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NEWS HAPPENINGS DINING SPORTS REAL ESTATE ISLANDER IILI I I'l &AU ^i Postal contract forfeited; investigation continues By Paul Roat In the wake of a financial audit, Thomas and Janet Huffine have relinquished the contract to operate the Holmes Beach Post Office. Joseph Breckenridge, spokesperson with the United States Postal Service in Atlanta, told The Is- lander Bystander Monday "given the facts, we believe it is in the best interests for all concerned that the con- tract be terminated." The termination date was Satur- day, April 2. In a letter to postal customers in Holmes Beach dated Saturday, Bradenton Beach Postmaster Bob Willis said "The independent contractor in charge of the community Anna Maria flood insurance in jeopardy due to home remodeling? By Jeannie Friedman Islander Reporter A remodeled ground level home on North Shore Drive in Anna Maria must be either torn down or elevated in the wake of more than $100,000 worth of remodeling, apparently in violation of city and federal regulations. That opinion was the consensus of the city's plan- ning commission at a meeting last week, where it was made clear that it would not be business as usual in the: city in regards to public works issues. Dr. and Mrs. Howard Seider of Bradenton ap- peared before the commission to request a flood dam- age prevention variance on the property they purchased for $245,000 in January of this year at a public auction. Before the Seiders bought the home, the former owner had made extensive changes to the property far exceeding the amount allowed by building permits is- sued by the city. The extent of the remodeling was also apparently in violation of Federal Emergency Manage- ment Act (FEMA) regulations. FEMA can cancel all flood insurance issued in the city, or place the city on probation, if a municipality allows excessive violations of federal rules. A FEMA rule prohibits improvements exceeding 50 percent of the value of the property in any cumulative five- year period (commonly called the 50 percent rule.) Clyde T. Fretwell, Jr. received a $30,000 building permit after a fire damaged the home at 891 North Shore Drive in 1991. The appraised value of the struc- ture then was $51,301. Anna Maria's Public Works building official Don Tarantola estimated $100,000 has already been spent, -although the total value of the building permit was only $30,000. "This is equal to 500 per cent of the value and a gross violation of FEMA rules," Tarantola said. Fretwell requested the $30,000 permit to repair fire damage estimated at $16,000 and to perform an addi- tional $14,000 worth of limited renovations. After the permit was issued the house was torn down. Only a concrete slab and one wall of the origi- nal structure remained. When the house was rebuilt, the square footage was increased by 600-700 feet. The Seiders told the planning commission the property is now three-fourths complete. They said they did not have an exact figure on how much more it would cost to make the house suitable for occupancy. Figures ranging from an additional $20,000 to $40,000 were mentioned during the meeting. Planning Commission Chairman Tom Turner ques- tioned Seiderabout whether he had checked with the city about the permits before he bought the property. "I spoke with Anne Beck, and she told me there was no trouble with permitting for the work that was done," Seider said. Beck is the administrative assistant to the public works/building department 'It was my understanding that there were no problems with the permits. I was told work was stopped because of financial problems created by the.bankruptcy (of the pre- post office at 5346 Gulf Drive has agreed to relinquish his contract effective immediately." Huffine said "I decided to give it up and go back to school full-time." He said he made the decision to give up the contract station "about two weeks ago." Breckenridge said he had no information regarding Huffine's earlier decision to give up the contract sta- tion in Holmes Beach, Breckenridge said that during a regular review of Huffine's records of operation by post office auditors last Wednesday, auditors found "there were serious breaches in security in regards to stamp stock, and a consistent fail- ure to follow correct accounting procedures." vious owner), not because of permits," Seider said. "The city did not issue a work stoppage (order)." Tarantola responded, "I have no knowledge of work stopped by the city. It was stopped because of financial problems of the former owner." Tarantola was not employed by the city when the permits for the property were issued. Planning Commission Member Doug Copeland said, "It's very clear in my mind that the permit was issued wrongly in the first place. To allow more con- struction to be done compounds the problem and is in violation of FEMA guidelines." Turner added, "We're bound by FEMA and city ordinances. At one time we were in danger of losing our flood insurance." Turner said the flood insurance of all city residents would be jeopardized if FEMA rules were not followed. Copeland explained that such variances must be justified with FEMA. "FEMA keeps saying we must enforce the 50 per- cent rule," he said. "'Time after time they ask the city to please instruct all employees about the rule." Commission members Jimmy Nicholas, Pierre Reynaldo and Lou Ann Collins reiterated the opinions of Copeland, Turner and Tarantola. A 60-day extension was granted so the Seiders can get figures on the cost of elevat- ing the house and come back to planning commissioners. Huffine said there was "nothing very serious" found during the audit. Breckenridge said he did not know if civil or crimi- nal charges would stem from the investigation.'Postal of- ficials are continuing their investigation, he said. Huffine took over operation of the contract station in November 1987. The Holmes Beach Post Office is classed as a contract station to Bradenton Beach. Huffine and his wife, Janet, were not postal employees. He is a former city council member in Holmes Beach. The office will continue to be open while a new con- tractor is sought. Breckenridge said they hope to have a new contract within 90 days. Casting about for good fishing Andy Weiman of Sarasota shows off his cast netting form at the Anna Maria City Pier recently. Weiman said he likes to fish from the pier so much he drives out to the Island from his home in Sarasota about once a week. Fishing is picking up off the Island, according to "ihe fishing reports from guides and local fishing spots. For details on what's biting and what's not, see page 20. Islander Photo: Paul Rodt Cortez Bridge closure schedule set for October 1995 See Page 3 SKIMMING THE NEWS ... Fish feud ................................... Page 2 Vice mayor steps down ............ Page 3 Shell controversy ....................... Page 4 Opinions .................................... Page 6 The Way We Were .................... Page 7 Announcments ........................ Page 12 Stir-it-up................................... Page 14 Tingley Library......................... Page 15 School Daze .......................... Page 17 Streetlife .................................. Page 18 THE BEST NEWS ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND APRIL 7, 1994 fI PAGE 2 0 APRIL 7, 1994 I THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER The beach tax coming and going By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter County Commissioner Joe McClash supplied fig- ures on the one-cent portion of the three-cent tourist tax that is.earmarked for beach projects at a recent meet- ing of Island elected officials. The data on the tax's collection and distribution was requested by Island officials. According to the figures, since the tax was put into place in 1987, the county has collected $3,306,952. The breakdown of this collection is as follows: Anna Maria Island $760,599 Bradenton Beach $198,417 Holmes Beach $462,973 Anna Maria $99,209 Longboat Key $1,058,224 Other $1,488,128 Bradenton $264,556 Unincorporated county $1,207,037 Palmetto $16,536. Amounts spent on projects as of Sept. 30, 1993, are as follows: Anna Maria Island $1,804,916 Cortez beach groin repairs $309,975 Beach rake and trailer- $31,195 Beach economic study $24,750 Beach renourishment project $999,983 Debt service for beach project $439,013 Longboat Key $360,000 Beach renourishment project $360,000 Other $125,097 Municipal projects $59,690 Tax collector fees $65,407 Unspent balance $1,135,265 Projected expenses from 1994 to 2000 are as fol- lows: Anna Maria Island $2,877,471 Dune construction $189,000 Pay off bonds $1,756,271 Environmental monitoring $100,300 Beach monitoring $253,900 Water quality monitoring $12,500 Economic studies $25,000 Sea turtle monitoring $20,500 Project contingency $325,000 Project maintenance $195,000 Longboat Key $1,200,000 The totals of tax funds spent and projected are as follows: Anna Maria Island $4,682,387 Longboat Key $1,560,000 The totals of tax funds collected and projected are: Anna Maria Island $1,896,671 Longboat Key $2,638,847 Roundabout work rolling along The Bradenton Beach roundabout may be processing but, during last week's spring break, traffic was delayed by both construction and vacation. SBradenton Beach police helped with signaling vehicular and pedestrian traffic which was at a peak. Islander Photo: Tomara Kafka FCA, OFF fight over fishing license increase By David Futch Islander Correspondent Florida Conservation Association members and commercial fishermen with the Organized Fishermen of Florida are at each other's throats again. Either way, the loser of this fight is expected to be anyone who pays for a Florida fishing license. Two bills before the Florida Legislature would in- crease the annual price of a license by either $3 or $7.50 depending on which bill musters enough votes. Money raised from the higher fees will be used to pay commercial fishermen for the loss of their livelihood in the event Florida voters pass a ballot referendum this fall eliminating nets to harvest fish along coastal waters. FCA members want the Florida Senate to pass its version of a bill raising the rate by $3 a year, a move the sportfishing group says will raise $22 million over five years. There are more than 2 million saltwater fish- ing licenses in Florida. OFF originally demanded a $15 increase for five years but settled on a Florida House of Representatives bill calling for a $7.50 raise per license each year for a decade. Commercial fishermen say they need at least $40 million to compensate them for extinction. Manatee County FCA board member John Koeck said the $3 raise will bring in more than enough to help fishermen learn another trade ifa ban-the-nets law passes. Commercial fishermen Mark Taylor of Cortez sees things differently. Taylor, director of OFF's Cortez chap- ter, said the FCA's offer of a $3 increase to compensate fishermen is "nothing but lip service on their part." A fourth generation netter, he said fishermen don't. have a lot of foresight and vision or the ability to change fields like the FCA would have them do. For that reason, Taylor said the House bill is the preferred program because it raises enough money for re-training and the purchase of nets and boats owned by the approximately 7,000 Florida netters. The Senate bill, however, would raise only enough money to pay for administration of the program, leav- Coast Guard Auxiliary considers site near Kingfish Ramp Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 81, is looking for a place to land. The flotilla is losing its lease at its long-time site in Cortez near the Seafood Shack restaurant, Holmes Beach Planning Commissioner Mike Farrup said. The Coast Guard Auxiliary patrols the back waters, bays and inland waterways; offers periodic boat safety inspections at various locations on the Island; teaches safe boating classes and often takes the place of the Coast Guard in emergency situations. "They approached me a month or so ago," Farrup explained. "They've been through a lot of departments in the county and have been referred to the City of Holmes Beach. They're proposing to put up a building west of the Kingfish Ramp by the Anna Maria Island Bridge on Manatee Avenue. They need about 3,000 square feet. Presently the state owns the site, but it lies within the city." After looking at the city's zoning map, Public Works Superintendent John Fernandez said the land is not presently zoned, but logically it could be designated a public recreation area. "I don't think the planning commission has anything to do with it," Fernandez noted. "It seems to me this would be a building department/city council matter. It is Florida Department of Transportation right-of-way from water to water, so the state would also have to be involved." Commission member Dr. Frances Smith-Williams said, "This would have to be held in abeyance for a decision by DOT as to what they're going to do with that bridge. If they were to build to the north, that prop- erty would be used for a different purpose." v. . ing just the scraps for fishermen to fight over. "A lot of these guys have no alternatives," he said. "Commercial fishermen are survivors but they have no clue what they're going to do. They'll fish right to the end and then scramble. "I was brought up under a strong work ethic and by the time I was 12-years-old I was bringing money home. We didn't think about going to college. We were concerned about pulling our weight. I have no alterna- tives. I have no clue where I'm going to go or how to pay the bills or what I'm going to do." Jerry Sansom couldn't agree more with Taylor's assessment and his plight. Sansom, a lobbyist for OFF and its executive direc- tor, said the FCA and its backers in the Legislature don't want to live up to their promise of fair compensation. "There is no compensation program that can com- pensate these people for what they are faced with los- ing," he said. "You can't compensate for loss of culture and loss of future." FCA's Koeck, who also serves as Manatee County Save Our Sealife coordinator, said commercial fisher- men should not receive the astronomical monies they want because they are to blame for the decline in the Florida fish harvest. "The resource has suffered and to compensate people with huge amounts of money who have done so much to deplete that resource seems absurd," he said. "They caused the damage and brought this on themselves." Koeck admitted that commercial fishermen are not totally to blame, saying there is no question sheer growth and damage to the bays has caused much of the destruction to Florida's aquatic resources. Sansom of OFF put things in perspective in the battle between the amateur sports angler who fishes for fun and the commercial fisherman who fishes to put food on the table of the people of Florida. "The FCA views us as dinosaurs," he said, "and the sooner we're gone, the better off the world will be." % - THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER U APRIL 7, 1994 0 PAGE 3 I] Charlton steps down as vice mayor of Bradenton Beach Bradenton Beach Vice Mayor Jack Charlton is as vice mayor without opposition last December. He stepping down from public office for health and fam- was first elected to office in 1989. ily reasons. The Bradenton Beach City Charter calls for a va- Charlton was re-elected to the council and his post cancy on the city council to be filled through the ap- April 14 next 'drop-dead' deadline on Anna Maria Island Bridge By Paul Roat Another deadline has come and gone, and another extension has been granted in the state agencies' dis- pute on the Anna Maria Island Bridge replacement. The Florida Department of Transportation now has until April 14 to respond to questions by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's intent to deny permits to replace the existing bridge at Manatee Avenue with a 65-foot, fixed-span structure. DEP is looking for answers to channel siting just ;north of the bridge. Specifically, environmental regu- lators want to know if having the new bridge built to the north of the current span would adversely impact the navigational needs for boaters using the channel leading to Perico Harbor Marina. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Marine Patrol have both been asked to comment. Ac- cording to DEP's George Craciun, the Corps of Engi- neers has responded that no problems would ensue if the northern alignment were used for the new bridge. Alignment has been a pivotal factor in the bridge The Cortez traffic Oct. 1-3 ment of Transp Repairs wil bridge tender b metal span itse mechanism, el work will cost permit dispute between the two state agencies. Officials with the DEP have said environmental impacts to seagrass beds and mangroves are too great if the new bridge is built to the south, and have been denying per- mits on those grounds. DOT officials have said the channel impacts and business impacts to Leverock's restaurant would be too great if the bridge were built to the north, and want the new span built to the south. Craciun said the Corps response to the north-south dispute was a clear point in favor of the DEP. He said the Corps said there would be no problem with limit- ing the width of the channel to the marina to 50 feet, as proposed by the DEP. The Corps also indicated channel "setback" from the bridge is not a factor - another sticking point, according to the DOT. The Florida Marine Patrol has not yet responded on the issue. If the matter of bridge alignment is not resolved by April 14, Craciun said he anticipated yet another exten- sion would be granted. Cortez Bridge closure set Oct. 1995 z Bridge will be closed to vehicular Partial closure of the bridge will also take place 1, 1995, according to Florida Depart- from August to December. iortation officials. The real sticking point was when the bridge was 11 be made to the drawbridge span and to be closed: Transportation officials originally pro- nuilding during that time period. The posed to close the bridge between Easter and Memo- elf will be replaced, as will the lift rial Day next year. Business owners on the Island and ectrical and control panels. Repair in Cortez balked at that time, and requested the about $2 million, slower business period in the fall. pointment of a citizen by the remaining council mem- bers until the next regular election in the city. Charlton, a resident of Sandpiper Mobile Resort, rep- resented Ward 1 in the northern section of the city. Charlton was a driving force behind the creation of the Tingley Library in the city, as well as an advocate for the Anna Maria Community Center, and serves as "Santa's helper" during the Island Christmas festivities. Mayor Katie Pierola said she was saddened to see Charlton leave the city council. She said a timetable will be determined Thursday, but added she hopes to have a new council member ap- pointed within a month. Pierola said anyone interested in filling the term until December 1994 should submit a letter and resume to the city. The Ward 1 seat will be come up for election for a one-year term in December 1994 and a regular two-year term the following year. 