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PRSRT STD. US. Postage Paid Sanibel, FL Permit #33 Postal Patron — : FREE Delivered to your1 home every Friday Since 1961 Week of May 2 - 8, 2003 32 Pages DELINQUENT TAX NOTICES Phillips Gallery is featuring its largest exhibit ever —- FISHWORKS :; by Sanibel School students. See page JL8» Photo by Terri Blackmoiv |Ed Hanna of Sanibel International Vacation Homes paid tor the priviledge of hammering a Chamber of Commerce •telephone to death at the chamber's annual meeting last week. See the rest of the story on page 30. Tim Gardner ivories at col- oring inside the lines at the Wildlife Coloring Book's dis- play table ath SCCF's cele- bration of Earth Day* See page is for more. 2 • Week of May 2 - 8, 2003 • Islander IION'NI \K Itl \( II IAKAW W'f.UII H> ISW 11 \1 >M Ml \K Itl \( 11 HOME (Ii- I- 1.1.-.. I.1 Ii » .. i II,,. ' • i MmiTLRKANEAN BEAUTY I I • . I ... • ,• • . 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Lisa Pierot JOU'RE TOO HEAVY FOR OUR BRIDGE — page 5 Dave Horton «-*... Artist Profile Nancy SanteuBanio - page 17 Lee Horton (Urntor Stage At the risk of sounding like a commu- I'lu- lau thai llu- I'liuim. i.il J'.IHK". ha so bivn .icliu'lv Marsha Wagner nist or maybe even a democrat — .1 ' 'h() "le.sijMied" o\ei played in othci pail , ol tlir iii,nk< tplate A\ can't help but wonder if we aren't on the this, does little lo well, ami now sunn iu.i|m tin. MnokeKH'e cusp of some sort of economic/commer- i encouiage l.utli tn tur.l liiuu ,ue brll^iu;1 up U> ,1 M 1 lullnui .ol cial revolution in (his eoniiliv I'oi a low nil .in\nnr , |>,ul ili'iiirnl w illi ilir S I ' Uii in mm"lm" _>I\II.'I now we have been tn .i UuvvuUun Indeed, olhci Iliajoi .ill Ilk' uiuMiui'iil ,uh ice Mill- nl 11 if hiiiLM1 eeffltomy, d£sp1terthe Towesl interest rates 'lines, also struggling to with tin' new issues aiuJ unaly.st guys. ...i in memory and various governmental find their ways out of line again, a child easily could have seen the other end of (hat same corporate spec efforts to jumpstarl tlve thing. RENNY the financial woods, are the potential conl'licl of interests, yet (nun who can't support (hemselves on The capper came last week when SEVERANCE getting inavasinglv somehow, senior management could not (heir level of pay. American Airlines, in a valiant effort to Executive Editor nervous at the top. 'They or maybe they jus>l thought they could This is the stuff that change is made fend off bankruptcy, extracted a series of too, have indulged in get away with it long enough to retire in from. You can't legislate morality but per- •payroll concessions from pilots, mechan- similar reason-bending payroll shenani- comfort. Maybe many of them did. haps change will come from irate stock- ics and other unions that make the outfit gans and their unions aren't exhibiting a I think it was Henry Ford who once holders, be they corporate, individual or work, only to turn around and give their whole lot of sympathy. observed that the top paid person in any institutional. Perhaps we will have to rely executives big salary increases and bonus- In fact, a great deal of corporate company should never make more than on some sharp lawyers who will smell a es. America has been at the game in recent 300 times the lowest. Needless to say, he buck or two and bring some whopping The mind boggles to say the least. It years, from Enron to Time-Warner to would be bit startled by what he would class action suits. makes about as much sense as finding AOL and beyond. find today. We are still faced with an Whatever form it takes, the revolution Osama Bin Laden and putting him in Well finally the public is starting to see income range that is widening, not nar- appears to be coming. Let's just hope it's charge of the Iraqi police force. In other what's been going on and actually take rowing. There are plenty of high-level a small one. Let's hope it doesn't bring