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Volume 14, No.21 March 29, 2006 FREE


'Drop dead' date looms over beach renourishment


By Rick Catlin
Islander Reporter
Maybe somebody's been listening to the old
Johnny Paycheck song, "Take this job and shove it. I
ain't working' here no more."
Goodloe Marine Inc. has until April 7 to either
resume the beach renourishment project it began last
July or take its equipment off the beach. The company
was scheduled to restart the project April 1, but has
shown no indication it will be able to be in operation


by that date.
Manatee County Ecosystems Administrator Char-
lie Hunsicker said the company's permit from the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers expires April 7.
"They either have to restart by that date, or have all
their equipment removed from the beach by May 1,"
he said.
If Goodloe is able to resume renourishment by
April 7, it will have until June 1 to finish the project,
Hunsicker added.


Spirited dancer
Kylee Moscato, 3, granddaughter of Praise Team singer Carl Jones, sprung to her feet and danced the night
away to the, lively gospel music performed at Island Baptist Church. The Island Baptist "Praise Team Singers"
performed a gospel concert March 19 at the church in Anna Maria. Islander Photo: Edna Tiemann



Way Out Regatta, 'Own Words' on horizon


Charles Stevens of the Corps said his organization
is working diligently to "have our contractor resume
the renourishment beach project prior to April 7."
Stevens would not comment on any alternative
plans to finish renourishment if Goodloe misses the
"drop dead" date and has to take remove its pipes and
equipment from the beach.
But May through October is the height of the sea
PLEASE SEE BEACH, NEXT PAGE


Olson, Galvano efforts

spur DMV contact

information change
By Rick Catlin
Islander Reporter
Thanks to efforts by State Rep. Bill Galvano on
behalf of Christine Olson (The Islander, March 15), the
Florida Department of Motor Vehicles has said it will
begin working immediately to "create a mechanism"
where emergency contact information can be added as
part of an individual's driver's license or personal iden-
tification card.
Olson's 22-year-old daughter Tiffiany was killed
tragically in an auto accident last December along with
friend Dustin Wilder, but it took the Florida Highway
Patrol nearly seven hours to reach Olson because emer-
gency contact information for Tiffiany's family is not
part of a driver's license record.
In memory of her daughter, Olson had begun a
petition to get a "Titffian) Olson La' "" requiring that
such information be part of a driver's license.
After hearing her story, The Islander contacted
Galvano's office and Olson met with Galvano's admin-
istrative assistant Jennifer Foster, where she found a
willing ear.
A followup call by Galvano's office to the DMV
apparently spurred the DMV to immediate action,
rather than waiting on a state statute.
DMV Legislative Affairs Administrator Steve
Fielder told Galvano on March 21, "We are prepared to
begin a voluntary program" where drivers can provide
personal emergency contact phone information through
the DMV Web site, which will "become part of that
PLEASE SEE TIFFIANY, NEXT PAGE


By Jim Hanson
Islander Reporter
Cortez visitors and natives will be immersed in his-
tory afloat and ashore in the very words of historic fig-
ures this weekend in the historic fishing village.
The first annual Great Florida Gulf Coast Small
Craft Festival Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2, is
drawing entries and racers in its Way Out Regatta from
seaports around the country, at least one from as far as
San Francisco.
All events will be at or near the Banyas boatworks/
fish house/banquet hall complex on the waterfront at
the end of 119th Street. The wood boats that are the
focus of the festival will be on display there throughout
the weekend.
A special feature will be the pre-festival presenta-
tion of "In Their Own Words: Perseverance and Resil-
Sience in Two Florida Fishing Communities" at 6.45


p.m. Friday, March 31, in the Bayside Banquet Hall.
Free of charge, it combines oral histories with doc-
umentary photography to portray life in Cortez and
Cedar Key; both have pulled themselves up by their
own main strength after being nearly destroyed by the
prohibition of inshore gillnet fishing as of 1995. The
Presentation includes interviews with Cortezians and
Cedar Key residents.
The Way Out Regatta is patterned after the Out
Island Regatta of workboats in the Bahamas, and it
will feature a triangular-course race just off the Cortez
Bridge, pitting traditional hand-built and restored boats
from the past, many the products of the boat-building
program over the past few years in Cortez.
Among the participants will be a felucca built by
aficionados in San Francisco, and traditional boats from
PLEASE SEE CORTEZ, NEXT PAGE


Christine Olson and daughter Tiffiany at the Rod &
Reel Pier in better days. Both women worked at the
pier before Tiffiany's death in December


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Tiffiany action promised by state
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individual's record."
Fielder said the number would only be made avail-
able to law enforcement when a driver's license was
run through the DMV computer.
The computer software program to make this pro-
cedure part of the licensing process at a driver's license
office will come at a later date, he said, after the DMV
learns what types of law changes are slated to take
place during the 2006 Florida legislative session.
"We are committed to implementing this new pro-
gram and will keep you abreast of its implementation
as we continue," Fielder told Galvano.
Olson said she was thrilled to have such immediate
action and promised to continue working to ensure that
emergency contact information becomes a required part
of obtaining a drivers license and not just voluntary.
"I really want to thank The Islander for pointing me
in the right direction and for everything they've done,
and I have to thank Rep. Galvano for his effort. This was
all about Tiffiany and I still hope to have a law requiring
this information named after her."

Cortez boat-building history
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1-A
Maine, Connecticut, the Carolinas, Ohio, Tennessee,
Texas and several parts of Florida.
For the youngsters, Cortez artist/musician Stan
Terryl has created a pattern of paddleboats which he
will help the kids make and race.
There will be paddling races with canoes and
kayaks men's, women's and children's all at the
same time down the waterfront Saturday afternoon.
Saturday evening at 6:45 the festival banquet will
begin in the Bayside Banquet Hall, with awards for tra-
ditional boats entered in the show, regatta victors, and
entertainment by Robb White, author, journalist, ex-
tugboat captain, boat-builder and humorist.
General admission for the boat events will be $5.
Entries in the boat show itself will pay $55, which
includes the banquet only $35 for members of the
sponsoring Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage.
' Additional information may be obtained by calling
708-4935.


For the love of reading
Don Fernald of the Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island pit senLis ile club's check for $2,863 to Anna Maria
Elementary School principal Kathy Hayes to fund the Rotary Reader Patch Club. The program promotes
a love of reading by awarding patches to students who read the required list of books and the patches
are then sewn onto sashes. Funding covers each student for the entire time they attend AME. Islander
Photo: Pam Schlueter


Beach renourishment deadline
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1-A

turtle nesting season and the Atlantic hurricane season
runs from June 1 to November 30.
Goodloe started the renourishment project last year
on July 6 and was scheduled to complete the project by
No\. 1. Weather and equipment delays, however, put ,
the project well behind schedule. The company halted


operations just before Christmas because it said jt did
not want to interfere with the Island's winter tourist
season.
Unless Goodloe restarts the project by April 7, it
could lose out on a large portion of its $4.6 million con-
tract yet to be paid the company by the Corps. Accord-
ing to Corps records, Goodloe has only received about
$350,000 of the contract price.
Efforts to reach Goodloe Marine for comment on
an3 anticipated start date were unsuccessful.


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Musical accompaniment for Island garden tour


Music will fill the air April 1 during the Island
Garden Tour, with musicians scheduled to play at three
of the five featured gardens.
The five gardens featured on the tour are:
Island Garden Villas, 5607 Gulf Drive, Holmes
Beach; Bob Wurzel, Charles and Christy Krauss.
208 75th St., Holmes Beach, William Bierbaum
and Kent Williford.
513 South Drive, Anna Maria, Andy and Diane
Gladsden.
122 Hammock Road, Anna Maria, Janet Russell,
homeowner; Rob Crafts, R Crafts Landscaping.
703 North Shore Drive, Anna Maria, Harry and
Karen Lockwood.
The Manasota Saxophone Quartet will play from
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the home of William Bier-
baum and Kent Williford, 208 75th St., Holmes Beach.
Their repertoire includes classical, jazz, rag and con-
temporary music.
Two groups willplay at Island Garden Villas, 5607
Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. The music begins at 10:30
a.m. with Robin's String Trio, comprised of Mary Page,
Beverly Whitby and Karolyn Sillbaugh.
At 2 p.m., the flute trio of Lita Tyler, Paul and Elly
Diesing will also play at Island Garden Villas, 5607


Garden delights
An Island garden tour
benefiting the Anna Maria
Island Community Chorus
and Orchestra will feature five ,
gardens throughout the Island
April 1. Islander Photo: .
Courtesy Dantia Gould


Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
Howie Banfield, an Anna Maria musician who
excels on numerous string instruments and regularly
plays for the dinner crowd at the Anna Maria City
Pier Restaurant, is scheduled to play at 10 a.m. at the
home of Andy and Diane Gladsden, 513 S. Drive, Anna
Maria.
The Island Garden Tour benefits the Anna Maria
Island Community Chorus and Orchestra. Advance
tickets cost $10 and are available at the Anna Maria
Island Chamber of Commerce, 5313' Gulf Drive,
Holmes Beach; Ginny's Antiques & Art, 5602 Marina
Drive, Holmes Beach; Ginny's & Jane E's at the Old
IGA, 9807 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria; Robyn's Nest,
7427 Manatee Ave., Bradenton; and Susan Stribling's,
Two Avenue of the Flowers, Longboat Key.
Tickets will also be on sale the day of the tour at
the five gardens featured for $12.
The other gardens featured, without musical
accompaniment are located at the home of Janet Rus-
sell, 122 Hammock Road, Anna Maria, and the home
of Harry and Karen Lockwood at 703 N. Shore Drive,
Anna Maria.
A variety of artisans will display work at differ-
ent gardens, including Barry Gould, photographs; Joaft

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Poland, mosaics and stepping stones; Jean Murray,
clay sculpture; Judy Jones, watercolorist; Betsy Smith,
nature-inspired mixed media; and Kim Wilson, owner
of Restless Natives, with work from her collection of
artists.
For more information, call Dantia Gould at
778-1880.


Meetings

Anna Maria City
None scheduled.
Anna Maria City Hall,
10005 Gulf Drive, 708-6130.

Bradenton Beach
March 29, 4 p.m., WAVES committee meeting.
March 30, 5 p.m., planning and zoning board meeting
on comp plan.
April 4, 5 p.m., planning and zoning board meeting.
Agenda: Sandpiper Resort major development with
special exception request; Bradenton Beach Marina
and Resort request for-major development planned unit
development request; and Island Inc./Beach Develop-
ment Inc. request for comprehensive plan change and
large-scale development plan change.
April 6, 7 p.m., city commission meeting.
Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.,
778-1005.

Holmes Beach
April 5, 5 p.m., parks and beautification committee
meeting.
Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive,
708-5800.

Of Interest
March 29, 5-7-p.m., U.S. Coast Guard meeting at
Holmes Beach City Hall on changing timed bridge
openings at Anna Maria Island Bridge and Cortez
Bridge.


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April 14 at the reception and silent auction hosted by
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'Sign' of Anna Maria times: Infringing on property rights


By Rick Catlin
Islander Reporter
Plans by the Anna Maria City Commission to pass
a new sign ordinance at its March 23 meeting to reg-
ulate the size and number of signs on commercial
and residential property were curtailed after City Attor-
ney Jim Dye recused himself from the discussion and
some members of the public and Island real estate
industry blasted the commission for even considering
the issue.
Limiting the size and number of signs for a real
estate agent or a business is "hurting capitalism," said
Holmes Beach resident John Cagnina, who owns prop-
erty in Anna Maria.
"The City of Anna Maria seems like it always
wants to infringe on the rights of the businessman," he
alleged. "Do you feel morally comfortable" with this
action?, he asked.
Just a minute, said Commissioner Duke Miller.
The business community came to the city and asked
for new regulation of signs. "It wasn't our idea," he
responded.
Cagnina admitted he had not been at any of the
initial meetings on the issue.
As if public outrage at the ordinance wasn't enough
of a "sign of troubled signs," Dye took himself out of
the advice business on this ordinance because he owns
rental property in Anna Maria.
"There may be a perception," he said, if he gave the
city an opinion. "So I should just stay away" from the
ordinance.
The commission agreed to retain Sarasota attorney
Mike Connolly for advice on the sign ordinance, which
was prepared by City Planner Alan Garrett.
And make no mistake, Garrett told the com-
mission, sign ordinances are probably the "most-
challenged" ordinances in the nation. At issue is the
freedom of speech guaranteed in the U.S. Constitu-
tion.
Indeed, under the proposed ordinance, a residence
could only have one sign on the property with a max-
imum of three square feet and a limited number of
words.
So, asked Commissioner Linda Cramer, if a resi-
dence already has a sign outside the premises with a
name like "Casa de Allan," the owners would be pre-
cluded from putting up a "for rent" or "for sale" sign
under the ordinance?
Correct, replied Garrett, who said he modeled the
ordinance after a similar law on Longboat Key.
But it's up to the commission if it wants to allow
any exceptions or modify the ordinance, he said.
Real estate agents also complained that the three-
square-foot limit was too small and the ordinance did
not consider canalfront property.
Realtor Don Schroder said a "for sale" sign is often
placed along the waterway of a waterfront property
because many potential buyers "cruise" the Island's


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Meanwhile, in Holmes Beach, signs proliferate. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy


canals looking at houses for sale.
Resident Bob Barlow said that while he was
pleased the city was trying to "clean up the real estate
sign issue," the proposed ordinance appears "far too
restrictive on homeowners." He suggested the commis-
sion consult real estate agents on how a sign ordinance
could be written to everyone's satisfaction and he also
questioned how the ordinance would be enforced.
Commission Chairperson John Quam agreed to
discuss the ordinance further and will place the issue on
the commission's April 13 workshop agenda. He also
invited members of the city's real estate and business
community to the workshop for input.
In other business, the commission agreed that
Amador Salinas and his family got the short end of
the stick when the city commission of June 24, 1997,
passed a motion allowing for a zoning change from
commercial to residential for his vacant property at
9907 Gulf Drive.
Unfortunately, when Salinas went to build his
house last year, he was told by Building Official Kevin
Donohue that the property is zoned commercial and he
could not issue a residential building permit.
Seems the commission of 1997 did everything
right, but forgot to pass an accompanying ordinance for
the zoning change.
Salinas said he was "frustrated" because the prop-
erty had been split and another family had been allowed
to build a house several years ago, but now he was
being denied that right. That house was constructed
before Donohue became the building official.
While Salinas asked the commission to pass a
motion for his building permit, Dye told commission-
ers that the legal way.to clear the.situation was to enact
a zoning change ordinance. That, however, will require
Salinas to go before the planning and zoning board for
a public hearing, then to the city commission for public


hearings.
In addition, said Dye, as a legal matter, the city also
has to pass a small change amendment to its compre-
hensive plan and go through that process.
The two procedures could go through the process
"side by side," but the amendment would then have to
go to the Florida Department of Community Affairs
and there is a 30-day waiting period for it to become
effective.
He estimated it would take two months at the city
level to get the changes effected, providing everything
went smoothly.
Dye did say Salinas might want to submit his plans
to the building official for review and be ready to go if
everything is passed.
Former planning and zoning board chairman Tom
Turner, however, said that when he was on the board
several years ago, the commission granted building per-
mits to several people who wanted to build a residence
in a commercial district. He suggested that procedure
could be done immediately to help Salinas, but the
commission did not consider that in its discussions.
Miller told Salinas that there's "not a soul in this
room who doesn't want you to have a house, but we
need to hear the most expeditious way. That's what-
we're trying to do."
Mayor SueLynn said she would help Salinas fill
out the proper request for a zoning change and get the
accompanying small plan amendment to the comp plan
from Dye to go to the P&Z board at the same time.
The commission also turned down a request from
the mayor to discuss a possible purchase of 425 Pine
Ave. for use as a maintenance storage shed for the
public works department. The property was purchased
several months ago by P&Z board member Randall
Stover for $550,000. Stover had offered it to the city
for $875,000.


Register or lose signs in Bradenton Beach


Aesthetics are all in the eye of the beholder Under
the proposed Anna Maria sign ordinance, this sign
would not be permitted in the city. Islander Photo:
Bonner Joy


By Paul Roat
If you have a sign in Bradenton Beach, register
it with the city or expect to lose it come Monday.
Bradenton Beach enacted a tough new sign
ordinance last year that goes into effect April 1.
Building Official Ed Me Adam has said that unli-
censed signs will be confiscated beginning Monday,
April 3, with a $35 fee levied for the sign's return.
Mc Adam said the sign law would be vig-
orously enforced. Mayor John Chappie said he
expected the city to have a storage trailer on hand
for storage of the confiscated signs. -
Real estate companies will probably feel the


most impact from the ordinance, due to their "for
sale" or "for rent" signs. The new law requires the
signs to be free-standing and attached "to a maxi-
mum of two 4-by-4 support posts with the top of the
supporting arm located a maximum of 4 feet from
the ground."
The cost of sign permits is pro-rated this year
at $25 for new signs, and decals are required for all
signs. As of Oct. 1, 2006, cost of real estate signs
will be $50 each per year for new signs, $25 for
annual renewals.
For more information or to apply for sign per-
mits, contact the building department at 778-1-005.


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THE ISLANDER U MARCH 29. 1006i A-5


Traffic, traffic everywhere, not a i


By Rick Catlin
Islander Reporter
Understating the obvious for Anna Maria Island
and Longboat Key, the Coalition of Barrier Island
Elected Officials at its March 21 meeting held a discus-
sion on traffic problems confronting the four member
cities.
While every BIEO member and its invited guests,
such as Sarasota Mayor Mary Anne Servian and Mike
Howe of the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning
Organization, agreed that traffic on the barrier islands
is a problem, no one had an acceptable solution.
LBK Town Commissioner Jeremey Whatmough
suggested a consolidated traffic study of Longboat Key
and Anna Maria Island to come up with possible solu-
tions, but Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore coun-
tered: "What's the point?"
"We might be spending a lot of money for noth-
ing. It's tourist season out here. All the people are
coming from eastern Manatee and Sarasota counties to
the beach at this time of year, or staying out here," she
said.

Bradenton Beach Scenic
Highway ends at city line
Thanks, but no thanks.
Members of the Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway
Corridor Management Entity decided last week that
they weren't interested in expanding the official des-
ignation of Gulf Drive north to merge with the Pahna
Sola Scenic Highway.
Holmes Beach City Commissioner Sandy Haas-
Martens had appeared before the Bradenton Beach
group earlier this year asking for the closure of the
"missing link" between the two entities. The gap runs
through Holmes Beach, she said, and already has exten-
sive landscaping and trolley shelters to bring to the
table.
But the Bradenton Beach group, led by Chair
Michael Pierce, decided that it would prefer to continue
on its own without involving its neighboring city.
Scenic highways are so designated for their historic
or natural beauty and are then available for receipt of
federal and state grants. There are three scenic high-
1;ais in the area: Bradenton Beach. Palma Sgia and
the Tamiami Trail through Manatee and Sarasota coun-
ties.


The problem is only for about four months during
the year, particularly during February and March, she
noted.
"We just have to live with it. We're not about to
four-lane State Road 789 (Gulf Drive). What's left?"
Actually, what's left is another plan for a bridge
direct from the mainland to Longboat Key, an idea
often proposed, but always vetoed on Longboat Key.
Whatmough noted that the U.S. Coast Guard will
hold a public hearing Wednesday, March 29, at the
Holmes Beach City Hall to take public input on chang-
ing the on-demand bridge opening times from every 20
minutes to every half-hour. That move could certainly
improve traffic flow, he said.
The BIEO has worked the past two years to get
the opening times changed and the Coast Guard is seri-
ously considering the request, but opposition from sail-
ing groups in Palmetto and Bradenton has surfaced.
Getting the opening times changed would help the
traffic problem, particularly during the season, What-
mough argued.
"Traffic often backs up from the Cortez Bridge
down S.R. 789, across the Longboat Pass Bridge and
down Gulf of Mexico Drive for three or four miles,"


By Paul Roat
A plateful of controversial issues could be in front
of the Bradenton Beach Planning and Zoning Board
Tuesday, April 4.
Bradenton.Beach Marina owner Allan Bazzy is
requesting a major development within a planned unit
development to create a 12-unit boatell," or motel for
boaters docking at the commercially zoned marina;
which is just south of the Cortez Bridge on Anna Maria
Sound. The motel units are proposed to be one bed-
room with a living room area, kitchen and bath, and the
motel would replace the present storage building at the
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solution in sight
he said. A routine drive from his house to Bradenton
Beach can take more than an hour during February or
March.
Whatmough said a study could be done by the
Center for Urban Transportation Research at the Uni-
versity of South Florida's Sarasota campus, but such.
study would have to come up with some solutions. He.
said Longboat Key is proceeding with its own study,
but there was no consensus from Anna Maria Island
elected officials to join.
But Servian had her own study, one which found
that 80 percent of the traffic going west on Fruitville
Road the main artery to Sarasota's barrier islands -
was headed toward the beach, not downtown Sarasota.
That's likely the same percentage for traffic headed
west on S.R. 64 (Manatee Avenue) and Cortez Road in
Manatee County, Whitmore predicted.
After much discussion, the Island elected officials
agreed to study the results of the Longboat Key study,
but made no promises regarding acceptance of any
potential solutions.
At least all the BIEO members agreed on one thing.
Traffic along the barrier islands is everyone's problem,
but the cure might be worse than the disease,


1404 Gulf Drive N., across the street from Bermuda
Bay, is requesting a comprehensive plan change for
a large-scale development. The city commission had
rejected development of the Gulffront property six
years ago, but subsequent court rulings reversed the
city's denial and orders came through to proceed with
two planned-duplexes, as envisioned by the developer.
There is also a major development application with
a special exception on the table for the. Sandpiper
Resort, 2601 Gulf Drive N. The co-op complex, a resi-
dent-owned mobile home park, wants to build a 25-slip
dock in Anna Maria Sound.
The planning and zoning board meeting will be he l~f'
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6-A M MARCHI29, 2006 U TIIE ISLANDER


Opinion

Buyer, seller, planner beware?
In terms of real estate deals, it's a "buyer beware"
world. Sometimes, you may not really know what
you're getting into.
We've seen deals in the past for duplexes that
weren't duplexes, motels that weren't motels, and sales
that weren't sales, owners that weren't owners ... and
so on down the road.
You may want to think that if it looks like a duplex, it
is a duplex. If it walks like a "triplex," it is one. Not so.
Since the Federal Emergency Management Agency
enacted building limitations in the the mid-1970s, lots
of renovations "behind closed doors" have resulted in
illegal units in existing structures.
Suffice it to say, if a bedroom or kitchenette is
behind the garage door, it may not be "kosher."
Some buyers have had to find out the hard way,
meaning they had to remove illegal units at a painful
price because planned "income" goes out with the false
walls and twin beds.
Now we have what seems like a host of motel-to-
condo conversions in the marketplace. And we have
folks who really don't like the idea too much, and while
they cite a loss of motel accommodations, it appears
to us that most of the conversions here have remained
overnight rentals.
As one city commissioner put it some time back,
"Who cares what the ownership is?" so long as it's
being rented. Well, maybe the tax collector cares if
what we've heard is true and some of those owners are
claiming homestead exemption.
And who wouldn't want to run a motel if someone
else paid the bills to own and maintain it?
Unlike the loss of the Holiday Inn on Longboat Key
to mega-buck residential condos, most of the Anna Maria
Island conversions have remained viable rental units.
It's market driven, like the conversion of several
marinas to condos. We're quickly losing dock space,
maintenance and boat storage for those folks who don't
live on the waterfront. Perico Harbor is going private,
a marina on Pine Avenue is homes, the Holmes Beach
marina is condos, and Galati Marine serves only its
boat-buying customers.
So what's an island without marinas?
Bradenton Beach planners will be faced with that
question when they consider a request to change the
use of much of the only marina there to motel.
And, planners take note, those so-called motel
rooms look more like condos ....
If it waddles, swims and quacks, is it a duck or a
condo?


