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DEP permit readied for 'mega-bridge'


By Jim Hanson
Islander correspondent
The final state permit for a high-rise bridge at
Manatee Avenue will be issued.
That word comes from Ken Huntington, in charge
of permitting for the Florida Department of Environ-
mental Protection.
His staff in Tampa is drafting an "intent to issue"
for the permit to the Florida Department of Transpor-
tation, he said Tuesday, now that "we have wrapped up
other agencies' comments."
An administrative hearing into the need for such a
bridge is to be sought by the Save Anna Maria, Inc.,
organization, which has fought the high bridge virtu-


Turtle program


continues ...

without


hatcheries
By Paul Roat
The Island's Turtle Watch program will continue
this loggerhead nesting season, but some so-called
tried-and-true practices will be changed.
Specifically, the turtle hatcheries in Anna Maria
and Bradenton Beach are no longer permitted.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
turtle expert David Arnold told about 50 turtle aficio-
nados last week that hatcheries have been viewed with
disfavor by state officials.
Turtle nest protection should be evaluated on a
"nest-by-nest" basis to determine which sea turtle nests
are in jeopardy from predators or man.
If a nest is deemed to be in peril, it may be relo-
cated, Arnold said. "Peril" is defined as coming from
hungry raccoons, highly populated and traveled
beaches such as Coquina where the eggs could be dis-
turbed by errant beachgoers, a nest illuminated by
bright lights or a nest too close to the surf line.
The anti-hatchery approach touted by state officials
evolved, Arnold said, in light of new scientific data
about turtles. "Our whole approach now is to attempt
to imitate nature," Arnold explained.
"Turtles have been on the planet for eons," he said,
"by putting eggs all over the beach in the low, middle
and high parts of the sand. By taking the eggs to a high
part of the beach [where most hatcheries are located]
is not as natural. Different nests in different parts of the
beach produce hatchlings of all different sizes, weights
and shapes, and the environment determines the size


Island orchestra performs
season finale
The Anna Maria Island Community Orchestra &
Chorus will perform its final concert of the season at
2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at the Island Baptist
Church, 8605 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. The concert
will be dedicated to the memory of all those who lost
their lives in their struggle for freedom during World
War II. Admission will be free, with donations
requested For more information, see inside. Islander
Photo: Cynthia Finn.


ally since its inception.

Six-month process
The hearing is the state's mechanism for appealing
a decision by an arm of state government. SAM's at-
torney, David Levin, said a decision takes at least six
months from the date of a request for such a review.
The hearing will go into the entire bridge issue
from standpoints of safety, the environmental impacts
and esthetics, SAM officials have said, and DOT will
have to prove such a bridge is needed and would be
safe. SAM contends the 65-foot-high, fixed span would
be less safe in a storm than the present drawbridge.
No date has been set for such an appeal or the


and weight of the hatchlings.
"Our whole program now is to attempt to imitate
nature," he said.
Arnold summarized the new philosophy by DEP
for turtles as a discretionary policy: use discretion to
determine whether every nest is safe or not.
"We are adamantly against hatcheries and don't
want hatcheries used as a 'default' for any nest that is
at risk," he said. "If you need to move nests, that is fine,
but we want to get away from moving all the nests to
one or two areas on the beach."
Turtle Watch Director Chuck Shumard, long a
hatchery advocate, reluctantly went along with Arnold.
"I think we have to compromise," Shumard said.
"We'll have to leave more nests out, and relocate the
nests in danger."
Turtle expert Dr. Anne Maylen said only two
hatcheries have been approved out of 125 turtle watch
program permits issued in Florida, one in Broward
County and another near Miami.
The Broward County hatchery was approved, she
said, because of the large number of beachgoers who
frequent the shore of Fort Lauderdale. Miami's hatch-
ery was permitted because of incidents of people dig-
ging up the nests and eating the eggs.
Arnold and Maylen both agreed the popular hatchling
release events should continue for any relocated nests
because of its educational value. "Public education about
turtles is important," Arnold said, "and hatchings are great
places for this type of education. We encourage people to
look at this wonderful natural event."
Shumard said the Island Turtle Watch collected
more than 13,000 turtle eggs from 116 nests on Island
beaches in 1994, took them to nurseries and hatched


hearing itself.
The DEP had held up its permit pending satisfac-
tory answers to questions of mitigation. This is the
physical process for replacing marine growth, in this
case mangroves and seagrasses, which would be de-
stroyed by construction of the new bridge.

Three acres to go
About three acres of seagrass will be wiped out by
the bridge, experts have estimated. The grass beds will
be replaced with new ones near the bridge and in a siz-
able area southwest of the bridge, said George Craciun,
PLEASE SEE BRIDGE, PAGE 2


out 12,200 baby turtles, a 93 percent success rate for
turtle births.
"Our success rate keeps getting better and better,"
Shumard said, "and we're getting smarter and smarter
with handling them."
Jerris Foote, head of the turtle program at Mote
Marine Laboratory, found 1,160 nests last year and
opened 977 to find a total of 101,829 eggs with 78,379
successfully hatched. Virtually all of those nests were
left in place; of the 1,160 identified, 186 were de-
stroyed. The most common causes of nest destruction
are raccoons, birds, fire ants, storms and adverse hu-
man intervention.


Island map, page 18









SKIMMING THE NEWS ...
Opinions .................................... ........... 6
Those Were the Days .................................... 7
island Picturebook ....................................... 8
Anna Maria tides and weather ...................... 14
School Daze............................................. 16
Stir-it-up ................................... ............. 20
Streetlife ................................................... 24
Crossword puzzle....................................... 28
Real estate.................................................. 29


MAYOR PROCLAIMS FESTIVAL A SUCCESS


Front and center, Bradenton Beach Mayor Katie Pierola lauds the Anna Maria Island Privateers for
saving her from those panty-hosed helmet heads from in town at the third annual Bridge Street Festival
last weekend. The mayor also issued praise to all organizers and supporters of the two-day affair.
Islander Photo: Cynthia Finn.


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JfI PAGE 2 0 APRIL 27, 1995 M THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER

Beach renourishment gets good second-year grades


By Pat Copeland
Islander Reporter
The Anna Maria Island beach renourishment
project is performing extremely well, said Rick
Spadoni of Coastal Planning and Engineering.
"I can't think of another beach restoration project
that has performed as well as this one from the first
year to the second year," noted Spadoni.
Spadoni reported on project data at last week's
meeting of the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Of-
ficials. He said periodic monitoring of the project is
part of the state permit requirement.
The project was authorized on Dec. 19, 1975, be-
gan on Dec. 24, 1992, and was competed on Feb. 24,
1993. Two million cubic yards of sand, taken from a
deposit area in the Gulf off the shore of Bradenton
Beach, was placed on the beach. The design berm
width of the beach, or the width to maintain for storm
protection, is 75 feet. The berm elevation was more
than five feet.
"Normally for a beach restoration project on the west
coast of Florida we would want a higher berm elevation
for storm protection purposes," explained Spadoni. "But
this is such a low-relief island that it was not feasible to
create a higher beach elevation without creating potential
sand-blowing problems over Gulf Drive."
Surveys of the beach, both on and off shore, were
performed at the end of construction, at one and two-
year periods.

Beach width
The average mean high water width of the beach
at the end of construction was 208 feet. At year one it
was 122 feet; at year two it was 116 feet.
"We have a very stable beach situation at this
time," said Spadoni. "We're very pleased to see this
type pattern because it indicates the beach is perform-
ing as well as we had hoped."
Engineers cannot create a beach cross section that
mimics nature, Spadoni said, adding that engineers
construct projects that are much wider with much
steeper offshore slopes.
"Mother nature will take a look at this beach and
essentially see a big pile of sand," he said. "Through
wave activity it will be reshaped. That reshaping is a
transfer of some of the sand that was piled on the beach
into the offshore zone to support the dry beach. We call
this the shift to the equilibrium profile."
One of the interesting facts about the Island's
beach renourishment project is that the beach shifted to
its equilibrium profile in only one month because of the
March 1993 storm, said Spadoni. The beach lost 68 feet
in width due to the storm.
Spadoni gave current beach widths at some of the
areas that were severely eroded prior to the project-



Bridge

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
DEP's coordinator with DOT. There also will be
"some recruitment of grasses with the removal of
the old drawbridge," he said, "even though in
much of the area, the water is too deep for
seagrass."
Transplanting is designed to "improve the
abundance of seagrasses" in the area, he explained.
Some mangroves also will be displaced, to be
replanted elsewhere nearby.
The administrative hearing will mean further
delay in work on the new bridge, already held up
over many months because of "extenuating cir-
cumstances," said DEP's Huntington.
"We had to pull in outside experts for special-
ized information and studies," he said. "The Ma-
rine Patrol looked into the effects on navigation.
Attorneys studied the limits of authority and re-
quirements of agencies.
"Especially we wanted all possible informa-
tion from authorities on seagrass transplanting.
That has been a failure in the past, but some new
techniques show promise."
The DOT estimates the bridge would cost $11
million, while SAM officials calculate the cost
between $25 and $35 million. It would be built
parallel to the present drawbridge which would be
demolished on completion of the new structure.


After the elected official meeting, several members
received a tour of the Coquina BayWalk at Leffis
Key in Bradenton Beach.

Martinique, 100 feet; 50th Street in Holmes Beach, 110
feet; south of Katie Pierola Park, 160 feet; and at the
Gulf Drive Cafe, 211 feet.

Problems areas
There is one "hot spot," or area of accelerated ero-
sion, in the 3300 block of Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach,
said Spadoni.
"Percentage wise, we have lost more beach there
than any other part of the project," he said.
Following the beach construction, there was 100
feet of sand at that location, which subsequently
washed away.
"Recently we've done some measurements out
here and found that sand is moving back in," said
Spadoni. "The area has gained about 57 feet. At this
location, when we come back to renourish, we would
want to place more sand there or possibly place some
protective structure offshore."
Another problem area, near the S-curve in
Bradenton Beach, was the result of a storm in Novem-
ber 1994.
"We had a situation where waves were overtopping
the beach and water was sheet-flowing across the Island,"


Mitigate: To make or become milder, less severe,
less rigorous or less painful; moderate. Webster's
Dictionary.

To some, mitigation is the key to living responsibly
with the environment To others, it's a four-letter word.
It has delayed the last official permit for the pro-
posed high-rise bridge at Manatee Avenue, and the
mitigation delays are not over. While final steps are
being taken for issuance of the bridge permit by the
state Department of Environmental Protection, final
steps are being taken to appeal the permit decision
through an administrative hearing. (Story on Page One)
For the Department of Transportation to build the
bridge, the DEP is requiring that seagrass and man-
groves destroyed by the project be "mitigated" re-
placed by other, new grass bed and mangroves nearby.
At least two locations on the Island are already hot
spots for mitigation, one going and one coming.

Grass, Mangroves
John Fernandez, Holmes Beach public works di-
rector, said his city's only mitigated area is in Anna
Maria Sound at the end of 52nd Street. Seagrass was
planted there to make up for mangroves taken out when
the Holmes Beach Marina expanded, he said.
As in all cases, the DEP monitored the mitigation
for a specified time, then left it to nature. "The people
involved did what they were supposed to do,"
Fernandez said.
At Bradenton Beach's pier at the foot of Bridge
Street, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is about to
begin rip-rapping the shore. It will displace a few man-
groves, which will be mitigated with mangrove
plantings on Leffis Key. DEP official Rose Poynor said
her department is making the corps plant many more
mangroves than it wipes out with its project.
She explained that mitigation is supposed to be
self-maintaining after three to five years.
"If it's not working then, the department requires
more," she said. A mitigated area "is supposed to main-
tain itself just did as the original spot for which we are
mitigating."


Spadoni explained. "What we found was that the fore-
shore, the front of the beach nearest the Gulf, had built up
and the elevation increased while the back beach did not
elevate. As these waves came over the beach, the water
was not able to drain back into the Gulf."
The front of the beach was shaved off to alleviate
the problem.

Renourishment
The beach will face periodic renourishment and the
Island's renourishment is slated for six years from now,
said Spadoni. The projected cost is $6 to 7 million.
However, the federal government is considering
drastically slashing or eliminating the funding for
renourishment projects. Islanders had hoped that 65 to
75 percent of the renourishment funding would come
from the federal government.
Officials and residents of coastal communities are
asked to contact their congressmen and senators, as
well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and urge
them to keep the funding intact, Spadoni emphasized.
"This program is very important to you," he said.
"It's a program that pays for itself. There's been a lot
of economic studies that show the storm protection
alone exceeds the project cost. And that's not looking
at the tourism or recreation aspects."
"If we don't think we're going to get the federal
funds, shouldn't we look at some way to fund this?"
asked Holmes Beach Councilwoman Carol Whitmore.
"Nobody likes to hear this, but we may have to con-
sider a tax to pay for this."
Bradenton Beach Mayor Katie Pierola suggested
beach parking fees to pay for the project.
Spadoni said Captiva Island has a special taxing
district and others used funds from tourist develop-
ment councils.
'We've got enough lead time to look at all our re-
sources and bank some money," noted Manatee County
Commissioner Pat Glass.


That's all very well, but Gloria Rains, head of the
environmental watchdog group Manasota-88, finds it
more theoretical than practical and effective.
"Most wetland projects have been dismal failures,"
she said. "It is impossible to create the same function-
ing wetlands as were destroyed. There is no real fol-
low-up because of apathy among local officials and
lack of personnel in the state agency.
"The way things are going in Washington and Tal-
lahassee, Florida's wetlands are in serious jeopardy."
George Craciun hopes she is overly pessimistic. He
is DEP's supervisor of wetlands permitting and coor-
dinator with the DOT.
His experience is that recreating wetlands with low
plants and grasses has been fairly successful, that man-
groves are not hard to create "with care."
"The hard cases are forests," he says. "Trying to
plant climax trees in an old pasture doesn't work. You
can't skip over all that evolution" that has gone into a
forest. Giant tree spades are coming into use to move
whole big trees and surrounding plants, he said, and
that seems to be working.

Real Difficulty
Seagrasses are a real worry, though. "If all condi-
tions are ripe for grasses, you don't need to do much;
they'll thrive on their own. Sometimes we can restore
grass beds, but that's not a high success rate at all.
"The grass bed is the climax forest of the bay. Ev-
erything depends on it We'd rather not have any im-
pacting at all done on grass beds. We have to decide
whether the public interest is strong enough to be
served by doing away with grass."
Mitigation is now is three-pronged, he said:
Replace at least one for one for what was de-
stroyed, more like three for one in a forest.
Enhance a disturbed area, for instance by replac-
ing Brazilian peppers with native growth, by improv-
ing the water quality and the like.
Getting a conservation easement for wetlands; this
is a perpetual easement to the state, with the owner retain-
ing the land but restricted by a list of things he can't do
there so as to preserve its environmental quality.


Mitigation pits two state


agencies into 'eco-fracas'





THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 APRIL 27, 1995 M PAGE 3 [ll


Red tide bloom brushes Island beaches


That coughing, gagging feeling you may have isn't
the flue or a bad cold.
Red tide is again off the Island's beaches.
Dr. Rich Pierce, senior scientist at Mote Marine
Laboratory, said the recent outbreak, although earlier
than usual, isn't unique. "This appears to be a bloom


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Anna Maria Island 4,.
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There will be live enter-
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from offshore that moved in with the strong west
winds," he said.
Pierce reported moderate to low counts of the tiny
organismin New Pass and in Sarasota Bay Monday. The
counts are below the levels required to immediately kill
fish, but could cause fish deaths if the red tide lingers.


The organisms that make up red tide tend to absorb
the available oxygen in the water, killing other marine life
in the vicinity of the red tide "bloom." The red tide organ-
isms also emit a gas, called an aerosol, that causes respi-
ratory problems to those who breathe the chemical.
Although the eye-stinging, nose-scratching odor
was strong on Casey and Siesta Keys during the week-
end, the irritation was gone Monday, although a few
dead fish littered the beaches of Siesta and Lido keys.
Only minor irritation has been reported on Anna
Maria Island, with few dead fish.
Red tide, Gymnodinium breve, is a naturally occur-
ring dinoflagellate that "blooms" offshore and may be
carried by wind and waves onto shore. The one-celled
organism is both animal and plant-like; is possesses
both chlorophyll, like a plant, and swims freely through
the water, like a fish.
Pierce said the center of the outbreak appeared to
be near Englewood. Low to no counts of red tide organ-
isms were reported farther north to Tampa Bay and
south at Boca Grande earlier this week.
There may soon by a new means for scientists to track
the red tide blooms, Pierce said. Scanning technology to
detect the pigment changes of red tide is scheduled to soon
be placed on an orbiting satellite to provide continuous
readings of bloom growth and drift. Pierce said the satel-
lite imaging would provide the first chance to both moni-
tor and predict where red tide blooms will move.


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M] PAGE 4 N APRIL 27, 1995 a THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER


Finishing a dream of Mayor Simches


By Jeannie Friedman
After an extended stay and a shivering winter in the
mountains of West Virginia I recently returned to Anna
Maria to face the reality that one of the Island's great-
est supporters and more unforgettable characters was
gone.
Ray Simches, the irrepressible and undaunting
mayor of Anna Maria City, died this winter. Before
losing a hard-fought battle with cancer, he was forced
to give up his gavel and step aside from the job he cher-
ished.
He left before I could live up to a promise I made
to him. There was not time enough to wind up unfin-
ished business about horseshoes, islands and dreams.
During Ray's tenure as mayor, I was a writer for
The Islander Bystander. My primary beat was Anna
Maria in general, city hall specifically.
I snooped. He postured. We clashed frequently
both in public and behind closed doors.
On more than one occasion, I accused him of be-
ing a male chauvinist, a "good ol' boy" and an enemy
of a free press.
He, in turn, challenged my integrity, intentions and
sense of fairness. He frequently made my job impos-
sible by uttering that dreaded sentence: "This will have
to be off the record."
Maddening!
The mayor and I engaged in a continual power
struggle, a dual of egos and a gender war for control.
We finally reached an empasse in 1993 sort of.
At a city commission meeting that winter, Ray
proudly announced that new, regulation horseshoe pits
had been dug, staked and filled with sand. He said it
was something he had wanted for a long time.
"For seven or eight years, I've wanted to start a
horseshoe competition between the three Island cities,"
he announced.
Acknowledging that a weekly horseshoe challenge
was a small step in an effort to promote a spirit of co-
operation and togetherness between the towns, he
spoke with eagerness and excitement about the pros-
pect of an organized effort that might serve as a vehicle
to get residents acquainted.
He said his ultimate goal was to have a champion-
ship complete with fanfare and an engraved trophy
- which would be proudly displayed in one of the city
halls on the Island for a full year.
"I know it won't solve our problems, but it would
be great fun and it would bring teams from all the cit-
ies together," he said.
"Would The Islander Bystander reporter care to
respond to the challenge of getting a horseshoe tourna-
ment started here?" he said.
With a definite attitude, I replied, "You say you've
been trying to do this for several years? When do you

New members of

Islander team
The Islander Bystander welcomes new advertising
account representatives Laura Ritter and Darla Tingler
to the staff this week.
Darla has been with the newspaper since January
1993 as both manager of classified advertising and retail
advertising production. She has also been in charge of
maintaining the newspaper's morgue, library and ad files.
With this promotion to sales, Tingler will call on
advertisers on Anna Maria Island and Manatee Avenue
in Bradenton.
Darla lives in Anna Maria with her husband,
Bobby, and three friendly dogs.
Laura Ritter, new to the staff, will see accounts in
Bradenton Beach as well as on Cortez Road and
Longboat Key. Laura has worked most recently in en-
vironmental planning and prior has managed an Island
pub. She lives in Holmes Beach.
Ritter will also oversee special events for the news-
paper including the Ray Simches Memorial Island Cit-
ies Horseshoe Tournament on June 24, an adult "pub
pedal" and a golf tournament in the fall.
They join "veteran" advertising representative Jan
Barnes, who has been with The Islander Bystander
since the first issue of the newspaper in November
1992. As senior account representative, Barnes will
oversee advertising for the three Island cities govern-
ments in addition to her roster of retail advertisers.


