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Longboat Pass dredging could start by January

Longboat Pass dredging could start by January


By Paul Roat
Bids went out Monday for the dredging of
Longboat and New Passes, and beach officials predict
sand could come out of the badly clogged passes and
onto beaches by early next year.
That's the good news.
The bad news is problems could delay the dredg-
ing effort that will bring sand to Bradenton Beach,
Longboat Key and Lido Key. According to, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers:
There isn't any money allocated for the dredge
project.
A dredge delay could take place to protect sea
turtle nesting sites on Anna Maria Island, a delay that
could stretch to Fall 1997.
"In the best-case scenario, dredging could start and


Islandwide uniform speed limits don't appear to be
in the offing any time soon.
Bradenton Beach City Council members had little
comment on the proposal, floated last month at the Is-
land Elected Officials Forum. The issue surfaced when



Man dies from

burns after

mobile home fire
Christopher Austin, 73, died Aug. 1 follow-
ing a fire in his mobile home at Paradise Bay
Mobile Home Park in Cortez.
Neighbors discovered the fire, entered the
home by breaking two windows and extin-
guished the fire with a garden hose. Firefighters
found Austin conscious and sitting in his chair
with second and third degree burns over 60 to 70
percent of his body. Austin was airlifted to
Tampa General Hospital, where he later died.
The fire was caused by a cigarette, said Fire
Inspector Jane Guthrie.


finish by early next year," Pat Hansen with the Army
Corps told The Islander Bystander. "Worse case, the
dredging would never happen, or be delayed until af-
ter October."
Longboat Pass is a tag-along to the New Pass in-
let dredge project, she explained. Both passes were
originally scheduled to be dredged last year, but a law-
suit filed by a Lido Shore resident questioning the
alignment of the New Pass channel delayed the project
Once the alignment question was answered, the federal
fiscal year had ended and funds for the work were al-
located elsewhere.
Hansen said she hoped to be able to cut costs of
another dredge project elsewhere and utilize those
funds for the Longboat-New Pass projects. Total cost
to dredge both passes is estimated at about $3 million.


it was pointed out that speed limits changed from sec-
tion to section on Gulf Drive, confusing both residents
and visitors as to how fast they should drive.
For Bradenton Beach, the speed limit is 45 mph
near Coquina Beach, slowing to 35, then 25, then back
up to 35 as motorists head north. A 25 mph speed limit
is in place for side streets in the city.
Vice Mayor Connie Drescher said law enforcement
officials have said current speed limits seem appropriate
in the city and questioned changing what seems to work.
She said the volume of Florida Department of Transpor-
tation signs along the right of way seemed excessive,
though- 116 along Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach alone
- most proclaim "No Parking Along Right-of-Way."
Council members agreed to request DOT re-evalu-
ate the roadway and perhaps remove some of the ex-
cessive signs.

School days a coming'

in next week's paper
Next week's issue of The Islander Bystander will
include all you need to know to send you child to
Manatee County Schools including dress codes, a
school calendar and the all-important bus schedule as
well as other helpful information.


According to Manatee County Environmental
Management Department's Jack Gorzeman, 125,000
cubic yards of sand will be dredged from Longboat
Pass. About 38,000 cubic yards of sand will be added
to Bradenton Beach in two locations: a 2,000-foot
stretch southward from the northernmost pavilion on
Coquina Beach; and a 1,000-foot-long site northward
from 13th to Eighth Street South.
One pesky erosion-prone "hot spot" at 14th Street
South near the S-curve at north Coquina Beach one
of the narrowest parts of the Island will not receive
any sand directly from the dredging project due to some
rock outcrops offshore. Gorzeman said the hard-bottom
areas would force an extensive and expensive environ-
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Holmes Beach


group vetoes


city manager
By Pat Copeland
Islander Reporter
The Holmes Beach Charter Review Commission
has rejected a motion to recommend adoption of a city
manager form of government.
All motions must be passed by a vote of four mem-
bers. Members Joy Courtney and Bob Jorgensen voted
against the motion and members Betty Hill, Jim Bell
and Bill Saunders voted for it.
"I don't feel anything's wrong [with the present
system]. It's just a heck of a lot of work for one per-
son," Saunders said. "We've got a mayor who's work-
ing eight hours a day, every day. If the work load is that
great, the city should hire a qualified city manager and
he should be compensated for that work."
"I have not seen or heard or read of any fiscal jus-
tification for such a position or a justification in the
administrative load," Courtney said. "It's a layer of
bureaucracy that the city doesn't need."
Chairman Hill then asked for a motion to "forward to
council our recommended changes to the present charter
to include a further recommendation that the issue of a city
manager form of government be placed on the ballot along
with the other recommendations, and that the council and
public be well aware that three of the five members of the
commission are in favor of a city manager form of gov-
ernment" Bell made the motion.
"That motion is illegal," Jorgensen maintained. "It
doesn't make sense. Our purpose is to propose amend-
ments to the public, and we just voted this one down.
How can we send it to the council?"
"Why can't we make a recommendation to them?"
asked Hill.
Courtney suggested an individual could ask the
council to consider the idea or to initiate a referendum
on the issue.
The motion was defeated by the same vote as the
first motion.
The Charter Review Commission's recommended
amendments will be forwarded to the city attorney to
be put in ordinance form and returned to the commis-
sion for approval before being sent to council. Coun-
cil will hold two public hearings on the amendments be-
fore voting on them. Approved amendments will be
placed on the March ballot for voter approval.


Islander
honored by .
governor
Anna Maria resident
Ellen Marshall's gift of
giving turned on her
briefly last week when
Governor Lawton Chiles
surprised her with a V
presentation of his :
Heartland Award. The
special award only t' .
presented personally by "
the governor, is cor-
memorated with a limited"
edition watercolor of the
Myakka River by his wife
Rhea including a dedica- .... :. .
tion to Marshall on the '
plaque. Chiles recognized
Marshall for her service -.
to the community and to
children at a special
meeting with community
leaders and child advo-
cates at Project Head
Start in Bradenton.
Islander Photo: iL
Bonner Presswood


No change in speed limits,


but about those signs ...


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IKM PAGE 2 0 AUGUST 15, 1996 N THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER


Ellen Marshall's gift? Giving of herself


Ellen Marshall's reward came in part last
week from Governor Lawton Chiles.
Chiles presented Ellen Marshall with a framed,
limited edition print of "Heartland," a watercolor by his
wife Rhea, in recognition of her service to the commu-
nity and to children.
Chiles' letter to Marshall says the award is in "rec-
ognition and celebration of the difference you have
made in the quality of life in your community."
And that difference didn't just begin when
Marshall was among the first volunteers to serve in the
Guardian Ad Litem program after the death of her hus-
band in 1981.
It began much earlier when she came to Anna Maria
Island in 1947 and continues to this day. Marshall, who
is plus or minus little of age 80, accepted a new Guard-
ian case the day of the Heartland presentation, one she
thought would be very interesting because as she said,
"There aren't any lawyers involved -just us work-
ing for the children's best interests."
Guardian Ad Litem volunteers represent children in
court hearings regarding abuse, neglect and custody
battles.
According to the governor's assistant, Kathleen
Werweck, the Heartland award is always presented
personally by the governor. The recipients are selected
by Chiles from staff recommendations and supported
by recommendations from those in the community.
Last year, Marshall, a self-proclaimed "Yellow-
dog Democrat," made an introduction for a young at-
torney, who in turn introduced Buddy McKay to a gath-
ering of Island Democrats last year, and caught the at-
tention of Werweck. The occasion served as the spring-
board to Marshall's award.
Werweck contacted a long-time friend and neigh-
bor of Marshall, Elizabeth Moss, for a letter of recom-
mendation and The Islander Bystander for background
information and a further confirmation of her commit-
ment to the community.
Months later, we were asked to secretly bring
Marshall to a meeting in Bradenton of the governor with
representatives of Manatee County's Project Head Start.


Friends of Ellen Marshall, left of center, surprised her with a gathering at the Sandbar restaurant to congratulate
her following the presentation of the Heartland Award by Gov. Lawton Chiles. Islander Photo: Bonner Presswood


Marshall was given flimsy false pretenses for her
attendance at a "newspaper conference" based on an-
other of her accomplishments that of publishing the
Island's first newspaper.
She wasn't even told the governor would attend.
Once at the meeting, Marshall was told the governor
was there to present a check to Head Start and "our pre-
sentation will come later."
The dialog between the governor focused on Head
Start and the future of children's programs and issues.
Still surprised by the presentation, Marshall later
said she found herself listening to the governor and the
audience of teachers, administrators, business leaders,
county commissioners and children's advocates and
thinking, "This really does have something to do with
me and my concerns for children."
But as the governor began to wrap-up his talk, he
said he was pleased to have an opportunity to recognize


someone in the audience for her contribution to the
community. Chiles said he thought the woman he
sought to honor probably didn't know she'd been
brought to this meeting to receive an award.
"I'm sure she'll be completely surprised," he said,
"She's a lady who deserves to be recognized for her
many years of community service and advocacy for
children. She is Ellen Marshall."
With that, Marshall gasped, flung one hand over
her heart, bounced a punch cup in the other hand, and
proclaimed, "Oh, my God."
And the governor apologized for startling Marshall
"nearly to death."
The room filled with warm laughter and congratu-
lations as Chiles continued his heartfelt remarks for an
"old friend and long-time acquaintance."
For a woman the likes of Ellen Marshall, the re-
wards in life are many.


Holmes Beach: no outside signs for home occupations


By Pat Copeland
Islander Reporter
The Holmes Beach City Council agreed recently
that it will not allow residents with home occupation
licenses to have business signs on vehicles parked in
their driveways.
The question came up at a July meeting in which
a resident requested a home occupation license for his
mobile pet grooming business. His van was painted
with his business name and phone number.
In the past, council has only allowed vehicles to


have magnetic signs that can be removed when the
vehicles are parked at the residences. This is due to its
interpretation of the provision that "there shall be no
external sign or evidence on the property that the dwell-
ing unit is being used for home occupation."
Council Chairman Luke Courtney noted that the
ordinance doesn't refer to vehicles and the council may
have been stretching its interpretation of the ordinance.
"Past councils have always interpreted that as
meaning no signs advertising the business, whether
they're in the window, on the mailbox in the yard


Street-end dock discussion continues

Thursday in Bradenton Beach


By Paul Roat
Three recommendations and 11 proposals have
been formulated by a citizen's committee to solve
the question of repair, replacement or demolition of
docks at the end of Seventh and Eighth Streets
South in Bradenton Beach.
Proposals will be discussed by the city council
Thursday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m.
The recommendations by the residents of the
two streets include:
The city is to pay for repair and/or construc-
tion/of the docks as well as all liability insurance
coverage, as the city owns the docks and is therefore
responsible for same.
City shall pay for all materials, homeowners shall
pay for labor to repair and/or construct the docks.
-Ho m-w s .shall cmooselhe licensed ontractorfrom.
the bidders. The city will pay all liability insurance
coverage, and the docks will remain public.

for the portion of the docks that the city owns. The
homeowners will pay for the portion of the docks
that they own. City to pay all liability insurance. The
docks will remain public. Note: The city is to pro-


vide proof of ownership. Homeowners have been
told that at some point in lineal footage of the dock
the ownership changes.
Residents of the two streets have wrestled with
repair of the two docks for several months. They say
city officials have paid for pilings and decking to re-
pair the docks in the past and they would like the
city to do the same now. However, city officials
have said the public versus private ownership of the
docks is in question and that the docks are in such
a state of disrepair that demolition and reconstruc-
tion is the only means to make them safe. Council
asked a special seven-member committee to come
up with proposals to solve the dock problem.
The 14 proposals the group came up with include
a wide range of ideas on the dock status. The propos-
alsrange fromaacating the streetends.t. esideats.E,
the docks can become private to having the city build
new docks and sell the slips.
An underlying theme of committee discussions
rested in who owns the docks. In an attempt to an-
swer the ownership question, city officials received
bids to survey the two streets last week, but tabled
discussion until Thursday's council meeting.


or on the vehicle," City Attorney Patricia Petruff
said. "As a policy the council has always said a
home occupation is a privilege, not a right, and
we're trying to allow people to do this in the least
intrusive way as possible."
Courtney asked about residents who work at other
businesses that can park marked company vehicles in
their driveways after work hours.
"In that situation, councils in the past have deter-
mined it's very difficult to require those types of ve-
hicles to be covered, because they might be a condition
of employment," Petruff explained. "Those employees
might be on-call."
Councilman Ron Robinson asked Petruff about
requiring the resident holding the home occupation li-
cense to cover the sign on his vehicle when the vehicle
is parked in his driveway.
"I have no problem with that, but it becomes more
of an enforcement problem," Petruff replied. "The resi-
dent would have to be diligent in covering it"


Dredge
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1


mental mitigation process, so that area will not receive
sand directly from the dredge. However, he said he
expected the sand to migrate and eventually fill the
"hole" on the beach.
Gorzeman said plans call for sand to renourish the
beach area to a width of about 45 feet.
The Army Corps' Hansen said federal affirmative
action requires the dredge contract be filled by a minor-
ity Jast~ r.ti h said standardd ~adi rr.tact
could be let, awarded and the work started earlier than
the January start-up date, but with minority contracts
an audit of the bid recipient is usually conducted, fur-
ther delaying the start of the work.
If the delay stretches into the May-October turtle
nesting season, Hansen said, dredging would be halted
to protect the environmentally endangered turtles and
would not recommence until fall of 1997.







THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER M AUGUST 15, 1996 M PAGE 3 i3


Definition of business doesn't need

change: Holmes Beach council


By Pat Copeland
Islander Reporter
In a recent work session, the Holmes Beach City
Council agreed it does not need to change the defini-
tion of a business to accommodate residential rentals.
Mayor Bob VanWagoner suggested changing the
definition of business.
City Attorney Patricia Petruff has consistently
maintained that the city's definition of business in-
cludes residential rentals and according to her, the
city's codes do not permit doing business in a residen-
tial district.
After more than two hours of discussion, Council
Chairman Luke Courtney said that ordinances limited

Longboat Key appoints

new assistant town

manager
Longboat Key Town Manager Griff Roberts has
announced his selection of Bruce St Denis to be assis-
tant town manager.
St. Denis, a career public administrator, has been
the director of facility management for Pinellas County
for the past 10 years. In addition, he was the assistant
director of public works and utilities for the City of
Dunedin and served as administrative assistant to the
public works director in the City of Largo. He has
broad experience in most areas of local government.
The 43-year-old administrator is a graduate of the
State University of New York at Buffalo where he
majored in architecture and minored in urban planning
and community development. He has a M.S. degree in
management from the University of South Florida. He
and his wife, Lori, will be relocating to the Longboat
Key area where he will begin his duties Oct 1.
Roberts expressed confidence in St. Denis. St.
Denis will begin his new position at a starting salary of
$77,936.60. He will be entitled to the other benefits
provided to town employees.


residential rentals in the R-4 district to seven days and
30 days in R-1AA. He said passage of those ordinances
legalized rentals in those districts and if council passes
a proposed ordinance to regulate residential rentals in
the R-l, R-2 and R-3 districts, it will do the same.
The proposed ordinance would limit residential
rentals to 30 days in the R-1 and R-3 districts and 14
days in the R-2 district. Council scheduled a work ses-
sion on Sept. 3 at 9 am. for further discussion of the
ordinance.
"For the past few years, we've been trapped in this
endless loop of discussion and don't seem to move for-
ward with what needs to be done," Petruff pointed out.
The city has received a great deal of citizen input
including "complaints from moteliers because by do-
ing nothing, it [Council] has allowed a large part of the
city to become a de facto motel district which is in
competition with properly licensed motels," she said.
On the other hand, "Council has also received let-
ters from people who said real estate brokers told them
they could rent for any period and they rely on that
income," Petruff continued. "You need to do what's
right for the majority of the citizens and put something
in place that will work over the long term."
"It used to be people renting their homes but it's
gotten out of hand," Councilman Don Maloney added.
"These are commercial businesses that rent property."
Dolly Young, a real estate agent, said the 1989
comprehensive plan made duplexes illegal in the R-2
district.
"If you start fiddling with R-2 to formally allow
rentals of less than 30 days, how are you going to
handle the people who are going to come at you with
a class action suit telling you you're infringing on their
private property rights? You took away their right to
have a duplex, but you're going to let a grandfathered
duplex rent as a business for less than 30 days," Young
said.
Another issue council must consider is whether or
not to regulate those who are renting a room or a por-
tion of their homes, Petruff said.


Planning commissioner
needed in Holmes Beach
The City of Holmes Beach is seeking volunteer
applicants to replace Planning Commissioner Mike
Faarup who recently resigned from the board. Appli-
cations, available at city hall, 5901 Marina Drive,
should be returned by Sept 6.
Council members will interview candidates for the
position at the Sept 10 work session.




Anna Maria City
None scheduled
Bradenton Beach
8/15, 9 am., Council budget work session
8/15, 7 p.m., Council meeting. Agenda: Ray
Wilson appeal decision, Manatee County
potable water franchise renewal, citizen Seventh
and Eighth Street South dock committee report,
computer purchase decision, Seventh and
Eighth Street South survey decision, Citizen
Advisory Task Force board appointments and
Community Development Block Grant discus-
sion, contract negotiation committee selection
for block grant engineers, grant application
procedure and liaison selection, Island elected
officials mission statement adoption, certifica-
tion presentation to Connie Drescher for
completion of Institute For Elected Municipal
Officials, consent agenda approval.
8/20, 7 p.m., Board of Adjustment
Holmes Beach
None scheduled
Of Interest
8/19, 10 am., Island Transportation Plan-
ning Organization, Anna Maria City Hall -
CANCELED.
S8/21, 7 p.m., Coalition of Barrier Island
Elected Officials, Anna Maria City Hall.
8/24, 10:30 am., forum with county com-
mission candidates sponsored by the Holmes
Beach Civic Association, Island Branch
Library, 5701 Marina Dr., Holmes Beach.


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iji PAGE 4 N AUGUST 15, 1996 THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER


Council approves $21,000 in budget increases


By Pat Copeland
Islander Reporter
At the mayor's request, the Holmes Beach City
Council approved $21,150 in additions to the 1996-97
budget last week.
Additions included $3,500 in salary adjustments
for three employees, $10,000 for beautification, $1,800
for salary increases for the mayor and council members
and $5,850 for the Anna Maria Island Community
Center's new gym floor.
Council also approved setting aside $195,000 of
the city's infrastructure funds as an advance to the
Florida Department of Transportation to begin con-
struction of bike lanes in the city.

Employee salary adjustments
Three salary adjustments were recommended by
Mayor Bob VanWagoner a reduction of the pay
grade for the new deputy clerk position and pay up-
grades for clerks in police and public works as well as
the public works maintenance foreman.
"The police and pubic works clerks are doing much
more than a clerk in an office," VanWagoner ex-
plained. "They are, in effect, administrative assistants,
and I thought we should equalize that in some way."
In addition to serving as receptionists and person-
nel managers, the city's clerks take minutes and keep
city records for their departments, City Clerk Leslie
Ford added.
Councilman Ron Robinson said he wants to see job
descriptions for the positions before approving an in-
crease.
"They were placed on the pay scale according to
their job descriptions and unless those job descriptions
have changed, I find it difficult to see the reason for
changing the steps," Councilwoman Billie Martini
noted.
"I disagree," VanWagoner said, "You can't run an
operation by freezing people into a category. You have
factors such as the cost of living and you also have the
right to implement a general increase. We're asking
more of our employees and if they're doing a good job,
they deserve promotion. Upgrading is common in busi-
ness."
VanWagoner read from the 1994 step-plan imple-
g gaaA E ENW El


mentation program which says that adjustments to the
plan's pay ranges and steps will be considered at least
every three years.
Resident Jane Early said, "They're not destroying
the step system, they're using it justly."
"Let's use some common sense and look at the
bottom line," Council Chairman Luke Courtney
pointed out. "We have a $2 million budget. The
mayor's asking for a few changes that will cost us
$3,500 a year. It's nothing."
The vote for approval was four to one with
Robinson dissenting.

Funds for beautification
DOT offered Holmes Beach a 50 percent grant to
plant palm trees on Manatee Avenue from the bridge
to the traffic light, however, the project cost was esti-
mated to be $80,000 over two years, VanWagoner told
the council. The city's portion would be $40,000.
"Those figures made our eyes roll, and it was just
for Manatee Avenue," he said. "We looked at a more
modest program."
He said 20 to 50 trees are being donated to the city
by Scott Ricci, a Holmes Beach resident and developer
of an Ellenton golf course, but the cost of moving,
planting and caring for them would wipe out the city's
beautification fund.
"We would like to use some of these trees at se-
lected spots throughout the city and we're asking for
another $10,000," he said. "We won't spend what we
don't have to spend."
Robinson said there are other areas in need of beau-
tification first.
Manatee Avenue was selected as the initial loca-
tion because it's the gateway to the city and other ar-
eas are included in the program, VanWagoner replied.
Approval was unanimous.

Council and mayor pay raises
The council approved adding $100 per month to
the council members and mayor's compensation plan.
The increase would raise the mayor's compensation to
$800 per month and council member's salary to $400
per month. The change will not take effect until after
the next election.
Martini said she would approve of an increase for
the mayor but not the council.


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"It's not for the present mayor and council," Courtney
stressed. "It's only for those who get re-elected."
Councilwoman Carol Whitmore didn't approve of
either increase and said if it's in the budget ordinance,
she'll vote against it. She asked that it be done as a
separate ordinance.
Courtney said that would create an unnecessary
expense.
The vote was three to two with Martini and
Whitmore against the increase.

Community Center's
gym floor project
The city received a request from the Anna Maria
Island Community Center for $5,850 for its capital
project to replace the gym floor, bleachers and stage,
VanWagoner said.
"A lot of our citizens, young and old, have used
that floor," he noted. "If that is our fair share, we should
support it."
Martini said the city's annual donation of $16,000
is sufficient and any additional donations should be
given to the Friends of the Island Library.
"Thirty-nine percent of the people who use the
Center are from Holmes Beach, and I think we should
give them more," Councilwoman Carol Whitmore said.
"We just approved $10,000 to plant trees. Our kids are
more important that a bunch of trees, if you ask me."
Courtney said the current floor is a safety hazard
and there have been injuries on it.
Robinson said he would approve the additional
funding if council stipulates that it is to be used only for
the floor replacement.
Councilman Don Maloney said he approves the
additional donation but noted, "I want somebody to tell
them to stop coming in the night before they need the
money. We go through this every year and if we object
we're skunks and we hate kids."
The vote was four to one with Martini dissenting.

Advance to DOT for bike lanes
According to the DOT's five-year plan, the city is
slated to get funding for bike lanes in the year 2000.
However, the city can advance the funds to the DOT to
begin the project now and be reimbursed when the
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Large signs advising motorists of "do's and don't" have been installed at the three entrances to Bradenton
Beach. The colorful notices provide information regarding speed limits, prohibited beach activities and other
city laws. Islander Photo: Paul Roat


Budget
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4


funds become available in the year 2000, VanWagoner ( y
explained.
"We don't want to wait until 2000 and DOT is Of
willing to bring bike lanes to us as fast as they can," he
said. "We will ask them how it can be done and get the
financial guarantees in writing." Date
These will be bike lanes on the road like the ones Aug. 4
on Longboat Key, not separate bike paths, said Aug. 5
VanWagoner. Aug. 6
All three Island cities should be done at one time, Aug. 7
said Martini. That's not feasible, because there are Aug. 8
three separate grants, VanWagoner replied. Aug. 9
Approval was unanimous. Aug. 10
The first public hearing on the budget will be Sept. Average
3 at 7 p.m. with a second, final public hearing on Sept.
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street to keep vehicle speeds within limits.
Residents along the dead-end street appealed to
council members for help in keeping car speeds down
there. Led by Frank Harrison, the neighbors said they
were afraid that a car would strike and injure a child
playing in the road. Harrison told council members last
week a speeding car hit and killed a cat crossing the
road. He said he was afraid a child would be next.
"This is an attempt to control traffic on that road,"
Councilman John Kaufmann said. "This will be a good
test to see if speed bumps are effective."
The speed bumps are a last resort to curb speeding
on the street. Police Chief Jack Maloney said officers
have been posted there to try and catch speeders to no
avail. Letters mailed by the chief to residents asking
them to slow down have also been ineffective, he said.
Cost of the two speed bumps 18-inch-wide slabs of
asphalt that will be 3 inches high and painted bright yellow,
plus signs warning motorists of the bump's location will
be $567. Installation should occur this month.