words, on a scale of I - 10, the intelli- notice. After all, it's that same public that executives reaping multi-million dollar down the whole system and let's hope it gence behind American Airlines decision pays for all this stuff, whether is cost pass- incomes and increases while the compa- brings the extremes closer together so defies mathematical probability by rank- through on frozen peas at the grocery or nies in their charge manage to lose money. everyone can prosper, not just a very few. ing in the exponentially minus range. air fares to Florida. At the same time there are employees at C&d 0J& A(te* you* Wmk Od ONE BITE AND At LUNA CAPE-- Refreshment Center YOU'RE HOOKED! Smoothies SEAFOOD • SPORTS • SPIRITS Protein Shakes Open 4pm 'til Snapper / Grouper / Sole / Swordfish A Lifestyle Enhancement <enter \ Coffee Drinks Yellowtail / Salmon / Cobia midnight Newly Expanded CARD IO CENTER Authorized Dolphin / Soft shell Crabs / Scamp and 7 Days Shrimp / Oysters / Clams / Scallops WEIGHT ROOM Dealer of Polar Tilapia / Lobster / King Crab Featuring: Spinning Classes, Step Classes, Aerobics, Heartrate Body Shaping, Seniors Classes "We serve it ...or we don't and Much More. Monitors Plus: New Cybex Weight Fquipinent. Free Weights. Restaurant it fresh... serve it at all! Treadmills and Stairmastere Open 5pm Don't forget a Trip To our Fish Market 395-2639 YOGA FREE TO MEMBERS Corner of Sanibel-Captiva Rd. and Rabbit Rd. Wed., 11:15 am 703 Tarpon Bay Road • Sanibel • 395-CRAB 4 • Week of May 2 - 8, 2003 • Islander safety to prevent skin cancer will be shared. The park is located on the beach at Old Race week coming up H/mPENlNGS San Carlos Road and Estero Boulevard, at Count down to race weekend continues the foot of the Fort Myers Beach Sky Fort Myers Beach is pumping up for the Andy Coy to address Bridge. 2003 Offshore Power Boat Race & Air FISH meetings coming up Show off the shores of Fort Myers Beach The Friendly Faces Luncheon will be San-Cap Republican Club held on Tuesday, May 13, at noon. If you Free Camp benefits Friday, May 9, 7-9 p.m. Lee County commissioner Andy Coy are new to the islands or just visiting, please Local Fund Raiser — Offshore Kick will speak at the May meeting of the join us for lunch. This monthly gathering is bereaved children Off Party & Happy Hour Beached Sanibel-Republican Club on Thursday, a great way to meet new people. Call Now in its 15th year, Hope Hospice's Whale Estero Blvd Fort Myers Beach May 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sanibel Library. Charlene Timothy for reservations at 472- Rainbow Trails Camp is a bereavement pro- 50/50 Raffle, Official 2003 T-shirt sales Commissioner Coy will speak on 5187 Ext. 222. gram for children ages 6 to 16 years old drawing for race weekend stay at Sanibel concerns and upcoming county The FISH Caregivers Support Group who have experienced death in their fami- DiamondHead Beach Resort plans. meets (primarily during "season") on the lies in the past year. The Rainbow Trails Committee openings fourth Tuesday of the month and but will camp gives children a weekend away from Thursday, May 15, 7 p.m. The Lee County Republican Executive also be meeting this month, May, on their normal environment to memorialize Oflshore (irand Prix & Air Show Committee advises that there are openings Tuesday, the 27th, at 10 a.m. at 1515 and say goodbye to their loved one. Play Parade, sponsored by Dockside Sports for committeemen and committeewomen Bunting Lane. and structured activities provide skills for Pub Starts at School Street leadinng up in Sanibel Precints 117 and 118. There is Anyone struggling with being a new coping with grief and loss in a I tin, sale Estero Boulevard towards Bridge. Bridge also an opening for a committeewoman in caregiver or adjusting to the demands of atmosphere under the supervision of trained closes at 6:30 p.m. (Staging starts at 5:30) Captiva Precint 17. being a caregiver.can come.