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NEWS HAPPENINGS DINING SPORTS REAL ESTATE ISLANDER I lb4 ifg I n AwlpB Vessel collision erupts in flames off Egmont When boats collide Islander Photo: Paul Roat Apre-dawn ship collision Tuesday caused a serious threat to marine life in Tampa Bay. A freighter and two barges were involved in the mishap. One of the barges, carrying 10 million gallons of aviation fuel, burst into flame. The second barge, with 8 million gallons of heavy crude oil, began leaking, causing an oil slick more than 10 miles long. The freighter was severely damaged and atpresstime was sinking. Special thanks to Ken Peterson at 5 O'Clock Marine for his assistance. For more photos and article, seepage 6. Fire board okays salary increases despite public protest By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter In a blistering meeting that pitted some fire district board members, volunteers and staff against angry citi- zens, the Anna Maria Fire Commission approved a salary step plan giving 18 to 29 percent raises to staff members. Commissioner Sandy Haas protested salary com- parisons made with other local districts, on which the plan was based, citing differences in titles, and bud- gets. She felt citizens should work with commission- ers and staff on a salary study and salary increases should be phased in gradually. Fire Chief Andy Price responded, "When you are 25 to 45 percent below what the average is, how long are you going to take to get up to the average? You're going to be playing catch-up forever." Commissioner Glenn Bliss said increases were "way too high," and he would rather use the money to add another paid firefighter at Station 2 in Cortez. The new budget calls for one paid firefighter there. Commissioner George Jackson pointed out, "If we keep our salaries far lower than other districts, we're going to be the training ground for other districts. They're going to steal our firefighters away from us. Not only that, the only paid personnel that are going to stay with you will be inferior." Karen Leek, a resident of Cortez retorted, "If they can do exactly what they are doing for Anna Maria for someone else, then I say let them go." In response to several questions on the procedure for establishing the tax rate and budget, Administrative Secretary Mary Stephens explained, "Our enabling act in the (Florida) statute refers to the tax roll process that begins in May. As a special district, we give the county our tax rate, and they apply that to properties in our area. They give us the tax roll, which we correct and give back to them. We check it again, then the figure comes back, and we have our income figure to work with for the year to set the budget." Ida Cuthbertson, president of the Bradenton Beach Civic Association, protested the raises on behalf of its 130 members, just as she had come before the commis- sion to protest the district's tax increase in May. "Some people are outraged by this," said Cuthbertson, "because they do not see it as the kind of budget that a special purpose government should be putting forth. You area government; you are not a pri- vate business. Keep in mind that the citizens voted for you, and a government that doesn't pay attention to what it citizens have to say does it at its own peril." Yvonne Burkhart, volunteer firefighter and EMT captain, told the audience, "We wouldn't be volunteers Tyndall quits as public works director if it wasn't for the staff and that board up there. These paid people put a lot of time in so the volunteers can be good at what we do. What they're asking for may seen like a lot, but they just trying to come up to standards." Holmes Beach Councilwoman Mary Ellen- Reichard said, "I would like to see some of this money going to vehicle and radio maintenance and major re- pair. I seems like the equipment might go to pieces as long as Mr. Price can get his $10,000." Firefighter Rich Losek responded, "Prior to Mr. Price taking over, we fixed vehicles as they broke down. Now we have a program to catch problems before they become major. If people came to more meeting than just this one, they would know what's going on." Asked how the budget and salary plan were for- mulated, Commissioner John Van Ostenbridge said it was done by staff and himself as treasurer with input from all commissioners. He said staff researched four years of prior budgets during the process. Following the meeting, Stephens said the last raise received by paid personnel was five per cent in October 1991. "A few years ago, the board told us to hang in there, because they needed to do a lot of work to improve the district and get the ISO (insurance) rating up. They said after that is done, they would take care of employees. We all knew then, we were far from the average (in salaries) but we couldn't justify raises until the district was taken care of. Our justification had to be to the public first" By Joy Courtney Editor Frank Tyndall, director of public works for Anna Maria City, is retiring effective September 30, ending a long period of controversy over his job performance. Tyndall advised Mayor Ray Simches of his decision after the city's Budget Committee Workshop on Monday, August 8. He followed with a memo dated August 9, stat- ing his wife's retirement from her teaching position was the reason for his decision. Gloria Tyndall is a fourth grade teacher in Hillsborough County and is scheduled in retire in February 1994 after 43 years in education, said Tyndall. "She has a laundry list of things for me to do before she retires," said Tyndall when questioned why he was retiring six months earlier than his wife. Tyndall was hired as director of public works in March, 1989. He was a mechanical engineer involved in project management in Canada prior to his "first" retire- ment to Anna Maria Island in 1986, he said. Simches said Tyndall had mentioned over the years that he was going to base his retirement on his wife's schedule. Therefore, said Simches, he was not totally sur- prised when Tyndall told him of his resignation. Simches stated Tyndall's retirement was not motivated by any dis- satisfaction with his performance. "This is Frank's desire," said Simches. Controversy arose in the recent past among adversar- ies of Tyndall over his approval of a bayfront sidewalk, in spite of council's denial of a permit, the lack of plans for sand dredged from Lake La Vista Channel, and over the recent questions about concrete dumping by a city contractor on the bayfront. SKIMMING THE NEWS ... Maddox Appeal ...............................Page 2 Opinion ............................................Page 4 Trolley stalled ..................................Page 3 Those were the days ..................... Page 5 Exxon cleanup.............................. Page 10 Streetlife ........................................ Page 15 Fishing ........................................... Page 17 Real estate transactions ...............Page 21 AUGUST 12, 1993 THE BEST NEWS ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND JI THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER m AUGUST 12, 1993 N PAGE 2 Maddox appeal set; Martini conflict questioned By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter Former Holmes Beach Police Chief Rick Maddox, fired by Mayor Pat Geyer on July 28, will get his day in "court." Although there is no provision for it in the city's personnel policy, Maddox will have an appeal hearing. City Clerk Leslie Ford has tentatively set the date for August 20, at 9 a.m. in city hall. For the appeal hearing, each party selects a person to be on the appeal board. Those two board members then select a third board member. The city will be rep- resented by Council Chairman Don Howard. Maddox has not selected his representative but said he "has some ideas on a person for the board." With the question of the appeal hearing settled, another still remains Councilwoman Billie Martini's decision to abstain from voting on the firing of Maddox. At its August 17 meeting, council is slated to make a determination on whether Martini's reason for abstaining is acceptable. At the special meeting on July 29, called for council concurrence of Geyer's firing of Maddox, Martini gave Ford a letter in lieu of voting. In the letter, she referenced the accusation of a sunshine law violation that was brought against her shortly after she took office. The letter stated that she had been, "accused and found guilty by many of my peers without benefit of a trail," and in order "not to be found guilty of judg- ing him as I had been judged," she would abstain from voting. In last Tuesday's council meeting, Martini gave further explanation of her decision in another letter to mayor and council. Martini wrote, "The second reason, the prime one, for abstaining was due to a previous, very personal and private conflict that a member of my family and myself had, and still have, with Mr. Maddox. As a result of that, my opinion of him is very biased. I did not want him to have the chance to chal- lenge my vote, thus I felt, could put the entire vote null and void." Martini said she would be willing to vote in con- currence with the mayor's decision, but it would be a biased vote. Contacted the following day, Maddox said, "he didn't have a clue," as to what Martini was referring According to state law, no member of a munici- pal board who is present at a meeting at which an official decision, ruling or other official act is taken or adopted, may abstain from voting except when there is, or appears to be a conflict of inter- est, under specific provisions. Florida statutes describe the conflicts of interest that allow a council member to abstain from voting. They are best described as matters where the public official, their relative, client, or employer, would gain a financial advantage from their public office. A declaration of policy entitled, Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees, sets forth general policy that public officers should abide by. The general standards of conduct for public officials are: Public officers may not accept gifts in ex- change for action; Public officers may not purchase services from his own business or from the business of fam- ily members; Public officers should not accept compensa- to in her letter. According to state law, no member of a municipal board who is present at a meeting at which an official decision, ruling or other official act is taken or adopted, may abstain from voting except when there is, or appears to be a conflict of interest (under specific provisions). The provisions and list of general standards of conduct for public officials are shown in the accompa- nying box. Last Wednesday, Martini filed a voting conflict form with the city clerk. In it she offered no further explanation of her decision; however, she stapled both letters to the form and checked the box indicating that a vote on the matter would be "inured to my special private gain." After the filing of the official conflict of interest form, city attorney Steve Dye said it is up to council to make a decision on whether to request an advisory tion if they believe that it is given in exchange for action; Public officers may not vote on matters con- cerning their own salary; Public officers may not use their position in an attempt to gain a benefit; Public officers may not enter into a contrac- tual relationship or employment if there is a con- flict between their duties as a public officer and the duties of the contractor and employment; Public officers shall not use information which is not generally available to the public for their own personal gain; Public officers are restricted in the type of employment they seek following public service; No member of an occupational organization may be on the state examining or licensing board for that occupation; and A public officer may be prohibited from repre- senting private individual before the public body for up to two years following public employment opinion from the state commission on ethics concern- ing Martini's reason for abstaining from the vote. At Thursday's council work session, Councilman Rich Bohnenberger said he had received phone calls concerning Martini's decision and "whether or not her justifications were acceptable." He wanted to poll council about the matter, because "the situation has gotten to the point where the burden of responsibility has been passed to every other member of council." Councilwoman Mary Ellen Reichard said she was under the impression that Dye would make a ruling on the matter. Ford said Dye had outlined his opinion in a letter to mayor and council. Bohnenberger noted, "The interpretation from the attorney was that council can determine whether or not it was a conflict of interest. If the council doesn't want to make that decision, it can refer it to the state board of ethics, which in my opinion would not be a smart thing to do. I want to put this to rest." Anna Maria budget ready for public hearings By Joy Courtney Editor Anna Maria City's operating budget is inching its way up to the one million dollar mark. Inching, but not quite there yet. The city will ask its citizens to approve a 1993/94 budget of $859,900 a six percent increase over fis- cal year 1992/93. According to the Anna Maria City Commission, as it performed the duty of the city budget committee last Monday, revenues are anticipated at $706,213. The $153,687 difference will be made up by withdrawing funds from the city's General Revenue Fund. The withdrawal will take place if circumstances such as storms, natural wear and tear, etc., force the city into special projects such as repairing its two bridges or dredging Lake LaVista. The money will only be with- drawn if alternate sources of funding, including grant awards, cannot be found. The committee added $4,100 to the special project budget to meet American Disability Act.modifications, changes dictated by the federal government for handi- cap access to city hall, and $10,000 to build a walkway for pedestrians across the "Humpback Bridge" just north of the City Pier. According to the budget, police protection went up 2.9% for a total of $282,303 and the only city employ- ees to receive a pay increase are the city clerk, a De- partment of Public Works administrative assistant and the city's junior maintenance person. These employ- ees had increased responsibilities, according to Mayor Ray Simches. The committee did not recommend an across-the- board salary increase because of the tight budget, and substantial increases were given two years ago to bring Anna Maria City employee salaries in line with com- parable sized governments. Commissioner Doug Wolfe volunteered to work on a city policy to establish job descriptions and em- ployee salary guidelines, from entry level to maximum salary for each position. Looks like Anna Maria is going to be doing more walking than talking to attorneys the committee de- creased the amount budgeted for attorney fees from $29,300 to $20,000. It then took some of that money and increased sidewalk funding from $6,000 to $15,000. The committee scheduled the first public hearing on the proposed budget for Wednesday, September 8, to be followed by the second public hearing on Tuesday, Sep- tember 28. Copies of the budget are available at city hall. Open air dining moves closer to reality in Bradenton Beach Dining al fresco in Bradenton Beach may be per- mitted soon, pending state approval City council members last week approved a change to the city's comprehensive plan that would allow open air dining in the city. The change could take effect by next February, according to city plan- ning consultant Bill Brisson. The open air dining change has been prompted by the changes proposed for Bridge Street under the $500,000 redevelopment grant. Several restaurants have indicated a desire to allow patrons to dine outside. The change to the comprehensive plan is the first step in allowing outside dining. The city's land devel- opment code will also have to be amended, Brisson said, and through this process the city may determine exactly where outside dining may be permitted. The changes will be made later this year. Islander Photo: Bonner Presswood Lost bikes to be auctioned in October About 80 "lost" bicycles are stored behind the Holmes Beach public works department. If un- claimed, they will be auctioned along with other found property and surplus city equipment by the city on October 9. ... and the ethics law states j] THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST: 12, 1993 0 PAGE 3 Trolley bus system stalled, but hope remains By Paul Roat Although they haven't set aside any money in their budget for the Island trolley bus system, county com- missioners apparently are willing to listen to the people on the merits of establishing the service. Manatee County officials have indicated they may appropriate the funds for the trolley bus service from Anna Maria to Lido Keys, matching a Florida Depart- ment of Transportation (DOT) grant, if citizens show enough support for the trolley service at a public hear- ing August 23. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Anna Maria Island Community Center in Anna Maria City. Tom Byron Peyton Cruise Young men save kids' lives in bay Two quick thinking young men working for Holmes Construction Co. saved the lives of two children in Terra Ceia Bay last week. Peyton Cruise, 19, of Holmes Beach and Tom Byron, 28, of Bradenton, were repairing a boat dock "In a work session last week the [Manatee County] commission indicated they did not wish to identify money at that point for the trolley bus system," said Fred Loveland, Director, Manatee County Community Services Department. "They closed no doors, and they opened no doors," he said, adding that there is money available for the project under discretionary funding if commis- sioners so designate it. "This whole plan is to reduce traffic on the is- lands," said Carol Whitmore, councilwoman in Holmes Beach and chair of the Island Public Transpor- tation Initiative committee. on Terra Ceia Bay. While working, they had noticed two children fishing from a small boat in the middle of the bay, said Cruise. They continued to work, but a short time later heard screaming. "They were screaming for help," said Cruise. "We jumped in a row boat that was tied to the dock and rowed out to them. Their boat was full of wa- ter, and they had jumped out and were hanging on the side. Their legs were tangled up in their fishing line and cast nets, and they couldn't get free. "We grabbed them, pulled them in our boat and untangled them," continued Cruise. "The water was way over their heads. Their boat tipped over, so we got all of their things on our boat and tipped their boat back up. We put their motor in our boat, bailed out their boat, and pulled up the anchor. Then we tied their boat to the back of ours and rowed them home across the bay." Cruise said the children, about seven and eleven-years-old, showed them where they lived and when they arrived at the house, their mother came out to greet them. "At first she thought they had motor trouble, but when we told her what happened, she freaked out," recalled Cruise. "She calmed down and thanked us and we just rowed back to the dock and continued working." "The whole focus to sell this is that if we don't do something now, you will have to widen the roads out here," she said. Longboat Key Town Commissioners have voted against the proposal, but transportation planners have said the negative vote on the Key would not sway the grant application. "The grant is between the DOT, Manatee County and Sarasota County," said DOT Transit Director John Starling. Last week, Manatee County Commissioners ap- proved a budget for fiscal year 1993/94. No funds were specifically earmarked for the trolley, but several com- missioners indicated their approval of the trolley bus system if the Island residents indicated a willing- ness for the program. An additional caveat, according to Whitmore, is a financial commitment by the Island communities for the service. No dollar amounts have been discussed as yet, she said. The DOT grant will fund 90 percent of the cost of six buses and 50 percent of the maintenance of four of them. The grant will carry for three years. Total bus cost is $1,250,000; maintenance costs total $580,000 a year. Anna Maria City Thurs., 8/19: 7:30 p.m. First Public Hearing LDR ordinance Bradenton Beach Mon., 8/16: 10 a.m. Island Transportation Planning Organization Thurs., 8/19: 1 p.m. Council Meeting Thurs., 8/19: 2 p.m. Construction Bid Opening (Community Development Block Grant) Holmes Beach Tues., 8/17: 9 a.m. Planning Commission Tues., 8/17: 7:30 p.m. Council Meeting Wed., 8/18: 9 a.m. Special Budget Worksession SALE! SALE! SALE! Everyday there's something new on sale at Beach-Style ... swimwear, accessories, and tropical fashions. s--- Tropical, Fun, Classic Clothing Artful Gifts & Accessories 131IEACI-I- STY.LIE 13OUTIQUIE 10010 GULF DRIVE AT PINE AVENUE ANNA MARIA OPEN MON-SAT 9:30 6 and SUNDAY 11 5 (We're just one block north of the Sandbar Restaurant) 778-4323 [B THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST 12, 1993 0 PAGE 4 More harm than good Everyone was talking about it. It was on the front page of this paper last week, along with the front page of the local daily. It was a mystery. Holmes Beach Police and the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) were seeking to solve the question of who had placed a large, granite cemetary- type monument between the Anna Maria Island Bridge and East Bay Dr. on the right-of-way. They knew why. The marker was carefully posi- tioned on the site of a fatal collision that occurred on April 28, 1992, taking the lives of Islander Lindsay Crawford, age 14, and Reagan Manson, age 15. But who put it there. The mystery was solved by a letter to the editor from the father of Reagan, accepting responsibility. But the daily editorialized, and Reagan thanked others for their contribution to the memorial. Jay Crawford, father of Lindsay, came to our of- fice to set the record straight. He is not responsible for the monument, he did not contribute to the monument and he was not made aware that there would be a monument at the Manatee Ave. location. Crawford would like to thank whoever is respon- sible, but he made it clear, he was not consulted. "I want friends of mine to know I was not involved," said Crawford. "The proper thing to do is to move it well out of harm's way ... sooner or later some idiot is going to drive off the road again and someone else will be killed by running into this monument." As for the suggestion that the monument be moved to Manatee High School, where the girls had been stu- dents, Crawford said there was already a beautiful tribute to his daughter and Reagan at the school, and he is aware of another project at the school to memorialize the girls. "How many memorials do we need," he asked. Crawford obviously wants to preserve his memo- ries of his daughter in his own way, and he is deeply concerned that this monument on the Island may cause more harm than good. His wishes should have been considered and they should be respected. Oh, no! The nightmare all environmentalists have dreaded has occurred a vessel collision at the mouth of Tampa Bay, seeping crude oil and the threat of an en- vironmental disaster. Fortunately, wind and tides are keeping things offshore, and a newly organized task force to handle just such events has been mobilized. Let's hope the impact to the seagrass beds and marine life may be kept to a minimum by the group's efforts. Taxation without representation Editors Note: The following is a letter to Bradenton Beach Mayor Katie Pierola from Bradenton Mayor Bill Evers regarding the proposed property tax increase by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Dear Mayor Pierola: I am writing you on an urgent matter relative to the unrealistic tax increase being placed on your constitu- ents by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (Swiftmud). The tax increase proposed in 31 percent! This is a percentage increase so enormous that elected officials like you and me would be removed from office if we proposed budget increases of such magnitude. Unfor- tunately, our constituents have no mechanism to re- move these unelected officials from office. Swiftmud's governing board is appointed. Its taxes are the purest form of taxation without representation. Something needs to be done. We can't just sit back and watch. My City Council has passed a resolution opposing this tax increase. This resolution has been forwarded to Swiftmud, and I will state my city's opposition to its governing board on Sept. 14, 1993, the first public hearing on this tax increase to be held in Swiftmud's Tampa office. Objections to the District budget should be raised on September 14. Objections to Basin Board budgets should be raised locally before the Manasota Basin Board Aug. 18, 1993. I have enclosed our city's resolution and a letter outlining my opposition to the increase. There is sim- ply no excuse and no justification for any taxing au- thority to raise its share of taxes by 31 percent in Manatee County or anywhere! Swiftmud is already a bloated bureaucracy with 748 positions and a $104 million budget. District wide (16 counties) it wants to increase its budget by $19.7 million to a whopping $123 million. Enough is enough! Taxes from Manatee County to Swiftmud will increase by $1 million this year alone. When one considers the size of its budget, the number of overpaid staff and the fact that Swiftmud is only a regulatory agency, the vulgarity of this unprecedented tax increase is magnified. The new dollars would purportedly be used by Swiftmud to protect and expand our water supplies. This is exactly what it has been responsible for since 1972. But instead, Swiftmud has been a prime culprit in the water conservation dilemma. Swiftmud has been over-issuing the very permits that have pumped too much water from the acquifer. I believe it is the malfeasance of Swiftmud that has caused today's problems. The hardest pill to swallow is the fact that Swiftmud's Governing Board imposes taxes and is not an elected body. We have no recourse at the polls for this appalling tax increase. Indeed, Swiftmud's taxation is the purest form of taxation without representation. If you feel that a 31 percent tax increase is unwar- ranted in these harsh economic times, you have several things you can do to help your constituents. These are: Adopt a resolution opposing the tax increase and submit it to Swiftmud. Attend the public hearing Sept. 14 and express your views. Send letters to Swiftmud opposing the tax in- crease. Send letters to the editor of your local newspaper. It is my hope that together we can avoid this un- precedented tax increase. If you or your government take any action, please send a copy to my office as well as Swiftmud. Its time we stand up against these bureaucrats that regulate and tax without any citizen control over their actions. No matter how good their stated purposes are, they have other options to get the job done within their current $104 million budget and with their present 748 staff positions. No matter how small your city, your actions will be beneficial. Let's send the bureaucrats a message - a message that local governments are strongly united to restore power to the people. Our constituents de- serve our best efforts to control power to the people. Our constituents deserve our best efforts to control this monster bureaucracy. I think we can do it. Bill Evers, Mayor, City ofBradenton For more letters, see page 7 WELL, SLICK, YOU )WRE. PAOUT OU FOR. AM OL.. CHANGrC ANYWAq . i __ 4k/ 93 Ie Y eOIO SISLANDERI A1ll AUGUST 12, 1993, VOLUME ONE, NUMBER 38 V Bonner Presswood, Publisher V Editorial Joy Courtney, Editor Paul Roat, News Editor Pat Copeland June Alder Bob Ardren Jack Egan V Contributors Doug Dowling Mike Heistand Kay Pruden V Advertising Sales Jan Barnes Dolores Knutson V Classified Services Darla Becker V Advertising Services and Accounting Susan Runfola V Production Mike Atwood Darla Becker V Distribution Darla Becker Jesse Johnston Mary Stockmaster With a lot of help from our friends. 1993 Editorial, Sales and Production Offices: Island Shopping Center, 5400A Marina Drive Holmes Beach, FL 34217 813 778 7978 THOSE WERE THE IAYS Beginning a three-part series, Everybody's Talking, by June Alder A turn-of-the century view of Main Street in the center of Braidentown. THE DOCTOR HAS AN IDEA What was the new doctor's son up to now? the gossips on Curry's Point wondered. Everybody had been glad when the Ellenton physician and his pretty wife Jenny moved in on First Avenue. Lord knew, the town needed a doctor. But that gangly boy of theirs! If there was any mis- chief among the neighborhood young- sters, you could be sure he was the ring leader. When he wasn't fishing or poling his skiff in Ware's Creek, he was off with his Uncle Grant to Anna good deal of farming and construction equipment including a box-car of field telegraph wire from Civil Wa, days. The now-elderly father, General Hiram Wheeler Leffingwell (a well-to- do developer in St. Louis and founder of Kirkwood, Missouri), and his young doctor-son had moved to Ellenton to- So it was that Jack Leffingwell got the "con- tract" to establish the company that would become what we now know as GTE. He had yet to celebrate his 13th birthday. Maria, poking among the Indian mounds, exploring for "treasure" in old shipwrecks. He brought home every sort of critter-an ailing otter one day, a baby raccoon or nest of snake eggs the next-not to mention the straggly cats he picked up; one of them surely was kin to a panther. Oh, he was smart, and could be a gentleman he played angelically on the violin at afternoon socials. But he was a strange one, spoiled rotten. His pa let him get away with murder. Last week a barge had come down river heavy with a load of what looked like telegraph wire. The new yard man and the boy who'd taken quite a shine to the burly black fellow filled the barn up with the spools. Yesterday the two of them had been up and down the street with a measuring stick. Now they'd lugged one of the spools of wire out and were up in the trees on ladders, hammering away while the neighbor kids gawked. What in the world was going on? As the Curry's Point folks learned soon enough, what the pair was doing was putting up Manatee County's first telephone line. In 1895 there were only a few scat- tered home-made or mail-order phones in all of Central Florida. Tampa was the only town with a phone exchange, con- nected up just last year. No one had even thought of telephones in Manatee County. Until now. When Dr. J.B. Leffingwell settled on the Point (lured there by "Rich Bill" Curry's gift of a homesite) he'd left be- hind in his father's barn in Ellenton a gether in 1881. The general brought the wire along with him, intending to use it for vineyards. But he found that grapes didn't take to Florida's climate. Well, it came to the doctor one day that he now had a use for some of that wire. His office and drugstore were about a half mile away at the corner of Turner and Main Street. It was too far to "whoop or holler" to the drug store, so when he learned that Alec Richardson, his new yard man, had been a telegraph lineman for the now out-of-business Arcadia, Gulf Coast and Lakeland Rail- road ("Old Slow and Wobbly"), he de- cided to go ahead with his plan. Young Jack was thrilled, course. He read up on Alexander Graham Bell's in- vention, pestered Richardson for informa- tion and in the end persuaded his indulgent dad to let him work on the line. Man and boy working together as a team, the wire was looped through the live oak trees and strung along palm trees to Main Street, using the necks of beer bottles for insulators. And within a week messages were zipping back and forth between the two "coffee grinder" style instruments bought from a bootleg (non-Bell) manufacturer. The private "talking line" was a sensation, and before long the score or so neighbors on the Point were begging Leffingwell to set up an exchange to accommodate them. "Think you and Alec can do it?" the doctor asked his son. Confident now that he was a tele- phone expert, Jack puffed out his chest and replied, "Yessir, you bet we can!" So it was that Jack Leffingwell got Sthe "contract" to establish the company that would become what we now know as GTE. He had yet to celebrate his 13th birthday. iMTHE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST 1-2, 1993 0 PAGE 5 RELAX! o We can help! (AT CAT Carpet Upholstery Cleaning Dry Foam, Dries-Fastt We never use steam! We have happy customers ... "I love it! It looks great! Thank you!" Lisa Henson, Bradenton Clean Carpet Looks Better & Lasts Longer S For fast, thorough, friendly service - call me Jon Kent, Island resident and owner of Fat Cat. Call my mobile phone number, 745-4723, 8 AM to 5 PM. CALL TODAY! MEMBER: ANNA MARIA & LONGBOAT KEY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE WE ARE MAILING! We mail the Islander Bystander weekly for a nominal $26 per year. It's the perfect way to stay in touch with what's happening on Anna Maria Island. 