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IKj PAGE 4 APRIL 7, 1994 M THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Disappearing shells main concern at fisheries workshop By Jeannie Friedman Islander Reporter After many seasons of watching five-gallon buck- ets, 10-pound sacks and the back ends of pick-up trucks being loaded with sea shells many of them harvested while still containing live animals a group of citi- zens and elected officials are ready to take action to limit or even halt the practice on Anna Maria Island. Representatives from the Marine Fisheries Com- mission of Florida (MFC) held an informational work- shop last week at Roser Memorial Church to gather public testimony regarding the harvesting of shells, especially those that contain live organisms. Educating the public was at the top of the list of suggestions made by the MFC representatives who conducted the workshop at the request of Commis- sioner Dorothy McChesney (Anna Maria). She asked for the meeting after receiving complaints from con- stituents about the uncontrolled harvesting of live shells and the abuse of shell collecting in the waters of Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The 10-year-old marine commission has exclusive authority over fishing regulations in Florida. Their rep- resentatives hold workshops and public meetings on matters of public interest. They told the group that no decisions would be made as a result of the Anna Maria meeting but the concerns of Island residents would be reported to the full commission. Any new rules regu- lating shell fish on the Island would ultimately be sub- ject to approval by officials in Tallahassee. One by one, members of the audience walked to the podium to relate personal experiences and observations that made them become aware of a potential problem. Commissioner McChesney talked about coming to the Island in the 1950s and finding an abundance of beautiful shells on the beaches. "If something isn't done, they will not be here be- cause they won't be able to multiply," she said. Molly Parks, an Island resident for 13 years said, "I'm disheartened about the tourists who harvest so many shells. Sometimes they don't even take them with them when they leave. They just leave them at their hotel or beach house." Madge Bergquist of Anna Maria said, "I've been horrified. I live close to a canal and I've seen them take 15 or 20 sacks at a time and load the back ends of pick- up trucks." "We used to adorn ourselves with animal skins and ivory, but now we know better," said Sarah Nicholas of Holmes Beach. "Children get excited when they find sand cobblestoned with sand dollars. They fill blankets fill of live shells which die in the sun. The parents al- low it because it amuses the children but then they leave the shells here when they go north. It's more a matter of education than enforcement, but maybe we could ban while we are educating." Anna Maria Commissioner Chuck Shumard - who is also head of the Island Turtle Watch said, "I'm very concerned about depletion since I've been here. I, too, would like to see a ban for a short time while we're trying to educate." Mote Marine Biologist Jay Leverone took issue with the group's contentions. "This is very sensitive issue but at this time there does not seem to be a threat to the sand dollar popula- tion. Sand dollars are very prolific," he said. "Habitat degradation is more harmful than harvesting." He agreed with MFC representatives that education should be the number one priority. "People are well intended but ill informed," he said. "We need education." Sheila Wayne, a Holmes Beach resident who deals in ornamental shells, expressed concern about a ban on harvesting. "I buy sand dollars wholesale," she said. "If they were banned on this Island or even in this county, it wouldn't be devastating. In the entire state, it would be economically devastating." Lee County in south Florida currently has a ruling which limits the gathering of live shells to two per per- son per day. The, city of Sanibel is trying to pass a rule which would totally ban the taking of live shells from the waters surrounding that island. Mitchell A. Newberger, a member of the Marine Fisheries Commission, summed up the agency's posi- tion on the problem at the close of the meeting. "We're not miracle workers. We only regulate. Building seawalls, renourishment, water run-off- all these things have contributed to the problem," he said. "It's a sad situation and we'll do the best we can. "There are so many fires to be put out but we're aware of the problem." MFC is conducting workshops at the request of specific cities and municipalities and will investigate the possibility of creating regional regulations on the shell harvesting issue. What else can we all agree to disagree on? By Paul Roat Commentary It has been a wild and wacky political season and, as the dust settles and everyone gets sworn into office, the question remains if the recent trend toward work- ing together will continue. Or, to phrase it another way, who will Islanders hate more than themselves? City hall addition among items approved in six minutes The Anna Maria City Commission took just six minutes Friday to approve three recommenda- tions made by the city's planning commission. At a special meeting, the Commission gave the go-ahead for an addition to city hall and approved a permit for the Anchorage Restaurant to erect an off-site sign with the stipulation that it be on pri- vate property. The sign will be placed at the south west corner of Gulf Drive and Pine Avenue in front of the Beach-Style Boutique. Commissioners also accepted the planning commission's recommendation to allow a 60-day extension for a variance request by owners of property at 891 North Shore Drive (see article, page 1) and approved a permit for a door to be in- stalled at the residence. The city hall addition could begin as early as May 1 said Don Tarantola, director of public works. The plans call for an extension at the back of the building's meeting room to house the public works/ building department. The sheriff s department would move from Pine Avenue into the space now occupied by the public works department. During the renovation city hall's bathrooms will be brought up to handicapped accessible standards in compliance with the American Disabilities Act The plans also call for upgrading of the building's air conditioning system but a final de- cision on that phase of the project will not be made until after the bids are received. Now L-shaped, the building will be rectangu- lar when the addition is complete. The $40,000-$50,000 project is expected to take 90 days to complete, and could start by May 1. Will the question of whether or not a new high bridge will replace the Anna Maria Island Bridge at Manatee Avenue serve to continue uniting Islanders against the Florida Department of Transportation? Will recent slam-dunks by mainland officials con- tinue to unite Islanders against the Manatee County Commission? Will the continued references to Anna Maria Island as a "doormat" to Longboat Key continue to unite Is- landers against our neighbors to the south? Only time will tell. If history holds true, the only thing keeping Island- ers from gnawing at each other is the firm belief that somebody else is out to get us all. Only through unity AGAINST someone have the Island communities ever been FOR something be it bridge, beach or business. One thing is certain: political trends to "throw the rascals out of office" don't apply on Anna Maria Island, based on elections in the three cities in recent months. Bradenton Beach led the charge of political placidity last December. Mayor Katie Pierola, Vice Mayor Jack Charlton and Councilman Bill Campbell were all up for re-election. No challengers. No election. And this in a city historically known for wild political swings. Why so quiet? One reason could be Mayor Pierola's vehement anti-big-bridge stance. As point person against the pro- posed high bridge at Manatee Avenue, she has galva- nized Islanders against DOT, regional transportation planners, and anyone else in favor of the big bridge. Island support has been behind her on the bridge issue, and that support carried over into other venues when re- election time came. Her strong stance may have carried the other candidates along in her wake. The "keep em in office" move carried through in Anna Maria, too, but with'an odd twist. Voters there last February chose not to elect Leon Kramer, one of the organizers of Save Anna Maria (SAM) and a prime hater of things big-bridge-like, instead keeping politics the same as usual with the re-election of Mayor Ray Simches, Commissioner Doug Wolfe and Commis- sioner Max Znika while elevating planning commis- sioner Chuck Shumard to the city commission dais. Former commissioner and Vice Mayor George McKay just wasn't able to distance himself far enough politically from Simches for voters to opt to make a change. Both agreed on most issues, with the only real point of contention between the two being the way each would conduct city business never a real political fire- ball of an issue. Voters opted to keep things the same. But why Shumard instead of Kramer? Shumard's long history of work on the planning commission, and his countless hours devoted to helping sea turtles on the Island's Turtle Watch program, brought him into greater political favor than Kramer. Perhaps dues-pay- ing and turtle-watching win out over bridge fighting. Keeping things the same held true in Holmes Beach, too, but with a gender'switch. For the first time in 16 years, voters elected a male mayor, Rich Bohnenberger. He is somewhat of a political newcomer he's only been in office as a commissioner a year but voters preferred him over political newcomer Joy Courtney. Voters also kept Pat Geyer in office, although her switch from mayor to council was politically prudent in light of her pro-big-bridge stance not a politically correct measure on this Island. The switch worked for her, though, in spite of her big bridge platform. Re-elected too was Carol Whitmore for a second term. Ever the great reconciliator, Whitmore has been the moderate on the Island for keeping up good rela- tions with others sort of the good-cop in the some- times rabid bad-cop game others play with county, re- gional and state leaders. Luke Courtney was also able to gain a council seat due, in part, to his vocal stance on keeping zoning den- sity down in the hotel-motel district in the city. In ret- rospect, it never was much of an issue, but it did gen- erate enough ink to propell enough people to vote Courtney into office. It also could be argued that a vote for Luke on the council translated to a no vote for his mayoral candidate wife Joy. What's new on the horizon for Island politics? Probably business as usual. There are two new faces out of the 16 politicians from the Island's three cities Shumard in Anna Maria, Courtney in Holmes Beach and not much chance for radical change. Looks like we'd better find a new outside entity to start to pick at. The Anna Maria Bridge issue is wind- ing down, the beach is built, business is good and, un- less we find something else or somebody to hate, we'll probably start to pick at each other again. Here's a thought as you're waiting in traffic this week: how many cars LESS would there be in front of you if there was a bridge from the mainland to Longboat Key? THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 APRIL 7, 1994 0 PAGE 5 [IJ Frustrated with Gulf Drive traffic? Interested in what's proposed for improving Gulf Drive? You'll have your chance to hear what may hap- pen to change the roadway April 21. A special task force formed to address traffic con- gestion, drainage, parking and landscaping is holding a public meeting on the member's recommendations at Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Dr. N., Thursday, April 21 beginning at 7 p.m. Mike Bartles, chairman of the 789 Task Force, urged all residents and business owners to attend the meeting. Task force members have been studying the road- way between the Longboat Pass Bridge and Manatee Avenue for several months. They have come-up with a number of recommendationsfor improving the road- The Division of Law Enforcement of the Florida Marine Patrol has issued the following list of actions citizens can take to aid in the arrest and prosecution of marine law violators. Keep a camera on your boat to take photos of anyone you think is violating marine laws. Record boat numbers, description of boat, color, other markings, etc. Record description of those who appear to be violating the law and note their activities, along with date, time and locations Loran reading, if available. If VHF radio is available, call the Marine Patrol at the district office nearest you (list is available from Marine Patrol). Continue to keep suspects in view if possible. way, including: Creating an eight-foot-wide multi-use sidewalk along the west side of the road on the beach from Fifth Street South to the Longboat Pass Bridge. Creating a one-way road along the beach with angle parking from Fifth Street South to Coquina Beach. The road would be separated from Gulf Drive by landscaping and a low wooden barrier and would have limited access to Gulf Drive. Developing a traffic circle to ease the flow of traf- fic at Leffis Key and Gulf Drive. Still to be decided and sure to be a significant point of contention at the public hearing is the issue of sidewalks and bike lanes along Gulf Drive. If the suspects leave the area, present your information to the responding law enforcement agency who will take your statement and assist you in presenting same to the state attorney for prosecutional review. Remember, this procedure is no different than if you witnessed any other crime. A citizen has a duty and a responsibility to testify as a witness in the prosecution of violators of the laws of Florida. A citizen arrest is not recommended and would be illegal in most cases. It is a.felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment for any person to harass or intimi- date any witness seeking the arrest of another per- son as outlined in Florida Statutes 914.22. For more information, phone 1-800-342-5367. Although the right-of-way along the busy highway generally extends 25 feet from the center of the road, much of that area is used for parking for businesses in Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach. A recommendation by Manatee County Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board Chairman Steven J. Sibert calls for use of much of that right-of-way for desig- nated bike lanes, sidewalks, curbs and landscaping. Specifically, Sibert recommended: Gulf Drive north of Cortez Road, creating four- foot designated bicycle lanes on both sides of the road, with an eight-foot multi-purpose sidewalk on the east side of the road. Gulf Drive south of Cortez Road, creating four- foot designated bicycle lanes on both sides of the road, as well as an eight-foot multi-purpose sidewalk on both the east and west side of the highway. As an alternative, Sibert suggested 14-foot-wide traffic lands with "bicycle sharing roadway" signs if bike lanes and sidewalks were not acceptable. Another controversial topic is intersection im- provements to Manatee Avenue and both East Bay Drive and Gulf Drive. Both intersections are bottle- necks in traffic flow during peak traffic times. Bartles has suggested a traffic circle, or roundabout, at the in- tersection near the Manatee Public Beach to improve traffic flow there. Recommendation by the 789 Task Force will be presented to the Manatee County Commission by June. The commission will then make its own recommenda- tions to the Metropolitan Planning Organization based . on suggestions by the task force. MPO members will in turn make recommendations to the Florida Depart- ment of Transportation. H Quality RSINCE1979 ENLARGEMENTS 5X7 .......... 2.99 e 0 9 xo ........ 4.99 Bi er Is Better!! 8X12 ........ 5.49 From 120 and 35mm film Quantity Discounts Available 11X14 ... *10.99 Same Day Upon Request Palma Sola Square, Manatee Ave. at 59th St., Bradenton 792-1009 We mail weekly. The Islander Bystander mails over 500 papers out-of-town and out-of-state, to faraway places including Canada and Germany. Our paid subscribers tell us they enjoy reading June Alder's history pieces, keeping up on news and politics, and they particularly like the real estate ads and weekly reports on property sales. They're all anxious to visit restaurants and shops when they return. "It's the best news on the Island." ... and what you can do on the water, too NOTICE- PENALJO FACTORY IS CLOSED. SSAVE UP TO 19.00 i ENTIRE STOCK NOW $ 3950Pz r 745,ante ve Ws (nx oAbrsosa 5h&Maae)7531 iI PAGE 6 0 APRIL, 1994 A THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER SOS backlash: subsidies for netters by recreational anglers? Supporters of a ban on net fishing in near-shore waters may reap more than they bargained for if the proposed constitutional amendment gets on the ballot and passes voter approval this fall some significant, government-subsidized competition. Save Our Sealife promoters want to stop commer- cial net fishing within three miles of the shore in Florida. They say the ban will preserve the fishery for future generations. Commercial fishermen, many of them second or third generation netters, have said their entire way of life will become extinct if the net ban passes. Throughout the state, members of Organized Fishermen ofFlorida, commercial fishermen and their supporters, have been vehemently opposed to the amendment proposal. Locally, the proposed net ban would drastically alter the Village of Cortez. Most of the residents there have made their lives on the bays and bayous within Sarasota Bay, stalking fish for years and years. Most of them were here long before us. What will happen to commercial netters if the bill passes? What do you do if your whole life has been devoted to fishing? You never worked in a factory. You never worked in an office. You never worked for anyone but yourself and the fish house. You will probably still fish. Commercially. But in a different way. Netters will probably become charter captains and guides, and with hook and line, start to fish in direct competition with the people who put them out of busi- ness in the first place. And, if a bill floating through the Florida Legislature passes, they will be subsidized for five years or so by the very people who put them out of work in the first place. Lawmakers in Tallahassee are debating an increase of a few dollars to the saltwater fishing license fee. The money would be used to "buy out" commercial net .fishermen impacted by the proposed ban, if it makes it on the ballot, and if it passes. We find it ironic that commercial net fishermen will be compensated for their lost livelihood by sport fishermen virtually the leaders of the net ban and then face off with the charter captains in direct business competition, too. In fishing terms, it looks like a real backlash for SOS supporters. TISLANDERt iA11 11l1 APRIL 7, 1994 VOLUME TWO, NUMBER 20 V Publisher and Editor Bonner Presswood V Editorial Paul Roat, News Editor Tomara Kafka, Features Editor June Alder Bob Ardren Pat Copeland Joy Courtney Jack Egan Rick Fleury Jeannie Friedman David Futch V Contributors Doug Dowling Mike Heistand V Advertising Sales Jan Barnes Dolores Knutson V Classified Services Darla Becker V Advertising Services andAccounting Kristy Hatfield V Production Darla Becker V Distribution Gene Rodgers Mary Stockmaster With a lot of help from our friends, 1994 Editorial, Sales and Production Offices: Island Shopping Center, 5408 Marina Drive Holmes Beach FL 34217 FAX 813 778-9392 PHONE 813 778-7978 Roller bladers wrongly blamed I am not a "roller-blader" myself, but I have a lot of respect for those who engage in the sport. How can Anna Maria deny these people the use of our streets when we have so few sidewalks on the north end of the Island? How, for instance, do you get from your home to a "legal" sidewalk? Do you carry your skates to a "side- walk," put them on, and then carry your shoes while skating? Let's get real, folks. The north end of Anna Maria is probably the qui- etest, smoothest and safest place on the Island for roller blading. How can we deny our friends, neighbors and vacationers this healthy recreation? Betsy Smith, Anna Maria Island needs Big Mac place I'm enroute back home from your Island. On Anna Maria Island I found imported seafood, guitar-playing entertainment, hamburgers for $5.95, but no home-style cooking or even a Wendy's or family fare. You may wish to let a franchise like McDonalds establish on the Island. My kids would appreciate it. Wilbur T. Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. Editor's Note: Heaven forbid! Tourists batter beaches with trash and words In regard.to your "Our Opinion" column in March 31, 1994: First of all, I agree that the progress of the Island over the years has been for the best. And, I do not have a problem with people sharing our "paradise." But have you taken a look at our beaches lately? In the past month trash on the beaches has in- creased by 200 percent. Have you been behind one of these people who are here on vacation for a week for an hour at your favorite restaurant to listen to how they degrade our beaches? Have you lain down to take a nap at 12 noon only to have some car full of these "praised" spring breakers come by screaming and mu- sic blaring? My business personally succeeds because of these tourists, but I cannot see how an Island paper could not SLICK I WAi, WHREZEA-C ,00 C=tL.L-.Ir IPZ , / -rl -.t .. By Egan stand behind its residents and not only tell us to shut- up about the tourists, but also tell the tourists to respect the land and the people who are not on vacation and who have to pick up the trash they leave! I resent your column. I enjoy our paper, but resent those views. Let the visitors know they are not alone we are here, too. T. Black, longtime Island resident Fishing photo offers sequel Continuing the saga of the fishing father, Pat Wing of Pines Trailer Park, Bradenton Beach, called the AMI Historical Society to say she spotted her father in the background of the photo run by the Islander asking, "Is this your father?" She said she knew it was her father admiring the huge Jewfish caught by John Martens, Sr., about 40 years ago and gave us more information. She said the fish weighed about 400 pounds and could not be lifted onto the pier, so fishermen had to jump off the pier in the water to pull the monster to shore. Pat added she has been wintering on the Island since 1948 and her mother, who is now 94, is still com- ing down from Belleview, Ohio, with her. Carolyne Norwood, president, AMI Historical Society Centennial shirt will travel I have a subscription to the Islander Bystander and saw the Island's Centennial T-shirts. I would love one if possible in extra large or extra-extra large for my husband's birthday. Please mail as soon as possible as his birthday is March 26. Thank you. Betty Paquet, Leominster, Mass. Editor's note: Your letter was forwarded to the Anna Maria Island Historical Society and a shirt, size extra- extra-large, was sent right away. Hope Mr. Paquent had a happy birthday. For more letters, please see page 8 ONL CITY COC3NC.L. . '/OO'UL.