9


want it to start?
"You want a tournament, you've got it. I just want
credit when I make it happen," this reporter flippantly
replied.
And happen it did. With my credibility and the
"power of the press" at stake, I set out to promote the
"toss about" that was to be. I wrote a story inviting
players to meet every week for the games and they
came.
On the appointed Saturday morning, the lawn at
Anna Maria City Hall was filled with excitement as
pitchers from all over the Island (and Bradenton) ar-
rived to participate in Ray's dream.
This Islander reporter was there to gloat.
Ray was magnanimous. He didn't mind sharing the
credit. He just wanted it to happen. He finally had his
long-awaited horseshoe tournament.
And, it's still going strong. Every Saturday morn-
ing they come to Anna Maria to pitch horseshoes.
And, as promised, the scores are faithfully posted
in The Islander Bystander. A promise the publisher
made to this northbound reporter which has been faith-
fully kept.
The problem is, there's the weekly competition,
but no tournament, no floating trophy to be proudly
displayed at the winner's city hall.
I accepted Ray's challenge and carried half of it
through. With a little help, his contributions to Anna
Maria can be perpetuated.
I propose an annual "Ray Simches Memorial Is-
land Cities Horseshoe Tournament."
It's a small tribute to a man who had big ideas for
a place he loved and a job he cherished.
Please toss the idea around.
It's up to you Islanders to get teams together,
practice and prepare for the ultimate challenge.


... and here's how

you can help
The trophy is ordered, the date is set, the challenge
has been met by The Islander Bystander.
Island throwers have two months to prepare for the
contest on June 24, the weekend before the July 4 holi-
day.
Teams may represent businesses or streets, blocks
or neighborhoods, families or friends. The entry fee for
the tournament is $20 per team with proceeds going to
a special fund for new baseball field lights at the Anna
Maria Island Community Center.
When Gabe Simches memorialized his brother Ray
at the services held at Roser Community Church, he
said, "I hope we keep Ray's memory bright"
We're taking him literally at The Islander By-
stander and we've initiated a special fundraising drive
to raise the money for baseball and soccer field light-
ing at the Anna Maria Island Community Center.
An account has been established by The Islander
Bystander at First National Bank of Manatee's Island
office for "light donations." We hope by the beginning
of baseball season next year to dedicate new lights to
the memory of three very important and significant
political figures in the history of the City of Anna
Maria who passed away in 1994 and 1995: Ray
Simches, Mary Ross and Ernie Cagnina.
Since there are four new light poles and fixtures
needed at the Center, we have one additional honoree
who is still very much with us. He's done so much for
others and still does having offered to help this
fundraising effort by "putting the touch" on a few of his
friends.
He is Snooks Adams.
For those of you who don't know him, he's a
former Island police chief who dedicates a great deal
of time and money for the benefit of Island youth. He
is honored each year by an event he organized in 1954,
a free picnic of hot dogs and sodas and a party at the
end of the school year at Bayfront Park in Anna Maria
-just for kids.
Snooks still helps them raise the money since his
fellow Privateers took up the gauntlet in 1980 to host
Snook Adams Day including the picnic, games, a
little pirate contest and fun aboard the Privateer ship.
It's time we horored the likes of Snooks Adams -
a great friend and a great storyteller.
Let the games and the fundraising efforts -
begin.
Entry forms are available at The Islander By-
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Pier improvements approved despite cost overruns


By Paul Roat
There's good news and bad for the Bradenton
Beach Fishing Pier and the pier approach.
Bad news: the first phase of improvements to the
pier and the construction of a rock revetment at the pier
approach at Bridge Street is estimated to cost about
$56,000 more than had been budgeted.
Good news: there is about $141,000 in funds that
can be diverted to the pier to make up the overage.
City council members have agreed to proceed with a
number of improvements to the 20-year-old fishing pier.
Most of the work is funded through federal or state grants.

Pier improvements
The city council agreed to award the pier improve-
ments to contractor J.E. Murray of Anna Maria, the low-
est of the eight competent bids at $53,000. A contract will
be negotiated with him through Building Official Whitey
Moran and the architectural firm, Eatman & Smith.
Council members appeared uneasy about Murray's
$2,500 estimate for electric service for pier lights.
Moran pointed out that other bids had the electric ser-
vice priced at $16,000-$19,000.
If the contract cannot be negotiated with Murray,
a contract to do the pier work will be attempted with
J.P. Construction of Bradenton or Joe Garbus of
Bradenton Beach.
Work to be done on the 630-foot pier includes repair
and replacement of damaged deck planking and railing,
demolition of the pavilion at the east end of the pier, in-
stallation of 20 new benches, three fish-cleaning stations
complete with fresh water and eight trash receptacles.
New lighting will also be added similar in design
to those throughout Bridge Street and, as Emily
Smith of Eatman & Smith has put it, "should gather
baitfish like gangbusters."
A structural review of the pier pilings by Dr.
Leonard J. Najjar, an engineer, revealed, "There are no
signs of imminent failure and I believe the structure
does not currently pose a threat to the life, safety or
welfare of the people using it."
Najjar did suggest nine pilings be replaced. One pil-
ing, is badly damaged as a result of a March 27 boat col-


The Bradenton Beach Fishing Pier will receive a face lift this summer. A total of more than 30 volunteers have
pledged to paint and stain the 20-year-old popular fishing spot on Bridge Street, in addition to the rock
revetment work and new decking to be added. Islander Photo: Bonner Presswood.


lision. Council members agreed to replace the nine pilings
at a cost of $6,207. The city's insurance company will pay
$2,807 toward piling repair due to the boat collision.
Smith and Connie Drescher will coordinate volun-
teer painting efforts at the pier, with council members
approving a $1,500 expense for supplies. Smith esti-
mated the cost saving to the city by using volunteers to
paint and stain the pier at $8,000.

Revetment costs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreed to fund
much of the work to repair the crumbling rock revet-
ment at the base of the pier near the intersection of Bay
Drive and Bridge Street. Mayor Katie Pierola told
council members that the bids for the project were
higher than anticipated $344,000 and federal
assistance would total $258,000, leaving Bradenton
Beach to make up the $86,000 difference.
The city council had budgeted $55,000 for the


work, she said, but another $31,000 was needed.

Added revenue
Councilman John Kaufmann, after review of the
city budget. said the pier account contained $28,000,
and city dh reserves totaled more than $66,000.
In audition, he said, funds could be transferred
from other projects that may be delayed city hall
improvements, parking lot development, police ac-
counts and others -by dipping into the one-cent sales
tax increase approved by voters for five years to fund
school improvements as well as municipal capital
works projects. Kaufmann estimated the one-cent sales
tax revenues at $115,225 for this fiscal year.
"We do have some flexibility to move this money
around," Kaufmann said.
Council members agreed that the pier improve-
ments took a top priority in city funding for this yeai
and gave approval to move forward with the pier work


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Please pitch in and

help the Center
As they say in auto racing, "Gentlemen, start your
engines." At the baseball park the cry of the umpire
starts the game with "Play Ball." At the Olympics the
announcer says, "Let the games begin."
The Islander Bystander games are about to begin.
In June we'll sponsor the first of what we hope will be
many annual horseshoe tournaments honoring the late
mayor of Anna Maria, Ray Simches.
Simches challenged former reporter Jeannie
Friedmann and The Islander Bystander to help him
make his wish of a contest between teams representing
the Island cities and June 24 it will happen. The trav-
elling trophy is on order. -
We hope businesses will sponsor teams. Streets,
blocks and neighborhoods, families and friends may
form teams to compete in the Ray Simches Memorial
Island Cities Horseshoe Tournament.
Here's the pitch: The horseshoe challenge will be
the first fundraiser for new lights at the Anna Maria
Island Community Center baseball and soccer fields.
An account for the Center's "Field Lights" has been
established at the Island office of First National Bank
of Manatee, and we say, "Let the fundraising begin!"
Four new concrete light poles and lights are sorely
needed to replace the existing ones at a cost of more
than $12,000 according to the best estimates obtained
by Island Little League Volunteer President Scott Dell.
The Islander Bystander hopes by the beginning of
baseball season next year to dedicate new lights to the
memory of three very important and significant politi-
cal figures in the history of the City of Anna Maria who
passed away in 1994 and 1995: Ray Simches; Mary
Ross, a former city commissioner; and Ernie Cagnina,
mayor from 1975 to 1988.
Since four light poles and fixtures are needed, we
have one additional honoree who is still very much
with us. He's done so much for others and still does -
having offered to help this fundraising effort by "put-
ting the touch" on a few of his friends.
He is Snooks Adams. A unique Island character if
there ever was one and a former Island police chief
who is uniquely generous of his time and energy when
it comes to the needs of Island youth.
More fundraising events are in the making but the
project will depend on the generosity of the entire com-
munity. To help start the program, The Islander By-
stander will contribute $500.
We hope everyone will join with us and "pitch in."


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Sanctuary says 'thanks' for
successful auction
I want to thank everyone who helped make the Lee
Tiffany Art Auction a success Art Committee vol-
unteers, corporate sponsors, friends of Lee and Drue
Tiffany, art collectors and the Pelican Man's Bird
Sanctuary volunteers. Each of these groups played an
important role in making the event successful.
Proceeds from the auction are being placed in our
newly established endowment fund to help make sure
that our sanctuary will always run and continue to serve
the needs of our wildlife and environment.
Thank you, everyone, for joining with us. Together
we can and do make a difference.
Dale Shields, The Pelican Man, Sarasota

Curious comment
Integrity cannot be bought or sold.
Leroy Arnold is a man of integrity.
L J. Gray, Cortez

A westerners view of Anna Maria
Editors' Note: Montana Slim will occasionally provide
his thoughts of the Island in The Islander Bystander.
By Montana Slim
Well, folks, I have finally come to roost on a island,
of all places. It ain't easy to explain to people back
home, but I promised to stay in touch so I'll give her a
whirl.
This island is by the name of Anna Maria. Don't
ask me why. Even if I knowed where the name come
from I wouldn't dare say. It would be sure to start an
argument, people being the way they are. Hard to be
feisty and relaxed at the same time, but danged if they
don't pull it off.
These fellers around here will give you a punch in
the snoot or the shirt off their back, it's up to you. The
ladies is friendly, is all's I can say. They're also about
half naked about half the time. The men, too. Their idea
of formal is to put on socks with their sandals. I pity any
poor pilgrim that shows up in a necktie. They'd hang
him with it. Or enlist him in some don't ask don't tell
army outfit.
They ain't hardly nothing flossy about Anna Maria.


This island is in the Gulf of Mexico, which is be-
tween Mexico and Florida. Something else between
Mexico and Florida is Mexicans. Florida politicians
don't seem to think any higher of Mexicans than poli-
ticians in other states do. Not to mention Haitians and
Colombians and Vietnamese and all them other aliens.
Cubans is sort of okay. A lot of them vote.
Anna Maria is far enough off the mainland to feel
proud, but not so far that it has to prove much of any-
thing. It is separate from Longboat Key, which gives
churches here a lively trade in people giving thanks.
People here is plenty proud of what they got, and
they ought to be. A lot of what they got is sand, though,
and where I come from sand ain't nothing to brag
about. This breed of sand is fine, but I bet it ain't been
cleaned in years.
They's plenty more I could tell you about this place
and the natives, but it will have to wait. Right now I've
got to saddle up my pickup truck and head up the is-
land. Speaking of, the island is truck-tolerant It's sort
of Florida Common, a pickup on every lawn.

Have your say
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your letters to the Editor.
The Islander Bystander reserves the right to edit
letters for length. Letters must be signed, and include
the city you reside in. Anonymous letters will not be
printed. All letters to the Editor will remain on file in
our office and available to the public.
Mail or drop your letters off addressed to Editor,
The Islander Bystander, Island Shopping Center, 5408
Marina Drive, Holmes Beach 34217.

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Mail or bring to: The Islander Bystander, Island
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following weeks newspaper is noon Friday.


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THOSE WERE THE BAYS
Part 5, The Conquistadors
by June Alder


Ocali Chief Dulchanchellin coming in procession to meet Spanish explorer
Panfilo de Narvaez.


COMING IN GLORY


The first mistake Panfilo de
Narvaez made upon arriving in Florida
in April 1528 was to cut off the nose of
an important Timucuan chief called
Hirrihigua. His second mistake was
sending away the ships that brought his
600 soldiers and colonists to Tampa
Bay.
Those incredible boners were to
have disastrous consequences.
Narvaez decided to march his men
northward while the fleet sailed up the
Gulf to wait for the land expedition at a
certain bay Narvaez had heard about.
Never mind that neither he nor his pilot
knew where it was.
It was May 1 when Narvaez struck
off with 260 foot soldiers, 40 horsemen
and several priests to look for gold and
make Christians of the Indians. He was
supremely confident. After all, God had
given the land of Florida to El Papa, the
Pope, who in turn had given it to the
King of Spain. New Spain (Mexico),
which Hernando Cortez had conquered
with Narvaez's help, was making Spain
- and Cortez immensely rich.
Surely beautiful La Florida would be
just as rich in treasure.
The wives and girlfriends left be-
hind on the ships were not so optimistic,
however. Ten of them had so little faith
they'd ever see their men again that they
took new husbands and lived with them
aboard ship.
The soldiers had been issued rations
of two pounds of sea biscuits and only
one pound of bacon. When these were
consumed they ate swamp cabbage and
watercress and provisions purloined
from the villages they passed through.
The number of marchers soon doubled
with the addition of Indian guides and
bearers, including women and children.
Soon they found themselves in a
jungle swarming with mosquitoes,
snakes and alligators. The few villages
they came to appeared to be deserted.
(Messengers had been sent ahead by
Hirrihigua warning the villagers about
the "monsters" from Spain.)
One day the weary soldiers were
astonished to hear strains of music com-
ing from afar, and soon a gaudy proces-
sion came into view.
An orchestra of flutes, drums and
pipes led the way, heralding the ap-
proach ofroyalty. The players wore only
loincloths, but their bodies were elabo-


rately decorated with tattoos in brilliant
colors. Bracelets encircling their fore-
arms and thighs were trimmed with
tiny bells that jingled to the rhythm of
their slow paces.
Behind the musicians came Chief
Dulchanchellin, the mighty king of the
Ocali, borne on a litter. He reclined on
a chamois throne in the shade of an
enormous feathered canopy. His entire
body was tattooed in intricate designs
from head to toe, his face freshly
painted red (the royal color, symbol of
the Sun god) and in his ears inflated red
fish bladders shone like pearls. He
wore a deerskin cloak beautifully dyed
in patterns of vermilion and black, and
that was all save for the gold and cop-
per ornaments dangling from his neck,
wrists, knees and ankles.
Behind their chief strode 300 mus-
cular warriors. They looked like giants
with their shiny black hair gathered
into topknots from which floated heron
plumes, dyed red.
The two leaders conversed for an
hour as their people watched one an-
other warily. After the customary ex-
pressions of goodwill Dulchancellin
spoke to his visitor of a region to the
north called Apalache, which
abounded in wondrous animals and
foodstuffs fruit trees that needed no
cultivation and great fields of maize.
An ideal place for a colony.
Narvaez had already heard from
his local guides of the wealthy city of
Apalache and of a river that flowed
over beds of gold. He very much
wanted to make a friend of this amiable
potentate.
"By signs we gave him to under-
stand that we wished to go to
Apalache," recorded Alvar Nunez
Cabeca de Vaca, the expedition's sec-
retary, "and it appeared to us, by those
he made, that he was an enemy to its
people, and would go to assist us
against them. We gave him beads and
hawk-bells, with other articles of traf-
fic, and he presented the Governor with
the skin he wore, and then returned, we
following him in the road he took."
Narvaez's eyes must have gleamed
in anticipation as the cavalcade moved
off.

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Dads, daughters and fun
The Mam'Selles Service Club recently held its annual Father-Daughter Picnic at Anna Maria Bayfront Park,
Anna Maria City. Dads and gals grilled food, roasted marshmallows and enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at the
beach playing volleyball and tossing eggs and water balloons. Pictured is the winning team in the tug-of-war.
Front row, left to right, are Georgia Christie, Marisa Bergquist, Kristen Forssell, Charissa May and Carrie
May. Back row, left to right, are Gib Bergquist, George Hooper, Stephanie Hooper Jim Forssell and Dan
May. Islander Photo: Courtesy of the Mam'Selles Service Club


'Late bloomer' focus for Friends
Native Canadian and Perico Island author Clare
Braux, right, was the final speaker in the 1994-95
Focus on Florida series presented by the Friends of
the Island Library. She gets thanks from Friends
President Joan Pettigrew. Braux started writing 13
years ago and published her first novel, "Medusa
and Her Sisters," in 1994. "Writing is sometimes a
lonely occupation," she says, "but I do it by choice. I
love to write!" Islander Photo: Cynthia Finn.


Church women meet on Island
Including dozens of Islanders, more than 100 members of Church Women United
in Manatee County held their April meeting recently, for the first time at St.
Bernard Catholic Church. From left, current officers are Mabel Peltier, St.
Bernard representative; Betty Thornton, ecumenical celebrations, First United
Methodist; Viola Landon, publicity, Westminster Presbyterian; Lillian Hulst,
president, Westminster; Kathleen Phillips, registrar, Trinity United Methodist;
Kathryn Miller, treasurer, Harvey Memorial Community Church; and Laurie
Wilson, special projects, Trinity. Islander Photo: Cynthia Finn.


Potluck picnic ends season on good-luck note
A hungry group of Anna Maria Bridge Club members got together for a farewell
picnic recently, before a gang of them headed north for the summer. Among
those waving bye-bye were, front, from left, Joan and Bob Jeffery, Bea Garrelts,
Dorothy Dukes and Faye Mclntyre; rear, James Mclntyre, Martha Demaio,
Virginia Goush, Eldora and Leo Cohen and Cliff Dukes. Demaio boasted she
was staying put on the Island. The Bridge Club officers report a year-end dona-
tion to the Community Center of $2,914. Islander Photo: Cynthia Finn.


EVERYBODY

_. flips over pancakes at

St. Bernard Catholic Church









During season, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, the..
Holy Name Society cooked up its stacks and sausage
offering. The society enlisted the help of Father Donald
Baier's altar boys, in exchange for a contribution
toward the boys' springfield trip. Flanking Holy Name
President Don Maloney, who bears the fruits, are altar Sharing a table are 4-year-old Alexandra Simpson and her
boys Justin Dries, left, and Dustin Felton. mother, Gail, of Ontario, and Thelma and Harry Cook of
Altar boy Daniel Anderson sets Holmes Beach. Islander Photos: Cynthia Finn.
another place.







THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 APRIL 27, 1995 0 PAGE 9 ID

Council hopes to accommodate canal users


By Pat Copeland
Islander Reporter
The Holmes Beach City Council instructed its at-
torney to update a 1986 draft ordinance to allow resi-
dents in the Bay Palms subdivisions to register for the
right to use dock space in designated T-end canals.
Ownership of the T-end docks in the 72nd through
77th Street canals on Marina Drive has been at issue for
10 years. The council has held several meetings in the past
few months in an attempt to resolve the matter.
In a meeting last week, City Attorney Patricia
Petruff explained her research on the subject as detailed
in last week's Islander Bystander.
Petruff's conclusion was that owners in the origi-
nal Bay Palms subdivisions have a "right greater than
the general public" to use the boat space in the T-end
canal between 72nd and 74th Streets and the south half
of the T-end canal between 74th and 75th Streets. She
based this conclusion on wording in the resident's
deeds that states the right granted is to "use a boat space
in the canal in Bay Palms subdivision fronting on Ma-

Chamber needs small gift
donations for teachers
The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce
needs gifts from Island businesses for Anna Maria El-
ementary School Teacher Appreciation Day to be held
Friday, May 12.
A drawing of gifts sponsored by the chamber to say
"thank you" to our Island teachers will be held at a lun-
cheon hosted by the PTO.
Thirteen more gifts are needed.
Island businesses who have donated are: A. Para-
dise Inc., beach towels, value $20; Ches's Pasta Plus,
$15 gift certificate; Coconuts, canvas tote bags, value
$40; Harrington House, beach towel, value $20,
Haley's Motel & Resort Complex, two-night stay,
value $160; Joe's Eats & Sweets, two $10 gift certifi-
cates, value $20; Spice Sailing Charters, sunset sail for
two, value $40;-Subway, lunch for two, value $15; and
Tyler's Ice Cream, $10 gift certificate.
To donate contact Luke Courtney at 778-5405.


rina Drive."
After some discussion, council agreed to extend
that right to the T-end canal between 75th and 77th
Streets and the north half of the T-end canal between
74th and 75th Streets.
Petruff responded to numerous questions from
council and the audience.
Q: Were the basins (T-ends) as well as the canals
dedicated to the city?
Petruff: Yes. A few of the plats indicate both and oth-
ers just the canals. I think the intent was to dedicate every-
thing, including the T-ends, because they were taken off
the tax rolls, taken out of private ownership and no one has
paid taxes on them since they were dedicated.
Q: In addition to a right to use, Bay Palms deeds
state that the deed holder "also owns an interest in the
area." What does that mean?
Petruff: The developer, Peder Mickelsen, is alleg-
ing that he owns an interest in this boat space and he
is giving anybody who has one of these deeds a right
to use. HeTdid not give anyone an ownership interest.
Q: What is does "right to use" mean?
Petruff: It is a right shared by all the people who
have the wording on their deeds. It is not exclusive.
There are 163 potential deeds out there.
Q: Could that right be extended to the T-end canal
between 75th and 77th Streets and the north half of the
T-end canal between 74th and 75th Streets?
Petruff: I think that's a supportable policy decision.
Q: What about liability?
Petruff: One policy decision the council needs to
make is if the issue of liability can be dealt with by
requiring people to provide hold-harmless or indemni-
fication agreements or other documents.
Q: If a person injures himself on a dock, could
there be a class action lawsuit against all those who
have a right to use?
Petruff: I think it would not withstand a motion to
dismiss, but it's not out of the realm of possibilities.
The likely party to be sued is whoever owns the dock.
Q: If a seawall caves in and takes a dock with it,
who's responsible?
Petruff: The city is not responsible for rebuilding


the dock but it is responsible for the seawall.
Q: If the council decides to lease the space, can it
require the lease holder to maintain the seawall?
Petruff: Yes.
Q: Could the city establish a special taxing district
for seawall maintenance?
Petruff: Yes. The city could assess those people
who have a right to use and the monies could be used
for dredging and seawall repair.
Q: What if someone didn't want to participate?
Petruff: I think he could quit claim his right to use,
but he has to weigh the value he thinks it has against
the cost.
Q: Is there a way we could allow people with deeds
to make claims by a certain date, then cut it off and
open the right to use to the public?
Petruff: No. It's still in their deeds.
Q: If I have a deed and claim a dock space, will that
space always be mine?
Petruff: The city can allow people to use the space in
a reasonable manner, which could include constructing a
dock. I don't think we can say to anyone that this will al-
ways be his space. If he takes his boat out and someone
else from Bay Palms moves in, the city has no authority
to tell either one he has to go. It's a civil matter.
Q: Can the spaces be leased on a first come, first
served basis?
Petruff: No. You want to recognize the right of the
people of Bay Palms to use the spaces and you may
choose to regulate that in some way, but they are shar-
ing these spaces with a lot of other people.
Q: Should people have the right to rent the spaces?
Petruff: That is a policy decision of the council. It
is my opinion that they should not because there's not
enough spaces for all those who have deeds.
Q: What about allowing people to run water and
electricity to the docks?
Petruff: That's a policy decision of the council.
(The council agreed to grandfather those who have
water and sewer lines but not permit any others to be
added.)
When the draft ordinance is completed, the coun-
cil will call a special meeting to discuss it.


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MANATEE COUNTY

TAX CERTIFICATE SALE

FOR 1994 AND

ANY OTHER TAX YEARS APPLICABLE


In preparation for the 1995 Tax Certificate Sale, the list of delinquent taxes will
be published in the BRADENTON HERALD on May 4, 11 and 18, 1995.

Notice is hereby given that commencing on the 30th day of May, 1995, at Bradenton, County
of Manatee, State of Florida, Tax Sale Certificates will be sold on land to pay the amount due for
taxes, together will all costs of such sale and all advertising. The sale will be held at their Desoto
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By Pat Copeland
Islander Reporter
The Holmes Beach City Council agreed on two
things at last week's work session- that it favors
rental restrictions in all residential districts and there
should be a 30-day minimum rental period in the R-
2 district.
Various options were suggested for the other resi-
dential districts, including a seven-or 14-day mini-
mum in the R-2 and R-3 districts, splitting the R-2
district and placing a seven-day minimum on condo-
miniums in the A-1 district.
The discussion began with a draft ordinance sub-
mitted by Councilwoman Carol Whitmore which
called for a 30-day minimum in the R-1 district, a 14-
day minimum in the R-2 district and a seven-day
minimum in the R-3 district.
The R-1AA district and the R-4 district are gov-
erned by other ordinances. In the R-1AA district (Key
Royale) there is a 30-day minimum and in the R-4
district there is a seven-day minimum.
"We promised the citizens three years ago we
would start with the R-4 district and work our way up
the city and we haven't done that," said Whitmore.
"We can't stop the people who have been doing it and
paying the proper taxes and are registered with the
city, but I'm trying to prevent these rentals from mov-
ing through the entire city in the future."
Councilman Don Maloney asked who would en-
force the ordinance. Whitmore said the the public
works department would handle enforcement.
Public Works Director John Fernandez said he has
had only occasional complaints about rentals. Mayor
Rich Bohnenberger said each case must be documented
and these types of cases are difficult to prove.
"It takes a lot of effort to investigate these com-
plaints," said Fernandez.
"Thirty days in R-1 is acceptable but two weeks
in R-2 is too prohibitive," said Council Chairman
Luke Courtney. "The real estate people want seven
days because they can't rent for more than that."
"It's a big residential area and the people don't
want weekly rentals," replied Whitmore.
"This request did not come from the commu-
nity," noted Bohnenberger. "Take the property
owners point of view. He's going to ask, 'Why are
you limiting my source of revenue and not my
neighbor's across the street?' "
Council members say they want to maintain a
residential atmosphere and the increasing residential
rentals send the wrong message, said Whitmore.
"This is a tourist community with a residential at-
mosphere," replied Courtney. "We're getting more
full-time residents and a younger population. The
number of rental properties is decreasing."
"I'm not in favor of short term rentals in residen-
tial areas," said one resident of the R-2 district. "You
can't say tourist and residential in the same breath.
The shorter you make the rental periods, the worse the
character of the city will be."
Councilwoman Pat Geyer said if R-3 has a seven-
day minimum, R-2 should be the same. Council-


At last week's Anna Maria City Commission
work session discussion centered on an illegal "no
parking" sign. Seems someone took the law into his/
her own hands since no one in public works can de-
termine authorization.
The sign is on Jacaranda. Interim Public Works
Director Frank Tyndall said he's tracing whether the
sign is authorized, adding, "But if not we should re-
move the no parking sign."
Tyndall suggested replacing it with a "no parking
to corner" sign to solve a problem created by a blind
spot from new landscaping on a new house at the


Zoning district and
rental data
Courtesy of Luke Courtney

Residential districts
R-1 Single family
R-1AA Single family
R-2 Two family
R-3 Medium density
R-4 Medium density

Mixed district
A-1 Multi-family residential/seasonal
tourist

Motels per district
A-i eight with 171 units
R-2 two with 16 units
R-4 five with 39 units

Rental licenses per district
in 1994 (excluding motels)
R-1 38
R-1AA 9
R-2 455 (464 units)
R-3 108
R-4 260 (289 units)
A-1 -165 (311 units)

Comparison of rental units
1991 to 1994
1991 1,003 seasonal and 319 annual
(1,327 total)
1994 669 seasonal and 560 annual
(1,219 total)

woman Billie Martini said she was undecided on seven
or 14 days for R-2.
Maloney said he could go with 30 days in the R-1
and seven days in the others. He suggested splitting the
R-2 district and having seven-day rentals from Gulf
Drive to Holmes Boulevard and 14-day rentals in the
remainder of the district.
"What's you opinion about restricting condomini-
ums in the A-i district?" asked Courtney. "The district
is 60 percent residential. Anything that's not designated
as a motel should abide by minimum rental periods."
Whitmore suggested seven days or less for the
condominiums.
Courtney suggested the rental ordinances govern-
ing the R-1AA and R-4 districts be combined with any
restriction for the remaining residential districts into
one ordinance.
City Clerk Leslie Ford said the city attorney
pointed out numerous legal problems with the ordi-
nance. Courtney said the ordinance would be sent to the
attorney for comments and brought back to council for
further discussion.


corner. Trees are on the right of way on the other side
of the intersection, he said.
Sign requests for other areas on Jacaranda
prompted public works commission liaison Chuck
Shumard to take a ride with Tyndall to investigate.
According to Shumard, requests for two stop signs and
a "watch for children" sign should be carefully consid-
ered since there are already six stops on Jacaranda.
Tyndall was instructed to check into school bus
stops in regard to the "children" warning sign.
A street light request from 108 Elm Ave. was ap-
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THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER 0 APRIL 27, 1995 0 PAGE 11 iIJ



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SAM steps up efforts

on bridge alternatives


By Bonner Presswood
At last week's meeting of Save Anna Maria, Inc., Joy
Courtney announced that $2,851 had been raised from the
sale of stock certificates by The Islander Bystander.
President Melody Kramer expressed SAM's appre-
ciation for newspaper's reporting on the bridge issue
and for the great idea to sell and sponsor the sale of
bridge stock certificates.
Joy Courtney reported a $500 donation from Alan
Bouziane and family, owners of Bali Hai Resort in
Holmes Beach. Bouziane said he was motivated by the
"selling the bridge" story. Bouziane said SAM could
use his name to challenge other Island businesses to
contribute.
Bouziane also said that although he knows what
SAM is against the 65-foot-clearance, fixed-span
bridge he'd like to know what SAM was "for."

'Do-able' alternatives
Bunny Garst re-introduced renderings of bridge
designs acceptable to SAM that were done last year by
Kathy Yearwood. Three alternatives incorporate the
existing bridge with renovations to include a safety lane
and sidewalk.


According to Garst, the concept was completed
last year on the Howard Frankland Bridge spanning
Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Tampa by a con-
struction firm named Blasters.
SAM contacted Ben Watts, head of DOT, two
years ago to request an evaluation of the Anna Maria
Island Bridge by Blasters. Blasters would not review
the bridge on behalf of SAM because of work it does
for DOT and there was no action on the request to
Watts, according to Bunny Garst.
Garst also said that as of last Thursday, she has writ-
ten DEP, asking them to contact Blasters and get the
information as to how the bridge could be rehabbed.
Jim Kissick said DOT would likely reply with,
"You can't do this (SAM's designs) because a side-
walk could not be supported (on the existing bridge)."
But, according to Kissick, the bridge is notched and
ready to hold a cantilevered sidewalk when current side-
walk space is taken up by the new safety lane. "Using the
same criteria as used on the Howard Frankland Bridge
project, our rehab would cost about $5.2 million, instead
of the $11 million budgeted for the construction of the
proposed mega bridge," Kissick said.
Our bridge rehab ideas are "do-able," said
Kissick.


Isla del Sol 'no high bridge'
,, .', a resolution against DOT's proposed 65-foot bridge
'to Isla Del Sol and that all of Clearwater's seven or
I_ eight bridges except for one, which all agreed should
instead of replacement.
Kissick said DOT's proposed 65-foot bridge to
New Smyrna Beach, which was planned to replace its
existing 14-foot bridge, was changed recently by
S' DOT to a 25-foot bridge. A bridge over the same
Intracoastal waterway at Venice on this coast is
One of several alternatives for the "mega-bridge" scheduled to be replaced with a 31-foot bridge.
for Anna Maria as proposed by SAM would have, as Kissick also warned that the scheduled road work
illustrated in the above artwork from left, a six-foot to State Road 64 at the Palma Sola causeway will in-
cantilevered sidewalk, an 11 1/2-foot breakdown clude paved pull-off lanes which happen to be 12 feet
lane, and two 12-foot travel lanes. Islander Artwork wide and if are reinforced will amount to a four-lane
Courtesy Kathy Yearwood highway in disguise.


Golfers driving some residents

to distraction


By Pat Copeland
Islander Reporter
Golfers using the City of Holmes Beach's practice
area adjacent to the fire station must abide by the rules
or pay a fine.
Mayor Rich Bohnenberger said he has received
complaints from nearby residents about golfers break-
ing rules restricting activity to chipping and putting. He
said golfers have been using the area as a driving range


She's all work and lots of play
Young and lively grandmother Barbara Amador of
Holmes Beach has joined the staff of the Anna Maria
Island Community Center as a counselor in the TLC
afterschool and upcoming summer camp programs.
Amador encourages Brian Carrera in a recent relay
race. Islander Photo: Cynthia Finn.


and suggested that they use plastic balls.
"We will lose the effect of having it there," protested
Councilwoman Billie Martini. "Move it to the field."
'There's no control there," replied Bohnenberger.
"That's why a designated golfing practice area was
created and it was limited to chipping and putting. If
you want to leave it as it is, I would still ask that you
impose a fine for violating the rules."
Council Chairman Luke Courtney said he could
go along with a fine and suggested posting a warning
sign with the amount of the fine.
City Clerk Leslie Ford asked if the police depart-
ment or the public works department will be in charge
of enforcement. Bohnenberger said he would discuss
it with the police chief and bring the information back
to council.
Bohnenberger also suggested planting a barrier of
shrubbery between the fire station and the golf prac-
tice area.
In other business:
Council agreed to continue with one meeting
and one work session a month for another six months,
then re-evaluate the suggestion to return to two meet-
ings and two work sessions a month.
Council will consider an ordinance creating a
special exception for in-home artistic teaching at the
May 16 work session.
Council agreed to drop any further discussion on
creating a special exception for consumption of alco-
holic beverages at special events.
Council members will individually review a
draft personnel policy and discuss their comments
with the mayor.
Deputy Clerk Teri Kirkpatrick presented the six-
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'In Memoriam'
premieres in America
Included in the program of the Anna Maria Island
Community Orchestra and Chorus concert this Sunday
afternoon will be the American debut of a 50-year-old
work composed by Jan Bartelsman, father of the Island
orchestra's president and founder, Willem Bartelsman.
As a young boy in the Netherlands during World War
II, Willem remembers well
that "despite all the agony and
suffering around us, my fa-
ther continued working on the
S revision and orchestration of
this work, which he intended
to perform in our town at the
completion of the hostilities."
The composition for
orchestra, chorus and solo-
ists then ready, Willem says
Jan Bartelsman his father "had to wait three
unforgettable months" for
its Holland debut when their town, Soest, was finally
liberated in May 1945.
The senior Bartelsman died in 1948. When Willem
came to the United States in 1957, he left the manu-
script for "In Memoriam" with another conductor for
safekeeping. After a lengthy search, Willem recovered
some of the composition two years ago.
With orchestration by Richard Griffiths and trans-
lation by his wife, Geraline, Willem Bartelsman takes
personal and professional pleasure in presenting his
father's piece for the first time in America on the Island
he has called home since 1987.
Chamber extends
Caravan raffle
The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce
announces that the drawing for the 1995 Dodge Cara-
van has been extended to Wednesday, June 28.
Ticket sales have been going well but the required
1,000 tickets have not been sold.
Tickets cost $25 each and can be purchased at the
chamber or from the following members; A. Paradise
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Dick Wagner Realty, Duffy's Tavern, First Union
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Bank, Gulf Drive Cafe, Handyman Bob, Amalgam-
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Holmes Beach watercolorist Sydney McKenna
displays her 1994 work, "Parmachene Belle, "
which was awarded the best-in-show honors for
fine arts and crafts at Riverfest '95, part of the
annual Florida Heritage Festival. Anna Maria
photographer Jay Canterbury took second place
in the fine-art category. Islander Photo: Cynthia
Finn.

Off Stage Ladies end
season with luncheon
The Off Stage Ladies, a support group for the Is-
land Players, will hold its final meeting on Wednesday,
May 10, at the Bradenton Yacht Club, 4307 Snead Is-
land Rd., Palmetto.
The social hour begins at 11:30 a.m. prior to the
luncheon.
Reservations must be made by Wednesday, May 3.
For reservations call Toni Brda at 778-7091 or Wilma
Bussey at 778-6040.
Linda Levi from the Central Library, Bradenton,
will be the guest speaker.
Inquires for membership may be directed to Dor-
othy Simches, president, at 778-2618.


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The Brain Gym bookstore of Holmes Beach will
offer a program for informal discussion each Wednes-
day evening from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Topics will include book discussions, health issues
and other ideas suggested by participants.
Attendance is free and no registration is necessary.
On Wednesday, May 3, author John Gray's popu-
lar book "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Ve-
nus" will be discussed.

Horseshoe scores
Winners in the April 22 horseshoe games were
Harry Freeman and Artie Hobson, both of Holmes
Beach. Runners-up were Rich Forino of Holmes Beach
and Ron Pepka of Anna Maria.
Winners in the April 15 games were Bob
Lautenschleger and Gene Snedeker, both of Holmes
Beach. Runners-up were Harry Freeman and Artie
Hobson, also both from Holmes Beach.
The weekly contests get underway every Saturday
at 9 a.m. at Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive.

Workshop for writers at
Island Branch
The Gulf Coast Writers will meet at the Island
Branch Library, Holmes Beach, on Monday, May 1, at
10:15 a.m. for a workshop session.
Participants should bring their original prose and
poetry to read. Visitors are welcome
For information call Myrtle Moreton at 729-2399.

Woman's Club holds last
meeting of season
The executive board of the Woman's Club of Anna
Maria Island will hold its final meeting on Wednesday,
May 3, at the Anna Maria Island Community Center, 407
Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria City, at noon.
The Farewell Luncheon will honor all past presi-
dents of the club. Members are requested to bring their
luncheon service.
For membership inquiry contact Sarah Maloney,
president, at 778-4865.