State: elevate proposed
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place among chamber officials to feature an Island visitor
information center within the building hopefully at
ground level to avoid having visitors climb up stairs.
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permits are ever to be issued by the Florida Department
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Your chamber wants your
beach and, inevitably,
your dollars
Here's a question for businesses on Anna Maria: Did
you know the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce
asked the Manatee County Commission to allow it to
build a new facility at the Manatee County Public Beach?
We learned about the proposal by watching com-
mission meetings on MGA-TV (Manatee Government
Access) thanks in part to new technology from Time
Warner Cable Communications.
Members of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of
Commerce went before the board proposing an ambi-
tious move that will involve both a lengthy if not
impossible and an expensive permitting process and
an inevitable capital fundraising campaign to build on
county property at the public beach.
As we reported last week, Bob Hinds, board presi-
dent, and newly appointed executive director Mary
Ann Brockman asked the commission for its blessing
on land use at the beach, a county-owned and county-
operated facility.
Manatee County Commission Chairman Stan
Stephens made it abundantly clear to the chamber rep-
resentatives that while the county is willing to allow the
concept of land use at the beach to proceed, all the plan-
ning costs must be borne by the chamber. There were
misgivings expressed by commissioners, and the green
light now obviously doesn't reflect what may become
roadblocks in the future.
Commissioners indicated the loss of any open
space at the public beach or reduced parking may be
too big a price to pay.
The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce has
struggled with identity, resources and personnel prob-
lems in recent years no to mention funding.
The office moves at the end of this month from
Manatee Avenue to a smaller facility at Gulf Drive and
Holmes Boulevard to reduce its rental obligation.
Annual fundraising efforts by the chamber cover
rent and a salary for the executive director and little
else. They offer no seminars or programs to promote
better business -just monthly pay-as-you-go socials.
While motel owners claim they reap benefits from
chamber membership, other business people are left
asking what the chamber does for them.
Our chamber serves primarily as a tourist informa-
tion center already, a service that's not necessarily bad
for a community such as ours.
But, for the dream of a new grand office complex
at the public beach or anywhere to become a re-
ality, the chamber should take its proposal directly the


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business community. An earnest poll of all Island busi-
nesses should be conducted, to determine not just sup-
port but also need. A feasibility study, including fund-
ing sources, should be the first order of business.
The second order of business should be for the cham-
ber to find suitable commercial property to build on.
So far, very little has been communicated to us about
the need for this new facility which, as proposed by Hinds,
would include community meeting room space.
Unfortunately, in fact, very little has been commu-
nicated by the chamber on any subject since contro-
versy erupted over the forced resignation of the execu-
tive director in January. The small clique presently in
control is making decisions behind doors at executive
board meetings and, sadly, an elitist attitude prevails
over their "open" board meetings.
We think the chamber has managed to put the cart
way before the horse with the proposal to the county for
a new building, and there may be an alternative to lo-
cal fundraising for a visitor center that won't take valu-
able resources away from deserving community service
agencies in particular, the Anna Maria Island Com-
munity Center.
The Tourist Development Council, an advisory
board to the county commission, oversees Manatee
County's three percent resort tax and is already in the
visitor business. The agency funds the Bradenton Area
Convention and Visitor's Bureau, which in turn oper-


ates a Visitor and Information Center in Ellenton.
If directors of the Island chamber want to develop
a visitor center, then we suggest they consider a part-
nership with the CVB, with funding already generated
by the hundreds of motel rooms on the Island.
And if Manatee County officials deem it appropri-
ate for a visitor center on the beach, there may be bet-
ter places for it.
We would be remiss not to point out that any loss of
open space, picnic area or beachfront views at the Mana-
tee County Public Beach would be a great loss to all.
Island officials tried and lost at getting some of the
CVB's excess funding allocated to beach projects last
February, but to our knowledge the chamber has never
attempted to form a partnership with CVB.
If the majority of visitors in Manatee County are
coming to the beaches in need of information and
we suspect they are who better for the Island cham-
ber to team up with than the CVB?
There are two important questions: Who pays?
And, can we afford to lose precious space at the pub-
lic beach?
And one more: Whose chamber is it, anyway?
Largely due to poor business practices exhibited by
the current directorship when they fired their executive
director in January, The Islander Bystander's 1996
chamber dues were re-directed to youth programs at the
Anna Maria Island Community Center.


Bradenton Beach needs
kinder attitude
Entering Bradenton Beach from the north, one is
greeted by an "unwelcome" sign, a large board from
which the driver traveling at the lawful speed registers
only two items "25" and "no."
What a welcoming message. Is the driver to stop
directly on Gulf Drive to read the entire sign? A dozen
passes across that city limit reveal a list of forbidden
activities.
What other municipality feels compelled to list
numerous restrictions a its border? What image does
Bradenton Beach really want to convey?
City council should immediately replace that and


similar signs with ones that welcome all comers to a
kinder, gentler Bradenton Beach.
Ida Cuthbertson, Bradenton Beach
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THOSE WERE THE BAYS_
__Part 11, Anna Maria Island and the Seminole War, 1835-1842
by June Alder

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A typical Florida fishing rancho like the one on Anna Maria Island where an
American atrocity took place 156 years.

JESUP'S CRUELTY


William Bunce usually had a glori-
ous view of sunrise over Tampa Bay
from the wide veranda of his house in
his new fishing rancho on Palm Island
(as Anna Maria Island was called in
1838). But not today, a humid morning
in April. A thick haze hid the sun and
stung his eyes.
Bunce's fishermen had already
pushed off in their fishing smacks. They
needed to make the most of the remain-


ing time before the
rancho would close
down until August.
It had been a
good season, Bunce
thought, considering
the tribulations of
two years of war
with the Seminoles.
Three times he had
been compelled to
move his camp.
Twice because of


threats of Indian attacks and then 10
months ago when his Manatee River
rancho had been burned to the ground
- not by Seminoles but by order of
Bunce's nemesis, Gen. Thomas Jesup.
Incredibly, Jesup had accused
Bunce's Indian workers of aiding Chief
Osceola in liberating 700 Seminoles
from a detention camp at Fort Brooke.
It was nonsense, of course. Bunce's
people were deathly afraid of the Semi-
noles. Nevertheless, Jesup had threatened
to send them away to the West, too. But
Bunce found it hard to believe he would
do such a thing. They were too valuable to
the military as pilots and guides.
Pulling his bandana up closer
around his face, Bunce started off on his
usual morning stroll around the rancho.
The shadowy figures of the Indian
squaws flitted to and fro in the grayness.
With their men away, they had many
chores to do smoking mullet and
mackerel, mending nets, hoeing in their
garden patches.
Bunce marveled at how stoically the
women had endured the turbulence in
their lives the war had caused.
Bunce paused at the warehouse to
speak with his foreman, Pedro. As he
took off his hat to mop his brow he
caught the flicker of a lantern in the
murk. Straining his eyes, he discerned
the outline of a large ship anchored


nearby. Nothing unusual about that.
There were always vessels coming and
going around Egmont Key, the staging
area for the ships carrying the Semi-
noles into exile.
But this was a steamer for trans-
porting troops. Bunce heard the rattle
of chains as several boats were low-
ered. They headed ashore, some filled
with soldiers, some ominously empty.
The bows of the craft scraped on


the beach and a fully
armed detachment of
soldiers marched two-
by-two up the shore-
line, led by a stern-
faced officer in blue.
Bunce advanced to
meet him, holding out
his hand. But the of-
ficer ignored it and
pulled out a paper from
his tunic.
The women of the
frightened youngsters


camp, with


clinging to their skirts, gathered behind
Bunce. They remembered the last time
soldiers had come. Everyone had been
taken away for questioning.
The orders were read out in clipped
tones. All rancho inhabitants of Indian
blood were to be taken to Fort Brooke
that day. In due course they would be
sent off to New Orleans and thence to
Arkansas Territory with other emigrat-
ing Seminoles.
Even before he finished the women
started to moan, and when the soldiers
drew their guns, their keening
crescendoed to a high wail of pain.
Screaming youngsters tried to run
off into the woods. They were pursued
and caught. Older lads who struck out
at the soldiers were pinioned with their
hands behind their backs. Many of the
women also struggled and spat in the
soldiers' faces. Others sank to the
ground with their babies clutched to
their breasts.
In the end they were all seized and
dragged away some 100 women and
children, most of whom would never
see their husbands and fathers again.
Bunce's protests were in vain. Too
late he realized he had underestimated
the depths of Jesup's cruelty. In help-
less despair he watched the boats disap-
pear into the mist.


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All rancho inhabitants of
Indian blood were to be taken
to Fort Brooke that day. In due
course they would be sent off to
New Orleans and thence to
Arkansas Territory. Even
before hefinished the women
started to moan, and when the
soldiers drew their guns, their
keening crescendoed to a high
wail ofpain.






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in each city, each lasting two hours and conduct
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wife's endeavors.
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business field that seemed unrelated but somehow
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County commission
candidates to speak on
Island Aug. 17
All voters and residents of Anna Maria Island are
invited to attend a forum for Manatee County Commis-
sion candidates sponsored by the Holmes Beach Civic
Association on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Island Branch
Library in Holmes Beach.
District 3 Republican candidates Roy Hendricks,
Stan Stephens and Jane vonHahmann will answer
questions from the public. All are encouraged to attend.
Doors will open at 10:10 a.m. The forum will be-
gin at 10:30 a.m. Come early to submit written ques-
tions. Morning refreshments will be served.
Call Joy Courtney at 778-5405 for information.

Longboat chamber to hold
next technology workshop
The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce will
hold its fifth technology workshop in a continuing se-
ries on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Bayfront Park Recre-
ational Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Dr., from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. The subject of the workshop will be "The
Internet/World Wide Web."
Doors will open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with hands-
on demonstrations continuing until 4 p.m. Participants
may come and go as they wish with the following pre-
sentations being given:
Comcast/Sarasota Online presentation
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 am. and
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Technology presentation (TBA)
11:30 am. to noon and
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served. There will be a
drawing for a book/tape on the Internet and hands on
Internet/World Wide Web surfing will take place.
The public is invited to attend. Call the chamber at
387-9519 for cost and other information.

Island Democrats to hear
congressional candidate
Sanford "Sandy" Gordon, Democratic candidate
for the 13th Congressional District seat and an econom-
ics professor at the University of South Florida, will
speak to the Anna Maria Island Democratic Club at
noon on Monday, Aug. 19, at the Beach House Restau-
rant in Bradenton Beach.
The luncheon meeting costs $7.50 per person. Res-
ervations are not necessary.

Spaghetti supper Aug. 17
St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248. S. Harbor Drive,
Holmes Beach, will host a spaghetti supper from 5 to
7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, in the parish hall. The cost
will be $3.50 for adults and $2 for children. Everyone
is welcome. For more information, call 778-4769.


Arnold Walter Bondy
Arnold Walter Bondy, 57, of Holmes Beach, died
Aug. 3 at home.
Born in Monroe, Mich., Mr. Bondy came to Mana-
tee County from California in 1986. He was a chef and
a master motorcycle mechanic.
He is survived by his wife, Susan.
Services will be private.
Jane L. Davis
Jane L. Davis, 79, of Bradenton, died Aug. 4 in
Columbia Blake Medical Center.
Born in Jersey City, N.J., Mrs. Davis came to
Manatee County from Rockland County, N.Y., in
1972. She was employed in laboratory research.
She is survived by five daughters, Jane Luther of
Cannasota, N.Y.; Gloria Brennan of Perry, N.Y., Judith
Foss of Clifton, N.J., Edna Laford of Holmes Beach
and Lorraine of Zurich, Switzerland; a brother, Ted
Vantrabert; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grand-
children.
There will be no visitation or services. Bradenton
Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Island Branch
Library, 5701 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach, 34217.


THE ISLANDER BYSTANDER E AUGUST 15, 1996 E PAGE 9 IE
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Island wedding bells
Sandra Haas and John Martens, Jr., both of
Holmes Beach, were married July 15 at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Alden Cockburn of Davis
Island, Tampa. The bride is the daughter of
Bernard and Mildred Haas of Bradenton. The
groom is the son of John and Caroline Mar-
tens, deceased, of Holmes Beach. Sandy
retired in 1995 from First of America Bank
after a 28-year career of banking on the
Island. John retired in 1980from the military
as a pilot and from Standard Marine in Tampa
as a corporate pilot in 1993.

The Island Poet
The Florida sea gull is a beautiful bird,
A fact I suppose you have often heard.
With his pure white body and his little gray
coat,
He is equally at home on land or afloat.
He cleans up the beach of all the dead fish,
Or scraps from the table if that is your wish.
And as he flies around surveying the land,
He will even take food right out of your hand.
But watch out for him as he is passes by
'Cause he may drop you a message right out of
the sky.
Bud Atteridge


Catherine 'Kit' G. Fernald
Catherine G. "Kit" Fernald, 82, Longboat Key,
died Aug. 10 after a lengthy struggle with cancer. The
Fernalds were counted among early Longboat Key
"pioneers" as part-time residents since the early
1950s.
She was born in Cincinnati and came to
Longboat Key as a permanent resident in 1973 from
Downers Grove, Ill. She was a teacher in Downers
Grove for eight years.
Fernald served on the Longboat Key Town Com-
mission for six years, from 1983 to 1989, and served
as mayor of Longboat Key in 1987. She was a mem-
ber of ManaSota-88 and Turtle Watch, and was a
docent at Ringling Museum. She was a member of
Longboat Island Chapel.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan F. Smith of
Lemont, Pa.; a son, Russell D. of Stanford, Calif.; a
sister, Margaret Raab of Indiana; two brothers,
Arthur A. Graf Jr. and Richard B. Graf, both of Ohio;
and four grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to ManaSota-
88, P. O. Box 14119, Bradenton, FL 34280; or to
Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4020 Gulf of
Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228.


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Bench :'
vandals .
Someone or -
someones went on .
a bench-dumping
spree last week, -..
tipping park benches
into canals in the
6300, 6700, 7400
and 8100 blocks of
Marina Drive in
Holmes Beach.
Islander Photo:
Bonner Presswood






Taste of 'old'
Anna Maria
Volunteers Sarah Swan and the
Rev. Al Butterfield were on hand
recently to give summer campers
from the Lakeside Academy in
Bradenton their first tour of the
Anna Maria Island Historical
Museum. Summer hours for the
museum, 402 Pine Ave., Anna
Maria, are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday. Admission is free. For
more information, call 778-0492.
Islander Photo: Cynthia Finn.


DEMOCRATIC CLUB,
Let us place a yard sign (28")
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(We will pick-up Nov. 14)
Call 778-7646 with your O.K.
Pd. Pol. Adv. AMI Democratic Club


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A convenient Island location
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Accepting Medicare Assignments
Office Hours Dally Home Visits by Appointment
,99


Former owner of eight salons,
Dick now joins Head to Toe Salon.
Come meet
Dick Smithl
The best Nail Tech
HEAD TO TOE ever to hit the area.
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3220 East Bay Dr.
Holmes Beach


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Individuals Corporations Partnerships < j
Now Accepting New Clients
SUMMER HOURS: Tuesday thru Friday
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Donations sought for
library sale
Tingley Memorial Library is seeking donations of
hard-cover and paperback books in good condition for
its biannual used book sale to be held Friday and Sat-
urday, Aug. 30 and 31. Income from the sale is used to
purchase current fiction for the library.
Donations may be brought to the library, 111 Sec-
ond St. N., Bradenton Beach, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesdays, Fridays or Saturdays or from
3 to 7 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call the
library at 779-1208 during those hours.