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Historical society's thanks
As the new executive administrator of the Anna
Maria Island Historical Society I would like to express
my sincere appreciation to all the people who supported
us and Island Heritage Days on March 4.
Thanks to newspapers for the interest they created
with well-placed publicity and colorful ads, commented
on enthusiastically by a visiting retired journalist from
the north and most appreciated by all of us here at
AMIHS.
Thanks to all our volunteers who worked for
months coordinating vendors, parades, publicity and
people to work the different venues on the day of the
fair. To the City of Anna Maria for helping us file the
necessary papers, the sheriff's office and public works
department for their help, prior to and after the fair, and
all the wonderful people who worked that day, giving
so freely of their time.
,Thanks to the chamber of commerce and'the Anna
Maria Island Island Community Center, who helped
with information and supplies. To the bands, clowns
and all the talented demonstrating craft persons and
vendors who joined us on the most perfect day Mother
Nature could have provided. It was a real community
event.


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by an incredible crew of volunteers including Jake
Spooner, Darren Phillips, Peyton Phillips and Cathleen
Burnfield. These volunteers,-along with Commissioner
Janie Robertson and Mayor John Chappie, did back-
breaking work in the sun for three hours on a wonderful
Saturday morning.
Huge thanks to Joe's Eats and Sweets for their
incredibly generous donations, which enabled us to
provide free ice cream and hot dogs to attendees.
Our Expo was made possible by a grant from Southwest
Florida Water Management District, Manasota Basin Board,
but would not have been possible at all without the hard work
of city staff and all of the vendors who showed up to educate
and help our citizens.
Thanks to Manatee County Utilities for delivering our
rain barrels and congratulations to Mike Bazzy-of Bradenton
Beach Marina, who won our rain barrel giveaway.
Please remember to consider the health .of our
waterways when you dump things in the storm drains
or apply fertilizers and.pesticides. Please don't litter
and use smart watering practices. Plant coastal salt-
tolerant landscaping and don't take plastic bags to the
beach. Hope to see you again at next year's Expo.
Vice Mayor Lisa Marie Phillips, Bradenton Beach

It's the prices


Sissy Quinn, Anna Maria In TheIslander dated Feb. 22, 2006, titled "Island

Artists guild generous tourism nosedives, thanks to pipes," that is not so, in
s g my opinion.
The Artists Guild and Phyllis Cogan, director, have I spoke to several different businesses from Long-
been so supportive of my book "Riparian Rites." They boat Key to Anna Maria and they told me their business
hosted a special "open mike" and book signing as well was down in January and some of February also.
as carrying my book amid their beautiful artworks. But as a tourist for 22 years in that area along the
Their organization is so welcoming to aspiring art- Gulf Coast, some resorts have raised the rent by more
ists living in and visiting this community, than $100 a week in 2005. These resorts with outra-
Victoria Underwood, Holmes Beach geous increases are guilty of driving the middle class
Eco E o t s people away. I do not believe your real estate taxes
Eco Expo thanks have increased that much.
There are so many people to thank for the success The pipes are not pretty, but how else are you
of our 2006 Eco Expo held.in Bradenton Beach. going to get renourishment done?
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THE ISLANDER M MARCH 29, 2006 U A-7


Spring forward Sunday and


blame it on Ben Franklin


By Jim Hanson
Islander Reporter
It's that time again, time to move
the hour hand ahead by one hour and
join the reluctant move into
Daylight Saving Time.
And it all began with that
venerable and venerated
statesman and founding
father Benjamin Frank-
lin. He brought it up just whimsi-
cally in an essay he dashed off in
a moment of boredom while an
American delegate to Paris in 1784.
An Englishman named William Willett
started taking it seriously in a pamphlet in
1907, proposing advancing clocks 20 minutes on each
of the four Sundays in April and retarding them again
on four September Sundays.
It didn't take hold but after some experimentation
and frustration amid large British guffaws, in 1925 Par-
liament enacted a law that Summer Time, as it was
called then, should be from April to October.
Florida being nearer the equator than the rest of the
U.S., DST isn't as useful here as it is generally accepted


to be in more northern climes. Or more southern, for
that matter.
The argument is that it reduces demand
for electricity for lighting. In the
summertime, people who rise
S before sunup use more energy
in the morning than if DST
B were not in effect. Though
ei 70 percent of Americans
rise before 7 a.m., this
e waste of energy from having less
sunlight is more than offset by the
savings of energy that result from
more sunlight in the evening. So goes that line
of thought, according to the Internet.
The United States adopted DST in 1918 and has
used it pretty much ever since. Other countries accept
it or don't, according to the local logic.
The purpose is to make better use of daylight,
moving an hour of daylight from morning to evening
in summers, reversing it in winter.
The rule is to "spring forward, fall back." May as
well conform, to avoid confusion, and set your clock
ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, April 2.
Forward, ho!


The Florida Blood Services bloodmobile will be at
Island Fitness Inc. Monday, April 17, one of four blood
drives in the area during the month.
It will accept blood donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the fitness center, 5317 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
Other drives during the month will be Tuesday,
April 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fantasy Travel, 6630
Cortez Road, Bradenton; Monday, April 10, from 7 to
10:30 a.m. at Curves for Women, 4228 Sixth St. W.,
Bradenton; and Thursday, April 13, from 8 to 11 a.m.,
Pinnacle Medical Center, 315 75th St. W., Bradenton.
Amy L. Lee, manager of this territory for


Florida Blood Services, outlined parameters for blood
donors:
Donors must be at least 17, weigh 110 pounds or
more, and enjoy generally good health. "Good health"
means you should not have a cold, flu or sore throat
symptoms, with an acceptable iron level in the blood,
and the iron content will be tested as part of the dona-
tion procedure.
Excluded from giving blood are pregnant women,
people who have had hepatitis or major surgery lately,
or "participated in activities that put you at risk for the
HIV/AIDS virus."


A .


INC -.


In the March 28, 1996, issue of The
Islander, headlines announced:
Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory in
Sarasota said they did not yet have an explanation
why nine dolphins and six sea turtles have been
found dead the past two weeks along the Island's
shores.
Island elected officials and members of the
public have blasted a proposal by the Manatee
County Department of Public Safety to take its
ambulance off Anna Maria Island and station it
elsewhere.
Holmes Beach city commissioners began
discussion of a smaller new city hall with a
$950,000 price tag after a number of citizens
railed at the original $1.2 million cost for the
planned building.







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8-A M MARCH 29, 2006 N THE ISLANDER


Cortez maritime museum is statewide now


By Jim Hanson
Islander Reporter
The maritime museum organized over the past
few months in the village of Cortez has suddenly
become a statewide entity the Florida State Mari-
time Museum.
Formerly called the Florida Gulf Coast Maritime
Museum, the upgrading name change was engineered
by Richard "Chips" Shore, Manatee County clerk of
the circuit court and pretty much the father of the
museum.
Shore told the meeting last week of the sponsoring
Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage that the name is


only logical, since this is the only maritime museum in
the state. Besides, it will give him added leverage with
state officials from whom he is seeking funding help
for the museum a statewide outfit will draw broader
support than its regional predecessor.
He seeks funding to buy a home for the museum,
which now is in the overcrowded Cortez Community
Center and has been envisioned as the chief tenant
of the Seafood Shack restaurant. The county had
expressed some interest in buying the big property for
the museum, but that interest died when proposed boat
ramps there aroused strong opposition.
Shore is keeping the prospect alive through discus-


sions with owner Ham Jones, who has expressed a pref-
erence for selling it for the museum, although the prop-
erty is not being actively marketed. It remains open and
lively, serving customers daily.
Among possible contributors to such a public pur-
chase are various foundations, private interests, inde-
pendent government agencies, and a number of state
agencies, and Shore is hitting them all.
"We are going to make this happen," he told
FISH.
As clerk of court, Shore and his large department
-are responsible for all things historic in Manatee County,
and Cortez is an officially designated historic village.


Anna Maria City board nixes lot split


By Rick Catlin
Islander Reporter
Anna Maria's planning and zoning board March 20
voted to recommend that the city commission deny a
proposed lot split at 204 Archer Way because it said the
lot to be split was not a trapezoid, but a rectangle and
thus did not meet the city requirement for lot shape in
a split.
The subject property has 10,625 square feet of
space and each new lot would have enough square foot-
age to meet the current city code for lot size of a single-
family residence in the R-2 zone.
The original lot was rectangular, said City Plan-
ner Alan Garrett, but the applicants changed that to a
trapezoid because the city code prohibits splits in the
residential-2 (duplex) zone that result in tworectangu-
lar lots. He noted that the code is "silent" on splitting
an irregular-shaped lot such as a trapezoid to build two
single-family units. The applicant admitted to changing
the shape of the lot.
But attorney Mark Barnebey, representing the lot


Fran Barford was
elected chairper-
son of the Anna
S: Maria Planning
-. and Zoning
Board March 20,
*'. replacing Chris
S '. Collins, who
recently resigned
the position.
Barford is a
former mayor of
Temple Terrace.
Islander Photo:
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owners, argued the lot shape is a trapezoid.
"This is a simple petition. The lots are not rect-
angular," he said, and single-family homes are more
compatible with the area than a duplex. The proposal


would not be increasing density, since the applicants
are already allowed to build a new duplex.
Barnebey, a former math teacher at Manatee High
School, said the lot is a trapezoid, but board member
Frank Pytel pointed to the future land use map of the
city's comprehensive plan and said it shows the lot is
a rectangle.
Rectangular lots can be no less than 7,500 square
feet for construction of a single-family home, he said,
but agreed the code makes no mention of split lots that
are not rectangular.
Garrett said that the city code appears to be incon-
sistent when dealing with a "non-rectangular" lot less
than 7,500 square feet for a single-family home in the
R-2 district.
The board was tied 3-3 in its initial vote to recom-
mend approval or denial of the lot split, but voted 4-2
to recommend denial in a second vote.
The city commission will have the final vote on
whether or not to approve the board's ultimate recom-
mendation.


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THLE ISLANDER N MtARICHI29. 2000 a A-9


'Neighbor vs. neighbor ends for many Florida cities


By Rick Catlin
Islander Reporter
Anna Maria Mayor SueLynn will ask the city com-
mission to look at retaining a special magistrate to pre-
side over code enforcement violations and variance
requests, a procedure that many Florida cities and coun-
ties have willingly adopted the past few years to bring
impartiality to such proceedings.
Sharon Barrian of the Florida League of Cities said
more and more cities and counties are adopting the pro-
cedure because "it takes 'neighbor vs. neighbor' out of
the equation."
A special magistrate is an attorney who has had
intensive training in land use and code enforcement
issues and is generally board certified by the Florida
Bar Association. Their function is to act as a "judge"
and settle code disputes or variance requests..They can
also be involved in traffic cases, she said.
In addition, Barrian said, the special magistrate
must have a thorough knowledge of the city codes of
every city that retains his or her services.
The Florida Supreme Court has upheld use of a special
magistrate because variance and code violation hearings are
considered "quasi-judicial" in nature, she said.
SueLynn said she's long considered asking the
commission to establish a special magistrate to make
decisions on code enforcement and variances and feels
the time is right to make the switch.
"I want to eliminate having one neighbor make a
decision about another neighbor. I think we should take
personal opinion and friendship out of the proceedings.
A special magistrate is a trained lawyer who does not
live in the city and can make an impartial decision," she
said.
Amen, added Sonya Williams of the code enforce-
ment office for Deltona, located halfway between Day-
tona Beach and Orlando.
"We've had a special magistrate for two years and
it's worked out well. It cuts through all the neighbor-
hood feuds. You have an impartial person paid by the
city, but who represents all parties. He goes strictly by


the book," she said.
The city turned to the special magistrate system
after experiencing a number of "neighbor vs. neighbor"
incidents where nobody on the code enforcement board
could agree to make a decision against a friend and
neighbor, she said. Some decisions left bitter feelings
on one side of the issue or another, accusations were
hurled and some people became extremely "vehement"
about a decision.
"But the special magistrate has worked out very
well. He doesn't live in the city, so he has no special
interest in either party. He acts like a judge and must be
an attorney licensed by the state, and nobody is 'under
pressure' to make a favorable or unfavorable ruling like
we had in the past," said Williams.
In addition, the special magistrate system cuts
down on the time it takes to reach a decision.
"We used to have cases drag on for months. Now,
the magistrate either makes a decision that night, or
gives a decision the following month after studying the
city codes. But the rulings are always based on impar-


tiality and the law," she added. In Deltona, with a popu-
lation of about 80,000 people, the magistrate holds a
hearing every month.
While the magistrate's rulings are binding, the
amount of the fine can be appealed to the city commis-
sion, she said, and often is when a fine has accumulated
for a number of months or even years.
Deltona uses the services of attorney Charles Cino
of Ormond Beach. Cino said he is a magistrate for a
number of other communities in the Daytona Beach-
Deltona area, in addition to magistrate for the Volusia
County traffic court.
Barrian said most major counties in Florida now
use a special magistrate for code enforcement, includ-
ing Manatee, Dade, Broward, Brevard, Duval, Hills-
borough and Pinellas counties, among others.
SueLynn said she anticipated the commission
would discuss the item at its May workshop.
City Planner Alan Garrett will present a package of
information on the special magistrate system to com-
missioners at the workshop, she said.

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for a sneak preview of the Island
Players Neil Simon production
S "Chapter Two" sponsored by
The Islander newspaper's Relay
^t!i for Life team. Proceeds from
x'' 4--.] the March 21 performance ben-
._ efited the American Cancer Soci-
ety. Pictured are, from left, stand-
ing, Mike Hurst, Troy Conley
S and cancer survivors Mary Smith
Sand Maureen Morris. Seated are
S cancer survivor and Islander
Relay for Life team captain
Nancy Ambrose and Bobby
Edington. Islander Photo:
S.. ... Edna Tiemann


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and plant sale was "a huge success" as a fundraiser and
a social event, said a spokesperson.
In all it raised $1,018.10 for the club, she said:
Raffle tickets $404, plant sales $299.70, bake sales
$164.95, coin.votes $126.60; refreshments $22.85.
First-place winners in the flower arrangement competi-
tion, chosen by people voting with their coins, were:


Life in a shell, Ginny Garland; green theme, Dawn
Haskins; beauty of the geisha, Priscilla Seawald; coun-
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Pelletier; geometric design, Seawald; horticulture, Sea-
wald; picnic at the seashore, Carol Surko and Anne
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'Open exhibit'-submissions sought for April show
The Anna Maria Island Art League has set per piece, \ ith a limit of three pieces per artist.
April 4 as the date to receive submnilioins for its The opening reception will be from 5:30 to
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annual Tour of Homes
to benefit the Anna
Maria Island Commu-
nity Center are commit-
tee members, seated,
left to right, Ann Home
and Marcia Powers,
and standing, from left,
Kethy MacKenzie, Aida
McAffee, Betsy Smith,
Penny Reinholz, Joan
Pettigrew and Dolores
Harrell. In the back-
ground is the quilt
made by the Eyeland
Needlers, which was
the featured raffle
prize. Islander Photo:
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Tour nets $37,382, Cortez festival $65,000


Sponsors of two recent fundraising events in the
area have completed their tabulations and are jubilant
at the results.
The Anna Maria Island Tour of Homes March 18,
with five Island homes opened to the public, realized
some $37,000, said the sponsor and beneficiary, Anna
Maria Island Community Center, including the Center's
share of The Islander's special publication.
Across Anna Maria Sound, the Cortez Commercial


Fishing Festival in mid-February has compiled its fig-
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go toward the purchase of property within the FISH
Preserve.
The purchase will fill in a blank spot in ownership
of the Preserve by the Florida Institute for Saltwater
Heritage, said FISH President Allen Garner. The Pre-
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Library to note poetry week
with guest speaker Blinn
National Poetry Week will be noted at the
Island Branch Library with Lucia Blinn read-
ing from her new book, "Lucia, Passing for
Normal," at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 11.
Blinn is a poet, author and retired advertis-
ing director who lives on Longboat Key and has
read her works on National Public Radio and at
a number of cultural events in Chicago, Texas
and Colorado, as well as Florida.
The sponsoring Friends of the Island
Library note that her poems have been described
as "witty, wise and bittersweet, which ... gives
us a glimpse of ourselves."
The Friends' programs at the library, 5701
Marina Drive, are open to the public free, and
the organization asks that attendees be seated
before 10:25 a.m.
Details may be obtained by calling
778-6341.



Writers meet Monday
The Gulf Coast Writers organization will meet
at 10:15 a.m. Monday, April 3, at the Island Branch
Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Partici-
pants are to bring original writings to read. Details may
be obtained by calling 761-9036.

Belle Haven art show
scheduled for Saturday
The first art show at Belle Haven cottage will be
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 1, the Anna Maria
Island Historical Society has.announced.
It will be the initial event of many planned around
the historic cottage that was at the end of the Anna
Maria City Pier until a storm sent it into the bay in
1926. It was recovered and put to use as a residence
until its restoration by the society over the past few
years.
It is at the Anna Maria Island Historical Park, 416
Pine Ave.. A-nna MalNria.
During the art show and sale April 1, Carolyne
SNorwood, former director of the. society, and its
museum, will-sign copies of her book, "Anna Maria
Island, the Early Days."
In charge of artworks for the show is Zoe Von Aver-
camp, former -director of the Artists Guild of Anna
Maria Island. She has signed up these artisans:
Gloria Hall Cropper, basket weaving demonstra-
'tion; Shirley O'Day, wood carving demonstration;
Peggy Potter, watercolors; Fay Neirman, mixed media;
Jean King. potter: Carla Neirman, garden sculptures;
Joan Voyles, watercolors and prints of Island land-
marks; and Mark Alonzo, natural media.
Additional information may be obtained from the
society 's director. Sissy Quinn, at 778-5120.

Six-week cancer
cooking course set
A six-Saturday course designed to help its students
prevent and survive cancer through the food one eats
will begin April 8 at the Anna Maria Island Community
Center.
The cooking course will "not only teach people
what foods are good for them, but show them how to
make foods taste good," said the sponsoring Cancer
Project, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
A low-fat vegetarian diet will be proposed, heavy
in fruits, vegetables and whole grains with less fats and
substitutes for dairy products.
It will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the follow-
ing Saturdays:
April 8, "Fueling Up on Low-Fat Foods."
April 15, "Favoring Fiber."
April 22, -Disco\ ering Dairy Alternatives."
May 6, "Replacing Meat."
May 13, "Planning Healthy Meals/Antioxidents
and Phytochemicals."
May 20, "Immune-Boosting Foods/Maintaining a
Healthy Weight."
Ellen Jaffe Jones will guide participants through
preparation of recipes. The course is free and classes
will be at the Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Details may. be obtained.by calling 778-1908.


Authors pack island Branch
Library for library week
Nearly two dozen local authors, illustrators and
photographers are scheduled to present informal talks
at the Island Branch Library Apri81 3-7 for National
Library Week.
The schedule of events includes the following.
April 3, 3-5 p.m.: James Stanley Barlow, "Appa-
lachia and Beyond: Yarns and Yearnings;" Gene
Domienik, "I Remember the Yorktown;" Jack Hub-
bard, "Patriot's Will;" and Patricia McCroy, "Deatgh
Be Proud: Art and Anthropology of Final Resting
Places."
April 4, 10 a.m.-noon: Bree Hill, "Cooking Secrets,
Our Love Affairs with Food and Travel;" Ralph Hunter,
"From Calusas to Condos: A Pictoral History of Long-
boat Key;" Andrew Clyde Little, "Before Whispers
Become Silence;" and Carolyne Norwood, "Anna
Maria Island: The Early Days, 1893-1940."
April 5, 10-11:30 a.m.: Gene Ciliberti, "I've Never
Been Old Before;" Charles Entwistle, "The Promise;"
and Sigfried Mauritz, "The Road Home."
April 5, 3-5 p.m.: Jude Hatcher Bangs, "The Elf
King;" H. Terrell Griffin, "Longboat Blues: A Mys-
tery;" James Macomber, "Art Part;" and Bruce Allen
Wallis, "Muggs Mulcher."
April 6, 10 a.m.-noon: Jolie Bell, "Poor Tugger;"
Ralph Fondes, "From the Attic to Military Museums:
How to Honor Your Family by Donating and Pre-
serving Military History;" Justin Noyes/Joan Condon,
"Snuffy the Magical Dragon;" and Patricia McCroy,
"Death Be Proud: Art and Anthropology of Final Rest-
ing Places."
April 7, 10 a.m.-noon: Ciliberti, Griffin, and
Macomber.
The Island Branch Library is located at 5701
Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Further information is
available at 778-6341.