Island Democrats to meet
The Anna Maria Island Democratic Club will meet
at noon on Monday, May 1, at the Anchorage Restau-
rant, Anna Maria City.
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THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M APRIL 27, 1995 0 PAGE 13 ED

Poison, pleasure mix well at Chapel Players 'Arsenic'


By CynthiaFinn
Islander Reporter
For an evening of zaniness that will lighten your
heart and take you out of this world, do choose one of
the remaining performances of the Chapel Players'
staging of the classic, "Arsenic and Old Lace."
Out of this world, indeed, is one night-into-day in
early 1940s Brooklyn, trapped in the parlor of the
Brewster family Victorian.
There's Teddy Brewster, a genuine "hatched
cuckoo," who charges in and out, trumpet fixed, lost in
his own play where he's the main character, President
Teddy Roosevelt.
Played to the hilt literally by James Lewis,
who also debuts as a Chapel director, this Teddy is
certifiable and remarkably amusing. Lewis' stage ex-
perience is genuine. His commitment, in the play, and
to this play and the Chapel Players, is not to be missed.
Enter Aunt Abby Brewster, who bustles and
bubbles from set left to set right, upstage and down, the
ultimate cheerful do-gooder who envisions the murder
of lonely gentlemen as "just one of our charities."
Vivacious in real life, Joy Courtney is Abby
Brewster for this two-hour fling, in voice and motion
and facial expression. Her heart-on-her-sleeve humor
works and works well. Be careful, though, she's very
convincing in her ever-hospitable offer of elderberry
wine!
Abby's partner in "Christian" crime, equally
flighty older sister Martha Brewster, Is every bit as
endearing as she means to be. Another Chapel Players'
regular, Pat Hoefig, does a terrific "innocent" Martha
whose gleeful description of the "arsenic, strychnine
and just a pinch of cyanide" is laced with genius.
Cynical drama critic Mortimer Brewster, another
nephew, commands attention in every scene. He knows
"insanity runs in my family it practically gallops,"
but alone with his thoughts he's sure to figure a way out
of this mess: 12 auntie-induced corpses buried lovingly
down in Teddy's Panama Canal, the cellar.
No stranger to Island stages, John Durkin is dash-
ing as the edgy, egotistical Mortimer who well main-
tains the ever-present sense of comical lunacy.
Laura Nelson portrays the dallying minister's
daughter from next door, Elaine Harper, who's learned

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a thing or two up in the choir loft. Nelson gives a fine
performance as the modern, ready-for-action gal who
is determined to become a part of the Brewster clan.
But does she know what she's in for?

A capital cast
Now enter long-lost brother and nephew Jonathan,
the Boris Karloff look-alike who was a horror as a child
and ain't doing much better as a man. Magnus Hines,
a real-life collector of old horror movies, looms in this
role as the mad Jonathan, an escaped lifer who isn't
intent on letting the aunties' murders top his.
Jonathan's partner, the inebriated parasite and mad
"scientist," Dr. Herman Einstein, ergo Peter Lorre, cre-
ates new faces for the overbearing Jonathan and creeps
about in his own uncorked fashion. Returning to com-
munity theater after 21 years, James Schotsch is a wel-
come plus to the Chapel Players' ventures.
Seven supporting cast members do their excellent part
to add to the hilarity of Joseph Kesselring's composition.
Tom Vaught is superb as the pedestrian Rev. Dr. Harper
in Act I. Stage newcomers Wiley Bennett and Michael
Price give fine performances as the good-hearted but per-
haps inept police officers Brophy and Klein.
Roser Church Deacon Renal Hook returns in force
to the chapel stage as Mr. Gibbs, the single gentleman
who gets away. Michael Kinsella is divinely irritating
as officer O'Hara, whose 12-year police career is just
a side to his unpublished playwright status, and acting
veteran Charles Guy is sure and steady as Mr.
Witherspoon.
Rounding out the players is Sinclair (Bubba)
Stewart in the perfect portrayal of typically critical and
bumbling Lieutenant Rooney. Stewart's wife, Martha,
also deserves great credit for her assistant director's
role.
Set designer Art Ballman and set construction chief
David Miles must be commended for the authenticity
and detail of the scenery and props. Costume designer
Pat Sunquist's work truly enhanced this Chapel Play-
ers' production, and sound including old '40s favor-
ites is handled by 15-year-old Amanda Donoho
Lewis.
The Chapel Players do not claim to be pros, but one
audience member, a Chicago native who's seen plenty


RECYCLE


Pat Hoefig (Aunt Martha), left, and Joy Courtney as
Aunt Abby are cheerful and chilling in the Chapel
Players' run of the comedy, "Arsenic and Old
Lace." Islander Photo: Cynthia Finn.
of real-thing theater, summed it up for we spectators of
all ages: "These actors are doing a superb job. I sure
can't tell the difference."
The Chapel Players will close out this run of "Ar-
senic and Old Lace" with performances at 8 p.m.
Wednesday the 26th through Saturday the 29th and a
2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, April 30.
Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for children, at the
Roser Community Church chapel, 512 Pine Avenue,
Anna Maria, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday,
or one half hour prior to showtime. For more informa-
tion, call 778-6756.


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Episcopalians host Ladies Guild May 4 'Fashions for Funds' gets rave reviews
In the ninth annual reciprocal affair, the Episcopal Church Women of the Church More than 60 sponsoring merchants, families and individuals staged a "Fash-
of the Annunciation will entertain the Ladies Guild of St. Bernard Catholic ions for Funds" benefit last Saturday, raising $1,125 for the Anna Maria Elemen-
Church at a salad and dessert luncheon Thursday, May 4. The ECW meeting will tary School library. Organizers Susan Thomas, left, and Ann DeBellevue display
begin at 10:15 a.m. following 9:30 services. Reservations must be made by May 1 donation artworks by Richard Thomas and Sydney McKenna. Islander Photos:
by calling 778-1638 or by signing up at Lowe HalL ECW officers extending the Cynthia Finn.
invitation are, from left, President Phyllis Walthius, President-Elect Peggy Potter
and Vice President Nancy Forker. Islander Photo: Cynthia Finn.


Chamber announces ad
deadline for
new vacation guide
Advertisers in the Anna Maria Island Chamber of
Commerce's 1995 Anna Maria Vacation Guide must
pay-in-full for space reservations by Monday, May 8,
and have art work ready by Monday, May 15.
The 1995 guide is being produced by Island pho-
tographer Jack Elka and graphic artist Rick Bergere
from Madison Avenue Advertising in Sarasota with
Elka's wife, Nancy Yencho, as the guide's advertis-
ing executive.
Contact Yencho or Elka at 778-2711 or Bergere at
952-4399.
For additional information call the chamber at 778-
1541.


Powerboating skills and
seamanship course offered
Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors will begin a
course in powerboating skills and seamanship on May
2, Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. at the Flotilla 81 Training
Center, 4208 129th St., just north of the Seafood Shack
restaurant in Cortez.
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Cultural alliance program
at Guild
Joan Abrahamson-Voyles, a well-known Island
artist and a member of the Manatee Cultural Alliance,
will speak on the history and aspirations of the alliance
at the Artists Guild Gallery for its program to be held
Monday, May 1, at 7 p.m.
Refreshment will be served starting at 6:30 p.m.
The public is invited to attend.
The gallery is located at 5414 Marina Dr., Holmes
Beach, in the Island Shopping Center.

Pottery exhibit at
Island Branch Library
The Island Branch Library will feature an exhibit
of pottery by artist Juan Freudenthal of Holmes Beach
throughout the month of May.
The library is located at 5701 Marina Dr., Holmes
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John R. Black
John R. Black, 82, of Anna Maria died April 27 in
Bradenton.
Born in Bradner, Ohio, Mr. Black came to Mana-
tee County from there in 1971. He was a self-employed
building contractor in Fremont for several years. He
was a Protestant. He was a member of the Lions and
Elks clubs in Fremont.
He is survived by his wife, Ardelle, H.; a daugh-
ter, Genevra Dominick of Port Charlotte; a stepdaugh-
ter, Sondra Gard of San Diego; a son, Jon C. of Old
Forge, Pa.; a stepson, Larry Gard of Grand Rapids,
Mich; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be private. Inurnment was in
Fremont, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to
the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Dr., Holmes
Beach, Fla. 34217, or Manasota Lighthouse for the Blind,
7318 Tamiami Trail N., Sarasota, Fla. 34243.

Edmund L. Fealey
Edmund L. Fealey, 71, of Holmes Beach, died
April 18 in HCA/L.W. Blake Hospital.
Born in Syracuse, N.Y., Mr. Fealey came to Mana-
tee County from San Diego in 1977. He was a member
of the Elks and American Legion. He was a U.S. Army
Air Force Bombardier during World War II.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathleen Beope of
California; four sons, Patrick, Barry, Robert and Sean,
all of California; two sisters, Margaret and Joann; two
brothers, Robert and Gordon; 11 grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild.
There was no visitation or service.

Marian L. Johnson
Marian L Johnson, 92, of Bradenton, died April 21
in L.W. Blake Hospital.
A service will be held Wednesday, April 26, at 1
p.m. at Harvey Memorial Church, Bradenton Beach,
with the Rev. Clement Walker officiating. There will
be no visitation.
Toale Brothers Funeral Home, Bradenton, is in
charge of arrangements.
Born in Jackson, Mich., Mrs. Johnson came to
Manatee County from Rochester, Mich., in 1971. She
was a homemaker and a-Protestant.


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She is survived by her daughter, Patricia A. Beaton
of Imlay City, Mich.; two sons, Edwin B., of Bradenton
and Donald L., of Williamston, Mich.; her sister, Mar-
garet Globig of Flint, Mich.; her brother, Wilfred
Wanless of Palatka; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-
grandchildren.

Louise E. Johnstone
Louise E. Johnstone, 71, of Holmes Beach died
April 22, 1995.
Mrs. Johnstone was born in Galesburg, Ill, and
came to this area 22 years ago from Royal Oak, Mich.
She was a purchasing agent for Berry Door. She was
a member of the Key Royale Golf Club.
She is survived by her husband, John T., a former
council member in Holmes Beach; a daughter,
Kathleen L. Smith of Bradenton; a son, David Kuschel
of Sarasota; three grandchildren and 2 great-grandchil-
dren.
A memorial service will be announced at a later
date. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of
Southwest Florida, 406 43rd St. W., Suite C,
Bradenton, Fla. 34209. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home,
Island Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.


Richard G. Vossler
Richard G. Vossler, 72, formerly of Holmes Beach,
died April 18 in Halifax Medical Center, Daytona
Beach.
Born in Tampa, Mr. Vossler came to Manatee
County from Lexington, Mass., in 1989. He was a
former missionary pilot in Nigeria, West Africa, with
the Sudan Interior Mission. He worked in industrial
sales and then worked in real estate sales and develop-
ment in New England. He was a member of Grace
Chapel in Lexington, Mass., for several years and most
recently attended Bethel Baptist Church in Bradenton.
He was a veteran of World War II in the Royal Cana-
dian Air Force and later the U.S. Air Force.
He is survived by his wife, Joanne; two daughters,
Linda L. of Daytona Beach and Laurie Johnson of St.
Paul, Minn.; three sons, Greg Allen of Tianjin, China;
Gordon Scott of Chicago; and Brian Paul of Marathon;
and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at Bethel Baptist
Church with the Rev. Donald Windmiller and Robert
Wessel officiating. Haigh-Black Funeral Home,
Ormond Beach, was in charge of the arrangements.


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LaPensee, Crouthamel
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Mr. and Mrs. John J. Harris of St. Croix, U.S. Vir-
gin Islands, and Mr. and Mrs. James LaPensee of Anna
Maria announce the engagement of their daughter,
Michele Jacqueline LaPensee of Telford, Pa., to Jereme
John Crouthamel of Telford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hank
Tuttle of Myakka and Mr. and Mrs. John Crouthamel
of Telford.
A wedding date has not been set
Miss LaPensee is a 1987 graduate of Manatee High
School. She is a teller at Union National Bank, Telford.
The bridegroom-elect is a member of the Pennsyl-
vania National Guard. He is employed as a shop fore-
man by U-Haul International.

Reinertsen, Helmich
to wed
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reinertsen of Bradenton Beach
announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa, of
Houston, Texas, to Blair Helmich of Houston, son of
Marvin and Janice Helmich of Wisconsin.
The couple will wed May 20 in Houston.
Miss Reinertsen is a 1984 graduate of Manatee
High School. She is an assistant manager of Interbio
Group Inc. of Houston.
The bridegroom-elect is superintendent of LSR
Inc. of Houston.


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SElementary menu *
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* Breakfast. Cereal, Toast, Fruit Juice
Lunch: Hot Dog or Pizza
* Tuesday, 5/2/95
Breakfast: Scrambled Egg & Sausage Patty
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Lunch: Toasted Cheese Sandwich or
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of vegetable and fruit Praiseworthy performance
These are the "Students of the Week" at Anna Maria Elementary School for the week ending April 13. Kneel-
ing, left to right, are Mic Cripe and Jon Cannon. Middle row, left to right, are Chris Klotz, Donny Sligh,
Michael Wallen and Brent Willard. Back row, left to right, are Alison Ciarliglio, Ryan Mijares, Todd Ruquet,
S~ Sarah Judeh and Melissa Eddington.


Pennies from couches
Anna Maria Elementary students fill jars with
pennies they collected and brought to school in old
socks to participate in the PTO's Penny Harvest
fundraiser. The harvest reaped an unbelievable
$878.55 that's 87,855 coins! Who says a penny
isn't worth what it used to be?


Stories to say
goodbye
April 26
The Island Branch
Library will hold its
eighth and final Family
Storytime of the season
for preschoolers through
first graders from 7 to
7:30p.m. Wednesday,
April 26. Pajamas and
stuffed animals are
welcome. For informa-
tion, call 778-6341.
Islander Photo: Cynthia
Finn.


Butterfly heaven
Students and parents involved in Vicky Small's
fourth-and-fifth-grade split class spent a Saturday
planting a Butterfly Garden outside of their class-
room. The Island Garden Club donated $250 for the
project to pay for the variety of plants needed and
Hugh Holmes donated the gazebo. Small explained
that butterflies will lay their eggs (which look like
tiny dark mustard-colored salt grains sprinkled on a
leaf) only on certain plants and that each age level of
a butterfly will only feed off of specific plants.


County track

winners
Forty students represented Anna Maria El-
ementary School in the County Track Meet com-
peting against all the other elementary school in
Manatee County.
In the Nine & Under Division: Kim Schenk,
Standing Broad Jump, 5'9", 5th place; Ben
Rigney, Pull-ups, 17, 2nd place; Chana Cannon,
50-yard dash, 7.28,2nd place; Chana Cannon, 60-
yard dash, 8.70, 3rd place.
In the 10 Year Old Division: Amanda Parsels,
Standing Broad Jump, 6'9", 2nd place; Amber
Johnson, Softball Throw, 95', 6th place; Trier
Krauss, Pull-ups, 18, 2nd place; Adam Wall, Run-
ning Long Jump, 12'7", 1st place; Adam Wall,
Standing Broad Jump, 6'5", 5th place; Kate
Lindahl, 440 Yard Run, 1:20.25, 3rd place; Jer-
emy Legrand, 440 Yard Run, 1:17.23, 3rd place.
In the 11 to 12 Year Old Division: Randy
Blancet, 440 Yard Run, 1:15.06,6th place; Sarah
Thomas, Standing Broad Jump, 6'6", 4th place;
Misty Kinney, Pull-ups, 7, 6th place; John Can-
non, Pull-ups, 11, 5th place.


Students journey to
Bradenton Beach for
government lessons
Politics is often taught in the classroom, but the
classroom will move into a real political arena in
Bradenton Beach next month.
Five fourth- and fifth-grade students from Anna
Maria Elementary will journey to Bradenton Beach
May 23. A student will be assigned to spend a morn-
ing with officials in city hall, the police department, the
library, public works and the building department to
learn what makes government tick.
The students'trip will be videotaped and played
back to the other fourth-and fifth-graders, Councilman
John Kaufmann explained.
The trip, which Kaufmann titles "Future leaders in
today's environment," may be expanded to other cities
and other classes.
The students to be selected should be Bradenton
Beach residents, Kaufmann added.





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By Paul Roat
Grown tired of the beach, but don't
want to leave the Island?
There are ahost of activities visitors
and residents alike may avail themselves
with on the Island. The following are
just a few samples of things you can do
other than bake on the beach.
Although fishing or eating are
highly recommended on any of the
Island's three fishing piers, a stroll and
chat with the anglers is also a pleasur-
able experience. The Anna Maria City
Pier (100 Bay Blvd. S., Anna Maria) juts
out into Tampa Bay and provides a great
panorama of the Sunshine Skyway
Bridge to the northeast. Pelicans wheel
and dive for fish, perch on the roof and
electric wires leading to the pier restau-
rant and offer great photo opportuni-
ties, by the way.
Chances are good you'll see some
dolphin frolicking in the water near the
Rod and Reel Pier (875 N. Shore Drive,
Anna Maria). This pier is near and dear
to Island pier fishers who remember the
late great Frank Cavendish, he of the
near-perennial bare feet and shark-hunt-
ing prowess.
The Bradenton Beach Fishing Pier
(200 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach) of-
fers some of the best backwater fishing
around. Renovations are scheduled for
the pier later this summer, with new
decking, railings and lights to be added.
While you're in Bradenton Beach,
be sure to stroll through the Coquina
BayWalk at Leffis Key, across Gulf
Drive from Coquina Beach. The
BayWalk offers a terrific view of Anna
Maria Sound and the village of Cortez


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from atop its 40-foot sand
dune. There are also inter-
pretive trails and what
some have called a "ro-
mantic" vista point at the
park's northeast corner.
Another public park
with a natural twist is the
Anna Maria Historical Park .
in the City of Anna Maria.
The park, part of the Florida
Yards & Neighborhoods
program, was completed last
year and is a good example
of how low-maintenance,
drought-tolerant landscap-
ing can be created to provide
a beautiful garden or yard.
Readers may want to
visit one or both of the
Island's libraries. Tingley ,,
Memorial Library (111 Sec- .
ond St. N., Bradenton
Beach) is the result of the
benevolence of Beulah
Hooks Hannah Tingley, The old city
who bequeathed huge sum
in her will for the library's creation several
years ago. The library offers computers
and a large selection of contemporary and
classic novels.
The Island Branch Library (5701
Marina Drive, Holmes Beach), offers a
full-service county library on the Island,
plus a number of special presentations,
features, lectures and other offerings.
Check the current Islander Bystander
for what's happening at the Island Li-
brary.
Both libraries, by the way, offer
readers a chance to catch up on past hap-


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through the bound copies of all editions
of The Islander Bystander.
Speaking of times past on Anna Maria
Island, historians should plan to stop at the
Anna Maria Island Historical Society (402
Pine Ave., Anna Maria) to see what times
were like in days when the Island was


sparsely populated. Photographs, books
and helpful volunteers will offer leads to
events and characters of the Island's
founding. Be sure to take a picture of the
first Island jail just next door it has to
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Island life -short of one of the spectacu-
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Collaboration success
As part of the Florida Winefest and Auction, I was
invited to a wine-tasting dinner at Ivo's on Longboat
Key last week.