Special music at
Longboat Chapel Sunday
Lorraine Sheeler, soprano, will perform at the
Longboat Island Chapel's Sunday service at 10 a.m. on
Sunday, Aug. 18. The chapel is located at 6200 Gulf of
Mexico Dr., Longboat Key.



Events
Selby Gardens' annual "Half-Price Admission
Days" are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17
and 18. The gardens are located at 811 S. Palm Ave.,
Sarasota. Selby's more than 20 display gardens, the Plant
Shop, the Book and Gift Shop, and the Museum Shop will
be included in the admission. Information: 366-9807.

Clubs
*The Manatee River Orchid Society will meet Mon-
day, Aug. 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the conference room of
the Bradenton Herald office, 102 Manatee Ave. W.,
Bradenton. Guest speaker will be Jeff Corder ofFt Myers.
He will speak about orchids of Singapore and Malaysia.
Information: 756-8547.






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Come Celebrate Christ
Adult Sunday School 9am
Worship 10am
Children's Church 10am
Sat Seaside Worship 6pm
if ATransportation & Nursery Available
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Admissions requirements for first time students


To determine which school a student is to attend,
call the office of the closest school for the applicable
grade level required or Student Accounting at the
Manatee County School Board at 741-7214.
If a child has not previously attended a Florida
public school, parents must provide the following for
admission requirements:
Certified birth certificate.
Evidence of physical examination dated within
the preceding 12 months.
Social Security number.


Entry-level elementary, middle and high school stu-
dents and their parents are invited to attend orientations
and/or open houses at their respective schools next week.
Anna Maria Elementary School, 4700 Gulf Drive,
Holmes Beach, 778-1125, will hold an open house
from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 for the kindergarten
and kindergarten-first grade classes. Students will be
able to meet their teachers and tour their classrooms.
King Middle School, 600 75th St. W., Bradenton,
741-3183, will host an orientation for sixth graders in
the cafeteria at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22.


Proof of residency (current utility bill, lease agree-
ment, rental agreement, homestead exemption card).
Certificate of immunization. Immunizations and
physical examinations may be obtained from:
1. Private physician (for assistance in finding
a private physician, call the Manatee County Medical
Society at 748-2887).
2. Manatee County Public Health Unit, 748-
0666. Call for specific clinic times.
3. Rural Health Clinics: Parrish 776-1232,
Samoset 747-2955.


Sugg Middle School, 3801 59th St W., Bradenton,
741-3157, will hold an open house with student-guided
tours geared toward entering sixth graders who were
unable to attend an orientation last spring. The school
will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 23.
Manatee High School, 1000 32nd St. W.,
Bradenton, 746-7181, will hold a ninth grade orienta-
tion in the auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22.
Bayshore High School, 5323 34th St. W.,
Bradenton, 751-7004, will hold ninth grade orientation
in the gymnasium at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22.

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ISLANDER :


The best news. *


ANNA MARIA OYSTER BAR
On Historical Anna Maria City Pier
We're much more than just Oysters

The fun is back
at the Pier because
"THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!"
e',je ONE Electrical Fire
Svive6 TWO Blown A/C's
THREE Con Artists and
FOUR Power Poles Crashing
into Tampa Bay
And we're still serving
live Maine lobsters & fresh seafood!
Ask about our daily specials
Grouper Catfish Frog Legs Fish & Chips
John, Scott, Gary & Kenny are all back
and it's fun to be back on the Pier!
"Come join us!" -

778-0475 Open Daily 11:30 am to 9 pm
-4 Fri. & Sat. til 10 pm


4. Medical Walk-In Clinics. Locate in tele-
phone book.

Age requirements, preschool
Must be 3 years old on or before Sept. 1; children
with disabilities may be served beginning with their
third birthday, if not earlier.
Kindergarten
Must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1.
Grade One
Must be 6 years old on or before Sept. 1.

Center reviewing
before-school care
The Anna Maria Island Community Center is
in the process of deciding whether or not to con-
tinue its before-school program for elementary
school students. A minimum of 10 children is
needed to make the program feasible.
Parents interested in using the Center's ser-
vices from 7 to 8 a.m. on school mornings, with
transportation provided to Anna Maria Elemen-
tary School, are asked to contact the Center at
778-1908 as soon as possible.

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the coldest mugs of beer
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Across from Manatee Public Beach Mon-Sat 11am-7pm
Sun 12-7pm Closed Tuesday Takeout 778-2501


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Catering Gift Baskets Since 1979
525 St. Judes Dr. 5600 Block Gulf of Mexico Dr.
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Live, on stage
The newest nightclub around our parts Zinger's
- is offering some top entertainment. Last week,
former local boys made good (via Marshall Tucker and
the Allman Bros.) Frankie and Dan Toler, aka the Toler
Brothers, performed there.
This week, Billy Rice takes the stage with perfor-
mances Thursday and Friday night.
Catch Billy if you can. He's moving in the fast lane
these days with shows booked all over between here
and Nashville. Apparently he has a big following on the
casino circuit in Biloxi, Miss.
Billy's famous at Duffy's Tavern. He's the guy that
ordered 80 cheeseburgers, all at once. The burgers were
lunch for a stucco crew at work on a condo project in
Bradenton Beach. I heard the order came out just fine
although the grill cook was putting in her first day on
the job. After all, burgers are their business.
Music is Zinger's business. Every Sunday night
there is a rock and blues jam with Queenie and the King


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Bees. It's also bar and restaurant appreciation night.
That generally means employees of the local restau-
rant/bar trade enjoy specials at the bar with proof of
employment
Jams are popular these days, with Franking Gunn
and friends jamming at the Dry Dock Inn on Wednes-
days and Mondays at D.Coy Ducks.

Don't kill the messenger
Speaking of Duffy's, last season they had blue
crabs at Duffy's and it was such a hit I wasn't supposed
to tell you about it They're at it again on Monday
nights so don't tell 'em you read it here. They didn't
even want to tell me but I heard it on the "coconut tele-
graph."
Reservations may be in order since bar seating is lim-
ited. Maybe thatwill smooth it. Yeah, try reservations.
You don't need reservations at Eddie B's place in
Anna Maria for the Bahama Night all-you-can-eat-buf-
fet on Sunday, Aug. 18. The platters and caldrons will
be filled generously and the Islanders perform from 7
to 10 p.m.
I'm always hearing there's nothing to do here on
Anna Maria.
Well, take a look around.
PLEASE SEE STIR-IT-UP, NEXT PAGE


'S P A What the Island wants
5 l, J.-. THE ISLAND GETS!
Tony's now has
Daily Early Bird Specials
4 to 6 pm

sl talian Starting at $4.99
Beer and Wine Take-out Available Kids Menu Too!
Holmes Beach 778-5440
00 Mon-Thur 11-9 Fri 11-10 Sat 4-10


ROTTEN

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ROTTEN
RALPH'S/ WATERFRONT DINING
'--3-S FULL MENU FULL BAR
SUMMER FISH AND CHIPS SPECIAL
BRITISH-STYLE
Fish (One Piece), French Fries & Cole Slaw ... $5.95
British Style Fish & Chips (Regular) ... $6.95
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT (Mon Thur Only) ... $7.95
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Sottei 'S on Keyboard
S elco0 Tues. Sat. 4 to 8 pm
AND ALL HER FRIENDS TOO!
Open for Lunch and Dinner 7 Days a Week
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Billy Rice
is back in
town at
Zinger's
nightclub
on Cortez
Road.


Sunday
Breakfast Only
7am lpm
Mon Sat
7am 3pm
JAMAICAN STYLE FOOD BEER & WINE
BREAKFAST 7- 11am LUNCH 11am -3pm
Dave & Trisha Proprietors
5340 Gulf Drive Holmes Beach 779-1320


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Code board

cites marina

owner
The Holmes Beach Code Enforcement
Board recently found Brian Quartermain, owner
of the Holmes Beach Marina, in violation of site
plan. Quartermain was brought before the board
for storing/displaying boats in vehicle parking
spaces. The board gave him 45 days to file an
amended site plan.



STIR-IT-UP, FROM PAGE 13
Ducks has Freeport, local Island musicians, Friday
and Saturday night, Aug. 16 and 17. Rotten Ralph's has
Berni Roy on keyboard Tuesday through Saturday ev-
ery week.
The Buccaneer Inn on Longboat Key has Big
Mama Thursday through Sunday nights always a
"big" hit with a jazz band jam on Monday nights.
The music of Michele Bishop wafts through the air
over the Manatee County Public Beach (weather per-
mitting) from the patio of Cafe on the Beach every
weekend. Steel drums, reggae and Chuck and Lloyd
rotate between the Sandbar restaurant at sunset and the
deck at the Beach House.
Key West Willy's features Karaoke every Sunday
and Monday, Dan Crawford this week on Thursday and
Total Recall on Friday and Saturday nights.
Talisman Band is at the Sea Horse Raw Bar & Grill
in Cortez Wednesday through Sunday.
For a more sophisticated atmosphere, Euphemia
Haye offers "music du jour" in the Haye Loft, upstairs
from the award-winning restaurant, nightly.
Everywhere else, there's darts, pool and plenty to
eat Don't say there's nothing to do.
Check the sports page for entry information for the
O'Connor brothers benefit bowling challenge on Aug
17. (You don't have to bowl to play!)


By Senior Chief D.M. Bucci
Officer in Charge, U.S. Coast Guard, Cortez
Aug. 1, Boarding. A 14-foot power boat was
boarded in Anna Maria Sound. The boat's operator
received a written warning for not having a registration
or a sound-producing device on board.
Aug. 1, Boarding. An 18-foot power boat was
boarded in Anna Maria Sound. The operator received a
notice of violation for not having the proper spacing on the
vessel registration numbers, not having a throwable flo-
tation device, having no visible hull identification numbers
and not having a sound-producing device.
Aug. 1, Boarding. A 17-foot power boat was boarded
in Anna Maria Sound. No violations were found.
Aug. 1, Boarding. A 20-foot power boat was boarded
in Anna Maria Sound. The operator received a written
warning for having life jackets still encased in original
plastic wrapping. The problem was corrected.
Aug. 1, Boarding. A 14-foot power boat was boarded
in Anna Maria Sound. The operator received a notice of
violation for not having the vessel's registration on board,
not having Type IV throwable flotation devices, not hav-
ing a sound-producing device and not having navigational
lights on board after sunset The vessel's voyage was ter-
minated due to the safety violations.
Aug. 1, Boarding. A 15-foot power boat was boarded
in Anna Maria Sound. The operator received a notice of
violation for not having the proper spacing in the vessel's
hull registration numbers, not having the vessel registra-
tion on board, not having Type IV throwable flotation
devices and not having a sound-producing device.
Aug. 2, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a 19-foot power boat over-
due from a fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico. A Coast
Guard boat responded, but the vessel operator called
Station Cortez and said he was in no distress and was
on his way home.
Aug. 2, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a disabled 34-foot power
boat 36 miles off Sanibel Island. A friend of the boat
operator went to assist while Station Cortez assisted
with communications.


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Open Daily 2-10pm Closed Tues.
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DANCING
Big Mama. Thurs-Sat 7-11pm Sun 6-10pm
That Jazz Band "Jam"
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Captain's Lighthouse Menu
Priced at under $10.00 a bountiful selection of light
entreesfor sailors who want to eat before sundown.
(Served 11 am to 7 pm)
All entrees include Back Bay's famous, unlimited
Shipwreck Salad, Fresh Rye and Pumpernickel Breads
and your choice of Baked Potato, Boathouse Fries,
Linguini, Rice or Steamed Vegetables.


Dockside Special
(fresh catch of the day) ................. $9.99
Grilled Shrimp Over Rice ................. $7.99
Fried Shrimp ................................. $6.99
Grouper Sandwich ........................ $7.99
Deep-Fried Sea Scallops ............... $9.99
Creamy Seafood Pasta ...................... $8.99
Dockside Seafood Stir-Fry ...............$8.99
Filet Mignon Pasta ........................ $9.99
Filet Mignon Stir-Fry ........................$9.99
The Miniloin ..................................... $9.99
The First Mate's Feast .................. $9.99
Baby Back Ribs (Half-Slab) .............$9.99
Grilled Chicken Breast
Over Linguini .................................... $7.99
Grilled Chicken Breast
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Aug. 2, Search and rescue /assistance. A Coast
Guard vessel came upon a 16-foot sailboat unable to
proceed into Big Pass and towed the vessel through the
pass where it then resumed its voyage.
Aug. 2, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a disabled 25-foot power
boat near Jewfish Key. A Coast Guard boat responded
and towed the vessel to safe moorings.
Aug. 3, Search and rescue /assistance. Coast Guard
Auxiliary vessel 19084196 transported an injured peli-
can from Bird Island to the Pelican Man's Bird Sanc-
tuary for treatment.
Aug. 3, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a 25-foot power boat over-
due from a fishing trip in the Gulf. The vessel returned
to port safely shortly after the call came in.
Aug. 3, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a disabled 15-foot power
boat in Little Sarasota Bay. Coast Guard Auxiliary
vessel 26084231 responded and towed the vessel to
safe moorings.
Aug. 6, Boarding. A 17-foot power boat was
boarded in Tampa Bay. The operator received a notice
of violation for not having a properly charged fire ex-
tinguisher or a sound-producing device on board.
Aug. 6, Boarding. An 18-foot power boat was
boarded in the Manatee River. The operator received
a notice of violation for not having the proper spacing
in the vessel's registration numbers, not having
children's life jackets, not having a flame arrester on
the engine, not having ventilation for the bilge area and
not having a properly spaced fire extinguisher on
board. The vessel's voyage was terminated due to the
safety violations.
Aug. 6, Boarding. A 12-foot power boat was boarded
in Anna Maria Sound. The operator received a notice of
violation for not having the proper spacing in the vessel's
registration numbers, not having the boat registration on
board, not having a Type IV throwable flotation device,
not having a sound-producing device and not having navi-
gation lights while operating after sunset
Aug. 7, Search and rescue /assistance. Station
Cortez received a report of a disabled 34-foot power
boat in Sarasota Bay. A Coast Guard boat responded
and towed the boat to safe moorings.


