island Shopping Center management announced on Sept. 8 that paving will take place throughout the center parking lot on Thursday, Sept. 15. Chez Andre and Peaches Ice Cream and Deli are already closed for vacation. Add to that one-day clo- sures for D.Coy Ducks and Sun and Surf Beach Shop during the paving. Most other stores and offices including Home True Value Hardware, the barber shop, Mixon Insurance Com- pany and The Islander Bystander will remain open. Holmes Beach Coin Laundry said access from the alley should be sufficient for it to remain open. Look for alternate parking and access to the cen- ter from Holmes Boulevard and from the alley between 54th and 55th Streets behind the north side of the cen- ter. Most shops have back-door access for added cus- tomer convenience. Anchorage demolition imminent; building mostly gutted CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Some potential buyers were disappointed over the lack of "memorabilia," and Mendonca said a lot of items people sought weren't there when they took over. Snooks Adams, former police chief, sought a table that had been dedicated to him with a tabletop plaque and another similar table dedicated to the late Frank Cavendish, but Mendonca said those items were gone when Byrne took over the property. Speculation is that promoter Anthony DeFeo, al- leged buyer in 1996, removed some furniture and equipment during his brief possession of the property. The building has been pretty much gutted at this point even including plumbing and wiring. Stormwater improvements planned for Bradenton Beach Drainage work should start Sept. 26 on a $500,000 stormwater system in central to southern Bradenton Beach. Albert Rosenstein, Florida Department of Transportation project engineer for the work, told a group of 15 residents last Friday that Pepper Construction would be doing to job in an attempt to alleviate flood- prone areas of Gulf Drive. Work willfocus on four sections of the city: Sixth Street North to Third Street North on both sides of Gulf Drive including a retention pond and outfall at Cortez Road; Third Street South to Seventh Street South; a stormwater outfall along Fourth Street South; and a stormwater outfall in the 1900 block of Gulf Drive near the S-curves. The work is scheduled to take 90 days, and Rosenstein said no busi- nesses would be inconvenienced during the project. Islander Photo: Paul Roat Anna Maria budget inches forward By J.C. Higgins Islander Correspondent Three budget areas are still under discussion by the Anna Maria Commission following the first public hearing on the next fiscal year's budget. The unresolved categories are occupational license fees, capital improvements and donations. Commissioner George McKay, working with a citizens' committee, has submitted a revised sched- ule for occupational license fees which he has said is in line with Florida law. The preliminary sched- ule met with a less-than-enthusiastic response by other commissioners, who noted that McKay's newly defined fee categories are vague and that re- vised rates, particularly in the category of storage facilities (enclosed, open, boat slips, wet, dry, rack). are estimated at having an impact of $6,000 to $8,000 less than current year revenue of $26,000. The capital improvements category was questioned by Tom Turner, chairman of the Anna Maria planning and zoning board. "There is no money earmarked in capital improve- ments for a study of two drainage areas, numbers 843 and 867, a parcel of some 40 to 50 acres along North Shore Drive, north and south of Jacaranda," Turner said. The cost of such a survey for this problem area is estimated at $9,500. Turner's request will be consid- ered prior to the second budget reading. Donations to various groups are also still under dis- cussion. A total of $500 originally planned for the Island Players has been moved to the public works budget, and the donation planned for the Anna Maria Island Histori- cal Society will be discussed at the second hearing. Noting these three budget exceptions, the first reading of the budget ordinance was approved by the commission. After the second reading, the millage rate of 1.70 on the taxable property within the city will be in effect for the budget year beginning Oct. 1. Only two citizens attended the meeting. Diane Canniff, 327 Tarpon St., asked for a detailed compari- son of planned expenditures versus current year. Mayor Chuck Shumard advised that the comparison would be available at the second hearing. John Michaels, 410 Poinsettia Ave., opposed the large increase in the building permit fees. Charnock responded with a review of the fees which has gone through three previous budget workshops, and explained the city's po- sition as to the validity of the increase. The proposed 1997-98 budget is $1.1 million. Property taxes are the same as the current year, 1.70 mill. A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value of property, less any homestead exemptions if applicable. A date for the next public hearing on the budget has not yet been set. Budget hearing Thursday in Bradenton Beach Bradenton Beach residents will get a chance to voice their thoughts on the city's budget for the next fiscal year Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. in city hall. The state-mandated public hearing on the budget is the first of two sessions where residents and taxpay- ers can voice yay or nay to the proposed $1.635 mil- lion, up from the current $1.53 million. Although prop- erty taxes will be slightly reduced, increases in other revenue sources sales, gas, cigarette and other taxes - have increased to make up the difference. The proposed tax rate for 1997-98 has been set at 2.5508 mills, down from the current 2.5954. A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value of a piece of property less homestead exemptions if applicable. Commissioners have agreed to add an additional full-time police officer in the city, bringing the police force to nine people, within next year's budget during previous workshops. They also agreed to hire a code enforcement officer to aid in the building and planning department. Copies of the budget are available at city hall. A second public hearing and final adoption of the Bradenton Beach budget is scheduled for Sept. 24. That hearing will begin at 7 p.m. at city hall. -lolmes Beach residents will have their chance to sound off about the proposed 1997-98 budget on Thursday, Sept. I 1, at 7 p.m. At its last budget work session, the commission eliminated a full-time marine patrol officer and a util- ity vehicle from the public works department. These changes brought the proposed operating budget to $2,188,494, down from the original proposal of $2,251,425. The cuts represent a difference of $62,931. Changes in proposed operating expenditures for each department are: public works, $737,057, down from $755,403; police department, $1,022,286, down from $1,056,837; and general government, $399,151, down from $409,185. Mayor Bob VanWagoner originally proposed an op- erating budget of $2,251,425, an increase of $263,200 over the 1996-97 budget. With the recent cuts, the annual bud- get increase remains more $200,000. If the millage remains at 2.25 as recommended by the mayor, the reserve balance will be $1,380,000, up from last year's reserve of $1,348,137. If the village in reduced to 2.00, the reserve balance will be $1,266,.310 and if the millage is reduced to 1.75, the reserve balance will be $1,152,383. ... and in Holmes Beach, too THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER N SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 PAGE 3 [E Canal researcher to speak in Holmes Beach By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter You want canal information. Here's how you get it. Dr. Gustavo Antonini of the University of Florida will meet with the Homes Beach Canal Commission on Sept. 15 at 3:45 p.m. to discuss his canal research along Florida's Gulf coast. Antonini, professor of geography and direc- tor of the Florida Sea Grant Program at UF, is in charge of a study of canals and access points to the Inland Waterway along the Gulf coast. Antonini will be measuring the depths and other characteristics of the canals and IWW channels. Florida Sea Grant has completed a pilot study of the canals and IWW channels from the Cortez Bridge south to Siesta Key. The next location for study has yet to be decided, and canal commissioners hope to encourage Antonini to focus on Anna Maria Island. The canal commission was formed in July to investigate the feasibility of the city conducting maintenance dredging of its canals. Members are Sam Planck, Jerry Perry, Louie Strickland, Bob Jorgensen and Joe Duennes, the city pub- lic works supervisor. Jorgensen is the group's chairman. The group held an organizational meeting in July and agreed to map and chart the city's present canals and their depths and gather information on equipment, funding, permitting and costs. In the August meeting, Duennes reported that he spoke to Jim Engelhardt, coordinator between the county and the West Coast Inland Navigational District, about grant funding. "It's favorable to a point," Duennes said. "It's much easier to get grant funding if the ca- nals are accessible to the public. He didn't feel they'd be able to do much more than access the canals." Duennes said the permitting agencies are easier to deal with if the city can show how the canals were originally established, because "then you're just looking at a maintenance situation." Jorgensen said there are about 30 canals in the city, mostly in Key Royale and the Bay Palms subdivision. Members agreed to check city and county records to determine ownership of the canals. Jorgensen reported that the county has no dredging equipment but has established a main- tenance dredging policy for dredging navigable waters within the unincorporated county. He said Longboat Key's canal dredging project is on hold because of the high cost, but the City of North Port has a canal maintenance program in which each resident pays a $42 an- nual road and drainage tax. Duennes said the police department will loan its boat to committee members to measure the depth of the city's canals. The project is sched- uled for October. Holmes Beach code enforcement officer resigns Holmes Beach Code Enforcement Officer Bill to public works where it originated until a change by Kepping resigned last week. Kepping's last day on the former Mayor Rich Bohnenberger two years ago. The city job will be Sept. 18. will be advertising for applicants for the position soon. The position will be transferred from the police de- Building Inspector Bill Saunders will assume the apartment beginning with the new fiscal year, Oct. 1, back duties of code enforcement during the interim. Phone book recycling starts Sept. 11 Residents of the three Island cities may recycle old phone directories at Holmes Beach City Hall. Phone books are not acceptable in weekly curbside bins col- lected by Waste Management. A phone book recycling sign in front of Holmes Beach City Hall will indicate when the appropriate dumpster has been delivered, said Commission Chair- man Don Maloney, the city's solid waste liaison. New GTE "Everything Pages" telephone books are being distributed on the Island through Sept. 11. To order additional free books call 1-800-888-8448. Anna Maria City 9/11, 7 p.m., Special commission meeting with code enforcement board and city attorney Bradenton Beach 9/11, 7 p.m., First budget public hearing 9/15, 7 p.m., Board of Adjustment 9/18, 7 p.m., Commission meeting Holmes Beach 9/11, 7 p.m., First budget public hearing 9/15, 3:45 p.m., Canal Commission 9/16, 7 p.m., Commission meeting Of Interest 9/15, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planing Organization, Anna Maria City Hall. S9/15, 7 p.m., Anna Maria Fire Commission tax appeals hearing followed by regular meeting, Station 1, 6001 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. 9/17, 7 p.m., Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials. Bradenton Beach City Hall. 9/17, 7:30 p.m., Anna Maria Island Community Center Board of Directors, Community Center, 407 Magnolia Avenue, Anna Maria. 9/18, 10:30 a.m., Holmes Beach Mayor Bob VanWagoner's forum on local government issues. Island Branch Library. 5701 Marina Drive. Holmes Beach. 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In June Mayor Bob VanWagoner said residents and busi- ness people were concerned about traffic and conges- tion, as well as outside organizations using the field with little financial benefit to the community. Commissioners developed the ordinance in order to address these concerns and direct the financial ben- efit of such events to local non-profit organizations. Key points in the ordinance include: The city encourages the non-commercial use of the field "solely for the benefit of the citizens of Holmes Beach." Temporary use permits shall be issued to active not-for-profit organizations or those which qualify under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (charitable, educational or religious organizations). Permits are limited to organizations or events whose members or beneficiaries are residents of Mana- tee County. The city may charge a fee for the temporary use. The permit application must state the total rev- enue estimated for the event and what percentage of the revenue will go to the applicant. If the applicant will receive less than a yet-to-be-determined percentage, the application must name all entities who will receive rev- enue from the event and the percentage of the revenue. Planner Joe Kennedy questioned stipulations on benefit to residents of HIolmes Beach and members of sponsoring organizations being residents of the county. "If it benefits the city, why does it matter where they come from?" he asked. "People who attend the events don't just come from Manatee County. For ex- ample, the circus sponsored by the Anna Maria Island Community Center benefits the whole Island, not just Holmes Beach." Kennedy questioned who has the discretion to charge for the field's use and noted, "It should be the same for all." He also questioned requirement to state the per- centage of revenue to be received by the applicant. "Is that the percentage over cost?" he asked. "I've seen a couple of horror stories over the years where an organization has good intentions but loses money, es- pecially if it's the first annual event. You can't expect someone to pull money out of his pocket." Chairman Sue Normand said the ordinance is "cloudy" and doesn't spell out the commission's intention. "From what commissioners said, if an outside or- ganization wanted to come in and use the field, it would ask a local civic organization to sponsor the event," she explained. "That organization would request use of the field for a percentage of the profits. The ordinance doesn't seem to say that." "It seems like another layer of bureaucracy," Kennedy observed. Normand noted that the board's only responsibil- ity is to determine if the ordinance complies with the comprehensive plan, but members can offer their com- ments to the commission. Members agreed the ordi- nance is in compliance. They offered the following suggestions: Change the wording "temporary use permits for the city field shall be issued..." to "temporary used permits for the city field may be issued..." State that an outside organization can use a lo- cal sponsor for an event. Charge all applicants for the use of the field but have a provision for special exemptions. Change "total revenue estimated for the event" to "total gross revenue" in the section that governs reporting revenue. The board's comments will be sent to the city commission for discussion. Lee Edwards, a member of the Anna Maria Island Community Center's Board of Directors, said posting percentages would not be a problem for the annual circus event. "If we do nothing, we get 20 percent," he said. "If we sell $1,000 in advance tickets from the cen- ter, we get 25 percent of everything plus 15 percent of the gate." But Edwards said percentages are confusing to people. "It's so much easier to tell them how much the circus brought into the Center," he noted. "And you can't compare the circus with an art show because the circus has a much higher overhead." More than 500 sold Tickets that is. Jack and Jane Heltman have owned this classic 1966 Ford Thunderbird from the day they took it off the dealer's lot. Now it can be yours. The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce is selling raffle tickets at $10 each for a chance to win the T-Bird donated by the Heltmans. A maximum 1,500 tickets will be sold with proceeds going into chamber's coffers "to keep the doors open, " executive director Mary Ann Brockman said. The car, which is in immaculate condition and has 68,000 original miles, is valued at $6,000. Islander Photo: Courtesy Jack Elka By Jim Hanson Islander Correspondent Princess Diana's death in an auto crash "brought out the roots of my heritage," said Liz Evans, so she created the memorial that helped Anna Maria Island mourn. She's been gone from England for 25 years but "I've been a royal watcher all my life and I found I felt very strongly about her death," Evans said. She built the memorial in the display win- dow of the Island Florist, 5312 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach, where she has worked for eight years. She did it on her day off, Sunday, the day after the princess' death in a Paris tunnel. And she dismantled it on her next day off, last Sun- day, the day after Diana's funeral. The display featured American and British flags, pictures of the princess and her sons from Evans' home, and lots of flowers. "While I was doing it people would stop and watch and I would have to cry. Then people would come into the shop to say how much they liked it and make me cry again. It got so I couldn't wear eye makeup, it would just run." Evans was reared in the Cotswold area of Gloucestershire and came to the U.S. with her husband, a Guinness brewery employee, when he was assigned to New York. Thirteen years ago she came to Bradenton. "Diana did a lot to improve the image of the family, they've always been a stuffy lot," she said. "Now they have only Prince William. "I hope he won't let his naturalness be re- moved." Anna Maria permit fees to be finalized Anna Maria Building Official Phil Charnock re- ceived the approval of the city commission to prepare new permit fees in ordinance form. The first public reading was Sept. 9. The second reading and public hearing will be Sept. 23. Assuming smooth sailing, the effective date of the new ordinance will be Oct. 1. Charnock presented an