Featured sale: This custom home at 3104 Ave. F
Holmes Beach, sold in October 2004for $1,735,000
and in March 2006for $2,391,000, amounting to
a 37-percent increase. The cost per square foor is
$1,141. It was on the market for 103 days. Islander
Photo: Jesse Brisson

Island real estate sales
3104 Ave. F, Holmes Beach, a 2,094 sfla / 3,048
sfur 3bed/2bath/3car Gulffront home built in 2003 on
a 50x135 lot was sold 03/07/06, Bartizal to Minkovitz
for $2,391,000; list $2,499,000.
3715 Gulf Drive, a vacant 88x100 lot zoned R4
was sold 03/07/06, Coleman to Johnson McCaleb
Development LLC for $800,000; list $800,000.
1800 Gulf Drive N., Unit 108, La Costa, Braden-
ton Beach, a 952 sfla / 1,088 sfur 2bed/2bath Gulffront
condo built in 1979 was sold 03/08/06, Messer to Oak-
land Partners LLC for $700,000.
6300 Marina Drive, Unit 10B, Island Walk, Holmes
Beach, a 1875 sfla 3bed/2.5bath/2car condo built in
2005 iwas sold 03/07/06, OM Island Properties LLC to
Wessels for $645,000; list $695,000.
2412 Gulf Drive N., Unit 301, Club Bamboo
South, Bradenton Beach, a 480 sfur studio condo was
sold 03/06/06, S and S Beach Properties LLC to Lewi-
son for $550,000.
1801 Gulf Drive N., Unit 222, Runaway Bay, Bra-
denton Beach, a 691 sfla / 771 sfur lbed/lbath condo
built in 1978 was sold 03/08/06, Baake to Ksiazek for
$305,000; list $315,000.
Jesse Brisson, broker/associate at Gulf-Bay Realty of
Anna Maria, can be reached at Gulf-Bay (941) 778-7244.
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Fit to be tide?
Several owners of businesses located in the Island
Fitness Center building in Holmes Beach say they have
been advised that the building will be sold to the devel-
opers of the Tidemark hotel/condominium/marina cur-
rently under construction adjacent to the building.
While efforts t6 confirm a potential purchase with
Tidemark managing partner Nick Easterling were unsuc-
cessful, the same business owners said they have been
told that Tidemark wants the businesses to remain.
The building is owned by Sunrise Landings LLC,
for which the principal owner is John Belsito.
According to a real estate agent with Gulf-Bay
Realty in the center building, Tidemark had an option
Son the property and since it was listed for sale, it is
assumed they chose to exercise the option. The list
price was reported to be more than $2 million.
The Islander's source said Tidemark is expected to
raze the building to build additional residential condo/
motel units over office/retail space.
Efforts to reach either Belsito or Ken Dardis of
SReliance Property Group and Tidemark Partners LLC
were unsuccessful.

Mayors turn to commissions for
consolidation study funding
Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie and Holmes
Beach Mayor John Chappie will ask their respective
city commissions to split the $25,000 cost of a study
on the feasibility of consolidation that they proposed
would be done by the Carl Vinson Institute of Govern-
ment at the University of Georgia.
SWhitmore said she and Chappie have discussed the
study with Harry Hayes of the CVIG and he's outlined
the parameters and costs for an initial study.
According to Whitmore, Hayes said the $25,000
plus expenses is for the team to come to both cities
for "information gathering" for a study to determine if
- consolidation of the two cities is feasible.
Voters in both cities last fall approved a non-binding
referendum that each city should explore the feasibility of
consolidating Island governments. The Anna Maria City
Commission declined to put the measure on its ballot.
Hayes and his governmental team have done a
number of consolidation studies throughout the south-
eastern United States, including a study for Sea Island and
St. Simons in Georgia, that found taxpayers in the two
cities would save a minimum of $500,000 in administra--
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Church activity center, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes
Beach.
Black tie is optional for the event, whose opening
reception will be followed by dinner, open bar, wines,
desserts, live and silent auctions, diamond raffle, plus
TV and PT Cruiser golf cart raffles. After the auction
will-be dancing will be to music by the Shaman band.
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Helen Cole Stewart
Helen Cole Stewart, 92, of Bradenton and formerly
Holmes Beach, died March.
Miss Stewart grew up in a little town in Mississippi
and later graduated magnum cum laude from Louisiana
State University with a degree in music. She played the
piano when she was a young girl and loved music all her
life. She entered the foreign service, U.S. State Depart-
ment, in 1947, and lived and worked for the foreign ser-
vice for the next 26 years. Italy was her favorite country,
and she spent a number of years working at the embassy
in Rome and also at the consulate in Naples. She lived in
Belgrade (then Yugoslavia) right after World War II, and
also spent time in Bonn, Germany. She had a tour of duty
in Morocco, and later worked in Turkey, Saudi Arabia
and Pakistan. Her final post was in Paris, where she lived
and worked for the last five years of her career. She
loved walking on the beaches on Anna Maria Island and
spent many hours at the Island Branch Library in Holmes
Beach. She loved music, reading and gardening.
She is survived by niece and nephew, Victoria Free-
man, of Bradenton, and Currey Freeman, who lives
near Dallas, Texas; great nephews Kent Freeman and
Reid Freeman; and great-great nephew Connor Stewart
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Bustle, mayor of Palmetto; Dick Gerhardt, volunteer; SueLynn, mayor ofAnna Maria; Bill Griffin, volunteer
and granddaughter Paige; Ellen Campell, executive director of Meals on Wheels; Richard Bohnenberger vice
mayor of Holmes Beach; and Larry Guizar volunteer. Islander Photo: Courtesy MOM Greg Ward


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Island Mail also offers overnight, 2nd and 3-day
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Laughter, tears, applause for Island Players 'Chapter Two'


By David Futch
Neil Simon has written some of the finest works of
Sthe 20th century and his outing with "Chapter Two" offers
up the witty repartee he is known for and the.deep inner
feelings he is not.
Chapter Two at the Island Players theater in Anna
Maria gives us a close look at the machinations of his
relationship with wife Marsha Mason, revealing all that
is good and bad in second marriages.
The stage set is the first clue into the dichotomy of
personal angst so evident in all marriages, specifically
marriage No. 2.
Phyllis Elfenbein, who also directs Chapter Two, and
stage crew chief Jack Abene have recreated two Manhat-
tan apartments side-by-side, one is the upper east side and
the other on Central Park's lower west side.
And while the stage takes you to two New York apart-
ments, the lighting takes you from one apartment to the
other with ease and expectation thanks to the skills of
lighting design of Chris McVicker.
Sound design for "Chapter Two" and some impec-
cable timing is by Bob Grant and the stylish costuming is
achieved by Don Bailey.
An invisible wall between the apartments sets the
stage for laughter and tears, yin and yang. First act, laugh-
ter. Second act, tears.
Any second-marriage couple will relish what Simon
put on paper and what Island Players has brought to the
stage.
Robin Rhodes as Jennie Malone is superb in bring-
ing to life what Mason must have been feeling before and
after her marriage to Simon.
Island Player's newcomer Gino Norman offers up a
George Schneider filled with misgivings after the death of
his first wife. Norman bares his soul and gives the audi-
ence some possible second thoughts about their second
marriages. And there's nothing like a stage actor who can
show us vulnerability. Norman does so in a manner not
often seen in community theater.
One-liner after one-liner characteristic Simon -
invade the first act. Introspection invades the second.
In 1999, Janos Smal of Budapest, Hungary, wrote
about "Chapter Two" in a way common to every man and
woman going into second tries.
Smal wrote, "Shortly after the'death of his beloved



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a temperamental and equally witty actress, being encour-
aged by his full-blooded brother Leo and her romance-
hungry best friend Faye Medwick, who have problems of
their own.
"Simon's autobiographical play no doubt rewards his
addicts with several bright one-liners and also some per-
missive, gloomier-than-usual domestic drama.
"Jennie Malone: 'I am wonderful, I'm nuts about
me, and if you're stupid enough to throw someone sen-
sational like me aside, you don't deserve as good as
you've got.'"
Schneider's brother Leo, played by Rick Kopp, plays
"matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match" all the
while making a surreptitious affair with Chapter Two's
other matchmaker, Faye, played by the gorgeous and tal-
ented Rachael Steckel. Island Players is lucky to have the
obnoxious pair and here's hoping they win more soothing
roles in the future.
The synopsis of the play comes in the second act
when Jenny Malone says to George, who is dealing with
the death of his first wife: "What do you want? Bitterness.
Anger. Fury. Oh, how we hurt each other."
The more you love someone, the more they hurt you.
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The audience feels it. Again, laughter in the first
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always seems to bring out the best and worst in his one-
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and "Barefoot in the Park."
In the opening of the first act, George has just
returned from an extended vacation to London, Paris and
Rome and is aloof when brother Leo shows up at his door,
castigating George for leaving sour milk in the fridge and
water dripping in the bathroom where icicles have formed
on the open window and shower stall.
George is not fazed, barely paying attention to brother
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and make believe I didn't have a wife of 12 years. I went
shopping in London and a clerk in the store asked me, 'Do
you see what you want?' I turned to him and said, 'She's
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This is a tale about remorse and rediscovery. If we all
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Wednesday, March 29
8 to 10 a.m. "Good Morning Longboat Key" program
and blood drive at the Longboat-Lido-St. ArmandKeys Cham-
ber of Commerce office, 6980 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat
Key. Information: 383-2466.
12:30 to 4 p.m. Duplicate bridge at the Anna Maria
Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Information: 778-1908. Fee applies.

Thursday, March 30
10 a.m. to noon- Heritage Days walking tour of down-
town Bradenton departs from Manatee County Historical
Records Library, 1405 Fourth Ave. W., Bradenton.
5 to 7p.m. Preview reception for "The New World in
the Eyes of Explorers" at the South Florida Museum, 201
10th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 746-4131 ext. 20. Fee
applies.

Friday, March 31.
11 a.m. to 7p.m. Boat Expo at the Sarasota-Braden-
ton International Convention Center, 8005 15th St. E., Sara-
sota. Information: 355-9161. Fee applies.
7p.m. -The Living Stations of the Cross at St. Bernard
Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Infor-
mation: 778-4769.
8 p.m. Florida West Coast Symphony "Masterworks"
at Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton.
Information: 953-4252. Fee applies.

Saturday, April 1
8:30 a.m. Kiwanis Club meeting at Cafe on the Beach,
Manatee Public Beach, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art show at Belle Haven Cottage,
Anna Maria Island Historical Museum, 416 Pine Ave., Anna
Maria. Information: 778-0492.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Island Garden Tour of various loca-
tions to benefit the Anna Maria Island Community Chorus and
Orchestra. Tickets available at the Anna Maria Island Com-
munity Center, 402 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information:
778-1908. Fee applies.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Garden walk at the Village of the
Arts, between Ninth Street West and 14th Street West, Bra-
denton. Information: 747-0823.
11 a.m. to 7p.m. Boat Expo at the Sarasota-Braden-
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Sunday, April 2
11 a.m. to 7p.m. Boat Expo at the Sarasota-Braden-
ton International Convention Center, 8005 15th St. E., Sara-
sota. Information: 355-9161. Fee applies.
5:30 p.m. Classical guitarist Rex Willis and flutist Lisa
Barbanera at Bishop Planetarium, 201 10th St. W., Braden-
ton. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies.

Monday, April 3
8:30 a.m. Internet class at the Island Branch Library,
5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Registration: 778-6341.
10:15: Gulf Coast Writers meeting at the Island Branch
Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information:
761-9036.
3 to 5p.m. National Library Week meet and greet fea-
turing authors and illustrators James Stanley Barlow, Gene
Domienik, Jack Hubbard and Patricia McCroy at the Island
Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Informa-
tion: 778-6341.

Tuesday, April 4
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Questions about Medicare Part-D
enrollment answered by Michael Vejins at the Anna Maria
Island Chamber of Commerce, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes
Beach. Information: 778-1541.
10 a.m. to noon National Library Week meet and greet
featuring authors and illustrators Bree Hill, Ralph Hunter,
Andrew Clyde Little and Carolyne Norwood at the Island
Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Informa-.
tion: 778-6341.
10 a.m. to 2p.m.- Bloodmobile at Fantasy Travel, 6630
Cortez Road, Bradenton.
Noon Anna Maria Island Rotary Club lunch meeting
with guest Ashley Brown, executive director of the Women's
Resource Center, at the BeachHouse Restaurant, 200 Gulf
Drive, Bradenton Beach. Information: 713-0042.

Wednesday, April 5
7 to 8 a.m. Pier Regulars meeting at Anna Maria City
Pier, 100 S. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria. Information: 778-7062.
10 a.m. to noon National Library Week meet and
greet featuring authors and illustrators Gene Ciliberti, Charles
Entwistle and Siegfried Mauritz at the Island Branch Library,
57001 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 778-6341.
12:30 to 4 p.m. Duplicate bridge at the Anna Maria
Island Community Center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Information:778-1908. Fee applies.
2p.m. Sarah Pappas, president of Manatee Commu-
nrity College, presentation at the Island Branch Library, 5701
Marina Drivb,Holmes Beach. Information: 779-2299.
3 to 5 p.m-. National Library Week meet and greet
featuring authors and illustrators Jude Hatcher Bangs, H.Ter-
rell Griffin, James Macomber and Bruce Allen Wallis at the
Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes'Beach.
Information: 778-6341.


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6 to 8 p.m. Opening reception for Italo Botti exhibit at
Wallace Fine Art, 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, #103, Longboat
Key. Information: 387-0746.

Ongoing:
"Many Faces, One Story" Manatee Heritage Days exhi-
bition at Family Heritage House Museum, Manatee Commu-
nity College, 5840 26th St.W., Bradenton, through March 3;.
Information: 752-5319.
Watercolors by "Lolly" Loretta Owens at the Island
Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, through
March 31.
Russian artists of the Surikov Institute exhibit at Wallace
Fine Art, 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, through
March 31. Information: 387-0746.
"Shalom de Cuba: Lives of Cuban Jews" photo exhibit
by Beth Reynolds at Manatee Community College fine art
gallery, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton, through April 6. Informa-
tion: 752-5225.
Shakespeare on the Bay "The Comedy of Errors" at
Powel Crosley Estate, One Seagate Drive, 8374 N. Tamiami
Trail, Sarasota, through April 7. Information: 722-3244. Fee
applies.
"Chapter Two" at the Island Players, Pine Avenue
and Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, through April 9. Information:
778-5755. Fee applies."
Island fiber artists Cyndy Custis celebrates 30 years
of weaving with a display at the Island Branch Library, 5701
Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, through April 30. Information:
779-9118.
'The New World in the Eyes of Explorers" at the South
Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradentori, through June
4. Information: 746-4131. Fee applies.

Upcoming:
Manatee Personal Computer Users Group at Freedom
Village, Bradenton April 6.
National Library Week continues at the Island Branch .
Library April 6-7.
Spring open exhibit at the Anna Maria Island Art
League April 7.
Living Stations of the Cross at St. Bernard Catholic
Church April 7.
Juvinile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk at Prime
Outlets, Ellenton April 7.
Art walk at Village of the Arts, Bradenton April 7-8.
Island Baptist Church Block Party April 8.,
Cortez Picnic April 8.
Healthy Kids Day at the Manatee YMCA April 8.
Cancer prevention and survival cooking course at the
Anna Maria Island Community Center April 8.
Family origami at the Island Branch Library April 8.
S"Rub, Buff and Shine" Rotary Club's Relay for Life team
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Island police reports
Anna Maria City
March 23, 200 block of Pine Avenue, driver's
license. A driver was stopped for running a stop sign. A
records check revealed he had no driver's license. He
was given a traffic citation.
Bradenton Beach
March 16, 600 Gulf Drive S., Cortez Beach, bur-
glary. Two women claim they locked their purses in the
trunk of their car and when they returned discovered
their cash and credit cards were missing.
Holmes Beach
March 18, 4000 Gulf Driye, Manatee Public
Beach, drug arrest. David Lawson, 48, of Bradenton,
was found sitting in the sea oats at the public beach. He
was asked to empty his pockets and was found in pos-
session of marijuana. He was given a notice to appear.
March 19, 5800 block of Gulf Drive, suspicious
incident. A woman reported her husband missing. She
advised that he suffers from Alzheimer's disease and
somehow had left the residence. According to the
report, he was found by the officer walking in the 5400
block of Marina Drive and was taken home.
March 19, 5410 Marina Drive, D.Coy Ducks, drug
equipment. Officers responded to a report of a distur-
bance. When they arrived, the persons involved had dis-
persed, except for Joshua Floyd, 23, of Holmes Beach,
who was found hiding behind a vehicle. According to
the report, he admitted to taking part in the disturbance.
In the process of conducting a pat-down for weapons,
the officer discovered a pipe used to smoke drugs in the
defendant's pocket.
March 21, 4307 Gulf Drive, Caymen Cay, burglary.
A woman reported that someone entered her car and
went through the center console leaving the contents
on her front seat.
March 21, 600 Manatee Ave., Westbay Cove, bur-
glary. A woman reported some jewelry missing from a
dresser drawer.
March 22, 3407 E. Bay Drive, Sandy Pointe 2 con-


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A Bradenton Beach man was arrested by Man-
atee County Sheriff's Office deputies shortly before
8 p.m. March 22 after being found nude inside a
Bradenton home that deputies said he had entered
illegally.
Darius Buri, 34, of Bay Drive South in Bra-
denton Beach, had apparently attempted to enter a
house in the 7800 block of 78th Avenue Drive West
in Bradenton, prompting the woman in the home to
call officers.
According to the report, he had banged on
the door of the occupied home and tried the door
handle, then had gone around the back of the house
and had started banging on the sliding glass door.
A woman inside the house called 911 and said
she was afraid for herself and her children and that
she didn't know the man who was later identified


dominium, theft. A woman reported her bike and fish-
ing poles were stolen from her carport.
March 22, 3324 E. Bay Drive, West Marine store,
theft. According to the report, an employee was alleg-
edly making false merchandise returns and keeping the
cash.
March, 22, 2700 block of Avenue C, burglary. A
man reported that someone entered his unlocked vehi-
cle, which was parked in his driveway. According to the
report, the perpetrator found a set of keys in the pocket
of the car door and attempted to-start the car with them,
however the keys were not for the vehicle and a portion
of one broke off in the ignition.
March 23, 600 Manatee Ave., Westbay Cove,
assault. Officers responded to a vehicle crash in which
the driver of a Jeep struck a tree. When officers
approached the scene, the driver reportedly became
enraged, yelling and swearing at them. According to the
report, he began punching the hood of a police vehicle.'
He was placed under arrest.


as Buri.
When the sheriff's deputies arrived they found
a neighboring home with the door open and Buri,
pantless, sitting on the sofa.
According to the report, Buri admitted he
did not live in the house and became belligerent
with officers, eventually scuffling with a deputy
before he was handcuffed. He was taken to Mana-
tee Memorial Hospital for observation because,
according to the report, "he was so wild and out
of it."
While at the hospital, Buri punched a security
guard, according to reports, then was taken to jail.
He was charged with attempted occupied burglary,
battery and resisting arrest with violence.
Mike Quin, publisher of NewsManatee.com
contributed to this story.


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It is the second annual Friends in Music
live performance and selections will include
gospel and jazz standards performed by soprano
Carole Cornman, who is the choir director at the
church, and jazz pianist Tom Benjamin.
There will be light refreshments following
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Anna Maria resident Dr. Roy Davis was already
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the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
"After the war started, I got a student deferment,
but I was still registered for the draft. I knew eventually
I'd have to decide on the draft or join. I always liked
the Navy's uniforms, so that made up my mind and I
joined the Navy's V-12 program."
That was the U.S. Navy's equivalent of officer can-
didate school, but Roy wasn't taken immediately.
In the fall of 1943, just after the football season
ended and Roy was elected captain of the football team,
the Navy decided it needed a new ensign and ordered
him to report to Plattsburgh, N.Y., for officer training.
"We graduated on June 5, 1944. Half the class went
to Europe and the rest to the Pacific, which is where
I was sent. The Pacific sounded good to me because I
heard they had a lot of lush, tropical islands."
Roy was to see a lot of these lush tropical islands,
but mostly from the deck of his ship as it assisted in the
invasion of these "lush tropical islands."
Sailing on a troop ship from San Franciso to Gua-
dalcanal, Roy remembers that he was with a lot of other
newly commissioned ensigns.
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Roy Davis as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S.
Navy in World War II.

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At Guadalcanal, Roy received his ship assignment.
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got orders to LCI (landing craft infantry) 455, one of
the work-horses of the Navy's invasion fleet.
The LCI was only about 150 feet long and carried
a crew of just four officers and about 90 enlisted men.
"My first action was the invasion of Palau on Sept.
15, 1944," Roy remembered. "I was assigned to the for-
ward 40 millimeter rocket launchers. Here I was, just a
young ensign and I was supposed to tell these veterans
what to.do. I wisely just stood and watched."
He quickly realized he was in the war when the
18 LCIs in the line abreast let loose with about 2,000
rockets at the same time. "When they fired, the noise
was deafening. I knew then I was in the war, but I was
still too dumb to be scared. I guess I just trusted in the
good Lord."
The LCIs were the forward part of the invasion and
fired on Palau from about 1,000 yards offshore. The
Japanese quickly returned fire and Roy could see the
Japanese artillery shells splashing closer and closer to
his ship with each round.
"The last one hit about 10 yards from us. We
weren't damaged, but we knew the next one would be
on target because they had been advancing their fire
about 10 yards closer with every.shell. It was obvious
they now had the range. We waited for the next one to
hit us, but it never did."
Some other ship apparently got its own range on
the Japanese shore battery and put it out of action with
some well-placed shells before Roy's LCI ended its
first and last combat.
"I just thanked the Lord for watching over me -
and somebody taking out that artillery," he said.
LCI455 participated in a number of other invasions
in the South Pacific, but was forced to the island of
Ulithi in early 1945 to ride out a typhoon.
"That was the only time I got off the ship in 15
months," said Roy with a laugh. "We had been just too
busy."
While on Ulithi, Roy had a brush with the powerful
and famous. Rounding a corner one day in a hurry, he
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Greatest Generation
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he almost knocked down an admiral, who turned out
to be Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, the Navy's top
commander in the Pacific and a man known to every
sailor in the Pacific for his "no nonsense" manner.
"I almost flattened him, but he just gruffed and kept
on going. I swallowed hard and saluted as best I could.
Luckily, he decided it wasn't the right time to chew out
a young ensign in a hurry. So I can always say I sort of
met Admiral Halsey."
Then came the big invasion of Okinawa on April
1, 1945.
The Japanese put up a fierce resistance and began
sending kamikazes over to the fleet at anchor every
night.
"Our job was to put up a smoke screen to keep the
Japanese pilots from finding the ships. So, the Japanese
started sending boats through the smoke to blow up our
ships."
One night after putting down a layer of fog, Roy's
LCI was on patrol on the outer edge of the fleet, looking
for kamikaze boats. "They really didn't want to blow
us up, they were looking for the battlewagons and car-
riers," he remembered.
A mess steward on watch said he saw a Japanese
kamikaze boat hiding in the fog, but he refused to fire
his cannons.
"I finally got him to follow orders and shoot. He.
missed with the first shot, but every other gun on the
ship found the mark, and within 30 seconds the boat
was blown up.
After Okinawa ended in late May, LCI 455 was
eventually ordered back to Pearl Harbor to prepare for
the invasion of Japan, expected in the fall of 1945.
"We had our orders to leave Pearl and proceed to a
spot near the Japanese coast to get ready for the inva-
sion. I can tell you we weren't looking forward to it,
but we were ready to do our duty. Then, we got word
that the atom bomb had been dropped. We didn't know
what it was, but a few days before we were to sail, we
heard Japan had surrendered and our orders were can-
celed."
That touched off a wild celebration among the gun


Today, Dr Roy Davis is a retired physician who
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crews of the more than 500 ships docked at Pearl.
"Everyone was firing into the air. It was a wild
celebration and it's a wonder nobody got killed," Roy
said, laughing at the memory. "We sure were a bunch
of happy sailors."
The Navy sent Roy and his ship to Kauai Island
for three weeks after the surrender while it figured out
what to do with them.
"That was the time of our lives. It was a beautiful
island. We had three weeks to do nothing but swim, fish
and surf. That was great."
Unfortunately for Roy, however, he didn't have
enough points for a discharge when the time came for


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most of the crew to head home.
He was made captain of his LCI with just a skel-
eton crew and was sent to the Philippines with his ship,
where it operated between islands as a ferry service for
Naval personnel and civilians.
After nearly a year of this post-war duty, Roy was
finally ordered to sail his LCI to San Diego for decom-
missioning.
He took his discharge and returned to Hope Col-
lege in Michigan. The G.I. Bill would give him enough
money to complete his medical studies at Wayne State
University. He graduated as a medical doctor in 1951.
He originally wanted to be a medical missionary.
Newly married, he and his wife went to Nigeria in
1953, but his wife suffered an illness and they returned
to Michigan after just six months.
Roy went into private practice as a family physi-
cian for 13 years and became extremely busy. He then
took a job as head of the student health services at
Ferris State University for 10 years, and concluded his
public service career with a community hospital.
He retired from practice in 1984, but lost his first
wife in an auto accident in 1988.
In 1989, he was able to fulfill his lifelong ambition
when he went to Niger in Africa as a medical mission-
ary, then to Nepal.
Roy married his second wife, Vivian, in 1992 and
retired for good to Anna Maria in 1994.
For many years, Roy attended reunions of the LCI
455 crew, something that always gave him a sense of
pride in its accomplishments and the men who served
on board. He gave a speech at the 2005 reunion, the last
scheduled for the dwindling numbers of men of LCI
455.
"I always say I was a member of the 'Fortunate
-Generation,' and I was so proud to serve with those
men. I'm proud of who we were andwho we are.
"The Navy was a very positive experience. When I
became captain of the ship, I learned a lot of leadership
and character then, and this helped me later in life. I
wasn't a hero. The heroe- are still o\er there. And I'd
do it all over again with the same group of guys if I had
to."
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Quinn to address Kiwanians
at Saturday breakfast
Sissy Quinn, executive director of the Anna Maria
Island Historical Society and its museum in Anna
Maria City, will speak at a meeting of the Island
Kiwanis Club Saturday, April 1.
The meeting will follow the club's weekly break-
fast at the Cafe on the Beach, at the Gulf end of Mana-
tee Avenue in Holmes Beach.
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778-8444.