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BULK MAIL U.S. SUBSCRIPTIONS START DATE: El One Year: $26 O 6 Months: $18 1 3 Months: $10 1st Class Mail and Canadian Subscriptions: Q One Year: $125 Q 6 Months: $75 NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP Is ANDER .1 i0"A MAIL OR DROP IN PERSON TO: THE ISLANDER/BYSTANDER THE FREE VOICE OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND 5400A Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217 We're located right between D. Coy Ducks and the Holmes Beach laundromat in the Island Shopping Center. =* U==================================== Next: Hello, Central-Hello STHE ISLANDER BYSTANDER N AUGUST 12, 1993 M PAGE 6 Vessels collide off Egmont Key; environmental damage potential high By Paul Roat A pre-dawn collision between three vessels in the Tampa Bay shipping channel Tuesday caused no hu- man injuries but resulted in the threat of massive eco- logical damage to Tampa Bay. The collision and the resulting inferno blackened the skies and caused a massive oil slick in the channel between Egmont Key and Ft. Desoto Park. A freighter and two barges were involved in the collision. One of the barges, carrying about 10 million gallons of highly flammable aviation fuel, burst into flame. The second barge, this one carrying a far more damaging cargo of approximately 8 million gallons of #6 crude oil, began leaking. And the freighter, with 19 people on board, began taking on water. It carried a cargo of phosphate. At press time Tuesday, officials could only specu- late on the amount of oil that had leaked into the bay, causing an oil slick at least 10 miles in length.. An outgoing tide and offshore winds kept the leak- ing fuel and towering black smoke offshore immedi- ately after the collision, but environmental regulators were fearful the afternoon tidal change Tuesday could cover seagrass beds and marine life near the popular park in southern Pinellas County, as well as cause ir- reparable damage to Tampa Bay. "There is large potential at the moment for dam- age, but at the moment luck is with us," said Jan Vorhees, a principal planner with the Tampa Bay Re- gional Planning Council, told the Islander Bystander Tuesday morning. "The burning is a real plus [in keeping the environ- mental impact low]," Vorhees said. She said new oil containment equipment has just arrived in Tampa Bay and was being used to contain the oil spill. The oil slick is mostly comprised of a heavier crude oil, while the fire is a part of the cargo of aviation fuel. Vorhees said that anticipation of such a disaster has been ongoing between planners and U.S. Coast Guard representatives. "Our worst case scenario was for a burning barge and sinking freighter in the ship- ping channel near Egmont Key," she said. Vorhees added that many of the people involved in the planning exercise are involved in the clean up. "There is a plan in place to deal with this type of thing," she said. Oil containment booms from throughout the area have been tapped to attempt to contain the slick, she said. Coast Guard representatives said oil-retardent foam was being accumulated and may be used to try to put out the fire on the barge. However, there was also discussion at press time to let the fire burn itself out. No injuries were reported in the accident, although four crew members ended up in Tampa Bay and were rescued by passing boaters. Coast Guard authorities are investigating the inci- dent to determine cause. i, e r .2. 4'';1;;: : * c'l ....t ,- : 1 ~" -"~r~RX: ~"* i.~ - 1- { Thick smoke blackened the skies Tuesday after three vessels collided in the shipping channel between Egmont Key and Mullet Key, just north of Anna Maria Island, in Tampa Bay. The smoke was the most distinctive aftermath of the accident; seeping oilfrom a rup- tured hull of a barge may cause irreparable damage to the marine environment of Tampa Bay. U.S. Coast Guard helicopters from Clearwater were constantly monitoring the scene amid the black smoke caused by the flames. The barge on fire contained 255,000 barrels of highly-flammable aviation fuel about 10 million gallons. Firefighters were preparing to put out the flames with fire-retardant foam on Tuesday. Miraculously, no one was injured in the collision. Flames shot 100 feet into the air at times while the conflagration raged. Islander Story and photos: Paul Roat - cc~l -.>, I .-.- . I ::~' Get used to invaders To my new neighbors, the Islanders: Since being a constant visitor on Anna Maria to my daughter's Gulf front condo, I've begun to study the area - as both a taxpayer, and a retired land developer. There is not much "not to like," liv- ing on the Gulf, aside from "running away" when a hurricane threatens. Ac- tually, no homes should have been built on these barrier islands in the first place, since the risk factor is high, but "Officialdom" said, "build." The furor over the proposed high bridge replacing the low level one on Manatee Avenue is justified. Your elected officials allowed too many people to move to this area too quickly, without providing the needed facilities, including adequate roads, a four-lane bridge with safety lanes, more schools, police, firefighters, etc., etc. ... all of it paid by those who created the need for the new services, the newcomers, as they came on board. As it appears now, catch-up is in motion, and a lot of its costs are going to be borne by those who were here years and years ago. The bridge, one way or another, is now a necessity. You will not be able to evacuate all the Is- landers in time to escape disaster. The people are here. Too bad you can't force your past "legislators" to foot all this bill, created either by their ignorance, or human greed. Like I said before,.the people are here. Over on Longboat, I recall thinking, once they fill up this is- land, what happens to water pressure? Everybody uses water. How much high- way can be adequate? This is a narrow strip, with the Gulf on the move annu- ally, pounding away on the shore. This constant battle to hang on to a strip of land has be "wearing." Yet, it looks like everybody loves the water. Anna Maria has to have a lot of happy people, viewing sunsets, bird life, kids having fun, clean air and quiet nights. Perhaps it is all worth while - the constant battles to preserve what there was, and is. And when things do get a bit hectic, think of those crowded cities up north facing heavy crime pollution and no future. Islanders have to learn to live with all the new "invad- ers," as hard as that may be. Some of them will marry your kids, and become family, and then you are stuck. But how about those grandchildren? Sorta makes up for the new invaders, sharing Florida's paradise. Pat Imperato, 45 years in Florida Drawbridge death knell? By now it would seem, even to the most hard headed individuals among us, that traffic volume, both highway and marine, have long since tolled the death knell of draw bridges in general. It ap- pears the DOT did their homework con- cerning bridge construction in opting for good looking, high-rise, low main- tenance bridges with long service ex- pectancy. Now comes the Metropolitan Plan- ning Organization "task force" and other supposedly well meaning "engi- neers" to further muddy already turbid waters with delaying scare tactics. One supposes there will always be groups working overtime to block any pro- posed project for selfish reasons. We saw their work concerning the new New Pass bridge on south Longboat Key. Think of that fiasco each time you are lined up back to St. Armands to allow one boat to pass, or when the span jams and the only access to Longboat Key is via Bradenton over a patched up old Cortez Bridge. One would hope "we" learned something from the New Pass bridge folly, as history tends to repeat, but it doesn't look like it right now! There is ample precedent favoring high-rise spans such as at Marco Is- land, the new one on the Skyway ac- cess and a number of excellent ex- amples on the east coast. As far as the Cortez Bridge is con- cerned, removal is the only method that will relieve the traffic problems for both Cortez and Bradenton Beach. There remains only one practical location for a new span and that is from 53rd Ave. in Bradenton extend- ing over to Coquina Beach. Where the Manatee Avenue or Ringling Cause- way structures are concerned, current and forecast traffic requirements jus- tify high-spans. All that palaver about being blown off the bridges and the constant re-hashing of storm evacuation fears is pure hog wash and those responsible know it. For example, can anyone docu- ment a single case of anyone being blown off the Skyway Bridge in a storm? How about any other bridge? As far as sea grass destruction is concerned, I will begin to get serious about the issue just as soon as some- thing is done about boat traffic that has left hundreds of propeller trails through them with never a murmur from the "fair weather environmental- ists," many of whom probably con- tributed to the problem. All it takes is a bit of level-headed planning and the common sense to start early in a situation of emergency evacuation. Never before have we en- joyed such advanced weather forecast- ing and this, together with the two foregoing necessities is all that is needed to ensure a successful evacua- tion. Through all of this carping and silly finger pointing by special interest groups about the bridges over the past years, one sure method of settling the matter has, for reasons suspect, been ignored. That is via public referen- dum. Why not simply ask the long suf- fering taxpayers who pick up the tab? Could it be that certain political interests fear such a referendum? The method certainly worked well several years ago when special inter- ests favored moving our airport. The referendum method even lets bureau- crats and politicians off the hook and should help pacify selfish interest groups, assuming they still believe in the "democratic process." Instead of continually nit-picking and causing further delays, why not try working WITH the DOT and help them serve us the best way possible? Perhaps then we can all get on with the serious business of living to- -gether peacefully. We are all paying for it either way, so isn't a return to reality and reason long overdue? Rolland S. 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Anna Maria Centre (opposite end from Shells) 3332 East Bay Drive Holmes Beach Open Mon to Fri 8:30 to 6 Sat 8:30 to 5 (813) 778-4277 Swiftmud's proposed 31 percent tax hike opposed in Bradenton Beach THE BROWN PELICAN GIFT SHOP Everything for the Beach Bound! T-Shirts Cards Toys Souvenirs Beach Supplies Decorative Accessories Jewelry Pewter Miniatures 9908 Gulf Drive Anna Maria Post Office Plaza Mon thru Sat 10 to 5 778-1645 Taxation without representation is being charged in the opposition to a 31 percent tax increase proposal by officials in the regional water district. Mayor Bill Evers of Bradenton, who is also the President of the Florida League of Cities, is leading the charge against the Southwest Florida Water Man- agement District (Swiftmud). "There is simply no ex- cuse and no justification for any taxing authority to raise its share of taxes by 31 percent," Evers says. Swiftmud employs 748 people and has a $104 million dollar budget, Evers says. The 16-county wa- ter management agency wants to increase its budget $19.7 million to $123 million, Evers says. "We have been telling Swiftmud for years to fo- cus on water conservation," Evers says. "We have suggested water rate structures for the district, which charge the large-volume users more per gallon. Wa- ter now flowing over area dams could easily be treated and pumped into our aquifers to recharge them and prevent saltwater intrusion. "Why hasn't Swiftmud focused on these prob- lems before now?" Evers asks. Steve Minnis, governmental affairs coordinator for Swiftmud, says the regional water board is look- ing at development of a district-wide water use plan. "Part of the vision of the board has been to pro- vide a water use safety zones to provide current and future water for Southwest Florida," Minnis says. Swiftmud was created by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1972 to protect and maintain water and water-related resources in the 16-county area of Southwest Florida. Minnis says the district's duties have expanded By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter - A representative of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (Swiftmud) appeared before the Holmes Beach City Council in an effort to defuse a resolution introduced by councilman Rich Bohnenberger. The resolution, which opposes a proposed 31 percent tax increase by Swiftmud, was discussed by council at last week's work session. The resolution requests that if a tax increase is passed, funds be re- stricted to the development of new sources of water as well as aquifer and groundwater recharge. Steven Minnis, coordinator of governmental af- fairs for Swiftmud, brought members of council a budget overview to study and said, "I'm here to pro- vide you with some facts." He corrected the number of employees listed in the resolution from 748 to 711. He said of those, 392 are professionals and the average salary is $29,000. "Our job is to protect, preserve and maintain wa- ter supplies and ensure there is an adequate supply of water for all users," explained Minnis. "No new wa- ter withdrawals are allowed. The tax increase is to go to new water supply development. We did over per- mit (in the past), because we didn't have the data to say no to people. We have that data now." Minnis said $10 million of the proposed tax in- crease will be allocated to local government to help develop new and alternative water supplies. He noted that the district decreased taxes the past two years. Council invited Minnis to its August 17 to make a presentation. Mayor Bill Evers of Bradenton will also make a presentation on the tax increase at that meeting. " Minnis invited council and the public to Swiftmud's public hearings on the proposed budget and tax increase to be held at 5:01 p.m. on September 14 at the district's service office, 7601 US. 301 North, Tampa, and 5:01 p.m. on September 28 at the district's headquarters, 2379 Broad St. (U.S. 41), Brooksville. Bohnenberger also introduced a resolution oppos- ing the authority and jurisdiction granted to the Mana- tee County Environmental Action Committee. The resolution said the jurisdiction can intrude on the city's comprehensive plan and zoning regulations and is a threat to the city's authority. It seeks repeal or exemp- tion from the state statute which grants the authority. Council will vote on this resolution at its August 17 meeting. Signs, signs, everywhere a sign Responding to a com- plaint from resident Jim Meena, the Holmes Beach Maintenance department . has been collecting real S~ estate signs signs that Were illegally placed in the city's right-of-way. The city has collected .