example of fees for a new 2,000-square-foot residence. Under the new ordinance, the total cost of building department fees will be $3,295.50, compared to approximately $600 under the current structure. The increase is mainly due to the hike from $6 to $19 in fees for each $1,000 of cost. There has not been an increase in building permit fees since 1992. Charnock has said that the $19 fee is in line with other Island communities. Regarding the new fee structure, Brenda Talbert, ex- ecutive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Manatee County, said "welcome to the 21st century! Compared to present costs in Manatee and Sarasota coun- ties, Anna Maria may still be a little low. Meanwhile, in Collier County, a 2,000-square-foot home will have total fees of approximately $8,500." Islander remembers Princess Diana through show window display ,_,o THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 E PAGE 5 I[ Commission to hold special session on tower ban By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter Holmes Beach Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. on Sept. 23 to decide how to proceed with a six-month moratorium on cellular phone towers. In August, commissioners reconsidered a special exception request from GTE to build a cellular phone tower at Smith Realtors, 5910 Marina Drive, after GTE officials protested the original vote. The request was approved by commissioners, then vetoed by the mayor. Commissioners then approved a moratorium on the construction of cellular phone tow- ers in the city. They plan to revise the land development code and/or comprehensive plan to include cellular communications and conditions for tower locations. At a recent meeting, Commissioner Luke Courtney said the city should change its code to declare cellular phone communications an essential service with a mu- nicipal purpose so "we can be on strong legal grounds to place it on city land." "I would like to see it on city property and the city get money from it, but I think that's an impossibility." Commissioner Ron Robinson said. "It's being done by a company that intends to make a profit. That makes it commercial and that's not allowed." Robinson was referring to the deed for the city property, which contains a reverter clause. If the land is used for anything other than municipal purposes, it can revert to the original grantors. "I don't like the idea of one family dictating what this city commission can do," Courtney countered. "GTE offered to build the tower and deed it to the city. I don't like one small clause that prohibits this city from getting the revenues it should." "The city accepted the land with conditions and 1 feel honor-bound to live up to those conditions," Robinson replied. Commissioner Carol Whitmore agreed with Robinson and said she still believes the best place for the tower is on the Smith property. Courtney said the commission should see if there are other pieces of city property that might be suitable for a tower. "I feel the grantors don't want it here," Commis- sioner Pat Geyer said. "We accepted the property with The Local Officials Guide to Siting Cellular Towers is a handy reference for elected officials in addressing cellular communications in their city codes. The guide was produced for officials by the American Planning Association, International City/County Management Association, National Association of Counties, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, Na- tional League of Cities and Public Technology Inc. It includes an explanation of cellular services and how they operate, conditions affecting local zoning authority, elements to include in a cellular tower ordinance and reference information. According to the guide, 40 million Americans use cellular phone service today and the number will grow to 100 million by the year 2000. The number of towers could increase six-fold during that same period. Licenses were awarded to cellular providers by the federal government through an auction pro- cess. Some providers paid millions of dollars for a licenses and must build their communication networks quickly in order be competitive and re- coup their investment. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 re- quires local governments to meet five conditions when considering regulating cellular communica- tions: They cannot discriminate among providers by giving one an advantage. They cannot prohibit cellular communica- the conditions attached. I don't see taking it to court because we might completely lose the property. I'm for a tower, but I don't think we have another piece of city property big enough to put it on." tions services. They must act within a reasonable time on requests to site cellular towers. If they deny a request to construct a cellular tower, it must be in writing and based on evidence in a written record. They cannot deny a request based on the grounds that the emissions from the tower might harm the health of residents if the emissions meet Federal Communication Commission standards. If the cellular provider feels the local govern- ment has violated any of the provisions, it must take the case to court not to the FCC. The guide also gives advice on writing an or- dinance to govern the siting of cellular phone tow- ers and said local governments must balance the need to protect their communities from the prolif- eration of towers with the right of their citizens to have access to the technology and the right of the companies to provide it. Ordinances on cellular towers should include: Definitions of the types of service available with provisions to add amendments for advances in technology. Requirements for applications. Provisions for the co-location of providers on the same tower. Provisions to share towers with local govern- ments for public safety communications. Requirements for safety, aesthetics, mainte- nance and parking. Provisions for dismantling towers when the technology becomes obsolete. Commission Chairman Don Maloney suggested commissioners read the Local Officials Guide to Sit- ing Cellular Pholne To'wers and offer written sugges- tions on what to include in the moratorium. Fishers charged with net law violations One fisher was taken to jail and two others issued citations by the Florida Marine Patrol Friday for vio- lations of the gillnet ban. Realty Raves The Prudential Florida Realty, Holmes Beach, has announced that Karen Lohse was its top seller and Karin Stephan was its top lister for the month of August. Bob Fittro was the top sales agent and Rebecca Samler was the top listing agent at Island Real Es- tate, Holmes Beach, for the month of August. Jailed was Marty A. Lee. 36. of Bradenton. He was charged with possession of commercial quantities of mullet about 700 pounds without proper licenses and willful wanton reckless operation of a vessel. Cited John A. Guthrie, 45, of Cortez. He was cited with failure to travel directly to an approved area for the use of a gillnet, willful wanton reckless operation of a vessel and interference to an officer during the performance of his duties. Also cited was Guthrie's crewman Sammual D. Campbell, 52, of Cortez. He was cited with failure to travel directly to an approved area for use of a gillnet. FMP Officer Terry Noll said members of the FMP Resource Protection Unit observed the three through night-optic surveillance equipment early Friday morning operating without lights in the seagrass flats south of Cortez. The boats were boarded and the men charged. FMP Lt. Mike Wood found three abandoned and unmarked vessels and one abandoned and unmarked gill net in the vicinity as well. A total of five gill nets were seized with a total length of 3,000 yards, four skiffs and about 1,700 pounds of fish. The fish were sold to a local fish market and the proceeds placed in an escrow account pending the outcome of the charges against the three men. visiting paradise? ISLANDER, Don't leave the island without taking time to subscribe to the best news the only paper with all the news about the Island. 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The Bradenton Beachcomber, by its publisher's decree, contained only items of human interest. The Anna Maria Key News published in 1950 and closed doors on March 1, 1951. At its helm were two vibrant women of the day, Ellen Marshall (then Brackin) and Harriet (Williams) Blair. In November 1951 the first edition of The Islander newspaper rolled off the presses. Its final edition was published in July 1990. It was succeeded by the Island Sun, a victim of publishing merger in November 1992. That brings us quickly to the beginning of The Is- lander Bystander on the same date in November 1992 - soon to be numbering five years in existence. Add it all up and you get a mere 50 years of news- paper history recorded events on Anna Maria Island. And for some of those years, no public record exists for our examination. We most often look to the Anna Maria Historical Society and our own historian, June Alder, for photos and documented information about the past. What was the Anchorage in the 1930s, a boot-legger hang out, dance hall and point of congregation for Island- ers, fell by the wayside demolished by the city in 1977. On the same site grew Fast Eddie's, and over the course of 11 years, it amassed other locations, fell on financial troubles and then imploded five days before Christmas 1992. SNext came the Seay Brothers, who changed the name back to the Anchorage. They closed the doors in May 1995. Except for a brief ray of hope that Anthony DeFeo, now sought by the FBI, would reopen the Anchorage, the doors have remained closed. With a $3million-plus judgment against the Seay Brothers, a Houston financial holding company sold out to Robert Byrne of Palm Beach just weeks ago - who in turn offered the property as is for $1.6 million. Byrne has apparently decided his profit lies in sell- ing off the 10 commercially zoned lots. So down comes the Anchorage one more time. ISLANDER 00 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 VOLUME 5, NUMBER 43 V Publisher and Editor Bonner Presswood V Editorial Paul Roat, News Editor June Alder Bob Ardren Pat Copeland Joy Courtney Jack Egan Jim Hanson J.C. Higgins V Contributors Bud Atteridge Gib Bergquist Kevin P. Cassidy Doug Dowling David Futch Mary Fulford Green Capt. Mike Heistand Edna Tiemann Michelle Timpanaro V Advertising Sales Jan Barnes Laura Ritter V Advertising Services Classified Advertising and Accounting Janice Dingman V Production Graphics Michelle Ruiz del Vizo Elaine Stroili V Distribution Rob Ross Mary Stockmaster Single copies free. Quantities of five or more: 25 cents each. 1997 Editorial, Sales and Production Offices: Island Shopping Center, 5404 Marina Drive Holmes Beach FL 34217 E-mail: islandrr@(mrneri nof FAX 941 778-9392 PHONE 941 778-7978 SLICK History repeats itself By Egan e - J:9- e f Joke, or lack of responsibility? It's five months since April 1. but the joke goes on as for years. Consideration of a unified Island police force has, again, been rebuffed by Bradenton Beach wherein a Florida Department of Transporta- tion-designated 25 mph speed zone exists from Cortez Road to Eighth Street South. In most places this would mean 25 mph, but the subject road, once Fourth Avenue, is a challenge to automotive free spirits. Casual observations have noted an early evening speeder whip past two already-too-fast cars to find himself fact-to-face with a southbound motorcycle which shot into Cortez Beach parking lot as the vio- lator continued at a high rate of speed. A pre-teen standing on the Gulfside dashed, unexpectedly, in front of a Honda Civic doing exactly 25 mph, and was missed by inches. Recently, a dog on a leash was almost smashed as a sedan shot past a pickup truck which was only doing some 10 mph above the speed limit. And, had the above-cited motorcycle incident have happened at the same time, it would have gone under a huge, prohibited, parked semi one of two which re- mained for more than four hours. Countless raceway examples flash past, particularly in evening hours. Ignoring the fiscal potential inherent in speeding tickets to offset an alleged police budget of $450,000, either DOT signs, including the "yield" at the roundabout, are a joke, or the money we wasted on radar gun training was. Memos to city hall, appar- ently also treated as a joke, are ignored. The real traffic joke, however, is trying to pull out of a south side street without getting creamed. Natives would probably get the ticket for obstructing traffic we certainly don't want to offend anyone else, nor up- set community tranquillity with a complaint. We could ask DOT to remove the signs, or ask the Florida Highway Patrol for help! The bottom line, however, is much more serious a current interpretation of democracy reflected in whom we choose to supervise our existence and their stated, demonstrated approach to responsioiiity, o0 lack thereof. Jimn Kissick. Bradenton Beach 'Squabble' over Cortez waterfront access not true Re: "Access to water denied in Cortez" by Jim Hanson. I was never aware of any "squabble" over water- front access. I did ask Land Acquisition in 1983 to open and designate our accesses so that people could claim and use them. Again, 14 years later, I'm ask- ing for the same. What is so terrible about wanting to have a place in which to see beautiful Sarasota Bay and a place to put a boat in the water? Why has Land Acquisition found this request to be such a problem? Also, Mr. Hanson was in error concerning the Waterfronts Florida Program. This was introduced to several waterfront property owners and me by Janet Hoffman, Manatee County Planning Department. This grant money would enable Cortez, among other things, to buy access to the water. It was mentioned that we have access we simply need to claim and use it. Some are saying that these accesses "don't offer much." They are all we have. And I appreciate them. A 33-foot access with a seawall is a very good place for a couple of benches, native trees and plants - a good place to view the water, Bird Key, Longboat Key, etc. This view would be identical to the one from Karen Bell's proposed restaurant. The 30-foot access at 123rd Street would allow us to get out boat in the water. The 20-foot access at 121st Street could also be an asset to the community. As for needing lots of gear (boats, nets, trucks, traps) around the neighborhood so that it looks like a fishing village, we've got enough without using public right-of-way. Consider this, were it a "squabble" would this make it fitting to give the important accesses away! Like giving the biggest kid with the most toys, all the toys. S.i.u. ac ll .ioA, L. .C ; 'C I I 3 THOSE WEIE THE DAYS Part 3, A Spy for Uncle Sam by June Alder The opulent Tampa Bay Hotel on the banks of the Hillsborough boasted an 18-hole golf course, a race track for horses and a quarter-mile bicycle track (top left corner). BICYCLE SPY Eighteen-year-old Mabel Will- iams, daughter of the Port Tampa Postmaster, enjoyed an exciting social life when the U.S. Army came to town in the spring of 1898. As a post office employee she met many a young, lone- some soldier who pursued her. But romance took a back seat when she entered upon a "secret mission" for Army Gen. William Shafter. The nature of her mission is re- vealed in the third installment of her memoir written in 1937. By Mabel C. Bean One Sunday morning I came downstairs at my home all dressed to go to Sunday School. I remember dis- tinctly that I had on a dainty new blue muslin dress and my dark curls were tied at the back with a big blue ribbon bow. My youth and health and happi- ness, with the help of pretty clothes, made up for whatever lack of beauty I had and that morning I was feeling well pleased with myself and the world. My parents were sitting in the par- lor talking with a distinguished look- ing gentleman in uniform, and they called me in and introduced me to their old friend Col. Groesbeck. My mother told me that Col. Groesbeck had come to talk to my fa- ther about some very secret and seri- ous work that Gen. Shafter (com- mander of the expeditionary force to Cuba) wanted to have done for the government and that they had decided that I was the one to do it. (My father could not do it without being sus- pected, they said, and besides, he could not be absent from the post of- fice.) What I was told rather startled and frightened me at first. I was already a government em- ployee and would not give up my other work; my mother would take charge of it for me when I had to be absent. I would not get any other pay than my post office work provided and I would have nothing from any- one to show what my service was to be. It was simply to be an agreement between Gen. Shafter, Col. Groesbeck and my father. I was to do secret service work for Gen. Shafter and report to him in per- son. I really did not want to do it but I always tried to please my father so I soon set out upon my task and fol- lowed instructions. I became a government spy. The War Department in Washing- ton had learned that certain Spaniards in Port Tampa were suspected of sending to Spanish authorities letters, photographs and information about Fort Dade and Fort DeSoto on Egmont and Mullet Keys and other details regarding military encamp- ments in and around Tampa. I was told to watch these two men as closely as I possibly could and report their actions. Without the other workers in the post office seeing me I took from the mail everything to and from these two suspects. I delivered it all to Gen. Shafter at his headquarters at the Tampa Bay Hotel. I translated the letters from Span- ish into English and read them to the general. I engaged the two Spaniards in conversation when they came to the post office, and I followed them on my bicycle, sometimes to Port Tampa where I would go on some pretext of an errand for my father, sometimes on the train to Tampa. To say that I was thrilled with the excitement of it all would be putting it mildly. I felt I was living in storybook land. Next: Mabel's fiance is miffed THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 PAGE 7 KI We'd love to mail you the news! We mail The Islander Bystander weekly for a nominal $32 per year. It's the perfect way to stay in touch with what's happening on Anna Maria Island. Over 1,200 happy, eager-for-Island-news paid sub- scribers are already receiving The Islander Bystander where they live ... from Alaska to Germany and California to Canada. 