Congenial host Ivo Scafa, owner of Ivo's on
Longboat Key, was introduced to new wine aficio-
nado Pam Palmer of Sarasota, who in turn was
introduced to the subtle pleasures of Stonegate wines
at the Winefest benefit dinner. Palmer is a paralegal
with Kanetsky, Moore & DeBoer of Longboat Key.
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For those of you not lucky enough to have tried
Ivo's continental cuisine or to know the gracious Ital-
ian host and owner, Ivo (say long "e," e-vo) Scafa,
don't wait any longer to make his acquaintance.
The wine-tasting dinner was a collaboration be-
tween Ivo and winemaker David Spaulding, vice-presi-
dent of Stonegate Winery in Calistoga, Cal.
Collaborations such as this one were "happening"
all over Longboat Key and Sarasota at other fine res-
taurants, including Euphemia Haye, Michael's on East
and at Cafe L'Europe (where, my son, Damon, is ex-
ecutive sous chef).
I've heard nothing but rave reviews of all the other
dinners and tasting, and now you can hear mine.
First, we met a charming winemaker and tall-tale
teller. He was, of course, knowledgeable and helpful in
pointing out the virtues of his vintner efforts. The vine-
yard is situated at 600 to 1,000 feet elevation in the hills
of the northern Napa Valley across from Mount St.
Helena, the highest point in the San Francisco Bay area
at 4,400 feet. It is a small winery and consequently little
known, bottling only 12,500 cases annually.
Not your average "stop-and-go" wine. In fact, it's
hard to come by here. Stonegate averages only 2,500
cases of cabernet sauvignon and 500 cases of reserve
red annually. They bottle 500 cases of cabernet franc,
500 of late-harvest sauvignon blanc, 2,000 of


Dr. and Mrs. Franz
Koetter of Longboat Key
and Germany visited with
Ivo during the sorbet
respite as David
Spaulding presented the
virtues of his Stonegate
wines.







sauvignon blanc, 3,500 chardonnay and 2,500 cabernet
sauvignon.
We began our six-course effort with Brisaola al
Parmigiano Reggiano, thin-sliced, cured, dried beef
garnished with arugula and accompanied by smooth
wedges of Reggiano. This course was highlighted by
the 1990 Cabernet Franc, a red wine with raspberry
aromas together with notes of violets, anise and black
currants and the roasty scent of French oak barrels.
Next, a 1992 Sauvignon Blanc set up our taste buds
for Ivo's Tortellini Napoletana. The cheese-filled
tortellini were topped with fresh tomato sauce with
even fresher-tasting basil. This wine was crisp and fo-
cused with an accent of peach, melon and citrus rich
and lingering.
The sauvignon blanc was exceptional but the 1991
chardonnay was an applause-getter from our fellow
connoisseurs complex with flavors of melon, coco-
nut and anise mingling with vanillin of French oak.
The chardonnay was served with Gamberi
"Stonegate," large Gulf shrimp sauteed in olive oil,
garlic and parsley and finished with the Stonegate
chardonnay. Crisp, delicious and appetizing.
At this juncture, the Sorbetto Alla Pera proved to
be a perfect palate cleanser before the entree, Scalop-
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pine Sorrento, and the 1988 Reserve, an intense blend \ 1 -,
of cabernet and cabernet franc grapes. The rich, black *
cherry fruit, together with scents of chocolate, cedar
and mint, was smooth textured with a long finish. The
entree itself was thin-sliced, prime veal sauteed and
topped with eggplant, served with a delicate Stonegate
merlot sauce. Compliments and raves to the chef and
his staff.
Dessert, luscious strawberries marinated in Bal- -
samic vinegar with sugar and mint was served with a -
late harvest, 1987 Sauvignon Blanc.
Lest we forget along with a purely enjoyable
evening of gastronomic extravagance we must also
compliment the wait staff. Kudos to all.
And then, of course, all this decadence was fol-
lowed with a necessity for cab fare to make it home
safely. Just kidding.

What's old is new again At left, Susan and Sean Murphy, owners of the Beach Bistro, offered a variety of salmon specialties to patrons
Welcome back to the Buc! of the Winefest luncheon last week. The event was held at the Longboat Key Club. David Futch and Tracy
A hallmark, a tradition, and once one of the finest, Kelly lent a hand. Islander Photos: Paul Roat
award-winning eateries on all of Longboat Key is back.
The Buccaneer Inn, a landmark 38-year-old restaurant
and marina, reopened recently.
By land or by sea, as the old ad slogan boasted, the
atmosphere is rustic nautical with life-like pirate man-
nequins greeting patrons at the front door, just as they
did in the past.
And the treasure chest of goodies for children that
some of my friends remember from their childhood is
still there, too.
There are some old favorites on the menu too, in-
cluding grilled prime rib, St. Louis ribs, steaks and
seafood, chicken curry, duck and big, big sundaes.
According to owner Tom Hires, the new Buc is
more affordable with new prices around $12.95 for
comparable items priced at $16.50 on a five-year-old
menu.
Chef Bob Blue has new items to offer including a
long list of mouth-watering early birds served from 4
to 6 p.m. for $9.95, including soup or salad, a special .
dessert or beverage, baked potato and vegetable.
Everything that was old is new again, with a long
list of renovations, but Hires says the overwhelming Brian Beebe of Anna Maria has found a "home" for Holmes Beach Mayor Rich Bohnenberger, right, was
comment from patrons of the old Buc is how much it his musical style in the lounge at the Buc. greeted by one of the new Buccaneer Inn owners,
looks the same and how pleased they are to come Tom Hires, at the grand opening.
back.

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Retired teacher finds Island niche in art


By Cynthia Finn
Islander Reporter
Wendy Hendrix of Bradenton Beach has a love-of-
life smile and a graceful way that are inviting additions
to her alternate Thursdays arts-and-crafts class at the
Anna Maria Island Community Center.
A longtime fifth- and sixth-grade teacher in Los An-
geles, Hendrix discovered the Island while scouting both
Florida coasts and settled here permanently from Seattle
three years ago. She's effervescent about her choice.
"I just love it here, it's so wonderful," says
Hendrix. "The longer I live here, the more I know it just
has to be the Island!"
In an effort to meet more people from other parts
of Anna Maria, Hendrix attended an AMI Forever
Young gathering at the Center last fall. "I signed a


list of those interested in doing some arts and crafts.
When they said they needed a chairman," she smiles,
"I said of course."
In addition to teaching children, Hendrix' L.A.
career included in-service arts-and-crafts instruction to
other elementary school teachers. "I love to teach ba-
sic art elements and the principles of design in ways
that are simple and effective."
Her 25 also-retired students "are so appreciative,"
says Hendrix. "We have a great time, we learn how to
do good work and we learn basic tools that help us to
go out and better appreciate other artists' work."
Hendrix' next class will be from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 30. The fee is $2 per person. For
more information, call Hendrix at 778-6685 or the
Center, 778-1908.


With a loving hand and aflair for teaching the basic
elements of art, Wendy Hendrix suggests a new
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At the Artists Guild ofAnna Maria Island opening
reception for works by Lois Leitz. winners of the
April "You Be the Judge" contest were announced.
Hundreds passed through the gallery to view and
cast votes. Out of 45 members' entries, Helen
DeForge's handpainted porcelain work, "The Snow
Princess," left, earned second place, while first
place went to Donna Bednarzfor her pastel, "Tan-
gelosfrom the Yard." Letizia Galvin was third.
Islander Photos: Cynthia Finn.




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Fundraisers
The Pelican Man's Bird Sanctuary will hold its
Third Annual Pelican Classic Golf Tournament on Sat-
urday, May 6, at Tatum Ridge Golf Links. Trophies
and prizes will be awarded to the top players and will
include a hole-in-one contest with a winner receiving
a new car. Tee times are available on a first-come, first-
served basis beginning at 7 a.m. Information or to re-
serve a tee-time: 388-1753.

Clubs
The Institute for Retired Executives and Profes-
sionals will hold a "Writer's Workshop" on Monday,
May 1, at 2 p.m. at Manatee Community College,
Bradenton Campus, in Room 4054, Bldg. 4000. Infor-
mation: 755-1511, ext. 4455.
The Manasota Genealogical Society will hold its last
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Members of the Anna
Maria Island Art League
and the Artists Guild of
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directors are, from left,
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president-elect. Not
pictured is Sue O'Connor,
Treasurer.

meeting of the season on Wednesday, May 3, at 10 a.m.
at the Central Library, 1303 Barcarrota Blvd., Bradenton.
Lysle & Jaxie Kelley will speak on "Using the Family
History Center." The public is invited to attend.

Religion
The Sarasota-Manatee Synagogue Council will
sponsor the 50th Anniversary "Yom Hashoah" service
in commemoration of the Holocaust to be held at
Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Rd., Longboat Key
at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26. Olga Levy Drucker,
survivor and author of "Kindertransport;' will speak.
Information: 383-3428.

Events
Free films will be shown at the South Manatee
Branch Library, 1506 Bayshore Gardens Parkway,
Bradenton, on Tuesday, May 2. "The White Heron,"
"Sunken Treasure" and "Magnificent Music Machines"
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Island police reports
Anna Maria City
No reports.
Bradenton Beach
April 11, criminal mischief, 121 Bridge St., Stu-
dio 121. The officer on patrol observed a broken pane
of glass on a front door of the business. A witness ap-
proached and said he saw the subject break the glass
with her fist. The owner asked the subject to replace the
glass and the subject agreed.
April 12, aggravated domestic battery on a preg-
nant woman, 200 block of Bay Drive South. The vic-
tim and witness reported they went to the suspect's
residence to pick up the victim's clothing and the sus-
pect pushed the victim, causing her to fall down a flight
of stairs. When the victim got up, the suspect shoved
her again, they said. They left the residence and the
officer placed the suspect in custody.
April 12, Baker Act suicide attempt, 2500
block of Avenue B.
April 14, disturbance, 2500 block of Gulf Drive.
The officer was dispatched in reference to a bleeding
female. Upon arrival, the officer observed the subject
with blood all over her hands, face and clothing and the
strong odor of an alcoholic beverage about her. EMS
was called to the scene. The subject told the officer she
became upset with her husband and, while she was
smashing his guitar, it broke and cut her hand.
April 18, suspicious person, Coquina Beach. The
officer on patrol observed the subject turn on his head-
lights and drive out of the wooded area of Coquina
Beach at a high rate of speed. As the subject drove
north through the park, the officer stopped him.
Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer noticed
the subject was sweating heavily and acting very ner-
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he said he was leaving the park. The officer asked why
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had no answer.
The officer observed two pairs of binoculars in the
vehicle and asked what the subject was doing. He said
he was fishing with his brother. The officer noted that
there was no fishing equipment in the vehicle.
The officer noted in his report that he and other
officers have had complaints about a subject looking
into people's vehicles while they are sitting inside and
sneaking up on people on the beach and watching them
with binoculars. The subject who was stopped and his
vehicle fit the descriptions given by the complainants.
The officer issued a trespass warning for Coquina
Beach to the subject.
April 19, burglary to an automobile, Leffis Key.
The complainant reported she returned to her vehicle
and found the driver's side window broken and a back-
pack valued at $45, a school textbook valued at $50, a
calculator valued at $90 and two novels valued at $25
missing. Damage to the vehicle was $150.
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April 13, petty larceny of a bicycle valued at $50,
8100 block of Marina Drive.
April 14, service, 500 block of 69th Street. The
officer responded to a report of a snake on the
complainant's porch. The officer located the snake,
which was dead, and disposed of it.
April 14, service, 600 block of Crestwood. The
complainant reported a dead heron in her yard. The
officer removed and disposed of the bird.
April 14, lost property a necklace valued at
$170, 3015 Gulf Drive, Citgo.
April 14, found property, corner of Marina and
Gulf Drives. The officer on patrol found a five gallon
bucket of nails in the road. He picked up the spilled
nails and placed the bucket in storage.
April 15, service, 300 block of 65th Street. The
officer removed and relocated a snake from the
complaint's window ledge.
April 15, service, 6300 block of Flotilla. The
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large black and white cat from the water and disposed
of it. He checked reports on missing animals but did not
find the cat listed.
April 15, found property a bicycle, 77th Street
and Marina Drive in the canal.
April 16, lost property a wallet, 5300 block of
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April 16, disabled vehicle, Manatee Avenue on the
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April 16, petty larceny of a bicycle valued at $30,
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April 16, petty larceny, 110 75th Street. The com-
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plant was described as being approximately five feet
tall, green and brown in color, having little foliage and
white and yellow flowers near the top of the plant.
The officer observed dirt from the roots of the plant
across the roadway and noted it appeared the subject
left the scene in a southerly direction. The officer
checked the area for the plant or a plant-carrying per-
son but found nothing.
April 16, found property a bicycle, 4000 Gulf
Drive, Manatee County Public Beach.
April 1, animal, sidewalk in the 200 block of 85th
Street. The complainant said she was jogging with her
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has attacked other dogs in the neighborhood. The case
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April 17, traffic, 5200 block of Holmes Boule-
vard. The officer responded in reference to sewage
leaking from a motor home. He awoke the subject in
the motor home who said his landlord would not let
him park the vehicle at his residence in Bradenton, so
he parked it here.
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The fire department was called to wash the sewage
from the street. The officer issued the subject a uniform
traffic citation, advised him to get the motor home's
plumbing fixed and find a new place to sleep.
April 17, suspicious persons, 500 block of 75th
Street The complainant reported that juveniles were
roller blading in her driveway and teasing her dog. She
said she is concerned about liability problems. The
officer told her to post "No Trespassing" and "Beware
of Dog" signs and call when the juveniles are there so
he can issue trespass warnings.
April 18, lost property a cellular phone, beach
end of 65th Street.
April 19, noise. 3007 Gulf Drive, Anchor Inn.
Officers responded three times in reference to loud
music. The third time, they set up the decibel meter at
the corner of 30th Street and Avenue C. The business
was found not in violation.
April 19, burglary to a boat, 600 block of
Ivanhoe. The complainant reported that a person un-
known entered the boat sometime in the last three
weeks and removed a Loran. The officer showed the
complainant a Loran that was recovered in an investi-
gation and he positively identified it.
April 19, burglary, 500 block of 72nd Street The
complaint reported that a person unknown entered the
garage and removed two electric saws and two pairs of
hedge shears valued at $200.
April 20, vandalism, 50 block of 83rd Street. The
complainant reported that he heard noises in his carport
and, upon investigation, found several eggs smashed on
the exterior and interior of his convertible.
April 20, grand larceny of a bicycle valued at
$400, 100 block of 30th Street.
April,20, found property, 3300 block East Bay
Drive. The complainant reported he found a bag of
suspected marijuana on the ground in the parking lot
when he arrived for work. The substance tested posi-
tive as marijuana. It weighed 6.3 grams.
April 20, found property a bicycle, 5300 block
of Gulf Drive.
April 20, suspicious, 600 block of Emerald Lane.


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Officers of the Year named


Bradenton Beach Officer Michael Klemkosky and
Holmes Beach Officer Steve Wolff have been named
Officers of the Year for their departments. They will be
honored at a banquet by the Manatee 100 Club.

Officer Michael Klemkosky
Klemkosky has been a full-time member of his
department for 18 months. Prior to that he was a part-
time officer for a year and participated in the


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"Because of his
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Maloney. "He is a very
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and his stats, especially arrest stats, are consistently
at the top. He always goes beyond what is required
and gives extra."
Maloney praised Klemkosky for his part in keep-
ing a potential suicide victim from harming himself
further and getting him under control so emergency
personnel could attend to him.
"The individual was in a shower stall, where he had
cut his wrists and neck, and holding a razor to his wrists,
threatened to cut them more if he wasn't left alone," said
Maloney. "After talking to him for awhile, Klemkosky
got close enough and struck the razor from his hand
with a baton and subdued him, thus ending a tense situ-


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Officer Steve Wolff
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"Officer Wolff has demonstrated a calming
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Singing kings and new-boat dreams ahead


By Bob Ardren
Outdoor Perspectives
Here's hoping those strong weekend winds break
up the red tide appearing along the beaches to the south.
As of presstime, Englewood seemed strongest hit in our
area, with some dead fish appearing on Siesta Beach
and a strong odor and a few scattered dead fish on Lido
Beach.
It may be heading this way.

Kings in full song
Assuming you can get offshore, what with the
winds of late, fishing for kingfish is at its height right
now. Some of the best fishing is clearly right off the
Island. In fact, down in Sarasota last weekend, the pros
came to town and battled over $30,000 in prizes at the
first Suncoast Kingfish Classic Tournament The win-
ners came up our way to fish.
The action was terrific. Drawing more than 90 en-
tries, fishers from out of the area won the big money,
with first place going to a 44.73-pound king. But as in
so many fishing tournaments, the competition was
close, with second overall going to a fish weighing
44.22 pounds.
Winning fisher was Chris Yates of Jacksonville,
while second place went to Tony Pemble of St. Peters-
burg.
The winning fish came from offshore, but second
place was caught slow trolling in the Egmont shipping


channel. Slow trolling a white bait. The winning fish
was caught on a blue runner.
Good as the king run is this year, its been much
better in the past. That's what some of the real old tim-
ers, and an official of the Florida Marine Fisheries
Commission, told me over the weekend. He also said
that the king population right now is about 40 percent
of what it was in the "good ol' days."
But the truth also is that the king fishery seems to
be improving every year right now, and that's coming
about through some good management, I think.

Cuba? Again?
Don't tell anyone, especially anyone in local
officialdom, but there's another sailing event to Cuba
planned for this June. Scheduled for the 10th through
the 17th, you can get full details by faxing Bob Win-
ters at 011-537-33-1689. Be sure to include your name
and fax number for a quick reply.

Suncoast Boat Show this
weekend
From the most exorbitant to the tightest budget,
there's something for everyone to enjoy this weekend
at the Suncoast Boat Show at Ken Thompson Park in
Sarasota.
Free fishing clinics featuring local guides and
"fashion shows" will fill the stage each day. The
Florida Guides Association will host clinics on fresh-


First half over for little leaguers


By Scott Dell
AMICC Little League President
The first half of the little league season has
ended. Quality Builders and Tip of the Island played
Saturday afternoon in a winner-take-all (first half)
season playoff game. Members on both teams played
tough and, in the end, Quality Builders and Manager
Gary Miller became first-half champs.
There has been a great deal of excitement during
this period of play, with even more exciting games
expected to come in the minor leagues.
The major league game of the week had to be D.
Coy Ducks versus Kiwanis. This game had a lot
riding on it; if Kiwanis defeated Ducks it would force
a playoff between Haley's Motel and Ducks.
The game proved to be a thriller, stretching into
extra innings.
In the top of the seventh, Ducks hitter Michael
Patterson hit a double and later scored the winning
run on a Justin Dries single. Ducks defense then held
tight in the bottom of the seventh with two spectacu-
lar catches by outfielders Presten Copeland and
Mathew St. Claire.
By winning this game, D. Coy Ducks and Man-
ager Lou Fiorentino became the first-half champs.