- HC1A.e To o. SRADESATOKs tEAO.A "TI'r. I u-lI,"v YES,T'M CAU.C Gr PAGOUTL 'YOUR HLGP WAOeo. AD. CrOOD. T"E. bDEALt CA rl7PTE &HOOL1) -44to P 'r t ,m-r As i.v5 'D *4 T F TO P lr B 5L 5AWtP- CL-AO- C-9-V S T. 9 9J/ J ^ -: aud~e:' ) LLO. SRAIDeld TD o SEACA4 eITY AuL . THOSE WERE THE BAYS Part 2, Anna Maria Island & the Seminole War, 1835-1842, by June Alder Peaceful Fort Brooke (Tampa) in the late 1820s. CAPTAIN BUNCE, PROTESTS The slaying of 105 American sol- diers in the "Dade Massacre" of Christ- mas Week 1835 shattered the peace of Tampa Bay. For the next seven years it would be the center of one of the most shameful episodes in U.S. history: the expulsion of thousands of Seminole Indians from their Florida homeland. Fort 'Thepeople o Brooke (Tampa) was in a most dist the deportation stage literally with and military hub of the meant, without conflict Egmont Key, action ... a un tiny Passage Key and Anna Maria Island also trust seems to had roles in the tragedy. whole Comm\ When President seem distracted Andrew Jackson, the general cry oj old Florida Indian must be done fighter, heard about the Dade disaster he oppose every sent 14 companies of which can be regulars to Florida in addition to militia from the Southern states. He appointed to command them one of his best officers, Gen. Winfield Scott (later to lead Lincoln's Union army). Jackson's instructions were simple: end the rebellion fast. But in the first battles along the Withlacoochee River in Seminole territory American forces came off badly. So badly that Jackson's aide in charge of his "Indian removal" program wrote the President: "The people of Florida are in a most dis- tressed state, literally without a govern- ment, without concert of action ... a uni- versal distrust seems to pervade the whole Community ... all seem distracted in the general cry of something must be done, while all oppose every measure which can be suggested." Seminole bands soon started to move south, burning farms and stealing cattle. At Fort Brooke they sniped at pickets, sometimes dancing and shout- ing out of reach of their muskets, then melting into the woods. The garrison commander cut down many fine old oak trees there so as not to provide cover for the Indians. There were reports of guns and am- munition for the Seminoles being landed from Spanish ships cruising the coast. The rancho people came under suspi- cion from the territorial legislative coun- cil, and its chairman, Richard fl res 7ut t c p uin P wd 'ed su ,w ,Sid Fitzpatrick, called for the destruction of the fisheries. He charged that the rancho owners not wanting to lose their In- dian workers were siding with the Seminoles, too. This was not the first time there had been talk like this. A year before his as- sassination by Semi- nole leader Osceola, lorida are Indian Agent Wiley ssedstate, Thompson tried to a govern- have rancho people concert of with Indian blood de- ersaldis- ported to the West rva along with the Semi- ervade the noles noles. zity ... all But Captain Will- in the iam Bunce, who had a something large rancho at the while all mouth of the Manatee River, protested. He sure insisted his employees Iggested.' of mixed blood were completely loyal to the United States, and his good friend and fellow Connecticut native Judge Augustus Steele (also postmaster and customs collector at Tampa Bay) backed him up. "They are entirely identified by habit, occupation and intermarriage with people of another nation, of different pursuits and modes of life, and incapable of supporting themselves by ordinary Indian means," the judge argued. "By driving them from the sea, you would take from them their only resource and place them in absolute want." Steele had good connections in Washington and Thompson's order was countermanded. Fitzpatrick's proposal likewise came to naught. Meanwhile, the war build-up was continuing. Navy ships from Key West and Pensacola were patrolling the coastline and transports were coming and going bringing in hundreds of troops. Towards the end of March 1836 the quartermaster at Fort Brooke hired Captain Bunce as a pilot, calling him "one of the most intelligent men on the coast and highly respectable." Bunce intended to prove he was loyal and trustworthy, too. Still, the fishermen and their fami- lies at his rancho remained apprehen- sive, wondering what was going to hap- pen next. STHE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 APRIL 7, 1994 A PAGE 7 O RELAX! We can help! ^' aTe CAT Carpet Upholstery Cleaning I MEMBER: ANNA MARIA & LONGBOAT KEY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE WE MAIL * U * U THE NEWS! a 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. We bring you all the news about three city governments, community hap- openings, people features and special events ... even the latest real estate trans- actions ... not to mention advertising from businesses that you need to stay S in touch with if your "heart is on the Island." 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Sunday 10 to 5 Stble Buttonwood E son Plaza 3170 Gulf of Mexico Dr. I, , Longboat Key, Florida 383-2288 Featuring Dolls & Bears NEW BARBIE ARRIVALS 0 Also, New 1994 Madame ' ING Alexander Dolls (Other Gift Items Available) We'veMovedtoaNewLocation! 9801 Gulf Dr. Alexis Plaza Anna Maria Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5 778-4456 After Hours by Appointment FAX: 778-1906 Poet blasts gas tax The Commissioners are at it again, What will they think of next? They're considering a tax on gasoline, Oh, boy! The residents will be vexed. It wasn't an original thought you know, They had help from another source. If you're wondering from where they got the idea, From the Chamber of Commerce, of course! Now everyone's struggling to find an excuse, Developing projects on which they can spend. The millions of dollars not yet received, By gosh! Will it never end? The Chamber of Commerce with ideas bright, Suggests that a gas tax is best. But I get this cynical feeling deep down, That it is feathering its own little nest. The burden of taxes on business I'm sure, Will become increasingly great. And when onerous taxes give no relief, Please don't put them on the poor man's plate. Geogre Payne, South Lyme, Conn. Island A.I.D. thanks Islanders All Island Denominations (A.I.D.) distributed 38 Easter food baskets to the needy on Anna Maria Island. Deana Hartman and Woody Candish, both from the Anna Maria Island Community Center, delivered the food which was purchased at a discount from Is- land Foods. Jim Gloth, manager of Island Foods, and assistant Susie Lewis helped with the food pricing and ordering. A.I.D. wishes to thank all the Islanders who con- tributed donations to make a happier holiday to our less fortunate neighbors. Burrell Maschek, president A.I. D. Art and Island cross international borders I am a Canadian tourist enjoying your beautiful blue skies, warm water and friendly people. I am writing to you because I wish to use your paper as a means to express my thanks. My story begins in March 1992 when I was work- ing on an oil painting at DeSoto Park. A lady whom I had never met came up to me and said, "I see you have an early start on your painting for our show. The rest of the group will be here shortly." I thanked her, but explained that I did not belong to her group. Her answer was, "What difference does that make? This show is for all of Manatee County." I explained that I did not belong to the county. Again she said, "What difference does that make?" I had to tell her that I did not belong to her country. Her answer, a little impatient now, was the same. I realize she was sincerely inviting me to enter her show and I felt, under the circumstances, this was most generous. I finished my painting, framed and entered it in a juried show at the Art League of Mana- tee County. I was leaving for Canada almost immediately so I called to tell my "lady in the park," Arlene Bell, that a friend would pick up my painting and return it to me after the show. My friend had exciting news for me I had come in fourth. I have told this story of Arlene Bell's kindness in my home in Nova Scotia many times. This saga has a sequel. In Feb. 1994, I read in the paper that the Art League was asking for artists' entries for another juried show. I called Arlene who told me I was welcome. I again entered and once more came in fourth or of "equal merit" with another artist. I have always believed that the impression of art is universal and passes all boundaries. I feel honored to receive this award especially on seeing the quality of the work of the other artists. My hat off and thanks to Arlene Bell, the Art League of Manatee County and all the workers and volunteers who helped to make me and others very happy. Art does cross all borders. By the way, my family and I very much enjoyed the poems by Bud Atteridge. He must be both clever and have a wonderful sense of humor. Syliva A. Ireland, Nova Scotia Island is an animal sanctuary We first came to Anna Maria in 1977. Like many people we fell in love with the Island and have returned every year since staying from three days in the begin- ning to four to six months the past years. Most of our time was spent in Anna Maria City at many various locations. I have been retired many years and finally my wife is retiring this summer. We have planned for some time to relocate in Florida to escape the severe Minnesota winters and high taxes. It is a difficult move to make, leaving children and grandchildren behind but we're going to do it. This season we stayed in Holmes Beach for the first time in the area of 84th Street and Marina Drive and have now made another decision! Anna Maria, famed as a bird sanctuary, is actually an animal sanc- tuary! There is no control of dogs and cats! The black tom cat that's under my bedroom window most every morning at 3:30 to 4 a.m. makes the God-awfulist howls I've ever heard. I have counted as many as seven cats outside my bedroom window holding choir prac- tise at 4 a.m., their urine smells are intolerable. Dogs -- there are two yippers on 85th Street (house with a pool) that are out very early in a.m. and they yip and yap at anything and everything that moves and are not quieted by their owners. There's a dalmatian on Marina Drive that steals my newspaper off the driveway every other morning except when the paper guy misses the driveway, which is regularly, and throws the paper into the sprinkler system. There's a weiner dog next door that barks all day long whenever its owner leaves it alone. There's a black lab that roams almost at will and craps in my yard regularly etc., etc. Well folks, it's not the animals' fault!! We love the laid-back, slow-paced lifestyle of the Island but we've made a decision we'll relocate to Florida but on the mainland in Village Green, Bradenton where we won't have to get upset about the indifference of people toward'the behavior and control of their so-called pets. P.S. We'll always love the Island but will give itup for peace and quiet and good sleeping. Bob Christensen, Minnesota, soon to be Florida Island visitor thrilled with Island Howdy, folks. Enclosed please find a check for a one-year sub- scription to be sent as a gift to a recent Island visitor. She was only here for a week and she loves it. I hope the subscription helps turn her into an Island resident in the not too distant future. Thanks for your attention to this. Charlie Tuppen, Holmes Beach Drunk driven at city's expense? In reference to your "Street Life" piece for Holmes Beach March 15, Suspicious Person, 2900 block of Ave. C: The officers responded to a report of a person in the road, found the subject passed out and took him home. It's good to know that our police department re- sponds to our calls, but I thought their job was to dis- courage violating the law by arresting public drunks instead of performing a taxi service? I just bought house in that very neighborhood and so far I believe that the Anchor Inn has more clout than our police department. Randy Streiler, Holmes Beach Letters to the editor are welcomed by The Islander Bystander Letters should have the writer's signature, a printed or typed name, a full address and a daytime telephone number. Brief and timely letters on a single topic have the best chance of being printed fully. Letters should be no longer than 400 words. We reserve the right to con- dense any letter. The Islander Bystander will not publish anony- mous, open, or form letters, or letters addressed to oth- ers or copies of letters sent elsewhere. The Islander Bystander is unable to acknowledge or return letters. The Islander may not be able to publish every let- ter it receives. Send your letters to Editor, The Islander By- stander, 5408 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217. M- THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M APRIL 7, 1994 M PAGE 9 i[] SOur customers say- "(jOhotacnicqp lacet+o shop " JARVIS SHOPPE 550leMn... Ave. W. dresses Sradenton sportswear 794-0235 Beauty begins at home Islander Photos: Jeannie Friedman Some private residents are not waiting for an organized effort but are creating beauty in their own yards. These beautifully blooming examples of how to improve the Island's ambiance are both Holmes Beach residences. L ~7's___ -r~~~sin. Calling all lovers of beauty Everyone interested in participating in the recently areas which-are in need of improvement to clubs, or- formed Island beautification project is asked to attend ganizations, individuals and business owners. a meeting at the Holmes Beach City Hall on Friday, Information on plants which are suitable for the April 15 at 8:30 a.m. Island will be made available at the meeting. Informa- Organizers of the project hope to assign specific tion, phone Councilwoman, Billie Martini, 778-2549. Attorney questions criteria for in-home artistic teaching By Pat Copeland Islander Reporter The Holmes Beach City Council's plan to provide for licensing for in-home artistic teaching has hit an- other snag. At a work session in February, the council directed its city attorney to modify the land development code to include occupational licenses for in-home artistic teaching, such as piano and dance lessons. The action Newly appointed signage group meets in Anna Maria At the request of Mayor Ray Simches, a new sub-committee has been appointed which will study ways to improve the appearance of Anna Maria City's signs and develop a long-range plan for the replacement of existing signs. Commissioner Dorothy McChesney an- nounced last week that the sub-committee met for the first time and will ask for the city commission's pledge of support before the group goes any further with the project. Members of the sub committee are Gene Aubry, Pierre Renaldo, Bob Vanhousen and Fred Hall. More horseshoe winners Winners of the April 2 horseshoe competition were Hugh Holmes and Bob Crorey. Dolores McNamara and Bub Babcock were runners-up. The March 26 winners were Bill Starrett and Jack Krueger. Runners-up were Bob Hinch and Tim Robbins. was the result of a request made by piano teacher Paulette Kilts nearly a year ago. The issue bounced back and forth between the council and the planning commission several times before council agreed to add in-home artistic/tutoring to residential district regulations governing "other ac- cessory uses." Included under this designation are home occupational licenses, temporary uses and fam- ily day care homes, which all require council review. However, council recently received a letter from City Attorney Patricia Petruff seeking further clarifi- cation on the matter. Petruff noted in her letter, "I recommend that a paragraph be added incorporating language similar to that which is found in the Manatee County code, the Tampa code and the Palm Beach Gardens code. "These codes restrict the traffic generated by home occupations to that which would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood. These codes also restrict the percentage of floor space which can be devoted to the home occupation. Several of them also contain specific restrictions on parking." Petruff said she did not recommend establishing a license as an accessory. "As can be noted," wrote Petruff, "accessory uses are presently restricted to garages, pools and docks. I do not feel that this type of use should be categorized as an accessory use as opposed to a home occupation use." According to Petruff, an amendment to the home occupation criteria would he required in order to per- mit it as a home occupation use. "It would be difficult for the city to justify allowing one type of home oc- cupation to generate pedestrian and vehicular traffic while not granting another the same privilege," Petruff said. As of Monday, the issue had not been placed on the council's work session agenda for discussion. 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SPECIAL OFFER Palma Sola Square OFF M. KESTEN .00 APPAREL FOR MEN ANY SERVICE 792-5334 WITH THIS AD Cute kids clothes for the cute kids in By Tomara Kafka Features Editor "I was shocked," admits Nancy Newman of Anna Maria City, "when the Island Community Center called to ask if I could come and pick up an Easter basket. I thought it was for the kids. "But it was a ham, potatoes, carrots, green beans, butter and an apple pie a whole Easter meal," she says. Newman and 37 other families on the Island re- ceived the Easter baskets from All Island Denomina- tions (AID) last Thursday. Instead of fluffy, shaggy plastic grass and gooey candy, these "baskets" were full of food enough for a good hearty family-sized Easter dinner. Each year AID delivers Easter baskets, Thanks- giving dinner and a full-sized Christmas package to families who are in difficult transition or circum- stance. Many of the families are single moms or grandmoms trying to support families on their own. "I'm afraid things haven't changed much since Christmas," says Nancy Newman. Newman is typical of the type of family that AID has been helping since 1981, according to AID Presi- dent Burrell Maschek, people who are trying to im- prove their lot but having a hard time. "It's unusual to find someone who we have to help year after year," says Maschek, involved since 1989 and this year's winner of AID's Humanitarian Award. "Typically, these are families who are anxious to find jobs and get themselves out of a needy situation." AID, an ecumenical out-reach program, was es- By Tomara Kafka Features Editor This set of twins met their 15 minutes worth of fame last year. "We even met a couple on the beach who told us we inspired them to walk after they read the article about us," says Jean Sames. Sames is referring to an Islander Bystander article written by Joy Courtney, Feb. 11, 1993, about Sames and her twin sister Harriet Ward, who are still seen "purposely" walking the beaches and streets of Anna Maria Island. The twins have devoted their lives, separately dur- ing the years of marriage and child-rearing, to healthy outdoor activities. Now that their families are grown and both husbands are deceased, the twins spend six months of the year living and exercising in Anna Maria City. Last year they were working to compete in the U.S. National Senior Sports Organization. But this year they are much more content with a new program the Presidential Sports Award. "I saw it in a little magazine somewhere," says Ward, "that everyone can get involved. And it seemed to fit into our goals." Ward sent away for the materials and they began the program which includes keeping a daily log of their physical activities suited to their individual (or in this case twin) needs. tablished to help families in need on a year-round ba- sis. AID not only provides food baskets on Easter and Thanksgiving but gives food, clothes and toys for Christmas. And they are prepared to help any Island family at any time. Newman was profiled in an Islander feature fol- lowing AID's Island Christmas '93. Newman and her two school-aged children found themselves on the street with the clothes they were wearing and only a few possessions shortly after mov- ing to Bradenton last year. Then, due to her husband's erratic behavior at her work site, she lost her job. With help from a friend she was able to move to Anna Maria last summer. Just when things were looking brighter for Newman, 12-year-old son Tony and her 10-year-old daughter Raven were in an auto accident. Newman spent six days in the hospital, two in the intensive care unit. She continues to see her doctor three or four times a week for rehabilitation from the auto accident. But she has now developed other health problems. "I'm not looking for a job right now," says Newman. "I can't until my health gets better. Up until last October, I never went to the doctor nothing has ever been wrong with me. Right now, I'm blessed to have Medicaid." After a tumultuous year of change and health prob- lems Newman is anxious to get her life back to normal. "My goals are to get my health problems out of the way and to get back to work." Newman laughs, "I'm going buggy not working. I cleaned the screens and the windows just the other day. I can't not be busy." .lean Seams (front) and SHarriet Ward, twins who .