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He's the closest I've ever come to meeting a folk hero and that's what makes him so very intriguing J.C. has only lived in Holmes Beach for two years but he is a "man with a mission." You see, J.C. has a "turtle watch." J.C. watches over a stretch of beach about a mile long for loggerhead turtle nests. He doesn't do it alone but he has a dedication that we don't see a lot of these days. I met J.C. one morning as I was out for my morn- ing stroll. There I saw an older man on his hands and knees digging in the sand. I checked it out and heard him counting "one, two, three" as he gently lifted the remnants of hatched turtle's eggs out of the gaping hole that had been an incubator for the last 55 days. When I asked more about his activity he told me he was "excavating" the nest, which is the standard oper- ating procedure three to five days after a nest hatches. But much to everyone's surprise (including J.C.'s) he found 22 live hatchlings that for some reason never made it out of their cozy cavity. That's when I got hooked. They are so cute you can't help but fall in love! As a crowd gathered, J.C. placed tiny baby turtles at the water's edge and we wistfully watched as a wave caught each one and sucked it out to sea. We could see their little heads strain to remain above water as they paddled out to their final destination that J.C. said was a floating grass reef 20 miles out in the Gulf Then my education began. J.C. knows a lot about loggerhead turtles. 1 was impressed. For instance: there were 199 nests found on Anna Maria Island last year and more than 10,000 hatchlings made it to the water. Each nest incubates for 55 to 65 days and a mother can lay up to 150 eggs at once. I have lived in Florida for 23 years and have seen dozens of turtles' nests but never knew any of this. And I was about to learn more. J.C. not only finds and marks the nests, he also is a turtle "midwife," so to speak. He has nightly vigils at every nest on his beat that is due to hatch. One nest in particular was nine days overdue and J.C. was there every night until the wee hours of the morning to make sure all the new babies found their way to their adult environment. Sometimes even after he is safely in his bed he is still on duty. He related a story about a knock on his door by police early one morning. They needed his help to round up some wayward hatchlings that had stormed the Circle K parking lot in search of a beer! (Not really, of course, but lighted parking lots are a real hazard for photosensitive turtle babies.) This weekend at Center is for family... and soccer! Dr. Bill and Jeannie Bystrom, with sons (clockwise) Trevor, Logan and Connor, invite good food lovers, spectators and kid supporters of all ages to help the ' Island's youth soccer league kick off its season this weekend at the Anna Maria Island Community Center..Shells restaurant will cater a buffet dinner at -. the Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. Everyone is welcome and take-out orders will be available. Tickets will he $5 for adults and $4 for children at the door. Saturday the Center's.fields will be flooded with team play during the 1997 '\ soccer-scrimmage jamboree. For information, call I the Center at 778-1908. Islander Photo: . Courtesy of Cynthia Finn Grant coordinators selected for next funding cycle in Bradenton Beach By Paul Roat Apparently opting to continue with what has been t" good thing twice, commissioners in Bradenton Beach se- lected the same companies who have been able to yank $1 million worth of state funds to again work for an additional grant. Clark Romelis and Associates will handle the admin- istration of the grant if approved and Fawley Bryant and Moody Architects will take care of the design phase of the work. Funds originally come from federal coffers and are then passed through the Florida Department of Community Affairs in the form of a Community Devel- opment Block Grant. Work must be done in what is described as the "blighted area" of Bradenton Beach, from Cortez Road to Fifth Street South. Although no firm plans have been made for what will The Island Poet As you get along in years, your body seems to fade, And you can't get through the day without some kind of aid. And all of your romance slows down or just fades away, When your dark brown hair has turned to gray. And you can't understand half of what's going on, 'Cause it seems that your hearing has got up and gone. And you.must get your glasses, you can't be in haste, Or you may be using Preparation H instead of tooth- paste. Bud Atteridge be done if the city receives the $500,000 grant, it is ex- pected that a continuation of landscaping, sidewalks, curbs, lighting and other streetscape improvements will be done similar to the renovations at Bridge Street and the ongoing work along Gulf Drive and First Street North. The CDBG application will be the fourth such request for funding by Bradenton Beach and, if successful, will be the third infusion of funds to the city by the state. The city received $500,000 earlier this year, and the same money in 1994 which was used for renovations to Bridge Street. The city has also received hefty state dollars for im- provements to the city pier through another funding source, and federal funds for improvements to the rock revetment. ----------------' \ '*li , Temps N',, , & Drops on A.M.I., i i '11 Date Low High Rainfall Aug. 31 78 93 trace Sept. 1 78 89 1.5 Sept. 2 76 92 .0 Sept. 3 80 94 .1 Sept. 4 78 90 1.1 Sept. 5 77 88 .0 Sept. 6 75 88 .0 Average Gulf water temperature 82 150 hatchlings One fateful night we were with J.C. tending an overdue nest when word came that another nest further down the beach showed some signs of hatching. So we took off, leaving J.C. behind. When we got to the second nest it truly was show- ing signs of erupting and a crowd of international tour- ists had already gathered around to watch. The sand kept shifting downward and a crater started to emerge. Even our inexperienced eyes could tell something was about to happen soon, but where is J.C.? He was still keeping watch at the first nest. Could we possibly handle this birth all by ourselves? We didn't have to worry for long for someone went and got J.C. just in time. In all we waited two hours for the major event and it was well worth the wait. Nothing can describe the feeling as you witness baby turtles emerge from a sunken piece of earth and start making their march to the sea. Children and adults alike squealed with glee as we watched this most miraculous occurrence unfold. It took a lot of coaching to get them all headed in the right direction, but eventually all were safely in the water. The odds are against any of the babies reaching adulthood but we all still felt a degree of pride as we watched them swim away. And J.C. is once again a proud papa of another 87 new babies. Anna Maria still waiting for formal OK on $500,000 By J.C. Higgins Islander Correspondent Anna Maria officials are closely monitoring the progress of the small cities development grant. This $500,000 grant for neighborhood revitalization has been awarded Anna Maria, subject only to waiting out an appeal process period. Phil Charnock, building official, and Peggy Nelson, city clerk, are representing the city's interests in fulfilling all requirements to receive the funding. "Following the 21-day appeal process, the state of Florida will contact the engineering firm of Jordan & Associates, who wrote the grant application and are acting on our behalf," said Charnock. "Betty Jordan will then contact us, and come here to work out the detailed plan. Also, Bradenton Beach has had two or three similar grants, and I will be in contact with the officials there for input into the plan- ning process." The timetable for receipt of the funding and the work is uncertain, but Charnock estimates the plan will be completed during the next fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, with the project expected to be completed next year. North vs. south: war between the Dumpsters In this battle, the south wins. After a lively discussion, Anna Maria commission- ers were split on their opinions relative to a new Dumpster at either the north or south end of the Anna Maria Oyster Bar parking lot at Pine Avenue. One contingent favored a location in the northern- most corner of the lot. A problem with that spot is that walkers on the new Lake LaVista walkway would have a Dumpster to view as a scenic overlook. A more southerly position would be in a high-traf- fic area, but south proponents held their ground for a site as far south as possible in a more isolated area fronting Magnolia Avenue. The decision? South, it is. It was pointed out that the Dumpster will be as invisible and inoffensive as possible. It will be five feet in height, surrounded by a six-foot-high fence. Around the fence will be tall plants, and water will be run to the area to facilitate maintenance and control odor. In addition, the fence will be locked. THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 E PAGE 9 I] Cortezian publishes book on village history By Jim Hanson Islander Correspondent Mary Fulford Green has published a new book and, as one would expect, it is doing several things at once. She has been a formidable mover and shaker in Cortez practically since she was born into Cortez's first family enough years ago that nobody asks how many. She has had so many careers that even she has lost count, and now she's trying to move beyond one so she can start another. Her book is Cortez Then and Now, 240 pages with 192 photographs of the historic village taken by Linda Molto. It was financed by a $16,000 state matching grant, the local match largely consisting in the two women's work on it. Now on sale for $19.95, the book's proceeds will go toward purchase of the old school. "With the book you can visit our village through words and pictures," said Dr. Green. She will take enough copies to Tallahassee on Sept. 16 so everyone with any leverage over state grants can have his or her own. "They couldn't come to Cortez to see the object of our application," Dr. Green said, "so they can get a good idea of it in the book." The application is for a grant for half of the price to purchase the old schoolhouse at the east side of Cortez for development as a heritage park, community center, visitor welcoming center and nature preserve. Pressing for the grant are the Cortez Village His- torical Society, Cortez Community Center and Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage. Dr. Green is a charter member and official of all three. She said the Florida Bureau of Historical Re- sources can provide up to half of the $425,000 offered for the school and its spacious grounds. But she wants a total of $240,000 so the village also can move the old waterfront store building to the property to house a family life museum. She is a granddaughter of the W.T. Fulfords, Cap'n Billy and Sally, who she notes were the first people to buy property in what became Cortez. She is the eldest of Walton "Tink" and Edith Fulford's seven children. She went away to earn three degrees from Florida's university system, in chemistry, health aid, and her doctorate in administration. She was a medi- cal technician, married Air Force Capt. Clyde Green, spent 11 years at home with their children, came out again to the laboratory, advanced degrees and to teach 15 years in Leon County and Manatee Community College. Along the way she has been president of the Manatee County Mental Health Association, an advo- cate for the mentally ill for 23 years, co-founder and manager of the program for battered women in the county, member of and investigator for the Human Rights Committee. She also has been on the board of First Call for Help. And, of course, she's been an extraordinarily ac- tive activist on any number of Cortez programs and issues. Now she is trying to find her successor as volun- teer director of the children's programs of the Cortez Community Center. When that is done, she will start a new career as advocate and counselor for the 1,000 women in the county on parole from prison. Island Players announces its 49th season shows Community theater lovers on both sides of the stage will never forget the opening of the Island Players of Anna Maria's 49th season at Pine Avenue and Gulf Drive in Anna Maria City. In addition to the Players' schedule of something- for-everyone plays and a special show to add heart to Valentine's Day, the community will be introduced to the company's renovated theater featuring a new lobby and larger rest rooms. Season ticket sales are going on now and perfor- CORTEZ BARBER SHOP Announces: New Owner/Operator Beth Hughes Formerly of Country Club Barber 12104 Cortez Rd. 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GENTS & LADIES 798-9585 METAL & LEATHER Tfling&~~~;~ Highest Quality Furniture & Accessories Living Rooms* Dining Rooms Bedrooms Lanai Chaise Lounges Wicker and Rattan Recliners Many Prints and Solid Cushions All Kinds of Unique Specialty Wicker & Rattan Pieces Plus Estate & Custom Jewelry Design Tues Fri 10 to 5 Sat 10 to 3 792-4818 Pebble Springs Plaza 5917 Manatee Ave., Ste. 301 Bradenton, Florida 34209 Anna Maria occupational fee study continues By J.C. Higgins Islander Correspondent Cost of business may be going up or not in Anna Maria. Commissioner George McKay has been working with a citizen committee to come up with a revised occupational license fee schedule to meet newly re- vised Florida law. "The statutes call for fees to be comparable with neighboring communities of similar geographic boundaries, size and population," McKay said. The group came to the conclusion that Bradenton Beach best met the criteria as far as business category des- ignations and proposed fees. But McKay's first pass at the proposal was met with less-than-favorable response last week. "The business categories are too vague and will result in administrative problems," Planning and Zon- ing Board Chairman Tom Turner told McKay during the commission meeting on the matter Tuesday. "We must think this through for our community," Turner continued. "The statute does not say that we must be exactly the same as another community." "I disagree with some of the proposed rules," Mayor Chuck Shumard said, "and some types of busi- nesses are either hard to identify or are not included in the revised schedule." Commissioners reached a consensus that more work is needed on the fees, which have already been in the works for several months. The last adjustment of occupational fees in the city was two years ago, representing two- to three- percent increases. Halloween dance finds new sponsor For the first time in 32 years, the Anna Maria Fire and Rescue Volunteers will not sponsor their annual Halloween dance. But the dance will go on as before, thanks to the Anna Maria Island Privateers, who have agreed to take over the annual costumed affair. The dance is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 18 at St. Bernard's community room in Holmes Beach. The event was the casualty of declining profits in recent years, said long-time volunteer Susan Lonzo. Another volunteer said the group decided to focus on only one event. The volunteer firefighters chose instead to center their energy on the annual Haunted House, scheduled for Oct. 24-Nov. 1. Volunteers will also continue to send their annual appeal for contributions. The volunteers asked all district residents to sup- port the Anna Maria Island Privateers. Longboat Chamber to hold meeting on Showboat The Restaurant Association of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce will hold their quarterly meet- ing on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Cedars Cafe, 645 Cedars Court, Longboat Key at 3 p.m. The agenda includes an update on the restaurant brochure, information on the SERVE program, and customer service training. On Monday, Sept. 15, the Chamber will host its September Business After HIours on the Seafood Shack Showboat. The Showboat will board at 5:30 p.m. and leave its dock promptly at 6 p.m. Complimentary hours d'oeuvres will be served. Call the Chamber at 387-9519 for reservations and cost of the programs. Women's Bible Study to begin season with Ruth Joy of Living Interdenominational Women's Bible study will begin their fall season on Thursday, Sept. 1 I, at 9:30 a.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Holmes Beach. The group will study the book of Ruth, followed by the book of James. Everyone is welcome. Call Dorothy Swanberg at 778-1130 for more information. Watercolorist exhibits at Island Branch Library Artist Kim Attwooll ofBradenton will exhibit her watercolors at the Island Branch Library during the September. Attwooll began to focus on small water- color paintings after an artistic career involving illustration work and raising a family. Her work is known for its vivid colors and transparency of the watercolor medium. Her work has been displayed and sold in galleries in the U.S. and England. Attwooll resides in Bradenton. Islander Photo: Edna Tiemann Mayor to hold third neighborhood chat Holmcs Beach Mayor Bob VanWagoner will hold the fourth in a series of forums to express his opinions on local government issues on Sept. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. VanWagoner will review city events that unfolded over the summer and respond to questions. The mayor's guest will be Chuck Stealey, chair- man of the code enforcement board. They will discuss code enforcement procedures and how it affects resi- dents. Coffee and juice will be served. Register now for MCC horticultural course A new horticultural short-course will be offered at the Manatee Community College Open Campus on Monday. Oct. 6 through Nov. 10. from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the MCC Bradenton Campus. The six-session course, "Learning to Landscape the Florida Way," is co-sponsored by Manatee County Cooperative Extension Service and will include the basics of Florida's growing conditions and landscape design, and the identification and use of landscape trees, palms, shrubs and ground covers. Call MCC Open Campus at 755-1511, ext. 4203 to register. For course information, call Manatee County Cooperative Extension Service at 722-4524. Eclectic photo exhibit at Island Branch Library The Island Branch Library invites the public to view a display of photography by Bradenton resident Marjorie Anderson-Marbury. The eclectic exhibit will be on display at the branch through September. Marbury developed an interest in visual images when she was living in England and traveling in Eu- rope. Her professional affiliations include Suncoast Camera Club and she is also a volunteer at the Women's Resource Center of Bradenton. The library is located at 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Business hours are Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. SEPTEMBER SALE THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER E SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 PAGE 11 ii Help clean up the coast Sept. 20 By Jim Hanson Islander Correspondent Cigarettes, plastic bags, fishing line they're the chief life-threateners for wildlife along our shores. They will be the target of the 10th annual Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 20, as volunteers in the hundreds take to the beaches of Anna Maria Island. Since the Island has most of Manatee County's beaches, it collects most of the coastal trash, said Ingrid McClellan, who as executive director of Keep Manatee Beautiful, heads the cleanup. Last year, 419 volunteers picked 6,112 pounds of junk off the beaches here. Worst offender is the cigarette butt, in this age of filtered cigarettes. Creatures of air and sea mistake dis- carded filters for food, and they are lethal. They also last forever, for practical purposes, not breaking down into harmless components for hundreds of years. Plastic bags float, and dolphins and sea turtles think they are jellyfish and therefore lunch. Ingested, a plastic bag blocks the digestive system or fills it up so the sea creature thinks it is full and starves. Monofilament fishing line is the principal de- stroyer of sea birds, and there's a lot of it: 50 million anglers go on 450 million fishing outings a year, and if the average fisher snags or cuts loose only one yard of line per trip it leaves enough line in the water to wrap around the world six times. Those are figures from the Sports Fishing Institute. Waders such as the blue heron get tangled in loose line which tightens as they struggle and finally pulls them down to drown or starve. Egrets are more tender, so line can cut their legs off as they i ut]g glc Plastic takes centuries to disintegrate: Monofilament line 600 years, plastic bottle 450, six- pack ring 400. By contrast, a paper towel degrades in two weeks, newspaper six weeks. Styrofoam cup 50 years, alumi- num can 200 years. Volunteers for the cleanup should phone Ms. McClellan at 795-8272 to sign up for a designated area. The cleanup lasts from 9 a.m. until noon. Islanders may check in at 9 a.m. in these loca- tions: Anna Maria City, city hall: Holmes Beach at Palma Sola Causeway: and Bradenton Beach at the Beach House restaurant parking lot. Who are these boys, asks Historical Society Posing on the baseballfield of the Anna Maria Youth Center, now Anna Maria Island Community Center, these young baseball players were part of the Island Little League in the 1960s. If you can identify, any of the players, please contact the Island Historical Museum at 778-0492. Islander Photo: Courtesy of the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Wills to be discussed at Island Chamber seminar John Pettigrew, attorney at law, will conduct a free seminar concerning wills and living trusts for the public and members of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Marina Bay Restaurant, 5325 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Pettigrew's Island office is located at 503 Manatee Ave., Holmes Beach. The event is sponsored by the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce. Call the Chamber at 778-1541 for more information. Talk to be given on Chinese formulas, teas Thursday in Holmes Beach A free talk on traditional Chinese herbal formulas and teas will be held at Here's To Your Health in Holmes Beach on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 11 a.m. The talk will be conducted by Cynthia Pluta, R.N., and is sponsored by HerbaSway Laboratories. Pluta will discuss balancing good health, reducing blood toxicants and ways to promote greater energy. After the talk, she will be available to 2 p.m. for per- sonal discussions and questions. For more information, call Here's To Your Health at 778-4322. Curator to speak of Madame Joe Monday Kristen Koehn, curator of the South Florida Mu- seum, will speak to the Anna Maria Island Historical Society on Monday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Anna Maria City Hall. The public is invited to attend. Koehn has been the museum's curator since May. She came from the University of Iowa where she was working toward a Ph.D. degree in Roman ceramics. She will discuss the extraordinary life of Madame Joe Atzeroth, one of the first settlers in Manatee County. Atzeroth and her husband came from Bavaria and settled in the Palmetto area in the 1840s. They were farmers and have the distinction of being the first to produce coffee in the United States and received a $10 gold piece for this achievement. Later the Atzeroths moved to Fogartyville where they operated restaurants in Manatee County. How to prepare announcements Information must be submitted typed (double space please) or clearly handwritten. Include first and last names of all persons mentioned. Include a name and telephone number for the contact person in the event additional information is required. Mail or bring to: The Islander Bystander, Island Shopping Center, 5404 Marina Drive. IHolmes Beach, Fla., 34217. 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Conditioning Balm ONLY $29.95 (reg $45) EXP. 9/30/97 16 oz. ;iologem Hydrating Shampoo plus 4 oz. Conditioning Balm ONLY $10 (reg. $16) e Exp. 9/30/97 [E PAGE 12 U SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Happy person, happy clown Happy J! By Jim Hanson Islander Correspondent What Happy J has now is memories memories of joy she created in others, memories of the 87 chil- dren she reared, memories of Anna Maria Island. And she has hope, hope that she may return to live out her life on the Island she so loves. Now in her 90th year, Jeanette J. Yoffe lives in a small retirement home, Apple a Day, in Bradenton. She lived in Bradenton Beach until a stroke took away her mobility and independence two years ago, and she sold her Island house and went to the mainland. She's bright and very alive and as brisk as a life- long nurse ought to be. Though dates and times may be a bit vague, the memories of happiness are still vivid. She was a clown. Literally. Happy J was her pro- fessional name, and she ran her own clown company for several years. Then she moved on to the role Island- ers remember her for, a Shrine "fun and frolic" clown and as Santa Claus around the Island. She came here in the 1960s with her second hus- band, Jacob Yoffe, a retired mathematics and language teacher born in Moscow. She helped him rear his four children by another marriage. She already had helped her first husband rear his A game at a party on the Island. DR. DIANE L. MICHAELS Chiropractic Physician 761-0210 501 Village Green Parkway Suite 15 *West Bradenton (behind the Manatee Ave. Video Library) New Patients Welcome 3909 East Bay Drive Holmes Beach 778-2204 Stephen G. Gloria J. Scott L. Pelham, M.D. Fischer, M.D. Kosfeld, M.D. Island Family Physicians PROVIDING COMPLETE FAMILY CARE ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS 3909 East Bay Drive #100, 778-1007 Happy J with a happy face. three children, a task she loved as much as she's always loved children. That first marriage was centered in Michigan, and when it ended she really got into kids. She owned a large house on acreage that gave youngsters room to roam. She also had a nursing license, which she put to use as surrogate mother to a lively series of orphans. She took them in from little to big, ages six months to 13 years. When she got them through the 8th grade, they went on to other facilities which moved them fur- ther along in education and in life. It was a good program and a good time of her life, she said, because she loved the children. And that was what made the difference "It doesn't take much to make children happy, just love them and pay attention. They're real antics, really funny. During her 10 years there she reared 80 kids Lonsboat 1slaib Chapl 6200 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE 383-6491 Mni t Dr. Bill Grossman Rev. Cleda Anderson ,_ __ Sunday 'I 8:00 am .... Informal Worship 1 9:00 am ... Adult Study Si 10:00 am .. Worship Service '- ... 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He left full instructions and a three-year program, and she just carried out that schedule with the Shrine. After trips to Europe and a six-month stint work- ing with orphans in Haiti, she was back on Anna Maria Island. This energetic, restless woman never even thought of retiring. She stayed active in civic affairs, especially the Anna Maria Community Center and Tingley Li- brary. And she clowned. Traveled all over Florida and even other states with the Shriners on their appearances of good will for good works. She hesitates even to try to calculate the miles she has marched in parades in full, warm clown regalia. "But it was a lot, really a lot." At home in winter, she was Happy J and some- times Santa Claus to local youngsters at churches, schools and private parties. And she loved that, too - "Making people happy, that's what I live for." Now she reads a lot and has a full social life and is reasonably content with the way things are. There's only one drawback: It's not on Anna Maria. "I want to come back to the Island, if I can find the right place. I love Anna Maria, it's a wonderful place to live. "And I've got some years left. I'm going to try, anyway." With the kids at the Rod & Reel Fishathon, circa 1971. Islander Photos: Courtesy Jeanette Yoffe d" U1 FUNERAL HOMES 6000 Marina Drive 778-4480 ECHINACEA! Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Find room for this herb in your medicine cabinet NOW! For more information call: GOOD EARTH NATURAL FOODS 6717 Manatee Ave. W. 795-0478 725 Cortez Rd. W. 756-4666 5153 14th Street W.753-8902 mn ~--- Our Isltan Clapeh The only Funeral Home on the Island IL THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 PAGE 13 l] By Senior Chief D.M. Bucci Officer in Charge, U.S. Coast Guard, Cortez Aug. 21, Boarding. A 20-foot power boat was boarded in Palma Sola Bay. The vessel was found to be in compliance with all applicable federal laws. Aug. 22, Boarding. 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A memorial service was held at St. Bernard Catholic Church with the Revs. Donald Baier and James Meena officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 6055 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238. Eleanor B. Walker Eleanor B. Walker, 88, of Holmes Beach died Sept. 6. Mrs. Walker moved to the area in 1967 from In- dianapolis, Ind. She retired as executive director for Girls Clubs of America. She was a member of the Bradenton Country Club, Key Royale Club, Deer Isle Maine Yacht Club, former member of the Manatee County Library Board and former president of Friends of the Island Branch Library, Holmes Beach. Mrs. Walker was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation in Holmes Beach. She is survived by a daughter, Ann Clark Simmons of Cincinnati, Ohio; a step-daughter, Mollie Walker Cox of Birmingham, Ala.; a son, John Clark of Guilford, Conn; a step-son, Cullom Walker Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.; a brother, Phelps Brown of Deer Isle, Maine, and New Smyrna, Fla.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Wednes- day, Sept. 10, at 11 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation. Memorial donations may be made to the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, Memorial Garden Maintenance Fund, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, Fla. 34217, and Friends of the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, Fla. 34217. Griffith Cline Funeral Home, Island Chapel, was in charge of the arrangements. on board and not having a sound-producing device. Aug. 24, Search and rescue /assistance. Station Aug. 24, Search and rescue /assistance. 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ENCORE PERFORMANCE SAT., SEPT. 13, 0:30 ET I IB PAGE 14 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Crank it up Island soccer season gets under way this week. Way under way. First the youth league has its sixth annual all-day Jamboree on Saturday, Sept. 13, with a dinner the night before, Friday, Sept. 12, at 6:30 at the Anna Maria Island Community Center. The dinner is a soccer "Shellabration!" with food provided by the Holmes Beach Shells restaurant. Parents are asked to bring a dessert but those who read this will know to save room for the huge carrot cake donated by The Islander Bystander. Dinner is $5 for adults and $4 for kids under 16 with all money going to the Center. Look for the annual "Scott Dell prize raffle" throughout the dining event and a hand-out of new uni- forms to the soccer players. Hey! It's lots of fun whether or not you're into soccer. You can visit with your neighbors and even get Shells take-out! The nonstop games start at 10 a.m. Saturday morn- ing on two fields at the Center and go until 4:20 in the afternoon. Expect a visit from "Lobsterman" at the field around 11 a.m. to hand-out a Shells trademark - peanuts. The Islander Bystander is proud to sponsor a Di- vision 1 team this year, for boys and girls age 11 to 13. Other sponsors include LaPensee Plumbing, Is- land Pest Control, Dowling (Doug Dowling Real Estate) Park, Island Real Estate, Handy Trac System, Air & Energy, West Coast Refrigeration, Island Animal Clinic, Mr. Bones, Longboat Observer, Jessie's Island Store, Ben Webb Landscape, BM Heating and Cooling, Galati Marine, Beach Bistro, Holmes Beach Mini Storage, Ben Braxton C.P.A., Bridge Street Pier and Cafe and Harry's Continen- tal Kitchens. And for the big guys, the Island Football Club, adult league division champions last year, sponsors Fran Maxon Real Estate and Tip of the Island Res- taurant and Pub return from last year with a new sponsor: The Islander Bystander. We really like soccer at the newspaper. And we look forward to a great season for the kids and a winning season for IFC, who moves up a division - read moves into a tougher division this year. They play their first game of the season on Sunday, Sept. 14, in St. Petersburg. Go Island! ISLANDER I $50Sept. 3 ContFOOTBAest ,. Winner: Robert Blake Ho5nes Beach $50 FOOTBALL PICK 10 WINNERS COLLECT BIG BUCKS A WINNER EVERY WEEK * The Islander Bystander pays $50 to the All entries must be submitted on the pub- person with the most correct game winning lished form or a copy of the form. Be sure to 3 predictions. Collect prize in person or by mail. include name, address and phone number. 4 * All entries must be postmarked or hand deliv- The names of all of the advertisers must be 5 ered to the newspaper office by noon Saturday listed on the entry to be eligible to win. 6 the same week the contest is published. Only one entry per person, per week. 7 * In the event of a tie, a winner will be drawn Winner Advertiser 8 from tying entries. The decision of The Islander 1 9 Bystander football judge is final. 2 10 CONTEST * $50 WEEKLY PRIZE Winner Advertiser FILL IT OUT NOW! Mail or deliver to The Islander Bystander 5404 Marina Drive, Island Shopping Center Holmes Beach FL 34217 941-778-7978 * Name * Address * Phone WATERFRONT DINING FULL MENU FULL BAR OPEN 7 DAYS II AM to 9 PM 902 S. Bay Blvd. Anna Maria Anna Maria Yacht Basin 778-3953 SBuffalo at Kansas City NOW OPEN Rotten Ralph's Eastside! 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Seattleh at Indianaolis I ( THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 PAGE 15 [IB Good cause Raising money can be fun -just ask this gang at the Island Football Club golf tournament, a benefit for Ian Fairweather, injured during match play last year. Alan Szakacs and Roger Mousseau manned the beer cart. Plunged Losers Jacki Cate,. Julie Franke and Dan Lease attended the award party and banquet at Tip of the Island wi'hre they ac- cepted the unique prize for last place. "77ze Charmin Award. Also on their team, Donna Zepkin, w\asn 't brave enough to make the photo session. Bridge Street Pier .a Cafe (at end of Bridge St. on pier) CASUAL DINING ON THE WATER GROUPER $995 Every Night 4 10 U *1 FRIED SHRIMP $795 Tues & Thurs 4 10 pm CRAB LEGS $1 95 Every Night 4 10 pm II L ICE COLD DRAFT BEER Breakfast Lunch Dinner Mon-Fri 8am-10pm r Sat & Sun 7am-10pm BRADENTON BEACH 779-1706 BTI's DOCKSIDE BAR Local Appreciation Nite Every Wed. Happy Hour All Night! 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C, 11 "[] PAGE 16 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 N THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Anna Maria Elementary i SSchool menu .:"' Monday, 9/15/97 Breakfast: Cereal, Toast, Juice Lunch: Hot Dog on Bun or Chicken Nuggets, French Fries, Coleslaw, Pudding Tuesday, 9/16/97 Breakfast: French Toast w/Syrup, Juice Lunch: Grilled Cheese Sandwich or Meatball I *, Sub, Green Beans, Fresh Fruit, Jello Wednesday, 9/17/97 Breakfast: Eggs, Toast, Juice Lunch: Sloppy Joe on Bun or Ham & Cheese Hot Pocket, Juice, Pears, Brownie Thursday, 9/18/97 Breakfast: Pretzel w/Cheese, Juice Lunch: Chicken & Noodles, Mixed Veg- r tables, Peaches, Roll or Mini-Chef Salad Friday, 9/19/97 Breakfast: Cereal, Toast, Juice Lunch: Pizza or Nachos & Cheese, Corn, m aI Salad, Ice Cream Brain food is a tray away All meals served with milk. Kyle Reynolds, a fourth-grade student at Anna Maria Elementary, purchases a hot breakfast of French toast 0 00000000000000 with syrup, juice and milk to begin his day at Anna Maria Elementary from Eris Lightner, cafeteria manager. Breakfast and lunch are available for purchase each school day. Breakfast costs 60 cents a day and lunch is available for $1.30 a day. Call the school at 778-1125for information about the school's reduced cost meal Joy Curtney Joy Courtney program. Islander Photo: Joy Courtney P -'PIT SOFT'TIP ORS HOES DARTS S V POOL MONDAY* $1 OFF DOZEN OYSTERS N FREE POOL: 6 to close WEDNESDAY: WINGS 250 each (Minimum ldz.) FRIDAY & SATURDAY: FREE JUKE BOX 8:30 TO CLOSE e THIS WEEK ~ ALL WEEK NEGRA $2 SMODELA CEAHORSE OYSTER BAR Our Customers Have a Mouthful to Say ... "Feels like we're back at Pete's" "Wonderful Ambiance" "...dinner selection is fabulous" "Great people Great food!" Revolving Waterfront Dining Featuring Early Bird Menu "3-6 Daily Happy Hour 4-7 PM Reservations Taken B Y 778-7133 .hi|-ng; *i. ] JIm FOR YOUR LISTENING & DANCING PLEASURE Chuck Douglas Sun & Mon 6-10 PM Brian Beebe Tues & Thurs 6-10 PM Fri & Sat 7-11PM Hours Dining: Mon-Sun, 3-10PM Lounge: Mon-Sun 3PM-Midnight Banquet Rooms Available 25-200 people Visit Our Marina By Boat Marker #62 5325 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach N A R I IsN, A 5702 Marina Drive Holmes Beach 778-1776 RIU Daily Specials All $- Under qJ Mon: 1/2 Baked Chicken mashed potatoes, gravy Tues: Brian Burger -T:: plain or with cheese Thurs: "Chefs Surprise" SFri: Catch of the Day (formerly Linda's) with Chowder Breakfast and Lunch Take-out available 778-4140 Open Daily 7AM-2PM Sat. & Sun. 7AM-1PM 5348-A1 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach (CLOSED WED.) Qolden Spoon Awar, d E aiDi Ro N AarJ 7or a remarkable and memorab dniniy experience. Eclectic Cuisine Outrageous Dessert Room HayeLoft Dinner Specials Intimate Lounge A4pptizer & s2.,, R,3 o- Skip Cook Jazz Piano . Fri thru Tues Your favorite jazz standards... "K" & The Rhythm Man ... Wed/Thurs featuring Tim Propas & Karen Signorino A Cornucopia of sound... Euphenda Haye Restaurant 5540 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Florida 34228 Reservations / Information 941.383.3633 r7:30 till close... Open Daily 7am to 10pm Breakfast Lunch Dinner BEAN POINT Likely The Best BEA OD & NT M Fishing Spot On The Island! (Snook Season Is Here!) 778-1885 875 North Shore Dr. Anna Maria Island "SER~O O H am liln 's "" 5EAFPOOb i5HlK RESTAURANT MARINA SHOWBOAT 24 Years in Beautiful Downtown Cortez A Favorite Dining Spot for Local Residents SHOWBOAT 794-1236 Schedule Only 794-5048/Further Info 'IA mnn "1 u DINNER S DISCOUNT Simply purchase a Showboat ticket at regular price, keep your ticket and present in the Seafood Shack main dining room (upper level) for $7 discount on dinner entree. Dinners start at $9.95 plus tax. RESTAURANT S794-1235 S 4110 127th St. W. Cortez Cortez Rd. on the Mainland Side , I /_ of the Cortez Bridge RESTAURANT & PUB call SUNDAY ALL-U-CAN-EAT BUFFET $695 (SUNDAYS ONLY STARTING SEPT. 7) Corner of Gulf Dr. & Palmetto Ave. in Anna Maria . c _re'. 