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Yogurt, Bagels, Fruit
Lunch: Shrimp Poppers or Chicken Quesadilla,
Steamed Rice, Veggies with Dip, Peaches
Tuesday, April 4
Breakfast: Chicken Patty on a Biscuit, Cereal,
Toast, Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, Fruit
Lunch: Corn Dog or Baked Breaded Chicken,
Crisp Salad, Broccoli with Cheese Sauce, Sliced
Pears
Wednesday, April 5
Breakfast: Pancake on a Stick, Yogurt, Cereal,
Toast, Fruit
Lunch: Turkey Gravy on Mashed Potatoes or
Breaded Beef Patty, Steamed Peas, Mandarin
Oranges and Pineapple
Thursday, April 6
Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls, Cereal, Toast,
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Lunch: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce or Grilled
Cheese, Breadstick, Mixed Vegetables, Pineap-
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Friday, April 7
Breakfast: Glazed French Toast Sticks, Graham
Crackers, Cereal, Toast, Fruit
Lunch: French Bread Pizza or Grilled Chicken
Pattie on a Bun, Garden Salad, Steamed Corn,
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By Diana Bogan
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Belle Haven Cottage was the locale of
choice for an old-fashioned garden tea party
hosted by Piper Leigh Hansen, 4, of Bradenton.
The March 25 gathering was the first private
event held in the historic home since Anna Maria
Island Historical Society Director Sissy Quinn
announced plans to offer the facility for special
events.
The tea party was a birthday celebration for
Hansen, who turned 4 March 5. The party was
delayed, Hansen says, because the Historical
Society, "was having a festival on my birthday."
She was referring to the Heritage Day celebra-
tion held at the museum the day before her actual
birthday.
The party took place in the main room of
the cottage. The table was covered in a butterfly
printed tablecloth and place mats their were
actual puzzles featuring either a butterfly, sun, or
gecko in bright shades of pink, yellow and purple.
Tea pots of various sizes filled with iced tea lined
the table, along with tea pot candles.
Place settings included an old tea cup and
saucer. Hansen, with the help of her mom, spent
the weeks before her party rummaging through
thrift stores and antique shops for cups that no
longer belonged to a set. The mismatched set of
cups was an eclectic touch.that brought a bit of
old-fashioned charm to the party.
Six girls ages 4 and 5 arrived dressed in their
favorite party/dress-up dress most of which
i ere floor length. Guests included Katie Krokros-
kia, Emily Lathum-Turner, Hannah McCracken,
Cayden Perry and twins Annie and Tori Walter.
As each arrived they were asked to pick the
tea cup they liked best, which was theirs to take
home after the party. While waiting for other
guests to arrive, the girls decorated old-fashioned
brimmed bonnets with fabric markers and felt
flowers and butterflies.
Hansen was a proper host, pouring tea for
each girl and offering home-made sandwiches
and other light fare. Choosing a more traditional
tea time menu, it featured banana honey sand-
wiches, cucumber sandwiches, ham and cheese
sandwiches, mini quiche and mini lemon pound
cake muffins. In keeping with the "garden" aspect
of the theme, sandwiches were cut into flower and
butterfly shapes, and she offered some a "caterpil-
lar" cookies. The birthday cake was a chocolate
raspberry cake made from scratch and decorated
to look like a lady bug.
After tea, the ladies gathered in the garden
for a scavenger hunt. The length of their gowns
didn't hamper any of them from racing around
the cottage in search of Piper's pinwheels,
which were carefully hidden among the flowers.
Small, old-fashioned prizes, such as a paddle
ball, yo-yo, slinky, and dress-up jewelry were
given out. Emily Lathum-Turner was the big
winner, finding 23 pinwheels. She had first pick
of the prizes.
After the search, all guests were sent imme-
diately to jail. The whole gang eagerly lined up
at the old Anna Maria City jail adjacent to the
cottage where a dragonfly piriata was strung-up.
Each entered the jail to take a swing at the pifiata
and once the candy filling was free they all rushed
in to gather their.loot.
The party ended back inside the cottage for
birthday cake and more tea and lemonade. Dad
"Koko" Ray played happy birthday on flute,
before letting Piper make a secret wish.
Piper said she was "so excited" to finally
have a tea party, which she has been asking her
mom to host for-at least six months.
She said the party was so much fun and that
aill herfriends were "beautiful."' :


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A bevy of 4- and 5-year olds dressed in their favorite party/dress-up clothes gathered in the garden of Belle Haven
Cottage located at the Anna Maria Island Historical Museum in Anna Maria for a tea party. After sipping iced tea and
munching on finger sandwiches, the girls enjoyed running through the gardens unhampered by their long dresses.
From left are twins Annie and Tori Walter, Katie Krokroskia, Cayden Perry, Emily Lathum-Turner, Hannah McCracken
and Piper Hansen. Islander Photos: Diana Bogan .




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Springtime thoughts, Katrina Cottages


Spring has finally sprung, although you wouldn't
know it after the weekend's hoped-to-be last cold front
passed.through and dropped temperatures into the 40s
in the region, and the low 50s here on the Island.
As winters go, we've seen a mild one. Near as our
records indicate, we had one night of temperatures in
the high 30s, and lots of moderate highs through the
coldest months of January and February.
Just remember what it's like to have to wear a
jacket come next August and September, when temps
never seem to drop below 90.

Happy birthday
It seems hard to believe that Apple Computer will
celebrate its 30th birthday Saturday, and no, it's not an
April Fool joke.
Two college dropouts, Steve Jobs and Steve Woz-
niak, started the fledgling company with a do-it-your-
self computer kit. The pair followed with the Apple II
micro-computer in 1977, then kept advancing with the
Apple IIC, then Apple Macintosh products.
The Apple "core" belief was that the simpler the
system; the better for users. Eschewing the more com-
plicated operating systems of rival IBM, the pair came
up with a basic operating program based on pictures
rather than numbers and letters, a system that was the
forerunner of today's Microsoft Windows programs.
With only a few blips over the years, I've almost
always used Apple products. Sure, I've been in the minority
as far as computer users are concerned, but the desktop and
art programs thatApple has always excelled in have always
been in the forefront of the computer age, and Apples are
most of what I've been using for all these years.
We even used the Apple IIC back in the mid-1980s
when there were no computers delegated to the gang
in Tallahassee with the Florida Legislature. Can you
'imagine having to type bill amendments and draft leg-
islation on an IBM Selectric typewriter today?
Apple has about a 4-percent share of the worldwide
PC market today, but its entertainment products can
vou say iPod? have given it a huge revenue stream.
It had revenues of $14 billion in 2005.
Not a bad birthday gift, eh?

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with a pretty elegant little cottage that is cheap to build,
quick to construct and able to withstand 140-mph winds
perfect for the reconstruction efforts along the Loui-
siana and Mississippi coasts after Hurricane Katrina.
According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, the
"Katrina Cottage II" is the brainchild of noted urban
planner Andres Duany, a principal in the design and
construction of famed Seaside community in the Flor-
ida Panhandle. Englewood contractor Home Front Inc.
is the builder of the cottages.
Their version is a larger model of another cottage
unveiled in January.
The Katrina Cottage II has 770 square feet of living
space and a 330-square-foot sleeping loft. It has a
metal, pitched roof, a front porch, a small kitchen and
bathroom with a stand-up shower no tub.
The original Katrina Cottage was 330 square feet,
with a sleeping area for four, a 100-square-foot porch,
bright yellow paint and a design that is in keeping with
the grand mansions of the Northern Gulfcoast just
on a smaller scale.


Car wash offered by Rotary
Island Rotarians are offering to "Rub, Buff and
Shine" cars and provide their drivers with a mini-
manicure and back massage to raise funds for the
fight against cancer.
The big event will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 8, at the parking lot of the Anna
Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, 5313 Gulf
Drive, Holmes Beach.
Proceeds will go to the American Cancer Soci-
ety Relay for Life from the Anna Maria Island
SRotarN Club, which has a team in the May. 5-6
event at Coquina Beach.
S The mini-manicure and massage are being donated
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Beach City Commissioner David Zaccagnino, captain of
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The price of the smaller version was pegged at
about $25,000, which I understand is about the price
of one of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
trailers. It can be built on-site in about two days, or pre-
fabricated and moved to a homesite.
And it looks nice, too, and is not a temporary
home.
Something that's only 770 square feet sounds tem-
porary, you might think.
Hey, it's all in how it's laid out.
I've spent more than seven years living in an
800-square-foot apartment. It's got a weird layout -
the bedroom is elevated and triangular, like the bow of a
boat but its wide-open design of the kitchen flowing
into the living room makes it look much bigger than it
is. The office is also more than big enough for all of the
piles of paper I accumulate every week.
The place seems especially spacious compared to
a 430-square-foot beachfront apartment I had before I
moved into the more spacious digs.
Could a family of four be happy in a 770-square- -
foot house? Probably not.
Could a couple be comfortable in 770 square feet?
Of course.
A buddy just sold a bayfront mansion on Long-
boat Key. He, his wife and teenage daughter had eight
bedrooms, nine baths, including his-and-her master
bathrooms that are about as big as my place,. He said
he had to make a conscious effort to remember to go
through and flush all the toilets once a week, since
hardly anyone went into some parts of the house.
New urbanism, which Duany touts and is evident
in his Seaside project, is all about maximizing the space
you've got. These little cottages that will apparently
begin to appear soon in Mississippi and elsewhere do
that maximizing in an amazing way.
Like was said earlier, somebody is finally starting
to think.

Sandscript factoid
From the Herald-Tribune article by Nicole L.
Reber regarding the Katrina Cottages- comes this coin-
ment:
"In a country where the average new house is
around 2,500 square feet, homes of less than 800 square
feet are jarring concepts for sure, but in the huimcane-
prone Southeast, size doesn't matter in the aftermath
of a high-category hurricane. Katrina and the resulting
levee breaks caused more [physical] damage than the
terrorist strikes on the World Trade Towers, ultimately
generating the need for some 70,000 homes of any
size."


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Cold front chills spring arrival, but great things ahead


By Capt. Mike Heistand
Just when things started to get really great ... a cold
front blasted through the area.
Springtime fishing had just started when the cold
winds hit over the weekend, chilling the upcoming
spring action for snook, redfish, trout and other species
in the bays.
The cold didn't seem to impact the offshore fish-
ing, though, with continued reports of terrific catches of
red and gag grouper offshore, plus snapper and amber-
jack.
With what is hoped to be the last cold front of
the season behind us, look for an improvement in fish-
ing. There are even a few reports of kingfish starting
their annual spring run offshore and that's welcome
news.
Capt. Tom Chaya on the Dolphin Dreams in
Holmes Beach out of Catchers said he's still finding
snook fishing to be hot, averaging more than 20 fish
per day with plenty of the linesiders coming in at better
than 26 inches. "Kingfish and Spanish mackerel were
on the increase following bait schools in the 40- to
50-foot depths in t he Gulf," he said, "and quite a few
mangrove snapper were being caught over hard bottom
in the same areas."
Capt. Thorn Smith at Angler's Repair on Cortez
Road said his charters caught some small redfish and
snook in Miguel Bay last week, with artificial working
best as bait.
Bill Lowman at Island Discount Tackle at Catch-
ers Marina in Holmes Beach said offshore fishing is
great, with lots of big grouper and snapper catches
being reported, but a little farther offshore than most
fishers would prefer. Even deeper in the Gulf, amber-
jack are hitting well near the reefs. In the backwaters,
look for lots of sheepshead still, but snook are start-
ing to.get hungry and come onto the hooks of fishers,
although last weekend's cold front could chill the action
a bit.
At Perico Island Bait and Tackle, reports include
sheepshead catches near the bridges, a few trout on the
seagrass flats and redfish coming out of Palma Sola
Bay.
At Skyway Bait and Tackle, reports include
small grouper, sheepshead and shark from the Sun-
shine Sk) \ ay Bridge area. Snook and redfish are also
coming out of Miguel Bay.
Bob Kilb at the Rod & Reel Pier said the action
there included a bunch of sheepshead and some pom-
pano. He added that a big Goliath grouper used to be.
known as jewfish has been hanging around the pier.
It's on the taboo list of fish to catch and keep, though,
so it appears to only be a tease for fishers.
Jesus Rosario at the Anna Maria City Pier said
mackerel and sheepshead are the best bet during the
day, with some big snook being caught at night. Sheep-
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Good grouper catch offshore
Larry Bethke, left, ofBradenton, and buddy Matt Wisted ofDolutch, Minn., caught these and more gag and red
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late last week. Whitebait was out there for a while, but
it too may have gone south to escape the cold, Dave
predicted, but sheepshead are still out there and are
coming onto the docks.
Capt. Zach Zacharias on the Dee-Jay II out of
Parrot Cove Marina in Cortez offered a common
fisher lament: "Things were rolling right along with
some solid spring action when an unseasonable cold
front rolled through the area over the weekend." He said
that before the front he took Vic and Patrick Houfec
and Tyler Beckman, from Appleton, Wis., out to catch
"some really decent redfish ranging in size from 18
inches to 27 inches and a number of snook to 25 inches.
All of the action came on an incoming tide using both
shrimp and whitebait in north Sarasota Bay and Palma
Sola Bay. Earlier in the week my charters did similarly
well with the addition of Spanish mackerel." Next up?
Capt. Zach said, "Look for sojne really strong snook
action inside, along with cobia and kingfish on the
beaches once the weather settles into a normal spring
pattern."
Capt. Rick Gross on Fishy Business out of
Catchers Marina in Holmes Beach said he's finding
some nice-size; snook for his charters, plus a few red-
fish.
Capt. Larry McGuire of Show Me The Fish





Mal,, 5'


Charters said when he was able toget out last week,
things "were fantastic. As in weeks past, we had to con-
tend with windy days that kept us from being able to
get out there offshore. We had a good catch of gag and
red grouper, mangrove, lane and yellowtail snapper,
as well as some porgys. We hooked into some king-
fish that broke off. I predict, as the water temperature
rises, the grouper, kingfish, and large blacktip shark bite
will improve greatly." He is fishing out to 110 feet in
the Gulf, using various live bait fish, live hIu:lnp, and
frozen Spanish sardines as bait.
On my boat Magic, we're still catching sheepshead
up to 6 pounds, but we're finding more and more red-
fish on each trip, and Gwyn Matthews caught some
nice-size pompano while out with me last week.
Good luck and good fishing.
Capt. Mike Heistand is a 20-year-plus fishing
guide. Call him at 723-1107 .to provide a fishing
report. Prints and digital images of your catch are
also welcome and.may be dropped off at The Islander
5404 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, or e-mailed to
news @ islander.org. Please include identification for
persons in the picture along with information on the
catch and a name and phone number for more informa-
tion. Snapshots may be retrieved once they appear in
the paper.


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4-B U MARCH 29, 2006 E THE ISLANDER

Tennis tourney nets winners all, Little League needs
By Kevin Cassidy .. Winners,
Islander Reporter all love
The fifth-annual Alan James Memorial Tennis a l tennis
Tournament was played March 22-23 at the Anna .- Left to
Maria Island Community Center tennis courts. The right,
event, a yearly culmination of the Island tennis season Senior
for the regulars at the Center, is named for the late long- Tennis
time winter resident and avid tennis player Alan James tournament
of Canada. James helped organize the tournament every organizer
year before his death in 2001 at age 89 and helped to Jimmie
establish the Center's tennis seniors. McSwain
The tournament is a round-robin doubles competi- with win-
tion in which randomly selected teams play and each ners and
game is worth one point. At the conclusion of the game, their tro-
the teams split up, the winners move, the losers stay phies,
PLEASE SEE SPORTS, NEXT PAGE Peter and.
Kathleen
milt, 1Horrocks
.M.iii!.and Tom
Elrick.


Left to right, Stan Heishman, Jimmie McSwain, Tom
Elrick and Dolce Little.
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Left to right, Tom Elrick, Kareen Gilbert,
McSwain.


Shirley Wisnewski and Jimmie
Shirley Wisnewski and Jimmie


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Left to right, Jimmie McSwain, Kathy Rose, Kathryn Sandbert, Emily Bean and
Tom Elrick.


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Sports
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4-B
and split so that in the end, every player has played with
all participants in the tourney. Each player accumulates
individual points to determine an overall winner.
Kathleen Horrocks of Yorkshire, England, will
head home with the news that she earned 38 of a pos-
sible 48 points to win the overall title. Husband Peter
Horrocks took second in Division I with 31 points,
while Stan Heishman came in third with 30 points.
Kareen Gilbert and Shirley Wisnewski tied for first
in Division II with 30 points. They were followed in the
standings by Dolce Little, who finished with 28 points,
while Kathy Rose came in third with 27 points.
After play concluded, the players retired to the
Sandbar restaurant where everyone enjoyed a buffet
dinner and the winners received their trophies.

Little League needs equipment
Little League and Junior League baseball are under
way, but apparently all is not good. Most of the safety
equipment that is vital to youth baseball is old and dam-
aged and needs to be replaced.
The Anna Maria Island Little League board of
directors is seeking sponsors to raise money to purchase
new equipment. For $500, "grand slam" sponsors will
receive a field banner advertising their business and a
spot on the permanent sign'under the press box listing
all contributors.
Out-field banners are also available for $150. For
more information, contact board member Dawn Wash
at 725-1403.

Horseshoe news
Four teams advanced from pool play with unde-
feated records during March 22 horseshoe action at the
Anna Maria City Hall pits. The first semifinal saw Fritz
Erdich and Tom Rhodes defeat the team of Ron Pepka
and Debbie Rhodes, while Ron Slagh and Rod Bussey
got past Norm Good and Harry Stoltzfus to advance to
the championship match.
Slach and Butse easil \\ .on the championship
match or).,Erdich and Rhodes b\ a 22-11) score
':eSt61lzfius teamed up nhli "pit rookie" Tim


Anna Maria Island
Little League standings


Team
Duncan
WMFD
M. Stanley


Won/Lost


Holton to defeat the team of Ron Pepka and Leo Hutton
to capture the March 18 horseshoe competition.
Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and
Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warm ups
begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.
The Anna Maria Shuffleboard Club welcomes
players Monday-Friday at 1 p.m. at Anna Maria City
Hall. Anyone interested in playing, regardless of skill
level is invited to play.

Key Royale golf news
Barb Carr, Jean Holmes and Dorothy McKinna
each fired an even-par 32 to win the ladies flight AA
low-net golf competition at the Key Royale Club on
March 21. Nancy Grimme was a shot back at 33, while
Lois Biel and Sara Falk each finished with a 34 to tie
for fourth place.
Flight B winner was Meredith Slavin, whose 32
was one shot better than Joy Nelles and two shots ahead
of Dolores Jorgensen and Sally Keyes, who tied for
third.
Nell Bergstrom and Sharon Conlon each fired a
three-over 35 to tie for first in flight C, while Terry
\Westb 's two-under 30 was good for first place in flight
D. Sally Mauer finished in second place with a 33,
while Jean Tourt shot a 35 to finish in third.
Jane Winegarden caused a stir in her group when
she sank her approach.shot on the always dangerous
hole No. 9.

Senior tennis tourney
to benefit Special Olympics
The fourth annual tennis fundraiser for seniors will.
be held on Saturdu\. April at the El Coinqm-utador


Anna Maria Island
Little League schedule
Junior League (ages 13-15)
Date Time Teams
April 1 10 a.m. Braden River vs. Islander
at Birdie Tebbetts Field
April 4 6:30 p.m. Islander vs. Rock Steady
at Bradenton Christian Field

AAA League (ages 9-12)
March 29 6:30 p.m. M. Stanley vs. WMFD
April 1 10 a.m. M. Stanley vs. Duncan
April 3 6:30 p.m. WMFD vs. M. Stanley


AA League (ages 8-10)
March 30 5:30 p.m.
March 30 7 p.m.
March 31 7:30 p.m.
April 4 5:30 p.m.
April 4 7 p.m.

T-Ball (ages 5-7)
March 31 6 p.m.
April 1 9 a.m.
April 1 10a.m.


IRE vs. Bark
Bistro vs. M. Stanley
B. Hills vs. Bistro
Bistro vs. Bark
IRE vs. B. Hills


A&E vs. Harry's
Harry's vs. Ross Dev.
LPAC vs. Sandbar


be followed by dinner at the Anna Maria Oyster Bar,
which is included in the $35 entrance fee.
For more information or to register, call JoAnne
Driscoll at 778-9150.