~,* share a goal of fitness, wear the twin T-shirts they entered in a contest last year. Islander Photo: Tomara Kafka "There are a wide variety of activities that you can take part in," advises Ward. "The only requirement is that it is done within a four-month period." As part of the Presidential Sports Award, the twins continue to walk. Their "fitness walking," which they do on the beach, is two-and-a-half miles at four miles per hour (15 minutes per mile). "Then," says Ward, "we do cross training which includes aerobics two times a week, ballroom dancing once a-week and country line dancing once a week." The twins take their exercise and dance classes at the Anna Maria Island Community Center. Ward said the twin sisters have had their own in- spirations. "Last year we saw the Delaney sisters, aged 102 and 104, doing push ups-on TV," says Ward. "They say the keys to their longevity are exercise, good nutrition, laughter, and a stress-free life." "Our goal is not to live to be 100," emphasizes Sames, "but towards the quality of life to enjoy our good health while we're here. "We want to encourage not just older people," says Sames, "we want to tell people about the award for fami- lies. It's a message of improved health for everybody." "Age is not a barrier to becoming physically fit," adds Ward. To find out more about the Presidential Sports Award write to P.O. Box 68207, Indianapolis, Ind. 46268-0207. Double the exercise, double the reward By Rick Fleury Islander Reporter "All generations before this one have found it dif- ficult to understand size, bigness," wrote Henry Beetle Hough in his 1940 bestseller "Country Editor." "The human conception has been able only with difficulty to cope with the tremendous figures, cities, steamers, wars, rates of production, and so on, in the modern world," he wrote. "But I wonder if the time has not come when it is more difficult for most people to formulate an idea of smallness. Things have been big for so long now. "For instance, a great many people are not only unable to imagine what a small weekly newspaper and a small town are like, but they do not even try, because they assume that anything small is simply an early and imperfect version of something big." Like many of us on Anna Maria Island, Mr. Hough was an "islander" who chose to devote much of his youth and 65 years of his adult life to the means and ways of Island living. Mr. Hough was my editor and friend on Martha's Vineyard, the first of four islands I've chosen to call "home." Located seven miles off the southeast coast of Massachusetts, u e Vineyard captured me off guard, I like to say, on a wet, grey Spring day in 1981. I thought I was taking a day-long excursion by ferry from Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven until, nearly a month later, I went back to the "mainland" to retrieve my Volvo and ferry it, too, to the Island I was quickly adopting as home. That first summer on the Vineyard was the begin- ning of many years of island living for me that, for many years, focused primarily on the Island of Martha's Vineyard. The other islands I've been lucky enough to settle on are: Aquidneck Island, which is connected by two bridges to the tiny state of Rhode Island and boasts the famous port of Newport; Manhat- tan Island, with five or so bridges, a ferry and at least two tunnels linking its city of New York with the rest of the world; and Anna Maria Island, once connecting a part of Florida's west coast only by ferry and, since 1957, by modern bridge. In contemporary conversation, it is rare to refer to Manhattan as an island, but there remains a thread of self- Mysteries available Ismander P :a at Island book store The Brain Gym book store in Holmes Beach recently hosted a book signing with nationally known author (and Island resident) Eleanor Boylan (left).Fans Dustin Sexton, 10 years old, and his mother Ellen, visiting from Indiana attended. In last week's Is- lander article on Boylan, we neglected to mention that her Clara Gamadge mystery series including the latest book, Pushing Murder, are available at Brain Gym. sufficiency and insularity that defends and maintains its integrity as an island. Even the sense of "smallness" can still be found in its neighborhoods and sections if one has the chance to learn the smaller details of the Island that make it so grand, yet so unique. But, the strongest similarity I've found in my four Island experiences is that of the Vineyard and this island of Anna Maria. Here, much of our language, conveniences and inconveniences, natural elements, cultural values and mores, prides, prejudices, patterns and perspectives seem to attract a similar people, attitude and lifestyle. In daily conversation, for example, we say we live on the Island not at, or in. We'll often plan our trips for trading and spending in advance, since they require travel to larger and less expensive stores and services off-Island, with, of course, some subtle differences: Here, we go "to town." On the Vineyard, we simply go off, or to the mainland. Islanders tend to take pride in Island conve- niences and, to a certain degree, pride themselves in their inconveniences as well (at least to off-Island visitors anxious to learn more about Island living.) The attractiveness and charm, for example, of even the most mundane of daily necessities like the laundromat, the post office, the grocery store or the local hardware seem to hold a level of respect among Islanders and a level of photographic charm among visitors. Inconveniences, like limited variety, competition or scale, are often scorned while quietly revered. Beauty, climate, weather the very nature of the elements that brought visitors to vacation on the island in the first place are always a subject of con- versation and regard, whether the subject is the fierceness of its storms, the harshness of temperature or the mildness of its breezes. On an island, one lives with the weather and the sea, and becomes compat- ible with both. Island culture, a pair of words that are, in a way, an anomaly, usually possess a greater latitude and tol- erance than mainland culture. The rules of fashion, art, music, decoration and entertainment always seem to be less strict on the Island. Ties and jackets, for example, are never really a necessary part of the wardrobe when considering what everyone else will be wearing to whatever they're wearing it to. It just doesn't really matter. And if it does, you probably shouldn't let anyone know it, or be there at all. As islanders, our prides, prejudices, patterns and perspectives are learned through the unique experi- ence of island living. To acquire them is a process that takes time and a willingness to leave old habits on the other side. Once the new become habit, it can be hard to go back. The new small things become custom and the once big things become less impor- tant. It is often argued among islanders just what con- stitutes "islander" status. Is it place of origin, time spent or lack of on or off, name, servitude or involve- ment, ancestory? To me, regardless of the island, its place or its people, it is a willingness to understand and accept the island, wherever it is, for whatever it is. To look at the things beyond its connections to the mainland, large and small, that separate it from the bigness of the rest of the world. To acknowledge its boundaries and limits and to hold on to its character rather than trying to change it. Referring again to Mr. Hough, my favorite is- lander, he says, "I doubt if there are many who know that these particular small things, and of course oth- ers, are more different in kind than in size. They are not underdeveloped. They are mature, complete specimens of what they have always been and will always be." An island is an island, is an island, is an Island ... GULF I8 SHRINE CLUB MEETS 2ND TUESDAY 11:00 A.M. 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Bradenton 794-6196 L JIM PAGE 12 a APRIL 7, 1994 M THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER ILA T7W Power Squardon offers racing program Plan to attend the Manatee Sailing Associations' PHRF Racing and Ratings program on Wednesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Anna Maria Island Power Squadron, 1200 71st St., Bradenton. Speakers Bill Mundy, MSA PHRF measure, and Doug Fisher, co-owner of Ullman Sails, have extensive racing experience and will address questions regarding ratings and racing. The program is open to all interested sailors. For further information, call 778-5303. Exhibit at Island Branch Library Anna Maria resident Betty Weisend will have a display of needlepoint on exhibit at the Island Branch Library in Holmes Beach during the month of April. The public is invited to review the exhibit. Living trusts to be discussed at Hi-1 2 All Masons are invited to meet with the Anna Maria High Twelve Club for lunch at Pete Reynard's Restaurant in Holmes Beach on Thursday, April 7. 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Living Wills discussed at Forever Young social AMI Forever Young will hold a social at the Anna Maria Island Community Center on Monday, April 11, at 12:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Linda Driggers, admin- istrator of the Florida Registry of Living Wills. Inter- ested individuals may complete a Living Will after the program. Personal safety items will also be discussed. WALDE SERVICE SUPPLIES SERVICE 778-2441 or 794-1543 REPAIRS PARTS REASONABLE PRICES 501 Village Green Parkway Bradenton "Serving Florida Since 1959" Islanb Pobiatqr CLARE H. STARREIT D.P.M. PODIATRIC MEDICINE - and SURGERY A convenient Island location 104 Crescent Dr., Anna Maria Accepting Medicare Assignments Office Hours Daily Home Visits by Appointment Let's talk about HUMIDITY CONTROLS Are you going away and closing your home for even a short while? A dehumidistat will help prevent mildew forma- tion. 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The meeting will be an open forum where constitu- ents will have the opportunity to meet Miller and to ask questions and make comments about issues being con- sidered by the U.S. Congress. Off Island happenings The Fine Arts Music Series of the First United Methodist Church of Bradenton will present the La Musica International Chamber Music Festival Musi- cians on Monday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctu- ary of the church. A reception for musicians and guests will follow the concert. A free-will offering will be taken. No tickets are required. The church is located at 603 11th St. W., Bradenton. Call 747-4406 for more information. Church Women United in Manatee County will meet Friday, April 8, at the Sheriff's Youth Ranch. Coffee will be served at 9:30 a.m. followed by program about the ranch and its future at 10 a.m. Cellist Allison Eldredge and pianist Yoshie Akimoto will perform at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota on April 10 at 8:15 p.m. followed by a performance by the Bournemouth Symphony Or- chestra, one of Britain's leading symphonic ensembles, at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Call the Van Wezel box office at 1-800-826-9303 for ticket information. "Rasexr teuTorial Mmmtmutg iqrd The Rev.Frank W. 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America's Leading Financial Planning Company Retirement Investment Planning Portfolio Reviews Estate Planning SEducational Seminars Call us for a free introductory consultation An A mencan Express company Cynthia Olcott, CFP John Sharp 3653 Cortez Road West Bradenton 755-7000 I OBIT 4- Linda L. Fuller Linda L. Fuller, of Bradenton and formerly of Holmes Beach, died March 30 in HCA/L.W. Blake Hospital. Born in Allen County, Ind., Mrs. Fuller came to the area from Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1966. She was a retired secretary. She was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Holmes Beach. She was a mem- ber of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Holmes Beach. Graveside services were held at Palma Sola Cemetery with the Rev. John Bonsor officiating. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Henry 'Bud' Peltier Henry "Bud" Peltier, 84, of Anna Maria, died March 30 at home. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Mr. Peltier came to Anna Maria from Dearborn, Mich., in 1972. He was a retired engineer for Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn. Peltier was a city commissioner in Anna Maria, serving from February 1976 to February 1978. Former commissioner Ken Trent remembered Peltier "The Intolerance of the Religious Right," will be explored at the 1993/94 annual meeting of the Planned Parenthood Association of Southwest Florida on Thursday, April 7, in the ballroom of the Hyatt Hotel on Sarasota Bay, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota. The public is invited to attend. Join the American Littoral Society on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. at the Environmental Library in the Gulf Gate Library, 7112 Curtiss Ave., Sarasota for an 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 READING ROOM 5314 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach Monday thru Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as an "individual, not unlike many in Anna Maria. A real nice guy." He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. He was a member of the Knights of Colum- bus 5604 of Bradenton, Padre DeSoto Council of the Knights of Columbus, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxil- iary, and the Society of Automotive Engineers. He is survived by his wife, Mable; a daughter, Marcia Nikula of Dearborn Heights, Mich.; two sons, Dennis of Rochester, Mich., and Gary of Can- ton, Mich.; four sisters, Josephine M. of London, Ontario, Canada, Bernice VanTiem of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., Pearl Donlon of Windsor, and Beatrice Anatya of Zolfo Springs; two brothers, William of Detroit, and Joseph of Windsor; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation was held at Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Holmes Beach. Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Bernard Catholic Church with the Rev. Benjamin Gorr officiating. Burial was in Man- sion Memorial Park, Ellenton. Memorials may be made to St. Bernard Catho- lic Church, 248 Harbor Dr., Holmes Beach, Fla. 34217 or St. Joseph's Family Foundation, P.O. Box 1036, Holmes Beach, Fla. 34218. environmental lecture, "Marine Mammal Strandings." There is no cost for the program and the public is invited. Selby Botanical Gardens Research Director Mar- garet Lowman will discuss the "Ecology of the Tropi- cal Rain Forest" on Monday, April 11, in Room 6044 of the Nursing Building on the Manatee Community College Bradenton campus, 5840 26th St. West at 1 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. Call 755-1511, ext. 4341 for more information. KEY INCOME TAX & Business Services, Inc. Individual, Partnership, Corporate, Federal and State, Tangible and Intangible TAX PREPARATION 5500 Marina Drive Holmes Beach FOR APPOINTMENT 778-5710 "Same Island Location Since 1971" The Hair Collttage, etc... The Island Salon of Choice * Men's and Women's Hair Cuts & Styles * Shampoo Sets * Hair Color Analysis * Hair Highlights * Custom & Spiral Perms * Waxing OPEN: Tues. thru Sat. Facials by Appointment Gift Certificates Available 5500 Marina Dr. Holmes Beach 778-6868 ISLANDER BE A GOOD SPORT! Send The Islander Bystander to your distant friends and relatives. It's the best news on the Island. Subscription form on page 7. [I PAGE 14 A APRIL7, 1994 i THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER By Tomara Kafka Islander Features Editor Did you know that the Golden Star in Bradenton Beach is the only Chinese restaurant on the Island? And they have some great, spicy lunch specials. I tried chicken curry the other day for lunch, and ordered it hot. It came with choice of soup and, of course, hot tea. It was good, very filling and one of the nice things about Chinese food affordable. In Holmes Beach the Beach Bistro has resched- uled its Guest Chef Education Lunches until season is over, which is soon, says co-owner Sean Murphy. "Everyone has been too busy/' he says. The edu- cation luncheons, which will be open to both chefs and the public, are now in the works for later in April, maybe May. "We may do some guest chef evenings, too," he says. Murphy is planning new menu revisions such as cool salads and lighter entrees for the summer Bistro. In Anna Maria the Rod & Reel Pier is now serv- ing Tortellini "Napoli" with a red, red sauce so red, says owner Gus Wacker, "It's darker than the fire de- partment uses." This is a new variation of a Tortellini "Carbonara" that Gus discovered when in Palermo, Sicily, right after World War II. He received the recipe from his Swiss three-star chef, but there was a slight problem although certainly not with taste. The tortellini was white, the sauce was white, the sliv- ers of ham were pink and the plate was white. It didn't look too appetizing. Now it both looks and tastes great. If you hear Hawaiian and Tahitian music wafting on the breeze in Anna Maria.it's likely coming from Ato's Restaurant. The place will probably be packed for a luau. And you might get to see Ato Kelly, owner and nationally- known dancer, with her sisters and some female friends dancing traditional hula. It's too tropical. On City Island, just past Longboat Key next to Mote, the last season show of Ski-A-Rees is Sunday at 2 p.m. It's free open to the public and it's a great thrill-packed ski show. At Mickey's Sports Bar & Grill on Cortez Road "Crazy" Carol shows up every Monday to sing and tell jokes. I hear she's really funny a real riot actually. In Bradenton (town) and in Cortez, Capalbo's House of Pizza received a recent review by Pat 307 PINE GENERAL STORE Deli Delights Boiled Ham..................... ................ $1.89 lb. Boar's Head Bacon ........................ $2.49 lb. OVER 50 SANDWICH SELECTIONS BEER P SPECIALS 'TS DAILY Li .. .. -.I OPEN 7 DAYS For Fast Service... 