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Island police reports
Anna Maria City
Aug. 2, traffic, 100 block of North Bay Boulevard.
The complainant reported he awoke and found his vehicle
and a concrete block wall damaged by another vehicle.
Tire tracks were found to and from each point of damage.
Aug. 2, battery, 100 block of North Bay Boule-
vard. The two complainants reported when they asked
the suspect how his fishing went, he punched one in the
face and grabbed the other around the throat. The sus-
pect was gone upon the officer's arrival.
Aug. 2, criminal mischief, 800 block of North
Shore Boulevard. The complainant reported a person
unknown threw a rock at the window, tearing the
screen and putting a hole in the window.
Aug. 5, domestic disturbance, 300 block of Tar-
pon. The report said a couple was arguing over money.
There was no violence.
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Damage was $100.
Aug. 3, burglary to an automobile, Leffis Key.
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vehicle's window and removed a purse containing a
credit card, a driver's license and $5 in cash.
Aug. 5, theft of $13.73 in gasoline, 2513 Gulf
Drive North, Circle K.
Aug. 6, lost property a watch valued at $200,
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into a room he was renting but the suspect walked
away. The pair then got into a fight.
The officer located the suspect and tried to get him
to go back to the complainant's room but he refused
and continued to walk down the beach. The officer
placed him in custody under the Marchman Act.
Aug. 7, theft of a newspaper box valued at $150,
900 Gulf Drive N., Gulf Drive Cafe.
Holmes Beach
July 31, battery, 3610 East Bay Drive, Dry Dock.
The complainant reported the suspect attacked her
while she was dancing and fled.
July 31, theft of a boat motor valued at $500,
6800 block of Marina Drive.
Aug. 1, found property a cosmetic case and
key ring with keys, 6400 block of Holmes Boulevard.
Aug. 1, warrant arrest, 100 block of 34th Street The
officer stopped to speak with the subject in an illegally
parked vehicle and found the subject had an outstanding
warrant from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office for
violation of parole. He was placed in custody.
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Aug. 2, damage, 6300 Flotilla, Shell Point con-
dominiums. The complainant reported a person un-
known entered the carport and scratched the trunk,
doors and hood of his vehicle.
Aug. 2, vandalism, 3100 block of Gulf Drive. The
complainant reported a continuing problem with subjects
swimming in her pool late at night She said she recently
caught two subjects swimming and after telling them to
leave, she found the fence and lock damaged.
Aug. 3, larceny of a bicycle, 200 block of 57th
Street
Aug. 3, DUI, possession of marijuana less than 20
grams, 4000 block of Gulf Drive. According to the re-
port, the officer had spoken to Brett McMahan, 36, of
Holmes Beach, earlier and warned him not to drive
because he was intoxicated. An hour later, the officer
observed McMahan driving on Gulf Drive and reported
McMahan was swerving, crossing the center line and
driving on the wrong side of the road.
After stopping the vehicle, McMahan stumbled
from the vehicle and staggered into the street, said the
report. The officer had to grab him and pull him out of
traffic. McMahan refused to perform field sobriety tests
and was placed in custody.
While frisking McMahan, the officer found a bag
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Aug. 4. DUI, 2900 block of Gulf Drive. The officer
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Aug. 5, larceny of an auto tag, 3300 block of East
Bay Drive.
Aug. 5, fraud, 3600 block of Gulf Drive. The com-
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Aug. 6, suspicious, 5600 block of Gulf Drive on
the beach. The complainant reported a female subject
sunbathing topless. The officer advised the subject of
the laws and she put her top on.
Aug. 7 theft, 200 block of 54th Street. The com-
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Cleaner beaches may be coming


By Bob Ardren
Outdoor Perspectives
Two important pieces of news regarding the safety
of waters along our beaches came to light this week.
One is local and one is national.
Karen Collins, director of the Manatee County Envi-
ronmental Management Department, told The Islander
Bystander Monday she hopes to take some action on the
issue. Collins says she plans to put together a system for
testing water at Manatee County beaches and will be pre-
senting it to the Manatee County Commission.
Responsibility for testing beach waters, according
to Collins, actually falls to the Florida Health and Re-
habilitative Services Department. But with the budget
cutting and added responsibilities given that agency, it
stopped the task several years ago.
"My water quality staff says that especially after
storm events, water quality is degraded," Collins com-
mented. "Of course, we have no direct discharges of
wastewater, as do some other communities."
This might be a good time to let your county com-
missioner know you're interested in knowing our
beaches are safe, and having them take a look at
Collins' proposal.
Remember, Sarasota County has a minimal testing
program -just four times a year but a total cost that
comes to $1,100 a year. We could easily afford that for
both our health and that of our tourists, too.

Federal legislation
The national government has become interested in


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standards to be set by the U.S. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency.
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public when water is unhealthy. Proposed standards
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tration of pathogens in the water.
That's what happens more laws when people
don't bother to do even the minimum to protect the
public's health or safety. Clearly, if more states and
local communities took action on their own, there'd be
no need for more action from Washington.

McChesney takes action
Speaking of clean waters, former Anna Maria
Mayor Dottie McChesney deserves a pat on the back
for attempts to keep our local beaches clean. She wrote
the U.S. Coast Guard asking about dumping being done
from cruise ships entering and exiting Tampa Bay.
The reply she got back was interesting.
It seems that due to a lack of garbage facilities at
cruise ship ports, the Coast Guard isn't enforcing the
rules about dumping at sea. Dottie made the point in
her letter to the Coast Guard, and they agreed in their
reply, that eventually some of that garbage is going to
end up on our beaches.
Of course it does.
So then the mayor wrote Manatee County Commis-
sioner Lad Ann Harris. "As commissioner in charge of
operations and expansion of Port Manatee, I would hope
that you might be instrumental in seeing that our port
would install the facilities to take care of the reception of
wastes from these vessels ...," she asked.
Harris wrote back saying she is asking for a staff
report on the matter, and will let McChesney know
what she finds out. Harris had not returned my phone
calls at press time.
If Port Manatee wants the business of having cruise
ships docking there, it only seems reasonable to see to
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Go get 'em Dottie.
Meanwhile, a national effort to monitor amounts
and sources of debris washing up on our nation's
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The National Marine Debris Monitoring Program
includes two sites on Anna Maria, between 69th and
75th Streets in Holmes Beach and between Third Street
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North Skyway pier expands
Well, it isn't actually any bigger, because after all
it's the largest fishing pier in the world already. But the
north Skyway fishing pier has finally opened its bait
shop, restaurant and permanent rest rooms.
The real treat will be when the south pier finally
opens for business, meaning we'll then have the
world's longest fishing pier right here in the neighbor-
hood. The price to angle on the long pier is $6.

New mangrove-saving regs
The new mangrove trimming regulations passed by
the most recent legislature are in effect and tightened
up some from those previously used. If you plan on any
trimming, learn the new law before you start and save
yourself a very healthy fine.
For detailed information, contact the Florida De-
partment of Environmental Protection, 3804 Coconut
Palm Dr., Tampa, FL 33619. Phone is (813) 744-6100,
ext. 333.
A new brochure for homeowners detailing the rules
is due out this fall if you can wait that long.
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Skyway pier opens with mackerel, shark action


By Capt Mike Heistand
The new fishing pier at the north side of the Sun-
shine Skyway Bridge officially opened last week un-
der the management of former Holmes Beach resident
Tom Carpenter. Although it costs $1 to get onto the
bridge and another $6 to fish, the action is good, with
Spanish mackerel, small sharks, flounder and some
cobia coming in last week. The pier is the longest of its
kind in the world and one of only two where you can
literally fish from your car or camper.
Karen at the Rod and Reel Pier said pier fishers
there have been catching a lot of mangrove snapper,
redfish, undersized grouper and a few mackerel. Luther
Sasser may have also set some sort of a record at the
pier with his 50-pound sting ray.
Susie at the Anna Maria City Pier said anglers
there are catching big reds, mackerel, black tip shark,
mangrove snapper, baby black grouper and catch-and-
release snook.
Jamie at Miss Cortez Fishing Fleet said the four-
hour trips averaged 40 head of Key West grunts. The
six-hour trips averaged 75 head of small grouper, por-
gies and Key West grunts. The nine-hour trips averaged
125 head ofporgies, Key West grunts and small grou-
per. The 12-hour trips averaged 38 head of black grou-
per, mangrove snapper and amberjack.
Capt Zack on the Dee Jay II said Sarasota Bay
seems filled with small tarpon, some reds up to 29
inches long, catch-and-release snook, trout, mangrove
snapper and lots of small gag grouper.
Chris at Galati Yacht Basin said he's hearing good
reports of nice-sized black grouper in about 110 feet of
water in the Gulf. There are also some large mangrove
snapper offshore that seem to like pinfish as bait.
Carl at Perico Island Bait & Tackle said wade
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trip and only two the next day. Capt. Rick does predict
the fall snook season to be another good one.
On my boat Magic we've been going offshore for
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Capt. Tom Chaya said he's bringing back some
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White bait is easy to find right now, too.
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and move in. $289,000. Nancy Keegan, 723-3929.
PRIVATE WATERFRONT home with pool, dock.
Spectacular views from almost every room. 3BR/2-1/
2B. Oversized 2-car garage. Comfort and elegance.
$399,900. Janet Dickerson, 795-4357. #13768.
QUIET AND LUXURIOUS canal-front home at
end of cul-de-sac. 3BR/3-1/2B, vaulted ceilings,
fireplace, extra office or den. $579,500. Nancy
Keegan, 723-3929. #13799.
SAILBOAT WATER. Luxurious condominium.
State-of-the-art kitchen, master suite, loft office.
Workshop with A/C. Lanai overlooks lighted dock.
Direct access to ICW. $199,900. Barry & Kimberly
Charles, 795-1273. #67950.
EXQUISITE 2BR/2B townhouse with den. End unit,
many upgrades. Tennis, biking. $129,900. Traute
Winsor, 727-7074. #13284.
ONE OF THE LAST LARGE BUILDABLE LOTS
located in a quiet area of Holmes Beach. Boat slip
included. Walk to the bay or beach. $84,900.
Daphne Lautz, 756-1423. #13676.


On Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, Holmes
Beach. Contact Barbara Milian, 778-2275.
PERICO BAY CLUB. Gated community. Beautiful,
furnished 2BR/2B. Lake view. 2nd floor. Washer/dryer.
Heated pool, tennis. $1,100 per month.
HOLMES BEACH. Newly renovated 2BR/2B, turnkey
furnished unit. Spectacular Gulf view. Available for sum-
mer and winter rentals. $600 weekly/$1,600 monthly.
Exceptional properties, exceptional service.
Call us for your property management needs.

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Broker Salesman
A lifelong local resident with
12 years of commercial and
residential experience in
REAL ESTATE

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778-2246
(800) 211-2323


CEDAR BEACH HOUSE!!!
Close to bay & beach on the north end of
Anna Maria. Lush tropical landscaping sur-
rounds this lovely home. Just steps to the Rod
& Reel pier. Just listed at $177,500.
Call Agnes Tooker eves. at 778-5287 or
Ken Jackson eves. at 778-6986


Fran Maxon
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
SALES AND RENTALS
9701 Gulf Drive P 0 Box 717 Anna Mafia, FL 34216
FAX# 778-7035
(813) 778-1450 or 778-2307






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WATERFRONT FAMILY HOME
This beautifully remodeled home offers privacy
plus on two lushly landscaped lots! Amenities in-
clude a sparkling 15 x 40' rectangular swimming
pool with heat pump, oversized boat dock with
direct Bay and Gulf access, beautifully tiled
floors done in a pale peach, off-white Berber car-
peting, new almond colored European style
cabinetry in expansive eat-in kitchen, unique 3-
sided fireplace, spacious Florida room overlook-
ing pool and waterway, 3 fully tiled baths, auto-
matic sprinkler system on irrigation well, sunny
southern exposure and great mother-in-law floor
plan! Wheelchair accessible! Panoramic water
views over sparkling Lake LaVista! Includes pre-
ferred 1yr. homeowners warranty. $349,000.