* ,," over 50 signs in the past two weeks. Real estate agents may come to the City maintenance garage to collect their signs withoutpenalty, since the ordinance does not provideforfines. K Islander Photo: ,>Bonner Presswood ....~........ 4. ;.. .. ...........- " during the past 20 years, and now include wetland as- sessments. The district is also one of the lead agencies for channeling funds into the Sarasota Bay National Estuary Program and the Tampa Bay National Estuary Program. Evers says Swiftmud has done too much too fast in raising taxes as high as they have this year. "These 16 counties have 98 cities within them, and we're sick and damn tired of raising rates and throwing our money away," Evers says. "Cities and counties will be required by Swiftmud to spend millions and millions of dollars to develop new water resources and protect water supplies," Evers says. "These costs will be the most significant to the local taxpayer. Compounding this problem is Swiftmud's limitation on additional water consump- tion. If we can't have additional consumption, the cost of these changes will be borne by fewer people. "In addition, we will soon be required by Swiftmud to construct multi-million dollar stormwater treatment operations and wastewater re-use systems. Not only will you be paying higher taxes, but you will face higher water and sewer rates. Don't say I didn't warn you!" Evers says. The Bradenton mayor has urged all cities and counties to oppose the proposed tax hike. To date, Bradenton and Bradenton Beach have passed resolu- tions opposing the increase. The issue of raising taxes will come before the Manasota Basin Board August 18, and the Swiftmud governing board Sept. 14 at the Tampa office. 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Decorated Denim by Fantasy and D.C. Collections Also see our special SALE QACK 25% to 70% OFF ] OPEN DAILY 10 to 7 SATURDAY 10 to 4 Manatee West Shopping Center 7471 Manatee Ave. W. Bradenton 792-6695 , GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION! TWO NEW WEST COAST STORES SAVE ON ENTIRE STOCK AT ALL 35 STORES EXTRA 10% OFF EXTRA t $20 r purchase of 200/. $20 or less' 20% EXTRA OFF 15% OFF purchase of purchase of $50 or mora' $21 to $49" Where your fashion dollar buys more FASHIONS Snce 1953 MANATEE WEST Manatee Ave. at 75th St. BRADENTON MON.-SAT. 9-5 'Merchandise only. Void with other discounts/offers. Sale ends 8/14/93 w Gli 4 DAYS ONYa -q b - 9 lm THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M AUGUST 12, 1993 0 PAGE 10 Cherie A Deen, LMT Neuromuscular Certified Massage Therapist Now Accepting Appointments 792-3758 MMO0003qQ MACOI 1261 STEPHEN G. SCOTT L. PELHAM, M.D. KOSFELD, M.D. Family Practice Accepting Medicare Assignment Now Open on WEDNESDAY Accepting New Patients 3909 East Bay Drive (Suite 100) Holmes Beach 778-1007 Day/Night 9 to 5: 778-6631 CALL 778-7978 FOR FREE HOME DELIVERY OF THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND. Council to meet with engineers on Key Royale Bridge options By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter Options for the repair or replacement of the Key Royale Bridge could cost the City of Holmes Beach from $70,000 to $525,000, and council agreed to hold a special meeting with engineers on the subject. Superintendent of Public Works John Fernandez gave council these highlights from the final engineer- ing report at last week's work session: Excessive back pressure on the bulkheads has likely caused gaps between sheet piling sections and cracking of the concrete. Fill material behind the bulkheads has migrated through open gaps in the bulkheads. This migration is the probable cause for in- creased settlement of the embankment resulting in the undermining of the approach slabs. "That's the problem," concluded Fernandez. "Ba- sically the walls are cracking and they're leaking." According to the report, repair options and ball park figures include the following: Sealing joints between sheet piling sections, sta- bilizing the fill and establishing bearing for the under- mining approach slabs $70,000. Engineering and installing a collar system to in- hibit further outward rotation of the bulkheads - $110,000. Installing new bulkheads in front of the existing bulkheads, establishing a stable fill situation between the two and stabilizing the approach $160,000. Replacing the bridge $525,000. Fernandez said he received a call from a Florida Department of Transportation (DOT) engineer who was pessimistic about the department replacing the bridge any time soon. Council Chairman Don Howard said he would discuss the possibility with DOT Dis- trict Secretary David May. Fernandez noted council's consensus at the last budget meeting to focus on cleaning the city's drains instead of paving city streets. He said he had been working with the county for equipment to do so. The county equipment plus a man to operate it would cost the city $98 per hour. The city may have the equipment one Saturday per month. Howard asked why the county is charging the city when its residents pay county taxes and said he would make some inquiries into the matter. Councilman Rich Bohnenberger said he is contact- ing county and state officials about sharing in the cost of maintaining SR-789. A request by the Frank Gentiluomo family to have less than the required number of parking spaces at their recently acquired business, Turtles Bar and Grill, met with no opposition from the Holmes Beach City Council at last week's work session. Public Works Supervisor John Fernandez ex- plained that the original owners of the restaurant could not use the upstairs portion of the building, because they could not meet the parking require- ments. The city now has a shared parking ordinance which the new owners would like to utilize by shar- ing parking with themselves. "The upstairs is to be used by Frank Gentiluomo Enterprises, which is a general contractor, and the down- stairs portion will be used as Turtles Bar and Grill," said Fernandez. "In the agreement (with Turtles original own- ers) they would be limited to 57 seats. Figuring parking on 57 seats, 19 spaces are required. They had 22, which meant they could have six employees. Today (with the two businesses) they would need a total of 34 spaces. They are proposing 22." Two of the spaces are parallel to the Island Gar- den Center property and the other 20 are in two rows parallel to 57th Street. Fernandez said the city's cur- rent landscaping requirements for a five-foot buffer could not work on the property, but city attorney Patricia Petruff said council could consider stipula- tions to limit parking. Fernandez suggested that park- ing be delineated on the property. Councilman Rich Bohnenberger asked how many of the 34 spaces were allocated to the contracting busi- ness, and Fernandez said five. Mrs. Gentiluomo said there would be no need for so many because her hus- band would be out in the field all day, he has no em- ployees and there would be no traffic into the office. Fernandez noted that the row of parking spaces on 57th Street are on the edge of the city's right-of-way. Mayor Pat Geyer asked that the right-of-way be marked. Council will vote on the proposal at its August 17 meeting. Holmes Beach to hold salary, budget meetings The Holmes Beach City Council set two spe- budget will be discussed at 9 a.m. on August 18. cial work sessions to address the salary step plan The budget will be discussed at 7:30 p.m. on and budget proposals The salary step plan and the August 24. Council okays Exxon cleanup plan Equipment will run 24 hours a day for the next year to year-and-a-half at the former Exxon station in Holmes Beach in three to four weeks. The equipment, an underground pump and a fan housed inside a 22-foot stack, will remove toxins from the soil under the property. The cleansed water will then be pumped into the Manatee County sewer system for final cleanup. The Holmes Beach City Council's concern was complying with the city's noise ordinance and locat- ing the equipment as far away as possible from resi- dences in the area. The first suggested location, on 58th Street at the back of the Island Garden Center, was ruled unacceptable. At last week's meeting, J.W. Hunter of PACO Engineering and Consulting returned to council with an alternative site for the equipment. Council ap- proved placement of the equipment at the front cor- ner of the Island Garden Center next to the Turtle's restaurant property. Public Works Superintendent John Fernandez said the equipment will rest on an 11 x 14-foot con- crete pad and be enclosed with a six-foot chain link fence. It will be located 12 feet back from the prop- erty line so as not to obstruct traffic. Hunter told council the system will pump 50 gal- lons of ground water per minute through the stack. He said the volume of contaminated water is several hun- dred thousand gallons. The cleanup is being funded by the State of Florida but PACO must pay an additional fee to the county for the final cleanup of the water,said Hunter. Council passed on second reading amendments to the city's sign ordinance. The amendments allow for two real estate signs on property for sale and permit portable, sidewalk or sandwich signs for non-profit organizations on a temporary basis. Before the vote on the ordinance, Councilwoman Mary Ellen Reichard stressed her objection to two real estate signs. Councilwoman Billie Martini said the ordinance should also limit rental signs. Councilman Rich Bohnenberger said if two real estate signs prove to be a problem, he will move to amend the ordinance in the future. Council passed on second reading an ordinance to revise the fees for rental licenses in the city. The fee will be $25 per unit for one to six units and a flat fee of $150 for seven units or more plus $3 per unit. THE LAW OFFICE OF . LINDA K THOMAS ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 3737-B MANATEE AVENUE WEST BRADENTON 747-5500 GENERAL PRACTICE OF LAW Induding. * PROBATE SIMPLE WILLS Mmbe r. AaaoohWda m GUARDIANSHIP ChaoberofCanmrce Tm hiring of a lawyers a importat deciso tidhaM d i not be based solly upon advetisemmnt. Before youc o u te e o written io ion aboa t orm qualiftickns ani experiece. Turtles owners seek relief from required number of parking spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [] THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M AUGUST 12, 1993 M PAGE 11 v z [ ZIi Islander Photo: Joy Courtney Family play opens on Island "Life with Father" opens this Friday, August 13, at The Chapel Players of Roser Memorial Church, 512 Pine Ave. in Anna Maria City. The show is a comedy of family life in the horse and buggy days. Pictured is the Day family circa 1888. Playing Lavinia and Clarence Day are Islanders Dottie and Roy McChesney who are seated on the couch. Their four sons are played by Islanders McKenzie Wilkins (seated on floor), Ted Ajmo (second row, left), and Matt Magowan and Magnus Hines (standing, left to right). The show will run August 13, 14, 15 and 19, 20, 21 and 22. A matinee will be held on Sundays at 2 p.m. Proceeds from the Thursday, August 19, show will benefit the family crisis fund of All Island Denominations. Tickets are on sale now. Call 778- 0414 for information. Sandbar sponsors summer beach games The Sandbar Restaurant will sponsor the Endless Summer Beach Olympics on Sunday, August 22. All proceeds will benefit the Anna Maria Island Commu- nity Center. Teams must consist of six persons; three males and three females two alternates are permitted. Team members do not have to be employees. The entry fee is $75 per team. The games will start at approximately noon. Rules will be explained at that time. The scheduled events include: volleyball (beach rules), barrel roll relay, tray carry relay, boat race relay and sack race (all timed events) and Frisbee toss (accuracy). Results will be announced and posted throughout the afternoon. Trophies will be awarded at the conclu- sion of the games. Beer and soft drinks will be pro- vided for the team members (bring I.D.), and to mini- mize parking problems, please car pool. To confirm and pre-register your team, mail checks made payable to the Anna Maria Island Com- munity Center by Thursday, Aug. 19, to The Sandbar Summer Olympics, P. O. Box 1478, Anna Maria City, Fla., 34217. There will also be a late registration on Sunday, August 22, at 10:30 a.m. For more information or to confirm your partici- pation, contact Gary, Steve, Joe, Alan, or Lynda at The Sandbar at 778-0444. Off Island happenings National Coastal Clean-up will be held Saturday, September 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. Join the Sarasota Bay Program at Quick Point on Longboat Key to pick up trash and debris at the bay's latest habitat restora- tion site. Call 361-6133 to volunteer. For information on other clean-up sites in Manatee County, call Dee Steverson, Keep Manatee Beautiful, at 795-8272 or 795-8196. In Sarasota County, call Ingrid McLellan at Mote Marine Lab at 388-4441. A free home buyers workshop will be presented by Consumer Credit Counseling Service, a United Way Agency sponsored by Nations Bank. The workshop will be held August 24 and 26 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 5115 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. For registration and information call 751-1436. The Southern Water Use Caution Area (SWUCA) Work Group of the Southwest Florida Water Management District will meet today, Wednes- day, August 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Venice Community Center, 326 Nokomis Ave., Venice. Bradenton Christian School is opening a pre- school for three and four-year-olds this fall. An Open House will be held Monday, August 16, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the school located at 3304 43rd St. W., Bradenton. Parents with questions are encouraged to call Mrs. Stanley at 758-8410 or at the school office at 792-5454 (summer hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Anna. Maria Island to celebrate 100th birthday The Anna Maria Island Historical Society is plan- ning a great Island-wide extravaganza for Anna Maria's centennial in May, 1993. Each city will plan its own events for Friday, May 20, Bradenton Beach Day; Saturday, May 21, Anna Maria City Day; and Sunday, May 22, Holmes Beach Day. Other activities will include a grand parade, "A Taste of Anna Maria" featuring foods from Island res- taurants, excursion boat rides, a children's poster con- test, street dances, Island arts and crafts show, an auc- tion and a lot more. To kick off the society's plans, the first-ever Anna Maria Island historic calendar will go on sale for a donation of $7 on Wednesday, September 1 at the Is- land Historical Museum, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria City, Featured are 21 rare Island pictures. Mark you calendar for a centennial planning meet- ing to be held Thurs., September 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Anna Maria City Hall. Everyone, whether a historical society member or not, who is interested in any facet of the celebration should attend. Chargrllled Skewer of Shrimp Add a skewer of chargrilled shrimp to any meal for only Only at... The Freshest Seafood at Dockside Prices! * Tampa Tribune and Sarasota Herald-Tribune Reader's Choice! Holmes Beach 3200 East Bay Drive 778-5997 Happy Hour Daily 5 to 7 p.m. Hours: Sun-Thurs. 