7AM-9:30PM Call 778-4656 Dell Closes at 9PM a 77 307 Pine Avenue Anna Maria Benson. Capalbo's started the pizza buffet concept in Manatee and it remains a popular way to try various styles of pizza. Benson says the restaurant serves a "good variety of tasty pizza at reasonable prices." We say "very good and very reasonable." You can help. Tingley Library, the only private library in the state of Florida, is looking for volunteer workers as many of the winter volunteers are leaving. At the Island Branch Library a needlework dis- play by Betty Wiesand runs through April. The artist is talented and the subject matter of the display is sur- prisingly dramatic. * * At least one of our readers would like another key lime pie recipe: "Could you find a recipe for a salt-free or low-salt, sugar-free or low-sugar key lime pie? And does aiy restaurant serve this?" Marge Soeffker, Holmes Beach Well, Marge, let's see if we get any responses. From another reader: "Recently my husband and I had dinner at the Colony Restaurant on Longboat Key. For dessert we had their Macadamia Nut Cream Pie. It was fabulous. Would the chef be willing to share his/her recipe?" Natalie Rizzo, Holmes Beach The Colony's Executive Chef Jean Pierre Pellet was happy to share this recipe: 'Macadamia Nut Pie' 2 2/3 cup milk 2 1/2 tbs. butter 2/3 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 tbsp. gelatin 1/4 cup whipped cream 1/2 cup crushed Macadamia nuts 1 tbsp. Kahlua 1 pie shell Combine milk, butter and sugar in a rondo pan and bring to a boil. Combine eggs, cornstarch and vanilla using mixer. Temper egg mixture by adding small amount of boil- ing milk mixture to eggs, then adding eggs to milk. Cook for five minutes stirring constantly, remove from heat and cover with plastic wrap to prevent a crust from forming. Mix gelatin with 1 tbsp. cold water and dissolve. Heat in a double boiler. Action crafts Islander Photo: Tomara Kafka at library Last week the Island Branch Library sponsored an Arts and Crafts Festival. Phil Toffel, a wood sculp- tor, demonstrated his skill by carving flowers. The five-day event was coordinated by branch staff member Marian Humphrey and Irene Murphy, a former library employee. After pastry cream cools add whipped cream, gela- tin, Kahlua and the Macadamia nuts, leaving out 1 tbsp. of nuts. Pour mix into pie shell and top with the 1 tbsp. of Macadamia nuts. * * Stir-it-up is a weekly column covering events, newsy items and fun things to do for Islanders, most on the Island, some off-island. We encourage those who provide food, drink and entertainment to send us infor- mation of your upcoming event or tell us what's new. You may FAX, mail or drop by The Islander By- stander with a press release. The deadline is noon Fri- day for the following week's column. The office is located at 5408 Marina Dr., Holmes Beach, FL 34217, and the FAX number is 778-9392. THE HUNT CLUB RESTAURANT Lunch & Dinner Daily Early Birds from $5.95 4:30 to 6p.m. Sunday Brunch 11 an. 3 pm. 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Chuck Senrick at the Piano Bar Daily Sons of the Beaches Dixieland Band Sunday, Wednesday & Friday 5:30 to 8:30 PM BANQUET SPACE AVAILABLE FOR MEETINGS CELEBRATIONS RECEPTIONS ISIANDI SIEAFOOl ^i SPECIALUTII -ES Fresh Live Maine Lobster & New England Fish ) directly from Kittery Pt, Maine to you! Stop In to See Us for the Freshest Fish Available Special Prices on Whole Fish Also Available Smoked Fish Open 10 to 6 Monday thru Saturday 5704 Marina Drive Holmes Beach 778-0333 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 APRIL 7, 1994 m PAGE 15 ID No 'old smelly' books allowed at Tingley By Tomara Kafka Islander Features Editor Where can you find Mick Jagger sitting next to Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography? At Bradenton Beach's new Tingley Library. Where else? While some shelves remain starkly empty, others are holding lots of shiny new jacket covers and still- stiff paperback books. "We have new books coming in daily, says John Sandberg, president of the board and one of last Thursday's volunteers. You have a good chance of meeting John or Mollie Sandberg at the new Tingley Library, located directly behind the Bradenton Beach City Hall. They spend lots of time there, as do about 30 other volunteers, who run the new library. "More volunteers are needed," says Mollie Sandberg, "for three-hour shifts. We get a couple al- most every day, but many are winter residents and get- ting ready to leave." Tingley's new librarian is Luanne Collins, a retired school librarian. She has a parking space with her title on it, but no salary. "There's no paid help," explains Mollie Sandberg. "And we're going to need a clerk soon." 4 '~7 I. John Sandberg, library president and volunteer, stands in front of the half-full or half-empty shelves (however you want to look at it) in new Tingley Library in Bradenton Beach. Elaine Mihm, one of the 30 volunteers who run the library, types up the registration cards for the new books that hit the shelves daily. The Tingley Memorial Library replaces an older, much smaller library located on the same spot. "The old library wasn't air conditioned," explains John Sandberg, "and the books were -covered with mold, they did not smell good, they had bugs and many didn't have dust covers." They did manage to salvage some of those books which were processed along with their new coun- terparts by the Manatee County Public Library Sys- tem and returned to library shelves. "We didn't want to run the risk of virus infecting the new books," explains Sandberg. So most of the old, smelly books were sold at a two-day book sale during the Bradenton Beach Festi- val, raising about $340 for the library, and remaining books were donated to the American Association of University Women's book sale. What stands on the shelves is lots of popular read- ing material. "We did a survey," says John Sandberg. "Recre- national reading is what people really wanted the most." So the book-buying committee has been buying up the New York Times Best Seller lists for the past five years, or getting them by donations. The library's board of directors budgeted $20,000 to buy books. "Out of that (budget), we have about $8,000 left," says John. "It's an on-going process." Besides buying new books, people are donating books, say the Sandbergs. Even the Manatee County Public Library donated some books. "The Florida Statutes may be donated on CD ROM," says John Sandberg. The Tingley is like a community center. Commu- nity events can be posted and the meeting room is available for clubs and organizations. A donation is requested for the cleaning fee, and reservations should be at least two weeks in advance. Library hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday 3 to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 am. to 3 p.m. The Tingley is closed Sunday and Monday. CAFE ON THE BEACH Patio and Casual Inside Dining Directly on the Gulf at the Beautiful Manatee Beach A Few Favorites All You Can Eat Pancakes Including Sausage & Coffee....................... $3.25 Served Daily on Patio (weather permitting) Eggs Benedict ................................................................................... $4.50 Om elettes ............................................................................. $2.95 to $4.95 French Toast....................................... ........................................... $2.75 Corned Beef Hash, 2 Eggs & Toast ................................................... $3.50 Cream ed Beef on Toast ...................................... ........................ $3.50 Biscuits and Sausage Gravy ......................................................... $3.50 Hot DogsBurgers, Grilled Sandwiches & Hoagies ...............$1.75 to $4.25 G rouper Platter .............................................................................. $6.95 Rib-Eye Steak................................................................................... $8.50 M ahi-M ahi ....................................................................................... $8.25 Dinner Specialties... Served 4:00 'til close Other Dinner Entrees Always Available Monday: Chef Choice SOU S5.95 to S6.95 Taco, a Friday: FISH FRY All You Can Eat $6.25 Tuesday: THWESTERN s, Burritos, Salads nd Specialities 3.95 to s6.95 Wednes PIG R( Corn on Co Beans an $6.2 Saturday: PRIME RIB Salad & Potato s9.95 Plus Chalkboard Specials TAKE-OUT AVAILABLE Prices Do Not Include Tax Open 6 AM Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 7 Days a Week * Live Entertainment Every Evening (Weather Permitting) Exotic Steel Drum Band Sundays 5:00 to 8:00pm "Try dining with the Sunset ...it's Great! 4000 Gulf Drive.* Holmes Beach 778-5442 q 0 RESTAURANT SEAFOODeSTEAKS & LOUNGE C ICE -R1 LORID'S #1 WATERFONT LOCATION... # Lunch Specials til 4 p.m. A95 Early Bird Specials til 6 p.m. $49 Giant Flounder Sandwich Fried or Broiled Coldwater Flounder Served with potato and coleslaw. YOU WON'TLEAVE HUNGRYI Dinner Specials from... $695 Try Our "Nutty Scrod" 0 Boston Scrod covered with Pecans, Walnuts & Almonds. Deep Fried Or Broiled. Includes Potato & Salad. We Also Catch Our Own Florida Stone Crab Claws m Try Our Full Lb. Dinners LIVE ENTERTAINMENT JOIN USI li Tuesday SWING BAND Fridays & Saturdays Dance Band Monday & Thursdays Dixieland "'Sons of the Beach" SHappy Hour Daily til 6 p.m. 1.25 House Brands $1 Draft Beer 101 S. BAY BLVD. ANNA MARIA 778-9611 ..* Oyster Bar on Anna Maria Pier 778-0475 ;days: Thursdays: )AST LASAGNE b, Baked & PASTA dSlaw S5.95 5 Sunday: BBQ SPECIALS Chicken & Ribs $5.95 to 16.95 ~~~-~i~L3HE '''* 1 .. :.. i :r ;- ~u' "' ,, IQ PAGE 16 0 APRIL 7, 1994 M THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Island becomes site of Olympics For afew hours last week, the Island hosted its very own Olympic Games but Bruce Jennings needn't worry. The events included a straw javelin throw, a discus paper plate competition and sponge shot put throws. Folks who live at S Seaside Gardens in Holmes Beach had their annual picnic and had a great time competing in the innovative Olympic competition. "Saggy Aggy the Bag Lady" even made an appearance for a clown make-up demonstration. Off Island happenings The Friends of the Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. W., Bradenton, is sponsoring a Spring Book Sale, on Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library's auditorium. The public is invited. April is a musical month at Manatee Community College. Upcoming events include an opera workshop performance, a Sounds of Spring Concert, Florida Orches- tra State Association solo and ensemble competition and an MCC Wind Ensemble Concert. Call 755-1511, ext. 4351, or ext 4240 for show times and ticket information. GC.jB 6e IJIIAPPY HOURI Mon-Fri 4-7PM ,J V Nightly Entertainment 795-8083 Tuesday: Restaurant Appreciation GENERATIONS WED. SAT. APRIL 6 9 9 PM-1 AM The Best Burgers and The Best Phillie Cheese Steaks in Manatee County KITCHEN OPEN DAILY 11 AM BANTAM PLAZA 10104 CORTEZ RD. WEST 1.5 MILES EAST FROM BEACH ON CORTEZ RD. 5702 MARINA DR. HOLMES BEACH 778-8363 SPIRITS FOOD OPEN DAILY AT 4 PM HAPPY HOUR: 4 to 8 PM ENTERTAINMENT 5 NIGHTS A WEEK KITCHEN OPEN DAILY 6 PM TIL MIDNIGHT 1/3 Lb. Hamburger, Large Fries and a Draft Beer $3.95 (6 'til Midnight) Tuesday: NICKEL BEER NIGHT, 6 to 8 PM Wednesday: ISLAND NIGHT REGGAE Thursday: LADIES NIGHT $5 All You Can Drink, 9 to Midnight THE BAND LINE-UP Wednesday, April 6 Reggae "Democracy" Thur. Sat., April 7,8 & 9 606 Sunday, April 10, The Instigators Beach Bash *5 to 9 Wednesday, April 13* Reggae "Democracy" Thurs. Sat., April 14,15 & 16 Rocky and the Beat Heathens Sunday, April 17, DT's Beach Bash 5 to 9 ROD4 1.EL 1/2 mile - North of City Pier * "Likely The Best Fishing Spot in Florida"TM ISLAND COOKING REASONABLE PRICES 778-1885 875 NORTH SHORE DR. ANNA MARIA ROD4gEL "Upstairs" "Dramatic View" Open Daily * 8 a.m. to Closing Same Menu and Prices as Below but with Restaurant- Seating Full Breakfast * Island Cooking Draft Beer Wine Car Parking ALSO 50 Guarded Bike Holders! Come by bike if you can, Thank you * L S UNCLE DANS PLACE ON WHITNEY BEACH 383-0880/383-0881 SS Sunday-Thursday M 4PM-11PM Friday & Saturday 4PM-1AM CHICAGO STYLE THIN CRUST HOMEMADE PIZZA BBQ BABY BACK RIBS In Our Own Special Sauce FISH & CHIPS 21 SHRIMP HOT SANDWICHES: ITALIAN BEEF ITALIAN SAUSAGE ITALIAN GRINDER MEAT BALL Salads Garlic Bread & Cheese Bread DELIVERY AVAILABLE to the furthest reaches of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key (Delivery charge: $1.50) DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS BUY ONE LUNCH ENTREE GET SECOND ENTREE AT HALF PRICE. Lunch Prices Start at $3.95 DAILY EARLY BIRD SPECIALS 4:30 TO 6 CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS FISH AND CHIPS ROAST PORK WITH SAGE AND OiviON STUFFING BANGERS AND MASH SHEPHERD'S PIE. more. Authentic British atmosphere with 8 S British Drafted Beers on Tap. Live British Soccer via satellite TV on Saturdays 10AM Coronation Street Mon thru Wed. 3PM OPEN DAILY BRITISH PUB BREAKFAST B I & SERVED SAT. & SUN. FROM 8 AM RESTAURANT u Rh LUNCH & DINNER 2-- 1 l D-,._ N '.,"-..... BNOON to 10 PM - 2519 Gulf Dr. N., Bradenton Beach 778-5173 0 I had gotten some aches and pains and couldn't sleep at night, o So I went to see the doctor so he would set me right. He couldn't find anything wrong, but he wouldn't let it rest, C And sent me to the hospital where they gave me every test. They pierced me with needles and probed and pushed me around, And to make sure I was living, they wired me for sound. "" And I paid a bundle for his bill that filled page after page, 0 To prove that I would some day die from a thing that's called old age. i. Bud Atteridge 'YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET"' ,tSati4o a uaTwnte 5016 MANATEE AVE. W. (CRNEOF 51ST& WANATEE) 749-1785 I . -Hjftmmh I ,-IUUMOL Mqq THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M APRIL 7, 1994 M PAGE 17 il- Special art earns poster award First-grade student lan Frederickson, left, displays a poster advertising the 1994 Children's Art Festival - Very Special Arts, made special by featuring his drawing of a cat. His delighted art teacher, Fayanne Hayes, looks on. Frederickson won the poster contest during a competition held among the stu- dents of Anna Maria Elementary School and the Out- of-Door Academy in Sarasota. Featuring art making, animal demonstrations, student art exhibits and more, the festival takes place Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 5401 Bay Shore Blvd., Sarasota. Admission is $3 per child and adults are free. Joe's Eats & Sweets VitsAn EdsieIeCaPro The Best Homemade Ice Cream and . Yogurt made by Joe on premises. Ifyou can dream it, we'll makeit! Sugar Free, Fat Free Sundaes Closed Tuesdays 219 GulfDrive South, Bradenton Beach 778-0007 6 Blocks South of Cortez Bridge Simply ... the soul of Europe in the heart of Longboat Key. FINE DINING 383-8898 Ivo Scafa, Proprietor *Adjoining Four Winds Beach Resort An elegant resort on the Gulf of Mexico 2065 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key FRESH CATCH ... Sauteed or Chargrilled with Ma itre'D Hotel Butter, accompanied by saffron rice and fresh vegetables. BAKED STUFFED SHRIMP... accompanied by saffron rice and fresh vegetables. SAUTEED CHICKEN BREAST ... with bacon, muish- rooms, onions, and melted Monterey Jack Cheese, accompanied by house potatoes and fresh vegetables. SHRIMP PROVENCALE ... Sauteed shrimp with fresh to- matoes and scallions in a white.wine garlic butter sauce over white rice accompanied by fresh vegetables. SAUTEED SCALLOPS ... with scallions and black olives in a Ramesco Sauce over homemadefettucini andfresh vegetables. MEDALLION OF VEAL ... sauteed with mushrooms and scallions in a Cognac peppercrn sauce, accompanied by house andbles. Making young lawmakers Councilwoman Mary Ellen Reichard of Holmes Beach initiated a contest to help the fifth-grade students at Anna Maria Elementary understand why society has laws. After discussing the basic reasons for having laws and ordinances, Reichard challenged each student to write his or her own law. Each student must also defend the law by stating how it will protect the citizens of Holmes Beach or make the community a better place to live and how the law can be enforced. Winners will be announced after spring break. First prize is $50, second prize is $30 and third prize is $20. Sw o 8 a Anna Maria School menu Monday, 4/11/94 Breakfast: Cereal, Toast, Fruit Juice Lunch: Chicken Pattie on Bun or Cheese Pizza, Peas, Banana, Pudding Tuesday, 4/12/94 Breakfast: French Toast w/Syrup or Cereal, Juice Lunch: Port Chop Shape or Burrito, Buttered Noodles, Green Beans, Applesauce S"Wednesday, 4/13/94 Breakfast: Toast and Sausage or Cereal, Juice Lunch: Roast Turkey or Power Slice, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Pears, Fresh Baked Hot Roll Thursday, 4/14/94 Breakfast: Hot Cheese Pocket or Cereal, Fruit Juice S Lunch: Tacos or Mini-Chef Salad, Lettuce & Tomato, Strawberry & Banana, Peanut Butter Bar Friday, 4/15/94 Breakfast: Bagel w/Jelly or Cereal Lunch: Cheese Pizza or Nachos and Cheese, Corn, Potato Rounds, Ice Cream Cup All meals served with milk. . a .0.0. ..a a.a.. .. .. .LaL .. .. ..0. ;.o...... 0 ... ; '.- 1" ANChOR 111INN BEER WINE LIQUOR MONDAY JAM NIGHT 9:30-1:30 AM FRIDAY SPECIAL! DTs Wed April 6 9:30-1:30 AM All You Can Eat AND Tues April 12 9:30-1:30 AM White Fish with $ O CRAIGGER WHITE Clam Chowder, Fries &Slaw *9 Thurs, Fri, Sat April 7 9 9:30-1:30 AM All Day BBQ Sat & Sun. Featuring: Bahv Back Ribs Chicken FRIDAY SPECIALS Oysters on the Half Shell Steamed Clams Peel-n-Eat Shrimp Grouper Dinner 4 P.M. TIL? *3.50 dz. $3.75 dz. *3.25 dz. *3.75 3007 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach 778-3085 S The Finest Italian/Spanish/American restaurant that does breakfast too! A SAMPLING OF OUR MENU INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS STROMBOLI 2 for 1 Early Bird Specials 4:30-6:00pm Daily oure: Brakt, Ba-Noon; Lunch, 11rm-2pm; Dinner, 4:30pm.10pm S PLAZA 348 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach- S&S PLAZA 5348 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach I ir I IiM] PAGE 18 K APRIL, 1994 0 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Island police reports Anna Maria City . March 23, burglary, 700 block of Fern. A person unknown entered the residence through a secured win- dow. March 24, aggravated spouse battery, 400 block of Spring Avenue. The husband was placed in custody.. March 25, alcohol citation, 875 N. Shore Dr., near the Rod and Reel Pier. March 25, five alcohol citations, Bean Point on the beach March 26, alcohol citation, Bay Front Park. March 27, alcohol citation, 875 N. Shore Dr., near the Rod and Reel Pier. Bradenton Beach March 19, burglary, 1325 Gulf Dr. N., Catalina Resort. The four victims left their room to go to the beach. Upon their return, they found the window screen ajar and numerous items missing. Missing were a man's wallet containing $5 in cash, credit cards and a driver's license; $40 from a ladies wallet; a ladies wal- let with $150 in cash, $200 in traveler's checks, credit cards and a driver's license; a man's wallet with $2 in cash, credit cards and a driver's license. March 20, Marchman Act, Cortez Bridge. The officer on patrol was flagged down by the subject. The officer noted in his report that the subject was severely intoxicated and said she wanted a ride to Michigan. The subject couldn't remember where she was staying, and the officer transported her to the county jail for her safety. March 20, found property a wallet, 1325 Gulf Dr. N., Catalina Resort parking lot. March 20, theft of a bicycle, Sandpiper Resort. March 21, criminal mischief, 2400 block of Av- enue A. The complainant parked his car in his driveway and upon returning to the vehicle, found all four tires flattened and roofing nails and screws in the driveway. The tires showed several small holes which appeared to be caused by an ice pick, said the report. March 22, unlawful alteration of a tag, 900 block of SR 789. The officer stopped a vehicle for failure to Cafe Robar DINNER SERVED 5:00 10:00 PM DAILY EARLY BIRD MENU 4:00 6:00 PM EARLY BIRD ALL DAY SUNDAY 11:00 6:00 PM FINEST STEAKS & FRESHEST SEAFOOD ENTERTAINMENT NITELY OPEN FOR LUNCH & DINNER SEVEN DAYS A WEEK LARGE GROUPS & LUNCHEON PARTIES WELCOME RESERVATIONS REQUESTED, NOT REQUIRED 204 Pine Ave. Anna Maria 778-6969 f DELI SANDWICHES TURKEY BREAST ... oven roasted on premises and hand carved ........................... 425 ALBACORE TUNA ... made with celery, onion and Hellmann's mayo ...................... 425 PIT HAM AND BABY SWISS ... served hot or cold............................................ ....... 4.25 TURKEY OR HAM CLUB ... a triple decker with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo .................................................. 95 GRILLED HEESE.................................. 195 BLT .................................... ........... ...... 2 95 V ^Sunrise Special $1.99 2 Farm Fresh Eggs, Homefries or Grits, Toast & Fruit Preserves and Coffee. 6:30 a.m- 10:00a.m. Mon-Fri. 383 i689 HRS.: MON.