778-3909 t . , <' L .. _____..~~~~ I^ (pro - ," I THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 PAGE 17 [] Island police reports Anna Maria City Aug. 28, trespass warning, 200 block of Iris. The complainant reported the subject refused to leave the residence when requested to do so. The officer issued a trespass warning. Aug. 31, theft of gasoline, 414 Pine Avenue, Gary's Corner Market. Sept. 1, trespass warning, 100 South Bay Boule- vard, Anna Maria City Pier. Two subjects were issued trespass warnings after jumping off the roof of the res- taurant into the Bay. Sept. 3, lost property a cellular phone, 100 block of Palmetto. Bradenton Beach Aug. 28, theft of a bicycle, 200 block of Second Street North. Aug. 29, possession of paraphernalia with drug, obstruction by a disguised person, DWLS, 200 Gulf Drive N., Beach House. The officer said he was inter- viewing Jason Fitzgerald Gerrish, 22, of Bradenton, in reference to a fight and Gerrish gave a false name. Upon further investigation, the officer found Gerrish's identification. A further check revealed Gerrish had four warrants from the Manatee County Sheriffs Of- fice and a suspended driver's license. He was placed in custody and a search revealed a small bag of cocaine. Aug. 30, warrant, Coquina Beach. The officer on patrol observed a vehicle parked after hours. A check revealed the driver has a warrant for DWLS. He was located on the beach and placed in custody. Aug. 30, retail theft, 2513 Gulf Drive, Circle K. The complainant reported two subjects removed two 12-packs of beer valued at $16.59 and fled. Sept. 3, lost property a cellular phone valued at $200, Coquina Beach. Sept. 3, aggravated assault, 100 block of Bridge Street. Two complainants reported they were standing behind a store when the subject ordered them off the property. They advised the subject that they were not on his property. They said the subject then approached them with a hunting knife in a case and pointed it at one of them. The other, who was a Bradenton police of- ficer, stepped between the pair and identified himself. The subject then went back into his residence. The of- ficer located the subject and placed him in custody. Sept. 4, possession of marijuana, DWLS, Co- quina Bayside. The officer on patrol observed James V. Migliore, 40, of Bradenton Beach, pull into the boat ramp area, kneel beside his vehicle, put a marijuana cigarette to his mouth and attempt to light it. The of- ficer ordered him to stop and placed him in custody. A check revealed his driver's license was suspended. Holmes Beach Aug. 29, found property a pair of eyeglasses in a case, 500 block of Manatee Avenue. Aug. 29, theft, 3902 Gulf Drive, West Coast Surf Shop. The complainant reported three subjects entered the store and created a diversion while they attempted to steal items. One subject attempted to trade her shoes for a new pair but was caught by a clerk. All of the items except a T-shirt valued at $16 were recovered in the store. The subjects left in a vehicle with the license plate covered. Aug. 29, suspicious, 3248 East Bay Drive, Walgreens. The complainant reported the subject set off the alarm when he left the store. He was not found. Aug. 30, traffic warrant, 3000 block of Gulf Drive. The officer on patrol stopped a vehicle with an expired tag and found the driver's license was sus- pended. He was issued a citation. A check on the pas- senger revealed he had warrants from the Tampa Po- lice Department for worthless checks and leaving the scene of an accident. He was placed in custody. Aug. 30, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, 3007 Gulf Drive, Anchor Inn. The officer was conducting a bar check and noticed a strong smell of marijuana. He walked to the rear of the parking lot and observed Kathleen O'Boyle, 36, of Bradenton, holding a pair of pliers containing a marijuana cigarette. A male subject was with her. She told the officer it was all she had and said he could search her person and purse. The officer searched both subjects and found nothing. He then ob- served a small pipe containing residue in a pocket of her purse, removed it and found a bag of marijuana. She was placed in custody. Aug. 30. theft of a bicycle valued at $200, 500 block of 75th Street. Aug. 31, burglary to an automobile, 46th Street beach access. The victim reported a person unknown re- moved a briefcase containing a cellular phone, a wallet, $350 in cash, a credit card and a driver's license. The vic- tim reported that when he contacted the credit card com- pany, he learned his card had already been used four times. Sept. 1, marine, 68th Street and Marina Drive. The sheriffs office reported a boat sunk in the canal and the officer located the boat, which was leaking fuel and oil. The Coast Guard responded to clean up the spill. The sheriffs office was attempting to locate the owner. Sept. 1, suspicious, 500 block of 65th Street. The officer located the subject, who appeared very intoxi- cated, sitting in a boat in the canal. The ignition key was broken off in the switch, making the boat inoper- able. The officer reported it took him 45 minutes to persuade the subject to leave the boat for her safety. He transported her to her residence. Sept. 2, burglary, 5906 Marina Drive, Take No More. The victim reported a person unknown at- tempted to gain entry to the office. The officer ob- served pry marks on the door and evidence of an at- tempted entry on a window. Sept. 2, theft of a license plate, 400 block of 71st Street. Sept. 3, suspicious, 100 block of Sixth Street. The complainant reported he heard a noise at the rear of his home and observed the subject attempting to climb the rear fence into his yard. He yelled at the subject and began getting dressed in order to pursue him. The sub- ject jumped into a vehicle and fled with another sub- ject driving. The complainant gave chase on foot but lost sight of the vehicle as it left the Island. Sept. 3, 3248 East Bay Drive, Walgreens. The complainant reported receiving a counterfeit $20 bill. Sept. 4, vandalism, 300 block of 72nd Street. The victim reported he had been having problems with his neighbor for several months and the neighbor had verbally threatened him. He said he heard a loud crashing sound and observed his neighbor smashing numerous bonsai trees and pots in his yard. He also observed his motorcycle was thrown into the roadway. The officer attempted to contact the neighbor but he refused to answer the door. The victim signed an affidavit and a capias request was completed for bur- glary and criminal mischief. Every Day All-You-Can-Eat Pancakes and Sausage J l includes 3 50 Jimmy Dean W^ Sausage Mon Fri 7am to 12 Sat & Sun 7am to 1pm (RAIN OR SHINE) CAFE ON THE BEACH 4000 GULF DRIVE HOLMES BEACH 778-0784 SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9:30 am 2 pm More than 25 items BREAKFAST and LUNCH $9.95 Sl Mimosas & Champagne with Brunch 778-6969 204 Pine Ave. Anna Maria Steel Drum Wednesdays... Rock the House in September! Come out to the Beachhouse every Wednesday from 6:30-10:30 pm to hear steel drums with Trinidudes, and every other evening, enjoy RPM. It's great music, on our great deck. And that's great fun!E BEaeghcU SERVING LUNCH DAILY 11 am-4 pm Carrying goar'$ eab Oranb Exclusively 778-6969 204 Pine Ave. Anna Maria SERVING DINNER NIGHTLY 4 -10 pm Presented by Chef Marcus Vega and your hosts Leon Austin & Charles Haskins Early Bird Specials 4 7 pm 778-6969 204 Pine Ave. Anna Maria BEANIE BABIES TWO DAYS ONLY Thursday September 11, 1997 and Friday September 12, 1997 *For every $50.00 spent in our dining room after 5p.m., receive one free Beanie Baby (Not valid in our sneak or sunken bars) Enjoy a Great Dining Experience & Receive a Great Gift! Overlooking Tropical "Sleepy Lagoon" Lunch or Dinner Daily Dancing with 'Big Mama' WATERFRONT RESTAURANT & MARINA 595 DREAM ISLAND ROAD, LONGBOAT KEY 383-5565 HAPPY HOUR DAILY 11 am-6pm Entertainment Nightly Lounge Menu Available 778-6969 204 Pine Ave. Anna Maria f I -. PAGE 18 N SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 N THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Island Sports The week, that was... By Kevin P. Cassidy IFC golf tourney The inaugural Island Football Club golf tourna- ment was played Saturday at River Run Golf Club on a cool, beautiful "perfect for golf" day. The tournament was put together to help friend and teammate Ian Fairweather whose leg was broken last February during a match and is faced with thou- sands of dollars of medical debt. Forty-eight golfers participated in the tournament "Not Just Bagels Anymore" We Will Be Closed For Vacation September 15 -30 210Eas tByDie and helped raise $1.500 for Fairweather through registra- tion fees and raffle ticket purchases. Prizes were awarded for first place, last place, long drive and closest to the pin. The award ceremony and raffle were held at the Tip of the Island restaurant. Tip owners/team co-spon- sors Annie and Roger Mousseau generously put out a 778-494 TUES 4:30-10 pm WED-SAT 10 am 2 pm and 4:30-10 pm SUN. 8 am-2 pm and 4:30-9 pm S&S PLAZA 5348 GULF DRIVE HOLMES BEACH i .. a'' ' m Cheers and jeers for tourney players The crowning moment for tournament golfers had to be approaching the green of the 18th hole with the majority of the finished players sitting on the hill behind the green. Every remaining foursomes' shots were cheered or jeered with poignant peer pressure. Islander Photo: Jennifer Cassidy buffet that left no golfers to go home hungry. First place was won with a score of nine under par by the team of Bruce Fournier, George Tebbetts, Scott Van Ostenbridge and "protest committee chairperson" Butch Van Ostenbridge who might have deserved PLEASE SEE SPORTS, NEXT PAGE Waterfront and very stylish with attentive service, superb award-winning cuisine, table-side preparation, Sarasota's finest wine selection and the most memorable Sunday Brunch anywhere. LUNCH AND DINNER DAILY CALL 383 *5558 FOR RESERVATIONS An informal, casual beachfront restaurant with a menu that includes All American favorites like Chicken Pot Pie, Veal Meatloaf and old-fash- ioned Brisket. Or you might choose from an eclectic array of Italian pastas, Oriental stirfries and meal-sized salads. DINNER NIGHTLY, NO RESERVATIONS They What is more delightful than lunching outdoors at poolside? Salads, gourmet sandwiches, seafood specialities LIBATIONS SERVED THROUGHOUT THE DAY ^COLONY C(DI&DNVGE Smooth Jazz featuring Debbie Keaton and ECLECTIC Friday and Saturday. The nightly piano styling of Jose Martinez, plus an endless selection of rare and favorite ports, cognacs, late harvest wines and single malt scotches and distinctive cigars. The Colony' BEACH & TENNIS RESORT 1620 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA 941 383*5558 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER s18 i:2 i:" :B -D :is iX s: .. ii i~i~r iiila iii# ia :8( j::~ iiii! ::~i ~1111 iiii2 iiii~ i: ;:6 I :a :~ ::3 ;i'l :ii. iX - :w II liiiii 7yk ^d?& Dom 4'~ 5:,. 1 LB. New York Strip ................................ $10.95 "All-You-Can-Eat" BBQ Chicken ..................... $5.95 "All-You-Can-Eat" Fried Grouper Fingers ........... $7.95 Ple asc Call Early For Prefrclred Scatin g 100 Spring Avcnue Anna Maria Island 778-0444 . o i" t" "Be A Lamb And Dine T n qOF I RESTAURANT "4 'S ?^^Specializn I' .. L..'ni. L jm .1 ,n t' Ier F,,ie Eti ':rOe jc Tempting Salad Bar SJ'f ,' Home Cooked Dinners ,,. Roast Leg ol Lamb. Shanks Daily plus olner meat entrees EARLY DINNER SPECIALS $6.95 FULL DELICIOUS DINNER,' $v6T4 SERVED TO 6PI ----------- We'll Reopen From Vacation Tuesday, September 16 SJWNNER SERVED DAILY OPEN AT 4 PM Closed Mondays 795-LAMB (5262) 7020 Cortez Rd. W. (71st St. Plaza) Bradenton R TTEN RALPH'S WATERFRONT DINING FULL MENU FULL BAR Open for Lunch and Dinner 7 Days a Week ROTTEN 902 S. Bay Blvd. RALPH'S Anna Maria Yacht Basin 778-3953 'iwT.I Waterfront Restaurant Open Mondays! Remodel Completed: Come check us out! ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT $795 BRITISH STYLE FISH-N-CHIPS MON-THURS ONLY Rotten Ralph's Eastside Eastside Daily Dinner Specials Beer & Wine Tues-Sat I am to 9 pm Closed Monday Sunday Breakfast & Lunch 9 am 2 pm 4606 Manatee Ave. E. SR 64 Braden River Plaza i 746-3097 Good Deal. Guess the time of sunset. The closest guess wins a bottle of: Dom Perignon on Monday... Moet Chandon on Tuesday... and Wednesday thru Sunday, Walnut Crest. Guesses are taken up to 30 minutes before sunset. So come early and enjoy breathtaking views and outstanding bubbly, Sandbar Style. . :.:.. :,'. W : ..- .;- ;.:....... I .....l SPORTS, FROM PAGE 18 the sportsmanship award had there been one. Questioned "foot wedgies" settled a tie bout for first place with the prize position settled by the volume and voracity of the protest. Most everyone agreed - but you had to be there. First place winners each re- ceived Ocean Wave sunglasses. The coveted "Charmin Award" for last place, or most honest golfers depending on your point of view, went to the team of Jackie Cate, Donna Zepkin, Julie Franke and Dan Lease with a score of seven over par. Long drive and closest to the pin were won by last- minute entry Chris Kiernan who knocked his tee shot on the eighth hole, a 180-yard par three to within 10 inches of the cup to win a 1986 Ford Thunderbird do- nated by IFC goalkeeper Lance Bieker. As if that wasn't enough, Kiernan then outhit 47 other golfers for long driver on the day with a drive of more than 300 yards. For this effort he won a dining certificate from the Sandbar and a cooler courtesy of Home True Value Home Hardware. All in all, it was a great day of fun for all partici- pants and the bottom line is that we helped out a friend. Thanks go to all the merchants including Island Discount Tackle, Shells, Rotten Ralph's, Tony's Place. Beach Bistro, Sign of the Mermaid and The Islander Bystander for generous prize contributions. Thanks also go to Alan Szakacs and Roger Mousseau for diligence manning the beer cart, Patty Wheeler for her photography and Chrissy Brueggen for helping with raffle ticket sales at the 17th hole. Special thanks goes to my wife Jennifer for all of her support throughout the planning of this event and assisting with registration and raffle ticket sales. The Island Football Club's first game of the 1997- 98 season is next week at St. Petersburg's Puryear Park against Deportivo Lima at 11 a.m. If anyone wants to, go to the game, we'll meet at Albertson's on Manatee Avenue at 8:30 a.m. for a caravan to St. Pete field. THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 E PAGE 19 [ Center soccer starts with banquet Friday, jamboree Saturday The 1997 soccer season on Anna Maria Island will kick off Friday night with a dinner and Saturday with a jamboree. The Friday dinner, a "Shellabration" catered by Shell's Restaurant of Holmes Beach, begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Shells has donated the entire dinner and all proceeds with benefit the Center's soccer program. Big Field 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Noon 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. Air & Energy vs. West Coast Refrig. Air & Energy vs. Ben Webb Landscape Island Animal Clinic vs. West Coast Refrig. Jessie's vs. Ben Webb Landscape Island Animal Clinic vs. Mr. Bones Longboat Observer vs. Jessie's Mr. Bones vs. Longboat Observer LaPensee vs. Island Pest Control LaPensee vs. Dowling Park Island Pest Control vs. Island Real Estate Dowling Park vs. Islander Bystander Handy Trac vs. Island Real Estate Handy Trac vs. Islander Bystander Cost is $5 for adults, $4 for youths under the age of 16. Dinner will include shrimp pasta, fish, chicken, clam chowder, coleslaw, potatoes and drinks. Parents are asked to bring a dessert, and prizes will be raffled. Take-out is available as well, and all are invited. Players may receive their uniforms at the banquet. On Saturday, the games begin with the 20 teams in three divisions facing off on both the big and small fields. Schedule of games is as follows. Small Field 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Noon 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. BM Heating Cooling vs. Galati Marine BM Heating Cooling vs. Harry's Beach Bistro vs. Galati Bridge St. Cafe vs. Harry's Beach Bistro vs. H.B. Mini Storage Braxton CPA vs. Bridge St. Cafe H.B. Mini Storage vs. Braxton CPA "The best hamburgers and the coldest mugs of beer this side of Heaven."AHiss Juffu, Pat Geyer, Owner. \;%6 Across from Manatee Public Beach Mon-Sat 11am-7pm Sun 12-7pm Closed Tuesday Takeout 778-2501 Just over the Cortez Bridge STyler's ~i^Pl 7Since 1984 Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Wafflr Cones Made on Location Ice Cream Pies & Cakes Diabetic Colombo Yogurt Soft Serve A FULL SERVICE ICE CREAM PARLOR Surfing World Village 11904 Cortez Road West Noon 10 PM 7 Days a Week 794-5333 ISLANDER "The best news on Anna Maria Island" r----------- -*- - S EAT-IN OR 00 SAny Size Pizza I I \ T FREE DELIVERY! I I OMA P ZA I I & ITALIAN