5 to 10 Fri. & Sat. 5 to 11 pa i *3.007 GUL F DRIVE.!OL MESI BH Fl. 81)T M] THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M AUGUST 12, 1993 N PAGE 12 Weekly pressure check Island Foods employee Helen Moroz has her blood pressure checked by Anna Maria Fire District (AMFD) volunteer Tim Hyden. The AMFD provides free blood pressure checks as a public service every Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at Island Foods in Holmes Beach. "The response has been very good," said Hyden. "There have been afew instances where we have suggested the person see their doctor as soon as possible. A service like this is very important." 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She is the fifth volunteer from Mana- tee County to work at the scene. Smith-Williams has been dispatched to a work location from the Red Cross operations headquarters in St. Louis. She specializes in the Family Service field so she will be working directly with families and in- dividuals affected by the flooding to provide emer- gency assistance and care. Smith-Williams has been an American Red Cross volunteer on and off for the past 45 years. This is the third major disaster in which she has worked for the agency. "It's the fourth disaster assignment I've been on, if you count the three years I spent in Somalia as a volun- teer with the United Nations," said Smith-Williams. "I do it because it has to be done. The Red Cross is here to help. When you see the faces of the people in need, you understand why you're there," she ex- plained. Red Cross volunteers commit to a minimum 21- day stay at their assignments, but many go beyond that How long does Smith-Williams plan to stay? "I'll stay out there as long as I'm useful to the ef- fort," she says. 5704 Marina Drive Holmes Beach 778-0333 COMPETE JOIN THE FUN AT THE SANDBAR'S FO ENDLESS SUMMER BEACH GAMES FOR TO BENEFIT THE THE ANNA MARIA ISLAND S / COMMUNITY CENTER Sunday August 22, 1993 y/ Registration at 10:30 a.m. Games begin at 12:00 noon 0 Trophy and Prizes FREE draft beer and soft drinks For team members. Team registration fees are $75. ANNA MARIA SANDBAR ISLAND .ooo -IE COMMUNITY CENTER For more information or to confirm your participation, please call Gary, Steve, Joe, Alan or Lynda ... 100 Spring Avenue Anna Maria Island 778-0444 r-----REGISTRATION FORM:-----1 BUSINESS NAME: ADDRESS: I PHONE: i CONTACT: PARTICIPANTS: 1. CAPTAIN: ALTERNATES: 12. 1. 1 I 2. 4. 5. 6. FEE: $75.00 PAID-CH CASH__ CHECK We, the undersigned, individually accept total responsibility for any personal injury in- curred while participating in the Endless Summer Beach Games, and release the Sand- bar Restaurant of any liability due to participation. 1. 5 2. 6. 3. __ 7. 4 4. 8. ISLAND PACKAGE LIQUORS FINE WINE SPIRITS BEER ICE ISLAND SEACIALTIES 00 ,0 NEW SUMMER HOURS! WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 10- Stop In to See Us for the Freshest Fish Available WATCH FOR SATURDAY CLOSE OUT SPECIALS I~j THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST 12, 1993 0 PAGE 13 'Variety' key word for Island Player Five interestingly varied presentations will engage the scribed the story as, "a warm and sensible little over- Island Players' talents this upcoming 1993-94 season. night scrap between a couple of stranded, stubborn, "Bus Stop," a comedy by William Inge, opens and appealing people. A bus out of Kansas City pulls October 7 and continues through October 17. up at a cheerful roadside diner in the middle of a howl- Walter Kerr in the New York Herald Tribune de- ing snowstorm. All roads are blocked and four or five Commissioner's son weds Anna Maria Commissioner Dottie Quinn McChesney recently traveled to New York City for the wedding of her son, Richard Quinn, Jr., and Christina Firth. Quinn, a painter and jazz/rock musician, wed Firth, a jazz singer and composer, in New York's Central Park. Islander photo: Pat Copeland Afternoon wedding Dr. Jane Carolan and Greg Detrich were married on July 24 at the Island Baptist Church. Following the ceremony, the couple enjoyed a reception with relatives and friends aboard the Seafood Shack's Showboat. s' 45th season weary travelers are going to'have to hole up until morning." (Need Islanders be reminded that Marilyn Monroe played the starring role in the 1956 film?) "Baby," based on a story by Susan Yankowitz, with the book by Sybille Pearson, music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., is a 1983 musical story of a baby boom among the characters. This light-hearted confection was also originally directed by Mr. Maltby and after leaving Broadway has been playing to more audiences than its originators could ever have imaged. The Island Players' version will come on stage December 2 through 12. Neil Simon's popular "Barefoot in the Park" starts the Players' new year, January 20 to February 5. The plot involves high-priced living for a newly-wed couple on a low budget, who have problems dealing with the hilariously inconvenient charms of their first home. The New York Times reported it as "a bubbling, rib-tickling comedy." "Steel Magnolias," a first play by Robert Harling, will be presented March 17 through April 2. Con- cerned with a group of gossipy southern ladies in a small-town beauty parlor, this play is alternately hilari- ous and touching and in the end, deeply revealing of the strength of purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of the six women characters. Closing the season will be the engaging "Educat- ing Rita" May 12 through 22 written by Willy Russell. It deals with a disillusioned, alcoholic English professor whose self-preoccupied outlook is disrupted by Rita, a forthright 26-year-old hairdresser, who is hungry for an education. Rita's lively mind and native shrewdness wins over the reticent schoolteacher. The London Sunday Telegraph commented, "It is the interchange of feel- ing and realization of new approaches to life on both sides that make this play of interest." Tickets will be $9 per play and season subscrip- tions are $45. For further information write to Island Players, P. O. Box 2059, Anna Maria, Fla. 34216. THE HUNT CLUB RESTAURANT Early Birds from $4.95 4:30 to 6:00 pm Lunch & Dinner Daily British Style Fish & Chips All You Can Eat $6.95 Mon.-Thurs. only 5350 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Longboat Key Located in the Centre Shops 383-0543 -Formey ete Reyna- - Formerly Pete Reynard's The Island Spirit is at ... RorTEN WATERFRONT DINING FULL MENU FULL BAR British-Style Fish & Chips ALL YOU CAN EAT $6.95 MONDAY-THURSDAY ONLY OPEN 7 DAYS ;11AM to 10PM 902 S. Bay Blvd, Anna Maria Anna Maria Yacht Basin 778-3953 SWEET S Early BirdSpecial P 7AM 9AM 0 99, ' N Toast E 5340 GulDrive S&S Plaza 778-9803 ISIANDERi I 1ES , Saltwater Cowboys Wed and Thur 7pm til "After the Beach Party" Sun 4pm til 350 Hot Dogs 500 Mini Burger 500 Drafts $1.00 Shooters $1.50 Molson & Corona EVERY TUESDAY :Luck of the Draw Dart Tournament at 7:30 PM Friday & Saturday KARAOKE 9-1 Two Prizes Nightly Leading to ... GRAND PRIZE Trip to the Bahamas! LOOK FOOD SPECIALS LOOK Summer Sunday Brunch $4.90 including the following "Delicious Dishes" Bacon Sausage Eggs Benedict Hash Browns Toast Scrambled Eggs Baked Half Grapefruit with Cassis Watermelon Boat Fruit Bowl Blueberry Waffles Stuffed French Toast Walnut Pineapple Crumb Cake Beef Hash Florentine Cheese Grits Cantaloupe Kiwi Fruit STEAMER POTS ... $7.95 PERSONAL PIZZAS ... $3.95 FILET MIGNON Salad, Potato, Choice Vegetbale, Bread & Butter $12.95 Hot & Cold Food 'til Midnight Always Banquet Facilities Available Anna Maria Island, Florida Open Daily Entertainment Nightly 5325 Mairina Drive Holmes Beach 778-2233 Monday Liver, Bacon & Onions $5.95 with salad Char-Grilled Pork Chops $6.95 with potato pancakes, fresh veg. & salad Tuesday Saute Chicken Breast Continental $6.95 with fresh veg, rice, and salad Wednesday Shrimp Fettucine Primavera $7.95 with salad Linguini Ala Greque with chicken breast & salad $6.95 mer Daily Dinner Specials Thursday Corned Beef & Cabbage $6.95 with new potatoes, carrots, and salad Friday Fresh Catch-of-the-Day S$7.95 with fresh veg, rice, and salad Mexican Torritto $5.50 Saturday Prime Rib of Beef 10 oz $8.95 with double baked potato, and salad Sunday Roast Chicken $6.95 with rice or potato, and salad [-Ote asiy Specai4 amesaCale featamg,1 F9eds h74, Scetao4p, and ec owumet Pasae J 900 Gulf Drive, Bradenton Beach 778-1919 Open 7AM-9:30PM 7 Days a Week 1J2 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST 12, 1993 M PAGE 14 ~ lI The newest Jackson George and Jeanne Jackson are pleased to an- nounce the arrival of their son, Mason Alexander, born July 5, 1993,at Manatee Memorial Hospital. Mason weighed five pounds, 13 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long at birth. Grandparents are Anna Jackson of Holmes Beach and Robert Konieczny of Bradenton. George is a long-time resident of Holmes Beach and serves as a commissioner on the Anna Maria Fire Control District board. MTropical I Twilight Dinner I Choice of $ 95 I Chicken, Pork, - Beef or Fish. I Includes Soup & Salad. j With coupon. Limit one per person. Exp. 8/18/93 Take out & Catering Available I Lunch M-Sun 11:30 to 3 Dinner M-Sun 4 to 10 1 4304 14th St. West Bradenton 758-6390 L Behind Rooms to Go ..-------w-------- Y"1 "The best hamburgers and" the coldest mugs of beer this side of Heaven." 4fIis , iunffy, Pat Geyer, Owner. etw f ' Across from Manatee Public Beach Mon-Sat 11am-7pm Sun 12-7pm Closed Tuesday Takeout 778-2501 Dine out often! And when you do, please be sure to mention that you saw the ads in the Islander Bystander. CAFE ON THE BEACH Patio and Inside Dining Directly on the Gulf at the Manatee Public Beach Come over and ejnoy our SUNSET DINNER SPECIALTIES SOUTHWESTERN Tuesdays, 4-8:30 pm ......$6.95 to $8.95 PIG ROAST Wednesdays, 4-8:30 pm ............................ $5.95 LASAGNE -All You Can Eat Thursday, 4-8:30 pm ....$5.75 FISH FRY All You Can Eat -Friday, 4-8:30 pm ...........$5.95 PRIME RIB Saturday, 4-8:30pm.................................... $8.50 .* BBQ SPECIALS Sunday, 4-8:30 pm................ $5.95 to $6.95 * Plus Chalkboard Speials TAKE-OUT AVAILABLE Prices do not include lax r . ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKES Including Sausage & Coffee 3.25 Servd Safurday, Sunday and Holidays il 1 p.m. ?. Open 6 AM Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Daily '" Live Entertainment 6 Evenings a Week While dining with the sunset ... ( - Guess what time the sun will actually set & get TWO FREE\ PANCAKE BREAKFASTS 4000 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach 778-0784 Islander Photo: Joy Courtney Art for pint-size painters The first week of "Kids' Artfest" sponsored by the Anna Maria Art League and taught by Island artist Nancy Shaefer, brings out discipline and concentra- tion from striving artists in the League's week-long artistic event for youth. The students worked with porcelain, clay, paints and prismacolor pencils. Pictured from the bottom up are Island youngsters Sarah Loveland, Amanda Granstad, Sarah Thomas, instructor Nancy Shaefer and Max Brickse. & PREMIUM T L t11,.GOURMET S fol 8oopT kl eenarm 5bepp. ICE CREAM & WAFFLE CONES Made on location Ilce Cream Pies & Cakes ,r Colombo Yogurt r SSoft Serve Diabetic r A FULL SERVICE ICE CREAM PARLOR Surfing World Village 11904 Cortez Road West Noon 10PM 7 Days a Week 794-5333 I ______ Enjoy dining in the comfortable atmosphere of a French Country Inn, where all dinners are personally prepared by the chef owners, Francis and Michel. Reservations suggested 383-2421 Mon. thru Sat. 5:00 10:00 PM Eats & Sweets Just an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor with Good Food Too! Dine on ourdck wiLh .1 view or the Cul. Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt! *Daily Specials -Burgers *Subs *Specialty Sandwiches eGrilled Reubens *Homemade Soups "If you dream it, we'll make it!" 778-0007 219 Gulf Drive South Bradenton Beach (6 blocks south of Cortez Bridge on left) Closed Tuesdays Gonna make the move The Sankey family have made the decision to move to the Island from Pennsylvania. The Islander caught them checking out what will soon be "their" beach in Bradenton Beach. The boys said they'd miss the snow at Christmas time, when asked what they'd miss most about living up north. "IUl show them videos of Pennsylvania snow storms," quipped their mother. Pictured are Joseph, Joshua and Curtis Sankey and their mother, Kim. Welcome to Anna Maria Island! Simply ... the soul of Europe in the heart of Longboat Key. J~ -~ FINE DNINNG 383-8898 Ivo Scafa, Proprietor Adjoining Four Winds Beach Resort An elegant resort on the Gulf of Mexico 2605 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key CALL 778-7978 FOR FREE HOME DELIVERY OF THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER (on Anna Maria Island.) Euphemia Haye Restaurant Lounge 4:00 1:00 Dessert Room 7:00 1:00 Restaurant 5:30 10:30 Dinner Reservations 383-3633 5540 Gulf of Mexico Dr, Longboat Key WW9a kIVA[9'isdI;k I SI Make a trip to France on Longboat Key North End of L. B. K. 7003 Gulf of Mexico Dr. (9 en/ 2xttcc/ IB THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER I AUGUST 12, 1993 M PAGE 15 Island police reports City of Anna Maria Aug. 4, 100 S. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria City Pier, theft of camera case and Minolta camera. Aug. 5, 300 block of North Bay Boulevard, bur- glary of a purse. Bradenton Beach Aug. 1, 301 Gulf Dr. S., Shell Shop, retail theft of two rubber rafts. Holmes Beach July 26, 8100 block of Gulf Drive, larceny of a bicycle. July 28, 300 block of 68th Street, vandalism of mailbox. July 30, 5000 block of Gulf Drive, vandalism. Two front tires of an automobile were cut. July 30, 3900 E. Bay Drive, Island Foods, retail theft of four cartons of cigarettes. Aug. 1, 100 block 77th Street, warrant arrest. Aug. 1, 30th Street and Avenue E, disturbance. Two intoxicated males were preparing to fight. The officer broke up the fight. Aug. 1, 4000 Gulf Dr., Manatee Public Beach, petty larceny of a bicycle. Aug. 1, 2700 block of Avenue B, petty larceny of a bicycle. Aug. 3, 200 block of 85th Street, burglary of $199 in linens. Aug. 4, 100 block of 48th Street, burglary. A pane of glass was broken in the carport, and a screen was removed from a front window. A radio, cassette player and speakers worth $330 were removed. Aug. 4, 3248 E. Bay Dr., Anna Maria Center, burglary of a purse, watch, necklace, two diamond Islander photo: Pat Copeland Officer honored by mayor, council Sgt. Charles Anderson of the Holmes Beach Police Department was honored by Mayor Pat Geyer and the city commission for his recent apprehension of six suspects wanted by the FBI. The suspects were wanted in connection with the murder of a drug dealer in Muncie, Ind. Geyer presented Anderson with a plaque of recognition at last week's city council meeting. rings wedding band and two pair of earrings from an automobile. Aug. 6, 7200 block of Holmes Boulevard, van- dalism. Eggs were thrown at a home. Garland, Evans to wed Mr. and Mrs. N. Keith Garland of Bradenton an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Anne, to James Ronald Evans of Holmes Beach. The couple will wed September 18 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Miss Garland received a graduation equivalency diploma and plans to study cosmetology at Manatee Area Vocational and Technical Center. The bridegroom-elect is a server at The Anchor- age restaurant in Anna Maria City. The Island Poet Two old folks in a nursing home decided to share their life, So they decided to call the preacher to make them man and wife. After the ceremony was over they shuffled off to their room. They wanted to spend the night as a brand new bride and groom. When they crawled into bed, he gave her a hug and she hugged him back, Then the two of them fell asleep, and that was the end of that. And the second night things went about the way as the night before, For after the huggin' he was so worn out all he could do was snore. But the third night she didn't hug him back and it was more than he could take, Until he heard her sweetly say, "Not tonight, honey, I've got a headache. Bud Atteridge BANANAS Order Blue Crab for lways 1 9eb the Weekend! S Tennessee "Vine Ripe Tomatoes" IIWATERMELON Sweet & J- J Delicious SWORDFISH - And ./ / MARLIN FILETS Little Neck & Steamer LIVE CLAMS Sweet Louisana MAINE OYSTERS LOBSTER By the dozen or bushel S FRESH FRUITS Georgia Peaches Nectarines SBlueberries Plums Cantaloupes "YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET" 501 M V .W (ett or u ner 51 slMnaee OPlead& add 7:n3 0 ePMdDIY*o 7i49-1785 Tim & Tom Wed. & Thurs. Aug. 10 & 11 9 p.m.