-SAT. 8306890 U 6:30AM-2:30PM SUN. 8AM-1PM 6836 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Whitney Beach Plaza yield and found the tag to have the covers cut off and a piece of metal bolted to it. The driver was issued a summons. March 22, DUI, SR 789 and SR 684. While trav- eling north bound on SR 789, the officer observed Robert Martindale, 29, of Michigan, begin to turn off SR 684 to travel south bound on SR 789. Martindale ran the red light at the intersection, then backed up to wait for the light to turn green, the report said. Once the light was green, Martindale turned south bound on SR 789. The officer pursued the vehicle as Martindale weaved in and out of the lane, finally stop- ping him on Bridge Street. The officer noted that Martindale had to hold onto the vehicle's door to keep from falling, and he smelled strongly of an alcoholic beverage. Martindale was given field sobriety tests and placed in custody. March 23, criminal mischief, 2300 block of Av- enue C. The complainant reported that eggs were thrown at his parked car causing $150 damage to the paint. March 28, no registration, no driver's license, impounded vehicle, attached tag not assigned, careless driving, Cortez Beach parking lot. The officer observed the subject turn out of north bound traffic and travel at a high rate of speed through the parking lot. The sub- ject was placed in custody. Holmes Beach March 25, suspicious person, 4000 Gulf Dr., Manatee Public Beach. The complainant reported a man panhandling at the beach. The officer advised the man to leave the beach. March 25, found property a boat, 6700 block of Gulf Drive on the beach. The tan and blue paddle boat had no identification number and was moved to city property. March 25, found property a boat, 700 block of Manatee Avenue, King Fish Ramp. The 12-foot, or- ange and white boat had no identification number and was moved to city property. March 25, vandalism to a mail box, 6400 block of Holmes Boulevard. March 25, assistance, 4000 block of 6th Avenue. The officer responded to a report of a downed power line, contacted FPL and the fire department and stayed "The best hamburgers ano - the coldest mugs of beer this side of Heaven." ais Suffg, Pat Geyer, Owner. \ ,_ ;ea Across from Manatee Public Beach Mon-Sat 11am-7pm Sun 12-7pm Closed Tuesday Takeout 778-2501 'The ambiance is romantic, the decor has a well presented theme, service is relaxed... while the cuisine compares favorably to the area's best.' Bill Bailey Longboat Observer Pie i tLitin j Ir , A R&staurnt Intimate Rlaed ining Piano & Vocal by Bemi Roy, Thurs. Sat Chef Chosen Fresh Catches Daflyl Unique Black Angus Beef Selections Imaginative Pastas & Salads Sering Dinner5:00 10:00 Tuesday tfhru m'rsday 'til11:00 Friday &Saturday, 'til9:00Sunday !Early Dinner 5-6p.m. nightly Sunday Campagne Bruwncd 10-2 A..PervationsSuggestt Avaailae fornPr*4ate Part~ 605 Manatee Anue at East 'Bay Dr. iohmes Beach (813) 778-5440 on the scene until FPL arrived. March 25, vandalism, 5313 Gulf Dr., Eckerd's Drug Store. The subject entered the store to have a pre- scription filled and became irate because the pharma- cist said no refill was indicated. As the subject walked out of the store, he knocked down a sign causing $20 in damage. March 26, battery, 5604 Marina Dr., Domino's parking lot The complainant reported that the subject was tailgating his vehicle, so he pulled into the parking lot The subject followed him, got out of the vehicle and pushed him. The subject then told the complainant to learn to drive and pushed him again before leaving the scene. March 26, disturbance, 4900 block of Gulf Drive. According to the police report, the complainant was picking up his children, as per a separation agreement, when his ex-wife's boyfriend began harassing him by driving closely behind him, honking the horn and yell- ing obscenities and threats. The complainant pulled his car over, and the subject pulled in front of his car and left the area. March 26, found property a man's gold ring, White Avenue beach. On March 29, the owner came into the police department and claimed the ring. March 26, suspicious person, 31st Street and Avenue E. The complainant reported three female ju- veniles who appeared to be intoxicated. The officer was unable to locate the juveniles. March 27, trespass, 4000 Gulf Dr., Manatee Pub- lic Beach. The complainant reported that the subject was harassing patrons, panhandling and refusing to stop playing his guitar. He was issued a trespass warn- ing and told not to return. March 28, vandalism, 100 block of 36th Street. A person unknown forced a stick into the fan unit of an air conditioning unit causing $75 damage. March 29, suspicious person, 4000 Gulf Dr., Manatee Public Beach. The complainant reported a group of juveniles throwing rocks and taunting seagulls. One juvenile threw a rock and broke a bird's wing. The juvenile was placed in custody, then released to the custody of his grandparents. The bird was taken by a volunteer to the Pelican'Man's Bird Sanctuary. March 29, vehicle, 400 block of 68th Street. The CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE NBPLBO'S PY 10519 Cortez Road 792-5300 BUFFET HOURS:11AM 9PM SUN. 12:00 Noon 8 PM LUNCH PIZZA BUFFET $3.99 DINNER PIZZA BUFFET $4.49 $4m49 *TB ~ ~ ~ -Uy ^^- Mar Vista Caribbean BBQ 5-10 p.m. Every Sunday Caribbean Combo - Half a rack of BBQ ribs and a quarter of jerk chlcken...$12.95 BBQ Baby Back Ribs Negril Basted with spicy citrus BBQ sauce... $11.95 Jerk Chicken Marinated with Jamaican herbs and spices then char- grilled... $9.95 Port Antonio Seafood Kabobs - Basted with rum butter... $10.95 Grouper Port Royal Char-grilled and basted with mango chutney sauce... $9.95 Specials served with Caribbean peas & rice, sweet and spicy cabbage, slaw & rolls. Tucked away in the village of Longboat Key By the Bay... 760 Broadway Street Channel Marker 39 383-2391 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 APRIL 7, 1994 A PAGE 19 Iji %1 r .- jj,-....._. -". .. _.i ,,4 -.. :. ^.. ": '** ' Reel art Islander Photo: David Futch An unknown but patient artist's sandcastle stands sentry over the Rod and Reel Pier as the sun set recently. ISTREETLU complainant reported a semi-tractor parked at the city park. The officer advised the driver to move the truck. March 30, DWLS, 5900 block of Marina Drive. The officer stopped a vehicle with an inoperative head- light. A computer check showed the driver's license was suspended, and he was issued a summons for DWLS and a citation for the headlight. March 30, service, 300 block of 58th Street. The officer attempted to aid juvenile who locked his keys in his car. The officer was unable to open the vehicle but drove the juvenile to his residence to get a spare set Sof keys. March 30, attached tag not assigned, 200 block of 68th Street. BEACH LOVER'S DELITE Under New Ownership 103A Gulf Dr. N. Bradenton Beach NEXT TO 7788366 1 OPEN DAILY CITY HALL o778J8 6 10 TO 10 WE SERVE: Ice Cream and Feature Colombo Frozen Yogurt SANDWICHES: f Subs Cheese Steak Hot Dogs Hamburgers Salads & Side Dishes -Bridge Tender Inn Historical Site Of The 1917 Bayside Inn It's Coming... Watch For ItW.! BIGGER Outdoor Bar MORE ;-' Outdoor ;. Indoor i ing i o Dining Inside or Deckside CASUAL OLD FLORIDA STYLE BAYFRONT DINING OPEN 7 DAYS LUNCH 11:30 to 4 PM. DINNER 5 to 9:30 Sunday thur Thursday 5 to 10:00 Friday and Saturday 778-4849 Reservations Recommended 135 Bridge Street Bradenton Beach Docking Available March 30, vandalism to a mail box, 6600 block of Holmes Boulevard. March 30, theft, 6400 block of Flotilla. A person unknown entered a boat moored at a dock and removed rods and reels, lures and tools valued at $225. March 30, suspicious person, 3234 East Bay Dr., Walgreen's Drug Store. The complainant reported a group of juveniles who were throwing the contents of the dumpster into the alley. The officer made the juve- niles clean up the trash and advised them to go home. March 30, theft, 3900 East Bay Dr., Island Foods. The complainant reported an employee stealing four packs of cigarettes. Two witnesses stated that the em- ployee told one to keep the cigarettes under the counter for her until she was off work, as she intended to steal them. The suspect confirmed this account after being read Miranda. FINE MEXICAN CUISINE lbC Direct From Mexico City SR Real Taquitos Enchiladas* Fajitas Chimichangas Burritos - STamalas Tortas and More... S Always Fresh & Soft Tortillas OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAYl 1-10 387-Ob61 AND SUNDAY 11-3 I I RT. 41 --- 71st Street Plaza (Corner of 71st St. & Cortez Rd.) 792-8924 SFresh Florida Corn ., MIDWAY GROVES STORE HOURS: OPEN MON. 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If work or a vacation should ever take you away from home, the Postal Service would like to remind you that there are several options available when determining what to do with your mail. If you will be away for a few days, and don't have time to notify the Postal Service, you may want to ask a friend or neighbor to pick up the mail from your box. Accumulated mail in a box is an advertisement that the house is vacant. Small mail receptacles such as apartment house boxes have a limited capacity. Your letter carrier will remove accumulated mail when the box becomes full, and leave a notice to pick up the mail at the post office. The Postal Service will be glad to hold your mail at the post office for up to 30 days. Either stop by your local office or ask your letter carrier for a Hold Mail Card. Be sure to specify the dates you would like your mail held. Fill out the card and hand it to a clerk or your letter carrier a day or two before you leave. The Postal Service does not accept requests to hold mail for one day or requests made by telephone. Upon returning, you can either pick up the mail at your local post of- fice or call and ask that it be delivered on the next delivery day. Someone should be available to re- ceive the mail since it may not all fit in the box. If you expect to be away for longer than 30 days, you should consider a temporary address change. Simply pick up a Change of Address order form at your local post office or from any letter carrier. Fill it out completely, making sure to include the effec- tive date and the date you wish to terminate the or- der. This service is commonly used when families travel to vacation homes. It allows them to stay cur- rent with bills and correspondence. Once again, it's oenvery will resume. If one of these options doesn't meet your spe- cial needs, contact your local post office. They can recommend a solution and will work with you to ensure uninterrupted mail service. FI[ PAGE 20 M APRIL 7, 1994 A THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Anchorage management focuses on Southwest Florida By Bob Ardren Outdoor Perspectives Want to start a brawl or, in the case of Longboat Key, a lawsuit? Just tell some cruising sailor passing through Anna Maria Sound to move his (or her) boat or you'll get the law on her (or him). Tell him or her you live here, this water- front belongs to you, and "their kind" really isn't welcome. The relationship between boats "on the hook" and shoresiders in Florida is seldom warm, but one man - with the help of many of his friends both in and out of government may really be changing all that. Long preaching cooperation rather than confronta- tion, Walter Stilley may be close to solving an age-old problem for Florida's waterfront communities: "How do we deal with all those boats," is one po- lite phrasing of the problem. Stilley is president and spark plug of the four-year- old, 1,500-member, non-profit Boaters' Action and Information League (BAIL), and he's devoted to the cause of the cruising sailor. "Here we are with one of the greatest cruising grounds in the world, and we largely turn cruising sailors away," Stilley says. Working closely with the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, the West Coast Inland Navi- gational District and Florida Sea Grant College Program, Stilley says "we've devoted two and one-half years to developing what we all hope is a workable program to manage our anchorages." "Through cooperation, we've created a system to study, monitor and create local oversight of anchorage development," he explains. This first development phase of the project was sponsored by the regional planning council. The consortium hopes to begin a five-year trial of the plan in five southwest Florida Counties as early as next month including Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties. "The State perhaps in response to some of the draconian rules on the East Coast and in the Keys an- ticipates all local anchoring and mooring ordinances will eventually be pre-empted with new state guidelines. "The problem is that if the state sets up all regula- tions, there'll be no reflection of local needs or condi- tions. That's why we want local or area management boards, so local nuances can be considered and yet we'll still have consistency throughout the region," Stilley explains. About 50 anchorages have been identified in the five-county area so far. They are identified and even pictured in BAIL's new edition of "A Guide to Anchor- ages in Southwest Florida." The book is available for $8.95 plus tax by writing P.O. Box 15014, Sarasota, FL STeeZ to GreGn Golf Custom Clubs Club Repair New & Used Clubs CONTINUING SPECIALS 17 *50 OFF REGRIP (per club) 7 Wood Special Trident Wide Bodies- $85.00 778-5184 Open Mon thru Sat- 9 to 5 (Sunday by appointment only) 2501 Gulf Drive Bradenton Beach 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 '" 34277-1014, or at local marinas and boatyards. To determine cruising boaters' needs and beliefs, BAIL mailed out 1,500 questionnaires late last spring with some surprising results. For example, 62 percent of the respondents said they'd be willing to participate in setting up boater/citi- zen regulatory boards to manage anchorages. Even more surprising, 77 percent of the sailors agreed that residents of the community who live on board their vessels should pay some fair share of the tax base. "I believe any city should have the right to ask that of any sailor living aboard a vessel and working locally," Stilley says. "And obviously other cruising sailors agree. "We're trying to create an environment that's friendly to boaters and, at the same time, we're trying to develop a more receptive attitude on the part of the shoreside community." Perhaps the best news for Florida boaters and shoresiders alike is contained within the letter Stilley received from Percy W. Mallison, director of the Di- vision of State Lands within the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. "We are very hopeful that your pilot management program can be implemented soon," Mallison writes. "...the concept is excellent and should be supported-by all entities interested in improving the management of our waterways and associated submerged lands. "Initiatives such as yours, if successful, will reduce the need for us to adopt strict regulatory measures on a large scale. Thank you for all your efforts. Please keep us informed." You can be sure Stilley will be doing just that. See you next week. Snook season report: one of the best By Capt. Mike Heistand Name it and it's out there snook, redfish and trout in the backwaters, amberjack and grouper offshore. Carl at Perico Harbor Bait and Tackle said the fish- ers he's been talking to have been coming home with limit catches of snook. He said the best bet for finding linesiders is to look around docks and in shallow water. Trout are also being caught wherever there is fast-moving water. Larry at the Rod and Reel Pier said anglers there have been catching quite a few snook, a few mackerel, lots of sheepshead, a couple of redfish and some black drum. He said that fishermen on the pier have also been spotting a few cobia around the pilings, but no hook- ups have been reported yet. Ralph on the Miss Cortez Fishing Fleet said the four-hour trip is averaging 70 head of Key West grunts, vermillion snapper, lane snapper and porgies. The six- hour trip is averaging 100 head of vermillion and lane snapper, porgies and Key West grunts. The nine-hour trip is averaging 70 head of mangrove snapper, red and black grouper, and a few porgies, Key West grunts and vermillion snapper. Chris at Galati Yacht Basin said mackerel are in the passes and along the beaches. He also said there are a lot of cobia in both the Gulf and bays. Dan at the Anna Maria City Pier said pompano have been hitting good of late. There are also a lot of good catches of mackerel, but sheepshead fishing is down. Pier anglers have also caught a few snook. Snook Trout Redfish Flounder * |7 LIGHT TACKLE N SPORTFISHING CAPT. RICK GROSS S 2 DAY FULL DAY CHARTERS 8 Bradenton, Florida (813) 794-3308 Grouper Snapper Kingfish Cobia SAILING CHARTERS Aboard "SPICE" Half Day Cruises $25 per person Half Day Cruise to Historic Egmont Key $25 per person Sunset Cruises $20 per person Swim Picnic Snorkel Shelling Complimentary Soft Drinks Coolers Welcome -ED HARTUNG 778-3240 e U.S.C.G. Lie. Capt. Inga at the Bradenton Beach Pier said fishers there have been catching yellow tail jacks and some really big reds released, of course and a few sheepshead. She said snook have been hanging around the pier, but there haven't been any nibbles yet. On my boat Magic we've had good fishing with some big snook, some up to 20 pounds. Flounder ac- tion has really picked up. Offshore, mangrove snapper and amberjack are still biting, as are yellowtails. One charter produced a 50-pound amberjack. Capt. Phil Shields said kingfish are in the 40- to 50-foot water depth, and he's been able to get some clients onto black fin tuna in a little deeper water. As to offshore bottom fishing, Capt. Phil said he's still doing well with black and red grouper. Capt. Todd Romine said he's hooking up to lots of snook as many as 60 catch-and-released in one trip. Capt. Rick Gross said he's doing well with snook, too, with one trip producing 40 hook-ups. Capt. Tom Chaya said snook season has defi- nitely arrived, with at least one of the big-jawed fish coming to a hook on every trip. Bill at Island Discount Tackle said he's hearing that this may be one of the best snook seasons in recent years. In fact, this may be one of the best fishing sea- sons in years reds and trout are out there and hun- gry for hooks. Offshore, kingfish are starting to move through the area. Good luck and good fishing. 778-2761 Sightseeing after Taxi Water Taxi CRUISE SPECIAL On our Covered 28 ft. Pontoon Boat (with bathroom) 1 1/2 Hours $10 per person. OFFSHORE FISHING ALL BAIT, TACKLE & EQUIPMENT INCLUDED NO LICENSE REQUIRED Fishing Diving Island Excursions Anna Maria Island (813) 778-5489 Family Owned and Millwork & Operated for Over Wood Cut 12 Years a. ~l r To Size We specialize in custom cabinet making * Sformica tops entertainment centers *vanities kitchens 213 54th Street Holmes Beach 778-3082 We are located just west of the Island Shopping Center THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER A APRIL 7, 1994 M PAGE 21 Ii] Father, son team combine to make big hits By David Futch Islander Correspondent A.J. Van Slyke says he wants to be just like his father. In many ways, the 10-year-old already is. Andrew John "A.J." Van Slyke: Bats left, throws right. Good glove. Smooth swing. Batting average hov- ering around an incredible .667. Confident. Straight A student. Andrew James "Andy" Van Slyke: Bats left, throws right. Good glove. Sweet swing. Confident. Articulate. Major League Baseball all-star for the Pitts- burgh Pirates and one of the purest hitters since A.J.'s all-time favorite player Ted Williams. Favorite, except for his dad. The league leading hitter for D.Coy Ducks, a ma- jor league team in Anna Maria Little League, is "a natural," according to coach Lou Fiorentino. "I've been working Pop Warner football and Little League baseball for 30 years and he's the best I've ever seen at his age," the Ducks coach said. "Here's a 10- year-old killing the pitching of 12-year-olds." When A.J. was seven-years-old, his father said he turned an unassisted triple play by snagging a line drive over second base, stepping on second to catch the run- ner headed for third, then running down the man who left first too early. AJ., a catcher for the Ducks, loves the game so much he plays on two other baseball teams at home in St. Louis. "Yeah. I want to be a professional ballplayer just like my dad," A.J. said before a recent Ducks' game with Westbay Athletic Club. "It's kind of fun having a major league dad and hanging out with professional baseball players. "They don't do much. They play ball, they play cards, they go fishing. They play ball, they play cards, they go fishing," Andy couldn't agree more with A.J.'s perception of professional ballplayers. He said he believes there is a reason why so many of them love fishing and base- ball with equal zeal. "So much of fishing and so much of baseball is failure," the Pirate outfielder said. "The guys who are a success in baseball are the ones who learn to deal with S failure. In baseball you fail 70 percent of the time. If you played basketball and shot 30 percent you Wouldn't make your high school team." Professional baseball players refer to the major leagues as the "Bigs." Making it there begins with a dream, something Andy said didn't cross his mind until he was a senior in high school. Baseball in upstate New York placed a distant third to basketball and football when Van Slyke was growing up. High school baseball teams were lucky to get in 20 games a season, Andy said. In his teens, basketball was . $4500 Reg '54"' Limit 2 per customer ISLAND DIscoUNr TACKLE I v 3240 East Bay Drive Anna Maria Island Center Holmes Beach 68 Penn Super Long Beach Trolling Reel For ocean trolling and bottom fishing Dependable gears. Stainless steel spool. Triple frame posts. Extra strong reel stand. Full-range star drag. Torpedo handle. Heavy chrome-plating. One-shot lu- brication system. Smooth free spool action. Rod clamp supplied. Approx. capacity 400 yds./50 Ib. mono. 778-7688 GALATI YACHT BASIN Islander Photo: Bonner Presswood Father and son team A.J., Andy Van Slyke A.J. is a catcher with the D.Coy Ducks, a major league team in Anna Maria Little League. Andy is an all-star centerfielder with the National League Pittsburgh Pirates. No. 1 with the man who will make millions of dollars this season as one of the boys of summer. "The simple fact is as long as you have a dream, that's the first step. My son already has that dream," Andy said. "Then there's a price to pay." The costs involved are years of discipline and hard work. "My son A.J. is a great kid. He is a lot like his fa- ther. A.J. likes the action and I think that's why he's a catcher. He's in on every pitch," Andy said. "I love to play the games, too, when they come. In spring train- ing there is a certain amount of drudgery." Despite Van Slyke's allegiance to the Pirates, his family calls St. Louis home, wife Lauri said. But wintering on Anna Maria Island ranks high on the Van Slyke family's list of favorite places. On the other end of the scale is the constant travel involved in shuttling from big city to big city during baseball season, she said. Life on the circuit ain't all it's cut out to be. "The travel gets old," Lauri said. "We've been to, S0 Fish Tales Welcome! Got a great catch? We'd love to hear your fish stories, and pictures are welcome! Just give us a call at 778-7978 or stop by our office in the Island Shopping Center. HOBIE SUN GLASSES OPEN AND COVERED BOAT SLIPS AVAILABLE! ... 