RES URANT I Specializing in Veal Chickj *. Fish Pasta Makers of the World's Lirgest Pizza I Open 7 Days 11AM t6 Midnight jI ./ 201 N. Gulf Dr. Bradenton Beach L ,, 778-0771 or 778-0772 ------ME- -J I S - Snack Shop Docking Bait Ice Food To Go Free Fishing (no license required) Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside Will Open Monday September 15 Smart boating class to be offered by power squadron An eight-hour Smart Boating Course will be the fundamentals of safe boating and will continue conducted by the Manatee Sail and Power Squad- each Wednesday concluding Oct. 8. ron at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17. at Palmetto Some of the subjects to be covered are boat Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 1115 10th handling, docking, knots and hitches, anchoring, Ave. W., Palmetto. required equipment and rules to live by. The course is open to anyone desiring to learn Infornation, call 722-6971. II[ PAGE 20 N SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 N THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Snook good, so go catch 'em in weekend tourney By Bob Ardren Outdoor Perspectives Mote's snook are clean. That's the official word from three testing labs that looked at the snook Mote Marine Laboratory released locally a few months ago. So ends another case of official hysteria. As you'll probably recall, late last spring Mote Marine Laboratory released thousands of fingerling snook in local waters only to have an east coast news- paper claim the fish could cause all kinds of havoc, including giving folks leprosy! You see, a Florida Department of Environmental Protection official had tested some of the fish and said they were possibly infected with something call myco- bacteria. Now sample fish independently tested at Mis- sissippi State University College of Veterinary Medi- cine, the National Veterinary Service Laboratory in Iowa and the state's own lab in Jacksonville, all say that's not true. The fish are not diseased, according to the three outside laboratories. Since those snook released by Mote should be ready to catch and eat in another year or two, I just thought you'd like to know the follow-up on the story. Mote also reports that its snook program is underway again, and looks forward to a long and happy future for it. Genes must work Kelly Moore, 15-year-old daughter of local guide Scott Moore, is one of two local finalists in the Coastal Conservation Association's STAR fishing tournament. The younger Moore qualified for the final fish-off in the trout division and, if she wins, she'll receive a four- year tuition scholarship to a state university. Kelly caught a 24-inch trout to qualify for the fish- off. Here's hoping her dad gives her some good advice for the tourney. Likewise, Luther Sasser of Anna Maria caught a 37-inch redfish off the Rod and Reel Pier to become the Island's second finalist. Like Kelly, he'll spend one more day, 24 hours non-stop fishing, under the watch- ful eye of a CCA member in hopes of winning a schol- arship. Two other youngsters, both from Tampa but fish- ing off the Rod and Reel Pier while visiting their grand- mother on the Island, also qualified in the redfish di- vision. They are I1-year-old Christina Gaskins, who caught a 38-inch red, and her 15-year-old brother Bobby, who landed a 36 1/2-inch red. Because they deserve it, you should know that Outback Steakhouse sponsors the redfish competition in the STAR tournament here on the west coast of Florida and the CCA sponsors and pays for the schol- arship in the trout division. Although no local young- sters are entered in the snook division, South Seas Plan- tation on Sanibel sponsors and pays for the scholarship in that competition. Meduse follow-up You'll recall that a couple of weeks ago the 199- foot yacht Meduse was anchored off Anna Maria Island and we all wondered what its owner was doing vaca- tioning in Bradenton Beach and if its owner was indeed Bill Gates of Microsoft. Vince Petrine of Venice has written saying that he found a reference to the Meduse in the August 1997 issue of Power & Motor Yacht magazine. In an article covering the world's 100 largest yachts. Meduse was described as placing 37th on the list, being on the first leg of a trip around the world and owned by someone "whose business interests range from computer technology to the entertainment in- dustry to basketball, is one of America's and in- deed the world's richest people, worth about $7.5 billion." Petrine said he believes the yacht is owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen (not Bill Gates), who also owned "a large piece of the techie St. Pete com- pany, Precision Systems." Thanks for sharing your news and views. Vince. It works The national Center for Marine Conservation re- ports just how successful Coastal Cleanup has become, proving that a lot of people, each doing a bit, can ac- complish a lot. Last year 151.502 volunteers cleaned up 5,930 miles of United States shoreline, picking up 3.76 million pieces of debris in the process. That's impressive, but consider this: the number of "SPICE" SAILING CHARTERS $20 per person Sunset Cruise $25 per person 1/2 Day Cruise or 1/2 Day Cruise to Egmont Key Swim Picnic Shelling Complimentary Soft Drinks Coolers Welcome Ed Hartung 778-3240 L U.S.C.G. Lic. Capt. Located at Galati Marine Basin DIVERS New Owners New Instructors New Items Air Sales Rentals Low Prices 105 7th Street Bradenton Beach 779-1506 EXPERIENCE THE THRILL! Ride a Real HOVERCRAFT! INTRODUCTORY OFFER only $13 Per Person for a limited time Sun Hovercraft Rides 4110 127th Street West at the Seafood Shack Restaurant (941) 792-1290 6iSLANDERi 6 VA QI "The best news on Anna Maria Island." NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED MON FRI 8AM 5PM SAT 8AM 4PM pieces of debris picked up is down from a high of 7.33 million in 1993. So we're making progress. The number of volunteers is up every year, the miles of shoreline cleaned is up and the amount of de- bris is coming down. Thanks to every one of you will- ing to join us Sept. 20 to continue the trend. Safer beaches At a time when Manatee County is still trying to figure out whether to test the water at its beaches, you should know that Sarasota County has decided to up- grade its program. According to the most recent ManaSota-88 newsletter and Sarasota County Health Department Environmental Administrator Bob Forbes, the de- partment there wants to begin posting results and explanations of the results of beach water testing at the bathing pavilions and other appropriate locations at each public beach. I believe they should be commended for that. Forbes says his department is talking with the Sarasota County's Parks and Recreation group, which runs the beach facilities, about the posting and talks are going well. "We just feel this information should get out a little more, although we've been doing the actual testing for years." Forbes commented. Meanwhile, Manatee County remains the sole holdout on beach water testing in this part of Florida. The attitude here is that there's no need for testing beach water since the county has a central sewer sys- tem, but that line of thinking ignores stormwater drains, runoff and the like. All other counties in the area, excepting Manatee, test their beach water, but so far as I know, only Sarasota is planning to publicly post the results. Flats frenzy The Mar Vista Flats Frenzy fishing tourney, with an estimated $3,600 in cash prizes, takes place next Saturday, Sept. 13, out of the Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant and Pub on north Longboat Key. Orga- nized by the Saltwater Flats Fishing Association of Sarasota, the one-day no-kill event has a $120 per boat entry fee. For more information call Bob Nies at (941) 379- 4446. See you next week. Bradenton BOATLIFT & SUPPLY DOCKS SLIPS SEAWALLS HUGENBERG MARINE Complete Barge Service 7 Days A Week 24 Hours A Day 792-5685 ui# MC005 FISHING CHARTERS FULL OR HALF DAY * Pleasure Cruises Egmont Excursions Backwater Offshore All Bit, Tckle IceInclde FISH LEANE FRE Reservations 778-1990 Please 7 7-19 Capt. Mike Heistand GIFT AMERICAN CAR WASH CERIFICATES & QUICK LUBE SERVICE ,REATG 5804 Marina Dr. Holmes Beach, FL 34217 ANYTIME 778-1617 : = = = , THE ALL NEW CORTEZ WATERCRAFT RENTALS By the Hour Day Week * Two- & Three-Person Waverunners * PONTOON BOATS -ml - Next to Annies at the base of the Cortez bridge 941-792-5263 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 PAGE 21 l[j Linesiders lining up for Island anglers By Capt. Mike Heistand Snook season is upon us, and there are good reports of big snook in the passes off the Island. Very big pom- pano are still being caught off the beaches. Offshore, look for snapper and grouper near the artificial reefs, and deepwater fishers are still finding lots of big amberjack. Rod and Reel Pier fishers have been catching snook, mackerel, flounder and quite a few redfish. Angela at the Anna Maria City Pier said anglers there are catching mackerel and, since snook season opened, lots of linesiders. The folks at Miss Cortez Fishing Fleet said the four-hour trips averaged 150 head of Key West grunts and sand perch. The six-hour trips averaged 225 head of gray snapper, black sea bass and a few small grou- per. The nine-hour trips averaged 35 head of red and black-grouper plus lane and mangrove snapper. Annie's Bait & Tackle said that Capt. Zack on the Dee Jay II is finding Spanish mackerel thick in the nearshore Gulf of Mexico. Bay fishing is providing a mixed bag of trout, redfish and mangrove snapper. The most notable action is on pompano, with some fish stretching to 22 inches. Snook are still few and far be- tween on the flats, but there are still big snook in the passes. Capt. Dave Pinkham on the Legend said he's doing good with grouper and Spanish mackerel, with a few snapper thrown in for good measure. Capt. Jason Hensell on the Neva-Miss said he's catching mangrove snapper on cut thread herring in 45 to 85 feet of water in the Gulf. The same bait is work- ing on gag grouper, too, in about the same areas. He switched to silver Clark spoons for Spanish mackerel, trolling in 30 to 60 feet of water for the best success. Carl at Perico Island Bait & Tackle said wade fishers are doing good with keeper snook and snapper. Offshore angling is kind of slow, though, he said. Too big to keep Korv Harden, 14, caught this 38-inch. 38-pound redfish at the Rod and Reel Pier in Anna Maria using a casting plug. The red was over the slot limit and, after being measured and photographed, was released. Capt. Rick Gross said snook fishing is very good for this time of year, with limit catches on almost every trip. On my boat Magic we only had one trip last week, but caught 10 reds up to 30 inches and two keeper snook. Bill at Island Discount Tackle said backwater fish- ers are finding reds and snook the best bets right now. Offshore anglers should look for fair to excellent snapper fishing, and there are lots of amberjack farther out. CHARTER BOAT REEF REACHER Deep Sea Sports Fishing Sight Seeing Anna Maria, FL 34216 U.S. Coast Guard (941) 778-2727 Licensed Captains NEVA-MISS Great Fishing I Deep Sea Fun & Sun Inshore For All Ages Fishing FISHING CHARTERS Docked at the Cortez Fishing Center Phone (941) 792-5835 Pager (941) 506-9526 Curt & Sue Morrison, Owners Jason Henzell, Captain Capt. Thorn Smith at Angler's Repair said redfish are up in Terra Ceia Bay, snook in Miguel Bay and Spanish macks in Tampa Bay. At the Skyway Fishing Pier, mackerel are one of the best bets on incoming tides, especially in the morn- ing. Mangrove snapper are a good hook-up at night, and shark are biting 'most any time now. Good luck and good fishing. Anna Maria Island Tides Moon Date AM HIGH AM LOW PM HIGH PM LOW Sept 10 5:42 2.2 11:47p* 1.5 9:23 1.6 1:23 0.6 Sept 11 7'00 2.3 - 10:35 1.6 2:45 0.5 Sept 12 8"20 2.3 1:28 1.5 11:11 1.7 3:47 0.4 Sept 13 9:33 24 2:56 1.4 11:43 1.8 4:40 0.3 Sept 14 10:38 2.5 3:56 1.2 5:22 0.3 Sept 15 12:06 1.8 4:52 1.0 11:33a' 2.5 6:02 0.4 FM Sept 16 12:30 1.9 5:42 0.8 12:29 2.5 6:34 0.6 Sept 17 12:52 2.0 6:30 0.5 1:21 2.4 7:03 0.8 Cortez High Tides 7 minutes later lows 1:06 later Capt. Glenn Corder CHARTER BOAT LA MAMA Half and Full Day Fishing Charters Specializing in Offshore Grouper and Snapper Fishing Over 20 Years Experience (941) 778-1203 ANNA MARIA ISLAND "MA. VtsrA P'LA'rs ,,P.NZy" Catch & Release Tournament Saturday, Sept. 13 Captain's Meeting Friday, Sept. 12 Cash Prizes Merchandise Cook Out Both Nights SPublic Welcome Photo courtesy of Longboat Historical Society Proceeds from raffle to be donated to United Way of Manatee County. -For more information, stop by or call Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant. 760 Broadway, Longboat Key D 383-2391 BISLANDE Fresh mullet T-shirts ... $10, Mullet Hats ... $7.50 Mail order add $3. The Islander Bystander accepts MasterCard and Visa for mullet shirts, hats and subscription orders. Just give us a call. 941-778-7978 NEB PAGE 22 0 SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 E THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Property Management Team "We Cover the Island" \ Pati nompson uana rnce SREALTORS* 5910 Marina Dr Hobnes Beach, FL 34217 Cal 941-778-0770 Toll Free 800 741-3772 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 102 GULL DRIVE ANNA MARIA Canalfront home located in a secluded, North Anna Maria tropical setting. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has been very well maintained and recently renovated. North Anna Maria beaches are just steps away. This property is a must see and priced to sell at $215,000. SAMUEL S. SMITH 748-6550 OR 748-6110 Doss Smith t, 521 Ninth Street West 3 0 Bradenton, Florida 34205 "...o' Visit us at our web site: http://www.islandreal.com [B MIS il 1-800-865-0800 6101 Marina Drive Holmes Beach, Florida 34217 778-6066 ATTENTION DEVELOPERS & INVESTORS R3 Zoning 2.49 acres in Bradenton Beach, Gulf Drive to bay. Includes home and commer- cial building. "ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT IN PLACE." CALL NICK PATSIOS 778-6066. - ISLAND DUPLEX Well-maintained duplex in move-in condition with views of the bay from owner's side. 2BR/ 2BA each side with utility rooms and decks. Newer roof and other upgrades. Short walk to beach. $166,500. Call Frank Migliore 778-2662 eves. ISLAND DUPLEX Two-story duplex with outstanding Gulf views. 2BR/1BA first floor; 1BR/1BA second floor. Steps to beach. $335,000. Call Carla Price 778- 0770 eves. ISLAND DUPLEX Good investment on this 1BR/1BA each side, Holmes Beach duplex. Newly-painted exte- rior. $133,900. Call Pat Thompson 778-6439 eves. REALTORS 5910 Marina Dr. Holmes Beach, FL 34217 Call (941) 778-0777 or Rentals 778-0770 1-800-741-3772 OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK MLS 1. I-1 RARE GULFVIEW DUPLEX Anna Maria City duplex is one of very few and 150' to the best Gulf beach! Panoramic view from upstairs 2BR/2BA apartment. First floor is 3BR/2BA and both are turnkey units. Use as duplex or convert to single family. Good income property. $419,500. OA MAI?/ Since 4 Z 1957 MARIE LIC REAL ESTATE FRANK REALTY BROKER *We ARE the Island . 9805 Gul lDrive PO Box 835 Anna Maria. Florida 34216 1-800-845-9573 (941) 778-2259 Fax (941) 778-2250 REALTY #1 IN MANATEE COUNTY! RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MGMT. YOU PAINT AND WE'LL PLANT! Owner says sell his nearly- finished Island dream home. Call Sandy Greiner/Barb Turner for details. YES DIRECT WATERFRONT 3BR/2BA on the Intracoastal! Call Sandy Greiner/Barb Turner. CONDO SHOPPING? Call an expert: Yvonne Higgins. My experience, research, 100s of photos can make it easy for you. 758-7777 PERFECTION AND BEAUTY throughout. Totally re- modeled 2BR/2BA condo. Short walk to beach. Lovely setting, covered parking, much more. $119,900. Yvonne Higgins. BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED 3BR/3.5BA Bayfront home. Spacious split-plan includes two master suites that open to pool. Dock and boat lift. $619,000. Call Don Schroder. MAGNIFICENT LAKEVIEW! Large 2BR/2BA split- plan home. Spacious kitchen, dining room, fireplace. Furnishings negotiable. $99,900. Call Karen Schroder. SOpposite the Holmes Beach Library ! 5600 MARINA DRIVE HOLMES BEACH, FL 34217 941-778-7777 419 Pine Avenue, Anna Maria, Florida (941) 778-2291 PO Box 2150 EVENINGS 778-2632 FAX (941) 778-2294 AFFORDABLE LIVING IN ANNA MARIA From the master suite of this bright and flawless 2BR/2BA split-level bayview home in Anna Maria! Amenities include beautiful seafoam wall-to-wall car- peting plus top-of-the-line Congoleum flooring, five quality ceiling fans, newer Amana refrigerator, newer Trane A/C system with heat pump! An enchanting, beautifully landscaped Island hideaway for only $179,900! "WIR SPRECHEN DEUTSCH" Associates After Hours: Barbara A. Sato...778-3509 Nancy Gullford...778-2158 Monica Reid...729-3333 Susanne Kasten ... 953-3584 Sherry Sasser ... 778-1820 & Exclusive Waterfront t m Estates MLS I ...A. olectio in U a Visit our Web site http://www.manatee-online.com/hills INCREDIBLE VIEWS OF TAMPA BAY, EGMONT, AND MORE! Spacious 3BR/2BA home offers bright open-floor plan, beber carpet, multiple wood decks, storage for boat, RV, and more! Shows like a model! Offered at $344,900. Cal Rebecca 778-6066. 4%K... -" BRAND NEW ROOF WITH WARRANTY! Im- maculate, well-maintained home has nice yard with tropical foliage and sprinkler system, lanai, new water heater, ana huge utility room off garage. Use of boat slip and nice dock. Call Rebecca 778-6066. "t .-, IN._ STEPS TO THE BEACH! Great 2BR/2BA town- house has upgraded kitchen and baths and has been recently re-carpeted. New roof in 1993, ample stor- age, two-car garage. Excellent rental history. Call Rebecca 778-6066. For all your REAL ESTATE needs PLEASE CALL REBECCA SAMLER Serving the Island and Mainland Multi-Million $ Producer ^ "I! A very busy) growing company. We're your neighborhood broker with international connections. Interested parties please call Robin Kollar at 778-7244 II SLANDER R lYlAI ,^f WAWAGNEu QEI &i i r Es.139 Sale s adRetls*77-24 180-1-22 BILL ALEXANDER Broker General Manager Invites you to contact our rental and sales professionals for any of your real estate needs. WAGNED REALTY 1: 778-2246 .Offices Located in: SAnna Maria Island Palmetto Longboat Key Bradenton BEACH BARGAIN Newly listed 2BR/1BA concrete-block resi- dence on 50x100 lot with short walk to bay or beach. Needs TLC. Offered at $99,500. Call David Moynihan eves. at 778-7976. BAYi-HUNT DUPLEX with fabulous views, spacious floor plans and a short walk to the beach. Turnkey furnished. 