Pickleball comes to Center
Pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the United
States, is being played at the Anna Maria Island Com-
munity Center on Monday and Thursday evenings from
7-9 p.m. Pickleball, a combination of tennis and bad-
minton, is played by two or four people using wooden
paddle/racquets and a whiffle ball. If you are over 21
years of age and interested in this exciting new game,
come on down to the Center. Cost is $5 for members
and $8 for nonmembers.
For more information, contact Andy Jonatzke at
778-1908.

Little League quiet


R.icqlui Club in Braidention The e\ent. \ which is a ft1n'~,. There \\ere no scheduled games for
raiseriritr the jelinatee C(ount Special (O)lympics. w 1. due' to prin break for Island kids.


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ANNA MARIA
8S ISLAND 7


SuniiCoast
REAL ESTATE LLC
PERIWINKLE COTTAGE
2BR charmer, close to beach! Great income producer
with view of Gulf! Italian tile, fireplace, furnished.
Patio with pavers. $649,900.
ANNA MARIA GULFFRONT HOME
4BR/3BA. Miles of beautiful walking beach. Gulf side
deck and gazebo. Riparian rights. View of Gulf, bay,
Egmont Key and Skyway bridge. $2,250,000.
GULFFRONT WATER'S EDGE
2BR/2A Gulffront condo. Turnkey furnished. Updated.
ceramic tile. Excellent mid-Island location. Pool,
secured lobby, under-building parking. $995,000.
HOLMES BEACH GULF PLACE CONDO
3BR/2BA nicely furnished first floor unit. Just steps to
heated pool. View of beach, tennis, great rental, on-site
manager. Ceramic tile. $950,000.
CLOSE TO BEACH, LARGE LOT HOLMES BEACH
4BR/2BA elevated house, just steps to gorgeous beach.
Furnished, breakfast bar, eat-in kitchen. Seller may
finance! $1,450,000.
BAY PALMS WITH HEATED POOL
3/4BR/2BA canalfront home with dock and boat lift.
Beautifully updated, ceramic tile, gourmet kitchen/
granite counters, heated pool and Jacuzzi. $1,250,000.
KEY ROYALE'S NORTH POINT HARBOUR
2BR/2BA waterfront home. New seawall, 20,0001b
boat lift. Community heated pool, tennis. Island's
finest residential area. $978,250.
CONTEMPORARY ANNA MARIA HOME
4BR/2BA, turnkey-furnished, beautifully designed
home. Open plan, vaulted ceiling, breakfast bar, eat-in
kitchen. Bamboo flooring, elevator, private setting near
beach. Four-car garage. $1,350,000.
GULF PLACE CONDO
3BR/2BA. Turnkey furnished condo. Views of Gulf.
Tennis, heated pool, beautiful beach. Excellent rental
with liberal rental policy. $950,000.
PERICO ISLAND CONDO
2BR/2BA. Turnkey furnished. Close to Island beaches.
Heated pool, tennis, clubhouse/fitness room. Carport.
Short drive to shopping and restaurants. $349,900.
GULFFRONT HOLMES BEACH CONDO
1BR/1.5BA Seaside Beach House condo. Turnkey fur-
nished. Sautillo tile. Gorgeous view of the Gulf. Beau-
tiful beach. Excellent rental. $799,900.
WONDERFUL WESTBAY COVE
2BR/2BA condo. Bright corner unit. Close to pool.
Ceramic tile, shutters, glass enclosed lanai. Near bank,
doctors, shopping and restaurants. $359,900
HOLMES BEACH WATERFRONT
3BR/2BA-home. Ceramic tile, breakfast bar, backyard
with pavers, room for pool. Fence, new dock. Direct
access to bay. $849,900.
SECLUDED BIMINI BAY HOME
4BR/3BA with 250 feet of waterfront. Custom kitchen,
ceramic tile. Master suite with fireplace and Jacuzzi,
heated pool, lush landscaping. Two docks, davits, sprin-
klers, well, oversize two-car garage. $1,875,000.
FABULOUS GULFFRONT OCEANA CONDO
3BR/2BA, turnkey-furnished condo onbeautiful walk-
ing beach. Open plan, breakfast bar, walk-in closets,
elevator. Small pet. $1,999,000.
SUN PLAZA WEST CONDO
2BR/2BA Turnkey furnished corner unit. Gulf view.
Secured entry, pool, tennis. Beautiful white sand
beach. Close to shopping and restaurants. $729,900.
TRADEWINDS RESORT
1BR/ IBA Turnkey-furnished villa. Heated pool, steps
to deeded white sandy beach access. Rental program
in place on-site manager. Small pet. $349,900.
NORTH POINT HARBOUR- KEY ROYALE
4BR/3BA waterfront home. Auto-clean lap pool,
hot tub and waterfall New seawall and dock.
Direct access to Tampa. Bay. Five-car garage.
$978,250.
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NORTH END OF THE ISLAND Sailboat canal truly
unique and artistic. 2BR/2.5BA. A one-of-a-kind plea-
sure to see! 1,000 sf of decks. Heated spa. Beautiful yard
with peek of Egmont lighthouse. $799,000.


KEY ROYALE Lowest price on Key. Beautifully
furnished 2BR/2BA, overlooks boat basin and down
canal with boat slip. Tastefully landscaped. View of
bay. Only $779,000. Great value.


BAYFRONT DUPLEX Large 2BR/2BA main house
with new tile floors throughout, plus great m9ther-in-law
apartment. New dock on deep sailboat water. Great view.
$1,275,000.


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3BR/2BA, heated pool.
Exceptional views, turnkey
furnished. $1,950,000.


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restaurants. Heated pool, covered parking, turnkey fur-
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BUjING, q LING, RENTING VE CAN HELP!
NEW LISTING Ocean Park Terrace Condo. 2700 Gulf
Drive, Holmes Beach. 2BR/2BA Great Gulf Views!
Asking $850,000.
UNIQUE 4BR/3BA HOME with mother-in-law apartment.
716 N Shore Drive. Priced Right at $675,000.
NORTH SHORE LOT 716 N Shore. Offered at
$475,000.
VIEWS OF THE BAY AND ROD & REEL 607 N Bay
Boulevard. 2BR/2BA home. Reduced to $659,900.
ANNA MARIA 5BR/2BA Duplex, 760 Jacaranda Listed
at $710,000
HOME WITH BOAT DOCK 229 85th St, Holmes Beach.
2BR/2BA. Offered at $659,900
NORTH END DUPLEX 711 North Bay Boulevard.
4BR/2BA. Priced to sell at $647,000.
GREAT LOCATION Great beach access! Anna Maria
Village 208 Palmetto Ave. Reduced to $699,000.
ATTENTION WATERFRONT INVESTORS 1.3 acres with
direct access to Terra Ceia Bay and over 355 feet on the
water. Asking price $1,400,000.



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SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1970


MLS


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Reduced Reduced

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802 AUDUBON DR.
1BR/1BA furnished.

503 SANDERLING CIR.
2BR/2BA villa, garage.

1265 SPOONBILL
LANDINGS
2BA/2BA villa, lakefront

706 ESTUARY DRIVE
2BR/2BA beautifully
furnished


was $315,000
now $295,000

was $395,000
now $378,000.

was $399,000
now $380,000


was $420,000
now $399,000


886 WATERSIDE LANE was $459,000
2BR/2BA lakefront now $399,000


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By Rick Catlin


Holmes Beach resident and registered
nurse Michele Garden recently started
The Information Nurse to provide health-
care information to area residents.
Islander Photo: Nancy Ambrose

Healthy
information, please
Growing up on Anna Maria Island,
Michele Garden always wanted to be
a nurse. She fulfilled her dream in 1975
when she became an licensed practical
nurse, then added the registered nurse
designation a few years later.
Now, she's putting her skills to work
in her new company, The Information
Nurse Inc., which provides vital health-
care information to people who often
feel lost in the medical world. Michele
provides a ital service, particularly for
people suffering a serious injury or ill-
ness and faced with extensive treat-
ment.
Michele explains test procedures
and treatments in terms easy to under-
stand. She also helps people "remove
some of the fears and concerns by letting
you know what to expect and when."
She provides information on topics
such as diagnosis, hospitalization,
administration, medication and finding
an assisted living facility. Other RNs
are also available to provide information
services, including an oncology nurse.
"There is a huge need for this ser-
vice," Michele said. "It's so hard to hear
everything said to you when you get a
diagnosis and many doctors and nurses
don't have the time to explain what's
going on. This service avoids the 'infor-
mation gap' and I'm easy to reach.
"I meef clients at their house, the
hospital, an ALF or wherever they feel
best."
For more information on The
Information Nurse, call Michele at
812-7353.

Mark takes care of
cleaning pressures
Mark Scaperotta has started the
perfect business to bring cleanliness to
the outside of Island residences and,
businesses.
He's just started Mark Scaperotta
Pressure Washing and pledges to clean
those hard-to-clean areas around your
house.
But Mark is not just washing up
your home or business. Mark is also
a specialist at cleaning marine equip-
ment and RVs and does roof sealing and-
deck painting, in addition to providing a


Mark Scaperotta of Scaperotta Pressure
Washing. Islander Photo: Rick Catlin
number of other services.
All work is guaranteed and Mark is
licensed and insured.
"Honesty, integrity and pride is our
motto," said Mark.
For more information, call
544-1066.

This old bag is new
Patty Zavadil of The Bag Lady at
6605 Manatee Ave. W. in the Bradenton
Outlet Mall is adding her a second Bag
Lady location April 1 in Palmetto.
This new Bag Lady will be at 412
10th Ave. W. in the city across the river
and Patty promises to cany all the latest
high fashions in handbags, accessories,
hand painted bags and jewelry at the
new store. She added that customers
with a coupon from The Islander news-
paper will receive a 10 percent dis-
count.
"No need to go street shopping in
New York City," said Patty. "We have all
the famous designer names right here."
To reach Patty, call 773-1204.

Robin now nesting
on the Island
Noted batik artist and painter Robin
Zimmerman recently nested in Holmes
Beach from her native Ohio and she's
fallen in love with the Island, its people,
flora and wildlife.
Her signature style of original batik
paintings of snowy egrets, loggerhead
turtles and bird of paradise flowers will
be shown all during April at the Island
Library
Robin's work can be seen and pur-
chased locally at Restless Natives in
the Island Shopping Center in Holmes
Beach and the Turtle Moon Boutique in
Anna Maria at the site of the former U.S.
post office on Gulf Drive.
To reach Robin, call 778-1297.


A million apologies
The phone numberfor Melissa Murray of
Million Wishes fashion accessories was
incorrect in last week's Islander news-
paper To reach Melissa and arrange
a Million Wishes fashion show, call
; 962-21.34.: Islander Photo:.Courtesy M.
Murray


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ISLAND PROPERTIES:
1906 GULF DRIVE NORTH COQUINA BEACH CIRCLE: 2BR/2BA unit
with priceless Gulf views. Turnkey furnished. Asking $899,900.
618 DUNDEE LANE: 3BR/2BA Key Royale canalfront residence with caged
pool and patio. Asking$979,900.
3301 GULF DRIVE: SEA PIRATE VILLA Unit #8 offers 2BR/1BA with an
excellent rental history for $419,900.
PLAYA ENCANTADA UNIT #205: 2BR/2BA beautiful new furnishings and
decorator linens. Asking $ 849,900.
110 12TH ST. SOUTH BRADENTON BEACH. Beautiful water views
from this 2BD/2BA condo at Gulf to Bay Moorings. Includes boat slip. Asking
$575,000.
WEST BAY POINT MOORING 6200 FLOTILLA #286 Best value in Holmes
Beach for this waterfront 2BR/2BA end condo unit. Asking $749,000.
2312 AVE. C UNIT #5 LAY-Z-LIVIN CONDO. Ideally located 2BR/1BA
condo situated only steps to the beach. Asking $325,000.
314 63RD ST., HOLMES BEACH. Island Walk 3BR/2.5BA townhome
with pool. Asking $739,900
401 80th STREET, HOLMES BEACH Impeccable 3BR/2.5 BA surrounded
by lush tropical gardens. Asking $899,000.
759 NORTH SHORE ANNA MARIA 2BR/2BA ground level, direct gulffront
"Old Florida" cottage. Asking $1,986,000.
3810 6TH AVE This 3BR/2,BA Village at Holmes Beach condo has it all, including
heated pool with pool house. Asking $589,000.
6006 GULF DRIVE #207; Playa Encantada Pristine 2BR/2BA Gulffront condo,
beautifully turnkey furnished. Asking $749,000.
2711 AVE. C, HOLMES BEACH 3BR/2BA newly renovated Island home with
large master bedroom. Asking $529,000.,
521 LOQUAT; ANNA MARIA 3BR/3.5BA home with heated pool on deep
water canal. Asking $1,255,000.
509 BAYVIEW DRIVE, HOLMES BEACH Fully renovated 3BR/3BA home
with panoramic views of Intracoastal waterway. Caged, heated pool, covered boat lift,
new seawall,'turnkey furnished. Asking $1,050,000.
598 NORTH SHORE; ANNA MARIA Ground level duplex. Both units are
2BR/2BA. Asking $739,900.
SOUTH BEACH VILLAGE, a condo community in Bradenton Beach, has
eight townhomes in total with 3,300 sq feet under roof. Prices starting at
$1,275,000.
603 BUTTONWOOD DR., LONGBOAT KEY Canalfront lot with architect's
plans for 3-4/BR home. Asking $925,000 for lot, $2,000,000 with home.

MAINLAND PROPERTIES:
7810 4TH AVENUE WEST PINE BAY FOREST: 2BR/2BA condo with GE
profile appliances in a custom kitchen. Asking $279,000.
1102 BRAMBLING COURT: This 3BR/2BA spacious Grand Bermuda model
in Greyhawk Landing offers a large master suite that opens out to the caged pool
area and lanai for $599,900.
7917 4TH AVE WEST PINE BAY FOREST: Large 3BR/2BA with fireplace
and wood vaulted ceilings. Asking $279,000.
7601 SAN JUAN AVE.: Rarely available in Palma Sola Park. Lovingly restored with
the buyer in mind. This 3BR/3BA home won't last long. Asking $429,000.
314 63RD ST. ISLAND WALK: This former builders model offers 3BR/2BA
with over 1,800 sf of living area. Asking $739,900.
14865 SKIP JACK LOOP ROAD: Brand new at Greenbrook Walk in Lakewood
Ranch. 3BR/2.5BA plus one-car garage. Asking $269,000.
6228-38th ST. EAST BRADENTON: Beautiful 3BR/2BA home recently built
in 2001. Close to 1-75 and 301. Asking $299,000.
7612 4TH AVE. WEST, PINE BAY FOREST Nice, bright and open 2BD/2BA
condo.with recently updated flooring throughout. Asking $249,000.
7611 4TH AVE WEST, PINE BAY FOREST 2BR/2BA turnkey furnished
condo with updated air conditioning and appliances. Asking $259,900.
4503/4505 102ND ST. WEST; BRADENTON Investors stop here!
Great updated duplex only minutes to the beach with tenants in place. 2BR/2BA
over 1,000 sf each. Walk-in closets, covered parking, ample storage, and room
for a pool. Asking 325,000.
600 DEER HAMMOCK RD, SARASOTA five-acre lot with water frontage in
convenient location off Fruitville Road Asking $495,000.
4508 ARDALE ST., SARASOTA Tremendous potential consisting of two lots
with single-family 2BR home. Asking $349,000.
2905 63RD ST., BRADENTON MORNINGSIDE CONDOMINIUMS
Convenient ground level 2BR/2BA with vaulted ceiling. Asking $199,900.
6107 EVERGREEN CIRCLE; BRADENTON 2BR/2BA ground level condo at.
Close to Blake Hospital. Villas at Pointe West. Asking $199,900.
3017 7TH AVE. CIRCLE EAST; BRADENTON Exquisite views of Braden River
from 3BR/2BA home with 130 feet water frontage. Asking $574,600.
632 NW 15TH STREET, CAPE CORAL Build on chis 80.B:125 foot lot Fast
developing communiNy Asking $116,900







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THREE YEARS NEW white leather sofa with queen
sleeper (never used), matching love seat with two
electric recliners. $1,200. (941) 792-9200.
STRIPED BURGUNDY COUCH with hideaway
bed, like new mattress, $50. Navy-blue futon, two
years old, good condition, $30. Storage cabinet, six
drawers, counter space and shelves, $30. Please
call, (941) 778-3092.
FURNITURE FOR SALE: Entertainment center,
curio cabinet, leather love seat and generator. Call
(941) 779-2151 or (941) 713-3214.
TANNING BED, new bulbs, $800. Call Paige, (941)
798-3448.
AERIAL PHOTOS of Anna Maria Island. View and
purchase online: www.jackelka.com.
FREE DELIVERY to your home or condo: Shrimp,
crabs, native fish. Prompt delivery to your'door. Call
James Lee, (941) 795-1112 or 704-8421.
LONGBOAT KEY HISTORY "From Calusas to Con-
dominiums" by Ralph B. Hunter. Signed copies
available at The Islander, 5404 Marina Drive,
Holmes Beach. (941) 778-7978.
HONEYBELL TANGELOS now ripe in January,
on sale by the AMI Kiwanis Club. $31-$36
for a bushel. Shipped free in USA. Call to
receive an order blank. (941) 761-8834 or online
WWW.annamariakiwanis.org.


ROSER THRIFT SHOP: Open 9:30am-2pm Tues-
days, Thursdays, Fridays. 9am-noon on Saturdays.
Sales racks, children's clothing. 511 Pine Ave.,
Anna Maria. (941) 779-2733.
ANNUAL 69th STREET neighborhood garbage
sale: 8am-noon Saturday, April 1. Something for
everyone. 500 block. Holmes Beach.
FIND GREAT DEALS on wheels and everything
else in The Islander, 778-7978.
SELL it fast with an ad in The Islander.


SALE! NIKI'S GIFTS and Antique Mall. All sterling
jewelry 50-70 percent off. Select gifts, collectibles,
spoons, salts and peppers, vintage jewelry, books,
art, crystal, costume jewelry 50-80 percent off. Drop
in and say good-bye before you leave, we love y'all!
Open seven days, 9:30am-5pm. (941) 779-0729.
5351 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.


MISSING CANOE: 16-FOOT aluminum "Gruman"
canoe. I.D. # 2051. Square stern for motor. Please
call (941) 778-4588. Last seen in Leverocks area.
LOST: ROXIE ALL black Lab/Terrier mix. Ran away
March 11. Please, call (941) 526-6641.


FREE BABY GRAND piano! You pay moving cost.
Holmes Beach. (941) 778-7250.
WANTED:. CANCER SURVIVORS to become part
of our celebration and walk the first lap with me at
Relay For Life, May 5-6 on Coquina Beach. Your
strength and courage will be a testimony to others.
After our walk, I would be happy if you would join
me in our survivor's tent, where we will have food
and refreshments, a hug and a chat. Call Annie
Close, (941) 778 7842.

ATTENTION: ONCE A month check on your resi-
dence. While you're away have peace of mind for
pennies a day! Island resident. Benchmark Home
Improvements. (941) 778-1916.

KARATE ON THE Island: Ages four through adult. Call
(941) 807-1734 or visitwww.islanddojo.cmasdirect.com.

BINGO WEEKLY: "Smoke-free" at Annie Silver Com-
munity Center, 23rd Street at Avenue C, Bradenton
Beach, Thursdays at 7 p.m. All welcome. Refresh-
ments, prizes. Information: (941) 778-1915.
ANGIE ADKINS, former owner Angie's Hair Styling
now at Hair It Is Salon, 8108 Cortez Road W.(941)
761-8410, or evenings, (941) 792-7044.


BUTTERFLY PARK BENEFIT: Purchase a personal-
ized brick in the Anna Maria Island Butterfly Park. Two
lines, $40. Three lines, $50. Forms at The Islander or
call (941) 518-4431 for more information.
FREE GUN LOCK. Yes, free. Just for the asking.
Courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserva-
tion Commission. Free at The Islander newspaper
office, 5404 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Don't be
sorry, be safe.
GUARDIAN AD LITEM volunteers needed: A guard-
ian ad litem is a trained volunteer appointed by the
court to represent and advocate for the best inter-
est of children who have been abused, abandoned
or neglected. Make a positive impact! Call (941)
744-9473 or visit www.12circuitgal.org.


FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED for loving homes to
foster puppies and kittens until they are old enough
for adoption. All food and medical provided. Julie,
(941) 720-1411.
ADULT CATS in desperate need of loving homes.
All are current on vaccines. All applicants screened.
Please, call (941) 922-0774.
FREE: 3-YEAR-old, white-and-black cat. Very lov-
able and friendly. Spayed and declawed. (941)
338-3013.


1986 BRONCO II V-6, good on gas. Runs, looks
decent. Tow package. Needs muffler, minor tune-up.
$850 or best offer. Call (941) 778-7770.


27-FOOT CARVER twin 190-hp Mercruiser. Runs
great, good for fishing, Ceranfield, air condition-
ing, water heater, shower, head, new batteries,
stereo and much more! $8,000 or best offer. (941)
778-1565.
-WANTED TO BUY: Deeded boat slip on Anna
Maria Island, deep or shallow. Please call, (941)
778-2581.


SECLUDED WATERFRONT PARADISE!
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community that's centrally located, then you've found ,.
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Located in sunny Palmetto, Florida-on the shores of Spectacular Waterfront Residences
Terra Ceia Bay between Sarasota and St. Petersburg- Gated Community on Terra Ceia Bay
We provide the perfect starting point to explore and Panoramic Views of Terra Ceia Bay,
experience all the sights and activities that the Sun- Tampa Bay & the Gulf of Mexico
Coast of Florida has to offer! 18-Hole Golf Course Tennis Facility
S500' Fishing Pier & Nature Boardwalk
:.' ,- -: -' 30,000 sq ft Club House
STARTING IN THE $400'S Featuring Seagrape Restaurant
Complete Fitness Facilities & Programs


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SALES & RENTALS
419 Pine Ave., Anna Maria FL 34216 PO Box 2150 (941) 778-2291
EVENINGS 778-2632 FAX (941) 778-2294


AS FEATURED ON THE ISLAND TOUR OF HOMES



Conveniently located in the heart of the Anna Maria village historic district, within easy
strolling distance to both the City Pier and the beach, this enchanting 2BR/2BA coastal .
cottage has undergone a white glove restoration, resulting in a truly captivating Island
retreat. Some of countless amenities include Brazilian teak floors, white beadboard
wainscoting and cabinets, solid quartz countertops, 17th century Delft tiles, cozy
fireplace framed with splendid Spanish tiles, and a fabulous cast iron claw-and-ball
foot slipper tub. The beautiful master suite has French doors opening onto a shady
cabana, overlooking the 15x27 foot heated, navy blue bottom swimming pool and
spa with waterfall and rock surround. Enclosing the back yard are 22 new, tall areca
palms and five mature mango trees, ensuring privacy. Comfortable furnishings
include old wicker and whimsical upholstered chairs and accessories. Framed by a
white picket fence and capped with a charming tin roof, this storybook chalet will
capture your heart! $1,200,000, turnkey furnished.
Visit our. Web site.at www.betsyhills.cQm
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THIS 2005 25-HP Johnson Bombardier rope-start two-
stroke outboard, has less than the initial 10 hours break
time. Purchased new in May for $2,592, it includes fuel
tank and line and wheeled motor carrier (my add-on).
Owner's manual and purchase receipt (including war-
ranty) included. Super buy! (941) 778-1605.
28-FOOT REGAL LSR-2001: Only 160 hours, like
new! Great day cruiser/party boat, even has a head!
Always kept on a lift, new custom mooring cover
and much, much more. $43,000. Call Pam or Phil
at (941) 778-8281 or (941) 704-7445.
1999 SEARAY 210 Sundeck. 5.0 liter, electronic
fuel injection, V-8, 244 hours. Excellent condition.
$17,500. (941) 795-7012.
PONTOON BOAT FOR sale: 1991 20-foot Fiesta.
New cover and Bimini top. $1,200 or best offer.
(941) 779-2228.
2001 BOSTON WHALER Outrage. 26-foot cabin
cruiser, twin 225-hp Mercury Opti-max, full electron-
ics, low hours, full cover. $55,900. (941) 713-5900.