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 OPEN DAYS WEEK 8 TO 5 * (83 7805 -92SO. BA'BLVD-IANN'MARI the same' cities a thousand times and all we get to see are the ballparks." A big fan herself, Lauri said she watches her sons play baseball with some apprehension. A.J. has two brothers, Scott, 7, and Jared, 5, who are following in dad's and big brother's footsteps. "I'm a little more interested when I watch my sons," she said. "I'm not nervous when Andy plays. When it's your sons, well..." Asked about his predictions for the Pirates this year, Van Slyke declines comment, but with this qualifier. "I don't make predictions," he said. "If I knew what the Pirates were going to do this year, I'd go straight to Las Vegas." For now, Van Slyke will be satisfied with another good year and perhaps another gold glove as the best at his position. For A.J., the dream continues. Father-son fishing team Bill Kramer and his son were able to get their limit of one red apiece on a recent fishing trip with Capt. Tom Chaya on the Dolphin Dream charters. They also caught a mess of nice-sized trout. ANNA MARIA ISLAND TIDE TABLES DAY Thu 4/7 Frl 4/8 Sat 4/9 Sun 4/10 Mon 4/11 Tue 4/12 Wed 4/13 AMHIGH 11:23 1.6ft 11:40 1.7ft 12:04 1.6ft 12:44 1.5ft 1:23 1.5ft 2:01 1.4ft 2:40 1.3ft AMLOW 4:38 0.2ft 5:06 0.3ft 5:28 0.5ft 5:47 0.6ft 6:02 0.7ft 6:17 0.8ft 6:35 0.9ft PMHIGH 11:15 1.7ff 11:55a 1.8ft 12:12 1.9ft 12:31 2.0ft 12:52 2.1ft 1:22 2.2ft PMLOW 4:55 0.5ft 5:30 0.3ft 6:05 0.2ft 6:37 0.0ff 7:09 -0.1ft 7:48 -0.1ft 8:26 -0.1ff * Fuel Live Bait * Ship's Store * Bottom Painting * Boat Storage * Bulk Oil * Consignment/ Brokerage * BOAT RENTAL SCortez High Tides 7 minutes later Low Tides 1:06 later. I I L ' KI- PAGE 22 I APRIL 7, 1994 M THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER Announcements of upcoming events are welcome at The Islander ... call us at 778- 7978 to find out how you can be included. ECONOMICALLY PRICED CONDOS FOR EASY FLORIDA LIVING SMUGGLERS LANDING. Canal, 42' dock. Vaulted ceilings, 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Pools, spa, tennis. Price reduced recently! Roni McCuddin, 778-5585. #52645 .......................... $129,900. PELICAN COVE ON GULF DR. Gulf & Bay views, beautifully furnished 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Seawall boat slips avail. Pool, tennis spa. T. Dolly Young, 778-5427.#80925 .... $120,000. IMPERIAL HOUSE. Newly decorated thru-out! Beautiful kitchen! Quiet Gulf-to-Bay community w/Private fishing dock, heated pool, clubhouse. Carol Heinze, 792-5721. #56220 .... $71,900. TOWNHOUSES AT CAY. Bright & clean 2 bed- room, 1.5 bath. Deep water canal w/dock. No age/rental min. = great rental investment. Horace T. Gilley, 792-0758.-#56151 ............ $64,200. Je Parle Francais! Call on the Canadian who offers full service and is experienced in dealing with Canadian buyers and sellers! ROBERT ST. JEAN 778-6467 3BR/2BA, fireplace, grated entrance, formal dining.......... $159,900 ISLAND, 4-PLEX! (3) 2BR/1BA & (1) 3BR/ 1BA. w/Built-ins .................... $195,000. North Beach SVillage! $139,900 West Bay Cove $152,900 A Call me today! Carol Heinze, CRS REALTORO Million Dollar Club 778-7246 Karin Stephan REALTORD LEADING EDGE SOCIETY Ich Spreche Deutsch Office: 813-778-0766 Mobile: 813-350-5844 PERICO BAY CLUB CONDOS SPECTACULAR VIEWS Over Bay, lake & bridge! 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Minutes to beach, shops, dining. Heated pool, tennis putting green. Excellent investment potential. SPECIAL GROUND LEVEL CONDO. Westerly view for beautiful sunsets. Overlooks nature preserve. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, large kitchen, screened lanai. Tastefully furnished! Proud corporate sponsors of Mote Marine Laboratory. Call us for a brochure and discount coupon. DUPLEX with 2 CAR GARAGE NEW HOME UNDER CONSTRUCTION North end of Anna Maria Island, 1,560 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath, large garage. $172,000. QUALITY 778-7127 BUILDERS Fax 779-2602 * TURNKEY FURNISHED * GOOD INVESTMENT S2 CAR GARAGE * 2BD/2BA DOWN *2BD/1BA-UP * 200 FEET FROM BEACH * EXCELLENT RENTAL HISTORY * $3,200/MO IN SEASON * CLOSE TO SHOPPING For further information, contact: Harold Small Realtor/Assoc. OFC: 778-2261 Eves:792-8628 MLS I Toll Free 1-800-422-6325 ANNA MARIA ISLAND RECEPTION MARINERS COVE Florida's Finest boating community offers 3 floor plans, breathtaking views, private boat docks, tennis, & ameni- ties galore. From $212,500. CANAL LOT WEST BRADENTON. One of the last waterfront lots. House does not have to be elevated. Nice neighborhood close to new improved Cortez Rd. $89,900. Terri Robertson, 778-6654. ISLAND DUPLEX. Great location in Holmes Beach to own and have an income to help with the mortgage! 2BR/ 1BA, $189,900. 778-6654. CONTEMPORARY GULFFRONT CONDO. This 1BR/1.5BA with den/guest room is partially furnished and sits on prime walking beach. Sunsets galore! $175,000. 778-6654. WALK TO BEACH. From this 2BR/2BA home in Holmes Beach. Garage, whirlpool tub, stone fireplace and more. $145,000. 778-6654. Anna Maria Island Centre / 813-778-6654 3224 East Bay Drive / Holmes Beach, FL 34217 Exclusive F 419 Pi Waterfront Estates REAL (813) Video Collection MLS EVENING a 0I Annual Rental North Beac to screened porch. A large custom kitchen. I As s Ater Hours: Barbara A. Sato...-350 Christine T. Associates After Hours: Barbara A. Sato...778-3509 Christine T. Um 106 31ST STREET, HOLMES BEACH $209,000 ne Avenue, Anna Maria, Florida 778-2291 PO Box 2150 3S 778-2632 FAX (813) 778-2294 NEW ON WHITE GLO Beautifully refurbish deep, seawalled ca Amenities include fireplace, newly rer hickory cabinets, w piggy-back-style dot and light throughout many citrus trees. A JUg KEY This delightful 3 be fabulous Foxworth - pectationl Ameniti room design, brigh wall and boat dock with automatic spri with sliding glass screened lanai. A home at only $235 :h Village 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 bath Many other eminities with pool privile ,l Saedainqaby Lnetitzss p Jwica Shaw...778-2847 Marcella Cornett...T78-5919 Nanc Watch for our 0 listings on Classivision, .... channel 19. I THE MARKET WVE RESTORATION ied 2 bedroom, 2 bath home on nal in quiet Anna Maria Village. soaring cathedral ceilings, brick modeled kitchen with glass front vhite tiled floors, and expansive uble car garage. Bright, spacious, it. Impeccable landscaping with SMUST SEE! $239,000. ST LISTED ROYAL GEM droom, 2 1/2 bath residence on Lane will exceed your every ex- es Include a preferred split bed- t southerly exposure, new sea- k, plus manicured landscaping nkler system. Spacious and light doors opening onto a large, gorgeous deal on a beautiful ,0001 hs, spacious living room opens ges included. $1,200 a month. y Gulord...778-215 WARRANTY yGuilford...778-2158 Vacation Rentals Anna Maria Island Great Selection of Seasonal Properties Beachfront Bayview* Gardenview Weekly rates from $500.00 Monthly rates from $1,200.00 Contact: Debbie Dial 800/881-2276 813/778-2275 Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker 3222 East Bay Dr., Holmes Beach FL 34217 (813) 778-2275 Fran Maxon LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER SALES AND RENTALS 9701 Gulf Drive* P O Box 717- Anna Maria, FL 34216 FAX# 778-7035 (813) 778-1450 or 778-2307 FRAN MAXON SPECIALS $89,000 ........ Gulffront complex 1 bedroom, 1 bath, fully furnished. One of the best built condos on Island. $124,500 ......Charming 2 bedroom, 2 bath Beach cottage. Walk to prime beach & Rod & Reel pier. $225,000 ...... Direct 2 bedroom, 2 bath Gulffront condo. Fantastic view. $229,000 ......Gulfview from spacious 3 bed- room, 3 bath family home. Across from Bean Point. LOTS $74,900 ........ Great residential lot, great trees, 52.1 X.145. Walking distance to BEACH & SHOPS. $79,500 ...... Only commercial lot on Pine St. available. Great location, 52.1 X 145. Owner will finance. $80,000 ........ Duplex zoned 100 X 100 close to GULF. Rare find. Broker Nancy Ungvarsky Associates: Frances V. Maxon, Prue Maxon-Yost, Agnes Tooker, Kathleen Tooker Granstad, Janice Tressler, Pat Jackson, Kenneth Jackson, Rosemary Schulte, Mike Schulte, Kay Kay Hardy and Darlene Hughes WEEKDAYS 9A.M. to 4:30P.M. s SATURDAYS 9A.M. to NOON .. o- #CRC047915 IN m I C o]![ Di iril ISLANutK BtTbANUtK N APRIL 7, 1994 A PAGE 23 i3 GULFFRONT COMPLEX DESIRABLE TIFFANY PLACE Furnished 2BR/2BA with eat-in kitchen, pool, laundry, storage & parking. Beautiful walking beach. $169,900. GULFFRONT Ocean Park Terrace Condo 3BR/2BA fully fur- nished. Two screened porches & roof-top sun deck overlooking entire Gulf, Intracoastal Waterway and Island. $t89-900 REDUCED to $175,000. ISLAND 6-PLEX 2/2 each unit. Close to beach, restaurants and shop- ping. Pool and laundry facilities. $450,000. RUNAWAY BAY 2 BD/2BA Unit, Turnkey Furnished, Completely up- dated, custom ceramic tile throughout. Call Mary Ann Schmidt 778-4931 or Janis Van Steenburgh 778-4796 Neal & Neal Realtors 778-2261 or Toll Free 1-800-422-6325 _. MILS ANNUAL RENTALS AVAILABLE AS SOON AS APRIL 15!!!! * 301 POINSETTIA: Cozy lbdrm/1 bath duplex apt. Fully furnished and ready to move into! Close to beach. $450 plus electric, phone and cable. * 302 POINSETTIA: Another cozy lbdrm/1 bath apt! Fully furnished and ready to move into. Close to beach. $450 plus electric, phone and cable. * 204 WILLOW: Unfurnished three bedroom/1 bath home. Washer/dryer hookups, carport and family room. Open May 1. $700/month plus utilities. We are also filling in our summer rentals very quickly ... call today to make your vacation plans ... some prime weeks still open! I Buy it or sell it in an ISLANDER classified ad ... it really works! Call 778-7978 for information. e r ing Anna Mariain, 13 C ALL (813) : -2 24 A X7 78-4978 -BS]l'S^^t^Sm^^^vvwBrokerwS ^^^ggiga^^'~nsflff~a~fiss .. __ i i i. " -. Ga. ... ,. I. I : ..I I -' I '- -'-, I- ,, ^.L g 'l -- _, "- B I RUNAWAY BAY 2BR-2BA fully furnished, second floor unit in complex with pool, tennis, clubhouse, sauna and on site management. Deeded beach access and excellent rental program. Priced at $98,500. Call Dave Moynihan. BEACH DUPLEXES. Two units with a total of four, furnished 1 BR-2BA units. Well-maintained and located in a quiet neighborhood. Only two blocks to great beach. Priced at $175,000. WATERFRONT Spacious 3BR-2BA waterfront residence in excellent Holmes Beach neighbor- hood on large lot. Home has open-floor plan with vaulted ceilings and a new roof. Priced at $179,500. Call Dave Moynihan for details. Jimr DIRECT GULFFRONT Turnkey 1BR/1.5BA fur- nished apartment in popular Sunset Terrace Con- dominium. Experience the best of Gulffront living for only $128,500. Call Dave Moynihan. HOLMES BEACH RESIDENCE Well maintained BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED Elevated 2BR - Island home with good central Holmes Beach loca- 2BA canalfront home with specimen plants and tion. Two bedroom, two bath with large garage and great deck area adjacent to large dock and dav- storage area. One block to Gulf beaches. Just re- its. Bay view from the living room with cathedral duced to $109,500. Call Dave Moynihan for details. ceiling. Skylights, Italian tile floors, central alarm _As system and an automatic sprinkler system. Priced at $199,800. Call Tom Eatman. ISLAND LOTS: * Holmes Beach Bayfront ... outstanding views with deep water dock ... 85X130 ...offered at $189,500. * Holmes Building Site ... short walk to prime beach from this 100X200 wooded lot zoned for 1 - 4 lots ... offered at $129,500. STOP IN FOR A FREE RENTAL BROCHURE .AND CALENDAR 835 North Shore Drive. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath Gulffront home is beyond description. $469,000. Liberal financing available. DOWUNG REALTY 409 Pine Av. Anna Maria 778-1222 Doug Dowling Realty 778-1222 SALES RENTALS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT The ONLY Island Real Estate Group AND we offer you ALL REAL ES- TATE SERVICESI Anna Maria Island Real Estate Specialists extend- Ing both Personal AND Professional Services In New Construction & Design, Existing Property Sales, Lot Sales, Free Market Analysis, Home Warranty, Free Network to Other Areas, Best Property Manage ment and Annual & Vacation Rentals. Over 75 Yrs. Combined Expe- rience AND Smllesl I l` {= II, _J"IJI .; I.I l ., l . ISLAND DUPLEX Well maintained 2BR/1BA on each side. Close to Gulf beach and with a peek of the Bay. Fully rented on annual basis. Priced at $112,500. Call Dave Moynihan for details. .4 .. I . BIB PAGE 24 M APRIL 7, 1994 0 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER City Anna Maria Bradenton Beach 112 8th St S 100 x 100 Holmes Beach 210 84th 90 x 100 217 84th 90 x 100 2918 Avenue C 50 x 100 Com ADDRESS/lot 211 Palm 52 x 110 309 S Bay Blvd 65 x 101 501 Magnolia 115 x 80 522 Pine Av 5A Bayou Condo 60 N Shore Dr 140x225x135x233 869 N Shore Dr 50 x 160 bay 102 12th St N 54 x 102 STYLE/rooms elevated home 2/2/lcarport residential lot bay view residential lot ground condo 2/1 ground home 4/4/2car- canal elevated home 2/2/2carport ground home 2/1 multi-family 2 bldgs w/6 baths ground home 2/2/2carport ground home 2/2/lcarport/pool AGE/size 1987 1296 sfla 1972 765 sfla 1957/85 4079 sfla 1976 1063 sfla 1953 1056 sfla 1959/69 2 story-1120sfla ground-1870sfla 1955 940 sfla 1959 1092 sfla elevated home 1994 Talarino/Streiler 2/2/2carport 1200 sfla 2/28/94 piled by Doug Dowling, licensed real estate broker, 778-1222 SELLER/BUYER/when Valdivia/Besada 2/28/94 Osborne/Shank 2/28/94 Lardas/Albert 2/28/94 Kelly/Taylor 2/28/94 Sipes/Cottbus 2/28/94 Collins/Zambito 2/28/94 Boudreau/Conte 2/28/94 Wiley/White 2/28//94 Waclawski/Cochran 2/28/94 Rankin/Blumhagen 2/28/94 SALE$/LIST$ $142,000 list uk $100,000 list $114,900 $80,000 list $85,000 $75,000 list uk $390,000 list $425,000 $315,000 list $349,000 $85,000 list uk $210,000 list uk $95,000 list uk $146,000 list uk $114,000 list uk Bruce L. Skorupa REALTOR Award Winner Pc Links Buyers and Sellers Together and Provides Personal Caring Attention Professional Knowledge Exceptional Service Experience Plus! Call Bruce Now! SINCE 1939 Island Relocation Specialist SED OLIVEIRA REALTOR When Buying or Selling, Ed can make your Island Dream come true! 778-1751 Evenings 2217 Gulf Drive Bradenton Beach FL 34217 778-2246 Office U I The Very Latest 4 Listings from the Specialist... Marilyn Trevethan Realtot~/Associate 1) "ST BARTS" $108,000. 2/2 fully furnished with 1-car garage, Sanderling Circle. 2} "B" BAYFRONT MODEL $142,900. 2/2 1 car garage, tile & mirror. 3} "GRAND CAYMAN" $167,000. 2/2 plus den, 2-car garage, enclosed lanai & tile. i iMLS ..RICHARD FREEMAN ISL NDRE L STREALTORT ASSOCIATE CUTE BEACH COTTAGE 301 Great duplex, great Investment. 208 Pea- 402 Magnolia. Cozy beach cottage & 404 23rd St. Drive by ad take a look. Won't cock, Holmes Beach. 2BR/2BA on each side Magnolia extra 52 x 145 ft. buildable lot. 23rd at. tDisprie b aof this upgraded duplex. Close to wide Great location at the north end of Anna Maria Beach. Good rental history. $135,000. Island. 778-6066. ~LITLuxury beach.Good FnTITQ ;11016121 778-6066 0 HOMES06. ,1 Fittro and Foldes join Island Real Estate Robert Fittro and Wendy Kay Foldes have joined the real estate team at Island Real Estate. Fittro began his real estate ca- reer in Hardee County with Joe L. Davis Real Estate and also was the athletic director and head football coach for Hardee County High School for 20 years. Foldes joins Island Real Estate from Michael Saunders and Com- pany where she received an award for her outstanding production in 1992 and 1993. Williams joins Paradise A Paradise Inc. Realtors, 5201 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach, an- nounces Steve Williams has joined their staff. Williams has been one of the Island's most productive Realtors with strong experience in both residential and commercial market places. NO BROKER CHARGES I .. .. p. i SMALL DUPLEX OR LARGE HOUSE 308 68th St., Holmes Beach 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath and 1 bedroom, 1 bath OR combine! 3 sundecks overlooking lake, 2 blks to Gulf. El- evated, newer building with 2 car garage & huge enclosed storage areas. $139,000 with possible owner financing. 778-4877. DON' lEAVE PARADISE WITHOUT USI Subscribe to The Islander Bystander. Details on subscriptions and rates are on page 7 of this issue. THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER N APRIL 7, 1994 0 PAGE 25 EE3 IS A NDERn W SSIm 'zu ITM -FO AL IEM9ORSAE TMSFOeSL WANNA SKATE? Island Rollers In-Line Skates. A relentless rush! For skating information and sales call 778-3880. CAR CLEAN SPECIAL Wash and vacuum every week all year on a $15 weekly contract basis. We come to you with fully mobile service. Call mobile phone # 356-4649. BE THE BEAUTIFUL woman you know you are. Call me for a free facial. Left home and forgot some of your Mary Kay cosmetics. Call me. Free delivery. Donna Jean 383-3202. WANTED OLD ORIENTAL RUGS All sizes, any con- dition. Call Robert Adamsky 383-9211. WANTED Your unwanted stuffed-fish. Get rid of it here. Call The Islander Bystander, 778-7978. GULF FRONT ESTATE! Magnificent Custom Designed 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath Gulf front Estate features quality craftsman- ship and superb design and offers a private Mas- ter Suite, spacious living area that opens to spa- cious decks and panoramic Gulf view!. Added amenities include workshop, spacious shower room & bath and deluxe utility room on first level plus undercover parking for three vehicles. Lovely tropical foliage and privacy wall surround the 100 X 270 "Plus" Gulf lot creating your own Island com- pound. Qualified Buyers please. Owner financing. Call Marie Franklin, 778-2259. it^ ^ since Ii r W 1957 MARIE LIC. REAL ESTATE FRANKLIN RAEAh s BROKER REALTY "We ARE the Island.' so05 Gulf Drive* PO Box 835 Anna Maria, Florida 34216 1-800-845-9573 (813) 778-2259 Fax (813) 778-2250 Social news is welcome at The Islander... call 778-7978 to find out how to be included. WHEN IN PARADISE SEE... 5203 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach, FL 34217 (813) 778-4800 Toll Free 800-327-2522 r M "- . BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED. Beautifully decorated split floor plan. 3BR/2BA home in desir- able area of Holmes Beach. Deeded boat slip, over- sized lot and plenty of storage all for $163,500. Call Dennis McClung at 778-4800. CANAL-CAGED POOL-PRIVACY You can have it all with 1833 sq ft of living space. Great Holmes Beach location. 