2,736 sq. ft. total living area. Large deep-wa- ter dock. Offered at $369,000. Call David Moynihan 778-2246 or eves. 778-7976. DIRECT BAYFRONT 2BR cottage on a 50x130 lot with fantastic views and boat dock. Zoned R-3. Needs TLC. $169,900. Call David Moynihan 778- 2246 or eves. 778-7976. Rna S Ba y77-00 00 Renal*ivsin77-246 wIm m 3.a*a27I0 ILogot e 8ll-57 Baeo7924 Cmeil220r00 Buy it, sell it, find it! Classified advertising in The Islander Bystander really works great. 53 401GlDrv Carol S. Heinze REALTOR2/CRS 778-7246 Karin Stephan REALTOR PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE Ich Spreche Deutsch Office: 941-778-0766 Home: 941-388-1267 Fax: 941- 778-3035 SAN HtMU SUHRES J3BH/2BA home on deep-water canal. Also in- cludes boat dock, davits and an in- ground pool with solar heat. #CH24264. $195,000. MARTINIQUE CONDO with South- ern Gulffront view and heated pool. Tennis, white-sandy walking beach and close to stores. 2BR/2BA turn- key-furnished. $139,900. #CH19316. CANALFRONT Tender loving care reflects throughout this 2BR/2BA home with flowing-floor plan, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, lanai. $199,900. #CH23404. INTERNET-KBSTEPHAN@AOL.COM - All my listings can be seen on the world wide web. http://www.pruflorida.com TIP OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Totally renovated 2BR/2BA European-Mediterranean style home. Just steps to the beach! Unique ceilings in the kitchen and dining area and a state-of-the-art master bath including spa, hydromassage tub, and shower. All electri- cal wiring and plumbing has been updated. Also includes a small office space. #KS24305. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT/RENTALS 778-2055 LEASE OR LEASE PURCHASE 2BR/2BA West Bradenton home $800-900mth WEEKLY/MONTHLY/SEASONAL 2BR/2BA Condo / beautiful bay view $850wk 2BR2BA Gulf view condo w/pool $750wk 2BR2BA Gulf view luxury condo w/pool $900wk 2BR/2.5BA Townhouse w/pool $600wk 2BR/2BA Condo $800mth for summer 3BR/2BA Executive pool home $2500mth 3BR/2BA Home steps to the beach $900wk 2BR/1.5BA Duplex $650wk 2BR/1BA Bradenton Beach apt. w/Jacuzzi $500wk iU ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS 4BR/2BA double-wide mobile home with 6.69 acres. Open-plan home with cathedral ceilings and walk-in closets. Great place for farm animals. Only one year old. $125,000. #21381. Call Horace or June Gilley anytime, 792-0758. "COME SEE MY VIEWS" Fabulous views of Bimini Bay, dol- phins playing, birds swooping, setting sun, and a newer 55 ft. dock all await you from this wonderful, contemporary home. Amenities include spacious 5-6BR/4BA, large indoor pool with entertainment area. Trades welcome! $595,000. Call Karin Stephan eves., 388-1267. #21248. GREAT WEST PALMETTO LOCATION 3BR/2BA home with privacy fence in the backyard. Good family neighborhood. Close to schools. Includes refrigerator, stove, window treat- ments and dishwasher. Two-car garage with inside utility room. $79,900. #21202. Call June Gilley anytime, 792-0758. PALMA SOLA PERFECTION Beautifully maintained 3BR/2BA split-plan home was former builder's model. Spacious great room features cathedral ceiling, wood-burning fireplace and wet bar. Deep-fenced lot with plenty of room for a pool. Seller will entertain offers between $130,000-$160,000. #RE24219. Call Richard Estock anytime, 794-6303. PLAYTIME FUN IN THE SUN Enjoy all in this spacious 2BR/2BA home with family/play room large enough for your pool table and pinball machine. B FRONT Swim laps in your solar-heated caged pool, lower your boat Call for directions and additional information. Magnificent, from your davits into the deep-water canal and cruise the unobstructed view of Longboat Key and Sarasota. Boating Intracoastal Waterway with no bridges to the Bay. Get your water. Home constructed above code with low flood insur-y street-lighted community just steps ac.Wloven twh morning walk early in the street-lighted community just steps ance. Well over 2,000 sqt., 3BR/2.5BA with 40x40 pool to the Causeway sidewalk and Palma Soa Bay. $209,500. and patio area. Karen and Bob Lohse, 778-0766 ext. 204 JLG2477. Call June Giey, 792-0758 or 794-5588 (res). #KL22366. p .7 .. .....,.,,.,,,. A7,,}% :"- . NEWLY LISTED Quality built 3BR/2BA residence in city of Anna Maria with great-room design, vaulted ceilings, skylight and walking distance to beach. Offered at $229,500. Call David Moynihan 778-2246 or eves. 778-7976. A BIG HOUSE ON KEY ROYALE PRICE REDUCED BY $10,000 611 Gladstone. 4BR/3.5BA/2 kitchen/2 car, 3,895 sq. ft. under roof home including caged pool. Next to but not on a canal. Owner anxious. $265,000. Now $255,000. ? ^ ~Doug Dowling Realty 778-1222 OPEN HOUSE 510 59TH STREET SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2-4PM CANALFRONT- Custom built 3BR/2BA, eat-in kitchen, family room, two-car garage, seawall, fireplace, wheel- chair acces- sible. $229,900. RESIDENTIAL PALMA SOLA- 3BR/2BA, pool, fireplace, large lot, excellent condition. $139,000. SUN PLAZA WEST CONDO 2BR/2BA, heated pool, elevator, secured lobby, tennis, furnished. $175,000 firm. COMMERCIAL C-2 VACANT LOT 100x90 steps to beach. $150,000. ADJACENT DUPLEX 2BR/2BA plus 2BR/1BA with garage. $210,000. Combine for property with two accesses. FAST FOOD, RETAIL. ISLAND BEAUTY SHOP Established 25 years, eight stations. Turnkey, excellent lease. $57,500. GULFFRONT 22 Unit motel. Excellent history. Pool, 1.25 Acres $1,995,000. 5351 GULF DRIVE 778-0807 Eves. 778-5427 or Toll Free at 1-800-956-0807 www.tdolly@bhip.infi.net '^w r^"i-t i'f/-lj - ^e ^ O- /Iy 400 r/,718-160 3A114. /R6 P. NOLAct ea 7d iF ^ 800 -3 7-1 http:!/y'wv..m a ate .. on- ;in ,..'-or,, ,ii ,'., i .;i. .-t ,' ,,F 9o EB PAGE 24 N SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 E THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER S L A S9S F I E D IT.S FR ALEITMS OR AL-CotiuedLOS AD9FUN WILL ASSIGN PHONE #778-5555! Great for busi- ness or personal use phone or fax! Call for details. 778-1144, leave message please. TANDY 1000 PCHX color monitor, mouse, printer. Great for beginners, students. $300 OBO. Some software included. 778-7045, leave message. SURFBOARD 5-ft. excellent condition. $75. Brent pottery wheel, excellent condition, almost new. $500. 778-1620, leave message. SUPER BLACKHAWK 44 magnum caliber $250. Iver Johnson Target 22 caliber $75. Wheel barrow $25. Phone 778-9188. . BUILDERS HOME FURNITURE Displayed but never used. 4-piece bedroom sets $259; sofa and love seat $399; queen bed set $199; full $159; twin $129; futons (sofa by day bed at night) frame and mat $199; daybed (white with brass finials) including 2 mattresses and pop-up unit $285. Can deliver. Call 753-7118. BIG SAVINGS FURNITURE Factory-direct quality bedding-twin $99 set, full $149 set, queen $189 set, king $279 set. 100's in stock for immediate delivery. Also top-of-the-line Chyrorest, Orthopedic, Gentlerest, at up to 50% of MSR. Super buy queen pillow-top $399 set. 15-year warranty. 100's of head- boards, daybeds. Futon and mattress $189. Sleeper sofa from $299. Dinettes from $199. Factory-direct bedroom sets, any color you choose. Over 40 sofa and loveseats from $279 to $499. Bunkbeds, canopy beds, rockers, recliners. Open 7 days. 4307 26th Street West, corner of 26th St. and Cortez Rd. (next to Eckerds). 753-1007. We also supply hotels and motels at wholesale prices. BUNK BED SET extra heavy-duty, excellent con- dition $25. Tan double recliner, good condition $150. 30" riding lawn mower, needs work $50. 778-5405 anytime. SINGLE BED blond-oak, excellent condition. Box spring and mattress included. $60. 795-0841. YARD SALE Sat., Sept. 13, 8:30-2:30. Furniture, home gym, healthrider, clothes, lots of miscella- neous. 208 56th Street, Holmes Beach. GARAGE SALE Fri. & Sat., Sept., 12 & 13, 8:30- 1:30. Sets inside wood shutters, dresser, desk, re- cliner, 2-3-4 cu. ft. moving boxes, dog travel cases (2 new), ceiling fan, porch blinds, old wooden tennis rackets, bowling ball and case, fireplace screen and irons, lamps, some household goods and clothing. 411 80th St., Holmes Beach. (941) 778-8307. GARAGE SALE Sat., Sept. 13, 9 a.m. Furniture, miscellaneous. 308 72nd Street, Holmes Beach. SALE PLUS, PLUS Sat., Sept. 13, 8-1. Over 300 pieces. Like new ladies plus-size clothing, 50 pairs la- dies 7-9 shoes, men's clothing, furniture, kitchen and household items, paperbacks, craft books, magazines, small antiques and collectibles, costume jewelry and hats. Over 1,000 reasons why you should not miss this sale! Absolutely no early birds before 8 am. Rain or shine. 3017 Avenue E, Holmes Beach. FIND GREAT DEALS on wheels ... and everything else in The Islander Bystander. Classified ads work fast in "The best news." 778-7978. Now you can e-mail your Island newspaper! Our e-mail address is islander@mead.net The Islander Bystander will be on the Internet with an exciting Web site in the near future ... Look for us at www.islanderbystander.com. INFORMATION: CALL 941-778-7978 or FAX 778-9392 ISLANDER --- I M ISLAND BEACH HOUSE! Unique "A-frame" BAYFRONT WESTBAY POINT & MOOR- elevated home on large lot with 3BR/2BA and INGS CONDO 2BR/2BA with panoramic views. two-car garage. Lot has plenty of room for RV or Light and bright, turnkey furnished and with glass- boat storage. $189,000. enclosed lanai. $219,000. lJ JI L JI.J. Slal1a I SLANsiPERC, JUDY UUNUAN Broker, CRS, GRI, LTG LOST YELLOW PARAKEET from Bradenton Beach area. "Tiny" a much loved pet. Phone 747-9362 or 778-2959, leave message. LIVE LONGER AND FEEL BETTER for less! September's healthy values save you 30% all month. For a long and healthy life, shop Here's To Your Health, 5340 Gulf Dr. 778-4322. FINALLY AFFORDABLE ENDORSED health insur- ance for individuals and families underwritten by the Mega Life and Health Insurance Co. Call 794-0567. NEW FISH MARKET 119th Street and Cortez Rd. (turn south two blocks). Call for daily specials. 798- 9404. Cortez Bait & Seafood. YOGA ON THE ISLAND with Harmony Feldman. Private or group instruction in yoga, meditation, heal- ing and relaxation begin Sept. 8. 778-3892. Buy it. Sell it. Find it all in The Islander Bystander. *" Ul lll Miilm-l t l GREAT CANALFRONT BUY! JUST REDUCED! 212 feet on deep-water canal! This special hideaway within walking distance to the Gulf is just waiting for you! Architecturally-designed home with cathedral ceil- ing and wrap-around porch. Sliding glass doors over- looking the sparkling canal. This mini estate can be yours. Just reduced! $247,900. Call Pat Jackson at 778-3301 or Ken Jackson at 778-6986 or Agnes Tooker at 778-5287 Fran Maxon LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER SALES AND RENTALS 9701 Gull Dnveo P O Box 717 Anna Maria, FL 34216 FAX# 778-7035 (813) 778-1450 or 778-2307 [ball778:o77o.s B:o0t71B37 DARCIE DUNCAN REALTOR. GRI nd f Visit Our Web Site http:// www.manatee- on-line.com/a MLS paradise/ ISLAND MOTEL/APARTMENTS WATERWAY CONDOS Three building, six-unit complex. Half Lowest priced unit in this luxury complex. block to beach. Large heated pool. Lush 3BR/3BA, heated pool, workout room, pool tropical yard with leisure picnic area. Ten- room and clubhouse. Great location. Supe- ants come back year after year for that "old rior views of Palma Sola. $159,900. Ken Florida feeling." $398,000. Dick Maher or Rickett 778-3026. Dave Jones 778-4800. MLS 23626. CL * 3BR/3BA Canal home................ $375,000 * 313R/2BA Family home.............. $169,900 * Coquina Beach Club (studio)...... $76,900 * Anna Maria Island Club ............ $255,000 (941) 778-4800 Toll Free 800-237-2252 * OFFICE BUILDING center of Holmes Beach ........................................ $310,000 * WAREHOUSE Downtown Palmetto 12,000 sq. ft. ................................ $250,000 * MOTEL 10 units, north Holmes Beach ....... ....... ............. ...... $800,000 * LOT Three plus acres next to DeSoto M all .......................................... $750,000 * SIX UNIT RESORT .....................$398,000 * INCOME Four units .................. $99,900 5201 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach FL 342171 .......... I - ' I(lf; THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER E SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 PAGE 25 IB AND C L A SSIF IIE PB*S* N EWD R- PUP IN A TUB do-it-yourself dog wash. Full-service grooming. All natural health foods, supplements, accessories. 7338 Cortez Rd. 761-WOOF. "CRITTER SITTER" Going away and your pets have to stay? Daily visits to your home to provide food, water, plus lots of TLC! Call 778-6000. AS IS 1986 CADILLAC COUPE DeVille. Silver on gray. Make offer; registration, license, tag not in- cluded. View at 7606 Marina Dr. 778-7646. 22' SAILBOAT sleeps 4. Swing keel, Honda out- board, Loran, radio, galley, head, good sails. $2,900 OBO. 798-9099. 14' HOBIE CAT including trailer. Yellow with white sail, needs repair. Best offer. 778-0080 after 6pm or leave message. CHARTER FISHING with Capt. Mike Heistand aboard Magic. Half & full day. Reservations please. Call 778-1990. WET SLIPS AND Hi 'N' Dry storage available at com- petitive rates in modern, full-service marina. 778-2255. BRIDGE STREET PIER & Cafe is now accepting applications for part time cooks and full and part time servers. Please apply in person. 200 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. WAITRESS WANTED part time. Call Tip of the Island at 778-3909. EARN MONEY WHILE helping others. Newly estab- lished charity helping women and children locally. Flexible hours. Work in our office or from home. Call Cathi at 778-3543. YEAR ROUND POSITIONS Line cook, broiler, saute. Also servers needed. Buccaneer Inn, Longboat Key, 383-5565. TELEMARKETER Experienced only. Work at home! Excellent pay based on performance. Must be good self-starter. Call for appointment. 778- 1283, leave message. BILL BOWMAN Broker Salesperson No catchy phrases, no fancy slogans. Just 25 years of Real Estate experience with the last 10 years on Anna Maria Island. WAGNER REALTY : 778-2246 HEALTH AND BEAUTY We offer an all-natural prod- uct line. Looking for two motivated, positive people to develop Bradenton and Island Market. Call Nikki at 925-2006. QUALIFIED HOME-HEALTH aide experienced in tender care. Given by an older, responsible woman, non-drinking or smoking. Excellent Island references. 778-4192. MAN WITH SHOVEL Planting, mulching, trimming, clean-up, shell, odd jobs. Hard-working and respon- sible. Excellent references. Call Edward 778-3222. LET US DRIVE YOU! Shopping, medical app., air- ports, cruise ports. Flat rates. Sunshine Cab. Serv- ing the Islands. 778-5476 or 705-1302. 'THE PERFECTIONIST' cleaning with perfection! Offices, homes and condos. Call Sharon at 778-0064. CHECK-A-HOME Inspection Services can keep an eye on your home or rental while you're gone. Free esti- mate. Licensed builder #RR0066504. Also repairs and remodel. Island Check-A-Home at 778-3089. AUTOMOBILE SERVICE AND REPAIR. Call Mark for appointment at Grooms Motors, 778-6045. 5608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. DOLPHIN DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL We are tak- ing registration for the fall. You are welcome to come by and visit our school. 5354 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach. Phone 778-2967. I DO ODD JOBS $8 hr. Don't get your hands dirty, I'm cheap. Call 778-7084. TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM Tampa any- time. Call 778-7934. DOLPHIN CLEANING AND Maintenance Licensed, bonded, insured. Homes, offices, condos, seasonals, weekly or one time. "Our business is always picking up." Call Rick at 778-2864. ISLANDER CLASSIFIED The best news in town and the best results from classified ads and service advertising! "GENTLE GARDNER" will weed, plant, manicure and water your garden with gentle perfection. Call Barbara at 778-6110. GEORGE SCHULZ Lawn Care. Family owned and operated. Quality service and dependable Island resident. Insured. (941) 778-0948. NO BUGS FOR A YEAR! Guaranteed! Protection Pest Control Inc. Call Bob Bishop, our entomologist at 779-0028 for your free pest control consultation. DRY CLEAN YOUR CARPET! Many Island refer- ences. Call Fat Cat Carpet Cleaning, 778-2882. CODY'S CARPET and upholstery cleaning. Dry foam shampoo & steam cleaned. LR/DR $34.95. Free deodorizing. 794-1278. VAN-GO PAINTING Residential/Commercial, Inte- rior/Exterior, Pressure Cleaning, Wallpaper. Island resident, references. Dan or Bill 795-5100. JOE UNGVARSKY CONSTRUCTION Remodeling contractors. State licensed and insured. Many Island references. 778-2993. Lic# CRC 035261. INDUSTRIOUS, highly-skilled, meticulous, sober, prompt, finish carpentry, counter tops, ceramic & vi- nyl tile, fine finish painting, wall coverings, repairs. Paul Beauregard 779-2294. ALUMINUM VINYL CONSTRUCTION. All types. New installation and repairs. Insured and references. Lic. #RX-0051318. Rex Roberts 778-0029. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING free estimates. 31 year Island resident. Call Jim Bickal at 778-1730. SCREEN REPAIR, painting, roof coating/repairs, drywall, carpentry, ceramic tile work. Ceiling fans installed, security lights. Quality work, low prices. 778-0410. Also Cleaning, top/bottom, references. Chris 778-8572. THE COMPLETE HANDYMAN I repair, I install, I paint. Prompt service, excellent Island references. Call Bob at 778-8655. Residential Sales/Rental Division Licensed Real Estate Broker NEWER KEY WEST-STYLE HOME. Gorgeous views of Intracoastal Waterway and Jewfish ,Key. 2BR cottage on same lot. $439,000. Bob Burnett, 387-0048. R23607 SPECTACULAR BAYFRONT ESTATE. 4BR/4B, gourmet kitchen, fireplace. Elegant and spacious. Water views from all rooms. Dock and davits on sailboat water. $895,000. Hal Gillihan, 778-2194. R19319 IMMACULATE HOME on boating water. 2BR/2B, private OPEN-BAY VIEWS. 3BR with great room overlooking screened pool and lanai. Low maintenance yard. Located on caged pool. Fireplace, wood floors, all appliances. Brick a quiet cul-de-sac. $215,000. Hal Gillihan, 778-2194. R20195 decking, courtyard entry, tile roof. $329,000. Kathy Marcinko, 792-9122.R22985 WATERFRONT PRIVACY AND ELEGANCE. Fronting Manatee River. 2-story home filled with innumerable special touches. $1,900,000. Jim Brown, 747-1200. R19008 MAGNIFICENT 2-STORY GEORGIAN or river home. Elegantly appointed, masonary fireplace, crown moldings, French doors, 5BR/4B. $1,195,000. Sandy Drapala, 794-3354. R21398 RIVERVIEW BLVD HOME directly on the river. 