FISH FOR REDFISH, Snook and trout with
InshoreSlam.corm.Capt. Jim Savaglio. License, bait and
tackle included. (941) 238-7597 or (813) 477-7657.



FRESH MULLET SALE
Afore than a riUet wralapper





The Islander

FRESH MULLETT-SHIRTS! S,M,L,XL $10


LET'S GO FISHING! Call Capt. Mike Heistand on
the charter boat "Magic." Full or half day backwater
and near shore fishing. USCG licensed. Ice, bait,
tackle provided. (941) 723-1107.


WAITER, CHEF, DISHWASHER with experience in
Italian food. 5610 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat
Key. (941) 383-0013.
PART-TIME HELP wanted for small resort motel on
Anna Maria. Call evenings, (941) 778-4206.
GROUNDS POSITION FOR condo on Longboat
Key. Full time with benefits. Call (941) 383-3571 for
interview.
SYLVAN LEARNING CENTER needs certified
teachers for part-time tutoring. Please, call (941)
795-1246.
HOUSEKEEPER OR LAUNDRY room assistant:
10-30 hours per week. Weekends required. No
smokers. Apply in person at Haley's Motel or call
(941) 778-5405.

PART-TIME SALES: SELL ads on commission
for worthy cause, Anna Maria Island Chorus and
Orchestra. Call (941) 778-1716.


FREE EXERCISE: FITNESS tech needed for Island
Curves. Will train. Need energetic multi-tasker, posi-
tive attitude required. 7am to 12:30pm Monday-Fri-
day. (941) 779-2878.
SEEKING PROPERTY MANAGERSS: Small
beach resort on Anna Maria Island. Flexible
hours with availability as needed on site. Salary
negotiable. Fax resume to (863) 644-5937 with
contact number.
FULL-TIME POSITION available for a maintenance,
repair and delivery technician for a home medical
equipment company. Call Steve, (941) 778-2641.
FULL-TIME AND part-time housekeepers for Long-
boat Key resort. Excellent benefits and pay. Year-
round position. Must work Saturdays, be depend-
able and have own transportation. Call for appoint-
ment, (941) 383-2428.
NOW HIRING ALL positions. Rotten hours, rotten
pay. Apply at Rotten Ralph's Waterfront Restau-
rant, 902 S. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, or.call (941)
778-3953.
BUSY BISTRO hiring full-or part-time servers for
lunch and dinner. Prep person and dishwasher.
Apply to Chef Damon, 5406 Marina Drive, Holmes
Beach, or call (941) 778-5320.


ISLAND COTTAGE WITH GUEST HOUS
IN BRADENTON BEACH $640Q1

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klichen wdin brea.1351 bar Mainlenance Ire e jan monrihly
maintenance io only $i8 Close to communary nealed pool
$244.900 Call Keith Shell at 19411 713-1305.


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GREAT DUPLEX IN NORTHEAST Nice clean duplex in quiet
area. Cereal ienanl in pi1jlae rJnrn i .lR-6.4 and near Chrl.Iian
retreat Druble income producer grel Iir irve;:r r r Owner
occupant 28R.18A ejih ide $225,000. Call ScoI Barr al
(941) 798-9191.


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FREE SUNSETS NIGHTLY Inc redile Anna Maria Island quacd-
pie.. win 3.200 sl of living space 5BD/48A in tolal Just sIeps
to the beach, shopping, dining and more Upstairs until has
e 3nsive views ot the Gull Zoned commercial. Owner agent.
$1.500.000. Call Scord Barr ja 9411 798-9191


TRADITIONAL FLORIDA LIVING Welcome nome n to ns ador-
able 2BR/1BA dream Hardwood Ilioring Ir Irori pijri r ngh
nirougn Ilning and Dedrooms Mei. Ican Itl in remodeled odur-
met iflenen and family room Two tieplaces. $299 000. Call
Jonathan Wrinht at 1941i 301-9992

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419 Pine.Ave., Anna Maria FL 34216 PO Box 2150 (941) 778-2291
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2BR/2BA fully refurbished cottage is steps to Gulf! recently updated home offers 72feetofwhite sandy
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and ceilings, Bermuda shutters, and private rear countertops, white beadboard cabinets, and blue
patio. Affordably priced at $689,000. Don't miss metal roof. $1,895,000, furnished.
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SING! IFYOU can carry a tune and would help lead
a singing congregation, please join with Gloria Dei
Lutheran's choir on Sundays at 9:45am. Two miles
north of Manatee Bridge on Anna Maria Island.
(941) 778-1813.


BEER/WINE SALES: Ideal for owner/operator. Bra-
denton Beach. $99,900. Sam Watkins, Coldwell
Banker. (941) 321-8323.


SPENCER'S SKIM SCHOOL for beginners and
intermediates. Free skimboard use with lessons.
$10 per half-hour lesson, three lessons recom-
mended. Local teen, team competitor. Call (941)
778-0944.
BABYSITTER: Responsible 10th-grader, great with
kids, first-aid certified. Charlotte, (941) 756 5496.
BABYSITTER, PETSITTER, dog walker: First-aid
certified, 13-year-old, eighth-grader, female, great
with kids and animals. Call Kendall, (941)
779-9783.
NEED A BABYSITTER? Call Felicia, (941)
761-1569. Red Cross certified.

ENSURE YOUR CHILD'S safety while you relax.
Call Gemma, (941) 447-9657. Responsible, reliable
and experienced 10th-grader with a love for chil-
dren. Red Cross babysitting and first-aid certifica-
tions.

DOG WALKER, PET sitter, child sitter and odd jobs.
Tenth-grader, available after school and weekends.
Zach, (941) 779-9783.
RED CROSS first-aid certified babysitter certified.
Call Alex, (941) 778-5352.


CAREGIVER AVAILABLE: 42 years experience,
area references, No lifting. (941) 746-9246. Leave
message.








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c6 M~ipfsjtairnie iairis- centrally. located, luf.nkoy fur-
tumlse' ldxnisigdl_ $9;oeoO, Call .nishfd! $7G9,OOO. CallSue CarIsou,
5uJl a earls. .


BEACHCOTTAGE Cormpletelyredorln NORTH END! Spacious 3BR'2BA
inside! B1.iB turnkey lurnishea, home wlin large screened lanai ar,]
wajsher'drver, can't beit the price two-car garage South ol the Rod
riant across irom the beach.! n Reel Pier and :close o tIhe Deach!
$299.00 Bring an other! Call Sue Brighi and airy wiln open floor plan
Carlson, 720-2224 Must see' $795.000
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ADULT CARE IN my home. If you have any health
care needs, call (813) 770-0967. Veterans included.
No agencies, please. Licensed. Valrico area.


MAN WITH SHOVEL: Plantings, natives, patio gar-
dens, trimming, cleanup, edging, maintenance.
Hard-working and responsible. Excellent refer-
ences. Edward (941) 778-3222.
LET US DRIVE YOU! Shopping, medical appoint-
ments, airports, cruise ports. Flat rates. Sunshine
Car Service. Serving the Islands. (941) 778-5476.
COMPUTER OBEDIENCE TRAINING. Is your
computer misbehaving? Certified computer service
and private lessons. Special $40/hour. Free advice.
(941) 545-7508.

ISLAND PRESSURE CLEANING for great results,
wash away mildew, dirt, salt. Thorough, reasonable,
reliable. Free estimates, licensed, insured. (941)
778-0944.


CONNECT-ICON Your local computer specialist.
Experienced certified technician for communica-
tion electronics offers wireless and cable networks,
upgrades, maintenance, repairs, tutoring and train-
ing. Call Robert, (941) 778-3620.


ROOFING REPAIRS and replacements. Remod-
eling, repairs, additions, screen rooms, kitchens,
baths. Free estimates. License #CGC061519,
#CCC057977, #PE0020374. Insured. Accepting
MasterCard/Visa. (941) 720-0794.


PROFESSIONAL I.T. SERVICES: Complete com-
puter solutions for business and- home. Instal-
lation, repairs, upgrades, networking, Web ser-
vices, wireless services. Richard Ardabell, net-
work engineer, (941) 778-5708, or cell (216)
509-1945.



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3101 Gulf Drive,
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(941) 778-6696 Office
Kathu Caserta (941) 778-4364 Fax
Re lt,:r (-Ri I R 1-800-367-1617 Toll-Free
(941) 778-6943 Home
(941) 704-2023 Cell


^ Michael Saunders
S & Company
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Kimberly Roehl, P.A.
-- 941447-9988
Inr eting iln Property Leads to Opportunities

NEW LISTING



PLAYA ENCANTADA 2BA ,i:,nl'o IprlIIlrnl 100-FO1O CANAL FRONTAGE: HI:mi ljl, ijr:
imTiplhE. Turril.elurni,'neli heatedpool/spa, tile roof, porcelain floors, updated kitchen,
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pit Vl' updi eld 2BRF: iBA duplex. Turnkey villa with enclosed garage and workshop
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expaji:,,ie ;ia yvi.v,. irii. inmotie:,ablyrenovated light and open end unit with all the extras.
-;, ',. :,-ra:nome r: ;.'i.:f of livingarea. Ready for your enjoyment. Pool and
i,:> and 1:11:11:11 ib ii 299 000. deeded beach access. $469,000.
www.michaelsaunders.com
KimberlyRoehl@michaelsaunders.com
-1400 Manatee Ave. W. Bradenton 941.748.6300


CALL DAN'S RESCREEN for your free estimate
today. Affordable rates, quality work guaranteed.
Pool cages, lanais, windows, doors. Call (941)
713-5333.

APPLIANCE & AC DOCTORS: We repair air con-
ditioners, refrigerator, washer/dryer, oven, garbage
disposal, other household items. Honest, depend-
able. 20-plus years experience. (941) 650-9293.


MR. BILLS HOME REPAIR/maintenance service.
Over 30 years experience, self-employed in con-
struction trades. "I'm handy to have around." (941)
778-4561.

CUCCIO TILE AND handyman services. Many
Island references. Free estimates. Licensed and
insured. (941) 730-2137.

ABOUT GROUT: CLEANING, sealing, staining
(painting of grout), tile and grout repair, caulking
of showers/kitchen. Bonded and insured. Call Jeff,
(941) 545-0128.

ISLAND HOUSE CLEANING and interior repairs.
Honest and dependable. References. Call (941)
778-9585.

GET "MOORE" FOR your money: Tree and land
maintenance. Garage, shed, estate cleanup. Lew,
(941) 755-5559. Serving the Island for eight years.
CLEANING COUPLE: A few open slots for offices,
condos, houses, etc. We also do errands and
hurricane checks. Honest and dependable. (941)
448-7119.
SCOTT'S HELPING HANDS: Handyman service,
also housesitting and maintenance when you're out
of town. (941).538-0664.
FREE HOUSESITTING: RETIRED Christian couple
with much experience available anytime. Refer-
ences furnished. (770) 832-7319.


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SARASOTA Charming two story, BEACH. Elevated duplex. 2BR/2BA
5BR/3.5BA log cabin on a large and 3BR/2BA. One block to beach
wooded lot in a private cul-de-sac. and two blocks to bay' All offers
$499,000. considered. $699,000.
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2871 WRENWOOD COURT, 4802 51ST ST. W. #1119,
SARASOTA. 3BR/2BA former BRADENTON. Large gated
model home with many extras. 2BR/2BA condo. Wonderful ame-
Large lanai and pool area. nitiesand homewarrantyincluded.
$429,000. Great value at $219,900.
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Maggie Hutter & Jo Rutstein
Realtors
941-552-1358
Jo: 941-587-9156
Maggie: 941-780-9888
www.hutterandrutstein.com
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PRICE BUSTERS ISLAND cleaning and errand
service. No job too small. All houses and yard
work, also trash removal and personal shopping.
Call between 8am-6pm for more details. (941)
592-2353.

ATTENTION: ONCE A month check on your resi-
dence. While you're away have peace of mind for
pennies a day! Island resident. Benchmark Home
Improvements. (941) 778-1916.

MUSIC LESSONS! Flute, saxophone, clarinet.
Beginning to advanced. Contact Koko Ray, (941)
758-0395.
BEACH SERVICE air conditioning, heat, refriger-
ation. Commercial and residential service, repair
and/or replacement. Serving Manatee County and
the Island since 1987. For dependable, honest
and personalized service, call William Eller, (941)
795-7411. CAC184228.
ANYONE CAN TAKE a picture. A professional cre-
ates a portrait. I want to be at your wedding!
www.jackelka.com. (941) 778-2711.



Waterfront Property

FOR SALE BY OWNER
On deep water canal, no bridges to bay. 10,000
Ib boat lift and 155 feet of seawall! Near
Sarasota airport. 3BR/2BA with open floor
plan, custom kitchen, heated pool and much
more. Asking $795,000. Call (941) 753-6801..


NADIA'S EUROSAGE Relaxing, healing massage
-in the comfort of your home. Call today for an
appointment, (941) 795-0887. MA#0017550.
TILE AND MOSAIC custom installation, 20 years
experience. References available. For a reasonable
price, call Sebastian, (941) 704-6719.


CONNIE'S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and
commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance,-land-
scaping, cleanup, hauling and more! Insured. (941)
778-5294.
ISLAND LAWN SPRINKLER service and repair.
Monthly and quarterly accounts available. If it is
broken, we can fix it. Call (941) 778-2581.
CLOUD 9 LANDSCAPING: Top quality lawn
and landscape maintenance. Now accepting new
accounts at great rates. Please call (941) 778-2335
or 284-1568.
JR'S LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE
Lawns, native plants, mulching, trimming, haul-
ing, cleanup. Island resident 25 years. Call (941)
807-1015.


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new roof, carpet,
paint, and more! Tropical back yard, privacy fenced and large covered
porch area. 3012 Gulf Drive. $495,000.
Call Collandra & Co. Real Estate, Edie Force, 920-0129


PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN and
installation. Huge selection of plants, shrubs and
trees. Irrigation. Everything Under the Sun Garden
Centre, 5704 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. (941)
778-4441.

SHELL DELIVERED and spread. $42/yard. Haul-
ing: all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free esti-
mates. Call Larry at (941) 795-7775, "shell phone"
(941) 720-0770.

KARAZ LANDSCAPE Lawn Service. Mulch, clean-
ups, power washing, tree trimming and more. City
of Anna Maria resident. Cell (941) 448-3857.

NATURE'S DESIGN LANDSCAPING. Design and
installation. Tropical landscape specialist. Residen-
tial and commercial. 30-years experience. (941)
729-9381.

STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE: Installs, clean-
ups, shell, rock, palms, aquascapes, tree work.
Truck for hire, move anything. Shark Mark (941)
727-5066.
SELL it fast with an ad in The Islander.


AMY GORDAN
REALTOR
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Expertise in renovation
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properties.
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VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/
exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island refer-
ences. Bill, (941) 795-5100.
JOE UNGVARSKY CONSTRUCTION Remodel-
ing contractors. In-house plan designs. State
licensed and insured. Many Island references. (941)
778-2993. License #CRC 035261.
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING free esti-
mates. 35-year Island resident. Call Jim Bickal at
(941) 778-1730.
CHRISTIE'S PLUMBING Island and off-Island ser-
vice since 1975. Repairs and new construction.
Free estimates, no overtime charges. Now certifying
back flow at water meters. (FL#RF0038118) (941)
778-3924 or 778-4461.

TILE TILE TILE. All variations of ceramic tile sup-
plied and installed. Quality workmanship, prompt,
reliable, many Island references. Call Neil, (941)
726-3077.

ROOFING REPAIRS and replacements. Remod-
eling, repairs, additions, screen rooms, kitchens,
baths. Free estimates. License #CGC061519,
#CCC057977, #PE0020374. Insured. Accepting
MasterCard/Visa. (941) 720-0794.

CUSTOM RENOVATION/RESTORATION expert.
All phases of carpentry, repairs and painting. Thirty
years experience. Insured. Meticulous, clean, sober
and prompt. Paul Beauregard, (941) 779-2294.

KEN & TINA DBA Griffin's Home Improvements
Inc. Handyman, fine woodwork, countertops, cab-
inets and shutters. Insured and licensed, (941)
748-4711.


TILE, CARPET, LAMINATE supplied and installed. .
Why pay retail? Island resident, many references.
Free estimates, prompt service. Steve Allen Floor
Coverings. (941) 792-1367, or 726-1802.

JERRY'S HOME REPAIR: Carpentry work, handy-
man, light plumbing, electrical, light hauling,
pressure washing and tree trimming. Call (941)
778-6170 or 447-2198.
WINDOW SHADES, BLINDS, shutters and more.
Lifetime warranty. Call Keith Barnett for a free in-
home consultation. Island references, 15 years
experience. (941) 778-3526 or 730-0516.
THIRTY-SIXYEARS craftsman experience. Interior,
exterior, doors, stairs, windows and trim. Pressure
wash. Driveway. paint. Dan Michael, master carpen-
ter. Call 518-3316 or 778-6898.
TWO DUDES with tools: Tile, trim, cabinets, paint-
ing, drywall, glass block, brick, stonework and more!
Many references. Call now! (941) 812-4269 or
448-6961.
CARL V. JOHNSQN JR. Inc. building contractor. New
homes, additions, renovations. Quality work and fair
prices. Lic#RR0066450. Call (941) 795-1947.
HANDYMAN SERVICE: Winton's Home-Buddy Inc.
Retired banker, Island resident, converting life-long
hobby to business. Call (941) 705-0275 for free esti-
mates.
PAINTING AND IMPROVEMENT by Carlos.
Licensed and insured. Wallpaper hanging, interior.
and exterior painting, pressure wash, faux finishing,
drywall repair. Phone (941) 753-5936. Cell (941)
580-2421. Fax (941) 752-3109.


FEATURED LISTING


SJ FULL GULF VIEWS! Unobstructed views
''_ of the Gulf from this adorable 2BR/IBA
turnkey condo in Bradenton Beach. Lovwe
.association fees, no rental restrictions, and
zero maintenance. $499,000.

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME 75 x 106 lot across the street from the beach in central
Holmes Beach. Walk to shops and restaurants. Architect plans available for a custom designed,
beautiful ground level home permissible on this lot, or build up for gulf views! $627,500.
WESTBAY POINT & MOORINGS: Rarely available 3BR unit, overlooking canal.
Spacious bedrooms and eat-in kitchen. Over 1600 sf, heated pool and spa in a beautifully
maintained bay-front community. $599,000.
SANDY POINTE: Impeccably maintained 2BR/2BA condo in central Holmes Beach
within walking distance to shops, restaurants, and the beach! No rental restrictions make
this condo an instant income producer. Heated pool, covered parking, storage, washer dryer,
and new water heater! Don't wait come see this tastefully done unit today! $355,000.
CENTRAL LOCATION! WALK TO EVERYTHING! Enjoy fabulous sunsets from
your rooftop deck! Just one block from the beach aid centrally located in Bradenton
Beach. Walk to Historic Bridge Street, restaurants, shops, and marina. Cute IBR condo,
turnkey furnished & ready to rent. New heated pool and rooftop deck! Wonderful island
escape! $375,000.
VALENCIA GARDENS Renovated ground floor end unit, 2BR/2BA condo with great views
of El Conquistador golf course! Turnkey furnished, ready for you to move in. Close to beaches,
IMG Academy, private courtyard, pool. spa, and lanai. New kitchen! $289,000.
GREAT CANALFRONT VALUE IN LONGBOAT KEY 3BR/2BA home with won-
derful open-beam ceilings, new flooring, new dock, no bridges to bay. Short walk to
beach, botanical park and a great restaurant. Build upfor bay views! $779,000.
RARELY AVAILABLE NORTH BEACH VILLAGE UNIT. Largest floor plan over
1,500 sf with three decks. Choice location, private condo with two-car garage, nicely
maintained, heated pool and close to the beach! $599,000.
A WATERLOVERS DREAM! Wonderful master suite with a grand deck overlooking
the bay, 4.guest suites + a grand room, and a gourmet kitchen opening up onto a wrap-
around deck with bay views. Easy boat access Bay and Gulf. Offered at $2,795,000.
NEW CONSTRUCTION! LOW MAINTENANCE HOME! Construction complete!
Coastal designed 3BR/2.5BA home with IS-foot ceilings, granite countertops, stainless
appliances, wood floors, 8-foot French doors'two open decks, Hardi Plank siding, a swim-
ming pool and much more all close to beach access! This is a must see! $889,000.
STEPS TO THE BE ACH! Spacious 2BR/2BA turnkey furnished condo. Heated pool,
rooftop sundeck with great views, excellent rental history with no rental restrictions! A
must see. $599,000.
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RENTALS available weekly, monthly, seasonal.
Wedebrock Real Estate Co., (941) 778-6665 or
(800) 749-6665.

SEASONAL RENTAL: Holmes Beach, 4BR (two
master suites)/3BA, house on canal. Two minutes
to beach. Heated pool, dock, cable TV, washer/
dryer, garage, designer furnished with tropical
yard setting. One of the finest rentals on Island.
$1,600/weekly. Call (941) 713-0034 or e-mail:
gamiller@tampabay.rr.com.
GULFFRONT CONDOS: 3BR/2BA, 2BR/2BA,
1 BR/1 BA with breathtaking sunsets. Pools, Jacuzzi,
walk to shops and restaurants. Available weekly,
monthly, seasonal. (901) 301-8299 or e-mail
captko462@aol.com.
WEEKLY RENTALS: Alecassandra villa, 1 BR/1 BA,
$700/week; Island duplex, 2BR, $800/week;
Gulffront cottage, 2BR, $1,000/week; Bradenton
Beach Club, 2BR/2BA, $1,400/week. Please call
Kim Fisher, Wagner Realty, (941). 778-2246.
www.wagnerrealty.com.
SEASONAL RENTAL: Brand new Bradenton Beach
3BR/3BA plus office, steps to beach. Balconies with
ocean and bay views, elevator, 8-person Jacuzzi,
granite counters, marble floors and baths, Jacuzzi
in master, washer/dryer, designer furnished, fully
equipped. One of the finest rentals on Island.
$4800/ monthly 813-277-4336.
VACATION RENTALS: 2BR apartments across
from beautiful beach, $375 to $500/week. Winter
and spring dates available. Almost Beach Apart-
ments, (941) 778-2374.
1BR, LARGE APARTMENT. Water view, nonsmok-
ing, no pets. $475/week. (941) 779-0420.