2BR/2BA, den & large ga- rage. Must see! Call Dave Vanse Urede, 778-4800. SARASOTA BAY FRONT. 2/2 Condo, heated pool, boat docks, elevated, turnkey furnished. All this plus the greatest waterviews on Island for $159,900. Call Lynn Hostetler 778-4800. OFF ISLAND BARGAIN. 3BR/2BA home near 75th St. Featuring solar heated caged pool and fire- place for just $119,900. Great neighborhood. Ken Rickett 778-3026. WATERFRONT BARGAIN! Luxury at bargain price describes this spacious 2/2 condo. Enjoy canal front living with boating, tennis, pool, hot tub and much more all at a great location. Live like a king for just $79,900. Ken Rickett. 778-3026. NAUTICAL ANTIQUES Solid brass ships wheel & stand off of liberty ship or lake freighter. 1918 US Navy compensating binnacle on solid brass base. Both $3500 OBO. 778-0019. MURIEL SMITH buys old toys, dolls, dollhouses, teddy bears, miniatures, folk art, children's books. 778-7544. SINGER FEATHERWEIGHT PORTABLE sewing machine (black), excellent condition, $400. Diamond ring pave design, 2ct. total weight (dome style). RCA- VCR-620HF, excellent condition. $175. 778-8340. GOOD CONDITION: white/brass day/trundle bed $150. Deluxe cockatiel cage $50. Weight set w/ bench $100. Microwave, king waterbed, peach satin sheets & comforter $150. 778-9612. REXAIRE RAINBOW VACUUM. Water filter for dust control. Good for lungs and asthma. $80. 778-2787 DICK gsI I ISLAND BAYFRONT Panoramic views from the 3-4BR- 2.5BA Bayfront residence with Bay and deep water ca- nal frontage. Natural cedar construction with cathedral ceilings throughout. Tropical setting with pool, gazebo and lush landscaping. Short walk to Gulf beaches. Offered at $379,000. Call Dave Moynihan for details. 778-2246 Office or 778-7976 Evenings Serving Anna Maria Since 1939 2217 Gulf Drive Bradenton Beach CaaasSSSSS888SSSS88SSS8SS8Sf :IRes i , & - CONDOS FOR SALE! ISLAND PARADISE - luxury Gulffront! 3/2 $279,000 to $289,000. * GULF BEACH PLACE 2/2 -$179,000. GULF VIEW TOWNHOUSE 2/2.5- $129,000. SHELL POINT- 2/2 $112,500. Also, duplexes & homes from $79,900. CALL DEBBIE THRASHER, 778-2259. .. .....* ..2 i PRICE REDUCED! Spacious 3 bedroom 2 1/2 balh located on wide canal with magnificent open view of bayou. A unique open floor plan which includes Florida room or mother in law suite. PRICED TO SELL! $28a0oo. $260,000. CALL TODAY! PRICE REDUCEDI Very spacious 3/2 secluded home plus attached apartment situated on large cor- ner lot. Open floor plan with tile floors throughout, European kitchen. Ideal for second home or primary residence. $.1 t00. $157,000 CALL TODAY! Since 1957 MArE w UC. REAL ESTATE FRANKUD REALTY BROKER 'We ARE the Island." 9805 Gulf Drive PO Box 835 Anna Maria, Florida 34216 1-800-845-9573 (813) 778-2259 Fax (813) 778-2250 WANTED: Small manual lawnmower for grass patch. (1 or 2 wheel.) 778-2787 CARIBBEAN PLANE TICKETS. To the Island of Eleuthra, 2 people, leaving Wed. 4/20 and returning Sun. 4/24. $350. OBO. 778-9112. BACK DOOR ANTIQUES. Inventory close out, ev- erytJhing on sale. Wed-Fri, 10-4. Sat, 9-1. 4415 125th St. W., Cortez. 5 PIECE SET. Outdoor patio furniture. Good condi- tion. Asking $35. 795-4806. ORNATE WROUGHT IRON fan back 4 pc. dining set. $250 OBO. Wrought iron couch, chairs, ottoman & table. $150 OBO. 778-7279. 15-22' Gal. Heavy gauge, beach cat/pontoon boat trailer-89. No rust, beach tires and lights, asking $500. 795-1870. ANNUAL RENTALS BAYFRONT CONDO 2 BR, 2BA, unfurnished. $625 plus utilities. HOLMES BEACH 2BR, 2BA, unfurn. $500 plus utilities. SANDY POINTE CONDO 2BR, 2BA, unfur- nished. $725 plus utilities. CANAL FRONT HOME 3BR, 2BA, unfurnished. $800 plus utilities. CANAL FRONT HOME 2 BR, 2BA unfurnished. $1200 plus utilities. A (813) 778-2246 FAX 778-4978 2217 Gulf Drive Bradenton Beach Florida 34217 *~~ U ~- -1 WATERFRONT ZONED ROR: Tastefully deco- rated two bedroom, two bath home on wide open Lake Lavista. Greatroom, kitchen with custom made cabinets, cathedral ceilings, open porch that over- looks the water. Lower level paneled & carpeted can be office/retail for resident/owner. 2 car garage. $264,900. Call Marion Ragni, 778-1504 eves. REDUCED: gorgeous bayfront three bedroom, 2.5 bath home on beautiful Key Royale. Front faces private golf course. Now $529,000. Call Dick Rowse, 778-0777; or after hours 778-2003 for an appointment to see. CATCH A BARGAIN! Now it's your turn to own your own home. Two bedroom, 1.5 bath villa close to everything in central Holmes Beach, the Gulf, bay, shopping, churches, school (easy walk for the kids). $74,500. Call Mimi Wilde for an ap- pointment, 755-7752 eves. THE BAYOU: Two bedroom, 1 bath condo- minium with a water view completely refurbished in 1991. Just steps to bay, beach and Anna Maria fishing pier. Turnkey furnished. $86,500. Call Mimi Wilde, 755-7752. PERICO BAY CLUB: Expansive lakeview from this model perfect three bedroom, 2 bath condo located close to pool. Tiled entrance foyer, deco- rated window treatments & wallpaper. Heated pool, tennis, nature boardwalk, close to beach. $110,500. Call Zee Catanese, 794-8991 eves. REALTORS 5910 Marina Dr. Holmes Beach, FL 34217 Call (813) 778-0777 or Rentals 778-0770 1-800-741-3772 OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK MLS Ql.i DICK H T WAGNER IYTY INC. sinu S k Ij PAGE 26 M APRIL 7, 1994 0 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER SCommercial Residential Free Estimates I Lany awn Mowing Trimming Edging Lawn Hauling By the cut or by the month. Service 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE INSURED 778.1345 GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES I AND SATISFACTION Anna Maria Pest Control CALL (813) 778-1630 Li. No. 4467 Painting by Elaine Deffenbaugh "Professional Excellence" INTERIOR & EXTERIOR RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL We repair popcorn ceilings Serving the Islands Since 1969 Licensed and Insured 778-5594 778-3468 !@i CHRISTIE'S a^ PLUMBING COMPANY Commercial & Residential Open Saturday 24-Hour Service S^' No Overtime Charges! 778-3924 or 778-4461 "Remember, it pays and saves to get a second estimate." 5508 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach (RF0038118) III 1'1II STATE REGISTERED CONTRACTOR State Reg. RC0043740 RESIDENTIAL ROOFING CONTRACTOR -- ALL NEW WORK GUARANTEED S. LICENSED INSURED COMPLETED OPERATIONS INCLUDED '* F FIBERGLASS SHINGLES MILDEW RESISTANT MATERIALS E SINGLE PLY ROOFING SYSTEMS Free Estimates 748-3558 .Free Estimates Donnie Rivera 'ANATEE OWERS LAWN SERVICE (813) 778-7508 P 0 Box 352 Anna Maria FL 34216 WHY WORRY??? About Your Home When You're Gone Check-A-Home 19 Years Serving Longboat, Lido and Bird Keys ... Now Available on Anna Maria Island. Weekly Visits Monthly Reports TED and JANET FRIEDRICKS 383-4413 A D *A IDE GARGE ALSERIS 324 HARDIN, Anna Maria. Washer, furniture, odds & ends. Fri. & Sat., April 8th & 9th. 8:00 -? 2103 AVENUE B, Bradenton Bch. No early birds please. Baby items, toys, crafts, kitchen, cloths, etc. Fri & Sat., Aprl 8th & 9th. 9AM-4PM. 228 PERIWINKLE, Anna Maria. Everything must go. King-size bedroom set, twin beds & nitestands, 4 pc sectional, dining table & chairs, bumper pool table, Pauley's Island hammock & much more. Sat., April 9, 9AM-2PM. 419 ALAMANDA, Anna Maria. Carport sale, clothes, furniture & misc. Sat., April 9th. 9:00AM. 153 CRESCENT. Furniture, kitchenware & clothes. Thurs., April 7th. 9:00 AM. MOVING SALE 402 29th St. Lots of good stuff. Sat., April 9. 8:00 AM. LOST: BLACK BASEBALL GLOVE. Holmes Beach field 3/28. I need it for my games. Reward 778-5523. BEN AND IRENE'S Dog Babysitting Service. At our home with constant supervision. No cages/kennels. House calls (Island only). Cats included. 778-1012. 82 ELCAMINO. 792-0408. 86 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. All factory op- tions & towing package $3250. 794-9025 1983 CHEV. CAPRICE, V-8. $750 402 29th St. CHARTER FISHING with Capt. Mike Heistand aboard Magic. 1/2 & full day. Reservations please. Call 778-1990. AD PRODUCTION Experienced in Pagemaker and ad layout. Part-time. The Islander Bystander. HOUSEKEEPER Harrington House Bed & Break- fast. 778-5444. BOAT SALESMAN for new & used boat dealer, high income potential. Call Ken at 778-5577. INVESTOR WANTED. Guaranteed to double your money in 24 mths, collateral. Island resident, 779-1016. MALE LPN seeking full time, private duty position. 25 yrs. experience in geriatric nursing, insured. 746- 0086 after 1:00. RETAIL SALES part time days, Saturdays a must. Good personality, experience a plus. Call Linda - Mister Roberts Shop 778-4505. HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED. Resort 66. 778-2238. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Tingley Memorial Li-. brary. Three and six hour shifts. 778-9413 or 778- 6247. PIZZA COOK Delivery Person. Must have valid driver license and own car. Apply in person after 2:30 PM at Uncle Dan's. 6820 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Longboat Key. 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. HOME REPAIR-Kitchen & Bath, handyman and home repairs. Island resident, 23 years experience, local references. Call Mark at 778-5354. MARY KAY COSMETICS Free facials. Free delivery, Call Donna Jean. 383-3202. TREE SERVICE Topping, trimming, removal of all types of trees. including palms. Insured, reasonable, Island resident. Local ref. Call Brewers 778-7790. TAX PREPARATION and small business account- ing. 25 years experience. Certified. Your neighbor- hood representative in Holmes Beach, Pat Kenney. Kenney Tax Service. 778-6024. ZOWIE! You can run an ad here for just $4.50. INCOME TAX PREPARATION. Individual, corporate and special situation. All states. 28 years experi- ence. Free pickup and delivery. Island resident. Jay Parker 778-6179. HOUSE CLEANING Reasonable rates. Dependable Island resident. Local references. 778-9678. ISLAND PAINTER Fast, neat, reasonable. 27 years experience. Call Big Jim 778-5587. J.R.'S BICYCLE DETAILING. Rust removal, cleaning and waxing. Small bike $6, large bike $10. 778-1099. HOUSE CLEANING. Two openings: soon available not a "cold" service, but "have it your way" friend. Ironing, too! Call Jackie, $10 hr. 755-5965. It s spring Cleaning Time! Call Squeaky's Window Cleaners "CLEARLY THE BEST!" 952-9617 or 383-7729 COMMUNITY ELECTRIC NEW DO-IT-YOURSELF CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES Call FREE EXPERT ADVICE David Parrish Call 792-5207 798-3095 7800 Cortez Rd. W. (Behind Wings & Things) "Serving the Islands for over 15 years" - MOST CARS $85 k a AUTO & BOAT DETAILING WASH WAX SHAMPOO Engine & Underbody too. Every detail is cleaned and protected. Your car and boat can look like new again ... and maintain the value! By appointment, at your home or office. Most cars $85. Call the mobile service number 356-4649 or leave a message: 778-9392. ,ISLANDER HOW TO ADVERTISE DEADLINE: MONDAY at NOON for WEDNESDAY publication. Up to 3 line minimum includes ap- proximately 21 words - $4.50. Additional lines $1.50 each. Classified ads for businesses are 6.50 for 21 words. $2.00 per additional line. Place and pay in person in advance. Stop by 5400A Marina Drive, between D. Coy Ducks and Chez Andre in the Island Shop- ping Center. More infor- mation: 778-7978. /\ '/ OOLMES BEACH BUSINESS CENTER C3 ZONING RENTAL SPACES AVAILABLE Office Suites Mini Storage * Retail or Service CALL NOW 778-2924 5347 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M APRIL 7, 1994 A PAGE 27 IQ JISLANDER DECLASSIFIED ___________________________________________________ m BOATS-BEAUTIFUL BOATS. Wood Restoration and high gloss varnishing "quality time on your enjoyment". 30 years experience in Hawaii. Call Skip 755-5965. "CRITTER SITTER" While you are out of town make certain your pets have food, water and exercise, plus lots of T.L.C. 778-6000 HANDYMAN Jack of all trades. Guaranteed neater work habits, better workmanship at lower prices. Call Art 778-1016. Island resident. BRICK, GLASS, BLOCK, stucco, tile, pavers, con- crete. In business since 1978. Dave Elliot. 778-5183. HOME REPAIR SERVICE Professional tile instal- lation, marble work, plaster & stucco. Interior/exterior. All repairs. Excellent Island references, 23 years experience. Call Mark at 778-5354. VAN-GO PAINTING Residential/Commercial, Inte- rior/Exterior, Pressure Cleaning, Wallpaper. Island resident references. Dan or Bill 778-5455. JOE UNGVARSKY CONSTRUCTION..Remodeling specialist. State licensed and insured. Many Island references. 778-2993. Lic# CRC 035261. MONTGOMERYS CERAMIC TILE Professional instal- lation and repair. Fully insured. Manatee Co. resident 25 years. Call today for a free estimate. Ken 792-1084. FAUCET PLUMBING Remodel, service, water heater, sewer cleaning. 24 hour service. Serving the Island for 17 years. 778-0181. Lic. # RF0038400. Interior/Exterior Painting. Call Jim Bickal 778-1730. Free Estimates 28 year Island Resident. ALUMINUM VINYL CONSTRUCTION. All types. New installation and repairs. Insured and references. LIC #RX-0051318. Rex Roberts 778-0029. ISLAND UPHOLSTERY Danish craftsman, free es- timates, pick-up and delivery. Furniture repairs. 778- 4335. 121 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. ONE LARGE commercial studio. Gulf view. Gulf Drive. Ideal for small business, office, crafts, etc. Neg. Call Frank at 778-6126 Eves. 778-6127. SEASONAL Gulffront/canal homes and condos. Weekly and monthly. Call Debbie Thrasher, Anna Maria Realty, Inc. 778-2259. FOR RENT 2/2 duplex apartment. West of Gulf Drive. Three houses from Gulf. Completely furnished. Central A/C & heat. Florida room. Yearly furnished $1000a month plus utilities. Seasonal $1520 month.plus tax and utilities. Call Betty Cole 813-778-2422. COTTAGES ON the beach in Anna Maria City. Wk/ Mo/Sn. 813-735-1488. ANNUAL $550 month, 2/2, excellent location. $400 month, 1/1, S Harbor Dr., Holmes Beach. Gulf Bay Realty of Anna Maria, Inc. 778-7244. SUMMER RENTAL Adirondack Mountains lakefront. May 1 to Oct. 1, 1994. $3000 season. Ideal for adults. 778-9555. LOVELY ANNA MARIA Gulffront apartment. 2/1, porch, sundeck. Wk/Mo/Sn. No pets. 778-3143. BEACH RENTAL Best on beach. Steps to gulf. Im- maculate 3/2 on N. Shore Dr. Available after May 5. $800 week. 778-3171. BEACH RENTAL Anna Maria Islands Club. 2/2 Condo. Non-smoking unit available March, April open 1995. (813) 949-3713. CONDO Bayshore-on-the-Lake. 2/1, 55+, no pets, pool, excellent area for retirees. $395 mo. 778-2742. HOLMES BEACH, completely furnished 1 BR apart- ment. 100 yds to Gulf, king size bed, 25" TV, micro- wave. Also available for '95. 778-5246. WINTER RENTAL, Anna Maria. 218 Palmetto, fur- nished 2/2. Duplex, $1,100/mo, 4 month minimum. Call Tampa (813) 949-6891. ISLANDER CLASSIFIEDS really work for you. Just ask when you call one they get lots and lots of calls. KEY ROYAL Canalfront. 2/2, 1560 sq. ft., living area plus garage, shop and laundry. Unfurnished. $1000 month. Call owner 778-5045. HOLMES BEACH. Walk to beach. 2/2 and 1/1 Du- plex. Furnished/unfurnished. Covered parking. 778- 6583. SEASONAL 3/1 house, cable, large kitchen, cov- ered parking, sundecks and Bay view. 2 blocks to beach, $700 unfurnished, $800 furnished, 778-0192. ELDERLY COUPLE desire ground level place for 6 months, Nov.-Apr. 1995. 2/2, dishwasher, laundry, desired. References available 778-0266 eves. ANNUAL $550/mo. 2, 2, excellent location. Pruden- tial Florida Realty, T.D. Young 778-0766. COMPLETELY FURNISHED. 1BR/1BA Apt. in- cludes water and garbage, furniture, TV, dishes, sil- verware etc. Two blocks form Beach. $435. per month, May October 778-3878. PERICO BAY Open House. Saturday & Sunday. 3/ 2, glassed lanai, ceramic tile, floors in great room, custom closets, plantation shutters, custom made entertainment center. Over looks Bay. Gated com- munity. Tennis, pools, etc. Garage with storage. $199,500. 813-794-6472. 65 X 100' LOT overlooking Tampa Bay on S. Bay Blvd, Anna Maria. Excellent building site. Cleared with palm trees. $118,000. Phone 778-4363 leave message. ISLAND CONDO 2/2, 2 lanais, eat-in kitchen, washer/dryer, pool, walk to beach, low maintenance fee and owner may finance! $99,900. Call Yvonne Higgins, Island Real Estate 778-6066 or 795-0105 after hours. SEE IT TODAY! Historic Cortez Village charming 2/ 1.5 cottage. Nice oaks, quiet street. 1 blk from Bay. Great seasonal rental or second home. For sale by owner, 794-1103. $62,500. LARGE 2/2 VILLA. Pool, clubhouse. Nice area min- utes to Gulf beaches. $49,900. 794-6293. BY OWNER Two story brick. 4/2.5 with family room. Oak floors. Completely renovated. Two car attached garage. Separate brick studio. Northwest Bradenton. Best schools. Must see. $169,000. 794-0145. PALM HARBOR Holmes Beach lot 80 X-100, 792- 0408. NEW LARGE 3/2 Anna Maria Island. Gulf view home. Now $162,000/ reduced $20,000. 778-5551. OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 812 SOUTH BAY BLVD.. 2 TO 4PM Southeast of Fishing Pier in the City of Anna Maria you will find a splendid walking beach, a gorgeous view and a 3/2 beach front home with stone fireplace, large family room, deck & garage. $425,000. Jeanette Rampone 747-2244 or 748-6300. NEW HOUSE, HOLMES BCH. 3/2, quiet street, pri- vate boat launch, 2 blocks to beach. $184,500. 778- 1966. HOLMES BEACH: Large 2/2 and 1/1 elevated Du- plex. Close to beach and shopping. $169,500. 778- 6583. BY OWNER at Perico Bay Club. $94,650. Must see to appreciate! Gorgeous lake view. 2/2 with many up grades. Security, covered parking, pool, spa and ten- nis. 778-5085. WILL TRADE MANHATTAN Co-op (Fine bldg, walkable Lincoln Center, 24 hr. doorman, 2/2, low maint. free and clear). For Bay or wide canal house of like value in quiet area of Anna Maria or upper Longboat. Phone 914-921-3229 or Fax 914-921- 1156. FREE HOT LIST "By Owner Homes" 100's comput- erized & analyzed. Free mortgage card. Help-U-Sell- Realty Counselors 795-0615. DON'T FORGET The deadline is Monday NOON for all classified ads. They must be placed in person and paid in advance. ITEMS FOR SALE and GA- RAGE SALE ADS are just $4.50 each. Sell that old junque! You can't afford not to do it! Island Typing Service Computer Operated -_ FAX Service: Send & Receive FAX #778-8390 310 Pine Avenue Anna Maria 778-8390 778-2586 '' MARV KAY Eve:778-6771 25% OFF WITH THIS AD ONLY- EXP. 4/13/94 SABAL PALM . CARPENTRY Pamnng A FLORIDA COMPANY Interior/Exterior SMALL HOME REPAIRS 20 Years CUSTOM FENCES DECKS* SIDING Experience FASCIA SOFFITS DOORS WINDOWS Husband/Wife ODD JOBS Team Fully Insured Reasonable Rates F 778-7603 ree Estimates Rick Lease 778-2139 32-ear Island Resident 7 ISLAND CLEANING RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL NOW OFFERS... VACUUM SALES & SERVICE We carry all makes & models Small Appliance Repair Licensed & Bonded Same Dependable, Prompt, Quality Service 5600 Marina Dr Holmes Beach Mon-Frl 10-4, Sat 9-2 778-4988 AMERICAN CAR WASH g wW & DETAILING Self service or personal service Pick up & delivery service available Enclosed facility for added protection of your vehicle 778-1617 5804 Marina Drive Holmes Beach SIDE WORK 778-1617 Specializing In Paint Touch-Up Exotic Cars High Quality Honest Prices David Zorko Hm. 778-6342 5804 Marina Dr. Holmes Beach S OMERS DRAPERY CLEANERS QUALITY & SERVICE GUARANTEED Take Down and Rehanging ARAUSA RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL Same Day Drapery Service In-Home Carpet Cleaning Upholstery Spreads Comforters Blinds * Free Estimates 779-1410 Member of Manatee Chamber of Commerce * Ji] PAGE 28 M APRIL 7, 1994 A THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER s ' 3900 East Bay Drive Holmes Beach OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 7 AM to 10 PM SUNDAY 7AM to 9 PM* PHONE 778-4100 We Welcome Food Stamps PRICES EFFECTIVE NOW THROUGH TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1994 goods RIGHT HERE ON THE ISLAND! I ''I U. S.D.A. CHOICE SHOULDER FOR London Broil $ SAVER'S CHOICE PAPER TOWELS WT 25 ROLL WITH THIS COUPON NOW THRU APRIL 12 LIMIT TWO PER CUSTOMER PLEASE '------ -- ---. FAMILY PACK CHICKEN WINGS, LEGS, THIGHS , %~II, II Hillsh Farm re Polska . Kielbasa GREEN OR RED LEAF LETTUCE -,.. ,:: MILD SPANISH White Onions DELI DEPARTMENT Cooked DELI DELICIOUS Potato Salad DELI DEPARTMENT Provolone Cheese LB. THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING ISLAND FOODS ... FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK Every Friday 11 A.M. to NOON COypM,~o^ I 48 |