Holmes Beach News

Dick Motzer and wife Margie Motzer, left, and others discuss local issues with Holmes Beach Commissioner Jean Peelen at a May 24 coffee.

A sign on the door last week announces the Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, is closed until further notice.

WMFR Commissioner Scott Ricci, left, shakes hands with Greg Ross of Ross Built Construction Co., Holmes Beach, following a May 17 district board meeting where commissioners chose Ross to remodel Station 2. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell West Manatee Fire District commissioners May 17 selected Ross Built Construction Co.

There are no leads in the search for paddleboarder Jeffrey Comer, 50, who went missing April 29 while paddleboarding in Gulf of Mexico waters off the shore of Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County.

A A A A A A A a May 5, 200 N. Shore Drive, criminal mischief. A group of adults and teenagers became involved in a verbal dispute at the Anna Maria City Pier, but separated without incident.

Marine Corps Pfc. Trevor Schramer, son of Jeniffer L. Brown of Holmes Beach, Fla., and Richard W. Schramer of Maple Park, recently graduated from the Marine Aviation Supply Specialist Course with Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron One, Marine Aviation Support Training Support Group 21, Meridian, Miss.

Jenna Maroney, 24, whose medical emergency at her mother's home in Holmes Beach turned into a struggle with police earlier this year, accepted a plea offer April 5 and was sentenced to 120 days in jail for drug charges and battery to a law enforcement officer.

This recently completed unit at 108 46th St., Holmes Beach, ahs a permit box at the property line, which is one of the new practices recommended by a city focus group.

Bordered on the north by Anna Maria and on the south by Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach boasts three miles of gorgeous white, sandy beaches.

However, a stranger phoned last Sunday after spotting Comer's paddleboard, which had washed up near Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island.

Commissioner Jean Peelen read into the record April 24 at the Holmes Beach commission work session an e-mail advertisement for a "monster house" on 66th Street.

West Manatee Fire Rescue firefighters Ben Dillion and Tim Pierce stand outside Station 2, 10350 Cortez Road, Cortez, originally built as a two-man engine company with an all-volunteer crew in 1987.