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SEASONAL FURNISHED new home in Anna
Maria. Elevated 3BR/2BA. Available now through
April. One block to beach. (813) 251-9201.
BEACH LIVING: SEASONAL, Furnished one room
efficiency. Utilities included. Gulf views and large
decks. (941) 505-1962.
ANNUAL RENTAL: Perico Bay Club; 2BR/2BA
villa with garage, small pet OK. Heated pool,
tennis, gated community. $1,200/month. Hidden
Lakes; 3BR/2BA condo, all new, pool, small pet
OK. $1,400/month. Suncoast Real Estate, (941)
779-0202. www.suncoastinc.com.
ANNUAL 3BR/2BA: Holmes Beach. Steps to beach,
clean duplex-$1,100/month. (941) 725-0578 or
(941) 794-2912.
BRADENTON BEACH: NEWLY remodeledlBR/
1BA suite with full kitchen, fully furnished,
one block from Bridge Street, three minute
walk to beach. Sleeps four only. No pets. Now
taking reservations for summer. Available weekly,
monthly or seasonal. (941) 776-3696, or e-mail
bjustin628@tampabay.rr.com.
ANNUAL: 3BR/2BA $1,100/month and 2BR/1BA
$950/m6nth. Great location to beach, clean,
updated. (941) 778-5482.
MOBILE HOME FOR RENT: Nice 2BR, furnished
mobile home, gated community on creek. Braden-
ton Palms Mobile Home Park. Hot tub, pool, four-
six month rental. Seasonal,$1,100/month. Annual,
$750/month, includes cable. (863) 688-3524 or (863)
608-1833. E-mail: chickenplucker@webtv.net.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND: Steps from Bradenton
Beach, One hundred yards from bay. Spacious
1BR/1 BA with parking. Available for yearly rental.
55-plus. (614) 517-7147.

ANNUAL 3BR/2BA: Holmes Beach. Steps to beach,
clean duplex. $1,200/month. (941) 725-0578 or
(941) 794-2912.


ANNA MARIA WATERFRONT :
S, 0t Natural setting surrounds
6*& this 3BR/2BA home with
open water views, boat
dock, hot. tub, steps to
beach and turnkey
": furnished! Offered at
$849,900.
BAYVIEW DUPLEX includes lot on bay!
3BR/3BA and 1BR/1BA duplex or 4BR/4BA home
with boat docks and gorgeous view of Sarasota Bay.
Offered at $969,900. J
ISLAND CON VENIENCE STORE WITH GAS
Super opportunity to own Island business!
Offered at: $169,000 & Inventory.
Deborah Thrasher f:
RE/MAX Excellence
(941)518-7738
(941) 383-9700 DebMThrash@aol.com





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ANNA MARIA ISLAND: Waterfront mobile resort.
Steps to beach. Nice 1BR/1BA. April $950. May-
September $625. 55-plus. 2601 Gulf Drive N., Unit
425, Bradenton Beach. (941) 778-5417.

ANNA MARIA: TWO blocks to beach, excellent
neighborhood, 3BR/2BA, totally furnished, ground
level. $1,995/month, $800/week. Now renting for
next three months. (941) 812-6489.

ANNUAL OR SEASONAL rental. 2BR/1BA, two
blocks to beach. $900/month annual, includes
cable, water, sewer, trash. Seasonal $700/week or
$2,100/month. (941) 778-0714 or (941) 730-6349.

BEAUTIFUL AND SPACIOUS 3BR/2BA home
located four houses down from beach! Free trolley
picks up at end of block. Available by the week.
Adjacent two-bedroom apartment also available
first half of March. Call (616) 225-1589.
CONDOS: BRADENTON BEACH, Bayview Ter-
race. Pool on bay, one block to beach.Three-month
minimum. 2BR, $2,000/month. 1BR $1,500/month.
(941) 752-1737.

GULFFRONT DUPLEX: Second floor, 2BR/1BA,
newly updated, open floor-plan, 12-by-12 deck.
Holmes Beach, close to shopping, restaurants,
lush gardens. $950week, $3,200/month. (941)
778-0905.

SEASONAL RENTAL: Available for April 2006,
$1,500 plus tax. 1 BR/1 BA with boat dockage. North
end Anna Maria. Bright and cheerful with tile floors.
Nonsmoking, no pets. (941) 778-5445.
600-SF OFFICE with rest room. $500/month. 8799
Cortez Road, Bradenton. Call (800) 952-1206.
PRIVATE COTTAGE WITH shared dock, Old Flor-
ida-style 2BR/1BA, screened porch, deck, fenced
yard. Half block to beach. Pet OK. Weekly, monthly.
..Special rate April 1, 2006. (941) 485-1874.


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foryearsto come. This 3BRtownhousewith an easy care design offers triple
sky-light living area with soaring ceilings, labor-saving kitchen, liberally-sized
closets, inviting master suiteand lazy loft upstairs, creatively
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ANNA MARIA: 2006-07 season. Attractive 2BR/1 BA
house. Also remodeled 3BR/2BA house. 150 feet
to the beach. (941) 778-7933.

WATER VIEW: Sandpiper, 55-Plus, 2BR/1BA,
remodeled, furnished, covered parking.. Annual
$650/month. First, last. Vacation, $1,000, plus tax
or $300/week. Deposit. Turnkey. Available April 1.
(941) 545-8923 or (941) 778-9504.

MONTHLY RENTAL: 2BR/2BA with den. Furnished
condo on canal. West Bradenton. Five minutes to
beaches. $2,100/month. June through November
2006. (708) 532-2149.
ANNUAL RENTALS: 3BR/2BA home on .canal
$2,300/month. Call Betsy Hills Real Estate, PA. at
(941) 778-2291 or e-mail: Jason @ betsyhills.com.
COZY EXPANDED MOBILE home in 55-plus resort.
bayside, furnished, parking, walk to beach/trolley.
$800/month, annual. $1,400/month, seasonal. (518)
473-1169 or rgumson@mail.nysed.gov.

SANDPIPER MOBILE RESORT: 55-plus, 1 BR/1 BA,
inside and out sitting areas, turnkey. $1,200/month,
$450/weekly. (941) 962-0262. #418 with anchor.

ANNUAL 2BR/2BA BRADENTON Beach. Bay
views, close to beach. 2319 Ave. B. $1,000/month.
(941) 778-3875.
CORTEZ COTTAGE: IMMACULATE 1 BR/1 BA fur-
nished. Quiet, lush setting. Starting at $750/month.
Also available weekly/monthly. Smoke/pet free.
(941) 795-8077.

LIDO BEACH STUDIO, 1 or 2BR apartment.
Delightful and modern with porch/lanai in garden
setting. Across from beach, walking distance to St.
Armands Circle. Eight minutes to Sarasota Main
Street. Fully furnished, including full kitchen and
laundry room. Call for special weekly rates, (941)
383-2566.







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Vicki Gilbert, Realtor, (941) 713-0195
DEEPWATER CANAL FRONT 4BR/2BA. Two-car garage.
Heated pool/spa. Priced below appraisal. See it today! $715,000.
3BR/2BA. TWO-CAR GARAGE HOME. Beautiful
canal-front community. Seawall, dock, access to
Sarasota Bay. Priced to sell $514,500.
ISLAND BEACH COTTAGE 2BR/1 BA with garage.
A block from beach and bay. Many upgrades. $505,000.


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1BR/1BA furnished near the beach $800/month.
1BR/1BA with sunroom, furnished in Gulffront
complex with heated pool! 55-plus, $950/month.
2BR/2BA furnished in Gulffront complex with heated
pool! 55-plus, $1,150/month. 3BR/2BA unfurnished
with garage on Perico Island with association pool
and tennis courts, $1,600/month. 3BR/2BA Island
home, furnished or unfurnished, $2,000-$2,200/
month. Please call Adele at An Island Place Realty,
(941) 587-6328 for rental information!
WATER VIEW: Sandpiper, 55-Plus, furnished,
2BR/1BA, remodeled, covered parking. Non-
smoking. Annual $650/month. Deposit. Vacation,
$1,000/month or $300/week, plus tax. Available
April 1. (941) 545-8923 or (941) 778-9504.

VALRICO AREA: INCLUDES washer and dryer,
near shopping area. $500-600/month. (831)
770-0967.
BEAUTIFULLY LOCATED ON bay: 1BR unit and
2BR house for March/April. (941) 779-9074.

SEASONAL RENTAL WANTED: Two bedroom,
December through April 2007. Senior man and
Springer Spaniel, both clean and well-behaved.
References. (941) 761-2526.
HOLMES BEACH 2BR/1BA 1,400 sf house, 1.5
blocks to Gulf. Totally furnished with all appliances.
$1,200/month, first, last and security deposit. Avail-
able April 1. (941) 587-1456.
NEAR BEACH: FURNISHED 1BR/1 BA. $750/month
with utilities. Seven-month lease, first, last and
deposit. Call Jackie, (941) 929-7165.


GULFFRONT CONDO FOR rent in Holmes Beach
April 22-29 and April 29-May 6, 2006. (Rent one
week or two). Sleeps six, two baths, pool, hot
tub, laundry facilities. Full 180-degree views of
the Gulf! Asking $700/week. Call for details, (941)
778-1708.
HOUSE FOR RENT: 2BR/1BA across from Gulf.
Newly redone. A tranquil artist retreat. $1,175/month.
(941) 753-8866.102 Fourth St., S. Bradenton Beach.
EASTER VACATION RENTALS: $650/week. Palma
Sola townhouse 2BR/2BA, pool and boat dock.
Also 2BR Longboat Village home, $650/week. Call
for low monthly rates. Real estate Mart, (941)
756-1090.
CLOSE TO THE beach, Island duplex for rent.
2BR/1BA, $800/month. First, last and security.
No pets. Call 8am-4pm Monday-Friday, (941)
761-7600.
PALMS OF CORTEZ gated 2BR/1BA condo. Pool,
tennis, fitness, Small pet OK. Very clean, third floor
unit, $1,100. (941) 778-8277 or (941) 748-5113.
HOLMES BEACH MASTER bedroom for rent in
1,400 sf 2BR/1BA beach house, 1.5 blocks from
beach. $650/month. First, last, security deposit.
(941) 587-1456.
ANNUAL RENTAL: 1BR/1BA, oversized bedroom,
recently updated, tile throughout. Views of canal,
$800/month. Available April 1, 2006. Call Island
Real estate, (941) 778-6066.
ANNUAL RENTAL: 3BR/1BA single-family home.
Updated kitchen, large patio, tile floors. New
everything. Available May 1. City of Anna Maria.
$1,650/month. Call Island Real Estate, (941)"
778-6066.


SEASONAL 2BR/2BA: undercover parking. Large-
deck, $2,500/month. 210 81st St., Holmes Beach.
(941) 778-2695 or (813) 962-0817.
ANNUAL RENTAL: 2BR/2.5BA. Fully updated, vaulted
ceilings, washer/dryer, tile floors, large closets. West of
Gulf Drive. Small pets may be considered. $1,350/month.
Call Island Real Estate, (941) 778-6066.
ANNUAL RENTAL: 3BR/2BA large duplex, remod-
eled bathrooms, fabulous screened porch. Available
now, $1,500/month. Call Island Real Estate, (941)
778-6066.
ANNUAL RENTAL: 3BR/2.5BA large townhome.Two-
car garage, three porches, washer and dryer, com-
munity pool. Available April 1, 2006. $2,100/month.
Call Island Real Estate, (941) 778-6066.
UNFURNISHED 2BR/2BA ground-level duplex with
washer and dryer hook-up. Two blocks from beach,
references required. $950/month. Available April 1,
2006. (941) 778-3960 or (941) 545-9503.
CHARMING 2BR/2BA canal home at 509 59th St.,
Homes Beach. Available for rent April 1, 2006. (717)
392-4048.

ANNUAL: 2BR/1 BA DUPLEX with carport. Washer
and dryer hook up. Nice! $900/month. Dolores M.
Baker Realty, (941) 778-7500.
SPACIOUS 2BR/2BA Key Royal canal home.
Dock, double garage, large Florida room. No pets.
$1,200/month. (941) 779-9470.
BRADENTON CONDO: MORNINGSIDE 2BR/2BA
with vaulted ceilings and skylights. Pets welcomed.
Carol Heinze, (941) 778-5059. Goldwell Banker
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ground-level condo. $949,000. Carol Heinze, (941)
778-5059. Coldwell Banker Real Estate.

ANNUALS OPENING UP! Several to choose from!
1BR/1BA furnished, near the beach, $800/month.
1 BR/1 BA with sunroom or 2BR/2BA, both furnished
in Gulffront complex with heated pool! 55-plus,
$950/month or $1,150/month. 3BR/2BA home, fur-
nished or unfurnished, $2,200 or $1,800/month.
Cute 2BR/1 BA furnished north-end, $1,000/month.
2BR/2.5BA canal home unfurnished, $1,600/month.
Call Adele at An Island Place Realty, (941)
587-6328.
BEACH STEPS AWAY: Large 1BR/2BA, fully
furnished, washer and dryer. $495/week or
$1,795/month. Pets OK.
www.gulfdriveapartments.com. -(941) 778-1098.
STILL AVAILABLE FOR Easter week: 2BR/2BA
duplex one block from Gulf beaches. Newly
remodeled and very clean. Laundry. $545. (941)
807-5449.
SEASONAL OR WEEKLY cottage-style rentals.
1BR/1BA or 2BR/1BA with pool. Walk to beach,
shopping, restaurants. (941) 778-3426. Web site
2spinnakers.com.


PRECONSTRUCTION PRICES! Lakefront Hidden
Lake condominiums, west Bradenton. Closeto
beach. Starting at $329,900. Call Cori Woods, (941)
761-0444.
OPEN HOUSE: 1-3pm, Sunday, April 2. Key
Royale/Holmes Beach. Owners must sell, canal-
front. 603 and 605 North Point Drive.Two homes,
next door, in Island's finest community. 4BR/3BA,
five-car. garage, elevated home, beautiful views
of Tampa Bay, new lap pool, spa, waterfall, sea-
wall and dock. Also, 2BR/2BA, two-car garage,
ranch home, new seawall, dock and 20,000-pound
lift. Over $275,000 reduction at $978,250 each.
Lynrn Bankuly, Realtor, Suncoast Real Estate, (941)
737-1420.


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FIVE MINUTES TO BEACH: Perico Island, beauti-
ful designer patio home. 4BR/3BA, two-car garage.
Pool, private. $520,000. Best value! Agents wel-
come. (941) 792-7828.
BEACHFRONT CONDO: 1BR/1BA, new
construction. Designer furnished, spa, pool,
excellent location near restaurants, shopping.
Excellent rental. $529,000. (901) 301-8299, or
captko462 @aol.com.
LOT FOR SALE: One block to Gulf. 50x100 feet,
cleared. $539,000. (941) 778-4036. 215 71st St.,
Holmes Beach.

WATERFRONT PROPERTY 2BR/2BA located on
deep-water canal with large dock and views of
Tampa Bay. $864,900. (941) 779-1512.

FOR SALE BY owner: Best value on the Island!
2BR/ 2BA, one-car garage, gourmet kitchen, new
windows, updated baths and more. Two blocks from
beach. $615,000. (941) 778-8677. 406 Bay Palms
Drive, Holmes Beach. wbcaudill@verizon.net.
ANNA MARIA ISLAND Club: 2BR/2BA condo. Fully
furnished and equipped. Best-kept condo complex
on the Island. Beautiful beach, pool, hot tub, sauna
and sunsets. No more left on the Island like this!
$1,200,000. (317) 873-3307 for instructions on vir-
tual tour.
HOLMES BEACH DUPLEX: By owner. 2BR/2BA
each side, one lanai, secluded street, steps to
beach and downtown. New appliances and air han-
dlers. Beautiful maintenance-free landscaping. Dog-
friendly fenced yard. $650,000. (941)794-9940.
ANNA MARIA 3BR/2BA north-end home.. Gulf,
beaches, bay, piers. $595,000. (941) 778-2934.
DUPLEX: 2411 Ave. C, Bradenton Beach. Great
location. Will consider trade. $690,000. (941)
915-0684.
BEAUTIFUL ISLAND TOWNHOUSE: Steps to the
beach. 3BR/2BA. Pool, designer upgrades, gran-
ite counters, new appliances, tile floors, two-story
home. $599,000. Call (941) 447-6278, or view
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ARBORS 2BR/2BA, golf course, turnkey, clubhouse. $263,900.
MARTINIQUE N.-Direct Gulf view, corner with garage, storage.
Updated. Shows beautifully. $899,000.
HOLMES BEACH-Neptune Gardens. 2BR. 1,100 sf, carport, short walk
to beach. All for $479,000.
KEY ROYALE-Canalfront lot. 9,450 sf. Golf course view. $699,000.
BAYVIEW- 4-5BR/4BA, induding guest quarters. Large master suite. $1,500,000.
GULF VIEW- Holmes Beach duplex or 4BR/2BA home. $1,099,000.
ANNA MARIA DUPLEX- Large lot, 2BR and 1BR. $720,000.
HARBOUR VILLA CLUB- 2BR/2BA, turnkey, boat dock. $824,900.
BAYPOINTE- 4BR/3BA villa. Eight month new. $255,000.
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HOLMES BEACH: 12,500 sf R2-lot with duplex suit-
able for land condos. Back has view of Spring Lake.
Two blocks direct walk to beach. $699,000. (941)
400-9346.
3BR/2BA: One bedroom used as a den/office/
playroom, enclosed lanai, tiled with carpeted bed-
rooms. 1,400 sf, county water/sewer, citrus trees,
near Brentwood school in Sarasota. Reduced to
$274,900. (941). 379-4196 or (941) 954-7474.
PINEBROOK CONDO ON golf course. Fifth-floor
views, 2BR/2BA, beautifully furnished, next to pool.
$269,900. By owner, (941) 794-8954, leave message.
WATERFRONT KEY WEST-style: stilt, vaulted,
open-beam cedar ceilings, dock. Sailboat water,
no bridges. Turnkey, extra-large lot. Willow Avenue.
(941) 778-8168.
BRIGHT AND AIRY: 2BR/2BA Gulf-view condo in
four-unit building with heated pool. New kitchen,
screened balcony, washer/dryer, new air-condition-
ing system.Turnkey ready. Wonderful home or great
rental. $650,000. (941) 779-1013.


BEAUTIFUL ISLAND TOWNHOUSE: 3BR/2BA,
pool, steps to beach. Designer upgrades, granite
counters. $589,000. Lease option available. (941)
447-6278.

PALMA SOLA PARK: 3BR/2BA. Lovingly restored
with new kitchen, bath and roof. Freshly painted
inside and out. Move right in. Large corner
lot. $429,000: Call for appointment, (941)
778-5445.

REDUCED: 2BR/2BA, garage, elevated, extra large
lot, two blocks to beach. Lots of new updates.
Reduced to $495,000. Call (941) 792-8898. 2919
Ave. C, Holmes Beach.

EXCEPTIONAL MUST SEE: Colony Cove,
2BR/2BA furnished doublewide. 1,675 sf, views
of the Manatee River. 55-plus. Pets, marina, five
pools, fishing pier etc. $49,500,. Or, 2BR/2BA pic-
turesque water back, insured, furnished. $35,500.
(941) 721-4890.





REALTORS
OPEN HOUSE, SUNDAY 1-4 PM: 203 75th St., Holmes Beach. Duplex
one block to beach. 1BR/1BA each side, Remodeled 2004, $560,000.
Call Mike Carleton, Realtor, (941) 737-0915 or Michel Cerene, Broker,
(941) 545-9591 evenings.
FLAMINGO CAY Newly renovated single-family 3BR/2BA split-plan,
Jacuzzi bathtub, two-car garage, screened lanai over looking pool and
deep water canal. Large corner lot. $739,900.
DUPLEX WITH BOAT DOCK 2BR/1BA each side corner lot. Designated
boat dock access across street (with city approval). Current survey
available. Sold as is. Right to inspect. $694,900. Call Carmen Pedota,
Realtor, (941) 284-2598 evenings.
GREAT LOCATION 3BR/3BA Key West elevated home. Like new!
Dining room, four-car garage, lanai, workshop, elevator, pool by
March 2006. Views of Gulf and Intracoastal. $1,300,000..Call
Mike Carleton, Realtor, (941) 737-0915 or Michel Cerene, Broker,
(941) 545-9591 evenings.


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Call (941) 778-0777 or Rentals 778-0770
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Jesse Brisson
Broker Associate, GRI
941-713-4755
FULL G ULFVIEWS: Unobstructed views from this
adorable 2BR/1BA turnkey condo. $499,000.
VALENCIA GARDEN: 2BR/2BA turnkey furnished
condo with golf course views and pool. Completely
updated! $289,000.
SANDYPOINTE: 2BR/2BA impeccably maintained
condo with good rental history. Must see. $355,000.
FEET TO THE BEACH: Spacious 2BR/2BA
bath condo with pool and great rental history.
$599,000.
NORTH BEACH VILLAGE: A 2BR/2.5BA,
1,500 sf condo with pool. $599,000.


Annual Rental Available
Village. of Cortez
Quiet and adorable,
large 2BR/1BA.
Completely remodeled.
Private garden style setting.
$1,200 per month
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pools. Tennis court, ground-floor corner unit.
Enclosed lanai, new air conditioning, turnkey fur-
nished. $480,000. (941) 778-6172.
CHARMING CONCH COTTAGE on extra-wide
corner lot in Anna Maria City. Large detached
shed. Unique beach getaway. $605,000. (941)
224-1453.
BAYFRONT KEY ROYALE: Rarely available cul-
de-sac location. Beautiful bay views. 4BR/3BA.
$2,300,000. Brokers: 4 percent. Owner, (941)
778-3751. 604 Crestwood, Holmes Beach.

$45,000 WILL BUY 566 sf of living space next to
Bradenton Beach City Pier. Excellent condition. All
appliances, central air conditioning/heat, washer/
dryer and storage. Satellite and TV plus all furniture.
Boat slips available to members of boating club and
owners. A steal! (321) 242-8882.