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End of the first half of the season
Major League W
D. Coy Ducks, first half champs, 8
Haley's Motel 7
AMFD 5
W. Bay Athletic 3
Kiwanis 2
Minor League W
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Tip of the Island 8
Jim Boast Dodgers 7
Uncle Dans Place 3
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Betsy Hills 2


League leading stats ending first half
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Mike Patterson Ducks 10 29 16
Taylor Bernard WAC 8 24 10
Andy Rauch Kiwanis 8 8 3
Tim Hasse Haley's 9 24 9
Jason Loomis Haley's 9 23 8
Mike Armstrong Ducks 10 26 9
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And both Saturday and Sunday, at 3 p.m., they'll
have the "sizzling bikini fashion shows produced by
April Fashions of Pompano Beach." It doesn't take
much imagination to figure out what that's all about
More than 300 boats will be on a display, giving
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those boats that interest you. From inflatables to mo-
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There'll even be an array of used (they call them
pre-owned these days) boats to look over.
But wait, there's more. You can look over the lat-
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ditioners, water filters and all the juicy electronics. That
last group is a favorite of mine, though to tell the truth,
I don't own any of it these days.
But if you've never played with a GPS system, this
is your chance to look one over, and be amazed at how
these things really do.work. Imagine, something little
bigger than a package of cigarettes (remember them?)
that links up with 9 or more satellites as you hold it in
your hand.
And the price keeps coming down every year.
So check out the boat show. There's plenty of free
parking, or you can come by boat if you like. Admis-
sion is $5 for adults, $2 for children 6-12, and children
under six are free.

More Bay signs
There'll be even more signs for boaters to read in
Sarasota Bay soon. Now the Sarasota City Commission
has decided more signage is the answer to its problems
with shoreline homeowners complaints, mostly about
those pesky Jet-skis.
First there was talk about a lot of new "No Wake"
zones, but that approach was neither quick nor easy. So
the solution is now to expand existing city codes by
including "shoreline" in the city's 6 mph speed limit.
Previously it was illegal to exceed 6 mph within
150 feet "of any dock, wharf or bridge," not in a "main
channel." Now it's illegal within 150 feet of the shore-
line too.
Look for 29 new signs in the Bay to remind boat-
ers of the new regulations.

Tanks ahoy
Last weekend a total of 10 40-ton main battle tanks
donated by the U.S. Army were added to two of the
artificial reefs Sarasota County has created in local
waters. The M-60's were divided into two groups, with
five each going onto the M-9 reef site 12.9 nautical
miles west of the Venice Inlet and the M-8 reef site
12.8 miles west of New Pass.
Sarasota County Coastal Zone Division deserves
credit for putting the program together. Funding comes
from both the Army and Florida saltwater fishing li-
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They may not exactly be plowshares, but fishing
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Kings, mackerel
By Capt Mike Heistand
The kingfish run is in full force in the Gulf now,
and as long as the wind stays down there should be
some good action on those fast-moving kings. Back-
water anglers are catching lots and lots of redfish
right now.
Kevin at the Rod and Reel Pier said pier anglers
are catching a few redfish, mackerel, blue runners and
a few snook.
Dave at the Anna Maria City Pier said fishers
there have been catching a few keeper snook, some
mackerel and some late-season sheepshead.
Jamie at Miss Cortez Fishing Fleet said their
four-hour trip averaged 80-125 head of Key West
grunts, sand perch, black sea bass and porgies. The
six-hour trip averaged 150-225 head of vermillion
snapper, mangrove snapper, porgies, Key West
grunts and grouper. The nine-hour trip averaged 50
head of red and black grouper, mangrove snapper,
scamp and lane snapper.
Capt. Zack on the Dee Jay II said snook were
the best bet last week. Stan, Bob and Addie Lenke
of Illinois had the week's best charter with a limit
catch of snook topped with a 35-inch monster. War-
ren Fienga of Ohio caught a seven-pound snook on
his eight-pound-test line. Other action with Capt.
Zack included redfish, trout and flounder.
Carl at Perico Island Bait & Tackle said wade
fishers are catching some nice-sized trout and snook
in the bays, and on the beach flounder seems to be
the best bet.
Capt. Dave Pinkham is doing well on his half-day
charters with kingfish, barracuda and cobia near most
of the offshore structures.
Capt. Rick Gross has been able to limit out on
snook most days, and brought back a limit catch of
kings one day last week.
Capt. Phil Shields has been catching lots of king-
fish, red grouper, mangrove snapper and yellow tails on
his charters.
SCapt. Mark Bradow has caught lots of redfish,
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than 37 inches long.
On my boat Magicwe've been averaging about 20
redfish per trip, as well as some keeper snook.
Capt. Tom Chaya has been catching snook, reds
and lots of trout.
Bill at Island Discount Tackle said he's hearing
good reports of kingfish being landed in the Gulf.
Grouper fishing is remaining stable, and there are
plenty of Spanish mackerel being caught offshore. In
the bays and Sound, reds and trout seem to be the best
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LITERARY TOP TEN
BY RANDOLPH ROSS / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ


ACROSS 58 It may have
I Prospective several scenes
9 Air Force facility 60 Anna Quindlen
best seller
13 Peaches' singing best seller
partner 63 Put aside, in a
17 Kind of number way
21 Writers voice 65 Langof comics'
Smallville
22 "To Autumn" C
and others 66-- Canals
23 Colleague of 67 Earned status
Jimmy and 71 Like a used car
Bjo rn 74 Certain joint
24 Western Indian
75 A. A Milne title
25 Kurt Vonnegut
novel 79 Observant type
28 Lady of Spain 80 Miss Piggy's
29 Many. many pronoun
years 81 Perteam
30 Eastern prince 82 One way to rest
31 First name in 84 Hardly friendly
morning TV
morning 85 Kind of political
32 Rang party
34 "What -!" 87 J. D. Salinger
37 Prefix with collection
system 89 Whip
38 Confessed 90 Some doubles
39 Lodges troops players
40 Archeological 91 Feast of Saint
site (January
42 Louisa May event)
Alcott novel 92 Part of R.S.V.P.
46 Bank deposit? 93 Term of address
47 "Three men in at court
94 Embellished
49 A small one is 96 Chekhov work,
white with "The"
50 Denouement 101 British levy
51 Verb tense: 102 Lingus
Abbr.
52 Discounted 104 Scott of"Charles
in Charge"
55 Autos since 1989 5 O
105 Opens for
57 Funny viewing
106 --disant
(self-styled)
107 Addison's
partner
q 1 L P. 109 Scale meas.


I I Exam forjrs.
112 White-tailed flier
113 T. S. Eliot opus
116 "M*A*S*H"
protocol
120 Made sense
122 Debate
arguments
123 G.I. address
125 Nape
126 Historic German
city
127 Put out
129 Paul Anka's first
hit
131 Yeoman's ves
132 Kyrgyzstan's
Mountains
133 Aeschylus
tragedy
138 It gets a brushoff
139 By means of
140 Melody
141 One for the
road?
142 Female
sweetheart
143 -- a one
144 Assists, e.g.
145 Reconnaissance
craft.
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incumbent
2 Picasso's
daughter
3 Rubbernecker
4 Tulsa sch.
5 S.I. or TV Guide
6 Spillane's "-
Jury"
7 Words of denial
8 Alexander's
home


9 1922 Physics
Novelist
10 Fuss
11 Subject of
"Sunday in the
Park With
George"
12 Cores
13 CD player
ancestor
14 Some Ivy
Leaguers
15 "i Rmns- Vu"
16 Paping
17 Most common.
statistically
18 Dickens classic
19 Eventuate
20 Disk jockey's
need
26 Do a second
lubejob
27 Prod
33 I.oop loopers
35 "In the Heal of
the Night"
setting
36 Pear-shaped
instrument
38 Radiance
39 Handcuffs
41 Projecting skirt
43 Oscar-winning
musical
44 Japanese
vegetable
45 Weatherized a
house
48 Candle contents
52 Broadway
composer Cy
53 Accompanied
54 Agatha Christie
mystery
56 Grimm
character
58 Mountain ridges


59 When repeated,
middling, in
Milano
61 Trucks for hire
62 Garden work
64 "Qperator"
singer
68 Garage sale
caveat
69 TV control knob
70 Uncover
72 Smiley's creator
73 Cause of a cough
75 Diarists
76 off
(sporadically)
77 Score after
deuce


78 Art Nouveau
jeweler Lalique
79 Seals, as a
crate
83 Buffalo's
county
86 "-- blue as
blue..."
88 "C6mo-
usted?"
91 "Doe,- ...
93 Interference
95 Enjoy
thoroughly
97 Sword handles
98 Ring wear
99 Scholarly org.
100 Battle souvenirs


101 The "Her" of
"Her voice was
ever soft, gentle
and low"
103 Must-take coll.
course
104 University of
Cincinnati team
106 Hurricane
protection
107 Loses a liking
for
108 Plant of the pea
family
110 Bad mark
113 Medicine testing
agcy.
114 Bad booze
115 Involuntary
actions


117 Boot-shaped
land.
118 Most
happy-go-lucky
119 Discharges
121 Discharges
124 Victorious
127 By any chance
128 Mucho
129 Regular fare
130 A.B.A.
member
134 Foerster opera
135 Literary
collection
136 Fireplace shelf
137 Ranch suffix


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By Master Chief J.D. Arndt
Station Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Cortez
April 13, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a 24-foot pleasure craft dis-
abled approximately 75 yards west of Longboat Pass.
The vessel requested commercial assistance, and a
commercial salvor responded and towed the vessel to
a safe haven.
April 13, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a 57-foot fishing vessel
aground east of the Longboat Pass Bridge. The vessel re-
quested no assistance and subsequently was refloated.
April 13, Boarding. A commercial fishing vessel
was boarded and issued a boating safety violation for
not having a survival craft on board for a documented
vessel, having no reflective tape on ring buoys, not
having a copy of Inland Navigation Rules on board and
having incorrectly posted registration numbers.
April 13, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a 19-foot pleasure craft dis-
abled near Longboat Pass Bridge. The vessel requested
commercial assistance, and a commercial salvor re-
sponded and towed the vessel to port.
April 14, Boarding. A pleasure craft was boarded
and issued a boating safety violation for not having
sufficient personal flotation devices on board and not
having the discharge overboard valve in the closed
position. The vessel's voyage was terminated due to
unsafe condition by the lack of PFDs.
April 14, Boarding. A pleasure craft was boarded
and issued a boating safety warning for not having
proper registration and numbers. The vessel had been
purchased three hours earlier.
April 15, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a 19-foot pleasure craft dis-



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abled near marker 16 in Sarasota Bay. The station re-
quested the assistance of Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel
26084231, which provided a tow to the nearest mooring.
April 16, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a 24-foot pleasure craft dis-
abled 10 miles west of New Pass. The vessel operator
requested the station call one of his friends, who towed
the vessel back to port.
April 16, Boarding. A pleasure craft was boarded
and issued a boating safety warning for not having an
FCC license for a VHF-FM radio.
April 17, Search and rescue/assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a fire on the south end of
Jewfish Key. The station launched its 41-foot vessel to
investigate, and notified Longboat Key police. Upon
arriving on scene, no active visual evidence of a fire
was noted.
April 19, Boarding. A pleasure craft was boarded
and issued a boating safety violation for not having a
valid certificate of registration on board and for not
having a fully charged fire extinguisher. The vessel's
voyage was terminated due to unsafe conditions caused
by the fire extinguisher low charge.
April 19, Boarding. A pleasure craft was
boarded and issued a boating safety violation for not
having a valid certificate of registration on board,
not having sufficient personal flotation devices, not
having a sound producing device, excessive fuel in
the bilges and for not having a fully charged fire
extinguisher.
The vessel's voyage was terminated due to un-
safe conditions caused by the fuel in the bilge and
the lack of a charged fire extinguisher.
April 19, Boarding. A pleasure craft was boarded
and no violations were noted.


Featured couple celebrates
parenthood
Cindy Estes Thompson drops her shopping long
enough to show off 3-month-old Alec James, grand-
son of Jackie and Jim Estes of Holmes Beach.
Cindy's marriage to Doug Thompson, former
manager of Shells restaurant, was highlighted in a
1994 wedding feature in The Islander Bystander.
Islander Photo: Cynthia Finn.


HOMES ISLAND CONDOS ISLAND


524 70th St., HB....................................... $179,900
609 Ambassador Lane, HB ..................... $165,000
620 Fox Street, Longboat ........................ $189,000
513 Loquat, AM ...................................... $320,000
4000 Gulf of Mexico Dr., LBK .................. $425,000
412 Bay Palms Dr. ............................. $149,900
518 Bayview Dr., LBK ....................... $184,500
501 Key Royale ....................................... $179,900
601 St. Judes ...................................... $135.000
HOMES OFF THE ISLAND
4310 Hebrides Ct..................................... $149,500
1612 38th Ave. W., Bradenton ................... $39,900
1904 52nd Ave. W., Bradenton.................. $79,000
6910 18th Ave. W., Bradenton................. $114,900
5147 41 St. W, Bradenton ........................ $114,900
7211 41st Ct. E., Sarasota ................ $124,900
6709 88th St., Bradenton ................... $189,000
4902 64th Dr. W.,.Bradenton ................... $595,000
4511 Mangrove Pt. Rd., Bradenton ......... $135,000
3734 Glen Oak Manor................................. $97,500
CONDOS ISLAND
600 Manatee Ave. #114 ......................... $79,900
3805 East Bay Dr., #310 .......................... $123,900
6005 Gulf Dr., #216.................................. $124,900
3805 East Bay Dr. #304 ....................... $94,900


600 Manatee Ave. #238.........................
3701 East Bay Dr. #9-B ........................
600 Manatee Ave. #115 ......................
600 Manatee Ave. #113 ...........................
1007 Gulf Dr. N. #215 ..........................
1007 Gulf Dr. N. #213 .............................
6500 Flotilla Dr. #225 ...........................
6006 Gulf Dr. #212.............................
6300 Flotilla Dr. #110 ...........................
1007 Gulf Dr. N. #208 .........................
1800 Gulf Dr. N. #215 .........................
1007 Gulf Dr. N. #105 .........................
6700 Gulf Dr. #14...............................
6400 Flotilla Dr. #25 ...........................


$134,900
$134,900
$141,900
$142,500
$142,900
$146,900
$149,000
$174,900
$109,000-
$152,900
$159,900
$172,900
$224,900
$129,900


1906 Gulf Dr. N. #203 ............................... $185,000
3805 East Bay Dr. #201 ............................. $84,900


600 Manatee Ave. #128 .........................
6500 Flotilla Dr. #203 ...........................
6804 Gulf Dr. .............................. ........
4800 Gulf of Mexico Dr., LBK .................


$129,900
$134,900
$186,900
$138,900


CONDO OFF THE ISLAND
206 Pine Needle Dr., Bradenton................ $72,500


LOTS & ACREAGE
4000 Gulf of Mexico, LBK ......................
4000 Gulf of Mexico, LBK ......................
3700 East Bay Dr., HB ............................
107 Bay Blvd., AM ...................................
17th & Gulf Dr., BB ................................
517 Blue Heron, AM...............................


$150,000
$335,000
$225,000
$395,000
$450,000
$500,000


OFF ISLAND
10205 Old Tampa Rd., Ellenton................. $70,000
708 44th Ave. E., Ellenton .................... $74,900
5600 Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sara............ $329,000
PERICO BAY CLUB
870 Audubon Dr ...................................... $99,900
876 Audubon Dr ...................................... $86,000
706 Estuary ............................................. $89,900
831 Audubon Dr....................................... $120,000
1105 Edgewater Circle ...................... $129,900
509 Sanderling Circle ........................... $129,900
513 Sanderling Circle .............................. $129,900
1241 Edgewater Circle ............................ $139,900
1341 Perico Point Circle .......................... $163,000
1020 Ibis court .......................... ........ $168,500
941 Sandpiper Circle............................... $110,000
1371 Perico Pt. Cir ................................... $150,000
1261 Spoonbill Landings ......................... $153,500
COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT
807 18th Ave. W., Bradenton ................... $154,900
710 60th St. Ct. E., Bradenton ............... $180,000
2112 First St. W., Bradenton .................... $350,000
3100 Gulf Dr., HB..................................... $450,000
4016 Gulf of Mexico Dr., LBK .................. $750,000
4000 Gulf of Mexico Dr., LBK .................. $850,000
2405 Ave. C. Duplex Br. Beach................ $137,500


CALL 778-2261 Toll Free 1-800-422-6325


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COQUINA BEACH CLUB
Two bedroom, two bath TURNKEY FURNISHED direct
Gulf front unit. Great walking beaches, beautiful sunsets,
protected parking. $175,000. Stan Williams 795-4537.
GULF FRONT Enjoy the ambiance of first class
Gulf front living at an affordable price. This 2BR/2BA
TURNKEY FURNISHED top floor end unit is sure to
please, even the pocket book. Great rental! Only
$169,900. Call ken Rickett 778-3026.
WANT TO SEE THE GULF OF MEXICO? You
can from the 2BR/2BA FULLY FURNISHED unit.
Good rental history. Pool, elevator, conveniently lo-
cated to shopping & restaurants All this for $94,500.
Lynn Hostetler 778-4800.
ROCK SOLID Describes this 2BR/2BA block home
with barrel tile roof. The corer lot offers a large fenced
yard, convenient central Holmes Beach location.
Tenant's lease expires May 1, 1995. $135,000. Call Ken
Rickett 778-3026.
DIRECT BAYFRONT Deluxe Bridgeport condo con-
veniently located with view of Sarasota Bay. Close to
shopping & restaurants. White sandy beaches. FUR-
NISHED! $119.000. Liz Andricks 778-4800.


Anna Maria City at Bean Point






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810 N. Shore Drive
Across the street from best beach on the Island,
5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, large garage, 2,900 s.f.
living area turnkey furnished. $419,000. Call
778-4349 or 1-800-694-2221.

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own roof top patio when you buy this centrally located,
turnkey furished, 2BR/2BA condo with a Gulf view. In-
cludes pool, balconies, storage, secured building, el-
evator, great location and the great new walking beach.
Priced at $229,000. Call Ed Oliveira for details.


GULF FRONT Exceptional value for these 2BR direct
Gulf front apartments in small ten unit complex with
quiet Holmes Beach location. Pool, wide sandy beach
and walking distance to shops and restaurants. Start-
ing at $124,500. Call Dave Moynihan for details.


DESIRABLE ISLAND VILLAGE Spacious 2BR/ BRIDGEPORT Gulf view from this top floor unit
2BA top floor unit in prime Holmes Beach location, with pool, covered parking, elevator and steps to
Open floor plan, lovely views, large screened beach. Located close to shopping and restaurants.
porch, walk-in closet, two pools, tennis court, ga- Offered at $89,900. call Dave Moynihan for details.
rage parking and short walk to great beach. Priced
at $119,500. Call Dave Moynihan.


BAY VIEWS and
mouth of canal
frontage from deep
water lot in prime
Holmes Beach
location. Quiet
residential area within
walking distance to
beach. Priced at
$147,500. Call
Dave Moynihan
for details.


ISLAND LIVING FOR $65,0001 Well-maintained
2BR-1BA condo across the street from walking
beach. Great private patio for lounging and cook-
outs. Close to shopping and restaurants. Call Pat
Thompson eves. 778-6439.


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View. Totally reno-
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White tile, open,
large gourmet
kitchen, great for


S$389,000.

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60 North Shore Drive, Anna Maria
Architecturally designed home on large (3) lots. 4
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room, fireplaces, built-ins, perfect for entertaining.
Security system. Secluded deep water canal.
Come see, stay and make and offer. $389,000.