-1 a.m. JAY CRAWFORD Fri. & Sat. Aug. 12 & 13 9 PM to 1 AM KITCHEN OPEN DAILY 11 AM BANTAM PLAZA *10104 CORTEZ RD. WEST 1.5 MILES EAST FROM BEACH ON CORTEZ RD. ANCHOR INN BEER WINE LIQUOR 7AM to 2:30AM 3007 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach 778-3085 Customer Appreciation Night Wednesday Aug 11 1OPM-1AM $1 Well $1 Beers 500 Drafts Free Pool FAT CAT Thursday, Friday & Saturday August 12, 13 & 14 9:30 pm-1:30 am "Z" Kitchen is now open Late night menu available I A I -, --- ---- -- - 1% - 1 Ij THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST 12, 1993 0 PAGE 16 OTEY & ASSOCIATES COMPLETE COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING, BOOKKEEPING AND YEAR ROUND TAX SERVICE 1 Individuals, Corporations, Partnerships & Estates -- 503 Manatee Ave. W., Suite C, Holmes Beach S-f O lOhy, Enwtffd ct 778-6118 Licensed by the U.S. Goverment to represent taxpayers before the IRS. INSURANCE NOTICE If you are having difficulty with insuring your home or other personal property please call us. You may qualify for one of our preferred companies or the Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association. We can help you. Please call. 778-2206 John P. Huth \ INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. 5203 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach, FL. "Since 1960"-- Fuel tax enhancements offset by smoked mullet BE A GOOD SPORT! Send the Islander Bystander to your distant friends and relatives. It's the best news on the island. They'll love hearing all of the news from Anna Maria Island. See page 5 for details. __Open and GALATI Covered Slips YACHT BASIN SAvailable! ... with each slip rental, receive a DISCOUNT on gas or diesel. GAS & DIESEL 100 OFF per gallon with the purchase of 100 gallons or more. 50 OFF per gallon with a purchase of $50 or more. BEER ICE SODA SNACKS LIVE & FROZEN BAIT TACKLE OVERNIGHT DOCKAGE PUMP-OUT STATION 0 OPEN 7 DAYS WEEK 8 TO 5 0 (8 3) 78-055- 92 :O. AYBLV -ANNAMARI By Bob Ardren Outdoor Perspectives It has been a long time acomin', but the grass flats both east and west of the Rod & Reel Pier are finally beginning recovery -from last winter's beach dredging and re-nourishment. Of course, the Army Corps of Engi- neers denies there was ever any damage done to the flats, but anyone seeing the before and after situation at the pier knows differently. Bait stand operator Dewey Curtis says the fishing is finally picking up again, but it's been a long wait and the grass flats are only now beginning to grow again. Buying a new boat is going to be cheaper thanks to President Clinton's tax bill passed last week by Congress, but just wait until you go to fill it up' with fuel. Buried deep in the tax bill is a pro- vision repealing the luxury tax of 1990. Among other things, that President Bush-sponsored bill slapped a 10 per- cent surcharge on any amount paid for a yacht over $100,000. Does that mean much to you or me, probably not. At least on the surface you should par- don the expression. But it certainly slowed down the boat business and knocked out lots of jobs over at Wellcraft and at other local boat-build- ers. Nobody knows exactly how badly the tax hurt the industry, but employment is down about 4,000 people, or 25 percent, over the past two years. So everyone agreed something had to be done. And the tax bill did it. But as is usually the case for the govern- ment, there's a twist. First of all, Congress decreed at 20.5-cent-a-gallon increase in the tax on diesel fuel used by boats. And if you saw the article last week quoting the good folks over at Galati Marine about the increase, you know of course, they're against it. But then, Congress last week also passed a 4.5-cent-a-gallon increase on all motor fuels. That's on top of the first increase, so now we have what amounts to a 25-cent a gallon increase on marine diesel fuel. Now we find out that Manatee County is going to add a 1-cent a gallon local option tax on fuel sales to help pay for education and whatever, so the new total comes to a 26-cent increase on die- sel fuel and a 5.5-cent-a-gallon increase on gasoline. So how much does this stuff really cost anyway? I called Galati Yacht Basin and they quoted me prices of $1.59.9 per gallon on gasoline and $1.25.9 per gallon on diesel if you buy less than 100-gallon lots. Over 100 gallons and lets face it, they don't have many boats over there holding less both prices drop 10-cents a gallon. Bradenton Beach Marina at the end of Church Street sells gas for $1.49.9 a gallon and diesel for $1.25 a gallon. Anybody for a little sail? I can remember going all summer on a single 8-gallon tank in the old Co- lumbia, name of Reality. The Sarasota Bay Program needs help with dune plants 15,000 of them that will be planted at Leffis Key in September. The sea oats and other native plants will be placed on dunes that line the Gulf Drive side of the habitat restoration project. In case you've forgotten, Leffis Key is a 20-acre habitat restoration project across from Coquina Public Beach. The planting will be coordinated by Manatee County's Environmental Ac- tion Commission, and if you're willing to help, please call the Sarasota Bay Program at 361-6133 to sign up. Actual planting will take place Sep- tember 21 through the 25, so mark your calendars. Smoked fish were an important part of the everyday diet where I grew up along the shores of Lake Michigan in northern Wisconsin. So to this day a smoked chub or whitefish is the comfort food I crave whenever times are way up or way down. But after nearly 20 years in Florida, smoked mullet have gone a long ways toward replacing those golden beauties from the Great Lakes. The problem has always been that most local sinoked fiulteft,'iiiliess you smoke them yourself, tend to be dried- out or spiced-up or "just plain old" by the time they find their way to the din- ner table. But boy did I ever hit a gold mine last week. Fulford Family smoked mullet Stopping by the Islander Bystander office with new son-in-law Michael in tow, we were greeted by an aroma bringing back the memories of my childhood. Hot smoked fish. If seems that Larry Fulford had dropped off some fresh-smoked mullet to the office and it was wonderful. Hey, it was better than wonderful. It was really good. Many thanks, Larry. I honestly don't know how to ob- tain any of Fulford's smoked mullet short of a midnight raid on his smoker, but even that might be worth the risk. In the meantime, I'll continue to tolerate the usual local product and dream of the day the Fulfords decide to market their mullet and bring new fame to our sister city of Cortez. See you next week. Buckle up-wear your life jacket. Make sure your jacket fits properly. Also, keep throwable flotation devices and other emergency equipment on board and within reach. Alcohol and boating do not mix. It is illegal to operate a vessel while in- toxicated. 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'5 LIC. #RF0049191 778-5622 5348-B Gulf Dr. Holmes Beach Avoid accidents by practing safe boating I [] THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST 12, 1993 0 PAGE 17 Got the snapper by the tail Islander Sumer Shields, 13, shows off her recent catch of two yellowtail snapper. Sumer is the daughter of Island charter boat Captain Phil Shields. When it come to fishing like father, like daughter. Kingfish schooling to hold court in mid-August By Captain Mike Heistand Most captains reported the run of tarpon and per- mit has ended for this year, but there's still a lot of good fishing around Anna Maria Island. Fran from the Anna Maria City Pier said the pier's customers were catching mackerel, mangrove snapper and a lot of pompano. Pompano was a particu- larly good catch in the early morning and late evening. She also mentioned some customers caught six small sharks last weekend along with a lot of small redfish. Captain Mark Bradow said since permit and tar- pon were pretty much gone, he targeted snook, redfish and trout with redfish being his best bet. Mark also said he had managed to find a few legal-size grouper in the backwater. Margaret from the Bradenton Beach Pier said angler Dolores Bailey from Sarasota caught a 20-inch flounder using shrimp for bait and that Bailey's son had a great time helping his mom bring it in. Margaret said pier custom- ers were still catching trout and redfish. Island Discount Tackle's Bill Lowman reported offshore fishing has been fair to excellent with good catches of red and black grouper in over 100 feet of water. Amberjack were also being caught at the deep water wrecks. In the bays and bayous, Bill said redfish were being reported in several locations with a lot of them being too big. Captain Tom Chaya told me he was been able to produce redfish and trout for his clients all last week. Clyde from Annie's Bait and Tackle reported fisherman Tom O'Brien of Bradenton caught a four- foot nurse shark off of Longboat Pass using finger mullet for bait. Captain Zack on "Dee Jay" said reds were schooling in a free spawn manner with as many as 40 hooked. Running hot and cold, 60-plus man- grove snapper were found in the Gulf and passes as were trout and flounder up to 27 inches. Zack said to look for schools of kingfish to appear in mid-August. Captain Phil Shields said amberjack and red grouper up to 12 pounds, along with yellowtail and mangrove snapper up to five pounds all came on board his boat last week. Dewey from the Rod & Reel Pier told me his customers were catching a few mackerel and pom- pano. He also said he saw anglers catching nice-size redfish and that on Sunday two customers caught a four and five-foot barracuda respectively. Dewey said mangrove snapper were being caught in the early morning and late evening. Captain Todd Romaine said he'd been able to produce redfish on every trip last week as well as a few nice-size trout in the 24-inch range. Yvonne from the Miss Cortez Fishing Fleet re- ported good numbers from the fleet's charters last week. The fleet's four-hour trip averaged 80 head of Key West grunts and porgies. Its six-hour trip averaged 200 head of vermilion and lane.snapper and Key West grunts and its nine-hour trip brought in 30 red and black grouper, scamp and vermilion and lane snapper. Captain Rick Gross said he found redfish and snook for his clients last week and that redfish were his best bet in the backwater. Carl from Perico Harbor Bait & Tackle re- ported quite a few flounder were caught along with mackerel around Egmont Key. He mentioned that shrimp were still hard to get though. Fishing was slow for me last week on "Magic." I believe it was because of the slower afternoon tides, but, whatever the reason, it didn't stop my clients from catching and releasing over-size redfish, a few snook and plenty of mangrove snapper. Good week and good catches! SLast of the permit Big permit like these were the fish of the week for much of the summer or were, since the big run seems to have ended. Lookfor them again next year, same time, same loca- tions. Islander Photo: Bonner Presswood AUTHORIZED SERVICE Johnson, Evinrude, OMC AUTHORIZED SER Sea Drive OMC Cobr Stern Drive ANNA MARIA ISLAND TIDE TABLES DAY AMHIGH AMLOW PMHIGH PMLOW Thu 8/12 7:19 2.4ft -3:20 0.5ft Fri 8/13 8:28 2.5ft --- -4:20 0.3ft Sat 8/14 9:30 2.6ft --- --- 5:10 0.2ft Sun 8/15 12:38 1.6ft 3:12 1.5ft 10:26a1.8ft 5:46 0.2ft Mon 8/16 12:51 1.6ft 4:16 1.3ft 11:14a1.6ft 6:21 0.2ft Tue8/17 1:08 1.711 5:13 1.1ft 12:07 1.5ft 6:53 0.3ft Wed 8/18 1:24 1.811 6:05 0.91t 12:56 2.7ft 7:22 0.5ft Cortez High Tides 7 minutes later lows 1:06 later. BUY IT! SELL IT! RENT IT! And be sure to say you saw it in the pages of the Islander Bystander! Problem with Insurance? Call 778-2253 Jim Mixon Insurance, Inc., representing the Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association. (State Pool Insurance) Jim Mixon Insurance Co. Inc. 5412 Marina Dr., Island Shopping Center : Holmes Beach, FL 34217 778-2253 WE'VE GOT ESP* AND WE WANT YOU TO HAVE IT TOO! Our ESP* (ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN) is a twice-a-year inspection, lubricating, adjust- ing, and cleaning of your heating/cooling sys- tem to keep it running at peak efficiency. At $48.00 for both visits, it's a bargain you won't want to pass up. NO high pressure sales. NO unneeded parts replacement NO phone solicitations You'll have to call us or we'll never meet. Just call and say, "I want ESP, too!" Celebrating our 21st Year W ST COAST REFRIGERATION AMR CO*NoTI CACO44365 778-9622 Holmes Beach -AFPL PARTICIPATING CONTRACTOR " ". -'j, "" Wt-j .-. i W 1,04 IV. , rf ^^^TT^TT?? JB THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER N AUGUST 12, 1993 0 PAGE 18 I -~- t--. II A s l s Islander Photo: Joy Courtney A special sail Matthew Robbins 2, (left) and his brother, Bryan, 4, enjoy a trip with the Miss Cortez Fleet to Egmont Key beside their grandparents, Barbara and Frank Newman of Bradenton Beach. The most exciting part of the trip for the boys was the dolphins that played in the boat's wake both to and from the key. The boys were vacationing on the Island for a week along with their parents, Gina and Doug Robbins of Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, the home of the 101st. Christian Science Services First Church of Christ, Scientist 6300 MARINA DRIVE HOLMES BEACH SUNDAY SERVICE & SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:30 AM WEDNESDAY 7:30 EVENING SERVICES 0- READING ROOM 5314 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach Monday thru Friday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. .Islander Photo: Joy Courtney Guild interested in landscaping Islander Photo Joy Courtney to protect environment Anna Maria Art Guild member GenevieveNovicky (left) speaks with Allen Garner, Florida yard coordinator, working with the Manatee and Sarasota Extension Service. Garner spoke to the guild about localized land- scaping and how it can protect the Gulf and bays from water run-off and the pollutants it carries with it. Natural landscaping also conserves water, he said. 2anser &nlen rinal (murunnit pi9rcI= The Rev. An Interdenominational Christian Church Frank W. Serving the Community Since 1913 10 AM ................... Sunday Worship 10 AM ................Children's Church 7 PM....... Sunday Seaside Worship 512 Pine Avenue, Anna Maria Transportation & Nursery Available Come, Celebrate Christ 778-0414 FUNERAL HOMES KEITH L. GRUENDL General Manager BRADENTON HOLMES BEACH 720 Manatee Avenue W. 6000 Marina Drive 3904 Cortez Road West (813) 778-4480 (813) 748-1011 FAX 746-6459 ISLANDER I ImI IA ANNA MARIA ISLAND'S FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FREE HOME DELIVERY ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND CALL 778-7978 By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter To aid in its priority task of reviewing the city's resort overlay district, the Holmes Beach Planning Commission is seeking input from chamber members, real estate agents and hotel/motel owners. The overlay district was established by the city coun- cil in February in an attempt to regulate the large number of residential rental units. It currently applies to the R-4. district but can be applied to any district in the city. The commission has been charged with the task of reviewing the ordinance and its effectiveness and de- termining if it should be applied to any other districts in the city. To do so, commissioners agreed to begin by gathering facts about resort rentals and input from those interested in the industry. Three meetings have been set August 17 for input from members of the Island Chamber of Com- merce, August 24 for input from Realtors and August 31 for input from hotel/motel owners. All meetings begin at 9 a.m. in city hall. The commission also will begin its major task of reviewing the city's comprehensive plan and land de- velopment regulations. This review, mandated by the state, must be completed by the spring of 1995. The first meeting for the comprehensive plan review will be held at 9 a.m. on September 21. The commission will begin with the land use section of the plan. Bf THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST 12, 1993 0 PAGE 19 -It vaII; Commission seeks input on resort overlay district (813) 778-2291 EVENINGS 778-2632 FAX (813) 778-2294 P. 0. Box 2150 419 Pine Avenue Anna Maria FL 34216 Associates After Hours Barbara A. Sato .... 