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CHARMING TROPICAL RETREAT. This very
tropical home has 2BR/1.5BA with Spanish tile
throughout. Spacious living room, Florida room,
utility room and workshop. Amid the tropical land-
scape there is a 15 x 15 gazebo with electric.
Truly a haven for your soul. Not a drive-by.
$142,900. Please call Zee Catanese 778-0777 or
794-8991 eves.


BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED 2BR/2BA
canalfront home with lovely tropical landscaping.
Open views through to family room and out to the
water. Nice circle drive and 2 car garage make
this a special place. $219,900. Call Judy Duncan
at 778-1589 after hours.
JASMINE MODEL TOWNHOME at Perico Bay
Club boasts 2 master suites, 2 baths, plus a loft
(den or 3rd bedroom). Many upgrades in kitchen
and baths. Great water views from both floors.
Homeowner's Warranty too! Priced to sell at
$123,000. Call Judy Duncan at 778-0777 or
778-1589 eves.
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Island property sales
2504 Avenue B, Bradenton Beach, an elevated
1,312 sfla4bed/2bath duplex builtin 1980 on a50x100
lot, was sold 6/25/96, Hofmann to McClanahan, for
$115,000; list unknown.
2703 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach, a ground-level
1,023 sfla 2bed/l&1/2bath home built in 1920 & 1994
on a 50x100 lot, was sold 6/27/96, Eaglin to Curtin, for
$140,000; list $158,000.
407 72nd St., Holmes Beach, a 1,773 sfla 4bed/
3bath/3car duplex built in 1979 on a 110x97 lot, was
sold 6/24/96, Jacquin to Wash, for $170,000; list un-
known.
108 5th St. S., Bradenton Beach, a ground level
764 sfla 2bed/2bath home built in 1936 on a 4,116 sf





WEEKLY RENTALS AVAILABLE
STARTING AT $450 PER WEEK
SEASONAL


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Westbay Pt. Moorings 2/2
Martinique (Gulffront) 2/2
Key Royale Home 3/2 w/pool
AND MANY MORE.
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lot, was sold 9/10/96, Dewey to Pettee, for $104,000;
list unknown.
214 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, a ground level 716 sfla
2bed/lbath home built in 1924 on a 52x110 lot, was
sold 7/5/96, Adams & Graves to Dagher, for $122,000'
list unknown.
301 Bay Dr. N., Bradenton Beach, a two-story
1,078 sfla 2bed/2bath/lcar bayfront home built in 1945
on a 50x130 lot, was sold 7/8/96, Katz & Stowe to
Wacker, for $135,000; list unknown.
3703 5th Ave., Holmes Beach, 2 Seacrest II, an
elevated 1,100 sfla 2bed/2bath condo built in the
1980s, was sold 7/11/96, Singerle to Kaeding, for
$100,000; list unknown.
4001 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach, 101 Beach
Townhouses, an elevated 1,250 sfla 2bed/2&1/2bath
condo built in 1983, was sold 7/10/96, White to
Servidio, for $92,000; list unknown.


501 Gulf Dr. N., Bradenton Beach, 212 Bridgeport,
an elevated 2bed/2bath 1,150 sfla condo built in 1982,
was sold 7/3/96, Herson to Boothby, for $85,000; list
unknown.
6204 Marina Dr., Holmes Beach, an elevated 1,904
sfla 4bed/4bath/2car duplex built in 1981 on an 81x101
lot, was sold 7/9/96, Garlock to Collins, for $150,000;
list unknown.
873 North Shore Dr., Anna Maria, a parking lot mea-
suring 50x150 was sold 7/8/96, Wacker to Rod & Reel
Pier, for $250,000; list $375-345-325-329-299,000.
1000 Gulf Dr. N., Bradenton Beach, 1 Beach
House Resort, a Gulffront Ibed/lbath, 441 sfla condo,
built in 1975, was sold 7/19/96, Reid & Monaco to
Davis, for $85,000; list unknown.
Compiled by Doug Dowling, licensed real estate
broker, 778-1222, exclusively for The Islander By-
stander. 1996, all rights reserved.


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IMPERIAL HOUSE
Turnkey furnished 2BD/1BA unit
Sin well kept Gulf-to-Bay commu-
nity with low maintenance fees.
Heated pool, clubhouse, private
fishing dock and 150' of deeded
Gulf access. $79,900 #66847.

Carol S. Heinze
REALTOR/CRS
Premier Circle
778-7246


Certified Residential Specialist
GULFVIEW Elevator, extra storage, parking beneath. Tiffany
condo, rarely offered, 2BR/2BA. Offered at $185,000. #15658.
DEEDED BOAT DOCK 2BR/2BA with lushly landscaped back-
yard, enclosed lanai, garage. Well maintained, on dead end
street. Close to Bay & Gulf. $139,900. #16062.
MARTINIQUE Elevator, security, pool, tennis. Direct
Gulffront 2BR/2BA. Turnkey furnished. $168,000.
SPECTACULAR VIEWS of beach/Gulf. 3BR/3BA. Enclosed
balcony for added living area. Owner financing. Turnkey fur-
nished. Updated. $196,900.
BAYFRONT SERENITY. Nature's best. 3BR/3BA. Country
kitchen, open floor plan. DY13571. $209,000.
GULFFRONT CONDO. Spectacular sunsets and sandy
beaches. Light & comfy. DY13378. $168,000.
T. Dolly Young, REALTOR/IMS
Leading Edge Society 778-5427


MICHAEL ADVOCATE
REALTOR*/GRI
Real Estate Lecturer: NYU
Biographed in Who's
Who in American Law
Je Parle Francais
(un petit peu)
After hours:
(941) 778-0608
OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 1 TO 4 PM
3700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach


MEXICAN VILLA ...
Spectacular 3BR/3.5BA custom-built townhouse
with 2 fireplaces, master bath with 4' x 7' jacuzzi and
large tiled shower. Gas heated pool surrounded by
lush landscaping. Steps to the beach. #MA14412.
$349,000. Call Michael Advocate, eves. 778-0608
or Karin Stephan, eves. 388-1267.


MVP 4BR/3BA Seller will entertain offers between $88,000 $110,000. Mother-in-law apartment,
great location, large lot, shade & fruit trees, large 1,886 sq. ft. living area. #16238. Call Don Pampuch
eves. 778-3111.
MVP 4BR/3BA Seller will entertain offers between $120,000 $140,000. Mother-in-law suite possible,
large lot, shade & fruit trees, fireplace in family room. #16242. Call Don Pampuch eves. 778-3111.
ANNA MARIA Canalfront 4BR/3BA custom built home with boat dock. Many extras. $249,000. #12760.
Call T. Dolly Young eves. 778-5427.


Karin Stephan
REALTORO M
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Ich Spreche
Deutsch
Office:
941-778-0766
Pager#
215-5556
Fax: 941- 778-3035


LUXURY LIVING
Beautiful Gulffront condo. Panoramic
view of beach and Anna Maria's spec-
tacular sunsets. Heated pool & spa.
2BR/2BA. #KS58991. $299,000.


Beautifully maintained 3BR/2.5BA home
on Longboat Key. Fruit trees, pool. Carpet
and terrazzo floors, tile roof and screened
courtyard, great for entertaining.
l#KS13327. $295.000.


48 CONDOS
IN TERRA CEIA BAY
GOLF & TENNIS CLUB
2BR/2BA & 3BR/2BA
$112,500 $155,000.
8 story building. Outstand-
ing view over Bay to Sky-
way Bridge. Fantastic
boating & fishing water.
Make reservations now.


CITY OF ANNA MARIA
Custom built home, almost com-
pleted. Beautiful Gulfviewfrom mas-
ter suite, 3 large bedrooms, cathe-
dral ceilings, 2-car attached garage.
Buy now and select your finishing
touches. #KS12245. $279,000.


DUPLEX ... 2BR/2BA, 1BR/1BA, one block to beach. Long
term tenants. #KS13934. $159,000.
HOME ON ANNA MARIA ... 2BR/2BA w/built-in jacuzzi. Pri-
vacy fence & fruit trees. Lot 97 x 92. #KS13913. $159,000.
TRIPLEX ... Direct Gulffront on two lots. 3BR/1.5BA, 2BR/
1BA, efficiency. Deck on the Gulf. #KS14087. $750,000.
TRIPLEX ... 3BR/1BA, 2BR/1BA, 1BR/1BA close to the
beach excellent rental history. #KS13966. $159,900.
DUPLEX ... 2BR/1BA, 2BR/1BA, close to beach. Too good
to pass up. #KS13892. Seller will entertain offers between
$88,000- 110,000.

Call Karin Stephan


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SEGA GENISIS SYSTEM and one game Sonic Two,
$50. Call Courtney at 779-2228.

TROPITONE DINING SET rust color, 6 chairs, $225.
Call 778-0729 or 778-1663,

MEDIUM TEAL WING BACK chair, $75.20.7 cu. ft.
commercial up-right freezer, $350. Cardioglide exer-
cise machine, $85. Jake's hip & thigh machine, $50.
25" Fisher TV with remote, $150. Sears microwave/
convection oven, $40. Tall microwave stand, $25.
Call 778-6044.

COLLECTOR'S ITEMS. 4 Franklin Heirloom Victorian
dolls, 21" tall. All for $500 or $150 each. 32" animated
Victorian Christmas display doll, $40. Call 778-6044.

NEW EXERCISE MACHINE "Power Rider". $125
firm. Phone 778-2363.

WHITE GE RANGE. Good condition, $75. Call 779-1104.

AMANA SELF CLEANING stove, good working con-
dition. Coming glass top. $75. Call 778-1534.

SIDE BY SIDE Refrigerator/freezer with ice maker.
Almond color, good condition. $200. Call 778-3629.

FUJI RACING BIKE, small frame. $50. Bang &
Olufsen stereo: Beocenter 7000 includes tuner, turn-
table & cassette player $600. 778-1102.

WANTED Your unwanted mounted stuffed fish. Get
rid of it here. Call The Islander Bystander. 778-7978.



RUMMAGE AND YARD SALE Fri. & Sat., Aug. 16
& 17, 8 1. Household and miscellaneous items.
302 Iris Street, Anna Maria.

BIG MOVING SALE Fri. & Sat., Aug. 16 & 17, 8:30
- ? Queen sleep sofa, 5,000 BTU air conditioner,
musical equipment, many household items, etc. 206
Elm Ave., Anna Maria.

MOVING SALE Sat. & Sun., Aug. 17 & 18,10-4. Lots
of stuff. Westbay Cove, 600 Manatee Ave. #134.

HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL? Get rid of it here in
The Islande. Bystander.


Anna Maria Canalfront Home By Owner


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224 OAK AVE: 3 bedroom, 3 bath, elevated home. Open
and airy, great room/living room with wood burning fire-
place and oak floors. Master suite has his and her walk-in
closets and whirlpool tub with separate shower. Screened
deck overlooks the boat ramp and dock with electric and
water hook-up. No bridges. Ample parking and storage
under 2,100 sq. ft. of air conditioned living space.
Asking $329,000 Please call 778-0217.


GREAT BUILDING LOT!
Super building lot near the Bay in Anna Maria City.
Lovely neighborhood of executive homes. Don't miss
this great opportunity to own a piece of the Island.
Priced to sell at just $82,500.
Call Agnes Tooker at 778-5287 or
Ken Jackson at 778-6986

^ ?Fran Maxon
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
SALES AND RENTALS
( 9701'GUlD0. P7 : Bo717 Amna MF2 R34216
FAX# 778-7035
'^ ./ ~(941) 778-1450 or 778-2307


FREE INFO ON HERBS 23 years proven quality
products. Magnetic foot strips for pain available.
Money back guarantee. Call Nancie at 778-7502.

VISITOR INFORMATION: "Insider's Guide to
Bradenton & Sarasota" is on sale at The Islander By-
stander. This guide offers more than 400 pages of in-
formation everything you need to know to enjoy
the two-county area. Retail price $14.95, discounted
33% only at the newspaper office. You pay only $10
plus tax at The Islander Bystander, 5404 Marina Dr.,
Holmes Beach. 778-7978

"CRACKER'S CRUMBS," is a collection of stories
and newspaper columns guaranteed to delight new-
comers, visitors and oldtimers too, by original Florida
Cracker, Gib Bergquist. This book makes a great gift.
Available for $19.95 at The Islander Bystander, 5404
Marina Dr., Holmes Beach. 778-7978

REGISTER TO VOTE: Pick up forms for simplified mail-
in registration at The Islander Bystander office, 5404
Marina Drive, Island Shopping Center (we're located
next to Chez Andre restaurant), Holmes Beach.



BEN & IRENES Dog sitting service. (House calls)- We
come to you Cats or dogs. (Island only). 778-1012.

TRANSPORTATION

BUICK LESABRE 1985, 4 door, low miles. Only
$3,000. Can be seen at Marina Drive and 65th Street.

1978 CHEVY CAPRICE Estate Wagon. V8, 350.
Runs great. $700 OBO. Call Bill at 778-5455.

1984 Honda Prelude 5 speed, power sunroof. Mile-
age only 70,000, top condition. Detailed every three
months. New Cooper tires. Drives like new. $3,500
OBO. 778-7978.

FIND GREAT DEALS on wheels ... and everything
else in The Islander Bystander. 778-7978.