INVESTORS: THIS IS the one you are waiting for!
Club Bamboo South. Direct Gulffront condo. Unit
is $35,000 less than the last several sold for. Build-
ing was just completed, everything new inside and
out! Crown moulding, granite and more. Great rental
complex with nightly rentals allowed! Motivated
seller to save you money. $465,000. George, (312)
321-7501.

THIS IS THE FINEST CONDO in the entire com-
plex! Runaway Bay direct bayfront! Absolutely
everything is new, including electric, air condition-
ing, water heater, flooring, wash rooms, kitchen and
all interiors. Professionally decorated. The best view
in the complex of all water. $499,999. George, (312)
321-7501.

DIRECT GULFFRONT CONDO: Furnished end
unit, 2BR/2BA. Enjoy sunsets year'round from sofa,
lanai or beach. Low association fee. Weekly rental
allowed. $975,000. (504) 810-0867.
NOW PRE-SELLING! New, maintenance-free
villas. The villas at Palma Sola Trace by Hen-
derson Brothers Homes. 1,950 sf, starting in
the $360s. Prime northwest Bradenton location.
Act now, for $3,000 in free options. Call or
e-mail Jonathan Valdez at (813) 643-9551 or
jonathanv@ hendersonbrothershomes.com.

BY OWNER: 3BR/2BA, caged pool, canalfront,
10,000 lb. lift with dock, view of Bimini Bay. $30,000
below recent appraisal. Owner will lease back or sell
turnkey. $869,000! .(941) 778-2336.

TIFFANY PLACE: 7000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach
2BR/2BA 1,259 sf-plus, Gulf view condo. Complex
directly on the beach. Heated pool, elevator.
Available September. By owner $749,900. (941)
778-032Q.

OPEN HOUSE 1-4pm Saturday and Sunday. Bay-
view and canalfront with pool. 2BR/2BA open plan,
new kitchen. Totally upgraded. Dock, three davits.
Owner motivated. Not a drive-by, must see inside!
By owner. Call Herb Dolan, (941) 705-4454. 404
21st Place. Bradenton Beach.

CONDO UNIT DIRECTLY on Gulf. Call (504)
819-0867 or (504) 391-0324.
$45,000 WILL BUY 566 sf of living space next to
Bradenton Beach City Pier. Excellent condition. All
appliances, central air conditioning/heat, washer/
dryer and storage. Satellite and TV plus all furniture.
Boat slips available to members of boating club and
owners. A steal! (941) 778-8125.

DUPLEX FOR SALE by owner. Move-in condition,
2BR/1 BA each side. Lot size 85x90 feet.:$700,000.
206 73rd St., Holmes Beach. (941) 778-2658.

GULFFRONT LOT WANTED with or without home.
I'm not a Realtor. jfosterwi@hotmail.com or (920)
242-3068. No Realtors.

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL IN Bradenton! This updated
2BR/2BA home is ready to enjoy! $289,000. Carol
" Heinze, (941) 778-5059. Coldwell Banker.


PALMA SOLA BAYFRONT HOME: Flamingo Cay.
1,500 sf 3BR/2BA, private dock and davits. Sail-
boat water. 130-plus feet of seawall. Room for a
pool. Ready for remodel or build new. Incredible full
bay views. $999,000. Mike Faber, (941) 504-6345.
RE/MAX Gulfstream Realty.

RUNAWAY BAY 2BR/2BA second-floor condo with
great view of pond and fountain. Everything new
in 2006, including: carpet, tile, furniture, pictures,
paint, kitchen items, beds and more. All new bath-
rooms. Air conditioning has about a six-year war-
ranty for new owner. $399,000. George, (312)
321-7501.

LONGBOAT KEY SAND Cay: Gulf side 2BR/2BA
condo. This large condo has been completely
remodeled in a great complex. Great views of the
pool, grounds and a view of the Gulf. Great rental
complex with onsite management, pool, tennis,
shuffleboard and more. Priced to sell at $689,900.
George (312) 321-7501.

FOR SALE BY OWNER: Unique find located at the
desirable north end of Anna Maria Island at 704
Gladiolus St. Duplex has been totally, updated. New
hot tub and pool. Furnished and ready to move in!
3BR/ 3BA. $799,000. Call Tim at (941) 778-5746 or
(231) 218-6600.
FOR SALE BY OWNER: Adorable Key West-style
bungalow located on desirable 12th Street North
in Bradenton Beach. All newly renovated. New
ceramic, restored southern pine floors. All new
appliances and cabinets. Large lot. Just steps to the
Gulf. 3BR/ 1.5BA. A must see! $679,000. Call Tim
or Kathy (941) 778-5746 or (231) 218-6600.

PALMA SOLA BAYFRONT 3BR/2BA home. Spec-
tacular views with 155-foot bay frontage on deep
sailboat water. Boater's dream with two lifts
(50,000 Ib and 10,000 Ib), heated pool, Jacuzzi.
$1,375,000. Call Lynn Parker, RoseBay Realty,
(941) 321-2736.

VACANT LOT: Build your Island dream home one
block from beach. 52x145 feet. Walk to the beach,
sunsets, shops, restaurants. This area is truly a
favorite among locals and vacationers. $479,000.
Phil or Kym Paxton, Remax, (941) 920-1363.
LOT FOR SALE: 57.75x114 feet. Great location
one block from Gulf beach. 125 Neptune Lane,
Holmes Beach. (941) 778-4246.
OPEN HOUSE
1-4 pm SUNDAY APRIL 2
203 75TH ST., HOLMES BEACH
DUPLEX REDUCED: One block to beach. 1BR/1 BA
each side. Remodeled 2004, $560,000. Call Mike
Carleton, Realtor, (941) 737-0915 or Michel Cerene,
Broker, (941) 545-9591.
WATERFRONT DUPLEX: RARE canalfront duplex
with private setting, docks/lifts, peak of the bay and
short walk to the beach. Offered at $799,500. Call
Dave Moynihan, (941) 720-0089. Wagner Realty.

MARCH MADNESS SPECIAL: 509 59 th St.,
Holmes Beach. Canal house for sale. $795,000.
(717) 392-4048.


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OPEN HOUSE
1-4pm SUNDAY, APRIL 2
238 CHILSON AVE., ANNA MARIA
CANALFRONT 3BR/3BA HOME with new guest
quarter. Updatedelectric in 2004, new air condition-
ing and heat. Updated kitchen, vaulted ceiling, no
bridges to bay. Turnkey furnished. $819,000. Call
Carmen Pedota, Realtor, (941) 284-2598, or Lori
Guerin, Realtor, (941) 773-3415.

BY OWNER: PERFECT location in West Braden-
ton. Upgraded 3BR/2BA with garage on large
fenced lot. Finest schools, restaurants, shopping,
medical, beaches. No deed restrictions. $258,000.
(941) 737-3424.

ANNA MARIA LOT: 75-by-116 on sailboat canal.
$695,000. For details, photos, survey and optional
house plans, call Sheryl, (610) 247-9496. Visit http:/
/mysite.verizon.net/talbotl/.
STOP LOOKING! You've found the best value on
the Island! Two bedroom, extra large bathroom and
kitchen, bay view, Gulf beach just steps away! Only
$229,900! Call Jill Sullivan, Keller Williams Realty,
(941) 232-9783 today!
GOLDEN GATE POINTE townhouse: Great loca-
tion, great investment near marina, downtown St.
Armands, Lido Beach. Available now. $535,000.
(941) 792-0509.
OPEN HOUSE 1-4pm Saturday and Sunday, April 1
and 2. Wonderful views, totally remodeled, designer
colors, stainless-steel appliances. Must see! 5400
Gulf Drive, #16, Holmes Beach..Clyde Helton, (941)
720-4173.
SEASONAL RENTALS: November-April for
$2,700/month. Elevated home, four houses from
Gulf of Mexico. Must see! Furniture and amenities
like home. Call Island Real Estate, (941)
778-6066.

OPEN HOUSE: 11AM -1PM Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday or anytime by appointment. 9814 Desota
Court, # 24A, Casco Dorado condo, Aposporos
-& Son Realty LLC, Bob and Lu Rhodeh, .(941)
758-3939.

MARTINIQUE SOUTH, UNIT 408: 3BR/3BA,
move-in ready, angular Gulf view, double garage.
$865,000.-(941) 779-9566.
BELOW APPRAISAL: BURST our bubble! Key
Royale 3BR/2BA, boat dock, pool, spa. All new
interiors. $899,000. Longboat 3BR/2BA, two-car
garage, unique artist loft home. $719,000. Real
Estate Mart, (941) 756-1090.
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classified ads and subscribe online with our secure
server? Check it out at www.islander.org.


SWEEPING BAYFRONT VIEW from this 2BR/2BA
condo with carport and 35-foot-deep-water, boat
dock. $559,000. Open house 1-4pm Sunday, April
2, or call (941) 807-5449.
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PICKWICK LAKE WATERFRONT development on
a TVA lake, approximately 90 miles long in North-
east Mississippi. A small gated community with pri-
vate 30-foot covered boat slips, pool and spa. There
are only 13undeveloped lots left. The lots are priced
from $49,900 to $150,000, including boat slip. Prop-
erty taxes range from $500-$1,500/year. Call Bailey
at Bailey Williams Realty for more information. Office
(800) 748-9051. Cell (662) 415-7999 or Anna Maria,
(941) 778-1356. You will be glad you called!
NORTHERN MICHIGAN: Quality lake home on 100
feet of prime Burt Lake frontage, 20 minutes from
Pellston Airport. $650,000. (941) 792-1399.
NORTH CAROLINA GATED lakefront community,
1.5 acres plus, 90 miles of shoreline. Never before
offered with 20 percent pre-development discounts,
90 percent financing. Call (800) 709-5253.
BEAUTIFUL NORTH CAROLINA. Winter season is
here! Must see the beautiful peaceful mountains of
western North Carolina. Homes, cabins, acreage
and investments. Cherokee Mountain Realty, GMAC
Real Estate, Murphy
www.cherokeemountainrealty.com. Call for free bro-
chure, (800) 841-5868.
LAKEFRONT AND LAKEVIEW properties nestled
in the hills of Tennessee on the shores of pristine
Norris Lake. Call Lakeside Realty at (423) 626-5820,
or visit www.lakesiderealty-tn.com.
RURAL HUNTING TIMBER land for sale: 222.2
acres, $2,500/acre. Atkinson County, Georgia.
Call for information, (334) 393-5036 or (334)
464-4004.
NORTH GEORGIA GATED mountain community.
New homes close-to infrastructure. One hournorth
of Atlanta. Golf, tennis, lake, pools, Information,
www.benttreegeorgia:com.
MURPHY,N.C.: Aah, cool summers, mild winters,
affordable homes and mountain cabins, land. Call
for free brochure, (877) 837-2288. Exit Realty
Mountain View Properties. www.exitmurphy.com.
"LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION."Time to buy.
Investors and builders, great buildable lots for sale
in one of Florida's fastest growing areas: Fort
Myers. (888) 558-0032..
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The Paver Brick Store
8208 Cortez Road W. Bradenton 34210 (941) 794-6504
9:00 AM til Noon, or by Appointment
Pool Deck, Patio and Driveway Renovations
Design Build

LONGBOAT KEY PAINTING & DESIGN, INC.
SFaux painting Cabinet refinishing
Furniture restoration Custom painting
Jackson Holmes, owner (941) 812-3809


ISLAND TAXI
Providing islanders with personal service to and from
central and south florida airports, etc., Since 1991.
Bruce Collins (941) 778-6201


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AN0 HARDWARE
213 54th St., Holmes Beach 778-3082
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LOOKING TO OWN LAND? Invest in rural acreage
throughout America: coastal, mountain, waterfront
properties. 20 to 200 acres. Free monthly special
land reports: www.land-wanted.com/sw.
FINAL CLOSEOUT: Lake bargains! April 8-9. Water
access from $34,900 with free boat slips. Pay
no closing costs! Huge $5,000 savings on beauti-
fully wooded parcels at 34,000-acre Lake Tennes-
see. Enjoy unlimited water recreation. Surrounded
by state forest. Excellent financing! Call (800)
704-3154, ext. 724, TN Land Partners, LLC.
LARGE MOUNTAIN LAND bargains, high eleva-
tion. Adjoins .pristine state forest, 20-plus acres
to 350 acres. Sweeping mountain views, streams.
www.liveinwv.com.
MONTANA MOUNTAIN.PARADISE: Great mountain
views! 2.29 acres just $59,990. Ride out your back
door to millions of acres of national forest. Close to
Canyon Ferry Lake, minutes to Helena. Soils tested,
utilities, ready to build. Call owner, (866) 365-6103.



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3/2 & 1/1 .Walk to Beach or shopping. Located
on quiet street with beautiful landscaping and an
updated exterior. Lots of curb appeal. Tile throughout
both units and updated bathrooms. Great investment.
New air handler in 3BR. $615,000. Principals only, call
(813) 760-1998 (941) 807-5626 (941) 735-5375.


NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS: Three acres
on mountaintop in gated community, view trees,
waterfall and large public lake nearby. Paved pri-
vate access, $58,500. Owner, (866) 789-8535.
www.NC77.com.
TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN ACREAGE: Gated moun-
tain community bordering a large lake. Spectacu-
lar views. Community boat ramp, private boat slips.
Between Chattanooga and Knoxville. Call today,
(866) 292-5769. Gates of the River.
TENNESSEE WATERFRONT MOUNTAIN property.
Scenic homesites surrounding Lake Barkley. One-
to six-acre view sites and five to 40 acre privacy
sites from the $40s. 90 minutes to Nashville. Grand
opening of Phase II on.now! Call (866) 339-4966.
ASHEVILLE, N.C., AREA acreage: Private, gated
mountain community with over four miles of riv-
erfront. One- to- eight-plus acres from the $60s.
Incredible views! Custom community lodge with
mountain spas, riverwalk. Call (866) 292-5762. Bear
River Lodge.



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ONLY $519,000

941-779-5724


GOLF LOT SALE! Blue Ridge Mountains! Near
Asheville, N.C. Beautifully wooded homesites on
18-hole Dye-designed golf course. Unbelievable
incentives. Call toll-free (866) 334-3253, ext. 1047.
cherokeevalleysc.com.
COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA waterfront! 1.5
acres- $99,900. Beautifully wooded, great views,
pristine shoreline, deep boatable water! Enjoy
access to ICW, sound, Atlantic. Paved road, under-
ground utilities. Excellent financing. Call now, (800)
732-6601, ext. 1510.
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are located next to Ooh La La! in the Island Shop-
ping Center. More information:(941) 778-7978.

MARKEY REALTY & ASSOCIATES


COZY RETREAT Tranquil Island home. Large corner
lot, across the street from the bay and in walking
distance from the beach. Large rooms, ceramic tile
floors and cathedral ceilings give this home an open,
airy, island feel. Inground pool and screened lanai pro-
vide for spacious outdoor entertaining. $799,000.
MLS# 519760. www.flrealtour.com/01160231j/realtor/
CALL JOHN ZIRZOW 778-9171
OFFICE 753-1620


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canallront home. Lush landscaping in back yard,
easy care front yard. 10.000 Ib boal litt, dock and
S Jet ski lit tIool Beautiful wood flooring.$669,900
MLSt 525254.
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NORTH BEACH VILLAGE CONDO Located
Mhnda Botd in a lush setting Trls 3BR/2.5BA has 1.536 sf
,-,,-...; plus two-car garage with lots of storage and
.r., private screened porch Beautiful community
healed pool and close o1 the beacn $620,000
MLS# 518538.



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NAUTILUS CONDOMINIUM. A Gulffront corn-
plex; this 2BR/2BA turnkey furnished until
overlooks the pool and garden area, great
rental complex. Renis weekly, popular condo
win great beach, lennis and pool $669,000
MLSO 517167.
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THIS MAGNIFICENT TOWN HOME offers
luxurious appointments in an elegant, 3BR138A
residence in just over 1,800 st A fabulous
'F1,' porcelain-ile roohopenlerrainmenl level provide
l i u..-. T,.lrr, ,' a 270 degree panorama wilh spectacular Gull
vistas. $1 099,000. MLS# 522918.
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IBR/1BA UNIT IDEAL FOR RENTAL and DUPLEX IS LOCATED AT THE DESIRABLE
occasional owner use. Light bright and totally NORTH END OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND:
renovaled this cozy condo is iust across Gull walking distance to tre Gull and Rod & Reel Pierl
Drive Irom white sands, has healed pool on-site. 2BR/2BA and 1BR.'BA. this property features
$329.000. MLS# 525145. a new in-ground healed pool, a six-person hot
tub $799 000. MLS# 525195.





KEY ROYALE 3BR/2BA TWO-CAR GARAGE FABULOUS GROUND-LEVEL VILLA. Wonder-
HOMEwitlhpool.boalliftanadoconacanal Top ful friendly community wilh clubhouse. heated
condition throughout Move right in and enjoy te pool and activities. Large 2BR11BA with one-
'Island life' $839.000. MLSt 520643 car carport Fully furnished. needs nothing
$139.000 MLS# 523847.


FABULOUS ISLAND CONDO. Westbay Point
& Moorings 2BR/2BA condo Tropical setting,
turnkey furnished and ready to movein. you'lll like
this one $449.900 MLSU 520389


UPDATED GULFFRONT DEVELOPMENT offers
real rental income easy invesimenl/second
humel Direclly on the sand!Gull with a heated pool,
elevator, on-site rental office, and owneriguest
lounge. $449 000 MLS# 514125


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CAPE CORAL CANAL LOT. This 125.'80 fool ADORABLE COTTAGE atine north endof Anna
cleared tot is on a desirable sail-water canal. Maria has beenhrecently renovated Walk up to
Only one 11 fool bridge to the Gull Close Ir the lop deck and be surprised by views of the Day
Coral Oaks Goll Course, Tropicana Parlway, and Rod & Reel Pier. Tasiefully turnkey furnished
good shopping ano new development i325.000 lor a laid back Island leel. Private lenced yard
MLSS 518637. $i'. 000. MLS# 5201604
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"iad Fman

BRAND NEW 3BR,2BA two-car garage is one o-
two adjacent residences. Exceptional floor plan
with elegant spacious teeiing and line details
like an elevator, bamboo floorng and granite
countertops. Sun deck and room lor back yard
pool. $799,000 rLSq 509772 AIn Galleno
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2BR/2BA PERICO ISLAND CONDO. Nicelyv r.
turnkey furnished wirt newer carpeting, floor tile
and paint Complex includes. lenn;s, pool and r-' .
clubhouse Close to the beaches. shopping and
downtown' 349,000 MLS# 513838.

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LARGE NATURAL CEDAR CANALFRONT i-l car..
HOME with 40x20 loot pool. dock and boatl Iis.-.: :
lift. Enloy Ihe Island breezes Irom the decks P',..:l""p.. "
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ISLAND FAVORITE This former Anna Mara -
Island restaurant is in a fantastic location and n n
great condition. 1,100 sf building sits right across
frrnm the beach and amongst upscale new cc'ndo Mant .'rni.
.:jnsirucilon $,85.000. MLS# 507830 .,

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UNIQUE BOATERS PARA-
DISE Over 150 feet Long-
boat Key bayfront with six-
slip boathouse. Well-main-
tainred 3BR,3BA Renovate,
expand or start over. Pan-
oramic views. Cathy C. Mel-
dahl, P.A., (941) 383-5577.
#281127. $3,595,000.


DIRECTGULFFRONT!!! Enbjy sunsel views PRIME HOLMES BEACH LOCATION Gulf STORYBOOK COTTAGES Jus sleps to ire GULFFRONT COMPLEX COVERT II COOUINA MOORINGS Bay and Gulf Views
Irom screened lana, lha also overlooks views Irom in;s top-IIoor 28R.2BA end beach.A2BR/ilA coinae wiilra 1BRilBA 3BRi2BA for retlremrnt dream or family irom Ihl 2BR/2BA endunit.Otfered urnkeye
pool. Unil has never been renred. Turnkey unit alrectly on beach Updated, turnkey bungalow. Live in one and rent Ine other beach home Beverly Moore or Jo Warren, furrnished with heated pool. deep-water
furnished.2BR/2BApluslaurndry.KarenOay, furnished, healed poo."l, president manager, or rent both Anne Miller, 1941) 778-2246 i9411 778-224-6. 521717. $919 000 dockage and sleps to beach. Weekly
(941) 7782246. 515942 $989,000 rental program. Dave Moynihan 19411) 518824 $825,000 rentalsok Dave Moyninan. (9411778-2246.
778-2246. #522439. $949,500. #521559 $799,900


WATERFRONT DUPLEX Island duple: in
walerlront serting.2BR/2BA-plus family rcom
and 2BR/1BA currently leased. Located in
quiet area ol Island. Canal wilh dockage.
Dave Movnihan, (941) 778-2246. #518143.
$799,500.


BEACHFRONT CONDO Top.iloor middle
unit with fabulous views ol Gull 2BR/1BA
condo in a well mainlained ten-unil complex
in quile area of Holmes Beach Healed pool.
Near restaurants. Dave Moynihan (941)
778-2246. #516964 $635 000


ESSENCE OFTROPICAL BLISS Elegantly
casual 3BR/2BA Island home only a lew
sleps to ihe beach French doors open onlo
a large, secluded tropical vard Betly Arnold.
(941) 761-3100. #517930 $795,000


CANALFRONT HOME Opp.onuniry to own DIRECT BAYFRONT CONDO Spectacular
in desirable community of Coral Shores views from ihis 2BRI2BA top-floor end
East Freshwater canal, new dock and unit Comple, offers heated pool, Tennis,
seawall in Ite works Peter Feuers einn beach access, rental oNice. Kathy Tobin.
19.41 778-2246. #519417 $495,000. 1941) 778-2246. f518578. $469,500.


PERICO BAY CLUB Beautifully maintained RUNAWAY BAY CONDOS Now available RIVERFRONT CONDO This lop-floor end
and furnished 2BR/2BA villa in gated several 1 or 2BR units, bavfronl, pool unit has a river view Carporl, heated
community two'mries to Gulf beaches. Move side and other vivws. Some updated. pool tenniss, glas--:ericlosed balcony, near
in and start to enjoy. Kalhy Tobin,. 941') Phone for details. On-site renrals. Priced marina, shopping. churches. Becky Smith
778-2246. 524318. $425,000. $349 000-$494,000. 1941) 778-2246 or Elhi Slarrelt. 1941i 778-2246. 4521375.
$295,000.


TIDY ISLAND EXCLUSIVE HOME SITES OFFICE FOR SALE Holmes Beach Ideal
Island resort Iilestyle along beauilul for small business, groundaloor has one-car
Sarasota Bay This siIe has a par-IIlke garage and 1:2 balh. Studio apartment
senilng facing a prolected nature preserve. upstairs with kitchenefle and full bath witn
so peaceful' Shannon Persaud (9411 shower Becky Smith or EIIn Siarren, (941)
727-2800 #508465. From $250,000 778-2246. #512811 $195,000


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