778-3509 Christine T. Shaw.... 778-2847 Marcella Cornett ... 778-5919 Nancy Gullord .........778-2158 SZTI eTne cEaL a Pw/eoltonaA Sp r .aiai. &2in. I2mns a'J ,.opie/ L .if&tyd.. AFFORDABLE DREAM HOME ON DEEP SAILBOAT WATER &sr WITH SWIMMING POOL VideoColtaclo This lovingly decorated 3 bedroom/2 bath home has something for everyone! A whirlpool overlooking the deep, seawalled canal, caged 17x34 pool, and 50' boat dock. The master bath has a large shower and separate tub with a dressing area. The guest bath also has a private dress- ing area. The kitchen offers every amenity including a Jenn-aire range-microwave. A dumbwaiter and Maravac central vacuum system make your easy living. Everything you dreamed of and more. $350,000. WATERFRONT & atsN, CEDAR HOME Videocollecton Carefree family living is yours with this fragrant and inviting 5 bedroom/3.5 bath cedar home, featuring many beamed ca- thedral ceilings, skylights, and waterside solarium! Amenities include a spacious formal living/dining room, waterside family room with marble fireplace and hardwood floors, marble en- try foyer, country kitchen with oak cabinets, spacious mas- ter suite with jacuzzi tub and marble shower, plus a double car garage, enormous downstairs store room, boat dock, and interior stairway. Priced at $350,000. Call or Stop by our office to schedule a complete "Drive-By Preview" of current listings through the use of professional videotape. Vi Exclusive m i Waterfront ONEYEAR V Ebtles ctn WARRANTY Video Collection MLS .,,... *CALL A PROFESSIONAL! '^ '< READY TO HELP YOU! S '. SANDY GREINER REALTOR-Associate Aft His 778-3794 Pager: 333-1864 REALTORS 15203 Gulf Dr.Holmes Beach i Sj L -3, 778-0777 or Rentals 778-0770 M Lu; 1S 1772j E,,,; E 7 55 OPEN SEVEN DAYSAWEEK i-.-= Summer Specials On Anna Maria Island Looking for beachfront or close-to-beach getaway? We have them. 4-day/3-night packages start at $190 + tax. (Includes departure clean.) Weekly and monthly specials. Call now to reserve your Summer Getaway. Contact Mary or Darcy 800-881-2276 or 813-778-2275 Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker 3222 East Bay Drive, Holmes Beach, FL34217 THE Dick Maher REALTOR/Associate Evenings: 778-6791 neaL & neaL --- LAND SPECIALISTS Tom Nelson REALTOR/Associate rEvenings: 778-1382 GREAT RENTAL PROPERTY/LARGE ASSUM- ABLE MORTGAGE! 5.05%, no income qualifier. Four apartments located on lovely tropical spot on natural waterway plus just steps to prime north end beaches in Anna Maria. The best of both worlds. $239,000. Call Dick Maher or Tom Nelson. #11286. UNIQUE Commercial/residential property in City of Anna Maria. Great location for a small office. Free form caged pool. $167,000. Call Dick Maher or Tom Nelson. OFC: 778-2261. #11289. SPACIOUS ISLAND HOME Great family home nestled among lots of tropical trees, throughout. Stone fireplace. Eat-in kitchen with oak cabinets and Corian countertop. Large screened pool, work shop area and recreation area on ground level. 25 x 33 ft. dock. Great neighborhood. $239,000. Dick Maher or Tom Nelson OFC: 778-2261. #11279. GREAT HOMESITE on Lake LaVista. Canal front lot with lots of trees. Great family neighborhood and no seawall to maintain. $99,000. Dick Maher or Tom Nelson. OFC: 778-2261. #11280. ANNA MARIA ISLAND HOMESITE Magnificent water view overlooking Bayou and Pelican Rookery in secluded area of extraordinary waterfront homes. Lot has trees and a 50' dock with electricity. $250,000. Dick Maher or Tom Nelson. OFC: 778-2261 #11278 CANAL FRONT HOME IN ANNA MARIA 2BR/ 2BA home with natural cedar siding. Great Room concept with open kitchen, large utility room and lots of room for storage on 1st floor. Great decks off rear of home give views of Tampa Bay. $198,500. Dick Maher and Tom Nelson. OFC: 778-2261. #10483. A SAILOR'S DREAMI 2BR/2BA elevated home on deep water canal with dock. Great room concept, sky- lights, and lots of extras. JUST $204,900. #11030. Dick Maher. OFC: 778-2261. EVES: 778-6791. CUSTOM BUILT 3BR/2BA high quality home in private area of Anna Maria. Well landscaped. Hand crafted brick fireplace. 10' footage on Bayou com- plete with dock. Suitable for small boat. Great cathe- dral ceilings. Very bright! Call Dick Maher OFC: 778- 2261 EVES: 778-6791. $229,000. #01169. (813) 778-2261 605 Manatee Avenue West Holmes Beach Toll Free 1-800-422-6325 A _ Thomas M. Fortuner Thomas M. Fortuner, 51, of Holmes Beach, died August 3 in Bradenton. Born in Carbondale, Pa., Mr. Fortuner came to Holmes Beach from there in 1981. He was a driver for Penske Distribution Services. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn; two daugh- ters, Melissa, and Leigh Ann; three brothers; two sis- ters; and a grandchild. No visitation was held. A memorial Mass was held Friday at St. Bernard Catholic, Holmes Beach, with the Rev. John Barry officiating. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home was in charge of cremation arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children Re- search Hospital, Attention: Memorial Program, P. O. Box 3704, Memphis, Tenn. 38173. CALL 778-7978 FOR FREE HOME DELIVERY OF THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND! neaL ; neaL. Richard A. Freeman Island and Key Specialist RealtorAssociate S WANTED: YOUR LISTINGS S. RESULTS = SOLD S 778-2261 or 778-2284 Toll Free 1-800-422-6325 ,L ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED MEDITERRANEAN VILLA. Exquisite in every way. Gulffront on the world's most beau- tiful beach. Anna Maria $1,295,000. Call Paul Collins. i . Twelve years experience specializing in Creative Transactions. Ii Make your dreams and goals a reality with Paul Collins SREALTOR-ASSOCIATE .. ." After Hours (813) 778-4330 Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker 3224 East Bay Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217 (813) 778-6654 N.. -0 MM THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M AUGUST 12, 1993 M PAGE 20 LOCATION! LOCATION! REDUCED REDUCED Great duplex, great Investment 208 Peacock, Holmes Beach. 2BR/2BA each side of this totally up- graded duplex. Close to wide beach. Good rental history. REACH RICHARD FOR YOUR PERSONAL SHOWING: 778-2261 or After Hours: 778-2284 neaL&neaL R mu Richard Freeman, Realtor@ Associate .M L BUY IT, SELL IT, RENT IT! [ISL ANDERCl7as Io! is your Classified Source! NEW LISTINGS Carefully kept, deep water canal front, two bed- room, 2 bath home with family kitchen; Florida room, large utility room, lanai with wet bar, jacuzzi, boat dock and many updates. Priced at $220,000. Please call Carol Williams for appointment. 778- 0777; 778-1718 after hours. .. ...... . __ - .-=- '. .- _: Enjoy a carefree lifestyle in the 3 bedroom, 2 bart home with a caged pool and deep water canal. Other amenities include boat dock, sprinkler sys- tem, 70% stone lawn, fruit trees, double garage. Room for expansion. Priced at $235,000. Please call Carol Williams, 778-0777, 778-1718 after hours. Duplex, within walking distance of the beach at the north end of Anna Maria. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath each unit. Upstairs unit was completely remodeled, new kitchen, carpet, plumbing, wiring. Priced to sell at $152,000. Please call Zee Catanese, 794-8991 eves. Playa Encantada -Beautifully furnished 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath unit overlooking pool and Jacuzzi with views of the new beach! Only unit available in this quality beach front complex. $175,000. Gulf Watch We still have a few choice units available in this desirable complex. 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath turnkey furnished with washer and dryer. Great rental history. Starting at $89,500. Island Duplex 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath each side. One block from the beach. Currently producing $950 per month in income. $142,000. Questions concerning buyer's broker?? Call Dennis McClung at 778-4800 Condos, homes, duplexes for rent and for sale. We can help you find the home YOU want. Call Today! (813) 778-1999 5320 Marina Drive Holmes Beach FL 34217 The Island Shopping Center ISLAND HISTORY BUFFS! June Alder's column highlights the heritage of Anna Maria Island this week and every week in the ISLANDER BYSTANDER. Don't miss an issue. You can even mail it to friends up north! See the form on page 5 to subscribe. Call 778-7978 for FREE home delivery of the Islander Bystander on Anna Maria Island! WA U GULFFRONT RESIDENCE Newly listed 2BR resi- SUNSET VILLAS JUST REDUCED Two du- dence on wide, sandy beach with fabulous views of plexes, side by side, only one-half block to sandy the Gulf. Excellent investment opportunity. Offered walking beach. Offered at $179,900. Possible at $195,000. Call Dave Moynihan for details. owner financing. Call Dave Moynihan. BAY WINDS Direct Bayfront apartment with great views of Bay and Intracoastal. Short walkto beach, shopping, restau- rants. Well-built solid masonry structure. Excellent Island sec- ond home with strong rental opportunity. 2BR-2BA with un- der cover parking. Priced at $99,900. Call Dave Moynihan. ~- ^^ ry~f GULFFRONT MOTEL Six units directly on new wide beach. A mix of efficiencies, 1 BR and housekeeping apartments. Steady increase in income since beach renourishment and 1994 is already booked. Now priced at $549,900. Call Stan Williams. REALTORS 5203 Gulf Dr. Holmes Beach, FL 34217 Call (813) 778-0777 or Rentals 778-0770 1-800-741-3772 Ext. 55 OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK MLS I BEST BUY ON THE BEACH Wide sandy beach in ONE OR TWO duplexes with a total of four, fully front of this lovely 2BR 2BA, turnkey furnished furnished, 1BR 1BA units for only $175,000. Or condo. Many conveniences including eat-in kitchen, buy just one duplex for $87,500. Well-maintained washer/dryer, covered parking for 2 cars, pool, secu- and located in quiet neighborhood. Only two rity entrance. Priced at $139,900. Call Stan Williams. blocks to great beach. neati.neaL ML S a l "Team up with success" -. l DICK MAHER Ucened Real Estate Salesman TOP PRODUCER: Island office, 1st Six months, 1993 After hours: 778-6791 778-2261 605C Manatee Av W Holmes Beach 778-2244 401 Pine Av Anna Maria OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK TOLL FREE 1-800 422-6325 The Prudential W Florida Realty ,el We Are FTrida .. I 5340 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach, FL 34217 (813) 778-0766 PRICE REDUCED! #51587 $169,900 ... Very nice duplex and ' only half block from the Gulf. Larger side is turnkey furnished. SUNBOW BAY UNIT -..; ; #51783 $81,500 ... Enjoy Island living in this large one bedroom overlooking the lagoon. Are you looking for a Real Estate Agent with International Contacts? Call one of the Top Sales Associates of the PRUDENTIAL FLORIDA REALTY for Sarasota Manatee Counties. KARIN B. STEPHAN 778-0766 or 388-1267 WALK TO BEACH! #52870 $109,000 ... 2 bedroom home in Holmes beach. Just a short walk to the best beach. Call Carol Heinze 792-5721. SPACIOUS ISLAND HOME! #52542 $325,000 ... Island living at its best! 3 bedroom with Bayview. Call Roni McCuddin 778-5585. The Prudential Florida Realty CAROL HEINZE, CRS REALTOR-ASSOCIATE" Million Dollar Club 5340-1 Gull Drive Holmes Beach, FL 34217 (813) 778-0766 Fax (813) 778-3035 Alter Hours (813) 792-5721 sri BEST ISLAND BUY! #52283 $149,500 ... 3 bedroom, 2 bath pool home. Close to beach & Bay! Call Sally Schrader 792-3176. GREAT LOCATION! #52651 $85,000 ... 2 bedroom in one of Bradenton's most desirable areas. Call June Gilley 792-0758 anytime. ANNUAL & SEASONAL RENTALS available. Call Jack Bachman 778-0769 or 778-5368. SALES & RENTALS YVNN Proud corporate sponsors of Mote Marine Laboratory, Call us for a brochure and discount coupon. I r "I rri~t~ I rt~~ r qr" ^Pr. l ISLAND REAL ESTATE S'w OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Maureen Dowd, Lic. Real Estate Broker 6101 Marina Drive Holmes Beach (813) 778-6066 SSales ( Rentals & Property Management -neaL & neaL- 0i6 E MLSo Mary Ann Schmidt GRI REALTOR Evenings: 778-4931 Toll-free 1-800-732-6434 WALK TO THE BEACH! Beach cottage 2BR/ 2BA home with large heated caged pool. Sepa- rate 2 car garage with workshop. $169,900. GULF VIEW from both levels 2BR/2.5BA half du- plex. Full balcony on 2nd floor for privacy and 2 car garage. Walk to the beach. $198,500. ISLAND SIX-PLEX with 2BR/2BA each unit. Great assumable loan. Swimming pool on property. Recently painted and waiting for new buyer. $450,000. CUSTOM BUILT HOME 2BR plus den, 2.5 BA, pool, Jacuzzi, vaulted ceilings, extensive outdoor entertaining area. BAYWINDS CONDO 2 & 3 BR units with boat dock on Intracoastal waterway. Nice quiet setting. $122,000- 145,000. ON THE RIVER New Custom Built 2BR/2BA. 5 year Builder Warranty. Key West Style, wrap around porch, bring your boat. $169,900. Call Mary Ann 778-4931 neaL&neaL Realtors@ (813) 778-2261 ofletin D'H,\If ANNUAL RENTALS AVAILABLE *3 Bedroom, 2 bath, single family home. Fireplace, 1 car garage. Across street from Gulf. $850 mo. * 1 Bedroom, 1 bath apart- ment. $450 mo., includes water, washer/dryer hookups. HORIZON REALTY OF ANNA MARIA, INC. 420 Pine Ave P O Box 155 Anna Maria, FL 34216 (813) 778-0426 FAX 778-1849 CITY Bradenton Beach I1B THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M AUGUST 12, 1993 M PAGE 21 ADDRESS/lot STYLE/rooms AGE/size SELLER/BUYER/date SALE$/LIST$ 1800 Gulf Dr 106 La Costa elevated condo 1979 2bed/2bath-Gulf 1000 sfla Hansen/O'Bryon 7/19/93 $122,000 list uk Compiled by Doug Dowling, Lic Real Estate Broker, 778-1222 BEST OF BOTH WATERS Home on FreshWater Canal with easy access to salt water boating. 