Lighting ceremony brings cheer to HB
Big kid Ben Bryant, 36, and his youngsters, Lily, 2, and Finn, 5, join Santa
aboard his sleigh for a photo op during the Holmes Beach downtown open house. Santa and his sponsor, the Anna Maria Island Privateers, were hosting visits in the parking lot at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce. More photos, page 14. Islander Photo: Morgan “Mom” Bryant
Holmes Beach resident and Anna Maria Elementary second-grader Miles Moss, 8, smiles Dec. 2 with Santa Claus after telling St. Nick he wants Pokemon cards for Christmas.
People listen in Dec. 2 as the Crosspointe Fellowship Worship Band, including the Rev. Ed Moss on drums, performs “Little Drummer Boy” from a trailered flat-bed stage at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s tree-lighting ceremony.
Members of the Anna Maria Island Privateers smile Dec. 2 while organizing the line to Santa’s sleigh for visits with Santa Claus at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s tree-lighting ceremony.
Michael Saunders & Co. real estate manager Tammy Nordling, volunteering for the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, hands a cup of wine Dec. 2 to an eventgoer at the chamber’s tree-lighting ceremony and holiday open house.
The Anna Maria Island Privateers will play elves to Santa at a children’s Christmas party following the nonprofit’s annual Christmas parade. The parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. The party follows at city field in Holmes Beach. The Privateers also plan a Christmas party at the Drift In in Bradenton Beach for Saturday, Dec. 17. Islander Courtesy Photo