CHARTER FISHING with Capt. Mike Heistand
aboard Magic. Half & full day. Reservations please.
Call 778-1990.

SPIRIT SONG CHARTERS pleasure cruises with
Capt. Richard Ardabell. Sunset, Egmont, snorkeling
or just relax and enjoy to view. 778-2195.

YACHT CLEANING by Carieen. Waxing, teak, main-
tenance programs. Over 15 years experience. Island
resident. References. (941) 252-0080.


HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED for small motel on the
beach. Must be reliable. Please call 778-2780.

BRIDGE STREET PIER & Cafe is now accepting
applications for part time cooks and full and part time
servers. Please apply in person. 200 Bridge St.,
Bradenton Beach.

WANTED RETIRED SECRETARY 4- 6 hours. One
day a week. Call 778-2477.


ANNA MARIA
Charming two bedroom, two bath home situated on two lovely
lots with 134 ft. street frontage and steps to Tampa Bay! High
beamed ceilings and open floor plan provide a spacious liv-
ing area which is newly carpeted plus newly tiled floors. Roof
recently resurfaced and an unobstructed view of Anna Maria
Basin. Asking $175,000.



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LOOKING FOR MATURE person part time who likes
to work with people. Must be able to work some
weekends and nights. Apply in person. Pirate Pete's,
2219 Gulf Dr., Bradenton Beach.

HOMEWORKERS URGENTLY NEEDED! Earn
weekly paychecks from the comfort of your own
home. Free details. Send long, self-addressed,
stamped envelope to: S.P.E.L., Dept. AA, 10955
Bristol Bay Dr. #122, Perico Island FL 34209.

Calling ALL VOLUNTEERS! Would you like to meet
interesting people from around the world? Are you
interested in learning the history of Anna Maria Is-
land? Get involved with the Anna Maria Island His-
torical Museum, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. WE
NEED YOU! Call Cathi O'Bannon at 778-4198 if you
can give a few hours of community service.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Tingley Memorial Library.
Three and six hour shifts. 779-1208 or 778-6247.



LOVING CARE FOR ELDERLY Christian woman
with advance degree, well trained and educated. Has
worked Hospices and been Missionary for 2 years.
Seeks position as companion/caretaker. Great sense
of humor, exceptional cook. Live in or out. Excellent
references. Please contact Gallon Sheahan at (847)
724-1312. 1320 Pleasant Lane, Glenview, IL 60025



JEWELRY REPAIRS custom designs. We can turn
your old gold into beautiful new jewelry. Tue. Sat.,
10 5. Closed Sun. & Mon. Golden Isle Jewelers
401A Pine Ave., Anna Maria. 778-4605

MAN WITH SHOVEL Planting, mulching, trimming,
clean-up, shell, odd jobs. Hard-working and respon-
sible. Excellent references. Call Edward 778-3222.

LET US DRIVE YOU! Shopping, medical app., air-
ports, cruise ports. Flat rates. Sunshine Cab. Serv-
ing the Islands. 778-5476 or 705-1302.

"I DON'T WANNA clean house", you say to yourself!
Sharon wants to clean your house. References. all.
or leave message. 778-3006.

SPECIALIZED CLEANING SERVICE to suit your
needs. No job is too big or too small. Local refer-
ences. Call for free estimate. 778-2234.

AUTOMOBILE SERVICE HOUSECALLS minor re-
pairs and maintenance in your driveway. For esti-
mate or appointment call 778-0373.

'SLAND AUTO TRUCK repair. Mobile service. All re-
pairs, AC service, low rates. ASE certified, free esti-
mates, all work guaranteed. 778-6979 or 778-1560.

HAULING, SHELL DELIVERED and spread, trash re-
Smoval, tree trimming, free estimates. Larry 778-0119.

REASONABLE RESPONSIBLE POOL care. It's
our business. Will handle all your pressure clean-
ing needs. Please call Woodland's Quality Pool
Care at 778-6742.


BREEZY KEY WEST STYLE CANALFRONT
308 Tarpon, Anna Maria
3 bedrooms, 2 bath, over 2,000 sq. ft. living
area with vaulted ceilings and master bed-
room suite on the 3rd floor. Offered at
$329,500.


Doug Dowling Realty
778-1222


SALES RENTALS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Bl f'Planning to SELL or RENT your property? Please call an ISLAND REALTY GROUP
S-I OFFiCE! THREE SLAND real estate offices working together to provide personal and
professional services. Over 75 combined years of ISLAND business experience shows
we are long established ISLAND offices!


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RELIABLE PROFESSIONAL COUPLE will sit your
house while you're away. Reasonable fees great
references. Call 778-3629.

PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROL service. Fully
guaranteed. 28 years experience. Call Bill O'Connor
at 778-1500.

LOCAL MURAL ARTIST will paint beautiful scenes
of your choice. Great for kids rooms or garage doors.
Call for free estimates. 792-7427.

ISLANDER CLASSIFIED The best news in town
and the best results from classified ads and service
advertising


DRY CLEAN YOUR CARPET! Many Island refer-
ences. Call Fat Cat Carpet Cleaning, 778-2882.

CODYS CARPET & upholstery cleaning. Dry foam
shampoo & steam cleaned. LR/DR $34.95. Free
deodorizing. 794-1278.


ANNA MARIA GARDEN Center & Landscaping.
Free estimates, 32 years experience. Full service
landscaping and garden center. Next to Island
Foods. All work guaranteed. 778-6630.


JOE UNGVARSKY CONSTRUCTION. Remodeling
specialist. State licensed and insured. Many Island
references. 778-2993. Lic# CRC 035261.

JIM TRAVIS CONSTRUCTION Remodeling, room
additions, decks, baths, kitchens, repairs. License
#RR0066842. 779-2129, Jim.

FAUCET PLUMBING Remodel, service, water
heater, sewer cleaning. 24-hour service. Serving the
Island 20 years- 778-0181. Lic. #RF0038400.
INDUSTRIOUS, highly-skilled, meticulous, sober,
prompt, finish carpentry, counter tops, ceramic & vi-
nyl tile, fine finish painting, wall coverings, repairs.
Paul Beauregard 779-2294.


VAN-GO PAINTING Residential/Commercial, Inte-
rior/Exterior, Pressure Cleaning, Wallpaper, Island
resident references. Dan or Bill 778-5455.

KIMBALL CONSTRUCTION CO. Residential & com-
mercial. New construction or remodeling. Insured. ic.
# CGC 058-092. Call 778-5354 or pager 506-6186.

ALUMINUM VINYL CONSTRUCTION. All types.
New installation and repairs. Insured and references.
Lic. #RX-0051318. Rex Roberts 778-0029.

R.T. (Bob) HILTON CONSTRUCTION. Residential
and commercial. Remodel and new construction.
Island and Mainland. References. CGC012191.747-
1098. (Don't say how, say Hilton).

SCREENS REPLACED/REPAIRED, roof coating
and repairs, interior/exterior painting, drywall repairs,
ceiling fans, carpentry & ceramic tile. Low prices. Call
778-0410.
SEAWALLS LIFTS DOCKS
License #MC00105. Fully insured. Doug Hugenberg
Marine Construction, Inc. Free estimates. Quality
work. Call Doug at 792-5685.

CUSTOM PAINTING Interior, exterior. 12 years expe-
rience. Free estimates. No mess. Call Don at 778-3456.

ISLAND UPHOLSTERY Furniture repair. Danish
craftsman. Free estimates, pick-up & delivery. 121
Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. 778-4335.

CARPET, VINYL, CERAMIC tile. Sold, installed and
repaired. Excellent prices. All workmanship guaran-
teed. Fully licensed/insured. Steve Allen 383-5381 or
beeper 506-3297.

BRICK, GLASS BLOCK, stone, pavers, stucco, tile. Lic.
#MC00318. Insured. Phone 778-5183. Dave Elliott.


VACATION RENTAL. Bayfront with deep water boat
dock. 2BR/1BA, newly remodeled, designer turnkey
furished. Short walk to Gulf beaches and restaurants.
Available weekly or monthly. Ask Denise about Herons
Landing. (941) 778-2246 or (800) 211-2323.


ANNUAL UNFURNISHED 2BR/1BA apartment,
Florida room, w/d hook-up, garage, peek of the Gulf.
No dogs. $575 mo. 1st, last, security. Call Gulf-Bay
Realty at 778-7244.

STEPS TO BEACH unfurnished, 2BR/1 BA. $625
mo. Call 778-1345.

FULLY FURNISHED beach cottage. 1BR/1BA, pri-
vate lot and parking. $275 per week, includes phone
and cable. 778-2832.

3BR/2BA WATERFRONT Warner's Bayou with boat
dock. $1,250 mo. includes lawn maintenance. Day-
time (941) 686-4163 or weekends 778-5377.

SUNRISE/SUNSETS on the bay. Large 2BR/2BA, one
level home. View of Skyway Bridge from large, en-
closed porch. Seasonal monthly/weekly. 778-0340.

ANNUAL FURNISHED APARTMENT 1BR/1BA,
across from beach. $550 mo. + utilities. Apply at Pi-
rate Pete's, 2219 Gulf Dr., Bradenton Beach.

ANNUAL RENTAL 1BR/1BA. 203 2nd Street,
Bradenton Beach. 1 block to beach/fishing pier. Just
remodeled. Water, garbage included. $500 mo. +
$200 deposit. (813) 874-0973.

SEASONAL RENTAL Adorable cottage. 2BR/1BA,
washer/dryer. Just remodeled. 1 block to beach. 106
Church St., Bradenton Beach. $500 wk./$1,000 mo.
off season. $1,500 mo. season. (813) 874-0973.

HOLMES BEACH SEASONALS Immaculate 1 &
2BR apartments within easy walking distance to
beach. Available weekly or monthly. Special sum-
mer rates. 778-4368.

HIDEAWAY COVE Perfect Bayview between
bridges. 1 block to beach. Nice, quiet, dead end
street. 1st floor, 2BR, fully furnished with dock. 3 mo.
minimum. Annual for the right person/couple. Refer-
ences required. Also 2BR seasonal available. No
smoking or pets. (941) 778-7107.

ANNA MARIA GULF/BAY views. Furnished 1BR
apartment. Private patio, pool, washer/dryer. 211
South Bay Blvd. 778-2896.


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enthusiasm for the real estate market and its potential on Anna Maria Island. "I
believe the value available in real estate here is outstanding," she states.
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SCommercial Residential Free Estimates
r andy l Lawn Mowing Trimming Edging
Lawn Hauling By the cut or by the month.
Service .13 YEARS EXPERIENCE INSURED
778.1345 GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES
__AND SATISFACTION

Darrin Wash CARPENTRY
"A DOOR EXPERT"
Serving the Island communities for
8 years with Island references.
DRY WALL, TEXTURE
& POPCORN REPAIR 778-1353

WILSON WALL SERVICES
Specializing in Stucco & Ceiling Repairs
Building Restoration Water Damage
Interior/Exterior
25 Yrs Experience Island References 727-7247

C J's Plumbing Inc. 778-3614
24-Hour Emergency Service & Repairs
SWater Heaters 'Drain Cleaning 'Disposals *Remodeling
JOHN DAVIS Beeper 569-9052
Licensed & Insured CFC056844


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-Q 'S Free Estimates 778-1497
HAULING SOD INSTALLATION


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ADDITIONS
XACT RENOVATIONS
KITCHENS BATHS
DECKS & MORE
ARPENTRY CALL KIT WELSCH

ERVICES 778-5230
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EmergencyService Serving the Islands Since 1969.
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GULFVIEW SENSATIONAL French country premier
home. 4BR/3BA, turret, quiet, best neighborhood.
September- December. $1,950 mo. 107 Beach Ave.
Call 778-2206 or 794-8202.
BEAUTIFUL GULFFRONT 3BR/2BA bestview. 50' to
water. Private beach. Top floor master suite, decks,
patio, tropical gardens, unique. $3,000 mo., $1,000
wk. 778-0990.
HOLMES BEACH annual rental. 2BR/1BA apart-
ment. No dogs. Washer/dryer hookup. $625 mo. plus
utilities. 778-0217.
SEASONAL RENTALS Sun Plaza, Martinique, Sandy
Point, River Oaks. Call T. Dolly Young, Realtor 778-
0766 or 778-5427. The Prudential Florida Realty.
LOVELY FURNISHED 2BR Anna Maria Gulffront
apartment. Weekly, vacation, seasonal. Porch and
sundeck. No pets. 778-3143.
SMALL FURNISHED EFFICIENCY. $400 mo. plus
electric and security. No smoking or pets. Walk to
shopping center. Call 778-3906.

2BR/1BA ANNUAL RENTAL at Bayou Condos.
Ground floor unit, stack washer/dryer. $650 mo. Call
Fran Maxon Real Estate at (941) 778-1450 for further
information.