4BR/3-1/2B. Must see inside to ap- preciate the quality and tasteful traditional style. New dock. $469,900. Barry and Kim- berly Charles, 795-1273. R22176 WATERFRONT LOT WATERFRONT LOT on Palma Sola Bay. Large lot with Riparian rights. Watch sun- sets with full water view. Fabulous location. $200,000. Kathleen Slayter, 792-8826 or Janet Bellingar, 747-4543. L21782 Available properties by the week or by the month from Anna Maria Island to Venice. Call one of our rental/resort specialists. (941) 951-6668 or (800) 881-2222 Located in Anna Maria Island Centre Shops MAINLAND UPDATE 3BR/2B WITH GUEST HOUSE. Tile throughout, security sys- tem, fireplace, new kitchen cabinets. $64,500. Van Bourgois, 761-0273. R23396 DO NOT MISS SEEING this home on lake. Close to everything. Maintenance free. $163,000. Nancy Keegan, 723- 3929. ESTATE LIQUIDATION. Furnished 1 BR/1B with screened lanai overlooking courtyard with heated pool. Elevator, clubhouse and more. Over 55 commu- nity. $23,500. Anne Miller, 792-6475. C24238 324 as B y rieHome B ac, loid 321 *94-78-65 Vsi or it ol il IteneaI fd A56 PM4 3BR/3BA in quiet, park-like setting. Large kitchen, fireplace, bay windows, barrel tile roof, circular driveway and two-car garage. $179,900 $174,900. SEASONAL Weekly from $500 week Monthly from $1,000 mo ANNUAL SPerico Bay Club 2BR/pool $775 mo Gulf Horizons 1BR/1BA furn $650 mo "Personalized, Not Franchised" Julie Gilstrap Property Manager W )edebroc ea Company iMatching p ee erties since 1949 3001 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach, Florida 34217 Sales: 941-778-0700 Rentals: 778-6665 Toll Free: 1-800-749-6665 www.wedebrockrealestate.com [] PAGE 26 E SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 U THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Commercial Residential Free Estimates Sand' Lawn Mowing Trimming Edging S Hauling By the cut or by the month. Lo-i" We Monitor Irrigation Systems service INSURED GUARANTEED LOWEST 781345 PRICES AND SATISFACTION Established in 1983 Darrin Wash CARPENTRY "A DOOR EXPERT" Serving the Island communities for 9 years with Island references. DRY WALL, TEXTURE & POPCORN REPAIR 778-1353 WILSON WALL SERVICES Specializing in Stucco & Ceiling Repairs * Building Restoration Water Damage Interior/Exterior 25 Yrs Experience Island References 727-7247 CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION Ki'u'lC'XSu'OQ STATE LICENSED & INSURED CRC 035261 EXPERIENCED JOE UNGVARSKY CONSTRUCTION Remodeling Contractors Building Anna Maria since 1975 (941) 778-2993 ANNA MARIA Private & Commercial Interior & Exterior 20 Years Experience Husband/Wife Team Free Estimates Call 778-2139 STOREWIDE CLOSEOUT UP TO 75% OFF 38.-02 .-NETO--- .H-E-MA Kitchen & Bath Cabinets Refacing New Entertainment Centers Formica Wood CU p REX B. SLIKER 778-7399 10 Years Local References Insured REMODELING ADDITIONS XACT RENOVATIONS KITCHENS BATHS S* T DECKS & MORE ARPENTRY CALL KIT WELSCH ERVICES 778-5230 LIC #RR0053399 * CARPET CERAMIC TILE VINYL WINDOW TREATMENTS Call now! ,,f ARPET 778-7311 ..NETWORK We'll be right over. Island owned and operated by Ed Kirn Check our web site: www.carpetnetwork.com Wiso ISLAND UPHOLSTERY Furniture repair. Danish craftsman. Free estimates, pick-up & delivery. 121 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. 778-4335. BRICK, GLASS BLOCK, stone, pavers, stucco, tile. Lic. #MC00318. Insured. Phone 778-5183. Dave Elliott. FULLY FURNISHED beach cottage. 1BR/1BA, pri- vate lot and parking. Available weekly at $350 wk. 778-2832. HOLMES BEACH BUSINESS CENTER Rental units available for commercial, retail and storage. Call (941) 778-2924 for information. COZY 2BR APARTMENT New appliances, freshly painted, close to beach and shopping. Great for single or couple. $650 mo. annual lease. 795-7805. ANNA MARIA ISLAND Bay/Gulffront, 1 & 2 BR ex- cellent location, all new furnishings. Totally equipped; phone, cable, new pool. Swim, snorkel, fish at your front door. Walk to local shops, restaurants. $69 day, $450 wk., $1,600 mo. (941) 778-1322. ANNA MARIA ISLAND CLUB Beachfront condo, Apr. 1998. 2BR, non-smoking unit. $900 wk. (813) 949-3713. BAYFRONT PERICO BAY CLUB. 2BR/2BA annu- als. Call Dolly at 778-0807 or 778-5427. T. Dolly Young & Associates, Realtor. ANNA MARIA ISLAND seasonal or monthly rental. Single-story home, 3BR/BA canalfront with dock. Short walk to beach. All you need is your personal items. Available Sept. through Dec. Call (941) 688- 9281 or (941) 683-4703. EUROPEAN WORKMANSHIP French-Normandy "castle". Gulfview, 4BR/3BA. Available Sept. 9,1997- Jan. 1, 1998. 107 Beach Ave., Anna Maria. 778- 2206, 794-8202. ANNA MARIA 5BR/5BA canal estate, two blocks from beach. Business groups, family reunions, wed- ding parties. First-class amenities, brochure. 779- 0002, www.manatee-online.com/60northshore. AVAILABLE NOV. 1 MAY 1 Owner's personal 2BR/2.5BA townhouse with pool, across from beach with view of Gulf. Covered parking. No smokers or pets. $1,500 mo plus utilities and security deposit. References required. (941) 778-1221. ANNUAL 2BR/2BA ELEVATED house. Deck, bayview, huge garage. North end of Anna Maria. Available in Sept. $1,050. Call (941) 778-7702, leave message. ANNA MARIA VACATION Gulffront charming 2BR. Sundeck, porch, private patio, lovely furnished inte- rior. No pets. 778-3143. LOVELY GULFVIEWS for bedroom, living room, screen porch and kitchen. 2BR/1BA upstairs. 104 31st St. Available now through Apr. Everything fur- nished. $1,600 mo. 778-6050, leave message. BRADENTON BEACH GULFFRONT 1 BR/1 BA fur- nished. Water included. No pets. $650 mo. (813) 932-0516. 2BR/2BA DUPLEX Bradenton Beach. Available Oct., 1997. $650 mo., no pets. Call (812) 876-4312. ANNA MARIA adorable cottage. Central A/H, washer/dryer, citrus trees, steps to beach. Available Oct., Nov., Apr. $1,200 mo., utilities included. (813) 935-2339. ANNUAL UNFURNISHED 2BR/2BA with one-car ga- rage. Spacious living room, dining area, washer/dryer and screen porch. Quiet Holmes Beach area. $950 mo. plus utilities. Anna Maria Realty Inc. 778-2259. GULFFRONT BEACH HOUSE 3BR/2BA, furnished, great Gulf view, two story, all utilities paid, large deck, two-car garage. Wk./mo./season. Beautiful white sand/blue water. (813) 229-2850 or 749-0104. 1BR/1BA FOR RENT close to Rod & Reel pier. $500 mo. plus utilities. 778-2153. HOLMES BEACH HOUSE 3BR/2BA, garage, car- port, sailboat water and dock. Large corner lot, lawn service. $1,300 mo. Call 792-6029. ANNUAL RENTAL Recently renovated 2BR/1BA, walk to beach, private fenced backyard, washer/dryer hookup. Small pet OK. $700 mo. Call 778-0608. TWO ISLAND APARTMENTS in Holmes Beach, 1/ 2 block to beach. 2BR $700 mo., 1BR $450 mo. No pets. (941) 778-1193. * Specializing in Faux and Custom Finishes * Furniture Restoration and Refinishing CA rttic 778-7592 Licensed / Insured References Member of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce 6C expressions Richard Hourdequin STRI- STAR *PAINTING RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL 35-years Experience 5-year "No Excuses" Guarantee Free Estimates 761-0753 Licensed Insured HI-At S CII ESRS B AIRIM A E J EIT H R 0 A LIMIANAC A MIPIUIL E PIEEIPA-T DA ACRID STA IRIW III EDIPIAIRI EN M 0 NE Y 0RIMGIYRI IC A- R IC EIR A DICIOINISE U RIESE T ST N PY IE 1010 H AILE YLA P AITISEA C N0 E B 0 C I E JEITITIHIEIA TLA N THC o N NILY E E G NC0O I T BBIllT STIRIE S SIED EDTA 0 I L J N R 0 MA IRs A EI L F S GEORGEDE T LES0HOH EL I FE AT T E NDVLA ELL 0NRA D T E IN L IM IINIAIL S L IDGE J4 iANDER DECLASSIFIED I -OE .MPOVMETSCotiue RNTLSCotiue Mobile Detail Service We come to you! MOST CARS $95* *Wash, buff, wax, shampoo interior, under carriage, tires and rims all treated and protected plus engine pressure cleaning. $95 on a normal size car. By appointment, at your home or office. Your car doesn't have to be driven anywhere! Let us protect and preserve your investment. Mention this ad for $10 OFF. 320-5662 (This number is a message service when we are busy.) THE AREA'S #1 MOBILE DETAILER IS BACK! All cars/trucks personally serviced by Damon. 2BR/1BA WITH GARAGE Two blocks to beach. Possible annual or seasonal. Turnkey-furnished. For information call 778-5057. ANNUAL RENTAL One short block to Gulf. 2BR/ 1 BA rear apartment with backyard. Newer carpeting and recently painted. $650 mo. 778-0608. ANNUAL DUPLEX 209 71st St., H.B. 2BR/2BA, one block to beach, all appliances, covered parking, stor- age, no pets. $750 mo., $1,000 deposit. Available Nov. 1. 778-9689. 1 BR/1 BA APARTMENT furnished. Possible annual or seasonal. Great for single or couple. Approxi- mately 250' to the Gulf. Holmes Beach 778-3267. Specialty Desei zs *Faux Painting *Murals Stenciling * *Furniture Garage Floors Driveways * Free Estimates 761-0229 Ask for Laurie or Fritzene ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICE SCoastal Design Specialists SCustom Luxury Homes Additions & Alterations Call Tony Peduzzi 778-1529 35 years experience NU-Weatherside of Florida Replace or Repair of SINCE SOFFITS & FASCIAS 1948 WINDOW REPLACEMENT PORCH ENCLOSURES VINYL SIDING 778-7074 '- Lic. # CLAC 286523 Interior and Exterior Paintingi I 1 1 IR I I I% g in L-.I."... luH IEISI THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER N SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 PAGE 27 IE BERNIE'S PIRATE'S DEN Low summer rates wk./ mo. until Jan. 1. No pets. 778-4368. 200 STEPS TO GULF 2BR/2BA ground level avail- able Nov. 1 May 1. Non smokers. $1,800 mo. plus utilities, security deposit required. (813) 961-6992. ANNUAL 3BR/1BA ground-level duplex. Steps to beach. $650 mo. including water. 3204 6th Ave., Holmes Beach. Fenced front unit no dogs. Call Carol at Green Real Estate 778-0455. ANNUAL RENTAL Waterfront-view duplex, 2BR/ 1.5BA, quiet and lovely. $800 mo. Lots of extras.. Washer/dryer, no smoking, no pets. Call 778-3320. ADORABLE COTTAGE 2BR/1BA furnished, wood floors. Available Oct. Dec. 106 Church St., Bradenton Beach. No smoking/pets. $800 mo., $500 deposit. (813) 258-2411. ANNA MARIA ON WATER close to City Pier. Effi- ciency, everything furnished. $95 wk. Prefer retired man, non-smoker, light/non-drinker. 778-5410. BEST GULFVIEWS beachfront, exclusive area, unique home. 3BR/2BA, top master's suite, beautifully fur- nished. $3,500 mo., $1,200 wk., nightly also. 778-0990. LOOKING FOR ANNUAL TENANT to rent this roomy, upstairs, 2BR/1BA apartment, one block to beach. $650 mo., references, security. 778-2864. ROOMY PARTIALLY FURNISHED 2BR apartment near beach and bay. All utilities included except phone. $220 wk. with annual lease. 778-2864. NEED TEMPORARY HOUSING for one? Clean, turnkey-furnished efficiency apartment available through Oct. 1. $115 wk. including electric. 778-2864. ARE YOU PAYING $1,000 or more in first, last and security deposits to rent? Before you do, attend our first-time home buyer seminar, 6-8pm, Mon., Sept. 22. Hosted by Sandy Greiner/Barb Turner, Re/Max Gulfstream 778-7777. Limited seating, call for reservation. ROOMMATE WANTED Private bath and entry. Phone not included. $100 wk., first, last, security. References required. 778-4192. RETIRED COUPLE SEEKING 2BR/2BA accommo- dations for Feb., Mar., Apr. in Anna Maria, Holmes Beach. Call (413) 737-8788. WANTED SMALL HOUSE to rent by retired -teacher selling his house. 6 mo. on Island! Trained Scottie. 3320 Bayshore Gardens. Pkwy., Bradenton FL. 34207. (941) 727-5100. RELIABLE SENIOR COUPLE SEEKS vacation rental for Feb., Mar. 2BR/2BA. Robert Powell, 4716 Arbor Ct., Decatur IL 62526. (217) 875-0332. Fishing ForA Quality Plumber? 6 Hook onto... L aPensee Plumbing, Inc. 6 Residential Repair New Construction Fixture Showroom Full Service Plumbing No Overtime Charges Free Estimates 5348-B Gulf Drive Holmes Beach State Reg. RF 0049191 (941) 778-5622 OPEN SUNDAY 1-4. North Beach Village $159,950. 3BR/2BA, furnished, Berber carpeting, community pool, double garage, near beach. 6323 Gulf Dr. Call Mary Ann Schmidt, Coldwell Banker, 778-2261. DEEP-WATER CANAL LOT in Anna Maria for sale. 75 x 115. $158,000. Call 778-7127. PINES TRAILER PARK mobile home with lanai. Remodeled in 1996, completely furnished, walk to beach. $21,500. (941) 778-3752. WANTED TO BUY Small ranch home in Anna Maria/Holmes Beach area near beach. Please call with specifics. (517) 347-7811. TRADE YOUR PROPERTY for 11 acres in Califor- nia overlooking Big Horn CC, Palm Desert and In- dian Wells. Broker cooperation invited! (630) 257- 6367. CAN'T BELIEVE YOU MISSED this one! Cheapest 3BR/2BA canal home on north end. And that view! Don't just drive by has to be seen! Owner financ- ing. $198,900. Susan Hatch, 778-7616 or Smith Realtors, 778-0777. 2BR/2BA PERICO BAY CLUB condo. First floor, 1,244 sq. ft. Kingfisher unit with wide view of lakes. Tile floors, foyer, kitchen and baths. Freshly painted, new quality carpets. Professional window treatments. Five fans and air conditioning. De- signer MBR closet. $109,000. 798-3517. NORTH HOLMES BEACH 3BR/2BA elevated home, 1,500 sq. ft. living space, open-floor plan, two-car garage, appliances and more. $199,900. Call 778-2806. GULFFRONT BEACH HOUSE 3BR/2BA, deck, fur- nished, two story, garage, Gulf view, new A/C, new roof. $325,000 OBO. (813) 229-2850 or 949-0104. DUPLEX BY OWNER 206 Peacock Lane, Holmes Beach. 3BR/2BA and 2BR/2BA, elevated, new A/ C, two-car garage. $179,000. Call 792-1214. ANNUAL NICE 1BR apartment in Holmes Beach. Two blocks from Gulf. $425 mo. plus utilities. 778- 6541 days or 778-4084 eves. Pager 569-1591. ISLAND HOME with income. $119,900. Yvonne Higgins, Re/Max Gulfstream, 758-7777. FOR LEASE New, never before available Longboat office/retail space with direct frontage on Gulf of Mexico Dr. Ground level, convenient parking, 1,000 to 5,000 sq. ft. turnkey or shell space available. Contact Michael Nink, Wedebrock Real Estate Co. (941) 383-5543. - ------------------------------------------ HOW TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE: NOON MONDAY EVERY WEEK for WEDNESDAY'S PAPER: Classified advertising must be placed in person and paid in advance or mailed to our office in the Island Shopping Center, 5404 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217. We are located next to Chez Andre. Hours: 9 to 5, Monday Friday, (Saturday 10 to 2 usually). CLASSIFIED RATES BUSINESS OR INDIVIDUAL: Minimum rate is $7.50 for up to 21 WORDS. Additional words: $2.50 for each 7 words, Box: $2, One- or two-line headlines, line rate plus 250 per word. WE NOW ACCEPT MASTERCARD AND VISA! You can charge your classified advertising in person or by phone. We are sorry, but due to the high volume of calls we can not take classified ad copy over the telephone. To place an ad by phone, please be prepared to FAX your copy with your charge card number. FAX (941) 778-9392. USE THIS FORM FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE: One word per blank space for minimum charge 21 words. --------------------------- --------------- I 2 More information: (941) 778-7978 IS FAX: (941) 778-9392 1 Yvonne Higgins REALTOR Call me to find the BEST PROPERTIES ON THE ISLAND Homes Investments Condos R ,MB GULFSTREAM REALTY 758-7777 or 1-800-318-5752 PJIW IWfVG 6by'/raine kffen6anqp't "Professional Excellence" Residential-Commercial Interior & Exterior Popcorn Ceiling Repair Serving the Islands Since 1969. I.icensed and Insured 778-5594 778-3468 R.T. (BOB) HILTON CONSTRUCTION Residential and Commercial. Remodel and New Construction. Island and Mainland. 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Call 704-3078 24 HR WE SPECIALIZE IN REPAIRS! \ Residential Commercial %-4 Restaurant -\ Mobile Home '\-- Condo Assoc. \ Vac and Intercom - \- Lightning Repair \ Service Upgrades COMMUNITY ELECTRIC David Parrish Owner Lic # ER0006385 Serving the Beaches Since 1978 I RENT AL otneI I AII ET EI Personal Service Competitive Prices SFamily Owned & Operated Custom Cabinet Making Millwork & Wood Cut to Size 213 54th Street Holmes Beach 778-3082 I -' -I PAGE 28 N SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 0 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER FAMILY TIES BY RANDOLPH ROSS / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ ACROSS 1 Cry of relief 7 Actress Campbell of "Martin" 12 Greenery 19 Stainless 20 Bony 21 Mammals like camels 22 Minnie's mama 24 Amount of fun 25 James Whitcomb Riley's "- I Went Mad" 26 Make waves, for short? 27 Request for permission 29 A small one is white 30 Jodie's mom or dad 34 Unmannered 38 Changing places 41 Tops 42 Lawn mower maker 44 Where area code 813 is: Abbr. 45 Pad, so to speak 46 Zip 47 Partridge locales? 49 Side-channel, in Canada 50 Mel's daughters 54 Farm females 55 Tentativeness 57 Synthetic fiber 58 Mawkish 59 Life's strange turns 60 Throws off 61 Not esto or eso 62 Univ. grant source 63 Member of Glenn's family 67 Elemental ending 70 Competitor of Bloomies 72 Part of a candlelight ceremony, maybe 73 Where zebras and giraffes graze 75 They travel on foot 77 Subatomic particle 78 Unruffled 80 Soprano in "Louise" 81 Michael J.'s kids 83 Understand 84 Gym equipment 86 One for Juan 87 Kind of alphabet 88 Hurricane heading: Abbr. 89 50's-60's teen idol 90 French bench 92 Hoarder 94 Side in a Euro conflict 96 Jasmine's family member 99 Uranians, e.g. 101 Kind of exhaust 102 Provide, as with legal authority 103 Lizard, old-style 106 Hitched 110 Member of Joyce's family 114 Sauteed fish dish 115 Lots of potatoes 116 Designer Pucci 117 Follows a sidewalk preacher 118 First name in cosmetics 119 Holds off DOWN 1 Tip 2 God with iron gloves 3 Midnight or beyond 4 Hair color 5 Initial instruction 6 Cherished name in Calcutta 7 Kitchen meas. 8 Suffix with Manhattan 9 "Able" one 10 Capital once known as Salisbury 11 Masefield's "- That Pass By" 12 Testing site 13 Ben-Gurion carrier 14 Liqueur flavor 15 Traveler 16 Close friend, in slang 17 Hoedown date 18 Squiggly shape 20 "What's to become -?" 23 Dog bowl bits 28 Investor's concern 30 Certain camera shot 31 Union demand 32 Charles's game 33 ". a good-night!" 35 Anita, Bonnie, Ruth and June 36 Sore labour's bath, to Shakespeare 37 Flip, in a way 38 Return, as chips 39 Doubleday et al. 40 Donna's sons 43 Penn Sta. traffic 46 Big Apple's 30 Rock occupant 47 Ship commanded by Martin Pinz6n 48 Caboose 50 Highlanders 51 many words 52 "Give me an example, smarty" 53 Bar's partner 56 Sounds of time passing 58 Allen or Martin 60 He played Robin and Don Juan 61 Tracks 64 "Braveheart" setting 65 Bridge positions 66 Tropical spot 68 Nervousness 69 Climbing plant with a dye- yielding root 71 Burnoose wearer 74 Straddling 75 Deliveries to a butcher 76 Cutback 77 Silvers role 78 Shell 79 Tic-tac-toe failure 81 Football Hall-of-Famer Ford 82 Candid Allen 85 Fortification 87 Spring part 90 S.A.T.'s 91 Solvent 92 Stress, forone 93 Tousled 95 Old Texaco star 97 Broadway salute to Blake 98 Times to call, in classified 100 Elated 103 Vogue rival 104 So-so 105 Terrible time 106 Vandalize 107 Honest name 108 Grammy category 109 Paris's Parc-- Princes 111 Notjust any 112 Ground breaker 113 Tiny carp? 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