2BR/2BA with Family Room and Features that will add to your comfort. $119,995. Call Toni or Herb King 795-2211 After Hours: 778-1785 The Prudential Florida Realty l"i GREAT BUILDING LOT Extra large building lot of 105x115, located in one of Anna Maria's most prestigious neighborhoods. Close to Tampa Bay and fishing piers. Call Agnes Tooker (eves. 778- 6258) today! Don't miss 501 Magnolia Ave. $85,000. FRAN MAXON REAL ESTATE Licensed Real Estate Broker 9701 Gulf Drive P O Box 717 Anna Maria, FL 34216 (813) 778-1450 or 778-2307 SALE OF WEEK by Doug Dowling Islander Correspondent 106 La Costa, although only $2,000 in selling price greater than the last benchmark La Costa unit to sell, establishes the new top-end selling price record holder for this Gulf front condominium in beach- renourished Bradenton Beach. NOT A DRIVE-BY! 6 Bedrooms, 4 Bath on deep canal, in- ground pool, water views, immaculate. A must see for a big family. REACH RICHARD FOR YOUR PERSONAL SHOWING: 778-2261 or After Hours: 778-2284 neaL& neaL m g Richard Freeman, Realtor Associate M -neaL neaL- 8(35 ""H GULFFRONT DUPLEX Anna Maria City. Beauti- fully furnished upper and lower units. Windows are mini-blinds in glass. Floors are tile and Berber car- peting. Each apartment sleeps five. Built-in stereo system upstairs. Great rental history. Weekly and monthly rentals. Wide walking beach only two blocks from the finest restaurants and shops, Post Office, Playhouse. Rare opportunity. $675,000. Call Rose at 778-2261 or after hours 778-7780. ROSE SCHNOERR Realtor GRI, LTG, RRC SNeal & Neal Top .; Company-Wide Sales- person of the Year S#1 in Sales and S. v Listings on Anna J Maria Island ' SALES RENTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Planning to SELL or RENT your property? Please call an ISLAND REALTY :GROUP OFFICE! Four ISLAND real estate offices working together to provide personal and professional services. Over 75 combined years of ISLAND business experience shows we are long established ISLAND offices! - -i- s GULF VIEW DUPLEX 202 LAKEVIEW Two, turnkey units includes 3BR/2BA & 2 bedroom, 3 bath home with 2 car ga- 2BR/1 BA only one lot from gorgeous rage. Heavy duty boat davits. Seawall and beach! Great rental history & priced to dock. Fireplace, central vacuum. Renova- beac Greatnta history priced tions done -ready for offer. Asking sell! $229,500! aUeeT $175,000. ANNA MARIA REALTY, INC. LIC. REAL ESTATE BROKER "We are on the Islandl" ... since 1957 9805 Gulf Drive P O Box 835 Anna Maria, FL 34216 (813) 778-2259 DOUG DOWLING REALTY Lic Real Estate Brokers of Anna Maria Island P.O. BOX 1667 409 Pine Ave. Anna Maria, FL 34216 (813) 778-1222 Michael Saunders & Co. of Anna Maria Island, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker FEATURE OF THE WEEK FOR THE PERSON WHO WANTS IT ALL One of Anna Maria's finest homes. 4BR/3B canalfront home remodeled to include fireplace, Jenn-aire kitchen and heated pool. 1 block to beach. $350,000. Ken Rickett, 778-3026. BETTER THAN GULFFRONT Where the Gulf meets the Bay at the very tip of Anna Maria ... find the com- fort and charm of a true beach house in this 4BR/3B resi- dence. $489,000. Wendy Foldes, 755-0826. BEGIN IN KEY ROYALE It's not perfect, and that is why you can buy this 2BR/2B canalfront home for $149,900. Exercise/hobby room. 2nd bath ideally located for "future pool". Don and Karen Schroder, 778-2200. ENJOY THE LIFESTYLE that offers expansive and ever changing views of the Intracoastal waterway from the large pool deck and living areas of this luxurious 3BR/2B exquisite home. $599,000. SPACIOUS 3BR/3B CONDO With outstanding water views at a first class complex that features a pool, hot tub, tennis court and boat docks. Convenient location, out- standing price. $99,000. Ken Rickett, 778-3026. Anna Maria Island Centre (813) 778-6654 3224 East Bay Drive Holmes Beach, FL 34217 MME9 M THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST12, 1993 0 PAGE 22 Anna Maria Pest Control CALL (813) 778-1630 Lic. No. 4467 r.J. Entertainment "The Professional, Full-Time Wedding and Party Specialist" MEET OR BEAT PRICE (813) 758-7276 ^) CAVANAGH MARINE REPAIR GAS DIESEL I/O INBOARD ENGINES DRIVES GENERATORS FULL SERVICE MARINA MOBILE SERVICE 795-7264 124TH ST. CT. WAT CORTEZ ROAD CHRISTIE'S 'PLUMBING ;l l COMPANY SCommercial & Residential S, Open Saturday 24-Hour Service No Overtime Charges! 778-3924 or 778-4461 "Remember, it pays and saves to get a second estimate." 5508 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach (RF0038118) ROOF REPAIRS INSURED-UCENSED RE-ROORNG RCOOC608 BUILDUP SHINGLES NGMA TILE CARPENTY ARY BRINGMAN SINGLE PLY ROOFG 746-6643 RE-CONSTRUCTION 6-66 Bringman Roofing, Inc. 1111 29th Ave. W., Bradenton 34205 Genstar, Elk and GAF Shingles J.R. Painting * Interior/Exterior 20 Years Experience Husband/Wife Team Free Estimates 778-2139 MICROSOFT WORD for DOS 5.5 Never regis- tered or used (includes Grammatik IV). Retails for $370. $150 or make an offer. 778-9392. WANNA SKATE? Island Rollers In Line Skates. A relentless rush! For skating information and sales call 778-3880. FLATBED TRAILER Heavy duty (8' X 16'). Tan- dem axle, surge brakes and stake pockets. Used only once. $2600 new, asking $1300. Call daytime 749-5051/evenings 778-3880. FIND GREAT DEALS on wheels ... and everything esle in the Islander Bystander. 4 X 8 ENCLOSED UTILITY trailer. New tires and axle. Strong I-beam construction. Great condition. Call mobile # 356-4649 or 778-9392. WATERBED King size. Lighted nightstands $100. Brown loveseat $100. Dual action exercycle $95. Call 778-5086. FOR SALE 2 Louvre doors (80 X 30") $40 for both. 1 exterior door $20. 778-2586 or 778-6771. WANTED: FILE CABINETS. Two or three drawer used file cabinets needed. Call 778-2061. SHAPELY, blue-eyed blonde lady needs loving home. I'm 4 years old and neutered. I'm free to the first responsible caller. I'm a purrr-fect Siamese cat. 778-1247. LOOKING FOR ARTISTS and craftsmen for Oct 2 show. Entry fee $20. 778-2099. Sponsored by AMI Art League. OPEN THE DOOR to your dreams in the real es- tate section of the Islander Bystander. ART LEAGUE HAPPENINGS "Artfully Done Grouper Fish Fry" Aug. 28, 5 to 8 PM Island Community Center All you Can Eat Live Entertainment $7 in advance, $8 at the door; Children $5 Can you donate kilns or clay equipment for classes starting this fall! Tax deductive! Call for tickets and class schedule Anna Maria Island Art League: 778-2099 HOUSEHOLD SALE New recliner, TV, VCR, TV stand, dining room set, beds, coffee & end tables, lots of other stuff. Fri & Sat, Aug 13 & 14. 8-?. 204 Archer Way, Anna Maria. A REAL GARAGE SALE Tools, lawn mowers, band saw, all garage stuff. 2200 Ave A, Bradenton Beach. Sat, Aug 14, 8 to 12. MOVING SALE Furniture, clothes, big screen TV, misc. Sat, Aug 14, 8 to 2.511 DeNarveaz Dr, Long- boat Key (1/4 mile south of Whitney Beach Plaza). SALE Sat, Aug 14, 9 to 3. Golf equipment, toys, bikes, clothes, misc. 2208 Ave B, Holmes Beach. NICHOLE'S YARD SALE Clothing, household items, children's books, toys, bicycle, skates. 108 Crescent, Anna Maria. Sat & Sun, Aug 14 & 15, 9 to 2. HONDA PRELUDE 1981 with 140,000 miles and still ticking. Rusty from the beach but excellent me- chanically. $850 firm. 778-9392. FISHING ABOARD the "FISH HOEK" with Captain Mitch Cockrell on 17' boat. 1/2,3/4 & full day char- ters. Snook, tarpon, trout & redfish. 745-1361. BAY CRUISES, Egmont Key or Sunset. Custom- ized to you. Economical. Shaded and open deck. Very comfortable for up to 6 persons. Call 794- 5605 MOHAWK CANOE Like new. $200 firm. 1 Oft long. Also, Fun cycle. 3 wheel, low to the ground, $150. 778-0262. BUY IT! SELL IT! FIND IT! ISLANDER CLASSIFIED. SECRETARY/OFFICE MANAGER for local envi- ronmental consulting firm. WordPerfect and Lotus skills a plus. Resume to Florida Permitting Inc. 5306 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach FL 34217. 778-9584. PART TIME Day manager for Ice Cream/Sandwich shop. Mon-Fri, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $5 hour. Call Sue's Homemade Ice Cream. 778-3728. HOUSEKEEPER WANTED Reliable, non-smoker. Harrington House Beachfront Bed & Breakfast. 778-6335. ISLANDER CLASSIFIED The best news in town and the best results from classified ads and services! MATURE COMPANION Do you need a mature companion in your home? Non-smoker, island resi- dent, cook, drive, etc. Part-time, not live-in. 778- 8216. CHILD CARE Any age. Mature woman to care for children by the hour or overnight while you go out for the evening. 778-0262. ISLAND GARDENER will turn your boring land- scape into a yard bursting with blooming flowers and color. For beautiful ornamentals, perfect for the beach environment all summer, call 778-2260. Improve your business weekly! This ad in the Islander Bystander costs as low as $12.11 weekly ... and you will really get results. Setaiis PERSONALIZED AUTO DETAILING $85 SPECIAL * Full car detailing including ... WASH WAX SHAMPOO SEngine & Underbody Cleaning & Protection All Leather & Vinyl Conditioned Tires & Trim Dressed & MUCH MORE! We welcome you to enjoy full AUTO and BOAT detail service at your home or business, by appointment completely at your convenience. We use absolutely the finest products for your car and for the environment. Since 1985. For a cleaner car, call today. We do Boats too! CALL MOBILE SERVICE NUMBER: 356-4649 (or leave a message for Damon at 778-9392) *$85 includes most car models. ISLANDER AMI] IF YOU KNOW NEWS ... PLEASE, GIVE US A CALL AT 778-7978. If you know something that would be of interest to Islanders, don't hesitate to call. We're interested in stories about people and events that have to do with Anna Maria Island. Kids, adults, grandparents. From anniversary parties to garden club meetings ... there's always something happening and there will always be someone who wants to know about it. Call or write: Islander Bystander Island Shopping Center 5400A Marina Drive Holmes Beach FL 34217 (813) 778-7978 [J THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 AUGUST 12, 1993 0 PAGE 23 I Lr AI N D E= PINE-SOL PATTY & CO We do everything! Light cleaning, spring cleaning, WINDOWS, moving help, organizing, whatever! 18 1/2 years on this Island! (20% discount to Tom Selleck). 778-9217. A-CLEANING SERVICE Generic pricing, quality cleaning. Medical Attorney Commercial Resi- dential. Bonded, Insured. 778-7231. AUTO & BOAT DETAILING at your home, office, or dock-at your convenience. Complete detailing includes wash, wax, shampoo, engine & underbelly cleaning, leather & vinyl conditioned, tires & trim dressed and much more. Protect your investment. Call Damon on mobile number 356-4649. VAN-GO PAINTING 15 yrs experience. Residen- tial/Commercial, Interior/Exterior, Pressure Clean- ing, Wallpaper hanging. Island resident with Island references. Call Bill Chamberlin at 778-5455. JOE UNGVARSKY CONSTRUCTION. Remodel- ing specialist. State licensed and insured. Many island references. 778-2993. ON THE ROCKS Bartending Services. Private par- ties or any occasion. 794-5947. MONTGOMERY'S CERAMIC TILE SERVICE. Professional repairs & installation. Fully insured and a Manatee County resident for 25 years. Call Ken Montgomery for your free estimate today at 792-9252. ALUMINUM VINYL INSTALLATION. Remodel- ing & repairs. Screen rooms, soffit & fascia, roof- overs, carports, etc. LIC #RX0051318. Insured, refer- ences, reasonable prices. Rex Roberts 795-3757. FAT CAT HOME WATCH Will care for your home or condo while your are away. Call Jon Kent mo- bile #745-4723 for information. WILL EDIT/re-write your memoirs, short stories or novels. Military journalism, newspaper, technical manuals experience. Reasonable fee. 778-6142 anytime. WORKING MOMS Shaklee offers the best of both worlds. Work from home, have unlimited income, free cars, travel and more. Call 778-4629. ANNUAL RENTAL 2BR condo in Bayou Condos available. Approximately Sept 1st. Unfurnished. Coin washer & dryer. Bay view. $550 month plus electric & security. Anna Maria Realty, Inc. 778- 2259. HOLMES BEACH Furnished 2BR condo, pool, utilities included. $795 month thru Dec 1993. 778- 0794 or (407) 846-8741. HOLMES BEACH Furnished 1BR condo. AnnuaVl/ $495 month. Seasonal/$695 month thru Dec 1993. 778-0794 or (407) 846-8741. ANNA MARIA Furnished 1 and 2BR apartment, gulf/bay view, pool, patio. $550/$650 month in- cludes utilities. 211 S Bay Blvd. 778-2896. UNFURNISHED ISLAND RENTALS Bayfront Executive Home-Key Royale 3/2, pool, dock, $1600-$1800. Large family home 4/3, pool, deep water, $1500. 307 57th St, 3/2. Island in the Sun 1 Months rent FREE, 2/2, pool, $600. Gulf Gardens-2/2, $525. 604 North Shore 1/1 $425. Neal & Neal Rentals, Inc. 813-778-9477 or 1-800-422-6325. CUTE 1BR apartment, fully furnished, utilities in- cluded. $450 month. Also available 93'-94' season. Evenings 778-4715. ANNUAL UNFURNISHED, over 1200 sq. ft. w/2 decks & garage. 2/2, 1 blk. from beach. $700 mo. Gulf-Bay Realty. 778-7244 or 778-2151. MOBILE HOME with cover over roof and add on. 2 Florida rooms and large front porch. On large lot with view of bay. One block to beach on island. ONLY $8,500 OBO. Must be 45 years of age. 778-6330. RIVER FRONT LOT 100 x 200 ft. 10 minutes to Downtown Bradenton. $45,000. Call 778-7980. BY OWNER Perico Bay Club, 2 bedroom, 2 bath townhouse with loft. Ceramic tile throughout lower level. Asking $112,000. 792-2841. CANAL FRONT LOT for sale by owner. Corner of Tern & Gladiolus, Anna Maria. $99,000. Nego- tiable. 778-4084. LOW COST health insurance. $10,000,000. On the job coverage, small groups, prescriptions included. Preferred provider hospitals. Over 10 years expe- rience. Call 778-2324. Thank you St Jude! Thanks, you who made me see everything and showed me the way to reach my goal. You, who gave the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and you are in all instances of my life with me. I thank you for everything and con- firm once more that I never want to be separated from you, no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your per- petual glory. Thank you for your love toward me and my loved ones. (A person must recite this prayer 3 con- secutive days without asking for any favor. After the third day, the favor will be granted, no matter how difficult the favor may be. A person must promise to publish this dia- logue as soon as the favor is granted.) JB ISLANDERS miJI HOW TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD THE DEADLINE IS NOON ON MONDAY FOR WEDNESDAY'S PAPER Classifieds need to be placed in person at our office after all, who can afford to invoice for our low fee of $3.00? Our office is located at 5400A Marina Drive, in the Island Shopping Center, Holmes Beach. We're on the corner between D. Coy Ducks and the laundromat. Hours 8 to 5, Monday thu Friday, Saturday 9 to 2. CLASSIFIED RATES: Minimum $3.00 for up to 3 lines. Additional lines: $1 each, Boxes $1, Headlines 100 per word. For more information, call 778-7978. --- - - - - - Finishing Touches Wallpapering YOUR PAPER HUNG WITH PRIDE & CARE FREE ESTIMATES 778-2152 Island Typing Service Computer Operated ^ FAX Service: Send & Receive FAX #: 778-8390 310 Pine Avenue Anna Maria 778-8390 Commercial Residential* Free Estimates Sand'S\ Lawn Mowing Trimming Edging Ul Lawu Hauling By the cut or by the month. S Service 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE INSURED \ 778 1345/ GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES 7 78445) "AND SATISFACTION Elaine is still here... Painting by Elaine Defenbaugh "Professional Excellence" J INTERIOR & EXTERIOR RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL S o Serving the Islands Since 1969 Licensed and Insured 778-5594 778-3468 NORTHWEST GARAGE SPECIALIZING IN VOLKSWAGEN AUDI SUBARU Hours: Tues to Sat 7:30 to 5:30 Owner: Ed Panzarella 795-7772 6906 Manatee Ave. W. Bradenton, FL 34209 (Behind Discount Auto Parts) STATE REGISTERED CONTRACTOR State Reg. RC0043740 RESIDENTIAL ROOFING CONTRACTOR * ALL NEW WORK GUARANTEED S* LICENSED INSURED COMPLETED OPERATIONS INCLUDED FIBERGLASS SHINGLES m* MILDEW RESISTANT MATERIALS SINGLE PLY ROOFING SYSTEMS Free Estimates 748-3558 KaG GLASS EVERYTHING IN GLASS Mirrors Tabletops a Windows & Screens SBoat Windows Residential & Commercial Sales & Repairs 5347 GULF DRIVE NORTH HOLMES BEACH (813) 778-7808 24-Hour Emergency Service We are a full service Electrical Contractor New Homes Remodel Ceiling Fans Electrical Service Changes Lightning Arrestors 5345 GULF DRIVE, SUITE 100 HOLMES BEACH, FL 34217 WILLBURNS OWNER (813) 778-7774 Uc.#ER0010206 Ji THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M AUGUST 12, 1993 M PAGE 24 )~~)II1) |