2BR/2BA ANNUAL DUPLEX apartment in North
Holmes Beach. Unit includes utility room with
washer/dryer, dishwasher. No pets. $650 mo. plus
utilities. Call Fran Maxon Real Estate at (941) 778-
1450 for further information.
ANNUAL UNFURNISHED 2BR/2BA condo apart-
ment. No pets. 1st and security deposit. Call 778-
0000 from 9 5.
MONTHLY OR SEASONAL 3BR/2.5BA Key West
style executive home with Gulfview and large great
room. $2,600 mo. 108 72nd St., Holmes Beach. For
information or to view call (941) 778-1880 (Coconuts
Apartments).
3BRR/2BA BAYVIEW HOUSE. 2,500 sq. ft., high ceil-
ings, hardwood floors. Available for one year starting
Nov. 1, 1996 or possibly sooner. Bargain rate to quali-
fied tenant. Call Old Florida Realty at 778-3377.
1BR/1BA PARTIALLY FURNISHED. Utilities in-
cluded. Non smoker. $130 per week plus deposit.
Call 778-6258.
ANNUAL UNFURNISHED 2BR/2BA. Avenue C,
Bradenton Beach. Elevated duplex, storage room,
washer/dryer hook-up, covered parking. $600 mo.
plus utilities and deposit. Available Sept. 1. No pets.
792-9536.
ANNUAL HOLMES BEACH 2BR/1.5BA, Mexican
tile, garage, workshop, large fenced yard, gazebo,
lawn service. $875 mo. 1st, last, security. 778-1608
or 778-3394.
HOLMES BEACH ANNUAL unfurnished. Clean 1 BR/
1BA, central heat/air, washer/dryer hook-up. $550
mo. plus utilities. 1st, last, security. 778-1511.
BEAUTIFUL BAYFRONT 1 BR/1 BA upstairs apartment
with deck, boat dock. Quiet, private. 1 block to Gulf. Also
two poolside apartments off Island. 749-0216.
LONGBOAT WATERFRONT Clean 1BR studio.
Large shaded yard. Beach and boating. $550 per mo.
Call 383-2819 or 924-2028.
2BR UNFURNISHED references required. Magnolia
Avenue. Call Manuel at 778-4497.
2BR/2BA YEARLY LEASE. No pets. $525 mo., $550
deposit. Call 792-1347.
GREAT LOCATION available now through Christ-
mas. 2BR/2BA furnished condo with Bayview. Spa-
cious, secluded, yet convenient to everything. $800
mo. 723-6802 or 778-9343.


Fans Phones Rooms Services e Docks
Call 779-1104 or page me at 252-2446
*$25 rate does not apply to after hours or emergency service work

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ANNUAL DUPLEX 3BR/2BA, central heat/air,
washer/dryer hook-up, fenced yard, sundeck. Near
beach. Some pets. Low utilities. References and
deposit required. $825 mo. 778-7431.
COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE in Holmes
Beach. Call Dennis for details. 778-4461.
MINI VACATION SPECIAL 25% discount either Sun.
- Wed. or Mon. Thu. 2 people/4 nights from $135.
Kitchens. 500 ft. to beach. Free bikes. Haley's Mo-
tel & Resort Complex. 778-5405 or (800) 367-7824.


ANNA MARIA GULF/BAY views. Pierside apart-
ments, 4-units furnished. Large lot with pool.
$449,000, by owner (in apt. #1). 211 South Bay Blvd.
778-2896.
TRAILER 30 X 8 W/SCREENED lanai, carport, new
carpet. Pines Trailer Park, Bradenton Beach. For
information call 746-1058 or 747-7290.
CANALFRONT RESIDENCE IN Key Royale. 3BR/
2BA, 40' screened pool, boat dock. Elegant Euro-
pean kitchen, ceramic marble tiles, French doors. All
brand new. A must seel 613 Baronet Lane. Call for
appointment. $320,000. 778-0580.
MUST SELL HOLMES BEACH 2BR/2BA, 2 porches,
pool, 1 block to beach. Quiet, close to shopping.
Assumable. Broker 778-3763.
DON'T BUY A CONDO till you talk to Yvonne. My
experience plus a 120 page color catalog of Island
condos can help you zero in on the one that fits your
budget and your lifestyle. Yvonne Higgins, Re/Max
Gulfstream, 778-7777.
GREAT NORTH SARASOTA location. 2BR/1BA
house on very private lot with beautiful large trees.
Central air. Perfect for retirees. $72,500. Call 377-1011.
KEY ROYALE CANALFRONT JUST $189,900. 2BR/
2BA home with glass-enclosed lanai. Large lot offers
room for pool or house expansion. Don & Karen
Schroder, Re/Max Gulfstream, 778-7777.
DEEP CANAL like new 2BR/2BA with cathedral ceil-
in9.g skylights, tiled foyer, screened patio, many ex-
tras. 40' boat slip only minutes to open bay.
Smuggler's Landing behind Seafood Shack. Offered
at $125,000. Call Mike Migone or Jim Bunn at
Wedebrock Real Estate Co. 383-5543 days, 751-
0715 eves. or (800) 335-5543.
FORMER MODEL 3BR/2BA completely furnished
end unit. 40' dock space only yards from bay. Com-
plex offers pool, clubhouse and tennis. Offered at
$219,000. Call Mike Migone or Jim Bunn at
Wedebrock Real Estate Co. 383-5543 days, 751-
0715 eves. or (800) 335-5543.
FOR SALE BY OWNER 3BR/2BA condo on Palma
Sola Bay. Deep water canal, dock & davits, seawall,
2 pools, clubhouse, tennis. $159,900. (941) 792-
7122 for appointment.


THE PERICO BAY SPECIALISTS Sales and rentals.
Call anytime, 778-6066. Island Real Estate of Anna
Maria Island, Inc.
NORTH BEACH VILLAGE Mint condition, 1st level
_open living, kitchen, dining rooms. Laundry and half
bath, large lanai, stairs to pool. 2nd level 2 baths
& master suites. Call Marilyn Trevethan, (941) 778-
6066. Island Real Estate.
ISLAND DUPLEX Tropical island setting. 2BR/2BA &
1BR/1BA, close to beaches. $169,500. Call Marilyn
Trevethan, (941) 778-6066. Island Real Estate.
PERICO BAY CLUB SPECIALIST Marilyn has the all
the keys priced from $89,900 $220,000. Call
Marilyn Trevethan, (941) 778-6066. Island Real Estate.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS Time for a change?
Wedebrock Real Estate Co. has openings for their
Island offices. Highest commission splits paid, sup-
port staff, signing bonus, listings & sales referrals -
we will help you make the move. Call Jim Layfield,
owner 383-5543.
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of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowing
accept any advertising for real estate which is in viola-
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dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on
an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimina-
tion call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777, for the hear-
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THE CRITICS AGREE


BY MARTIN SCHNEIDER /
ACROSS 71 Crop up
1 Shells and elbows 72 Casas grandes
6 Taught 73 Exuding,
14 Miscellany old-style
22 Carts 75 Dispossess
23 One who's 77 Long Island
joined the club town, home of
24 Gateway Arch William Cullen
designer Bryant -
25 Chesebrough- 78 Common
Pond's products computer
26 "LETHARGIC" 79 Amerada -
28 Annotate (oil giant)
excessively or 80 Contest entry
absurdly end.
30 Liz has several 81 Horsefeathers
31 Averred 82 Old film letters
32 Montgomery 84 Occult matter
bus rider Parks 86 Site of Mark
33 College Twain National
knowledge Forest
34 1960's TV lead 89 John Doe,
37 Pianist Gilels et maybe
al. 91 Oneofthe
40 Exchanged words Society Islands
42 Typeofeng. 92 Bellowing
43 N.Y.S.E. neighbor 93 See 117-Across
44 "Ode to Psyche" 95 Matthew Arnolc
poet "Empedocles or
46 Celebrates in
song 96 "WONDERFUL
49 Cultivate 99 Pot
50 "SICKENING" 100 "Shiny Happy
55 Guns People" band
57 Barrie's "- 101 Not non
Licht Idylls" 102 Supercomputer
58 CBS logo maker
59 Jerusalem's-- 103 "I'llbe!"
Dolorosa 104 "BEAUTIFUL"
60 Some gowns 112 It's just a waste
62 "WILD" 115 Start of a Carrol
69 Fleming and title
namesakes 116 Pick wild fruit
70 Remainder of 117 With 93-Across
Rennes acssasinatpd


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of Jordan
123 Certain
moviehouse
124 "What !"
127 Any chapter of
the Koran
129 1988 country
album
132 Biblical priests'
garments
134 "DISASTROUS"
140 Haydn's"-
Quartet"
141 21-Down and
others
142 Underground
vegetable, in
England
143 Silicon Valley
giant
144 Honest
145 Language whose
name means
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146 People: Prefix

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3 "VENERABLE"
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6 Like Abner
Yokum
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queen
8 Evaluated, with
"up"
9 River of Hell
10 River of France
11 Ad-
12 S.A.T. company
13 Narc's employer
14 Letters before
Titanic
15 Active Philippine
volcano
16 Emergency
room case
17 Mesozoic, e.g.


18 Shanty covering
19 Prefix with
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20 Classic cars
21 Ruler of Russia,
1730-40
27 Kings'grp.
29 September TV
special
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36 Wears out
38 N.Y.C. subway
org.
39 Country est. in
1948
41 Dwight Gooden 7
moniker
43 Dune buggies,
for short
44 Garbed, as a
Glaswegian
45 13th-century
literary work
46 Heaven, in Le
Havre
47 "ENCHANT-
ING"
48 18 million
Asians
51 Dislodge
52 Brewer's need
53 "Here Is Your
War" author
54 80's sitcom "My
Two -
56 Start with while
60 Per--
61 Play on which
"Cabaret" is
based
62 The brainy bunch
63 Old Iberian
kingdom
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language
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prosecutor
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119 Sorority letters
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Breathe" (1974
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81 Hype 98
83 Wood sorrels
85 Commerce, 99
colloquially 103
86 Hatch on the Hill 105
87 Ending with
proto- 106
88 Gyrocompass 107
inventor
90 Sun.speeches 108
91 Court protection 109
92 It gives you fits


"- for Man, so 110 Suspect in the
stealthily game Clue
betrayed": Millay 111 Camellia State:
Quadrennial Abbr.
conventioners 113 Bit
Former Chrysler 114 Role that made
offering Ford a star
Pro-am game 120 Rendezvous
Orb 121 Uris book, with
Longtime Giants "The"
owner 122 Batman's home
Fort Worth inst. 123 U.N.'s U--
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sycophant has five
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Daily financial of the tree?":
quote Genesis


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128 Sundance Film
Festival locale
130 Newts
131 Jurist Robert
133 Ballet movement
135 Turn-of-the-
millennium date
136 Crunches work
them
137 Org. in the
Mapplethorpe
flap
138 "How- love'
thee?"
139 Lawyer: Abbr.


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PREMIER NORTH POINT HOME
$595,000 4BR/5BA with office, den, family
room, formal dining room, vast storage, 2 car
garage, built for elevator. Dock w/electric &
water on deep canal. Call Dick Maher or Dave
Jones 778-2261 or 778-6791.


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DIRECT GULFFRONT CONDO $189,000.
Beautiful 2BR/2BA top floor unit. Nice on-site
pool. Gorgeous ceramic tile floors; overlooks
wide sandy beach & pristine sunsets. Call Chard
Winheim 778-6743.


ANNA MARIA ISLAND $199,000. 3BR/
2BA waterfront home in Anna Maria City, on cul-
de-sac in nice residential area. Boat dock and
waterfront deck, lush waterview. Call Helen
White 778-6956.


TOWNHOUSE ON THE WATER $215,000
Rarely available 3BR/3BA, 2 story enclosed
lanai. Westbay Point & Moorings boat dock out-
side your door. Spacious, elegant interior. Call
Bobye Chasey 778-1532.


ANNA MARIA WIDE CANAL HOME DEEP WATER CANAL $249,900. Key
$224,000. 3BR/2BA, 2-car garage. Lot 98 x Royale 3BR/2BA home on canal. New kitchen,
100 (lot & a half wide). Large 2,400 square feet driveway, recently landscaped w/sprinkler sys-
under roof. Very generous 1,800 air conditioned tem. Boat lift & no bridges to Bay. Call Mary Ann
space. Call Rose Schnoerr for details 778-2261. Schmidt 778-2261.


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TURNKEY FURNISHED CONDO
$109,500. 2BR/1 .5BA overlooking heated
pool. Close to gorgeous beach, shopping. Ex-
cellent seasonal or annual rental. Gulffront com-
plex. Call Helen White 778-6956.


GULFFRONT COMPLEX $169,000. Park
under the building with an elevator. 2BR/2BA,
lanai with gas grill. Complex has 30 x 60 pool.
Partial Gulf view. Call Dick Maher or Dave Jones
778-6791.


NICE FAMILY HOME $89,500. Bradenton VIEW OF BAY FROM ALL WINDOWS -
3BR/2BA, family room, 1-car garage with auto- REDUCED $139,900. 2BR/2BA, tile entry,
matic door, sprinklers, large deck, fenced yard kitchen & baths, Berber carpet. Entry is glassed
& many upgrades. Call Bill Bowman 778-4619. and living room extended. Seven ceiling fans,
domed kitchen ceiling. Call Lu Rhoden 778-2692.


PERICO BAY CLUB CONDO $189,900
3BR/2BA Edgwater. Many upgrades. Fabulous
view over bay. 2 porches, garage with extra
storage. Pool, tennis, putting green, clubhouse.
Call Rose Schnoerr 778-2261.


PERICO BAY 2 CAR GARAGE $147,500
Professionally decorated, tile, marble floors,
2BR/2BA, glass enclosed lanai, water view, cul-
de-sac, pools, tennis, putting greens. Call
Sandy Morgan 778-2261.


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