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or 778-4399


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5600 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217
_1 1-800-894-9587 1


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EXCEPTIONAL OFFERING
With over 255' fronting on Key Royale Pass. This
artist's home captures the essence of island living
with it's 4 or 5 bedrooms and 3/5 baths. Add a fire-
place, oak & tile floors and an art studio with sky-
lights. Two boat docks, mooring whips and davits
complete with a knockout view.
DUPLEX Near beach, clean and neat. 2 bed-
room, 2 baths each side. Only $129,000.
HOLMES BEACH $108,000 Lots of possibilities
here! Great location and quiet street. Short walk
to shopping center and beach. Two bedrooms,
one bath and the other side features a one bed-
room, one bath.
VERY LARGE home on a double lot with 3BR/
4BA, swimming pool, hardwood floors, 35' open
porch across from Gulf. Just reduced $225,000
TRI-PLEX INVESTMENT PROPERTY Brings in
over $2,000 month income. 4152,000.
SUNSET TERR. CONDO Directly on the Gulf,
elevator, pool. $164,900.
SEASIDE BEACH HOUSE CONDO Prime lo-
cation. Directly on the beach. 2BR/2BA.
$172,000.
GULF FRONT HOME Now under construction. 2
story 3BR/2.5BA. Pick your cabinets & floors.
$395,000.
CANAL FRONT 4-PLEX Probably the only one
of its kind in Holmes Beach. Nice 2 story main
house overlooks Sportsman's Harbor.
GULF FRONT PRIVACY Located in North
Holmes Beach. This older home features 2BR/
2BA, den, large living room. Hardwood floors,
fireplace and huge deck on the beach.


Mike

Norman
Realty inc.

778-6696
1-800-367-1617 FAX: 778-4364
3101 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach, FL 34217




















These two duplexes, located west of Gulf Dr., each
have two 2BR/IBA apartments. All four units have
an excellent rental history and are only two block
from shopping and one block from the Gulf. Storage,
laundry, center courtyard and more. 3007 & 3009
Ave. E., Holmes Beach. $239,00 for both! Call 778-
6427 or your local Realtor.




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THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M APRIL 27, 1995 0 PAGE 31 iJI

Island Real Estate Sales


GREAT PROPERTY
INVESTMENT


* 1102 Gulf Dr., BB, a 50x100 Gulf front lot, was
sold 3/23/95, Thomasson to Arado, for $141,000; list
$300,000 (with lot and house next door which sold
separately).
* 1104 Gulf Dr., BB, an elevated shell of a Gulf
front home of 1747 sfla, built a long time ago and
somewhat restored in 1985, lot size 50x100, was sold
3/23, Thomasson to Sosnowski, for $171,000; list
$300,000 with empty lot next door (which was sold
separately).
* 207 73rd St., Holmes Beach, a ground level 2bed/
2bath/lcar home of 1426 sfla, built in 1967 on a 76x105
lot, was sold 3/21/95, King to Molyneux, for $160,000;
list unknown.
* 3601 E Bay Dr., Holmes Beach, 101 Sandy Pointe,
an elevated 2bed/2bath/lcp condo of 1028 sfla, built in
1986, was sold 3/20/95,
FI Alsehire & Lawrence to
F1 Sasvari, for $89,900; list
unknown.
3601 E Bay Dr.,
Holmes Beach, 102 Sandy


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Then call the Real Estate
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When you demand excellence
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BUYING OR SELLING


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RENTALS CLOSE TO BEACH
2BR/2BA Furnished duplex in Anna Maria City.
Close to beach. No Pets!! $665 per month plus utili-
ties. Available now.








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WATERFRONT BEAUTY
507-65th St., Holmes Beach. Delightful, bright 2BR/
2BA home on sailboat water. Convenient Holmes
Beach location. Nothing to do here except move right
in! This one won't last long at $179,900. Call Agnes
Tooker at 778-5287 or Kathy Granstad at 778-4136.


Fran Maxon
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
SALES AND RENTALS
L 9701 Guf Drive P0 Box 717* Ama Maria, FL 34216
FAX# 778-7035
(813) 778-1450 or 778-2307


SALES RENTALS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
The ONLY Island Real Estate Group AND we offer you ALL REAL ESTATE
SERVICESI Anna Maria Island Real Estate Specialists extending both Personal
AND Professional Services In New Construction & Design, Existing Property
Sales, Lot Sales, Free Market Analysis. Home Warranty, Free Networkto Other
Areas, Best Property Management and Annual & Vacation Rentals. Over 75
Yrs. Combined Experience AND Smiles!


FANTASTIC VIEW!
Many exciting & outstanding ideas featured in this
canal home with over 4100 sq. ft. of Island living!
Two large guest bedrooms, three baths plus 17 x
23 Master suite with corner fireplace, dressing
room with deluxe walk-in closet & Master bath.
Living room, dining area & beautiful customized
kitchen relate to the Florida room with built-in ste-
reo system & intercom, a great fireplace & wet bar
PLUS additional cooking facilities & pantries with
pull-out shelving. Convenient home office/den &
lots of closets & storage. Centered around a lovely
pool with stone garden & waterfall & wonderful
jacuzzi & built-in BBQ. Newly replaced sea wall &
boat dock, resurfaced circular drive and a breath-
taking open water view. Call Marie Franklin. Re-
duced price $390,000.



Since
1957
MARIE 1 7 LIC. REAL ESTATE
FRANKLIN REALTY ROKER
We ARE the Island.'
9805 Gulf Drlve PO Box 835 Anna Maa,r Florda 34216
1-800-845-9573 (813) 778-2259 Fax (813) 778-2250


CANALFRONT HOME WITH LOTS OF
SOUTHERN CHARM!
3BR/2.5BA with oak floors and 10' ceilings, formal
living and dining, breakfast nook, family room and
fireplace. Wrap-around porch, pool with privacy
and lovely landscaping. Ideal for entertaining.
$329,000.
ANNA MARIA LOT FOR SALE
North end of island, near beaches. Price in-
cludes state approved plans for a 3 bedroom/3
bath elevated new home that will have some
beautiful water views. $145,000. Call Peggy or
Alice 778-0426.


(813) 778-0426
HORIZON REALTY
--- ^ ofAnna Maria, Inc.
S420 PINE AVENUE BOX 155
ANNA MARIA, L 34216 FAX 778-1929


A BIG HOUSE ON KEY ROYALE
611 Gladstone. 4BR/3.5BA/2 kitchen/2-car, 3,895
sq.ft. under roof home including caged pool. Unique
origami roof line and walled solarium. $265,000.


DOUG
DOWUNG
REALTY
409 Pine Av.
Anna Maria
770-1222


Doug
Dowling
Realty
778-1222


11- -. M Ma-1glea A .bA C" FAlIZ Il1 I .M a11 S


Pointe, an elevated 2bed/2bath/lcp condo of 1048 sfla,
built in 1986, was sold 3/24/95, Frederickson to
Foellner, for $81,000; list $84,900.
* 413 Bay Palms, Holmes Beach, a ground level
2bed/2bath/lcar 1222 sfla home, built in 1967 on an
80x100 lot, was sold 3/20/95, Martin to Price, for
$135,000; list unknown.
* 516 59th St., Holmes Beach, a ground level bayfront
3bed/3bath/2car walled estate of 2188 sfla, built in 1960
on a 175(bay)x150 lot, was sold 3/23/95, Bouma to
Paterson, for $370,000; list unknown.
* 520 58th St., Holmes Beach, a ground level
bayfront 3bed/2.5bath/3car/pool walled estate of 2364
sfla, built in 1957 and rebuilt in 1990 on a
110(bay)x153x75x149 lot, was sold 3/24/95,
Weingart to Perry, for $540,000; list $575,000.
* 531 77th St., Holmes Beach, a ground level
bayfront 3bed/2bath/3car home of 1673 sfla, built in
1952 on a 100x147 lot, was sold 3/21/95, Bloom to
Moschini, for $300,000; list unknown.
Compiled by Doug Dowling, licensed real estate
broker, exclusively for The Islander Bystander. 1995.


SEM Starrett ... New Associate, was bom in Switzerland and con-
ducts business in German, French and Italian. Elfl had a successful
world wide career in the diplomatic service where she added
Spanish, Persian and Arabic to her repertoire. Elfi and her family
enjoy sailing, power walking and their new adopted greyhound.
SElfi, along with the entire SMITH TEAM, wants to serve you bet-
ter than anyone on the island. If what you need has anything to do with selling, buying, rent-
ing or managing real estate, call Elfi at 798-9716 evenings.
S5910 Marina Dr. Holmes Beach, FL 34217
(813) 778-0777
Rentals 778-0770
REALTORS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK


RICHARD FREEMAN
REALTOR-
RlcnnO rRIuu


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LOCATIONIII 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in
Anna Maria City near Rod & Reel Pier and
Bean Point beach. Custom designed kitchen
with lots of cabinets and deep storage draw-
ers. Spacious living area. #62630. $172,000.
Call Roni Price eves at 778-5585.
BEAUTIFUL PALMA SOLA BAY. 3 bedroom,
2 bath, beautiful upstairs unit. Berber carpeting
throughout and many upgrades. Excellent con-
dition. Elegant community pool plus 2nd
smaller pool, tennis courts. #59052. $196,900.
Call Karin Stephan eves at 388-1267.
VIEW OF LAKE. 3 bedroom, 2 bath on quiet
cul-de-sac in newly developed subdivision.
Large shade trees. new stucco and paint in-
side and out. #63268. $104,900. Call Sally
Schrader eves at 792-3176.
MARTINIQUE... 3 bedroom, 3
bath, magnificent views of Gulf I,.-
and beaches. Turnkey furnished.
Owner financing. Tennis, heated -
pool, elev./sec. $196,900.
SUN PLAZA WEST... Rarely
available Gulf View. 2 bedroom,
2 bath turnkey furnished-some
new. Elev./sec, pool, tennis, ': s -. i
sauna. $167,500. T. Dolly Young
WESTBAY COVE... Pool view, REALTY
1 bedroom, 1 bath. Large, open REALTOR/IMS
plan, turnkey furnished. Walk to Mul-Million es
beach, shopping. Excellent rental 778-5427
investment $89,900.
MOTEL 6 apt. units. Steps to beach. Modem. Central
H/A. Location! Potential 18% ROI. Must see to appreci-
ate. $430,000.
RESTAURANT FACILITY Seats 85 + 21 outdoors. On-
site parking. 2,000 sq. ft., 2 COP, furishings/equipment
including 900 sq. ft. 2 bedroom apt. $520,000.
5400 GULF DR ...
Enjoy beautiful sunsets from
this 1/1 turnkey furnished unit
overlooking pool. Priced
to sell! $82,000.
DUPLEX! Just steps to the
S Gulf! 3BR/2BA down, 2BR/
1 BA up with panoramic view!
Deborah M. GREAT rental for investor;
Thrasher assumable mortgage.
REALTOR*ASSOC. Possible owner financing.
778-3395 $198,500.

Bruce Skorupa
REALTOR
795-0303
"Linking
Buyers and
Sellers
Together"
ToP SELLER FOR THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY

THE COCONUTS:
Great rental unit just steps to
the Gulf of Mexico and a
heated pool. 1 bedroom, 1
bath unit sleeps 6. Excellent
on-site rental management.


Carol Heinze
REALTOR/CRS
778-7246
Certified Residential Specialist
Proud corporate sponsors of Mote Marine Laboratory.
Call us for a brochure and discount coupon.


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ED OLIVEIRA
REALTOR
When Buying or Selling,
Ed can make your
Island Dream come true!
SINCE 1939


778-1751
Evenings


2217 Gulf Drive 778-2246
Bradenton Beach
FL34217 Office


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The Islander Bystander! If you want guaranteed
home delivery on Anna Maria Island,
call 778-7978.


Opportunity to own the northwestern most unit in the
finest boating community on Florida's Gulf Coast!
Elegant 3BR/2BA penthouse with over 2300 sq. ft.
and unlimited views of the Intracostal Waterway.
Private elevator, 2-car oversized garage, deep-wa-
ter boat slip, custom appointments & furnishings.
Nestled on the mainland on Anna Maria Sound
within close reach of Sarasota and Bradenton.
Reduced over $70,000 for quick sale!
JAN A. SCHMIDT
OFFICE (813) 795-3000 A/H (813) 792-6933
5704 Manatee Ave. W. Bradenton
R.S. Olson *Better
Real Fst;ate, Inc. i 1Land

What's the best news on Anna Maria Island?
The Islander Bystander gives it to you every week.


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A NATURE LOVER'S PARADISE: Anna Maria wa-
terfront home. View several species of birds in your
backyard overlooking the natural canal. This home
is just one block to the beach. It has a new roof,
freshly painted inside and out and new floor cover-
ing throughout the house. A must see home -
$187,500. Call Zee Catanese 794-8991 eves.

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WHAT A RARE FINDI A two bedroom two bath
condo in pristine condition. Tile floors, berber carpet.
This has it all tennis, swimming, elevator, covered
parking, walk to new beach. Just move in and enjoy
the good life! $84,900. Call Marion Ragni for your
personal tour 778-1504 eves.


TWO BEDROOM, TWO BATH CONDO with spec-
tacular Bay view plus 30' boat slip. Decorator perfect
with dome ceilings in kitchen and baths, wallpaper,
ceramic tile, updated appliances including heat & a/
c unit. Priced at $149,900. Please call Carol R. Wil-
liams 778-0777, or 778-1718 after hours.

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REDUCED: ISLAND TOWNHOME NO CONDO FEES
This 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath multi-level boasts 2 master suites,
2-car garage plus workshop opening to patio. Large fenced
yard with lush landscaping and room for pool. New carpet and
fresh paint makes it ready to move in. Now priced at $159,500.
Please call Judy Duncan, 778-1589 for your personal tour.


REALTORS


5910 Marina Dr. Holmes Beach, FL 34217
Call (813) 778-0777 or Rentals 778-0770
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ZENITH 27" TV, Advanced System 3, stereo, receiver
monitor, remote, mint condition. 778-9413.
WHOLE FOOD SUPPLEMENT Government pat-
ented, results guaranteed or money back. Balanced,
natural, energy, healthy. No migraines, arthritis. Busi-
ness opportunity too. Stacey, 778-5942.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and accent pieces. Beau-
tifully refinished china cabinet, cedar chest and more.
Must seel Phone 778-1945 evenings or leave message.
LIGHT BEIGE SLEEPER sofa, great mattress, hardly
used, excellent condition, $150. Call 779-1131.
8 PIECE living room set, handmade Philippine leather
wrapped rattan couch, 2 chairs, 2 end tables, coffee
table, magazine rack & ottoman. Excellent condition,
$750. You see, you buy. 778-4014.
REFRIG/FREEZER Amana 22 cu. ft. almond w/
icemaker like new $175. Microwave, Panasonic 900
wt. w/carousel, 18 months old, like new $100. 778-
3231 or 778-0015.
21' POOL all upgraded equipment, Manta cleaner, 25
yr. warranty on stainless steel wall. Used 3 months.
Sacrifice $1,100. 778-0542
WANTED Your unwanted mounted stuffed fish. Get rid
of it here. Call The Islander Bystander. 778-7978.


GARAGE SALE Exercise bike, old records, jewelry,
keyboard, dishes, bedding & more. 612 Foxworth Ln,
Key Royale. Sat., April 29. 9-1.
ESTATE SALE Tons of collectibles, antiques, books,
designer clothes, glassware, new gift items, sterling
costume jewelry, some furniture and household goods,
lamps and bikes. 3301 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach. Fri.,
Sat. & Sun., April 28, 29 & 30. 9-5. Sea Pirate.
MOVING SALE Patio furniture, dishes, curtain, val-
ances, afghans, shells, Wedgwood, TV. Sat,, April 29.
111 77th St., Holmes Beach.
YARD SALE Schwinn Signature stationary bike, like
new. Bedspread with accessories, kitchen items, cloth-
ing, end table & much more. Sat., April 29. 8-3. 316
Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
SPRING SALE Books, clothes, shoes, fashion jewelry
& cases, Pfaltzgraff dishes, furniture, misc. Fri. & Sat.,
April 28 & 29. 8 til ? Westbay Cove #128.


LOST IN SAND About 10:30-11:30 AM at Coconuts
Resorts public beach at 73rd a gold chain about 16" long
with good clasp. Reward. Ruth Burkhead 778-2414.
WOULD THE WOMAN who found the wallet on 75th St.
Beach, please leave her name with HB police or call
778-4339. Reward!
PIclp a share of th bridge at The Islander Bystander


REGISTER TO VOTE: Pick up forms for simplified mail-
in registration at The Islander Bystander office, 5408
Marina Drive, Island Shopping Center (between D.Coy
Ducks and Chez Andre restaurants), Holmes Beach.

LOW IMPACT AEROBICS Anna Maria Island Commu-
nity Center. Motivated theme classes each month: Salsa,
60's oldies, 70's, Circuit Training, Sports theme, etc. All
classes include muscle conditioning. Classes are: Tues-
day & Thursday 7:00-8:00PM; Thursday 10:30-11:30AM
and Saturday 9-10AM. For info call Geri 779-2129. Two
classes will be canceled in April: Thur. 10:30-11:30 am on
4/20 and Sat. 9-10AM on 4/29.

WANTED WW II, Korea, Vietnam and other veterans
of Foreign War to join Island VFW Post. Call NOW! Bob
DeVane 778-4400.

Our Sympathy, thoughts and prayers go out to the
victims and their loved ones in Oklahoma City. From
the staff at Dolphin Daycare & Preschool. 5354 Gulf
Dr., Holmes Beach.


BEN & IRENE'S Dog sitting service. House calls. Cats
or dogs. Day-Week-or Month. Reasonable Rates. (Is-
land only). 778-1012.


'95 CHEVY S-10 Blazer. Burgundy, auto, air, PW,
PB, power locks, fully loaded & over $2,000 in after
factory extras. Only 10K miles. Asking $23,000. Call
Anytime 320-0110.
83 NISSEN King Cab Pick-up. Excellent condition.
$2,995. Call 778-0542 after 6 pm.


CHARTER FISHING with Capt. Mike Heistand
aboard Magic. Half & full day. Reservations please.
Call 778-1990.
DIVE CHARTERS Leave from island. Two-tank dive
$50, includes tanks. Sea Trek Divers, Inc. 105 7th St.
N., Bradenton Beach. 779-1506.
IF YOU HAVE A BOAT but still have trouble catching
fish, you need to call me. Third-generation Florida fish-
ing guide for hire. U.S. Coast Guard licensed. Versa-
tile and capable of tarpon fishing in Boca Grande, mar-
lin and dolphin in the Florida Keys or offshore grouper
and snapper. Have good numbers for offshore reefs
and barges. Ask for David Futch. 813-778-1102.
BOAT SLIP FOR RENT. 778-7039.
1994 CAROLINA SKIFF 19', 60hp Mercury w/2 years
warranty remaining, bimini top, 30 gal. live well, HB
depth finder, 42 Ib. trolling motor, duel batteries,
windshield & grab bar, much morel Price $9,500.
778-1084 or 778-0727.
WANTED: dock to rent for 22 sailboat Call 792-7310 Cathy.


Calling ALL VOLUNTEERS! Would you like to meet
interesting people from around the world? Are you in-
terested in learning the history of Anna Maria Island?
Get involved with the Anna Maria Island Historical Mu-
seum, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. WE NEED YOU!
Call Dorothy Stevenhagen, 795-0148 if you can give a
few hours of community service.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Tingley Memorial Library.
Three and six hour shifts. 778-6247.
PART-TIME cleaning and janitorial person needed. 5
days a week, 4 hours a day. 758-9624.
PART-TIME/FULL-TIME Retail experience. 10010
Gulf Drive apply within.
TEACHERS AIDES NEEDED 3 positions available 1
full-time, 2 part-time at Dolphin Daycare and Preschool.
Must be reliable. 778-2967.
WAITSTAFF WANTED Apply in person after 4:00 pm.
Crown & Thistle 2519 Gulf Dr. N., Bradenton Beach.
WANTED NON-SMOKING BABY-SITTER for my
happy 12 month old daughter while I attend college
classes. Prefer retired person. 778-8414.


NEED HELP?
"Call with confidence." Manatee Home Health Care. We
offer experience/dependability, and quality care. We
help in assisting people to stay in the comfort of their
own home. Companion/sitters live-ins, housekeepers,
errands/appointm.ent, escorts, transportation. Reason-
able rates. Call 745-9377.



LET US DRIVE YOU! Shopping, medical app., airports,
cruise ports or prescription delivery. Flat rates. Sun-
shine Cab. Serving the Islands. 778-5476 or 705-1302.

DOLPHIN DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL places available
for ages 2 thru 6. Individual attention in small groups.
5354 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach. 778-2967.

ANNA MARIA Glass & Screen in addition to all your glass,
screen and stained glass needs now introduces window
and screen washing. Call 778-2022 for appointments.

JEWELRY REPAIRS custom designs. We can turn
your old gold into beautiful new jewelry. Golden Isle
Jewelers 401A Pine Ave., Anna Maria. 778-4605.

TREE SERVICE Topping, trimming, removal of all
types of trees, including palms. Insured, reasonable,
Island resident. Local ref. Call Brewers 778-7790.
COMMERCIAL DIVING, seawall maintenance, Joint
sealing, erosion control. Best work in town at the right
price. Local resident of 12 years. Work guaranteed, lo-
cal references. Cliff Kryszczuk, 779-2522.
Buy it. Sell it. Find it. The Islander Bystander.


RE/MAX GULFSTREAM REALTY TWO LOCATIONS: S anyrr
3007 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton 758-7777 24 hour number 758-7777 ER/REo
5600 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach 778-7777 24 hour number 778-7777 it
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*If you want your home SOLD, call a RE/MAX professional. prepare to
...:' We bring more buyers and sellers together than anymove
other office in Manatee County.
Figures completed from manatee County Board of Realtors on res style properties. RE/MAX Gulstream solely or in participation and cooperation with other MLS members were Involved n the above sales.


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DOCK YOUR BOAT ON THE BAY. Updated Bradenton
Beach duplex with Gulf to Bay views. 2 bedroom/1 bath
and 1 bedroom/ 1 bath updated throughout. $149,900.
Call Barbara Turner 778-7777. ML#61901.


Ron Travis
BROKER/OWNER


David Coupland
BROKER/OWNER


DEEP SAILBOAT WATER. Bright and cherry! Large
rooms overlooking water with view of bay. Reduced to
$156,900. Call Jennifer Jones 778-7777.










Weibke Bentley Jennifer Jones Yvonne Higgins
REALTOR REALTOR BROKER/REALTOR


JUST THE BEST: This spacious 2BR/2BA home was cus-
tom built for the present owner. The 2-car garage is inclosed
and has a nice workshop/hobby area. Florida style living area
features full wall mirror in the living room, bright kitchen,
home warranty. $149,500. Robert St. Jean 778-7777.
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Sandy s Lawn Mowing Trimming Edging
IW" LaW \ Hauling 9 By the cut orby the month.
Service .13 YEARS EXPERIENCE INSURED
778 1345 GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES
_AND SATISIFACTION

Darrin Wash CARPENTRY
"A DOOR EXPERT"
Serving the Island communities for
7 years with Island references.
DRY WALL AND
TEXTURE REPAIR 778-1353


ISLAND LUMBER
nd HARDWARE
213 54th St. Holmes Beach 778-3082
OPEN: MONDAY thru FRIDAY 7:30 to 5 SATURDAY 8 to 12

PIANO & KEYBOARD
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All Ages All Levels
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RESIDENTIAL ROOFING CONTRACTOR

LICENSED INSURED
COMPLETED OPERATIONS INCLUDED
FIBERGLASS SHINGLES
MILDEW RESISTANT MATERIALS
SINGLE PLY ROOFING SYSTEMS
Free Estimates 748-3558


SABAL PALM
CARPENTRY
A FLORIDA COMPANY
SMALL HOME REPAIRS
CUSTOM FENCES
DECKS SIDING
FASCIA* SOFFITS
DOORS WINDOWS
ODD JOBS
Fully Insued R a.onable Rates
778-7603
Rick Lease
32-Year Island Resident


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Painting
Private
& Commercial
Interior/Exterior
20 Years
Experience
Husband/Wife
Team
Free Estimates
778-2139


NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
FOR EMPLOYMENT
To make an interview appointment call
between 9 am & 11 am Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday.
Island Discount Tackle
Anna Maria Island Centre 778-7688









AUTO DETAILING
We do it all for one low price. Everything is
included for $85 on a normal size car.
Top to bottom, ashtray to engine!
Hand Wash & Vacuum, Buff Seal & Polish,
Armorall, Dress Rims & Tires, Shampoo Carpets &
Seats, Dress Interior, Satin-Black Under Carriage,
Engine Cleaned & Silicone Protected. Our mobile
service means no one has to drive your car. And
we are eco-friendly utilizing only 100 percent
bio-degradable products. By appointment, at
your convenience, home or office.
NEW mobile service number: 320-0110.


"HATE TO IRON & CLEAN?" Reasonable rates and
many Island references. Pick-up and delivery. Also al-
terations. No smoke environment. 778-4680.

CRIBS! BEDS! BIKES! We fill your rental needs. Small
family business striving to serve you best Ask about va-
cation child care and personal lawn service too. Island
residents with excellent references. See ad. 778-6438.

ISLANDER CLASSIFIED The best news in town
and the best results from classified ads and ser-
vice advertising!
FIND GREAT DEALS on wheels ... and everything else
in The Islander Bystander. 778-7978.
AUTO DETAILING at your home or office, at your conve-
nience. Complete detailing includes wash, wax, shampoo,
engine & underbody cleaning, leather & vinyl conditioned, tires
& trim dressed and much more. Protect your investment Call
Damon on mobile number 320-0110. Please leave a mes-
sage for quick reply if not available.


CARPET DIRTY? Rent a Rug Doctor. $12 for 4 hours.
Crowder Bros. Hardware Holmes Beach 778-0999.
Bradenton 748-8551.
DRY CLEAN YOUR CARPET! Many Island references.
Call Fat Cat Carpet Cleaning, 778-2882.
NEED YOUR CARPETS cleaned right! Call Cody, sham-
poo-steam, deodorize, living rm, dining rm & hall, $34.95.
11 year in the business. No hidden prices. 794-1278.


VAN-GO PAINTING Residential/Commercial, Interior/
Exterior, Pressure Cleaning, Wallpaper, Island resident
references. Dan or Bill 778-5455.
JOE UNGVARSKY CONSTRUCTION. Remodeling
specialist. State licensed and insured. Many Island ref-
erences. 778-2993. Lic# CRC 035261.

MONTGOMERY'S CERAMIC TILE Professional instal-
lation and repair. Fully insured. Manatee Co. resident
25 yrs. Call for free estimate. Ken 792-1084.
FAUCET PLUMBING Remodel, service, water heater,
sewer cleaning. 24-hour service. Serving the Island 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 Fumiture repair. Danish crafts-
man. Free estimates, pick-up & delivery. 121 Bridge St.,
Bradenton Beach. 778-4335.
BRICK/GLASS BLOCK/stone/pavers/custom homes/fire-
places/planters/decorative walls. Lic #MC-00318. 778-5183.
PRESSURE WASHERS for rent starting at $40.
Crowder Bros. Hardware, Holmes Beach 778-0999.
Bradenton 748-8551.
INDUSTRIOUS, highly-skilled, meticulous, sober
prompt, finish carpentry, counter tops, ceramic & vinyl
tile, fine finish painting, wall coverings, repairs. Paul
Beauregard 387-8066.
THE ISLANDS HOME Maintenance Co. All phase of
home repairs, carpentry to painting. 20+ yrs experi-
ence. Insured, island resident, references available.
Jim 779-2129.

DON COLEMAN PAINTING Residential, com-
mercial, interior, exterior. Free estimates, 30 yrs
experience. 778-2356.
LOCAL HANDYMAN can take care of your screen re-
pairs, window cleaning, small paint jobs, lawn & yard.
Thorough & careful. References. Peter 778-8436.


TURNKEY RETAIL BUSINESS Includes inventory &
fixtures. Good reputation. Phone 778-1945 evenings or
leave message.


OFFICE SPACE, professional building with elevator in
centrally located Holmes Beach. $200 and up. Call Mike
Norman Realty. 778-6696.
GULF FRONT EXCEPTIONAL 2BR/2BA. Furnished
residence at 102 77th St. with spectacular views. Avail-
able April 95 and June-Sept 95. Call Dave Moynihan
Realtor 778-2246 or evenings 778-7976.
ANNUAL 2BR/2BA duplex, garage, new carpet. No
pets. $575. 723-6176.


VACATION RENTALS by the month or week. Call Is-
land Real Estate, 778-6066.
ANNUAL-SEASONAL, 1BR/1BA fully furnished,
quiet neighborhood, private yard, 1/2 block to
beach. 778-9413.
ANNA MARIA Island Club, seasonal condo available
Winter 1996. $850/wk. gulf front. 813-949-3713.
1000 SQ FT of Retail/Commercial space. 5508 Marina
Drive. Ask for Dennis, 778-3924.
ANNA MARIA Gulf & Bay views, 1BR, patio, pool, W/D,
furnished. Annual. 211 S. Bay Blvd. 778-2896.
FURNISHED 2BR/1BA available April 1 thru Nov.
30. $650/mo plus utilities. No pets. Call Island Real
Estate, 778-6066.
BAYVIEW with boat dock, furnished 2BR/1BA
rental available April 1. $1,000/mo includes utili-
ties, washer/dryer, enclosed garage. No pets. Call
Island Real Estate, 778-6066.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SUITE for lease. Ideal Island
location next to Chamber of Commerce. Two contem-
porary offices with private landscaped courtyard.
Holmes Beach. 778-6996.

1995-96 SEASON, 1BR apartment near Rod &
Reel Pier. 778-2153.
WANTED! 2BR rental from May 1 thru August and pos-
sibly Sept. Prefer northside of Anna Maria near Gulf.
Have references. Scott, 813-683-2811.
HOLMES BEACH Gulf view from your balcony. 2BR
apt. turnkey furnished. Available now thru Dec, at off-
season rates. 778-4368.
SEASONAL studio apt. near beach, Bay. $675 monthly
includes all. Need one month to reserve, available Nov.
95-April 96. 778-4184 10:00 am-9:30 pm.
ANNUAL 2BR/1BA duplex, 1150 sq. ft. plus laundry,
porch & extras. Available June 1. $625/month. 778-2832.
FURNISHED STUDIO APT. in Holmes Beach. Ideal
for single person. $425/mo. plus electricity. May thru
Dec. 778-2833.
WANTED GARAGE to rent for six months from May to
October of this year 1995. 795-2898.
ANNUAL 2BR/2BA apt. W/D hookup. Nice! Peacock
Lane, Holmes Beach. $700/mo plus security. 778-4084,
778-6541 or pager 569-1591.

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BUSINESS


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778-2924
5347 Gulf Drive
Holmes Beach


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GULF FRONT BEACH house Perfect, spacious 3BR/
2BA on N. Shore in Anna Maria. One-of-a-kind! You
can't get closer to the Gulf! Available: monthly & sea-
sonal 95-96. $3,000/mo. 778-3171.
CANAL HOME 2BR/2BA, den, equipped kitchen, 5 ceil-
ing fans, 2 decks, gas grill, canoe. Available season,
annual, wk. 779-1049, 513-891-9703.
N.H. COTTAGE, sleeps 6. $250/wk, $800/mo. June,
July, Aug. near Keene, N.H. 813-778-2167.
PERICO BAY CLUB unfurnished 2BR/2BA, pristine
bayfront, carport, appliances. $850/mo plus $850 secu-
rity. No pets. Prudential Florida Realty T. Dolly Young
778-0766.
ANNUAL RENTALS 2BR/2BA condo has washer &
dryer, $750/mo. 1BR/1BA ground floor apartment 2
blocks from beach, $475/mo. Call Denise or Lisa,
Wagner Realty 778-2246.

VACATION RENTALS Week or month. Call Denise or
Lisa, Wagner Realty. 778-2246.
APARTMENTS FOR RENT furished. 778-5814.
EFFICIENCY ONE BEDROOM furnished apt. Utili-
ties included. Available May 1. Annual or seasonal.
794-8550.
WANTED TO RENT 2BR unfumished house, duplex on
Island that will accept pets. 751-1121.

SEASONAL ONLY Nov.-April. Holmes Beach rental.
Furnished 2BR/2.5BA, Florida room, washer & dryer,
enclosed garage. Near Gulf. Owner/Realtor 792-8340.


WESTBAY POINT & MOORINGS Featuring 2 & 3BR
units with tennis, pools and boat dock. Call Dick Maher
for additional information. From $131,900. Neal & Neal
Realtors 778-2261.
PRIVATE PARTY is looking to buy an island lot, rental
or income property with 10% down seller financing. Fax
info. to 414-332-4898.
OPEN SAT & SUN. 315 58th St. Holmes Beach condo.
Completely updated, 2BR/1BA, garage, W/D, available
immediately. $72,900. To see anytime 798-3981.
BAYFRONT CONDO one of a kind! Close to beach and
in-town shopping. $139,500. Call Richard Freeman,
Island Real Estate 778-6066.
PRICE REDUCED! Totally updated 3BR/3BA canalfront
home with private dock and elevator. $279,900. Call
Richard Freeman, Island Real Estate 778-6066.
ANNA MARIA ISLAND club Gulf front condo, 2BR/
2BA unit offering a beautiful view of the beach.
$210,000. Contact Loyd Robbins, Harry E. Robbins
Assoc. Inc. Realtor 921-5351 or aft/hrs 921-7158.


GULFFRONT. Almost 1 acre on white sand beach
of Anna Maria. Possible split: Home+ lot; vacant
lot: and 2/3 acre w/house 100' beach front. Call T.
Dolly Young after hours. 778-5427. Prudential
Florida Realty 778-0766.
REDUCED! Island cottage with one car garage. Now
only $79,900. Call Richard Freeman at Island Real
Estate 778-6066.
NEW HOME -3BR/2BA, 1,800 sq. ft. on large lot, assum-
able loan 7.25%, 405 73rd St. Dock rights, 2.5 blocks to
beach. $215,000. Realtors welcome. 778-1966.
INVEST! Several Island 2plexes & 4plexes available.
Get all the facts from Yvonne Higgins RE/MAX
Gulfstream, 778-7777.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
3 duplexes all in Holmes Beach. o 208 54 St., 1BR/
1BA each unit, close to shopping center $119,000.
404 71St., 2BR/1BA each unit, large front unit -
$159,000. 203 76 St, 2BR/2BA & 1BR/1BA, close to
Gulf $169,000. Call for appointment, 778-3757.
WESTBAY POINT and Moorings ground level condo,
2BR/2BA. New carpet, paint and deeded carport.
$137,500. Call Sandy Greiner RE/MAX Gulfstream,
778-7777.
COMPLETELY REMODELED canalfront home with
dock. 2BR/2BA plus den, garage with overhead storage
& pull down stairway, range, ref., dishwasher, W/D.
Ready to move in. $189,900. Call Sandy Greiner RE/
MAX Gulfstream, 778-7777.
GROUND FLOOR end unit, Holmes Beach condo, 20
steps to poolside. Owner will carry mortgage with excel-
lent terms. $132,500. Call Sandy Greiner RE/MAX
Gulfstream, 778-7777.
LOT, DEEP WATER canalfront. 316 Tarpon, Anna
Maria. Easy bay access. Truly one of the best remain-
ing on Island. $145,000. Owner 1-317-825-2217.
BEST BUY on the island! Most space for the money.
4BR built in 1991. West of Gulf Drive. Owner anxious,
will hold second over assumable first mortgage. Terri
Robertson, 778-7777, RE/MAX Gulfstream.
OPEN HOUSE Fri., Sat. & Sun. 11:00-5:00. Presti-
gious Westbay Cove Condos. Convenient to beach, shop-
ping, restaurants & churches. 1BR/1BA with pool view
from $79,900. 2BR/2BA pool view & bay view from
$124,900. Call Bob or Lu Rhoden, Neal & Neal REAL-
TORS 778-2261 OR AFTER HOURS 778-2692.

DUPLEX BY OWNER, 3BR/2BA & 2BR/2BA, elevated,
enclosed garage, bright rooms, peek of bay, $155,900.
206 Peacock Lane, 778-5494.
REDUCED! Anna Maria canalfront home with updated
appliances and views. $169,500. Call Richard Free-
man, Island Real Estate 778-6066.
Gulf front property for sale. Whole or half. 778-5814


ECONOMY CONSTRUCTION
ROOF AND HOME REPAIR
Hurricane Resistant Home Designs
i Additions and Remodeling
Call Don Tarantola RC0045125. RG055889M PE002374 778-9244


ISLAND TAXI
778-6201
Dependable, Courteous Service
Bruce Collins Since 1991


0 BUSY BEE'S
t Lawn Care & Handyman
By the cut or by the month o Most lawns $15.00
o Also shrubs & tree trimming Light hauling
Residential/Commercial Free Estimates 778-4178


Personal Fitness

TRAIUINING GEA1
One On One In Your Home
SA ll Ages
V Stretching & Cardiovascular Exercises
V Fitness & Nutritional Guidance
V Muscle Toning & Body Sculpting
V Deep Breathing & Relaxation Exercises
Geri Travis 779-2129
B.S., Ph. Ed., Fitness Specailist 779-2129

Deffenbaugh Painting by Elaine
LOCK & SECURITY Deffenbaugh
LOCKED OUT? *Professional Excellence"
HOME AUTO
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INTERIOR
ALL TYPES OF LOCKS. & EXTERIOR
Installed Rekeyed Repaired -r RESIDENTIAL
Bonded iUcensed Insured 'o. &
Serving Anna Maria, Longboat N COMMERCIAL
Key. Cortez. West Bradenton
EMERGENCY SERVICE We repa popcorn ceilings.
SPECIALTY KEYS Serving the Islands Since 1969.
LUGGAGE REPAIRS Ucensed and Insured
778-5594 778-5594 778-3468

The Island Property Maintenance Co.
Complete property maintenance on a regular basis
Inspections weekly or more
Immediate repairs when necessary
Weekly & monthly rates
Written reports sent to you each month
Insured, Island Resident, References
If you are planning to go back to cooler weather or live
here year round & need dependable maintenance...
Call 779-2129 Jim Travis


"Due to societal trends and obvious medi-
cal risks, we are rapidly becoming a nation
of voyeurs." -Squeaky-
(a quobcd In the key note speCch.
Naioml Widow Wahr's Federtioo)
Window Cleaning Carpet & Upholstery
Deep Cleaning Tile & Marble
Squeaky's Window Cleaners
952-9617 or 383-7729


BEACH RENTALS
Bikes : Cribs Beds
Mobile Services
S Free Delivery & Pick-up
A. 24 Hour Service

Also Personal Lawn Service Available
778-6438






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Foods


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